produced by David Newman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team .
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10 Team 11 .

THE ADVENTURES OF MR . MOCKER
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2 ADVENTURES 3 OF
3 OF 4 MR
4 MR 5 .
5 . 6 MOCKER

BY THORNTON W BURGESS
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2 THORNTON 3 W
3 W 4 BURGESS

author of " the Adventures of Reddy Fox , " " old Mother West Wind , " etc
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3 " 4 the
4 the 5 Adventures
5 Adventures 6 of
6 of 7 Reddy
7 Reddy 8 Fox
8 Fox 9 ,
9 , 10 "
10 " 11 "
11 " 12 old
12 old 13 Mother
13 Mother 14 West
14 West 15 Wind
15 Wind 16 ,
16 , 17 "
17 " 18 etc

with Illustrations by HARRISON CADY
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CONTENTS
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I THE LONE TRAVELER II .
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1 I 2 THE
2 THE 3 LONE
3 LONE 4 TRAVELER
4 TRAVELER 5 II
5 II 6 .

UNC ' BILLY POSSUM GROWS EXCITED III .
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1 UNC 2 '
2 ' 3 BILLY
3 BILLY 4 POSSUM
4 POSSUM 5 GROWS
5 GROWS 6 EXCITED
6 EXCITED 7 III
7 III 8 .

UNC ' BILLY'S VAIN SEARCH IV .
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1 UNC 2 '
2 ' 3 BILLY'S
3 BILLY'S 4 VAIN
4 VAIN 5 SEARCH
5 SEARCH 6 IV
6 IV 7 .

UNC ' BILLY COMES HOME V SAMMY JAY IS INDIGNANT VI .
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1 UNC 2 '
2 ' 3 BILLY
3 BILLY 4 COMES
4 COMES 5 HOME
5 HOME 6 V
6 V 7 SAMMY
7 SAMMY 8 JAY
8 JAY 9 IS
9 IS 10 INDIGNANT
10 INDIGNANT 11 VI
11 VI 12 .

SAMMY JAY THINKS HE'S GOING CRAZY VII .
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1 SAMMY 2 JAY
2 JAY 3 THINKS
3 THINKS 4 HE'S
4 HE'S 5 GOING
5 GOING 6 CRAZY
6 CRAZY 7 VII
7 VII 8 .

SAMMY JAY SITS UP ALL NIGHT VIII .
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1 SAMMY 2 JAY
2 JAY 3 SITS
3 SITS 4 UP
4 UP 5 ALL
5 ALL 6 NIGHT
6 NIGHT 7 VIII
7 VIII 8 .

SAMMY JAY IS GLAD HE SAT UP ALL NIGHT IX .
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1 SAMMY 2 JAY
2 JAY 3 IS
3 IS 4 GLAD
4 GLAD 5 HE
5 HE 6 SAT
6 SAT 7 UP
7 UP 8 ALL
8 ALL 9 NIGHT
9 NIGHT 10 IX
10 IX 11 .

THE MYSTERY GROWS X SAMMY JAY SEEKS ADVICE XI .
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1 THE 2 MYSTERY
2 MYSTERY 3 GROWS
3 GROWS 4 X
4 X 5 SAMMY
5 SAMMY 6 JAY
6 JAY 7 SEEKS
7 SEEKS 8 ADVICE
8 ADVICE 9 XI
9 XI 10 .

HOW BLACKY THE CROW'S PLAN WORKED OUT XII .
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1 HOW 2 BLACKY
2 BLACKY 3 THE
3 THE 4 CROW'S
4 CROW'S 5 PLAN
5 PLAN 6 WORKED
6 WORKED 7 OUT
7 OUT 8 XII
8 XII 9 .

NO ONE BELIEVES PETER RABBIT XIII .
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1 NO 2 ONE
2 ONE 3 BELIEVES
3 BELIEVES 4 PETER
4 PETER 5 RABBIT
5 RABBIT 6 XIII
6 XIII 7 .

STICKY-TOES THE TREE TOAD POURS OUT HIS TROUBLES XIV .
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1 STICKY-TOES 2 THE
2 THE 3 TREE
3 TREE 4 TOAD
4 TOAD 5 POURS
5 POURS 6 OUT
6 OUT 7 HIS
7 HIS 8 TROUBLES
8 TROUBLES 9 XIV
9 XIV 10 .

PETER RABBIT MEETS UNC ' BILLY POSSUM XV .
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1 PETER 2 RABBIT
2 RABBIT 3 MEETS
3 MEETS 4 UNC
4 UNC 5 '
5 ' 6 BILLY
6 BILLY 7 POSSUM
7 POSSUM 8 XV
8 XV 9 .

PETER RABBIT AND UNC ' BILLY POSSUM KEEP WATCH XVI .
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1 PETER 2 RABBIT
2 RABBIT 3 AND
3 AND 4 UNC
4 UNC 5 '
5 ' 6 BILLY
6 BILLY 7 POSSUM
7 POSSUM 8 KEEP
8 KEEP 9 WATCH
9 WATCH 10 XVI
10 XVI 11 .

UNC ' BILLY POSSUM DOES A LITTLE SURPRISING HIMSELF XVII .
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1 UNC 2 '
2 ' 3 BILLY
3 BILLY 4 POSSUM
4 POSSUM 5 DOES
5 DOES 6 A
6 A 7 LITTLE
7 LITTLE 8 SURPRISING
8 SURPRISING 9 HIMSELF
9 HIMSELF 10 XVII
10 XVII 11 .

THE MEETING OF TWO OLD FRIENDS XVIII .
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1 THE 2 MEETING
2 MEETING 3 OF
3 OF 4 TWO
4 TWO 5 OLD
5 OLD 6 FRIENDS
6 FRIENDS 7 XVIII
7 XVIII 8 .

THE MISCHIEF-MAKERS XIX .
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1 THE 2 MISCHIEF-MAKERS
2 MISCHIEF-MAKERS 3 XIX
3 XIX 4 .

BOBBY COON MAKES A DISCOVERY XX .
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1 BOBBY 2 COON
2 COON 3 MAKES
3 MAKES 4 A
4 A 5 DISCOVERY
5 DISCOVERY 6 XX
6 XX 7 .

BOBBY COON AND OL ' MISTAH BUZZARD HAVE A TALK XXI .
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1 BOBBY 2 COON
2 COON 3 AND
3 AND 4 OL
4 OL 5 '
5 ' 6 MISTAH
6 MISTAH 7 BUZZARD
7 BUZZARD 8 HAVE
8 HAVE 9 A
9 A 10 TALK
10 TALK 11 XXI
11 XXI 12 .

BOBBY COON HAS A BUSY DAY XXII .
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1 BOBBY 2 COON
2 COON 3 HAS
3 HAS 4 A
4 A 5 BUSY
5 BUSY 6 DAY
6 DAY 7 XXII
7 XXII 8 .

UNC ' BILLY POSSUM SEES MANY BACKS XXIII .
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1 UNC 2 '
2 ' 3 BILLY
3 BILLY 4 POSSUM
4 POSSUM 5 SEES
5 SEES 6 MANY
6 MANY 7 BACKS
7 BACKS 8 XXIII
8 XXIII 9 .

UNC ' BILLY POSSUM CONSULTS OL ' MISTAH BUZZARD XXIV .
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1 UNC 2 '
2 ' 3 BILLY
3 BILLY 4 POSSUM
4 POSSUM 5 CONSULTS
5 CONSULTS 6 OL
6 OL 7 '
7 ' 8 MISTAH
8 MISTAH 9 BUZZARD
9 BUZZARD 10 XXIV
10 XXIV 11 .

UNC ' BILLY POSSUM GIVES A PARTY XXV .
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1 UNC 2 '
2 ' 3 BILLY
3 BILLY 4 POSSUM
4 POSSUM 5 GIVES
5 GIVES 6 A
6 A 7 PARTY
7 PARTY 8 XXV
8 XXV 9 .

UNC ' BILLY POSSUM'S SURPRISE XXVI .
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2 ' 3 BILLY
3 BILLY 4 POSSUM'S
4 POSSUM'S 5 SURPRISE
5 SURPRISE 6 XXVI
6 XXVI 7 .

MR . MOCKER MAKES HIMSELF AT HOME
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5 HIMSELF 6 AT
6 AT 7 HOME

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
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" I DON'T KNOW THAT IT'S ANY OF YOUR BUSINESS ! "
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 DON'T
3 DON'T 4 KNOW
4 KNOW 5 THAT
5 THAT 6 IT'S
6 IT'S 7 ANY
7 ANY 8 OF
8 OF 9 YOUR
9 YOUR 10 BUSINESS
10 BUSINESS 11 !
11 ! 12 "

SAID STICKY-TOES .
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1 SAID 2 STICKY-TOES
2 STICKY-TOES 3 .

SUCH A THING AS UNC ' BILLY FORGETTING TO SAY GOOD-BY HAD NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE
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3 THING 4 AS
4 AS 5 UNC
5 UNC 6 '
6 ' 7 BILLY
7 BILLY 8 FORGETTING
8 FORGETTING 9 TO
9 TO 10 SAY
10 SAY 11 GOOD-BY
11 GOOD-BY 12 HAD
12 HAD 13 NEVER
13 NEVER 14 HAPPENED
14 HAPPENED 15 BEFORE

BLACKY'S EYES TWINKLED AS HE LISTENED TO SAMMY JAY'S TALE OF WOE .
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1 BLACKY'S 2 EYES
2 EYES 3 TWINKLED
3 TWINKLED 4 AS
4 AS 5 HE
5 HE 6 LISTENED
6 LISTENED 7 TO
7 TO 8 SAMMY
8 SAMMY 9 JAY'S
9 JAY'S 10 TALE
10 TALE 11 OF
11 OF 12 WOE
12 WOE 13 .

" GOOD MO'NING , BRER COON , " SAID OL ' MISTAH BUZZARD
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1 " 2 GOOD
2 GOOD 3 MO'NING
3 MO'NING 4 ,
4 , 5 BRER
5 BRER 6 COON
6 COON 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 SAID
9 SAID 10 OL
10 OL 11 '
11 ' 12 MISTAH
12 MISTAH 13 BUZZARD

THERE SAT THE THREE LITTLE SCAMPS ON THE BIG ROCK
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2 SAT 3 THE
3 THE 4 THREE
4 THREE 5 LITTLE
5 LITTLE 6 SCAMPS
6 SCAMPS 7 ON
7 ON 8 THE
8 THE 9 BIG
9 BIG 10 ROCK

SOMETIMES HE WOKE UP IN THE NIGHT AND WOULD SING FOR VERY JOY
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1 SOMETIMES 2 HE
2 HE 3 WOKE
3 WOKE 4 UP
4 UP 5 IN
5 IN 6 THE
6 THE 7 NIGHT
7 NIGHT 8 AND
8 AND 9 WOULD
9 WOULD 10 SING
10 SING 11 FOR
11 FOR 12 VERY
12 VERY 13 JOY

THE ADVENTURES OF MISTAH MOCKER
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1 THE 2 ADVENTURES
2 ADVENTURES 3 OF
3 OF 4 MISTAH
4 MISTAH 5 MOCKER

I
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THE LONE TRAVELER
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Winsome Bluebird goes just a little way ahead of her , for Winsome is the herald of Mistress Spring .
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1 Winsome 2 Bluebird
2 Bluebird 3 goes
3 goes 4 just
4 just 5 a
5 a 6 little
6 little 7 way
7 way 8 ahead
8 ahead 9 of
9 of 10 her
10 her 11 ,
11 , 12 for
12 for 13 Winsome
13 Winsome 14 is
14 is 15 the
15 the 16 herald
16 herald 17 of
17 of 18 Mistress
18 Mistress 19 Spring
19 Spring 20 .

and with her come Little Friend the Song Sparrow , and Cheerful Robin and Mr and Mrs. Redwing .
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1 and 2 with
2 with 3 her
3 her 4 come
4 come 5 Little
5 Little 6 Friend
6 Friend 7 the
7 the 8 Song
8 Song 9 Sparrow
9 Sparrow 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 Cheerful
12 Cheerful 13 Robin
13 Robin 14 and
14 and 15 Mr
15 Mr 16 and
16 and 17 Mrs.
17 Mrs. 18 Redwing
18 Redwing 19 .

then follow other travelers , ever so many of them , all eager to get back to the beautiful Green Forest and Green Meadows .
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1 then 2 follow
2 follow 3 other
3 other 4 travelers
4 travelers 5 ,
5 , 6 ever
6 ever 7 so
7 so 8 many
8 many 9 of
9 of 10 them
10 them 11 ,
11 , 12 all
12 all 13 eager
13 eager 14 to
14 to 15 get
15 get 16 back
16 back 17 to
17 to 18 the
18 the 19 beautiful
19 beautiful 20 Green
20 Green 21 Forest
21 Forest 22 and
22 and 23 Green
23 Green 24 Meadows
24 Meadows 25 .

Ol ' Mistah Buzzard used to think that way .
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2 ' 3 Mistah
3 Mistah 4 Buzzard
4 Buzzard 5 used
5 used 6 to
6 to 7 think
7 think 8 that
8 that 9 way
9 way 10 .

but he was .
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3 was 4 .

yes , Sir , he was .
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3 Sir 4 ,
4 , 5 he
5 he 6 was
6 was 7 .

he was so much interested that he began to wish he could see for himself all these things Ol ' Mistah Buzzard was telling about .
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3 so 4 much
4 much 5 interested
5 interested 6 that
6 that 7 he
7 he 8 began
8 began 9 to
9 to 10 wish
10 wish 11 he
11 he 12 could
12 could 13 see
13 see 14 for
14 for 15 himself
15 himself 16 all
16 all 17 these
17 these 18 things
18 things 19 Ol
19 Ol 20 '
20 ' 21 Mistah
21 Mistah 22 Buzzard
22 Buzzard 23 was
23 was 24 telling
24 telling 25 about
25 about 26 .

but he didn't say a word , not a word .
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3 didn't 4 say
4 say 5 a
5 a 6 word
6 word 7 ,
7 , 8 not
8 not 9 a
9 a 10 word
10 word 11 .

he just listened and listened and then went on about his business .
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1 he 2 just
2 just 3 listened
3 listened 4 and
4 and 5 listened
5 listened 6 and
6 and 7 then
7 then 8 went
8 went 9 on
9 on 10 about
10 about 11 his
11 his 12 business
12 business 13 .

he didn't say anything about it to any one , but he just started off by himself .
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2 didn't 3 say
3 say 4 anything
4 anything 5 about
5 about 6 it
6 it 7 to
7 to 8 any
8 any 9 one
9 one 10 ,
10 , 11 but
11 but 12 he
12 he 13 just
13 just 14 started
14 started 15 off
15 off 16 by
16 by 17 himself
17 himself 18 .

" all Ah done got to do is to keep on going till Ah see Brer Buzzard , " thought he .
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1 " 2 all
2 all 3 Ah
3 Ah 4 done
4 done 5 got
5 got 6 to
6 to 7 do
7 do 8 is
8 is 9 to
9 to 10 keep
10 keep 11 on
11 on 12 going
12 going 13 till
13 till 14 Ah
14 Ah 15 see
15 see 16 Brer
16 Brer 17 Buzzard
17 Buzzard 18 ,
18 , 19 "
19 " 20 thought
20 thought 21 he
21 he 22 .

so he traveled and traveled without speaking to any one , and always looking up in the blue , blue sky .
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1 so 2 he
2 he 3 traveled
3 traveled 4 and
4 and 5 traveled
5 traveled 6 without
6 without 7 speaking
7 speaking 8 to
8 to 9 any
9 any 10 one
10 one 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 13 always
13 always 14 looking
14 looking 15 up
15 up 16 in
16 in 17 the
17 the 18 blue
18 blue 19 ,
19 , 20 blue
20 blue 21 sky
21 sky 22 .

finally it dropped down , down , down until it disappeared among the trees .
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1 finally 2 it
2 it 3 dropped
3 dropped 4 down
4 down 5 ,
5 , 6 down
6 down 7 ,
7 , 8 down
8 down 9 until
9 until 10 it
10 it 11 disappeared
11 disappeared 12 among
12 among 13 the
13 the 14 trees
14 trees 15 .

" ah reckon Ah 'll give Unc ' Billy a surprise .
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2 ah 3 reckon
3 reckon 4 Ah
4 Ah 5 'll
5 'll 6 give
6 give 7 Unc
7 Unc 8 '
8 ' 9 Billy
9 Billy 10 a
10 a 11 surprise
11 surprise 12 .

yes , Sah , Ah reckon so . "
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3 Sah 4 ,
4 , 5 Ah
5 Ah 6 reckon
6 reckon 7 so
7 so 8 .
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II
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UNC ' BILLY POSSUM GROWS EXCITED
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4 POSSUM 5 GROWS
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Unc ' Billy Possum sat at the foot of the great hollow tree in which his home is .
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1 Unc 2 '
2 ' 3 Billy
3 Billy 4 Possum
4 Possum 5 sat
5 sat 6 at
6 at 7 the
7 the 8 foot
8 foot 9 of
9 of 10 the
10 the 11 great
11 great 12 hollow
12 hollow 13 tree
13 tree 14 in
14 in 15 which
15 which 16 his
16 his 17 home
17 home 18 is
18 is 19 .

Unc ' Billy felt very fine that morning .
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1 Unc 2 '
2 ' 3 Billy
3 Billy 4 felt
4 felt 5 very
5 very 6 fine
6 fine 7 that
7 that 8 morning
8 morning 9 .

he could hear old Mrs Possum cleaning house and scolding the little Possums who kept climbing up on her back .
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1 he 2 could
2 could 3 hear
3 hear 4 old
4 old 5 Mrs
5 Mrs 6 Possum
6 Possum 7 cleaning
7 cleaning 8 house
8 house 9 and
9 and 10 scolding
10 scolding 11 the
11 the 12 little
12 little 13 Possums
13 Possums 14 who
14 who 15 kept
15 kept 16 climbing
16 climbing 17 up
17 up 18 on
18 on 19 her
19 her 20 back
20 back 21 .

as he listened , Unc ' Billy grinned and began to sing in a queer cracked voice :
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1 as 2 he
2 he 3 listened
3 listened 4 ,
4 , 5 Unc
5 Unc 6 '
6 ' 7 Billy
7 Billy 8 grinned
8 grinned 9 and
9 and 10 began
10 began 11 to
11 to 12 sing
12 sing 13 in
13 in 14 a
14 a 15 queer
15 queer 16 cracked
16 cracked 17 voice
17 voice 18 :

" Mah ol ' woman am a plain ol ' dame ' Deed she am !
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1 " 2 Mah
2 Mah 3 ol
3 ol 4 '
4 ' 5 woman
5 woman 6 am
6 am 7 a
7 a 8 plain
8 plain 9 ol
9 ol 10 '
10 ' 11 dame
11 dame 12 '
12 ' 13 Deed
13 Deed 14 she
14 she 15 am
15 am 16 !

' Deed she am !
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1 ' 2 Deed
2 Deed 3 she
3 she 4 am
4 am 5 !

quick with her broom , with her tongue the same ' Deed she am !
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1 quick 2 with
2 with 3 her
3 her 4 broom
4 broom 5 ,
5 , 6 with
6 with 7 her
7 her 8 tongue
8 tongue 9 the
9 the 10 same
10 same 11 '
11 ' 12 Deed
12 Deed 13 she
13 she 14 am
14 am 15 !

' Deed she am !
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1 ' 2 Deed
2 Deed 3 she
3 she 4 am
4 am 5 !

' Deed she am ! "
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1 ' 2 Deed
2 Deed 3 she
3 she 4 am
4 am 5 !
5 ! 6 "

just then out tumbled his eight children , making such a racket that Unc ' Billy clapped both hands over his ears .
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1 just 2 then
2 then 3 out
3 out 4 tumbled
4 tumbled 5 his
5 his 6 eight
6 eight 7 children
7 children 8 ,
8 , 9 making
9 making 10 such
10 such 11 a
11 a 12 racket
12 racket 13 that
13 that 14 Unc
14 Unc 15 '
15 ' 16 Billy
16 Billy 17 clapped
17 clapped 18 both
18 both 19 hands
19 hands 20 over
20 over 21 his
21 his 22 ears
22 ears 23 .

" Mah goodness gracious sakes alive ! " he exclaimed .
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1 " 2 Mah
2 Mah 3 goodness
3 goodness 4 gracious
4 gracious 5 sakes
5 sakes 6 alive
6 alive 7 !
7 ! 8 "
8 " 9 he
9 he 10 exclaimed
10 exclaimed 11 .

one pulled Unc ' Billy 's tail .
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1 one 2 pulled
2 pulled 3 Unc
3 Unc 4 '
4 ' 5 Billy
5 Billy 6 's
6 's 7 tail
7 tail 8 .

two scrambled up on his back .
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1 two 2 scrambled
2 scrambled 3 up
3 up 4 on
4 on 5 his
5 his 6 back
6 back 7 .

right in the midst of it Unc ' Billy sprang to his feet .
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1 right 2 in
2 in 3 the
3 the 4 midst
4 midst 5 of
5 of 6 it
6 it 7 Unc
7 Unc 8 '
8 ' 9 Billy
9 Billy 10 sprang
10 sprang 11 to
11 to 12 his
12 his 13 feet
13 feet 14 .

his eyes were shining , and his funny little ears were pricked up .
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1 his 2 eyes
2 eyes 3 were
3 were 4 shining
4 shining 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 his
7 his 8 funny
8 funny 9 little
9 little 10 ears
10 ears 11 were
11 were 12 pricked
12 pricked 13 up
13 up 14 .

" hush , yo'alls ! " he commanded .
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1 " 2 hush
2 hush 3 ,
3 , 4 yo'alls
4 yo'alls 5 !
5 ! 6 "
6 " 7 he
7 he 8 commanded
8 commanded 9 .

" how do yo'alls think Ah can hear anything with yo'alls making such a racket ? "
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1 " 2 how
2 how 3 do
3 do 4 yo'alls
4 yo'alls 5 think
5 think 6 Ah
6 Ah 7 can
7 can 8 hear
8 hear 9 anything
9 anything 10 with
10 with 11 yo'alls
11 yo'alls 12 making
12 making 13 such
13 such 14 a
14 a 15 racket
15 racket 16 ?
16 ? 17 "

" ah cert'nly thought Ah heard the voice of an ol ' friend from way down Souf !
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1 " 2 ah
2 ah 3 cert'nly
3 cert'nly 4 thought
4 thought 5 Ah
5 Ah 6 heard
6 heard 7 the
7 the 8 voice
8 voice 9 of
9 of 10 an
10 an 11 ol
11 ol 12 '
12 ' 13 friend
13 friend 14 from
14 from 15 way
15 way 16 down
16 down 17 Souf
17 Souf 18 !

III
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UNC ' BILLY'S VAIN SEARCH
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1 UNC 2 '
2 ' 3 BILLY'S
3 BILLY'S 4 VAIN
4 VAIN 5 SEARCH

Unc ' Billy Possum was excited .
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1 Unc 2 '
2 ' 3 Billy
3 Billy 4 Possum
4 Possum 5 was
5 was 6 excited
6 excited 7 .

any one would have known it just to look at him .
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1 any 2 one
2 one 3 would
3 would 4 have
4 have 5 known
5 known 6 it
6 it 7 just
7 just 8 to
8 to 9 look
9 look 10 at
10 at 11 him
11 him 12 .

he hurried off up the Lone Little Path through the Green Forest without even saying good-by to old Mrs Possum and all the little Possums .
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1 he 2 hurried
2 hurried 3 off
3 off 4 up
4 up 5 the
5 the 6 Lone
6 Lone 7 Little
7 Little 8 Path
8 Path 9 through
9 through 10 the
10 the 11 Green
11 Green 12 Forest
12 Forest 13 without
13 without 14 even
14 even 15 saying
15 saying 16 good-by
16 good-by 17 to
17 to 18 old
18 old 19 Mrs
19 Mrs 20 Possum
20 Possum 21 and
21 and 22 all
22 all 23 the
23 the 24 little
24 little 25 Possums
25 Possums 26 .

yes , indeed , Unc ' Billy certainly was excited .
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1 yes 2 ,
2 , 3 indeed
3 indeed 4 ,
4 , 5 Unc
5 Unc 6 '
6 ' 7 Billy
7 Billy 8 certainly
8 certainly 9 was
9 was 10 excited
10 excited 11 .

old Mrs Possum sat in the doorway of their home in the great hollow tree and watched Unc ' Billy out of sight .
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1 old 2 Mrs
2 Mrs 3 Possum
3 Possum 4 sat
4 sat 5 in
5 in 6 the
6 the 7 doorway
7 doorway 8 of
8 of 9 their
9 their 10 home
10 home 11 in
11 in 12 the
12 the 13 great
13 great 14 hollow
14 hollow 15 tree
15 tree 16 and
16 and 17 watched
17 watched 18 Unc
18 Unc 19 '
19 ' 20 Billy
20 Billy 21 out
21 out 22 of
22 of 23 sight
23 sight 24 .

her sharp little eyes seemed to grow sharper as she watched .
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1 her 2 sharp
2 sharp 3 little
3 little 4 eyes
4 eyes 5 seemed
5 seemed 6 to
6 to 7 grow
7 grow 8 sharper
8 sharper 9 as
9 as 10 she
10 she 11 watched
11 watched 12 .

no , Sah !
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1 no 2 ,
2 , 3 Sah
3 Sah 4 !

then she started out to hunt for their dinner , still muttering as she went .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 then
1 then 2 she
2 she 3 started
3 started 4 out
4 out 5 to
5 to 6 hunt
6 hunt 7 for
7 for 8 their
8 their 9 dinner
9 dinner 10 ,
10 , 11 still
11 still 12 muttering
12 muttering 13 as
13 as 14 she
14 she 15 went
15 went 16 .

old Mrs Possum was quite right .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 old
1 old 2 Mrs
2 Mrs 3 Possum
3 Possum 4 was
4 was 5 quite
5 quite 6 right
6 right 7 .

Unc ' Billy had forgotten all about that dinner .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Unc
1 Unc 2 '
2 ' 3 Billy
3 Billy 4 had
4 had 5 forgotten
5 forgotten 6 all
6 all 7 about
7 about 8 that
8 that 9 dinner
9 dinner 10 .

you see he had something else on his mind .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 you
1 you 2 see
2 see 3 he
3 he 4 had
4 had 5 something
5 something 6 else
6 else 7 on
7 on 8 his
8 his 9 mind
9 mind 10 .

he had listened and listened but didn't hear it again , and yet he was sure he had heard it that once .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 he
1 he 2 had
2 had 3 listened
3 listened 4 and
4 and 5 listened
5 listened 6 but
6 but 7 didn't
7 didn't 8 hear
8 hear 9 it
9 it 10 again
10 again 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 13 yet
13 yet 14 he
14 he 15 was
15 was 16 sure
16 sure 17 he
17 he 18 had
18 had 19 heard
19 heard 20 it
20 it 21 that
21 that 22 once
22 once 23 .

he just had to go look for him .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 he
1 he 2 just
2 just 3 had
3 had 4 to
4 to 5 go
5 go 6 look
6 look 7 for
7 for 8 him
8 him 9 .

but nowhere did he catch a glimpse of his old friend .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 but
1 but 2 nowhere
2 nowhere 3 did
3 did 4 he
4 he 5 catch
5 catch 6 a
6 a 7 glimpse
7 glimpse 8 of
8 of 9 his
9 his 10 old
10 old 11 friend
11 friend 12 .

the longer he looked , the more excited he grew .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 the
1 the 2 longer
2 longer 3 he
3 he 4 looked
4 looked 5 ,
5 , 6 the
6 the 7 more
7 more 8 excited
8 excited 9 he
9 he 10 grew
10 grew 11 .

" Nuffin , nuffin , Sah !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 Nuffin
2 Nuffin 3 ,
3 , 4 nuffin
4 nuffin 5 ,
5 , 6 Sah
6 Sah 7 !

ah 'm just walking fo ' mah health , " replied Unc ' Billy over his shoulder , as he hurried on .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 ah
1 ah 2 'm
2 'm 3 just
3 just 4 walking
4 walking 5 fo
5 fo 6 '
6 ' 7 mah
7 mah 8 health
8 health 9 ,
9 , 10 "
10 " 11 replied
11 replied 12 Unc
12 Unc 13 '
13 ' 14 Billy
14 Billy 15 over
15 over 16 his
16 his 17 shoulder
17 shoulder 18 ,
18 , 19 as
19 as 20 he
20 he 21 hurried
21 hurried 22 on
22 on 23 .

his neck ached from looking up in the tree-tops , and his feet were sore from walking .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 his
1 his 2 neck
2 neck 3 ached
3 ached 4 from
4 from 5 looking
5 looking 6 up
6 up 7 in
7 in 8 the
8 the 9 tree-tops
9 tree-tops 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 his
12 his 13 feet
13 feet 14 were
14 were 15 sore
15 sore 16 from
16 from 17 walking
17 walking 18 .

and just then Unc ' Billy for the first time thought of that dinner that old Mrs Possum had sent him to get .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 and
1 and 2 just
2 just 3 then
3 then 4 Unc
4 Unc 5 '
5 ' 6 Billy
6 Billy 7 for
7 for 8 the
8 the 9 first
9 first 10 time
10 time 11 thought
11 thought 12 of
12 of 13 that
13 that 14 dinner
14 dinner 15 that
15 that 16 old
16 old 17 Mrs
17 Mrs 18 Possum
18 Possum 19 had
19 had 20 sent
20 sent 21 him
21 him 22 to
22 to 23 get
23 get 24 .

Unc ' Billy sat down and mopped his brow in dismay .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Unc
1 Unc 2 '
2 ' 3 Billy
3 Billy 4 sat
4 sat 5 down
5 down 6 and
6 and 7 mopped
7 mopped 8 his
8 his 9 brow
9 brow 10 in
10 in 11 dismay
11 dismay 12 .

" ah ' specks Ah'm in fo ' it this time , sho ' enough ! " he said .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 ah
2 ah 3 '
3 ' 4 specks
4 specks 5 Ah'm
5 Ah'm 6 in
6 in 7 fo
7 fo 8 '
8 ' 9 it
9 it 10 this
10 this 11 time
11 time 12 ,
12 , 13 sho
13 sho 14 '
14 ' 15 enough
15 enough 16 !
16 ! 17 "
17 " 18 he
18 he 19 said
19 said 20 .

IV
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UNC ' BILLY COMES HOME
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 UNC
1 UNC 2 '
2 ' 3 BILLY
3 BILLY 4 COMES
4 COMES 5 HOME

" ah ' specks Ah'm in fo ' it .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 ah
2 ah 3 '
3 ' 4 specks
4 specks 5 Ah'm
5 Ah'm 6 in
6 in 7 fo
7 fo 8 '
8 ' 9 it
9 it 10 .

ah ' specks Ah sho'ly am in fo ' it this time , " he kept muttering .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 ah
1 ah 2 '
2 ' 3 specks
3 specks 4 Ah
4 Ah 5 sho'ly
5 sho'ly 6 am
6 am 7 in
7 in 8 fo
8 fo 9 '
9 ' 10 it
10 it 11 this
11 this 12 time
12 time 13 ,
13 , 14 "
14 " 15 he
15 he 16 kept
16 kept 17 muttering
17 muttering 18 .

so Unc ' Billy crept along in the black shadows until he got where he could look up and see his own doorway .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 so
1 so 2 Unc
2 Unc 3 '
3 ' 4 Billy
4 Billy 5 crept
5 crept 6 along
6 along 7 in
7 in 8 the
8 the 9 black
9 black 10 shadows
10 shadows 11 until
11 until 12 he
12 he 13 got
13 got 14 where
14 where 15 he
15 he 16 could
16 could 17 look
17 look 18 up
18 up 19 and
19 and 20 see
20 see 21 his
21 his 22 own
22 own 23 doorway
23 doorway 24 .

then he sat down and watched a while .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 then
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 sat
3 sat 4 down
4 down 5 and
5 and 6 watched
6 watched 7 a
7 a 8 while
8 while 9 .

all was still .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 all
1 all 2 was
2 was 3 still
3 still 4 .

there wasn't a sound in the great hollow tree .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 there
1 there 2 wasn't
2 wasn't 3 a
3 a 4 sound
4 sound 5 in
5 in 6 the
6 the 7 great
7 great 8 hollow
8 hollow 9 tree
9 tree 10 .

but at the first scratch of his toe-nails on the bark the sharp face of old Mrs Possum appeared in the doorway .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 but
1 but 2 at
2 at 3 the
3 the 4 first
4 first 5 scratch
5 scratch 6 of
6 of 7 his
7 his 8 toe-nails
8 toe-nails 9 on
9 on 10 the
10 the 11 bark
11 bark 12 the
12 the 13 sharp
13 sharp 14 face
14 face 15 of
15 of 16 old
16 old 17 Mrs
17 Mrs 18 Possum
18 Possum 19 appeared
19 appeared 20 in
20 in 21 the
21 the 22 doorway
22 doorway 23 .

