produced by [mark] [c] [orton] , [thomas] [strong] , [linda] [mckeown] and the [online] [distributed] [proofreading] [team] at @url@ 1 produced 2 by 2 by 6 , 6 , 13 the 9 , 12 and 12 and 13 the 13 the 18 at 18 at 19 @url@ [[] [illustration] [:] ["] [caw] [,] [caw] [,] [caw] [,] [caw] [,] [caw] [!] ["] [yelled] [blacky] [at] [the] [top] [of] [his] [voice] [.] [frontispiece] [.] see page @number@ []] 1 see 2 page 2 page 3 @number@ [burgess] [trade] [quaddies] [mark] [mother] [west] [wind] ["] [how] ["] [stories] [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] illustrations by [harrison] [cady] 1 illustrations 2 by [grosset] [&] [dunlap] [publishers] [new] [york] by arrangement with [little] , [brown] , and [company] 1 by 2 arrangement 2 arrangement 3 with 3 with 5 , 5 , 7 , 7 , 8 and copyright , @number@ , [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] . 1 copyright 2 , 2 , 3 @number@ 3 @number@ 4 , 4 , 9 . all rights reserved 1 all 2 rights 2 rights 3 reserved [printed] [in] [the] [united] [states] [of] [america] [contents] [chapter] [page] i [how] [old] [king] [eagle] [won] [his] [white] [head] @number@ 1 i 10 @number@ [ii] [.] [how] [old] [mr] [.] [mink] [taught] [himself] [to] [swim] [@number@] [iii] [.] [how] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] [learned] [to] [sing] [@number@] [iv] [.] [how] [old] [mr] [.] [crow] [lost] [his] [double] [tongue] [@number@] v [how] [howler] [the] [wolf] [got] [his] [name] @number@ 1 v 9 @number@ [vi] [.] [how] [old] [mr] [.] [squirrel] [became] [thrifty] [@number@] [vii] [.] [how] [lightfoot] [the] [deer] [learned] [to] [jump] [@number@] [viii] [.] [how] [mr] [.] [flying] [squirrel] [almost] [got] [wings] [@number@] [ix] [.] [how] [mr] [.] [weasel] [was] [made] [an] [outcast] [@number@] x [how] [the] [eyes] [of] [old] [mr] . [owl] [became] [fixed] @number@ 1 x 8 . 8 . 12 @number@ [xi] [.] [how] [it] [happens] [johnny] [chuck] [sleeps] [all] [winter] [@number@] [xii] [.] [how] [old] [mr] [.] [otter] [learned] [to] [slide] [@number@] [xiii] [.] [how] [drummer] [the] [woodpecker] [came] [by] [his] [red] [cap] [@number@] [xiv] [.] [how] [old] [mr] [.] [tree] [toad] [found] [out] [how] [to] [climb] [@number@] [xv] [.] [how] [old] [mr] [.] [heron] [learned] [patience] [@number@] [xvi] [.] [how] [tufty] [the] [lynx] [happens] [to] [have] [a] [stump] [of] [a] [tail] [@number@] [list] [of] [illustrations] [page] " [caw] , [caw] , [caw] , [caw] , [caw] ! " 1 " 3 , 3 , 5 , 5 , 7 , 7 , 9 , 9 , 11 ! 11 ! 12 " [yelled] [blacky] [at] [the] [top] [of] [his] [voice] [frontispiece] " [old] [king] [bear] , [who] [was] [king] [no] [longer] , [would] [growl] [a] [deep] , [rumbly-grumbly] [growl] " @number@ 1 " 5 , 5 , 11 , 11 , 16 , 16 , 19 " 19 " 20 @number@ " [one] [day] [mr] . [rabbit] [surprised] [mr] . [weasel] [making] [a] [meal] [of] [young] [mice] " @number@ 1 " 5 . 5 . 9 . 9 . 17 " 17 " 18 @number@ " [his] [legs] [were] [so] [long] [and] [his] [neck] [was] [so] [long] [that] [all] [his] [neighbors] [laughed] [at] [him] " @number@ 1 " 20 " 20 " 21 @number@ [i] [how] [old] [king] [eagle] [won] [his] [white] [head] [mother] [west] [wind] ["] [how] ["] [stories] [i] [how] [old] [king] [eagle] [won] [his] [white] [head] way , way [up] in the sky was a black speck sailing across the snowy white face of a cloud . 1 way 2 , 1 way 5 in 2 , 3 way 5 in 6 the 5 in 12 sailing 6 the 8 was 7 sky 8 was 8 was 9 a 8 was 10 black 9 a 10 black 10 black 11 speck 12 sailing 14 the 12 sailing 15 snowy 13 across 14 the 14 the 15 snowy 15 snowy 17 face 15 snowy 20 cloud 16 white 17 face 18 of 19 a 18 of 20 cloud 20 cloud 21 . it didn't seem possible that it could be alive way up there . 1 it 2 didn't 1 it 4 possible 2 didn't 3 seem 3 seem 4 possible 4 possible 8 be 5 that 6 it 6 it 7 could 7 could 8 be 8 be 9 alive 9 alive 11 up 10 way 11 up 11 up 12 there 12 there 13 . but it was . 1 but 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 . peter knew that it was , and he knew who it was . 1 peter 2 knew 1 peter 4 it 2 knew 3 that 4 it 9 knew 5 was 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 he 7 and 9 knew 9 knew 11 it 10 who 11 it 11 it 12 was 12 was 13 . it was [king] [eagle] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 5 . by and by it disappeared over towards the [great] [mountain] . 1 by 2 and 2 and 3 by 3 by 4 it 4 it 5 disappeared 5 disappeared 6 over 6 over 7 towards 7 towards 8 the 8 the 11 . peter rubbed the back of his neck , which [ached] because he had tipped his head back so long . 1 peter 8 , 1 peter 9 which 2 rubbed 3 the 2 rubbed 7 neck 3 the 4 back 3 the 5 of 5 of 6 his 7 neck 8 , 8 , 9 which 9 which 14 tipped 11 because 12 he 11 because 13 had 13 had 14 tipped 14 tipped 17 back 15 his 16 head 16 head 17 back 17 back 19 long 18 so 19 long 19 long 20 . then he gave a little sigh . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 gave 3 gave 4 a 4 a 5 little 5 little 6 sigh 6 sigh 7 . " are you envious ? " asked a voice so close to him that [peter] jumped . 1 " 3 you 1 " 5 ? 2 are 3 you 3 you 4 envious 5 ? 7 asked 6 " 7 asked 7 asked 9 voice 8 a 9 voice 9 voice 11 close 10 so 11 close 11 close 12 to 12 to 13 him 13 him 14 that 14 that 17 . 16 jumped 17 . there was [sammy] [jay] sitting in a little tree just over his head . 1 there 2 was 1 there 5 sitting 5 sitting 7 a 6 in 7 a 7 a 10 just 8 little 9 tree 9 tree 10 just 10 just 11 over 11 over 12 his 11 over 14 . 13 head 14 . " no ! " snapped [peter] , for it made him a wee bit cross to be so startled . 1 " 2 no 1 " 7 , 2 no 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 snapped 7 , 16 to 8 for 15 cross 9 it 10 made 9 it 11 him 11 him 14 bit 12 a 13 wee 12 a 14 bit 14 bit 15 cross 15 cross 16 to 16 to 17 be 17 be 19 startled 17 be 20 . 18 so 19 startled " no , [i] 'm not envious , [sammy] [jay] . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 5 'm 5 'm 8 , 6 not 7 envious 7 envious 8 , 8 , 11 . i 'm not envious of any bird . 1 i 3 not 2 'm 3 not 3 not 5 of 4 envious 5 of 5 of 7 bird 6 any 7 bird 7 bird 8 . the ground is good enough for me . 1 the 2 ground 2 ground 4 good 3 is 4 good 4 good 5 enough 5 enough 6 for 6 for 7 me 7 me 8 . i was just wondering , that 's all . " 1 i 2 was 2 was 4 wondering 3 just 4 wondering 4 wondering 5 , 5 , 6 that 6 that 7 's 7 's 8 all 8 all 10 " 9 . 10 " " have you ever seen [king] [eagle] close to ? " asked [sammy] . 1 " 2 have 1 " 3 you 3 you 5 seen 4 ever 5 seen 5 seen 11 " 8 close 9 to 9 to 10 ? 10 ? 11 " 11 " 12 asked 12 asked 14 . " once , " replied [peter] . 1 " 2 once 2 once 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 replied 5 replied 7 . he is big and fierce-looking , but he looks his name , every inch a king . 1 he 2 is 1 he 5 fierce-looking 2 is 3 big 3 big 4 and 5 fierce-looking 10 his 5 fierce-looking 16 king 6 , 7 but 7 but 8 he 8 he 9 looks 9 looks 10 his 10 his 11 name 11 name 13 every 12 , 13 every 13 every 14 inch 14 inch 15 a 16 king 17 . i 've wondered a good many times since how it happens that he has a white head . ["] 1 i 6 many 1 i 7 times 2 've 3 wondered 2 've 6 many 3 wondered 4 a 4 a 5 good 7 times 13 he 8 since 9 how 8 since 13 he 9 how 11 happens 10 it 11 happens 11 happens 12 that 13 he 14 has 14 has 15 a 14 has 16 white 15 a 16 white 16 white 17 head 17 head 18 . peter 's eyes sparkled . 1 peter 2 's 2 's 3 eyes 3 eyes 4 sparkled 4 sparkled 5 . " tell me about it , [sammy] , " he begged . 1 " 2 tell 1 " 3 me 2 tell 3 me 3 me 4 about 4 about 5 it 4 about 6 , 6 , 10 he 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 he 10 he 11 begged 11 begged 12 . " tell me about it , and [i] won't quarrel with you any more . " 1 " 2 tell 1 " 12 you 2 tell 6 , 3 me 4 about 4 about 5 it 4 about 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 9 won't 7 and 12 you 9 won't 10 quarrel 10 quarrel 11 with 12 you 14 more 13 any 14 more 14 more 15 . 15 . 16 " " all right , [peter] . 1 " 2 all 2 all 3 right 3 right 4 , 4 , 6 . i 'll tell you the story , because it will do you good to hear it . 1 i 3 tell 2 'll 3 tell 3 tell 5 the 3 tell 11 do 4 you 5 the 5 the 6 story 6 story 7 , 6 story 9 it 7 , 8 because 9 it 10 will 11 do 13 good 11 do 15 hear 12 you 13 good 13 good 14 to 13 good 15 hear 15 hear 17 . 16 it 17 . i supposed everybody knew it . 1 i 2 supposed 2 supposed 3 everybody 3 everybody 4 knew 4 knew 5 it 5 it 6 . all birds do . 1 all 2 birds 2 birds 3 do 3 do 4 . that is why we all look up to [king] [eagle] , " replied [sammy] . 1 that 2 is 1 that 4 we 2 is 3 why 3 why 4 we 4 we 6 look 5 all 6 look 6 look 8 to 7 up 8 to 8 to 11 , 11 , 13 replied 12 " 13 replied 13 replied 15 . " way back in the beginning of things , old [king] [bear] ruled in the [green] [forest] , as you know . 1 " 2 way 1 " 3 back 3 back 6 beginning 4 in 5 the 4 in 6 beginning 6 beginning 13 ruled 7 of 8 things 8 things 9 , 8 things 13 ruled 9 , 10 old 13 ruled 14 in 14 in 15 the 15 the 18 , 18 , 22 . 19 as 20 you 20 you 21 know 21 know 22 . that is , he ruled the animals and all the little people who lived on the ground , but he didn't rule the [birds] . 1 that 2 is 1 that 14 lived 2 is 3 , 3 , 12 people 4 he 5 ruled 4 he 6 the 6 the 7 animals 6 the 8 and 8 and 10 the 8 and 12 people 9 all 10 the 10 the 11 little 12 people 13 who 14 lived 23 the 15 on 16 the 16 the 17 ground 17 ground 18 , 18 , 19 but 18 , 21 didn't 19 but 20 he 21 didn't 22 rule 21 didn't 23 the 23 the 25 . you see the birds were not willing to be ruled over by an animal . 1 you 3 the 2 see 3 the 3 the 4 birds 4 birds 5 were 4 birds 6 not 6 not 8 to 6 not 9 be 7 willing 8 to 8 to 9 be 9 be 11 over 10 ruled 11 over 11 over 13 an 12 by 13 an 13 an 15 . 14 animal 15 . they wanted one of their own kind . 1 they 2 wanted 1 they 4 of 2 wanted 3 one 4 of 5 their 5 their 6 own 6 own 7 kind 6 own 8 . 7 kind 8 . now [mr] [eagle] was one of the biggest and strongest and most respected of all the birds of the air . 1 now 7 the 4 was 5 one 4 was 6 of 6 of 7 the 7 the 11 and 8 biggest 10 strongest 8 biggest 11 and 9 and 10 strongest 11 and 15 all 12 most 14 of 12 most 15 all 13 respected 14 of 15 all 17 birds 16 the 17 birds 17 birds 18 of 17 birds 19 the 19 the 21 . 20 air 21 . " [so] [king] [eagle] ruled the air and none dared to cross him or to disobey him . 1 " 8 and 5 ruled 6 the 5 ruled 7 air 7 air 8 and 8 and 16 disobey 9 none 11 to 9 none 16 disobey 10 dared 11 to 11 to 12 cross 12 cross 13 him 13 him 14 or 14 or 15 to 16 disobey 18 . 17 him 18 . thus she left matters very much to [king] [eagle] and old [king] [bear] . 1 thus 2 she 1 thus 6 much 2 she 3 left 3 left 4 matters 4 matters 5 very 6 much 7 to 7 to 10 and 10 and 11 old 11 old 14 . they settled all the quarrels between their subjects , and for a while everything went smoothly . 1 they 2 settled 1 they 4 the 2 settled 3 all 4 the 11 for 5 quarrels 9 , 5 quarrels 11 for 6 between 8 subjects 6 between 9 , 7 their 8 subjects 9 , 10 and 11 for 13 while 12 a 13 while 13 while 14 everything 14 everything 16 smoothly 14 everything 17 . 15 went 16 smoothly now after [a] while , this little part of the earth where the animals and the birds first lived became overcrowded . 1 now 2 after 1 now 4 while 4 while 6 this 4 while 11 earth 5 , 6 this 6 this 7 little 8 part 9 of 8 part 10 the 10 the 11 earth 11 earth 12 where 11 earth 14 animals 12 where 13 the 14 animals 16 the 14 animals 17 birds 15 and 16 the 17 birds 22 . 18 first 20 became 18 first 22 . 19 lived 20 became 20 became 21 overcrowded it became harder and harder to get enough to eat . 1 it 2 became 1 it 5 harder 2 became 3 harder 3 harder 4 and 5 harder 6 to 5 harder 7 get 7 get 8 enough 7 get 9 to 9 to 10 eat 10 eat 11 . quarrels became more frequent , until [king] [eagle] had little time for anything but straightening out these troubles and trying to keep peace . 1 quarrels 2 became 1 quarrels 4 frequent 3 more 4 frequent 4 frequent 15 straightening 5 , 6 until 6 until 9 had 9 had 11 time 10 little 11 time 11 time 12 for 11 time 13 anything 13 anything 14 but 13 anything 15 straightening 15 straightening 20 trying 16 out 17 these 17 these 18 troubles 18 troubles 19 and 18 troubles 20 trying 20 trying 23 peace 21 to 22 keep 22 keep 23 peace 23 peace 24 . " old [mother] [nature] had been away a long time trying to make other parts of the world fit to live in . 1 " 2 old 1 " 9 long 2 old 5 had 5 had 7 away 5 had 8 a 6 been 7 away 9 long 11 trying 9 long 16 of 10 time 11 trying 11 trying 13 make 11 trying 14 other 12 to 13 make 14 other 15 parts 16 of 20 to 17 the 18 world 17 the 19 fit 19 fit 20 to 20 to 21 live 21 live 22 in 22 in 23 . no one knew when she was coming back or just where she was . 1 no 3 knew 1 no 7 coming 2 one 3 knew 4 when 5 she 5 she 6 was 6 was 7 coming 7 coming 8 back 8 back 10 just 9 or 10 just 10 just 11 where 11 where 13 was 12 she 13 was 13 was 14 . king [eagle] , sitting on the edge of the cliff on the mountain , thought it all over . 1 king 6 the 1 king 10 cliff 3 , 4 sitting 4 sitting 5 on 4 sitting 6 the 6 the 7 edge 7 edge 8 of 8 of 9 the 10 cliff 15 thought 10 cliff 18 over 11 on 13 mountain 12 the 13 mountain 13 mountain 14 , 13 mountain 15 thought 16 it 17 all 17 all 18 over 18 over 19 . old [mother] [nature] ought to know how things were . 1 old 4 ought 4 ought 5 to 5 to 6 know 5 to 7 how 6 know 7 how 7 how 8 things 8 things 9 were 9 were 10 . he would send a messenger to try to find her . 1 he 2 would 1 he 3 send 2 would 3 send 3 send 4 a 4 a 5 messenger 4 a 8 to 5 messenger 6 to 7 try 8 to 8 to 11 . 9 find 10 her 10 her 11 . " no one offered . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 one 3 one 4 offered 4 offered 5 . this one had a family to look after . 1 this 2 one 2 one 4 a 3 had 4 a 4 a 5 family 4 a 6 to 5 family 6 to 6 to 7 look 7 look 8 after 8 after 9 . that one was not feeling well . 1 that 3 was 2 one 3 was 3 was 5 feeling 4 not 5 feeling 5 feeling 6 well 6 well 7 . another had a pain in his wings . 1 another 2 had 2 had 3 a 3 a 4 pain 4 pain 5 in 4 pain 6 his 5 in 6 his 6 his 7 wings 7 wings 8 . one and all they had an excuse until [hummer] , the tiniest of all the birds , was reached . 1 one 18 was 2 and 7 excuse 3 all 4 they 4 they 5 had 5 had 6 an 5 had 7 excuse 7 excuse 8 until 8 until 13 of 10 , 11 the 10 , 12 tiniest 12 tiniest 13 of 13 of 15 the 14 all 15 the 15 the 16 birds 15 the 17 , 17 , 18 was 18 was 19 reached 19 reached 20 . he darted into the air before [king] [eagle] . 1 he 3 into 2 darted 3 into 3 into 5 air 4 the 5 air 5 air 6 before 6 before 9 . ' [i] 'll go , ' said he . 1 ' 3 'll 3 'll 5 , 4 go 5 , 5 , 7 said 6 ' 7 said 7 said 8 he 8 he 9 . " all the others laughed . 1 " 2 all 2 all 3 the 3 the 4 others 4 others 5 laughed 5 laughed 6 . but [king] [eagle] didn't laugh . 1 but 4 didn't 4 didn't 5 laugh 5 laugh 6 . then [king] [eagle] said things that made all the other birds hang their heads for shame and want to sneak out of sight . 1 then 9 the 4 said 5 things 5 things 6 that 5 things 7 made 7 made 8 all 7 made 9 the 9 the 10 other 9 the 11 birds 10 other 11 birds 11 birds 12 hang 11 birds 17 and 12 hang 16 shame 12 hang 17 and 13 their 14 heads 14 heads 15 for 15 for 16 shame 17 and 18 want 18 want 22 of 19 to 20 sneak 20 sneak 21 out 21 out 22 of 22 of 23 sight 23 sight 24 . then he spread his great wings and sailed away , every inch a king . 1 then 5 great 1 then 11 every 2 he 3 spread 2 he 4 his 3 spread 4 his 4 his 5 great 5 great 6 wings 7 and 8 sailed 8 sailed 9 away 8 sailed 11 every 9 away 10 , 11 every 14 king 12 inch 13 a 13 a 14 king 14 king 15 . they watched him until he was a speck in the sky , and finally he disappeared altogether . 1 they 3 him 1 they 4 until 2 watched 3 him 4 until 8 speck 4 until 14 finally 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 a 6 was 8 speck 8 speck 12 , 9 in 11 sky 10 the 11 sky 11 sky 12 , 12 , 13 and 14 finally 15 he 14 finally 16 disappeared 15 he 16 disappeared 16 disappeared 17 altogether 17 altogether 18 . at last a day was set to choose a new king . 1 at 3 a 2 last 3 a 3 a 4 day 4 day 6 set 4 day 7 to 5 was 6 set 7 to 9 a 8 choose 9 a 9 a 11 king 10 new 11 king 11 king 12 . that morning , as soon as it was light enough to see , little [mr] [hummer] darted away , and his heart was heavy . 1 that 2 morning 1 that 8 was 2 morning 4 as 3 , 4 as 4 as 5 soon 5 soon 6 as 6 as 7 it 8 was 11 to 9 light 10 enough 10 enough 11 to 11 to 12 see 11 to 18 away 12 see 13 , 13 , 14 little 14 little 17 darted 18 away 22 heart 18 away 24 heavy 19 , 20 and 20 and 21 his 21 his 22 heart 22 heart 23 was 24 heavy 25 . he would take no part in choosing a new king . 1 he 2 would 1 he 5 part 2 would 3 take 3 take 4 no 5 part 6 in 6 in 8 a 7 choosing 8 a 8 a 9 new 9 new 10 king 10 king 11 . he would go until he found [king] [eagle] or until something happened to him . 1 he 2 would 1 he 6 found 2 would 3 go 2 would 4 until 4 until 5 he 6 found 12 happened 9 or 10 until 10 until 11 something 11 something 12 happened 12 happened 15 . 13 to 14 him 14 him 15 . pretty soon he saw a speck way up against a cloud , a speck no bigger than himself . 1 pretty 3 he 2 soon 3 he 3 he 4 saw 4 saw 7 way 4 saw 8 up 5 a 6 speck 5 a 7 way 7 way 8 up 8 up 10 a 8 up 15 no 9 against 10 a 10 a 11 cloud 11 cloud 14 speck 12 , 13 a 12 , 14 speck 15 no 17 than 16 bigger 17 than 17 than 19 . 18 himself 19 . it grew bigger and bigger , and at last he knew that it was [king] [eagle] himself . 1 it 6 , 2 grew 3 bigger 2 grew 6 , 3 bigger 4 and 4 and 5 bigger 6 , 9 last 7 and 8 at 7 and 9 last 9 last 12 that 9 last 18 . 10 he 11 knew 11 knew 12 that 12 that 13 it 13 it 14 was 13 it 17 himself little [mr] [hummer] turned and flew as he never had flown before . 1 little 4 turned 4 turned 7 as 5 and 6 flew 6 flew 7 as 7 as 9 never 8 he 9 never 9 never 13 . 10 had 11 flown 11 flown 12 before 12 before 13 . " he was so out of breath when he reached the other birds that he couldn't say a word for a few minutes . 1 " 6 of 2 he 3 was 2 he 4 so 4 so 5 out 5 out 6 of 6 of 11 the 6 of 16 couldn't 7 breath 8 when 8 when 9 he 8 when 10 reached 10 reached 11 the 11 the 12 other 12 other 13 birds 12 other 15 he 13 birds 14 that 16 couldn't 19 word 17 say 18 a 17 say 19 word 19 word 24 . 20 for 21 a 21 a 22 few 21 a 23 minutes 23 minutes 24 . then he told them that [king] [eagle] was coming . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 told 3 told 4 them 4 them 5 that 5 that 8 was 8 was 9 coming 9 coming 10 . instead of waiting to give [king] [eagle] a royal welcome , they hurried away , one after another . 1 instead 2 of 1 instead 8 a 2 of 3 waiting 3 waiting 4 to 3 waiting 5 give 5 give 8 a 8 a 10 welcome 9 royal 10 welcome 10 welcome 12 they 11 , 12 they 12 they 14 away 12 they 18 another 13 hurried 14 away 15 , 16 one 16 one 17 after 16 one 18 another 18 another 19 . " then [king] [eagle] mounted into the air and proudly led the way to the promised land . 1 " 7 the 1 " 10 proudly 2 then 6 into 5 mounted 6 into 6 into 7 the 7 the 8 air 8 air 9 and 10 proudly 12 the 10 proudly 13 way 11 led 12 the 12 the 13 way 13 way 17 land 14 to 15 the 15 the 16 promised 15 the 17 land 17 land 18 . [ii] [how] [old] [mr] [.] [mink] [taught] [himself] [to] [swim] [ii] [how] [old] [mr] [.] [mink] [taught] [himself] [to] [swim] at least , it seems that way to his friends and neighbors . 1 at 3 , 2 least 3 , 3 , 5 seems 4 it 5 seems 5 seems 8 to 6 that 7 way 7 way 8 to 8 to 9 his 9 his 10 friends 10 friends 12 neighbors 11 and 12 neighbors 12 neighbors 13 . yes , [sir] , [billy] [mink] is just as much at home in the water as out of it . 1 yes 13 in 2 , 4 , 4 , 7 is 7 is 8 just 8 just 9 as 9 as 10 much 10 much 11 at 10 much 12 home 12 home 13 in 13 in 14 the 14 the 15 water 14 the 17 out 15 water 16 as 17 out 18 of 18 of 19 it 18 of 20 . there was some one wearing fur who could fly , and of course [billy] [mink] couldn't do that . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 some 2 was 4 one 4 one 5 wearing 4 one 6 fur 6 fur 11 and 7 who 8 could 8 could 9 fly 9 fly 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 13 course 12 of 13 course 13 course 17 do 16 couldn't 17 do 17 do 18 that 18 that 19 . it cured [billy] of boasting , for a while , anyway . 1 it 2 cured 2 cured 5 boasting 4 of 5 boasting 5 boasting 8 a 6 , 7 for 7 for 8 a 8 a 9 while 9 while 11 anyway 10 , 11 anyway 11 anyway 12 . he said as much to [grandfather] [frog] one day , as they watched [billy] [mink] catch a fat trout . 1 he 16 catch 2 said 3 as 3 as 4 much 4 much 9 day 5 to 8 one 5 to 9 day 9 day 10 , 10 , 11 as 10 , 13 watched 11 as 12 they 13 watched 16 catch 16 catch 20 . 17 a 18 fat 18 fat 19 trout 19 trout 20 . " [chug-a-rum] ! " said [grandfather] [frog] and looked sharply at [peter] . 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 8 and 8 and 9 looked 9 looked 10 sharply 10 sharply 11 at 11 at 13 . " [chug-a-rum] ! 1 " 3 ! people never know what they can do till they try . 1 people 3 know 1 people 4 what 2 never 3 know 4 what 5 they 4 what 6 can 5 they 6 can 6 can 7 do 7 do 8 till 7 do 10 try 8 till 9 they 10 try 11 . " what did he do ? " asked [peter] eagerly . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 did 2 what 4 he 4 he 5 do 4 he 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 7 " 8 asked 8 asked 10 eagerly 8 asked 11 . " learned how , " replied [grandfather] [frog] gruffly . 1 " 2 learned 1 " 3 how 3 how 4 , 4 , 5 " 4 , 6 replied 6 replied 9 gruffly 9 gruffly 10 . " made it his business to learn how . 1 " 2 made 1 " 3 it 3 it 5 business 4 his 5 business 5 business 6 to 6 to 8 how 7 learn 8 how 8 how 9 . " did it take old [mr] [mink] very long to learn how ? " asked [peter] wistfully . 1 " 12 how 2 did 3 it 3 it 4 take 4 take 5 old 5 old 9 long 5 old 10 to 8 very 9 long 10 to 11 learn 10 to 12 how 12 how 18 . 13 ? 17 wistfully 14 " 15 asked 14 " 17 wistfully 17 wistfully 18 . " quite a while , " replied [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 2 quite 1 " 4 while 2 quite 3 a 4 while 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 replied 7 replied 10 . " quite a while . 1 " 2 quite 2 quite 3 a 3 a 4 while 4 while 5 . perhaps you would like to hear about it . " 1 perhaps 2 you 1 perhaps 3 would 2 you 3 would 3 would 6 hear 4 like 5 to 5 to 6 hear 6 hear 7 about 7 about 8 it 8 it 9 . 9 . 10 " " oh , if you please , [grandfather] [frog] , " cried [peter] . 1 " 5 you 2 oh 3 , 3 , 4 if 4 if 5 you 5 you 6 please 6 please 7 , 7 , 10 , 10 , 11 " 10 , 12 cried 11 " 12 cried 12 cried 14 . " if you please . 1 " 2 if 2 if 3 you 3 you 4 please 4 please 5 . i should love dearly to hear about it . 1 i 2 should 1 i 3 love 3 love 6 hear 4 dearly 5 to 5 to 6 hear 6 hear 7 about 7 about 8 it 8 it 9 . perhaps then [i] can learn to swim . " 1 perhaps 2 then 1 perhaps 4 can 4 can 6 to 5 learn 6 to 6 to 7 swim 7 swim 8 . 8 . 9 " grandfather [frog] snapped up a foolish green fly that happened his way , and [peter] heard something that sounded very much like a chuckle . 1 grandfather 6 foolish 1 grandfather 8 fly 3 snapped 4 up 4 up 5 a 5 a 6 foolish 6 foolish 7 green 8 fly 13 , 9 that 10 happened 10 happened 12 way 10 happened 13 , 11 his 12 way 13 , 18 that 14 and 16 heard 16 heard 17 something 17 something 18 that 18 that 19 sounded 18 that 21 much 19 sounded 20 very 21 much 22 like 21 much 24 chuckle 22 like 23 a 24 chuckle 25 . he looked at [grandfather] [frog] suspiciously . 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 3 at 3 at 6 suspiciously 6 suspiciously 7 . was that chuckle because of the foolish green fly , or was [grandfather] [frog] laughing at him ? 1 was 5 of 2 that 3 chuckle 2 that 4 because 4 because 5 of 5 of 6 the 6 the 9 fly 7 foolish 8 green 7 foolish 9 fly 9 fly 11 or 10 , 11 or 11 or 12 was 12 was 15 laughing 15 laughing 16 at 16 at 17 him 17 him 18 ? peter wasn't sure . 1 peter 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 sure 3 sure 4 . " old [mr] [mink] , the ever-so-great-grandfather of [billy] [mink] , couldn't do all the things that [billy] can now . 1 " 7 ever-so-great-grandfather 1 " 20 now 2 old 5 , 5 , 6 the 6 the 7 ever-so-great-grandfather 7 ever-so-great-grandfather 17 that 8 of 11 , 11 , 12 couldn't 12 couldn't 13 do 12 couldn't 16 things 13 do 14 all 13 do 16 things 14 all 15 the 16 things 17 that 19 can 20 now 20 now 21 . for instance , he couldn't swim . 1 for 2 instance 2 instance 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 couldn't 5 couldn't 6 swim 6 swim 7 . but he could do a great many things , and he was very smart . 1 but 9 , 2 he 3 could 3 could 4 do 3 could 9 , 4 do 6 great 5 a 6 great 6 great 7 many 7 many 8 things 9 , 11 he 10 and 11 he 11 he 12 was 12 was 13 very 12 was 14 smart 14 smart 15 . it has always run in the [mink] family to be smart . 1 it 6 the 2 has 3 always 3 always 4 run 3 always 5 in 4 run 5 in 5 in 6 the 6 the 8 family 8 family 9 to 9 to 10 be 10 be 12 . 11 smart 12 . he dressed very much as [billy] does now , except that he didn't have the waterproof coat that [billy] has . 1 he 2 dressed 1 he 9 , 2 dressed 3 very 3 very 4 much 3 very 7 does 4 much 5 as 7 does 8 now 8 now 9 , 9 , 10 except 10 except 16 waterproof 11 that 12 he 12 he 13 didn't 13 didn't 14 have 13 didn't 15 the 15 the 16 waterproof 16 waterproof 20 has 17 coat 18 that 18 that 20 has 20 has 21 . and he was a great traveler , just as [billy] is . 1 and 3 was 2 he 3 was 3 was 5 great 4 a 5 great 5 great 6 traveler 6 traveler 7 , 7 , 9 as 8 just 9 as 9 as 11 is 11 is 12 . " now [mr] [mink] was small and spry , and his wits were as nimble as his feet . 1 " 5 was 2 now 5 was 5 was 6 small 6 small 7 and 6 small 8 spry 8 spry 10 and 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 his 10 and 18 feet 11 his 12 wits 13 were 14 as 14 as 16 as 15 nimble 16 as 16 as 17 his 16 as 18 feet 18 feet 19 . peter [rabbit] fidgeted uneasily . 1 peter 3 fidgeted 3 fidgeted 4 uneasily 4 uneasily 5 . it seemed to him that [grandfather] [frog] had looked at him very hard when he said this . 1 it 2 seemed 1 it 5 that 2 seemed 4 him 3 to 4 him 5 that 9 looked 8 had 9 looked 9 looked 13 hard 10 at 11 him 11 him 12 very 12 very 13 hard 13 hard 14 when 14 when 15 he 15 he 16 said 16 said 18 . 17 this 18 . but [grandfather] [frog] just cleared his throat and went on with his story . 1 but 4 just 4 just 8 and 5 cleared 6 his 6 his 7 throat 7 throat 8 and 8 and 9 went 9 went 10 on 10 on 11 with 11 with 12 his 11 with 13 story 13 story 14 . this is how it happens that he learned to like fish . 1 this 2 is 1 this 6 that 2 is 3 how 3 how 5 happens 4 it 5 happens 6 that 8 learned 7 he 8 learned 8 learned 9 to 9 to 10 like 10 like 11 fish 11 fish 12 . mr [mink] would find it and help himself . 1 mr 4 find 3 would 4 find 4 find 6 and 5 it 6 and 6 and 8 himself 7 help 8 himself 8 himself 9 . " but having to depend on [mr] [otter] to get the fish for him didn't suit [mr] [mink] at all . 1 " 3 having 1 " 9 to 2 but 3 having 3 having 4 to 4 to 5 depend 5 depend 6 on 9 to 12 fish 10 get 11 the 11 the 12 fish 12 fish 16 suit 13 for 14 him 14 him 15 didn't 15 didn't 16 suit 16 suit 19 at 19 at 21 . 20 all 21 . in the first place , he didn't have as much as he wanted . 1 in 2 the 1 in 3 first 3 first 8 have 4 place 5 , 5 , 6 he 6 he 7 didn't 7 didn't 8 have 8 have 10 much 9 as 10 much 10 much 11 as 11 as 13 wanted 12 he 13 wanted 13 wanted 14 . and then again he didn't have it when he wanted it . 1 and 2 then 2 then 3 again 2 then 5 didn't 3 again 4 he 4 he 5 didn't 5 didn't 6 have 6 have 7 it 6 have 8 when 8 when 9 he 9 he 10 wanted 10 wanted 12 . 11 it 12 . ' [if] [i] could learn to catch fish for myself , [i] would be much better off , ' thought [mr] [mink] . 1 ' 4 could 1 ' 10 myself 4 could 5 learn 4 could 6 to 5 learn 6 to 6 to 7 catch 6 to 8 fish 7 catch 8 fish 8 fish 9 for 10 myself 11 , 11 , 14 be 13 would 14 be 14 be 18 , 15 much 16 better 16 better 17 off 16 better 18 , 18 , 20 thought 19 ' 20 thought 20 thought 23 . " at first he didn't like it at all . 1 " 2 at 2 at 4 he 3 first 4 he 4 he 5 didn't 5 didn't 6 like 5 didn't 7 it 6 like 7 it 7 it 8 at 8 at 9 all 9 all 10 . the water got in his ears and up his nose and choked him . 1 the 4 in 2 water 3 got 3 got 4 in 4 in 5 his 5 his 6 ears 5 his 10 nose 6 ears 7 and 7 and 8 up 8 up 9 his 10 nose 11 and 10 nose 12 choked 11 and 12 choked 12 choked 13 him 12 choked 14 . and then it was so dreadfully wet ! 1 and 2 then 2 then 3 it 3 it 4 was 4 was 5 so 5 so 6 dreadfully 6 dreadfully 7 wet 7 wet 8 ! but he would grit his teeth and keep at it . 1 but 2 he 2 he 4 grit 3 would 4 grit 4 grit 5 his 5 his 6 teeth 5 his 8 keep 6 teeth 7 and 8 keep 10 it 9 at 10 it 10 it 11 . after a while he got so that he could paddle around a little . 1 after 5 got 2 a 3 while 2 a 4 he 4 he 5 got 5 got 8 he 6 so 7 that 7 that 8 he 8 he 9 could 9 could 10 paddle 10 paddle 11 around 10 paddle 12 a 12 a 13 little 13 little 14 . gradually he lost his fear of the water . 1 gradually 4 his 2 he 3 lost 3 lost 4 his 4 his 5 fear 5 fear 6 of 6 of 7 the 7 the 8 water 8 water 9 . then he found that because he naturally moved so quickly he could sometimes catch foolish [minnows] who swam in where the water was very shallow . 1 then 3 found 2 he 3 found 3 found 4 that 4 that 8 moved 5 because 6 he 5 because 7 naturally 6 he 7 naturally 7 naturally 8 moved 8 moved 17 who 9 so 10 quickly 10 quickly 12 could 10 quickly 15 foolish 11 he 12 could 13 sometimes 14 catch 13 sometimes 15 foolish 15 foolish 17 who 17 who 18 swam 18 swam 23 was 19 in 20 where 20 where 21 the 21 the 22 water 22 water 23 was 23 was 26 . 24 very 25 shallow 25 shallow 26 . this was great sport , and he quite often had fish for dinner now . 1 this 4 sport 2 was 3 great 3 great 4 sport 4 sport 5 , 4 sport 8 quite 5 , 7 he 6 and 7 he 8 quite 10 had 9 often 10 had 10 had 12 for 11 fish 12 for 12 for 13 dinner 12 for 14 now 14 now 15 . " but he wasn't satisfied . 1 " 2 but 2 but 3 he 3 he 4 wasn't 4 wasn't 5 satisfied 5 satisfied 6 . no , [sir] , he wasn't satisfied . 1 no 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 wasn't 6 wasn't 7 satisfied 7 satisfied 8 . whatever [mr] [mink] did , he wanted to do well . 1 whatever 5 , 4 did 5 , 5 , 7 wanted 6 he 7 wanted 7 wanted 10 well 8 to 9 do 9 do 10 well 10 well 11 . he could run well and climb well , and there was no better hunter in all the [green] [forest] . 1 he 2 could 2 could 3 run 2 could 4 well 4 well 6 climb 4 well 7 well 5 and 6 climb 7 well 8 , 7 well 11 was 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 there 10 there 11 was 11 was 15 in 12 no 13 better 12 no 14 hunter 14 hunter 15 in 15 in 17 the 16 all 17 the 17 the 20 . he was bound that he would swim well . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 bound 2 was 5 he 4 that 5 he 5 he 6 would 6 would 7 swim 7 swim 8 well 8 well 9 . so he kept trying and trying . 1 so 3 kept 2 he 3 kept 3 kept 4 trying 4 trying 5 and 5 and 6 trying 6 trying 7 . the more he did this , the longer he could hold his breath . 1 the 2 more 2 more 5 this 3 he 4 did 4 did 5 this 5 this 6 , 6 , 7 the 6 , 8 longer 7 the 8 longer 8 longer 9 he 9 he 10 could 9 he 11 hold 11 hold 13 breath 11 hold 14 . 12 his 13 breath 13 breath 14 . there was only one thing that bothered [mr] [mink] . 1 there 4 one 2 was 3 only 3 only 4 one 4 one 5 thing 5 thing 6 that 6 that 7 bothered 7 bothered 10 . the water was so dreadfully wet ! 1 the 2 water 2 water 3 was 3 was 4 so 4 so 5 dreadfully 5 dreadfully 6 wet 6 wet 7 ! every time he came out of [it] , he had to run his hardest to dry off and keep from getting cold . 1 every 2 time 2 time 4 came 2 time 10 had 3 he 4 came 4 came 5 out 5 out 6 of 8 , 9 he 9 he 10 had 10 had 17 off 11 to 12 run 12 run 13 his 13 his 14 hardest 13 his 16 dry 14 hardest 15 to 16 dry 17 off 17 off 19 keep 18 and 19 keep 19 keep 21 getting 20 from 21 getting 21 getting 23 . 22 cold 23 . this was very tiresome and he did wish that there was an easier way of drying off . 1 this 2 was 1 this 3 very 2 was 3 very 3 very 13 easier 4 tiresome 5 and 5 and 6 he 5 and 7 did 7 did 9 that 7 did 13 easier 8 wish 9 that 9 that 10 there 10 there 11 was 11 was 12 an 13 easier 15 of 14 way 15 of 15 of 16 drying 16 drying 18 . 17 off 18 . but [mr] [mink] didn't go hungry . 1 but 4 didn't 4 didn't 5 go 5 go 6 hungry 6 hungry 7 . oh , my , no ! 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 my 3 my 4 , 4 , 5 no 5 no 6 ! you see , he had learned to catch fish , and so he had plenty to eat . 1 you 13 he 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 6 learned 4 he 8 catch 5 had 6 learned 6 learned 7 to 8 catch 10 , 8 catch 13 he 9 fish 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 so 13 he 14 had 14 had 15 plenty 15 plenty 18 . 16 to 17 eat 17 eat 18 . she watched him catch a fish . 1 she 2 watched 2 watched 3 him 3 him 4 catch 4 catch 5 a 5 a 6 fish 6 fish 7 . then she watched him run about to dry off and keep [from] getting cold , and her eyes twinkled . 1 then 6 about 1 then 11 keep 2 she 3 watched 3 watched 5 run 3 watched 6 about 4 him 5 run 6 about 7 to 7 to 8 dry 8 dry 9 off 9 off 10 and 11 keep 16 and 13 getting 14 cold 13 getting 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 her 16 and 18 eyes 17 her 18 eyes 18 eyes 19 twinkled 19 twinkled 20 . " ' [he] who helps himself deserves to be helped , ' said [old] [mother] [nature] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 4 who 4 who 8 to 5 helps 6 himself 6 himself 7 deserves 7 deserves 8 to 8 to 9 be 9 be 10 helped 9 be 11 , 10 helped 11 , 11 , 12 ' 11 , 13 said 12 ' 13 said 13 said 17 . mr [mink] didn't know what she meant by that , but the next morning he found out . 1 mr 3 didn't 1 mr 6 she 3 didn't 4 know 3 didn't 6 she 4 know 5 what 6 she 14 morning 7 meant 8 by 8 by 10 , 8 by 13 next 9 that 10 , 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 the 12 the 13 next 13 next 14 morning 14 morning 18 . 15 he 16 found 15 he 18 . 16 found 17 out yes , [sir] , the next morning he found out . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 5 the 4 , 5 the 5 the 6 next 5 the 7 morning 6 next 7 morning 7 morning 8 he 7 morning 9 found 9 found 10 out 10 out 11 . he found that he had a brand new coat over his old one , and the new one was waterproof . 1 he 2 found 1 he 3 that 2 found 3 that 3 that 14 , 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 a 5 had 7 brand 7 brand 8 new 7 brand 13 one 8 new 9 coat 9 coat 10 over 9 coat 12 old 10 over 11 his 13 one 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 the 15 and 17 new 16 the 17 new 17 new 20 waterproof 18 one 19 was 19 was 20 waterproof 20 waterproof 21 . he could swim as much as he pleased and [not] get the least bit wet , because the water couldn't get through that new coat . 1 he 2 could 1 he 5 much 2 could 3 swim 3 swim 4 as 5 much 6 as 5 much 11 get 6 as 7 he 7 he 8 pleased 7 he 9 and 11 get 12 the 11 get 14 bit 12 the 13 least 13 least 14 bit 14 bit 19 water 14 bit 22 through 15 wet 16 , 16 , 17 because 17 because 18 the 17 because 19 water 19 water 20 couldn't 20 couldn't 21 get 22 through 23 that 22 through 24 new 24 new 26 . 25 coat 26 . and ever since that long-ago day when the world was young , the [minks] have had waterproof coats and have been famous fishermen . 1 and 3 since 2 ever 3 since 3 since 4 that 4 that 5 long-ago 5 long-ago 12 , 5 long-ago 17 waterproof 6 day 7 when 7 when 8 the 8 the 9 world 9 world 11 young 9 world 12 , 10 was 11 young 12 , 13 the 13 the 15 have 15 have 16 had 17 waterproof 18 coats 17 waterproof 19 and 18 coats 19 and 19 and 22 famous 20 have 21 been 20 have 22 famous 22 famous 23 fishermen 23 fishermen 24 . hello , [peter] [rabbit] ! 1 hello 2 , 2 , 5 ! what under the sun are you trying to do , swelling yourself up that way ? " 1 what 5 are 1 what 6 you 2 under 3 the 3 the 4 sun 4 sun 5 are 5 are 6 you 6 you 7 trying 6 you 14 that 7 trying 11 swelling 8 to 9 do 9 do 10 , 10 , 11 swelling 11 swelling 13 up 12 yourself 13 up 14 that 16 ? 15 way 16 ? 16 ? 17 " " [i] [i] was just practising holding my breath , " replied [peter] and looked very , very foolish . 1 " 5 just 1 " 16 very 4 was 5 just 5 just 10 , 6 practising 7 holding 7 holding 8 my 7 holding 9 breath 8 my 9 breath 9 breath 10 , 10 , 14 and 10 , 15 looked 11 " 12 replied 11 " 14 and 14 and 15 looked 16 very 18 very 16 very 20 . 17 , 18 very 18 very 19 foolish " [ho] , ho , ho ! 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 ho 4 ho 5 , 5 , 6 ho 6 ho 7 ! ha , ha , ha ! " laughed [grandfather] [frog] . 1 ha 3 ha 2 , 3 ha 3 ha 5 ha 4 , 5 ha 5 ha 7 " 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 laughed 8 laughed 11 . " you can't learn to swim by holding your breath on dry land , [peter] [rabbit] . " 1 " 6 swim 1 " 10 breath 2 you 3 can't 3 can't 5 to 3 can't 6 swim 4 learn 5 to 6 swim 9 your 7 by 8 holding 8 holding 9 your 9 your 10 breath 10 breath 14 , 11 on 13 land 12 dry 13 land 13 land 14 , 14 , 17 . 17 . 18 " [iii] [how] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] [learned] [to] [sing] [iii] [how] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] [learned] [to] [sing] why , [peter] would as soon think of singing himself , and that is something he can no more do than he can fly . 1 why 4 would 1 why 5 as 2 , 4 would 5 as 6 soon 6 soon 7 think 7 think 8 of 8 of 9 singing 8 of 13 that 9 singing 10 himself 9 singing 12 and 10 himself 11 , 11 , 12 and 13 that 14 is 14 is 18 no 15 something 16 he 16 he 17 can 16 he 18 no 18 no 19 more 18 no 21 than 19 more 20 do 21 than 25 . 22 he 23 can 23 can 24 fly 23 can 25 . peter had known [old] [mr] [toad] ever since he could remember . 1 peter 2 had 2 had 3 known 2 had 7 ever 7 ever 9 he 8 since 9 he 9 he 10 could 10 could 12 . 11 remember 12 . he was rather fond of him , even if he did play jokes on him once in a while . 1 he 15 him 2 was 3 rather 2 was 5 of 3 rather 4 fond 5 of 6 him 5 of 8 even 6 him 7 , 8 even 9 if 8 even 12 play 9 if 10 he 9 if 11 did 12 play 13 jokes 12 play 15 him 13 jokes 14 on 15 him 16 once 15 him 19 while 16 once 17 in 17 in 18 a 19 while 20 . a few days later [peter] happened over to the [smiling] [pool] for a call on [grandfather] [frog] . 1 a 2 few 1 a 3 days 3 days 6 happened 4 later 6 happened 6 happened 8 to 7 over 8 to 8 to 9 the 9 the 12 for 12 for 13 a 13 a 14 call 14 call 15 on 15 on 18 . a mighty chorus of joy from unseen singers rose from all about the [smiling] [pool] . 1 a 2 mighty 1 a 3 chorus 3 chorus 4 of 3 chorus 5 joy 5 joy 6 from 6 from 7 unseen 7 unseen 8 singers 8 singers 13 the 9 rose 10 from 10 from 11 all 11 all 12 about 12 about 13 the 13 the 16 . peter knew about those singers . 1 peter 2 knew 2 knew 3 about 3 about 4 those 4 those 5 singers 5 singers 6 . they were [hylas] , the little cousins of [sticky-toes] the [tree] [toad] . 