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