frontispiece . 1 frontispiece 2 . copyright , @number@ 1 copyright 2 , 1 copyright 3 @number@ all rights reserved 1 all 2 rights 2 rights 3 reserved oh , yes , it had been great fun . 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 3 yes 1 oh 4 , 1 oh 9 fun 5 it 7 been 5 it 9 fun 6 had 7 been 8 great 9 fun 9 fun 10 . but now things were different . 1 but 2 now 1 but 5 different 2 now 5 different 3 things 4 were 3 things 5 different 5 different 6 . indeed , he had more than he wanted . 1 indeed 2 , 1 indeed 3 he 1 indeed 9 . 3 he 4 had 3 he 8 wanted 5 more 6 than 5 more 8 wanted 7 he 8 wanted it is a terrible thing , a very terrible thing to have to run for one 's life . 1 it 2 is 1 it 17 's 2 is 10 thing 2 is 16 one 3 a 9 terrible 4 terrible 5 thing 4 terrible 9 terrible 5 thing 6 , 7 a 9 terrible 8 very 9 terrible 9 terrible 10 thing 10 thing 11 to 10 thing 13 to 12 have 13 to 13 to 14 run 14 run 15 for 17 's 18 life 18 life 19 . he has run for his life often . 1 he 2 has 2 has 7 often 3 run 6 life 4 for 6 life 5 his 6 life 6 life 7 often 7 often 8 . peter has known that on his long legs his life has depended , and more than once a terrible fear has filled his heart . 1 peter 3 known 2 has 3 known 3 known 4 that 3 known 8 legs 5 on 8 legs 6 his 8 legs 7 long 8 legs 8 legs 12 depended 8 legs 19 terrible 9 his 10 life 10 life 12 depended 11 has 12 depended 12 depended 16 than 12 depended 17 once 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 more 15 more 16 than 18 a 19 terrible 19 terrible 20 fear 20 fear 21 has 20 fear 22 filled 22 filled 24 heart 23 his 24 heart 24 heart 25 . so when he has been running with that terrible fear in his heart , there has always been hope there , too . 1 so 3 he 2 when 3 he 3 he 4 has 4 has 5 been 4 has 18 been 5 been 6 running 5 been 15 there 6 running 9 terrible 7 with 9 terrible 8 that 9 terrible 9 terrible 10 fear 10 fear 13 heart 11 in 13 heart 12 his 13 heart 13 heart 14 , 16 has 18 been 17 always 18 been 18 been 20 there 18 been 22 too 19 hope 20 there 21 , 22 too 22 too 23 . he didn't know where he was going . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 know 3 know 4 where 4 where 6 was 4 where 7 going 5 he 6 was 7 going 8 . " oh , dear ! 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 , 2 oh 4 dear 2 oh 5 ! oh , dear ! oh , dear me ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 3 dear 1 oh 4 ! 1 oh 7 dear 1 oh 9 ! 5 oh 6 , 5 oh 7 dear 8 me 9 ! presently he found that he must make a very long jump to reach the next tree . 1 presently 3 found 1 presently 5 he 1 presently 16 tree 2 he 3 found 4 that 5 he 6 must 7 make 7 make 11 jump 8 a 10 long 9 very 10 long 10 long 11 jump 11 jump 13 reach 12 to 13 reach 13 reach 16 tree 14 the 15 next 14 the 16 tree 16 tree 17 . he didn't dare stop to run down the tree and scamper across . 1 he 2 didn't 1 he 11 scamper 2 didn't 3 dare 3 dare 4 stop 5 to 11 scamper 6 run 11 scamper 7 down 11 scamper 8 the 9 tree 9 tree 10 and 9 tree 11 scamper 11 scamper 12 across 12 across 13 . so he took a long breath , ran swiftly along the branch , and leaped . 1 so 2 he 1 so 9 swiftly 3 took 6 breath 4 a 5 long 5 long 6 breath 6 breath 9 swiftly 7 , 9 swiftly 8 ran 9 swiftly 9 swiftly 10 along 9 swiftly 15 leaped 9 swiftly 16 . 11 the 12 branch 12 branch 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 leaped his hands just touched the tip of the nearest branch of the other tree . 1 his 2 hands 1 his 15 . 3 just 6 tip 4 touched 5 the 5 the 6 tip 6 tip 7 of 7 of 8 the 8 the 9 nearest 9 nearest 10 branch 9 nearest 15 . 10 branch 11 of 10 branch 13 other 10 branch 14 tree 11 of 12 the he tried his very best to hold on , but he couldn't . 1 he 12 couldn't 2 tried 5 best 2 tried 6 to 2 tried 7 hold 2 tried 10 but 2 tried 12 couldn't 3 his 5 best 4 very 5 best 7 hold 8 on 9 , 10 but 11 he 12 couldn't 12 couldn't 13 . then down , down , down he fell . 1 then 8 fell 2 down 8 fell 3 , 8 fell 4 down 8 fell 5 , 8 fell 6 down 8 fell 7 he 8 fell 8 fell 9 . but it wasn't quite , and in another minute he was scrambling up the tree . 1 but 3 wasn't 2 it 3 wasn't 3 wasn't 4 quite 4 quite 8 another 5 , 6 and 6 and 8 another 7 in 8 another 8 another 12 scrambling 9 minute 10 he 9 minute 12 scrambling 10 he 11 was 11 was 12 scrambling 12 scrambling 13 up 12 scrambling 15 tree 13 up 14 the 15 tree 16 . that is , he saw something that might offer him a chance . 1 that 2 is 1 that 4 he 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 saw 5 saw 6 something 5 saw 12 chance 7 that 8 might 8 might 9 offer 9 offer 10 him 9 offer 12 chance 11 a 12 chance 12 chance 13 . what was that big brown bunch ? 1 what 2 was 1 what 7 ? 2 was 3 that 2 was 4 big 4 big 5 brown 6 bunch 7 ? you see , a very daring idea had come into his head . 1 you 2 see 2 see 6 daring 3 , 6 daring 4 a 6 daring 5 very 6 daring 6 daring 7 idea 6 daring 9 come 6 daring 10 into 6 daring 12 head 8 had 9 come 11 his 12 head 12 head 13 . anyway , it is my very last chance . " 1 anyway 2 , 1 anyway 4 is 1 anyway 8 chance 1 anyway 10 " 3 it 4 is 4 is 5 my 4 is 6 very 7 last 8 chance 9 . 10 " and he was angry very angry . 1 and 2 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 angry 4 angry 6 angry 5 very 6 angry 6 angry 7 . then , like a flash , he dodged around to the other side of the tree . 1 then 2 , 1 then 5 flash 3 like 5 flash 4 a 5 flash 5 flash 8 dodged 6 , 7 he 7 he 8 dodged 8 dodged 9 around 8 dodged 11 the 8 dodged 13 side 8 dodged 16 tree 10 to 11 the 12 other 13 side 13 side 14 of 15 the 16 tree 16 tree 17 . things were changed all in an instant , quite changed . 1 things 2 were 1 things 3 changed 3 changed 4 all 3 changed 10 changed 3 changed 11 . 5 in 7 instant 6 an 7 instant 7 instant 8 , 7 instant 10 changed 9 quite 10 changed instead of the hunter , he was now the hunted . 1 instead 2 of 2 of 3 the 3 the 4 hunter 4 hunter 10 hunted 5 , 6 he 6 he 7 was 6 he 10 hunted 8 now 10 hunted 9 the 10 hunted 10 hunted 11 . shadow dodged around the trunk of the tree . 1 shadow 2 dodged 2 dodged 3 around 2 dodged 4 the 2 dodged 5 trunk 5 trunk 6 of 5 trunk 8 tree 7 the 8 tree 8 tree 9 . then he hurried . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 hurried 3 hurried 4 . he didn't know just where he was going . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 know 3 know 5 where 4 just 5 where 5 where 7 was 5 where 8 going 6 he 7 was 8 going 9 . " seems to me you are in a great hurry , " said a voice from a pine-tree he was passing . 1 " 2 seems 1 " 5 you 2 seems 3 to 3 to 4 me 5 you 6 are 6 are 21 passing 7 in 18 pine-tree 8 a 9 great 8 a 18 pine-tree 9 great 10 hurry 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 said 13 said 18 pine-tree 14 a 18 pine-tree 15 voice 18 pine-tree 16 from 18 pine-tree 17 a 18 pine-tree 18 pine-tree 19 he 18 pine-tree 21 passing 19 he 20 was 20 was 21 passing 21 passing 22 . " what 's that ? " 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 's 2 what 5 ? 4 that 5 ? 5 ? 6 " who are you running away from ? " 1 who 2 are 1 who 4 running 1 who 7 ? 2 are 3 you 4 running 5 away 5 away 6 from 7 ? 8 " illustration : " what 's that ? " 1 illustration 2 : 2 : 4 what 3 " 4 what 4 what 5 's 4 what 7 ? 6 that 7 ? 7 ? 8 " where is he now ? " 1 where 2 is 1 where 3 he 1 where 4 now 1 where 5 ? 5 ? 6 " then he suddenly grew grave . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 suddenly 3 suddenly 4 grew 3 suddenly 5 grave 5 grave 6 . then if they get caught , it is their own fault . 1 then 5 caught 2 if 3 they 2 if 4 get 2 if 5 caught 5 caught 11 fault 6 , 7 it 7 it 11 fault 8 is 11 fault 9 their 10 own 10 own 11 fault 11 fault 12 . " you always seem to be quarreling . " 1 " 2 you 2 you 7 quarreling 3 always 7 quarreling 4 seem 5 to 4 seem 7 quarreling 5 to 6 be 7 quarreling 8 . 8 . 9 " " that 's just it , " he replied quickly . 1 " 3 's 1 " 5 it 1 " 9 replied 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 just 6 , 9 replied 7 " 8 he 7 " 9 replied 9 replied 10 quickly 9 replied 11 . " that 's just it ! 1 " 3 's 1 " 5 it 1 " 6 ! 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 just there was no doubt about it . 1 there 2 was 2 was 4 doubt 3 no 4 doubt 4 doubt 5 about 5 about 6 it 6 it 7 . " oh , dear ! 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 , 2 oh 4 dear 2 oh 5 ! oh , dear ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 3 dear 1 oh 4 ! was ever any one else in such a dreadful fix ? 1 was 4 one 2 ever 3 any 3 any 4 one 4 one 5 else 5 else 10 fix 5 else 11 ? 6 in 10 fix 7 such 10 fix 8 a 9 dreadful 9 dreadful 10 fix but all that was in the past , and thinking about it wasn't going to help him now . 1 but 13 wasn't 2 all 3 that 3 that 4 was 4 was 10 thinking 5 in 6 the 5 in 7 past 7 past 9 and 7 past 10 thinking 8 , 9 and 10 thinking 11 about 11 about 12 it 12 it 13 wasn't 13 wasn't 14 going 13 wasn't 19 . 14 going 15 to 14 going 18 now 15 to 16 help 16 help 17 him he had got to do something right away . 1 he 2 had 1 he 3 got 3 got 6 something 3 got 8 away 4 to 5 do 5 do 6 something 7 right 8 away 8 away 9 . anyway , he would have a look . 1 anyway 2 , 2 , 3 he 3 he 4 would 4 would 5 have 4 would 8 . 5 have 6 a 6 a 7 look so he hurried down from the tree and out along the old stone wall . 1 so 3 hurried 2 he 3 hurried 3 hurried 4 down 3 hurried 7 tree 3 hurried 9 out 3 hurried 10 along 5 from 7 tree 6 the 7 tree 7 tree 8 and 10 along 13 stone 11 the 12 old 11 the 13 stone 13 stone 14 wall 14 wall 15 . his spirits began to rise as he whisked along , peering into every hole and jumping from stone to stone . 