e-text [prepared] by [k] [nordquist] , [chris] [curnow] , and the [project] [gutenberg] [online] [distributed] [proofreading] [team] [(] @url@ 1 e-text 3 by 3 by 6 , 3 by 10 and 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 the 11 the 19 @url@ note [:] project [gutenberg] also [has] an [html] version of this file [which] includes the original illustrations . 1 note 3 project 3 project 18 . 5 also 7 an 7 an 9 version 9 version 10 of 10 of 11 this 10 of 14 includes 11 this 12 file 14 includes 15 the 15 the 16 original 16 original 17 illustrations 17 illustrations 18 . see [21015-h.htm] or [21015-h.zip] [:] [(] [@url@] [or] [(] [@url@] 1 see 3 or [a] [bedtime] [story-book] [the] [adventures] [of] [jimmy] [skunk] [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] illustrations by [harrison] [cady] 1 illustrations 2 by [[] [illustration] []] little , [brown] and [company] [boston] [toronto] 1 little 2 , 2 , 4 and copyright [@number@] [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] [;] [copyright] renewed [@number@] by [thornton] [w] [burgess] [all] rights [reserved] . 1 copyright 9 renewed 9 renewed 18 . 11 by 16 rights 16 rights 18 . republished in [@number@] [printed] and [bound] in [canada] 1 republished 2 in 2 in 5 and 5 and 7 in [contents] [chapter] [page] [the] [adventures] [of] [jimmy] [skunk] [i] [peter] [rabbit] [plans] [a] [joke] the [imp] of [mischief] , woe is me , [is] always busy as a bee . 1 the 3 of 3 of 5 , 5 , 6 woe 6 woe 8 me 7 is 8 me 8 me 9 , 9 , 15 bee 11 always 13 as 12 busy 13 as 13 as 14 a 13 as 15 bee 15 bee 16 . that is why so many people are forever getting into trouble . 1 that 2 is 2 is 4 so 3 why 4 so 4 so 6 people 5 many 6 people 6 people 7 are 6 people 8 forever 7 are 8 forever 8 forever 9 getting 9 getting 10 into 9 getting 11 trouble 11 trouble 12 . he won't keep still . 1 he 2 won't 2 won't 3 keep 2 won't 4 still 4 still 5 . no , [sir] , he won't keep still unless he is made to . 1 no 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 won't 5 he 7 keep 6 won't 7 keep 7 keep 9 unless 8 still 9 unless 9 unless 11 is 10 he 11 is 11 is 12 made 11 is 13 to 13 to 14 . once [let] [him] [get] [started] there [is] [no] [knowing] [where] he will stop . 1 once 6 there 6 there 11 he 11 he 12 will 12 will 13 stop 13 stop 14 . of course [peter] [shouldn't] [have] [listened] . 1 of 2 course 2 course 7 . certainly not . 1 certainly 2 not 2 not 3 . but he did . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 did 3 did 4 . you know [peter] dearly loves a joke when it is on some one else . 1 you 2 know 2 know 4 dearly 4 dearly 5 loves 4 dearly 6 a 6 a 7 joke 7 joke 8 when 8 when 9 it 9 it 10 is 10 is 12 some 11 on 12 some 12 some 14 else 13 one 14 else 14 else 15 . he sat right where he was and watched to see if [jimmy] would come out of the barrel . 1 he 2 sat 2 sat 4 where 3 right 4 where 4 where 6 was 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 and 7 and 8 watched 7 and 19 . 8 watched 9 to 9 to 10 see 10 see 11 if 13 would 14 come 14 come 15 out 15 out 16 of 16 of 17 the 17 the 18 barrel 18 barrel 19 . jimmy didn't come out , and after a little [peter] stole over to the barrel and peeped inside . 1 jimmy 2 didn't 1 jimmy 3 come 3 come 5 , 4 out 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 after 6 and 14 the 7 after 8 a 8 a 9 little 11 stole 12 over 11 stole 14 the 12 over 13 to 14 the 15 barrel 15 barrel 16 and 16 and 17 peeped 17 peeped 19 . 18 inside 19 . there was [jimmy] [skunk] curled up for a nap . 1 there 2 was 2 was 5 curled 2 was 7 for 5 curled 6 up 7 for 8 a 8 a 9 nap 9 nap 10 . peter [tiptoed] [away] very softly . 1 peter 6 . 4 very 5 softly 5 softly 6 . all the time the [imp] of [mischief] was [whispering] to him that this was a splendid chance to play a joke on [jimmy] . 1 all 2 the 2 the 3 time 3 time 24 . 4 the 6 of 6 of 8 was 8 was 10 to 10 to 11 him 11 him 12 that 12 that 13 this 13 this 14 was 14 was 15 a 15 a 16 splendid 16 splendid 17 chance 17 chance 18 to 18 to 19 play 19 play 20 a 20 a 21 joke 21 joke 22 on 22 on 24 . you know it is very easy to play a joke on any one who is asleep . 1 you 2 know 2 know 3 it 3 it 4 is 4 is 5 very 5 very 6 easy 6 easy 7 to 7 to 8 play 8 play 9 a 9 a 10 joke 10 joke 11 on 11 on 13 one 12 any 13 one 13 one 14 who 13 one 15 is 15 is 16 asleep 16 asleep 17 . peter doesn't often have a chance to play a joke on [jimmy] [skunk] . 1 peter 2 doesn't 2 doesn't 3 often 2 doesn't 4 have 3 often 4 have 4 have 6 chance 5 a 6 chance 6 chance 7 to 6 chance 8 play 7 to 8 play 8 play 10 joke 9 a 10 joke 10 joke 11 on 11 on 14 . it isn't a very safe thing to do , not [if] [jimmy] is awake . 1 it 2 isn't 2 isn't 3 a 3 a 4 very 4 very 5 safe 5 safe 7 to 6 thing 7 to 7 to 8 do 8 do 9 , 8 do 10 not 10 not 15 . 13 is 14 awake 14 awake 15 . no one knows that [better] [than] [peter] . 1 no 2 one 2 one 3 knows 3 knows 4 that 4 that 8 . he sat down some distance from the barrel but where he could keep an eye on it . 1 he 2 sat 2 sat 3 down 3 down 7 the 4 some 5 distance 5 distance 6 from 6 from 7 the 7 the 8 barrel 8 barrel 9 but 9 but 10 where 10 where 11 he 11 he 12 could 11 he 13 keep 13 keep 14 an 14 an 15 eye 15 eye 16 on 16 on 17 it 17 it 18 . then he went into a brown study , which is one way of saying that he thought very hard . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 went 3 went 4 into 4 into 5 a 5 a 6 brown 5 a 7 study 7 study 9 which 8 , 9 which 9 which 10 is 9 which 11 one 11 one 13 of 12 way 13 of 13 of 14 saying 13 of 15 that 14 saying 15 that 15 that 16 he 15 that 17 thought 16 he 17 thought 17 thought 19 hard 18 very 19 hard 19 hard 20 . he wanted to play a joke on [jimmy] , but [like] [most] jokers he didn't want the joke to come back on himself . 1 he 2 wanted 1 he 3 to 3 to 5 a 3 to 13 jokers 4 play 5 a 5 a 6 joke 5 a 7 on 7 on 9 , 9 , 10 but 13 jokers 24 . 14 he 15 didn't 15 didn't 17 the 16 want 17 the 17 the 18 joke 17 the 19 to 19 to 20 come 20 come 21 back 21 back 22 on 22 on 23 himself 22 on 24 . as he sat there in a brown study , he happened to glance over on the [green] [meadows] and there he saw something red . 1 as 2 he 2 he 3 sat 3 sat 4 there 4 there 5 in 5 in 6 a 6 a 7 brown 7 brown 8 study 8 study 9 , 9 , 10 he 10 he 11 happened 11 happened 12 to 12 to 14 over 13 glance 14 over 14 over 15 on 14 over 16 the 16 the 19 and 19 and 20 there 20 there 21 he 21 he 22 saw 22 saw 24 red 23 something 24 red 24 red 25 . he looked very hard , and in a minute he saw that it was [reddy] [fox] . 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 3 very 3 very 4 hard 4 hard 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 in 7 in 9 minute 8 a 9 minute 9 minute 10 he 9 minute 11 saw 11 saw 13 it 12 that 13 it 13 it 14 was 14 was 17 . right away , [peter] 's nimble wits began to plan how he could use [reddy] [fox] to [play] a joke on [jimmy] . 1 right 2 away 1 right 23 . 2 away 3 , 5 's 7 wits 6 nimble 7 wits 7 wits 8 began 7 wits 17 to 8 began 9 to 9 to 10 plan 10 plan 11 how 11 how 12 he 12 he 13 could 13 could 14 use 17 to 19 a 19 a 20 joke 20 joke 21 on 21 on 23 . all in a flash an idea came to him , an idea that made him laugh right out . 1 all 2 in 2 in 3 a 2 in 4 flash 4 flash 5 an 4 flash 6 idea 6 idea 7 came 7 came 8 to 8 to 10 , 9 him 10 , 10 , 11 an 10 , 12 idea 12 idea 13 that 13 that 14 made 13 that 15 him 15 him 17 right 16 laugh 17 right 17 right 19 . 18 out 19 . you see , the [imp] [of] [mischief] was very , very busy whispering to [peter] . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 the 4 the 8 was 8 was 9 very 9 very 10 , 10 , 11 very 10 , 12 busy 12 busy 13 whispering 13 whispering 16 . 14 to 16 . " what are you laughing at ? " asked a voice . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 are 3 are 5 laughing 4 you 5 laughing 5 laughing 6 at 6 at 7 ? 7 ? 8 " 8 " 9 asked 9 asked 10 a 10 a 11 voice 11 voice 12 . it was the voice of [sammy] [jay] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 the 3 the 4 voice 3 the 5 of 5 of 8 . right away a plan for getting [reddy] up there [flashed] [into] [peter] ['s] [head] . 1 right 2 away 1 right 15 . 2 away 4 plan 3 a 4 plan 4 plan 5 for 5 for 6 getting 8 up 9 there 9 there 15 . he would get [sammy] [angry] , and that would make [sammy] scream . 1 he 2 would 1 he 6 , 2 would 3 get 6 , 7 and 6 , 13 . 7 and 8 that 8 that 9 would 9 would 10 make 12 scream 13 . reddy would be sure to come up there to see what [sammy] [jay] was making such a fuss about . 1 reddy 2 would 2 would 3 be 3 be 4 sure 4 sure 5 to 5 to 6 come 5 to 9 to 6 come 7 up 7 up 8 there 9 to 10 see 10 see 11 what 11 what 14 was 14 was 20 . 15 making 17 a 16 such 17 a 17 a 18 fuss 18 fuss 19 about 19 about 20 . sammy , you know , is very quick-tempered . 1 sammy 2 , 2 , 3 you 3 you 4 know 4 know 5 , 5 , 6 is 6 is 7 very 7 very 8 quick-tempered 8 quick-tempered 9 . no one knows this better than [peter] . 1 no 2 one 2 one 3 knows 2 one 4 this 3 knows 4 this 4 this 5 better 5 better 6 than 6 than 8 . so instead of replying [politely] [to] [sammy] , as he should have done , [peter] spoke crossly : 1 so 2 instead 2 instead 3 of 3 of 4 replying 3 of 14 , 4 replying 8 , 8 , 10 he 9 as 10 he 10 he 11 should 11 should 12 have 12 have 13 done 14 , 16 spoke 16 spoke 17 crossly 17 crossly 18 : " fly away , [sammy] , fly [away] ! 1 " 2 fly 1 " 4 , 2 fly 3 away 4 , 6 , 6 , 7 fly 7 fly 9 ! it is no business of yours what [i] am laughing at , " said he . 1 it 2 is 1 it 16 . 2 is 3 no 3 no 4 business 4 business 5 of 5 of 6 yours 6 yours 7 what 9 am 10 laughing 10 laughing 13 " 11 at 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 said 14 said 15 he 14 said 16 . right away [sammy] 's [quick] temper flared up . 1 right 2 away 1 right 9 . 4 's 6 temper 6 temper 7 flared 7 flared 8 up 8 up 9 . he began to [call] [peter] names , and [peter] [answered] back . 1 he 2 began 1 he 3 to 3 to 6 names 6 names 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 11 back 11 back 12 . peter saw him lift his head to listen . 1 peter 2 saw 2 saw 3 him 3 him 4 lift 4 lift 5 his 5 his 6 head 6 head 7 to 7 to 8 listen 8 listen 9 . in a few minutes he began to trot that way . 1 in 2 a 2 a 3 few 3 few 5 he 4 minutes 5 he 5 he 6 began 6 began 7 to 7 to 8 trot 8 trot 9 that 9 that 10 way 9 that 11 . 10 way 11 . he was coming to find out what that fuss was about . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 coming 2 was 4 to 4 to 5 find 5 find 6 out 6 out 7 what 7 what 8 that 8 that 10 was 9 fuss 10 was 10 was 11 about 10 was 12 . peter knew that [reddy] [wouldn't] [come] [straight] [up] there . 1 peter 3 that 2 knew 3 that 3 that 9 there 9 there 10 . that [isn't] [reddy] 's way . 1 that 4 's 4 's 5 way 5 way 6 . " as soon as he sees me he will think that at last he has a chance to catch me , " thought [peter] . 1 " 2 as 2 as 3 soon 3 soon 4 as 4 as 5 he 5 he 6 sees 6 sees 7 me 7 me 9 will 8 he 9 will 9 will 10 think 9 will 11 that 10 think 11 that 11 that 12 at 12 at 14 he 13 last 14 he 14 he 15 has 14 he 16 a 16 a 17 chance 17 chance 19 catch 18 to 19 catch 19 catch 20 me 19 catch 21 , 20 me 21 , 21 , 22 " 22 " 23 thought 23 thought 25 . " [i] shall have to run my very fastest , but if everything goes right , he will soon forget all about me . 1 " 24 . 3 shall 4 have 4 have 5 to 5 to 6 run 6 run 7 my 7 my 8 very 8 very 10 , 9 fastest 10 , 10 , 11 but 10 , 12 if 11 but 12 if 12 if 13 everything 12 if 14 goes 13 everything 14 goes 14 goes 15 right 15 right 16 , 15 right 17 he 16 , 17 he 17 he 18 will 18 will 20 forget 18 will 23 me 19 soon 20 forget 20 forget 21 all 20 forget 22 about 23 me 24 . [ii] [peter] [makes] [a] [flying] [jump] to risk your life unless there 's [need] [is] [downright] foolishness indeed . 1 to 2 risk 2 risk 3 your 2 risk 4 life 4 life 5 unless 4 life 6 there 6 there 7 's 7 's 11 foolishness 11 foolishness 13 . 12 indeed 13 . never forget that . 1 never 2 forget 2 forget 3 that 3 that 4 . never do such a crazy thing as [peter] [rabbit] was doing . 1 never 2 do 2 do 3 such 3 such 4 a 3 such 5 crazy 5 crazy 6 thing 5 crazy 7 as 7 as 10 was 10 was 11 doing 11 doing 12 . what was he doing ? 1 what 2 was 2 was 4 doing 3 he 4 doing 4 doing 5 ? why , he was running the risk of [being] [caught] by [reddy] [fox] all for the sake of a joke . 1 why 2 , 1 why 3 he 2 , 3 he 3 he 4 was 4 was 5 running 4 was 11 by 5 running 6 the 6 the 7 risk 7 risk 8 of 11 by 17 sake 14 all 15 for 15 for 16 the 16 the 17 sake 17 sake 18 of 18 of 19 a 19 a 21 . 20 joke 21 . did you ever hear of anything more foolish ? 1 did 2 you 2 you 4 hear 3 ever 4 hear 4 hear 5 of 4 hear 6 anything 6 anything 7 more 6 anything 8 foolish 7 more 8 foolish 8 foolish 9 ? the fact is , [peter] didn't stop to think what dreadful thing might happen if his plans didn't work out as he intended . 1 the 2 fact 2 fact 3 is 2 fact 4 , 4 , 6 didn't 6 didn't 7 stop 7 stop 8 to 7 stop 9 think 9 think 10 what 9 think 11 dreadful 11 dreadful 12 thing 12 thing 13 might 12 thing 14 happen 13 might 14 happen 14 happen 15 if 14 happen 16 his 16 his 17 plans 17 plans 19 work 18 didn't 19 work 19 work 21 as 20 out 21 as 21 as 22 he 22 he 23 intended 23 intended 24 . he didn't once think of [little] [mrs] [peter] [over] [in] the [dear] [old] [briar-patch] and how [she] would feel if he never came home again . 1 he 2 didn't 1 he 4 think 2 didn't 3 once 4 think 5 of 5 of 11 the 11 the 15 and 15 and 26 . 16 how 18 would 18 would 19 feel 18 would 20 if 20 if 21 he 20 if 22 never 22 never 23 came 22 never 24 home 24 home 25 again 25 again 26 . that 's the trouble with thoughtlessness ; it never remembers other people . 1 that 2 's 2 's 3 the 2 's 4 trouble 3 the 4 trouble 4 trouble 5 with 4 trouble 6 thoughtlessness 6 thoughtlessness 7 ; 6 thoughtlessness 8 it 8 it 10 remembers 9 never 10 remembers 10 remembers 11 other 11 other 12 people 12 people 13 . if he had known it , he would have suspected one of [peter] 's tricks . 1 if 2 he 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 known 4 known 5 it 5 it 6 , 6 , 7 he 7 he 8 would 8 would 9 have 9 have 10 suspected 10 suspected 11 one 11 one 12 of 12 of 14 's 14 's 16 . 15 tricks 16 . " he will steal along to that place where the wall is lowest and will jump over it right there . 1 " 21 . 