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[[] [illustration] [:] ["] [as] [i] [live] [,] ["] [he] [muttered] [,] ["] [that] [is] [bowser] [the] [hound] [!] ["] page @number@ []] 1 page 2 @number@ [bowser] [the] [hound] [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] [with] [illustrations] [by] [harrison] [cady] [grosset] [&] [dunlap] [publishers] [new] [york] printed by arrangement with [little] , [brown] , and [company] 1 printed 2 by 2 by 3 arrangement 3 arrangement 4 with 4 with 6 , 6 , 8 , 8 , 9 and copyright , @number@ [by] [little] , [brown] , [and] [company] . 1 copyright 2 , 2 , 3 @number@ 3 @number@ 6 , 6 , 8 , 8 , 11 . all rights reserved 1 all 2 rights 2 rights 3 reserved = [dedication] = 1 = 3 = [to] [the] [child's] [loving] [playmate] [,] [loyal] [protector] [and] [staunch] [ally] [the] [dog] [,] [this] [book] [is] [dedicated] [contents] [chapter] [page] i [old] [man] [coyote] [leads] [bowser] [away] @number@ 1 i 8 @number@ [ii] [old] [man] [coyote] [plays] [a] [trick] [@number@] [iii] [what] [happened] [to] [bowser] [@number@] [iv] [poor] [bowser] [@number@] v [bowser] [spends] [a] [bad] [night] @number@ 1 v 7 @number@ [vi] [the] [surprise] [of] [blacky] [the] [crow] [@number@] [vii] [blacky] [the] [crow] [takes] [pity] [on] [bowser] [@number@] [viii] [how] [blacky] [the] [crow] [helped] [bowser] [@number@] [ix] [old] [man] [coyote] [gives] [out] [dark] [hints] [@number@] x [how] [reddy] [fox] [investigated] @number@ 1 x 6 @number@ [xi] [a] [little] [unpleasantness] [@number@] [xii] [the] [cleverness] [of] [old] [man] [coyote] [@number@] [xiii] [the] [mischievous] [little] [night] [breeze] [@number@] [xiv] [the] [difference] [between] [being] [inside] [and] [outside] [@number@] [xv] [reddy's] [forlorn] [chance] [@number@] [xvi] [why] [reddy] [went] [without] [a] [chicken] [dinner] [@number@] [xvii] [farmer] [brown's] [boy] [drops] [a] [pan] [of] [corn] [@number@] [xviii] [mutual] [relief] [@number@] [xix] [where] [was] [bowser] [the] [hound] [?] [@number@] [xx] [where] [bowser] [was] [@number@] [xxi] [bowser] [becomes] [a] [prisoner] [@number@] [xxii] [farmer] [brown's] [boy] [looks] [in] [vain] [@number@] [xxiii] [bowser's] [great] [voice] [@number@] [xxiv] [blacky] [tries] [to] [get] [help] [@number@] [xxv] [blacky] [calls] [on] [reddy] [fox] [@number@] [xxvi] [red] [wits] [and] [black] [wits] [@number@] [xxvii] [the] [artfulness] [of] [blacky] [@number@] [xxviii] [reddy] [fox] [dreams] [of] [chickens] [@number@] [xxix] [reddy] [tries] [to] [arouse] [blacky's] [pity] [@number@] [xxx] [blacky] [the] [crow] [is] [all] [pity] [@number@] [xxxi] [blacky] [is] [much] [pleased] [with] [himself] [@number@] [xxxii] [blacky] [waits] [for] [reddy] [@number@] [xxxiii] [reddy] [watches] [the] [fat] [hens] [@number@] [xxxiv] [patience] [and] [impatience] [@number@] [xxxv] [things] [happen] [all] [at] [once] [@number@] [xxxvi] [reddy] [hides] [the] [fat] [hen] [@number@] [xxxvii] [farmer] [brown's] [boy] [has] [a] [glad] [surprise] [@number@] [xxxviii] [reddy] [goes] [back] [for] [his] [fat] [hen] [@number@] [xxxix] [a] [vanished] [dinner] [@number@] [xl] [where] [was] [reddy's] [dinner] [?] [@number@] [xli] [what] [blacky] [the] [crow] [saw] [@number@] [xlii] [all] [is] [well] [that] [ends] [well] [@number@] [list] [of] [illustrations] " as [i] live , " he muttered , " that is [bowser] the [hound] ! " 1 " 2 as 2 as 4 live 4 live 5 , 4 live 6 " 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 he 6 " 8 muttered 7 he 8 muttered 8 muttered 10 " 9 , 10 " 10 " 12 is 11 that 12 is 12 is 14 the 14 the 16 ! 16 ! 17 " [frontispiece] over at the gate of [farmer] [brown] 's henyard he could see a dark form @number@ 1 over 3 the 2 at 3 the 3 the 4 gate 3 the 8 's 4 gate 5 of 8 's 9 henyard 9 henyard 10 he 10 he 11 could 11 could 12 see 11 could 14 dark 12 see 13 a 13 a 14 dark 14 dark 16 @number@ 15 form 16 @number@ somewhere not very far ahead of him was a house @number@ 1 somewhere 2 not 1 somewhere 5 ahead 2 not 3 very 3 very 4 far 5 ahead 6 of 6 of 7 him 6 of 8 was 7 him 8 was 8 was 10 house 9 a 10 house 10 house 11 @number@ on broad wings it sailed over to that hollow stump @number@ 1 on 3 wings 2 broad 3 wings 3 wings 5 sailed 4 it 5 sailed 5 sailed 6 over 6 over 7 to 7 to 8 that 8 that 10 stump 9 hollow 10 stump 10 stump 11 @number@ [chapter] [i] [old] [man] [coyote] [leads] [bowser] [away] though great or small the matter prove [be] faithful in whate'er you do . 1 though 2 great 1 though 9 faithful 2 great 3 or 3 or 4 small 3 or 5 the 5 the 6 matter 6 matter 7 prove 9 faithful 11 whate'er 10 in 11 whate'er 11 whate'er 12 you 12 you 13 do 13 do 14 . ' [tis] thus and only thus you may [to] others and yourself be true . 1 ' 11 and 3 thus 4 and 4 and 5 only 5 only 6 thus 5 only 7 you 7 you 8 may 8 may 10 others 8 may 11 and 11 and 15 . 12 yourself 13 be 13 be 14 true 13 be 15 . bowser the [hound] . 1 bowser 2 the 2 the 4 . old [man] [coyote] is full of tricks . 1 old 4 is 4 is 5 full 5 full 6 of 6 of 7 tricks 7 tricks 8 . people with such clever wits as his usually are full of tricks . 1 people 2 with 1 people 5 wits 3 such 4 clever 3 such 5 wits 5 wits 7 his 6 as 7 his 7 his 8 usually 8 usually 11 of 9 are 10 full 10 full 11 of 11 of 12 tricks 12 tricks 13 . on the other hand [bowser] the [hound] isn't tricky at all . 1 on 2 the 1 on 4 hand 2 the 3 other 4 hand 6 the 6 the 8 isn't 8 isn't 9 tricky 9 tricky 11 all 10 at 11 all 11 all 12 . he just goes straight ahead [with] the thing he has to do and does it in the most earnest way . 1 he 3 goes 1 he 9 he 2 just 3 goes 3 goes 4 straight 3 goes 5 ahead 5 ahead 8 thing 7 the 8 thing 9 he 10 has 10 has 12 do 10 has 13 and 11 to 12 do 13 and 14 does 14 does 16 in 15 it 16 in 16 in 21 . 17 the 18 most 18 most 19 earnest 19 earnest 20 way 19 earnest 21 . not being tricky himself , he sometimes forgets to watch out for tricks in others . 1 not 9 to 2 being 3 tricky 3 tricky 5 , 3 tricky 8 forgets 4 himself 5 , 5 , 6 he 6 he 7 sometimes 6 he 8 forgets 8 forgets 9 to 9 to 13 tricks 10 watch 11 out 10 watch 13 tricks 11 out 12 for 13 tricks 16 . 14 in 15 others 14 in 16 . he always makes up his mind like that whenever he starts out to hunt . 1 he 3 makes 1 he 4 up 2 always 3 makes 4 up 6 mind 5 his 6 mind 6 mind 8 that 7 like 8 that 8 that 11 starts 9 whenever 10 he 9 whenever 11 starts 11 starts 14 hunt 12 out 13 to 13 to 14 hunt 14 hunt 15 . any time he will go without eating for the pleasure of chasing [reddy] or [granny] [fox] , or [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 any 2 time 1 any 4 will 2 time 3 he 4 will 5 go 4 will 9 the 5 go 6 without 6 without 7 eating 6 without 9 the 7 eating 8 for 9 the 10 pleasure 10 pleasure 12 chasing 10 pleasure 17 , 11 of 12 chasing 14 or 17 , 17 , 18 or 18 or 22 . now [old] [man] [coyote] was annoyed . 1 now 5 was 5 was 6 annoyed 6 annoyed 7 . he was and he wasn't afraid of [bowser] the [hound] . 1 he 2 was 1 he 3 and 3 and 5 wasn't 4 he 5 wasn't 5 wasn't 7 of 6 afraid 7 of 7 of 9 the 9 the 11 . if [bowser] had appeared at almost any other time [old] [man] [coyote] wouldn't have been so annoyed . 1 if 3 had 3 had 4 appeared 3 had 6 almost 4 appeared 5 at 6 almost 13 wouldn't 6 almost 16 so 7 any 8 other 7 any 9 time 8 other 9 time 9 time 13 wouldn't 14 have 15 been 15 been 16 so 16 so 18 . 17 annoyed 18 . but to have [bowser] appear just then made him angry clear through . 1 but 2 to 1 but 3 have 3 have 6 just 5 appear 6 just 6 just 9 him 7 then 8 made 8 made 9 him 9 him 10 angry 10 angry 13 . 11 clear 12 through 12 through 13 . you see he had just started out to get his dinner . 1 you 2 see 1 you 3 he 2 see 3 he 3 he 5 just 4 had 5 just 5 just 6 started 5 just 8 to 6 started 7 out 8 to 9 get 8 to 11 dinner 9 get 10 his 11 dinner 12 . " what right has he to meddle in other folks ' business ? 1 " 3 right 1 " 4 has 2 what 3 right 4 has 7 meddle 5 he 6 to 6 to 7 meddle 7 meddle 8 in 8 in 9 other 9 other 10 folks 10 folks 12 business 11 ' 12 business 12 business 13 ? i 'll just teach that fellow a lesson ; that 's what [i] 'll do ! 1 i 2 'll 1 i 4 teach 2 'll 3 just 4 teach 7 a 5 that 6 fellow 6 fellow 7 a 7 a 8 lesson 8 lesson 9 ; 9 ; 12 what 10 that 11 's 10 that 12 what 12 what 14 'll 14 'll 15 do 15 do 16 ! i 'll teach him that he can't interfere with me not be sorry for it . " 1 i 3 teach 1 i 5 that 2 'll 3 teach 3 teach 4 him 5 that 7 can't 6 he 7 can't 7 can't 11 not 8 interfere 9 with 9 with 10 me 10 me 11 not 11 not 14 for 12 be 13 sorry 13 sorry 14 for 14 for 15 it 14 for 16 . 15 it 16 . 16 . 17 " so [old] [man] [coyote] ran and ran and ran , and never once did he try to break his trail . 1 so 7 ran 5 ran 6 and 6 and 7 ran 7 ran 12 never 8 and 10 , 9 ran 10 , 10 , 11 and 10 , 12 never 12 never 14 did 13 once 14 did 14 did 16 try 15 he 16 try 16 try 17 to 16 try 18 break 18 break 19 his 19 his 20 trail 19 his 21 . 20 trail 21 . in fact , he took pains to leave a trail that [bowser] could follow easily . 1 in 5 took 1 in 10 trail 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 5 took 3 , 4 he 6 pains 7 to 7 to 8 leave 7 to 9 a 9 a 10 trail 10 trail 11 that 11 that 13 could 13 could 14 follow 13 could 15 easily 14 follow 15 easily 15 easily 16 . after him [bowser] ran and ran and ran , and all the time his great voice rang out joyously . 1 after 7 and 2 him 4 ran 4 ran 6 ran 5 and 6 ran 6 ran 7 and 7 and 8 ran 7 and 13 time 8 ran 11 all 9 , 10 and 9 , 11 all 11 all 12 the 12 the 13 time 13 time 15 great 14 his 15 great 15 great 19 joyously 16 voice 17 rang 17 rang 18 out 17 rang 19 joyously 19 joyously 20 . this was the kind of a hunt he loved . 1 this 2 was 2 was 3 the 3 the 4 kind 3 the 5 of 4 kind 5 of 5 of 6 a 6 a 7 hunt 6 a 10 . 7 hunt 8 he 8 he 9 loved out of the [green] [forest] into the [old] [pasture] , [old] [man] [coyote] led [bowser] the [hound] . 1 out 2 of 2 of 3 the 3 the 6 into 6 into 7 the 7 the 10 , 10 , 14 led 14 led 16 the 16 the 18 . across the [old] [pasture] and out on the other side they raced . 1 across 6 out 2 the 5 and 5 and 6 out 6 out 8 the 7 on 8 the 8 the 10 side 9 other 10 side 10 side 11 they 11 they 12 raced 12 raced 13 . farther and farther away from home [old] [man] [coyote] led [bowser] the [hound] . 1 farther 2 and 2 and 3 farther 2 and 5 from 3 farther 4 away 5 from 6 home 6 home 10 led 10 led 14 . 12 the 14 . instead of circling back as usual , he kept on . 1 instead 2 of 1 instead 3 circling 3 circling 4 back 4 back 7 , 5 as 6 usual 6 usual 7 , 7 , 8 he 8 he 9 kept 9 kept 11 . 10 on 11 . bowser kept on after him . 1 bowser 2 kept 2 kept 3 on 2 kept 4 after 4 after 5 him 5 him 6 . by and by he was in strange country , country he had never visited before . 1 by 3 by 2 and 3 by 3 by 4 he 4 he 7 strange 5 was 6 in 5 was 7 strange 7 strange 8 country 8 country 9 , 8 country 11 he 9 , 10 country 11 he 12 had 11 he 13 never 12 had 13 never 13 never 14 visited 13 never 15 before 15 before 16 . he didn't notice this . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 notice 3 notice 4 this 4 this 5 . he didn't notice anything but the splendid trail [old] [man] [coyote] was making . 1 he 2 didn't 1 he 4 anything 2 didn't 3 notice 4 anything 6 the 5 but 6 the 6 the 8 trail 7 splendid 8 trail 8 trail 12 was 12 was 13 making 13 making 14 . he didn't even realize that he was getting tired . 1 he 3 even 2 didn't 3 even 3 even 5 that 4 realize 5 that 5 that 8 getting 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 getting 8 getting 9 tired 9 tired 10 . always in his nose was the tantalizing scent of [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 always 3 his 2 in 3 his 3 his 4 nose 4 nose 5 was 5 was 6 the 6 the 7 tantalizing 6 the 8 scent 7 tantalizing 8 scent 8 scent 9 of 9 of 13 . bowser was sure that this time he would catch this fellow who had fooled him so often before . 1 bowser 2 was 1 bowser 6 time 2 was 3 sure 3 sure 4 that 4 that 5 this 6 time 7 he 6 time 8 would 8 would 14 fooled 8 would 18 before 9 catch 10 this 10 this 11 fellow 11 fellow 12 who 12 who 13 had 12 who 14 fooled 14 fooled 15 him 15 him 16 so 17 often 18 before 18 before 19 . [chapter] [ii] [old] [man] [coyote] [plays] [a] [trick] of people who play tricks beware , [lest] they may get you in a snare . 1 of 4 play 2 people 3 who 2 people 4 play 4 play 7 , 5 tricks 6 beware 6 beware 7 , 7 , 10 may 7 , 11 get 9 they 10 may 10 may 11 get 11 get 16 . 12 you 13 in 13 in 15 snare 14 a 15 snare 15 snare 16 . you cannot trust them , so watch out [whenever] one may be about . 1 you 3 trust 2 cannot 3 trust 3 trust 5 , 4 them 5 , 5 , 6 so 5 , 12 be 6 so 7 watch 8 out 10 one 10 one 11 may 11 may 12 be 12 be 13 about 13 about 14 . bowser the [hound] . 1 bowser 2 the 2 the 4 . there is such a thing as being too much interested in the thing you are doing . 1 there 7 being 1 there 11 in 2 is 3 such 3 such 5 thing 3 such 7 being 4 a 5 thing 5 thing 6 as 7 being 8 too 8 too 9 much 9 much 10 interested 11 in 12 the 11 in 17 . 12 the 14 you 13 thing 14 you 14 you 15 are 15 are 16 doing that is the way accidents very often happen . 1 that 3 the 2 is 3 the 3 the 5 accidents 4 way 5 accidents 5 accidents 6 very 6 very 7 often 7 often 9 . 8 happen 9 . now just take the case of [bowser] the [hound] . 1 now 2 just 2 just 3 take 3 take 6 of 4 the 5 case 5 case 6 of 6 of 8 the 8 the 10 . bowser ran with his nose in [old] [man] [coyote] 's tracks and never looked either to left or right . 1 bowser 3 with 2 ran 3 with 3 with 5 nose 4 his 5 nose 5 nose 11 tracks 6 in 10 's 10 's 11 tracks 11 tracks 14 looked 12 and 13 never 13 never 14 looked 14 looked 16 to 14 looked 19 right 15 either 16 to 16 to 17 left 17 left 18 or 19 right 20 . he would lift his head only to look straight ahead in the hope of seeing [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 he 2 would 2 would 3 lift 2 would 6 only 4 his 5 head 5 head 6 only 6 only 9 straight 7 to 8 look 8 look 9 straight 9 straight 13 hope 9 straight 15 seeing 10 ahead 11 in 11 in 12 the 12 the 13 hope 13 hope 14 of 15 seeing 19 . then down would go his nose again to follow that scent . 1 then 2 down 1 then 5 his 3 would 4 go 4 go 5 his 5 his 6 nose 6 nose 7 again 7 again 10 that 8 to 9 follow 9 follow 10 that 10 that 12 . 11 scent 12 . so [bowser] didn't notice that [old] [man] [coyote] was leading him far , far away from home into country with which he was quite unacquainted . 1 so 3 didn't 3 didn't 5 that 4 notice 5 that 5 that 10 leading 9 was 10 leading 10 leading 14 far 11 him 12 far 12 far 13 , 12 far 14 far 14 far 17 home 14 far 22 he 15 away 16 from 16 from 17 home 17 home 19 country 18 into 19 country 20 with 21 which 21 which 22 he 22 he 26 . 23 was 25 unacquainted 23 was 26 . 24 quite 25 unacquainted it can be heard a very long distance indeed . 1 it 3 be 2 can 3 be 3 be 5 a 4 heard 5 a 5 a 6 very 6 very 7 long 7 long 8 distance 7 long 9 indeed 9 indeed 10 . old [man] [coyote] is himself a tireless runner . 1 old 4 is 4 is 5 himself 5 himself 6 a 6 a 7 tireless 7 tireless 8 runner 8 runner 9 . he is not so heavy as is [bowser] , so does not tire as easily . 1 he 2 is 2 is 3 not 3 not 4 so 4 so 5 heavy 4 so 9 , 5 heavy 6 as 6 as 7 is 9 , 13 tire 10 so 11 does 11 does 12 not 12 not 13 tire 13 tire 16 . 14 as 15 easily 15 easily 16 . then , too , he had not wasted his breath as had [bowser] with his steady baying . 1 then 7 not 2 , 3 too 3 too 4 , 3 too 7 not 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 had 7 not 8 wasted 8 wasted 9 his 9 his 10 breath 10 breath 11 as 11 as 12 had 12 had 17 baying 14 with 15 his 15 his 16 steady 16 steady 17 baying 17 baying 18 . so at last [old] [man] [coyote] decided that the time had come to play a trick . 1 so 2 at 2 at 3 last 2 at 9 the 3 last 7 decided 7 decided 8 that 9 the 11 had 10 time 11 had 11 had 14 play 12 come 13 to 12 come 14 play 14 play 15 a 15 a 16 trick 15 a 17 . by and by he came to a river . 1 by 3 by 2 and 3 by 3 by 4 he 4 he 5 came 5 came 7 a 6 to 7 a 7 a 8 river 8 river 9 . at that point there was a high , overhanging bank . 1 at 2 that 1 at 3 point 3 point 5 was 4 there 5 was 5 was 6 a 5 was 9 overhanging 6 a 7 high 7 high 8 , 9 overhanging 10 bank 10 bank 11 . on the very edge of this bank [old] [man] [coyote] made a long leap to one side . 1 on 11 made 2 the 3 very 3 very 4 edge 4 edge 5 of 4 edge 7 bank 5 of 6 this 7 bank 11 made 11 made 14 leap 12 a 13 long 12 a 14 leap 14 leap 16 one 14 leap 18 . 15 to 16 one 17 side 18 . then he made another long leap to the big trunk of a fallen tree . 1 then 7 to 2 he 4 another 3 made 4 another 4 another 5 long 5 long 6 leap 5 long 7 to 7 to 12 a 8 the 9 big 8 the 10 trunk 10 trunk 11 of 10 trunk 12 a 12 a 14 tree 13 fallen 14 tree 14 tree 15 . he ran along this and [from] the end of it made still another long leap , as long a leap as he could . 1 he 2 ran 1 he 4 this 2 ran 3 along 4 this 5 and 5 and 7 the 7 the 11 made 8 end 10 it 8 end 11 made 9 of 10 it 11 made 12 still 11 made 13 another 13 another 15 leap 13 another 17 as 14 long 15 leap 16 , 17 as 17 as 20 leap 18 long 19 a 19 a 20 leap 20 leap 21 as 21 as 22 he 21 as 24 . 22 he 23 could 22 he 24 . then he hid in a little thicket to see what would happen . 1 then 5 a 2 he 3 hid 3 hid 4 in 4 in 5 a 5 a 7 thicket 6 little 7 thicket 7 thicket 9 see 8 to 9 see 9 see 11 would 10 what 11 would 11 would 12 happen 11 would 13 . [chapter] [iii] [what] [happened] [to] [bowser] when a [coyote] seems most honest , watch him closest . 1 when 2 a 2 a 4 seems 4 seems 6 honest 5 most 6 honest 6 honest 7 , 7 , 9 him 8 watch 9 him 9 him 11 . 10 closest 11 . bowser the [hound] . 1 bowser 2 the 2 the 4 . bowser was very , very tired . 1 bowser 2 was 2 was 3 very 3 very 5 very 4 , 5 very 5 very 6 tired 6 tired 7 . bowser is wonderfully persistent . 1 bowser 2 is 2 is 3 wonderfully 3 wonderfully 4 persistent 4 persistent 5 . bowser didn't look to see where he was going . 1 bowser 2 didn't 1 bowser 3 look 3 look 5 see 4 to 5 see 5 see 6 where 6 where 8 was 7 he 8 was 8 was 9 going 8 was 10 . he didn't care . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 care 3 care 4 . so , still baying with all his might and making the hills ring with the sound of his great voice , [bowser] kept on . 1 so 5 with 2 , 3 still 2 , 4 baying 3 still 4 baying 4 baying 5 with 5 with 8 might 6 all 7 his 7 his 8 might 8 might 12 hills 9 and 10 making 10 making 11 the 11 the 12 hills 12 hills 13 ring 12 hills 20 voice 14 with 15 the 15 the 17 of 16 sound 17 of 17 of 18 his 17 of 20 voice 18 his 19 great 20 voice 21 , 20 voice 25 . 21 , 23 kept 23 kept 24 on there was a wicked grin on [old] [man] [coyote] 's face , and in his yellow eyes a look of great eagerness . 1 there 4 wicked 1 there 10 's 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 wicked 4 wicked 5 grin 5 grin 6 on 10 's 16 yellow 11 face 12 , 11 face 16 yellow 12 , 13 and 12 , 14 in 14 in 15 his 16 yellow 17 eyes 17 eyes 18 a 17 eyes 19 look 19 look 20 of 19 look 21 great 20 of 21 great 21 great 23 . 22 eagerness 23 . in a few minutes [bowser] came in sight , his nose in the trail [old] [man] [coyote] had left . 1 in 2 a 2 a 4 minutes 2 a 12 in 3 few 4 minutes 6 came 7 in 6 came 8 sight 7 in 8 sight 8 sight 11 nose 9 , 10 his 9 , 11 nose 11 nose 12 in 12 in 13 the 12 in 14 trail 13 the 14 trail 14 trail 19 left 18 had 19 left 19 left 20 . into [bowser] 's voice crept a new note of eagerness as his nose picked up the scent stronger than ever . 1 into 6 a 3 's 4 voice 4 voice 5 crept 4 voice 6 a 6 a 21 . 7 new 8 note 8 note 9 of 9 of 10 eagerness 10 eagerness 15 up 11 as 13 nose 12 his 13 nose 13 nose 14 picked 14 picked 15 up 15 up 17 scent 16 the 17 scent 17 scent 18 stronger 17 scent 19 than 19 than 20 ever 19 than 21 . straight on he raced and it seemed as if he had gained new strength . 1 straight 2 on 2 on 10 he 3 he 4 raced 4 raced 5 and 5 and 6 it 6 it 7 seemed 7 seemed 8 as 8 as 9 if 9 if 10 he 10 he 13 new 11 had 12 gained 12 gained 13 new 13 new 14 strength 14 strength 15 . his whole thought was on just one thing catching [old] [man] [coyote] , and [old] [man] [coyote] knew it . 1 his 6 just 2 whole 4 was 2 whole 6 just 3 thought 4 was 4 was 5 on 6 just 13 , 7 one 8 thing 8 thing 9 catching 9 catching 13 , 13 , 14 and 13 , 18 knew 14 and 18 knew 18 knew 20 . 19 it 20 . bowser didn't see that he was coming to a steep bank . 1 bowser 2 didn't 1 bowser 3 see 2 didn't 3 see 3 see 6 was 4 that 5 he 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 coming 7 coming 10 steep 8 to 9 a 9 a 10 steep 10 steep 11 bank 11 bank 12 . he didn't see it at all until he reached the edge of [it] , and then he was going so fast that he couldn't stop . 1 he 2 didn't 1 he 3 see 2 didn't 3 see 3 see 10 the 4 it 5 at 5 at 6 all 6 all 7 until 7 until 8 he 8 he 9 reached 9 reached 10 the 10 the 11 edge 10 the 16 then 11 edge 12 of 12 of 15 and 14 , 15 and 16 then 19 going 16 then 26 . 17 he 18 was 18 was 19 going 19 going 22 that 20 so 21 fast 21 fast 22 that 22 that 24 couldn't 23 he 24 couldn't 24 couldn't 25 stop over he went with a frightened yelp ! 1 over 2 he 2 he 3 went 3 went 4 with 4 with 5 a 5 a 6 frightened 6 frightened 7 yelp 7 yelp 8 ! down , down he fell , and landed with a thump on the ice below . 1 down 2 , 1 down 9 with 2 , 5 fell 2 , 7 and 3 down 4 he 3 down 5 fell 5 fell 6 , 7 and 8 landed 9 with 10 a 9 with 11 thump 10 a 11 thump 11 thump 13 the 12 on 13 the 13 the 14 ice 13 the 15 below 14 ice 15 below 15 below 16 . he landed so hard that he broke the ice , and went through into the cold , black water . 1 he 2 landed 1 he 6 he 3 so 4 hard 4 hard 5 that 4 hard 6 he 6 he 9 ice 7 broke 8 the 7 broke 9 ice 9 ice 12 went 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 went 12 went 15 the 13 through 14 into 14 into 15 the 15 the 17 , 16 cold 17 , 17 , 19 water 17 , 20 . 18 black 19 water old [man] [coyote] crept to the edge of the bank and peeped over . 1 old 5 to 4 crept 5 to 5 to 10 bank 6 the 7 edge 7 edge 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 bank 10 bank 12 peeped 11 and 12 peeped 12 peeped 13 over 13 over 14 . poor [bowser] was having a terrible time . 1 poor 3 was 3 was 5 a 4 having 5 a 5 a 6 terrible 6 terrible 8 . 7 time 8 . you see , the cold water had taken what little breath his fall had not knocked out of him . 1 you 2 see 1 you 15 not 2 see 3 , 2 see 4 the 4 the 6 water 4 the 7 had 5 cold 6 water 8 taken 9 what 8 taken 15 not 9 what 10 little 10 little 12 his 11 breath 12 his 12 his 13 fall 12 his 14 had 15 not 16 knocked 16 knocked 17 out 16 knocked 20 . 17 out 18 of 18 of 19 him he doesn't like to go in water anyway . 1 he 2 doesn't 2 doesn't 3 like 3 like 4 to 3 like 5 go 5 go 6 in 5 go 7 water 7 water 8 anyway 7 water 9 . you know the hair of his coat is short and doesn't protect him as it would if it were long . 1 you 2 know 1 you 14 as 2 know 3 the 3 the 4 hair 3 the 5 of 6 his 7 coat 7 coat 8 is 7 coat 9 short 9 short 10 and 9 short 11 doesn't 11 doesn't 12 protect 11 doesn't 14 as 12 protect 13 him 14 as 20 long 15 it 16 would 16 would 17 if 16 would 20 long 17 if 18 it 18 it 19 were 20 long 21 . old [man] [coyote] grinned wickedly as he watched [bowser] struggling feebly to climb out on the ice . 1 old 5 wickedly 4 grinned 5 wickedly 5 wickedly 8 watched 6 as 7 he 6 as 8 watched 8 watched 11 feebly 10 struggling 11 feebly 11 feebly 14 out 12 to 13 climb 13 climb 14 out 14 out 18 . 15 on 16 the 16 the 17 ice 16 the 18 . each time he tried he slipped back , and all the time he was whimpering . 1 each 2 time 2 time 9 and 2 time 11 the 3 he 4 tried 3 he 8 , 4 tried 6 slipped 5 he 6 slipped 6 slipped 7 back 6 slipped 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 all 10 all 11 the 11 the 12 time 12 time 14 was 12 time 16 . 13 he 14 was 15 whimpering 16 . old [man] [coyote] grinned more wickedly than ever . 1 old 4 grinned 4 grinned 6 wickedly 5 more 6 wickedly 6 wickedly 8 ever 7 than 8 ever 8 ever 9 . i suspect that he hoped that [bowser] would not be able to get out . 1 i 2 suspect 1 i 5 hoped 2 suspect 3 that 3 that 4 he 5 hoped 8 would 6 that 8 would 8 would 11 able 9 not 10 be 10 be 11 able 11 able 13 get 12 to 13 get 13 get 14 out 13 get 15 . 14 out 15 . but after a little [bowser] did manage to crawl out , and stood on the ice , shivering shaking . 1 but 2 after 1 but 6 did 2 after 3 a 2 after 4 little 6 did 12 and 7 manage 8 to 7 manage 9 crawl 9 crawl 10 out 9 crawl 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 20 . 13 stood 14 on 14 on 15 the 14 on 19 shaking 15 the 17 , 16 ice 17 , 17 , 18 shivering 19 shaking 20 . once more [old] [man] [coyote] grinned , then , turning , he trotted back towards [farmer] [brown] 's . 1 once 2 more 1 once 6 grinned 6 grinned 8 then 7 , 8 then 8 then 10 turning 9 , 10 turning 10 turning 12 he 11 , 12 he 12 he 13 trotted 13 trotted 14 back 14 back 15 towards 14 back 19 . 15 towards 18 's [chapter] [iv] [poor] [bowser] follow a crooked trail and you will find a scamp at the end . 1 follow 6 you 2 a 3 crooked 2 a 4 trail 4 trail 5 and 5 and 6 you 6 you 7 will 7 will 8 find 8 find 11 at 9 a 10 scamp 10 scamp 11 at 11 at 12 the 12 the 13 end 13 end 14 . bowser the [hound] . 1 bowser 2 the 2 the 4 . poor [bowser] ! 1 poor 3 ! you see , [old] [man] [coyote] knew the way back . 1 you 2 see 1 you 7 knew 2 see 3 , 7 knew 8 the 8 the 9 way 9 way 10 back 10 back 11 . he [would] take his time about getting there , for it really made no particular difference to him when he reached home . 1 he 3 take 1 he 4 his 4 his 9 , 5 time 6 about 5 time 7 getting 7 getting 8 there 7 getting 9 , 9 , 13 made 10 for 12 really 11 it 12 really 12 really 13 made 13 made 15 particular 14 no 15 particular 15 particular 18 him 16 difference 17 to 17 to 18 him 18 him 22 home 19 when 20 he 19 when 21 reached 20 he 21 reached 21 reached 22 home 22 home 23 . he felt sure he would be able to find something to eat on the way . 1 he 2 felt 1 he 7 able 2 felt 3 sure 2 felt 4 he 3 sure 4 he 4 he 5 would 5 would 6 be 5 would 7 able 7 able 9 find 7 able 13 on 8 to 9 find 9 find 10 something 10 something 11 to 11 to 12 eat 13 on 14 the 14 the 16 . 15 way 16 . but with [bowser] it was very different . 1 but 2 with 2 with 4 it 4 it 8 . 5 was 6 very 6 very 7 different 7 different 8 . poor [bowser] didn't know where he was . 1 poor 3 didn't 3 didn't 5 where 4 know 5 where 5 where 6 he 5 where 7 was 7 was 8 . he hadn't the least idea which way to turn . 1 he 2 hadn't 1 he 4 least 2 hadn't 3 the 4 least 5 idea 5 idea 7 way 6 which 7 way 7 way 9 turn 8 to 9 turn 9 turn 10 . he couldn't climb [up] the bank to find his own trail and follow it back home if he wanted to . 1 he 3 climb 2 couldn't 3 climb 3 climb 5 the 5 the 6 bank 5 the 12 and 6 bank 7 to 7 to 8 find 8 find 11 trail 8 find 12 and 9 his 10 own 10 own 11 trail 12 and 13 follow 12 and 17 if 13 follow 16 home 14 it 15 back 14 it 16 home 17 if 19 wanted 18 he 19 wanted 19 wanted 21 . 20 to 21 . you see , that bank was very steep for some distance in each direction , and so it was impossible for [bowser] to climb it . 1 you 25 it 2 see 4 that 3 , 4 that 4 that 5 bank 4 that 13 each 5 bank 6 was 6 was 8 steep 6 was 11 distance 7 very 8 steep 8 steep 9 for 9 for 10 some 11 distance 12 in 13 each 14 direction 13 each 15 , 15 , 16 and 15 , 24 climb 16 and 18 it 16 and 20 impossible 17 so 18 it 18 it 19 was 20 impossible 21 for 21 for 23 to 24 climb 25 it 25 it 26 . for a few [minutes] he stood shivering , shaking and whimpering , not knowing which way to turn . 1 for 2 a 1 for 7 shivering 2 a 5 he 3 few 5 he 5 he 6 stood 7 shivering 8 , 7 shivering 10 and 8 , 9 shaking 10 and 16 way 11 whimpering 12 , 11 whimpering 15 which 13 not 14 knowing 13 not 15 which 15 which 16 way 16 way 19 . 17 to 18 turn 18 turn 19 . then he started down the river on the ice , for he knew he would freeze if [he] continued to stand still . 1 then 3 started 1 then 7 on 2 he 3 started 3 started 4 down 4 down 5 the 5 the 6 river 7 on 8 the 8 the 14 he 9 ice 10 , 9 ice 13 knew 10 , 11 for 11 for 12 he 13 knew 14 he 14 he 19 continued 15 would 16 freeze 15 would 17 if 17 if 19 continued 19 continued 20 to 19 continued 21 stand 21 stand 23 . 22 still 23 . he limped badly because one leg had been hurt in his fall . 1 he 2 limped 1 he 5 one 2 limped 3 badly 3 badly 4 because 5 one 6 leg 6 leg 7 had 7 had 8 been 7 had 9 hurt 8 been 9 hurt 9 hurt 10 in 9 hurt 13 . 10 in 11 his 11 his 12 fall after a while he came to a place where he could get up on the bank . 1 after 3 while 1 after 6 to 2 a 3 while 3 while 5 came 4 he 5 came 5 came 6 to 6 to 7 a 7 a 11 could 8 place 9 where 8 place 11 could 9 where 10 he 11 could 15 the 12 get 13 up 13 up 14 on 13 up 15 the 15 the 17 . 16 bank 17 . it was in the midst of deep woods and a very , very lonely place . 1 it 2 was 1 it 7 deep 2 was 4 the 2 was 7 deep 3 in 4 the 4 the 5 midst 5 midst 6 of 7 deep 8 woods 8 woods 14 lonely 9 and 10 a 10 a 11 very 10 a 14 lonely 11 very 12 , 12 , 13 very 14 lonely 16 . 15 place 16 . hard crusted snow covered the ground , but it was better than walking on the ice and for this [bowser] was thankful . 1 hard 4 covered 1 hard 7 , 2 crusted 3 snow 3 snow 4 covered 4 covered 6 ground 5 the 6 ground 6 ground 7 , 7 , 17 and 8 but 9 it 9 it 10 was 10 was 12 than 10 was 13 walking 11 better 12 than 13 walking 16 ice 13 walking 17 and 14 on 15 the 14 on 16 ice 17 and 23 . 18 for 19 this 19 this 21 was 21 was 22 thankful 22 thankful 23 . which way should he turn ? 1 which 2 way 2 way 3 should 3 should 4 he 4 he 5 turn 5 turn 6 ? where should he go ? 1 where 2 should 2 should 3 he 3 he 4 go 4 go 5 ? night was coming on ; he was wet [,] cold and hungry , and as utterly lost as ever a dog was . 1 night 7 was 2 was 3 coming 2 was 4 on 3 coming 4 on 4 on 5 ; 4 on 6 he 6 he 7 was 7 was 10 cold 7 was 12 hungry 8 wet 10 cold 10 cold 11 and 12 hungry 14 and 12 hungry 19 ever 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 as 16 utterly 17 lost 16 utterly 19 ever 17 lost 18 as 19 ever 21 dog 20 a 21 dog 21 dog 22 was 22 was 23 . poor [bowser] ! 1 poor 3 ! for a minute or two he sat down and howled from sheer lonesomeness and discouragement . 1 for 2 a 1 for 12 sheer 2 a 3 minute 2 a 12 sheer 3 minute 5 two 3 minute 7 sat 4 or 5 two 5 two 6 he 7 sat 9 and 7 sat 10 howled 8 down 9 and 10 howled 11 from 12 sheer 13 lonesomeness 13 lonesomeness 14 and 14 and 16 . 15 discouragement 16 . how he did wish he had left [old] [man] [coyote] alone ! 1 how 3 did 2 he 3 did 3 did 4 wish 4 wish 5 he 5 he 6 had 6 had 7 left 7 left 11 alone 11 alone 12 ! do you wonder that he howled ? 1 do 2 you 2 you 3 wonder 3 wonder 4 that 4 that 5 he 5 he 6 howled 6 howled 7 ? old [man] [coyote] , trotting along on his way home , heard that howl and understood it . 1 old 15 and 4 , 5 trotting 5 trotting 13 that 6 along 7 on 7 on 8 his 8 his 9 way 9 way 11 , 9 way 13 that 10 home 11 , 11 , 12 heard 13 that 14 howl 14 howl 15 and 15 and 16 understood 16 understood 18 . 17 it 18 . again he grinned that wicked grin of his , and stopped to listen . 1 again 2 he 1 again 5 wicked 2 he 3 grinned 2 he 4 that 5 wicked 8 his 6 grin 7 of 7 of 8 his 8 his 9 , 9 , 12 to 10 and 11 stopped 11 stopped 12 to 12 to 13 listen 13 listen 14 . " [i] don't think he 'll hunt me again in a hurry , " he muttered , then trotted on . 1 " 3 don't 1 " 12 hurry 3 don't 5 he 3 don't 7 hunt 4 think 5 he 5 he 6 'll 7 hunt 8 me 7 hunt 9 again 9 again 10 in 9 again 12 hurry 10 in 11 a 12 hurry 13 , 13 , 18 then 13 , 19 trotted 14 " 15 he 15 he 16 muttered 15 he 18 then 16 muttered 17 , 19 trotted 20 on 19 trotted 21 . poor [bowser] ! 1 poor 3 ! hunting for anything but his home was farthest from his thoughts . 1 hunting 2 for 2 for 6 home 3 anything 4 but 4 but 5 his 5 his 6 home 6 home 7 was 7 was 8 farthest 7 was 9 from 9 from 10 his 9 from 11 thoughts 10 his 11 thoughts 11 thoughts 12 . [chapter] [v] [bowser] [spends] [a] [bad] [night] there 's nothing like just sticking to [the] thing you undertake to do . 1 there 3 nothing 1 there 4 like 2 's 3 nothing 3 nothing 4 like 4 like 6 sticking 5 just 6 sticking 6 sticking 7 to 7 to 12 to 9 thing 10 you 10 you 11 undertake 11 undertake 12 to 12 to 13 do 13 do 14 . there 'll be no cause then , though you fail , [to] hang your head or drop your tail . 1 there 2 'll 1 there 13 hang 2 'll 4 no 2 'll 5 cause 3 be 4 no 4 no 5 cause 6 then 10 fail 6 then 13 hang 7 , 8 though 8 though 9 you 9 you 10 fail 10 fail 11 , 13 hang 14 your 13 hang 18 your 14 your 15 head 15 head 16 or 16 or 17 drop 16 or 18 your 18 your 20 . 19 tail 20 . bowser the [hound] . 1 bowser 2 the 2 the 4 . bowser was lost , utterly lost . 1 bowser 2 was 2 was 3 lost 2 was 4 , 4 , 5 utterly 5 utterly 6 lost 6 lost 7 . he hadn't the least idea in which direction [farmer] [brown] 's house was . 1 he 3 the 2 hadn't 3 the 3 the 8 direction 4 least 5 idea 5 idea 7 which 6 in 7 which 7 which 8 direction 8 direction 12 house 11 's 12 house 12 house 13 was 13 was 14 . in fact he hadn't the least idea which way to turn to find any house . 1 in 8 which 2 fact 4 hadn't 2 fact 7 idea 3 he 4 hadn't 4 hadn't 5 the 5 the 6 least 6 least 7 idea 7 idea 8 which 8 which 11 turn 9 way 10 to 9 way 11 turn 11 turn 13 find 11 turn 15 house 12 to 13 find 13 find 14 any 13 find 15 house 15 house 16 . but [bowser] couldn't stand still for long . 1 but 4 stand 3 couldn't 4 stand 4 stand 5 still 5 still 6 for 6 for 7 long 7 long 8 . he must keep moving until he found a shelter . 1 he 3 keep 2 must 3 keep 3 keep 4 moving 3 keep 5 until 5 until 7 found 6 he 7 found 7 found 8 a 8 a 9 shelter 8 a 10 . if he didn't he would freeze . 1 if 2 he 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 he 4 he 5 would 5 would 6 freeze 6 freeze 7 . so whimpering and whining , [bowser] limped along . 1 so 3 and 2 whimpering 3 and 3 and 4 whining 4 whining 5 , 4 whining 7 limped 7 limped 8 along 8 along 9 . bowser was not afraid to be out at night as some folks are . 1 bowser 4 afraid 2 was 3 not 3 not 4 afraid 4 afraid 9 night 5 to 6 be 6 be 7 out 7 out 8 at 8 at 9 night 9 night 12 folks 10 as 11 some 11 some 12 folks 12 folks 13 are 13 are 14 . goodness , no ! 1 goodness 2 , 2 , 3 no 3 no 4 ! in fact , on many a moonlight night [bowser] had hunted [reddy] [fox] or [granny] [fox] all night long . 1 in 2 fact 1 in 3 , 2 fact 3 , 3 , 4 on 3 , 5 many 5 many 7 moonlight 5 many 10 had 6 a 7 moonlight 7 moonlight 8 night 10 had 11 hunted 10 had 14 or 14 or 20 . 17 all 18 night 18 night 19 long 19 long 20 . never once had he felt lonesome then . 1 never 2 once 1 never 4 he 2 once 3 had 4 he 5 felt 5 felt 7 then 6 lonesome 7 then 7 then 8 . but now it was very , very different . 1 but 2 now 2 now 4 was 3 it 4 was 4 was 6 , 5 very 6 , 6 , 8 different 7 very 8 different 8 different 9 . you see , on those nights when he had hunted he always had known where he was . 1 you 3 , 2 see 3 , 3 , 9 had 4 on 5 those 5 those 6 nights 6 nights 7 when 7 when 8 he 8 he 9 had 9 had 12 always 10 hunted 11 he 10 hunted 12 always 12 always 16 he 13 had 14 known 14 known 15 where 15 where 16 he 16 he 17 was 17 was 18 . he had known that at any time he could go straight home if he wanted to . 1 he 16 to 2 had 3 known 3 known 5 at 4 that 5 at 5 at 6 any 5 at 7 time 7 time 8 he 7 time 9 could 9 could 13 if 9 could 15 wanted 10 go 11 straight 10 go 12 home 12 home 13 if 13 if 14 he 13 if 15 wanted 15 wanted 16 to 16 to 17 . that made all the difference in the world . 1 that 2 made 2 made 5 difference 3 all 4 the 4 the 5 difference 5 difference 6 in 6 in 7 the 6 in 8 world 8 world 9 . it would have been bad enough , being lost this way , had he been feeling at his best . 1 it 12 , 2 would 3 have 3 have 5 bad 3 have 6 enough 4 been 5 bad 6 enough 7 , 6 enough 8 being 8 being 11 way 8 being 12 , 9 lost 10 this 10 this 11 way 12 , 13 had 12 , 19 best 14 he 15 been 15 been 16 feeling 15 been 17 at 17 at 18 his 17 at 19 best 19 best 20 . being lost always makes one feel terribly lonesome . 1 being 2 lost 1 being 3 always 3 always 4 makes 4 makes 6 feel 5 one 6 feel 6 feel 7 terribly 7 terribly 8 lonesome 8 lonesome 9 . lonesomeness is one of the worst parts of the feeling of being lost . 1 lonesomeness 2 is 2 is 5 the 3 one 4 of 4 of 5 the 5 the 7 parts 6 worst 7 parts 7 parts 9 the 8 of 9 the 9 the 11 of 10 feeling 11 of 11 of 12 being 11 of 13 lost 13 lost 14 . but added to this was the fact that [bowser] was really not in fit condition to be out at all . 1 but 12 not 2 added 4 this 3 to 4 this 4 this 5 was 5 was 6 the 6 the 7 fact 6 the 8 that 8 that 10 was 8 that 11 really 11 really 12 not 12 not 14 fit 13 in 14 fit 14 fit 15 condition 15 condition 16 to 15 condition 20 all 17 be 18 out 18 out 19 at 19 at 20 all 20 all 21 . he was wet , tired , lame and hungry . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 wet 2 was 6 , 4 , 5 tired 5 tired 6 , 6 , 7 lame 7 lame 8 and 8 and 10 . 9 hungry 10 . for a long time he kept on until it seemed to him he couldn't drag one foot after another . 1 for 2 a 1 for 15 drag 2 a 6 kept 3 long 4 time 3 long 6 kept 4 time 5 he 6 kept 11 to 7 on 8 until 8 until 9 it 8 until 10 seemed 10 seemed 11 to 11 to 12 him 12 him 13 he 13 he 14 couldn't 15 drag 16 one 16 one 18 after 17 foot 18 after 18 after 19 another 19 another 20 . then quite suddenly something big and dark loomed up in front of him . 1 then 2 quite 1 then 5 big 2 quite 3 suddenly 3 suddenly 4 something 3 suddenly 5 big 5 big 6 and 5 big 7 dark 6 and 7 dark 7 dark 13 him 8 loomed 9 up 9 up 10 in 10 in 11 front 11 front 12 of 12 of 13 him 13 him 14 . it really wasn't as big as it seemed . 1 it 3 wasn't 2 really 3 wasn't 3 wasn't 5 big 4 as 5 big 5 big 6 as 6 as 7 it 7 it 8 seemed 8 seemed 9 . it was a little house , a sugar camp , just such a one as [farmer] [brown] has near his home . 1 it 3 a 1 it 4 little 2 was 3 a 4 little 5 house 5 house 6 , 5 house 8 sugar 6 , 7 a 8 sugar 9 camp 8 sugar 15 as 10 , 12 such 10 , 13 a 11 just 12 such 12 such 13 a 13 a 14 one 14 one 15 as 15 as 21 home 18 has 19 near 18 has 21 home 19 near 20 his 21 home 22 . bowser crept to the door . 1 bowser 2 crept 2 crept 3 to 3 to 4 the 4 the 5 door 5 door 6 . it was closed . