produced by [juliet] [sutherland] , [richard] [j] [shiffer] and the [pg] [distributed] [proofreading] [team] . 1 produced 2 by 2 by 5 , 5 , 9 and 9 and 10 the 10 the 15 . [the] [bedtime] [story-books] [the] [adventures] [of] [prickly] [porky] [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] [with] [illustrations] [by] [harrison] [cady] [boston] [little] [,] [brown] [,] [and] [company] [@number@] [[] [illustration] [:] ["] [do] [tell] [me] [quickly] [what] [has] [happened] [to] [peter] [!] ["] [frontispiece] [.] see page @number@ []] 1 see 2 page 2 page 3 @number@ [contents] [list] [of] [illustrations] " [do] [tell] [me] [quickly] [what] [has] [happened] [to] [peter] ! " 1 " 11 ! 11 ! 12 " [frontispiece] " [pooh] , " [exclaimed] [reddy] [fox] . 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 8 . " [who's] [afraid] [of] [that] [fellow] ? " 1 " 7 ? 7 ? 8 " [then] [he] [braced] [himself] [and] [pulled] [with] [all] [his] [might] [reddy] [wouldn't] [have] [believed] [that] [it] [was] [alive] " [drop] [him] ! " 1 " 4 ! 4 ! 5 " [he] [grunted] " [i] [see] [you] [are] [up] [to] [your] [old] [tricks] , [prickly] [porky] ! " 1 " 11 , 11 , 14 ! 14 ! 15 " [he] [shouted] [the] [adventures] [of] [prickly] [porky] [i] [happy] [jack] [squirrel] [makes] [a] [find] happy [jack] [squirrel] had had a wonderful day . 1 happy 4 had 4 had 5 had 5 had 6 a 6 a 7 wonderful 7 wonderful 8 day 8 day 9 . now he was thinking of going home , for it was getting late in the afternoon . 1 now 7 home 2 he 3 was 3 was 5 of 4 thinking 5 of 5 of 6 going 6 going 7 home 7 home 8 , 8 , 13 late 9 for 10 it 10 it 12 getting 11 was 12 getting 12 getting 13 late 13 late 17 . 14 in 15 the 14 in 17 . 15 the 16 afternoon he looked out across the open field where [mr] [goshawk] had nearly caught him that morning . 1 he 2 looked 1 he 3 out 3 out 8 where 3 out 16 morning 4 across 5 the 5 the 6 open 5 the 8 where 6 open 7 field 11 had 12 nearly 11 had 13 caught 13 caught 14 him 13 caught 16 morning 14 him 15 that 16 morning 17 . his home was on the other side . 1 his 2 home 1 his 3 was 3 was 4 on 4 on 6 other 5 the 6 other 6 other 7 side 7 side 8 . so [happy] [jack] started on his long journey around the open field . 1 so 4 started 4 started 6 his 4 started 7 long 5 on 6 his 7 long 8 journey 7 long 9 around 9 around 11 open 10 the 11 open 11 open 12 field 12 field 13 . now , [happy] [jack] 's eyes are bright , and there is very little that [happy] [jack] does not see . 1 now 2 , 1 now 6 eyes 5 's 6 eyes 6 eyes 7 are 7 are 9 , 7 are 19 not 8 bright 9 , 9 , 11 there 10 and 11 there 11 there 12 is 12 is 13 very 12 is 14 little 15 that 18 does 18 does 19 not 19 not 20 see 20 see 21 . so , as he was jumping from one tree to another , he spied something down on the ground which excited his curiosity . 1 so 2 , 1 so 9 tree 2 , 3 as 2 , 4 he 4 he 5 was 4 he 6 jumping 5 was 6 jumping 6 jumping 7 from 7 from 8 one 9 tree 14 spied 10 to 11 another 11 another 12 , 12 , 13 he 12 , 14 spied 14 spied 21 excited 15 something 16 down 16 down 18 the 16 down 20 which 17 on 18 the 18 the 19 ground 20 which 21 excited 21 excited 24 . 22 his 23 curiosity 23 curiosity 24 . " [i] must stop and see what that is , " said [happy] [jack] . 1 " 3 must 3 must 4 stop 3 must 7 what 4 stop 5 and 5 and 6 see 7 what 9 is 8 that 9 is 9 is 10 , 9 is 11 " 11 " 12 said 12 said 15 . so down the tree he ran , and in a few minutes he [had] found the queer thing , which had caught his eyes . 1 so 2 down 1 so 5 he 2 down 3 the 3 the 4 tree 5 he 10 a 6 ran 7 , 6 ran 10 a 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 in 10 a 11 few 10 a 15 found 11 few 12 minutes 12 minutes 13 he 15 found 18 thing 15 found 20 which 16 the 17 queer 17 queer 18 thing 18 thing 19 , 20 which 22 caught 20 which 25 . 21 had 22 caught 22 caught 24 eyes 23 his 24 eyes 24 eyes 25 . it was smooth and black and white , and at one end it was very sharp with a tiny little [barb] . 1 it 3 smooth 1 it 13 it 2 was 3 smooth 3 smooth 5 black 4 and 5 black 5 black 8 , 5 black 9 and 6 and 7 white 7 white 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 at 10 at 11 one 11 one 12 end 13 it 14 was 14 was 15 very 15 very 22 . 16 sharp 17 with 16 sharp 18 a 18 a 19 tiny 18 a 22 . 19 tiny 20 little happy [jack] found it out by pricking himself with it . 1 happy 3 found 3 found 4 it 3 found 5 out 5 out 6 by 6 by 7 pricking 7 pricking 8 himself 8 himself 9 with 9 with 10 it 10 it 11 . " [ooch] , " he cried , and dropped the queer thing . 1 " 6 cried 3 , 4 " 3 , 5 he 5 he 6 cried 6 cried 8 and 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 the 9 dropped 10 the 10 the 11 queer 11 queer 12 thing 12 thing 13 . pretty soon he noticed there were a lot more on the ground . 1 pretty 3 he 2 soon 3 he 3 he 5 there 4 noticed 5 there 5 there 9 more 6 were 7 a 7 a 8 lot 8 lot 9 more 9 more 12 ground 10 on 11 the 11 the 12 ground 12 ground 13 . " [i] wonder what they are , " said [happy] [jack] . 1 " 3 wonder 3 wonder 4 what 4 what 5 they 5 they 6 are 6 are 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 12 . " they don't grow , for they haven't any roots . 1 " 2 they 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 5 , 4 grow 5 , 5 , 8 haven't 6 for 7 they 7 they 8 haven't 8 haven't 10 roots 9 any 10 roots 10 roots 11 . they are not thorns , for there is no plant from which they could come . 1 they 3 not 1 they 7 there 2 are 3 not 3 not 4 thorns 4 thorns 5 , 5 , 6 for 7 there 9 no 8 is 9 no 9 no 10 plant 9 no 11 from 11 from 13 they 12 which 13 they 13 they 15 come 14 could 15 come 15 come 16 . they are not alive , so what can they be ? " 1 they 2 are 2 are 3 not 2 are 4 alive 3 not 4 alive 4 alive 5 , 5 , 8 can 6 so 7 what 7 what 8 can 8 can 11 ? 9 they 10 be 10 be 11 ? 11 ? 12 " now , [happy] [jack] 's eyes are bright , but sometimes he doesn't use them to the very best advantage . 1 now 6 eyes 1 now 7 are 2 , 5 's 5 's 6 eyes 6 eyes 7 are 7 are 9 , 8 bright 9 , 9 , 12 he 10 but 11 sometimes 11 sometimes 12 he 12 he 13 doesn't 13 doesn't 14 use 13 doesn't 15 them 14 use 15 them 15 them 16 to 15 them 19 best 16 to 17 the 16 to 18 very 19 best 21 . 20 advantage 21 . he was so busy examining the queer things on the ground that he never once [thought] to look up in the tops of the trees . 1 he 2 was 1 he 6 the 2 was 3 so 3 so 4 busy 5 examining 6 the 6 the 11 ground 7 queer 9 on 7 queer 11 ground 8 things 9 on 9 on 10 the 11 ground 12 that 11 ground 13 he 13 he 14 never 13 he 17 to 14 never 15 once 17 to 18 look 17 to 19 up 19 up 22 tops 20 in 21 the 21 the 22 tops 22 tops 23 of 22 tops 25 trees 23 of 24 the 24 the 25 trees 25 trees 26 . if he had , perhaps he would not have been so much puzzled . 1 if 2 he 1 if 5 perhaps 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 , 5 perhaps 7 would 6 he 7 would 7 would 10 been 8 not 9 have 9 have 10 been 10 been 11 so 11 so 12 much 12 much 13 puzzled 12 much 14 . as it was he just gathered up three or four of the queer things [and] started on again . 1 as 11 of 2 it 3 was 3 was 6 gathered 3 was 8 three 4 he 5 just 5 just 6 gathered 6 gathered 7 up 8 three 9 or 8 three 10 four 9 or 10 four 10 four 11 of 11 of 19 . 12 the 13 queer 12 the 14 things 14 things 16 started 16 started 17 on 16 started 19 . 17 on 18 again on the way he met [peter] [rabbit] and showed [peter] what he had . 1 on 2 the 2 the 3 way 2 the 5 met 3 way 4 he 5 met 8 and 8 and 9 showed 9 showed 12 he 11 what 12 he 12 he 14 . 13 had 14 . now , you know [peter] [rabbit] is very curious . 1 now 2 , 1 now 3 you 3 you 4 know 4 know 9 curious 7 is 8 very 8 very 9 curious 9 curious 10 . he just couldn't sit still , but must scamper over to the place [happy] [jack] [squirrel] told him about . 1 he 4 sit 2 just 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 sit 4 sit 6 , 4 sit 7 but 5 still 6 , 6 , 7 but 7 but 12 the 8 must 9 scamper 8 must 12 the 9 scamper 10 over 10 over 11 to 12 the 13 place 13 place 17 told 13 place 18 him 17 told 18 him 18 him 19 about 19 about 20 . " you 'd better be careful , [peter] [rabbit] ; they 're very sharp , " shouted [happy] [jack] . 1 " 3 'd 1 " 5 be 2 you 3 'd 3 'd 4 better 5 be 7 , 6 careful 7 , 7 , 11 they 10 ; 11 they 11 they 13 very 12 're 13 very 13 very 14 sharp 13 very 15 , 14 sharp 15 , 15 , 17 shouted 16 " 17 shouted 17 shouted 20 . but as usual , [peter] was in too much of a hurry to heed what was said to him . 1 but 4 , 2 as 3 usual 3 usual 4 , 4 , 12 hurry 6 was 7 in 7 in 8 too 8 too 9 much 9 much 10 of 9 much 11 a 11 a 12 hurry 12 hurry 14 heed 13 to 14 heed 14 heed 18 to 15 what 16 was 15 what 18 to 16 was 17 said 18 to 19 him 19 him 20 . lipperty-lipperty-lip , lipperty-lipperty-lip , went [peter] [rabbit] through the woods , as fast as his long legs would take him . 1 lipperty-lipperty-lip 3 lipperty-lipperty-lip 1 lipperty-lipperty-lip 5 went 2 , 3 lipperty-lipperty-lip 3 lipperty-lipperty-lip 4 , 3 lipperty-lipperty-lip 5 went 5 went 10 woods 8 through 9 the 9 the 10 woods 10 woods 15 his 11 , 12 as 11 , 13 fast 12 as 13 fast 13 fast 14 as 13 fast 15 his 15 his 17 legs 16 long 17 legs 17 legs 19 take 18 would 19 take 19 take 20 him 20 him 21 . then suddenly he squealed and sat down to nurse one of his feet . 1 then 3 he 2 suddenly 3 he 3 he 4 squealed 4 squealed 5 and 4 squealed 6 sat 6 sat 8 to 6 sat 10 one 7 down 8 to 8 to 9 nurse 10 one 11 of 11 of 12 his 12 his 13 feet 13 feet 14 . but he was up again in a flash with another squeal louder than before . 1 but 2 he 1 but 5 again 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 up 5 again 8 flash 6 in 7 a 7 a 8 flash 8 flash 11 squeal 9 with 10 another 10 another 11 squeal 11 squeal 12 louder 12 louder 13 than 13 than 14 before 13 than 15 . peter [rabbit] had found the queer things that [happy] [jack] [squirrel] had told him about . 1 peter 5 the 3 had 4 found 4 found 5 the 5 the 6 queer 6 queer 8 that 7 things 8 that 8 that 13 told 12 had 13 told 13 told 15 about 14 him 15 about 15 about 16 . one was sticking in his foot , and one was in the white patch on the seat of his trousers . 1 one 3 sticking 1 one 14 patch 2 was 3 sticking 3 sticking 5 his 4 in 5 his 5 his 6 foot 5 his 8 and 6 foot 7 , 8 and 9 one 9 one 12 the 10 was 11 in 11 in 12 the 12 the 13 white 12 the 14 patch 14 patch 17 seat 15 on 16 the 15 on 17 seat 17 seat 21 . 18 of 19 his 18 of 20 trousers 20 trousers 21 . [ii] [the] [stranger] [from] [the] [north] the [merry] [little] [breezes] of [old] [mother] [west] [wind] were excited . 1 the 5 of 5 of 12 . 10 were 11 excited 11 excited 12 . yes , [sir] , they certainly were excited . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 they 5 they 6 certainly 6 certainly 7 were 7 were 8 excited 8 excited 9 . they hurried this way and that way over the [green] [meadows] and told every one they met . 1 they 9 the 2 hurried 3 this 2 hurried 4 way 4 way 5 and 5 and 7 way 5 and 8 over 6 that 7 way 7 way 8 over 8 over 9 the 9 the 12 and 12 and 13 told 12 and 18 . 14 every 15 one 15 one 16 they 15 one 18 . 16 they 17 met finally they reached the [smiling] [pool] and excitedly told [grandfather] [frog] all about it . 1 finally 2 they 2 they 4 the 3 reached 4 the 4 the 9 told 7 and 8 excitedly 8 excitedly 9 told 9 told 13 about 12 all 13 about 13 about 14 it 14 it 15 . grandfather [frog] smoothed down his white and yellow waistcoat and looked very wise , for you know that [grandfather] [frog] is very old . 1 grandfather 7 and 3 smoothed 4 down 3 smoothed 6 white 4 down 5 his 6 white 7 and 7 and 8 yellow 7 and 10 and 8 yellow 9 waistcoat 10 and 17 know 11 looked 12 very 12 very 13 wise 13 wise 14 , 13 wise 16 you 14 , 15 for 16 you 17 know 17 know 24 . 18 that 21 is 21 is 22 very 21 is 23 old 23 old 24 . " pooh , " said [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 2 pooh 2 pooh 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 8 . " [i] know what they are . " 1 " 3 know 3 know 4 what 4 what 5 they 5 they 6 are 6 are 7 . 7 . 8 " " what ? " cried all the [merry] [little] [breezes] together . 1 " 2 what 2 what 4 " 3 ? 4 " 4 " 5 cried 5 cried 7 the 6 all 7 the 7 the 11 together 11 together 12 . " [happy] [jack] says he is sure they do not grow , for there are no strange plants over there . " 1 " 4 says 1 " 7 sure 4 says 5 he 5 he 6 is 7 sure 9 do 8 they 9 do 9 do 11 grow 10 not 11 grow 11 grow 16 no 12 , 14 there 13 for 14 there 14 there 15 are 14 there 16 no 16 no 18 plants 16 no 21 . 17 strange 18 plants 18 plants 20 there 19 over 20 there 21 . 22 " grandfather [frog] opened his big mouth and snapped up a foolish green fly that one of the [merry] [little] [breezes] blew over to him . 1 grandfather 9 up 3 opened 5 big 3 opened 7 and 4 his 5 big 5 big 6 mouth 7 and 8 snapped 8 snapped 9 up 9 up 11 foolish 10 a 11 foolish 11 foolish 12 green 11 foolish 17 the 12 green 13 fly 13 fly 14 that 15 one 16 of 16 of 17 the 17 the 22 over 21 blew 22 over 22 over 25 . 23 to 24 him 23 to 25 . " [chug-a-rum] , " said [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 8 . " things do not have to be on plants in order to grow . 1 " 3 do 2 things 3 do 3 do 6 to 4 not 5 have 5 have 6 to 6 to 7 be 6 to 9 plants 7 be 8 on 9 plants 10 in 10 in 11 order 10 in 14 . 12 to 13 grow 13 grow 14 . now [i] am sure that those things grew , and that they did not grow on a plant . " 1 now 9 , 1 now 13 did 3 am 4 sure 3 am 5 that 5 that 7 things 5 that 8 grew 6 those 7 things 8 grew 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 that 11 that 12 they 13 did 15 grow 13 did 17 a 14 not 15 grow 15 grow 16 on 17 a 19 . 18 plant 19 . 19 . 20 " the [merry] [little] [breezes] looked puzzled . 1 the 5 looked 5 looked 6 puzzled 6 puzzled 7 . " what is there that grows and doesn't grow on a plant ? " asked one of them . 1 " 2 what 1 " 4 there 2 what 3 is 4 there 9 grow 5 that 6 grows 5 that 8 doesn't 6 grows 7 and 8 doesn't 9 grow 9 grow 14 " 10 on 11 a 10 on 12 plant 12 plant 13 ? 13 ? 14 " 14 " 15 asked 15 asked 16 one 15 asked 17 of 16 one 17 of 17 of 18 them 18 them 19 . " how about the claws on [peter] [rabbit] 's toes and the hair of [happy] [jack] 's tail ? " asked [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 5 claws 2 how 3 about 2 how 4 the 4 the 5 claws 5 claws 10 toes 6 on 9 's 9 's 10 toes 10 toes 19 ? 11 and 13 hair 11 and 14 of 12 the 13 hair 14 of 17 's 17 's 18 tail 18 tail 19 ? 19 ? 20 " 20 " 21 asked 21 asked 24 . the [merry] [little] [breezes] looked foolish . 1 the 5 looked 5 looked 6 foolish 6 foolish 7 . " of course , " they cried . 1 " 3 course 2 of 3 course 3 course 5 " 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 they 6 they 7 cried 7 cried 8 . " we didn't think of that . 1 " 2 we 2 we 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 think 4 think 5 of 5 of 6 that 6 that 7 . but we are quite sure that these queer things that prick so [are] not claws , and certainly they are not hair . " 1 but 16 , 2 we 3 are 3 are 8 queer 4 quite 5 sure 5 sure 7 these 5 sure 8 queer 6 that 7 these 8 queer 9 things 8 queer 11 prick 9 things 10 that 11 prick 15 claws 11 prick 16 , 12 so 14 not 14 not 15 claws 16 , 22 hair 17 and 18 certainly 17 and 22 hair 18 certainly 19 they 19 they 20 are 19 they 21 not 22 hair 23 . 23 . 24 " " don't you be too sure , " said [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 3 you 2 don't 3 you 3 you 6 sure 4 be 5 too 5 too 6 sure 6 sure 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 12 . away raced the [merry] [little] [breezes] to the [green] [forest] and began to search among the treetops . 1 away 2 raced 1 away 12 began 2 raced 3 the 7 to 8 the 8 the 11 and 11 and 12 began 12 began 15 among 13 to 14 search 14 search 15 among 15 among 17 treetops 16 the 17 treetops 17 treetops 18 . presently , way up in the top of a big poplar , they found a stranger . 1 presently 4 up 1 presently 10 big 2 , 3 way 3 way 4 up 5 in 6 the 6 the 7 top 6 the 10 big 7 top 8 of 7 top 9 a 10 big 15 a 11 poplar 12 , 12 , 13 they 13 they 14 found 14 found 15 a 15 a 16 stranger 16 stranger 17 . " good morning , " said the [merry] [little] [breezes] politely . 1 " 2 good 1 " 3 morning 3 morning 5 " 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 7 the 7 the 12 . 11 politely 12 . " [mornin] ' , " grunted the stranger in the [treetop] . 1 " 3 ' 3 ' 4 , 4 , 5 " 4 , 6 grunted 6 grunted 7 the 6 grunted 8 stranger 8 stranger 9 in 8 stranger 10 the 9 in 10 the 10 the 12 . " may we ask where you come from ? " said one of the [merry] [little] [breezes] politely . 1 " 3 we 1 " 6 you 2 may 3 we 3 we 4 ask 4 ask 5 where 6 you 7 come 6 you 9 ? 7 come 8 from 9 ? 10 " 10 " 12 one 11 said 12 one 12 one 13 of 12 one 14 the 14 the 18 politely 18 politely 19 . [iii] [prickly] [porky] [makes] [friends] the [merry] [little] [breezes] soon spread the news over the [green] [meadows] and through the [green] [forest] that a stranger had come from the [north] . 1 the 9 over 5 soon 6 spread 6 spread 7 the 6 spread 8 news 8 news 9 over 9 over 15 the 10 the 13 and 13 and 14 through 14 through 15 the 15 the 18 that 18 that 20 stranger 19 a 20 stranger 20 stranger 21 had 21 had 22 come 21 had 23 from 23 from 24 the 24 the 26 . at first he was very shy and had nothing to say . 1 at 2 first 2 first 5 very 3 he 4 was 4 was 5 very 5 very 6 shy 5 very 7 and 7 and 10 to 8 had 9 nothing 9 nothing 10 to 10 to 12 . 11 say 12 . " pooh , " exclaimed [reddy] [fox] . 1 " 2 pooh 2 pooh 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 exclaimed 5 exclaimed 8 . " who 's afraid of that fellow ? " 1 " 2 who 2 who 3 's 3 's 4 afraid 4 afraid 5 of 5 of 6 that 6 that 7 fellow 7 fellow 8 ? 8 ? 9 " just then the stranger began to come down the tree . 1 just 4 stranger 2 then 3 the 3 the 4 stranger 4 stranger 5 began 4 stranger 6 to 6 to 7 come 6 to 10 tree 7 come 8 down 9 the 10 tree 10 tree 11 . reddy backed away . 1 reddy 2 backed 2 backed 3 away 3 away 4 . " it looks as if you were afraid , [reddy] [fox] , " said [peter] [rabbit] . 1 " 2 it 2 it 4 as 3 looks 4 as 4 as 5 if 5 if 6 you 6 you 9 , 7 were 8 afraid 8 afraid 9 , 9 , 12 , 12 , 14 said 13 " 14 said 14 said 17 . " [i] 'm not afraid of anything , " said [reddy] [fox] , and swelled himself up to look twice as big as he really is . 1 " 7 anything 3 'm 4 not 4 not 5 afraid 5 afraid 6 of 5 afraid 7 anything 7 anything 9 " 8 , 9 " 9 " 18 to 10 said 13 , 13 , 14 and 13 , 16 himself 14 and 15 swelled 14 and 16 himself 16 himself 17 up 16 himself 18 to 18 to 20 twice 19 look 20 twice 20 twice 21 as 20 twice 22 big 22 big 26 is 23 as 24 he 24 he 25 really 25 really 26 is 26 is 27 . " it seems to me [i] hear [bowser] the [hound] , " piped up [striped] [chipmunk] . 1 " 4 to 2 it 3 seems 3 seems 4 to 4 to 5 me 5 me 12 " 7 hear 9 the 9 the 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 piped 13 piped 14 up 14 up 17 . [[] [illustration] [:] ["] [pooh] [,] ["] [exclaimed] [reddy] [fox] [.] " who 's afraid of that fellow ? " 1 " 2 who 2 who 3 's 3 's 4 afraid 4 afraid 5 of 5 of 6 that 6 that 7 fellow 7 fellow 8 ? 8 ? 9 " page @number@ []] 1 page 2 @number@ my , how everybody did run , everybody but the stranger from the [north] . 1 my 3 how 2 , 3 how 3 how 4 everybody 4 everybody 6 run 5 did 6 run 6 run 10 the 7 , 8 everybody 8 everybody 9 but 9 but 10 the 10 the 11 stranger 11 stranger 13 the 12 from 13 the 13 the 15 . he kept on coming down the tree just the same . 1 he 2 kept 1 he 3 on 2 kept 3 on 3 on 6 the 4 coming 5 down 5 down 6 the 6 the 7 tree 7 tree 8 just 7 tree 10 same 8 just 9 the 10 same 11 . bowser saw him and stopped in surprise . 