all rights reserved 1 all 2 rights 2 rights 3 reserved then she hurried away to fill the sails of the ships and blow them across the great ocean . 1 then 2 she 2 she 3 hurried 3 hurried 4 away 3 hurried 8 sails 5 to 6 fill 6 fill 7 the 7 the 8 sails 8 sails 9 of 8 sails 11 ships 9 of 10 the 10 the 11 ships 11 ships 12 and 11 ships 18 ocean 13 blow 14 them 13 blow 18 ocean 15 across 16 the 15 across 18 ocean 17 great 18 ocean 18 ocean 19 . it was then that one of them discovered something something very dreadful . 1 it 2 was 2 was 12 dreadful 3 then 8 discovered 4 that 5 one 5 one 6 of 6 of 7 them 7 them 8 discovered 8 discovered 9 something 9 something 12 dreadful 10 something 11 very 10 something 12 dreadful 12 dreadful 13 . it was a fire ! 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 fire 4 fire 5 ! some one had dropped a lighted match , and now little red flames were running through the grass in all directions . 1 some 2 one 2 one 7 match 3 had 4 dropped 4 dropped 6 lighted 5 a 6 lighted 6 lighted 7 match 7 match 10 now 7 match 13 flames 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 now 11 little 13 flames 12 red 13 flames 13 flames 14 were 13 flames 15 running 13 flames 18 grass 16 through 17 the 17 the 18 grass 18 grass 21 directions 19 in 21 directions 20 all 21 directions 21 directions 22 . it was dreadful ! 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 dreadful 3 dreadful 4 ! there must be a fire on the meadows . " 1 there 2 must 2 must 3 be 3 be 4 a 4 a 5 fire 5 fire 6 on 6 on 7 the 7 the 8 meadows 8 meadows 9 . 9 . 10 " " hurry ! hurry ! 1 " 2 hurry 2 hurry 3 ! 2 hurry 4 hurry 4 hurry 5 ! oh , do hurry ! " 1 oh 2 , 2 , 6 " 3 do 4 hurry 4 hurry 5 ! 5 ! 6 " splash ! 1 splash 2 ! spat ! 1 spat 2 ! they were drops of water . 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 drops 3 drops 4 of 3 drops 5 water 5 water 6 . sure enough , they were drops of water rain drops . 1 sure 2 enough 2 enough 3 , 2 enough 6 drops 4 they 5 were 5 were 6 drops 6 drops 7 of 6 drops 8 water 6 drops 9 rain 9 rain 10 drops 10 drops 11 . that shower came up just in time and it is lucky it did . " 1 that 2 shower 2 shower 3 came 2 shower 4 up 2 shower 10 is 4 up 6 in 4 up 8 and 5 just 6 in 6 in 7 time 9 it 10 is 10 is 11 lucky 11 lucky 14 . 12 it 13 did 12 it 14 . 14 . 15 " " do you mean to say that you 've just discovered him ? 1 " 2 do 2 do 4 mean 3 you 4 mean 4 mean 5 to 4 mean 6 say 4 mean 13 ? 6 say 7 that 8 you 9 've 8 you 13 ? 9 've 10 just 10 just 11 discovered 11 discovered 12 him why , your news is so old that it is stale ; it is no news at all . 1 why 2 , 2 , 11 stale 3 your 4 news 4 news 11 stale 5 is 6 so 5 is 11 stale 7 old 11 stale 8 that 10 is 9 it 10 is 10 is 11 stale 11 stale 12 ; 11 stale 16 news 13 it 14 is 14 is 15 no 15 no 16 news 16 news 17 at 16 news 19 . 17 at 18 all i thought you had something really new to tell me . " 1 i 2 thought 1 i 9 tell 2 thought 3 you 3 you 6 really 4 had 5 something 5 something 6 really 6 really 7 new 8 to 9 tell 9 tell 10 me 10 me 11 . 11 . 12 " their faces fell . 1 their 2 faces 2 faces 3 fell 2 faces 4 . no , indeed ! 1 no 3 indeed 2 , 3 indeed 3 indeed 4 ! it didn't occur to him to look anywhere but on the ground . 1 it 3 occur 2 didn't 3 occur 3 occur 4 to 3 occur 5 him 3 occur 6 to 3 occur 8 anywhere 3 occur 10 on 6 to 7 look 8 anywhere 9 but 10 on 11 the 11 the 12 ground 12 ground 13 . just then he noticed some scraps of bark around the foot of a tall maple . 1 just 2 then 2 then 3 he 3 he 4 noticed 4 noticed 6 scraps 5 some 6 scraps 6 scraps 7 of 6 scraps 8 bark 6 scraps 9 around 6 scraps 11 foot 10 the 11 foot 11 foot 12 of 12 of 13 a 13 a 14 tall 14 tall 15 maple 15 maple 16 . looking up to see where it came from he saw what do you think ? 1 looking 2 up 2 up 3 to 3 to 4 see 4 see 5 where 5 where 6 it 5 where 9 he 6 it 7 came 7 came 8 from 9 he 10 saw 10 saw 11 what 11 what 12 do 12 do 13 you 13 you 14 think 13 you 15 ? he could hardly believe what he saw . 1 he 2 could 2 could 3 hardly 3 hardly 4 believe 3 hardly 5 what 5 what 6 he 6 he 7 saw 7 saw 8 . the stranger was anything but handsome , but his size filled them with respect . 1 the 2 stranger 2 stranger 3 was 2 stranger 6 handsome 4 anything 5 but 4 anything 6 handsome 6 handsome 7 , 6 handsome 10 size 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 his 10 size 14 respect 11 filled 12 them 12 them 13 with 13 with 14 respect 14 respect 15 . the nearer he got to the ground the bigger he looked . 1 the 2 nearer 2 nearer 9 bigger 3 he 4 got 4 got 5 to 5 to 6 the 6 the 7 ground 7 ground 9 bigger 8 the 9 bigger 9 bigger 10 he 10 he 11 looked 11 looked 12 . his eyes were small and dull . 1 his 2 eyes 2 eyes 3 were 3 were 4 small 4 small 5 and 4 small 6 dull 5 and 6 dull 6 dull 7 . his coat was rough , long and almost black . 1 his 2 coat 2 coat 4 rough 2 coat 9 black 2 coat 10 . 3 was 4 rough 4 rough 5 , 6 long 9 black 7 and 8 almost 8 almost 9 black his legs were short and stout . 1 his 2 legs 2 legs 3 were 2 legs 4 short 4 short 6 stout 5 and 6 stout 6 stout 7 . his tail was rather short and broad . 1 his 2 tail 2 tail 5 short 3 was 4 rather 4 rather 5 short 5 short 6 and 5 short 7 broad 7 broad 8 . altogether he was anything but handsome . 1 altogether 6 handsome 2 he 3 was 3 was 6 handsome 4 anything 5 but 4 anything 6 handsome 6 handsome 7 . " who are you ? " he demanded . 1 " 2 who 2 who 3 are 3 are 4 you 4 you 5 ? 5 ? 6 " 6 " 8 demanded 7 he 8 demanded 8 demanded 9 . he strutted back and forth in front of the stranger . 1 he 2 strutted 2 strutted 3 back 2 strutted 5 forth 2 strutted 7 front 4 and 5 forth 6 in 7 front 7 front 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 stranger 10 stranger 11 . the stranger refused to give him so much as a glance . 1 the 2 stranger 2 stranger 3 refused 3 refused 4 to 3 refused 6 him 4 to 5 give 5 give 6 him 6 him 7 so 7 so 8 much 8 much 9 as 9 as 10 a 10 a 11 glance 11 glance 12 . he just grunted and kept right on about his business . 1 he 5 kept 2 just 3 grunted 3 grunted 4 and 3 grunted 5 kept 5 kept 6 right 5 kept 7 on 7 on 9 his 8 about 9 his 9 his 10 business 10 business 11 . all the little meadow people and forest folks began to giggle and then to laugh . 1 all 2 the 2 the 3 little 3 little 4 meadow 4 meadow 5 people 4 meadow 6 and 4 meadow 8 folks 7 forest 8 folks 8 folks 11 giggle 9 began 10 to 9 began 11 giggle 11 giggle 13 then 11 giggle 15 laugh 12 and 13 then 14 to 15 laugh 15 laugh 16 . " you 're afraid to fight . 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 're 3 're 4 afraid 4 afraid 5 to 5 to 6 fight 6 fight 7 . but though he spoke so bravely it was noticed that he went no nearer the stranger . 1 but 2 though 2 though 3 he 3 he 4 spoke 4 spoke 6 bravely 5 so 6 bravely 6 bravely 7 it 6 bravely 9 noticed 6 bravely 12 went 7 it 8 was 9 noticed 10 that 11 he 12 went 12 went 14 nearer 13 no 14 nearer 14 nearer 16 stranger 15 the 16 stranger 16 stranger 17 . then he gave the alarm . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 gave 3 gave 5 alarm 4 the 5 alarm 5 alarm 6 . then he laughed so that he had to hold his sides to see the fright down below . 1 then 2 he 1 then 6 he 2 he 3 laughed 4 so 5 that 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 had 7 had 8 to 8 to 9 hold 9 hold 10 his 10 his 11 sides 11 sides 12 to 12 to 13 see 13 see 14 the 14 the 15 fright 15 fright 18 . 16 down 17 below 17 below 18 . he was the first one out of sight , running so fast that his feet seemed hardly to touch the ground . 1 he 2 was 2 was 4 first 3 the 4 first 4 first 5 one 4 first 8 sight 6 out 7 of 6 out 8 sight 8 sight 10 running 8 sight 19 touch 9 , 10 running 10 running 12 fast 11 so 12 fast 12 fast 13 that 14 his 15 feet 15 feet 17 hardly 16 seemed 17 hardly 17 hardly 19 touch 18 to 19 touch 19 touch 21 ground 20 the 21 ground 21 ground 22 . then the hair on the back of his neck stood on end and he growled a deep , ugly growl . 1 then 15 growled 2 the 3 hair 3 hair 4 on 3 hair 9 neck 4 on 5 the 6 back 9 neck 7 of 8 his 8 his 9 neck 9 neck 10 stood 9 neck 13 and 9 neck 15 growled 10 stood 11 on 10 stood 12 end 14 he 15 growled 15 growled 20 growl 16 a 17 deep 17 deep 18 , 17 deep 20 growl 19 ugly 20 growl 20 growl 21 . still the stranger did not run . 1 still 3 stranger 2 the 3 stranger 3 stranger 4 did 4 did 5 not 5 not 6 run 6 run 7 . never before had he had such an experience . 1 never 2 before 1 never 3 had 3 had 8 experience 4 he 5 had 5 had 8 experience 6 such 7 an 7 an 8 experience 8 experience 9 . could it be that the stranger was not afraid of him ? 1 could 3 be 1 could 8 not 2 it 3 be 4 that 5 the 5 the 6 stranger 6 stranger 7 was 7 was 8 not 8 not 9 afraid 9 afraid 10 of 10 of 11 him 11 him 12 ? as he walked the stranger turned , so as always to face him . 1 as 2 he 1 as 9 as 2 he 3 walked 2 he 6 turned 4 the 5 stranger 5 stranger 6 turned 7 , 8 so 8 so 9 as 9 as 10 always 10 always 11 to 11 to 12 face 11 to 13 him 13 him 14 . it was perplexing and very provoking . 1 it 3 perplexing 2 was 3 perplexing 3 perplexing 4 and 3 perplexing 6 provoking 3 perplexing 7 . 4 and 5 very 6 provoking 7 . it really seemed as if the stranger had no fear of him . 1 it 3 seemed 2 really 3 seemed 3 seemed 4 as 4 as 5 if 5 if 8 had 6 the 7 stranger 7 stranger 8 had 8 had 9 no 9 no 10 fear 10 fear 11 of 10 fear 12 him 12 him 13 . he stopped short and his eyes looked as if they would pop out of his head . 1 he 2 stopped 2 stopped 3 short 2 stopped 7 looked 4 and 5 his 5 his 6 eyes 6 eyes 7 looked 7 looked 8 as 8 as 9 if 9 if 12 pop 10 they 12 pop 11 would 12 pop 12 pop 13 out 12 pop 16 head 13 out 14 of 15 his 16 head 16 head 17 . the stranger did not move . 1 the 2 stranger 2 stranger 3 did 3 did 4 not 4 not 5 move 5 move 6 . once in a while he barked . 