" good evening , mah dear , " said Unc ' Billy , in the mildest kind of a voice .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 good
2 good 3 evening
3 evening 4 ,
4 , 5 mah
5 mah 6 dear
6 dear 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 said
9 said 10 Unc
10 Unc 11 '
11 ' 12 Billy
12 Billy 13 ,
13 , 14 in
14 in 15 the
15 the 16 mildest
16 mildest 17 kind
17 kind 18 of
18 of 19 a
19 a 20 voice
20 voice 21 .

old Mrs Possum said nothing , but Unc ' Billy felt as if her sharp black eyes were looking right through him .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 old
1 old 2 Mrs
2 Mrs 3 Possum
3 Possum 4 said
4 said 5 nothing
5 nothing 6 ,
6 , 7 but
7 but 8 Unc
8 Unc 9 '
9 ' 10 Billy
10 Billy 11 felt
11 felt 12 as
12 as 13 if
13 if 14 her
14 her 15 sharp
15 sharp 16 black
16 black 17 eyes
17 eyes 18 were
18 were 19 looking
19 looking 20 right
20 right 21 through
21 through 22 him
22 him 23 .

Unc ' Billy grinned a sickly kind of grin as he said :
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Unc
1 Unc 2 '
2 ' 3 Billy
3 Billy 4 grinned
4 grinned 5 a
5 a 6 sickly
6 sickly 7 kind
7 kind 8 of
8 of 9 grin
9 grin 10 as
10 as 11 he
11 he 12 said
12 said 13 :

" ah hopes yo'alls are feeling good tonight . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 ah
2 ah 3 hopes
3 hopes 4 yo'alls
4 yo'alls 5 are
5 are 6 feeling
6 feeling 7 good
7 good 8 tonight
8 tonight 9 .
9 . 10 "

" where 's that dinner Ah sent yo ' fo ' ? " demanded old Mrs Possum sharply .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 where
2 where 3 's
3 's 4 that
4 that 5 dinner
5 dinner 6 Ah
6 Ah 7 sent
7 sent 8 yo
8 yo 9 '
9 ' 10 fo
10 fo 11 '
11 ' 12 ?
12 ? 13 "
13 " 14 demanded
14 demanded 15 old
15 old 16 Mrs
16 Mrs 17 Possum
17 Possum 18 sharply
18 sharply 19 .

Unc ' Billy fidgeted uneasily .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Unc
1 Unc 2 '
2 ' 3 Billy
3 Billy 4 fidgeted
4 fidgeted 5 uneasily
5 uneasily 6 .

" ah done brought yo ' two eggs from Farmer Brown 's hen-house , " he replied meekly .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 ah
2 ah 3 done
3 done 4 brought
4 brought 5 yo
5 yo 6 '
6 ' 7 two
7 two 8 eggs
8 eggs 9 from
9 from 10 Farmer
10 Farmer 11 Brown
11 Brown 12 's
12 's 13 hen-house
13 hen-house 14 ,
14 , 15 "
15 " 16 he
16 he 17 replied
17 replied 18 meekly
18 meekly 19 .

" two eggs !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 two
2 two 3 eggs
3 eggs 4 !

two eggs !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 two
1 two 2 eggs
2 eggs 3 !

how do yo ' think Ah am going to feed eight hungry mouths on two eggs ? " snapped old Mrs . possum .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 how
1 how 2 do
2 do 3 yo
3 yo 4 '
4 ' 5 think
5 think 6 Ah
6 Ah 7 am
7 am 8 going
8 going 9 to
9 to 10 feed
10 feed 11 eight
11 eight 12 hungry
12 hungry 13 mouths
13 mouths 14 on
14 on 15 two
15 two 16 eggs
16 eggs 17 ?
17 ? 18 "
18 " 19 snapped
19 snapped 20 old
20 old 21 Mrs
21 Mrs 22 .
22 . 23 possum
23 possum 24 .

Unc ' Billy hung his head .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Unc
1 Unc 2 '
2 ' 3 Billy
3 Billy 4 hung
4 hung 5 his
5 his 6 head
6 head 7 .

he hadn't a word to say .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 he
1 he 2 hadn't
2 hadn't 3 a
3 a 4 word
4 word 5 to
5 to 6 say
6 say 7 .

no , Sir , Unc ' Billy hadn't a word to say .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 no
1 no 2 ,
2 , 3 Sir
3 Sir 4 ,
4 , 5 Unc
5 Unc 6 '
6 ' 7 Billy
7 Billy 8 hadn't
8 hadn't 9 a
9 a 10 word
10 word 11 to
11 to 12 say
12 say 13 .

Unc ' Billy knew that he deserved every bit of it .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Unc
1 Unc 2 '
2 ' 3 Billy
3 Billy 4 knew
4 knew 5 that
5 that 6 he
6 he 7 deserved
7 deserved 8 every
8 every 9 bit
9 bit 10 of
10 of 11 it
11 it 12 .

he felt very miserable , and he was too tired to have a bit of spirit left .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 he
1 he 2 felt
2 felt 3 very
3 very 4 miserable
4 miserable 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 he
7 he 8 was
8 was 9 too
9 too 10 tired
10 tired 11 to
11 to 12 have
12 have 13 a
13 a 14 bit
14 bit 15 of
15 of 16 spirit
16 spirit 17 left
17 left 18 .

all the time she was looking at Unc ' Billy with those sharp eyes of hers .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 all
1 all 2 the
2 the 3 time
3 time 4 she
4 she 5 was
5 was 6 looking
6 looking 7 at
7 at 8 Unc
8 Unc 9 '
9 ' 10 Billy
10 Billy 11 with
11 with 12 those
12 those 13 sharp
13 sharp 14 eyes
14 eyes 15 of
15 of 16 hers
16 hers 17 .

when she had finished the egg , she pushed the other over to him .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 when
1 when 2 she
2 she 3 had
3 had 4 finished
4 finished 5 the
5 the 6 egg
6 egg 7 ,
7 , 8 she
8 she 9 pushed
9 pushed 10 the
10 the 11 other
11 other 12 over
12 over 13 to
13 to 14 him
14 him 15 .

" yo ' eat that ! " she said shortly .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 yo
2 yo 3 '
3 ' 4 eat
4 eat 5 that
5 that 6 !
6 ! 7 "
7 " 8 she
8 she 9 said
9 said 10 shortly
10 shortly 11 .

" yo ' look as if yo ' hadn't had anything to eat to-day " ( which was true ) .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 yo
2 yo 3 '
3 ' 4 look
4 look 5 as
5 as 6 if
6 if 7 yo
7 yo 8 '
8 ' 9 hadn't
9 hadn't 10 had
10 had 11 anything
11 anything 12 to
12 to 13 eat
13 eat 14 to-day
14 to-day 15 "
15 " 16 (
16 ( 17 which
17 which 18 was
18 was 19 true
19 true 20 )
20 ) 21 .

" then yo ' hustle up to bed ; it 's all ready fo ' yo ' . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 then
2 then 3 yo
3 yo 4 '
4 ' 5 hustle
5 hustle 6 up
6 up 7 to
7 to 8 bed
8 bed 9 ;
9 ; 10 it
10 it 11 's
11 's 12 all
12 all 13 ready
13 ready 14 fo
14 fo 15 '
15 ' 16 yo
16 yo 17 '
17 ' 18 .
18 . 19 "

Unc ' Billy did as he was bid , and as he tucked himself into his snug , warm bed he murmured sleepily :
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Unc
1 Unc 2 '
2 ' 3 Billy
3 Billy 4 did
4 did 5 as
5 as 6 he
6 he 7 was
7 was 8 bid
8 bid 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 as
11 as 12 he
12 he 13 tucked
13 tucked 14 himself
14 himself 15 into
15 into 16 his
16 his 17 snug
17 snug 18 ,
18 , 19 warm
19 warm 20 bed
20 bed 21 he
21 he 22 murmured
22 murmured 23 sleepily
23 sleepily 24 :

" Ol ' Mrs Possum has a sharp , sharp tongue , But her bark is worse than her bite .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 Ol
2 Ol 3 '
3 ' 4 Mrs
4 Mrs 5 Possum
5 Possum 6 has
6 has 7 a
7 a 8 sharp
8 sharp 9 ,
9 , 10 sharp
10 sharp 11 tongue
11 tongue 12 ,
12 , 13 But
13 But 14 her
14 her 15 bark
15 bark 16 is
16 is 17 worse
17 worse 18 than
18 than 19 her
19 her 20 bite
20 bite 21 .

for Ol ' Mrs Possum has a soft , soft heart Though she hides it way out of sight . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 for
1 for 2 Ol
2 Ol 3 '
3 ' 4 Mrs
4 Mrs 5 Possum
5 Possum 6 has
6 has 7 a
7 a 8 soft
8 soft 9 ,
9 , 10 soft
10 soft 11 heart
11 heart 12 Though
12 Though 13 she
13 she 14 hides
14 hides 15 it
15 it 16 way
16 way 17 out
17 out 18 of
18 of 19 sight
19 sight 20 .
20 . 21 "

V
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 V

SAMMY JAY IS INDIGNANT
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 SAMMY
1 SAMMY 2 JAY
2 JAY 3 IS
3 IS 4 INDIGNANT

Sammy Jay was indignant .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Sammy
1 Sammy 2 Jay
2 Jay 3 was
3 was 4 indignant
4 indignant 5 .

yes , Sir , Sammy Jay was very much put out .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 yes
1 yes 2 ,
2 , 3 Sir
3 Sir 4 ,
4 , 5 Sammy
5 Sammy 6 Jay
6 Jay 7 was
7 was 8 very
8 very 9 much
9 much 10 put
10 put 11 out
11 out 12 .

in fact , Sammy was just plain downright mad !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 in
1 in 2 fact
2 fact 3 ,
3 , 4 Sammy
4 Sammy 5 was
5 was 6 just
6 just 7 plain
7 plain 8 downright
8 downright 9 mad
9 mad 10 !

it had begun when he met Jimmy Skunk early in the morning .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 it
1 it 2 had
2 had 3 begun
3 begun 4 when
4 when 5 he
5 he 6 met
6 met 7 Jimmy
7 Jimmy 8 Skunk
8 Skunk 9 early
9 early 10 in
10 in 11 the
11 the 12 morning
12 morning 13 .

" hello , Sammy Jay !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 hello
2 hello 3 ,
3 , 4 Sammy
4 Sammy 5 Jay
5 Jay 6 !

what were you doing up so late last night ? " said Jimmy Skunk .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 what
1 what 2 were
2 were 3 you
3 you 4 doing
4 doing 5 up
5 up 6 so
6 so 7 late
7 late 8 last
8 last 9 night
9 night 10 ?
10 ? 11 "
11 " 12 said
12 said 13 Jimmy
13 Jimmy 14 Skunk
14 Skunk 15 .

" oh , come , Sammy Jay , be honest for once in your life !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 oh
2 oh 3 ,
3 , 4 come
4 come 5 ,
5 , 6 Sammy
6 Sammy 7 Jay
7 Jay 8 ,
8 , 9 be
9 be 10 honest
10 honest 11 for
11 for 12 once
12 once 13 in
13 in 14 your
14 your 15 life
15 life 16 !

what was it all about ? "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 what
1 what 2 was
2 was 3 it
3 it 4 all
4 all 5 about
5 about 6 ?
6 ? 7 "

Sammy Jay stamped one foot .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Sammy
1 Sammy 2 Jay
2 Jay 3 stamped
3 stamped 4 one
4 one 5 foot
5 foot 6 .

he was beginning to lose his temper .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 he
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 beginning
3 beginning 4 to
4 to 5 lose
5 lose 6 his
6 his 7 temper
7 temper 8 .

you know he loses it very easily .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 you
1 you 2 know
2 know 3 he
3 he 4 loses
4 loses 5 it
5 it 6 very
6 very 7 easily
7 easily 8 .

" I am honest ! " he screamed .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 I
2 I 3 am
3 am 4 honest
4 honest 5 !
5 ! 6 "
6 " 7 he
7 he 8 screamed
8 screamed 9 .

" I tell you I went to bed just as I always do , and I didn't wake up until this morning . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 I
2 I 3 tell
3 tell 4 you
4 you 5 I
5 I 6 went
6 went 7 to
7 to 8 bed
8 bed 9 just
9 just 10 as
10 as 11 I
11 I 12 always
12 always 13 do
13 do 14 ,
14 , 15 and
15 and 16 I
16 I 17 didn't
17 didn't 18 wake
18 wake 19 up
19 up 20 until
20 until 21 this
21 this 22 morning
22 morning 23 .
23 . 24 "

when he did , he flew off screaming at the top of his lungs .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 when
1 when 2 he
2 he 3 did
3 did 4 ,
4 , 5 he
5 he 6 flew
6 flew 7 off
7 off 8 screaming
8 screaming 9 at
9 at 10 the
10 the 11 top
11 top 12 of
12 of 13 his
13 his 14 lungs
14 lungs 15 .

he was still screaming when he flew over the Old Briar-patch where Peter Rabbit was just beginning to doze off .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 he
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 still
3 still 4 screaming
4 screaming 5 when
5 when 6 he
6 he 7 flew
7 flew 8 over
8 over 9 the
9 the 10 Old
10 Old 11 Briar-patch
11 Briar-patch 12 where
12 where 13 Peter
13 Peter 14 Rabbit
14 Rabbit 15 was
15 was 16 just
16 just 17 beginning
17 beginning 18 to
18 to 19 doze
19 doze 20 off
20 off 21 .

Peter was sleepy .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Peter
1 Peter 2 was
2 was 3 sleepy
3 sleepy 4 .

he didn't like to have his morning nap disturbed .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 he
1 he 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 like
3 like 4 to
4 to 5 have
5 have 6 his
6 his 7 morning
7 morning 8 nap
8 nap 9 disturbed
9 disturbed 10 .

" hi , Sammy Jay !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 hi
2 hi 3 ,
3 , 4 Sammy
4 Sammy 5 Jay
5 Jay 6 !

didn't you make racket enough last night to give honest folks a little peace and quiet to-day ? " shouted Peter Rabbit .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 didn't
1 didn't 2 you
2 you 3 make
3 make 4 racket
4 racket 5 enough
5 enough 6 last
6 last 7 night
7 night 8 to
8 to 9 give
9 give 10 honest
10 honest 11 folks
11 folks 12 a
12 a 13 little
13 little 14 peace
14 peace 15 and
15 and 16 quiet
16 quiet 17 to-day
17 to-day 18 ?
18 ? 19 "
19 " 20 shouted
20 shouted 21 Peter
21 Peter 22 Rabbit
22 Rabbit 23 .

" what 's the joke , Peter Rabbit ?
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 's
3 's 4 the
4 the 5 joke
5 joke 6 ,
6 , 7 Peter
7 Peter 8 Rabbit
8 Rabbit 9 ?

" then it 's a funny way you have of sleeping , " replied Peter Rabbit .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 then
2 then 3 it
3 it 4 's
4 's 5 a
5 a 6 funny
6 funny 7 way
7 way 8 you
8 you 9 have
9 have 10 of
10 of 11 sleeping
11 sleeping 12 ,
12 , 13 "
13 " 14 replied
14 replied 15 Peter
15 Peter 16 Rabbit
16 Rabbit 17 .

" Peter Rabbit , you and Jimmy Skunk are crazy , just as crazy as loons ! " sputtered Sammy Jay .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 Peter
2 Peter 3 Rabbit
3 Rabbit 4 ,
4 , 5 you
5 you 6 and
6 and 7 Jimmy
7 Jimmy 8 Skunk
8 Skunk 9 are
9 are 10 crazy
10 crazy 11 ,
11 , 12 just
12 just 13 as
13 as 14 crazy
14 crazy 15 as
15 as 16 loons
16 loons 17 !
17 ! 18 "
18 " 19 sputtered
19 sputtered 20 Sammy
20 Sammy 21 Jay
21 Jay 22 .

" I tell you I was asleep , and I guess I ought to know ! "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 I
2 I 3 tell
3 tell 4 you
4 you 5 I
5 I 6 was
6 was 7 asleep
7 asleep 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 I
10 I 11 guess
11 guess 12 I
12 I 13 ought
13 ought 14 to
14 to 15 know
15 know 16 !
16 ! 17 "

" and I guess I know your voice when I hear it ! " replied Peter Rabbit .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 and
2 and 3 I
3 I 4 guess
4 guess 5 I
5 I 6 know
6 know 7 your
7 your 8 voice
8 voice 9 when
9 when 10 I
10 I 11 hear
11 hear 12 it
12 it 13 !
13 ! 14 "
14 " 15 replied
15 replied 16 Peter
16 Peter 17 Rabbit
17 Rabbit 18 .

" it 's bad enough in daytime , but if I was you , I 'd quit yelling in the night .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 's
3 's 4 bad
4 bad 5 enough
5 enough 6 in
6 in 7 daytime
7 daytime 8 ,
8 , 9 but
9 but 10 if
10 if 11 I
11 I 12 was
12 was 13 you
13 you 14 ,
14 , 15 I
15 I 16 'd
16 'd 17 quit
17 quit 18 yelling
18 yelling 19 in
19 in 20 the
20 the 21 night
21 night 22 .

some one of these times Hooty the Owl will hear you , and that will be the end of you and your noise .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 some
1 some 2 one
2 one 3 of
3 of 4 these
4 these 5 times
5 times 6 Hooty
6 Hooty 7 the
7 the 8 Owl
8 Owl 9 will
9 will 10 hear
10 hear 11 you
11 you 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 that
14 that 15 will
15 will 16 be
16 be 17 the
17 the 18 end
18 end 19 of
19 of 20 you
20 you 21 and
21 and 22 your
22 your 23 noise
23 noise 24 .

now go away ; I want to sleep . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 now
1 now 2 go
2 go 3 away
3 away 4 ;
4 ; 5 I
5 I 6 want
6 want 7 to
7 to 8 sleep
8 sleep 9 .
9 . 10 "

Sammy went .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Sammy
1 Sammy 2 went
2 went 3 .

he was mad clear through , and yet he didn't know what to make of it .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 he
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 mad
3 mad 4 clear
4 clear 5 through
5 through 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 yet
8 yet 9 he
9 he 10 didn't
10 didn't 11 know
11 know 12 what
12 what 13 to
13 to 14 make
14 make 15 of
15 of 16 it
16 it 17 .

were they just trying to make him mad , or had he really been screaming in his sleep ?
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 were
1 were 2 they
2 they 3 just
3 just 4 trying
4 trying 5 to
5 to 6 make
6 make 7 him
7 him 8 mad
8 mad 9 ,
9 , 10 or
10 or 11 had
11 had 12 he
12 he 13 really
13 really 14 been
14 been 15 screaming
15 screaming 16 in
16 in 17 his
17 his 18 sleep
18 sleep 19 ?

he flew over to the Smiling Pool .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 he
1 he 2 flew
2 flew 3 over
3 over 4 to
4 to 5 the
5 the 6 Smiling
6 Smiling 7 Pool
7 Pool 8 .

Jerry Muskrat looked up and saw him .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Jerry
1 Jerry 2 Muskrat
2 Muskrat 3 looked
3 looked 4 up
4 up 5 and
5 and 6 saw
6 saw 7 him
7 him 8 .

" what were you yelling about in the night , Sammy Jay ? " asked Jerry .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 were
3 were 4 you
4 you 5 yelling
5 yelling 6 about
6 about 7 in
7 in 8 the
8 the 9 night
9 night 10 ,
10 , 11 Sammy
11 Sammy 12 Jay
12 Jay 13 ?
13 ? 14 "
14 " 15 asked
15 asked 16 Jerry
16 Jerry 17 .

this was too much .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 this
1 this 2 was
2 was 3 too
3 too 4 much
4 much 5 .

Sammy Jay let his wings and his tail droop dejectedly and hung his head .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Sammy
1 Sammy 2 Jay
2 Jay 3 let
3 let 4 his
4 his 5 wings
5 wings 6 and
6 and 7 his
7 his 8 tail
8 tail 9 droop
9 droop 10 dejectedly
10 dejectedly 11 and
11 and 12 hung
12 hung 13 his
13 his 14 head
14 head 15 .

" I don't know .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 I
2 I 3 don't
3 don't 4 know
4 know 5 .

I really don't know anything about it , " he said .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I
1 I 2 really
2 really 3 don't
3 don't 4 know
4 know 5 anything
5 anything 6 about
6 about 7 it
7 it 8 ,
8 , 9 "
9 " 10 he
10 he 11 said
11 said 12 .

VI
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 VI

SAMMY JAY THINKS HE'S GOING CRAZY
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 SAMMY
1 SAMMY 2 JAY
2 JAY 3 THINKS
3 THINKS 4 HE'S
4 HE'S 5 GOING
5 GOING 6 CRAZY

" Sammy Jay screams all day long , And now what do you think ?
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 Sammy
2 Sammy 3 Jay
3 Jay 4 screams
4 screams 5 all
5 all 6 day
6 day 7 long
7 long 8 ,
8 , 9 And
9 And 10 now
10 now 11 what
11 what 12 do
12 do 13 you
13 you 14 think
14 think 15 ?

why , Sammy sits and yells all night And doesn't sleep a wink ! "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 why
1 why 2 ,
2 , 3 Sammy
3 Sammy 4 sits
4 sits 5 and
5 and 6 yells
6 yells 7 all
7 all 8 night
8 night 9 And
9 And 10 doesn't
10 doesn't 11 sleep
11 sleep 12 a
12 a 13 wink
13 wink 14 !
14 ! 15 "

everywhere he went Sammy Jay heard that shouted after him .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 everywhere
1 everywhere 2 he
2 he 3 went
3 went 4 Sammy
4 Sammy 5 Jay
5 Jay 6 heard
6 heard 7 that
7 that 8 shouted
8 shouted 9 after
9 after 10 him
10 him 11 .

dozens and dozens of times a day he heard it .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 dozens
1 dozens 2 and
2 and 3 dozens
3 dozens 4 of
4 of 5 times
5 times 6 a
6 a 7 day
7 day 8 he
8 he 9 heard
9 heard 10 it
10 it 11 .

at first he lost his temper and was the very maddest Jaybird ever seen on the Green Meadows or in the Green Forest .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 at
1 at 2 first
2 first 3 he
3 he 4 lost
4 lost 5 his
5 his 6 temper
6 temper 7 and
7 and 8 was
8 was 9 the
9 the 10 very
10 very 11 maddest
11 maddest 12 Jaybird
12 Jaybird 13 ever
13 ever 14 seen
14 seen 15 on
15 on 16 the
16 the 17 Green
17 Green 18 Meadows
18 Meadows 19 or
19 or 20 in
20 in 21 the
21 the 22 Green
22 Green 23 Forest
23 Forest 24 .

" it isn't true !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 isn't
3 isn't 4 true
4 true 5 !

it isn't true !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 it
1 it 2 isn't
2 isn't 3 true
3 true 4 !

it isn't true ! " he would scream at the top of his lungs .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 it
1 it 2 isn't
2 isn't 3 true
3 true 4 !
4 ! 5 "
5 " 6 he
6 he 7 would
7 would 8 scream
8 scream 9 at
9 at 10 the
10 the 11 top
11 top 12 of
12 of 13 his
13 his 14 lungs
14 lungs 15 .

and then everybody within hearing would shout : " it is true ! "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 and
1 and 2 then
2 then 3 everybody
3 everybody 4 within
4 within 5 hearing
5 hearing 6 would
6 would 7 shout
7 shout 8 :
8 : 9 "
9 " 10 it
10 it 11 is
11 is 12 true
12 true 13 !
13 ! 14 "

Sammy would just dance up and down and scream and scream and scream , he was so angry .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Sammy
1 Sammy 2 would
2 would 3 just
3 just 4 dance
4 dance 5 up
5 up 6 and
6 and 7 down
7 down 8 and
8 and 9 scream
9 scream 10 and
10 and 11 scream
11 scream 12 and
12 and 13 scream
13 scream 14 ,
14 , 15 he
15 he 16 was
16 was 17 so
17 so 18 angry
18 angry 19 .

and then he was sure to hear some one pipe up :
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 and
1 and 2 then
2 then 3 he
3 he 4 was
4 was 5 sure
5 sure 6 to
6 to 7 hear
7 hear 8 some
8 some 9 one
9 one 10 pipe
10 pipe 11 up
11 up 12 :

" Sammy 's mad and we are glad , And we know how to tease him !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 Sammy
2 Sammy 3 's
3 's 4 mad
4 mad 5 and
5 and 6 we
6 we 7 are
7 are 8 glad
8 glad 9 ,
9 , 10 And
10 And 11 we
11 we 12 know
12 know 13 how
13 how 14 to
14 to 15 tease
15 tease 16 him
16 him 17 !

but some dark night he 'll get a fright , For Hooty 'll come and seize him ! "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 but
1 but 2 some
2 some 3 dark
3 dark 4 night
4 night 5 he
5 he 6 'll
6 'll 7 get
7 get 8 a
8 a 9 fright
9 fright 10 ,
10 , 11 For
11 For 12 Hooty
12 Hooty 13 'll
13 'll 14 come
14 come 15 and
15 and 16 seize
16 seize 17 him
17 him 18 !
18 ! 19 "

that really began to worry him .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 that
1 that 2 really
2 really 3 began
3 began 4 to
4 to 5 worry
5 worry 6 him
6 him 7 .

then he began to think that it might be true that he did talk in his sleep , and this worried him a whole lot .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 then
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 began
3 began 4 to
4 to 5 think
5 think 6 that
6 that 7 it
7 it 8 might
8 might 9 be
9 be 10 true
10 true 11 that
11 that 12 he
12 he 13 did
13 did 14 talk
14 talk 15 in
15 in 16 his
16 his 17 sleep
17 sleep 18 ,
18 , 19 and
19 and 20 this
20 this 21 worried
21 worried 22 him
22 him 23 a
23 a 24 whole
24 whole 25 lot
25 lot 26 .

the more he thought about it , the more worried Sammy Jay became .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 the
1 the 2 more
2 more 3 he
3 he 4 thought
4 thought 5 about
5 about 6 it
6 it 7 ,
7 , 8 the
8 the 9 more
9 more 10 worried
10 worried 11 Sammy
11 Sammy 12 Jay
12 Jay 13 became
13 became 14 .

he lost his appetite and began to grow thin .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 he
1 he 2 lost
2 lost 3 his
3 his 4 appetite
4 appetite 5 and
5 and 6 began
6 began 7 to
7 to 8 grow
8 grow 9 thin
9 thin 10 .

he kept out of sight whenever possible and no longer screamed " Thief ! thief ! " through the Green Forest .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 he
1 he 2 kept
2 kept 3 out
3 out 4 of
4 of 5 sight
5 sight 6 whenever
6 whenever 7 possible
7 possible 8 and
8 and 9 no
9 no 10 longer
10 longer 11 screamed
11 screamed 12 "
12 " 13 Thief
13 Thief 14 !
14 ! 15 thief
15 thief 16 !
16 ! 17 "
17 " 18 through
18 through 19 the
19 the 20 Green
20 Green 21 Forest
21 Forest 22 .

in fact his voice was rarely heard during the day .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 in
1 in 2 fact
2 fact 3 his
3 his 4 voice
4 voice 5 was
5 was 6 rarely
6 rarely 7 heard
7 heard 8 during
8 during 9 the
9 the 10 day
10 day 11 .

but it seemed that he must be talking just as much as ever in the night .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 but
1 but 2 it
2 it 3 seemed
3 seemed 4 that
4 that 5 he
5 he 6 must
6 must 7 be
7 be 8 talking
8 talking 9 just
9 just 10 as
10 as 11 much
11 much 12 as
12 as 13 ever
13 ever 14 in
14 in 15 the
15 the 16 night
16 night 17 .

at least everybody said that he was .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 at
1 at 2 least
2 least 3 everybody
3 everybody 4 said
4 said 5 that
5 that 6 he
6 he 7 was
7 was 8 .

worse still , different ones said that they heard him in different places in the Green Forest and even down on the Green Meadows .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 worse
1 worse 2 still
2 still 3 ,
3 , 4 different
4 different 5 ones
5 ones 6 said
6 said 7 that
7 that 8 they
8 they 9 heard
9 heard 10 him
10 him 11 in
11 in 12 different
12 different 13 places
13 places 14 in
14 in 15 the
15 the 16 Green
16 Green 17 Forest
17 Forest 18 and
18 and 19 even
19 even 20 down
20 down 21 on
21 on 22 the
22 the 23 Green
23 Green 24 Meadows
24 Meadows 25 .

could it be that he was flying about as well as talking in his sleep ?
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 could
1 could 2 it
2 it 3 be
3 be 4 that
4 that 5 he
5 he 6 was
6 was 7 flying
7 flying 8 about
8 about 9 as
9 as 10 well
10 well 11 as
11 as 12 talking
12 talking 13 in
13 in 14 his
14 his 15 sleep
15 sleep 16 ?

and nobody believed him when he said that he was asleep all night .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 and
1 and 2 nobody
2 nobody 3 believed
3 believed 4 him
4 him 5 when
5 when 6 he
6 he 7 said
7 said 8 that
8 that 9 he
9 he 10 was
10 was 11 asleep
11 asleep 12 all
12 all 13 night
13 night 14 .

they thought that he was awake and doing it purposely .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 they
1 they 2 thought
2 thought 3 that
3 that 4 he
4 he 5 was
5 was 6 awake
6 awake 7 and
7 and 8 doing
8 doing 9 it
9 it 10 purposely
10 purposely 11 .

" if they are not all crazy , then I must be , " said .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 if
2 if 3 they
3 they 4 are
4 are 5 not
5 not 6 all
6 all 7 crazy
7 crazy 8 ,
8 , 9 then
9 then 10 I
10 I 11 must
11 must 12 be
12 be 13 ,
13 , 14 "
14 " 15 said
15 said 16 .

Sammy Jay to himself , as he turned away from the breakfast which he could not eat .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Sammy
1 Sammy 2 Jay
2 Jay 3 to
3 to 4 himself
4 himself 5 ,
5 , 6 as
6 as 7 he
7 he 8 turned
8 turned 9 away
9 away 10 from
10 from 11 the
11 the 12 breakfast
12 breakfast 13 which
13 which 14 he
14 he 15 could
15 could 16 not
16 not 17 eat
17 eat 18 .

then he had a happy idea .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 then
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 had
3 had 4 a
4 a 5 happy
5 happy 6 idea
6 idea 7 .

" why didn't I think of it before ?
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 why
2 why 3 didn't
3 didn't 4 I
4 I 5 think
5 think 6 of
6 of 7 it
7 it 8 before
8 before 9 ?

