produced by [kent] [fielden] 1 produced 2 by [whitefoot] [the] [wood] [mouse] [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] [chapter] [i] [:] [whitefoot] [spends] [a] [happy] [winter] in all his short life [whitefoot] the [wood] [mouse] never had spent such a happy winter . 1 in 2 all 2 all 4 short 2 all 7 the 3 his 4 short 4 short 5 life 7 the 12 spent 10 never 11 had 10 never 12 spent 12 spent 15 happy 13 such 14 a 13 such 15 happy 15 happy 16 winter 16 winter 17 . whitefoot believes in getting the most from the present . 1 whitefoot 2 believes 1 whitefoot 4 getting 2 believes 3 in 4 getting 5 the 5 the 6 most 6 most 7 from 7 from 8 the 8 the 9 present 8 the 10 . the things which are past are past , and that is all there is to it . 1 the 2 things 1 the 4 are 2 things 3 which 4 are 5 past 5 past 7 past 6 are 7 past 7 past 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 14 is 10 that 11 is 11 is 13 there 12 all 13 there 13 there 14 is 14 is 15 to 15 to 17 . 16 it 17 . there is no use in thinking about them . 1 there 2 is 1 there 3 no 2 is 3 no 3 no 5 in 4 use 5 in 5 in 6 thinking 6 thinking 8 them 7 about 8 them 8 them 9 . as [for] the things of the future , it will be time enough to think about them when they happen . 1 as 3 the 1 as 7 future 3 the 5 of 4 things 5 of 5 of 6 the 7 future 11 be 8 , 9 it 8 , 10 will 9 it 10 will 10 will 11 be 11 be 15 think 12 time 14 to 13 enough 14 to 14 to 15 think 15 think 21 . 16 about 17 them 17 them 18 when 18 when 19 they 19 they 20 happen 19 they 21 . but [whitefoot] is happy whenever he has a chance to be , and in this he is wiser than most human beings . 1 but 3 is 3 is 7 has 3 is 9 chance 4 happy 5 whenever 4 happy 7 has 5 whenever 6 he 7 has 8 a 9 chance 16 he 10 to 11 be 11 be 12 , 11 be 16 he 12 , 13 and 12 , 14 in 14 in 15 this 16 he 19 than 17 is 18 wiser 18 wiser 19 than 19 than 20 most 20 most 23 . 21 human 22 beings 21 human 23 . there are ever so many who would like nothing better than to dine on plump little [whitefoot] . 1 there 8 like 2 are 7 would 2 are 8 like 3 ever 5 many 4 so 5 many 5 many 6 who 6 who 7 would 8 like 10 better 9 nothing 10 better 10 better 13 dine 10 better 15 plump 11 than 12 to 12 to 13 dine 14 on 15 plump 15 plump 18 . 16 little 18 . reddy and [granny] [fox] and [old] [man] [coyote] are always looking for him . 1 reddy 2 and 2 and 5 and 5 and 9 are 9 are 10 always 9 are 11 looking 11 looking 14 . 12 for 13 him 13 him 14 . so you see [whitefoot] never knows at what instant he may have to run for his life . 1 so 10 he 2 you 3 see 3 see 5 never 3 see 6 knows 6 knows 8 what 6 knows 10 he 7 at 8 what 8 what 9 instant 10 he 11 may 10 he 14 run 11 may 12 have 12 have 13 to 14 run 16 his 15 for 16 his 16 his 17 life 17 life 18 . that is [why] he is such a timid little fellow and is always running away at the least little unexpected sound . 1 that 2 is 1 that 13 always 2 is 4 he 4 he 6 such 5 is 6 such 6 such 7 a 7 a 8 timid 8 timid 9 little 9 little 10 fellow 10 fellow 11 and 11 and 12 is 13 always 15 away 13 always 18 least 14 running 15 away 16 at 17 the 17 the 18 least 18 least 22 . 19 little 20 unexpected 20 unexpected 21 sound 21 sound 22 . in spite of all this he is a happy little chap . 1 in 2 spite 1 in 3 of 2 spite 3 of 3 of 4 all 4 all 5 this 5 this 7 is 6 he 7 is 7 is 8 a 8 a 11 chap 9 happy 10 little 9 happy 11 chap 11 chap 12 . it didn't take him long to decide that it was the most delightful place he ever had found . 1 it 3 take 1 it 13 delightful 2 didn't 3 take 3 take 7 decide 4 him 5 long 4 him 7 decide 5 long 6 to 7 decide 9 it 8 that 9 it 9 it 10 was 10 was 12 most 10 was 13 delightful 11 the 12 most 13 delightful 14 place 14 place 18 found 14 place 19 . 15 he 16 ever 15 he 18 found 16 ever 17 had 18 found 19 . he promptly decided to move in and spend the winter . 1 he 4 to 2 promptly 3 decided 3 decided 4 to 4 to 5 move 5 move 6 in 6 in 8 spend 7 and 8 spend 8 spend 10 winter 9 the 10 winter 10 winter 11 . in one end of the sugar-house was a pile of wood . 1 in 2 one 1 in 4 of 2 one 3 end 4 of 6 sugar-house 5 the 6 sugar-house 6 sugar-house 10 of 7 was 8 a 8 a 9 pile 9 pile 10 of 10 of 11 wood 10 of 12 . 11 wood 12 . down under this [whitefoot] made himself a warm , comfortable nest . 1 down 2 under 1 down 5 made 2 under 3 this 5 made 7 a 6 himself 7 a 7 a 9 , 8 warm 9 , 9 , 10 comfortable 9 , 11 nest 10 comfortable 11 nest 11 nest 12 . it was a regular castle to [whitefoot] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 regular 4 regular 5 castle 5 castle 6 to 6 to 8 . he moved over to it the store of seeds he had laid up for winter use . 1 he 3 over 2 moved 3 over 3 over 7 store 4 to 5 it 5 it 6 the 6 the 7 store 7 store 12 laid 8 of 9 seeds 9 seeds 10 he 10 he 11 had 10 he 12 laid 12 laid 17 . 13 up 14 for 14 for 15 winter 15 winter 16 use 16 use 17 . when rough [brother] [north] [wind] howled outside , and sleet and snow were making other little people shiver , [whitefoot] was warm and comfortable . 1 when 2 rough 1 when 6 howled 6 howled 10 sleet 7 outside 8 , 7 outside 10 sleet 8 , 9 and 10 sleet 11 and 11 and 15 other 11 and 17 people 12 snow 13 were 12 snow 14 making 14 making 15 other 16 little 17 people 17 people 21 was 18 shiver 19 , 19 , 21 was 21 was 23 and 22 warm 23 and 23 and 25 . 24 comfortable 25 . there was all the room he needed or wanted in which to run about and play . 1 there 6 he 1 there 7 needed 2 was 3 all 3 all 5 room 4 the 5 room 5 room 6 he 6 he 7 needed 7 needed 15 and 8 or 11 which 9 wanted 10 in 9 wanted 11 which 11 which 14 about 12 to 13 run 13 run 14 about 14 about 15 and 15 and 16 play 16 play 17 . he could go outside when he chose to , but he didn't choose to very often . 1 he 4 outside 1 he 8 to 2 could 3 go 2 could 4 outside 5 when 6 he 5 when 7 chose 7 chose 8 to 8 to 12 didn't 9 , 10 but 9 , 12 didn't 10 but 11 he 12 didn't 16 often 13 choose 14 to 14 to 15 very 14 to 16 often 16 often 17 . for days at a time he didn't have a single fright . 1 for 5 time 2 days 3 at 3 at 4 a 4 a 5 time 5 time 6 he 6 he 7 didn't 7 didn't 9 a 7 didn't 10 single 8 have 9 a 9 a 10 single 10 single 11 fright 11 fright 12 . yes indeed , [whitefoot] spent a happy winter . 1 yes 2 indeed 1 yes 3 , 3 , 6 a 5 spent 6 a 6 a 7 happy 7 happy 8 winter 8 winter 9 . [chapter] [ii] [:] [whitefoot] [sees] [queer] [things] whitefoot had spent the winter undisturbed in [farmer] [brown] 's sugar-house . 1 whitefoot 3 spent 2 had 3 spent 3 spent 6 undisturbed 4 the 5 winter 4 the 6 undisturbed 6 undisturbed 7 in 7 in 10 's 10 's 11 sugar-house 11 sugar-house 12 . he had almost forgotten the meaning of fear . 1 he 4 forgotten 2 had 3 almost 3 almost 4 forgotten 4 forgotten 5 the 5 the 7 of 6 meaning 7 of 7 of 8 fear 8 fear 9 . he had come to look on that sugar-house as belonging to him . 1 he 3 come 2 had 3 come 3 come 4 to 4 to 5 look 4 to 6 on 6 on 8 sugar-house 7 that 8 sugar-house 8 sugar-house 9 as 8 sugar-house 10 belonging 10 belonging 11 to 11 to 12 him 11 to 13 . it wasn't until [farmer] [brown] 's boy came over to prepare things for sugaring that [whitefoot] got a single real fright . 1 it 2 wasn't 1 it 7 boy 2 wasn't 3 until 3 until 6 's 7 boy 12 things 8 came 9 over 8 came 12 things 9 over 10 to 10 to 11 prepare 12 things 17 got 13 for 14 sugaring 14 sugaring 15 that 15 that 17 got 17 got 20 real 18 a 19 single 18 a 20 real 20 real 22 . 21 fright 22 . at last he could stand it no longer and crept [to] a place where he could peep out and see what was going on . 1 at 2 last 1 at 6 it 2 last 4 could 3 he 4 could 4 could 5 stand 6 it 12 a 7 no 9 and 8 longer 9 and 9 and 10 crept 10 crept 12 a 12 a 13 place 13 place 16 could 13 place 18 out 14 where 15 he 14 where 16 could 16 could 17 peep 18 out 20 see 18 out 23 going 19 and 20 see 21 what 22 was 21 what 23 going 23 going 25 . 24 on 25 . it didn't take [him] long to discover that this great two-legged creature was not looking for him , and right away he felt better . 1 it 10 great 2 didn't 3 take 2 didn't 5 long 5 long 6 to 5 long 7 discover 7 discover 8 that 7 discover 10 great 8 that 9 this 10 great 11 two-legged 11 two-legged 17 him 12 creature 13 was 12 creature 14 not 14 not 16 for 15 looking 16 for 16 for 17 him 17 him 18 , 18 , 20 right 19 and 20 right 20 right 21 away 20 right 22 he 21 away 22 he 22 he 24 better 22 he 25 . 23 felt 24 better 24 better 25 . after a while [farmer] [brown] 's boy went away , and [whitefoot] had the little sugar-house to himself again . 1 after 2 a 1 after 3 while 2 a 3 while 3 while 8 went 6 's 7 boy 7 boy 8 went 8 went 17 to 9 away 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 15 little 13 had 14 the 14 the 15 little 15 little 16 sugar-house 16 sugar-house 17 to 17 to 19 again 18 himself 19 again 19 again 20 . but [farmer] [brown] 's boy had carelessly left the door wide open . 1 but 4 's 4 's 9 the 5 boy 6 had 6 had 7 carelessly 7 carelessly 8 left 8 left 9 the 9 the 10 door 9 the 12 open 11 wide 12 open 12 open 13 . whitefoot didn't like that open door . 1 whitefoot 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 like 3 like 4 that 4 that 5 open 5 open 6 door 6 door 7 . it made him nervous . 1 it 2 made 2 made 3 him 3 him 4 nervous 4 nervous 5 . there was nothing to prevent those who hunt him from walking right in . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 nothing 2 was 5 prevent 3 nothing 4 to 5 prevent 8 hunt 6 those 7 who 7 who 8 hunt 8 hunt 12 right 9 him 10 from 10 from 11 walking 11 walking 12 right 12 right 14 . 13 in 14 . so the rest of that night [whitefoot] felt uncomfortable and anxious . 1 so 4 of 2 the 3 rest 3 rest 4 of 4 of 6 night 5 that 6 night 6 night 8 felt 8 felt 9 uncomfortable 9 uncomfortable 10 and 9 uncomfortable 11 anxious 10 and 11 anxious 11 anxious 12 . he felt still more anxious when next day [farmer] [brown] 's boy returned and became very busy putting things to right . 1 he 2 felt 1 he 4 more 2 felt 3 still 2 felt 4 more 4 more 7 next 5 anxious 6 when 6 when 7 next 7 next 12 boy 8 day 11 's 11 's 12 boy 12 boy 14 and 13 returned 14 and 14 and 15 became 14 and 19 things 15 became 16 very 16 very 18 putting 17 busy 18 putting 19 things 21 right 20 to 21 right 21 right 22 . then [farmer] [brown] himself came and strange things began to happen . 1 then 5 came 4 himself 5 came 5 came 7 strange 6 and 7 strange 7 strange 8 things 8 things 9 began 9 began 10 to 9 began 11 happen 10 to 11 happen 11 happen 12 . it became as warm as in summer . 1 it 3 as 2 became 3 as 3 as 4 warm 4 warm 5 as 5 as 6 in 6 in 7 summer 7 summer 8 . you see [farmer] [brown] had built a fire under the [evaporator] . 1 you 2 see 2 see 7 a 5 had 6 built 6 built 7 a 7 a 8 fire 8 fire 9 under 8 fire 10 the 9 under 10 the 10 the 12 . whitefoot 's curiosity kept him at a place where he could peep out and watch all that was done . 1 whitefoot 4 kept 1 whitefoot 11 could 2 's 3 curiosity 3 curiosity 4 kept 4 kept 7 a 5 him 6 at 6 at 7 a 7 a 9 where 8 place 9 where 10 he 11 could 11 could 12 peep 12 peep 18 was 12 peep 19 done 13 out 14 and 14 and 15 watch 15 watch 16 all 16 all 17 that 17 that 18 was 19 done 20 . he saw [farmer] [brown] and [farmer] [brown] 's boy pour pails of sap into a great pan . 1 he 2 saw 1 he 5 and 5 and 10 pour 8 's 9 boy 9 boy 10 pour 10 pour 11 pails 11 pails 16 great 12 of 13 sap 13 sap 15 a 14 into 15 a 15 a 16 great 16 great 18 . 17 pan 18 . by and by a delicious odor filled the sugar-house . 1 by 2 and 1 by 3 by 3 by 5 delicious 4 a 5 delicious 5 delicious 6 odor 6 odor 7 filled 7 filled 8 the 8 the 9 sugar-house 8 the 10 . 9 sugar-house 10 . he saw them draw the golden syrup from one end of the [evaporator] and fill shining tin cans with it . 1 he 4 draw 1 he 9 one 2 saw 3 them 2 saw 4 draw 4 draw 5 the 5 the 6 golden 5 the 7 syrup 7 syrup 8 from 9 one 10 end 9 one 16 shining 10 end 11 of 11 of 12 the 12 the 14 and 14 and 15 fill 16 shining 19 with 17 tin 18 cans 18 cans 19 with 19 with 21 . 20 it 21 . day after day they did the same thing . 1 day 2 after 1 day 3 day 3 day 6 the 4 they 5 did 5 did 6 the 6 the 7 same 6 the 8 thing 7 same 8 thing 8 thing 9 . he tasted that thick golden stuff and found it sweet and good . 1 he 3 that 2 tasted 3 that 3 that 5 golden 4 thick 5 golden 5 golden 6 stuff 6 stuff 7 and 6 stuff 8 found 8 found 9 it 9 it 11 and 10 sweet 11 and 11 and 13 . 12 good 13 . he didn't understand these queer doings at all . 1 he 2 didn't 1 he 3 understand 2 didn't 3 understand 3 understand 4 these 4 these 6 doings 5 queer 6 doings 6 doings 7 at 7 at 8 all 8 all 9 . but he was no longer afraid . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 no 4 no 5 longer 5 longer 6 afraid 6 afraid 7 . [chapter] [iii] [:] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [becomes] [acquainted] it didn't take [farmer] [brown] 's boy long to discover that [whitefoot] the [wood] [mouse] was living in the little sugar-house . 1 it 2 didn't 1 it 7 boy 2 didn't 3 take 3 take 6 's 7 boy 9 to 7 boy 10 discover 8 long 9 to 9 to 10 discover 10 discover 19 the 11 that 13 the 13 the 16 was 16 was 17 living 17 living 18 in 18 in 19 the 19 the 22 . 20 little 21 sugar-house 21 sugar-house 22 . he caught glimpses of [whitefoot] peeping out at him . 1 he 3 glimpses 2 caught 3 glimpses 3 glimpses 4 of 4 of 6 peeping 6 peeping 10 . 7 out 8 at 8 at 9 him 9 him 10 . now [farmer] [brown] 's boy is wise in the ways of the little people of the [green] [forest] . 1 now 8 in 4 's 5 boy 5 boy 6 is 6 is 7 wise 7 wise 8 in 8 in 9 the 8 in 10 ways 10 ways 12 the 11 of 12 the 12 the 14 people 12 the 15 of 13 little 14 people 15 of 16 the 15 of 19 . right away he made up his mind to get acquainted with [whitefoot] . 1 right 3 he 2 away 3 he 3 he 4 made 3 he 6 his 4 made 5 up 6 his 7 mind 6 his 8 to 8 to 9 get 9 get 10 acquainted 9 get 11 with 10 acquainted 11 with 11 with 13 . so at first [farmer] [brown] 's boy paid no attention whatever to [whitefoot] . 1 so 2 at 2 at 3 first 3 first 6 's 6 's 8 paid 6 's 10 attention 7 boy 8 paid 9 no 10 attention 10 attention 12 to 11 whatever 12 to 12 to 14 . he took care that [whitefoot] shouldn't even know that he had been seen . 1 he 3 care 2 took 3 care 3 care 4 that 3 care 8 know 4 that 6 shouldn't 6 shouldn't 7 even 8 know 9 that 9 that 11 had 9 that 12 been 10 he 11 had 11 had 12 been 12 been 13 seen 13 seen 14 . then he and [farmer] [brown] would go out to collect sap . 1 then 3 and 2 he 3 and 3 and 7 go 6 would 7 go 7 go 8 out 7 go 9 to 9 to 10 collect 10 collect 11 sap 11 sap 12 . when they returned not a crumb would be left . 1 when 2 they 1 when 3 returned 3 returned 6 crumb 4 not 5 a 5 a 6 crumb 6 crumb 7 would 7 would 8 be 7 would 9 left 9 left 10 . one day [farmer] [brown] 's boy scattered some particularly delicious crumbs . 1 one 2 day 2 day 8 some 5 's 6 boy 6 boy 7 scattered 7 scattered 8 some 8 some 9 particularly 9 particularly 11 crumbs 10 delicious 11 crumbs 11 crumbs 12 . then [,] instead of going out , he sat down on a bench and kept perfectly still . 1 then 3 instead 1 then 5 going 3 instead 4 of 5 going 10 down 5 going 14 and 6 out 9 sat 7 , 8 he 7 , 9 sat 9 sat 10 down 10 down 13 bench 11 on 12 a 11 on 13 bench 14 and 17 still 15 kept 16 perfectly 15 kept 17 still 17 still 18 . farmer [brown] and [bowser] the [hound] went out . 1 farmer 3 and 3 and 5 the 5 the 7 went 7 went 8 out 8 out 9 . farmer [brown] 's boy sat there right in plain sight , but [whitefoot] didn't see him . 1 farmer 3 's 1 farmer 5 sat 4 boy 5 sat 5 sat 7 right 5 sat 10 sight 6 there 7 right 7 right 8 in 7 right 10 sight 8 in 9 plain 10 sight 11 , 11 , 14 didn't 11 , 17 . 12 but 14 didn't 14 didn't 15 see 15 see 16 him 15 see 17 . that was because [farmer] [brown] 's boy didn't move the least bit . 1 that 6 's 2 was 3 because 3 because 6 's 6 's 7 boy 7 boy 9 move 8 didn't 9 move 9 move 12 bit 10 the 11 least 11 least 12 bit 12 bit 13 . whitefoot ran out and at once began to eat those delicious crumbs . 1 whitefoot 3 out 2 ran 3 out 3 out 7 began 4 and 5 at 4 and 6 once 5 at 6 once 6 once 7 began 7 began 10 those 8 to 9 eat 9 eat 10 those 10 those 11 delicious 11 delicious 12 crumbs 12 crumbs 13 . when he had filled his little stomach , he began to carry the remainder back to his storehouse underneath the woodpile . 1 when 3 had 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 filled 4 filled 15 back 5 his 6 little 6 little 7 stomach 7 stomach 8 , 8 , 9 he 8 , 15 back 9 he 13 the 10 began 11 to 10 began 12 carry 11 to 12 carry 12 carry 13 the 13 the 14 remainder 15 back 17 his 15 back 22 . 16 to 17 his 17 his 18 storehouse 17 his 19 underneath 18 storehouse 19 underneath 19 underneath 20 the 19 underneath 21 woodpile 20 the 21 woodpile 21 woodpile 22 . right there he placed a big piece of bread crust . 1 right 4 placed 2 there 3 he 3 he 4 placed 4 placed 5 a 4 placed 6 big 6 big 7 piece 7 piece 8 of 8 of 9 bread 8 of 10 crust 10 crust 11 . then he happened to look up right into the eyes of [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 1 then 2 he 2 he 6 up 3 happened 4 to 3 happened 5 look 4 to 5 look 5 look 6 up 6 up 7 right 7 right 9 the 7 right 16 . 8 into 9 the 9 the 11 of 10 eyes 11 of 11 of 14 's 14 's 15 boy 15 boy 16 . with a frightened little squeak [whitefoot] darted back , and for a long time he was afraid to come out again . 1 with 3 frightened 2 a 3 frightened 3 frightened 11 for 4 little 5 squeak 5 squeak 7 darted 7 darted 8 back 8 back 9 , 9 , 10 and 9 , 11 for 11 for 16 was 12 a 13 long 13 long 14 time 14 time 15 he 15 he 16 was 16 was 17 afraid 17 afraid 18 to 18 to 19 come 18 to 21 again 19 come 20 out 19 come 21 again 21 again 22 . but [farmer] [brown] 's boy didn't move , and at last [whitefoot] could stand the temptation no longer . 1 but 10 at 4 's 5 boy 5 boy 6 didn't 6 didn't 7 move 7 move 8 , 7 move 10 at 8 , 9 and 10 at 11 last 11 last 13 could 13 could 14 stand 13 could 16 temptation 14 stand 15 the 16 temptation 17 no 17 no 18 longer 18 longer 19 . he darted out halfway , scurried [back] , came out again , and at last ventured right up to the crust . 1 he 2 darted 1 he 5 , 2 darted 4 halfway 3 out 4 halfway 5 , 6 scurried 5 , 12 , 6 scurried 8 , 8 , 9 came 9 came 10 out 10 out 11 again 12 , 16 ventured 13 and 14 at 14 at 15 last 15 last 16 ventured 16 ventured 20 the 17 right 18 up 18 up 19 to 19 to 20 the 20 the 21 crust 20 the 22 . then he began to drag it back to the woodpile . 1 then 2 he 2 he 4 to 3 began 4 to 4 to 7 back 5 drag 6 it 5 drag 7 back 7 back 9 the 8 to 9 the 9 the 10 woodpile 10 woodpile 11 . still [farmer] [brown] 's boy did not move . 1 still 4 's 4 's 5 boy 5 boy 6 did 5 boy 7 not 7 not 8 move 8 move 9 . for two or three days the same thing happened . 1 for 2 two 2 two 3 or 3 or 5 days 3 or 6 the 4 three 5 days 6 the 7 same 6 the 8 thing 7 same 8 thing 8 thing 9 happened 9 happened 10 . by this time , [whitefoot] had lost all fear . 1 by 2 this 2 this 3 time 3 time 4 , 4 , 6 had 6 had 7 lost 7 lost 8 all 8 all 9 fear 9 fear 10 . after that [farmer] [brown] 's boy took care that no crumbs should be scattered on the ground . 1 after 6 boy 1 after 9 that 2 that 5 's 5 's 6 boy 6 boy 8 care 7 took 8 care 9 that 12 should 9 that 13 be 10 no 11 crumbs 10 no 12 should 13 be 16 the 14 scattered 15 on 14 scattered 16 the 16 the 17 ground 17 ground 18 . whitefoot had to come to him for his food , and always [farmer] [brown] 's boy had something delicious for him . 1 whitefoot 2 had 1 whitefoot 4 come 2 had 3 to 4 come 8 his 5 to 6 him 6 him 7 for 7 for 8 his 8 his 9 food 9 food 10 , 9 food 16 boy 10 , 11 and 10 , 12 always 11 and 12 always 12 always 15 's 16 boy 19 delicious 16 boy 21 him 17 had 18 something 18 something 19 delicious 20 for 21 him 21 him 22 . [chapter] [iv] [:] [whitefoot] [grows] [anxious] ' [tis] sad indeed to trust a friend [then] have that trust abruptly end . 1 ' 3 sad 1 ' 5 to 3 sad 4 indeed 5 to 6 trust 6 trust 7 a 6 trust 8 friend 8 friend 10 have 10 have 11 that 11 that 12 trust 12 trust 13 abruptly 13 abruptly 14 end 14 end 15 . [whitefoot] i know of nothing that is more [sad] than to feel that a friend is no longer to be trusted . 1 i 7 more 1 i 19 be 2 know 3 of 3 of 4 nothing 4 nothing 5 that 4 nothing 7 more 5 that 6 is 7 more 9 than 9 than 11 feel 9 than 12 that 10 to 11 feel 12 that 14 friend 13 a 14 friend 14 friend 17 longer 15 is 16 no 15 is 17 longer 17 longer 18 to 19 be 20 trusted 20 trusted 21 . there came a time when [whitefoot] the [wood] [mouse] almost had this feeling . 1 there 2 came 1 there 4 time 2 came 3 a 4 time 5 when 5 when 7 the 7 the 10 almost 10 almost 11 had 11 had 14 . 12 this 13 feeling 13 feeling 14 . it was a very , very anxious time for [whitefoot] . 1 it 3 a 2 was 3 a 3 a 5 , 4 very 5 , 5 , 6 very 6 very 8 time 7 anxious 8 time 8 time 9 for 9 for 11 . you see , [whitefoot] and [farmer] [brown] 's boy had become the very best of friends there in the little sugar-house . 1 you 2 see 1 you 3 , 3 , 5 and 3 , 11 become 5 and 8 's 8 's 9 boy 9 boy 10 had 11 become 15 of 12 the 13 very 12 the 14 best 14 best 15 of 15 of 21 sugar-house 16 friends 17 there 17 there 18 in 18 in 19 the 18 in 20 little 19 the 20 little 20 little 21 sugar-house 21 sugar-house 22 . they had become such good friends that [whitefoot] did not hesitate to take food from the hands of [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 1 they 7 that 2 had 3 become 3 become 4 such 4 such 5 good 4 such 6 friends 5 good 6 friends 6 friends 7 that 7 that 10 not 9 did 10 not 10 not 16 the 11 hesitate 12 to 11 hesitate 13 take 12 to 13 take 13 take 14 food 13 take 16 the 14 food 15 from 16 the 17 hands 17 hands 18 of 17 hands 22 boy 21 's 22 boy 22 boy 23 . never in all his life had he had so much to eat or such good things to eat . 1 never 4 his 2 in 3 all 2 in 4 his 4 his 19 . 5 life 6 had 6 had 7 he 7 he 10 much 8 had 9 so 8 had 10 much 10 much 11 to 11 to 12 eat 11 to 14 such 12 eat 13 or 14 such 16 things 14 such 19 . 15 good 16 things 16 things 17 to 17 to 18 eat he was getting so fat that his handsome little coat was uncomfortably tight . 1 he 2 was 1 he 4 so 2 was 3 getting 4 so 5 fat 4 so 6 that 5 fat 6 that 6 that 8 handsome 7 his 8 handsome 8 handsome 10 coat 9 little 10 coat 10 coat 11 was 11 was 14 . 12 uncomfortably 13 tight 12 uncomfortably 14 . he ran about fearlessly while [farmer] [brown] and [farmer] [brown] 's boy were making maple syrup and maple sugar . 1 he 2 ran 1 he 8 and 2 ran 3 about 2 ran 5 while 3 about 4 fearlessly 8 and 13 were 11 's 12 boy 12 boy 13 were 13 were 15 maple 14 making 15 maple 15 maple 18 maple 16 syrup 17 and 17 and 18 maple 18 maple 20 . 19 sugar 20 . he had even lost his fear of [bowser] the [hound] , for [bowser] had paid no attention to him whatever . 1 he 3 even 1 he 7 of 2 had 3 even 3 even 5 his 4 lost 5 his 5 his 6 fear 6 fear 7 of 7 of 17 attention 9 the 11 , 11 , 12 for 12 for 14 had 14 had 15 paid 15 paid 16 no 16 no 17 attention 17 attention 21 . 18 to 19 him 18 to 21 . 19 him 20 whatever now you remember that [whitefoot] had made his home way down beneath the great pile of wood in the sugar-house . 1 now 7 made 2 you 3 remember 3 remember 6 had 4 that 6 had 6 had 7 made 7 made 10 way 8 his 9 home 8 his 10 way 10 way 17 wood 11 down 12 beneath 11 down 13 the 13 the 15 pile 13 the 16 of 14 great 15 pile 15 pile 16 of 16 of 17 wood 17 wood 19 the 17 wood 21 . 18 in 19 the 19 the 20 sugar-house 19 the 21 . of course [farmer] [brown] and [farmer] [brown] 's boy used that wood for the fire to boil the sap to make the syrup and sugar . 1 of 5 and 2 course 5 and 5 and 10 used 8 's 9 boy 9 boy 10 used 10 used 15 fire 11 that 12 wood 12 wood 13 for 13 for 14 the 14 the 15 fire 15 fire 21 make 16 to 17 boil 17 boil 18 the 18 the 19 sap 19 sap 20 to 19 sap 21 make 21 make 22 the 22 the 23 syrup 22 the 26 . 23 syrup 24 and 24 and 25 sugar whitefoot thought nothing of this until one day he discovered that his little home was no longer as dark as it had been . 1 whitefoot 16 no 2 thought 3 nothing 2 thought 4 of 4 of 5 this 4 of 6 until 6 until 7 one 7 one 9 he 7 one 15 was 8 day 9 he 9 he 10 discovered 10 discovered 12 his 11 that 12 his 12 his 13 little 12 his 14 home 15 was 16 no 16 no 19 dark 16 no 24 . 17 longer 18 as 18 as 19 dark 19 dark 21 it 20 as 21 it 21 it 22 had 21 it 23 been a little ray of light crept down between the sticks . 1 a 3 ray 2 little 3 ray 3 ray 4 of 3 ray 5 light 4 of 5 light 5 light 7 down 6 crept 7 down 7 down 8 between 8 between 9 the 9 the 10 sticks 10 sticks 11 . presently another little ray of light crept down between the sticks . 1 presently 4 ray 2 another 3 little 3 little 4 ray 4 ray 8 down 5 of 6 light 6 light 7 crept 7 crept 8 down 8 down 10 the 9 between 10 the 10 the 11 sticks 11 sticks 12 . it was then that [whitefoot] began to grow anxious . 1 it 2 was 1 it 3 then 3 then 4 that 4 that 7 to 6 began 7 to 7 to 8 grow 8 grow 9 anxious 9 anxious 10 . of course [whitefoot] didn't understand why that wood was slipping away . 1 of 4 didn't 2 course 4 didn't 4 didn't 8 wood 5 understand 6 why 6 why 7 that 7 that 8 wood 8 wood 9 was 9 was 11 away 10 slipping 11 away 11 away 12 . in spite of himself he began to grow suspicious . 1 in 2 spite 1 in 3 of 2 spite 3 of 3 of 4 himself 4 himself 6 began 5 he 6 began 6 began 7 to 6 began 8 grow 7 to 8 grow 8 grow 9 suspicious 9 suspicious 10 . he couldn't think of [any] reason why that wood should be taken away , unless it was to look for his little home . 1 he 2 couldn't 1 he 8 that 2 couldn't 3 think 2 couldn't 4 of 3 think 4 of 4 of 6 reason 7 why 8 that 8 that 13 away 9 wood 10 should 9 wood 11 be 11 be 12 taken 11 be 13 away 13 away 15 unless 14 , 15 unless 15 unless 16 it 15 unless 17 was 16 it 17 was 17 was 23 home 18 to 19 look 19 look 20 for 19 look 21 his 21 his 22 little 22 little 23 home 23 home 24 . " oh dear , what does it mean ? " cried [whitefoot] to himself . 1 " 6 does 2 oh 4 , 3 dear 4 , 4 , 5 what 5 what 6 does 6 does 7 it 7 it 8 mean 7 it 9 ? 9 ? 10 " 10 " 11 cried 11 cried 13 to 13 to 15 . 14 himself 15 . i do hope they will stop taking this wood away . 1 i 2 do 1 i 4 they 2 do 3 hope 2 do 4 they 4 they 5 will 5 will 7 taking 6 stop 7 taking 7 taking 10 away 8 this 9 wood 9 wood 10 away 10 away 11 . i won't have any hiding-place at all , and then [i] will have to go outside back to my old home in the hollow stump . 1 i 3 have 2 won't 3 have 3 have 4 any 3 have 15 go 4 any 5 hiding-place 4 any 9 and 5 hiding-place 6 at 5 hiding-place 7 all 7 all 8 , 9 and 10 then 12 will 13 have 13 have 14 to 13 have 15 go 15 go 18 to 15 go 21 home 16 outside 17 back 17 back 18 to 18 to 19 my 19 my 20 old 21 home 23 the 22 in 23 the 23 the 25 stump 24 hollow 25 stump 25 stump 26 . i don't want to do that . 1 i 2 don't 1 i 3 want 2 don't 3 want 3 want 4 to 4 to 5 do 5 do 6 that 6 that 7 . oh , dear ! 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 dear 3 dear 4 ! oh , dear ! 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 dear 3 dear 4 ! i was so happy and now [i] am so worried ! 1 i 2 was 1 i 3 so 3 so 6 now 4 happy 5 and 5 and 6 now 6 now 8 am 8 am 9 so 9 so 10 worried 10 worried 11 ! why can't happy times last always ? " 1 why 2 can't 2 can't 3 happy 3 happy 4 times 4 times 5 last 5 last 6 always 6 always 8 " 7 ? 8 " [chapter] [v] [:] [the] [end] [of] [whitefoot] ['s] [worries] you never can tell ! 1 you 2 never 2 never 3 can 3 can 4 tell 4 tell 5 ! you never can tell ! 1 you 2 never 2 never 3 can 3 can 4 tell 4 tell 5 ! things going wrong will often end well . 1 things 2 going 1 things 3 wrong 3 wrong 4 will 4 will 5 often 4 will 6 end 5 often 6 end 6 end 7 well 7 well 8 . whitefoot . 1 whitefoot 2 . the next time you meet him just ask [whitefoot] if this isn't so . 1 the 2 next 2 next 4 you 3 time 4 you 4 you 5 meet 4 you 7 just 5 meet 6 him 7 just 8 ask 7 just 10 if 10 if 11 this 11 this 13 so 12 isn't 13 so 13 so 14 . things had been going very wrong for [whitefoot] . 1 things 2 had 1 things 4 going 3 been 4 going 4 going 5 very 4 going 6 wrong 6 wrong 7 for 7 for 9 . it had begun to look to [whitefoot] as if he would no longer have a snug , hidden little home in [farmer] [brown] 's sugar-house . 1 it 2 had 2 had 3 begun 3 begun 4 to 3 begun 5 look 5 look 6 to 6 to 11 would 8 as 9 if 9 if 10 he 9 if 11 would 11 would 18 hidden 12 no 13 longer 13 longer 15 a 14 have 15 a 15 a 16 snug 15 a 17 , 16 snug 17 , 17 , 18 hidden 18 hidden 20 home 18 hidden 21 in 19 little 20 home 21 in 24 's 24 's 25 sugar-house 24 's 26 . whitefoot quite lost his appetite . 1 whitefoot 2 quite 2 quite 3 lost 3 lost 4 his 4 his 5 appetite 5 appetite 6 . he no longer came out to take food from [farmer] [brown] 's boy 's hand . 1 he 5 out 2 no 3 longer 2 no 4 came 4 came 5 out 5 out 7 take 6 to 7 take 7 take 8 food 7 take 12 's 8 food 9 from 12 's 13 boy 12 's 15 hand 13 boy 14 's 15 hand 16 . he stayed right in his snug little home and worried . 1 he 2 stayed 2 stayed 5 his 3 right 4 in 4 in 5 his 5 his 8 home 6 snug 7 little 7 little 8 home 8 home 10 worried 9 and 10 worried 10 worried 11 . now [farmer] [brown] 's boy had not once thought of the trouble he was making . 1 now 6 had 4 's 5 boy 5 boy 6 had 6 had 7 not 6 had 12 trouble 7 not 8 once 9 thought 10 of 9 thought 12 trouble 10 of 11 the 12 trouble 14 was 13 he 14 was 14 was 15 making 15 making 16 . he wondered what had become of [whitefoot] , and in his turn he began to worry . 1 he 2 wondered 1 he 3 what 3 what 5 become 3 what 8 , 4 had 5 become 5 become 6 of 8 , 13 he 9 and 10 in 10 in 11 his 11 his 12 turn 12 turn 13 he 13 he 14 began 13 he 15 to 15 to 16 worry 16 worry 17 . he was afraid that something had happened to his little friend . 1 he 4 that 2 was 3 afraid 3 afraid 4 that 4 that 6 had 5 something 6 had 6 had 7 happened 7 happened 9 his 8 to 9 his 9 his 10 little 9 his 11 friend 11 friend 12 . he was thinking [of] this as he fed the sticks of wood to the fire for boiling the sap to make syrup and sugar . 1 he 2 was 1 he 9 the 2 was 3 thinking 3 thinking 7 he 5 this 6 as 6 as 7 he 7 he 8 fed 9 the 10 sticks 9 the 11 of 11 of 12 wood 11 of 15 fire 12 wood 14 the 13 to 14 the 14 the 15 fire 15 fire 19 sap 16 for 17 boiling 17 boiling 18 the 18 the 19 sap 19 sap 24 sugar 20 to 21 make 21 make 22 syrup 21 make 23 and 23 and 24 sugar 24 sugar 25 . finally , [as] he pulled away two big sticks , he saw something that made him whistle with surprise . 1 finally 2 , 1 finally 5 pulled 2 , 4 he 2 , 5 pulled 5 pulled 9 sticks 6 away 7 two 6 away 8 big 8 big 9 sticks 9 sticks 10 , 9 sticks 12 saw 10 , 11 he 12 saw 15 made 13 something 14 that 14 that 15 made 15 made 16 him 16 him 20 . 17 whistle 18 with 18 with 19 surprise 19 surprise 20 . it was [whitefoot] 's nest which he had so cleverly hidden way down underneath that pile of wood when he had first moved into the sugar-house . 1 it 2 was 1 it 9 so 2 was 4 's 4 's 5 nest 5 nest 6 which 6 which 8 had 7 he 8 had 9 so 12 way 10 cleverly 11 hidden 11 hidden 12 way 12 way 18 wood 13 down 14 underneath 13 down 18 wood 14 underneath 15 that 14 underneath 16 pile 16 pile 17 of 18 wood 20 he 19 when 20 he 20 he 21 had 20 he 22 first 21 had 22 first 22 first 24 into 23 moved 24 into 24 into 26 sugar-house 25 the 26 sugar-house 26 sugar-house 27 . with a frightened little squeak , [whitefoot] ran out , scurried across the little sugar-house and out though the open door . 1 with 2 a 1 with 20 open 2 a 3 frightened 3 frightened 5 squeak 4 little 5 squeak 6 , 8 ran 8 ran 9 out 8 ran 10 , 9 out 10 , 10 , 13 the 11 scurried 12 across 11 scurried 13 the 13 the 16 and 14 little 15 sugar-house 15 sugar-house 16 and 16 and 17 out 16 and 19 the 17 out 18 though 19 the 20 open 20 open 22 . 21 door 22 . farmer [brown] 's boy understood . 1 farmer 3 's 3 's 4 boy 4 boy 5 understood 5 understood 6 . he understood perfectly that little people like [whitefoot] want their homes hidden away in the dark . 1 he 6 people 2 understood 3 perfectly 2 understood 6 people 3 perfectly 4 that 4 that 5 little 6 people 7 like 6 people 15 the 7 like 12 hidden 9 want 10 their 9 want 12 hidden 10 their 11 homes 13 away 14 in 13 away 15 the 15 the 17 . 16 dark 17 . " poor little chap , " said [farmer] [brown] 's [boy."he] had a regular castle here and we have destroyed it . 1 " 2 poor 1 " 5 , 2 poor 3 little 3 little 4 chap 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 18 we 10 's 14 regular 12 had 13 a 13 a 14 regular 14 regular 15 castle 15 castle 16 here 16 here 17 and 16 here 18 we 18 we 20 destroyed 19 have 20 destroyed 20 destroyed 21 it 21 it 22 . he probably thinks we have been hunting for this little home of his . 1 he 4 we 2 probably 3 thinks 3 thinks 4 we 4 we 6 been 5 have 6 been 6 been 8 for 7 hunting 8 for 8 for 9 this 8 for 10 little 10 little 11 home 11 home 12 of 11 home 13 his 13 his 14 . hello ! 1 hello 2 ! here 's his storehouse ! 1 here 2 's 2 's 5 ! 3 his 4 storehouse 4 storehouse 5 ! i 've often wondered how the little rascal could eat so much , but now [i] understand . 1 i 4 wondered 2 've 3 often 2 've 4 wondered 4 wondered 9 could 5 how 7 little 6 the 7 little 7 little 8 rascal 8 rascal 9 could 9 could 18 . 10 eat 12 much 10 eat 13 , 11 so 12 much 13 , 15 now 13 , 18 . 14 but 15 now 15 now 17 understand he stored away here more than half of the good things [i] have given him . 1 he 4 here 1 he 9 the 2 stored 3 away 2 stored 4 here 4 here 5 more 5 more 7 half 5 more 8 of 6 than 7 half 9 the 11 things 9 the 14 given 10 good 11 things 11 things 13 have 14 given 15 him 14 given 16 . 15 him 16 . i am glad he did . 1 i 2 am 2 am 3 glad 3 glad 4 he 4 he 5 did 5 did 6 . i must do something to keep him here . " 1 i 2 must 1 i 5 to 2 must 3 do 4 something 5 to 5 to 6 keep 6 keep 7 him 7 him 8 here 8 here 9 . 8 here 10 " farmer [brown] 's boy sat down to think things over . 1 farmer 4 boy 3 's 4 boy 4 boy 5 sat 5 sat 7 to 6 down 7 to 7 to 9 things 8 think 9 things 9 things 10 over 10 over 11 . then he got an old box and made a little round hole in one end of it . 1 then 3 got 1 then 9 a 2 he 3 got 3 got 4 an 4 an 6 box 4 an 8 made 5 old 6 box 6 box 7 and 6 box 8 made 9 a 11 round 9 a 15 end 10 little 11 round 11 round 13 in 12 hole 13 in 13 in 14 one 15 end 16 of 15 end 17 it 16 of 17 it 17 it 18 . very carefully he took up [whitefoot] 's nest and placed it under the old box in the darkest corner of the sugar-house . 1 very 2 carefully 2 carefully 9 and 3 he 4 took 4 took 8 nest 4 took 9 and 5 up 7 's 7 's 8 nest 9 and 18 darkest 10 placed 11 it 11 it 12 under 12 under 13 the 13 the 14 old 13 the 18 darkest 14 old 15 box 15 box 17 the 16 in 17 the 18 darkest 23 . 19 corner 20 of 19 corner 22 sugar-house 20 of 21 the 22 sugar-house 23 . then he carried all [whitefoot] 's supplies over there and put them under the box . 1 then 4 all 2 he 3 carried 3 carried 4 all 4 all 9 there 6 's 7 supplies 7 supplies 8 over 8 over 9 there 9 there 11 put 10 and 11 put 11 put 13 under 12 them 13 under 13 under 14 the 14 the 15 box 14 the 16 . he went outside , [and] got some branches of hemlock and threw these in a little pile over the box . 1 he 2 went 1 he 8 branches 2 went 3 outside 2 went 4 , 4 , 6 got 6 got 7 some 8 branches 14 in 9 of 10 hemlock 10 hemlock 11 and 11 and 12 threw 11 and 13 these 13 these 14 in 14 in 19 the 15 a 16 little 16 little 17 pile 17 pile 18 over 17 pile 19 the 19 the 20 box 20 box 21 . after this he scattered some crumbs just outside . 1 after 2 this 2 this 4 scattered 3 he 4 scattered 4 scattered 5 some 4 scattered 6 crumbs 6 crumbs 7 just 7 just 8 outside 8 outside 9 . late that night [whitefoot] did come back . 1 late 2 that 2 that 5 did 3 night 5 did 5 did 6 come 6 come 7 back 7 back 8 . the crumbs led him to the old box . 1 the 2 crumbs 2 crumbs 4 him 3 led 4 him 4 him 5 to 5 to 7 old 6 the 7 old 7 old 8 box 8 box 9 . he crept inside . 1 he 2 crept 2 crept 3 inside 3 inside 4 . there was his snug little home ! 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 his 3 his 4 snug 4 snug 5 little 5 little 6 home 6 home 7 ! all in a second [whitefoot] understood , and trust and happiness returned . 1 all 7 , 2 in 3 a 3 a 4 second 4 second 6 understood 6 understood 7 , 7 , 9 trust 8 and 9 trust 9 trust 11 happiness 10 and 11 happiness 11 happiness 12 returned 12 returned 13 . [chapter] [vi] [:] [a] [very] [careless] [jump] whitefoot once more was happy . 1 whitefoot 2 once 2 once 3 more 3 more 4 was 4 was 5 happy 5 happy 6 . it was better than the old place under the woodpile . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 better 2 was 4 than 3 better 4 than 4 than 7 place 5 the 6 old 5 the 7 place 7 place 9 the 8 under 9 the 9 the 10 woodpile 9 the 11 . 10 woodpile 11 . it was the best place for a home [whitefoot] ever had had . 1 it 2 was 1 it 3 the 2 was 3 the 3 the 4 best 4 best 6 for 5 place 6 for 6 for 7 a 7 a 8 home 8 home 12 had 10 ever 11 had 11 had 12 had 12 had 13 . it didn't take him long to change his mind about leaving the little sugar-house . 1 it 4 him 2 didn't 3 take 2 didn't 4 him 4 him 5 long 5 long 8 his 6 to 7 change 7 change 8 his 8 his 9 mind 9 mind 10 about 9 mind 11 leaving 10 about 11 leaving 11 leaving 12 the 11 leaving 14 sugar-house 12 the 13 little 14 sugar-house 15 . somehow he seemed to know right down inside that his home would not again be disturbed . 1 somehow 3 seemed 1 somehow 5 know 2 he 3 seemed 4 to 5 know 5 know 7 down 5 know 12 would 6 right 7 down 8 inside 9 that 9 that 10 his 10 his 11 home 11 home 12 would 12 would 17 . 13 not 14 again 14 again 15 be 15 be 16 disturbed 16 disturbed 17 . so he proceeded to rearrange his nest and to put all his supplies of food in one corner of the old box . 