1 his 2 spirits 2 spirits 5 rise 3 began 4 to 3 began 5 rise 5 rise 11 peering 6 as 7 he 6 as 8 whisked 8 whisked 9 along 8 whisked 11 peering 10 , 11 peering 11 peering 12 into 11 peering 13 every 11 peering 14 hole 11 peering 16 jumping 15 and 16 jumping 16 jumping 17 from 16 jumping 18 stone 16 jumping 19 to 16 jumping 20 stone 20 stone 21 . it really seemed as though he might find a snug home somewhere here . 1 it 3 seemed 2 really 3 seemed 3 seemed 4 as 4 as 5 though 5 though 6 he 5 though 10 snug 7 might 10 snug 8 find 10 snug 9 a 10 snug 10 snug 11 home 10 snug 12 somewhere 10 snug 13 here 10 snug 14 . then he remembered something that made his heart sink again . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 remembered 3 remembered 9 sink 4 something 5 that 4 something 9 sink 6 made 9 sink 7 his 8 heart 8 heart 9 sink 9 sink 10 again 10 again 11 . no , the old stone wall wouldn't do . 1 no 2 , 1 no 7 wouldn't 1 no 9 . 3 the 6 wall 4 old 6 wall 5 stone 6 wall 6 wall 7 wouldn't 7 wouldn't 8 do he felt that he had just got to tell some one . 1 he 2 felt 1 he 7 got 2 felt 3 that 4 he 5 had 4 he 7 got 6 just 7 got 7 got 8 to 7 got 10 some 8 to 9 tell 10 some 11 one 11 one 12 . peter looked thoughtful . 1 peter 2 looked 2 looked 3 thoughtful 3 thoughtful 4 . he scratched his long left ear with his long right hind foot . 1 he 2 scratched 2 scratched 3 his 2 scratched 4 long 2 scratched 5 left 2 scratched 6 ear 6 ear 11 hind 7 with 8 his 7 with 11 hind 8 his 11 hind 9 long 11 hind 10 right 11 hind 11 hind 12 foot 12 foot 13 . it seemed to him that he never would get there . 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 to 3 to 4 him 3 to 9 get 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 never 7 never 9 get 8 would 9 get 9 get 10 there 10 there 11 . but of course he did . 1 but 5 did 2 of 3 course 3 course 5 did 4 he 5 did 5 did 6 . i can't understand it at all . 1 i 2 can't 2 can't 3 understand 3 understand 4 it 4 it 6 all 5 at 6 all 6 all 7 . peter shook his head in a puzzled way and continued to stare down the long empty hall . 1 peter 7 puzzled 2 shook 4 head 2 shook 7 puzzled 3 his 4 head 4 head 5 in 6 a 7 puzzled 7 puzzled 12 stare 7 puzzled 18 . 8 way 9 and 8 way 12 stare 10 continued 12 stare 11 to 12 stare 12 stare 13 down 12 stare 15 long 12 stare 16 empty 12 stare 17 hall 13 down 14 the 17 hall 18 . it seems to him like a terrible waste of time . 1 it 2 seems 2 seems 3 to 2 seems 5 like 2 seems 8 waste 3 to 4 him 6 a 7 terrible 7 terrible 8 waste 8 waste 9 of 8 waste 10 time 10 time 11 . up and down the length of the stone wall he scampered , looking for a place to make a home , but nothing suited him . 1 up 2 and 1 up 3 down 1 up 11 scampered 4 the 5 length 5 length 11 scampered 6 of 7 the 7 the 8 stone 8 stone 9 wall 9 wall 11 scampered 10 he 11 scampered 11 scampered 13 looking 11 scampered 16 place 11 scampered 17 to 12 , 13 looking 14 for 15 a 15 a 16 place 17 to 18 make 18 make 19 a 18 make 24 suited 20 home 24 suited 21 , 22 but 22 but 23 nothing 23 nothing 24 suited 24 suited 25 him 24 suited 26 . 25 him 26 . you know he likes best to make his home in a tree . 1 you 2 know 2 know 4 likes 3 he 4 likes 4 likes 5 best 4 likes 7 make 6 to 7 make 7 make 9 home 7 make 11 a 8 his 9 home 10 in 11 a 11 a 12 tree 12 tree 13 . he just couldn't see how he was going to live in the old stone wall . 1 he 2 just 1 he 7 was 3 couldn't 4 see 4 see 5 how 5 how 6 he 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 going 8 going 9 to 9 to 10 live 10 live 11 in 11 in 12 the 12 the 14 stone 13 old 14 stone 14 stone 15 wall 14 stone 16 . he was discouraged . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 discouraged 3 discouraged 4 . life didn't seem worth the living just then . 1 life 4 worth 2 didn't 3 seem 3 seem 4 worth 4 worth 6 living 4 worth 7 just 5 the 6 living 7 just 8 then 8 then 9 . he felt as if his heart had gone way down to his toes . 1 he 2 felt 1 he 5 his 2 felt 4 if 3 as 4 if 5 his 6 heart 5 his 13 toes 7 had 8 gone 8 gone 13 toes 9 way 13 toes 10 down 13 toes 11 to 12 his 12 his 13 toes 13 toes 14 . where is it ? " 1 where 2 is 1 where 4 ? 3 it 4 ? 4 ? 5 " peter brightened up right away . 1 peter 2 brightened 2 brightened 3 up 2 brightened 4 right 2 brightened 6 . 4 right 5 away " that 's good , " he said again . 1 " 3 's 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 good 4 good 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 8 said 7 he 8 said 8 said 10 . 9 again 10 . people who have too much curiosity about other people 's affairs seldom do play fair . 1 people 2 who 1 people 3 have 1 people 11 affairs 4 too 5 much 5 much 6 curiosity 6 curiosity 11 affairs 7 about 11 affairs 8 other 9 people 8 other 11 affairs 10 's 11 affairs 11 affairs 12 seldom 11 affairs 13 do 11 affairs 14 play 11 affairs 15 fair 11 affairs 16 . 15 fair 16 . he didn't mean to be unfair . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 mean 3 mean 4 to 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 unfair 6 unfair 7 . oh , my , no ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 3 my 1 oh 4 , 1 oh 5 no 1 oh 6 ! peter didn't mean to be unfair . 1 peter 6 unfair 2 didn't 3 mean 3 mean 4 to 3 mean 6 unfair 5 be 6 unfair 6 unfair 7 . not that it really mattered ; he just wanted to know , that was all . 1 not 5 mattered 2 that 5 mattered 3 it 5 mattered 4 really 5 mattered 5 mattered 6 ; 5 mattered 7 he 5 mattered 8 just 5 mattered 9 wanted 5 mattered 13 that 5 mattered 15 all 5 mattered 16 . 9 wanted 10 to 9 wanted 11 know 11 know 12 , 13 that 14 was peter stopped and looked back . 1 peter 2 stopped 2 stopped 3 and 2 stopped 4 looked 4 looked 5 back 5 back 6 . peter sat down and began to pull his whiskers in a way he has when he is trying to decide something . 1 peter 2 sat 2 sat 3 down 3 down 9 whiskers 4 and 5 began 5 began 6 to 6 to 7 pull 7 pull 9 whiskers 8 his 9 whiskers 9 whiskers 12 way 9 whiskers 13 he 9 whiskers 14 has 9 whiskers 16 he 9 whiskers 18 trying 10 in 11 a 10 in 12 way 15 when 16 he 17 is 18 trying 18 trying 19 to 18 trying 20 decide 20 decide 21 something 20 decide 22 . it seemed as if two little voices were quarreling inside him . 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 4 if 3 as 4 if 4 if 9 quarreling 5 two 9 quarreling 6 little 9 quarreling 7 voices 9 quarreling 8 were 9 quarreling 9 quarreling 10 inside 9 quarreling 11 him 9 quarreling 12 . " go along home like the good fellow you are and mind your own business , " said one . 1 " 2 go 2 go 3 along 2 go 4 home 4 home 20 . 5 like 8 fellow 6 the 8 fellow 7 good 8 fellow 8 fellow 10 are 8 fellow 11 and 8 fellow 15 business 8 fellow 18 said 9 you 10 are 12 mind 15 business 13 your 14 own 14 own 15 business 16 , 18 said 17 " 18 said 18 said 20 . 19 one 20 . right near it was a thick little bush . 1 right 8 bush 2 near 8 bush 3 it 4 was 4 was 5 a 5 a 8 bush 6 thick 8 bush 7 little 8 bush 8 bush 9 . he crawled under it and lay very flat . 1 he 2 crawled 2 crawled 3 under 2 crawled 5 and 2 crawled 8 flat 4 it 5 and 6 lay 8 flat 7 very 8 flat 8 flat 9 . he could see along the old stone wall in both directions . 1 he 2 could 2 could 3 see 2 could 11 directions 4 along 7 stone 5 the 6 old 5 the 7 stone 7 stone 8 wall 8 wall 11 directions 9 in 11 directions 10 both 11 directions 11 directions 12 . peter chuckled to himself . 1 peter 2 chuckled 2 chuckled 4 himself 2 chuckled 5 . 3 to 4 himself " you 're not doing a bit of harm . 1 " 3 're 2 you 3 're 3 're 4 not 3 're 5 doing 5 doing 9 harm 6 a 7 bit 7 bit 8 of 7 bit 9 harm 9 harm 10 . but by and by he gave a sudden funny little flirt of his tail and ran along the old wall a little way . 1 but 6 gave 2 by 3 and 3 and 4 by 3 and 6 gave 5 he 6 gave 6 gave 11 flirt 7 a 8 sudden 8 sudden 11 flirt 9 funny 10 little 9 funny 11 flirt 11 flirt 12 of 11 flirt 14 tail 11 flirt 16 ran 11 flirt 17 along 11 flirt 22 little 12 of 13 his 14 tail 15 and 17 along 20 wall 18 the 20 wall 19 old 20 wall 21 a 22 little 22 little 23 way 23 way 24 . then with a hasty look around , he disappeared in a hole . 1 then 4 hasty 2 with 4 hasty 3 a 4 hasty 4 hasty 5 look 4 hasty 6 around 4 hasty 8 he 4 hasty 9 disappeared 7 , 8 he 9 disappeared 10 in 10 in 11 a 11 a 12 hole 12 hole 13 . a minute later he popped his head out for another look around and then disappeared again . 1 a 2 minute 2 minute 3 later 3 later 5 popped 4 he 5 popped 5 popped 7 head 5 popped 8 out 5 popped 10 another 5 popped 16 again 6 his 7 head 9 for 10 another 11 look 12 around 12 around 15 disappeared 13 and 14 then 14 then 15 disappeared 15 disappeared 16 again 16 again 17 . he did this two or three times as if anxious . 1 he 2 did 1 he 10 anxious 2 did 3 this 4 two 6 three 5 or 6 three 6 three 7 times 7 times 8 as 7 times 10 anxious 8 as 9 if 10 anxious 11 . peter chuckled to himself . 1 peter 2 chuckled 2 chuckled 4 himself 2 chuckled 5 . 3 to 4 himself then his long ears began to burn , for this is what he heard : 1 then 2 his 2 his 4 ears 3 long 4 ears 4 ears 7 burn 4 ears 14 heard 5 began 6 to 5 began 7 burn 7 burn 8 , 7 burn 9 for 7 burn 10 this 11 is 12 what 12 what 13 he 13 he 14 heard 14 heard 15 : and people who cannot be trusted themselves never trust any one else . 1 and 12 else 2 people 3 who 3 who 6 trusted 4 cannot 6 trusted 5 be 6 trusted 6 trusted 7 themselves 6 trusted 9 trust 6 trusted 12 else 8 never 9 trust 10 any 11 one 11 one 12 else 12 else 13 . he is always suspicious . 1 he 2 is 2 is 4 suspicious 3 always 4 suspicious 4 suspicious 5 . he kept popping in and out and looking around as if afraid that some one was watching him . 