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 closed 3 closed 4 . bowser sniffed and sniffed and his heart sank , for there was no scent of human beings . 1 bowser 3 and 1 bowser 7 heart 2 sniffed 3 and 3 and 4 sniffed 4 sniffed 5 and 5 and 6 his 7 heart 11 there 7 heart 12 was 8 sank 9 , 8 sank 11 there 9 , 10 for 12 was 16 human 12 was 18 . 13 no 14 scent 14 scent 15 of 14 scent 16 human 17 beings 18 . then he knew that that little house was deserted and empty . 1 then 2 he 1 then 7 house 2 he 3 knew 3 knew 4 that 3 knew 5 that 5 that 6 little 7 house 9 deserted 8 was 9 deserted 9 deserted 10 and 10 and 12 . 11 empty 12 . still he whined and scratched at the door . 1 still 2 he 2 he 3 whined 3 whined 4 and 4 and 5 scratched 5 scratched 7 the 6 at 7 the 7 the 8 door 7 the 9 . 8 door 9 . by and by the door opened ever so little , for it had not been locked . 1 by 7 ever 2 and 3 by 3 by 4 the 4 the 5 door 4 the 6 opened 6 opened 7 ever 7 ever 11 for 8 so 9 little 9 little 10 , 10 , 11 for 11 for 12 it 12 it 14 not 13 had 14 not 14 not 15 been 14 not 16 locked 16 locked 17 . bowser crept in . 1 bowser 2 crept 2 crept 3 in 3 in 4 . in one corner he found some hay , and in this he curled up . 1 in 2 one 1 in 3 corner 3 corner 4 he 3 corner 7 hay 4 he 5 found 5 found 6 some 7 hay 10 in 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 in 10 in 13 curled 11 this 12 he 12 he 13 curled 13 curled 14 up 14 up 15 . it was cold , very cold , but not nearly as cold as outside that little house . 1 it 2 was 1 it 8 but 2 was 3 cold 2 was 4 , 4 , 5 very 4 , 6 cold 5 very 6 cold 6 cold 7 , 8 but 12 cold 9 not 10 nearly 10 nearly 11 as 10 nearly 12 cold 12 cold 14 outside 13 as 14 outside 14 outside 18 . 15 that 16 little 15 that 18 . 16 little 17 house [chapter] [vi] [the] [surprise] [of] [blacky] [the] [crow] the harder it is to follow a trail [the] greater the reason you should not fail . 1 the 6 follow 2 harder 4 is 2 harder 6 follow 3 it 4 is 4 is 5 to 6 follow 12 reason 7 a 8 trail 8 trail 10 greater 10 greater 11 the 10 greater 12 reason 12 reason 16 fail 13 you 14 should 13 you 15 not 15 not 16 fail 16 fail 17 . bowser the [hound] . 1 bowser 2 the 2 the 4 . at all seasons of the year [blacky] the [crow] is something of a traveler . 1 at 6 year 2 all 3 seasons 3 seasons 4 of 4 of 5 the 5 the 6 year 6 year 8 the 8 the 12 of 10 is 11 something 11 something 12 of 12 of 13 a 13 a 14 traveler 13 a 15 . 14 traveler 15 . but in winter he is much more of a traveler than in summer . 1 but 2 in 2 in 3 winter 2 in 4 he 3 winter 4 he 4 he 6 much 5 is 6 much 6 much 7 more 6 much 8 of 8 of 11 than 9 a 10 traveler 10 traveler 11 than 11 than 13 summer 11 than 14 . 12 in 13 summer you see , in winter it is not nearly so easy to pick up a living . 1 you 3 , 2 see 3 , 3 , 8 not 4 in 5 winter 5 winter 6 it 6 it 7 is 7 is 8 not 8 not 9 nearly 8 not 12 to 9 nearly 10 so 10 so 11 easy 12 to 13 pick 12 to 14 up 14 up 15 a 15 a 17 . 16 living 17 . all [of] the feathered folks have to work and work hard to find food enough to keep them warm . 1 all 3 the 1 all 5 folks 3 the 4 feathered 5 folks 14 food 6 have 7 to 7 to 9 and 8 work 9 and 9 and 12 to 9 and 13 find 10 work 11 hard 11 hard 12 to 13 find 14 food 14 food 16 to 14 food 18 them 15 enough 16 to 17 keep 18 them 18 them 20 . 19 warm 20 . you know it is food that makes heat in the body . 1 you 3 it 2 know 3 it 3 it 4 is 3 it 5 food 4 is 5 food 5 food 7 makes 6 that 7 makes 7 makes 10 the 8 heat 9 in 9 in 10 the 10 the 12 . 11 body 12 . so in the winter [blacky] is in the habit of flying long distances in search of food . 1 so 4 winter 1 so 8 the 2 in 3 the 3 the 4 winter 4 winter 6 is 6 is 7 in 8 the 13 distances 8 the 15 search 9 habit 12 long 10 of 11 flying 10 of 12 long 12 long 13 distances 13 distances 14 in 15 search 16 of 15 search 18 . 16 of 17 food he often goes some miles from the thick hemlock-tree in the [green] [forest] where he spends his nights . 1 he 3 goes 2 often 3 goes 3 goes 14 where 4 some 5 miles 4 some 9 hemlock-tree 5 miles 6 from 5 miles 7 the 7 the 8 thick 9 hemlock-tree 10 in 10 in 11 the 10 in 14 where 14 where 18 nights 15 he 16 spends 15 he 17 his 17 his 18 nights 18 nights 19 . you may see him starting out early in the morning and returning late in the afternoon . 1 you 13 late 2 may 4 him 2 may 5 starting 3 see 4 him 5 starting 6 out 5 starting 10 morning 6 out 7 early 7 early 8 in 7 early 9 the 8 in 9 the 10 morning 11 and 10 morning 13 late 11 and 12 returning 13 late 16 afternoon 14 in 15 the 14 in 16 afternoon 16 afternoon 17 . now [blacky] knew all about that river into which [bowser] the [hound] had fallen . 1 now 5 about 3 knew 4 all 3 knew 5 about 5 about 6 that 6 that 8 into 7 river 8 into 8 into 9 which 9 which 11 the 11 the 13 had 13 had 15 . 14 fallen 15 . there was a certain place on that river where [jack] [frost] never did succeed in making ice . 1 there 2 was 1 there 5 place 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 certain 5 place 7 that 5 place 12 never 6 on 7 that 7 that 8 river 8 river 9 where 12 never 14 succeed 12 never 15 in 13 did 14 succeed 15 in 17 ice 15 in 18 . 16 making 17 ice 17 ice 18 . sometimes things good to eat would be washed up along the edge of this open place . 1 sometimes 4 to 1 sometimes 10 along 2 things 3 good 2 things 4 to 4 to 5 eat 4 to 9 up 5 eat 6 would 5 eat 7 be 7 be 8 washed 10 along 13 of 11 the 12 edge 12 edge 13 of 13 of 17 . 14 this 15 open 14 this 17 . 15 open 16 place blacky visited it regularly . 1 blacky 2 visited 2 visited 3 it 3 it 4 regularly 4 regularly 5 . he was on the way there now , flying low over the tree-tops . 1 he 2 was 1 he 3 on 3 on 5 way 4 the 5 way 5 way 9 flying 6 there 7 now 7 now 8 , 8 , 9 flying 9 flying 10 low 10 low 11 over 11 over 12 the 11 over 13 tree-tops 13 tree-tops 14 . presently he came to a little opening among the trees . 1 presently 2 he 1 presently 3 came 2 he 3 came 3 came 4 to 4 to 5 a 4 to 8 among 6 little 7 opening 7 opening 8 among 8 among 10 trees 9 the 10 trees 10 trees 11 . in the middle of it was a little house , a rough little house . 1 in 3 middle 2 the 3 middle 3 middle 4 of 3 middle 5 it 5 it 7 a 6 was 7 a 7 a 9 house 7 a 10 , 8 little 9 house 9 house 10 , 10 , 12 rough 11 a 12 rough 12 rough 15 . 13 little 14 house 14 house 15 . blacky knew all about it . 1 blacky 2 knew 2 knew 3 all 3 all 4 about 4 about 5 it 5 it 6 . it was a sugar camp . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 sugar 4 sugar 5 camp 5 camp 6 . he knew that only in the spring of the year was he likely to find anybody about there [.] 1 he 2 knew 1 he 16 anybody 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 9 the 4 only 7 spring 4 only 9 the 5 in 6 the 6 the 7 spring 7 spring 8 of 9 the 10 year 11 was 14 to 11 was 16 anybody 12 he 13 likely 12 he 14 to 14 to 15 find 16 anybody 18 there 17 about 18 there all the rest of the year it was shut up . 1 all 2 the 1 all 3 rest 3 rest 4 of 3 rest 5 the 5 the 6 year 6 year 7 it 6 year 9 shut 7 it 8 was 9 shut 10 up 10 up 11 . every time he passed that way [blacky] flew over it . 1 every 2 time 1 every 3 he 3 he 4 passed 3 he 5 that 4 passed 5 that 5 that 6 way 6 way 9 over 8 flew 9 over 9 over 11 . 10 it 11 . blacky 's eyes are very sharp indeed , as everybody knows . 1 blacky 2 's 2 's 3 eyes 2 's 6 sharp 3 eyes 4 are 4 are 5 very 6 sharp 7 indeed 6 sharp 8 , 8 , 9 as 8 , 10 everybody 10 everybody 11 knows 11 knows 12 . now , as he drew near , he noticed right away that the door was [partly] open . 1 now 12 that 2 , 7 , 3 as 4 he 3 as 6 near 4 he 5 drew 4 he 6 near 6 near 7 , 7 , 8 he 7 , 9 noticed 8 he 9 noticed 9 noticed 10 right 10 right 11 away 10 right 12 that 12 that 14 door 13 the 14 door 14 door 15 was 15 was 18 . 17 open 18 . it hadn't been that way the last time he passed . 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 7 last 8 time 8 time 9 he 9 he 10 passed 9 he 11 . " [ho] ! " exclaimed [blacky] . 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 exclaimed 5 exclaimed 7 . " [i] wonder if the wind blew that open , or if there is some one inside . 1 " 14 is 3 wonder 5 the 4 if 5 the 5 the 6 wind 6 wind 7 blew 6 wind 8 that 8 that 9 open 8 that 14 is 9 open 10 , 9 open 11 or 11 or 13 there 12 if 13 there 14 is 15 some 15 some 16 one 15 some 17 inside 17 inside 18 . i think [i] 'll watch a while . " 1 i 2 think 1 i 4 'll 4 'll 5 watch 5 watch 6 a 5 watch 7 while 7 while 8 . 8 . 9 " for a long time he sat there as silent as the trees themselves . 1 for 2 a 1 for 4 time 2 a 3 long 4 time 5 he 4 time 7 there 5 he 6 sat 7 there 8 as 7 there 9 silent 8 as 9 silent 9 silent 10 as 9 silent 11 the 11 the 14 . 12 trees 13 themselves 13 themselves 14 . nothing happened . 1 nothing 2 happened 2 happened 3 . he began to grow tired . 1 he 2 began 2 began 3 to 3 to 4 grow 4 grow 5 tired 5 tired 6 . rather , he began to grow so hungry that he became impatient . 1 rather 2 , 1 rather 5 to 2 , 3 he 3 he 4 began 5 to 7 so 6 grow 7 so 7 so 8 hungry 8 hungry 11 became 9 that 10 he 10 he 11 became 11 became 13 . 12 impatient 13 . " if there is anybody in there he must be asleep , " muttered [blacky] to himself . 1 " 12 , 2 if 3 there 3 there 4 is 3 there 9 must 4 is 5 anybody 5 anybody 7 there 6 in 7 there 7 there 8 he 9 must 10 be 9 must 12 , 10 be 11 asleep 12 , 14 muttered 13 " 14 muttered 14 muttered 17 himself 16 to 17 himself 17 himself 18 . " [i] 'll see if [i] can wake him up . 1 " 5 if 3 'll 4 see 4 see 5 if 5 if 7 can 7 can 9 him 8 wake 9 him 9 him 10 up 10 up 11 . caw , caw , ca-a-w , caw , caw ! " 1 caw 4 , 2 , 3 caw 3 caw 4 , 4 , 5 ca-a-w 4 , 6 , 5 ca-a-w 6 , 6 , 8 , 7 caw 8 , 8 , 9 caw 9 caw 10 ! 10 ! 11 " blacky waited a few minutes , then repeated his cry . 1 blacky 2 waited 1 blacky 3 a 3 a 4 few 3 a 5 minutes 5 minutes 6 , 6 , 9 his 7 then 8 repeated 8 repeated 9 his 9 his 11 . 10 cry 11 . blacky was so surprised that he nearly fell from his perch . 1 blacky 3 so 2 was 3 so 3 so 4 surprised 4 surprised 6 he 5 that 6 he 6 he 8 fell 7 nearly 8 fell 8 fell 9 from 9 from 10 his 9 from 12 . 10 his 11 perch " as [i] live , " he muttered , " that is [bowser] the [hound] ! 1 " 2 as 2 as 4 live 4 live 5 , 4 live 6 " 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 he 6 " 8 muttered 7 he 8 muttered 8 muttered 10 " 9 , 10 " 10 " 12 is 11 that 12 is 12 is 14 the 14 the 16 ! it certainly is . 1 it 2 certainly 2 certainly 3 is 3 is 4 . now what is he doing way over here ? 1 now 2 what 2 what 3 is 3 is 4 he 4 he 6 way 5 doing 6 way 6 way 7 over 6 way 8 here 8 here 9 ? i 've never known him to go so far from home before . " 1 i 6 to 2 've 3 never 3 never 4 known 3 never 6 to 4 known 5 him 6 to 13 . 7 go 8 so 8 so 9 far 9 far 10 from 9 far 11 home 11 home 12 before 11 home 13 . 13 . 14 " [chapter] [vii] [blacky] [the] [crow] [takes] [pity] [on] [bowser] beneath a coat of ebon hue [may] beat a heart that 's kind and true . 1 beneath 5 ebon 1 beneath 6 hue 2 a 3 coat 2 a 4 of 4 of 5 ebon 6 hue 14 and 8 beat 9 a 9 a 10 heart 10 heart 12 's 10 heart 13 kind 11 that 12 's 12 's 13 kind 13 kind 14 and 14 and 16 . 15 true 16 . the worst of scamps in time of need [will] often do a kindly deed . 1 the 4 scamps 1 the 8 need 2 worst 3 of 2 worst 4 scamps 5 in 6 time 6 time 7 of 6 time 8 need 8 need 13 kindly 10 often 11 do 10 often 13 kindly 11 do 12 a 13 kindly 15 . 14 deed 15 . bowser the [hound] . 1 bowser 2 the 2 the 4 . " caw , ca-a-w ! " exclaimed [blacky] the [crow] . 1 " 2 caw 2 caw 4 ca-a-w 3 , 4 ca-a-w 4 ca-a-w 5 ! 5 ! 7 exclaimed 6 " 7 exclaimed 7 exclaimed 9 the 9 the 11 . you know [blacky] is not used to friendly looks . 1 you 2 know 2 know 7 to 4 is 5 not 5 not 6 used 6 used 7 to 7 to 8 friendly 8 friendly 9 looks 9 looks 10 . he is used to quite the other kind . 1 he 2 is 2 is 5 quite 3 used 4 to 4 to 5 quite 5 quite 7 other 6 the 7 other 7 other 8 kind 8 kind 9 . blacky didn't know what to make of it . 1 blacky 2 didn't 1 blacky 3 know 3 know 5 to 4 what 5 to 5 to 6 make 6 make 8 it 7 of 8 it 8 it 9 . he had never been more surprised in his life . 1 he 4 been 2 had 3 never 3 never 4 been 4 been 6 surprised 5 more 6 surprised 6 surprised 9 life 7 in 8 his 8 his 9 life 9 life 10 . he didn't know which surprised him most , finding [bowser] ' way over here where he had no business to be , or [bowser] 's friendliness . 1 he 4 which 2 didn't 3 know 2 didn't 4 which 4 which 7 most 4 which 12 way 5 surprised 6 him 5 surprised 7 most 7 most 8 , 8 , 9 finding 9 finding 11 ' 12 way 13 over 12 way 20 to 13 over 14 here 13 over 15 where 15 where 18 no 16 he 17 had 17 had 18 no 18 no 19 business 20 to 21 be 21 be 22 , 22 , 23 or 23 or 25 's 25 's 26 friendliness 26 friendliness 27 . never had he thought of [blacky] the [crow] as a friend . 1 never 5 of 2 had 3 he 3 he 4 thought 4 thought 5 of 5 of 7 the 7 the 9 as 9 as 11 friend 10 a 11 friend 11 friend 12 . in fact , he never thought much about [blacky] at all . 1 in 2 fact 1 in 3 , 2 fact 3 , 3 , 6 thought 4 he 5 never 4 he 6 thought 6 thought 7 much 7 much 8 about 8 about 10 at 10 at 11 all 11 all 12 . so he whined softly and wagged his tail feebly as he looked up at [blacky] sitting in the top of a tall tree . 1 so 4 softly 1 so 6 wagged 2 he 3 whined 3 whined 4 softly 4 softly 5 and 6 wagged 8 tail 6 wagged 12 looked 7 his 8 tail 8 tail 9 feebly 9 feebly 10 as 10 as 11 he 12 looked 18 the 12 looked 19 top 13 up 14 at 14 at 16 sitting 16 sitting 17 in 16 sitting 18 the 18 the 19 top 19 top 24 . 20 of 21 a 21 a 22 tall 22 tall 23 tree 23 tree 24 . presently [bowser] limped out to the middle of the little clearing and turned first this way and then that way . 1 presently 3 limped 1 presently 9 the 3 limped 8 of 4 out 6 the 4 out 7 middle 5 to 6 the 6 the 7 middle 7 middle 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 little 9 the 14 first 10 little 11 clearing 11 clearing 12 and 12 and 13 turned 14 first 16 way 14 first 18 then 15 this 16 way 16 way 17 and 18 then 19 that 19 that 20 way 19 that 21 . then he sat down and howled dismally . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 sat 3 sat 4 down 3 sat 5 and 4 down 5 and 5 and 6 howled 6 howled 7 dismally 7 dismally 8 . in an instant [blacky] the [crow] understood ; [bowser] was lost . 1 in 2 an 2 an 3 instant 3 instant 5 the 5 the 7 understood 7 understood 8 ; 8 ; 10 was 10 was 11 lost 11 lost 12 . " so that 's the trouble , " muttered [blacky] to himself . 1 " 4 's 2 so 3 that 3 that 4 's 4 's 6 trouble 5 the 6 trouble 6 trouble 7 , 7 , 11 to 8 " 9 muttered 9 muttered 11 to 11 to 12 himself 12 himself 13 . " that silly dog has got himself lost . 1 " 4 dog 2 that 3 silly 3 silly 4 dog 4 dog 5 has 4 dog 6 got 5 has 6 got 6 got 7 himself 7 himself 8 lost 8 lost 9 . i never will be able to understand how anybody can get lost . 1 i 2 never 1 i 3 will 3 will 4 be 3 will 9 anybody 4 be 5 able 4 be 7 understand 5 able 6 to 7 understand 8 how 9 anybody 10 can 9 anybody 11 get 11 get 13 . 12 lost 13 . i never in my life was lost , and never expect to be . 1 i 2 never 1 i 9 and 2 never 4 my 2 never 7 lost 3 in 4 my 4 my 5 life 5 life 6 was 5 life 7 lost 7 lost 8 , 9 and 10 never 10 never 13 be 11 expect 12 to 11 expect 13 be 13 be 14 . but it is easy enough to see that [bowser] is lost and badly lost . 1 but 6 to 2 it 3 is 3 is 4 easy 3 is 5 enough 5 enough 6 to 6 to 7 see 7 see 10 is 8 that 10 is 10 is 11 lost 11 lost 12 and 12 and 14 lost 13 badly 14 lost 14 lost 15 . my goodness , how lame he is ! 1 my 2 goodness 2 goodness 3 , 3 , 4 how 4 how 5 lame 5 lame 6 he 6 he 7 is 7 is 8 ! i wonder what 's happened to him . 1 i 2 wonder 2 wonder 3 what 3 what 4 's 4 's 5 happened 5 happened 6 to 6 to 7 him 7 him 8 . serves him right for hunting other people , but [i] 'm sorry for him just the same . 1 serves 8 , 1 serves 12 sorry 2 him 3 right 2 him 5 hunting 3 right 4 for 5 hunting 7 people 6 other 7 people 7 people 8 , 8 , 9 but 9 but 11 'm 12 sorry 15 just 13 for 14 him 14 him 15 just 15 just 18 . 16 the 17 same 16 the 18 . what a helpless creature a lost dog is , anyway . 1 what 2 a 2 a 3 helpless 2 a 4 creature 4 creature 5 a 4 creature 7 dog 5 a 6 lost 7 dog 8 is 8 is 9 , 9 , 11 . 10 anyway 11 . i suppose if he doesn't find a house pretty soon he will starve to death . 1 i 3 if 1 i 10 soon 2 suppose 3 if 3 if 5 doesn't 3 if 6 find 4 he 5 doesn't 6 find 7 a 7 a 8 house 8 house 9 pretty 8 house 10 soon 10 soon 14 to 11 he 12 will 11 he 13 starve 13 starve 14 to 14 to 16 . 15 death 16 . old [man] [coyote] wouldn't . 1 old 4 wouldn't 4 wouldn't 5 . reddy [fox] wouldn't . 1 reddy 3 wouldn't 3 wouldn't 4 . they would catch something to eat , no matter where they were . 1 they 6 eat 2 would 3 catch 2 would 4 something 4 something 5 to 5 to 6 eat 6 eat 7 , 7 , 9 matter 8 no 9 matter 9 matter 10 where 10 where 11 they 10 where 12 were 11 they 12 were 12 were 13 . [chapter] [viii] [how] [blacky] [the] [crow] [helped] [bowser] the blackest coat may cover the kindest heart . 1 the 2 blackest 1 the 5 cover 2 blackest 3 coat 3 coat 4 may 4 may 5 cover 5 cover 7 kindest 6 the 7 kindest 7 kindest 8 heart 8 heart 9 . bowser the [hound] . 1 bowser 2 the 2 the 4 . perhaps if there had been very much trouble in it , [blacky] would not have been quite so ready and willing . 1 perhaps 4 had 1 perhaps 19 ready 2 if 3 there 2 if 4 had 4 had 5 been 4 had 7 much 5 been 6 very 6 very 7 much 7 much 10 it 8 trouble 9 in 9 in 10 it 11 , 13 would 11 , 15 have 13 would 14 not 15 have 18 so 15 have 19 ready 16 been 17 quite 16 been 18 so 19 ready 20 and 20 and 21 willing 20 and 22 . then again , perhaps it isn't fair to [blacky] to think that he might not have been willing . 1 then 3 , 1 then 17 been 2 again 3 , 3 , 7 fair 4 perhaps 6 isn't 4 perhaps 7 fair 5 it 6 isn't 7 fair 8 to 8 to 12 that 10 to 11 think 11 think 12 that 13 he 14 might 14 might 15 not 14 might 16 have 15 not 16 have 16 have 17 been 17 been 18 willing 18 willing 19 . even the most selfish people are sometimes kindly and unselfish . 1 even 5 people 2 the 3 most 3 most 4 selfish 3 most 5 people 5 people 7 sometimes 6 are 7 sometimes 7 sometimes 8 kindly 8 kindly 9 and 9 and 10 unselfish 10 unselfish 11 . blacky knew just where the nearest house was . 1 blacky 2 knew 1 blacky 3 just 3 just 5 the 4 where 5 the 5 the 7 house 6 nearest 7 house 7 house 8 was 8 was 9 . blacky makes it his business to know these things . 1 blacky 2 makes 1 blacky 3 it 3 it 5 business 4 his 5 business 5 business 6 to 6 to 8 these 7 know 8 these 8 these 9 things 9 things 10 . he could , if he would , tell you which houses have terrible guns in them and which have not . 1 he 8 tell 1 he 13 terrible 2 could 4 if 2 could 8 tell 3 , 4 if 4 if 6 would 5 he 6 would 6 would 7 , 8 tell 10 which 9 you 10 which 10 which 11 houses 11 houses 12 have 13 terrible 15 in 14 guns 15 in 15 in 16 them 16 them 21 . 17 and 18 which 18 which 19 have 18 which 21 . 19 have 20 not it is by knowing such things that [blacky] manages to avoid danger . 1 it 2 is 1 it 5 such 2 is 4 knowing 3 by 4 knowing 4 knowing 5 such 5 such 6 things 6 things 7 that 7 that 9 manages 7 that 11 avoid 9 manages 10 to 11 avoid 12 danger 12 danger 13 . so [blacky] spread his black wings and disappeared over the tree-tops in the direction of the nearest farmhouse . 1 so 5 black 3 spread 4 his 3 spread 5 black 5 black 7 and 5 black 8 disappeared 6 wings 7 and 7 and 8 disappeared 8 disappeared 14 direction 9 over 13 the 10 the 12 in 11 tree-tops 12 in 12 in 13 the 13 the 14 direction 14 direction 15 of 14 direction 19 . 15 of 16 the 15 of 17 nearest 17 nearest 18 farmhouse 17 nearest 19 . bowser watched him disappear and whined sadly , for somehow it made him feel more lonesome than before . 1 bowser 4 disappear 1 bowser 6 whined 2 watched 3 him 3 him 4 disappear 5 and 6 whined 6 whined 11 it 7 sadly 8 , 8 , 9 for 9 for 10 somehow 10 somehow 11 it 11 it 13 him 12 made 13 him 13 him 14 feel 13 him 19 . 14 feel 15 more 14 feel 17 than 15 more 16 lonesome 16 lonesome 17 than 17 than 18 before but for one thing he would have gone back to his bed of hay in the corner of that sugar camp . 1 but 4 thing 1 but 15 in 2 for 3 one 3 one 4 thing 4 thing 12 bed 5 he 6 would 5 he 7 have 7 have 9 back 7 have 12 bed 8 gone 9 back 9 back 10 to 10 to 11 his 12 bed 14 hay 13 of 14 hay 15 in 21 camp 16 the 17 corner 17 corner 18 of 17 corner 20 sugar 18 of 19 that 20 sugar 21 camp 21 camp 22 . that one thing was hunger . 1 that 2 one 2 one 3 thing 3 thing 4 was 4 was 5 hunger 5 hunger 6 . it seemed to [bowser] that his stomach was so empty that the very sides of it had fallen in . 1 it 9 so 2 seemed 3 to 2 seemed 6 his 5 that 6 his 6 his 7 stomach 7 stomach 8 was 8 was 9 so 9 so 10 empty 9 so 11 that 10 empty 11 that 11 that 12 the 12 the 15 of 13 very 14 sides 14 sides 15 of 15 of 16 it 16 it 18 fallen 17 had 18 fallen 18 fallen 19 in 18 fallen 20 . he just must get something to eat . 1 he 2 just 1 he 4 get 3 must 4 get 4 get 6 to 5 something 6 to 6 to 7 eat 7 eat 8 . then , too , [he] was very , very stiff from the cold and the wetting he had received the night before . 1 then 3 too 1 then 21 night 2 , 3 too 3 too 7 very 4 , 6 was 6 was 7 very 7 very 13 cold 8 , 9 very 9 very 10 stiff 9 very 13 cold 10 stiff 11 from 11 from 12 the 13 cold 16 wetting 14 and 15 the 15 the 16 wetting 16 wetting 19 received 17 he 18 had 18 had 19 received 19 received 20 the 21 night 23 . 22 before 23 . so poor [bowser] made slow work of it , and [blacky] the [crow] almost lost patience waiting for him to appear . 1 so 2 poor 1 so 4 made 4 made 6 work 5 slow 6 work 6 work 12 the 7 of 8 it 8 it 9 , 8 it 10 and 10 and 12 the 12 the 14 almost 14 almost 20 to 15 lost 18 for 16 patience 17 waiting 17 waiting 18 for 18 for 19 him 19 him 20 to 20 to 22 . 21 appear 22 . you see , he knew that [bowser] would shortly come to a road . 1 you 2 see 1 you 6 that 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 knew 6 that 12 a 8 would 9 shortly 8 would 10 come 10 come 11 to 10 come 12 a 12 a 13 road 13 road 14 . " if he doesn't know enough to follow that road , he deserves to starve , " thought [blacky] . 1 " 4 doesn't 2 if 3 he 3 he 4 doesn't 4 doesn't 5 know 4 doesn't 10 road 5 know 7 to 5 know 9 that 6 enough 7 to 7 to 8 follow 8 follow 9 that 10 road 11 , 10 road 17 " 11 , 13 deserves 12 he 13 deserves 13 deserves 16 , 14 to 15 starve 15 starve 16 , 16 , 17 " 17 " 18 thought 18 thought 20 . bowser did know enough to follow that road . 1 bowser 2 did 1 bowser 3 know 2 did 3 know 3 know 5 to 4 enough 5 to 5 to 6 follow 5 to 7 that 7 that 8 road 8 road 9 . the instant he saw that road , he knew that if he kept on following it , it would lead him somewhere . 1 the 2 instant 2 instant 5 that 2 instant 11 if 3 he 4 saw 4 saw 5 that 5 that 8 he 6 road 7 , 7 , 8 he 8 he 9 knew 9 knew 10 that 11 if 13 kept 11 if 22 somewhere 12 he 13 kept 13 kept 19 would 14 on 15 following 15 following 16 it 15 following 17 , 17 , 18 it 18 it 19 would 19 would 20 lead 19 would 21 him 21 him 22 somewhere 22 somewhere 23 . so with new hope in his heart , [bowser] limped along . 1 so 5 in 2 with 3 new 3 new 4 hope 4 hope 5 in 5 in 7 heart 6 his 7 heart 7 heart 8 , 8 , 10 limped 10 limped 11 along 10 limped 12 . [chapter] [ix] [old] [man] [coyote] [gives] [out] [dark] [hints] bowser the [hound] . 1 bowser 2 the 2 the 4 . he didn't have any trouble at all in finding his way back . 1 he 2 didn't 1 he 3 have 3 have 5 trouble 4 any 5 trouble 5 trouble 9 finding 6 at 7 all 7 all 8 in 8 in 9 finding 9 finding 11 way 9 finding 12 back 10 his 11 way 12 back 13 . you can't lose [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 you 2 can't 2 can't 3 lose 3 lose 7 . no , [sir] , you can't lose [old] [man] [coyote] , and it is of no use to try . 1 no 2 , 1 no 7 lose 2 , 6 can't 4 , 5 you 5 you 6 can't 7 lose 12 and 7 lose 17 use 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 it 14 is 16 no 15 of 16 no 16 no 17 use 17 use 18 to 18 to 19 try 18 to 20 . so , stopping two or three times to hunt a little by the way , [old] [man] [coyote] trotted back . 1 so 6 three 2 , 3 stopping 3 stopping 4 two 4 two 5 or 4 two 6 three 6 three 8 to 7 times 8 to 8 to 9 hunt 8 to 14 way 9 hunt 10 a 11 little 12 by 12 by 13 the 13 the 14 way 14 way 15 , 15 , 20 back 19 trotted 20 back 20 back 21 . he grinned as only [old] [man] [coyote] can grin . 1 he 2 grinned 2 grinned 3 as 3 as 4 only 4 only 8 can 8 can 9 grin 9 grin 10 . " if he had drowned in that river , [i] shouldn't have cried over it . 1 " 4 had 2 if 3 he 2 if 4 had 4 had 5 drowned 5 drowned 6 in 6 in 7 that 7 that 8 river 8 river 12 have 9 , 11 shouldn't 11 shouldn't 12 have 12 have 13 cried 13 cried 15 it 13 cried 16 . 14 over 15 it 15 it 16 . but even as it is , [i] don't think he will get back here in a hurry . 1 but 17 hurry 2 even 3 as 3 as 4 it 4 it 5 is 5 is 6 , 6 , 8 don't 8 don't 9 think 8 don't 10 he 10 he 14 here 10 he 17 hurry 11 will 12 get 11 will 14 here 12 get 13 back 14 here 15 in 15 in 16 a 17 hurry 18 . i must pass the word along . " 1 i 2 must 1 i 3 pass 3 pass 4 the 4 the 5 word 5 word 6 along 6 along 8 " 7 . 8 " " why do you ask ? " said [sammy] sharply . 1 " 3 do 2 why 3 do 3 do 4 you 4 you 5 ask 5 ask 6 ? 6 ? 8 said 7 " 8 said 8 said 10 sharply 10 sharply 11 . old [man] [coyote] grinned slyly . 1 old 4 grinned 4 grinned 5 slyly 5 slyly 6 . " for no reason at all , [sammy] . 1 " 2 for 2 for 3 no 3 no 4 reason 4 reason 5 at 5 at 6 all 6 all 7 , 7 , 9 . for no reason at all , " he replied . 1 for 2 no 2 no 4 at 3 reason 4 at 4 at 6 , 5 all 6 , 6 , 9 replied 7 " 8 he 8 he 9 replied 9 replied 10 . " it just popped into my head that [i] hadn't heard [bowser] 's voice for two or three days . 1 " 7 head 2 it 3 just 2 it 7 head 3 just 4 popped 4 popped 5 into 5 into 6 my 7 head 8 that 8 that 10 hadn't 8 that 13 's 10 hadn't 11 heard 13 's 14 voice 13 's 15 for 15 for 16 two 16 two 17 or 17 or 19 days 17 or 20 . 18 three 19 days 19 days 20 . it set me to wondering if he is sick , or [if] anything has happened to him . " 1 it 5 wondering 2 set 3 me 2 set 5 wondering 3 me 4 to 5 wondering 10 , 6 if 7 he 6 if 9 sick 8 is 9 sick 9 sick 10 , 10 , 13 anything 11 or 13 anything 13 anything 14 has 13 anything 15 happened 15 happened 17 him 15 happened 18 . 16 to 17 him 18 . 19 " that was enough to start [sammy] [jay] straight for [farmer] [brown] 's dooryard . 1 that 2 was 1 that 3 enough 3 enough 4 to 4 to 5 start 5 start 9 for 8 straight 9 for 9 for 14 . 12 's 13 dooryard 13 dooryard 14 . of course [bowser] wasn't to be seen . 1 of 2 course 2 course 4 wasn't 4 wasn't 6 be 5 to 6 be 6 be 7 seen 7 seen 8 . sammy hung around and watched . 1 sammy 2 hung 2 hung 3 around 3 around 4 and 4 and 5 watched 5 watched 6 . twice he saw [farmer] [brown] 's boy come to the door with a worried look on his face and heard him whistle and call for [bowser] . 1 twice 3 saw 1 twice 10 the 2 he 3 saw 3 saw 8 come 6 's 7 boy 7 boy 8 come 8 come 9 to 9 to 10 the 10 the 11 door 11 door 14 worried 11 door 19 and 12 with 13 a 13 a 14 worried 14 worried 15 look 15 look 16 on 16 on 17 his 17 his 18 face 19 and 21 him 20 heard 21 him 21 him 23 and 22 whistle 23 and 23 and 24 call 24 call 25 for 25 for 27 . then there wasn't the slightest doubt in [sammy] 's mind that something had happened to [bowser] . 1 then 3 wasn't 1 then 6 doubt 2 there 3 wasn't 3 wasn't 4 the 4 the 5 slightest 6 doubt 7 in 6 doubt 11 that 9 's 10 mind 10 mind 11 that 11 that 12 something 12 something 13 had 13 had 14 happened 13 had 15 to 15 to 17 . " he can't fool me . 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 can't 3 can't 4 fool 4 fool 5 me 5 me 6 . i almost know he did from the way he grinned . " 1 i 3 know 2 almost 3 know 3 know 5 did 4 he 5 did 5 did 7 the 6 from 7 the 7 the 8 way 8 way 9 he 9 he 11 . 10 grinned 11 . 11 . 12 " [chapter] [x] [how] [reddy] [fox] [investigated] in-vest-i-gate if you would know [that] something is or isn't so . 1 in-vest-i-gate 3 you 2 if 3 you 3 you 4 would 4 would 5 know 4 would 7 something 7 something 8 is 7 something 9 or 9 or 10 isn't 9 or 11 so 10 isn't 11 so 11 so 12 . bowser the [hound] . 1 bowser 2 the 2 the 4 . to in-vest-i-gate something means to try to find out about it . 1 to 4 means 2 in-vest-i-gate 3 something 3 something 4 means 4 means 5 to 4 means 6 try 6 try 8 find 7 to 8 find 8 find 9 out 8 find 11 it 9 out 10 about 11 it 12 . if it were true , well , [reddy] had certain plans of his own in regard to [farmer] [brown] 's henhouse . 1 if 5 , 2 it 3 were 3 were 4 true 4 true 5 , 5 , 7 , 6 well 7 , 7 , 16 regard 9 had 10 certain 10 certain 11 plans 11 plans 12 of 11 plans 13 his 13 his 14 own 14 own 15 in 15 in 16 regard 16 regard 17 to 17 to 22 . 20 's 21 henhouse 21 henhouse 22 . reddy had begun by doubting that story because it seemed to have come first from [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 reddy 4 by 2 had 3 begun 3 begun 4 by 4 by 7 story 5 doubting 6 that 6 that 7 story 7 story 10 seemed 8 because 9 it 8 because 10 seemed 10 seemed 11 to 10 seemed 12 have 12 have 13 come 12 have 14 first 14 first 15 from 15 from 19 . reddy would doubt anything with which [old] [man] [coyote] was concerned . 1 reddy 2 would 1 reddy 4 anything 2 would 3 doubt 3 doubt 4 anything 4 anything 5 with 5 with 6 which 6 which 11 concerned 10 was 11 concerned 11 concerned 12 . just as soon as the [black] [shadows] came creeping out from the [purple] [hills] , [reddy] started up towards [farmer] [brown] 's . 1 just 5 the 1 just 9 creeping 2 as 4 as 3 soon 4 as 4 as 5 the 5 the 8 came 9 creeping 12 the 10 out 11 from 11 from 12 the 12 the 19 towards 15 , 17 started 17 started 18 up 17 started 19 towards 19 towards 23 . 22 's 23 . although he was inclined to think it was true that [bowser] was not there , he was far too wise to take any unnecessary risk . 1 although 2 he 1 although 3 was 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 inclined 4 inclined 5 to 4 inclined 6 think 5 to 6 think 6 think 7 it 6 think 9 true 7 it 8 was 9 true 15 , 10 that 12 was 12 was 13 not 13 not 14 there 14 there 15 , 15 , 25 risk 16 he 17 was 16 he 18 far 18 far 19 too 18 far 20 wise 19 too 20 wise 20 wise 21 to 20 wise 23 any 21 to 22 take 21 to 23 any 23 any 24 unnecessary 23 any 25 risk 25 risk 26 . he approached [farmer] [brown] 's dooryard just as carefully as if he knew [bowser] to be in his little house as usual . 1 he 2 approached 2 approached 11 if 5 's 6 dooryard 6 dooryard 8 as 7 just 8 as 8 as 9 carefully 8 as 10 as 10 as 11 if 11 if 13 knew 11 if 15 to 12 he 13 knew 15 to 16 be 16 be 22 usual 17 in 18 his 18 his 19 little 18 his 22 usual 19 little 20 house 20 house 21 as 22 usual 23 . he kept in the [black] [shadows] . 1 he 2 kept 2 kept 3 in 3 in 4 the 4 the 7 . he crouched so low that he seemed hardly more than a [black] [shadow] himself . 1 he 2 crouched 1 he 5 that 2 crouched 3 so 2 crouched 4 low 5 that 8 hardly 6 he 7 seemed 7 seemed 8 hardly 8 hardly 9 more 9 more 11 a 10 than 11 a 11 a 15 . 14 himself 15 . every two or three steps he stopped to look , listen [,] and test the air with his keen nose . 1 every 3 or 1 every 6 he 2 two 3 or 3 or 5 steps 4 three 5 steps 6 he 9 look 6 he 11 listen 7 stopped 8 to 7 stopped 9 look 9 look 10 , 11 listen 13 and 11 listen 14 test 14 test 16 air 14 test 18 his 15 the 16 air 16 air 17 with 18 his 19 keen 18 his 20 nose 20 nose 21 . as he drew near [bowser] 's own little house , [reddy] circled out around it until he could see the doorway . 1 as 2 he 1 as 7 own 2 he 3 drew 3 drew 4 near 4 near 6 's 7 own 13 out 8 little 9 house 9 house 10 , 10 , 12 circled 12 circled 13 out 13 out 14 around 13 out 15 it 15 it 22 . 16 until 17 he 17 he 18 could 18 could 19 see 19 see 20 the 19 see 22 . 20 the 21 doorway then he sat down where he could peek around from behind a tree and watch . 1 then 5 where 1 then 13 tree 2 he 3 sat 3 sat 4 down 4 down 5 where 5 where 6 he 6 he 8 peek 7 could 8 peek 8 peek 9 around 9 around 10 from 9 around 11 behind 11 behind 12 a 13 tree 14 and 13 tree 16 . 14 and 15 watch 14 and 16 . he had been there only a few moments when the back door of [farmer] [brown] 's house opened and [farmer] [brown] 's boy stepped out . 1 he 2 had 1 he 4 there 2 had 3 been 3 been 4 there 4 there 6 a 5 only 6 a 6 a 8 moments 7 few 8 moments 8 moments 17 house 9 when 10 the 10 the 13 of 11 back 12 door 12 door 13 of 13 of 16 's 16 's 17 house 17 house 23 boy 18 opened 19 and 19 and 22 's 22 's 23 boy 23 boy 26 . 24 stepped 25 out 25 out 26 . reddy didn't run . 1 reddy 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 run 3 run 4 . he knew that [farmer] [brown] 's boy would never dream that he would dare come so near . 1 he 7 boy 1 he 10 dream 2 knew 3 that 3 that 6 's 6 's 7 boy 7 boy 8 would 8 would 9 never 9 never 10 dream 10 dream 13 would 11 that 12 he 11 that 13 would 13 would 15 come 14 dare 15 come 15 come 16 so 16 so 18 . 17 near 18 . besides , it was very clear that [farmer] [brown] 's boy was thinking of no one but [bowser] . 1 besides 3 it 1 besides 10 's 2 , 3 it 3 it 4 was 4 was 6 clear 5 very 6 clear 6 clear 7 that 10 's 13 thinking 11 boy 12 was 11 boy 13 thinking 13 thinking 19 . 14 of 15 no 14 of 19 . 15 no 16 one 16 one 17 but he whistled and called just as he had done several times during the day . 1 he 2 whistled 1 he 5 just 2 whistled 3 and 4 called 5 just 5 just 9 done 6 as 7 he 7 he 8 had 7 he 9 done 9 done 14 day 10 several 11 times 11 times 12 during 11 times 14 day 12 during 13 the 14 day 15 . but no [bowser] came , so after a while [farmer] [brown] 's boy went back into the house . 1 but 2 no 1 but 4 came 4 came 14 went 5 , 6 so 6 so 7 after 7 after 8 a 8 a 9 while 8 a 13 boy 9 while 12 's 13 boy 14 went 14 went 16 into 15 back 16 into 16 into 18 house 17 the 18 house 18 house 19 . there was a worried look on his face . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 a 2 was 4 worried 4 worried 5 look 4 worried 6 on 6 on 7 his 7 his 8 face 8 face 9 . reddy barked softly . 1 reddy 2 barked 2 barked 3 softly 3 softly 4 . then he barked a little louder . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 barked 3 barked 4 a 4 a 5 little 5 little 6 louder 6 louder 7 . he knew that if [bowser] were at home , that bark would bring him out if nothing else did . 1 he 4 if 1 he 14 him 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 4 if 4 if 10 that 6 were 8 home 7 at 8 home 8 home 9 , 9 , 10 that 10 that 11 bark 11 bark 12 would 12 would 13 bring 14 him 17 nothing 15 out 16 if 16 if 17 nothing 17 nothing 19 did 18 else 19 did 19 did 20 . bowser didn't appear . 1 bowser 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 appear 3 appear 4 . reddy grinned . 1 reddy 2 grinned 2 grinned 3 . he was sure now that [bowser] was nowhere about . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 sure 2 was 4 now 4 now 5 that 5 that 8 nowhere 7 was 8 nowhere 8 nowhere 9 about 9 about 10 . chuckling to himself , he turned and trotted towards [farmer] [brown] 's henhouse . 1 chuckling 5 he 2 to 3 himself 3 himself 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 turned 5 he 9 towards 7 and 8 trotted 8 trotted 9 towards 9 towards 12 's 12 's 13 henhouse 13 henhouse 14 . [chapter] [xi] [a] [little] [unpleasantness] watch a [coyote] most closely when it appears that he least needs watching . 1 watch 7 it 2 a 4 most 4 most 6 when 5 closely 6 when 6 when 7 it 7 it 8 appears 8 appears 9 that 9 that 11 least 10 he 11 least 11 least 12 needs 11 least 13 watching 13 watching 14 . bowser the [hound] . 1 bowser 2 the 2 the 4 . never in his life had [reddy] [fox] visited [farmer] [brown] 's henhouse with quite such a comfortable feeling as he now had . 1 never 3 his 2 in 3 his 3 his 4 life 4 life 8 visited 5 had 8 visited 8 visited 16 a 11 's 13 with 12 henhouse 13 with 13 with 14 quite 13 with 15 such 15 such 16 a 16 a 19 as 17 comfortable 18 feeling 18 feeling 19 as 19 as 20 he 20 he 21 now 21 now 22 had 22 had 23 . he knew for a certainty that [bowser] the [hound] was not at home . 1 he 2 knew 1 he 6 that 2 knew 3 for 2 knew 4 a 4 a 5 certainty 6 that 8 the 8 the 10 was 10 was 13 home 11 not 12 at 12 at 13 home 13 home 14 . he knew because he had finally crept up and peeped in the door of [bowser] 's little house . 1 he 3 because 1 he 10 peeped 2 knew 3 because 3 because 4 he 5 had 6 finally 5 had 10 peeped 6 finally 7 crept 7 crept 8 up 8 up 9 and 10 peeped 12 the 10 peeped 13 door 11 in 12 the 12 the 13 door 13 door 14 of 14 of 18 house 14 of 19 . 16 's 17 little 17 little 18 house 18 house 19 . what had become of [bowser] he didn't know , and he didn't care . 1 what 4 of 2 had 3 become 3 become 4 of 4 of 9 , 6 he 7 didn't 6 he 8 know 7 didn't 8 know 8 know 9 , 9 , 11 he 10 and 11 he 11 he 12 didn't 12 didn't 13 care 13 care 14 . it was enough to know that he wasn't about . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 enough 2 was 4 to 4 to 5 know 5 know 7 he 6 that 7 he 7 he 8 wasn't 8 wasn't 10 . 9 about 10 . once he stopped , and looking up at the lighted windows of the house , grinned . 1 once 5 and 2 he 3 stopped 3 stopped 4 , 4 , 5 and 5 and 7 up 5 and 14 house 6 looking 7 up 7 up 10 lighted 8 at 9 the 9 the 10 lighted 11 windows 12 of 11 windows 14 house 12 of 13 the 14 house 16 grinned 15 , 16 grinned 16 grinned 17 . you see , with [bowser] gone , [reddy] wasn't the least bit afraid . 1 you 2 see 1 you 3 , 2 see 3 , 3 , 7 , 4 with 6 gone 6 gone 7 , 7 , 10 the 9 wasn't 10 the 10 the 11 least 11 least 12 bit 11 least 14 . 12 bit 13 afraid 13 afraid 14 . " if [i] can get into that henhouse , " thought [reddy] , " [i] certainly will have one good feast to-night . 1 " 4 can 1 " 6 into 2 if 4 can 4 can 5 get 5 get 6 into 6 into 8 henhouse 7 that 8 henhouse 8 henhouse 9 , 8 henhouse 10 " 9 , 10 " 10 " 13 , 11 thought 13 , 13 , 14 " 13 , 16 certainly 14 " 16 certainly 16 certainly 19 one 17 will 18 have 18 have 19 one 19 one 21 feast 20 good 21 feast 21 feast 22 to-night 21 feast 23 . that is , [i] will if those stupid hens are not roosting so high that [i] can't get them . 