1 they 2 were 2 were 4 , 4 , 5 the 5 the 6 little 6 little 7 cousins 7 cousins 8 of 8 of 10 the 10 the 13 . peter sat very still on the edge of the bank trying to see one of them . 1 peter 4 still 2 sat 3 very 2 sat 4 still 4 still 13 see 5 on 6 the 6 the 7 edge 7 edge 10 bank 7 edge 13 see 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 bank 10 bank 11 trying 11 trying 12 to 13 see 15 of 13 see 17 . 14 one 15 of 15 of 16 them suddenly he became aware of a new note , one he never had noticed before [and] sweeter than any of the others . 1 suddenly 3 became 1 suddenly 11 he 2 he 3 became 3 became 6 a 4 aware 5 of 5 of 6 a 6 a 8 note 7 new 8 note 8 note 9 , 9 , 10 one 11 he 12 never 11 he 13 had 12 never 13 had 13 had 17 sweeter 14 noticed 15 before 15 before 17 sweeter 17 sweeter 21 the 18 than 19 any 19 any 20 of 20 of 21 the 21 the 22 others 22 others 23 . it seemed to come from the shallow water just in front of [peter] , and he looked eagerly for the singer . 1 it 2 seemed 1 it 4 come 2 seemed 3 to 4 come 6 the 5 from 6 the 6 the 12 of 7 shallow 8 water 8 water 9 just 8 water 12 of 9 just 10 in 10 in 11 front 12 of 14 , 14 , 19 for 15 and 16 he 16 he 17 looked 16 he 18 eagerly 18 eagerly 19 for 19 for 20 the 19 for 22 . 20 the 21 singer 21 singer 22 . then [his] eyes opened until it seemed as if they would pop right out of his head , and he dropped his lower jaw foolishly . 1 then 3 eyes 1 then 4 opened 4 opened 9 if 4 opened 12 pop 5 until 6 it 6 it 7 seemed 7 seemed 8 as 7 seemed 9 if 9 if 11 would 10 they 11 would 11 would 12 pop 12 pop 14 out 13 right 14 out 14 out 18 , 15 of 16 his 15 of 17 head 17 head 18 , 18 , 23 lower 19 and 20 he 20 he 21 dropped 21 dropped 22 his 21 dropped 23 lower 23 lower 26 . 24 jaw 25 foolishly 25 foolishly 26 . old [mr] [toad] paid no attention to [peter] , not even when he was spoken to . 1 old 6 attention 4 paid 5 no 5 no 6 attention 6 attention 13 he 7 to 9 , 9 , 10 not 10 not 11 even 11 even 12 when 12 when 13 he 13 he 14 was 14 was 15 spoken 14 was 16 to 15 spoken 16 to 16 to 17 . he was so absorbed in his singing that he just didn't hear . 1 he 4 absorbed 2 was 3 so 2 was 4 absorbed 4 absorbed 6 his 5 in 6 his 6 his 7 singing 7 singing 9 he 8 that 9 he 9 he 10 just 9 he 11 didn't 11 didn't 13 . 12 hear 13 . then he spied [jerry] [muskrat] at the other end of the [smiling] [pool] and hurried over there . 1 then 3 spied 1 then 8 other 2 he 3 spied 6 at 7 the 6 at 8 other 8 other 11 the 9 end 10 of 10 of 11 the 11 the 14 and 14 and 15 hurried 15 hurried 18 . 16 over 17 there 17 there 18 . peter was so full of the discovery he had made that he could think of nothing else . 1 peter 2 was 2 was 7 discovery 3 so 4 full 4 full 5 of 4 full 7 discovery 5 of 6 the 7 discovery 18 . 8 he 9 had 8 he 10 made 10 made 11 that 10 made 12 he 11 that 12 he 12 he 13 could 12 he 16 nothing 13 could 14 think 14 think 15 of 14 think 16 nothing 16 nothing 17 else 17 else 18 . he fairly ached to tell . 1 he 2 fairly 2 fairly 3 ached 3 ached 4 to 4 to 5 tell 5 tell 6 . " [jerry] ! " he cried . 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 he 5 he 6 cried 6 cried 7 . " oh , [jerry] [muskrat] ! 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 , 3 , 6 ! do you know that [old] [mr] [toad] can sing ? " 1 do 4 that 2 you 3 know 3 know 4 that 4 that 8 can 8 can 9 sing 9 sing 10 ? 10 ? 11 " jerry looked surprised that [peter] should ask such a question . 1 jerry 2 looked 2 looked 3 surprised 2 looked 6 should 3 surprised 4 that 6 should 7 ask 7 ask 8 such 7 ask 10 question 8 such 9 a 10 question 11 . " of course [i] know it , " said he . 1 " 2 of 1 " 3 course 2 of 3 course 3 course 5 know 5 know 7 , 6 it 7 , 7 , 8 " 7 , 10 he 8 " 9 said 10 he 11 . peter looked very much [chagrined] . 1 peter 2 looked 2 looked 3 very 3 very 4 much 4 much 6 . " [i] didn't know it until just how , " he confessed . 1 " 4 know 3 didn't 4 know 4 know 7 just 5 it 6 until 6 until 7 just 7 just 9 , 8 how 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 12 confessed 11 he 12 confessed 12 confessed 13 . " [i] didn't believe him when he told me that he could sing . 1 " 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 believe 3 didn't 6 when 4 believe 5 him 6 when 10 that 7 he 8 told 8 told 9 me 8 told 10 that 10 that 11 he 11 he 13 sing 12 could 13 sing 13 sing 14 . i wonder how he ever learned . " 1 i 2 wonder 2 wonder 4 he 3 how 4 he 4 he 5 ever 5 ever 6 learned 6 learned 7 . 7 . 8 " " he didn't learn any more than you learned how to jump , " replied [jerry] . 1 " 7 than 1 " 11 to 2 he 3 didn't 2 he 4 learn 4 learn 6 more 4 learn 7 than 5 any 6 more 7 than 9 learned 8 you 9 learned 9 learned 10 how 11 to 12 jump 12 jump 15 replied 13 , 14 " 13 , 15 replied 15 replied 17 . " it just came to him naturally . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 just 2 it 4 came 4 came 5 to 4 came 6 him 5 to 6 him 6 him 7 naturally 7 naturally 8 . his father [sang] , and his grandfather , and his great grandfather , way back to the beginning of things . 1 his 5 and 2 father 4 , 2 father 5 and 5 and 6 his 6 his 12 grandfather 7 grandfather 8 , 7 grandfather 12 grandfather 8 , 9 and 8 , 10 his 10 his 11 great 12 grandfather 13 , 12 grandfather 18 beginning 13 , 16 to 14 way 15 back 14 way 16 to 16 to 17 the 18 beginning 19 of 19 of 21 . 20 things 21 . i thought everybody knew about that . " 1 i 2 thought 2 thought 5 about 3 everybody 4 knew 4 knew 5 about 5 about 6 that 6 that 7 . 7 . 8 " " [i] don't . 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 . tell me about it . 1 tell 2 me 2 me 3 about 3 about 4 it 4 it 5 . please do , [jerry] , " begged [peter] . 1 please 2 do 2 do 3 , 3 , 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 begged 7 begged 9 . " all right , [i] will , " replied [jerry] good-naturedly . 1 " 2 all 1 " 3 right 3 right 4 , 3 right 6 will 6 will 7 , 6 will 9 replied 7 , 8 " 9 replied 11 good-naturedly 11 good-naturedly 12 . " it 's something you ought to know about , anyway . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 's 3 's 4 something 4 something 5 you 4 something 8 know 5 you 6 ought 5 you 7 to 8 know 9 about 8 know 10 , 10 , 11 anyway 11 anyway 12 . in the first place , [old] [mr] [toad] belongs to a very old and honorable family , one of the very oldest . 1 in 5 , 2 the 3 first 2 the 4 place 4 place 5 , 5 , 15 honorable 9 belongs 10 to 9 belongs 11 a 11 a 12 very 12 very 13 old 12 very 15 honorable 13 old 14 and 15 honorable 16 family 16 family 17 , 16 family 20 the 17 , 18 one 18 one 19 of 20 the 23 . 21 very 22 oldest 22 oldest 23 . i 've heard say that it goes [way] back almost to the very beginning of things when there wasn't much land . 1 i 9 back 1 i 11 to 2 've 3 heard 3 heard 4 say 4 say 5 that 4 say 7 goes 5 that 6 it 5 that 7 goes 7 goes 9 back 10 almost 11 to 11 to 12 the 12 the 14 beginning 13 very 14 beginning 14 beginning 16 things 14 beginning 18 there 15 of 16 things 17 when 18 there 18 there 21 land 19 wasn't 20 much 19 wasn't 21 land 21 land 22 . " old [mother] [nature] met him hopping along and making hard work of it because , of course , it was so new . 1 " 2 old 1 " 7 hopping 2 old 5 met 5 met 6 him 7 hopping 10 making 8 along 9 and 8 along 10 making 10 making 14 it 11 hard 12 work 12 work 13 of 12 work 14 it 14 it 18 course 15 because 16 , 15 because 18 course 16 , 17 of 18 course 19 , 19 , 20 it 19 , 24 . 21 was 22 so 22 so 23 new 23 new 24 . she looked at him sharply . 1 she 2 looked 2 looked 3 at 3 at 4 him 4 him 5 sharply 5 sharply 6 . ' [what] are you doing here ? ' she demanded . 1 ' 3 are 3 are 4 you 4 you 5 doing 5 doing 6 here 6 here 8 ' 7 ? 8 ' 8 ' 9 she 9 she 10 demanded 9 she 11 . ' [aren't] you contented with the water where you were born ? ' 1 ' 3 you 3 you 4 contented 3 you 6 the 4 contented 5 with 6 the 8 where 7 water 8 where 8 where 10 were 9 you 10 were 10 were 11 born 11 born 12 ? 12 ? 13 ' " [mr] [toad] bowed very low . 1 " 4 bowed 4 bowed 5 very 5 very 6 low 6 low 7 . ' [yes] 'm , ' said he very humbly . 1 ' 3 'm 3 'm 4 , 4 , 5 ' 4 , 7 he 5 ' 6 said 7 he 8 very 8 very 9 humbly 9 humbly 10 . ' [i] 'll go right back there if you say so . 1 ' 5 right 3 'll 4 go 4 go 5 right 5 right 8 if 6 back 7 there 7 there 8 if 8 if 10 say 9 you 10 say 10 say 12 . 11 so 12 . " his answer pleased [old] [mother] [nature] . 1 " 2 his 2 his 3 answer 3 answer 4 pleased 4 pleased 8 . she was worried . 1 she 2 was 2 was 3 worried 3 worried 4 . she had so many things to attend to that she hadn't time to take care of the bugs . 1 she 2 had 1 she 11 hadn't 2 had 6 to 3 so 4 many 4 many 5 things 5 things 6 to 6 to 7 attend 7 attend 8 to 7 attend 9 that 9 that 10 she 11 hadn't 12 time 11 hadn't 18 bugs 13 to 14 take 13 to 18 bugs 14 take 15 care 14 take 16 of 16 of 17 the 18 bugs 19 . ' [if] you truly want to be of some use , ' said she , ' you can attend to some of those bugs . ' 1 ' 4 truly 3 you 4 truly 4 truly 6 to 5 want 6 to 6 to 8 of 7 be 8 of 8 of 9 some 8 of 10 use 10 use 18 can 11 , 12 ' 11 , 13 said 13 said 14 she 13 said 15 , 15 , 16 ' 15 , 18 can 16 ' 17 you 18 can 23 those 19 attend 20 to 19 attend 21 some 21 some 22 of 22 of 23 those 23 those 24 bugs 24 bugs 25 . 24 bugs 26 ' " [mr] [toad] went right to work , and [old] [mother] [nature] went about some other business . 1 " 5 right 1 " 9 and 4 went 5 right 5 right 7 work 6 to 7 work 7 work 8 , 9 and 13 went 13 went 14 about 13 went 16 other 14 about 15 some 16 other 17 business 16 other 18 . he didn't see [old] [mother] [nature] and kept right on working . 1 he 2 didn't 1 he 3 see 3 see 9 right 7 and 8 kept 8 kept 9 right 9 right 11 working 10 on 11 working 11 working 12 . she watched [him] a while as he hopped from plant to plant catching bugs as fast as he could , and then she spoke . 1 she 2 watched 1 she 4 a 4 a 11 to 5 while 6 as 6 as 7 he 7 he 8 hopped 8 hopped 9 from 9 from 10 plant 10 plant 11 to 11 to 19 could 12 plant 13 catching 13 catching 14 bugs 14 bugs 16 fast 14 bugs 19 could 15 as 16 fast 16 fast 17 as 16 fast 18 he 19 could 20 , 20 , 22 then 21 and 22 then 22 then 23 she 22 then 24 spoke 24 spoke 25 . " ' [have] you stayed right here ever since [i] last saw you ? ' she asked . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 5 stayed 2 ' 4 you 5 stayed 6 right 5 stayed 7 here 7 here 9 since 8 ever 9 since 9 since 11 last 11 last 12 saw 11 last 14 ? 12 saw 13 you 14 ? 16 she 15 ' 16 she 16 she 18 . 17 asked 18 . " [mr] [toad] gave a start of surprise . 1 " 4 gave 4 gave 5 a 5 a 6 start 6 start 7 of 7 of 8 surprise 8 surprise 9 . ' [yes] 'm , ' said he . 1 ' 3 'm 3 'm 4 , 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 7 he 7 he 8 . " ' [but] [i] thought you wanted to see the [great] [world] and learn things , ' said she . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 10 the 2 ' 7 wanted 5 thought 6 you 6 you 7 wanted 7 wanted 8 to 8 to 9 see 8 to 10 the 10 the 20 . 13 and 14 learn 14 learn 15 things 15 things 16 , 15 things 20 . 16 , 17 ' 16 , 18 said 17 ' 18 said 18 said 19 she " [mr] [toad] looked a little embarrassed . 1 " 4 looked 4 looked 5 a 5 a 6 little 6 little 7 embarrassed 7 embarrassed 8 . besides , [i] have learned a great deal right here . 1 besides 2 , 1 besides 4 have 4 have 7 great 5 learned 6 a 6 a 7 great 7 great 8 deal 7 great 9 right 8 deal 9 right 9 right 10 here 10 here 11 . i [i] couldn't get around fast enough to save all the plants , but [i] have saved what [i] could . ' 1 i 8 to 3 couldn't 4 get 4 get 5 around 5 around 6 fast 5 around 7 enough 6 fast 7 enough 7 enough 8 to 8 to 11 the 9 save 10 all 9 save 11 the 11 the 13 , 12 plants 13 , 13 , 14 but 13 , 18 what 14 but 16 have 16 have 17 saved 16 have 18 what 18 what 21 . 20 could 21 . 21 . 22 ' " ' [i] suppose , ' said she , speaking a little gruffly , ' you expect me to reward you . ' 1 " 10 speaking 1 " 13 gruffly 2 ' 4 suppose 4 suppose 5 , 4 suppose 10 speaking 5 , 6 ' 5 , 7 said 6 ' 7 said 7 said 8 she 8 she 9 , 10 speaking 11 a 11 a 12 little 13 gruffly 19 to 14 , 15 ' 15 ' 16 you 16 you 17 expect 16 you 19 to 17 expect 18 me 19 to 20 reward 20 reward 21 you 21 you 23 ' 22 . 23 ' " [mr] [toad] looked surprised and a little hurt . 1 " 4 looked 4 looked 5 surprised 5 surprised 6 and 6 and 7 a 7 a 8 little 8 little 9 hurt 9 hurt 10 . ' [i] don't want any reward , ' said he . 1 ' 4 want 3 don't 4 want 4 want 6 reward 5 any 6 reward 6 reward 8 ' 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 9 said 10 he 10 he 11 . ' [i] didn't do it for that . 1 ' 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 do 4 do 5 it 5 it 6 for 6 for 8 . 7 that 8 . it will be reward enough to know that [i] really have helped and to be allowed to continue to help . ' 1 it 13 and 2 will 3 be 3 be 4 reward 4 reward 5 enough 5 enough 6 to 5 enough 7 know 7 know 10 really 7 know 13 and 8 that 10 really 10 really 12 helped 11 have 12 helped 13 and 16 allowed 14 to 15 be 15 be 16 allowed 16 allowed 21 . 17 to 18 continue 18 continue 19 to 19 to 20 help 19 to 21 . 21 . 22 ' " at that [old] [mother] [nature] 's face lighted with one of her most beautiful smiles . 1 " 2 at 2 at 9 lighted 3 that 8 face 7 's 8 face 8 face 9 lighted 9 lighted 14 most 10 with 11 one 11 one 12 of 12 of 13 her 13 her 14 most 14 most 15 beautiful 15 beautiful 16 smiles 15 beautiful 17 . 16 smiles 17 . ' [mr] [toad] , ' said she , ' if you could have just what you want , what would it be ? ' 1 ' 12 could 4 , 5 ' 4 , 7 she 5 ' 6 said 5 ' 7 she 7 she 8 , 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 10 if 10 if 11 you 10 if 12 could 12 could 18 , 13 have 17 want 14 just 15 what 14 just 17 want 15 what 16 you 17 want 18 , 18 , 20 would 19 what 20 would 20 would 21 it 21 it 22 be 21 it 23 ? 22 be 23 ? 23 ? 24 ' " [mr] [toad] hesitated a few minutes and then said shyly , ' [a] beautiful voice . ' 1 " 4 hesitated 1 " 13 ' 4 hesitated 7 minutes 5 a 6 few 5 a 7 minutes 7 minutes 8 and 7 minutes 9 then 9 then 10 said 10 said 12 , 11 shyly 12 , 13 ' 15 beautiful 15 beautiful 17 . 16 voice 17 . 17 . 18 ' " it was [old] [mother] [nature] 's turn to look surprised . 1 " 3 was 2 it 3 was 3 was 7 's 7 's 8 turn 8 turn 10 look 9 to 10 look 10 look 11 surprised 11 surprised 12 . ' [a] beautiful voice ! ' she exclaimed . 1 ' 3 beautiful 3 beautiful 4 voice 4 voice 5 ! 4 voice 6 ' 6 ' 7 she 6 ' 8 exclaimed 8 exclaimed 9 . ' [pray] , why do you want a beautiful voice ? ' 1 ' 6 you 3 , 4 why 4 why 5 do 5 do 6 you 6 you 7 want 7 want 9 beautiful 8 a 9 beautiful 9 beautiful 10 voice 10 voice 12 ' 11 ? 12 ' " ['so] that [i] can express my happiness in the most beautiful way [i] know of , by singing , ' replied [mr] [toad] . 1 " 3 that 3 that 7 my 5 can 6 express 6 express 7 my 7 my 12 beautiful 8 happiness 9 in 9 in 10 the 10 the 11 most 11 most 12 beautiful 12 beautiful 13 way 12 beautiful 22 replied 13 way 15 know 13 way 18 by 15 know 16 of 16 of 17 , 18 by 19 singing 19 singing 21 ' 20 , 21 ' 22 replied 25 . " sure enough , when the next spring came , [mr] [toad] was filled with a great longing to go home . 1 " 2 sure 1 " 4 , 3 enough 4 , 4 , 7 next 4 , 10 , 5 when 6 the 6 the 7 next 7 next 8 spring 8 spring 9 came 10 , 13 was 10 , 18 longing 13 was 14 filled 14 filled 15 with 15 with 16 a 16 a 17 great 18 longing 22 . 19 to 20 go 20 go 21 home 21 home 22 . and so it has been ever since with the [toad] family . 1 and 2 so 1 and 7 since 2 so 3 it 3 it 4 has 4 has 6 ever 5 been 6 ever 6 ever 7 since 7 since 9 the 8 with 9 the 9 the 11 family 11 family 12 . peter sighed . 1 peter 2 sighed 2 sighed 3 . " [i] never could work , " said he . 1 " 4 could 3 never 4 could 4 could 5 work 5 work 7 " 6 , 7 " 7 " 9 he 8 said 9 he 9 he 10 . " perhaps that is why [i] cannot sing . " 1 " 3 that 2 perhaps 3 that 3 that 4 is 4 is 5 why 5 why 7 cannot 7 cannot 8 sing 7 cannot 9 . 8 sing 9 . 9 . 10 " " very likely , " replied [jerry] [muskrat] , quite forgetting that he cannot sing himself although he is a great worker . 1 " 3 likely 1 " 5 " 2 very 3 likely 3 likely 4 , 5 " 6 replied 6 replied 10 quite 6 replied 16 himself 9 , 10 quite 10 quite 11 forgetting 12 that 13 he 13 he 14 cannot 14 cannot 15 sing 14 cannot 16 himself 16 himself 18 he 17 although 18 he 18 he 21 great 19 is 20 a 19 is 21 great 21 great 23 . 22 worker 23 . [iv] [how] [old] [mr] [.] [crow] [lost] [his] [double] [tongue] [iv] [how] [old] [mr] [.] [crow] [lost] [his] [double] [tongue] " caw , caw , caw , caw ! " 1 " 3 , 2 caw 3 , 3 , 5 , 4 caw 5 , 5 , 6 caw 5 , 7 , 7 , 8 caw 8 caw 9 ! 9 ! 10 " peter [rabbit] peered out from the dear [old] [briar-patch] and frowned . 1 peter 3 peered 3 peered 4 out 3 peered 7 dear 4 out 5 from 5 from 6 the 7 dear 11 frowned 10 and 11 frowned 11 frowned 12 . " if [i] had a voice as unpleasant as that , [i] 'd forget [i] could talk . 1 " 2 if 1 " 8 unpleasant 4 had 5 a 4 had 6 voice 6 voice 7 as 6 voice 8 unpleasant 8 unpleasant 11 , 9 as 10 that 10 that 11 , 11 , 14 forget 13 'd 14 forget 14 forget 16 could 16 could 17 talk 16 could 18 . 17 talk 18 . yes , [sir] , [i] 'd forget [i] had a tongue , " declared [peter] . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 7 forget 2 , 4 , 4 , 6 'd 7 forget 9 had 9 had 11 tongue 10 a 11 tongue 11 tongue 12 , 12 , 13 " 12 , 14 declared 13 " 14 declared 14 declared 16 . somebody laughed , and [peter] turned quickly to find [jimmy] [skunk] . 1 somebody 3 , 2 laughed 3 , 3 , 4 and 3 , 6 turned 6 turned 7 quickly 6 turned 12 . 7 quickly 8 to 8 to 9 find " what are you laughing at ? " demanded [peter] . 1 " 2 what 1 " 3 are 2 what 3 are 3 are 4 you 3 are 5 laughing 4 you 5 laughing 5 laughing 6 at 6 at 7 ? 7 ? 8 " 8 " 9 demanded 9 demanded 11 . " at the idea of you forgetting that you had a tongue , " replied [jimmy] . 1 " 2 at 1 " 3 the 3 the 5 of 4 idea 5 of 5 of 8 that 6 you 7 forgetting 7 forgetting 8 that 8 that 12 tongue 9 you 11 a 10 had 11 a 11 a 12 tongue 12 tongue 15 replied 13 , 14 " 13 , 15 replied 15 replied 17 . " it 's lucky for you that you haven't then , " retorted [jimmy] . 1 " 2 it 1 " 4 lucky 2 it 3 's 4 lucky 8 you 5 for 6 you 6 you 7 that 7 that 8 you 8 you 10 then 9 haven't 10 then 10 then 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 retorted 13 retorted 15 . " [i] 'm afraid that you would lose your tongue just as old [mr] [crow] did . " 1 " 3 'm 1 " 5 that 3 'm 4 afraid 5 that 6 you 6 you 7 would 7 would 8 lose 7 would 12 as 8 lose 9 your 9 your 11 just 10 tongue 11 just 12 as 13 old 13 old 16 did 16 did 17 . 16 did 18 " 17 . 18 " that sounded like a story . 1 that 2 sounded 2 sounded 3 like 3 like 4 a 4 a 5 story 5 story 6 . right away [peter] sat up and took notice . 1 right 2 away 2 away 4 sat 4 sat 6 and 5 up 6 and 6 and 7 took 6 and 8 notice 7 took 8 notice 8 notice 9 . " did old [mr] [crow] really lose his tongue ? 1 " 2 did 2 did 3 old 3 old 6 really 6 really 7 lose 7 lose 8 his 8 his 9 tongue 9 tongue 10 ? how did he lose it ? 1 how 2 did 2 did 3 he 3 he 4 lose 4 lose 5 it 5 it 6 ? why did he lose it ? 1 why 2 did 2 did 3 he 3 he 4 lose 4 lose 5 it 5 it 6 ? when " 1 when 2 " jimmy [skunk] clapped a hand over each ear and pretended that he was going to run away . 1 jimmy 4 a 1 jimmy 8 ear 3 clapped 4 a 4 a 5 hand 5 hand 7 each 6 over 7 each 8 ear 9 and 8 ear 14 going 9 and 10 pretended 10 pretended 11 that 10 pretended 12 he 12 he 13 was 14 going 15 to 14 going 18 . 15 to 16 run 15 to 18 . 16 run 17 away peter jumped in front of him . 1 peter 2 jumped 2 jumped 3 in 3 in 4 front 4 front 5 of 5 of 6 him 6 him 7 . " no , you don't ! " he cried . 1 " 2 no 1 " 3 , 3 , 6 ! 4 you 5 don't 5 don't 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 9 cried 8 he 9 cried 9 cried 10 . " you 've just got to tell me that story , [jimmy] [skunk] . " 1 " 5 got 2 you 3 've 3 've 4 just 4 just 5 got 5 got 15 " 6 to 7 tell 7 tell 8 me 8 me 9 that 9 that 10 story 10 story 11 , 11 , 14 . 11 , 15 " " caw , caw , caw , caw ! " shouted [blacky] the [crow] from the distant tree-top . 1 " 10 " 2 caw 3 , 2 caw 4 caw 3 , 4 caw 4 caw 5 , 5 , 6 caw 6 caw 7 , 6 caw 10 " 7 , 8 caw 7 , 9 ! 10 " 11 shouted 11 shouted 17 distant 11 shouted 19 . 13 the 15 from 15 from 16 the 15 from 17 distant 18 tree-top 19 . " the story of how old [mr] [crow] lost his tongue . 1 " 2 the 2 the 3 story 3 story 4 of 3 story 6 old 4 of 5 how 6 old 9 lost 9 lost 11 tongue 10 his 11 tongue 11 tongue 12 . you may as well tell me first as last , because [i] 'll give you no peace until you do , " insisted [peter] . 1 you 2 may 1 you 3 as 3 as 4 well 3 as 8 as 4 well 5 tell 4 well 6 me 7 first 8 as 8 as 11 because 8 as 16 no 9 last 10 , 9 last 11 because 13 'll 14 give 13 'll 15 you 14 give 15 you 15 you 16 no 16 no 18 until 16 no 20 do 17 peace 18 until 19 you 20 do 20 do 21 , 20 do 22 " 21 , 22 " 22 " 23 insisted 23 insisted 25 . jimmy grinned . 1 jimmy 2 grinned 2 grinned 3 . " if that 's the case , [i] guess [i] 'll have to , " said he . 1 " 3 that 2 if 3 that 3 that 4 's 4 's 5 the 4 's 11 'll 5 the 6 case 6 case 7 , 7 , 9 guess 11 'll 15 " 12 have 13 to 13 to 14 , 14 , 15 " 15 " 17 he 16 said 17 he 17 he 18 . " wait until [i] find a comfortable place to sit down . 1 " 3 until 2 wait 3 until 3 until 8 place 5 find 6 a 5 find 7 comfortable 7 comfortable 8 place 8 place 9 to 9 to 11 down 10 sit 11 down 11 down 12 . i never could tell a story standing up . " 1 i 2 never 2 never 4 tell 3 could 4 tell 4 tell 5 a 5 a 6 story 5 a 7 standing 6 story 7 standing 7 standing 8 up 8 up 9 . 8 up 10 " 9 . 10 " " once upon a time " 1 " 2 once 2 once 3 upon 3 upon 4 a 4 a 5 time 5 time 6 " " never mind about that , " interrupted [peter] . 1 " 3 mind 2 never 3 mind 3 mind 5 that 4 about 5 that 5 that 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 interrupted 8 interrupted 10 . " [i] don't see why all stories have to begin ' [once] upon a time . ' 1 " 4 see 1 " 6 all 3 don't 4 see 4 see 5 why 6 all 8 have 7 stories 8 have 8 have 9 to 9 to 14 a 10 begin 11 ' 11 ' 13 upon 13 upon 14 a 14 a 15 time 15 time 16 . 16 . 17 ' it seems as if everything interesting happened long ago . " 1 it 3 as 2 seems 3 as 3 as 4 if 4 if 5 everything 4 if 6 interesting 6 interesting 7 happened 7 happened 9 ago 8 long 9 ago 9 ago 10 . 10 . 11 " " if you don't watch out , this story won't begin at all , " declared [jimmy] . 1 " 2 if 2 if 3 you 2 if 10 won't 3 you 5 watch 4 don't 5 watch 5 watch 6 out 6 out 9 story 7 , 8 this 8 this 9 story 10 won't 11 begin 10 won't 14 , 11 begin 12 at 11 begin 13 all 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 declared 15 " 18 . 16 declared 18 . peter looked properly ashamed for interrupting , and [jimmy] started again . 1 peter 2 looked 2 looked 3 properly 2 looked 5 for 4 ashamed 5 for 5 for 7 , 6 interrupting 7 , 7 , 10 started 8 and 10 started 10 started 11 again 11 again 12 . he could imitate any and everybody , and he did . 1 he 3 imitate 2 could 3 imitate 3 imitate 7 , 4 any 5 and 5 and 6 everybody 6 everybody 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 he 9 he 10 did 9 he 11 . he could sing like [mr] [meadow] [lark] , or he could bark like [mr] [wolf] . 1 he 2 could 1 he 4 like 2 could 3 sing 4 like 8 , 8 , 9 or 9 or 12 bark 10 he 11 could 11 could 12 bark 12 bark 13 like 13 like 16 . he could whistle like [mr] [quail] , or he could growl like old [king] [bear] . 1 he 3 whistle 1 he 7 , 2 could 3 whistle 3 whistle 4 like 7 , 8 or 8 or 10 could 9 he 10 could 10 could 12 like 11 growl 12 like 12 like 13 old 12 like 16 . " now the imp of mischief was in old [mr] [crow] , just as it is in [blacky] to-day , and he was smart too . 1 " 6 mischief 2 now 4 imp 2 now 6 mischief 3 the 4 imp 4 imp 5 of 6 mischief 13 just 7 was 8 in 8 in 9 old 9 old 12 , 12 , 13 just 13 just 14 as 14 as 15 it 14 as 16 is 15 it 16 is 16 is 17 in 17 in 21 and 19 to-day 20 , 19 to-day 21 and 21 and 23 was 22 he 23 was 23 was 24 smart 24 smart 25 too 25 too 26 . there wasn't anybody smarter than old [mr] [crow] . 1 there 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 anybody 3 anybody 4 smarter 4 smarter 5 than 5 than 6 old 6 old 9 . it 's from him that [blacky] gets his smartness . 1 it 2 's 2 's 3 from 3 from 4 him 3 from 5 that 5 that 9 smartness 7 gets 8 his 7 gets 9 smartness 9 smartness 10 . it didn't take him long to discover that no one else had such a wonderful tongue . 1 it 7 discover 1 it 14 a 2 didn't 3 take 2 didn't 5 long 3 take 4 him 3 take 5 long 5 long 6 to 5 long 7 discover 8 that 9 no 9 no 10 one 10 one 11 else 11 else 13 such 12 had 13 such 13 such 14 a 14 a 15 wonderful 15 wonderful 16 tongue 15 wonderful 17 . 16 tongue 17 . it was even more wonderful than the tongue of old [mr] [mocker] the [mocking] [bird] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 3 even 3 even 4 more 3 even 5 wonderful 4 more 5 wonderful 5 wonderful 9 of 6 than 7 the 6 than 8 tongue 8 tongue 9 of 9 of 10 old 10 old 13 the 13 the 16 . mr [mocker] could imitate the songs of other birds , but old [mr] [crow] could imitate anybody , as [i] have said . 1 mr 6 songs 3 could 4 imitate 3 could 5 the 5 the 6 songs 6 songs 8 other 6 songs 9 birds 7 of 8 other 8 other 9 birds 9 birds 10 , 9 birds 11 but 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 old 12 old 17 anybody 15 could 16 imitate 16 imitate 17 anybody 17 anybody 18 , 18 , 22 said 19 as 21 have 21 have 22 said 22 said 23 . he puzzled over it a good deal himself for a while . 1 he 2 puzzled 1 he 5 a 2 puzzled 3 over 3 over 4 it 5 a 6 good 6 good 9 for 7 deal 8 himself 8 himself 9 for 9 for 10 a 10 a 11 while 10 a 12 . he couldn't [understand] how he could make any sound he pleased , while his neighbors could make only a few special sounds . 1 he 4 how 1 he 9 sound 2 couldn't 4 how 5 he 6 could 6 could 7 make 6 could 9 sound 7 make 8 any 9 sound 13 while 9 sound 15 neighbors 10 he 11 pleased 11 pleased 12 , 11 pleased 13 while 13 while 14 his 15 neighbors 19 a 16 could 17 make 16 could 18 only 18 only 19 a 19 a 20 few 20 few 21 special 20 few 23 . 21 special 22 sounds 21 special 23 . " being very smart and shrewd , just as [blacky] is , he finally made up his mind that it must be in his tongue . 1 " 3 very 1 " 5 and 2 being 3 very 3 very 4 smart 5 and 8 just 5 and 14 finally 6 shrewd 7 , 6 shrewd 8 just 9 as 11 is 11 is 12 , 12 , 13 he 13 he 14 finally 14 finally 19 that 15 made 16 up 16 up 17 his 16 up 18 mind 18 mind 19 that 19 that 21 must 20 it 21 must 21 must 22 be 22 be 23 in 22 be 26 . 23 in 25 tongue 24 his 25 tongue 25 tongue 26 . sure enough , his own tongue was different from any of the others . 1 sure 3 , 2 enough 3 , 3 , 7 was 4 his 6 tongue 5 own 6 tongue 6 tongue 7 was 7 was 8 different 8 different 10 any 9 from 10 any 10 any 14 . 11 of 12 the 12 the 13 others 13 others 14 . it was split a little , so that it was almost like two tongues in one . 1 it 7 so 2 was 3 split 3 split 4 a 4 a 5 little 5 little 6 , 6 , 7 so 7 so 10 was 8 that 9 it 9 it 10 was 10 was 11 almost 11 almost 13 two 12 like 13 two 13 two 15 in 14 tongues 15 in 15 in 16 one 15 in 17 . " ' [that] 's it , ' he chuckled . 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 4 's 4 's 10 . 5 it 6 , 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 8 he 8 he 9 chuckled 9 chuckled 10 . ' [i] knew it . 1 ' 3 knew 3 knew 4 it 4 it 5 . it 's this little old tongue of mine . 1 it 2 's 2 's 4 little 3 this 4 little 4 little 5 old 5 old 6 tongue 6 tongue 7 of 7 of 8 mine 8 mine 9 . nobody else has got one like it , but nobody knows that but me . 1 nobody 2 else 1 nobody 6 like 3 has 4 got 4 got 5 one 4 got 6 like 6 like 7 it 6 like 8 , 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 nobody 9 but 11 knows 11 knows 12 that 12 that 13 but 13 but 15 . 14 me 15 . i must make good use of it . 1 i 4 good 2 must 3 make 3 make 4 good 4 good 5 use 5 use 6 of 6 of 7 it 7 it 8 . yes , [sir] , [i] must make good use of it . ' 1 yes 2 , 2 , 9 use 4 , 6 must 6 must 7 make 6 must 9 use 7 make 8 good 9 use 10 of 10 of 11 it 11 it 12 . 12 . 13 ' " now when old [mr] [crow] said that , he didn't really mean good use at all . 1 " 2 now 1 " 4 old 2 now 3 when 4 old 10 he 7 said 8 that 8 that 9 , 9 , 10 he 10 he 11 didn't 11 didn't 12 really 11 didn't 15 use 12 really 13 mean 12 really 15 use 13 mean 14 good 15 use 16 at 15 use 17 all 17 all 18 . that is , he didn't mean what you or [i] or any of his neighbors would have called good use . 1 that 3 , 2 is 3 , 3 , 5 didn't 3 , 13 of 4 he 5 didn't 5 didn't 6 mean 6 mean 7 what 7 what 8 you 8 you 9 or 11 or 12 any 11 or 13 of 13 of 20 use 14 his 15 neighbors 14 his 17 have 16 would 17 have 17 have 18 called 18 called 19 good 18 called 20 use 20 use 21 . " but after a while [mr] [crow] wasn't satisfied with harmless jokes . 1 " 3 after 2 but 3 after 3 after 5 while 4 a 5 while 5 while 8 wasn't 8 wasn't 10 with 9 satisfied 10 with 10 with 12 jokes 11 harmless 12 jokes 12 jokes 13 . times were getting hard , and everybody had to work to get enough to eat . 1 times 4 hard 1 times 6 and 2 were 3 getting 3 getting 4 hard 4 hard 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 16 . 7 everybody 8 had 8 had 9 to 9 to 10 work 9 to 12 get 10 work 11 to 10 work 12 get 12 get 13 enough 12 get 16 . 13 enough 15 eat 14 to 15 eat he stole as near as he could without being seen and suddenly growled like old [king] [bear] . 1 he 9 being 2 stole 3 as 3 as 4 near 3 as 5 as 4 near 5 as 5 as 6 he 5 as 7 could 7 could 8 without 7 could 9 being 9 being 10 seen 9 being 18 . 10 seen 11 and 10 seen 13 growled 11 and 12 suddenly 13 growled 14 like 14 like 15 old of course that meal was left in a hurry . 1 of 2 course 1 of 4 meal 2 course 3 that 4 meal 6 left 5 was 6 left 6 left 7 in 7 in 8 a 8 a 9 hurry 9 hurry 10 . ' [it] is too bad to see all that good food go to waste , ' said [mr] [crow] and promptly ate it . 1 ' 3 is 3 is 5 bad 3 is 12 go 4 too 5 bad 5 bad 7 see 6 to 7 see 7 see 11 food 8 all 9 that 9 that 10 good 10 good 11 food 12 go 15 , 13 to 14 waste 14 waste 15 , 15 , 17 said 16 ' 17 said 17 said 22 ate 20 and 21 promptly 21 promptly 22 ate 22 ate 24 . 23 it 24 . all the time he was so sly about it that never once was he suspected . 1 all 3 time 1 all 6 so 2 the 3 time 3 time 4 he 4 he 5 was 6 so 7 sly 7 sly 8 about 8 about 12 once 9 it 10 that 10 that 11 never 11 never 12 once 12 once 15 suspected 13 was 14 he 14 he 15 suspected 15 suspected 16 . one morning [mr] [crow] discovered [mr] [coon] just sitting down to a good breakfast . 1 one 2 morning 1 one 5 discovered 5 discovered 8 just 8 just 10 down 8 just 11 to 9 sitting 10 down 11 to 12 a 12 a 14 breakfast 13 good 14 breakfast 14 breakfast 15 . it is a question which was the more surprised , [mr] [coon] or [mr] [crow] . 1 it 2 is 1 it 7 the 3 a 4 question 4 question 5 which 4 question 6 was 6 was 7 the 7 the 8 more 8 more 9 surprised 9 surprised 10 , 9 surprised 13 or 13 or 16 . mr [coon] didn't forget his manners . 1 mr 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 forget 4 forget 5 his 5 his 6 manners 6 manners 7 . he politely invited [mr] [crow] to sit down and take breakfast with him . 1 he 2 politely 1 he 3 invited 2 politely 3 invited 3 invited 8 down 6 to 7 sit 7 sit 8 down 8 down 11 breakfast 9 and 10 take 9 and 11 breakfast 11 breakfast 14 . 12 with 13 him 13 him 14 . but [mr] [crow] had lost his appetite . 1 but 4 had 4 had 5 lost 5 lost 6 his 6 his 7 appetite 7 appetite 8 . somehow his tongue felt very queer . 1 somehow 2 his 2 his 3 tongue 3 tongue 4 felt 4 felt 6 queer 5 very 6 queer 6 queer 7 . he thanked [mr] [coon] and begged to be excused . 1 he 2 thanked 1 he 5 and 5 and 6 begged 6 begged 8 be 7 to 8 be 8 be 9 excused 9 excused 10 . then he hurried over to the nearest pool of water [in] which he could see his reflection and stuck out his tongue . 1 then 4 over 1 then 7 nearest 2 he 3 hurried 3 hurried 4 over 4 over 5 to 5 to 6 the 7 nearest 12 which 7 nearest 19 stuck 8 pool 9 of 9 of 10 water 10 water 12 which 12 which 15 see 13 he 14 could 13 he 15 see 15 see 16 his 16 his 17 reflection 17 reflection 18 and 19 stuck 20 out 19 stuck 21 his 21 his 22 tongue 21 his 23 . 22 tongue 23 . it was no longer split into a double tongue . 1 it 3 no 2 was 3 no 3 no 4 longer 4 longer 7 a 5 split 6 into 6 into 7 a 7 a 8 double 8 double 10 . 9 tongue 10 . " for a long , long time after that no one ever heard [mr] [crow] say a word . 1 " 2 for 1 " 3 a 2 for 3 a 3 a 8 after 4 long 6 long 5 , 6 long 6 long 7 time 6 long 8 after 8 after 13 heard 9 that 11 one 10 no 11 one 11 one 12 ever 11 one 13 heard 13 heard 17 a 16 say 17 a 17 a 19 . 18 word 19 . his neighbors didn't know what to make of it , for you remember he had been a great gossip . 1 his 4 know 2 neighbors 3 didn't 2 neighbors 4 know 4 know 8 of 5 what 7 make 5 what 8 of 6 to 7 make 8 of 18 great 9 it 10 , 10 , 11 for 11 for 12 you 12 you 13 remember 13 remember 17 a 14 he 15 had 14 he 16 been 16 been 17 a 17 a 18 great 18 great 20 . 19 gossip 20 . they said that he must have lost his tongue . 1 they 3 that 2 said 3 that 3 that 4 he 4 he 6 have 5 must 6 have 6 have 7 lost 7 lost 8 his 8 his 10 . 9 tongue 10 . of course he hadn't , but he felt that he might as well have . 1 of 6 but 2 course 3 he 3 he 4 hadn't 3 he 5 , 5 , 6 but 6 but 8 felt 7 he 8 felt 8 felt 9 that 9 that 10 he 9 that 11 might 10 he 11 might 11 might 12 as 11 might 13 well 13 well 14 have 13 well 15 . and ever since then the [crow] family has had the [harshest] of all voices . " 1 and 4 then 1 and 7 family 2 ever 3 since 3 since 4 then 4 then 5 the 7 family 8 has 7 family 10 the 8 has 9 had 10 the 12 of 12 of 13 all 13 all 14 voices 14 voices 15 . 15 . 16 " " caw , caw , caw ! " shouted [blacky] from the top of the tree where he was sitting . 1 " 6 caw 1 " 12 the 2 caw 3 , 2 caw 6 caw 3 , 4 caw 3 , 5 , 4 caw 5 , 6 caw 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 9 shouted 11 from 9 shouted 12 the 12 the 20 sitting 13 top 16 tree 13 top 17 where 14 of 15 the 14 of 16 tree 17 where 19 was 17 where 20 sitting 18 he 19 was 20 sitting 21 . " [i] wonder , " said [peter] [rabbit] thoughtfully , " if he could imitate other people if his tongue should be split . " 1 " 11 " 3 wonder 4 , 3 wonder 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 9 thoughtfully 9 thoughtfully 10 , 9 thoughtfully 11 " 11 " 13 he 12 if 13 he 13 he 20 tongue 14 could 16 other 14 could 18 if 15 imitate 16 other 16 other 17 people 18 if 19 his 18 if 20 tongue 20 tongue 22 be 21 should 22 be 22 be 23 split 23 split 24 . 23 split 25 " 24 . 25 " " [i] 've heard say that he could , " replied [jimmy] [skunk] , " but [i] don't know . 1 " 3 've 1 " 6 that 3 've 4 heard 4 heard 5 say 6 that 8 could 6 that 11 replied 7 he 8 could 8 could 9 , 9 , 10 " 11 replied 20 . 14 , 15 " 14 , 20 . 15 " 16 but 16 but 19 know 18 don't 19 know [v] [how] [howler] [the] [wolf] [got] [his] [name] [v] [how] [howler] [the] [wolf] [got] [his] [name] it just went all through him . 1 it 2 just 2 just 3 went 3 went 4 all 4 all 5 through 5 through 6 him 6 him 7 . it was very different from the voice of [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 different 4 different 6 the 5 from 6 the 6 the 7 voice 7 voice 8 of 8 of 12 . peter had no desire to hear it any nearer . 1 peter 2 had 2 had 3 no 3 no 5 to 4 desire 5 to 5 to 6 hear 6 hear 7 it 7 it 10 . 8 any 9 nearer 9 nearer 10 . " did you hear him ? " exclaimed [jumper] . 1 " 3 you 2 did 3 you 3 you 4 hear 3 you 5 him 4 hear 5 him 5 him 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 6 ? 8 exclaimed 8 exclaimed 10 . " [i] hope he won't take it into his head to come down here . 1 " 3 hope 3 hope 8 into 4 he 5 won't 5 won't 7 it 6 take 7 it 7 it 8 into 8 into 9 his 8 into 10 head 9 his 10 head 10 head 11 to 11 to 13 down 12 come 13 down 13 down 15 . 14 here 15 . i don't believe he will , because it is too near the homes of men . 1 i 3 believe 1 i 11 near 2 don't 3 believe 3 believe 4 he 5 will 7 because 5 will 11 near 6 , 7 because 7 because 8 it 8 it 10 too 9 is 10 too 11 near 15 men 12 the 13 homes 12 the 15 men 13 homes 14 of 15 men 16 . he 's just as fierce as his voice sounds . 1 he 2 's 1 he 4 as 2 's 3 just 4 as 6 as 5 fierce 6 as 6 as 7 his 7 his 8 voice 8 voice 9 sounds 9 sounds 10 . there is one thing about him that [i] like , though , and that is that he gives fair warning when he is hunting . 1 there 4 thing 1 there 11 though 2 is 3 one 3 one 4 thing 5 about 6 him 6 him 10 , 7 that 9 like 9 like 10 , 10 , 11 though 11 though 17 he 11 though 18 gives 12 , 13 and 12 , 17 he 13 and 14 that 14 that 15 is 15 is 16 that 18 gives 19 fair 18 gives 21 when 19 fair 20 warning 21 when 23 is 22 he 23 is 23 is 24 hunting 24 hunting 25 . he doesn't come sneaking about without a sound , like [tufty] the [lynx] . 1 he 2 doesn't 1 he 4 sneaking 2 doesn't 3 come 4 sneaking 7 a 5 about 6 without 6 without 7 a 7 a 8 sound 8 sound 9 , 8 sound 12 the 9 , 10 like 12 the 14 . he hunts like [bowser] the [hound] and lets you know that he is out hunting . 1 he 3 like 2 hunts 3 like 3 like 5 the 5 the 11 that 7 and 8 lets 8 lets 9 you 9 you 10 know 10 know 11 that 11 that 12 he 11 that 16 . 12 he 13 is 13 is 14 out 14 out 15 hunting did you ever hear how he got his name ? " 1 did 2 you 2 you 5 how 3 ever 4 hear 4 hear 5 how 5 how 7 got 6 he 7 got 7 got 9 name 8 his 9 name 9 name 10 ? 10 ? 11 " " no . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 . how did he get his name ? " asked [peter] eagerly . 1 how 2 did 1 how 6 name 2 did 3 he 3 he 4 get 4 get 5 his 6 name 7 ? 6 name 8 " 8 " 9 asked 9 asked 11 eagerly 11 eagerly 12 . " for a long time the first [wolf] had no name . 1 " 6 the 2 for 3 a 3 a 4 long 4 long 5 time 5 time 6 the 6 the 7 first 7 first 10 no 9 had 10 no 10 no 11 name 11 name 12 . most of the other animals and birds had names , but nothing seemed to just fit the big gray [wolf] . 1 most 12 nothing 2 of 3 the 3 the 4 other 3 the 5 animals 5 animals 6 and 5 animals 12 nothing 6 and 7 birds 6 and 8 had 8 had 9 names 9 names 10 , 9 names 11 but 12 nothing 16 fit 13 seemed 14 to 14 to 15 just 15 just 16 fit 16 fit 18 big 16 fit 19 gray 17 the 18 big 18 big 19 gray 19 gray 21 . he looked a great deal like his cousin , [mr] [dog] , and still more like his other cousin , [mr] [coyote] . 1 he 3 a 2 looked 3 a 3 a 5 deal 4 great 5 deal 5 deal 9 , 6 like 7 his 6 like 8 cousin 7 his 8 cousin 8 cousin 9 , 9 , 14 still 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 still 14 still 17 his 15 more 16 like 16 like 17 his 17 his 20 , 18 other 19 cousin 19 cousin 20 , 20 , 23 . but he was [stronger] than either , could run farther and faster than either , and had quite as wonderful a nose as either . 