he had been thinking of other things . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 been 3 been 4 thinking 4 thinking 5 of 4 thinking 7 things 6 other 7 things 7 things 8 . better watch out ! " 1 better 2 watch 1 better 5 " 2 watch 3 out 4 ! 5 " peter made a wry face and started for the sweet clover patch . 1 peter 2 made 1 peter 11 clover 2 made 4 wry 3 a 4 wry 4 wry 5 face 5 face 7 started 6 and 7 started 7 started 8 for 9 the 11 clover 10 sweet 11 clover 11 clover 12 patch 12 patch 13 . they seemed very much excited . 1 they 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 very 3 very 4 much 4 much 5 excited 5 excited 6 . and what do you suppose he was thinking about as he swam along ? 1 and 2 what 2 what 10 as 3 do 4 you 3 do 5 suppose 5 suppose 8 thinking 6 he 8 thinking 7 was 8 thinking 8 thinking 9 about 9 about 10 as 10 as 11 he 10 as 14 ? 11 he 12 swam 12 swam 13 along as he drew near his favorite log , something tickled his nose . 1 as 2 he 1 as 3 drew 1 as 8 , 3 drew 4 near 5 his 6 favorite 6 favorite 7 log 7 log 8 , 8 , 9 something 8 , 13 . 9 something 10 tickled 9 something 12 nose 11 his 12 nose he stopped swimming to sniff and sniff . 1 he 2 stopped 1 he 8 . 2 stopped 3 swimming 2 stopped 4 to 4 to 5 sniff 5 sniff 6 and 5 sniff 7 sniff my , how good it did smell ! 1 my 2 , 2 , 3 how 3 how 4 good 3 how 6 did 5 it 6 did 6 did 7 smell 7 smell 8 ! and it seemed to come right straight from the old log . 1 and 2 it 2 it 3 seemed 3 seemed 4 to 3 seemed 5 come 5 come 6 right 5 come 7 straight 7 straight 8 from 8 from 11 log 9 the 11 log 10 old 11 log 11 log 12 . in a few minutes he scrambled out on the old log [.] 1 in 4 minutes 1 in 5 he 1 in 6 scrambled 2 a 3 few 3 few 4 minutes 6 scrambled 7 out 6 scrambled 11 log 8 on 11 log 9 the 11 log 10 old 11 log there were luscious pieces of carrot lying right in front of him . 1 there 2 were 1 there 3 luscious 3 luscious 4 pieces 3 luscious 6 carrot 4 pieces 5 of 6 carrot 7 lying 6 carrot 13 . 7 lying 8 right 8 right 9 in 9 in 10 front 10 front 11 of 11 of 12 him so he didn't stop to wonder how it got there . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 stop 4 stop 5 to 4 stop 6 wonder 6 wonder 7 how 7 how 9 got 8 it 9 got 9 got 10 there 9 got 11 . he just reached out for the nearest piece and ate it . 1 he 2 just 1 he 12 . 2 just 3 reached 3 reached 4 out 3 reached 10 ate 4 out 5 for 5 for 7 nearest 6 the 7 nearest 8 piece 10 ate 9 and 10 ate 10 ate 11 it then he reached for the next piece and ate it . 1 then 7 piece 1 then 11 . 2 he 4 for 3 reached 4 for 4 for 5 the 5 the 6 next 6 next 7 piece 7 piece 8 and 7 piece 9 ate 9 ate 10 it then he did a funny little dance just for joy . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 did 3 did 5 funny 4 a 5 funny 5 funny 6 little 5 funny 8 just 7 dance 8 just 8 just 9 for 9 for 10 joy 10 joy 11 . when he was quite out of breath , he sat down to rest . 1 when 2 he 1 when 9 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 quite 4 quite 5 out 5 out 6 of 6 of 7 breath 7 breath 8 , 9 he 10 sat 10 sat 11 down 11 down 12 to 12 to 13 rest 13 rest 14 . snap ! 1 snap 2 ! oh , how it did hurt ! 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 how 3 how 4 it 3 how 7 ! 4 it 5 did 4 it 6 hurt he twisted and turned , but he was held fast and could not see what had him . 1 he 2 twisted 2 twisted 3 and 2 twisted 8 was 3 and 4 turned 5 , 6 but 6 but 7 he 6 but 8 was 7 he 8 was 8 was 9 held 9 held 10 fast 9 held 11 and 11 and 12 could 12 could 13 not 13 not 14 see 14 see 15 what 15 what 16 had 16 had 17 him 16 had 18 . then he pulled and pulled , until it seemed as if his tail would pull off . 1 then 7 until 2 he 3 pulled 3 pulled 5 pulled 4 and 5 pulled 5 pulled 7 until 6 , 7 until 7 until 9 seemed 7 until 10 as 7 until 15 pull 8 it 9 seemed 10 as 11 if 11 if 12 his 12 his 13 tail 14 would 15 pull 15 pull 16 off 16 off 17 . but it didn't . 1 but 2 it 1 but 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 . " was that a trap ? " he asked . 1 " 2 was 2 was 9 asked 3 that 5 trap 4 a 5 trap 5 trap 6 ? 5 trap 7 " 5 trap 8 he 8 he 9 asked 9 asked 10 . then he remembered that in his fright he didn't even see it . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 remembered 3 remembered 4 that 3 remembered 7 fright 5 in 6 his 6 his 7 fright 7 fright 8 he 7 fright 9 didn't 7 fright 12 it 9 didn't 10 even 10 even 11 see 12 it 13 . he almost forgot to keep on climbing up in the blue sky , he was so interested in what he saw there . 1 he 2 almost 1 he 13 , 2 almost 3 forgot 3 forgot 6 on 4 to 5 keep 5 keep 6 on 6 on 7 climbing 7 climbing 8 up 9 in 10 the 9 in 13 , 10 the 11 blue 12 sky 13 , 13 , 14 he 13 , 16 so 14 he 15 was 16 so 17 interested 17 interested 18 in 18 in 19 what 19 what 22 there 20 he 21 saw 21 saw 22 there 22 there 23 . what do you think it was ? 1 what 2 do 2 do 3 you 3 you 4 think 4 think 6 was 5 it 6 was 6 was 7 ? maybe it was , but that is a pretty long term . 1 maybe 2 it 1 maybe 3 was 1 maybe 5 but 4 , 5 but 5 but 7 is 5 but 11 term 6 that 7 is 8 a 9 pretty 9 pretty 10 long 10 long 11 term 11 term 12 . and everybody was looking very solemn , very solemn indeed [.] 1 and 2 everybody 2 everybody 3 was 3 was 4 looking 4 looking 5 very 5 very 6 solemn 6 solemn 7 , 6 solemn 9 solemn 6 solemn 10 indeed 8 very 9 solemn then she made a speech . 1 then 2 she 1 then 4 a 3 made 4 a 4 a 5 speech 5 speech 6 . " what do you think did that ? " she demanded . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 do 2 what 8 ? 3 do 4 you 4 you 5 think 6 did 7 that 7 that 8 ? 8 ? 9 " 9 " 10 she 10 she 11 demanded 11 demanded 12 . then she held up one hand to command silence . 1 then 2 she 2 she 8 command 3 held 5 one 3 held 6 hand 4 up 5 one 6 hand 7 to 7 to 8 command 8 command 9 silence 9 silence 10 . what are we going to do about it ? " 1 what 2 are 1 what 9 ? 3 we 4 going 4 going 5 to 5 to 6 do 6 do 7 about 7 about 8 it 8 it 9 ? 