1 so 2 he 1 so 10 put 2 he 4 to 3 proceeded 4 to 4 to 6 his 5 rearrange 6 his 6 his 7 nest 7 nest 8 and 8 and 9 to 10 put 20 the 11 all 12 his 11 all 13 supplies 13 supplies 14 of 14 of 15 food 15 food 16 in 16 in 17 one 17 one 18 corner 17 one 20 the 18 corner 19 of 20 the 23 . 21 old 22 box 21 old 23 . he liked to jump up on the bench where [farmer] [brown] 's boy sometimes sat . 1 he 2 liked 1 he 3 to 3 to 4 jump 4 jump 5 up 4 jump 7 the 5 up 6 on 7 the 9 where 8 bench 9 where 9 where 16 . 12 's 13 boy 12 's 16 . 13 boy 14 sometimes 14 sometimes 15 sat he would climb up to where [farmer] [brown] 's boy 's coat hung and explore the pockets of it . 1 he 5 to 2 would 4 up 2 would 5 to 3 climb 4 up 5 to 6 where 6 where 13 hung 9 's 10 boy 9 's 12 coat 10 boy 11 's 12 coat 13 hung 13 hung 14 and 13 hung 15 explore 14 and 15 explore 15 explore 19 it 16 the 17 pockets 17 pockets 18 of 18 of 19 it 19 it 20 . once he stole [farmer] [brown] 's boy 's handkerchief . 1 once 3 stole 2 he 3 stole 3 stole 6 's 6 's 7 boy 7 boy 8 's 8 's 9 handkerchief 9 handkerchief 10 . he wanted it to add to the material his nest was made of . 1 he 3 it 2 wanted 3 it 3 it 4 to 3 it 7 the 4 to 5 add 5 add 6 to 7 the 8 material 8 material 11 was 9 his 10 nest 10 nest 11 was 11 was 12 made 12 made 14 . 13 of 14 . farmer [brown] 's boy discovered it just as it was disappearing , and how he laughed as he pulled it away . 1 farmer 4 boy 3 's 4 boy 4 boy 12 , 5 discovered 10 was 6 it 7 just 7 just 8 as 8 as 9 it 9 it 10 was 10 was 11 disappearing 11 disappearing 12 , 12 , 13 and 12 , 19 pulled 13 and 14 how 14 how 15 he 14 how 19 pulled 15 he 16 laughed 16 laughed 17 as 17 as 18 he 19 pulled 22 . 20 it 21 away 21 away 22 . he knew that [farmer] [brown] 's boy and [farmer] [brown] and [bowser] the [hound] were his friends . 1 he 3 that 2 knew 3 that 3 that 7 boy 6 's 7 boy 7 boy 8 and 8 and 11 and 11 and 13 the 13 the 15 were 15 were 17 friends 16 his 17 friends 17 friends 18 . he knew , too , that so long as they were about , none of his enemies would dare come near . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 12 about 3 , 4 too 4 too 8 long 4 too 12 about 5 , 6 that 5 , 8 long 6 that 7 so 8 long 9 as 9 as 10 they 10 they 11 were 12 about 16 his 13 , 14 none 13 , 15 of 15 of 16 his 16 his 21 near 17 enemies 18 would 17 enemies 20 come 19 dare 20 come 20 come 21 near 21 near 22 . this being so , of course there was nothing to be afraid of . 1 this 2 being 2 being 3 so 3 so 7 there 4 , 5 of 4 , 6 course 6 course 7 there 7 there 12 afraid 8 was 9 nothing 8 was 10 to 10 to 11 be 11 be 12 afraid 12 afraid 13 of 13 of 14 . no harm could possibly come to him . 1 no 2 harm 2 harm 3 could 3 could 4 possibly 3 could 5 come 4 possibly 5 come 5 come 7 him 6 to 7 him 7 him 8 . at least , that is what [whitefoot] thought . 1 at 2 least 1 at 3 , 3 , 4 that 4 that 5 is 4 that 6 what 5 is 6 what 6 what 8 thought 8 thought 9 . but you know , enemies are not the only dangers to watch out for . 1 but 3 know 1 but 8 the 2 you 3 know 3 know 4 , 4 , 5 enemies 5 enemies 6 are 5 enemies 7 not 8 the 9 only 9 only 11 to 10 dangers 11 to 11 to 12 watch 12 watch 13 out 13 out 14 for 14 for 15 . accidents will happen . 1 accidents 2 will 2 will 3 happen 3 happen 4 . when they do happen , it is very likely to be when the possibility of them is farthest from your thoughts . 1 when 5 , 1 when 9 likely 2 they 3 do 2 they 4 happen 3 do 4 happen 4 happen 5 , 5 , 6 it 6 it 7 is 7 is 8 very 9 likely 10 to 9 likely 16 them 10 to 12 when 11 be 12 when 12 when 13 the 13 the 14 possibility 13 the 15 of 16 them 21 thoughts 16 them 22 . 17 is 18 farthest 18 farthest 19 from 19 from 20 your 20 your 21 thoughts almost always they are due to heedlessness or carelessness . 1 almost 2 always 1 almost 4 are 2 always 3 they 3 they 4 are 4 are 6 to 5 due 6 to 6 to 7 heedlessness 7 heedlessness 8 or 7 heedlessness 9 carelessness 9 carelessness 10 . it was heedlessness that got [whitefoot] into one of the worst mishaps of his whole life . 1 it 3 heedlessness 2 was 3 heedlessness 3 heedlessness 11 worst 4 that 5 got 5 got 7 into 7 into 8 one 8 one 9 of 8 one 10 the 10 the 11 worst 11 worst 14 his 12 mishaps 13 of 13 of 14 his 14 his 15 whole 15 whole 16 life 16 life 17 . he had been running and jumping all around the inside of the little sugar-house . 1 he 3 been 2 had 3 been 3 been 4 running 3 been 6 jumping 4 running 5 and 6 jumping 8 around 6 jumping 11 of 7 all 8 around 8 around 9 the 10 inside 11 of 11 of 12 the 12 the 14 sugar-house 13 little 14 sugar-house 14 sugar-house 15 . he loves to run and jump , and he had been having just the best time ever . 1 he 2 loves 1 he 6 jump 2 loves 4 run 2 loves 5 and 3 to 4 run 6 jump 11 been 6 jump 14 the 7 , 8 and 7 , 9 he 9 he 10 had 9 he 11 been 11 been 12 having 12 having 13 just 14 the 15 best 14 the 18 . 15 best 16 time 15 best 17 ever it wasn't a very long jump , but somehow [whitefoot] misjudged it . 1 it 4 very 2 wasn't 3 a 2 wasn't 4 very 4 very 7 , 5 long 6 jump 6 jump 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 somehow 9 somehow 11 misjudged 11 misjudged 13 . 12 it 13 . he was heedless , and he didn't jump quite far enough . 1 he 2 was 1 he 3 heedless 3 heedless 7 didn't 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 he 6 he 7 didn't 7 didn't 9 quite 8 jump 9 quite 9 quite 11 enough 10 far 11 enough 11 enough 12 . right beside that box was a tin pail half filled with sap . 1 right 2 beside 1 right 6 a 2 beside 3 that 3 that 4 box 3 that 5 was 4 box 5 was 6 a 7 tin 6 a 8 pail 7 tin 8 pail 8 pail 9 half 9 half 10 filled 10 filled 11 with 11 with 12 sap 12 sap 13 . instead of landing on the box , [whitefoot] landed with a splash in that pail of sap . 1 instead 9 landed 2 of 3 landing 2 of 4 on 4 on 5 the 5 the 6 box 5 the 9 landed 6 box 7 , 9 landed 16 of 10 with 11 a 11 a 15 pail 12 splash 13 in 12 splash 15 pail 13 in 14 that 15 pail 16 of 16 of 17 sap 17 sap 18 . [chapter] [vii] [:] [whitefoot] [gives] [up] [hope] whitefoot had been in many tight places . 1 whitefoot 4 in 2 had 3 been 3 been 4 in 4 in 5 many 5 many 6 tight 6 tight 7 places 7 places 8 . yes , indeed , [whitefoot] had been in many tight places . 1 yes 4 , 2 , 3 indeed 3 indeed 4 , 4 , 7 been 6 had 7 been 7 been 10 tight 8 in 9 many 9 many 10 tight 10 tight 11 places 11 places 12 . he had had narrow escapes of all kinds . 1 he 2 had 1 he 3 had 3 had 4 narrow 4 narrow 5 escapes 5 escapes 6 of 6 of 7 all 7 all 8 kinds 8 kinds 9 . but never had he felt so utterly hopeless as now . 1 but 2 never 1 but 4 he 2 never 3 had 4 he 5 felt 4 he 6 so 6 so 7 utterly 7 utterly 8 hopeless 8 hopeless 9 as 8 hopeless 10 now 9 as 10 now 10 now 11 . the moment he landed in that sap , [whitefoot] began to swim frantically . 1 the 3 he 2 moment 3 he 3 he 4 landed 3 he 8 , 4 landed 5 in 5 in 6 that 6 that 7 sap 8 , 12 swim 10 began 11 to 11 to 12 swim 12 swim 14 . 13 frantically 14 . he isn't [a] particularly good swimmer , but he could swim well enough to keep afloat for a while . 1 he 2 isn't 1 he 6 swimmer 2 isn't 4 particularly 4 particularly 5 good 6 swimmer 7 , 7 , 16 afloat 8 but 9 he 9 he 10 could 10 could 11 swim 11 swim 12 well 11 swim 16 afloat 12 well 13 enough 12 well 14 to 14 to 15 keep 16 afloat 19 while 16 afloat 20 . 17 for 18 a 18 a 19 while 19 while 20 . he came up choking and gasping . 1 he 2 came 2 came 3 up 3 up 4 choking 4 choking 5 and 5 and 6 gasping 6 gasping 7 . the more he tried to climb out , the more frightened he became . 1 the 2 more 1 the 6 climb 2 more 3 he 3 he 4 tried 4 tried 5 to 6 climb 8 , 7 out 8 , 8 , 9 the 9 the 13 became 10 more 11 frightened 11 frightened 12 he 11 frightened 13 became 13 became 14 . he was in a perfect panic of fear . 1 he 2 was 1 he 3 in 3 in 5 perfect 4 a 5 perfect 5 perfect 6 panic 6 panic 7 of 7 of 8 fear 8 fear 9 . he quite lost his head , did [whitefoot] . 1 he 3 lost 2 quite 3 lost 3 lost 4 his 4 his 5 head 4 his 6 , 5 head 6 , 6 , 7 did 7 did 9 . the harder he struggled , the more tired he became , and the greater was his danger of drowning . 1 the 2 harder 1 the 5 , 3 he 4 struggled 4 struggled 5 , 5 , 6 the 6 the 10 became 7 more 8 tired 8 tired 9 he 8 tired 10 became 10 became 20 . 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 the 13 the 14 greater 13 the 17 danger 14 greater 15 was 15 was 16 his 17 danger 18 of 18 of 19 drowning 18 of 20 . whitefoot squeaked pitifully . 1 whitefoot 2 squeaked 2 squeaked 3 pitifully 3 pitifully 4 . he didn't want to drown . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 want 3 want 4 to 4 to 5 drown 5 drown 6 . of course not . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 not 3 not 4 . he wanted to live . 1 he 2 wanted 2 wanted 3 to 3 to 4 live 4 live 5 . but unless he could get out of that pail very soon , he would drown . 1 but 2 unless 1 but 5 get 2 unless 3 he 3 he 4 could 5 get 6 out 6 out 8 that 7 of 8 that 8 that 9 pail 8 that 12 , 9 pail 10 very 10 very 11 soon 11 soon 12 , 12 , 14 would 13 he 14 would 14 would 16 . 15 drown 16 . he knew it . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 it 3 it 4 . he knew that he couldn't hold on much longer . 1 he 3 that 2 knew 3 that 3 that 4 he 3 that 5 couldn't 5 couldn't 6 hold 5 couldn't 8 much 6 hold 7 on 8 much 9 longer 9 longer 10 . he knew that just as soon as he stopped paddling , he would sink . 1 he 2 knew 1 he 3 that 3 that 5 as 4 just 5 as 5 as 6 soon 5 as 7 as 7 as 9 stopped 7 as 11 , 8 he 9 stopped 9 stopped 10 paddling 11 , 13 would 12 he 13 would 13 would 14 sink 13 would 15 . already he was so tired from his frantic efforts to escape that it seemed to him that he couldn't hold out any longer . 1 already 5 tired 1 already 14 seemed 2 he 4 so 3 was 4 so 4 so 5 tired 5 tired 10 to 6 from 7 his 7 his 9 efforts 8 frantic 9 efforts 9 efforts 10 to 10 to 11 escape 11 escape 12 that 12 that 13 it 14 seemed 20 hold 14 seemed 23 longer 15 to 16 him 16 him 17 that 17 that 18 he 17 that 19 couldn't 19 couldn't 20 hold 20 hold 21 out 21 out 22 any 23 longer 24 . but somehow he kept his legs moving , and so kept afloat . 1 but 2 somehow 1 but 3 he 3 he 4 kept 3 he 5 his 5 his 6 legs 6 legs 9 and 7 moving 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 so 9 and 11 kept 10 so 11 kept 11 kept 12 afloat 12 afloat 13 . just why he kept struggling , [whitefoot] couldn't have told . 1 just 2 why 1 just 3 he 3 he 5 struggling 4 kept 5 struggling 5 struggling 8 couldn't 6 , 8 couldn't 8 couldn't 9 have 9 have 10 told 10 told 11 . it wasn't because he had any hope . 1 it 2 wasn't 1 it 3 because 3 because 4 he 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 any 6 any 7 hope 6 any 8 . 7 hope 8 . he didn't have the least bit of hope . 1 he 3 have 2 didn't 3 have 3 have 4 the 4 the 6 bit 5 least 6 bit 6 bit 7 of 7 of 8 hope 8 hope 9 . he knew now that he couldn't climb the sides [of] that pail , and there was no other way of getting out . 1 he 2 knew 1 he 5 he 2 knew 3 now 3 now 4 that 5 he 7 climb 6 couldn't 7 climb 7 climb 15 there 8 the 9 sides 9 sides 11 that 11 that 12 pail 11 that 13 , 13 , 14 and 13 , 15 there 15 there 19 way 16 was 17 no 17 no 18 other 17 no 19 way 19 way 22 out 20 of 21 getting 21 getting 22 out 22 out 23 . still he kept on paddling . 1 still 2 he 2 he 3 kept 3 kept 4 on 4 on 5 paddling 5 paddling 6 . and all the time [whitefoot] squeaked hopelessly , despairingly , pitifully . 1 and 2 all 2 all 3 the 2 all 6 squeaked 3 the 4 time 6 squeaked 7 hopelessly 7 hopelessly 8 , 8 , 9 despairingly 8 , 11 pitifully 9 despairingly 10 , 11 pitifully 12 . he did it without knowing that he did it , just as he kept paddling round and round . 1 he 5 knowing 1 he 10 , 2 did 3 it 2 did 5 knowing 3 it 4 without 5 knowing 6 that 5 knowing 9 it 6 that 8 did 7 he 8 did 10 , 15 paddling 11 just 12 as 11 just 13 he 13 he 14 kept 13 he 15 paddling 15 paddling 17 and 15 paddling 19 . 16 round 17 and 17 and 18 round [chapter] [viii] [:] [the] [rescue] when [whitefoot] made the heedless jump that landed him in a pail half filled with sap , no one else was in the little sugar-house . 1 when 3 made 1 when 4 the 4 the 7 that 5 heedless 6 jump 5 heedless 7 that 7 that 12 pail 7 that 14 filled 8 landed 9 him 9 him 10 in 9 him 11 a 11 a 12 pail 12 pail 13 half 14 filled 15 with 15 with 19 one 16 sap 17 , 16 sap 18 no 18 no 19 one 19 one 26 . 20 else 21 was 21 was 22 in 22 in 23 the 22 in 26 . 23 the 24 little 24 little 25 sugar-house whitefoot was quite alone . 1 whitefoot 2 was 2 was 3 quite 3 quite 4 alone 4 alone 5 . you see , [farmer] [brown] and [farmer] [brown] 's boy were out collecting sap from the trees , and [bowser] the [hound] was with them . 1 you 3 , 2 see 3 , 3 , 6 and 6 and 11 were 9 's 10 boy 10 boy 11 were 11 were 17 trees 12 out 13 collecting 13 collecting 15 from 13 collecting 17 trees 14 sap 15 from 15 from 16 the 17 trees 18 , 18 , 19 and 18 , 24 with 19 and 21 the 21 the 23 was 23 was 24 with 24 with 25 them 25 them 26 . farmer [brown] 's boy was the first to return . 1 farmer 3 's 3 's 4 boy 4 boy 6 the 5 was 6 the 6 the 8 to 7 first 8 to 8 to 9 return 9 return 10 . he came in just after [whitefoot] had given up all hope . 1 he 5 after 2 came 3 in 3 in 4 just 4 just 5 after 5 after 7 had 7 had 8 given 7 had 10 all 8 given 9 up 10 all 11 hope 11 hope 12 . he went at once to the fire to put more wood on . 1 he 3 at 2 went 3 at 3 at 5 to 4 once 5 to 5 to 6 the 5 to 7 fire 7 fire 8 to 8 to 9 put 8 to 10 more 10 more 12 on 11 wood 12 on 12 on 13 . as he finished this job he heard the faintest of little squeaks . 1 as 3 finished 2 he 3 finished 3 finished 7 heard 4 this 5 job 5 job 6 he 6 he 7 heard 7 heard 9 faintest 8 the 9 faintest 9 faintest 10 of 10 of 11 little 11 little 13 . 12 squeaks 13 . it was a very pitiful little squeak . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 very 3 a 5 pitiful 5 pitiful 6 little 6 little 7 squeak 7 squeak 8 . farmer [brown] 's boy stood perfectly still and listened . 1 farmer 3 's 3 's 4 boy 4 boy 5 stood 5 stood 8 and 6 perfectly 7 still 7 still 8 and 8 and 10 . 9 listened 10 . he heard it again . 1 he 2 heard 2 heard 3 it 3 it 4 again 4 again 5 . he knew right away that it was the voice of [whitefoot] . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 right 2 knew 5 that 3 right 4 away 5 that 6 it 6 it 7 was 7 was 9 voice 8 the 9 voice 9 voice 10 of 10 of 12 . " hello ! " exclaimed [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 1 " 2 hello 2 hello 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 exclaimed 5 exclaimed 8 's 8 's 9 boy 9 boy 10 . " that sounds as if [whitefoot] is in trouble of some kind . 1 " 2 that 2 that 7 is 3 sounds 4 as 4 as 5 if 5 if 7 is 7 is 9 trouble 8 in 9 trouble 9 trouble 10 of 9 trouble 11 some 10 of 11 some 11 some 12 kind 12 kind 13 . i wonder where the little rascal is . 1 i 2 wonder 2 wonder 3 where 3 where 4 the 4 the 5 little 5 little 6 rascal 6 rascal 8 . 7 is 8 . i wonder what can have happened to him . 1 i 2 wonder 2 wonder 3 what 3 what 5 have 4 can 5 have 5 have 7 to 6 happened 7 to 7 to 8 him 8 him 9 . i must look into this . " 1 i 2 must 2 must 3 look 3 look 4 into 4 into 5 this 5 this 6 . 6 . 7 " again [farmer] [brown] 's boy heard that faint little squeak . 1 again 4 's 4 's 5 boy 4 's 6 heard 6 heard 7 that 7 that 9 little 8 faint 9 little 9 little 10 squeak 9 little 11 . it was so faint that he couldn't tell where it came from . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 faint 3 so 4 faint 4 faint 5 that 5 that 7 couldn't 5 that 8 tell 6 he 7 couldn't 7 couldn't 8 tell 8 tell 9 where 9 where 10 it 10 it 11 came 10 it 13 . 11 came 12 from hurriedly and anxiously [he] looked all over the little sugar-house , stopping every few seconds to listen for that pitiful little squeak . 1 hurriedly 5 looked 2 and 3 anxiously 2 and 5 looked 5 looked 7 over 6 all 7 over 7 over 8 the 7 over 14 few 8 the 9 little 10 sugar-house 11 , 11 , 13 every 11 , 14 few 12 stopping 13 every 14 few 17 listen 15 seconds 16 to 15 seconds 17 listen 17 listen 20 pitiful 18 for 19 that 19 that 20 pitiful 20 pitiful 23 . 21 little 22 squeak 22 squeak 23 . it seemed to come from nowhere in particular . 1 it 3 to 2 seemed 3 to 3 to 4 come 4 come 5 from 5 from 6 nowhere 6 nowhere 9 . 7 in 8 particular 8 particular 9 . also it was growing fainter . 1 also 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 growing 4 growing 5 fainter 5 fainter 6 . at last [farmer] [brown] 's boy happened to stand still close to that tin pail half filled with sap . 1 at 6 boy 1 at 11 close 2 last 5 's 2 last 6 boy 6 boy 8 to 7 happened 8 to 9 stand 10 still 10 still 11 close 11 close 14 tin 12 to 13 that 13 that 14 tin 14 tin 15 pail 15 pail 17 filled 15 pail 19 sap 16 half 17 filled 18 with 19 sap 19 sap 20 . he heard the faint little squeak again and with it a little splash . 1 he 3 the 2 heard 3 the 3 the 5 little 4 faint 5 little 5 little 7 again 6 squeak 7 again 7 again 8 and 7 again 9 with 8 and 9 with 9 with 11 a 10 it 11 a 11 a 12 little 11 a 13 splash 13 splash 14 . it was the sound of the little splash that led him to look down . 1 it 3 the 2 was 3 the 3 the 8 splash 4 sound 5 of 5 of 6 the 6 the 7 little 7 little 8 splash 8 splash 12 to 9 that 10 led 10 led 11 him 11 him 12 to 12 to 13 look 13 look 15 . 14 down 15 . in a flash he understood what had happened . 1 in 3 flash 2 a 3 flash 3 flash 4 he 3 flash 5 understood 5 understood 6 what 6 what 7 had 6 what 8 happened 7 had 8 happened 8 happened 9 . he saw poor little [whitefoot] struggling feebly , and even as he looked [whitefoot] 's head went under . 1 he 2 saw 1 he 6 struggling 2 saw 3 poor 3 poor 4 little 6 struggling 10 even 7 feebly 8 , 8 , 9 and 8 , 10 even 10 even 13 looked 10 even 16 head 11 as 12 he 12 he 13 looked 15 's 16 head 16 head 19 . 17 went 18 under 18 under 19 . he was very nearly drowned . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 nearly 4 nearly 5 drowned 5 drowned 6 . stooping quickly , [farmer] [brown] 's boy grabbed [whitefoot] 's long tail and pulled him out . 1 stooping 17 . 2 quickly 3 , 3 , 6 's 6 's 7 boy 7 boy 8 grabbed 7 boy 11 long 8 grabbed 10 's 11 long 12 tail 11 long 16 out 13 and 14 pulled 14 pulled 15 him 14 pulled 16 out 16 out 17 . whitefoot was so nearly drowned that he didn't have strength enough to even kick . 1 whitefoot 5 drowned 2 was 3 so 2 was 4 nearly 4 nearly 5 drowned 5 drowned 10 strength 6 that 7 he 7 he 8 didn't 8 didn't 9 have 8 didn't 10 strength 10 strength 15 . 11 enough 12 to 11 enough 13 even 13 even 14 kick 13 even 15 . a great pity filled the eyes of [farmer] [brown] 's boy as he held [whitefoot] 's head down and gently shook him . 1 a 2 great 1 a 3 pity 3 pity 7 of 4 filled 5 the 4 filled 6 eyes 6 eyes 7 of 7 of 12 as 10 's 11 boy 11 boy 12 as 12 as 13 he 12 as 14 held 14 held 19 and 16 's 17 head 16 's 18 down 18 down 19 and 19 and 20 gently 20 gently 22 him 20 gently 23 . 21 shook 22 him 22 him 23 . he was trying to shake some of the sap out of [whitefoot] . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 trying 2 was 5 shake 4 to 5 shake 5 shake 8 the 6 some 7 of 7 of 8 the 8 the 9 sap 9 sap 10 out 10 out 11 of 11 of 13 . it ran out of [whitefoot] 's nose and out of his mouth . 1 it 2 ran 1 it 7 nose 2 ran 3 out 3 out 4 of 6 's 7 nose 7 nose 8 and 8 and 9 out 9 out 12 mouth 10 of 11 his 11 his 12 mouth 12 mouth 13 . whitefoot began to gasp . 1 whitefoot 2 began 2 began 3 to 3 to 4 gasp 4 gasp 5 . then [farmer] [brown] 's boy spread his coat close by the fire , rolled [whitefoot] up in his handkerchief and gently placed him on the coat . 1 then 6 spread 4 's 5 boy 5 boy 6 spread 6 spread 7 his 6 spread 12 fire 7 his 8 coat 9 close 10 by 10 by 11 the 10 by 12 fire 12 fire 14 rolled 13 , 14 rolled 14 rolled 16 up 14 rolled 20 and 16 up 17 in 16 up 18 his 18 his 19 handkerchief 20 and 22 placed 20 and 25 the 21 gently 22 placed 22 placed 23 him 23 him 24 on 25 the 27 . 26 coat 27 . for some time [whitefoot] lay just gasping . 1 for 2 some 2 some 3 time 3 time 5 lay 5 lay 6 just 6 just 7 gasping 7 gasping 8 . but presently his breath came easier , and after a while he was breathing naturally . 1 but 2 presently 1 but 7 , 2 presently 6 easier 3 his 4 breath 3 his 5 came 4 breath 5 came 5 came 6 easier 7 , 8 and 7 , 12 he 8 and 9 after 8 and 11 while 9 after 10 a 12 he 13 was 13 was 15 naturally 14 breathing 15 naturally 15 naturally 16 . little by little [whitefoot] recovered his strength . 1 little 2 by 2 by 3 little 3 little 5 recovered 5 recovered 7 strength 6 his 7 strength 7 strength 8 . at last he could sit up , and finally [he] began to move about a little , although he was still wobbly on his legs . 1 at 8 and 2 last 3 he 3 he 5 sit 3 he 7 , 4 could 5 sit 5 sit 6 up 7 , 8 and 8 and 11 began 9 finally 11 began 11 began 14 about 12 to 13 move 13 move 14 about 14 about 15 a 14 about 18 although 15 a 16 little 16 little 17 , 18 although 19 he 18 although 21 still 19 he 20 was 21 still 22 wobbly 21 still 24 his 23 on 24 his 24 his 26 . 25 legs 26 . [chapter] [ix] [:] [two] [timid] [persons] [meet] thus always you will meet life 's test [to] do the thing you can do best . 1 thus 3 you 1 thus 6 life 2 always 3 you 3 you 5 meet 4 will 5 meet 6 life 8 test 7 's 8 test 8 test 17 . 10 do 11 the 11 the 12 thing 12 thing 13 you 13 you 14 can 13 you 17 . 14 can 16 best 15 do 16 best whitefoot . 1 whitefoot 2 . jumper the [hare] sat crouched at the foot of a tree in the [green] [forest] . 1 jumper 2 the 2 the 4 sat 2 the 5 crouched 5 crouched 7 the 6 at 7 the 7 the 8 foot 7 the 9 of 9 of 10 a 9 of 16 . 10 a 11 tree 11 tree 12 in 12 in 13 the had you happened along there , you would not have seen him . 1 had 2 you 2 you 3 happened 3 happened 7 you 4 along 5 there 5 there 6 , 6 , 7 you 7 you 8 would 8 would 11 seen 9 not 10 have 10 have 11 seen 11 seen 13 . 12 him 13 . at least , [i] doubt if you would . 1 at 2 least 1 at 3 , 2 least 3 , 3 , 5 doubt 5 doubt 6 if 6 if 7 you 6 if 8 would 8 would 9 . if you had seen him , you probably wouldn't have known it . 1 if 3 had 2 you 3 had 3 had 4 seen 3 had 6 , 4 seen 5 him 6 , 8 probably 7 you 8 probably 8 probably 10 have 9 wouldn't 10 have 10 have 11 known 11 known 12 it 11 known 13 . just in front of [juniper] was a little round hole . 1 just 2 in 2 in 4 of 3 front 4 of 4 of 6 was 6 was 7 a 6 was 8 little 8 little 9 round 9 round 11 . 10 hole 11 . he gave it no attention . 1 he 2 gave 2 gave 3 it 3 it 4 no 4 no 5 attention 5 attention 6 . it didn't interest him in the least . 1 it 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 interest 3 interest 4 him 4 him 5 in 5 in 6 the 6 the 7 least 7 least 8 . all through the [green] [forest] were little holes in the snow . 1 all 2 through 2 through 3 the 3 the 6 were 6 were 8 holes 7 little 8 holes 8 holes 11 snow 9 in 10 the 10 the 11 snow 11 snow 12 . jumper was so used to them that he seldom noticed them . 1 jumper 3 so 2 was 3 so 3 so 4 used 4 used 5 to 4 used 6 them 5 to 6 them 6 them 7 that 6 them 8 he 8 he 9 seldom 9 seldom 10 noticed 10 noticed 11 them 10 noticed 12 . 11 them 12 . so he took no notice of this one until something moved down in that hole . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 took 2 he 4 no 4 no 6 of 5 notice 6 of 6 of 7 this 7 this 11 moved 8 one 9 until 9 until 10 something 10 something 11 moved 11 moved 15 hole 12 down 13 in 13 in 14 that 14 that 15 hole 15 hole 16 . jumper 's eyes opened a little wider and he watched . 1 jumper 2 's 1 jumper 4 opened 2 's 3 eyes 4 opened 6 little 5 a 6 little 6 little 7 wider 7 wider 8 and 8 and 11 . 9 he 10 watched 10 watched 11 . a sharp little face with very bright eyes filled that little round hole . 1 a 2 sharp 1 a 5 with 2 sharp 3 little 3 little 4 face 5 with 6 very 6 very 7 bright 7 bright 9 filled 8 eyes 9 filled 9 filled 10 that 9 filled 11 little 11 little 13 hole 12 round 13 hole 13 hole 14 . jumper moved just the tiniest bit , and in a flash that sharp little face with the bright eyes disappeared [.] 1 jumper 5 tiniest 2 moved 3 just 3 just 4 the 3 just 5 tiniest 5 tiniest 11 flash 6 bit 10 a 7 , 9 in 8 and 9 in 9 in 10 a 10 a 11 flash 11 flash 18 bright 12 that 13 sharp 13 sharp 14 little 14 little 15 face 15 face 17 the 16 with 17 the 17 the 18 bright 18 bright 19 eyes 19 eyes 20 disappeared jumper sat still and waited . 1 jumper 2 sat 2 sat 3 still 3 still 4 and 4 and 5 waited 5 waited 6 . after a long wait the sharp little face with bright eyes appeared again . 1 after 5 the 1 after 7 little 2 a 3 long 3 long 4 wait 4 wait 5 the 5 the 6 sharp 7 little 13 again 8 face 10 bright 9 with 10 bright 10 bright 11 eyes 11 eyes 12 appeared 11 eyes 13 again 13 again 14 . " don't be frightened , [whitefoot] , " said [jumper] softly . 1 " 2 don't 1 " 3 be 2 don't 3 be 3 be 5 , 4 frightened 5 , 5 , 7 , 7 , 8 " 7 , 9 said 9 said 11 softly 11 softly 12 . this winter he was not living in [farmer] [brown] 's sugarhouse . 1 this 2 winter 2 winter 3 he 3 he 4 was 4 was 5 not 5 not 6 living 6 living 7 in 6 living 11 sugarhouse 10 's 11 sugarhouse 11 sugarhouse 12 . " [gracious] , [jumper] , how you did scare me ! " said he . 1 " 3 , 3 , 7 you 5 , 6 how 6 how 7 you 7 you 8 did 8 did 9 scare 9 scare 11 ! 10 me 11 ! 11 ! 12 " 11 ! 13 said 12 " 13 said 13 said 14 he 14 he 15 . jumper chuckled . 1 jumper 2 chuckled 2 chuckled 3 . " [whitefoot] , [i] believe you are more timid than [i] am , " he replied . 1 " 6 you 3 , 5 believe 5 believe 6 you 6 you 8 more 6 you 12 am 7 are 8 more 8 more 9 timid 9 timid 10 than 12 am 13 , 12 am 14 " 14 " 15 he 14 " 16 replied 16 replied 17 . " why shouldn't [i] be ? 1 " 2 why 2 why 3 shouldn't 3 shouldn't 5 be 5 be 6 ? i 'm ever so much smaller , and [i] have more enemies , " retorted [whitefoot] . 1 i 10 have 2 'm 3 ever 2 'm 5 much 3 ever 4 so 5 much 7 , 5 much 10 have 6 smaller 7 , 7 , 8 and 10 have 12 enemies 11 more 12 enemies 12 enemies 13 , 12 enemies 15 retorted 13 , 14 " 15 retorted 17 . " it is true you are smaller , but [i] am not so sure that you have more enemies , " replied [jumper] thoughtfully . 1 " 2 it 1 " 11 am 2 it 3 is 4 true 5 you 5 you 6 are 6 are 7 smaller 6 are 11 am 7 smaller 8 , 8 , 9 but 11 am 15 that 12 not 13 so 13 so 14 sure 14 sure 15 that 15 that 16 you 15 that 18 more 16 you 17 have 18 more 19 enemies 18 more 22 replied 19 enemies 20 , 19 enemies 21 " 20 , 21 " 22 replied 24 thoughtfully 22 replied 25 . 24 thoughtfully 25 . " it sometimes seems to me that [i] couldn't have more , especially in winter . " 1 " 5 to 2 it 3 sometimes 2 it 4 seems 4 seems 5 to 5 to 9 couldn't 6 me 7 that 7 that 9 couldn't 9 couldn't 16 . 10 have 12 , 10 have 16 . 11 more 12 , 12 , 13 especially 12 , 15 winter 13 especially 14 in 13 especially 15 winter 16 . 17 " " name them , " commanded [whitefoot] . 1 " 2 name 2 name 3 them 3 them 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 commanded 6 commanded 8 . jumper paused . 1 jumper 2 paused 2 paused 3 . " is that all ? " demanded [whitefoot] . 1 " 2 is 2 is 3 that 2 is 4 all 4 all 5 ? 5 ? 6 " 6 " 7 demanded 7 demanded 9 . " isn't that enough ? " retorted [jumper] rather sharply . 1 " 3 that 2 isn't 3 that 3 that 5 ? 4 enough 5 ? 5 ? 6 " 6 " 7 retorted 6 " 9 rather 9 rather 10 sharply 10 sharply 11 . " it seems to me sometimes as if [i] need eyes and ears all over me . 1 " 2 it 1 " 3 seems 3 seems 8 if 4 to 5 me 5 me 6 sometimes 5 me 8 if 6 sometimes 7 as 8 if 10 need 10 need 14 all 11 eyes 12 and 11 eyes 13 ears 13 ears 14 all 14 all 16 me 15 over 16 me 16 me 17 . night and day there is always some one hunting for poor little me . 1 night 3 day 1 night 4 there 2 and 3 day 4 there 6 always 5 is 6 always 6 always 9 hunting 7 some 8 one 8 one 9 hunting 9 hunting 10 for 10 for 11 poor 10 for 13 me 11 poor 12 little 13 me 14 . and then some folks wonder why [i] am so timid . 1 and 4 folks 2 then 3 some 3 some 4 folks 4 folks 6 why 5 wonder 6 why 6 why 8 am 8 am 9 so 9 so 10 timid 9 so 11 . if [i] were not as timid as [i] am , [i] wouldn't be alive now ; [i] would have been caught long ago . 1 if 3 were 3 were 6 timid 4 not 5 as 5 as 6 timid 6 timid 7 as 6 timid 12 wouldn't 7 as 9 am 9 am 10 , 12 wouldn't 13 be 13 be 14 alive 13 be 15 now 14 alive 15 now 15 now 19 have 16 ; 18 would 18 would 19 have 19 have 21 caught 19 have 24 . 20 been 21 caught 21 caught 22 long 21 caught 23 ago 22 long 23 ago folks may laugh at me for being so easily frightened , but [i] don't care . 1 folks 5 me 1 folks 8 so 2 may 3 laugh 3 laugh 4 at 3 laugh 5 me 6 for 7 being 7 being 8 so 8 so 9 easily 9 easily 15 care 10 frightened 11 , 11 , 12 but 11 , 15 care 12 but 14 don't 15 care 16 . that is what saves my life a dozen times a day . " 1 that 2 is 1 that 3 what 2 is 3 what 3 what 8 dozen 4 saves 5 my 5 my 6 life 6 life 7 a 7 a 8 dozen 8 dozen 11 day 9 times 10 a 10 a 11 day 11 day 12 . 12 . 13 " jumper looked interested . 1 jumper 2 looked 2 looked 3 interested 3 interested 4 . " [i] hadn't thought of that , " said he . 1 " 4 thought 3 hadn't 4 thought 4 thought 7 , 5 of 6 that 6 that 7 , 7 , 8 " 7 , 9 said 8 " 9 said 9 said 10 he 10 he 11 . " [i] 'm a very timid person myself , and sometimes [i] have been ashamed of being so easily frightened . 1 " 4 a 3 'm 4 a 4 a 7 person 5 very 6 timid 6 timid 7 person 7 person 8 myself 7 person 10 and 8 myself 9 , 10 and 11 sometimes 10 and 14 been 11 sometimes 13 have 14 been 17 being 14 been 20 frightened 15 ashamed 16 of 15 ashamed 17 being 18 so 19 easily 18 so 20 frightened 20 frightened 21 . whitefoot suddenly darted into his hole . 1 whitefoot 2 suddenly 1 whitefoot 4 into 2 suddenly 3 darted 4 into 5 his 5 his 6 hole 6 hole 7 . jumper didn't move , but his eyes widened with fear . 1 jumper 3 move 1 jumper 4 , 2 didn't 3 move 4 , 5 but 4 , 6 his 6 his 7 eyes 6 his 8 widened 8 widened 9 with 9 with 10 fear 10 fear 11 . a great white bird had just alighted on a stump a short distance away . 1 a 3 white 1 a 4 bird 2 great 3 white 3 white 4 bird 4 bird 6 just 5 had 6 just 6 just 9 a 7 alighted 8 on 8 on 9 a 9 a 10 stump 10 stump 13 distance 11 a 12 short 11 a 13 distance 13 distance 14 away 14 away 15 . it was [whitey] the [snowy] [owl] , down from the [far] [north] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 the 4 the 7 , 7 , 8 down 8 down 9 from 9 from 10 the 10 the 13 . " there is another enemy we both forgot , " thought [jumper] , and tried not to shiver . 1 " 2 there 1 " 6 we 3 is 4 another 4 another 5 enemy 5 enemy 6 we 6 we 19 . 7 both 8 forgot 7 both 9 , 9 , 10 " 9 , 11 thought 11 thought 15 tried 11 thought 16 not 13 , 14 and 13 , 15 tried 16 not 17 to 16 not 19 . 17 to 18 shiver [chapter] [x] [:] [the] [white] [watchers] much may be gained by sitting still [if] you but have the strength of will . 1 much 3 be 2 may 3 be 3 be 6 sitting 4 gained 5 by 5 by 6 sitting 6 sitting 7 still 7 still 9 you 9 you 13 strength 10 but 11 have 10 but 12 the 12 the 13 strength 13 strength 16 . 14 of 15 will 15 will 16 . whitefoot . 1 whitefoot 2 . had you been there to see them , [both] would have appeared as white as the snow around them unless you had looked very closely . 1 had 8 , 2 you 5 to 3 been 4 there 3 been 5 to 5 to 6 see 5 to 8 , 6 see 7 them 8 , 10 would 10 would 13 as 11 have 12 appeared 12 appeared 13 as 13 as 15 as 14 white 15 as 15 as 16 the 15 as 17 snow 17 snow 23 looked 18 around 19 them 18 around 20 unless 20 unless 21 you 20 unless 22 had 22 had 23 looked 23 looked 25 closely 23 looked 26 . 24 very 25 closely 25 closely 26 . then you might have seen two narrow black lines back of [jumper] 's head . 1 then 4 have 1 then 9 lines 2 you 3 might 3 might 4 have 4 have 5 seen 4 have 6 two 6 two 7 narrow 6 two 9 lines 7 narrow 8 black 9 lines 10 back 10 back 11 of 10 back 14 head 13 's 14 head 14 head 15 . they were the tips of his ears , for these remain black . 1 they 5 of 2 were 3 the 3 the 4 tips 4 tips 5 of 5 of 7 ears 6 his 7 ears 7 ears 8 , 8 , 10 these 9 for 10 these 10 these 11 remain 11 remain 13 . 12 black 13 . and near the upper part of the white mound which was [whitey] you might have seen two round yellow spots , his eyes . 1 and 2 near 1 and 5 part 2 near 3 the 2 near 4 upper 3 the 4 upper 5 part 7 the 5 part 9 mound 6 of 7 the 7 the 8 white 8 white 9 mound 9 mound 17 two 10 which 11 was 11 was 13 you 13 you 16 seen 14 might 15 have 15 have 16 seen 16 seen 17 two 17 two 21 , 18 round 19 yellow 18 round 20 spots 20 spots 21 , 21 , 23 eyes 22 his 23 eyes 23 eyes 24 . there they were for all the world like two little heaps of snow . 1 there 2 they 1 there 5 all 2 they 3 were 3 were 4 for 5 all 6 the 6 the 8 like 7 world 8 like 8 like 9 two 8 like 10 little 9 two 10 little 10 little 11 heaps 10 little 12 of 11 heaps 12 of 12 of 13 snow 12 of 14 . jumper didn't move so much as a hair . 1 jumper 2 didn't 1 jumper 3 move 3 move 5 much 4 so 5 much 5 much 6 as 6 as 8 hair 7 a 8 hair 8 hair 9 . whitey didn't move so much as a feather . 1 whitey 2 didn't 2 didn't 4 so 2 didn't 5 much 3 move 4 so 4 so 5 much 5 much 6 as 6 as 7 a 7 a 8 feather 8 feather 9 . both were waiting and watching . 1 both 2 were 2 were 3 waiting 3 waiting 4 and 4 and 5 watching 5 watching 6 . jumper didn't move because he knew that [whitey] was there . 1 jumper 3 move 2 didn't 3 move 3 move 4 because 4 because 7 that 5 he 6 knew 6 knew 7 that 7 that 10 there 9 was 10 there 10 there 11 . whitey didn't move because he didn't want any one to know he was there , and didn't know that [jumper] was there . 1 whitey 2 didn't 2 didn't 7 want 3 move 4 because 4 because 5 he 5 he 6 didn't 5 he 7 want 7 want 9 one 8 any 9 one 9 one 10 to 10 to 11 know 10 to 17 didn't 11 know 12 he 12 he 15 , 13 was 14 there 13 was 15 , 15 , 16 and 17 didn't 19 that 17 didn't 22 there 18 know 19 that 21 was 22 there 22 there 23 . jumper was sitting still because he was afraid . 1 jumper 3 sitting 2 was 3 sitting 3 sitting 4 still 4 still 6 he 5 because 6 he 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 afraid 8 afraid 9 . whitey was sitting still because he was hungry . 1 whitey 2 was 1 whitey 3 sitting 2 was 3 sitting 3 sitting 5 because 4 still 5 because 5 because 7 was 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 hungry 8 hungry 9 . so there they sat , each in plain sight of the other but only one seeing the other . 1 so 2 there 1 so 11 the 3 they 4 sat 4 sat 6 each 5 , 6 each 6 each 7 in 7 in 8 plain 7 in 9 sight 9 sight 10 of 9 sight 11 the 11 the 12 other 12 other 14 only 12 other 17 the 13 but 14 only 14 only 15 one 14 only 16 seeing 15 one 16 seeing 17 the 19 . 18 other 19 . this was because [juniper] had been fortunate enough to see [whitey] alight on that stump . 1 this 5 had 2 was 3 because 3 because 5 had 5 had 6 been 6 been 8 enough 6 been 9 to 7 fortunate 8 enough 9 to 10 see 10 see 13 on 12 alight 13 on 13 on 15 stump 14 that 15 stump 15 stump 16 . jumper had been sitting still when [whitey] arrived , and so those fierce yellow eyes had not yet seen him . 1 jumper 19 seen 2 had 4 sitting 3 been 4 sitting 4 sitting 5 still 5 still 12 those 6 when 8 arrived 8 arrived 9 , 9 , 10 and 9 , 12 those 10 and 11 so 12 those 18 yet 13 fierce 14 yellow 14 yellow 15 eyes 15 eyes 16 had 16 had 17 not 17 not 18 yet 18 yet 19 seen 19 seen 21 . 20 him 21 . jumper didn't want to sit still . 1 jumper 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 want 2 didn't 4 to 3 want 4 to 4 to 5 sit 4 to 6 still 6 still 7 . no , indeed ! 1 no 2 , 2 , 3 indeed 3 indeed 4 ! he wanted to run . 1 he 2 wanted 2 wanted 3 to 3 to 4 run 4 run 5 . you know it is on those long legs of his that [jumper] depends almost wholly for safety . 1 you 3 it 2 know 3 it 3 it 7 long 4 is 5 on 5 on 6 those 6 those 7 long 7 long 14 almost 8 legs 9 of 9 of 11 that 10 his 11 that 11 that 13 depends 13 depends 14 almost 14 almost 15 wholly 15 wholly 17 safety 16 for 17 safety 17 safety 18 . but there are times for running and times for sitting still , and this was a time for sitting still . 1 but 6 running 1 but 10 sitting 2 there 3 are 2 there 4 times 3 are 4 times 4 times 5 for 4 times 6 running 6 running 8 times 7 and 8 times 8 times 9 for 10 sitting 11 still 10 sitting 13 and 12 , 13 and 13 and 15 was 14 this 15 was 15 was 20 still 16 a 17 time 16 a 20 still 17 time 18 for 18 for 19 sitting 20 still 21 . he knew that [whitey] didn't know that he was anywhere near . 1 he 3 that 2 knew 3 that 3 that 6 know 5 didn't 6 know 6 know 7 that 7 that 8 he 7 that 9 was 9 was 10 anywhere 10 anywhere 12 . 11 near 12 . but just the same it was hard , very hard to sit there with [one] he so greatly feared watching so near . 1 but 8 , 2 just 3 the 3 the 4 same 4 same 5 it 4 same 7 hard 5 it 6 was 7 hard 8 , 8 , 9 very 9 very 16 he 10 hard 11 to 10 hard 12 sit 12 sit 13 there 12 sit 16 he 13 there 14 with 16 he 19 feared 17 so 18 greatly 18 greatly 19 feared 19 feared 22 near 20 watching 21 so 20 watching 22 near 22 near 23 . it seemed as if those fierce yellow eyes of [whitey] must see him . 1 it 2 seemed 1 it 3 as 3 as 6 fierce 4 if 5 those 5 those 6 fierce 6 fierce 7 yellow 7 yellow 8 eyes 7 yellow 11 must 8 eyes 9 of 11 must 12 see 11 must 13 him 12 see 13 him 13 him 14 . they seemed to look right through him . 1 they 4 look 2 seemed 3 to 3 to 4 look 4 look 6 through 5 right 6 through 6 through 7 him 7 him 8 . they made him shake inside . 1 they 2 made 2 made 3 him 3 him 4 shake 4 shake 5 inside 5 inside 6 . " [i] want to run . 1 " 3 want 3 want 4 to 4 to 5 run 5 run 6 . i want to run . 1 i 2 want 2 want 3 to 3 to 4 run 4 run 5 . i want to run , " [jumper] kept saying to himself . 