now he was thinking of going home , for it was getting late in the afternoon . 1 now 2 he 2 he 10 it 3 was 4 thinking 4 thinking 5 of 4 thinking 6 going 6 going 7 home 7 home 8 , 8 , 9 for 9 for 10 it 10 it 11 was 10 it 12 getting 10 it 17 . 12 getting 16 afternoon 13 late 16 afternoon 14 in 15 the 15 the 16 afternoon his home was on the other side . 1 his 2 home 1 his 3 was 3 was 4 on 4 on 5 the 5 the 6 other 6 other 7 side 7 side 8 . so , as he was jumping from one tree to another , he spied something down on the ground which excited his curiosity . 1 so 2 , 2 , 3 as 2 , 12 , 3 as 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 jumping 6 jumping 9 tree 7 from 9 tree 8 one 9 tree 9 tree 10 to 10 to 11 another 12 , 13 he 13 he 15 something 14 spied 15 something 15 something 16 down 16 down 17 on 17 on 19 ground 18 the 19 ground 19 ground 20 which 20 which 21 excited 21 excited 22 his 21 excited 24 . 22 his 23 curiosity so down the tree he ran , and in a few minutes he had found the queer thing , which had caught his eyes . 1 so 4 tree 2 down 3 the 2 down 4 tree 3 the 4 tree 4 tree 5 he 4 tree 18 thing 5 he 6 ran 6 ran 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 in 10 a 11 few 11 few 12 minutes 11 few 13 he 13 he 14 had 14 had 15 found 15 found 16 the 16 the 17 queer 17 queer 18 thing 18 thing 19 , 19 , 20 which 19 , 21 had 21 had 22 caught 22 caught 23 his 23 his 24 eyes 24 eyes 25 . pretty soon he noticed there were a lot more on the ground . 1 pretty 2 soon 2 soon 3 he 3 he 4 noticed 4 noticed 6 were 5 there 6 were 6 were 8 lot 7 a 8 lot 8 lot 9 more 9 more 10 on 10 on 12 ground 11 the 12 ground 12 ground 13 . " they don't grow , for they haven't any roots . 1 " 2 they 2 they 4 grow 2 they 7 they 3 don't 4 grow 4 grow 5 , 5 , 6 for 7 they 8 haven't 8 haven't 9 any 8 haven't 10 roots 10 roots 11 . they are not thorns , for there is no plant from which they could come . 1 they 4 thorns 2 are 3 not 2 are 4 thorns 4 thorns 5 , 4 thorns 8 is 4 thorns 10 plant 6 for 8 is 7 there 8 is 9 no 10 plant 10 plant 11 from 11 from 12 which 11 from 14 could 13 they 14 could 14 could 15 come 14 could 16 . they are not alive , so what can they be ? " 1 they 3 not 2 are 3 not 3 not 4 alive 3 not 7 what 4 alive 6 so 5 , 6 so 7 what 8 can 8 can 10 be 8 can 11 ? 9 they 10 be 11 ? 12 " he was so busy examining the queer things on the ground that he never once thought to look up in the tops of the trees . 1 he 5 examining 2 was 4 busy 3 so 4 busy 4 busy 5 examining 5 examining 6 the 5 examining 8 things 5 examining 9 on 7 queer 8 things 9 on 11 ground 10 the 11 ground 11 ground 12 that 11 ground 15 once 11 ground 25 trees 12 that 13 he 14 never 15 once 15 once 16 thought 16 thought 17 to 17 to 18 look 19 up 20 in 20 in 21 the 20 in 22 tops 22 tops 23 of 22 tops 24 the 22 tops 25 trees 25 trees 26 . if he had , perhaps he would not have been so much puzzled . 1 if 2 he 1 if 4 , 1 if 6 he 2 he 3 had 4 , 5 perhaps 6 he 7 would 7 would 8 not 7 would 14 . 8 not 9 have 9 have 10 been 10 been 11 so 11 so 12 much 12 much 13 puzzled as it was he just gathered up three or four of the queer things and started on again . 1 as 3 was 1 as 4 he 2 it 3 was 4 he 5 just 4 he 15 and 5 just 7 up 5 just 11 of 5 just 13 queer 6 gathered 7 up 7 up 9 or 8 three 9 or 9 or 10 four 11 of 12 the 13 queer 14 things 15 and 16 started 16 started 17 on 17 on 18 again 18 again 19 . then suddenly he squealed and sat down to nurse one of his feet [.] 1 then 2 suddenly 1 then 4 squealed 2 suddenly 3 he 4 squealed 6 sat 4 squealed 13 feet 5 and 6 sat 6 sat 7 down 6 sat 12 his 7 down 8 to 8 to 9 nurse 9 nurse 10 one 10 one 11 of but he was up again in a flash with another squeal louder than before . 1 but 2 he 1 but 3 was 1 but 4 up 4 up 5 again 5 again 9 with 6 in 9 with 7 a 8 flash 8 flash 9 with 9 with 10 another 9 with 11 squeal 9 with 14 before 9 with 15 . 12 louder 13 than 13 than 14 before one was sticking in his foot , and one was in the white patch on the seat of his trousers . 1 one 3 sticking 2 was 3 sticking 3 sticking 4 in 3 sticking 12 the 4 in 5 his 5 his 6 foot 5 his 8 and 6 foot 7 , 7 , 8 and 9 one 10 was 10 was 11 in 11 in 12 the 12 the 13 white 12 the 14 patch 14 patch 20 trousers 14 patch 21 . 15 on 17 seat 16 the 17 seat 17 seat 20 trousers 18 of 20 trousers 19 his 20 trousers " things do not have to be on plants in order to grow . 1 " 2 things 2 things 3 do 2 things 7 be 4 not 5 have 5 have 6 to 6 to 7 be 7 be 8 on 8 on 9 plants 9 plants 10 in 10 in 11 order 11 order 12 to 12 to 13 grow 13 grow 14 . " what is there that grows and doesn't grow on a plant ? " asked one of them . 1 " 7 and 1 " 14 " 2 what 3 is 3 is 4 there 4 there 5 that 5 that 6 grows 6 grows 7 and 7 and 8 doesn't 7 and 12 plant 8 doesn't 9 grow 9 grow 10 on 11 a 12 plant 12 plant 13 ? 14 " 15 asked 15 asked 18 them 16 one 18 them 17 of 18 them 18 them 19 . " of course , " they cried . 1 " 3 course 1 " 5 " 2 of 3 course 4 , 5 " 5 " 7 cried 5 " 8 . 6 they 7 cried " we didn't think of that . 1 " 2 we 1 " 7 . 3 didn't 4 think 4 think 5 of 5 of 6 that 6 that 7 . but we are quite sure that these queer things that prick so are not claws , and certainly they are not hair . " 1 but 11 prick 2 we 3 are 2 we 11 prick 4 quite 5 sure 5 sure 6 that 6 that 7 these 6 that 10 that 7 these 9 things 8 queer 9 things 10 that 11 prick 11 prick 12 so 11 prick 13 are 11 prick 15 claws 11 prick 18 certainly 11 prick 22 hair 11 prick 24 " 13 are 14 not 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 certainly 18 certainly 19 they 20 are 21 not 20 are 22 hair 23 . 24 " presently , way up in the top of a big poplar , they found a stranger . 1 presently 2 , 1 presently 11 poplar 2 , 3 way 3 way 4 up 4 up 5 in 5 in 6 the 7 top 8 of 7 top 9 a 9 a 11 poplar 10 big 11 poplar 11 poplar 12 , 11 poplar 16 stranger 12 , 14 found 13 they 14 found 15 a 16 stranger 16 stranger 17 . at first he was very shy and had nothing to say . 