9 ? 10 " everybody looked at everybody else in dismay . 1 everybody 2 looked 1 everybody 4 everybody 2 looked 3 at 4 everybody 5 else 5 else 6 in 6 in 7 dismay 7 dismay 8 . such excitement ! 1 such 2 excitement 1 such 3 ! everybody had a different idea , and nobody would listen to anybody else . 1 everybody 2 had 1 everybody 7 and 1 everybody 8 nobody 2 had 5 idea 3 a 4 different 4 different 5 idea 5 idea 6 , 8 nobody 12 anybody 9 would 10 listen 10 listen 11 to 10 listen 12 anybody 12 anybody 13 else 13 else 14 . it looked very much as if the convention was going to break up in a sad quarrel . 1 it 2 looked 2 looked 3 very 3 very 4 much 4 much 5 as 5 as 6 if 6 if 7 the 7 the 8 convention 8 convention 9 was 8 convention 17 quarrel 8 convention 18 . 9 was 10 going 11 to 12 break 12 break 13 up 13 up 14 in 14 in 15 a 15 a 16 sad 16 sad 17 quarrel all in favor please raise their right hands . " 1 all 2 in 1 all 9 . 2 in 3 favor 3 favor 4 please 3 favor 6 their 5 raise 6 their 6 their 8 hands 7 right 8 hands 9 . 10 " at once the air was full of hands , and everybody was good-natured once more . 1 at 2 once 1 at 16 . 2 once 4 air 3 the 4 air 4 air 5 was 4 air 6 full 6 full 7 of 6 full 8 hands 8 hands 9 , 8 hands 13 good-natured 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 everybody 11 everybody 13 good-natured 12 was 13 good-natured 13 good-natured 15 more 14 once 15 more what trick are you trying to play on me now ? " 1 what 2 trick 1 what 11 ? 1 what 12 " 2 trick 3 are 2 trick 7 play 2 trick 8 on 3 are 4 you 3 are 5 trying 5 trying 6 to 8 on 9 me 10 now 11 ? finally he spoke . 1 finally 2 he 1 finally 3 spoke 1 finally 4 . you know an oracle is one who is very wise . 1 you 2 know 2 know 4 oracle 2 know 5 is 3 an 4 oracle 5 is 6 one 6 one 7 who 6 one 10 wise 7 who 8 is 9 very 10 wise 10 wise 11 . then he spoke in a very deep voice . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 spoke 3 spoke 4 in 3 spoke 8 voice 3 spoke 9 . 4 in 5 a 6 very 7 deep 7 deep 8 voice and not another word could they get out of him . 1 and 2 not 1 and 3 another 3 another 4 word 4 word 5 could 4 word 6 they 6 they 7 get 6 they 10 him 6 they 11 . 8 out 9 of 9 of 10 him no one felt safe any more , yet no one knew what to do . 1 no 2 one 1 no 4 safe 3 felt 4 safe 4 safe 5 any 4 safe 11 knew 4 safe 15 . 5 any 6 more 7 , 8 yet 8 yet 9 no 8 yet 11 knew 9 no 10 one 11 knew 12 what 12 what 14 do 13 to 14 do you must use your eyes and your noses . 1 you 2 must 1 you 9 . 2 must 3 use 3 use 5 eyes 4 your 5 eyes 5 eyes 8 noses 6 and 8 noses 7 your 8 noses when you find things good to eat where you have never found them before , watch out ! 1 when 2 you 1 when 8 where 3 find 4 things 4 things 5 good 5 good 7 eat 6 to 7 eat 7 eat 8 where 8 where 11 never 9 you 10 have 10 have 11 never 11 never 12 found 11 never 14 before 13 them 14 before 14 before 15 , 15 , 18 ! 16 watch 17 out 17 out 18 ! when you get the first whiff of the man-smell , watch out ! 1 when 2 you 1 when 3 get 2 you 3 get 3 get 6 whiff 4 the 5 first 5 first 6 whiff 6 whiff 7 of 6 whiff 9 man-smell 8 the 9 man-smell 9 man-smell 10 , 10 , 13 ! 11 watch 12 out 12 out 13 ! then go hide in the bulrushes where you can watch him , but where he cannot see you . 1 then 2 go 2 go 3 hide 3 hide 4 in 3 hide 6 bulrushes 5 the 6 bulrushes 6 bulrushes 7 where 6 bulrushes 14 where 8 you 10 watch 9 can 10 watch 10 watch 11 him 10 watch 14 where 12 , 13 but 13 but 14 where 14 where 15 he 14 where 16 cannot 16 cannot 17 see 16 cannot 19 . 17 see 18 you without knowing it , he will show you where every trap is hidden . 1 without 2 knowing 2 knowing 3 it 3 it 4 , 3 it 5 he 5 he 8 you 5 he 11 trap 5 he 14 . 6 will 8 you 7 show 8 you 8 you 9 where 10 every 11 trap 11 trap 12 is 11 trap 13 hidden " when all the traps have been found , drop a stick or a stone in each . 1 " 2 when 1 " 6 have 1 " 10 drop 2 when 3 all 4 the 5 traps 5 traps 6 have 6 have 7 been 7 been 8 found 8 found 9 , 10 drop 11 a 11 a 12 stick 12 stick 15 stone 13 or 15 stone 14 a 15 stone 15 stone 16 in 16 in 17 each 17 each 18 . that will spring them , and then they will be harmless . 1 that 2 will 2 will 3 spring 2 will 4 them 2 will 9 will 4 them 8 they 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 then 7 then 8 they 9 will 10 be 10 be 11 harmless 11 harmless 12 . then you can bury them deep in the mud [.] 1 then 4 bury 2 you 3 can 2 you 4 bury 4 bury 5 them 5 them 6 deep 6 deep 7 in 6 deep 9 mud 8 the 9 mud everybody was excited . 1 everybody 2 was 1 everybody 3 excited 1 everybody 4 . what was it all about ? 1 what 2 was 1 what 6 ? 2 was 3 it 3 it 4 all 4 all 5 about then little cold shivers ran down his backbone and way out to the tip of his tail . 1 then 2 little 2 little 3 cold 2 little 4 shivers 2 little 8 backbone 4 shivers 5 ran 6 down 7 his 7 his 8 backbone 8 backbone 9 and 8 backbone 10 way 8 backbone 12 to 11 out 12 to 12 to 13 the 12 to 14 tip 14 tip 17 tail 15 of 16 his 16 his 17 tail 17 tail 18 . some one's left a fish on the edge of the bank : what a feast ! " 1 some 2 one's 2 one's 13 what 3 left 5 fish 4 a 5 fish 5 fish 11 bank 6 on 8 edge 7 the 8 edge 8 edge 9 of 8 edge 11 bank 10 the 11 bank 11 bank 12 : 11 bank 13 what 13 what 14 a 13 what 16 ! 14 a 15 feast 16 ! 17 " snap ! 1 snap 2 ! " oh ! 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 ! oh ! 1 oh 2 ! but he left the claw behind and had a dreadfully sore toe as a result . 1 but 2 he 1 but 5 claw 3 left 4 the 3 left 5 claw 5 claw 12 toe 6 behind 7 and 6 behind 12 toe 8 had 9 a 9 a 10 dreadfully 9 a 12 toe 10 dreadfully 11 sore 12 toe 13 as 13 as 14 a 14 a 15 result 15 result 16 . then they buried the trap deep down in the mud and started to look for another . 1 then 2 they 2 they 3 buried 3 buried 4 the 3 buried 12 started 4 the 5 trap 5 trap 6 deep 5 trap 7 down 5 trap 10 mud 8 in 10 mud 9 the 10 mud 11 and 12 started 12 started 16 another 13 to 14 look 14 look 15 for 15 for 16 another 16 another 17 . very cautiously he peeped over the edge of the bank . 