1 bowser 2 saw 1 bowser 4 and 2 saw 3 him 4 and 5 stopped 5 stopped 7 surprise 6 in 7 surprise 7 surprise 8 . he had never seen anything quite like this big dark fellow . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 never 2 had 7 like 3 never 4 seen 4 seen 6 quite 5 anything 6 quite 7 like 8 this 8 this 9 big 8 this 10 dark 10 dark 12 . 11 fellow 12 . " bow , wow , wow ! " shouted [bowser] in his deepest voice . 1 " 3 , 2 bow 3 , 3 , 7 ! 4 wow 6 wow 5 , 6 wow 6 wow 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 7 ! 9 shouted 9 shouted 14 voice 11 in 12 his 12 his 13 deepest 13 deepest 14 voice 14 voice 15 . bowser was so surprised that he just stood still and stared . 1 bowser 3 so 2 was 3 so 3 so 4 surprised 3 so 5 that 5 that 7 just 6 he 7 just 7 just 8 stood 8 stood 9 still 9 still 10 and 9 still 12 . 10 and 11 stared then he growled his deepest growl . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 growled 3 growled 4 his 4 his 5 deepest 5 deepest 6 growl 6 growl 7 . still the stranger paid no attention to him . 1 still 3 stranger 2 the 3 stranger 3 stranger 5 no 4 paid 5 no 5 no 6 attention 6 attention 7 to 7 to 9 . 8 him 9 . bowser did not know what to make of it . 1 bowser 2 did 1 bowser 3 not 2 did 3 not 3 not 5 what 4 know 5 what 5 what 6 to 6 to 7 make 7 make 8 of 7 make 9 it 8 of 9 it 9 it 10 . " [i] 'll teach that fellow a lesson , " said [bowser] to himself . 1 " 5 that 3 'll 4 teach 4 teach 5 that 5 that 6 fellow 6 fellow 8 lesson 6 fellow 9 , 7 a 8 lesson 8 lesson 9 , 9 , 11 said 10 " 11 said 11 said 14 himself 13 to 14 himself 14 himself 15 . " [i] 'll shake him , and shake him and shake him until he hasn't any breath left . " 1 " 7 and 1 " 16 any 3 'll 4 shake 3 'll 7 and 4 shake 5 him 5 him 6 , 7 and 9 him 8 shake 9 him 9 him 15 hasn't 10 and 12 him 11 shake 12 him 12 him 13 until 13 until 14 he 13 until 15 hasn't 16 any 18 left 17 breath 18 left 18 left 19 . 18 left 20 " 19 . 20 " by this time the stranger was down on the ground and starting for another tree , minding his own business . 1 by 5 stranger 1 by 14 another 2 this 3 time 2 this 4 the 4 the 5 stranger 5 stranger 9 the 6 was 7 down 7 down 8 on 7 down 9 the 9 the 10 ground 10 ground 11 and 10 ground 14 another 11 and 12 starting 12 starting 13 for 14 another 17 minding 15 tree 16 , 16 , 17 minding 17 minding 18 his 18 his 21 . 19 own 20 business 20 business 21 . then something happened . 1 then 2 something 2 something 3 happened 3 happened 4 . bowser made a rush at him , and instead of running , what do you suppose the stranger did ? 1 bowser 8 and 1 bowser 14 do 2 made 3 a 2 made 4 rush 4 rush 6 him 4 rush 8 and 5 at 6 him 6 him 7 , 8 and 9 instead 10 of 11 running 10 of 14 do 11 running 12 , 12 , 13 what 14 do 15 you 14 do 16 suppose 16 suppose 17 the 17 the 18 stranger 18 stranger 20 ? 19 did 20 ? he just rolled himself up in a tight ball with his head tucked down in his waistcoat . 1 he 4 himself 1 he 14 down 2 just 3 rolled 3 rolled 4 himself 4 himself 9 ball 5 up 6 in 6 in 7 a 7 a 8 tight 8 tight 9 ball 9 ball 13 tucked 10 with 11 his 11 his 12 head 12 head 13 tucked 14 down 16 his 15 in 16 his 16 his 17 waistcoat 16 his 18 . bowser stopped short . 1 bowser 2 stopped 2 stopped 3 short 3 short 4 . then he reached out his nose and sniffed at this queer thing . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 reached 3 reached 4 out 3 reached 5 his 5 his 7 and 6 nose 7 and 7 and 8 sniffed 8 sniffed 13 . 9 at 10 this 10 this 12 thing 11 queer 12 thing 12 thing 13 . slap ! 1 slap 2 ! then [the] stranger unrolled himself and smiled , and all the little meadow people and forest folk who had been watching shouted aloud for joy . 1 then 5 himself 3 stranger 4 unrolled 4 unrolled 5 himself 5 himself 8 , 6 and 7 smiled 7 smiled 8 , 8 , 11 the 9 and 10 all 9 and 11 the 11 the 18 who 12 little 13 meadow 13 meadow 14 people 14 people 15 and 14 people 16 forest 16 forest 17 folk 16 forest 18 who 18 who 22 shouted 19 had 20 been 20 been 21 watching 20 been 22 shouted 22 shouted 23 aloud 23 aloud 24 for 24 for 26 . 25 joy 26 . and this is the way that [prickly] [porky] the [porcupine] made friends . 1 and 5 way 2 this 3 is 3 is 4 the 4 the 5 way 5 way 6 that 6 that 9 the 9 the 12 friends 11 made 12 friends 12 friends 13 . [iv] [peter] [rabbit] [has] [some] [startling] [news] she was worried . 1 she 2 was 2 was 3 worried 3 worried 4 . there was no doubt about it . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 no 3 no 4 doubt 4 doubt 5 about 5 about 6 it 6 it 7 . little [mrs] [peter] was very much worried . 1 little 4 was 4 was 7 worried 5 very 6 much 6 much 7 worried 7 worried 8 . why didn't [peter] come home ? 1 why 2 didn't 2 didn't 4 come 4 come 5 home 5 home 6 ? she did wish that he would be content to stay close by the dear [old] [briar-patch] . 1 she 3 wish 1 she 8 content 2 did 3 wish 3 wish 7 be 4 that 5 he 5 he 6 would 5 he 7 be 8 content 9 to 8 content 11 close 9 to 10 stay 11 close 13 the 11 close 17 . 12 by 13 the 14 dear 17 . for her part , she couldn't see why under the sun he wanted to go way over to the [green] [forest] . 1 for 3 part 1 for 7 see 2 her 3 part 4 , 6 couldn't 5 she 6 couldn't 6 couldn't 7 see 7 see 12 he 8 why 9 under 9 under 10 the 9 under 11 sun 10 the 11 sun 11 sun 12 he 12 he 16 way 13 wanted 14 to 13 wanted 16 way 14 to 15 go 16 way 17 over 17 over 18 to 18 to 19 the 19 the 22 . she didn't feel easy in her mind one minute while he was out of her sight . 1 she 8 one 2 didn't 3 feel 3 feel 5 in 3 feel 8 one 4 easy 5 in 5 in 7 mind 6 her 7 mind 8 one 9 minute 9 minute 15 her 10 while 11 he 10 while 12 was 12 was 13 out 12 was 14 of 14 of 15 her 15 her 17 . 16 sight 17 . but he wouldn't promise not to go to the [green] [forest] . 1 but 2 he 1 but 4 promise 2 he 3 wouldn't 4 promise 5 not 5 not 7 go 6 to 7 go 7 go 8 to 7 go 9 the 9 the 12 . no , [sir] , [peter] wouldn't promise that . 1 no 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 6 wouldn't 6 wouldn't 7 promise 7 promise 8 that 8 that 9 . this particular morning she was unusually anxious . 1 this 2 particular 2 particular 3 morning 3 morning 4 she 4 she 5 was 4 she 7 anxious 6 unusually 7 anxious 7 anxious 8 . peter had been gone all night . 1 peter 2 had 2 had 3 been 3 been 4 gone 4 gone 5 all 5 all 6 night 6 night 7 . " something has happened . 1 " 2 something 2 something 3 has 3 has 4 happened 4 happened 5 . i just know something has happened ! " she wailed . 1 i 3 know 2 just 3 know 3 know 5 has 4 something 5 has 5 has 6 happened 6 happened 7 ! 6 happened 8 " 7 ! 8 " 8 " 9 she 9 she 11 . 10 wailed 11 . " oh , [peter] , [peter] , [peter] [rabbit] [why] will you be so heedless ? 1 " 2 oh 1 " 7 , 2 oh 3 , 3 , 5 , 7 , 11 will 11 will 12 you 12 you 13 be 13 be 14 so 14 so 15 heedless 15 heedless 16 ? why will you take such dreadful risks , [so] foolish and so needless ? " 1 why 2 will 1 why 4 take 2 will 3 you 4 take 5 such 4 take 6 dreadful 5 such 6 dreadful 6 dreadful 8 , 7 risks 8 , 8 , 12 so 10 foolish 11 and 11 and 12 so 12 so 13 needless 13 needless 14 ? 14 ? 15 " " don't worry . 1 " 2 don't 2 don't 3 worry 3 worry 4 . " he 'll be home pretty soon . 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 'll 3 'll 4 be 4 be 5 home 4 be 6 pretty 5 home 6 pretty 6 pretty 7 soon 7 soon 8 . in fact , [i] think [i] see him coming now . " 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 5 think 3 , 5 think 5 think 7 see 7 see 9 coming 8 him 9 coming 9 coming 10 now 10 now 11 . 11 . 12 " mrs [peter] looked in the direction that the [merry] [little] [breeze] was looking , and sure enough there was [peter] . 1 mrs 5 the 3 looked 4 in 4 in 5 the 5 the 6 direction 5 the 7 that 7 that 8 the 8 the 14 , 12 was 13 looking 13 looking 14 , 14 , 16 sure 15 and 16 sure 16 sure 17 enough 17 enough 21 . 18 there 19 was 18 there 21 . mrs [peter] 's heart gave a frightened thump . 1 mrs 4 heart 3 's 4 heart 4 heart 5 gave 5 gave 7 frightened 6 a 7 frightened 7 frightened 8 thump 8 thump 9 . in a few minutes he reached her side . 1 in 2 a 2 a 4 minutes 3 few 4 minutes 4 minutes 7 her 5 he 6 reached 6 reached 7 her 7 her 8 side 8 side 9 . his eyes were very wide , and it was plain to see that he was bursting with important news . 1 his 7 and 2 eyes 6 , 2 eyes 7 and 3 were 4 very 4 very 5 wide 5 wide 6 , 7 and 17 with 8 it 9 was 9 was 10 plain 10 plain 12 see 10 plain 17 with 11 to 12 see 12 see 13 that 13 that 14 he 13 that 16 bursting 14 he 15 was 15 was 16 bursting 17 with 20 . 18 important 19 news 19 news 20 . " what is it , [peter] ? 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 is 3 is 4 it 4 it 5 , 5 , 7 ? do tell me quick ! 1 do 2 tell 2 tell 3 me 3 me 4 quick 4 quick 5 ! have you had another narrow escape ? " gasped little [mrs] . peter . 1 have 3 had 2 you 3 had 3 had 4 another 4 another 5 narrow 5 narrow 8 " 6 escape 7 ? 7 ? 8 " 8 " 9 gasped 9 gasped 10 little 9 gasped 13 peter 10 little 12 . 13 peter 14 . peter nodded while he panted for breath . 1 peter 2 nodded 2 nodded 3 while 2 nodded 4 he 4 he 5 panted 5 panted 7 breath 6 for 7 breath 7 breath 8 . [v] [peter] [rabbit] [tells] [his] [story] at least , that is what [peter] said . 1 at 2 least 2 least 3 , 3 , 4 that 3 , 6 what 4 that 5 is 6 what 8 said 8 said 9 . " you see , it was this way , " declared [peter] . 1 " 2 you 1 " 4 , 3 see 4 , 4 , 7 this 5 it 6 was 6 was 7 this 7 this 9 , 8 way 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 declared 11 declared 13 . mrs [peter] nodded . 1 mrs 3 nodded 3 nodded 4 . " but somehow time slipped away faster than [i] thought for , or else [mr] [sun] got up earlier than usual , " continued [peter] . 1 " 4 time 1 " 5 slipped 2 but 3 somehow 3 somehow 4 time 5 slipped 10 thought 6 away 7 faster 7 faster 8 than 7 faster 10 thought 10 thought 20 than 11 for 12 , 12 , 13 or 13 or 14 else 13 or 17 got 17 got 18 up 17 got 19 earlier 19 earlier 20 than 20 than 22 , 21 usual 22 , 22 , 23 " 22 , 24 continued 24 continued 26 . then he stopped . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 stopped 3 stopped 4 . that last idea was a new one , and it struck [peter] as a good one . 1 that 7 one 2 last 3 idea 3 idea 4 was 4 was 5 a 4 was 6 new 6 new 7 one 7 one 8 , 7 one 9 and 9 and 10 it 10 it 11 struck 11 struck 13 as 13 as 16 one 14 a 15 good 15 good 16 one 16 one 17 . mrs [peter] looked as if she very much doubted it , but she didn't say anything , and so [peter] went on with his story . 1 mrs 3 looked 1 mrs 5 if 3 looked 4 as 5 if 7 very 5 if 11 , 6 she 7 very 7 very 9 doubted 8 much 9 doubted 9 doubted 10 it 11 , 13 she 11 , 21 went 12 but 13 she 13 she 15 say 14 didn't 15 say 15 say 16 anything 15 say 17 , 16 anything 17 , 17 , 18 and 18 and 19 so 21 went 22 on 21 went 24 his 22 on 23 with 24 his 25 story 25 story 26 . of course [i] thought it was [prickly] himself starting out for his breakfast , and [i] looked up with my mouth open to say hello . 1 of 2 course 2 course 11 for 4 thought 5 it 5 it 6 was 6 was 8 himself 6 was 9 starting 9 starting 10 out 10 out 11 for 11 for 15 and 12 his 13 breakfast 13 breakfast 14 , 13 breakfast 15 and 15 and 26 . 17 looked 18 up 17 looked 19 with 19 with 20 my 20 my 21 mouth 20 my 24 say 21 mouth 22 open 22 open 23 to 24 say 25 hello 24 say 26 . but [i] didn't say hello . 1 but 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 say 4 say 5 hello 5 hello 6 . no , [sir] , [i] didn't say a word . 1 no 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 8 a 6 didn't 7 say 6 didn't 8 a 8 a 10 . 9 word 10 . i was too scared . 1 i 2 was 2 was 3 too 3 too 4 scared 4 scared 5 . peter 's eyes grew very round and wide as he said this . 1 peter 2 's 2 's 3 eyes 2 's 6 round 3 eyes 4 grew 4 grew 5 very 6 round 7 and 6 round 8 wide 7 and 8 wide 8 wide 10 he 9 as 10 he 10 he 11 said 10 he 12 this 12 this 13 . " [i] took one good look , and then [i] jumped . 1 " 4 one 3 took 4 one 4 one 7 , 5 good 6 look 6 look 7 , 7 , 9 then 8 and 9 then 9 then 11 jumped 11 jumped 12 . my gracious , how [i] did jump ! " he continued . 1 my 2 gracious 2 gracious 4 how 3 , 4 how 4 how 8 ! 6 did 7 jump 7 jump 8 ! 8 ! 9 " 9 " 10 he 10 he 11 continued 11 continued 12 . mrs [peter] had listened with her mouth wide open . 1 mrs 4 listened 3 had 4 listened 4 listened 7 mouth 5 with 6 her 6 her 7 mouth 7 mouth 8 wide 8 wide 9 open 9 open 10 . when [peter] finished , she closed it with a snap and hopped over and felt of his head . 1 when 4 , 1 when 14 and 3 finished 4 , 4 , 7 it 5 she 6 closed 6 closed 7 it 8 with 9 a 8 with 10 snap 9 a 10 snap 10 snap 12 hopped 10 snap 14 and 11 and 12 hopped 12 hopped 13 over 14 and 19 . 15 felt 16 of 16 of 17 his 17 his 18 head 17 his 19 . " are you sick , [peter] ? " she asked anxiously . 1 " 3 you 2 are 3 you 3 you 5 , 4 sick 5 , 5 , 7 ? 7 ? 8 " 8 " 9 she 8 " 10 asked 9 she 10 asked 10 asked 11 anxiously 11 anxiously 12 . peter stared at her . 1 peter 2 stared 2 stared 3 at 3 at 4 her 4 her 5 . " sick ! 1 " 2 sick 2 sick 3 ! me sick ! 1 me 2 sick 2 sick 3 ! not a bit of it ! " he exclaimed . 1 not 3 bit 2 a 3 bit 3 bit 4 of 4 of 5 it 5 it 6 ! 5 it 7 " 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 he 8 he 9 exclaimed 9 exclaimed 10 . " never felt better in my life , save that [i] am a little tired from my long run . 1 " 4 better 1 " 13 a 2 never 3 felt 2 never 4 better 4 better 5 in 5 in 6 my 5 in 7 life 6 my 7 life 7 life 8 , 7 life 10 that 8 , 9 save 10 that 12 am 13 a 14 little 13 a 18 long 14 little 15 tired 15 tired 16 from 16 from 17 my 18 long 20 . 19 run 20 . what a silly question ! 1 what 2 a 2 a 3 silly 3 silly 4 question 4 question 5 ! do [i] look sick ? " 1 do 3 look 3 look 4 sick 4 sick 5 ? 5 ? 6 " " [no-o] , " replied little [mrs] [peter] slowly . 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 replied 5 replied 6 little 6 little 9 slowly 9 slowly 10 . " [no-o] , you don't look sick , but you talk as if there were something the matter with your head . 1 " 5 don't 3 , 4 you 4 you 5 don't 5 don't 11 talk 6 look 7 sick 6 look 8 , 7 sick 8 , 8 , 9 but 8 , 11 talk 9 but 10 you 11 talk 13 if 11 talk 14 there 12 as 13 if 13 if 14 there 14 there 20 your 14 there 21 head 15 were 16 something 16 something 18 matter 17 the 18 matter 18 matter 19 with 18 matter 20 your 20 your 21 head 21 head 22 . i think you must be just a little light-headed , [peter] , or else you have taken a nap somewhere and had a bad dream . 1 i 6 just 2 think 3 you 3 you 4 must 3 you 5 be 4 must 5 be 5 be 6 just 6 just 10 , 7 a 8 little 8 little 9 light-headed 8 little 10 , 10 , 19 nap 12 , 13 or 12 , 14 else 14 else 15 you 15 you 16 have 15 you 18 a 17 taken 18 a 18 a 19 nap 19 nap 21 and 20 somewhere 21 and 21 and 25 dream 22 had 23 a 23 a 24 bad 24 bad 25 dream 25 dream 26 . did [i] understand you to say that this dreadful creature has no legs , and yet that it chased you ? " 1 did 8 this 1 did 14 , 3 understand 4 you 4 you 6 say 5 to 6 say 6 say 7 that 6 say 8 this 8 this 9 dreadful 10 creature 11 has 11 has 12 no 11 has 13 legs 12 no 13 legs 13 legs 14 , 14 , 15 and 14 , 16 yet 16 yet 17 that 16 yet 19 chased 17 that 18 it 19 chased 22 " 20 you 21 ? 21 ? 22 " peter scratched his head in great perplexity . 1 peter 2 scratched 1 peter 4 head 2 scratched 3 his 4 head 5 in 5 in 6 great 6 great 7 perplexity 7 perplexity 8 . suddenly he had a happy thought . 1 suddenly 2 he 2 he 4 a 3 had 4 a 4 a 5 happy 4 a 6 thought 5 happy 6 thought 6 thought 7 . " [mr] [blacksnake] runs fast enough , but he doesn't have legs , does he ? " he asked in triumph . 1 " 4 runs 1 " 11 have 4 runs 5 fast 4 runs 7 , 5 fast 6 enough 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 he 9 he 10 doesn't 11 have 17 " 12 legs 14 does 13 , 14 does 14 does 16 ? 15 he 16 ? 16 ? 17 " 17 " 18 he 18 he 20 in 19 asked 20 in 20 in 21 triumph 20 in 22 . 21 triumph 22 . little [mrs] [peter] looked a bit discomfited . 1 little 4 looked 4 looked 6 bit 5 a 6 bit 6 bit 7 discomfited 7 discomfited 8 . " [no-o] , " she admitted slowly , " he doesn't have legs ; but [i] never could understand how he runs without them . " 1 " 3 , 3 , 10 he 4 " 5 she 5 she 6 admitted 6 admitted 7 slowly 7 slowly 8 , 7 slowly 10 he 8 , 9 " 10 he 17 never 11 doesn't 12 have 12 have 13 legs 12 have 14 ; 13 legs 14 ; 14 ; 15 but 14 ; 17 never 17 never 19 understand 18 could 19 understand 19 understand 21 he 20 how 21 he 21 he 22 runs 21 he 25 . 22 runs 23 without 23 without 24 them 25 . 26 " " well , then , " snapped [peter] , " if he can run without legs , why can't other creatures ? 1 " 4 then 1 " 11 if 2 well 3 , 2 well 4 then 4 then 5 , 5 , 9 , 6 " 7 snapped 7 snapped 9 , 9 , 10 " 11 if 13 can 11 if 17 , 12 he 13 can 13 can 15 without 14 run 15 without 15 without 16 legs 17 , 19 can't 17 , 21 creatures 18 why 19 can't 19 can't 20 other 21 creatures 22 ? besides , this one didn't run exactly ; it rolled . 1 besides 5 didn't 2 , 3 this 3 this 4 one 4 one 5 didn't 5 didn't 7 exactly 6 run 7 exactly 7 exactly 8 ; 8 ; 9 it 9 it 11 . 10 rolled 11 . now [i] 've told you all [i] 'm going to . 1 now 3 've 3 've 6 all 4 told 5 you 5 you 6 all 6 all 8 'm 8 'm 9 going 8 'm 10 to 9 going 10 to 10 to 11 . i need a long nap , after all [i] 've been through , so don't let any one disturb me . " 1 i 6 , 2 need 3 a 3 a 4 long 4 long 5 nap 4 long 6 , 6 , 14 so 7 after 8 all 8 all 10 've 10 've 11 been 11 been 12 through 12 through 13 , 12 through 14 so 14 so 16 let 15 don't 16 let 16 let 21 . 17 any 19 disturb 17 any 21 . 18 one 19 disturb 19 disturb 20 me 21 . 22 " " [i] won't , " replied [mrs] [peter] meekly . 1 " 3 won't 3 won't 5 " 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 replied 6 replied 9 meekly 9 meekly 10 . " but , [peter] , if [i] were you , [i] wouldn't tell that story to any one else . " 1 " 2 but 1 " 19 else 2 but 12 wouldn't 3 , 5 , 5 , 6 if 6 if 8 were 8 were 9 you 9 you 10 , 9 you 12 wouldn't 12 wouldn't 13 tell 13 tell 14 that 14 that 15 story 15 story 16 to 15 story 19 else 16 to 17 any 17 any 18 one 19 else 20 . 20 . 21 " [vi] [peter] [has] [to] [tell] [his] [story] [many] [times] once you start a story you cannot call it back ; [it] travels on and on and on and ever on , alack ! 1 once 3 start 1 once 11 ; 2 you 3 start 3 start 7 cannot 4 a 5 story 5 story 6 you 6 you 7 cannot 8 call 10 back 8 call 11 ; 9 it 10 back 11 ; 13 travels 11 ; 22 , 13 travels 14 on 14 on 15 and 14 on 16 on 15 and 16 on 16 on 17 and 17 and 18 on 18 on 19 and 19 and 20 ever 20 ever 21 on 22 , 23 alack 23 alack 24 ! that is the reason why you should always be sure that a story [you] repeat is a good story . 1 that 2 is 1 that 10 sure 2 is 3 the 2 is 5 why 3 the 4 reason 5 why 6 you 6 you 9 be 6 you 10 sure 7 should 8 always 7 should 9 be 10 sure 15 repeat 11 that 13 story 12 a 13 story 13 story 15 repeat 15 repeat 19 story 16 is 17 a 17 a 18 good 17 a 19 story 19 story 20 . then you will be glad to have it travel on and on and on , and will never want to call it back . 1 then 4 be 1 then 9 travel 2 you 3 will 2 you 4 be 4 be 5 glad 5 glad 6 to 5 glad 7 have 7 have 8 it 9 travel 15 , 9 travel 16 and 10 on 14 on 11 and 12 on 12 on 13 and 13 and 14 on 14 on 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 19 want 16 and 21 call 17 will 18 never 17 will 19 want 19 want 20 to 21 call 23 back 22 it 23 back 23 back 24 . you see stories are just like rivers , they run on and on forever . 