1 once 4 while 2 in 3 a 3 a 4 while 4 while 6 barked 5 he 6 barked 6 barked 7 . still the stranger did not move . 1 still 3 stranger 2 the 3 stranger 3 stranger 4 did 4 did 5 not 5 not 6 move 6 move 7 . then he walked around to the other side and sat down . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 walked 3 walked 4 around 3 walked 8 side 3 walked 11 down 5 to 6 the 6 the 7 other 7 other 8 side 9 and 10 sat 10 sat 11 down 11 down 12 . " what a very queer thing . " 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 a 3 a 5 queer 4 very 5 queer 5 queer 6 thing 6 thing 7 . 7 . 8 " then he took another step . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 took 3 took 4 another 4 another 6 . 5 step 6 . nothing happened . 1 nothing 2 happened 2 happened 3 . slap ! 1 slap 2 ! every time he touched them he yelped with pain . 1 every 2 time 1 every 7 yelped 3 he 7 yelped 4 touched 7 yelped 5 them 7 yelped 6 he 7 yelped 7 yelped 8 with 7 yelped 9 pain 9 pain 10 . he was not very social . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 not 2 was 4 very 4 very 5 social 5 social 6 . some of these were so loose that they dropped out . 1 some 2 of 1 some 6 loose 2 of 3 these 3 these 4 were 5 so 6 loose 6 loose 9 dropped 7 that 8 they 8 they 9 dropped 9 dropped 10 out 10 out 11 . peter wished that he had left them alone . 1 peter 2 wished 2 wished 3 that 3 that 4 he 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 left 6 left 7 them 6 left 8 alone 8 alone 9 . could he have left as mysteriously as he had come ? 1 could 3 have 2 he 3 have 3 have 4 left 4 left 6 mysteriously 5 as 6 mysteriously 6 mysteriously 7 as 7 as 8 he 8 he 9 had 9 had 10 come 10 come 11 ? he was swimming easily and you may be sure no one tried to bother him . 1 he 2 was 1 he 12 tried 2 was 3 swimming 3 swimming 4 easily 4 easily 5 and 4 easily 8 be 6 you 7 may 7 may 8 be 8 be 9 sure 9 sure 10 no 10 no 11 one 12 tried 13 to 12 tried 14 bother 14 bother 15 him 15 him 16 . as usual they brought him some foolish green flies . 1 as 2 usual 1 as 3 they 3 they 4 brought 4 brought 5 him 4 brought 9 flies 6 some 7 foolish 7 foolish 9 flies 8 green 9 flies 9 flies 10 . and he folded his hands across his white and yellow waistcoat . 1 and 2 he 2 he 3 folded 3 folded 5 hands 3 folded 6 across 3 folded 11 waistcoat 4 his 5 hands 7 his 11 waistcoat 8 white 11 waistcoat 9 and 11 waistcoat 10 yellow 11 waistcoat 11 waistcoat 12 . grandfather settled himself comfortably . 1 grandfather 2 settled 2 settled 4 comfortably 3 himself 4 comfortably 4 comfortably 5 . always some one reached the berry patch before he did . 1 always 6 berry 2 some 3 one 2 some 6 berry 4 reached 5 the 4 reached 6 berry 6 berry 7 patch 6 berry 8 before 8 before 9 he 9 he 10 did 10 did 11 . the beetles and the bugs were so spry that seldom could he catch them . 1 the 2 beetles 2 beetles 3 and 3 and 4 the 4 the 5 bugs 5 bugs 8 spry 6 were 7 so 7 so 8 spry 8 spry 9 that 8 spry 10 seldom 8 spry 13 catch 11 could 13 catch 12 he 13 catch 13 catch 14 them 14 them 15 . hunger was in his stomach , and little else most of the time . 1 hunger 2 was 1 hunger 5 stomach 3 in 4 his 4 his 5 stomach 5 stomach 6 , 5 stomach 14 . 6 , 7 and 8 little 9 else 9 else 10 most 10 most 11 of 11 of 12 the 12 the 13 time 13 time 14 . his long , shaggy coat looked twice too big for him . 1 his 4 shaggy 2 long 4 shaggy 3 , 4 shaggy 4 shaggy 5 coat 4 shaggy 6 looked 4 shaggy 7 twice 7 twice 9 big 8 too 9 big 9 big 10 for 10 for 11 him 11 him 12 . so he learned to see by night as well as by day . 1 so 2 he 1 so 9 well 2 he 3 learned 3 learned 4 to 3 learned 6 by 4 to 5 see 6 by 7 night 8 as 9 well 9 well 10 as 10 as 12 day 11 by 12 day 12 day 13 . " one day he could not find a single berry and not a beetle or a bug could he catch . 1 " 14 beetle 2 one 3 day 3 day 4 he 4 he 5 could 5 could 6 not 5 could 7 find 7 find 14 beetle 8 a 9 single 9 single 14 beetle 10 berry 11 and 10 berry 14 beetle 11 and 12 not 13 a 14 beetle 14 beetle 15 or 14 beetle 17 bug 16 a 17 bug 17 bug 18 could 17 bug 20 catch 19 he 20 catch 20 catch 21 . softly she stole up behind him . 1 softly 3 stole 2 she 3 stole 3 stole 4 up 3 stole 5 behind 5 behind 6 him 6 him 7 . then she hurried on her way . 1 then 3 hurried 2 she 3 hurried 3 hurried 4 on 3 hurried 6 way 4 on 5 her 6 way 7 . he rolled his dull little eyes up at the big black birch . 1 he 2 rolled 2 rolled 3 his 3 his 6 eyes 4 dull 5 little 4 dull 6 eyes 6 eyes 13 . 7 up 8 at 8 at 9 the 9 the 10 big 10 big 11 black 11 black 12 birch 12 birch 13 . " slowly he turned and began to gnaw the bark of the big black birch . 1 " 2 slowly 2 slowly 4 turned 2 slowly 8 gnaw 3 he 4 turned 5 and 6 began 6 began 7 to 6 began 8 gnaw 8 gnaw 9 the 8 gnaw 10 bark 10 bark 11 of 11 of 12 the 12 the 13 big 13 big 14 black 14 black 15 birch 15 birch 16 . it was tough , but it tasted good . 1 it 2 was 1 it 4 , 2 was 3 tough 4 , 5 but 5 but 6 it 6 it 7 tasted 7 tasted 8 good 8 good 9 . he filled his shaggy coat until it was so tight it threatened to burst . 1 he 2 filled 2 filled 4 shaggy 3 his 4 shaggy 4 shaggy 5 coat 4 shaggy 6 until 4 shaggy 10 tight 7 it 8 was 8 was 9 so 9 so 10 tight 10 tight 12 threatened 11 it 12 threatened 12 threatened 13 to 12 threatened 14 burst 14 burst 15 . so he reached out and snapped up the strip of bark . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 reached 3 reached 4 out 3 reached 9 strip 5 and 6 snapped 6 snapped 9 strip 7 up 8 the 8 the 9 strip 9 strip 10 of 9 strip 11 bark 11 bark 12 . they stuck in the roof of his mouth . 1 they 2 stuck 2 stuck 5 roof 3 in 4 the 4 the 5 roof 5 roof 6 of 6 of 7 his 7 his 8 mouth 8 mouth 9 . he rolled over and over trying to get rid of the thorns . 1 he 2 rolled 2 rolled 3 over 2 rolled 5 over 2 rolled 6 trying 3 over 4 and 6 trying 7 to 6 trying 12 thorns 8 get 9 rid 9 rid 10 of 9 rid 12 thorns 11 the 12 thorns 12 thorns 13 . for once in his life he hurried . 1 for 2 once 2 once 3 in 2 once 7 hurried 2 once 8 . 3 in 4 his 4 his 5 life 6 he 7 hurried he was safely hidden inside a hollow log . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 safely 3 safely 4 hidden 3 safely 5 inside 5 inside 7 hollow 6 a 7 hollow 7 hollow 8 log 8 log 9 . he just lay and thought and thought and thought . 1 he 3 lay 1 he 5 thought 1 he 7 thought 1 he 9 thought 2 just 3 lay 3 lay 4 and 6 and 7 thought 8 and 9 thought 9 thought 10 . you do not know how to fight . 1 you 2 do 2 do 3 not 3 not 4 know 4 know 5 how 5 how 6 to 6 to 7 fight 7 fight 8 . you move too slowly . 1 you 2 move 2 move 3 too 2 move 4 slowly 4 slowly 5 . they shall be hidden in the long hair of your coat and only when you are in danger shall you use them . 1 they 2 shall 2 shall 3 be 3 be 4 hidden 4 hidden 5 in 4 hidden 11 coat 4 hidden 18 danger 5 in 6 the 7 long 8 hair 8 hair 11 coat 9 of 10 your 10 your 11 coat 11 coat 12 and 13 only 14 when 14 when 15 you 14 when 18 danger 15 you 16 are 16 are 17 in 17 in 18 danger 18 danger 19 shall 18 danger 21 use 19 shall 20 you 21 use 22 them 22 them 23 . now go ! ' 1 now 2 go 2 go 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' once he stopped to smooth down his long , rough coat . 1 once 3 stopped 2 he 3 stopped 3 stopped 4 to 3 stopped 5 smooth 5 smooth 6 down 5 smooth 10 rough 7 his 8 long 7 his 10 rough 8 long 9 , 10 rough 11 coat 11 coat 12 . sure enough , there , under the long hair , he felt a thousand little spears . 1 sure 2 enough 2 enough 3 , 2 enough 16 spears 4 there 5 , 4 there 16 spears 6 under 7 the 7 the 8 long 8 long 9 hair 9 hair 10 , 10 , 11 he 11 he 12 felt 12 felt 16 spears 13 a 14 thousand 14 thousand 16 spears 15 little 16 spears 16 spears 17 . in a flash he had rolled up into a tight ball . 1 in 3 flash 2 a 3 flash 3 flash 4 he 3 flash 6 rolled 4 he 5 had 6 rolled 7 up 6 rolled 10 tight 8 into 9 a 8 into 10 tight 10 tight 11 ball 11 ball 12 . it was spring . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 spring 3 spring 4 . indeed , he was very unhappy . 1 indeed 2 , 2 , 3 he 3 he 4 was 4 was 5 very 5 very 6 unhappy 6 unhappy 7 . splash ! 1 splash 2 ! splash ! 1 splash 2 ! that was another tear . 1 that 2 was 2 was 3 another 3 another 5 . 4 tear 5 . splash ! splash ! 1 splash 2 ! 1 splash 3 splash 3 splash 4 ! " my gracious ! 1 " 3 gracious 2 my 3 gracious 3 gracious 4 ! my gracious ! 1 my 2 gracious 2 gracious 3 ! peter jumped . 1 peter 2 jumped 2 jumped 3 . then he winked the tears back and looked around . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 winked 2 he 8 looked 3 winked 5 tears 3 winked 6 back 4 the 5 tears 7 and 8 looked 8 looked 9 around 9 around 10 . he looked very solemn , very solemn indeed . 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 3 very 3 very 4 solemn 4 solemn 5 , 4 solemn 7 solemn 6 very 7 solemn 7 solemn 8 indeed 8 indeed 9 . he was wearing a shabby old suit , the very one he had slept in all winter . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 wearing 3 wearing 5 shabby 4 a 5 shabby 5 shabby 6 old 5 shabby 7 suit 5 shabby 11 one 5 shabby 17 winter 7 suit 8 , 7 suit 10 very 9 the 10 very 12 he 13 had 13 had 14 slept 14 slept 15 in 14 slept 17 winter 16 all 17 winter 17 winter 18 . peter looked a little foolish . 1 peter 2 looked 2 looked 5 foolish 3 a 4 little 3 a 5 foolish 5 foolish 6 . " bless my stars ! 1 " 2 bless 2 bless 3 my 2 bless 4 stars 2 bless 5 ! you don't eat eggs . " 1 you 2 don't 2 don't 3 eat 3 eat 4 eggs 4 eggs 5 . 5 . 6 " peter 's eyes filled with tears again . 1 peter 2 's 2 's 3 eyes 3 eyes 4 filled 4 filled 5 with 5 with 6 tears 6 tears 8 . 7 again 8 . he scratched the tip of his nose with his left hind foot . 1 he 2 scratched 2 scratched 4 tip 3 the 4 tip 4 tip 5 of 4 tip 7 nose 5 of 6 his 7 nose 8 with 8 with 9 his 9 his 12 foot 10 left 11 hind 11 hind 12 foot 12 foot 13 . he chuckled and chuckled until he shook all over . 