2 he 3 will 2 he 4 steal 4 steal 5 along 5 along 6 to 5 along 7 that 6 to 7 that 7 that 8 place 8 place 10 the 9 where 10 the 10 the 11 wall 11 wall 12 is 12 is 14 and 13 lowest 14 and 14 and 15 will 14 and 16 jump 16 jump 17 over 17 over 18 it 18 it 19 right 19 right 20 there 19 right 21 . i must be ready to jump the very second he does . " 1 i 2 must 2 must 4 ready 3 be 4 ready 4 ready 5 to 4 ready 6 jump 5 to 6 jump 6 jump 7 the 6 jump 8 very 7 the 8 very 8 very 10 he 9 second 10 he 10 he 11 does 10 he 12 . 11 does 12 . 12 . 13 " it all [happened] [just] as [peter] had expected . 1 it 2 all 2 all 5 as 5 as 7 had 7 had 8 expected 8 expected 9 . the instant that sharp nose dropped out of sight , [peter] made ready to run for his life . 1 the 3 that 2 instant 3 that 3 that 4 sharp 4 sharp 5 nose 5 nose 7 out 6 dropped 7 out 7 out 8 of 8 of 9 sight 8 of 19 . 9 sight 10 , 12 made 13 ready 13 ready 14 to 14 to 15 run 15 run 16 for 16 for 17 his 16 for 18 life 17 his 18 life 18 life 19 . " go it , [peter] ! 1 " 2 go 2 go 3 it 2 go 4 , 4 , 6 ! go it ! " he screamed excitedly . 1 go 2 it 2 it 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 he 5 he 6 screamed 6 screamed 8 . 7 excitedly 8 . that was just like [sammy] . 1 that 2 was 2 was 3 just 3 just 4 like 4 like 6 . peter did go it . 1 peter 2 did 2 did 3 go 2 did 4 it 4 it 5 . he had to . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 to 3 to 4 . he ran with all his might . 1 he 2 ran 2 ran 4 all 3 with 4 all 4 all 5 his 4 all 6 might 6 might 7 . reddy grinned as he [saw] [peter] start [towards] the [green] [meadows] . 1 reddy 2 grinned 2 grinned 3 as 3 as 4 he 4 he 7 start 7 start 9 the 9 the 12 . he watched sharply for [peter] to dodge and try to get back to the old stone wall . 1 he 2 watched 2 watched 3 sharply 2 watched 4 for 4 for 6 to 6 to 8 and 7 dodge 8 and 8 and 9 try 9 try 10 to 10 to 11 get 11 get 12 back 12 back 13 to 13 to 14 the 14 the 15 old 15 old 16 stone 16 stone 17 wall 17 wall 18 . he didn't mean to [let] [peter] do that . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 mean 3 mean 4 to 4 to 7 do 7 do 8 that 8 that 9 . but [peter] didn't [even] try . 1 but 3 didn't 3 didn't 6 . 5 try 6 . he ran straight for the edge of the hill above the [green] [meadows] . 1 he 2 ran 2 ran 3 straight 2 ran 4 for 4 for 5 the 4 for 6 edge 5 the 6 edge 6 edge 7 of 7 of 8 the 8 the 9 hill 9 hill 10 above 10 above 11 the 11 the 14 . then , for the first time , [reddy] [noticed] an old barrel there lying on its side . 1 then 2 , 2 , 3 for 2 , 4 the 3 for 4 the 4 the 5 first 5 first 6 time 6 time 7 , 7 , 18 . 10 an 11 old 11 old 12 barrel 12 barrel 13 there 13 there 15 on 14 lying 15 on 15 on 16 its 15 on 17 side 17 side 18 . " if he tries that , [i] will get him without the trouble of much of a chase , " thought [reddy] , and chuckled . 1 " 2 if 2 if 3 he 3 he 4 tries 4 tries 5 that 4 tries 6 , 6 , 8 will 8 will 10 him 9 get 10 him 10 him 11 without 11 without 12 the 12 the 13 trouble 12 the 14 of 14 of 15 much 14 of 16 of 16 of 19 , 17 a 18 chase 18 chase 19 , 19 , 20 " 20 " 21 thought 21 thought 23 , 23 , 24 and 24 and 25 chuckled 25 chuckled 26 . lipperty-lipperty-lip [ran] [peter] , lipperty-lipperty-lip , [reddy] right at his heels ! 1 lipperty-lipperty-lip 4 , 4 , 5 lipperty-lipperty-lip 4 , 6 , 6 , 12 ! 8 right 9 at 9 at 10 his 10 his 11 heels 11 heels 12 ! to [sammy] [jay] it [looked] as if in a few more [jumps] [reddy] [certainly] would catch [peter] . 1 to 4 it 1 to 18 . 4 it 6 as 6 as 7 if 7 if 8 in 8 in 9 a 9 a 10 few 10 few 11 more 15 would 16 catch 16 catch 18 . " go it , [peter] ! 1 " 2 go 2 go 3 it 2 go 4 , 4 , 6 ! oh , go it ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 3 go 2 , 3 go 3 go 4 it 4 it 5 ! just as he reached the old barrel , [reddy] was so close to him that [peter] was almost sure that he [could] [feel] [reddy] 's breath . 1 just 2 as 2 as 3 he 3 he 4 reached 4 reached 5 the 5 the 6 old 6 old 7 barrel 7 barrel 8 , 8 , 10 was 10 was 11 so 11 so 12 close 12 close 13 to 13 to 14 him 14 him 15 that 15 that 27 . 17 was 18 almost 18 almost 19 sure 19 sure 20 that 19 sure 21 he 21 he 25 's 25 's 26 breath 26 breath 27 . in fact , he suspected that the joke which he had planned was working out just as he had hoped it would . 1 in 2 fact 1 in 3 , 3 , 5 suspected 4 he 5 suspected 5 suspected 6 that 6 that 7 the 6 that 8 joke 8 joke 9 which 9 which 10 he 10 he 12 planned 11 had 12 planned 12 planned 14 working 13 was 14 working 14 working 15 out 14 working 16 just 15 out 16 just 16 just 17 as 16 just 18 he 17 as 18 he 18 he 19 had 19 had 20 hoped 20 hoped 21 it 21 it 23 . 22 would 23 . [iii] [what] [happened] [at] [the] [old] [barrel] peter [rabbit] 's jump over the old barrel on the edge of the hill was unexpected to [reddy] [fox] . 1 peter 3 's 3 's 9 on 4 jump 5 over 5 over 6 the 6 the 7 old 7 old 8 barrel 8 barrel 9 on 9 on 10 the 10 the 11 edge 10 the 12 of 11 edge 12 of 12 of 13 the 13 the 14 hill 13 the 15 was 15 was 16 unexpected 16 unexpected 17 to 17 to 20 . in fact , [reddy] was so close on [peter] ['s] heels that he had no thought of [anything] but catching [peter] . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 13 he 3 , 5 was 5 was 6 so 6 so 7 close 7 close 8 on 11 heels 12 that 12 that 13 he 13 he 14 had 14 had 15 no 15 no 16 thought 16 thought 17 of 17 of 22 . 19 but 20 catching 20 catching 22 . now you remember that that barrel was right on the edge of the hill . 1 now 2 you 2 you 3 remember 3 remember 5 that 4 that 5 that 5 that 6 barrel 5 that 7 was 7 was 9 on 8 right 9 on 9 on 10 the 9 on 11 edge 10 the 11 edge 11 edge 12 of 12 of 13 the 13 the 14 hill 14 hill 15 . you know a barrel is a very rolly sort of thing , and once it has started down a hill , nothing can stop it . 1 you 2 know 2 know 3 a 3 a 4 barrel 4 barrel 5 is 5 is 6 a 6 a 8 rolly 7 very 8 rolly 8 rolly 10 of 9 sort 10 of 10 of 11 thing 10 of 12 , 12 , 13 and 12 , 14 once 14 once 16 has 15 it 16 has 16 has 18 down 17 started 18 down 18 down 19 a 18 down 20 hill 19 a 20 hill 20 hill 21 , 20 hill 22 nothing 22 nothing 23 can 23 can 24 stop 23 can 25 it 24 stop 25 it 25 it 26 . it was just so this time . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 just 2 was 4 so 4 so 5 this 4 so 6 time 5 this 6 time 6 time 7 . reddy [fox] had no more than picked [himself] up when the barrel was half way down the hill and going faster and faster . 1 reddy 9 up 3 had 5 more 4 no 5 more 5 more 6 than 5 more 7 picked 7 picked 9 up 9 up 11 the 10 when 11 the 11 the 12 barrel 11 the 13 was 13 was 15 way 14 half 15 way 15 way 17 the 16 down 17 the 17 the 18 hill 18 hill 19 and 19 and 20 going 20 going 21 faster 20 going 22 and 21 faster 22 and 22 and 24 . 23 faster 24 . it bounced along over the ground , and every time it hit a little hummock it seemed to jump right up in the air . 1 it 2 bounced 2 bounced 5 the 3 along 4 over 4 over 5 the 5 the 7 , 6 ground 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 every 9 every 10 time 10 time 12 hit 11 it 12 hit 12 hit 13 a 13 a 15 hummock 14 little 15 hummock 15 hummock 16 it 15 hummock 17 seemed 17 seemed 18 to 17 seemed 19 jump 19 jump 20 right 20 right 22 in 21 up 22 in 22 in 23 the 22 in 24 air 24 air 25 . and all the time it was making the strangest noises . 1 and 2 all 2 all 3 the 3 the 4 time 4 time 5 it 5 it 6 was 6 was 8 the 7 making 8 the 8 the 9 strangest 9 strangest 11 . 10 noises 11 . reddy quite forgot the smarting sore places where he had bumped into the barrel . 1 reddy 2 quite 2 quite 4 the 3 forgot 4 the 4 the 5 smarting 4 the 6 sore 5 smarting 6 sore 6 sore 7 places 7 places 8 where 7 places 9 he 9 he 10 had 10 had 11 bumped 11 bumped 12 into 12 into 13 the 13 the 14 barrel 14 barrel 15 . he simply stood and stared at the runaway . 1 he 2 simply 2 simply 4 and 3 stood 4 and 4 and 6 at 5 stared 6 at 6 at 7 the 7 the 8 runaway 8 runaway 9 . " [as] [i] live , " he exclaimed , " [i] believe there was some one in that old barrel ! " 1 " 4 live 4 live 5 , 5 , 6 " 5 , 7 he 7 he 9 , 8 exclaimed 9 , 9 , 10 " 9 , 13 there 10 " 12 believe 13 there 14 was 14 was 15 some 15 some 16 one 16 one 17 in 17 in 18 that 18 that 19 old 19 old 20 barrel 20 barrel 22 " 21 ! 22 " there was . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 . you remember that [jimmy] [skunk] had curled up in there for a nap . 1 you 2 remember 2 remember 14 . 3 that 6 had 6 had 7 curled 7 curled 8 up 8 up 9 in 9 in 10 there 10 there 12 a 11 for 12 a 12 a 13 nap 12 a 14 . now [jimmy] [was] awake , very much awake . 1 now 4 awake 4 awake 7 much 5 , 6 very 6 very 7 much 7 much 9 . 8 awake 9 . and it wasn't at all comfortable . 1 and 2 it 2 it 3 wasn't 3 wasn't 4 at 4 at 5 all 5 all 6 comfortable 5 all 7 . no , [sir] , it wasn't at all a comfortable way in which to travel . 1 no 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 it 5 it 6 wasn't 6 wasn't 7 at 7 at 8 all 8 all 9 a 9 a 10 comfortable 9 a 11 way 11 way 12 in 12 in 13 which 13 which 14 to 14 to 15 travel 15 travel 16 . he went over and over so fast that it made him dizzy . 1 he 2 went 2 went 3 over 3 over 4 and 4 and 5 over 5 over 6 so 6 so 7 fast 7 fast 9 it 8 that 9 it 9 it 10 made 9 it 11 him 11 him 13 . 12 dizzy 13 . first [he] [was] [right] side up and then wrong side up , so fast that he couldn't tell which side up he was . 1 first 5 side 5 side 24 . 6 up 7 and 7 and 8 then 7 and 9 wrong 8 then 9 wrong 9 wrong 10 side 9 wrong 11 up 10 side 11 up 11 up 12 , 11 up 13 so 12 , 13 so 13 so 14 fast 13 so 15 that 15 that 16 he 15 that 17 couldn't 16 he 17 couldn't 17 couldn't 18 tell 18 tell 20 side 19 which 20 side 20 side 21 up 20 side 22 he 22 he 23 was 23 was 24 . of course , he couldn't get out , because he was rolled over and over so fast that he didn't have a chance to try . 1 of 2 course 1 of 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 couldn't 5 couldn't 6 get 6 get 7 out 7 out 9 because 8 , 9 because 9 because 10 he 10 he 11 was 10 he 12 rolled 11 was 12 rolled 12 rolled 13 over 13 over 14 and 13 over 15 over 15 over 16 so 15 over 17 fast 16 so 17 fast 17 fast 18 that 17 fast 19 he 19 he 20 didn't 20 didn't 22 a 21 have 22 a 22 a 23 chance 22 a 24 to 23 chance 24 to 24 to 26 . 25 try 26 . now [reddy] [didn't] know who was in the barrel . 1 now 4 know 4 know 8 the 5 who 6 was 6 was 7 in 7 in 8 the 8 the 10 . 9 barrel 10 . he just knew by the sounds that some one was . 1 he 3 knew 1 he 11 . 2 just 3 knew 3 knew 5 the 4 by 5 the 5 the 6 sounds 5 the 7 that 6 sounds 7 that 7 that 8 some 8 some 9 one 10 was 11 . so he started down the hill after the barrel to see what would happen when it stopped . 1 so 2 he 2 he 4 down 3 started 4 down 4 down 5 the 5 the 6 hill 5 the 7 after 7 after 8 the 7 after 9 barrel 9 barrel 10 to 9 barrel 11 see 11 see 12 what 12 what 13 would 12 what 14 happen 14 happen 15 when 15 when 16 it 15 when 17 stopped 16 it 17 stopped 17 stopped 18 . sammy [jay] was flying overhead , screaming enough to split his throat . 1 sammy 3 was 3 was 4 flying 4 flying 5 overhead 5 overhead 6 , 6 , 7 screaming 7 screaming 8 enough 8 enough 9 to 9 to 10 split 10 split 11 his 11 his 13 . 12 throat 13 . altogether , it was quite the most exciting [thing] [peter] [had] ever seen . 1 altogether 2 , 2 , 3 it 3 it 4 was 3 it 6 the 4 was 5 quite 6 the 7 most 7 most 8 exciting 8 exciting 12 ever 12 ever 14 . 13 seen 14 . of course , he heard the noise and looked up to see what it meant . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 , 3 , 4 he 3 , 5 heard 5 heard 6 the 5 heard 7 noise 6 the 7 noise 7 noise 8 and 7 noise 9 looked 8 and 9 looked 9 looked 10 up 10 up 11 to 10 up 12 see 11 to 12 see 12 see 13 what 13 what 14 it 14 it 15 meant 15 meant 16 . peter decided that it was high time for him to get out of sight . 1 peter 2 decided 2 decided 3 that 2 decided 4 it 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 high 6 high 7 time 7 time 8 for 8 for 9 him 9 him 10 to 10 to 11 get 11 get 13 of 12 out 13 of 13 of 14 sight 14 sight 15 . so he dodged into the old house of [johnny] [chuck] and lay low in the doorway , where he could watch . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 dodged 2 he 11 and 3 dodged 4 into 4 into 5 the 5 the 6 old 6 old 7 house 7 house 8 of 11 and 15 the 12 lay 14 in 13 low 14 in 14 in 15 the 15 the 17 , 16 doorway 17 , 17 , 18 where 18 where 19 he 19 he 20 could 20 could 21 watch 21 watch 22 . he [saw] [jimmy] [skunk] lay [perfectly] still , and a great fear crept into his heart . 1 he 5 lay 5 lay 7 still 7 still 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 a 10 a 11 great 10 a 12 fear 12 fear 13 crept 13 crept 14 into 14 into 15 his 15 his 17 . 16 heart 17 . had [jimmy] been killed ? 1 had 3 been 3 been 4 killed 4 killed 5 ? he hadn't once thought of what might happen to [jimmy] when he planned that joke . 1 he 3 once 2 hadn't 3 once 3 once 5 of 4 thought 5 of 5 of 6 what 5 of 7 might 7 might 8 happen 8 happen 9 to 9 to 15 joke 11 when 12 he 12 he 13 planned 13 planned 14 that 14 that 15 joke 15 joke 16 . but presently [jimmy] [began] to wave first one leg and then another , as if to make sure that he had some legs [left] . 1 but 2 presently 2 presently 25 . 5 to 7 first 6 wave 7 first 7 first 8 one 8 one 10 and 9 leg 10 and 10 and 12 another 11 then 12 another 12 another 14 as 13 , 14 as 14 as 15 if 15 if 16 to 15 if 17 make 17 make 18 sure 17 make 19 that 19 that 21 had 20 he 21 had 21 had 22 some 21 had 23 legs 23 legs 25 . then slowly he rolled over and got on to his feet . 1 then 2 slowly 1 then 3 he 3 he 4 rolled 4 rolled 5 over 5 over 6 and 6 and 7 got 7 got 10 his 8 on 9 to 9 to 10 his 10 his 11 feet 11 feet 12 . peter breathed a sigh of relief . 1 peter 2 breathed 2 breathed 4 sigh 3 a 4 sigh 4 sigh 5 of 4 sigh 6 relief 6 relief 7 . [iv] [jimmy] [skunk] [is] [very] [mad] [indeed] when [jimmy] [skunk] is angry [then] [every] [one] [watch] [out] ! 1 when 4 is 4 is 11 ! 5 angry 11 ! it 's better far [at] such a [time] [to] be nowhere [about] . 1 it 2 's 1 it 6 such 2 's 3 better 3 better 4 far 6 such 7 a 7 a 10 be 10 be 13 . 11 nowhere 13 . jimmy [skunk] was angry this time and no mistake . 1 jimmy 3 was 3 was 4 angry 4 angry 10 . 