another playfully pulled his whiskers , while a third rumpled up his hair [.] 1 another 3 pulled 2 playfully 3 pulled 3 pulled 5 whiskers 3 pulled 7 while 4 his 5 whiskers 6 , 7 while 7 while 9 third 7 while 11 up 8 a 9 third 9 third 10 rumpled 9 third 11 up 11 up 13 hair 12 his 13 hair he wore a green coat and his voice was very deep [.] 1 he 6 and 2 wore 5 coat 2 wore 6 and 3 a 5 coat 4 green 5 coat 6 and 9 was 7 his 8 voice 8 voice 9 was 9 was 11 deep 10 very 11 deep you wouldn't have known that they were his grandchildren unless some one told you . 1 you 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 3 have 3 have 4 known 4 known 5 that 5 that 6 they 5 that 7 were 6 they 7 were 7 were 9 grandchildren 7 were 10 unless 8 his 9 grandchildren 10 unless 12 one 10 unless 13 told 11 some 12 one 12 one 13 told 13 told 14 you 14 you 15 . he did nothing at all but eat and sleep and admire his tail [.] 1 he 2 did 2 did 3 nothing 3 nothing 4 at 4 at 5 all 5 all 6 but 6 but 8 and 7 eat 8 and 8 and 9 sleep 9 sleep 10 and 10 and 11 admire 11 admire 13 tail 12 his 13 tail every time he looked his tail had grown shorter and smaller . 1 every 2 time 2 time 3 he 2 time 4 looked 2 time 6 tail 3 he 4 looked 5 his 6 tail 6 tail 7 had 7 had 8 grown 8 grown 10 and 9 shorter 10 and 10 and 11 smaller 11 smaller 12 . when he sat down again on his big lily pad the green fly was nowhere to be seen [.] 1 when 2 he 1 when 3 sat 1 when 13 fly 2 he 3 sat 3 sat 4 down 4 down 5 again 4 down 6 on 6 on 10 pad 7 his 10 pad 8 big 9 lily 9 lily 10 pad 11 the 13 fly 12 green 13 fly 13 fly 14 was 14 was 15 nowhere 14 was 16 to 16 to 17 be 17 be 18 seen he walked and walked and walked [.] 1 he 2 walked 1 he 3 and 2 walked 3 and 3 and 5 and 4 walked 5 and 5 and 6 walked then he sat up and rubbed them [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 5 and 3 sat 4 up 3 sat 5 and 5 and 6 rubbed 6 rubbed 7 them for just a few , few minutes he couldn't remember where he was at all [.] 1 for 4 few 1 for 5 , 1 for 7 minutes 2 just 4 few 3 a 4 few 6 few 7 minutes 7 minutes 8 he 7 minutes 9 couldn't 7 minutes 10 remember 8 he 9 couldn't 10 remember 11 where 11 where 12 he 11 where 13 was 12 he 13 was 13 was 14 at 14 at 15 all but he was so far from home that he didn't see a single thing that looked at all like the things he was used to . 1 but 2 he 1 but 26 . 2 he 3 was 3 was 5 far 4 so 5 far 5 far 6 from 5 far 8 that 6 from 7 home 8 that 9 he 8 that 11 see 9 he 10 didn't 10 didn't 11 see 11 see 14 thing 11 see 19 like 12 a 13 single 12 a 14 thing 13 single 14 thing 14 thing 17 at 15 that 17 at 16 looked 17 at 18 all 19 like 19 like 21 things 20 the 21 things 21 things 22 he 21 things 25 to 22 he 23 was 23 was 24 used 24 used 25 to everything was different [.] 1 everything 2 was 2 was 3 different when he came to his own house he stopped and sat on his hind legs once more [.] 