1 he 2 chuckled 2 chuckled 4 chuckled 3 and 4 chuckled 4 chuckled 5 until 4 chuckled 7 shook 4 chuckled 9 over 4 chuckled 10 . 5 until 6 he 8 all 9 over " do you want us to go find a breakfast for you ? " 1 " 2 do 2 do 3 you 3 you 4 want 4 want 5 us 4 want 6 to 6 to 7 go 6 to 8 find 8 find 9 a 8 find 10 breakfast 10 breakfast 11 for 11 for 12 you 12 you 13 ? 13 ? 14 " " crying because he cannot find any eggs ! 1 " 3 because 2 crying 3 because 3 because 4 he 3 because 5 cannot 5 cannot 6 find 6 find 8 eggs 7 any 8 eggs 8 eggs 9 ! they looked everywhere , but not so much as the tip of one of his long ears could they see . 1 they 2 looked 2 looked 3 everywhere 3 everywhere 5 but 4 , 5 but 5 but 6 not 6 not 8 much 7 so 8 much 8 much 9 as 9 as 10 the 10 the 11 tip 11 tip 12 of 11 tip 17 ears 13 one 14 of 14 of 15 his 15 his 17 ears 16 long 17 ears 17 ears 18 could 17 ears 21 . 18 could 20 see 19 they 20 see there was no trace of tears in his big , soft eyes . 1 there 2 was 1 there 3 no 3 no 4 trace 4 trace 5 of 4 trace 6 tears 6 tears 7 in 7 in 8 his 8 his 12 eyes 9 big 10 , 9 big 11 soft 11 soft 12 eyes 12 eyes 13 . peter 's eyes sparkled . 1 peter 2 's 2 's 3 eyes 3 eyes 4 sparkled 4 sparkled 5 . peter looked very mysterious . 1 peter 2 looked 2 looked 3 very 3 very 4 mysterious 4 mysterious 5 . " wait and see , " he replied . 1 " 2 wait 1 " 8 replied 3 and 4 see 4 see 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 8 replied 7 he 8 replied 8 replied 9 . then a sudden thought popped into his head . 1 then 5 popped 2 a 3 sudden 3 sudden 5 popped 4 thought 5 popped 5 popped 6 into 5 popped 8 head 6 into 7 his 8 head 9 . " will you do something for me ? " he asked . 1 " 3 you 2 will 3 you 3 you 8 ? 4 do 5 something 5 something 6 for 6 for 7 me 7 me 8 ? 8 ? 9 " 8 ? 11 asked 10 he 11 asked 11 asked 12 . all the little song birds sang their sweetest , and some who really cannot sing at all tried to just because they were so happy . 1 all 2 the 1 all 5 birds 2 the 5 birds 3 little 5 birds 4 song 5 birds 5 birds 6 sang 5 birds 15 sing 5 birds 21 because 6 sang 8 sweetest 7 their 8 sweetest 9 , 10 and 9 , 12 who 11 some 12 who 12 who 13 really 13 really 14 cannot 14 cannot 15 sing 15 sing 16 at 15 sing 18 tried 16 at 17 all 18 tried 19 to 20 just 21 because 21 because 22 they 22 they 23 were 23 were 25 happy 24 so 25 happy 25 happy 26 . he had brushed his clothes until you would hardly have known him . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 brushed 3 brushed 4 his 4 his 5 clothes 5 clothes 13 . 6 until 7 you 7 you 10 have 8 would 9 hardly 8 would 10 have 10 have 11 known 11 known 12 him 12 him 13 . everybody got in the way of everybody else . 1 everybody 2 got 1 everybody 3 in 1 everybody 8 else 3 in 4 the 4 the 5 way 5 way 6 of 7 everybody 8 else 8 else 9 . such a looking sight as he was ! 1 such 2 a 1 such 5 as 3 looking 4 sight 3 looking 5 as 5 as 6 he 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 ! in a few minutes the green grassy bank was covered with eggs big eggs , little eggs , all kinds of eggs . 1 in 2 a 2 a 3 few 3 few 4 minutes 4 minutes 7 grassy 5 the 6 green 6 green 7 grassy 7 grassy 8 bank 7 grassy 10 covered 7 grassy 12 eggs 9 was 10 covered 10 covered 11 with 12 eggs 14 eggs 13 big 14 eggs 14 eggs 15 , 14 eggs 20 kinds 16 little 17 eggs 17 eggs 18 , 17 eggs 20 kinds 19 all 20 kinds 20 kinds 21 of 20 kinds 22 eggs 22 eggs 23 . some were nearly round and rolled swiftly to the bottom . 1 some 2 were 2 were 3 nearly 3 nearly 6 rolled 4 round 6 rolled 5 and 6 rolled 6 rolled 7 swiftly 7 swiftly 8 to 8 to 9 the 9 the 10 bottom 10 bottom 11 . and it was such fun that he scrambled up and did it all over again . 1 and 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 such 4 such 5 fun 5 fun 16 . 6 that 7 he 7 he 11 did 8 scrambled 9 up 9 up 10 and 10 and 11 did 11 did 12 it 12 it 13 all 13 all 14 over 14 over 15 again 15 again 16 . he tucked his head down in his vest and made himself into a perfectly round ball . 1 he 2 tucked 2 tucked 8 vest 3 his 4 head 3 his 8 vest 5 down 8 vest 6 in 8 vest 7 his 8 vest 8 vest 9 and 8 vest 10 made 8 vest 11 himself 8 vest 14 perfectly 11 himself 12 into 12 into 13 a 14 perfectly 16 ball 15 round 16 ball 16 ball 17 . over and over , faster and faster , he rolled down the green , grassy bank until he landed where do you think ? 1 over 10 rolled 2 and 10 rolled 3 over 10 rolled 4 , 5 faster 5 faster 6 and 5 faster 7 faster 7 faster 10 rolled 8 , 9 he 9 he 10 rolled 10 rolled 11 down 10 rolled 15 grassy 11 down 12 the 13 green 15 grassy 14 , 15 grassy 15 grassy 16 bank 15 grassy 17 until 15 grassy 19 landed 15 grassy 20 where 18 he 19 landed 20 where 21 do 21 do 22 you 22 you 23 think 22 you 24 ? why right in the midst of a lot of eggs that had been left when the other little people had scampered out of his way . 1 why 5 midst 2 right 5 midst 3 in 5 midst 4 the 5 midst 5 midst 6 of 5 midst 8 lot 7 a 8 lot 8 lot 9 of 8 lot 10 eggs 8 lot 17 other 10 eggs 14 left 11 that 12 had 12 had 13 been 12 had 14 left 15 when 16 the 16 the 17 other 17 other 19 people 17 other 25 way 18 little 19 people 19 people 21 scampered 20 had 21 scampered 21 scampered 22 out 22 out 23 of 23 of 24 his 25 way 26 . and what do you think ? 1 and 2 what 2 what 3 do 3 do 4 you 4 you 5 think 4 you 6 ? it isn't safe for such a little chap as you . " 1 it 2 isn't 2 isn't 3 safe 3 safe 4 for 3 safe 8 chap 5 such 6 a 5 such 8 chap 6 a 7 little 7 little 8 chap 8 chap 9 as 9 as 10 you 10 you 11 . 11 . 12 " peter was trying to jump over his own shadow . 1 peter 2 was 2 was 3 trying 3 trying 4 to 3 trying 9 shadow 4 to 5 jump 5 jump 6 over 7 his 8 own 7 his 9 shadow 9 shadow 10 . peter hopped a couple of steps nearer . 1 peter 2 hopped 2 hopped 3 a 3 a 4 couple 4 couple 5 of 5 of 6 steps 6 steps 7 nearer 7 nearer 8 . come on ! " 1 come 2 on 1 come 3 ! 3 ! 4 " " where 's your old clover patch ? " asked he . 1 " 2 where 2 where 3 's 2 where 8 ? 4 your 5 old 4 your 8 ? 5 old 6 clover 6 clover 7 patch 8 ? 9 " 8 ? 10 asked 10 asked 11 he 10 asked 12 . his long legs took him over the ground very fast . 1 his 3 legs 2 long 3 legs 3 legs 4 took 4 took 5 him 5 him 6 over 6 over 7 the 7 the 8 ground 8 ground 10 fast 8 ground 11 . 9 very 10 fast it was too late to go back now , for he didn't know the way . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 too 3 too 4 late 4 late 5 to 4 late 8 now 4 late 10 for 4 late 16 . 5 to 6 go 6 go 7 back 8 now 9 , 10 for 11 he 11 he 12 didn't 12 didn't 13 know 14 the 15 way 15 way 16 . if he did he would surely be lost , and then what should he do ? 1 if 2 he 2 he 3 did 2 he 5 would 4 he 5 would 5 would 6 surely 5 would 7 be 5 would 15 do 7 be 8 lost 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 then 11 then 12 what 12 what 13 should 12 what 14 he 12 what 15 do 15 do 16 ? the very thought made him run just a little faster . 1 the 2 very 2 very 3 thought 3 thought 10 faster 4 made 5 him 5 him 6 run 6 run 10 faster 7 just 10 faster 8 a 9 little 9 little 10 faster 10 faster 11 . but he kept right on doing it just the same . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 kept 3 kept 4 right 3 kept 5 on 3 kept 6 doing 6 doing 7 it 7 it 8 just 8 just 10 same 9 the 10 same 10 same 11 . we 'd better be moving , " he said . 1 we 2 'd 2 'd 3 better 2 'd 4 be 4 be 5 moving 5 moving 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 9 said 8 he 9 said 9 said 10 . " say , you are green ! 1 " 4 you 2 say 3 , 2 say 4 you 4 you 5 are 5 are 6 green 5 are 7 ! there 's an old stone wall just a little way from here , and the sooner we get there the better ! " 1 there 2 's 2 's 3 an 3 an 4 old 4 old 5 stone 5 stone 6 wall 6 wall 16 sooner 7 just 8 a 8 a 9 little 9 little 10 way 10 way 11 from 11 from 12 here 12 here 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 the 15 the 16 sooner 16 sooner 17 we 16 sooner 21 better 17 we 18 get 18 get 19 there 20 the 21 better 21 better 22 ! 22 ! 23 " he made himself as small as possible and crept as far as he could underneath a friendly stone in the old wall . 1 he 2 made 2 made 3 himself 3 himself 15 underneath 4 as 7 possible 5 small 7 possible 6 as 7 possible 7 possible 9 crept 8 and 9 crept 9 crept 11 far 9 crept 15 underneath 10 as 11 far 11 far 12 as 12 as 13 he 13 he 14 could 15 underneath 17 friendly 16 a 17 friendly 17 friendly 18 stone 18 stone 23 . 19 in 20 the 20 the 21 old 21 old 22 wall 22 wall 23 . it was a long time before he would put so much as the tip of his wee black nose out . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 long 4 long 5 time 4 long 6 before 4 long 19 nose 6 before 7 he 7 he 8 would 9 put 19 nose 10 so 11 much 11 much 12 as 12 as 13 the 13 the 14 tip 14 tip 15 of 14 tip 19 nose 15 of 16 his 16 his 17 wee 18 black 19 nose 19 nose 20 out 19 nose 21 . my , how good that sweet-clover did taste ! 1 my 8 taste 2 , 3 how 3 how 6 sweet-clover 4 good 6 sweet-clover 5 that 6 sweet-clover 6 sweet-clover 7 did 6 sweet-clover 8 taste 8 taste 9 ! he forgot all about his torn pants . 1 he 2 forgot 1 he 6 torn 2 forgot 3 all 3 all 4 about 4 about 5 his 6 torn 7 pants 7 pants 8 . he forgot that he had run away and didn't know the way home . 1 he 2 forgot 2 forgot 3 that 3 that 4 he 4 he 5 had 4 he 9 didn't 5 had 6 run 6 run 7 away 7 away 8 and 9 didn't 10 know 10 know 12 way 11 the 12 way 12 way 13 home 13 home 14 . he just ate and ate and ate until his stomach was so full he couldn't stuff another piece of sweet-clover into it . 1 he 2 just 1 he 3 ate 2 just 3 ate 3 ate 5 ate 4 and 5 ate 5 ate 7 ate 6 and 7 ate 7 ate 8 until 7 ate 10 stomach 7 ate 22 it 9 his 10 stomach 10 stomach 11 was 10 stomach 13 full 11 was 12 so 13 full 19 of 14 he 15 couldn't 15 couldn't 16 stuff 16 stuff 18 piece 17 another 18 piece 18 piece 19 of 19 of 20 sweet-clover 20 sweet-clover 21 into 22 it 23 . what new danger could there be now ? 