5 this 6 time 6 time 7 and 7 and 8 no 8 no 9 mistake 9 mistake 10 . he was just plain mad , and when [jimmy] [skunk] feels that way , no one wants to be very near him . 1 he 2 was 1 he 11 feels 2 was 6 , 3 just 4 plain 4 plain 5 mad 5 mad 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 when 11 feels 13 way 12 that 13 way 13 way 15 no 14 , 15 no 15 no 17 wants 16 one 17 wants 17 wants 18 to 17 wants 19 be 18 to 19 be 19 be 20 very 19 be 21 near 21 near 23 . 22 him 23 . you know he is one of the very best-natured little fellows in the world ordinarily . 1 you 2 know 2 know 3 he 3 he 4 is 4 is 5 one 5 one 6 of 6 of 7 the 7 the 8 very 8 very 9 best-natured 9 best-natured 10 little 9 best-natured 11 fellows 11 fellows 12 in 12 in 13 the 13 the 14 world 13 the 16 . 15 ordinarily 16 . he [minds] his own business , and if no one interferes with him , he interferes with no one . 1 he 3 his 3 his 6 , 4 own 5 business 5 business 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 13 him 8 if 10 one 9 no 10 one 10 one 11 interferes 11 interferes 12 with 11 interferes 13 him 13 him 20 . 14 , 15 he 15 he 17 with 16 interferes 17 with 17 with 18 no 17 with 19 one 19 one 20 . but once he is aroused and feels that he hasn't been treated fairly , look out for him ! 1 but 2 once 2 once 3 he 2 once 4 is 3 he 4 is 4 is 5 aroused 4 is 6 and 5 aroused 6 and 6 and 7 feels 6 and 8 that 8 that 9 he 9 he 10 hasn't 9 he 11 been 10 hasn't 11 been 11 been 12 treated 11 been 13 fairly 13 fairly 14 , 13 fairly 15 look 15 look 16 out 15 look 17 for 17 for 19 ! 18 him 19 ! and this time [jimmy] was mad clear through , as he got to his feet and shook himself to see that he was all there . 1 and 2 this 1 and 5 was 2 this 3 time 5 was 6 mad 6 mad 7 clear 6 mad 8 through 8 through 9 , 9 , 10 as 10 as 11 he 10 as 12 got 12 got 13 to 12 got 14 his 13 to 14 his 14 his 16 and 15 feet 16 and 16 and 18 himself 17 shook 18 himself 18 himself 19 to 19 to 20 see 19 to 21 that 20 see 21 that 21 that 22 he 22 he 23 was 23 was 24 all 24 all 25 there 25 there 26 . i don't know that any one could blame him . 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 know 2 don't 4 that 3 know 4 that 4 that 5 any 5 any 6 one 6 one 7 could 7 could 8 blame 8 blame 9 him 9 him 10 . so he really is not to be blamed for feeling as he did . 1 so 2 he 2 he 4 is 3 really 4 is 4 is 5 not 4 is 6 to 6 to 7 be 6 to 8 blamed 8 blamed 10 feeling 9 for 10 feeling 10 feeling 11 as 10 feeling 12 he 12 he 13 did 13 did 14 . now [jimmy] [can] [never] be [accused] of being stupid . 1 now 5 be 5 be 7 of 7 of 10 . 8 being 9 stupid 9 stupid 10 . he knew that an old barrel which has been lying in one place for a long time doesn't move of its own accord . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 3 that 4 an 3 that 5 old 5 old 6 barrel 5 old 7 which 6 barrel 7 which 7 which 8 has 7 which 9 been 8 has 9 been 9 been 10 lying 10 lying 12 one 11 in 12 one 12 one 13 place 13 place 15 a 14 for 15 a 15 a 16 long 16 long 18 doesn't 17 time 18 doesn't 18 doesn't 19 move 18 doesn't 20 of 19 move 20 of 20 of 22 own 21 its 22 own 22 own 24 . 23 accord 24 . the first person he [saw] was [reddy] [fox] . 1 the 2 first 2 first 3 person 3 person 4 he 4 he 6 was 6 was 9 . in fact , [reddy] was right close at hand . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 3 , 5 was 5 was 7 close 6 right 7 close 7 close 8 at 7 close 9 hand 8 at 9 hand 9 hand 10 . if [reddy] had known that it was [jimmy] [skunk] , he would have been quite content to remain at the top of the hill . 1 if 3 had 3 had 5 that 4 known 5 that 5 that 6 it 6 it 7 was 7 was 10 , 10 , 12 would 11 he 12 would 12 would 14 been 13 have 14 been 14 been 16 content 15 quite 16 content 16 content 18 remain 17 to 18 remain 18 remain 19 at 19 at 20 the 19 at 21 top 20 the 21 top 21 top 22 of 22 of 23 the 23 the 24 hill 23 the 25 . now [when] [jimmy] [skunk] is angry , he doesn't bite and he doesn't scratch . 1 now 15 . 5 is 6 angry 6 angry 7 , 7 , 8 he 7 , 9 doesn't 9 doesn't 10 bite 10 bite 11 and 10 bite 12 he 12 he 13 doesn't 12 he 14 scratch 14 scratch 15 . that is why he is afraid of no one , and why every one [respects] [jimmy] and his rights . 1 that 2 is 2 is 4 he 3 why 4 he 4 he 5 is 4 he 6 afraid 5 is 6 afraid 6 afraid 7 of 6 afraid 8 no 8 no 9 one 9 one 10 , 9 one 11 and 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 why 11 and 13 every 12 why 13 every 13 every 14 one 14 one 17 and 17 and 20 . 18 his 19 rights 19 rights 20 . he [used] it now , and he didn't waste any time about it . 1 he 3 it 3 it 5 , 4 now 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 he 6 and 8 didn't 7 he 8 didn't 8 didn't 9 waste 8 didn't 10 any 10 any 11 time 10 any 12 about 12 about 13 it 12 about 14 . 13 it 14 . he threw some of that perfume right in the face of [reddy] [fox] [before] [reddy] had a chance to turn or to say a word . 1 he 2 threw 2 threw 4 of 3 some 4 of 4 of 5 that 4 of 6 perfume 6 perfume 7 right 6 perfume 8 in 8 in 9 the 9 the 10 face 9 the 26 . 10 face 11 of 16 had 17 a 17 a 18 chance 18 chance 19 to 19 to 20 turn 20 turn 22 to 21 or 22 to 22 to 23 say 22 to 24 a 23 say 24 a 24 a 25 word 25 word 26 . " take that ! " snapped [jimmy] [skunk] . 1 " 2 take 2 take 3 that 3 that 4 ! 3 that 5 " 5 " 6 snapped 6 snapped 9 . " perhaps it will teach you not to play tricks on your honest neighbors ! " 1 " 2 perhaps 2 perhaps 3 it 3 it 4 will 4 will 5 teach 5 teach 6 you 6 you 7 not 7 not 8 to 8 to 9 play 9 play 11 on 10 tricks 11 on 11 on 12 your 11 on 13 honest 12 your 13 honest 13 honest 15 ! 14 neighbors 15 ! 15 ! 16 " poor [reddy] ! 1 poor 3 ! some of that perfume got in his eyes and made them smart dreadfully . 1 some 2 of 2 of 3 that 3 that 4 perfume 4 perfume 6 in 5 got 6 in 6 in 7 his 7 his 8 eyes 7 his 9 and 9 and 10 made 10 made 11 them 10 made 12 smart 12 smart 13 dreadfully 12 smart 14 . 13 dreadfully 14 . in fact , for a little while he couldn't see at all . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 3 , 4 for 4 for 5 a 5 a 7 while 6 little 7 while 7 while 8 he 7 while 9 couldn't 9 couldn't 11 at 10 see 11 at 11 at 12 all 12 all 13 . and then the smell of it was so strong that it made him quite sick . 1 and 2 then 2 then 4 smell 3 the 4 smell 4 smell 5 of 5 of 6 it 6 it 7 was 7 was 9 strong 8 so 9 strong 9 strong 11 it 10 that 11 it 11 it 12 made 11 it 13 him 13 him 14 quite 14 quite 15 sick 14 quite 16 . he rolled over and over on the ground , choking and gasping and rubbing his eyes . 1 he 2 rolled 1 he 3 over 2 rolled 3 over 3 over 4 and 4 and 5 over 5 over 6 on 6 on 7 the 7 the 8 ground 7 the 9 , 9 , 10 choking 9 , 11 and 11 and 12 gasping 12 gasping 13 and 13 and 14 rubbing 13 and 17 . 14 rubbing 15 his 16 eyes 17 . jimmy [skunk] [just] [stood] and looked on , and there wasn't a bit of pity in his eyes . 1 jimmy 5 and 5 and 17 his 6 looked 7 on 7 on 8 , 7 on 9 and 8 , 9 and 9 and 11 wasn't 10 there 11 wasn't 11 wasn't 12 a 12 a 13 bit 13 bit 14 of 14 of 15 pity 15 pity 16 in 16 in 17 his 17 his 19 . 18 eyes 19 . " how do you like that ? " said he . 1 " 3 do 2 how 3 do 3 do 4 you 4 you 5 like 5 like 6 that 6 that 7 ? 7 ? 8 " 7 ? 9 said 9 said 10 he 10 he 11 . " you thought yourself very smart , rolling me down hill in a barrel , didn't you ? 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 thought 3 thought 4 yourself 4 yourself 5 very 4 yourself 6 smart 5 very 6 smart 6 smart 7 , 6 smart 8 rolling 8 rolling 9 me 8 rolling 10 down 10 down 11 hill 10 down 12 in 12 in 13 a 13 a 14 barrel 14 barrel 15 , 15 , 17 you 16 didn't 17 you 17 you 18 ? you might have broken my neck . " 1 you 2 might 2 might 3 have 3 have 4 broken 4 broken 5 my 5 my 6 neck 6 neck 7 . 7 . 8 " " huh ! " snorted [jimmy] [skunk] , who didn't believe a word of it . 1 " 2 huh 2 huh 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 snorted 5 snorted 8 , 8 , 10 didn't 9 who 10 didn't 10 didn't 11 believe 10 didn't 12 a 12 a 13 word 13 word 14 of 14 of 15 it 15 it 16 . " [i] didn't [.] 1 " 3 didn't honestly [i] [didn't] , " protested [reddy] . 1 honestly 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 protested 6 protested 8 . " [i] [ran] [against] the barrel by accident , chasing [peter] [rabbit] . 1 " 5 the 5 the 6 barrel 6 barrel 8 accident 7 by 8 accident 8 accident 9 , 8 accident 10 chasing 10 chasing 13 . i didn't have any idea that any one was in it . " 1 i 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 have 3 have 4 any 4 any 5 idea 5 idea 6 that 6 that 7 any 7 any 8 one 8 one 9 was 9 was 10 in 10 in 11 it 11 it 12 . 12 . 13 " " huh ! " said [jimmy] [skunk] again . 1 " 2 huh 2 huh 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 9 . 8 again 9 . " if you were chasing [peter] [rabbit] , where is he now ? " 1 " 2 if 2 if 3 you 3 you 4 were 4 were 5 chasing 5 chasing 8 , 8 , 9 where 9 where 10 is 10 is 11 he 11 he 12 now 12 now 13 ? 13 ? 14 " reddy had to confess he didn't know . 1 reddy 2 had 2 had 3 to 3 to 5 he 4 confess 5 he 5 he 6 didn't 5 he 7 know 6 didn't 7 know 7 know 8 . he was nowhere in sight , and he certainly hadn't had time to reach the dear [old] [briar-patch] . 1 he 2 was 1 he 6 , 2 was 3 nowhere 3 nowhere 4 in 4 in 5 sight 6 , 7 and 6 , 19 . 7 and 8 he 7 and 9 certainly 8 he 9 certainly 9 certainly 11 had 10 hadn't 11 had 11 had 12 time 12 time 13 to 13 to 14 reach 14 reach 15 the 16 dear 19 . jimmy looked [this] [way] and that way , but there was no sign of [peter] [rabbit] . 1 jimmy 2 looked 2 looked 5 and 5 and 17 . 6 that 7 way 7 way 8 , 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 there 10 there 11 was 11 was 12 no 12 no 13 sign 13 sign 14 of 13 sign 17 . " huh ! " said he again , turning his back on [reddy] [fox] and walking away with a great deal of dignity . 1 " 2 huh 2 huh 3 ! 3 ! 5 said 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 5 said 8 , 6 he 7 again 8 , 9 turning 9 turning 12 on 10 his 11 back 11 back 12 on 12 on 15 and 15 and 16 walking 16 walking 19 a 17 away 18 with 18 with 19 a 19 a 24 . 20 great 21 deal 21 deal 22 of 22 of 23 dignity 23 dignity 24 . [v] [reddy] [fox] [sneaks] [away] just as soon as [reddy] [fox] could see [after] [jimmy] [skunk] [had] [thrown] that [terrible] perfume in [reddy] 's face he started for the [green] [forest] . 1 just 2 as 2 as 3 soon 3 soon 4 as 3 soon 16 perfume 4 as 14 that 7 could 8 see 8 see 14 that 16 perfume 27 . 17 in 19 's 19 's 20 face 19 's 27 . 20 face 21 he 21 he 22 started 22 started 23 for 23 for 24 the he wanted to get away by himself . 1 he 2 wanted 2 wanted 3 to 3 to 4 get 4 get 5 away 5 away 6 by 5 away 7 himself 6 by 7 himself 7 himself 8 . but he didn't trot with his head up and his big plumey tail carried proudly as is usual with him . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 didn't 2 he 4 trot 4 trot 5 with 5 with 6 his 5 with 7 head 7 head 8 up 8 up 9 and 8 up 10 his 10 his 12 plumey 11 big 12 plumey 12 plumey 13 tail 13 tail 15 proudly 14 carried 15 proudly 15 proudly 16 as 15 proudly 17 is 17 is 18 usual 17 is 19 with 19 with 20 him 20 him 21 . no indeed . 1 no 2 indeed 2 indeed 3 . instead he hung his head , and his handsome tail was dropped between his legs ; he was the very picture of shame . 1 instead 2 he 2 he 4 his 3 hung 4 his 4 his 5 head 5 head 6 , 6 , 7 and 6 , 8 his 8 his 9 handsome 9 handsome 10 tail 10 tail 11 was 10 tail 12 dropped 12 dropped 13 between 12 dropped 14 his 13 between 14 his 14 his 16 ; 15 legs 16 ; 16 ; 18 was 17 he 18 was 18 was 19 the 19 the 20 very 19 the 21 picture 21 picture 22 of 22 of 23 shame 23 shame 24 . poor [reddy] ! 1 poor 3 ! he didn't know what to do or where to go . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 know 3 know 4 what 4 what 5 to 4 what 6 do 6 do 7 or 6 do 8 where 8 where 9 to 9 to 10 go 10 go 11 . he couldn't go home , for old [granny] [fox] would drive him out of the house . 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 go 3 go 4 home 4 home 5 , 5 , 6 for 6 for 7 old 7 old 17 . 10 would 11 drive 11 drive 12 him 12 him 13 out 13 out 14 of 14 of 15 the 15 the 16 house 16 house 17 . sammy [jay] would see to that . 1 sammy 3 would 3 would 4 see 4 see 7 . 5 to 6 that 6 that 7 . he knew just how they would point at him and make fun of him . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 just 2 knew 4 how 4 how 5 they 4 how 6 would 6 would 7 point 7 point 8 at 8 at 9 him 9 him 10 and 10 and 11 make 11 make 12 fun 12 fun 13 of 13 of 14 him 14 him 15 . he would never hear the last of it . 1 he 2 would 1 he 3 never 2 would 3 never 3 never 5 the 4 hear 5 the 5 the 6 last 5 the 7 of 7 of 8 it 8 it 9 . he felt as if he never , never would be able to hold his head and his tail up again . 1 he 2 felt 2 felt 3 as 3 as 4 if 4 if 5 he 5 he 6 never 6 never 7 , 7 , 8 never 7 , 9 would 9 would 10 be 10 be 11 able 11 able 12 to 12 to 13 hold 13 hold 14 his 14 his 16 and 15 head 16 and 16 and 17 his 17 his 18 tail 17 his 19 up 18 tail 19 up 19 up 21 . 20 again 21 . every few minutes he stopped to roll over and over on the ground trying to get rid of that dreadful perfume . 1 every 2 few 2 few 3 minutes 2 few 4 he 4 he 6 to 5 stopped 6 to 6 to 8 over 7 roll 8 over 8 over 10 over 9 and 10 over 10 over 12 the 11 on 12 the 12 the 13 ground 12 the 14 trying 14 trying 15 to 15 to 16 get 16 get 17 rid 16 get 18 of 18 of 19 that 19 that 20 dreadful 20 dreadful 21 perfume 21 perfume 22 . when he reached the [green] [forest] he hurried over to the [laughing] [brook] to wash out his eyes . 1 when 2 he 2 he 3 reached 2 he 4 the 3 reached 4 the 4 the 7 he 7 he 8 hurried 8 hurried 9 over 8 hurried 10 to 10 to 11 the 10 to 19 . 11 the 14 to 14 to 15 wash 16 out 17 his 17 his 18 eyes 17 his 19 . it was just his luck to have [billy] [mink] [come] [along] while he was doing this . 1 it 2 was 1 it 4 his 2 was 3 just 4 his 5 luck 5 luck 6 to 6 to 7 have 7 have 17 . 12 while 13 he 13 he 14 was 14 was 16 this 15 doing 16 this 16 this 17 . billy didn't need to be told what had happened . 1 billy 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 need 3 need 4 to 4 to 5 be 4 to 6 told 6 told 7 what 6 told 8 had 7 what 8 had 8 had 10 . 9 happened 10 . " phew ! " he exclaimed , holding on to his nose . 1 " 2 phew 2 phew 4 " 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 he 5 he 6 exclaimed 5 he 7 , 7 , 8 holding 8 holding 9 on 9 on 10 to 10 to 11 his 11 his 12 nose 12 nose 13 . then he turned and hurried beyond the reach of that perfume . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 turned 3 turned 4 and 4 and 5 hurried 5 hurried 6 beyond 6 beyond 7 the 7 the 8 reach 8 reach 9 of 9 of 10 that 10 that 11 perfume 11 perfume 12 . there he stopped and made fun of [reddy] [fox] and said all the provoking things he could think of . 1 there 2 he 2 he 3 stopped 2 he 4 and 4 and 5 made 4 and 6 fun 6 fun 7 of 7 of 10 and 10 and 12 all 11 said 12 all 12 all 13 the 13 the 14 provoking 13 the 15 things 15 things 17 could 16 he 17 could 17 could 18 think 17 could 19 of 19 of 20 . reddy took no notice at all . 1 reddy 2 took 2 took 3 no 2 took 4 notice 3 no 4 notice 4 notice 5 at 4 notice 6 all 5 at 6 all 6 all 7 . he felt too miserable to quarrel . 1 he 2 felt 2 felt 3 too 3 too 5 to 4 miserable 5 to 5 to 6 quarrel 6 quarrel 7 . after he had washed his face he felt better . 1 after 2 he 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 washed 3 had 10 . 4 washed 5 his 5 his 6 face 7 he 8 felt 8 felt 9 better 8 felt 10 . water wouldn't take away the awful smell , but it did take away the smart from his eyes . 1 water 2 wouldn't 1 water 3 take 3 take 5 the 4 away 5 the 5 the 7 smell 6 awful 7 smell 7 smell 8 , 7 smell 9 but 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 it 9 but 11 did 11 did 12 take 11 did 13 away 13 away 14 the 13 away 15 smart 15 smart 17 his 16 from 17 his 17 his 18 eyes 17 his 19 . then he tried to plan what to do next . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 tried 2 he 4 to 3 tried 4 to 4 to 5 plan 5 plan 6 what 6 what 7 to 7 to 8 do 8 do 9 next 9 next 10 . " the only thing [i] can do is to get as far [away] [from] [everybody] as [i] can , " thought he . 1 " 2 the 2 the 3 only 2 the 4 thing 4 thing 20 " 6 can 7 do 7 do 8 is 8 is 9 to 8 is 10 get 10 get 11 as 11 as 12 far 12 far 16 as 16 as 18 can 18 can 19 , 19 , 20 " 20 " 22 he 21 thought 22 he 22 he 23 . " [i] guess [i] 'll have to go up to the [old] [pasture] to live for a while . " 1 " 3 guess 3 guess 5 'll 5 'll 6 have 5 'll 7 to 7 to 8 go 7 to 14 to 8 go 9 up 9 up 10 to 10 to 11 the 14 to 15 live 15 live 16 for 16 for 17 a 16 for 18 while 18 while 19 . 19 . 20 " so he started for the [old] [pasture] , keeping as much out of sight as possible . 1 so 3 started 2 he 3 started 3 started 4 for 3 started 5 the 4 for 5 the 5 the 8 , 8 , 9 keeping 9 keeping 10 as 9 keeping 11 much 11 much 12 out 11 much 13 of 13 of 14 sight 14 sight 15 as 15 as 17 . 16 possible 17 . on the way he remembered that [old] [man] [coyote] lived there . 1 on 2 the 2 the 3 way 3 way 4 he 4 he 5 remembered 5 remembered 6 that 6 that 12 . 10 lived 11 there 11 there 12 . there he stretched himself out and was perfectly miserable . 1 there 2 he 2 he 3 stretched 3 stretched 4 himself 4 himself 5 out 5 out 6 and 5 out 7 was 6 and 7 was 7 was 8 perfectly 7 was 9 miserable 8 perfectly 9 miserable 9 miserable 10 . " it wouldn't be so bad if [i] had [really] been to blame , but [i] wasn't . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 wouldn't 3 wouldn't 5 so 4 be 5 so 5 so 6 bad 5 so 7 if 7 if 9 had 9 had 11 been 11 been 12 to 12 to 13 blame 13 blame 14 , 14 , 15 but 15 but 17 wasn't 17 wasn't 18 . i didn't know [jimmy] [skunk] was in that barrel and [i] didn't mean to start it rolling down the hill anyway , " he muttered . 1 i 2 didn't 1 i 26 . 2 didn't 3 know 6 was 7 in 7 in 8 that 8 that 9 barrel 9 barrel 10 and 10 and 25 muttered 12 didn't 13 mean 12 didn't 14 to 14 to 15 start 15 start 16 it 16 it 17 rolling 16 it 18 down 18 down 19 the 18 down 20 hill 20 hill 21 anyway 20 hill 22 , 22 , 23 " 23 " 24 he 24 he 25 muttered 25 muttered 26 . " it was all an accident and " he stopped and into his yellow eyes crept a look of suspicion . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 5 an 4 all 5 an 5 an 6 accident 5 an 7 and 7 and 8 " 7 and 9 he 9 he 10 stopped 10 stopped 11 and 11 and 13 his 12 into 13 his 13 his 14 yellow 13 his 15 eyes 14 yellow 15 eyes 15 eyes 17 a 16 crept 17 a 17 a 19 of 18 look 19 of 19 of 21 . 20 suspicion 21 . i wonder . " 1 i 2 wonder 2 wonder 3 . 3 . 4 " [vi] [peter] [rabbit] [doesn't] [enjoy] [his] [joke] he felt sure that [reddy] [fox] was in for something unpleasant , and he was glad . 1 he 2 felt 2 felt 3 sure 3 sure 4 that 4 that 7 was 7 was 9 for 8 in 9 for 9 for 10 something 10 something 11 unpleasant 10 something 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 he 14 he 15 was 15 was 16 glad 16 glad 17 . of course , that wasn't a bit nice of [peter] . 1 of 2 course 1 of 11 . 2 course 3 , 3 , 4 that 4 that 6 a 5 wasn't 6 a 6 a 7 bit 6 a 8 nice 7 bit 8 nice 8 nice 9 of so he chuckled as he waited for what was to happen . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 chuckled 3 chuckled 4 as 4 as 6 waited 5 he 6 waited 6 waited 8 what 7 for 8 what 8 what 9 was 8 what 10 to 10 to 11 happen 11 happen 12 . suddenly that chuckle broke right off in the middle , and [peter] cried " ouch ! " 1 suddenly 2 that 2 that 3 chuckle 3 chuckle 4 broke 3 chuckle 5 right 5 right 6 off 5 right 7 in 7 in 8 the 8 the 9 middle 8 the 10 , 10 , 11 and 10 , 13 cried 13 cried 15 ouch 14 " 15 ouch 15 ouch 16 ! 16 ! 17 " he had felt a pain as if a hot needle had been thrust into him . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 felt 3 felt 4 a 3 felt 5 pain 4 a 5 pain 5 pain 6 as 5 pain 7 if 6 as 7 if 7 if 8 a 7 if 9 hot 9 hot 10 needle 10 needle 11 had 10 needle 12 been 11 had 12 been 12 been 14 into 13 thrust 14 into 14 into 15 him 14 into 16 . it made him almost jump out of the doorway . 1 it 2 made 2 made 3 him 3 him 5 jump 4 almost 5 jump 5 jump 6 out 6 out 7 of 7 of 8 the 8 the 9 doorway 9 doorway 10 . so it would not do to show himself now . 1 so 2 it 2 it 4 not 3 would 4 not 4 not 6 to 5 do 6 to 6 to 8 himself 7 show 8 himself 8 himself 9 now 9 now 10 . no , indeed ! 1 no 2 , 2 , 3 indeed 3 indeed 4 ! all he could do was to kick and squirm and twist his head around to see what was happening . 1 all 2 he 2 he 3 could 3 could 4 do 4 do 5 was 5 was 6 to 6 to 7 kick 7 kick 8 and 8 and 9 squirm 8 and 10 and 10 and 11 twist 10 and 12 his 11 twist 12 his 12 his 13 head 13 head 15 to 14 around 15 to 15 to 16 see 15 to 17 what 16 see 17 what 17 what 18 was 18 was 20 . 19 happening 20 . it didn't take long to find out . 1 it 2 didn't 2 didn't 4 long 3 take 4 long 4 long 5 to 5 to 6 find 6 find 7 out 7 out 8 . two very angry little insects were just getting ready to sting him again , and more were coming . 1 two 2 very 2 very 3 angry 3 angry 4 little 3 angry 5 insects 5 insects 7 just 6 were 7 just 7 just 8 getting 8 getting 9 ready 8 getting 10 to 10 to 12 him 11 sting 12 him 12 him 13 again 12 him 14 , 13 again 14 , 14 , 15 and 14 , 16 more 15 and 16 more 16 more 17 were 16 more 18 coming 17 were 18 coming 18 coming 19 . they were [yellow] [jackets] , which you know belong to the wasp family and carry very sharp little lances in their tails . 1 they 2 were 2 were 23 . 5 , 6 which 6 which 7 you 7 you 9 belong 8 know 9 belong 9 belong 10 to 10 to 11 the 11 the 12 wasp 12 wasp 13 family 13 family 14 and 13 family 15 carry 15 carry 16 very 16 very 17 sharp 16 very 18 little 17 sharp 18 little 18 little 19 lances 18 little 20 in 19 lances 20 in 20 in 22 tails 21 their 22 tails 22 tails 23 . poor [peter] ! 1 poor 3 ! what could he do ? 1 what 2 could 2 could 3 he 3 he 4 do 4 do 5 ? he didn't dare go out , and he simply couldn't stay where he was . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 dare 2 didn't 4 go 4 go 5 out 4 go 6 , 6 , 8 he 7 and 8 he 8 he 9 simply 8 he 10 couldn't 10 couldn't 11 stay 11 stay 13 he 12 where 13 he 13 he 14 was 13 he 15 . 14 was 15 . by this time he had lost all interest in what was going on outside . 1 by 2 this 2 this 3 time 3 time 4 he 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 lost 5 had 7 all 7 all 8 interest 7 all 9 in 9 in 10 what 10 what 11 was 10 what 12 going 12 going 13 on 12 going 14 outside 14 outside 15 . there was quite enough going on inside ; too much , in fact . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 quite 2 was 4 enough 4 enough 5 going 5 going 6 on 5 going 7 inside 6 on 7 inside 7 inside 8 ; 7 inside 9 too 8 ; 9 too 9 too 10 much 9 too 11 , 11 , 14 . 12 in 13 fact 13 fact 14 . he remembered that [johnny] [chuck] digs his house deep down in the ground . 1 he 2 remembered 2 remembered 3 that 2 remembered 12 the 6 digs 7 his 7 his 8 house 7 his 9 deep 8 house 9 deep 9 deep 10 down 10 down 11 in 11 in 12 the 12 the 14 . 13 ground 14 . he looked down the long hall . 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 3 down 3 down 4 the 4 the 5 long 5 long 6 hall 6 hall 7 . it was dark down there . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 dark 2 was 6 . 4 down 5 there 5 there 6 . perhaps if he went down there , these angry little warriors wouldn't follow him . 1 perhaps 2 if 2 if 4 went 3 he 4 went 4 went 5 down 4 went 6 there 5 down 6 there 6 there 7 , 7 , 8 these 7 , 9 angry 9 angry 10 little 9 angry 11 warriors 10 little 11 warriors 11 warriors 12 wouldn't 11 warriors 13 follow 12 wouldn't 13 follow 13 follow 15 . 14 him 15 . it was worth trying , anyway . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 worth 3 worth 4 trying 4 trying 5 , 5 , 6 anyway 6 anyway 7 . so [peter] scrambled to his feet and scurried down the long hall , and as he ran , he cried " ouch ! 1 so 3 scrambled 3 scrambled 10 the 4 to 5 his 5 his 7 and 6 feet 7 and 7 and 8 scurried 7 and 9 down 9 down 10 the 10 the 12 hall 11 long 12 hall 12 hall 14 and 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 as 15 as 16 he 16 he 18 , 17 ran 18 , 18 , 19 he 19 he 20 cried 20 cried 22 ouch 21 " 22 ouch 22 ouch 23 ! ouch ! 1 ouch 2 ! oh ! 1 oh 2 ! ohoo ! " 1 ohoo 2 ! 2 ! 3 " those sharp little lances were very busy , and there was no way of fighting back . 1 those 2 sharp 2 sharp 3 little 2 sharp 4 lances 3 little 4 lances 4 lances 5 were 5 were 7 busy 6 very 7 busy 7 busy 8 , 7 busy 9 and 9 and 10 there 10 there 11 was 11 was 12 no 12 no 13 way 13 way 14 of 14 of 15 fighting 15 fighting 17 . 16 back 17 . at the end of the long hall was a snug little room , very dark but cool and comfortable . 1 at 3 end 2 the 3 end 3 end 4 of 4 of 5 the 5 the 6 long 6 long 7 hall 7 hall 8 was 8 was 10 snug 9 a 10 snug 10 snug 11 little 11 little 12 room 12 room 13 , 12 room 14 very 14 very 15 dark 14 very 16 but 16 but 17 cool 17 cool 18 and 17 cool 19 comfortable 19 comfortable 20 . it was just as he had hoped ; the [yellow] [jackets] did not follow him down there . 1 it 2 was 1 it 13 not 2 was 3 just 3 just 4 as 4 as 5 he 5 he 6 had 6 had 7 hoped 7 hoped 8 ; 8 ; 9 the 12 did 13 not 13 not 15 him 14 follow 15 him 15 him 16 down 15 him 17 there 17 there 18 . they had driven him away from their home , which was right near the entrance , and they were satisfied . 1 they 2 had 2 had 3 driven 3 driven 5 away 4 him 5 away 5 away 6 from 6 from 7 their 7 their 9 , 8 home 9 , 9 , 10 which 10 which 11 was 10 which 12 right 11 was 12 right 12 right 13 near 12 right 14 the 14 the 15 entrance 14 the 16 , 15 entrance 16 , 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 they 18 they 19 were 19 were 20 satisfied 20 satisfied 21 . but what a fix he was in ! 1 but 2 what 2 what 3 a 2 what 4 fix 3 a 4 fix 4 fix 5 he 4 fix 6 was 6 was 7 in 6 was 8 ! 7 in 8 ! what a dreadful fix ! 1 what 2 a 2 a 4 fix 2 a 5 ! 3 dreadful 4 fix he ached and smarted all over . 1 he 2 ached 2 ached 3 and 3 and 4 smarted 4 smarted 5 all 5 all 6 over 6 over 7 . my goodness , how he did smart ! 1 my 2 goodness 2 goodness 3 , 3 , 4 how 4 how 5 he 5 he 6 did 6 did 8 ! 7 smart 8 ! and to get out he would have to go right past the [yellow] [jacket] home [again] . 1 and 2 to 2 to 3 get 3 get 5 he 4 out 5 he 5 he 7 have 6 would 7 have 7 have 8 to 8 to 9 go 9 go 10 right 10 right 11 past 10 right 12 the 12 the 17 . 15 home 17 . " [i] guess [i] am served just right . " 1 " 3 guess 3 guess 10 " 5 am 7 just 6 served 7 just 7 just 8 right 8 right 9 . 9 . 10 " i rather think he was , don't you ? 1 i 2 rather 1 i 3 think 3 think 5 was 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 , 5 was 7 don't 7 don't 8 you 7 don't 9 ? [vii] [sammy] [jay] [does] [some] [guessing] sammy [jay] is a queer fellow . 1 sammy 3 is 3 is 4 a 4 a 5 queer 5 queer 6 fellow 6 fellow 7 . many are the times he has given them warning of danger . 1 many 12 . 2 are 4 times 3 the 4 times 4 times 5 he 4 times 6 has 5 he 6 has 6 has 7 given 6 has 8 them 7 given 8 them 8 them 9 warning 8 them 10 of 10 of 11 danger 10 of 12 . this is one reason they are quite willing to overlook his own shortcomings . 1 this 2 is 2 is 3 one 2 is 4 reason 4 reason 5 they 5 they 6 are 5 they 7 quite 7 quite 9 to 8 willing 9 to 9 to 10 overlook 9 to 11 his 10 overlook 11 his 11 his 12 own 12 own 14 . 13 shortcomings 14 . so , of course , he had seen [what] happened to [reddy] . 1 so 2 , 2 , 4 course 3 of 4 course 4 course 5 , 5 , 6 he 6 he 7 had 6 he 10 happened 7 had 8 seen 10 happened 11 to 11 to 13 . now , instead of being sorry for [reddy] , he had openly rejoiced . 1 now 2 , 2 , 3 instead 3 instead 4 of 4 of 5 being 5 being 6 sorry 6 sorry 14 . 7 for 9 , 9 , 10 he 10 he 11 had 11 had 12 openly 12 openly 13 rejoiced 12 openly 14 . it seems to be just that way with a great many people . 1 it 2 seems 2 seems 3 to 3 to 4 be 4 be 5 just 4 be 13 . 5 just 6 that 5 just 7 way 7 way 9 a 8 with 9 a 9 a 10 great 9 a 11 many 10 great 11 many 11 many 12 people they like to see others who are considered very smart get into trouble . 1 they 2 like 2 like 3 to 3 to 5 others 4 see 5 others 5 others 7 are 6 who 7 are 7 are 8 considered 7 are 9 very 9 very 11 get 10 smart 11 get 11 get 12 into 11 get 13 trouble 12 into 13 trouble 13 trouble 14 . so [sammy] had [laughed] and made fun of [poor] [reddy] . 1 so 3 had 3 had 11 . 5 and 6 made 6 made 7 fun 7 fun 8 of 7 fun 11 . in the first place it was very exciting , and [sammy] dearly loves excitement . 1 in 2 the 1 in 3 first 2 the 3 first 3 first 4 place 4 place 5 it 5 it 6 was 6 was 9 , 7 very 8 exciting 8 exciting 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 dearly 12 dearly 13 loves 13 loves 14 excitement 14 excitement 15 . and then it would make such a splendid story to tell , and no one likes to carry [tales] more than [does] [sammy] [jay] . 