1 but 2 he 1 but 5 than 2 he 3 was 5 than 7 , 5 than 10 farther 6 either 7 , 7 , 8 could 8 could 9 run 10 farther 13 than 10 farther 17 had 11 and 12 faster 11 and 13 than 13 than 14 either 14 either 15 , 15 , 16 and 17 had 18 quite 17 had 24 either 18 quite 21 a 19 as 20 wonderful 20 wonderful 21 a 21 a 22 nose 22 nose 23 as 24 either 25 . " with [mr] [wolf] , as with all the other animals , life was an easy matter at first . 1 " 2 with 2 with 10 other 5 , 6 as 6 as 7 with 7 with 9 the 8 all 9 the 9 the 10 other 10 other 11 animals 10 other 12 , 11 animals 12 , 12 , 17 matter 13 life 14 was 14 was 15 an 14 was 17 matter 15 an 16 easy 17 matter 20 . 18 at 19 first 19 first 20 . there was plenty to eat , and everybody was on good terms with everybody else . 1 there 2 was 1 there 3 plenty 3 plenty 4 to 4 to 7 and 5 eat 6 , 5 eat 7 and 7 and 8 everybody 7 and 10 on 8 everybody 9 was 10 on 12 terms 11 good 12 terms 12 terms 15 else 13 with 14 everybody 14 everybody 15 else 15 else 16 . but there came a time , as you know , when food became scarce . 1 but 2 there 1 but 6 , 2 there 3 came 3 came 4 a 4 a 5 time 6 , 10 , 7 as 8 you 8 you 9 know 9 know 10 , 10 , 14 scarce 11 when 12 food 11 when 14 scarce 12 food 13 became 14 scarce 15 . it was then that the big learned to hunt [the] small , and fear was born into the world . 1 it 2 was 1 it 5 the 2 was 3 then 3 then 4 that 5 the 9 hunt 6 big 7 learned 7 learned 8 to 7 learned 9 hunt 9 hunt 13 and 11 small 12 , 11 small 13 and 13 and 16 born 13 and 17 into 14 fear 15 was 15 was 16 born 16 born 17 into 17 into 19 world 18 the 19 world 19 world 20 . mr [wolf] was swift of leg and keen of nose . 1 mr 3 was 3 was 5 of 4 swift 5 of 5 of 8 keen 6 leg 7 and 6 leg 8 keen 8 keen 10 nose 9 of 10 nose 10 nose 11 . his teeth were long and sharp , and he was so strong that there were few he feared to fight with . 1 his 4 long 1 his 10 was 2 teeth 3 were 2 teeth 4 long 4 long 7 , 5 and 6 sharp 6 sharp 7 , 7 , 9 he 8 and 9 he 10 was 22 . 11 so 12 strong 11 so 17 he 12 strong 13 that 14 there 16 few 14 there 17 he 15 were 16 few 17 he 18 feared 18 feared 20 fight 18 feared 22 . 19 to 20 fight 20 fight 21 with " most people like to do the things they know they can do well . 1 " 4 like 2 most 3 people 3 people 4 like 4 like 9 they 5 to 6 do 5 to 7 the 7 the 8 things 8 things 9 they 9 they 11 they 10 know 11 they 11 they 13 do 12 can 13 do 13 do 14 well 14 well 15 . mr [wolf] early learned the joy of hunting . 1 mr 3 early 3 early 4 learned 4 learned 5 the 4 learned 6 joy 6 joy 7 of 7 of 8 hunting 7 of 9 . i can't understand it myself . 1 i 2 can't 2 can't 3 understand 3 understand 4 it 4 it 5 myself 5 myself 6 . can you ? " 1 can 2 you 2 you 3 ? 3 ? 4 " peter shook his head . 1 peter 2 shook 2 shook 3 his 3 his 4 head 4 head 5 . you see neither [jumper] nor [peter] ever have hunted any one in all their lives . 1 you 2 see 1 you 7 ever 2 see 3 neither 3 neither 5 nor 7 ever 8 have 7 ever 11 one 8 have 9 hunted 9 hunted 10 any 11 one 15 lives 12 in 13 all 13 all 14 their 14 their 15 lives 15 lives 16 . it is always they who are hunted . 1 it 2 is 1 it 3 always 2 is 3 always 3 always 4 they 4 they 5 who 5 who 6 are 6 are 7 hunted 6 are 8 . 7 hunted 8 . he didn't bother to hunt little people like us when there were big people like [mr] [deer] . 1 he 3 bother 1 he 11 there 2 didn't 3 bother 3 bother 5 hunt 4 to 5 hunt 5 hunt 8 like 6 little 7 people 7 people 8 like 8 like 9 us 9 us 10 when 11 there 15 like 11 there 18 . 12 were 13 big 13 big 14 people 14 people 15 like the longer and harder the hunt , the more [mr] [wolf] seemed to enjoy it . 1 the 3 and 2 longer 3 and 3 and 6 hunt 4 harder 5 the 5 the 6 hunt 6 hunt 7 , 6 hunt 8 the 7 , 8 the 8 the 9 more 9 more 12 seemed 12 seemed 15 it 13 to 14 enjoy 14 enjoy 15 it 15 it 16 . " at first he hunted silently , running swiftly with his nose to the ground . 1 " 2 at 2 at 4 he 3 first 4 he 4 he 5 hunted 5 hunted 6 silently 6 silently 9 swiftly 7 , 8 running 7 , 9 swiftly 9 swiftly 10 with 9 swiftly 12 nose 11 his 12 nose 12 nose 15 ground 13 to 14 the 14 the 15 ground 15 ground 16 . but this gave the ones he hunted very little chance ; he was upon them before they even suspected that he was on their trail . 1 but 2 this 1 but 10 chance 2 this 3 gave 3 gave 8 very 4 the 5 ones 5 ones 6 he 5 ones 7 hunted 7 hunted 8 very 8 very 9 little 10 chance 12 he 10 chance 19 suspected 11 ; 12 he 12 he 13 was 13 was 14 upon 13 was 19 suspected 14 upon 17 they 15 them 16 before 16 before 17 they 17 they 18 even 19 suspected 26 . 20 that 21 he 20 that 22 was 22 was 23 on 23 on 24 their 24 their 25 trail 25 trail 26 . it always made [mr] [wolf] feel mean . 1 it 2 always 2 always 3 made 3 made 6 feel 6 feel 7 mean 7 mean 8 . he never could hold his head and his tail up after that kind of a hunt . 1 he 2 never 2 never 4 hold 2 never 5 his 3 could 4 hold 5 his 7 and 6 head 7 and 7 and 8 his 7 and 11 after 8 his 9 tail 8 his 10 up 11 after 12 that 11 after 17 . 12 that 13 kind 13 kind 15 a 14 of 15 a 15 a 16 hunt he felt so like a sneak that he just had to put his tail between his legs for very shame . 1 he 12 put 2 felt 3 so 3 so 4 like 4 like 5 a 5 a 6 sneak 5 a 9 just 6 sneak 7 that 6 sneak 8 he 9 just 10 had 10 had 11 to 10 had 12 put 12 put 18 for 13 his 14 tail 13 his 15 between 15 between 17 legs 15 between 18 for 16 his 17 legs 18 for 20 shame 18 for 21 . 19 very 20 shame there was nothing to be proud about in such a hunt . 1 there 5 be 2 was 3 nothing 3 nothing 4 to 3 nothing 5 be 5 be 8 in 6 proud 7 about 6 proud 8 in 8 in 9 such 9 such 11 hunt 10 a 11 hunt 11 hunt 12 . " one night he sat thinking about it . 1 " 2 one 2 one 4 he 3 night 4 he 4 he 5 sat 4 he 6 thinking 6 thinking 8 it 7 about 8 it 8 it 9 . gentle [mistress] [moon] looked down at him through the tree-tops , and something inside him urged him to tell her his troubles . 1 gentle 6 at 1 gentle 9 the 4 looked 5 down 5 down 6 at 6 at 8 through 7 him 8 through 8 through 9 the 9 the 10 tree-tops 9 the 13 something 10 tree-tops 12 and 11 , 12 and 13 something 14 inside 13 something 19 tell 15 him 16 urged 16 urged 17 him 17 him 18 to 18 to 19 tell 19 tell 20 her 20 her 21 his 21 his 22 troubles 22 troubles 23 . that was the very first [wolf] howl ever heard . 1 that 2 was 2 was 5 first 3 the 4 very 4 very 5 first 5 first 8 ever 7 howl 8 ever 8 ever 9 heard 9 heard 10 . there was something very lonely and shivery and terrible in the sound , and all who heard it shook with [fear] . 1 there 11 the 1 there 17 heard 2 was 3 something 3 something 4 very 3 something 5 lonely 4 very 5 lonely 5 lonely 7 shivery 5 lonely 11 the 6 and 7 shivery 7 shivery 8 and 7 shivery 9 terrible 8 and 9 terrible 9 terrible 10 in 11 the 12 sound 12 sound 14 and 12 sound 16 who 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 all 17 heard 18 it 18 it 19 shook 18 it 20 with 19 shook 20 with 20 with 22 . mr [wolf] didn't know this , but he did know that he felt better for howling . 1 mr 3 didn't 1 mr 6 , 3 didn't 5 this 4 know 5 this 6 , 7 but 6 , 10 know 7 but 8 he 7 but 9 did 10 know 17 . 11 that 14 better 11 that 17 . 12 he 13 felt 13 felt 14 better 14 better 15 for 15 for 16 howling so every night he pointed his nose up at [mistress] [moon] and howled . 1 so 2 every 2 every 5 pointed 3 night 4 he 4 he 5 pointed 5 pointed 6 his 6 his 7 nose 7 nose 8 up 8 up 9 at 9 at 14 . 12 and 13 howled 13 howled 14 . " it happened that once as he did this , a [deer] jumped at the first sound and rushed away in great fright . 1 " 2 it 1 " 5 once 2 it 3 happened 2 it 4 that 5 once 10 , 6 as 7 he 7 he 8 did 8 did 9 this 9 this 10 , 10 , 16 first 11 a 13 jumped 13 jumped 14 at 14 at 15 the 14 at 16 first 16 first 19 rushed 17 sound 18 and 17 sound 19 rushed 19 rushed 20 away 19 rushed 21 in 21 in 22 great 22 great 23 fright 22 great 24 . this gave [mr] [wolf] an idea . 1 this 2 gave 2 gave 5 an 5 an 6 idea 6 idea 7 . the next day when he went hunting he threw up his head and howled at the very first smell of fresh tracks . 1 the 2 next 1 the 7 hunting 2 next 3 day 2 next 6 went 3 day 4 when 4 when 5 he 7 hunting 10 up 7 hunting 13 and 8 he 9 threw 9 threw 10 up 10 up 12 head 11 his 12 head 13 and 14 howled 13 and 15 at 15 at 18 first 15 at 23 . 16 the 17 very 16 the 18 first 18 first 22 tracks 19 smell 20 of 20 of 21 fresh 21 fresh 22 tracks that day he had the longest hunt he ever had known , for the [deer] had had fair warning . 1 that 2 day 1 that 5 the 2 day 3 he 3 he 4 had 5 the 6 longest 5 the 11 known 6 longest 7 hunt 6 longest 8 he 8 he 9 ever 8 he 10 had 11 known 12 , 11 known 19 warning 12 , 13 for 12 , 14 the 14 the 16 had 17 had 18 fair 18 fair 19 warning 19 warning 20 . you see , he felt that it had been a fair hunt . 1 you 3 , 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 he 3 , 5 felt 5 felt 6 that 5 felt 7 it 7 it 11 fair 8 had 9 been 9 been 10 a 10 a 11 fair 11 fair 13 . 12 hunt 13 . after that he always gave fair warning . 1 after 2 that 1 after 3 he 2 that 3 he 3 he 5 gave 4 always 5 gave 5 gave 6 fair 6 fair 7 warning 7 warning 8 . as he ran , he howled for very joy . 1 as 3 ran 2 he 3 ran 3 ran 4 , 3 ran 5 he 4 , 5 he 5 he 7 for 6 howled 7 for 7 for 8 very 8 very 9 joy 9 joy 10 . no longer did he carry his bushy tail between his legs , for no longer did he feel like a [coward] and a sneak . 1 no 3 did 1 no 8 tail 2 longer 3 did 3 did 4 he 4 he 5 carry 4 he 6 his 5 carry 6 his 6 his 7 bushy 8 tail 15 longer 9 between 10 his 9 between 11 legs 11 legs 12 , 12 , 13 for 12 , 15 longer 13 for 14 no 15 longer 16 did 16 did 19 like 16 did 22 and 17 he 18 feel 18 feel 19 like 19 like 20 a 22 and 23 a 23 a 25 . 24 sneak 25 . instead , he carried it proudly . 1 instead 2 , 2 , 3 he 3 he 4 carried 4 carried 5 it 5 it 6 proudly 6 proudly 7 . all the others hunted by stealth . 1 all 2 the 2 the 3 others 3 others 4 hunted 4 hunted 5 by 5 by 6 stealth 6 stealth 7 . he alone hunted openly and boldly . 1 he 2 alone 2 alone 3 hunted 3 hunted 5 and 4 openly 5 and 5 and 7 . 6 boldly 7 . [[] [illustration] [:] ["] [old] [king] [bear] [,] [who] [was] [king] [no] [longer] [,] [would] [growl] [a] [deep] [,] [rumbly-grumbly] [growl] [.] ["] page @number@ []] 1 page 2 @number@ " now this earned for him first the dislike and then the hatred of the other hunters . 1 " 9 dislike 2 now 6 him 3 this 4 earned 4 earned 5 for 4 earned 6 him 6 him 7 first 7 first 8 the 7 first 9 dislike 9 dislike 11 then 10 and 11 then 11 then 18 . 12 the 13 hatred 13 hatred 14 of 13 hatred 15 the 14 of 15 the 15 the 16 other 16 other 17 hunters 16 other 18 . mr [lynx] and [mr] [panther] would snarl angrily . 1 mr 3 and 3 and 6 would 6 would 7 snarl 7 snarl 8 angrily 8 angrily 9 . " of course , it wasn't long before [mr] [wolf] discovered that he had no friends . 1 " 5 it 1 " 8 before 2 of 3 course 3 course 4 , 3 course 5 it 6 wasn't 7 long 6 wasn't 8 before 8 before 17 . 11 discovered 12 that 11 discovered 15 no 12 that 13 he 12 that 14 had 15 no 16 friends 15 no 17 . the little people feared him , and the big people hated him because he spoiled their hunting . 1 the 3 people 1 the 7 and 2 little 3 people 3 people 6 , 4 feared 5 him 4 feared 6 , 7 and 9 big 7 and 14 he 8 the 9 big 9 big 11 hated 10 people 11 hated 11 hated 12 him 12 him 13 because 14 he 18 . 15 spoiled 16 their 16 their 17 hunting 17 hunting 18 . but he didn't mind . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 mind 4 mind 5 . sometimes he would howl out of pure mischief just to spoil the hunting of the others . 1 sometimes 4 howl 1 sometimes 5 out 2 he 3 would 3 would 4 howl 5 out 10 to 5 out 17 . 6 of 7 pure 7 pure 8 mischief 8 mischief 9 just 8 mischief 10 to 10 to 12 the 11 spoil 12 the 12 the 13 hunting 13 hunting 14 of 14 of 15 the 14 of 17 . 15 the 16 others so , little by little , he began to be spoken of as [howler] the [wolf] , and after a while everybody called him [howler] . 1 so 2 , 1 so 8 began 3 little 4 by 4 by 5 little 5 little 6 , 6 , 7 he 7 he 8 began 8 began 9 to 8 began 11 spoken 9 to 10 be 9 to 11 spoken 11 spoken 12 of 12 of 13 as 13 as 23 called 15 the 17 , 17 , 18 and 18 and 19 after 18 and 21 while 19 after 20 a 21 while 22 everybody 21 while 23 called 23 called 26 . 24 him 26 . the result was [that] they grew strong , able to travel long distances , keen of nose , and sharp of wit . 1 the 12 long 2 result 3 was 3 was 5 they 5 they 10 to 6 grew 8 , 6 grew 9 able 7 strong 8 , 9 able 10 to 10 to 11 travel 11 travel 12 long 12 long 14 , 12 long 15 keen 13 distances 14 , 15 keen 16 of 16 of 22 wit 17 nose 18 , 18 , 19 and 18 , 20 sharp 20 sharp 21 of 20 sharp 22 wit 22 wit 23 . " it has been so ever since , and the name [howler] has been handed down to this day . 1 " 4 been 1 " 13 has 2 it 3 has 3 has 4 been 4 been 6 ever 5 so 6 ever 6 ever 7 since 7 since 8 , 7 since 13 has 8 , 10 the 9 and 10 the 10 the 11 name 13 has 19 day 14 been 15 handed 15 handed 16 down 15 handed 19 day 16 down 17 to 16 down 18 this 19 day 20 . be thankful , [peter] , that [howler] never comes down to the [green] [forest] , but stays far from the homes of men . " 1 be 2 thankful 1 be 5 , 2 thankful 3 , 5 , 8 never 5 , 10 down 6 that 8 never 8 never 9 comes 9 comes 10 down 10 down 18 far 11 to 12 the 12 the 15 , 15 , 16 but 15 , 18 far 16 but 17 stays 18 far 20 the 19 from 20 the 20 the 21 homes 20 the 24 . 22 of 23 men 23 men 24 . 24 . 25 " " [i] am , " replied [peter] . 1 " 3 am 3 am 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 replied 6 replied 8 . but [i] don't want to be caught at all , so [i] think [i] 'll hurry back to the dear [old] [briar-patch] . " 1 but 6 be 3 don't 4 want 4 want 5 to 4 want 6 be 6 be 7 caught 7 caught 9 all 7 caught 13 think 8 at 9 all 9 all 10 , 10 , 11 so 13 think 15 'll 13 think 19 the 15 'll 16 hurry 16 hurry 17 back 16 hurry 18 to 19 the 24 " 20 dear 23 . 23 . 24 " and [peter] did . 1 and 3 did 3 did 4 . [vi] [how] [old] [mr] [.] [squirrel] [became] [thrifty] [vi] [how] [old] [mr] [.] [squirrel] [became] [thrifty] grandfather [frog] sat on his big green lily-pad in the [smiling] [pool] and shook his head reprovingly at [peter] [rabbit] . 1 grandfather 5 his 3 sat 4 on 4 on 5 his 5 his 8 lily-pad 6 big 7 green 7 green 8 lily-pad 8 lily-pad 14 shook 9 in 10 the 10 the 13 and 13 and 14 shook 14 shook 15 his 15 his 16 head 15 his 21 . 16 head 17 reprovingly 17 reprovingly 18 at peter [is] such a happy-go-lucky little fellow that he never thinks of anything but the good time he can have in the present . 1 peter 3 such 3 such 10 never 4 a 5 happy-go-lucky 5 happy-go-lucky 6 little 6 little 7 fellow 7 fellow 8 that 8 that 9 he 9 he 10 never 10 never 22 the 11 thinks 12 of 11 thinks 22 the 12 of 13 anything 13 anything 14 but 13 anything 15 the 15 the 16 good 16 good 17 time 16 good 19 can 17 time 18 he 17 time 19 can 19 can 20 have 20 have 21 in 22 the 23 present 23 present 24 . he never looks ahead to the future . 1 he 2 never 1 he 3 looks 3 looks 4 ahead 4 ahead 6 the 5 to 6 the 6 the 7 future 6 the 8 . 7 future 8 . so of course [peter] seldom worries . 1 so 2 of 2 of 3 course 3 course 5 seldom 5 seldom 6 worries 6 worries 7 . now [grandfather] [frog] is very old and very wise , and he doesn't believe in luck . 1 now 4 is 4 is 5 very 4 is 9 wise 5 very 6 old 6 old 7 and 7 and 8 very 9 wise 11 and 10 , 11 and 11 and 13 doesn't 11 and 17 . 12 he 13 doesn't 13 doesn't 14 believe 14 believe 16 luck 15 in 16 luck no , [sir] , [grandfather] [frog] doesn't believe in luck . 1 no 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 7 doesn't 7 doesn't 8 believe 7 doesn't 9 in 9 in 10 luck 10 luck 11 . " [chug-a-rum] ! " says [grandfather] [frog] , " luck never just happens . 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 5 says 4 " 5 says 5 says 8 , 8 , 12 just 9 " 10 luck 10 luck 11 never 10 luck 12 just 12 just 13 happens 13 happens 14 . here it was summer , and winter was a long way off . 1 here 2 it 1 here 4 summer 2 it 3 was 2 it 4 summer 4 summer 6 and 5 , 6 and 6 and 8 was 7 winter 8 was 8 was 9 a 8 was 11 way 9 a 10 long 10 long 11 way 11 way 13 . 12 off 13 . what was summer for if not to play in and have a good time ? 1 what 3 summer 2 was 3 summer 3 summer 5 if 4 for 5 if 5 if 6 not 5 if 7 to 7 to 8 play 8 play 9 in 8 play 12 a 10 and 11 have 11 have 12 a 12 a 14 time 13 good 14 time 14 time 15 ? it was much better to play and [take] sun-naps among the buttercups and daisies and just have a good time all day long . 1 it 2 was 1 it 6 play 2 was 3 much 2 was 5 to 4 better 5 to 5 to 6 play 6 play 7 and 7 and 9 sun-naps 7 and 10 among 9 sun-naps 10 among 10 among 11 the 10 among 14 daisies 11 the 12 buttercups 12 buttercups 13 and 14 daisies 19 good 15 and 16 just 16 just 17 have 16 just 18 a 18 a 19 good 19 good 22 day 19 good 23 long 20 time 21 all 20 time 22 day 23 long 24 . " [chug-a-rum] ! " said [grandfather] [frog] , " did you ever hear how old [mr] [squirrel] learned thrift ? " 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 3 ! 12 ever 4 " 5 said 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 did 10 did 11 you 11 you 12 ever 12 ever 14 how 13 hear 14 how 14 how 18 learned 15 old 18 learned 18 learned 19 thrift 19 thrift 20 ? 19 thrift 21 " 20 ? 21 " " no , " cried [peter] [rabbit] , stretching himself out in the soft grass on the edge of the [smiling] [pool] . 1 " 2 no 1 " 8 , 2 no 5 cried 3 , 4 " 3 , 5 cried 8 , 11 out 9 stretching 10 himself 10 himself 11 out 11 out 12 in 11 out 17 the 12 in 13 the 13 the 14 soft 13 the 15 grass 15 grass 16 on 17 the 19 of 18 edge 19 of 19 of 20 the 19 of 23 . " do tell us about it . 1 " 2 do 1 " 3 tell 3 tell 4 us 4 us 5 about 5 about 6 it 6 it 7 . please do , [grandfather] [frog] ! " 1 please 2 do 2 do 3 , 3 , 6 ! 6 ! 7 " you know [peter] dearly loves a story . 1 you 2 know 2 know 4 dearly 4 dearly 5 loves 5 loves 6 a 6 a 7 story 7 story 8 . that was because he was king . 1 that 2 was 2 was 3 because 3 because 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 king 6 king 7 . it was just this way with old [king] [bear] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 just 2 was 4 this 4 this 5 way 5 way 6 with 6 with 7 old 7 old 10 . that was before he grew so fat and lazy and selfish that [old] [mother] [nature] declared that he should be king no longer . 1 that 3 before 2 was 3 before 3 before 7 fat 4 he 5 grew 5 grew 6 so 6 so 7 fat 7 fat 9 lazy 8 and 9 lazy 9 lazy 10 and 9 lazy 11 selfish 10 and 11 selfish 11 selfish 18 he 12 that 16 declared 16 declared 17 that 17 that 18 he 18 he 20 be 19 should 20 be 20 be 24 . 21 king 22 no 22 no 23 longer 23 longer 24 . " now in those days lived old [mr] [squirrel] , the grandfather a thousand times removed of [happy] [jack] [squirrel] whom you all know . 1 " 4 those 2 now 3 in 2 now 4 those 4 those 7 old 5 days 6 lived 5 days 7 old 7 old 10 , 10 , 12 grandfather 10 , 16 removed 11 the 12 grandfather 12 grandfather 15 times 13 a 14 thousand 13 a 15 times 15 times 16 removed 16 removed 17 of 17 of 22 you 21 whom 22 you 22 you 24 know 23 all 24 know 24 know 25 . of course , he wasn't old then . 1 of 2 course 2 course 4 he 3 , 4 he 4 he 6 old 5 wasn't 6 old 6 old 7 then 7 then 8 . he was young and frisky , just like [happy] [jack] , and he was a great favorite with old [king] [bear] . 1 he 2 was 1 he 8 like 2 was 5 frisky 2 was 8 like 3 young 4 and 3 young 5 frisky 5 frisky 6 , 6 , 7 just 8 like 12 and 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 he 12 and 22 . 13 he 14 was 13 he 15 a 15 a 18 with 16 great 17 favorite 17 favorite 18 with 18 with 19 old 19 old 22 . he even dared to play jokes on old [king] [bear] . 1 he 2 even 2 even 3 dared 2 even 5 play 3 dared 4 to 4 to 5 play 5 play 6 jokes 6 jokes 7 on 7 on 8 old 8 old 11 . " those were happy days , very happy days indeed , and old [king] [bear] was a very wise ruler . 1 " 3 were 2 those 3 were 3 were 11 , 4 happy 5 days 5 days 6 , 6 , 7 very 6 , 8 happy 8 happy 9 days 8 happy 11 , 9 days 10 indeed 11 , 12 and 12 and 21 . 13 old 16 was 16 was 17 a 16 was 18 very 18 very 19 wise 18 very 20 ruler 19 wise 20 ruler 20 ruler 21 . there was plenty of everything to eat , and so nobody missed the little they brought to old [king] [bear] . 1 there 9 and 2 was 3 plenty 2 was 6 to 3 plenty 4 of 3 plenty 5 everything 6 to 7 eat 7 eat 8 , 7 eat 9 and 9 and 16 brought 10 so 11 nobody 10 so 15 they 11 nobody 12 missed 12 missed 13 the 13 the 14 little 15 they 16 brought 16 brought 17 to 17 to 18 old 18 old 21 . having so much brought to him , he grew very particular . 1 having 4 brought 2 so 3 much 3 much 4 brought 4 brought 8 he 5 to 6 him 6 him 7 , 7 , 8 he 8 he 10 very 9 grew 10 very 10 very 11 particular 11 particular 12 . yes , [sir] , old [king] [bear] grew very particular indeed . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 5 old 4 , 5 old 5 old 8 grew 8 grew 11 indeed 9 very 10 particular 10 particular 11 indeed 11 indeed 12 . some began to whisper behind his back that he was fussy . 1 some 2 began 1 some 4 whisper 2 began 3 to 4 whisper 5 behind 4 whisper 7 back 5 behind 6 his 7 back 9 he 8 that 9 he 9 he 11 fussy 10 was 11 fussy 11 fussy 12 . mr [squirrel] was smart . 1 mr 3 was 3 was 4 smart 4 smart 5 . he soon found out that the more he amused old [king] [bear] , the more of [king] [bear] 's good things he had . 1 he 2 soon 1 he 4 out 2 soon 3 found 4 out 14 the 5 that 6 the 6 the 7 more 7 more 8 he 8 he 9 amused 8 he 10 old 10 old 13 , 13 , 14 the 14 the 15 more 15 more 16 of 16 of 21 things 19 's 20 good 20 good 21 things 21 things 24 . 22 he 23 had 22 he 24 . it [was] a lot easier to get his living this way than to hunt for his food as he always had in the past . 1 it 3 a 1 it 4 lot 4 lot 16 his 5 easier 6 to 6 to 7 get 7 get 8 his 7 get 9 living 9 living 10 this 9 living 11 way 11 way 12 than 11 way 15 for 12 than 13 to 13 to 14 hunt 15 for 16 his 16 his 17 food 17 food 20 always 18 as 19 he 19 he 20 always 20 always 23 the 21 had 22 in 22 in 23 the 23 the 24 past 24 past 25 . besides , it was a lot more fun . 1 besides 2 , 2 , 4 was 3 it 4 was 4 was 6 lot 5 a 6 lot 6 lot 7 more 6 lot 8 fun 7 more 8 fun 8 fun 9 . so little [mr] [squirrel] studied how to please old [king] [bear] , and he grew fat on the good things which other people had earned . 1 so 2 little 2 little 5 studied 5 studied 13 and 6 how 7 to 6 how 8 please 8 please 9 old 8 please 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 15 grew 13 and 18 the 14 he 15 grew 15 grew 16 fat 16 fat 17 on 16 fat 18 the 18 the 25 earned 19 good 20 things 20 things 21 which 20 things 22 other 21 which 22 other 22 other 23 people 22 other 25 earned 23 people 24 had 25 earned 26 . " one day old [king] [bear] gave little [mr] [squirrel] six big , fat nuts . 1 " 8 little 2 one 3 day 3 day 4 old 4 old 7 gave 7 gave 8 little 8 little 11 six 11 six 12 big 12 big 13 , 12 big 14 fat 14 fat 15 nuts 14 fat 16 . it is easy to give what you don't want yourself . 1 it 2 is 1 it 3 easy 3 easy 5 give 4 to 5 give 5 give 6 what 5 give 8 don't 6 what 7 you 8 don't 9 want 8 don't 10 yourself 9 want 10 yourself 10 yourself 11 . little [mr] [squirrel] bowed very low and thanked old [king] [bear] in his best manner . 1 little 4 bowed 4 bowed 8 thanked 5 very 6 low 5 very 7 and 6 low 7 and 7 and 8 thanked 8 thanked 9 old 9 old 12 in 12 in 13 his 12 in 15 manner 13 his 14 best 14 best 15 manner 15 manner 16 . so he took the nuts and pretended to be delighted with them . 1 so 3 took 2 he 3 took 3 took 4 the 4 the 8 to 5 nuts 6 and 6 and 7 pretended 7 pretended 8 to 8 to 10 delighted 9 be 10 delighted 10 delighted 11 with 11 with 12 them 11 with 13 . " ' [what] shall [i] do with them ? ' said little [mr] [squirrel] as soon as he was alone . 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 7 with 4 shall 6 do 4 shall 7 with 7 with 8 them 8 them 10 ' 9 ? 10 ' 10 ' 11 said 10 ' 18 he 11 said 12 little 15 as 16 soon 16 soon 17 as 16 soon 18 he 18 he 20 alone 19 was 20 alone 20 alone 21 . ' [it] won't do for me to leave them where old [king] [bear] will find them , for it might make him very angry . ' 1 ' 3 won't 1 ' 11 old 3 won't 5 for 4 do 5 for 5 for 6 me 6 me 7 to 6 me 8 leave 9 them 10 where 10 where 11 old 11 old 17 , 14 will 15 find 15 find 16 them 15 find 17 , 17 , 23 very 18 for 19 it 19 it 20 might 20 might 21 make 21 make 22 him 21 make 23 very 23 very 24 angry 24 angry 25 . 25 . 26 ' at last he remembered a certain hollow tree . 1 at 3 he 2 last 3 he 3 he 4 remembered 4 remembered 5 a 5 a 7 hollow 6 certain 7 hollow 7 hollow 8 tree 8 tree 9 . ' [the] very place ! ' cried little [mr] [squirrel] . 1 ' 3 very 3 very 4 place 4 place 5 ! 5 ! 6 ' 6 ' 7 cried 7 cried 8 little 8 little 11 . ' [i] 'll drop them in there , and no one will be any the wiser . ' 1 ' 7 there 1 ' 13 be 3 'll 4 drop 4 drop 5 them 4 drop 7 there 5 them 6 in 7 there 8 , 8 , 9 and 8 , 10 no 10 no 11 one 10 no 12 will 13 be 16 wiser 14 any 15 the 15 the 16 wiser 16 wiser 17 . 17 . 18 ' it wasn't very long after this that [old] [mother] [nature] began to hear complaints of old [king] [bear] and his rule in the [green] [forest] . 1 it 3 very 2 wasn't 3 very 3 very 13 hear 4 long 5 after 4 long 7 that 5 after 6 this 7 that 11 began 11 began 12 to 12 to 13 hear 13 hear 15 of 14 complaints 15 of 15 of 16 old 16 old 22 in 19 and 20 his 19 and 21 rule 21 rule 22 in 22 in 23 the 23 the 26 . the little forest and meadow people were growing tired of feeding the [bear] family . 1 the 2 little 2 little 3 forest 2 little 4 and 3 forest 4 and 4 and 5 meadow 4 and 6 people 6 people 8 growing 6 people 9 tired 7 were 8 growing 9 tired 12 the 10 of 11 feeding 11 feeding 12 the 12 the 14 family 14 family 15 . it was just at the beginning of winter when [old] [mother] [nature] came to see for herself what the trouble was . 1 it 2 was 1 it 5 the 2 was 3 just 3 just 4 at 5 the 6 beginning 5 the 8 winter 6 beginning 7 of 6 beginning 8 winter 8 winter 16 for 9 when 13 came 13 came 14 to 14 to 15 see 15 see 16 for 16 for 17 herself 17 herself 20 trouble 18 what 19 the 19 the 20 trouble 20 trouble 21 was 21 was 22 . it didn't take her long to find out . 1 it 2 didn't 2 didn't 4 her 3 take 4 her 4 her 6 to 5 long 6 to 6 to 7 find 7 find 8 out 7 find 9 . 8 out 9 . no , [sir] , it didn't take her long . 1 no 2 , 2 , 8 her 4 , 5 it 5 it 6 didn't 6 didn't 7 take 7 take 8 her 8 her 9 long 9 long 10 . you can't fool [old] [mother] [nature] , and it 's of no use to try . 1 you 3 fool 2 can't 3 fool 3 fool 7 , 7 , 9 it 8 and 9 it 9 it 11 of 10 's 11 of 11 of 12 no 11 of 13 use 13 use 14 to 14 to 15 try 15 try 16 . she took one good look at old [king] [bear] nodding in the cave where he used to sleep . 1 she 4 good 2 took 3 one 2 took 4 good 4 good 17 to 5 look 6 at 5 look 12 the 6 at 7 old 7 old 10 nodding 10 nodding 11 in 12 the 13 cave 12 the 15 he 14 where 15 he 15 he 16 used 16 used 17 to 17 to 18 sleep 17 to 19 . 18 sleep 19 . he was so fat he looked as if he would burst his skin . 1 he 2 was 1 he 4 fat 2 was 3 so 4 fat 7 as 5 he 6 looked 6 looked 7 as 7 as 8 if 8 if 12 his 9 he 11 burst 10 would 11 burst 11 burst 12 his 12 his 13 skin 13 skin 14 . " old [mother] [nature] frowned . 1 " 2 old 2 old 5 frowned 5 frowned 6 . ' [you] are such a lazy fellow that you shall be king no longer . 1 ' 7 fellow 3 are 4 such 4 such 5 a 5 a 6 lazy 5 a 7 fellow 7 fellow 11 be 8 that 9 you 9 you 10 shall 10 shall 11 be 11 be 13 no 12 king 13 no 13 no 15 . 14 longer 15 . all of old [king] [bear] 's family , including his cousin [mr] [coon] , had been put to sleep just like old [king] [bear] himself . 1 all 11 cousin 2 of 3 old 3 old 6 's 6 's 7 family 7 family 9 including 8 , 9 including 9 including 10 his 10 his 11 cousin 11 cousin 17 put 14 , 15 had 15 had 16 been 15 had 17 put 17 put 19 sleep 18 to 19 sleep 19 sleep 20 just 20 just 25 himself 21 like 22 old 22 old 25 himself 25 himself 26 . yes , [sir] , they were all asleep , fast asleep . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 5 they 2 , 4 , 5 they 7 all 6 were 7 all 7 all 8 asleep 7 all 9 , 8 asleep 9 , 9 , 10 fast 9 , 11 asleep 10 fast 11 asleep 11 asleep 12 . " little [mr] [squirrel] felt lonesome . 1 " 2 little 2 little 7 . 5 felt 6 lonesome 6 lonesome 7 . he grew more lonesome every day . 1 he 3 more 2 grew 3 more 3 more 4 lonesome 4 lonesome 5 every 5 every 6 day 6 day 7 . the weather was cold , and it was hard work to find anything to eat . 1 the 4 cold 1 the 13 anything 2 weather 3 was 2 weather 4 cold 4 cold 7 it 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 it 7 it 8 was 8 was 9 hard 8 was 10 work 10 work 11 to 10 work 13 anything 11 to 12 find 13 anything 14 to 14 to 15 eat 15 eat 16 . mr [squirrel] was hungry all the time . 1 mr 3 was 3 was 4 hungry 4 hungry 5 all 5 all 6 the 6 the 7 time 7 time 8 . he couldn't think of anything but his stomach and how empty it was . 1 he 2 couldn't 1 he 4 of 2 couldn't 3 think 4 of 8 stomach 5 anything 6 but 6 but 7 his 7 his 8 stomach 8 stomach 9 and 9 and 10 how 9 and 11 empty 11 empty 12 it 12 it 14 . 13 was 14 . he grew thin and thinner . 1 he 2 grew 2 grew 3 thin 3 thin 4 and 4 and 5 thinner 5 thinner 6 . " one cold day when the snow covered the earth , little [mr] [squirrel] went without breakfast . 1 " 4 day 1 " 9 the 2 one 3 cold 3 cold 4 day 4 day 8 covered 5 when 7 snow 6 the 7 snow 7 snow 8 covered 9 the 10 earth 9 the 11 , 11 , 16 without 11 , 17 breakfast 12 little 15 went 15 went 16 without 17 breakfast 18 . then he went without dinner . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 went 3 went 4 without 4 without 5 dinner 5 dinner 6 . you see , he couldn't find so much as a [pine-seed] to eat . 1 you 3 , 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 6 find 5 couldn't 6 find 6 find 8 much 7 so 8 much 8 much 9 as 8 much 10 a 9 as 10 a 10 a 14 . 12 to 13 eat 13 eat 14 . late in the afternoon he crept into a hollow tree to get away from the cold , bitter wind . 1 late 8 a 1 late 12 get 2 in 3 the 3 the 4 afternoon 4 afternoon 5 he 4 afternoon 6 crept 6 crept 7 into 7 into 8 a 8 a 10 tree 9 hollow 10 tree 10 tree 11 to 12 get 13 away 12 get 14 from 14 from 15 the 14 from 18 bitter 15 the 16 cold 16 cold 17 , 18 bitter 19 wind 19 wind 20 . he was very tired and very cold and very , very hungry . 1 he 2 was 1 he 5 and 2 was 4 tired 3 very 4 tired 5 and 8 and 6 very 7 cold 7 cold 8 and 8 and 9 very 9 very 10 , 9 very 11 very 11 very 12 hungry 12 hungry 13 . tears filled his eyes and ran over and dripped from his nose . 1 tears 2 filled 2 filled 6 ran 3 his 4 eyes 3 his 5 and 5 and 6 ran 6 ran 11 his 7 over 8 and 8 and 9 dripped 9 dripped 10 from 10 from 11 his 11 his 12 nose 12 nose 13 . he curled up on the leaves at the bottom of the hollow to try to go to sleep and forget . 1 he 2 curled 1 he 9 bottom 2 curled 3 up 2 curled 6 leaves 3 up 4 on 4 on 5 the 6 leaves 7 at 7 at 8 the 9 bottom 10 of 10 of 16 go 11 the 12 hollow 11 the 16 go 12 hollow 13 to 12 hollow 14 try 14 try 15 to 16 go 19 and 16 go 21 . 17 to 18 sleep 18 sleep 19 and 19 and 20 forget 20 forget 21 . under him was something hard . 1 under 2 him 2 him 3 was 3 was 4 something 4 something 5 hard 5 hard 6 . he twisted and turned , but he couldn't get in a comfortable position . 1 he 5 , 2 twisted 3 and 3 and 4 turned 4 turned 5 , 5 , 6 but 5 , 9 get 6 but 7 he 7 he 8 couldn't 9 get 10 in 9 get 11 a 11 a 12 comfortable 12 comfortable 13 position 13 position 14 . finally he looked to see what the trouble was caused by . 1 finally 4 to 2 he 3 looked 3 looked 4 to 4 to 5 see 5 see 6 what 5 see 9 was 6 what 7 the 7 the 8 trouble 9 was 10 caused 10 caused 11 by 11 by 12 . what do you think he found ? 1 what 2 do 2 do 3 you 3 you 4 think 4 think 5 he 5 he 6 found 6 found 7 ? six big , fat nuts ! 1 six 2 big 2 big 3 , 3 , 4 fat 4 fat 5 nuts 5 nuts 6 ! yes , [sir] , six big , fat nuts ! 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 6 big 5 six 6 big 6 big 7 , 6 big 8 fat 7 , 8 fat 8 fat 9 nuts 9 nuts 10 ! little [mr] [squirrel] was so glad that he cried for very joy . 1 little 4 was 4 was 6 glad 5 so 6 glad 6 glad 7 that 6 glad 8 he 7 that 8 he 8 he 9 cried 8 he 10 for 10 for 12 joy 11 very 12 joy 12 joy 13 . " when he had eaten two , he felt better [and] decided to keep the others for the next day . 1 " 2 when 2 when 7 , 3 he 4 had 3 he 5 eaten 5 eaten 6 two 5 eaten 7 , 7 , 18 the 8 he 9 felt 9 felt 10 better 9 felt 12 decided 10 better 12 decided 12 decided 16 others 12 decided 18 the 13 to 14 keep 13 to 15 the 15 the 16 others 16 others 17 for 18 the 19 next 19 next 20 day 20 day 21 . then he began to wonder how those nuts happened to be in that hollow tree . 1 then 5 wonder 1 then 9 happened 2 he 3 began 2 he 5 wonder 3 began 4 to 5 wonder 7 those 6 how 7 those 7 those 8 nuts 9 happened 15 tree 10 to 11 be 11 be 12 in 11 be 15 tree 12 in 13 that 13 that 14 hollow 15 tree 16 . these were the very nuts , the present of old [king] [bear] . 1 these 2 were 2 were 3 the 3 the 4 very 4 very 5 nuts 4 very 6 , 5 nuts 6 , 6 , 7 the 7 the 8 present 7 the 13 . 8 present 9 of 9 of 10 old " right then as he thought about it , little [mr] [squirrel] had a bright idea . 1 " 3 then 1 " 5 he 2 right 3 then 4 as 5 he 5 he 6 thought 6 thought 8 it 6 thought 13 had 7 about 8 it 8 it 9 , 9 , 10 little 13 had 16 idea 14 a 15 bright 15 bright 16 idea 16 idea 17 . and that is just what he did do . 1 and 3 is 2 that 3 is 3 is 4 just 4 just 5 what 5 what 6 he 6 he 8 do 7 did 8 do 8 do 9 . he never had to beg of any one . 1 he 2 never 2 never 3 had 3 had 4 to 4 to 5 beg 5 beg 6 of 6 of 7 any 7 any 8 one 8 one 9 . he had learned to save . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 learned 3 learned 4 to 4 to 5 save 5 save 6 . " and ever since then the [squirrels] have been among the wisest of all the little forest people and always the busiest . 1 " 3 ever 1 " 10 among 2 and 3 ever 3 ever 4 since 4 since 6 the 5 then 6 the 6 the 8 have 8 have 9 been 10 among 18 people 11 the 12 wisest 12 wisest 13 of 12 wisest 14 all 14 all 16 little 15 the 16 little 16 little 17 forest 16 little 18 people 18 people 23 . 19 and 21 the 19 and 22 busiest 20 always 21 the 21 the 22 busiest 22 busiest 23 . " and that 's all , " finished [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 3 that 2 and 3 that 3 that 4 's 4 's 5 all 5 all 6 , 5 all 7 " 7 " 8 finished 8 finished 11 . " thank you ! 1 " 2 thank 2 thank 3 you 3 you 4 ! thank you , [grandfather] [frog] ! " cried [peter] [rabbit] . 1 thank 2 you 2 you 3 , 3 , 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 cried 8 cried 11 . [vii] [how] [lightfoot] [the] [deer] [learned] [to] [jump] [vii] [how] [lightfoot] [the] [deer] [learned] [to] [jump] it isn't often that [peter] [rabbit] is filled with envy . 1 it 2 isn't 1 it 4 that 2 isn't 3 often 4 that 7 is 7 is 8 filled 8 filled 9 with 9 with 10 envy 10 envy 11 . as a rule , [peter] is very free from anything like envy . 1 as 3 rule 2 a 3 rule 3 rule 4 , 4 , 6 is 6 is 7 very 6 is 8 free 7 very 8 free 8 free 13 . 9 from 10 anything 10 anything 11 like 11 like 12 envy 12 envy 13 . but once in a great while [peter] becomes really and truly envious . 1 but 2 once 1 but 4 a 2 once 3 in 3 in 4 a 4 a 5 great 5 great 6 while 5 great 9 really 6 while 8 becomes 9 really 11 truly 10 and 11 truly 11 truly 12 envious 12 envious 13 . you see , [peter] always had been very proud of his own powers of jumping . 1 you 2 see 1 you 3 , 2 see 3 , 3 , 7 been 5 always 6 had 6 had 7 been 7 been 9 proud 8 very 9 proud 9 proud 10 of 10 of 11 his 10 of 12 own 12 own 14 of 13 powers 14 of 14 of 16 . 15 jumping 16 . " why don't you learn to ? " asked [jimmy] [skunk] with a mischievous twinkle in the eye which [peter] couldn't see . 1 " 4 you 1 " 7 ? 2 why 3 don't 3 don't 4 you 4 you 5 learn 5 learn 6 to 7 ? 9 asked 8 " 9 asked 9 asked 14 mischievous 12 with 13 a 13 a 14 mischievous 14 mischievous 17 the 15 twinkle 16 in 15 twinkle 17 the 17 the 18 eye 17 the 19 which 18 eye 19 which 19 which 21 couldn't 21 couldn't 23 . 22 see 23 . " [lightfoot] couldn't always jump like that ; he had to learn . 1 " 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 5 jump 3 couldn't 6 like 4 always 5 jump 6 like 7 that 7 that 9 he 8 ; 9 he 9 he 10 had 9 he 11 to 11 to 13 . 12 learn 13 . why don't you find out how ? 1 why 2 don't 2 don't 3 you 3 you 4 find 4 find 5 out 5 out 6 how 6 how 7 ? probably [grandfather] [frog] knows all about it . 1 probably 4 knows 4 knows 5 all 5 all 6 about 6 about 7 it 7 it 8 . he knows about almost everything . 1 he 2 knows 2 knows 3 about 3 about 4 almost 4 almost 5 everything 5 everything 6 . if [i] were you , [i] 'd ask him . " 1 if 3 were 3 were 4 you 3 were 5 , 5 , 8 ask 7 'd 8 ask 8 ask 9 him 9 him 10 . 10 . 11 " " [i] [i] [i] don't just like to , " replied [peter] . 1 " 5 don't 5 don't 7 like 6 just 7 like 7 like 9 , 8 to 9 , 9 , 11 replied 10 " 11 replied 11 replied 13 . " [i] 've asked him so many questions that [i] am afraid he 'll think me a nuisance . 1 " 3 've 1 " 4 asked 4 asked 5 him 5 him 11 am 5 him 14 'll 6 so 7 many 7 many 8 questions 8 questions 9 that 9 that 11 am 11 am 12 afraid 12 afraid 13 he 14 'll 15 think 14 'll 18 nuisance 15 think 17 a 15 think 18 nuisance 16 me 17 a 18 nuisance 19 . i tell you what , [jimmy] , you ask him ! " 1 i 2 tell 2 tell 3 you 3 you 4 what 3 you 5 , 5 , 9 ask 7 , 8 you 8 you 9 ask 9 ask 10 him 9 ask 11 ! 11 ! 12 " peter 's eyes brightened as he said this . 1 peter 2 's 2 's 3 eyes 3 eyes 4 brightened 4 brightened 5 as 5 as 6 he 6 he 7 said 7 said 8 this 8 this 9 . jimmy chuckled . 1 jimmy 2 chuckled 2 chuckled 3 . " no , you don't ! " said he . 1 " 2 no 2 no 4 you 3 , 4 you 4 you 5 don't 4 you 6 ! 5 don't 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 said 7 " 9 he 8 said 9 he 9 he 10 . " if there is anything you want to know from [grandfather] [frog] , ask him yourself . 1 " 2 if 1 " 4 is 2 if 3 there 4 is 8 to 5 anything 7 want 5 anything 8 to 6 you 7 want 8 to 9 know 8 to 15 him 9 know 10 from 13 , 14 ask 14 ask 15 him 15 him 17 . 16 yourself 17 . i don't want to know how [lightfoot] learned to jump . 1 i 4 to 2 don't 3 want 3 want 4 to 4 to 5 know 5 know 6 how 5 know 8 learned 8 learned 9 to 9 to 10 jump 10 jump 11 . he may jump over the moon , for all [i] care . 1 he 2 may 1 he 6 moon 2 may 3 jump 3 jump 4 over 4 over 5 the 6 moon 7 , 7 , 8 for 8 for 9 all 9 all 11 care 11 care 12 . have you seen any fat beetles this morning , [peter] ? " 1 have 4 any 2 you 3 seen 3 seen 4 any 4 any 5 fat 5 fat 6 beetles 6 beetles 8 morning 7 this 8 morning 8 morning 9 , 9 , 11 ? 11 ? 12 " " no , " replied [peter] shortly . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 replied 5 replied 7 shortly 7 shortly 8 . " [i] 'm not interested in beetles . 