1 at 2 first 1 at 3 he 3 he 4 was 4 was 5 very 5 very 6 shy 5 very 7 and 7 and 8 had 8 had 9 nothing 9 nothing 10 to 10 to 11 say 11 say 12 . " who 's afraid of that fellow ? " 1 " 2 who 2 who 3 's 2 who 6 that 2 who 8 ? 3 's 4 afraid 4 afraid 5 of 6 that 7 fellow 8 ? 9 " just then the stranger began to come down the tree . 1 just 2 then 2 then 3 the 2 then 5 began 3 the 4 stranger 5 began 6 to 5 began 7 come 5 began 11 . 7 come 10 tree 8 down 10 tree 9 the 10 tree " who 's afraid of that fellow ? " 1 " 2 who 2 who 3 's 2 who 6 that 2 who 8 ? 3 's 4 afraid 4 afraid 5 of 6 that 7 fellow 8 ? 9 " he kept on coming down the tree just the same . 1 he 3 on 2 kept 3 on 3 on 7 tree 3 on 8 just 4 coming 5 down 5 down 7 tree 6 the 7 tree 8 just 10 same 9 the 10 same 10 same 11 . he had never seen anything quite like this big dark fellow . 1 he 2 had 1 he 11 fellow 3 never 5 anything 4 seen 5 anything 5 anything 6 quite 6 quite 7 like 6 quite 8 this 6 quite 11 fellow 9 big 10 dark 9 big 11 fellow 11 fellow 12 . then he growled his deepest growl . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 growled 3 growled 6 growl 4 his 5 deepest 4 his 6 growl 6 growl 7 . still the stranger paid no attention to him . 1 still 6 attention 1 still 9 . 2 the 3 stranger 3 stranger 6 attention 4 paid 5 no 4 paid 6 attention 6 attention 7 to 6 attention 8 him by this time the stranger was down on the ground and starting for another tree , minding his own business . 1 by 2 this 2 this 3 time 3 time 4 the 4 the 5 stranger 5 stranger 15 tree 5 stranger 18 his 6 was 7 down 7 down 11 and 8 on 10 ground 9 the 10 ground 10 ground 11 and 11 and 12 starting 12 starting 13 for 12 starting 15 tree 14 another 15 tree 16 , 17 minding 17 minding 18 his 18 his 19 own 18 his 21 . 19 own 20 business then something happened [.] 1 then 2 something 2 something 3 happened then he reached out his nose and sniffed at this queer thing . 1 then 2 he 2 he 5 his 3 reached 4 out 4 out 5 his 5 his 6 nose 6 nose 8 sniffed 7 and 8 sniffed 8 sniffed 11 queer 9 at 10 this 9 at 11 queer 11 queer 12 thing 12 thing 13 . slap ! 1 slap 2 ! then the stranger unrolled himself and smiled , and all the little meadow people and forest folk who had been watching shouted aloud for joy . 1 then 2 the 2 the 3 stranger 3 stranger 5 himself 3 stranger 16 forest 4 unrolled 5 himself 5 himself 7 smiled 5 himself 9 and 6 and 7 smiled 8 , 9 and 10 all 11 the 11 the 12 little 12 little 13 meadow 13 meadow 14 people 14 people 15 and 15 and 16 forest 16 forest 17 folk 17 folk 18 who 18 who 19 had 19 had 20 been 20 been 21 watching 21 watching 22 shouted 22 shouted 23 aloud 22 shouted 26 . 23 aloud 24 for 24 for 25 joy she was worried . 1 she 2 was 1 she 3 worried 3 worried 4 . there was no doubt about it . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 no 3 no 4 doubt 4 doubt 5 about 5 about 6 it 6 it 7 . she didn't feel easy in her mind one minute while he was out of her sight . 1 she 7 mind 1 she 11 he 1 she 12 was 1 she 15 her 2 didn't 3 feel 3 feel 4 easy 3 feel 7 mind 5 in 7 mind 6 her 7 mind 7 mind 9 minute 8 one 9 minute 9 minute 10 while 13 out 14 of 13 out 15 her 15 her 16 sight 16 sight 17 . this particular morning she was unusually anxious . 1 this 2 particular 2 particular 3 morning 2 particular 6 unusually 4 she 5 was 5 was 6 unusually 6 unusually 7 anxious 7 anxious 8 . peter had been gone all night . 1 peter 2 had 2 had 3 been 3 been 4 gone 4 gone 5 all 5 all 6 night 6 night 7 . " something has happened . 1 " 2 something 2 something 4 happened 2 something 5 . 3 has 4 happened i just know something has happened ! " she wailed . 1 i 2 just 2 just 3 know 2 just 4 something 4 something 5 has 4 something 7 ! 5 has 6 happened 7 ! 10 wailed 8 " 10 wailed 9 she 10 wailed 10 wailed 11 . " don't worry . 1 " 2 don't 2 don't 3 worry 3 worry 4 . " he 'll be home pretty soon . 1 " 2 he 1 " 8 . 2 he 5 home 3 'll 4 be 3 'll 5 home 5 home 7 soon 6 pretty 7 soon in a few minutes he reached her side . 1 in 2 a 1 in 4 minutes 3 few 4 minutes 4 minutes 7 her 5 he 7 her 6 reached 7 her 7 her 8 side 8 side 9 . his eyes were very wide , and it was plain to see that he was bursting with important news . 1 his 2 eyes 2 eyes 3 were 2 eyes 5 wide 2 eyes 17 with 3 were 4 very 5 wide 6 , 6 , 7 and 8 it 9 was 8 it 10 plain 9 was 10 plain 10 plain 12 see 10 plain 17 with 11 to 12 see 13 that 14 he 14 he 15 was 15 was 16 bursting 16 bursting 17 with 17 with 18 important 17 with 20 . 18 important 19 news do tell me quick ! 1 do 2 tell 2 tell 3 me 3 me 4 quick 4 quick 5 ! peter nodded while he panted for breath . 1 peter 2 nodded 2 nodded 3 while 2 nodded 8 . 3 while 4 he 3 while 5 panted 5 panted 6 for 6 for 7 breath then he stopped . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 stopped 3 stopped 4 . i was too scared . 1 i 4 scared 1 i 5 . 2 was 4 scared 3 too 4 scared peter 's eyes grew very round and wide as he said this . 1 peter 2 's 2 's 3 eyes 3 eyes 4 grew 3 eyes 8 wide 4 grew 5 very 4 grew 6 round 6 round 7 and 8 wide 11 said 9 as 10 he 10 he 11 said 11 said 12 this 11 said 13 . peter stared at her . 1 peter 2 stared 2 stared 3 at 3 at 4 her 4 her 5 . " sick ! 1 " 2 sick 2 sick 3 ! me sick ! 1 me 3 ! 2 sick 3 ! not a bit of it ! " he exclaimed . 1 not 2 a 2 a 3 bit 3 bit 4 of 4 of 5 it 5 it 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 he 8 he 9 exclaimed 9 exclaimed 10 . what a silly question ! 1 what 2 a 2 a 3 silly 3 silly 4 question 3 silly 5 ! peter scratched his head in great perplexity [.] 1 peter 2 scratched 2 scratched 3 his 2 scratched 4 head 2 scratched 7 perplexity 5 in 7 perplexity 6 great 7 perplexity suddenly he had a happy thought . 1 suddenly 2 he 1 suddenly 3 had 1 suddenly 6 thought 1 suddenly 7 . 4 a 5 happy 5 happy 6 thought besides , this one didn't run exactly ; it rolled [.] 1 besides 2 , 1 besides 3 this 3 this 4 one 4 one 5 didn't 5 didn't 6 run 6 run 7 exactly 7 exactly 8 ; 8 ; 9 it 8 ; 10 rolled that is the reason why you should always be sure that a story you repeat is a good story . 