1 when 2 he 1 when 3 came 1 when 8 he 2 he 3 came 3 came 4 to 4 to 7 house 5 his 6 own 5 his 7 house 8 he 10 and 9 stopped 10 and 10 and 11 sat 10 and 12 on 10 and 16 once 10 and 17 more 12 on 15 legs 13 his 15 legs 14 hind 15 legs he was very independent and cared for no one [.] 1 he 2 was 1 he 5 and 2 was 4 independent 2 was 5 and 3 very 4 independent 5 and 6 cared 6 cared 7 for 7 for 9 one 8 no 9 one you see his coat was so black that in the darkness of the night it was not visible at all [.] 1 you 2 see 2 see 19 at 3 his 4 coat 4 coat 5 was 5 was 7 black 6 so 7 black 7 black 8 that 7 black 9 in 9 in 11 darkness 10 the 11 darkness 11 darkness 12 of 11 darkness 19 at 12 of 14 night 13 the 14 night 14 night 15 it 14 night 16 was 15 it 16 was 16 was 17 not 17 not 18 visible 19 at 20 all they had been broken and scattered this way and that [.] 1 they 5 and 2 had 3 been 2 had 5 and 3 been 4 broken 5 and 6 scattered 6 scattered 9 and 7 this 8 way 8 way 9 and 9 and 10 that they did not dare to disobey her [.] 1 they 2 did 2 did 3 not 2 did 4 dare 3 not 4 dare 4 dare 5 to 5 to 6 disobey 6 disobey 7 her then each in turn was asked to tell where he had been the night before [.] 1 then 2 each 2 each 5 was 3 in 4 turn 4 turn 5 was 5 was 6 asked 6 asked 7 to 6 asked 8 tell 7 to 8 tell 8 tell 9 where 9 where 10 he 9 where 12 been 10 he 11 had 11 had 12 been 12 been 14 night 12 been 15 before 13 the 14 night no one seemed to know at first [.] 1 no 2 one 2 one 3 seemed 3 seemed 4 to 3 seemed 5 know 4 to 5 know 5 know 7 first 6 at 7 first he hadn't a word to say [.] 1 he 2 hadn't 2 hadn't 4 word 2 hadn't 5 to 3 a 4 word 5 to 6 say he just wanted to sneak away by himself [.] 1 he 3 wanted 2 just 3 wanted 3 wanted 4 to 3 wanted 5 sneak 4 to 5 sneak 5 sneak 6 away 5 sneak 7 by 7 by 8 himself she had had a very busy day [.] 1 she 2 had 2 had 3 had 3 had 7 day 4 a 7 day 5 very 6 busy 6 busy 7 day he kissed the sleepy daisies [.] 1 he 2 kissed 2 kissed 5 daisies 3 the 5 daisies 4 sleepy 5 daisies he shook the nodding buttercups [.] 1 he 2 shook 2 shook 5 buttercups 3 the 5 buttercups 4 nodding 5 buttercups the sleepy daisies didn't want to play [.] 1 the 3 daisies 2 sleepy 3 daisies 3 daisies 4 didn't 4 didn't 5 want 5 want 6 to 6 to 7 play the nodding buttercups were cross [.] 1 the 3 buttercups 2 nodding 3 buttercups 3 buttercups 4 were 4 were 5 cross and he couldn't go to sleep . 1 and 2 he 2 he 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 go 4 go 5 to 5 to 6 sleep 6 sleep 7 . and because he could go faster and because he went a shorter way he got there first [.] 1 and 14 he 1 and 15 got 2 because 7 and 2 because 10 went 2 because 14 he 3 he 4 could 3 he 7 and 4 could 5 go 5 go 6 faster 7 and 8 because 8 because 9 he 9 he 10 went 10 went 13 way 11 a 13 way 12 shorter 13 way 14 he 15 got 15 got 16 there 15 got 17 first in an instant he was wide awake [.] 1 in 3 instant 1 in 4 he 2 an 3 instant 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 wide 6 wide 7 awake the sky was blue and the sun was bright [.] 1 the 2 sky 2 sky 3 was 3 was 5 and 4 blue 5 and 5 and 9 bright 6 the 7 sun 7 sun 8 was 8 was 9 bright he stopped and peeped under every old log to see if there were any beetles [.] 