1 i 2 want 1 i 3 to 3 to 5 , 4 run 5 , 5 , 8 kept 6 " 8 kept 8 kept 9 saying 9 saying 10 to 10 to 11 himself 10 to 12 . 11 himself 12 . then he would say , " but [i] mustn't . 1 then 3 would 2 he 3 would 3 would 5 , 4 say 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 but 7 but 9 mustn't 9 mustn't 10 . i mustn't . 1 i 2 mustn't 2 mustn't 3 . i mustn't . " 1 i 2 mustn't 2 mustn't 3 . 3 . 4 " and so [jumper] did the hardest thing in the world , sat still and stared danger in the face . 1 and 6 hardest 1 and 15 stared 2 so 4 did 2 so 5 the 4 did 5 the 5 the 6 hardest 6 hardest 12 sat 7 thing 8 in 7 thing 9 the 9 the 10 world 9 the 11 , 11 , 12 sat 12 sat 13 still 13 still 14 and 13 still 15 stared 15 stared 18 the 16 danger 17 in 17 in 18 the 18 the 19 face 19 face 20 . he was sitting still to save his life . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 sitting 2 was 4 still 3 sitting 4 still 4 still 5 to 4 still 6 save 6 save 7 his 7 his 9 . 8 life 9 . whitey the [snowy] [owl] was sitting still to catch a dinner . 1 whitey 2 the 1 whitey 6 sitting 2 the 5 was 6 sitting 8 to 7 still 8 to 8 to 9 catch 9 catch 11 dinner 10 a 11 dinner 11 dinner 12 . i know that sounds queer , but it was so . 1 i 3 that 2 know 3 that 3 that 4 sounds 4 sounds 5 queer 5 queer 9 was 6 , 7 but 7 but 8 it 8 it 9 was 9 was 10 so 10 so 11 . he knew that so long as he sat still , he was not likely to be seen . 1 he 6 as 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 5 long 3 that 4 so 5 long 6 as 6 as 9 still 6 as 13 not 7 he 8 sat 8 sat 9 still 9 still 12 was 10 , 11 he 11 he 12 was 13 not 14 likely 13 not 15 to 14 likely 15 to 15 to 17 seen 16 be 17 seen 17 seen 18 . it was for this purpose that [old] [mother] [nature] had given him that coat of white . 1 it 2 was 1 it 6 that 2 was 3 for 3 for 5 purpose 4 this 5 purpose 6 that 14 coat 10 had 11 given 11 given 13 that 12 him 13 that 13 that 14 coat 14 coat 16 white 15 of 16 white 16 white 17 . so [whitey] had been given that white coat that he might have a better chance to catch food enough to keep him alive . 1 so 10 he 3 had 5 given 4 been 5 given 5 given 6 that 6 that 7 white 6 that 8 coat 8 coat 9 that 9 that 10 he 10 he 11 might 11 might 13 a 12 have 13 a 13 a 15 chance 14 better 15 chance 15 chance 18 food 16 to 17 catch 17 catch 18 food 18 food 19 enough 19 enough 20 to 19 enough 21 keep 21 keep 23 alive 22 him 23 alive 23 alive 24 . and he had learned how to make the best use of it . 1 and 2 he 2 he 6 to 3 had 5 how 4 learned 5 how 5 how 6 to 6 to 8 the 7 make 8 the 8 the 9 best 9 best 11 of 10 use 11 of 11 of 12 it 12 it 13 . yes , indeed , he knew how to make the best use of it . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 3 indeed 2 , 8 to 3 indeed 6 knew 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 knew 6 knew 7 how 8 to 9 make 8 to 15 . 9 make 10 the 10 the 11 best 10 the 15 . 11 best 14 it 12 use 13 of 13 of 14 it it was by doing just what he was doing now , sitting perfectly still . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 by 3 by 4 doing 3 by 5 just 4 doing 5 just 5 just 8 was 6 what 7 he 7 he 8 was 8 was 9 doing 8 was 11 , 9 doing 10 now 11 , 13 perfectly 12 sitting 13 perfectly 13 perfectly 15 . 14 still 15 . just before he had alighted on that stump he had seen something move at the entrance to a little round hole in the snow . 1 just 7 that 2 before 3 he 2 before 5 alighted 3 he 4 had 5 alighted 6 on 6 on 7 that 7 that 25 . 8 stump 9 he 9 he 14 at 10 had 12 something 11 seen 12 something 12 something 13 move 13 move 14 at 14 at 15 the 14 at 20 round 15 the 17 to 16 entrance 17 to 17 to 18 a 18 a 19 little 20 round 23 the 20 round 25 . 21 hole 22 in 22 in 23 the 23 the 24 snow he was sure of it . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 sure 3 sure 4 of 4 of 5 it 5 it 6 . " a [mouse] , " thought [whitey] , and alighted on that stump . 1 " 2 a 1 " 6 thought 2 a 4 , 4 , 5 " 6 thought 11 on 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 alighted 10 alighted 11 on 11 on 12 that 12 that 13 stump 13 stump 14 . " he saw me flying , but he 'll forget [about] it after a while and will come out again . 1 " 9 'll 1 " 12 it 2 he 3 saw 3 saw 6 , 3 saw 8 he 4 me 5 flying 4 me 6 , 6 , 7 but 8 he 9 'll 9 'll 10 forget 12 it 17 will 13 after 14 a 14 a 15 while 15 while 16 and 15 while 17 will 17 will 21 . 18 come 19 out 19 out 20 again 20 again 21 . he won't see me then if [i] don't move . 1 he 3 see 2 won't 3 see 3 see 5 then 4 me 5 then 5 then 6 if 6 if 8 don't 8 don't 9 move 8 don't 10 . and [i] won't move until he is far enough from that hole for me to catch him before he can get back to it . " 1 and 6 he 3 won't 4 move 4 move 5 until 4 move 6 he 6 he 12 hole 7 is 8 far 8 far 9 enough 9 enough 10 from 9 enough 12 hole 10 from 11 that 12 hole 19 he 13 for 14 me 14 me 15 to 14 me 16 catch 16 catch 17 him 17 him 18 before 18 before 19 he 19 he 22 back 20 can 21 get 21 get 22 back 22 back 23 to 22 back 24 it 24 it 25 . 25 . 26 " [chapter] [xi] [:] [jumper] [is] [in] [doubt] when doubtful what course to pursue ' [tis] sometimes best to nothing do . 1 when 2 doubtful 1 when 4 course 2 doubtful 3 what 4 course 5 to 5 to 10 best 6 pursue 7 ' 7 ' 9 sometimes 9 sometimes 10 best 10 best 13 do 11 to 12 nothing 12 nothing 13 do 13 do 14 . whitefoot . 1 whitefoot 2 . jumper the [hare] was beginning to feel easier in his mind . 1 jumper 2 the 2 the 6 to 4 was 5 beginning 5 beginning 6 to 6 to 10 his 7 feel 8 easier 8 easier 9 in 8 easier 10 his 10 his 11 mind 11 mind 12 . he was no longer shaking inside . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 no 3 no 4 longer 4 longer 5 shaking 5 shaking 6 inside 6 inside 7 . in fact , he was beginning to feel quite safe . 1 in 3 , 2 fact 3 , 3 , 5 was 4 he 5 was 5 was 7 to 6 beginning 7 to 7 to 8 feel 8 feel 9 quite 8 feel 10 safe 9 quite 10 safe 10 safe 11 . yes , sir , [i] will , " thought [jumper] . 1 yes 3 sir 2 , 3 sir 3 sir 4 , 4 , 7 , 6 will 7 , 7 , 9 thought 8 " 9 thought 9 thought 11 . " by and by he will become tired and fly away . 1 " 5 he 2 by 3 and 3 and 4 by 3 and 5 he 5 he 7 become 6 will 7 become 7 become 8 tired 8 tired 10 fly 9 and 10 fly 10 fly 11 away 11 away 12 . i do hope he 'll do that before [whitefoot] comes out again . 1 i 3 hope 1 i 4 he 2 do 3 hope 3 hope 4 he 4 he 5 'll 4 he 6 do 5 'll 6 do 6 do 7 that 7 that 8 before 8 before 10 comes 8 before 11 out 11 out 13 . 12 again 13 . " this is a queer world . 1 " 2 this 2 this 3 is 3 is 4 a 4 a 5 queer 5 queer 6 world 6 world 7 . it is so . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 so 3 so 4 . old [mother] [nature] does queer things . 1 old 4 does 4 does 5 queer 5 queer 6 things 6 things 7 . it certainly is a queer world . " 1 it 3 is 2 certainly 3 is 3 is 5 queer 4 a 5 queer 5 queer 6 world 6 world 7 . 7 . 8 " jumper hadn't moved once , but once in a while [whitey] turned his great round head for a look all about in every direction . 1 jumper 3 moved 1 jumper 8 in 2 hadn't 3 moved 3 moved 5 , 4 once 5 , 5 , 6 but 6 but 7 once 8 in 10 while 8 in 15 round 9 a 10 while 12 turned 13 his 12 turned 15 round 13 his 14 great 15 round 16 head 16 head 17 for 16 head 19 look 17 for 18 a 19 look 20 all 20 all 21 about 21 about 22 in 22 in 23 every 23 every 24 direction 23 every 25 . but it was done in such a way that only eyes watching him sharply would have noticed it . 1 but 7 a 1 but 15 would 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 done 4 done 5 in 4 done 7 a 5 in 6 such 7 a 12 watching 8 way 9 that 9 that 10 only 9 that 11 eyes 11 eyes 12 watching 12 watching 13 him 13 him 14 sharply 15 would 18 it 16 have 17 noticed 16 have 18 it 18 it 19 . most of the time he kept his fierce yellow eyes fixed on the little hole in the snow in which [whitefoot] had disappeared . 1 most 2 of 1 most 4 time 2 of 3 the 4 time 8 fierce 4 time 20 which 5 he 6 kept 6 kept 7 his 6 kept 8 fierce 8 fierce 13 the 9 yellow 10 eyes 10 eyes 11 fixed 10 eyes 13 the 11 fixed 12 on 13 the 15 hole 14 little 15 hole 15 hole 17 the 16 in 17 the 17 the 18 snow 18 snow 19 in 20 which 22 had 22 had 23 disappeared 22 had 24 . you know [whitey] can see by day quite as well as any other bird . 1 you 4 can 2 know 4 can 4 can 9 as 5 see 6 by 6 by 7 day 7 day 8 quite 8 quite 9 as 9 as 10 well 10 well 11 as 10 well 14 bird 12 any 13 other 12 any 14 bird 14 bird 15 . jumper , having stopped worrying about himself , began to worry about [whitefoot] . 1 jumper 2 , 1 jumper 4 stopped 2 , 3 having 4 stopped 7 himself 5 worrying 6 about 6 about 7 himself 7 himself 10 to 8 , 9 began 9 began 10 to 10 to 11 worry 11 worry 12 about 11 worry 14 . a tunnel led from this little hole to the first little hole . 1 a 2 tunnel 2 tunnel 3 led 2 tunnel 8 to 4 from 5 this 5 this 6 little 6 little 7 hole 7 hole 8 to 8 to 9 the 9 the 10 first 10 first 11 little 10 first 12 hole 12 hole 13 . suddenly off among the trees something moved . 1 suddenly 3 among 2 off 3 among 3 among 4 the 4 the 6 something 5 trees 6 something 6 something 7 moved 7 moved 8 . at least , [jumper] thought he saw something move . 1 at 2 least 1 at 3 , 2 least 3 , 3 , 5 thought 5 thought 8 something 6 he 7 saw 7 saw 8 something 8 something 9 move 9 move 10 . yes , there it was , a little black spot moving swiftly this way and that way over the snow . 1 yes 3 there 1 yes 6 , 2 , 3 there 3 there 4 it 4 it 5 was 6 , 14 way 6 , 15 and 7 a 8 little 7 a 9 black 8 little 9 black 9 black 10 spot 9 black 11 moving 11 moving 12 swiftly 11 moving 14 way 12 swiftly 13 this 15 and 16 that 15 and 17 way 17 way 19 the 17 way 20 snow 18 over 19 the 19 the 20 snow 20 snow 21 . jumper stared very hard . 1 jumper 2 stared 2 stared 3 very 3 very 4 hard 4 hard 5 . and then his heart seemed to jump right up in his throat . 1 and 2 then 1 and 5 seemed 2 then 4 heart 3 his 4 heart 5 seemed 7 jump 6 to 7 jump 7 jump 9 up 8 right 9 up 9 up 10 in 10 in 12 throat 11 his 12 throat 12 throat 13 . it did so . 1 it 2 did 2 did 3 so 3 so 4 . he felt as if he would choke . 1 he 3 as 2 felt 3 as 3 as 4 if 3 as 5 he 5 he 6 would 6 would 7 choke 7 choke 8 . it was [shadow] the [weasel] ! 1 it 2 was 1 it 6 ! 2 was 4 the in his white winter coat he is called [ermine] . 1 in 2 his 1 in 3 white 3 white 4 winter 4 winter 8 called 5 coat 6 he 6 he 7 is 7 is 8 called 8 called 10 . he was running this way and that way , back and forth , with his nose to the snow . 1 he 2 was 1 he 7 that 2 was 3 running 3 running 5 way 3 running 6 and 4 this 5 way 7 that 8 way 7 that 19 snow 8 way 15 his 9 , 12 forth 9 , 14 with 10 back 11 and 11 and 12 forth 12 forth 13 , 14 with 15 his 15 his 16 nose 16 nose 17 to 16 nose 18 the 19 snow 20 . he was hunting , and [jumper] knew that sooner or later [shadow] would find him . 1 he 2 was 2 was 7 knew 3 hunting 4 , 4 , 5 and 4 , 7 knew 7 knew 11 later 8 that 9 sooner 9 sooner 10 or 10 or 11 later 11 later 13 would 13 would 14 find 13 would 16 . 14 find 15 him what to do [jumper] didn't know . 1 what 2 to 2 to 3 do 3 do 5 didn't 5 didn't 6 know 6 know 7 . and so he did nothing . 1 and 2 so 2 so 3 he 3 he 4 did 4 did 5 nothing 5 nothing 6 . it happened to be the wisest thing he could do . 1 it 4 be 2 happened 3 to 3 to 4 be 4 be 5 the 5 the 6 wisest 6 wisest 8 he 7 thing 8 he 8 he 10 do 9 could 10 do 10 do 11 . [chapter] [xii] [:] [whitey] [the] [owl] [saves] [jumper] it often happens in the end [an] enemy may prove a friend . 1 it 4 in 2 often 3 happens 3 happens 4 in 4 in 6 end 5 the 6 end 6 end 10 prove 8 enemy 9 may 9 may 10 prove 10 prove 12 friend 11 a 12 friend 12 friend 13 . whitefoot . 1 whitefoot 2 . was ever any one in a worse position than [jumper] the [hare] ? 1 was 4 one 2 ever 3 any 3 any 4 one 4 one 5 in 5 in 6 a 6 a 7 worse 6 a 8 position 8 position 9 than 9 than 11 the 11 the 13 ? to move would be to give himself away to [whitey] the [snowy] [owl] . 1 to 3 would 2 move 3 would 3 would 5 to 4 be 5 to 5 to 6 give 5 to 7 himself 6 give 7 himself 7 himself 8 away 7 himself 9 to 9 to 11 the 11 the 14 . neither [whitey] nor [shadow] knew he was there , but it would be only a few minutes before one of them knew it . 1 neither 3 nor 1 neither 5 knew 5 knew 7 was 5 knew 15 a 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 there 8 there 12 would 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 it 11 it 12 would 12 would 13 be 13 be 14 only 15 a 18 before 16 few 17 minutes 16 few 18 before 18 before 22 knew 19 one 20 of 20 of 21 them 20 of 22 knew 22 knew 23 it 23 it 24 . at least , that is the way it looked to [jumper] . 1 at 2 least 1 at 3 , 3 , 4 that 4 that 6 the 5 is 6 the 6 the 7 way 7 way 8 it 7 way 9 looked 8 it 9 looked 9 looked 10 to 10 to 12 . whitey wouldn't know it unless he moved , but [shadow] the [weasel] would find his tracks , and his nose would lead him straight there . 1 whitey 2 wouldn't 1 whitey 5 unless 2 wouldn't 3 know 3 know 4 it 3 know 5 unless 5 unless 13 would 6 he 7 moved 7 moved 8 , 8 , 9 but 8 , 13 would 9 but 11 the 13 would 17 , 14 find 15 his 15 his 16 tracks 16 tracks 17 , 17 , 19 his 18 and 19 his 19 his 20 nose 20 nose 22 lead 20 nose 26 . 21 would 22 lead 22 lead 24 straight 23 him 24 straight 25 there 26 . he was hunting hunting for the scent of some one whom he could kill . 1 he 3 hunting 2 was 3 hunting 3 hunting 7 scent 4 hunting 5 for 5 for 6 the 6 the 7 scent 7 scent 9 some 8 of 9 some 9 some 10 one 9 some 11 whom 11 whom 13 could 12 he 13 could 13 could 14 kill 14 kill 15 . nearer and nearer came [shadow] . 1 nearer 2 and 2 and 3 nearer 3 nearer 4 came 4 came 6 . he was slim and trim and didn't look at all terrible . 1 he 4 and 2 was 3 slim 3 slim 4 and 4 and 5 trim 5 trim 7 didn't 6 and 7 didn't 7 didn't 8 look 8 look 9 at 8 look 10 all 9 at 10 all 10 all 11 terrible 11 terrible 12 . " perhaps , " thought [jumper] , " he won't find my scent after all . 1 " 2 perhaps 2 perhaps 3 , 2 perhaps 8 " 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 thought 5 thought 7 , 8 " 10 won't 8 " 13 scent 9 he 10 won't 10 won't 11 find 11 find 12 my 13 scent 14 after 13 scent 16 . 14 after 15 all perhaps he 'll go in another direction . " 1 perhaps 2 he 1 perhaps 4 go 3 'll 4 go 4 go 5 in 5 in 6 another 6 another 7 direction 7 direction 8 . 8 . 9 " but all the time [jumper] felt in his bones that [shadow] would find that scent . 1 but 2 all 1 but 3 the 3 the 4 time 4 time 6 felt 4 time 12 would 6 felt 7 in 6 felt 8 his 8 his 9 bones 9 bones 10 that 12 would 13 find 13 find 14 that 13 find 16 . 14 that 15 scent " when he does , [i] 'll run , " said [jumper] to himself . 1 " 2 when 2 when 3 he 2 when 7 'll 3 he 4 does 4 does 5 , 7 'll 9 , 8 run 9 , 9 , 10 " 9 , 11 said 10 " 11 said 11 said 15 . 13 to 14 himself 14 himself 15 . " [i] 'll have at least a chance to dodge [whitey] . 1 " 3 'll 1 " 6 least 3 'll 4 have 4 have 5 at 6 least 7 a 6 least 8 chance 8 chance 9 to 9 to 10 dodge 10 dodge 12 . i am afraid he will catch me , but [i] 'll have a chance . 1 i 2 am 1 i 4 he 2 am 3 afraid 4 he 5 will 4 he 6 catch 5 will 6 catch 6 catch 8 , 7 me 8 , 8 , 9 but 9 but 11 'll 9 but 13 a 11 'll 12 have 13 a 15 . 14 chance 15 . i won't have any chance at all if [shadow] finds me . " 1 i 4 any 2 won't 3 have 3 have 4 any 4 any 5 chance 5 chance 6 at 5 chance 7 all 7 all 8 if 8 if 10 finds 10 finds 11 me 11 me 12 . 11 me 13 " 12 . 13 " suddenly [shadow] stopped running and sat up to look about with fierce little eyes , all the time testing the air with his nose . 1 suddenly 6 sat 3 stopped 4 running 3 stopped 5 and 4 running 5 and 5 and 6 sat 6 sat 8 to 7 up 8 to 8 to 12 fierce 9 look 10 about 9 look 12 fierce 10 about 11 with 12 fierce 18 time 13 little 17 the 14 eyes 15 , 14 eyes 17 the 15 , 16 all 17 the 18 time 18 time 21 air 19 testing 20 the 20 the 21 air 21 air 25 . 22 with 23 his 23 his 24 nose 24 nose 25 . jumper 's heart sank . 1 jumper 2 's 2 's 3 heart 3 heart 4 sank 4 sank 5 . he knew that [shadow] had caught a faint scent of some one . 1 he 3 that 2 knew 3 that 3 that 5 had 5 had 7 a 6 caught 7 a 7 a 8 faint 8 faint 9 scent 8 faint 10 of 10 of 11 some 11 some 12 one 11 some 13 . 12 one 13 . then [shadow] began to run back and forth once more , but more carefully than before . 1 then 4 to 3 began 4 to 4 to 5 run 4 to 8 forth 5 run 6 back 5 run 7 and 6 back 7 and 8 forth 11 , 9 once 10 more 9 once 11 , 11 , 15 than 11 , 17 . 12 but 13 more 12 but 15 than 13 more 14 carefully 15 than 16 before 16 before 17 . and then he started straight for where [jumper] was crouching ! 1 and 3 he 2 then 3 he 3 he 5 straight 4 started 5 straight 5 straight 6 for 6 for 7 where 7 where 9 was 9 was 10 crouching 10 crouching 11 ! jumper knew then that [shadow] had found his trail . 1 jumper 2 knew 1 jumper 3 then 3 then 4 that 4 that 6 had 6 had 7 found 7 found 8 his 7 found 9 trail 8 his 9 trail 9 trail 10 . and as [jumper] did this , he looked over to that stump where [whitey] had been sitting so long . 1 and 12 stump 2 as 4 did 4 did 7 he 5 this 6 , 6 , 7 he 7 he 8 looked 8 looked 9 over 8 looked 12 stump 9 over 10 to 10 to 11 that 12 stump 18 so 13 where 15 had 15 had 16 been 16 been 17 sitting 16 been 18 so 18 so 20 . 19 long 20 . whitey was just leaving it on his great silent wings , and his fierce yellow eyes were fixed in the direction of [shadow] the [weasel] . 1 whitey 3 just 1 whitey 6 on 2 was 3 just 3 just 4 leaving 4 leaving 5 it 6 on 7 his 7 his 10 wings 7 his 12 and 8 great 9 silent 9 silent 10 wings 10 wings 11 , 12 and 14 fierce 12 and 18 fixed 13 his 14 fierce 14 fierce 15 yellow 15 yellow 16 eyes 15 yellow 17 were 18 fixed 22 of 19 in 20 the 20 the 21 direction 21 direction 22 of 22 of 26 . 24 the 26 . he had seen that moving black spot which was the tip of [shadow] 's tail . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 seen 2 had 6 black 3 seen 4 that 4 that 5 moving 6 black 10 the 7 spot 8 which 8 which 9 was 9 was 10 the 10 the 12 of 11 tip 12 of 12 of 14 's 14 's 16 . 15 tail 16 . jumper didn't have time to jump before [whitey] was swooping down at [shadow] . 1 jumper 2 didn't 1 jumper 6 jump 3 have 4 time 3 have 6 jump 4 time 5 to 6 jump 7 before 7 before 9 was 9 was 10 swooping 10 swooping 11 down 11 down 12 at 12 at 14 . so [juniper] just kept still and watched with eyes almost popping from his head with fear and excitement . 1 so 3 just 3 just 11 popping 4 kept 5 still 5 still 6 and 6 and 7 watched 6 and 9 eyes 7 watched 8 with 9 eyes 10 almost 9 eyes 11 popping 11 popping 14 head 11 popping 16 fear 12 from 13 his 13 his 14 head 14 head 15 with 16 fear 18 excitement 16 fear 19 . 17 and 18 excitement 18 excitement 19 . shadow hadn't seen [whitey] until just as [whitey] was reaching for him with his great cruel claws . 1 shadow 2 hadn't 2 hadn't 3 seen 2 hadn't 6 just 3 seen 5 until 6 just 7 as 6 just 15 great 7 as 9 was 10 reaching 11 for 11 for 12 him 12 him 14 his 13 with 14 his 14 his 15 great 15 great 17 claws 16 cruel 17 claws 17 claws 18 . now if there is any one who can move more quickly than [shadow] the [weasel] [i] don't know who it is . 1 now 6 one 2 if 3 there 2 if 5 any 3 there 4 is 5 any 6 one 6 one 12 than 7 who 8 can 8 can 9 move 8 can 11 quickly 9 move 10 more 11 quickly 12 than 12 than 14 the 14 the 18 know 17 don't 18 know 18 know 20 it 19 who 20 it 20 it 21 is 21 is 22 . whitey 's claws closed on nothing but snow ; [shadow] had dodged . 1 whitey 2 's 2 's 4 closed 3 claws 4 closed 4 closed 5 on 4 closed 6 nothing 6 nothing 7 but 7 but 8 snow 8 snow 13 . 9 ; 11 had 11 had 12 dodged 12 dodged 13 . then began a game , [whitey] swooping and [shadow] dodging , and all the time they were getting farther and farther from where [jumper] was . 1 then 4 game 1 then 8 and 2 began 3 a 3 a 4 game 4 game 5 , 5 , 7 swooping 5 , 8 and 8 and 10 dodging 10 dodging 11 , 10 dodging 14 the 11 , 12 and 11 , 14 the 12 and 13 all 14 the 15 time 14 the 19 farther 15 time 16 they 15 time 17 were 16 they 17 were 17 were 18 getting 19 farther 23 where 20 and 21 farther 21 farther 22 from 22 from 23 where 23 where 26 . 25 was 26 . whitey the [snowy] [owl] had saved him from [shadow] the [weasel] and didn't know it . 1 whitey 2 the 1 whitey 6 saved 5 had 6 saved 6 saved 8 from 7 him 8 from 8 from 10 the 10 the 14 know 12 and 13 didn't 13 didn't 14 know 14 know 15 it 15 it 16 . an enemy had proved to be a friend . 1 an 2 enemy 1 an 3 had 3 had 5 to 4 proved 5 to 5 to 6 be 6 be 7 a 6 be 8 friend 7 a 8 friend 8 friend 9 . [chapter] [xiii] [:] [whitefoot] [decides] [quickly] your mind made up a certain way [be] swift to act ; do not delay . 1 your 10 to 2 mind 3 made 3 made 4 up 4 up 5 a 5 a 6 certain 6 certain 9 swift 6 certain 10 to 7 way 9 swift 10 to 12 ; 11 act 12 ; 12 ; 13 do 13 do 15 delay 13 do 16 . 14 not 15 delay 15 delay 16 . whitefoot . 1 whitefoot 2 . he had not been badly frightened . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 not 3 not 4 been 4 been 5 badly 5 badly 6 frightened 6 frightened 7 . but he was somewhat upset . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 somewhat 4 somewhat 5 upset 5 upset 6 . yes , sir , he was somewhat upset . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 3 sir 2 , 3 sir 3 sir 5 he 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 somewhat 6 was 8 upset 8 upset 9 . you see , he had so many enemies to watch out for , and here was another . 1 you 2 see 1 you 11 out 2 see 5 had 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 had 5 had 8 enemies 5 had 9 to 6 so 7 many 7 many 8 enemies 8 enemies 9 to 9 to 10 watch 10 watch 11 out 11 out 14 and 11 out 18 . 12 for 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 here 16 was 17 another 17 another 18 . " [just] as if [i] didn't have troubles enough without having this white robber to add to them , " grumbled [whitefoot] . 1 " 4 if 1 " 14 robber 3 as 4 if 4 if 9 enough 6 didn't 8 troubles 6 didn't 9 enough 7 have 8 troubles 9 enough 12 this 10 without 11 having 11 having 12 this 12 this 13 white 13 white 14 robber 14 robber 16 add 15 to 16 add 16 add 18 them 16 add 23 . 17 to 18 them 18 them 19 , 18 them 20 " 19 , 20 " 20 " 21 grumbled 20 " 23 . " why doesn't he stay where he belongs , way up in the [far] [north] ? 1 " 2 why 1 " 3 doesn't 2 why 3 doesn't 3 doesn't 5 stay 4 he 5 stay 5 stay 6 where 6 where 9 , 7 he 8 belongs 8 belongs 9 , 9 , 11 up 10 way 11 up 11 up 12 in 11 up 13 the 13 the 16 ? it must be that food is scarce up there . 1 it 4 that 2 must 3 be 3 be 4 that 4 that 5 food 5 food 6 is 6 is 7 scarce 7 scarce 8 up 7 scarce 9 there 9 there 10 . well , now that [i] know he is here , he will have to be smarter than [i] think he is to catch me . 1 well 4 that 2 , 3 now 3 now 4 that 4 that 6 know 6 know 9 here 7 he 8 is 7 he 9 here 9 here 17 than 10 , 11 he 11 he 16 smarter 12 will 13 have 13 have 14 to 13 have 15 be 15 be 16 smarter 16 smarter 17 than 17 than 22 to 17 than 23 catch 19 think 20 he 20 he 21 is 21 is 22 to 22 to 23 catch 23 catch 24 me 24 me 25 . i hope [jumper] the [hare] will have sense enough to keep perfectly still . 1 i 2 hope 1 i 4 the 4 the 6 will 4 the 9 enough 7 have 8 sense 8 sense 9 enough 9 enough 10 to 10 to 11 keep 10 to 13 still 11 keep 12 perfectly 13 still 14 . i 've sometimes envied him his long legs , but [i] guess [i] am better off than he is , at that . 1 i 2 've 1 i 8 legs 3 sometimes 4 envied 3 sometimes 8 legs 4 envied 5 him 5 him 6 his 5 him 7 long 8 legs 14 am 9 , 10 but 10 but 12 guess 12 guess 14 am 14 am 17 than 15 better 16 off 16 off 17 than 17 than 19 is 18 he 19 is 19 is 20 , 20 , 21 at 21 at 23 . 22 that 23 . whitey is watching the hole where [i] disappeared ; he thinks [i] 'll come out there again after a while . 1 whitey 5 hole 2 is 3 watching 2 is 4 the 4 the 5 hole 5 hole 6 where 6 where 9 ; 8 disappeared 9 ; 9 ; 14 come 10 he 11 thinks 11 thinks 13 'll 13 'll 14 come 14 come 18 after 15 out 16 there 16 there 17 again 17 again 18 after 18 after 20 while 19 a 20 while 20 while 21 . i 'll fool him . " 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 fool 3 fool 4 him 4 him 5 . 5 . 6 " whitefoot scampered along through a little tunnel and presently very cautiously peeped out of another little round hole in the snow . 1 whitefoot 15 another 2 scampered 7 tunnel 3 along 4 through 4 through 5 a 5 a 6 little 5 a 7 tunnel 7 tunnel 8 and 8 and 11 cautiously 8 and 15 another 9 presently 10 very 9 presently 11 cautiously 11 cautiously 12 peeped 12 peeped 14 of 13 out 14 of 15 another 17 round 15 another 21 snow 16 little 17 round 17 round 18 hole 17 round 19 in 19 in 20 the 21 snow 22 . whitefoot grinned . 1 whitefoot 2 grinned 2 grinned 3 . then he looked over to where he had last seen [jumper] . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 looked 3 looked 7 he 4 over 5 to 5 to 6 where 6 where 7 he 7 he 9 last 8 had 9 last 9 last 10 seen 10 seen 12 . jumper was still there ; it was clear that he hadn't moved , and so [whitey] hadn't seen him . 1 jumper 4 there 1 jumper 10 he 2 was 3 still 3 still 4 there 5 ; 6 it 6 it 7 was 7 was 8 clear 7 was 9 that 9 that 10 he 10 he 12 moved 10 he 13 , 11 hadn't 12 moved 12 moved 13 , 13 , 18 seen 14 and 15 so 15 so 17 hadn't 15 so 18 seen 18 seen 20 . 19 him 20 . again [whitefoot] grinned . 1 again 3 grinned 3 grinned 4 . then he settled himself to watch patiently for [whitey] to become tired of watching that hole and fly away . 1 then 4 himself 1 then 7 patiently 2 he 3 settled 2 he 4 himself 5 to 6 watch 6 watch 7 patiently 7 patiently 8 for 8 for 17 and 10 to 12 tired 11 become 12 tired 12 tired 13 of 13 of 14 watching 13 of 16 hole 14 watching 15 that 16 hole 17 and 17 and 18 fly 18 fly 19 away 18 fly 20 . 19 away 20 . so it was that [whitefoot] saw all that happened . 1 so 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 that 4 that 6 saw 6 saw 7 all 7 all 8 that 8 that 9 happened 9 happened 10 . he saw [whitey] suddenly sail out on silent wings from that stump and swoop with great claws reaching for some one . 1 he 14 swoop 2 saw 4 suddenly 2 saw 5 sail 5 sail 6 out 5 sail 7 on 7 on 8 silent 7 on 12 stump 8 silent 9 wings 9 wings 10 from 10 from 11 that 12 stump 13 and 12 stump 14 swoop 14 swoop 17 claws 15 with 16 great 16 great 17 claws 17 claws 22 . 18 reaching 19 for 19 for 20 some 19 for 21 one 21 one 22 . and then he saw who that some one was , [shadow] the [weasel] ! 1 and 3 he 2 then 3 he 3 he 5 who 4 saw 5 who 5 who 6 that 6 that 7 some 7 some 8 one 8 one 9 was 9 was 10 , 10 , 12 the 12 the 14 ! he saw [shadow] dodge in the very nick of time . 1 he 5 in 2 saw 4 dodge 4 dodge 5 in 5 in 6 the 6 the 7 very 6 the 8 nick 7 very 8 nick 8 nick 9 of 8 nick 10 time 9 of 10 time 10 time 11 . then he watched [whitey] swoop again and again as [shadow] dodged this way and that way . 1 then 3 watched 1 then 7 and 2 he 3 watched 3 watched 5 swoop 5 swoop 6 again 7 and 8 again 7 and 11 dodged 8 again 9 as 11 dodged 15 that 12 this 14 and 13 way 14 and 14 and 15 that 15 that 16 way 16 way 17 . finally both disappeared amongst the trees . 1 finally 2 both 2 both 3 disappeared 3 disappeared 4 amongst 4 amongst 5 the 5 the 6 trees 6 trees 7 . then he turned just in time to see [jumper] the [hare] bounding away with all the speed of his wonderful , long legs . 1 then 2 he 1 then 12 bounding 2 he 4 just 3 turned 4 just 4 just 7 to 5 in 6 time 6 time 7 to 7 to 8 see 8 see 10 the 12 bounding 13 away 12 bounding 16 the 13 away 14 with 14 with 15 all 16 the 17 speed 16 the 22 long 17 speed 18 of 18 of 19 his 20 wonderful 21 , 20 wonderful 22 long 22 long 23 legs 22 long 24 . fear , the greatest fear he had known for a long time , took possession of [whitefoot] . 1 fear 2 , 1 fear 6 he 2 , 3 the 3 the 4 greatest 3 the 5 fear 6 he 7 had 6 he 12 time 7 had 8 known 7 had 12 time 8 known 10 a 9 for 10 a 10 a 11 long 12 time 15 possession 13 , 14 took 14 took 15 possession 15 possession 18 . 16 of 18 . " shadow the [weasel] ! " he gasped and had such a thing been possible he certainly would have turned pale . 1 " 2 shadow 2 shadow 9 and 2 shadow 17 certainly 3 the 5 ! 5 ! 8 gasped 6 " 7 he 6 " 8 gasped 8 gasped 9 and 9 and 11 such 10 had 11 such 11 such 12 a 11 such 13 thing 14 been 15 possible 14 been 17 certainly 15 possible 16 he 17 certainly 20 turned 18 would 19 have 18 would 20 turned 20 turned 21 pale 21 pale 22 . " [whitey] won't catch him ; [shadow] is too quick for him . 1 " 3 won't 1 " 5 him 3 won't 4 catch 5 him 6 ; 6 ; 8 is 8 is 10 quick 9 too 10 quick 10 quick 11 for 10 quick 12 him 11 for 12 him 12 him 13 . and when [whitey] has given up and flown away , [shadow] will come back . 1 and 7 and 2 when 4 has 4 has 5 given 5 given 6 up 5 given 7 and 7 and 8 flown 8 flown 10 , 9 away 10 , 10 , 13 come 12 will 13 come 13 come 14 back 14 back 15 . he probably had found the tracks of [jumper] the [hare] and he will come back . 1 he 5 the 2 probably 3 had 3 had 4 found 4 found 5 the 5 the 6 tracks 5 the 7 of 6 tracks 7 of 7 of 9 the 9 the 11 and 11 and 16 . 12 he 13 will 13 will 14 come 13 will 16 . 14 come 15 back i know him ; he 'll come back . 1 i 3 him 2 know 3 him 3 him 7 come 4 ; 5 he 5 he 6 'll 6 'll 7 come 7 come 8 back 8 back 9 . oh , dear ! 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 dear 3 dear 4 ! oh , dear ! 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 dear 3 dear 4 ! what shall [i] do ? " 1 what 2 shall 2 shall 4 do 4 do 5 ? 5 ? 6 " you see [shadow] the [weasel] is the one enemy that can follow [whitefoot] into most of his hiding-places . 1 you 2 see 1 you 6 is 2 see 4 the 6 is 7 the 7 the 8 one 7 the 11 can 9 enemy 10 that 9 enemy 11 can 11 can 14 into 12 follow 14 into 14 into 15 most 15 most 16 of 16 of 19 . 17 his 18 hiding-places 18 hiding-places 19 . for a minute or two [whitefoot] sat there , shaking with fright . 1 for 4 or 2 a 3 minute 3 minute 4 or 4 or 5 two 5 two 9 , 7 sat 8 there 8 there 9 , 9 , 10 shaking 10 shaking 11 with 11 with 12 fright 12 fright 13 . then he made up his mind . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 made 3 made 4 up 4 up 5 his 5 his 6 mind 6 mind 7 . " [i] 'll get away from here before he returns , " thought [whitefoot] . 1 " 4 get 1 " 7 here 3 'll 4 get 4 get 5 away 5 away 6 from 7 here 10 returns 8 before 9 he 9 he 10 returns 10 returns 11 , 11 , 13 thought 12 " 13 thought 13 thought 15 . " [i've] got to . 1 " 3 got 3 got 4 to 4 to 5 . i 've spent a comfortable winter here so far , but [there] will be no safety for me here any longer . 1 i 7 here 2 've 4 a 2 've 7 here 3 spent 4 a 4 a 5 comfortable 4 a 6 winter 5 comfortable 6 winter 7 here 8 so 8 so 9 far 8 so 10 , 10 , 11 but 11 but 13 will 13 will 15 no 14 be 15 no 15 no 19 here 16 safety 17 for 17 for 18 me 17 for 19 here 19 here 22 . 20 any 21 longer 21 longer 22 . i don't know where to go , but anywhere will be better than here now . " 1 i 7 , 2 don't 3 know 3 know 4 where 4 where 6 go 4 where 7 , 5 to 6 go 7 , 8 but 7 , 16 . 8 but 9 anywhere 8 but 11 be 9 anywhere 10 will 11 be 15 now 12 better 13 than 12 better 15 now 13 than 14 here 15 now 16 . 16 . 17 " without waiting another second , [whitefoot] scampered away . 1 without 2 waiting 1 without 3 another 2 waiting 3 another 3 another 5 , 4 second 5 , 5 , 8 away 7 scampered 8 away 8 away 9 . and how he did hope that his scent would have disappeared by the time [shadow] returned . 1 and 2 how 1 and 5 hope 2 how 3 he 3 he 4 did 5 hope 6 that 5 hope 13 the 6 that 7 his 6 that 8 scent 9 would 10 have 9 would 13 the 10 have 11 disappeared 10 have 12 by 13 the 14 time 14 time 16 returned 14 time 17 . 16 returned 17 . if it hadn't , there would be little hope for him and he knew it . 1 if 3 hadn't 2 it 3 hadn't 3 hadn't 7 be 4 , 5 there 4 , 6 would 6 would 7 be 7 be 9 hope 7 be 12 and 8 little 9 hope 10 for 11 him 11 him 12 and 12 and 14 knew 13 he 14 knew 14 knew 15 it 15 it 16 . [chapter] [xiv] [:] [shadows] [return] he little gains and has no pride [who] from his purpose turns aside . 1 he 2 little 2 little 3 gains 3 gains 9 from 4 and 5 has 5 has 6 no 6 no 7 pride 7 pride 9 from 9 from 12 turns 10 his 11 purpose 11 purpose 12 turns 12 turns 14 . 13 aside 14 . whitefoot . 1 whitefoot 2 . shadow the [weasel] believes in persistence . 1 shadow 2 the 2 the 4 believes 4 believes 5 in 5 in 6 persistence 6 persistence 7 . he is not easily discouraged . 1 he 2 is 2 is 3 not 3 not 4 easily 4 easily 5 discouraged 5 discouraged 6 . this is one reason he is so feared by the little people he delights to hunt . 1 this 2 is 1 this 4 reason 2 is 3 one 4 reason 10 the 5 he 6 is 6 is 7 so 7 so 8 feared 8 feared 9 by 9 by 10 the 10 the 12 people 11 little 12 people 12 people 14 delights 13 he 14 delights 14 delights 17 . 15 to 16 hunt 16 hunt 17 . they know that once he gets on their trail , they will be fortunate indeed if they escape him . 1 they 2 know 1 they 4 once 2 know 3 that 4 once 6 gets 4 once 8 their 5 he 6 gets 7 on 8 their 8 their 9 trail 9 trail 18 escape 10 , 11 they 11 they 14 fortunate 11 they 18 escape 12 will 13 be 13 be 14 fortunate 14 fortunate 17 they 15 indeed 16 if 16 if 17 they 18 escape 19 him 18 escape 20 . any other of the little people with the exception of his cousin , [billy] [mink] , would have been frightened half to death . 1 any 2 other 1 any 4 the 2 other 3 of 4 the 7 with 5 little 6 people 6 people 7 with 7 with 12 cousin 8 the 9 exception 8 the 12 cousin 9 exception 10 of 9 exception 11 his 12 cousin 18 have 13 , 16 , 16 , 17 would 17 would 18 have 18 have 19 been 18 have 21 half 19 been 20 frightened 20 frightened 21 half 21 half 22 to 22 to 23 death 23 death 24 . but [shadow] was simply angry . 1 but 3 was 3 was 4 simply 4 simply 5 angry 5 angry 6 . he was angry that any one should try to catch him . 1 he 2 was 1 he 3 angry 3 angry 7 should 4 that 5 any 5 any 6 one 6 one 7 should 7 should 8 try 8 try 10 catch 9 to 10 catch 10 catch 11 him 10 catch 12 . 11 him 12 . he was still more angry because his hunt for [jumper] the [hare] was interfered with . 1 he 5 angry 2 was 3 still 2 was 4 more 4 more 5 angry 5 angry 6 because 6 because 7 his 6 because 14 interfered 7 his 8 hunt 8 hunt 9 for 9 for 11 the 13 was 14 interfered 14 interfered 15 with 15 with 16 . you see , he had just found [jumper] 's trail when [whitey] swooped at him . 1 you 2 see 1 you 3 , 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 he 3 , 5 had 5 had 7 found 6 just 7 found 7 found 10 trail 9 's 10 trail 10 trail 11 when 11 when 13 swooped 13 swooped 15 him 14 at 15 him 15 him 16 . at last he saw a hole in an old log and into this he darted . 1 at 2 last 2 last 7 in 3 he 4 saw 4 saw 5 a 4 saw 6 hole 6 hole 7 in 7 in 10 log 8 an 9 old 9 old 10 log 10 log 11 and 11 and 12 into 11 and 13 this 13 this 14 he 14 he 15 darted 15 darted 16 . whitey couldn't get him there . 1 whitey 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 get 3 get 4 him 4 him 5 there 5 there 6 . whitey knew this and he knew , too , that waiting for [shadow] to come out again would be a waste of time . 1 whitey 8 too 2 knew 3 this 3 this 4 and 4 and 5 he 5 he 6 knew 5 he 7 , 7 , 8 too 8 too 15 come 9 , 10 that 10 that 12 for 11 waiting 12 for 12 for 14 to 14 to 15 come 15 come 17 again 15 come 18 would 16 out 17 again 18 would 23 time 19 be 20 a 20 a 21 waste 20 a 23 time 21 waste 22 of 23 time 24 . so [whitey] promptly flew away . 1 so 3 promptly 3 promptly 4 flew 4 flew 5 away 5 away 6 . hardly had he disappeared when [shadow] popped out of that hole , for he had been peeping out and watching [whitey] . 1 hardly 11 hole 2 had 5 when 3 he 4 disappeared 4 disappeared 5 when 5 when 7 popped 5 when 8 out 8 out 10 that 9 of 10 that 10 that 11 hole 11 hole 16 been 12 , 14 he 13 for 14 he 14 he 15 had 14 he 16 been 16 been 19 and 17 peeping 18 out 18 out 19 and 19 and 20 watching 20 watching 22 . without a moment 's pause he turned straight back for the place where he had found the trail of [jumper] the [hare] . 1 without 3 moment 1 without 6 he 2 a 3 moment 3 moment 4 's 4 's 5 pause 6 he 7 turned 6 he 13 where 7 turned 8 straight 8 straight 9 back 9 back 10 for 9 back 12 place 11 the 12 place 13 where 16 found 13 where 17 the 14 he 15 had 14 he 16 found 17 the 19 of 18 trail 19 of 19 of 21 the 21 the 23 . he had no intention of giving up that hunt just because he had been driven away . 1 he 2 had 1 he 3 no 3 no 6 giving 4 intention 5 of 4 intention 6 giving 6 giving 11 because 7 up 8 that 8 that 9 hunt 9 hunt 10 just 10 just 11 because 11 because 13 had 12 he 13 had 13 had 15 driven 14 been 15 driven 15 driven 16 away 16 away 17 . it led him straight to the foot of the tree where [jumper] had crouched so long . 1 it 2 led 1 it 8 of 2 led 5 to 2 led 7 foot 3 him 4 straight 4 straight 5 to 5 to 6 the 8 of 9 the 8 of 11 where 9 the 10 tree 9 the 11 where 11 where 14 crouched 13 had 14 crouched 14 crouched 17 . 15 so 16 long 15 so 17 . but , as you know , [jumper] wasn't there then . 1 but 3 as 2 , 3 as 3 as 4 you 3 as 5 know 4 you 5 know 5 know 6 , 6 , 9 there 8 wasn't 9 there 9 there 10 then 10 then 11 . shadow ran in a circle and presently he found where [jumper] had landed on the snow at the end of that first bound . 1 shadow 3 in 2 ran 3 in 3 in 10 where 4 a 5 circle 5 circle 6 and 6 and 8 he 6 and 10 where 7 presently 8 he 8 he 9 found 10 where 15 the 12 had 13 landed 13 landed 14 on 13 landed 15 the 15 the 20 of 16 snow 17 at 16 snow 18 the 18 the 19 end 19 end 20 of 20 of 21 that 20 of 24 . 21 that 22 first 23 bound 24 . shadow snarled . 1 shadow 2 snarled 2 snarled 3 . he understood exactly what had happened . 1 he 2 understood 2 understood 3 exactly 3 exactly 4 what 4 what 5 had 5 had 6 happened 6 happened 7 . i can tell that by the length of this jump . 