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 the 3 the 4 reason 4 reason 5 why 5 why 7 should 6 you 7 should 7 should 9 be 8 always 9 be 9 be 10 sure 10 sure 11 that 11 that 12 a 12 a 13 story 12 a 20 . 13 story 14 you 13 story 19 story 14 you 15 repeat 14 you 16 is 17 a 19 story 18 good 19 story then you will be glad to have it travel on and on and on , and will never want to call it back . 1 then 16 and 2 you 5 glad 3 will 4 be 4 be 5 glad 5 glad 7 have 6 to 7 have 7 have 8 it 8 it 9 travel 9 travel 10 on 10 on 11 and 11 and 12 on 12 on 16 and 13 and 16 and 14 on 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 will 17 will 18 never 18 never 19 want 18 never 24 . 19 want 20 to 20 to 21 call 22 it 23 back 23 back 24 . you see stories are just like rivers , they run on and on forever . 1 you 2 see 2 see 7 rivers 3 stories 4 are 4 are 5 just 4 are 7 rivers 5 just 6 like 7 rivers 8 , 7 rivers 10 run 9 they 10 run 10 run 13 on 11 on 12 and 12 and 13 on 13 on 14 forever 13 on 15 . no one will believe it . 1 no 2 one 2 one 3 will 3 will 4 believe 4 believe 5 it 5 it 6 . i 'll just keep my tongue still . " 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 just 3 just 4 keep 3 just 6 tongue 5 my 6 tongue 6 tongue 7 still 7 still 8 . 8 . 9 " so now , impossible as this new story sounded , they didn't dare laugh at it . 1 so 2 now 2 now 3 , 2 now 4 impossible 4 impossible 5 as 4 impossible 16 it 5 as 6 this 5 as 9 sounded 5 as 10 , 7 new 8 story 8 story 9 sounded 11 they 12 didn't 12 didn't 13 dare 13 dare 14 laugh 14 laugh 15 at 14 laugh 16 it 16 it 17 . some one ought to go ask him what he knows about it . 1 some 2 one 2 one 3 ought 3 ought 5 go 4 to 5 go 5 go 6 ask 6 ask 7 him 6 ask 8 what 6 ask 13 . 8 what 11 about 9 he 10 knows 10 knows 11 about 11 about 12 it if there is such a terrible creature up there , he ought to have seen it . 1 if 2 there 2 there 3 is 3 is 4 such 4 such 5 a 5 a 6 terrible 6 terrible 7 creature 7 creature 8 up 8 up 9 there 9 there 10 , 10 , 11 he 11 he 12 ought 12 ought 13 to 13 to 14 have 14 have 15 seen 15 seen 16 it 16 it 17 . you 're not afraid of anybody or anything . " 1 you 2 're 2 're 3 not 2 're 4 afraid 4 afraid 5 of 4 afraid 6 anybody 6 anybody 7 or 7 or 8 anything 8 anything 9 . 9 . 10 " whoever heard of such a thing ? 1 whoever 2 heard 1 whoever 7 ? 2 heard 3 of 3 of 4 such 4 such 5 a 6 thing 7 ? it gives me a queer feeling inside . " 1 it 2 gives 2 gives 3 me 2 gives 7 inside 4 a 5 queer 5 queer 7 inside 6 feeling 7 inside 7 inside 8 . 8 . 9 " " hello , there ! 1 " 2 hello 2 hello 3 , 2 hello 4 there 4 there 5 ! then with this to chew on , he came half way down the tree and made himself comfortable on a big limb . 1 then 2 with 2 with 3 this 2 with 4 to 2 with 7 , 2 with 8 he 2 with 9 came 4 to 5 chew 5 chew 6 on 9 came 11 way 10 half 11 way 11 way 12 down 12 down 14 tree 13 the 14 tree 14 tree 18 comfortable 15 and 16 made 16 made 17 himself 16 made 18 comfortable 18 comfortable 20 a 18 comfortable 23 . 19 on 20 a 20 a 22 limb 21 big 22 limb " now , what is it you've got on your mind ? " he demanded . 1 " 2 now 2 now 3 , 3 , 4 what 4 what 5 is 5 is 6 it 6 it 7 you've 7 you've 8 got 7 you've 15 demanded 8 got 11 mind 9 on 11 mind 10 your 11 mind 12 ? 15 demanded 13 " 15 demanded 14 he 15 demanded 15 demanded 16 . have you ? " he concluded . 1 have 2 you 1 have 7 . 2 you 3 ? 2 you 6 concluded 4 " 6 concluded 5 he 6 concluded " no , " said he . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 6 he 7 . much obliged . " 1 much 2 obliged 2 obliged 3 . 3 . 4 " it never seems to enter his head that he is making other people happy just by being happy himself and saying so . 1 it 2 never 2 never 3 seems 3 seems 4 to 3 seems 5 enter 3 seems 10 is 5 enter 7 head 6 his 7 head 8 that 9 he 8 that 10 is 10 is 11 making 11 making 12 other 12 other 13 people 13 people 15 just 14 happy 15 just 15 just 16 by 16 by 17 being 17 being 18 happy 18 happy 19 himself 19 himself 20 and 20 and 21 saying 21 saying 22 so 22 so 23 . then in a flash it came to him what it meant . 1 then 11 meant 2 in 3 a 3 a 4 flash 4 flash 6 came 5 it 6 came 6 came 7 to 6 came 8 him 6 came 11 meant 9 what 11 meant 10 it 11 meant 11 meant 12 . he must get help somewhere else , and he must do it quickly . 1 he 2 must 1 he 9 he 3 get 4 help 3 get 5 somewhere 5 somewhere 6 else 6 else 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 he 9 he 10 must 10 must 11 do 11 do 12 it 12 it 13 quickly 13 quickly 14 . anxiously he looked this way and that way , but there was no one in sight . 1 anxiously 2 he 1 anxiously 17 . 2 he 3 looked 2 he 16 sight 4 this 5 way 5 way 6 and 6 and 7 that 7 that 8 way 8 way 16 sight 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 there 11 there 12 was 12 was 13 no 13 no 14 one 14 one 15 in 15 in 16 sight he saw right away what was the trouble . 1 he 2 saw 2 saw 5 what 3 right 4 away 4 away 5 what 5 what 6 was 6 was 7 the 7 the 8 trouble 8 trouble 9 . for a minute the piece of bark held . 1 for 2 a 2 a 3 minute 3 minute 4 the 4 the 8 held 5 piece 6 of 5 piece 7 bark 7 bark 8 held 8 held 9 . it wasn't greed at all , " he replied . 1 it 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 greed 2 wasn't 4 at 4 at 5 all 5 all 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 he 8 he 9 replied 9 replied 10 . " you 're a coward [.] 1 " 3 're 2 you 3 're 3 're 5 coward 4 a 5 coward i wouldn't have run ! 1 i 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 3 have 2 wouldn't 4 run 2 wouldn't 5 ! i would have waited and found out what it was . 1 i 2 would 2 would 3 have 3 have 4 waited 4 waited 5 and 5 and 6 found 6 found 7 out 7 out 8 what 8 what 10 was 9 it 10 was 10 was 11 . " all right . 1 " 2 all 2 all 3 right 3 right 4 . a friend is always worth keeping [.] 1 a 2 friend 1 a 4 always 3 is 4 always 4 always 5 worth 5 worth 6 keeping he says that it is easier and a lot better to keep a friend than to make a new one . 