I 'll sleep all day , and then I 'll keep awake all night and see what happens then ! " he exclaimed .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I
1 I 2 'll
2 'll 3 sleep
3 sleep 4 all
4 all 5 day
5 day 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 then
8 then 9 I
9 I 10 'll
10 'll 11 keep
11 keep 12 awake
12 awake 13 all
13 all 14 night
14 night 15 and
15 and 16 see
16 see 17 what
17 what 18 happens
18 happens 19 then
19 then 20 !
20 ! 21 "
21 " 22 he
22 he 23 exclaimed
23 exclaimed 24 .

so Sammy Jay hurried away to the darkest part of the Green Forest and tried to sleep through the day .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 so
1 so 2 Sammy
2 Sammy 3 Jay
3 Jay 4 hurried
4 hurried 5 away
5 away 6 to
6 to 7 the
7 the 8 darkest
8 darkest 9 part
9 part 10 of
10 of 11 the
11 the 12 Green
12 Green 13 Forest
13 Forest 14 and
14 and 15 tried
15 tried 16 to
16 to 17 sleep
17 sleep 18 through
18 through 19 the
19 the 20 day
20 day 21 .

VII
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 VII

SAMMY JAY SITS UP ALL NIGHT
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 SAMMY
1 SAMMY 2 JAY
2 JAY 3 SITS
3 SITS 4 UP
4 UP 5 ALL
5 ALL 6 NIGHT

Sammy Jay sat in the dark and shivered .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Sammy
1 Sammy 2 Jay
2 Jay 3 sat
3 sat 4 in
4 in 5 the
5 the 6 dark
6 dark 7 and
7 and 8 shivered
8 shivered 9 .

Sammy was lonely , more lonely than he had ever supposed anybody could be .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Sammy
1 Sammy 2 was
2 was 3 lonely
3 lonely 4 ,
4 , 5 more
5 more 6 lonely
6 lonely 7 than
7 than 8 he
8 he 9 had
9 had 10 ever
10 ever 11 supposed
11 supposed 12 anybody
12 anybody 13 could
13 could 14 be
14 be 15 .

and to tell the truth Sammy Jay was scared .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 and
1 and 2 to
2 to 3 tell
3 tell 4 the
4 the 5 truth
5 truth 6 Sammy
6 Sammy 7 Jay
7 Jay 8 was
8 was 9 scared
9 scared 10 .

yes , Sir , that was just the way Sammy Jay felt scared .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 yes
1 yes 2 ,
2 , 3 Sir
3 Sir 4 ,
4 , 5 that
5 that 6 was
6 was 7 just
7 just 8 the
8 the 9 way
9 way 10 Sammy
10 Sammy 11 Jay
11 Jay 12 felt
12 felt 13 scared
13 scared 14 .

every time a leaf rustled , Sammy jumped almost out of his skin .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 every
1 every 2 time
2 time 3 a
3 a 4 leaf
4 leaf 5 rustled
5 rustled 6 ,
6 , 7 Sammy
7 Sammy 8 jumped
8 jumped 9 almost
9 almost 10 out
10 out 11 of
11 of 12 his
12 his 13 skin
13 skin 14 .

his heart went pit-a-pat , pit-a-pat , pit-a-pat .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 his
1 his 2 heart
2 heart 3 went
3 went 4 pit-a-pat
4 pit-a-pat 5 ,
5 , 6 pit-a-pat
6 pit-a-pat 7 ,
7 , 8 pit-a-pat
8 pit-a-pat 9 .

but to-night Sammy sat in the darkest , thickest part of a big pine-tree and kept blinking his eyes to keep from going to sleep .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 but
1 but 2 to-night
2 to-night 3 Sammy
3 Sammy 4 sat
4 sat 5 in
5 in 6 the
6 the 7 darkest
7 darkest 8 ,
8 , 9 thickest
9 thickest 10 part
10 part 11 of
11 of 12 a
12 a 13 big
13 big 14 pine-tree
14 pine-tree 15 and
15 and 16 kept
16 kept 17 blinking
17 blinking 18 his
18 his 19 eyes
19 eyes 20 to
20 to 21 keep
21 keep 22 from
22 from 23 going
23 going 24 to
24 to 25 sleep
25 sleep 26 .

he just would keep his eyes and his ears wide open .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 he
1 he 2 just
2 just 3 would
3 would 4 keep
4 keep 5 his
5 his 6 eyes
6 eyes 7 and
7 and 8 his
8 his 9 ears
9 ears 10 wide
10 wide 11 open
11 open 12 .

what was he doing it for ?
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 what
1 what 2 was
2 was 3 he
3 he 4 doing
4 doing 5 it
5 it 6 for
6 for 7 ?

now Sammy knew better .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 now
1 now 2 Sammy
2 Sammy 3 knew
3 knew 4 better
4 better 5 .

he never in his life had screamed in the night unless well , unless he did it in his sleep and didn't know it .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 he
1 he 2 never
2 never 3 in
3 in 4 his
4 his 5 life
5 life 6 had
6 had 7 screamed
7 screamed 8 in
8 in 9 the
9 the 10 night
10 night 11 unless
11 unless 12 well
12 well 13 ,
13 , 14 unless
14 unless 15 he
15 he 16 did
16 did 17 it
17 it 18 in
18 in 19 his
19 his 20 sleep
20 sleep 21 and
21 and 22 didn't
22 didn't 23 know
23 know 24 it
24 it 25 .

he had watched the black shadows creep through the Green Forest and grow blacker and blacker .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 he
1 he 2 had
2 had 3 watched
3 watched 4 the
4 the 5 black
5 black 6 shadows
6 shadows 7 creep
7 creep 8 through
8 through 9 the
9 the 10 Green
10 Green 11 Forest
11 Forest 12 and
12 and 13 grow
13 grow 14 blacker
14 blacker 15 and
15 and 16 blacker
16 blacker 17 .

the blacker they grew , the lonesomer he became .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 the
1 the 2 blacker
2 blacker 3 they
3 they 4 grew
4 grew 5 ,
5 , 6 the
6 the 7 lonesomer
7 lonesomer 8 he
8 he 9 became
9 became 10 .

by and by it was so dark that he couldn't see anything at all , and every little noise made him shiver .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 by
1 by 2 and
2 and 3 by
3 by 4 it
4 it 5 was
5 was 6 so
6 so 7 dark
7 dark 8 that
8 that 9 he
9 he 10 couldn't
10 couldn't 11 see
11 see 12 anything
12 anything 13 at
13 at 14 all
14 all 15 ,
15 , 16 and
16 and 17 every
17 every 18 little
18 little 19 noise
19 noise 20 made
20 made 21 him
21 him 22 shiver
22 shiver 23 .

Sammy Jay had it now .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Sammy
1 Sammy 2 Jay
2 Jay 3 had
3 had 4 it
4 it 5 now
5 now 6 .

he felt so creepy that it seemed as if he would crawl right out of his skin .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 he
1 he 2 felt
2 felt 3 so
3 so 4 creepy
4 creepy 5 that
5 that 6 it
6 it 7 seemed
7 seemed 8 as
8 as 9 if
9 if 10 he
10 he 11 would
11 would 12 crawl
12 crawl 13 right
13 right 14 out
14 out 15 of
15 of 16 his
16 his 17 skin
17 skin 18 .

he kept saying over and over to himself : " there 's nothing to be afraid of .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 he
1 he 2 kept
2 kept 3 saying
3 saying 4 over
4 over 5 and
5 and 6 over
6 over 7 to
7 to 8 himself
8 himself 9 :
9 : 10 "
10 " 11 there
11 there 12 's
12 's 13 nothing
13 nothing 14 to
14 to 15 be
15 be 16 afraid
16 afraid 17 of
17 of 18 .

there 's nothing to be afraid of .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 there
1 there 2 's
2 's 3 nothing
3 nothing 4 to
4 to 5 be
5 be 6 afraid
6 afraid 7 of
7 of 8 .

I 'm just as safe as if I was fast asleep . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I
1 I 2 'm
2 'm 3 just
3 just 4 as
4 as 5 safe
5 safe 6 as
6 as 7 if
7 if 8 I
8 I 9 was
9 was 10 fast
10 fast 11 asleep
11 asleep 12 .
12 . 13 "

but still he shivered and shook .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 but
1 but 2 still
2 still 3 he
3 he 4 shivered
4 shivered 5 and
5 and 6 shook
6 shook 7 .

by and by , looking up through the top of the big pine-tree , he saw the little stars come out one by one .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 by
1 by 2 and
2 and 3 by
3 by 4 ,
4 , 5 looking
5 looking 6 up
6 up 7 through
7 through 8 the
8 the 9 top
9 top 10 of
10 of 11 the
11 the 12 big
12 big 13 pine-tree
13 pine-tree 14 ,
14 , 15 he
15 he 16 saw
16 saw 17 the
17 the 18 little
18 little 19 stars
19 stars 20 come
20 come 21 out
21 out 22 one
22 one 23 by
23 by 24 one
24 one 25 .

they seemed to be looking right down at him and winking at him in the jolliest way .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 they
1 they 2 seemed
2 seemed 3 to
3 to 4 be
4 be 5 looking
5 looking 6 right
6 right 7 down
7 down 8 at
8 at 9 him
9 him 10 and
10 and 11 winking
11 winking 12 at
12 at 13 him
13 him 14 in
14 in 15 the
15 the 16 jolliest
16 jolliest 17 way
17 way 18 .

somehow , he didn't feel quite so lonely then , and he tried to wink back .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 somehow
1 somehow 2 ,
2 , 3 he
3 he 4 didn't
4 didn't 5 feel
5 feel 6 quite
6 quite 7 so
7 so 8 lonely
8 lonely 9 then
9 then 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 he
12 he 13 tried
13 tried 14 to
14 to 15 wink
15 wink 16 back
16 back 17 .

then little , soft , silvery bars of light began to creep through the branches of the trees and along the ground .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 then
1 then 2 little
2 little 3 ,
3 , 4 soft
4 soft 5 ,
5 , 6 silvery
6 silvery 7 bars
7 bars 8 of
8 of 9 light
9 light 10 began
10 began 11 to
11 to 12 creep
12 creep 13 through
13 through 14 the
14 the 15 branches
15 branches 16 of
16 of 17 the
17 the 18 trees
18 trees 19 and
19 and 20 along
20 along 21 the
21 the 22 ground
22 ground 23 .

they were moonbeams , and Sammy could see just a little , a very little .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 they
1 they 2 were
2 were 3 moonbeams
3 moonbeams 4 ,
4 , 5 and
5 and 6 Sammy
6 Sammy 7 could
7 could 8 see
8 see 9 just
9 just 10 a
10 a 11 little
11 little 12 ,
12 , 13 a
13 a 14 very
14 very 15 little
15 little 16 .

he began to feel better .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 he
1 he 2 began
2 began 3 to
3 to 4 feel
4 feel 5 better
5 better 6 .

" Whooo-hoo-hoo , whooo-hoo ! "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 Whooo-hoo-hoo
2 Whooo-hoo-hoo 3 ,
3 , 4 whooo-hoo
4 whooo-hoo 5 !
5 ! 6 "

it was a terrible sound , fierce and hungry .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 it
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 a
3 a 4 terrible
4 terrible 5 sound
5 sound 6 ,
6 , 7 fierce
7 fierce 8 and
8 and 9 hungry
9 hungry 10 .

Sammy Jay nearly fell from his perch .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Sammy
1 Sammy 2 Jay
2 Jay 3 nearly
3 nearly 4 fell
4 fell 5 from
5 from 6 his
6 his 7 perch
7 perch 8 .

he opened his mouth to scream with fright .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 he
1 he 2 opened
2 opened 3 his
3 his 4 mouth
4 mouth 5 to
5 to 6 scream
6 scream 7 with
7 with 8 fright
8 fright 9 .

then he remembered just in time and closed it without a sound .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 then
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 remembered
3 remembered 4 just
4 just 5 in
5 in 6 time
6 time 7 and
7 and 8 closed
8 closed 9 it
9 it 10 without
10 without 11 a
11 a 12 sound
12 sound 13 .

it was the hunting-cry of Hooty the Owl .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 it
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 the
3 the 4 hunting-cry
4 hunting-cry 5 of
5 of 6 Hooty
6 Hooty 7 the
7 the 8 Owl
8 Owl 9 .

Sammy Jay sat huddled in a little , forlorn , shivering heap , while twice more that fierce cry rang through the Green Forest .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Sammy
1 Sammy 2 Jay
2 Jay 3 sat
3 sat 4 huddled
4 huddled 5 in
5 in 6 a
6 a 7 little
7 little 8 ,
8 , 9 forlorn
9 forlorn 10 ,
10 , 11 shivering
11 shivering 12 heap
12 heap 13 ,
13 , 14 while
14 while 15 twice
15 twice 16 more
16 more 17 that
17 that 18 fierce
18 fierce 19 cry
19 cry 20 rang
20 rang 21 through
21 through 22 the
22 the 23 Green
23 Green 24 Forest
24 Forest 25 .

then a shadow floated over the big pine-tree .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 then
1 then 2 a
2 a 3 shadow
3 shadow 4 floated
4 floated 5 over
5 over 6 the
6 the 7 big
7 big 8 pine-tree
8 pine-tree 9 .

Hooty the Owl had flown away without seeing him , and Sammy breathed easier .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Hooty
1 Hooty 2 the
2 the 3 Owl
3 Owl 4 had
4 had 5 flown
5 flown 6 away
6 away 7 without
7 without 8 seeing
8 seeing 9 him
9 him 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 Sammy
12 Sammy 13 breathed
13 breathed 14 easier
14 easier 15 .

VIII
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SAMMY JAY IS GLAD HE SAT UP ALL NIGHT
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 SAMMY
1 SAMMY 2 JAY
2 JAY 3 IS
3 IS 4 GLAD
4 GLAD 5 HE
5 HE 6 SAT
6 SAT 7 UP
7 UP 8 ALL
8 ALL 9 NIGHT

Sammy Jay was having no trouble in keeping awake now .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Sammy
1 Sammy 2 Jay
2 Jay 3 was
3 was 4 having
4 having 5 no
5 no 6 trouble
6 trouble 7 in
7 in 8 keeping
8 keeping 9 awake
9 awake 10 now
10 now 11 .

not a bit !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 not
1 not 2 a
2 a 3 bit
3 bit 4 !

he was too frightened and shivery and creepy to sleep .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 he
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 too
3 too 4 frightened
4 frightened 5 and
5 and 6 shivery
6 shivery 7 and
7 and 8 creepy
8 creepy 9 to
9 to 10 sleep
10 sleep 11 .

but he didn't want to , anyway .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 but
1 but 2 he
2 he 3 didn't
3 didn't 4 want
4 want 5 to
5 to 6 ,
6 , 7 anyway
7 anyway 8 .

so he sat in the thickest part of the big pine-tree , shivering and creepy and miserable .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 so
1 so 2 he
2 he 3 sat
3 sat 4 in
4 in 5 the
5 the 6 thickest
6 thickest 7 part
7 part 8 of
8 of 9 the
9 the 10 big
10 big 11 pine-tree
11 pine-tree 12 ,
12 , 13 shivering
13 shivering 14 and
14 and 15 creepy
15 creepy 16 and
16 and 17 miserable
17 miserable 18 .

Out in a patch of bright moonlight he saw Peter Rabbit jumping and dancing and having the greatest kind of a time all by himself .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Out
1 Out 2 in
2 in 3 a
3 a 4 patch
4 patch 5 of
5 of 6 bright
6 bright 7 moonlight
7 moonlight 8 he
8 he 9 saw
9 saw 10 Peter
10 Peter 11 Rabbit
11 Rabbit 12 jumping
12 jumping 13 and
13 and 14 dancing
14 dancing 15 and
15 and 16 having
16 having 17 the
17 the 18 greatest
18 greatest 19 kind
19 kind 20 of
20 of 21 a
21 a 22 time
22 time 23 all
23 all 24 by
24 by 25 himself
25 himself 26 .

pretty soon Peter was joined by his cousin , Jumper the Hare .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 pretty
1 pretty 2 soon
2 soon 3 Peter
3 Peter 4 was
4 was 5 joined
5 joined 6 by
6 by 7 his
7 his 8 cousin
8 cousin 9 ,
9 , 10 Jumper
10 Jumper 11 the
11 the 12 Hare
12 Hare 13 .

such antics as they did cut up !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 such
1 such 2 antics
2 antics 3 as
3 as 4 they
4 they 5 did
5 did 6 cut
6 cut 7 up
7 up 8 !

Sammy Jay almost laughed aloud as he watched .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Sammy
1 Sammy 2 Jay
2 Jay 3 almost
3 almost 4 laughed
4 laughed 5 aloud
5 aloud 6 as
6 as 7 he
7 he 8 watched
8 watched 9 .

it was less lonely with them there , and he did want to call to them dreadfully .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 it
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 less
3 less 4 lonely
4 lonely 5 with
5 with 6 them
6 them 7 there
7 there 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 he
10 he 11 did
11 did 12 want
12 want 13 to
13 to 14 call
14 call 15 to
15 to 16 them
16 them 17 dreadfully
17 dreadfully 18 .

but that would never , never do , for no one must know that he was sitting up awake all night .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 but
1 but 2 that
2 that 3 would
3 would 4 never
4 never 5 ,
5 , 6 never
6 never 7 do
7 do 8 ,
8 , 9 for
9 for 10 no
10 no 11 one
11 one 12 must
12 must 13 know
13 know 14 that
14 that 15 he
15 he 16 was
16 was 17 sitting
17 sitting 18 up
18 up 19 awake
19 awake 20 all
20 all 21 night
21 night 22 .

by and by along came Jimmy Skunk , walking out into the patch of bright moonlight .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 by
1 by 2 and
2 and 3 by
3 by 4 along
4 along 5 came
5 came 6 Jimmy
6 Jimmy 7 Skunk
7 Skunk 8 ,
8 , 9 walking
9 walking 10 out
10 out 11 into
11 into 12 the
12 the 13 patch
13 patch 14 of
14 of 15 bright
15 bright 16 moonlight
16 moonlight 17 .

he touched noses with Peter Rabbit and Jumper the Hare , which is one way of saying " good evening " in the Green Forest .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 he
1 he 2 touched
2 touched 3 noses
3 noses 4 with
4 with 5 Peter
5 Peter 6 Rabbit
6 Rabbit 7 and
7 and 8 Jumper
8 Jumper 9 the
9 the 10 Hare
10 Hare 11 ,
11 , 12 which
12 which 13 is
13 is 14 one
14 one 15 way
15 way 16 of
16 of 17 saying
17 saying 18 "
18 " 19 good
19 good 20 evening
20 evening 21 "
21 " 22 in
22 in 23 the
23 the 24 Green
24 Green 25 Forest
25 Forest 26 .

" isn't it most time for Sammy Jay to scream in his sleep ? " asked Peter Rabbit .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 isn't
2 isn't 3 it
3 it 4 most
4 most 5 time
5 time 6 for
6 for 7 Sammy
7 Sammy 8 Jay
8 Jay 9 to
9 to 10 scream
10 scream 11 in
11 in 12 his
12 his 13 sleep
13 sleep 14 ?
14 ? 15 "
15 " 16 asked
16 asked 17 Peter
17 Peter 18 Rabbit
18 Rabbit 19 .

Sammy pricked up his ears .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Sammy
1 Sammy 2 pricked
2 pricked 3 up
3 up 4 his
4 his 5 ears
5 ears 6 .

" scream in his sleep !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 scream
2 scream 3 in
3 in 4 his
4 his 5 sleep
5 sleep 6 !

nonsense !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 nonsense
1 nonsense 2 !

Sammy Jay isn't any more asleep than I am .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Sammy
1 Sammy 2 Jay
2 Jay 3 isn't
3 isn't 4 any
4 any 5 more
5 more 6 asleep
6 asleep 7 than
7 than 8 I
8 I 9 am
9 am 10 .

he just screams out of pure meanness to wake up and frighten good honest folks who want to sleep .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 he
1 he 2 just
2 just 3 screams
3 screams 4 out
4 out 5 of
5 of 6 pure
6 pure 7 meanness
7 meanness 8 to
8 to 9 wake
9 wake 10 up
10 up 11 and
11 and 12 frighten
12 frighten 13 good
13 good 14 honest
14 honest 15 folks
15 folks 16 who
16 who 17 want
17 want 18 to
18 to 19 sleep
19 sleep 20 .

for my part , I don't see what any one wants to sleep for on such a fine night as this , anyway .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 for
1 for 2 my
2 my 3 part
3 part 4 ,
4 , 5 I
5 I 6 don't
6 don't 7 see
7 see 8 what
8 what 9 any
9 any 10 one
10 one 11 wants
11 wants 12 to
12 to 13 sleep
13 sleep 14 for
14 for 15 on
15 on 16 such
16 such 17 a
17 a 18 fine
18 fine 19 night
19 night 20 as
20 as 21 this
21 this 22 ,
22 , 23 anyway
23 anyway 24 .

it serves ' em right if they do get waked up , " replied Jimmy Skunk .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 it
1 it 2 serves
2 serves 3 '
3 ' 4 em
4 em 5 right
5 right 6 if
6 if 7 they
7 they 8 do
8 do 9 get
9 get 10 waked
10 waked 11 up
11 up 12 ,
12 , 13 "
13 " 14 replied
14 replied 15 Jimmy
15 Jimmy 16 Skunk
16 Skunk 17 .

" but Sammy Jay says that he doesn't do it and doesn't know anything about it , " said Peter Rabbit .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 but
2 but 3 Sammy
3 Sammy 4 Jay
4 Jay 5 says
5 says 6 that
6 that 7 he
7 he 8 doesn't
8 doesn't 9 do
9 do 10 it
10 it 11 and
11 and 12 doesn't
12 doesn't 13 know
13 know 14 anything
14 anything 15 about
15 about 16 it
16 it 17 ,
17 , 18 "
18 " 19 said
19 said 20 Peter
20 Peter 21 Rabbit
21 Rabbit 22 .

" have you ever seen him scream in the night , Jimmy Skunk ? "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 have
2 have 3 you
3 you 4 ever
4 ever 5 seen
5 seen 6 him
6 him 7 scream
7 scream 8 in
8 in 9 the
9 the 10 night
10 night 11 ,
11 , 12 Jimmy
12 Jimmy 13 Skunk
13 Skunk 14 ?
14 ? 15 "

" no , I don't have to , " replied Jimmy Skunk .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 no
2 no 3 ,
3 , 4 I
4 I 5 don't
5 don't 6 have
6 have 7 to
7 to 8 ,
8 , 9 "
9 " 10 replied
10 replied 11 Jimmy
11 Jimmy 12 Skunk
12 Skunk 13 .

Peter shook his head .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Peter
1 Peter 2 shook
2 shook 3 his
3 his 4 head
4 head 5 .

" I guess you 're right , Jimmy Skunk .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 I
2 I 3 guess
3 guess 4 you
4 you 5 're
5 're 6 right
6 right 7 ,
7 , 8 Jimmy
8 Jimmy 9 Skunk
9 Skunk 10 .

I guess you 're right , " he said .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I
1 I 2 guess
2 guess 3 you
3 you 4 're
4 're 5 right
5 right 6 ,
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 he
8 he 9 said
9 said 10 .

" of course I 'm right .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 of
2 of 3 course
3 course 4 I
4 I 5 'm
5 'm 6 right
6 right 7 .

there , now ! "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 there
1 there 2 ,
2 , 3 now
3 now 4 !
4 ! 5 "

Jimmy held up one hand to warn Peter to keep still .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Jimmy
1 Jimmy 2 held
2 held 3 up
3 up 4 one
4 one 5 hand
5 hand 6 to
6 to 7 warn
7 warn 8 Peter
8 Peter 9 to
9 to 10 keep
10 keep 11 still
11 still 12 .

they all heard it .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 they
1 they 2 all
2 all 3 heard
3 heard 4 it
4 it 5 .

Sammy Jay heard it , too , and scratched himself to be sure that he was awake and sitting there in the big pine-tree .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Sammy
1 Sammy 2 Jay
2 Jay 3 heard
3 heard 4 it
4 it 5 ,
5 , 6 too
6 too 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 scratched
9 scratched 10 himself
10 himself 11 to
11 to 12 be
12 be 13 sure
13 sure 14 that
14 that 15 he
15 he 16 was
16 was 17 awake
17 awake 18 and
18 and 19 sitting
19 sitting 20 there
20 there 21 in
21 in 22 the
22 the 23 big
23 big 24 pine-tree
24 pine-tree 25 .

" I 'm glad I kept awake , but
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 I
2 I 3 'm
3 'm 4 glad
4 glad 5 I
5 I 6 kept
6 kept 7 awake
7 awake 8 ,
8 , 9 but

" maybe I 'm going crazy !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 maybe
2 maybe 3 I
3 I 4 'm
4 'm 5 going
5 going 6 crazy
6 crazy 7 !

my wits are getting hazy !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 my
1 my 2 wits
2 wits 3 are
3 are 4 getting
4 getting 5 hazy
5 hazy 6 !

that 's surely me , Yet here I be !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 that
1 that 2 's
2 's 3 surely
3 surely 4 me
4 me 5 ,
5 , 6 Yet
6 Yet 7 here
7 here 8 I
8 I 9 be
9 be 10 !

oh , dear , I sure am crazy ! "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 oh
1 oh 2 ,
2 , 3 dear
3 dear 4 ,
4 , 5 I
5 I 6 sure
6 sure 7 am
7 am 8 crazy
8 crazy 9 !
9 ! 10 "

IX
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 IX

THE MYSTERY GROWS
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 THE
1 THE 2 MYSTERY
2 MYSTERY 3 GROWS

" can a body be a body , Yet not a body be ?
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 can
2 can 3 a
3 a 4 body
4 body 5 be
5 be 6 a
6 a 7 body
7 body 8 ,
8 , 9 Yet
9 Yet 10 not
10 not 11 a
11 a 12 body
12 body 13 be
13 be 14 ?

tell a body , anybody , Didst such a body see ? "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 tell
1 tell 2 a
2 a 3 body
3 body 4 ,
4 , 5 anybody
5 anybody 6 ,
6 , 7 Didst
7 Didst 8 such
8 such 9 a
9 a 10 body
10 body 11 see
11 see 12 ?
12 ? 13 "

of course it was Sammy Jay who was humming such a foolish-sounding rhyme as that .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 of
1 of 2 course
2 course 3 it
3 it 4 was
4 was 5 Sammy
5 Sammy 6 Jay
6 Jay 7 who
7 who 8 was
8 was 9 humming
9 humming 10 such
10 such 11 a
11 a 12 foolish-sounding
12 foolish-sounding 13 rhyme
13 rhyme 14 as
14 as 15 that
15 that 16 .

but really , it wasn't so foolish in Sammy 's case , after all .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 but
1 but 2 really
2 really 3 ,
3 , 4 it
4 it 5 wasn't
5 wasn't 6 so
6 so 7 foolish
7 foolish 8 in
8 in 9 Sammy
9 Sammy 10 's
10 's 11 case
11 case 12 ,
12 , 13 after
13 after 14 all
14 all 15 .

now he knew .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 now
1 now 2 he
2 he 3 knew
3 knew 4 .

did ever a Jaybird have anything so queer as that to puzzle him ?
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 did
1 did 2 ever
2 ever 3 a
3 a 4 Jaybird
4 Jaybird 5 have
5 have 6 anything
6 anything 7 so
7 so 8 queer
8 queer 9 as
9 as 10 that
10 that 11 to
11 to 12 puzzle
12 puzzle 13 him
13 him 14 ?

anyway , Sammy Jay knew that he didn't scream in his sleep , and there was a whole lot of comfort in that .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 anyway
1 anyway 2 ,
2 , 3 Sammy
3 Sammy 4 Jay
4 Jay 5 knew
5 knew 6 that
6 that 7 he
7 he 8 didn't
8 didn't 9 scream
9 scream 10 in
10 in 11 his
11 his 12 sleep
12 sleep 13 ,
13 , 14 and
14 and 15 there
15 there 16 was
16 was 17 a
17 a 18 whole
18 whole 19 lot
19 lot 20 of
20 of 21 comfort
21 comfort 22 in
22 in 23 that
23 that 24 .

he could eat with a better appetite now .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 he
1 he 2 could
2 could 3 eat
3 eat 4 with
4 with 5 a
5 a 6 better
6 better 7 appetite
7 appetite 8 now
8 now 9 .

now he knew that he could go to sleep in peace , just as he always had .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 now
1 now 2 he
2 he 3 knew
3 knew 4 that
4 that 5 he
5 he 6 could
6 could 7 go
7 go 8 to
8 to 9 sleep
9 sleep 10 in
10 in 11 peace
11 peace 12 ,
12 , 13 just
13 just 14 as
14 as 15 he
15 he 16 always
16 always 17 had
17 had 18 .

Sammy Jay brushed and smoothed out his handsome blue coat and made himself as pert and smart-appearing as possible .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Sammy
1 Sammy 2 Jay
2 Jay 3 brushed
3 brushed 4 and
4 and 5 smoothed
5 smoothed 6 out
6 out 7 his
7 his 8 handsome
8 handsome 9 blue
9 blue 10 coat
10 coat 11 and
11 and 12 made
12 made 13 himself
13 himself 14 as
14 as 15 pert
15 pert 16 and
16 and 17 smart-appearing
17 smart-appearing 18 as
18 as 19 possible
19 possible 20 .

he had been so worried lately that he hadn't taken much care of himself , which is very unusual for Sammy Jay .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 he
1 he 2 had
2 had 3 been
3 been 4 so
4 so 5 worried
5 worried 6 lately
6 lately 7 that
7 that 8 he
8 he 9 hadn't
9 hadn't 10 taken
10 taken 11 much
11 much 12 care
12 care 13 of
13 of 14 himself
14 himself 15 ,
15 , 16 which
16 which 17 is
17 is 18 very
18 very 19 unusual
19 unusual 20 for
20 for 21 Sammy
21 Sammy 22 Jay
22 Jay 23 .

now , however , he felt so much better that he began to think about his looks .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 now
1 now 2 ,
2 , 3 however
3 however 4 ,
4 , 5 he
5 he 6 felt
6 felt 7 so
7 so 8 much
8 much 9 better
9 better 10 that
10 that 11 he
11 he 12 began
12 began 13 to
13 to 14 think
14 think 15 about
15 about 16 his
16 his 17 looks
17 looks 18 .

when he had finished dressing , he started for the alders beside the Laughing Brook just to have a look around .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 when
1 when 2 he
2 he 3 had
3 had 4 finished
4 finished 5 dressing
5 dressing 6 ,
6 , 7 he
7 he 8 started
8 started 9 for
9 for 10 the
10 the 11 alders
11 alders 12 beside
12 beside 13 the
13 the 14 Laughing
14 Laughing 15 Brook
15 Brook 16 just
16 just 17 to
17 to 18 have
18 have 19 a
19 a 20 look
20 look 21 around
21 around 22 .

of course he didn't expect to find his voice down there , for who ever saw a voice ?
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 of
1 of 2 course
2 course 3 he
3 he 4 didn't
4 didn't 5 expect
5 expect 6 to
6 to 7 find
7 find 8 his
8 his 9 voice
9 voice 10 down
10 down 11 there
11 there 12 ,
12 , 13 for
13 for 14 who
14 who 15 ever
15 ever 16 saw
16 saw 17 a
17 a 18 voice
18 voice 19 ?

still he thought that he might find something that would explain the mystery .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 still
1 still 2 he
2 he 3 thought
3 thought 4 that
4 that 5 he
5 he 6 might
6 might 7 find
7 find 8 something
8 something 9 that
9 that 10 would
10 would 11 explain
11 explain 12 the
12 the 13 mystery
13 mystery 14 .

he hunted all around in the thicket of alders beside the Laughing Brook , but nothing unusual did he find .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 he
1 he 2 hunted
2 hunted 3 all
3 all 4 around
4 around 5 in
5 in 6 the
6 the 7 thicket
7 thicket 8 of
8 of 9 alders
9 alders 10 beside
10 beside 11 the
11 the 12 Laughing
12 Laughing 13 Brook
13 Brook 14 ,
14 , 15 but
15 but 16 nothing
16 nothing 17 unusual
17 unusual 18 did
18 did 19 he
19 he 20 find
20 find 21 .

then for a long time he sat as still as still can be , studying and thinking .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 then
1 then 2 for
2 for 3 a
3 a 4 long
4 long 5 time
5 time 6 he
6 he 7 sat
7 sat 8 as
8 as 9 still
9 still 10 as
10 as 11 still
11 still 12 can
12 can 13 be
13 be 14 ,
14 , 15 studying
15 studying 16 and
16 and 17 thinking
17 thinking 18 .