1 i 2 can 2 can 3 tell 2 can 5 by 3 tell 4 that 5 by 6 the 6 the 8 of 7 length 8 of 8 of 11 . 9 this 10 jump 10 jump 11 . probably he is still going . 1 probably 2 he 2 he 3 is 3 is 4 still 4 still 5 going 5 going 6 . then , for such is his way , he wasted no more time or thought on [jumper] the [hare] . 1 then 2 , 1 then 16 on 2 , 5 is 3 for 4 such 4 such 5 is 5 is 11 no 6 his 7 way 7 way 8 , 7 way 11 no 8 , 9 he 8 , 10 wasted 9 he 10 wasted 12 more 13 time 12 more 14 or 14 or 15 thought 14 or 16 on 16 on 18 the 18 the 20 . instead he began to look for other trails . 1 instead 3 began 2 he 3 began 3 began 6 for 4 to 5 look 5 look 6 for 6 for 7 other 7 other 8 trails 8 trails 9 . so it was that he found one of the little holes of [whitefoot] the [wood] [mouse] . 1 so 5 he 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 that 4 that 5 he 5 he 6 found 6 found 9 the 7 one 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 12 of 10 little 11 holes 11 holes 12 of 12 of 14 the 14 the 17 . " [ha] ! 1 " 3 ! so this is where [whitefoot] has been living this winter ! " he exclaimed . 1 so 2 this 2 this 7 been 3 is 4 where 4 where 6 has 6 has 7 been 7 been 11 ! 8 living 9 this 9 this 10 winter 10 winter 11 ! 11 ! 12 " 12 " 13 he 13 he 14 exclaimed 14 exclaimed 15 . once more his eyes glowed red , but this time with eagerness and the joy of the hunt . 1 once 4 eyes 1 once 7 , 2 more 3 his 2 more 4 eyes 4 eyes 5 glowed 6 red 7 , 7 , 15 joy 8 but 9 this 9 this 10 time 10 time 12 eagerness 11 with 12 eagerness 12 eagerness 13 and 13 and 14 the 13 and 15 joy 15 joy 16 of 16 of 18 hunt 17 the 18 hunt 18 hunt 19 . he plunged down into that little hole in the snow . 1 he 2 plunged 1 he 3 down 3 down 4 into 4 into 5 that 4 into 7 hole 5 that 6 little 7 hole 8 in 7 hole 9 the 8 in 9 the 9 the 10 snow 10 snow 11 . down there the scent of [whitefoot] was strong . 1 down 2 there 2 there 3 the 3 the 4 scent 4 scent 5 of 5 of 7 was 7 was 8 strong 7 was 9 . 8 strong 9 . shadow followed it until it led out of another little hole in the snow . 1 shadow 2 followed 1 shadow 6 led 2 followed 3 it 2 followed 4 until 4 until 5 it 6 led 7 out 7 out 9 another 8 of 9 another 9 another 11 hole 10 little 11 hole 11 hole 12 in 11 hole 13 the 12 in 13 the 13 the 14 snow 14 snow 15 . but there he lost it . 1 but 2 there 2 there 3 he 3 he 4 lost 4 lost 5 it 5 it 6 . you see , it was so long since [whitefoot] had hurriedly left that the scent on the surface had disappeared . 1 you 8 since 2 see 5 was 2 see 6 so 3 , 4 it 4 it 5 was 6 so 7 long 6 so 8 since 8 since 16 on 10 had 13 that 11 hurriedly 12 left 11 hurriedly 13 that 13 that 14 the 14 the 15 scent 15 scent 16 on 16 on 17 the 17 the 18 surface 18 surface 19 had 18 surface 20 disappeared 20 disappeared 21 . shadow ran swiftly this way and that way in a big circle , but he couldn't find [whitefoot] 's trail again . 1 shadow 12 circle 2 ran 4 this 2 ran 8 way 3 swiftly 4 this 4 this 6 and 5 way 6 and 6 and 7 that 8 way 10 a 8 way 12 circle 9 in 10 a 10 a 11 big 12 circle 16 couldn't 13 , 14 but 13 , 16 couldn't 14 but 15 he 16 couldn't 17 find 17 find 19 's 19 's 21 again 19 's 22 . 20 trail 21 again snarling with anger and disappointment , he returned to the little hole in the snow and vanished . 1 snarling 5 disappointment 1 snarling 8 returned 2 with 3 anger 3 anger 4 and 3 anger 5 disappointment 5 disappointment 6 , 6 , 7 he 8 returned 13 in 9 to 10 the 10 the 11 little 10 the 12 hole 12 hole 13 in 13 in 14 the 13 in 15 snow 14 the 15 snow 15 snow 16 and 16 and 17 vanished 17 vanished 18 . then he followed all [whitefoot] 's little tunnels . 1 then 2 he 1 then 6 's 2 he 3 followed 3 followed 4 all 6 's 7 little 7 little 8 tunnels 7 little 9 . he found [whitefoot] 's nest . 1 he 2 found 2 found 4 's 4 's 5 nest 5 nest 6 . he found his store of seeds . 1 he 2 found 2 found 3 his 3 his 4 store 4 store 5 of 5 of 6 seeds 6 seeds 7 . but he didn't find [whitefoot] . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 find 4 find 6 . " he 'll come back , " muttered [shadow] , and curled up in [whitefoot] 's nest to wait . 1 " 5 back 2 he 4 come 2 he 5 back 3 'll 4 come 5 back 6 , 6 , 8 muttered 6 , 18 to 7 " 8 muttered 8 muttered 17 nest 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 curled 11 and 13 up 13 up 14 in 14 in 16 's 16 's 17 nest 18 to 20 . 19 wait 20 . [chapter] [xv] [:] [whitefoots] [dreadful] [journey] danger may be anywhere , [so] [i] expect it everywhere . 1 danger 2 may 1 danger 3 be 3 be 5 , 4 anywhere 5 , 5 , 8 expect 8 expect 9 it 9 it 10 everywhere 10 everywhere 11 . whitefoot . 1 whitefoot 2 . whitefoot the [wood] [mouse] was terribly frightened . 1 whitefoot 2 the 2 the 5 was 5 was 6 terribly 6 terribly 7 frightened 7 frightened 8 . yes , sir , he was terribly frightened . 1 yes 5 he 2 , 3 sir 3 sir 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 terribly 7 terribly 8 frightened 8 frightened 9 . it was a long , long time since he had been as frightened as he now was . 1 it 7 time 1 it 13 frightened 2 was 4 long 3 a 4 long 4 long 6 long 5 , 6 long 6 long 7 time 7 time 8 since 9 he 11 been 10 had 11 been 11 been 12 as 11 been 13 frightened 13 frightened 18 . 14 as 15 he 15 he 17 was 16 now 17 was 17 was 18 . he is used to frights , is [whitefoot] . 1 he 2 is 2 is 3 used 3 used 4 to 4 to 5 frights 5 frights 6 , 6 , 7 is 7 is 9 . he has them every day and every night , but usually they are sudden frights , quickly over and as quickly forgotten . 1 he 14 sudden 2 has 4 every 2 has 9 , 3 them 4 every 4 every 6 and 5 day 6 and 6 and 8 night 7 every 8 night 9 , 10 but 9 , 14 sudden 10 but 11 usually 11 usually 13 are 12 they 13 are 14 sudden 15 frights 14 sudden 16 , 16 , 18 over 17 quickly 18 over 18 over 22 forgotten 19 and 20 as 20 as 21 quickly 21 quickly 22 forgotten 22 forgotten 23 . this fright was different . 1 this 2 fright 2 fright 3 was 3 was 4 different 4 different 5 . you see [whitefoot] had caught a glimpse of [shadow] the [weasel] . 1 you 2 see 1 you 5 caught 2 see 4 had 5 caught 8 of 6 a 7 glimpse 7 glimpse 8 of 8 of 10 the 10 the 12 . the only thing for [whitefoot] to do was to get just as far from that place as he could before [shadow] should return . 1 the 8 was 2 only 3 thing 3 thing 4 for 3 thing 7 do 4 for 6 to 7 do 8 was 8 was 10 get 8 was 12 as 9 to 10 get 10 get 11 just 12 as 13 far 12 as 17 as 14 from 15 that 15 that 16 place 16 place 17 as 17 as 18 he 18 he 19 could 19 could 20 before 19 could 23 return 22 should 23 return 23 return 24 . and so poor little [whitefoot] started out on a journey that was to take him he knew not where . 1 and 2 so 1 and 6 started 2 so 3 poor 3 poor 4 little 6 started 10 journey 6 started 13 to 7 out 8 on 8 on 9 a 9 a 10 journey 11 that 12 was 12 was 13 to 13 to 17 knew 14 take 15 him 15 him 16 he 16 he 17 knew 17 knew 18 not 18 not 19 where 18 not 20 . 19 where 20 . all he could do was to go and go and go until he could find a safe hiding-place . 1 all 5 was 2 he 3 could 3 could 4 do 3 could 5 was 5 was 18 hiding-place 6 to 7 go 7 go 8 and 8 and 10 and 9 go 10 and 10 and 11 go 11 go 12 until 11 go 13 he 13 he 14 could 14 could 15 find 14 could 16 a 16 a 17 safe 16 a 18 hiding-place 18 hiding-place 19 . my , my , but that was a dreadful journey ! 1 my 2 , 2 , 4 , 3 my 4 , 4 , 6 that 5 but 6 that 6 that 7 was 6 that 8 a 8 a 9 dreadful 9 dreadful 10 journey 10 journey 11 ! every time a twig snapped , [whitefoot] 's heart seemed to jump right up in his throat . 1 every 10 seemed 2 time 4 twig 2 time 8 's 3 a 4 twig 4 twig 5 snapped 5 snapped 6 , 8 's 9 heart 9 heart 10 seemed 10 seemed 11 to 11 to 14 up 12 jump 13 right 13 right 14 up 14 up 18 . 15 in 16 his 15 in 17 throat 17 throat 18 . you see , [whitefoot] has so many enemies always looking for him that he hides whenever he sees anything moving . 1 you 12 him 2 see 3 , 3 , 9 always 5 has 6 so 5 has 8 enemies 6 so 7 many 8 enemies 9 always 9 always 10 looking 9 always 12 him 10 looking 11 for 12 him 19 anything 13 that 14 he 14 he 16 whenever 15 hides 16 whenever 16 whenever 17 he 16 whenever 18 sees 18 sees 19 anything 19 anything 21 . 20 moving 21 . when at home , he is forever dodging in and out of his hiding-places . 1 when 2 at 2 at 3 home 2 at 5 he 3 home 4 , 5 he 8 dodging 6 is 7 forever 7 forever 8 dodging 8 dodging 11 out 9 in 10 and 10 and 11 out 11 out 12 of 12 of 13 his 13 his 14 hiding-places 14 hiding-places 15 . for a long way no one saw him , for no one was about . 1 for 6 one 2 a 3 long 3 long 4 way 4 way 5 no 4 way 6 one 6 one 7 saw 7 saw 9 , 8 him 9 , 9 , 10 for 9 , 11 no 11 no 12 one 12 one 13 was 13 was 14 about 14 about 15 . " oh , dear ! 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 , 3 , 4 dear 4 dear 5 ! oh , dear me ! " he kept saying over and over to himself . 1 oh 3 dear 2 , 3 dear 3 dear 5 ! 3 dear 8 kept 4 me 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 he 8 kept 9 saying 8 kept 11 and 9 saying 10 over 11 and 12 over 12 over 14 himself 13 to 14 himself 14 himself 15 . " wherever shall [i] go ? 1 " 2 wherever 2 wherever 3 shall 3 shall 5 go 5 go 6 ? whatever shall [i] do ? 1 whatever 2 shall 2 shall 4 do 4 do 5 ? however shall [i] get enough to eat ? 1 however 2 shall 2 shall 4 get 4 get 5 enough 5 enough 6 to 6 to 7 eat 7 eat 8 ? i am getting tired . 1 i 2 am 2 am 3 getting 3 getting 4 tired 4 tired 5 . my legs ache . 1 my 2 legs 2 legs 3 ache 3 ache 4 . i ' m getting hungry . 1 i 2 ' 2 ' 3 m 3 m 4 getting 4 getting 5 hungry 5 hungry 6 . i want my nice , warm , soft bed . 1 i 3 my 2 want 3 my 3 my 4 nice 4 nice 5 , 5 , 6 warm 5 , 8 soft 6 warm 7 , 8 soft 9 bed 9 bed 10 . oh , dear ! 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 dear 3 dear 4 ! oh , dear ! 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 dear 3 dear 4 ! oh , dear me ! " 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 dear 3 dear 4 me 4 me 5 ! 5 ! 6 " but in spite of his frights , [whitefoot] kept on . 1 but 2 in 1 but 3 spite 2 in 3 spite 3 spite 4 of 3 spite 5 his 5 his 6 frights 6 frights 7 , 7 , 9 kept 9 kept 10 on 10 on 11 . you see , he was more afraid to stop than he was to go on . 1 you 2 see 1 you 6 more 3 , 4 he 3 , 6 more 4 he 5 was 6 more 8 to 6 more 9 stop 7 afraid 8 to 8 to 9 stop 9 stop 14 go 10 than 11 he 11 he 12 was 12 was 13 to 13 to 14 go 14 go 16 . 15 on 16 . he just had to get as far from [shadow] the [weasel] as he could . 1 he 3 had 1 he 5 get 2 just 3 had 3 had 4 to 5 get 6 as 6 as 7 far 7 far 8 from 8 from 10 the 10 the 15 . 12 as 13 he 13 he 14 could 14 could 15 . being such a little fellow , what would be a short distance for you or me is a long distance for [whitefoot] . 1 being 6 , 1 being 9 be 2 such 3 a 2 such 4 little 4 little 5 fellow 5 fellow 6 , 6 , 8 would 6 , 9 be 7 what 8 would 9 be 11 short 10 a 11 short 11 short 14 you 11 short 23 . 12 distance 13 for 13 for 14 you 15 or 18 a 15 or 23 . 16 me 17 is 17 is 18 a 18 a 19 long 19 long 20 distance 20 distance 21 for and so that journey was to him very long indeed . 1 and 5 was 2 so 3 that 3 that 4 journey 4 journey 5 was 5 was 6 to 6 to 10 indeed 7 him 8 very 8 very 9 long 9 long 10 indeed 10 indeed 11 . of course , it seemed longer because of the constant frights which came one right after another . 1 of 8 of 2 course 3 , 3 , 4 it 3 , 7 because 5 seemed 6 longer 6 longer 7 because 7 because 8 of 8 of 9 the 8 of 11 frights 9 the 10 constant 11 frights 14 one 11 frights 18 . 12 which 13 came 13 came 14 one 15 right 16 after 16 after 17 another 16 after 18 . it really was a terrible journey . 1 it 2 really 2 really 3 was 3 was 4 a 4 a 5 terrible 5 terrible 6 journey 6 journey 7 . yet if he had only known it , there [wasn't] a thing along the whole way to be afraid of . 1 yet 4 had 1 yet 9 there 2 if 3 he 3 he 4 had 4 had 5 only 4 had 6 known 5 only 6 known 6 known 7 it 6 known 8 , 9 there 17 to 11 a 12 thing 11 a 13 along 13 along 15 whole 13 along 17 to 14 the 15 whole 15 whole 16 way 17 to 21 . 18 be 19 afraid 18 be 21 . 19 afraid 20 of you know it often happens that people are frightened more by what they don't know than by what they do know [.] 1 you 3 it 2 know 3 it 3 it 7 people 3 it 14 don't 4 often 5 happens 4 often 7 people 5 happens 6 that 7 people 10 more 8 are 9 frightened 9 frightened 10 more 10 more 12 what 11 by 12 what 12 what 13 they 14 don't 15 know 14 don't 16 than 15 know 16 than 16 than 21 know 17 by 18 what 18 what 20 do 19 they 20 do 20 do 21 know [chapter] [xvi] [:] [whitefoot] [climbs] [a] [tree] i 'd rather be frightened [with] no cause for fear [than] fearful of nothing [when] danger is near . 1 i 5 frightened 2 'd 3 rather 3 rather 4 be 4 be 5 frightened 5 frightened 9 for 7 no 8 cause 8 cause 9 for 9 for 16 danger 10 fear 12 fearful 12 fearful 13 of 12 fearful 14 nothing 14 nothing 16 danger 16 danger 19 . 17 is 18 near 18 near 19 . whitefoot . 1 whitefoot 2 . whitefoot kept on going and going . 1 whitefoot 2 kept 2 kept 3 on 3 on 4 going 4 going 5 and 5 and 6 going 6 going 7 . every time he thought that he was so tired he must stop , he would think of [shadow] the [weasel] and then go on again . 1 every 2 time 2 time 4 thought 2 time 7 was 3 he 4 thought 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 so 7 was 9 tired 9 tired 14 he 10 he 11 must 11 must 12 stop 11 must 14 he 12 stop 13 , 14 he 15 would 15 would 17 of 16 think 17 of 17 of 23 go 19 the 21 and 21 and 22 then 22 then 23 go 23 go 26 . 24 on 25 again 25 again 26 . by and by he became so tired that not even the thought of [shadow] the [weasel] could make him go much farther . 1 by 5 became 2 and 3 by 3 by 4 he 4 he 5 became 5 became 10 even 6 so 8 that 7 tired 8 that 8 that 9 not 8 that 10 even 10 even 11 the 11 the 12 thought 11 the 17 could 12 thought 13 of 13 of 15 the 17 could 20 go 18 make 19 him 18 make 20 go 20 go 21 much 21 much 22 farther 21 much 23 . so he began to look about for a safe hiding-place in which to rest . 1 so 3 began 2 he 3 began 3 began 12 which 4 to 5 look 5 look 6 about 5 look 9 safe 6 about 7 for 7 for 8 a 9 safe 10 hiding-place 9 safe 12 which 10 hiding-place 11 in 12 which 14 rest 12 which 15 . 13 to 14 rest now the home which he had left had been a snug little room beneath the roots of a certain [old] stump . 1 now 2 the 2 the 18 a 3 home 6 had 3 home 10 a 4 which 5 he 5 he 6 had 6 had 7 left 7 left 8 had 8 had 9 been 10 a 11 snug 10 a 13 room 11 snug 12 little 13 room 14 beneath 13 room 18 a 14 beneath 16 roots 15 the 16 roots 16 roots 17 of 18 a 22 . 19 certain 21 stump 19 certain 22 . there he had lived for a long time in the greatest comfort . 1 there 5 for 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 lived 4 lived 5 for 5 for 7 long 6 a 7 long 7 long 8 time 7 long 10 the 8 time 9 in 9 in 10 the 10 the 11 greatest 11 greatest 12 comfort 12 comfort 13 . little tunnels led to his storehouses and up to the surface of the snow . 1 little 2 tunnels 1 little 3 led 3 led 9 to 4 to 5 his 5 his 6 storehouses 6 storehouses 7 and 7 and 8 up 8 up 9 to 9 to 10 the 9 to 11 surface 10 the 11 surface 11 surface 12 of 12 of 14 snow 13 the 14 snow 14 snow 15 . it had been a splendid place and one in which he had felt perfectly safe until [shadow] the [weasel] had appeared . 1 it 3 been 1 it 6 place 2 had 3 been 3 been 4 a 4 a 5 splendid 6 place 7 and 6 place 12 had 7 and 8 one 8 one 9 in 9 in 10 which 9 in 11 he 12 had 16 until 13 felt 14 perfectly 14 perfectly 15 safe 14 perfectly 16 until 16 until 22 . 18 the 20 had 20 had 21 appeared 21 appeared 22 . but [whitefoot] is quite as much at home in trees as on the ground . 1 but 8 home 3 is 5 as 4 quite 5 as 5 as 6 much 6 much 7 at 7 at 8 home 8 home 10 trees 9 in 10 trees 10 trees 11 as 10 trees 12 on 11 as 12 on 12 on 13 the 12 on 14 ground 14 ground 15 . so now that he must find a hiding-place , [whitefoot] decided that he would feel much safer in a tree than on the ground . 1 so 4 he 1 so 5 must 2 now 3 that 3 that 4 he 4 he 5 must 5 must 15 feel 6 find 8 hiding-place 7 a 8 hiding-place 8 hiding-place 9 , 9 , 11 decided 11 decided 12 that 12 that 13 he 13 he 14 would 13 he 15 feel 15 feel 18 in 16 much 17 safer 17 safer 18 in 18 in 19 a 19 a 20 tree 19 a 23 the 20 tree 22 on 20 tree 23 the 21 than 22 on 23 the 24 ground 24 ground 25 . " if only [i] can find a hollow tree , " whimpered [whitefoot] . 1 " 2 if 2 if 3 only 2 if 5 can 5 can 7 a 5 can 8 hollow 6 find 7 a 7 a 8 hollow 8 hollow 9 tree 8 hollow 10 , 10 , 12 whimpered 10 , 14 . 11 " 12 whimpered " [i] will feel ever so much safer in a tree than hiding in or near the ground in a strange place . " 1 " 4 feel 3 will 4 feel 4 feel 5 ever 5 ever 7 much 5 ever 11 tree 6 so 7 much 7 much 8 safer 9 in 10 a 10 a 11 tree 11 tree 12 than 12 than 17 the 13 hiding 15 or 14 in 15 or 15 or 16 near 16 near 17 the 17 the 19 in 18 ground 19 in 19 in 20 a 20 a 21 strange 20 a 23 . 21 strange 22 place 22 place 23 . 23 . 24 " so [whitefoot] began to look for a dead tree . 1 so 4 to 3 began 4 to 4 to 5 look 5 look 6 for 5 look 8 dead 6 for 7 a 7 a 8 dead 8 dead 9 tree 9 tree 10 . you see , he knew that there was more likely to be a hollow in a dead tree than in [a] living tree . 1 you 2 see 2 see 7 there 3 , 4 he 3 , 5 knew 5 knew 6 that 5 knew 7 there 7 there 11 to 8 was 9 more 8 was 10 likely 10 likely 11 to 11 to 12 be 12 be 20 in 13 a 14 hollow 14 hollow 15 in 14 hollow 18 tree 15 in 16 a 16 a 17 dead 16 a 18 tree 18 tree 19 than 19 than 20 in 20 in 22 living 22 living 24 . 23 tree 24 . by and by he came to a tall , dead tree . 1 by 2 and 2 and 3 by 2 and 4 he 3 by 4 he 4 he 6 to 5 came 6 to 6 to 7 a 7 a 8 tall 7 a 9 , 9 , 10 dead 10 dead 11 tree 11 tree 12 . he knew it was a dead tree , because there was no bark on it . 1 he 11 was 2 knew 5 a 2 knew 9 because 3 it 4 was 4 was 5 a 5 a 6 dead 7 tree 8 , 7 tree 9 because 9 because 10 there 9 because 11 was 11 was 16 . 12 no 13 bark 13 bark 15 it 14 on 15 it 15 it 16 . but , of course , he couldn't tell whether or not that tree was hollow . 1 but 2 , 1 but 16 . 2 , 5 , 3 of 4 course 4 course 5 , 5 , 7 couldn't 5 , 8 tell 6 he 7 couldn't 9 whether 10 or 10 or 11 not 11 not 12 that 11 not 16 . 12 that 13 tree 13 tree 14 was 14 was 15 hollow i mean he couldn't tell from the ground . 1 i 2 mean 2 mean 3 he 2 mean 5 tell 3 he 4 couldn't 5 tell 7 the 6 from 7 the 7 the 8 ground 8 ground 9 . " oh , dear ! " he whimpered again . 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 4 dear 3 , 4 dear 4 dear 6 " 5 ! 6 " 6 " 8 whimpered 7 he 8 whimpered 8 whimpered 10 . 9 again 10 . " oh , dear ! 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 , 3 , 4 dear 4 dear 5 ! i suppose [i] will have to climb this , and [i] am so tired . 1 i 2 suppose 1 i 4 will 4 will 5 have 5 have 8 this 6 to 7 climb 7 climb 8 this 8 this 9 , 9 , 14 tired 10 and 12 am 12 am 13 so 12 am 14 tired 14 tired 15 . it ought to be hollow . 1 it 2 ought 2 ought 3 to 3 to 4 be 4 be 5 hollow 5 hollow 6 . there ought to be splendid holes in it . 1 there 4 be 2 ought 3 to 3 to 4 be 4 be 6 holes 5 splendid 6 holes 6 holes 7 in 7 in 8 it 8 it 9 . it is just the kind of a tree that [drummer] the [woodpecker] likes to make his house in . 1 it 6 of 2 is 3 just 2 is 5 kind 3 just 4 the 5 kind 6 of 6 of 9 that 7 a 8 tree 8 tree 9 that 9 that 13 likes 11 the 13 likes 13 likes 19 . 14 to 15 make 14 to 17 house 15 make 16 his 17 house 18 in 17 house 19 . well , here goes . " 1 well 2 , 2 , 3 here 3 here 4 goes 4 goes 5 . 5 . 6 " he looked anxiously this way . 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 3 anxiously 3 anxiously 4 this 4 this 5 way 5 way 6 . he looked anxiously that way . 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 3 anxiously 3 anxiously 4 that 4 that 5 way 5 way 6 . he looked anxiously the other way . 1 he 2 looked 1 he 3 anxiously 2 looked 3 anxiously 3 anxiously 4 the 4 the 5 other 5 other 7 . 6 way 7 . in fact , he looked anxiously every way . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 4 he 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 looked 5 looked 6 anxiously 6 anxiously 7 every 6 anxiously 9 . 7 every 8 way but he saw no one and nothing to be afraid of , and so he started up the tree . 1 but 3 saw 1 but 12 , 2 he 3 saw 3 saw 10 afraid 4 no 5 one 5 one 6 and 6 and 7 nothing 6 and 10 afraid 7 nothing 8 to 7 nothing 9 be 10 afraid 11 of 12 , 14 so 13 and 14 so 14 so 15 he 14 so 16 started 16 started 20 . 17 up 18 the 18 the 19 tree 18 the 20 . he was half-way up when , glancing down , he saw a shadow moving across the snow . 1 he 2 was 1 he 8 down 2 was 4 up 3 half-way 4 up 4 up 6 , 5 when 6 , 6 , 7 glancing 8 down 11 saw 8 down 18 . 9 , 10 he 10 he 11 saw 12 a 13 shadow 12 a 14 moving 14 moving 15 across 14 moving 18 . 15 across 16 the 15 across 17 snow 16 the 17 snow once more [whitefoot] 's heart seemed to jump right up in his throat . 1 once 6 seemed 2 more 4 's 4 's 5 heart 5 heart 6 seemed 6 seemed 9 right 7 to 8 jump 7 to 9 right 9 right 10 up 10 up 11 in 11 in 12 his 12 his 14 . 13 throat 14 . that shadow was the shadow of some one flying . 1 that 2 shadow 1 that 3 was 2 shadow 3 was 3 was 5 shadow 4 the 5 shadow 5 shadow 6 of 6 of 7 some 6 of 8 one 7 some 8 one 8 one 9 flying 8 one 10 . there couldn't be the least bit of doubt about it . 1 there 2 couldn't 1 there 4 the 3 be 4 the 4 the 6 bit 5 least 6 bit 6 bit 7 of 7 of 8 doubt 8 doubt 9 about 9 about 11 . 10 it 11 . whitefoot flattened himself against the side of the tree and peeked around it . 1 whitefoot 2 flattened 1 whitefoot 11 peeked 2 flattened 3 himself 2 flattened 5 the 3 himself 4 against 5 the 7 of 6 side 7 of 7 of 8 the 8 the 9 tree 9 tree 10 and 11 peeked 12 around 11 peeked 13 it 13 it 14 . he had come along near the ground and then risen sharply into the tree . 1 he 9 then 2 had 3 come 3 come 4 along 4 along 5 near 5 near 7 ground 5 near 9 then 6 the 7 ground 7 ground 8 and 9 then 10 risen 10 risen 12 into 11 sharply 12 into 12 into 14 tree 13 the 14 tree 14 tree 15 . his bill was black , and there was just a tiny hook on the end of it . 1 his 7 there 2 bill 4 black 2 bill 7 there 3 was 4 black 4 black 5 , 5 , 6 and 7 there 9 just 8 was 9 just 9 just 11 tiny 10 a 11 tiny 11 tiny 15 end 12 hook 13 on 13 on 14 the 13 on 15 end 15 end 18 . 16 of 17 it 17 it 18 . whitefoot knew who it was . 1 whitefoot 2 knew 2 knew 3 who 3 who 4 it 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 . it was [butcher] the [shrike] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 the 4 the 6 . whitefoot shivered . 1 whitefoot 2 shivered 2 shivered 3 . [chapter] [xvii] [:] [whitefoot] [finds] [a] [hole] [just] [in] [time] just in time , not just too late , [will] make you master of your fate . 1 just 5 not 1 just 14 of 2 in 3 time 3 time 4 , 4 , 5 not 5 not 6 just 6 just 7 too 6 just 11 make 7 too 8 late 8 late 9 , 11 make 12 you 11 make 14 of 12 you 13 master 14 of 17 . 15 your 16 fate 16 fate 17 . whitefoot . 1 whitefoot 2 . it was [butcher] the [shrike] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 the 4 the 6 . often he is called just [butcher] [bird] . 1 often 2 he 2 he 3 is 3 is 4 called 4 called 5 just 5 just 8 . he did not look at all terrible . 1 he 3 not 2 did 3 not 3 not 5 at 4 look 5 at 5 at 6 all 6 all 7 terrible 7 terrible 8 . he was not quite as big as [sammy] [jay] . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 not 3 not 4 quite 4 quite 5 as 5 as 6 big 6 big 7 as 7 as 10 . he had no terrible claws like the [hawks] and [owls] . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 no 3 no 4 terrible 4 terrible 5 claws 5 claws 6 like 6 like 7 the 7 the 9 and 9 and 11 . there was a tiny hook at the end of his black bill , but it wasn't big enough to look very [dreadful] . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 a 2 was 4 tiny 3 a 4 tiny 4 tiny 5 hook 4 tiny 9 of 5 hook 6 at 6 at 7 the 7 the 8 end 9 of 12 bill 9 of 13 , 10 his 11 black 11 black 12 bill 12 bill 13 , 13 , 14 but 14 but 15 it 15 it 16 wasn't 16 wasn't 19 to 16 wasn't 23 . 17 big 18 enough 18 enough 19 to 19 to 20 look 19 to 21 very but you can not always judge a person by looks , and [whitefoot] knew that [butcher] was one to be feared . 1 but 2 you 1 but 4 not 2 you 3 can 4 not 7 a 5 always 6 judge 5 always 7 a 7 a 14 knew 8 person 9 by 8 person 10 looks 10 looks 12 and 10 looks 14 knew 11 , 12 and 14 knew 15 that 15 that 17 was 17 was 20 be 18 one 19 to 19 to 20 be 20 be 22 . 21 feared 22 . so his heart went pit-a-pat , pit-a-pat as he wondered if [butcher] had seen him . 1 so 2 his 1 so 3 heart 3 heart 5 pit-a-pat 3 heart 7 pit-a-pat 4 went 5 pit-a-pat 5 pit-a-pat 6 , 7 pit-a-pat 13 had 8 as 9 he 9 he 10 wondered 9 he 11 if 11 if 13 had 13 had 14 seen 14 seen 15 him 15 him 16 . he didn't have to wait long to find out . 1 he 3 have 2 didn't 3 have 3 have 6 long 4 to 5 wait 5 wait 6 long 6 long 7 to 7 to 9 out 8 find 9 out 9 out 10 . butcher flew to a tree back of [whitefoot] and then straight at him . 1 butcher 3 to 2 flew 3 to 3 to 4 a 4 a 6 back 5 tree 6 back 6 back 7 of 7 of 10 then 9 and 10 then 10 then 14 . 11 straight 12 at 12 at 13 him 13 him 14 . whitefoot dodged around to the other side of the tree . 1 whitefoot 2 dodged 1 whitefoot 4 to 2 dodged 3 around 4 to 6 other 5 the 6 other 6 other 9 the 7 side 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 tree 10 tree 11 . then began a dreadful game . 1 then 2 began 2 began 3 a 3 a 4 dreadful 4 dreadful 5 game 5 game 6 . at least , it was dreadful to [whitefoot] . 1 at 2 least 2 least 3 , 3 , 4 it 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 dreadful 6 dreadful 7 to 7 to 9 . this way and that way around the trunk of that tree he dodged , while [butcher] did his best to catch him . 1 this 19 best 1 this 22 him 2 way 3 and 2 way 4 that 4 that 5 way 4 that 6 around 6 around 7 the 6 around 8 trunk 8 trunk 10 that 8 trunk 12 he 9 of 10 that 10 that 11 tree 12 he 13 dodged 12 he 14 , 14 , 15 while 14 , 19 best 15 while 17 did 17 did 18 his 19 best 21 catch 20 to 21 catch 22 him 23 . but he [was] tired , very tired , for you remember he had had what was a very long and terrible journey to him . 1 but 5 , 2 he 4 tired 4 tired 5 , 5 , 8 , 6 very 7 tired 6 very 8 , 8 , 19 long 9 for 10 you 10 you 11 remember 11 remember 12 he 12 he 18 very 13 had 14 had 14 had 15 what 15 what 16 was 16 was 17 a 16 was 18 very 18 very 19 long 19 long 20 and 20 and 21 terrible 21 terrible 24 him 21 terrible 25 . 22 journey 23 to 23 to 24 him he had felt almost too [tired] to climb that tree in the first place to see if it had any holes in it higher up . 1 he 4 almost 2 had 3 felt 2 had 4 almost 4 almost 5 too 4 almost 7 to 7 to 10 tree 7 to 12 the 8 climb 9 that 9 that 10 tree 10 tree 11 in 12 the 13 first 12 the 17 if 13 first 14 place 13 first 17 if 14 place 15 to 14 place 16 see 17 if 22 in 18 it 19 had 19 had 20 any 20 any 21 holes 21 holes 22 in 22 in 26 . 23 it 24 higher 24 higher 25 up 24 higher 26 . now he didn't know whether to keep on going up or to go down . 1 now 3 didn't 1 now 10 up 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 know 5 whether 7 keep 5 whether 10 up 6 to 7 keep 7 keep 8 on 8 on 9 going 10 up 15 . 11 or 12 to 12 to 13 go 13 go 14 down 13 go 15 . two or three times he dodged around the tree without doing either . 1 two 3 three 1 two 5 he 2 or 3 three 3 three 4 times 5 he 6 dodged 6 dodged 7 around 6 dodged 8 the 8 the 9 tree 8 the 10 without 9 tree 10 without 10 without 11 doing 10 without 12 either 11 doing 12 either 12 either 13 . then he decided to go up . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 decided 3 decided 4 to 4 to 5 go 5 go 6 up 6 up 7 . now [butcher] was enjoying this game of dodge . 1 now 3 was 3 was 4 enjoying 4 enjoying 5 this 5 this 6 game 6 game 7 of 7 of 8 dodge 8 dodge 9 . if he should catch [whitefoot] , he would have a good dinner . 1 if 2 he 1 if 4 catch 2 he 3 should 4 catch 10 a 6 , 7 he 7 he 8 would 8 would 9 have 8 would 10 a 10 a 12 dinner 11 good 12 dinner 12 dinner 13 . if he didn't catch [whitefoot] , he would simply go hungry a little longer . 1 if 4 catch 2 he 3 didn't 2 he 4 catch 4 catch 8 would 4 catch 10 go 6 , 7 he 6 , 8 would 8 would 9 simply 10 go 12 a 10 go 15 . 11 hungry 12 a 12 a 13 little 13 little 14 longer so you see , there was a very big difference in the feelings of [whitefoot] and [butcher] . 1 so 10 difference 2 you 3 see 3 see 4 , 3 see 5 there 5 there 7 a 6 was 7 a 7 a 8 very 7 a 10 difference 8 very 9 big 10 difference 18 . 11 in 12 the 12 the 13 feelings 12 the 14 of 13 feelings 14 of 14 of 16 and 16 and 18 . whitefoot had his life to lose , while [butcher] had only a dinner to lose . 1 whitefoot 4 life 1 whitefoot 8 while 2 had 3 his 2 had 4 life 4 life 5 to 6 lose 7 , 7 , 8 while 8 while 11 only 10 had 11 only 11 only 16 . 12 a 13 dinner 13 dinner 14 to 14 to 15 lose 14 to 16 . dodging this way and dodging that way , [whitefoot] climbed higher and higher . 1 dodging 6 that 2 this 3 way 3 way 5 dodging 4 and 5 dodging 5 dodging 6 that 6 that 7 way 7 way 8 , 8 , 10 climbed 10 climbed 11 higher 11 higher 12 and 11 higher 13 higher 13 higher 14 . twice he whisked around that tree trunk barely in time . 1 twice 2 he 2 he 3 whisked 2 he 4 around 4 around 6 tree 5 that 6 tree 6 tree 7 trunk 7 trunk 8 barely 7 trunk 9 in 9 in 11 . 10 time 11 . all the time he was growing more and more tired , and more and more discouraged . 1 all 2 the 1 all 3 time 2 the 3 time 3 time 10 tired 4 he 5 was 4 he 6 growing 6 growing 7 more 6 growing 10 tired 7 more 8 and 7 more 9 more 8 and 9 more 10 tired 13 more 10 tired 16 discouraged 11 , 12 and 11 , 13 more 13 more 14 and 14 and 15 more 16 discouraged 17 . supposing he should find no hole in that tree ! 1 supposing 4 find 2 he 3 should 3 should 4 find 4 find 5 no 5 no 6 hole 5 no 7 in 6 hole 7 in 7 in 8 that 8 that 9 tree 9 tree 10 ! " there must be one . 1 " 2 there 2 there 3 must 3 must 4 be 4 be 5 one 5 one 6 . there must be one , " he kept saying over and over to himself [,] to keep his courage up . 1 there 3 be 1 there 14 himself 2 must 3 be 3 be 5 , 3 be 11 and 4 one 5 , 5 , 8 kept 6 " 7 he 6 " 8 kept 8 kept 9 saying 9 saying 10 over 9 saying 11 and 11 and 12 over 13 to 14 himself 14 himself 16 to 16 to 17 keep 16 to 21 . 17 keep 18 his 18 his 19 courage 18 his 21 . 19 courage 20 up " [i] can't keep dodging much longer . 1 " 3 can't 3 can't 5 dodging 4 keep 5 dodging 5 dodging 6 much 6 much 8 . 7 longer 8 . if [i] don't find a hole pretty soon , [butcher] will surely catch me . 1 if 3 don't 1 if 9 , 3 don't 4 find 3 don't 6 hole 4 find 5 a 4 find 6 hole 6 hole 7 pretty 7 pretty 8 soon 7 pretty 9 , 9 , 11 will 9 , 12 surely 12 surely 13 catch 12 surely 15 . 13 catch 14 me 13 catch 15 . oh , dear ! 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 dear 3 dear 4 ! oh , dear ! " 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 dear 3 dear 4 ! 4 ! 5 " just above [whitefoot] was a broken branch . 1 just 2 above 2 above 4 was 4 was 5 a 5 a 6 broken 5 a 7 branch 6 broken 7 branch 7 branch 8 . only the stub of it remained . 1 only 2 the 2 the 3 stub 3 stub 4 of 4 of 5 it 5 it 6 remained 6 remained 7 . the next time he dodged around the trunk he found himself just below that stub . 1 the 2 next 1 the 14 that 2 next 3 time 2 next 4 he 4 he 7 the 5 dodged 6 around 5 dodged 7 the 7 the 10 found 8 trunk 9 he 8 trunk 10 found 10 found 11 himself 11 himself 13 below 11 himself 14 that 12 just 13 below 14 that 16 . 15 stub 16 . oh , joy ! 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 joy 3 joy 4 ! there , close under that stub , was a round hole . 1 there 2 , 1 there 6 stub 2 , 3 close 3 close 4 under 4 under 5 that 6 stub 7 , 7 , 8 was 7 , 9 a 8 was 9 a 9 a 10 round 10 round 11 hole 10 round 12 . whitefoot didn't hesitate a second . 1 whitefoot 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 hesitate 3 hesitate 4 a 4 a 5 second 5 second 6 . he didn't wait to find out whether or not any one was in that hole . 1 he 3 wait 2 didn't 3 wait 3 wait 6 out 4 to 5 find 5 find 6 out 6 out 8 or 7 whether 8 or 8 or 9 not 8 or 14 that 9 not 10 any 10 any 11 one 11 one 12 was 12 was 13 in 13 in 14 that 14 that 15 hole 15 hole 16 . he didn't even think that there might be some one in there . 1 he 5 that 2 didn't 3 even 3 even 4 think 3 even 5 that 5 that 7 might 6 there 7 might 7 might 9 some 8 be 9 some 9 some 11 in 10 one 11 in 11 in 13 . 12 there 13 . with a tiny little squeak of relief he darted in . 1 with 2 a 2 a 3 tiny 2 a 4 little 4 little 6 of 5 squeak 6 of 6 of 7 relief 7 relief 9 darted 8 he 9 darted 9 darted 10 in 10 in 11 . he was just in time . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 just 3 just 4 in 4 in 5 time 5 time 6 . he was just in the nick of time . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 just 3 just 5 the 4 in 5 the 5 the 6 nick 6 nick 7 of 6 nick 8 time 7 of 8 time 8 time 9 . butcher struck at him and just missed him as he disappeared in that hole . 1 butcher 4 him 2 struck 3 at 2 struck 4 him 4 him 5 and 5 and 10 he 6 just 7 missed 7 missed 8 him 7 missed 9 as 9 as 10 he 10 he 11 disappeared 11 disappeared 12 in 11 disappeared 13 that 12 in 13 that 13 that 14 hole 14 hole 15 . whitefoot had saved his life and [butcher] had missed a dinner . 1 whitefoot 2 had 1 whitefoot 4 his 3 saved 4 his 4 his 6 and 5 life 6 and 6 and 8 had 8 had 9 missed 9 missed 10 a 10 a 12 . 11 dinner 12 . [chapter] [xviii] [:] [an] [unpleasant] [surprise] be careful never to be rude [enough] to thoughtlessly intrude . 1 be 2 careful 2 careful 5 be 3 never 4 to 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 rude 6 rude 11 . 8 to 9 thoughtlessly 9 thoughtlessly 10 intrude 10 intrude 11 . whitefoot . 1 whitefoot 2 . for a few minutes he did nothing but pant , for he was quite out of breath . 1 for 4 minutes 1 for 10 , 2 a 3 few 2 a 4 minutes 4 minutes 5 he 5 he 6 did 6 did 7 nothing 7 nothing 8 but 8 but 9 pant 10 , 12 he 11 for 12 he 12 he 14 quite 13 was 14 quite 14 quite 16 of 15 out 16 of 16 of 17 breath 16 of 18 . " [i] was right , " he said over and over to himself , " [i] was right . 1 " 5 , 3 was 4 right 4 right 5 , 5 , 8 said 6 " 7 he 7 he 8 said 8 said 14 , 9 over 10 and 10 and 11 over 10 and 12 to 12 to 13 himself 13 himself 14 , 14 , 15 " 15 " 19 . 17 was 18 right 18 right 19 . i was sure there must be a hole in this tree . 1 i 3 sure 2 was 3 sure 3 sure 5 must 4 there 5 must 5 must 6 be 5 must 7 a 6 be 7 a 7 a 8 hole 8 hole 10 this 9 in 10 this 10 this 11 tree 11 tree 12 . it is one of the old houses of [drummer] the [woodpecker] . 1 it 2 is 2 is 5 the 3 one 4 of 4 of 5 the 5 the 7 houses 6 old 7 houses 7 houses 8 of 7 houses 10 the 10 the 12 . now [i] am safe . " 1 now 3 am 3 am 4 safe 4 safe 5 . 5 . 6 " presently he peeped out . 1 presently 2 he 2 he 3 peeped 3 peeped 4 out 4 out 5 . he wanted to see if [butcher] was watching outside . 1 he 2 wanted 1 he 3 to 2 wanted 3 to 3 to 4 see 4 see 5 if 5 if 7 was 7 was 8 watching 8 watching 9 outside 8 watching 10 . he was just in time to see [butcher] 's gray and black and white coat disappearing among the trees . 1 he 3 just 1 he 14 white 2 was 3 just 3 just 6 to 4 in 5 time 5 time 6 to 6 to 10 gray 7 see 9 's 7 see 10 gray 10 gray 11 and 11 and 12 black 12 black 13 and 12 black 14 white 14 white 15 coat 14 white 16 disappearing 16 disappearing 18 the 16 disappearing 19 trees 17 among 18 the 18 the 19 trees 19 trees 20 . butcher was not foolish enough to waste time watching for [whitefoot] to come out . 1 butcher 4 foolish 2 was 3 not 2 was 4 foolish 4 foolish 6 to 5 enough 6 to 6 to 8 time 6 to 12 to 7 waste 8 time 8 time 9 watching 9 watching 10 for 12 to 15 . 13 come 14 out 13 come 15 . whitefoot sighed happily . 1 whitefoot 2 sighed 2 sighed 3 happily 3 happily 4 . for the first time since he had started on his dreadful journey he felt safe . 1 for 3 first 2 the 3 first 3 first 4 time 3 first 5 since 5 since 6 he 6 he 8 started 6 he 10 his 7 had 8 started 8 started 9 on 10 his 12 journey 11 dreadful 12 journey 12 journey 14 felt 13 he 14 felt 14 felt 16 . 15 safe 16 . nothing else mattered . 1 nothing 2 else 2 else 3 mattered 3 mattered 4 . he was hungry , but he didn't mind that . 1 he 3 hungry 2 was 3 hungry 3 hungry 5 but 3 hungry 6 he 4 , 5 but 6 he 8 mind 7 didn't 8 mind 8 mind 9 that 9 that 10 . he was willing to go hungry for the sake of being safe . 1 he 4 to 2 was 3 willing 3 willing 4 to 4 to 5 go 4 to 8 the 5 go 6 hungry 5 go 7 for 8 the 9 sake 8 the 11 being 9 sake 10 of 11 being 12 safe 12 safe 13 . whitefoot watched until [butcher] was out of sight . 1 whitefoot 3 until 2 watched 3 until 3 until 5 was 5 was 6 out 6 out 7 of 7 of 8 sight 7 of 9 . 8 sight 9 . then he turned to see what that house was like . 1 then 2 he 2 he 4 to 3 turned 4 to 4 to 6 what 5 see 6 what 6 what 10 like 7 that 8 house 7 that 9 was 9 was 10 like 10 like 11 . right away he discovered that there was a soft , warm bed in it . 1 right 3 he 2 away 3 he 3 he 6 there 4 discovered 5 that 4 discovered 6 there 6 there 9 soft 7 was 8 a 8 a 9 soft 9 soft 11 warm 10 , 11 warm 11 warm 12 bed 12 bed 13 in 13 in 14 it 13 in 15 . it was made of leaves , grass , moss , and the lining of bark . 1 it 2 was 1 it 5 leaves 2 was 3 made 3 made 4 of 5 leaves 7 grass 6 , 7 grass 7 grass 8 , 8 , 12 the 9 moss 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 the 12 the 14 of 13 lining 14 of 14 of 16 . 15 bark 16 . it was a very fine bed indeed . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 2 was 4 very 4 very 5 fine 5 fine 7 indeed 6 bed 7 indeed 7 indeed 8 . " my , my , my , but [i] am lucky , " said [whitefoot] to himself . 