1 he 2 kept 2 kept 3 popping 3 popping 4 in 3 popping 5 and 3 popping 6 out 3 popping 7 and 3 popping 8 looking 3 popping 9 around 9 around 17 watching 10 as 11 if 11 if 12 afraid 12 afraid 13 that 12 afraid 17 watching 14 some 15 one 15 one 17 watching 16 was 17 watching 17 watching 18 him 18 him 19 . he even got some dry leaves and took them inside , as if to make a bed . 1 he 3 got 2 even 3 got 3 got 17 bed 4 some 5 dry 5 dry 6 leaves 5 dry 7 and 5 dry 8 took 5 dry 10 inside 5 dry 11 , 5 dry 12 as 5 dry 17 bed 8 took 9 them 12 as 13 if 14 to 15 make 14 to 17 bed 15 make 16 a 17 bed 18 . when he grew tired , a new idea popped into his shrewd little head . 1 when 9 popped 2 he 3 grew 3 grew 4 tired 4 tired 5 , 4 tired 9 popped 5 , 6 a 7 new 9 popped 8 idea 9 popped 9 popped 10 into 9 popped 11 his 9 popped 12 shrewd 9 popped 14 head 12 shrewd 13 little 14 head 15 . he popped out of the hole and sat up on the wall . 1 he 2 popped 2 popped 3 out 2 popped 6 hole 3 out 4 of 5 the 6 hole 6 hole 12 wall 7 and 8 sat 8 sat 9 up 8 sat 10 on 10 on 11 the 11 the 12 wall 12 wall 13 . and when he had made up his mind to do this , he felt better . 1 and 3 he 2 when 3 he 3 he 4 had 3 he 14 felt 4 had 5 made 5 made 8 mind 6 up 8 mind 7 his 8 mind 8 mind 10 do 8 mind 12 , 9 to 10 do 10 do 11 this 13 he 14 felt 14 felt 15 better 15 better 16 . some people never seem to learn that . 1 some 2 people 2 people 6 learn 3 never 6 learn 4 seem 5 to 4 seem 6 learn 6 learn 7 that 6 learn 8 . for a while it seemed as if he had . 1 for 3 while 2 a 3 while 3 while 5 seemed 4 it 5 seemed 5 seemed 7 if 6 as 7 if 7 if 9 had 8 he 9 had 9 had 10 . and in the corn-crib he took the greatest care to steal only where what he took would not be missed . 1 and 16 took 2 in 3 the 2 in 4 corn-crib 3 the 4 corn-crib 4 corn-crib 6 took 4 corn-crib 8 greatest 4 corn-crib 9 care 4 corn-crib 16 took 5 he 6 took 7 the 8 greatest 9 care 11 steal 9 care 14 what 10 to 11 steal 11 steal 12 only 11 steal 13 where 15 he 16 took 16 took 20 missed 17 would 18 not 17 would 19 be 17 would 20 missed 20 missed 21 . once inside , he would just give himself up to having a good time . 1 once 14 time 2 inside 8 himself 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 would 4 he 8 himself 5 would 6 just 5 would 7 give 8 himself 9 up 8 himself 11 having 9 up 10 to 11 having 13 good 11 having 14 time 12 a 13 good 14 time 15 . he raced about over the great pile of beautiful yellow corn and found the loveliest hiding places in it . 1 he 2 raced 2 raced 3 about 2 raced 4 over 2 raced 5 the 2 raced 7 pile 4 over 5 the 6 great 7 pile 7 pile 8 of 7 pile 9 beautiful 7 pile 11 corn 10 yellow 11 corn 11 corn 12 and 11 corn 15 loveliest 13 found 15 loveliest 14 the 15 loveliest 15 loveliest 16 hiding 16 hiding 17 places 16 hiding 18 in 16 hiding 20 . 19 it 20 . and later well , then he forgot all about it . 1 and 2 later 2 later 7 forgot 3 well 4 , 3 well 5 then 5 then 6 he 6 he 7 forgot 7 forgot 8 all 7 forgot 9 about 9 about 10 it 10 it 11 . i can get it and hide it to-morrow morning . " 1 i 2 can 2 can 3 get 3 get 4 it 3 get 8 to-morrow 5 and 6 hide 6 hide 7 it 6 hide 8 to-morrow 8 to-morrow 9 morning 8 to-morrow 11 " 10 . 11 " he added to that pile every day , after shelling enough corn for the biddies . 1 he 2 added 2 added 5 pile 3 to 5 pile 4 that 5 pile 5 pile 10 shelling 6 every 7 day 6 every 10 shelling 8 , 10 shelling 9 after 10 shelling 10 shelling 11 enough 10 shelling 12 corn 10 shelling 13 for 10 shelling 15 biddies 14 the 15 biddies 15 biddies 16 . we can't have you in our corn-crib . " 1 we 2 can't 1 we 3 have 3 have 4 you 4 you 9 " 5 in 6 our 6 our 7 corn-crib 7 corn-crib 8 . 8 . 9 " with that he went into the house . 1 with 2 that 2 that 3 he 3 he 4 went 4 went 5 into 5 into 7 house 6 the 7 house 7 house 8 . as usual , he had raced about over the great pile of yellow corn . 1 as 2 usual 2 usual 3 , 2 usual 6 raced 4 he 5 had 4 he 6 raced 6 raced 7 about 6 raced 8 over 6 raced 9 the 6 raced 11 pile 8 over 9 the 10 great 11 pile 11 pile 12 of 11 pile 14 corn 11 pile 15 . 13 yellow 14 corn quite suddenly his sharp eyes spied something that they hadn't seen before . 1 quite 6 spied 2 suddenly 6 spied 3 his 4 sharp 4 sharp 5 eyes 4 sharp 6 spied 6 spied 7 something 6 spied 9 they 6 spied 10 hadn't 7 something 8 that 10 hadn't 11 seen 11 seen 12 before 12 before 13 . it was down on the floor of the corn-crib quite near the door . 1 it 2 was 2 was 9 corn-crib 3 down 4 on 3 down 9 corn-crib 4 on 5 the 5 the 6 floor 6 floor 7 of 6 floor 9 corn-crib 7 of 9 corn-crib 8 the 9 corn-crib 9 corn-crib 10 quite 9 corn-crib 11 near 9 corn-crib 13 door 9 corn-crib 14 . 12 the 13 door it was a very queer looking thing , very queer indeed . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 2 was 4 very 4 very 5 queer 4 very 11 indeed 5 queer 6 looking 5 queer 7 thing 8 , 11 indeed 9 very 10 queer 9 very 11 indeed 11 indeed 12 . what could they be ? 1 what 2 could 1 what 5 ? 2 could 4 be 3 they 4 be he looked at them suspiciously . 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 3 at 2 looked 5 suspiciously 4 them 5 suspiciously 5 suspiciously 6 . they looked harmless enough . 1 they 3 harmless 2 looked 3 harmless 3 harmless 4 enough 3 harmless 5 . they didn't move . 1 they 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 move 3 move 4 . he ran a few steps towards them and scolded , just as he scolds at anything new he finds out of doors . 1 he 14 scolds 2 ran 5 steps 3 a 4 few 4 few 5 steps 5 steps 9 scolded 6 towards 7 them 6 towards 9 scolded 8 and 9 scolded 9 scolded 10 , 9 scolded 14 scolds 11 just 12 as 11 just 14 scolds 13 he 14 scolds 14 scolds 15 at 14 scolds 16 anything 14 scolds 17 new 14 scolds 19 finds 18 he 19 finds 19 finds 22 doors 20 out 21 of 20 out 22 doors 22 doors 23 . still they didn't move . 1 still 4 move 2 they 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 move 4 move 5 . he ran around on a little ledge where he could look right down on the queer things . 1 he 2 ran 2 ran 7 ledge 2 ran 16 queer 3 around 7 ledge 4 on 7 ledge 5 a 7 ledge 6 little 7 ledge 7 ledge 8 where 7 ledge 10 could 7 ledge 11 look 7 ledge 12 right 7 ledge 13 down 7 ledge 14 on 8 where 9 he 14 on 15 the 16 queer 17 things 17 things 18 . he was sure now that they were not alive . 1 he 2 was 2 was 9 alive 3 sure 5 that 3 sure 9 alive 4 now 5 that 6 they 7 were 7 were 8 not 7 were 9 alive 9 alive 10 . the biggest one he could see all through . 1 the 2 biggest 2 biggest 3 one 2 biggest 8 through 4 he 5 could 5 could 6 see 5 could 8 through 7 all 8 through 8 through 9 . inside was something to eat . 1 inside 2 was 1 inside 3 something 1 inside 6 . 3 something 5 eat 4 to 5 eat the littlest thing was round and flat with funny bits of wire on top . 1 the 2 littlest 2 littlest 3 thing 2 littlest 4 was 2 littlest 5 round 2 littlest 7 flat 2 littlest 8 with 2 littlest 9 funny 6 and 7 flat 9 funny 12 wire 10 bits 11 of 10 bits 12 wire 12 wire 14 top 12 wire 15 . 13 on 14 top " but they are such queer looking things , and they 're not alive . 1 " 12 're 2 but 3 they 3 they 4 are 3 they 12 're 4 are 8 things 5 such 8 things 6 queer 7 looking 6 queer 8 things 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 they 11 they 12 're 12 're 13 not 12 're 14 alive 14 alive 15 . nevertheless he ran back to the pile of corn and tried to eat . 1 nevertheless 7 pile 2 he 3 ran 3 ran 4 back 3 ran 6 the 3 ran 7 pile 4 back 5 to 7 pile 8 of 7 pile 9 corn 7 pile 11 tried 7 pile 13 eat 8 of 9 corn 10 and 11 tried 11 tried 12 to 13 eat 14 . somehow he had lost his appetite . 1 somehow 2 he 2 he 3 had 2 he 5 his 3 had 4 lost 5 his 6 appetite 6 appetite 7 . he couldn't take his eyes off those two queer things down on the floor . 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 take 3 take 6 off 3 take 7 those 4 his 5 eyes 5 eyes 6 off 7 those 8 two 7 those 10 things 9 queer 10 things 10 things 14 floor 11 down 12 on 12 on 13 the 13 the 14 floor 14 floor 15 . " better keep away , " warned the small voice inside . 1 " 7 warned 2 better 3 keep 3 keep 4 away 3 keep 7 warned 4 away 5 , 6 " 7 warned 7 warned 11 inside 8 the 9 small 9 small 11 inside 10 voice 11 inside 11 inside 12 . so once more he scrambled down from the pile of corn and little by little drew nearer to the two queer things . 1 so 5 scrambled 2 once 3 more 2 once 5 scrambled 4 he 5 scrambled 5 scrambled 6 down 5 scrambled 9 pile 7 from 8 the 7 from 9 pile 9 pile 10 of 9 pile 11 corn 11 corn 12 and 11 corn 17 nearer 13 little 17 nearer 14 by 17 nearer 15 little 17 nearer 16 drew 17 nearer 17 nearer 18 to 17 nearer 19 the 17 nearer 21 queer 17 nearer 23 . 20 two 21 queer 21 queer 22 things 22 things 23 . the nearer he got , the more harmless they looked . 1 the 2 nearer 2 nearer 4 got 2 nearer 5 , 2 nearer 6 the 2 nearer 7 more 2 nearer 8 harmless 3 he 4 got 8 harmless 10 looked 8 harmless 11 . 9 they 10 looked finally he reached out and smelled of the smallest . 1 finally 2 he 1 finally 6 smelled 3 reached 6 smelled 4 out 6 smelled 5 and 6 smelled 6 smelled 7 of 6 smelled 9 smallest 6 smelled 10 . 7 of 8 the then he turned up his nose . 1 then 3 turned 2 he 3 turned 3 turned 6 nose 4 up 6 nose 5 his 6 nose 6 nose 7 . then he reached out a paw and touched it . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 reached 3 reached 6 paw 4 out 6 paw 5 a 6 paw 6 paw 7 and 6 paw 8 touched 6 paw 9 it 6 paw 10 . 9 it 10 . " pooh ! " said he , " it 's nothing to be afraid of . " 1 " 2 pooh 2 pooh 3 ! 2 pooh 5 said 3 ! 4 " 5 said 6 he 5 said 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 17 " 9 it 10 's 10 's 11 nothing 11 nothing 12 to 12 to 13 be 13 be 14 afraid 14 afraid 15 of 15 of 16 . 16 . 17 " just then he touched one of the little wires , and there was a sudden snap . 