1 and 2 then 2 then 3 it 3 it 5 make 4 would 5 make 5 make 6 such 6 such 7 a 7 a 8 splendid 7 a 9 story 9 story 10 to 10 to 11 tell 11 tell 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 no 14 no 15 one 15 one 16 likes 15 one 17 to 17 to 18 carry 18 carry 20 more 20 more 21 than 21 than 25 . he [watched] [reddy] [sneak] away to the [green] [forest] , and [jimmy] [skunk] slowly walk away in a very dignified manner . 1 he 5 away 5 away 6 to 6 to 7 the 7 the 10 , 10 , 11 and 10 , 18 a 11 and 14 slowly 14 slowly 15 walk 16 away 17 in 17 in 18 a 18 a 20 dignified 19 very 20 dignified 20 dignified 22 . 21 manner 22 . then [sammy] [flew] [back] to the [old] [orchard] [to] spread the news among the little people there . 1 then 5 to 5 to 6 the 6 the 10 spread 10 spread 11 the 11 the 13 among 12 news 13 among 13 among 15 little 14 the 15 little 15 little 16 people 15 little 17 there 17 there 18 . it wasn't until he reached the [old] [orchard] that he remembered [peter] [rabbit] . 1 it 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 4 he 3 until 4 he 4 he 5 reached 4 he 6 the 6 the 9 that 9 that 10 he 10 he 11 remembered 11 remembered 14 . the fact is , [sammy] [jay] was doing some hard thinking . 1 the 2 fact 2 fact 3 is 2 fact 4 , 4 , 7 was 7 was 12 . 8 doing 9 some 9 some 10 hard 10 hard 11 thinking 10 hard 12 . he had suddenly begun to wonder . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 suddenly 3 suddenly 4 begun 3 suddenly 5 to 5 to 6 wonder 6 wonder 7 . it had popped into that shrewd little head of his that it was very strange how suddenly [peter] [rabbit] had disappeared . 1 it 2 had 2 had 3 popped 3 popped 4 into 3 popped 5 that 5 that 6 shrewd 6 shrewd 8 head 7 little 8 head 8 head 9 of 9 of 10 his 10 his 11 that 11 that 12 it 11 that 13 was 12 it 13 was 13 was 15 strange 14 very 15 strange 15 strange 16 how 15 strange 17 suddenly 17 suddenly 22 . 20 had 21 disappeared 21 disappeared 22 . but [i] saw it all , and [i] know that it was all an accident so far as [reddy] was concerned . 1 but 20 was 3 saw 4 it 4 it 5 all 5 all 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 9 know 7 and 10 that 10 that 11 it 10 that 20 was 11 it 12 was 11 it 13 all 13 all 14 an 14 an 15 accident 14 an 16 so 16 so 17 far 16 so 18 as 20 was 22 . 21 concerned 22 . but [peter] [rabbit] may have [known] [.] 1 but 4 may 4 may 5 have why did [peter] [run] so that he [would] [have] to jump over that barrel when he could have run right past it [?] 1 why 2 did 2 did 7 he 5 so 6 that 6 that 7 he 7 he 10 to 10 to 11 jump 11 jump 13 that 12 over 13 that 13 that 14 barrel 13 that 15 when 15 when 16 he 16 he 17 could 17 could 19 run 18 have 19 run 19 run 20 right 19 run 21 past 21 past 22 it that would have been pretty smart of [peter] and quite like him . 1 that 2 would 2 would 3 have 3 have 4 been 3 have 6 smart 4 been 5 pretty 6 smart 13 . 7 of 9 and 9 and 10 quite 10 quite 11 like 10 quite 12 him 12 him 13 . the more [i] [think] of it , the more [i] believe that [peter] did know and that he planned the whole thing . 1 the 2 more 2 more 5 of 5 of 6 it 6 it 7 , 6 it 12 that 7 , 8 the 8 the 9 more 9 more 11 believe 12 that 23 . 14 did 15 know 15 know 17 that 16 and 17 that 17 that 18 he 18 he 20 the 19 planned 20 the 20 the 21 whole 20 the 22 thing 21 whole 22 thing 22 thing 23 . if he did , it was one of the smartest tricks [i] ever heard of . 1 if 2 he 2 he 3 did 3 did 4 , 4 , 5 it 5 it 6 was 6 was 7 one 6 was 15 of 7 one 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 smartest 10 smartest 11 tricks 13 ever 14 heard 14 heard 15 of 15 of 16 . i didn't think [peter] had it in him . 1 i 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 think 3 think 5 had 5 had 6 it 6 it 7 in 7 in 9 . 8 him 9 . it was [rather] hard on [jimmy] [skunk] , but it [got] rid of [reddy] [fox] for a while . 1 it 2 was 1 it 13 of 2 was 4 hard 2 was 8 , 4 hard 5 on 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 it 10 it 12 rid 13 of 19 . 16 for 17 a 17 a 18 while 17 a 19 . he won't dare show his face around here for a long time . 1 he 2 won't 2 won't 3 dare 2 won't 4 show 4 show 5 his 4 show 6 face 6 face 8 here 7 around 8 here 8 here 9 for 8 here 10 a 9 for 10 a 10 a 11 long 10 a 12 time 12 time 13 . that means that [peter] [will] [have] one [less] worry on [his] [mind] . 1 that 2 means 2 means 3 that 3 that 7 one 7 one 13 . 9 worry 10 on 10 on 13 . hello ! 1 hello 2 ! here comes [jimmy] [skunk] . 1 here 2 comes 2 comes 5 . i 'll ask him a few questions . " 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 ask 3 ask 4 him 4 him 5 a 5 a 6 few 6 few 7 questions 7 questions 8 . 8 . 9 " jimmy came ambling along in his usual lazy manner . 1 jimmy 2 came 2 came 3 ambling 2 came 4 along 4 along 5 in 4 along 6 his 5 in 6 his 6 his 8 lazy 7 usual 8 lazy 8 lazy 9 manner 9 manner 10 . he had quite recovered his good nature . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 quite 2 had 4 recovered 4 recovered 5 his 4 recovered 6 good 5 his 6 good 6 good 7 nature 7 nature 8 . " hello , [jimmy] . 1 " 2 hello 2 hello 3 , 3 , 5 . have you [seen] [peter] [rabbit] this morning ? " cried [sammy] [jay] . 1 have 13 . 2 you 6 this 6 this 7 morning 6 this 8 ? 7 morning 8 ? 8 ? 9 " 9 " 10 cried 10 cried 13 . jimmy looked up and grinned . 1 jimmy 2 looked 2 looked 4 and 3 up 4 and 4 and 6 . 5 grinned 6 . " yes , " said he . 1 " 2 yes 2 yes 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 6 he 7 . " [i] [saw] him up here early this morning . 1 " 8 this 4 him 6 here 5 up 6 here 6 here 7 early 6 here 8 this 8 this 10 . 9 morning 10 . why ? " 1 why 2 ? 2 ? 3 " " did he see you go into that old barrel ? " persisted [sammy] . 1 " 2 did 2 did 3 he 3 he 4 see 3 he 5 you 4 see 5 you 5 you 6 go 5 you 7 into 6 go 7 into 7 into 8 that 7 into 9 old 9 old 10 barrel 10 barrel 11 ? 10 barrel 12 " 12 " 13 persisted 13 persisted 15 . " [i] don't know , " confessed [jimmy] . 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 know 4 know 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 confessed 7 confessed 9 . " he may have . 1 " 2 he 1 " 5 . 2 he 3 may 3 may 4 have what have you got on your mind , [sammy] [jay] ? " 1 what 2 have 2 have 3 you 3 you 4 got 4 got 5 on 4 got 6 your 6 your 7 mind 6 your 8 , 8 , 11 ? 11 ? 12 " jimmy pricked up his ears . 1 jimmy 2 pricked 2 pricked 3 up 3 up 4 his 4 his 5 ears 5 ears 6 . " then [reddy] didn't do it purposely ! " he exclaimed . 1 " 2 then 2 then 9 " 4 didn't 6 it 5 do 6 it 6 it 7 purposely 6 it 8 ! 8 ! 9 " 9 " 11 exclaimed 10 he 11 exclaimed 11 exclaimed 12 . " no , " replied [sammy] . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 replied 5 replied 7 . " he didn't do it purposely . 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 do 4 do 5 it 5 it 7 . 6 purposely 7 . i am quite sure that he didn't know you were in it . 1 i 2 am 1 i 3 quite 3 quite 4 sure 4 sure 5 that 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 didn't 7 didn't 8 know 8 know 9 you 9 you 10 were 10 were 11 in 11 in 12 it 12 it 13 . but how [about] [peter] [rabbit] ? 1 but 2 how 2 how 6 ? i am wondering . 1 i 2 am 2 am 3 wondering 3 wondering 4 . and [i] ['m] doing a little guessing , too . " 1 and 4 doing 4 doing 11 " 5 a 6 little 5 a 7 guessing 7 guessing 8 , 8 , 10 . 9 too 10 . 10 . 11 " [viii] [jimmy] [skunk] [looks] [for] [peter] jimmy [skunk] looked very hard at [sammy] [jay] . 1 jimmy 3 looked 3 looked 4 very 4 very 5 hard 5 hard 6 at 6 at 9 . sammy [jay] looked very hard at [jimmy] [skunk] . 1 sammy 3 looked 3 looked 4 very 4 very 5 hard 5 hard 6 at 6 at 9 . then [sammy] [slowly] [shut] one eye and [as] [slowly] opened it again . 1 then 5 one 5 one 13 . 6 eye 7 and 6 eye 13 . 7 and 10 opened 10 opened 11 it 11 it 12 again it was a wink . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 wink 4 wink 5 . is that it ? " 1 is 2 that 2 that 3 it 3 it 4 ? 3 it 5 " 4 ? 5 " sammy [jay] said nothing , but winked again . 1 sammy 3 said 3 said 5 , 4 nothing 5 , 5 , 7 winked 6 but 7 winked 7 winked 8 again 7 winked 9 . jimmy grinned . 1 jimmy 2 grinned 2 grinned 3 . then he looked thoughtful . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 looked 3 looked 5 . 4 thoughtful 5 . " [i] wonder , " said [sammy] [jay] . 1 " 3 wonder 3 wonder 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 9 . " and [i] wonder if he did it just to get [reddy] into trouble , " continued [jimmy] . 1 " 2 and 2 and 15 , 4 wonder 5 if 5 if 6 he 6 he 7 did 7 did 8 it 8 it 9 just 9 just 10 to 10 to 11 get 11 get 13 into 13 into 14 trouble 14 trouble 15 , 15 , 16 " 15 , 17 continued 16 " 17 continued 17 continued 19 . " [i] wonder , " repeated [sammy] [jay] . 1 " 3 wonder 3 wonder 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 repeated 6 repeated 9 . " [i] wonder , " said [sammy] [jay] once more , and burst out laughing . 1 " 3 wonder 3 wonder 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 12 and 9 once 10 more 10 more 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 14 out 13 burst 14 out 14 out 15 laughing 14 out 16 . 15 laughing 16 . now [jimmy] [skunk] [has] a very shrewd little head on his shoulders . 1 now 5 a 5 a 7 shrewd 6 very 7 shrewd 7 shrewd 13 . 8 little 9 head 9 head 10 on 10 on 11 his 11 his 12 shoulders 12 shoulders 13 . " so that is your guess , is it ? 1 " 2 so 2 so 3 that 3 that 4 is 4 is 6 guess 5 your 6 guess 6 guess 7 , 6 guess 8 is 8 is 9 it 9 it 10 ? well , [i] wouldn't be a bit surprised if you are right , " said he , nodding his head . 1 well 2 , 2 , 10 you 4 wouldn't 5 be 5 be 6 a 6 a 7 bit 7 bit 8 surprised 7 bit 9 if 9 if 10 you 10 you 11 are 11 are 12 right 12 right 13 , 13 , 16 he 14 " 15 said 15 said 16 he 16 he 17 , 17 , 19 his 18 nodding 19 his 19 his 20 head 19 his 21 . " [i] think [i] will [go] [look] for [peter] . 1 " 3 think 3 think 5 will 5 will 8 for 8 for 10 . i think he needs a lesson . 1 i 2 think 2 think 3 he 3 he 5 a 4 needs 5 a 5 a 6 lesson 6 lesson 7 . jokes that put other people in danger or make them uncomfortable can have no excuse . 1 jokes 3 put 2 that 3 put 3 put 5 people 4 other 5 people 5 people 6 in 5 people 7 danger 7 danger 9 make 8 or 9 make 9 make 10 them 9 make 11 uncomfortable 11 uncomfortable 16 . 12 can 13 have 13 have 14 no 14 no 15 excuse 15 excuse 16 . my neck might have been broken in that wild ride down the hill , and [certainly] [i] was [made] most uncomfortable . 1 my 2 neck 2 neck 15 and 3 might 4 have 4 have 5 been 5 been 6 broken 6 broken 7 in 7 in 9 wild 8 that 9 wild 9 wild 10 ride 9 wild 11 down 11 down 12 the 11 down 13 hill 13 hill 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 18 was 18 was 22 . 20 most 21 uncomfortable 21 uncomfortable 22 . i felt as if everything inside me was shaken out of place and all mixed up . 1 i 2 felt 2 felt 3 as 3 as 4 if 4 if 5 everything 4 if 6 inside 6 inside 7 me 6 inside 8 was 7 me 8 was 8 was 10 out 9 shaken 10 out 10 out 11 of 11 of 12 place 12 place 13 and 12 place 14 all 14 all 15 mixed 14 all 16 up 16 up 17 . even now my stomach feels a bit queer , as if it might not be [just] where it ought to be . 1 even 21 be 2 now 3 my 3 my 5 feels 4 stomach 5 feels 5 feels 7 bit 6 a 7 bit 7 bit 8 queer 7 bit 9 , 9 , 11 if 10 as 11 if 11 if 12 it 12 it 13 might 13 might 14 not 13 might 15 be 15 be 17 where 17 where 18 it 18 it 19 ought 19 ought 20 to 20 to 21 be 21 be 22 . by the way , what [became] of [peter] after he jumped over the barrel ? " 1 by 2 the 2 the 3 way 3 way 5 what 4 , 5 what 5 what 7 of 7 of 14 barrel 9 after 10 he 10 he 11 jumped 11 jumped 12 over 12 over 13 the 13 the 14 barrel 14 barrel 16 " 15 ? 16 " sammy shook his head . 1 sammy 2 shook 2 shook 3 his 3 his 4 head 4 head 5 . " [i] don't know , " he confessed . 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 know 4 know 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 he 7 he 8 confessed 8 confessed 9 . i [guess] [reddy] [fox] forgot all about [peter] . 1 i 5 forgot 5 forgot 6 all 6 all 7 about 7 about 9 . i know [i] did . 1 i 2 know 1 i 5 . 4 did 5 . after it was over , [i] [looked] for [peter] , but he was nowhere in sight . 1 after 17 . 2 it 3 was 2 it 17 . 3 was 4 over 4 over 5 , 5 , 8 for 8 for 10 , 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 he 12 he 13 was 13 was 14 nowhere 14 nowhere 15 in 15 in 16 sight he hadn't had time to reach the [old] [briar-patch] . 1 he 2 hadn't 2 hadn't 4 time 3 had 4 time 4 time 6 reach 5 to 6 reach 6 reach 7 the 7 the 10 . i really would like to know myself what became of him . " 1 i 2 really 2 really 3 would 3 would 4 like 4 like 5 to 5 to 6 know 6 know 7 myself 6 know 8 what 8 what 9 became 8 what 10 of 10 of 11 him 11 him 12 . 12 . 13 " jimmy [skunk] turned and looked down the hill . 1 jimmy 9 . 3 turned 4 and 4 and 5 looked 5 looked 6 down 6 down 7 the 7 the 8 hill 7 the 9 . then [in] [his] [usual] slow way he started back towards the broken barrel . 1 then 5 slow 5 slow 14 . 6 way 7 he 7 he 8 started 8 started 9 back 9 back 10 towards 10 towards 11 the 11 the 12 broken 11 the 13 barrel 13 barrel 14 . " where are you going ? " asked [sammy] . 1 " 2 where 2 where 3 are 3 are 4 you 4 you 5 going 5 going 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 7 " 8 asked 8 asked 10 . " to look [for] [peter] [rabbit] , " replied [jimmy] . 1 " 2 to 2 to 3 look 3 look 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 replied 9 replied 11 . " [i] want to ask him a few questions . " 1 " 3 want 3 want 4 to 4 to 5 ask 5 ask 6 him 6 him 7 a 7 a 8 few 8 few 9 questions 9 questions 10 . 10 . 11 " jimmy [skunk] ambled along down the hill . 1 jimmy 8 . 3 ambled 4 along 4 along 5 down 5 down 6 the 6 the 7 hill 6 the 8 . he isn't likely to bother any one for some time . 1 he 2 isn't 2 isn't 3 likely 3 likely 4 to 4 to 5 bother 5 bother 6 any 6 any 7 one 7 one 11 . 8 for 9 some 9 some 10 time 10 time 11 . peter really ought to be punished , but somehow [i] don't feel so much like [punishing] [him] [as] [i] [did] . 1 peter 2 really 2 really 3 ought 2 really 4 to 3 ought 4 to 4 to 6 punished 5 be 6 punished 6 punished 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 somehow 9 somehow 11 don't 11 don't 21 . 