1 " 2 my 1 " 5 , 2 my 3 , 3 , 4 my 4 my 5 , 5 , 6 my 6 my 7 , 6 my 8 but 7 , 8 but 8 but 10 am 10 am 12 , 11 lucky 12 , 12 , 14 said 13 " 14 said 14 said 18 . 16 to 17 himself 17 himself 18 . " [i] wonder who could have made this fine bed . 1 " 3 wonder 3 wonder 4 who 4 who 5 could 4 who 6 have 6 have 7 made 7 made 9 fine 8 this 9 fine 9 fine 10 bed 10 bed 11 . i certainly shall sleep comfortably here . 1 i 3 shall 2 certainly 3 shall 3 shall 4 sleep 4 sleep 5 comfortably 5 comfortably 6 here 6 here 7 . goodness knows , [i] need a rest . 1 goodness 2 knows 2 knows 3 , 3 , 5 need 5 need 6 a 6 a 7 rest 7 rest 8 . if [i] can find food enough near here , [i] 'll make this my home . 1 if 4 find 3 can 4 find 4 find 7 near 5 food 6 enough 6 enough 7 near 7 near 8 here 7 near 11 'll 8 here 9 , 11 'll 12 make 12 make 15 home 13 this 14 my 14 my 15 home 15 home 16 . i couldn't ask for a better one . " 1 i 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 5 a 3 ask 4 for 4 for 5 a 5 a 6 better 6 better 8 . 7 one 8 . 8 . 9 " chuckling happily , [whitefoot] began to pull away the top of that bed so as to get to the middle of it . 1 chuckling 2 happily 1 chuckling 3 , 3 , 10 top 5 began 6 to 5 began 7 pull 6 to 7 pull 7 pull 8 away 8 away 9 the 9 the 10 top 10 top 13 bed 11 of 12 that 12 that 13 bed 13 bed 17 get 14 so 16 to 15 as 16 to 16 to 17 get 17 get 19 the 17 get 20 middle 18 to 19 the 19 the 20 middle 20 middle 21 of 21 of 22 it 21 of 23 . 22 it 23 . and then he got a surprise . 1 and 2 then 1 and 3 he 3 he 4 got 4 got 5 a 5 a 6 surprise 6 surprise 7 . it was an unpleasant surprise . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 an 3 an 4 unpleasant 4 unpleasant 5 surprise 5 surprise 6 . it was a most unpleasant surprise . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 most 3 a 4 most 4 most 5 unpleasant 5 unpleasant 6 surprise 6 surprise 7 . there was some one in that bed ! 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 some 3 some 4 one 4 one 5 in 5 in 6 that 6 that 7 bed 7 bed 8 ! yes , sir , there was some one curled up in a little round ball [in] the middle of that fine bed . 1 yes 3 sir 2 , 3 sir 3 sir 9 curled 3 sir 15 ball 4 , 6 was 5 there 6 was 6 was 7 some 6 was 9 curled 7 some 8 one 9 curled 10 up 10 up 12 a 11 in 12 a 12 a 14 round 13 little 14 round 15 ball 21 fine 17 the 19 of 18 middle 19 of 19 of 20 that 20 that 21 fine 21 fine 23 . 22 bed 23 . it was some one with a coat of the softest , finest fur . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 some 2 was 7 coat 3 some 4 one 4 one 5 with 5 with 6 a 7 coat 11 , 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 softest 10 softest 11 , 11 , 13 fur 12 finest 13 fur 13 fur 14 . can you guess who it was ? 1 can 2 you 2 you 3 guess 3 guess 4 who 4 who 5 it 5 it 6 was 6 was 7 ? it was [timmy] the [flying] [squirrel] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 the 4 the 7 . it seemed to [whitefoot] as if his heart flopped right over . 1 it 2 seemed 1 it 5 as 2 seemed 3 to 5 as 6 if 6 if 7 his 7 his 9 flopped 8 heart 9 flopped 9 flopped 11 over 10 right 11 over 11 over 12 . you see at first he didn't recognize [timmy] . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 at 2 see 4 first 3 at 4 first 4 first 5 he 4 first 6 didn't 6 didn't 7 recognize 7 recognize 9 . whitefoot is himself so very timid that his thought was to run ; to get out of there as quickly as possible . 1 whitefoot 2 is 1 whitefoot 11 to 2 is 6 timid 3 himself 4 so 4 so 5 very 5 very 6 timid 6 timid 7 that 7 that 8 his 8 his 9 thought 9 thought 10 was 11 to 12 run 11 to 14 to 12 run 13 ; 14 to 15 get 15 get 16 out 15 get 23 . 16 out 17 of 17 of 22 possible 18 there 19 as 19 as 20 quickly 20 quickly 21 as 20 quickly 22 possible but he had no place to run to , so he hesitated . 1 but 3 had 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 no 4 no 5 place 5 place 7 run 6 to 7 run 7 run 10 so 8 to 9 , 9 , 10 so 10 so 13 . 11 he 12 hesitated 12 hesitated 13 . never in all his life had [whitefoot] had a greater disappointment . 1 never 3 all 2 in 3 all 3 all 4 his 4 his 5 life 4 his 6 had 6 had 10 greater 8 had 9 a 9 a 10 greater 10 greater 11 disappointment 11 disappointment 12 . he knew now that this splendid house was not for him . 1 he 2 knew 1 he 6 splendid 2 knew 3 now 2 knew 4 that 4 that 5 this 6 splendid 7 house 7 house 8 was 8 was 9 not 9 not 11 him 10 for 11 him 11 him 12 . timmy the [flying] [squirrel] didn't move . 1 timmy 2 the 2 the 5 didn't 5 didn't 6 move 6 move 7 . he remained curled up in a soft little ball . 1 he 2 remained 2 remained 4 up 3 curled 4 up 4 up 5 in 5 in 6 a 6 a 7 soft 7 soft 8 little 7 soft 9 ball 9 ball 10 . he was asleep . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 asleep 3 asleep 4 . whitefoot felt easier in his mind then . 1 whitefoot 2 felt 1 whitefoot 4 in 2 felt 3 easier 4 in 5 his 5 his 6 mind 6 mind 8 . 7 then 8 . timmy was so sound asleep that he knew nothing of his visitor . 1 timmy 3 so 2 was 3 so 3 so 4 sound 3 so 6 that 4 sound 5 asleep 6 that 7 he 6 that 8 knew 7 he 8 knew 8 knew 11 his 9 nothing 10 of 10 of 11 his 11 his 13 . 12 visitor 13 . and so [whitefoot] felt safe in staying long enough to get rested . 1 and 2 so 1 and 5 safe 2 so 4 felt 4 felt 5 safe 5 safe 6 in 6 in 8 long 7 staying 8 long 8 long 9 enough 9 enough 10 to 10 to 11 get 10 to 12 rested 11 get 12 rested 12 rested 13 . then he would go out and hunt for another home . 1 then 5 out 2 he 3 would 3 would 4 go 4 go 5 out 5 out 6 and 5 out 7 hunt 7 hunt 8 for 8 for 9 another 8 for 10 home 10 home 11 . not in all the [green] [forest] could two more timid little people be found than the two in that old home of [drummer] the [woodpecker] . 1 not 4 the 2 in 3 all 3 all 4 the 4 the 12 people 7 could 8 two 8 two 9 more 8 two 12 people 9 more 10 timid 10 timid 11 little 12 people 13 be 13 be 20 old 14 found 15 than 15 than 16 the 16 the 17 two 16 the 20 old 17 two 18 in 18 in 19 that 20 old 21 home 21 home 22 of 21 home 24 the 24 the 26 . [chapter] [xix] [:] [whitefoot] [finds] [a] [home] [at] [last] true independence he has known [whose] home has been his very own . 1 true 3 he 2 independence 3 he 3 he 8 has 4 has 5 known 5 known 7 home 7 home 8 has 8 has 10 his 9 been 10 his 10 his 12 own 11 very 12 own 12 own 13 . whitefoot . 1 whitefoot 2 . curled up in his splendid warm bed , [timmy] the [flying] [squirrel] slept peacefully . 1 curled 2 up 1 curled 4 his 2 up 3 in 4 his 5 splendid 4 his 8 , 6 warm 7 bed 7 bed 8 , 8 , 10 the 10 the 14 peacefully 13 slept 14 peacefully 14 peacefully 15 . he didn't know he had a visitor . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 know 3 know 6 a 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 a 6 a 7 visitor 7 visitor 8 . he didn't know that on top of that same bed lay [whitefoot] the [wood] [mouse] . 1 he 2 didn't 1 he 4 that 2 didn't 3 know 4 that 10 bed 5 on 6 top 6 top 7 of 7 of 8 that 7 of 9 same 9 same 10 bed 10 bed 11 lay 11 lay 13 the 13 the 16 . whitefoot wasn't asleep . 1 whitefoot 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 asleep 3 asleep 4 . no , indeed ! 1 no 2 , 2 , 3 indeed 3 indeed 4 ! whitefoot was too worried to sleep . 1 whitefoot 3 too 2 was 3 too 3 too 4 worried 4 worried 5 to 4 worried 6 sleep 6 sleep 7 . he knew he couldn't stay in that fine house because it belonged to [timmy] . 1 he 6 in 2 knew 3 he 3 he 4 couldn't 4 couldn't 5 stay 5 stay 6 in 6 in 8 fine 7 that 8 fine 8 fine 9 house 9 house 10 because 9 house 13 to 10 because 11 it 11 it 12 belonged 13 to 15 . he knew that as soon as [timmy] awoke , he , [whitefoot] , would have to get out . 1 he 2 knew 1 he 8 awoke 2 knew 5 soon 3 that 4 as 4 as 5 soon 5 soon 6 as 8 awoke 14 would 9 , 10 he 9 , 14 would 10 he 11 , 11 , 13 , 14 would 18 out 15 have 16 to 15 have 17 get 17 get 18 out 18 out 19 . where should he go ? 1 where 2 should 2 should 3 he 3 he 4 go 4 go 5 ? he wished he knew . 1 he 2 wished 2 wished 3 he 3 he 4 knew 4 knew 5 . how he did long for the old home he had left . 1 how 5 for 2 he 3 did 3 did 4 long 4 long 5 for 5 for 7 old 6 the 7 old 7 old 8 home 7 old 9 he 9 he 10 had 10 had 11 left 11 left 12 . but when he thought of that , he remembered [shadow] the [weasel] . 1 but 4 thought 2 when 3 he 3 he 4 thought 4 thought 6 that 5 of 6 that 6 that 7 , 7 , 8 he 8 he 9 remembered 9 remembered 13 . 11 the 13 . it was better to be homeless than to feel that at any minute [shadow] the [weasel] might appear . 1 it 5 be 1 it 6 homeless 2 was 3 better 3 better 4 to 4 to 5 be 6 homeless 9 feel 7 than 8 to 8 to 9 feel 9 feel 10 that 9 feel 13 minute 10 that 11 at 11 at 12 any 13 minute 17 might 15 the 17 might 17 might 18 appear 18 appear 19 . it was getting late in the afternoon . 1 it 2 was 1 it 3 getting 2 was 3 getting 3 getting 5 in 4 late 5 in 5 in 6 the 6 the 7 afternoon 7 afternoon 8 . then [timmy] the [flying] [squirrel] would awake . 1 then 3 the 3 the 6 would 6 would 7 awake 7 awake 8 . " it won't do for me to be here then , " said [whitefoot] to himself . 1 " 3 won't 1 " 5 for 2 it 3 won't 3 won't 4 do 5 for 6 me 5 for 9 here 6 me 7 to 7 to 8 be 9 here 10 then 10 then 12 " 11 , 12 " 12 " 17 . 13 said 15 to 13 said 16 himself 16 himself 17 . " [i] must find some other place before he wakes . 1 " 3 must 3 must 5 some 4 find 5 some 5 some 6 other 5 some 7 place 6 other 7 place 7 place 9 he 8 before 9 he 9 he 10 wakes 10 wakes 11 . if only [i] knew this part of the [green] [forest] [i] might know where to go . 1 if 2 only 1 if 6 part 4 knew 5 this 5 this 6 part 6 part 8 the 7 of 8 the 8 the 13 know 12 might 13 know 13 know 14 where 13 know 17 . 14 where 15 to 14 where 16 go 15 to 16 go 16 go 17 . as it is , [i] shall have to go hunt for a new home and trust to luck . 1 as 2 it 2 it 9 go 3 is 4 , 4 , 6 shall 6 shall 7 have 6 shall 9 go 7 have 8 to 9 go 14 home 9 go 17 to 10 hunt 12 a 10 hunt 13 new 11 for 12 a 12 a 13 new 13 new 14 home 14 home 15 and 14 home 16 trust 15 and 16 trust 17 to 18 luck 18 luck 19 . did ever a poor little [mouse] have so much trouble ? " 1 did 3 a 2 ever 3 a 3 a 4 poor 4 poor 5 little 5 little 7 have 7 have 10 trouble 8 so 9 much 9 much 10 trouble 10 trouble 12 " 11 ? 12 " after awhile [whitefoot] felt rested and peeped out of the doorway . 1 after 4 felt 2 awhile 4 felt 4 felt 5 rested 5 rested 8 out 6 and 7 peeped 7 peeped 8 out 8 out 11 doorway 9 of 10 the 10 the 11 doorway 11 doorway 12 . no enemy was to be seen anywhere . 1 no 2 enemy 1 no 3 was 3 was 4 to 3 was 5 be 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 seen 6 seen 7 anywhere 7 anywhere 8 . whitefoot crept out and climbed a little higher up in the tree . 1 whitefoot 2 crept 1 whitefoot 5 climbed 2 crept 3 out 3 out 4 and 5 climbed 10 in 6 a 7 little 7 little 8 higher 8 higher 9 up 9 up 10 in 10 in 11 the 11 the 12 tree 12 tree 13 . presently he found another hole . 1 presently 2 he 2 he 3 found 3 found 4 another 4 another 5 hole 5 hole 6 . he peeped inside and listened long and carefully . 1 he 3 inside 2 peeped 3 inside 3 inside 5 listened 4 and 5 listened 5 listened 6 long 5 listened 8 carefully 6 long 7 and 8 carefully 9 . he didn't intend to make the mistake of going into another house where some one might be living [.] 1 he 12 house 1 he 18 living 2 didn't 3 intend 3 intend 4 to 3 intend 7 mistake 5 make 6 the 6 the 7 mistake 7 mistake 11 another 8 of 10 into 9 going 10 into 10 into 11 another 11 another 12 house 12 house 13 where 12 house 16 might 13 where 14 some 14 some 15 one 16 might 17 be 17 be 18 living at last , sure that there was no one in there , he crept in . 1 at 4 sure 2 last 3 , 2 last 4 sure 4 sure 6 there 5 that 6 there 6 there 8 no 7 was 8 no 8 no 9 one 9 one 12 , 10 in 11 there 11 there 12 , 12 , 15 in 13 he 14 crept 14 crept 15 in 15 in 16 . then he made a discovery . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 made 3 made 4 a 4 a 5 discovery 5 discovery 6 . there were beech nuts in there and there were seeds . 1 there 5 in 2 were 3 beech 3 beech 4 nuts 4 nuts 5 in 5 in 6 there 6 there 7 and 7 and 9 were 8 there 9 were 9 were 10 seeds 10 seeds 11 . it was a storehouse ! 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 storehouse 4 storehouse 5 ! whitefoot knew at once that it must be [timmy] 's storehouse . 1 whitefoot 3 at 2 knew 3 at 3 at 4 once 4 once 7 must 5 that 6 it 6 it 7 must 7 must 8 be 8 be 10 's 10 's 12 . 11 storehouse 12 . right away he realized how very , very hungry he was . 1 right 3 he 2 away 3 he 3 he 4 realized 4 realized 7 , 5 how 6 very 6 very 7 , 7 , 8 very 8 very 10 he 9 hungry 10 he 10 he 12 . 11 was 12 . of course , he had no right to any of those seeds or nuts . 1 of 4 he 2 course 3 , 2 course 4 he 4 he 6 no 5 had 6 no 6 no 7 right 7 right 11 those 8 to 9 any 9 any 10 of 10 of 11 those 11 those 14 nuts 12 seeds 13 or 13 or 14 nuts 14 nuts 15 . certainly not ! 1 certainly 2 not 2 not 3 ! that is , he wouldn't have had any right had he been a boy or girl . 1 that 6 have 2 is 3 , 3 , 4 he 3 , 5 wouldn't 5 wouldn't 6 have 6 have 8 any 6 have 14 boy 7 had 8 any 8 any 9 right 10 had 11 he 10 had 13 a 11 he 12 been 12 been 13 a 13 a 14 boy 14 boy 15 or 15 or 17 . 16 girl 17 . but it is the law of the [green] [forest] that whatever any one finds he may help himself to if he can . 1 but 2 it 1 but 3 is 2 it 3 is 3 is 5 law 4 the 5 law 5 law 6 of 5 law 7 the 7 the 15 he 10 that 11 whatever 11 whatever 12 any 12 any 13 one 13 one 14 finds 14 finds 15 he 15 he 17 help 16 may 17 help 17 help 19 to 18 himself 19 to 19 to 23 . 20 if 22 can 21 he 22 can 22 can 23 . so [whitefoot] began to fill his empty little stomach with some of those seeds . 1 so 3 began 1 so 5 fill 3 began 4 to 5 fill 7 empty 6 his 7 empty 7 empty 11 some 8 little 9 stomach 9 stomach 10 with 10 with 11 some 11 some 13 those 12 of 13 those 13 those 14 seeds 14 seeds 15 . he ate and ate and ate and quite forgot all his troubles . 1 he 2 ate 1 he 3 and 2 ate 3 and 3 and 4 ate 3 and 5 and 4 ate 5 and 5 and 6 ate 5 and 8 quite 6 ate 7 and 8 quite 11 his 9 forgot 10 all 10 all 11 his 11 his 12 troubles 12 troubles 13 . just [as] he felt that he hadn't room for another seed , he heard the sound of claws outside on the trunk of the tree . 1 just 4 felt 1 just 5 that 3 he 4 felt 4 felt 5 that 5 that 10 another 5 that 16 sound 6 he 7 hadn't 7 hadn't 8 room 8 room 9 for 8 room 10 another 10 another 12 , 11 seed 12 , 13 he 14 heard 14 heard 15 the 15 the 16 sound 16 sound 20 on 17 of 18 claws 18 claws 19 outside 19 outside 20 on 20 on 23 of 21 the 22 trunk 22 trunk 23 of 23 of 24 the 23 of 25 tree 24 the 25 tree 25 tree 26 . in a flash he knew that [timmy] the [flying] [squirrel] was awake , and that it wouldn't do to be found in there by him . 1 in 2 a 2 a 4 he 3 flash 4 he 4 he 8 the 5 knew 6 that 5 knew 8 the 8 the 19 to 11 was 12 awake 12 awake 13 , 12 awake 14 and 14 and 15 that 15 that 16 it 15 that 17 wouldn't 17 wouldn't 18 do 17 wouldn't 19 to 19 to 20 be 20 be 21 found 21 found 22 in 21 found 26 . 22 in 23 there 23 there 25 him 24 by 25 him 25 him 26 . in a jiffy [whitefoot] was outside . 1 in 2 a 2 a 3 jiffy 3 jiffy 5 was 5 was 6 outside 6 outside 7 . he was just in time . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 just 3 just 4 in 4 in 5 time 5 time 6 . timmy was almost up to the entrance . 1 timmy 2 was 2 was 3 almost 3 almost 4 up 3 almost 5 to 4 up 5 to 5 to 6 the 6 the 8 . 7 entrance 8 . " hi , there ! " cried [timmy] . 1 " 2 hi 2 hi 3 , 3 , 4 there 3 , 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 cried 7 cried 9 . " what were you doing in my storehouse ? " 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 were 3 were 4 you 4 you 5 doing 5 doing 6 in 6 in 7 my 7 my 8 storehouse 8 storehouse 9 ? 9 ? 10 " " [i] [i] [i] was looking for a new home , " stammered [whitefoot] . 1 " 8 a 5 was 6 looking 6 looking 7 for 7 for 8 a 8 a 9 new 9 new 10 home 9 new 11 , 10 home 11 , 11 , 13 stammered 12 " 13 stammered 13 stammered 15 . " you mean you were stealing some of my food , " snapped [timmy] suspiciously . 1 " 2 you 1 " 5 were 2 you 3 mean 2 you 4 you 5 were 6 stealing 6 stealing 8 of 7 some 8 of 8 of 10 food 9 my 10 food 10 food 11 , 10 food 12 " 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 snapped 12 " 15 suspiciously 13 snapped 15 suspiciously 15 suspiciously 16 . " [i] [i] [i] did take a few seeds because [i] was almost starved . 1 " 6 take 5 did 6 take 6 take 10 because 7 a 8 few 8 few 9 seeds 9 seeds 10 because 10 because 12 was 12 was 15 . 13 almost 14 starved 14 starved 15 . but truly [i] was looking for a new home , " replied [whitefoot] . 1 but 7 a 2 truly 4 was 4 was 5 looking 4 was 6 for 6 for 7 a 7 a 8 new 8 new 10 , 9 home 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 replied 12 replied 14 . " what was the matter with your old home ? " demanded [timmy] . 1 " 2 what 1 " 3 was 3 was 5 matter 4 the 5 matter 5 matter 6 with 6 with 7 your 7 your 10 ? 8 old 9 home 9 home 10 ? 10 ? 11 " 11 " 12 demanded 11 " 14 . timmy listened suspiciously at first , but soon he made up his mind that [whitefoot] was telling the truth . 1 timmy 2 listened 1 timmy 8 soon 2 listened 4 at 3 suspiciously 4 at 4 at 5 first 5 first 6 , 6 , 7 but 6 , 8 soon 8 soon 10 made 8 soon 13 mind 9 he 10 made 10 made 11 up 11 up 12 his 13 mind 20 . 14 that 16 was 16 was 17 telling 17 telling 18 the 17 telling 20 . 18 the 19 truth the mere mention of [shadow] the [weasel] made him very sober . 1 the 4 of 2 mere 3 mention 3 mention 4 of 4 of 6 the 6 the 8 made 8 made 9 him 9 him 10 very 10 very 12 . 11 sober 12 . he scratched his nose thoughtfully . 1 he 2 scratched 2 scratched 3 his 3 his 4 nose 4 nose 5 thoughtfully 5 thoughtfully 6 . " over [in] that tall , dead stub you can see from here is an old home of mine , " said he . 1 " 2 over 2 over 4 that 4 that 6 , 5 tall 6 , 6 , 8 stub 7 dead 8 stub 8 stub 18 of 9 you 10 can 10 can 12 from 11 see 12 from 12 from 13 here 13 here 17 home 14 is 15 an 14 is 17 home 15 an 16 old 17 home 18 of 18 of 20 , 19 mine 20 , 20 , 22 said 21 " 22 said 22 said 23 he 22 said 24 . 23 he 24 . " no one lives in it now . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 one 3 one 4 lives 4 lives 5 in 5 in 6 it 6 it 7 now 7 now 8 . i guess you can live there until you can find a better home . 1 i 4 can 1 i 5 live 2 guess 3 you 2 guess 4 can 4 can 5 live 5 live 8 you 6 there 7 until 7 until 8 you 8 you 9 can 8 you 14 . 9 can 10 find 9 can 12 better 10 find 11 a 10 find 12 better 12 better 13 home but remember to keep away from my storehouse . " 1 but 2 remember 1 but 5 away 2 remember 3 to 3 to 4 keep 5 away 6 from 6 from 8 storehouse 7 my 8 storehouse 8 storehouse 9 . 9 . 10 " so it was that [whitefoot] found a new home . 1 so 2 it 1 so 3 was 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 that 4 that 6 found 6 found 7 a 6 found 9 home 7 a 8 new 9 home 10 . [chapter] [xx] [:] [whitefoot] [makes] [himself] [at] [home] look not too much on that behind [lest] to the future you be blind . 1 look 7 behind 2 not 6 that 3 too 4 much 3 too 6 that 4 much 5 on 6 that 7 behind 7 behind 14 blind 9 to 11 future 10 the 11 future 11 future 12 you 12 you 13 be 13 be 14 blind 14 blind 15 . whitefoot . 1 whitefoot 2 . whitefoot didn't wait to be told twice of that empty house . 1 whitefoot 4 to 2 didn't 3 wait 3 wait 4 to 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 told 6 told 7 twice 6 told 10 empty 7 twice 8 of 8 of 9 that 8 of 10 empty 10 empty 11 house 11 house 12 . he thanked [timmy] and then scampered over to that stub as fast as his legs would take him . 1 he 2 thanked 1 he 6 scampered 2 thanked 4 and 2 thanked 6 scampered 4 and 5 then 6 scampered 12 fast 7 over 8 to 8 to 9 that 9 that 10 stub 9 that 11 as 11 as 12 fast 12 fast 17 take 13 as 16 would 14 his 15 legs 15 legs 16 would 16 would 17 take 17 take 19 . 18 him 19 . up the stub he climbed , and near the top he found a little round hole . 1 up 5 climbed 2 the 3 stub 2 the 5 climbed 3 stub 4 he 5 climbed 7 and 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 near 7 and 9 the 8 near 9 the 9 the 10 top 9 the 15 round 10 top 12 found 10 top 15 round 11 he 12 found 12 found 13 a 13 a 14 little 15 round 17 . 16 hole 17 . timmy had said no one was living there now , and so [whitefoot] didn't hesitate to pop inside . 1 timmy 14 didn't 2 had 3 said 3 said 4 no 3 said 5 one 5 one 10 , 6 was 7 living 7 living 8 there 7 living 9 now 9 now 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 so 11 and 14 didn't 14 didn't 15 hesitate 15 hesitate 18 inside 15 hesitate 19 . 16 to 17 pop 17 pop 18 inside 18 inside 19 . there was even a bed in there . 1 there 2 was 2 was 4 a 3 even 4 a 4 a 5 bed 5 bed 7 there 6 in 7 there 7 there 8 . it was an old bed , but it was dry and soft . 1 it 2 was 1 it 3 an 3 an 7 but 4 old 5 bed 5 bed 6 , 6 , 7 but 7 but 8 it 7 but 9 was 9 was 10 dry 10 dry 12 soft 11 and 12 soft 12 soft 13 . it was quite clear that no one had been in there for a long time . 1 it 2 was 1 it 6 no 2 was 3 quite 2 was 4 clear 4 clear 5 that 6 no 8 had 7 one 8 had 8 had 10 in 9 been 10 in 10 in 11 there 10 in 12 for 12 for 13 a 13 a 14 long 13 a 16 . 14 long 15 time 15 time 16 . with a little sigh of pure happiness , [whitefoot] curled up in that bed for the sleep he so much needed . 1 with 7 happiness 2 a 3 little 3 little 4 sigh 4 sigh 5 of 5 of 6 pure 6 pure 7 happiness 7 happiness 11 up 8 , 10 curled 10 curled 11 up 11 up 20 much 12 in 13 that 13 that 14 bed 14 bed 15 for 14 bed 20 much 15 for 17 sleep 16 the 17 sleep 17 sleep 18 he 18 he 19 so 20 much 22 . 21 needed 22 . his stomach was full , and once more he felt safe . 1 his 2 stomach 1 his 3 was 3 was 4 full 3 was 5 , 5 , 6 and 5 , 8 more 6 and 7 once 8 more 9 he 8 more 10 felt 10 felt 12 . 11 safe 12 . the very fact that this was an old house in which no one had lived for a long time made it safer . 1 the 3 fact 1 the 9 house 2 very 3 fact 3 fact 4 that 4 that 6 was 5 this 6 was 6 was 7 an 7 an 8 old 9 house 17 a 10 in 11 which 11 which 12 no 12 no 13 one 12 no 15 lived 13 one 14 had 15 lived 16 for 15 lived 17 a 17 a 19 time 18 long 19 time 19 time 23 . 20 made 21 it 20 made 22 safer 22 safer 23 . he was so tired that he slept all night . 1 he 3 so 2 was 3 so 3 so 4 tired 3 so 6 he 4 tired 5 that 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 slept 7 slept 8 all 8 all 9 night 9 night 10 . whitefoot is one of those who sleeps when he feels sleepy , whether it be by day or night . 1 whitefoot 2 is 2 is 17 day 3 one 4 of 4 of 5 those 5 those 6 who 6 who 8 when 6 who 12 , 7 sleeps 8 when 8 when 9 he 9 he 10 feels 9 he 11 sleepy 12 , 13 whether 12 , 17 day 13 whether 14 it 13 whether 15 be 15 be 16 by 17 day 20 . 18 or 19 night 19 night 20 . he prefers the night to be out and about in , because he feels safer then , but he often comes out [by] day . 1 he 2 prefers 1 he 5 to 2 prefers 4 night 2 prefers 5 to 3 the 4 night 5 to 6 be 6 be 11 , 7 out 8 and 8 and 9 about 9 about 10 in 10 in 11 , 11 , 12 because 11 , 16 then 13 he 15 safer 13 he 16 then 14 feels 15 safer 16 then 22 out 17 , 18 but 18 but 19 he 19 he 20 often 20 often 21 comes 20 often 22 out 22 out 24 day 24 day 25 . so when he awoke [in] the early morning , he promptly went out for a look about and to get acquainted with his new surroundings . 1 so 7 early 2 when 3 he 3 he 6 the 4 awoke 6 the 6 the 7 early 7 early 9 , 8 morning 9 , 9 , 11 promptly 9 , 12 went 10 he 11 promptly 12 went 13 out 12 went 19 to 13 out 15 a 14 for 15 a 15 a 16 look 16 look 17 about 17 about 18 and 19 to 20 get 19 to 22 with 20 get 21 acquainted 22 with 24 new 22 with 25 surroundings 23 his 24 new 25 surroundings 26 . just a little way off was the tall , dead tree in which [timmy] the [flying] [squirrel] had his home . 1 just 7 the 2 a 3 little 2 a 4 way 4 way 5 off 4 way 7 the 5 off 6 was 7 the 9 , 8 tall 9 , 9 , 10 dead 9 , 12 in 10 dead 11 tree 12 in 13 which 13 which 15 the 15 the 21 . 18 had 19 his 19 his 20 home 20 home 21 . timmy was nowhere to be seen . 1 timmy 2 was 2 was 3 nowhere 3 nowhere 4 to 3 nowhere 5 be 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 seen 6 seen 7 . you [see] , he had been out most of the night and had gone to bed to sleep through the day . 1 you 3 , 3 , 9 of 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 been 6 been 8 most 6 been 9 of 7 out 8 most 9 of 14 gone 10 the 11 night 11 night 12 and 11 night 14 gone 12 and 13 had 14 gone 18 sleep 15 to 16 bed 16 bed 17 to 17 to 18 sleep 18 sleep 19 through 19 through 21 day 20 the 21 day 21 day 22 . so he scurried about to see what he could find for a breakfast . 1 so 2 he 2 he 8 he 3 scurried 4 about 4 about 5 to 5 to 6 see 6 see 7 what 6 see 8 he 8 he 9 could 9 could 10 find 10 find 11 for 10 find 12 a 12 a 13 breakfast 13 breakfast 14 . it didn't take him long to find some pine cones in which a few seeds were still clinging . 1 it 3 take 2 didn't 3 take 3 take 13 a 4 him 5 long 5 long 7 find 5 long 8 some 6 to 7 find 7 find 8 some 8 some 9 pine 8 some 12 which 9 pine 10 cones 10 cones 11 in 12 which 13 a 13 a 14 few 14 few 15 seeds 15 seeds 16 were 16 were 17 still 17 still 18 clinging 17 still 19 . these would do nicely . 1 these 2 would 2 would 3 do 3 do 4 nicely 4 nicely 5 . whitefoot ate what he wanted and then carried [some] of them back to his new home in the tall stub . 1 whitefoot 2 ate 1 whitefoot 4 he 2 ate 3 what 4 he 8 carried 5 wanted 6 and 5 wanted 8 carried 6 and 7 then 8 carried 10 of 10 of 16 home 11 them 12 back 12 back 14 his 13 to 14 his 14 his 15 new 15 new 16 home 16 home 17 in 17 in 18 the 17 in 21 . 18 the 19 tall 18 the 20 stub then he went to work [to] tear to pieces the old bed in there and make it over to suit himself . 1 then 10 the 2 he 4 to 3 went 4 to 4 to 5 work 5 work 7 tear 5 work 10 the 7 tear 8 to 8 to 9 pieces 10 the 16 make 11 old 12 bed 11 old 16 make 12 bed 13 in 12 bed 14 there 14 there 15 and 16 make 21 himself 16 make 22 . 17 it 18 over 18 over 20 suit 19 to 20 suit 20 suit 21 himself it was an old bed of [timmy] the [flying] [squirrel] , for you know this was [timmy] 's old house . 1 it 5 bed 2 was 3 an 2 was 5 bed 3 an 4 old 5 bed 6 of 6 of 8 the 8 the 11 , 11 , 13 you 12 for 13 you 13 you 14 know 13 you 20 house 14 know 15 this 15 this 16 was 18 's 19 old 18 's 20 house 20 house 21 . whitefoot soon had the bed made over to suit him . 1 whitefoot 2 soon 1 whitefoot 4 the 2 soon 3 had 4 the 5 bed 4 the 6 made 6 made 7 over 6 made 8 to 7 over 8 to 8 to 9 suit 9 suit 10 him 10 him 11 . and when this was done he felt quite at home . 1 and 2 when 1 and 3 this 2 when 3 this 3 this 4 was 4 was 5 done 4 was 6 he 6 he 7 felt 7 felt 8 quite 8 quite 9 at 9 at 11 . 10 home 11 . then he started out to explore all about within a short distance of the old stub . 1 then 3 started 1 then 11 short 2 he 3 started 3 started 6 explore 4 out 5 to 5 to 6 explore 6 explore 7 all 7 all 8 about 8 about 9 within 9 within 10 a 11 short 14 the 11 short 16 stub 12 distance 13 of 13 of 14 the 14 the 15 old 14 the 16 stub 16 stub 17 . he wanted to know [every] hole and every possible hiding-place all around , for it is on such knowledge that his life depends . 1 he 2 wanted 1 he 6 hole 2 wanted 3 to 3 to 4 know 6 hole 9 possible 7 and 8 every 7 and 9 possible 9 possible 10 hiding-place 9 possible 13 , 11 all 12 around 12 around 13 , 13 , 14 for 14 for 22 life 15 it 16 is 16 is 19 knowledge 17 on 18 such 18 such 19 knowledge 19 knowledge 20 that 20 that 21 his 21 his 22 life 22 life 24 . 23 depends 24 . when at last he returned home he was very well satisfied . 1 when 2 at 2 at 3 last 2 at 4 he 4 he 6 home 5 returned 6 home 6 home 7 he 6 home 8 was 7 he 8 was 8 was 10 well 8 was 12 . 9 very 10 well 10 well 11 satisfied " it is going to be a good place to live , " said he to himself . 1 " 2 it 1 " 6 be 2 it 3 is 2 it 5 to 3 is 4 going 6 be 9 place 6 be 11 live 7 a 8 good 8 good 9 place 9 place 10 to 11 live 18 . 12 , 13 " 12 , 14 said 14 said 15 he 14 said 16 to 16 to 17 himself 16 to 18 . " there are plenty of hiding-places and [i] am going to be able to find enough to eat . 1 " 3 are 2 there 3 are 3 are 13 able 4 plenty 5 of 5 of 6 hiding-places 6 hiding-places 7 and 7 and 9 am 7 and 12 be 9 am 10 going 9 am 12 be 10 going 11 to 12 be 13 able 13 able 16 enough 14 to 15 find 14 to 16 enough 16 enough 17 to 17 to 18 eat 17 to 19 . it will be very nice to have [timmy] the [flying] [squirrel] for a neighbor . 1 it 3 be 2 will 3 be 3 be 5 nice 4 very 5 nice 5 nice 7 have 6 to 7 have 7 have 9 the 9 the 12 for 12 for 13 a 12 for 14 neighbor 14 neighbor 15 . i am sure he and [i] will get along together very nicely . 1 i 2 am 1 i 4 he 3 sure 4 he 4 he 8 get 5 and 7 will 7 will 8 get 8 get 11 very 9 along 10 together 10 together 11 very 11 very 12 nicely 12 nicely 13 . i don't believe [shadow] the [weasel] , even if he should come around here , would bother to climb up this old stub . 1 i 3 believe 1 i 7 , 2 don't 3 believe 3 believe 5 the 7 , 11 should 8 even 9 if 9 if 10 he 9 if 11 should 11 should 13 around 11 should 16 would 12 come 13 around 14 here 15 , 14 here 16 would 16 would 17 bother 17 bother 18 to 17 bother 21 this 19 climb 20 up 20 up 21 this 21 this 23 stub 22 old 23 stub 23 stub 24 . he probably would expect to find me living down in the ground or close to it , anyway . 1 he 3 would 1 he 9 down 2 probably 3 would 3 would 8 living 4 expect 5 to 4 expect 8 living 5 to 7 me 6 find 7 me 9 down 15 to 10 in 11 the 11 the 12 ground 11 the 13 or 13 or 14 close 13 or 15 to 15 to 16 it 16 it 18 anyway 17 , 18 anyway 18 anyway 19 . i certainly am glad that [i] am such a good climber . 1 i 2 certainly 1 i 3 am 2 certainly 3 am 3 am 4 glad 3 am 5 that 4 glad 5 that 5 that 7 am 7 am 11 climber 8 such 9 a 9 a 10 good 10 good 11 climber 11 climber 12 . [chapter] [xxi] [:] [whitefoot] [envies] [timmy] a useless thing is envy ; [a] foolish thing to boot . 1 a 2 useless 2 useless 5 envy 3 thing 4 is 3 thing 5 envy 5 envy 6 ; 6 ; 9 thing 8 foolish 9 thing 9 thing 12 . 10 to 11 boot 11 boot 12 . why should a [fox] who has a bark [want] like an [owl] to hoot ? 1 why 6 has 2 should 3 a 3 a 5 who 5 who 6 has 6 has 7 a 7 a 8 bark 8 bark 10 like 8 bark 11 an 11 an 13 to 13 to 14 hoot 14 hoot 15 ? whitefoot was beginning to feel quite at home . 1 whitefoot 2 was 2 was 4 to 3 beginning 4 to 4 to 6 quite 5 feel 6 quite 6 quite 8 home 7 at 8 home 8 home 9 . he would have been wholly contented but for one thing , he had no well-filled storehouse . 1 he 2 would 1 he 4 been 2 would 3 have 4 been 5 wholly 4 been 7 but 5 wholly 6 contented 7 but 9 one 8 for 9 one 9 one 10 thing 9 one 12 he 10 thing 11 , 12 he 13 had 13 had 14 no 13 had 17 . 14 no 16 storehouse 15 well-filled 16 storehouse this meant that each day he must hunt for his food . 1 this 2 meant 1 this 7 must 2 meant 3 that 3 that 4 each 4 each 5 day 5 day 6 he 7 must 9 for 8 hunt 9 for 9 for 10 his 10 his 11 food 11 food 12 . it wasn't that [whitefoot] minded hunting for food . 1 it 2 wasn't 1 it 3 that 3 that 5 minded 5 minded 6 hunting 6 hunting 7 for 6 hunting 8 food 7 for 8 food 8 food 9 . he would have done that anyway , even though he had had close at hand a store-house with plenty in it . 1 he 8 even 1 he 10 he 2 would 3 have 2 would 8 even 3 have 5 that 4 done 5 that 5 that 6 anyway 6 anyway 7 , 8 even 9 though 10 he 11 had 10 he 16 a 11 had 12 had 12 had 13 close 13 close 14 at 14 at 15 hand 16 a 17 store-house 17 store-house 22 . 18 with 19 plenty 19 plenty 20 in 20 in 21 it 20 in 22 . but he would have felt easier in his mind . 1 but 3 would 2 he 3 would 3 would 4 have 4 have 5 felt 5 felt 7 in 6 easier 7 in 7 in 8 his 8 his 10 . 9 mind 10 . but [whitefoot] is a happy little fellow and wisely made the best of things . 1 but 5 happy 3 is 4 a 4 a 5 happy 5 happy 8 and 6 little 7 fellow 7 fellow 8 and 8 and 11 the 9 wisely 10 made 10 made 11 the 11 the 15 . 12 best 13 of 13 of 14 things 14 things 15 . at first he came out very little by day . 1 at 2 first 2 first 3 he 3 he 4 came 4 came 5 out 5 out 6 very 6 very 7 little 7 little 10 . 8 by 9 day 9 day 10 . he would peek out of his doorway and watch for chance visitors in the daytime . 1 he 5 of 2 would 3 peek 3 peek 4 out 3 peek 5 of 5 of 13 in 6 his 7 doorway 7 doorway 8 and 8 and 9 watch 9 watch 10 for 9 watch 11 chance 11 chance 12 visitors 11 chance 13 in 13 in 14 the 13 in 16 . 14 the 15 daytime twice he saw [butcher] the [shrike] alight a short distance from the tree in which [timmy] lived . 1 twice 3 saw 1 twice 7 alight 2 he 3 saw 3 saw 5 the 7 alight 8 a 7 alight 13 tree 8 a 10 distance 9 short 10 distance 10 distance 11 from 11 from 12 the 13 tree 18 . 14 in 15 which 15 which 17 lived 17 lived 18 . he knew [butcher] had not forgotten that he had chased a badly frightened [mouse] into a hole in that tree . 1 he 6 forgotten 1 he 11 a 2 knew 4 had 4 had 5 not 4 had 6 forgotten 6 forgotten 7 that 6 forgotten 8 he 8 he 9 had 9 had 10 chased 11 a 15 into 12 badly 13 frightened 13 frightened 15 into 15 into 16 a 16 a 17 hole 17 hole 18 in 18 in 20 tree 19 that 20 tree 20 tree 21 . once he saw [whitey] the [snowy] [owl] and so knew that [whitey] had not yet returned to the [far] [north] . 1 once 3 saw 1 once 11 that 2 he 3 saw 3 saw 5 the 8 and 9 so 8 and 10 knew 10 knew 11 that 11 that 15 yet 13 had 14 not 14 not 15 yet 15 yet 17 to 16 returned 17 to 17 to 18 the 18 the 21 . timmy came out about the same time , and they had become the best of friends . 1 timmy 7 time 1 timmy 11 had 2 came 6 same 3 out 4 about 4 about 5 the 4 about 6 same 6 same 7 time 7 time 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 they 11 had 12 become 11 had 16 friends 13 the 14 best 14 best 15 of 14 best 16 friends 16 friends 17 . timmy would nimbly climb to the top of a tree and then jump . 1 timmy 2 would 1 timmy 4 climb 2 would 3 nimbly 3 nimbly 4 climb 4 climb 5 to 4 climb 9 a 5 to 7 top 6 the 7 top 7 top 8 of 9 a 11 and 10 tree 11 and 11 and 12 then 12 then 13 jump 13 jump 14 . down he would come in a long beautiful [glide] , for all the world as if he were sliding on the air . 1 down 4 come 1 down 7 long 2 he 3 would 3 would 4 come 4 come 5 in 4 come 6 a 7 long 8 beautiful 7 long 11 for 10 , 11 for 11 for 17 he 12 all 13 the 13 the 14 world 14 world 15 as 15 as 16 if 16 if 17 he 17 he 22 air 18 were 19 sliding 18 were 22 air 19 sliding 20 on 19 sliding 21 the 22 air 23 . the first time [whitefoot] saw him do it he held his breath . 1 the 2 first 1 the 3 time 2 first 3 time 3 time 7 do 5 saw 6 him 6 him 7 do 7 do 10 held 8 it 9 he 9 he 10 held 10 held 12 breath 11 his 12 breath 12 breath 13 . he really didn't know what to make of it . 1 he 2 really 1 he 4 know 2 really 3 didn't 4 know 5 what 5 what 6 to 5 what 7 make 6 to 7 make 7 make 8 of 8 of 10 . 9 it 10 . " oh ! " squeaked [whitefoot] . 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 squeaked 5 squeaked 7 . " oh ! he 'll kill himself ! 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 ! 3 ! 4 he 4 he 5 'll 5 'll 6 kill 6 kill 7 himself 7 himself 8 ! he surely will kill himself ! 1 he 2 surely 2 surely 3 will 3 will 4 kill 4 kill 5 himself 5 himself 6 ! he 'll break his neck ! " 1 he 2 'll 2 'll 3 break 3 break 4 his 4 his 5 neck 5 neck 6 ! 6 ! 7 " but [timmy] did nothing of the kind . 1 but 3 did 3 did 4 nothing 4 nothing 5 of 5 of 6 the 6 the 7 kind 7 kind 8 . whitefoot had hard work to believe his own eyes . 1 whitefoot 2 had 1 whitefoot 5 to 2 had 3 hard 2 had 4 work 5 to 6 believe 6 believe 7 his 7 his 8 own 7 his 9 eyes 9 eyes 10 . timmy seemed to be jumping just for the pleasure of it . 1 timmy 2 seemed 1 timmy 4 be 3 to 4 be 4 be 5 jumping 5 jumping 6 just 6 just 9 pleasure 7 for 8 the 8 the 9 pleasure 9 pleasure 10 of 10 of 12 . 11 it 12 . as a matter of fact , he was . 1 as 2 a 2 a 4 of 3 matter 4 of 4 of 5 fact 5 fact 7 he 6 , 7 he 7 he 8 was 8 was 9 . he was getting his evening exercise . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 getting 3 getting 4 his 4 his 5 evening 5 evening 6 exercise 6 exercise 7 . whitefoot sighed . 1 whitefoot 2 sighed 2 sighed 3 . " [i] wish [i] could jump like that , " said he to himself . 1 " 3 wish 1 " 6 jump 3 wish 5 could 6 jump 8 that 7 like 8 that 8 that 9 , 8 that 10 " 10 " 11 said 10 " 12 he 12 he 13 to 13 to 14 himself 14 himself 15 . " [i] wouldn't ever be afraid of anybody if [i] could jump like that . 1 " 3 wouldn't 1 " 6 afraid 3 wouldn't 4 ever 3 wouldn't 5 be 4 ever 5 be 6 afraid 8 anybody 6 afraid 9 if 7 of 8 anybody 9 if 12 jump 11 could 12 jump 12 jump 13 like 13 like 14 that 14 that 15 . i envy [timmy] . 1 i 2 envy 2 envy 4 . i do so . " 1 i 2 do 2 do 3 so 3 so 4 . 4 . 5 " [chapter] [xxii] [:] [timmy] [proves] [to] [be] [a] [true] [neighbor] he proves himself a neighbor true [who] seeks a kindly deed to do . 1 he 6 true 2 proves 3 himself 3 himself 4 a 4 a 5 neighbor 5 neighbor 6 true 6 true 10 kindly 8 seeks 9 a 9 a 10 kindly 10 kindly 11 deed 11 deed 13 do 12 to 13 do 13 do 14 . whitefoot . 1 whitefoot 2 . occasionally [timmy] the [flying] [squirrel] came over to visit [whitefoot] . 1 occasionally 3 the 3 the 6 came 6 came 7 over 7 over 8 to 8 to 9 visit 9 visit 11 . if [whitefoot] was in his house he always knew when [timmy] arrived . 1 if 3 was 3 was 5 his 4 in 5 his 5 his 7 he 6 house 7 he 7 he 8 always 7 he 9 knew 9 knew 10 when 9 knew 12 arrived 10 when 12 arrived 12 arrived 13 . he would hear a soft thump down near the bottom of the tall stub . 1 he 3 hear 1 he 9 the 2 would 3 hear 3 hear 6 thump 3 hear 7 down 4 a 5 soft 5 soft 6 thump 7 down 8 near 9 the 15 . 10 bottom 12 the 10 bottom 14 stub 11 of 12 the 12 the 13 tall 12 the 14 stub 14 stub 15 . whitefoot would poke his head out of his doorway and there , sure enough , would be [timmy] scrambling up towards him . 