1 he 2 says 1 he 3 that 1 he 6 easier 4 it 6 easier 5 is 6 easier 6 easier 7 and 7 and 9 lot 8 a 9 lot 9 lot 10 better 10 better 15 than 11 to 12 keep 11 to 15 than 13 a 14 friend 14 friend 15 than 15 than 16 to 16 to 17 make 17 make 18 a 18 a 19 new 19 new 20 one 20 one 21 . instead , he goes to that friend , finds out what the trouble is , explains it all away , and then does something nice . 1 instead 2 , 2 , 8 , 3 he 4 goes 4 goes 5 to 4 goes 7 friend 6 that 7 friend 7 friend 8 , 8 , 9 finds 9 finds 10 out 10 out 11 what 11 what 14 is 12 the 14 is 13 trouble 14 is 14 is 15 , 15 , 16 explains 16 explains 18 all 16 explains 19 away 16 explains 25 nice 17 it 18 all 20 , 21 and 20 , 22 then 21 and 22 then 22 then 23 does 23 does 24 something 24 something 25 nice 25 nice 26 . it made him very angry . 1 it 2 made 1 it 3 him 3 him 5 angry 4 very 5 angry 5 angry 6 . why would he tell me that he hasn't seen it if he has ? " 1 why 2 would 1 why 14 ? 2 would 3 he 2 would 5 me 2 would 8 hasn't 4 tell 5 me 6 that 8 hasn't 7 he 8 hasn't 8 hasn't 9 seen 8 hasn't 13 has 9 seen 10 it 10 it 11 if 11 if 12 he 14 ? 15 " he told the truth when he told you that he hadn't seen any stranger around his hill . 1 he 2 told 2 told 4 truth 3 the 4 truth 4 truth 5 when 4 truth 14 stranger 5 when 7 told 6 he 7 told 7 told 8 you 8 you 9 that 8 you 10 he 11 hadn't 12 seen 12 seen 13 any 12 seen 14 stranger 14 stranger 17 hill 15 around 17 hill 16 his 17 hill 17 hill 18 . " that 's different , " said he . 1 " 2 that 1 " 6 " 2 that 3 's 4 different 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 8 he 8 he 9 . only don ' forget that it 's a secret . " 1 only 2 don 2 don 3 ' 2 don 11 " 3 ' 4 forget 3 ' 9 secret 4 forget 5 that 6 it 7 's 6 it 8 a 8 a 9 secret 10 . 11 " he was just idly boasting and nothing more . 1 he 5 boasting 2 was 3 just 3 just 5 boasting 4 idly 5 boasting 5 boasting 6 and 6 and 7 nothing 7 nothing 8 more 7 nothing 9 . he likes to strut around and talk big . 1 he 7 talk 2 likes 7 talk 3 to 4 strut 4 strut 5 around 5 around 6 and 6 and 7 talk 7 talk 8 big 8 big 9 . but think as he would , he couldn't think of a single excuse that would sound reasonable . 1 but 3 as 2 think 3 as 3 as 6 , 3 as 17 reasonable 3 as 18 . 4 he 5 would 5 would 6 , 7 he 8 couldn't 8 couldn't 9 think 8 couldn't 12 single 9 think 10 of 10 of 11 a 11 a 12 single 12 single 16 sound 13 excuse 14 that 13 excuse 16 sound 15 would 16 sound 16 sound 17 reasonable he didn't see that the door had carelessly been left open , and even if he had , it would have made no difference . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 see 3 see 4 that 3 see 5 the 3 see 11 open 5 the 6 door 5 the 7 had 7 had 8 carelessly 7 had 9 been 9 been 10 left 11 open 12 , 11 open 24 difference 11 open 25 . 12 , 13 and 14 even 15 if 15 if 16 he 16 he 17 had 17 had 18 , 18 , 19 it 19 it 24 difference 20 would 21 have 21 have 22 made 22 made 24 difference 23 no 24 difference he hadn't a bit of appetite . 1 he 2 hadn't 2 hadn't 4 bit 2 hadn't 6 appetite 3 a 4 bit 4 bit 5 of 6 appetite 7 . he knew just what she would say . 1 he 2 knew 1 he 5 she 2 knew 3 just 3 just 4 what 5 she 6 would 6 would 7 say 7 say 8 . it seemed as if he could hear her sharp voice and the very words : 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 15 : 3 as 4 if 4 if 5 he 5 he 7 hear 6 could 7 hear 7 hear 10 voice 7 hear 11 and 8 her 9 sharp 9 sharp 10 voice 11 and 15 : 12 the 15 : 13 very 14 words 14 words 15 : " serves you right for boasting about something you don't know anything about . 1 " 2 serves 2 serves 3 you 2 serves 4 right 2 serves 7 about 2 serves 14 . 5 for 6 boasting 6 boasting 7 about 7 about 8 something 8 something 9 you 9 you 10 don't 10 don't 11 know 11 know 12 anything 12 anything 13 about that is the only way to keep out of trouble and live to a ripe old age . 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 the 3 the 4 only 4 only 5 way 5 way 6 to 6 to 7 keep 7 keep 8 out 8 out 9 of 9 of 10 trouble 10 trouble 11 and 11 and 12 live 11 and 13 to 13 to 17 age 13 to 18 . 14 a 15 ripe 15 ripe 16 old 16 old 17 age it seemed as if it never would pass , and yet he wished it would last forever . 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 as 2 seemed 5 it 3 as 4 if 5 it 6 never 5 it 12 he 6 never 7 would 7 would 8 pass 8 pass 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 yet 12 he 13 wished 13 wished 15 would 14 it 15 would 15 would 17 forever 16 last 17 forever 17 forever 18 . the more he thought about it , the more afraid he grew . 1 the 2 more 2 more 3 he 2 more 4 thought 2 more 12 grew 3 he 4 thought 4 thought 5 about 5 about 6 it 6 it 7 , 7 , 8 the 8 the 9 more 9 more 10 afraid 9 more 12 grew 10 afraid 11 he 12 grew 13 . the time had come , and he must choose between making his boast good or being called a coward by everybody . 1 the 2 time 2 time 12 his 3 had 4 come 4 come 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 he 7 he 12 his 8 must 9 choose 9 choose 10 between 10 between 11 making 11 making 12 his 12 his 13 boast 13 boast 14 good 14 good 15 or 14 good 16 being 16 being 17 called 17 called 20 by 18 a 19 coward 18 a 20 by 20 by 21 everybody 20 by 22 . the trouble with a great many people is that they remember this too late . 1 the 2 trouble 1 the 3 with 3 with 8 is 4 a 5 great 5 great 6 many 6 many 7 people 7 people 8 is 8 is 9 that 9 that 10 they 10 they 11 remember 11 remember 12 this 12 this 14 late 13 too 14 late 14 late 15 . so , there being nothing else to do , he went on . 1 so 3 there 2 , 3 there 3 there 4 being 3 there 5 nothing 3 there 9 , 3 there 10 he 3 there 13 . 5 nothing 6 else 6 else 7 to 7 to 8 do 10 he 11 went 11 went 12 on he reached the foot of the hill without seeing or hearing a thing out of the usual . 1 he 2 reached 2 reached 3 the 2 reached 8 without 4 foot 5 of 4 foot 7 hill 6 the 7 hill 7 hill 8 without 8 without 9 seeing 8 without 10 or 10 or 11 hearing 11 hearing 13 thing 11 hearing 18 . 