1 that 9 hens 2 is 3 , 2 is 6 if 3 , 5 will 6 if 7 those 7 those 8 stupid 7 those 9 hens 9 hens 14 high 9 hens 19 them 10 are 13 so 11 not 12 roosting 11 not 13 so 13 so 14 high 14 high 15 that 15 that 17 can't 17 can't 18 get 19 them 20 . i 'll eat one right there . " 1 i 2 'll 1 i 3 eat 2 'll 3 eat 3 eat 4 one 4 one 5 right 5 right 7 . 6 there 7 . 7 . 8 " reddy 's mouth watered at the very thought . 1 reddy 2 's 2 's 3 mouth 2 's 4 watered 4 watered 7 very 5 at 6 the 5 at 7 very 7 very 8 thought 8 thought 9 . " then [i] 'll take one home to [mrs] [reddy] . 1 " 2 then 2 then 4 'll 4 'll 5 take 4 'll 7 home 5 take 6 one 7 home 8 to 8 to 11 . if there is time we both will come back for a couple more . " 1 if 2 there 1 if 4 time 3 is 4 time 4 time 6 both 5 we 6 both 6 both 10 for 6 both 11 a 7 will 8 come 7 will 9 back 9 back 10 for 10 for 11 a 11 a 12 couple 12 couple 14 . 12 couple 15 " 13 more 14 . so [reddy] made pleasant plans as he approached [farmer] [brown] 's henhouse . 1 so 3 made 3 made 7 he 4 pleasant 5 plans 4 pleasant 7 he 5 plans 6 as 7 he 8 approached 8 approached 11 's 11 's 12 henhouse 12 henhouse 13 . when he reached it he paused to listen to certain sounds within , certain fretful little [cluckings] . 1 when 3 reached 1 when 6 paused 2 he 3 reached 3 reached 4 it 4 it 5 he 5 he 6 paused 6 paused 8 listen 7 to 8 listen 8 listen 9 to 9 to 11 sounds 9 to 13 , 10 certain 11 sounds 11 sounds 12 within 11 sounds 13 , 13 , 14 certain 14 certain 15 fretful 15 fretful 16 little 16 little 18 . reddy sat down for a minute with his tongue hanging out and the water actually dripping from it . 1 reddy 2 sat 1 reddy 5 a 2 sat 3 down 3 down 4 for 5 a 12 and 6 minute 7 with 7 with 8 his 8 his 9 tongue 9 tongue 11 out 9 tongue 12 and 10 hanging 11 out 12 and 15 actually 12 and 19 . 13 the 14 water 14 water 15 actually 15 actually 16 dripping 16 dripping 17 from 16 dripping 19 . 17 from 18 it but [reddy] sat there only for a minute . 1 but 4 there 3 sat 4 there 4 there 5 only 5 only 6 for 6 for 7 a 7 a 8 minute 7 a 9 . 8 minute 9 . he was too eager to find out if it [would] prove to be possible to get inside that henhouse . 1 he 6 find 1 he 13 be 2 was 3 too 2 was 4 eager 3 too 4 eager 4 eager 5 to 4 eager 6 find 6 find 11 prove 7 out 8 if 8 if 9 it 9 it 11 prove 11 prove 12 to 13 be 15 to 13 be 16 get 14 possible 15 to 15 to 16 get 16 get 17 inside 17 inside 20 . 18 that 19 henhouse 19 henhouse 20 . his heart gave a leap of joy as he saw that the gate was not quite closed . 1 his 6 of 2 heart 3 gave 3 gave 4 a 3 gave 5 leap 4 a 5 leap 5 leap 6 of 6 of 16 quite 7 joy 8 as 8 as 10 saw 9 he 10 saw 10 saw 12 the 10 saw 16 quite 11 that 12 the 12 the 14 was 13 gate 14 was 14 was 15 not 16 quite 18 . 17 closed 18 . all he would have to do would be to push it and enter . 1 all 2 he 1 all 7 would 2 he 3 would 3 would 4 have 4 have 5 to 5 to 6 do 7 would 8 be 8 be 9 to 8 be 10 push 10 push 11 it 11 it 12 and 11 it 13 enter 12 and 13 enter 13 enter 14 . reddy turned the corner quickly . 1 reddy 2 turned 2 turned 3 the 3 the 4 corner 4 corner 5 quickly 5 quickly 6 . his first thought was of [bowser] . 1 his 2 first 2 first 3 thought 3 thought 4 was 4 was 5 of 5 of 7 . it must be that [bowser] had returned ! 1 it 2 must 2 must 3 be 3 be 4 that 4 that 6 had 6 had 7 returned 7 returned 8 ! believing in safety first , [reddy] did not stop to see who had growled , but ran swiftly a short distance . 1 believing 9 stop 2 in 3 safety 3 safety 5 , 3 safety 7 did 4 first 5 , 7 did 8 not 7 did 9 stop 9 stop 10 to 9 stop 17 ran 10 to 11 see 12 who 13 had 13 had 14 growled 14 growled 15 , 15 , 16 but 15 , 17 ran 17 ran 20 short 18 swiftly 19 a 19 a 20 short 20 short 22 . 21 distance 22 . then he looked behind him . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 looked 3 looked 4 behind 4 behind 5 him 5 him 6 . over at the gate of [farmer] [brown] 's henyard he could see a dark form . 1 over 2 at 2 at 4 gate 3 the 4 gate 4 gate 5 of 5 of 14 dark 8 's 9 henyard 9 henyard 10 he 10 he 11 could 11 could 12 see 11 could 14 dark 12 see 13 a 14 dark 15 form 14 dark 16 . at once [reddy] knew that it wasn't [bowser] the [hound] , for it had a bushy tail , while [bowser] 's was smooth . 1 at 2 once 2 once 7 wasn't 4 knew 5 that 5 that 6 it 5 that 7 wasn't 7 wasn't 9 the 9 the 17 tail 11 , 12 for 11 , 13 it 13 it 14 had 13 it 15 a 15 a 16 bushy 16 bushy 17 tail 17 tail 19 while 18 , 19 while 19 while 21 's 21 's 22 was 22 was 23 smooth 22 was 24 . 23 smooth 24 . reddy knew who it was . 1 reddy 2 knew 2 knew 3 who 3 who 4 it 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 . it was [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 6 . [[] [illustration] [:] [over] [at] [the] [gate] [of] [farmer] [brown's] [henyard] [he] [could] [see] [a] [dark] [form] []] [chapter] [xii] [the] [cleverness] [of] [old] [man] [coyote] who thinks the quickest and the best [is] bound to win in every test . 1 who 4 quickest 1 who 11 win 2 thinks 3 the 3 the 4 quickest 4 quickest 5 and 5 and 6 the 5 and 7 best 7 best 9 bound 9 bound 10 to 11 win 12 in 12 in 13 every 13 every 14 test 13 every 15 . bowser the [hound] . 1 bowser 2 the 2 the 4 . the meeting of [reddy] [fox] and [old] [man] [coyote] just outside the gate to [farmer] [brown] 's henyard had been wholly unexpected to both . 1 the 2 meeting 1 the 6 and 2 meeting 3 of 6 and 12 the 10 just 11 outside 10 just 12 the 12 the 19 had 13 gate 14 to 14 to 17 's 17 's 18 henyard 18 henyard 19 had 19 had 20 been 19 had 21 wholly 20 been 21 wholly 21 wholly 22 unexpected 21 wholly 25 . 22 unexpected 24 both 23 to 24 both reddy had been so eager to [get] inside that gate that when he turned the corner at the henyard he hadn't looked beyond the gate . 1 reddy 8 inside 2 had 5 eager 2 had 6 to 3 been 4 so 3 been 5 eager 6 to 8 inside 8 inside 19 henyard 9 that 10 gate 10 gate 14 turned 11 that 12 when 12 when 13 he 13 he 14 turned 14 turned 18 the 15 the 16 corner 15 the 17 at 17 at 18 the 18 the 19 henyard 19 henyard 25 gate 20 he 21 hadn't 20 he 22 looked 21 hadn't 22 looked 22 looked 23 beyond 22 looked 24 the 24 the 25 gate 25 gate 26 . if he had looked beyond , he would have seen [old] [man] [coyote] just coming around the other corner . 1 if 5 beyond 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 looked 4 looked 5 beyond 5 beyond 6 , 6 , 7 he 6 , 10 seen 7 he 8 would 8 would 9 have 10 seen 15 coming 10 seen 17 the 14 just 15 coming 15 coming 16 around 16 around 17 the 17 the 20 . 18 other 19 corner 19 corner 20 . he was sorry the very instant he did it . 1 he 3 sorry 2 was 3 sorry 3 sorry 4 the 4 the 7 he 5 very 6 instant 6 instant 7 he 7 he 8 did 8 did 9 it 9 it 10 . " [i] should have kept out of sight and let him open that gate and go inside first . 1 " 12 open 3 should 4 have 4 have 7 of 4 have 12 open 5 kept 6 out 6 out 7 of 7 of 8 sight 8 sight 10 let 9 and 10 let 10 let 11 him 12 open 13 that 13 that 14 gate 13 that 19 . 14 gate 17 inside 15 and 16 go 15 and 17 inside 17 inside 18 first there may be traps in there , for all [i] know . 1 there 3 be 1 there 4 traps 2 may 3 be 3 be 4 traps 4 traps 6 there 5 in 6 there 6 there 7 , 6 there 8 for 8 for 9 all 9 all 11 know 11 know 12 . when there 's likely to be danger , always let some one else find it out for you if you can . ["] 1 when 5 to 2 there 3 's 2 there 4 likely 4 likely 5 to 5 to 6 be 5 to 7 danger 7 danger 8 , 8 , 11 some 8 , 14 find 9 always 10 let 10 let 11 some 11 some 13 else 12 one 13 else 14 find 15 it 14 find 21 can 15 it 16 out 16 out 17 for 18 you 19 if 19 if 20 you 20 you 21 can 21 can 22 . old [man] [coyote] grinned as he said this . 1 old 4 grinned 4 grinned 5 as 5 as 6 he 6 he 7 said 7 said 8 this 8 this 9 . reddy [fox] sat down at a safe distance to watch what [old] [man] [coyote] would do . 1 reddy 7 safe 1 reddy 8 distance 3 sat 4 down 4 down 5 at 5 at 6 a 5 at 7 safe 7 safe 8 distance 8 distance 10 watch 9 to 10 watch 10 watch 16 do 11 what 15 would 15 would 16 do 16 do 17 . inside , [reddy] was fairly boiling with disappointment and anger . 1 inside 6 boiling 2 , 4 was 4 was 5 fairly 5 fairly 6 boiling 6 boiling 7 with 7 with 9 and 8 disappointment 9 and 9 and 10 anger 10 anger 11 . he felt that he hated [old] [man] [coyote] more than he hated anybody else he knew of . 1 he 3 that 2 felt 3 that 3 that 4 he 4 he 5 hated 4 he 10 than 9 more 10 than 10 than 14 else 11 he 12 hated 11 he 14 else 12 hated 13 anybody 14 else 16 knew 15 he 16 knew 16 knew 18 . 17 of 18 . he hated him , yet there wasn't a thing he could do about it . 1 he 2 hated 1 he 7 wasn't 2 hated 5 yet 2 hated 6 there 3 him 4 , 3 him 5 yet 7 wasn't 10 he 8 a 9 thing 9 thing 10 he 10 he 12 do 11 could 12 do 12 do 13 about 12 do 15 . 14 it 15 . he didn't dare fight [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 dare 3 dare 4 fight 4 fight 8 . all he could do was to sit there at a safe distance and watch . 1 all 2 he 1 all 3 could 3 could 9 at 4 do 5 was 5 was 6 to 6 to 7 sit 7 sit 8 there 8 there 9 at 9 at 11 safe 10 a 11 safe 11 safe 12 distance 12 distance 13 and 12 distance 14 watch 13 and 14 watch 14 watch 15 . the gate of the henyard was open two or three inches . 1 the 2 gate 2 gate 3 of 2 gate 7 open 3 of 5 henyard 4 the 5 henyard 5 henyard 6 was 7 open 8 two 7 open 10 three 9 or 10 three 10 three 11 inches 11 inches 12 . for a long time [old] [man] [coyote] stood looking through that little opening . 1 for 2 a 1 for 3 long 2 a 3 long 3 long 4 time 4 time 8 stood 8 stood 9 looking 9 looking 10 through 9 looking 14 . 11 that 12 little 12 little 13 opening 13 opening 14 . once [or] twice he thrust his nose out and sniffed cautiously around the gate , but he took the greatest care not to touch it . 1 once 8 out 3 twice 4 he 3 twice 5 thrust 5 thrust 6 his 5 thrust 7 nose 7 nose 8 out 8 out 11 cautiously 9 and 10 sniffed 10 sniffed 11 cautiously 11 cautiously 14 gate 12 around 13 the 13 the 14 gate 14 gate 15 , 15 , 20 greatest 16 but 17 he 17 he 18 took 17 he 19 the 19 the 20 greatest 20 greatest 25 it 21 care 22 not 22 not 23 to 23 to 24 touch 23 to 25 it 25 it 26 . finally he turned and trotted away towards the [green] [forest] . 1 finally 2 he 2 he 4 and 3 turned 4 and 4 and 7 towards 5 trotted 6 away 6 away 7 towards 7 towards 8 the 8 the 11 . reddy sat right where he was , so surprised that he couldn't even think . 1 reddy 3 right 1 reddy 9 surprised 2 sat 3 right 3 right 5 he 3 right 6 was 4 where 5 he 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 , 7 , 8 so 9 surprised 10 that 9 surprised 15 . 10 that 11 he 10 that 12 couldn't 11 he 12 couldn't 12 couldn't 13 even 13 even 14 think 14 think 15 . " [i] do believe that fellow didn't know enough to push that gate open , " muttered [reddy] to himself . 1 " 5 that 3 do 4 believe 4 believe 5 that 5 that 11 push 6 fellow 7 didn't 7 didn't 10 to 7 didn't 11 push 8 know 9 enough 9 enough 10 to 11 push 15 , 12 that 13 gate 13 gate 14 open 14 open 15 , 15 , 16 " 15 , 17 muttered 16 " 17 muttered 17 muttered 19 to 19 to 20 himself 19 to 21 . all this time [old] [man] [coyote] was not so far away as [reddy] thought . 1 all 2 this 2 this 3 time 3 time 8 not 7 was 8 not 8 not 10 far 9 so 10 far 10 far 11 away 11 away 14 thought 12 as 14 thought 14 thought 15 . he had gone only fat enough to make sure that [reddy] couldn't see him . 1 he 5 fat 2 had 3 gone 3 gone 4 only 3 gone 5 fat 5 fat 7 to 6 enough 7 to 7 to 9 sure 7 to 14 him 8 make 9 sure 9 sure 12 couldn't 10 that 12 couldn't 12 couldn't 13 see 14 him 15 . then , creeping along in the blackest of the [black] [shadows] , he had returned to a place where he could watch [reddy] . 1 then 2 , 1 then 4 along 2 , 3 creeping 3 creeping 4 along 4 along 6 the 5 in 6 the 6 the 7 blackest 6 the 12 , 7 blackest 8 of 8 of 9 the 12 , 13 he 12 , 15 returned 13 he 14 had 15 returned 17 a 15 returned 19 where 16 to 17 a 17 a 18 place 19 where 20 he 19 where 22 watch 20 he 21 could 21 could 22 watch 22 watch 24 . " [it's] queer that gate should have been left unlocked , " thought [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 " 7 have 3 queer 4 that 4 that 5 gate 5 gate 6 should 6 should 7 have 7 have 11 , 8 been 9 left 9 left 10 unlocked 9 left 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 thought 13 thought 17 . " it may have been an accident , and again it may have been done purposely . 1 " 3 may 1 " 10 again 2 it 3 may 3 may 4 have 3 may 5 been 5 been 7 accident 6 an 7 accident 7 accident 9 and 8 , 9 and 10 again 13 have 11 it 12 may 12 may 13 have 13 have 16 purposely 13 have 17 . 14 been 15 done 15 done 16 purposely 16 purposely 17 . there may not be any danger inside ; then again there may . 1 there 5 any 1 there 7 inside 2 may 3 not 3 not 4 be 4 be 5 any 5 any 6 danger 7 inside 10 again 7 inside 12 may 8 ; 9 then 9 then 10 again 10 again 11 there 12 may 13 . i 'm not going to push that [gate] open or step inside when there is some one to do it for me . 1 i 3 not 2 'm 3 not 3 not 10 or 4 going 6 push 5 to 6 push 6 push 7 that 7 that 9 open 9 open 10 or 10 or 11 step 11 step 12 inside 11 step 17 one 12 inside 13 when 14 there 15 is 14 there 17 one 15 is 16 some 17 one 19 do 18 to 19 do 19 do 20 it 19 do 21 for 20 it 21 for 21 for 23 . 22 me 23 . i 'll just leave it for [reddy] [fox] to do . " 1 i 2 'll 1 i 3 just 3 just 5 it 4 leave 5 it 5 it 6 for 6 for 9 to 9 to 10 do 10 do 11 . 11 . 12 " [chapter] [xiii] [the] [mischievous] [little] [night] [breeze] a little act of mischief can [upset] the deepest , best laid plan . 1 a 3 act 2 little 3 act 3 act 4 of 4 of 5 mischief 4 of 8 the 5 mischief 6 can 8 the 13 plan 9 deepest 11 best 10 , 11 best 11 best 12 laid 12 laid 13 plan 13 plan 14 . bowser the [hound] . 1 bowser 2 the 2 the 4 . reddy [fox] was very pleased with himself as he thought how much smarter he was than [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 reddy 4 very 3 was 4 very 4 very 5 pleased 5 pleased 6 with 6 with 8 as 7 himself 8 as 8 as 9 he 8 as 11 how 9 he 10 thought 11 how 14 he 12 much 13 smarter 13 smarter 14 he 14 he 16 than 15 was 16 than 16 than 20 . he didn't waste any time in pushing open the henyard gate . 1 he 4 any 2 didn't 3 waste 3 waste 4 any 4 any 5 time 5 time 6 in 6 in 10 henyard 7 pushing 8 open 8 open 9 the 9 the 10 henyard 10 henyard 12 . 11 gate 12 . it didn't enter his head that there might be a trap inside . 1 it 2 didn't 1 it 5 head 2 didn't 3 enter 3 enter 4 his 5 head 9 be 6 that 7 there 7 there 8 might 8 might 9 be 9 be 10 a 10 a 12 inside 11 trap 12 inside 12 inside 13 . old [man] [coyote] , watching from his hiding place , saw [reddy] push the gate open and enter the henyard . 1 old 11 saw 4 , 5 watching 5 watching 6 from 6 from 7 his 7 his 8 hiding 8 hiding 9 place 9 place 10 , 9 place 11 saw 11 saw 16 open 13 push 14 the 13 push 15 gate 15 gate 16 open 16 open 21 . 17 and 18 enter 18 enter 19 the 18 enter 20 henyard 20 henyard 21 . " so far , so good , " muttered [old] [man] [coyote] to himself . 1 " 2 so 1 " 4 , 3 far 4 , 4 , 7 , 5 so 6 good 6 good 7 , 7 , 9 muttered 8 " 9 muttered 9 muttered 13 to 13 to 14 himself 13 to 15 . " there isn't any trap just inside that gate , so it will be safe enough for me to follow [reddy] in there . 1 " 4 any 2 there 3 isn't 3 isn't 4 any 4 any 10 , 5 trap 6 just 6 just 7 inside 6 just 8 that 8 that 9 gate 9 gate 10 , 10 , 14 be 11 so 12 it 12 it 13 will 13 will 14 be 14 be 20 follow 15 safe 18 me 15 safe 19 to 16 enough 17 for 17 for 18 me 19 to 20 follow 20 follow 22 in 22 in 23 there 22 in 24 . i think [i] 'll wait a bit , however , and see what luck he has in getting into the henhouse . 1 i 2 think 1 i 5 wait 2 think 4 'll 5 wait 11 and 6 a 8 , 7 bit 8 , 8 , 10 , 9 however 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 see 11 and 15 he 12 see 13 what 12 see 14 luck 13 what 14 luck 15 he 16 has 15 he 20 the 16 has 18 getting 16 has 20 the 17 in 18 getting 18 getting 19 into 20 the 21 henhouse 21 henhouse 22 . if he catches a chicken he won't stop to eat it there . 1 if 4 a 2 he 3 catches 3 catches 4 a 4 a 5 chicken 5 chicken 7 won't 6 he 7 won't 7 won't 8 stop 7 won't 9 to 8 stop 9 to 9 to 12 there 10 eat 11 it 11 it 12 there 12 there 13 . he won't dare to . 1 he 2 won't 2 won't 3 dare 3 dare 4 to 4 to 5 . then [i] will have the chicken and will have run no risk . " 1 then 8 will 3 will 4 have 4 have 5 the 5 the 6 chicken 6 chicken 7 and 6 chicken 8 will 8 will 10 run 9 have 10 run 10 run 11 no 11 no 12 risk 12 risk 13 . 13 . 14 " you see [old] [man] [coyote] is a very , very clever old sinner . 1 you 2 see 1 you 6 is 6 is 9 , 7 a 8 very 8 very 9 , 9 , 10 very 9 , 11 clever 10 very 11 clever 11 clever 13 sinner 12 old 13 sinner 13 sinner 14 . it was closed , but it wasn't fastened , as [reddy] could tell by poking at it . 1 it 6 it 2 was 3 closed 3 closed 4 , 4 , 5 but 4 , 6 it 6 it 7 wasn't 7 wasn't 10 as 8 fastened 9 , 9 , 10 as 10 as 12 could 12 could 13 tell 13 tell 15 poking 14 by 15 poking 15 poking 18 . 16 at 17 it 17 it 18 . " it is just a matter of time and patience , " muttered [reddy] to himself . 1 " 3 is 2 it 3 is 3 is 8 time 4 just 5 a 5 a 6 matter 5 a 8 time 6 matter 7 of 8 time 11 , 9 and 10 patience 10 patience 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 16 himself 12 " 17 . 13 muttered 15 to 13 muttered 16 himself " if [i] keep at it long enough , [i] can work it open . " 1 " 6 it 2 if 4 keep 4 keep 5 at 4 keep 6 it 6 it 9 , 7 long 8 enough 8 enough 9 , 9 , 11 can 11 can 12 work 12 work 13 it 12 work 14 open 13 it 14 open 14 open 15 . 15 . 16 " you see [reddy] had done that very thing once before a great while ago . 1 you 4 had 2 see 4 had 4 had 8 thing 4 had 9 once 5 done 6 that 6 that 7 very 6 that 8 thing 9 once 10 before 10 before 11 a 10 before 15 . 11 a 12 great 12 great 13 while 12 great 14 ago 13 while 14 ago 14 ago 15 . he guessed that [reddy] was having some trouble , but also he knew from [reddy] 's actions that [reddy] hoped to get inside that henhouse . 1 he 2 guessed 1 he 3 that 3 that 6 having 5 was 6 having 6 having 9 , 7 some 8 trouble 8 trouble 9 , 9 , 12 he 10 but 11 also 11 also 12 he 12 he 13 knew 12 he 21 to 13 knew 14 from 16 's 17 actions 17 actions 18 that 18 that 20 hoped 20 hoped 21 to 21 to 25 henhouse 22 get 24 that 23 inside 24 that 24 that 25 henhouse 25 henhouse 26 . now [reddy] had left the henyard gate ajar . 1 now 3 had 3 had 4 left 3 had 5 the 4 left 5 the 5 the 8 ajar 6 henyard 7 gate 7 gate 8 ajar 8 ajar 9 . if he had pushed it wide open things might have been different . 1 if 3 had 1 if 6 wide 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 pushed 4 pushed 5 it 6 wide 9 might 7 open 8 things 8 things 9 might 9 might 12 different 10 have 11 been 11 been 12 different 12 different 13 . but he didn't push it wide open . 1 but 2 he 1 but 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 push 4 push 5 it 5 it 6 wide 6 wide 7 open 7 open 8 . he left it only halfway open . 1 he 2 left 2 left 3 it 3 it 4 only 4 only 5 halfway 5 halfway 6 open 6 open 7 . by and by there happened along a mischievous little [night] [breeze] . 1 by 2 and 2 and 3 by 3 by 4 there 4 there 5 happened 4 there 6 along 6 along 7 a 7 a 8 mischievous 8 mischievous 9 little 9 little 12 . there is nothing that a mischievous little [night] [breeze] enjoys more than making things move . 1 there 4 that 2 is 3 nothing 3 nothing 4 that 4 that 6 mischievous 5 a 6 mischievous 6 mischievous 10 enjoys 7 little 10 enjoys 10 enjoys 11 more 11 more 12 than 11 more 13 making 13 making 16 . 14 things 15 move 15 move 16 . reddy [fox] was a prisoner ! 1 reddy 3 was 3 was 4 a 4 a 5 prisoner 5 prisoner 6 ! [chapter] [xiv] [the] [difference] [between] [being] [inside] [and] [outside] you 'll find ' twill often come about [that] he who 's in fain would be out . 1 you 2 'll 1 you 3 find 3 find 7 come 3 find 13 in 4 ' 5 twill 5 twill 6 often 6 often 7 come 7 come 11 who 8 about 10 he 10 he 11 who 12 's 13 in 13 in 16 be 14 fain 15 would 14 fain 16 be 16 be 18 . 17 out 18 . bowser the [hound] . 1 bowser 2 the 2 the 4 . it certainly is queer what a difference there is between being inside and outside . 1 it 2 certainly 1 it 4 queer 2 certainly 3 is 4 queer 5 what 5 what 6 a 5 what 11 being 7 difference 8 there 8 there 9 is 9 is 10 between 10 between 11 being 11 being 13 and 12 inside 13 and 13 and 15 . 14 outside 15 . sometimes happiness is inside and sometimes it is outside . 1 sometimes 5 and 2 happiness 3 is 3 is 4 inside 4 inside 5 and 5 and 6 sometimes 6 sometimes 8 is 7 it 8 is 8 is 9 outside 9 outside 10 . just take the case of [reddy] [fox] . 1 just 2 take 2 take 3 the 3 the 4 case 4 case 5 of 5 of 8 . he had stolen inside of [farmer] [brown] 's henyard , leaving the gate halfway open . 1 he 2 had 2 had 10 , 3 stolen 4 inside 4 inside 5 of 5 of 8 's 8 's 9 henyard 9 henyard 10 , 10 , 12 the 11 leaving 12 the 12 the 14 halfway 13 gate 14 halfway 14 halfway 16 . 15 open 16 . as he worked he had been filled with great contentment and joy . 1 as 5 had 2 he 3 worked 2 he 4 he 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 been 6 been 8 with 7 filled 8 with 8 with 9 great 9 great 10 contentment 9 great 12 joy 10 contentment 11 and 12 joy 13 . he knew that [bowser] the [hound] had disappeared . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 3 that 5 the 5 the 7 had 7 had 8 disappeared 8 disappeared 9 . he felt sure that there was nothing [to] fear , and he fully expected to dine that night on chicken . 1 he 2 felt 1 he 3 sure 3 sure 7 nothing 3 sure 12 he 4 that 5 there 5 there 6 was 5 there 7 nothing 7 nothing 10 , 9 fear 10 , 10 , 11 and 12 he 13 fully 13 fully 15 to 13 fully 16 dine 14 expected 15 to 15 to 16 dine 16 dine 18 night 16 dine 21 . 17 that 18 night 18 night 19 on 19 on 20 chicken then along came a mischievous little [night] [breeze] and swung that gate shut . 1 then 2 along 1 then 3 came 3 came 4 a 3 came 6 little 4 a 5 mischievous 6 little 9 and 9 and 13 shut 10 swung 11 that 11 that 12 gate 12 gate 13 shut 13 shut 14 . at the click of the latch [reddy] turned his head , and in a flash he saw what had happened . 1 at 3 click 1 at 8 turned 2 the 3 click 3 click 6 latch 4 of 5 the 4 of 6 latch 8 turned 14 a 9 his 10 head 10 head 12 and 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 in 13 in 14 a 14 a 20 happened 15 flash 16 he 16 he 17 saw 17 saw 18 what 17 saw 20 happened 18 what 19 had 20 happened 21 . all in an instant everything had changed for [reddy] [fox] . 1 all 2 in 2 in 3 an 3 an 4 instant 4 instant 5 everything 5 everything 6 had 6 had 7 changed 7 changed 8 for 8 for 11 . fear and despair took the place of contentment and happy anticipations . 1 fear 2 and 1 fear 4 took 2 and 3 despair 4 took 5 the 4 took 6 place 6 place 7 of 6 place 8 contentment 8 contentment 10 happy 8 contentment 11 anticipations 9 and 10 happy 10 happy 11 anticipations 11 anticipations 12 . he was a prisoner inside that henyard . 1 he 2 was 1 he 3 a 3 a 4 prisoner 4 prisoner 5 inside 5 inside 7 henyard 6 that 7 henyard 7 henyard 8 . frantically [reddy] rushed over to the gate . 1 frantically 4 over 3 rushed 4 over 4 over 5 to 5 to 6 the 6 the 7 gate 7 gate 8 . there wasn't even a crack through which he could thrust his sharp little nose . 1 there 7 which 1 there 12 sharp 2 wasn't 3 even 3 even 4 a 4 a 5 crack 4 a 6 through 5 crack 6 through 6 through 7 which 7 which 8 he 7 which 9 could 9 could 10 thrust 9 could 12 sharp 10 thrust 11 his 12 sharp 14 nose 13 little 14 nose 14 nose 15 . then , beside himself with fear , [he] raced around that henyard , seeking a hole through which he might escape . 1 then 7 , 2 , 3 beside 2 , 4 himself 4 himself 6 fear 4 himself 7 , 5 with 6 fear 7 , 9 raced 9 raced 13 , 10 around 11 that 10 around 12 henyard 11 that 12 henyard 12 henyard 13 , 13 , 16 hole 14 seeking 15 a 15 a 16 hole 16 hole 20 might 17 through 18 which 17 through 20 might 18 which 19 he 20 might 22 . 21 escape 22 . there wasn't any hole . 1 there 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 any 3 any 4 hole 4 hole 5 . he couldn't dig [down] under it , because , you know , the ground was frozen hard and covered with snow and an icy crust . 1 he 3 dig 1 he 5 under 2 couldn't 3 dig 3 dig 5 under 5 under 9 , 6 it 7 , 7 , 8 because 8 because 9 , 9 , 12 , 10 you 11 know 11 know 12 , 12 , 18 and 12 , 19 covered 13 the 14 ground 14 ground 15 was 15 was 17 hard 16 frozen 17 hard 17 hard 18 and 18 and 19 covered 19 covered 20 with 20 with 21 snow 21 snow 23 an 22 and 23 an 23 an 24 icy 23 an 26 . 24 icy 25 crust 24 icy 26 . he was caught , and that was all there was to it . 1 he 2 was 1 he 4 , 2 was 3 caught 3 caught 4 , 4 , 5 and 5 and 7 was 6 that 7 was 7 was 8 all 7 was 9 there 9 there 10 was 9 there 11 to 10 was 11 to 11 to 12 it 11 to 13 . 12 it 13 . suddenly [reddy] became aware of some one just outside the wire fence , looking in and grinning wickedly . 1 suddenly 6 some 3 became 4 aware 4 aware 5 of 4 aware 6 some 6 some 16 and 7 one 8 just 8 just 9 outside 9 outside 10 the 9 outside 12 fence 11 wire 12 fence 12 fence 13 , 12 fence 16 and 13 , 14 looking 14 looking 15 in 16 and 19 . 17 grinning 18 wickedly 18 wickedly 19 . it was [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 6 . between them was nothing but that wire , but , oh , what a difference ! 1 between 2 them 1 between 3 was 3 was 5 but 4 nothing 5 but 5 but 7 wire 6 that 7 wire 7 wire 8 , 7 wire 9 but 8 , 9 but 9 but 11 oh 10 , 11 oh 11 oh 12 , 11 oh 13 what 13 what 14 a 13 what 15 difference 14 a 15 difference 15 difference 16 ! reddy was inside and a prisoner . 1 reddy 2 was 2 was 3 inside 3 inside 4 and 4 and 5 a 5 a 6 prisoner 6 prisoner 7 . old [man] [coyote] was outside and free . 1 old 4 was 4 was 5 outside 5 outside 6 and 6 and 7 free 7 free 8 . " good evening , [reddy] , " said [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 " 2 good 1 " 4 , 2 good 3 evening 4 , 6 , 6 , 8 said 7 " 8 said 8 said 12 . " [i] hope you 'll enjoy your chicken dinner . 1 " 3 hope 3 hope 5 'll 4 you 5 'll 5 'll 6 enjoy 5 'll 7 your 7 your 9 dinner 8 chicken 9 dinner 9 dinner 10 . i would like a chicken dinner myself , but as it is , [i] think [i] will enjoy a [mouse] or two better . 1 i 2 would 1 i 4 a 2 would 3 like 4 a 6 dinner 5 chicken 6 dinner 6 dinner 9 but 6 dinner 11 it 7 myself 8 , 8 , 9 but 10 as 11 it 11 it 15 think 12 is 13 , 13 , 15 think 15 think 19 a 17 will 18 enjoy 17 will 19 a 19 a 23 better 21 or 22 two 22 two 23 better 23 better 24 . pay my respects to [farmer] [brown] 's boy when he comes in the morning . " 1 pay 2 my 2 my 3 respects 2 my 7 's 3 respects 4 to 7 's 8 boy 8 boy 10 he 8 boy 11 comes 9 when 10 he 10 he 11 comes 11 comes 12 in 12 in 15 . 13 the 14 morning 14 morning 15 . 15 . 16 " with this , [old] [man] [coyote] once more grinned that wicked grin of his and trotted away towards the [green] [forest] . 1 with 10 that 2 this 3 , 3 , 7 once 7 once 9 grinned 7 once 10 that 8 more 9 grinned 10 that 16 trotted 11 wicked 12 grin 12 grin 14 his 12 grin 16 trotted 13 of 14 his 14 his 15 and 16 trotted 17 away 17 away 19 the 18 towards 19 the 19 the 22 . [chapter] [xv] [reddy's] [forlorn] [chance] this saying is both true and terse : there 's nothing bad but might be worse . 1 this 8 : 1 this 14 might 2 saying 3 is 2 saying 4 both 4 both 5 true 4 both 7 terse 5 true 6 and 7 terse 8 : 8 : 9 there 10 's 11 nothing 11 nothing 12 bad 11 nothing 14 might 12 bad 13 but 14 might 15 be 15 be 16 worse 16 worse 17 . bowser the [hound] . 1 bowser 2 the 2 the 4 . he wouldn't have believed a word of it . 1 he 2 wouldn't 1 he 3 have 3 have 4 believed 3 have 5 a 5 a 7 of 6 word 7 of 7 of 8 it 8 it 9 . he would have said that he couldn't possibly have been worse off than he was . 1 he 2 would 1 he 6 he 2 would 4 said 3 have 4 said 4 said 5 that 6 he 7 couldn't 6 he 9 have 7 couldn't 8 possibly 9 have 10 been 9 have 11 worse 10 been 11 worse 11 worse 12 off 12 off 15 was 13 than 14 he 14 he 15 was 15 was 16 . he was a prisoner , and he couldn't possibly get out . 1 he 2 was 2 was 4 prisoner 3 a 4 prisoner 4 prisoner 5 , 5 , 6 and 5 , 7 he 7 he 8 couldn't 8 couldn't 10 get 8 couldn't 11 out 9 possibly 10 get 10 get 11 out 11 out 12 . he knew that in the morning [farmer] [brown] 's boy would certainly discover him . 1 he 6 morning 1 he 10 boy 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 6 morning 3 that 4 in 4 in 5 the 9 's 10 boy 10 boy 11 would 11 would 12 certainly 11 would 14 him 13 discover 14 him 14 him 15 . it couldn't be otherwise . 1 it 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 be 3 be 4 otherwise 4 otherwise 5 . that is , it couldn't be otherwise as long as he remained in that henyard . 1 that 5 couldn't 2 is 3 , 3 , 4 it 4 it 5 couldn't 5 couldn't 9 long 6 be 7 otherwise 7 otherwise 8 as 8 as 9 long 9 long 10 as 10 as 12 remained 11 he 12 remained 12 remained 14 that 13 in 14 that 14 that 15 henyard 15 henyard 16 . there wasn't a thing , not one solitary thing , under or behind which he could hide . 1 there 2 wasn't 1 there 8 solitary 2 wasn't 3 a 2 wasn't 8 solitary 3 a 4 thing 3 a 5 , 5 , 6 not 6 not 7 one 8 solitary 12 or 9 thing 11 under 9 thing 12 or 10 , 11 under 12 or 18 . 13 behind 14 which 14 which 15 he 14 which 17 hide 15 he 16 could 15 he 17 hide 17 hide 18 . so , to [reddy] 's way of thinking , things couldn't possibly have been worse . 1 so 7 of 2 , 3 to 3 to 5 's 5 's 6 way 6 way 7 of 7 of 9 , 8 thinking 9 , 9 , 14 been 10 things 11 couldn't 11 couldn't 12 possibly 11 couldn't 13 have 13 have 14 been 14 been 15 worse 15 worse 16 . but after a while , having nothing else to do , [reddy] began to think . 1 but 3 a 2 after 3 a 3 a 7 nothing 4 while 6 having 4 while 7 nothing 5 , 6 having 7 nothing 9 to 7 nothing 13 began 8 else 9 to 9 to 10 do 9 to 13 began 10 do 11 , 13 began 15 think 13 began 16 . 14 to 15 think now it is surprising how thinking will change matters . 1 now 3 is 2 it 3 is 3 is 6 thinking 4 surprising 5 how 5 how 6 thinking 6 thinking 7 will 7 will 9 matters 8 change 9 matters 9 matters 10 . right away [reddy] realized that to have been so caught would have been much worse than being a prisoner in [farmer] [brown] 's henyard . 1 right 4 realized 2 away 4 realized 4 realized 15 worse 5 that 6 to 6 to 7 have 7 have 8 been 8 been 9 so 8 been 10 caught 10 caught 11 would 10 caught 12 have 12 have 14 much 12 have 15 worse 13 been 14 much 15 worse 18 a 16 than 17 being 16 than 18 a 18 a 19 prisoner 19 prisoner 25 . 20 in 23 's 23 's 24 henyard 24 henyard 25 . this made him feel just a wee , wee bit better , [and] he began to do some more thinking . 1 this 9 wee 2 made 4 feel 2 made 7 wee 3 him 4 feel 4 feel 5 just 6 a 7 wee 7 wee 8 , 7 wee 9 wee 9 wee 12 , 10 bit 11 better 10 bit 12 , 12 , 21 . 14 he 15 began 15 began 19 more 15 began 20 thinking 16 to 17 do 17 do 18 some 17 do 19 more 19 more 20 thinking 20 thinking 21 . for a long time his thinking didn't help him in the least . 1 for 2 a 2 a 3 long 3 long 4 time 3 long 6 thinking 4 time 5 his 6 thinking 8 help 7 didn't 8 help 8 help 10 in 9 him 10 in 10 in 11 the 11 the 12 least 12 least 13 . at last , however , he remembered the chicken dinner he had felt so sure he was going to enjoy . 1 at 2 last 1 at 6 he 2 last 5 , 3 , 4 however 4 however 5 , 6 he 18 going 7 remembered 9 chicken 7 remembered 12 had 8 the 9 chicken 9 chicken 10 dinner 10 dinner 11 he 12 had 13 felt 12 had 15 sure 13 felt 14 so 15 sure 16 he 15 sure 18 going 16 he 17 was 18 going 19 to 19 to 21 . 20 enjoy 21 . the thought of the chicken dinner reminded him that inside the henhouse it was dark . 1 the 2 thought 1 the 7 reminded 2 thought 6 dinner 2 thought 7 reminded 3 of 4 the 3 of 6 dinner 4 the 5 chicken 7 reminded 12 henhouse 8 him 9 that 9 that 10 inside 10 inside 11 the 10 inside 12 henhouse 12 henhouse 14 was 13 it 14 was 14 was 16 . 15 dark 16 . he had been inside that henhouse before , and he knew that there were boxes in there . 1 he 3 been 1 he 10 he 2 had 3 been 3 been 4 inside 4 inside 6 henhouse 4 inside 8 , 5 that 6 henhouse 7 before 8 , 8 , 9 and 10 he 15 boxes 11 knew 13 there 11 knew 15 boxes 12 that 13 there 13 there 14 were 15 boxes 17 there 16 in 17 there 17 there 18 . so once more [reddy] went to work at that little sliding door where the hens ran in and out during the day . 1 so 2 once 2 once 7 work 2 once 9 that 3 more 5 went 5 went 6 to 5 went 7 work 7 work 8 at 9 that 10 little 9 that 12 door 10 little 11 sliding 12 door 15 hens 13 where 14 the 13 where 15 hens 15 hens 16 ran 15 hens 23 . 16 ran 17 in 18 and 21 the 18 and 23 . 19 out 20 during 20 during 21 the 21 the 22 day he already had found out that it wasn't fastened , and he felt sure that with patience he could open it . 1 he 9 fastened 1 he 12 he 2 already 3 had 2 already 9 fastened 3 had 4 found 4 found 8 wasn't 5 out 6 that 6 that 7 it 7 it 8 wasn't 9 fastened 10 , 10 , 11 and 12 he 13 felt 13 felt 16 with 14 sure 15 that 15 that 16 with 16 with 20 open 17 patience 18 he 17 patience 20 open 18 he 19 could 20 open 22 . 21 it 22 . so he worked away and worked away , until at last there was a little crack . 1 so 2 he 1 so 3 worked 3 worked 7 away 4 away 5 and 5 and 6 worked 5 and 7 away 7 away 9 until 7 away 12 there 8 , 9 until 9 until 10 at 10 at 11 last 12 there 16 crack 13 was 14 a 13 was 16 crack 14 a 15 little 16 crack 17 . he got his claws in the little crack and pulled and pulled . 1 he 3 his 2 got 3 his 3 his 4 claws 4 claws 8 crack 5 in 6 the 6 the 7 little 6 the 8 crack 8 crack 9 and 9 and 10 pulled 9 and 11 and 11 and 13 . 12 pulled 13 . the little crack became a little wider . 1 the 2 little 2 little 3 crack 2 little 4 became 4 became 5 a 5 a 7 wider 6 little 7 wider 7 wider 8 . by and by it was wide enough for him to get his whole paw in . 1 by 2 and 2 and 3 by 2 and 7 enough 3 by 4 it 4 it 6 wide 5 was 6 wide 7 enough 8 for 7 enough 13 whole 8 for 9 him 9 him 10 to 10 to 11 get 11 get 12 his 13 whole 14 paw 14 paw 16 . 15 in 16 . then it became wide enough for him to get his head half in . 1 then 2 it 1 then 5 enough 2 it 3 became 3 became 4 wide 5 enough 7 him 6 for 7 him 7 him 8 to 7 him 9 get 9 get 11 head 10 his 11 head 11 head 13 in 12 half 13 in 13 in 14 . after this , [all] he had to do was to force himself through , for as he pushed and shoved , the little door opened . 1 after 6 had 2 this 3 , 3 , 5 he 5 he 6 had 6 had 7 to 7 to 17 he 8 do 9 was 9 was 10 to 10 to 11 force 10 to 12 himself 12 himself 13 through 12 himself 17 he 13 through 14 , 13 through 16 as 14 , 15 for 17 he 21 , 18 pushed 20 shoved 19 and 20 shoved 20 shoved 21 , 21 , 22 the 22 the 23 little 23 little 24 door 23 little 25 opened 24 door 25 opened 25 opened 26 . he was inside at last ! 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 inside 3 inside 4 at 4 at 5 last 5 last 6 ! [chapter] [xvi] [why] [reddy] [went] [without] [a] [chicken] [dinner] a dinner is far better lost [than] eaten at too great a cost . 1 a 2 dinner 1 a 4 far 2 dinner 3 is 4 far 6 lost 5 better 6 lost 6 lost 9 at 8 eaten 9 at 9 at 10 too 10 too 13 cost 10 too 14 . 11 great 12 a 12 a 13 cost bowser the [hound] . 1 bowser 2 the 2 the 4 . can you imagine [reddy] [fox] with a chicken dinner right before him and not touching it ? 1 can 2 you 2 you 7 a 3 imagine 6 with 6 with 7 a 7 a 9 dinner 8 chicken 9 dinner 9 dinner 10 right 9 dinner 11 before 10 right 11 before 11 before 12 him 12 him 13 and 12 him 15 touching 13 and 14 not 15 touching 16 it 16 it 17 ? well , that is just what happened in [farmer] [brown] 's henhouse . 1 well 2 , 2 , 3 that 2 , 6 what 3 that 4 is 3 that 5 just 6 what 7 happened 7 happened 8 in 8 in 11 's 11 's 12 henhouse 12 henhouse 13 . it wasn't because [reddy] had no appetite . 1 it 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 because 3 because 5 had 5 had 6 no 6 no 7 appetite 7 appetite 8 . he was hungry , very hungry . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 hungry 3 hungry 4 , 4 , 5 very 5 very 6 hungry 6 hungry 7 . he always is in winter . 1 he 2 always 2 always 3 is 3 is 4 in 4 in 5 winter 5 winter 6 . then it doesn't often happen that he gets enough to eat at one meal to really fill his stomach . 1 then 7 he 2 it 3 doesn't 3 doesn't 6 that 3 doesn't 7 he 4 often 5 happen 4 often 6 that 7 he 9 enough 8 gets 9 enough 9 enough 10 to 9 enough 11 eat 11 eat 19 stomach 12 at 13 one 13 one 14 meal 14 meal 15 to 15 to 16 really 15 to 19 stomach 16 really 17 fill 17 fill 18 his 19 stomach 20 . yet here he was with a chicken dinner right before him , and he didn't touch it . 1 yet 8 dinner 2 here 3 he 2 here 4 was 4 was 5 with 5 with 6 a 6 a 7 chicken 6 a 8 dinner 8 dinner 9 right 8 dinner 13 and 9 right 10 before 9 right 12 , 10 before 11 him 12 , 13 and 13 and 16 touch 14 he 15 didn't 14 he 16 touch 16 touch 17 it 17 it 18 . you see it was this way : reddy 's wits were working very fast there in [farmer] [brown] 's henhouse . 1 you 7 : 2 see 3 it 3 it 4 was 3 it 6 way 4 was 5 this 6 way 7 : 7 : 12 working 8 reddy 11 were 9 's 10 wits 10 wits 11 were 11 were 12 working 12 working 14 fast 13 very 14 fast 14 fast 15 there 15 there 16 in 16 in 19 's 19 's 21 . 20 henhouse 21 . he knew that he had only a forlorn chance of escaping when [farmer] [brown] 's boy should come to open the henhouse in the morning . 1 he 4 he 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 4 he 4 he 6 only 5 had 6 only 6 only 7 a 6 only 9 chance 7 a 8 forlorn 9 chance 11 escaping 9 chance 16 boy 10 of 11 escaping 11 escaping 12 when 15 's 16 boy 16 boy 23 in 17 should 19 to 17 should 20 open 18 come 19 to 19 to 20 open 20 open 21 the 20 open 22 henhouse 22 henhouse 23 in 23 in 25 morning 24 the 25 morning 25 morning 26 . he knew that he must make the most of that forlorn chance . 1 he 2 knew 1 he 4 he 2 knew 3 that 4 he 6 make 5 must 6 make 6 make 8 most 7 the 8 most 8 most 11 forlorn 9 of 10 that 10 that 11 forlorn 11 forlorn 12 chance 12 chance 13 . he knew that freedom is a thousand times better than a full stomach . 1 he 5 is 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 5 is 3 that 4 freedom 5 is 7 thousand 6 a 7 thousand 7 thousand 9 better 7 thousand 10 than 8 times 9 better 10 than 13 stomach 10 than 14 . 