1 whitefoot 3 poke 1 whitefoot 7 of 2 would 3 poke 3 poke 4 his 4 his 5 head 5 head 6 out 7 of 15 , 8 his 9 doorway 9 doorway 10 and 9 doorway 11 there 11 there 12 , 11 there 13 sure 13 sure 14 enough 13 sure 15 , 15 , 17 be 16 would 17 be 17 be 19 scrambling 19 scrambling 23 . 20 up 21 towards 21 towards 22 him 22 him 23 . whitefoot had grown to admire [timmy] with all his might . 1 whitefoot 3 grown 1 whitefoot 4 to 2 had 3 grown 4 to 5 admire 5 admire 7 with 7 with 9 his 8 all 9 his 9 his 10 might 10 might 11 . it seemed to him that [timmy] was the most wonderful of all the people he knew . 1 it 2 seemed 1 it 9 most 3 to 4 him 4 him 5 that 5 that 7 was 7 was 8 the 7 was 9 most 9 most 11 of 9 most 13 the 10 wonderful 11 of 11 of 12 all 12 all 13 the 13 the 14 people 14 people 15 he 14 people 17 . 15 he 16 knew 15 he 17 . you see there was none of the others who could jump as [timmy] could . 1 you 2 see 1 you 5 none 2 see 3 there 3 there 4 was 5 none 7 the 6 of 7 the 7 the 8 others 8 others 9 who 9 who 12 as 10 could 11 jump 10 could 12 as 12 as 14 could 14 could 15 . timmy on his part enjoyed having [whitefoot] for a neighbor . 1 timmy 3 his 2 on 3 his 3 his 6 having 4 part 5 enjoyed 4 part 6 having 6 having 9 a 8 for 9 a 9 a 10 neighbor 10 neighbor 11 . it was such a new feeling that [timmy] enjoyed it . 1 it 2 was 1 it 3 such 3 such 5 new 3 such 6 feeling 4 a 5 new 5 new 6 feeling 6 feeling 7 that 7 that 9 enjoyed 9 enjoyed 10 it 10 it 11 . whitefoot never went far from the tall , dead stub in which he was now living . 1 whitefoot 3 went 1 whitefoot 11 in 2 never 3 went 3 went 4 far 4 far 7 tall 4 far 10 stub 5 from 6 the 6 the 7 tall 7 tall 8 , 7 tall 9 dead 8 , 9 dead 11 in 12 which 12 which 14 was 13 he 14 was 14 was 17 . 15 now 16 living 15 now 17 . he didn't dare to . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 dare 3 dare 4 to 4 to 5 . he wanted to be where at the [first] sign of danger he could scamper back there to safety . 1 he 2 wanted 1 he 4 be 2 wanted 3 to 4 be 7 the 4 be 9 sign 5 where 6 at 5 where 7 the 9 sign 10 of 9 sign 19 . 11 danger 12 he 12 he 13 could 13 could 14 scamper 14 scamper 16 there 14 scamper 17 to 15 back 16 there 17 to 18 safety 17 to 19 . timmy would go some distance , but he was seldom gone long . 1 timmy 2 would 2 would 7 but 3 go 4 some 4 some 5 distance 4 some 6 , 5 distance 6 , 6 , 7 but 7 but 8 he 8 he 9 was 9 was 10 seldom 9 was 11 gone 11 gone 12 long 12 long 13 . he liked to be where he could watch and talk with [whitefoot] . 1 he 3 to 2 liked 3 to 3 to 5 where 4 be 5 where 5 where 7 could 6 he 7 could 7 could 8 watch 8 watch 9 and 9 and 11 with 10 talk 11 with 11 with 13 . you see [timmy] is very much like other people , he likes to gossip a little . 1 you 5 very 2 see 4 is 2 see 5 very 5 very 7 like 6 much 7 like 7 like 9 people 8 other 9 people 9 people 13 to 10 , 11 he 10 , 12 likes 12 likes 13 to 13 to 14 gossip 14 gossip 15 a 15 a 16 little 16 little 17 . one evening [whitefoot] had found it hard work to find enough food to fill his stomach . 1 one 2 evening 1 one 11 enough 2 evening 5 found 2 evening 9 to 4 had 5 found 5 found 6 it 5 found 7 hard 7 hard 8 work 8 work 9 to 9 to 10 find 11 enough 12 food 11 enough 13 to 13 to 15 his 14 fill 15 his 15 his 16 stomach 16 stomach 17 . he had kept going a little farther and a little farther from home . 1 he 3 kept 2 had 3 kept 3 kept 5 a 4 going 5 a 5 a 11 farther 6 little 7 farther 7 farther 8 and 8 and 9 a 9 a 10 little 10 little 11 farther 11 farther 12 from 12 from 14 . 13 home 14 . finally he was farther from it than he had ever been before . 1 finally 2 he 1 finally 4 farther 2 he 3 was 4 farther 9 had 5 from 6 it 6 it 7 than 7 than 8 he 8 he 9 had 9 had 11 been 10 ever 11 been 11 been 12 before 12 before 13 . timmy had filled his stomach and from near the top of a tree was watching [whitefoot] . 1 timmy 3 filled 1 timmy 6 and 2 had 3 filled 4 his 5 stomach 5 stomach 6 and 6 and 10 top 7 from 8 near 8 near 9 the 9 the 10 top 10 top 11 of 10 top 12 a 12 a 13 tree 12 a 14 was 14 was 15 watching 15 watching 17 . it was [hooty] the [owl] , and it was simply good fortune that [timmy] happened to see him . 1 it 7 and 2 was 4 the 4 the 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 it 7 and 9 was 9 was 13 that 10 simply 12 fortune 10 simply 13 that 11 good 12 fortune 13 that 15 happened 15 happened 16 to 16 to 18 him 17 see 18 him 18 him 19 . timmy did not move . 1 timmy 2 did 2 did 3 not 3 not 4 move 4 move 5 . he knew that he was safe so long as he kept perfectly still . 1 he 2 knew 1 he 6 safe 2 knew 4 he 3 that 4 he 4 he 5 was 6 safe 9 as 7 so 8 long 8 long 9 as 9 as 10 he 9 as 11 kept 11 kept 12 perfectly 12 perfectly 14 . 13 still 14 . he knew that [hooty] didn't know he was there . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 5 didn't 5 didn't 8 was 6 know 7 he 7 he 8 was 8 was 9 there 9 there 10 . unless he moved , those great eyes of [hooty] 's , wonderful as they were , would not see him . 1 unless 5 those 2 he 3 moved 2 he 5 those 3 moved 4 , 5 those 7 eyes 5 those 12 wonderful 6 great 7 eyes 7 eyes 8 of 8 of 10 's 10 's 11 , 12 wonderful 13 as 13 as 17 would 14 they 15 were 14 they 17 would 15 were 16 , 17 would 21 . 18 not 19 see 19 see 20 him 19 see 21 . timmy looked over to where he had last seen [whitefoot] . 1 timmy 3 over 2 looked 3 over 3 over 5 where 4 to 5 where 5 where 6 he 5 where 7 had 7 had 8 last 8 last 9 seen 9 seen 11 . there he was picking out seeds from a pine cone on the ground . 1 there 4 picking 2 he 3 was 2 he 4 picking 4 picking 5 out 5 out 6 seeds 6 seeds 7 from 7 from 9 pine 8 a 9 pine 9 pine 12 the 10 cone 11 on 11 on 12 the 12 the 13 ground 13 ground 14 . the trunk of a tree was between him and [hooty] . 1 the 2 trunk 2 trunk 3 of 2 trunk 4 a 3 of 4 a 4 a 5 tree 4 a 7 between 5 tree 6 was 7 between 9 and 8 him 9 and 9 and 11 . but [timmy] knew that [whitefoot] hadn't seen [hooty] , and that any minute he might run out from behind that tree . 1 but 12 any 3 knew 4 that 3 knew 7 seen 4 that 6 hadn't 7 seen 9 , 7 seen 12 any 9 , 10 and 9 , 11 that 12 any 16 run 13 minute 14 he 13 minute 16 run 14 he 15 might 16 run 21 tree 16 run 22 . 17 out 18 from 18 from 19 behind 19 behind 20 that 20 that 21 tree 21 tree 22 . if he did [hooty] would see him , and silently as a shadow would swoop down and catch him . 1 if 8 , 1 if 12 a 2 he 3 did 2 he 5 would 5 would 6 see 5 would 8 , 6 see 7 him 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 silently 10 silently 11 as 12 a 15 swoop 12 a 17 and 13 shadow 14 would 13 shadow 15 swoop 15 swoop 16 down 17 and 18 catch 18 catch 19 him 18 catch 20 . what was to be done ? 1 what 2 was 2 was 3 to 3 to 4 be 4 be 5 done 5 done 6 ? " it 's no business of mine , " said [timmy] to himself . 1 " 3 's 2 it 3 's 3 's 5 business 4 no 5 business 5 business 8 , 6 of 7 mine 7 mine 8 , 8 , 9 " 8 , 10 said 10 said 12 to 12 to 13 himself 13 himself 14 . " [whitefoot] must look out for himself . 1 " 3 must 3 must 4 look 4 look 5 out 5 out 6 for 6 for 7 himself 7 himself 8 . it is no business of mine at all . 1 it 2 is 2 is 4 business 3 no 4 business 4 business 5 of 5 of 6 mine 6 mine 8 all 7 at 8 all 8 all 9 . perhaps [hooty] will fly away before [whitefoot] moves . 1 perhaps 4 fly 3 will 4 fly 4 fly 5 away 5 away 6 before 6 before 8 moves 8 moves 9 . for a few minutes nothing happened . 1 for 2 a 2 a 3 few 3 few 4 minutes 4 minutes 5 nothing 5 nothing 6 happened 6 happened 7 . then [whitefoot] finished the last seed in that cone and started to look for more . 1 then 5 last 1 then 9 cone 3 finished 4 the 4 the 5 last 5 last 6 seed 6 seed 7 in 6 seed 9 cone 7 in 8 that 9 cone 15 more 10 and 11 started 11 started 12 to 11 started 13 look 13 look 14 for 13 look 15 more 15 more 16 . timmy knew that in a moment [hooty] would see [whitefoot] . 1 timmy 2 knew 1 timmy 4 in 2 knew 3 that 4 in 5 a 4 in 6 moment 6 moment 8 would 8 would 9 see 9 see 11 . what do you think [timmy] did ? 1 what 2 do 2 do 3 you 3 you 4 think 4 think 6 did 6 did 7 ? he jumped . 1 he 2 jumped 2 jumped 3 . yes , sir , he jumped . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 3 sir 2 , 4 , 3 sir 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 jumped 6 jumped 7 . down , down , down , straight past the tree on which sat [hooty] the [owl] , [timmy] sailed . 1 down 7 straight 1 down 9 the 2 , 3 down 2 , 6 , 3 down 4 , 3 down 5 down 6 , 7 straight 7 straight 8 past 9 the 10 tree 9 the 11 on 11 on 12 which 11 on 15 the 12 which 13 sat 15 the 20 . 17 , 19 sailed 19 sailed 20 . hooty saw him . 1 hooty 2 saw 2 saw 3 him 3 him 4 . of course . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 . he couldn't help but see him . 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 help 3 help 4 but 4 but 5 see 5 see 6 him 6 him 7 . he spread his great wings and was after [timmy] in an instant . 1 he 2 spread 1 he 3 his 2 spread 3 his 3 his 4 great 3 his 5 wings 5 wings 6 and 6 and 12 instant 7 was 8 after 8 after 10 in 10 in 11 an 11 an 12 instant 12 instant 13 . timmy struck near the foot of a tree and without wasting a second [darted] around to the other side . 1 timmy 3 near 1 timmy 11 wasting 2 struck 3 near 3 near 4 the 3 near 5 foot 4 the 5 foot 5 foot 8 tree 6 of 7 a 6 of 8 tree 8 tree 9 and 9 and 10 without 9 and 11 wasting 11 wasting 12 a 12 a 16 to 13 second 15 around 15 around 16 to 16 to 18 other 17 the 18 other 18 other 19 side 19 side 20 . he was just in time . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 just 3 just 4 in 4 in 5 time 5 time 6 . hooty was already reaching for him . 1 hooty 2 was 2 was 3 already 3 already 4 reaching 4 reaching 5 for 5 for 6 him 6 him 7 . up the tree ran [timmy] and jumped again . 1 up 2 the 1 up 3 tree 3 tree 4 ran 4 ran 6 and 6 and 8 again 7 jumped 8 again 8 again 9 . again [hooty] was too late . 1 again 3 was 3 was 4 too 4 too 5 late 5 late 6 . and so [timmy] led [hooty] the [owl] away from [whitefoot] the [wood] [mouse] . 1 and 2 so 2 so 4 led 4 led 6 the 6 the 8 away 8 away 9 from 9 from 11 the 11 the 14 . [chapter] [xxiii] [:] [whitefoot] [spends] [a] [dreadful] [night] pity those who suffer fright [in] the dark and stilly night . 1 pity 2 those 1 pity 5 fright 2 those 3 who 3 who 4 suffer 5 fright 9 and 7 the 8 dark 8 dark 9 and 9 and 12 . 10 stilly 11 night 11 night 12 . whitefoot . 1 whitefoot 2 . one night of his life [whitefoot] will never forget so long as he lives . 1 one 2 night 1 one 9 forget 2 night 3 of 2 night 4 his 3 of 4 his 4 his 5 life 5 life 7 will 7 will 8 never 9 forget 12 as 10 so 11 long 11 long 12 as 12 as 14 lives 13 he 14 lives 14 lives 15 . even now it makes him shiver just to think of it . 1 even 5 him 2 now 3 it 3 it 4 makes 4 makes 5 him 5 him 7 just 6 shiver 7 just 7 just 9 think 8 to 9 think 9 think 10 of 10 of 11 it 11 it 12 . yes , sir , he shivers even now whenever he thinks of that night . 1 yes 10 he 2 , 3 sir 3 sir 5 he 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 shivers 5 he 7 even 7 even 8 now 7 even 10 he 8 now 9 whenever 10 he 15 . 11 thinks 12 of 12 of 13 that 12 of 14 night 14 night 15 . he had just poked his nose out that little round doorway when there was the most terrible sound . 1 he 5 his 2 had 3 just 2 had 4 poked 4 poked 5 his 5 his 7 out 6 nose 7 out 7 out 9 little 8 that 9 little 9 little 10 round 9 little 11 doorway 11 doorway 13 there 11 doorway 16 most 12 when 13 there 13 there 14 was 13 there 15 the 15 the 16 most 16 most 17 terrible 17 terrible 19 . 18 sound 19 . it seemed to him as if it was in his very ears , so loud and terrible was it . 1 it 2 seemed 1 it 3 to 3 to 11 very 4 him 5 as 5 as 6 if 6 if 8 was 7 it 8 was 8 was 9 in 8 was 10 his 9 in 10 his 10 his 11 very 11 very 12 ears 12 ears 13 , 13 , 14 so 14 so 16 and 15 loud 16 and 16 and 17 terrible 17 terrible 19 it 18 was 19 it 19 it 20 . it frightened him so that he simply let go and tumbled backward down inside his house . 1 it 5 that 2 frightened 3 him 2 frightened 5 that 3 him 4 so 5 that 12 backward 6 he 7 simply 7 simply 9 go 7 simply 11 tumbled 8 let 9 go 10 and 11 tumbled 11 tumbled 12 backward 12 backward 17 . 13 down 14 inside 13 down 15 his 15 his 16 house 15 his 17 . of course it didn't hurt him any , for he landed on his soft bed . 1 of 3 it 2 course 3 it 3 it 7 any 4 didn't 5 hurt 5 hurt 6 him 5 hurt 7 any 7 any 8 , 8 , 11 landed 9 for 10 he 10 he 11 landed 11 landed 14 soft 12 on 13 his 13 his 14 soft 14 soft 16 . 15 bed 16 . " [whooo-hoo-hoo] , whooo-hoo ! " came that terrible sound again , and [whitefoot] shook until his little teeth rattled . 1 " 15 shook 3 , 4 whooo-hoo 4 whooo-hoo 5 ! 4 whooo-hoo 6 " 6 " 7 came 7 came 11 again 7 came 15 shook 8 that 9 terrible 8 that 10 sound 9 terrible 10 sound 10 sound 11 again 11 again 12 , 12 , 13 and 15 shook 16 until 16 until 17 his 16 until 21 . 17 his 20 rattled 18 little 19 teeth 19 teeth 20 rattled at least , that is the way it seemed to him . 1 at 3 , 2 least 3 , 3 , 4 that 3 , 5 is 4 that 5 is 5 is 6 the 5 is 7 way 6 the 7 way 7 way 8 it 8 it 9 seemed 9 seemed 10 to 10 to 12 . 11 him 12 . it was the voice of [hooty] the [owl] , and [whitefoot] knew that [hooty] was sitting on the top of that very stub . 1 it 3 the 2 was 3 the 3 the 4 voice 4 voice 7 the 5 of 7 the 7 the 16 sitting 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 knew 12 knew 13 that 12 knew 16 sitting 13 that 15 was 16 sitting 20 of 17 on 18 the 17 on 19 top 19 top 20 of 20 of 23 stub 21 that 22 very 22 very 23 stub 23 stub 24 . he was , so to speak , on the roof of [whitefoot] 's house . 1 he 2 was 1 he 4 so 2 was 3 , 4 so 6 speak 5 to 6 speak 6 speak 10 roof 7 , 8 on 7 , 9 the 9 the 10 roof 10 roof 11 of 11 of 13 's 13 's 14 house 14 house 15 . hooty knows this . 1 hooty 2 knows 2 knows 3 this 3 this 4 . no one knows it better than he does . 1 no 2 one 2 one 3 knows 2 one 4 it 4 it 5 better 4 it 6 than 6 than 8 does 7 he 8 does 8 does 9 . that is why he uses it . 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 why 3 why 4 he 4 he 5 uses 5 uses 6 it 6 it 7 . he knows that many of the little people are asleep , safely hidden away . 1 he 5 of 2 knows 3 that 2 knows 4 many 4 many 5 of 5 of 8 people 6 the 7 little 6 the 8 people 8 people 9 are 9 are 10 asleep 10 asleep 11 , 11 , 12 safely 11 , 13 hidden 13 hidden 14 away 13 hidden 15 . he knows that it would be quite useless for him to simply look for them . 1 he 6 be 2 knows 3 that 3 that 4 it 3 that 5 would 5 would 6 be 6 be 11 to 6 be 12 simply 7 quite 8 useless 7 quite 11 to 8 useless 9 for 8 useless 10 him 9 for 10 him 11 to 12 simply 12 simply 14 for 13 look 14 for 14 for 15 them 14 for 16 . he would starve before he could find a dinner in that way . 1 he 5 he 2 would 3 starve 3 starve 4 before 4 before 5 he 5 he 7 find 6 could 7 find 7 find 8 a 8 a 9 dinner 8 a 11 that 9 dinner 10 in 11 that 12 way 12 way 13 . his ears are so wonderful that they can catch the faintest sound and tell exactly where it comes from . 1 his 2 ears 1 his 7 they 2 ears 3 are 3 are 4 so 4 so 5 wonderful 4 so 6 that 7 they 8 can 7 they 13 and 8 can 9 catch 9 catch 12 sound 9 catch 13 and 10 the 11 faintest 10 the 12 sound 13 and 18 comes 14 tell 16 where 14 tell 17 it 15 exactly 16 where 17 it 18 comes 18 comes 20 . 19 from 20 . so he uses that terrible hunting cry to frighten the little people and make them move . 1 so 3 uses 2 he 3 uses 3 uses 6 hunting 4 that 5 terrible 5 terrible 6 hunting 6 hunting 9 frighten 7 cry 8 to 8 to 9 frighten 9 frighten 14 make 10 the 13 and 11 little 12 people 12 people 13 and 13 and 14 make 14 make 17 . 15 them 16 move 16 move 17 . now [whitefoot] knew that he was safe . 1 now 3 knew 3 knew 4 that 4 that 5 he 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 safe 7 safe 8 . hooty couldn't possibly get at him , even should he find out that he was in there . 1 hooty 2 couldn't 1 hooty 4 get 2 couldn't 3 possibly 4 get 16 in 5 at 6 him 6 him 7 , 7 , 8 even 8 even 9 should 8 even 11 find 9 should 10 he 9 should 11 find 11 find 13 that 11 find 16 in 12 out 13 that 13 that 15 was 14 he 15 was 16 in 18 . 17 there 18 . he just couldn't help it . 1 he 2 just 2 just 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 help 4 help 5 it 5 it 6 . " he can't get me . 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 can't 3 can't 4 get 4 get 5 me 5 me 6 . i know he can't get me . 1 i 2 know 2 know 3 he 3 he 4 can't 4 can't 5 get 5 get 6 me 6 me 7 . i 'm perfectly safe . 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 perfectly 3 perfectly 4 safe 4 safe 5 . i 'm just as safe as if he were miles away . 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 6 as 3 just 4 as 4 as 5 safe 5 safe 6 as 6 as 7 if 7 if 8 he 8 he 9 were 9 were 10 miles 10 miles 11 away 11 away 12 . there 's nothing to be afraid of . 1 there 3 nothing 2 's 3 nothing 3 nothing 4 to 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 afraid 5 be 7 of 6 afraid 7 of 7 of 8 . it is silly to be afraid . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 silly 3 silly 4 to 3 silly 5 be 5 be 6 afraid 6 afraid 7 . probably [hooty] doesn't even know [i] am inside here . 1 probably 3 doesn't 3 doesn't 4 even 3 doesn't 7 am 4 even 5 know 7 am 8 inside 8 inside 9 here 8 inside 10 . even if he does , it doesn't really matter . " 1 even 2 if 1 even 3 he 3 he 4 does 3 he 6 it 4 does 5 , 6 it 8 really 7 doesn't 8 really 8 really 9 matter 8 really 10 . 10 . 11 " whitefoot said these things to himself over and over again . 1 whitefoot 2 said 1 whitefoot 5 to 2 said 3 these 3 these 4 things 5 to 6 himself 5 to 8 and 6 himself 7 over 8 and 9 over 9 over 10 again 10 again 11 . then [hooty] would send out that fierce , terrible hunting call and [whitefoot] would jump and shake just as before . 1 then 3 would 1 then 4 send 4 send 6 that 4 send 11 call 5 out 6 that 6 that 8 , 7 fierce 8 , 8 , 9 terrible 9 terrible 10 hunting 11 call 14 would 11 call 17 shake 12 and 14 would 14 would 15 jump 16 and 17 shake 17 shake 18 just 18 just 19 as 19 as 20 before 19 as 21 . after awhile all was still . 1 after 2 awhile 2 awhile 3 all 3 all 4 was 4 was 5 still 5 still 6 . gradually [whitefoot] stopped trembling . 1 gradually 3 stopped 3 stopped 4 trembling 4 trembling 5 . he guessed that [hooty] had flown away . 1 he 2 guessed 2 guessed 3 that 3 that 5 had 5 had 6 flown 6 flown 7 away 7 away 8 . still he remained right where he was for a very long time . 1 still 2 he 1 still 5 where 3 remained 4 right 4 right 5 where 5 where 6 he 6 he 8 for 7 was 8 for 8 for 10 very 9 a 10 very 10 very 11 long 11 long 12 time 11 long 13 . 12 time 13 . he didn't intend to foolishly take any chances . 1 he 4 to 2 didn't 3 intend 3 intend 4 to 4 to 6 take 5 foolishly 6 take 6 take 7 any 6 take 8 chances 8 chances 9 . so he waited and waited and waited . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 waited 3 waited 5 waited 4 and 5 waited 5 waited 6 and 6 and 7 waited 6 and 8 . 7 waited 8 . at last he was sure that [hooty] had left . 1 at 2 last 2 last 3 he 3 he 4 was 3 he 5 sure 5 sure 8 had 6 that 8 had 8 had 9 left 9 left 10 . once [more] he climbed up to his little round doorway and there he waited some time before poking even his nose outside . 1 once 7 his 3 he 4 climbed 3 he 6 to 4 climbed 5 up 6 to 7 his 7 his 11 and 8 little 9 round 9 round 10 doorway 9 round 11 and 11 and 12 there 11 and 14 waited 12 there 13 he 13 he 14 waited 14 waited 19 even 15 some 16 time 15 some 17 before 16 time 17 before 17 before 18 poking 18 poking 19 even 19 even 22 outside 20 his 21 nose 21 nose 22 outside 22 outside 23 . whitefoot didn't go out that night at all . 1 whitefoot 4 out 2 didn't 3 go 2 didn't 4 out 4 out 5 that 5 that 6 night 6 night 7 at 7 at 8 all 8 all 9 . it was a moonlight night and just the kind of a night to be out . 1 it 7 just 2 was 3 a 2 was 4 moonlight 3 a 4 moonlight 4 moonlight 5 night 5 night 6 and 5 night 7 just 7 just 14 be 8 the 9 kind 9 kind 10 of 9 kind 11 a 11 a 12 night 12 night 13 to 12 night 14 be 14 be 15 out 15 out 16 . [chapter] [xxiv] [:] [whitefoot] [the] [wood] [mouse] [is] [unhappy] unhappiness without a cause you never , never find ; [it] may be in the stomach , or it may be in the mind . 1 unhappiness 2 without 1 unhappiness 6 never 2 without 3 a 3 a 4 cause 4 cause 5 you 4 cause 6 never 6 never 9 find 6 never 12 may 7 , 8 never 8 never 9 find 9 find 10 ; 12 may 17 , 12 may 18 or 13 be 14 in 13 be 15 the 14 in 15 the 15 the 16 stomach 16 stomach 17 , 18 or 21 be 18 or 22 in 19 it 20 may 20 may 21 be 22 in 23 the 22 in 24 mind 24 mind 25 . whitefoot . 1 whitefoot 2 . whitefoot the [wood] [mouse] should have been happy , but he wasn't . 1 whitefoot 2 the 1 whitefoot 5 should 5 should 6 have 5 should 9 , 6 have 8 happy 7 been 8 happy 9 , 10 but 9 , 11 he 11 he 12 wasn't 12 wasn't 13 . winter had gone and sweet [mistress] [spring] had brought joy to all the [green] [forest] . 1 winter 2 had 1 winter 5 sweet 2 had 3 gone 2 had 4 and 3 gone 4 and 4 and 5 sweet 5 sweet 9 brought 8 had 9 brought 9 brought 10 joy 10 joy 11 to 11 to 12 all 12 all 13 the 13 the 16 . every one was happy , [whitefoot] no less so than his neighbors at first . 1 every 5 , 2 one 3 was 2 one 4 happy 4 happy 5 , 5 , 9 so 7 no 8 less 8 less 9 so 9 so 10 than 10 than 12 neighbors 11 his 12 neighbors 12 neighbors 14 first 13 at 14 first 14 first 15 . up from the [sunny] [south] came the feathered friends and at once began planning new homes . 1 up 2 from 2 from 3 the 2 from 9 friends 6 came 7 the 7 the 8 feathered 7 the 9 friends 9 friends 15 new 10 and 11 at 11 at 12 once 12 once 13 began 13 began 14 planning 13 began 15 new 15 new 16 homes 16 homes 17 . twitterings and songs filled the air . 1 twitterings 2 and 2 and 3 songs 3 songs 6 air 4 filled 5 the 5 the 6 air 6 air 7 . joy was everywhere . 1 joy 2 was 2 was 3 everywhere 3 everywhere 4 . food became plentiful , and [whitefoot] became sleek and fat . 1 food 2 became 1 food 4 , 2 became 3 plentiful 4 , 5 and 5 and 8 sleek 7 became 8 sleek 8 sleek 10 fat 9 and 10 fat 10 fat 11 . that is , he became as fat as a lively [wood] [mouse] ever does become . 1 that 5 became 2 is 3 , 2 is 4 he 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 became 5 became 7 fat 6 as 7 fat 7 fat 8 as 8 as 9 a 8 as 10 lively 10 lively 14 does 13 ever 14 does 14 does 16 . 15 become 16 . none of his enemies had discovered his new home , and he had little to worry about . 1 none 2 of 2 of 3 his 2 of 9 home 4 enemies 5 had 4 enemies 6 discovered 6 discovered 7 his 6 discovered 8 new 8 new 9 home 9 home 10 , 9 home 11 and 10 , 11 and 11 and 13 had 12 he 13 had 13 had 16 worry 14 little 15 to 15 to 16 worry 16 worry 18 . 17 about 18 . but by and by [whitefoot] began to feel less joyous . 1 but 2 by 2 by 3 and 3 and 4 by 4 by 6 began 6 began 7 to 7 to 8 feel 8 feel 9 less 9 less 10 joyous 10 joyous 11 . day by day he grew more and more unhappy . 1 day 5 grew 2 by 3 day 3 day 4 he 4 he 5 grew 5 grew 7 and 6 more 7 and 7 and 8 more 8 more 9 unhappy 9 unhappy 10 . he no longer took pleasure in his fine home . 1 he 2 no 1 he 4 took 2 no 3 longer 4 took 6 in 5 pleasure 6 in 6 in 8 fine 7 his 8 fine 8 fine 9 home 9 home 10 . he began to wander about for no particular reason . 1 he 2 began 1 he 3 to 3 to 5 about 4 wander 5 about 5 about 6 for 6 for 9 reason 7 no 8 particular 8 particular 9 reason 9 reason 10 . he wandered much farther from home than he had ever been in the habit of doing . 1 he 2 wandered 1 he 3 much 2 wandered 3 much 3 much 10 ever 4 farther 5 from 5 from 6 home 6 home 8 he 7 than 8 he 8 he 9 had 9 had 10 ever 10 ever 11 been 11 been 13 the 12 in 13 the 13 the 14 habit 13 the 17 . 14 habit 16 doing 14 habit 17 . 15 of 16 doing at times he would sit and listen , but what he was listening for he didn't know . 1 at 7 listen 2 times 3 he 3 he 4 would 4 would 5 sit 5 sit 6 and 5 sit 7 listen 7 listen 10 what 8 , 9 but 8 , 10 what 10 what 18 . 11 he 12 was 12 was 14 for 13 listening 14 for 14 for 15 he 15 he 16 didn't 16 didn't 17 know 16 didn't 18 . " there is something the matter with me , and [i] don't know what it is , " said [whitefoot] to himself forlornly . 1 " 2 there 1 " 3 is 3 is 6 matter 4 something 5 the 5 the 6 matter 6 matter 9 , 6 matter 13 know 7 with 8 me 8 me 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 don't 13 know 17 , 14 what 15 it 15 it 16 is 15 it 17 , 17 , 18 " 17 , 19 said 19 said 22 himself 21 to 22 himself 22 himself 24 . 23 forlornly 24 . " it can't be anything [i] have eaten . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 can't 3 can't 5 anything 4 be 5 anything 5 anything 7 have 7 have 9 . 8 eaten 9 . i have nothing to worry about . 1 i 2 have 2 have 3 nothing 3 nothing 4 to 4 to 5 worry 5 worry 6 about 6 about 7 . yet there is something wrong with me . 1 yet 3 is 2 there 3 is 3 is 4 something 3 is 5 wrong 5 wrong 6 with 6 with 7 me 7 me 8 . i 'm losing my appetite . 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 losing 3 losing 4 my 4 my 5 appetite 5 appetite 6 . nothing tastes good any more . 1 nothing 2 tastes 2 tastes 3 good 3 good 4 any 4 any 5 more 5 more 6 . i want something , but [i] don't know what it is [i] want . " 1 i 2 want 1 i 4 , 2 want 3 something 4 , 5 but 5 but 7 don't 7 don't 8 know 7 don't 10 it 8 know 9 what 10 it 11 is 11 is 13 want 11 is 14 . 14 . 15 " he tried to tell his troubles to his nearest neighbor , [timmy] the [flying] [squirrel] , but [timmy] was too busy to listen . 1 he 2 tried 2 tried 4 tell 2 tried 5 his 3 to 4 tell 5 his 6 troubles 5 his 11 , 6 troubles 8 his 7 to 8 his 8 his 10 neighbor 9 nearest 10 neighbor 10 neighbor 11 , 11 , 20 too 13 the 16 , 16 , 17 but 17 but 19 was 19 was 20 too 20 too 21 busy 21 busy 23 listen 22 to 23 listen 23 listen 24 . when [peter] [rabbit] happened along , [whitefoot] tried to tell him . 1 when 4 happened 4 happened 5 along 4 happened 6 , 6 , 10 tell 8 tried 9 to 9 to 10 tell 10 tell 11 him 11 him 12 . but [peter] himself was too happy and too eager to learn all the news in the [green] [forest] to listen . 1 but 6 happy 3 himself 5 too 4 was 5 too 5 too 6 happy 6 happy 11 learn 7 and 8 too 8 too 9 eager 9 eager 10 to 10 to 11 learn 11 learn 16 the 12 all 13 the 13 the 15 in 14 news 15 in 15 in 16 the 16 the 19 to 19 to 20 listen 20 listen 21 . no one had any interest in [whitefoot] 's troubles . 1 no 2 one 2 one 3 had 3 had 4 any 4 any 5 interest 5 interest 6 in 6 in 8 's 8 's 9 troubles 9 troubles 10 . every one was too busy with his own affairs . 1 every 4 too 2 one 3 was 3 was 4 too 4 too 5 busy 5 busy 6 with 5 busy 8 own 7 his 8 own 8 own 9 affairs 9 affairs 10 . the beautiful song of [melody] the [wood] [thrush] somehow filled him with sadness instead of with the joy he had always felt before . 1 the 4 of 2 beautiful 3 song 3 song 4 of 4 of 6 the 4 of 9 somehow 9 somehow 16 with 10 filled 11 him 10 filled 12 with 12 with 13 sadness 12 with 14 instead 13 sadness 14 instead 14 instead 15 of 14 instead 16 with 16 with 18 joy 17 the 18 joy 18 joy 22 felt 19 he 20 had 20 had 21 always 20 had 22 felt 22 felt 24 . 23 before 24 . the very happiness of those about him seemed to make him more unhappy . 1 the 3 happiness 1 the 4 of 2 very 3 happiness 4 of 7 him 5 those 6 about 5 those 7 him 7 him 10 make 8 seemed 9 to 9 to 10 make 10 make 11 him 11 him 13 unhappy 12 more 13 unhappy 13 unhappy 14 . once he almost decided to go hunt for another home , but somehow he couldn't get interested even in this . 1 once 4 decided 1 once 9 another 2 he 3 almost 3 almost 4 decided 5 to 6 go 5 to 9 another 6 go 8 for 7 hunt 8 for 9 another 12 but 10 home 11 , 11 , 12 but 12 but 14 he 13 somehow 14 he 14 he 17 interested 15 couldn't 16 get 16 get 17 interested 17 interested 18 even 18 even 21 . 19 in 20 this 20 this 21 . he did start out , but he had not gone far before he had forgotten all about what he had started for . 1 he 3 start 1 he 5 , 2 did 3 start 3 start 4 out 5 , 10 gone 5 , 17 about 6 but 7 he 7 he 8 had 7 he 10 gone 8 had 9 not 11 far 12 before 11 far 17 about 12 before 13 he 13 he 14 had 13 he 15 forgotten 15 forgotten 16 all 17 about 23 . 18 what 19 he 19 he 20 had 19 he 21 started 21 started 22 for 21 started 23 . he was unhappy , was [whitefoot] . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 unhappy 3 unhappy 4 , 4 , 5 was 5 was 7 . yes , sir , he was unhappy ; and for no cause at all so far as he could see . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 7 unhappy 2 , 3 sir 2 , 4 , 3 sir 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 was 7 unhappy 11 no 8 ; 9 and 9 and 10 for 10 for 11 no 11 no 19 could 12 cause 13 at 13 at 14 all 14 all 15 so 15 so 16 far 16 far 17 as 16 far 18 he 18 he 19 could 19 could 20 see 20 see 21 . [chapter] [xxv] [:] [whitefoot] [finds] [out] [what] [the] [matter] [was] pity the lonely , for deep in the heart [is] an ache that no doctor can heal by his art . 1 pity 3 lonely 2 the 3 lonely 3 lonely 6 deep 4 , 5 for 4 , 6 deep 6 deep 13 that 7 in 12 ache 8 the 9 heart 8 the 12 ache 9 heart 11 an 12 ache 13 that 13 that 20 art 14 no 15 doctor 15 doctor 16 can 16 can 17 heal 16 can 20 art 17 heal 18 by 18 by 19 his 20 art 21 . whitefoot . 1 whitefoot 2 . of all the little people of the [green] [forest] [whitefoot] seemed to be the only one who was unhappy . 1 of 4 little 2 all 3 the 3 the 4 little 4 little 5 people 4 little 11 seemed 5 people 6 of 6 of 7 the 11 seemed 17 who 12 to 13 be 13 be 15 only 14 the 15 only 15 only 16 one 16 one 17 who 17 who 18 was 18 was 19 unhappy 18 was 20 . 19 unhappy 20 . and because he didn't know why he felt so he became day by day more unhappy . 1 and 7 he 2 because 3 he 2 because 6 why 3 he 5 know 3 he 6 why 4 didn't 5 know 6 why 7 he 7 he 8 felt 7 he 14 day 8 felt 10 he 8 felt 12 day 9 so 10 he 10 he 11 became 12 day 13 by 14 day 17 . 15 more 16 unhappy 15 more 17 . " there is something wrong , something wrong , " he would say over and over to himself . 1 " 2 there 1 " 8 wrong 2 there 5 wrong 3 is 4 something 3 is 5 wrong 5 wrong 7 something 6 , 7 something 8 wrong 15 and 8 wrong 19 . 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 he 10 " 12 would 12 would 13 say 13 say 14 over 13 say 15 and 16 over 17 to 16 over 19 . 17 to 18 himself " it must be [with] me , because everybody else is happy , and this is the happiest time of all the year . 1 " 4 be 2 it 3 must 3 must 4 be 4 be 8 because 6 me 7 , 7 , 8 because 8 because 10 else 9 everybody 10 else 10 else 18 happiest 11 is 12 happy 12 happy 13 , 13 , 14 and 13 , 17 the 14 and 15 this 14 and 16 is 17 the 18 happiest 18 happiest 19 time 19 time 20 of 20 of 22 the 21 all 22 the 22 the 24 . 23 year 24 . i wish some one would tell me what ails me . 1 i 2 wish 1 i 3 some 2 wish 3 some 3 some 5 would 4 one 5 would 5 would 7 me 6 tell 7 me 7 me 8 what 8 what 10 me 9 ails 10 me 10 me 11 . i want to be happy , but somehow [i] just can't be . " 1 i 2 want 1 i 3 to 3 to 4 be 3 to 6 , 4 be 5 happy 6 , 7 but 6 , 11 can't 7 but 8 somehow 8 somehow 10 just 11 can't 12 be 12 be 13 . 13 . 14 " one evening he wandered a little farther from home than usual . 1 one 3 he 2 evening 3 he 3 he 5 a 4 wandered 5 a 5 a 6 little 5 a 9 home 6 little 7 farther 7 farther 8 from 9 home 10 than 10 than 11 usual 10 than 12 . he wasn't going anywhere in particular . 1 he 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 going 3 going 4 anywhere 4 anywhere 5 in 5 in 6 particular 6 particular 7 . he had nothing in particular to do . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 nothing 2 had 4 in 4 in 5 particular 5 particular 7 do 6 to 7 do 7 do 8 . he was just wandering about because somehow he couldn't remain at home . 1 he 3 just 2 was 3 just 3 just 4 wandering 4 wandering 5 about 5 about 6 because 5 about 9 couldn't 6 because 7 somehow 7 somehow 8 he 9 couldn't 10 remain 9 couldn't 12 home 10 remain 11 at 12 home 13 . not far away [melody] the [wood] [thrush] was pouring out his beautiful evening song . 1 not 3 away 1 not 5 the 2 far 3 away 5 the 8 was 8 was 10 out 9 pouring 10 out 10 out 11 his 11 his 13 evening 12 beautiful 13 evening 13 evening 15 . 14 song 15 . whitefoot stopped to listen . 1 whitefoot 2 stopped 2 stopped 3 to 3 to 4 listen 4 listen 5 . somehow it made him more unhappy than ever . 1 somehow 2 it 2 it 3 made 2 it 4 him 4 him 5 more 5 more 7 than 6 unhappy 7 than 7 than 9 . 8 ever 9 . melody stopped singing for a few moments . 1 melody 2 stopped 1 melody 4 for 2 stopped 3 singing 4 for 5 a 5 a 6 few 6 few 7 moments 7 moments 8 . it was just then that [whitefoot] heard a faint sound . 1 it 2 was 1 it 7 heard 2 was 3 just 3 just 4 then 4 then 5 that 7 heard 9 faint 8 a 9 faint 9 faint 10 sound 10 sound 11 . it was a gentle drumming . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 gentle 4 gentle 5 drumming 5 drumming 6 . whitefoot pricked up his ears and listened . 1 whitefoot 2 pricked 1 whitefoot 3 up 3 up 4 his 3 up 5 ears 5 ears 6 and 5 ears 7 listened 7 listened 8 . there it was again . 1 there 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 again 4 again 5 . he knew instantly how that sound was made . 1 he 3 instantly 2 knew 3 instantly 3 instantly 6 sound 4 how 5 that 5 that 6 sound 6 sound 7 was 7 was 8 made 8 made 9 . it was made by dainty little feet beating very fast on an old log . 1 it 2 was 1 it 5 dainty 2 was 3 made 3 made 4 by 5 dainty 8 beating 6 little 7 feet 7 feet 8 beating 8 beating 10 fast 9 very 10 fast 10 fast 12 an 11 on 12 an 12 an 14 log 13 old 14 log 14 log 15 . whitefoot had drummed that way himself many times . 1 whitefoot 2 had 2 had 6 himself 3 drummed 4 that 4 that 5 way 5 way 6 himself 6 himself 7 many 7 many 8 times 8 times 9 . it was soft , but clear , and it lasted only a moment . 1 it 2 was 1 it 6 clear 2 was 4 , 3 soft 4 , 4 , 5 but 6 clear 8 and 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 lasted 9 it 10 lasted 10 lasted 11 only 11 only 12 a 12 a 13 moment 13 moment 14 . right then something very strange happened to [whitefoot] . 1 right 3 something 2 then 3 something 3 something 4 very 4 very 5 strange 4 very 6 happened 5 strange 6 happened 6 happened 7 to 7 to 9 . yes , sir , something very strange happened to [whitefoot] . 1 yes 3 sir 2 , 3 sir 3 sir 4 , 3 sir 6 very 4 , 5 something 6 very 8 happened 7 strange 8 happened 8 happened 9 to 9 to 11 . all in a flash he felt better . 1 all 2 in 2 in 3 a 3 a 4 flash 4 flash 5 he 5 he 6 felt 6 felt 7 better 7 better 8 . at first he didn't know why . 1 at 3 he 2 first 3 he 3 he 4 didn't 4 didn't 5 know 5 know 6 why 6 why 7 . he just did , that was all . 1 he 2 just 2 just 3 did 3 did 4 , 4 , 5 that 5 that 6 was 6 was 7 all 7 all 8 . without thinking what he was doing , he began to drum himself . 1 without 5 was 2 thinking 3 what 3 what 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 doing 6 doing 7 , 6 doing 8 he 8 he 9 began 9 began 10 to 9 began 11 drum 11 drum 13 . 12 himself 13 . then he listened . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 listened 3 listened 4 . at first he heard nothing . 1 at 2 first 2 first 3 he 3 he 4 heard 4 heard 5 nothing 5 nothing 6 . then , soft and low , came that drumming sound again . 1 then 2 , 1 then 4 and 2 , 3 soft 2 , 4 and 4 and 5 low 5 low 8 that 6 , 7 came 7 came 8 that 8 that 9 drumming 9 drumming 10 sound 9 drumming 11 again 11 again 12 . whitefoot replied to it . 1 whitefoot 2 replied 2 replied 3 to 3 to 4 it 4 it 5 . all the time he kept feeling better . 1 all 3 time 2 the 3 time 3 time 4 he 3 time 5 kept 4 he 5 kept 5 kept 6 feeling 6 feeling 7 better 7 better 8 . he ran a [little] nearer to the place from which that drumming sound had come and then once more drummed . 1 he 6 to 2 ran 5 nearer 2 ran 6 to 3 a 5 nearer 6 to 7 the 6 to 8 place 8 place 11 that 9 from 10 which 10 which 11 that 11 that 13 sound 12 drumming 13 sound 13 sound 16 and 14 had 15 come 15 come 16 and 16 and 21 . 17 then 18 once 18 once 19 more 19 more 20 drummed 20 drummed 21 . at first he got no reply . 1 at 2 first 2 first 3 he 3 he 4 got 4 got 5 no 5 no 6 reply 6 reply 7 . then in a few minutes he heard it again , [only] this time it came from a different place . 1 then 12 this 2 in 4 few 2 in 5 minutes 3 a 4 few 5 minutes 7 heard 5 minutes 10 , 6 he 7 heard 7 heard 8 it 8 it 9 again 10 , 12 this 12 this 13 time 12 this 15 came 13 time 14 it 13 time 15 came 15 came 20 . 16 from 17 a 17 a 18 different 18 different 19 place 19 place 20 . whitefoot became quite excited . 1 whitefoot 2 became 2 became 3 quite 3 quite 4 excited 4 excited 5 . " [i] have been lonely ! " exclaimed [whitefoot] . 1 " 3 have 3 have 4 been 4 been 5 lonely 5 lonely 6 ! 5 lonely 7 " 7 " 8 exclaimed 7 " 10 . " that is all that has been the trouble with me . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 is 2 that 4 all 3 is 4 all 4 all 6 has 5 that 6 has 6 has 8 the 7 been 8 the 8 the 9 trouble 9 trouble 10 with 9 trouble 11 me 10 with 11 me 11 me 12 . i have been lonely and didn't know it . 1 i 2 have 1 i 4 lonely 2 have 3 been 4 lonely 5 and 5 and 7 know 6 didn't 7 know 7 know 8 it 8 it 9 . i wonder if that other [wood] [mouse] has felt the same way . " 1 i 2 wonder 1 i 5 other 2 wonder 3 if 3 if 4 that 5 other 10 the 8 has 9 felt 9 felt 10 the 10 the 11 same 11 same 12 way 12 way 14 " 13 . 14 " again he drummed and again came that soft reply . 1 again 3 drummed 2 he 3 drummed 3 drummed 4 and 4 and 6 came 5 again 6 came 6 came 7 that 7 that 8 soft 7 that 9 reply 8 soft 9 reply 9 reply 10 . once more [whitefoot] hurried in the direction of it , and once more he was disappointed when the next reply came from a different place . 