1 just 2 then 1 just 5 one 2 then 3 he 3 he 4 touched 5 one 6 of 6 of 7 the 7 the 8 little 8 little 9 wires 9 wires 16 snap 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 there 12 there 13 was 12 there 14 a 14 a 15 sudden 15 sudden 16 snap 16 snap 17 . but he couldn't stay away . 1 but 3 couldn't 2 he 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 stay 4 stay 5 away 5 away 6 . that snap was such a funny thing , and it hadn't done any harm . 1 that 7 thing 2 snap 6 funny 3 was 6 funny 4 such 5 a 4 such 6 funny 6 funny 7 thing 7 thing 12 done 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 it 10 it 11 hadn't 11 hadn't 12 done 12 done 14 harm 13 any 14 harm 14 harm 15 . you see , he hadn't put his paw in at one of the little holes , or it might have done some harm . 1 you 2 see 2 see 5 hadn't 2 see 15 holes 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 hadn't 6 put 8 paw 6 put 9 in 6 put 15 holes 7 his 8 paw 10 at 15 holes 11 one 12 of 11 one 15 holes 12 of 15 holes 13 the 15 holes 14 little 15 holes 15 holes 16 , 15 holes 17 or 15 holes 19 might 15 holes 21 done 18 it 19 might 19 might 20 have 21 done 23 harm 22 some 23 harm 23 harm 24 . pretty soon he was back again , meddling with those little wires on top . 1 pretty 2 soon 2 soon 8 meddling 3 he 4 was 4 was 8 meddling 5 back 8 meddling 6 again 7 , 6 again 8 meddling 8 meddling 9 with 8 meddling 12 wires 8 meddling 14 top 8 meddling 15 . 10 those 12 wires 11 little 12 wires 13 on 14 top every once in a while there would be a snap , and he would scamper away . 1 every 5 while 2 once 5 while 3 in 4 a 4 a 5 while 5 while 16 away 6 there 15 scamper 7 would 8 be 7 would 15 scamper 8 be 9 a 10 snap 11 , 10 snap 15 scamper 12 and 15 scamper 13 he 15 scamper 14 would 15 scamper 15 scamper 16 away 16 away 17 . no harm had come from the first one , and so he was sure no harm could come from the other . 1 no 2 harm 1 no 8 one 1 no 9 , 1 no 16 harm 2 harm 4 come 3 had 4 come 4 come 5 from 5 from 6 the 6 the 7 first 9 , 10 and 11 so 12 he 12 he 13 was 13 was 14 sure 14 sure 16 harm 15 no 16 harm 16 harm 17 could 16 harm 18 come 16 harm 22 . 18 come 19 from 20 the 21 other 21 other 22 . it was a mouse-trap , and he had sprung it without getting hurt . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 mouse-trap 4 mouse-trap 9 sprung 5 , 6 and 5 , 7 he 7 he 8 had 8 had 9 sprung 9 sprung 10 it 9 sprung 11 without 9 sprung 12 getting 9 sprung 13 hurt 13 hurt 14 . he ought to have known , but he didn't . 1 he 2 ought 1 he 9 didn't 2 ought 5 known 3 to 4 have 4 have 5 known 6 , 7 but 7 but 9 didn't 8 he 9 didn't 9 didn't 10 . he knew all about those traps and never , never went near them . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 6 traps 3 all 4 about 3 all 6 traps 4 about 6 traps 5 those 6 traps 6 traps 8 never 6 traps 9 , 6 traps 10 never 6 traps 11 went 6 traps 12 near 6 traps 13 them 7 and 8 never 13 them 14 . he walked all around it and looked at it from every side . 1 he 2 walked 2 walked 4 around 3 all 4 around 4 around 5 it 4 around 12 side 6 and 7 looked 7 looked 8 at 8 at 12 side 9 it 10 from 10 from 12 side 11 every 12 side 12 side 13 . it certainly was queer . 1 it 2 certainly 2 certainly 3 was 2 certainly 4 queer 4 queer 5 . it looked something like a little house only he could see all through it . 1 it 5 a 1 it 8 only 2 looked 4 like 3 something 4 like 4 like 5 a 5 a 6 little 6 little 7 house 8 only 10 could 9 he 10 could 10 could 11 see 10 could 13 through 10 could 14 it 12 all 13 through 14 it 15 . he put one paw out and touched it . 1 he 2 put 2 put 4 paw 3 one 4 paw 4 paw 5 out 4 paw 6 and 4 paw 7 touched 7 touched 9 . 8 it 9 . nothing happened . 1 nothing 2 happened 2 happened 3 . he tried it again . 1 he 2 tried 2 tried 3 it 2 tried 4 again 4 again 5 . then he jumped right on top of it . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 jumped 3 jumped 6 top 4 right 5 on 5 on 6 top 6 top 7 of 7 of 8 it 8 it 9 . still nothing happened . 1 still 2 nothing 2 nothing 3 happened 3 happened 4 . he tried his sharp teeth on it , but he couldn't bite it . 1 he 2 tried 1 he 3 his 3 his 5 teeth 4 sharp 5 teeth 5 teeth 6 on 5 teeth 7 it 5 teeth 11 couldn't 5 teeth 12 bite 8 , 9 but 9 but 11 couldn't 10 he 11 couldn't 12 bite 14 . 13 it 14 . you see , it was made of stout wire . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 2 see 4 it 4 it 5 was 4 it 10 . 6 made 7 of 6 made 9 wire 8 stout 9 wire 9 wire 10 . inside was something that looked good to eat . 1 inside 2 was 1 inside 3 something 1 inside 9 . 3 something 4 that 3 something 5 looked 3 something 8 eat 6 good 8 eat 7 to 8 eat it smelled good , too . 1 it 2 smelled 2 smelled 3 good 2 smelled 5 too 3 good 4 , 5 too 6 . the more he wondered , the more he wanted to know . 1 the 12 . 2 more 9 wanted 2 more 12 . 3 he 4 wondered 3 he 9 wanted 4 wondered 6 the 5 , 6 the 7 more 9 wanted 8 he 9 wanted 9 wanted 10 to 9 wanted 11 know there must be some way of getting in , and if he could get in , of course he could get out again . 1 there 4 some 2 must 3 be 2 must 4 some 4 some 5 way 4 some 6 of 6 of 7 getting 6 of 18 course 7 getting 8 in 9 , 10 and 9 , 12 he 9 , 18 course 11 if 12 he 12 he 13 could 13 could 14 get 14 get 15 in 16 , 18 course 17 of 18 course 18 course 19 he 19 he 20 could 20 could 21 get 21 get 22 out 22 out 23 again 23 again 24 . he jumped down to the floor and ran all around the queer little wire house . 1 he 2 jumped 2 jumped 6 floor 2 jumped 8 ran 2 jumped 14 wire 3 down 6 floor 4 to 5 the 5 the 6 floor 7 and 8 ran 9 all 10 around 10 around 11 the 10 around 14 wire 12 queer 14 wire 13 little 14 wire 14 wire 15 house 15 house 16 . it seemed perfectly safe . 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 perfectly 3 perfectly 4 safe 4 safe 5 . he crept a little way in and then backed out in a hurry . 1 he 2 crept 1 he 13 hurry 3 a 4 little 3 a 13 hurry 4 little 5 way 6 in 13 hurry 7 and 8 then 8 then 9 backed 9 backed 10 out 9 backed 13 hurry 11 in 13 hurry 12 a 13 hurry 13 hurry 14 . nothing happened . 1 nothing 2 happened 2 happened 3 . he tried it again . 1 he 2 tried 2 tried 3 it 2 tried 4 again 4 again 5 . still nothing happened . 1 still 2 nothing 2 nothing 3 happened 3 happened 4 . " better keep away , " said a small voice down inside of him . 1 " 2 better 2 better 3 keep 3 keep 4 away 3 keep 9 small 4 away 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 8 a 9 small 9 small 12 inside 10 voice 12 inside 11 down 12 inside 12 inside 13 of 12 inside 14 him 14 him 15 . " pooh ! 1 " 2 pooh 2 pooh 3 ! " this thing can't hurt me . " 1 " 4 can't 2 this 3 thing 3 thing 4 can't 4 can't 5 hurt 5 hurt 6 me 6 me 8 " 7 . 8 " then he crept a little farther in . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 crept 3 crept 4 a 4 a 5 little 5 little 6 farther 6 farther 8 . 7 in 8 . right in front of him was a little round doorway with a little wire door . 1 right 3 front 2 in 3 front 3 front 4 of 3 front 5 him 3 front 15 door 6 was 7 a 6 was 14 wire 8 little 14 wire 9 round 10 doorway 10 doorway 11 with 10 doorway 14 wire 12 a 13 little 13 little 14 wire 14 wire 15 door 15 door 16 . he drew back suspiciously . 1 he 2 drew 2 drew 3 back 2 drew 4 suspiciously 4 suspiciously 5 . then he tried it again , and this time pushed the little door a little farther open . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 tried 3 tried 4 it 3 tried 17 open 5 again 6 , 5 again 10 pushed 7 and 10 pushed 8 this 9 time 9 time 10 pushed 10 pushed 17 open 11 the 13 door 12 little 13 door 13 door 17 open 14 a 15 little 15 little 16 farther 16 farther 17 open 17 open 18 . " don't do it , " said the small voice inside . 1 " 2 don't 1 " 5 , 2 don't 3 do 3 do 4 it 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 12 . 8 the 9 small 9 small 11 inside 10 voice 11 inside 11 inside 12 . " corn is plenty good enough . 1 " 4 plenty 2 corn 4 plenty 3 is 4 plenty 4 plenty 6 enough 5 good 6 enough 6 enough 7 . with that he jumped down . 1 with 2 that 2 that 3 he 3 he 4 jumped 4 jumped 5 down 5 down 6 . snap ! 1 snap 2 ! the little wire door had closed . 1 the 2 little 2 little 3 wire 3 wire 6 closed 4 door 6 closed 5 had 6 closed 6 closed 7 . were you ever terribly , terribly frightened ? 1 were 7 frightened 2 you 3 ever 3 ever 4 terribly 4 terribly 5 , 4 terribly 7 frightened 6 terribly 7 frightened 7 frightened 8 ? his sharp teeth were of no use at all on those hard wires . 1 his 2 sharp 1 his 3 teeth 2 sharp 3 teeth 3 teeth 4 were 3 teeth 7 use 3 teeth 12 hard 3 teeth 14 . 5 of 7 use 6 no 7 use 7 use 11 those 8 at 9 all 9 all 10 on 9 all 11 those 12 hard 13 wires he could look out between them , but he couldn't get out . 1 he 2 could 2 could 6 them 2 could 11 get 3 look 5 between 4 out 5 between 5 between 6 them 7 , 8 but 8 but 10 couldn't 9 he 10 couldn't 10 couldn't 11 get 11 get 12 out 12 out 13 . he was too frightened to think . 1 he 2 was 2 was 4 frightened 3 too 4 frightened 4 frightened 6 think 5 to 6 think 6 think 7 . his heart pounded against his sides until it hurt . 1 his 2 heart 2 heart 3 pounded 3 pounded 4 against 3 pounded 5 his 3 pounded 6 sides 3 pounded 7 until 3 pounded 9 hurt 7 until 8 it 9 hurt 10 . he forgot all about that queer food he had so wanted to taste , and which was right before him now . 1 he 2 forgot 1 he 11 wanted 2 forgot 3 all 2 forgot 4 about 2 forgot 5 that 2 forgot 7 food 6 queer 7 food 8 he 9 had 8 he 11 wanted 9 had 10 so 11 wanted 12 to 11 wanted 13 taste 13 taste 16 which 13 taste 18 right 13 taste 22 . 14 , 15 and 14 , 16 which 16 which 17 was 18 right 21 now 19 before 20 him 19 before 21 now indeed , he felt as if he never , never would want to eat again . 