1 what 8 ? 2 new 3 danger 3 danger 4 could 3 danger 8 ? 4 could 6 be 5 there 6 be 7 now 8 ? in a minute he heard a queer noise . 1 in 2 a 2 a 3 minute 2 a 8 noise 4 he 5 heard 5 heard 6 a 6 a 7 queer 7 queer 8 noise 8 noise 9 . peeping between the stems of sweet-clover he saw what do you think ? 1 peeping 4 stems 2 between 4 stems 3 the 4 stems 4 stems 5 of 4 stems 6 sweet-clover 4 stems 10 do 7 he 8 saw 8 saw 9 what 9 what 10 do 10 do 11 you 10 do 13 ? 11 you 12 think " you ought to think yourself lucky that your mother didn't find you here in the sweet-clover patch . 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 ought 3 ought 4 to 4 to 5 think 4 to 12 find 5 think 6 yourself 6 yourself 7 lucky 7 lucky 8 that 9 your 10 mother 10 mother 11 didn't 11 didn't 12 find 12 find 17 sweet-clover 13 you 14 here 14 here 17 sweet-clover 15 in 16 the 16 the 17 sweet-clover 17 sweet-clover 18 patch 18 patch 19 . now he didn't know the way home . 1 now 2 he 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 know 4 know 6 way 5 the 6 way 6 way 7 home 7 home 8 . " and if there was what good would it do you ? 1 " 3 if 2 and 3 if 3 if 4 there 3 if 11 you 4 there 5 was 6 what 7 good 6 what 10 do 8 would 9 it 8 would 10 do 10 do 11 you 11 you 12 ? you 'll catch it anyway , so you might as well stay and have all fun you can . 1 you 2 'll 2 'll 3 catch 2 'll 12 stay 2 'll 14 have 3 catch 4 it 3 catch 5 anyway 5 anyway 6 , 6 , 7 so 8 you 9 might 9 might 11 well 9 might 12 stay 10 as 11 well 12 stay 13 and 14 have 16 fun 14 have 17 you 15 all 16 fun 17 you 18 can 18 can 19 . let's go up and see it . 1 let's 2 go 1 let's 5 see 2 go 3 up 3 up 4 and 5 see 6 it 6 it 7 . it 's a dandy place . " 1 it 2 's 2 's 5 place 3 a 4 dandy 4 dandy 5 place 5 place 6 . 6 . 7 " cobwebs covered the doorway . 1 cobwebs 2 covered 1 cobwebs 4 doorway 3 the 4 doorway 4 doorway 5 . " let's see if there isn't a back door , " said he . 1 " 2 let's 2 let's 3 see 3 see 4 if 4 if 5 there 5 there 6 isn't 6 isn't 7 a 7 a 14 . 8 back 9 door 9 door 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 said 12 said 13 he 12 said 14 . inside was a long dark hall and at the end of that a nice big room . 1 inside 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 long 3 a 14 nice 4 long 6 hall 5 dark 6 hall 6 hall 7 and 7 and 8 at 8 at 10 end 9 the 10 end 10 end 11 of 11 of 12 that 13 a 14 nice 14 nice 15 big 15 big 16 room 16 room 17 . suddenly they heard a voice outside the front door . 1 suddenly 3 heard 2 they 3 heard 3 heard 5 voice 4 a 5 voice 5 voice 6 outside 6 outside 9 door 7 the 8 front 8 front 9 door 9 door 10 . then he slipped out the back door . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 slipped 3 slipped 4 out 4 out 5 the 5 the 7 door 6 back 7 door 7 door 8 . half-way down the hill he stopped and shouted : 1 half-way 2 down 1 half-way 4 hill 2 down 3 the 3 the 4 hill 4 hill 6 stopped 5 he 6 stopped 6 stopped 7 and 6 stopped 8 shouted 8 shouted 9 : there was no doubt about it . 1 there 2 was 1 there 3 no 3 no 4 doubt 4 doubt 5 about 5 about 6 it 6 it 7 . but usually he was near a safe hiding place and he rather enjoyed the excitement . 1 but 2 usually 2 usually 8 hiding 3 he 4 was 4 was 5 near 4 was 8 hiding 6 a 7 safe 7 safe 8 hiding 8 hiding 9 place 8 hiding 13 enjoyed 10 and 13 enjoyed 11 he 13 enjoyed 12 rather 13 enjoyed 13 enjoyed 15 excitement 14 the 15 excitement 15 excitement 16 . he crept to the back door of the old house to watch . 1 he 2 crept 2 crept 3 to 3 to 4 the 4 the 6 door 5 back 6 door 6 door 7 of 7 of 8 the 8 the 9 old 9 old 10 house 10 house 13 . 11 to 12 watch 12 watch 13 . " oh , dear ! 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 , 2 oh 4 dear 4 dear 5 ! oh , dear ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 3 dear 3 dear 4 ! while he had seemed to be running his very hardest , really he was not . 1 while 2 he 1 while 13 he 2 he 3 had 2 he 4 seemed 4 seemed 5 to 4 seemed 10 hardest 5 to 6 be 7 running 10 hardest 8 his 10 hardest 9 very 10 hardest 10 hardest 12 really 11 , 12 really 13 he 14 was 14 was 15 not 15 not 16 . she did not see where she was going . 1 she 2 did 1 she 7 was 2 did 3 not 3 not 4 see 5 where 6 she 6 she 7 was 7 was 8 going 8 going 9 . it scratched her face and tore her bright red cloak . 1 it 11 . 2 scratched 4 face 2 scratched 6 tore 3 her 4 face 5 and 6 tore 6 tore 10 cloak 7 her 8 bright 8 bright 9 red 9 red 10 cloak 10 cloak 11 . it threw her back flat on the ground , with all the wind knocked out of her body . 1 it 19 . 2 threw 3 her 2 threw 4 back 2 threw 5 flat 2 threw 15 out 2 threw 17 her 5 flat 6 on 5 flat 8 ground 6 on 7 the 8 ground 9 , 10 with 11 all 11 all 12 the 12 the 13 wind 13 wind 14 knocked 14 knocked 15 out 15 out 16 of 17 her 18 body 18 body 19 . he stopped and sat up very straight . 1 he 2 stopped 2 stopped 3 and 2 stopped 4 sat 4 sat 5 up 4 sat 7 straight 6 very 7 straight 7 straight 8 . here comes a man who 's got a gun ! " 1 here 2 comes 1 here 6 's 3 a 4 man 4 man 5 who 4 man 6 's 6 's 7 got 7 got 8 a 8 a 9 gun 9 gun 10 ! 10 ! 11 " there was no one in sight . 1 there 2 was 1 there 3 no 3 no 4 one 4 one 5 in 5 in 6 sight 6 sight 7 . " you will be if you live long enough , " said a voice right behind him . 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 will 3 will 4 be 3 will 7 live 5 if 6 you 6 you 7 live 7 live 8 long 8 long 9 enough 9 enough 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 said 12 said 14 voice 13 a 14 voice 14 voice 16 behind 15 right 16 behind 16 behind 17 him 17 him 18 . " he 's a friend of mine . " 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 's 3 's 4 a 4 a 5 friend 5 friend 7 mine 6 of 7 mine 7 mine 8 . 8 . 9 " by and by there was a queer rustling in the grass back of them . 1 by 8 rustling 2 and 8 rustling 3 by 8 rustling 4 there 5 was 5 was 6 a 6 a 7 queer 7 queer 8 rustling 8 rustling 9 in 8 rustling 11 grass 8 rustling 13 of 10 the 11 grass 11 grass 12 back 13 of 14 them 14 them 15 . " what was that ? " he whispered . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 was 3 was 4 that 4 that 5 ? 5 ? 6 " 6 " 8 whispered 7 he 8 whispered 8 whispered 9 . just then there was another rustle in the grass , a little nearer than before . 1 just 2 then 2 then 3 there 3 there 4 was 3 there 6 rustle 5 another 6 rustle 6 rustle 7 in 6 rustle 9 grass 7 in 8 the 8 the 9 grass 9 grass 10 , 9 grass 13 nearer 11 a 12 little 12 little 13 nearer 13 nearer 14 than 14 than 15 before 15 before 16 . he stretched up on the tips of his toes and looked in the direction of the sound . 1 he 2 stretched 2 stretched 6 tips 3 up 4 on 4 on 5 the 5 the 6 tips 6 tips 7 of 6 tips 9 toes 8 his 9 toes 9 toes 11 looked 9 toes 14 direction 9 toes 18 . 10 and 11 looked 12 in 13 the 12 in 14 direction 13 the 14 direction 14 direction 15 of 14 direction 17 sound 16 the 17 sound something long and slim and black was wriggling through it . 1 something 4 slim 2 long 3 and 2 long 4 slim 4 slim 5 and 4 slim 8 wriggling 6 black 8 wriggling 7 was 8 wriggling 8 wriggling 9 through 9 through 10 it 10 it 11 . they were calling back and forth , apparently very much excited . 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 calling 3 calling 8 apparently 4 back 6 forth 5 and 6 forth 6 forth 8 apparently 7 , 8 apparently 8 apparently 11 excited 9 very 10 much 10 much 11 excited 11 excited 12 . a great commotion was going on among the dead leaves . 1 a 2 great 2 great 3 commotion 3 commotion 4 was 3 commotion 5 going 3 commotion 7 among 5 going 6 on 7 among 8 the 7 among 10 leaves 9 dead 10 leaves 10 leaves 11 . there seemed to be something the matter with him . 1 there 5 something 2 seemed 3 to 3 to 4 be 4 be 5 something 5 something 7 matter 6 the 7 matter 7 matter 8 with 8 with 9 him 9 him 10 . " nothing . 1 " 2 nothing 2 nothing 3 . wait and you 'll see . 1 wait 5 see 2 and 3 you 3 you 4 'll 4 'll 5 see 5 see 6 . they tiptoed out of the alder thicket and started back for the old house on the hill . 1 they 2 tiptoed 2 tiptoed 3 out 2 tiptoed 6 alder 2 tiptoed 10 back 4 of 5 the 5 the 6 alder 6 alder 7 thicket 6 alder 9 started 7 thicket 8 and 10 back 15 on 11 for 12 the 12 the 13 old 13 old 14 house 14 house 15 on 15 on 17 hill 16 the 17 hill 17 hill 18 . he was dreaming that his tail was long like the tails of all his cousins . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 dreaming 3 dreaming 4 that 3 dreaming 16 . 5 his 6 tail 5 his 15 cousins 6 tail 7 was 8 long 11 tails 9 like 10 the 9 like 11 tails 11 tails 12 of 11 tails 15 cousins 13 all 15 cousins 14 his 15 cousins 15 cousins 16 . " don't you want to take a walk with me this fine morning ? " 1 " 2 don't 2 don't 4 want 3 you 4 want 4 want 5 to 5 to 6 take 6 take 8 walk 7 a 8 walk 8 walk 9 with 9 with 10 me 10 me 11 this 11 this 13 morning 12 fine 13 morning 13 morning 14 ? 14 ? 15 " so they started out to walk and presently they came to the big tussock of grass . 1 so 2 they 2 they 3 started 3 started 4 out 3 started 6 walk 5 to 6 walk 6 walk 8 presently 7 and 8 presently 8 presently 9 they 8 presently 10 came 8 presently 14 tussock 11 to 12 the 12 the 13 big 13 big 14 tussock 14 tussock 15 of 14 tussock 16 grass 14 tussock 17 . what did it mean ? 1 what 2 did 1 what 4 mean 2 did 3 it 4 mean 5 ? peter stopped laughing and peeped around the big tussock . 1 peter 2 stopped 2 stopped 3 laughing 3 laughing 9 tussock 4 and 5 peeped 5 peeped 9 tussock 6 around 9 tussock 7 the 8 big 8 big 9 tussock 9 tussock 10 . but he is . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 is 3 is 4 . and he was there . 1 and 2 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 there 4 there 5 . his eyes had sparkled when he saw what a fine big suit it was . 1 his 2 eyes 2 eyes 4 sparkled 2 eyes 15 . 