1 once 9 it 2 more 4 hurried 4 hurried 5 in 4 hurried 6 the 5 in 6 the 6 the 7 direction 6 the 8 of 8 of 9 it 9 it 10 , 9 it 12 once 10 , 11 and 12 once 16 disappointed 12 once 18 the 13 more 14 he 14 he 15 was 14 he 16 disappointed 16 disappointed 17 when 18 the 21 came 19 next 20 reply 19 next 21 came 21 came 25 place 22 from 23 a 23 a 24 different 24 different 25 place 25 place 26 . by now he was getting quite excited . 1 by 2 now 2 now 3 he 3 he 4 was 4 was 5 getting 5 getting 6 quite 6 quite 7 excited 7 excited 8 . he was bound to find that other [wood] [mouse] . 1 he 3 bound 2 was 3 bound 3 bound 4 to 4 to 6 that 5 find 6 that 6 that 7 other 7 other 10 . every time he heard that drumming , funny little thrills ran all over him . 1 every 3 he 1 every 4 heard 2 time 3 he 3 he 4 heard 4 heard 5 that 4 heard 8 funny 6 drumming 7 , 7 , 8 funny 8 funny 11 ran 9 little 10 thrills 10 thrills 11 ran 11 ran 14 him 12 all 13 over 13 over 14 him 14 him 15 . he didn't know why . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 know 3 know 4 why 4 why 5 . they just did , that was all . 1 they 2 just 2 just 3 did 3 did 4 , 4 , 5 that 5 that 6 was 6 was 7 all 7 all 8 . he simply must find that other [wood] [mouse] . 1 he 3 must 2 simply 3 must 3 must 4 find 4 find 5 that 4 find 6 other 6 other 9 . he forgot everything else . 1 he 2 forgot 2 forgot 3 everything 3 everything 4 else 4 else 5 . he didn't even notice where he was going . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 even 2 didn't 4 notice 4 notice 5 where 5 where 6 he 5 where 7 was 7 was 9 . 8 going 9 . he would drum , then wait for a reply . 1 he 3 drum 2 would 3 drum 3 drum 4 , 4 , 5 then 5 then 6 wait 5 then 7 for 6 wait 7 for 7 for 8 a 8 a 9 reply 9 reply 10 . as soon as he heard it , he would scamper in the direction of it , and then pause to drum again . 1 as 6 it 2 soon 3 as 3 as 5 heard 4 he 5 heard 5 heard 6 it 6 it 9 would 7 , 8 he 8 he 9 would 9 would 16 , 10 scamper 12 the 10 scamper 13 direction 11 in 12 the 12 the 13 direction 13 direction 14 of 13 direction 15 it 15 it 16 , 16 , 23 . 17 and 19 pause 17 and 23 . 18 then 19 pause 19 pause 22 again 20 to 21 drum 21 drum 22 again [chapter] [xxvi] [:] [love] [fills] [the] [heart] [of] [whitefoot] joyous all the winds that blow [to] the heart with love aglow . 1 joyous 2 all 2 all 3 the 3 the 4 winds 4 winds 8 the 5 that 6 blow 6 blow 8 the 8 the 9 heart 8 the 11 love 9 heart 10 with 9 heart 11 love 11 love 12 aglow 12 aglow 13 . whitefoot . 1 whitefoot 2 . it was a wonderful game of [hide-and-seek] that [whitefoot] the [wood] [mouse] was playing in the dusk of early evening . 1 it 2 was 1 it 6 of 3 a 4 wonderful 3 a 5 game 5 game 6 of 6 of 8 that 8 that 15 in 10 the 13 was 13 was 14 playing 14 playing 15 in 15 in 17 dusk 16 the 17 dusk 17 dusk 18 of 17 dusk 20 evening 18 of 19 early 20 evening 21 . whitefoot was " it " all the time . 1 whitefoot 2 was 2 was 3 " 3 " 4 it 3 " 5 " 4 it 5 " 5 " 6 all 6 all 7 the 7 the 8 time 8 time 9 . that is , he was the one who had to do all the hunting . 1 that 7 one 2 is 4 he 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 the 6 the 7 one 7 one 8 who 8 who 9 had 9 had 11 do 10 to 11 do 11 do 12 all 12 all 13 the 12 all 14 hunting 13 the 14 hunting 14 hunting 15 . just who he was hunting for he didn't know . 1 just 2 who 2 who 5 hunting 3 he 4 was 4 was 5 hunting 5 hunting 6 for 6 for 7 he 7 he 8 didn't 8 didn't 10 . 9 know 10 . he would drum with his feet and after a slight pause there would be an answering drum . 1 he 8 after 2 would 3 drum 3 drum 5 his 3 drum 8 after 4 with 5 his 5 his 6 feet 6 feet 7 and 8 after 18 . 9 a 10 slight 9 a 11 pause 11 pause 12 there 11 pause 13 would 12 there 13 would 13 would 14 be 14 be 15 an 14 be 18 . 15 an 16 answering 16 answering 17 drum then [whitefoot] would run as fast as he could in that direction only to find no one at all . 1 then 16 no 3 would 4 run 4 run 5 as 5 as 6 fast 6 fast 7 as 6 fast 10 in 7 as 8 he 8 he 9 could 10 in 11 that 10 in 12 direction 12 direction 13 only 12 direction 15 find 13 only 14 to 13 only 15 find 15 find 16 no 16 no 17 one 17 one 18 at 18 at 19 all 18 at 20 . 19 all 20 . then he would drum again and the reply would come from another direction . 1 then 3 would 1 then 4 drum 2 he 3 would 4 drum 6 and 4 drum 7 the 5 again 6 and 6 and 7 the 7 the 8 reply 8 reply 9 would 9 would 10 come 10 come 11 from 11 from 14 . 12 another 13 direction 13 direction 14 . every moment [whitefoot] became more excited . 1 every 2 moment 2 moment 4 became 4 became 5 more 5 more 6 excited 6 excited 7 . he forgot everything , even danger , in his desire to see that little drummer . 1 he 3 everything 1 he 8 in 2 forgot 3 everything 3 everything 5 even 4 , 5 even 5 even 6 danger 5 even 7 , 6 danger 7 , 8 in 10 desire 8 in 11 to 9 his 10 desire 10 desire 11 to 11 to 16 . 12 see 13 that 13 that 14 little 13 that 15 drummer 14 little 15 drummer 15 drummer 16 . once or twice he actually lost his temper in his disappointment . 1 once 2 or 1 once 4 he 2 or 3 twice 3 twice 4 he 4 he 6 lost 5 actually 6 lost 6 lost 9 in 7 his 8 temper 8 temper 9 in 9 in 11 disappointment 10 his 11 disappointment 11 disappointment 12 . but this was only for a moment . 1 but 2 this 2 this 3 was 3 was 4 only 4 only 5 for 5 for 6 a 6 a 7 moment 7 moment 8 . he was too eager to find that little drummer to be angry very long . 1 he 2 was 1 he 9 drummer 2 was 4 eager 3 too 4 eager 4 eager 5 to 4 eager 6 find 5 to 6 find 6 find 7 that 6 find 9 drummer 7 that 8 little 9 drummer 11 be 10 to 11 be 11 be 12 angry 11 be 15 . 13 very 14 long 14 long 15 . at last there came a time when there was no reply to his drumming . 1 at 3 there 2 last 3 there 3 there 6 time 4 came 5 a 5 a 6 time 6 time 7 when 6 time 8 there 8 there 10 no 8 there 12 to 9 was 10 no 10 no 11 reply 12 to 14 drumming 13 his 14 drumming 14 drumming 15 . he drummed and listened , then drummed again and listened . 1 he 2 drummed 1 he 4 listened 2 drummed 3 and 4 listened 6 then 5 , 6 then 6 then 7 drummed 6 then 8 again 8 again 9 and 9 and 10 listened 10 listened 11 . nothing was to be heard . 1 nothing 2 was 2 was 3 to 3 to 4 be 4 be 5 heard 5 heard 6 . there was no reply . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 no 3 no 4 reply 4 reply 5 . whitefoot 's heart sank . 1 whitefoot 2 's 2 's 3 heart 3 heart 4 sank 4 sank 5 . all the old lonesomeness crept over him again . 1 all 3 old 2 the 3 old 3 old 4 lonesomeness 4 lonesomeness 5 crept 4 lonesomeness 6 over 6 over 8 again 7 him 8 again 8 again 9 . he didn't know which way to turn to look for that stranger . 1 he 3 know 1 he 4 which 2 didn't 3 know 4 which 5 way 4 which 6 to 6 to 7 turn 7 turn 11 that 8 to 9 look 9 look 10 for 10 for 11 that 11 that 12 stranger 12 stranger 13 . when he had drummed until he was tired [,] he sat on the end of an old log , a perfect picture of disappointment . 1 when 8 tired 1 when 11 sat 2 he 3 had 2 he 5 until 3 had 4 drummed 5 until 7 was 5 until 8 tired 6 he 7 was 10 he 11 sat 11 sat 12 on 12 on 14 end 12 on 18 log 13 the 14 end 15 of 16 an 16 an 17 old 16 an 18 log 18 log 19 , 19 , 23 of 20 a 22 picture 21 perfect 22 picture 22 picture 23 of 23 of 25 . 24 disappointment 25 . he was so disappointed that he could have cried if it would have done any good . 1 he 11 it 2 was 4 disappointed 2 was 5 that 3 so 4 disappointed 5 that 7 could 6 he 7 could 7 could 8 have 7 could 9 cried 9 cried 10 if 9 cried 11 it 11 it 12 would 12 would 14 done 12 would 17 . 13 have 14 done 14 done 15 any 14 done 17 . 15 any 16 good instantly [whitefoot] was alert and watchful . 1 instantly 3 was 3 was 4 alert 4 alert 5 and 5 and 6 watchful 6 watchful 7 . long ago he had learned to be suspicious of rustling leaves . 1 long 3 he 2 ago 3 he 3 he 5 learned 4 had 5 learned 5 learned 9 of 6 to 7 be 7 be 8 suspicious 8 suspicious 9 of 9 of 10 rustling 10 rustling 11 leaves 11 leaves 12 . they might have been rustled by the feet of an enemy stealing up on him . 1 they 2 might 1 they 5 rustled 2 might 3 have 3 have 4 been 5 rustled 10 an 6 by 7 the 7 the 9 of 8 feet 9 of 9 of 10 an 10 an 11 enemy 10 an 12 stealing 12 stealing 13 up 13 up 16 . 14 on 15 him 15 him 16 . no [wood] [mouse] who wants to live long is ever heedless of rustling leaves . 1 no 7 live 4 who 5 wants 5 wants 6 to 6 to 7 live 7 live 10 ever 8 long 9 is 8 long 10 ever 10 ever 11 heedless 11 heedless 12 of 11 heedless 13 rustling 13 rustling 15 . 14 leaves 15 . as still as if he couldn't move , [whitefoot] sat staring at the place from which that faint sound had seemed to come . 1 as 2 still 2 still 3 as 3 as 5 he 3 as 7 move 4 if 5 he 5 he 6 couldn't 7 move 11 staring 7 move 16 which 8 , 10 sat 10 sat 11 staring 11 staring 13 the 12 at 13 the 13 the 14 place 14 place 15 from 16 which 17 that 17 that 18 faint 17 that 19 sound 19 sound 22 to 19 sound 23 come 20 had 21 seemed 20 had 22 to 22 to 23 come 23 come 24 . for two or three minutes he heard and saw nothing . 1 for 2 two 1 for 5 minutes 2 two 3 or 3 or 4 three 5 minutes 6 he 6 he 7 heard 7 heard 8 and 7 heard 10 nothing 8 and 9 saw 10 nothing 11 . then another leaf rustled a little bit to one side . 1 then 4 rustled 2 another 3 leaf 3 leaf 4 rustled 4 rustled 5 a 4 rustled 6 little 5 a 6 little 6 little 7 bit 7 bit 9 one 8 to 9 one 9 one 10 side 10 side 11 . whitefoot turned like a flash , his feet gathered under him ready for a long jump for safety . 1 whitefoot 2 turned 1 whitefoot 9 gathered 2 turned 3 like 3 like 4 a 3 like 5 flash 5 flash 6 , 5 flash 8 feet 6 , 7 his 9 gathered 15 long 10 under 11 him 11 him 12 ready 11 him 15 long 12 ready 13 for 13 for 14 a 15 long 17 for 16 jump 17 for 17 for 19 . 18 safety 19 . at first he saw nothing . 1 at 2 first 2 first 3 he 3 he 4 saw 4 saw 5 nothing 5 nothing 6 . then he became aware of two bright , soft little eyes watching him . 1 then 2 he 1 then 6 two 2 he 3 became 2 he 4 aware 4 aware 5 of 6 two 7 bright 7 bright 11 eyes 8 , 9 soft 9 soft 10 little 9 soft 11 eyes 11 eyes 12 watching 12 watching 13 him 12 watching 14 . he knew without being told that those eyes belonged to the little drummer with whom he [had] been playing hide and seek so long . 1 he 2 knew 1 he 3 without 2 knew 3 without 3 without 11 the 4 being 5 told 4 being 6 that 6 that 7 those 6 that 11 the 7 those 8 eyes 7 those 9 belonged 8 eyes 9 belonged 9 belonged 10 to 11 the 19 playing 12 little 13 drummer 13 drummer 14 with 14 with 15 whom 15 whom 16 he 16 he 18 been 18 been 19 playing 19 playing 20 hide 20 hide 21 and 20 hide 24 long 21 and 22 seek 22 seek 23 so 24 long 25 . whitefoot held his breath , he was so afraid that those eyes would vanish . 1 whitefoot 5 , 2 held 4 breath 2 held 5 , 3 his 4 breath 5 , 13 would 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 so 8 so 9 afraid 8 so 12 eyes 9 afraid 10 that 10 that 11 those 11 those 12 eyes 12 eyes 13 would 13 would 15 . 14 vanish 15 . finally he rather timidly jumped down from the log and started toward those two soft eyes . 1 finally 3 rather 1 finally 9 log 2 he 3 rather 3 rather 4 timidly 4 timidly 5 jumped 4 timidly 8 the 5 jumped 6 down 6 down 7 from 9 log 10 and 9 log 12 toward 11 started 12 toward 12 toward 17 . 13 those 14 two 13 those 15 soft 14 two 15 soft 15 soft 16 eyes 15 soft 17 . they vanished . 1 they 2 vanished 2 vanished 3 . whitefoot 's heart sank . 1 whitefoot 2 's 2 's 3 heart 3 heart 4 sank 4 sank 5 . he was tempted to rush forward , but he didn't . 1 he 2 was 1 he 3 tempted 3 tempted 4 to 3 tempted 5 rush 5 rush 7 , 6 forward 7 , 7 , 10 didn't 8 but 9 he 9 he 10 didn't 10 didn't 11 . he sat still . 1 he 2 sat 2 sat 3 still 3 still 4 . there was a slight rustle off to the right . 1 there 2 was 1 there 4 slight 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 slight 4 slight 6 off 5 rustle 6 off 6 off 8 the 7 to 8 the 8 the 10 . 9 right 10 . it seemed to [whitefoot] that he was looking at the most beautiful [wood] [mouse] in all the [great] [world] . 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 6 he 3 to 5 that 5 that 6 he 6 he 11 most 7 was 9 at 7 was 11 most 8 looking 9 at 9 at 10 the 11 most 12 beautiful 12 beautiful 15 in 15 in 16 all 15 in 17 the 17 the 20 . suddenly he felt very shy and timid himself . 1 suddenly 4 very 2 he 3 felt 3 felt 4 very 4 very 5 shy 5 shy 7 timid 6 and 7 timid 7 timid 8 himself 8 himself 9 . " who who who are you ? " he stammered . 1 " 2 who 1 " 6 you 2 who 3 who 3 who 4 who 4 who 5 are 6 you 7 ? 7 ? 8 " 8 " 9 he 9 he 10 stammered 10 stammered 11 . " [i] am little [miss] [dainty] , " replied the stranger bashfully . 1 " 3 am 1 " 7 , 3 am 4 little 7 , 9 replied 8 " 9 replied 9 replied 11 stranger 10 the 11 stranger 11 stranger 12 bashfully 12 bashfully 13 . right then and there [whitefoot] 's heart was filled so full of something that it seemed as if it would burst . 1 right 2 then 1 right 14 that 2 then 3 and 4 there 8 was 6 's 7 heart 7 heart 8 was 8 was 9 filled 9 filled 12 of 10 so 11 full 11 full 12 of 12 of 13 something 12 of 14 that 14 that 16 seemed 15 it 16 seemed 16 seemed 18 if 17 as 18 if 18 if 19 it 19 it 20 would 20 would 22 . 21 burst 22 . it was love . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 love 3 love 4 . all in that instant he knew that he had found the most wonderful thing in all the [great] [world] , which of course is love . 1 all 4 instant 2 in 3 that 2 in 4 instant 4 instant 11 the 5 he 6 knew 6 knew 7 that 7 that 8 he 8 he 9 had 8 he 10 found 10 found 11 the 11 the 12 most 11 the 13 wonderful 13 wonderful 17 the 14 thing 15 in 15 in 16 all 15 in 17 the 17 the 22 of 20 , 21 which 21 which 22 of 22 of 23 course 22 of 26 . 23 course 24 is 24 is 25 love he knew that he just couldn't live without little [miss] [dainty] . 1 he 3 that 2 knew 3 that 3 that 4 he 4 he 6 couldn't 4 he 7 live 5 just 6 couldn't 6 couldn't 7 live 7 live 8 without 8 without 9 little 9 little 12 . [chapter] [xxvii] [:] [mr] [and] [mrs] [.] [whitefoot] when all is said and all is done ' [tis] only love of two makes one . 1 when 2 all 1 when 3 is 2 all 3 is 3 is 4 said 3 is 5 and 5 and 6 all 6 all 12 love 7 is 8 done 8 done 9 ' 9 ' 11 only 11 only 12 love 12 love 14 two 13 of 14 two 14 two 15 makes 15 makes 16 one 15 makes 17 . 16 one 17 . whitefoot . 1 whitefoot 2 . it took [whitefoot] a long time to make her believe that he really couldn't live without her . 1 it 5 long 1 it 10 believe 2 took 4 a 4 a 5 long 5 long 6 time 6 time 7 to 7 to 8 make 8 make 9 her 10 believe 11 that 11 that 17 her 12 he 13 really 13 really 14 couldn't 13 really 16 without 14 couldn't 15 live 14 couldn't 16 without 16 without 17 her 17 her 18 . at least , she pretended not to believe it . 1 at 2 least 2 least 4 she 3 , 4 she 4 she 6 not 5 pretended 6 not 6 not 7 to 7 to 9 it 8 believe 9 it 9 it 10 . if the truth were known , little [miss] [dainty] felt just the same way about [whitefoot] . 1 if 3 truth 1 if 11 just 2 the 3 truth 3 truth 5 known 4 were 5 known 5 known 6 , 6 , 7 little 7 little 10 felt 11 just 12 the 11 just 17 . 12 the 13 same 13 same 14 way 14 way 15 about 14 way 17 . secretly she thought [whitefoot] the most wonderful [wood] [mouse] in the [great] [world] , but she didn't tell him so . 1 secretly 2 she 2 she 5 the 3 thought 5 the 5 the 10 in 6 most 7 wonderful 7 wonderful 10 in 10 in 11 the 10 in 17 didn't 11 the 14 , 14 , 15 but 15 but 16 she 17 didn't 18 tell 18 tell 20 so 19 him 20 so 20 so 21 . the truth is , she made him feel as if she were doing him a great favor . 1 the 2 truth 1 the 4 , 2 truth 3 is 4 , 6 made 5 she 6 made 6 made 8 feel 7 him 8 feel 8 feel 10 if 9 as 10 if 10 if 12 were 11 she 12 were 12 were 13 doing 13 doing 18 . 14 him 15 a 15 a 16 great 16 great 17 favor 17 favor 18 . as for [whitefoot] , he was so happy that he actually tried to sing . 1 as 6 was 2 for 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 was 6 was 8 happy 7 so 8 happy 8 happy 9 that 9 that 10 he 9 that 12 tried 10 he 11 actually 12 tried 14 sing 13 to 14 sing 14 sing 15 . yes , sir , [whitefoot] tried to sing , and he really did very well for a [mouse] . 1 yes 4 , 1 yes 11 he 2 , 3 sir 3 sir 4 , 4 , 7 to 6 tried 7 to 7 to 8 sing 8 sing 9 , 8 sing 10 and 11 he 13 did 12 really 13 did 13 did 19 . 14 very 15 well 15 well 16 for 15 well 19 . 16 for 17 a he was ready and eager to do anything that [mrs] [whitefoot] wanted to do . 1 he 2 was 1 he 7 do 2 was 3 ready 2 was 6 to 3 ready 4 and 4 and 5 eager 7 do 9 that 7 do 14 do 8 anything 9 that 12 wanted 13 to 12 wanted 14 do 14 do 15 . whitefoot forgot that he had ever been sad and lonely . 1 whitefoot 2 forgot 1 whitefoot 3 that 2 forgot 3 that 3 that 6 ever 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 ever 6 ever 7 been 7 been 8 sad 8 sad 9 and 8 sad 10 lonely 9 and 10 lonely 10 lonely 11 . he [raced] about and did all sorts of funny things from pure joy , but he never once forgot to watch out for danger . 1 he 3 about 3 about 4 and 3 about 5 did 5 did 11 from 6 all 8 of 6 all 10 things 7 sorts 8 of 8 of 9 funny 10 things 11 from 11 from 13 joy 12 pure 13 joy 13 joy 17 never 14 , 16 he 15 but 16 he 16 he 17 never 17 never 20 to 17 never 21 watch 18 once 19 forgot 19 forgot 20 to 20 to 21 watch 21 watch 25 . 22 out 23 for 23 for 24 danger 24 danger 25 . in fact he was more watchful than ever , for now he was watching for [mrs] [whitefoot] as well as for himself . 1 in 8 ever 2 fact 3 he 3 he 4 was 3 he 7 than 5 more 6 watchful 5 more 7 than 7 than 8 ever 8 ever 9 , 9 , 10 for 10 for 12 he 11 now 12 he 12 he 14 watching 13 was 14 watching 14 watching 22 himself 15 for 18 as 18 as 19 well 19 well 20 as 19 well 21 for 21 for 22 himself 22 himself 23 . at last [whitefoot] rather timidly suggested that they should go see his fine home in a certain hollow stub . 1 at 2 last 1 at 13 fine 2 last 7 that 4 rather 5 timidly 5 timidly 6 suggested 6 suggested 7 that 7 that 8 they 7 that 9 should 9 should 11 see 10 go 11 see 11 see 12 his 13 fine 19 stub 14 home 15 in 14 home 16 a 16 a 17 certain 16 a 19 stub 17 certain 18 hollow 19 stub 20 . mrs [whitefoot] insisted that they should go to her home . 1 mrs 5 they 3 insisted 4 that 3 insisted 5 they 5 they 7 go 6 should 7 go 7 go 9 her 8 to 9 her 9 her 10 home 10 home 11 . whitefoot agreed on condition that she would afterwards visit his home . 1 whitefoot 6 she 2 agreed 3 on 3 on 4 condition 4 condition 5 that 5 that 6 she 6 she 7 would 6 she 8 afterwards 8 afterwards 9 visit 9 visit 10 his 10 his 11 home 11 home 12 . so together they went back to [mrs] [whitefoot] 's home . 1 so 2 together 2 together 3 they 3 they 4 went 4 went 5 back 5 back 6 to 5 back 10 home 9 's 10 home 10 home 11 . but [mrs] [whitefoot] was very well satisfied with her old home and not at all anxious to leave it . 1 but 6 well 4 was 5 very 5 very 6 well 6 well 11 home 7 satisfied 8 with 8 with 9 her 9 her 10 old 9 her 11 home 11 home 17 to 12 and 13 not 13 not 14 at 14 at 15 all 14 at 16 anxious 16 anxious 17 to 17 to 18 leave 17 to 19 it 19 it 20 . it was in an old hollow stump close to the ground . 1 it 2 was 1 it 3 in 3 in 6 hollow 4 an 5 old 5 old 6 hollow 6 hollow 8 close 7 stump 8 close 8 close 11 ground 9 to 10 the 10 the 11 ground 11 ground 12 . it was just such a place as [shadow] the [weasel] would be sure to visit should he happen along that way . 1 it 2 was 1 it 12 be 2 was 3 just 2 was 4 such 4 such 6 place 5 a 6 place 6 place 7 as 7 as 9 the 9 the 11 would 12 be 14 to 13 sure 14 to 14 to 18 happen 15 visit 16 should 16 should 17 he 16 should 18 happen 18 happen 19 along 19 along 20 that 20 that 22 . 21 way 22 . it didn't seem at all safe to [whitefoot] . 1 it 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 seem 3 seem 4 at 4 at 5 all 5 all 6 safe 6 safe 7 to 7 to 9 . in fact it worried him . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 it 3 it 4 worried 4 worried 5 him 5 him 6 . then , too , it was not in such a pleasant place as was his own home . 1 then 5 it 1 then 7 not 2 , 3 too 3 too 4 , 4 , 5 it 5 it 6 was 7 not 10 a 7 not 11 pleasant 8 in 9 such 9 such 10 a 10 a 11 pleasant 11 pleasant 12 place 12 place 14 was 12 place 18 . 13 as 14 was 14 was 16 own 15 his 16 own 16 own 17 home of course he didn't say this , but pretended to admire everything . 1 of 2 course 1 of 3 he 3 he 4 didn't 3 he 5 say 5 say 10 to 6 this 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 pretended 9 pretended 10 to 10 to 11 admire 11 admire 13 . 12 everything 13 . two days and nights they spent there . 1 two 2 days 1 two 4 nights 2 days 3 and 4 nights 5 they 4 nights 6 spent 6 spent 7 there 7 there 8 . then [whitefoot] suggested that they should visit his home . 1 then 3 suggested 1 then 5 they 3 suggested 4 that 5 they 6 should 6 should 7 visit 7 visit 8 his 8 his 9 home 9 home 10 . mrs [whitefoot] didn't appear at all anxious to go . 1 mrs 3 didn't 1 mrs 4 appear 4 appear 5 at 5 at 6 all 6 all 7 anxious 7 anxious 9 go 8 to 9 go 9 go 10 . she began to make excuses for staying right where they were . 1 she 2 began 1 she 5 excuses 2 began 3 to 3 to 4 make 5 excuses 8 right 6 for 7 staying 7 staying 8 right 8 right 9 where 9 where 10 they 10 they 11 were 11 were 12 . you see , she had a great love for that old home . 1 you 3 , 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 she 4 she 5 had 4 she 7 great 5 had 6 a 7 great 10 that 8 love 9 for 8 love 10 that 10 that 12 home 11 old 12 home 12 home 13 . they were sitting just outside the doorway talking about the matter when [whitefoot] caught a glimpse of a swiftly moving form not far off . 1 they 12 when 2 were 3 sitting 3 sitting 4 just 4 just 5 outside 4 just 8 talking 5 outside 6 the 5 outside 7 doorway 8 talking 11 matter 8 talking 12 when 9 about 10 the 9 about 11 matter 12 when 14 caught 14 caught 16 glimpse 15 a 16 glimpse 16 glimpse 20 moving 16 glimpse 24 off 17 of 19 swiftly 18 a 19 swiftly 19 swiftly 20 moving 21 form 22 not 22 not 23 far 22 not 24 off 24 off 25 . it was [shadow] the [weasel] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 the 4 the 6 . neither of them breathed . 1 neither 2 of 2 of 3 them 3 them 4 breathed 4 breathed 5 . shadow passed without looking in their direction . 1 shadow 2 passed 2 passed 3 without 2 passed 5 in 3 without 4 looking 5 in 6 their 6 their 7 direction 7 direction 8 . when he was out of sight , [mrs] [whitefoot] shivered . 1 when 2 he 2 he 3 was 2 he 6 sight 3 was 4 out 4 out 5 of 6 sight 7 , 7 , 10 shivered 10 shivered 11 . " let's go over to your home right away , " she whispered . 1 " 2 let's 1 " 4 over 2 let's 3 go 4 over 6 your 5 to 6 your 6 your 8 right 7 home 8 right 8 right 10 , 9 away 10 , 10 , 11 " 10 , 13 whispered 11 " 12 she 13 whispered 14 . " [i] 've never seen [shadow] about here before , but now that he has been here once , he may come again . " 1 " 4 never 1 " 5 seen 3 've 4 never 5 seen 11 but 7 about 8 here 8 here 9 before 8 here 10 , 10 , 11 but 11 but 14 he 12 now 13 that 13 that 14 he 14 he 15 has 14 he 21 may 15 has 16 been 16 been 17 here 16 been 20 he 17 here 18 once 17 here 19 , 21 may 22 come 21 may 23 again 22 come 23 again 23 again 24 . 24 . 25 " " we 'll start at once , " replied [whitefoot] , and for once he was glad that [shadow] the [weasel] was about . 1 " 2 we 2 we 7 , 2 we 13 for 3 'll 4 start 4 start 5 at 5 at 6 once 6 once 7 , 8 " 9 replied 9 replied 11 , 11 , 12 and 11 , 13 for 13 for 17 glad 14 once 15 he 15 he 16 was 15 he 17 glad 17 glad 20 the 18 that 20 the 20 the 22 was 22 was 23 about 22 was 24 . [chapter] [xviii] [:] [mrs] [whitefoot] [decides] [on] [a] [home] when [mrs] [mouse] makes up her mind [then] [mr] [mouse] best get behind . 1 when 4 makes 4 makes 6 her 5 up 6 her 6 her 7 mind 7 mind 13 behind 11 best 12 get 12 get 13 behind 13 behind 14 . whitefoot . 1 whitefoot 2 . whitefoot the [wood] [mouse] was very proud of his home . 1 whitefoot 2 the 2 the 5 was 5 was 7 proud 6 very 7 proud 7 proud 8 of 7 proud 10 home 9 his 10 home 10 home 11 . he showed it as he led [mrs] [whitefoot] there . 1 he 2 showed 2 showed 4 as 3 it 4 as 4 as 6 led 5 he 6 led 6 led 9 there 9 there 10 . he felt sure that [she] would say at once that that would be the place for them to live . 1 he 2 felt 1 he 3 sure 3 sure 4 that 3 sure 10 that 6 would 8 at 6 would 10 that 7 say 8 at 8 at 9 once 10 that 12 would 11 that 12 would 12 would 13 be 12 would 14 the 14 the 16 for 15 place 16 for 16 for 18 to 17 them 18 to 18 to 19 live 18 to 20 . 19 live 20 . you remember that it was high up in a tall , dead stub and had once been the home of [timmy] the [flying] [squirrel] . 1 you 2 remember 1 you 3 that 3 that 6 high 3 that 9 a 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 high 6 high 7 up 7 up 8 in 8 in 9 a 9 a 14 and 10 tall 11 , 11 , 12 dead 11 , 13 stub 13 stub 14 and 14 and 16 once 15 had 16 once 16 once 17 been 16 once 22 the 17 been 18 the 18 the 19 home 18 the 20 of 22 the 25 . " there , my dear , what do you think of that ? " said [whitefoot] proudly as they reached the little round doorway . 1 " 10 think 2 there 4 my 2 there 10 think 3 , 4 my 4 my 5 dear 4 my 8 do 5 dear 6 , 6 , 7 what 8 do 9 you 10 think 23 round 11 of 13 ? 12 that 13 ? 13 ? 14 " 14 " 15 said 14 " 20 reached 17 proudly 19 they 18 as 19 they 19 they 20 reached 20 reached 22 little 21 the 22 little 22 little 23 round 23 round 24 doorway 24 doorway 25 . mrs [whitefoot] said nothing , but at once went inside . 1 mrs 5 , 3 said 4 nothing 3 said 5 , 5 , 6 but 6 but 7 at 7 at 8 once 8 once 9 went 9 went 10 inside 9 went 11 . she was gone what seemed a long time to [whitefoot] , anxiously waiting outside . 1 she 3 gone 1 she 4 what 2 was 3 gone 4 what 6 a 5 seemed 6 a 6 a 8 time 7 long 8 time 8 time 9 to 9 to 14 outside 11 , 12 anxiously 12 anxiously 13 waiting 13 waiting 14 outside 14 outside 15 . you see , [mrs] [whitefoot] is a very thorough small person , and she was examining the inside of that house from top to bottom . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 2 see 6 is 6 is 7 a 6 is 8 very 7 a 8 very 8 very 9 thorough 8 very 12 , 9 thorough 11 person 10 small 11 person 12 , 18 inside 13 and 14 she 14 she 15 was 15 was 17 the 16 examining 17 the 17 the 18 inside 18 inside 19 of 19 of 24 to 20 that 21 house 21 house 23 top 21 house 24 to 22 from 23 top 24 to 25 bottom 24 to 26 . at last she appeared at the doorway . 1 at 2 last 2 last 3 she 3 she 4 appeared 4 appeared 5 at 5 at 6 the 6 the 7 doorway 7 doorway 8 . " don't you think this is a splendid house ? " asked [whitefoot] rather timidly . 1 " 2 don't 1 " 3 you 2 don't 3 you 3 you 5 this 4 think 5 this 5 this 10 ? 6 is 7 a 7 a 8 splendid 8 splendid 9 house 9 house 10 ? 10 ? 12 asked 11 " 12 asked 12 asked 16 . 14 rather 15 timidly 15 timidly 16 . " it is very good of its kind , " replied [mrs] [whitefoot] . 1 " 2 it 1 " 3 is 3 is 4 very 4 very 5 good 5 good 9 , 6 of 7 its 6 of 8 kind 8 kind 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 replied 11 replied 14 . whitefoot 's heart sank . 1 whitefoot 2 's 2 's 3 heart 3 heart 4 sank 4 sank 5 . he didn't like the tone in which [mrs] [whitefoot] had said that . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 like 3 like 4 the 4 the 5 tone 5 tone 6 in 6 in 7 which 7 which 13 . 10 had 11 said 11 said 12 that 12 that 13 . " just what do you mean , my dear ? " 1 " 3 what 2 just 3 what 3 what 4 do 4 do 5 you 4 do 7 , 6 mean 7 , 7 , 8 my 8 my 9 dear 9 dear 10 ? 9 dear 11 " whitefoot asked . 1 whitefoot 2 asked 2 asked 3 . that is , it won't do for me . 1 that 2 is 1 that 5 won't 3 , 4 it 4 it 5 won't 5 won't 6 do 6 do 7 for 7 for 8 me 8 me 9 . besides , [i] don't like an inside house for summer . 1 besides 5 like 2 , 4 don't 4 don't 5 like 5 like 6 an 6 an 7 inside 6 an 8 house 8 house 10 summer 9 for 10 summer 10 summer 11 . i think , [whitefoot] , we must look around and find a new home . " 1 i 9 around 2 think 3 , 3 , 8 look 5 , 6 we 6 we 7 must 6 we 8 look 8 look 9 around 9 around 11 find 9 around 15 . 10 and 11 find 12 a 13 new 13 new 14 home 14 home 15 . 15 . 16 " as she spoke [mrs] [whitefoot] was already starting down the stub . 1 as 2 she 1 as 3 spoke 3 spoke 9 down 6 was 7 already 7 already 8 starting 7 already 9 down 9 down 10 the 10 the 11 stub 10 the 12 . whitefoot followed . 1 whitefoot 2 followed 2 followed 3 . " all right , my dear , all right , " said he meekly . 1 " 2 all 1 " 6 dear 2 all 3 right 2 all 4 , 4 , 5 my 6 dear 8 all 7 , 8 all 8 all 9 right 8 all 10 , 9 right 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 14 meekly 12 said 13 he 13 he 14 meekly 14 meekly 15 . " you know best . 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 know 3 know 4 best 4 best 5 . this seems to me like a very fine home , but of course , if you don't like it we 'll [look] for another . " 1 this 2 seems 1 this 9 home 2 seems 6 a 3 to 4 me 4 me 5 like 5 like 6 a 6 a 8 fine 7 very 8 fine 9 home 16 you 10 , 11 but 10 , 13 course 11 but 12 of 13 course 14 , 13 course 16 you 14 , 15 if 16 you 17 don't 16 you 20 we 17 don't 18 like 18 like 19 it 20 we 21 'll 20 we 23 for 23 for 24 another 23 for 25 . 25 . 26 " mrs [whitefoot] said nothing , but led the way down the tree with [whitefoot] meekly following . 1 mrs 4 nothing 1 mrs 7 led 3 said 4 nothing 4 nothing 5 , 5 , 6 but 5 , 7 led 7 led 15 meekly 8 the 9 way 9 way 10 down 9 way 11 the 11 the 12 tree 11 the 15 meekly 12 tree 13 with 15 meekly 16 following 16 following 17 . then began a patient search all about . 1 then 2 began 2 began 3 a 3 a 4 patient 4 patient 5 search 5 search 6 all 6 all 7 about 7 about 8 . mrs [whitefoot] appeared to know just what she wanted and turned up her nose at several places [whitefoot] thought would make fine homes . 1 mrs 3 appeared 1 mrs 7 what 3 appeared 4 to 3 appeared 5 know 4 to 5 know 5 know 6 just 7 what 10 and 8 she 9 wanted 9 wanted 10 and 10 and 20 would 11 turned 12 up 12 up 13 her 12 up 14 nose 14 nose 15 at 15 at 16 several 15 at 19 thought 16 several 17 places 19 thought 20 would 20 would 22 fine 20 would 23 homes 21 make 22 fine 23 homes 24 . she hardly glanced at a fine hollow log [whitefoot] found . 1 she 3 glanced 2 hardly 3 glanced 3 glanced 7 hollow 4 at 5 a 5 a 6 fine 6 fine 7 hollow 7 hollow 8 log 8 log 10 found 10 found 11 . she merely poked her nose in at a splendid hole beneath the roots of an old stump . 1 she 2 merely 2 merely 3 poked 2 merely 10 hole 3 poked 4 her 3 poked 9 splendid 4 her 5 nose 6 in 7 at 7 at 8 a 8 a 9 splendid 10 hole 11 beneath 11 beneath 13 roots 11 beneath 18 . 12 the 13 roots 13 roots 14 of 14 of 16 old 15 an 16 old 16 old 17 stump 16 old 18 . whitefoot began to grow tired from running about and climbing stumps and trees and bushes . 1 whitefoot 2 began 1 whitefoot 6 from 2 began 3 to 2 began 5 tired 3 to 4 grow 3 to 5 tired 6 from 7 running 7 running 11 stumps 8 about 10 climbing 9 and 10 climbing 10 climbing 11 stumps 11 stumps 13 trees 12 and 13 trees 13 trees 16 . 14 and 15 bushes 15 bushes 16 . he stopped to rest and lost sight of [mrs] [whitefoot] . 1 he 2 stopped 1 he 3 to 3 to 4 rest 4 rest 6 lost 5 and 6 lost 6 lost 8 of 7 sight 8 of 8 of 11 . a moment later he heard her calling excitedly . 1 a 4 he 2 moment 3 later 3 later 4 he 4 he 5 heard 5 heard 6 her 5 heard 7 calling 6 her 7 calling 7 calling 8 excitedly 8 excitedly 9 . it was a nest that had once belonged to [melody] the [wood] [thrush] . 1 it 3 a 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 nest 4 nest 5 that 4 nest 7 once 5 that 6 had 7 once 11 the 8 belonged 9 to 9 to 11 the 11 the 14 . mrs [whitefoot] was sitting on the edge of it , and her bright eyes snapped with excitement and pleasure . 1 mrs 3 was 1 mrs 9 it 3 was 4 sitting 3 was 8 of 4 sitting 5 on 5 on 7 edge 6 the 7 edge 9 it 10 , 9 it 15 snapped 10 , 11 and 10 , 13 bright 11 and 12 her 12 her 13 bright 13 bright 14 eyes 15 snapped 16 with 16 with 17 excitement 16 with 20 . 17 excitement 18 and 18 and 19 pleasure 19 pleasure 20 . " [i] 've found it ! " she cried . 1 " 3 've 3 've 5 it 4 found 5 it 5 it 6 ! 5 it 7 " 6 ! 7 " 7 " 9 cried 8 she 9 cried 9 cried 10 . " [i] 've found it ! 1 " 3 've 3 've 4 found 4 found 5 it 5 it 6 ! it is just what [i] have been looking for . " 1 it 2 is 1 it 4 what 2 is 3 just 2 is 4 what 4 what 6 have 6 have 7 been 7 been 8 looking 8 looking 9 for 9 for 10 . 10 . 11 " " found what ? " 1 " 2 found 2 found 3 what 3 what 4 ? 4 ? 5 " whitefoot asked . 1 whitefoot 2 asked 2 asked 3 . " [i] don't see anything but an old nest of [melody] 's . " 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 see 3 don't 6 but 4 see 5 anything 6 but 7 an 7 an 8 old 8 old 9 nest 8 old 10 of 10 of 12 's 12 's 13 . 13 . 14 " " [i] 've found the home we 've been looking for , stupid , " retorted [mrs] [whitefoot] . 1 " 3 've 1 " 6 home 3 've 4 found 4 found 5 the 4 found 6 home 6 home 9 been 7 we 8 've 8 've 9 been 9 been 13 stupid 10 looking 11 for 11 for 12 , 12 , 13 stupid 13 stupid 14 , 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 retorted 16 retorted 19 . still [whitefoot] stared . 1 still 3 stared 3 stared 4 . " [i] don't see any house , " said he . 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 5 any 4 see 5 any 5 any 7 , 6 house 7 , 7 , 9 said 8 " 9 said 9 said 10 he 10 he 11 . mrs [whitefoot] stamped her feet impatiently . 1 mrs 3 stamped 3 stamped 4 her 4 her 5 feet 5 feet 6 impatiently 6 impatiently 7 . " right here , stupid , " said she . 1 " 2 right 1 " 4 , 2 right 3 here 4 , 5 stupid 5 stupid 6 , 6 , 7 " 6 , 8 said 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 she 9 she 10 . " this old nest will make us the finest and safest home that ever was . 1 " 3 old 2 this 3 old 3 old 4 nest 3 old 5 will 5 will 7 us 5 will 8 the 6 make 7 us 8 the 13 that 9 finest 10 and 9 finest 12 home 10 and 11 safest 12 home 13 that 13 that 14 ever 14 ever 15 was 15 was 16 . no one will ever think of looking for us here . 1 no 2 one 1 no 3 will 3 will 5 think 4 ever 5 think 5 think 6 of 6 of 7 looking 6 of 9 us 7 looking 8 for 9 us 10 here 10 here 11 . we must get busy at once and fix it up . " 1 we 2 must 1 we 4 busy 3 get 4 busy 4 busy 7 and 5 at 6 once 6 once 7 and 7 and 8 fix 8 fix 10 up 9 it 10 up 10 up 11 . 11 . 12 " even then [whitefoot] didn't understand . 1 even 2 then 2 then 4 didn't 4 didn't 5 understand 5 understand 6 . always he had lived either in a hole in the ground , or in a hollow stump or tree . 1 always 8 hole 1 always 13 or 2 he 3 had 3 had 5 either 4 lived 5 either 5 either 6 in 6 in 7 a 6 in 8 hole 8 hole 10 the 9 in 10 the 10 the 11 ground 10 the 12 , 13 or 15 a 13 or 17 stump 14 in 15 a 15 a 16 hollow 17 stump 18 or 17 stump 20 . 18 or 19 tree 19 tree 20 . how they were to live in that old nest he couldn't see at all . 1 how 2 they 1 how 6 in 2 they 3 were 3 were 4 to 3 were 5 live 6 in 7 that 7 that 8 old 8 old 10 he 9 nest 10 he 10 he 11 couldn't 11 couldn't 12 see 12 see 13 at 13 at 14 all 14 all 15 . [chapter] [xxix] [:] [making] [over] [an] [old] [house] a home is always what you make it . 1 a 2 home 1 a 3 is 3 is 4 always 4 always 5 what 5 what 6 you 6 you 7 make 7 make 8 it 7 make 9 . 8 it 9 . with love there you will ne'er forsake it . 1 with 2 love 2 love 3 there 3 there 4 you 3 there 5 will 5 will 6 ne'er 5 will 7 forsake 7 forsake 8 it 8 it 9 . whitefoot . 1 whitefoot 2 . whitefoot climbed up to the old nest of [melody] the [wood] [thrush] over the edge of which little [mrs] [whitefoot] was looking down at him . 1 whitefoot 2 climbed 2 climbed 5 the 3 up 4 to 3 up 5 the 5 the 7 nest 6 old 7 nest 7 nest 14 the 8 of 10 the 10 the 13 over 13 over 14 the 14 the 15 edge 14 the 16 of 15 edge 16 of 16 of 17 which 16 of 23 down 17 which 18 little 21 was 22 looking 22 looking 23 down 23 down 26 . 24 at 25 him 25 him 26 . he found [mrs] [whitefoot] very much excited . 1 he 2 found 2 found 5 very 5 very 6 much 6 much 7 excited 7 excited 8 . she was delighted with that old nest and she showed it . 1 she 2 was 1 she 3 delighted 3 delighted 6 old 4 with 5 that 5 that 6 old 6 old 7 nest 7 nest 8 and 8 and 10 showed 9 she 10 showed 10 showed 11 it 11 it 12 . for his part , [whitefoot] couldn't see anything but a deserted old house of no use to any one . 1 for 11 deserted 2 his 3 part 3 part 4 , 4 , 6 couldn't 4 , 7 see 7 see 8 anything 7 see 11 deserted 8 anything 9 but 9 but 10 a 11 deserted 13 house 12 old 13 house 13 house 14 of 13 house 15 no 15 no 16 use 16 use 17 to 16 use 20 . 17 to 18 any 17 to 19 one 19 one 20 . to be sure , it had been a very good home in its time . 1 to 3 sure 2 be 3 sure 3 sure 12 in 4 , 5 it 5 it 6 had 5 it 7 been 7 been 9 very 7 been 11 home 8 a 9 very 9 very 10 good 11 home 12 in 12 in 13 its 13 its 15 . 14 time 15 . it had been made of tiny twigs , stalks of old weeds , leaves , little fine roots and mud . 1 it 11 old 2 had 3 been 3 been 4 made 4 made 5 of 5 of 6 tiny 6 tiny 7 twigs 6 tiny 8 , 8 , 9 stalks 8 , 11 old 9 stalks 10 of 11 old 14 leaves 12 weeds 13 , 12 weeds 14 leaves 14 leaves 15 , 15 , 18 roots 16 little 17 fine 16 little 18 roots 18 roots 21 . 19 and 20 mud 19 and 21 . it was still quite solid , and was firmly fixed in a crotch of the young tree . 1 it 3 still 1 it 13 crotch 2 was 3 still 3 still 4 quite 5 solid 6 , 6 , 7 and 6 , 13 crotch 7 and 8 was 7 and 10 fixed 8 was 9 firmly 10 fixed 11 in 11 in 12 a 13 crotch 18 . 14 of 15 the 14 of 16 young 15 the 16 young 16 young 17 tree 16 young 18 . but [whitefoot] couldn't see how it could be turned into a home for a [mouse] . 