1 indeed 2 , 1 indeed 3 he 3 he 4 felt 4 felt 5 as 5 as 6 if 5 as 7 he 7 he 8 never 8 never 15 again 9 , 10 never 10 never 15 again 11 would 14 eat 11 would 15 again 12 want 13 to 13 to 14 eat 15 again 16 . what was going to happen to him now ? 1 what 5 happen 1 what 9 ? 2 was 3 going 3 going 4 to 3 going 5 happen 5 happen 6 to 6 to 7 him 8 now 9 ? hark ! 1 hark 2 ! what was that ? 1 what 2 was 2 was 3 that 3 that 4 ? it was a step just outside the door of the corn-crib . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 2 was 6 outside 4 step 6 outside 5 just 6 outside 6 outside 11 corn-crib 7 the 8 door 8 door 11 corn-crib 9 of 11 corn-crib 10 the 11 corn-crib 11 corn-crib 12 . but it was of no use , no use at all . 1 but 9 use 2 it 3 was 2 it 9 use 4 of 9 use 5 no 6 use 5 no 7 , 5 no 9 use 8 no 9 use 9 use 11 all 9 use 12 . 10 at 11 all it only hurt his mouth cruelly . 1 it 2 only 2 only 6 cruelly 3 hurt 6 cruelly 4 his 5 mouth 5 mouth 6 cruelly 6 cruelly 7 . well , well , you little red rascal , didn't you know that thieves come to no good end ? 1 well 2 , 1 well 8 rascal 3 well 4 , 3 well 8 rascal 5 you 8 rascal 6 little 8 rascal 7 red 8 rascal 8 rascal 9 , 8 rascal 14 thieves 10 didn't 12 know 10 didn't 14 thieves 11 you 12 know 12 know 13 that 14 thieves 15 come 14 thieves 17 no 14 thieves 18 good 14 thieves 19 end 14 thieves 20 ? 15 come 16 to her yellow eyes had a hungry gleam as she walked around the trap and sniffed and sniffed . 1 her 2 yellow 2 yellow 3 eyes 2 yellow 7 gleam 4 had 5 a 5 a 7 gleam 6 hungry 7 gleam 7 gleam 10 walked 7 gleam 13 trap 8 as 10 walked 9 she 10 walked 10 walked 11 around 11 around 12 the 13 trap 14 and 13 trap 15 sniffed 15 sniffed 17 sniffed 16 and 17 sniffed 17 sniffed 18 . then the door of the farmhouse closed and shut it all out . 1 then 9 shut 2 the 3 door 3 door 7 closed 3 door 8 and 3 door 9 shut 4 of 5 the 5 the 6 farmhouse 6 farmhouse 7 closed 9 shut 12 out 10 it 11 all 10 it 12 out 12 out 13 . but there wasn't any hope . 1 but 3 wasn't 2 there 3 wasn't 3 wasn't 4 any 4 any 5 hope 4 any 6 . " what have you there ? " called a great voice . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 have 2 what 6 ? 2 what 8 called 4 you 6 ? 5 there 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 8 called 11 voice 9 a 10 great 10 great 11 voice 11 voice 12 . i can't imagine how he got in there , but there he was , and now here he is . " 1 i 2 can't 2 can't 3 imagine 2 can't 16 now 2 can't 17 here 3 imagine 4 how 4 how 6 got 5 he 6 got 6 got 7 in 6 got 8 there 6 got 11 there 6 got 15 and 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 there 11 there 13 was 12 he 13 was 14 , 15 and 17 here 19 is 17 here 21 " 18 he 19 is 20 . 21 " " oh , you mustn't do that ! 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 5 mustn't 2 oh 8 ! 3 , 4 you 4 you 5 mustn't 5 mustn't 6 do 5 mustn't 7 that that would be cruel ! " cried a soft voice . 1 that 2 would 2 would 3 be 3 be 4 cruel 4 cruel 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 cried 7 cried 10 voice 8 a 10 voice 9 soft 10 voice 10 voice 11 . a gentle face with pitying eyes was bent above the trap . 1 a 2 gentle 2 gentle 5 pitying 3 face 5 pitying 4 with 5 pitying 5 pitying 6 eyes 5 pitying 7 was 5 pitying 8 bent 5 pitying 9 above 5 pitying 11 trap 9 above 10 the 11 trap 12 . " just see how frightened the poor little thing is ! 1 " 4 how 2 just 4 how 3 see 4 how 4 how 5 frightened 4 how 11 ! 6 the 7 poor 7 poor 8 little 7 poor 9 thing 7 poor 11 ! 9 thing 10 is he just crouched down in a little ball , too miserable to do anything but tremble every time any one came near . 1 he 3 crouched 2 just 3 crouched 3 crouched 4 down 3 crouched 5 in 3 crouched 8 ball 6 a 7 little 6 a 8 ball 8 ball 9 , 8 ball 11 miserable 10 too 11 miserable 11 miserable 16 tremble 12 to 13 do 13 do 14 anything 14 anything 15 but 14 anything 16 tremble 16 tremble 17 every 16 tremble 21 came 16 tremble 22 near 16 tremble 23 . 17 every 18 time 17 every 20 one 19 any 20 one if he hadn't known it , he wouldn't have been so sly in taking what he wanted . 1 if 17 wanted 2 he 3 hadn't 3 hadn't 4 known 4 known 5 it 5 it 6 , 6 , 7 he 7 he 17 wanted 8 wouldn't 9 have 8 wouldn't 12 sly 9 have 10 been 10 been 11 so 12 sly 13 in 12 sly 14 taking 12 sly 17 wanted 15 what 17 wanted 16 he 17 wanted 17 wanted 18 . he knew all the time that he was stealing , but he tried to make himself believe that it was all right . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 all 3 all 4 the 3 all 5 time 5 time 9 stealing 6 that 7 he 7 he 8 was 8 was 9 stealing 9 stealing 13 tried 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 he 12 he 13 tried 13 tried 14 to 13 tried 15 make 13 tried 16 himself 16 himself 17 believe 16 himself 23 . 17 believe 18 that 17 believe 19 it 17 believe 22 right 19 it 20 was 20 was 21 all he had with him a queer looking box . 1 he 2 had 2 had 5 a 3 with 4 him 3 with 5 a 5 a 6 queer 6 queer 7 looking 6 queer 8 box 8 box 9 . " there , " said he , " is a new home for you , you little red imp ! 1 " 5 said 2 there 3 , 3 , 5 said 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 5 said 7 , 5 said 19 imp 7 , 8 " 9 is 10 a 9 is 19 imp 10 a 11 new 11 new 12 home 11 new 13 for 13 for 14 you 13 for 16 you 15 , 16 you 17 little 19 imp 18 red 19 imp 19 imp 20 ! even in his terror , he noticed that that big hand tried to be gentle and squeezed him no tighter than was necessary . 1 even 12 tried 2 in 3 his 3 his 4 terror 4 terror 7 noticed 5 , 6 he 6 he 7 noticed 7 noticed 8 that 7 noticed 9 that 7 noticed 10 big 7 noticed 12 tried 11 hand 12 tried 12 tried 13 to 12 tried 15 gentle 13 to 14 be 15 gentle 20 tighter 16 and 17 squeezed 17 squeezed 20 tighter 18 him 20 tighter 19 no 20 tighter 20 tighter 21 than 20 tighter 22 was 20 tighter 23 necessary 20 tighter 24 . 23 necessary 24 . nothing terrible had happened , after all . 1 nothing 4 happened 2 terrible 4 happened 3 had 4 happened 4 happened 6 after 4 happened 8 . 5 , 6 after 6 after 7 all he still felt sure that something terrible was going to happen . 1 he 3 felt 2 still 3 felt 3 felt 4 sure 4 sure 5 that 4 sure 11 happen 6 something 7 terrible 6 something 11 happen 8 was 9 going 9 going 10 to 9 going 11 happen 11 happen 12 . inside was a splendid hollow . 1 inside 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 splendid 4 splendid 5 hollow 5 hollow 6 . and there was a little pile of yellow corn . 1 and 2 there 2 there 3 was 3 was 4 a 3 was 6 pile 4 a 5 little 6 pile 9 corn 7 of 8 yellow 8 yellow 9 corn 9 corn 10 . you see , it was corn that had got him into all this trouble . 1 you 2 see 1 you 9 got 2 see 3 , 2 see 4 it 4 it 5 was 6 corn 8 had 6 corn 9 got 7 that 8 had 9 got 11 into 10 him 11 into 11 into 14 trouble 12 all 13 this 12 all 14 trouble 14 trouble 15 . when he had examined everything , he knew that there was no way out . 1 when 2 he 2 he 3 had 2 he 8 knew 4 examined 5 everything 4 examined 8 knew 6 , 7 he 7 he 8 knew 8 knew 9 that 8 knew 11 was 10 there 11 was 11 was 12 no 12 no 13 way 13 way 14 out 13 way 15 . he said it was a cage . 1 he 2 said 1 he 4 was 3 it 4 was 4 was 5 a 5 a 6 cage 6 cage 7 . it was a very foolish thing to do , but he made up his mind that he just wouldn't eat . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 6 thing 4 very 5 foolish 5 foolish 6 thing 6 thing 20 eat 7 to 8 do 7 to 20 eat 9 , 10 but 10 but 19 wouldn't 11 he 12 made 12 made 15 mind 13 up 15 mind 14 his 15 mind 15 mind 16 that 15 mind 19 wouldn't 17 he 18 just 17 he 19 wouldn't 19 wouldn't 20 eat 20 eat 21 . he would starve himself to death . 1 he 2 would 2 would 3 starve 3 starve 4 himself 3 starve 6 death 5 to 6 death 6 death 7 . life wasn't worth living if he had got to spend all the rest of his days in a prison . 1 life 3 worth 2 wasn't 3 worth 3 worth 4 living 4 living 10 spend 5 if 7 had 5 if 10 spend 6 he 7 had 8 got 10 spend 9 to 10 spend 10 spend 13 rest 10 spend 16 days 11 all 13 rest 12 the 13 rest 13 rest 14 of 14 of 15 his 16 days 19 prison 17 in 18 a 17 in 19 prison 18 a 19 prison 19 prison 20 . he wouldn't even make himself comfortable . 1 he 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 3 even 2 wouldn't 6 comfortable 4 make 6 comfortable 5 himself 6 comfortable 6 comfortable 7 . not once that long day did he poke so much as the tip of his nose out of his little round doorway . 1 not 8 poke 2 once 3 that 2 once 8 poke 4 long 8 poke 5 day 8 poke 6 did 8 poke 7 he 8 poke 8 poke 13 tip 8 poke 22 doorway 9 so 10 much 10 much 11 as 10 much 13 tip 12 the 13 tip 13 tip 14 of 13 tip 16 nose 13 tip 17 out 13 tip 18 of 13 tip 19 his 15 his 16 nose 17 out 18 of 18 of 19 his 20 little 22 doorway 21 round 22 doorway 22 doorway 23 . at last night came , and the woodshed where his prison was grew dark and darker and very still . 1 at 2 last 2 last 3 night 3 night 8 woodshed 4 came 8 woodshed 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 the 6 and 8 woodshed 7 the 8 woodshed 8 woodshed 9 where 8 woodshed 10 his 8 woodshed 11 prison 10 his 11 prison 11 prison 16 darker 12 was 16 darker 13 grew 16 darker 14 dark 16 darker 15 and 16 darker 16 darker 17 and 16 darker 18 very 16 darker 19 still 16 darker 20 . 19 still 20 . his stomach was empty , and it kept telling him so . 1 his 2 stomach 2 stomach 4 empty 2 stomach 6 and 2 stomach 8 kept 2 stomach 11 so 2 stomach 12 . 3 was 4 empty 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 it 8 kept 9 telling 9 telling 10 him it made him restless and uneasy . 1 it 2 made 2 made 3 him 3 him 7 . 4 restless 5 and 4 restless 6 uneasy 6 uneasy 7 . he twisted and squirmed and turned . 