1 " 3 'm 3 'm 4 not 4 not 5 interested 5 interested 6 in 6 in 7 beetles 7 beetles 8 . there may never be any fat beetles , for all [i] care . " 1 there 6 fat 1 there 8 , 2 may 3 never 2 may 4 be 4 be 5 any 4 be 6 fat 6 fat 7 beetles 6 fat 8 , 8 , 10 all 8 , 12 care 9 for 10 all 10 all 12 care 12 care 14 " 13 . 14 " jimmy laughed . 1 jimmy 2 laughed 2 laughed 3 . it was a good-natured , chuckling kind of a laugh . 1 it 2 was 1 it 3 a 2 was 3 a 3 a 5 , 4 good-natured 5 , 5 , 6 chuckling 6 chuckling 7 kind 7 kind 8 of 8 of 9 a 8 of 11 . 9 a 10 laugh " don't get huffy , [peter] , " said he . 1 " 2 don't 1 " 4 huffy 2 don't 3 get 4 huffy 5 , 5 , 7 , 7 , 9 said 8 " 9 said 9 said 10 he 10 he 11 . " here 's hoping that you learn how to jump like [lightfoot] the [deer] , and that [i] get a stomachful of fat beetles . " 1 " 2 here 1 " 8 how 2 here 3 's 2 here 4 hoping 4 hoping 5 that 4 hoping 6 you 5 that 6 you 6 you 7 learn 8 how 10 jump 8 how 19 get 9 to 10 jump 10 jump 11 like 11 like 13 the 13 the 15 , 15 , 16 and 15 , 17 that 19 get 22 of 19 get 23 fat 20 a 21 stomachful 21 stomachful 22 of 22 of 23 fat 23 fat 24 beetles 24 beetles 25 . 24 beetles 26 " with that [jimmy] [skunk] slowly ambled along down the [crooked] [little] [path] . 1 with 2 that 2 that 6 ambled 5 slowly 6 ambled 6 ambled 7 along 7 along 9 the 8 down 9 the 9 the 13 . grandfather [frog] was there on his big green lily-pad , and [peter] wasted no time . 1 grandfather 5 on 1 grandfather 8 green 3 was 4 there 4 there 5 on 5 on 6 his 5 on 7 big 6 his 7 big 8 green 10 , 8 green 13 wasted 9 lily-pad 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 13 wasted 13 wasted 15 time 14 no 15 time 15 time 16 . " how did [lightfoot] the [deer] learn to jump so splendidly , [grandfather] [frog] ? " he blurted out almost before he had stopped running . 1 " 9 jump 2 how 3 did 3 did 5 the 3 did 7 learn 7 learn 8 to 7 learn 9 jump 9 jump 12 , 10 so 11 splendidly 11 splendidly 12 , 12 , 18 blurted 15 ? 16 " 16 " 17 he 17 he 18 blurted 18 blurted 21 before 19 out 20 almost 20 almost 21 before 21 before 25 running 22 he 23 had 23 had 24 stopped 24 stopped 25 running 25 running 26 . grandfather [frog] blinked his great , goggly eyes . 1 grandfather 4 his 3 blinked 4 his 4 his 5 great 5 great 7 goggly 6 , 7 goggly 7 goggly 8 eyes 8 eyes 9 . " [chug-a-rum] ! " said he . 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 6 he 7 . " if you 'll jump across the [laughing] [brook] over there where it comes into the [smiling] [pool] , [i] 'll tell you . " 1 " 7 the 2 if 3 you 3 you 4 'll 4 'll 6 across 4 'll 7 the 5 jump 6 across 7 the 12 where 10 over 11 there 11 there 12 where 12 where 16 the 13 it 14 comes 14 comes 15 into 15 into 16 the 16 the 23 you 19 , 21 'll 21 'll 22 tell 22 tell 23 you 23 you 24 . 24 . 25 " peter looked at the [laughing] [brook] in dismay . 1 peter 2 looked 2 looked 3 at 3 at 4 the 4 the 7 in 7 in 8 dismay 8 dismay 9 . it was quite wide at that point . 1 it 3 quite 2 was 3 quite 3 quite 4 wide 4 wide 5 at 5 at 6 that 6 that 7 point 7 point 8 . " [i] [i] can't , " he stammered . 1 " 5 , 4 can't 5 , 5 , 6 " 5 , 7 he 6 " 7 he 7 he 8 stammered 8 stammered 9 . " then [i] can't tell you how [lightfoot] learned to jump , " replied [grandfather] [frog] , quite as if the matter were settled . 1 " 2 then 1 " 5 tell 2 then 4 can't 2 then 5 tell 5 tell 7 how 5 tell 12 , 6 you 7 how 9 learned 10 to 10 to 11 jump 10 to 12 , 12 , 13 " 12 , 14 replied 14 replied 17 , 14 replied 18 quite 17 , 18 quite 18 quite 21 the 19 as 20 if 20 if 21 the 21 the 25 . 22 matter 23 were 23 were 24 settled 24 settled 25 . " [i] [i] 'll try ! " 1 " 4 'll 4 'll 5 try 5 try 6 ! 6 ! 7 " peter hastened to blurt out . 1 peter 2 hastened 2 hastened 3 to 3 to 4 blurt 4 blurt 5 out 5 out 6 . " all right . 1 " 2 all 2 all 3 right 3 right 4 . while you are trying , [i] 'll see if [i] can remember the story , " replied [grandfather] [frog] . 1 while 3 are 2 you 3 are 3 are 5 , 4 trying 5 , 5 , 13 the 7 'll 8 see 7 'll 9 if 9 if 12 remember 11 can 12 remember 12 remember 13 the 13 the 14 story 14 story 16 " 15 , 16 " 16 " 17 replied 16 " 20 . peter went back a little so as to get a good start . 1 peter 2 went 1 peter 3 back 2 went 3 back 3 back 4 a 4 a 5 little 5 little 6 so 6 so 10 a 7 as 8 to 8 to 9 get 9 get 10 a 10 a 13 . 11 good 12 start 12 start 13 . jerry [muskrat] and [billy] [mink] rolled over and over on the bank , laughing until their sides ached . 1 jerry 6 rolled 1 jerry 10 on 3 and 6 rolled 6 rolled 8 and 7 over 8 and 8 and 9 over 10 on 11 the 10 on 15 until 11 the 12 bank 13 , 14 laughing 13 , 15 until 15 until 19 . 16 their 17 sides 16 their 19 . 17 sides 18 ached even [spotty] the [turtle] smiled , which is very unusual for [spotty] . 1 even 3 the 1 even 5 smiled 3 the 5 smiled 5 smiled 6 , 6 , 8 is 7 which 8 is 8 is 9 very 9 very 10 unusual 10 unusual 11 for 11 for 13 . now [peter] does not like the water , and though he can swim , he doesn't feel at all at home in it . 1 now 3 does 1 now 4 not 4 not 6 the 5 like 6 the 6 the 9 and 7 water 8 , 7 water 9 and 9 and 12 can 9 and 14 , 10 though 11 he 10 though 12 can 13 swim 14 , 14 , 19 all 15 he 16 doesn't 16 doesn't 17 feel 17 feel 18 at 18 at 19 all 19 all 24 . 20 at 21 home 21 home 22 in 22 in 23 it 22 in 24 . he paddled for the shore as fast as he could , and in his heart was something very like anger . 1 he 10 could 2 paddled 5 shore 2 paddled 7 fast 3 for 4 the 4 the 5 shore 5 shore 6 as 7 fast 8 as 7 fast 10 could 8 as 9 he 10 could 20 anger 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 in 13 in 15 heart 13 in 20 anger 14 his 15 heart 15 heart 16 was 16 was 17 something 16 was 18 very 18 very 19 like 20 anger 21 . no one likes to be laughed at . 1 no 2 one 2 one 3 likes 3 likes 4 to 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 laughed 6 laughed 7 at 7 at 8 . peter intended to start for home the very minute he reached the shore . 1 peter 3 to 2 intended 3 to 3 to 4 start 4 start 8 very 5 for 6 home 6 home 7 the 7 the 8 very 8 very 10 he 9 minute 10 he 10 he 11 reached 11 reached 14 . 12 the 13 shore 13 shore 14 . but just before his feet touched bottom , he heard the great , deep voice of [grandfather] [frog] . 1 but 7 bottom 1 but 11 the 2 just 3 before 2 just 7 bottom 3 before 4 his 4 his 6 touched 5 feet 6 touched 8 , 9 he 9 he 10 heard 10 heard 11 the 11 the 14 deep 11 the 16 of 12 great 13 , 12 great 14 deep 14 deep 15 voice 15 voice 16 of 16 of 19 . it all happened a great while ago when the world was young . " 1 it 3 happened 2 all 3 happened 3 happened 5 great 4 a 5 great 5 great 6 while 5 great 7 ago 7 ago 8 when 7 ago 10 world 8 when 9 the 10 world 11 was 10 world 12 young 11 was 12 young 12 young 13 . 13 . 14 " grandfather [frog] was talking quite as if nothing had happened , and he had never thought of laughing . 1 grandfather 7 if 1 grandfather 10 happened 3 was 5 quite 4 talking 5 quite 5 quite 6 as 5 quite 7 if 7 if 8 nothing 8 nothing 9 had 10 happened 14 had 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 he 12 and 14 had 14 had 18 laughing 15 never 16 thought 15 never 18 laughing 16 thought 17 of 18 laughing 19 . peter was so put out that he wanted to keep right on , but he just couldn't miss that story . 1 peter 8 wanted 2 was 3 so 3 so 4 put 4 put 7 he 5 out 6 that 6 that 7 he 7 he 8 wanted 8 wanted 15 he 9 to 10 keep 10 keep 13 , 11 right 12 on 11 right 13 , 13 , 14 but 13 , 15 he 15 he 16 just 16 just 17 couldn't 17 couldn't 20 story 18 miss 19 that 18 miss 20 story 20 story 21 . his curiosity wouldn't let him . 1 his 2 curiosity 2 curiosity 3 wouldn't 3 wouldn't 4 let 4 let 5 him 5 him 6 . so he shook himself and then lay down in the sunniest spot he could find within hearing . 1 so 4 himself 1 so 9 in 2 he 3 shook 2 he 4 himself 4 himself 7 lay 4 himself 8 down 5 and 6 then 5 and 7 lay 9 in 10 the 9 in 12 spot 10 the 11 sunniest 10 the 12 spot 12 spot 13 he 13 he 14 could 14 could 16 within 14 could 18 . 15 find 16 within 16 within 17 hearing 17 hearing 18 . " he had just such slim legs as [lightfoot] has now and just such wonderful , branching horns . 1 " 10 has 1 " 15 wonderful 2 he 3 had 2 he 10 has 3 had 4 just 3 had 6 slim 4 just 5 such 5 such 6 slim 6 slim 7 legs 7 legs 8 as 11 now 14 such 12 and 13 just 13 just 14 such 14 such 15 wonderful 15 wonderful 16 , 16 , 18 horns 17 branching 18 horns 18 horns 19 . when he had the latter , he was not much afraid of anybody . 1 when 2 he 1 when 5 latter 2 he 3 had 4 the 5 latter 5 latter 9 not 6 , 7 he 7 he 8 was 8 was 9 not 9 not 10 much 10 much 11 afraid 10 much 12 of 12 of 14 . 13 anybody 14 . but there was a season in every year when he had no horns , as is the case with [lightfoot] . 1 but 3 was 2 there 3 was 3 was 7 every 4 a 5 season 4 a 7 every 5 season 6 in 7 every 13 horns 8 year 9 when 9 when 10 he 10 he 11 had 11 had 12 no 12 no 13 horns 13 horns 14 , 14 , 15 as 14 , 17 the 15 as 16 is 17 the 18 case 18 case 19 with 19 with 21 . you know , or ought to know , that every spring [lightfoot] loses his horns and through the summer a new pair grows . 1 you 5 ought 2 know 3 , 3 , 4 or 4 or 5 ought 5 ought 8 , 6 to 7 know 7 know 8 , 8 , 10 every 9 that 10 every 10 every 18 the 11 spring 13 loses 13 loses 14 his 14 his 15 horns 14 his 17 through 15 horns 16 and 17 through 18 the 18 the 19 summer 19 summer 21 new 19 summer 22 pair 20 a 21 new 21 new 22 pair 22 pair 24 . 23 grows 24 . it was so with [mr] [deer] of that long-ago time , and when he lost those great horns , he felt very helpless and timid . 1 it 2 was 1 it 7 of 2 was 3 so 3 so 4 with 7 of 11 , 8 that 9 long-ago 9 long-ago 10 time 10 time 11 , 11 , 12 and 11 , 15 lost 12 and 13 when 13 when 14 he 15 lost 16 those 15 lost 20 he 16 those 18 horns 16 those 19 , 17 great 18 horns 20 he 21 felt 21 felt 24 and 22 very 23 helpless 23 helpless 24 and 24 and 26 . 25 timid 26 . " now old [mr] [deer] loved the open meadows and spent most of his time there . 1 " 11 spent 2 now 3 old 3 old 6 loved 3 old 11 spent 6 loved 7 the 7 the 8 open 8 open 9 meadows 9 meadows 10 and 11 spent 12 most 12 most 16 there 13 of 14 his 13 of 15 time 15 time 16 there 16 there 17 . when he had to run , he wanted nothing in the way of his slim legs . 1 when 6 , 2 he 3 had 2 he 5 run 3 had 4 to 3 had 5 run 5 run 6 , 6 , 8 wanted 7 he 8 wanted 8 wanted 14 his 9 nothing 10 in 10 in 11 the 11 the 12 way 11 the 13 of 13 of 14 his 14 his 16 legs 15 slim 16 legs 16 legs 17 . and how he could run ! 1 and 2 how 2 how 3 he 3 he 4 could 4 could 5 run 5 run 6 ! my , my , my , how he could run ! 1 my 2 , 2 , 3 my 3 my 4 , 3 my 5 my 4 , 5 my 5 my 6 , 5 my 7 how 7 how 8 he 8 he 10 run 9 could 10 run 10 run 11 ! but there were others who could run swiftly in those days too , [mr] [wolf] and [mr] [dog] . 1 but 4 others 1 but 11 days 2 there 3 were 2 there 4 others 4 others 10 those 5 who 7 run 6 could 7 run 7 run 8 swiftly 7 run 10 those 8 swiftly 9 in 10 those 11 days 11 days 13 , 12 too 13 , 13 , 16 and 16 and 19 . mr [deer] always had a feeling that some day one or the other would catch him . 1 mr 6 feeling 1 mr 10 one 3 always 4 had 3 always 5 a 4 had 5 a 5 a 6 feeling 6 feeling 7 that 7 that 8 some 8 some 9 day 10 one 16 him 11 or 12 the 12 the 13 other 13 other 15 catch 13 other 16 him 14 would 15 catch 16 him 17 . he felt perfectly helpless then . 1 he 2 felt 2 felt 3 perfectly 3 perfectly 4 helpless 4 helpless 5 then 5 then 6 . " but one thing troubled old [mr] [deer] , who wasn't old then , you know . 1 " 2 but 1 " 12 old 2 but 3 one 3 one 4 thing 4 thing 9 , 5 troubled 6 old 6 old 9 , 9 , 11 wasn't 10 who 11 wasn't 12 old 13 then 13 then 15 you 14 , 15 you 15 you 17 . 16 know 17 . yes , [sir] , one thing troubled him a great deal . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 6 thing 4 , 5 one 5 one 6 thing 6 thing 7 troubled 7 troubled 10 great 8 him 9 a 9 a 10 great 10 great 11 deal 11 deal 12 . he couldn't run fast at all among the bushes and the fallen trees and the old logs . 1 he 3 run 1 he 9 bushes 2 couldn't 3 run 3 run 5 at 4 fast 5 at 5 at 7 among 6 all 7 among 7 among 8 the 9 bushes 14 and 9 bushes 17 logs 10 and 11 the 10 and 12 fallen 12 fallen 13 trees 13 trees 14 and 14 and 15 the 15 the 16 old 16 old 17 logs 17 logs 18 . this was a new worry , and it troubled him almost as much as the old worry . 1 this 2 was 1 this 13 much 2 was 4 new 3 a 4 new 4 new 6 , 4 new 9 troubled 5 worry 6 , 6 , 7 and 6 , 8 it 9 troubled 10 him 10 him 11 almost 11 almost 12 as 13 much 15 the 14 as 15 the 15 the 18 . 16 old 17 worry 17 worry 18 . he felt that he was in a dreadful fix . 1 he 2 felt 1 he 3 that 2 felt 3 that 3 that 4 he 3 that 5 was 5 was 6 in 6 in 7 a 6 in 8 dreadful 7 a 8 dreadful 8 dreadful 9 fix 9 fix 10 . you see , hard times [had] come , and the big and strong were preying on the weak and small in order to live . 1 you 2 see 1 you 3 , 3 , 5 times 3 , 7 come 4 hard 5 times 7 come 13 strong 8 , 9 and 9 and 12 and 10 the 11 big 11 big 12 and 12 and 13 strong 13 strong 15 preying 14 were 15 preying 15 preying 22 order 16 on 17 the 17 the 18 weak 18 weak 19 and 19 and 20 small 20 small 21 in 20 small 22 order 22 order 25 . 23 to 24 live 24 live 25 . oh , dear ! 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 dear 3 dear 4 ! oh , dear ! 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 dear 3 dear 4 ! what shall [i] do ? ' cried [mr] [deer] , as he lay hidden among the branches of a fallen hemlock-tree . 1 what 5 ? 1 what 6 ' 2 shall 4 do 4 do 5 ? 6 ' 10 , 7 cried 10 , 10 , 12 he 11 as 12 he 12 he 13 lay 12 he 16 the 13 lay 14 hidden 14 hidden 15 among 16 the 18 of 17 branches 18 of 18 of 22 . 19 a 20 fallen 20 fallen 21 hemlock-tree 20 fallen 22 . " just at that very minute along came [mr] [hare] , the of your cousin [jumper] . 1 " 2 just 2 just 4 that 2 just 8 came 3 at 4 that 4 that 5 very 5 very 6 minute 5 very 7 along 7 along 8 came 8 came 11 , 11 , 14 your 12 the 13 of 13 of 14 your 14 your 15 cousin 15 cousin 17 . a big log was in his path , and he jumped over it as lightly as a feather . 1 a 8 , 2 big 3 log 2 big 8 , 3 log 4 was 3 log 7 path 4 was 5 in 5 in 6 his 5 in 7 path 8 , 9 and 8 , 13 it 9 and 11 jumped 10 he 11 jumped 11 jumped 12 over 11 jumped 13 it 13 it 15 lightly 14 as 15 lightly 15 lightly 16 as 15 lightly 17 a 17 a 19 . 18 feather 19 . mr [deer] watched him and sighed . 1 mr 3 watched 3 watched 4 him 4 him 5 and 5 and 6 sighed 6 sighed 7 . right then he had an idea . 1 right 2 then 2 then 3 he 3 he 4 had 4 had 5 an 5 an 6 idea 6 idea 7 . why shouldn't he learn to jump ? 1 why 2 shouldn't 2 shouldn't 3 he 3 he 4 learn 4 learn 5 to 5 to 6 jump 6 jump 7 ? he could try , anyway . 1 he 2 could 2 could 3 try 3 try 4 , 4 , 5 anyway 5 anyway 6 . so when he was sure that no one was around to see him , he practised jumping over little low bushes . 1 so 5 sure 1 so 6 that 2 when 3 he 3 he 4 was 3 he 5 sure 6 that 15 he 7 no 13 him 8 one 9 was 9 was 11 to 10 around 11 to 11 to 12 see 11 to 13 him 13 him 14 , 14 , 15 he 15 he 22 . 16 practised 17 jumping 16 practised 20 low 17 jumping 18 over 18 over 19 little 20 low 21 bushes 21 bushes 22 . at first he couldn't do much , but he kept trying and trying , and little by little he jumped higher . 1 at 2 first 1 at 9 he 2 first 7 , 3 he 4 couldn't 4 couldn't 6 much 5 do 6 much 6 much 7 , 7 , 8 but 9 he 14 , 10 kept 11 trying 10 kept 13 trying 11 trying 12 and 12 and 13 trying 13 trying 14 , 14 , 15 and 14 , 20 jumped 15 and 19 he 16 little 17 by 17 by 18 little 17 by 19 he 19 he 20 jumped 20 jumped 21 higher 20 jumped 22 . 21 higher 22 . it was hard work , and he scraped his slim legs [many] times when he tried to jump over old logs and stumps . 1 it 10 slim 2 was 3 hard 3 hard 4 work 3 hard 5 , 5 , 6 and 5 , 10 slim 6 and 7 he 6 and 8 scraped 7 he 8 scraped 8 scraped 9 his 10 slim 13 times 11 legs 13 times 13 times 16 tried 14 when 15 he 15 he 16 tried 16 tried 17 to 17 to 19 over 18 jump 19 over 19 over 22 and 20 old 21 logs 21 logs 22 and 22 and 23 stumps 23 stumps 24 . " now all this time some one had been watching him , though he didn't know it . 1 " 6 some 2 now 3 all 2 now 5 time 3 all 4 this 3 all 5 time 5 time 6 some 6 some 12 , 7 one 8 had 8 had 9 been 9 been 10 watching 10 watching 11 him 10 watching 12 , 12 , 18 . 13 though 14 he 13 though 15 didn't 15 didn't 17 it 15 didn't 18 . 16 know 17 it it was [old] [mother] [nature] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 6 . one day she stopped him as he was trotting along a path . 1 one 2 day 1 one 3 she 3 she 4 stopped 3 she 5 him 4 stopped 5 him 5 him 6 as 6 as 8 was 7 he 8 was 8 was 9 trotting 9 trotting 10 along 9 trotting 13 . 10 along 11 a 11 a 12 path ' [what] is this you are doing when you think no one is watching ? ' she demanded , looking very cross . 1 ' 9 you 3 is 4 this 4 this 5 you 5 you 6 are 6 are 7 doing 6 are 9 you 7 doing 8 when 9 you 10 think 9 you 15 ? 10 think 11 no 10 think 14 watching 11 no 12 one 12 one 13 is 14 watching 15 ? 15 ? 16 ' 16 ' 20 looking 17 she 18 demanded 17 she 20 looking 18 demanded 19 , 20 looking 23 . 21 very 22 cross 22 cross 23 . ' [haven't] [i] given you beauty and speed ? 1 ' 4 given 4 given 5 you 5 you 6 beauty 6 beauty 7 and 7 and 8 speed 8 speed 9 ? and yet you are not satisfied ! ' 1 and 2 yet 2 yet 3 you 3 you 4 are 4 are 5 not 5 not 6 satisfied 6 satisfied 7 ! 7 ! 8 ' mr [deer] hung his head . 1 mr 3 hung 3 hung 4 his 4 his 5 head 5 head 6 . old [mother] [nature] heard him through . 1 old 4 heard 4 heard 5 him 5 him 6 through 6 through 7 . " ' [oh] , [i] can't jump nearly as high as that ! ' he cried . 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 7 jump 4 , 6 can't 6 can't 7 jump 7 jump 8 nearly 8 nearly 9 as 8 nearly 10 high 9 as 10 high 10 high 16 cried 11 as 12 that 12 that 13 ! 13 ! 14 ' 14 ' 15 he 15 he 16 cried 16 cried 17 . then tossing his head proudly , he added , ' [but] [i] 'll try . ' 1 then 2 tossing 1 then 3 his 3 his 4 head 3 his 6 , 4 head 5 proudly 6 , 8 added 6 , 13 'll 7 he 8 added 8 added 9 , 9 , 10 ' 13 'll 14 try 13 'll 15 . 14 try 15 . 15 . 16 ' just imagine how surprised he was when he sailed over it without even touching the top of it with his hoofs ! 1 just 6 was 1 just 8 he 2 imagine 3 how 2 imagine 4 surprised 4 surprised 5 he 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 when 8 he 9 sailed 8 he 10 over 9 sailed 10 over 10 over 13 even 10 over 15 the 11 it 12 without 11 it 13 even 14 touching 15 the 15 the 17 of 16 top 17 of 17 of 19 with 18 it 19 with 19 with 20 his 19 with 21 hoofs 21 hoofs 22 ! now , [peter] , let's see you jump over the [laughing] [brook] . " 1 now 6 see 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 let's 5 let's 6 see 6 see 9 over 7 you 8 jump 8 jump 9 over 9 over 10 the 10 the 13 . 13 . 14 " what do you think [peter] did ? 1 what 2 do 2 do 3 you 3 you 4 think 4 think 6 did 6 did 7 ? [viii] [how] [mr] [.] [flying] [squirrel] [almost] [got] [wings] [viii] [how] [mr] [.] [flying] [squirrel] [almost] [got] [wings] jimmy [skunk] and [peter] [rabbit] were having a dispute . 1 jimmy 3 and 3 and 6 were 6 were 7 having 7 having 8 a 8 a 9 dispute 9 dispute 10 . finally they decided that as neither could convince the other , they should leave it for [grandfather] [frog] to decide which was right . 1 finally 2 they 1 finally 3 decided 3 decided 8 convince 3 decided 15 it 4 that 5 as 5 as 6 neither 6 neither 7 could 7 could 8 convince 9 the 10 other 10 other 11 , 10 other 14 leave 11 , 13 should 12 they 13 should 13 should 14 leave 14 leave 15 it 15 it 16 for 16 for 20 decide 19 to 20 decide 20 decide 21 which 20 decide 23 right 21 which 22 was 23 right 24 . both agreed that they would accept [grandfather] [frog] 's decision . 1 both 3 that 2 agreed 3 that 3 that 5 would 4 they 5 would 5 would 6 accept 6 accept 9 's 9 's 10 decision 10 decision 11 . you see , each was sure that he was right . 1 you 6 sure 2 see 3 , 2 see 4 each 4 each 5 was 4 each 6 sure 6 sure 7 that 7 that 8 he 8 he 9 was 9 was 10 right 10 right 11 . when they reached the [smiling] [pool] , they found [grandfather] [frog] looking very comfortable and old and wise . 1 when 2 they 1 when 9 found 2 they 3 reached 3 reached 4 the 4 the 7 , 7 , 8 they 9 found 12 looking 12 looking 14 comfortable 12 looking 17 and 13 very 14 comfortable 14 comfortable 15 and 15 and 16 old 17 and 18 wise 18 wise 19 . " good evening , [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 2 good 2 good 3 evening 3 evening 4 , 4 , 7 . i hope you are feeling just as fine as you look , " said [jimmy] [skunk] , who never forgets to be polite . 1 i 2 hope 1 i 4 are 2 hope 3 you 4 are 5 feeling 4 are 8 fine 5 feeling 6 just 6 just 7 as 7 as 8 fine 8 fine 9 as 8 fine 10 you 10 you 13 " 11 look 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 20 forgets 14 said 17 , 17 , 18 who 18 who 19 never 18 who 20 forgets 20 forgets 22 be 21 to 22 be 22 be 23 polite 22 be 24 . " [chug-a-rum] ! 1 " 3 ! i 'm feeling very well , thank you , " replied [grandfather] [frog] . 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 7 thank 3 feeling 4 very 4 very 5 well 5 well 6 , 6 , 7 thank 7 thank 9 , 8 you 9 , 9 , 11 replied 10 " 11 replied 11 replied 14 . " what brings you to the [smiling] [pool] this fine evening ? " 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 brings 3 brings 4 you 4 you 5 to 4 you 6 the 6 the 11 evening 9 this 10 fine 10 fine 11 evening 11 evening 12 ? 12 ? 13 " he looked very hard at [peter] [rabbit] , for he suspected that [peter] had come for a story . 1 he 2 looked 1 he 10 he 2 looked 4 hard 3 very 4 hard 4 hard 5 at 5 at 8 , 8 , 9 for 10 he 17 a 11 suspected 12 that 12 that 14 had 14 had 15 come 15 come 16 for 15 come 17 a 17 a 18 story 18 story 19 . grandfather [frog] looked immensely pleased . 1 grandfather 3 looked 3 looked 4 immensely 4 immensely 5 pleased 5 pleased 6 . it always pleases him to be considered wise . 1 it 2 always 2 always 3 pleases 2 always 5 to 3 pleases 4 him 5 to 7 considered 6 be 7 considered 7 considered 9 . 8 wise 9 . " [chug-a-rum] ! " said he gruffly . 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 6 he 7 gruffly 7 gruffly 8 . " you have a very smooth tongue , [jimmy] [skunk] . 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 have 2 you 4 a 3 have 4 a 4 a 6 smooth 5 very 6 smooth 6 smooth 7 tongue 7 tongue 8 , 7 tongue 11 . but what is this matter on which you cannot agree ? " 1 but 2 what 2 what 3 is 3 is 4 this 4 this 5 matter 4 this 6 on 5 matter 6 on 6 on 7 which 6 on 8 you 8 you 11 ? 9 cannot 10 agree 10 agree 11 ? 11 ? 12 " " how many animals can fly ? " returned [jimmy] , by way of answer . 1 " 4 animals 2 how 3 many 2 how 4 animals 4 animals 5 can 5 can 7 ? 5 can 8 " 6 fly 7 ? 7 ? 8 " 8 " 9 returned 9 returned 13 way 11 , 12 by 12 by 13 way 13 way 16 . 14 of 15 answer 15 answer 16 . " one , " replied [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 2 one 2 one 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 replied 5 replied 8 . " [i] thought everybody knew that . 1 " 3 thought 3 thought 4 everybody 4 everybody 5 knew 5 knew 6 that 6 that 7 . flitter the [bat] is the only animal who can fly . " 1 flitter 7 animal 2 the 4 is 4 is 5 the 5 the 6 only 5 the 7 animal 7 animal 8 who 8 who 9 can 9 can 10 fly 10 fly 11 . 11 . 12 " " you forget [timmy] , the [flying] [squirrel] ! " cried [peter] excitedly . 1 " 2 you 1 " 3 forget 2 you 3 forget 3 forget 5 , 5 , 6 the 6 the 13 excitedly 9 ! 10 " 10 " 11 cried 11 cried 13 excitedly 13 excitedly 14 . " that makes two . " 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 makes 3 makes 4 two 4 two 5 . 5 . 6 " grandfather [frog] shook his head . 1 grandfather 3 shook 3 shook 4 his 4 his 5 head 5 head 6 . " peter , [peter] , whatever is the matter with those eyes of yours ? " he exclaimed . 1 " 3 , 2 peter 3 , 3 , 7 is 5 , 6 whatever 6 whatever 7 is 7 is 8 the 7 is 9 matter 9 matter 12 eyes 10 with 11 those 11 those 12 eyes 12 eyes 13 of 13 of 14 yours 13 of 15 ? 14 yours 15 ? 15 ? 16 " 16 " 17 he 17 he 18 exclaimed 17 he 19 . 18 exclaimed 19 . " they certainly are big enough . 1 " 2 they 2 they 3 certainly 3 certainly 4 are 4 are 5 big 5 big 6 enough 6 enough 7 . i wonder if you ever will learn to use them . 1 i 3 if 2 wonder 3 if 3 if 4 you 3 if 5 ever 5 ever 6 will 6 will 8 to 7 learn 8 to 8 to 9 use 8 to 10 them 10 them 11 . half-seeing is sometimes worse than not seeing at all . 1 half-seeing 3 sometimes 2 is 3 sometimes 3 sometimes 5 than 4 worse 5 than 5 than 7 seeing 6 not 7 seeing 7 seeing 8 at 8 at 9 all 9 all 10 . timmy cannot fly any more than [i] can . " 1 timmy 3 fly 2 cannot 3 fly 3 fly 6 than 4 any 5 more 5 more 6 than 6 than 9 . 8 can 9 . 9 . 10 " " what did [i] tell you ? " cried [jimmy] [skunk] triumphantly . 1 " 3 did 2 what 3 did 3 did 6 you 5 tell 6 you 6 you 7 ? 7 ? 8 " 7 ? 9 cried 8 " 9 cried 9 cried 12 triumphantly 12 triumphantly 13 . " but [i] 've seen him fly lots of times ! " persisted [peter] . 1 " 8 lots 2 but 4 've 4 've 5 seen 5 seen 6 him 6 him 7 fly 7 fly 8 lots 8 lots 12 " 9 of 10 times 10 times 11 ! 11 ! 12 " 12 " 13 persisted 13 persisted 15 . " [i] guess that any one who has envied him as often as [i] have ought to know . " 1 " 7 who 1 " 13 as 3 guess 4 that 4 that 5 any 5 any 6 one 5 any 7 who 7 who 8 has 8 has 9 envied 9 envied 10 him 10 him 11 as 11 as 12 often 13 as 16 ought 15 have 16 ought 16 ought 19 . 17 to 18 know 18 know 19 . 19 . 20 " " hump ! " grunted [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 2 hump 2 hump 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 grunted 5 grunted 8 . " [i] guess that 's the trouble . 1 " 3 guess 3 guess 4 that 4 that 5 's 5 's 6 the 6 the 7 trouble 7 trouble 8 . there was so much envy that it got into your eyes , and you couldn't see straight . 1 there 2 was 1 there 3 so 3 so 4 much 3 so 5 envy 5 envy 18 . 6 that 7 it 7 it 11 eyes 7 it 15 couldn't 8 got 9 into 9 into 10 your 10 your 11 eyes 11 eyes 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 you 13 and 15 couldn't 15 couldn't 16 see 15 couldn't 18 . 16 see 17 straight envy is a bad thing . " 1 envy 2 is 2 is 3 a 3 a 4 bad 4 bad 5 thing 5 thing 6 . 6 . 7 " jimmy [skunk] chuckled . 1 jimmy 3 chuckled 3 chuckled 4 . " did you ever see him away from trees ? " continued [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 5 see 2 did 3 you 3 you 4 ever 4 ever 5 see 5 see 6 him 6 him 7 away 6 him 9 trees 7 away 8 from 9 trees 10 ? 10 ? 11 " 10 ? 12 continued 12 continued 15 . " no , " confessed [peter] . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 confessed 5 confessed 7 . " did you ever see him cut circles in the air like [flitter] the [bat] ? " 1 " 2 did 1 " 5 see 2 did 3 you 3 you 4 ever 5 see 7 cut 6 him 7 cut 7 cut 9 in 8 circles 9 in 9 in 10 the 9 in 11 air 11 air 14 the 12 like 14 the 14 the 16 ? 16 ? 17 " " [no-o] , " replied [peter] slowly . 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 replied 5 replied 7 slowly 7 slowly 8 . " of course not , " retorted [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 2 of 2 of 3 course 3 course 4 not 3 course 5 , 5 , 6 " 5 , 7 retorted 6 " 7 retorted 7 retorted 10 . " the reason is because he doesn't fly . 1 " 2 the 2 the 3 reason 3 reason 4 is 3 reason 7 doesn't 4 is 5 because 5 because 6 he 7 doesn't 8 fly 8 fly 9 . he hasn't any wings . 1 he 2 hasn't 2 hasn't 3 any 3 any 4 wings 4 wings 5 . what he does do is to coast on the air . 1 what 3 does 2 he 3 does 3 does 4 do 4 do 5 is 5 is 9 the 6 to 7 coast 7 coast 8 on 8 on 9 the 9 the 10 air 10 air 11 . he 's the greatest jumper and [coaster] in the [green] [forest] . " 1 he 3 the 2 's 3 the 3 the 6 and 4 greatest 5 jumper 5 jumper 6 and 6 and 8 in 8 in 9 the 9 the 12 . 12 . 13 " " coast on the air ! " exclaimed [peter] . 1 " 2 coast 2 coast 3 on 3 on 4 the 4 the 5 air 5 air 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 exclaimed 8 exclaimed 10 . " [i] never heard of such a thing . " 1 " 5 of 3 never 4 heard 4 heard 5 of 5 of 6 such 6 such 7 a 7 a 8 thing 8 thing 9 . 9 . 10 " " there are many things you never have heard of , " replied [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 2 there 1 " 3 are 2 there 3 are 3 are 4 many 4 many 5 things 5 things 7 never 6 you 7 never 7 never 9 heard 8 have 9 heard 9 heard 13 replied 10 of 11 , 11 , 12 " 11 , 13 replied 13 replied 16 . " sit down , [peter] , and stop fidgeting , and [i] 'll tell you a story . " 1 " 2 sit 2 sit 3 down 2 sit 7 and 4 , 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 13 'll 8 stop 9 fidgeting 8 stop 10 , 10 , 11 and 10 , 13 'll 13 'll 17 story 14 tell 15 you 15 you 16 a 16 a 17 story 17 story 18 . 18 . 19 " perhaps this was partly because he was very small and was not big enough or [strong] enough to fight his way as the others did . 1 perhaps 5 because 2 this 3 was 3 was 4 partly 4 partly 5 because 5 because 15 or 6 he 7 was 6 he 8 very 8 very 9 small 8 very 10 and 10 and 11 was 11 was 12 not 12 not 13 big 12 not 15 or 13 big 14 enough 15 or 21 way 17 enough 19 fight 17 enough 21 way 18 to 19 fight 19 fight 20 his 21 way 26 . 22 as 23 the 23 the 24 others 24 others 25 did 24 others 26 . " but even at night there was plenty of danger . 1 " 2 but 2 but 4 at 3 even 4 at 4 at 5 night 4 at 6 there 5 night 6 there 6 there 7 was 6 there 8 plenty 7 was 8 plenty 8 plenty 10 danger 9 of 10 danger 10 danger 11 . there was [mr] [owl] to be watched out for , and other night [prowlers] . 1 there 2 was 1 there 7 watched 5 to 6 be 6 be 7 watched 7 watched 8 out 8 out 9 for 8 out 10 , 10 , 12 other 10 , 13 night 11 and 12 other 12 other 13 night 13 night 15 . he used to sit and watch old [mr] [bat] flying about and wish that he had wings . 1 he 7 old 2 used 3 to 3 to 4 sit 4 sit 5 and 5 and 6 watch 6 watch 7 old 7 old 10 flying 10 flying 13 wish 10 flying 14 that 11 about 12 and 12 and 13 wish 14 that 15 he 15 he 16 had 16 had 17 wings 17 wings 18 . then he thought how foolish it was to wish for something he hadn't got and couldn't have . 1 then 4 how 1 then 9 wish 2 he 3 thought 2 he 4 how 4 how 5 foolish 5 foolish 6 it 5 foolish 7 was 7 was 8 to 9 wish 10 for 9 wish 16 couldn't 10 for 13 hadn't 11 something 12 he 12 he 13 hadn't 13 hadn't 14 got 14 got 15 and 16 couldn't 18 . 17 have 18 . " ' [the] thing to do , ' said little [mr] [squirrel] to himself , ' is to make the most of what [i] have got . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 4 thing 4 thing 7 , 4 thing 13 to 5 to 6 do 6 do 7 , 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 9 said 10 little 13 to 14 himself 13 to 17 is 14 himself 16 ' 15 , 16 ' 17 is 18 to 18 to 19 make 18 to 21 most 19 make 20 the 19 make 21 most 21 most 22 of 22 of 23 what 23 what 25 have 25 have 26 got 26 got 27 . he would climb an old stump and then jump as far as he could . 1 he 7 and 2 would 3 climb 3 climb 4 an 4 an 5 old 5 old 6 stump 6 stump 7 and 7 and 11 far 8 then 9 jump 8 then 10 as 10 as 11 far 11 far 12 as 12 as 14 could 13 he 14 could 14 could 15 . then one night he made a discovery . 1 then 2 one 2 one 3 night 3 night 6 a 4 he 5 made 5 made 6 a 6 a 7 discovery 7 discovery 8 . it was like sliding down on the air . 1 it 3 like 2 was 3 like 3 like 5 down 4 sliding 5 down 5 down 7 the 6 on 7 the 7 the 8 air 8 air 9 . it was great fun , and pretty soon he was spending all his spare time doing it . 1 it 2 was 1 it 8 soon 3 great 4 fun 4 fun 5 , 4 fun 6 and 6 and 7 pretty 6 and 8 soon 8 soon 17 it 9 he 10 was 10 was 11 spending 11 spending 13 his 12 all 13 his 13 his 14 spare 13 his 15 time 15 time 16 doing 15 time 17 it 17 it 18 . " one moonlight night , [old] [mother] [nature] happened along and sat down on a log to watch him . 1 " 5 , 2 one 3 moonlight 3 moonlight 4 night 4 night 5 , 5 , 13 down 9 happened 10 along 10 along 11 and 10 along 12 sat 12 sat 13 down 13 down 14 on 14 on 17 to 15 a 16 log 16 log 17 to 17 to 18 watch 18 watch 20 . 19 him 20 . at last he told her that he was trying to learn to jump better that he might better take care of [himself] . 1 at 4 told 2 last 3 he 2 last 4 told 4 told 8 was 5 her 7 he 6 that 7 he 7 he 8 was 8 was 11 learn 8 was 16 he 9 trying 10 to 10 to 11 learn 12 to 13 jump 12 to 14 better 14 better 15 that 14 better 16 he 16 he 19 take 17 might 18 better 18 better 19 take 19 take 20 care 19 take 21 of 21 of 23 . the idea pleased [old] [mother] [nature] . 1 the 2 idea 2 idea 3 pleased 3 pleased 7 . you know she is always pleased when she finds people trying to help themselves . 1 you 2 know 1 you 4 is 2 know 3 she 4 is 11 trying 5 always 6 pleased 5 always 8 she 6 pleased 7 when 8 she 10 people 9 finds 10 people 10 people 11 trying 11 trying 12 to 12 to 15 . 13 help 14 themselves 13 help 15 . " ' [that] 's a splendid idea , ' said she . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 6 splendid 4 's 5 a 5 a 6 splendid 6 splendid 8 , 7 idea 8 , 8 , 9 ' 8 , 10 said 9 ' 10 said 10 said 11 she 11 she 12 . ' [i] 'll help you . 1 ' 3 'll 3 'll 4 help 4 help 5 you 5 you 6 . i 'll make you the greatest jumper in the [green] [forest] . ' 1 i 2 'll 1 i 3 make 2 'll 3 make 3 make 4 you 3 make 5 the 5 the 6 greatest 6 greatest 9 the 7 jumper 8 in 8 in 9 the 9 the 12 . 12 . 13 ' " then she gave to little [mr] [squirrel] something almost but not quite like wings . 1 " 2 then 1 " 9 something 2 then 3 she 3 she 4 gave 4 gave 5 to 5 to 6 little 9 something 10 almost 9 something 13 quite 11 but 12 not 12 not 13 quite 13 quite 14 like 14 like 15 wings 14 like 16 . he was afraid , very much afraid . 1 he 4 , 2 was 3 afraid 3 afraid 4 , 4 , 5 very 5 very 6 much 6 much 7 afraid 7 afraid 8 . but [old] [mother] [nature] had told him to do it . 1 but 5 had 5 had 6 told 6 told 7 him 7 him 8 to 8 to 9 do 9 do 10 it 10 it 11 . he knew that he ought to trust her . 1 he 2 knew 1 he 3 that 2 knew 3 that 3 that 4 he 4 he 5 ought 5 ought 6 to 5 ought 7 trust 7 trust 8 her 8 her 9 . so he climbed the tall tree . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 climbed 3 climbed 4 the 4 the 5 tall 5 tall 6 tree 6 tree 7 . " ' [jump] ! ' commanded [old] [mother] [nature] . 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 4 ! 4 ! 5 ' 5 ' 6 commanded 6 commanded 10 . " little [mr] [squirrel] gulped very hard , trying to swallow his fear . 1 " 2 little 1 " 5 gulped 5 gulped 9 trying 6 very 7 hard 7 hard 8 , 8 , 9 trying 9 trying 10 to 10 to 11 swallow 10 to 12 his 11 swallow 12 his 12 his 14 . 13 fear 14 . you see , the skin between his legs when he spread them out had kept him from falling straight down . 1 you 3 , 1 you 8 legs 2 see 3 , 3 , 5 skin 4 the 5 skin 5 skin 6 between 6 between 7 his 8 legs 20 down 9 when 10 he 9 when 15 kept 10 he 12 them 11 spread 12 them 12 them 13 out 12 them 14 had 15 kept 16 him 15 kept 19 straight 16 him 17 from 17 from 18 falling 18 falling 19 straight 19 straight 20 down 20 down 21 . " he was so delighted that he wanted to [do] it right over again , but he didn't forget his manners . 1 " 8 wanted 2 he 3 was 3 was 5 delighted 3 was 7 he 4 so 5 delighted 5 delighted 6 that 7 he 8 wanted 8 wanted 12 right 9 to 11 it 11 it 12 right 12 right 14 again 13 over 14 again 14 again 17 he 15 , 16 but 16 but 17 he 17 he 18 didn't 18 didn't 19 forget 18 didn't 20 his 19 forget 20 his 20 his 21 manners 21 manners 22 . he first thanked [old] [mother] [nature] . 1 he 2 first 2 first 3 thanked 3 thanked 7 . " she smiled . 1 " 2 she 2 she 3 smiled 3 smiled 4 . " little [mr] [squirrel] did . 1 " 2 little 2 little 5 did 5 did 6 . people who , like [peter] , did not use their eyes , thought that he could fly , and he was called the [flying] [squirrel] . 1 people 2 who 1 people 4 like 2 who 3 , 4 like 6 , 6 , 7 did 6 , 8 not 7 did 8 not 8 not 9 use 8 not 17 fly 9 use 10 their 10 their 11 eyes 10 their 12 , 11 eyes 12 , 12 , 13 thought 14 that 15 he 14 that 17 fly 15 he 16 could 17 fly 22 called 18 , 19 and 19 and 21 was 20 he 21 was 21 was 22 called 22 called 26 . 23 the 26 . he was the of [timmy] whom you both know . " 1 he 2 was 1 he 6 whom 2 was 3 the 3 the 4 of 6 whom 7 you 7 you 8 both 7 you 9 know 9 know 10 . 10 . 11 " " and [timmy] doesn't really fly at all , does he ? " asked [jimmy] [skunk] . 1 " 2 and 1 " 4 doesn't 4 doesn't 8 all 5 really 6 fly 6 fly 7 at 7 at 8 all 8 all 10 does 9 , 10 does 10 does 11 he 10 does 12 ? 12 ? 14 asked 13 " 14 asked 14 asked 17 . " certainly not . 1 " 2 certainly 2 certainly 3 not 3 not 4 . he jumps and [slides] on the air , " replied [grandfather] [frog] . 1 he 2 jumps 1 he 3 and 2 jumps 3 and 3 and 5 on 5 on 6 the 6 the 7 air 7 air 8 , 8 , 10 replied 9 " 10 replied 10 replied 13 . " what did [i] tell you ? " cried [jimmy] triumphantly to [peter] . 1 " 3 did 2 what 3 did 3 did 5 tell 5 tell 6 you 5 tell 7 ? 7 ? 8 " 8 " 11 triumphantly 9 cried 11 triumphantly 11 triumphantly 12 to 12 to 14 . " well , anyway , it 's next thing to flying . 1 " 2 well 1 " 4 anyway 2 well 3 , 4 anyway 7 's 5 , 6 it 6 it 7 's 7 's 8 next 8 next 11 flying 9 thing 10 to 9 thing 11 flying 11 flying 12 . i wish [i] could do it , " replied [peter] . 1 i 2 wish 1 i 5 do 4 could 5 do 5 do 8 " 6 it 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 replied 9 replied 11 . [ix] [how] [mr] [.] [weasel] [was] [made] [an] [outcast] [ix] [how] [mr] [.] [weasel] [was] [made] [an] [outcast] he looked this way ; he looked that way . 1 he 3 this 2 looked 3 this 3 this 4 way 4 way 7 looked 5 ; 6 he 6 he 7 looked 7 looked 8 that 8 that 10 . 9 way 10 . peter saw him and headed straight toward him to pass the time of day . 1 peter 3 him 1 peter 6 straight 2 saw 3 him 3 him 4 and 4 and 5 headed 6 straight 8 him 7 toward 8 him 8 him 11 the 8 him 15 . 9 to 10 pass 9 to 11 the 11 the 13 of 12 time 13 of 13 of 14 day it was [peter] 's turn to look frightened , and he hastily glanced this way and that way . 1 it 5 turn 1 it 6 to 2 was 4 's 4 's 5 turn 5 turn 6 to 6 to 12 hastily 7 look 8 frightened 8 frightened 11 he 8 frightened 12 hastily 9 , 10 and 9 , 11 he 12 hastily 16 and 13 glanced 14 this 14 this 15 way 15 way 16 and 16 and 19 . 17 that 18 way 18 way 19 . " no , " he replied . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 he 5 he 6 replied 6 replied 7 . " is he anywhere about here ? " 1 " 2 is 2 is 3 he 3 he 4 anywhere 4 anywhere 5 about 5 about 6 here 6 here 7 ? 7 ? 8 " " [i] hope so ! 1 " 3 hope 3 hope 4 so 4 so 5 ! my goodness , [i] hope so ! " exclaimed [peter] , still looking this way and that way uneasily . 1 my 7 ! 2 goodness 3 , 3 , 5 hope 5 hope 6 so 5 hope 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 7 ! 13 looking 8 " 9 exclaimed 9 exclaimed 11 , 11 , 12 still 13 looking 16 and 14 this 15 way 15 way 16 and 16 and 20 . 17 that 18 way 17 that 19 uneasily 18 way 19 uneasily 19 uneasily 20 . " [i] hate him ! " declared [chatterer] fiercely . 