1 very 2 cautiously 1 very 3 he 3 he 4 peeped 4 peeped 5 over 4 peeped 10 bank 6 the 7 edge 7 edge 8 of 7 edge 10 bank 9 the 10 bank 10 bank 11 . the trap was gone ! 1 the 2 trap 2 trap 5 ! 3 was 4 gone 3 was 5 ! he was very much excited , as he caught hold of the end of the chain , which fastened it to the old log . 1 he 2 was 1 he 7 as 3 very 4 much 3 very 7 as 4 much 5 excited 5 excited 6 , 7 as 8 he 7 as 9 caught 9 caught 11 of 10 hold 11 of 11 of 14 of 11 of 16 chain 12 the 13 end 12 the 14 of 13 end 14 of 15 the 16 chain 16 chain 17 , 16 chain 19 fastened 16 chain 24 log 16 chain 25 . 18 which 19 fastened 19 fastened 20 it 19 fastened 21 to 21 to 22 the 22 the 23 old 23 old 24 log when he pulled the trap up , it was empty . 1 when 3 pulled 1 when 7 , 2 he 3 pulled 3 pulled 5 trap 4 the 5 trap 5 trap 6 up 7 , 8 it 8 it 9 was 9 was 10 empty 10 empty 11 . then he went on to his next trap ; it was nowhere to be seen . 1 then 2 he 1 then 8 trap 3 went 4 on 3 went 5 to 5 to 8 trap 6 his 8 trap 7 next 8 trap 8 trap 10 it 9 ; 10 it 10 it 11 was 10 it 12 nowhere 12 nowhere 13 to 12 nowhere 15 seen 12 nowhere 16 . 14 be 15 seen when he pulled the chain he was so excited that he trembled . 1 when 2 he 1 when 5 chain 1 when 6 he 1 when 9 excited 3 pulled 5 chain 4 the 5 chain 7 was 8 so 7 was 9 excited 9 excited 10 that 9 excited 12 trembled 11 he 12 trembled 12 trembled 13 . he had stopped whistling by this time , and there was a puzzled frown on his freckled face . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 stopped 3 stopped 4 whistling 4 whistling 5 by 5 by 6 this 5 by 8 , 5 by 14 frown 6 this 7 time 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 there 10 there 11 was 10 there 12 a 10 there 14 frown 13 puzzled 14 frown 14 frown 17 freckled 14 frown 19 . 15 on 17 freckled 16 his 17 freckled 17 freckled 18 face what did it mean ? 1 what 2 did 1 what 4 mean 1 what 5 ? 2 did 3 it could some other boy have found all his traps and played a trick by springing all of them ? 1 could 4 boy 1 could 5 have 1 could 15 springing 2 some 3 other 3 other 4 boy 5 have 6 found 7 all 8 his 8 his 9 traps 9 traps 13 trick 10 and 11 played 11 played 12 a 12 a 13 trick 13 trick 14 by 14 by 15 springing 15 springing 16 all 15 springing 19 ? 16 all 18 them 17 of 18 them the more he thought about it , the more puzzled he became . 1 the 2 more 2 more 10 puzzled 3 he 4 thought 3 he 5 about 5 about 6 it 5 about 10 puzzled 6 it 7 , 7 , 8 the 8 the 9 more 9 more 10 puzzled 10 puzzled 12 became 11 he 12 became 12 became 13 . " much good it will do you to set those traps again ! " 1 " 2 much 1 " 3 good 1 " 11 traps 3 good 5 will 4 it 5 will 5 will 6 do 5 will 8 to 6 do 7 you 9 set 11 traps 10 those 11 traps 11 traps 12 again 12 again 13 ! 13 ! 14 " everybody was happy , just as happy as could be . 1 everybody 8 as 2 was 3 happy 3 happy 4 , 3 happy 7 happy 4 , 5 just 5 just 6 as 7 happy 8 as 8 as 10 be 9 could 10 be 10 be 11 . he stared and stared , but he didn't see anything unusual . 1 he 2 stared 1 he 11 unusual 2 stared 4 stared 3 and 4 stared 5 , 6 but 6 but 7 he 7 he 8 didn't 8 didn't 10 anything 9 see 10 anything 10 anything 11 unusual 11 unusual 12 . it looked just as it always did . 1 it 2 looked 2 looked 4 as 3 just 4 as 4 as 6 always 5 it 6 always 6 always 7 did 7 did 8 . " it certainly must be my eyes . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 certainly 3 certainly 4 must 4 must 5 be 5 be 7 eyes 6 my 7 eyes 7 eyes 8 . it looks to me as if the water does not come as high up on the bank as it did yesterday . " 1 it 2 looks 2 looks 9 does 3 to 4 me 4 me 5 as 5 as 6 if 6 if 7 the 6 if 9 does 7 the 8 water 9 does 11 come 10 not 11 come 11 come 13 high 11 come 19 it 12 as 13 high 13 high 14 up 14 up 17 bank 15 on 17 bank 16 the 17 bank 18 as 19 it 19 it 20 did 19 it 22 . 20 did 21 yesterday 22 . 23 " " there 's nothing the matter with your eyes . 1 " 9 eyes 2 there 3 's 2 there 4 nothing 4 nothing 5 the 5 the 6 matter 6 matter 7 with 7 with 9 eyes 8 your 9 eyes 9 eyes 10 . the water is as low as it ever gets , even in the very middle of summer . 1 the 2 water 2 water 9 gets 3 is 9 gets 4 as 5 low 4 as 6 as 6 as 8 ever 7 it 8 ever 8 ever 9 gets 9 gets 11 even 10 , 11 even 11 even 12 in 12 in 15 middle 13 the 15 middle 14 very 15 middle 15 middle 16 of 15 middle 17 summer 17 summer 18 . what can it mean ? " 1 what 4 mean 2 can 4 mean 3 it 4 mean 4 mean 6 " 5 ? 6 " " it is queer ! 1 " 2 it 1 " 5 ! 2 it 3 is 3 is 4 queer it certainly is very queer ! 1 it 2 certainly 1 it 4 very 2 certainly 3 is 4 very 5 queer 5 queer 6 ! you know he is very old and very wise , so perhaps he can tell us what it means . " 1 you 11 so 2 know 3 he 3 he 4 is 4 is 5 very 5 very 6 old 6 old 7 and 6 old 9 wise 8 very 9 wise 9 wise 11 so 10 , 11 so 11 so 12 perhaps 12 perhaps 13 he 13 he 14 can 13 he 16 us 14 can 15 tell 16 us 19 means 16 us 21 " 17 what 18 it 17 what 19 means 18 it 19 means 20 . 21 " splash ! 1 splash 2 ! see me ! 1 see 2 me 2 me 3 ! why shouldn't he be ? 1 why 2 shouldn't 1 why 3 he 3 he 4 be 4 be 5 ? he nodded his head . 1 he 2 nodded 1 he 5 . 2 nodded 4 head 3 his 4 head little by little the smile grew smaller and smaller , until there wasn't any smile . 1 little 2 by 2 by 3 little 2 by 4 the 4 the 5 smile 5 smile 6 grew 5 smile 9 smaller 5 smile 15 smile 7 smaller 9 smaller 8 and 9 smaller 9 smaller 10 , 9 smaller 11 until 12 there 13 wasn't 13 wasn't 14 any 13 wasn't 15 smile 15 smile 16 . he didn't believe it , not a word of it . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 believe 2 didn't 8 word 3 believe 4 it 5 , 6 not 6 not 7 a 6 not 8 word 7 a 8 word 8 word 10 it 9 of 10 it 10 it 11 . at least he tried to make himself think that he didn't believe it . 