" thief ! thief ! thief ! "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 thief
2 thief 3 !
3 ! 4 thief
4 thief 5 !
5 ! 6 thief
6 thief 7 !
7 ! 8 "

then out popped Jenny Wren , and she was so mad that she couldn't sit still a second .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 then
1 then 2 out
2 out 3 popped
3 popped 4 Jenny
4 Jenny 5 Wren
5 Wren 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 she
8 she 9 was
9 was 10 so
10 so 11 mad
11 mad 12 that
12 that 13 she
13 she 14 couldn't
14 couldn't 15 sit
15 sit 16 still
16 still 17 a
17 a 18 second
18 second 19 .

my , my , my , how she did scold !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 my
1 my 2 ,
2 , 3 my
3 my 4 ,
4 , 5 my
5 my 6 ,
6 , 7 how
7 how 8 she
8 she 9 did
9 did 10 scold
10 scold 11 !

" you ought to be ashamed of yourself , Sammy Jay !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 ought
3 ought 4 to
4 to 5 be
5 be 6 ashamed
6 ashamed 7 of
7 of 8 yourself
8 yourself 9 ,
9 , 10 Sammy
10 Sammy 11 Jay
11 Jay 12 !

you ought to be ashamed of yourself ! " she sputtered .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 you
1 you 2 ought
2 ought 3 to
3 to 4 be
4 be 5 ashamed
5 ashamed 6 of
6 of 7 yourself
7 yourself 8 !
8 ! 9 "
9 " 10 she
10 she 11 sputtered
11 sputtered 12 .

" isn't it enough to keep us awake half the night without coming down and screaming all day ? "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 isn't
2 isn't 3 it
3 it 4 enough
4 enough 5 to
5 to 6 keep
6 keep 7 us
7 us 8 awake
8 awake 9 half
9 half 10 the
10 the 11 night
11 night 12 without
12 without 13 coming
13 coming 14 down
14 down 15 and
15 and 16 screaming
16 screaming 17 all
17 all 18 day
18 day 19 ?
19 ? 20 "

" I haven't been down here in the night , and I haven't kept anybody awake ! " replied Sammy Jay indignantly .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 I
2 I 3 haven't
3 haven't 4 been
4 been 5 down
5 down 6 here
6 here 7 in
7 in 8 the
8 the 9 night
9 night 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 I
12 I 13 haven't
13 haven't 14 kept
14 kept 15 anybody
15 anybody 16 awake
16 awake 17 !
17 ! 18 "
18 " 19 replied
19 replied 20 Sammy
20 Sammy 21 Jay
21 Jay 22 indignantly
22 indignantly 23 .

Jenny Wren came right up in front of Sammy Jay and hopped up and down .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Jenny
1 Jenny 2 Wren
2 Wren 3 came
3 came 4 right
4 right 5 up
5 up 6 in
6 in 7 front
7 front 8 of
8 of 9 Sammy
9 Sammy 10 Jay
10 Jay 11 and
11 and 12 hopped
12 hopped 13 up
13 up 14 and
14 and 15 down
15 down 16 .

she was so mad that with every word she jerked her funny little tail so that Sammy Jay almost had to laugh .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 she
1 she 2 was
2 was 3 so
3 so 4 mad
4 mad 5 that
5 that 6 with
6 with 7 every
7 every 8 word
8 word 9 she
9 she 10 jerked
10 jerked 11 her
11 her 12 funny
12 funny 13 little
13 little 14 tail
14 tail 15 so
15 so 16 that
16 that 17 Sammy
17 Sammy 18 Jay
18 Jay 19 almost
19 almost 20 had
20 had 21 to
21 to 22 laugh
22 laugh 23 .

" don't tell that to me , Sammy Jay !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 don't
2 don't 3 tell
3 tell 4 that
4 that 5 to
5 to 6 me
6 me 7 ,
7 , 8 Sammy
8 Sammy 9 Jay
9 Jay 10 !

don't tell that to me ! " she cried .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 don't
1 don't 2 tell
2 tell 3 that
3 that 4 to
4 to 5 me
5 me 6 !
6 ! 7 "
7 " 8 she
8 she 9 cried
9 cried 10 .

" didn't I see you with my own eyes sitting in that alder over there ?
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 I
3 I 4 see
4 see 5 you
5 you 6 with
6 with 7 my
7 my 8 own
8 own 9 eyes
9 eyes 10 sitting
10 sitting 11 in
11 in 12 that
12 that 13 alder
13 alder 14 over
14 over 15 there
15 there 16 ?

don't tell that to me !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 don't
1 don't 2 tell
2 tell 3 that
3 that 4 to
4 to 5 me
5 me 6 !

you ought to be ashamed of yourself ! "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 you
1 you 2 ought
2 ought 3 to
3 to 4 be
4 be 5 ashamed
5 ashamed 6 of
6 of 7 yourself
7 yourself 8 !
8 ! 9 "

x
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 x

SAMMY JAY SEEKS ADVICE
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 SAMMY
1 SAMMY 2 JAY
2 JAY 3 SEEKS
3 SEEKS 4 ADVICE

Sammy Jay had a headache , such a headache !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Sammy
1 Sammy 2 Jay
2 Jay 3 had
3 had 4 a
4 a 5 headache
5 headache 6 ,
6 , 7 such
7 such 8 a
8 a 9 headache
9 headache 10 !

he had thought and thought and thought , until now it seemed to him that the world surely had turned topsy-turvy .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 he
1 he 2 had
2 had 3 thought
3 thought 4 and
4 and 5 thought
5 thought 6 and
6 and 7 thought
7 thought 8 ,
8 , 9 until
9 until 10 now
10 now 11 it
11 it 12 seemed
12 seemed 13 to
13 to 14 him
14 him 15 that
15 that 16 the
16 the 17 world
17 world 18 surely
18 surely 19 had
19 had 20 turned
20 turned 21 topsy-turvy
21 topsy-turvy 22 .

his poor little head was all in a whirl , and that was what made it ache .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 his
1 his 2 poor
2 poor 3 little
3 little 4 head
4 head 5 was
5 was 6 all
6 all 7 in
7 in 8 a
8 a 9 whirl
9 whirl 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 that
12 that 13 was
13 was 14 what
14 what 15 made
15 made 16 it
16 it 17 ache
17 ache 18 .

first he had been accused of screaming in the night to waken and scare the little meadow and forest people who wanted to sleep .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 first
1 first 2 he
2 he 3 had
3 had 4 been
4 been 5 accused
5 accused 6 of
6 of 7 screaming
7 screaming 8 in
8 in 9 the
9 the 10 night
10 night 11 to
11 to 12 waken
12 waken 13 and
13 and 14 scare
14 scare 15 the
15 the 16 little
16 little 17 meadow
17 meadow 18 and
18 and 19 forest
19 forest 20 people
20 people 21 who
21 who 22 wanted
22 wanted 23 to
23 to 24 sleep
24 sleep 25 .

it was no wonder that his head ached .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 it
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 no
3 no 4 wonder
4 wonder 5 that
5 that 6 his
6 his 7 head
7 head 8 ached
8 ached 9 .

hardly any of the little meadow and forest people would speak to him now .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 hardly
1 hardly 2 any
2 any 3 of
3 of 4 the
4 the 5 little
5 little 6 meadow
6 meadow 7 and
7 and 8 forest
8 forest 9 people
9 people 10 would
10 would 11 speak
11 speak 12 to
12 to 13 him
13 him 14 now
14 now 15 .

they just turned their backs to him whenever he met them .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 they
1 they 2 just
2 just 3 turned
3 turned 4 their
4 their 5 backs
5 backs 6 to
6 to 7 him
7 him 8 whenever
8 whenever 9 he
9 he 10 met
10 met 11 them
11 them 12 .

he didn't mind this so much , because he knew that none of them had ever liked him very well .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 he
1 he 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 mind
3 mind 4 this
4 this 5 so
5 so 6 much
6 much 7 ,
7 , 8 because
8 because 9 he
9 he 10 knew
10 knew 11 that
11 that 12 none
12 none 13 of
13 of 14 them
14 them 15 had
15 had 16 ever
16 ever 17 liked
17 liked 18 him
18 him 19 very
19 very 20 well
20 well 21 .

you see he had played too many mean tricks for any one to really like him .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 you
1 you 2 see
2 see 3 he
3 he 4 had
4 had 5 played
5 played 6 too
6 too 7 many
7 many 8 mean
8 mean 9 tricks
9 tricks 10 for
10 for 11 any
11 any 12 one
12 one 13 to
13 to 14 really
14 really 15 like
15 like 16 him
16 him 17 .

but he did hate to have them blame him for something that he hadn't done .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 but
1 but 2 he
2 he 3 did
3 did 4 hate
4 hate 5 to
5 to 6 have
6 have 7 them
7 them 8 blame
8 blame 9 him
9 him 10 for
10 for 11 something
11 something 12 that
12 that 13 he
13 he 14 hadn't
14 hadn't 15 done
15 done 16 .

" it 's too much for me ! " said Sammy Jay .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 's
3 's 4 too
4 too 5 much
5 much 6 for
6 for 7 me
7 me 8 !
8 ! 9 "
9 " 10 said
10 said 11 Sammy
11 Sammy 12 Jay
12 Jay 13 .

" it 's too much for me !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 's
3 's 4 too
4 too 5 much
5 much 6 for
6 for 7 me
7 me 8 !

I must get help somewhere .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I
1 I 2 must
2 must 3 get
3 get 4 help
4 help 5 somewhere
5 somewhere 6 .

now , who can I go to , so few will have anything to do with me ? "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 now
1 now 2 ,
2 , 3 who
3 who 4 can
4 can 5 I
5 I 6 go
6 go 7 to
7 to 8 ,
8 , 9 so
9 so 10 few
10 few 11 will
11 will 12 have
12 have 13 anything
13 anything 14 to
14 to 15 do
15 do 16 with
16 with 17 me
17 me 18 ?
18 ? 19 "

" caw , caw , caw ! "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 caw
2 caw 3 ,
3 , 4 caw
4 caw 5 ,
5 , 6 caw
6 caw 7 !
7 ! 8 "

Sammy Jay pricked up his ears and spread his wings .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Sammy
1 Sammy 2 Jay
2 Jay 3 pricked
3 pricked 4 up
4 up 5 his
5 his 6 ears
6 ears 7 and
7 and 8 spread
8 spread 9 his
9 his 10 wings
10 wings 11 .

" my cousin , Blacky the Crow ! " he cried .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 my
2 my 3 cousin
3 cousin 4 ,
4 , 5 Blacky
5 Blacky 6 the
6 the 7 Crow
7 Crow 8 !
8 ! 9 "
9 " 10 he
10 he 11 cried
11 cried 12 .

" why didn't I think of him before ?
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 why
2 why 3 didn't
3 didn't 4 I
4 I 5 think
5 think 6 of
6 of 7 him
7 him 8 before
8 before 9 ?

he 's very smart , is Blacky the Crow , and perhaps he can tell me what to do . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 he
1 he 2 's
2 's 3 very
3 very 4 smart
4 smart 5 ,
5 , 6 is
6 is 7 Blacky
7 Blacky 8 the
8 the 9 Crow
9 Crow 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 perhaps
12 perhaps 13 he
13 he 14 can
14 can 15 tell
15 tell 16 me
16 me 17 what
17 what 18 to
18 to 19 do
19 do 20 .
20 . 21 "

So Sammy Jay hurried as fast as he could to lay his troubles before Blacky the Crow .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 So
1 So 2 Sammy
2 Sammy 3 Jay
3 Jay 4 hurried
4 hurried 5 as
5 as 6 fast
6 fast 7 as
7 as 8 he
8 he 9 could
9 could 10 to
10 to 11 lay
11 lay 12 his
12 his 13 troubles
13 troubles 14 before
14 before 15 Blacky
15 Blacky 16 the
16 the 17 Crow
17 Crow 18 .

Blacky 's eyes twinkled as he listened to Sammy Jay 's tale of woe .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Blacky
1 Blacky 2 's
2 's 3 eyes
3 eyes 4 twinkled
4 twinkled 5 as
5 as 6 he
6 he 7 listened
7 listened 8 to
8 to 9 Sammy
9 Sammy 10 Jay
10 Jay 11 's
11 's 12 tale
12 tale 13 of
13 of 14 woe
14 woe 15 .

when Sammy had finished and had asked for Blacky 's advice , Blacky went into a black study .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 when
1 when 2 Sammy
2 Sammy 3 had
3 had 4 finished
4 finished 5 and
5 and 6 had
6 had 7 asked
7 asked 8 for
8 for 9 Blacky
9 Blacky 10 's
10 's 11 advice
11 advice 12 ,
12 , 13 Blacky
13 Blacky 14 went
14 went 15 into
15 into 16 a
16 a 17 black
17 black 18 study
18 study 19 .

Sammy sat and waited patiently , for he felt certain that Blacky 's shrewd head would find some plan to solve the mystery .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Sammy
1 Sammy 2 sat
2 sat 3 and
3 and 4 waited
4 waited 5 patiently
5 patiently 6 ,
6 , 7 for
7 for 8 he
8 he 9 felt
9 felt 10 certain
10 certain 11 that
11 that 12 Blacky
12 Blacky 13 's
13 's 14 shrewd
14 shrewd 15 head
15 head 16 would
16 would 17 find
17 find 18 some
18 some 19 plan
19 plan 20 to
20 to 21 solve
21 solve 22 the
22 the 23 mystery
23 mystery 24 .

" how ? " asked Sammy Jay eagerly .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 how
2 how 3 ?
3 ? 4 "
4 " 5 asked
5 asked 6 Sammy
6 Sammy 7 Jay
7 Jay 8 eagerly
8 eagerly 9 .

" go away from the Green Meadows and the Green Forest and stay away for a week , " replied Blacky the Crow .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 go
2 go 3 away
3 away 4 from
4 from 5 the
5 the 6 Green
6 Green 7 Meadows
7 Meadows 8 and
8 and 9 the
9 the 10 Green
10 Green 11 Forest
11 Forest 12 and
12 and 13 stay
13 stay 14 away
14 away 15 for
15 for 16 a
16 a 17 week
17 week 18 ,
18 , 19 "
19 " 20 replied
20 replied 21 Blacky
21 Blacky 22 the
22 the 23 Crow
23 Crow 24 .

" go up to the far-away Old Pasture on the edge of the mountain , where Reddy and Granny Fox are living .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 go
2 go 3 up
3 up 4 to
4 to 5 the
5 the 6 far-away
6 far-away 7 Old
7 Old 8 Pasture
8 Pasture 9 on
9 on 10 the
10 the 11 edge
11 edge 12 of
12 of 13 the
13 the 14 mountain
14 mountain 15 ,
15 , 16 where
16 where 17 Reddy
17 Reddy 18 and
18 and 19 Granny
19 Granny 20 Fox
20 Fox 21 are
21 are 22 living
22 living 23 .

" the very thing ! " cried Sammy Jay .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 the
2 the 3 very
3 very 4 thing
4 thing 5 !
5 ! 6 "
6 " 7 cried
7 cried 8 Sammy
8 Sammy 9 Jay
9 Jay 10 .

" I 'll move at once ! "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 I
2 I 3 'll
3 'll 4 move
4 move 5 at
5 at 6 once
6 once 7 !
7 ! 8 "

and off he hurried to prepare to move up to the Old Pasture .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 and
1 and 2 off
2 off 3 he
3 he 4 hurried
4 hurried 5 to
5 to 6 prepare
6 prepare 7 to
7 to 8 move
8 move 9 up
9 up 10 to
10 to 11 the
11 the 12 Old
12 Old 13 Pasture
13 Pasture 14 .

XI
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HOW BLACKY THE CROW'S PLAN WORKED OUT
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 HOW
1 HOW 2 BLACKY
2 BLACKY 3 THE
3 THE 4 CROW'S
4 CROW'S 5 PLAN
5 PLAN 6 WORKED
6 WORKED 7 OUT

" thief ! thief ! thief ! "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 thief
2 thief 3 !
3 ! 4 thief
4 thief 5 !
5 ! 6 thief
6 thief 7 !
7 ! 8 "

old Granny Fox , trotting along a cow-path in the Old Pasture on the edge of the mountain , heard it and grinned .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 old
1 old 2 Granny
2 Granny 3 Fox
3 Fox 4 ,
4 , 5 trotting
5 trotting 6 along
6 along 7 a
7 a 8 cow-path
8 cow-path 9 in
9 in 10 the
10 the 11 Old
11 Old 12 Pasture
12 Pasture 13 on
13 on 14 the
14 the 15 edge
15 edge 16 of
16 of 17 the
17 the 18 mountain
18 mountain 19 ,
19 , 20 heard
20 heard 21 it
21 it 22 and
22 and 23 grinned
23 grinned 24 .

pretty soon he caught sight of a wonderful coat of bright blue with white trimmings .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 pretty
1 pretty 2 soon
2 soon 3 he
3 he 4 caught
4 caught 5 sight
5 sight 6 of
6 of 7 a
7 a 8 wonderful
8 wonderful 9 coat
9 coat 10 of
10 of 11 bright
11 bright 12 blue
12 blue 13 with
13 with 14 white
14 white 15 trimmings
15 trimmings 16 .

" hi , Sammy Jay !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 hi
2 hi 3 ,
3 , 4 Sammy
4 Sammy 5 Jay
5 Jay 6 !

what are you doing up here ? " shouted Reddy Fox .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 what
1 what 2 are
2 are 3 you
3 you 4 doing
4 doing 5 up
5 up 6 here
6 here 7 ?
7 ? 8 "
8 " 9 shouted
9 shouted 10 Reddy
10 Reddy 11 Fox
11 Fox 12 .

Sammy Jay heard him and hurried over to where Reddy Fox was sitting .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Sammy
1 Sammy 2 Jay
2 Jay 3 heard
3 heard 4 him
4 him 5 and
5 and 6 hurried
6 hurried 7 over
7 over 8 to
8 to 9 where
9 where 10 Reddy
10 Reddy 11 Fox
11 Fox 12 was
12 was 13 sitting
13 sitting 14 .

" hello , Reddy Fox !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 hello
2 hello 3 ,
3 , 4 Reddy
4 Reddy 5 Fox
5 Fox 6 !

how are you feeling ? " said Sammy Jay .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 how
1 how 2 are
2 are 3 you
3 you 4 feeling
4 feeling 5 ?
5 ? 6 "
6 " 7 said
7 said 8 Sammy
8 Sammy 9 Jay
9 Jay 10 .

" better , thank you .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 better
2 better 3 ,
3 , 4 thank
4 thank 5 you
5 you 6 .

what are you doing way up here in this lonely place ? " replied Reddy .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 what
1 what 2 are
2 are 3 you
3 you 4 doing
4 doing 5 way
5 way 6 up
6 up 7 here
7 here 8 in
8 in 9 this
9 this 10 lonely
10 lonely 11 place
11 place 12 ?
12 ? 13 "
13 " 14 replied
14 replied 15 Reddy
15 Reddy 16 .

" it 's a long story , " said Sammy Jay .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 's
3 's 4 a
4 a 5 long
5 long 6 story
6 story 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 said
9 said 10 Sammy
10 Sammy 11 Jay
11 Jay 12 .

" tell it to me , " begged Reddy Fox .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 tell
2 tell 3 it
3 it 4 to
4 to 5 me
5 me 6 ,
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 begged
8 begged 9 Reddy
9 Reddy 10 Fox
10 Fox 11 .

then he told about Blacky the Crow 's plan , which was that Sammy should come to the Old Pasture and live for a week .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 then
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 told
3 told 4 about
4 about 5 Blacky
5 Blacky 6 the
6 the 7 Crow
7 Crow 8 's
8 's 9 plan
9 plan 10 ,
10 , 11 which
11 which 12 was
12 was 13 that
13 that 14 Sammy
14 Sammy 15 should
15 should 16 come
16 come 17 to
17 to 18 the
18 the 19 Old
19 Old 20 Pasture
20 Pasture 21 and
21 and 22 live
22 live 23 for
23 for 24 a
24 a 25 week
25 week 26 .

Reddy Fox chuckled as he listened .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Reddy
1 Reddy 2 Fox
2 Fox 3 chuckled
3 chuckled 4 as
4 as 5 he
5 he 6 listened
6 listened 7 .

that night Sammy Jay found a comfortable place which seemed quite safe in which to go to sleep .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 that
1 that 2 night
2 night 3 Sammy
3 Sammy 4 Jay
4 Jay 5 found
5 found 6 a
6 a 7 comfortable
7 comfortable 8 place
8 place 9 which
9 which 10 seemed
10 seemed 11 quite
11 quite 12 safe
12 safe 13 in
13 in 14 which
14 which 15 to
15 to 16 go
16 go 17 to
17 to 18 sleep
18 sleep 19 .

Sammy screamed twice .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Sammy
1 Sammy 2 screamed
2 screamed 3 twice
3 twice 4 .

Boomer heard him and down he came with a rush .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Boomer
1 Boomer 2 heard
2 heard 3 him
3 him 4 and
4 and 5 down
5 down 6 he
6 he 7 came
7 came 8 with
8 with 9 a
9 a 10 rush
10 rush 11 .

" why , Sammy Jay , what under the sun are you doing way off here ? " exclaimed Boomer .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 why
2 why 3 ,
3 , 4 Sammy
4 Sammy 5 Jay
5 Jay 6 ,
6 , 7 what
7 what 8 under
8 under 9 the
9 the 10 sun
10 sun 11 are
11 are 12 you
12 you 13 doing
13 doing 14 way
14 way 15 off
15 off 16 here
16 here 17 ?
17 ? 18 "
18 " 19 exclaimed
19 exclaimed 20 Boomer
20 Boomer 21 .

" going to bed , " replied Sammy .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 going
2 going 3 to
3 to 4 bed
4 bed 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 replied
7 replied 8 Sammy
8 Sammy 9 .

" say , Boomer , will you do something for me ? "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 say
2 say 3 ,
3 , 4 Boomer
4 Boomer 5 ,
5 , 6 will
6 will 7 you
7 you 8 do
8 do 9 something
9 something 10 for
10 for 11 me
11 me 12 ?
12 ? 13 "

" that depends upon what it is , " replied Boomer .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 that
2 that 3 depends
3 depends 4 upon
4 upon 5 what
5 what 6 it
6 it 7 is
7 is 8 ,
8 , 9 "
9 " 10 replied
10 replied 11 Boomer
11 Boomer 12 .

Boomer promised that he would , and off he started .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Boomer
1 Boomer 2 promised
2 promised 3 that
3 that 4 he
4 he 5 would
5 would 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 off
8 off 9 he
9 he 10 started
10 started 11 .

he found Peter and told him .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 he
1 he 2 found
2 found 3 Peter
3 Peter 4 and
4 and 5 told
5 told 6 him
6 him 7 .

XII
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 XII

NO ONE BELIEVES PETER RABBIT
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 NO
1 NO 2 ONE
2 ONE 3 BELIEVES
3 BELIEVES 4 PETER
4 PETER 5 RABBIT

Peter Rabbit sat in his secret place in the middle of the Old Briar-patch .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Peter
1 Peter 2 Rabbit
2 Rabbit 3 sat
3 sat 4 in
4 in 5 his
5 his 6 secret
6 secret 7 place
7 place 8 in
8 in 9 the
9 the 10 middle
10 middle 11 of
11 of 12 the
12 the 13 Old
13 Old 14 Briar-patch
14 Briar-patch 15 .

Peter was doing some very hard thinking .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Peter
1 Peter 2 was
2 was 3 doing
3 doing 4 some
4 some 5 very
5 very 6 hard
6 hard 7 thinking
7 thinking 8 .

he ought to have been asleep , for he had been out the whole night long .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 he
1 he 2 ought
2 ought 3 to
3 to 4 have
4 have 5 been
5 been 6 asleep
6 asleep 7 ,
7 , 8 for
8 for 9 he
9 he 10 had
10 had 11 been
11 been 12 out
12 out 13 the
13 the 14 whole
14 whole 15 night
15 night 16 long
16 long 17 .

but instead of sleeping , he was wide awake and thinking and thinking .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 but
1 but 2 instead
2 instead 3 of
3 of 4 sleeping
4 sleeping 5 ,
5 , 6 he
6 he 7 was
7 was 8 wide
8 wide 9 awake
9 awake 10 and
10 and 11 thinking
11 thinking 12 and
12 and 13 thinking
13 thinking 14 .

you see early the night before Boomer the Nighthawk had told Peter that Sammy Jay was up in the far-away Old Pasture .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 you
1 you 2 see
2 see 3 early
3 early 4 the
4 the 5 night
5 night 6 before
6 before 7 Boomer
7 Boomer 8 the
8 the 9 Nighthawk
9 Nighthawk 10 had
10 had 11 told
11 told 12 Peter
12 Peter 13 that
13 that 14 Sammy
14 Sammy 15 Jay
15 Jay 16 was
16 was 17 up
17 up 18 in
18 in 19 the
19 the 20 far-away
20 far-away 21 Old
21 Old 22 Pasture
22 Pasture 23 .

Boomer had seen him going to bed there and had come straight down to tell Peter .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Boomer
1 Boomer 2 had
2 had 3 seen
3 seen 4 him
4 him 5 going
5 going 6 to
6 to 7 bed
7 bed 8 there
8 there 9 and
9 and 10 had
10 had 11 come
11 come 12 straight
12 straight 13 down
13 down 14 to
14 to 15 tell
15 tell 16 Peter
16 Peter 17 .

so he had hurried this way and that way , telling every one he met how Sammy Jay had moved away to the Old Pasture .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 so
1 so 2 he
2 he 3 had
3 had 4 hurried
4 hurried 5 this
5 this 6 way
6 way 7 and
7 and 8 that
8 that 9 way
9 way 10 ,
10 , 11 telling
11 telling 12 every
12 every 13 one
13 one 14 he
14 he 15 met
15 met 16 how
16 how 17 Sammy
17 Sammy 18 Jay
18 Jay 19 had
19 had 20 moved
20 moved 21 away
21 away 22 to
22 to 23 the
23 the 24 Old
24 Old 25 Pasture
25 Pasture 26 .

but no one believed him .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 but
1 but 2 no
2 no 3 one
3 one 4 believed
4 believed 5 him
5 him 6 .

" wait and see !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 wait
2 wait 3 and
3 and 4 see
4 see 5 !

wait and see ! " said Jimmy Skunk .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 wait
1 wait 2 and
2 and 3 see
3 see 4 !
4 ! 5 "
5 " 6 said
6 said 7 Jimmy
7 Jimmy 8 Skunk
8 Skunk 9 .

" it 's just a trick , " said Bobby Coon .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 's
3 's 4 just
4 just 5 a
5 a 6 trick
6 trick 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 said
9 said 10 Bobby
10 Bobby 11 Coon
11 Coon 12 .

" but Boomer the Nighthawk saw him up there going to bed and talked with him ! " cried Peter Rabbit .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 but
2 but 3 Boomer
3 Boomer 4 the
4 the 5 Nighthawk
5 Nighthawk 6 saw
6 saw 7 him
7 him 8 up
8 up 9 there
9 there 10 going
10 going 11 to
11 to 12 bed
12 bed 13 and
13 and 14 talked
14 talked 15 with
15 with 16 him
16 him 17 !
17 ! 18 "
18 " 19 cried
19 cried 20 Peter
20 Peter 21 Rabbit
21 Rabbit 22 .

" but that would be a wrong story , and I don't believe that Boomer would do anything like that ! " cried Peter .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 but
2 but 3 that
3 that 4 would
4 would 5 be
5 be 6 a
6 a 7 wrong
7 wrong 8 story
8 story 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 I
11 I 12 don't
12 don't 13 believe
13 believe 14 that
14 that 15 Boomer
15 Boomer 16 would
16 would 17 do
17 do 18 anything
18 anything 19 like
19 like 20 that
20 that 21 !
21 ! 22 "
22 " 23 cried
23 cried 24 Peter
24 Peter 25 .

just then there was a shrill scream of " Thief ! thief ! thief ! " over in the alder bushes .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 just
1 just 2 then
2 then 3 there
3 there 4 was
4 was 5 a
5 a 6 shrill
6 shrill 7 scream
7 scream 8 of
8 of 9 "
9 " 10 Thief
10 Thief 11 !
11 ! 12 thief
12 thief 13 !
13 ! 14 thief
14 thief 15 !
15 ! 16 "
16 " 17 over
17 over 18 in
18 in 19 the
19 the 20 alder
20 alder 21 bushes
21 bushes 22 .

it certainly sounded like Sammy Jay 's voice .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 it
1 it 2 certainly
2 certainly 3 sounded
3 sounded 4 like
4 like 5 Sammy
5 Sammy 6 Jay
6 Jay 7 's
7 's 8 voice
8 voice 9 .

" what did I tell you ?
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 did
3 did 4 I
4 I 5 tell
5 tell 6 you
6 you 7 ?

now what do you think ? " cried Bobby Coon .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 now
1 now 2 what
2 what 3 do
3 do 4 you
4 you 5 think
5 think 6 ?
6 ? 7 "
7 " 8 cried
8 cried 9 Bobby
9 Bobby 10 Coon
10 Coon 11 .

Peter didn't know what to think , and he said so .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Peter
1 Peter 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 know
3 know 4 what
4 what 5 to
5 to 6 think
6 think 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 he
9 he 10 said
10 said 11 so
11 so 12 .

so now Peter sat in the Old Briar-patch thinking and thinking , when he should have been asleep .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 so
1 so 2 now
2 now 3 Peter
3 Peter 4 sat
4 sat 5 in
5 in 6 the
6 the 7 Old
7 Old 8 Briar-patch
8 Briar-patch 9 thinking
9 thinking 10 and
10 and 11 thinking
11 thinking 12 ,
12 , 13 when
13 when 14 he
14 he 15 should
15 should 16 have
16 have 17 been
17 been 18 asleep
18 asleep 19 .

finally he yawned and stretched and then started along one of his private little paths .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 finally
1 finally 2 he
2 he 3 yawned
3 yawned 4 and
4 and 5 stretched
5 stretched 6 and
6 and 7 then
7 then 8 started
8 started 9 along
9 along 10 one
10 one 11 of
11 of 12 his
12 his 13 private
13 private 14 little
14 little 15 paths
15 paths 16 .

" I 'll just run up to the Green Forest and try to find Sammy Jay , " he said .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 I
2 I 3 'll
3 'll 4 just
4 just 5 run
5 run 6 up
6 up 7 to
7 to 8 the
8 the 9 Green
9 Green 10 Forest
10 Forest 11 and
11 and 12 try
12 try 13 to
13 to 14 find
14 find 15 Sammy
15 Sammy 16 Jay
16 Jay 17 ,
17 , 18 "
18 " 19 he
19 he 20 said
20 said 21 .

so Peter hunted and hunted all through the Green Forest for Sammy Jay , and asked everybody he met if they had seen Sammy .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 so
1 so 2 Peter
2 Peter 3 hunted
3 hunted 4 and
4 and 5 hunted
5 hunted 6 all
6 all 7 through
7 through 8 the
8 the 9 Green
9 Green 10 Forest
10 Forest 11 for
11 for 12 Sammy
12 Sammy 13 Jay
13 Jay 14 ,
14 , 15 and
15 and 16 asked
16 asked 17 everybody
17 everybody 18 he
18 he 19 met
19 met 20 if
20 if 21 they
21 they 22 had
22 had 23 seen
23 seen 24 Sammy
24 Sammy 25 .

but no one had , though every one took pains to tell Peter that they had heard Sammy in the night .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 but
1 but 2 no
2 no 3 one
3 one 4 had
4 had 5 ,
5 , 6 though
6 though 7 every
7 every 8 one
8 one 9 took
9 took 10 pains
10 pains 11 to
11 to 12 tell
12 tell 13 Peter
13 Peter 14 that
14 that 15 they
15 they 16 had
16 had 17 heard
17 heard 18 Sammy
18 Sammy 19 in
19 in 20 the
20 the 21 night
21 night 22 .

at last Peter found Sticky-toes the Tree Toad .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 at
1 at 2 last
2 last 3 Peter
3 Peter 4 found
4 found 5 Sticky-toes
5 Sticky-toes 6 the
6 the 7 Tree
7 Tree 8 Toad
8 Toad 9 .

he was muttering and grumbling to himself , and he didn't see Peter .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 he
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 muttering
3 muttering 4 and
4 and 5 grumbling
5 grumbling 6 to
6 to 7 himself
7 himself 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 he
10 he 11 didn't
11 didn't 12 see
12 see 13 Peter
13 Peter 14 .