1 he 3 and 2 stopped 3 and 3 and 4 peeped 3 and 5 under 3 and 9 to 5 under 8 log 6 every 8 log 7 old 8 log 9 to 10 see 10 see 11 if 11 if 12 there 11 if 13 were 12 there 13 were 13 were 15 beetles 14 any 15 beetles it stopped its noisy laughing and singing and just lay smiling and smiling in the warm sunshine [.] 1 it 2 stopped 2 stopped 12 and 2 stopped 14 in 3 its 12 and 4 noisy 5 laughing 5 laughing 6 and 6 and 10 lay 6 and 11 smiling 6 and 12 and 7 singing 8 and 8 and 9 just 8 and 10 lay 12 and 13 smiling 12 and 14 in 14 in 17 sunshine 15 the 17 sunshine 16 warm 17 sunshine the little flowers on the bank leaned over and nodded to it [.] 1 the 3 flowers 2 little 3 flowers 3 flowers 4 on 3 flowers 9 and 4 on 6 bank 5 the 6 bank 7 leaned 8 over 7 leaned 9 and 9 and 10 nodded 10 nodded 11 to 11 to 12 it the beech tree , which was very old , sometimes dropped a leaf into it [.] 1 the 3 tree 2 beech 3 tree 3 tree 5 which 3 tree 11 dropped 4 , 5 which 5 which 6 was 5 which 9 , 6 was 8 old 7 very 8 old 10 sometimes 11 dropped 11 dropped 13 leaf 11 dropped 14 into 12 a 13 leaf 13 leaf 14 into 14 into 15 it and what do you think ? 1 and 2 what 1 and 5 think 2 what 3 do 4 you 5 think 5 think 6 ? it was the air from their lungs making the bubbles [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 air 2 was 5 from 3 the 4 air 4 air 5 from 5 from 7 lungs 6 their 7 lungs 7 lungs 8 making 8 making 10 bubbles 9 the 10 bubbles then they both laughed together [.] 1 then 2 they 2 they 4 laughed 3 both 4 laughed 4 laughed 5 together it was such a good joke [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 6 joke 3 such 4 a 4 a 6 joke 5 good 6 joke he looked this way and looked that way [.] 1 he 5 and 2 looked 4 way 2 looked 5 and 3 this 4 way 5 and 6 looked 5 and 8 way 7 that 8 way soon he came dancing along with another nut to put in the hollow of the old chestnut tree [.] 1 soon 2 he 2 he 3 came 3 came 4 dancing 4 dancing 6 with 4 dancing 9 to 5 along 6 with 6 with 8 nut 7 another 8 nut 9 to 10 put 10 put 11 in 10 put 13 hollow 12 the 13 hollow 13 hollow 14 of 14 of 18 tree 15 the 18 tree 16 old 17 chestnut 17 chestnut 18 tree when he peeped in and saw that all his big store of nuts had disappeared , he couldn't believe his own eyes [.] 1 when 2 he 1 when 15 disappeared 1 when 16 , 1 when 17 he 2 he 5 and 3 peeped 4 in 3 peeped 5 and 5 and 6 saw 6 saw 7 that 8 all 11 store 9 his 11 store 10 big 11 store 11 store 12 of 11 store 14 had 12 of 13 nuts 14 had 15 disappeared 17 he 18 couldn't 18 couldn't 19 believe 19 believe 22 eyes 20 his 21 own 20 his 22 eyes there were tears in his eyes when he crept out again [.] 1 there 2 were 2 were 3 tears 3 tears 4 in 4 in 6 eyes 5 his 6 eyes 6 eyes 7 when 7 when 8 he 7 when 9 crept 8 he 9 crept 9 crept 10 out 10 out 11 again why , hickory nuts and chestnuts and acorns and hazel nuts , such a lot of them ! 