1 at 2 least 2 least 12 believe 3 he 4 tried 4 tried 5 to 4 tried 8 think 6 make 7 himself 6 make 8 think 8 think 9 that 8 think 11 didn't 8 think 12 believe 9 that 10 he 10 he 11 didn't 12 believe 13 it 13 it 14 . so he wouldn't believe it now . 1 so 4 believe 2 he 3 wouldn't 3 wouldn't 4 believe 4 believe 5 it 4 believe 6 now 6 now 7 . ha ! he knew now what it was ! 1 ha 2 ! 1 ha 3 he 1 ha 9 ! 3 he 4 knew 4 knew 5 now 4 knew 7 it 5 now 6 what 7 it 8 was you see he just couldn't make himself believe what he wanted to believe , try as he would . 1 you 2 see 2 see 5 couldn't 3 he 4 just 4 just 5 couldn't 5 couldn't 6 make 6 make 8 believe 7 himself 8 believe 8 believe 9 what 8 believe 13 believe 10 he 11 wanted 11 wanted 12 to 12 to 13 believe 13 believe 14 , 14 , 15 try 15 try 18 would 16 as 17 he 17 he 18 would 18 would 19 . " watching your toes ! 1 " 2 watching 2 watching 4 toes 2 watching 5 ! 3 your 4 toes watching your toes ! 1 watching 3 toes 1 watching 4 ! 2 your 3 toes who ever heard of such a thing ? 1 who 2 ever 2 ever 3 heard 3 heard 4 of 4 of 5 such 5 such 6 a 5 such 7 thing 7 thing 8 ? he kept right on watching his toes . 1 he 5 watching 2 kept 4 on 3 right 4 on 4 on 5 watching 5 watching 7 toes 6 his 7 toes 7 toes 8 . he looked down at his toes . 1 he 2 looked 1 he 5 his 2 looked 4 at 3 down 4 at 5 his 6 toes 6 toes 7 . they were not in the water at all ! 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 not 3 not 4 in 3 not 7 at 4 in 5 the 5 the 6 water 7 at 8 all 8 all 9 ! indeed , the water was a good long jump away . 1 indeed 2 , 1 indeed 4 water 3 the 4 water 4 water 5 was 5 was 10 away 5 was 11 . 6 a 7 good 6 a 8 long 8 long 9 jump 9 jump 10 away there was something wrong . 1 there 2 was 1 there 3 something 3 something 4 wrong 4 wrong 5 . at first he couldn't think what it was [.] 1 at 2 first 1 at 8 was 3 he 4 couldn't 4 couldn't 5 think 5 think 6 what 6 what 7 it 7 it 8 was he missed something , and he couldn't think what it was . 1 he 3 something 2 missed 3 something 3 something 4 , 3 something 8 think 4 , 5 and 6 he 8 think 7 couldn't 8 think 8 think 9 what 8 think 12 . 9 what 10 it 10 it 11 was there were many times when he didn't hear that . 1 there 2 were 2 were 7 didn't 3 many 4 times 4 times 5 when 4 times 6 he 6 he 7 didn't 7 didn't 8 hear 7 didn't 10 . 8 hear 9 that could it be ? 1 could 2 it 1 could 3 be 2 it 3 be 3 be 4 ? it couldn't be true now ! 1 it 4 true 2 couldn't 3 be 3 be 4 true 4 true 5 now 5 now 6 ! he stopped swimming to look around , and it seemed as if his great goggly eyes would pop right out of his head . 1 he 5 look 2 stopped 3 swimming 3 swimming 5 look 4 to 5 look 5 look 6 around 5 look 16 eyes 6 around 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 it 9 it 10 seemed 10 seemed 11 as 11 as 12 if 13 his 14 great 14 great 15 goggly 15 goggly 16 eyes 16 eyes 17 would 17 would 18 pop 18 pop 19 right 19 right 20 out 20 out 21 of 21 of 22 his 22 his 23 head 23 head 24 . anyway , it seemed so to him , and he couldn't understand it at all . 1 anyway 2 , 2 , 3 it 3 it 4 seemed 4 seemed 5 so 5 so 6 to 6 to 7 him 7 him 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 he 9 and 11 couldn't 11 couldn't 12 understand 12 understand 13 it 12 understand 14 at 14 at 15 all 15 all 16 . he could see no change in them . 1 he 2 could 2 could 3 see 3 see 4 no 3 see 5 change 5 change 6 in 5 change 7 them 7 them 8 . it was dreadful ! 1 it 2 was 1 it 3 dreadful 3 dreadful 4 ! he had built it with the doorway under water . 1 he 9 water 1 he 10 . 2 had 3 built 3 built 4 it 3 built 9 water 5 with 7 doorway 6 the 7 doorway 7 doorway 8 under 8 under 9 water anybody who wanted to could get into it . 1 anybody 2 who 1 anybody 8 it 1 anybody 9 . 2 who 3 wanted 2 who 5 could 3 wanted 4 to 5 could 6 get 6 get 7 into there was the doorway plainly to be seen . 1 there 2 was 1 there 4 doorway 3 the 4 doorway 4 doorway 5 plainly 4 doorway 9 . 5 plainly 6 to 5 plainly 8 seen 7 be 8 seen now anybody could find them , for they were plainly to be seen . 1 now 3 could 2 anybody 3 could 3 could 4 find 3 could 9 were 4 find 5 them 6 , 7 for 7 for 9 were 8 they 9 were 9 were 10 plainly 10 plainly 11 to 10 plainly 13 seen 10 plainly 14 . 12 be 13 seen it was mud , mud , mud everywhere ! 1 it 2 was 2 was 8 everywhere 3 mud 4 , 4 , 5 mud 4 , 8 everywhere 6 , 7 mud 7 mud 8 everywhere 8 everywhere 9 ! something had to be done . 1 something 5 done 2 had 3 to 3 to 4 be 4 be 5 done 5 done 6 . you see , there wasn't water enough in either of them to laugh or smile , and nobody knew if there ever would be again . 1 you 2 see 2 see 8 in 3 , 8 in 4 there 6 water 4 there 8 in 5 wasn't 6 water 6 water 7 enough 8 in 10 of 8 in 12 to 9 either 10 of 10 of 11 them 12 to 13 laugh 13 laugh 15 smile 14 or 15 smile 15 smile 25 again 16 , 17 and 16 , 24 be 17 and 18 nobody 18 nobody 19 knew 18 nobody 20 if 20 if 24 be 21 there 24 be 22 ever 23 would 23 would 24 be 24 be 25 again 25 again 26 . nobody had ever known anything like it before , and so nobody knew what to think or do . 1 nobody 2 had 2 had 4 known 3 ever 4 known 4 known 6 like 5 anything 6 like 6 like 7 it 6 like 14 what 8 before 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 so 11 so 12 nobody 12 nobody 13 knew 13 knew 14 what 14 what 18 do 15 to 17 or 16 think 17 or 17 or 18 do 18 do 19 . and yet they all felt that something must be done . 1 and 2 yet 2 yet 5 felt 3 they 4 all 4 all 5 felt 5 felt 6 that 5 felt 7 something 7 something 8 must 7 something 9 be 7 something 10 done 7 something 11 . 8 must 9 be but somehow he didn't want to catch them [.] 1 but 2 somehow 2 somehow 3 he 3 he 4 didn't 3 he 7 catch 4 didn't 5 want 5 want 6 to 7 catch 8 them " of course there must be a cause , but where are we to look for it ? 1 " 2 of 2 of 3 course 3 course 13 we 4 there 6 be 4 there 7 a 5 must 6 be 7 a 8 cause 7 a 9 , 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 where 11 where 12 are 12 are 13 we 13 we 14 to 14 to 15 look 15 look 16 for 16 for 17 it 17 it 18 ? any one would know that ! " 1 any 2 one 1 any 4 know 3 would 4 know 4 know 5 that 4 know 7 " 5 that 6 ! " that 's so ! 