XIII
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 XIII

STICKY-TOES THE TREE TOAD POURS OUT HIS TROUBLES
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 STICKY-TOES
1 STICKY-TOES 2 THE
2 THE 3 TREE
3 TREE 4 TOAD
4 TOAD 5 POURS
5 POURS 6 OUT
6 OUT 7 HIS
7 HIS 8 TROUBLES

Sticky-toes was quite upset .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Sticky-toes
1 Sticky-toes 2 was
2 was 3 quite
3 quite 4 upset
4 upset 5 .

there was no doubt about it .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 there
1 there 2 was
2 was 3 no
3 no 4 doubt
4 doubt 5 about
5 about 6 it
6 it 7 .

" don't know what it means !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 don't
2 don't 3 know
3 know 4 what
4 what 5 it
5 it 6 means
6 means 7 !

don't know what it means !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 don't
1 don't 2 know
2 know 3 what
3 what 4 it
4 it 5 means
5 means 6 !

don't know what it means ! " croaked Sticky-toes the Tree Toad , over and over again .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 don't
1 don't 2 know
2 know 3 what
3 what 4 it
4 it 5 means
5 means 6 !
6 ! 7 "
7 " 8 croaked
8 croaked 9 Sticky-toes
9 Sticky-toes 10 the
10 the 11 Tree
11 Tree 12 Toad
12 Toad 13 ,
13 , 14 over
14 over 15 and
15 and 16 over
16 over 17 again
17 again 18 .

" don't know what what means ? " asked Peter Rabbit , whose curiosity would not let him keep still .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 don't
2 don't 3 know
3 know 4 what
4 what 5 what
5 what 6 means
6 means 7 ?
7 ? 8 "
8 " 9 asked
9 asked 10 Peter
10 Peter 11 Rabbit
11 Rabbit 12 ,
12 , 13 whose
13 whose 14 curiosity
14 curiosity 15 would
15 would 16 not
16 not 17 let
17 let 18 him
18 him 19 keep
19 keep 20 still
20 still 21 .

" hello , Long-ears !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 hello
2 hello 3 ,
3 , 4 Long-ears
4 Long-ears 5 !

I don't know that it 's any of your business ! " said Sticky-toes .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I
1 I 2 don't
2 don't 3 know
3 know 4 that
4 that 5 it
5 it 6 's
6 's 7 any
7 any 8 of
8 of 9 your
9 your 10 business
10 business 11 !
11 ! 12 "
12 " 13 said
13 said 14 Sticky-toes
14 Sticky-toes 15 .

Sticky-toes nodded his head .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Sticky-toes
1 Sticky-toes 2 nodded
2 nodded 3 his
3 his 4 head
4 head 5 .

" I heard it , " said he .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 I
2 I 3 heard
3 heard 4 it
4 it 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 said
7 said 8 he
8 he 9 .

" but how could Sammy Jay be down here if he went to bed way off there in the Old Pasture ?
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 but
2 but 3 how
3 how 4 could
4 could 5 Sammy
5 Sammy 6 Jay
6 Jay 7 be
7 be 8 down
8 down 9 here
9 here 10 if
10 if 11 he
11 he 12 went
12 went 13 to
13 to 14 bed
14 bed 15 way
15 way 16 off
16 off 17 there
17 there 18 in
18 in 19 the
19 the 20 Old
20 Old 21 Pasture
21 Pasture 22 ?

tell me that , Sticky-toes ? " said Peter Rabbit .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 tell
1 tell 2 me
2 me 3 that
3 that 4 ,
4 , 5 Sticky-toes
5 Sticky-toes 6 ?
6 ? 7 "
7 " 8 said
8 said 9 Peter
9 Peter 10 Rabbit
10 Rabbit 11 .

Sticky-toes shook his head .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Sticky-toes
1 Sticky-toes 2 shook
2 shook 3 his
3 his 4 head
4 head 5 .

" don't ask me !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 don't
2 don't 3 ask
3 ask 4 me
4 me 5 !

don't ask me !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 don't
1 don't 2 ask
2 ask 3 me
3 me 4 !

just tell me how it is that I hear my own voice when I don't speak a word , " said Sticky-toes the Tree Toad .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 just
1 just 2 tell
2 tell 3 me
3 me 4 how
4 how 5 it
5 it 6 is
6 is 7 that
7 that 8 I
8 I 9 hear
9 hear 10 my
10 my 11 own
11 own 12 voice
12 voice 13 when
13 when 14 I
14 I 15 don't
15 don't 16 speak
16 speak 17 a
17 a 18 word
18 word 19 ,
19 , 20 "
20 " 21 said
21 said 22 Sticky-toes
22 Sticky-toes 23 the
23 the 24 Tree
24 Tree 25 Toad
25 Toad 26 .

" what 's that ? " exclaimed Peter Rabbit .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 's
3 's 4 that
4 that 5 ?
5 ? 6 "
6 " 7 exclaimed
7 exclaimed 8 Peter
8 Peter 9 Rabbit
9 Rabbit 10 .

then Sticky-toes poured out all his troubles to Peter Rabbit .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 then
1 then 2 Sticky-toes
2 Sticky-toes 3 poured
3 poured 4 out
4 out 5 all
5 all 6 his
6 his 7 troubles
7 troubles 8 to
8 to 9 Peter
9 Peter 10 Rabbit
10 Rabbit 11 .

they were very much like the troubles of Sammy Jay .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 they
1 they 2 were
2 were 3 very
3 very 4 much
4 much 5 like
5 like 6 the
6 the 7 troubles
7 troubles 8 of
8 of 9 Sammy
9 Sammy 10 Jay
10 Jay 11 .

he was getting so worried that he couldn't eat .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 he
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 getting
3 getting 4 so
4 so 5 worried
5 worried 6 that
6 that 7 he
7 he 8 couldn't
8 couldn't 9 eat
9 eat 10 .

Peter Rabbit listened with his mouth wide open .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Peter
1 Peter 2 Rabbit
2 Rabbit 3 listened
3 listened 4 with
4 with 5 his
5 his 6 mouth
6 mouth 7 wide
7 wide 8 open
8 open 9 .

it was just the same kind of a story that Sammy Jay had told .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 it
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 just
3 just 4 the
4 the 5 same
5 same 6 kind
6 kind 7 of
7 of 8 a
8 a 9 story
9 story 10 that
10 that 11 Sammy
11 Sammy 12 Jay
12 Jay 13 had
13 had 14 told
14 told 15 .

what under the sun could be going on ?
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 what
1 what 2 under
2 under 3 the
3 the 4 sun
4 sun 5 could
5 could 6 be
6 be 7 going
7 going 8 on
8 on 9 ?

Peter couldn't understand it at all .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Peter
1 Peter 2 couldn't
2 couldn't 3 understand
3 understand 4 it
4 it 5 at
5 at 6 all
6 all 7 .

it certainly was very , very curious .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 it
1 it 2 certainly
2 certainly 3 was
3 was 4 very
4 very 5 ,
5 , 6 very
6 very 7 curious
7 curious 8 .

he just must find out about it !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 he
1 he 2 just
2 just 3 must
3 must 4 find
4 find 5 out
5 out 6 about
6 about 7 it
7 it 8 !

XIV
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 XIV

PETER RABBIT MEETS UNC ' BILLY POSSUM
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 PETER
1 PETER 2 RABBIT
2 RABBIT 3 MEETS
3 MEETS 4 UNC
4 UNC 5 '
5 ' 6 BILLY
6 BILLY 7 POSSUM

after Sticky-toes the Tree Toad had poured out his troubles , Peter went back to the Old Briar-patch , more puzzled than ever .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 after
1 after 2 Sticky-toes
2 Sticky-toes 3 the
3 the 4 Tree
4 Tree 5 Toad
5 Toad 6 had
6 had 7 poured
7 poured 8 out
8 out 9 his
9 his 10 troubles
10 troubles 11 ,
11 , 12 Peter
12 Peter 13 went
13 went 14 back
14 back 15 to
15 to 16 the
16 the 17 Old
17 Old 18 Briar-patch
18 Briar-patch 19 ,
19 , 20 more
20 more 21 puzzled
21 puzzled 22 than
22 than 23 ever
23 ever 24 .

wasn't it enough to drive any one crazy ?
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 wasn't
1 wasn't 2 it
2 it 3 enough
3 enough 4 to
4 to 5 drive
5 drive 6 any
6 any 7 one
7 one 8 crazy
8 crazy 9 ?

the more Peter studied over it , the more puzzled he grew .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 the
1 the 2 more
2 more 3 Peter
3 Peter 4 studied
4 studied 5 over
5 over 6 it
6 it 7 ,
7 , 8 the
8 the 9 more
9 more 10 puzzled
10 puzzled 11 he
11 he 12 grew
12 grew 13 .

the next night he started out for the Green Forest with a new plan in his head .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 the
1 the 2 next
2 next 3 night
3 night 4 he
4 he 5 started
5 started 6 out
6 out 7 for
7 for 8 the
8 the 9 Green
9 Green 10 Forest
10 Forest 11 with
11 with 12 a
12 a 13 new
13 new 14 plan
14 plan 15 in
15 in 16 his
16 his 17 head
17 head 18 .

he would hide down among the alders by the Laughing Brook .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 he
1 he 2 would
2 would 3 hide
3 hide 4 down
4 down 5 among
5 among 6 the
6 the 7 alders
7 alders 8 by
8 by 9 the
9 the 10 Laughing
10 Laughing 11 Brook
11 Brook 12 .

he would see for himself who was screaming with the voice of Sammy Jay and talking with the voice of Sticky-toes the Tree Toad .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 he
1 he 2 would
2 would 3 see
3 see 4 for
4 for 5 himself
5 himself 6 who
6 who 7 was
7 was 8 screaming
8 screaming 9 with
9 with 10 the
10 the 11 voice
11 voice 12 of
12 of 13 Sammy
13 Sammy 14 Jay
14 Jay 15 and
15 and 16 talking
16 talking 17 with
17 with 18 the
18 the 19 voice
19 voice 20 of
20 of 21 Sticky-toes
21 Sticky-toes 22 the
22 the 23 Tree
23 Tree 24 Toad
24 Toad 25 .

he just had to know !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 he
1 he 2 just
2 just 3 had
3 had 4 to
4 to 5 know
5 know 6 !

he was hurrying so that he almost ran into Unc ' Billy Possum .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 he
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 hurrying
3 hurrying 4 so
4 so 5 that
5 that 6 he
6 he 7 almost
7 almost 8 ran
8 ran 9 into
9 into 10 Unc
10 Unc 11 '
11 ' 12 Billy
12 Billy 13 Possum
13 Possum 14 .

" yo ' seem to be in a powerful hurry , Brer Rabbit , " said Unc ' Billy .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 yo
2 yo 3 '
3 ' 4 seem
4 seem 5 to
5 to 6 be
6 be 7 in
7 in 8 a
8 a 9 powerful
9 powerful 10 hurry
10 hurry 11 ,
11 , 12 Brer
12 Brer 13 Rabbit
13 Rabbit 14 ,
14 , 15 "
15 " 16 said
16 said 17 Unc
17 Unc 18 '
18 ' 19 Billy
19 Billy 20 .

" I am , " replied Peter .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 I
2 I 3 am
3 am 4 ,
4 , 5 "
5 " 6 replied
6 replied 7 Peter
7 Peter 8 .

" I must get down to the Laughing Brook before dark . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 I
2 I 3 must
3 must 4 get
4 get 5 down
5 down 6 to
6 to 7 the
7 the 8 Laughing
8 Laughing 9 Brook
9 Brook 10 before
10 before 11 dark
11 dark 12 .
12 . 13 "

" ' Pears to me it must be mighty impo'tant to make yo ' hurry this way , " said Unc ' Billy Possum .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 '
2 ' 3 Pears
3 Pears 4 to
4 to 5 me
5 me 6 it
6 it 7 must
7 must 8 be
8 be 9 mighty
9 mighty 10 impo'tant
10 impo'tant 11 to
11 to 12 make
12 make 13 yo
13 yo 14 '
14 ' 15 hurry
15 hurry 16 this
16 this 17 way
17 way 18 ,
18 , 19 "
19 " 20 said
20 said 21 Unc
21 Unc 22 '
22 ' 23 Billy
23 Billy 24 Possum
24 Possum 25 .

" it is , " replied Peter Rabbit .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 is
3 is 4 ,
4 , 5 "
5 " 6 replied
6 replied 7 Peter
7 Peter 8 Rabbit
8 Rabbit 9 .

" it 's to keep me from going crazy . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 's
3 's 4 to
4 to 5 keep
5 keep 6 me
6 me 7 from
7 from 8 going
8 going 9 crazy
9 crazy 10 .
10 . 11 "

Unc ' Billy looked at Peter very hard for a few minutes , just as if he thought that Peter was crazy already .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Unc
1 Unc 2 '
2 ' 3 Billy
3 Billy 4 looked
4 looked 5 at
5 at 6 Peter
6 Peter 7 very
7 very 8 hard
8 hard 9 for
9 for 10 a
10 a 11 few
11 few 12 minutes
12 minutes 13 ,
13 , 14 just
14 just 15 as
15 as 16 if
16 if 17 he
17 he 18 thought
18 thought 19 that
19 that 20 Peter
20 Peter 21 was
21 was 22 crazy
22 crazy 23 already
23 already 24 .

then he put a hand behind one ear just as if he was hard of hearing .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 then
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 put
3 put 4 a
4 a 5 hand
5 hand 6 behind
6 behind 7 one
7 one 8 ear
8 ear 9 just
9 just 10 as
10 as 11 if
11 if 12 he
12 he 13 was
13 was 14 hard
14 hard 15 of
15 of 16 hearing
16 hearing 17 .

Peter chuckled in spite of himself , as he once more replied :
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Peter
1 Peter 2 chuckled
2 chuckled 3 in
3 in 4 spite
4 spite 5 of
5 of 6 himself
6 himself 7 ,
7 , 8 as
8 as 9 he
9 he 10 once
10 once 11 more
11 more 12 replied
12 replied 13 :

" it 's to keep me from going crazy . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 's
3 's 4 to
4 to 5 keep
5 keep 6 me
6 me 7 from
7 from 8 going
8 going 9 crazy
9 crazy 10 .
10 . 11 "

then Peter told Unc ' Billy all about Sammy Jay 's troubles and all about the troubles of Sticky-toes the Tree Toad .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 then
1 then 2 Peter
2 Peter 3 told
3 told 4 Unc
4 Unc 5 '
5 ' 6 Billy
6 Billy 7 all
7 all 8 about
8 about 9 Sammy
9 Sammy 10 Jay
10 Jay 11 's
11 's 12 troubles
12 troubles 13 and
13 and 14 all
14 all 15 about
15 about 16 the
16 the 17 troubles
17 troubles 18 of
18 of 19 Sticky-toes
19 Sticky-toes 20 the
20 the 21 Tree
21 Tree 22 Toad
22 Toad 23 .

he listened to all that Peter Rabbit had to say , and a funny , pleased sort of look came into his eyes .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 he
1 he 2 listened
2 listened 3 to
3 to 4 all
4 all 5 that
5 that 6 Peter
6 Peter 7 Rabbit
7 Rabbit 8 had
8 had 9 to
9 to 10 say
10 say 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 13 a
13 a 14 funny
14 funny 15 ,
15 , 16 pleased
16 pleased 17 sort
17 sort 18 of
18 of 19 look
19 look 20 came
20 came 21 into
21 into 22 his
22 his 23 eyes
23 eyes 24 .

" ah reckon Ah will go along with yo'all , " said he .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 ah
2 ah 3 reckon
3 reckon 4 Ah
4 Ah 5 will
5 will 6 go
6 go 7 along
7 along 8 with
8 with 9 yo'all
9 yo'all 10 ,
10 , 11 "
11 " 12 said
12 said 13 he
13 he 14 .

so Unc ' Billy Possum went with Peter Rabbit to the Laughing Brook , where they hid underneath the alders .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 so
1 so 2 Unc
2 Unc 3 '
3 ' 4 Billy
4 Billy 5 Possum
5 Possum 6 went
6 went 7 with
7 with 8 Peter
8 Peter 9 Rabbit
9 Rabbit 10 to
10 to 11 the
11 the 12 Laughing
12 Laughing 13 Brook
13 Brook 14 ,
14 , 15 where
15 where 16 they
16 they 17 hid
17 hid 18 underneath
18 underneath 19 the
19 the 20 alders
20 alders 21 .

XV
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 XV

PETER RABBIT AND UNC ' BILLY POSSUM KEEP WATCH
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 PETER
1 PETER 2 RABBIT
2 RABBIT 3 AND
3 AND 4 UNC
4 UNC 5 '
5 ' 6 BILLY
6 BILLY 7 POSSUM
7 POSSUM 8 KEEP
8 KEEP 9 WATCH

" what 's that ? " asked Peter , pricking up his ears .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 's
3 's 4 that
4 that 5 ?
5 ? 6 "
6 " 7 asked
7 asked 8 Peter
8 Peter 9 ,
9 , 10 pricking
10 pricking 11 up
11 up 12 his
12 his 13 ears
13 ears 14 .

" nothing , nothing , Brer Rabbit , nothing at all .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 nothing
2 nothing 3 ,
3 , 4 nothing
4 nothing 5 ,
5 , 6 Brer
6 Brer 7 Rabbit
7 Rabbit 8 ,
8 , 9 nothing
9 nothing 10 at
10 at 11 all
11 all 12 .

ah has a habit of just talking foolishness to mahself , " replied Unc ' Billy .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 ah
1 ah 2 has
2 has 3 a
3 a 4 habit
4 habit 5 of
5 of 6 just
6 just 7 talking
7 talking 8 foolishness
8 foolishness 9 to
9 to 10 mahself
10 mahself 11 ,
11 , 12 "
12 " 13 replied
13 replied 14 Unc
14 Unc 15 '
15 ' 16 Billy
16 Billy 17 .

Unc ' Billy agreed , and side by side they sat as still as if they were made of wood or stone .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Unc
1 Unc 2 '
2 ' 3 Billy
3 Billy 4 agreed
4 agreed 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 side
7 side 8 by
8 by 9 side
9 side 10 they
10 they 11 sat
11 sat 12 as
12 as 13 still
13 still 14 as
14 as 15 if
15 if 16 they
16 they 17 were
17 were 18 made
18 made 19 of
19 of 20 wood
20 wood 21 or
21 or 22 stone
22 stone 23 .

it grew later and later , and still there was not a sound of the voice of either Sammy Jay or Sticky-toes the Tree Toad .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 it
1 it 2 grew
2 grew 3 later
3 later 4 and
4 and 5 later
5 later 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 still
8 still 9 there
9 there 10 was
10 was 11 not
11 not 12 a
12 a 13 sound
13 sound 14 of
14 of 15 the
15 the 16 voice
16 voice 17 of
17 of 18 either
18 either 19 Sammy
19 Sammy 20 Jay
20 Jay 21 or
21 or 22 Sticky-toes
22 Sticky-toes 23 the
23 the 24 Tree
24 Tree 25 Toad
25 Toad 26 .

Peter began to get hungry .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Peter
1 Peter 2 began
2 began 3 to
3 to 4 get
4 get 5 hungry
5 hungry 6 .

the more he thought about it , the hungrier he grew .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 the
1 the 2 more
2 more 3 he
3 he 4 thought
4 thought 5 about
5 about 6 it
6 it 7 ,
7 , 8 the
8 the 9 hungrier
9 hungrier 10 he
10 he 11 grew
11 grew 12 .

the moonbeams crept farther and farther into the thicket of alder trees and bushes where Peter Rabbit and Unc ' Billy Possum were hiding .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 the
1 the 2 moonbeams
2 moonbeams 3 crept
3 crept 4 farther
4 farther 5 and
5 and 6 farther
6 farther 7 into
7 into 8 the
8 the 9 thicket
9 thicket 10 of
10 of 11 alder
11 alder 12 trees
12 trees 13 and
13 and 14 bushes
14 bushes 15 where
15 where 16 Peter
16 Peter 17 Rabbit
17 Rabbit 18 and
18 and 19 Unc
19 Unc 20 '
20 ' 21 Billy
21 Billy 22 Possum
22 Possum 23 were
23 were 24 hiding
24 hiding 25 .

then it was that they heard the voice of Sticky-toes the Tree Toad .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 then
1 then 2 it
2 it 3 was
3 was 4 that
4 that 5 they
5 they 6 heard
6 heard 7 the
7 the 8 voice
8 voice 9 of
9 of 10 Sticky-toes
10 Sticky-toes 11 the
11 the 12 Tree
12 Tree 13 Toad
13 Toad 14 .

Peter looked up .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Peter
1 Peter 2 looked
2 looked 3 up
3 up 4 .

there sat Sticky-toes himself , but his voice was coming from an alder on the other side of the Laughing Brook .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 there
1 there 2 sat
2 sat 3 Sticky-toes
3 Sticky-toes 4 himself
4 himself 5 ,
5 , 6 but
6 but 7 his
7 his 8 voice
8 voice 9 was
9 was 10 coming
10 coming 11 from
11 from 12 an
12 an 13 alder
13 alder 14 on
14 on 15 the
15 the 16 other
16 other 17 side
17 side 18 of
18 of 19 the
19 the 20 Laughing
20 Laughing 21 Brook
21 Brook 22 .

" do you hear that ?
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 do
2 do 3 you
3 you 4 hear
4 hear 5 that
5 that 6 ?

do you hear that ?
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 do
1 do 2 you
2 you 3 hear
3 hear 4 that
4 that 5 ?

there 's my voice over there , and here I am here !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 there
1 there 2 's
2 's 3 my
3 my 4 voice
4 voice 5 over
5 over 6 there
6 there 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 here
9 here 10 I
10 I 11 am
11 am 12 here
12 here 13 !

what do you make of it ? " whispered Sticky-toes .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 what
1 what 2 do
2 do 3 you
3 you 4 make
4 make 5 of
5 of 6 it
6 it 7 ?
7 ? 8 "
8 " 9 whispered
9 whispered 10 Sticky-toes
10 Sticky-toes 11 .

Peter didn't know what to make of it .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Peter
1 Peter 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 know
3 know 4 what
4 what 5 to
5 to 6 make
6 make 7 of
7 of 8 it
8 it 9 .

all he could do was to gaze at Sticky-toes as if he thought Sticky-toes was a ghost .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 all
1 all 2 he
2 he 3 could
3 could 4 do
4 do 5 was
5 was 6 to
6 to 7 gaze
7 gaze 8 at
8 at 9 Sticky-toes
9 Sticky-toes 10 as
10 as 11 if
11 if 12 he
12 he 13 thought
13 thought 14 Sticky-toes
14 Sticky-toes 15 was
15 was 16 a
16 a 17 ghost
17 ghost 18 .

Peter turned to ask Unc ' Billy Possum what he thought , but Unc ' Billy wasn't there .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Peter
1 Peter 2 turned
2 turned 3 to
3 to 4 ask
4 ask 5 Unc
5 Unc 6 '
6 ' 7 Billy
7 Billy 8 Possum
8 Possum 9 what
9 what 10 he
10 he 11 thought
11 thought 12 ,
12 , 13 but
13 but 14 Unc
14 Unc 15 '
15 ' 16 Billy
16 Billy 17 wasn't
17 wasn't 18 there
18 there 19 .

XVI
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 XVI

UNC ' BILLY POSSUM DOES A LITTLE SURPRISING HIMSELF
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 UNC
1 UNC 2 '
2 ' 3 BILLY
3 BILLY 4 POSSUM
4 POSSUM 5 DOES
5 DOES 6 A
6 A 7 LITTLE
7 LITTLE 8 SURPRISING
8 SURPRISING 9 HIMSELF

but when he heard a whisper right over their heads and looked up to see Sticky-toes himself , Unc ' Billy almost chuckled out loud .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 but
1 but 2 when
2 when 3 he
3 he 4 heard
4 heard 5 a
5 a 6 whisper
6 whisper 7 right
7 right 8 over
8 over 9 their
9 their 10 heads
10 heads 11 and
11 and 12 looked
12 looked 13 up
13 up 14 to
14 to 15 see
15 see 16 Sticky-toes
16 Sticky-toes 17 himself
17 himself 18 ,
18 , 19 Unc
19 Unc 20 '
20 ' 21 Billy
21 Billy 22 almost
22 almost 23 chuckled
23 chuckled 24 out
24 out 25 loud
25 loud 26 .

" yo ' can't fool Uncle Billy , So don't go fo ' to try !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 yo
2 yo 3 '
3 ' 4 can't
4 can't 5 fool
5 fool 6 Uncle
6 Uncle 7 Billy
7 Billy 8 ,
8 , 9 So
9 So 10 don't
10 don't 11 go
11 go 12 fo
12 fo 13 '
13 ' 14 to
14 to 15 try
15 try 16 !

ah knows yo ' , yes , Ah knows yo ' Ah knows yo ' , Mistah Sly . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 ah
1 ah 2 knows
2 knows 3 yo
3 yo 4 '
4 ' 5 ,
5 , 6 yes
6 yes 7 ,
7 , 8 Ah
8 Ah 9 knows
9 knows 10 yo
10 yo 11 '
11 ' 12 Ah
12 Ah 13 knows
13 knows 14 yo
14 yo 15 '
15 ' 16 ,
16 , 17 Mistah
17 Mistah 18 Sly
18 Sly 19 .
19 . 20 "

Unc ' Billy is very soft-footed , oh , very soft-footed indeed , when he wants to be .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Unc
1 Unc 2 '
2 ' 3 Billy
3 Billy 4 is
4 is 5 very
5 very 6 soft-footed
6 soft-footed 7 ,
7 , 8 oh
8 oh 9 ,
9 , 10 very
10 very 11 soft-footed
11 soft-footed 12 indeed
12 indeed 13 ,
13 , 14 when
14 when 15 he
15 he 16 wants
16 wants 17 to
17 to 18 be
18 be 19 .

you see one must needs be very soft-footed to steal eggs in Farmer Brown 's hen-house .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 you
1 you 2 see
2 see 3 one
3 one 4 must
4 must 5 needs
5 needs 6 be
6 be 7 very
7 very 8 soft-footed
8 soft-footed 9 to
9 to 10 steal
10 steal 11 eggs
11 eggs 12 in
12 in 13 Farmer
13 Farmer 14 Brown
14 Brown 15 's
15 's 16 hen-house
16 hen-house 17 .

Peter rubbed his eyes and stared all around , this way and that way , but no sign of Unc ' Billy could he see .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Peter
1 Peter 2 rubbed
2 rubbed 3 his
3 his 4 eyes
4 eyes 5 and
5 and 6 stared
6 stared 7 all
7 all 8 around
8 around 9 ,
9 , 10 this
10 this 11 way
11 way 12 and
12 and 13 that
13 that 14 way
14 way 15 ,
15 , 16 but
16 but 17 no
17 no 18 sign
18 sign 19 of
19 of 20 Unc
20 Unc 21 '
21 ' 22 Billy
22 Billy 23 could
23 could 24 he
24 he 25 see
25 see 26 .

this so surprised Peter Rabbit that he felt queer all over .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 this
1 this 2 so
2 so 3 surprised
3 surprised 4 Peter
4 Peter 5 Rabbit
5 Rabbit 6 that
6 that 7 he
7 he 8 felt
8 felt 9 queer
9 queer 10 all
10 all 11 over
11 over 12 .

now here Unc ' Billy Possum had disappeared , just as if the earth had swallowed him up .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 now
1 now 2 here
2 here 3 Unc
3 Unc 4 '
4 ' 5 Billy
5 Billy 6 Possum
6 Possum 7 had
7 had 8 disappeared
8 disappeared 9 ,
9 , 10 just
10 just 11 as
11 as 12 if
12 if 13 the
13 the 14 earth
14 earth 15 had
15 had 16 swallowed
16 swallowed 17 him
17 him 18 up
18 up 19 .

all this time Unc ' Billy Possum had been crawling along without the tiniest sound .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 all
1 all 2 this
2 this 3 time
3 time 4 Unc
4 Unc 5 '
5 ' 6 Billy
6 Billy 7 Possum
7 Possum 8 had
8 had 9 been
9 been 10 crawling
10 crawling 11 along
11 along 12 without
12 without 13 the
13 the 14 tiniest
14 tiniest 15 sound
15 sound 16 .

when he came to the Laughing Brook , he went up a way until he found a big tree with a branch stretching clear across .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 when
1 when 2 he
2 he 3 came
3 came 4 to
4 to 5 the
5 the 6 Laughing
6 Laughing 7 Brook
7 Brook 8 ,
8 , 9 he
9 he 10 went
10 went 11 up
11 up 12 a
12 a 13 way
13 way 14 until
14 until 15 he
15 he 16 found
16 found 17 a
17 a 18 big
18 big 19 tree
19 tree 20 with
20 with 21 a
21 a 22 branch
22 branch 23 stretching
23 stretching 24 clear
24 clear 25 across
25 across 26 .

he was across the Laughing Brook without even wetting his feet .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 he
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 across
3 across 4 the
4 the 5 Laughing
5 Laughing 6 Brook
6 Brook 7 without
7 without 8 even
8 even 9 wetting
9 wetting 10 his
10 his 11 feet
11 feet 12 .

Unc ' Billy didn't waste any time .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Unc
1 Unc 2 '
2 ' 3 Billy
3 Billy 4 didn't
4 didn't 5 waste
5 waste 6 any
6 any 7 time
7 time 8 .

Unc ' Billy listened , and the longer he listened , the broader grew the smile on Unc ' Billy 's shrewd face .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Unc
1 Unc 2 '
2 ' 3 Billy
3 Billy 4 listened
4 listened 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 the
7 the 8 longer
8 longer 9 he
9 he 10 listened
10 listened 11 ,
11 , 12 the
12 the 13 broader
13 broader 14 grew
14 grew 15 the
15 the 16 smile
16 smile 17 on
17 on 18 Unc
18 Unc 19 '
19 ' 20 Billy
20 Billy 21 's
21 's 22 shrewd
22 shrewd 23 face
23 face 24 .

" thief ! thief ! thief ! "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 thief
2 thief 3 !
3 ! 4 thief
4 thief 5 !
5 ! 6 thief
6 thief 7 !
7 ! 8 "

it certainly sounded for all the world like Sammy Jay 's voice , and it was right over Unc ' Billy 's head .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 it
1 it 2 certainly
2 certainly 3 sounded
3 sounded 4 for
4 for 5 all
5 all 6 the
6 the 7 world
7 world 8 like
8 like 9 Sammy
9 Sammy 10 Jay
10 Jay 11 's
11 's 12 voice
12 voice 13 ,
13 , 14 and
14 and 15 it
15 it 16 was
16 was 17 right
17 right 18 over
18 over 19 Unc
19 Unc 20 '
20 ' 21 Billy
21 Billy 22 's
22 's 23 head
23 head 24 .

Unc ' Billy peered up through the alders .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Unc
1 Unc 2 '
2 ' 3 Billy
3 Billy 4 peered
4 peered 5 up
5 up 6 through
6 through 7 the
7 the 8 alders
8 alders 9 .

the leaves were so thick that he could not see very well , but what he did see was enough .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 the
1 the 2 leaves
2 leaves 3 were
3 were 4 so
4 so 5 thick
5 thick 6 that
6 that 7 he
7 he 8 could
8 could 9 not
9 not 10 see
10 see 11 very
11 very 12 well
12 well 13 ,
13 , 14 but
14 but 15 what
15 what 16 he
16 he 17 did
17 did 18 see
18 see 19 was
19 was 20 enough
20 enough 21 .

it was a long tail , a tail of feathers hanging down .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 it
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 a
3 a 4 long
4 long 5 tail
5 tail 6 ,
6 , 7 a
7 a 8 tail
8 tail 9 of
9 of 10 feathers
10 feathers 11 hanging
11 hanging 12 down
12 down 13 .

it wasn't Sammy Jay 's tail , either .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 it
1 it 2 wasn't
2 wasn't 3 Sammy
3 Sammy 4 Jay
4 Jay 5 's
5 's 6 tail
6 tail 7 ,
7 , 8 either
8 either 9 .