1 why 2 , 2 , 4 nuts 2 , 5 and 3 hickory 4 nuts 5 and 6 chestnuts 5 and 7 and 7 and 8 acorns 7 and 9 and 9 and 11 nuts 9 and 15 lot 10 hazel 11 nuts 12 , 15 lot 13 such 14 a 14 a 15 lot 15 lot 16 of 15 lot 18 ! 16 of 17 them some flew this way and some ran that way and some danced the other way [.] 1 some 2 flew 2 flew 5 and 3 this 4 way 4 way 5 and 5 and 6 some 5 and 7 ran 5 and 8 that 5 and 12 danced 8 that 10 and 8 that 12 danced 9 way 10 and 10 and 11 some 10 and 12 danced 12 danced 15 way 13 the 14 other 14 other 15 way his brothers and his sister , his aunts and his uncles and his cousins were all there [.] 1 his 2 brothers 2 brothers 3 and 3 and 5 sister 3 and 6 , 4 his 5 sister 6 , 8 aunts 6 , 9 and 7 his 8 aunts 9 and 11 uncles 9 and 12 and 10 his 11 uncles 12 and 14 cousins 12 and 15 were 13 his 14 cousins 15 were 16 all 16 all 17 there so of course they didn't have a good time . 1 so 4 they 1 so 10 . 2 of 3 course 3 course 4 they 4 they 5 didn't 5 didn't 6 have 6 have 9 time 7 a 8 good 7 a 9 time 8 good 9 time it was night [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 night all the little stars were looking down and twinkling and twinkling [.] 1 all 2 the 1 all 4 stars 1 all 5 were 2 the 4 stars 3 little 4 stars 5 were 6 looking 6 looking 8 and 7 down 8 and 8 and 10 and 9 twinkling 10 and 10 and 11 twinkling it was oh so still ! 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 oh 2 was 4 so 4 so 5 still 4 so 6 ! what do you suppose they said when they reached their homes and found that someone else had been playing jokes , too ? 1 what 6 said 2 do 3 you 2 do 4 suppose 4 suppose 5 they 4 suppose 6 said 5 they 6 said 6 said 7 when 6 said 22 too 7 when 8 they 7 when 12 and 8 they 12 and 9 reached 11 homes 9 reached 12 and 10 their 11 homes 12 and 13 found 13 found 14 that 14 that 15 someone 14 that 18 been 15 someone 16 else 15 someone 17 had 17 had 18 been 18 been 19 playing 19 playing 20 jokes 21 , 22 too 22 too 23 ? then they all tried to run faster [.] 1 then 2 they 2 they 4 tried 3 all 4 tried 4 tried 5 to 4 tried 6 run 5 to 6 run 6 run 7 faster he always had to wait a little instead of minding when he was spoken to [.] 1 he 3 had 2 always 3 had 3 had 4 to 3 had 5 wait 4 to 5 wait 5 wait 7 little 5 wait 9 of 6 a 7 little 8 instead 9 of 9 of 10 minding 10 minding 11 when 11 when 12 he 11 when 15 to 12 he 13 was 13 was 15 to 14 spoken 15 to he swam just a little speck of a ways farther still [.] 1 he 2 swam 2 swam 3 just 2 swam 6 speck 4 a 5 little 4 a 6 speck 6 speck 7 of 7 of 11 still 8 a 11 still 9 ways 11 still 10 farther 11 still each in turn told why he thought he was the fastest [.] 1 each 4 told 2 in 3 turn 3 turn 4 told 4 told 5 why 5 why 6 he 5 why 7 thought 6 he 7 thought 7 thought 8 he 7 thought 9 was 8 he 9 was 9 was 11 fastest 10 the 11 fastest it was a beautiful summer day [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 6 day 3 a 6 day 4 beautiful 5 summer 5 summer 6 day now just at the foot of the little hill on which the big hickory tree grew was a little pond [.] 