1 you 5 just 2 see 3 stories 2 see 4 are 4 are 5 just 5 just 10 run 6 like 7 rivers 7 rivers 8 , 8 , 9 they 9 they 10 run 10 run 11 on 11 on 12 and 12 and 13 on 13 on 14 forever 14 forever 15 . when [peter] awoke , the first thing he thought of was the terrible creature he had seen in the [green] [forest] . 1 when 10 of 3 awoke 6 first 4 , 5 the 4 , 6 first 6 first 7 thing 6 first 9 thought 7 thing 8 he 9 thought 10 of 10 of 14 creature 11 was 12 the 12 the 13 terrible 12 the 14 creature 14 creature 15 he 14 creature 16 had 15 he 16 had 16 had 17 seen 16 had 22 . 17 seen 18 in 18 in 19 the " [i] won't , " said [peter] to himself . 1 " 3 won't 3 won't 4 , 4 , 6 said 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 to 8 to 9 himself 9 himself 10 . " [i] won't repeat it to a soul . 1 " 3 won't 3 won't 4 repeat 4 repeat 5 it 5 it 6 to 6 to 7 a 7 a 8 soul 8 soul 9 . no one will believe it . 1 no 2 one 2 one 3 will 3 will 4 believe 4 believe 5 it 5 it 6 . the truth is , [i] can hardly believe it myself . 1 the 3 is 2 truth 3 is 3 is 4 , 4 , 7 hardly 6 can 7 hardly 7 hardly 8 believe 8 believe 10 myself 9 it 10 myself 10 myself 11 . i 'll just keep my tongue still . " 1 i 4 keep 2 'll 3 just 3 just 4 keep 4 keep 5 my 5 my 7 still 6 tongue 7 still 7 still 8 . 8 . 9 " so [peter] was obliged to repeat it ever so many times , and every time it sounded to him more foolish than before . 1 so 6 repeat 3 was 4 obliged 4 obliged 5 to 4 obliged 6 repeat 6 repeat 7 it 7 it 11 times 8 ever 9 so 9 so 10 many 9 so 11 times 11 times 13 and 12 , 13 and 13 and 15 time 13 and 16 it 14 every 15 time 16 it 17 sounded 16 it 18 to 18 to 24 . 19 him 20 more 20 more 21 foolish 20 more 23 before 21 foolish 22 than 21 foolish 23 before 23 before 24 . now , strange to say , no one laughed at [peter] , queer as the story sounded . 1 now 5 say 1 now 10 at 2 , 4 to 3 strange 4 to 4 to 5 say 5 say 7 no 6 , 7 no 7 no 8 one 8 one 9 laughed 9 laughed 10 at 10 at 16 story 12 , 13 queer 13 queer 14 as 13 queer 16 story 14 as 15 the 16 story 17 sounded 17 sounded 18 . then it had been [peter] 's turn to laugh at them . 1 then 2 it 2 it 3 had 2 it 4 been 3 had 4 been 4 been 6 's 6 's 7 turn 6 's 9 laugh 7 turn 8 to 9 laugh 12 . 10 at 11 them 11 them 12 . so now , impossible as this new story sounded , they didn't dare laugh at it . 1 so 2 now 2 now 3 , 2 now 5 as 3 , 4 impossible 5 as 10 , 6 this 7 new 7 new 8 story 8 story 9 sounded 8 story 10 , 10 , 13 dare 11 they 12 didn't 12 didn't 13 dare 13 dare 16 it 14 laugh 15 at 15 at 16 it 16 it 17 . " that is very true , " replied [old] [mr] [toad] solemnly . 1 " 3 is 2 that 3 is 3 is 5 true 4 very 5 true 5 true 6 , 6 , 7 " 6 , 8 replied 7 " 8 replied 8 replied 12 solemnly 12 solemnly 13 . " probably [peter] has seen something out of the ordinary , and in his excitement he has exaggerated it . 1 " 2 probably 1 " 4 has 4 has 6 something 5 seen 6 something 6 something 16 he 7 out 8 of 8 of 10 ordinary 9 the 10 ordinary 10 ordinary 11 , 11 , 12 and 11 , 16 he 12 and 15 excitement 13 in 14 his 14 his 15 excitement 16 he 20 . 17 has 18 exaggerated 17 has 20 . 18 exaggerated 19 it the thing to do is to make sure whether or not there is a stranger in the [green] [forest] . 1 the 11 not 2 thing 6 to 3 to 4 do 4 do 5 is 4 do 6 to 6 to 7 make 6 to 8 sure 8 sure 10 or 8 sure 11 not 9 whether 10 or 11 not 17 the 12 there 15 stranger 12 there 16 in 13 is 14 a 14 a 15 stranger 15 stranger 16 in 16 in 17 the 17 the 20 . peter says that it came down the hill where [prickly] [porky] the [porcupine] lives . 1 peter 2 says 1 peter 4 it 2 says 3 that 4 it 5 came 4 it 6 down 6 down 8 hill 7 the 8 hill 8 hill 9 where 8 hill 12 the 12 the 15 . 14 lives 15 . some one ought to go ask him what he knows about it . 1 some 2 one 1 some 3 ought 3 ought 4 to 4 to 5 go 5 go 7 him 6 ask 7 him 7 him 9 he 8 what 9 he 9 he 11 about 10 knows 11 about 11 about 12 it 11 about 13 . if there is such a terrible creature up there , he ought to have seen it . 1 if 10 , 2 there 3 is 3 is 4 such 3 is 9 there 4 such 6 terrible 4 such 7 creature 5 a 6 terrible 6 terrible 7 creature 7 creature 8 up 9 there 10 , 10 , 14 have 11 he 12 ought 12 ought 13 to 12 ought 14 have 14 have 15 seen 14 have 17 . 15 seen 16 it why don't you go up there and ask him , [jimmy] [skunk] ? 1 why 2 don't 1 why 3 you 2 don't 3 you 3 you 4 go 3 you 5 up 4 go 5 up 5 up 6 there 5 up 7 and 6 there 7 and 7 and 8 ask 8 ask 9 him 9 him 10 , 10 , 13 ? you 're not afraid of anybody or anything . " 1 you 2 're 1 you 3 not 3 not 4 afraid 3 not 5 of 4 afraid 5 of 5 of 7 or 6 anybody 7 or 7 or 8 anything 8 anything 9 . 9 . 10 " " [i] will , " replied [jimmy] promptly , and off he started . 1 " 4 , 3 will 4 , 4 , 9 , 5 " 6 replied 6 replied 8 promptly 8 promptly 9 , 9 , 10 and 9 , 12 he 10 and 11 off 11 off 12 he 12 he 13 started 12 he 14 . [vii] [jimmy] [skunk] [calls] [on] [prickly] [porky] " of course [i] 'm not afraid , but just the same [i] don't like meddling with things [i] don't know anything about . 1 " 3 course 1 " 7 afraid 2 of 3 course 3 course 5 'm 5 'm 6 not 7 afraid 8 , 7 afraid 10 just 8 , 9 but 10 just 11 the 10 just 14 don't 11 the 12 same 12 same 14 don't 14 don't 15 like 14 don't 18 things 16 meddling 17 with 17 with 18 things 18 things 20 don't 20 don't 21 know 20 don't 24 . 22 anything 23 about 23 about 24 . whoever heard of such a thing ? 1 whoever 2 heard 2 heard 3 of 3 of 4 such 4 such 5 a 5 a 6 thing 6 thing 7 ? it gives me a queer feeling inside . " 1 it 2 gives 2 gives 4 a 3 me 4 a 4 a 5 queer 5 queer 6 feeling 5 queer 7 inside 7 inside 8 . 8 . 9 " but there was nothing unusual to be seen . 1 but 2 there 1 but 5 unusual 2 there 3 was 3 was 4 nothing 5 unusual 6 to 6 to 7 be 7 be 8 seen 8 seen 9 . the [green] [forest] looked just as it always did . 1 the 4 looked 4 looked 5 just 5 just 6 as 6 as 7 it 7 it 8 always 8 always 9 did 9 did 10 . it was very still and quiet there save for the cheerful voice of [redeye] the [vireo] telling over and over how happy he was . 1 it 2 was 1 it 6 quiet 2 was 3 very 2 was 4 still 4 still 5 and 6 quiet 11 cheerful 7 there 8 save 8 save 9 for 9 for 10 the 10 the 11 cheerful 11 cheerful 19 and 12 voice 13 of 13 of 15 the 15 the 17 telling 17 telling 18 over 17 telling 19 and 19 and 25 . 20 over 21 how 21 how 24 was 22 happy 23 he 22 happy 24 was 24 was 25 . " that doesn't sound as if there were any terrible stranger around here , " muttered [jimmy] . 1 " 7 there 2 that 3 doesn't 3 doesn't 4 sound 4 sound 5 as 4 sound 7 there 5 as 6 if 7 there 13 here 8 were 9 any 9 any 10 terrible 9 any 13 here 10 terrible 11 stranger 11 stranger 12 around 13 here 16 muttered 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 muttered 16 muttered 18 . jimmy grinned as he listened . 1 jimmy 2 grinned 2 grinned 3 as 3 as 4 he 4 he 5 listened 5 listened 6 . " that 's [prickly] [porky] telling himself how good his dinner tastes , " laughed [jimmy] . 1 " 2 that 1 " 3 's 2 that 3 's 3 's 8 how 6 telling 7 himself 7 himself 8 how 8 how 11 dinner 9 good 10 his 10 his 11 dinner 11 dinner 12 tastes 12 tastes 13 , 12 tastes 15 laughed 13 , 14 " 15 laughed 17 . " [funny] how some people do like to hear their own voices . " 1 " 4 some 3 how 4 some 4 some 7 like 5 people 6 do 6 do 7 like 7 like 10 their 8 to 9 hear 9 hear 10 their 10 their 11 own 11 own 14 " 12 voices 13 . 13 . 14 " " hello ! " said [jimmy] [skunk] . 1 " 2 hello 2 hello 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 8 . prickly [porky] took no notice . 1 prickly 3 took 3 took 4 no 4 no 5 notice 5 notice 6 . he was so busy eating , and making so much noise about it , that he didn't hear [jimmy] at all . 1 he 15 that 2 was 3 so 3 so 4 busy 4 busy 5 eating 5 eating 6 , 5 eating 7 and 7 and 8 making 7 and 10 much 8 making 9 so 10 much 11 noise 10 much 14 , 11 noise 12 about 12 about 13 it 14 , 15 that 15 that 17 didn't 16 he 17 didn't 17 didn't 18 hear 17 didn't 22 . 18 hear 21 all 20 at 21 all " hello ! " shouted [jimmy] a little louder . 1 " 2 hello 2 hello 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 shouted 5 shouted 8 little 7 a 8 little 8 little 9 louder 9 louder 10 . " hello , there ! 1 " 2 hello 2 hello 3 , 3 , 4 there 4 there 5 ! are you deaf ? " 1 are 2 you 2 you 3 deaf 3 deaf 4 ? 4 ? 5 " of course this wasn't polite at all , but [jimmy] was feeling a little out of sorts because he had had to make this call . 1 of 12 feeling 2 course 3 this 3 this 4 wasn't 4 wasn't 5 polite 5 polite 6 at 5 polite 12 feeling 6 at 7 all 6 at 8 , 8 , 9 but 9 but 11 was 12 feeling 17 sorts 13 a 14 little 13 a 17 sorts 14 little 15 out 15 out 16 of 17 sorts 26 . 18 because 19 he 19 he 20 had 20 had 21 had 21 had 22 to 22 to 23 make 22 to 26 . 23 make 24 this 24 this 25 call this time [prickly] [porky] looked down . 1 this 2 time 2 time 5 looked 5 looked 6 down 6 down 7 . " hello yourself , and see how you like it , [jimmy] [skunk] ! " he cried . 1 " 3 yourself 1 " 10 it 2 hello 3 yourself 3 yourself 4 , 4 , 8 you 5 and 6 see 5 and 8 you 6 see 7 how 8 you 9 like 10 it 11 , 11 , 16 he 14 ! 15 " 15 " 16 he 16 he 17 cried 17 cried 18 . " come on up and have some of this nice bark with me . " 1 " 2 come 1 " 4 up 2 come 3 on 4 up 8 of 5 and 6 have 6 have 7 some 7 some 8 of 8 of 10 nice 9 this 10 nice 10 nice 12 with 11 bark 12 with 12 with 14 . 13 me 14 . 14 . 15 " jimmy made a face at him . 1 jimmy 2 made 2 made 3 a 3 a 4 face 4 face 5 at 5 at 6 him 6 him 7 . " thank you , [i] 've just dined . 1 " 3 you 2 thank 3 you 3 you 4 , 4 , 6 've 6 've 7 just 6 've 8 dined 7 just 8 dined 8 dined 9 . come down here where [i] can talk to you without straining my voice , " he replied . 1 come 9 you 1 come 11 straining 2 down 3 here 3 here 6 can 4 where 6 can 6 can 7 talk 7 talk 8 to 7 talk 9 you 9 you 10 without 11 straining 14 , 11 straining 17 replied 12 my 13 voice 13 voice 14 , 14 , 15 " 14 , 17 replied 15 " 16 he 17 replied 18 . " wait until [i] get another bite , " replied [prickly] [porky] , stripping off a long piece of bark . 1 " 3 until 1 " 10 replied 2 wait 3 until 5 get 6 another 6 another 7 bite 7 bite 8 , 7 bite 10 replied 8 , 9 " 10 replied 18 piece 13 , 14 stripping 14 stripping 16 a 15 off 16 a 16 a 17 long 17 long 18 piece 18 piece 19 of 19 of 20 bark 19 of 21 . 20 bark 21 . then with this to chew on , he came half way down the tree [and] made himself comfortable on a big limb . 1 then 2 with 2 with 3 this 2 with 14 tree 4 to 6 on 5 chew 6 on 6 on 7 , 7 , 8 he 8 he 9 came 8 he 11 way 10 half 11 way 11 way 12 down 11 way 14 tree 12 down 13 the 14 tree 17 himself 16 made 17 himself 17 himself 19 on 18 comfortable 19 on 19 on 20 a 20 a 22 limb 21 big 22 limb 22 limb 23 . " now , what is it you've got on your mind ? " he demanded . 1 " 2 now 2 now 4 what 2 now 8 got 3 , 4 what 4 what 5 is 6 it 7 you've 6 it 8 got 8 got 11 mind 9 on 10 your 10 your 11 mind 11 mind 13 " 12 ? 13 " 13 " 14 he 14 he 15 demanded 15 demanded 16 . at once [jimmy] told him the queer story [peter] [rabbit] had told . 1 at 2 once 1 at 4 told 4 told 8 story 5 him 6 the 6 the 7 queer 6 the 8 story 8 story 11 had 11 had 12 told 12 told 13 . " [i] 've been sent up here to find out if you have seen this legless , headless , tailess creature . 1 " 4 been 1 " 11 if 3 've 4 been 4 been 5 sent 5 sent 7 here 5 sent 9 find 6 up 7 here 7 here 8 to 9 find 10 out 11 if 14 seen 11 if 22 . 12 you 13 have 12 you 14 seen 14 seen 17 , 15 this 16 legless 16 legless 17 , 17 , 18 headless 19 , 21 creature 19 , 22 . 20 tailess 21 creature have you ? " he concluded . 1 have 2 you 2 you 3 ? 3 ? 4 " 4 " 5 he 5 he 6 concluded 6 concluded 7 . prickly [porky] slowly shook his head . 1 prickly 3 slowly 3 slowly 4 shook 4 shook 5 his 5 his 6 head 6 head 7 . " no , " said he . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 6 he 7 . " [i] 've been right here all the time , and [i] haven't seen any such creature . " 1 " 3 've 1 " 4 been 4 been 6 here 5 right 6 here 6 here 8 the 6 here 13 haven't 7 all 8 the 8 the 9 time 9 time 10 , 9 time 11 and 13 haven't 15 any 14 seen 15 any 15 any 17 creature 16 such 17 creature 17 creature 18 . 18 . 19 " " that 's all [i] want to know , " replied [jimmy] . 1 " 2 that 1 " 6 want 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 all 6 want 9 , 7 to 8 know 8 know 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 replied 11 replied 13 . " peter [rabbit] 's got something the matter with his eyes , and [i] 'm going straight back to the [old] [briar-patch] to tell him so . 1 " 2 peter 1 " 9 with 2 peter 4 's 4 's 5 got 4 's 6 something 6 something 7 the 7 the 8 matter 9 with 12 , 10 his 11 eyes 11 eyes 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 16 going 13 and 20 the 15 'm 16 going 16 going 18 back 17 straight 18 back 18 back 19 to 20 the 23 to 23 to 24 tell 24 tell 25 him 24 tell 27 . 25 him 26 so much obliged . " 1 much 2 obliged 2 obliged 3 . 3 . 4 " with that [jimmy] started back the way he had come , grumbling to himself . 1 with 2 that 2 that 8 he 4 started 5 back 5 back 7 way 6 the 7 way 7 way 8 he 8 he 10 come 9 had 10 come 10 come 11 , 10 come 12 grumbling 12 grumbling 15 . 13 to 14 himself 14 himself 15 . [viii] [prickly] [porky] [nearly] [chokes] he was very busy , was [redeye] , telling all who would listen how happy he was and what a beautiful world this is . 1 he 4 busy 1 he 8 , 2 was 3 very 2 was 4 busy 4 busy 5 , 5 , 6 was 8 , 22 world 9 telling 10 all 10 all 11 who 11 who 13 listen 12 would 13 listen 13 listen 14 how 13 listen 15 happy 15 happy 19 what 15 happy 20 a 16 he 17 was 16 he 18 and 18 and 19 what 20 a 21 beautiful 20 a 22 world 22 world 25 . 23 this 24 is 24 is 25 . it never seems to enter his head that he is making other people happy just by being happy [himself] and saying so . 1 it 2 never 2 never 6 his 3 seems 4 to 3 seems 6 his 4 to 5 enter 6 his 7 head 6 his 15 just 7 head 10 is 8 that 9 he 9 he 10 is 10 is 11 making 11 making 12 other 11 making 13 people 13 people 14 happy 13 people 15 just 15 just 18 happy 16 by 17 being 17 being 18 happy 18 happy 20 and 20 and 22 so 21 saying 22 so 22 so 23 . right away he saw that [prickly] [porky] was in some kind of trouble , and that it was he who was making the queer noise . 1 right 5 that 1 right 10 some 2 away 3 he 3 he 4 saw 4 saw 5 that 8 was 9 in 9 in 10 some 10 some 11 kind 10 some 14 , 11 kind 13 trouble 11 kind 14 , 12 of 13 trouble 14 , 16 that 15 and 16 that 16 that 22 making 17 it 18 was 18 was 19 he 19 he 21 was 20 who 21 was 21 was 22 making 22 making 24 queer 23 the 24 queer 24 queer 25 noise 24 queer 26 . 25 noise 26 . it was such a strange performance that [redeye] simply stared for a minute . 1 it 2 was 1 it 3 such 2 was 3 such 3 such 4 a 3 such 5 strange 5 strange 6 performance 5 strange 10 stared 6 performance 7 that 7 that 9 simply 10 stared 12 a 11 for 12 a 12 a 13 minute 13 minute 14 . then in a flash it came to him what it meant . 1 then 3 a 2 in 3 a 3 a 4 flash 4 flash 6 came 5 it 6 came 6 came 8 him 7 to 8 him 8 him 10 it 9 what 10 it 10 it 12 . 11 meant 12 . prickly [porky] was choking , and if something wasn't done to help him , he might choke to death ! 1 prickly 4 choking 1 prickly 10 done 3 was 4 choking 5 , 6 and 6 and 9 wasn't 6 and 10 done 7 if 8 something 8 something 9 wasn't 10 done 12 help 10 done 18 to 11 to 12 help 12 help 13 him 14 , 15 he 14 , 17 choke 15 he 16 might 17 choke 18 to 18 to 19 death 19 death 20 ! now there was nothing that [redeye] himself could do to help , for he was too small . 1 now 2 there 1 now 9 do 2 there 5 that 2 there 7 himself 3 was 4 nothing 4 nothing 5 that 7 himself 8 could 7 himself 9 do 9 do 10 to 9 do 16 too 10 to 12 , 11 help 12 , 12 , 13 for 13 for 14 he 13 for 16 too 14 he 15 was 16 too 17 small 16 too 18 . 17 small 18 . he must get help somewhere else , and he must do it quickly . 1 he 8 and 2 must 4 help 3 get 4 help 4 help 5 somewhere 5 somewhere 6 else 5 somewhere 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 11 do 9 he 10 must 10 must 11 do 11 do 14 . 12 it 13 quickly 13 quickly 14 . anxiously he looked this way and that way , but there was no one in sight . 1 anxiously 5 way 1 anxiously 9 , 2 he 3 looked 3 looked 4 this 4 this 5 way 5 way 7 that 6 and 7 that 7 that 8 way 9 , 11 there 9 , 17 . 10 but 11 there 11 there 12 was 12 was 13 no 12 was 14 one 15 in 16 sight 15 in 17 . then he remembered that [unc] ' [billy] [possum] 's hollow tree was not far away . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 remembered 3 remembered 4 that 3 remembered 11 tree 4 that 6 ' 9 's 10 hollow 10 hollow 11 tree 11 tree 14 far 12 was 13 not 13 not 14 far 14 far 15 away 15 away 16 . perhaps [unc] ' [billy] could help . 1 perhaps 3 ' 3 ' 5 could 5 could 6 help 6 help 7 . he hoped that [unc] ' [billy] was at home , and he wasted no time in finding out . 1 he 3 that 2 hoped 3 that 3 that 5 ' 5 ' 10 , 7 was 8 at 8 at 9 home 9 home 10 , 10 , 12 he 11 and 12 he 12 he 13 wasted 12 he 17 finding 13 wasted 14 no 13 wasted 15 time 15 time 16 in 17 finding 18 out 17 finding 19 . 18 out 19 . he saw right away what was the trouble . 1 he 3 right 2 saw 3 right 3 right 6 was 4 away 5 what 5 what 6 was 6 was 8 trouble 7 the 8 trouble 8 trouble 9 . prickly [porky] did as he was told . 1 prickly 3 did 3 did 4 as 4 as 5 he 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 told 7 told 8 . indeed , he was so weak from his long struggle that he was glad to . 1 indeed 2 , 1 indeed 4 was 2 , 3 he 4 was 6 weak 4 was 10 struggle 5 so 6 weak 7 from 8 his 8 his 9 long 9 long 10 struggle 10 struggle 12 he 11 that 12 he 12 he 13 was 13 was 14 glad 14 glad 16 . 15 to 16 . unc ' [billy] caught hold of the piece of bark hanging from [prickly] [porky] 's mouth . 1 unc 5 hold 2 ' 4 caught 4 caught 5 hold 5 hold 8 piece 6 of 7 the 7 the 8 piece 8 piece 9 of 9 of 10 bark 10 bark 11 hanging 11 hanging 12 from 12 from 17 . 15 's 16 mouth 16 mouth 17 . then he braced himself and pulled with all his might . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 braced 2 he 5 and 3 braced 4 himself 5 and 6 pulled 6 pulled 8 all 7 with 8 all 8 all 9 his 9 his 10 might 10 might 11 . for a minute the piece of bark held . 1 for 2 a 2 a 3 minute 2 a 5 piece 3 minute 4 the 5 piece 6 of 6 of 7 bark 7 bark 9 . 8 held 9 . then it gave way so suddenly that [unc] ' [billy] fell over flat on his back . 1 then 4 way 2 it 3 gave 3 gave 4 way 4 way 7 that 5 so 6 suddenly 6 suddenly 7 that 7 that 9 ' 9 ' 11 fell 11 fell 17 . 12 over 14 on 13 flat 14 on 14 on 15 his 14 on 16 back 15 his 16 back 16 back 17 . [[] [illustration] [:] [then] [he] [braced] [himself] [and] [pulled] [with] [all] [his] [might] [.] page @number@ []] 1 page 2 @number@ prickly [porky] grinned weakly and rather foolishly . 1 prickly 4 weakly 3 grinned 4 weakly 4 weakly 5 and 5 and 6 rather 6 rather 8 . 7 foolishly 8 . " it wasn't greed , [unc] ' [billy] . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 wasn't 3 wasn't 4 greed 4 greed 5 , 5 , 7 ' 7 ' 9 . it wasn't greed at all , " he replied . 1 it 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 greed 2 wasn't 4 at 3 greed 4 at 4 at 5 all 5 all 7 " 6 , 7 " 7 " 9 replied 8 he 9 replied 9 replied 10 . " then what was it , may [ah] ask ? " demanded [unc] ' [billy] severely . 1 " 7 may 2 then 3 what 3 what 4 was 3 what 5 it 5 it 6 , 5 it 7 may 7 may 9 ask 9 ask 10 ? 10 ? 11 " 11 " 12 demanded 12 demanded 14 ' 14 ' 17 . 16 severely 17 . he laughed and laughed and laughed , until finally [unc] ' [billy] quite lost patience . 1 he 3 and 2 laughed 3 and 3 and 5 and 4 laughed 5 and 5 and 6 laughed 5 and 13 quite 6 laughed 7 , 7 , 8 until 7 , 9 finally 9 finally 11 ' 13 quite 14 lost 13 quite 15 patience 14 lost 15 patience 15 patience 16 . " yo ' cert'nly have lost your manners , [brer] [porky] ! " he snapped . 