3 had 4 sparkled 4 sparkled 5 when 4 sparkled 10 fine 5 when 6 he 6 he 7 saw 7 saw 8 what 9 a 10 fine 10 fine 12 suit 11 big 12 suit 13 it 14 was 13 it 15 . " my , but this will save me a lot of trouble , " said he to himself . 1 " 2 my 1 " 15 said 3 , 4 but 3 , 14 " 4 but 5 this 5 this 6 will 6 will 7 save 7 save 8 me 9 a 10 lot 10 lot 11 of 10 lot 12 trouble 12 trouble 13 , 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 said 15 said 16 he 16 he 18 himself 17 to 18 himself 18 himself 19 . you know what had happened then . 1 you 2 know 2 know 3 what 3 what 5 happened 4 had 5 happened 5 happened 6 then 6 then 7 . peter couldn't believe his own eyes , for he had left it there not three minutes before . 1 peter 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 believe 3 believe 6 eyes 4 his 5 own 4 his 6 eyes 6 eyes 7 , 7 , 8 for 8 for 16 minutes 9 he 10 had 10 had 11 left 10 had 14 not 10 had 15 three 11 left 12 it 11 left 13 there 15 three 16 minutes 16 minutes 17 before 17 before 18 . have you lost something ? " 1 have 2 you 2 you 3 lost 2 you 5 ? 3 lost 4 something 5 ? 6 " and off he started for home as fast as he could go . 1 and 4 started 2 off 4 started 3 he 4 started 4 started 5 for 4 started 6 home 4 started 8 fast 7 as 8 fast 8 fast 9 as 8 fast 11 could 9 as 10 he 11 could 12 go 12 go 13 . they were very pleasant dreams , very pleasant dreams indeed . 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 very 3 very 4 pleasant 4 pleasant 5 dreams 4 pleasant 9 dreams 6 , 7 very 7 very 8 pleasant 8 pleasant 9 dreams 9 dreams 10 indeed 10 indeed 11 . peter tickled the other ear . 1 peter 2 tickled 2 tickled 5 ear 3 the 4 other 4 other 5 ear 5 ear 6 . peter almost giggled . 1 peter 3 giggled 2 almost 3 giggled 3 giggled 4 . peter laughed before he could clap his hands over his mouth . 1 peter 6 clap 2 laughed 6 clap 3 before 6 clap 4 he 5 could 5 could 6 clap 6 clap 8 hands 6 clap 11 mouth 7 his 8 hands 8 hands 9 over 10 his 11 mouth 11 mouth 12 . you fooled me that time . 1 you 2 fooled 2 fooled 3 me 3 me 4 that 4 that 5 time 5 time 6 . such a racket ! 1 such 2 a 2 a 3 racket 3 racket 4 ! such a dreadful racket ! 1 such 2 a 2 a 3 dreadful 3 dreadful 4 racket 4 racket 5 ! every few minutes one of them would fly into the big pine and yell at the top of his lungs . 1 every 2 few 1 every 4 one 2 few 3 minutes 4 one 5 of 5 of 6 them 6 them 14 yell 7 would 8 fly 8 fly 9 into 8 fly 14 yell 9 into 10 the 11 big 12 pine 12 pine 13 and 12 pine 14 yell 14 yell 20 lungs 15 at 16 the 16 the 17 top 17 top 18 of 17 top 20 lungs 18 of 19 his 19 his 20 lungs 20 lungs 21 . then all would caw together . 1 then 2 all 2 all 5 together 3 would 4 caw 4 caw 5 together 5 together 6 . another would fly into the big pine and they would do it all over again . 1 another 3 fly 2 would 3 fly 3 fly 4 into 3 fly 7 pine 3 fly 14 over 5 the 6 big 6 big 7 pine 7 pine 8 and 8 and 9 they 10 would 11 do 11 do 12 it 12 it 13 all 13 all 14 over 14 over 15 again 15 again 16 . " they seem to be having a good time , anyway . 1 " 11 anyway 2 they 3 seem 3 seem 4 to 4 to 5 be 5 be 8 good 6 having 7 a 7 a 8 good 8 good 9 time 9 time 10 , 10 , 11 anyway 11 anyway 12 . my gracious , how noisy they are ! " 1 my 2 gracious 2 gracious 3 , 2 gracious 5 noisy 2 gracious 8 ! 4 how 5 noisy 5 noisy 6 they 6 they 7 are 8 ! 9 " he was coming from the direction of the big pine . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 coming 3 coming 4 from 3 coming 6 direction 4 from 5 the 5 the 6 direction 6 direction 7 of 6 direction 10 pine 7 of 8 the 8 the 9 big 10 pine 11 . " did you speak to me ? " 1 " 3 you 2 did 3 you 3 you 4 speak 4 speak 5 to 5 to 6 me 6 me 7 ? 7 ? 8 " it 's great sport . " 1 it 2 's 2 's 4 sport 3 great 4 sport 4 sport 5 . 5 . 6 " i like people who mind their own affairs and leave other people alone . " 1 i 2 like 2 like 3 people 3 people 4 who 3 people 8 affairs 5 mind 8 affairs 6 their 7 own 7 own 8 affairs 8 affairs 10 leave 9 and 10 leave 10 leave 13 alone 11 other 12 people 12 people 13 alone 13 alone 14 . 14 . 15 " i wonder why ! 1 i 2 wonder 2 wonder 3 why 2 wonder 4 ! indeed , there are none sharper . 1 indeed 2 , 1 indeed 6 sharper 3 there 4 are 4 are 6 sharper 5 none 6 sharper 6 sharper 7 . then , too , he is a mischief-maker . 1 then 2 , 2 , 3 too 3 too 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 is 6 is 7 a 7 a 8 mischief-maker 8 mischief-maker 9 . then he gave the signal . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 gave 3 gave 5 signal 4 the 5 signal 5 signal 6 . but he was curious to learn what the crows had been making such a fuss about , so he kept on towards the big pine . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 curious 4 curious 5 to 5 to 6 learn 5 to 8 the 6 learn 7 what 8 the 9 crows 9 crows 15 fuss 10 had 11 been 11 been 12 making 12 making 15 fuss 13 such 14 a 13 such 15 fuss 15 fuss 16 about 15 fuss 25 pine 17 , 18 so 18 so 19 he 19 he 20 kept 20 kept 21 on 20 kept 25 pine 22 towards 23 the 22 towards 25 pine 24 big 25 pine 25 pine 26 . peter did not need to be told twice . 1 peter 2 did 2 did 3 not 3 not 4 need 4 need 8 twice 5 to 6 be 6 be 7 told 7 told 8 twice 8 twice 9 . he felt very fine . 1 he 2 felt 2 felt 3 very 3 very 4 fine 4 fine 5 . he had had a good breakfast in the sweet-clover patch . 1 he 2 had 1 he 3 had 3 had 4 a 4 a 5 good 5 good 6 breakfast 6 breakfast 9 sweet-clover 7 in 8 the 8 the 9 sweet-clover 9 sweet-clover 10 patch 10 patch 11 . he had had a good nap on his own doorstep . 1 he 2 had 1 he 3 had 3 had 4 a 4 a 6 nap 5 good 6 nap 6 nap 10 doorstep 7 on 8 his 8 his 9 own 9 own 10 doorstep 10 doorstep 11 . they seemed in a very great hurry . 1 they 2 seemed 2 seemed 7 hurry 3 in 7 hurry 4 a 5 very 4 a 6 great 6 great 7 hurry 7 hurry 8 . they didn't stop to kiss the buttercups or tease the daisies . 1 they 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 stop 3 stop 4 to 3 stop 7 buttercups 4 to 5 kiss 5 kiss 7 buttercups 6 the 7 buttercups 7 buttercups 8 or 7 buttercups 9 tease 7 buttercups 11 daisies 9 tease 10 the 11 daisies 12 . " no , " said he . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 5 said 7 . " what is it ? " 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 is 3 is 4 it 4 it 5 ? 5 ? 6 " " it is bad news , " they replied . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 is 3 is 4 bad 4 bad 5 news 5 news 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 they 7 " 9 replied 9 replied 10 . " what is it ? 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 is 3 is 4 it 4 it 5 ? two big tears came into his eyes and ran down his funny little black nose . 1 two 2 big 2 big 3 tears 3 tears 4 came 4 came 5 into 5 into 6 his 6 his 7 eyes 6 his 15 nose 7 eyes 8 and 8 and 9 ran 9 ran 10 down 10 down 11 his 12 funny 13 little 12 funny 15 nose 13 little 14 black 15 nose 16 . he stretched and yawned and then just lay quietly enjoying himself for a few minutes . 1 he 4 yawned 2 stretched 4 yawned 3 and 4 yawned 4 yawned 5 and 4 yawned 6 then 4 yawned 10 enjoying 7 just 8 lay 8 lay 10 enjoying 9 quietly 10 enjoying 10 enjoying 11 himself 10 enjoying 15 minutes 12 for 15 minutes 13 a 14 few 14 few 15 minutes 15 minutes 16 . then he heard a voice which he had heard before , and it made little shivers run all over him . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 heard 3 heard 5 voice 4 a 5 voice 5 voice 6 which 6 which 8 had 6 which 14 made 7 he 8 had 8 had 9 heard 9 heard 10 before 11 , 12 and 12 and 14 made 13 it 14 made 14 made 16 shivers 14 made 20 him 15 little 16 shivers 16 shivers 17 run 16 shivers 18 all 16 shivers 19 over 18 all 19 over 20 him 21 . very , very cautiously he stuck his little black nose out the doorway and sniffed . 1 very 2 , 1 very 4 cautiously 3 very 4 cautiously 4 cautiously 5 he 4 cautiously 6 stuck 6 stuck 10 nose 7 his 10 nose 8 little 9 black 9 black 10 nose 10 nose 11 out 10 nose 15 sniffed 12 the 13 doorway 13 doorway 15 sniffed 14 and 15 sniffed 15 sniffed 16 . yes , he could smell foxes , but he knew that they were not at his back door . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 3 he 3 he 4 could 4 could 5 smell 4 could 14 not 6 foxes 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 he 9 he 10 knew 10 knew 11 that 11 that 12 they 12 they 13 were 13 were 14 not 14 not 15 at 15 at 18 door 16 his 17 back 17 back 18 door 18 door 19 . little by little he crept out until he could peep through the grass . 1 little 5 crept 2 by 3 little 3 little 5 crept 4 he 5 crept 5 crept 6 out 5 crept 7 until 5 crept 10 peep 8 he 9 could 9 could 10 peep 10 peep 11 through 10 peep 13 grass 11 through 12 the 13 grass 14 . his black eyes snapped and he chuckled to himself . 1 his 3 eyes 2 black 3 eyes 3 eyes 4 snapped 4 snapped 7 chuckled 5 and 7 chuckled 6 he 7 chuckled 7 chuckled 9 himself 7 chuckled 10 . 8 to 9 himself " what is it ? " 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 is 3 is 4 it 4 it 5 ? 5 ? 6 " " keep still , " she whispered . 1 " 2 keep 2 keep 3 still 3 still 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 she 6 she 7 whispered 7 whispered 8 . he was just about to say " no " when he changed his mind . 1 he 2 was 1 he 12 changed 2 was 3 just 2 was 8 no 3 just 4 about 5 to 6 say 6 say 8 no 7 " 8 no 9 " 11 he 10 when 11 he 11 he 12 changed 12 changed 14 mind 13 his 14 mind 14 mind 15 . there , just a little way out from shore , a school of little striped perch were at play . 1 there 4 a 2 , 3 just 3 just 4 a 4 a 5 little 5 little 6 way 5 little 16 perch 7 out 8 from 8 from 9 shore 8 from 16 perch 9 shore 10 , 11 a 12 school 12 school 16 perch 13 of 14 little 14 little 16 perch 15 striped 16 perch 16 perch 17 were 16 perch 19 play 16 perch 20 . 18 at 19 play then both together rush in as fast as you can swim . 1 then 2 both 2 both 3 together 3 together 4 rush 4 rush 5 in 4 rush 7 fast 6 as 7 fast 7 fast 8 as 7 fast 11 swim 9 you 10 can 10 can 11 swim 11 swim 12 . the fish will be so frightened they will rush in where the water is shallow . 