" Don ' yo'all think that yo'all have joked enough ? " asked Unc ' Billy , trying hard to keep from chuckling aloud .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 Don
2 Don 3 '
3 ' 4 yo'all
4 yo'all 5 think
5 think 6 that
6 that 7 yo'all
7 yo'all 8 have
8 have 9 joked
9 joked 10 enough
10 enough 11 ?
11 ? 12 "
12 " 13 asked
13 asked 14 Unc
14 Unc 15 '
15 ' 16 Billy
16 Billy 17 ,
17 , 18 trying
18 trying 19 hard
19 hard 20 to
20 to 21 keep
21 keep 22 from
22 from 23 chuckling
23 chuckling 24 aloud
24 aloud 25 .

a cry of " Thief " stopped right in the middle , and two sharp eyes looked down in surprise at Unc ' Billy .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 a
1 a 2 cry
2 cry 3 of
3 of 4 "
4 " 5 Thief
5 Thief 6 "
6 " 7 stopped
7 stopped 8 right
8 right 9 in
9 in 10 the
10 the 11 middle
11 middle 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 two
14 two 15 sharp
15 sharp 16 eyes
16 eyes 17 looked
17 looked 18 down
18 down 19 in
19 in 20 surprise
20 surprise 21 at
21 at 22 Unc
22 Unc 23 '
23 ' 24 Billy
24 Billy 25 .

XVII
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 XVII

THE MEETING OF TWO OLD FRIENDS
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 THE
1 THE 2 MEETING
2 MEETING 3 OF
3 OF 4 TWO
4 TWO 5 OLD
5 OLD 6 FRIENDS

" why , Unc ' Billy Possum !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 why
2 why 3 ,
3 , 4 Unc
4 Unc 5 '
5 ' 6 Billy
6 Billy 7 Possum
7 Possum 8 !

what are yo'all doing way up here ? " cried the owner of the long tail and sharp eyes .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 what
1 what 2 are
2 are 3 yo'all
3 yo'all 4 doing
4 doing 5 way
5 way 6 up
6 up 7 here
7 here 8 ?
8 ? 9 "
9 " 10 cried
10 cried 11 the
11 the 12 owner
12 owner 13 of
13 of 14 the
14 the 15 long
15 long 16 tail
16 tail 17 and
17 and 18 sharp
18 sharp 19 eyes
19 eyes 20 .

" this is mah home now .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 this
2 this 3 is
3 is 4 mah
4 mah 5 home
5 home 6 now
6 now 7 .

ah done moved up here , " replied Unc ' Billy .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 ah
1 ah 2 done
2 done 3 moved
3 moved 4 up
4 up 5 here
5 here 6 ,
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 replied
8 replied 9 Unc
9 Unc 10 '
10 ' 11 Billy
11 Billy 12 .

" ' Pears to me that the question is what am yo'all doing way off up here ?
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 '
2 ' 3 Pears
3 Pears 4 to
4 to 5 me
5 me 6 that
6 that 7 the
7 the 8 question
8 question 9 is
9 is 10 what
10 what 11 am
11 am 12 yo'all
12 yo'all 13 doing
13 doing 14 way
14 way 15 off
15 off 16 up
16 up 17 here
17 here 18 ?

ah thought Ah sho'ly done hear your voice the other day , and Ah most wore mah po ' feet out looking fo ' yo ' .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 ah
1 ah 2 thought
2 thought 3 Ah
3 Ah 4 sho'ly
4 sho'ly 5 done
5 done 6 hear
6 hear 7 your
7 your 8 voice
8 voice 9 the
9 the 10 other
10 other 11 day
11 day 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 Ah
14 Ah 15 most
15 most 16 wore
16 wore 17 mah
17 mah 18 po
18 po 19 '
19 ' 20 feet
20 feet 21 out
21 out 22 looking
22 looking 23 fo
23 fo 24 '
24 ' 25 yo
25 yo 26 '
26 ' 27 .

ah thought Ah was mistaken , but now Ah reckon that Ah was right , after all .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 ah
1 ah 2 thought
2 thought 3 Ah
3 Ah 4 was
4 was 5 mistaken
5 mistaken 6 ,
6 , 7 but
7 but 8 now
8 now 9 Ah
9 Ah 10 reckon
10 reckon 11 that
11 that 12 Ah
12 Ah 13 was
13 was 14 right
14 right 15 ,
15 , 16 after
16 after 17 all
17 all 18 .

my , but Ah am right smart glad to see yo ' ! "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 my
1 my 2 ,
2 , 3 but
3 but 4 Ah
4 Ah 5 am
5 am 6 right
6 right 7 smart
7 smart 8 glad
8 glad 9 to
9 to 10 see
10 see 11 yo
11 yo 12 '
12 ' 13 !
13 ! 14 "

" thank yo ' , Unc ' Billy , " replied the owner of the long tail and the sharp eyes .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 thank
2 thank 3 yo
3 yo 4 '
4 ' 5 ,
5 , 6 Unc
6 Unc 7 '
7 ' 8 Billy
8 Billy 9 ,
9 , 10 "
10 " 11 replied
11 replied 12 the
12 the 13 owner
13 owner 14 of
14 of 15 the
15 the 16 long
16 long 17 tail
17 tail 18 and
18 and 19 the
19 the 20 sharp
20 sharp 21 eyes
21 eyes 22 .

" ah reckon yo ' can't be any more glad to see me , than Ah am to see yo ' .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 ah
2 ah 3 reckon
3 reckon 4 yo
4 yo 5 '
5 ' 6 can't
6 can't 7 be
7 be 8 any
8 any 9 more
9 more 10 glad
10 glad 11 to
11 to 12 see
12 see 13 me
13 me 14 ,
14 , 15 than
15 than 16 Ah
16 Ah 17 am
17 am 18 to
18 to 19 see
19 see 20 yo
20 yo 21 '
21 ' 22 .

fact is , Ah was getting right smart lonesome .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 fact
1 fact 2 is
2 is 3 ,
3 , 4 Ah
4 Ah 5 was
5 was 6 getting
6 getting 7 right
7 right 8 smart
8 smart 9 lonesome
9 lonesome 10 .

" ' Pears like if all Ah hear am true , that yo ' haven't done much lying low nights .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 '
2 ' 3 Pears
3 Pears 4 like
4 like 5 if
5 if 6 all
6 all 7 Ah
7 Ah 8 hear
8 hear 9 am
9 am 10 true
10 true 11 ,
11 , 12 that
12 that 13 yo
13 yo 14 '
14 ' 15 haven't
15 haven't 16 done
16 done 17 much
17 much 18 lying
18 lying 19 low
19 low 20 nights
20 nights 21 .

ah reckon yo ' done make up fo ' those lonesome feelings .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 ah
1 ah 2 reckon
2 reckon 3 yo
3 yo 4 '
4 ' 5 done
5 done 6 make
6 make 7 up
7 up 8 fo
8 fo 9 '
9 ' 10 those
10 those 11 lonesome
11 lonesome 12 feelings
12 feelings 13 .

yes , Sah , Ah reckon so .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 yes
1 yes 2 ,
2 , 3 Sah
3 Sah 4 ,
4 , 5 Ah
5 Ah 6 reckon
6 reckon 7 so
7 so 8 .

Mah goodness , man , yo ' done set everybody to running around like they was crazy ! " exclaimed Unc ' Billy .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Mah
1 Mah 2 goodness
2 goodness 3 ,
3 , 4 man
4 man 5 ,
5 , 6 yo
6 yo 7 '
7 ' 8 done
8 done 9 set
9 set 10 everybody
10 everybody 11 to
11 to 12 running
12 running 13 around
13 around 14 like
14 like 15 they
15 they 16 was
16 was 17 crazy
17 crazy 18 !
18 ! 19 "
19 " 20 exclaimed
20 exclaimed 21 Unc
21 Unc 22 '
22 ' 23 Billy
23 Billy 24 .

the owner of the long tail and sharp eyes threw back his head and laughed , and his laugh was like the most beautiful music .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 the
1 the 2 owner
2 owner 3 of
3 of 4 the
4 the 5 long
5 long 6 tail
6 tail 7 and
7 and 8 sharp
8 sharp 9 eyes
9 eyes 10 threw
10 threw 11 back
11 back 12 his
12 his 13 head
13 head 14 and
14 and 15 laughed
15 laughed 16 ,
16 , 17 and
17 and 18 his
18 his 19 laugh
19 laugh 20 was
20 was 21 like
21 like 22 the
22 the 23 most
23 most 24 beautiful
24 beautiful 25 music
25 music 26 .

it made Unc ' Billy feel good just listening to it .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 it
1 it 2 made
2 made 3 Unc
3 Unc 4 '
4 ' 5 Billy
5 Billy 6 feel
6 feel 7 good
7 good 8 just
8 just 9 listening
9 listening 10 to
10 to 11 it
11 it 12 .

the next mo'ning everybody said that he had been screaming just the same , and po ' Sammy Jay just moved away .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 the
1 the 2 next
2 next 3 mo'ning
3 mo'ning 4 everybody
4 everybody 5 said
5 said 6 that
6 that 7 he
7 he 8 had
8 had 9 been
9 been 10 screaming
10 screaming 11 just
11 just 12 the
12 the 13 same
13 same 14 ,
14 , 15 and
15 and 16 po
16 po 17 '
17 ' 18 Sammy
18 Sammy 19 Jay
19 Jay 20 just
20 just 21 moved
21 moved 22 away
22 away 23 .

yo ' ought to be ashamed to play such jokes . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 yo
1 yo 2 '
2 ' 3 ought
3 ought 4 to
4 to 5 be
5 be 6 ashamed
6 ashamed 7 to
7 to 8 play
8 play 9 such
9 such 10 jokes
10 jokes 11 .
11 . 12 "

Unc ' Billy grinned as he said it .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Unc
1 Unc 2 '
2 ' 3 Billy
3 Billy 4 grinned
4 grinned 5 as
5 as 6 he
6 he 7 said
7 said 8 it
8 it 9 .

then both little rascals laughed fit to kill themselves .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 then
1 then 2 both
2 both 3 little
3 little 4 rascals
4 rascals 5 laughed
5 laughed 6 fit
6 fit 7 to
7 to 8 kill
8 kill 9 themselves
9 themselves 10 .

" yo ' come over to my house , " said Unc ' Billy .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 yo
2 yo 3 '
3 ' 4 come
4 come 5 over
5 over 6 to
6 to 7 my
7 my 8 house
8 house 9 ,
9 , 10 "
10 " 11 said
11 said 12 Unc
12 Unc 13 '
13 ' 14 Billy
14 Billy 15 .

she done been laughing at me fo ' a week , because Ah was sho ' Ah done hear yo ' that day . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 she
1 she 2 done
2 done 3 been
3 been 4 laughing
4 laughing 5 at
5 at 6 me
6 me 7 fo
7 fo 8 '
8 ' 9 a
9 a 10 week
10 week 11 ,
11 , 12 because
12 because 13 Ah
13 Ah 14 was
14 was 15 sho
15 sho 16 '
16 ' 17 Ah
17 Ah 18 done
18 done 19 hear
19 hear 20 yo
20 yo 21 '
21 ' 22 that
22 that 23 day
23 day 24 .
24 . 25 "

XVIII
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 XVIII

THE MISCHIEF-MAKERS
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 THE
1 THE 2 MISCHIEF-MAKERS

there was a dreadful time on the Green Meadows and in the Green Forest .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 there
1 there 2 was
2 was 3 a
3 a 4 dreadful
4 dreadful 5 time
5 time 6 on
6 on 7 the
7 the 8 Green
8 Green 9 Meadows
9 Meadows 10 and
10 and 11 in
11 in 12 the
12 the 13 Green
13 Green 14 Forest
14 Forest 15 .

oh , dear , dear , dear !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 oh
1 oh 2 ,
2 , 3 dear
3 dear 4 ,
4 , 5 dear
5 dear 6 ,
6 , 7 dear
7 dear 8 !

it really was dreadful !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 it
1 it 2 really
2 really 3 was
3 was 4 dreadful
4 dreadful 5 !

First Sammy Jay had been accused of screaming in the night and keeping honest little meadow and forest people awake when they wanted to sleep .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 First
1 First 2 Sammy
2 Sammy 3 Jay
3 Jay 4 had
4 had 5 been
5 been 6 accused
6 accused 7 of
7 of 8 screaming
8 screaming 9 in
9 in 10 the
10 the 11 night
11 night 12 and
12 and 13 keeping
13 keeping 14 honest
14 honest 15 little
15 little 16 meadow
16 meadow 17 and
17 and 18 forest
18 forest 19 people
19 people 20 awake
20 awake 21 when
21 when 22 they
22 they 23 wanted
23 wanted 24 to
24 to 25 sleep
25 sleep 26 .

and all the time Sammy Jay hadn't made a sound .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 and
1 and 2 all
2 all 3 the
3 the 4 time
4 time 5 Sammy
5 Sammy 6 Jay
6 Jay 7 hadn't
7 hadn't 8 made
8 made 9 a
9 a 10 sound
10 sound 11 .

those who had been the very best of friends would pass without speaking .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 those
1 those 2 who
2 who 3 had
3 had 4 been
4 been 5 the
5 the 6 very
6 very 7 best
7 best 8 of
8 of 9 friends
9 friends 10 would
10 would 11 pass
11 pass 12 without
12 without 13 speaking
13 speaking 14 .

you see , everybody on the Green Meadows and in the Green Forest knows everybody else by their voice .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 you
1 you 2 see
2 see 3 ,
3 , 4 everybody
4 everybody 5 on
5 on 6 the
6 the 7 Green
7 Green 8 Meadows
8 Meadows 9 and
9 and 10 in
10 in 11 the
11 the 12 Green
12 Green 13 Forest
13 Forest 14 knows
14 knows 15 everybody
15 everybody 16 else
16 else 17 by
17 by 18 their
18 their 19 voice
19 voice 20 .

instead , he went straight over and told Johnny Chuck the unkind things that he had overheard Mrs Redwing saying about Johnny .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 instead
1 instead 2 ,
2 , 3 he
3 he 4 went
4 went 5 straight
5 straight 6 over
6 over 7 and
7 and 8 told
8 told 9 Johnny
9 Johnny 10 Chuck
10 Chuck 11 the
11 the 12 unkind
12 unkind 13 things
13 things 14 that
14 that 15 he
15 he 16 had
16 had 17 overheard
17 overheard 18 Mrs
18 Mrs 19 Redwing
19 Redwing 20 saying
20 saying 21 about
21 about 22 Johnny
22 Johnny 23 .

and so it was , all over the Green Meadows and through the Green Forest .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 and
1 and 2 so
2 so 3 it
3 it 4 was
4 was 5 ,
5 , 6 all
6 all 7 over
7 over 8 the
8 the 9 Green
9 Green 10 Meadows
10 Meadows 11 and
11 and 12 through
12 through 13 the
13 the 14 Green
14 Green 15 Forest
15 Forest 16 .

it seemed as if almost everybody was heard talking about some one else , and never saying nice things .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 it
1 it 2 seemed
2 seemed 3 as
3 as 4 if
4 if 5 almost
5 almost 6 everybody
6 everybody 7 was
7 was 8 heard
8 heard 9 talking
9 talking 10 about
10 about 11 some
11 some 12 one
12 one 13 else
13 else 14 ,
14 , 15 and
15 and 16 never
16 never 17 saying
17 saying 18 nice
18 nice 19 things
19 things 20 .

the only one who still managed to keep on good terms with everybody was Unc ' Billy Possum .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 the
1 the 2 only
2 only 3 one
3 one 4 who
4 who 5 still
5 still 6 managed
6 managed 7 to
7 to 8 keep
8 keep 9 on
9 on 10 good
10 good 11 terms
11 terms 12 with
12 with 13 everybody
13 everybody 14 was
14 was 15 Unc
15 Unc 16 '
16 ' 17 Billy
17 Billy 18 Possum
18 Possum 19 .

my , my , no , indeed !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 my
1 my 2 ,
2 , 3 my
3 my 4 ,
4 , 5 no
5 no 6 ,
6 , 7 indeed
7 indeed 8 !

then they would whisper and sometimes talk right out loud , when they felt sure that no one was near to hear .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 then
1 then 2 they
2 they 3 would
3 would 4 whisper
4 whisper 5 and
5 and 6 sometimes
6 sometimes 7 talk
7 talk 8 right
8 right 9 out
9 out 10 loud
10 loud 11 ,
11 , 12 when
12 when 13 they
13 they 14 felt
14 felt 15 sure
15 sure 16 that
16 that 17 no
17 no 18 one
18 one 19 was
19 was 20 near
20 near 21 to
21 to 22 hear
22 hear 23 .

what were they talking about ?
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 what
1 what 2 were
2 were 3 they
3 they 4 talking
4 talking 5 about
5 about 6 ?

yes , Sir , they were the mischief-makers .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 yes
1 yes 2 ,
2 , 3 Sir
3 Sir 4 ,
4 , 5 they
5 they 6 were
6 were 7 the
7 the 8 mischief-makers
8 mischief-makers 9 .

it was great fun to fool everybody so .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 it
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 great
3 great 4 fun
4 fun 5 to
5 to 6 fool
6 fool 7 everybody
7 everybody 8 so
8 so 9 .

they never once stopped to think how very , very uncomfortable it kept everybody feeling .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 they
1 they 2 never
2 never 3 once
3 once 4 stopped
4 stopped 5 to
5 to 6 think
6 think 7 how
7 how 8 very
8 very 9 ,
9 , 10 very
10 very 11 uncomfortable
11 uncomfortable 12 it
12 it 13 kept
13 kept 14 everybody
14 everybody 15 feeling
15 feeling 16 .

XIX
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 XIX

BOBBY COON MAKES A DISCOVERY
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 BOBBY
1 BOBBY 2 COON
2 COON 3 MAKES
3 MAKES 4 A
4 A 5 DISCOVERY

Bobby Coon had overslept .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Bobby
1 Bobby 2 Coon
2 Coon 3 had
3 had 4 overslept
4 overslept 5 .

usually Bobby is astir shortly after jolly , round , red Mr Sun has gone to bed behind the Purple Hills .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 usually
1 usually 2 Bobby
2 Bobby 3 is
3 is 4 astir
4 astir 5 shortly
5 shortly 6 after
6 after 7 jolly
7 jolly 8 ,
8 , 9 round
9 round 10 ,
10 , 11 red
11 red 12 Mr
12 Mr 13 Sun
13 Sun 14 has
14 has 15 gone
15 gone 16 to
16 to 17 bed
17 bed 18 behind
18 behind 19 the
19 the 20 Purple
20 Purple 21 Hills
21 Hills 22 .

but Bobby is very irregular in his habits .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 but
1 but 2 Bobby
2 Bobby 3 is
3 is 4 very
4 very 5 irregular
5 irregular 6 in
6 in 7 his
7 his 8 habits
8 habits 9 .

this night Bobby Coon had overslept because he had not gone to bed until the middle of the day .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 this
1 this 2 night
2 night 3 Bobby
3 Bobby 4 Coon
4 Coon 5 had
5 had 6 overslept
6 overslept 7 because
7 because 8 he
8 he 9 had
9 had 10 not
10 not 11 gone
11 gone 12 to
12 to 13 bed
13 bed 14 until
14 until 15 the
15 the 16 middle
16 middle 17 of
17 of 18 the
18 the 19 day
19 day 20 .

by this time Bobby Coon had sticks in his eyes .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 by
1 by 2 this
2 this 3 time
3 time 4 Bobby
4 Bobby 5 Coon
5 Coon 6 had
6 had 7 sticks
7 sticks 8 in
8 in 9 his
9 his 10 eyes
10 eyes 11 .

he was so sleepy that it seemed to him that he never , never could get home .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 he
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 so
3 so 4 sleepy
4 sleepy 5 that
5 that 6 it
6 it 7 seemed
7 seemed 8 to
8 to 9 him
9 him 10 that
10 that 11 he
11 he 12 never
12 never 13 ,
13 , 14 never
14 never 15 could
15 could 16 get
16 get 17 home
17 home 18 .

he was stumbling along through the Green Forest when he came to a hollow log .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 he
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 stumbling
3 stumbling 4 along
4 along 5 through
5 through 6 the
6 the 7 Green
7 Green 8 Forest
8 Forest 9 when
9 when 10 he
10 he 11 came
11 came 12 to
12 to 13 a
13 a 14 hollow
14 hollow 15 log
15 log 16 .

what do you think he did ?
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 what
1 what 2 do
2 do 3 you
3 you 4 think
4 think 5 he
5 he 6 did
6 did 7 ?

there Bobby slept all the rest of the day and until long after Mr Sun had pulled on his rosy nightcap .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 there
1 there 2 Bobby
2 Bobby 3 slept
3 slept 4 all
4 all 5 the
5 the 6 rest
6 rest 7 of
7 of 8 the
8 the 9 day
9 day 10 and
10 and 11 until
11 until 12 long
12 long 13 after
13 after 14 Mr
14 Mr 15 Sun
15 Sun 16 had
16 had 17 pulled
17 pulled 18 on
18 on 19 his
19 his 20 rosy
20 rosy 21 nightcap
21 nightcap 22 .

perhaps he would have slept there all night , if he hadn't been waked up .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 perhaps
1 perhaps 2 he
2 he 3 would
3 would 4 have
4 have 5 slept
5 slept 6 there
6 there 7 all
7 all 8 night
8 night 9 ,
9 , 10 if
10 if 11 he
11 he 12 hadn't
12 hadn't 13 been
13 been 14 waked
14 waked 15 up
15 up 16 .

it was the cry of " Thief ! thief ! thief ! " that waked him .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 it
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 the
3 the 4 cry
4 cry 5 of
5 of 6 "
6 " 7 Thief
7 Thief 8 !
8 ! 9 thief
9 thief 10 !
10 ! 11 thief
11 thief 12 !
12 ! 13 "
13 " 14 that
14 that 15 waked
15 waked 16 him
16 him 17 .

it seemed to come from right over his head .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 it
1 it 2 seemed
2 seemed 3 to
3 to 4 come
4 come 5 from
5 from 6 right
6 right 7 over
7 over 8 his
8 his 9 head
9 head 10 .

at first he couldn't think where he was .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 at
1 at 2 first
2 first 3 he
3 he 4 couldn't
4 couldn't 5 think
5 think 6 where
6 where 7 he
7 he 8 was
8 was 9 .

then he remembered .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 then
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 remembered
3 remembered 4 .

" this is the greatest joke that ever was ! " said Unc ' Billy .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 this
2 this 3 is
3 is 4 the
4 the 5 greatest
5 greatest 6 joke
6 joke 7 that
7 that 8 ever
8 ever 9 was
9 was 10 !
10 ! 11 "
11 " 12 said
12 said 13 Unc
13 Unc 14 '
14 ' 15 Billy
15 Billy 16 .

" pretty soon nobody on the Green Meadows or in the Green Forest will speak to anybody else excepting me .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 pretty
2 pretty 3 soon
3 soon 4 nobody
4 nobody 5 on
5 on 6 the
6 the 7 Green
7 Green 8 Meadows
8 Meadows 9 or
9 or 10 in
10 in 11 the
11 the 12 Green
12 Green 13 Forest
13 Forest 14 will
14 will 15 speak
15 speak 16 to
16 to 17 anybody
17 anybody 18 else
18 else 19 excepting
19 excepting 20 me
20 me 21 .

yo ' cert'nly have got all your ol ' tricks with yo ' . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 yo
1 yo 2 '
2 ' 3 cert'nly
3 cert'nly 4 have
4 have 5 got
5 got 6 all
6 all 7 your
7 your 8 ol
8 ol 9 '
9 ' 10 tricks
10 tricks 11 with
11 with 12 yo
12 yo 13 '
13 ' 14 .
14 . 15 "

" yes , " said the voice , " ah done got all mah ol ' tricks and some more .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 yes
2 yes 3 ,
3 , 4 "
4 " 5 said
5 said 6 the
6 the 7 voice
7 voice 8 ,
8 , 9 "
9 " 10 ah
10 ah 11 done
11 done 12 got
12 got 13 all
13 all 14 mah
14 mah 15 ol
15 ol 16 '
16 ' 17 tricks
17 tricks 18 and
18 and 19 some
19 some 20 more
20 more 21 .

Don ' yo ' think it is most time to stop ?
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Don
1 Don 2 '
2 ' 3 yo
3 yo 4 '
4 ' 5 think
5 think 6 it
6 it 7 is
7 is 8 most
8 most 9 time
9 time 10 to
10 to 11 stop
11 stop 12 ?

ah don't want to show mahself in daylight .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 ah
1 ah 2 don't
2 don't 3 want
3 want 4 to
4 to 5 show
5 show 6 mahself
6 mahself 7 in
7 in 8 daylight
8 daylight 9 .

besides , if Ah'm found out , nobody ain't gwine to have anything to do with me . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 besides
1 besides 2 ,
2 , 3 if
3 if 4 Ah'm
4 Ah'm 5 found
5 found 6 out
6 out 7 ,
7 , 8 nobody
8 nobody 9 ain't
9 ain't 10 gwine
10 gwine 11 to
11 to 12 have
12 have 13 anything
13 anything 14 to
14 to 15 do
15 do 16 with
16 with 17 me
17 me 18 .
18 . 19 "

" don't yo ' worry .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 don't
2 don't 3 yo
3 yo 4 '
4 ' 5 worry
5 worry 6 .

nobody 's gwine to find yo ' out .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 nobody
1 nobody 2 's
2 's 3 gwine
3 gwine 4 to
4 to 5 find
5 find 6 yo
6 yo 7 '
7 ' 8 out
8 out 9 .

we 'll keep it up just a day or two longer .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 we
1 we 2 'll
2 'll 3 keep
3 keep 4 it
4 it 5 up
5 up 6 just
6 just 7 a
7 a 8 day
8 day 9 or
9 or 10 two
10 two 11 longer
11 longer 12 .

yo ' cert'nly am powerful good at imitating other people 's voices .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 yo
1 yo 2 '
2 ' 3 cert'nly
3 cert'nly 4 am
4 am 5 powerful
5 powerful 6 good
6 good 7 at
7 at 8 imitating
8 imitating 9 other
9 other 10 people
10 people 11 's
11 's 12 voices
12 voices 13 .

ah wonder that Ol ' Mistah Buzzard hasn't got his eye on yo ' before now , " said Unc ' Billy Possum .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 ah
1 ah 2 wonder
2 wonder 3 that
3 that 4 Ol
4 Ol 5 '
5 ' 6 Mistah
6 Mistah 7 Buzzard
7 Buzzard 8 hasn't
8 hasn't 9 got
9 got 10 his
10 his 11 eye
11 eye 12 on
12 on 13 yo
13 yo 14 '
14 ' 15 before
15 before 16 now
16 now 17 ,
17 , 18 "
18 " 19 said
19 said 20 Unc
20 Unc 21 '
21 ' 22 Billy
22 Billy 23 Possum
23 Possum 24 .

Bobby Coon had become wide awake as he listened .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Bobby
1 Bobby 2 Coon
2 Coon 3 had
3 had 4 become
4 become 5 wide
5 wide 6 awake
6 awake 7 as
7 as 8 he
8 he 9 listened
9 listened 10 .

Bobby waited until Unc ' Billy and his friend had left .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Bobby
1 Bobby 2 waited
2 waited 3 until
3 until 4 Unc
4 Unc 5 '
5 ' 6 Billy
6 Billy 7 and
7 and 8 his
8 his 9 friend
9 friend 10 had
10 had 11 left
11 left 12 .

then he crawled out of the hollow log , and he was chuckling to himself .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 then
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 crawled
3 crawled 4 out
4 out 5 of
5 of 6 the
6 the 7 hollow
7 hollow 8 log
8 log 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 he
11 he 12 was
12 was 13 chuckling
13 chuckling 14 to
14 to 15 himself
15 himself 16 .

" I 'll just have a little talk with Ol ' Mistah Buzzard , " said Bobby to himself .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 I
2 I 3 'll
3 'll 4 just
4 just 5 have
5 have 6 a
6 a 7 little
7 little 8 talk
8 talk 9 with
9 with 10 Ol
10 Ol 11 '
11 ' 12 Mistah
12 Mistah 13 Buzzard
13 Buzzard 14 ,
14 , 15 "
15 " 16 said
16 said 17 Bobby
17 Bobby 18 to
18 to 19 himself
19 himself 20 .

XX
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BOBBY COON AND OL ' MISTAH BUZZARD HAVE A TALK
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 BOBBY
1 BOBBY 2 COON
2 COON 3 AND
3 AND 4 OL
4 OL 5 '
5 ' 6 MISTAH
6 MISTAH 7 BUZZARD
7 BUZZARD 8 HAVE
8 HAVE 9 A
9 A 10 TALK

Bobby had watched him until his own neck ached .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Bobby
1 Bobby 2 had
2 had 3 watched
3 watched 4 him
4 him 5 until
5 until 6 his
6 his 7 own
7 own 8 neck
8 neck 9 ached
9 ached 10 .

Mistah Buzzard hardly ever moved his wings .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Mistah
1 Mistah 2 Buzzard
2 Buzzard 3 hardly
3 hardly 4 ever
4 ever 5 moved
5 moved 6 his
6 his 7 wings
7 wings 8 .

at last Mistah Buzzard came sailing down straight for the tall dead tree .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 at
1 at 2 last
2 last 3 Mistah
3 Mistah 4 Buzzard
4 Buzzard 5 came
5 came 6 sailing
6 sailing 7 down
7 down 8 straight
8 straight 9 for
9 for 10 the
10 the 11 tall
11 tall 12 dead
12 dead 13 tree
13 tree 14 .

with two or three flaps of his great wings he settled down on his favorite perch and looked down at Bobby Coon .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 with
1 with 2 two
2 two 3 or
3 or 4 three
4 three 5 flaps
5 flaps 6 of
6 of 7 his
7 his 8 great
8 great 9 wings
9 wings 10 he
10 he 11 settled
11 settled 12 down
12 down 13 on
13 on 14 his
14 his 15 favorite
15 favorite 16 perch
16 perch 17 and
17 and 18 looked
18 looked 19 down
19 down 20 at
20 at 21 Bobby
21 Bobby 22 Coon
22 Coon 23 .

" good mo'ning , Brer Coon , " said Ol ' Mistah Buzzard .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 good
2 good 3 mo'ning
3 mo'ning 4 ,
4 , 5 Brer
5 Brer 6 Coon
6 Coon 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 said
9 said 10 Ol
10 Ol 11 '
11 ' 12 Mistah
12 Mistah 13 Buzzard
13 Buzzard 14 .

" fair to middling well , " said Ol ' Mistah Buzzard , with a twinkle in his eyes .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 fair
2 fair 3 to
3 to 4 middling
4 middling 5 well
5 well 6 ,
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 said
8 said 9 Ol
9 Ol 10 '
10 ' 11 Mistah
11 Mistah 12 Buzzard
12 Buzzard 13 ,
13 , 14 with
14 with 15 a
15 a 16 twinkle
16 twinkle 17 in
17 in 18 his
18 his 19 eyes
19 eyes 20 .

" what can Ah do fo ' yo'all ? "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 can
3 can 4 Ah
4 Ah 5 do
5 do 6 fo
6 fo 7 '
7 ' 8 yo'all
8 yo'all 9 ?
9 ? 10 "

is there ? "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 is
1 is 2 there
2 there 3 ?
3 ? 4 "

Bobby was using his very politest manner .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Bobby
1 Bobby 2 was
2 was 3 using
3 using 4 his
4 his 5 very
5 very 6 politest
6 politest 7 manner
7 manner 8 .