1 " 2 yo 1 " 3 ' 3 ' 4 cert'nly 3 ' 8 manners 4 cert'nly 5 have 5 have 6 lost 6 lost 7 your 8 manners 9 , 8 manners 13 " 12 ! 13 " 13 " 14 he 13 " 15 snapped 14 he 15 snapped 15 snapped 16 . prickly [porky] wiped the tears from his eyes . 1 prickly 3 wiped 3 wiped 4 the 4 the 5 tears 5 tears 6 from 6 from 7 his 7 his 8 eyes 8 eyes 9 . " come closer so that [i] can whisper , [unc] ' [billy] , " said he . 1 " 2 come 1 " 3 closer 3 closer 4 so 4 so 5 that 5 that 7 can 7 can 8 whisper 8 whisper 9 , 8 whisper 11 ' 11 ' 13 , 13 , 17 . 14 " 16 he 14 " 17 . 15 said 16 he [ix] [jimmy] [skunk] [and] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [tell] [different] [stories] the little people of the [green] [meadows] and the [green] [forest] didn't know what to believe . 1 the 3 people 2 little 3 people 3 people 4 of 3 people 9 the 5 the 8 and 8 and 9 the 9 the 12 didn't 12 didn't 14 what 13 know 14 what 14 what 15 to 14 what 16 believe 15 to 16 believe 16 believe 17 . first came [peter] [rabbit] with the strangest kind of a story about being chased by a terrible creature without legs , head , or tail . 1 first 7 strangest 2 came 5 with 5 with 6 the 6 the 7 strangest 7 strangest 9 of 8 kind 9 of 9 of 13 being 9 of 21 , 10 a 11 story 10 a 13 being 11 story 12 about 13 being 14 chased 14 chased 15 by 15 by 16 a 15 by 19 without 16 a 17 terrible 17 terrible 18 creature 19 without 20 legs 21 , 22 head 21 , 25 tail 22 head 23 , 22 head 25 tail 23 , 24 or 25 tail 26 . he said that it had come down the hill where [prickly] [porky] the [porcupine] lives in the [green] [forest] . 1 he 6 come 2 said 3 that 3 that 4 it 4 it 5 had 5 had 6 come 6 come 10 where 7 down 8 the 7 down 9 hill 9 hill 10 where 10 where 16 in 13 the 15 lives 15 lives 16 in 16 in 17 the 17 the 20 . if [jimmy] [skunk] was right , why [peter] [rabbit] 's queer story wasn't to be believed at all . 1 if 7 why 1 if 13 wasn't 4 was 6 , 5 right 6 , 6 , 7 why 10 's 11 queer 11 queer 12 story 11 queer 13 wasn't 13 wasn't 17 at 14 to 15 be 15 be 16 believed 16 believed 17 at 17 at 18 all 17 at 19 . 18 all 19 . if [unc] ' [billy] was right , why [peter] 's story wasn't as crazy as it sounded . 1 if 6 right 3 ' 5 was 5 was 6 right 6 right 8 why 7 , 8 why 8 why 12 wasn't 10 's 11 story 11 story 12 wasn't 12 wasn't 16 it 13 as 14 crazy 14 crazy 15 as 15 as 16 it 16 it 18 . 17 sounded 18 . little by little they began to think that [jimmy] [skunk] was right , and that [peter] [rabbit] 's terrible creature existed only in [peter] 's imagination . 1 little 12 right 2 by 3 little 2 by 4 they 4 they 5 began 5 began 6 to 6 to 7 think 6 to 12 right 7 think 8 that 8 that 11 was 12 right 15 that 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 that 15 that 18 's 18 's 19 terrible 18 's 21 existed 20 creature 21 existed 21 existed 23 in 22 only 23 in 23 in 27 . 25 's 26 imagination 26 imagination 27 . about this time [unc] ' [billy] told of having just such an experience as [peter] had . 1 about 2 this 1 about 3 time 3 time 10 just 5 ' 7 told 7 told 9 having 8 of 9 having 9 having 10 just 10 just 11 such 11 such 12 an 12 an 13 experience 13 experience 17 . 14 as 16 had 16 had 17 . " what did you do , [unc] ' [billy] ? " asked [bobby] [coon] . 1 " 3 did 1 " 4 you 2 what 3 did 3 did 4 you 4 you 5 do 5 do 6 , 6 , 8 ' 8 ' 11 " 10 ? 11 " 11 " 12 asked 12 asked 15 . " what did [ah] do ? 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 did 3 did 5 do 5 do 6 ? " yes , [sah] , [ah] done run , and [ah] didn't turn around until [ah] was safe in mah holler tree . " 1 " 2 yes 1 " 5 , 2 yes 3 , 5 , 9 , 7 done 8 run 7 done 9 , 9 , 17 was 10 and 12 didn't 10 and 17 was 12 didn't 13 turn 13 turn 14 around 13 turn 15 until 14 around 15 until 17 was 19 in 18 safe 19 in 19 in 21 holler 20 mah 21 holler 21 holler 22 tree 22 tree 23 . 23 . 24 " " pooh ! " sneered [reddy] [fox] , who had been listening . 1 " 2 pooh 2 pooh 3 ! 3 ! 5 sneered 4 " 5 sneered 5 sneered 8 , 8 , 10 had 9 who 10 had 10 had 11 been 11 been 13 . 12 listening 13 . " you 're a coward . 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 're 3 're 4 a 4 a 5 coward 5 coward 6 . i wouldn't have run ! 1 i 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 3 have 3 have 4 run 4 run 5 ! i would have waited and found out what it was . 1 i 4 waited 2 would 3 have 3 have 4 waited 4 waited 7 out 5 and 6 found 6 found 7 out 7 out 8 what 8 what 9 it 9 it 10 was 10 was 11 . you and [peter] [rabbit] would run away from your own shadows . " 1 you 2 and 2 and 5 would 5 would 11 shadows 6 run 7 away 7 away 8 from 8 from 9 your 8 from 10 own 10 own 11 shadows 11 shadows 12 . 12 . 13 " " you don't dare go there yourself at daybreak to-morrow ! " retorted [unc] ' [billy] . 1 " 2 you 1 " 3 don't 2 you 3 don't 3 don't 5 go 3 don't 6 there 4 dare 5 go 5 go 6 there 6 there 8 at 7 yourself 8 at 8 at 9 daybreak 9 daybreak 11 ! 10 to-morrow 11 ! 11 ! 12 " 11 ! 13 retorted 13 retorted 17 . 15 ' 17 . " [i] do too ! " declared [reddy] angrily , though he didn't have the least intention of going . 1 " 10 , 3 do 4 too 3 do 9 angrily 4 too 5 ! 4 too 6 " 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 declared 9 angrily 10 , 10 , 11 though 10 , 13 didn't 11 though 12 he 11 though 13 didn't 13 didn't 14 have 13 didn't 17 intention 14 have 15 the 15 the 16 least 15 the 17 intention 17 intention 20 . 18 of 19 going 19 going 20 . " all right . 1 " 2 all 2 all 3 right 3 right 4 . then [reddy] knew that he would have to go or else be called a coward . 1 then 4 that 3 knew 4 that 4 that 7 have 5 he 6 would 6 would 7 have 7 have 10 or 7 have 15 coward 8 to 9 go 9 go 10 or 10 or 12 be 11 else 12 be 12 be 13 called 13 called 14 a 15 coward 16 . " [i] 'll be there , " he snarled angrily , as he slunk away . 1 " 4 be 1 " 9 snarled 3 'll 4 be 4 be 7 " 5 there 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 he 9 snarled 11 , 9 snarled 15 away 10 angrily 11 , 11 , 12 as 12 as 13 he 12 as 14 slunk 15 away 16 . [x] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [tells] [jimmy] [skunk] [a] [secret] be sure before you drop a friend [that] you 've done nothing to offend . 1 be 3 before 1 be 5 drop 2 sure 3 before 4 you 5 drop 5 drop 15 . 6 a 7 friend 7 friend 9 you 9 you 10 've 9 you 11 done 11 done 12 nothing 12 nothing 14 offend 12 nothing 15 . 13 to 14 offend a friend is always worth keeping . 1 a 2 friend 2 friend 3 is 3 is 4 always 4 always 5 worth 5 worth 6 keeping 6 keeping 7 . unc ' [billy] [possum] says so , and he knows . 1 unc 2 ' 2 ' 5 says 5 says 6 so 5 says 8 and 6 so 7 , 8 and 9 he 8 and 10 knows 10 knows 11 . and when [unc] ' [billy] makes a friend , he keeps him . 1 and 2 when 2 when 8 friend 4 ' 7 a 6 makes 7 a 7 a 8 friend 8 friend 9 , 9 , 10 he 9 , 11 keeps 11 keeps 12 him 12 him 13 . he says that it is [easier] and a lot better to keep a friend than to make a new one . 1 he 2 says 1 he 4 it 2 says 3 that 2 says 4 it 4 it 7 and 5 is 7 and 7 and 10 better 7 and 15 than 8 a 9 lot 8 a 10 better 11 to 12 keep 12 keep 14 friend 12 keep 15 than 13 a 14 friend 15 than 17 make 16 to 17 make 17 make 21 . 18 a 19 new 18 a 21 . 19 new 20 one instead , he goes to [that] friend , finds out what the trouble is , explains it all away , and then does something nice . 1 instead 5 to 2 , 4 goes 3 he 4 goes 4 goes 5 to 5 to 15 , 7 friend 8 , 7 friend 9 finds 9 finds 10 out 9 finds 15 , 10 out 12 the 11 what 12 the 12 the 13 trouble 13 trouble 14 is 15 , 18 all 16 explains 17 it 17 it 18 all 18 all 23 does 19 away 20 , 20 , 21 and 20 , 22 then 22 then 23 does 23 does 25 nice 24 something 25 nice 25 nice 26 . in fact , they had been partners in stealing eggs from the hen-house of [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 1 in 2 fact 1 in 3 , 3 , 6 been 3 , 9 stealing 4 they 5 had 4 they 6 been 6 been 7 partners 7 partners 8 in 9 stealing 12 the 10 eggs 11 from 11 from 12 the 12 the 13 hen-house 13 hen-house 14 of 13 hen-house 19 . 17 's 18 boy 17 's 19 . it seemed to him that either [prickly] [porky] had told an untruth or that [unc] ' [billy] was telling an untruth . 1 it 9 had 2 seemed 3 to 3 to 4 him 4 him 5 that 4 him 6 either 6 either 9 had 9 had 13 or 10 told 11 an 10 told 13 or 11 an 12 untruth 13 or 22 . 14 that 16 ' 16 ' 21 untruth 18 was 19 telling 19 telling 20 an 20 an 21 untruth 21 untruth 22 . it made him very angry . 1 it 2 made 2 made 3 him 3 him 4 very 4 very 5 angry 5 angry 6 . jimmy scowled and was going to pass without so much as speaking . 1 jimmy 2 scowled 1 jimmy 4 was 2 scowled 3 and 4 was 5 going 4 was 6 to 5 going 6 to 6 to 7 pass 6 to 8 without 8 without 11 as 9 so 10 much 10 much 11 as 11 as 12 speaking 12 speaking 13 . unc ' [billy] 's shrewd little eyes twinkled , and he grinned as only [unc] ' [billy] can grin . 1 unc 5 shrewd 2 ' 4 's 4 's 5 shrewd 5 shrewd 10 and 6 little 7 eyes 7 eyes 9 , 8 twinkled 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 grinned 11 he 12 grinned 12 grinned 14 only 13 as 14 only 14 only 19 grin 16 ' 18 can 18 can 19 grin 19 grin 20 . " howdy , [brer] [skunk] , " said he . 1 " 2 howdy 2 howdy 3 , 3 , 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 he 9 he 10 . jimmy just frowned harder than ever and tried to pass . 1 jimmy 2 just 1 jimmy 4 harder 2 just 3 frowned 4 harder 5 than 4 harder 6 ever 6 ever 8 tried 7 and 8 tried 8 tried 9 to 9 to 10 pass 10 pass 11 . " howdy , [brer] [skunk] , " repeated [unc] ' [billy] [possum] . 1 " 2 howdy 2 howdy 3 , 3 , 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 repeated 8 repeated 10 ' 10 ' 13 . " yo ' must have something on your mind . " 1 " 2 yo 1 " 3 ' 2 yo 3 ' 3 ' 4 must 4 must 5 have 4 must 8 your 5 have 6 something 6 something 7 on 8 your 9 mind 9 mind 10 . 10 . 11 " jimmy [skunk] stopped . 1 jimmy 3 stopped 3 stopped 4 . " [i] have ! " he snapped . 1 " 3 have 3 have 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 he 6 he 7 snapped 7 snapped 8 . " [i] want to know whether it is you or [prickly] [porky] who has been telling an untruth . 1 " 3 want 3 want 5 know 3 want 7 it 4 to 5 know 5 know 6 whether 7 it 8 is 7 it 14 has 8 is 9 you 8 is 10 or 10 or 13 who 14 has 16 telling 15 been 16 telling 16 telling 19 . 17 an 18 untruth 18 untruth 19 . if [peter] saw that thing , [prickly] [porky] would know it , for he hasn't been away from home this summer . 1 if 9 would 3 saw 4 that 3 saw 5 thing 5 thing 6 , 5 thing 9 would 9 would 16 been 10 know 11 it 11 it 12 , 12 , 13 for 12 , 14 he 14 he 15 hasn't 14 he 16 been 16 been 17 away 16 been 19 home 17 away 18 from 19 home 20 this 19 home 21 summer 20 this 21 summer 21 summer 22 . why would he tell me that he hasn't seen it if he has ? " 1 why 2 would 1 why 6 that 2 would 3 he 3 he 4 tell 4 tell 5 me 6 that 8 hasn't 7 he 8 hasn't 8 hasn't 9 seen 9 seen 12 he 10 it 11 if 11 if 12 he 12 he 13 has 13 has 14 ? 14 ? 15 " " [don] ' be hasty , [brer] [skunk] . 1 " 3 ' 3 ' 4 be 4 be 5 hasty 5 hasty 6 , 6 , 9 . don ' be hasty , " replied [unc] ' [billy] soothingly . 1 don 2 ' 2 ' 5 , 3 be 4 hasty 4 hasty 5 , 5 , 7 replied 6 " 7 replied 7 replied 9 ' 9 ' 11 soothingly 11 soothingly 12 . " ah haven't said that [brer] [porky] told me that he had seen the thing that [peter] says chased him . 1 " 2 ah 2 ah 5 that 3 haven't 4 said 4 said 5 that 5 that 11 he 8 told 9 me 8 told 11 he 9 me 10 that 11 he 15 thing 12 had 13 seen 13 seen 14 the 13 seen 15 thing 15 thing 18 says 16 that 18 says 18 says 21 . 19 chased 20 him 19 chased 21 . he told the truth when he told you that he hadn't seen any stranger around his hill . 1 he 2 told 1 he 4 truth 2 told 3 the 2 told 4 truth 4 truth 17 hill 5 when 6 he 6 he 7 told 6 he 9 that 7 told 8 you 9 that 11 hadn't 10 he 11 hadn't 11 hadn't 13 any 11 hadn't 17 hill 12 seen 13 any 13 any 14 stranger 14 stranger 15 around 15 around 16 his 17 hill 18 . what he told me was that " here [unc] ' [billy] whispered . 1 what 2 he 2 he 3 told 3 told 5 was 4 me 5 was 5 was 6 that 6 that 7 " 7 " 8 here 8 here 10 ' 10 ' 12 whispered 12 whispered 13 . jimmy [skunk] 's face cleared . 1 jimmy 3 's 3 's 4 face 4 face 5 cleared 5 cleared 6 . " that 's different , " said he . 1 " 2 that 1 " 3 's 2 that 3 's 3 's 5 , 4 different 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 8 he 8 he 9 . " of course it is , " replied [unc] ' [billy] . 1 " 2 of 2 of 3 course 3 course 4 it 3 course 5 is 5 is 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 replied 8 replied 10 ' 10 ' 12 . " yo ' see [peter] did see something strange , even if [brer] [porky] didn't . 1 " 7 see 2 yo 3 ' 2 yo 7 see 3 ' 4 see 4 see 6 did 7 see 8 something 8 something 12 if 9 strange 10 , 10 , 11 even 10 , 12 if 12 if 16 . 15 didn't 16 . only don ' forget that it 's a secret . " 1 only 2 don 1 only 3 ' 3 ' 7 's 4 forget 5 that 5 that 6 it 6 it 7 's 7 's 9 secret 8 a 9 secret 9 secret 10 . 10 . 11 " jimmy was chuckling by this time . 1 jimmy 2 was 2 was 3 chuckling 3 chuckling 4 by 4 by 5 this 5 this 6 time 6 time 7 . " [i] won't forget , and [i] 'll be there , " he promised . 1 " 4 forget 3 won't 4 forget 4 forget 9 be 5 , 6 and 6 and 8 'll 6 and 9 be 9 be 15 . 10 there 11 , 10 there 12 " 11 , 12 " 12 " 14 promised 12 " 15 . 13 he 14 promised " [don] ' mention it , [brer] [skunk] , don ' mention it . 1 " 3 ' 1 " 4 mention 4 mention 5 it 5 it 6 , 6 , 9 , 9 , 10 don 10 don 12 mention 11 ' 12 mention 12 mention 13 it 13 it 14 . ah 'll be looking fo ' yo ' to-morrow mo'ning , " replied [unc] ' [billy] , with a sly wink that made [jimmy] laugh aloud . 1 ah 3 be 1 ah 11 , 2 'll 3 be 3 be 4 looking 5 fo 6 ' 6 ' 7 yo 7 yo 8 ' 8 ' 9 to-morrow 9 to-morrow 10 mo'ning 9 to-morrow 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 20 sly 13 replied 15 ' 15 ' 17 , 17 , 18 with 17 , 19 a 19 a 20 sly 20 sly 23 made 21 wink 22 that 22 that 23 made 23 made 26 aloud 25 laugh 26 aloud 26 aloud 27 . [xi] [what] [happened] [to] [reddy] [fox] he was just idly boasting and nothing more . 1 he 2 was 2 was 6 and 3 just 4 idly 4 idly 5 boasting 5 boasting 6 and 6 and 8 more 7 nothing 8 more 8 more 9 . you see , [reddy] is one of the greatest boasters in the [green] [forest] or on the [green] [meadows] . 1 you 3 , 2 see 3 , 3 , 10 boasters 5 is 6 one 6 one 8 the 7 of 8 the 8 the 9 greatest 9 greatest 10 boasters 10 boasters 12 the 11 in 12 the 12 the 15 or 15 or 17 the 15 or 20 . 16 on 17 the he likes to strut around and talk big . 1 he 3 to 2 likes 3 to 3 to 4 strut 4 strut 7 talk 5 around 6 and 6 and 7 talk 7 talk 8 big 8 big 9 . but like most boasters , he is a coward at heart . 1 but 5 , 2 like 3 most 3 most 4 boasters 4 boasters 5 , 5 , 7 is 6 he 7 is 7 is 8 a 8 a 9 coward 8 a 11 heart 9 coward 10 at 11 heart 12 . but think as he would , he couldn't think of a single excuse that would sound reasonable . 1 but 2 think 1 but 6 , 2 think 3 as 2 think 4 he 3 as 4 he 4 he 5 would 6 , 8 couldn't 6 , 9 think 7 he 8 couldn't 9 think 12 single 9 think 17 reasonable 10 of 11 a 10 of 12 single 12 single 13 excuse 13 excuse 14 that 15 would 16 sound 15 would 17 reasonable 17 reasonable 18 . but he knew that [bowser] was chained . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 knew 3 knew 4 that 4 that 6 was 6 was 7 chained 7 chained 8 . nevertheless he did go up to [farmer] [brown] 's dooryard to make sure . 1 nevertheless 2 he 1 nevertheless 3 did 2 he 3 did 3 did 4 go 4 go 6 to 5 up 6 to 6 to 13 sure 9 's 10 dooryard 10 dooryard 11 to 11 to 12 make 12 make 13 sure 13 sure 14 . it was just as he expected , [bowser] was chained . 1 it 2 was 1 it 3 just 3 just 4 as 4 as 6 expected 5 he 6 expected 6 expected 7 , 7 , 9 was 9 was 10 chained 9 was 11 . reddy sneaked away without even a look at [farmer] [brown] 's hen-house . 1 reddy 2 sneaked 1 reddy 3 away 3 away 6 a 4 without 5 even 5 even 6 a 6 a 7 look 7 look 8 at 8 at 13 . 11 's 12 hen-house 12 hen-house 13 . he didn't see [that] the door had carelessly been left open , and even if he had , it would have made no difference . 1 he 3 see 2 didn't 3 see 3 see 5 the 5 the 6 door 5 the 10 left 6 door 7 had 6 door 9 been 8 carelessly 9 been 10 left 16 he 11 open 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 even 14 even 15 if 14 even 16 he 16 he 17 had 17 had 18 , 18 , 21 have 19 it 20 would 20 would 21 have 21 have 23 no 22 made 23 no 23 no 25 . 24 difference 25 . he hadn't a bit of appetite . 1 he 2 hadn't 2 hadn't 5 of 3 a 4 bit 4 bit 5 of 5 of 6 appetite 6 appetite 7 . no , [sir] . 1 no 2 , 2 , 4 . reddy [fox] wouldn't have eaten the fattest chicken there if it had been right before him . 1 reddy 5 eaten 3 wouldn't 4 have 3 wouldn't 5 eaten 5 eaten 14 right 6 the 7 fattest 7 fattest 8 chicken 8 chicken 9 there 8 chicken 13 been 9 there 10 if 10 if 11 it 11 it 12 had 13 been 14 right 14 right 15 before 15 before 16 him 15 before 17 . he just wandered about restlessly , waiting for daybreak and hoping that something would turn up to prevent him from going to [prickly] [porky] 's hill . 1 he 7 waiting 2 just 4 about 2 just 7 waiting 3 wandered 4 about 4 about 5 restlessly 5 restlessly 6 , 7 waiting 12 that 8 for 9 daybreak 9 daybreak 10 and 10 and 11 hoping 11 hoping 12 that 12 that 13 something 13 something 16 up 14 would 15 turn 14 would 16 up 16 up 17 to 16 up 21 going 17 to 18 prevent 18 prevent 19 him 18 prevent 20 from 21 going 22 to 22 to 25 's 25 's 26 hill 25 's 27 . he didn't dare to tell old [granny] [fox] about it . 1 he 2 didn't 1 he 3 dare 2 didn't 3 dare 3 dare 4 to 4 to 5 tell 4 to 6 old 6 old 9 about 9 about 10 it 10 it 11 . he knew just what she would say . 1 he 2 knew 1 he 3 just 3 just 4 what 4 what 6 would 5 she 6 would 6 would 7 say 7 say 8 . it seemed as if he could hear her sharp voice and the very words : 1 it 3 as 2 seemed 3 as 3 as 4 if 3 as 5 he 4 if 5 he 5 he 6 could 5 he 7 hear 7 hear 8 her 8 her 10 voice 8 her 11 and 9 sharp 10 voice 11 and 13 very 12 the 13 very 13 very 14 words 14 words 15 : " serves you right for boasting about something you don't know anything about . 1 " 2 serves 1 " 3 you 3 you 4 right 3 you 7 about 4 right 5 for 5 for 6 boasting 7 about 9 you 8 something 9 you 9 you 10 don't 10 don't 12 anything 11 know 12 anything 12 anything 14 . 13 about 14 . how many times have [i] told you that no good comes of boasting ? 1 how 2 many 1 how 4 have 2 many 3 times 4 have 6 told 6 told 8 that 7 you 8 that 8 that 9 no 8 that 10 good 10 good 11 comes 11 comes 12 of 12 of 13 boasting 13 boasting 14 ? a wise [fox] never goes near strange things until he has found out all about them . 1 a 2 wise 1 a 9 until 2 wise 4 never 4 never 5 goes 4 never 6 near 7 strange 8 things 7 strange 9 until 9 until 11 has 10 he 11 has 11 has 13 out 12 found 13 out 13 out 17 . 14 all 15 about 15 about 16 them 16 them 17 . that is the only way to keep out of trouble and live to a ripe old age . 1 that 11 and 2 is 3 the 3 the 4 only 3 the 5 way 5 way 8 out 6 to 7 keep 7 keep 8 out 8 out 9 of 9 of 10 trouble 10 trouble 11 and 11 and 12 live 12 live 14 a 12 live 18 . 13 to 14 a 14 a 15 ripe 16 old 17 age 16 old 18 . wisdom is nothing but knowledge , and a wise [fox] always knows what he is doing . " 1 wisdom 5 knowledge 2 is 3 nothing 2 is 5 knowledge 3 nothing 4 but 5 knowledge 6 , 6 , 8 a 6 , 11 always 7 and 8 a 8 a 9 wise 11 always 13 what 12 knows 13 what 13 what 16 doing 13 what 17 . 14 he 15 is 15 is 16 doing 17 . 18 " so [reddy] wandered about all the long night . 