1 the 2 fish 2 fish 15 shallow 3 will 4 be 4 be 6 frightened 5 so 6 frightened 6 frightened 9 rush 7 they 8 will 8 will 9 rush 9 rush 10 in 9 rush 15 shallow 11 where 12 the 11 where 15 shallow 13 water 15 shallow 14 is 15 shallow 15 shallow 16 . when they were between the playing fish and deep water they started in with a rush . 1 when 2 they 2 they 3 were 3 were 6 playing 4 between 5 the 4 between 6 playing 6 playing 7 fish 6 playing 13 in 6 playing 14 with 7 fish 8 and 7 fish 9 deep 7 fish 12 started 9 deep 10 water 11 they 12 started 14 with 15 a 15 a 16 rush 16 rush 17 . the little striped perch were young and foolish . 1 the 2 little 2 little 4 perch 3 striped 4 perch 4 perch 5 were 4 perch 6 young 4 perch 7 and 4 perch 8 foolish 4 perch 9 . he had caught six fish and these he hid under a log . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 caught 3 caught 4 six 3 caught 5 fish 5 fish 9 hid 6 and 9 hid 7 these 9 hid 8 he 9 hid 9 hid 10 under 9 hid 12 log 10 under 11 a 12 log 13 . do you agree ? " 1 do 2 you 2 you 3 agree 3 agree 4 ? 4 ? 5 " by and by they came to another sandy beach like the first one . 1 by 2 and 2 and 3 by 2 and 4 they 4 they 5 came 5 came 8 sandy 6 to 7 another 7 another 8 sandy 8 sandy 9 beach 9 beach 10 like 9 beach 12 first 9 beach 14 . 11 the 12 first 12 first 13 one they could see another school of foolish young fish at play . 1 they 2 could 2 could 3 see 2 could 11 play 4 another 5 school 5 school 7 foolish 6 of 7 foolish 7 foolish 9 fish 8 young 9 fish 9 fish 11 play 10 at 11 play 11 play 12 . what should he do ? 1 what 2 should 1 what 3 he 1 what 4 do 4 do 5 ? finally he thought of a plan . 1 finally 2 he 2 he 3 thought 3 thought 4 of 4 of 5 a 5 a 6 plan 6 plan 7 . very cautiously he backed away so as not to scare the big fish . 1 very 2 cautiously 2 cautiously 4 backed 3 he 4 backed 4 backed 5 away 4 backed 7 as 4 backed 10 scare 6 so 7 as 8 not 9 to 9 to 10 scare 10 scare 13 fish 11 the 12 big 12 big 13 fish 13 fish 14 . there was not so much as a ripple to warn the big pickerel . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 not 3 not 5 much 4 so 5 much 5 much 6 as 6 as 7 a 7 a 8 ripple 8 ripple 13 pickerel 9 to 10 warn 10 warn 13 pickerel 11 the 12 big 12 big 13 pickerel 13 pickerel 14 . all the time he was chuckling inwardly . 1 all 2 the 1 all 3 time 3 time 6 chuckling 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 chuckling 6 chuckling 7 inwardly 7 inwardly 8 . for the rest of the day the fishing was poor . 1 for 3 rest 2 the 3 rest 3 rest 4 of 3 rest 6 day 4 of 5 the 6 day 8 fishing 7 the 8 fishing 8 fishing 9 was 8 fishing 10 poor 8 fishing 11 . " it 's not yours ! " he shrieked . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 's 3 's 4 not 3 's 5 yours 5 yours 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 he 8 he 9 shrieked 9 shrieked 10 . finally he worked himself into such a rage that he ran off home leaving his pile of fish behind . 1 finally 2 he 1 finally 10 he 2 he 3 worked 4 himself 5 into 5 into 8 rage 6 such 7 a 7 a 8 rage 8 rage 9 that 9 that 10 he 10 he 11 ran 11 ran 12 off 12 off 14 leaving 13 home 14 leaving 14 leaving 16 pile 14 leaving 19 behind 15 his 16 pile 16 pile 17 of 16 pile 18 fish 19 behind 20 . the more he thought of his fish the hungrier he grew . 1 the 9 hungrier 2 more 4 thought 3 he 4 thought 4 thought 5 of 4 thought 9 hungrier 5 of 6 his 6 his 7 fish 8 the 9 hungrier 9 hungrier 10 he 9 hungrier 11 grew 9 hungrier 12 . his hands were folded across his white and yellow waistcoat and his eyes were closed . 1 his 10 waistcoat 2 hands 4 folded 3 were 4 folded 4 folded 5 across 4 folded 10 waistcoat 6 his 10 waistcoat 7 white 10 waistcoat 8 and 10 waistcoat 9 yellow 10 waistcoat 10 waistcoat 11 and 10 waistcoat 15 closed 10 waistcoat 16 . 12 his 13 eyes 13 eyes 14 were 13 eyes 15 closed " it will be just the best joke and the greatest fun ever , and no harm done . " 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 will 3 will 4 be 4 be 5 just 4 be 18 done 6 the 11 greatest 7 best 8 joke 8 joke 9 and 8 joke 11 greatest 9 and 10 the 10 the 11 greatest 11 greatest 12 fun 11 greatest 13 ever 11 greatest 17 harm 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 no 16 no 17 harm 17 harm 18 done 18 done 19 . 19 . 20 " at last , in a dear little pool with a mossy green bank , they anchored the big green lily-pad . 1 at 2 last 1 at 12 green 3 , 4 in 4 in 5 a 5 a 11 mossy 6 dear 8 pool 7 little 8 pool 8 pool 11 mossy 9 with 10 a 10 a 11 mossy 11 mossy 12 green 12 green 20 lily-pad 13 bank 16 anchored 14 , 15 they 15 they 16 anchored 16 anchored 20 lily-pad 17 the 18 big 18 big 20 lily-pad 19 green 20 lily-pad 20 lily-pad 21 . one by one the little meadow people came hurrying up . 1 one 2 by 2 by 3 one 2 by 4 the 4 the 5 little 5 little 6 meadow 6 meadow 7 people 6 meadow 9 hurrying 8 came 9 hurrying 9 hurrying 10 up 10 up 11 . then all hid where they could see him when he awoke , but where he could not see them . 1 then 2 all 1 then 3 hid 3 hid 4 where 4 where 5 they 5 they 6 could 6 could 7 see 6 could 18 see 7 see 8 him 9 when 10 he 9 when 15 he 10 he 11 awoke 11 awoke 12 , 12 , 13 but 14 where 15 he 15 he 16 could 16 could 17 not 16 could 18 see 18 see 19 them 19 them 20 . then he rubbed his eyes again and looked down at the big green lily-pad . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 rubbed 3 rubbed 4 his 4 his 5 eyes 4 his 14 lily-pad 5 eyes 6 again 5 eyes 8 looked 7 and 8 looked 9 down 10 at 10 at 11 the 11 the 12 big 12 big 14 lily-pad 13 green 14 lily-pad 14 lily-pad 15 . yes , that was his , the very same lily-pad on which he sat every day . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 3 that 3 that 4 was 3 that 16 day 5 his 6 , 5 his 10 lily-pad 7 the 9 same 8 very 9 same 9 same 10 lily-pad 10 lily-pad 11 on 10 lily-pad 12 which 10 lily-pad 14 sat 10 lily-pad 15 every 12 which 13 he 15 every 16 day 16 day 17 . slowly he looked around . 1 slowly 4 around 1 slowly 5 . 2 he 3 looked 3 looked 4 around his own big green lily-pad was the only lily-pad in sight . 1 his 2 own 1 his 9 lily-pad 3 big 9 lily-pad 4 green 5 lily-pad 4 green 9 lily-pad 6 was 8 only 7 the 8 only 8 only 9 lily-pad 9 lily-pad 10 in 9 lily-pad 11 sight 11 sight 12 . had the world turned topsy-turvy while he slept ? 1 had 8 slept 2 the 3 world 3 world 5 topsy-turvy 4 turned 5 topsy-turvy 5 topsy-turvy 6 while 5 topsy-turvy 8 slept 7 he 8 slept 8 slept 9 ? " this is very strange , very strange , indeed ! " 1 " 3 is 2 this 3 is 3 is 4 very 4 very 5 strange 5 strange 6 , 6 , 12 " 7 very 8 strange 7 very 10 indeed 8 strange 9 , 10 indeed 11 ! 11 ! 12 " then he turned around three times and pinched himself again . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 turned 3 turned 4 around 4 around 8 pinched 5 three 6 times 6 times 8 pinched 7 and 8 pinched 8 pinched 9 himself 8 pinched 10 again 10 again 11 . he scratched his head first with one hand and then with the other , and the more he scratched the stranger it all seemed . 1 he 2 scratched 2 scratched 3 his 2 scratched 4 head 2 scratched 5 first 2 scratched 6 with 2 scratched 7 one 2 scratched 11 with 7 one 8 hand 8 hand 9 and 9 and 10 then 11 with 12 the 12 the 13 other 12 the 21 stranger 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 the 16 the 21 stranger 17 more 19 scratched 18 he 19 scratched 19 scratched 21 stranger 20 the 21 stranger 21 stranger 24 seemed 21 stranger 25 . 22 it 23 all 22 it 24 seemed just then he heard a giggle up on the mossy green bank . 1 just 2 then 2 then 3 he 3 he 4 heard 4 heard 6 giggle 5 a 6 giggle 6 giggle 7 up 6 giggle 10 mossy 8 on 9 the 8 on 10 mossy 10 mossy 11 green 10 mossy 12 bank 12 bank 13 . i might have known that you were at the bottom of it . " 1 i 3 have 2 might 3 have 3 have 4 known 4 known 5 that 5 that 6 you 6 you 7 were 7 were 8 at 8 at 9 the 9 the 10 bottom 10 bottom 11 of 11 of 12 it 12 it 13 . 13 . 14 " " we didn't mean to , truly we didn't , " said the merriest one of all . 1 " 2 we 2 we 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 mean 3 didn't 14 merriest 4 mean 5 to 6 , 7 truly 7 truly 9 didn't 8 we 9 didn't 9 didn't 14 merriest 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 said 12 said 14 merriest 13 the 14 merriest 14 merriest 15 one 14 merriest 17 all 15 one 16 of 17 all 18 . " how did you ever guess it ? " they cried . 1 " 2 how 2 how 3 did 3 did 4 you 3 did 5 ever 5 ever 6 guess 6 guess 7 it 7 it 8 ? 8 ? 9 " 9 " 11 cried 10 they 11 cried 11 cried 12 . " it must be because you are so very , very wise . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 must 3 must 4 be 4 be 12 wise 5 because 6 you 6 you 7 are 7 are 8 so 7 are 12 wise 9 very 10 , 9 very 12 wise 11 very 12 wise 12 wise 13 . will you please ? " 1 will 2 you 2 you 3 please 3 please 4 ? 4 ? 5 " indeed , he was the smartest of all the birds . 1 indeed 2 , 2 , 3 he 3 he 4 was 4 was 5 the 5 the 6 smartest 6 smartest 7 of 7 of 9 the 8 all 9 the 9 the 10 birds 10 birds 11 . at least he thought there wasn't . 1 at 2 least 2 least 4 thought 3 he 4 thought 4 thought 5 there 5 there 6 wasn't 6 wasn't 7 . besides , he worked for his living in a garden . 1 besides 2 , 1 besides 7 living 2 , 3 he 3 he 4 worked 4 worked 5 for 5 for 6 his 7 living 8 in 8 in 9 a 9 a 10 garden 10 garden 11 . so when they happened to meet him on the road they always turned their backs . 1 so 2 when 2 when 3 they 2 when 6 meet 4 happened 5 to 5 to 6 meet 6 meet 7 him 6 meet 8 on 8 on 9 the 9 the 10 road 10 road 15 backs 11 they 12 always 12 always 15 backs 13 turned 15 backs 14 their 15 backs 15 backs 16 . of course it wasn't long before he knew all about his neighbors and their private affairs . 