12 a 13 thing 13 thing 14 out 14 out 15 of 14 out 17 usual 15 of 16 the nothing had happened , and nothing was going to happen . 1 nothing 3 happened 1 nothing 6 nothing 2 had 3 happened 3 happened 4 , 4 , 5 and 6 nothing 10 happen 7 was 8 going 8 going 9 to 8 going 10 happen 9 to 10 happen 10 happen 11 . of course not ! 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 not 3 not 4 ! " ah ! 1 " 2 ah 2 ah 3 ! what was that ? " 1 what 2 was 2 was 3 that 3 that 4 ? 4 ? 5 " he stopped short and looked up . 1 he 2 stopped 2 stopped 3 short 2 stopped 5 looked 3 short 4 and 5 looked 6 up 6 up 7 . coming down the hill straight towards him was the strangest thing he ever had seen . 1 coming 2 down 2 down 4 hill 3 the 4 hill 4 hill 5 straight 5 straight 6 towards 6 towards 7 him 7 him 8 was 7 him 12 he 8 was 10 strangest 9 the 10 strangest 10 strangest 11 thing 12 he 13 ever 13 ever 14 had 14 had 15 seen 15 seen 16 . he couldn't see any legs . 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 see 2 couldn't 4 any 2 couldn't 5 legs 5 legs 6 . he couldn't see any head . 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 4 any 3 see 4 any 4 any 5 head 4 any 6 . he couldn't see any tail . 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 4 any 3 see 4 any 4 any 5 tail 5 tail 6 . it was round like a ball , but it was the strangest looking ball that ever was . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 round 2 was 4 like 4 like 5 a 5 a 6 ball 6 ball 7 , 6 ball 14 ball 8 but 12 strangest 9 it 12 strangest 10 was 12 strangest 11 the 12 strangest 12 strangest 13 looking 13 looking 14 ball 14 ball 16 ever 15 that 16 ever 16 ever 17 was 16 ever 18 . it was covered with old leaves . 1 it 3 covered 2 was 3 covered 3 covered 4 with 3 covered 5 old 3 covered 6 leaves 6 leaves 7 . for just a wee minute he stared , and then , what do you think he did ? 1 for 2 just 2 just 3 a 3 a 4 wee 4 wee 5 minute 4 wee 7 stared 4 wee 8 , 4 wee 17 did 5 minute 6 he 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 then 10 then 11 , 12 what 13 do 13 do 14 you 14 you 15 think 15 think 16 he 16 he 17 did 17 did 18 ? " why ! 1 " 2 why 2 why 3 ! peter hesitated . 1 peter 2 hesitated 2 hesitated 3 . he knew it would be a foolish thing to do , for he might walk right into danger . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 5 be 2 knew 18 danger 3 it 4 would 4 would 5 be 6 a 18 danger 7 foolish 8 thing 7 foolish 18 danger 8 thing 9 to 9 to 10 do 10 do 11 , 11 , 12 for 13 he 15 walk 14 might 15 walk 15 walk 16 right 16 right 17 into 17 into 18 danger 18 danger 19 . with that he boldly hopped up the hill and joined them . 1 with 2 that 1 with 4 boldly 1 with 12 . 3 he 4 boldly 4 boldly 5 hopped 4 boldly 11 them 5 hopped 8 hill 6 up 8 hill 7 the 8 hill 8 hill 9 and 10 joined 11 them why , he almost ran into me and didn't see me at all . 1 why 2 , 2 , 3 he 3 he 4 almost 3 he 7 me 4 almost 5 ran 6 into 7 me 7 me 8 and 7 me 11 me 8 and 9 didn't 9 didn't 10 see 11 me 12 at 12 at 13 all 13 all 14 . i guess he 's running yet . 1 i 2 guess 2 guess 3 he 2 guess 4 's 4 's 5 running 5 running 6 yet 6 yet 7 . now , what 's the joke ? " 1 now 2 , 1 now 3 what 3 what 6 joke 3 what 7 ? 4 's 6 joke 5 the 6 joke 7 ? 8 " peter demanded . 1 peter 2 demanded 2 demanded 3 . " now who else can we scare ? " 1 " 2 now 2 now 3 who 2 now 8 ? 3 who 4 else 4 else 5 can 5 can 6 we 6 we 7 scare 8 ? 9 " and he was right ; everybody did know it , and everybody was laughing about it . 1 and 2 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 5 ; 4 right 5 ; 5 ; 6 everybody 6 everybody 7 did 6 everybody 12 everybody 7 did 8 know 8 know 9 it 9 it 10 , 10 , 11 and 12 everybody 13 was 13 was 14 laughing 14 laughing 15 about 15 about 16 it 15 about 17 . usually he is very proud of his handsome red coat , but now he wished that he could get rid of it . 1 usually 2 he 1 usually 3 is 3 is 5 proud 3 is 10 coat 3 is 15 wished 4 very 5 proud 5 proud 6 of 7 his 10 coat 8 handsome 10 coat 9 red 10 coat 11 , 12 but 12 but 13 now 13 now 14 he 14 he 15 wished 15 wished 16 that 15 wished 17 he 15 wished 18 could 15 wished 20 rid 15 wished 22 it 15 wished 23 . 19 get 20 rid 20 rid 21 of it is very hard to keep out of sight when you have bright colored clothes . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 very 3 very 4 hard 4 hard 5 to 4 hard 6 keep 6 keep 7 out 7 out 9 sight 8 of 9 sight 9 sight 10 when 10 when 11 you 11 you 12 have 12 have 15 clothes 13 bright 14 colored 14 colored 15 clothes 15 clothes 16 . coward ! 1 coward 2 ! coward ! " 1 coward 2 ! 2 ! 3 " it was saying over and over : 1 it 3 saying 2 was 3 saying 3 saying 7 : 4 over 5 and 4 over 6 over 5 and 6 over 6 over 7 : oh , me , me ! 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 me 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 me 5 me 6 ! probably somebody has played a trick on you [.] 1 probably 2 somebody 2 somebody 3 has 2 somebody 8 you 4 played 5 a 5 a 6 trick 6 trick 7 on 7 on 8 you you go back into the house and stay there . 1 you 8 stay 2 go 3 back 2 go 4 into 2 go 8 stay 4 into 5 the 5 the 6 house 7 and 8 stay 8 stay 9 there 9 there 10 . i am going to have a look about and find out what is going on . 1 i 2 am 2 am 3 going 3 going 4 to 4 to 9 and 5 have 6 a 5 have 7 look 6 a 7 look 7 look 8 about 7 look 9 and 9 and 10 find 10 find 11 out 11 out 12 what 12 what 13 is 13 is 14 going 14 going 15 on 15 on 16 . he may be as sly and smart and clever some day , but he has got a lot to learn before then . 1 he 4 as 2 may 3 be 2 may 4 as 4 as 5 sly 5 sly 6 and 5 sly 7 smart 7 smart 9 clever 8 and 9 clever 9 clever 11 day 9 clever 15 has 10 some 11 day 12 , 13 but 13 but 15 has 14 he 15 has 15 has 16 got 16 got 17 a 17 a 18 lot 18 lot 21 before 19 to 20 learn 20 learn 21 before 21 before 22 then 22 then 23 . oh , my , no ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 4 , 2 , 3 my 4 , 5 no 5 no 6 ! she went about hunting her dinner just as usual and didn't appear to be paying the least attention to what was going on about her . 