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 so 4 so 5 ! his wings are very broad , and he can sail through the air very swiftly when he makes up his mind to . 1 his 2 wings 2 wings 3 are 2 wings 5 broad 4 very 5 broad 5 broad 6 , 5 broad 9 can 6 , 7 and 8 he 9 can 9 can 11 through 9 can 18 makes 10 sail 11 through 11 through 13 air 11 through 14 very 12 the 13 air 14 very 15 swiftly 15 swiftly 16 when 17 he 18 makes 18 makes 19 up 18 makes 20 his 18 makes 21 mind 21 mind 22 to 22 to 23 . " did yo ' ever ? 1 " 2 did 2 did 3 yo 3 yo 4 ' 3 yo 5 ever 5 ever 6 ? did yo ' ever ? 1 did 2 yo 2 yo 3 ' 2 yo 4 ever 4 ever 5 ? " one step , two steps , three steps , so ! 1 " 2 one 2 one 3 step 3 step 4 , 4 , 5 two 5 two 6 steps 6 steps 7 , 6 steps 9 steps 8 three 9 steps 9 steps 11 so 10 , 11 so 11 so 12 ! four steps , five steps , six steps go ! 1 four 2 steps 2 steps 3 , 2 steps 5 steps 4 five 5 steps 5 steps 6 , 5 steps 8 steps 7 six 8 steps 8 steps 9 go 9 go 10 ! and every time he said it , he felt better . 1 and 2 every 2 every 3 time 3 time 4 he 4 he 5 said 5 said 6 it 6 it 7 , 7 , 8 he 8 he 9 felt 9 felt 10 better 10 better 11 . but each one carried him forward just so much , and he knew that he was just so much nearer the thing he was seeking . 1 but 2 each 2 each 3 one 2 each 4 carried 4 carried 5 him 4 carried 6 forward 6 forward 7 just 6 forward 13 knew 6 forward 20 nearer 7 just 8 so 7 just 10 , 8 so 9 much 11 and 12 he 12 he 13 knew 13 knew 14 that 13 knew 15 he 15 he 16 was 17 just 18 so 18 so 19 much 19 much 20 nearer 20 nearer 22 thing 20 nearer 25 seeking 21 the 22 thing 22 thing 23 he 24 was 25 seeking 25 seeking 26 . anyway , he hoped he was . 1 anyway 2 , 1 anyway 4 hoped 3 he 4 hoped 4 hoped 5 he 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 . but he kept right on going . 1 but 6 going 2 he 3 kept 3 kept 4 right 4 right 5 on 5 on 6 going 6 going 7 . " one step , two steps , three steps , so ! " 1 " 2 one 2 one 3 step 3 step 4 , 4 , 5 two 5 two 6 steps 6 steps 7 , 6 steps 9 steps 8 three 9 steps 9 steps 11 so 10 , 11 so 11 so 12 ! 12 ! 13 " and he didn't stop for anything . 1 and 2 he 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 stop 4 stop 5 for 5 for 6 anything 6 anything 7 . he crawled over sticks and around big stones and sometimes , when he found a little pool of water , he swam . 1 he 2 crawled 2 crawled 3 over 3 over 4 sticks 4 sticks 5 and 5 and 6 around 6 around 8 stones 7 big 8 stones 8 stones 9 and 9 and 11 , 10 sometimes 11 , 11 , 20 , 11 , 23 . 12 when 13 he 12 when 20 , 13 he 14 found 14 found 15 a 15 a 16 little 17 pool 18 of 18 of 19 water 19 water 20 , 21 he 22 swam 22 swam 23 . he always felt better then , because he can swim faster than he can walk . 1 he 2 always 2 always 3 felt 2 always 16 . 3 felt 4 better 3 felt 9 can 4 better 5 then 5 then 6 , 5 then 8 he 6 , 7 because 9 can 10 swim 9 can 14 can 10 swim 11 faster 11 faster 12 than 12 than 13 he 14 can 15 walk he just grinned and kept right on going . 1 he 2 just 2 just 3 grinned 3 grinned 4 and 4 and 5 kept 5 kept 8 going 5 kept 9 . 6 right 7 on 7 on 8 going " one step , two steps , three steps , so ! " 1 " 2 one 2 one 3 step 3 step 4 , 4 , 5 two 5 two 6 steps 6 steps 7 , 6 steps 9 steps 8 three 9 steps 9 steps 11 so 10 , 11 so 11 so 12 ! 12 ! 13 " " one step , two steps , three steps , so ! " 1 " 2 one 2 one 3 step 3 step 4 , 4 , 5 two 5 two 6 steps 6 steps 7 , 6 steps 9 steps 8 three 9 steps 9 steps 11 so 10 , 11 so 11 so 12 ! 12 ! 13 " who was it ? 1 who 2 was 2 was 3 it 3 it 4 ? you see , he couldn't have believed it because why , because it didn't seem as if it could be really and truly so . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 couldn't 5 couldn't 6 have 6 have 7 believed 7 believed 8 it 7 believed 9 because 9 because 12 because 9 because 25 . 10 why 11 , 11 , 12 because 12 because 13 it 12 because 14 didn't 14 didn't 15 seem 15 seem 16 as 16 as 17 if 18 it 24 so 19 could 20 be 20 be 21 really 21 really 23 truly 22 and 23 truly 23 truly 24 so 24 so 25 . it made no difference [.] 1 it 2 made 2 made 4 difference 3 no 4 difference do you wonder that he felt proud and very happy ? 1 do 2 you 1 do 3 wonder 3 wonder 4 that 3 wonder 5 he 5 he 6 felt 6 felt 7 proud 7 proud 8 and 8 and 9 very 9 very 10 happy 10 happy 11 ? he wanted to know what they thought [.] 1 he 7 thought 2 wanted 3 to 2 wanted 4 know 2 wanted 7 thought 3 to 4 know 4 know 5 what 6 they 7 thought he wanted to talk it all over . 1 he 2 wanted 2 wanted 3 to 2 wanted 4 talk 4 talk 7 over 5 it 6 all 6 all 7 over 7 over 8 . right before him was the thing which he had found and which puzzled him so . 1 right 2 before 2 before 3 him 3 him 6 thing 4 was 6 thing 5 the 6 thing 6 thing 7 which 6 thing 13 puzzled 8 he 9 had 9 had 10 found 10 found 11 and 10 found 12 which 12 which 13 puzzled 13 puzzled 14 him 14 him 15 so 15 so 16 . what was it ? 1 what 2 was 2 was 3 it 3 it 4 ? why , it was a wall . 1 why 2 , 1 why 6 wall 1 why 7 . 3 it 6 wall 4 was 5 a 5 a 6 wall and he was still wondering when he fell asleep . 1 and 2 he 1 and 5 wondering 2 he 3 was 4 still 5 wondering 5 wondering 6 when 5 wondering 10 . 6 when 9 asleep 7 he 8 fell 8 fell 9 asleep there it was , just as he had seen it the night before ! 1 there 2 it 1 there 14 ! 2 it 3 was 2 it 10 it 4 , 5 just 5 just 6 as 6 as 7 he 7 he 8 had 8 had 9 seen 9 seen 10 it 10 it 12 night 11 the 12 night 12 night 13 before i can't climb , but he can't swim . 1 i 2 can't 1 i 6 he 2 can't 3 climb 3 climb 4 , 5 but 6 he 6 he 8 swim 6 he 9 . 7 can't 8 swim instead , he picked out what looked like the easiest place to climb the bank and started up . 