1 now 2 just 2 just 3 at 2 just 17 was 3 at 5 foot 4 the 5 foot 5 foot 6 of 6 of 9 hill 7 the 9 hill 8 little 9 hill 9 hill 10 on 10 on 11 which 10 on 15 tree 10 on 16 grew 12 the 15 tree 13 big 14 hickory 14 hickory 15 tree 15 tree 16 grew 17 was 20 pond 18 a 20 pond 19 little 20 pond he himself can swim even faster than he can run [.] 1 he 3 can 2 himself 3 can 3 can 4 swim 4 swim 6 faster 4 swim 7 than 5 even 6 faster 7 than 8 he 7 than 10 run 8 he 9 can 9 can 10 run he had not thought of that pond when he agreed to enter the race [.] 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 not 2 had 4 thought 4 thought 5 of 5 of 7 pond 6 that 7 pond 7 pond 8 when 8 when 9 he 9 he 10 agreed 10 agreed 11 to 11 to 12 enter 12 enter 14 race 13 the 14 race he stopped right on the edge of it and sat up on his hind legs [.] 1 he 9 and 2 stopped 3 right 2 stopped 4 on 2 stopped 9 and 4 on 6 edge 5 the 6 edge 6 edge 7 of 7 of 8 it 9 and 10 sat 9 and 11 up 9 and 12 on 12 on 15 legs 13 his 15 legs 14 hind 15 legs they were so excited that neither noticed a little splash in the pond [.] 1 they 2 were 2 were 4 excited 3 so 4 excited 4 excited 11 in 5 that 7 noticed 6 neither 7 noticed 7 noticed 10 splash 8 a 9 little 8 a 10 splash 9 little 10 splash 10 splash 11 in 11 in 13 pond 12 the 13 pond right across he swam , and climbed up the bank right under the big hickory tree [.] 1 right 2 across 1 right 11 right 1 right 12 under 2 across 10 bank 3 he 5 , 4 swam 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 climbed 7 climbed 8 up 8 up 10 bank 9 the 10 bank 11 right 12 under 12 under 16 tree 13 the 16 tree 14 big 15 hickory 15 hickory 16 tree now there were just three nuts left under the hickory trees [.] 1 now 2 there 2 there 3 were 3 were 6 nuts 4 just 5 three 5 three 6 nuts 6 nuts 7 left 6 nuts 8 under 8 under 11 trees 9 the 11 trees 10 hickory 11 trees he didn't have to hurry now , because he felt sure that the race was his [.] 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 have 3 have 4 to 3 have 5 hurry 4 to 5 hurry 5 hurry 6 now 5 hurry 8 because 7 , 8 because 8 because 9 he 8 because 10 felt 9 he 10 felt 10 felt 11 sure 11 sure 12 that 12 that 15 was 13 the 14 race 14 race 15 was 15 was 16 his so he swam round and round and chased some fish and had a beautiful time in the water [.] 1 so 2 he 2 he 7 and 3 swam 5 and 3 swam 7 and 4 round 5 and 5 and 6 round 7 and 11 and 8 chased 10 fish 8 chased 11 and 9 some 10 fish 11 and 12 had 12 had 15 time 12 had 16 in 13 a 14 beautiful 13 a 15 time 14 beautiful 15 time 15 time 16 in 16 in 18 water 17 the 18 water they both looked tired and hot and discouraged . 1 they 3 looked 2 both 3 looked 3 looked 5 and 4 tired 5 and 5 and 7 and 6 hot 7 and 7 and 8 discouraged 8 discouraged 9 . then they , too , began to look under the leaves and under the bark [.] 1 then 2 they 2 they 6 began 3 , 4 too 4 too 5 , 4 too 6 began 6 began 7 to 6 began 8 look 7 to 8 look 8 look 12 and 9 under 11 leaves 9 under 12 and 10 the 11 leaves 12 and 13 under 13 under 15 bark 14 the 15 bark