11 a 12 full 11 a 13 stomach 13 stomach 14 . on one of the lower roosts sat a fat hen . 1 on 2 one 2 one 7 sat 3 of 4 the 4 the 5 lower 5 lower 6 roosts 5 lower 7 sat 7 sat 8 a 8 a 9 fat 9 fat 10 hen 9 fat 11 . she was within easy jumping distance . 1 she 2 was 2 was 3 within 3 within 4 easy 4 easy 5 jumping 5 jumping 6 distance 6 distance 7 . reddy knew that with one quick spring she would be his . 1 reddy 2 knew 1 reddy 3 that 2 knew 3 that 3 that 7 spring 4 with 5 one 5 one 6 quick 6 quick 7 spring 7 spring 11 his 8 she 9 would 9 would 10 be 10 be 11 his 11 his 12 . if [the] henyard gate had been open , he would have wasted no time in making that one quick spring . 1 if 7 open 3 henyard 4 gate 3 henyard 5 had 5 had 6 been 5 had 7 open 7 open 15 in 8 , 9 he 9 he 10 would 10 would 11 have 10 would 12 wasted 12 wasted 14 time 12 wasted 15 in 13 no 14 time 15 in 16 making 16 making 17 that 17 that 21 . 18 one 19 quick 18 one 20 spring 20 spring 21 . but the henyard gate , as you know , was closed fast . 1 but 3 henyard 2 the 3 henyard 3 henyard 4 gate 3 henyard 5 , 5 , 6 as 6 as 9 , 7 you 8 know 8 know 9 , 9 , 12 fast 10 was 11 closed 11 closed 12 fast 12 fast 13 . it won't do , [reddy] ; it won't do . 1 it 2 won't 1 it 3 do 3 do 6 ; 4 , 6 ; 6 ; 7 it 7 it 8 won't 8 won't 9 do 9 do 10 . you can't afford to have the least little thing seem wrong in this henhouse . 1 you 2 can't 1 you 7 least 2 can't 4 to 3 afford 4 to 4 to 5 have 5 have 6 the 5 have 7 least 7 least 11 wrong 8 little 9 thing 9 thing 10 seem 10 seem 11 wrong 11 wrong 15 . 12 in 13 this 13 this 14 henhouse 14 henhouse 15 . what you have got to do is to swallow your appetite and [keep] quiet in the darkest corner you can find , " 1 what 2 you 1 what 3 have 3 have 4 got 3 have 5 to 4 got 5 to 5 to 12 and 6 do 7 is 7 is 8 to 8 to 9 swallow 9 swallow 11 appetite 9 swallow 12 and 10 your 11 appetite 12 and 16 the 14 quiet 15 in 14 quiet 16 the 16 the 17 darkest 16 the 18 corner 17 darkest 18 corner 18 corner 19 you 18 corner 21 find 19 you 20 can 20 can 21 find 21 find 23 " 22 , 23 " so [reddy] [fox] spent the rest of the night curled up in the darkest corner , partly behind a box . 1 so 4 spent 4 spent 11 up 5 the 6 rest 6 rest 7 of 6 rest 9 night 7 of 8 the 9 night 10 curled 9 night 11 up 11 up 14 darkest 12 in 13 the 13 the 14 darkest 14 darkest 16 , 14 darkest 17 partly 15 corner 16 , 17 partly 19 a 17 partly 21 . 18 behind 19 a 19 a 20 box all the time his nose was filled with the smell of fat hens . 1 all 4 his 2 the 3 time 3 time 4 his 4 his 5 nose 4 his 6 was 6 was 7 filled 7 filled 11 of 8 with 9 the 9 the 10 smell 10 smell 11 of 11 of 12 fat 12 fat 14 . 13 hens 14 . every little while a [hen] who was being crowded too much on the roost would stir uneasily and protest in a sleepy voice . 1 every 6 who 2 little 3 while 3 while 4 a 4 a 6 who 6 who 9 crowded 6 who 11 much 7 was 8 being 8 being 9 crowded 9 crowded 10 too 10 too 11 much 11 much 15 would 12 on 13 the 13 the 14 roost 14 roost 15 would 15 would 18 and 16 stir 17 uneasily 17 uneasily 18 and 18 and 19 protest 19 protest 21 a 19 protest 23 voice 20 in 21 a 21 a 22 sleepy 22 sleepy 23 voice 23 voice 24 . just think of what [reddy] suffered . 1 just 2 think 2 think 3 of 3 of 4 what 4 what 6 suffered 6 suffered 7 . some foolish folks in [reddy] 's place would have eaten that dinner and trusted to luck to get out of trouble later . 1 some 2 foolish 2 foolish 3 folks 2 foolish 16 luck 3 folks 4 in 3 folks 10 eaten 6 's 7 place 7 place 8 would 8 would 9 have 9 have 10 eaten 11 that 12 dinner 12 dinner 13 and 13 and 14 trusted 13 and 16 luck 14 trusted 15 to 16 luck 17 to 17 to 20 of 18 get 19 out 18 get 20 of 20 of 23 . 21 trouble 22 later 22 later 23 . but [reddy] was far too wise to do anything of that kind . 1 but 6 wise 3 was 4 far 4 far 5 too 5 too 6 wise 6 wise 7 to 6 wise 9 anything 7 to 8 do 9 anything 12 kind 10 of 11 that 11 that 12 kind 12 kind 13 . doing as [reddy] did that night is called [exercising] [self-restraint] . 1 doing 2 as 2 as 4 did 4 did 5 that 5 that 6 night 6 night 7 is 7 is 8 called 8 called 11 . everybody should be able to do it . 1 everybody 2 should 2 should 5 to 3 be 4 able 4 able 5 to 5 to 6 do 6 do 7 it 7 it 8 . but it sometimes seems as if very many people cannot do it . 1 but 2 it 1 but 3 sometimes 3 sometimes 6 if 4 seems 5 as 5 as 6 if 6 if 10 cannot 7 very 8 many 8 many 9 people 9 people 10 cannot 10 cannot 11 do 10 cannot 12 it 11 do 12 it 12 it 13 . anyway , they don't do it , and because they don't do it they are forever getting into trouble . 1 anyway 4 don't 1 anyway 8 and 2 , 3 they 2 , 4 don't 4 don't 5 do 5 do 6 it 5 do 7 , 8 and 9 because 8 and 19 trouble 9 because 15 are 10 they 11 don't 11 don't 12 do 12 do 13 it 12 do 15 are 13 it 14 they 15 are 17 getting 16 forever 17 getting 17 getting 18 into 19 trouble 20 . reddy knew when morning came , although the henhouse was still dark . 1 reddy 7 although 1 reddy 11 still 2 knew 3 when 3 when 4 morning 4 morning 5 came 4 morning 7 although 5 came 6 , 8 the 9 henhouse 9 henhouse 10 was 9 henhouse 11 still 11 still 13 . 12 dark 13 . the big [rooster] on the topmost perch stretched his long neck , flapped his wings , and crowed at the top of his voice . 1 the 4 on 2 big 4 on 4 on 5 the 4 on 6 topmost 6 topmost 12 , 7 perch 8 stretched 7 perch 9 his 9 his 10 long 9 his 11 neck 11 neck 12 , 12 , 13 flapped 13 flapped 16 , 13 flapped 18 crowed 14 his 15 wings 15 wings 16 , 16 , 17 and 18 crowed 23 his 19 at 20 the 20 the 21 top 20 the 22 of 21 top 22 of 22 of 23 his 23 his 24 voice 23 his 25 . reddy shivered . 1 reddy 2 shivered 2 shivered 3 . " it won't be long now before [farmer] [brown] 's boy comes , " thought he . 1 " 2 it 1 " 7 before 2 it 4 be 3 won't 4 be 4 be 6 now 5 long 6 now 7 before 10 's 10 's 13 , 11 boy 12 comes 12 comes 13 , 13 , 14 " 13 , 15 thought 14 " 15 thought 15 thought 16 he 16 he 17 . [chapter] [xvii] [farmer] [brown's] [boy] [drops] [a] [pan] [of] [corn] who when surprised keeps calm and cool [is] one most difficult to fool . 1 who 2 when 1 who 5 calm 2 when 3 surprised 3 surprised 4 keeps 5 calm 6 and 5 calm 7 cool 7 cool 11 difficult 9 one 10 most 10 most 11 difficult 11 difficult 13 fool 12 to 13 fool 13 fool 14 . bowser the [hound] . 1 bowser 2 the 2 the 4 . hiding behind a box in the darkest corner of the henhouse , he hardly dared to breathe . 1 hiding 8 corner 2 behind 3 a 3 a 4 box 4 box 5 in 5 in 7 darkest 5 in 8 corner 6 the 7 darkest 8 corner 9 of 9 of 16 to 10 the 11 henhouse 11 henhouse 14 hardly 11 henhouse 15 dared 12 , 13 he 13 he 14 hardly 15 dared 16 to 16 to 18 . 17 breathe 18 . you see , he didn't want those hens to discover him . 1 you 2 see 1 you 4 he 2 see 3 , 2 see 4 he 4 he 6 want 5 didn't 6 want 6 want 7 those 7 those 8 hens 8 hens 9 to 9 to 11 him 10 discover 11 him 11 him 12 . reddy had had experience with hens before . 1 reddy 2 had 2 had 3 had 3 had 4 experience 4 experience 5 with 5 with 6 hens 6 hens 7 before 7 before 8 . this was the one thing that [reddy] did not want . 1 this 2 was 1 this 4 one 2 was 3 the 4 one 5 thing 5 thing 6 that 6 that 8 did 8 did 9 not 8 did 10 want 9 not 10 want 10 want 11 . his one chance to escape would be to take [farmer] [brown] 's boy entirely by surprise . 1 his 2 one 2 one 9 take 3 chance 5 escape 4 to 5 escape 5 escape 6 would 6 would 7 be 6 would 9 take 7 be 8 to 9 take 13 boy 12 's 13 boy 13 boy 16 surprise 14 entirely 15 by 14 entirely 16 surprise 16 surprise 17 . never had time dragged more slowly . 1 never 2 had 2 had 3 time 3 time 4 dragged 4 dragged 5 more 5 more 6 slowly 6 slowly 7 . the hens were awake , and several of them flew down to the floor of the henhouse . 1 the 2 hens 1 the 13 the 2 hens 3 were 2 hens 4 awake 4 awake 7 several 4 awake 10 flew 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 several 7 several 8 of 8 of 9 them 10 flew 11 down 11 down 12 to 13 the 17 henhouse 14 floor 15 of 14 floor 17 henhouse 15 of 16 the 17 henhouse 18 . they passed so close to where [reddy] was hiding that merely by reaching out a black paw he could have touched them . 1 they 2 passed 1 they 4 close 2 passed 3 so 2 passed 4 close 4 close 13 reaching 4 close 19 could 5 to 6 where 6 where 9 hiding 8 was 9 hiding 9 hiding 10 that 10 that 11 merely 11 merely 12 by 11 merely 13 reaching 13 reaching 16 black 14 out 15 a 14 out 16 black 16 black 17 paw 17 paw 18 he 19 could 23 . 20 have 21 touched 20 have 23 . 21 touched 22 them because he took particular [pains] not to move , not even to twitch a black ear , they did not see him . 1 because 2 he 1 because 4 particular 2 he 3 took 3 took 4 particular 4 particular 8 move 6 not 7 to 7 to 8 move 8 move 14 a 9 , 10 not 9 , 11 even 11 even 12 to 12 to 13 twitch 12 to 14 a 14 a 15 black 14 a 17 , 15 black 16 ear 15 black 17 , 17 , 18 they 18 they 21 see 19 did 20 not 20 not 21 see 21 see 22 him 22 him 23 . anyway , if they did see him , they took no notice of him . 1 anyway 2 , 1 anyway 10 took 3 if 4 they 4 they 6 see 5 did 6 see 6 see 7 him 7 him 8 , 7 him 10 took 8 , 9 they 10 took 13 of 11 no 12 notice 11 no 13 of 13 of 14 him 14 him 15 . how the moments did drag ! 1 how 2 the 2 the 3 moments 3 moments 4 did 4 did 5 drag 5 drag 6 ! all the time he lay there listening , wishing that [farmer] [brown] 's boy would come , yet dreading to have him come . 1 all 2 the 1 all 9 wishing 2 the 3 time 2 the 4 he 4 he 5 lay 4 he 7 listening 5 lay 6 there 7 listening 8 , 9 wishing 15 would 10 that 14 boy 13 's 14 boy 14 boy 15 would 15 would 17 , 16 come 17 , 17 , 19 dreading 18 yet 19 dreading 19 dreading 21 have 20 to 21 have 21 have 24 . 22 him 23 come 23 come 24 . it seemed ages before he heard sounds which told him that people were awake in [farmer] [brown] 's house . 1 it 2 seemed 1 it 3 ages 2 seemed 3 ages 3 ages 8 which 4 before 5 he 5 he 6 heard 5 he 7 sounds 7 sounds 8 which 8 which 14 awake 9 told 10 him 9 told 14 awake 10 him 11 that 11 that 12 people 12 people 13 were 14 awake 20 . 15 in 18 's 18 's 19 house 18 's 20 . finally he heard a distant door slam . 1 finally 2 he 2 he 3 heard 2 he 4 a 4 a 5 distant 5 distant 7 slam 6 door 7 slam 7 slam 8 . then he heard a whistle , a merry whistle . 1 then 3 heard 2 he 3 heard 3 heard 4 a 4 a 5 whistle 4 a 6 , 5 whistle 6 , 6 , 8 merry 7 a 8 merry 8 merry 9 whistle 9 whistle 10 . it drew nearer and nearer ; [farmer] [brown] 's boy was coming to feed the hens . 1 it 2 drew 1 it 3 nearer 3 nearer 13 to 4 and 5 nearer 5 nearer 6 ; 6 ; 9 's 9 's 10 boy 10 boy 12 coming 11 was 12 coming 12 coming 13 to 13 to 17 . 14 feed 15 the 14 feed 16 hens 16 hens 17 . reddy tried to hold his breath . 1 reddy 2 tried 2 tried 3 to 3 to 4 hold 3 to 5 his 4 hold 5 his 5 his 6 breath 6 breath 7 . suddenly the henhouse door was thrown open and [farmer] [brown] 's boy stepped inside . 1 suddenly 2 the 2 the 3 henhouse 2 the 5 was 4 door 5 was 5 was 13 stepped 6 thrown 7 open 7 open 8 and 8 and 11 's 11 's 12 boy 12 boy 13 stepped 13 stepped 15 . 14 inside 15 . in his hand he held a pan filled with the breakfast he had brought for the hens . 1 in 7 pan 1 in 11 breakfast 2 his 3 hand 2 his 4 he 4 he 5 held 4 he 6 a 6 a 7 pan 7 pan 8 filled 8 filled 9 with 9 with 10 the 11 breakfast 14 brought 12 he 13 had 13 had 14 brought 14 brought 16 the 15 for 16 the 16 the 17 hens 17 hens 18 . suddenly a box in the darkest corner of the henhouse moved . 1 suddenly 2 a 2 a 4 in 3 box 4 in 4 in 5 the 5 the 6 darkest 5 the 8 of 7 corner 8 of 8 of 9 the 8 of 12 . 10 henhouse 11 moved 11 moved 12 . farmer [brown] 's boy turned to look , and as he did so a slim form dashed fairly between his legs . 1 farmer 4 boy 1 farmer 8 , 3 's 4 boy 4 boy 6 to 5 turned 6 to 6 to 7 look 8 , 14 a 9 and 10 as 10 as 11 he 10 as 12 did 12 did 13 so 13 so 14 a 14 a 17 dashed 15 slim 16 form 15 slim 17 dashed 17 dashed 19 between 17 dashed 21 legs 18 fairly 19 between 19 between 20 his 21 legs 22 . it startled him so that he dropped the pan and spilled the corn all over the henhouse floor . 1 it 2 startled 1 it 6 he 2 startled 3 him 3 him 4 so 3 him 5 that 6 he 11 spilled 7 dropped 8 the 7 dropped 11 spilled 8 the 9 pan 9 pan 10 and 11 spilled 19 . 12 the 13 corn 13 corn 15 over 14 all 15 over 15 over 16 the 16 the 17 henhouse 17 henhouse 18 floor 17 henhouse 19 . " great [scott] ! " he exclaimed . 1 " 2 great 2 great 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 he 6 he 7 exclaimed 7 exclaimed 8 . " what under the sun was that ? " and rushed to the door to see . 1 " 2 what 1 " 10 and 2 what 3 under 3 under 4 the 4 the 5 sun 5 sun 8 ? 6 was 7 that 7 that 8 ? 8 ? 9 " 10 and 11 rushed 11 rushed 12 to 11 rushed 13 the 12 to 13 the 13 the 14 door 14 door 17 . 15 to 16 see 16 see 17 . he was just in [time] to get a glimpse of a red coat and a bushy tail disappearing around a corner of the barn . 1 he 4 in 2 was 3 just 3 just 4 in 4 in 6 to 4 in 7 get 7 get 8 a 8 a 15 a 9 glimpse 12 red 10 of 11 a 11 a 12 red 12 red 13 coat 13 coat 14 and 13 coat 15 a 15 a 19 around 16 bushy 17 tail 17 tail 18 disappearing 17 tail 19 around 19 around 23 the 20 a 21 corner 20 a 22 of 22 of 23 the 23 the 25 . 24 barn 25 . [chapter] [xviii] [mutual] [relief] the wise [fox] knows that with every chicken he steals he puts an increased price on his own skin . 1 the 4 knows 1 the 5 that 2 wise 4 knows 5 that 9 he 6 with 7 every 7 every 8 chicken 8 chicken 9 he 9 he 10 steals 10 steals 14 increased 10 steals 19 skin 11 he 12 puts 11 he 13 an 13 an 14 increased 14 increased 15 price 16 on 17 his 17 his 18 own 18 own 19 skin 19 skin 20 . bowser the [hound] . 1 bowser 2 the 2 the 4 . at least , it seemed that way . 1 at 2 least 1 at 3 , 3 , 4 it 4 it 6 that 5 seemed 6 that 6 that 7 way 7 way 8 . would he find the henyard gate open ? 1 would 2 he 2 he 4 the 3 find 4 the 4 the 6 gate 5 henyard 6 gate 6 gate 7 open 7 open 8 ? supposing [farmer] [brown] 's boy had closed it after he entered ! 1 supposing 4 's 4 's 6 had 5 boy 6 had 6 had 7 closed 7 closed 10 he 8 it 9 after 9 after 10 he 10 he 11 entered 11 entered 12 ! reddy would then be a prisoner just as he had been all night , and [all] hope would end . 1 reddy 6 prisoner 1 reddy 13 night 2 would 3 then 3 then 4 be 4 be 5 a 4 be 6 prisoner 7 just 8 as 7 just 9 he 9 he 10 had 10 had 11 been 10 had 13 night 11 been 12 all 13 night 17 hope 14 , 15 and 14 , 17 hope 17 hope 18 would 18 would 19 end 19 end 20 . just imagine with what terrible anxiety and eagerness [reddy] looked towards that gate as he dashed out of the open door . 1 just 12 that 2 imagine 3 with 3 with 4 what 3 with 5 terrible 5 terrible 6 anxiety 5 terrible 7 and 6 anxiety 7 and 7 and 8 eagerness 7 and 11 towards 8 eagerness 10 looked 10 looked 11 towards 11 towards 12 that 12 that 20 open 13 gate 18 of 13 gate 20 open 14 as 15 he 15 he 16 dashed 16 dashed 17 out 16 dashed 18 of 18 of 19 the 20 open 22 . 21 door 22 . just imagine the relief that was his when he saw that the gate was open . 1 just 2 imagine 1 just 5 that 2 imagine 3 the 2 imagine 4 relief 5 that 6 was 6 was 11 that 7 his 8 when 8 when 9 he 8 when 10 saw 10 saw 11 that 11 that 12 the 12 the 13 gate 12 the 14 was 13 gate 14 was 14 was 16 . 15 open 16 . in that [very] instant the snowy outside world became more beautiful and wonderful than ever it had been in all his life before . 1 in 7 outside 2 that 4 instant 4 instant 5 the 5 the 6 snowy 5 the 7 outside 7 outside 8 world 7 outside 9 became 9 became 21 his 10 more 11 beautiful 11 beautiful 12 and 12 and 13 wonderful 12 and 15 ever 13 wonderful 14 than 15 ever 16 it 15 ever 18 been 16 it 17 had 18 been 19 in 19 in 20 all 19 in 21 his 21 his 22 life 22 life 24 . 23 before 24 . he was free ! free ! free ! 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 free 3 free 4 ! 4 ! 5 free 5 free 6 ! 6 ! 7 free 7 free 8 ! " [reddy] [fox] ! " he exclaimed . 1 " 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 he 6 he 7 exclaimed 7 exclaimed 8 . " now how under the sun did that rascal get in here ? " 1 " 2 now 1 " 4 under 2 now 3 how 4 under 5 the 4 under 6 sun 6 sun 7 did 7 did 11 in 8 that 9 rascal 9 rascal 10 get 10 get 11 in 11 in 12 here 12 here 13 ? 13 ? 14 " then , as he realized that [reddy] had actually been inside the henhouse , anxiety for the biddies swept over him . 1 then 5 realized 1 then 14 , 2 , 3 as 3 as 4 he 4 he 5 realized 6 that 8 had 8 had 9 actually 9 actually 13 henhouse 9 actually 14 , 10 been 11 inside 11 inside 12 the 11 inside 13 henhouse 14 , 15 anxiety 15 anxiety 17 the 15 anxiety 19 swept 16 for 17 the 17 the 18 biddies 19 swept 22 . 20 over 21 him 20 over 22 . there were no feathers , [and] so far as he could see , all the hens were standing or walking about . 1 there 8 far 2 were 3 no 3 no 4 feathers 4 feathers 5 , 4 feathers 8 far 5 , 7 so 8 far 12 see 9 as 10 he 10 he 11 could 11 could 12 see 12 see 13 , 12 see 18 standing 13 , 14 all 13 , 15 the 15 the 16 hens 16 hens 17 were 18 standing 19 or 19 or 21 about 20 walking 21 about 21 about 22 . at once [farmer] [brown] 's boy began to count them . 1 at 2 once 2 once 7 began 5 's 6 boy 6 boy 7 began 7 began 8 to 8 to 9 count 8 to 10 them 9 count 10 them 10 them 11 . of course , he knew exactly how many there should be . 1 of 2 course 1 of 3 , 2 course 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 6 exactly 5 knew 6 exactly 6 exactly 7 how 6 exactly 9 there 7 how 8 many 9 there 10 should 10 should 11 be 11 be 12 . when he got through counting , not one was missing . 1 when 2 he 1 when 5 counting 2 he 3 got 3 got 4 through 5 counting 6 , 6 , 7 not 7 not 8 one 7 not 9 was 9 was 10 missing 10 missing 11 . farmer [brown] 's boy was puzzled . 1 farmer 3 's 3 's 4 boy 4 boy 5 was 5 was 6 puzzled 6 puzzled 7 . he counted them again . 1 he 2 counted 2 counted 3 them 3 them 4 again 4 again 5 . then he counted them a third time . 1 then 3 counted 2 he 3 counted 3 counted 4 them 4 them 5 a 5 a 6 third 6 third 7 time 6 third 8 . he began to think there must be something wrong with his counting . 1 he 2 began 1 he 3 to 2 began 3 to 3 to 4 think 3 to 5 there 5 there 8 something 6 must 7 be 7 be 8 something 8 something 11 his 9 wrong 10 with 10 with 11 his 11 his 13 . 12 counting 13 . after the fourth count , however , he was forced to believe that not a single one was missing . 1 after 4 count 1 after 8 he 2 the 3 fourth 2 the 4 count 5 , 6 however 6 however 7 , 6 however 8 he 8 he 9 was 8 he 11 to 9 was 10 forced 11 to 12 believe 12 believe 16 single 13 that 14 not 14 not 15 a 15 a 16 single 16 single 20 . 17 one 18 was 18 was 19 missing 19 missing 20 . when two people are relieved at the same time , it is called mutual relief . 1 when 2 two 1 when 7 the 2 two 5 relieved 3 people 4 are 3 people 5 relieved 5 relieved 6 at 7 the 8 same 7 the 10 , 8 same 9 time 9 time 10 , 10 , 14 mutual 11 it 12 is 12 is 13 called 13 called 14 mutual 14 mutual 15 relief 15 relief 16 . he went all around that henhouse , trying to find a way by which [reddy] [fox] had managed to get in . 1 he 2 went 1 he 7 , 2 went 3 all 3 all 5 that 4 around 5 that 5 that 6 henhouse 7 , 9 to 8 trying 9 to 9 to 19 to 10 find 11 a 11 a 12 way 11 a 14 which 12 way 13 by 14 which 17 had 17 had 18 managed 18 managed 19 to 19 to 20 get 20 get 22 . 21 in 22 . of course , he discovered that the little sliding door where the biddies [go] in and out of the henhouse was open . 1 of 4 he 2 course 3 , 2 course 4 he 4 he 10 door 5 discovered 6 that 5 discovered 10 door 6 that 7 the 7 the 8 little 8 little 9 sliding 10 door 15 in 11 where 12 the 11 where 13 biddies 12 the 13 biddies 13 biddies 15 in 15 in 20 henhouse 16 and 17 out 17 out 18 of 17 out 19 the 19 the 20 henhouse 20 henhouse 21 was 21 was 22 open 21 was 23 . he guessed that this was the way by which [reddy] had entered . 1 he 2 guessed 1 he 3 that 3 that 6 the 4 this 5 was 5 was 6 the 6 the 7 way 7 way 8 by 8 by 9 which 9 which 13 . 11 had 12 entered 12 entered 13 . but this didn't explain matters at all . 1 but 2 this 2 this 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 explain 4 explain 5 matters 5 matters 6 at 6 at 7 all 7 all 8 . he knew that the gate had been [latched] when he entered the henyard that morning . 1 he 2 knew 1 he 3 that 2 knew 3 that 3 that 4 the 3 that 5 gate 5 gate 7 been 5 gate 11 entered 6 had 7 been 7 been 9 when 9 when 10 he 11 entered 12 the 11 entered 15 morning 12 the 13 henyard 13 henyard 14 that 15 morning 16 . how had [reddy] managed to get into that henyard with that gate closed ? 1 how 2 had 2 had 5 to 4 managed 5 to 5 to 8 that 6 get 7 into 6 get 8 that 8 that 9 henyard 9 henyard 10 with 10 with 11 that 11 that 12 gate 11 that 13 closed 12 gate 13 closed 13 closed 14 ? to this day , [farmer] [brown] 's boy is still wondering . 1 to 3 day 1 to 4 , 2 this 3 day 4 , 9 is 7 's 8 boy 8 boy 9 is 9 is 10 still 10 still 11 wondering 11 wondering 12 . [chapter] [xix] [where] [was] [bowser] [the] [hound] [?] a good [hound] never barks on a cold trail . 1 a 2 good 2 good 4 never 4 never 6 on 5 barks 6 on 6 on 9 trail 7 a 8 cold 8 cold 9 trail 9 trail 10 . bowser the [hound] . 1 bowser 2 the 2 the 4 . where was [bowser] the [hound] ? 1 where 2 was 1 where 4 the 4 the 6 ? that was the question which was puzzling all the little people who knew him . 1 that 2 was 1 that 4 question 2 was 3 the 3 the 4 question 4 question 6 was 5 which 6 was 6 was 7 puzzling 7 puzzling 8 all 8 all 11 people 9 the 10 little 9 the 11 people 11 people 14 him 12 who 13 knew 13 knew 14 him 14 him 15 . also it was puzzling [farmer] [brown] 's boy and [farmer] [brown] and [mrs] [brown] . 1 also 3 was 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 puzzling 4 puzzling 8 boy 7 's 8 boy 8 boy 9 and 9 and 12 and 12 and 15 . i have said that it was puzzling all the little people who knew him . 1 i 2 have 1 i 7 puzzling 2 have 3 said 3 said 4 that 4 that 5 it 5 it 6 was 7 puzzling 9 the 8 all 9 the 9 the 11 people 10 little 11 people 11 people 12 who 12 who 13 knew 12 who 14 him 14 him 15 . this is not quite true , because there were two who could at least guess what had become of [bowser] . 1 this 2 is 1 this 14 least 2 is 8 there 3 not 4 quite 3 not 5 true 4 quite 5 true 5 true 7 because 6 , 7 because 7 because 8 there 8 there 9 were 8 there 10 two 10 two 11 who 10 two 12 could 12 could 13 at 14 least 15 guess 15 guess 17 had 16 what 17 had 17 had 18 become 17 had 19 of 19 of 21 . one was [old] [man] [coyote] , who had , as you remember , led [bowser] far away and got him lost . 1 one 11 you 2 was 6 , 6 , 7 who 6 , 10 as 7 who 8 had 8 had 9 , 10 as 11 you 11 you 13 , 12 remember 13 , 13 , 17 away 13 , 22 . 14 led 16 far 14 led 17 away 17 away 19 got 18 and 19 got 19 got 20 him 20 him 21 lost the other was [blacky] the [crow] , who had discovered [bowser] in his trouble and had helped him . 1 the 3 was 2 other 3 was 3 was 12 in 5 the 7 , 7 , 8 who 8 who 9 had 9 had 10 discovered 10 discovered 12 in 12 in 13 his 13 his 15 and 14 trouble 15 and 15 and 17 helped 16 had 17 helped 17 helped 18 him 17 helped 19 . old [man] [coyote] didn't know exactly where [bowser] was , and he wasn't interested enough to think much about it . 1 old 6 exactly 1 old 9 was 4 didn't 5 know 4 didn't 6 exactly 6 exactly 7 where 9 was 11 and 10 , 11 and 11 and 15 enough 12 he 13 wasn't 12 he 14 interested 13 wasn't 14 interested 14 interested 15 enough 15 enough 16 to 16 to 17 think 16 to 20 it 17 think 18 much 18 much 19 about 19 about 20 it 20 it 21 . he hoped that [bowser] had been so badly lost that he never would return . 1 he 3 that 2 hoped 3 that 3 that 6 been 5 had 6 been 6 been 9 lost 7 so 8 badly 8 badly 9 lost 9 lost 12 never 10 that 11 he 11 he 12 never 12 never 13 would 13 would 15 . 14 return 15 . blacky the [crow] knew exactly where [bowser] was , but he kept it to himself . 1 blacky 6 where 2 the 4 knew 2 the 6 where 4 knew 5 exactly 6 where 8 was 8 was 9 , 9 , 10 but 9 , 11 he 11 he 12 kept 11 he 13 it 12 kept 13 it 13 it 15 himself 14 to 15 himself 15 himself 16 . it pleases [blacky] to have a secret which other people would give much to know . 1 it 2 pleases 2 pleases 7 secret 4 to 6 a 5 have 6 a 6 a 7 secret 7 secret 14 to 8 which 9 other 8 which 12 give 9 other 10 people 10 people 11 would 11 would 12 give 12 give 13 much 12 give 14 to 14 to 16 . 15 know 16 . blacky is one of those people who can keep a secret . 1 blacky 4 of 2 is 3 one 3 one 4 of 4 of 7 who 5 those 6 people 6 people 7 who 7 who 10 a 8 can 9 keep 9 keep 10 a 10 a 12 . 11 secret 12 . he isn't at all like [peter] [rabbit] . 1 he 2 isn't 2 isn't 3 at 3 at 4 all 4 all 5 like 5 like 8 . reddy [fox] was one who was very much interested in the fate of [bowser] the [hound] . 1 reddy 4 one 3 was 4 one 4 one 9 interested 5 who 6 was 6 was 8 much 7 very 8 much 8 much 9 interested 9 interested 10 in 10 in 11 the 11 the 12 fate 11 the 15 the 12 fate 13 of 15 the 17 . as day after day went by and [bowser] did not appear , [reddy] had a growing hope that he never would appear . 1 as 3 after 2 day 3 after 3 after 5 went 3 after 9 did 4 day 5 went 5 went 6 by 6 by 7 and 9 did 11 appear 9 did 16 growing 10 not 11 appear 11 appear 12 , 14 had 15 a 15 a 16 growing 16 growing 20 never 17 hope 18 that 17 hope 20 never 18 that 19 he 20 never 23 . 21 would 22 appear 22 appear 23 . " [i] can't imagine what [old] [man] [coyote] could have done to [bowser] , " said [reddy] to himself . 1 " 3 can't 3 can't 4 imagine 3 can't 11 done 4 imagine 5 what 5 what 9 could 5 what 11 done 9 could 10 have 11 done 12 to 11 done 19 himself 14 , 16 said 15 " 16 said 16 said 18 to 18 to 19 himself 19 himself 20 . but he certainly has caused something to happen to [bowser] . 1 but 3 certainly 2 he 3 certainly 3 certainly 6 something 4 has 5 caused 4 has 6 something 6 something 7 to 7 to 8 happen 8 happen 9 to 9 to 11 . if that bothersome dog never returns , it certainly will make things a lot easier for [granny] [fox] and myself . " 1 if 6 returns 2 that 3 bothersome 3 bothersome 4 dog 3 bothersome 6 returns 4 dog 5 never 6 returns 7 , 6 returns 10 will 7 , 8 it 8 it 9 certainly 10 will 14 lot 11 make 12 things 11 make 14 lot 12 things 13 a 14 lot 15 easier 15 easier 16 for 16 for 19 and 19 and 21 . 20 myself 21 . 21 . 22 " as for [farmer] [brown] 's boy , he was as much puzzled as any of the little people and a whole lot more worried . 1 as 7 , 2 for 5 's 5 's 6 boy 6 boy 7 , 7 , 12 puzzled 8 he 9 was 9 was 10 as 9 was 12 puzzled 10 as 11 much 12 puzzled 18 people 13 as 14 any 14 any 15 of 15 of 16 the 16 the 17 little 16 the 18 people 18 people 23 more 19 and 20 a 20 a 21 whole 20 a 22 lot 22 lot 23 more 23 more 24 worried 24 worried 25 . no one had seen him . 1 no 2 one 2 one 3 had 3 had 4 seen 4 seen 5 him 5 him 6 . it was very mysterious . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 mysterious 4 mysterious 5 . it made [farmer] [brown] 's boy very sad indeed . 1 it 2 made 2 made 6 boy 5 's 6 boy 6 boy 8 sad 7 very 8 sad 8 sad 9 indeed 9 indeed 10 . his cheery whistle was no longer heard , for he did not feel like whistling . 1 his 2 cheery 1 his 4 was 2 cheery 3 whistle 4 was 6 longer 5 no 6 longer 6 longer 8 , 7 heard 8 , 8 , 10 he 9 for 10 he 10 he 12 not 11 did 12 not 12 not 14 like 13 feel 14 like 14 like 15 whistling 15 whistling 16 . at last he quite gave up hope of ever again seeing [bowser] . 1 at 2 last 1 at 3 he 3 he 4 quite 4 quite 5 gave 5 gave 6 up 5 gave 8 of 6 up 7 hope 8 of 9 ever 9 ever 11 seeing 10 again 11 seeing 11 seeing 13 . [chapter] [xx] [where] [bowser] [was] bowser the [hound] . 1 bowser 2 the 2 the 4 . you remember that [blacky] the [crow] led poor [bowser] to an old road and there left him . 1 you 2 remember 2 remember 8 poor 2 remember 12 old 3 that 5 the 3 that 8 poor 5 the 7 led 10 to 11 an 11 an 12 old 12 old 14 and 13 road 14 and 14 and 18 . 15 there 16 left 15 there 18 . 16 left 17 him blacky reasoned that if [bowser] had any sense at all , he would know that that road must lead somewhere and would follow it . 1 blacky 12 he 2 reasoned 3 that 3 that 4 if 4 if 7 any 4 if 8 sense 6 had 7 any 8 sense 9 at 9 at 11 , 10 all 11 , 11 , 12 he 12 he 14 know 13 would 14 know 14 know 18 must 15 that 16 that 16 that 17 road 17 road 18 must 18 must 20 somewhere 19 lead 20 somewhere 20 somewhere 21 and 20 somewhere 22 would 22 would 24 it 22 would 25 . 23 follow 24 it if he didn't have sense enough to do this , he deserved to starve or freeze , was the way [blacky] reasoned it out . 1 if 4 have 1 if 7 to 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 have 5 sense 6 enough 6 enough 7 to 7 to 10 , 8 do 9 this 8 do 10 , 10 , 11 he 11 he 12 deserved 11 he 13 to 13 to 20 way 14 starve 15 or 15 or 16 freeze 15 or 17 , 17 , 18 was 18 was 19 the 19 the 20 way 20 way 22 reasoned 20 way 25 . 22 reasoned 23 it 23 it 24 out 23 it 25 . of course [blacky] knew exactly where the road would lead . 1 of 2 course 2 course 5 exactly 4 knew 5 exactly 5 exactly 8 road 6 where 7 the 7 the 8 road 8 road 9 would 9 would 10 lead 9 would 11 . 10 lead 11 . now [bowser] did have sense . 1 now 3 did 3 did 4 have 4 have 5 sense 5 sense 6 . of course he did . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 he 3 he 4 did 4 did 5 . the minute he found that road , a great load was taken from his mind . 1 the 3 he 2 minute 3 he 3 he 4 found 3 he 5 that 5 that 6 road 6 road 9 great 6 road 10 load 7 , 8 a 8 a 9 great 10 load 14 his 11 was 12 taken 12 taken 13 from 13 from 14 his 14 his 16 . 15 mind 16 . he no longer felt wholly lost . 1 he 2 no 2 no 3 longer 3 longer 4 felt 4 felt 5 wholly 5 wholly 6 lost 6 lost 7 . the thing that worried [him] most was whether or not he would have strength enough to keep going until he reached that house . 1 the 2 thing 1 the 9 or 2 thing 3 that 2 thing 4 worried 4 worried 8 whether 6 most 7 was 6 most 8 whether 8 whether 9 or 9 or 14 strength 10 not 11 he 11 he 12 would 12 would 13 have 12 would 14 strength 14 strength 16 to 15 enough 16 to 16 to 18 going 17 keep 18 going 18 going 21 reached 19 until 20 he 19 until 21 reached 21 reached 22 that 22 that 23 house 23 house 24 . you remember that he was weak from lack of food , lame , and half frozen . 1 you 2 remember 1 you 10 food 2 remember 4 he 3 that 4 he 4 he 5 was 6 weak 7 from 6 weak 10 food 7 from 8 lack 8 lack 9 of 10 food 17 . 11 , 12 lame 12 lame 13 , 13 , 15 half 13 , 17 . 14 and 15 half 15 half 16 frozen poor old [bowser] ! 1 poor 2 old 2 old 4 ! he certainly was the picture of misery as he limped along that road . 1 he 2 certainly 1 he 4 the 2 certainly 3 was 4 the 5 picture 4 the 8 as 5 picture 6 of 6 of 7 misery 8 as 9 he 9 he 10 limped 10 limped 12 that 11 along 12 that 12 that 13 road 12 that 14 . 13 road 14 . his tail hung down as if he hadn't strength enough to hold it up . 1 his 2 tail 2 tail 5 as 3 hung 4 down 4 down 5 as 5 as 6 if 5 as 7 he 7 he 8 hadn't 7 he 11 to 8 hadn't 9 strength 9 strength 10 enough 11 to 12 hold 11 to 13 it 12 hold 13 it 13 it 15 . 14 up 15 . his head also hung low . 1 his 2 head 2 head 3 also 3 also 4 hung 4 hung 5 low 5 low 6 . he walked on three legs and limped with one of these . 1 he 2 walked 2 walked 3 on 3 on 4 three 4 three 6 and 5 legs 6 and 6 and 7 limped 6 and 8 with 8 with 9 one 9 one 10 of 10 of 12 . 11 these 12 . in his eyes was such a look of pain and suffering as would have touched the hardest heart . 1 in 19 . 2 his 3 eyes 3 eyes 4 was 4 was 5 such 4 was 6 a 6 a 7 look 6 a 8 of 8 of 9 pain 8 of 13 would 9 pain 10 and 9 pain 11 suffering 11 suffering 12 as 13 would 15 touched 13 would 19 . 14 have 15 touched 15 touched 16 the 15 touched 17 hardest 17 hardest 18 heart he whined and whimpered as he limped along . 1 he 3 and 2 whined 3 and 3 and 4 whimpered 4 whimpered 5 as 5 as 6 he 6 he 8 along 7 limped 8 along 8 along 9 . but this time it wasn't the smell of [a] track that tickled his nose ; it was something in the air . 1 but 5 wasn't 1 but 8 of 2 this 3 time 3 time 4 it 4 it 5 wasn't 5 wasn't 7 smell 6 the 7 smell 8 of 10 track 10 track 15 ; 11 that 12 tickled 12 tickled 13 his 13 his 14 nose 14 nose 15 ; 15 ; 22 . 16 it 17 was 17 was 21 air 18 something 19 in 19 in 20 the 20 the 21 air 21 air 22 . bowser lifted his head and sniffed long and hard . 1 bowser 4 head 2 lifted 3 his 3 his 4 head 4 head 6 sniffed 5 and 6 sniffed 6 sniffed 8 and 7 long 8 and 8 and 9 hard 9 hard 10 . what he smelled was smoke . 1 what 2 he 2 he 3 smelled 3 smelled 5 smoke 4 was 5 smoke 5 smoke 6 . he knew what that meant . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 what 3 what 4 that 4 that 5 meant 5 meant 6 . somewhere not very far ahead of him was a house . 1 somewhere 2 not 2 not 3 very 3 very 4 far 4 far 7 him 5 ahead 6 of 6 of 7 him 7 him 9 a 8 was 9 a 9 a 10 house 10 house 11 . [[] [illustration] [:] [somewhere] [not] [very] [far] [ahead] [of] [him] [was] [a] [house] [.] page @number@ []] 1 page 2 @number@ with new hope and courage [bowser] tried to hurry on . 1 with 4 and 2 new 3 hope 3 hope 4 and 4 and 5 courage 5 courage 7 tried 7 tried 8 to 7 tried 9 hurry 9 hurry 10 on 10 on 11 . presently around a turn of the road he saw a farmyard . 1 presently 5 of 2 around 3 a 3 a 4 turn 4 turn 5 of 5 of 7 road 6 the 7 road 7 road 9 saw 8 he 9 saw 9 saw 11 farmyard 10 a 11 farmyard 11 farmyard 12 . into [bowser] 's whimper there now crept a little note of eagerness as he dragged himself across the farmyard and up to the back door . 1 into 6 now 3 's 4 whimper 3 's 5 there 5 there 6 now 6 now 8 a 7 crept 8 a 8 a 9 little 8 a 19 farmyard 9 little 10 note 9 little 12 eagerness 10 note 11 of 12 eagerness 13 as 13 as 14 he 14 he 15 dragged 14 he 17 across 15 dragged 16 himself 17 across 18 the 19 farmyard 21 up 20 and 21 up 21 up 22 to 21 up 23 the 23 the 26 . 24 back 25 door 25 door 26 . there his strength quite left him . 1 there 2 his 2 his 3 strength 3 strength 4 quite 4 quite 5 left 5 left 6 him 6 him 7 . he didn't have enough left to even bark . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 have 3 have 6 to 4 enough 5 left 4 enough 6 to 6 to 7 even 7 even 8 bark 8 bark 9 . all he could do was whine . 1 all 2 he 2 he 3 could 3 could 4 do 4 do 5 was 5 was 6 whine 6 whine 7 . after [what] seemed a long , long time the door opened , and a motherly woman stood looking down at him . 1 after 6 , 1 after 10 door 3 seemed 4 a 4 a 5 long 5 long 6 , 6 , 7 long 6 , 8 time 8 time 9 the 9 the 10 door 10 door 15 motherly 10 door 19 down 11 opened 12 , 11 opened 13 and 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 a 14 a 15 motherly 16 woman 17 stood 16 woman 19 down 17 stood 18 looking 19 down 21 him 20 at 21 him 21 him 22 . two minutes later [bowser] lay on a mat close by the kitchen stove . 1 two 2 minutes 1 two 5 lay 2 minutes 3 later 5 lay 7 a 6 on 7 a 7 a 9 close 8 mat 9 close 9 close 11 the 10 by 11 the 11 the 12 kitchen 11 the 14 . 12 kitchen 13 stove [chapter] [xxi] [bowser] [becomes] [a] [prisoner] there is no one in all the [great] [world] more faithful than a faithful dog . 1 there 2 is 1 there 7 the 2 is 3 no 3 no 4 one 4 one 5 in 5 in 6 all 7 the 14 faithful 10 more 11 faithful 11 faithful 12 than 12 than 13 a 12 than 14 faithful 14 faithful 15 dog 15 dog 16 . bowser the [hound] . 1 bowser 2 the 2 the 4 . bowser the [hound] was a prisoner . 1 bowser 2 the 2 the 4 was 4 was 5 a 5 a 6 prisoner 6 prisoner 7 . yes , [sir] , [bowser] was a sure-enough prisoner . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 7 a 6 was 7 a 7 a 8 sure-enough 8 sure-enough 10 . 9 prisoner 10 . but there is a great difference in prisons . 1 but 2 there 1 but 4 a 2 there 3 is 4 a 6 difference 5 great 6 difference 6 difference 7 in 7 in 8 prisons 8 prisons 9 . bowser was a prisoner of kindness . 1 bowser 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 5 of 4 prisoner 5 of 5 of 6 kindness 6 kindness 7 . it seems funny that kindness should ever make any one a prisoner , but it is so sometimes . 1 it 3 funny 1 it 10 one 2 seems 3 funny 3 funny 5 kindness 4 that 5 kindness 5 kindness 6 should 6 should 9 any 7 ever 8 make 7 ever 9 any 10 one 19 . 11 a 12 prisoner 12 prisoner 13 , 12 prisoner 19 . 13 , 16 is 14 but 15 it 15 it 16 is 16 is 17 so 17 so 18 sometimes right away the people in that farmhouse knew what had happened to [bowser] . 1 right 2 away 2 away 6 that 3 the 4 people 4 people 5 in 5 in 6 that 6 that 9 what 7 farmhouse 8 knew 8 knew 9 what 9 what 11 happened 10 had 11 happened 11 happened 14 . 12 to 14 . that is , they knew part of what had happened to him . 1 that 2 is 1 that 3 , 3 , 7 of 4 they 5 knew 5 knew 6 part 6 part 7 of 7 of 8 what 8 what 9 had 9 had 10 happened 9 had 12 him 10 happened 11 to 12 him 13 . they knew that he had been lost and had somehow hurt one leg . 1 they 3 that 2 knew 3 that 3 that 4 he 4 he 5 had 4 he 8 and 5 had 6 been 7 lost 8 and 8 and 9 had 8 and 11 hurt 9 had 10 somehow 11 hurt 12 one 12 one 13 leg 12 one 14 . they were very , very good to him . 1 they 4 , 2 were 3 very 3 very 4 , 4 , 5 very 5 very 6 good 6 good 7 to 7 to 8 him 8 him 9 . almost right away after eating [bowser] went to sleep and slept and slept and slept . 1 almost 2 right 1 almost 5 eating 2 right 4 after 3 away 4 after 5 eating 7 went 5 eating 13 slept 7 went 8 to 8 to 9 sleep 9 sleep 10 and 9 sleep 13 slept 10 and 11 slept 11 slept 12 and 13 slept 14 and 14 and 16 . 15 slept 16 . it was the very best thing he could have done . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 the 3 the 4 very 4 very 8 could 5 best 6 thing 6 thing 7 he 6 thing 8 could 8 could 10 done 9 have 10 done 10 done 11 . the [next] day he felt a whole lot better , but he was so stiff and lame that he could hardly move . 1 the 3 day 1 the 7 whole 3 day 5 felt 4 he 5 felt 5 felt 6 a 5 felt 7 whole 7 whole 9 better 8 lot 9 better 9 better 10 , 10 , 11 but 10 , 14 so 11 but 12 he 12 he 13 was 14 so 19 he 14 so 23 . 15 stiff 18 that 16 and 17 lame 17 lame 18 that 18 that 19 he 19 he 22 move 20 could 21 hardly 21 hardly 22 move he didn't try very much . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 try 3 try 4 very 4 very 5 much 5 much 6 . he was petted and cared for quite as tenderly as he would have been at his own home . 