1 of 2 course 2 course 4 wasn't 3 it 4 wasn't 4 wasn't 5 long 5 long 6 before 6 before 7 he 7 he 8 knew 8 knew 10 about 9 all 10 about 10 about 16 affairs 11 his 12 neighbors 12 neighbors 15 private 13 and 14 their 14 their 15 private 15 private 16 affairs 16 affairs 17 . now it isn't safe to know too much about your neighbors and what they are doing . 1 now 2 it 2 it 3 isn't 3 isn't 4 safe 4 safe 5 to 5 to 6 know 6 know 9 about 6 know 13 what 7 too 8 much 8 much 9 about 9 about 11 neighbors 10 your 11 neighbors 11 neighbors 12 and 13 what 16 doing 14 they 15 are 15 are 16 doing 16 doing 17 . after a while he began to brag among his relatives of how much he knew about his neighbors . 1 after 3 while 2 a 3 while 3 while 7 brag 4 he 5 began 5 began 6 to 5 began 7 brag 7 brag 8 among 7 brag 10 relatives 7 brag 11 of 7 brag 16 about 9 his 10 relatives 12 how 13 much 13 much 16 about 14 he 15 knew 15 knew 16 about 16 about 18 neighbors 17 his 18 neighbors 18 neighbors 19 . " now , gossiping is one of the worst habits in all the world , one of the very worst . 1 " 2 now 2 now 4 gossiping 3 , 4 gossiping 4 gossiping 5 is 4 gossiping 6 one 4 gossiping 10 habits 4 gossiping 16 one 4 gossiping 20 worst 6 one 7 of 7 of 8 the 8 the 9 worst 9 worst 10 habits 10 habits 14 world 11 in 14 world 12 all 14 world 13 the 14 world 14 world 15 , 16 one 17 of 18 the 19 very 18 the 20 worst 20 worst 21 . no good ever comes of it . 1 no 2 good 2 good 4 comes 3 ever 4 comes 4 comes 5 of 5 of 6 it 6 it 7 . it just makes trouble , trouble , trouble . 1 it 3 makes 2 just 3 makes 3 makes 4 trouble 4 trouble 5 , 4 trouble 6 trouble 6 trouble 7 , 6 trouble 8 trouble 8 trouble 9 . but they took great care that no one should know where they came from . 1 but 2 they 2 they 3 took 2 they 13 came 3 took 5 care 3 took 7 no 4 great 5 care 5 care 6 that 7 no 8 one 9 should 10 know 10 know 11 where 11 where 12 they 12 they 13 came 13 came 14 from 14 from 15 . instead , he lived on the fat of the land without working , and grew fat and lazy . 1 instead 2 , 2 , 3 he 3 he 4 lived 4 lived 5 on 4 lived 7 fat 5 on 6 the 7 fat 10 land 7 fat 18 lazy 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 land 10 land 12 working 11 without 12 working 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 grew 15 grew 16 fat 16 fat 18 lazy 17 and 18 lazy 18 lazy 19 . yes , indeed , he certainly was smart . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 6 certainly 2 , 3 indeed 3 indeed 4 , 5 he 6 certainly 6 certainly 7 was 7 was 8 smart 8 smart 9 . he grew very crafty . 1 he 2 grew 2 grew 4 crafty 3 very 4 crafty 4 crafty 5 . and all the time he appeared to be the fine gentleman that he used to be . 1 and 2 all 2 all 3 the 2 all 4 time 4 time 5 he 5 he 6 appeared 6 appeared 7 to 6 appeared 15 to 7 to 8 be 8 be 10 fine 9 the 10 fine 10 fine 11 gentleman 12 that 13 he 13 he 14 used 14 used 15 to 15 to 16 be 16 be 17 . he wore his fine white coat as proudly as ever . 1 he 2 wore 2 wore 6 coat 2 wore 8 proudly 3 his 6 coat 4 fine 6 coat 5 white 6 coat 7 as 8 proudly 8 proudly 9 as 9 as 10 ever 10 ever 11 . " matters grew worse and worse . 1 " 2 matters 2 matters 4 worse 2 matters 6 worse 3 grew 4 worse 5 and 6 worse 6 worse 7 . it didn't take her long to find that something was wrong , very wrong indeed . 1 it 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 take 2 didn't 7 find 3 take 4 her 3 take 5 long 5 long 6 to 6 to 7 find 7 find 8 that 7 find 9 something 9 something 11 wrong 9 something 14 wrong 10 was 11 wrong 12 , 13 very 13 very 14 wrong 14 wrong 15 indeed 14 wrong 16 . he looked very innocent , oh , very , very innocent , but not once did he look her straight in the face . 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 3 very 3 very 4 innocent 4 innocent 5 , 4 innocent 11 innocent 6 oh 7 , 7 , 8 very 8 very 11 innocent 9 , 10 very 10 very 11 innocent 11 innocent 23 face 12 , 13 but 13 but 14 not 13 but 16 did 15 once 16 did 16 did 17 he 16 did 18 look 18 look 23 face 19 her 23 face 20 straight 21 in 20 straight 23 face 21 in 22 the 23 face 24 . at first they hardly knew him . 1 at 2 first 1 at 6 him 3 they 4 hardly 4 hardly 5 knew 5 knew 6 him 6 him 7 . instead of his suit of spotless white his clothes were black , as black as the blackest night . 1 instead 2 of 1 instead 6 spotless 3 his 6 spotless 4 suit 6 spotless 5 of 6 spotless 6 spotless 7 white 6 spotless 9 clothes 6 spotless 11 black 8 his 9 clothes 9 clothes 10 were 11 black 17 blackest 12 , 13 as 13 as 17 blackest 14 black 17 blackest 15 as 17 blackest 16 the 17 blackest 17 blackest 18 night 18 night 19 . " thank you ! 1 " 2 thank 2 thank 3 you 2 thank 4 ! peter yawned . 1 peter 2 yawned 2 yawned 3 . then he disappeared as suddenly as he had come . 1 then 2 he 1 then 5 suddenly 1 then 7 he 2 he 3 disappeared 3 disappeared 4 as 6 as 7 he 7 he 8 had 8 had 9 come 9 come 10 . a few minutes later he was back on the old log , but this time his cheeks were empty . 1 a 2 few 2 few 3 minutes 3 minutes 4 later 4 later 5 he 4 later 8 on 5 he 6 was 7 back 8 on 8 on 9 the 8 on 11 log 9 the 10 old 10 old 11 log 11 log 12 , 11 log 17 cheeks 12 , 13 but 13 but 14 this 14 this 15 time 16 his 17 cheeks 17 cheeks 18 were 17 cheeks 19 empty 19 empty 20 . then he closed his eyes for just a minute . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 closed 3 closed 5 eyes 3 closed 9 minute 4 his 5 eyes 6 for 9 minute 7 just 9 minute 8 a 9 minute 9 minute 10 . then he was gone . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 gone 4 gone 5 . the more he wondered the more he felt that he really must know . 1 the 2 more 2 more 3 he 3 he 4 wondered 3 he 8 felt 4 wondered 5 the 6 more 7 he 7 he 8 felt 8 felt 9 that 9 that 10 he 10 he 11 really 11 really 12 must 12 must 13 know 13 know 14 . why don't you play a little ? " 1 why 2 don't 1 why 7 ? 2 don't 3 you 3 you 4 play 4 play 5 a 5 a 6 little 7 ? 8 " he knew all the little paths leading to their homes . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 all 3 all 4 the 4 the 5 little 5 little 6 paths 6 paths 7 leading 7 leading 10 homes 8 to 9 their 9 their 10 homes 10 homes 11 . he never had known . 1 he 2 never 2 never 4 known 3 had 4 known 4 known 5 . the more he thought of it the more curious he grew . 1 the 2 more 2 more 4 thought 2 more 9 curious 3 he 4 thought 5 of 6 it 5 of 7 the 7 the 8 more 8 more 9 curious 9 curious 11 grew 10 he 11 grew 11 grew 12 . he really must know . 1 he 2 really 2 really 3 must 3 must 4 know 4 know 5 . " have you seen any beetles this morning ? " 1 " 2 have 2 have 3 you 2 have 4 seen 4 seen 6 beetles 5 any 6 beetles 6 beetles 8 morning 6 beetles 9 ? 7 this 8 morning 9 ? 10 " curiosity had driven away all desire to sleep . 1 curiosity 3 driven 2 had 3 driven 3 driven 4 away 3 driven 6 desire 5 all 6 desire 6 desire 8 sleep 7 to 8 sleep 8 sleep 9 . it was a very good place to hide , a very good place . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 5 good 3 a 12 good 4 very 5 good 5 good 6 place 6 place 8 hide 6 place 9 , 7 to 8 hide 10 a 12 good 11 very 12 good 12 good 13 place 13 place 14 . but people full of curiosity are forever pricking up their ears to hear things which do not in the least concern them . 1 but 2 people 2 people 8 pricking 3 full 4 of 4 of 5 curiosity 5 curiosity 8 pricking 6 are 7 forever 7 forever 8 pricking 8 pricking 9 up 8 pricking 10 their 8 pricking 11 ears 8 pricking 13 hear 8 pricking 14 things 10 their 11 ears 12 to 13 hear 14 things 15 which 15 which 21 concern 16 do 17 not 17 not 21 concern 18 in 19 the 19 the 20 least 20 least 21 concern 21 concern 22 them 22 them 23 . once more he sat up and looked this way and looked that way . 1 once 2 more 2 more 3 he 3 he 4 sat 3 he 7 looked 3 he 11 looked 4 sat 5 up 5 up 6 and 7 looked 9 way 8 this 9 way 9 way 10 and 11 looked 13 way 12 that 13 way 13 way 14 . he smiled to himself as he hurried over to the shining mound of yellow gravel . 1 he 2 smiled 1 he 7 hurried 2 smiled 4 himself 3 to 4 himself 5 as 6 he 6 he 7 hurried 7 hurried 8 over 7 hurried 9 to 7 hurried 12 mound 9 to 10 the 10 the 11 shining 12 mound 15 gravel 13 of 14 yellow 14 yellow 15 gravel 15 gravel 16 . but there wasn't any doorway . 1 but 2 there 2 there 3 wasn't 3 wasn't 4 any 3 wasn't 5 doorway 5 doorway 6 . it was very perplexing . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 perplexing 4 perplexing 5 . and all the time he was chuckling away to himself . 1 and 2 all 2 all 3 the 2 all 4 time 4 time 7 chuckling 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 chuckling 7 chuckling 8 away 7 chuckling 9 to 7 chuckling 10 himself 9 to 10 himself 10 himself 11 . peter was so surprised that he very nearly fell backward off the shining mound of yellow gravel . 1 peter 2 was 2 was 4 surprised 3 so 4 surprised 4 surprised 5 that 4 surprised 10 backward 5 that 6 he 7 very 8 nearly 8 nearly 10 backward 9 fell 10 backward 10 backward 11 off 10 backward 14 mound 12 the 13 shining 12 the 14 mound 14 mound 17 gravel 15 of 16 yellow 16 yellow 17 gravel 17 gravel 18 . for a minute he didn't know what to say . 1 for 3 minute 2 a 3 minute 3 minute 4 he 4 he 5 didn't 5 didn't 6 know 6 know 7 what 7 what 9 say 8 to 9 say 9 say 10 . then he found his tongue . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 found 3 found 5 tongue 4 his 5 tongue 5 tongue 6 . it 's a very nice sand pile indeed . 1 it 2 's 2 's 3 a 3 a 7 pile 4 very 5 nice 5 nice 6 sand 6 sand 7 pile 7 pile 8 indeed 8 indeed 9 . is this where you live ? " 1 is 2 this 2 this 6 ? 3 where 5 live 4 you 5 live 5 live 6 ? 6 ? 7 " " no , oh , my , no ! " said he . 1 " 2 no 1 " 4 oh 3 , 4 oh 4 oh 5 , 5 , 10 " 6 my 7 , 7 , 8 no 8 no 9 ! 9 ! 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 12 he 11 said 13 . my goodness , no indeed ! 1 my 2 goodness 2 goodness 3 , 2 goodness 6 ! 4 no 5 indeed 5 indeed 6 ! everybody knows where this is . 