1 she 10 and 2 went 3 about 2 went 4 hunting 4 hunting 6 dinner 5 her 6 dinner 6 dinner 10 and 7 just 10 and 8 as 9 usual 9 usual 10 and 10 and 11 didn't 11 didn't 12 appear 11 didn't 13 to 13 to 14 be 14 be 15 paying 15 paying 18 attention 16 the 17 least 17 least 18 attention 18 attention 19 to 19 to 20 what 20 what 21 was 21 was 22 going 22 going 23 on 23 on 24 about 24 about 25 her 25 her 26 . with her nose to the ground she ran this way and ran that way as if hunting for a trail . 1 with 3 nose 1 with 8 ran 2 her 3 nose 3 nose 6 ground 4 to 5 the 4 to 6 ground 5 the 6 ground 6 ground 7 she 8 ran 10 way 8 ran 12 ran 9 this 10 way 11 and 12 ran 12 ran 14 way 12 ran 18 for 13 that 14 way 15 as 16 if 16 if 18 for 17 hunting 18 for 18 for 19 a 19 a 20 trail 19 a 21 . so instead of coming to the hill along the hollow at the bottom , she came to it from the other way . 1 so 2 instead 2 instead 3 of 2 instead 14 , 2 instead 15 she 4 coming 5 to 5 to 7 hill 6 the 7 hill 7 hill 8 along 8 along 10 hollow 8 along 13 bottom 9 the 10 hollow 11 at 13 bottom 12 the 13 bottom 13 bottom 14 , 15 she 17 to 16 came 17 to 17 to 18 it 18 it 19 from 18 it 23 . 19 from 20 the 20 the 21 other 21 other 22 way no one would ever have guessed that she was thinking of anything else . 1 no 2 one 2 one 3 would 3 would 5 have 3 would 8 she 4 ever 5 have 5 have 6 guessed 6 guessed 7 that 8 she 10 thinking 8 she 12 anything 9 was 10 thinking 10 thinking 11 of 12 anything 13 else 12 anything 14 . she followed these down to the bottom , but there they disappeared . 1 she 2 followed 2 followed 3 these 2 followed 12 disappeared 3 these 4 down 4 down 7 bottom 5 to 7 bottom 6 the 7 bottom 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 there 10 there 11 they 11 they 12 disappeared 12 disappeared 13 . no , she didn't exactly meet him , because he saw her before she saw him , and he promptly climbed a tree . 1 no 2 , 1 no 4 didn't 2 , 3 she 4 didn't 5 exactly 5 exactly 6 meet 5 exactly 9 because 6 meet 7 him 8 , 9 because 9 because 10 he 9 because 11 saw 9 because 20 promptly 11 saw 12 her 11 saw 13 before 11 saw 15 saw 14 she 15 saw 16 him 17 , 17 , 18 and 18 and 20 promptly 19 he 20 promptly 20 promptly 21 climbed 21 climbed 23 tree 22 a 23 tree 23 tree 24 . granny stopped and looked up . 1 granny 2 stopped 2 stopped 3 and 3 and 4 looked 4 looked 5 up 5 up 6 . " huh ! 1 " 2 huh 2 huh 3 ! i 'd like to see it ! 1 i 2 'd 2 'd 3 like 3 like 4 to 4 to 5 see 5 see 6 it 6 it 7 ! ah wouldn't do it again . 1 ah 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 5 again 2 wouldn't 6 . 3 do 4 it 3 do 5 again 4 it 5 again well , he just guessed . 1 well 2 , 1 well 3 he 3 he 5 guessed 4 just 5 guessed 5 guessed 6 . she 'll come just the way she did this afternoon , from back of the hill instead of along the holler . " 1 she 2 'll 2 'll 10 afternoon 3 come 4 just 4 just 6 way 4 just 7 she 5 the 6 way 7 she 8 did 8 did 9 this 9 this 10 afternoon 10 afternoon 11 , 11 , 21 holler 12 from 13 back 13 back 14 of 13 back 16 hill 15 the 16 hill 16 hill 17 instead 16 hill 21 holler 17 instead 18 of 17 instead 19 along 19 along 20 the 21 holler 22 . 22 . 23 " she couldn't see or hear anything in the least suspicious . 1 she 10 suspicious 2 couldn't 3 see 3 see 4 or 4 or 5 hear 5 hear 10 suspicious 6 anything 7 in 7 in 9 least 8 the 9 least 9 least 10 suspicious 10 suspicious 11 . she had seen him act in this stupid , uncertain way dozens of times before . 1 she 11 way 2 had 3 seen 3 seen 4 him 3 seen 5 act 3 seen 6 in 6 in 7 this 7 this 8 stupid 8 stupid 10 uncertain 9 , 10 uncertain 10 uncertain 11 way 11 way 12 dozens 12 dozens 13 of 12 dozens 14 times 14 times 15 before 15 before 16 . she didn't hurry the least little bit . 1 she 3 hurry 1 she 4 the 1 she 8 . 2 didn't 3 hurry 4 the 5 least 5 least 7 bit 6 little 7 bit the nearer it got , the stranger and more terrible it seemed . 1 the 2 nearer 2 nearer 3 it 2 nearer 7 stranger 4 got 5 , 5 , 6 the 6 the 7 stranger 7 stranger 8 and 8 and 9 more 8 and 10 terrible 10 terrible 12 seemed 11 it 12 seemed 12 seemed 13 . in fact , she quite lost it altogether . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 3 , 4 she 4 she 8 altogether 5 quite 6 lost 6 lost 8 altogether 7 it 8 altogether 8 altogether 9 . " did you see how her eyes popped out ? " 1 " 2 did 1 " 3 you 3 you 4 see 4 see 5 how 5 how 6 her 6 her 7 eyes 6 her 10 ? 7 eyes 8 popped 8 popped 9 out 10 ? 11 " " ah reckons she am bound to have sore feet if she keeps on running the way she started . " 1 " 2 ah 2 ah 3 reckons 3 reckons 4 she 3 reckons 19 started 4 she 5 am 4 she 9 sore 4 she 11 if 4 she 12 she 5 am 8 have 6 bound 7 to 7 to 8 have 9 sore 10 feet 13 keeps 14 on 13 keeps 19 started 14 on 15 running 16 the 17 way 17 way 18 she 18 she 19 started 19 started 21 " 20 . 21 " he just smiled in a quiet sort of way as he slowly climbed up to the top of the hill . 1 he 2 just 2 just 3 smiled 3 smiled 4 in 3 smiled 7 sort 3 smiled 10 as 5 a 7 sort 6 quiet 7 sort 7 sort 8 of 7 sort 9 way 10 as 11 he 10 as 13 climbed 10 as 21 . 12 slowly 13 climbed 13 climbed 14 up 13 climbed 17 top 15 to 17 top 16 the 17 top 17 top 18 of 17 top 20 hill 19 the 20 hill who wouldn't have been at seeing a strange creature without head , tail , or legs rolling down hill straight towards them ? 1 who 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 3 have 3 have 4 been 4 been 5 at 5 at 6 seeing 6 seeing 7 a 6 seeing 9 creature 8 strange 9 creature 9 creature 10 without 9 creature 13 tail 11 head 12 , 11 head 13 tail 13 tail 14 , 13 tail 16 legs 14 , 15 or 16 legs 17 rolling 17 rolling 18 down 17 rolling 23 ? 18 down 19 hill 19 hill 20 straight 20 straight 21 towards 21 towards 22 them it didn't take her long to decide that it wasn't . 