1 so 3 wandered 3 wandered 4 about 3 wandered 7 long 4 about 5 all 6 the 7 long 7 long 8 night 8 night 9 . it seemed as if it never would pass , and yet he wished it would last forever . 1 it 10 and 2 seemed 3 as 3 as 6 never 4 if 5 it 4 if 6 never 6 never 7 would 7 would 8 pass 7 would 10 and 8 pass 9 , 10 and 15 would 11 yet 12 he 12 he 13 wished 13 wished 14 it 14 it 15 would 15 would 18 . 16 last 17 forever 17 forever 18 . the more he thought about it , the more afraid he grew . 1 the 2 more 1 the 3 he 3 he 5 about 4 thought 5 about 5 about 6 it 6 it 8 the 7 , 8 the 8 the 9 more 9 more 10 afraid 9 more 12 grew 11 he 12 grew 12 grew 13 . at last he saw the first beams from jolly , round , red [mr] [sun] creeping through the [green] [forest] . 1 at 3 he 2 last 3 he 3 he 4 saw 3 he 5 the 5 the 7 beams 5 the 9 jolly 6 first 7 beams 7 beams 8 from 9 jolly 11 round 9 jolly 13 red 10 , 11 round 11 round 12 , 13 red 16 creeping 16 creeping 17 through 16 creeping 18 the 17 through 18 the 18 the 21 . the time [had] come , and he must choose between making his boast good or being called a coward by everybody . 1 the 2 time 1 the 4 come 4 come 5 , 4 come 15 or 5 , 7 he 5 , 9 choose 6 and 7 he 7 he 8 must 9 choose 12 his 10 between 11 making 11 making 12 his 12 his 13 boast 14 good 15 or 15 or 19 coward 16 being 17 called 17 called 18 a 17 called 19 coward 19 coward 20 by 20 by 21 everybody 21 everybody 22 . very , very slowly , [reddy] [fox] began to walk towards the hill where [prickly] [porky] lives . 1 very 2 , 1 very 3 very 3 very 8 began 4 slowly 5 , 4 slowly 8 began 8 began 12 the 8 began 14 where 9 to 10 walk 10 walk 11 towards 10 walk 12 the 12 the 13 hill 14 where 17 lives 17 lives 18 . [xii] [what] [reddy] [fox] [saw] [and] [did] the trouble with a great many people is that they remember this too late . 1 the 2 trouble 2 trouble 8 is 3 with 4 a 4 a 5 great 5 great 6 many 5 great 7 people 7 people 8 is 8 is 11 remember 9 that 10 they 10 they 11 remember 11 remember 14 late 12 this 13 too 13 too 14 late 14 late 15 . reddy [fox] is one of these . 1 reddy 3 is 3 is 4 one 4 one 5 of 5 of 6 these 6 these 7 . you see it is a boastful tongue and an [untruthful] tongue and that is the worst combination for making trouble that [i] know of . 1 you 5 a 2 see 3 it 2 see 5 a 3 it 4 is 5 a 7 tongue 6 boastful 7 tongue 7 tongue 13 that 8 and 9 an 9 an 11 tongue 11 tongue 12 and 12 and 13 that 13 that 16 worst 13 that 20 trouble 14 is 15 the 15 the 16 worst 16 worst 17 combination 17 combination 19 making 18 for 19 making 19 making 20 trouble 20 trouble 23 know 20 trouble 24 of 21 that 23 know 24 of 25 . he had almost reached the foot of the hill without seeing anything out of the usual and without any signs of [unc] ' [billy] [possum] . 1 he 3 almost 1 he 7 of 2 had 3 almost 3 almost 4 reached 4 reached 6 foot 4 reached 7 of 5 the 6 foot 7 of 11 seeing 8 the 9 hill 8 the 11 seeing 9 hill 10 without 11 seeing 13 out 12 anything 13 out 13 out 15 the 14 of 15 the 15 the 17 and 16 usual 17 and 17 and 18 without 17 and 19 any 19 any 20 signs 20 signs 21 of 21 of 23 ' 23 ' 26 . reddy looked up with a sickly grin . 1 reddy 2 looked 1 reddy 3 up 3 up 5 a 4 with 5 a 5 a 6 sickly 6 sickly 7 grin 7 grin 8 . there sat [unc] ' [billy] [possum] in a pine tree right over his head . 1 there 2 sat 1 there 7 in 2 sat 4 ' 7 in 8 a 8 a 9 pine 8 a 10 tree 10 tree 11 right 11 right 14 head 12 over 13 his 13 his 14 head 14 head 15 . he knew now that there was no backing out ; he had got to go on . 1 he 3 now 1 he 4 that 2 knew 3 now 4 that 6 was 5 there 6 was 6 was 7 no 6 was 13 got 7 no 8 backing 8 backing 9 out 9 out 10 ; 10 ; 11 he 11 he 12 had 13 got 14 to 14 to 16 on 15 go 16 on 16 on 17 . he tried to [swagger] and look very bold and brave . 1 he 3 to 2 tried 3 to 3 to 5 and 5 and 7 very 6 look 7 very 7 very 10 brave 8 bold 9 and 9 and 10 brave 10 brave 11 . " [i] told you [i] 'm not afraid . 1 " 3 told 3 told 4 you 4 you 6 'm 6 'm 7 not 7 not 8 afraid 8 afraid 9 . " keep right on to the foot of the hill ; that 's where [ah] saw it yesterday . 1 " 2 keep 1 " 13 's 2 keep 6 the 2 keep 7 foot 3 right 4 on 4 on 5 to 5 to 6 the 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 hill 10 hill 11 ; 11 ; 12 that 12 that 13 's 13 's 16 saw 14 where 16 saw 16 saw 17 it 16 saw 19 . 18 yesterday 19 . my , [ah] 'm glad that we 've got some one so truly brave ! " replied [unc] ' [billy] . 1 my 4 'm 2 , 4 'm 4 'm 7 we 5 glad 6 that 6 that 7 we 7 we 10 some 8 've 9 got 9 got 10 some 10 some 14 brave 11 one 12 so 12 so 13 truly 13 truly 14 brave 14 brave 16 " 15 ! 16 " 16 " 17 replied 17 replied 19 ' 19 ' 21 . so , there being nothing else to do , he went on . 1 so 5 nothing 2 , 3 there 3 there 4 being 3 there 5 nothing 5 nothing 6 else 6 else 7 to 7 to 8 do 7 to 9 , 9 , 11 went 10 he 11 went 11 went 12 on 12 on 13 . he reached the foot of the hill without seeing or hearing a thing out of the usual . 1 he 9 seeing 2 reached 3 the 2 reached 9 seeing 3 the 4 foot 3 the 8 without 4 foot 5 of 4 foot 6 the 5 of 6 the 6 the 7 hill 7 hill 8 without 9 seeing 13 thing 9 seeing 17 usual 10 or 11 hearing 10 or 13 thing 11 hearing 12 a 13 thing 16 the 14 out 15 of 15 of 16 the 16 the 17 usual 17 usual 18 . the [green] [forest] seemed just as it always had seemed . 1 the 4 seemed 4 seemed 7 it 5 just 6 as 6 as 7 it 7 it 8 always 8 always 10 seemed 9 had 10 seemed 10 seemed 11 . redeye the [vireo] was pouring out his little song of gladness , quite as if everything was just as it should be . 1 redeye 2 the 1 redeye 9 song 4 was 5 pouring 5 pouring 6 out 5 pouring 9 song 6 out 7 his 7 his 8 little 9 song 12 , 9 song 13 quite 10 of 11 gladness 11 gladness 12 , 12 , 13 quite 13 quite 16 everything 14 as 15 if 15 if 16 everything 16 everything 20 it 17 was 18 just 18 just 19 as 19 as 20 it 20 it 21 should 21 should 22 be 22 be 23 . reddy 's courage began to come back . 1 reddy 2 's 1 reddy 3 courage 3 courage 4 began 3 courage 5 to 4 began 5 to 5 to 6 come 6 come 7 back 7 back 8 . nothing had happened , and nothing was going to happen . 1 nothing 3 happened 2 had 3 happened 3 happened 4 , 4 , 5 and 4 , 7 was 5 and 6 nothing 7 was 9 to 8 going 9 to 9 to 10 happen 10 happen 11 . of course not ! 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 not 3 not 4 ! it was all some of [peter] [rabbit] 's foolishness . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 all 3 all 4 some 4 some 5 of 5 of 8 's 8 's 9 foolishness 9 foolishness 10 . some day he would catch [peter] [rabbit] and put an end to such silly tales . 1 some 2 day 1 some 4 would 2 day 3 he 4 would 12 to 5 catch 11 end 8 and 9 put 8 and 11 end 9 put 10 an 11 end 12 to 12 to 14 silly 13 such 14 silly 14 silly 16 . 15 tales 16 . " ah ! 1 " 2 ah 2 ah 3 ! what was that ? " 1 what 2 was 2 was 3 that 3 that 4 ? 4 ? 5 " reddy 's sharp ears had caught a sound up near the top of the hill . 1 reddy 3 sharp 1 reddy 5 had 2 's 3 sharp 3 sharp 4 ears 4 ears 5 had 5 had 8 sound 6 caught 7 a 7 a 8 sound 8 sound 12 top 9 up 10 near 10 near 11 the 10 near 12 top 12 top 16 . 13 of 15 hill 14 the 15 hill 15 hill 16 . he stopped short and looked up . 1 he 2 stopped 2 stopped 3 short 3 short 4 and 4 and 5 looked 5 looked 6 up 6 up 7 . for just a little wee minute [reddy] couldn't believe that his eyes saw right . 1 for 3 a 2 just 3 a 3 a 6 minute 4 little 5 wee 5 wee 6 minute 6 minute 10 that 8 couldn't 9 believe 9 believe 10 that 10 that 13 saw 11 his 12 eyes 12 eyes 13 saw 13 saw 15 . 14 right 15 . coming down the hill straight towards him was the strangest thing he ever had seen . 1 coming 2 down 2 down 3 the 2 down 5 straight 3 the 4 hill 5 straight 7 him 5 straight 16 . 6 towards 7 him 8 was 9 the 9 the 10 strangest 9 the 13 ever 11 thing 12 he 11 thing 13 ever 13 ever 14 had 14 had 15 seen 14 had 16 . he couldn't see any legs . 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 see 3 see 4 any 4 any 5 legs 5 legs 6 . he couldn't see any head . 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 see 3 see 4 any 4 any 5 head 5 head 6 . he couldn't see any tail . 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 see 3 see 4 any 4 any 5 tail 5 tail 6 . it was round like a ball , but it was the strangest looking ball that ever was . 1 it 2 was 1 it 4 like 2 was 3 round 4 like 12 strangest 5 a 7 , 6 ball 7 , 7 , 8 but 7 , 9 it 9 it 10 was 10 was 11 the 11 the 12 strangest 12 strangest 16 ever 13 looking 14 ball 14 ball 15 that 15 that 16 ever 16 ever 17 was 17 was 18 . it was covered with old leaves . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 covered 3 covered 4 with 4 with 5 old 5 old 6 leaves 6 leaves 7 . reddy wouldn't have believed that it was alive but for the noises it was making . 1 reddy 8 alive 2 wouldn't 3 have 3 have 4 believed 4 believed 7 was 5 that 6 it 6 it 7 was 7 was 8 alive 8 alive 9 but 9 but 12 noises 10 for 11 the 11 the 12 noises 12 noises 14 was 13 it 14 was 14 was 16 . 15 making 16 . for just a wee minute he stared , and then , what do you think he did ? 1 for 3 a 2 just 3 a 3 a 5 minute 4 wee 5 minute 5 minute 13 do 6 he 7 stared 6 he 8 , 7 stared 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 then 9 and 12 what 10 then 11 , 12 what 13 do 13 do 17 did 14 you 15 think 15 think 16 he 15 think 17 did 17 did 18 ? yes , [sir] , that 's just what [reddy] [fox] did . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 6 's 5 that 6 's 6 's 7 just 6 's 8 what 8 what 11 did 11 did 12 . [[] [illustration] [:] [reddy] [wouldn't] [have] [believed] [that] [it] [was] [alive] [.] page @number@ []] 1 page 2 @number@ [xiii] [reddy] [fox] [is] [very] [miserable] he forgot all about [unc] ' [billy] [possum] watching from the safety of a big pine-tree . 1 he 2 forgot 1 he 6 ' 2 forgot 3 all 2 forgot 4 about 3 all 4 about 6 ' 9 watching 9 watching 13 of 10 from 11 the 11 the 12 safety 12 safety 13 of 13 of 14 a 14 a 15 big 14 a 17 . 15 big 16 pine-tree he didn't see [jimmy] [skunk] poking his head out from behind an old stump and laughing fit to kill himself . 1 he 2 didn't 1 he 8 head 2 didn't 3 see 3 see 6 poking 6 poking 7 his 8 head 17 fit 9 out 10 from 10 from 11 behind 11 behind 14 stump 12 an 13 old 12 an 14 stump 14 stump 15 and 15 and 16 laughing 15 and 17 fit 17 fit 21 . 18 to 19 kill 19 kill 20 himself 20 himself 21 . when [reddy] was safely past , [peter] came out . 1 when 3 was 3 was 4 safely 4 safely 5 past 5 past 6 , 6 , 8 came 8 came 9 out 9 out 10 . " why ! 1 " 2 why 2 why 3 ! why , my gracious , [i] do believe [reddy] has had a fright ! " exclaimed [peter] . 1 why 4 gracious 1 why 7 do 2 , 3 my 2 , 4 gracious 4 gracious 5 , 7 do 10 has 7 do 12 a 8 believe 10 has 10 has 11 had 11 had 12 a 12 a 13 fright 13 fright 18 . 14 ! 15 " 14 ! 16 exclaimed 16 exclaimed 18 . " [i] do believe that was it ! " he cried . 1 " 3 do 3 do 5 that 4 believe 5 that 5 that 7 it 6 was 7 it 7 it 8 ! 7 it 9 " 9 " 10 he 9 " 11 cried 10 he 11 cried 11 cried 12 . " [i] do believe it was . 1 " 3 do 3 do 4 believe 4 believe 5 it 5 it 6 was 6 was 7 . reddy is coming from the direction of [prickly] [porky] 's , and that was where [i] got my fright . 1 reddy 3 coming 1 reddy 7 of 2 is 3 coming 3 coming 6 direction 4 from 5 the 5 the 6 direction 7 of 12 and 10 's 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 that 13 that 14 was 13 that 17 got 14 was 15 where 17 got 20 . 18 my 19 fright 19 fright 20 . i [i] " 1 i 3 " peter hesitated . 1 peter 2 hesitated 2 hesitated 3 . he knew it would be a foolish thing to do , for he might walk right into danger [.] 1 he 5 be 2 knew 3 it 3 it 4 would 4 would 5 be 5 be 7 foolish 6 a 7 foolish 7 foolish 11 , 7 foolish 18 danger 8 thing 9 to 8 thing 10 do 9 to 10 do 10 do 11 , 11 , 13 he 12 for 13 he 13 he 15 walk 14 might 15 walk 15 walk 16 right 16 right 17 into " it won't do any harm to go part way up there , " thought [peter] . 1 " 3 won't 2 it 3 won't 3 won't 9 part 4 do 6 harm 4 do 7 to 5 any 6 harm 6 harm 7 to 7 to 8 go 8 go 9 part 9 part 10 way 9 part 12 there 10 way 11 up 12 there 17 . 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 thought 15 thought 17 . " perhaps [i] will find out something without going way up there . " 1 " 2 perhaps 1 " 4 will 4 will 5 find 4 will 10 way 6 out 7 something 7 something 8 without 7 something 9 going 8 without 9 going 9 going 10 way 10 way 13 . 11 up 12 there 12 there 13 . 13 . 14 " with that he boldly hopped up the hill and joined them . 1 with 2 that 2 that 3 he 2 that 5 hopped 3 he 4 boldly 5 hopped 7 the 6 up 7 the 7 the 9 and 8 hill 9 and 9 and 10 joined 10 joined 11 them 11 them 12 . " what 's the joke ? " he demanded . 1 " 2 what 1 " 3 's 2 what 3 's 3 's 4 the 4 the 5 joke 5 joke 6 ? 5 joke 7 " 7 " 8 he 8 he 9 demanded 9 demanded 10 . " did you meet [reddy] [fox] ? " asked [jimmy] [skunk] , wiping the tears of laughter from his eyes . 1 " 2 did 1 " 7 ? 2 did 3 you 2 did 4 meet 7 ? 15 tears 8 " 9 asked 8 " 15 tears 9 asked 12 , 9 asked 14 the 12 , 13 wiping 12 , 14 the 15 tears 20 eyes 16 of 17 laughter 17 laughter 18 from 18 from 19 his 19 his 20 eyes 20 eyes 21 . " did [i] meet him ? 1 " 2 did 2 did 4 meet 4 meet 5 him 5 him 6 ? why , he almost ran into me and didn't see me at all . 1 why 6 into 2 , 3 he 3 he 4 almost 4 almost 5 ran 4 almost 6 into 6 into 8 and 7 me 8 and 8 and 9 didn't 9 didn't 10 see 9 didn't 11 me 10 see 11 me 11 me 12 at 12 at 14 . 13 all 14 . i guess he 's running yet . 1 i 2 guess 2 guess 3 he 3 he 4 's 4 's 5 running 5 running 6 yet 6 yet 7 . now , what 's the joke ? " 1 now 2 , 2 , 3 what 3 what 4 's 4 's 5 the 5 the 6 joke 6 joke 7 ? 7 ? 8 " peter demanded . 1 peter 2 demanded 2 demanded 3 . " now who else can we scare ? " 1 " 2 now 1 " 4 else 2 now 3 who 4 else 5 can 5 can 7 scare 6 we 7 scare 7 scare 8 ? 8 ? 9 " all of which shows that there was something very like mischief being planned on the hill where [prickly] [porky] the [porcupine] lives . 1 all 8 something 2 of 3 which 3 which 4 shows 4 shows 5 that 5 that 6 there 5 that 8 something 6 there 7 was 8 something 11 mischief 8 something 16 hill 9 very 10 like 10 like 11 mischief 12 being 13 planned 12 being 14 on 13 planned 14 on 14 on 15 the 15 the 16 hill 16 hill 20 the 17 where 20 the 20 the 22 lives 22 lives 23 . [xiv] [reddy] [fox] [tries] [to] [keep] [out] [of] [sight] never in all his life was [reddy] [fox] more uncomfortable in his mind . 1 never 2 in 1 never 5 life 2 in 3 all 2 in 4 his 4 his 5 life 5 life 6 was 6 was 9 more 9 more 12 his 10 uncomfortable 11 in 11 in 12 his 12 his 13 mind 12 his 14 . 13 mind 14 . and he was right ; everybody did know it , and everybody was laughing about it . 1 and 2 he 1 and 12 everybody 2 he 3 was 2 he 4 right 4 right 6 everybody 4 right 8 know 5 ; 6 everybody 6 everybody 7 did 8 know 9 it 9 it 10 , 9 it 11 and 12 everybody 14 laughing 13 was 14 laughing 14 laughing 17 . 15 about 16 it 16 it 17 . usually he is very proud of his handsome red coat , but now he wished that he could get rid of it . 1 usually 3 is 1 usually 5 proud 2 he 3 is 3 is 4 very 5 proud 11 , 5 proud 17 he 6 of 7 his 7 his 8 handsome 8 handsome 10 coat 9 red 10 coat 10 coat 11 , 11 , 12 but 13 now 15 wished 13 now 17 he 14 he 15 wished 15 wished 16 that 17 he 19 get 18 could 19 get 19 get 21 of 20 rid 21 of 21 of 22 it 22 it 23 . it is very hard to keep out of sight when you have bright colored clothes . 1 it 8 of 2 is 3 very 3 very 5 to 4 hard 5 to 5 to 6 keep 5 to 7 out 7 out 8 of 8 of 9 sight 9 sight 11 you 10 when 11 you 11 you 12 have 12 have 14 colored 13 bright 14 colored 14 colored 15 clothes 15 clothes 16 . presently [sammy] [jay] 's sharp eyes spied him as he tried to crawl up on the young family of [mrs] [grouse] . 1 presently 5 sharp 1 presently 7 spied 4 's 5 sharp 5 sharp 6 eyes 7 spied 12 to 8 him 9 as 9 as 11 tried 10 he 11 tried 11 tried 12 to 12 to 16 the 13 crawl 14 up 13 crawl 16 the 14 up 15 on 16 the 18 family 17 young 18 family 18 family 19 of 19 of 22 . at once [sammy] flew over there screaming at the top of his lungs : 1 at 4 flew 2 once 4 flew 4 flew 6 there 5 over 6 there 6 there 7 screaming 7 screaming 8 at 8 at 9 the 8 at 10 top 9 the 10 top 10 top 11 of 11 of 13 lungs 12 his 13 lungs 13 lungs 14 : reddy looked up at [sammy] and snarled . 1 reddy 2 looked 2 looked 3 up 2 looked 6 and 3 up 4 at 6 and 7 snarled 7 snarled 8 . he had gone only a little way when a sharp voice called : " [coward] ! 1 he 2 had 2 had 6 little 3 gone 4 only 4 only 5 a 5 a 6 little 6 little 7 way 7 way 8 when 8 when 9 a 9 a 10 sharp 9 a 11 voice 10 sharp 11 voice 11 voice 14 " 12 called 13 : 13 : 14 " 14 " 16 ! coward ! 1 coward 2 ! coward ! " 1 coward 2 ! 2 ! 3 " it was [chatterer] the [red] [squirrel] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 the 4 the 7 . no sooner had he got out out of [chatterer] 's sight than he heard another voice . 1 no 2 sooner 2 sooner 3 had 2 sooner 13 he 3 had 4 he 4 he 5 got 5 got 6 out 5 got 7 out 7 out 8 of 10 's 11 sight 10 's 12 than 12 than 13 he 13 he 14 heard 14 heard 15 another 15 another 16 voice 15 another 17 . it was saying over and over : 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 saying 3 saying 4 over 4 over 5 and 5 and 6 over 6 over 7 : " [dee] , dee , dee ! 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 dee 4 dee 5 , 5 , 6 dee 6 dee 7 ! oh , me , me ! 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 me 3 me 4 , 4 , 5 me 5 me 6 ! some folks can talk so very brave [and] then such cowards be . " 1 some 2 folks 1 some 7 brave 2 folks 3 can 3 can 4 talk 4 talk 5 so 4 talk 6 very 7 brave 9 then 9 then 10 such 10 such 11 cowards 10 such 12 be 11 cowards 12 be 12 be 13 . 13 . 14 " it was [tommy] [tit] the [chickadee] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 5 the 5 the 7 . but nowhere that he could go was he free from those taunting voices . 1 but 3 that 2 nowhere 3 that 3 that 4 he 4 he 6 go 5 could 6 go 6 go 8 he 7 was 8 he 8 he 9 free 8 he 10 from 9 free 10 from 10 from 11 those 10 from 12 taunting 12 taunting 13 voices 12 taunting 14 . " [bumble] , grumble , rumble , hum ! 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 grumble 4 grumble 5 , 5 , 6 rumble 6 rumble 7 , 7 , 8 hum 8 hum 9 ! reddy surely can run some . " 1 reddy 2 surely 2 surely 3 can 3 can 4 run 4 run 5 some 5 some 6 . 6 . 7 " late that afternoon old [granny] [fox] called him out , and it was clear to see that [granny] was very much put out about something . 1 late 4 old 1 late 8 him 2 that 3 afternoon 3 afternoon 4 old 7 called 8 him 8 him 15 to 9 out 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 13 was 12 it 13 was 13 was 14 clear 14 clear 15 to 15 to 16 see 16 see 17 that 16 see 22 put 17 that 19 was 19 was 20 very 20 very 21 much 22 put 26 . 23 out 24 about 24 about 25 something 25 something 26 . " [serves] you right for boasting ! " snapped [granny] . 1 " 3 you 3 you 4 right 4 right 6 boasting 5 for 6 boasting 6 boasting 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 8 " 9 snapped 8 " 11 . " how many times have [i] told you that no good comes of boasting ? 1 " 2 how 1 " 4 times 2 how 3 many 4 times 5 have 4 times 7 told 7 told 9 that 8 you 9 that 9 that 11 good 10 no 11 good 11 good 12 comes 12 comes 14 boasting 13 of 14 boasting 14 boasting 15 ? probably somebody has played a trick on you . 1 probably 3 has 2 somebody 3 has 3 has 4 played 4 played 5 a 5 a 6 trick 6 trick 8 you 7 on 8 you 8 you 9 . i 've lived a good many years , and [i] never before heard of such a creature . 