1 " 3 hate 3 hate 4 him 4 him 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 declared 7 declared 9 fiercely 9 fiercely 10 . " so do [i] , " replied [peter] . 1 " 2 so 2 so 3 do 3 do 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 replied 7 replied 9 . " [i] guess everybody does . 1 " 3 guess 3 guess 4 everybody 4 everybody 5 does 5 does 6 . it must be dreadful to be hated by everybody . 1 it 2 must 2 must 3 be 2 must 5 to 3 be 4 dreadful 5 to 7 hated 6 be 7 hated 7 hated 8 by 8 by 9 everybody 9 everybody 10 . i don't believe he has got a [single] friend in the wide , wide world , not even among his own relatives . 1 i 5 has 1 i 7 a 2 don't 3 believe 2 don't 5 has 3 believe 4 he 5 has 6 got 6 got 7 a 7 a 10 in 9 friend 10 in 10 in 11 the 11 the 15 world 11 the 16 , 12 wide 13 , 13 , 14 wide 14 wide 15 world 16 , 18 even 16 , 19 among 17 not 18 even 18 even 19 among 19 among 23 . 20 his 21 own 21 own 22 relatives 21 own 23 . i wonder why it is he never tries to make any friends . " 1 i 4 it 2 wonder 3 why 3 why 4 it 4 it 9 to 5 is 6 he 6 he 7 never 7 never 8 tries 8 tries 9 to 9 to 10 make 10 make 11 any 10 make 13 . 11 any 12 friends 13 . 14 " " here comes [jimmy] [skunk] . 1 " 2 here 2 here 3 comes 3 comes 6 . let's ask him . 1 let's 2 ask 2 ask 3 him 3 him 4 . he ought to know , for he is [shadow] 's cousin , " said [chatterer] . 1 he 2 ought 1 he 5 , 2 ought 3 to 2 ought 4 know 5 , 6 for 6 for 7 he 7 he 8 is 8 is 10 's 10 's 11 cousin 11 cousin 12 , 12 , 13 " 12 , 14 said 14 said 16 . jimmy came ambling up in his usual lazy way , for you know he never hurries . 1 jimmy 3 ambling 1 jimmy 15 never 2 came 3 ambling 3 ambling 7 usual 4 up 5 in 5 in 6 his 5 in 7 usual 7 usual 8 lazy 8 lazy 10 , 9 way 10 , 10 , 12 you 11 for 12 you 12 you 13 know 13 know 14 he 15 never 16 hurries 16 hurries 17 . it seemed to [chatterer] and [peter] that he was slower than usual . 1 it 2 seemed 1 it 3 to 3 to 5 and 5 and 7 that 7 that 8 he 7 that 11 than 9 was 10 slower 9 was 11 than 11 than 12 usual 12 usual 13 . but he got there at last . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 got 3 got 4 there 4 there 5 at 5 at 6 last 6 last 7 . " [i] 've never asked him , but [i] suppose it 's because he doesn't want them , " replied [jimmy] . 1 " 11 it 3 've 4 never 3 've 7 , 4 never 5 asked 4 never 6 him 7 , 8 but 7 , 10 suppose 10 suppose 11 it 11 it 13 because 12 's 13 because 13 because 15 doesn't 14 he 15 doesn't 15 doesn't 18 , 16 want 17 them 16 want 18 , 18 , 19 " 18 , 20 replied 20 replied 22 . " but why ? " asked [peter] . 1 " 2 but 2 but 3 why 3 why 4 ? 4 ? 5 " 5 " 6 asked 6 asked 8 . " [i] guess it 's because he is an outcast , " replied [jimmy] . 1 " 4 it 3 guess 4 it 4 it 6 because 5 's 6 because 6 because 7 he 6 because 8 is 7 he 8 is 8 is 11 , 9 an 10 outcast 10 outcast 11 , 11 , 13 replied 12 " 13 replied 13 replied 15 . " what is an outcast , " demanded [peter] . 1 " 3 is 2 what 3 is 3 is 4 an 4 an 5 outcast 4 an 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 demanded 8 demanded 10 . " why , somebody with whom nobody else will have anything to do , stupid , " replied [jimmy] . 1 " 9 will 2 why 3 , 3 , 4 somebody 4 somebody 6 whom 4 somebody 9 will 5 with 6 whom 6 whom 7 nobody 6 whom 8 else 9 will 13 do 10 have 12 to 11 anything 12 to 12 to 13 do 13 do 18 replied 14 , 15 stupid 15 stupid 16 , 15 stupid 18 replied 16 , 17 " 18 replied 20 . " [i] thought everybody knew that . " 1 " 3 thought 3 thought 4 everybody 4 everybody 5 knew 5 knew 6 that 6 that 7 . 7 . 8 " " but how did it happen that he became an outcast in the first place ? " persisted [peter] . 1 " 9 became 2 but 3 how 3 how 4 did 4 did 5 it 4 did 6 happen 6 happen 7 that 6 happen 8 he 8 he 9 became 9 became 17 " 10 an 11 outcast 10 an 13 the 11 outcast 12 in 11 outcast 13 the 13 the 14 first 14 first 15 place 14 first 16 ? 15 place 16 ? 16 ? 17 " 17 " 20 . 18 persisted 20 . " he 's always been an outcast , ever since he was born , and [i] suppose he is used to it , " declared [jimmy] . 1 " 4 always 1 " 6 an 2 he 3 's 2 he 4 always 4 always 5 been 6 an 9 ever 6 an 14 , 7 outcast 8 , 8 , 9 ever 10 since 11 he 10 since 12 was 12 was 13 born 13 born 14 , 14 , 18 he 15 and 17 suppose 17 suppose 18 he 18 he 20 used 19 is 20 used 20 used 21 to 20 used 27 . 21 to 22 it 22 it 24 " 23 , 24 " 24 " 25 declared " [his] father was an outcast , and his grandfather , and his great-grandfathers way back to the days when the world was young . " 1 " 4 was 3 father 4 was 4 was 5 an 4 was 6 outcast 5 an 6 outcast 6 outcast 12 and 7 , 10 grandfather 8 and 9 his 8 and 10 grandfather 10 grandfather 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 14 great-grandfathers 13 his 14 great-grandfathers 14 great-grandfathers 16 back 14 great-grandfathers 19 days 15 way 16 back 16 back 18 the 17 to 18 the 19 days 21 the 19 days 24 young 20 when 21 the 21 the 22 world 21 the 23 was 23 was 24 young 24 young 25 . 25 . 26 " " tell us about it . 1 " 2 tell 2 tell 3 us 3 us 4 about 4 about 5 it 5 it 6 . do tell us about it ! " begged [peter] . 1 do 3 us 2 tell 3 us 3 us 4 about 4 about 5 it 5 it 7 " 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 begged 8 begged 10 . jimmy smiled good-naturedly . 1 jimmy 2 smiled 2 smiled 3 good-naturedly 3 good-naturedly 4 . " well , seeing that [i] haven't anything else to do just now , [i] will . 1 " 2 well 1 " 7 haven't 2 well 3 , 2 well 5 that 3 , 4 seeing 7 haven't 8 anything 7 haven't 12 just 8 anything 9 else 9 else 10 to 9 else 11 do 10 to 11 do 11 do 12 just 12 just 17 . 13 now 16 will 13 now 17 . 14 , 16 will perhaps you fellows may learn something from the story , " said he . 1 perhaps 2 you 2 you 3 fellows 3 fellows 6 something 4 may 5 learn 5 learn 6 something 6 something 9 story 7 from 8 the 8 the 9 story 9 story 11 " 10 , 11 " 11 " 14 . 12 said 13 he 13 he 14 . then he settled himself comfortably with his back to an old stump and began . 1 then 6 with 2 he 3 settled 3 settled 4 himself 4 himself 5 comfortably 5 comfortably 6 with 6 with 8 back 7 his 8 back 8 back 9 to 8 back 12 stump 9 to 10 an 10 an 11 old 12 stump 14 began 12 stump 15 . 13 and 14 began 14 began 15 . [[] [illustration] [:] ["] [one] [day] [mr] [rabbit] [surprised] [mr] [weasel] [making] [a] [meal] [of] [young] [mice] [.] ["] page @number@ []] 1 page 2 @number@ he was small , just as [shadow] is now , and he looked just the same as [shadow] does now . 1 he 2 was 1 he 3 small 2 was 3 small 3 small 4 , 3 small 11 and 4 , 5 just 4 , 8 is 5 just 6 as 9 now 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 17 as 12 he 13 looked 13 looked 16 same 14 just 15 the 15 the 16 same 16 same 17 as 17 as 19 does 19 does 20 now 20 now 21 . he was on the best of terms with [all] his neighbors , and no one had a word to say against him . 1 he 2 was 1 he 3 on 2 was 3 on 3 on 10 his 4 the 5 best 5 best 6 of 6 of 7 terms 7 terms 8 with 8 with 10 his 10 his 11 neighbors 11 neighbors 12 , 11 neighbors 13 and 13 and 14 no 14 no 18 word 14 no 21 against 15 one 16 had 16 had 17 a 17 a 18 word 18 word 19 to 19 to 20 say 21 against 23 . 22 him 23 . in fact , he was rather liked and had quite as many friends as anybody . 1 in 3 , 2 fact 3 , 3 , 7 liked 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 rather 6 rather 7 liked 7 liked 12 many 8 and 9 had 9 had 10 quite 10 quite 11 as 10 quite 12 many 12 many 15 anybody 13 friends 14 as 14 as 15 anybody 15 anybody 16 . but all the time he had a mean disposition . 1 but 4 time 2 all 3 the 3 the 4 time 4 time 6 had 5 he 6 had 6 had 7 a 7 a 8 mean 8 mean 9 disposition 9 disposition 10 . he hid it from his neighbors , but he had it just the same . 1 he 2 hid 1 he 3 it 2 hid 3 it 3 it 4 from 4 from 7 , 5 his 6 neighbors 6 neighbors 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 he 9 he 13 the 10 had 11 it 11 it 12 just 12 just 13 the 13 the 14 same 14 same 15 . now mean [dispositions] are easily hidden when everything is pleasant and there are no worries , and that is the way it was then . 1 now 2 mean 1 now 8 everything 2 mean 4 are 2 mean 5 easily 4 are 5 easily 5 easily 6 hidden 6 hidden 7 when 8 everything 15 worries 9 is 10 pleasant 10 pleasant 11 and 11 and 12 there 11 and 13 are 13 are 14 no 13 are 15 worries 15 worries 16 , 16 , 23 was 17 and 18 that 18 that 19 is 18 that 20 the 20 the 21 way 20 the 22 it 22 it 23 was 23 was 24 then 24 then 25 . " with his mean disposition , [mr] [weasel] was also very crafty . 1 " 2 with 2 with 6 , 3 his 4 mean 4 mean 5 disposition 5 disposition 6 , 6 , 10 also 9 was 10 also 10 also 13 . 11 very 12 crafty 12 crafty 13 . being small and moving so swiftly , he was hard to keep track of . 1 being 3 and 1 being 12 keep 2 small 3 and 3 and 4 moving 3 and 5 so 4 moving 5 so 5 so 6 swiftly 7 , 9 was 8 he 9 was 9 was 10 hard 9 was 11 to 11 to 12 keep 12 keep 13 track 12 keep 14 of 13 track 14 of 14 of 15 . you know how it is with [shadow] now you see him , and now you don't . " 1 you 2 know 1 you 10 see 2 know 4 it 3 how 4 it 4 it 5 is 5 is 6 with 8 now 9 you 8 now 10 see 10 see 13 and 11 him 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 now 13 and 16 don't 14 now 15 you 14 now 16 don't 16 don't 17 . 17 . 18 " chatterer and [peter] nodded . 1 chatterer 2 and 2 and 4 nodded 4 nodded 5 . they knew that it is because of this that he is called [shadow] . 1 they 2 knew 1 they 6 because 2 knew 3 that 3 that 4 it 4 it 5 is 6 because 7 of 7 of 9 that 8 this 9 that 9 that 10 he 9 that 11 is 11 is 12 called 12 called 14 . there were no secrets that he didn't find out , and all the time no one suspected him . 1 there 10 , 1 there 13 the 2 were 3 no 2 were 4 secrets 4 secrets 5 that 4 secrets 6 he 6 he 7 didn't 6 he 8 find 8 find 9 out 8 find 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 all 13 the 14 time 13 the 17 suspected 14 time 15 no 15 no 16 one 17 suspected 19 . 18 him 19 . " of course hard times came to [mr] [weasel] at last , just as to everybody else , but they didn't worry him much . 1 " 5 times 2 of 3 course 3 course 4 hard 3 course 5 times 5 times 6 came 5 times 12 , 6 came 7 to 7 to 10 at 10 at 11 last 12 , 14 as 12 , 20 they 13 just 14 as 14 as 16 everybody 15 to 16 everybody 16 everybody 17 else 17 else 18 , 17 else 19 but 20 they 21 didn't 20 they 23 him 22 worry 23 him 23 him 25 . 24 much 25 . so [mr] [weasel] became a thief , and still no one suspected him . 1 so 7 , 4 became 5 a 4 became 6 thief 6 thief 7 , 7 , 9 still 8 and 9 still 9 still 11 one 10 no 11 one 11 one 12 suspected 12 suspected 13 him 13 him 14 . now one bad habit almost always leads to another . 1 now 3 bad 2 one 3 bad 3 bad 4 habit 3 bad 5 almost 5 almost 6 always 5 almost 7 leads 7 leads 8 to 7 leads 9 another 9 another 10 . mr [weasel] developed a great fondness for eggs . 1 mr 3 developed 3 developed 4 a 4 a 6 fondness 5 great 6 fondness 6 fondness 7 for 7 for 8 eggs 8 eggs 9 . our whole family has always had rather a weakness that way . " 1 our 2 whole 1 our 4 has 2 whole 3 family 4 has 6 had 5 always 6 had 6 had 7 rather 7 rather 11 way 8 a 9 weakness 9 weakness 10 that 10 that 11 way 11 way 12 . 12 . 13 " jimmy grinned , for he knew that [peter] and [chatterer] knew that he himself never could pass a fresh egg when he found it . 1 jimmy 2 grinned 2 grinned 3 , 3 , 4 for 4 for 7 that 5 he 6 knew 6 knew 7 that 7 that 13 he 7 that 16 could 9 and 11 knew 11 knew 12 that 11 knew 13 he 13 he 14 himself 15 never 16 could 16 could 19 fresh 17 pass 18 a 18 a 19 fresh 19 fresh 21 when 20 egg 21 when 21 when 22 he 22 he 23 found 22 he 25 . 23 found 24 it yes , [sir] , that 's what he did . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 6 's 4 , 5 that 5 that 6 's 6 's 7 what 7 what 8 he 8 he 9 did 9 did 10 . he found [the] taste of young birds very much to his liking , and he began to hunt for more . 1 he 2 found 1 he 5 of 2 found 4 taste 5 of 7 birds 5 of 13 , 6 young 7 birds 7 birds 8 very 8 very 10 to 9 much 10 to 10 to 12 liking 11 his 12 liking 13 , 16 began 14 and 15 he 14 and 16 began 16 began 17 to 17 to 19 for 18 hunt 19 for 19 for 20 more 20 more 21 . then he discovered [a] nest of young mice , and he found these quite as good as young birds . 1 then 3 discovered 1 then 6 of 2 he 3 discovered 3 discovered 5 nest 6 of 8 mice 6 of 19 birds 7 young 8 mice 8 mice 9 , 8 mice 11 he 9 , 10 and 11 he 13 these 11 he 14 quite 12 found 13 these 13 these 14 quite 15 as 16 good 16 good 17 as 17 as 18 young 18 young 19 birds 19 birds 20 . then came a great fear upon the littlest people , but not once did they suspect [mr] [weasel] . 1 then 5 fear 2 came 3 a 2 came 4 great 3 a 4 great 4 great 5 fear 5 fear 10 , 6 upon 7 the 7 the 8 littlest 7 the 9 people 9 people 10 , 10 , 11 but 10 , 12 not 12 not 14 did 13 once 14 did 14 did 19 . 15 they 16 suspect 16 suspect 19 . he was very crafty and went and came among them just as always . 1 he 4 crafty 2 was 3 very 2 was 4 crafty 4 crafty 9 among 5 and 6 went 6 went 7 and 7 and 8 came 7 and 9 among 9 among 11 just 10 them 11 just 11 just 12 as 12 as 13 always 13 always 14 . " but you know wrongdoing is bound to be found out sooner or later . 1 " 2 but 1 " 4 know 2 but 3 you 4 know 5 wrongdoing 4 know 6 is 6 is 7 bound 6 is 8 to 7 bound 8 to 8 to 11 out 9 be 10 found 10 found 11 out 11 out 12 sooner 12 sooner 13 or 13 or 14 later 13 or 15 . 14 later 15 . one day [mr] [rabbit] surprised [mr] [weasel] making a meal of young mice , and of course he hurried to tell all his neighbors . 1 one 2 day 1 one 5 surprised 2 day 5 surprised 5 surprised 10 meal 8 making 9 a 9 a 10 meal 10 meal 14 , 11 of 12 young 12 young 13 mice 13 mice 14 , 14 , 21 tell 15 and 16 of 16 of 17 course 17 course 18 he 17 course 21 tell 18 he 19 hurried 19 hurried 20 to 21 tell 23 his 21 tell 24 neighbors 22 all 23 his 23 his 24 neighbors 24 neighbors 25 . it makes most people angry to be caught in wrongdoing and it was just that way with [mr] [weasel] . 1 it 3 most 1 it 4 people 2 makes 3 most 3 most 4 people 4 people 7 be 5 angry 6 to 5 angry 7 be 7 be 16 way 8 caught 9 in 9 in 10 wrongdoing 10 wrongdoing 11 and 10 wrongdoing 14 just 11 and 12 it 11 and 13 was 14 just 15 that 14 just 16 way 16 way 17 with 17 with 20 . so pretty soon [mr] [weasel] found that he hadn't a friend in the world . 1 so 3 soon 1 so 7 that 2 pretty 3 soon 6 found 7 that 7 that 8 he 8 he 10 a 9 hadn't 10 a 10 a 11 friend 10 a 14 world 11 friend 12 in 12 in 13 the 14 world 15 . this made him more savage than ever , and he hunted and killed just for the pleasure of it . 1 this 7 ever 1 this 13 killed 2 made 3 him 3 him 4 more 4 more 5 savage 5 savage 6 than 5 savage 7 ever 7 ever 8 , 7 ever 9 and 8 , 9 and 9 and 11 hunted 10 he 11 hunted 11 hunted 12 and 13 killed 16 the 14 just 15 for 15 for 16 the 16 the 20 . 17 pleasure 18 of 17 pleasure 20 . 18 of 19 it he took pleasure in the fear which he read in the eyes of his neighbors when they saw him . 1 he 3 pleasure 1 he 7 which 2 took 3 pleasure 3 pleasure 4 in 3 pleasure 5 the 4 in 5 the 5 the 6 fear 7 which 9 read 7 which 12 eyes 8 he 9 read 10 in 11 the 11 the 12 eyes 12 eyes 13 of 12 eyes 19 him 13 of 14 his 13 of 15 neighbors 14 his 15 neighbors 16 when 17 they 17 they 18 saw 18 saw 19 him 19 him 20 . he wasn't sorry for what he had done and he wouldn't promise to do better . 1 he 2 wasn't 1 he 4 for 2 wasn't 3 sorry 4 for 5 what 5 what 14 do 5 what 15 better 6 he 7 had 7 had 8 done 8 done 11 wouldn't 8 done 14 do 9 and 10 he 10 he 11 wouldn't 11 wouldn't 12 promise 12 promise 13 to 15 better 16 . and it has been so to this day . 1 and 2 it 2 it 3 has 3 has 4 been 4 been 5 so 5 so 6 to 6 to 8 day 7 this 8 day 8 day 9 . even [i] am not on speaking terms with [shadow] , although he is my own cousin , " concluded [jimmy] [skunk] . 1 even 10 , 1 even 14 my 3 am 4 not 4 not 5 on 5 on 6 speaking 6 speaking 7 terms 6 speaking 10 , 7 terms 8 with 10 , 11 although 11 although 12 he 11 although 13 is 14 my 15 own 14 my 19 concluded 15 own 16 cousin 15 own 17 , 17 , 18 " 19 concluded 22 . peter [rabbit] shuddered . 1 peter 3 shuddered 3 shuddered 4 . " isn't it dreadful not to have a single friend ? " he exclaimed . 1 " 3 it 1 " 4 dreadful 2 isn't 3 it 4 dreadful 6 to 5 not 6 to 6 to 7 have 6 to 9 single 7 have 8 a 9 single 10 friend 10 friend 11 ? 11 ? 13 he 12 " 13 he 13 he 14 exclaimed 14 exclaimed 15 . " [i] would rather have to run for my life twenty times a day than to be hated and feared and without a single friend . 1 " 7 run 3 would 4 rather 3 would 5 have 5 have 6 to 5 have 7 run 7 run 14 day 8 for 9 my 9 my 10 life 10 life 13 a 11 twenty 12 times 12 times 13 a 13 a 14 day 14 day 15 than 14 day 18 hated 15 than 16 to 15 than 17 be 18 hated 19 and 18 hated 20 feared 20 feared 22 without 20 feared 25 friend 21 and 22 without 22 without 24 single 23 a 24 single 25 friend 26 . i wouldn't be an outcast for all the world . " 1 i 2 wouldn't 1 i 3 be 2 wouldn't 3 be 3 be 4 an 4 an 6 for 5 outcast 6 for 6 for 8 the 7 all 8 the 8 the 9 world 9 world 10 . 10 . 11 " " there 's not the least bit of danger of that for you , [peter] , " laughed [jimmy] [skunk] . 1 " 4 not 1 " 8 of 2 there 3 's 2 there 4 not 4 not 5 the 5 the 7 bit 6 least 7 bit 8 of 14 , 9 danger 10 of 9 danger 11 that 11 that 12 for 12 for 13 you 13 you 14 , 14 , 21 . 16 , 17 " 16 , 18 laughed 18 laughed 21 . [x] [how] [the] [eyes] [of] [old] [mr] [.] [owl] [became] [fixed] [x] [how] [the] [eyes] [of] [old] [mr] [.] [owl] [became] [fixed] blacky the [crow] had discovered [hooty] the [owl] dozing the bright day away in a thick hemlock-tree . 1 blacky 13 away 2 the 4 had 4 had 5 discovered 5 discovered 7 the 7 the 9 dozing 9 dozing 12 day 9 dozing 13 away 10 the 11 bright 10 the 12 day 13 away 18 . 14 in 15 a 15 a 16 thick 15 a 18 . 16 thick 17 hemlock-tree blacky knew that the bright light hurt [hooty] 's big eyes and half blinded him . 1 blacky 2 knew 2 knew 7 hurt 2 knew 14 blinded 3 that 4 the 3 that 6 light 4 the 5 bright 6 light 7 hurt 7 hurt 11 eyes 9 's 10 big 10 big 11 eyes 12 and 13 half 12 and 14 blinded 14 blinded 16 . 15 him 16 . blacky would have taken care , the very greatest care , not to let [hooty] know that he was anywhere around . 1 blacky 20 anywhere 2 would 3 have 3 have 4 taken 3 have 7 the 4 taken 5 care 5 care 6 , 7 the 9 greatest 8 very 9 greatest 9 greatest 11 , 9 greatest 20 anywhere 10 care 11 , 11 , 12 not 12 not 14 let 12 not 16 know 13 to 14 let 16 know 17 that 16 know 18 he 18 he 19 was 20 anywhere 22 . 21 around 22 . dear me , dear me , such a racket as there was then ! 1 dear 3 , 2 me 3 , 3 , 4 dear 3 , 5 me 5 me 6 , 6 , 11 there 7 such 8 a 8 a 10 as 9 racket 10 as 10 as 11 there 11 there 12 was 12 was 13 then 13 then 14 ! they flew over his head , and they settled in the tree all around him , all yelling as hard [as] ever they could . 1 they 6 , 2 flew 3 over 3 over 4 his 3 over 5 head 5 head 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 they 7 and 19 as 8 they 12 tree 9 settled 10 in 10 in 11 the 11 the 12 tree 12 tree 14 around 13 all 14 around 15 him 16 , 16 , 17 all 17 all 18 yelling 18 yelling 19 as 19 as 23 they 20 hard 22 ever 22 ever 23 they 23 they 24 could 24 could 25 . everybody within hearing knew what it meant , and everybody who dared to hurried [over] to watch the fun . 1 everybody 18 the 1 everybody 20 . 2 within 3 hearing 2 within 4 knew 4 knew 5 what 4 knew 7 meant 5 what 6 it 6 it 7 meant 7 meant 8 , 8 , 10 everybody 8 , 13 to 9 and 10 everybody 10 everybody 11 who 10 everybody 12 dared 11 who 12 dared 13 to 14 hurried 13 to 18 the 14 hurried 16 to 16 to 17 watch 18 the 19 fun so , though it wasn't at all nice of them , they enjoyed seeing him tormented by [blacky] and his relatives . 1 so 8 nice 2 , 3 though 3 though 4 it 3 though 8 nice 4 it 5 wasn't 5 wasn't 6 at 6 at 7 all 8 nice 13 enjoyed 9 of 10 them 9 of 11 , 11 , 12 they 12 they 13 enjoyed 13 enjoyed 22 . 14 seeing 15 him 15 him 16 tormented 15 him 22 . 16 tormented 17 by 17 by 19 and 19 and 21 relatives 20 his 21 relatives but all the time they took the greatest care to keep out of sight themselves . 1 but 4 time 2 all 3 the 3 the 4 time 4 time 9 care 5 they 6 took 5 they 7 the 7 the 8 greatest 7 the 9 care 9 care 10 to 10 to 12 out 11 keep 12 out 12 out 16 . 13 of 14 sight 13 of 15 themselves 15 themselves 16 . peter [rabbit] was there . 1 peter 3 was 3 was 4 there 4 there 5 . of course , [sammy] [jay] was there , but [sammy] didn't try to keep out of sight . 1 of 7 there 2 course 6 was 2 course 7 there 3 , 6 was 7 there 12 try 7 there 14 keep 8 , 9 but 8 , 11 didn't 11 didn't 12 try 12 try 13 to 13 to 14 keep 14 keep 15 out 15 out 16 of 16 of 17 sight 16 of 18 . 17 sight 18 . oh , my , no ! 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 my 3 my 4 , 4 , 5 no 5 no 6 ! you see he knew just how helpless [hooty] was . 1 you 2 see 1 you 3 he 2 see 3 he 3 he 5 just 4 knew 5 just 5 just 6 how 6 how 7 helpless 7 helpless 10 . 9 was 10 . hooty was very , very angry . 1 hooty 2 was 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 , 4 , 5 very 5 very 6 angry 6 angry 7 . now [hooty] can turn his head as no one else can . 1 now 3 can 3 can 4 turn 3 can 5 his 5 his 6 head 5 his 10 else 6 head 7 as 7 as 8 no 8 no 9 one 10 else 11 can 11 can 12 . that interested [peter] [rabbit] immensely . 1 that 2 interested 2 interested 5 immensely 5 immensely 6 . he couldn't think of anything else . 1 he 2 couldn't 1 he 3 think 3 think 5 anything 4 of 5 anything 5 anything 6 else 6 else 7 . he kept trying to do the same thing himself , but of course he couldn't . 1 he 6 the 2 kept 5 do 2 kept 6 the 3 trying 4 to 3 trying 5 do 6 the 7 same 6 the 10 , 7 same 8 thing 7 same 10 , 8 thing 9 himself 10 , 11 but 10 , 13 course 11 but 12 of 11 but 13 course 13 course 15 couldn't 14 he 15 couldn't 15 couldn't 16 . he could turn his head sideways , but that was all . 1 he 4 his 2 could 3 turn 3 turn 4 his 4 his 5 head 5 head 7 , 6 sideways 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 that 9 that 10 was 10 was 12 . 11 all 12 . " of course [i] know , " replied [jumper] . 1 " 2 of 1 " 3 course 2 of 3 course 3 course 5 know 5 know 7 " 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 replied 8 replied 10 . " [i] thought everybody knew that . 1 " 3 thought 3 thought 4 everybody 4 everybody 5 knew 5 knew 6 that 6 that 7 . it 's because his eyes are fixed in their sockets , and he can't turn them . 1 it 2 's 1 it 9 their 2 's 3 because 2 's 7 fixed 3 because 6 are 4 his 5 eyes 5 eyes 6 are 7 fixed 8 in 9 their 11 , 10 sockets 11 , 11 , 12 and 11 , 15 turn 12 and 13 he 14 can't 15 turn 15 turn 17 . 16 them 17 . so he turns his whole head in order to see in all directions . 1 so 2 he 1 so 6 head 2 he 3 turns 3 turns 4 his 4 his 5 whole 6 head 9 to 7 in 8 order 8 order 9 to 9 to 10 see 9 to 11 in 11 in 12 all 12 all 13 directions 13 directions 14 . the rest of us can roll our eyes , but [hooty] can't . " 1 the 2 rest 1 the 4 us 2 rest 3 of 4 us 5 can 4 us 6 roll 5 can 6 roll 6 roll 10 but 7 our 8 eyes 8 eyes 9 , 9 , 10 but 10 but 12 can't 12 can't 13 . 13 . 14 " peter scratched his long left ear with his long right hindfoot , [a] way he has when he is thinking or is puzzled . 1 peter 5 left 1 peter 8 his 2 scratched 3 his 2 scratched 5 left 3 his 4 long 6 ear 7 with 7 with 8 his 8 his 11 hindfoot 9 long 10 right 10 right 11 hindfoot 11 hindfoot 12 , 12 , 14 way 12 , 16 has 14 way 15 he 14 way 16 has 16 has 21 or 17 when 18 he 18 he 19 is 19 is 20 thinking 19 is 21 or 21 or 23 puzzled 22 is 23 puzzled 23 puzzled 24 . " that 's funny , " said he . 1 " 2 that 1 " 3 's 2 that 3 's 3 's 5 , 4 funny 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 8 he 8 he 9 . " [i] wonder why his eyes are fixed . " 1 " 3 wonder 3 wonder 5 his 4 why 5 his 5 his 6 eyes 5 his 7 are 7 are 8 fixed 8 fixed 9 . 9 . 10 " " because his rolled his eyes too much , " replied [jumper] , yawning . 1 " 2 because 1 " 3 his 3 his 5 his 4 rolled 5 his 5 his 7 too 5 his 8 much 6 eyes 7 too 8 much 9 , 8 much 11 replied 9 , 10 " 9 , 11 replied 11 replied 14 yawning 13 , 14 yawning 14 yawning 15 . " he saw too much . 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 saw 3 saw 4 too 4 too 5 much 5 much 6 . it 's a bad thing to see too much . " 1 it 2 's 2 's 4 bad 3 a 4 bad 4 bad 7 see 5 thing 6 to 6 to 7 see 7 see 8 too 7 see 9 much 8 too 9 much 9 much 10 . 10 . 11 " " tell me about it . 1 " 2 tell 2 tell 3 me 3 me 4 about 4 about 5 it 5 it 6 . please do , [cousin] [jumper] , " begged [peter] . 1 please 2 do 2 do 3 , 3 , 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 begged 8 begged 10 . jumper looked up at the moon to see what time of night it was . 1 jumper 4 at 2 looked 3 up 3 up 4 at 4 at 5 the 5 the 6 moon 5 the 7 to 7 to 8 see 8 see 9 what 8 see 10 time 10 time 11 of 10 time 13 it 12 night 13 it 13 it 14 was 14 was 15 . " all right , " said he , settling himself comfortably . 1 " 4 , 2 all 3 right 3 right 4 , 4 , 7 he 5 " 6 said 6 said 7 he 7 he 8 , 8 , 9 settling 9 settling 10 himself 10 himself 12 . 11 comfortably 12 . " all the [owl] family , way back to the very beginning , have had very big eyes . 1 " 7 way 1 " 12 beginning 2 all 3 the 2 all 5 family 5 family 6 , 5 family 7 way 7 way 8 back 8 back 9 to 8 back 10 the 9 to 10 the 10 the 11 very 12 beginning 13 , 12 beginning 16 very 13 , 14 have 14 have 15 had 16 very 17 big 16 very 18 eyes 18 eyes 19 . old [mr] [owl] had them . 1 old 4 had 4 had 5 them 5 them 6 . he could move them just as we can ours . 1 he 2 could 1 he 4 them 2 could 3 move 3 move 4 them 4 them 5 just 5 just 7 we 6 as 7 we 7 we 8 can 8 can 10 . 9 ours 10 . and because they were so big , and because he could roll them , there was very little going on that [mr] [owl] didn't see . 1 and 5 so 2 because 4 were 2 because 5 so 3 they 4 were 5 so 8 and 6 big 7 , 6 big 8 and 8 and 14 , 9 because 10 he 10 he 12 roll 11 could 12 roll 12 roll 13 them 12 roll 14 , 14 , 15 there 15 there 16 was 15 there 21 that 16 was 17 very 17 very 18 little 17 very 19 going 19 going 20 on 21 that 26 . 24 didn't 25 see 25 see 26 . she wanted to see just how many of them she could trust to obey her orders . 1 she 2 wanted 1 she 7 many 2 wanted 3 to 2 wanted 7 many 3 to 4 see 3 to 5 just 5 just 6 how 7 many 16 orders 8 of 9 them 8 of 11 could 9 them 10 she 11 could 13 to 11 could 15 her 12 trust 13 to 13 to 14 obey 15 her 16 orders 16 orders 17 . so she lined them all up in a row . 1 so 2 she 2 she 4 them 3 lined 4 them 4 them 6 up 5 all 6 up 6 up 7 in 7 in 8 a 7 in 9 row 8 a 9 row 9 row 10 . then she made them turn so that their backs were to her . 1 then 6 so 2 she 3 made 3 made 4 them 4 them 5 turn 5 turn 6 so 6 so 7 that 7 that 8 their 8 their 9 backs 9 backs 10 were 10 were 12 her 11 to 12 her 12 her 13 . " ' [now] , ' said she , ' everybody is to keep eyes to the front . 1 " 12 to 2 ' 4 , 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 8 , 6 said 9 ' 7 she 8 , 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 10 everybody 9 ' 11 is 11 is 12 to 12 to 14 eyes 13 keep 14 eyes 14 eyes 15 to 15 to 16 the 16 the 17 front 17 front 18 . i am going to be very busy back here [for] a few minutes , but not one of you is to peek . 1 i 8 back 2 am 3 going 3 going 7 busy 3 going 8 back 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 very 6 very 7 busy 8 back 13 minutes 9 here 11 a 9 here 13 minutes 11 a 12 few 13 minutes 14 , 13 minutes 15 but 14 , 15 but 15 but 16 not 16 not 17 one 16 not 23 . 17 one 18 of 18 of 19 you 19 you 20 is 20 is 21 to 21 to 22 peek i shall know if you do , and [i] shall see to it that you never forget it as long as you live . ' 1 i 5 you 2 shall 3 know 3 know 4 if 3 know 5 you 5 you 8 and 6 do 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 shall 10 shall 11 see 10 shall 20 long 12 to 14 that 13 it 14 that 14 that 15 you 15 you 16 never 16 never 17 forget 16 never 20 long 17 forget 18 it 18 it 19 as 20 long 24 . 21 as 22 you 22 you 23 live 23 live 24 . 24 . 25 ' " [that] sounded as if something dreadful might happen , so everybody sat perfectly still looking straight before them . 1 " 3 sounded 1 " 5 if 3 sounded 4 as 5 if 7 dreadful 5 if 11 so 6 something 7 dreadful 7 dreadful 10 , 8 might 9 happen 9 happen 10 , 11 so 15 still 11 so 16 looking 12 everybody 13 sat 13 sat 14 perfectly 14 perfectly 15 still 16 looking 19 them 17 straight 18 before 17 straight 19 them 19 them 20 . old [mr] [rabbit] just itched all over with curiosity . 1 old 4 just 4 just 5 itched 5 itched 6 all 6 all 7 over 7 over 8 with 8 with 9 curiosity 9 curiosity 10 . it seemed to him that he just must turn his head . 1 it 2 seemed 1 it 3 to 3 to 4 him 3 to 5 that 4 him 5 that 5 that 7 just 6 he 7 just 7 just 8 must 7 just 9 turn 9 turn 12 . 10 his 11 head 11 head 12 . but for once he managed to get the best of his curiosity and stared straight ahead . 1 but 2 for 1 but 12 curiosity 2 for 5 managed 3 once 4 he 3 once 5 managed 5 managed 7 get 6 to 7 get 7 get 9 best 8 the 9 best 9 best 10 of 10 of 11 his 12 curiosity 14 stared 12 curiosity 16 ahead 13 and 14 stared 15 straight 16 ahead 16 ahead 17 . " now [mr] [owl] had tremendous great ears , just as [hooty] has to-day . 1 " 2 now 2 now 11 as 5 had 6 tremendous 6 tremendous 7 great 7 great 8 ears 8 ears 9 , 9 , 10 just 9 , 11 as 11 as 13 has 13 has 14 to-day 14 to-day 15 . you can't see them because the feathers cover them , but they are there just the same . " 1 you 10 , 2 can't 4 them 3 see 4 them 4 them 5 because 5 because 6 the 5 because 8 cover 6 the 7 feathers 8 cover 9 them 8 cover 10 , 10 , 14 there 11 but 12 they 11 but 14 there 12 they 13 are 14 there 16 the 14 there 17 same 15 just 16 the 16 the 17 same 17 same 18 . 18 . 19 " peter nodded . 1 peter 2 nodded 2 nodded 3 . he knew all about those wonderful ears and how they heard the teeniest , weeniest noise when [hooty] was flying at night . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 6 wonderful 3 all 4 about 4 about 5 those 5 those 6 wonderful 6 wonderful 10 they 7 ears 8 and 7 ears 9 how 9 how 10 they 10 they 12 the 10 they 15 weeniest 11 heard 12 the 12 the 14 , 13 teeniest 14 , 15 weeniest 21 at 16 noise 17 when 17 when 19 was 19 was 20 flying 20 flying 21 at 21 at 22 night 22 night 23 . so he rolled his eyes back and then looked straight ahead again . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 rolled 2 he 7 and 3 rolled 5 eyes 4 his 5 eyes 5 eyes 6 back 6 back 7 and 7 and 9 looked 8 then 9 looked 9 looked 12 again 10 straight 11 ahead 11 ahead 12 again 12 again 13 . what he had seen made him want to see more . 1 what 2 he 1 what 3 had 2 he 3 had 3 had 5 made 4 seen 5 made 5 made 7 want 6 him 7 want 7 want 8 to 8 to 9 see 9 see 10 more 9 see 11 . he tried it again . 1 he 2 tried 2 tried 3 it 3 it 4 again 4 again 5 . just imagine how he felt when he found that his eyes wouldn't roll . 1 just 5 felt 1 just 8 found 2 imagine 3 how 2 imagine 4 he 4 he 5 felt 5 felt 6 when 6 when 7 he 8 found 11 eyes 8 found 12 wouldn't 9 that 10 his 10 his 11 eyes 12 wouldn't 14 . 13 roll 14 . he couldn't move them a bit . 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 move 3 move 4 them 4 them 5 a 5 a 6 bit 6 bit 7 . all he could do was to stare straight ahead . 1 all 2 he 2 he 3 could 3 could 5 was 4 do 5 was 5 was 7 stare 6 to 7 stare 7 stare 8 straight 8 straight 9 ahead 9 ahead 10 . it frightened him dreadfully , and he kept trying [and] trying to roll his eyes , but they were fixed fast . 1 it 2 frightened 1 it 3 him 3 him 4 dreadfully 4 dreadfully 8 kept 4 dreadfully 9 trying 5 , 6 and 5 , 7 he 7 he 8 kept 9 trying 12 to 11 trying 12 to 12 to 16 , 13 roll 14 his 14 his 15 eyes 15 eyes 16 , 16 , 18 they 17 but 18 they 18 they 20 fixed 18 they 21 fast 19 were 20 fixed 21 fast 22 . he could see in only one direction , the way his head was turned . 1 he 2 could 2 could 9 the 3 see 4 in 3 see 5 only 5 only 6 one 6 one 7 direction 6 one 8 , 8 , 9 the 9 the 10 way 10 way 11 his 11 his 12 head 11 his 13 was 13 was 14 turned 14 turned 15 . " when at last [old] [mother] [nature] told all the little people that they might look , [mr] [owl] didn't want to look . 1 " 2 when 1 " 10 the 3 at 4 last 4 last 8 told 8 told 9 all 8 told 10 the 10 the 11 little 11 little 17 , 12 people 13 that 13 that 14 they 13 that 15 might 14 they 15 might 15 might 16 look 16 look 17 , 17 , 21 want 20 didn't 21 want 21 want 22 to 22 to 23 look 23 look 24 . he didn't want to face [old] [mother] [nature] , for he knew perfectly well what had happened to his eyes . 1 he 2 didn't 1 he 9 , 2 didn't 3 want 2 didn't 5 face 3 want 4 to 3 want 5 face 9 , 13 perfectly 10 for 11 he 11 he 12 knew 12 knew 13 perfectly 13 perfectly 18 to 14 well 15 what 15 what 16 had 16 had 17 happened 17 happened 18 to 18 to 20 eyes 19 his 20 eyes 20 eyes 21 . he didn't say anything . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 say 3 say 4 anything 4 anything 5 . he was too ashamed to . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 too 3 too 4 ashamed 4 ashamed 5 to 5 to 6 . he flew away home the very first chance he got . 1 he 3 away 2 flew 3 away 3 away 5 the 4 home 5 the 5 the 6 very 5 the 8 chance 7 first 8 chance 8 chance 9 he 8 chance 11 . 9 he 10 got for a long time after that , [mr] [owl] never could see behind him at all . 1 for 2 a 2 a 4 time 3 long 4 time 4 time 7 , 5 after 6 that 6 that 7 , 7 , 12 see 10 never 11 could 11 could 12 see 12 see 15 at 13 behind 14 him 14 him 15 at 15 at 16 all 15 at 17 . it made him dreadfully nervous and unhappy . 1 it 2 made 1 it 3 him 3 him 4 dreadfully 4 dreadfully 6 and 5 nervous 6 and 6 and 7 unhappy 7 unhappy 8 . he felt all the time as if people were doing things behind his back . 1 he 2 felt 1 he 4 the 2 felt 3 all 4 the 10 doing 4 the 12 behind 5 time 6 as 5 time 8 people 6 as 7 if 8 people 9 were 8 people 10 doing 10 doing 11 things 12 behind 14 back 12 behind 15 . 13 his 14 back 14 back 15 . but he didn't complain . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 complain 4 complain 5 . he was ashamed to do that . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 ashamed 3 ashamed 4 to 4 to 5 do 5 do 6 that 6 that 7 . " old [mother] [nature] was watching him all the time . 1 " 2 old 2 old 5 was 5 was 6 watching 5 was 7 him 7 him 10 time 8 all 9 the 9 the 10 time 10 time 11 . after a long , long while , she decided that he had been punished enough . 1 after 6 while 2 a 3 long 3 long 4 , 4 , 5 long 5 long 6 while 6 while 10 that 6 while 16 . 7 , 8 she 8 she 9 decided 9 decided 10 that 10 that 11 he 10 that 13 been 11 he 12 had 13 been 14 punished 13 been 16 . 14 punished 15 enough " thank you , [cousin] [jumper] , " cried [peter] . 1 " 2 thank 2 thank 3 you 2 thank 4 , 3 you 4 , 4 , 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 cried 9 cried 11 . " but there is one thing you forgot to tell . 1 " 3 there 2 but 3 there 3 there 6 thing 4 is 5 one 5 one 6 thing 6 thing 8 forgot 7 you 8 forgot 8 forgot 10 tell 9 to 10 tell 10 tell 11 . what was it that [old] [mother] [nature] was doing when [mr] [owl] rolled his eyes to look back . " 1 what 2 was 1 what 3 it 3 it 4 that 4 that 9 doing 8 was 9 doing 9 doing 19 . 10 when 13 rolled 13 rolled 14 his 14 his 15 eyes 15 eyes 16 to 16 to 17 look 16 to 18 back 18 back 19 . 19 . 20 " " that , " replied [jumper] , " [mr] [owl] never told , and nobody else knew , so [i] can't tell you . " 1 " 2 that 1 " 11 never 2 that 5 replied 3 , 4 " 3 , 5 replied 5 replied 7 , 7 , 8 " 11 never 12 told 11 never 13 , 12 told 13 , 13 , 18 , 14 and 15 nobody 14 and 17 knew 15 nobody 16 else 17 knew 18 , 18 , 24 . 19 so 21 can't 21 can't 22 tell 22 tell 23 you 22 tell 24 . 24 . 25 " [xi] [how] [it] [happens] [johnny] [chuck] [sleeps] [all] [winter] [xi] [how] [it] [happens] [johnny] [chuck] [sleeps] [all] [winter] peter [rabbit] was bothered . 1 peter 3 was 3 was 4 bothered 4 bothered 5 . he was bothered in his mind , and when [peter] is bothered in his mind , he loses his appetite . 1 he 2 was 1 he 9 when 2 was 3 bothered 3 bothered 5 his 4 in 5 his 5 his 6 mind 5 his 7 , 6 mind 7 , 7 , 8 and 9 when 16 , 11 is 12 bothered 12 bothered 13 in 13 in 14 his 13 in 15 mind 14 his 15 mind 15 mind 16 , 16 , 18 loses 17 he 18 loses 18 loses 20 appetite 19 his 20 appetite 20 appetite 21 . it was so now . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 so 3 so 4 now 4 now 5 . he had been up in the [old] [orchard] and , as is his way , had stopped at [johnny] [chuck] 's for a bit of gossip . 1 he 3 been 2 had 3 been 3 been 5 in 4 up 5 in 5 in 6 the 6 the 9 and 9 and 15 , 10 , 11 as 10 , 14 way 11 as 12 is 12 is 13 his 14 way 15 , 15 , 17 stopped 16 had 17 stopped 17 stopped 18 at 17 stopped 24 bit 21 's 22 for 22 for 23 a 23 a 24 bit 24 bit 27 . 25 of 26 gossip 26 gossip 27 . as he sat there talking , it suddenly came over him that [johnny] was looking unusually fat . 1 as 2 he 2 he 10 over 3 sat 4 there 4 there 9 came 4 there 10 over 5 talking 6 , 5 talking 8 suddenly 6 , 7 it 6 , 8 suddenly 8 suddenly 9 came 10 over 12 that 10 over 17 fat 11 him 12 that 12 that 14 was 14 was 15 looking 15 looking 16 unusually 16 unusually 17 fat 17 fat 18 . he said so . 1 he 2 said 2 said 3 so 3 so 4 . johnny yawned in a very sleepy way as he replied : 1 johnny 4 a 2 yawned 3 in 3 in 4 a 4 a 5 very 5 very 7 way 6 sleepy 7 way 7 way 8 as 8 as 9 he 9 he 10 replied 9 he 11 : " one has to get fat in order to sleep comfortably all winter . 1 " 3 has 2 one 3 has 3 has 4 to 4 to 5 get 4 to 8 order 6 fat 7 in 6 fat 8 order 8 order 11 comfortably 9 to 10 sleep 10 sleep 11 comfortably 11 comfortably 13 winter 12 all 13 winter 13 winter 14 . i 've got to get fatter than [i] am now before [i] turn in . " 1 i 3 got 1 i 10 now 2 've 3 got 3 got 4 to 3 got 6 fatter 4 to 5 get 4 to 6 fatter 6 fatter 9 am 7 than 9 am 9 am 10 now 10 now 11 before 11 before 13 turn 11 before 14 in 14 in 15 . 15 . 16 " so he went home to think [it] over , and the more he thought , the more troubled he became . 1 so 2 he 2 he 8 over 3 went 4 home 4 home 5 to 4 home 6 think 6 think 8 over 8 over 9 , 9 , 10 and 9 , 13 he 10 and 11 the 12 more 13 he 13 he 20 became 14 thought 15 , 15 , 16 the 16 the 17 more 17 more 18 troubled 17 more 20 became 18 troubled 19 he 20 became 21 . how could anybody sleep all winter ? 1 how 2 could 2 could 3 anybody 3 anybody 4 sleep 4 sleep 5 all 5 all 6 winter 6 winter 7 ? and what good did just getting fat do ? 1 and 2 what 1 and 5 just 2 what 3 good 3 good 4 did 5 just 6 getting 6 getting 7 fat 7 fat 8 do 8 do 9 ? johnny [chuck] couldn't eat his own fat , so what was the use of it ? 1 johnny 4 eat 3 couldn't 4 eat 4 eat 10 what 5 his 6 own 6 own 7 fat 7 fat 8 , 7 fat 10 what 8 , 9 so 10 what 11 was 11 was 12 the 12 the 13 use 12 the 14 of 14 of 15 it 15 it 16 ? " must be it 's to keep him warm , " thought [peter] and brightened up . 