1 it 2 didn't 2 didn't 5 long 2 didn't 10 wasn't 3 take 4 her 3 take 5 long 5 long 6 to 6 to 7 decide 8 that 10 wasn't 9 it 10 wasn't 10 wasn't 11 . then she did some quick thinking . 1 then 2 she 2 she 3 did 3 did 5 quick 3 did 6 thinking 3 did 7 . 4 some 5 quick she wasted no time thinking about it , but began to steal back the way she had come . 1 she 2 wasted 1 she 16 she 2 wasted 4 time 2 wasted 5 thinking 3 no 4 time 5 thinking 6 about 5 thinking 7 it 5 thinking 9 but 7 it 8 , 8 , 9 but 10 began 11 to 10 began 12 steal 12 steal 13 back 13 back 14 the 14 the 15 way 15 way 16 she 16 she 17 had 17 had 18 come 18 come 19 . then she smiled grimly . 1 then 2 she 1 then 3 smiled 3 smiled 4 grimly 3 smiled 5 . at last they were so tired with their good time that they just had to stop for a rest . 1 at 2 last 1 at 8 their 3 they 4 were 3 they 8 their 4 were 6 tired 5 so 6 tired 6 tired 7 with 8 their 10 time 9 good 10 time 10 time 11 that 10 time 16 stop 12 they 13 just 13 just 14 had 13 just 16 stop 14 had 15 to 15 to 16 stop 16 stop 17 for 17 for 18 a 18 a 19 rest 19 rest 20 . i wonder who we " 1 i 2 wonder 1 i 5 " 2 wonder 3 who 4 we 5 " peter didn't finish . 1 peter 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 finish 3 finish 4 . no one really knows who his best friends are until he gets in trouble . 1 no 2 one 2 one 3 really 3 really 4 knows 4 knows 5 who 5 who 9 are 6 his 7 best 7 best 8 friends 8 friends 9 are 9 are 10 until 10 until 12 gets 11 he 12 gets 12 gets 14 trouble 13 in 14 trouble 14 trouble 15 . when everything is lovely and there is no sign of trouble anywhere , one may have ever and ever so many friends . 1 when 2 everything 1 when 5 and 1 when 13 , 2 everything 4 lovely 3 is 4 lovely 5 and 6 there 6 there 7 is 7 is 8 no 9 sign 10 of 10 of 12 anywhere 11 trouble 12 anywhere 12 anywhere 13 , 13 , 15 may 14 one 15 may 15 may 16 have 16 have 18 and 17 ever 18 and 18 and 19 ever 19 ever 20 so 20 so 21 many 21 many 22 friends 22 friends 23 . at least , it may seem so . 1 at 2 least 2 least 3 , 2 least 5 may 4 it 5 may 5 may 6 seem 6 seem 7 so 7 so 8 . these are the real friends , the true friends , and they are worth more than all the others put together . 1 these 3 the 2 are 3 the 3 the 4 real 3 the 5 friends 3 the 6 , 6 , 7 the 6 , 8 true 8 true 9 friends 8 true 14 worth 9 friends 12 they 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 they 12 they 13 are 14 worth 15 more 15 more 16 than 16 than 17 all 17 all 21 together 18 the 19 others 19 others 20 put 20 put 21 together 21 together 22 . remember that if you are a true friend to any one , you will stand by him and help him , no matter what happens . 1 remember 2 that 1 remember 3 if 1 remember 4 you 4 you 5 are 5 are 6 a 6 a 8 friend 6 a 9 to 7 true 8 friend 9 to 10 any 10 any 11 one 10 any 25 happens 10 any 26 . 11 one 12 , 11 one 20 him 13 you 14 will 14 will 15 stand 15 stand 16 by 16 by 17 him 17 him 18 and 17 him 20 him 19 help 20 him 21 , 22 no 22 no 23 matter 23 matter 24 what 24 what 25 happens sometimes it is almost worth while getting into trouble just to find out who your real friends are . 1 sometimes 2 it 1 sometimes 3 is 1 sometimes 9 trouble 4 almost 5 worth 5 worth 6 while 6 while 7 getting 7 getting 8 into 8 into 9 trouble 9 trouble 10 just 10 just 11 to 11 to 12 find 12 find 13 out 13 out 14 who 14 who 18 are 15 your 16 real 15 your 17 friends 15 your 18 are 18 are 19 . now it was her turn to laugh , all because he had been careless and foolish . 1 now 2 it 2 it 5 turn 3 was 5 turn 4 her 5 turn 5 turn 6 to 5 turn 14 careless 6 to 7 laugh 7 laugh 8 , 8 , 9 all 8 , 10 because 11 he 14 careless 12 had 13 been 13 been 14 careless 14 careless 16 foolish 15 and 16 foolish 16 foolish 17 . you see , it was so sudden that they really didn't know what had happened . 1 you 2 see 2 see 9 they 3 , 4 it 4 it 5 was 4 it 7 sudden 6 so 7 sudden 7 sudden 8 that 7 sudden 9 they 9 they 10 really 10 really 11 didn't 11 didn't 12 know 12 know 13 what 13 what 15 happened 14 had 15 happened 15 happened 16 . you know he is not afraid of anybody or anything . 1 you 2 know 2 know 4 is 3 he 4 is 4 is 5 not 4 is 6 afraid 6 afraid 7 of 6 afraid 8 anybody 8 anybody 9 or 9 or 10 anything 10 anything 11 . for just a minute she hesitated . 1 for 2 just 1 for 6 hesitated 2 just 3 a 3 a 4 minute 5 she 6 hesitated 6 hesitated 7 . it was more than her temper , never of the best , could stand . 1 it 2 was 1 it 5 her 2 was 3 more 3 more 4 than 5 her 6 temper 5 her 12 , 7 , 12 , 8 never 12 , 9 of 10 the 10 the 11 best 11 best 12 , 12 , 13 could 13 could 14 stand 14 stand 15 . her yellow eyes snapped so that it seemed almost as if sparks of fire flew from them . 1 her 3 eyes 1 her 12 sparks 2 yellow 3 eyes 3 eyes 4 snapped 5 so 6 that 6 that 7 it 7 it 8 seemed 8 seemed 11 if 9 almost 11 if 10 as 11 if 11 if 12 sparks 12 sparks 13 of 12 sparks 14 fire 12 sparks 17 them 14 fire 15 flew 15 flew 16 from 17 them 18 . so she talked herself out and then with many parting threats of what she would do , she started for home . 1 so 2 she 1 so 6 and 3 talked 5 out 4 herself 5 out 5 out 6 and 6 and 7 then 7 then 8 with 8 with 9 many 9 many 10 parting 9 many 11 threats 11 threats 12 of 11 threats 13 what 11 threats 17 , 13 what 14 she 13 what 16 do 15 would 16 do 17 , 18 she 18 she 19 started 19 started 20 for 20 for 21 home 21 home 22 . they looked him all over and found that he wasn't much the worse for his rough experience . 1 they 2 looked 1 they 3 him 1 they 7 found 1 they 10 wasn't 3 him 5 over 4 all 5 over 6 and 7 found 7 found 8 that 8 that 9 he 9 he 10 wasn't 10 wasn't 11 much 11 much 13 worse 12 the 13 worse 13 worse 14 for 14 for 15 his 15 his 16 rough 16 rough 17 experience 17 experience 18 . " you are going to stay right here where we can take care of you . 1 " 2 you 2 you 4 going 2 you 5 to 2 you 7 right 2 you 15 you 3 are 4 going 6 stay 7 right 7 right 8 here 8 here 9 where 9 where 10 we 9 where 11 can 11 can 12 take 12 take 13 care 12 take 14 of 15 you 16 . " oh ! " she cried , " you have come to bring me bad news . 