1 he 6 turned 2 twisted 3 and 2 twisted 4 squirmed 2 twisted 5 and 2 twisted 6 turned 6 turned 7 . at last he decided that he would have one more look to see if he couldn't find some way to get out of his prison . 1 at 2 last 2 last 4 decided 3 he 4 decided 4 decided 5 that 4 decided 7 would 4 decided 12 to 4 decided 20 to 6 he 7 would 7 would 8 have 7 would 11 look 8 have 10 more 9 one 10 more 12 to 13 see 12 to 17 find 14 if 15 he 15 he 16 couldn't 16 couldn't 17 find 17 find 18 some 17 find 19 way 20 to 21 get 21 get 22 out 22 out 23 of 23 of 26 . 24 his 25 prison 25 prison 26 . he poked his head out of the little round doorway . 1 he 2 poked 2 poked 3 his 2 poked 10 doorway 3 his 4 head 5 out 6 of 5 out 7 the 7 the 10 doorway 8 little 10 doorway 9 round 10 doorway 10 doorway 11 . he listened , but not a sound could he hear . 1 he 2 listened 2 listened 7 sound 2 listened 10 hear 2 listened 11 . 3 , 4 but 4 but 5 not 5 not 7 sound 6 a 7 sound 8 could 10 hear 9 he 10 hear then he softly crept out and hurriedly examined all the inside of his prison once more . 1 then 2 he 1 then 8 examined 2 he 3 softly 3 softly 7 hurriedly 4 crept 5 out 4 crept 7 hurriedly 5 out 6 and 8 examined 11 inside 9 all 10 the 10 the 11 inside 11 inside 12 of 12 of 13 his 13 his 14 prison 14 prison 17 . 15 once 16 more 16 more 17 . there wasn't a single place where he could use his sharp teeth . 1 there 2 wasn't 1 there 9 use 3 a 4 single 4 single 5 place 4 single 8 could 4 single 9 use 5 place 6 where 7 he 8 could 9 use 12 teeth 10 his 12 teeth 11 sharp 12 teeth 12 teeth 13 . " there 's that little pile of corn waiting for me , " whispered his stomach . 1 " 2 there 2 there 3 's 2 there 6 pile 4 that 6 pile 5 little 6 pile 6 pile 7 of 6 pile 8 corn 6 pile 9 waiting 9 waiting 10 for 10 for 11 me 11 me 12 , 12 , 14 whispered 13 " 14 whispered 14 whispered 16 stomach 15 his 16 stomach 16 stomach 17 . just then he hit something with his foot , and it rolled . 1 just 2 then 2 then 3 he 2 then 12 rolled 4 hit 5 something 4 hit 8 foot 6 with 7 his 6 with 8 foot 7 his 8 foot 8 foot 12 rolled 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 it 10 and 12 rolled 12 rolled 13 . he picked it up and then put it down again . 1 he 2 picked 2 picked 3 it 2 picked 4 up 2 picked 7 put 4 up 5 and 5 and 6 then 7 put 8 it 7 put 9 down 9 down 10 again 10 again 11 . it was a nut , a plump hickory nut . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 nut 4 nut 5 , 5 , 6 a 6 a 9 nut 7 plump 8 hickory 8 hickory 9 nut 9 nut 10 . two or three times he picked it up and put it down , and each time it was harder than before to put it down . 1 two 3 three 2 or 3 three 3 three 4 times 4 times 6 picked 4 times 19 harder 5 he 6 picked 6 picked 7 it 6 picked 8 up 6 picked 9 and 6 picked 10 put 6 picked 14 and 10 put 11 it 10 put 12 down 13 , 14 and 15 each 16 time 15 each 19 harder 17 it 18 was 17 it 19 harder 19 harder 20 than 19 harder 21 before 19 harder 22 to 19 harder 23 put 19 harder 26 . 23 put 24 it 23 put 25 down when that nut was finished , he found another ; and when that was gone , still another . 1 when 5 finished 2 that 3 nut 3 nut 5 finished 4 was 5 finished 5 finished 7 he 5 finished 9 another 5 finished 18 another 6 , 7 he 7 he 8 found 10 ; 11 and 10 ; 17 still 12 when 14 was 13 that 14 was 14 was 15 gone 14 was 17 still 16 , 17 still 17 still 18 another 18 another 19 . then he just had to taste a grain of corn . 1 then 2 he 1 then 8 grain 3 just 8 grain 4 had 5 to 5 to 6 taste 6 taste 8 grain 7 a 8 grain 8 grain 9 of 8 grain 10 corn 8 grain 11 . somehow he felt ever so much better . 1 somehow 3 felt 2 he 3 felt 3 felt 7 better 4 ever 6 much 5 so 6 much 6 much 7 better 7 better 8 . he didn't feel like starving to death now . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 feel 3 feel 4 like 3 feel 5 starving 5 starving 7 death 5 starving 8 now 6 to 7 death 8 now 9 . your enemies will be your friends . 1 your 2 enemies 2 enemies 6 friends 3 will 4 be 4 be 6 friends 5 your 6 friends 6 friends 7 . if only you will do your part . 1 if 2 only 1 if 3 you 3 you 6 your 4 will 5 do 4 will 6 your 6 your 7 part 7 part 8 . they feared him , and because they feared him , they hated him . 1 they 12 hated 2 feared 3 him 2 feared 8 feared 4 , 5 and 4 , 6 because 6 because 7 they 6 because 8 feared 8 feared 9 him 8 feared 12 hated 9 him 10 , 11 they 12 hated 12 hated 13 him 13 him 14 . so whenever he came near , they ran away . 1 so 2 whenever 2 whenever 3 he 2 whenever 5 near 2 whenever 7 they 2 whenever 8 ran 4 came 5 near 6 , 7 they 8 ran 9 away 9 away 10 . of course , when he began to do that , they hated him and feared him all the more . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 , 2 course 12 hated 4 when 5 he 5 he 6 began 5 he 12 hated 6 began 7 to 7 to 8 do 9 that 12 hated 10 , 11 they 11 they 12 hated 12 hated 13 him 12 hated 15 feared 12 hated 16 him 12 hated 17 all 12 hated 19 more 13 him 14 and 14 and 15 feared 17 all 18 the 19 more 20 . indeed , he hated him more than ever , if that were possible . 1 indeed 2 , 1 indeed 4 hated 3 he 4 hated 4 hated 5 him 4 hated 7 than 6 more 7 than 7 than 8 ever 7 than 13 possible 9 , 10 if 10 if 12 were 10 if 13 possible 11 that 12 were 13 possible 14 . and he brought good things to eat . 1 and 2 he 2 he 3 brought 3 brought 7 eat 4 good 7 eat 5 things 7 eat 6 to 7 eat 7 eat 8 . he never came without bringing something . 1 he 2 never 2 never 5 bringing 3 came 5 bringing 4 without 5 bringing 5 bringing 6 something 6 something 7 . but all the time he knew that it wasn't true . 1 but 9 wasn't 2 all 3 the 2 all 4 time 4 time 5 he 5 he 6 knew 6 knew 7 that 6 knew 9 wasn't 8 it 9 wasn't 9 wasn't 10 true 10 true 11 . finally he darted forward and seized one . 1 finally 2 he 2 he 3 darted 3 darted 4 forward 4 forward 6 seized 5 and 6 seized 6 seized 8 . 7 one 8 . then he scampered to the shelter of his hollow stump to eat it . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 scampered 3 scampered 10 stump 4 to 5 the 5 the 6 shelter 6 shelter 7 of 6 shelter 9 hollow 7 of 8 his 9 hollow 10 stump 10 stump 14 . 11 to 12 eat 12 eat 13 it 13 it 14 . when it was finished , he just had to have another . 1 when 4 finished 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 finished 4 finished 6 he 4 finished 11 another 5 , 6 he 6 he 7 just 6 he 8 had 8 had 9 to 10 have 11 another 11 another 12 . this time he sat up on one of the little branches of the stump and ate it in plain sight . 1 this 2 time 2 time 4 sat 3 he 4 sat 4 sat 5 up 4 sat 6 on 4 sat 14 stump 7 one 8 of 8 of 9 the 8 of 11 branches 9 the 10 little 11 branches 14 stump 12 of 13 the 13 the 14 stump 14 stump 16 ate 14 stump 19 plain 14 stump 21 . 15 and 16 ate 17 it 19 plain 18 in 19 plain 19 plain 20 sight no , he never had been so comfortable in all his life . 1 no 2 , 2 , 3 he 3 he 4 never 4 never 12 life 5 had 6 been 6 been 7 so 7 so 8 comfortable 8 comfortable 12 life 9 in 12 life 10 all 12 life 11 his 12 life 12 life 13 . but he wasn't happy , not truly happy . 1 but 3 wasn't 2 he 3 wasn't 3 wasn't 4 happy 4 happy 8 happy 4 happy 9 . 5 , 7 truly 6 not 7 truly 7 truly 8 happy you see , he was in prison , and no matter how nice a prison may be , no one can be truly happy there . 1 you 2 see 1 you 16 may 2 see 3 , 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 in 6 in 15 prison 7 prison 8 , 7 prison 11 matter 7 prison 13 nice 8 , 9 and 10 no 11 matter 11 matter 12 how 13 nice 15 prison 14 a 15 prison 15 prison 16 may 16 may 17 be 16 may 22 be 18 , 19 no 19 no 20 one 20 one 21 can 21 can 22 be 22 be 24 happy 23 truly 24 happy 24 happy 25 there 24 happy 26 . instead a great lump filled his throat . 1 instead 4 lump 2 a 3 great 2 a 4 lump 3 great 4 lump 4 lump 5 filled 4 lump 7 throat 5 filled 6 his 6 his 7 throat 7 throat 8 . half the fun in life had been in running and jumping , and now there wasn't room in this little prison to stretch his legs . 1 half 2 the 1 half 3 fun 3 fun 4 in 4 in 5 life 5 life 11 jumping 6 had 7 been 7 been 8 in 7 been 11 jumping 9 running 11 jumping 10 and 11 jumping 11 jumping 13 and 11 jumping 14 now 11 jumping 16 wasn't 11 jumping 17 room 11 jumping 25 legs 12 , 13 and 15 there 16 wasn't 18 in 19 this 18 in 21 prison 20 little 21 prison 21 prison 23 stretch 22 to 23 stretch 23 stretch 25 legs 24 his 25 legs 25 legs 26 . after a long , long time , his little round doorway let in the light once more . 1 after 2 a 2 a 5 long 2 a 15 light 3 long 4 , 3 long 5 long 5 long 6 time 5 long 7 , 8 his 11 doorway 9 little 11 doorway 10 round 11 doorway 11 doorway 12 let 11 doorway 15 light 13 in 15 light 14 the 15 light 15 light 16 once 16 once 17 more 17 more 18 . the door had been opened . 1 the 2 door 2 door 5 opened 2 door 6 . 3 had 4 been 4 been 5 opened there on the floor of the cage were some of the nicest nuts . 1 there 2 on 2 on 4 floor 3 the 4 floor 4 floor 5 of 4 floor 14 . 5 of 6 the 6 the 7 cage 7 cage 8 were 7 cage 12 nicest 9 some 10 of 10 of 11 the 11 the 12 nicest 13 nuts 14 . then his sharp eyes discovered something else . 1 then 5 discovered 2 his 3 sharp 3 sharp 4 eyes 3 sharp 5 discovered 5 discovered 6 something 6 something 7 else 7 else 8 . it was a queer looking thing made of wire at one end of his cage . 1 it 2 was 2 was 9 wire 3 a 4 queer 4 queer 5 looking 4 queer 6 thing 4 queer 9 wire 7 made 9 wire 8 of 9 wire 9 wire 12 end 9 wire 15 cage 10 at 12 end 11 one 12 end 12 end 13 of 14 his 15 cage 15 cage 16 . could it be a new kind of trap ? 1 could 3 be 2 it 3 be 3 be 8 trap 4 a 8 trap 5 new 8 trap 6 kind 7 of 6 kind 8 trap 8 trap 9 ? he ate all the nuts , all the time watching this new , queer looking thing . 