1 " 4 it 1 " 9 warm 2 must 3 be 2 must 4 it 4 it 7 keep 5 's 6 to 6 to 7 keep 7 keep 8 him 9 warm 12 thought 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 thought 12 thought 17 . 14 and 15 brightened 15 brightened 16 up 16 up 17 . but why wasn't a good thick coat of fur just as good or even better ? 1 but 3 wasn't 2 why 3 wasn't 3 wasn't 5 good 4 a 5 good 5 good 6 thick 6 thick 8 of 7 coat 8 of 8 of 9 fur 9 fur 10 just 10 just 11 as 10 just 13 or 11 as 12 good 12 good 13 or 13 or 15 better 14 even 15 better 15 better 16 ? he didn't have any trouble keeping warm . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 have 2 didn't 4 any 3 have 4 any 4 any 5 trouble 5 trouble 6 keeping 6 keeping 8 . 7 warm 8 . neither did [billy] [mink] or [little] [joe] [otter] or [reddy] [fox] . 1 neither 2 did 2 did 5 or 5 or 9 or 9 or 12 . no , it couldn't be that [johnny] [chuck] put on all that fat just to keep warm . 1 no 2 , 2 , 5 be 3 it 4 couldn't 4 couldn't 5 be 5 be 6 that 5 be 14 just 6 that 9 put 9 put 10 on 10 on 11 all 12 that 13 fat 13 fat 14 just 14 just 18 . 15 to 16 keep 16 keep 17 warm 16 keep 18 . besides , he would spend the winter way down deep in the ground [,] and there was no excuse for being cold there . 1 besides 3 he 1 besides 5 spend 2 , 3 he 3 he 4 would 5 spend 11 in 6 the 7 winter 7 winter 8 way 7 winter 9 down 9 down 10 deep 9 down 11 in 11 in 12 the 11 in 13 ground 12 the 13 ground 13 ground 17 was 15 and 16 there 15 and 17 was 17 was 18 no 18 no 22 cold 19 excuse 20 for 19 excuse 22 cold 20 for 21 being 22 cold 24 . 23 there 24 . he found him sitting on his big lily-pad , but somehow [grandfather] [frog] didn't look as [chipper] and smart as usual . 1 he 2 found 1 he 6 his 2 found 3 him 3 him 4 sitting 4 sitting 5 on 6 his 9 , 7 big 8 lily-pad 7 big 9 , 9 , 11 somehow 10 but 11 somehow 11 somehow 15 look 14 didn't 15 look 15 look 16 as 16 as 18 and 18 and 22 . 19 smart 20 as 20 as 21 usual 21 usual 22 . " he certainly is growing old , " thought [peter] . 1 " 2 he 1 " 4 is 2 he 3 certainly 4 is 5 growing 5 growing 6 old 6 old 8 " 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 thought 9 thought 11 . " he isn't as spry as he used to be . 1 " 2 he 1 " 5 spry 2 he 3 isn't 3 isn't 4 as 5 spry 8 used 6 as 7 he 7 he 8 used 8 used 9 to 9 to 10 be 10 be 11 . seems as if he had grown old in the last two or three weeks . 1 seems 4 he 2 as 3 if 3 if 4 he 4 he 6 grown 5 had 6 grown 6 grown 9 the 6 grown 10 last 7 old 8 in 7 old 9 the 9 the 10 last 10 last 11 two 11 two 12 or 11 two 15 . 12 or 13 three 12 or 14 weeks 13 three 14 weeks 14 weeks 15 . too bad , too bad . " 1 too 2 bad 2 bad 3 , 3 , 4 too 4 too 5 bad 4 too 6 . 6 . 7 " aloud , [peter] said : " why , [grandfather] [frog] , how well you are looking ! 1 aloud 4 said 2 , 4 said 4 said 8 , 5 : 6 " 6 " 7 why 7 why 8 , 8 , 13 well 11 , 12 how 12 how 13 well 13 well 14 you 14 you 15 are 15 are 17 ! 16 looking 17 ! you are enough to make us young fellows envious . " 1 you 2 are 1 you 3 enough 2 are 3 enough 3 enough 4 to 3 enough 6 us 4 to 5 make 5 make 6 us 6 us 8 fellows 7 young 8 fellows 8 fellows 9 envious 8 fellows 10 . 10 . 11 " grandfather [frog] looked at [peter] sharply . 1 grandfather 3 looked 3 looked 4 at 4 at 6 sharply 6 sharply 7 . perhaps he read the truth in [peter] 's eyes . 1 perhaps 2 he 2 he 3 read 3 read 4 the 4 the 5 truth 4 the 8 's 5 truth 6 in 8 's 9 eyes 9 eyes 10 . " [chug-a-rum] ! " said he . 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 6 he 7 . " be honest , [peter] . 1 " 2 be 2 be 3 honest 3 honest 4 , 4 , 6 . be honest . 1 be 2 honest 2 honest 3 . don't try to flatter , because it is a bad habit to get into . 1 don't 2 try 1 don't 3 to 3 to 6 because 3 to 7 it 4 flatter 5 , 4 flatter 6 because 7 it 12 to 8 is 9 a 8 is 10 bad 9 a 10 bad 10 bad 11 habit 10 bad 12 to 12 to 13 get 13 get 14 into 13 get 15 . 14 into 15 . i know how [i] look . 1 i 2 know 2 know 3 how 3 how 5 look 5 look 6 . i look old and tired . 1 i 2 look 2 look 3 old 3 old 4 and 4 and 5 tired 5 tired 6 . now isn't that so ? " 1 now 2 isn't 2 isn't 3 that 3 that 4 so 4 so 5 ? 5 ? 6 " peter looked a little shamefaced . 1 peter 2 looked 2 looked 3 a 3 a 4 little 4 little 5 shamefaced 5 shamefaced 6 . he didn't know just what to say , so he said nothing and just nodded his head . 1 he 8 , 2 didn't 3 know 3 know 7 say 4 just 5 what 4 just 7 say 5 what 6 to 7 say 8 , 8 , 11 said 9 so 10 he 10 he 11 said 11 said 14 just 12 nothing 13 and 12 nothing 14 just 14 just 18 . 15 nodded 17 head 15 nodded 18 . 16 his 17 head " that 's better , " said [grandfather] [frog] gruffly . 1 " 3 's 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 better 4 better 5 , 5 , 7 said 6 " 7 said 7 said 11 . 10 gruffly 11 . " always tell the truth . 1 " 2 always 2 always 3 tell 3 tell 4 the 4 the 5 truth 5 truth 6 . the fact is [i] am tired . 1 the 2 fact 2 fact 3 is 3 is 5 am 5 am 6 tired 6 tired 7 . i am so tired that [i] 'm going to sleep for the winter , and [i] 'm going to do it this very day . " 1 i 2 am 1 i 5 that 2 am 3 so 3 so 4 tired 5 that 7 'm 5 that 12 the 7 'm 8 going 7 'm 10 sleep 8 going 9 to 10 sleep 11 for 12 the 19 to 13 winter 14 , 13 winter 15 and 14 , 15 and 15 and 17 'm 15 and 18 going 17 'm 18 going 18 going 19 to 19 to 20 do 19 to 21 it 21 it 25 . 22 this 23 very 22 this 24 day 24 day 25 . 25 . 26 " " oh , [grandfather] [frog] , " ( [peter] had found his tongue ) , " please tell me something before you go . 1 " 2 oh 1 " 8 ( 2 oh 3 , 3 , 6 , 6 , 7 " 8 ( 14 ) 10 had 11 found 11 found 12 his 11 found 13 tongue 12 his 13 tongue 13 tongue 14 ) 14 ) 15 , 14 ) 16 " 15 , 16 " 16 " 18 tell 16 " 19 me 17 please 18 tell 18 tell 19 me 19 me 20 something 20 something 23 go 21 before 22 you 22 you 23 go 23 go 24 . why doesn't he starve to death ? " 1 why 2 doesn't 2 doesn't 3 he 3 he 4 starve 4 starve 5 to 5 to 6 death 6 death 7 ? 7 ? 8 " grandfather [frog] had to smile at the eager curiosity in [peter] 's voice . 1 grandfather 4 to 3 had 4 to 4 to 5 smile 5 smile 7 the 6 at 7 the 7 the 8 eager 8 eager 9 curiosity 9 curiosity 10 in 10 in 14 . 12 's 13 voice 13 voice 14 . " [i] see you are just as full of questions as ever , [peter] , " said he . 1 " 6 just 3 see 4 you 4 you 5 are 4 you 6 just 6 just 12 ever 7 as 8 full 8 full 9 of 9 of 10 questions 9 of 11 as 11 as 12 ever 12 ever 13 , 12 ever 19 . 13 , 15 , 15 , 16 " 16 " 18 he 17 said 18 he johnny [chuck] sleeps all winter because he is sensible , and he is sensible because it runs in the family to be sensible . 1 johnny 9 sensible 3 sleeps 4 all 4 all 5 winter 5 winter 6 because 5 winter 7 he 6 because 7 he 7 he 8 is 7 he 9 sensible 9 sensible 11 and 10 , 11 and 11 and 16 it 12 he 13 is 13 is 14 sensible 14 sensible 15 because 14 sensible 16 it 16 it 17 runs 17 runs 21 to 18 in 19 the 18 in 20 family 20 family 21 to 21 to 24 . 22 be 23 sensible 23 sensible 24 . his was sensible . 1 his 2 was 2 was 3 sensible 3 sensible 4 . it 's a very good thing to have good sound common sense run in the family , [peter] . " 1 it 5 good 2 's 3 a 2 's 5 good 3 a 4 very 5 good 10 sound 5 good 16 family 6 thing 8 have 6 thing 9 good 7 to 8 have 9 good 10 sound 10 sound 12 sense 11 common 12 sense 13 run 14 in 13 run 16 family 14 in 15 the 16 family 17 , 16 family 20 " 17 , 19 . once more [peter] nodded his head . 1 once 2 more 2 more 4 nodded 4 nodded 5 his 5 his 6 head 6 head 7 . jerry [muskrat] , who was sitting on the [big] [rock] , listening , winked at [peter] , and [peter] winked back . 1 jerry 7 on 3 , 4 who 4 who 5 was 4 who 6 sitting 6 sitting 7 on 7 on 8 the 8 the 14 winked 11 , 12 listening 12 listening 13 , 12 listening 14 winked 14 winked 18 and 15 at 17 , 17 , 18 and 18 and 20 winked 18 and 21 back 21 back 22 . then he made himself comfortable and prepared not to miss a word of [grandfather] [frog] 's story . 1 then 4 himself 1 then 7 prepared 2 he 3 made 2 he 4 himself 4 himself 5 comfortable 5 comfortable 6 and 7 prepared 9 to 8 not 9 to 9 to 10 miss 9 to 12 word 10 miss 11 a 12 word 13 of 13 of 16 's 16 's 18 . 17 story 18 . " that was before the hard times of which [i] have told you before . 1 " 2 that 1 " 6 hard 2 that 3 was 3 was 4 before 4 before 5 the 6 hard 7 times 7 times 11 have 8 of 9 which 9 which 11 have 11 have 12 told 12 told 13 you 12 told 14 before 14 before 15 . everybody had plenty to eat , and everybody was on the best of terms with all his neighbors . 1 everybody 5 eat 1 everybody 9 was 2 had 3 plenty 3 plenty 4 to 3 plenty 5 eat 5 eat 6 , 5 eat 7 and 7 and 8 everybody 8 everybody 9 was 9 was 13 of 10 on 11 the 11 the 12 best 11 the 13 of 13 of 14 terms 13 of 19 . 14 terms 15 with 16 all 17 his 17 his 18 neighbors 18 neighbors 19 . then came the hard times , and the beginning of the hard times was the coming of rough [brother] [north] [wind] and [jack] [frost] . 1 then 2 came 2 came 4 hard 2 came 8 the 3 the 4 hard 4 hard 5 times 4 hard 6 , 5 times 6 , 6 , 7 and 8 the 12 hard 9 beginning 11 the 9 beginning 12 hard 10 of 11 the 12 hard 17 of 13 times 14 was 13 times 16 coming 14 was 15 the 16 coming 17 of 17 of 18 rough 18 rough 22 and 22 and 25 . their coming made the first winter . 1 their 4 the 2 coming 3 made 3 made 4 the 4 the 5 first 5 first 6 winter 6 winter 7 . yes , [sir] , it certainly was hard on them . 1 yes 5 it 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 it 5 it 6 certainly 5 it 7 was 7 was 8 hard 8 hard 9 on 9 on 10 them 10 them 11 . some of them nearly starved to death that first winter , short as it was . 1 some 5 starved 2 of 3 them 3 them 4 nearly 4 nearly 5 starved 5 starved 6 to 6 to 7 death 6 to 10 winter 7 death 9 first 8 that 9 first 10 winter 11 , 11 , 12 short 11 , 15 was 12 short 13 as 13 as 14 it 15 was 16 . old [mr] [chuck] , who , of course , wasn't old then , was one of them . 1 old 4 , 1 old 7 of 4 , 5 who 5 who 6 , 7 of 8 course 8 course 9 , 8 course 11 old 9 , 10 wasn't 11 old 12 then 11 old 13 , 13 , 14 was 13 , 15 one 15 one 16 of 16 of 18 . 17 them 18 . he was so thin that sometimes he used to listen [to] see if he couldn't hear his bones rattle inside his skin . 1 he 13 if 2 was 3 so 3 so 4 thin 4 thin 5 that 4 thin 6 sometimes 6 sometimes 7 he 7 he 8 used 7 he 10 listen 8 used 9 to 10 listen 12 see 10 listen 13 if 13 if 18 bones 14 he 16 hear 14 he 17 his 15 couldn't 16 hear 17 his 18 bones 18 bones 20 inside 19 rattle 20 inside 20 inside 23 . 21 his 22 skin 22 skin 23 . " of course he couldn't , but he was quite sure that when [the] wind blew , it went right through him . 1 " 13 when 2 of 3 course 3 course 6 , 4 he 5 couldn't 5 couldn't 6 , 6 , 7 but 7 but 8 he 8 he 9 was 8 he 11 sure 9 was 10 quite 11 sure 12 that 11 sure 13 when 13 when 17 , 15 wind 16 blew 16 blew 17 , 17 , 18 it 18 it 21 through 19 went 20 right 20 right 21 through 21 through 23 . 22 him 23 . at last warm weather returned , just [as] it does now every summer , and once more there was plenty to eat . 1 at 2 last 2 last 3 warm 2 last 4 weather 4 weather 9 it 5 returned 6 , 5 returned 9 it 6 , 7 just 9 it 14 , 10 does 11 now 10 does 14 , 11 now 12 every 12 every 13 summer 14 , 17 more 14 , 22 eat 15 and 16 once 16 once 17 more 17 more 18 there 19 was 20 plenty 19 was 22 eat 20 plenty 21 to 22 eat 23 . some of the little people seemed to forget all about the hard times of the cold weather , but not [mr] [chuck] . 1 some 4 little 2 of 3 the 3 the 4 little 4 little 5 people 5 people 15 the 6 seemed 7 to 7 to 8 forget 7 to 12 hard 8 forget 9 all 9 all 10 about 10 about 11 the 12 hard 13 times 12 hard 15 the 13 times 14 of 15 the 16 cold 15 the 17 weather 17 weather 18 , 17 weather 19 but 18 , 19 but 19 but 20 not 20 not 23 . he had been too cold and too hungry to ever forget . 1 he 2 had 1 he 3 been 2 had 3 been 3 been 5 cold 4 too 5 cold 5 cold 6 and 6 and 8 hungry 6 and 10 ever 7 too 8 hungry 9 to 10 ever 10 ever 11 forget 11 forget 12 . " so after a while [mr] [chuck] kept his thoughts to himself and went about his business as usual . 1 " 2 so 1 " 5 while 2 so 3 after 3 after 4 a 5 while 14 went 5 while 19 usual 8 kept 9 his 8 kept 10 thoughts 10 thoughts 11 to 10 thoughts 12 himself 12 himself 13 and 12 himself 14 went 14 went 15 about 14 went 17 business 15 about 16 his 17 business 18 as 19 usual 20 . so he kept [studying] and studying how he could live through another cold spell , if it should come . 1 so 2 he 1 so 5 and 2 he 3 kept 5 and 15 , 6 studying 7 how 7 how 8 he 7 how 9 could 9 could 11 through 9 could 12 another 10 live 11 through 12 another 14 spell 12 another 15 , 13 cold 14 spell 15 , 20 . 16 if 17 it 17 it 18 should 18 should 19 come 18 should 20 . ' [i] must find some other way of keeping warm . 1 ' 3 must 3 must 5 some 4 find 5 some 5 some 6 other 6 other 9 keeping 7 way 8 of 8 of 9 keeping 9 keeping 10 warm 9 keeping 11 . anyway , it never will be very cold . 1 anyway 2 , 1 anyway 5 will 2 , 3 it 3 it 4 never 4 never 5 will 5 will 6 be 5 will 7 very 7 very 8 cold 8 cold 9 . i believe that is a good idea . 1 i 2 believe 1 i 3 that 2 believe 3 that 3 that 4 is 4 is 5 a 4 is 7 idea 5 a 6 good 7 idea 8 . i 'll try it at once . ' 1 i 2 'll 1 i 3 try 2 'll 3 try 3 try 4 it 4 it 5 at 5 at 6 once 6 once 7 . 7 . 8 ' " so without wasting any time , [mr] [chuck] began to dig . 1 " 2 so 1 " 4 wasting 2 so 3 without 4 wasting 6 time 5 any 6 time 6 time 7 , 7 , 11 to 10 began 11 to 11 to 13 . 12 dig 13 . he dug and he dug and he dug . 1 he 2 dug 2 dug 4 he 3 and 4 he 4 he 5 dug 4 he 6 and 6 and 7 he 7 he 8 dug 8 dug 9 . when his neighbors grew curious and asked questions , he smiled good-naturedly and said that he was trying an experiment . 1 when 8 questions 1 when 11 smiled 2 his 3 neighbors 3 neighbors 4 grew 3 neighbors 5 curious 5 curious 6 and 5 curious 7 asked 7 asked 8 questions 9 , 10 he 10 he 11 smiled 11 smiled 17 was 12 good-naturedly 13 and 13 and 14 said 13 and 15 that 15 that 16 he 15 that 17 was 17 was 18 trying 18 trying 20 experiment 19 an 20 experiment 20 experiment 21 . " ' [anyway] , [i] won't freeze to death , ' said he . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 6 won't 2 ' 4 , 6 won't 7 freeze 7 freeze 8 to 8 to 9 death 8 to 10 , 10 , 11 ' 11 ' 12 said 11 ' 14 . 12 said 13 he then he sighed as he remembered how hungry , how terribly hungry he had been . 1 then 4 as 2 he 3 sighed 3 sighed 4 as 4 as 10 how 5 he 6 remembered 6 remembered 7 how 7 how 8 hungry 7 how 10 how 8 hungry 9 , 10 how 11 terribly 11 terribly 13 he 11 terribly 16 . 12 hungry 13 he 13 he 14 had 13 he 15 been 14 had 15 been 15 been 16 . ' [now] if only [i] can think of some way to get food enough to carry me through , [i] 'll be all right . ' 1 ' 3 if 1 ' 6 can 3 if 4 only 6 can 7 think 6 can 8 of 7 think 8 of 8 of 9 some 9 some 16 carry 10 way 11 to 10 way 12 get 11 to 12 get 12 get 13 food 13 food 15 to 13 food 16 carry 14 enough 15 to 16 carry 22 be 17 me 18 through 17 me 19 , 19 , 21 'll 19 , 22 be 22 be 25 . 23 all 24 right 24 right 25 . 25 . 26 ' they shriveled and dried , so that he couldn't eat them at all . 1 they 5 , 2 shriveled 3 and 3 and 4 dried 4 dried 5 , 5 , 8 he 6 so 7 that 7 that 8 he 8 he 9 couldn't 8 he 10 eat 10 eat 11 them 11 them 12 at 12 at 13 all 13 all 14 . mr [chuck] 's heart sank . 1 mr 3 's 3 's 4 heart 4 heart 5 sank 5 sank 6 . he thought of how soon all the tender green things would disappear . 1 he 2 thought 1 he 3 of 3 of 5 soon 4 how 5 soon 5 soon 7 the 6 all 7 the 7 the 9 green 8 tender 9 green 9 green 13 . 10 things 12 disappear 11 would 12 disappear 12 disappear 13 . right then an idea was born in [mr] [chuck] 's head . 1 right 2 then 1 right 3 an 3 an 5 was 4 idea 5 was 5 was 6 born 6 born 7 in 6 born 11 head 10 's 11 head 11 head 12 . " [so] day after day he spent stuffing himself , and his neighbors called him [mr] [greedy] . 1 " 7 spent 1 " 8 stuffing 3 day 4 after 4 after 5 day 4 after 6 he 6 he 7 spent 8 stuffing 11 and 8 stuffing 15 him 9 himself 10 , 9 himself 11 and 11 and 13 neighbors 12 his 13 neighbors 13 neighbors 14 called 15 him 18 . but he didn't mind that . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 mind 4 mind 5 that 5 that 6 . there came a morning at last when [mr] [chuck] stuck his nose out to find [jack] [frost] waiting to pinch it . 1 there 4 morning 1 there 5 at 2 came 3 a 3 a 4 morning 5 at 7 when 6 last 7 when 7 when 15 find 10 stuck 11 his 11 his 12 nose 11 his 15 find 12 nose 13 out 12 nose 14 to 15 find 18 waiting 18 waiting 21 it 19 to 20 pinch 20 pinch 21 it 21 it 22 . all the tender green things were black and dead . 1 all 2 the 1 all 3 tender 3 tender 5 things 4 green 5 things 5 things 7 black 6 were 7 black 7 black 8 and 7 black 9 dead 8 and 9 dead 9 dead 10 . back to his bed scrambled [mr] [chuck] and curled up to sleep just as long as he could . 1 back 2 to 2 to 5 scrambled 2 to 15 long 3 his 4 bed 4 bed 5 scrambled 5 scrambled 8 and 8 and 9 curled 9 curled 10 up 9 curled 11 to 11 to 12 sleep 11 to 14 as 12 sleep 13 just 15 long 17 he 15 long 18 could 16 as 17 he 17 he 18 could 18 could 19 . he made up his mind that he wouldn't worry until he had to . 1 he 2 made 1 he 3 up 3 up 4 his 3 up 5 mind 5 mind 7 he 6 that 7 he 7 he 9 worry 8 wouldn't 9 worry 9 worry 10 until 10 until 11 he 11 he 12 had 11 he 13 to 13 to 14 . he had done his best , and that was all he could do . 1 he 2 had 1 he 4 his 2 had 3 done 4 his 7 and 5 best 6 , 5 best 7 and 7 and 9 was 8 that 9 was 9 was 10 all 9 was 12 could 10 all 11 he 12 could 14 . 13 do 14 . " when [old] [mother] [nature] came to see how the little people were faring , she missed [mr] [chuck] . 1 " 2 when 1 " 6 came 6 came 11 little 7 to 8 see 8 see 10 the 9 how 10 the 10 the 11 little 11 little 12 people 12 people 15 , 13 were 14 faring 14 faring 15 , 15 , 17 missed 16 she 17 missed 17 missed 20 . she asked his neighbors what had become of him , but no one knew . 1 she 2 asked 2 asked 8 of 3 his 4 neighbors 4 neighbors 5 what 5 what 7 become 6 had 7 become 7 become 8 of 8 of 9 him 8 of 10 , 10 , 11 but 11 but 13 one 12 no 13 one 13 one 14 knew 13 one 15 . 14 knew 15 . at length she came to his house and looking inside found him fast asleep . 1 at 2 length 1 at 3 she 3 she 4 came 3 she 7 house 4 came 5 to 5 to 6 his 7 house 9 looking 7 house 11 found 8 and 9 looking 9 looking 10 inside 9 looking 11 found 11 found 12 him 12 him 13 fast 13 fast 14 asleep 14 asleep 15 . she saw right away what he had done and how fat he had grown . 1 she 2 saw 1 she 4 away 2 saw 3 right 4 away 5 what 4 away 11 fat 5 what 7 had 6 he 7 had 7 had 8 done 8 done 10 how 8 done 11 fat 9 and 10 how 11 fat 15 . 12 he 13 had 13 had 14 grown 13 had 15 . she knew without being told what it all meant , and the idea amused her . 1 she 2 knew 1 she 6 what 2 knew 3 without 3 without 4 being 4 being 5 told 6 what 10 , 7 it 8 all 8 all 9 meant 9 meant 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 the 11 and 14 amused 13 idea 14 amused 14 amused 16 . 15 her 16 . " ' [you] shall sleep , [mr] [chuck] , [through] the time of frost and snow . 1 " 4 shall 2 ' 4 shall 4 shall 5 sleep 4 shall 6 , 6 , 9 , 9 , 11 the 9 , 12 time 11 the 12 time 12 time 17 . 13 of 14 frost 14 frost 15 and 14 frost 16 snow 16 snow 17 . for your courage and your pluck [you] shall no discomfort know . ' 1 for 2 your 2 your 4 and 3 courage 4 and 4 and 5 your 4 and 8 shall 5 your 6 pluck 8 shall 11 know 9 no 10 discomfort 10 discomfort 11 know 11 know 12 . 12 . 13 ' " and so [mr] [chuck] slept on until the tender young green things began once more to grow . 1 " 3 so 2 and 3 so 3 so 11 young 6 slept 7 on 7 on 8 until 8 until 9 the 9 the 10 tender 9 the 11 young 11 young 12 green 12 green 14 began 12 green 15 once 13 things 14 began 14 began 15 once 15 once 17 to 16 more 17 to 17 to 18 grow 18 grow 19 . the cold could [not] reach him , and the fat he had stored under his skin took the place of food . 1 the 2 cold 1 the 5 reach 2 cold 3 could 2 cold 5 reach 5 reach 8 and 6 him 7 , 6 him 8 and 8 and 14 under 9 the 10 fat 9 the 14 under 10 fat 11 he 11 he 12 had 12 had 13 stored 14 under 16 skin 14 under 18 the 15 his 16 skin 17 took 18 the 18 the 20 of 19 place 20 of 20 of 21 food 21 food 22 . when he awoke in the spring , he knew nothing of the hard times his neighbors were talking about . 1 when 6 spring 1 when 8 he 2 he 4 in 3 awoke 4 in 4 in 5 the 5 the 6 spring 6 spring 7 , 8 he 9 knew 8 he 12 the 9 knew 10 nothing 9 knew 11 of 12 the 16 neighbors 12 the 20 . 13 hard 14 times 14 times 15 his 14 times 16 neighbors 16 neighbors 17 were 18 talking 19 about 18 talking 20 . and ever since then the [chuck] family has slept through the winter , because it is the most comfortable and sensible thing to do . 1 and 4 then 1 and 5 the 2 ever 3 since 3 since 4 then 5 the 7 family 5 the 13 , 7 family 8 has 7 family 9 slept 9 slept 10 through 9 slept 11 the 11 the 12 winter 12 winter 13 , 13 , 15 it 14 because 15 it 15 it 16 is 16 is 18 most 17 the 18 most 18 most 19 comfortable 18 most 22 thing 19 comfortable 20 and 19 comfortable 22 thing 20 and 21 sensible 22 thing 24 do 23 to 24 do 24 do 25 . i know , because [i] have done the same thing for years . 1 i 2 know 1 i 3 , 3 , 4 because 4 because 6 have 4 because 8 the 6 have 7 done 6 have 8 the 8 the 9 same 8 the 10 thing 10 thing 11 for 11 for 12 years 12 years 13 . good-by , [peter] [rabbit] ! 1 good-by 2 , 2 , 5 ! no more stories until spring . " 1 no 2 more 2 more 3 stories 3 stories 4 until 4 until 5 spring 5 spring 6 . 6 . 7 " before [peter] could say a word , there was a splash in the [smiling] [pool] , and [grandfather] [frog] was nowhere to be seen . 1 before 3 could 1 before 6 word 3 could 4 say 3 could 5 a 6 word 7 , 6 word 8 there 8 there 11 splash 8 there 16 , 9 was 10 a 10 a 11 splash 11 splash 13 the 12 in 13 the 16 , 17 and 16 , 20 was 20 was 22 to 21 nowhere 22 to 22 to 24 seen 22 to 25 . 23 be 24 seen [xii] [how] [old] [mr] [.] [otter] [learned] [to] [slide] [xii] [how] [old] [mr] [.] [otter] [learned] [to] [slide] little [joe] [otter] was having the jolliest kind of a time . 1 little 4 was 4 was 7 jolliest 5 having 6 the 6 the 7 jolliest 7 jolliest 8 kind 8 kind 9 of 8 kind 11 time 10 a 11 time 11 time 12 . little [joe] [otter] is a jolly little chap , anyway , and just now he was extra happy . 1 little 9 , 4 is 5 a 5 a 6 jolly 6 jolly 8 chap 7 little 8 chap 8 chap 9 , 9 , 13 just 10 anyway 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 just 13 just 14 now 13 just 16 was 14 now 15 he 15 he 16 was 16 was 18 happy 17 extra 18 happy 18 happy 19 . you see , he had a brand new slippery-slide . 1 you 2 see 2 see 4 he 3 , 4 he 4 he 6 a 5 had 6 a 6 a 8 new 7 brand 8 new 8 new 9 slippery-slide 9 slippery-slide 10 . yes , [sir] , [little] [joe] had just built a new slippery-slide down the [steepest] part of the bank into the [smiling] [pool] . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 8 just 4 , 7 had 7 had 8 just 8 just 9 built 9 built 10 a 9 built 12 slippery-slide 10 a 11 new 12 slippery-slide 14 the 12 slippery-slide 16 part 13 down 14 the 14 the 16 part 16 part 17 of 17 of 19 bank 18 the 19 bank 19 bank 24 . 20 into 21 the 20 into 24 . of course he enjoyed it more because he had built it himself . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 he 2 course 6 more 4 enjoyed 5 it 4 enjoyed 6 more 6 more 7 because 7 because 8 he 7 because 9 had 9 had 10 built 10 built 11 it 11 it 13 . 12 himself 13 . peter [rabbit] and [johnny] [chuck] sat watching him from the bank on the other side of the [smiling] [pool] . 1 peter 9 from 1 peter 15 side 3 and 6 sat 6 sat 7 watching 7 watching 8 him 7 watching 9 from 9 from 11 bank 10 the 11 bank 11 bank 14 other 12 on 13 the 13 the 14 other 14 other 15 side 15 side 17 the 16 of 17 the 17 the 20 . he even [let] a foolish green fly brush the tip of his nose and didn't snap at it . 1 he 8 brush 2 even 6 green 2 even 8 brush 4 a 5 foolish 5 foolish 6 green 6 green 7 fly 8 brush 10 tip 9 the 10 tip 10 tip 14 and 11 of 12 his 12 his 13 nose 13 nose 14 and 14 and 18 it 15 didn't 16 snap 15 didn't 18 it 16 snap 17 at 18 it 19 . " [chug-a-rum] ! " exclaimed [grandfather] [frog] to no one in particular . 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 exclaimed 5 exclaimed 8 to 8 to 9 no 9 no 10 one 10 one 11 in 11 in 12 particular 12 particular 13 . " that reminds me of the days when [i] was young and the greatest diver in the [smiling] [pool] . 1 " 7 days 2 that 3 reminds 3 reminds 4 me 4 me 5 of 5 of 6 the 6 the 7 days 7 days 13 the 8 when 10 was 10 was 11 young 10 was 13 the 11 young 12 and 13 the 15 diver 14 greatest 15 diver 15 diver 17 the 15 diver 20 . 16 in 17 the 17 the 20 . my goodness , it makes me feel young just to watch [little] [joe] shoot down that slippery-slide . 1 my 3 , 2 goodness 3 , 3 , 8 young 4 it 5 makes 4 it 6 me 6 me 7 feel 7 feel 8 young 8 young 11 watch 9 just 10 to 10 to 11 watch 11 watch 15 down 14 shoot 15 down 15 down 18 . 16 that 17 slippery-slide 16 that 18 . if [i] weren't so old , [i] 'd try it myself . 1 if 4 so 3 weren't 4 so 4 so 6 , 5 old 6 , 6 , 8 'd 8 'd 10 it 9 try 10 it 10 it 11 myself 11 myself 12 . wheee ! " 1 wheee 2 ! 2 ! 3 " with , that , [grandfather] [frog] suddenly jumped . 1 with 2 , 2 , 3 that 2 , 4 , 4 , 7 suddenly 7 suddenly 8 jumped 8 jumped 9 . little [joe] was having such a good time ! 1 little 3 was 3 was 4 having 4 having 5 such 5 such 6 a 6 a 7 good 7 good 8 time 8 time 9 ! peter actually was wishing that he did like the water . 1 peter 5 that 2 actually 3 was 3 was 4 wishing 4 wishing 5 that 5 that 6 he 5 that 7 did 7 did 9 the 8 like 9 the 9 the 10 water 10 water 11 . grandfather [frog] climbed out on his big green lily-pad . 1 grandfather 4 out 3 climbed 4 out 4 out 7 big 5 on 6 his 6 his 7 big 7 big 8 green 8 green 9 lily-pad 9 lily-pad 10 . " [chug-a-rum] ! " said he , as once more [little] [joe] splashed into the [smiling] [pool] . 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 5 said 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 5 said 10 more 6 he 7 , 7 , 8 as 8 as 9 once 10 more 13 splashed 13 splashed 14 into 13 splashed 15 the 15 the 18 . " did you ever hear about [little] [joe] 's family secret ? " he asked in his deep gruff voice . 1 " 4 ever 1 " 11 secret 2 did 3 you 3 you 4 ever 4 ever 6 about 5 hear 6 about 9 's 10 family 10 family 11 secret 11 secret 13 " 12 ? 13 " 13 " 14 he 14 he 15 asked 14 he 17 his 15 asked 16 in 16 in 17 his 17 his 20 voice 18 deep 19 gruff 18 deep 20 voice 20 voice 21 . " no , " cried [peter] [rabbit] . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 cried 5 cried 8 . " do tell us about it ! 1 " 2 do 2 do 3 tell 3 tell 4 us 4 us 5 about 5 about 6 it 6 it 7 ! i just love secrets . " 1 i 2 just 2 just 3 love 3 love 4 secrets 4 secrets 5 . 5 . 6 " there was a great deal of eagerness in [peter] 's voice , and it made [grandfather] [frog] smile . 1 there 2 was 1 there 8 in 2 was 3 a 2 was 4 great 3 a 4 great 4 great 7 eagerness 5 deal 6 of 5 deal 7 eagerness 8 in 12 , 10 's 11 voice 11 voice 12 , 12 , 18 smile 13 and 14 it 13 and 15 made 15 made 18 smile 18 smile 19 . " is that the reason you never can keep them ? " he asked . 1 " 2 is 1 " 7 never 2 is 4 the 3 that 4 the 4 the 5 reason 5 reason 6 you 7 never 8 can 7 never 10 them 8 can 9 keep 10 them 11 ? 10 them 12 " 12 " 14 asked 13 he 14 asked 14 asked 15 . peter looked a wee bit foolish , but he kept still and waited patiently . 1 peter 2 looked 1 peter 7 , 2 looked 3 a 3 a 4 wee 3 a 6 foolish 5 bit 6 foolish 7 , 8 but 7 , 15 . 9 he 10 kept 10 kept 11 still 11 still 12 and 11 still 15 . 12 and 13 waited 12 and 14 patiently " once upon a time when the world was young , the of [little] [joe] [otter] got into a peck of trouble . 1 " 2 once 1 " 5 time 2 once 3 upon 3 upon 4 a 5 time 7 the 5 time 10 young 6 when 7 the 7 the 8 world 8 world 9 was 10 young 11 , 10 young 13 of 11 , 12 the 13 of 20 peck 17 got 18 into 17 got 20 peck 18 into 19 a 20 peck 23 . 21 of 22 trouble 21 of 23 . yes , [sir] , he certainly did get into a peck of trouble . 1 yes 9 into 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 certainly 6 certainly 7 did 6 certainly 8 get 8 get 9 into 9 into 10 a 10 a 11 peck 10 a 12 of 12 of 13 trouble 13 trouble 14 . you see , it was winter , and everything was covered with snow , so that food was hard to get [.] 1 you 4 it 2 see 3 , 2 see 4 it 4 it 8 and 5 was 6 winter 6 winter 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 11 covered 8 and 21 get 9 everything 10 was 10 was 11 covered 11 covered 13 snow 12 with 13 snow 13 snow 15 so 14 , 15 so 15 so 19 hard 16 that 17 food 17 food 18 was 17 food 19 hard 19 hard 20 to most of the [little] forest and meadow people found little to eat , and it took a great deal of hunting to find that little . 1 most 3 the 1 most 9 found 2 of 3 the 3 the 5 forest 5 forest 6 and 5 forest 7 meadow 7 meadow 8 people 9 found 14 and 10 little 11 to 11 to 12 eat 12 eat 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 it 14 and 16 took 16 took 17 a 16 took 23 find 17 a 18 great 17 a 19 deal 18 great 19 deal 19 deal 20 of 20 of 21 hunting 21 hunting 22 to 22 to 23 find 23 find 24 that 24 that 25 little 25 little 26 . " now an empty stomach almost always makes a short temper . 1 " 2 now 1 " 4 empty 2 now 3 an 4 empty 6 almost 5 stomach 6 almost 6 almost 7 always 7 always 11 temper 8 makes 9 a 9 a 10 short 10 short 11 temper 11 temper 12 . it is hard , very hard indeed to be hungry and good-natured at the same time . 1 it 9 be 2 is 3 hard 3 hard 5 very 4 , 5 very 5 very 6 hard 6 hard 8 to 7 indeed 8 to 8 to 9 be 9 be 12 good-natured 10 hungry 11 and 10 hungry 12 good-natured 12 good-natured 17 . 13 at 14 the 14 the 16 time 14 the 17 . 15 same 16 time so as most of the people of the [green] [forest] were hungry all the time , they were also short-tempered all the time . 1 so 2 as 1 so 6 people 2 as 3 most 3 most 4 of 3 most 5 the 6 people 7 of 6 people 12 hungry 7 of 8 the 8 the 11 were 12 hungry 17 they 13 all 14 the 14 the 15 time 15 time 16 , 16 , 17 they 17 they 19 also 17 they 22 the 18 were 19 also 20 short-tempered 21 all 21 all 22 the 22 the 24 . 23 time 24 . mr [otter] knew this . 1 mr 3 knew 3 knew 4 this 4 this 5 . sometimes he would bring up a fine fish and eat it right before them without offering to [share] so much as a mouthful . 1 sometimes 4 bring 1 sometimes 5 up 2 he 3 would 3 would 4 bring 5 up 6 a 6 a 8 fish 6 a 15 without 7 fine 8 fish 8 fish 11 it 9 and 10 eat 10 eat 11 it 12 right 13 before 13 before 14 them 13 before 15 without 15 without 20 much 16 offering 17 to 17 to 19 so 19 so 20 much 20 much 23 mouthful 21 as 22 a 21 as 23 mouthful 23 mouthful 24 . " now it happened that one fine morning [mr] [otter] took it into his head to take a walk in the [green] [forest] . 1 " 5 that 2 now 3 it 2 now 4 happened 4 happened 5 that 5 that 14 his 6 one 7 fine 7 fine 8 morning 7 fine 11 took 11 took 13 into 11 took 14 his 12 it 13 into 14 his 15 head 15 head 18 a 16 to 17 take 17 take 18 a 18 a 20 in 19 walk 20 in 20 in 21 the 21 the 24 . it was a beautiful morning , and [mr] [otter] went farther than he intended . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 beautiful 2 was 6 , 3 a 4 beautiful 4 beautiful 5 morning 6 , 10 went 7 and 10 went 10 went 12 than 10 went 15 . 11 farther 12 than 12 than 13 he 13 he 14 intended he looked over his shoulder , and what he saw helped him to make up his mind in a hurry . 1 he 2 looked 1 he 7 and 2 looked 5 shoulder 3 over 4 his 4 his 5 shoulder 6 , 7 and 7 and 14 make 8 what 9 he 9 he 10 saw 9 he 12 him 10 saw 11 helped 11 helped 12 him 12 him 13 to 12 him 14 make 14 make 21 . 15 up 16 his 16 his 17 mind 17 mind 18 in 18 in 19 a 18 in 21 . 19 a 20 hurry but in spite of all he could do , [mr] [lynx] traveled faster , coming with great jumps and snarling and spitting with every jump . 1 but 12 traveled 2 in 3 spite 3 spite 4 of 3 spite 5 all 5 all 7 could 5 all 12 traveled 6 he 7 could 7 could 8 do 8 do 9 , 12 traveled 15 coming 13 faster 14 , 14 , 15 coming 15 coming 19 and 16 with 18 jumps 17 great 18 jumps 18 jumps 19 and 19 and 20 snarling 19 and 22 spitting 20 snarling 21 and 22 spitting 24 every 23 with 24 every 24 every 26 . 25 jump 26 . mr [otter] was almost out of breath when he reached the high bank just above the open spring-hole . 1 mr 9 he 3 was 4 almost 4 almost 5 out 4 almost 6 of 6 of 7 breath 6 of 8 when 8 when 9 he 9 he 17 open 10 reached 12 high 10 reached 17 open 11 the 12 high 12 high 14 just 13 bank 14 just 14 just 15 above 15 above 16 the 17 open 19 . 18 spring-hole 19 . it was very steep , very steep indeed . 1 it 3 very 2 was 3 very 3 very 5 , 4 steep 5 , 5 , 7 steep 6 very 7 steep 7 steep 8 indeed 8 indeed 9 . mr [otter] threw a hasty glance over his shoulder . 1 mr 4 a 3 threw 4 a 4 a 6 glance 5 hasty 6 glance 6 glance 8 his 7 over 8 his 8 his 9 shoulder 9 shoulder 10 . mr [lynx] was so near that in one more jump he would catch him . 1 mr 6 that 3 was 4 so 4 so 5 near 5 near 6 that 6 that 11 he 7 in 8 one 8 one 9 more 9 more 10 jump 10 jump 11 he 11 he 13 catch 12 would 13 catch 13 catch 15 . 14 him 15 . there wasn't time to run around to the place where the bank was low . 1 there 3 time 1 there 6 around 2 wasn't 3 time 3 time 4 to 3 time 5 run 4 to 5 run 6 around 13 was 7 to 8 the 8 the 9 place 9 place 12 bank 9 place 13 was 10 where 11 the 11 the 12 bank 13 was 14 low 13 was 15 . then he landed with a great splash in the cold , black water and was safe , for [mr] [lynx] was afraid of the water . 1 then 7 splash 2 he 3 landed 3 landed 6 great 4 with 5 a 5 a 6 great 6 great 7 splash 7 splash 10 cold 8 in 9 the 8 in 10 cold 10 cold 11 , 11 , 14 and 12 black 13 water 12 black 14 and 14 and 17 , 15 was 16 safe 16 safe 17 , 17 , 22 afraid 18 for 21 was 21 was 22 afraid 22 afraid 24 the 23 of 24 the 24 the 25 water 24 the 26 . 25 water 26 . " now in spite of his dreadful fright , [mr] [otter] had enjoyed that exciting slide down the steep bank . 1 " 2 now 1 " 3 in 3 in 9 , 4 spite 7 dreadful 4 spite 9 , 5 of 6 his 6 his 7 dreadful 7 dreadful 8 fright 9 , 14 that 12 had 13 enjoyed 13 enjoyed 14 that 14 that 17 down 15 exciting 16 slide 16 slide 17 down 17 down 19 steep 18 the 19 steep 19 steep 20 bank 20 bank 21 . so he climbed out where the bank was low and ran [around] to the steep place and once more slid down into the water . 1 so 2 he 1 so 11 ran 2 he 3 climbed 2 he 11 ran 3 climbed 7 bank 4 out 5 where 5 where 6 the 5 where 7 bank 7 bank 9 low 8 was 9 low 9 low 10 and 11 ran 13 to 13 to 15 steep 13 to 19 more 14 the 15 steep 15 steep 16 place 16 place 17 and 17 and 18 once 19 more 20 slid 20 slid 22 into 20 slid 23 the 21 down 22 into 23 the 24 water 24 water 25 . it was great fun , the greatest fun [mr] [otter] ever had had . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 fun 3 great 4 fun 4 fun 5 , 5 , 7 greatest 5 , 11 ever 6 the 7 greatest 7 greatest 8 fun 11 ever 12 had 12 had 13 had 13 had 14 . he did it again and again . 1 he 2 did 2 did 3 it 3 it 4 again 4 again 5 and 5 and 6 again 6 again 7 . in fact , he kept doing it all the rest of that day . 1 in 6 doing 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 5 kept 3 , 4 he 5 kept 6 doing 6 doing 7 it 7 it 8 all 8 all 9 the 8 all 10 rest 9 the 10 rest 10 rest 13 day 11 of 12 that 12 that 13 day 13 day 14 . he learned just how to hold his legs so that they would not be hurt . 1 he 2 learned 1 he 8 legs 3 just 4 how 3 just 8 legs 4 how 5 to 4 how 6 hold 6 hold 7 his 8 legs 14 be 9 so 10 that 10 that 11 they 10 that 12 would 12 would 13 not 12 would 14 be 14 be 16 . 15 hurt 16 . why not make a slippery-slide of mud and clay ? 1 why 2 not 1 why 4 a 3 make 4 a 4 a 5 slippery-slide 5 slippery-slide 6 of 6 of 8 and 7 mud 8 and 8 and 9 clay 9 clay 10 ? right away he tried it . 1 right 2 away 2 away 3 he 3 he 4 tried 4 tried 5 it 5 it 6 . after that [mr] [otter] was perfectly happy , for summer and winter he had a slippery-slide . 1 after 2 that 1 after 5 was 5 was 8 , 6 perfectly 7 happy 7 happy 8 , 8 , 11 and 8 , 13 he 9 for 10 summer 10 summer 11 and 11 and 12 winter 13 he 15 a 14 had 15 a 15 a 17 . 16 slippery-slide 17 . " and it 's the best secret in the world , " said [little] [joe] [otter] , swimming up behind [grandfather] [frog] just then . 1 " 8 in 2 and 3 it 3 it 4 's 3 it 5 the 5 the 6 best 6 best 7 secret 6 best 8 in 8 in 10 world 9 the 10 world 10 world 11 , 11 , 20 behind 12 " 13 said 13 said 17 , 17 , 18 swimming 18 swimming 19 up 18 swimming 20 behind 20 behind 23 just 23 just 24 then 23 just 25 . 24 then 25 . " [i] wish [i] wish [i] had a slippery-slide , " said [peter] [rabbit] wistfully . 1 " 5 wish 3 wish 5 wish 5 wish 8 a 7 had 8 a 8 a 9 slippery-slide 9 slippery-slide 10 , 9 slippery-slide 11 " 10 , 11 " 11 " 15 wistfully 12 said 15 wistfully 15 wistfully 16 . " [chug-a-rum] ! " said [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 8 . " [chug-a-rum] ! 1 " 3 ! be content with the blessings you have got , [peter] [rabbit] . 1 be 2 content 2 content 4 the 3 with 4 the 4 the 6 you 5 blessings 6 you 6 you 7 have 6 you 8 got 8 got 9 , 9 , 12 . be content with the blessings you have got . 1 be 2 content 1 be 4 the 2 content 3 with 3 with 4 the 4 the 5 blessings 5 blessings 6 you 6 you 7 have 7 have 8 got 8 got 9 . no good comes of wishing for things which it never was meant that you should have . 1 no 2 good 1 no 7 things 2 good 4 of 3 comes 4 of 5 wishing 6 for 5 wishing 7 things 7 things 10 never 8 which 9 it 8 which 10 never 10 never 11 was 11 was 14 you 12 meant 13 that 12 meant 14 you 14 you 15 should 15 should 16 have 16 have 17 . it is a bad habit and it makes discontent . " 1 it 2 is 1 it 3 a 3 a 6 and 4 bad 5 habit 5 habit 6 and 6 and 7 it 7 it 8 makes 8 makes 9 discontent 9 discontent 10 . 10 . 11 " [xiii] [how] [drummer] [the] [woodpecker] [came] [by] [his] [red] [cap] [xiii] [how] [drummer] [the] [woodpecker] [came] [by] [his] [red] [cap] drummer the [woodpecker] was beating his long roll on a hollow tree in the [green] [forest] . 1 drummer 7 long 2 the 4 was 4 was 5 beating 5 beating 6 his 6 his 7 long 7 long 10 a 8 roll 9 on 9 on 10 a 10 a 12 tree 11 hollow 12 tree 12 tree 13 in 12 tree 14 the 13 in 14 the 14 the 17 . rat-a-tat-tat-tat-tat ! 1 rat-a-tat-tat-tat-tat 2 ! rat-a-tat-tat-tat-tat ! 1 rat-a-tat-tat-tat-tat 2 ! drummer thought it the most beautiful sound in the world . 1 drummer 2 thought 1 drummer 5 most 2 thought 3 it 3 it 4 the 5 most 8 in 6 beautiful 7 sound 7 sound 8 in 8 in 9 the 8 in 10 world 9 the 10 world 10 world 11 . after each long roll he would stop and listen for a reply . 1 after 3 long 1 after 4 roll 2 each 3 long 3 long 4 roll 4 roll 5 he 5 he 6 would 5 he 7 stop 7 stop 8 and 8 and 9 listen 8 and 10 for 9 listen 10 for 10 for 11 a 11 a 12 reply 12 reply 13 . rat-a-tat-tat-tat ! 