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 14 me 3 ! 4 " 3 ! 6 cried 5 she 6 cried 6 cried 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 you 9 you 10 have 9 you 14 me 10 have 11 come 11 come 12 to 13 bring 14 me 14 me 15 bad 15 bad 16 news 16 news 17 . you see , when danger is over , it is quickly forgotten . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 when 4 when 6 is 4 when 7 over 4 when 8 , 5 danger 6 is 8 , 9 it 9 it 10 is 10 is 11 quickly 11 quickly 12 forgotten 12 forgotten 13 . how do you suppose we can get him over here ? " 1 how 2 do 2 do 3 you 2 do 4 suppose 4 suppose 5 we 4 suppose 11 ? 5 we 6 can 5 we 8 him 7 get 8 him 8 him 9 over 9 over 10 here 11 ? 12 " yo ' know she isn't wasting any love on him . 1 yo 2 ' 1 yo 3 know 1 yo 4 she 1 yo 5 isn't 5 isn't 7 any 6 wasting 7 any 7 any 9 on 8 love 9 on 9 on 10 him 10 him 11 . he knows when to be polite , and no one can be more polite than he . 1 he 2 knows 1 he 16 he 2 knows 3 when 2 knows 6 polite 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 polite 6 polite 7 , 6 polite 14 polite 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 no 9 no 10 one 11 can 12 be 12 be 14 polite 13 more 14 polite 15 than 16 he 16 he 17 . " they 'll be there , " he muttered . 1 " 2 they 2 they 3 'll 3 'll 4 be 4 be 5 there 5 there 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 he 8 he 9 muttered 9 muttered 10 . peter is going to come to a bad end some day if he doesn't watch out . " 1 peter 2 is 2 is 3 going 3 going 4 to 4 to 18 " 5 come 6 to 5 come 7 a 7 a 8 bad 8 bad 9 end 8 bad 10 some 10 some 11 day 11 day 12 if 12 if 14 doesn't 13 he 14 doesn't 14 doesn't 15 watch 15 watch 16 out 16 out 17 . 17 . 18 " " that 's one way of looking at it , " said he . 1 " 2 that 1 " 11 " 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 one 5 way 6 of 6 of 7 looking 7 looking 8 at 8 at 9 it 9 it 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 said 12 said 13 he 13 he 14 . my , but it was exciting to those who were watching ! 1 my 2 , 2 , 3 but 3 but 4 it 3 but 12 ! 4 it 5 was 5 was 10 were 6 exciting 7 to 7 to 9 who 8 those 9 who 9 who 10 were 10 were 11 watching peter knew what it meant and jumped to one side . 1 peter 10 side 1 peter 11 . 2 knew 3 what 3 what 5 meant 4 it 5 meant 5 meant 6 and 6 and 7 jumped 7 jumped 8 to 7 jumped 10 side 9 one 10 side it was plain to see that he was afraid , very much afraid . 1 it 2 was 1 it 4 to 2 was 3 plain 4 to 5 see 5 see 6 that 6 that 7 he 7 he 8 was 8 was 9 afraid 9 afraid 13 afraid 10 , 11 very 11 very 12 much 12 much 13 afraid 13 afraid 14 . quite suddenly he had lost his appetite . 1 quite 2 suddenly 1 quite 3 he 1 quite 7 appetite 1 quite 8 . 3 he 4 had 5 lost 7 appetite 6 his 7 appetite you see , once you are started , it is not the easiest thing in the world to stop . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 once 4 once 5 you 4 once 7 started 4 once 8 , 4 once 9 it 4 once 13 easiest 4 once 20 . 5 you 6 are 9 it 10 is 10 is 11 not 11 not 13 easiest 12 the 13 easiest 13 easiest 14 thing 14 thing 15 in 14 thing 19 stop 15 in 17 world 16 the 17 world 18 to 19 stop and then again , you are quite likely to stub your toes . 1 and 2 then 2 then 3 again 3 again 4 , 4 , 5 you 5 you 6 are 6 are 7 quite 7 quite 8 likely 8 likely 9 to 9 to 11 your 10 stub 11 your 11 your 12 toes 12 toes 13 . he stubbed his toes and turned a complete somersault . 1 he 2 stubbed 2 stubbed 4 toes 2 stubbed 9 somersault 3 his 4 toes 5 and 6 turned 6 turned 9 somersault 7 a 8 complete 8 complete 9 somersault 9 somersault 10 . he looked so funny that the little scamps watching him had all they could do to keep from shouting right out . 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 3 so 3 so 5 that 4 funny 5 that 5 that 6 the 6 the 8 scamps 7 little 8 scamps 8 scamps 10 him 8 scamps 19 shouting 9 watching 10 him 10 him 11 had 11 had 12 all 11 had 13 they 13 they 14 could 14 could 15 do 16 to 17 keep 17 keep 18 from 18 from 19 shouting 19 shouting 21 out 20 right 21 out 21 out 22 . oh , my , no ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 4 , 2 , 3 my 4 , 5 no 5 no 6 ! he just rolled over on to his feet and was off again , harder than before . 1 he 2 just 2 just 3 rolled 3 rolled 4 over 3 rolled 5 on 5 on 6 to 6 to 7 his 7 his 8 feet 7 his 10 was 8 feet 9 and 10 was 11 off 11 off 12 again 11 off 16 before 12 again 13 , 13 , 15 than 14 harder 15 than 16 before 17 . if he did , it would be almost too good to be true . 1 if 2 he 2 he 3 did 3 did 4 , 4 , 5 it 5 it 6 would 6 would 7 be 7 be 8 almost 8 almost 9 too 9 too 10 good 10 good 11 to 11 to 12 be 12 be 13 true 13 true 14 . but he didn't . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 . then he began to laugh . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 began 3 began 4 to 4 to 5 laugh 5 laugh 6 . very slowly the strange creature unrolled and turned over . 1 very 2 slowly 1 very 7 and 3 the 5 creature 4 strange 5 creature 5 creature 6 unrolled 6 unrolled 7 and 7 and 8 turned 8 turned 9 over 8 turned 10 . there was a head now and a tail and four legs . 1 there 2 was 1 there 12 . 2 was 11 legs 3 a 4 head 4 head 5 now 5 now 6 and 6 and 7 a 7 a 8 tail 8 tail 9 and 8 tail 11 legs 10 four 11 legs " you might have scared somebody to death down here where they don't know you . " 1 " 2 you 1 " 3 might 2 you 3 might 3 might 4 have 3 might 13 don't 4 have 6 somebody 5 scared 6 somebody 7 to 8 death 8 death 9 down 9 down 10 here 10 here 11 where 11 where 12 they 11 where 13 don't 13 don't 14 know 14 know 15 you 15 you 16 . 16 . 17 " like a great many other people , he couldn't take a joke on himself . 1 like 2 a 1 like 8 he 2 a 3 great 3 great 4 many 4 many 5 other 5 other 6 people 6 people 7 , 8 he 14 himself 9 couldn't 10 take 9 couldn't 12 joke 10 take 11 a 12 joke 13 on 13 on 14 himself 14 himself 15 .