1 he 6 for 2 was 3 petted 2 was 5 cared 3 petted 4 and 5 cared 6 for 6 for 7 quite 7 quite 9 tenderly 7 quite 17 own 8 as 9 tenderly 9 tenderly 10 as 10 as 13 have 11 he 12 would 12 would 13 have 13 have 14 been 14 been 15 at 15 at 16 his 17 own 19 . 18 home 19 . so several days passed , and [bowser] was beginning to feel more like himself . 1 so 5 , 2 several 4 passed 2 several 5 , 3 days 4 passed 5 , 14 himself 6 and 8 was 8 was 9 beginning 8 was 10 to 9 beginning 10 to 10 to 11 feel 11 feel 12 more 12 more 13 like 12 more 14 himself 14 himself 15 . the more he felt like himself , the more he wanted to go home . 1 the 5 like 2 more 3 he 2 more 4 felt 3 he 4 felt 4 felt 5 like 5 like 8 the 6 himself 7 , 7 , 8 the 8 the 9 more 9 more 11 wanted 9 more 13 go 10 he 11 wanted 12 to 13 go 13 go 14 home 13 go 15 . 14 home 15 . so [bowser] began to be uneasy . 1 so 3 began 3 began 4 to 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 uneasy 6 uneasy 7 . " this dog doesn't belong anywhere around here , " said the man of the house . 1 " 5 belong 1 " 9 , 2 this 3 dog 3 dog 4 doesn't 3 dog 5 belong 5 belong 8 here 6 anywhere 7 around 6 anywhere 8 here 8 here 9 , 9 , 11 said 10 " 11 said 11 said 12 the 11 said 13 man 12 the 13 man 13 man 17 . 14 of 15 the 14 of 16 house 15 the 16 house 16 house 17 . " [i] know every [hound] for miles around , and [i] never have seen this one before . 1 " 3 know 1 " 4 every 4 every 16 one 6 for 7 miles 7 miles 8 around 8 around 9 , 9 , 12 never 9 , 13 have 10 and 12 never 13 have 14 seen 13 have 16 one 14 seen 15 this 16 one 17 before 17 before 18 . he has come a long distance . 1 he 2 has 2 has 3 come 2 has 4 a 3 come 4 a 4 a 5 long 5 long 6 distance 6 distance 7 . we must keep him in the house or chained up . 1 we 5 in 2 must 3 keep 3 keep 4 him 4 him 5 in 5 in 6 the 6 the 8 or 7 house 8 or 8 or 9 chained 9 chained 10 up 10 up 11 . perhaps some day we may be able to find his owner . 1 perhaps 3 day 1 perhaps 4 we 2 some 3 day 4 we 6 be 4 we 7 able 5 may 6 be 6 be 7 able 7 able 8 to 8 to 10 his 8 to 12 . 9 find 10 his 10 his 11 owner 11 owner 12 . if not , we will keep him . 1 if 2 not 2 not 5 will 3 , 4 we 4 we 5 will 5 will 6 keep 6 keep 7 him 7 him 8 . i am sure he will soon become contented here . " 1 i 3 sure 2 am 3 sure 3 sure 4 he 4 he 5 will 4 he 7 become 6 soon 7 become 7 become 8 contented 8 contented 9 here 9 here 10 . 9 here 11 " 10 . 11 " now that man knew dogs . 1 now 2 that 2 that 3 man 3 man 4 knew 4 knew 5 dogs 5 dogs 6 . had [bowser] had the chance , he would have done exactly what that man had said . 1 had 7 he 3 had 4 the 4 the 5 chance 5 chance 6 , 6 , 7 he 7 he 8 would 7 he 9 have 9 have 11 exactly 10 done 11 exactly 11 exactly 12 what 12 what 13 that 13 that 15 had 14 man 15 had 15 had 16 said 16 said 17 . he would [have] tried to find his way home , and he hadn't the least idea in the world in which direction home lay . 1 he 2 would 2 would 4 tried 2 would 7 his 4 tried 5 to 4 tried 7 his 5 to 6 find 7 his 8 way 8 way 10 , 9 home 10 , 10 , 15 least 11 and 14 the 12 he 13 hadn't 13 hadn't 14 the 14 the 15 least 15 least 17 in 16 idea 17 in 17 in 18 the 17 in 19 world 18 the 19 world 19 world 23 home 20 in 21 which 21 which 22 direction 22 direction 23 home 23 home 25 . 24 lay 25 . but he didn't get the chance to try . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 didn't 2 he 4 get 3 didn't 4 get 4 get 7 to 5 the 6 chance 6 chance 7 to 7 to 8 try 7 to 9 . when he was allowed to run out of doors it was always with some one to watch him . 1 when 11 was 2 he 4 allowed 2 he 6 run 3 was 4 allowed 4 allowed 5 to 6 run 7 out 6 run 10 it 7 out 8 of 7 out 9 doors 9 doors 10 it 10 it 11 was 11 was 19 . 12 always 13 with 12 always 15 one 14 some 15 one 15 one 16 to 15 one 17 watch 17 watch 18 him 17 watch 19 . he was petted and [babied] and made a great deal of , but he knew all the time that he was a prisoner . 1 he 15 knew 2 was 3 petted 3 petted 4 and 4 and 6 and 6 and 7 made 7 made 10 deal 7 made 15 knew 8 a 9 great 8 a 10 deal 10 deal 11 of 11 of 12 , 12 , 13 but 13 but 14 he 15 knew 22 a 16 all 17 the 17 the 18 time 18 time 21 was 18 time 22 a 19 that 20 he 20 he 21 was 22 a 24 . 23 prisoner 24 . he was grateful to these kindly people , but down in his heart was a great longing for [farmer] [brown] 's boy and home . 1 he 3 grateful 1 he 8 , 2 was 3 grateful 3 grateful 4 to 4 to 5 these 5 these 6 kindly 6 kindly 7 people 8 , 10 down 8 , 13 heart 9 but 10 down 10 down 11 in 11 in 12 his 13 heart 14 was 13 heart 24 home 14 was 15 a 14 was 17 longing 16 great 17 longing 17 longing 18 for 21 's 22 boy 21 's 24 home 22 boy 23 and 24 home 25 . he always felt this longing just a wee bit stronger when [blacky] the [crow] passed over and cawed . 1 he 3 felt 2 always 3 felt 3 felt 13 the 4 this 6 just 5 longing 6 just 6 just 7 a 6 just 8 wee 8 wee 9 bit 9 bit 10 stronger 9 bit 13 the 10 stronger 11 when 13 the 15 passed 15 passed 16 over 16 over 19 . 17 and 18 cawed 18 cawed 19 . [chapter] [xxii] [farmer] [brown's] [boy] [looks] [in] [vain] loyalty is [priceless] and [is] neither sold nor bought . 1 loyalty 6 neither 2 is 4 and 4 and 6 neither 6 neither 7 sold 7 sold 8 nor 8 nor 9 bought 9 bought 10 . alas , how few who seem to know [its] value as they ought . 1 alas 3 how 1 alas 4 few 2 , 3 how 3 how 4 few 4 few 7 to 5 who 6 seem 6 seem 7 to 7 to 8 know 7 to 10 value 10 value 11 as 11 as 12 they 12 they 13 ought 13 ought 14 . bowser the [hound] . 1 bowser 2 the 2 the 4 . for several days he tramped through the [green] [forest] and up through the [old] [pasture] , looking for signs of [bowser] . 1 for 3 days 2 several 3 days 3 days 7 the 3 days 12 through 4 he 5 tramped 5 tramped 6 through 6 through 7 the 10 and 11 up 11 up 12 through 12 through 13 the 13 the 16 , 16 , 17 looking 16 , 19 signs 17 looking 18 for 18 for 19 signs 19 signs 22 . 20 of 22 . his heart was heavy , for you know [bowser] was quite one of the family . 1 his 4 heavy 2 heart 3 was 2 heart 4 heavy 4 heavy 5 , 5 , 6 for 6 for 10 was 7 you 8 know 8 know 10 was 10 was 11 quite 11 quite 14 the 12 one 13 of 13 of 14 the 14 the 15 family 14 the 16 . 15 family 16 . he visited every place he could think of where he and [bowser] had hunted together . 1 he 4 place 2 visited 3 every 3 every 4 place 4 place 6 could 5 he 6 could 6 could 15 together 7 think 9 where 7 think 13 had 8 of 9 where 9 where 10 he 10 he 11 and 13 had 14 hunted 13 had 15 together 15 together 16 . he had quite given up all hope of ever seeing [bowser] alive again . 1 he 3 quite 1 he 8 of 2 had 3 quite 3 quite 4 given 4 given 5 up 6 all 7 hope 7 hope 8 of 8 of 9 ever 9 ever 10 seeing 10 seeing 12 alive 12 alive 14 . 13 again 14 . but he did want to know just what had happened to him , and so he kept searching and searching . 1 but 3 did 1 but 7 just 2 he 3 did 3 did 4 want 3 did 5 to 5 to 6 know 7 just 9 had 7 just 11 to 8 what 9 had 9 had 10 happened 9 had 11 to 11 to 19 and 12 him 13 , 13 , 14 and 13 , 17 kept 14 and 15 so 14 and 16 he 17 kept 18 searching 17 kept 19 and 19 and 21 . 20 searching 21 . one day [farmer] [brown] 's boy heard that a strange dog had been found over in the next township . 1 one 2 day 1 one 7 heard 5 's 6 boy 6 boy 7 heard 7 heard 16 in 8 that 9 a 9 a 10 strange 10 strange 11 dog 11 dog 13 been 12 had 13 been 13 been 14 found 13 been 16 in 14 found 15 over 16 in 17 the 17 the 18 next 18 next 20 . 19 township 20 . that afternoon he drove over there , his heart filled with great hope . 1 that 2 afternoon 2 afternoon 6 there 3 he 4 drove 4 drove 5 over 4 drove 6 there 6 there 9 heart 7 , 8 his 8 his 9 heart 9 heart 12 great 10 filled 11 with 11 with 12 great 12 great 13 hope 13 hope 14 . but he had his long ride for nothing , for when he got there he found that the strange dog was not [bowser] at all . 1 but 2 he 1 but 26 . 2 he 3 had 2 he 6 ride 3 had 4 his 4 his 5 long 6 ride 7 for 6 ride 13 got 8 nothing 9 , 8 nothing 12 he 9 , 10 for 9 , 11 when 11 when 12 he 12 he 13 got 13 got 19 strange 14 there 15 he 15 he 16 found 15 he 18 the 16 found 17 that 16 found 18 the 18 the 19 strange 19 strange 20 dog 20 dog 21 was 22 not 24 at 22 not 25 all 22 not 26 . 24 at 25 all meanwhile [old] [man] [coyote] and [reddy] [fox] and [old] [granny] [fox] had become very bold . 1 meanwhile 5 and 5 and 8 and 8 and 12 had 12 had 13 become 13 become 14 very 14 very 15 bold 15 bold 16 . they even came up around the henyard in broad daylight . 1 they 4 up 2 even 3 came 2 even 4 up 4 up 5 around 5 around 6 the 6 the 7 henyard 7 henyard 8 in 8 in 9 broad 8 in 10 daylight 9 broad 10 daylight 10 daylight 11 . " you certainly know that he isn't home , and [i] more than suspect that you know why he isn't home . 1 " 3 certainly 1 " 6 he 2 you 3 certainly 3 certainly 4 know 4 know 5 that 6 he 7 isn't 6 he 10 and 7 isn't 8 home 7 isn't 10 and 8 home 9 , 10 and 13 than 12 more 13 than 13 than 17 know 13 than 21 home 14 suspect 15 that 15 that 16 you 15 that 17 know 17 know 18 why 18 why 19 he 19 he 20 isn't 20 isn't 21 home 21 home 22 . i certainly shall have to get another dog to teach you not to be so bold . " 1 i 3 shall 1 i 5 to 2 certainly 3 shall 4 have 5 to 5 to 7 another 5 to 8 dog 6 get 7 another 8 dog 14 be 9 to 10 teach 10 teach 11 you 11 you 13 to 12 not 13 to 13 to 14 be 14 be 17 . 14 be 18 " 15 so 16 bold 16 bold 17 . 17 . 18 " but somehow [farmer] [brown] 's boy couldn't bring himself quite to taking such a step as getting a new dog . 1 but 2 somehow 2 somehow 8 bring 5 's 6 boy 6 boy 7 couldn't 7 couldn't 8 bring 8 bring 12 taking 9 himself 10 quite 10 quite 11 to 11 to 12 taking 12 taking 15 step 13 such 14 a 13 such 15 step 15 step 19 new 16 as 17 getting 16 as 19 new 17 getting 18 a 19 new 20 dog 20 dog 21 . whenever he went about away from home , he kept an eye out for dogs in the farmyards he passed . 1 whenever 3 went 1 whenever 10 kept 2 he 3 went 3 went 7 home 4 about 6 from 5 away 6 from 6 from 7 home 7 home 8 , 8 , 9 he 10 kept 17 the 11 an 12 eye 12 eye 16 in 13 out 14 for 14 for 15 dogs 15 dogs 16 in 16 in 17 the 17 the 18 farmyards 18 farmyards 19 he 18 farmyards 21 . 20 passed 21 . he did it without really thinking anything about it . 1 he 3 it 2 did 3 it 3 it 5 really 4 without 5 really 5 really 6 thinking 5 really 7 anything 7 anything 8 about 8 about 9 it 9 it 10 . he had given up hope of finding [bowser] , yet he was always looking for him . 1 he 3 given 1 he 7 finding 2 had 3 given 3 given 4 up 4 up 5 hope 5 hope 6 of 7 finding 13 always 9 , 10 yet 10 yet 11 he 10 yet 13 always 11 he 12 was 13 always 14 looking 14 looking 15 for 14 looking 16 him 16 him 17 . [chapter] [xxiii] [bowser's] [great] [voice] to long for home when far away [will] rob of joy the brightest day . 1 to 2 long 1 to 4 home 2 long 3 for 4 home 10 of 4 home 15 . 5 when 6 far 6 far 7 away 6 far 9 rob 9 rob 10 of 10 of 13 brightest 11 joy 12 the 12 the 13 brightest 14 day 15 . bowser the [hound] . 1 bowser 2 the 2 the 4 . there is as much difference in the voices of dogs as in the voices of human beings . 1 there 7 the 2 is 3 as 3 as 4 much 4 much 5 difference 5 difference 6 in 6 in 7 the 7 the 8 voices 7 the 9 of 9 of 11 as 10 dogs 11 as 11 as 12 in 11 as 13 the 13 the 14 voices 13 the 17 beings 14 voices 15 of 14 voices 17 beings 15 of 16 human 17 beings 18 . for that matter , this is true of many of the little people who wear fur . 1 for 2 that 1 for 7 true 2 that 3 matter 2 that 4 , 5 this 6 is 5 this 7 true 7 true 8 of 7 true 15 wear 8 of 9 many 9 many 10 of 10 of 11 the 11 the 12 little 12 little 13 people 13 people 14 who 13 people 15 wear 15 wear 17 . 16 fur 17 . bowser the [hound] had a wonderful , deep , clear voice , a voice that could be heard a great distance . 1 bowser 6 wonderful 2 the 4 had 4 had 5 a 5 a 6 wonderful 6 wonderful 11 voice 7 , 8 deep 8 deep 9 , 8 deep 11 voice 9 , 10 clear 11 voice 18 heard 12 , 13 a 13 a 14 voice 14 voice 16 could 14 voice 18 heard 15 that 16 could 16 could 17 be 18 heard 20 great 19 a 20 great 20 great 21 distance 21 distance 22 . no one who knew it would ever mistake it for the voice of any other [hound] . 1 no 2 one 1 no 6 would 3 who 4 knew 4 knew 5 it 5 it 6 would 6 would 10 for 7 ever 8 mistake 8 mistake 9 it 9 it 10 for 10 for 11 the 11 the 13 of 12 voice 13 of 13 of 14 any 14 any 17 . 15 other 17 . as a rule , [bowser] seldom used that great voice of his save when he was hunting some one . 1 as 3 rule 2 a 3 rule 3 rule 4 , 3 rule 7 used 4 , 6 seldom 7 used 16 was 8 that 15 he 9 great 13 save 10 voice 11 of 10 voice 12 his 12 his 13 save 13 save 14 when 13 save 15 he 15 he 16 was 16 was 17 hunting 16 was 20 . 17 hunting 18 some 17 hunting 20 . 18 some 19 one then , when the scent was strong , he gave [tongue] so fast that you wondered how he had breath enough left to run . 1 then 5 scent 1 then 8 , 2 , 3 when 2 , 4 the 4 the 5 scent 5 scent 6 was 6 was 7 strong 6 was 8 , 8 , 10 gave 9 he 10 gave 10 gave 18 he 12 so 14 that 13 fast 14 that 14 that 15 you 14 that 17 how 15 you 16 wondered 17 how 18 he 18 he 22 left 19 had 20 breath 19 had 21 enough 21 enough 22 left 22 left 24 run 23 to 24 run 24 run 25 . you remember that [blacky] knew just where [bowser] was and often flew over that farmyard to make sure that [bowser] was still there . 1 you 2 remember 1 you 10 and 2 remember 7 where 3 that 5 knew 5 knew 6 just 6 just 7 where 7 where 9 was 10 and 12 flew 10 and 15 farmyard 11 often 12 flew 12 flew 13 over 13 over 14 that 15 farmyard 19 that 16 to 17 make 17 make 18 sure 18 sure 19 that 19 that 23 there 21 was 22 still 22 still 23 there 23 there 24 . so more than once [blacky] heard [bowser] 's great voice with its mournful note , and understood it . 1 so 6 heard 1 so 15 , 2 more 3 than 2 more 6 heard 3 than 4 once 6 heard 12 its 8 's 9 great 9 great 10 voice 10 voice 11 with 10 voice 12 its 12 its 13 mournful 13 mournful 14 note 15 , 18 it 16 and 17 understood 17 understood 18 it 18 it 19 . it troubled [blacky] . 1 it 2 troubled 2 troubled 4 . yes , [sir] , it actually troubled [blacky] . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 it 5 it 6 actually 6 actually 7 troubled 7 troubled 9 . he knew just what was the matter with [bowser] , but for the life of him he couldn't think of any way of helping [bowser] . 1 he 2 knew 1 he 5 was 2 knew 3 just 3 just 4 what 5 was 7 matter 6 the 7 matter 7 matter 15 of 8 with 10 , 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 for 12 for 13 the 13 the 14 life 14 life 15 of 15 of 19 think 16 him 17 he 17 he 18 couldn't 18 couldn't 19 think 19 think 20 of 20 of 21 any 21 any 22 way 22 way 26 . 23 of 24 helping 24 helping 26 . anyway , they don't give him a chance to try . 1 anyway 3 they 2 , 3 they 3 they 4 don't 4 don't 6 him 5 give 6 him 6 him 7 a 7 a 8 chance 7 a 10 try 8 chance 9 to 10 try 11 . i can't lead [farmer] [brown] 's boy over here because he doesn't understand my talk , and [i] don't understand his . 1 i 2 can't 1 i 3 lead 2 can't 3 lead 3 lead 7 boy 6 's 7 boy 7 boy 16 , 8 over 9 here 9 here 10 because 10 because 12 doesn't 10 because 16 , 11 he 12 doesn't 12 doesn't 13 understand 13 understand 14 my 13 understand 15 talk 14 my 15 talk 16 , 17 and 17 and 20 understand 19 don't 20 understand 20 understand 22 . 21 his 22 . there isn't a thing [i] can do but keep watch . 1 there 3 a 2 isn't 3 a 3 a 4 thing 3 a 6 can 6 can 10 watch 7 do 8 but 8 but 9 keep 9 keep 10 watch 10 watch 11 . i wish [bowser] would stop barking . 1 i 2 wish 2 wish 4 would 4 would 5 stop 5 stop 6 barking 6 barking 7 . it makes me feel uncomfortable . 1 it 2 makes 2 makes 3 me 3 me 4 feel 4 feel 5 uncomfortable 5 uncomfortable 6 . yes , [sir] , it makes me feel uncomfortable . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 5 it 4 , 5 it 5 it 6 makes 6 makes 7 me 7 me 9 uncomfortable 8 feel 9 uncomfortable 9 uncomfortable 10 . it won't do any harm to try , anyway . " 1 it 2 won't 1 it 5 harm 3 do 4 any 4 any 5 harm 5 harm 7 try 6 to 7 try 7 try 8 , 8 , 9 anyway 9 anyway 10 . 10 . 11 " [chapter] [xxiv] [blacky] [tries] [to] [get] [help] you 'll find that nothing more worth while can be [than] helping others whose distress you see . 1 you 2 'll 1 you 12 helping 2 'll 6 more 3 find 4 that 4 that 5 nothing 5 nothing 6 more 7 worth 8 while 7 worth 9 can 9 can 10 be 10 be 12 helping 12 helping 13 others 13 others 15 distress 13 others 18 . 14 whose 15 distress 16 you 17 see 17 see 18 . bowser the [hound] . 1 bowser 2 the 2 the 4 . on his way back to the [green] [forest] near [farmer] [brown] 's home , [blacky] the [crow] kept a sharp watch for [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 on 9 near 2 his 3 way 3 way 4 back 4 back 6 the 4 back 9 near 5 to 6 the 9 near 16 the 12 's 13 home 12 's 14 , 14 , 16 the 16 the 20 sharp 18 kept 19 a 18 kept 20 sharp 20 sharp 21 watch 21 watch 22 for 22 for 26 . blacky never is out after dark . 1 blacky 2 never 2 never 3 is 3 is 4 out 4 out 5 after 5 after 6 dark 6 dark 7 . you might think that one with so black a coat would be fond of the [black] [shadows] , but it isn't so at all . 1 you 2 might 1 you 7 so 2 might 3 think 3 think 4 that 4 that 5 one 5 one 6 with 7 so 11 would 8 black 9 a 8 black 10 coat 10 coat 11 would 11 would 15 the 12 be 13 fond 13 fond 14 of 13 fond 15 the 15 the 18 , 18 , 19 but 18 , 24 all 19 but 20 it 20 it 21 isn't 20 it 22 so 22 so 23 at 24 all 25 . the fact is , bold and impudent as [blacky] the [crow] is in daylight , he is afraid of the dark . 1 the 3 is 2 fact 3 is 3 is 4 , 3 is 14 daylight 4 , 5 bold 5 bold 6 and 6 and 7 impudent 6 and 10 the 7 impudent 8 as 10 the 12 is 12 is 13 in 14 daylight 16 he 15 , 16 he 16 he 20 the 17 is 18 afraid 18 afraid 19 of 18 afraid 20 the 20 the 21 dark 21 dark 22 . he is quite as timid as anybody [i] know of in the dark . 1 he 2 is 2 is 5 timid 3 quite 4 as 4 as 5 timid 5 timid 6 as 6 as 10 of 7 anybody 9 know 9 know 10 of 10 of 13 dark 11 in 12 the 12 the 13 dark 13 dark 14 . perhaps it isn't quite fair to say that [blacky] is afraid of the dark . 1 perhaps 3 isn't 1 perhaps 12 of 2 it 3 isn't 3 isn't 5 fair 4 quite 5 fair 5 fair 6 to 5 fair 7 say 7 say 10 is 8 that 10 is 10 is 11 afraid 12 of 14 dark 13 the 14 dark 14 dark 15 . it isn't the dark itself that [blacky] fears , but it is one who is abroad in the dark . 1 it 10 but 2 isn't 4 dark 3 the 4 dark 4 dark 9 , 5 itself 6 that 5 itself 8 fears 8 fears 9 , 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 it 11 it 18 the 12 is 13 one 12 is 14 who 14 who 15 is 15 is 16 abroad 16 abroad 17 in 16 abroad 18 the 18 the 20 . 19 dark 20 . it is [hooty] the [owl] . 1 it 2 is 2 is 4 the 4 the 6 . hooty would just as soon dine on [blacky] the [crow] as he would on any one else , and [blacky] knows it . 1 hooty 6 dine 2 would 3 just 2 would 4 as 4 as 5 soon 5 soon 6 dine 6 dine 7 on 7 on 9 the 7 on 17 else 11 as 12 he 11 as 13 would 13 would 15 any 14 on 15 any 15 any 16 one 15 any 17 else 17 else 18 , 17 else 19 and 19 and 23 . 21 knows 22 it 21 knows 23 . the next morning , bright and early , [blacky] flew over to the [old] [pasture] to the home of [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 the 3 morning 1 the 8 , 2 next 3 morning 3 morning 6 and 4 , 5 bright 5 bright 6 and 6 and 7 early 8 , 10 flew 8 , 12 to 10 flew 11 over 12 to 13 the 13 the 16 to 16 to 17 the 16 to 18 home 18 home 19 of 18 home 23 . just as he got there he saw [old] [man] [coyote] coming home from an [all-night] hunt . 1 just 2 as 1 just 6 he 2 as 3 he 3 he 4 got 5 there 6 he 6 he 7 saw 7 saw 12 home 11 coming 12 home 12 home 14 an 13 from 14 an 14 an 17 . 16 hunt 17 . " [i] hope you have had good hunting , " said [blacky] politely . 1 " 8 hunting 3 hope 4 you 4 you 5 have 5 have 6 had 6 had 7 good 7 good 8 hunting 8 hunting 10 " 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 13 politely 13 politely 14 . old [man] [coyote] looked up at [blacky] sharply . 1 old 4 looked 4 looked 5 up 5 up 6 at 6 at 9 . 8 sharply 9 . blacky is polite only when he wants to get something . 1 blacky 2 is 2 is 7 wants 3 polite 4 only 4 only 5 when 5 when 6 he 5 when 7 wants 7 wants 8 to 8 to 9 get 9 get 10 something 10 something 11 . " there was plenty of hunting , but little enough reward for it , " replied [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 " 2 there 1 " 10 enough 2 there 4 plenty 3 was 4 plenty 5 of 6 hunting 6 hunting 7 , 6 hunting 10 enough 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 little 10 enough 20 . 11 reward 12 for 12 for 13 it 13 it 14 , 14 , 15 " 14 , 16 replied 15 " 16 replied 16 replied 20 . " what brings you over here so early ? 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 brings 3 brings 4 you 4 you 5 over 5 over 6 here 6 here 7 so 7 so 8 early 8 early 9 ? i should suppose you would be looking for a breakfast . " 1 i 2 should 1 i 3 suppose 2 should 3 suppose 3 suppose 4 you 3 suppose 8 for 4 you 6 be 5 would 6 be 6 be 7 looking 7 looking 8 for 8 for 9 a 9 a 10 breakfast 10 breakfast 11 . 11 . 12 " now [blacky] the [crow] is a very wise fellow . 1 now 3 the 3 the 5 is 5 is 6 a 5 is 7 very 6 a 7 very 7 very 8 wise 7 very 9 fellow 8 wise 9 fellow 9 fellow 10 . he knows when it is to be sly and crafty and when it is best to be frank and out-spoken . 1 he 8 sly 1 he 10 crafty 2 knows 7 be 2 knows 8 sly 3 when 4 it 4 it 6 to 5 is 6 to 6 to 7 be 8 sly 9 and 10 crafty 11 and 10 crafty 15 best 11 and 12 when 12 when 13 it 12 when 15 best 13 it 14 is 15 best 17 be 16 to 17 be 17 be 19 and 18 frank 19 and 19 and 21 . 20 out-spoken 21 . this was a time for the latter . 1 this 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 time 4 time 5 for 5 for 6 the 6 the 7 latter 7 latter 8 . " [i] know where [bowser] the [hound] is , " said [blacky] . 1 " 3 know 3 know 4 where 4 where 6 the 6 the 8 is 8 is 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 13 . " [i] saw him yesterday . " 1 " 3 saw 3 saw 4 him 4 him 5 yesterday 5 yesterday 6 . 6 . 7 " old [man] [coyote] pricked up his ears and grinned . 1 old 4 pricked 4 pricked 6 his 5 up 6 his 6 his 7 ears 7 ears 9 grinned 8 and 9 grinned 9 grinned 10 . " [i] thought he was dead , " said he . 1 " 3 thought 1 " 5 was 3 thought 4 he 5 was 6 dead 6 dead 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 10 he 9 said 11 . 10 he 11 . " it 's a long time since we 've heard from [bowser] . 1 " 2 it 1 " 3 's 2 it 3 's 3 's 6 time 4 a 5 long 5 long 6 time 6 time 8 we 7 since 8 we 8 we 11 from 9 've 10 heard 10 heard 11 from 11 from 13 . is he well ? " 1 is 2 he 2 he 3 well 3 well 4 ? 4 ? 5 " " quite well , " replied [blacky] , " but unhappy . 1 " 2 quite 1 " 3 well 3 well 4 , 3 well 6 replied 4 , 5 " 6 replied 8 , 8 , 11 unhappy 9 " 10 but 9 " 11 unhappy 11 unhappy 12 . he is homesick . 1 he 2 is 2 is 3 homesick 3 homesick 4 . i suspect that the trouble with [bowser] is that he hasn't the least idea in which direction home lies . 1 i 2 suspect 1 i 5 trouble 2 suspect 3 that 3 that 4 the 5 trouble 18 home 6 with 10 he 8 is 9 that 9 that 10 he 10 he 11 hasn't 11 hasn't 12 the 11 hasn't 13 least 13 least 14 idea 14 idea 16 which 14 idea 18 home 15 in 16 which 16 which 17 direction 18 home 19 lies 18 home 20 . 19 lies 20 . you enjoy running , so why not go with me to pay [bowser] a visit and then lead him back home ? " 1 you 2 enjoy 1 you 12 pay 2 enjoy 3 running 3 running 4 , 3 running 6 why 4 , 5 so 6 why 7 not 6 why 8 go 8 go 9 with 8 go 12 pay 9 with 10 me 10 me 11 to 12 pay 17 then 12 pay 21 home 14 a 15 visit 15 visit 16 and 16 and 17 then 17 then 18 lead 18 lead 20 back 18 lead 21 home 19 him 20 back 21 home 22 ? 21 home 23 " [chapter] [xxv] [blacky] [calls] [on] [reddy] [fox] saying what you mean , and meaning what you say [are] matters quite as different as night is from the day . 1 saying 12 matters 2 what 4 mean 2 what 5 , 3 you 4 mean 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 meaning 6 and 12 matters 7 meaning 8 what 8 what 10 say 9 you 10 say 12 matters 15 different 13 quite 14 as 13 quite 15 different 15 different 17 night 16 as 17 night 17 night 21 day 18 is 19 from 19 from 20 the 20 the 21 day 21 day 22 . bowser the [hound] . 1 bowser 2 the 2 the 4 . blacky the [crow] wasted no time with [old] [man] [coyote] after he heard [old] [man] [coyote] laugh . 1 blacky 2 the 2 the 7 with 4 wasted 5 no 5 no 6 time 6 time 7 with 7 with 11 after 11 after 13 heard 12 he 13 heard 13 heard 17 laugh 17 laugh 18 . " you 're a hard-hearted old sinner , " declared [blacky] , as he prepared to fly in search of [reddy] [fox] . 1 " 6 old 2 you 3 're 3 're 4 a 3 're 6 old 4 a 5 hard-hearted 6 old 8 , 7 sinner 8 , 8 , 12 , 9 " 10 declared 10 declared 12 , 12 , 15 prepared 13 as 14 he 14 he 15 prepared 15 prepared 18 in 16 to 17 fly 17 fly 18 in 18 in 19 search 19 search 20 of 19 search 23 . old [man] [coyote] grinned . 1 old 4 grinned 4 grinned 5 . " it is every one for himself , you know , " said he . 1 " 3 is 2 it 3 is 3 is 7 himself 4 every 5 one 4 every 7 himself 5 one 6 for 7 himself 9 you 8 , 9 you 9 you 10 know 10 know 11 , 11 , 13 said 12 " 13 said 13 said 14 he 13 said 15 . 14 he 15 . " [bowser] would do his best to catch me if he had the chance . 1 " 3 would 3 would 4 do 3 would 6 best 4 do 5 his 6 best 7 to 6 best 8 catch 7 to 8 catch 8 catch 10 if 9 me 10 if 10 if 11 he 10 if 12 had 12 had 13 the 13 the 14 chance 13 the 15 . so if he is in trouble , he can stay there for all of me . " 1 so 2 if 1 so 8 he 2 if 3 he 2 if 6 trouble 3 he 4 is 4 is 5 in 6 trouble 7 , 8 he 9 can 8 he 10 stay 10 stay 11 there 11 there 12 for 12 for 14 of 13 all 14 of 14 of 16 . 15 me 16 . 16 . 17 " it didn't take [blacky] long to find [reddy] [fox] . 1 it 3 take 2 didn't 3 take 3 take 5 long 5 long 6 to 5 long 7 find 6 to 7 find 7 find 10 . you see , it was so early in the morning that [reddy] had not retired for his daily nap . 1 you 3 , 1 you 7 early 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 it 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 so 7 early 11 that 8 in 9 the 9 the 10 morning 10 morning 11 that 11 that 15 retired 13 had 14 not 13 had 15 retired 15 retired 20 . 16 for 17 his 17 his 19 nap 17 his 20 . 18 daily 19 nap like [old] [man] [coyote] , he was just returning from a night 's hunt when [blacky] arrived . 1 like 7 was 5 , 6 he 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 just 8 just 9 returning 9 returning 10 from 10 from 11 a 11 a 18 . 12 night 13 's 13 's 14 hunt 14 hunt 15 when 15 when 17 arrived 17 arrived 18 . " [hello] , [reddy] ! " exclaimed [blacky] . 1 " 3 , 3 , 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 exclaimed 7 exclaimed 9 . " you certainly are looking in mighty fine condition . 1 " 2 you 1 " 3 certainly 3 certainly 4 are 4 are 5 looking 5 looking 7 mighty 6 in 7 mighty 7 mighty 9 condition 8 fine 9 condition 9 condition 10 . that red coat of yours is the handsomest coat [i] 've ever seen . 1 that 2 red 1 that 4 of 3 coat 4 of 4 of 7 the 5 yours 6 is 5 yours 7 the 7 the 8 handsomest 7 the 9 coat 8 handsomest 9 coat 9 coat 14 . 11 've 12 ever 12 ever 13 seen 13 seen 14 . i 'm glad you 're not that way , [reddy] . 1 i 2 'm 1 i 4 you 2 'm 3 glad 2 'm 4 you 4 you 5 're 5 're 6 not 6 not 7 that 6 not 9 , 7 that 8 way 9 , 11 . one of the things [i] like about you is the fact that you never allow your fine coat to make you proud . 1 one 7 about 1 one 12 that 2 of 3 the 3 the 4 things 4 things 6 like 6 like 7 about 7 about 11 fact 8 you 9 is 9 is 10 the 10 the 11 fact 12 that 13 you 12 that 20 make 13 you 16 your 14 never 15 allow 15 allow 16 your 16 your 17 fine 17 fine 18 coat 18 coat 19 to 18 coat 20 make 20 make 23 . 21 you 22 proud 22 proud 23 . that is more than [i] can say for some folks [i] know . " 1 that 3 more 2 is 3 more 3 more 4 than 4 than 8 for 6 can 7 say 7 say 8 for 8 for 12 know 9 some 10 folks 10 folks 12 know 12 know 13 . 13 . 14 " " now what has that black scamp got in his mind , " thought [reddy] . 1 " 3 what 2 now 3 what 3 what 4 has 3 what 5 that 5 that 7 scamp 5 that 8 got 6 black 7 scamp 7 scamp 8 got 8 got 10 his 9 in 10 his 10 his 12 , 11 mind 12 , 12 , 14 thought 13 " 14 thought 14 thought 16 . " he never pays compliments unless he wants something in return . 1 " 2 he 1 " 3 never 3 never 4 pays 4 pays 6 unless 4 pays 9 something 5 compliments 6 unless 7 he 8 wants 8 wants 9 something 9 something 10 in 10 in 11 return 11 return 12 . that old black rascal has the smoothest tongue in the [green] [forest] . 1 that 3 black 2 old 3 black 3 black 4 rascal 4 rascal 5 has 4 rascal 7 smoothest 5 has 6 the 7 smoothest 10 the 8 tongue 9 in 9 in 10 the 10 the 13 . he hasn't come ' way over here just to tell me that [i] have a handsome coat . 1 he 2 hasn't 1 he 6 over 2 hasn't 3 come 3 come 4 ' 4 ' 5 way 6 over 9 to 7 here 8 just 8 just 9 to 9 to 15 a 10 tell 12 that 10 tell 14 have 11 me 12 that 14 have 15 a 15 a 16 handsome 16 handsome 17 coat 16 handsome 18 . he wouldn't fly over a fence to tell anybody that unless it was for a purpose . " 1 he 2 wouldn't 1 he 10 that 2 wouldn't 4 over 2 wouldn't 7 to 3 fly 4 over 4 over 6 fence 5 a 6 fence 7 to 8 tell 8 tell 9 anybody 9 anybody 10 that 10 that 12 it 11 unless 12 it 12 it 13 was 13 was 14 for 14 for 15 a 15 a 16 purpose 16 purpose 18 " 17 . 18 " aloud he said , " good morning , [blacky] . 1 aloud 3 said 2 he 3 said 3 said 5 " 4 , 5 " 5 " 7 morning 6 good 7 morning 7 morning 8 , 8 , 10 . i suppose [i] must admit [i] have a fine coat . 1 i 2 suppose 1 i 4 must 4 must 5 admit 4 must 8 a 7 have 8 a 8 a 9 fine 9 fine 11 . 10 coat 11 . to be quite honest , [i] am not feeling half as fine as [i] look . 1 to 5 , 2 be 3 quite 3 quite 4 honest 3 quite 5 , 5 , 8 not 5 , 15 look 7 am 8 not 8 not 9 feeling 9 feeling 10 half 10 half 12 fine 11 as 12 fine 12 fine 13 as 15 look 16 . [chapter] [xxvi] [red] [wits] [and] [black] [wits] this fact you 'll find is always so : he 's quick of wit who fools a [crow] . 1 this 4 'll 1 this 5 find 2 fact 3 you 2 fact 4 'll 5 find 6 is 6 is 7 always 7 always 11 's 8 so 9 : 8 so 10 he 10 he 11 's 11 's 12 quick 12 quick 14 wit 13 of 14 wit 14 wit 16 fools 15 who 16 fools 16 fools 19 . 17 a 19 . bowser the [hound] . 1 bowser 2 the 2 the 4 . there is no greater flatterer in the [green] [forest] or on the [green] [meadows] than [blacky] the [crow] when he hopes to gain something thereby . 1 there 2 is 1 there 3 no 2 is 3 no 3 no 4 greater 4 greater 5 flatterer 5 flatterer 6 in 6 in 7 the 6 in 15 than 7 the 10 or 10 or 11 on 11 on 12 the 15 than 24 something 17 the 19 when 19 when 21 hopes 20 he 21 hopes 21 hopes 22 to 22 to 23 gain 22 to 24 something 24 something 26 . 25 thereby 26 . his tongue is so smooth that it is a wonder it does not [drip] oil . 1 his 4 so 2 tongue 3 is 2 tongue 4 so 4 so 6 that 5 smooth 6 that 6 that 10 wonder 7 it 9 a 8 is 9 a 9 a 10 wonder 10 wonder 12 does 11 it 12 does 12 does 13 not 13 not 15 oil 15 oil 16 . he is crafty , is [blacky] . 1 he 2 is 2 is 3 crafty 3 crafty 4 , 4 , 5 is 5 is 7 . but these same things are true of [reddy] [fox] . 1 but 2 these 2 these 3 same 2 these 4 things 3 same 4 things 4 things 5 are 4 things 6 true 6 true 7 of 7 of 10 . no one ever yet had a chance to accuse [reddy] [fox] of lacking in sharp wits . 1 no 3 ever 1 no 12 of 2 one 3 ever 3 ever 7 chance 4 yet 5 had 4 yet 7 chance 5 had 6 a 7 chance 8 to 8 to 9 accuse 12 of 15 sharp 13 lacking 14 in 13 lacking 15 sharp 15 sharp 17 . 16 wits 17 . mistakes he makes , as everybody does , but [reddy] 's wits are always keen and active . 1 mistakes 7 does 1 mistakes 15 keen 2 he 3 makes 3 makes 4 , 3 makes 7 does 4 , 5 as 5 as 6 everybody 7 does 8 , 8 , 9 but 9 but 11 's 11 's 12 wits 11 's 13 are 13 are 14 always 15 keen 18 . 16 and 17 active 16 and 18 . now [reddy] knew perfectly well that [blacky] wanted something of him , and this was why he was saying such pleasant things . 1 now 8 wanted 3 knew 4 perfectly 4 perfectly 5 well 4 perfectly 8 wanted 5 well 6 that 8 wanted 12 , 9 something 10 of 9 something 11 him 11 him 12 , 12 , 17 he 13 and 14 this 14 this 15 was 15 was 16 why 16 why 17 he 17 he 18 was 17 he 19 saying 19 saying 21 pleasant 20 such 21 pleasant 21 pleasant 22 things 22 things 23 . it was red wits against black wits . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 wits 3 red 4 wits 4 wits 5 against 4 wits 6 black 5 against 6 black 6 black 7 wits 7 wits 8 . reddy was trying to outguess [blacky] , and [blacky] was trying to outguess [reddy] , and both were enjoying it . 1 reddy 2 was 1 reddy 3 trying 3 trying 8 and 4 to 5 outguess 5 outguess 7 , 5 outguess 8 and 8 and 13 outguess 10 was 11 trying 11 trying 12 to 11 trying 13 outguess 13 outguess 16 and 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 both 17 both 18 were 18 were 19 enjoying 19 enjoying 20 it 20 it 21 . people with sharp wits always enjoy matching their wits against other sharp wits . 1 people 8 their 2 with 3 sharp 2 with 4 wits 4 wits 5 always 5 always 6 enjoy 5 always 8 their 6 enjoy 7 matching 8 their 12 sharp 9 wits 10 against 10 against 11 other 10 against 12 sharp 12 sharp 14 . 13 wits 14 . " you surprise me , " said he . 1 " 2 you 1 " 3 surprise 3 surprise 4 me 4 me 5 , 5 , 7 said 6 " 7 said 7 said 8 he 8 he 9 . by the way , [i] saw [bowser] the other day . " 1 by 2 the 1 by 3 way 3 way 4 , 4 , 6 saw 6 saw 8 the 6 saw 9 other 9 other 10 day 10 day 11 . 11 . 12 " at this , just for an instant , [reddy] 's eyes flew wide open . 1 at 2 this 2 this 4 just 3 , 4 just 4 just 5 for 5 for 7 instant 6 an 7 instant 7 instant 8 , 7 instant 11 eyes 10 's 11 eyes 11 eyes 13 wide 12 flew 13 wide 13 wide 15 . 14 open 15 . then they half closed again until they were just two yellow slits . 1 then 3 half 2 they 3 half 3 half 6 until 3 half 10 two 4 closed 5 again 5 again 6 until 6 until 7 they 7 they 8 were 7 they 9 just 10 two 11 yellow 11 yellow 12 slits 11 yellow 13 . 12 slits 13 . but quickly as he closed them , [blacky] had seen that startled surprise . 1 but 5 closed 2 quickly 3 as 3 as 4 he 4 he 5 closed 5 closed 7 , 6 them 7 , 7 , 10 seen 9 had 10 seen 10 seen 13 surprise 11 that 12 startled 12 startled 13 surprise 13 surprise 14 . " yes , " said [blacky] , " [i] saw [bowser] the other day , or at least some one who looked just like him . 1 " 2 yes 1 " 12 the 2 yes 4 " 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 7 , 7 , 8 " 7 , 10 saw 12 the 15 , 13 other 14 day 14 day 15 , 15 , 16 or 15 , 18 least 16 or 17 at 18 least 19 some 19 some 20 one 19 some 24 like 20 one 21 who 22 looked 23 just 23 just 24 like 24 like 26 . 25 him 26 . wouldn't you like to have him back here , [reddy] ? " 1 wouldn't 2 you 2 you 4 to 3 like 4 to 4 to 6 him 5 have 6 him 6 him 8 here 7 back 8 here 8 here 9 , 9 , 11 ? 11 ? 12 " " most decidedly no , " replied [reddy] with great promptness . 1 " 2 most 1 " 5 , 3 decidedly 4 no 4 no 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 replied 7 replied 10 great 9 with 10 great 10 great 11 promptness 10 great 12 . 11 promptness 12 . " a dog is a nuisance . 1 " 2 a 2 a 3 dog 3 dog 4 is 4 is 5 a 5 a 6 nuisance 6 nuisance 7 . he isn't of any use in the wide , wide world . " 1 he 2 isn't 1 he 5 use 2 isn't 3 of 3 of 4 any 5 use 6 in 6 in 7 the 7 the 8 wide 7 the 9 , 9 , 10 wide 10 wide 11 world 11 world 12 . 11 world 13 " 12 . 13 " reddy pretended not to hear this . 1 reddy 2 pretended 2 pretended 3 not 3 not 4 to 4 to 5 hear 5 hear 6 this 6 this 7 . " [i] don't believe you saw [bowser] , " said he . 1 " 6 saw 3 don't 4 believe 4 believe 5 you 5 you 6 saw 6 saw 8 , 8 , 9 " 8 , 10 said 9 " 10 said 10 said 11 he 10 said 12 . " [i] don't believe anybody will ever see [bowser] again . 1 " 3 don't 1 " 4 believe 4 believe 5 anybody 4 believe 6 will 5 anybody 6 will 6 will 7 ever 7 ever 8 see 7 ever 10 again 10 again 11 . i hope not , anyway . " 1 i 2 hope 2 hope 3 not 3 not 4 , 4 , 5 anyway 5 anyway 6 . 6 . 7 " and [blacky] knew by the way [reddy] said this that it would be quite useless to ask [reddy] to help get [bowser] home . 1 and 3 knew 1 and 6 way 3 knew 4 by 5 the 6 way 6 way 17 ask 8 said 9 this 9 this 10 that 9 this 11 it 11 it 13 be 12 would 13 be 13 be 14 quite 13 be 17 ask 14 quite 15 useless 15 useless 16 to 17 ask 19 to 17 ask 21 get 19 to 20 help 21 get 23 home 23 home 24 . [chapter] [xxvii] [the] [artfulness] [of] [blacky] who runs in circles never gets far . 1 who 3 in 2 runs 3 in 3 in 4 circles 4 circles 5 never 5 never 6 gets 6 gets 7 far 7 far 8 . bowser the [hound] . 1 bowser 2 the 2 the 4 . to be artful is to be very clever . 1 to 2 be 2 be 4 is 3 artful 4 is 4 is 5 to 4 is 6 be 5 to 6 be 6 be 7 very 7 very 8 clever 8 clever 9 . it is to do things in a way so clever that people will not see what you are really doing . 1 it 5 things 1 it 13 will 2 is 4 do 3 to 4 do 4 do 5 things 5 things 7 a 6 in 7 a 7 a 8 way 7 a 12 people 8 way 9 so 10 clever 11 that 10 clever 12 people 13 will 16 what 14 not 15 see 15 see 16 what 16 what 17 you 16 what 21 . 17 you 20 doing 18 are 19 really 19 really 20 doing no one can be more artful than [blacky] the [crow] when he sets out to be . 1 no 4 be 1 no 7 than 2 one 3 can 3 can 4 be 4 be 6 artful 5 more 6 artful 6 artful 7 than 7 than 14 out 9 the 11 when 11 when 12 he 12 he 13 sets 13 sets 14 out 14 out 17 . 15 to 16 be 16 be 17 . blacky was smart enough not to let [reddy] know that he was seeking [reddy] 's help for [bowser] . 1 blacky 3 smart 1 blacky 5 not 2 was 3 smart 3 smart 4 enough 5 not 7 let 5 not 9 know 6 to 7 let 9 know 13 seeking 10 that 11 he 11 he 12 was 11 he 13 seeking 13 seeking 19 . 15 's 16 help 15 's 19 . 16 help 17 for he changed the subject very abruptly . 1 he 2 changed 2 changed 3 the 3 the 4 subject 4 subject 5 very 5 very 6 abruptly 6 abruptly 7 . " how are the chickens at [farmer] [brown] 's ? " inquired he . 1 " 2 how 2 how 3 are 2 how 4 the 4 the 5 chickens 4 the 9 's 5 chickens 6 at 9 's 10 ? 10 ? 11 " 11 " 12 inquired 12 inquired 13 he 13 he 14 . reddy looked up and grinned . 1 reddy 2 looked 2 looked 3 up 3 up 4 and 4 and 5 grinned 5 grinned 6 . " they seem to be in just as good health as ever , " said he , " so far as [i] can judge . 