1 instead 2 , 1 instead 3 he 1 instead 4 picked 4 picked 5 out 5 out 6 what 6 what 7 looked 6 what 16 and 7 looked 8 like 8 like 10 easiest 9 the 10 easiest 10 easiest 11 place 10 easiest 13 climb 12 to 13 climb 13 climb 15 bank 14 the 15 bank 16 and 17 started 17 started 18 up 18 up 19 . my , my , my , it was hard work ! 1 my 8 was 2 , 3 my 2 , 4 , 4 , 6 , 5 my 6 , 6 , 7 it 7 it 8 was 8 was 9 hard 9 hard 10 work 10 work 11 ! then he tried the bank again , and just as before he slipped back two steps for every three he went up . 1 then 5 bank 2 he 5 bank 3 tried 5 bank 4 the 5 bank 5 bank 6 again 5 bank 9 just 5 bank 18 every 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 just 9 just 10 as 10 as 11 before 11 before 13 slipped 12 he 13 slipped 13 slipped 14 back 14 back 15 two 15 two 16 steps 17 for 18 every 18 every 19 three 19 three 20 he 20 he 21 went 21 went 22 up 22 up 23 . there he stopped to get his breath . 1 there 2 he 2 he 3 stopped 2 he 7 breath 2 he 8 . 4 to 5 get 5 get 7 breath 6 his 7 breath said he and started on again . 1 said 2 he 2 he 3 and 3 and 4 started 4 started 5 on 5 on 6 again 6 again 7 . twice more he tumbled clear down to the place he had started from , but each time he laughed at himself and tried again . 1 twice 2 more 1 twice 4 tumbled 3 he 4 tumbled 4 tumbled 5 clear 5 clear 6 down 6 down 7 to 7 to 9 place 8 the 9 place 9 place 13 from 10 he 11 had 11 had 12 started 12 started 13 from 13 from 14 , 14 , 15 but 15 but 16 each 16 each 17 time 16 each 19 laughed 17 time 18 he 19 laughed 20 at 19 laughed 21 himself 21 himself 22 and 22 and 23 tried 23 tried 24 again 23 tried 25 . and at last he reached the top of the bank . 1 and 2 at 1 and 4 he 1 and 5 reached 2 at 3 last 5 reached 6 the 5 reached 7 top 7 top 8 of 7 top 10 bank 9 the 10 bank 10 bank 11 . then he hurried to see what was behind the strange wall [.] 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 hurried 3 hurried 11 wall 4 to 5 see 5 see 6 what 6 what 7 was 7 was 8 behind 8 behind 11 wall 9 the 11 wall 10 strange 11 wall what do you think it was ? 1 what 2 do 2 do 3 you 3 you 4 think 4 think 6 was 5 it 6 was 6 was 7 ? why , a pond ! 1 why 2 , 2 , 3 a 2 , 5 ! 3 a 4 pond trees were coming up right out of the middle of it , but it was a sure enough pond . 1 trees 2 were 1 trees 7 of 2 were 3 coming 3 coming 4 up 5 right 6 out 6 out 7 of 7 of 9 middle 8 the 9 middle 9 middle 11 it 9 middle 14 it 10 of 11 it 12 , 13 but 13 but 14 it 14 it 16 a 15 was 16 a 16 a 18 enough 16 a 19 pond 17 sure 18 enough 19 pond 20 . who had made the strange pond ? 1 who 2 had 1 who 7 ? 2 had 3 made 3 made 4 the 4 the 5 strange 5 strange 6 pond it was very strange , very strange indeed ! 1 it 4 strange 2 was 4 strange 3 very 4 strange 4 strange 5 , 4 strange 7 strange 6 very 7 strange 7 strange 8 indeed 8 indeed 9 ! of course some one had made it . 1 of 2 course 1 of 3 some 3 some 4 one 4 one 8 . 5 had 6 made 6 made 7 it 7 it 8 . of course ! 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 ! there was nothing else for it to do . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 nothing 3 nothing 4 else 4 else 5 for 5 for 6 it 5 for 7 to 7 to 8 do 8 do 9 . " how ever , ever , did you guess it ? 1 " 2 how 2 how 3 ever 2 how 11 ? 3 ever 5 ever 4 , 5 ever 5 ever 7 did 6 , 7 did 8 you 9 guess 9 guess 10 it 10 it 11 ? are you sure , quite sure that the pond didn't make the wall ? " 1 are 2 you 1 are 3 sure 1 are 14 ? 3 sure 4 , 3 sure 9 pond 4 , 5 quite 5 quite 6 sure 7 that 9 pond 8 the 9 pond 9 pond 10 didn't 10 didn't 11 make 10 didn't 13 wall 12 the 13 wall 14 ? 15 " it doesn't look so to me . " 1 it 2 doesn't 1 it 6 me 2 doesn't 3 look 3 look 4 so 5 to 6 me 6 me 7 . 7 . 8 " he looked it all over with those sharp little eyes of his . 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 5 over 2 looked 6 with 3 it 4 all 4 all 5 over 6 with 8 sharp 7 those 8 sharp 8 sharp 9 little 8 sharp 10 eyes 10 eyes 12 his 11 of 12 his 12 his 13 . but if they didn't do it , who did ? 1 but 2 if 2 if 3 they 3 they 4 didn't 3 they 5 do 3 they 8 who 5 do 6 it 6 it 7 , 8 who 9 did 8 who 10 ? who could have done it ? " 1 who 2 could 1 who 6 ? 2 could 3 have 3 have 4 done 4 done 5 it 6 ? 7 " was there ever such a muddle ? 1 was 2 there 2 there 3 ever 2 there 4 such 2 there 6 muddle 2 there 7 ? 5 a 6 muddle who is there will solve the riddle ? 1 who 2 is 1 who 8 ? 2 is 3 there 2 is 4 will 4 will 5 solve 5 solve 6 the 5 solve 7 riddle here was a wall of logs and bushes and mud called a dam , built by some one whom nobody had seen . 1 here 2 was 2 was 3 a 2 was 14 , 4 wall 6 logs 4 wall 14 , 5 of 6 logs 6 logs 8 bushes 7 and 8 bushes 8 bushes 10 mud 9 and 10 mud 10 mud 11 called 10 mud 13 dam 11 called 12 a 14 , 19 whom 15 built 16 by 15 built 19 whom 17 some 18 one 18 one 19 whom 19 whom 20 nobody 20 nobody 22 seen 21 had 22 seen 22 seen 23 . why , just look at that great tree trunk at the bottom ! 1 why 2 , 2 , 3 just 2 , 13 ! 3 just 4 look 3 just 12 bottom 4 look 5 at 5 at 9 trunk 6 that 9 trunk 7 great 8 tree 8 tree 9 trunk 10 at 12 bottom 11 the 12 bottom that tree wasn't dragged here ; it was cut so that it fell right where it lies . " 1 that 2 tree 2 tree 3 wasn't 2 tree 12 it 3 wasn't 4 dragged 4 dragged 5 here 5 here 6 ; 7 it 9 cut 8 was 9 cut 9 cut 10 so 9 cut 12 it 10 so 11 that 12 it 13 fell 13 fell 14 right 14 right 15 where 15 where 16 it 15 where 17 lies 17 lies 18 . 18 . 19 " now he suddenly began to laugh . 1 now 3 suddenly 2 he 3 suddenly 3 suddenly 4 began 4 began 5 to 5 to 6 laugh 6 laugh 7 . " why , that would be as hard as to drag the tree here . " 1 " 2 why 2 why 3 , 2 why 15 . 3 , 4 that 4 that 5 would 5 would 6 be 6 be 7 as 7 as 8 hard 7 as 9 as 10 to 11 drag 11 drag 15 . 12 the 13 tree 13 tree 14 here 14 here 15 . 15 . 16 " it was very queer . 1 it 2 was 1 it 4 queer 2 was 3 very 4 queer 5 . " and so we must spoil this dam . 1 " 2 and 2 and 3 so 3 so 8 dam 3 so 9 . 4 we 6 spoil 5 must 6 spoil 6 spoil 8 dam 7 this 8 dam " of course ! 