1 rat-a-tat-tat-tat 2 ! rat-a-tat-tat-tat ! 1 rat-a-tat-tat-tat 2 ! suddenly [drummer] heard a scratching sound inside the hollow tree . 1 suddenly 3 heard 3 heard 4 a 4 a 8 the 5 scratching 6 sound 6 sound 7 inside 7 inside 8 the 8 the 9 hollow 9 hollow 11 . 10 tree 11 . once more he beat the long roll and the scratching sound grew louder . 1 once 6 long 2 more 3 he 2 more 4 beat 4 beat 5 the 4 beat 6 long 6 long 7 roll 6 long 8 and 8 and 11 sound 8 and 12 grew 9 the 10 scratching 10 scratching 11 sound 11 sound 12 grew 12 grew 14 . 13 louder 14 . then he heard a voice just a little way above him . 1 then 2 he 1 then 5 voice 2 he 3 heard 3 heard 4 a 5 voice 7 a 6 just 7 a 7 a 8 little 8 little 10 above 9 way 10 above 10 above 12 . 11 him 12 . " do [ah] hear some one knocking ? " asked the voice . 1 " 2 do 1 " 4 hear 4 hear 7 knocking 5 some 6 one 5 some 7 knocking 7 knocking 8 ? 8 ? 10 asked 9 " 10 asked 10 asked 12 voice 11 the 12 voice 12 voice 13 . drummer looked up . 1 drummer 2 looked 2 looked 3 up 3 up 4 . " hello , [unc] ' [billy] ! 1 " 2 hello 2 hello 3 , 3 , 5 ' 5 ' 7 ! is this your house ? 1 is 2 this 2 this 3 your 3 your 4 house 4 house 5 ? i didn't know it when [i] began to drum . 1 i 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 know 2 didn't 7 began 3 know 4 it 4 it 5 when 7 began 8 to 7 began 9 drum 9 drum 10 . i wasn't knocking ; [i] was drumming . 1 i 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 knocking 3 knocking 4 ; 4 ; 6 was 6 was 7 drumming 7 drumming 8 . i just love to drum , " replied [drummer] . 1 i 2 just 2 just 4 to 3 love 4 to 4 to 5 drum 5 drum 6 , 5 drum 7 " 7 " 8 replied 8 replied 10 . " ah reckons yo ' do by the noise yo ' have been making , but [ah] don't like being inside the drum . 1 " 2 ah 1 " 4 yo 2 ah 3 reckons 4 yo 5 ' 4 yo 10 yo 5 ' 6 do 6 do 7 by 6 do 8 the 8 the 9 noise 8 the 10 yo 10 yo 15 , 11 ' 12 have 12 have 13 been 12 have 14 making 14 making 15 , 15 , 18 don't 16 but 18 don't 18 don't 23 drum 19 like 20 being 20 being 21 inside 21 inside 22 the 22 the 23 drum 23 drum 24 . " [i] 'm sorry if [i] have disturbed you , [unc] ' [billy] , " he replied promptly . 1 " 4 sorry 1 " 10 , 3 'm 4 sorry 4 sorry 5 if 5 if 7 have 5 if 8 disturbed 8 disturbed 9 you 8 disturbed 10 , 10 , 17 replied 12 ' 16 he 14 , 15 " 14 , 16 he 16 he 17 replied 17 replied 19 . 18 promptly 19 . " of course [i] won't drum here any longer , if you don't like it . 1 " 3 course 1 " 8 any 2 of 3 course 3 course 7 here 5 won't 6 drum 6 drum 7 here 8 any 10 , 8 any 11 if 9 longer 10 , 10 , 11 if 11 if 15 it 12 you 13 don't 12 you 14 like 14 like 15 it 15 it 16 . i 'll look for another hollow tree , though [i] don't believe [i] can find another as good . 1 i 2 'll 1 i 7 tree 2 'll 3 look 2 'll 4 for 4 for 6 hollow 5 another 6 hollow 7 tree 8 , 7 tree 9 though 9 though 12 believe 11 don't 12 believe 12 believe 19 . 14 can 15 find 14 can 17 as 15 find 16 another 17 as 18 good 18 good 19 . it is one of the best sounding trees [i] have ever drummed on . 1 it 2 is 1 it 3 one 3 one 6 best 4 of 5 the 5 the 6 best 6 best 8 trees 7 sounding 8 trees 8 trees 11 ever 10 have 11 ever 11 ever 14 . 12 drummed 13 on 12 drummed 14 . it 's simply beautiful ! " 1 it 2 's 2 's 3 simply 3 simply 4 beautiful 4 beautiful 5 ! 5 ! 6 " there was a great [deal] of regret in his voice , as if it were the hardest work to give up that tree . 1 there 4 great 1 there 7 regret 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 great 4 great 6 of 7 regret 10 voice 7 regret 11 , 8 in 9 his 9 his 10 voice 11 , 14 it 11 , 17 hardest 12 as 13 if 13 if 14 it 14 it 15 were 16 the 17 hardest 17 hardest 20 give 18 work 19 to 19 to 20 give 20 give 21 up 21 up 22 that 22 that 23 tree 23 tree 24 . " ah 'll tell yo ' where there 's another just as good , " replied [unc] ' [billy] . 1 " 16 replied 2 ah 3 'll 3 'll 4 tell 4 tell 5 yo 4 tell 6 ' 6 ' 7 where 6 ' 8 there 7 where 8 there 8 there 9 's 8 there 10 another 10 another 11 just 10 another 16 replied 11 just 12 as 12 as 13 good 13 good 14 , 14 , 15 " 16 replied 20 . 18 ' 20 . " yo ' see the top of that ol ' chestnut-tree way down there in the holler ? 1 " 2 yo 1 " 5 the 2 yo 3 ' 3 ' 4 see 5 the 8 that 6 top 7 of 6 top 8 that 8 that 9 ol 9 ol 10 ' 10 ' 12 way 11 chestnut-tree 12 way 12 way 13 down 13 down 14 there 13 down 16 the 15 in 16 the 16 the 18 ? 17 holler 18 ? well , yo ' try that . 1 well 2 , 2 , 3 yo 3 yo 4 ' 4 ' 5 try 5 try 6 that 6 that 7 . ah 'm sure yo ' will like it . " 1 ah 2 'm 1 ah 3 sure 3 sure 4 yo 4 yo 5 ' 5 ' 6 will 6 will 7 like 7 like 10 " 8 it 9 . 9 . 10 " drummer thanked [unc] ' [billy] politely and bobbed his red-capped head as he spread his wings and started in the direction of the big chestnut-tree . 1 drummer 2 thanked 1 drummer 9 his 2 thanked 4 ' 4 ' 6 politely 6 politely 7 and 7 and 8 bobbed 9 his 11 head 9 his 12 as 10 red-capped 11 head 12 as 13 he 12 as 18 started 13 he 14 spread 13 he 15 his 15 his 16 wings 16 wings 17 and 18 started 22 of 19 in 20 the 20 the 21 direction 21 direction 22 of 22 of 23 the 22 of 26 . 23 the 24 big 23 the 25 chestnut-tree 24 big 25 chestnut-tree unc ' [billy] grinned as he watched him . 1 unc 2 ' 2 ' 4 grinned 4 grinned 5 as 5 as 6 he 6 he 7 watched 7 watched 8 him 8 him 9 . then he slowly and solemnly winked one eye at [peter] [rabbit] , who had just come along . 1 then 2 he 2 he 9 at 3 slowly 4 and 4 and 5 solemnly 5 solemnly 7 one 5 solemnly 9 at 6 winked 7 one 7 one 8 eye 9 at 12 , 12 , 13 who 13 who 16 come 14 had 15 just 15 just 16 come 16 come 18 . 17 along 18 . " what 's the joke ? " asked [peter] . 1 " 3 's 2 what 3 's 3 's 4 the 4 the 5 joke 5 joke 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 7 " 8 asked 8 asked 10 . " ah done just sent [brer] [drummer] down to the big chestnut-tree to drum , " [unc] ' [billy] replied , winking again . 1 " 5 sent 2 ah 3 done 3 done 4 just 3 done 5 sent 5 sent 14 drum 8 down 10 the 9 to 10 the 10 the 11 big 10 the 13 to 11 big 12 chestnut-tree 11 big 13 to 13 to 14 drum 14 drum 15 , 14 drum 16 " 15 , 16 " 16 " 21 , 18 ' 20 replied 20 replied 21 , 21 , 23 again 22 winking 23 again 23 again 24 . " why , that 's [bobby] [coon] 's house ! " cried [peter] , and then he saw the joke and began to grin too . 1 " 4 that 2 why 3 , 2 why 4 that 4 that 5 's 5 's 14 , 8 's 9 house 9 house 12 cried 10 ! 11 " 11 " 12 cried 12 cried 14 , 14 , 18 saw 15 and 16 then 16 then 17 he 17 he 18 saw 18 saw 21 and 19 the 20 joke 20 joke 21 and 21 and 22 began 22 began 26 . 23 to 24 grin 24 grin 25 too 24 grin 26 . in a few minutes they heard [drummer] 's long roll . 1 in 2 a 2 a 3 few 2 a 4 minutes 3 few 4 minutes 4 minutes 6 heard 5 they 6 heard 6 heard 9 long 8 's 9 long 9 long 10 roll 10 roll 11 . then again and again . 1 then 2 again 2 again 3 and 3 and 4 again 4 again 5 . the [third] time it broke off right in the middle , and right away a terrible fuss started down at the big chestnut-tree . 1 the 3 time 3 time 5 broke 3 time 11 , 4 it 5 broke 6 off 7 right 6 off 9 the 8 in 9 the 9 the 10 middle 10 middle 11 , 11 , 12 and 11 , 15 a 12 and 14 away 13 right 14 away 15 a 18 started 16 terrible 17 fuss 16 terrible 18 started 18 started 22 big 19 down 20 at 19 down 22 big 20 at 21 the 22 big 23 chestnut-tree 23 chestnut-tree 24 . they could hear [drummer] 's voice , and it sounded very angry . 1 they 3 hear 2 could 3 hear 3 hear 7 , 5 's 6 voice 6 voice 7 , 7 , 11 very 8 and 9 it 9 it 10 sounded 10 sounded 11 very 11 very 12 angry 12 angry 13 . " ah reckon [brer] [coon] was waked up and lost his temper , " chuckled [unc] ' [billy] . 1 " 2 ah 1 " 7 waked 2 ah 3 reckon 3 reckon 6 was 7 waked 9 and 8 up 9 and 9 and 11 his 10 lost 11 his 11 his 12 temper 12 temper 13 , 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 chuckled 15 chuckled 19 . 17 ' 19 . " it 's a bad habit to lose one 's temper . 1 " 3 's 2 it 3 's 3 's 6 habit 4 a 5 bad 5 bad 6 habit 6 habit 8 lose 7 to 8 lose 8 lose 9 one 9 one 10 's 10 's 11 temper 11 temper 12 . yes , [sah] , it cert'nly is a bad habit . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 5 it 4 , 5 it 5 it 6 cert'nly 6 cert'nly 9 bad 7 is 8 a 8 a 9 bad 9 bad 10 habit 10 habit 11 . ah reckons [ah] better be turning in fo ' another nap , [brer] [rabbit] . " 1 ah 2 reckons 2 reckons 7 in 4 better 5 be 5 be 6 turning 5 be 7 in 7 in 11 nap 8 fo 9 ' 9 ' 10 another 10 another 11 nap 11 nap 12 , 12 , 15 . 15 . 16 " with that [unc] ' [billy] disappeared , still chuckling . 1 with 2 that 2 that 8 still 4 ' 6 disappeared 6 disappeared 7 , 7 , 8 still 8 still 10 . 9 chuckling 10 . hardly was he out of sight when [peter] saw [drummer] heading that way , and [drummer] looked very much put out about something . 1 hardly 2 was 2 was 7 when 3 he 4 out 4 out 5 of 5 of 6 sight 6 sight 7 when 7 when 9 saw 9 saw 13 way 9 saw 18 very 11 heading 12 that 12 that 13 way 13 way 15 and 14 , 15 and 15 and 17 looked 17 looked 18 very 18 very 19 much 19 much 20 put 19 much 23 something 20 put 21 out 21 out 22 about 23 something 24 . he just nodded to [peter] and flew straight to [unc] ' [billy] 's tree . 1 he 4 to 2 just 3 nodded 3 nodded 4 to 4 to 6 and 6 and 7 flew 6 and 9 to 7 flew 8 straight 9 to 11 ' 11 ' 15 . 13 's 14 tree 14 tree 15 . then he began to drum . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 began 3 began 4 to 4 to 5 drum 5 drum 6 . how he did drum ! 1 how 2 he 2 he 3 did 3 did 4 drum 4 drum 5 ! his red-capped head flew back and forth as [peter] never had seen it fly before . 1 his 7 forth 1 his 12 seen 2 red-capped 3 head 3 head 4 flew 3 head 7 forth 4 flew 5 back 5 back 6 and 7 forth 10 never 8 as 10 never 10 never 11 had 12 seen 15 before 12 seen 16 . 13 it 14 fly 14 fly 15 before rat-a-tat-tat-tat-tat ! 1 rat-a-tat-tat-tat-tat 2 ! rat-a-tat-tat-tat ! 1 rat-a-tat-tat-tat 2 ! rat-a-tat-tat-tat-tat ! 1 rat-a-tat-tat-tat-tat 2 ! drummer hardly paused for breath . 1 drummer 2 hardly 2 hardly 3 paused 3 paused 4 for 4 for 5 breath 5 breath 6 . " [i] hope [unc] ' [billy] is enjoying a good nap , " he chuckled . 1 " 3 hope 3 hope 10 good 5 ' 7 is 7 is 8 enjoying 8 enjoying 9 a 9 a 10 good 10 good 11 nap 11 nap 13 " 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 he 14 he 15 chuckled 15 chuckled 16 . " [drummer] certainly has turned the joke back on [unc] ' [billy] this time , and [i] guess it serves him right . " 1 " 3 certainly 1 " 8 back 3 certainly 5 turned 4 has 5 turned 6 the 7 joke 7 joke 8 back 8 back 14 time 9 on 11 ' 11 ' 13 this 13 this 14 time 14 time 16 and 15 , 16 and 16 and 18 guess 16 and 21 him 18 guess 19 it 19 it 20 serves 21 him 23 . 22 right 23 . 23 . 24 " he was still laughing when he reached the [smiling] [pool] . 1 he 3 still 2 was 3 still 3 still 4 laughing 4 laughing 5 when 4 laughing 6 he 6 he 7 reached 7 reached 8 the 8 the 11 . grandfather [frog] watched him until he began to smile too . 1 grandfather 4 him 3 watched 4 him 4 him 5 until 4 him 6 he 6 he 7 began 7 began 8 to 8 to 9 smile 8 to 10 too 10 too 11 . you know laughter is catching . 1 you 2 know 2 know 3 laughter 3 laughter 4 is 4 is 5 catching 5 catching 6 . " [ha] , ha , ha ! 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 ha 4 ha 5 , 5 , 6 ha 6 ha 7 ! ho , ho , ho ! " laughed [peter] and held his sides . 1 ho 6 ! 2 , 3 ho 3 ho 4 , 4 , 5 ho 5 ho 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 laughed 8 laughed 12 his 10 and 11 held 11 held 12 his 12 his 13 sides 12 his 14 . 13 sides 14 . " what is the joke ? " demanded [grandfather] [frog] in his deepest voice . 1 " 2 what 1 " 5 joke 2 what 3 is 3 is 4 the 5 joke 6 ? 5 joke 7 " 6 ? 7 " 7 " 8 demanded 8 demanded 13 deepest 11 in 12 his 12 his 13 deepest 13 deepest 15 . 14 voice 15 . when [peter] could get his breath , he told [grandfather] [frog] all about the joke on [unc] ' [billy] [possum] . 1 when 6 breath 3 could 4 get 3 could 6 breath 4 get 5 his 6 breath 9 told 7 , 8 he 7 , 9 told 9 told 13 about 12 all 13 about 13 about 14 the 14 the 16 on 15 joke 16 on 16 on 18 ' 18 ' 21 . " listen ! " said [peter] at the end of the story . 1 " 2 listen 2 listen 3 ! 2 listen 4 " 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 7 at 7 at 8 the 7 at 9 end 8 the 9 end 9 end 10 of 10 of 11 the 10 of 12 story 11 the 12 story 12 story 13 . they both listened . 1 they 2 both 2 both 3 listened 3 listened 4 . rat-a-tat-tat-tat-tat ! 1 rat-a-tat-tat-tat-tat 2 ! " [chug-a-rum] ! 1 " 3 ! that reminds me , " said [grandfather] [frog] . 1 that 2 reminds 2 reminds 3 me 3 me 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 9 . " did you ever hear how [drummer] came by his red cap ? " 1 " 2 did 1 " 5 hear 2 did 3 you 3 you 4 ever 5 hear 6 how 5 hear 8 came 6 how 8 came 8 came 11 red 9 by 10 his 10 his 11 red 11 red 12 cap 12 cap 13 ? 13 ? 14 " " no , " replied [peter] . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 replied 5 replied 7 . " how did he ? " 1 " 2 how 2 how 3 did 3 did 4 he 4 he 5 ? 5 ? 6 " there was great eagerness in [peter] 's voice . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 great 3 great 4 eagerness 4 eagerness 5 in 5 in 7 's 7 's 8 voice 7 's 9 . " of course , " said [peter] , quite as if he knew all about it . 1 " 4 , 2 of 3 course 3 course 4 , 4 , 11 if 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 , 8 , 9 quite 9 quite 10 as 10 as 11 if 11 if 12 he 12 he 13 knew 12 he 15 about 13 knew 14 all 15 about 16 it 15 about 17 . 16 it 17 . " of course , it all happened way back in the days when the world was young . " 1 " 7 happened 1 " 17 young 2 of 3 course 3 course 4 , 3 course 7 happened 4 , 5 it 5 it 6 all 7 happened 8 way 8 way 10 in 9 back 10 in 10 in 11 the 12 days 13 when 13 when 14 the 14 the 15 world 14 the 17 young 15 world 16 was 17 young 18 . 18 . 19 " " of course ! " said [peter] . 1 " 2 of 2 of 3 course 3 course 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 . this time [grandfather] [frog] took no notice . 1 this 2 time 2 time 5 took 5 took 6 no 6 no 7 notice 7 notice 8 . " [drummer] 's grandfather a thousand times removed was just a plain little black and white bird without the least bit of bright color on him . 1 " 7 times 3 's 4 grandfather 4 grandfather 5 a 4 grandfather 6 thousand 6 thousand 7 times 7 times 8 removed 8 removed 10 just 8 removed 17 bird 9 was 10 just 10 just 12 plain 11 a 12 plain 12 plain 16 white 13 little 14 black 14 black 15 and 15 and 16 white 17 bird 19 the 17 bird 23 bright 18 without 19 the 19 the 20 least 20 least 21 bit 21 bit 22 of 23 bright 25 on 24 color 25 on 25 on 27 . 26 him 27 . he didn't have any sweeter voice than [drummer] has to-day . 1 he 2 didn't 1 he 3 have 3 have 4 any 4 any 6 voice 5 sweeter 6 voice 6 voice 9 has 7 than 9 has 9 has 10 to-day 10 to-day 11 . altogether he seemed to his [neighbors] a no-account little fellow , and they didn't have much to do with him . 1 altogether 8 no-account 2 he 3 seemed 3 seemed 4 to 3 seemed 5 his 5 his 7 a 7 a 8 no-account 8 no-account 21 . 9 little 10 fellow 10 fellow 11 , 10 fellow 14 didn't 11 , 12 and 11 , 13 they 14 didn't 15 have 14 didn't 18 do 15 have 17 to 16 much 17 to 18 do 20 him 18 do 21 . 19 with 20 him so [mr] [woodpecker] lived pretty much alone . 1 so 4 lived 4 lived 5 pretty 5 pretty 6 much 6 much 7 alone 7 alone 8 . you see , he hadn't any voice for singing , and so he got in the habit [of] drumming to keep his spirits up . 1 you 3 , 2 see 3 , 3 , 7 voice 4 he 5 hadn't 5 hadn't 6 any 5 hadn't 7 voice 7 voice 13 he 8 for 9 singing 8 for 10 , 10 , 11 and 10 , 13 he 11 and 12 so 13 he 14 got 14 got 15 in 14 got 21 keep 15 in 19 drumming 16 the 17 habit 16 the 19 drumming 20 to 21 keep 21 keep 23 spirits 22 his 23 spirits 23 spirits 25 . 24 up 25 . " now all the time , right down in his heart , [mr] [woodpecker] envied the birds who had handsome coats . 1 " 2 now 1 " 3 all 3 all 4 the 4 the 5 time 4 the 9 in 5 time 6 , 7 right 8 down 7 right 9 in 9 in 10 his 9 in 15 envied 10 his 11 heart 11 heart 12 , 15 envied 16 the 16 the 21 coats 16 the 22 . 17 birds 18 who 18 who 19 had 19 had 20 handsome 20 handsome 21 coats 21 coats 22 . he used to wish and wish that he had something bright , if it were no more than a pretty necktie [.] 1 he 2 used 1 he 7 that 2 used 3 to 2 used 4 wish 5 and 6 wish 6 wish 7 that 7 that 8 he 7 that 10 something 8 he 9 had 10 something 16 no 11 bright 12 , 12 , 14 it 12 , 16 no 13 if 14 it 14 it 15 were 16 no 21 necktie 17 more 18 than 18 than 19 a 19 a 20 pretty 19 a 21 necktie they shrugged their shoulders and went on playing and having a good time . 1 they 3 their 1 they 6 went 2 shrugged 3 their 3 their 4 shoulders 4 shoulders 5 and 6 went 8 playing 7 on 8 playing 8 playing 11 a 9 and 10 having 10 having 11 a 11 a 13 time 12 good 13 time 13 time 14 . but [mr] [woodpecker] was worried . 1 but 4 was 4 was 5 worried 5 worried 6 . he loved the [green] [forest] dearly , and he began to fear that if something wasn't done , there wouldn't be any [green] [forest] . 1 he 3 the 2 loved 3 the 3 the 12 fear 6 dearly 7 , 7 , 8 and 7 , 10 began 8 and 9 he 10 began 11 to 10 began 12 fear 12 fear 18 , 13 that 14 if 14 if 15 something 14 if 18 , 15 something 16 wasn't 16 wasn't 17 done 18 , 19 there 19 there 20 wouldn't 19 there 21 be 20 wouldn't 21 be 21 be 25 . 22 any 25 . he said as much to some of his neighbors , but they only laughed at him . 1 he 2 said 2 said 3 as 2 said 4 much 4 much 10 , 5 to 6 some 6 some 7 of 7 of 8 his 8 his 9 neighbors 9 neighbors 10 , 10 , 12 they 11 but 12 they 12 they 13 only 13 only 14 laughed 13 only 17 . 15 at 16 him 16 him 17 . the more he thought about it , the more [mr] [woodpecker] worried . 1 the 3 he 2 more 3 he 3 he 5 about 4 thought 5 about 5 about 6 it 5 about 8 the 7 , 8 the 8 the 9 more 9 more 12 worried 12 worried 13 . " ' [something] must be done , ' said he to himself . 1 " 5 be 2 ' 4 must 4 must 5 be 5 be 7 , 6 done 7 , 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 8 ' 10 he 10 he 11 to 11 to 13 . 12 himself 13 . ' [yes] , [sir] , something must be done . 1 ' 3 , 3 , 5 , 5 , 7 must 6 something 7 must 7 must 8 be 8 be 10 . 9 done 10 . if [old] [mother] [nature] doesn't come to attend to things pretty soon , it will be too late . ' 1 if 9 to 5 doesn't 6 come 6 come 7 to 6 come 8 attend 8 attend 9 to 9 to 10 things 9 to 16 be 10 things 11 pretty 11 pretty 13 , 12 soon 13 , 13 , 14 it 14 it 15 will 16 be 19 . 17 too 18 late 17 too 19 . 19 . 20 ' then he made up his mind that he would do what he could . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 made 3 made 4 up 3 made 5 his 4 up 5 his 5 his 7 that 6 mind 7 that 7 that 10 do 8 he 9 would 8 he 10 do 10 do 14 . 11 what 12 he 12 he 13 could 13 could 14 . from early morning until night he hunted worms and dug them out of the trees . 1 from 4 until 1 from 5 night 2 early 3 morning 3 morning 4 until 5 night 9 and 6 he 7 hunted 7 hunted 8 worms 8 worms 9 and 9 and 15 trees 10 dug 11 them 11 them 12 out 11 them 14 the 12 out 13 of 14 the 15 trees 15 trees 16 . then he would fly to the next tree . 1 then 4 fly 2 he 3 would 3 would 4 fly 4 fly 7 next 5 to 6 the 6 the 7 next 7 next 8 tree 8 tree 9 . he pounded with his bill until his neck ached . 1 he 3 with 2 pounded 3 with 3 with 5 bill 4 his 5 bill 5 bill 8 neck 6 until 7 his 7 his 8 neck 8 neck 10 . 9 ached 10 . he didn't even take time to drum . 1 he 2 didn't 1 he 3 even 2 didn't 3 even 3 even 4 take 3 even 6 to 5 time 6 to 6 to 7 drum 7 drum 8 . his neighbors laughed at him [at] first , but he kept right on working , working , working every hour of the day . 1 his 7 first 2 neighbors 3 laughed 3 laughed 4 at 3 laughed 7 first 4 at 5 him 7 first 9 but 8 , 9 but 9 but 11 kept 10 he 11 kept 11 kept 18 working 12 right 13 on 13 on 14 working 13 on 15 , 15 , 16 working 16 working 17 , 16 working 18 working 18 working 20 hour 19 every 20 hour 20 hour 22 the 21 of 22 the 22 the 24 . 23 day 24 . " at last [old] [mother] [nature] appeared very unexpectedly . 1 " 2 at 2 at 3 last 3 last 7 appeared 7 appeared 8 very 8 very 9 unexpectedly 9 unexpectedly 10 . she went all through the [green] [forest] , and her sharp eyes saw all that [mr] [woodpecker] had done . 1 she 2 went 1 she 4 through 2 went 3 all 4 through 8 , 5 the 8 , 8 , 12 eyes 9 and 11 sharp 9 and 12 eyes 10 her 11 sharp 12 eyes 13 saw 13 saw 15 that 14 all 15 that 15 that 18 had 18 had 19 done 19 done 20 . she made him sit up on a dead limb of a tall chestnut-tree where all could see him . 1 she 5 up 2 made 3 him 3 him 4 sit 4 sit 5 up 5 up 11 a 6 on 7 a 7 a 8 dead 8 dead 9 limb 8 dead 10 of 10 of 11 a 11 a 12 tall 12 tall 13 chestnut-tree 12 tall 16 could 13 chestnut-tree 14 where 14 where 15 all 16 could 18 him 16 could 19 . 17 see 18 him 18 him 19 . mr [woodpecker] thanked [old] [mother] [nature] as best he could and then slipped away where he could be alone with his happiness . 1 mr 3 thanked 1 mr 9 he 7 as 8 best 8 best 9 he 9 he 10 could 10 could 13 slipped 10 could 15 where 11 and 12 then 12 then 13 slipped 13 slipped 14 away 15 where 19 alone 15 where 22 happiness 16 he 17 could 17 could 18 be 17 could 19 alone 19 alone 20 with 20 with 21 his 22 happiness 23 . " and that , " concluded [grandfather] [frog] , " is how [drummer] whom you know came by his red cap . " 1 " 2 and 2 and 9 , 3 that 5 " 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 concluded 6 concluded 9 , 9 , 10 " 9 , 14 whom 10 " 11 is 11 is 12 how 14 whom 19 his 15 you 16 know 15 you 17 came 17 came 18 by 18 by 19 his 19 his 20 red 20 red 21 cap 20 red 22 . 22 . 23 " [xiv] [how] [old] [mr] [.] [tree] [toad] [found] [out] [how] [to] [climb] [xiv] [how] [old] [mr] [.] [tree] [toad] [found] [out] [how] [to] [climb] he had it on his mind one morning when he met [old] [mr] [toad] solemnly hopping down the [lone] [little] [path] . 1 he 18 the 2 had 3 it 2 had 4 on 4 on 6 mind 5 his 6 mind 6 mind 7 one 7 one 8 morning 8 morning 9 when 8 morning 10 he 10 he 11 met 10 he 16 hopping 11 met 15 solemnly 16 hopping 17 down 16 hopping 18 the 18 the 22 . right then and there [peter] resolved to ask [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 right 3 and 2 then 3 and 3 and 6 resolved 4 there 6 resolved 6 resolved 7 to 7 to 8 ask 8 ask 12 . " good morning , [mr] [toad] , " said [peter] politely . 1 " 4 , 2 good 3 morning 3 morning 4 , 4 , 7 , 7 , 9 said 8 " 9 said 9 said 11 politely 11 politely 12 . " have you a few minutes to spare ? " 1 " 3 you 2 have 3 you 3 you 4 a 4 a 7 to 5 few 6 minutes 6 minutes 7 to 7 to 8 spare 8 spare 9 ? 9 ? 10 " old [mr] [toad] hopped into the shade of a big mullein leaf . 1 old 5 into 4 hopped 5 into 5 into 8 of 6 the 7 shade 7 shade 8 of 8 of 12 leaf 9 a 10 big 10 big 11 mullein 11 mullein 12 leaf 12 leaf 13 . " [i] guess so , if it is anything important , " said he . 1 " 8 is 3 guess 4 so 4 so 5 , 5 , 7 it 6 if 7 it 7 it 8 is 8 is 10 important 9 anything 10 important 10 important 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 14 he 13 said 14 he 14 he 15 . " phew ! 1 " 2 phew 2 phew 3 ! hot , isn't it ? 1 hot 2 , 2 , 3 isn't 3 isn't 4 it 4 it 5 ? i simply can't stand the sun . 1 i 3 can't 2 simply 3 can't 3 can't 4 stand 4 stand 6 sun 5 the 6 sun 6 sun 7 . now what is that you 've got on your mind , [peter] ? " 1 now 2 what 2 what 3 is 3 is 5 you 4 that 5 you 5 you 6 've 6 've 10 mind 7 got 8 on 8 on 9 your 9 your 10 mind 10 mind 11 , 11 , 13 ? 13 ? 14 " old [mr] [toad] chuckled . 1 old 4 chuckled 4 chuckled 5 . " looking for a story as usual , [i] see , " said he . 1 " 4 a 2 looking 3 for 2 looking 4 a 4 a 5 story 5 story 8 , 6 as 7 usual 7 usual 8 , 8 , 11 , 10 see 11 , 11 , 12 " 11 , 13 said 12 " 13 said 13 said 14 he 14 he 15 . " you ought to go to [grandfather] [frog] for this one , because [sticky-toes] is really a [frog] and not a [toad] . 1 " 4 to 2 you 3 ought 3 ought 4 to 4 to 5 go 5 go 6 to 5 go 11 one 9 for 10 this 10 this 11 one 11 one 13 because 12 , 13 because 13 because 15 is 15 is 17 a 16 really 17 a 17 a 19 and 19 and 23 . 20 not 21 a 21 a 23 . peter settled himself comfortably and prepared to listen . 1 peter 2 settled 2 settled 3 himself 2 settled 5 and 3 himself 4 comfortably 5 and 6 prepared 6 prepared 7 to 7 to 8 listen 8 listen 9 . old [mr] [toad] snapped up a foolish spider who came too near and then cleared his throat . 1 old 10 came 4 snapped 5 up 5 up 6 a 6 a 8 spider 7 foolish 8 spider 8 spider 9 who 8 spider 10 came 10 came 18 . 11 too 12 near 11 too 14 then 12 near 13 and 14 then 15 cleared 14 then 18 . 15 cleared 16 his 16 his 17 throat " but he wouldn't listen to their dismal croakings and hurried after the [toads] . 1 " 2 but 1 " 3 he 2 but 3 he 3 he 5 listen 4 wouldn't 5 listen 5 listen 10 and 6 to 8 dismal 7 their 8 dismal 8 dismal 9 croakings 9 croakings 10 and 10 and 11 hurried 11 hurried 12 after 12 after 13 the 12 after 15 . being able to make longer [jumps] than they could , he soon caught up with them , and they all journeyed on together . 1 being 4 make 1 being 7 than 2 able 3 to 3 to 4 make 4 make 5 longer 7 than 8 they 8 they 12 soon 8 they 15 with 9 could 10 , 9 could 12 soon 10 , 11 he 12 soon 13 caught 13 caught 14 up 15 with 16 them 15 with 17 , 16 them 17 , 17 , 18 and 17 , 19 they 19 they 20 all 20 all 21 journeyed 21 journeyed 22 on 21 journeyed 24 . 23 together 24 . you see , there were no birds in those days to help . 1 you 2 see 1 you 4 there 2 see 3 , 4 there 6 no 5 were 6 no 6 no 7 birds 7 birds 10 days 8 in 9 those 9 those 10 days 10 days 11 to 11 to 13 . 12 help 13 . one day little [mr] [frog] sat under a bush on which most of the leaves had been eaten . 1 one 3 little 2 day 3 little 3 little 9 bush 6 sat 7 under 6 sat 9 bush 7 under 8 a 9 bush 15 leaves 10 on 12 most 11 which 12 most 12 most 13 of 12 most 14 the 14 the 15 leaves 15 leaves 17 been 16 had 17 been 17 been 18 eaten 18 eaten 19 . he saw a worm eating a leaf on one of the lower branches . 1 he 2 saw 1 he 4 worm 2 saw 3 a 4 worm 5 eating 5 eating 7 leaf 5 eating 8 on 6 a 7 leaf 8 on 9 one 9 one 10 of 9 one 11 the 10 of 11 the 11 the 12 lower 12 lower 13 branches 12 lower 14 . 13 branches 14 . it was quite a way above his head . 1 it 3 quite 2 was 3 quite 3 quite 5 way 4 a 5 way 5 way 6 above 6 above 7 his 7 his 8 head 8 head 9 . it worried him . 1 it 2 worried 2 worried 3 him 3 him 4 . he kept his eyes on that worm and thought and thought until his head ached . 1 he 2 kept 1 he 5 on 2 kept 4 eyes 3 his 4 eyes 5 on 9 thought 6 that 7 worm 7 worm 8 and 7 worm 9 thought 9 thought 10 and 10 and 13 his 11 thought 12 until 11 thought 13 his 13 his 14 head 14 head 16 . 15 ached 16 . at last he got an idea . 1 at 2 last 2 last 3 he 3 he 4 got 4 got 5 an 5 an 6 idea 6 idea 7 . ' [i] wonder , ' thought he , ' if [i] jump as hard as [i] can , if [i] can catch that fellow . 1 ' 8 , 3 wonder 4 , 4 , 6 thought 5 ' 6 thought 6 thought 7 he 6 thought 8 , 8 , 12 jump 9 ' 10 if 10 if 12 jump 12 jump 14 hard 13 as 14 hard 14 hard 15 as 15 as 17 can 15 as 24 fellow 18 , 19 if 19 if 21 can 19 if 22 catch 22 catch 23 that 22 catch 24 fellow 24 fellow 25 . i 'll try it . 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 try 3 try 4 it 4 it 5 . it will do no harm to try . ' 1 it 2 will 2 will 3 do 3 do 4 no 3 do 6 to 5 harm 6 to 6 to 7 try 7 try 8 . 8 . 9 ' " so he drew his long legs close under him , and then he jumped up with all his might . 1 " 3 he 1 " 8 close 2 so 3 he 3 he 5 his 4 drew 5 his 5 his 6 long 6 long 7 legs 8 close 11 , 8 close 17 with 9 under 10 him 10 him 11 , 11 , 13 then 12 and 13 then 13 then 15 jumped 13 then 17 with 14 he 15 jumped 15 jumped 16 up 17 with 20 might 18 all 19 his 19 his 20 might 20 might 21 . it [was] a very uncertain seat , but he hung on and crept along until he could dart his tongue out and catch that worm . 1 it 3 a 1 it 5 uncertain 3 a 4 very 5 uncertain 8 but 6 seat 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 he 9 he 19 his 10 hung 11 on 11 on 12 and 12 and 13 crept 13 crept 14 along 13 crept 15 until 15 until 17 could 15 until 19 his 16 he 17 could 17 could 18 dart 19 his 20 tongue 20 tongue 22 and 20 tongue 26 . 21 out 22 and 22 and 23 catch 23 catch 25 worm 24 that 25 worm 25 worm 26 . then he saw another , and in trying to catch that one he lost his balance [and] fell to the ground with a thump . 1 then 3 saw 1 then 8 trying 2 he 3 saw 3 saw 6 and 4 another 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 in 8 trying 11 that 8 trying 15 his 9 to 10 catch 10 catch 11 that 12 one 13 he 13 he 14 lost 14 lost 15 his 15 his 18 fell 16 balance 18 fell 18 fell 20 the 19 to 20 the 20 the 21 ground 20 the 23 a 21 ground 22 with 23 a 25 . 24 thump 25 . it quite knocked the wind from his body . 1 it 2 quite 2 quite 3 knocked 3 knocked 5 wind 4 the 5 wind 5 wind 6 from 6 from 7 his 7 his 8 body 8 body 9 . ' [if] only [i] could hold on once [i] get up there , [i] would be all right , ' thought he . 1 ' 3 only 3 only 10 get 5 could 6 hold 6 hold 7 on 7 on 8 once 8 once 10 get 10 get 17 all 11 up 12 there 12 there 13 , 12 there 15 would 13 , 15 would 15 would 16 be 16 be 17 all 17 all 21 thought 18 right 20 ' 18 right 21 thought 19 , 20 ' 21 thought 23 . 22 he 23 . " the next day and the next , and for many days thereafter , little [mr] [frog] kept jumping for bugs on the bushes . 1 " 4 day 2 the 3 next 3 next 4 day 4 day 5 and 4 day 11 many 5 and 6 the 6 the 7 next 6 the 10 for 7 next 8 , 7 next 9 and 10 for 11 many 11 many 18 kept 12 days 13 thereafter 12 days 18 kept 13 thereafter 14 , 14 , 15 little 18 kept 22 on 19 jumping 20 for 20 for 21 bugs 21 bugs 22 on 22 on 23 the 22 on 24 bushes 24 bushes 25 . he had to pull to get it free . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 to 2 had 6 get 3 to 4 pull 4 pull 5 to 6 get 7 it 7 it 8 free 8 free 9 . like a flash an idea popped into his head . 1 like 2 a 1 like 3 flash 3 flash 4 an 4 an 6 popped 5 idea 6 popped 6 popped 7 into 6 popped 8 his 7 into 8 his 8 his 9 head 9 head 10 . as long as the pitch lasted , he could climb . 1 as 3 as 2 long 3 as 3 as 5 pitch 4 the 5 pitch 5 pitch 6 lasted 5 pitch 7 , 6 lasted 7 , 7 , 9 could 8 he 9 could 9 could 11 . 10 climb 11 . " [little] [mr] [frog] was tickled to death , with his discovery , but he didn't say a word to any one about it . 1 " 5 was 5 was 14 but 6 tickled 7 to 7 to 8 death 8 death 10 with 8 death 13 , 9 , 10 with 10 with 11 his 11 his 12 discovery 13 , 14 but 14 but 15 he 15 he 17 say 15 he 21 any 16 didn't 17 say 17 say 18 a 18 a 19 word 19 word 20 to 19 word 21 any 21 any 22 one 22 one 24 it 23 about 24 it 24 it 25 . every day he rubbed pitch on his hands and then climbed about in the bushes [and] low trees , ridding them of bugs and worms . 1 every 4 rubbed 1 every 12 about 2 day 3 he 3 he 4 rubbed 4 rubbed 8 hands 5 pitch 6 on 6 on 7 his 7 his 8 hands 8 hands 9 and 8 hands 10 then 10 then 11 climbed 12 about 13 in 12 about 14 the 14 the 19 , 15 bushes 17 low 17 low 18 trees 17 low 19 , 19 , 20 ridding 19 , 23 bugs 20 ridding 21 them 21 them 22 of 23 bugs 24 and 23 bugs 25 worms 24 and 25 worms 25 worms 26 . " quite unexpectedly [old] [mother] [nature] returned to see how the trees and the plants were getting on . 1 " 7 returned 1 " 14 the 2 quite 3 unexpectedly 3 unexpectedly 7 returned 7 returned 12 trees 8 to 9 see 9 see 11 the 10 how 11 the 11 the 12 trees 12 trees 13 and 14 the 15 plants 14 the 17 getting 15 plants 16 were 17 getting 18 on 18 on 19 . you see , she was worried about them . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 she 3 , 5 was 5 was 6 worried 6 worried 8 them 7 about 8 them 8 them 9 . when she found what the [toads] had been doing , she was mightily pleased . 1 when 2 she 1 when 7 had 2 she 3 found 2 she 4 what 3 found 4 what 4 what 5 the 7 had 9 doing 8 been 9 doing 9 doing 11 she 10 , 11 she 11 she 12 was 12 was 13 mightily 13 mightily 14 pleased 13 mightily 15 . 14 pleased 15 . then she noticed that some of the [bushes] and low trees had very few leaves left , while others looked thrifty and strong . 1 then 7 the 1 then 13 very 2 she 3 noticed 2 she 5 some 3 noticed 4 that 5 some 6 of 6 of 7 the 7 the 9 and 9 and 10 low 10 low 11 trees 11 trees 12 had 13 very 17 , 13 very 19 others 14 few 15 leaves 15 leaves 16 left 16 left 17 , 17 , 18 while 19 others 20 looked 19 others 23 strong 20 looked 21 thrifty 21 thrifty 22 and 23 strong 24 . " ' [that] 's queer , ' said [old] [mother] [nature] to herself and went over to examine a bush . 1 " 6 , 2 ' 4 's 4 's 5 queer 5 queer 6 , 6 , 8 said 7 ' 8 said 8 said 12 to 12 to 15 went 13 herself 14 and 13 herself 15 went 15 went 17 to 15 went 18 examine 16 over 17 to 17 to 18 examine 18 examine 21 . 19 a 20 bush 20 bush 21 . hanging on to a branch for dear life she saw a queer [little] fellow who was so busy that he didn't see her at all . 1 hanging 2 on 1 hanging 8 life 2 on 3 to 2 on 4 a 4 a 5 branch 5 branch 6 for 6 for 7 dear 8 life 10 saw 8 life 11 a 9 she 10 saw 10 saw 11 a 11 a 15 who 12 queer 14 fellow 14 fellow 15 who 15 who 20 he 16 was 17 so 17 so 18 busy 17 so 20 he 18 busy 19 that 20 he 22 see 21 didn't 22 see 22 see 26 . 23 her 24 at 24 at 25 all 24 at 26 . it was little [mr] [frog] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 little 3 little 6 . he was catching bugs as fast as he could . 1 he 2 was 2 was 4 bugs 3 catching 4 bugs 4 bugs 6 fast 5 as 6 fast 6 fast 7 as 7 as 8 he 7 as 9 could 8 he 9 could 9 could 10 . old [mother] [nature] wrinkled up her brows . 1 old 4 wrinkled 4 wrinkled 5 up 5 up 6 her 6 her 7 brows 7 brows 8 . ' [now] however did he learn to climb ? ' thought she . 1 ' 3 however 3 however 4 did 3 however 6 learn 4 did 5 he 4 did 6 learn 6 learn 7 to 7 to 8 climb 7 to 9 ? 9 ? 10 ' 10 ' 12 she 11 thought 12 she 12 she 13 . then she hid where she could watch . 1 then 2 she 1 then 3 hid 2 she 3 hid 3 hid 4 where 4 where 6 could 5 she 6 could 6 could 7 watch 7 watch 8 . he hurried over to a pine-tree and rubbed more pitch on and then jumped up into the bush and went to work again . 1 he 2 hurried 1 he 3 over 2 hurried 3 over 3 over 17 the 4 to 7 and 5 a 6 pine-tree 6 pine-tree 7 and 7 and 8 rubbed 8 rubbed 14 jumped 8 rubbed 17 the 9 more 10 pitch 9 more 12 and 10 pitch 11 on 12 and 13 then 12 and 14 jumped 14 jumped 15 up 15 up 16 into 17 the 18 bush 17 the 19 and 19 and 20 went 20 went 23 again 21 to 22 work 22 work 23 again 23 again 24 . " you can guess how astonished [old] [mother] [nature] was when she saw this performance . 1 " 3 can 1 " 10 was 2 you 3 can 3 can 5 how 4 guess 5 how 5 how 6 astonished 10 was 12 she 11 when 12 she 12 she 13 saw 13 saw 14 this 14 this 15 performance 15 performance 16 . and she was pleased . 1 and 2 she 2 she 3 was 3 was 4 pleased 4 pleased 5 . oh , yes , indeed , [old] [mother] [nature] was wonderfully pleased . 1 oh 3 yes 1 oh 4 , 2 , 3 yes 4 , 5 indeed 4 , 6 , 5 indeed 6 , 6 , 10 was 10 was 11 wonderfully 11 wonderfully 12 pleased 12 pleased 13 . and this is the end of the story , " concluded [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 and 2 this 2 this 3 is 2 this 5 end 3 is 4 the 5 end 6 of 5 end 8 story 6 of 7 the 8 story 9 , 8 story 10 " 10 " 11 concluded 11 concluded 15 . [xv] [how] [old] [mr] [.] [heron] [learned] [patience] [xv] [how] [old] [mr] [.] [heron] [learned] [patience] the first tune [peter] saw him , he thought that never in all his life had he seen such a homely fellow . 1 the 3 tune 1 the 5 saw 2 first 3 tune 5 saw 6 him 5 saw 7 , 7 , 9 thought 7 , 17 he 8 he 9 thought 10 that 11 never 11 never 12 in 12 in 13 all 13 all 14 his 14 his 15 life 15 life 16 had 15 life 17 he 17 he 19 such 18 seen 19 such 19 such 22 fellow 19 such 23 . 20 a 21 homely 21 homely 22 fellow 22 fellow 23 . peter sat and stared at him most impolitely . 1 peter 2 sat 1 peter 3 and 2 sat 3 and 3 and 4 stared 4 stared 7 most 5 at 6 him 6 him 7 most 7 most 8 impolitely 8 impolitely 9 . he knew that he was impolite , but for the life of him he couldn't help staring . 1 he 2 knew 1 he 5 was 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 4 he 5 was 6 impolite 5 was 12 of 6 impolite 7 , 6 impolite 8 but 8 but 10 the 9 for 10 the 10 the 11 life 12 of 16 help 13 him 14 he 14 he 15 couldn't 15 couldn't 16 help 16 help 18 . 17 staring 18 . " he 's all legs , " thought [peter] . 1 " 3 's 2 he 3 's 3 's 5 legs 4 all 5 legs 5 legs 6 , 6 , 7 " 6 , 8 thought 7 " 8 thought 8 thought 10 . i wonder why he doesn't move . " 1 i 4 he 2 wonder 3 why 3 why 4 he 4 he 5 doesn't 5 doesn't 6 move 6 move 7 . 7 . 8 " but [longlegs] didn't move . 1 but 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 move 4 move 5 . peter stared as long as his patience held out . 1 peter 3 as 2 stared 3 as 3 as 5 as 4 long 5 as 5 as 6 his 6 his 7 patience 6 his 8 held 8 held 9 out 9 out 10 . then he gave up and went on to see what else he could find . 1 then 3 gave 1 then 4 up 2 he 3 gave 3 gave 4 up 4 up 6 went 5 and 6 went 6 went 7 on 6 went 13 could 7 on 8 to 8 to 9 see 9 see 10 what 10 what 11 else 10 what 13 could 11 else 12 he 13 could 14 find 13 could 15 . 14 find 15 . but in a little while [peter] was back again at the place where he had seen [longlegs] . 1 but 4 little 2 in 3 a 3 a 4 little 4 little 5 while 5 while 10 at 7 was 8 back 7 was 9 again 9 again 10 at 10 at 11 the 11 the 12 place 11 the 13 where 13 where 15 had 13 where 18 . 14 he 15 had 15 had 16 seen he didn't really expect to find him there , but he did . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 really 2 didn't 4 expect 4 expect 5 to 5 to 9 , 6 find 7 him 7 him 8 there 7 him 9 , 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 he 10 but 13 . 11 he 12 did so far as [peter] could see , [longlegs] hadn't moved . 1 so 2 far 1 so 3 as 3 as 5 could 5 could 6 see 6 see 7 , 7 , 10 moved 9 hadn't 10 moved 10 moved 11 . " must be asleep , " thought [peter] , and after watching for a few minutes , went away again . 1 " 3 be 1 " 12 watching 2 must 3 be 3 be 4 asleep 3 be 5 , 5 , 6 " 5 , 10 and 7 thought 9 , 7 thought 10 and 10 and 11 after 12 watching 16 minutes 12 watching 18 went 13 for 14 a 13 for 15 few 15 few 16 minutes 17 , 18 went 18 went 21 . 19 away 20 again 20 again 21 . half an hour later [peter] was once more back . 1 half 2 an 1 half 3 hour 2 an 3 hour 3 hour 4 later 4 later 6 was 4 later 7 once 6 was 7 once 7 once 9 back 8 more 9 back 9 back 10 . there stood [longlegs] just as before . 1 there 2 stood 2 stood 4 just 4 just 5 as 5 as 6 before 6 before 7 . " now [i] know he is asleep , " muttered [peter] . 1 " 2 now 2 now 5 he 4 know 5 he 5 he 7 asleep 6 is 7 asleep 7 asleep 8 , 7 asleep 9 " 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 muttered 10 muttered 12 . the long bill which [peter] had seen sticking forth from between those humped-up shoulders darted out and down into the water like a flash . 