1 i 7 years 1 i 15 such 2 've 3 lived 3 lived 4 a 3 lived 5 good 4 a 5 good 5 good 6 many 6 many 7 years 7 years 12 before 8 , 9 and 8 , 11 never 11 never 12 before 13 heard 14 of 13 heard 15 such 15 such 16 a 16 a 17 creature 17 creature 18 . if there were one , [i] 'd have seen it before now . 1 if 2 there 2 there 4 one 2 there 5 , 3 were 4 one 4 one 5 , 5 , 9 seen 7 'd 8 have 8 have 9 seen 9 seen 11 before 10 it 11 before 11 before 12 now 12 now 13 . you go back into the house and stay there . 1 you 2 go 1 you 3 back 2 go 3 back 3 back 5 the 4 into 5 the 5 the 7 and 6 house 7 and 7 and 9 there 8 stay 9 there 9 there 10 . you are a disgrace to the [fox] family . 1 you 2 are 2 are 3 a 3 a 4 disgrace 4 disgrace 6 the 5 to 6 the 6 the 8 family 8 family 9 . i am going to have a look about and find out what is going on . 1 i 2 am 1 i 4 to 2 am 3 going 4 to 6 a 4 to 7 look 5 have 6 a 6 a 7 look 7 look 8 about 7 look 10 find 8 about 9 and 9 and 10 find 10 find 12 what 11 out 12 what 12 what 14 going 13 is 14 going 14 going 15 on 15 on 16 . if this is some trick , they 'll find that old [granny] [fox] isn't so easily fooled . " 1 if 3 is 2 this 3 is 3 is 6 , 4 some 5 trick 4 some 6 , 6 , 14 isn't 7 they 8 'll 8 'll 9 find 9 find 10 that 9 find 11 old 10 that 11 old 11 old 14 isn't 14 isn't 18 . 15 so 16 easily 16 easily 17 fooled 16 easily 18 . 18 . 19 " [xv] [old] [granny] [fox] [investigates] in-vest-i-gate is a great big word , but its meaning is very simple . 1 in-vest-i-gate 2 is 2 is 3 a 2 is 5 big 3 a 4 great 4 great 5 big 5 big 7 , 6 word 7 , 7 , 9 its 8 but 9 its 9 its 10 meaning 10 meaning 11 is 10 meaning 12 very 12 very 14 . 13 simple 14 . to in-vest-i-gate is to look into and try to find out all about something . 1 to 6 into 2 in-vest-i-gate 3 is 3 is 4 to 4 to 5 look 5 look 6 into 6 into 7 and 7 and 8 try 7 and 9 to 8 try 9 to 9 to 10 find 10 find 13 about 11 out 12 all 12 all 13 about 13 about 15 . 14 something 15 . now old [granny] [fox] is very sly and smart and clever , as you all know . 1 now 2 old 1 now 7 sly 2 old 5 is 5 is 6 very 7 sly 11 clever 8 and 9 smart 9 smart 10 and 9 smart 11 clever 11 clever 12 , 11 clever 13 as 13 as 14 you 13 as 16 know 14 you 15 all 16 know 17 . compared with her , [reddy] [fox] is almost stupid . 1 compared 2 with 2 with 3 her 3 her 4 , 4 , 9 stupid 7 is 8 almost 8 almost 9 stupid 9 stupid 10 . he [may] be as sly and smart and clever some day , but he has got a lot to learn before then . 1 he 3 be 3 be 12 , 4 as 5 sly 5 sly 6 and 6 and 7 smart 7 smart 9 clever 7 smart 11 day 8 and 9 clever 9 clever 10 some 11 day 12 , 12 , 13 but 13 but 17 a 14 he 15 has 15 has 16 got 16 got 17 a 17 a 18 lot 18 lot 20 learn 18 lot 23 . 19 to 20 learn 20 learn 21 before 22 then 23 . but old [granny] [fox] did nothing of the kind . 1 but 2 old 2 old 6 nothing 5 did 6 nothing 6 nothing 8 the 7 of 8 the 8 the 9 kind 8 the 10 . oh , my , no ! 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 my 3 my 4 , 4 , 5 no 5 no 6 ! she went about hunting her dinner just as usual and didn't appear to [be] paying the least attention to what was going on about her . 1 she 2 went 1 she 5 her 2 went 3 about 3 about 4 hunting 5 her 13 to 6 dinner 7 just 7 just 8 as 7 just 9 usual 9 usual 10 and 9 usual 11 didn't 11 didn't 12 appear 11 didn't 13 to 13 to 15 paying 15 paying 19 to 16 the 17 least 17 least 18 attention 18 attention 19 to 19 to 22 going 19 to 26 . 20 what 21 was 20 what 22 going 23 on 24 about 24 about 25 her 25 her 26 . with her nose [to] the ground she ran this way and ran that way as if hunting for a trail . 1 with 6 ground 2 her 3 nose 2 her 6 ground 3 nose 5 the 6 ground 11 and 7 she 8 ran 8 ran 9 this 8 ran 11 and 9 this 10 way 11 and 16 if 12 ran 13 that 12 ran 14 way 14 way 15 as 14 way 16 if 16 if 19 a 17 hunting 18 for 18 for 19 a 19 a 21 . 20 trail 21 . granny had heard that the same thing had happened to [peter] [rabbit] and to [unc] ' [billy] [possum] . 1 granny 4 that 2 had 3 heard 3 heard 4 that 4 that 6 same 5 the 6 same 6 same 7 thing 7 thing 8 had 7 thing 10 to 8 had 9 happened 10 to 13 and 13 and 14 to 14 to 16 ' 16 ' 19 . so instead of coming to the hill along the hollow at the bottom , she came to it from the other way . 1 so 7 hill 1 so 10 hollow 2 instead 3 of 3 of 4 coming 4 coming 6 the 5 to 6 the 6 the 7 hill 7 hill 8 along 8 along 9 the 8 along 10 hollow 10 hollow 13 bottom 10 hollow 14 , 11 at 12 the 12 the 13 bottom 14 , 20 the 15 she 16 came 16 came 17 to 16 came 20 the 17 to 18 it 18 it 19 from 20 the 23 . 21 other 22 way 22 way 23 . " if there is anything there , [i] 'll be behind it instead of in front of it , " she thought shrewdly . 1 " 5 anything 1 " 13 instead 2 if 3 there 3 there 4 is 3 there 5 anything 5 anything 7 , 6 there 7 , 7 , 9 'll 9 'll 10 be 9 'll 11 behind 11 behind 12 it 11 behind 13 instead 13 instead 19 , 14 of 15 in 15 in 16 front 16 front 17 of 17 of 18 it 18 it 19 , 19 , 24 . 20 " 21 she 20 " 22 thought 22 thought 23 shrewdly 22 thought 24 . no one would ever have guessed that she was thinking of anything else . 1 no 3 would 1 no 5 have 2 one 3 would 3 would 4 ever 5 have 6 guessed 6 guessed 7 that 6 guessed 10 thinking 7 that 8 she 8 she 9 was 10 thinking 11 of 11 of 12 anything 12 anything 14 . 13 else 14 . she followed these down to the bottom , but there they disappeared . 1 she 3 these 2 followed 3 these 3 these 4 down 3 these 7 bottom 4 down 5 to 5 to 6 the 7 bottom 9 but 8 , 9 but 9 but 12 disappeared 10 there 11 they 11 they 12 disappeared 12 disappeared 13 . as she was trotting home along the [lone] [little] [path] through the [green] [forest] , she met [unc] ' [billy] [possum] . 1 as 3 was 2 she 3 was 3 was 4 trotting 3 was 7 the 4 trotting 6 along 5 home 6 along 6 along 7 the 7 the 11 through 11 through 12 the 12 the 15 , 15 , 17 met 16 she 17 met 17 met 22 . 19 ' 22 . no [,] she didn't exactly meet him , because he saw her before she saw him , and he promptly climbed a tree . 1 no 8 , 3 she 4 didn't 4 didn't 5 exactly 5 exactly 6 meet 5 exactly 8 , 6 meet 7 him 8 , 9 because 8 , 10 he 10 he 14 she 11 saw 13 before 11 saw 14 she 12 her 13 before 14 she 15 saw 14 she 16 him 15 saw 16 him 16 him 17 , 16 him 18 and 18 and 19 he 18 and 20 promptly 20 promptly 22 a 21 climbed 22 a 22 a 24 . 23 tree 24 . granny stopped and looked up . 1 granny 2 stopped 2 stopped 3 and 3 and 4 looked 4 looked 5 up 5 up 6 . " it doesn't take much to scare the young and innocent , [mr] [possum] , " she replied . 1 " 4 take 1 " 8 the 2 it 3 doesn't 2 it 4 take 4 take 6 to 5 much 6 to 6 to 7 scare 8 the 12 , 9 young 11 innocent 9 young 12 , 10 and 11 innocent 12 , 15 , 15 , 16 " 15 , 18 replied 17 she 18 replied 18 replied 19 . " [i] don't believe all [i] hear . 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 believe 4 believe 5 all 5 all 7 hear 7 hear 8 . i 've just been hunting all over the hill where [prickly] [porky] lives , and [i] couldn't find so much as a [wood] [mouse] for dinner . 1 i 3 just 1 i 10 where 2 've 3 just 3 just 5 hunting 3 just 7 over 4 been 5 hunting 5 hunting 6 all 5 hunting 7 over 7 over 8 the 8 the 9 hill 10 where 15 and 13 lives 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 17 couldn't 17 couldn't 18 find 17 couldn't 20 much 19 so 20 much 20 much 21 as 20 much 22 a 21 as 22 a 22 a 27 . 25 for 26 dinner 26 dinner 27 . do you believe such a foolish tale , [mr] [possum] ? " 1 do 3 believe 2 you 3 believe 3 believe 5 a 4 such 5 a 5 a 6 foolish 5 a 7 tale 7 tale 8 , 8 , 11 ? 11 ? 12 " unc ' [billy] coughed behind one hand . 1 unc 2 ' 2 ' 4 coughed 4 coughed 5 behind 5 behind 6 one 6 one 7 hand 7 hand 8 . " yes , [mrs] [fox] , [ah] confess [ah] done have to believe it , " he replied . 1 " 2 yes 1 " 6 , 2 yes 3 , 6 , 11 have 8 confess 10 done 10 done 11 have 11 have 16 " 12 to 13 believe 13 believe 14 it 13 believe 15 , 15 , 16 " 16 " 18 replied 17 he 18 replied 18 replied 19 . " yo ' see , [ah] done see that thing mah own self , and [ah] just naturally has to believe mah own eyes . " 1 " 4 see 1 " 7 done 2 yo 3 ' 2 yo 4 see 4 see 5 , 7 done 9 that 7 done 10 thing 8 see 9 that 9 that 10 thing 10 thing 21 believe 11 mah 12 own 11 mah 14 , 12 own 13 self 13 self 14 , 14 , 15 and 14 , 17 just 15 and 17 just 17 just 18 naturally 18 naturally 19 has 18 naturally 21 believe 19 has 20 to 21 believe 24 eyes 22 mah 23 own 22 mah 24 eyes 24 eyes 25 . 25 . 26 " " huh ! 1 " 2 huh 2 huh 3 ! i 'd like to see it ! 1 i 2 'd 2 'd 3 like 3 like 4 to 4 to 5 see 5 see 6 it 6 it 7 ! maybe [i] 'd believe it then ! " snapped [granny] [fox] . 1 maybe 3 'd 1 maybe 4 believe 4 believe 5 it 5 it 6 then 6 then 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 8 " 9 snapped 9 snapped 12 . " the only time to see it is just at sun-up , " replied [unc] ' [billy] . 1 " 3 only 1 " 8 is 2 the 3 only 3 only 4 time 4 time 5 to 6 see 7 it 7 it 8 is 8 is 11 sun-up 9 just 10 at 10 at 11 sun-up 11 sun-up 12 , 12 , 13 " 12 , 14 replied 13 " 14 replied 14 replied 16 ' 16 ' 18 . " anybody that comes along through that hollow at the foot of [brer] [porky] 's hill at sun-up is likely never to forget it . 1 " 2 anybody 1 " 9 at 2 anybody 3 that 3 that 4 comes 3 that 8 hollow 5 along 6 through 6 through 7 that 6 through 8 hollow 9 at 11 foot 10 the 11 foot 11 foot 12 of 11 foot 16 hill 12 of 15 's 15 's 16 hill 16 hill 18 sun-up 17 at 18 sun-up 18 sun-up 21 never 19 is 20 likely 20 likely 21 never 21 never 23 forget 22 to 23 forget 23 forget 25 . 24 it 25 . ah wouldn't do it again . 1 ah 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 3 do 3 do 4 it 4 it 5 again 5 again 6 . no , [sah] , once is enough fo ' your [unc] ' [billy] . " 1 no 2 , 1 no 5 once 2 , 4 , 5 once 6 is 5 once 7 enough 7 enough 8 fo 7 enough 12 ' 8 fo 9 ' 9 ' 10 your 12 ' 14 . 14 . 15 " " huh ! " snorted [granny] and trotted on . 1 " 3 ! 2 huh 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 3 ! 5 snorted 4 " 5 snorted 5 snorted 7 and 7 and 8 trotted 8 trotted 9 on 9 on 10 . unc ' [billy] watched her out of sight and grinned broadly . 1 unc 2 ' 2 ' 4 watched 4 watched 6 out 5 her 6 out 6 out 7 of 6 out 8 sight 8 sight 9 and 8 sight 10 grinned 9 and 10 grinned 10 grinned 12 . 11 broadly 12 . " as sho ' as [brer] [sun] gets up to-morrow mo'ning , [ol] ' [granny] [fox] will be there , " he chuckled . 1 " 12 , 2 as 3 sho 3 sho 4 ' 4 ' 11 mo'ning 5 as 8 gets 8 gets 9 up 9 up 10 to-morrow 10 to-morrow 11 mo'ning 11 mo'ning 12 , 12 , 18 be 14 ' 17 will 17 will 18 be 18 be 20 , 19 there 20 , 20 , 21 " 21 " 22 he 22 he 23 chuckled 22 he 24 . 23 chuckled 24 . " ah must get word to [brer] [porky] and [brer] [skunk] and [brer] [rabbit] . " 1 " 3 must 2 ah 3 must 3 must 4 get 4 get 6 to 5 word 6 to 6 to 9 and 9 and 12 and 12 and 15 . 15 . 16 " [xvi] [old] [granny] [fox] [loses] [her] [dignity] how did [unc] ' [billy] know ? 1 how 2 did 2 did 4 ' 4 ' 6 know 6 know 7 ? well , he just guessed . 1 well 2 , 2 , 3 he 3 he 4 just 4 just 5 guessed 5 guessed 6 . she 'll come just the way she did this afternoon , from back of the hill instead of along the holler . " 1 she 4 just 1 she 10 afternoon 2 'll 3 come 3 come 4 just 4 just 5 the 5 the 6 way 5 the 8 did 6 way 7 she 8 did 9 this 10 afternoon 11 , 11 , 13 back 12 from 13 back 13 back 22 . 14 of 16 hill 15 the 16 hill 16 hill 17 instead 17 instead 19 along 17 instead 22 . 18 of 19 along 19 along 20 the 20 the 21 holler 22 . 23 " unc ' [billy] was quite right . 1 unc 2 ' 2 ' 4 was 4 was 5 quite 5 quite 6 right 6 right 7 . she was at the top of the hill where [prickly] [porky] lives a full hour before sun-up , and there she sat down to wait . 1 she 2 was 1 she 3 at 2 was 3 at 3 at 9 where 4 the 5 top 5 top 6 of 5 top 7 the 7 the 8 hill 7 the 9 where 9 where 17 sun-up 12 lives 14 full 12 lives 17 sun-up 13 a 14 full 14 full 15 hour 14 full 16 before 15 hour 16 before 17 sun-up 18 , 18 , 19 and 18 , 22 sat 19 and 20 there 20 there 21 she 22 sat 25 wait 23 down 24 to 24 to 25 wait 25 wait 26 . she couldn't see or hear anything in the least suspicious . 1 she 2 couldn't 1 she 6 anything 2 couldn't 3 see 3 see 4 or 4 or 5 hear 5 hear 6 anything 6 anything 8 the 7 in 8 the 8 the 10 suspicious 9 least 10 suspicious 10 suspicious 11 . only [prickly] [porky] was to be seen , and he seemed to be asleep in his favorite tree . 1 only 8 , 4 was 5 to 5 to 6 be 5 to 7 seen 7 seen 8 , 8 , 11 seemed 9 and 10 he 9 and 11 seemed 11 seemed 13 be 12 to 13 be 13 be 17 favorite 14 asleep 15 in 14 asleep 16 his 15 in 16 his 16 his 17 favorite 17 favorite 19 . 18 tree 19 . everything seemed to be just as old [granny] [fox] had seen it a hundred times before . 1 everything 5 just 1 everything 14 hundred 2 seemed 3 to 3 to 4 be 4 be 5 just 5 just 6 as 6 as 7 old 7 old 10 had 10 had 11 seen 11 seen 12 it 12 it 13 a 14 hundred 15 times 14 hundred 17 . 16 before 17 . at last the [jolly] [little] [sunbeams] began to dance through the [green] [forest] , chasing out the [black] [shadows] . 1 at 3 the 2 last 3 the 3 the 10 through 7 began 8 to 7 began 10 through 8 to 9 dance 10 through 11 the 11 the 14 , 14 , 15 chasing 15 chasing 17 the 16 out 17 the 17 the 20 . redeye the [vireo] awoke and at once began to sing , as is his way , not even waiting to get a mouthful of breakfast . 1 redeye 11 , 2 the 4 awoke 4 awoke 5 and 4 awoke 8 began 5 and 6 at 6 at 7 once 8 began 10 sing 8 began 11 , 9 to 10 sing 11 , 12 as 12 as 20 to 13 is 14 his 14 his 16 , 15 way 16 , 16 , 17 not 17 not 19 waiting 18 even 19 waiting 19 waiting 20 to 20 to 23 mouthful 21 get 22 a 21 get 23 mouthful 23 mouthful 25 breakfast 24 of 25 breakfast 25 breakfast 26 . prickly [porky] yawned and grunted . 1 prickly 3 yawned 3 yawned 4 and 4 and 5 grunted 5 grunted 6 . old [granny] [fox] arose and slowly stretched . 1 old 4 arose 4 arose 5 and 5 and 6 slowly 6 slowly 7 stretched 7 stretched 8 . she glanced at [prickly] [porky] contemptuously . 1 she 2 glanced 2 glanced 3 at 3 at 6 contemptuously 6 contemptuously 7 . she had seen him act in this stupid , uncertain way dozens of times before . 1 she 2 had 1 she 3 seen 2 had 3 seen 3 seen 6 in 4 him 5 act 5 act 6 in 6 in 11 way 7 this 8 stupid 7 this 11 way 8 stupid 9 , 9 , 10 uncertain 11 way 13 of 12 dozens 13 of 13 of 14 times 14 times 15 before 15 before 16 . now old [granny] [fox] can be very dignified when she wants to be , and she was now . 1 now 6 be 1 now 9 when 2 old 5 can 5 can 6 be 6 be 7 very 6 be 8 dignified 7 very 8 dignified 9 when 15 and 10 she 11 wants 11 wants 14 , 11 wants 15 and 12 to 13 be 13 be 14 , 15 and 19 . 16 she 17 was 16 she 18 now 18 now 19 . she didn't hurry the least little bit . 1 she 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 hurry 3 hurry 4 the 4 the 8 . 5 least 6 little 6 little 7 bit 7 bit 8 . she carried her big , plumey tail just so . 1 she 3 her 2 carried 3 her 3 her 4 big 3 her 5 , 4 big 5 , 5 , 7 tail 6 plumey 7 tail 7 tail 8 just 8 just 9 so 9 so 10 . she turned like a flash and then well , for a minute old [granny] [fox] was too surprised to do anything but stare . 1 she 6 and 2 turned 3 like 2 turned 6 and 3 like 4 a 3 like 5 flash 6 and 9 , 7 then 8 well 8 well 9 , 9 , 13 old 10 for 11 a 11 a 12 minute 12 minute 13 old 13 old 23 stare 16 was 17 too 16 was 18 surprised 18 surprised 19 to 18 surprised 20 do 19 to 20 do 20 do 21 anything 20 do 23 stare 21 anything 22 but 23 stare 24 . there , rolling down the hill straight towards her , was the very thing [reddy] had told her about . 1 there 8 towards 1 there 14 thing 2 , 3 rolling 3 rolling 4 down 3 rolling 5 the 5 the 7 straight 6 hill 7 straight 7 straight 8 towards 8 towards 9 her 9 her 10 , 10 , 11 was 11 was 12 the 12 the 13 very 14 thing 19 about 16 had 17 told 17 told 18 her 18 her 19 about 19 about 20 . the nearer it got , the stranger and more terrible it seemed . 1 the 2 nearer 1 the 3 it 3 it 5 , 4 got 5 , 5 , 8 and 6 the 7 stranger 7 stranger 8 and 8 and 10 terrible 9 more 10 terrible 10 terrible 11 it 11 it 12 seemed 11 it 13 . then [granny] forgot her dignity . 1 then 3 forgot 3 forgot 4 her 4 her 5 dignity 5 dignity 6 . yes , [sir] , she forgot her dignity . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 6 forgot 4 , 5 she 5 she 6 forgot 6 forgot 7 her 7 her 8 dignity 8 dignity 9 . in fact , she quite lost it altogether . 1 in 3 , 2 fact 3 , 3 , 5 quite 4 she 5 quite 5 quite 6 lost 6 lost 7 it 7 it 8 altogether 8 altogether 9 . granny [fox] ran just as [reddy] had run ! 1 granny 3 ran 3 ran 4 just 3 ran 5 as 5 as 7 had 7 had 8 run 8 run 9 ! [xvii] [granny] [fox] [catches] [peter] [rabbit] now listen to this little tale [that] deals somewhat with folly , [and] shows how sometimes one may be [a] little bit too jolly . 1 now 2 listen 1 now 4 this 2 listen 3 to 3 to 4 this 4 this 12 , 5 little 6 tale 6 tale 11 folly 8 deals 9 somewhat 9 somewhat 10 with 9 somewhat 11 folly 11 folly 12 , 12 , 16 sometimes 14 shows 15 how 15 how 16 sometimes 16 sometimes 19 be 17 one 18 may 18 may 19 be 19 be 25 . 21 little 22 bit 22 bit 23 too 22 bit 24 jolly 24 jolly 25 . " [ho] , ho , ho ! " shouted [jimmy] [skunk] . 1 " 5 , 3 , 4 ho 4 ho 5 , 5 , 7 ! 6 ho 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 8 " 9 shouted 9 shouted 12 . " [i] wonder what [reddy] [fox] would have said if he could have seen old [granny] go down that hollow ! " 1 " 11 he 3 wonder 4 what 4 what 7 would 7 would 9 said 8 have 9 said 9 said 10 if 10 if 11 he 11 he 14 seen 11 he 20 hollow 12 could 13 have 12 could 14 seen 14 seen 15 old 14 seen 20 hollow 15 old 17 go 17 go 18 down 18 down 19 that 20 hollow 22 " 21 ! 22 " " [ha] , ha , ha ! " shouted [peter] [rabbit] . 1 " 5 , 3 , 4 ha 4 ha 5 , 5 , 7 ! 6 ha 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 8 " 9 shouted 9 shouted 12 . " did you see how her eyes popped out ? " 1 " 3 you 2 did 3 you 3 you 4 see 4 see 5 how 4 see 6 her 6 her 7 eyes 7 eyes 10 ? 8 popped 9 out 9 out 10 ? 10 ? 11 " " [hee] , hee , hee ! " squeaked [unc] ' [billy] [possum] in his funny cracked voice . 1 " 6 hee 3 , 4 hee 4 hee 5 , 4 hee 6 hee 6 hee 8 " 7 ! 8 " 8 " 9 squeaked 9 squeaked 14 in 11 ' 14 in 14 in 17 cracked 15 his 16 funny 16 funny 17 cracked 17 cracked 18 voice 18 voice 19 . " ah reckons she am bound to have sore feet if she keeps on running the way she started . " 1 " 3 reckons 1 " 16 the 2 ah 3 reckons 3 reckons 9 sore 4 she 5 am 5 am 6 bound 6 bound 8 have 7 to 8 have 8 have 9 sore 9 sore 11 if 10 feet 11 if 11 if 13 keeps 12 she 13 keeps 13 keeps 14 on 14 on 15 running 16 the 17 way 16 the 19 started 17 way 18 she 19 started 20 . 19 started 21 " 20 . 21 " prickly [porky] didn't say a word . 1 prickly 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 say 4 say 5 a 5 a 6 word 6 word 7 . he just smiled in a quiet sort of way as he slowly climbed up to the top of the hill . 1 he 2 just 1 he 11 he 2 just 3 smiled 2 just 5 a 3 smiled 4 in 5 a 6 quiet 5 a 7 sort 7 sort 8 of 8 of 9 way 9 way 10 as 11 he 13 climbed 12 slowly 13 climbed 13 climbed 20 hill 14 up 15 to 14 up 16 the 15 to 16 the 16 the 17 top 17 top 19 the 18 of 19 the 19 the 20 hill 20 hill 21 . now old [granny] [fox] had been badly frightened . 1 now 2 old 2 old 5 had 5 had 6 been 6 been 7 badly 7 badly 8 frightened 8 frightened 9 . who wouldn't have been at seeing a strange creature without head , tail , or legs rolling down hill straight towards them ? 1 who 7 a 2 wouldn't 3 have 2 wouldn't 4 been 4 been 5 at 4 been 6 seeing 6 seeing 7 a 7 a 9 creature 7 a 11 head 8 strange 9 creature 9 creature 10 without 11 head 17 rolling 11 head 19 hill 12 , 13 tail 13 tail 14 , 13 tail 16 legs 14 , 15 or 16 legs 17 rolling 17 rolling 18 down 17 rolling 19 hill 19 hill 20 straight 20 straight 22 them 21 towards 22 them 22 them 23 ? but [granny] was too old and wise to run very far without cause . 