1 " 2 of 2 of 3 course 3 course 4 ! then his big mouth widened in a big smile . 1 then 2 his 2 his 3 big 2 his 4 mouth 4 mouth 5 widened 5 widened 6 in 5 widened 8 big 5 widened 9 smile 7 a 8 big 9 smile 10 . you see , it gave him all of the real work to do . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 it 4 it 6 him 5 gave 6 him 6 him 7 all 6 him 11 work 7 all 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 real 11 work 13 do 12 to 13 do 13 do 14 . but almost right away he found trouble . 1 but 3 right 2 almost 3 right 3 right 4 away 4 away 6 found 5 he 6 found 6 found 7 trouble 7 trouble 8 . it was hard work , the hardest kind of hard work . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 hard 3 hard 4 work 4 work 5 , 5 , 7 hardest 6 the 7 hardest 7 hardest 8 kind 7 hardest 12 . 8 kind 9 of 8 kind 11 work 10 hard 11 work but he was happy . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 happy 4 happy 5 . it was because he had worked so hard all day that he was going to sleep now . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 because 3 because 4 he 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 worked 6 worked 7 so 7 so 8 hard 7 so 11 that 9 all 10 day 10 day 11 that 11 that 12 he 11 that 17 now 12 he 13 was 13 was 14 going 14 going 15 to 15 to 16 sleep 17 now 18 . usually he would rather sleep a part of the day and be abroad at night . 1 usually 2 he 1 usually 3 would 3 would 4 rather 3 would 5 sleep 3 would 11 and 5 sleep 7 part 6 a 7 part 7 part 8 of 7 part 10 day 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 day 11 and 13 abroad 12 be 13 abroad 13 abroad 14 at 14 at 15 night 15 night 16 . but there wasn't any pleasant murmur . 1 but 4 any 2 there 4 any 3 wasn't 4 any 4 any 6 murmur 5 pleasant 6 murmur 6 murmur 7 . there wasn't any sound at all . 1 there 2 wasn't 1 there 4 sound 2 wasn't 3 any 4 sound 6 all 4 sound 7 . 5 at 6 all " you see , we are all worried . 1 " 8 worried 1 " 9 . 2 you 3 see 2 you 5 we 3 see 4 , 5 we 7 all 5 we 8 worried 6 are 7 all then he dived down under water on the other side . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 dived 3 dived 4 down 3 dived 6 water 5 under 6 water 6 water 7 on 7 on 8 the 8 the 9 other 9 other 10 side 10 side 11 . " is the hole filled up with stuff that has drifted in ? " 1 " 2 is 1 " 14 " 2 is 4 hole 3 the 4 hole 4 hole 5 filled 5 filled 7 with 6 up 7 with 7 with 8 stuff 8 stuff 9 that 10 has 11 drifted 10 has 13 ? 11 drifted 12 in 13 ? 14 " " no , " said he . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 6 he 7 . " no , it isn't filled with drift stuff brought down by the water . 1 " 5 isn't 2 no 3 , 2 no 5 isn't 4 it 5 isn't 5 isn't 8 drift 6 filled 7 with 6 filled 8 drift 8 drift 9 stuff 8 drift 11 down 8 drift 14 water 9 stuff 10 brought 11 down 12 by 13 the 14 water 14 water 15 . it is filled with sticks and mud that somebody has put there . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 filled 2 is 10 has 3 filled 4 with 5 sticks 6 and 5 sticks 7 mud 5 sticks 9 somebody 7 mud 8 that 9 somebody 10 has 10 has 11 put 11 put 12 there 12 there 13 . he hadn't tried again . 1 he 2 hadn't 2 hadn't 3 tried 2 hadn't 5 . 3 tried 4 again instead he had made up his mind that he would find out who was playing such a trick on him . 1 instead 2 he 1 instead 13 who 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 made 4 made 5 up 5 up 6 his 6 his 7 mind 7 mind 8 that 9 he 11 find 10 would 11 find 11 find 12 out 11 find 13 who 13 who 14 was 13 who 15 playing 15 playing 16 such 15 playing 18 trick 16 such 17 a 18 trick 19 on 19 on 20 him 20 him 21 . they bad gone to sleep now , each in his own secret place where he would be safe for the night . 1 they 3 gone 1 they 8 each 2 bad 3 gone 3 gone 5 sleep 4 to 5 sleep 5 sleep 6 now 6 now 7 , 8 each 9 in 8 each 21 night 9 in 10 his 9 in 12 secret 9 in 13 place 10 his 11 own 13 place 14 where 14 where 15 he 16 would 17 be 17 be 18 safe 18 safe 19 for 19 for 20 the 20 the 21 night 21 night 22 . the black shadows crept farther and farther across the pond and grew blacker and blacker . 1 the 2 black 2 black 3 shadows 2 black 10 pond 3 shadows 4 crept 3 shadows 5 farther 5 farther 6 and 5 farther 7 farther 8 across 10 pond 9 the 10 pond 10 pond 11 and 11 and 13 blacker 11 and 16 . 12 grew 13 blacker 13 blacker 15 blacker 14 and 15 blacker he was listening and watching . 1 he 3 listening 2 was 3 listening 3 listening 5 watching 4 and 5 watching 5 watching 6 . by and by he saw something that made him draw in his breath and anger leap into his eyes . 1 by 3 by 1 by 15 anger 2 and 3 by 4 he 5 saw 5 saw 6 something 6 something 7 that 7 that 8 made 8 made 9 him 9 him 10 draw 10 draw 11 in 10 draw 13 breath 12 his 13 breath 13 breath 15 anger 14 and 15 anger 15 anger 16 leap 15 anger 19 eyes 15 anger 20 . 16 leap 17 into 18 his 19 eyes it was a little silver line on the water , and it was coming straight towards the dam where he sat . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 little 4 little 5 silver 5 silver 6 line 5 silver 9 water 6 line 7 on 7 on 8 the 9 water 18 dam 10 , 18 dam 11 and 12 it 12 it 18 dam 13 was 14 coming 14 coming 15 straight 14 coming 18 dam 15 straight 16 towards 17 the 18 dam 18 dam 19 where 19 where 21 sat 20 he 21 sat 21 sat 22 . " now we shall see ! " 1 " 2 now 2 now 3 we 3 we 4 shall 4 shall 5 see 5 see 7 " 6 ! 7 " nearer and nearer came the silver line . 1 nearer 2 and 1 nearer 3 nearer 3 nearer 4 came 3 nearer 5 the 5 the 6 silver 6 silver 7 line 7 line 8 . he didn't have room for anger ; a great fear had crowded it out . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 have 2 didn't 4 room 4 room 5 for 4 room 7 ; 4 room 14 out 6 anger 7 ; 7 ; 8 a 8 a 9 great 9 great 10 fear 11 had 12 crowded 12 crowded 13 it 13 it 14 out 14 out 15 . and his tail ! 1 and 3 tail 2 his 3 tail 3 tail 4 ! it was very broad and flat . 