1 he 2 ate 2 ate 3 all 2 ate 5 nuts 3 all 4 the 5 nuts 10 watching 6 , 7 all 6 , 10 watching 7 all 8 the 9 time 10 watching 10 watching 12 new 10 watching 14 queer 11 this 12 new 12 new 13 , 14 queer 15 looking 14 queer 16 thing 16 thing 17 . it seemed harmless enough . 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 harmless 3 harmless 4 enough 3 harmless 5 . he went a little nearer . 1 he 2 went 2 went 5 nearer 3 a 4 little 4 little 5 nearer 5 nearer 6 . finally he hopped into it . 1 finally 2 he 2 he 3 hopped 3 hopped 4 into 3 hopped 6 . 5 it 6 . it moved . 1 it 2 moved 2 moved 3 . of course that frightened him , and he started to run up . 1 of 2 course 2 course 8 he 3 that 8 he 4 frightened 8 he 5 him 8 he 6 , 7 and 6 , 8 he 8 he 9 started 9 started 11 run 9 started 12 up 9 started 13 . 10 to 11 run but he didn't go up . 1 but 3 didn't 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 go 4 go 5 up 4 go 6 . you see , he was in a wire wheel ; and as he ran , the wheel went around . 1 you 2 see 2 see 8 wire 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 8 wire 6 in 7 a 6 in 8 wire 7 a 8 wire 8 wire 9 wheel 8 wire 14 ran 8 wire 15 , 8 wire 17 wheel 9 wheel 10 ; 9 wheel 11 and 9 wheel 12 as 10 ; 11 and 12 as 13 he 15 , 16 the 16 the 17 wheel 17 wheel 18 went 17 wheel 19 around 17 wheel 20 . finally he had to stop , because he was out of breath and too tired to run another step . 1 finally 5 stop 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 to 4 to 5 stop 5 stop 7 because 5 stop 12 breath 6 , 7 because 7 because 8 he 7 because 9 was 10 out 11 of 10 out 12 breath 12 breath 13 and 12 breath 15 tired 12 breath 20 . 14 too 15 tired 15 tired 19 step 16 to 17 run 17 run 19 step 18 another 19 step when he stopped , the wheel stopped . 1 when 2 he 2 he 3 stopped 3 stopped 4 , 3 stopped 6 wheel 5 the 6 wheel 6 wheel 7 stopped 6 wheel 8 . it was such a pleasant surprise ! 1 it 2 was 2 was 5 pleasant 3 such 4 a 4 a 5 pleasant 5 pleasant 6 surprise 6 surprise 7 ! he would race and race in it until he just had to stop for breath . 1 he 2 would 2 would 8 until 3 race 4 and 3 race 5 race 5 race 6 in 5 race 8 until 7 it 8 until 8 until 9 he 8 until 15 breath 10 just 11 had 11 had 12 to 12 to 13 stop 13 stop 15 breath 14 for 15 breath 15 breath 16 . that is because he uses them so much . 1 that 2 is 1 that 5 uses 2 is 5 uses 3 because 5 uses 4 he 5 uses 5 uses 6 them 5 uses 8 much 5 uses 9 . 7 so 8 much i really must find out . 1 i 3 must 2 really 3 must 3 must 4 find 4 find 5 out 5 out 6 . he peeked and peered into every hollow and hiding place he could think of . 1 he 2 peeked 1 he 12 could 2 peeked 3 and 2 peeked 4 peered 2 peeked 6 every 2 peeked 7 hollow 4 peered 5 into 7 hollow 8 and 7 hollow 9 hiding 9 hiding 10 place 11 he 12 could 12 could 13 think 13 think 14 of 14 of 15 . but not a sound could he hear . 1 but 2 not 2 not 7 hear 3 a 4 sound 4 sound 7 hear 5 could 7 hear 6 he 7 hear 7 hear 8 . it was closed by a stout board nailed across it . 1 it 2 was 2 was 8 nailed 3 closed 8 nailed 4 by 8 nailed 5 a 8 nailed 6 stout 8 nailed 7 board 8 nailed 8 nailed 9 across 8 nailed 10 it 8 nailed 11 . he forgot to scream and say the bad things he had planned to say . 1 he 2 forgot 2 forgot 4 scream 3 to 4 scream 4 scream 5 and 4 scream 6 say 4 scream 7 the 4 scream 8 bad 8 bad 12 planned 8 bad 15 . 9 things 12 planned 10 he 11 had 11 had 12 planned 12 planned 13 to 12 planned 14 say ho , ho , ho ! 1 ho 3 ho 2 , 3 ho 3 ho 5 ho 4 , 5 ho 5 ho 6 ! you know he is a great gossip . 1 you 2 know 2 know 4 is 3 he 4 is 4 is 5 a 5 a 6 great 6 great 7 gossip 7 gossip 8 . and this was such unusual news . 1 and 2 this 2 this 5 unusual 3 was 5 unusual 4 such 5 unusual 5 unusual 6 news 5 unusual 7 . " it doesn't make the least bit of difference in the world to me whether you believe it or not . 1 " 3 doesn't 2 it 3 doesn't 3 doesn't 9 difference 4 make 9 difference 5 the 6 least 6 least 7 bit 6 least 9 difference 7 bit 8 of 9 difference 12 world 9 difference 14 me 9 difference 15 whether 9 difference 21 . 10 in 12 world 11 the 12 world 13 to 14 me 15 whether 17 believe 15 whether 19 or 15 whether 20 not 16 you 17 believe 17 believe 18 it it bobbed up and then dropped out of sight again . 1 it 2 bobbed 2 bobbed 3 up 2 bobbed 5 then 2 bobbed 6 dropped 2 bobbed 10 again 3 up 4 and 6 dropped 7 out 7 out 8 of 7 out 9 sight 10 again 11 . then it bobbed up again , only to drop out of sight just as quickly . 1 then 3 bobbed 2 it 3 bobbed 3 bobbed 4 up 3 bobbed 5 again 3 bobbed 7 only 3 bobbed 9 drop 5 again 6 , 8 to 9 drop 9 drop 12 sight 9 drop 15 quickly 10 out 11 of 10 out 12 sight 13 just 14 as 14 as 15 quickly 15 quickly 16 . you see , it was coming over him more and more that nothing could take the place of freedom . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 2 see 13 nothing 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 coming 5 was 11 more 5 was 13 nothing 6 coming 7 over 7 over 10 and 8 him 9 more 8 him 10 and 12 that 13 nothing 13 nothing 14 could 13 nothing 19 freedom 15 take 17 place 16 the 17 place 17 place 19 freedom 18 of 19 freedom 19 freedom 20 . something very like tears filled his eyes , and he crept into his hollow stump where he couldn't see or be seen . 1 something 2 very 2 very 3 like 2 very 11 crept 4 tears 7 eyes 4 tears 11 crept 5 filled 6 his 6 his 7 eyes 7 eyes 9 and 8 , 9 and 10 he 11 crept 11 crept 12 into 11 crept 13 his 11 crept 14 hollow 14 hollow 15 stump 15 stump 16 where 15 stump 18 couldn't 15 stump 20 or 15 stump 22 seen 15 stump 23 . 17 he 18 couldn't 18 couldn't 19 see 21 be 22 seen he is happy-go-lucky , and his dreadful curiosity is forever getting him into all kinds of trouble . 1 he 3 happy-go-lucky 2 is 3 happy-go-lucky 3 happy-go-lucky 5 and 3 happy-go-lucky 6 his 3 happy-go-lucky 7 dreadful 3 happy-go-lucky 8 curiosity 4 , 5 and 8 curiosity 10 forever 9 is 10 forever 10 forever 11 getting 10 forever 12 him 10 forever 13 into 10 forever 15 kinds 10 forever 18 . 14 all 15 kinds 15 kinds 16 of 15 kinds 17 trouble perhaps it is because he has been in so many scrapes himself that he always feels sorry for others who get into trouble . 1 perhaps 4 because 1 perhaps 6 has 2 it 3 is 2 it 4 because 4 because 5 he 6 has 7 been 6 has 11 scrapes 7 been 8 in 9 so 10 many 10 many 11 scrapes 11 scrapes 12 himself 11 scrapes 16 feels 11 scrapes 17 sorry 11 scrapes 22 into 11 scrapes 24 . 13 that 14 he 14 he 16 feels 15 always 16 feels 17 sorry 18 for 18 for 19 others 19 others 20 who 21 get 22 into 22 into 23 trouble he would go see him at once . 1 he 2 would 2 would 3 go 3 go 4 see 3 go 7 once 3 go 8 . 4 see 5 him 6 at 7 once i hope it will teach him a lesson . " 1 i 2 hope 2 hope 4 will 2 hope 8 lesson 3 it 4 will 5 teach 6 him 5 teach 8 lesson 7 a 8 lesson 8 lesson 9 . 9 . 10 " peter 's heart sank . 1 peter 2 's 1 peter 4 sank 2 's 3 heart 4 sank 5 . " don't you think it is dreadful ? " he asked . 1 " 2 don't 2 don't 3 you 3 you 4 think 3 you 8 ? 4 think 5 it 5 it 6 is 6 is 7 dreadful 8 ? 9 " 8 ? 10 he 10 he 11 asked 11 asked 12 . he always was a nuisance . 1 he 5 nuisance 2 always 5 nuisance 3 was 4 a 4 a 5 nuisance 5 nuisance 6 . never did see such a fellow for making trouble for other people . 1 never 2 did 2 did 3 see 3 see 8 making 4 such 5 a 4 such 6 fellow 6 fellow 8 making 7 for 8 making 8 making 9 trouble 8 making 12 people 8 making 13 . 9 trouble 10 for 11 other 12 people the rest of us can have some peace now . 1 the 2 rest 2 rest 3 of 2 rest 4 us 2 rest 8 peace 5 can 6 have 5 can 8 peace 6 have 7 some 8 peace 9 now 9 now 10 . peter 's heart sank lower still . 1 peter 2 's 1 peter 4 sank 2 's 3 heart 4 sank 5 lower 5 lower 6 still 5 lower 7 . he scratched one long ear slowly with a long hind foot , which is a way he has when he is thinking very hard . 1 he 2 scratched 2 scratched 3 one 2 scratched 4 long 2 scratched 5 ear 5 ear 10 hind 6 slowly 7 with 6 slowly 10 hind 7 with 10 hind 8 a 9 long 9 long 10 hind 10 hind 11 foot 10 hind 13 which 10 hind 16 way 12 , 13 which 13 which 14 is 14 is 15 a 16 way 22 thinking 16 way 25 . 17 he 18 has 17 he 22 thinking 19 when 20 he 20 he 21 is 20 he 22 thinking 22 thinking 24 hard 23 very 24 hard " huh ! 1 " 2 huh 2 huh 3 ! " why can't you ? 1 " 2 why 2 why 3 can't 2 why 4 you 2 why 5 ? " that 's so [.] 1 " 3 's 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 so and there really wasn't . 1 and 2 there 2 there 4 wasn't 3 really 4 wasn't 4 wasn't 5 . a later surprise had been the wire wheel in his cage , so that he could run to his heart 's content . 1 a 2 later 2 later 7 wire 3 surprise 7 wire 4 had 5 been 4 had 7 wire 6 the 7 wire 7 wire 8 wheel 7 wire 11 cage 9 in 11 cage 10 his 11 cage 11 cage 17 run 11 cage 23 . 12 , 13 so 13 so 14 that 14 that 16 could 15 he 16 could 16 could 17 run 17 run 22 content 18 to 22 content 19 his 20 heart 20 heart 22 content 21 's 22 content he just sat in a corner of his cage and looked as miserable as he felt . 1 he 16 felt 2 just 16 felt 3 sat 4 in 4 in 6 corner 5 a 6 corner 6 corner 9 cage 7 of 8 his 8 his 9 cage 9 cage 13 miserable 10 and 11 looked 11 looked 12 as 11 looked 13 miserable 13 miserable 16 felt 14 as 15 he 15 he 16 felt 16 felt 17 . he lost his appetite . 1 he 3 his 2 lost 3 his 3 his 4 appetite 4 appetite 5 . he couldn't eat for the great longing for freedom that filled his heart until it seemed ready to burst . 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 eat 3 eat 9 freedom 4 for 5 the 4 for 9 freedom 5 the 9 freedom 6 great 7 longing 7 longing 8 for 7 longing 9 freedom 9 freedom 10 that 9 freedom 11 filled 9 freedom 14 until 9 freedom 20 . 