1 but 3 was 1 but 4 too 4 too 8 to 5 old 6 and 6 and 7 wise 7 wise 8 to 8 to 10 very 9 run 10 very 10 very 12 without 11 far 12 without 12 without 14 . 13 cause 14 . it didn't take her long to decide that it wasn't . 1 it 2 didn't 1 it 3 take 3 take 6 to 4 her 5 long 5 long 6 to 6 to 7 decide 6 to 8 that 8 that 9 it 9 it 11 . 10 wasn't 11 . then she did some quick thinking . 1 then 2 she 2 she 3 did 3 did 4 some 4 some 5 quick 5 quick 6 thinking 6 thinking 7 . " [i] said beforehand that there was some trick , and now [i] 'm sure of it , " she muttered . 1 " 7 was 3 said 4 beforehand 4 beforehand 5 that 5 that 6 there 6 there 7 was 7 was 22 . 8 some 9 trick 9 trick 10 , 10 , 11 and 10 , 12 now 12 now 14 'm 12 now 22 . 14 'm 15 sure 14 'm 17 it 15 sure 16 of 17 it 18 , 18 , 19 " 19 " 21 muttered 20 she 21 muttered " [i] have an idea that that good-for-nothing old [billy] [possum] knows something about it , and [i] 'm just going back to find out . " 1 " 5 idea 1 " 12 knows 3 have 4 an 4 an 5 idea 5 idea 6 that 6 that 7 that 7 that 8 good-for-nothing 8 good-for-nothing 9 old 12 knows 16 , 13 something 14 about 14 about 15 it 15 it 16 , 16 , 21 going 17 and 20 just 17 and 21 going 19 'm 20 just 21 going 23 to 22 back 23 to 23 to 24 find 24 find 25 out 24 find 26 . 26 . 27 " she wasted no time thinking about it , but began to steal back the way she had come . 1 she 2 wasted 1 she 12 steal 2 wasted 6 about 2 wasted 8 , 3 no 4 time 4 time 5 thinking 4 time 6 about 6 about 7 it 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 began 9 but 11 to 12 steal 13 back 13 back 18 come 14 the 15 way 15 way 16 she 16 she 17 had 16 she 18 come 18 come 19 . now , no one is lighter of foot than old [granny] [fox] , and no one knows better how to keep out of sight . 1 now 2 , 1 now 10 old 2 , 5 is 3 no 4 one 3 no 5 is 5 is 6 lighter 6 lighter 7 of 7 of 8 foot 8 foot 9 than 10 old 14 and 13 , 14 and 14 and 17 knows 15 no 16 one 16 one 17 knows 17 knows 24 sight 18 better 19 how 19 how 20 to 20 to 21 keep 20 to 23 of 21 keep 22 out 23 of 24 sight 24 sight 25 . then she smiled grimly . 1 then 2 she 2 she 3 smiled 3 smiled 4 grimly 4 grimly 5 . at last they were so tired with their good time that they just had to stop for a rest . 1 at 8 their 2 last 3 they 2 last 8 their 3 they 4 were 4 were 5 so 5 so 6 tired 6 tired 7 with 8 their 11 that 9 good 10 time 10 time 11 that 11 that 12 they 12 they 15 to 12 they 20 . 13 just 14 had 14 had 15 to 15 to 16 stop 16 stop 17 for 17 for 18 a 17 for 19 rest " oh , dear , [i] 'm all out of breath , " panted [peter] , as he threw himself flat on the ground . 1 " 2 oh 1 " 3 , 2 oh 3 , 3 , 4 dear 3 , 7 'm 4 dear 5 , 7 'm 11 breath 8 all 9 out 9 out 10 of 10 of 11 breath 11 breath 12 , 11 breath 20 himself 12 , 14 panted 13 " 14 panted 14 panted 17 as 16 , 17 as 17 as 18 he 18 he 19 threw 18 he 20 himself 20 himself 21 flat 21 flat 22 on 21 flat 23 the 23 the 25 . 24 ground 25 . " that was the funniest thing [i] ever saw . 1 " 4 the 2 that 3 was 3 was 4 the 4 the 5 funniest 5 funniest 6 thing 6 thing 8 ever 8 ever 9 saw 8 ever 10 . 9 saw 10 . i wonder who we " 1 i 2 wonder 2 wonder 3 who 3 who 4 we 4 we 5 " peter didn't finish . 1 peter 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 finish 3 finish 4 . no , [sir] , [peter] didn't finish . 1 no 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 6 didn't 6 didn't 7 finish 7 finish 8 . old [granny] [fox] had caught [peter] [rabbit] at last ! 1 old 4 had 4 had 5 caught 5 caught 8 at 8 at 9 last 9 last 10 ! [xviii] [a] [friend] [in] [need] [is] [a] [friend] [indeed] the friendship which is truest , best , [is] that which meets the trouble test . 1 the 2 friendship 1 the 5 truest 2 friendship 3 which 2 friendship 4 is 5 truest 8 , 6 , 7 best 7 best 8 , 8 , 16 . 10 that 11 which 11 which 12 meets 12 meets 14 trouble 13 the 14 trouble 14 trouble 15 test 14 trouble 16 . no one really knows who his best friends are until he gets in trouble . 1 no 3 really 1 no 8 friends 2 one 3 really 3 really 4 knows 4 knows 5 who 5 who 6 his 6 his 7 best 8 friends 13 in 9 are 10 until 10 until 12 gets 10 until 13 in 11 he 12 gets 13 in 15 . 14 trouble 15 . when everything is lovely and there is no sign of trouble anywhere [,] one may have ever and ever so many friends . 1 when 8 no 2 everything 3 is 3 is 4 lovely 4 lovely 5 and 5 and 6 there 5 and 8 no 6 there 7 is 8 no 9 sign 9 sign 10 of 9 sign 14 one 10 of 11 trouble 10 of 12 anywhere 14 one 15 may 14 one 20 so 15 may 17 ever 16 have 17 ever 17 ever 18 and 18 and 19 ever 20 so 21 many 21 many 23 . 22 friends 23 . at least , it may seem so . 1 at 2 least 2 least 3 , 3 , 4 it 4 it 5 may 5 may 6 seem 6 seem 7 so 7 so 8 . these are the real friends , the true friends , and they [are] worth more than all the others put together . 1 these 2 are 2 are 7 the 2 are 15 more 3 the 4 real 4 real 5 friends 5 friends 6 , 5 friends 7 the 7 the 8 true 7 the 9 friends 8 true 9 friends 9 friends 10 , 9 friends 14 worth 10 , 11 and 12 they 14 worth 14 worth 15 more 15 more 20 put 15 more 21 together 16 than 17 all 17 all 18 the 18 the 19 others 18 the 20 put 21 together 22 . remember that if you are [a] true friend to any one , you will stand by him and help him , no matter what happens . 1 remember 2 that 1 remember 7 true 2 that 3 if 4 you 5 are 4 you 7 true 7 true 10 any 8 friend 9 to 9 to 10 any 10 any 11 one 11 one 14 will 12 , 13 you 12 , 14 will 14 will 15 stand 15 stand 17 him 15 stand 21 , 16 by 17 him 17 him 18 and 17 him 19 help 18 and 19 help 19 help 20 him 19 help 21 , 21 , 26 . 22 no 23 matter 23 matter 25 happens 24 what 25 happens 25 happens 26 . sometimes it is almost worth while getting into trouble just to find out who your real friends are . 1 sometimes 4 almost 1 sometimes 5 worth 2 it 3 is 3 is 4 almost 5 worth 6 while 5 worth 10 just 6 while 7 getting 6 while 9 trouble 7 getting 8 into 9 trouble 10 just 10 just 14 who 11 to 12 find 12 find 13 out 13 out 14 who 14 who 16 real 15 your 16 real 16 real 17 friends 17 friends 18 are 17 friends 19 . 18 are 19 . peter [rabbit] found out who some of his truest friends are when , because of his own carelessness , old [granny] [fox] caught him . 1 peter 4 out 1 peter 6 some 3 found 4 out 4 out 5 who 6 some 9 truest 7 of 8 his 7 of 9 truest 9 truest 14 because 10 friends 11 are 11 are 12 when 12 when 13 , 13 , 14 because 14 because 20 old 15 of 17 own 16 his 17 own 17 own 19 , 18 carelessness 19 , 19 , 20 old 20 old 24 him 23 caught 24 him 24 him 25 . now it was her turn to laugh , all because he had been careless and foolish . 1 now 2 it 1 now 7 laugh 2 it 3 was 2 it 4 her 4 her 5 turn 4 her 6 to 7 laugh 10 because 7 laugh 11 he 8 , 9 all 9 all 10 because 11 he 17 . 12 had 13 been 13 been 14 careless 13 been 17 . 14 careless 15 and 14 careless 16 foolish 15 and 16 foolish at [peter] 's scream of fright , [unc] ' [billy] [possum] scampered for the nearest tree , and [jimmy] [skunk] dodged behind a big stump . 1 at 9 ' 3 's 4 scream 4 scream 5 of 5 of 6 fright 6 fright 7 , 6 fright 9 ' 9 ' 16 tree 12 scampered 14 the 13 for 14 the 14 the 15 nearest 14 the 16 tree 16 tree 21 dodged 17 , 18 and 18 and 21 dodged 21 dodged 23 a 22 behind 23 a 23 a 26 . 24 big 25 stump 25 stump 26 . you see , it was so sudden that they really didn't know what had happened . 1 you 4 it 2 see 3 , 2 see 4 it 4 it 10 really 4 it 11 didn't 5 was 6 so 6 so 7 sudden 6 so 8 that 8 that 9 they 8 that 10 really 11 didn't 13 what 12 know 13 what 13 what 14 had 14 had 16 . 15 happened 16 . but [prickly] [porky] , whom some people call stupid , made no move to run away . 1 but 11 made 4 , 5 whom 5 whom 6 some 5 whom 7 people 6 some 7 people 7 people 8 call 8 call 10 , 8 call 11 made 9 stupid 10 , 11 made 16 away 12 no 13 move 13 move 14 to 13 move 15 run 14 to 15 run 15 run 16 away 16 away 17 . he happened to be looking at [peter] when [granny] caught him , and so he knew just what it meant . 1 he 4 be 1 he 8 when 2 happened 3 to 2 happened 4 be 4 be 5 looking 4 be 6 at 8 when 13 and 10 caught 12 , 11 him 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 15 he 14 so 15 he 15 he 16 knew 15 he 17 just 17 just 18 what 17 just 19 it 19 it 20 meant 20 meant 21 . a spark of anger flashed in his usually dull eyes and for once in his life [prickly] [porky] moved quickly . 1 a 9 dull 2 spark 3 of 3 of 4 anger 4 anger 5 flashed 4 anger 9 dull 5 flashed 6 in 6 in 7 his 7 his 8 usually 9 dull 21 . 10 eyes 11 and 11 and 12 for 12 for 13 once 13 once 14 in 14 in 15 his 15 his 16 life 15 his 19 moved 19 moved 20 quickly 19 moved 21 . the thousand little spears hidden in his coat suddenly stood on end and [prickly] [porky] made a fierce little rush forward . 1 the 3 little 2 thousand 3 little 3 little 4 spears 4 spears 6 in 4 spears 7 his 5 hidden 6 in 6 in 7 his 7 his 8 coat 8 coat 13 and 9 suddenly 11 on 10 stood 11 on 11 on 12 end 12 end 13 and 13 and 18 fierce 16 made 17 a 16 made 18 fierce 18 fierce 22 . 19 little 20 rush 20 rush 21 forward 21 forward 22 . 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" he grunted . 1 " 2 drop 2 drop 3 him 3 him 4 ! 4 ! 6 he 5 " 6 he 6 he 7 grunted 7 grunted 8 . granny [fox] just snarled and backed away , dragging [peter] with her and keeping him between [prickly] [porky] and herself . 1 granny 6 backed 3 just 4 snarled 4 snarled 5 and 5 and 6 backed 6 backed 8 , 6 backed 13 and 7 away 8 , 8 , 9 dragging 9 dragging 12 her 11 with 12 her 13 and 14 keeping 14 keeping 20 herself 15 him 16 between 16 between 19 and 19 and 20 herself 20 herself 21 . by this time [jimmy] [skunk] had recovered himself . 1 by 2 this 2 this 3 time 3 time 6 had 6 had 7 recovered 7 recovered 8 himself 8 himself 9 . you know he is not afraid of anybody or anything . 1 you 3 he 2 know 3 he 3 he 4 is 4 is 5 not 5 not 6 afraid 5 not 7 of 6 afraid 7 of 7 of 8 anybody 8 anybody 10 anything 9 or 10 anything 10 anything 11 . he sprang out from behind the stump , looking a wee bit shame-faced , and started for old [granny] [fox] . 1 he 2 sprang 2 sprang 4 from 2 sprang 7 stump 3 out 4 from 4 from 6 the 5 behind 6 the 6 the 7 stump 7 stump 11 wee 8 , 10 a 9 looking 10 a 10 a 11 wee 11 wee 13 shame-faced 11 wee 14 , 12 bit 13 shame-faced 14 , 17 for 15 and 16 started 16 started 17 for 17 for 18 old 18 old 21 . " you let [peter] [rabbit] go ! " he commanded in a very threatening way . 1 " 2 you 1 " 6 go 2 you 3 let 6 go 10 commanded 7 ! 8 " 8 " 9 he 9 he 10 commanded 10 commanded 11 in 11 in 14 threatening 12 a 13 very 13 very 14 threatening 14 threatening 16 . 15 way 16 . granny [fox] knows all about this . 1 granny 3 knows 3 knows 4 all 4 all 5 about 5 about 6 this 6 this 7 . for just a minute she hesitated . 1 for 2 just 2 just 3 a 3 a 4 minute 4 minute 5 she 5 she 6 hesitated 6 hesitated 7 . so she kept on backing away , dragging [peter] with her . 1 so 3 kept 2 she 3 kept 3 kept 7 , 4 on 5 backing 5 backing 6 away 6 away 7 , 7 , 8 dragging 8 dragging 10 with 10 with 11 her 11 her 12 . he slipped down from the tree where he had sought safety , crept around behind [granny] , and bit her sharply on one heel . 1 he 3 down 1 he 9 had 2 slipped 3 down 3 down 4 from 3 down 5 the 5 the 7 where 6 tree 7 where 7 where 8 he 9 had 10 sought 9 had 14 around 10 sought 12 , 11 safety 12 , 13 crept 14 around 14 around 17 , 15 behind 17 , 17 , 18 and 18 and 19 bit 18 and 21 sharply 19 bit 20 her 21 sharply 25 . 22 on 23 one 23 one 24 heel 24 heel 25 . granny let go of [peter] to turn and snap at [unc] ' [billy] . 1 granny 2 let 1 granny 7 turn 3 go 4 of 4 of 6 to 6 to 7 turn 7 turn 8 and 8 and 9 snap 9 snap 10 at 10 at 12 ' 12 ' 14 . this was [peter] 's chance . 1 this 2 was 2 was 6 . 4 's 5 chance 5 chance 6 . he slipped out from under [granny] 's paws and in a flash was behind [prickly] [porky] . 1 he 3 out 2 slipped 3 out 3 out 5 under 4 from 5 under 5 under 8 paws 7 's 8 paws 8 paws 12 flash 9 and 10 in 10 in 11 a 10 in 12 flash 12 flash 13 was 13 was 14 behind 14 behind 17 . [xix] [jimmy] [skunk] [takes] [word] [to] [mrs] [.] [peter] to think that she actually had caught [peter] [rabbit] and then lost him was too provoking ! 1 to 2 think 1 to 4 she 2 think 3 that 4 she 5 actually 5 actually 12 lost 6 had 7 caught 7 caught 10 and 10 and 11 then 10 and 12 lost 12 lost 13 him 13 him 14 was 14 was 15 too 15 too 16 provoking 16 provoking 17 ! it was more than her temper , never of the best , could stand . 1 it 2 was 1 it 5 her 2 was 3 more 3 more 4 than 5 her 7 , 6 temper 7 , 7 , 10 the 8 never 9 of 8 never 10 the 10 the 12 , 11 best 12 , 12 , 14 stand 13 could 14 stand 14 stand 15 . her yellow eyes snapped so that it seemed almost as if sparks of fire flew from them . 1 her 3 eyes 2 yellow 3 eyes 3 eyes 8 seemed 4 snapped 5 so 4 snapped 8 seemed 5 so 6 that 5 so 7 it 8 seemed 14 fire 9 almost 10 as 9 almost 14 fire 10 as 11 if 11 if 12 sparks 12 sparks 13 of 14 fire 17 them 14 fire 18 . 15 flew 16 from 16 from 17 them 17 them 18 . it made [peter] shiver just to look at her . 1 it 2 made 2 made 5 just 4 shiver 5 just 5 just 7 look 6 to 7 look 7 look 9 her 8 at 9 her 9 her 10 . so she talked herself out and then with many parting threats of what she would do , she started for home . 1 so 2 she 1 so 15 would 2 she 3 talked 2 she 5 out 3 talked 4 herself 6 and 10 parting 6 and 15 would 7 then 8 with 8 with 9 many 9 many 10 parting 10 parting 11 threats 11 threats 12 of 11 threats 13 what 13 what 14 she 15 would 19 started 16 do 17 , 16 do 19 started 17 , 18 she 19 started 22 . 20 for 21 home 21 home 22 . when she had gone , the others turned to [peter] [rabbit] to see how badly he had been hurt . 1 when 3 had 2 she 3 had 3 had 5 , 4 gone 5 , 5 , 7 others 6 the 7 others 7 others 17 had 8 turned 9 to 9 to 12 to 12 to 13 see 13 see 14 how 14 how 15 badly 14 how 16 he 16 he 17 had 17 had 18 been 18 been 19 hurt 18 been 20 . 19 hurt 20 . they looked him all over and found that he wasn't much the worse for his rough experience . 1 they 4 all 2 looked 3 him 3 him 4 all 4 all 10 wasn't 5 over 7 found 6 and 7 found 7 found 8 that 8 that 9 he 8 that 10 wasn't 10 wasn't 14 for 11 much 12 the 11 much 13 worse 12 the 13 worse 13 worse 14 for 14 for 16 rough 14 for 18 . 15 his 16 rough 17 experience 18 . " [i] must get home now , " said he in a rather faint voice . 1 " 4 get 1 " 5 home 3 must 4 get 4 get 5 home 5 home 7 , 6 now 7 , 7 , 14 faint 8 " 9 said 9 said 10 he 10 he 11 in 10 he 12 a 12 a 13 rather 13 rather 14 faint 14 faint 15 voice 15 voice 16 . " [mrs] [peter] will be sure that something has happened to me and will be worried almost to death . " 1 " 5 be 4 will 5 be 5 be 8 something 6 sure 7 that 6 sure 8 something 8 something 12 me 9 has 10 happened 10 happened 11 to 11 to 12 me 12 me 16 worried 13 and 14 will 14 will 15 be 14 will 16 worried 16 worried 20 . 17 almost 18 to 17 almost 19 death 19 death 20 . 20 . 21 " " no , you don't ! " declared [jimmy] [skunk] . 1 " 2 no 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 you 4 you 5 don't 4 you 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 declared 8 declared 11 . " you are going to stay right here where we can take care of you . 1 " 4 going 1 " 11 can 2 you 3 are 3 are 4 going 4 going 9 where 5 to 6 stay 6 stay 7 right 7 right 8 here 7 right 9 where 9 where 10 we 9 where 11 can 11 can 14 of 12 take 13 care 13 care 14 of 14 of 15 you 15 you 16 . he found little [mrs] [peter] anxiously looking towards the [green] [forest] for some sign of [peter] . 1 he 2 found 1 he 6 anxiously 2 found 3 little 6 anxiously 9 the 7 looking 8 towards 8 towards 9 the 9 the 15 of 12 for 13 some 13 some 14 sign 14 sign 15 of 15 of 17 . " oh ! " she cried , " you have come to bring me bad news . 1 " 8 " 2 oh 3 ! 2 oh 4 " 4 " 5 she 5 she 6 cried 6 cried 7 , 6 cried 8 " 8 " 12 to 9 you 10 have 9 you 11 come 11 come 12 to 12 to 15 bad 13 bring 14 me 14 me 15 bad 15 bad 17 . 16 news 17 . do tell me quickly what has happened to [peter] ! " 1 do 2 tell 2 tell 5 what 3 me 4 quickly 4 quickly 5 what 5 what 6 has 6 has 7 happened 7 happened 8 to 8 to 10 ! 10 ! 11 " " nothing much has happened to [peter] , " replied [jimmy] promptly . 1 " 6 to 2 nothing 3 much 2 nothing 4 has 4 has 5 happened 5 happened 6 to 6 to 8 , 8 , 10 replied 9 " 10 replied 10 replied 12 promptly 12 promptly 13 . but little [mrs] [peter] wasn't wholly satisfied . 1 but 2 little 2 little 7 satisfied 5 wasn't 6 wholly 6 wholly 7 satisfied 7 satisfied 8 . nothing that [jimmy] could say had the least effect , and so at last he agreed to take her to [peter] . 1 nothing 4 could 1 nothing 5 say 2 that 4 could 4 could 5 say 5 say 7 the 6 had 7 the 7 the 9 effect 8 least 9 effect 9 effect 10 , 9 effect 11 and 11 and 12 so 11 and 13 at 13 at 14 last 14 last 17 to 15 he 16 agreed 16 agreed 17 to 17 to 19 her 18 take 19 her 19 her 22 . 20 to 22 . [xx] [a] [plot] [to] [frighten] [old] [man] [coyote] mischief leads to mischief , for it is almost sure [to] never , never be content without a little more . 1 mischief 2 leads 2 leads 4 mischief 2 leads 14 never 3 to 4 mischief 4 mischief 5 , 5 , 8 is 6 for 7 it 7 it 8 is 8 is 9 almost 9 almost 12 never 10 sure 12 never 12 never 13 , 14 never 17 without 14 never 21 . 15 be 16 content 15 be 17 without 18 a 19 little 19 little 20 more 20 more 21 . no , [sir] , they were not ! 1 no 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 they 5 they 6 were 6 were 7 not 7 not 8 ! you see , when danger is over , it is quickly forgotten . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 2 see 6 is 3 , 4 when 3 , 5 danger 6 is 8 , 7 over 8 , 8 , 10 is 9 it 10 is 10 is 11 quickly 11 quickly 12 forgotten 12 forgotten 13 . " there is [old] [man] [coyote] ; he is forever frightening those smaller and weaker than himself . 1 " 2 there 1 " 13 smaller 2 there 3 is 7 ; 8 he 8 he 10 forever 8 he 13 smaller 9 is 10 forever 10 forever 11 frightening 10 forever 12 those 13 smaller 17 himself 14 and 15 weaker 15 weaker 16 than 15 weaker 17 himself 17 himself 18 . i 'd just love to see him run , " said [peter] [rabbit] . 1 i 3 just 2 'd 3 just 3 just 4 love 3 just 6 see 4 love 5 to 5 to 6 see 6 see 7 him 6 see 8 run 7 him 8 run 8 run 9 , 9 , 10 " 9 , 11 said 11 said 14 . " the very one ! " cried [jimmy] [skunk] . 1 " 2 the 2 the 3 very 3 very 4 one 4 one 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 cried 7 cried 10 . " [i] wonder if he would be afraid . 1 " 3 wonder 3 wonder 4 if 4 if 5 he 4 if 6 would 5 he 6 would 6 would 7 be 7 be 8 afraid 7 be 9 . you know he is even smarter than [granny] [fox] , and though she was frightened at first , she soon got over it . 1 you 2 know 1 you 4 is 2 know 3 he 4 is 6 smarter 5 even 6 smarter 6 smarter 11 and 7 than 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 13 she 12 though 13 she 13 she 15 frightened 14 was 15 frightened 15 frightened 17 first 16 at 17 first 17 first 19 she 18 , 19 she 19 she 20 soon 20 soon 21 got 20 soon 22 over 22 over 23 it 23 it 24 . how do you suppose we can get him over here ? " 1 how 4 suppose 2 do 3 you 3 you 4 suppose 4 suppose 5 we 5 we 6 can 5 we 7 get 7 get 11 ? 8 him 9 over 9 over 10 here 10 here 11 ? 11 ? 12 " " [we-uns] will take [brer] [jay] into our secret . 1 " 3 will 3 will 4 take 4 take 7 into 7 into 8 our 8 our 9 secret 9 secret 10 . " that 's all [brer] [jay] need to say . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 all 4 all 7 need 7 need 8 to 8 to 9 say 9 say 10 . " [peter] has had trouble enough already , and [i] 'm not going to let him have any more , so there ! " 1 " 3 has 3 has 8 , 4 had 6 enough 4 had 7 already 5 trouble 6 enough 7 already 8 , 8 , 9 and 8 , 11 'm 11 'm 14 to 12 not 13 going 13 going 14 to 14 to 15 let 14 to 18 any 15 let 16 him 15 let 18 any 16 him 17 have 18 any 20 , 19 more 20 , 20 , 21 so 20 , 22 there 22 there 23 ! 22 there 24 " " [peter] isn't going to get into any trouble , " spoke up [jimmy] [skunk] . 1 " 5 to 3 isn't 4 going 3 isn't 5 to 5 to 6 get 6 get 7 into 7 into 11 " 8 any 9 trouble 9 trouble 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 spoke 12 spoke 13 up 13 up 16 . now , please , [mrs] . peter , don't be foolish . 1 now 2 , 1 now 6 . 2 , 4 , 3 please 4 , 6 . 7 peter 6 . 11 foolish 7 peter 8 , 8 , 9 don't 9 don't 10 be 9 don't 11 foolish 11 foolish 12 . you don't like [old] [man] [coyote] , do you ? 1 you 2 don't 2 don't 3 like 3 like 7 , 7 , 8 do 8 do 9 you 9 you 10 ? you know [sammy] is always ready for any mischief . 1 you 2 know 1 you 4 is 4 is 6 ready 5 always 6 ready 6 ready 7 for 7 for 8 any 7 for 9 mischief 9 mischief 10 . just as he started to look for [old] [man] [coyote] , [unc] ' [billy] [possum] made another suggestion . 1 just 4 started 1 just 13 ' 2 as 3 he 3 he 4 started 5 to 6 look 6 look 7 for 7 for 11 , 11 , 13 ' 13 ' 17 another 16 made 17 another 17 another 18 suggestion 18 suggestion 19 . yo ' know she isn't wasting any love on him . 1 yo 2 ' 2 ' 3 know 2 ' 4 she 3 know 4 she 4 she 5 isn't 5 isn't 6 wasting 5 isn't 7 any 6 wasting 7 any 7 any 8 love 7 any 9 on 9 on 11 . 10 him 11 . what do yo ' alls say ? " 1 what 2 do 2 do 3 yo 3 yo 4 ' 4 ' 5 alls 5 alls 6 say 6 say 7 ? 7 ? 8 " [xxi] [sammy] [jay] [delivers] [his] [message] sammy [jay] has been the bearer of so many messages that no one knows better than he how to deliver one . 1 sammy 6 bearer 3 has 5 the 4 been 5 the 5 the 6 bearer 6 bearer 19 to 7 of 8 so 8 so 9 many 8 so 10 messages 10 messages 11 that 10 messages 12 no 12 no 13 one 12 no 16 than 13 one 14 knows 13 one 15 better 16 than 18 how 16 than 19 to 17 he 18 how 19 to 22 . 20 deliver 21 one 21 one 22 . he knows when to be polite , and no one can be more polite than he . 1 he 2 knows 1 he 3 when 3 when 6 polite 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 polite 6 polite 7 , 6 polite 8 and 7 , 8 and 8 and 12 be 9 no 10 one 10 one 11 can 11 can 12 be 12 be 14 polite 13 more 14 polite 14 polite 17 . 15 than 16 he 15 than 17 . " all right , " replied [sammy] , quite as if it made no difference to him . 1 " 2 all 1 " 3 right 3 right 6 replied 4 , 5 " 4 , 6 replied 6 replied 11 if 6 replied 13 made 8 , 9 quite 9 quite 10 as 10 as 11 if 11 if 12 it 12 it 13 made 13 made 18 . 14 no 15 difference 15 difference 16 to 15 difference 18 . 16 to 17 him " they 'll be there , " he muttered . 1 " 4 be 2 they 3 'll 3 'll 4 be 4 be 6 , 5 there 6 , 6 , 8 he 7 " 8 he 8 he 9 muttered 9 muttered 10 . they 'll try to keep out of sight , but they 'll be there . " 1 they 2 'll 1 they 3 try 3 try 12 'll 4 to 5 keep 5 keep 6 out 5 keep 9 , 6 out 7 of 6 out 8 sight 9 , 10 but 9 , 12 'll 10 but 11 they 12 'll 14 there 13 be 14 there 14 there 15 . 15 . 16 " sammy found [old] [man] [coyote] taking a sun-bath . 1 sammy 2 found 2 found 6 taking 6 taking 7 a 7 a 8 sun-bath 8 sun-bath 9 . " good morning , [mr] [coyote] . 1 " 2 good 2 good 3 morning 3 morning 4 , 4 , 7 . i hope you are feeling well , " said [sammy] in his politest manner . 1 i 2 hope 2 hope 3 you 2 hope 5 feeling 3 you 4 are 5 feeling 7 , 6 well 7 , 7 , 12 his 8 " 9 said 9 said 11 in 11 in 12 his 12 his 13 politest 13 politest 14 manner 13 politest 15 . " what 's the news in the [green] [forest] ? " 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 's 3 's 4 the 4 the 5 news 5 news 6 in 6 in 7 the 7 the 10 ? 10 ? 11 " " there isn't any , that is , none to amount to anything , " declared [sammy] . 1 " 2 there 1 " 6 that 3 isn't 4 any 3 isn't 6 that 4 any 5 , 6 that 7 is 7 is 16 declared 8 , 9 none 9 none 10 to 9 none 11 amount 11 amount 12 to 11 amount 13 anything 13 anything 14 , 13 anything 16 declared 14 , 15 " 16 declared 18 . " [i] never did see such a dull summer . 1 " 3 never 3 never 6 such 4 did 5 see 5 see 6 such 6 such 7 a 6 such 9 summer 7 a 8 dull 9 summer 10 . is there any news down here on the [green] [meadows] ? 1 is 2 there 2 there 3 any 3 any 4 news 4 news 5 down 5 down 6 here 6 here 7 on 7 on 8 the 8 the 11 ? i hear [danny] [meadow] [mouse] has found his lost baby . " 1 i 2 hear 2 hear 8 his 6 has 7 found 7 found 8 his 8 his 10 baby 9 lost 10 baby 10 baby 11 . 11 . 12 " " so [i] hear , " replied [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 " 2 so 2 so 4 hear 4 hear 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 replied 7 replied 11 . " [i] tried to find it for him . 1 " 4 to 3 tried 4 to 4 to 5 find 5 find 6 it 5 find 7 for 7 for 8 him 8 him 9 . you know [i] believe in being neighborly . " 1 you 2 know 2 know 5 in 4 believe 5 in 5 in 6 being 6 being 8 . 7 neighborly 8 . 8 . 9 " peter is going to come to a bad end some day if he doesn't watch out . " 1 peter 3 going 1 peter 10 some 2 is 3 going 3 going 5 come 4 to 5 come 5 come 7 a 5 come 9 end 6 to 7 a 7 a 8 bad 10 some 15 watch 11 day 14 doesn't 12 if 13 he 13 he 14 doesn't 14 doesn't 15 watch 15 watch 17 . 16 out 17 . 17 . 18 " " that depends on what you call a bad end , " replied [old] [man] [coyote] with a sly grin . 1 " 8 a 1 " 10 end 2 that 3 depends 3 depends 4 on 3 depends 5 what 5 what 6 you 6 you 7 call 7 call 8 a 8 a 9 bad 9 bad 10 end 10 end 11 , 10 end 12 " 12 " 13 replied 13 replied 17 with 17 with 21 . 18 a 19 sly 19 sly 20 grin 19 sly 21 . " it might be bad for [peter] and at the same time be very good for some one else . " 1 " 4 be 1 " 8 and 2 it 3 might 3 might 4 be 4 be 5 bad 5 bad 6 for 8 and 13 be 8 and 16 for 9 at 10 the 10 the 11 same 11 same 12 time 11 same 13 be 13 be 14 very 14 very 15 good 16 for 18 one 16 for 20 . 17 some 18 one 18 one 19 else 20 . 21 " sammy laughed right out . 1 sammy 2 laughed 2 laughed 3 right 3 right 4 out 4 out 5 . " that 's one way of looking at it , " said he . 1 " 2 that 1 " 3 's 3 's 4 one 4 one 6 of 5 way 6 of 6 of 7 looking 7 looking 10 , 8 at 9 it 9 it 10 , 10 , 11 " 10 , 14 . 11 " 12 said 12 said 13 he 13 he 14 . i think [i] 'll go up to the [old] [orchard] and see what is going on there . " 1 i 8 the 2 think 4 'll 2 think 5 go 4 'll 5 go 5 go 6 up 5 go 8 the 6 up 7 to 8 the 14 is 11 and 12 see 12 see 13 what 12 see 14 is 14 is 18 . 15 going 16 on 15 going 18 . 16 on 17 there 18 . 19 " off flew [sammy] in the direction of the [old] [orchard] , and once more he chuckled as he flew . 1 off 6 direction 2 flew 4 in 4 in 5 the 5 the 6 direction 6 direction 8 the 7 of 8 the 8 the 16 chuckled 11 , 12 and 11 , 14 more 12 and 13 once 14 more 15 he 14 more 16 chuckled 16 chuckled 19 flew 17 as 18 he 18 he 19 flew 19 flew 20 . " old [man] [coyote] will start for the [green] [forest] as soon as [i] am out of sight , " thought [sammy] . 1 " 2 old 1 " 17 of 2 old 7 for 5 will 6 start 6 start 7 for 7 for 8 the 8 the 16 out 11 as 12 soon 11 as 13 as 13 as 15 am 15 am 16 out 17 of 19 , 18 sight 19 , 19 , 20 " 20 " 21 thought 20 " 23 . 21 thought 23 . and that is just what [old] [man] [coyote] did . 1 and 2 that 2 that 3 is 3 is 4 just 4 just 5 what 5 what 9 did 9 did 10 . [xxii] [old] [man] [coyote] [loses] [his] [appetite] hardly was [sammy] [jay] out of sight , flying towards the [old] [orchard] , before [old] [man] [coyote] started for the [green] [forest] . 1 hardly 2 was 1 hardly 7 sight 2 was 5 out 5 out 6 of 7 sight 15 before 8 , 11 the 9 flying 10 towards 10 towards 11 the 11 the 14 , 14 , 15 before 15 before 19 started 19 started 21 the 20 for 21 the 21 the 24 . he is very sharp , is [old] [man] [coyote] , so sharp that it is not very often that he is fooled . 1 he 2 is 1 he 16 not 2 is 3 very 2 is 4 sharp 4 sharp 5 , 5 , 6 is 6 is 12 sharp 10 , 11 so 11 so 12 sharp 12 sharp 13 that 13 that 14 it 13 that 15 is 16 not 19 that 17 very 18 often 18 often 19 that 19 that 20 he 20 he 23 . 21 is 22 fooled 22 fooled 23 . sammy had been clever enough to know this . 1 sammy 2 had 2 had 4 clever 3 been 4 clever 4 clever 6 to 5 enough 6 to 6 to 7 know 7 know 8 this 8 this 9 . there wasn't even a hint that [old] [man] [coyote] should go over there . 1 there 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 6 that 3 even 4 a 3 even 5 hint 4 a 5 hint 5 hint 6 that 6 that 10 should 10 should 11 go 10 should 12 over 11 go 12 over 12 over 13 there 13 there 14 . this was what made him sure that the news about [peter] was probably true . 1 this 2 was 1 this 3 what 3 what 6 sure 4 made 5 him 5 him 6 sure 6 sure 8 the 7 that 8 the 8 the 9 news 9 news 10 about 9 news 14 true 12 was 13 probably 13 probably 14 true 14 true 15 . " [i] knew they would be on hand , " he chuckled . 1 " 6 be 3 knew 4 they 4 they 5 would 5 would 6 be 6 be 8 hand 7 on 8 hand 8 hand 9 , 9 , 12 chuckled 10 " 11 he 11 he 12 chuckled 12 chuckled 13 . it was decided that everybody but [peter] should get out of sight at once . 1 it 2 was 1 it 11 of 2 was 3 decided 2 was 4 that 3 decided 4 that 4 that 5 everybody 5 everybody 6 but 8 should 9 get 9 get 10 out 10 out 11 of 11 of 12 sight 12 sight 13 at 13 at 14 once 14 once 15 . so [unc] ' [billy] [possum] climbed a tree . 1 so 3 ' 3 ' 6 climbed 6 climbed 7 a 7 a 8 tree 8 tree 9 . jimmy [skunk] crawled into a hollow log . 1 jimmy 4 into 3 crawled 4 into 4 into 5 a 5 a 6 hollow 5 a 7 log 6 hollow 7 log 7 log 8 . sammy [jay] hid in the thickest part of a hemlock tree . 1 sammy 7 part 3 hid 4 in 3 hid 5 the 5 the 6 thickest 6 thickest 7 part 7 part 9 a 8 of 9 a 9 a 10 hemlock 10 hemlock 11 tree 11 tree 12 . prickly [porky] got behind a big stump right at the top of the hill . 1 prickly 3 got 1 prickly 4 behind 3 got 4 behind 4 behind 5 a 5 a 7 stump 5 a 9 at 6 big 7 stump 7 stump 8 right 8 right 9 at 9 at 11 top 10 the 11 top 11 top 12 of 11 top 14 hill 12 of 13 the 14 hill 15 . peter took a couple of steps , and it was very plain to see that he was lame , just as [sammy] [jay] had said . 1 peter 3 a 1 peter 12 plain 2 took 3 a 3 a 4 couple 3 a 6 steps 4 couple 5 of 6 steps 8 and 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 it 8 and 10 was 9 it 10 was 10 was 11 very 11 very 12 plain 12 plain 14 see 13 to 14 see 14 see 16 he 15 that 16 he 16 he 18 lame 17 was 18 lame 18 lame 19 , 19 , 20 just 19 , 24 had 20 just 21 as 24 had 25 said 25 said 26 . " that good-for-nothing [jay] told the truth for once , " thought [old] [man] [coyote] , with a hungry gleam in his eyes . 1 " 2 that 1 " 5 told 2 that 3 good-for-nothing 5 told 8 for 6 the 7 truth 7 truth 8 for 8 for 9 once 9 once 12 thought 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 thought 12 thought 23 eyes 16 , 17 with 16 , 18 a 18 a 19 hungry 18 a 23 eyes 19 hungry 20 gleam 19 hungry 21 in 21 in 22 his 23 eyes 24 . he would lie perfectly still when [peter] seemed to be looking towards him . 1 he 3 lie 2 would 3 lie 3 lie 4 perfectly 4 perfectly 12 towards 5 still 6 when 6 when 8 seemed 6 when 11 looking 8 seemed 9 to 8 seemed 10 be 9 to 10 be 11 looking 12 towards 12 towards 13 him 13 him 14 . my , but it was exciting to those who were watching ! 1 my 2 , 2 , 4 it 3 but 4 it 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 exciting 6 exciting 7 to 6 exciting 8 those 8 those 9 who 9 who 10 were 10 were 11 watching 11 watching 12 ! peter knew what it meant and jumped to one side . 1 peter 3 what 2 knew 3 what 3 what 5 meant 4 it 5 meant 5 meant 6 and 5 meant 7 jumped 7 jumped 8 to 7 jumped 10 side 9 one 10 side 10 side 11 . it was plain to see that he was afraid , very much afraid . 1 it 3 plain 2 was 3 plain 3 plain 5 see 3 plain 7 he 4 to 5 see 5 see 6 that 5 see 7 he 7 he 9 afraid 8 was 9 afraid 9 afraid 10 , 9 afraid 11 very 11 very 13 afraid 12 much 13 afraid 13 afraid 14 . quite suddenly he had lost his appetite . 1 quite 2 suddenly 1 quite 3 he 3 he 5 lost 4 had 5 lost 5 lost 6 his 6 his 7 appetite 7 appetite 8 . [xxiii] [buster] [bear] [gives] [it] [all] [away] now , it is a very bad plan to run fast [down-hill] . 1 now 2 , 1 now 6 very 2 , 3 it 4 is 5 a 4 is 6 very 6 very 7 bad 7 bad 9 to 8 plan 9 to 9 to 10 run 9 to 11 fast 11 fast 13 . yes , [sir] , it is a very bad plan . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 6 is 4 , 5 it 5 it 6 is 6 is 9 bad 7 a 8 very 8 very 9 bad 9 bad 10 plan 10 plan 11 . you see , once you are started , it is not the easiest thing in the world to stop . 1 you 7 started 1 you 9 it 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 once 3 , 7 started 4 once 5 you 5 you 6 are 7 started 8 , 9 it 14 thing 9 it 17 world 10 is 11 not 10 is 14 thing 11 not 12 the 12 the 13 easiest 14 thing 16 the 15 in 16 the 17 world 18 to 18 to 19 stop 18 to 20 . and then again , you are quite likely to stub your toes . 1 and 4 , 2 then 3 again 3 again 4 , 4 , 5 you 5 you 7 quite 6 are 7 quite 7 quite 9 to 8 likely 9 to 9 to 12 toes 10 stub 11 your 10 stub 12 toes 12 toes 13 . this is what [old] [man] [coyote] did . 1 this 2 is 2 is 3 what 3 what 7 did 7 did 8 . he stubbed his toes and turned a complete somersault . 1 he 2 stubbed 1 he 3 his 2 stubbed 3 his 3 his 4 toes 4 toes 7 a 5 and 6 turned 6 turned 7 a 7 a 8 complete 8 complete 10 . 9 somersault 10 . he looked so funny that the little scamps watching him had all they could do to keep from shouting right out . 1 he 4 funny 1 he 19 shouting 2 looked 3 so 2 looked 4 funny 4 funny 6 the 5 that 6 the 6 the 9 watching 6 the 11 had 7 little 8 scamps 8 scamps 9 watching 9 watching 10 him 12 all 13 they 13 they 14 could 14 could 15 do 14 could 19 shouting 15 do 16 to 16 to 17 keep 17 keep 18 from 19 shouting 22 . 20 right 21 out 20 right 22 . old [granny] [fox] and [reddy] [fox] , looking on from a safe distance , did laugh . 1 old 4 and 4 and 12 safe 7 , 8 looking 8 looking 9 on 8 looking 10 from 10 from 11 a 11 a 12 safe 12 safe 13 distance 13 distance 15 did 14 , 15 did 15 did 16 laugh 16 laugh 17 . but [old] [man] [coyote] didn't stop for a little thing like a tumble . 1 but 5 didn't 5 didn't 8 a 6 stop 7 for 7 for 8 a 8 a 10 thing 9 little 10 thing 10 thing 12 a 11 like 12 a 12 a 14 . 13 tumble 14 . oh , my , no ! 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 my 3 my 4 , 4 , 5 no 5 no 6 ! he just rolled over on to his feet and was off again , harder than before . 1 he 5 on 2 just 3 rolled 2 just 5 on 3 rolled 4 over 5 on 13 , 6 to 7 his 7 his 8 feet 8 feet 9 and 8 feet 11 off 9 and 10 was 11 off 12 again 11 off 13 , 13 , 17 . 14 harder 15 than 15 than 16 before 15 than 17 . why , [buster] [bear] , to be sure . 1 why 2 , 2 , 5 , 5 , 6 to 6 to 7 be 7 be 8 sure 8 sure 9 . where [buster] had come from nobody knew , but there he was , as big as life . 1 where 9 but 3 had 4 come 3 had 6 nobody 4 come 5 from 6 nobody 8 , 7 knew 8 , 8 , 9 but 9 but 11 he 10 there 11 he 11 he 12 was 12 was 14 as 12 was 15 big 13 , 14 as 14 as 15 big 15 big 17 life 16 as 17 life 17 life 18 . then it was that [buster] [bear] first saw , rolling down the hill , the strange creature which had so frightened [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 then 2 it 1 then 10 rolling 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 that 7 first 8 saw 7 first 10 rolling 8 saw 9 , 10 rolling 11 down 10 rolling 13 hill 11 down 12 the 11 down 13 hill 13 hill 18 which 14 , 15 the 14 , 16 strange 16 strange 17 creature 16 strange 18 which 18 which 19 had 19 had 20 so 20 so 21 frightened 21 frightened 25 . if he did , it would be almost too good to be true . 1 if 4 , 1 if 9 too 2 he 3 did 3 did 4 , 4 , 5 it 5 it 6 would 6 would 7 be 6 would 9 too 7 be 8 almost 9 too 11 to 9 too 13 true 10 good 11 to 11 to 12 be 13 true 14 . but he didn't . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 . then he began to laugh . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 began 3 began 4 to 4 to 5 laugh 5 laugh 6 . " [ha] , ha , ha ! 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 ha 4 ha 5 , 5 , 6 ha 6 ha 7 ! ho , ho , ho ! 1 ho 2 , 2 , 3 ho 3 ho 4 , 4 , 5 ho 5 ho 6 ! ha , ha , ho ! 1 ha 2 , 2 , 3 ha 3 ha 4 , 4 , 5 ho 5 ho 6 ! [[] [illustration] [:] ["] [i] [see] [you] [are] [up] [to] [your] [old] [tricks] [,] [prickly] [porky] [!] ["] [he] [shouted] [.] page @number@ []] 1 page 2 @number@ old [man] [coyote] heard him and stopped short and turned to see what it meant . 1 old 9 and 4 heard 5 him 5 him 6 and 6 and 7 stopped 6 and 8 short 8 short 9 and 9 and 12 see 10 turned 11 to 11 to 12 see 12 see 15 meant 13 what 14 it 14 it 15 meant 15 meant 16 . very slowly the strange creature unrolled and turned over . 1 very 2 slowly 1 very 3 the 2 slowly 3 the 3 the 4 strange 4 strange 5 creature 4 strange 7 and 5 creature 6 unrolled 6 unrolled 7 and 7 and 8 turned 8 turned 9 over 9 over 10 . there was a head now and a tail and four legs . 1 there 2 was 1 there 5 now 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 head 5 now 6 and 6 and 7 a 7 a 9 and 8 tail 9 and 9 and 10 four 9 and 11 legs 10 four 11 legs 11 legs 12 . it was none other than [prickly] [porky] himself ! 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 none 3 none 4 other 4 other 5 than 5 than 8 himself 8 himself 9 ! prickly [porky] grinned . 1 prickly 3 grinned 3 grinned 4 . " [i] think it was high time [i] did , " replied [buster] [bear] , still chuckling . 1 " 4 it 3 think 4 it 4 it 10 , 5 was 6 high 6 high 7 time 6 high 9 did 9 did 10 , 10 , 12 replied 11 " 12 replied 12 replied 16 still 15 , 16 still 16 still 17 chuckling 17 chuckling 18 . " you might have scared somebody to death down here where they don't know you . " 1 " 8 death 1 " 9 down 2 you 3 might 3 might 4 have 4 have 5 scared 4 have 8 death 5 scared 6 somebody 6 somebody 7 to 9 down 12 they 10 here 11 where 10 here 12 they 12 they 13 don't 12 they 16 . 13 don't 14 know 14 know 15 you 16 . 17 " as for [old] [man] [coyote] , he sneaked away , grinding his teeth angrily . 1 as 2 for 1 as 8 sneaked 6 , 7 he 7 he 8 sneaked 8 sneaked 9 away 8 sneaked 10 , 10 , 12 his 11 grinding 12 his 12 his 13 teeth 13 teeth 15 . 14 angrily 15 . like a great many other people , he couldn't take a joke on himself . 1 like 3 great 2 a 3 great 3 great 4 many 3 great 6 people 4 many 5 other 6 people 7 , 7 , 9 couldn't 7 , 10 take 8 he 9 couldn't 10 take 13 on 11 a 12 joke 12 joke 13 on 13 on 15 . 14 himself 15 . so [prickly] [porky] made himself at home in the [green] [forest] and took his place among the little people who live there . 1 so 5 himself 1 so 8 in 4 made 5 himself 5 himself 7 home 6 at 7 home 8 in 9 the 8 in 13 took 12 and 13 took 13 took 17 the 14 his 15 place 14 his 16 among 16 among 17 the 17 the 18 little 18 little 19 people 19 people 20 who 19 people 22 there 21 live 22 there 22 there 23 . in just the same way [old] [man] [coyote] came as a stranger to the [green] [meadows] and established himself there . 1 in 5 way 2 just 3 the 3 the 4 same 3 the 5 way 5 way 11 a 9 came 10 as 10 as 11 a 11 a 13 to 12 stranger 13 to 13 to 18 established 14 the 17 and 17 and 18 established 18 established 19 himself 19 himself 20 there 20 there 21 . [the] [end] end of the [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] of [the] [adventures] of [prickly] [porky] [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] 1 end 2 of 2 of 3 the 3 the 7 of 7 of 10 of