12 feel 13 so 13 so 14 much 14 much 15 like 15 like 21 . i 'll just give him a little scare and let the scamp off with that . 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 just 3 just 4 give 4 give 5 him 5 him 6 a 6 a 7 little 7 little 8 scare 8 scare 9 and 9 and 12 scamp 10 let 11 the 11 the 12 scamp 12 scamp 14 with 13 off 14 with 14 with 15 that 14 with 16 . 15 that 16 . now , [i] [wonder] where he can be . 1 now 2 , 2 , 5 where 5 where 6 he 6 he 7 can 7 can 8 be 8 be 9 . i have an idea he isn't very far away . 1 i 2 have 2 have 4 idea 3 an 4 idea 4 idea 5 he 4 idea 6 isn't 5 he 6 isn't 6 isn't 7 very 6 isn't 8 far 7 very 8 far 8 far 9 away 8 far 10 . 9 away 10 . let me see . 1 let 2 me 2 me 3 see 3 see 4 . seems to me [i] [remember] [an] [old] [house] of [johnny] [chuck] ['s] not very far from here . 1 seems 2 to 2 to 3 me 3 me 9 of 9 of 18 . 13 not 14 very 14 very 15 far 15 far 16 from 16 from 17 here 17 here 18 . i 'll have a look in that . " 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 have 3 have 4 a 4 a 5 look 5 look 6 in 5 look 7 that 7 that 9 " 8 . 9 " [[] [illustration] []] [ix] [jimmy] [visits] [johnny] [chuck's] [old] [house] jimmy [skunk] was smiling as he ambled towards the old house of [johnny] [chuck] near the foot of the hill . 1 jimmy 3 was 3 was 4 smiling 4 smiling 20 hill 5 as 6 he 6 he 7 ambled 7 ambled 9 the 8 towards 9 the 9 the 10 old 10 old 11 house 11 house 12 of 12 of 17 foot 15 near 16 the 16 the 17 foot 17 foot 18 of 18 of 19 the 19 the 20 hill 20 hill 21 . there was no one near to see him , and this made him smile still more . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 no 2 was 4 one 4 one 5 near 4 one 6 to 6 to 8 him 7 see 8 him 8 him 9 , 8 him 10 and 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 this 10 and 12 made 12 made 14 smile 13 him 14 smile 14 smile 15 still 14 smile 16 more 16 more 17 . to [jimmy] [himself] it wasn't unpleasant at all , and he couldn't understand why other people disliked it so . 1 to 20 . 4 it 6 unpleasant 5 wasn't 6 unpleasant 6 unpleasant 7 at 7 at 8 all 8 all 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 he 10 and 12 couldn't 12 couldn't 13 understand 12 couldn't 14 why 14 why 15 other 14 why 16 people 15 other 16 people 16 people 17 disliked 16 people 18 it 18 it 19 so 18 it 20 . he had puzzled over that a great deal . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 puzzled 2 had 4 over 3 puzzled 4 over 4 over 5 that 4 over 6 a 6 a 7 great 7 great 8 deal 8 deal 9 . " [i] guess it 's a good thing that [old] [mother] [nature] [didn't] make us all alike , " said he to himself . 1 " 3 guess 1 " 4 it 4 it 5 's 4 it 24 . 5 's 6 a 6 a 7 good 6 a 8 thing 8 thing 9 that 14 make 16 all 15 us 16 all 16 all 18 , 17 alike 18 , 18 , 19 " 19 " 20 said 20 said 21 he 21 he 22 to 22 to 23 himself 22 to 24 . " [i] think there must be something the matter with their noses , and [i] suppose they think there is something the matter with mine . 1 " 5 must 3 think 4 there 4 there 5 must 5 must 6 be 6 be 8 the 7 something 8 the 8 the 9 matter 8 the 24 with 9 matter 10 with 10 with 11 their 10 with 12 noses 12 noses 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 16 suppose 16 suppose 17 they 18 think 19 there 19 there 20 is 20 is 21 something 21 something 22 the 22 the 23 matter 23 matter 24 with 24 with 26 . 25 mine 26 . but there isn't . 1 but 2 there 2 there 3 isn't 3 isn't 4 . not a thing . 1 not 2 a 2 a 3 thing 3 thing 4 . hello ! 1 hello 2 ! there [is] [johnny] [chuck] 's [old] [house] just ahead of me . 1 there 5 's 5 's 12 . 8 just 9 ahead 9 ahead 10 of 10 of 11 me 11 me 12 . now we will see what we shall see . " 1 now 2 we 2 we 3 will 3 will 4 see 4 see 5 what 5 what 6 we 6 we 7 shall 7 shall 8 see 8 see 9 . 9 . 10 " he walked softly as he drew near to the old house . 1 he 2 walked 2 walked 4 as 3 softly 4 as 4 as 5 he 5 he 6 drew 6 drew 7 near 7 near 8 to 8 to 9 the 9 the 10 old 10 old 11 house 11 house 12 . if [peter] was [way] [down] inside , it wouldn't matter how he approached . 1 if 3 was 3 was 14 . 6 inside 7 , 6 inside 12 he 7 , 8 it 8 it 10 matter 9 wouldn't 10 matter 10 matter 11 how 12 he 13 approached 13 approached 14 . jimmy didn't [intend] to give [peter] a chance to do any such thing . 1 jimmy 2 didn't 2 didn't 4 to 4 to 5 give 5 give 7 a 7 a 9 to 8 chance 9 to 9 to 10 do 9 to 11 any 11 any 13 thing 12 such 13 thing 13 thing 14 . if [peter] [once] [got] [outside] that old [house] , his long legs would soon [put] [him] [beyond] [jimmy] 's reach , and [jimmy] knew it . 1 if 6 that 1 if 19 's 6 that 7 old 7 old 9 , 9 , 10 his 10 his 12 legs 11 long 12 legs 12 legs 13 would 12 legs 14 soon 19 's 21 , 20 reach 21 , 21 , 22 and 22 and 24 knew 24 knew 25 it 25 it 26 . at last he reached a position where with one jump he could land right on the doorstep . 1 at 2 last 2 last 3 he 3 he 4 reached 3 he 5 a 5 a 6 position 6 position 7 where 7 where 8 with 7 where 9 one 9 one 10 jump 9 one 11 he 10 jump 11 he 11 he 13 land 12 could 13 land 13 land 14 right 13 land 15 on 15 on 16 the 16 the 17 doorstep 17 doorstep 18 . he waited a few minutes and cocked his head on one side to listen . 1 he 2 waited 2 waited 3 a 3 a 4 few 4 few 5 minutes 4 few 6 and 5 minutes 6 and 6 and 7 cocked 6 and 8 his 8 his 9 head 9 head 10 on 9 head 11 one 11 one 12 side 11 one 13 to 13 to 14 listen 14 listen 15 . there wasn't a sound to tell him whether [peter] was there [or] not . 1 there 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 a 3 a 5 to 4 sound 5 to 5 to 6 tell 5 to 7 him 7 him 8 whether 8 whether 14 . 10 was 11 there 11 there 13 not 13 not 14 . then [lightly] he jumped over to the doorstep and looked in at the doorway . 1 then 3 he 3 he 5 over 4 jumped 5 over 5 over 6 to 5 over 7 the 7 the 8 doorstep 8 doorstep 9 and 9 and 10 looked 10 looked 11 in 10 looked 13 the 11 in 12 at 13 the 15 . 14 doorway 15 . there was no [peter] to be seen . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 no 3 no 5 to 5 to 6 be 6 be 7 seen 7 seen 8 . " if he is here , he is way down inside , " thought [jimmy] . 1 " 2 if 2 if 3 he 3 he 4 is 4 is 5 here 5 here 6 , 5 here 7 he 7 he 8 is 8 is 10 down 9 way 10 down 10 down 11 inside 10 down 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 thought 14 thought 16 . " [i] [wonder] if he really is here . 1 " 4 if 4 if 5 he 5 he 6 really 6 really 7 is 7 is 8 here 8 here 9 . i think [i] 'll look about a bit [before] [i] [go] [in] . " 1 i 2 think 2 think 14 " 4 'll 6 about 5 look 6 about 6 about 7 a 7 a 13 . 8 bit 13 . 13 . 14 " now the doorstep was of sand , as [johnny] [chuck] 's [doorsteps] always [are] . 1 now 2 the 2 the 3 doorstep 3 doorstep 6 sand 4 was 5 of 5 of 6 sand 6 sand 7 , 7 , 8 as 8 as 15 . 11 's 13 always 13 always 15 . almost at once [jimmy] chuckled . 1 almost 2 at 2 at 3 once 3 once 5 chuckled 5 chuckled 6 . there [were] [peter] 's tracks , and they pointed straight towards the inside of [johnny] [chuck] 's old house . 1 there 4 's 4 's 6 , 5 tracks 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 they 8 they 9 pointed 9 pointed 10 straight 10 straight 12 the 11 towards 12 the 12 the 13 inside 12 the 14 of 14 of 17 's 17 's 20 . 18 old 19 house 19 house 20 . jimmy [looked] [carefully] , but not a single track pointing the other way could he find . 1 jimmy 4 , 4 , 5 but 5 but 6 not 6 not 7 a 7 a 8 single 8 single 9 track 9 track 10 pointing 9 track 11 the 11 the 12 other 11 the 13 way 13 way 14 could 13 way 15 he 15 he 17 . 16 find 17 . then he chuckled again . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 chuckled 3 chuckled 4 again 4 again 5 . " the scamp is here all right , " he muttered . 1 " 2 the 2 the 3 scamp 2 the 4 is 4 is 5 here 5 here 6 all 5 here 7 right 6 all 7 right 7 right 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 he 10 he 11 muttered 11 muttered 12 . in [this] [jimmy] [was] partly right and [partly] wrong , as you and [i] know . 1 in 5 partly 5 partly 10 , 6 right 7 and 7 and 9 wrong 9 wrong 10 , 10 , 11 as 10 , 12 you 12 you 13 and 13 and 15 know 15 know 16 . he stared down the long dark doorway a minute . 1 he 2 stared 2 stared 4 the 3 down 4 the 4 the 5 long 5 long 6 dark 5 long 7 doorway 7 doorway 8 a 8 a 9 minute 9 minute 10 . then he made up his mind . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 made 3 made 4 up 4 up 5 his 5 his 6 mind 6 mind 7 . but that was as far as [jimmy] [skunk] went . 1 but 2 that 2 that 3 was 3 was 4 as 4 as 6 as 5 far 6 as 6 as 9 went 9 went 10 . yes , [sir] , that was just as far as [jimmy] [skunk] went . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 that 5 that 6 was 6 was 7 just 7 just 8 as 8 as 10 as 9 far 10 as 10 as 13 went 13 went 14 . jimmy [skunk] knows all about [yellow] [jackets] [and] the [sharp] little lances they carry in their tails ; he has the greatest respect for them . 1 jimmy 3 knows 3 knows 4 all 4 all 5 about 5 about 9 the 9 the 11 little 11 little 12 lances 11 little 13 they 13 they 14 carry 14 carry 16 their 15 in 16 their 16 their 17 tails 16 their 18 ; 18 ; 19 he 19 he 20 has 20 has 21 the 21 the 22 greatest 22 greatest 23 respect 23 respect 24 for 24 for 26 . 25 them 26 . he backed out in a hurry and actually hurried away to a safe distance . 1 he 2 backed 2 backed 3 out 3 out 4 in 4 in 5 a 5 a 6 hurry 6 hurry 7 and 7 and 8 actually 8 actually 10 away 9 hurried 10 away 10 away 11 to 11 to 13 safe 12 a 13 safe 13 safe 15 . 14 distance 15 . then he sat down to think . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 sat 3 sat 4 down 4 down 5 to 5 to 6 think 6 think 7 . after a little he began to chuckle again . 1 after 2 a 2 a 4 he 3 little 4 he 4 he 5 began 5 began 6 to 6 to 7 chuckle 7 chuckle 8 again 8 again 9 . " [i] know what happened , " said he , talking to himself . 1 " 9 he 3 know 4 what 4 what 7 " 5 happened 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 he 9 he 10 , 10 , 11 talking 11 talking 12 to 12 to 13 himself 13 himself 14 . " [peter] [rabbit] popped into that doorway . 1 " 4 popped 4 popped 6 that 5 into 6 that 6 that 7 doorway 6 that 8 . 7 doorway 8 . those [yellow] [jackets] [just] naturally [got] [after] [him] [.] 1 those 5 naturally i reckon [i] don't need to scare [peter] to pay him for that joke . 1 i 2 reckon 2 reckon 4 don't 4 don't 5 need 5 need 6 to 6 to 7 scare 7 scare 9 to 9 to 10 pay 10 pay 11 him 11 him 12 for 12 for 13 that 13 that 14 joke 13 that 15 . 14 joke 15 . i reckon he 's been punished already . " 1 i 2 reckon 2 reckon 3 he 3 he 4 's 4 's 6 punished 5 been 6 punished 6 punished 7 already 6 punished 8 . 8 . 9 " [[] [illustration] []] [x] [peter] [rabbit] [is] [most] [uncomfortable] if ever any one was sorry for having played pranks on other folks , that one was [peter] [rabbit] . 1 if 2 ever 2 ever 3 any 2 ever 4 one 3 any 4 one 4 one 5 was 4 one 6 sorry 6 sorry 7 for 6 sorry 8 having 8 having 9 played 8 having 10 pranks 9 played 10 pranks 10 pranks 12 other 11 on 12 other 12 other 13 folks 13 folks 14 , 14 , 15 that 15 that 16 one 15 that 20 . 17 was 20 . i am afraid it wasn't quite the right kind of sorrow . 1 i 2 am 2 am 3 afraid 3 afraid 4 it 4 it 6 quite 5 wasn't 6 quite 6 quite 8 right 7 the 8 right 8 right 9 kind 9 kind 10 of 9 kind 11 sorrow 10 of 11 sorrow 11 sorrow 12 . peter wished with all his might that he had known about [their] [home] in [johnny] [chuck] 's [old] house before ever he thought of hiding there . 1 peter 2 wished 2 wished 14 in 3 with 4 all 4 all 6 might 5 his 6 might 6 might 7 that 6 might 8 he 8 he 9 had 9 had 10 known 10 known 11 about 11 about 14 in 14 in 27 . 17 's 19 house 19 house 20 before 19 house 21 ever 21 ever 22 he 22 he 23 thought 23 thought 24 of 23 thought 25 hiding 25 hiding 26 there 26 there 27 . but wishes of that kind are about the most useless things in the world . 1 but 13 the 2 wishes 4 that 3 of 4 that 4 that 5 kind 4 that 6 are 6 are 7 about 6 are 8 the 8 the 9 most 8 the 10 useless 10 useless 11 things 11 things 12 in 12 in 13 the 13 the 15 . 14 world 15 . they wouldn't help him now . 1 they 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 4 him 3 help 4 him 4 him 5 now 4 him 6 . all at once he had a comforting thought . 1 all 2 at 2 at 3 once 2 at 4 he 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 a 6 a 7 comforting 7 comforting 9 . 8 thought 9 . he remembered [that] [johnny] [chuck] usually [has] [a] back door . 1 he 2 remembered 2 remembered 6 usually 6 usually 11 . 9 back 10 door 10 door 11 . if that were the case here , he would be all right . 1 if 2 that 2 that 3 were 3 were 4 the 3 were 5 case 5 case 6 here 5 case 7 , 7 , 8 he 8 he 9 would 9 would 10 be 10 be 11 all 11 all 12 right 12 right 13 . he would find out . 1 he 2 would 2 would 3 find 3 find 4 out 4 out 5 . cautiously he poked his head out of the snug bedroom . 1 cautiously 2 he 2 he 3 poked 2 he 4 his 4 his 5 head 4 his 6 out 6 out 7 of 6 out 8 the 8 the 9 snug 9 snug 10 bedroom 10 bedroom 11 . there was the long hall down which he had come . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 the 2 was 4 long 4 long 5 hall 4 long 6 down 5 hall 6 down 6 down 7 which 7 which 8 he 7 which 9 had 9 had 10 come 10 come 11 . and there yes , [sir] , there was another hall ! 1 and 2 there 2 there 3 yes 2 there 4 , 4 , 6 , 6 , 7 there 7 there 8 was 7 there 9 another 8 was 9 another 9 another 11 ! 10 hall 11 ! it must be the way to the back door . 1 it 2 must 2 must 3 be 3 be 4 the 4 the 5 way 5 way 6 to 6 to 7 the 7 the 8 back 8 back 9 door 9 door 10 . carefully [peter] [crept] [up] it . 1 carefully 5 it 5 it 6 . " funny , " thought he , " [that] [i] don't see any light ahead of me . " 1 " 2 funny 2 funny 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 thought 5 thought 6 he 6 he 7 , 7 , 8 " 7 , 16 of 8 " 11 don't 11 don't 12 see 12 see 13 any 14 light 15 ahead 15 ahead 16 of 16 of 18 . 17 me 18 . 18 . 19 " and then he bumped his nose . 1 and 2 then 2 then 3 he 3 he 4 bumped 4 bumped 5 his 5 his 6 nose 6 nose 7 . yes , [sir] , [peter] bumped his nose against the end of that hall . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 11 end 6 bumped 8 nose 7 his 8 nose 8 nose 9 against 8 nose 10 the 10 the 11 end 11 end 12 of 12 of 13 that 13 that 14 hall 14 hall 15 . you see , it was an old house , and like most old houses it was rather a tumble-down affair . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 it 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 an 6 an 7 old 7 old 8 house 8 house 10 and 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 like 10 and 12 most 12 most 14 houses 13 old 14 houses 14 houses 16 was 15 it 16 was 16 was 17 rather 16 was 18 a 18 a 19 tumble-down 19 tumble-down 20 affair 20 affair 21 . anyway , the back door had been blocked with a great stone , and the walls of the back hall had fallen in . 1 anyway 2 , 2 , 3 the 2 , 4 back 4 back 5 door 4 back 6 had 6 had 8 blocked 7 been 8 blocked 8 blocked 10 a 9 with 10 a 10 a 11 great 10 a 12 stone 11 great 12 stone 12 stone 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 the 15 the 16 walls 16 walls 17 of 17 of 18 the 18 the 19 back 19 back 20 hall 20 hall 21 had 21 had 22 fallen 22 fallen 23 in 23 in 24 . there was no way out there . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 no 3 no 4 way 4 way 5 out 5 out 7 . 6 there 7 . sadly [peter] backed out to the little bedroom . 1 sadly 3 backed 3 backed 6 the 4 out 5 to 5 to 6 the 6 the 8 bedroom 7 little 8 bedroom 8 bedroom 9 . meanwhile he would try to get a nap and forget his aches and pains . 1 meanwhile 2 he 2 he 3 would 3 would 4 try 4 try 5 to 5 to 6 get 6 get 7 a 7 a 8 nap 8 nap 9 and 9 and 10 forget 10 forget 11 his 11 his 12 aches 11 his 13 and 13 and 14 pains 14 pains 15 . hardly [had] [peter] curled up for that [nap] [when] he heard a voice . 1 hardly 14 . 4 curled 5 up 4 curled 14 . 5 up 6 for 6 for 7 that 7 that 10 he 10 he 11 heard 11 heard 12 a 12 a 13 voice it sounded as if it came from a long way off , but he knew just where it came from . 1 it 2 sounded 2 sounded 3 as 3 as 4 if 4 if 5 it 5 it 6 came 5 it 7 from 7 from 9 long 8 a 9 long 9 long 10 way 10 way 11 off 11 off 12 , 12 , 14 he 13 but 14 he 14 he 15 knew 15 knew 16 just 16 just 17 where 17 where 18 it 18 it 19 came 19 came 20 from 20 from 21 . it came from the doorway of that old house . 1 it 2 came 2 came 3 from 3 from 4 the 4 the 5 doorway 5 doorway 6 of 6 of 7 that 7 that 8 old 8 old 9 house 9 house 10 . he knew , too , whose voice it was . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 4 too 3 , 4 too 4 too 6 whose 5 , 6 whose 6 whose 7 voice 6 whose 8 it 7 voice 8 it 8 it 9 was 8 it 10 . 9 was 10 . it [was] [jimmy] [skunk] 's voice . 1 it 5 's 5 's 7 . 6 voice 7 . " [i] know where you are , [peter] [rabbit] , " said the voice . 1 " 6 are 3 know 4 where 4 where 5 you 5 you 6 are 6 are 7 , 7 , 12 said 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 said 12 said 13 the 13 the 14 voice 14 voice 15 . " and [i] know why you are hiding down there . 1 " 2 and 2 and 4 know 4 know 6 you 5 why 6 you 6 you 7 are 7 are 8 hiding 8 hiding 9 down 9 down 10 there 10 there 11 . i know , too , [how] it happened that [i] was rolled down hill in that barrel . 1 i 2 know 1 i 3 , 3 , 4 too 3 , 5 , 5 , 7 it 5 , 11 was 7 it 8 happened 8 happened 9 that 11 was 12 rolled 12 rolled 18 . 13 down 17 barrel 14 hill 15 in 15 in 16 that 16 that 17 barrel 17 barrel 18 . i 'm just giving you a little warning , [peter] . 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 4 giving 3 just 4 giving 4 giving 5 you 4 giving 6 a 6 a 7 little 7 little 8 warning 8 warning 9 , 9 , 11 . there are a lot of very angry [yellow] [jackets] up here , as you will find out if you try to come out [before] [dark] . 1 there 2 are 2 are 3 a 3 a 5 of 4 lot 5 of 5 of 6 very 5 of 7 angry 7 angry 26 . 10 up 11 here 11 here 12 , 12 , 13 as 13 as 14 you 14 you 15 will 15 will 16 find 16 find 17 out 17 out 18 if 18 if 19 you 19 you 20 try 20 try 21 to 21 to 22 come 22 come 23 out 23 out 26 . i 'm going away [now] , but [i] 'm going to come back about dark to wait for you . 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 going 3 going 4 away 4 away 6 , 6 , 7 but 7 but 9 'm 9 'm 10 going 9 'm 11 to 11 to 12 come 11 to 13 back 13 back 14 about 13 back 15 dark 15 dark 17 wait 16 to 17 wait 17 wait 18 for 17 wait 19 you 19 you 20 . i may want to play a little joke on you to pay you back for the one you played on me . " 1 i 2 may 2 may 4 to 3 want 4 to 4 to 5 play 4 to 6 a 6 a 7 little 7 little 8 joke 8 joke 10 you 9 on 10 you 10 you 11 to 10 you 12 pay 12 pay 13 you 13 you 14 back 13 you 15 for 15 for 16 the 15 for 17 one 17 one 18 you 18 you 19 played 18 you 20 on 20 on 21 me 21 me 22 . 22 . 23 " that put an end to [peter] 's hope of a nap . 1 that 2 put 2 put 3 an 3 an 4 end 4 end 5 to 5 to 12 . 7 's 8 hope 8 hope 10 a 9 of 10 a 10 a 11 nap 10 a 12 . he shivered as he thought of what might happen to him if [jimmy] [skunk] should catch him . 1 he 2 shivered 2 shivered 3 as 3 as 4 he 4 he 5 thought 5 thought 6 of 6 of 7 what 6 of 8 might 8 might 9 happen 9 happen 10 to 10 to 11 him 10 to 18 . 11 him 12 if 15 should 16 catch 16 catch 17 him 17 him 18 . he was almost ready to [face] [those] [yellow] [jackets] [rather] [than] wait and meet [jimmy] [skunk] . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 almost 3 almost 4 ready 4 ready 5 to 5 to 12 wait 12 wait 13 and 13 and 14 meet 14 meet 17 . twice he started up the long hall , but turned back . 1 twice 2 he 2 he 3 started 3 started 4 up 4 up 5 the 4 up 6 long 6 long 7 hall 6 long 8 , 8 , 9 but 8 , 10 turned 10 turned 12 . 11 back 12 . he just couldn't stand any more stings . 1 he 2 just 2 just 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 stand 3 couldn't 5 any 5 any 6 more 5 any 7 stings 6 more 7 stings 7 stings 8 . he was miserable . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 miserable 3 miserable 4 . yes , [sir] , he was miserable and most uncomfortable in both body and mind . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 miserable 7 miserable 8 and 8 and 10 uncomfortable 8 and 16 . 9 most 10 uncomfortable 10 uncomfortable 11 in 11 in 12 both 11 in 13 body 13 body 15 mind 14 and 15 mind " [i] wish [i] 'd never thought of that joke , " he half sobbed . 1 " 3 wish 3 wish 5 'd 5 'd 6 never 6 never 7 thought 7 thought 8 of 8 of 9 that 9 that 10 joke 10 joke 12 " 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 he 13 he 15 sobbed 14 half 15 sobbed 15 sobbed 16 . " [i] thought it was a great joke , but it wasn't . 1 " 3 thought 3 thought 4 it 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 a 5 was 7 great 7 great 8 joke 8 joke 9 , 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 it 11 it 12 wasn't 12 wasn't 13 . it was a horrid , mean joke . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 horrid 4 horrid 5 , 5 , 6 mean 6 mean 7 joke 7 joke 8 . why , oh , why did [i] ever think of it ? " 1 why 2 , 1 why 13 " 2 , 3 oh 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 why 5 why 6 did 6 did 8 ever 9 think 10 of 10 of 11 it 11 it 12 ? 12 ? 13 " meanwhile [jimmy] [skunk] [had] [gone] off , chuckling . 1 meanwhile 6 off 6 off 7 , 7 , 8 chuckling 8 chuckling 9 . [xi] [jimmy] [skunk] [keeps] [his] [word] keep your word , whate'er you do , [and] to [your] inmost self be true . 1 keep 2 your 2 your 3 word 3 word 4 , 3 word 5 whate'er 5 whate'er 6 you 6 you 7 do 6 you 8 , 8 , 16 . 10 to 12 inmost 12 inmost 13 self 13 self 14 be 13 self 15 true 14 be 15 true 15 true 16 . he did it to [make] [peter] uneasy and to worry him . 1 he 2 did 2 did 3 it 3 it 12 . 4 to 7 uneasy 7 uneasy 8 and 8 and 9 to 9 to 10 worry 10 worry 11 him 10 worry 12 . the truth is , [jimmy] was no longer angry at all . 1 the 2 truth 2 truth 3 is 2 truth 4 , 3 is 4 , 4 , 6 was 6 was 7 no 6 was 8 longer 7 no 8 longer 8 longer 9 angry 8 longer 10 at 10 at 11 all 10 at 12 . he had quite recovered his good nature and was very much inclined to laugh [himself] over [peter] 's trick . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 quite 2 had 4 recovered 4 recovered 5 his 4 recovered 6 good 5 his 6 good 6 good 7 nature 7 nature 8 and 8 and 9 was 9 was 10 very 10 very 11 much 11 much 13 to 12 inclined 13 to 13 to 14 laugh 13 to 20 . 14 laugh 16 over 18 's 19 trick 19 trick 20 . so that is why he told [peter] that he was coming back at dark . 1 so 2 that 2 that 3 is 3 is 4 why 3 is 15 . 4 why 5 he 5 he 6 told 6 told 8 that 8 that 9 he 9 he 10 was 10 was 11 coming 11 coming 12 back 12 back 13 at 14 dark 15 . as [jimmy] ambled away to look for some beetles , he chuckled and chuckled and chuckled . 1 as 3 ambled 3 ambled 5 to 4 away 5 to 5 to 7 for 6 look 7 for 7 for 9 beetles 8 some 9 beetles 9 beetles 10 , 10 , 11 he 11 he 12 chuckled 12 chuckled 13 and 13 and 14 chuckled 14 chuckled 15 and 15 and 16 chuckled 16 chuckled 17 . " [i] guess that by this time [peter] [wishes] he hadn't thought of that joke [on] [reddy] [fox] and myself , " said he . 1 " 3 guess 3 guess 22 " 4 that 5 by 5 by 6 this 6 this 7 time 7 time 10 he 10 he 11 hadn't 11 hadn't 12 thought 12 thought 13 of 13 of 14 that 14 that 15 joke 15 joke 19 and 19 and 21 , 20 myself 21 , 21 , 22 " 22 " 23 said 23 said 24 he 24 he 25 . " perhaps [i] 'll go back there tonight and [perhaps] [i] [won't] [.] 1 " 2 perhaps 2 perhaps 4 'll 4 'll 5 go 5 go 7 there 6 back 7 there 7 there 8 tonight 7 there 9 and he won't know whether [i] do or not , and he won't [dare] come out . " 1 he 2 won't 1 he 6 do 2 won't 3 know 2 won't 4 whether 6 do 9 , 7 or 8 not 8 not 9 , 9 , 17 " 10 and 11 he 11 he 12 won't 12 won't 14 come 14 come 15 out 15 out 16 . 16 . 17 " then he stopped and scratched his head thoughtfully . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 stopped 3 stopped 4 and 4 and 5 scratched 5 scratched 6 his 6 his 7 head 7 head 8 thoughtfully 8 thoughtfully 9 . then he sighed . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 sighed 3 sighed 4 . then he scratched his head again and once more sighed . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 scratched 3 scratched 4 his 4 his 6 again 5 head 6 again 6 again 7 and 7 and 8 once 7 and 9 more 9 more 11 . 10 sighed 11 . " [i] [really] don't want to go back there tonight , " he muttered , " but [i] guess [i] 'll have to . 1 " 4 don't 4 don't 6 to 5 want 6 to 6 to 7 go 7 go 8 back 8 back 9 there 9 there 11 , 10 tonight 11 , 11 , 12 " 11 , 13 he 12 " 13 he 13 he 14 muttered 13 he 15 , 15 , 19 guess 16 " 17 but 17 but 19 guess 19 guess 21 'll 21 'll 22 have 22 have 23 to 23 to 24 . i said [i] [would] , and so [i] 'll have to do it . 1 i 2 said 2 said 5 , 5 , 6 and 5 , 13 it 6 and 7 so 9 'll 10 have 10 have 11 to 11 to 12 do 12 do 13 it 13 it 14 . i believe in keeping my word . 1 i 2 believe 2 believe 3 in 2 believe 4 keeping 3 in 4 keeping 4 keeping 5 my 5 my 6 word 6 word 7 . yes , [sir] , [i] 'll have to go back . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 6 'll 6 'll 7 have 7 have 8 to 8 to 9 go 9 go 10 back 10 back 11 . there is nothing like making people believe that when you say a thing you mean it . 1 there 2 is 1 there 3 nothing 3 nothing 5 making 4 like 5 making 5 making 6 people 6 people 7 believe 7 believe 9 when 8 that 9 when 9 when 10 you 10 you 12 a 11 say 12 a 12 a 13 thing 12 a 14 you 14 you 15 mean 14 you 16 it 15 mean 16 it 16 it 17 . there is nothing like keeping your word to make people respect you . " 1 there 2 is 2 is 4 like 3 nothing 4 like 4 like 5 keeping 4 like 6 your 6 your 7 word 6 your 8 to 8 to 9 make 8 to 10 people 10 people 11 respect 10 people 12 you 11 respect 12 you 12 you 14 " 13 . 14 " there [jimmy] found a warm , sunny spot and curled up for a nap . 1 there 13 a 3 found 4 a 4 a 5 warm 5 warm 6 , 6 , 7 sunny 6 , 8 spot 8 spot 9 and 9 and 10 curled 10 curled 11 up 11 up 12 for 12 for 13 a 13 a 14 nap 13 a 15 . in fact , he spent all the day there . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 3 , 4 he 3 , 5 spent 5 spent 7 the 5 spent 10 . 6 all 7 the 7 the 8 day 7 the 9 there a look at the footprints in the sand on the doorstep told him that [peter] had not come out . 1 a 2 look 2 look 3 at 3 at 4 the 4 the 5 footprints 5 footprints 6 in 6 in 7 the 7 the 8 sand 8 sand 9 on 9 on 10 the 10 the 11 doorstep 11 doorstep 12 told 12 told 13 him 12 told 14 that 14 that 16 had 16 had 17 not 17 not 18 come 18 come 19 out 19 out 20 . jimmy sat down and waited until it was quite dark . 1 jimmy 2 sat 2 sat 3 down 2 sat 4 and 4 and 5 waited 5 waited 6 until 6 until 8 was 7 it 8 was 8 was 9 quite 9 quite 10 dark 10 dark 11 . then he poked his head in at the doorway . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 poked 3 poked 4 his 4 his 5 head 5 head 6 in 6 in 7 at 7 at 8 the 8 the 9 doorway 9 doorway 10 . the [yellow] [jackets] had gone to bed for the night . 1 the 4 had 4 had 6 to 5 gone 6 to 6 to 8 for 7 bed 8 for 8 for 9 the 8 for 10 night 9 the 10 night 10 night 11 . " come out , [peter] . 1 " 2 come 2 come 3 out 3 out 4 , 4 , 6 . i 'm waiting for you ! " he called down the hall , and made his voice sound as angry as he could . 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 4 for 3 waiting 4 for 4 for 5 you 5 you 6 ! 5 you 7 " 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 he 8 he 9 called 9 called 11 the 10 down 11 the 11 the 12 hall 11 the 13 , 12 hall 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 made 14 and 16 his 16 his 17 voice 16 his 18 sound 17 voice 18 sound 18 sound 20 angry 19 as 20 angry 20 angry 21 as 21 as 22 he 22 he 23 could 23 could 24 . but inside he was chuckling . 1 but 2 inside 2 inside 3 he 3 he 4 was 4 was 5 chuckling 5 chuckling 6 . then [jimmy] [skunk] [calmly] [turned] and went about his business . 1 then 6 and 6 and 11 . 7 went 8 about 8 about 9 his 9 his 10 business 10 business 11 . he had kept his word . 1 he 2 had 1 he 3 kept 3 kept 4 his 4 his 5 word 4 his 6 . as for [peter] [rabbit] , that had been one of the very worst days he could recall . 1 as 2 for 2 for 5 , 5 , 6 that 6 that 7 had 7 had 8 been 8 been 9 one 8 been 10 of 9 one 10 of 10 of 11 the 10 of 12 very 12 very 13 worst 12 very 14 days 14 days 15 he 15 he 17 recall 16 could 17 recall 17 recall 18 . he had had just a little bit of hope , and [this] [was] that [jimmy] [skunk] wouldn't come back when it grew [dark] . 1 he 2 had 2 had 4 just 3 had 4 just 4 just 5 a 5 a 6 little 5 a 7 bit 7 bit 8 of 7 bit 21 it 8 of 9 hope 9 hope 10 , 9 hope 20 when 10 , 14 that 11 and 14 that 14 that 17 wouldn't 17 wouldn't 18 come 18 come 19 back 21 it 24 . 