1 " 2 they 2 they 3 seem 2 they 7 just 3 seem 4 to 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 in 7 just 8 as 7 just 12 ever 9 good 10 health 9 good 12 ever 10 health 11 as 12 ever 20 far 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 said 15 said 17 , 16 he 17 , 17 , 18 " 18 " 19 so 19 so 20 far 20 far 25 . 21 as 24 judge 23 can 24 judge 24 judge 25 . farmer [brown] 's boy seems to be terribly suspicious . 1 farmer 5 seems 3 's 4 boy 4 boy 5 seems 5 seems 7 be 6 to 7 be 7 be 8 terribly 8 terribly 9 suspicious 9 suspicious 10 . he locks them up at night so tight that not even [shadow] the [weasel] could get his nose inside that henhouse . " 1 he 2 locks 1 he 3 them 3 them 13 the 4 up 5 at 5 at 6 night 6 night 9 that 7 so 8 tight 8 tight 9 that 9 that 10 not 9 that 11 even 10 not 11 even 11 even 13 the 13 the 16 get 15 could 16 get 16 get 21 henhouse 17 his 18 nose 18 nose 19 inside 19 inside 20 that 19 inside 21 henhouse 21 henhouse 22 . 22 . 23 " blacky 's eyes twinkled , but he took care that [reddy] should not see them . 1 blacky 7 he 2 's 3 eyes 3 eyes 4 twinkled 4 twinkled 5 , 5 , 6 but 5 , 7 he 7 he 13 not 8 took 10 that 8 took 12 should 9 care 10 that 10 that 12 should 12 should 13 not 13 not 14 see 13 not 15 them 15 them 16 . " [farmer] [brown] 's boy is different from some folks [i] know , " said he . 1 " 6 is 4 's 5 boy 5 boy 6 is 6 is 7 different 6 is 10 folks 8 from 9 some 9 some 10 folks 10 folks 13 , 12 know 13 , 13 , 14 " 13 , 15 said 14 " 15 said 15 said 17 . 16 he 17 . " how 's that ? " demanded [reddy] [fox] . 1 " 2 how 2 how 3 's 3 's 4 that 4 that 5 ? 5 ? 6 " 6 " 7 demanded 7 demanded 10 . i see them every day when [i] am flying over . 1 i 2 see 2 see 3 them 2 see 6 when 4 every 5 day 5 day 6 when 6 when 8 am 8 am 10 over 9 flying 10 over 10 over 11 . they certainly are fine-looking hens . 1 they 2 certainly 2 certainly 3 are 3 are 4 fine-looking 4 fine-looking 5 hens 5 hens 6 . i don't think [i] 've ever seen fatter ones . 1 i 3 think 2 don't 3 think 3 think 6 ever 5 've 6 ever 6 ever 8 fatter 7 seen 8 fatter 8 fatter 9 ones 9 ones 10 . some of them are so fat they can hardly run . " 1 some 2 of 2 of 3 them 3 them 4 are 4 are 6 fat 5 so 6 fat 6 fat 8 can 7 they 8 can 8 can 9 hardly 8 can 10 run 9 hardly 10 run 10 run 11 . 11 . 12 " as [reddy] [fox] listened , a look of eagerness crept into his eyes , and his mouth began to water . 1 as 9 eagerness 4 listened 5 , 4 listened 7 look 5 , 6 a 7 look 8 of 7 look 9 eagerness 9 eagerness 10 crept 9 eagerness 13 eyes 10 crept 11 into 10 crept 12 his 13 eyes 19 to 14 , 16 his 15 and 16 his 16 his 17 mouth 17 mouth 18 began 18 began 19 to 19 to 21 . 20 water 21 . 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 . " where did you say those hens are ? " he asked , trying to speak carelessly . 1 " 3 did 1 " 13 , 2 where 3 did 3 did 4 you 3 did 5 say 6 those 12 asked 6 those 13 , 7 hens 8 are 8 are 10 " 9 ? 10 " 10 " 11 he 11 he 12 asked 13 , 17 carelessly 14 trying 15 to 15 to 16 speak 16 speak 17 carelessly 17 carelessly 18 . " [i] didn't say , " replied [blacky] , turning his head aside to hide a grin . 1 " 7 replied 3 didn't 4 say 4 say 5 , 4 say 7 replied 5 , 6 " 7 replied 10 turning 9 , 10 turning 10 turning 12 head 11 his 12 head 12 head 14 to 13 aside 14 to 14 to 15 hide 14 to 16 a 15 hide 16 a 16 a 18 . 17 grin 18 . " it is a long way from here , [reddy] , so [i] don't believe you would really be interested . " 1 " 3 is 2 it 3 is 3 is 12 so 4 a 9 , 5 long 6 way 6 way 7 from 6 way 9 , 7 from 8 here 9 , 11 , 11 , 12 so 12 so 16 you 14 don't 15 believe 15 believe 16 you 16 you 18 really 17 would 18 really 18 really 19 be 19 be 20 interested 20 interested 21 . 21 . 22 " " that all depends , " replied [reddy] . 1 " 2 that 2 that 4 depends 3 all 4 depends 4 depends 5 , 4 depends 6 " 6 " 7 replied 7 replied 9 . " [i] would go a long way if it were worth while . 1 " 3 would 1 " 5 a 3 would 4 go 5 a 6 long 5 a 7 way 7 way 8 if 8 if 10 were 9 it 10 were 10 were 12 while 11 worth 12 while 12 while 13 . i don't suppose you noticed if there were any dogs about where those hens are ? " 1 i 2 don't 1 i 7 there 2 don't 3 suppose 2 don't 5 noticed 3 suppose 4 you 4 you 5 noticed 5 noticed 6 if 7 there 11 about 8 were 9 any 9 any 10 dogs 10 dogs 11 about 11 about 12 where 12 where 13 those 13 those 14 hens 14 hens 15 are 15 are 16 ? 16 ? 17 " blacky pretended not to hear this . 1 blacky 2 pretended 2 pretended 3 not 3 not 4 to 4 to 5 hear 5 hear 6 this 6 this 7 . " [i] 've often thought , " said he , " of you and [mrs] [reddy] as [i] have looked down at those fat hens . 1 " 4 often 1 " 7 " 3 've 4 often 4 often 5 thought 5 thought 6 , 7 " 9 he 8 said 9 he 9 he 11 " 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 of 11 " 13 you 13 you 14 and 13 you 23 those 17 as 19 have 19 have 20 looked 19 have 23 those 20 looked 21 down 21 down 22 at 23 those 24 fat 24 fat 25 hens 25 hens 26 . it is too bad that they are so far away . " 1 it 2 is 1 it 3 too 2 is 3 too 3 too 6 they 4 bad 5 that 5 that 6 they 6 they 7 are 7 are 9 far 8 so 9 far 9 far 10 away 10 away 11 . 10 away 12 " [chapter] [xxviii] [reddy] [fox] [dreams] [of] [chickens] it 's a poor watch-dog who sleeps with both eyes closed . 1 it 2 's 2 's 3 a 3 a 4 poor 3 a 6 who 4 poor 5 watch-dog 6 who 10 eyes 7 sleeps 8 with 8 with 9 both 9 both 10 eyes 10 eyes 11 closed 10 eyes 12 . 11 closed 12 . bowser the [hound] . 1 bowser 2 the 2 the 4 . reddy [fox] watched [blacky] the [crow] grow smaller and smaller until he was just a black speck in the distance . 1 reddy 3 watched 1 reddy 10 smaller 5 the 8 smaller 7 grow 8 smaller 8 smaller 9 and 8 smaller 10 smaller 10 smaller 12 he 11 until 12 he 12 he 14 just 13 was 14 just 14 just 18 in 15 a 16 black 16 black 17 speck 16 black 18 in 18 in 19 the 19 the 20 distance 20 distance 21 . finally he disappeared . 1 finally 2 he 2 he 3 disappeared 3 disappeared 4 . reddy looked very thoughtful . 1 reddy 2 looked 2 looked 3 very 3 very 4 thoughtful 4 thoughtful 5 . he looked that way because he was thoughtful . 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 3 that 3 that 6 he 4 way 5 because 5 because 6 he 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 thoughtful 8 thoughtful 9 . in fact , [reddy] was doing a lot of hard thinking . 1 in 3 , 2 fact 3 , 3 , 5 was 5 was 7 a 6 doing 7 a 7 a 9 of 8 lot 9 of 9 of 10 hard 10 hard 11 thinking 10 hard 12 . 11 thinking 12 . he was thinking about those chickens [blacky] had told him of . 1 he 2 was 1 he 3 thinking 2 was 3 thinking 3 thinking 5 those 4 about 5 those 5 those 6 chickens 6 chickens 9 told 8 had 9 told 9 told 12 . 10 him 11 of 11 of 12 . the more he thought of them , the hungrier he grew . 1 the 2 more 1 the 6 them 2 more 3 he 3 he 4 thought 4 thought 5 of 6 them 7 , 7 , 9 hungrier 8 the 9 hungrier 9 hungrier 10 he 9 hungrier 11 grew 11 grew 12 . you see , [reddy] had been having rather a hard time to get enough to eat . 1 you 2 see 1 you 9 a 2 see 6 been 3 , 5 had 5 had 6 been 6 been 7 having 7 having 8 rather 8 rather 9 a 9 a 17 . 10 hard 11 time 10 hard 12 to 11 time 12 to 12 to 13 get 13 get 16 eat 13 get 17 . 14 enough 15 to 15 to 16 eat i wish [i] knew just where that farm is that that black rascal talked about . 1 i 2 wish 1 i 4 knew 2 wish 4 knew 4 knew 5 just 5 just 6 where 5 just 7 that 6 where 7 that 7 that 9 is 8 farm 9 is 9 is 14 talked 10 that 11 that 10 that 13 rascal 11 that 12 black 13 rascal 14 talked 14 talked 16 . 15 about 16 . i wonder if he has gone that way now . 1 i 3 if 2 wonder 3 if 3 if 4 he 4 he 6 gone 5 has 6 gone 6 gone 8 way 7 that 8 way 8 way 10 . 9 now 10 . if [i] were sure that he has , [i] would make a little journey in that direction myself . 1 if 6 he 3 were 4 sure 4 sure 5 that 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 has 6 he 10 would 7 has 8 , 10 would 13 little 11 make 12 a 12 a 13 little 13 little 14 journey 14 journey 16 that 14 journey 18 myself 15 in 16 that 16 that 17 direction 18 myself 19 . but [i] 'm not sure . 1 but 3 'm 3 'm 4 not 4 not 5 sure 5 sure 6 . that black rascal flies all over the country . 1 that 2 black 1 that 3 rascal 3 rascal 5 all 4 flies 5 all 5 all 7 the 6 over 7 the 7 the 8 country 8 country 9 . that [farm] may lie in the direction he has gone now , and it may be in quite the opposite direction . 1 that 4 lie 3 may 4 lie 4 lie 12 , 5 in 6 the 5 in 7 direction 7 direction 10 gone 7 direction 12 , 8 he 9 has 8 he 10 gone 10 gone 11 now 12 , 13 and 12 , 19 the 13 and 14 it 13 and 15 may 15 may 16 be 16 be 17 in 17 in 18 quite 17 in 19 the 19 the 22 . 20 opposite 21 direction 21 direction 22 . somehow [i] 've got to find out in just which direction it is . " 1 somehow 5 to 3 've 4 got 4 got 5 to 5 to 7 out 6 find 7 out 7 out 8 in 8 in 9 just 9 just 12 it 10 which 11 direction 11 direction 12 it 12 it 14 . 13 is 14 . 14 . 15 " reddy yawned , for he had been out all night , and he was sleepy . 1 reddy 6 had 2 yawned 3 , 3 , 4 for 4 for 5 he 5 he 6 had 6 had 7 been 7 been 11 , 8 out 9 all 9 all 10 night 10 night 11 , 11 , 12 and 11 , 15 sleepy 13 he 14 was 14 was 15 sleepy 15 sleepy 16 . he decided that the best thing he could do would be [to] get a good rest . 1 he 6 thing 1 he 11 be 2 decided 3 that 3 that 4 the 4 the 5 best 5 best 6 thing 6 thing 7 he 6 thing 8 could 7 he 8 could 8 could 9 do 9 do 10 would 9 do 11 be 11 be 17 . 13 get 14 a 14 a 15 good 15 good 16 rest 15 good 17 . one must always be fit if one is to get on in this life . 1 one 5 fit 2 must 3 always 2 must 4 be 4 be 5 fit 5 fit 6 if 6 if 7 one 7 one 10 get 8 is 9 to 9 to 10 get 10 get 13 this 11 on 12 in 12 in 13 this 13 this 15 . 14 life 15 . so [reddy] curled up to sleep . 1 so 3 curled 3 curled 4 up 4 up 5 to 5 to 6 sleep 6 sleep 7 . hardly had his eyes closed when he began to dream . 1 hardly 2 had 1 hardly 4 eyes 3 his 4 eyes 4 eyes 7 he 5 closed 6 when 6 when 7 he 7 he 8 began 8 began 9 to 9 to 11 . 10 dream 11 . it was a beautiful dream . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 beautiful 4 beautiful 5 dream 5 dream 6 . at least , it was a beautiful dream to [reddy] . 1 at 2 least 1 at 3 , 3 , 5 was 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 a 6 a 7 beautiful 6 a 8 dream 8 dream 9 to 9 to 11 . fat hens were all about him . 1 fat 2 hens 2 hens 3 were 3 were 4 all 4 all 5 about 5 about 6 him 6 him 7 . they were so fat that they could hardly walk . 1 they 4 fat 2 were 3 so 3 so 4 fat 4 fat 6 they 5 that 6 they 6 they 7 could 7 could 8 hardly 7 could 9 walk 9 walk 10 . never in all his life had [reddy] [fox] known anything so wonderful as was that dream . 1 never 4 his 2 in 3 all 2 in 4 his 4 his 5 life 5 life 6 had 6 had 9 known 6 had 10 anything 10 anything 12 wonderful 11 so 12 wonderful 12 wonderful 13 as 12 wonderful 16 dream 13 as 14 was 15 that 16 dream 16 dream 17 . there were no dogs to worry him . 1 there 2 were 2 were 3 no 3 no 4 dogs 4 dogs 5 to 5 to 6 worry 6 worry 7 him 7 him 8 . there were no hunters with dreadful guns . 1 there 2 were 2 were 3 no 3 no 4 hunters 4 hunters 7 guns 5 with 6 dreadful 6 dreadful 7 guns 7 guns 8 . all he had to do was to reach out and help himself to as many fat hens [as] he wanted . 1 all 16 fat 2 he 3 had 2 he 8 reach 4 to 5 do 5 do 6 was 6 was 7 to 6 was 8 reach 8 reach 11 help 9 out 10 and 10 and 11 help 11 help 12 himself 11 help 16 fat 12 himself 13 to 13 to 14 as 14 as 15 many 16 fat 17 hens 17 hens 21 . 19 he 20 wanted 20 wanted 21 . when he started for home the fat hens that were left started along with him . 1 when 4 for 2 he 3 started 3 started 4 for 4 for 5 home 4 for 7 fat 5 home 6 the 7 fat 9 that 8 hens 9 that 9 that 10 were 9 that 11 left 11 left 15 him 12 started 13 along 12 started 15 him 13 along 14 with 15 him 16 . he led a procession of fat hens straight over to his home in the [old] [pasture] . 1 he 2 led 1 he 6 fat 2 led 3 a 2 led 6 fat 3 a 4 procession 4 procession 5 of 6 fat 10 to 7 hens 8 straight 8 straight 9 over 8 straight 10 to 10 to 14 the 11 his 12 home 12 home 13 in 12 home 14 the 14 the 17 . [chapter] [xxix] [reddy] [tries] [to] [arouse] [blacky's] [pity] trust a [fox] only as far as you can see him , and lock the chickens up before you do that . 1 trust 9 can 2 a 4 only 4 only 5 as 5 as 6 far 5 as 7 as 7 as 8 you 8 you 9 can 9 can 11 him 10 see 11 him 11 him 12 , 11 him 13 and 13 and 14 lock 14 lock 15 the 14 lock 20 do 15 the 17 up 16 chickens 17 up 17 up 18 before 18 before 19 you 20 do 22 . 21 that 22 . bowser the [hound] . 1 bowser 2 the 2 the 4 . early the next morning , just as on the morning before , [blacky] stopped over by [reddy] 's house . 1 early 3 next 1 early 6 just 2 the 3 next 3 next 4 morning 4 morning 5 , 6 just 7 as 7 as 10 morning 8 on 9 the 9 the 10 morning 10 morning 12 , 11 before 12 , 12 , 14 stopped 14 stopped 16 by 15 over 16 by 16 by 18 's 18 's 20 . 19 house 20 . this time [reddy] was already home . 1 this 2 time 2 time 4 was 4 was 5 already 5 already 6 home 6 home 7 . actually he was waiting for [blacky] , though he wouldn't have had [blacky] know it for the world . 1 actually 3 was 1 actually 4 waiting 2 he 3 was 4 waiting 8 though 4 waiting 14 know 5 for 7 , 7 , 8 though 8 though 9 he 9 he 10 wouldn't 9 he 11 have 11 have 12 had 14 know 15 it 14 know 16 for 16 for 18 world 17 the 18 world 18 world 19 . as soon as he saw [blacky] coming , he lay down on his doorstep and pretended not to see [blacky] at all . 1 as 3 as 2 soon 3 as 3 as 5 saw 4 he 5 saw 5 saw 10 lay 7 coming 8 , 8 , 9 he 8 , 10 lay 10 lay 15 and 11 down 13 his 12 on 13 his 13 his 14 doorstep 14 doorstep 15 and 15 and 17 not 16 pretended 17 not 17 not 23 . 18 to 19 see 19 see 21 at 19 see 22 all 22 all 23 . " good morning , [reddy] , " said [blacky] , as he alighted in the top of a little tree close by . 1 " 2 good 1 " 13 alighted 2 good 4 , 3 morning 4 , 4 , 6 , 6 , 8 said 7 " 8 said 8 said 10 , 10 , 11 as 10 , 12 he 13 alighted 14 in 14 in 15 the 14 in 20 tree 15 the 16 top 15 the 17 of 16 top 17 of 18 a 19 little 18 a 20 tree 20 tree 21 close 21 close 23 . 22 by 23 . reddy raised his head as if it were all he could do to lift it . 1 reddy 5 as 2 raised 3 his 3 his 4 head 4 head 5 as 5 as 6 if 5 as 7 it 7 it 12 do 8 were 9 all 9 all 10 he 10 he 11 could 11 could 12 do 12 do 15 it 13 to 14 lift 14 lift 15 it 15 it 16 . " good morning , [blacky] , " said he in a feeble voice . 1 " 3 morning 2 good 3 morning 3 morning 4 , 3 morning 7 " 6 , 7 " 7 " 9 he 8 said 9 he 9 he 13 voice 10 in 11 a 10 in 12 feeble 11 a 12 feeble 12 feeble 13 voice 13 voice 14 . blacky looked at him sharply . 1 blacky 2 looked 2 looked 3 at 3 at 4 him 4 him 5 sharply 5 sharply 6 . " what 's the matter , [reddy] ? " he demanded . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 's 2 what 4 the 3 's 4 the 4 the 5 matter 5 matter 9 " 6 , 8 ? 8 ? 9 " 9 " 10 he 10 he 11 demanded 11 demanded 12 . " you seem to be feeling badly . " 1 " 2 you 2 you 4 to 3 seem 4 to 4 to 5 be 4 to 6 feeling 6 feeling 7 badly 6 feeling 8 . 8 . 9 " reddy sighed . 1 reddy 2 sighed 2 sighed 3 . it was a long , doleful sigh . 1 it 2 was 1 it 3 a 3 a 5 , 4 long 5 , 5 , 6 doleful 6 doleful 7 sigh 7 sigh 8 . " [i] am feeling badly , [blacky] , " said he . 1 " 5 badly 3 am 4 feeling 4 feeling 5 badly 5 badly 6 , 6 , 8 , 8 , 10 said 9 " 10 said 10 said 11 he 10 said 12 . " [i] never felt worse in my life . 1 " 3 never 1 " 4 felt 4 felt 5 worse 5 worse 6 in 6 in 7 my 7 my 8 life 8 life 9 . the truth is [i] [i] [i] " [reddy] paused . 1 the 2 truth 2 truth 3 is 3 is 7 " 7 " 10 . 9 paused 10 . " you what ? " demanded [blacky] , looking at [reddy] more sharply than ever . 1 " 2 you 1 " 8 , 2 you 5 " 3 what 4 ? 4 ? 5 " 5 " 6 demanded 8 , 9 looking 9 looking 10 at 10 at 12 more 12 more 14 than 13 sharply 14 than 14 than 15 ever 15 ever 16 . " [i] am starving , " said [reddy] very feebly . 1 " 5 , 3 am 4 starving 4 starving 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 10 feebly 9 very 10 feebly 10 feebly 11 . " [i] certainly shall starve to death unless [i] can find some way of getting at least one good meal soon . 1 " 5 starve 3 certainly 4 shall 4 shall 5 starve 5 starve 6 to 6 to 8 unless 6 to 12 some 7 death 8 unless 10 can 11 find 11 find 12 some 12 some 15 getting 13 way 14 of 13 way 15 getting 15 getting 16 at 15 getting 22 . 17 least 18 one 18 one 19 good 19 good 20 meal 19 good 22 . 20 meal 21 soon you have no idea , [blacky] , how dreadful it is to be hungry all the time . " 1 you 2 have 1 you 13 be 2 have 3 no 3 no 4 idea 3 no 8 how 4 idea 5 , 7 , 8 how 9 dreadful 11 is 9 dreadful 13 be 10 it 11 is 11 is 12 to 13 be 15 all 14 hungry 15 all 15 all 16 the 16 the 17 time 16 the 18 . 17 time 18 . 18 . 19 " again [reddy] sighed , and followed this with a second sigh and then a third sigh . 1 again 5 and 3 sighed 4 , 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 followed 6 followed 7 this 7 this 8 with 8 with 9 a 9 a 12 and 10 second 11 sigh 11 sigh 12 and 12 and 15 third 13 then 14 a 13 then 15 third 15 third 16 sigh 16 sigh 17 . blacky looked behind him so that [reddy] might not see the twinkle in his eyes . 1 blacky 4 him 2 looked 3 behind 3 behind 4 him 4 him 6 that 5 so 6 that 6 that 10 see 8 might 9 not 8 might 10 see 10 see 11 the 11 the 12 twinkle 11 the 13 in 13 in 14 his 13 in 16 . 15 eyes 16 . for [blacky] understood perfectly what [reddy] was trying to do . 1 for 3 understood 3 understood 4 perfectly 3 understood 7 was 4 perfectly 5 what 7 was 9 to 8 trying 9 to 9 to 10 do 10 do 11 . reddy wasn't fooling him a bit . 1 reddy 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 fooling 3 fooling 4 him 4 him 5 a 5 a 6 bit 6 bit 7 . when he looked back at [reddy] he was very grave . 1 when 2 he 2 he 3 looked 3 looked 4 back 3 looked 9 very 4 back 5 at 7 he 8 was 8 was 9 very 9 very 10 grave 10 grave 11 . he was doing his best to look very sympathetic . 1 he 2 was 1 he 5 best 2 was 3 doing 3 doing 4 his 5 best 7 look 6 to 7 look 7 look 8 very 7 look 9 sympathetic 8 very 9 sympathetic 9 sympathetic 10 . " [i] 'm right sorry to hear this , [reddy] , " said he . 1 " 3 'm 1 " 6 to 3 'm 5 sorry 4 right 5 sorry 6 to 7 hear 7 hear 9 , 8 this 9 , 9 , 13 said 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 said 13 said 14 he 14 he 15 . " [i] certainly am . 1 " 3 certainly 3 certainly 4 am 4 am 5 . i 've been hungry myself more than once . 1 i 2 've 2 've 5 myself 3 been 4 hungry 4 hungry 5 myself 5 myself 6 more 6 more 7 than 6 more 8 once 8 once 9 . if you were not so weak , [i] would be tempted to show you where they are . " 1 if 6 weak 2 you 3 were 2 you 6 weak 3 were 4 not 4 not 5 so 6 weak 7 , 7 , 9 would 7 , 10 be 9 would 10 be 10 be 16 they 10 be 17 are 11 tempted 12 to 12 to 15 where 13 show 14 you 13 show 15 where 15 where 16 they 16 they 17 are 17 are 18 . 18 . 19 " [chapter] [xxx] [blacky] [the] [crow] [is] [all] [pity] people who think that they are fooling others very often discover that they have been fooling themselves . 1 people 4 that 1 people 8 others 2 who 3 think 3 think 4 that 5 they 6 are 5 they 8 others 6 are 7 fooling 8 others 17 themselves 9 very 10 often 10 often 11 discover 11 discover 16 fooling 12 that 13 they 13 they 15 been 14 have 15 been 15 been 16 fooling 16 fooling 17 themselves 17 themselves 18 . bowser the [hound] . 1 bowser 2 the 2 the 4 . i just can't bear to see an old friend starve . 1 i 4 bear 2 just 3 can't 2 just 4 bear 4 bear 5 to 5 to 6 see 6 see 7 an 7 an 8 old 7 an 10 starve 9 friend 10 starve 10 starve 11 . it is too bad that those fat hens are so far away . 1 it 3 too 1 it 4 bad 2 is 3 too 4 bad 5 that 5 that 6 those 6 those 9 are 7 fat 8 hens 8 hens 9 are 9 are 11 far 10 so 11 far 11 far 12 away 12 away 13 . i feel sure that one of them would make you quite yourself again . " 1 i 5 one 2 feel 3 sure 2 feel 5 one 3 sure 4 that 5 one 6 of 6 of 10 you 7 them 8 would 8 would 9 make 9 make 10 you 10 you 12 yourself 11 quite 12 yourself 12 yourself 13 again 13 again 14 . 14 . 15 " " don't don't talk about them , " said [reddy] feebly . 1 " 2 don't 2 don't 3 don't 2 don't 6 them 4 talk 5 about 4 talk 6 them 6 them 7 , 7 , 9 said 8 " 9 said 9 said 11 feebly 11 feebly 12 . " if [i] could have just one fat hen that is all [i] would ask . 1 " 4 could 1 " 5 have 2 if 4 could 4 could 5 have 5 have 6 just 6 just 7 one 6 just 11 is 7 one 8 fat 8 fat 9 hen 9 hen 10 that 11 is 12 all 12 all 16 . 14 would 15 ask 15 ask 16 . are they so very far from here ? " 1 are 2 they 2 they 3 so 3 so 4 very 4 very 5 far 5 far 6 from 6 from 7 here 7 here 8 ? 8 ? 9 " blacky nodded his head vigorously . 1 blacky 2 nodded 2 nodded 3 his 3 his 4 head 4 head 5 vigorously 5 vigorously 6 . " yes , " said he , " they are a long way from here . 1 " 3 , 2 yes 3 , 3 , 4 " 3 , 5 said 5 said 8 " 6 he 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 12 long 9 they 10 are 9 they 12 long 10 are 11 a 12 long 13 way 13 way 16 . 14 from 15 here 15 here 16 . they are such a long way that [i] 'm afraid you are too weak to make the journey . 1 they 4 a 1 they 9 'm 2 are 3 such 3 such 4 a 4 a 5 long 5 long 6 way 5 long 9 'm 6 way 7 that 9 'm 11 you 10 afraid 11 you 11 you 14 weak 12 are 13 too 13 too 14 weak 14 weak 17 the 15 to 16 make 15 to 17 the 17 the 18 journey 18 journey 19 . " it wouldn't do any harm to try it , perhaps , " suggested [reddy] , in a hesitating way . 1 " 3 wouldn't 1 " 9 it 2 it 3 wouldn't 3 wouldn't 4 do 4 do 7 to 4 do 8 try 5 any 6 harm 6 harm 7 to 7 to 8 try 9 it 11 perhaps 9 it 14 suggested 10 , 11 perhaps 11 perhaps 13 " 12 , 13 " 14 suggested 16 , 16 , 19 hesitating 17 in 18 a 18 a 19 hesitating 19 hesitating 21 . 20 way 21 . " it is no worse to starve to death in one place than another , and [i] never was one to give up without trying . 1 " 4 no 1 " 10 in 2 it 3 is 3 is 4 no 4 no 5 worse 5 worse 7 starve 6 to 7 starve 7 starve 9 death 8 to 9 death 10 in 15 , 11 one 12 place 11 one 15 , 12 place 13 than 13 than 14 another 15 , 18 never 16 and 18 never 18 never 19 was 19 was 25 trying 20 one 21 to 21 to 22 give 22 give 23 up 22 give 24 without 24 without 25 trying 25 trying 26 . of course [i] cannot keep up with you . 1 of 2 course 2 course 4 cannot 4 cannot 5 keep 4 cannot 6 up 5 keep 6 up 6 up 8 you 7 with 8 you 8 you 9 . in fact , [i] couldn't if [i] were feeling well and strong . 1 in 2 fact 1 in 3 , 3 , 5 couldn't 3 , 6 if 6 if 10 well 8 were 9 feeling 9 feeling 10 well 10 well 11 and 10 well 12 strong 12 strong 13 . perhaps you can tell me just how to find that place , and then [i] needn't bother you at all . " 1 perhaps 8 to 1 perhaps 14 then 2 you 3 can 2 you 4 tell 4 tell 5 me 4 tell 8 to 5 me 6 just 5 me 7 how 8 to 11 place 9 find 10 that 9 find 11 place 11 place 12 , 11 place 13 and 13 and 14 then 14 then 16 needn't 16 needn't 17 bother 16 needn't 21 . 17 bother 18 you 18 you 19 at 19 at 20 all 21 . 22 " blacky pretended to be lost in thought while [reddy] watched him anxiously . 1 blacky 2 pretended 1 blacky 3 to 3 to 4 be 3 to 6 in 4 be 5 lost 5 lost 6 in 6 in 8 while 7 thought 8 while 8 while 10 watched 10 watched 13 . 11 him 12 anxiously 12 anxiously 13 . finally [blacky] spoke . 1 finally 3 spoke 3 spoke 4 . " it certainly makes my heart ache to see you in such a condition , [brother] [reddy] , " said he . 1 " 7 ache 2 it 3 certainly 2 it 6 heart 3 certainly 4 makes 4 makes 5 my 6 heart 7 ache 7 ache 8 to 8 to 9 see 8 to 11 in 9 see 10 you 11 in 12 such 12 such 13 a 13 a 15 , 14 condition 15 , 15 , 18 , 18 , 19 " 19 " 20 said 20 said 21 he 21 he 22 . " [i] tell you what [i] 'll do . 1 " 4 you 3 tell 4 you 4 you 5 what 5 what 7 'll 7 'll 8 do 8 do 9 . you know [crows] are famous for flying in a straight line when we want to get to any place in particular . 1 you 6 for 1 you 9 a 2 know 5 famous 2 know 6 for 4 are 5 famous 6 for 7 flying 7 flying 8 in 9 a 10 straight 9 a 21 particular 10 straight 12 when 10 straight 13 we 11 line 12 when 12 when 13 we 13 we 14 want 14 want 15 to 14 want 18 any 15 to 16 get 15 to 17 to 18 any 19 place 18 any 21 particular 19 place 20 in 21 particular 22 . i will fly straight towards that farm where the fat hens are . 1 i 2 will 1 i 4 straight 2 will 3 fly 3 fly 4 straight 4 straight 7 farm 5 towards 6 that 6 that 7 farm 7 farm 8 where 8 where 9 the 8 where 11 hens 9 the 10 fat 11 hens 13 . 12 are 13 . you follow along as best you can . 1 you 2 follow 2 follow 3 along 3 along 4 as 4 as 5 best 5 best 6 you 6 you 7 can 7 can 8 . in your feeble condition it will take you a long time to get anywhere near there . 1 in 2 your 2 your 9 a 3 feeble 4 condition 4 condition 7 take 5 it 6 will 6 will 7 take 7 take 8 you 7 take 9 a 9 a 14 anywhere 10 long 11 time 11 time 12 to 11 time 14 anywhere 12 to 13 get 14 anywhere 17 . 15 near 16 there 15 near 17 . this will give me time to go hunt for my own dinner , and then [i] will come back until [i] meet you . 1 this 4 me 2 will 3 give 3 give 4 me 4 me 5 time 5 time 7 go 5 time 10 my 6 to 7 go 7 go 8 hunt 8 hunt 9 for 10 my 12 dinner 10 my 17 will 11 own 12 dinner 12 dinner 13 , 12 dinner 14 and 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 then 17 will 18 come 17 will 22 meet 18 come 19 back 19 back 20 until 22 meet 23 you 23 you 24 . after that , [i] will show you the way . 1 after 3 , 2 that 3 , 3 , 6 show 5 will 6 show 6 show 8 the 7 you 8 the 8 the 9 way 8 the 10 . 9 way 10 . now [i] will start along and you follow . " 1 now 5 along 3 will 4 start 4 start 5 along 5 along 6 and 6 and 7 you 7 you 9 . 8 follow 9 . 9 . 10 " reddy got to his feet as if it were hard work . 1 reddy 2 got 1 reddy 3 to 3 to 5 feet 4 his 5 feet 5 feet 7 if 6 as 7 if 7 if 8 it 7 if 9 were 9 were 10 hard 10 hard 12 . 11 work 12 . then [blacky] spread his wings and started off , cawing encouragement . 1 then 6 and 3 spread 4 his 4 his 5 wings 5 wings 6 and 6 and 7 started 7 started 10 cawing 8 off 9 , 9 , 10 cawing 10 cawing 12 . 11 encouragement 12 . all the time inside he was laughing to think that [reddy] [fox] should think he had fooled him . 1 all 2 the 1 all 7 laughing 2 the 3 time 2 the 4 inside 4 inside 5 he 5 he 6 was 7 laughing 10 that 8 to 9 think 8 to 10 that 10 that 13 should 13 should 14 think 13 should 17 fooled 14 think 15 he 15 he 16 had 17 fooled 18 him 18 him 19 . " he forgot to ask again if there is a dog there , " chuckled [blacky] to himself . 1 " 7 if 1 " 8 there 2 he 3 forgot 3 forgot 4 to 3 forgot 5 ask 4 to 5 ask 5 ask 6 again 5 ask 7 if 8 there 12 there 9 is 10 a 9 is 11 dog 11 dog 12 there 12 there 17 to 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 chuckled 15 chuckled 17 to 17 to 19 . 18 himself 19 . as for [reddy] , no sooner was [blacky] well on his way than he started off at his swiftest pace . 1 as 12 way 2 for 4 , 4 , 5 no 4 , 9 well 5 no 6 sooner 6 sooner 7 was 9 well 10 on 9 well 12 way 10 on 11 his 12 way 19 swiftest 13 than 14 he 14 he 15 started 14 he 18 his 15 started 16 off 15 started 18 his 16 off 17 at 18 his 19 swiftest 19 swiftest 20 pace 20 pace 21 . there was nothing weak or feeble in the way [reddy] ran then . 1 there 4 weak 2 was 3 nothing 3 nothing 4 weak 4 weak 6 feeble 4 weak 7 in 5 or 6 feeble 7 in 8 the 7 in 9 way 9 way 11 ran 11 ran 12 then 12 then 13 . he was in a hurry to get to those fat hens . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 in 2 was 4 a 3 in 4 a 4 a 5 hurry 4 a 8 to 5 hurry 6 to 5 hurry 7 get 7 get 8 to 8 to 9 those 9 those 11 hens 10 fat 11 hens 11 hens 12 . [chapter] [xxxi] [blacky] [is] [much] [pleased] [with] [himself] you cannot [tell] from a single feather what a bird looks like , nor from a lone hair how big a dog is . 1 you 2 cannot 2 cannot 6 single 4 from 5 a 5 a 6 single 6 single 13 , 6 single 18 hair 7 feather 8 what 7 feather 10 bird 8 what 9 a 10 bird 12 like 11 looks 12 like 12 like 13 , 13 , 14 nor 14 nor 17 lone 15 from 16 a 16 a 17 lone 18 hair 20 big 18 hair 21 a 19 how 20 big 21 a 22 dog 21 a 24 . 22 dog 23 is bowser the [hound] . 1 bowser 2 the 2 the 4 . straight away towards the farm where [bowser] the [hound] was flew [blacky] the [crow] . 1 straight 3 towards 1 straight 4 the 2 away 3 towards 4 the 5 farm 4 the 10 was 5 farm 6 where 6 where 8 the 10 was 11 flew 11 flew 13 the 13 the 15 . in between times [blacky] would chuckle to himself . 1 in 2 between 2 between 5 would 3 times 5 would 5 would 6 chuckle 6 chuckle 8 himself 7 to 8 himself 8 himself 9 . he was mightily pleased with himself , was [blacky] . 1 he 2 was 1 he 3 mightily 3 mightily 4 pleased 4 pleased 5 with 5 with 6 himself 6 himself 7 , 7 , 8 was 8 was 10 . in the first place his plan was working beautifully . 1 in 2 the 2 the 4 place 3 first 4 place 4 place 7 was 5 his 6 plan 6 plan 7 was 7 was 8 working 8 working 10 . 9 beautifully 10 . you know what he was after was to get [reddy] [fox] over to that farm where [bowser] was . 1 you 3 what 1 you 9 get 2 know 3 what 3 what 6 after 4 he 5 was 4 he 6 after 6 after 7 was 7 was 8 to 9 get 18 was 12 over 13 to 13 to 14 that 14 that 15 farm 15 farm 16 where 15 farm 18 was 18 was 19 . he hoped that if [reddy] should catch one of those fat hens , the farmer would put [bowser] on [reddy] 's trail . 1 he 2 hoped 2 hoped 6 should 2 hoped 8 one 3 that 4 if 3 that 6 should 6 should 7 catch 8 one 10 those 9 of 10 those 10 those 13 , 11 fat 12 hens 12 hens 13 , 13 , 15 farmer 13 , 19 on 14 the 15 farmer 15 farmer 17 put 16 would 17 put 19 on 23 . 21 's 22 trail 22 trail 23 . of course , it all depended on whether [reddy] would catch one of those fat hens and whether [bowser] would be allowed to hunt him . 1 of 5 all 2 course 3 , 2 course 5 all 3 , 4 it 5 all 13 of 6 depended 7 on 7 on 8 whether 8 whether 10 would 10 would 11 catch 11 catch 12 one 11 catch 13 of 13 of 14 those 13 of 15 fat 14 those 15 fat 15 fat 16 hens 15 fat 20 would 16 hens 17 and 16 hens 20 would 17 and 18 whether 20 would 21 be 21 be 22 allowed 21 be 23 to 23 to 25 him 23 to 26 . 24 hunt 25 him blacky had a plan for making sure that if [reddy] did get one of those hens the folks in the farmhouse would know it . 1 blacky 7 sure 2 had 4 plan 3 a 4 plan 4 plan 6 making 4 plan 7 sure 5 for 6 making 7 sure 9 if 7 sure 13 one 8 that 9 if 9 if 11 did 11 did 12 get 12 get 13 one 13 one 18 folks 14 of 15 those 14 of 16 hens 16 hens 17 the 17 the 18 folks 18 folks 23 know 19 in 20 the 20 the 21 farmhouse 21 farmhouse 22 would 21 farmhouse 23 know 23 know 25 . 24 it 25 . but what tickled [blacky] most the knowledge that [reddy] [fox] thought he was fooling [blacky] . 1 but 2 what 1 but 3 tickled 3 tickled 8 that 5 most 6 the 6 the 7 knowledge 7 knowledge 8 that 8 that 12 he 11 thought 12 he 12 he 13 was 13 was 14 fooling 14 fooling 16 . you remember that [reddy] had pretended to be very weak . 1 you 2 remember 1 you 6 pretended 2 remember 3 that 3 that 5 had 6 pretended 7 to 7 to 8 be 8 be 9 very 9 very 10 weak 10 weak 11 . blacky knew that [reddy] was nothing of the kind . 1 blacky 3 that 2 knew 3 that 3 that 5 was 5 was 6 nothing 6 nothing 8 the 7 of 8 the 8 the 10 . 9 kind 10 . at the very first opportunity [blacky] stopped in the top of a tall tree as if to rest . 1 at 13 tall 2 the 3 very 2 the 4 first 4 first 5 opportunity 4 first 7 stopped 7 stopped 8 in 7 stopped 10 top 8 in 9 the 10 top 12 a 11 of 12 a 12 a 13 tall 13 tall 18 rest 14 tree 17 to 15 as 16 if 16 if 17 to 17 to 18 rest 18 rest 19 . his real reason for stopping was to have a chance to look back . 1 his 2 real 2 real 4 for 2 real 10 chance 3 reason 4 for 4 for 5 stopping 5 stopping 6 was 6 was 8 have 7 to 8 have 8 have 9 a 9 a 10 chance 10 chance 13 back 11 to 12 look 12 look 13 back 13 back 14 . you see , while he was flying he couldn't look behind him . 1 you 2 see 1 you 5 he 2 see 4 while 3 , 4 while 4 while 5 he 5 he 6 was 5 he 7 flying 6 was 7 flying 7 flying 8 he 8 he 9 couldn't 8 he 10 look 10 look 11 behind 10 look 12 him 11 behind 12 him 12 him 13 . there was nothing weak or feeble in the way that red speck was coming across the snow-covered fields . 1 there 10 that 2 was 5 or 3 nothing 4 weak 3 nothing 5 or 5 or 7 in 5 or 10 that 6 feeble 7 in 7 in 8 the 7 in 9 way 8 the 9 way 10 that 18 fields 11 red 12 speck 12 speck 16 the 13 was 14 coming 13 was 15 across 15 across 16 the 16 the 17 snow-covered 16 the 18 fields 18 fields 19 . blacky chuckled hoarsely . 1 blacky 2 chuckled 2 chuckled 3 hoarsely 3 hoarsely 4 . nearer and nearer came the red speck , and of course the nearer it came the larger it grew . 1 nearer 3 nearer 1 nearer 9 and 2 and 3 nearer 3 nearer 6 red 4 came 5 the 4 came 6 red 6 red 7 speck 7 speck 8 , 9 and 13 nearer 9 and 19 grew 10 of 11 course 11 course 12 the 12 the 13 nearer 13 nearer 15 came 14 it 15 came 16 the 17 larger 17 larger 18 it 17 larger 19 grew 19 grew 20 . presently it stopped moving fast . 1 presently 2 it 2 it 3 stopped 3 stopped 4 moving 4 moving 5 fast 5 fast 6 . it began to move slowly and stop [every] once in a while , as if to rest . 1 it 6 and 2 began 4 move 2 began 6 and 3 to 4 move 4 move 5 slowly 6 and 9 once 7 stop 9 once 9 once 13 , 10 in 11 a 11 a 12 while 12 while 13 , 13 , 15 if 14 as 15 if 15 if 18 . 16 to 17 rest 17 rest 18 . blacky laughed right out . 1 blacky 2 laughed 2 laughed 3 right 3 right 4 out 4 out 5 . he knew then that [reddy] [fox] had discovered him sitting in the top of that tall tree and was once more pretending . 1 he 2 knew 1 he 3 then 2 knew 3 then 3 then 8 discovered 4 that 7 had 7 had 8 discovered 8 discovered 13 top 9 him 10 sitting 10 sitting 11 in 11 in 12 the 11 in 13 top 13 top 14 of 13 top 20 once 14 of 15 that 14 of 17 tree 15 that 16 tall 17 tree 18 and 18 and 19 was 20 once 21 more 21 more 22 pretending 22 pretending 23 . it was a sort of a game , a game that [blacky] thoroughly enjoyed . 1 it 2 was 1 it 3 a 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 sort 3 a 8 , 5 of 6 a 5 of 7 game 7 game 8 , 8 , 9 a 8 , 10 game 10 game 11 that 11 that 13 thoroughly 13 thoroughly 14 enjoyed 13 thoroughly 15 . 14 enjoyed 15 . as soon as he knew that [reddy] had discovered him , he once more spread his black wings and started on . 1 as 10 him 2 soon 5 knew 2 soon 10 him 3 as 4 he 4 he 5 knew 5 knew 6 that 6 that 8 had 8 had 9 discovered 10 him 19 and 11 , 12 he 12 he 13 once 12 he 18 wings 14 more 15 spread 15 spread 16 his 15 spread 18 wings 16 his 17 black 18 wings 19 and 19 and 20 started 20 started 21 on 21 on 22 . the same thing happened over again . 1 the 2 same 1 the 3 thing 3 thing 4 happened 3 thing 5 over 5 over 6 again 6 again 7 . in fact , [blacky] did not fly far this time before once more waiting . 1 in 6 not 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 6 not 3 , 5 did 6 not 8 far 7 fly 8 far 8 far 12 once 9 this 10 time 10 time 11 before 10 time 12 once 12 once 15 . 13 more 14 waiting 13 more 15 . it was great fun to see [reddy] suddenly pretend that he was too weak to run . 1 it 3 great 1 it 4 fun 2 was 3 great 4 fun 9 pretend 5 to 6 see 6 see 8 suddenly 8 suddenly 9 pretend 9 pretend 13 too 9 pretend 17 . 10 that 11 he 10 that 12 was 11 he 12 was 12 was 13 too 13 too 14 weak 14 weak 15 to 15 to 16 run it was such fun that [blacky] quite forgot that he had had no breakfast . 1 it 2 was 1 it 3 such 3 such 4 fun 3 such 5 that 4 fun 5 that 5 that 7 quite 7 quite 8 forgot 8 forgot 11 had 9 that 10 he 10 he 11 had 11 had 12 had 12 had 13 no 12 had 14 breakfast 14 breakfast 15 . yes , [blacky] the [crow] was very much pleased with himself . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 the 4 the 9 pleased 6 was 7 very 7 very 8 much 7 very 9 pleased 9 pleased 12 . 10 with 11 himself 11 himself 12 . it looked very much as if he would succeed in helping [bowser] the [hound] . 1 it 3 very 2 looked 3 very 3 very 4 much 3 very 5 as 4 much 5 as 5 as 6 if 5 as 7 he 7 he 8 would 7 he 10 in 8 would 9 succeed 10 in 11 helping 11 helping 13 the 13 the 15 . this pleased him . 1 this 2 pleased 2 pleased 3 him 3 him 4 . [chapter] [xxxii] [blacky] [waits] [for] [reddy] be wise , my friends , and do not fail [to] trust a dog who wags his tail . 1 be 4 my 1 be 19 . 2 wise 3 , 3 , 4 my 4 my 8 do 5 friends 6 , 5 friends 8 do 6 , 7 and 8 do 12 trust 9 not 10 fail 9 not 12 trust 12 trust 14 dog 13 a 14 dog 14 dog 15 who 15 who 16 wags 16 wags 17 his 17 his 18 tail 17 his 19 . bowser the [hound] . 1 bowser 2 the 2 the 4 . just before reaching the farm where the fat hens and [bowser] the [hound] were , [blacky] waited for [reddy] [fox] to catch up . 1 just 4 the 2 before 3 reaching 2 before 4 the 4 the 6 where 5 farm 6 where 6 where 7 the 6 where 9 hens 7 the 8 fat 9 hens 17 waited 10 and 12 the 12 the 14 were 14 were 15 , 15 , 17 waited 17 waited 18 for 18 for 22 catch 21 to 22 catch 22 catch 23 up 23 up 24 . it was some time before [reddy] appeared , for he wasn't traveling as fast now as when he had started out . 1 it 10 he 2 was 5 before 3 some 4 time 3 some 5 before 5 before 7 appeared 7 appeared 8 , 7 appeared 10 he 8 , 9 for 10 he 11 wasn't 11 wasn't 12 traveling 11 wasn't 20 started 12 traveling 13 as 12 traveling 15 now 13 as 14 fast 15 now 17 when 16 as 17 when 17 when 18 he 17 when 19 had 20 started 21 out 20 started 22 . 21 out 22 . as soon as [blacky] saw him he hid in the thick branches of a tall pine-tree . 1 as 9 in 2 soon 3 as 3 as 5 saw 5 saw 6 him 6 him 7 he 7 he 8 hid 8 hid 9 in 9 in 10 the 10 the 11 thick 10 the 13 of 11 thick 12 branches 13 of 14 a 13 of 16 pine-tree 15 tall 16 pine-tree 16 pine-tree 17 . reddy didn't see him . 1 reddy 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 see 3 see 4 him 4 him 5 . in fact , [blacky] had been so far ahead that [reddy] had lost sight of him some time before . 1 in 8 far 2 fact 3 , 3 , 7 so 5 had 6 been 6 been 7 so 7 so 8 far 8 far 18 time 9 ahead 10 that 10 that 12 had 12 had 13 lost 13 lost 15 of 13 lost 18 time 14 sight 15 of 15 of 16 him 16 him 17 some 18 time 19 before 19 before 20 . out of the bushes trotted [reddy] . 1 out 2 of 2 of 3 the 3 the 4 bushes 4 bushes 5 trotted 5 trotted 7 . his tongue was hanging out just a little , and he was panting . 1 his 4 hanging 2 tongue 3 was 2 tongue 4 hanging 4 hanging 5 out 4 hanging 7 a 5 out 6 just 7 a 9 , 8 little 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 he 10 and 13 panting 11 he 12 was 13 panting 14 . blacky was just about to speak when [reddy] stopped . 