" Cert'nly !
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1 " 2 Cert'nly
2 Cert'nly 3 !

Cert'nly ! " chuckled Ol ' Mistah Buzzard .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Cert'nly
1 Cert'nly 2 !
2 ! 3 "
3 " 4 chuckled
4 chuckled 5 Ol
5 Ol 6 '
6 ' 7 Mistah
7 Mistah 8 Buzzard
8 Buzzard 9 .

" it 's Mistah Mockah the Mocking-bird .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 's
3 's 4 Mistah
4 Mistah 5 Mockah
5 Mockah 6 the
6 the 7 Mocking-bird
7 Mocking-bird 8 .

why , that bird just likes to go around making trouble ; he just naturally likes to .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 why
1 why 2 ,
2 , 3 that
3 that 4 bird
4 bird 5 just
5 just 6 likes
6 likes 7 to
7 to 8 go
8 go 9 around
9 around 10 making
10 making 11 trouble
11 trouble 12 ;
12 ; 13 he
13 he 14 just
14 just 15 naturally
15 naturally 16 likes
16 likes 17 to
17 to 18 .

why do yo ' ask , Brer Coon ? "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 why
1 why 2 do
2 do 3 yo
3 yo 4 '
4 ' 5 ask
5 ask 6 ,
6 , 7 Brer
7 Brer 8 Coon
8 Coon 9 ?
9 ? 10 "

" because he is right here in the Green Forest now , " replied Bobby Coon .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 because
2 because 3 he
3 he 4 is
4 is 5 right
5 right 6 here
6 here 7 in
7 in 8 the
8 the 9 Green
9 Green 10 Forest
10 Forest 11 now
11 now 12 ,
12 , 13 "
13 " 14 replied
14 replied 15 Bobby
15 Bobby 16 Coon
16 Coon 17 .

" what 's that yo ' am a-saying , Brer Coon ?
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 's
3 's 4 that
4 that 5 yo
5 yo 6 '
6 ' 7 am
7 am 8 a-saying
8 a-saying 9 ,
9 , 10 Brer
10 Brer 11 Coon
11 Coon 12 ?

what 's that ? " cried Ol ' Mistah Buzzard , growing very excited .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 what
1 what 2 's
2 's 3 that
3 that 4 ?
4 ? 5 "
5 " 6 cried
6 cried 7 Ol
7 Ol 8 '
8 ' 9 Mistah
9 Mistah 10 Buzzard
10 Buzzard 11 ,
11 , 12 growing
12 growing 13 very
13 very 14 excited
14 excited 15 .

Ol ' Mistah Buzzard chuckled .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Ol
1 Ol 2 '
2 ' 3 Mistah
3 Mistah 4 Buzzard
4 Buzzard 5 chuckled
5 chuckled 6 .

" yo ' might have known Unc ' Billy was behind all that trouble , " said he .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 yo
2 yo 3 '
3 ' 4 might
4 might 5 have
5 have 6 known
6 known 7 Unc
7 Unc 8 '
8 ' 9 Billy
9 Billy 10 was
10 was 11 behind
11 behind 12 all
12 all 13 that
13 that 14 trouble
14 trouble 15 ,
15 , 16 "
16 " 17 said
17 said 18 he
18 he 19 .

" yes , Sah , yo ' might have known that ol ' rascal was behind it .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 yes
2 yes 3 ,
3 , 4 Sah
4 Sah 5 ,
5 , 6 yo
6 yo 7 '
7 ' 8 might
8 might 9 have
9 have 10 known
10 known 11 that
11 that 12 ol
12 ol 13 '
13 ' 14 rascal
14 rascal 15 was
15 was 16 behind
16 behind 17 it
17 it 18 .

when Unc ' Billy Possum and Mockah get their haids together , there sho'ly is gwine to be something doing . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 when
1 when 2 Unc
2 Unc 3 '
3 ' 4 Billy
4 Billy 5 Possum
5 Possum 6 and
6 and 7 Mockah
7 Mockah 8 get
8 get 9 their
9 their 10 haids
10 haids 11 together
11 together 12 ,
12 , 13 there
13 there 14 sho'ly
14 sho'ly 15 is
15 is 16 gwine
16 gwine 17 to
17 to 18 be
18 be 19 something
19 something 20 doing
20 doing 21 .
21 . 22 "

XXI
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BOBBY COON HAS A BUSY DAY
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 BOBBY
1 BOBBY 2 COON
2 COON 3 HAS
3 HAS 4 A
4 A 5 BUSY
5 BUSY 6 DAY

Bobby Coon had left Ol ' Mistah Buzzard sitting on his favorite dead tree .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Bobby
1 Bobby 2 Coon
2 Coon 3 had
3 had 4 left
4 left 5 Ol
5 Ol 6 '
6 ' 7 Mistah
7 Mistah 8 Buzzard
8 Buzzard 9 sitting
9 sitting 10 on
10 on 11 his
11 his 12 favorite
12 favorite 13 dead
13 dead 14 tree
14 tree 15 .

every few minutes Ol ' Mistah Buzzard would chuckle .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 every
1 every 2 few
2 few 3 minutes
3 minutes 4 Ol
4 Ol 5 '
5 ' 6 Mistah
6 Mistah 7 Buzzard
7 Buzzard 8 would
8 would 9 chuckle
9 chuckle 10 .

" Brer Coon is right smart , and Ah reckon Unc ' Billy Possum is gwine to get a taste of his own medicine .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 Brer
2 Brer 3 Coon
3 Coon 4 is
4 is 5 right
5 right 6 smart
6 smart 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 Ah
9 Ah 10 reckon
10 reckon 11 Unc
11 Unc 12 '
12 ' 13 Billy
13 Billy 14 Possum
14 Possum 15 is
15 is 16 gwine
16 gwine 17 to
17 to 18 get
18 get 19 a
19 a 20 taste
20 taste 21 of
21 of 22 his
22 his 23 own
23 own 24 medicine
24 medicine 25 .

yes , Sah , Ah reckon he is ! " said Ol ' Mistah Buzzard .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 yes
1 yes 2 ,
2 , 3 Sah
3 Sah 4 ,
4 , 5 Ah
5 Ah 6 reckon
6 reckon 7 he
7 he 8 is
8 is 9 !
9 ! 10 "
10 " 11 said
11 said 12 Ol
12 Ol 13 '
13 ' 14 Mistah
14 Mistah 15 Buzzard
15 Buzzard 16 .

he whispered a few words in the ear of one and then hurried on to whisper to the next one .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 he
1 he 2 whispered
2 whispered 3 a
3 a 4 few
4 few 5 words
5 words 6 in
6 in 7 the
7 the 8 ear
8 ear 9 of
9 of 10 one
10 one 11 and
11 and 12 then
12 then 13 hurried
13 hurried 14 on
14 on 15 to
15 to 16 whisper
16 whisper 17 to
17 to 18 the
18 the 19 next
19 next 20 one
20 one 21 .

when he got through , he always carried away with him a promise that just what he had asked should be done .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 when
1 when 2 he
2 he 3 got
3 got 4 through
4 through 5 ,
5 , 6 he
6 he 7 always
7 always 8 carried
8 carried 9 away
9 away 10 with
10 with 11 him
11 him 12 a
12 a 13 promise
13 promise 14 that
14 that 15 just
15 just 16 what
16 what 17 he
17 he 18 had
18 had 19 asked
19 asked 20 should
20 should 21 be
21 be 22 done
22 done 23 .

it was the busiest day that Bobby Coon could remember .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 it
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 the
3 the 4 busiest
4 busiest 5 day
5 day 6 that
6 that 7 Bobby
7 Bobby 8 Coon
8 Coon 9 could
9 could 10 remember
10 remember 11 .

it was the very next morning that Unc ' Billy Possum was trotting along the Crooked Little Path down the hill .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 it
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 the
3 the 4 very
4 very 5 next
5 next 6 morning
6 morning 7 that
7 that 8 Unc
8 Unc 9 '
9 ' 10 Billy
10 Billy 11 Possum
11 Possum 12 was
12 was 13 trotting
13 trotting 14 along
14 along 15 the
15 the 16 Crooked
16 Crooked 17 Little
17 Little 18 Path
18 Path 19 down
19 down 20 the
20 the 21 hill
21 hill 22 .

he was just starting out on his daily round of calls , and he was grinning as only Unc ' Billy Possum can grin .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 he
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 just
3 just 4 starting
4 starting 5 out
5 out 6 on
6 on 7 his
7 his 8 daily
8 daily 9 round
9 round 10 of
10 of 11 calls
11 calls 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 he
14 he 15 was
15 was 16 grinning
16 grinning 17 as
17 as 18 only
18 only 19 Unc
19 Unc 20 '
20 ' 21 Billy
21 Billy 22 Possum
22 Possum 23 can
23 can 24 grin
24 grin 25 .

" Mah name is Billy Possum and mah home 's a hollow tree !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 Mah
2 Mah 3 name
3 name 4 is
4 is 5 Billy
5 Billy 6 Possum
6 Possum 7 and
7 and 8 mah
8 mah 9 home
9 home 10 's
10 's 11 a
11 a 12 hollow
12 hollow 13 tree
13 tree 14 !

by day or night Ah wander forth it 's all the same to me !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 by
1 by 2 day
2 day 3 or
3 or 4 night
4 night 5 Ah
5 Ah 6 wander
6 wander 7 forth
7 forth 8 it
8 it 9 's
9 's 10 all
10 all 11 the
11 the 12 same
12 same 13 to
13 to 14 me
14 me 15 !

ah fill mah stomach with an egg , or sometimes it is fish ; In fact Ah always helps mahself to anything Ah wish .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 ah
1 ah 2 fill
2 fill 3 mah
3 mah 4 stomach
4 stomach 5 with
5 with 6 an
6 an 7 egg
7 egg 8 ,
8 , 9 or
9 or 10 sometimes
10 sometimes 11 it
11 it 12 is
12 is 13 fish
13 fish 14 ;
14 ; 15 In
15 In 16 fact
16 fact 17 Ah
17 Ah 18 always
18 always 19 helps
19 helps 20 mahself
20 mahself 21 to
21 to 22 anything
22 anything 23 Ah
23 Ah 24 wish
24 wish 25 .

this morning he was on his way to call first on Johnny Chuck .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 this
1 this 2 morning
2 morning 3 he
3 he 4 was
4 was 5 on
5 on 6 his
6 his 7 way
7 way 8 to
8 to 9 call
9 call 10 first
10 first 11 on
11 on 12 Johnny
12 Johnny 13 Chuck
13 Chuck 14 .

half-way down the hill he met Bobby Coon .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 half-way
1 half-way 2 down
2 down 3 the
3 the 4 hill
4 hill 5 he
5 he 6 met
6 met 7 Bobby
7 Bobby 8 Coon
8 Coon 9 .

Unc ' Billy stopped and held out one hand as he said " good mo'ning , Brer Coon .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Unc
1 Unc 2 '
2 ' 3 Billy
3 Billy 4 stopped
4 stopped 5 and
5 and 6 held
6 held 7 out
7 out 8 one
8 one 9 hand
9 hand 10 as
10 as 11 he
11 he 12 said
12 said 13 "
13 " 14 good
14 good 15 mo'ning
15 mo'ning 16 ,
16 , 17 Brer
17 Brer 18 Coon
18 Coon 19 .

how do yo'all do this fine mo'ning ? "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 how
1 how 2 do
2 do 3 yo'all
3 yo'all 4 do
4 do 5 this
5 this 6 fine
6 fine 7 mo'ning
7 mo'ning 8 ?
8 ? 9 "

Bobby Coon walked right past as if he didn't see Unc ' Billy at all .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Bobby
1 Bobby 2 Coon
2 Coon 3 walked
3 walked 4 right
4 right 5 past
5 past 6 as
6 as 7 if
7 if 8 he
8 he 9 didn't
9 didn't 10 see
10 see 11 Unc
11 Unc 12 '
12 ' 13 Billy
13 Billy 14 at
14 at 15 all
15 all 16 .

he didn't even look at him .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 he
1 he 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 even
3 even 4 look
4 look 5 at
5 at 6 him
6 him 7 .

" what 's the matter with yo ' this mo'ning , Brer Coon ? " shouted Unc ' Billy .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 's
3 's 4 the
4 the 5 matter
5 matter 6 with
6 with 7 yo
7 yo 8 '
8 ' 9 this
9 this 10 mo'ning
10 mo'ning 11 ,
11 , 12 Brer
12 Brer 13 Coon
13 Coon 14 ?
14 ? 15 "
15 " 16 shouted
16 shouted 17 Unc
17 Unc 18 '
18 ' 19 Billy
19 Billy 20 .

Bobby Coon kept right on , without so much as turning his head .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Bobby
1 Bobby 2 Coon
2 Coon 3 kept
3 kept 4 right
4 right 5 on
5 on 6 ,
6 , 7 without
7 without 8 so
8 so 9 much
9 much 10 as
10 as 11 turning
11 turning 12 his
12 his 13 head
13 head 14 .

Unc ' Billy watched him , and there was a puzzled look on Unc ' Billy 's face .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Unc
1 Unc 2 '
2 ' 3 Billy
3 Billy 4 watched
4 watched 5 him
5 him 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 there
8 there 9 was
9 was 10 a
10 a 11 puzzled
11 puzzled 12 look
12 look 13 on
13 on 14 Unc
14 Unc 15 '
15 ' 16 Billy
16 Billy 17 's
17 's 18 face
18 face 19 .

" must be that Brer Coon has something powerful impo'tant on his mind , " muttered Unc ' Billy , as he started on .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 must
2 must 3 be
3 be 4 that
4 that 5 Brer
5 Brer 6 Coon
6 Coon 7 has
7 has 8 something
8 something 9 powerful
9 powerful 10 impo'tant
10 impo'tant 11 on
11 on 12 his
12 his 13 mind
13 mind 14 ,
14 , 15 "
15 " 16 muttered
16 muttered 17 Unc
17 Unc 18 '
18 ' 19 Billy
19 Billy 20 ,
20 , 21 as
21 as 22 he
22 he 23 started
23 started 24 on
24 on 25 .

pretty soon he met Jimmy Skunk who had always been one of Unc ' Billy 's best friends .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 pretty
1 pretty 2 soon
2 soon 3 he
3 he 4 met
4 met 5 Jimmy
5 Jimmy 6 Skunk
6 Skunk 7 who
7 who 8 had
8 had 9 always
9 always 10 been
10 been 11 one
11 one 12 of
12 of 13 Unc
13 Unc 14 '
14 ' 15 Billy
15 Billy 16 's
16 's 17 best
17 best 18 friends
18 friends 19 .

Jimmy was looking under every stick and stone for beetles for his breakfast .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Jimmy
1 Jimmy 2 was
2 was 3 looking
3 looking 4 under
4 under 5 every
5 every 6 stick
6 stick 7 and
7 and 8 stone
8 stone 9 for
9 for 10 beetles
10 beetles 11 for
11 for 12 his
12 his 13 breakfast
13 breakfast 14 .

" good mo'ning , Neighbor Skunk ! " said Unc ' Billy in his heartiest voice .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 good
2 good 3 mo'ning
3 mo'ning 4 ,
4 , 5 Neighbor
5 Neighbor 6 Skunk
6 Skunk 7 !
7 ! 8 "
8 " 9 said
9 said 10 Unc
10 Unc 11 '
11 ' 12 Billy
12 Billy 13 in
13 in 14 his
14 his 15 heartiest
15 heartiest 16 voice
16 voice 17 .

Jimmy just went right on about his business .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Jimmy
1 Jimmy 2 just
2 just 3 went
3 went 4 right
4 right 5 on
5 on 6 about
6 about 7 his
7 his 8 business
8 business 9 .

Unc ' Billy sat down and scratched his head .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Unc
1 Unc 2 '
2 ' 3 Billy
3 Billy 4 sat
4 sat 5 down
5 down 6 and
6 and 7 scratched
7 scratched 8 his
8 his 9 head
9 head 10 .

his face had lost the cheerful grin with which he had started out .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 his
1 his 2 face
2 face 3 had
3 had 4 lost
4 lost 5 the
5 the 6 cheerful
6 cheerful 7 grin
7 grin 8 with
8 with 9 which
9 which 10 he
10 he 11 had
11 had 12 started
12 started 13 out
13 out 14 .

pretty soon he started on , but every few minutes he would stop and scratch his head thoughtfully .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 pretty
1 pretty 2 soon
2 soon 3 he
3 he 4 started
4 started 5 on
5 on 6 ,
6 , 7 but
7 but 8 every
8 every 9 few
9 few 10 minutes
10 minutes 11 he
11 he 12 would
12 would 13 stop
13 stop 14 and
14 and 15 scratch
15 scratch 16 his
16 his 17 head
17 head 18 thoughtfully
18 thoughtfully 19 .

he didn't know what to make of Bobby Coon and Jimmy Skunk .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 he
1 he 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 know
3 know 4 what
4 what 5 to
5 to 6 make
6 make 7 of
7 of 8 Bobby
8 Bobby 9 Coon
9 Coon 10 and
10 and 11 Jimmy
11 Jimmy 12 Skunk
12 Skunk 13 .

he was so surprised that he hadn't known whether to be angry or not .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 he
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 so
3 so 4 surprised
4 surprised 5 that
5 that 6 he
6 he 7 hadn't
7 hadn't 8 known
8 known 9 whether
9 whether 10 to
10 to 11 be
11 be 12 angry
12 angry 13 or
13 or 14 not
14 not 15 .

" ah must find out what Brer Chuck knows about it , " thought Unc ' Billy , as he trotted on .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 ah
2 ah 3 must
3 must 4 find
4 find 5 out
5 out 6 what
6 what 7 Brer
7 Brer 8 Chuck
8 Chuck 9 knows
9 knows 10 about
10 about 11 it
11 it 12 ,
12 , 13 "
13 " 14 thought
14 thought 15 Unc
15 Unc 16 '
16 ' 17 Billy
17 Billy 18 ,
18 , 19 as
19 as 20 he
20 he 21 trotted
21 trotted 22 on
22 on 23 .

XXII
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UNC ' BILLY POSSUM SEES MANY BACKS
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1 UNC 2 '
2 ' 3 BILLY
3 BILLY 4 POSSUM
4 POSSUM 5 SEES
5 SEES 6 MANY
6 MANY 7 BACKS

Unc ' Billy Possum was very sober as he hurried down the Lone Little Path to Johnny Chuck 's house .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Unc
1 Unc 2 '
2 ' 3 Billy
3 Billy 4 Possum
4 Possum 5 was
5 was 6 very
6 very 7 sober
7 sober 8 as
8 as 9 he
9 he 10 hurried
10 hurried 11 down
11 down 12 the
12 the 13 Lone
13 Lone 14 Little
14 Little 15 Path
15 Path 16 to
16 to 17 Johnny
17 Johnny 18 Chuck
18 Chuck 19 's
19 's 20 house
20 house 21 .

he was very sober indeed , and that is very unusual for Unc ' Billy Possum .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 he
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 very
3 very 4 sober
4 sober 5 indeed
5 indeed 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 that
8 that 9 is
9 is 10 very
10 very 11 unusual
11 unusual 12 for
12 for 13 Unc
13 Unc 14 '
14 ' 15 Billy
15 Billy 16 Possum
16 Possum 17 .

it was very plain to see that something was bothering him .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 it
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 very
3 very 4 plain
4 plain 5 to
5 to 6 see
6 see 7 that
7 that 8 something
8 something 9 was
9 was 10 bothering
10 bothering 11 him
11 him 12 .

Johnny Chuck was sitting on his doorstep when Unc ' Billy Possum came in sight , trotting down the Lone Little Path .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Johnny
1 Johnny 2 Chuck
2 Chuck 3 was
3 was 4 sitting
4 sitting 5 on
5 on 6 his
6 his 7 doorstep
7 doorstep 8 when
8 when 9 Unc
9 Unc 10 '
10 ' 11 Billy
11 Billy 12 Possum
12 Possum 13 came
13 came 14 in
14 in 15 sight
15 sight 16 ,
16 , 17 trotting
17 trotting 18 down
18 down 19 the
19 the 20 Lone
20 Lone 21 Little
21 Little 22 Path
22 Path 23 .

Unc ' Billy came to a stop about two feet behind Johnny Chuck .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Unc
1 Unc 2 '
2 ' 3 Billy
3 Billy 4 came
4 came 5 to
5 to 6 a
6 a 7 stop
7 stop 8 about
8 about 9 two
9 two 10 feet
10 feet 11 behind
11 behind 12 Johnny
12 Johnny 13 Chuck
13 Chuck 14 .

" A-hem ! " said Unc ' Billy .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 A-hem
2 A-hem 3 !
3 ! 4 "
4 " 5 said
5 said 6 Unc
6 Unc 7 '
7 ' 8 Billy
8 Billy 9 .

Johnny Chuck sat there without moving , just as if he hadn't heard .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Johnny
1 Johnny 2 Chuck
2 Chuck 3 sat
3 sat 4 there
4 there 5 without
5 without 6 moving
6 moving 7 ,
7 , 8 just
8 just 9 as
9 as 10 if
10 if 11 he
11 he 12 hadn't
12 hadn't 13 heard
13 heard 14 .

" it 's a fine mo'ning , " said Unc ' Billy in his pleasantest voice .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 's
3 's 4 a
4 a 5 fine
5 fine 6 mo'ning
6 mo'ning 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 said
9 said 10 Unc
10 Unc 11 '
11 ' 12 Billy
12 Billy 13 in
13 in 14 his
14 his 15 pleasantest
15 pleasantest 16 voice
16 voice 17 .

instead of replying , Johnny Chuck suddenly kicked up his heels and disappeared inside his house .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 instead
1 instead 2 of
2 of 3 replying
3 replying 4 ,
4 , 5 Johnny
5 Johnny 6 Chuck
6 Chuck 7 suddenly
7 suddenly 8 kicked
8 kicked 9 up
9 up 10 his
10 his 11 heels
11 heels 12 and
12 and 13 disappeared
13 disappeared 14 inside
14 inside 15 his
15 his 16 house
16 house 17 .

after a while he started on .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 after
1 after 2 a
2 a 3 while
3 while 4 he
4 he 5 started
5 started 6 on
6 on 7 .

pretty soon he came to where Danny Meadow Mouse was playing all by himself .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 pretty
1 pretty 2 soon
2 soon 3 he
3 he 4 came
4 came 5 to
5 to 6 where
6 where 7 Danny
7 Danny 8 Meadow
8 Meadow 9 Mouse
9 Mouse 10 was
10 was 11 playing
11 playing 12 all
12 all 13 by
13 by 14 himself
14 himself 15 .

he didn't know that Unc ' Billy was about until Unc ' Billy said : " good mo'ning , Brer Meadow Mouse . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 he
1 he 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 know
3 know 4 that
4 that 5 Unc
5 Unc 6 '
6 ' 7 Billy
7 Billy 8 was
8 was 9 about
9 about 10 until
10 until 11 Unc
11 Unc 12 '
12 ' 13 Billy
13 Billy 14 said
14 said 15 :
15 : 16 "
16 " 17 good
17 good 18 mo'ning
18 mo'ning 19 ,
19 , 20 Brer
20 Brer 21 Meadow
21 Meadow 22 Mouse
22 Mouse 23 .
23 . 24 "

now Danny had always been delighted to see Unc ' Billy Possum and to have a chat with him whenever Unc ' Billy would stop .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 now
1 now 2 Danny
2 Danny 3 had
3 had 4 always
4 always 5 been
5 been 6 delighted
6 delighted 7 to
7 to 8 see
8 see 9 Unc
9 Unc 10 '
10 ' 11 Billy
11 Billy 12 Possum
12 Possum 13 and
13 and 14 to
14 to 15 have
15 have 16 a
16 a 17 chat
17 chat 18 with
18 with 19 him
19 him 20 whenever
20 whenever 21 Unc
21 Unc 22 '
22 ' 23 Billy
23 Billy 24 would
24 would 25 stop
25 stop 26 .

but this morning no sooner did Danny hear Unc ' Billy 's voice than he turned his back to Unc ' Billy .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 but
1 but 2 this
2 this 3 morning
3 morning 4 no
4 no 5 sooner
5 sooner 6 did
6 did 7 Danny
7 Danny 8 hear
8 hear 9 Unc
9 Unc 10 '
10 ' 11 Billy
11 Billy 12 's
12 's 13 voice
13 voice 14 than
14 than 15 he
15 he 16 turned
16 turned 17 his
17 his 18 back
18 back 19 to
19 to 20 Unc
20 Unc 21 '
21 ' 22 Billy
22 Billy 23 .

this was more than Unc ' Billy could stand .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 this
1 this 2 was
2 was 3 more
3 more 4 than
4 than 5 Unc
5 Unc 6 '
6 ' 7 Billy
7 Billy 8 could
8 could 9 stand
9 stand 10 .

so Unc ' Billy Possum gave it up and went on down to the Smiling Pool .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 so
1 so 2 Unc
2 Unc 3 '
3 ' 4 Billy
4 Billy 5 Possum
5 Possum 6 gave
6 gave 7 it
7 it 8 up
8 up 9 and
9 and 10 went
10 went 11 on
11 on 12 down
12 down 13 to
13 to 14 the
14 the 15 Smiling
15 Smiling 16 Pool
16 Pool 17 .

there Little Joe Otter and Billy Mink and Jerry Muskrat were at play .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 there
1 there 2 Little
2 Little 3 Joe
3 Joe 4 Otter
4 Otter 5 and
5 and 6 Billy
6 Billy 7 Mink
7 Mink 8 and
8 and 9 Jerry
9 Jerry 10 Muskrat
10 Muskrat 11 were
11 were 12 at
12 at 13 play
13 play 14 .

" Hello , yo'alls ! " shouted Unc ' Billy .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 Hello
2 Hello 3 ,
3 , 4 yo'alls
4 yo'alls 5 !
5 ! 6 "
6 " 7 shouted
7 shouted 8 Unc
8 Unc 9 '
9 ' 10 Billy
10 Billy 11 .

splash !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 splash
1 splash 2 !

all three had dived into the Smiling Pool , and though Unc ' Billy waited and waited , he didn't see one of them again .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 all
1 all 2 three
2 three 3 had
3 had 4 dived
4 dived 5 into
5 into 6 the
6 the 7 Smiling
7 Smiling 8 Pool
8 Pool 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 though
11 though 12 Unc
12 Unc 13 '
13 ' 14 Billy
14 Billy 15 waited
15 waited 16 and
16 and 17 waited
17 waited 18 ,
18 , 19 he
19 he 20 didn't
20 didn't 21 see
21 see 22 one
22 one 23 of
23 of 24 them
24 them 25 again
25 again 26 .

so he went home to his hollow tree in the Green Forest early that day to try and study out what it all meant .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 so
1 so 2 he
2 he 3 went
3 went 4 home
4 home 5 to
5 to 6 his
6 his 7 hollow
7 hollow 8 tree
8 tree 9 in
9 in 10 the
10 the 11 Green
11 Green 12 Forest
12 Forest 13 early
13 early 14 that
14 that 15 day
15 day 16 to
16 to 17 try
17 try 18 and
18 and 19 study
19 study 20 out
20 out 21 what
21 what 22 it
22 it 23 all
23 all 24 meant
24 meant 25 .

XXIII
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UNC ' BILLY POSSUM CONSULTS OL ' MISTAH BUZZARD
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1 UNC 2 '
2 ' 3 BILLY
3 BILLY 4 POSSUM
4 POSSUM 5 CONSULTS
5 CONSULTS 6 OL
6 OL 7 '
7 ' 8 MISTAH
8 MISTAH 9 BUZZARD

Ol ' Mistah Buzzard has very sharp eyes .
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1 Ol 2 '
2 ' 3 Mistah
3 Mistah 4 Buzzard
4 Buzzard 5 has
5 has 6 very
6 very 7 sharp
7 sharp 8 eyes
8 eyes 9 .

nobody has sharper eyes than he .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 nobody
1 nobody 2 has
2 has 3 sharper
3 sharper 4 eyes
4 eyes 5 than
5 than 6 he
6 he 7 .

there is very little that Ol ' Mistah Buzzard misses .
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1 there 2 is
2 is 3 very
3 very 4 little
4 little 5 that
5 that 6 Ol
6 Ol 7 '
7 ' 8 Mistah
8 Mistah 9 Buzzard
9 Buzzard 10 misses
10 misses 11 .

by and by Unc ' Billy looked up in the sky where Ol ' Mistah Buzzard was sailing ' round and ' round .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 by
1 by 2 and
2 and 3 by
3 by 4 Unc
4 Unc 5 '
5 ' 6 Billy
6 Billy 7 looked
7 looked 8 up
8 up 9 in
9 in 10 the
10 the 11 sky
11 sky 12 where
12 where 13 Ol
13 Ol 14 '
14 ' 15 Mistah
15 Mistah 16 Buzzard
16 Buzzard 17 was
17 was 18 sailing
18 sailing 19 '
19 ' 20 round
20 round 21 and
21 and 22 '
22 ' 23 round
23 round 24 .

then Unc ' Billy hopped up mighty spry .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 then
1 then 2 Unc
2 Unc 3 '
3 ' 4 Billy
4 Billy 5 hopped
5 hopped 6 up
6 up 7 mighty
7 mighty 8 spry
8 spry 9 .

he hadn't been there long when Unc ' Billy Possum came shuffling along , just as if he was out walking for his health .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 he
1 he 2 hadn't
2 hadn't 3 been
3 been 4 there
4 there 5 long
5 long 6 when
6 when 7 Unc
7 Unc 8 '
8 ' 9 Billy
9 Billy 10 Possum
10 Possum 11 came
11 came 12 shuffling
12 shuffling 13 along
13 along 14 ,
14 , 15 just
15 just 16 as
16 as 17 if
17 if 18 he
18 he 19 was
19 was 20 out
20 out 21 walking
21 walking 22 for
22 for 23 his
23 his 24 health
24 health 25 .

" howdy , Mistah Buzzard !
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1 " 2 howdy
2 howdy 3 ,
3 , 4 Mistah
4 Mistah 5 Buzzard
5 Buzzard 6 !

ah cert'nly hopes yo'all feel right smart , " said Unc ' Billy .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 ah
1 ah 2 cert'nly
2 cert'nly 3 hopes
3 hopes 4 yo'all
4 yo'all 5 feel
5 feel 6 right
6 right 7 smart
7 smart 8 ,
8 , 9 "
9 " 10 said
10 said 11 Unc
11 Unc 12 '
12 ' 13 Billy
13 Billy 14 .

Ol ' Mistah Buzzard 's eyes twinkled as he replied : " ah feel right pert , Brer Possum , thank yo ' .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Ol
1 Ol 2 '
2 ' 3 Mistah
3 Mistah 4 Buzzard
4 Buzzard 5 's
5 's 6 eyes
6 eyes 7 twinkled
7 twinkled 8 as
8 as 9 he
9 he 10 replied
10 replied 11 :
11 : 12 "
12 " 13 ah
13 ah 14 feel
14 feel 15 right
15 right 16 pert
16 pert 17 ,
17 , 18 Brer
18 Brer 19 Possum
19 Possum 20 ,
20 , 21 thank
21 thank 22 yo
22 yo 23 '
23 ' 24 .

ah hopes yo ' feel the same .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 ah
1 ah 2 hopes
2 hopes 3 yo
3 yo 4 '
4 ' 5 feel
5 feel 6 the
6 the 7 same
7 same 8 .

yo ' look like nothing ever bothers yo ' . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 yo
1 yo 2 '
2 ' 3 look
3 look 4 like
4 like 5 nothing
5 nothing 6 ever
6 ever 7 bothers
7 bothers 8 yo
8 yo 9 '
9 ' 10 .
10 . 11 "

nothing ever does bother me . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 nothing
1 nothing 2 ever
2 ever 3 does
3 does 4 bother
4 bother 5 me
5 me 6 .
6 . 7 "

" ah watched yo ' take a long walk this mo'ning , Brer Possum , " said Ol ' Mistah Buzzard .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 ah
2 ah 3 watched
3 watched 4 yo
4 yo 5 '
5 ' 6 take
6 take 7 a
7 a 8 long
8 long 9 walk
9 walk 10 this
10 this 11 mo'ning
11 mo'ning 12 ,
12 , 13 Brer
13 Brer 14 Possum
14 Possum 15 ,
15 , 16 "
16 " 17 said
17 said 18 Ol
18 Ol 19 '
19 ' 20 Mistah
20 Mistah 21 Buzzard
21 Buzzard 22 .