1 but 7 could 3 couldn't 4 see 4 see 5 how 4 see 6 it 5 how 6 it 6 it 7 could 7 could 10 into 8 be 9 turned 9 turned 10 into 10 into 12 home 11 a 12 home 12 home 13 for 13 for 14 a 13 for 16 . he said as much . 1 he 2 said 2 said 3 as 3 as 4 much 4 much 5 . little [mrs] [whitefoot] became more excited than ever . 1 little 4 became 4 became 5 more 5 more 6 excited 6 excited 7 than 7 than 8 ever 8 ever 9 . " you dear old stupid , " said she , " whatever is the matter with you ? 1 " 2 you 1 " 3 dear 3 dear 6 , 4 old 5 stupid 5 stupid 6 , 6 , 7 " 6 , 8 said 8 said 9 she 9 she 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 whatever 11 " 14 the 12 whatever 13 is 14 the 15 matter 15 matter 16 with 15 matter 17 you 16 with 17 you 17 you 18 ? " [i] don't see why we don't make a new home altogether , " protested [whitefoot] . 1 " 5 why 1 " 9 a 3 don't 4 see 3 don't 5 why 5 why 8 make 6 we 7 don't 7 don't 8 make 9 a 11 home 10 new 11 home 11 home 14 " 12 altogether 13 , 13 , 14 " 14 " 17 . 15 protested 17 . " it seems to me that hollow stub of mine is ever so much better than this . 1 " 4 to 2 it 3 seems 3 seems 4 to 4 to 7 hollow 5 me 6 that 6 that 7 hollow 7 hollow 8 stub 7 hollow 12 ever 8 stub 9 of 9 of 10 mine 10 mine 11 is 12 ever 14 much 12 ever 18 . 13 so 14 much 14 much 15 better 15 better 16 than 16 than 17 this that has good solid walls , and we won't have to do a thing to it . " 1 that 4 solid 1 that 6 , 2 has 3 good 2 has 4 solid 4 solid 5 walls 5 walls 6 , 6 , 7 and 6 , 14 thing 7 and 8 we 8 we 9 won't 9 won't 10 have 11 to 12 do 12 do 13 a 12 do 14 thing 14 thing 18 " 15 to 16 it 15 to 17 . 16 it 17 . 17 . 18 " " it will be all right for winter , but winter is a long way off . 1 " 4 be 1 " 13 a 2 it 3 will 3 will 4 be 4 be 6 right 5 all 6 right 6 right 9 , 7 for 8 winter 8 winter 9 , 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 winter 11 winter 12 is 13 a 14 long 14 long 15 way 15 way 16 off 15 way 17 . it may suit you for summer , but it doesn't suit me , and this place does . 1 it 3 suit 1 it 7 , 2 may 3 suit 3 suit 6 summer 4 you 5 for 5 for 6 summer 7 , 17 does 8 but 9 it 8 but 10 doesn't 10 doesn't 11 suit 11 suit 12 me 11 suit 14 and 12 me 13 , 14 and 15 this 14 and 17 does 15 this 16 place 17 does 18 . so this is where we are going to live . " 1 so 2 this 2 this 5 we 3 is 4 where 4 where 5 we 5 we 7 going 6 are 7 going 7 going 8 to 7 going 9 live 9 live 10 . 10 . 11 " " certainly , my dear . 1 " 2 certainly 2 certainly 3 , 3 , 4 my 4 my 5 dear 5 dear 6 . certainly , " replied [whitefoot] very meekly . 1 certainly 2 , 1 certainly 3 " 2 , 3 " 3 " 4 replied 3 " 6 very 6 very 7 meekly 7 meekly 8 . " if you want to live here , here we will live . 1 " 2 if 1 " 6 live 3 you 4 want 3 you 6 live 4 want 5 to 6 live 12 live 7 here 8 , 8 , 10 we 8 , 12 live 9 here 10 we 10 we 11 will 12 live 13 . but [i] must confess it isn't clear to me yet how we are going to make a decent home out of this old nest . " 1 but 6 isn't 3 must 4 confess 3 must 5 it 5 it 6 isn't 6 isn't 8 to 6 isn't 9 me 7 clear 8 to 8 to 9 me 9 me 13 are 10 yet 11 how 11 how 12 we 11 how 13 are 13 are 18 decent 14 going 15 to 15 to 16 make 15 to 18 decent 16 make 17 a 18 decent 23 old 19 home 20 out 20 out 21 of 20 out 23 old 21 of 22 this 23 old 24 nest 24 nest 26 " 25 . 26 " " don't you worry about that , " replied [mrs] [whitefoot] . 1 " 3 you 2 don't 3 you 3 you 4 worry 4 worry 5 about 5 about 7 , 6 that 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 replied 8 " 12 . " you can get the material , and [i] 'll attend to the rest . 1 " 4 get 2 you 3 can 2 you 4 get 4 get 6 material 5 the 6 material 6 material 10 'll 7 , 8 and 7 , 10 'll 10 'll 14 rest 11 attend 13 the 11 attend 14 rest 12 to 13 the 14 rest 15 . let us waste no time about it . 1 let 2 us 2 us 4 no 3 waste 4 no 4 no 6 about 5 time 6 about 6 about 8 . 7 it 8 . i am anxious to get our home finished and to feel a little bit settled . 1 i 3 anxious 1 i 8 finished 2 am 3 anxious 3 anxious 4 to 4 to 5 get 4 to 6 our 5 get 6 our 6 our 7 home 8 finished 12 a 8 finished 14 bit 9 and 10 to 10 to 11 feel 11 feel 12 a 12 a 13 little 14 bit 15 settled 14 bit 16 . i have already planned just what has got to be done and how we will do it . 1 i 4 planned 2 have 3 already 3 already 4 planned 4 planned 5 just 5 just 10 be 5 just 12 and 6 what 7 has 6 what 8 got 8 got 9 to 8 got 10 be 10 be 11 done 11 done 12 and 12 and 13 how 12 and 18 . 13 how 16 do 14 we 15 will 15 will 16 do 16 do 17 it just get busy and don't stop to talk . " 1 just 3 busy 2 get 3 busy 3 busy 4 and 3 busy 6 stop 4 and 5 don't 6 stop 7 to 7 to 8 talk 8 talk 9 . 9 . 10 " of course [whitefoot] did as he was told . 1 of 2 course 1 of 4 did 4 did 6 he 5 as 6 he 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 told 8 told 9 . he ran down to the ground and began to hunt for the things [mrs] [whitefoot] wanted . 1 he 2 ran 1 he 11 for 2 ran 4 to 2 ran 8 began 3 down 4 to 4 to 5 the 5 the 6 ground 6 ground 7 and 8 began 10 hunt 8 began 11 for 9 to 10 hunt 11 for 12 the 11 for 13 things 12 the 13 things 13 things 17 . 16 wanted 17 . he was very particular about it . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 particular 4 particular 5 about 5 about 6 it 6 it 7 . mrs [whitefoot] joined [whitefoot] in hunting for just the right things , but she spent more time in arranging the material . 1 mrs 3 joined 3 joined 5 in 5 in 12 , 6 hunting 10 right 7 for 8 just 8 just 9 the 9 the 10 right 10 right 11 things 11 things 12 , 12 , 15 spent 13 but 14 she 13 but 15 spent 15 spent 21 material 16 more 17 time 16 more 18 in 18 in 19 arranging 18 in 20 the 20 the 21 material 21 material 22 . over that old nest she made a fine high roof . 1 over 4 nest 2 that 3 old 3 old 4 nest 4 nest 6 made 5 she 6 made 6 made 7 a 6 made 9 high 7 a 8 fine 8 fine 9 high 9 high 10 roof 10 roof 11 . down through the lower [side] she cut a little round doorway just big enough for them to pass through . 1 down 7 cut 2 through 3 the 2 through 4 lower 4 lower 6 she 4 lower 7 cut 7 cut 12 just 7 cut 16 them 8 a 9 little 9 little 10 round 10 round 11 doorway 10 round 12 just 13 big 14 enough 13 big 15 for 15 for 16 them 16 them 20 . 17 to 18 pass 18 pass 19 through 19 through 20 . unless you happened to be underneath looking up , you never would have guessed there was an entrance at all . 1 unless 5 be 1 unless 20 all 2 you 3 happened 3 happened 4 to 4 to 5 be 5 be 8 up 6 underneath 7 looking 7 looking 8 up 8 up 11 never 9 , 10 you 9 , 11 never 11 never 14 guessed 12 would 13 have 12 would 14 guessed 14 guessed 15 there 15 there 16 was 16 was 17 an 17 an 18 entrance 18 entrance 19 at 20 all 21 . inside was a snug [,] round room , and in this she made the softest and most comfortable of beds . 1 inside 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 8 , 4 snug 6 round 4 snug 8 , 6 round 7 room 8 , 9 and 8 , 14 the 9 and 10 in 11 this 12 she 11 this 13 made 13 made 14 the 14 the 15 softest 14 the 16 and 16 and 17 most 16 and 19 of 17 most 18 comfortable 19 of 20 beds 20 beds 21 . " it certainly is going to be a fine home , " said [whitefoot] . 1 " 3 certainly 1 " 5 going 2 it 3 certainly 3 certainly 4 is 5 going 7 be 5 going 13 said 6 to 7 be 7 be 8 a 8 a 11 , 9 fine 10 home 10 home 11 , 11 , 12 " 13 said 15 . " didn't [i] tell you it would be ? " retorted [mrs] [whitefoot] . 1 " 2 didn't 1 " 6 it 2 didn't 4 tell 4 tell 5 you 6 it 7 would 7 would 8 be 8 be 9 ? 8 be 10 " 10 " 11 retorted 11 retorted 14 . [chapter] [xxx] [:] [the] [whitefoots] [enjoy] [their] [new] [home] no home is ever mean or poor [where] love awaits you at the door . 1 no 2 home 1 no 6 or 2 home 4 ever 2 home 5 mean 3 is 4 ever 4 ever 5 mean 6 or 7 poor 6 or 9 love 9 love 10 awaits 9 love 13 the 10 awaits 11 you 12 at 13 the 13 the 14 door 14 door 15 . whitefoot . 1 whitefoot 2 . i don't think any water will get through it even in the hardest rain . " 1 i 3 think 1 i 9 it 2 don't 3 think 3 think 4 any 3 think 5 water 5 water 6 will 7 get 8 through 7 get 9 it 9 it 10 even 10 even 13 hardest 11 in 12 the 12 the 13 hardest 13 hardest 14 rain 14 rain 15 . 14 rain 16 " 15 . 16 " " it is wonderful , " declared [whitefoot] admiringly . 1 " 3 is 2 it 3 is 3 is 4 wonderful 3 is 5 , 4 wonderful 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 declared 7 declared 9 admiringly 9 admiringly 10 . " wherever did you learn to build such a house as this ? " 1 " 2 wherever 1 " 3 did 3 did 4 you 4 you 5 learn 4 you 6 to 6 to 7 build 6 to 8 such 7 build 8 such 8 such 10 house 9 a 10 house 10 house 11 as 11 as 12 this 12 this 13 ? 13 ? 14 " " from my mother , " replied [mrs] [whitefoot] . 1 " 2 from 2 from 3 my 3 my 4 mother 4 mother 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 replied 7 replied 10 . " [i] was born in just such a home . 1 " 3 was 3 was 4 born 4 born 5 in 5 in 8 a 6 just 7 such 7 such 8 a 8 a 10 . 9 home 10 . it makes the finest kind of a home for [wood] [mouse] babies . " 1 it 2 makes 1 it 4 finest 2 makes 3 the 4 finest 5 kind 4 finest 6 of 5 kind 6 of 6 of 7 a 7 a 8 home 7 a 9 for 8 home 9 for 9 for 12 babies 12 babies 13 . 13 . 14 " " you don't think there is danger that the wind will blow it down , do you ? " ventured [whitefoot] . 1 " 4 think 1 " 10 wind 2 you 3 don't 3 don't 4 think 4 think 5 there 5 there 6 is 6 is 7 danger 6 is 8 that 8 that 9 the 10 wind 15 , 11 will 12 blow 12 blow 13 it 13 it 14 down 14 down 15 , 15 , 16 do 15 , 22 . 16 do 20 ventured 17 you 18 ? 18 ? 19 " 19 " 20 ventured 20 ventured 22 . " of course [i] don't , " retorted little [mrs] [whitefoot] scornfully . 1 " 2 of 1 " 3 course 3 course 6 , 5 don't 6 , 6 , 7 " 6 , 8 retorted 8 retorted 9 little 9 little 12 scornfully 12 scornfully 13 . " hasn't this old nest remained right where it is for over a year ? 1 " 6 remained 2 hasn't 3 this 3 this 4 old 4 old 5 nest 4 old 6 remained 6 remained 7 right 7 right 8 where 8 where 9 it 8 where 10 is 10 is 13 a 11 for 12 over 12 over 13 a 13 a 14 year 14 year 15 ? do credit me with a little sense , my dear . " 1 do 2 credit 1 do 3 me 3 me 4 with 3 me 5 a 4 with 5 a 5 a 7 sense 6 little 7 sense 7 sense 8 , 8 , 11 . 9 my 10 dear 10 dear 11 . 11 . 12 " " yes 'm , [i] do , " replied [whitefoot] meekly . 1 " 2 yes 1 " 3 'm 3 'm 6 do 4 , 6 do 6 do 7 , 6 do 8 " 8 " 9 replied 9 replied 11 meekly 11 meekly 12 . " you are the most sensible person in all the [great] [world] . 1 " 5 most 2 you 3 are 2 you 4 the 4 the 5 most 5 most 6 sensible 6 sensible 7 person 6 sensible 8 in 8 in 9 all 9 all 10 the 10 the 13 . i wasn't finding fault . 1 i 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 finding 3 finding 4 fault 4 fault 5 . but if you say it is all right , why of course it is all right . 1 but 11 of 2 if 3 you 3 you 4 say 4 say 8 right 4 say 11 of 5 it 6 is 6 is 7 all 7 all 8 right 8 right 9 , 9 , 10 why 11 of 15 all 12 course 13 it 13 it 14 is 13 it 15 all 15 all 17 . 16 right 17 . probably [i] will get used to it after awhile . " 1 probably 3 will 3 will 4 get 3 will 5 used 4 get 5 used 5 used 6 to 6 to 8 after 6 to 9 awhile 7 it 8 after 9 awhile 10 . 10 . 11 " whitefoot did get used to it . 1 whitefoot 2 did 2 did 4 used 3 get 4 used 4 used 5 to 5 to 6 it 6 it 7 . the fact is , he rather enjoyed it . 1 the 2 fact 2 fact 3 is 2 fact 4 , 3 is 4 , 4 , 6 rather 5 he 6 rather 6 rather 7 enjoyed 7 enjoyed 8 it 8 it 9 . so [whitefoot] and [mrs] [whitefoot] settled down to enjoy their new home . 1 so 3 and 3 and 7 down 6 settled 7 down 7 down 9 enjoy 8 to 9 enjoy 9 enjoy 10 their 10 their 12 home 10 their 13 . 11 new 12 home now and then they added a bit to it here and there . 1 now 3 then 1 now 6 a 2 and 3 then 3 then 5 added 4 they 5 added 6 a 8 to 7 bit 8 to 8 to 9 it 9 it 10 here 10 here 11 and 11 and 12 there 11 and 13 . 12 there 13 . somehow [whitefoot] felt unusually safe , safer than he had ever felt in any of his other homes . 1 somehow 9 he 3 felt 4 unusually 3 felt 6 , 4 unusually 5 safe 6 , 8 than 6 , 9 he 7 safer 8 than 9 he 10 had 10 had 12 felt 10 had 17 other 11 ever 12 felt 13 in 14 any 14 any 15 of 15 of 16 his 16 his 17 other 17 other 19 . 18 homes 19 . you see , he had seen several [feathered] folk alight close to it and not give it a second look . 1 you 4 he 2 see 3 , 2 see 4 he 4 he 6 seen 5 had 6 seen 6 seen 10 alight 7 several 9 folk 7 several 10 alight 10 alight 12 to 11 close 12 to 12 to 21 . 13 it 14 and 14 and 15 not 15 not 16 give 15 not 17 it 17 it 18 a 18 a 19 second 18 a 21 . 19 second 20 look whitefoot had chuckled . 1 whitefoot 2 had 2 had 3 chuckled 3 chuckled 4 . he had chuckled long and heartily . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 chuckled 3 chuckled 4 long 4 long 5 and 5 and 6 heartily 6 heartily 7 . " if they make [that] mistake , " said he to himself , " everybody else is likely to make it . 1 " 3 they 2 if 3 they 3 they 22 . 4 make 6 mistake 6 mistake 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 10 he 9 said 11 to 10 he 11 to 11 to 12 himself 12 himself 13 , 12 himself 18 likely 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 everybody 14 " 16 else 16 else 17 is 18 likely 19 to 18 likely 22 . 19 to 21 it 20 make 21 it it was only a day or two later that [buster] [bear] happened along that way . 1 it 2 was 1 it 12 happened 2 was 3 only 3 only 6 or 3 only 7 two 4 a 5 day 5 day 6 or 6 or 7 two 7 two 8 later 8 later 9 that 12 happened 13 along 13 along 14 that 13 along 15 way 14 that 15 way 15 way 16 . now [buster] is very fond of tender [wood] [mouse] . 1 now 3 is 3 is 4 very 4 very 5 fond 5 fond 6 of 6 of 7 tender 7 tender 10 . he saw [buster] glance up at the new home without the slightest interest in those shrewd little eyes of his . 1 he 2 saw 1 he 12 slightest 2 saw 7 the 4 glance 5 up 5 up 6 at 5 up 7 the 7 the 8 new 8 new 9 home 8 new 11 the 10 without 11 the 12 slightest 18 eyes 13 interest 14 in 14 in 15 those 14 in 18 eyes 15 those 16 shrewd 15 those 17 little 18 eyes 21 . 19 of 20 his 20 his 21 . then [buster] shuffled on to roll over an old log and lick up the ants he found under it . 1 then 3 shuffled 1 then 10 log 3 shuffled 4 on 3 shuffled 5 to 5 to 6 roll 5 to 8 an 6 roll 7 over 8 an 9 old 10 log 18 under 11 and 12 lick 11 and 13 up 13 up 14 the 13 up 17 found 14 the 15 ants 15 ants 16 he 17 found 18 under 18 under 20 . 19 it 20 . again [whitefoot] chuckled . 1 again 3 chuckled 3 chuckled 4 . " yes , sir , " said he . 1 " 3 , 2 yes 3 , 3 , 4 sir 4 sir 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 8 he 8 he 9 . " it is the safest home [i] ' ve ever had . " 1 " 3 is 2 it 3 is 3 is 5 safest 4 the 5 safest 5 safest 6 home 6 home 8 ' 8 ' 10 ever 9 ve 10 ever 10 ever 12 . 11 had 12 . 12 . 13 " life seemed more beautiful than it had ever been before . 1 life 2 seemed 1 life 4 beautiful 2 seemed 3 more 4 beautiful 5 than 4 beautiful 6 it 5 than 6 it 6 it 7 had 6 it 8 ever 7 had 8 ever 8 ever 9 been 9 been 10 before 9 been 11 . 10 before 11 . and he almost forgot that there was such a thing as a hungry enemy . 1 and 3 almost 1 and 4 forgot 2 he 3 almost 3 almost 4 forgot 4 forgot 6 there 5 that 6 there 6 there 7 was 6 there 10 thing 8 such 9 a 8 such 10 thing 10 thing 14 enemy 11 as 13 hungry 12 a 13 hungry 13 hungry 14 enemy 14 enemy 15 . [chapter] [xxxi] [:] [whitefoot] [is] [hurt] the hurts that hardest are to bear [come] from those for whom we care . 1 the 3 that 2 hurts 3 that 3 that 7 bear 4 hardest 5 are 5 are 6 to 6 to 7 bear 7 bear 10 those 9 from 10 those 10 those 13 we 11 for 12 whom 12 whom 13 we 13 we 14 care 14 care 15 . whitefoot . 1 whitefoot 2 . whitefoot was hurt . 1 whitefoot 2 was 2 was 3 hurt 3 hurt 4 . yes , sir , [whitefoot] was hurt . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 3 sir 3 sir 4 , 4 , 6 was 6 was 7 hurt 7 hurt 8 . he was very much hurt . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 much 4 much 5 hurt 5 hurt 6 . it wasn't a bodily hurt ; it was an inside hurt . 1 it 7 it 2 wasn't 3 a 3 a 4 bodily 4 bodily 5 hurt 5 hurt 6 ; 6 ; 7 it 7 it 8 was 8 was 9 an 9 an 10 inside 10 inside 12 . 11 hurt 12 . it was a hurt that made his heart ache . 1 it 2 was 1 it 3 a 2 was 3 a 3 a 5 that 4 hurt 5 that 5 that 6 made 6 made 8 heart 7 his 8 heart 8 heart 9 ache 8 heart 10 . 9 ache 10 . and to make it worse , he couldn't understand it at all . 1 and 4 it 2 to 3 make 3 make 4 it 4 it 5 worse 4 it 6 , 6 , 7 he 7 he 9 understand 8 couldn't 9 understand 9 understand 11 at 10 it 11 at 11 at 12 all 12 all 13 . one evening he had been met at the little round doorway by little [mrs] [whitefoot] . 1 one 2 evening 1 one 4 had 2 evening 3 he 4 had 5 been 4 had 6 met 6 met 9 little 7 at 8 the 8 the 9 little 9 little 11 doorway 10 round 11 doorway 11 doorway 12 by 11 doorway 13 little 13 little 16 . " you can't come in , " said she . 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 can't 2 you 4 come 3 can't 4 come 4 come 5 in 5 in 7 " 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 she 9 she 10 . " why can't [i] ? " demanded [whitefoot] , in the greatest surprise . 1 " 2 why 1 " 6 " 2 why 3 can't 3 can't 5 ? 6 " 7 demanded 7 demanded 9 , 7 demanded 11 the 9 , 10 in 10 in 11 the 11 the 12 greatest 11 the 13 surprise 13 surprise 14 . " never mind why . 1 " 2 never 2 never 3 mind 3 mind 4 why 4 why 5 . you can't , and that is all there is to it , " replied [mrs] [whitefoot] . 1 you 5 that 2 can't 3 , 2 can't 5 that 3 , 4 and 5 that 6 is 6 is 7 all 6 is 8 there 8 there 9 is 8 there 10 to 10 to 11 it 10 to 12 , 11 it 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 replied 13 " 17 . " you mean [i] can't ever come in any more ? " asked [whitefoot] . 1 " 3 mean 2 you 3 mean 3 mean 8 in 5 can't 7 come 6 ever 7 come 7 come 8 in 8 in 9 any 9 any 11 ? 10 more 11 ? 11 ? 13 asked 12 " 13 asked 13 asked 15 . " [i] don't know about that , " replied [mrs] [whitefoot] , " but you can't come in now , nor for some time . 1 " 5 about 3 don't 4 know 3 don't 5 about 5 about 7 , 5 about 13 " 6 that 7 , 7 , 8 " 7 , 9 replied 8 " 9 replied 9 replied 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 16 can't 14 but 15 you 15 you 16 can't 16 can't 20 , 17 come 18 in 17 come 19 now 19 now 20 , 20 , 21 nor 21 nor 22 for 22 for 24 time 23 some 24 time 24 time 25 . i think the best thing you can [do] is to go back to your old home in the hollow stub . " 1 i 6 you 2 think 3 the 2 think 4 best 4 best 5 thing 4 best 6 you 6 you 7 can 6 you 12 back 7 can 9 is 9 is 10 to 11 go 12 back 12 back 13 to 13 to 16 home 14 your 15 old 15 old 16 home 16 home 18 the 16 home 20 stub 17 in 18 the 18 the 19 hollow 18 the 20 stub 20 stub 22 " 21 . 22 " whitefoot stared at little [mrs] [whitefoot] quite as if he thought she had gone crazy . 1 whitefoot 2 stared 1 whitefoot 10 he 2 stared 3 at 4 little 7 quite 7 quite 9 if 8 as 9 if 9 if 10 he 10 he 11 thought 11 thought 12 she 12 she 13 had 13 had 14 gone 14 gone 15 crazy 14 gone 16 . then he lost his temper . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 lost 3 lost 4 his 4 his 5 temper 5 temper 6 . " [i] guess [i] 'll come in if [i] want to , " said he . 1 " 3 guess 3 guess 5 'll 3 guess 7 in 5 'll 6 come 7 in 8 if 8 if 11 to 10 want 11 to 11 to 12 , 12 , 14 said 13 " 14 said 14 said 15 he 15 he 16 . " this home is quite as much my home as it is yours . 1 " 2 this 1 " 4 is 2 this 3 home 2 this 4 is 4 is 5 quite 5 quite 6 as 6 as 7 much 6 as 10 as 7 much 8 my 8 my 9 home 9 home 10 as 10 as 11 it 11 it 12 is 12 is 13 yours 13 yours 14 . you have no right to keep me out of it . 1 you 2 have 2 have 4 right 3 no 4 right 4 right 5 to 4 right 6 keep 6 keep 7 me 6 keep 8 out 8 out 10 it 9 of 10 it 10 it 11 . just you get out of my way . " 1 just 2 you 2 you 4 out 3 get 4 out 4 out 5 of 5 of 6 my 5 of 8 . 6 my 7 way 7 way 8 . 8 . 9 " but little [mrs] [whitefoot] didn't get out of his way , and do what he would , [whitefoot] couldn't get in . 1 but 8 of 2 little 5 didn't 5 didn't 6 get 6 get 7 out 7 out 8 of 8 of 11 , 9 his 10 way 10 way 11 , 11 , 15 he 12 and 13 do 12 and 15 he 13 do 14 what 15 he 22 . 16 would 17 , 17 , 19 couldn't 19 couldn't 20 get 19 couldn't 22 . 20 get 21 in 20 get 22 . you see she quite filled that little round doorway . 1 you 3 she 2 see 3 she 3 she 4 quite 4 quite 5 filled 4 quite 6 that 5 filled 6 that 6 that 8 round 7 little 8 round 8 round 9 doorway 9 doorway 10 . finally , he had to give up trying . 1 finally 2 , 2 , 4 had 3 he 4 had 4 had 5 to 4 had 6 give 6 give 8 trying 7 up 8 trying 8 trying 9 . three times he came back and each time he found little [mrs] [whitefoot] in the doorway . 1 three 2 times 1 three 14 in 2 times 3 he 4 came 5 back 5 back 6 and 5 back 14 in 6 and 7 each 6 and 8 time 8 time 9 he 8 time 10 found 10 found 11 little 14 in 16 doorway 15 the 16 doorway 16 doorway 17 . and each time she drove him away . 1 and 2 each 2 each 3 time 2 each 4 she 4 she 5 drove 4 she 6 him 6 him 7 away 7 away 8 . finally , for lack of any [other] place to go to , he returned to his old home in the old stub . 1 finally 2 , 1 finally 6 any 2 , 4 lack 3 for 4 lack 4 lack 5 of 6 any 14 returned 8 place 10 go 9 to 10 go 10 go 11 to 10 go 14 returned 11 to 12 , 12 , 13 he 14 returned 19 in 15 to 16 his 16 his 18 home 17 old 18 home 18 home 19 in 19 in 20 the 20 the 21 old 21 old 22 stub 22 stub 23 . once he had thought this the finest home possible , but now somehow it didn't suit him at all . 1 once 2 he 1 once 12 now 2 he 3 had 3 had 8 home 4 thought 5 this 5 this 6 the 6 the 7 finest 7 finest 8 home 8 home 9 possible 9 possible 10 , 10 , 11 but 12 now 13 somehow 12 now 15 didn't 13 somehow 14 it 15 didn't 18 at 15 didn't 19 all 16 suit 17 him 16 suit 18 at 18 at 19 all 19 all 20 . whitefoot 's anger did not last long . 1 whitefoot 2 's 2 's 3 anger 3 anger 4 did 4 did 5 not 4 did 6 last 5 not 6 last 6 last 7 long 7 long 8 . it was replaced by that hurt feeling . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 replaced 3 replaced 4 by 4 by 5 that 5 that 7 feeling 6 hurt 7 feeling 7 feeling 8 . several times he went back to see if [mrs] [whitefoot] felt any differently , but found she didn't . 1 several 2 times 1 several 3 he 3 he 4 went 3 he 8 if 4 went 5 back 5 back 6 to 6 to 7 see 8 if 12 any 8 if 16 found 11 felt 12 any 12 any 13 differently 13 differently 14 , 13 differently 15 but 16 found 17 she 17 she 18 didn't 18 didn't 19 . finally she told him rather sharply to go away and stay away . 1 finally 7 to 2 she 3 told 3 told 5 rather 3 told 6 sharply 4 him 5 rather 6 sharply 7 to 7 to 13 . 8 go 9 away 9 away 10 and 10 and 11 stay 11 stay 12 away 11 stay 13 . after that [whitefoot] didn't venture over to the new home . 1 after 2 that 1 after 4 didn't 4 didn't 5 venture 4 didn't 7 to 5 venture 6 over 7 to 8 the 7 to 10 home 9 new 10 home 10 home 11 . he would sometimes sit a short distance away and gaze at it longingly . 1 he 2 would 1 he 4 sit 2 would 3 sometimes 4 sit 5 a 4 sit 7 distance 5 a 6 short 7 distance 9 and 8 away 9 and 9 and 14 . 10 gaze 11 at 11 at 12 it 12 it 13 longingly 13 longingly 14 . all the joy had gone out of the beautiful springtime for him . 1 all 2 the 1 all 5 gone 2 the 3 joy 3 joy 4 had 5 gone 6 out 6 out 7 of 6 out 8 the 7 of 8 the 8 the 11 for 9 beautiful 10 springtime 10 springtime 11 for 11 for 12 him 12 him 13 . he was quite as unhappy as he had been before he met little [mrs] [whitefoot] . 1 he 3 quite 1 he 6 as 2 was 3 quite 3 quite 4 as 4 as 5 unhappy 6 as 7 he 7 he 8 had 8 had 9 been 8 had 10 before 10 before 12 met 11 he 12 met 12 met 13 little 13 little 16 . you see , he was even more lonely than he had been then . 1 you 2 see 1 you 3 , 2 see 3 , 3 , 6 even 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 even 6 even 8 lonely 7 more 8 lonely 8 lonely 10 he 9 than 10 he 10 he 11 had 11 had 12 been 12 been 13 then 13 then 14 . and added to this loneliness was that hurt feeling , which made it ever and ever so much worse [.] 1 and 6 was 2 added 3 to 3 to 4 this 3 to 5 loneliness 5 loneliness 6 was 6 was 7 that 7 that 8 hurt 8 hurt 10 , 9 feeling 10 , 10 , 17 so 11 which 12 made 12 made 13 it 12 made 14 ever 14 ever 15 and 15 and 16 ever 16 ever 17 so 17 so 18 much 18 much 19 worse it was very hard to bear . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 very 2 was 4 hard 4 hard 5 to 5 to 6 bear 6 bear 7 . i don't understand why [mrs] [whitefoot] doesn't love me any more . " 1 i 4 why 2 don't 3 understand 3 understand 4 why 4 why 7 doesn't 7 doesn't 8 love 7 doesn't 10 any 8 love 9 me 10 any 11 more 10 any 12 . 11 more 12 . 12 . 13 " [chapter] [xxxii] [:] [the] [surprise] surprises sometimes are so great [you] 're tempted to believe in fate . 1 surprises 2 sometimes 1 surprises 3 are 3 are 5 great 4 so 5 great 5 great 7 're 7 're 10 believe 8 tempted 9 to 8 tempted 10 believe 10 believe 11 in 10 believe 12 fate 12 fate 13 . whitefoot . 1 whitefoot 2 . one [never-to-be] forgotten evening [whitefoot] met [mrs] [whitefoot] and she invited him to come back to their home . 1 one 3 forgotten 3 forgotten 4 evening 3 forgotten 11 invited 6 met 9 and 9 and 10 she 10 she 11 invited 11 invited 16 to 12 him 13 to 13 to 14 come 13 to 15 back 14 come 15 back 15 back 16 to 16 to 17 their 17 their 18 home 17 their 19 . 18 home 19 . of course [whitefoot] was delighted . 1 of 2 course 2 course 4 was 4 was 5 delighted 5 delighted 6 . whitefoot hesitated . 1 whitefoot 2 hesitated 2 hesitated 3 . in the first place , it was dark in there . 1 in 2 the 1 in 3 first 2 the 3 first 3 first 5 , 4 place 5 , 5 , 6 it 6 it 8 dark 7 was 8 dark 8 dark 9 in 9 in 10 there 10 there 11 . in the second place , he had the feeling that somehow that little bedroom seemed crowded . 1 in 5 , 2 the 3 second 2 the 4 place 4 place 5 , 5 , 9 feeling 6 he 7 had 7 had 8 the 7 had 9 feeling 9 feeling 15 seemed 10 that 11 somehow 11 somehow 12 that 12 that 13 little 13 little 14 bedroom 14 bedroom 15 seemed 15 seemed 16 crowded 16 crowded 17 . it hadn't been that way the last time he was there . 1 it 2 hadn't 1 it 4 that 2 hadn't 3 been 4 that 6 the 5 way 6 the 6 the 7 last 6 the 8 time 8 time 9 he 9 he 10 was 9 he 11 there 10 was 11 there 11 there 12 . mrs [whitefoot] was right in front of him , and she seemed very much excited about something . 1 mrs 4 right 1 mrs 7 of 3 was 4 right 4 right 5 in 5 in 6 front 7 of 16 about 8 him 9 , 9 , 10 and 9 , 12 seemed 10 and 11 she 12 seemed 13 very 12 seemed 14 much 14 much 15 excited 14 much 16 about 16 about 17 something 17 something 18 . presently she crowded to one side . 1 presently 2 she 2 she 3 crowded 3 crowded 4 to 4 to 5 one 5 one 6 side 6 side 7 . " come here and look , " said she . 1 " 2 come 1 " 4 and 2 come 3 here 4 and 5 look 5 look 6 , 6 , 7 " 6 , 9 she 7 " 8 said 9 she 10 . whitefoot looked . 1 whitefoot 2 looked 2 looked 3 . in the middle of a soft bed of moss was a squirming mass of legs and funny little heads . 1 in 5 a 1 in 18 little 2 the 3 middle 3 middle 4 of 3 middle 5 a 5 a 6 soft 6 soft 9 moss 7 bed 8 of 7 bed 9 moss 9 moss 10 was 11 a 12 squirming 11 a 18 little 12 squirming 13 mass 12 squirming 15 legs 14 of 15 legs 15 legs 16 and 16 and 17 funny 18 little 19 heads 18 little 20 . at first that was all [whitefoot] could make out . 1 at 2 first 2 first 3 that 3 that 4 was 4 was 5 all 5 all 7 could 7 could 8 make 8 make 9 out 9 out 10 . " don't you think this is the most wonderful surprise that ever was ? " whispered little [mrs] [whitefoot] . 1 " 3 you 1 " 9 wonderful 2 don't 3 you 3 you 4 think 3 you 8 most 4 think 5 this 5 this 6 is 6 is 7 the 9 wonderful 14 ? 10 surprise 11 that 10 surprise 13 was 11 that 12 ever 13 was 14 ? 14 ? 15 " 15 " 16 whispered 15 " 20 . 16 whispered 17 little " aren't they darlings ? 1 " 2 aren't 2 aren't 3 they 3 they 4 darlings 4 darlings 5 ? aren't you proud of them ? " 1 aren't 2 you 2 you 3 proud 3 proud 4 of 4 of 5 them 5 them 6 ? 6 ? 7 " by this time [whitefoot] had made out that that squirming mass of legs and heads was composed of baby [mice] . 1 by 3 time 2 this 3 time 3 time 13 legs 5 had 6 made 6 made 7 out 7 out 8 that 7 out 9 that 9 that 10 squirming 10 squirming 11 mass 10 squirming 13 legs 11 mass 12 of 13 legs 15 heads 14 and 15 heads 15 heads 17 composed 16 was 17 composed 17 composed 19 baby 18 of 19 baby 19 baby 21 . he counted them . 1 he 2 counted 2 counted 3 them 3 them 4 . there were four . 1 there 2 were 2 were 3 four 3 four 4 . " whose are they , and what are they doing here ? " 1 " 2 whose 1 " 3 are 3 are 4 they 3 are 7 what 4 they 5 , 5 , 6 and 7 what 8 are 8 are 9 they 9 they 12 ? 10 doing 11 here 11 here 12 ? 12 ? 13 " whitefoot asked in a queer voice . 1 whitefoot 2 asked 2 asked 4 a 3 in 4 a 4 a 5 queer 5 queer 6 voice 6 voice 7 . " why , you old stupid , they are yours , yours and mine , " declared little [mrs] [whitefoot] . 1 " 2 why 1 " 5 old 2 why 3 , 2 why 4 you 5 old 6 stupid 5 old 12 yours 6 stupid 10 yours 6 stupid 11 , 7 , 8 they 8 they 9 are 9 are 10 yours 12 yours 14 mine 12 yours 16 " 13 and 14 mine 15 , 16 " 16 " 17 declared 17 declared 21 . 18 little 21 . " did you ever , ever see such beautiful babies ? 1 " 2 did 2 did 4 ever 3 you 4 ever 4 ever 5 , 4 ever 8 such 6 ever 7 see 7 see 8 such 8 such 9 beautiful 9 beautiful 10 babies 10 babies 11 ? now [i] guess you understand why [i] kept you away from here . " 1 now 3 guess 3 guess 4 you 3 guess 8 kept 5 understand 6 why 6 why 8 kept 8 kept 10 away 9 you 10 away 10 away 13 . 11 from 12 here 12 here 13 . 13 . 14 " whitefoot shook his head . 1 whitefoot 2 shook 2 shook 3 his 3 his 4 head 4 head 5 . " no , " said he , " [i] don't understand at all . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 2 no 4 " 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 6 he 8 " 7 , 8 " 8 " 10 don't 8 " 11 understand 10 don't 11 understand 11 understand 13 all 12 at 13 all 13 all 14 . i don't see yet what you drove me away for . " 1 i 2 don't 1 i 3 see 3 see 4 yet 3 see 5 what 5 what 7 drove 6 you 7 drove 7 drove 8 me 7 drove 11 . 8 me 9 away 9 away 10 for 10 for 11 . 11 . 12 " it wouldn't have done to have had you running in and out and disturbing them when they were so tiny . 1 it 2 wouldn't 1 it 4 done 2 wouldn't 3 have 4 done 5 to 4 done 9 running 5 to 6 have 6 have 7 had 8 you 9 running 9 running 16 when 10 in 11 and 11 and 12 out 12 out 13 and 13 and 14 disturbing 14 disturbing 15 them 15 them 16 when 16 when 21 . 17 they 18 were 18 were 19 so 19 so 20 tiny 20 tiny 21 . i had to be alone with them , and that is why [i] made you go off and live by yourself . 1 i 4 be 2 had 3 to 3 to 4 be 4 be 5 alone 4 be 10 that 5 alone 6 with 5 alone 7 them 6 with 7 them 7 them 8 , 7 them 9 and 8 , 9 and 10 that 16 go 11 is 12 why 12 why 14 made 14 made 15 you 14 made 16 go 16 go 22 . 17 off 18 and 18 and 19 live 18 and 22 . 19 live 20 by 20 by 21 yourself i am so proud of them , [i] don't know what to do . 1 i 3 so 2 am 3 so 3 so 5 of 4 proud 5 of 5 of 6 them 5 of 7 , 7 , 9 don't 9 don't 11 what 9 don't 13 do 10 know 11 what 11 what 12 to 11 what 13 do 13 do 14 . aren't you proud , [whitefoot] ? 1 aren't 2 you 2 you 3 proud 3 proud 4 , 4 , 6 ? aren't you the proudest [wood] [mouse] in all the [green] [forest] ? " 1 aren't 2 you 2 you 3 the 3 the 4 proudest 4 proudest 7 in 4 proudest 9 the 7 in 8 all 9 the 12 ? 12 ? 13 " of course [whitefoot] should have promptly said that he was , but the truth is , [whitefoot] wasn't proud at all . 1 of 2 course 1 of 6 promptly 2 course 4 should 4 should 5 have 6 promptly 16 , 6 promptly 19 proud 7 said 8 that 8 that 9 he 8 that 10 was 9 he 10 was 10 was 11 , 11 , 12 but 12 but 13 the 12 but 14 truth 13 the 14 truth 14 truth 15 is 14 truth 16 , 16 , 18 wasn't 19 proud 20 at 19 proud 21 all 21 all 22 . you see , he was so surprised that he hadn't yet had time to feel that they were really his . 1 you 2 see 1 you 10 hadn't 2 see 3 , 2 see 6 so 3 , 5 was 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 so 6 so 7 surprised 6 so 8 that 8 that 9 he 10 hadn't 14 to 11 yet 12 had 11 yet 13 time 13 time 14 to 14 to 17 they 15 feel 16 that 16 that 17 they 17 they 19 really 18 were 19 really 19 really 20 his 20 his 21 . in fact , just then he felt a wee bit jealous of them . 1 in 2 fact 1 in 3 , 2 fact 3 , 3 , 7 felt 4 just 5 then 5 then 6 he 6 he 7 felt 7 felt 8 a 8 a 11 jealous 9 wee 10 bit 10 bit 11 jealous 11 jealous 13 them 12 of 13 them 13 them 14 . it came over him that they would take all the time and attention of little [mrs] [whitefoot] . 1 it 3 over 2 came 3 over 3 over 4 him 4 him 6 they 5 that 6 they 6 they 7 would 7 would 9 all 8 take 9 all 9 all 10 the 10 the 13 attention 10 the 14 of 11 time 12 and 11 time 13 attention 14 of 15 little 15 little 18 . so [whitefoot] didn't answer that question . 1 so 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 answer 4 answer 5 that 5 that 6 question 6 question 7 . he simply sat and stared at those four squirming babies . 1 he 2 simply 1 he 3 sat 3 sat 4 and 4 and 5 stared 4 and 7 those 5 stared 6 at 7 those 9 squirming 8 four 9 squirming 9 squirming 10 babies 10 babies 11 . finally little [mrs] [whitefoot] gently pushed him out and followed him . 1 finally 2 little 2 little 5 gently 5 gently 8 out 6 pushed 7 him 7 him 8 out 8 out 9 and 9 and 10 followed 10 followed 11 him 11 him 12 . " of course , " said she , " there isn't room for you to stay here now . 1 " 7 she 1 " 12 room 2 of 3 course 2 of 4 , 4 , 5 " 4 , 6 said 5 " 6 said 6 said 7 she 7 she 8 , 8 , 11 isn't 9 " 10 there 10 there 11 isn't 12 room 17 here 13 for 14 you 14 you 15 to 15 to 16 stay 15 to 17 here 17 here 19 . 18 now 19 . you will have to sleep in your old home because there isn't room in here for both of us and the babies too . ["] 1 you 2 will 1 you 11 there 2 will 5 sleep 3 have 4 to 4 to 5 sleep 6 in 8 old 7 your 8 old 8 old 9 home 9 home 10 because 9 home 11 there 11 there 12 isn't 12 isn't 13 room 12 isn't 19 us 13 room 14 in 13 room 17 both 14 in 15 here 15 here 16 for 17 both 18 of 19 us 21 the 19 us 23 too 20 and 21 the 22 babies 23 too 23 too 24 . whitefoot 's heart sank . 1 whitefoot 2 's 2 's 3 heart 3 heart 4 sank 4 sank 5 . he had thought that he was to stay and that everything would be just as it had been before . 1 he 11 everything 2 had 3 thought 3 thought 4 that 4 that 5 he 4 that 6 was 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 to 6 was 11 everything 7 to 8 stay 8 stay 9 and 9 and 10 that 11 everything 20 . 12 would 13 be 12 would 17 had 13 be 14 just 14 just 15 as 15 as 16 it 17 had 19 before 17 had 20 . 18 been 19 before " can't [i] come over here any more ? " he asked rather timidly . 1 " 2 can't 1 " 4 come 4 come 6 here 4 come 7 any 5 over 6 here 7 any 9 ? 8 more 9 ? 9 ? 12 asked 10 " 11 he 10 " 12 asked 12 asked 13 rather 12 asked 14 timidly 14 timidly 15 . " what a foolish question ! " cried little [mrs] [whitefoot] . 1 " 3 a 2 what 3 a 3 a 4 foolish 4 foolish 5 question 4 foolish 6 ! 5 question 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 cried 8 cried 9 little 9 little 12 . " of course you can . 1 " 2 of 2 of 3 course 3 course 4 you 4 you 5 can 5 can 6 . you will have to help take care of these babies . 1 you 4 to 2 will 3 have 3 have 4 to 4 to 5 help 4 to 7 care 5 help 6 take 6 take 7 care 7 care 8 of 8 of 9 these 9 these 11 . 10 babies 11 . why , they couldn't get along without you . 1 why 4 couldn't 2 , 3 they 3 they 4 couldn't 4 couldn't 5 get 5 get 6 along 5 get 8 you 6 along 7 without 7 without 8 you 8 you 9 . neither could [i] , " she added softly . 1 neither 2 could 2 could 5 " 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 she 6 she 7 added 7 added 9 . 8 softly 9 . at that [whitefoot] felt better . 1 at 2 that 2 that 4 felt 4 felt 5 better 5 better 6 . and suddenly there was a queer swelling in his heart . 1 and 2 suddenly 2 suddenly 3 there 2 suddenly 5 a 3 there 4 was 5 a 8 in 6 queer 7 swelling 7 swelling 8 in 8 in 10 heart 9 his 10 heart 10 heart 11 . it was the beginning of pride , pride in those wonderful babies . 1 it 2 was 1 it 5 of 2 was 3 the 3 the 4 beginning 5 of 7 , 6 pride 7 , 7 , 8 pride 8 pride 10 those 9 in 10 those 10 those 12 babies 11 wonderful 12 babies 12 babies 13 . " you have given me the best surprise that ever was , my dear , " said [whitefoot] softly . 1 " 2 you 1 " 15 , 2 you 4 given 2 you 5 me 3 have 4 given 5 me 6 the 5 me 8 surprise 6 the 7 best 9 that 10 ever 10 ever 14 dear 10 ever 15 , 11 was 12 , 12 , 13 my 13 my 14 dear 15 , 16 " 15 , 17 said 17 said 19 softly 19 softly 20 . " now [i] think [i] will go and look for some supper . " 1 " 2 now 1 " 4 think 2 now 4 think 4 think 7 go 6 will 7 go 7 go 9 look 8 and 9 look 9 look 12 supper 10 for 11 some 11 some 12 supper 12 supper 13 . 13 . 14 " so now we will leave [whitefoot] and his family . 1 so 2 now 1 so 5 leave 2 now 3 we 3 we 4 will 5 leave 7 and 7 and 8 his 7 and 9 family 8 his 9 family 9 family 10 . you see there are two very lively little people of the [green] [forest] who demand attention and insist on having it . 1 you 2 see 1 you 4 are 2 see 3 there 2 see 4 are 4 are 7 lively 5 two 6 very 6 very 7 lively 7 lively 9 people 8 little 9 people 9 people 10 of 9 people 11 the 10 of 11 the 11 the 20 having 14 who 15 demand 15 demand 16 attention 16 attention 18 insist 16 attention 20 having 17 and 18 insist 18 insist 19 on 20 having 22 . 21 it 22 . they are [buster] [bear] 's [twins] , and this is to be the title of the next book . 1 they 2 are 2 are 12 be 5 's 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 this 9 this 10 is 10 is 11 to 11 to 12 be 12 be 17 next 13 the 14 title 14 title 15 of 15 of 16 the 16 the 17 next 17 next 18 book 18 book 19 . end [of] [project] [gutenberg] 's [whitefoot] the [wood] [mouse] , by [thornton] [w] [burgess] 1 end 5 's 5 's 7 the 7 the 10 , 10 , 11 by