1 it 2 was 1 it 6 flat 2 was 3 very 3 very 5 and 4 broad 5 and 5 and 6 flat 6 flat 7 . " don't you know me ? " 1 " 2 don't 2 don't 3 you 2 don't 4 know 4 know 5 me 5 me 6 ? 6 ? 7 " it 's true . 1 it 3 true 2 's 3 true 3 true 4 . it 's the truest thing that ever was [.] 1 it 4 truest 2 's 4 truest 3 the 4 truest 4 truest 5 thing 5 thing 6 that 5 thing 8 was 7 ever 8 was you see , it 's this way : words are more than just sounds . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 5 's 4 it 5 's 5 's 14 sounds 6 this 7 way 6 this 8 : 8 : 9 words 9 words 10 are 9 words 14 sounds 11 more 12 than 11 more 14 sounds 13 just 14 sounds 14 sounds 15 . oh , my , yes ! 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 my 3 my 4 , 4 , 5 yes 5 yes 6 ! they are little messengers , and once they have been sent out , you can't call them back . 1 they 2 are 2 are 4 messengers 3 little 4 messengers 4 messengers 6 and 4 messengers 11 sent 4 messengers 14 you 4 messengers 18 back 5 , 6 and 7 once 8 they 8 they 9 have 9 have 10 been 10 been 11 sent 11 sent 12 out 12 out 13 , 14 you 15 can't 16 call 18 back 17 them 18 back 18 back 19 . so he sat with chattering teeth , too frightened to even try to run . 1 so 2 he 1 so 7 , 2 he 3 sat 3 sat 4 with 4 with 6 teeth 5 chattering 6 teeth 7 , 8 too 8 too 9 frightened 9 frightened 10 to 10 to 11 even 11 even 12 try 12 try 14 run 13 to 14 run 14 run 15 . then the big stranger had spoken . 1 then 2 the 1 then 4 stranger 3 big 4 stranger 4 stranger 6 spoken 4 stranger 7 . 5 had 6 spoken don't you know me ? " and his voice hadn't sounded the least bit angry . 1 don't 2 you 1 don't 3 know 1 don't 4 me 4 me 15 angry 5 ? 6 " 6 " 7 and 7 and 10 hadn't 8 his 9 voice 9 voice 10 hadn't 10 hadn't 11 sounded 10 hadn't 13 least 12 the 13 least 13 least 14 bit 14 bit 15 angry 15 angry 16 . i tell you what ! " 1 i 2 tell 2 tell 3 you 3 you 6 " 4 what 5 ! 5 ! 6 " then there began a great disturbance down under water . 1 then 2 there 2 there 3 began 3 began 6 disturbance 3 began 8 under 4 a 5 great 5 great 6 disturbance 6 disturbance 7 down 8 under 9 water 8 under 10 . what do you think that sound was ? 1 what 7 was 2 do 3 you 3 you 4 think 4 think 7 was 5 that 6 sound 6 sound 7 was 7 was 8 ? there was a great hole in the dam , and already the brook was beginning to laugh as the water rushed down it . 1 there 2 was 1 there 5 hole 3 a 5 hole 4 great 5 hole 5 hole 6 in 5 hole 8 dam 6 in 7 the 8 dam 20 water 9 , 10 and 9 , 11 already 11 already 12 the 12 the 13 brook 13 brook 14 was 13 brook 17 laugh 13 brook 20 water 14 was 15 beginning 16 to 17 laugh 17 laugh 18 as 19 the 20 water 20 water 21 rushed 21 rushed 22 down 21 rushed 23 it 23 it 24 . " but but you 've spoiled your dam ! " 1 " 2 but 2 but 3 but 3 but 8 dam 4 you 6 spoiled 5 've 6 spoiled 6 spoiled 7 your 7 your 8 dam 8 dam 9 ! 9 ! 10 " " of course we would , " said a gruff voice right beside them . 1 " 2 of 2 of 3 course 3 course 9 a 4 we 5 would 5 would 6 , 5 would 9 a 6 , 7 " 7 " 9 a 8 said 9 a 9 a 11 voice 10 gruff 11 voice 11 voice 12 right 12 right 13 beside 13 beside 14 them 14 them 15 . and there was one more who laughed . 1 and 2 there 1 and 7 laughed 2 there 3 was 3 was 4 one 4 one 5 more 5 more 7 laughed 6 who 7 laughed 7 laughed 8 . who was it ? 1 who 2 was 2 was 3 it 3 it 4 ? you see , while he is a great diver and can swim fast for a short distance , he is soon tired out . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 while 4 while 9 diver 5 he 9 diver 6 is 8 great 7 a 8 great 8 great 9 diver 9 diver 10 and 9 diver 17 distance 9 diver 21 soon 10 and 13 fast 11 can 12 swim 12 swim 13 fast 14 for 16 short 15 a 16 short 16 short 17 distance 18 , 21 soon 19 he 20 is 20 is 21 soon 21 soon 22 tired 21 soon 23 out 23 out 24 . pretty soon he was puffing and blowing and dropping farther and farther behind . 1 pretty 2 soon 1 pretty 3 he 3 he 4 was 4 was 5 puffing 5 puffing 7 blowing 5 puffing 9 dropping 6 and 7 blowing 8 and 9 dropping 9 dropping 13 behind 10 farther 12 farther 11 and 12 farther 12 farther 13 behind 13 behind 14 . he came up choking and gasping and kicking his long legs very feebly . 1 he 2 came 2 came 4 choking 3 up 4 choking 4 choking 5 and 5 and 6 gasping 6 gasping 7 and 6 gasping 8 kicking 8 kicking 13 feebly 8 kicking 14 . 9 his 11 legs 10 long 11 legs 11 legs 13 feebly 12 very 13 feebly after what seemed a long time , they saw something queer bobbing along in the water . 1 after 2 what 2 what 3 seemed 2 what 6 time 3 seemed 4 a 5 long 6 time 6 time 16 water 7 , 8 they 8 they 12 bobbing 9 saw 10 something 10 something 11 queer 10 something 12 bobbing 12 bobbing 13 along 12 bobbing 16 water 14 in 15 the 15 the 16 water 16 water 17 . the bulrushes nodded , as if they too were thinking of this . 1 the 3 nodded 2 bulrushes 3 nodded 3 nodded 4 , 4 , 5 as 5 as 6 if 6 if 7 they 7 they 8 too 8 too 9 were 9 were 10 thinking 10 thinking 11 of 11 of 12 this 12 this 13 . you see their feet were once more in the cool water . 1 you 2 see 2 see 5 were 3 their 4 feet 4 feet 5 were 5 were 7 more 5 were 8 in 5 were 10 cool 6 once 7 more 8 in 9 the 10 cool 11 water 11 water 12 . i wouldn't feel safe here a minute . 1 i 5 here 2 wouldn't 3 feel 3 feel 4 safe 4 safe 5 here 5 here 7 minute 6 a 7 minute 7 minute 8 . besides , there is nothing to eat here . " 1 besides 2 , 1 besides 7 eat 3 there 4 is 3 there 5 nothing 5 nothing 7 eat 6 to 7 eat 7 eat 8 here 7 eat 10 " 8 here 9 . will you ? " 1 will 2 you 2 you 3 ? 3 ? 4 " he has them every day . 1 he 2 has 2 has 3 them 3 them 4 every 4 every 5 day 5 day 6 . in the next book you will be told about some of these , if you care to read about them . 1 in 4 book 1 in 5 you 2 the 3 next 3 next 4 book 5 you 6 will 6 will 7 be 6 will 13 , 7 be 8 told 7 be 9 about 9 about 10 some 10 some 11 of 11 of 12 these 13 , 14 if 14 if 15 you 15 you 16 care 16 care 17 to 17 to 18 read 18 read 19 about 19 about 20 them 20 them 21 .