" did yo ' , indeed ; yo ' have keen eyes , Mistah Buzzard ! " replied Unc ' Billy .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 did
2 did 3 yo
3 yo 4 '
4 ' 5 ,
5 , 6 indeed
6 indeed 7 ;
7 ; 8 yo
8 yo 9 '
9 ' 10 have
10 have 11 keen
11 keen 12 eyes
12 eyes 13 ,
13 , 14 Mistah
14 Mistah 15 Buzzard
15 Buzzard 16 !
16 ! 17 "
17 " 18 replied
18 replied 19 Unc
19 Unc 20 '
20 ' 21 Billy
21 Billy 22 .

" ah saw yo ' meet a lot of yo ' friends .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 ah
2 ah 3 saw
3 saw 4 yo
4 yo 5 '
5 ' 6 meet
6 meet 7 a
7 a 8 lot
8 lot 9 of
9 of 10 yo
10 yo 11 '
11 ' 12 friends
12 friends 13 .

it 's fine to have a lot of friends , isn't it , Brer Possum ? " said Ol ' Mistah Buzzard .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 it
1 it 2 's
2 's 3 fine
3 fine 4 to
4 to 5 have
5 have 6 a
6 a 7 lot
7 lot 8 of
8 of 9 friends
9 friends 10 ,
10 , 11 isn't
11 isn't 12 it
12 it 13 ,
13 , 14 Brer
14 Brer 15 Possum
15 Possum 16 ?
16 ? 17 "
17 " 18 said
18 said 19 Ol
19 Ol 20 '
20 ' 21 Mistah
21 Mistah 22 Buzzard
22 Buzzard 23 .

Unc ' Billy looked at Ol ' Mistah Buzzard sharply .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Unc
1 Unc 2 '
2 ' 3 Billy
3 Billy 4 looked
4 looked 5 at
5 at 6 Ol
6 Ol 7 '
7 ' 8 Mistah
8 Mistah 9 Buzzard
9 Buzzard 10 sharply
10 sharply 11 .

Unc ' Billy stared , and for a minute he couldn't find his tongue .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Unc
1 Unc 2 '
2 ' 3 Billy
3 Billy 4 stared
4 stared 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 for
7 for 8 a
8 a 9 minute
9 minute 10 he
10 he 11 couldn't
11 couldn't 12 find
12 find 13 his
13 his 14 tongue
14 tongue 15 .

then he heard a noise that sounded very much like a chuckle .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 then
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 heard
3 heard 4 a
4 a 5 noise
5 noise 6 that
6 that 7 sounded
7 sounded 8 very
8 very 9 much
9 much 10 like
10 like 11 a
11 a 12 chuckle
12 chuckle 13 .

in a few minutes it was a laugh .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 in
1 in 2 a
2 a 3 few
3 few 4 minutes
4 minutes 5 it
5 it 6 was
6 was 7 a
7 a 8 laugh
8 laugh 9 .

finally Unc ' Billy began to laugh too .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 finally
1 finally 2 Unc
2 Unc 3 '
3 ' 4 Billy
4 Billy 5 began
5 began 6 to
6 to 7 laugh
7 laugh 8 too
8 too 9 .

Unc ' Billy shook his head doubtfully .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Unc
1 Unc 2 '
2 ' 3 Billy
3 Billy 4 shook
4 shook 5 his
5 his 6 head
6 head 7 doubtfully
7 doubtfully 8 .

" Serves yo'alls right !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 Serves
2 Serves 3 yo'alls
3 yo'alls 4 right
4 right 5 !

" ah know it .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 ah
2 ah 3 know
3 know 4 it
4 it 5 .

it cert'nly does , " replied Unc ' Billy meekly .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 it
1 it 2 cert'nly
2 cert'nly 3 does
3 does 4 ,
4 , 5 "
5 " 6 replied
6 replied 7 Unc
7 Unc 8 '
8 ' 9 Billy
9 Billy 10 meekly
10 meekly 11 .

" mischief always trots ahead of grim ol ' Mistah Trouble , They look and act enough alike to be each other 's double .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 mischief
2 mischief 3 always
3 always 4 trots
4 trots 5 ahead
5 ahead 6 of
6 of 7 grim
7 grim 8 ol
8 ol 9 '
9 ' 10 Mistah
10 Mistah 11 Trouble
11 Trouble 12 ,
12 , 13 They
13 They 14 look
14 look 15 and
15 and 16 act
16 act 17 enough
17 enough 18 alike
18 alike 19 to
19 to 20 be
20 be 21 each
21 each 22 other
22 other 23 's
23 's 24 double
24 double 25 .

whoever fools with Mischief 's gwine to wake some day or other And find that Trouble 's just the same as Mischief 's own twin brother . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 whoever
1 whoever 2 fools
2 fools 3 with
3 with 4 Mischief
4 Mischief 5 's
5 's 6 gwine
6 gwine 7 to
7 to 8 wake
8 wake 9 some
9 some 10 day
10 day 11 or
11 or 12 other
12 other 13 And
13 And 14 find
14 find 15 that
15 that 16 Trouble
16 Trouble 17 's
17 's 18 just
18 just 19 the
19 the 20 same
20 same 21 as
21 as 22 Mischief
22 Mischief 23 's
23 's 24 own
24 own 25 twin
25 twin 26 brother
26 brother 27 .
27 . 28 "

old Mrs Possum grumbled and scolded , but all the time she was thinking , and Unc ' Billy knew that she was .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 old
1 old 2 Mrs
2 Mrs 3 Possum
3 Possum 4 grumbled
4 grumbled 5 and
5 and 6 scolded
6 scolded 7 ,
7 , 8 but
8 but 9 all
9 all 10 the
10 the 11 time
11 time 12 she
12 she 13 was
13 was 14 thinking
14 thinking 15 ,
15 , 16 and
16 and 17 Unc
17 Unc 18 '
18 ' 19 Billy
19 Billy 20 knew
20 knew 21 that
21 that 22 she
22 she 23 was
23 was 24 .

finally she finished sweeping the doorsteps and looked thoughtfully at Unc ' Billy .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 finally
1 finally 2 she
2 she 3 finished
3 finished 4 sweeping
4 sweeping 5 the
5 the 6 doorsteps
6 doorsteps 7 and
7 and 8 looked
8 looked 9 thoughtfully
9 thoughtfully 10 at
10 at 11 Unc
11 Unc 12 '
12 ' 13 Billy
13 Billy 14 .

" why don't yo ' give a party fo ' Mistah Mocking-bird ? " she inquired .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 why
2 why 3 don't
3 don't 4 yo
4 yo 5 '
5 ' 6 give
6 give 7 a
7 a 8 party
8 party 9 fo
9 fo 10 '
10 ' 11 Mistah
11 Mistah 12 Mocking-bird
12 Mocking-bird 13 ?
13 ? 14 "
14 " 15 she
15 she 16 inquired
16 inquired 17 .

" the very thing ! " cried Unc ' Billy , and like a flash back came his old-time grin .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 the
2 the 3 very
3 very 4 thing
4 thing 5 !
5 ! 6 "
6 " 7 cried
7 cried 8 Unc
8 Unc 9 '
9 ' 10 Billy
10 Billy 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 13 like
13 like 14 a
14 a 15 flash
15 flash 16 back
16 back 17 came
17 came 18 his
18 his 19 old-time
19 old-time 20 grin
20 grin 21 .

XXIV
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UNC ' BILLY POSSUM GIVES A PARTY
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 UNC
1 UNC 2 '
2 ' 3 BILLY
3 BILLY 4 POSSUM
4 POSSUM 5 GIVES
5 GIVES 6 A
6 A 7 PARTY

at first Unc ' Billy had been afraid that no one would come .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 at
1 at 2 first
2 first 3 Unc
3 Unc 4 '
4 ' 5 Billy
5 Billy 6 had
6 had 7 been
7 been 8 afraid
8 afraid 9 that
9 that 10 no
10 no 11 one
11 one 12 would
12 would 13 come
13 come 14 .

of course that meant that Unc ' Billy must take them around himself .
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1 of 2 course
2 course 3 that
3 that 4 meant
4 meant 5 that
5 that 6 Unc
6 Unc 7 '
7 ' 8 Billy
8 Billy 9 must
9 must 10 take
10 take 11 them
11 them 12 around
12 around 13 himself
13 himself 14 .

my , but that was hard work !
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1 my 2 ,
2 , 3 but
3 but 4 that
4 that 5 was
5 was 6 hard
6 hard 7 work
7 work 8 !

it took him two whole days .
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1 it 2 took
2 took 3 him
3 him 4 two
4 two 5 whole
5 whole 6 days
6 days 7 .

in the first place there were so many to see .
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1 in 2 the
2 the 3 first
3 first 4 place
4 place 5 there
5 there 6 were
6 were 7 so
7 so 8 many
8 many 9 to
9 to 10 see
10 see 11 .

then Unc ' Billy would make another low bow and hurry on to the next one .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 then
1 then 2 Unc
2 Unc 3 '
3 ' 4 Billy
4 Billy 5 would
5 would 6 make
6 make 7 another
7 another 8 low
8 low 9 bow
9 bow 10 and
10 and 11 hurry
11 hurry 12 on
12 on 13 to
13 to 14 the
14 the 15 next
15 next 16 one
16 one 17 .

Mistah Buzzard had found Sammy Jay in the far-away Old Pasture , and Sammy had moved back to the Green Forest that very day .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Mistah
1 Mistah 2 Buzzard
2 Buzzard 3 had
3 had 4 found
4 found 5 Sammy
5 Sammy 6 Jay
6 Jay 7 in
7 in 8 the
8 the 9 far-away
9 far-away 10 Old
10 Old 11 Pasture
11 Pasture 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 Sammy
14 Sammy 15 had
15 had 16 moved
16 moved 17 back
17 back 18 to
18 to 19 the
19 the 20 Green
20 Green 21 Forest
21 Forest 22 that
22 that 23 very
23 very 24 day
24 day 25 .

such a good time as everybody did have !
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1 such 2 a
2 a 3 good
3 good 4 time
4 time 5 as
5 as 6 everybody
6 everybody 7 did
7 did 8 have
8 have 9 !

there were heaps and heaps of good things to eat .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 there
1 there 2 were
2 were 3 heaps
3 heaps 4 and
4 and 5 heaps
5 heaps 6 of
6 of 7 good
7 good 8 things
8 things 9 to
9 to 10 eat
10 eat 11 .

they danced and played hide and seek .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 they
1 they 2 danced
2 danced 3 and
3 and 4 played
4 played 5 hide
5 hide 6 and
6 and 7 seek
7 seek 8 .

finally Unc ' Billy climbed up on a stump .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 finally
1 finally 2 Unc
2 Unc 3 '
3 ' 4 Billy
4 Billy 5 climbed
5 climbed 6 up
6 up 7 on
7 on 8 a
8 a 9 stump
9 stump 10 .

he was dressed in his finest suit , and he wore his broadest grin .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 he
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 dressed
3 dressed 4 in
4 in 5 his
5 his 6 finest
6 finest 7 suit
7 suit 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 he
10 he 11 wore
11 wore 12 his
12 his 13 broadest
13 broadest 14 grin
14 grin 15 .

everybody crowded around to hear what Unc ' Billy was about to say .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 everybody
1 everybody 2 crowded
2 crowded 3 around
3 around 4 to
4 to 5 hear
5 hear 6 what
6 what 7 Unc
7 Unc 8 '
8 ' 9 Billy
9 Billy 10 was
10 was 11 about
11 about 12 to
12 to 13 say
13 say 14 .

" Mah friends and neighbors , " said Unc ' Billy , " ah have a great surprise fo ' yo'alls . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 Mah
2 Mah 3 friends
3 friends 4 and
4 and 5 neighbors
5 neighbors 6 ,
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 said
8 said 9 Unc
9 Unc 10 '
10 ' 11 Billy
11 Billy 12 ,
12 , 13 "
13 " 14 ah
14 ah 15 have
15 have 16 a
16 a 17 great
17 great 18 surprise
18 surprise 19 fo
19 fo 20 '
20 ' 21 yo'alls
21 yo'alls 22 .
22 . 23 "

then he stepped down , and everybody began to wonder and to guess what the surprise could be .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 then
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 stepped
3 stepped 4 down
4 down 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 everybody
7 everybody 8 began
8 began 9 to
9 to 10 wonder
10 wonder 11 and
11 and 12 to
12 to 13 guess
13 guess 14 what
14 what 15 the
15 the 16 surprise
16 surprise 17 could
17 could 18 be
18 be 19 .

XXV
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UNC ' BILLY POSSUM'S SURPRISE
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1 UNC 2 '
2 ' 3 BILLY
3 BILLY 4 POSSUM'S
4 POSSUM'S 5 SURPRISE

everybody was asking everybody else what the surprise could be which Unc ' Billy had said he had for them .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 everybody
1 everybody 2 was
2 was 3 asking
3 asking 4 everybody
4 everybody 5 else
5 else 6 what
6 what 7 the
7 the 8 surprise
8 surprise 9 could
9 could 10 be
10 be 11 which
11 which 12 Unc
12 Unc 13 '
13 ' 14 Billy
14 Billy 15 had
15 had 16 said
16 said 17 he
17 he 18 had
18 had 19 for
19 for 20 them
20 them 21 .

after he had made his speech , he had scurried out of sight , and no one could find him .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 after
1 after 2 he
2 he 3 had
3 had 4 made
4 made 5 his
5 his 6 speech
6 speech 7 ,
7 , 8 he
8 he 9 had
9 had 10 scurried
10 scurried 11 out
11 out 12 of
12 of 13 sight
13 sight 14 ,
14 , 15 and
15 and 16 no
16 no 17 one
17 one 18 could
18 could 19 find
19 find 20 him
20 him 21 .

Sammy Jay became greatly excited .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Sammy
1 Sammy 2 Jay
2 Jay 3 became
3 became 4 greatly
4 greatly 5 excited
5 excited 6 .

" there ! " he cried !
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1 " 2 there
2 there 3 !
3 ! 4 "
4 " 5 he
5 he 6 cried
6 cried 7 !

" you heard that when you was standing right in front of me and talking to me , Jerry Muskrat .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 heard
3 heard 4 that
4 that 5 when
5 when 6 you
6 you 7 was
7 was 8 standing
8 standing 9 right
9 right 10 in
10 in 11 front
11 front 12 of
12 of 13 me
13 me 14 and
14 and 15 talking
15 talking 16 to
16 to 17 me
17 me 18 ,
18 , 19 Jerry
19 Jerry 20 Muskrat
20 Muskrat 21 .

you know that I wasn't making a sound !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 you
1 you 2 know
2 know 3 that
3 that 4 I
4 I 5 wasn't
5 wasn't 6 making
6 making 7 a
7 a 8 sound
8 sound 9 !

I told you that I hadn't been screaming in the night , and this proves it ! "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I
1 I 2 told
2 told 3 you
3 you 4 that
4 that 5 I
5 I 6 hadn't
6 hadn't 7 been
7 been 8 screaming
8 screaming 9 in
9 in 10 the
10 the 11 night
11 night 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 this
14 this 15 proves
15 proves 16 it
16 it 17 !
17 ! 18 "

Jerry Muskrat looked as if he couldn't believe his own ears .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Jerry
1 Jerry 2 Muskrat
2 Muskrat 3 looked
3 looked 4 as
4 as 5 if
5 if 6 he
6 he 7 couldn't
7 couldn't 8 believe
8 believe 9 his
9 his 10 own
10 own 11 ears
11 ears 12 .

just then the voice of Sticky-toes the Tree Toad began to Croak " it 's going to rain !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 just
1 just 2 then
2 then 3 the
3 the 4 voice
4 voice 5 of
5 of 6 Sticky-toes
6 Sticky-toes 7 the
7 the 8 Tree
8 Tree 9 Toad
9 Toad 10 began
10 began 11 to
11 to 12 Croak
12 Croak 13 "
13 " 14 it
14 it 15 's
15 's 16 going
16 going 17 to
17 to 18 rain
18 rain 19 !

it 's going to rain !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 it
1 it 2 's
2 's 3 going
3 going 4 to
4 to 5 rain
5 rain 6 !

it 's going to rain ! "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 it
1 it 2 's
2 's 3 going
3 going 4 to
4 to 5 rain
5 rain 6 !
6 ! 7 "

the voice seemed to come out of that very same hemlock-tree .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 the
1 the 2 voice
2 voice 3 seemed
3 seemed 4 to
4 to 5 come
5 come 6 out
6 out 7 of
7 of 8 that
8 that 9 very
9 very 10 same
10 same 11 hemlock-tree
11 hemlock-tree 12 .

it was Sticky-toes himself , and he had dropped from another tree altogether .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 it
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 Sticky-toes
3 Sticky-toes 4 himself
4 himself 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 he
7 he 8 had
8 had 9 dropped
9 dropped 10 from
10 from 11 another
11 another 12 tree
12 tree 13 altogether
13 altogether 14 .

" you hear it ! " he shrieked , dancing up and down he was so angry .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 hear
3 hear 4 it
4 it 5 !
5 ! 6 "
6 " 7 he
7 he 8 shrieked
8 shrieked 9 ,
9 , 10 dancing
10 dancing 11 up
11 up 12 and
12 and 13 down
13 down 14 he
14 he 15 was
15 was 16 so
16 so 17 angry
17 angry 18 .

" you hear it !
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1 " 2 you
2 you 3 hear
3 hear 4 it
4 it 5 !

it isn't me , is it ?
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 it
1 it 2 isn't
2 isn't 3 me
3 me 4 ,
4 , 5 is
5 is 6 it
6 it 7 ?

that 's my voice , yet it isn't mine , because I 'm right here !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 that
1 that 2 's
2 's 3 my
3 my 4 voice
4 voice 5 ,
5 , 6 yet
6 yet 7 it
7 it 8 isn't
8 isn't 9 mine
9 mine 10 ,
10 , 11 because
11 because 12 I
12 I 13 'm
13 'm 14 right
14 right 15 here
15 here 16 !

how can I be here and over there too ?
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 how
1 how 2 can
2 can 3 I
3 I 4 be
4 be 5 here
5 here 6 and
6 and 7 over
7 over 8 there
8 there 9 too
9 too 10 ?

tell me that ! "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 tell
1 tell 2 me
2 me 3 that
3 that 4 !
4 ! 5 "

no one could tell him , and Sticky-toes continued to scold and sputter and swell himself up with anger .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 no
1 no 2 one
2 one 3 could
3 could 4 tell
4 tell 5 him
5 him 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 Sticky-toes
8 Sticky-toes 9 continued
9 continued 10 to
10 to 11 scold
11 scold 12 and
12 and 13 sputter
13 sputter 14 and
14 and 15 swell
15 swell 16 himself
16 himself 17 up
17 up 18 with
18 with 19 anger
19 anger 20 .

now no one knew that Blacky the Crow had come to the party , for Blacky never goes abroad at night .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 now
1 now 2 no
2 no 3 one
3 one 4 knew
4 knew 5 that
5 that 6 Blacky
6 Blacky 7 the
7 the 8 Crow
8 Crow 9 had
9 had 10 come
10 come 11 to
11 to 12 the
12 the 13 party
13 party 14 ,
14 , 15 for
15 for 16 Blacky
16 Blacky 17 never
17 never 18 goes
18 goes 19 abroad
19 abroad 20 at
20 at 21 night
21 night 22 .

" come out , Blacky ! " they all shouted .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 come
2 come 3 out
3 out 4 ,
4 , 5 Blacky
5 Blacky 6 !
6 ! 7 "
7 " 8 they
8 they 9 all
9 all 10 shouted
10 shouted 11 .

but no Blacky appeared .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 but
1 but 2 no
2 no 3 Blacky
3 Blacky 4 appeared
4 appeared 5 .

instead out of that magic hemlock-tree poured a beautiful song , so beautiful that when it ended everybody clapped their hands .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 instead
1 instead 2 out
2 out 3 of
3 of 4 that
4 that 5 magic
5 magic 6 hemlock-tree
6 hemlock-tree 7 poured
7 poured 8 a
8 a 9 beautiful
9 beautiful 10 song
10 song 11 ,
11 , 12 so
12 so 13 beautiful
13 beautiful 14 that
14 that 15 when
15 when 16 it
16 it 17 ended
17 ended 18 everybody
18 everybody 19 clapped
19 clapped 20 their
20 their 21 hands
21 hands 22 .

no one had ever heard anything like it , and when it ended every one shouted for more .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 no
1 no 2 one
2 one 3 had
3 had 4 ever
4 ever 5 heard
5 heard 6 anything
6 anything 7 like
7 like 8 it
8 it 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 when
11 when 12 it
12 it 13 ended
13 ended 14 every
14 every 15 one
15 one 16 shouted
16 shouted 17 for
17 for 18 more
18 more 19 .

even Sticky-toes the Tree Toad forgot his ill temper .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 even
1 even 2 Sticky-toes
2 Sticky-toes 3 the
3 the 4 Tree
4 Tree 5 Toad
5 Toad 6 forgot
6 forgot 7 his
7 his 8 ill
8 ill 9 temper
9 temper 10 .

instead of more music , out from the hemlock-tree flew a stranger .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 instead
1 instead 2 of
2 of 3 more
3 more 4 music
4 music 5 ,
5 , 6 out
6 out 7 from
7 from 8 the
8 the 9 hemlock-tree
9 hemlock-tree 10 flew
10 flew 11 a
11 a 12 stranger
12 stranger 13 .

he was about the size of Sammy Jay and wore a modest gray suit with white trimmings .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 he
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 about
3 about 4 the
4 the 5 size
5 size 6 of
6 of 7 Sammy
7 Sammy 8 Jay
8 Jay 9 and
9 and 10 wore
10 wore 11 a
11 a 12 modest
12 modest 13 gray
13 gray 14 suit
14 suit 15 with
15 with 16 white
16 white 17 trimmings
17 trimmings 18 .

Unc ' Billy wore his broadest grin .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Unc
1 Unc 2 '
2 ' 3 Billy
3 Billy 4 wore
4 wore 5 his
5 his 6 broadest
6 broadest 7 grin
7 grin 8 .

we uns is right sorry fo ' the trouble we uns have made .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 we
1 we 2 uns
2 uns 3 is
3 is 4 right
4 right 5 sorry
5 sorry 6 fo
6 fo 7 '
7 ' 8 the
8 the 9 trouble
9 trouble 10 we
10 we 11 uns
11 uns 12 have
12 have 13 made
13 made 14 .

it was all a joke , and now we asks yo ' pardon .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 it
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 all
3 all 4 a
4 a 5 joke
5 joke 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 now
8 now 9 we
9 we 10 asks
10 asks 11 yo
11 yo 12 '
12 ' 13 pardon
13 pardon 14 .

Mah friend Mistah Mockah would like to stay here and live , if yo'alls is willing , " said Unc ' Billy .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Mah
1 Mah 2 friend
2 friend 3 Mistah
3 Mistah 4 Mockah
4 Mockah 5 would
5 would 6 like
6 like 7 to
7 to 8 stay
8 stay 9 here
9 here 10 and
10 and 11 live
11 live 12 ,
12 , 13 if
13 if 14 yo'alls
14 yo'alls 15 is
15 is 16 willing
16 willing 17 ,
17 , 18 "
18 " 19 said
19 said 20 Unc
20 Unc 21 '
21 ' 22 Billy
22 Billy 23 .

XXVI
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MR . MOCKER MAKES HIMSELF AT HOME
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 MR
1 MR 2 .
2 . 3 MOCKER
3 MOCKER 4 MAKES
4 MAKES 5 HIMSELF
5 HIMSELF 6 AT
6 AT 7 HOME

while they were talking the matter over , Mr Mocker began to sing again that wonderful song of his .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 while
1 while 2 they
2 they 3 were
3 were 4 talking
4 talking 5 the
5 the 6 matter
6 matter 7 over
7 over 8 ,
8 , 9 Mr
9 Mr 10 Mocker
10 Mocker 11 began
11 began 12 to
12 to 13 sing
13 sing 14 again
14 again 15 that
15 that 16 wonderful
16 wonderful 17 song
17 song 18 of
18 of 19 his
19 his 20 .

it was so beautiful that by the time it was ended , every one was ready to grant the pardon .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 it
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 so
3 so 4 beautiful
4 beautiful 5 that
5 that 6 by
6 by 7 the
7 the 8 time
8 time 9 it
9 it 10 was
10 was 11 ended
11 ended 12 ,
12 , 13 every
13 every 14 one
14 one 15 was
15 was 16 ready
16 ready 17 to
17 to 18 grant
18 grant 19 the
19 the 20 pardon
20 pardon 21 .

of course they heard all about the party the next morning and were very anxious indeed to see the stranger with the wonderful voice .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 of
1 of 2 course
2 course 3 they
3 they 4 heard
4 heard 5 all
5 all 6 about
6 about 7 the
7 the 8 party
8 party 9 the
9 the 10 next
10 next 11 morning
11 morning 12 and
12 and 13 were
13 were 14 very
14 very 15 anxious
15 anxious 16 indeed
16 indeed 17 to
17 to 18 see
18 see 19 the
19 the 20 stranger
20 stranger 21 with
21 with 22 the
22 the 23 wonderful
23 wonderful 24 voice
24 voice 25 .

of course Mr Mocker had to show off his wonderful voice to each one .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 of
1 of 2 course
2 course 3 Mr
3 Mr 4 Mocker
4 Mocker 5 had
5 had 6 to
6 to 7 show
7 show 8 off
8 off 9 his
9 his 10 wonderful
10 wonderful 11 voice
11 voice 12 to
12 to 13 each
13 each 14 one
14 one 15 .

so he soon made himself at home and , because he was happy , he would sing all day long .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 so
1 so 2 he
2 he 3 soon
3 soon 4 made
4 made 5 himself
5 himself 6 at
6 at 7 home
7 home 8 and
8 and 9 ,
9 , 10 because
10 because 11 he
11 he 12 was
12 was 13 happy
13 happy 14 ,
14 , 15 he
15 he 16 would
16 would 17 sing
17 sing 18 all
18 all 19 day
19 day 20 long
20 long 21 .

and sometimes , when the moon was shining , he woke up in the night and would sing for very joy .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 and
1 and 2 sometimes
2 sometimes 3 ,
3 , 4 when
4 when 5 the
5 the 6 moon
6 moon 7 was
7 was 8 shining
8 shining 9 ,
9 , 10 he
10 he 11 woke
11 woke 12 up
12 up 13 in
13 in 14 the
14 the 15 night
15 night 16 and
16 and 17 would
17 would 18 sing
18 sing 19 for
19 for 20 very
20 very 21 joy
21 joy 22 .

it was great fun .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 it
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 great
3 great 4 fun
4 fun 5 .

finally he thought of Grandfather Frog , who is very old and very wise .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 finally
1 finally 2 he
2 he 3 thought
3 thought 4 of
4 of 5 Grandfather
5 Grandfather 6 Frog
6 Frog 7 ,
7 , 8 who
8 who 9 is
9 is 10 very
10 very 11 old
11 old 12 and
12 and 13 very
13 very 14 wise
14 wise 15 .

" he 'll know , " said Peter , as off he posted to the Smiling Pool .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 he
2 he 3 'll
3 'll 4 know
4 know 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 said
7 said 8 Peter
8 Peter 9 ,
9 , 10 as
10 as 11 off
11 off 12 he
12 he 13 posted
13 posted 14 to
14 to 15 the
15 the 16 Smiling
16 Smiling 17 Pool
17 Pool 18 .

now Grandfather Frog was feeling out of sorts that morning .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 now
1 now 2 Grandfather
2 Grandfather 3 Frog
3 Frog 4 was
4 was 5 feeling
5 feeling 6 out
6 out 7 of
7 of 8 sorts
8 sorts 9 that
9 that 10 morning
10 morning 11 .

" Chugarum ! " replied Grandfather Frog crossly .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 Chugarum
2 Chugarum 3 !
3 ! 4 "
4 " 5 replied
5 replied 6 Grandfather
6 Grandfather 7 Frog
7 Frog 8 crossly
8 crossly 9 .

" go ask Mr Buzzard , " and that was all that Peter could get out of him .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 go
2 go 3 ask
3 ask 4 Mr
4 Mr 5 Buzzard
5 Buzzard 6 ,
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 and
8 and 9 that
9 that 10 was
10 was 11 all
11 all 12 that
12 that 13 Peter
13 Peter 14 could
14 could 15 get
15 get 16 out
16 out 17 of
17 of 18 him
18 him 19 .

Ol ' Mistah Buzzard laughed when he heard that some folks said that Mr Mocker had not come by his voice honestly .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Ol
1 Ol 2 '
2 ' 3 Mistah
3 Mistah 4 Buzzard
4 Buzzard 5 laughed
5 laughed 6 when
6 when 7 he
7 he 8 heard
8 heard 9 that
9 that 10 some
10 some 11 folks
11 folks 12 said
12 said 13 that
13 that 14 Mr
14 Mr 15 Mocker
15 Mocker 16 had
16 had 17 not
17 not 18 come
18 come 19 by
19 by 20 his
20 his 21 voice
21 voice 22 honestly
22 honestly 23 .

" there isn't a word of truth in it , Brer Rabbit , " he declared .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 there
2 there 3 isn't
3 isn't 4 a
4 a 5 word
5 word 6 of
6 of 7 truth
7 truth 8 in
8 in 9 it
9 it 10 ,
10 , 11 Brer
11 Brer 12 Rabbit
12 Rabbit 13 ,
13 , 14 "
14 " 15 he
15 he 16 declared
16 declared 17 .

" yo ' go tell all your friends that Mistah Mockah is the best loved of all the birds way down Souf . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 yo
2 yo 3 '
3 ' 4 go
4 go 5 tell
5 tell 6 all
6 all 7 your
7 your 8 friends
8 friends 9 that
9 that 10 Mistah
10 Mistah 11 Mockah
11 Mockah 12 is
12 is 13 the
13 the 14 best
14 best 15 loved
15 loved 16 of
16 of 17 all
17 all 18 the
18 the 19 birds
19 birds 20 way
20 way 21 down
21 down 22 Souf
22 Souf 23 .
23 . 24 "

and this is all for the present about the adventures of Mr Mocker the Mocking-bird .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 and
1 and 2 this
2 this 3 is
3 is 4 all
4 all 5 for
5 for 6 the
6 the 7 present
7 present 8 about
8 about 9 the
9 the 10 adventures
10 adventures 11 of
11 of 12 Mr
12 Mr 13 Mocker
13 Mocker 14 the
14 the 15 Mocking-bird
15 Mocking-bird 16 .

but others have had adventures , and one is Jerry Muskrat .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 but
1 but 2 others
2 others 3 have
3 have 4 had
4 had 5 adventures
5 adventures 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 one
8 one 9 is
9 is 10 Jerry
10 Jerry 11 Muskrat
11 Muskrat 12 .

the next book will tell all about them .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 the
1 the 2 next
2 next 3 book
3 book 4 will
4 will 5 tell
5 tell 6 all
6 all 7 about
7 about 8 them
8 them 9 .

THE END
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1 THE 2 END

End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of The Adventures of Mr Mocker by Thornton W Burgess
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1 End 2 of
2 of 3 the
3 the 4 Project
4 Project 5 Gutenberg
5 Gutenberg 6 EBook
6 EBook 7 of
7 of 8 The
8 The 9 Adventures
9 Adventures 10 of
10 of 11 Mr
11 Mr 12 Mocker
12 Mocker 13 by
13 by 14 Thornton
14 Thornton 15 W
15 W 16 Burgess