1 everybody 2 knows 2 knows 3 where 3 where 5 is 4 this 5 is 5 is 6 . makes a nice sand pile , doesn't it ? 1 makes 4 sand 2 a 3 nice 3 nice 4 sand 4 sand 5 pile 5 pile 7 doesn't 6 , 7 doesn't 7 doesn't 8 it 8 it 9 ? then with a jerk of his funny little tail he was gone . 1 then 4 jerk 1 then 10 he 2 with 4 jerk 3 a 4 jerk 4 jerk 5 of 4 jerk 6 his 4 jerk 7 funny 7 funny 8 little 7 funny 9 tail 10 he 11 was 11 was 12 gone 12 gone 13 . it seemed as if the earth must have swallowed him up . 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 as 3 as 4 if 4 if 9 swallowed 5 the 6 earth 6 earth 9 swallowed 7 must 8 have 8 have 9 swallowed 9 swallowed 10 him 9 swallowed 11 up 11 up 12 . not so much as a grain is dropped on his doorstep to let his secret out . 1 not 6 grain 2 so 3 much 3 much 4 as 4 as 5 a 5 a 6 grain 6 grain 7 is 6 grain 8 dropped 6 grain 11 doorstep 8 dropped 9 on 9 on 11 doorstep 10 his 11 doorstep 11 doorstep 13 let 11 doorstep 15 secret 11 doorstep 17 . 12 to 13 let 14 his 15 secret 16 out 17 . it was of no use , no use at all . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 of 2 was 4 no 4 no 5 use 4 no 6 , 4 no 8 use 7 no 8 use 8 use 9 at 9 at 10 all 10 all 11 . " can't , " said he . 1 " 2 can't 1 " 5 said 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 5 said 7 . " why not ? 1 " 2 why 2 why 3 not 2 why 4 ? " yes , my mother will let me . 1 " 2 yes 2 yes 3 , 3 , 4 my 4 my 5 mother 5 mother 6 will 6 will 7 let 7 let 8 me 8 me 9 . it isn't that . 1 it 2 isn't 1 it 4 . 2 isn't 3 that ho , ho , ho ! 1 ho 3 ho 2 , 3 ho 3 ho 5 ho 4 , 5 ho 5 ho 6 ! a lot you know about it ! 1 a 2 lot 2 lot 3 you 3 you 4 know 4 know 5 about 5 about 6 it 6 it 7 ! are you clerk of the weather ? 1 are 2 you 2 you 7 ? 3 clerk 4 of 4 of 5 the 5 the 6 weather 6 weather 7 ? " haven't time , " said he . 1 " 2 haven't 2 haven't 3 time 3 time 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 7 he 6 said 8 . he did not even smile . 1 he 2 did 2 did 3 not 3 not 4 even 4 even 5 smile 5 smile 6 . splash ! 1 splash 2 ! what are you doing anyway ? " 1 what 2 are 2 are 3 you 3 you 4 doing 3 you 6 ? 5 anyway 6 ? 6 ? 7 " of course every one was interested to see how the new house was coming along and to offer advice . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 every 3 every 4 one 4 one 5 was 5 was 6 interested 6 interested 7 to 7 to 8 see 7 to 18 offer 8 see 9 how 10 the 12 house 11 new 12 house 12 house 13 was 13 was 14 coming 14 coming 15 along 15 along 16 and 15 along 18 offer 17 to 18 offer 18 offer 19 advice 19 advice 20 . then one of them had an idea . 1 then 2 one 2 one 3 of 3 of 4 them 4 them 5 had 4 them 8 . 6 an 7 idea 7 idea 8 . they all giggled and clapped their hands . 1 they 2 all 1 they 3 giggled 3 giggled 5 clapped 4 and 5 clapped 5 clapped 6 their 5 clapped 7 hands 7 hands 8 . pretty soon he was ready for some green twigs to use in the walls of the new house . 1 pretty 2 soon 2 soon 5 ready 3 he 4 was 4 was 5 ready 5 ready 6 for 5 ready 9 twigs 6 for 7 some 8 green 9 twigs 9 twigs 11 use 9 twigs 14 walls 9 twigs 17 new 10 to 11 use 12 in 13 the 13 the 14 walls 14 walls 15 of 15 of 16 the 17 new 18 house 18 house 19 . what do you think he found when he got there ? 1 what 2 do 2 do 3 you 3 you 4 think 3 you 11 ? 4 think 5 he 5 he 6 found 5 he 9 got 7 when 8 he 8 he 9 got 9 got 10 there i hope you can use them . " 1 i 2 hope 2 hope 3 you 3 you 4 can 4 can 5 use 5 use 6 them 6 them 7 . 7 . 8 " before he reached them he heard some one shouting : 1 before 3 reached 2 he 3 reached 3 reached 4 them 3 reached 9 shouting 5 he 6 heard 6 heard 9 shouting 7 some 8 one 8 one 9 shouting 9 shouting 10 : back to the new house he swam with the pile of young willow shoots . 1 back 2 to 2 to 3 the 3 the 5 house 4 new 5 house 5 house 7 swam 6 he 7 swam 7 swam 8 with 7 swam 10 pile 9 the 10 pile 10 pile 11 of 10 pile 14 shoots 12 young 14 shoots 13 willow 14 shoots 14 shoots 15 . when he had placed them to suit him he sat up on the walls of his house to rest . 1 when 2 he 2 he 3 had 2 he 4 placed 4 placed 5 them 4 placed 14 walls 5 them 6 to 6 to 7 suit 7 suit 8 him 9 he 10 sat 10 sat 11 up 10 sat 12 on 12 on 13 the 13 the 14 walls 14 walls 15 of 14 walls 17 house 14 walls 19 rest 15 of 16 his 18 to 19 rest 19 rest 20 . then he rubbed his eyes and looked again . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 rubbed 3 rubbed 4 his 3 rubbed 5 eyes 3 rubbed 8 again 5 eyes 7 looked 6 and 7 looked 8 again 9 . thick and high grew the walls of the new house . 1 thick 6 walls 2 and 3 high 3 high 6 walls 4 grew 6 walls 5 the 6 walls 6 walls 7 of 6 walls 9 new 7 of 8 the 9 new 10 house 10 house 11 . over all he built a strong , thick roof beautifully rounded . 1 over 2 all 2 all 3 he 3 he 4 built 4 built 5 a 4 built 6 strong 6 strong 7 , 6 strong 11 rounded 8 thick 11 rounded 9 roof 11 rounded 10 beautifully 11 rounded 11 rounded 12 . his legs are twice as long and he can jump twice as far . 1 his 2 legs 2 legs 3 are 2 legs 4 twice 4 twice 5 as 4 twice 12 as 6 long 10 jump 7 and 8 he 8 he 9 can 9 can 10 jump 10 jump 11 twice 11 twice 12 as 12 as 13 far 13 far 14 . every few jumps he sat up very straight to look this way and look that way , and to listen with his long ears . 1 every 2 few 1 every 12 way 1 every 16 way 2 few 3 jumps 3 jumps 5 sat 4 he 5 sat 5 sat 6 up 5 sat 8 straight 7 very 8 straight 8 straight 9 to 9 to 10 look 11 this 12 way 12 way 13 and 14 look 15 that 15 that 16 way 16 way 17 , 16 way 19 to 17 , 18 and 19 to 20 listen 20 listen 21 with 21 with 22 his 22 his 24 ears 23 long 24 ears 24 ears 25 . he jumped nervously at the least little noise . 1 he 2 jumped 2 jumped 3 nervously 3 nervously 6 least 3 nervously 8 noise 3 nervously 9 . 4 at 5 the 4 at 6 least 7 little 8 noise indeed , his whole life had been a game of hide and seek , and always he had been the one sought . 1 indeed 2 , 2 , 3 his 3 his 5 life 4 whole 5 life 5 life 6 had 6 had 7 been 6 had 19 been 6 had 22 sought 7 been 8 a 8 a 9 game 9 game 10 of 9 game 11 hide 11 hide 13 seek 11 hide 15 and 12 and 13 seek 14 , 15 and 16 always 19 been 17 he 18 had 18 had 19 been 20 the 21 one 21 one 22 sought 22 sought 23 . he made him acquainted with all his own secret hiding places in the old brier patch . 1 he 2 made 2 made 3 him 2 made 4 acquainted 4 acquainted 5 with 4 acquainted 9 secret 5 with 6 all 7 his 8 own 8 own 9 secret 9 secret 15 brier 10 hiding 15 brier 11 places 12 in 12 in 13 the 13 the 15 brier 14 old 15 brier 15 brier 16 patch 16 patch 17 . then one bright sunny morning something happened . 1 then 7 happened 2 one 3 bright 3 bright 4 sunny 4 sunny 5 morning 4 sunny 7 happened 6 something 7 happened 7 happened 8 . and they told all the others . 1 and 2 they 2 they 4 all 3 told 4 all 4 all 6 others 5 the 6 others 6 others 7 . peter was getting his breakfast in the sweet-clover bed , just beyond the old brier patch . 1 peter 2 was 2 was 3 getting 3 getting 8 sweet-clover 4 his 5 breakfast 5 breakfast 8 sweet-clover 6 in 7 the 7 the 8 sweet-clover 8 sweet-clover 9 bed 8 sweet-clover 16 patch 9 bed 10 , 11 just 12 beyond 12 beyond 15 brier 13 the 15 brier 14 old 15 brier 15 brier 16 patch 16 patch 17 . he looked this way and he looked that way , but he could see no one watching . 1 he 2 looked 1 he 13 could 2 looked 4 way 3 this 4 way 4 way 5 and 6 he 7 looked 7 looked 9 way 8 that 9 way 9 way 10 , 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 he 12 he 13 could 13 could 14 see 14 see 17 watching 15 no 16 one 16 one 17 watching 17 watching 18 . flat on his stomach he crawled inch by inch . 1 flat 2 on 2 on 3 his 3 his 4 stomach 4 stomach 7 inch 5 he 6 crawled 6 crawled 7 inch 7 inch 8 by 7 inch 9 inch 9 inch 10 . every few minutes he stopped to listen and to peep over at the sweet-clover bed . 1 every 2 few 2 few 3 minutes 3 minutes 5 stopped 4 he 5 stopped 5 stopped 7 listen 6 to 7 listen 7 listen 8 and 7 listen 9 to 7 listen 10 peep 10 peep 14 sweet-clover 11 over 14 sweet-clover 12 at 13 the 13 the 14 sweet-clover 14 sweet-clover 15 bed 15 bed 16 . now he was almost near enough to spring . 1 now 2 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 almost 4 almost 5 near 5 near 6 enough 6 enough 7 to 7 to 8 spring 8 spring 9 . " thump , thump , thump ! " 1 " 2 thump 2 thump 3 , 2 thump 4 thump 4 thump 5 , 4 thump 6 thump 6 thump 7 ! 7 ! 8 " the sound came from the brier patch . 1 the 6 brier 2 sound 6 brier 3 came 6 brier 4 from 5 the 4 from 6 brier 5 the 6 brier 6 brier 7 patch 7 patch 8 . " thump , thump ! " 1 " 2 thump 2 thump 3 , 2 thump 4 thump 4 thump 5 ! 5 ! 6 " he had stopped eating and was sitting up very straight . 1 he 2 had 1 he 3 stopped 3 stopped 4 eating 3 stopped 5 and 3 stopped 10 straight 6 was 7 sitting 7 sitting 8 up 7 sitting 10 straight 9 very 10 straight 10 straight 11 . " thump , thump , thump ! " came the signal from the brier patch . 1 " 2 thump 2 thump 3 , 2 thump 4 thump 4 thump 5 , 4 thump 6 thump 6 thump 7 ! 6 thump 11 signal 7 ! 8 " 9 came 11 signal 10 the 11 signal 11 signal 14 brier 12 from 13 the 13 the 14 brier 14 brier 15 patch 15 patch 16 . then the thing happened . 1 then 4 happened 2 the 3 thing 3 thing 4 happened 4 happened 5 . in an instant he was on his feet and had whirled about , his eyes yellow with anger . 1 in 3 instant 2 an 3 instant 3 instant 4 he 4 he 5 was 4 he 11 whirled 6 on 7 his 7 his 8 feet 8 feet 9 and 8 feet 11 whirled 10 had 11 whirled 11 whirled 12 about 11 whirled 15 eyes 11 whirled 16 yellow 12 about 13 , 14 his 15 eyes 16 yellow 18 anger 17 with 18 anger 18 anger 19 . then it happened again . 1 then 4 again 2 it 3 happened 3 happened 4 again 4 again 5 . that was enough . 1 that 2 was 2 was 3 enough 3 enough 4 . " thump , thump , thump , thump ! 1 " 2 thump 2 thump 3 , 2 thump 4 thump 4 thump 5 , 4 thump 6 thump 6 thump 7 , 6 thump 8 thump 8 thump 9 !