11 filled 13 heart 12 his 13 heart 14 until 16 seemed 15 it 16 seemed 16 seemed 19 burst 17 ready 18 to 17 ready 19 burst he was homesick , terribly homesick , and he just couldn't help it . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 homesick 3 homesick 4 , 3 homesick 5 terribly 5 terribly 6 homesick 6 homesick 7 , 6 homesick 8 and 8 and 9 he 9 he 11 couldn't 10 just 11 couldn't 11 couldn't 12 help 12 help 13 it 13 it 14 . he knew that he was unhappy and guessed why . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 8 guessed 4 he 8 guessed 5 was 6 unhappy 6 unhappy 8 guessed 7 and 8 guessed 8 guessed 9 why 9 why 10 . he just didn't feel like it . 1 he 2 just 1 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 feel 3 didn't 6 it 4 feel 5 like 6 it 7 . he stayed curled up in his bed for a long , long time , too sad and miserable to move . 1 he 2 stayed 2 stayed 3 curled 2 stayed 10 long 2 stayed 12 long 3 curled 4 up 3 curled 5 in 3 curled 7 bed 3 curled 8 for 5 in 6 his 8 for 9 a 9 a 10 long 10 long 11 , 12 long 13 time 12 long 16 sad 14 , 15 too 15 too 16 sad 16 sad 18 miserable 17 and 18 miserable 18 miserable 20 move 19 to 20 move 20 move 21 . at last he crawled up and peeped out of his little round doorway . 1 at 2 last 2 last 4 crawled 3 he 4 crawled 4 crawled 5 up 4 crawled 7 peeped 6 and 7 peeped 7 peeped 8 out 7 peeped 13 doorway 8 out 9 of 10 his 13 doorway 11 little 13 doorway 12 round 13 doorway 13 doorway 14 . was he dreaming ? 1 was 3 dreaming 2 he 3 dreaming 3 dreaming 4 ? he scrambled out in a hurry and peeped through the wires of his cage . 1 he 2 scrambled 2 scrambled 3 out 2 scrambled 6 hurry 4 in 6 hurry 5 a 6 hurry 6 hurry 15 . 7 and 8 peeped 8 peeped 9 through 8 peeped 11 wires 9 through 10 the 11 wires 14 cage 12 of 13 his 13 his 14 cage 14 cage 15 . then he rubbed his eyes again and rushed over to the other side of the cage for another look . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 rubbed 2 he 3 rubbed 3 rubbed 4 his 3 rubbed 5 eyes 3 rubbed 6 again 3 rubbed 8 rushed 7 and 8 rushed 8 rushed 9 over 8 rushed 10 to 8 rushed 13 side 11 the 12 other 12 other 13 side 13 side 14 of 13 side 16 cage 13 side 20 . 15 the 16 cage 16 cage 18 another 16 cage 19 look 17 for 18 another his cage wasn't on the usual shelf at all ! 1 his 2 cage 2 cage 7 shelf 3 wasn't 7 shelf 4 on 5 the 4 on 7 shelf 5 the 7 shelf 6 usual 7 shelf 7 shelf 9 all 7 shelf 10 ! 8 at 9 all he raced around the cage . 1 he 2 raced 2 raced 3 around 2 raced 5 cage 3 around 4 the 5 cage 6 . then he jumped into the wire wheel and made it spin round and round as never before . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 jumped 3 jumped 4 into 4 into 5 the 5 the 6 wire 6 wire 7 wheel 7 wheel 11 spin 8 and 11 spin 9 made 10 it 9 made 11 spin 11 spin 12 round 11 spin 13 and 11 spin 14 round 11 spin 17 before 11 spin 18 . 15 as 17 before 16 never 17 before when he was too tired to run any more , he jumped out . 1 when 2 he 2 he 12 jumped 3 was 4 too 4 too 5 tired 5 tired 7 run 6 to 7 run 7 run 8 any 7 run 12 jumped 8 any 9 more 10 , 11 he 11 he 12 jumped 12 jumped 13 out 13 out 14 . and right then he discovered something he hadn't noticed before . 1 and 5 discovered 2 right 5 discovered 3 then 5 discovered 4 he 5 discovered 5 discovered 6 something 5 discovered 9 noticed 7 he 8 hadn't 8 hadn't 9 noticed 9 noticed 10 before 10 before 11 . the little door in the top of his cage was open ! 1 the 3 door 2 little 3 door 3 door 9 cage 3 door 11 open 4 in 5 the 4 in 9 cage 6 top 7 of 6 top 9 cage 7 of 8 his 8 his 9 cage 9 cage 10 was 11 open 12 ! then he was so surprised that he lost his balance and almost turned a somersault in the air before he caught another twig . 1 then 15 somersault 2 he 3 was 2 he 10 balance 3 was 4 so 5 surprised 10 balance 6 that 7 he 6 that 10 balance 7 he 10 balance 8 lost 10 balance 9 his 10 balance 10 balance 11 and 10 balance 15 somersault 12 almost 15 somersault 13 turned 15 somersault 14 a 15 somersault 15 somersault 16 in 15 somersault 17 the 15 somersault 18 air 18 air 23 twig 19 before 23 twig 20 he 23 twig 21 caught 23 twig 22 another 23 twig 23 twig 24 . " why ! 1 " 2 why 1 " 3 ! i 'm glad , ever and ever so glad , that you got away . " 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 glad 2 'm 9 glad 4 , 9 glad 5 ever 8 so 6 and 8 so 7 ever 8 so 8 so 9 glad 9 glad 10 , 9 glad 11 that 9 glad 12 you 12 you 16 " 13 got 14 away 14 away 15 . 15 . 16 " then he began again . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 began 3 began 4 again 4 again 5 . of course they couldn't . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 they 2 course 4 couldn't 4 couldn't 5 . for shame ! 1 for 2 shame 2 shame 3 ! tell the truth . 1 tell 3 truth 2 the 3 truth 3 truth 4 . tell the truth . " 1 tell 3 truth 2 the 3 truth 3 truth 4 . 4 . 5 " " pooh ! 1 " 2 pooh 2 pooh 3 ! dee , dee , dee , chickadee ! 1 dee 2 , 1 dee 3 dee 3 dee 4 , 3 dee 5 dee 5 dee 6 , 5 dee 7 chickadee 5 dee 8 ! i 'm wasting my time talking when there is such a lot to be done . 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 wasting 3 wasting 4 my 3 wasting 5 time 3 wasting 6 talking 3 wasting 7 when 3 wasting 8 there 8 there 9 is 9 is 12 lot 10 such 11 a 11 a 12 lot 12 lot 16 . 13 to 14 be 13 to 16 . 14 be 15 done i am clearing his apple-trees of insect eggs . " 1 i 2 am 2 am 5 apple-trees 3 clearing 4 his 3 clearing 5 apple-trees 5 apple-trees 7 insect 5 apple-trees 8 eggs 6 of 7 insect 8 eggs 9 . 9 . 10 " go it , you little red scamp ! " shouted a voice behind him . 1 go 7 scamp 2 it 3 , 3 , 4 you 4 you 7 scamp 5 little 7 scamp 6 red 7 scamp 7 scamp 10 shouted 7 scamp 12 voice 7 scamp 13 behind 8 ! 9 " 9 " 10 shouted 11 a 12 voice 13 behind 14 him 14 him 15 . see me ! 1 see 2 me 2 me 3 ! see me ! " 1 see 2 me 2 me 3 ! 3 ! 4 " to be sure there were other voices , but they were not merry , nor were they cheery . 1 to 2 be 2 be 3 sure 3 sure 4 there 4 there 5 were 5 were 18 cheery 6 other 18 cheery 7 voices 8 , 7 voices 13 merry 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 they 10 they 11 were 11 were 12 not 13 merry 18 cheery 14 , 15 nor 15 nor 18 cheery 16 were 17 they 16 were 18 cheery 18 cheery 19 . they just couldn't help themselves . 1 they 5 themselves 2 just 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 help 4 help 5 themselves 5 themselves 6 . he knew what it all meant . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 what 3 what 6 meant 4 it 5 all 4 it 6 meant 6 meant 7 . he tickled all over and cut up all sorts of capers , just for pure joy . 1 he 2 tickled 2 tickled 4 over 2 tickled 6 cut 3 all 4 over 4 over 5 and 6 cut 11 capers 7 up 11 capers 8 all 9 sorts 9 sorts 10 of 9 sorts 11 capers 11 capers 13 just 11 capers 14 for 11 capers 15 pure 11 capers 16 joy 12 , 13 just 16 joy 17 . see me ! 1 see 2 me 2 me 3 ! in it was a cracked hickory nut . 1 in 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 a 4 a 5 cracked 5 cracked 6 hickory 6 hickory 7 nut 7 nut 8 . see me ! 1 see 2 me 2 me 3 ! see me ! 1 see 2 me 2 me 3 ! i am afraid . 1 i 2 am 2 am 3 afraid 3 afraid 4 . i 'm not afraid . 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 4 afraid 3 not 4 afraid 4 afraid 5 . i am afraid . 1 i 2 am 2 am 3 afraid 3 afraid 4 . you see , he really was afraid , and he was trying to make himself believe that he wasn't afraid . 1 you 2 see 1 you 5 really 2 see 3 , 4 he 5 really 5 really 7 afraid 6 was 7 afraid 7 afraid 20 afraid 7 afraid 21 . 8 , 9 and 8 , 10 he 10 he 11 was 11 was 12 trying 11 was 20 afraid 12 trying 13 to 12 trying 14 make 12 trying 15 himself 12 trying 16 believe 16 believe 17 that 17 that 18 he 19 wasn't 20 afraid he thought that perhaps if he said ever and ever so many times that he wasn't afraid , he might actually make himself believe it . 1 he 2 thought 1 he 16 wasn't 2 thought 3 that 2 thought 4 perhaps 5 if 6 he 5 if 8 ever 5 if 16 wasn't 6 he 7 said 8 ever 12 many 9 and 12 many 10 ever 12 many 11 so 12 many 12 many 13 times 14 that 16 wasn't 15 he 16 wasn't 16 wasn't 17 afraid 16 wasn't 21 actually 17 afraid 20 might 18 , 19 he 19 he 20 might 21 actually 23 himself 21 actually 24 believe 22 make 23 himself 24 believe 25 it 25 it 26 . his common sense told him that there was no reason in the world why he shouldn't be . 1 his 2 common 2 common 3 sense 2 common 4 told 2 common 13 world 4 told 5 him 4 told 6 that 6 that 8 was 7 there 8 was 8 was 9 no 9 no 10 reason 11 in 13 world 12 the 13 world 13 world 16 shouldn't 14 why 15 he 14 why 16 shouldn't 16 shouldn't 17 be 17 be 18 . you see , he has a great deal of common sense under the little black cap he wears . 1 you 2 see 2 see 8 deal 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 has 5 has 8 deal 6 a 7 great 6 a 8 deal 7 great 8 deal 8 deal 9 of 8 deal 10 common 10 common 11 sense 11 sense 16 cap 11 sense 19 . 12 under 13 the 12 under 16 cap 14 little 15 black 15 black 16 cap 16 cap 18 wears 17 he 18 wears then he stopped short . 1 then 3 stopped 2 he 3 stopped 3 stopped 4 short 4 short 5 . it was true ; he was afraid . 1 it 2 was 1 it 6 was 2 was 3 true 4 ; 5 he 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 afraid 7 afraid 8 . this time it wasn't a voice inside . 1 this 2 time 2 time 4 wasn't 3 it 4 wasn't 4 wasn't 6 voice 5 a 6 voice 6 voice 7 inside 6 voice 8 . no , indeed ! 1 no 2 , 2 , 3 indeed 3 indeed 4 ! " coward ! 1 " 2 coward 2 coward 3 ! coward ! 1 coward 2 ! coward ! " 1 coward 2 ! 2 ! 3 " " no such thing ! 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 such 3 such 4 thing 4 thing 5 ! no such thing ! 1 no 2 such 2 such 3 thing 3 thing 4 ! i did it ! 1 i 2 did 2 did 3 it 3 it 4 ! and so he would have . 1 and 3 he 2 so 3 he 3 he 4 would 4 would 5 have 5 have 6 .