1 blacky 2 was 2 was 3 just 3 just 4 about 3 just 5 to 4 about 5 to 5 to 7 when 6 speak 7 when 7 when 9 stopped 9 stopped 10 . he stood as still as if he had suddenly been frozen stiff . 1 he 2 stood 1 he 4 still 2 stood 3 as 4 still 5 as 5 as 6 if 5 as 7 he 6 if 7 he 7 he 8 had 7 he 9 suddenly 9 suddenly 10 been 10 been 11 frozen 10 been 13 . 11 frozen 12 stiff 12 stiff 13 . his sharp black ears were cocked forward , and his head was turned just a little to one side . 1 his 2 sharp 1 his 6 cocked 2 sharp 4 ears 3 black 4 ears 4 ears 5 were 6 cocked 9 and 6 cocked 13 turned 7 forward 8 , 7 forward 9 and 9 and 11 head 10 his 11 head 11 head 12 was 13 turned 15 a 14 just 15 a 15 a 20 . 16 little 17 to 17 to 19 side 18 one 19 side 19 side 20 . reddy was listening . 1 reddy 2 was 2 was 3 listening 3 listening 4 . he was listening for the voice of [blacky] . 1 he 2 was 2 was 4 for 3 listening 4 for 4 for 5 the 4 for 6 voice 6 voice 7 of 7 of 9 . you see , he thought [blacky] was still far ahead of him . 1 you 2 see 1 you 3 , 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 he 3 , 5 thought 4 he 5 thought 5 thought 9 far 7 was 8 still 8 still 9 far 9 far 11 of 10 ahead 11 of 11 of 13 . 12 him 13 . for several minutes [reddy] stood listening with all his might , and [blacky] 's sharp eyes twinkled as he looked down , watching [reddy] . 1 for 2 several 1 for 3 minutes 3 minutes 5 stood 5 stood 16 eyes 6 listening 9 his 7 with 8 all 7 with 9 his 9 his 11 , 10 might 11 , 11 , 12 and 11 , 16 eyes 12 and 14 's 14 's 15 sharp 16 eyes 19 he 17 twinkled 18 as 18 as 19 he 19 he 20 looked 20 looked 22 , 21 down 22 , 22 , 23 watching 23 watching 25 . suddenly [reddy] sat down . 1 suddenly 3 sat 3 sat 4 down 4 down 5 . there was an expression on his sharp face which [blacky] understood perfectly . 1 there 6 his 2 was 3 an 3 an 4 expression 4 expression 5 on 5 on 6 his 6 his 8 face 7 sharp 8 face 8 face 9 which 8 face 11 understood 11 understood 13 . 12 perfectly 13 . it was quite plain that [reddy] was becoming suspicious . 1 it 2 was 1 it 3 quite 2 was 3 quite 3 quite 4 plain 3 quite 5 that 5 that 7 was 7 was 9 suspicious 8 becoming 9 suspicious 9 suspicious 10 . he had begun to suspect that he had been tricked by [blacky] and led so far away from home for nothing . 1 he 9 been 1 he 13 and 2 had 3 begun 2 had 4 to 3 begun 4 to 4 to 6 that 5 suspect 6 that 6 that 7 he 6 that 8 had 8 had 9 been 9 been 10 tricked 10 tricked 11 by 13 and 17 away 14 led 15 so 15 so 16 far 15 so 17 away 17 away 21 nothing 17 away 22 . 18 from 19 home 19 home 20 for 20 for 21 nothing down inside [blacky] chuckled . 1 down 2 inside 2 inside 4 chuckled 4 chuckled 5 . it was a noiseless chuckle , for [blacky] did not intend to give himself away until he had to . 1 it 2 was 1 it 9 did 2 was 4 noiseless 2 was 6 , 3 a 4 noiseless 4 noiseless 5 chuckle 6 , 7 for 9 did 15 away 9 did 17 he 10 not 11 intend 11 intend 12 to 12 to 13 give 12 to 14 himself 14 himself 15 away 15 away 16 until 17 he 18 had 18 had 20 . 19 to 20 . but when at last he saw that [reddy] was beginning to get uneasy , [blacky] spoke . 1 but 6 saw 1 but 12 get 2 when 3 at 3 at 4 last 4 last 5 he 5 he 6 saw 6 saw 10 beginning 7 that 9 was 9 was 10 beginning 11 to 12 get 12 get 14 , 13 uneasy 14 , 14 , 16 spoke 14 , 17 . " you seem to be feeling better , [brother] [reddy] , " said he . 1 " 3 seem 2 you 3 seem 3 seem 4 to 3 seem 5 be 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 feeling 5 be 11 , 6 feeling 7 better 7 better 8 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 said 12 " 14 he 14 he 15 . at the sound of [blacky] 's voice , [reddy] was so startled that he jumped quite as if he had sat down on a prickly briar . 1 at 8 , 2 the 3 sound 2 the 4 of 4 of 6 's 6 's 7 voice 7 voice 8 , 8 , 16 quite 10 was 11 so 10 was 12 startled 12 startled 13 that 13 that 14 he 13 that 15 jumped 15 jumped 16 quite 16 quite 19 he 17 as 18 if 18 if 19 he 19 he 20 had 20 had 21 sat 20 had 24 a 21 sat 22 down 21 sat 23 on 24 a 26 briar 25 prickly 26 briar 26 briar 27 . he was sharp enough to know that it was no longer of any use to pretend . 1 he 2 was 1 he 7 that 2 was 3 sharp 2 was 4 enough 3 sharp 4 enough 4 enough 5 to 5 to 6 know 7 that 10 no 8 it 9 was 9 was 10 no 10 no 17 . 11 longer 12 of 11 longer 13 any 13 any 14 use 13 any 17 . 14 use 16 pretend 15 to 16 pretend " [i] 'm feeling better , " said he . 1 " 3 'm 3 'm 5 better 4 feeling 5 better 5 better 6 , 5 better 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 10 . 9 he 10 . " the thought of those fat hens has quite restored my strength . 1 " 4 of 2 the 3 thought 3 thought 4 of 4 of 6 fat 5 those 6 fat 6 fat 8 has 7 hens 8 has 8 has 9 quite 9 quite 13 . 10 restored 11 my 11 my 12 strength 12 strength 13 . did you say that they are near here ? " 1 did 4 that 2 you 3 say 3 say 4 that 4 that 5 they 5 they 6 are 5 they 7 near 7 near 8 here 7 near 9 ? 8 here 9 ? 9 ? 10 " " [i] didn't say , but " [blacky] didn't finish . 1 " 4 say 3 didn't 4 say 4 say 5 , 4 say 6 but 6 but 7 " 7 " 10 finish 9 didn't 10 finish 10 finish 11 . he didn't need to . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 need 3 need 4 to 4 to 5 . from the other side of a little swamp in front of them a rooster crowed . 1 from 6 a 2 the 3 other 3 other 4 side 4 side 5 of 4 side 6 a 6 a 7 little 6 a 8 swamp 8 swamp 9 in 9 in 11 of 10 front 11 of 11 of 12 them 12 them 13 a 12 them 14 rooster 14 rooster 15 crowed 15 crowed 16 . that was answer enough ! 1 that 2 was 2 was 3 answer 3 answer 4 enough 4 enough 5 ! reddy 's yellow eyes gleamed . 1 reddy 2 's 2 's 3 yellow 3 yellow 4 eyes 4 eyes 5 gleamed 5 gleamed 6 . in an instant he was on his feet , the picture of [alertness] . 1 in 2 an 2 an 4 he 3 instant 4 he 4 he 6 on 5 was 6 on 6 on 7 his 7 his 8 feet 8 feet 10 the 9 , 10 the 10 the 12 of 11 picture 12 of 12 of 14 . " are you satisfied that [i] told the truth ? " asked [blacky] . 1 " 2 are 1 " 7 told 2 are 3 you 3 you 4 satisfied 4 satisfied 5 that 7 told 8 the 7 told 9 truth 8 the 9 truth 9 truth 10 ? 10 ? 11 " 10 ? 12 asked 12 asked 14 . reddy nodded . 1 reddy 2 nodded 2 nodded 3 . [chapter] [xxxiii] [reddy] [watches] [the] [fat] [hens] sooner or later the [crookedest] trail will straighten . 1 sooner 3 later 2 or 3 later 3 later 4 the 4 the 6 trail 6 trail 7 will 6 trail 8 straighten 8 straighten 9 . bowser the [hound] . 1 bowser 2 the 2 the 4 . at the sound of that rooster 's voice on the other side of the little swamp , [reddy] became a changed [fox] . 1 at 2 the 1 at 6 rooster 2 the 3 sound 2 the 4 of 4 of 5 that 6 rooster 9 on 7 's 8 voice 8 voice 9 on 9 on 12 side 10 the 11 other 11 other 12 side 12 side 17 , 13 of 14 the 14 the 15 little 15 little 16 swamp 16 swamp 17 , 17 , 19 became 17 , 23 . 19 became 21 changed 20 a 21 changed he did not even glance up at [blacky] . 1 he 2 did 2 did 3 not 3 not 4 even 4 even 5 glance 5 glance 6 up 6 up 7 at 7 at 9 . he did not even say thank you to [blacky] for having shown him the way . 1 he 2 did 1 he 5 say 2 did 4 even 3 not 4 even 5 say 8 to 5 say 15 way 6 thank 7 you 6 thank 8 to 10 for 11 having 11 having 12 shown 12 shown 13 him 12 shown 15 way 13 him 14 the 15 way 16 . he looked neither to the right nor to the left , but with eyes fixed eagerly ahead , [began] to steal forward swiftly . 1 he 3 neither 1 he 5 the 2 looked 3 neither 3 neither 4 to 5 the 7 nor 6 right 7 nor 7 nor 8 to 8 to 10 left 8 to 14 eyes 9 the 10 left 10 left 11 , 11 , 12 but 12 but 13 with 14 eyes 18 , 14 eyes 21 steal 15 fixed 16 eagerly 16 eagerly 17 ahead 17 ahead 18 , 20 to 21 steal 21 steal 22 forward 22 forward 24 . 23 swiftly 24 . to this he crawled on his stomach and peeped around the end of it . 1 to 2 this 1 to 7 stomach 2 this 3 he 3 he 4 crawled 4 crawled 5 on 5 on 6 his 7 stomach 8 and 7 stomach 9 peeped 9 peeped 10 around 9 peeped 11 the 11 the 12 end 11 the 13 of 13 of 14 it 14 it 15 . everything was as [blacky] the [crow] had said . 1 everything 2 was 2 was 3 as 3 as 5 the 5 the 7 had 7 had 9 . 8 said 9 . they were not shut in by a wire fence [as] were [farmer] [brown] 's hens . 1 they 2 were 1 they 3 not 3 not 4 shut 3 not 5 in 5 in 8 wire 6 by 7 a 7 a 8 wire 8 wire 9 fence 9 fence 11 were 11 were 16 . 14 's 15 hens 15 hens 16 . some were taking a sun bath just in front of the barn door . 1 some 2 were 2 were 3 taking 2 were 4 a 4 a 6 bath 4 a 10 of 5 sun 6 bath 6 bath 7 just 7 just 8 in 8 in 9 front 9 front 10 of 10 of 11 the 10 of 12 barn 11 the 12 barn 12 barn 13 door 13 door 14 . others were scattered about , picking up bits of food which had been thrown out for them . 1 others 2 were 1 others 6 picking 3 scattered 4 about 4 about 5 , 5 , 6 picking 6 picking 10 food 7 up 8 bits 8 bits 9 of 9 of 10 food 10 food 13 been 11 which 12 had 12 had 13 been 13 been 14 thrown 14 thrown 17 them 15 out 16 for 16 for 17 them 17 them 18 . a few were scratching in some straw in the cowyard . 1 a 2 few 2 few 7 straw 3 were 4 scratching 4 scratching 5 in 5 in 6 some 5 in 7 straw 7 straw 8 in 7 straw 9 the 9 the 10 cowyard 10 cowyard 11 . in the barn a horse stamped . 1 in 2 the 2 the 3 barn 3 barn 4 a 4 a 5 horse 5 horse 6 stamped 6 stamped 7 . from the farmhouse sounded the voice of a woman singing . 1 from 2 the 1 from 3 farmhouse 2 the 3 farmhouse 3 farmhouse 5 the 4 sounded 5 the 5 the 6 voice 6 voice 8 a 7 of 8 a 8 a 9 woman 9 woman 10 singing 10 singing 11 . once the door of the farmhouse opened , and an appetizing odor floated out to tickle the nose of [reddy] . 1 once 3 door 1 once 4 of 2 the 3 door 3 door 4 of 4 of 12 odor 5 the 6 farmhouse 6 farmhouse 7 opened 7 opened 8 , 7 opened 9 and 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 an 10 an 11 appetizing 10 an 12 odor 12 odor 16 tickle 13 floated 14 out 13 floated 16 tickle 14 out 15 to 16 tickle 17 the 17 the 18 nose 18 nose 19 of 18 nose 21 . reddy looked sharply for signs of a dog . 1 reddy 2 looked 2 looked 3 sharply 2 looked 6 of 3 sharply 4 for 4 for 5 signs 6 of 8 dog 7 a 8 dog 8 dog 9 . not one could he see . 1 not 2 one 2 one 3 could 3 could 4 he 4 he 5 see 5 see 6 . if there was a dog , he must be either in the barn or in the house . 1 if 5 dog 1 if 9 be 2 there 3 was 2 there 4 a 4 a 5 dog 5 dog 6 , 7 he 8 must 8 must 9 be 9 be 11 in 10 either 11 in 11 in 13 barn 11 in 14 or 12 the 13 barn 14 or 18 . 15 in 16 the 15 in 17 house 17 house 18 . it was quite clear to [reddy] that no [fox] had bothered this flock of fat hens . 1 it 2 was 1 it 3 quite 2 was 3 quite 3 quite 10 had 4 clear 5 to 5 to 7 that 7 that 8 no 8 no 10 had 10 had 11 bothered 11 bothered 15 fat 12 this 13 flock 13 flock 14 of 14 of 15 fat 15 fat 16 hens 16 hens 17 . he was sorely tempted to rush out and grab one of them at once , but he didn't . 1 he 6 rush 1 he 7 out 2 was 3 sorely 3 sorely 4 tempted 3 sorely 6 rush 4 tempted 5 to 7 out 8 and 8 and 9 grab 9 grab 16 but 10 one 11 of 11 of 12 them 12 them 13 at 13 at 14 once 13 at 15 , 15 , 16 but 16 but 17 he 17 he 19 . 18 didn't 19 . he was far too clever to do anything like that until he was absolutely sure that [it] would be safe . 1 he 3 far 1 he 5 clever 2 was 3 far 3 far 4 too 5 clever 12 he 6 to 7 do 6 to 8 anything 8 anything 10 that 9 like 10 that 10 that 11 until 11 until 12 he 12 he 14 absolutely 12 he 16 that 13 was 14 absolutely 14 absolutely 15 sure 15 sure 16 that 16 that 21 . 18 would 19 be 18 would 21 . 19 be 20 safe he was sure that he could get one of those fat hens , but he wanted more . 1 he 7 get 1 he 10 those 2 was 3 sure 3 sure 4 that 3 sure 5 he 5 he 6 could 6 could 7 get 7 get 8 one 8 one 9 of 10 those 14 but 11 fat 12 hens 11 fat 13 , 12 hens 13 , 13 , 14 but 14 but 15 he 14 but 17 more 15 he 16 wanted 17 more 18 . the thing to do was to be patient until he could catch one without alarming the others . 1 the 2 thing 1 the 4 do 2 thing 3 to 2 thing 4 do 4 do 5 was 4 do 8 patient 5 was 7 be 6 to 7 be 7 be 8 patient 8 patient 14 without 9 until 11 could 10 he 11 could 11 could 12 catch 12 catch 13 one 12 catch 14 without 14 without 18 . 15 alarming 16 the 15 alarming 18 . 16 the 17 others then perhaps he would be able to catch another . 1 then 3 he 2 perhaps 3 he 3 he 5 be 4 would 5 be 5 be 6 able 6 able 9 another 7 to 8 catch 8 catch 9 another 9 another 10 . reddy decided to be patient and wait . 1 reddy 3 to 2 decided 3 to 3 to 4 be 4 be 5 patient 4 be 6 and 6 and 7 wait 7 wait 8 . [chapter] [xxxiv] [patience] [and] [impatience] patience is a virtue [in] a cause that 's right . 1 patience 2 is 1 patience 4 virtue 2 is 3 a 4 virtue 6 a 6 a 7 cause 6 a 8 that 7 cause 8 that 8 that 9 's 9 's 10 right 9 's 11 . in a cause that isn't , [it] 's a cause for fright . 1 in 2 a 1 in 3 cause 2 a 3 cause 3 cause 4 that 4 that 5 isn't 4 that 6 , 6 , 8 's 8 's 9 a 8 's 10 cause 10 cause 11 for 11 for 12 fright 12 fright 13 . bowser the [hound] . 1 bowser 2 the 2 the 4 . one of the first things that the little people of the [green] [forest] and the [green] [meadows] who hunt other little people learn is patience . 1 one 2 of 1 one 5 things 2 of 3 the 3 the 4 first 5 things 7 the 5 things 9 people 6 that 7 the 8 little 9 people 9 people 19 hunt 10 of 11 the 11 the 14 and 14 and 15 the 15 the 18 who 18 who 19 hunt 19 hunt 21 little 20 other 21 little 21 little 22 people 22 people 23 learn 23 learn 26 . 24 is 25 patience 25 patience 26 . sometimes it takes a long time to learn this , but it is a necessary lesson . 1 sometimes 3 takes 1 sometimes 8 learn 2 it 3 takes 4 a 5 long 4 a 6 time 6 time 7 to 6 time 8 learn 8 learn 14 a 9 this 10 , 10 , 11 but 10 , 12 it 12 it 13 is 13 is 14 a 14 a 17 . 15 necessary 16 lesson 16 lesson 17 . reddy [fox] had learned it . 1 reddy 3 had 3 had 4 learned 4 learned 5 it 5 it 6 . reddy knew that often even his cleverness would not succeed without patience . 1 reddy 3 that 2 knew 3 that 3 that 5 even 4 often 5 even 5 even 8 would 6 his 7 cleverness 7 cleverness 8 would 8 would 9 not 9 not 11 without 10 succeed 11 without 11 without 12 patience 12 patience 13 . when he was young he had lost many a good meal through impatience . 1 when 3 was 2 he 3 was 3 was 7 lost 4 young 5 he 5 he 6 had 5 he 7 lost 7 lost 11 meal 8 many 9 a 9 a 10 good 9 a 11 meal 11 meal 12 through 12 through 13 impatience 13 impatience 14 . reddy could not remember when he had been more hungry than he was now . 1 reddy 8 been 2 could 3 not 2 could 4 remember 4 remember 5 when 5 when 6 he 5 when 8 been 6 he 7 had 8 been 10 hungry 9 more 10 hungry 10 hungry 11 than 10 hungry 12 he 12 he 15 . 13 was 14 now 13 was 15 . if he were discovered , there would be small chance for him to get another fat hen . 1 if 8 be 2 he 5 , 3 were 4 discovered 4 discovered 5 , 5 , 6 there 6 there 7 would 6 there 8 be 8 be 9 small 9 small 11 for 9 small 18 . 10 chance 11 for 11 for 12 him 12 him 13 to 13 to 14 get 13 to 18 . 14 get 15 another 14 get 16 fat 16 fat 17 hen reddy is keen enough to make the most of an opportunity . 1 reddy 2 is 2 is 5 to 3 keen 4 enough 4 enough 5 to 5 to 6 make 6 make 8 most 7 the 8 most 8 most 11 opportunity 9 of 10 an 10 an 11 opportunity 11 opportunity 12 . he knew that if he could get one of these [hens] without frightening the others , he would have a chance to get another . 1 he 2 knew 1 he 7 get 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 4 if 4 if 5 he 4 if 6 could 7 get 10 these 7 get 15 others 8 one 9 of 9 of 10 these 10 these 12 without 10 these 13 frightening 13 frightening 14 the 13 frightening 15 others 15 others 16 , 15 others 18 would 16 , 17 he 18 would 22 to 19 have 21 chance 19 have 22 to 20 a 21 chance 22 to 23 get 23 get 24 another 23 get 25 . 24 another 25 . he might have a chance to get several in this way . 1 he 4 a 2 might 3 have 3 have 4 a 4 a 5 chance 5 chance 6 to 6 to 7 get 6 to 8 several 7 get 8 several 8 several 9 in 9 in 10 this 9 in 12 . 11 way 12 . so [,] though he was so eager and so hungry , he made himself keep perfectly still , while he studied out a plan . 1 so 4 he 3 though 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 7 eager 6 so 7 eager 7 eager 8 and 8 and 9 so 9 so 18 , 10 hungry 11 , 10 hungry 13 made 11 , 12 he 13 made 17 still 13 made 18 , 14 himself 15 keep 15 keep 16 perfectly 15 keep 17 still 18 , 21 studied 19 while 20 he 20 he 21 studied 21 studied 23 a 22 out 23 a 23 a 24 plan 24 plan 25 . by and by he stole ever so carefully around back of the barn to the cowyard . 1 by 3 by 2 and 3 by 3 by 4 he 4 he 6 ever 5 stole 6 ever 6 ever 8 carefully 7 so 8 carefully 8 carefully 13 barn 9 around 10 back 10 back 11 of 11 of 12 the 12 the 13 barn 13 barn 17 . 14 to 15 the 15 the 16 cowyard 16 cowyard 17 . some of those fat hens were scratching in the straw of the cowyard . 1 some 3 those 2 of 3 those 3 those 6 were 4 fat 5 hens 5 hens 6 were 6 were 9 the 7 scratching 8 in 8 in 9 the 9 the 10 straw 10 straw 11 of 10 straw 13 cowyard 11 of 12 the 13 cowyard 14 . just outside the cowyard was a pile of old boards . 1 just 2 outside 2 outside 6 a 3 the 4 cowyard 4 cowyard 5 was 4 cowyard 6 a 6 a 7 pile 7 pile 9 old 8 of 9 old 9 old 10 boards 10 boards 11 . reddy crawled behind this pile of old boards and then crouched and settled himself to be patient . 1 reddy 5 pile 1 reddy 8 boards 2 crawled 3 behind 2 crawled 5 pile 3 behind 4 this 5 pile 7 old 6 of 7 old 7 old 8 boards 8 boards 10 then 9 and 10 then 10 then 11 crouched 11 crouched 14 himself 12 and 13 settled 13 settled 14 himself 14 himself 16 be 15 to 16 be 16 be 18 . 17 patient 18 . he knew that sooner or later one of those [fat] hens would be likely to come out of the cowyard . 1 he 2 knew 1 he 9 those 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 9 those 3 that 4 sooner 4 sooner 5 or 4 sooner 6 later 6 later 7 one 7 one 8 of 9 those 15 to 11 hens 12 would 12 would 14 likely 13 be 14 likely 14 likely 15 to 15 to 19 the 15 to 20 cowyard 16 come 17 out 16 come 19 the 17 out 18 of 19 the 20 cowyard 20 cowyard 21 . in this way he might be able to catch one without the others knowing a thing about it . 1 in 2 this 2 this 9 catch 3 way 4 he 4 he 5 might 5 might 6 be 5 might 9 catch 6 be 7 able 7 able 8 to 9 catch 11 without 10 one 11 without 11 without 19 . 12 the 14 knowing 12 the 19 . 13 others 14 knowing 14 knowing 16 thing 15 a 16 thing 16 thing 18 it 17 about 18 it blacky the [crow] sat in the top of a tall tree where he could see all that was going on . 1 blacky 6 the 1 blacky 11 tree 2 the 4 sat 4 sat 5 in 5 in 6 the 6 the 10 tall 6 the 11 tree 7 top 8 of 7 top 10 tall 8 of 9 a 11 tree 13 he 12 where 13 he 13 he 14 could 14 could 15 see 15 see 18 was 15 see 21 . 16 all 17 that 17 that 18 was 18 was 19 going 19 going 20 on blacky was as impatient as [reddy] was patient . 1 blacky 2 was 2 was 3 as 3 as 4 impatient 4 impatient 5 as 5 as 7 was 7 was 8 patient 8 patient 9 . " why doesn't the red rascal rush in and get one of those fat hens ? " muttered [blacky] . 1 " 11 one 2 why 3 doesn't 3 doesn't 4 the 4 the 5 red 4 the 6 rascal 6 rascal 7 rush 6 rascal 8 in 8 in 9 and 8 in 10 get 10 get 11 one 11 one 14 fat 12 of 13 those 13 those 14 fat 14 fat 16 ? 14 fat 17 " 15 hens 16 ? 17 " 18 muttered 17 " 20 . " what is the matter with him , anyway ? 1 " 3 is 2 what 3 is 3 is 4 the 4 the 5 matter 4 the 6 with 6 with 7 him 7 him 8 , 8 , 9 anyway 9 anyway 10 ? i wonder if he is afraid . 1 i 2 wonder 2 wonder 3 if 3 if 4 he 4 he 5 is 5 is 6 afraid 6 afraid 7 . he could catch one of them without half [trying] , and there he lies as if he expected them to run right into his mouth . 1 he 7 without 2 could 3 catch 3 catch 4 one 3 catch 7 without 4 one 5 of 5 of 6 them 7 without 8 half 8 half 10 , 8 half 12 there 11 and 12 there 12 there 14 lies 13 he 14 lies 14 lies 22 right 15 as 16 if 16 if 17 he 17 he 18 expected 18 expected 19 them 18 expected 20 to 20 to 21 run 20 to 22 right 22 right 25 mouth 23 into 24 his 24 his 25 mouth 25 mouth 26 . i don't want to sit here all day . 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 want 3 want 4 to 4 to 7 all 5 sit 6 here 6 here 7 all 7 all 8 day 8 day 9 . yet [i] can't do a thing until he catches one of those hens . " 1 yet 5 a 3 can't 4 do 4 do 5 a 5 a 6 thing 5 a 7 until 6 thing 7 until 7 until 9 catches 8 he 9 catches 9 catches 13 hens 10 one 11 of 11 of 12 those 12 those 13 hens 13 hens 15 " 14 . 15 " [chapter] [xxxv] [things] [happen] [all] [at] [once] the cleverest [fox] is almost certain to visit the chicken yard once too often . 1 the 4 is 2 cleverest 4 is 4 is 5 almost 5 almost 6 certain 5 almost 13 too 6 certain 10 chicken 7 to 8 visit 8 visit 9 the 9 the 10 chicken 11 yard 12 once 12 once 13 too 13 too 14 often 14 often 15 . bowser the [hound] . 1 bowser 2 the 2 the 4 . in the cowyard back of the barn of this particular farm stood several cows contentedly chewing their cuds as they took their daily [airing] . 1 in 3 cowyard 1 in 7 barn 2 the 3 cowyard 3 cowyard 4 back 3 cowyard 6 the 4 back 5 of 5 of 6 the 6 the 7 barn 7 barn 8 of 8 of 15 contentedly 8 of 23 daily 9 this 10 particular 10 particular 12 stood 11 farm 12 stood 12 stood 13 several 13 several 14 cows 13 several 15 contentedly 15 contentedly 16 chewing 16 chewing 20 they 17 their 18 cuds 18 cuds 19 as 19 as 20 they 20 they 21 took 21 took 22 their 21 took 23 daily 23 daily 25 . half a dozen fat hens were walking about among them and scratching in the straw . 1 half 8 about 2 a 3 dozen 3 dozen 4 fat 4 fat 5 hens 4 fat 7 walking 5 hens 6 were 7 walking 8 about 8 about 10 them 9 among 10 them 10 them 16 . 11 and 14 the 12 scratching 13 in 13 in 14 the 14 the 15 straw 15 straw 16 . out in the farmyard in front of the barn were many more fat hens . 1 out 2 in 2 in 7 of 3 the 4 farmyard 4 farmyard 5 in 5 in 6 front 6 front 7 of 7 of 9 barn 8 the 9 barn 9 barn 12 more 10 were 11 many 11 many 12 more 12 more 13 fat 13 fat 15 . 14 hens 15 . behind a pile of old boards just outside the cowyard was a spot of red . 1 behind 9 the 2 a 3 pile 3 pile 4 of 3 pile 5 old 5 old 6 boards 6 boards 7 just 6 boards 9 the 7 just 8 outside 9 the 16 . 10 cowyard 11 was 10 cowyard 12 a 12 a 13 spot 13 spot 15 red 13 spot 16 . 14 of 15 red in the top of a tall tree not far distant was a spot of black . 1 in 2 the 1 in 9 far 2 the 3 top 2 the 5 a 3 top 4 of 5 a 7 tree 6 tall 7 tree 7 tree 8 not 9 far 13 spot 10 distant 11 was 10 distant 12 a 12 a 13 spot 13 spot 16 . 14 of 15 black 15 black 16 . the smoke from the chimney of the farmhouse floated skyward in a lazy way . 1 the 6 of 2 smoke 3 from 3 from 4 the 4 the 5 chimney 5 chimney 6 of 6 of 8 farmhouse 6 of 9 floated 7 the 8 farmhouse 8 farmhouse 9 floated 9 floated 10 skyward 10 skyward 11 in 11 in 15 . 12 a 13 lazy 13 lazy 14 way 14 way 15 . looking down on the [great] [world] , jolly , round , bright [mr] [sun] saw no more peaceful scene anywhere . 1 looking 2 down 1 looking 4 the 2 down 3 on 4 the 10 round 7 , 8 jolly 8 jolly 9 , 8 jolly 10 round 10 round 12 bright 10 round 15 saw 11 , 12 bright 15 saw 18 peaceful 15 saw 19 scene 16 no 17 more 17 more 18 peaceful 19 scene 21 . 20 anywhere 21 . by and by a fat hen walked over to the bars of the cowyard and hopped up on the lower bar . 1 by 14 cowyard 2 and 3 by 2 and 6 hen 3 by 5 fat 4 a 5 fat 6 hen 7 walked 7 walked 8 over 7 walked 10 the 8 over 9 to 10 the 11 bars 10 the 14 cowyard 11 bars 12 of 11 bars 13 the 14 cowyard 15 and 14 cowyard 21 bar 15 and 17 up 15 and 19 the 16 hopped 17 up 17 up 18 on 19 the 20 lower 19 the 21 bar 21 bar 22 . there she sat for some time . 1 there 2 she 2 she 3 sat 3 sat 4 for 4 for 5 some 5 some 6 time 6 time 7 . right then things happened all at once . 1 right 2 then 2 then 3 things 2 then 5 all 3 things 4 happened 5 all 6 at 6 at 7 once 7 once 8 . that red spot behind the pile of old boards suddenly came to life . 1 that 3 spot 1 that 6 pile 2 red 3 spot 3 spot 4 behind 4 behind 5 the 6 pile 7 of 7 of 8 old 7 of 11 came 8 old 9 boards 9 boards 10 suddenly 11 came 12 to 11 came 13 life 12 to 13 life 13 life 14 . now those who know [blacky] well , know when he is screaming " [fox] ! 1 now 2 those 2 those 3 who 2 those 4 know 4 know 6 well 6 well 7 , 7 , 8 know 7 , 10 he 8 know 9 when 10 he 11 is 10 he 15 ! 11 is 12 screaming 12 screaming 13 " fox ! 1 fox 2 ! fox ! " although it sounds as if he were saying " caw ! 1 fox 3 " 2 ! 3 " 3 " 6 sounds 4 although 5 it 5 it 6 sounds 6 sounds 7 as 7 as 8 if 7 as 9 he 9 he 10 were 9 he 11 saying 11 saying 12 " 12 " 13 caw 13 caw 14 ! caw ! 1 caw 2 ! caw ! " 1 caw 2 ! 2 ! 3 " in a moment the door of the farmhouse [flew] open , and a man stepped out with a dog at his heels . 1 in 4 the 2 a 3 moment 3 moment 4 the 4 the 8 farmhouse 5 door 6 of 5 door 8 farmhouse 6 of 7 the 8 farmhouse 10 open 8 farmhouse 11 , 11 , 14 man 12 and 13 a 12 and 14 man 14 man 15 stepped 14 man 16 out 15 stepped 16 out 16 out 23 . 17 with 18 a 18 a 19 dog 19 dog 20 at 20 at 21 his 21 his 22 heels 22 heels 23 . the man looked up at [blacky] , and he knew by [blacky] 's actions that something was going on back of the barn . 1 the 2 man 1 the 8 and 2 man 3 looked 3 looked 4 up 3 looked 5 at 5 at 7 , 8 and 9 he 9 he 10 knew 10 knew 11 by 10 knew 16 something 13 's 14 actions 14 actions 15 that 15 that 16 something 16 something 18 going 16 something 20 back 17 was 18 going 18 going 19 on 20 back 24 . 21 of 23 barn 22 the 23 barn 23 barn 24 . just as [reddy] reached the edge of the swamp , he heard the roar of a great voice behind him . 1 just 4 reached 1 just 11 he 2 as 4 reached 4 reached 5 the 5 the 6 edge 5 the 8 the 6 edge 7 of 8 the 9 swamp 9 swamp 10 , 11 he 12 heard 11 he 16 a 12 heard 14 roar 12 heard 15 of 13 the 14 roar 16 a 17 great 17 great 18 voice 17 great 21 . 18 voice 20 him 19 behind 20 him he knew that voice . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 3 that 4 voice 4 voice 5 . it was the voice of [bowser] the [hound] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 the 3 the 4 voice 4 voice 5 of 5 of 7 the 7 the 9 . it could be no one else but [bowser] who was behind him , for there was no other voice quite like his . 1 it 2 could 1 it 9 who 2 could 3 be 4 no 5 one 4 no 9 who 5 one 6 else 6 else 7 but 9 who 15 there 10 was 11 behind 11 behind 12 him 11 behind 13 , 13 , 14 for 13 , 15 there 15 there 16 was 16 was 23 . 17 no 18 other 18 other 19 voice 19 voice 20 quite 19 voice 23 . 20 quite 21 like 21 like 22 his dismay awoke in [reddy] 's heart . 1 dismay 2 awoke 2 awoke 3 in 3 in 5 's 5 's 6 heart 5 's 7 . 6 heart 7 . to do it he would have to drop that fat hen he had come so far to get . 1 to 10 fat 2 do 3 it 2 do 5 would 4 he 5 would 5 would 6 have 6 have 9 that 7 to 8 drop 8 drop 9 that 9 that 10 fat 10 fat 11 hen 10 fat 19 . 11 hen 12 he 12 he 14 come 13 had 14 come 14 come 17 to 15 so 16 far 16 far 17 to 17 to 18 get 17 to 19 . do you wonder that [reddy] was dismayed ? 1 do 2 you 2 you 3 wonder 3 wonder 4 that 4 that 6 was 6 was 7 dismayed 7 dismayed 8 ? [chapter] [xxxvi] [reddy] [hides] [the] [fat] [hen] dishonesty will run away [where] [honesty] will boldly stay . 1 dishonesty 2 will 1 dishonesty 3 run 3 run 4 away 4 away 9 stay 7 will 8 boldly 8 boldly 9 stay 9 stay 10 . bowser the [hound] . 1 bowser 2 the 2 the 4 . reddy [fox] was in a fix ! 1 reddy 3 was 3 was 4 in 4 in 5 a 5 a 6 fix 6 fix 7 ! he certainly was in a fix ! 1 he 2 certainly 2 certainly 3 was 3 was 4 in 4 in 5 a 5 a 6 fix 6 fix 7 ! reddy 's wits were working quite as fast as his legs . 1 reddy 4 were 2 's 3 wits 3 wits 4 were 4 were 8 fast 5 working 6 quite 6 quite 7 as 7 as 8 fast 8 fast 9 as 9 as 10 his 10 his 11 legs 11 legs 12 . " [i] can't carry this fat hen far , " thought [reddy] , " for [bowser] will surely catch me . 1 " 3 can't 1 " 7 hen 3 can't 5 this 4 carry 5 this 5 this 6 fat 7 hen 8 far 7 hen 11 thought 8 far 9 , 9 , 10 " 11 thought 17 will 13 , 15 for 14 " 15 for 15 for 17 will 17 will 21 . 18 surely 19 catch 19 catch 20 me 20 me 21 . goodness , what a noise he makes ! " 1 goodness 2 , 2 , 3 what 3 what 4 a 4 a 5 noise 5 noise 6 he 6 he 7 makes 7 makes 8 ! 8 ! 9 " as he ran , [reddy] watched sharply this way and that way for a place to hide the fat hen . 1 as 19 fat 1 as 21 . 2 he 3 ran 3 ran 4 , 4 , 6 watched 4 , 10 and 6 watched 7 sharply 7 sharply 8 this 8 this 9 way 10 and 11 that 10 and 14 a 11 that 12 way 12 way 13 for 14 a 15 place 14 a 19 fat 15 place 17 hide 16 to 17 hide 17 hide 18 the 19 fat 20 hen he knew he must find a place soon , because already that fat hen was growing very heavy . 1 he 5 find 1 he 10 because 2 knew 3 he 2 knew 5 find 3 he 4 must 5 find 6 a 6 a 9 , 7 place 8 soon 8 soon 9 , 10 because 11 already 10 because 17 very 11 already 12 that 12 that 13 fat 12 that 14 hen 13 fat 14 hen 14 hen 15 was 15 was 16 growing 16 growing 17 very 17 very 18 heavy 18 heavy 19 . presently he spied the hollow stump of a tree . 1 presently 2 he 2 he 4 the 3 spied 4 the 4 the 7 of 5 hollow 6 stump 6 stump 7 of 7 of 8 a 7 of 9 tree 9 tree 10 . he didn't know it was hollow when he first saw it , but from its looks he thought it might be . 1 he 10 saw 1 he 21 be 2 didn't 3 know 3 know 4 it 3 know 5 was 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 hollow 5 was 10 saw 6 hollow 8 he 7 when 8 he 8 he 9 first 10 saw 12 , 11 it 12 , 12 , 17 he 13 but 14 from 14 from 15 its 14 from 16 looks 16 looks 17 he 17 he 18 thought 18 thought 19 it 18 thought 20 might 21 be 22 . the top of it was only about two feet above the ground . 1 the 2 top 1 the 3 of 2 top 3 of 3 of 6 only 4 it 5 was 4 it 6 only 6 only 8 two 7 about 8 two 8 two 9 feet 9 feet 10 above 10 above 13 . 11 the 12 ground 12 ground 13 . reddy stopped and stood up on his hind legs so as to see if the top of that stump was hollow . 1 reddy 9 legs 1 reddy 15 the 2 stopped 3 and 3 and 4 stood 4 stood 5 up 4 stood 9 legs 5 up 7 his 6 on 7 his 7 his 8 hind 9 legs 12 to 9 legs 13 see 10 so 11 as 11 as 12 to 12 to 13 see 14 if 15 the 15 the 17 of 16 top 17 of 17 of 18 that 18 that 20 was 19 stump 20 was 20 was 21 hollow 21 hollow 22 . it was . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 . he had no intention of running any farther than he must . 1 he 3 no 1 he 5 of 2 had 3 no 3 no 4 intention 5 of 6 running 6 running 7 any 6 running 8 farther 8 farther 9 than 9 than 10 he 10 he 12 . 11 must 12 . in the first place he had traveled so far that he did not feel like running . 1 in 2 the 1 in 7 traveled 2 the 4 place 3 first 4 place 4 place 5 he 5 he 6 had 7 traveled 12 did 8 so 9 far 9 far 10 that 10 that 11 he 10 that 12 did 12 did 14 feel 13 not 14 feel 14 feel 16 running 15 like 16 running 16 running 17 . in [the] second place he wanted to get back to that hollow stump and the fat hen just as soon as possible . 1 in 3 second 3 second 4 place 4 place 5 he 5 he 6 wanted 5 he 15 the 6 wanted 7 to 7 to 9 back 8 get 9 back 9 back 10 to 9 back 15 the 10 to 13 stump 11 that 12 hollow 12 hollow 13 stump 13 stump 14 and 15 the 17 hen 16 fat 17 hen 17 hen 20 soon 18 just 19 as 19 as 20 soon 20 soon 21 as 21 as 23 . 22 possible 23 . it wasn't long before [reddy] realized that it was not going to be so easy to fool [bowser] the [hound] . 1 it 8 it 2 wasn't 3 long 3 long 4 before 3 long 8 it 4 before 6 realized 6 realized 7 that 8 it 9 was 9 was 12 to 10 not 11 going 11 going 12 to 12 to 13 be 13 be 14 so 13 be 19 the 14 so 15 easy 14 so 17 fool 15 easy 16 to 19 the 21 . reddy didn't know that country [about] there at all , and little by little he began to realize how much this meant . 1 reddy 5 country 2 didn't 3 know 2 didn't 4 that 3 know 4 that 4 that 5 country 5 country 7 there 7 there 19 how 8 at 9 all 9 all 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 little 12 little 13 by 12 little 14 little 13 by 14 little 14 little 15 he 14 little 16 began 16 began 17 to 16 began 19 how 17 to 18 realize 19 how 20 much 20 much 21 this 21 this 23 . 22 meant 23 . at home he knew every foot of the ground for a long distance in every direction . 1 at 2 home 1 at 6 foot 2 home 3 he 2 home 4 knew 3 he 4 knew 4 knew 5 every 6 foot 8 the 6 foot 12 long 7 of 8 the 8 the 9 ground 9 ground 10 for 9 ground 11 a 12 long 15 every 13 distance 14 in 14 in 15 every 15 every 16 direction 16 direction 17 . this made [all] the difference in the world , because he knew just how to play all kinds of tricks . 1 this 2 made 1 this 4 the 4 the 11 he 5 difference 6 in 6 in 7 the 6 in 8 world 7 the 8 world 8 world 9 , 8 world 11 he 9 , 10 because 11 he 12 knew 11 he 14 how 12 knew 13 just 14 how 16 play 14 how 19 of 15 to 16 play 16 play 17 all 17 all 18 kinds 19 of 20 tricks 20 tricks 21 . but here it was different . 1 but 2 here 2 here 3 it 3 it 4 was 4 was 5 different 5 different 6 . it seemed to him that all he could do was to run and run . 1 it 2 seemed 1 it 4 him 2 seemed 3 to 4 him 8 could 5 that 6 all 6 all 7 he 7 he 8 could 8 could 11 to 9 do 10 was 10 was 11 to 11 to 12 run 12 run 13 and 12 run 14 run 14 run 15 . [chapter] [xxxvii] [farmer] [brown's] [boy] [has] [a] [glad] [surprise] the sweetest sound in the world is the voice of one you love . 1 the 4 in 2 sweetest 3 sound 3 sound 4 in 4 in 5 the 4 in 6 world 5 the 6 world 6 world 7 is 6 world 8 the 8 the 9 voice 9 voice 10 of 10 of 11 one 10 of 14 . 11 one 12 you 12 you 13 love bowser the [hound] . 1 bowser 2 the 2 the 4 . farmer [brown] 's boy had an errand which took him far from home . 1 farmer 4 boy 3 's 4 boy 4 boy 7 errand 5 had 6 an 6 an 7 errand 7 errand 9 took 8 which 9 took 9 took 11 far 10 him 11 far 11 far 14 . 12 from 13 home 13 home 14 . he harnessed the horse to a sleigh and started off right after dinner . 1 he 2 harnessed 2 harnessed 4 horse 2 harnessed 8 and 3 the 4 horse 4 horse 6 a 5 to 6 a 6 a 7 sleigh 8 and 11 right 8 and 12 after 9 started 10 off 10 off 11 right 12 after 14 . 13 dinner 14 . farmer [brown] 's boy was not thinking of [bowser] . 1 farmer 4 boy 3 's 4 boy 4 boy 6 not 5 was 6 not 6 not 7 thinking 7 thinking 8 of 8 of 10 . he had almost reached the place he had started for when ' way off across the fields to his right he heard a dog [.] 1 he 2 had 1 he 3 almost 3 almost 8 had 4 reached 5 the 5 the 7 he 6 place 7 he 7 he 8 had 8 had 19 his 9 started 11 when 10 for 11 when 11 when 12 ' 11 when 13 way 13 way 14 off 14 off 15 across 14 off 19 his 15 across 18 to 16 the 17 fields 17 fields 18 to 19 his 20 right 20 right 21 he 21 he 22 heard 22 heard 23 a 22 heard 24 dog 23 a 24 dog now [farmer] [brown] 's boy enjoys listening to the sound of a [hound] chasing a [fox] . 1 now 4 's 4 's 5 boy 4 's 8 to 5 boy 6 enjoys 6 enjoys 7 listening 8 to 9 the 9 the 11 of 10 sound 11 of 11 of 12 a 12 a 17 . 14 chasing 15 a 14 chasing 17 . there is something about it which stirs the blood . 1 there 2 is 1 there 3 something 3 something 4 about 3 something 5 it 5 it 6 which 5 it 7 stirs 7 stirs 8 the 8 the 10 . 9 blood 10 . he stopped whistling and stopped the horse in order that he might listen better . 1 he 2 stopped 1 he 3 whistling 3 whistling 4 and 4 and 5 stopped 4 and 12 might 5 stopped 7 horse 6 the 7 horse 7 horse 8 in 8 in 9 order 9 order 10 that 9 order 12 might 10 that 11 he 12 might 13 listen 13 listen 14 better 14 better 15 . at first that sound was very , very faint , but as [farmer] [brown] 's boy listened , it grew louder and clearer . 1 at 2 first 1 at 8 very 2 first 3 that 3 that 4 sound 3 that 5 was 6 very 7 , 6 very 8 very 8 very 9 faint 9 faint 10 , 9 faint 16 boy 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 as 15 's 16 boy 16 boy 18 , 17 listened 18 , 18 , 24 . 19 it 20 grew 19 it 23 clearer 20 grew 21 louder 21 louder 22 and 23 clearer 24 . suddenly [farmer] [brown] 's boy leaped up excitedly . 1 suddenly 4 's 4 's 5 boy 5 boy 6 leaped 6 leaped 7 up 7 up 8 excitedly 8 excitedly 9 . " that 's [bowser] ! " he cried . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 's 3 's 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 he 7 he 8 cried 8 cried 9 . " as sure as [i] live that 's good old [bowser] ! 1 " 2 as 2 as 3 sure 3 sure 4 as 4 as 6 live 6 live 7 that 7 that 8 's 8 's 9 good 9 good 10 old 10 old 12 ! i would know that voice among a million ! " 1 i 2 would 1 i 4 that 2 would 3 know 4 that 5 voice 5 voice 6 among 5 voice 7 a 6 among 7 a 7 a 8 million 8 million 9 ! 9 ! 10 " he leaped from the sleigh and tied the horse . 1 he 2 leaped 2 leaped 5 sleigh 3 from 4 the 4 the 5 sleigh 5 sleigh 7 tied 6 and 7 tied 7 tied 8 the 8 the 9 horse 9 horse 10 . then he climbed over the fence and began to run across the snow-covered fields . 1 then 2 he 1 then 10 run 2 he 3 climbed 2 he 5 the 3 climbed 4 over 3 climbed 5 the 5 the 6 fence 5 the 7 and 6 fence 7 and 7 and 8 began 7 and 10 run 8 began 9 to 10 run 11 across 11 across 14 fields 12 the 13 snow-covered 12 the 14 fields 14 fields 15 . he could tell from the sound in what direction [bowser] was running . 1 he 2 could 2 could 4 from 3 tell 4 from 4 from 6 sound 5 the 6 sound 6 sound 9 direction 7 in 8 what 8 what 9 direction 9 direction 13 . 11 was 12 running 11 was 13 . at last he reached an old road . 1 at 2 last 1 at 3 he 2 last 3 he 3 he 4 reached 4 reached 6 old 5 an 6 old 6 old 7 road 7 road 8 . he felt certain that [reddy] would follow that road . 1 he 2 felt 1 he 4 that 2 felt 3 certain 4 that 6 would 6 would 7 follow 6 would 8 that 8 that 9 road 9 road 10 . so he hid behind an old stone wall on the edge of it . 1 so 2 he 1 so 3 hid 3 hid 4 behind 4 behind 7 stone 5 an 6 old 6 old 7 stone 7 stone 11 edge 8 wall 9 on 9 on 10 the 10 the 11 edge 11 edge 14 . 12 of 13 it 13 it 14 . he did not have long to wait . 1 he 2 did 1 he 3 not 2 did 3 not 3 not 4 have 3 not 5 long 4 have 5 long 5 long 7 wait 6 to 7 wait 7 wait 8 . a red form appeared around a turn in the old road , running swiftly . 1 a 4 appeared 1 a 10 old 2 red 3 form 3 form 4 appeared 4 appeared 6 a 5 around 6 a 6 a 8 in 7 turn 8 in 8 in 9 the 10 old 12 , 10 old 14 swiftly 11 road 12 , 12 , 13 running 14 swiftly 15 . then it stopped and stood perfectly still . 1 then 2 it 2 it 3 stopped 3 stopped 5 stood 4 and 5 stood 5 stood 7 still 6 perfectly 7 still 7 still 8 . of course it was [reddy] [fox] . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 it 3 it 4 was 4 was 7 . he was listening to make sure just how far behind him [bowser] was . 1 he 4 to 2 was 3 listening 3 listening 4 to 4 to 7 just 5 make 6 sure 6 sure 7 just 7 just 9 far 8 how 9 far 9 far 10 behind 10 behind 11 him 11 him 13 was 11 him 14 . he listened for only a moment and then started on as swiftly as before . 1 he 2 listened 1 he 5 a 2 listened 3 for 3 for 4 only 5 a 7 and 6 moment 7 and 7 and 9 started 8 then 9 started 9 started 10 on 10 on 11 as 11 as 15 . 12 swiftly 13 as 13 as 14 before 14 before 15 . right down the road past [farmer] [brown] 's boy [reddy] ran , and never once suspected he was being watched . 1 right 3 the 2 down 3 the 3 the 4 road 3 the 9 boy 4 road 5 past 4 road 8 's 9 boy 11 ran 9 boy 14 never 11 ran 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 never 14 never 18 was 15 once 16 suspected 16 suspected 17 he 17 he 18 was 18 was 21 . 19 being 20 watched 20 watched 21 . a few minutes later another form appeared around the turn in the road . 1 a 2 few 2 few 3 minutes 2 few 6 form 3 minutes 4 later 4 later 5 another 6 form 7 appeared 7 appeared 8 around 8 around 11 in 9 the 10 turn 10 turn 11 in 11 in 14 . 12 the 13 road 12 the 14 . it was [bowser] ! 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 ! yes , [sir] , it was [bowser] ! 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 it 5 it 6 was 6 was 8 ! with a glad cry [farmer] [brown] 's boy jumped over the stone wall and waited . 1 with 2 a 1 with 4 cry 2 a 3 glad 4 cry 9 jumped 7 's 8 boy 8 boy 9 jumped 9 jumped 12 stone 10 over 11 the 11 the 12 stone 12 stone 16 . 13 wall 15 waited 14 and 15 waited 15 waited 16 . [chapter] [xxxviii] [reddy] [goes] [back] [for] [his] [fat] [hen] joy will make a puppy of an old dog . 1 joy 3 make 2 will 3 make 3 make 4 a 4 a 8 old 5 puppy 6 of 6 of 7 an 7 an 8 old 8 old 9 dog 9 dog 10 . bowser the [hound] . 1 bowser 2 the 2 the 4 . when [bowser] the [hound] is following the trail of [reddy] [fox] , it takes a great deal to make him leave that trail . 1 when 8 trail 3 the 5 is 5 is 6 following 6 following 7 the 7 the 8 trail 8 trail 13 it 9 of 12 , 12 , 13 it 13 it 23 trail 14 takes 15 a 14 takes 16 great 16 great 17 deal 17 deal 19 make 17 deal 21 leave 18 to 19 make 19 make 20 him 21 leave 22 that 21 leave 23 trail 23 trail 24 . his love of [the] hunt is so great that , as a rule , nothing short of losing the trail will make him stop . 1 his 2 love 1 his 6 is 3 of 5 hunt 5 hunt 6 is 6 is 16 short 7 so 8 great 8 great 9 that 9 that 10 , 10 , 13 rule 11 as 12 a 12 a 13 rule 13 rule 15 nothing 14 , 15 nothing 15 nothing 16 short 16 short 22 make 17 of 18 losing 18 losing 19 the 19 the 20 trail 19 the 21 will 20 trail 21 will 21 will 22 make 22 make 24 stop 23 him 24 stop 24 stop 25 . he will follow it until he cannot follow it any longer . 1 he 2 will 2 will 3 follow 2 will 4 it 4 it 5 until 4 it 7 cannot 5 until 6 he 7 cannot 8 follow 7 cannot 10 any 8 follow 9 it 10 any 11 longer 11 longer 12 . but for once [bowser] actually forgot that he was following [reddy] [fox] . 1 but 2 for 1 but 3 once 3 once 8 he 5 actually 7 that 6 forgot 7 that 7 that 8 he 8 he 9 was 9 was 10 following 10 following 13 . yes , [sir] , he did . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 did 6 did 7 . he didn't see him until he almost ran into him . 1 he 6 he 2 didn't 3 see 3 see 4 him 4 him 5 until 5 until 6 he 6 he 8 ran 7 almost 8 ran 8 ran 9 into 9 into 10 him 9 into 11 . 10 him 11 . for just a second [bowser] stared in utter surprise . 1 for 4 second 2 just 3 a 3 a 4 second 4 second 6 stared 6 stared 7 in 6 stared 8 utter 8 utter 9 surprise 9 surprise 10 . then with a little yelp of pure joy he leaped up and did his best to lick his master 's face [.] 1 then 6 of 2 with 3 a 3 a 4 little 4 little 5 yelp 5 yelp 6 of 6 of 7 pure 7 pure 18 his 8 joy 9 he 8 joy 10 leaped 10 leaped 11 up 10 leaped 12 and 12 and 16 to 13 did 14 his 14 his 15 best 15 best 16 to 16 to 17 lick 16 to 18 his 18 his 19 master 19 master 20 's 20 's 21 face he yelped and whined and barked . 1 he 2 yelped 2 yelped 3 and 3 and 4 whined 4 whined 5 and 5 and 6 barked 6 barked 7 . he nearly knocked [farmer] [brown] 's boy down by leaping up on him . 1 he 7 boy 2 nearly 3 knocked 3 knocked 6 's 6 's 7 boy 7 boy 8 down 8 down 9 by 9 by 10 leaping 10 leaping 11 up 11 up 12 on 12 on 13 him 13 him 14 . he raced around in circles . 1 he 2 raced 2 raced 3 around 3 around 4 in 4 in 5 circles 5 circles 6 . when at last he was still long enough , [farmer] [brown] 's boy just threw his arms around him and hugged him . 1 when 3 last 1 when 4 he 2 at 3 last 3 last 4 he 4 he 7 long 4 he 13 boy 5 was 6 still 6 still 7 long 8 enough 9 , 9 , 12 's 12 's 13 boy 13 boy 14 just 14 just 18 around 15 threw 16 his 16 his 17 arms 16 his 18 around 18 around 20 and 19 him 20 and 20 and 21 hugged 21 hugged 23 . 22 him 23 . he hugged him so hard he made [bowser] squeal . 1 he 2 hugged 1 he 4 so 2 hugged 3 him 4 so 5 hard 5 hard 6 he 6 he 7 made 7 made 9 squeal 9 squeal 10 . then two of the happiest folks in all the [great] [world] started back across the snow-covered fields to the sleigh . 1 then 3 of 2 two 3 of 3 of 9 the 4 the 5 happiest 4 the 6 folks 5 happiest 6 folks 6 folks 7 in 6 folks 8 all 8 all 9 the 9 the 16 snow-covered 12 started 13 back 12 started 14 across 14 across 15 the 14 across 16 snow-covered 16 snow-covered 17 fields 17 fields 18 to 17 fields 20 sleigh 18 to 19 the 20 sleigh 21 . bowser and [farmer] [brown] 's boy were not the only ones who rejoiced . 1 bowser 7 were 2 and 5 's 5 's 6 boy 6 boy 7 were 7 were 8 not 8 not 11 ones 9 the 10 only 10 only 11 ones 11 ones 12 who 12 who 13 rejoiced 13 rejoiced 14 . reddy [fox] had been badly worried . 1 reddy 3 had 3 had 4 been 4 been 5 badly 5 badly 6 worried 6 worried 7 . that would mean giving up the fat hen which he had hidden in the hollow stump . 1 that 3 mean 2 would 3 mean 3 mean 6 the 4 giving 5 up 4 giving 6 the 6 the 12 hidden 7 fat 8 hen 7 fat 9 which 9 which 11 had 9 which 12 hidden 10 he 11 had 12 hidden 13 in 12 hidden 17 . 13 in 14 the 14 the 15 hollow 16 stump 17 . of course , [reddy] knew the instant that [bowser] began to yelp and bark that something had happened . 1 of 3 , 2 course 3 , 3 , 5 knew 3 , 11 to 5 knew 6 the 5 knew 10 began 6 the 7 instant 7 instant 8 that 11 to 18 happened 12 yelp 13 and 13 and 14 bark 13 and 16 something 14 bark 15 that 16 something 17 had 16 something 18 happened 18 happened 19 . what it was he couldn't imagine . 1 what 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 he 4 he 5 couldn't 5 couldn't 6 imagine 6 imagine 7 . he sat down to wait and listen . 1 he 3 down 2 sat 3 down 3 down 4 to 4 to 5 wait 4 to 6 and 6 and 7 listen 7 listen 8 . then he heard the voice of [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 1 then 4 the 2 he 3 heard 3 heard 4 the 4 the 5 voice 5 voice 6 of 6 of 9 's 9 's 10 boy 10 boy 11 . reddy knew that voice and he grinned , for he felt sure that [bowser] would give up the hunt . 1 reddy 20 . 2 knew 3 that 3 that 4 voice 3 that 5 and 5 and 6 he 6 he 9 for 7 grinned 8 , 7 grinned 9 for 9 for 15 would 9 for 19 hunt 10 he 11 felt 10 he 15 would 11 felt 12 sure 12 sure 13 that 15 would 16 give 16 give 17 up 17 up 18 the 19 hunt 20 . he grinned because now he would have a chance to go back for that fat hen . 1 he 6 would 1 he 14 that 2 grinned 3 because 2 grinned 4 now 4 now 5 he 4 now 6 would 6 would 7 have 7 have 8 a 8 a 11 go 9 chance 10 to 9 chance 11 go 11 go 12 back 12 back 13 for 14 that 17 . 15 fat 16 hen 16 hen 17 . at the same time that grin was not wholly a happy grin , because [reddy] knew that now [bowser] would return to his home . 1 at 2 the 1 at 4 time 2 the 3 same 4 time 8 not 4 time 9 wholly 5 that 6 grin 6 grin 7 was 6 grin 8 not 9 wholly 11 happy 10 a 11 happy 11 happy 16 knew 12 grin 13 , 12 grin 14 because 14 because 16 knew 16 knew 17 that 17 that 18 now 17 that 23 his 20 would 21 return 20 would 23 his 21 return 22 to 23 his 25 . 24 home 25 . presently [reddy] very carefully crept back to a place where he could see what was going on . 1 presently 6 back 1 presently 11 he 3 very 4 carefully 4 carefully 5 crept 4 carefully 6 back 6 back 7 to 7 to 9 place 8 a 9 place 9 place 10 where 10 where 11 he 11 he 13 see 12 could 13 see 13 see 15 was 14 what 15 was 15 was 16 going 15 was 17 on 17 on 18 . reddy 's thoughts were very pleasant thoughts , for they were all of the fine dinner of which he now felt sure . 1 reddy 5 very 1 reddy 14 the 2 's 3 thoughts 3 thoughts 4 were 4 were 5 very 5 very 7 thoughts 6 pleasant 7 thoughts 7 thoughts 8 , 8 , 10 they 9 for 10 they 10 they 11 were 10 they 12 all 12 all 13 of 14 the 19 he 15 fine 16 dinner 15 fine 19 he 16 dinner 17 of 17 of 18 which 19 he 23 . 20 now 21 felt 21 felt 22 sure 22 sure 23 . [chapter] [xxxix] [a] [vanished] [dinner] bowser the [hound] . 1 bowser 2 the 2 the 4 . yes , [sir] , very pleasant were the thoughts of [reddy] [fox] . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 6 pleasant 4 , 5 very 5 very 6 pleasant 6 pleasant 7 were 6 pleasant 8 the 8 the 9 thoughts 8 the 10 of 9 thoughts 10 of 10 of 13 . he felt sure [that] no dinner he had ever eaten had tasted anywhere near as good as would the dinner he was about to enjoy . 1 he 2 felt 1 he 3 sure 3 sure 6 dinner 3 sure 8 had 5 no 6 dinner 7 he 8 had 8 had 16 good 9 ever 10 eaten 9 ever 12 tasted 10 eaten 11 had 12 tasted 13 anywhere 12 tasted 16 good 13 anywhere 14 near 14 near 15 as 16 good 26 . 17 as 18 would 18 would 19 the 19 the 20 dinner 20 dinner 23 about 20 dinner 26 . 21 he 22 was 22 was 23 about 23 about 24 to 24 to 25 enjoy in the first place his stomach had not been really filled for a long time . 1 in 2 the 2 the 3 first 2 the 8 not 3 first 4 place 4 place 5 his 6 stomach 7 had 6 stomach 8 not 8 not 11 filled 9 been 10 really 10 really 11 filled 11 filled 14 long 11 filled 16 . 12 for 13 a 13 a 14 long 14 long 15 time there is nothing like a good appetite to make things taste good . 1 there 2 is 1 there 5 a 2 is 3 nothing 4 like 5 a 5 a 7 appetite 6 good 7 appetite 7 appetite 10 things 8 to 9 make 8 to 10 things 10 things 11 taste 11 taste 13 . 12 good 13 . reddy certainly had the appetite to make that fat hen the finest dinner a [fox] ever ate . 1 reddy 7 make 1 reddy 11 the 2 certainly 3 had 3 had 4 the 3 had 7 make 4 the 6 to 5 appetite 6 to 8 that 9 fat 9 fat 10 hen 10 hen 11 the 11 the 16 ever 12 finest 13 dinner 12 finest 16 ever 13 dinner 14 a 16 ever 18 . 17 ate 18 . so , with pleasant thoughts of the feast to come , [reddy] trotted along swiftly . 1 so 5 thoughts 1 so 8 feast 2 , 4 pleasant 3 with 4 pleasant 4 pleasant 5 thoughts 6 of 7 the 7 the 8 feast 8 feast 10 come 9 to 10 come 10 come 13 trotted 11 , 13 trotted 13 trotted 16 . 14 along 15 swiftly 14 along 16 . presently he reached the little swamp in which was the hollow stump . 1 presently 3 reached 1 presently 6 swamp 2 he 3 reached 3 reached 4 the 4 the 5 little 6 swamp 7 in 7 in 8 which 7 in 10 the 8 which 9 was 10 the 11 hollow 11 hollow 12 stump 12 stump 13 . as he drew near it , he moved very carefully . 1 as 3 drew 2 he 3 drew 3 drew 4 near 4 near 5 it 4 near 6 , 5 it 6 , 6 , 7 he 7 he 8 moved 7 he 9 very 8 moved 9 very 9 very 11 . 10 carefully 11 . you see , he was not quite sure that all was safe . 1 you 4 he 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 7 quite 5 was 6 not 5 was 7 quite 7 quite 8 sure 8 sure 9 that 9 that 10 all 10 all 12 safe 11 was 12 safe 12 safe 13 . so [reddy] used his eyes and his ears and his nose as only he can use them . 1 so 3 used 1 so 11 nose 3 used 5 eyes 3 used 8 ears 4 his 5 eyes 5 eyes 6 and 6 and 7 his 8 ears 9 and 9 and 10 his 11 nose 12 as 12 as 14 he 12 as 16 use 13 only 14 he 14 he 15 can 16 use 17 them 17 them 18 . all seemed safe . 1 all 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 safe 3 safe 4 . it was as still in that little swamp as if no living creature had ever visited it . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 as 2 was 4 still 4 still 10 if 5 in 6 that 6 that 7 little 7 little 8 swamp 8 swamp 9 as 9 as 10 if 10 if 11 no 10 if 15 ever 11 no 12 living 11 no 13 creature 13 creature 14 had 15 ever 16 visited 16 visited 17 it 16 visited 18 . stopping every few steps to look , listen , and sniff , [reddy] approached that hollow stump . 1 stopping 8 listen 2 every 3 few 3 few 4 steps 4 steps 5 to 4 steps 6 look 6 look 7 , 6 look 8 listen 8 listen 9 , 8 listen 14 approached 9 , 10 and 9 , 11 sniff 12 , 14 approached 14 approached 18 . 15 that 16 hollow 16 hollow 17 stump 17 stump 18 . then he blinked his eyes very fast indeed . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 blinked 3 blinked 4 his 4 his 5 eyes 5 eyes 6 very 6 very 7 fast 6 very 8 indeed 7 fast 8 indeed 8 indeed 9 . if ever there has been a surprised [fox] in all the [great] [world] that one was [reddy] . 1 if 3 there 2 ever 3 there 3 there 6 a 4 has 5 been 5 been 6 a 6 a 7 surprised 7 surprised 9 in 9 in 10 all 10 all 11 the 11 the 14 that 14 that 18 . 15 one 16 was 16 was 18 . there was no fat hen in that hollow ! 1 there 4 fat 2 was 3 no 3 no 4 fat 4 fat 5 hen 5 hen 6 in 6 in 7 that 7 that 8 hollow 8 hollow 9 ! reddy couldn't believe it . 1 reddy 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 believe 3 believe 4 it 4 it 5 . he wouldn't believe it . 1 he 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 3 believe 3 believe 4 it 4 it 5 . that fat hen just had to be there . 1 that 2 fat 2 fat 3 hen 3 hen 5 had 4 just 5 had 5 had 8 there 6 to 7 be 7 be 8 there 8 there 9 . he blinked his eyes some more and looked again . 1 he 2 blinked 1 he 5 some 2 blinked 3 his 3 his 4 eyes 5 some 6 more 6 more 8 looked 7 and 8 looked 8 looked 9 again 9 again 10 . all he saw in that hollow stump was a feather . 1 all 4 in 2 he 3 saw 3 saw 4 in 4 in 5 that 5 that 6 hollow 6 hollow 8 was 7 stump 8 was 8 was 9 a 9 a 10 feather 9 a 11 . 10 feather 11 . the fat hen had vanished . 1 the 2 fat 2 fat 3 hen 3 hen 4 had 4 had 5 vanished 5 vanished 6 . all [reddy] 's dreams of a good dinner vanished too . 1 all 3 's 3 's 4 dreams 4 dreams 7 good 5 of 6 a 6 a 7 good 7 good 10 too 8 dinner 9 vanished 9 vanished 10 too 10 too 11 . a great rage took their place . 1 a 2 great 2 great 3 rage 3 rage 4 took 4 took 5 their 5 their 6 place 6 place 7 . somebody had stolen his fat hen ! 1 somebody 2 had 2 had 3 stolen 3 stolen 4 his 4 his 5 fat 5 fat 6 hen 6 hen 7 ! reddy looked about him hurriedly and anxiously . 1 reddy 2 looked 2 looked 3 about 3 about 5 hurriedly 4 him 5 hurriedly 5 hurriedly 6 and 6 and 8 . 7 anxiously 8 . there wasn't a sign of anybody about , or that anybody had been there . 1 there 3 a 2 wasn't 3 a 3 a 7 about 4 sign 5 of 5 of 6 anybody 6 anybody 7 about 7 about 9 or 8 , 9 or 9 or 11 anybody 10 that 11 anybody 11 anybody 12 had 11 anybody 14 there 12 had 13 been 14 there 15 . reddy 's anger began to give place to wonder and then to something very like fear . 1 reddy 4 began 1 reddy 9 wonder 2 's 3 anger 3 anger 4 began 4 began 6 give 4 began 7 place 5 to 6 give 6 give 7 place 7 place 8 to 9 wonder 12 to 9 wonder 17 . 10 and 11 then 11 then 12 to 12 to 13 something 13 something 14 very 14 very 15 like 14 very 17 . 15 like 16 fear how could anybody have taken that fat hen and left no trace ? 1 how 3 anybody 1 how 4 have 2 could 3 anybody 4 have 5 taken 4 have 6 that 6 that 7 fat 7 fat 9 and 8 hen 9 and 9 and 10 left 10 left 11 no 11 no 12 trace 11 no 13 ? and how could a fat hen with a broken neck disappear of its own accord ? 1 and 7 with 2 how 3 could 2 how 6 hen 3 could 4 a 4 a 5 fat 6 hen 7 with 7 with 9 broken 8 a 9 broken 9 broken 10 neck 10 neck 13 its 11 disappear 12 of 11 disappear 13 its 13 its 14 own 14 own 15 accord 15 accord 16 ? it gave [reddy] a creepy feeling . 1 it 2 gave 2 gave 4 a 4 a 5 creepy 5 creepy 6 feeling 6 feeling 7 . [chapter] [xl] [where] [was] [reddy's] [dinner] [?] often it is better to look for a new trail than to waste time hunting for an old one . 1 often 2 it 2 it 6 look 2 it 10 trail 3 is 4 better 3 is 6 look 4 better 5 to 7 for 8 a 8 a 9 new 8 a 10 trail 10 trail 14 time 11 than 13 waste 12 to 13 waste 13 waste 14 time 14 time 15 hunting 15 hunting 17 an 15 hunting 20 . 16 for 17 an 17 an 18 old 18 old 19 one 18 old 20 . bowser the [hound] . 1 bowser 2 the 2 the 4 . reddy [fox] is used to all sorts of queer happenings . 1 reddy 4 used 3 is 4 used 4 used 5 to 5 to 8 of 6 all 7 sorts 7 sorts 8 of 8 of 10 happenings 9 queer 10 happenings 10 happenings 11 . yes , [sir] , he is used to all sorts of queer happenings , and as a rule [reddy] is seldom puzzled for long . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 7 used 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 is 7 used 10 sorts 7 used 12 queer 8 to 9 all 9 all 10 sorts 10 sorts 11 of 10 sorts 12 queer 12 queer 13 happenings 13 happenings 14 , 13 happenings 22 puzzled 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 as 16 as 17 a 17 a 18 rule 17 a 21 seldom 18 rule 20 is 22 puzzled 23 for 23 for 24 long 23 for 25 . 24 long 25 . you see he is such a clever [fellow] himself that any one clever enough to fool him for long must be very clever indeed . 1 you 3 he 2 see 3 he 3 he 7 clever 4 is 5 such 4 is 7 clever 5 such 6 a 7 clever 9 himself 9 himself 12 one 10 that 11 any 11 any 12 one 12 one 16 fool 13 clever 15 to 14 enough 15 to 15 to 16 fool 16 fool 23 clever 17 him 18 for 18 for 19 long 19 long 20 must 20 must 21 be 20 must 23 clever 21 be 22 very 23 clever 25 . 24 indeed 25 . this time , however , all the cleverness of his sharp wits did him no good . 1 this 2 time 1 this 3 , 3 , 9 of 4 however 5 , 5 , 6 all 6 all 7 the 6 all 8 cleverness 8 cleverness 9 of 9 of 11 sharp 10 his 11 sharp 11 sharp 12 wits 12 wits 13 did 12 wits 16 good 14 him 15 no 15 no 16 good 16 good 17 . the fat hen he had hidden in a hollow stump had disappeared without leaving trace . 1 the 3 hen 1 the 9 hollow 2 fat 3 hen 3 hen 4 he 4 he 5 had 6 hidden 7 in 6 hidden 9 hollow 7 in 8 a 9 hollow 12 disappeared 10 stump 11 had 11 had 12 disappeared 12 disappeared 13 without 13 without 15 trace 13 without 16 . 14 leaving 15 trace 15 trace 16 . reddy 's first thought [was] that probably the farmer from whom he had stolen the fat hen had found it and taken it away . 1 reddy 9 farmer 2 's 3 first 3 first 4 thought 4 thought 6 that 4 thought 9 farmer 6 that 7 probably 7 probably 8 the 9 farmer 15 the 9 farmer 16 fat 10 from 11 whom 11 whom 14 stolen 12 he 13 had 12 he 14 stolen 14 stolen 15 the 16 fat 19 found 16 fat 22 taken 17 hen 18 had 18 had 19 found 20 it 21 and 21 and 22 taken 22 taken 23 it 22 taken 25 . 23 it 24 away at once he began to use that wonderful nose of his searching for the scent of that farmer . 1 at 2 once 1 at 11 his 2 once 3 he 3 he 4 began 3 he 5 to 5 to 6 use 6 use 8 wonderful 6 use 10 of 7 that 8 wonderful 8 wonderful 9 nose 11 his 12 searching 12 searching 18 farmer 13 for 14 the 13 for 18 farmer 14 the 15 scent 14 the 16 of 16 of 17 that 18 farmer 19 . very carefully he sniffed all about the top of that old stump and inside the hollow . 1 very 2 carefully 1 very 9 of 2 carefully 6 about 3 he 4 sniffed 4 sniffed 5 all 5 all 6 about 6 about 7 the 7 the 8 top 9 of 10 that 9 of 12 stump 11 old 12 stump 12 stump 13 and 13 and 14 inside 14 inside 15 the 14 inside 17 . 15 the 16 hollow there wasn't the faintest scent of anybody there . 1 there 2 wasn't 1 there 4 faintest 3 the 4 faintest 4 faintest 5 scent 4 faintest 6 of 6 of 7 anybody 7 anybody 8 there 8 there 9 . then he jumped down [,] and with his nose to the ground , ran all around the stump , sniffing , sniffing , sniffing . 1 then 3 jumped 1 then 4 down 2 he 3 jumped 4 down 6 and 6 and 14 ran 7 with 8 his 8 his 9 nose 9 nose 10 to 10 to 11 the 10 to 12 ground 11 the 12 ground 12 ground 13 , 12 ground 14 ran 14 ran 16 around 15 all 16 around 16 around 19 , 17 the 18 stump 18 stump 19 , 19 , 25 . 20 sniffing 22 sniffing 21 , 22 sniffing 22 sniffing 24 sniffing 22 sniffing 25 . 23 , 24 sniffing reddy began to feel afraid of that old stump . 1 reddy 3 to 2 began 3 to 3 to 5 afraid 4 feel 5 afraid 5 afraid 8 old 6 of 7 that 7 that 8 old 8 old 9 stump 9 stump 10 . reddy sat down at a little distance and did a lot of hard thinking . 1 reddy 3 down 1 reddy 4 at 2 sat 3 down 4 at 6 little 5 a 6 little 6 little 7 distance 7 distance 10 a 8 and 9 did 8 and 10 a 10 a 11 lot 11 lot 12 of 12 of 13 hard 13 hard 14 thinking 13 hard 15 . he looked every which way even up in the tree tops , but all his looking was in vain . 1 he 10 tree 2 looked 3 every 3 every 4 which 3 every 5 way 5 way 6 even 6 even 9 the 6 even 10 tree 7 up 8 in 8 in 9 the 10 tree 15 his 11 tops 12 , 12 , 13 but 12 , 15 his 13 but 14 all 15 his 20 . 16 looking 17 was 17 was 18 in 18 in 19 vain 19 vain 20 . it was so mysterious that if he hadn't known positively that he was awake he would have thought [it] was all a dream . 1 it 8 hadn't 1 it 14 awake 2 was 3 so 3 so 4 mysterious 4 mysterious 5 that 4 mysterious 8 hadn't 5 that 6 if 6 if 7 he 8 hadn't 11 that 9 known 10 positively 9 known 11 that 11 that 12 he 12 he 13 was 14 awake 15 he 14 awake 18 thought 15 he 16 would 16 would 17 have 18 thought 21 all 20 was 21 all 21 all 24 . 22 a 23 dream 23 dream 24 . but [reddy] is something of a philosopher . 1 but 3 is 3 is 5 of 4 something 5 of 5 of 7 philosopher 6 a 7 philosopher 7 philosopher 8 . that fat hen was gone , and there was no use in wasting time puzzling over it . 1 that 4 was 1 that 8 there 2 fat 3 hen 3 hen 4 was 4 was 5 gone 4 was 6 , 5 gone 6 , 6 , 7 and 8 there 14 time 9 was 10 no 10 no 11 use 10 no 14 time 11 use 12 in 12 in 13 wasting 14 time 18 . 15 puzzling 16 over 16 over 17 it 17 it 18 . there were other fat hens where that one came from , and he would just have [to] catch another . 1 there 7 that 2 were 3 other 2 were 4 fat 4 fat 6 where 4 fat 7 that 5 hens 6 where 7 that 16 have 8 one 9 came 8 one 11 , 9 came 10 from 11 , 12 and 11 , 16 have 12 and 13 he 13 he 14 would 13 he 15 just 16 have 20 . 18 catch 19 another 18 catch 20 . so [reddy] trotted through the swamp till he came to the edge of it . 1 so 5 the 3 trotted 4 through 4 through 5 the 5 the 7 till 6 swamp 7 till 7 till 8 he 7 till 9 came 9 came 10 to 10 to 15 . 11 the 12 edge 11 the 14 it 12 edge 13 of 14 it 15 . there his keen nose found the scent of the farmer . 1 there 5 found 2 his 3 keen 3 keen 4 nose 4 nose 5 found 5 found 7 scent 6 the 7 scent 7 scent 9 the 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 farmer 10 farmer 11 . eagerly [reddy] looked over to the farmyard for those fat hens . 1 eagerly 3 looked 1 eagerly 5 to 3 looked 4 over 5 to 6 the 6 the 7 farmyard 6 the 9 those 7 farmyard 8 for 9 those 10 fat 10 fat 11 hens 10 fat 12 . they , too , had disappeared . 1 they 2 , 2 , 3 too 3 too 4 , 4 , 5 had 5 had 6 disappeared 6 disappeared 7 . not one was to be seen . 1 not 2 one 2 one 3 was 3 was 4 to 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 seen 6 seen 7 . but there was no mystery about the disappearance of these other fat hens . 1 but 2 there 1 but 7 the 2 there 3 was 3 was 4 no 4 no 5 mystery 5 mystery 6 about 7 the 8 disappearance 7 the 9 of 9 of 10 these 9 of 11 other 11 other 14 . 12 fat 13 hens 13 hens 14 . he heard the muffled crow of the big rooster . 1 he 2 heard 1 he 3 the 3 the 4 muffled 3 the 5 crow 5 crow 6 of 6 of 7 the 6 of 8 big 8 big 10 . 9 rooster 10 . it came from the henhouse . 1 it 2 came 2 came 3 from 3 from 4 the 4 the 5 henhouse 5 henhouse 6 . all those fat hens had been shut up . 1 all 3 fat 2 those 3 fat 3 fat 4 hens 4 hens 5 had 4 hens 6 been 5 had 6 been 6 been 7 shut 7 shut 9 . 8 up 9 . it was perfectly plain to [reddy] that the farmer suspected [reddy] might return , and he didn't intend to lose another fat hen . 1 it 2 was 1 it 3 perfectly 3 perfectly 5 to 4 plain 5 to 5 to 10 suspected 5 to 12 might 7 that 8 the 8 the 9 farmer 8 the 10 suspected 12 might 13 return 12 might 15 and 14 , 15 and 15 and 18 intend 16 he 17 didn't 17 didn't 18 intend 18 intend 19 to 18 intend 22 fat 19 to 20 lose 20 lose 21 another 20 lose 22 fat 22 fat 24 . 23 hen 24 . with a little yelp of disappointment , [reddy] turned his back on the farm and trotted off into the woods . 1 with 4 yelp 2 a 3 little 2 a 4 yelp 4 yelp 7 , 5 of 6 disappointment 6 disappointment 7 , 7 , 9 turned 7 , 17 off 9 turned 12 on 10 his 11 back 11 back 12 on 12 on 13 the 12 on 14 farm 13 the 14 farm 14 farm 16 trotted 15 and 16 trotted 17 off 20 woods 18 into 19 the 19 the 20 woods 20 woods 21 . [chapter] [xli] [what] [blacky] [the] [crow] [saw] the greatest puzzle is simple enough when you know the answer . 1 the 2 greatest 1 the 4 is 2 greatest 3 puzzle 4 is 6 enough 5 simple 6 enough 6 enough 11 answer 7 when 8 you 8 you 9 know 9 know 10 the 10 the 11 answer 11 answer 12 . bowser the [hound] . 1 bowser 2 the 2 the 4 . there were just two people to whom the disappearance of that fat hen [reddy] [fox] had hidden in the hollow stump was not a mystery . 1 there 10 of 2 were 3 just 3 just 4 two 4 two 5 people 4 two 7 whom 5 people 6 to 5 people 7 whom 7 whom 9 disappearance 7 whom 10 of 8 the 9 disappearance 10 of 12 fat 10 of 20 hollow 11 that 12 fat 12 fat 13 hen 16 had 17 hidden 17 hidden 18 in 17 hidden 19 the 18 in 19 the 19 the 20 hollow 20 hollow 22 was 21 stump 22 was 22 was 25 mystery 23 not 24 a 24 a 25 mystery 25 mystery 26 . one of them was [blacky] the [crow] . 1 one 2 of 2 of 3 them 3 them 4 was 4 was 6 the 6 the 8 . everything had happened just as [blacky] had hoped it would . 1 everything 2 had 1 everything 3 happened 3 happened 5 as 4 just 5 as 5 as 7 had 7 had 9 it 8 hoped 9 it 9 it 11 . 10 would 11 . blacky was doubly pleased with himself . 1 blacky 2 was 2 was 3 doubly 3 doubly 4 pleased 4 pleased 5 with 5 with 6 himself 6 himself 7 . he didn't wish [reddy] any harm , and he felt sure that no harm would come to him . 1 he 8 and 2 didn't 3 wish 3 wish 7 , 3 wish 8 and 5 any 6 harm 6 harm 7 , 8 and 9 he 8 and 10 felt 9 he 10 felt 10 felt 14 harm 10 felt 19 . 11 sure 12 that 12 that 13 no 13 no 14 harm 14 harm 16 come 15 would 16 come 17 to 18 him 17 to 19 . " he can't carry that hen far and keep out of the way of [bowser] . 1 " 2 he 1 " 3 can't 3 can't 6 hen 4 carry 5 that 5 that 6 hen 6 hen 7 far 6 hen 10 out 7 far 8 and 8 and 9 keep 9 keep 10 out 10 out 11 of 11 of 13 way 12 the 13 way 13 way 14 of 14 of 16 . i think [i] 'll follow and see what he does with it . " 1 i 2 think 1 i 5 follow 4 'll 5 follow 5 follow 7 see 6 and 7 see 7 see 8 what 8 what 11 with 9 he 10 does 10 does 11 with 11 with 13 . 12 it 13 . 13 . 14 " so [blacky] followed , and his eyes twinkled when he saw [reddy] hide the fat hen in the hollow stump . 1 so 5 and 3 followed 4 , 4 , 5 and 5 and 9 when 6 his 7 eyes 7 eyes 8 twinkled 8 twinkled 9 when 9 when 10 he 10 he 11 saw 10 he 13 hide 13 hide 16 hen 14 the 15 fat 14 the 16 hen 16 hen 18 the 17 in 18 the 18 the 19 hollow 19 hollow 20 stump 20 stump 21 . reddy has earned that dinner . 1 reddy 2 has 2 has 3 earned 3 earned 4 that 4 that 5 dinner 5 dinner 6 . now [i] think [i] 'll go get something to eat myself . " 1 now 5 'll 3 think 5 'll 5 'll 9 to 6 go 7 get 6 go 8 something 8 something 9 to 9 to 10 eat 10 eat 12 . 11 myself 12 . 12 . 13 " he plunged in among the branches and hid in the thickest part he could find . 1 he 8 hid 1 he 14 could 2 plunged 3 in 3 in 6 branches 4 among 5 the 5 the 6 branches 6 branches 7 and 6 branches 8 hid 8 hid 11 thickest 9 in 10 the 10 the 11 thickest 11 thickest 12 part 12 part 13 he 14 could 15 find 15 find 16 . with little shivers of fear running all over him , he peeked out and watched that big gray form . 1 with 2 little 2 little 3 shivers 2 little 4 of 4 of 5 fear 5 fear 10 , 5 fear 14 and 6 running 7 all 7 all 8 over 8 over 9 him 9 him 10 , 10 , 11 he 11 he 12 peeked 12 peeked 13 out 14 and 15 watched 14 and 20 . 15 watched 16 that 17 big 18 gray 18 gray 19 form 18 gray 20 . on broad wings it sailed over to that hollow stump . 1 on 3 wings 2 broad 3 wings 3 wings 5 sailed 4 it 5 sailed 5 sailed 6 over 6 over 7 to 6 over 8 that 7 to 8 that 8 that 9 hollow 9 hollow 10 stump 9 hollow 11 . 10 stump 11 . two long legs with great curving claws reached down in , and a moment later that fat hen was disappearing [over] the tree tops . 1 two 3 legs 1 two 7 claws 2 long 3 legs 3 legs 6 curving 4 with 5 great 5 great 6 curving 7 claws 8 reached 7 claws 9 down 9 down 16 that 10 in 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 a 12 and 14 moment 14 moment 15 later 15 later 16 that 16 that 22 the 17 fat 18 hen 17 fat 19 was 19 was 20 disappearing 20 disappearing 22 the 22 the 24 tops 22 the 25 . 23 tree 24 tops blacky sighed with relief . 1 blacky 2 sighed 2 sighed 3 with 3 with 4 relief 4 relief 5 . [[] [illustration] [:] [on] [broad] [wings] [it] [sailed] [over] [to] [that] [hollow] [stump] [.] page @number@ []] 1 page 2 @number@ " it 's a lucky thing for me that robber , [mr] [goshawk] , saw [reddy] hide that fat hen , " muttered [blacky] . 1 " 2 it 1 " 3 's 3 's 4 a 4 a 6 thing 4 a 11 , 5 lucky 6 thing 7 for 8 me 8 me 9 that 9 that 10 robber 10 robber 11 , 11 , 18 that 14 , 15 saw 15 saw 17 hide 17 hide 18 that 18 that 20 hen 19 fat 20 hen 20 hen 25 . 21 , 22 " 22 " 23 muttered 23 muttered 25 . " if he hadn't , he might have caught me , for [i] didn't see him at all . " 1 " 7 might 2 if 5 , 2 if 7 might 3 he 4 hadn't 4 hadn't 5 , 5 , 6 he 7 might 10 me 8 have 9 caught 9 caught 10 me 10 me 18 all 11 , 12 for 11 , 14 didn't 14 didn't 15 see 14 didn't 17 at 15 see 16 him 17 at 18 all 18 all 19 . 18 all 20 " 19 . 20 " [chapter] [xlii] [all] [is] [well] [that] [ends] [well] when things go wrong , just patient be [until] the end you plainly see . 1 when 5 , 2 things 4 wrong 3 go 4 wrong 4 wrong 5 , 5 , 7 patient 6 just 7 patient 7 patient 13 plainly 8 be 10 the 8 be 11 end 11 end 12 you 12 you 13 plainly 13 plainly 15 . 14 see 15 . for often things that seem all bad [will] end by making all hands glad . 1 for 2 often 2 often 3 things 3 things 6 all 4 that 5 seem 5 seem 6 all 6 all 7 bad 6 all 11 making 7 bad 9 end 9 end 10 by 11 making 13 hands 12 all 13 hands 13 hands 15 . 14 glad 15 . bowser the [hound] . 1 bowser 2 the 2 the 4 . reddy [fox] , trotting homeward , had nothing but bitterness in his heart , and nothing at all in his stomach . 1 reddy 8 nothing 1 reddy 13 heart 3 , 4 trotting 3 , 5 homeward 5 homeward 6 , 5 homeward 7 had 7 had 8 nothing 9 but 10 bitterness 10 bitterness 11 in 11 in 12 his 11 in 13 heart 13 heart 14 , 14 , 15 and 14 , 17 at 15 and 16 nothing 17 at 18 all 17 at 22 . 18 all 19 in 19 in 21 stomach 20 his 21 stomach he was tired and hungry and bitterly disappointed . 1 he 2 was 2 was 4 and 3 tired 4 and 4 and 5 hungry 5 hungry 7 bitterly 6 and 7 bitterly 7 bitterly 9 . 8 disappointed 9 . do what he would , he couldn't help thinking about that fat hen he had hidden and which had [so] mysteriously disappeared . 1 do 7 couldn't 2 what 5 , 2 what 7 couldn't 3 he 4 would 4 would 5 , 5 , 6 he 7 couldn't 9 thinking 7 couldn't 18 which 8 help 9 thinking 9 thinking 14 he 10 about 11 that 10 about 12 fat 12 fat 13 hen 13 hen 14 he 14 he 15 had 14 he 16 hidden 16 hidden 17 and 18 which 21 mysteriously 18 which 22 disappeared 19 had 21 mysteriously 22 disappeared 23 . the more he thought of it , the worse he felt . 1 the 3 he 2 more 3 he 3 he 5 of 4 thought 5 of 5 of 9 worse 6 it 7 , 7 , 8 the 8 the 9 worse 9 worse 10 he 10 he 11 felt 10 he 12 . 11 felt 12 . to [reddy] , everything was all wrong . 1 to 3 , 3 , 4 everything 4 everything 5 was 5 was 6 all 6 all 7 wrong 7 wrong 8 . now on his way home [ready] had to pass several farms . 1 now 2 on 1 now 4 way 2 on 3 his 4 way 5 home 4 way 7 had 7 had 9 pass 8 to 9 pass 9 pass 11 farms 10 several 11 farms 11 farms 12 . he was picking these chickens in a shed attached to the barn . 1 he 2 was 1 he 3 picking 3 picking 4 these 3 picking 7 a 4 these 5 chickens 5 chickens 6 in 7 a 8 shed 7 a 9 attached 8 shed 9 attached 9 attached 10 to 10 to 11 the 10 to 13 . 12 barn 13 . he had several all picked when he was called to the house on an errand . 1 he 6 when 2 had 3 several 3 several 4 all 3 several 5 picked 5 picked 6 when 6 when 7 he 7 he 10 to 8 was 9 called 9 called 10 to 10 to 11 the 10 to 12 house 11 the 12 house 12 house 15 errand 13 on 14 an 14 an 15 errand 15 errand 16 . it happened that just after he had disappeared [reddy] [fox] came stealing around from behind the barn , and at once he smelled those chickens . 1 it 6 he 2 happened 4 just 3 that 4 just 4 just 5 after 5 after 6 he 6 he 11 came 7 had 8 disappeared 7 had 11 came 11 came 13 around 11 came 18 , 12 stealing 13 around 13 around 15 behind 14 from 15 behind 15 behind 17 barn 16 the 17 barn 18 , 19 and 18 , 22 he 20 at 21 once 21 once 22 he 22 he 24 those 23 smelled 24 those 24 those 26 . 25 chickens 26 . just imagine how [reddy] felt when he peeped in that shed and saw those fine chickens just waiting for him . 1 just 5 felt 1 just 10 that 2 imagine 3 how 3 how 5 felt 5 felt 9 in 6 when 7 he 7 he 8 peeped 8 peeped 9 in 10 that 11 shed 10 that 15 fine 11 shed 13 saw 12 and 13 saw 13 saw 14 those 15 fine 18 waiting 16 chickens 17 just 16 chickens 18 waiting 18 waiting 19 for 19 for 20 him 20 him 21 . two minutes later [reddy] was racing back to the woods with one of them . 1 two 6 racing 2 minutes 3 later 2 minutes 5 was 5 was 6 racing 6 racing 9 the 7 back 8 to 8 to 9 the 9 the 10 woods 10 woods 11 with 10 woods 12 one 11 with 12 one 12 one 13 of 13 of 14 them 14 them 15 . this time there was no dog behind him . 1 this 2 time 2 time 4 was 3 there 4 was 4 was 5 no 5 no 6 dog 6 dog 7 behind 7 behind 8 him 8 him 9 . and in a little hollow [reddy] ate the finest dinner he ever had had . 1 and 4 little 2 in 3 a 3 a 4 little 4 little 5 hollow 5 hollow 7 ate 5 hollow 8 the 8 the 9 finest 8 the 10 dinner 10 dinner 11 he 11 he 12 ever 12 ever 13 had 12 ever 14 had 14 had 15 . you see there were no feathers to bother him on that chicken , for it had been picked . 1 you 3 there 1 you 8 bother 2 see 3 there 3 there 5 no 4 were 5 no 5 no 6 feathers 6 feathers 7 to 7 to 8 bother 8 bother 12 chicken 9 him 11 that 10 on 11 that 11 that 12 chicken 12 chicken 18 picked 13 , 14 for 13 , 15 it 15 it 16 had 15 it 17 been 17 been 18 picked 18 picked 19 . long before [reddy] got back to the [old] [pasture] [farmer] [brown] 's boy and [bowser] the [hound] had reached home . 1 long 2 before 1 long 7 the 2 before 4 got 4 got 5 back 4 got 7 the 5 back 6 to 7 the 14 and 12 's 13 boy 13 boy 14 and 14 and 16 the 16 the 18 had 18 had 19 reached 19 reached 21 . 20 home 21 . such a fuss as everybody did make over [bowser] . 1 such 2 a 2 a 3 fuss 2 a 6 did 4 as 5 everybody 5 everybody 6 did 6 did 7 make 7 make 8 over 8 over 10 . it seemed as if each one at [farmer] [brown] 's was trying to spoil [bowser] . 1 it 2 seemed 1 it 4 if 2 seemed 3 as 4 if 5 each 4 if 6 one 6 one 7 at 6 one 12 trying 10 's 11 was 11 was 12 trying 12 trying 13 to 13 to 14 spoil 14 spoil 16 . as for [bowser] himself , he was the happiest dog in all the [great] [world] . 1 as 2 for 2 for 5 , 4 himself 5 , 5 , 6 he 6 he 11 in 7 was 8 the 8 the 9 happiest 9 happiest 10 dog 9 happiest 11 in 11 in 13 the 12 all 13 the 13 the 16 . blacky the [crow] got back to the [green] [forest] near [farmer] [brown] 's just before jolly , round [mr] [sun] went to bed . 1 blacky 4 got 1 blacky 5 back 2 the 4 got 4 got 5 back 5 back 7 the 6 to 7 the 7 the 10 near 10 near 13 's 13 's 16 jolly 13 's 17 , 14 just 15 before 15 before 16 jolly 17 , 21 went 18 round 21 went 21 went 22 to 22 to 23 bed 22 to 24 . blacky had found plenty to eat and he had seen no more of fierce [mr] [goshawk] . 1 blacky 8 he 2 had 3 found 3 found 4 plenty 3 found 5 to 5 to 6 eat 5 to 7 and 7 and 8 he 8 he 10 seen 9 had 10 seen 10 seen 11 no 11 no 12 more 11 no 13 of 13 of 14 fierce 13 of 17 . as [blacky] settled himself on his roost he heard from the direction of [farmer] [brown] 's house a great voice . 1 as 11 the 3 settled 4 himself 4 himself 5 on 4 himself 6 his 6 his 7 roost 7 roost 8 he 8 he 9 heard 9 heard 10 from 9 heard 11 the 11 the 21 . 12 direction 13 of 13 of 20 voice 16 's 17 house 17 house 18 a 17 house 20 voice 18 a 19 great 20 voice 21 . it was the voice of [bowser] the [hound] trying to express his joy in being home . 1 it 2 was 1 it 9 trying 2 was 4 voice 2 was 5 of 3 the 4 voice 4 voice 5 of 5 of 7 the 9 trying 12 his 10 to 11 express 11 express 12 his 12 his 17 . 13 joy 16 home 14 in 15 being 15 being 16 home 16 home 17 . blacky chuckled contentedly . 1 blacky 2 chuckled 2 chuckled 3 contentedly 3 contentedly 4 . he , too , was happy , for it always makes one happy to have one 's plans succeed . 1 he 3 too 1 he 5 was 2 , 3 too 3 too 4 , 5 was 7 , 6 happy 7 , 7 , 11 makes 8 for 9 it 9 it 10 always 10 always 11 makes 11 makes 13 happy 12 one 13 happy 13 happy 18 plans 14 to 16 one 14 to 18 plans 15 have 16 one 16 one 17 's 18 plans 20 . 19 succeed 20 . " all 's well that end 's well , " he chuckled , and closed his eyes sleepily . 1 " 15 closed 2 all 3 's 3 's 4 well 4 well 5 that 4 well 6 end 6 end 9 , 6 end 11 he 7 's 8 well 8 well 9 , 9 , 10 " 11 he 12 chuckled 11 he 15 closed 12 chuckled 14 and 13 , 14 and 15 closed 16 his 16 his 17 eyes 17 eyes 18 sleepily 18 sleepily 19 . blacky never could have fooled old [granny] [fox] as he did [reddy] . 1 blacky 2 never 1 blacky 3 could 2 never 3 could 3 could 4 have 3 could 6 old 4 have 5 fooled 6 old 9 as 9 as 10 he 10 he 11 did 11 did 13 . she is far too smart to be fooled even by so clever a scamp as [blacky] . 1 she 2 is 1 she 3 far 3 far 7 be 4 too 5 smart 4 too 7 be 5 smart 6 to 7 be 8 fooled 7 be 9 even 9 even 10 by 10 by 13 a 11 so 12 clever 12 clever 13 a 13 a 14 scamp 14 scamp 15 as 15 as 17 . [the] [end] end of the [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] of [bowser] [the] [hound] , by [thornton] [w] [burgess] 1 end 2 of 2 of 3 the 3 the 7 of 7 of 11 , 11 , 12 by