1 the 3 bill 1 the 4 which 2 long 3 bill 4 which 6 had 6 had 7 seen 6 had 11 between 7 seen 8 sticking 7 seen 9 forth 9 forth 10 from 11 between 14 shoulders 11 between 21 water 12 those 13 humped-up 13 humped-up 14 shoulders 14 shoulders 18 down 15 darted 16 out 16 out 17 and 16 out 18 down 19 into 20 the 20 the 21 water 21 water 22 like 21 water 23 a 23 a 24 flash 24 flash 25 . behind that bill was the longest neck [peter] ever had seen ! 1 behind 4 was 2 that 3 bill 3 bill 4 was 4 was 5 the 5 the 6 longest 5 the 7 neck 7 neck 10 had 9 ever 10 had 10 had 11 seen 11 seen 12 ! it was so long that [peter] blinked to be perfectly sure that his eyes had not been playing him a trick . 1 it 4 long 1 it 10 perfectly 2 was 3 so 2 was 4 long 4 long 5 that 5 that 7 blinked 7 blinked 8 to 8 to 9 be 8 to 10 perfectly 10 perfectly 17 been 10 perfectly 21 trick 11 sure 13 his 12 that 13 his 13 his 14 eyes 14 eyes 15 had 14 eyes 17 been 15 had 16 not 17 been 19 him 18 playing 19 him 19 him 20 a 21 trick 22 . " [i] thought he was all legs , but instead of that he 's all neck , " muttered [peter] . 1 " 3 thought 1 " 7 legs 3 thought 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 all 7 legs 11 of 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 instead 10 instead 11 of 11 of 17 , 12 that 13 he 13 he 14 's 14 's 15 all 15 all 16 neck 16 neck 17 , 17 , 21 . 18 " 19 muttered 19 muttered 21 . in a minute [longlegs] was standing just as before , with seemingly no neck at all . 1 in 2 a 1 in 3 minute 2 a 3 minute 3 minute 7 just 5 was 6 standing 6 standing 7 just 7 just 10 , 8 as 9 before 9 before 10 , 10 , 13 no 11 with 12 seemingly 12 seemingly 13 no 13 no 14 neck 14 neck 15 at 15 at 17 . 16 all 17 . peter watched until he grew tired , but [longlegs] didn't move again . 1 peter 2 watched 1 peter 5 grew 2 watched 3 until 2 watched 4 he 5 grew 6 tired 5 grew 8 but 6 tired 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 10 didn't 10 didn't 11 move 11 move 13 . 12 again 13 . he spoke of it one day to [grandfather] [frog] . 1 he 2 spoke 2 spoke 3 of 2 spoke 4 it 4 it 5 one 5 one 6 day 6 day 7 to 7 to 10 . at the mere mention of [longlegs] , [grandfather] [frog] sat up and took notice . 1 at 2 the 1 at 4 mention 2 the 3 mere 4 mention 5 of 5 of 7 , 7 , 14 notice 10 sat 11 up 10 sat 12 and 11 up 12 and 12 and 13 took 12 and 14 notice 14 notice 15 . " where did you see him ? " asked [grandfather] [frog] , and [peter] thought his voice sounded anxious . 1 " 6 him 2 where 3 did 3 did 4 you 3 did 5 see 5 see 6 him 6 him 7 ? 7 ? 9 asked 8 " 9 asked 9 asked 13 and 12 , 13 and 13 and 15 thought 13 and 17 voice 15 thought 16 his 17 voice 19 anxious 18 sounded 19 anxious 19 anxious 20 . " down the [laughing] [brook] , " replied [peter] . 1 " 2 down 2 down 3 the 3 the 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 replied 8 replied 10 . " why ? " 1 " 2 why 2 why 3 ? 3 ? 4 " " oh , nothing , " said [grandfather] [frog] , trying to make his voice sound as if he weren't interested . 1 " 2 oh 1 " 3 , 3 , 7 said 4 nothing 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 14 his 10 , 11 trying 11 trying 12 to 12 to 13 make 12 to 14 his 14 his 15 voice 14 his 18 if 15 voice 16 sound 16 sound 17 as 18 if 22 . 19 he 21 interested 19 he 22 . 20 weren't 21 interested " [i] just wondered where the long-legged nuisance might be . " 1 " 4 wondered 3 just 4 wondered 4 wondered 5 where 5 where 7 long-legged 5 where 8 nuisance 6 the 7 long-legged 8 nuisance 10 be 9 might 10 be 10 be 11 . 11 . 12 " " he 's the laziest fellow [i] ever saw , " declared [peter] . 1 " 2 he 1 " 6 fellow 2 he 3 's 3 's 4 the 4 the 5 laziest 5 laziest 6 fellow 6 fellow 9 saw 8 ever 9 saw 9 saw 11 " 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 declared 12 declared 14 . " he just stands doing nothing all day . " 1 " 2 he 1 " 3 just 2 he 3 just 3 just 5 doing 4 stands 5 doing 5 doing 6 nothing 6 nothing 7 all 6 nothing 8 day 8 day 9 . 9 . 10 " " huh ! " exclaimed [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 2 huh 2 huh 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 exclaimed 5 exclaimed 8 . " [if] your family had suffered from him as much as mine has , you would say that he was altogether too busy . 1 " 3 your 1 " 8 him 3 your 4 family 4 family 5 had 5 had 6 suffered 6 suffered 7 from 8 him 13 has 9 as 11 as 10 much 11 as 11 as 12 mine 11 as 13 has 13 has 19 he 14 , 15 you 14 , 16 would 15 you 16 would 16 would 17 say 17 say 18 that 17 say 19 he 19 he 21 altogether 20 was 21 altogether 21 altogether 24 . 22 too 23 busy 22 too 24 . ask the [trout] what they think , or the [minnow] family . " 1 ask 2 the 2 the 6 think 4 what 5 they 4 what 6 think 6 think 9 the 7 , 8 or 8 or 9 the 9 the 11 family 11 family 12 . 12 . 13 " " oh , " said [peter] , " you mean that when he stands still that way he is fishing . " 1 " 2 oh 1 " 10 mean 2 oh 8 " 3 , 4 " 3 , 5 said 4 " 5 said 5 said 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 you 10 mean 14 stands 10 mean 20 fishing 11 that 12 when 12 when 13 he 13 he 14 stands 14 stands 15 still 15 still 17 way 16 that 17 way 17 way 18 he 18 he 19 is 20 fishing 22 " 21 . 22 " grandfather [frog] nodded . 1 grandfather 3 nodded 3 nodded 4 . " well , " said [peter] , " all [i] can say is that he is the most patient fellow [i] ever saw . 1 " 2 well 1 " 3 , 3 , 13 is 4 " 5 said 5 said 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 all 9 all 11 can 11 can 12 say 12 say 13 is 13 is 14 that 13 is 18 most 14 that 15 he 15 he 16 is 16 is 17 the 18 most 20 fellow 18 most 22 ever 19 patient 20 fellow 20 fellow 22 ever 22 ever 24 . 23 saw 24 . i didn't suppose there was such patience . " 1 i 4 there 2 didn't 3 suppose 3 suppose 4 there 4 there 6 such 5 was 6 such 6 such 7 patience 7 patience 8 . 8 . 9 " " he comes rightly by it , " returned [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 comes 2 he 4 rightly 3 comes 4 rightly 4 rightly 7 , 5 by 6 it 6 it 7 , 7 , 8 " 7 , 9 returned 8 " 9 returned 9 returned 12 . " he gets it from his , who lived when the world was young . 1 " 2 he 2 he 4 it 3 gets 4 it 4 it 8 who 5 from 6 his 6 his 7 , 7 , 8 who 8 who 14 young 9 lived 10 when 10 when 11 the 11 the 12 world 12 world 13 was 12 world 14 young 14 young 15 . he learned it then . " 1 he 2 learned 2 learned 3 it 3 it 4 then 4 then 5 . 5 . 6 " " how ? " demanded [peter] , eager for a story . 1 " 3 ? 2 how 3 ? 3 ? 4 " 4 " 5 demanded 5 demanded 7 , 7 , 8 eager 7 , 11 story 8 eager 9 for 9 for 10 a 9 for 11 story 11 story 12 . grandfather [frog] 's eyes took on a far-away look , as if he were seeing into that long-ago past . 1 grandfather 4 eyes 1 grandfather 5 took 3 's 4 eyes 5 took 13 he 6 on 7 a 7 a 8 far-away 8 far-away 9 look 9 look 10 , 9 look 13 he 10 , 11 as 10 , 12 if 13 he 15 seeing 14 were 15 seeing 15 seeing 20 . 16 into 17 that 17 that 18 long-ago 17 that 19 past 19 past 20 . " [chug-a-rum] ! " he began . 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 he 5 he 6 began 6 began 7 . his legs were so long and his neck was so long that all his neighbors laughed at him and made fun of him . 1 his 5 long 1 his 6 and 2 legs 3 were 2 legs 5 long 3 were 4 so 6 and 18 him 7 his 8 neck 8 neck 9 was 9 was 10 so 10 so 11 long 11 long 15 neighbors 11 long 16 laughed 12 that 13 all 13 all 14 his 13 all 15 neighbors 16 laughed 17 at 16 laughed 18 him 18 him 19 and 19 and 21 fun 20 made 21 fun 21 fun 22 of 22 of 23 him 23 him 24 . he was just as awkward as he looked . 1 he 3 just 2 was 3 just 3 just 5 awkward 4 as 5 awkward 5 awkward 6 as 6 as 8 looked 7 he 8 looked 8 looked 9 . his long legs were in his way . 1 his 2 long 2 long 3 legs 3 legs 4 were 3 legs 5 in 5 in 6 his 6 his 7 way 7 way 8 . he didn't know what to do with his long neck . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 4 what 3 know 4 what 4 what 5 to 4 what 6 do 6 do 7 with 6 do 9 long 7 with 8 his 9 long 10 neck 9 long 11 . 10 neck 11 . when he tried to run , everybody shouted with laughter . 1 when 2 he 1 when 5 run 2 he 3 tried 3 tried 4 to 5 run 6 , 5 run 7 everybody 7 everybody 9 with 8 shouted 9 with 9 with 10 laughter 10 laughter 11 . poor [mr] [heron] was ashamed of himself , actually ashamed of himself . 1 poor 6 of 4 was 5 ashamed 5 ashamed 6 of 6 of 8 , 7 himself 8 , 8 , 9 actually 9 actually 11 of 10 ashamed 11 of 11 of 12 himself 12 himself 13 . he quite overlooked the fact that [old] [mother] [nature] had given him a really beautiful coat of feathers . 1 he 12 him 2 quite 4 the 3 overlooked 4 the 4 the 5 fact 5 fact 6 that 5 fact 10 had 10 had 11 given 10 had 12 him 12 him 18 feathers 13 a 14 really 14 really 15 beautiful 14 really 16 coat 16 coat 17 of 17 of 18 feathers 18 feathers 19 . some of those who laughed at him would have given anything to have possessed such a beautiful coat . 1 some 3 those 1 some 13 have 2 of 3 those 4 who 5 laughed 4 who 6 at 6 at 7 him 6 at 10 given 7 him 8 would 8 would 9 have 10 given 11 anything 10 given 13 have 11 anything 12 to 13 have 14 possessed 14 possessed 17 beautiful 14 possessed 18 coat 15 such 16 a 16 a 17 beautiful 18 coat 19 . but [mr] [heron] didn't know this . 1 but 4 didn't 4 didn't 5 know 5 know 6 this 6 this 7 . he couldn't bear to be laughed at , wherein he was very like most people . 1 he 5 be 2 couldn't 3 bear 3 bear 4 to 3 bear 5 be 5 be 9 wherein 6 laughed 7 at 7 at 8 , 8 , 9 wherein 9 wherein 12 very 10 he 11 was 11 was 12 very 12 very 15 people 13 like 14 most 14 most 15 people 15 people 16 . " so he tried his best to keep out of sight as much as possible . 1 " 3 he 2 so 3 he 3 he 5 his 4 tried 5 his 5 his 8 keep 6 best 7 to 7 to 8 keep 8 keep 13 much 9 out 11 sight 10 of 11 sight 11 sight 12 as 12 as 13 much 13 much 15 possible 14 as 15 possible 15 possible 16 . so he found a use for his long legs and was glad that they were long . 1 so 6 for 2 he 4 a 3 found 4 a 4 a 5 use 5 use 6 for 6 for 8 long 6 for 9 legs 7 his 8 long 9 legs 12 glad 10 and 11 was 11 was 12 glad 12 glad 13 that 13 that 14 they 13 that 15 were 15 were 16 long 16 long 17 . at first he used to go ashore to hunt for food . 1 at 2 first 1 at 3 he 3 he 6 go 4 used 5 to 4 used 6 go 6 go 8 to 7 ashore 8 to 8 to 9 hunt 9 hunt 10 for 10 for 11 food 11 food 12 . one day as he was wading ashore , he surprised a school of little fish and managed to catch one . 1 one 2 day 1 one 11 a 2 day 5 was 2 day 7 ashore 3 as 4 he 4 he 5 was 6 wading 7 ashore 7 ashore 8 , 9 he 10 surprised 10 surprised 11 a 11 a 13 of 12 school 13 of 13 of 21 . 14 little 15 fish 15 fish 16 and 15 fish 21 . 16 and 17 managed 16 and 18 to 18 to 20 one 19 catch 20 one it tasted so good that he wanted more , and every day he went fishing . 1 it 2 tasted 1 it 9 , 2 tasted 4 good 3 so 4 good 4 good 5 that 5 that 7 wanted 6 he 7 wanted 7 wanted 8 more 9 , 10 and 9 , 11 every 10 and 11 every 11 every 14 went 11 every 15 fishing 12 day 13 he 13 he 14 went 14 went 15 fishing 15 fishing 16 . whenever he saw little fish swimming where the water [was] shallow , he would rush in among them and do his best to catch one . 1 whenever 5 fish 2 he 3 saw 3 saw 4 little 3 saw 5 fish 5 fish 8 the 5 fish 11 shallow 6 swimming 7 where 7 where 8 the 8 the 9 water 9 water 11 shallow 11 shallow 14 would 12 , 13 he 13 he 14 would 14 would 15 rush 15 rush 18 them 16 in 17 among 17 among 18 them 18 them 20 do 19 and 20 do 20 do 21 his 21 his 22 best 21 his 26 . 22 best 23 to 22 best 24 catch 24 catch 25 one sometimes he did , but more often he didn't . 1 sometimes 2 he 2 he 4 , 3 did 4 , 4 , 8 he 5 but 6 more 6 more 7 often 7 often 8 he 8 he 9 didn't 9 didn't 10 . " one day after he had tried [and] tried without catching even one , he stopped just at the edge of the rushes to rest . 1 " 7 tried 2 one 3 day 3 day 4 after 3 day 5 he 4 after 5 he 5 he 6 had 5 he 7 tried 7 tried 12 even 9 tried 11 catching 9 tried 12 even 10 without 11 catching 12 even 16 stopped 13 one 14 , 14 , 15 he 14 , 16 stopped 16 stopped 18 at 17 just 18 at 18 at 22 the 19 the 20 edge 20 edge 21 of 20 edge 22 the 22 the 25 rest 23 rushes 24 to 23 rushes 25 rest 25 rest 26 . his long neck ached , and to rest it he laid it back on his shoulders . 1 his 3 neck 1 his 5 , 2 long 3 neck 4 ached 5 , 5 , 6 and 5 , 11 laid 6 and 7 to 7 to 8 rest 8 rest 9 it 9 it 10 he 11 laid 12 it 11 laid 14 on 12 it 13 back 14 on 16 shoulders 15 his 16 shoulders 16 shoulders 17 . for a long time he stood there , resting . 1 for 2 a 2 a 3 long 3 long 4 time 3 long 7 there 5 he 6 stood 6 stood 7 there 7 there 9 resting 8 , 9 resting 9 resting 10 . the water around his feet was cool and comforting . 1 the 2 water 2 water 3 around 2 water 6 was 3 around 4 his 4 his 5 feet 5 feet 6 was 6 was 7 cool 7 cool 9 comforting 8 and 9 comforting 9 comforting 10 . he was very comfortable but for one thing , he was hungry . 1 he 2 was 1 he 4 comfortable 2 was 3 very 4 comfortable 7 one 5 but 6 for 6 for 7 one 7 one 10 he 8 thing 9 , 9 , 10 he 10 he 11 was 11 was 12 hungry 12 hungry 13 . ' [perhaps] , ' thought he , ' if [i] keep perfectly still , they will come near enough for me to catch one . ' 1 ' 3 , 3 , 6 he 4 ' 5 thought 5 thought 6 he 6 he 8 ' 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 if 8 ' 18 near 9 if 12 perfectly 9 if 14 , 11 keep 12 perfectly 12 perfectly 13 still 14 , 15 they 14 , 16 will 16 will 17 come 18 near 19 enough 18 near 23 catch 20 for 21 me 21 me 22 to 22 to 23 catch 23 catch 25 . 24 one 25 . 25 . 26 ' so he kept perfectly still . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 kept 3 kept 4 perfectly 4 perfectly 5 still 5 still 6 . he didn't dare even stretch his long neck up . 1 he 2 didn't 1 he 4 even 2 didn't 3 dare 4 even 6 his 5 stretch 6 his 6 his 8 neck 7 long 8 neck 8 neck 9 up 9 up 10 . sure enough , the little fish swam almost to his very feet . 1 sure 4 the 2 enough 3 , 2 enough 4 the 4 the 7 swam 5 little 6 fish 6 fish 7 swam 7 swam 8 almost 8 almost 11 very 9 to 10 his 10 his 11 very 11 very 13 . 12 feet 13 . they didn't see him at all . 1 they 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 see 3 see 4 him 4 him 5 at 5 at 6 all 6 all 7 . when they were near enough , he darted his long neck forward and caught one without any trouble at all . 1 when 5 enough 1 when 10 long 2 they 3 were 3 were 4 near 4 near 5 enough 5 enough 6 , 6 , 7 he 7 he 8 darted 7 he 10 long 8 darted 9 his 10 long 14 caught 11 neck 12 forward 11 neck 14 caught 12 forward 13 and 14 caught 17 any 15 one 16 without 16 without 17 any 17 any 21 . 18 trouble 19 at 18 trouble 21 . 19 at 20 all mr [heron] was almost as surprised as the fish he had caught . 1 mr 5 as 3 was 4 almost 4 almost 5 as 5 as 7 as 6 surprised 7 as 7 as 9 fish 8 the 9 fish 9 fish 11 had 10 he 11 had 11 had 12 caught 11 had 13 . it really was a great discovery for [mr] [heron] . 1 it 2 really 2 really 3 was 3 was 4 a 4 a 5 great 5 great 6 discovery 6 discovery 7 for 7 for 10 . " of course all the other fish darted away in great fright , but [mr] [heron] didn't mind . 1 " 3 course 1 " 7 fish 2 of 3 course 3 course 6 other 4 all 5 the 5 the 6 other 7 fish 10 in 8 darted 9 away 9 away 10 in 10 in 12 fright 11 great 12 fright 12 fright 13 , 12 fright 14 but 13 , 14 but 14 but 19 . 17 didn't 18 mind 18 mind 19 . he settled himself in great contentment , for now he was less hungry . 1 he 3 himself 2 settled 3 himself 3 himself 4 in 4 in 6 contentment 4 in 9 now 5 great 6 contentment 6 contentment 7 , 7 , 8 for 9 now 11 was 10 he 11 was 11 was 12 less 12 less 14 . 13 hungry 14 . by and by some foolish tadpoles came wriggling along . 1 by 2 and 1 by 3 by 2 and 3 by 3 by 4 some 4 some 5 foolish 4 some 6 tadpoles 6 tadpoles 7 came 6 tadpoles 8 wriggling 8 wriggling 9 along 9 along 10 . ' [i] 'll just try catching one of them for practice . 1 ' 4 just 3 'll 4 just 4 just 6 catching 5 try 6 catching 6 catching 8 of 7 one 8 of 8 of 9 them 9 them 10 for 9 them 11 practice 11 practice 12 . " ['um-m] , they are good ! ' exclaimed [mr] [heron] , and once more settled himself to watch and wait . 1 " 3 , 1 " 9 exclaimed 3 , 4 they 4 they 5 are 4 they 6 good 6 good 7 ! 7 ! 8 ' 9 exclaimed 18 to 12 , 13 and 13 and 15 more 14 once 15 more 15 more 16 settled 16 settled 17 himself 16 settled 18 to 18 to 19 watch 19 watch 20 and 20 and 21 wait 20 and 22 . 21 wait 22 . grandfather [frog] sighed mournfully . 1 grandfather 3 sighed 3 sighed 4 mournfully 4 mournfully 5 . " yes , " he continued , " that was a great day for [mr] [heron] . 1 " 2 yes 1 " 4 " 2 yes 3 , 4 " 6 continued 5 he 6 continued 6 continued 8 " 7 , 8 " 8 " 10 was 9 that 10 was 10 was 12 great 11 a 12 great 12 great 13 day 13 day 14 for 14 for 17 . " one day he was startled into an attempt to fly by hearing the stealthy footsteps of [mr] [fox] behind him . 1 " 6 startled 2 one 4 he 3 day 4 he 4 he 5 was 4 he 6 startled 6 startled 10 to 7 into 8 an 8 an 9 attempt 9 attempt 10 to 10 to 11 fly 10 to 17 of 11 fly 12 by 12 by 15 stealthy 13 hearing 14 the 14 the 15 stealthy 15 stealthy 16 footsteps 17 of 22 . 20 behind 21 him 21 him 22 . his head was drawn back on his shoulders at the time , and he was so excited that he forgot to straighten it out . 1 his 2 head 1 his 4 drawn 2 head 3 was 2 head 4 drawn 4 drawn 8 shoulders 5 back 6 on 6 on 7 his 7 his 8 shoulders 8 shoulders 12 , 9 at 10 the 9 at 11 time 11 time 12 , 12 , 14 he 13 and 14 he 14 he 24 out 15 was 17 excited 15 was 24 out 16 so 17 excited 17 excited 19 he 18 that 19 he 19 he 20 forgot 19 he 21 to 21 to 23 it 22 straighten 23 it 24 out 25 . with his neck carried that way , he could fly as well as any one . 1 with 3 neck 2 his 3 neck 3 neck 7 , 4 carried 6 way 5 that 6 way 6 way 7 , 7 , 8 he 8 he 9 could 9 could 10 fly 9 could 13 as 10 fly 11 as 10 fly 12 well 13 as 14 any 14 any 15 one 15 one 16 . from that day on , no one laughed at [mr] [heron] because of his long legs and long neck . 1 from 12 because 2 that 3 day 3 day 5 , 3 day 12 because 4 on 5 , 5 , 7 one 6 no 7 one 7 one 8 laughed 7 one 9 at 12 because 15 long 13 of 14 his 13 of 15 long 15 long 19 neck 16 legs 18 long 17 and 18 long 18 long 19 neck 19 neck 20 . mr [heron] himself became proud of them . 1 mr 4 became 3 himself 4 became 4 became 6 of 5 proud 6 of 6 of 7 them 7 them 8 . you see , he had learned how to use what he had been given . 1 you 2 see 1 you 4 he 2 see 3 , 4 he 10 what 5 had 6 learned 6 learned 7 how 6 learned 10 what 7 how 8 to 8 to 9 use 10 what 14 given 11 he 12 had 12 had 13 been 13 been 14 given 14 given 15 . also he had learned the value of patience . 1 also 2 he 2 he 3 had 2 he 4 learned 4 learned 5 the 4 learned 6 value 6 value 8 patience 7 of 8 patience 8 patience 9 . so he was happy and envied no one . 1 so 2 he 1 so 3 was 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 happy 3 was 5 and 5 and 6 envied 6 envied 7 no 7 no 8 one 8 one 9 . but he still liked best to keep by himself and became known as the lone fisherman , just as [longlegs] is to-day . 1 but 17 , 2 he 3 still 3 still 7 keep 4 liked 5 best 5 best 6 to 6 to 7 keep 7 keep 8 by 8 by 9 himself 8 by 12 known 9 himself 11 became 10 and 11 became 12 known 15 lone 12 known 17 , 13 as 14 the 14 the 15 lone 15 lone 16 fisherman 17 , 18 just 18 just 22 to-day 18 just 23 . 19 as 21 is 21 is 22 to-day 22 to-day 23 . chug-a-rum ! 1 chug-a-rum 2 ! isn't that [longlegs] coming this way this very minute ? 1 isn't 2 that 1 isn't 4 coming 4 coming 5 this 4 coming 6 way 6 way 7 this 7 this 8 very 8 very 9 minute 9 minute 10 ? this is no place for me ! " 1 this 2 is 2 is 3 no 3 no 4 place 4 place 5 for 5 for 6 me 6 me 7 ! 7 ! 8 " with a great splash [grandfather] [frog] dived into the [smiling] [pool] . 1 with 2 a 2 a 3 great 3 great 4 splash 4 splash 7 dived 7 dived 8 into 8 into 9 the 9 the 12 . [[] [illustration] [:] ["] [his] [legs] [were] [so] [long] [,] [and] [his] [neck] [was] [so] [long] [that] [all] [his] [neighbors] [laughed] [at] [him] [.] ["] page @number@ []] 1 page 2 @number@ [xvi] [how] [tufty] [the] [lynx] [happens] [to] [have] [a] [stump] [of] [a] [tail] [xvi] [how] [tufty] [the] [lynx] [happens] [to] [have] [a] [stump] [of] [a] [tail] in all his life [peter] [rabbit] had seen [tufty] the [lynx] but once , but that once was enough . 1 in 3 his 2 all 3 his 3 his 4 life 4 life 10 the 7 had 8 seen 8 seen 10 the 10 the 12 but 12 but 14 , 13 once 14 , 14 , 19 enough 15 but 16 that 16 that 17 once 17 once 18 was 17 once 19 enough 19 enough 20 . tufty , you know , lives in the [great] [woods] . 1 tufty 2 , 1 tufty 3 you 3 you 4 know 4 know 5 , 5 , 6 lives 6 lives 7 in 7 in 8 the 8 the 11 . it was then that [peter] had seen him . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 then 3 then 4 that 4 that 6 had 6 had 7 seen 7 seen 8 him 8 him 9 . in fact , [peter] had had the narrowest of escapes , and the very memory of it made him shiver . 1 in 10 escapes 1 in 11 , 2 fact 5 had 3 , 5 had 5 had 6 had 6 had 7 the 7 the 8 narrowest 8 narrowest 9 of 8 narrowest 10 escapes 11 , 12 and 11 , 15 memory 12 and 13 the 12 and 14 very 15 memory 17 it 16 of 17 it 17 it 18 made 18 made 20 shiver 19 him 20 shiver 20 shiver 21 . that tail fascinated [peter] . 1 that 2 tail 2 tail 3 fascinated 3 fascinated 5 . it was just an apology for a tail . 1 it 2 was 1 it 3 just 3 just 4 an 4 an 5 apology 5 apology 6 for 5 apology 7 a 7 a 8 tail 7 a 9 . for [tufty] 's size it was hardly as much of a tail as [peter] himself has . 1 for 6 was 3 's 4 size 4 size 5 it 5 it 6 was 6 was 7 hardly 6 was 9 much 7 hardly 8 as 8 as 9 much 9 much 13 as 10 of 11 a 11 a 12 tail 12 tail 13 as 13 as 16 has 15 himself 16 has 16 has 17 . it made [peter] feel a lot better . 1 it 2 made 2 made 4 feel 4 feel 5 a 5 a 6 lot 6 lot 8 . 7 better 8 . also it made him very curious . 1 also 2 it 2 it 3 made 3 made 4 him 4 him 5 very 5 very 6 curious 6 curious 7 . the first chance he got , he asked his cousin , [jumper] the [hare] , about it . 1 the 3 chance 1 the 4 he 2 first 3 chance 4 he 5 got 4 he 13 the 5 got 7 he 6 , 7 he 7 he 8 asked 7 he 10 cousin 8 asked 9 his 10 cousin 11 , 13 the 15 , 15 , 16 about 15 , 17 it 17 it 18 . jumper did know , and this is the story he told [peter] : 1 jumper 3 know 2 did 3 know 3 know 5 and 4 , 5 and 5 and 7 is 6 this 7 is 7 is 8 the 8 the 9 story 8 the 11 told 9 story 10 he 11 told 13 : " way back in the beginning of things lived old [mr] [lynx] . " 1 " 4 in 2 way 3 back 2 way 4 in 4 in 5 the 5 the 6 beginning 5 the 7 of 6 beginning 7 of 7 of 9 lived 8 things 9 lived 9 lived 10 old 10 old 13 . 13 . 14 " " [i] know , " interrupted [peter] . 1 " 3 know 3 know 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 interrupted 6 interrupted 8 . " he was the of [tufty] , and he wasn't old then . " 1 " 3 was 2 he 3 was 3 was 11 old 4 the 5 of 5 of 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 he 9 he 10 wasn't 10 wasn't 11 old 11 old 12 then 12 then 13 . 13 . 14 " " who 's telling this story ? " demanded [jumper] crossly . 1 " 3 's 2 who 3 's 3 's 4 telling 4 telling 6 story 5 this 6 story 6 story 8 " 7 ? 8 " 8 " 9 demanded 9 demanded 11 crossly 11 crossly 12 . " if you know it why did you ask me ? " 1 " 5 it 2 if 3 you 3 you 4 know 4 know 5 it 5 it 6 why 6 why 7 did 7 did 10 me 8 you 9 ask 9 ask 10 me 10 me 11 ? 11 ? 12 " " [i] beg your pardon . 1 " 3 beg 3 beg 4 your 4 your 5 pardon 5 pardon 6 . indeed [i] do . 1 indeed 3 do 3 do 4 . i won't say another word , " replied [peter] hastily . 1 i 2 won't 1 i 5 word 2 won't 3 say 3 say 4 another 5 word 6 , 6 , 7 " 6 , 8 replied 8 replied 10 hastily 10 hastily 11 . " all right , see that you don't . 1 " 4 , 2 all 3 right 3 right 4 , 4 , 5 see 4 , 6 that 6 that 7 you 7 you 8 don't 8 don't 9 . interruptions always spoil a story , " said [jumper] . 1 interruptions 2 always 1 interruptions 3 spoil 3 spoil 4 a 4 a 5 story 4 a 6 , 5 story 6 , 6 , 7 " 6 , 8 said 7 " 8 said 8 said 10 . " you are quite right about old [mr] [lynx] . 1 " 3 are 2 you 3 are 3 are 4 quite 4 quite 5 right 4 quite 6 about 5 right 6 about 6 about 7 old 7 old 10 . he wasn't old then . 1 he 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 old 3 old 4 then 4 then 5 . no one was old , because it was in the beginning of things . 1 no 2 one 2 one 4 old 3 was 4 old 4 old 5 , 5 , 10 the 6 because 7 it 7 it 8 was 7 it 9 in 9 in 10 the 10 the 11 beginning 10 the 12 of 12 of 14 . 13 things 14 . at that time [mr] [lynx] boasted a long tail , quite as fine a tail as his cousin , [mr] [panther] . 1 at 10 , 2 that 3 time 3 time 6 boasted 6 boasted 7 a 6 boasted 8 long 8 long 9 tail 8 long 10 , 10 , 11 quite 11 quite 22 . 12 as 13 fine 13 fine 14 a 14 a 15 tail 14 a 19 , 15 tail 16 as 16 as 18 cousin 17 his 18 cousin 18 cousin 19 , 19 , 22 . he was very proud of it . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 proud 4 proud 5 of 5 of 6 it 6 it 7 . you know there is a saying that pride goes before a fall . 1 you 2 know 1 you 4 is 2 know 3 there 4 is 6 saying 5 a 6 saying 6 saying 7 that 7 that 9 goes 8 pride 9 goes 9 goes 11 a 10 before 11 a 11 a 12 fall 11 a 13 . 12 fall 13 . it was so with [mr] [lynx] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 so 3 so 4 with 4 with 7 . he boasted about his tail . 1 he 2 boasted 2 boasted 3 about 3 about 4 his 4 his 5 tail 5 tail 6 . he said that it was the finest tail in the world . 1 he 2 said 1 he 3 that 2 said 3 that 3 that 4 it 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 the 5 was 8 tail 6 the 7 finest 8 tail 9 in 8 tail 11 world 9 in 10 the 9 in 11 world 11 world 12 . he said so much that his neighbors got tired of hearing about it . 1 he 2 said 2 said 5 that 3 so 4 much 4 much 5 that 5 that 8 got 6 his 7 neighbors 7 neighbors 8 got 8 got 9 tired 9 tired 12 about 10 of 11 hearing 11 hearing 12 about 12 about 14 . 13 it 14 . he made a perfect nuisance of himself . 1 he 2 made 1 he 3 a 3 a 4 perfect 4 perfect 6 of 5 nuisance 6 of 6 of 7 himself 7 himself 8 . he switched and waved his long tail about continually . 1 he 2 switched 1 he 6 long 2 switched 3 and 3 and 4 waved 4 waved 5 his 6 long 7 tail 7 tail 8 about 8 about 9 continually 9 continually 10 . it seemed as if that tail were never still . 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 as 2 seemed 6 tail 3 as 4 if 4 if 5 that 6 tail 7 were 7 were 8 never 8 never 9 still 9 still 10 . he made fun of those whose tails were shorter or of different shape or less handsome . 1 he 5 those 1 he 7 tails 2 made 3 fun 2 made 5 those 3 fun 4 of 5 those 6 whose 7 tails 9 shorter 7 tails 13 shape 8 were 9 shorter 10 or 12 different 11 of 12 different 12 different 13 shape 13 shape 14 or 13 shape 16 handsome 14 or 15 less 14 or 16 handsome 16 handsome 17 . " when at last his neighbors could stand it no longer , they decided to teach him a lesson . 1 " 2 when 1 " 13 they 2 when 6 neighbors 3 at 4 last 3 at 5 his 5 his 6 neighbors 6 neighbors 7 could 7 could 9 it 7 could 13 they 8 stand 9 it 9 it 10 no 9 it 11 longer 11 longer 12 , 13 they 14 decided 14 decided 15 to 15 to 16 teach 16 teach 20 . 17 him 18 a 18 a 19 lesson 19 lesson 20 . " the chance came that very evening . 1 " 2 the 2 the 3 chance 2 the 4 came 4 came 5 that 5 that 6 very 5 that 7 evening 6 very 7 evening 7 evening 8 . mr [lynx] had had a very successful day , and he was feeling very fine . 1 mr 6 very 3 had 4 had 4 had 5 a 5 a 6 very 6 very 8 day 6 very 10 and 7 successful 8 day 9 , 10 and 10 and 15 fine 11 he 12 was 12 was 13 feeling 13 feeling 14 very 14 very 15 fine 15 fine 16 . he was so intent on his boasting that he didn't notice old [king] [bear] slipping around behind him . 1 he 2 was 1 he 4 intent 2 was 3 so 4 intent 12 old 4 intent 15 slipping 5 on 7 boasting 6 his 7 boasting 7 boasting 8 that 7 boasting 9 he 9 he 10 didn't 9 he 11 notice 11 notice 12 old 12 old 15 slipping 15 slipping 19 . 16 around 17 behind 17 behind 18 him 17 behind 19 . " old [mr] [lynx] let out a yowl and a screech that was enough to make your blood run cold . 1 " 6 out 2 old 5 let 5 let 6 out 6 out 11 screech 7 a 8 yowl 7 a 9 and 9 and 10 a 9 and 11 screech 11 screech 15 to 12 that 13 was 13 was 14 enough 14 enough 15 to 15 to 19 run 16 make 17 your 17 your 18 blood 18 blood 19 run 19 run 21 . 20 cold 21 . but he couldn't do a thing , though he tore the ground up with his great claws and pulled with all his might . 1 but 13 up 2 he 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 do 4 do 8 though 4 do 13 up 5 a 6 thing 6 thing 7 , 6 thing 8 though 8 though 12 ground 9 he 10 tore 9 he 11 the 10 tore 11 the 11 the 12 ground 13 up 15 his 14 with 15 his 15 his 17 claws 16 great 17 claws 17 claws 19 pulled 18 and 19 pulled 19 pulled 23 might 20 with 21 all 21 all 22 his 21 all 23 might 23 might 24 . you see , old [king] [bear] was very big and very heavy , and [mr] [lynx] couldn't budge his tail a bit . 1 you 2 see 1 you 4 old 2 see 3 , 2 see 4 old 4 old 12 heavy 7 was 9 big 8 very 9 big 9 big 10 and 9 big 12 heavy 10 and 11 very 12 heavy 13 , 12 heavy 17 couldn't 13 , 14 and 17 couldn't 18 budge 18 budge 22 bit 19 his 20 tail 20 tail 21 a 20 tail 22 bit 22 bit 23 . and he couldn't turn to fight old [king] [bear] , though it seemed as if he would turn himself inside out trying to . 1 and 10 , 2 he 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 turn 4 turn 5 to 4 turn 10 , 5 to 6 fight 5 to 7 old 10 , 17 would 11 though 12 it 12 it 13 seemed 12 it 14 as 13 seemed 14 as 14 as 15 if 15 if 16 he 15 if 17 would 17 would 19 himself 18 turn 19 himself 19 himself 22 trying 20 inside 21 out 21 out 22 trying 22 trying 23 to 23 to 24 . then old [king] [bear] let him go . 1 then 2 old 2 old 5 let 5 let 6 him 6 him 7 go 7 go 8 . then he turned and slunk away in the shadows by himself . 1 then 4 and 2 he 3 turned 3 turned 4 and 4 and 6 away 5 slunk 6 away 6 away 7 in 6 away 8 the 8 the 9 shadows 8 the 10 by 10 by 11 himself 10 by 12 . what do you think he did ? " 1 what 2 do 2 do 5 he 3 you 4 think 4 think 5 he 5 he 6 did 6 did 7 ? 7 ? 8 " " what ? " asked [peter] eagerly . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 ? 3 ? 4 " 4 " 5 asked 5 asked 7 eagerly 7 eagerly 8 . " he bit it off , " replied [jumper] slowly . 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 bit 2 he 5 off 3 bit 4 it 5 off 7 " 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 replied 8 replied 11 . 10 slowly 11 . " yes , [sir] , he bit it off right at the place where old [king] [bear] had stepped on it . 1 " 2 yes 1 " 5 , 2 yes 3 , 5 , 9 off 6 he 7 bit 6 he 9 off 7 bit 8 it 9 off 15 old 10 right 11 at 10 right 12 the 12 the 14 where 12 the 15 old 13 place 14 where 15 old 18 had 18 had 20 on 19 stepped 20 on 20 on 21 it 20 on 22 . 21 it 22 . of course he was sorry the minute he had done it , but it was done , and that was all there was to it . 1 of 2 course 1 of 11 it 2 course 3 he 2 course 10 done 4 was 5 sorry 4 was 6 the 6 the 7 minute 6 the 10 done 7 minute 8 he 7 minute 9 had 11 it 18 and 12 , 16 done 13 but 14 it 13 but 16 done 14 it 15 was 16 done 17 , 17 , 18 and 18 and 20 was 19 that 20 was 20 was 21 all 20 was 22 there 22 there 23 was 23 was 24 to 24 to 26 . 25 it 26 . after that he kept out of sight of all his neighbors . 1 after 4 kept 2 that 3 he 3 he 4 kept 4 kept 5 out 4 kept 7 sight 5 out 6 of 7 sight 8 of 8 of 10 his 9 all 10 his 10 his 11 neighbors 10 his 12 . 11 neighbors 12 . he prowled around mostly at night and was very stealthy and soft-footed , always keeping in the shadows . 1 he 2 prowled 1 he 13 , 2 prowled 6 night 3 around 4 mostly 4 mostly 5 at 5 at 6 night 6 night 12 soft-footed 7 and 8 was 8 was 9 very 9 very 10 stealthy 9 very 12 soft-footed 10 stealthy 11 and 13 , 16 in 14 always 15 keeping 15 keeping 16 in 16 in 17 the 17 the 19 . 18 shadows 19 . his temper grew worse and worse from brooding over his lost tail . 1 his 2 temper 2 temper 4 worse 3 grew 4 worse 4 worse 5 and 5 and 11 lost 6 worse 7 from 7 from 8 brooding 8 brooding 9 over 9 over 10 his 10 his 11 lost 11 lost 12 tail 12 tail 13 . when any [one] chanced to surprise him , he would switch his stub of a tail just as he used to switch his long tail . 1 when 5 to 2 any 4 chanced 4 chanced 5 to 5 to 7 him 6 surprise 7 him 7 him 8 , 8 , 10 would 8 , 17 just 9 he 10 would 10 would 11 switch 11 switch 14 of 11 switch 16 tail 12 his 13 stub 13 stub 14 of 14 of 15 a 17 just 22 switch 18 as 19 he 19 he 20 used 20 used 21 to 21 to 22 switch 22 switch 23 his 23 his 25 tail 24 long 25 tail 25 tail 26 . you see he would forget . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 he 3 he 4 would 4 would 5 forget 5 forget 6 . then when he was laughed at [by] those bigger than he , he would scream angrily and slink away like a great , gray shadow . 1 then 2 when 2 when 3 he 2 when 9 bigger 3 he 4 was 3 he 6 at 5 laughed 6 at 6 at 8 those 9 bigger 10 than 9 bigger 12 , 10 than 11 he 12 , 14 would 12 , 18 slink 13 he 14 would 15 scream 16 angrily 15 scream 17 and 16 angrily 17 and 17 and 18 slink 18 slink 20 like 18 slink 24 gray 19 away 20 like 20 like 21 a 21 a 22 great 22 great 23 , 23 , 24 gray 24 gray 26 . 25 shadow 26 . " once he besought [old] [mother] [nature] to give him a new tail , but in vain . 1 " 3 he 1 " 4 besought 2 once 3 he 4 besought 11 a 8 to 9 give 9 give 10 him 9 give 11 a 11 a 13 tail 12 new 13 tail 13 tail 14 , 13 tail 15 but 14 , 15 but 15 but 16 in 16 in 17 vain 17 vain 18 . she gave him a lecture which he never forgot . 1 she 3 him 2 gave 3 him 3 him 4 a 4 a 5 lecture 4 a 6 which 5 lecture 6 which 6 which 8 never 7 he 8 never 8 never 9 forgot 9 forgot 10 . mr [lynx] crawled on his stomach to the feet of [old] [mother] [nature] and begged with tears in his eyes . 1 mr 3 crawled 3 crawled 5 his 4 on 5 his 5 his 6 stomach 5 his 14 and 6 stomach 7 to 7 to 8 the 8 the 10 of 9 feet 10 of 14 and 15 begged 14 and 17 tears 15 begged 16 with 15 begged 17 tears 17 tears 21 . 18 in 20 eyes 19 his 20 eyes 20 eyes 21 . old [mother] [nature] looked him straight in the eyes , but he couldn't look straight back . 1 old 6 straight 1 old 10 , 4 looked 5 him 5 him 6 straight 6 straight 9 eyes 7 in 8 the 8 the 9 eyes 10 , 14 look 11 but 12 he 12 he 13 couldn't 12 he 14 look 14 look 15 straight 14 look 17 . 15 straight 16 back he tried , but he couldn't do it . 1 he 3 , 2 tried 3 , 3 , 4 but 4 but 5 he 5 he 6 couldn't 5 he 7 do 6 couldn't 7 do 7 do 9 . 8 it 9 . he would shift his eyes from side to side . 1 he 2 would 1 he 3 shift 2 would 3 shift 3 shift 5 eyes 4 his 5 eyes 5 eyes 6 from 5 eyes 7 side 7 side 8 to 8 to 9 side 9 side 10 . " [mr] [lynx] looked her straight in the face and said ' [i] ' [then] his eyes shifted . 1 " 6 straight 4 looked 5 her 4 looked 6 straight 6 straight 9 face 7 in 8 the 8 the 9 face 9 face 10 and 10 and 12 ' 11 said 12 ' 12 ' 14 ' 14 ' 19 . 16 his 17 eyes 16 his 18 shifted 18 shifted 19 . he brought them back to [old] [mother] [nature] 's face with a jerk and began again . 1 he 4 back 1 he 5 to 2 brought 3 them 2 brought 4 back 5 to 11 with 9 's 10 face 10 face 11 with 11 with 13 jerk 12 a 13 jerk 13 jerk 15 began 14 and 15 began 15 began 16 again 16 again 17 . ' [i] promise ' [once] more his eyes shifted . 1 ' 3 promise 3 promise 4 ' 4 ' 6 more 6 more 9 shifted 7 his 8 eyes 8 eyes 9 shifted 9 shifted 10 . then he gave up and sneaked away into the darkest shadows he could find . 1 then 7 away 1 then 12 he 2 he 3 gave 3 gave 6 sneaked 3 gave 7 away 4 up 5 and 5 and 6 sneaked 7 away 8 into 8 into 9 the 9 the 10 darkest 10 darkest 11 shadows 12 he 13 could 12 he 15 . 13 could 14 find 14 find 15 . he hadn't a single real use for it , as he had found out since he had had only that stub . 1 he 4 single 1 he 9 , 2 hadn't 3 a 2 hadn't 4 single 5 real 6 use 6 use 8 it 6 use 9 , 7 for 8 it 9 , 15 since 10 as 11 he 10 as 15 since 11 he 13 found 12 had 13 found 13 found 14 out 15 since 19 only 16 he 17 had 16 he 18 had 18 had 19 only 19 only 22 . 20 that 21 stub 20 that 22 . " old [mother] [nature] knew this perfectly well , for you can't fool her , and it 's of no use to try . 1 " 9 , 2 old 5 knew 5 knew 6 this 6 this 7 perfectly 7 perfectly 8 well 8 well 9 , 9 , 12 can't 9 , 18 's 10 for 11 you 11 you 12 can't 12 can't 13 fool 13 fool 14 her 13 fool 15 , 15 , 16 and 15 , 17 it 18 's 20 no 18 's 21 use 19 of 20 no 20 no 21 use 21 use 24 . 22 to 23 try 23 try 24 . so [mr] [lynx] never did get a new tail . 1 so 4 never 4 never 5 did 4 never 6 get 5 did 6 get 6 get 7 a 6 get 8 new 8 new 10 . 9 tail 10 . to the little people , he was like a fearsome shadow to be watched out for at all times . 1 to 4 people 1 to 12 to 2 the 3 little 2 the 4 people 4 people 5 , 5 , 7 was 6 he 7 was 7 was 9 a 8 like 9 a 9 a 10 fearsome 10 fearsome 11 shadow 10 fearsome 12 to 12 to 20 . 13 be 14 watched 14 watched 16 for 14 watched 20 . 15 out 16 for 16 for 18 all 17 at 18 all 18 all 19 times his children were just like him , and his children 's children . 1 his 2 children 1 his 4 just 2 children 3 were 4 just 8 and 5 like 6 him 6 him 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 children 9 his 10 children 10 children 12 children 11 's 12 children 12 children 13 . tufty is the same way . 1 tufty 2 is 2 is 3 the 3 the 4 same 4 same 5 way 5 way 6 . no one likes him . 1 no 2 one 2 one 3 likes 3 likes 4 him 4 him 5 . all who are smaller than he fear him . 1 all 2 who 2 who 4 smaller 3 are 4 smaller 4 smaller 6 he 5 than 6 he 6 he 7 fear 7 fear 8 him 8 him 9 . and if he knows why he has only a stub of a tail , he never mentions it . 1 and 3 he 1 and 13 tail 2 if 3 he 4 knows 7 has 4 knows 8 only 5 why 6 he 5 why 7 has 8 only 10 stub 8 only 13 tail 9 a 10 stub 10 stub 11 of 11 of 12 a 13 tail 15 he 14 , 15 he 15 he 17 mentions 16 never 17 mentions 17 mentions 19 . 18 it 19 . but you will notice that he switches it just as if it were a real tail . 1 but 4 notice 2 you 3 will 2 you 4 notice 4 notice 7 switches 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 switches 7 switches 8 it 8 it 9 just 9 just 11 if 10 as 11 if 11 if 13 were 12 it 13 were 13 were 15 real 14 a 15 real 15 real 16 tail 16 tail 17 . i think he likes to imagine that it is a real one . " 1 i 3 he 2 think 3 he 3 he 5 to 4 likes 5 to 5 to 6 imagine 6 imagine 9 is 7 that 8 it 8 it 9 is 9 is 11 real 10 a 11 real 11 real 13 . 12 one 13 . 13 . 14 " " [i] 've noticed , " replied [peter] . 1 " 3 've 3 've 4 noticed 4 noticed 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 replied 7 replied 9 . he was silent for a few minutes . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 silent 2 was 4 for 4 for 5 a 5 a 6 few 6 few 7 minutes 7 minutes 8 . [the] [end] end of the [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] of [mother] [west] [wind] " how " [stories] , by [thornton] [w] [burgess] 1 end 12 how 1 end 15 , 2 of 3 the 3 the 7 of 7 of 11 " 11 " 12 how 12 how 13 " 15 , 16 by