22 grew 24 . poor [peter] ! 1 poor 3 ! the sound of that voice almost broke his heart . 1 the 3 of 2 sound 3 of 3 of 4 that 3 of 5 voice 4 that 5 voice 5 voice 6 almost 6 almost 8 his 7 broke 8 his 8 his 9 heart 8 his 10 . 9 heart 10 . " he has come back . 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 has 3 has 4 come 4 come 5 back 5 back 6 . he 's kept his word , " he half sobbed as he once more went back to [johnny] [chuck] 's old bedroom . 1 he 2 's 2 's 3 kept 2 's 4 his 4 his 5 word 4 his 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 he 8 he 9 half 9 half 10 sobbed 9 half 11 as 11 as 12 he 11 as 13 once 13 once 14 more 13 once 15 went 15 went 16 back 15 went 17 to 17 to 23 . 20 's 21 old 21 old 22 bedroom 22 bedroom 23 . there he stayed [nearly] all the rest of the night , though his stomach was so empty it ached . 1 there 2 he 2 he 3 stayed 2 he 6 the 3 stayed 5 all 6 the 8 of 7 rest 8 of 8 of 10 night 9 the 10 night 10 night 12 though 11 , 12 though 12 though 13 his 12 though 14 stomach 13 his 14 stomach 14 stomach 15 was 14 stomach 16 so 15 was 16 so 16 so 18 it 17 empty 18 it 18 it 20 . 19 ached 20 . just before it was time for [mr] [sun] to rise , [peter] ventured to [dash] out of [johnny] [chuck] ['s] old house . 1 just 23 . 2 before 3 it 3 it 4 was 4 was 5 time 5 time 6 for 6 for 9 to 9 to 10 rise 10 rise 11 , 11 , 13 ventured 13 ventured 14 to 13 ventured 23 . 14 to 16 out 16 out 17 of 17 of 21 old 21 old 22 house he got past the home of the [yellow] [jackets] safely , for they were not yet awake . 1 he 2 got 2 got 3 past 2 got 4 the 4 the 5 home 5 home 6 of 6 of 7 the 7 the 10 safely 10 safely 11 , 11 , 12 for 12 for 13 they 13 they 14 were 14 were 15 not 15 not 16 yet 16 yet 17 awake 17 awake 18 . with his heart in his mouth , he sprang out of the doorway . 1 with 2 his 2 his 3 heart 2 his 4 in 4 in 5 his 5 his 7 , 6 mouth 7 , 7 , 8 he 8 he 9 sprang 9 sprang 11 of 10 out 11 of 11 of 12 the 12 the 14 . 13 doorway 14 . jimmy [skunk] wasn't [there] [.] 1 jimmy 3 wasn't with a sigh of relief , [peter] started for the dear , safe [old] [briar-patch] , lipperty-lipperty-lip , as fast as he could go . 1 with 2 a 1 with 3 sigh 3 sigh 4 of 4 of 5 relief 5 relief 6 , 6 , 16 , 8 started 9 for 9 for 10 the 10 the 11 dear 11 dear 12 , 12 , 13 safe 13 safe 16 , 16 , 17 lipperty-lipperty-lip 17 lipperty-lipperty-lip 18 , 18 , 19 as 19 as 20 fast 19 as 21 as 20 fast 21 as 21 as 22 he 22 he 23 could 23 could 24 go 24 go 25 . " [i] 'll never , never play another joke , " he said , over and over again as he ran . 1 " 3 'll 3 'll 4 never 4 never 5 , 5 , 6 never 6 never 8 another 7 play 8 another 8 another 9 joke 8 another 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 he 12 he 13 said 13 said 14 , 14 , 15 over 15 over 16 and 16 and 17 over 16 and 18 again 18 again 19 as 19 as 20 he 20 he 21 ran 21 ran 22 . [xii] [jimmy] [skunk] [and] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [meet] jimmy [skunk] ambled along down the [lone] [little] [path] through the [green] [forest] . 1 jimmy 3 ambled 3 ambled 4 along 3 ambled 10 through 4 along 5 down 5 down 6 the 10 through 11 the 11 the 14 . he didn't hurry . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 hurry 3 hurry 4 . jimmy never does hurry . 1 jimmy 2 never 2 never 3 does 2 never 5 . 4 hurry 5 . hurrying and worrying are two things he leaves for his neighbors . 1 hurrying 2 and 2 and 4 are 3 worrying 4 are 4 are 5 two 4 are 6 things 6 things 8 leaves 7 he 8 leaves 8 leaves 9 for 8 leaves 10 his 10 his 11 neighbors 11 neighbors 12 . now and then [jimmy] stopped to turn over a bit of bark or a stick , hoping to find some fat beetles . 1 now 2 and 2 and 3 then 3 then 5 stopped 5 stopped 6 to 6 to 7 turn 7 turn 8 over 8 over 10 bit 9 a 10 bit 10 bit 11 of 10 bit 12 bark 12 bark 14 a 13 or 14 a 14 a 16 , 15 stick 16 , 16 , 17 hoping 16 , 18 to 18 to 19 find 18 to 20 some 20 some 21 fat 20 some 22 beetles 22 beetles 23 . but it was plain to see that he had something besides fat beetles on his mind . 1 but 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 plain 4 plain 5 to 5 to 6 see 6 see 7 that 7 that 8 he 8 he 9 had 9 had 10 something 10 something 11 besides 10 something 12 fat 11 besides 12 fat 12 fat 13 beetles 12 fat 14 on 14 on 15 his 15 his 16 mind 16 mind 17 . up the [lone] [little] [path] [through] the [green] [forest] shuffled [unc] ' [billy] [possum] . 1 up 2 the 2 the 15 . 7 the 10 shuffled 10 shuffled 12 ' 10 shuffled 15 . he didn't hurry . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 hurry 3 hurry 4 . it was too warm to hurry . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 too 3 too 4 warm 4 warm 5 to 5 to 6 hurry 6 hurry 7 . unlike [jimmy] [skunk] , he does hurry sometimes , [does] [unc] ['] [billy] , especially [when] he suspects that [bowser] the [hound] is about . 1 unlike 15 especially 1 unlike 25 . 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 does 5 he 7 hurry 6 does 7 hurry 7 hurry 8 sometimes 7 hurry 14 , 8 sometimes 9 , 14 , 15 especially 15 especially 17 he 17 he 18 suspects 18 suspects 19 that 19 that 21 the 23 is 24 about 24 about 25 . and [sometimes] [unc] ' [billy] does worry . 1 and 4 ' 4 ' 8 . 6 does 7 worry 7 worry 8 . you see , there are people who think that [unc] ' [billy] would make a very good dinner . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 there 4 there 5 are 5 are 6 people 6 people 7 who 7 who 8 think 8 think 9 that 9 that 19 . 11 ' 13 would 13 would 14 make 14 make 15 a 15 a 16 very 16 very 17 good 17 good 18 dinner 18 dinner 19 . unc ' [billy] [doesn't] [think] he would . 1 unc 2 ' 2 ' 6 he 6 he 7 would 7 would 8 . anyway , he has no desire to have the experiment tried . 1 anyway 2 , 2 , 3 he 3 he 4 has 4 has 5 no 5 no 6 desire 6 desire 7 to 7 to 8 have 8 have 9 the 9 the 10 experiment 10 experiment 11 tried 11 tried 12 . so occasionally , when he discovers one of these people who think he would make a good dinner , he worries a little . 1 so 3 , 2 occasionally 3 , 3 , 5 he 4 when 5 he 5 he 6 discovers 5 he 7 one 6 discovers 7 one 7 one 9 these 8 of 9 these 9 these 10 people 9 these 11 who 10 people 11 who 11 who 12 think 12 think 13 he 12 think 14 would 14 would 15 make 15 make 16 a 16 a 17 good 17 good 18 dinner 18 dinner 19 , 19 , 20 he 20 he 21 worries 21 worries 22 a 22 a 23 little 23 little 24 . but just now [unc] ' [billy] was [neither] [hurrying] [nor] [worrying] . 1 but 2 just 2 just 3 now 3 now 5 ' 5 ' 7 was 7 was 12 . there was no need of doing either , and [unc] ' [billy] never does anything that there is no need of doing . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 no 3 no 4 need 3 no 21 of 4 need 5 of 5 of 6 doing 6 doing 7 either 6 doing 8 , 8 , 9 and 8 , 13 never 9 and 11 ' 13 never 14 does 15 anything 16 that 16 that 20 need 17 there 18 is 18 is 19 no 18 is 20 need 20 need 21 of 21 of 22 doing 22 doing 23 . [[] [illustration] []] jimmy [skunk] grinned . 1 jimmy 3 grinned 3 grinned 4 . " [hello] , [unc] ' [billy] ! " said he . 1 " 3 , 3 , 5 ' 5 ' 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 10 he 10 he 11 . " have you seen any fat beetles this morning ? " 1 " 2 have 2 have 3 you 3 you 4 seen 4 seen 5 any 4 seen 6 fat 6 fat 7 beetles 6 fat 8 this 7 beetles 8 this 8 this 9 morning 8 this 10 ? 10 ? 11 " unc ' [billy] grinned [.] 1 unc 2 ' 2 ' 4 grinned " good mo'nin ' , [brer] [skunk] , " he replied . 1 " 2 good 1 " 3 mo'nin 2 good 3 mo'nin 3 mo'nin 4 ' 4 ' 5 , 5 , 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 he 10 he 11 replied 11 replied 12 . " ah can't rightly say [ah] [have] . 1 " 2 ah 2 ah 3 can't 2 ah 4 rightly 4 rightly 5 say 5 say 8 . ah had it on mah mind to ask yo ' the same thing . " 1 ah 15 " 2 had 3 it 2 had 4 on 4 on 6 mind 5 mah 6 mind 6 mind 8 ask 7 to 8 ask 8 ask 10 ' 9 yo 10 ' 10 ' 12 same 11 the 12 same 12 same 13 thing 12 same 14 . 14 . 15 " jimmy sat down and looked at [unc] ['] [billy] with [twinkling] eyes . 1 jimmy 2 sat 2 sat 3 down 2 sat 4 and 4 and 5 looked 5 looked 6 at 6 at 10 with 10 with 12 eyes 12 eyes 13 . his grin grew broader and became a chuckle . 1 his 2 grin 2 grin 4 broader 3 grew 4 broader 4 broader 5 and 5 and 6 became 5 and 7 a 7 a 8 chuckle 8 chuckle 9 . " [unc] ' [billy] , " said he , " have you ever in your life combed your hair or brushed your coat ? " 1 " 3 ' 3 ' 5 , 5 , 6 " 5 , 7 said 6 " 7 said 7 said 8 he 8 he 9 , 8 he 10 " 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 have 11 have 12 you 11 have 13 ever 13 ever 14 in 13 ever 15 your 15 your 16 life 15 your 17 combed 17 combed 19 hair 18 your 19 hair 19 hair 20 or 19 hair 21 brushed 20 or 21 brushed 21 brushed 22 your 22 your 23 coat 23 coat 24 ? 24 ? 25 " unc ' [billy] 's eyes twinkled . 1 unc 2 ' 2 ' 7 . 4 's 5 eyes 5 eyes 6 twinkled 6 twinkled 7 . " but it seems to me a powerful waste of time . 1 " 2 but 2 but 3 it 3 it 4 seems 4 seems 5 to 5 to 6 me 6 me 7 a 7 a 8 powerful 7 a 9 waste 9 waste 10 of 10 of 11 time 11 time 12 . ah have [mo] ['] [important] [things] to worry about . 1 ah 2 have 2 have 7 to 7 to 8 worry 8 worry 9 about 8 worry 10 . by the way , [brer] [skunk] , did yo ' ever run away from anybody in all your life ? " 1 by 2 the 2 the 3 way 3 way 4 , 3 way 21 " 4 , 7 , 7 , 8 did 9 yo 10 ' 10 ' 11 ever 10 ' 12 run 11 ever 12 run 12 run 14 from 13 away 14 from 14 from 15 anybody 14 from 16 in 16 in 17 all 16 in 18 your 17 all 18 your 18 your 19 life 18 your 20 ? 20 ? 21 " jimmy looked surprised at the question . 1 jimmy 2 looked 2 looked 4 at 3 surprised 4 at 4 at 5 the 5 the 6 question 6 question 7 . he scratched his head thoughtfully . 1 he 2 scratched 2 scratched 3 his 3 his 4 head 4 head 5 thoughtfully 5 thoughtfully 6 . " not that [i] remember of , " said he after a little . 1 " 2 not 1 " 5 remember 2 not 3 that 5 remember 7 , 6 of 7 , 7 , 8 " 7 , 9 said 8 " 9 said 9 said 10 he 10 he 12 a 11 after 12 a 12 a 13 little 12 a 14 . 13 little 14 . " most folks run away from me , " he added with a little throaty chuckle . 1 " 2 most 2 most 3 folks 2 most 4 run 4 run 5 away 4 run 6 from 5 away 6 from 6 from 7 me 7 me 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 he 9 " 11 added 11 added 12 with 12 with 13 a 13 a 14 little 14 little 15 throaty 15 throaty 16 chuckle 16 chuckle 17 . " those who don't run away always are polite and step aside . 1 " 2 those 2 those 4 don't 3 who 4 don't 4 don't 5 run 5 run 6 away 5 run 7 always 7 always 8 are 7 always 9 polite 9 polite 10 and 9 polite 11 step 11 step 12 aside 12 aside 13 . why do you ask , [unc] ' [billy] ? " 1 why 2 do 2 do 3 you 3 you 4 ask 4 ask 5 , 4 ask 10 " 5 , 7 ' 9 ? 10 " " oh , no reason in particular , [brer] [skunk] . 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 , 3 , 4 no 4 no 5 reason 5 reason 6 in 6 in 7 particular 7 particular 8 , 8 , 11 . no reason in particular . 1 no 2 reason 2 reason 3 in 3 in 4 particular 4 particular 5 . only [ah] wonder [sometimes] if yo ' ever realize how lucky yo ['] [are] . 1 only 15 . 3 wonder 5 if 5 if 6 yo 6 yo 8 ever 7 ' 8 ever 8 ever 9 realize 8 ever 10 how 9 realize 10 how 10 how 11 lucky 11 lucky 12 yo 12 yo 15 . if [ah] [never] had to worry about mah hungry neighbors , [ah] reckons perhaps [ah] [might] brush mah coat oftener . " 1 if 4 had 4 had 5 to 5 to 6 worry 6 worry 8 mah 6 worry 11 , 7 about 8 mah 8 mah 9 hungry 8 mah 10 neighbors 11 , 13 reckons 13 reckons 22 " 14 perhaps 17 brush 17 brush 21 . 18 mah 19 coat 19 coat 20 oftener 20 oftener 21 . 21 . 22 " unc ['] [billy] 's eyes twinkled more than ever . 1 unc 4 's 4 's 5 eyes 5 eyes 6 twinkled 6 twinkled 7 more 7 more 8 than 8 than 9 ever 9 ever 10 . " worry , " replied [jimmy] [skunk] sagely , " is the result of being [unprepared] . 1 " 2 worry 2 worry 3 , 2 worry 8 sagely 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 replied 8 sagely 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 is 11 is 12 the 12 the 13 result 13 result 14 of 14 of 15 being 15 being 17 . anybody [who] is [prepared] [has] no occasion to worry . 1 anybody 3 is 3 is 6 no 6 no 7 occasion 7 occasion 8 to 8 to 9 worry 9 worry 10 . just think it over , [unc] ' [billy] . " 1 just 2 think 2 think 4 over 3 it 4 over 4 over 5 , 5 , 10 " 7 ' 9 . 9 . 10 " it was [unc] ' [billy] 's turn to scratch his head thoughtfully . 1 it 2 was 1 it 13 . 2 was 4 ' 6 's 8 to 7 turn 8 to 8 to 9 scratch 8 to 10 his 10 his 11 head 10 his 12 thoughtfully 12 thoughtfully 13 . " ah [fear] [ah] don't quite get [your] meaning , [brer] [skunk] , " said he . 1 " 10 , 2 ah 6 quite 5 don't 6 quite 6 quite 7 get 7 get 9 meaning 9 meaning 10 , 10 , 13 , 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 said 15 said 16 he 16 he 17 . " sit down , [unc] ' [billy] , and [i] 'll explain , " replied [jimmy] . 1 " 2 sit 2 sit 3 down 3 down 4 , 4 , 6 ' 6 ' 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 11 'll 11 'll 12 explain 11 'll 13 , 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 replied 15 replied 17 . [xiii] [jimmy] [skunk] [explains] you 'll find this true where'er you go [that] [those] [prepared] [few] [troubles] [know] [.] 1 you 2 'll 2 'll 3 find 2 'll 4 this 3 find 4 this 4 this 6 where'er 5 true 6 where'er 6 where'er 7 you 6 where'er 8 go " to begin with , [i] am not such a [very] big fellow , am [i] ? " said [jimmy] . 1 " 2 to 2 to 3 begin 3 begin 4 with 4 with 5 , 5 , 19 said 7 am 8 not 8 not 9 such 9 such 10 a 10 a 12 big 12 big 13 fellow 13 fellow 14 , 13 fellow 18 " 14 , 15 am 15 am 17 ? 18 " 19 said 19 said 21 . you know [jimmy] [skunk] [really] is a little fellow compared with some of his neighbors . 1 you 2 know 1 you 7 a 2 know 6 is 7 a 8 little 8 little 10 compared 9 fellow 10 compared 10 compared 11 with 11 with 12 some 11 with 13 of 13 of 14 his 13 of 15 neighbors 15 neighbors 16 . " and [i] [haven't] very [long] claws or very big teeth , have [i] ? " continued [jimmy] . 1 " 2 and 2 and 19 . 5 very 7 claws 7 claws 16 " 8 or 9 very 9 very 10 big 9 very 11 teeth 11 teeth 12 , 12 , 13 have 13 have 15 ? 15 ? 16 " 16 " 17 continued 17 continued 19 . " ah reckons mine are about as long and about as big , " returned [unc] ' [billy] , looking [more] puzzled [than] [ever] . 1 " 2 ah 2 ah 3 reckons 3 reckons 4 mine 4 mine 5 are 4 mine 6 about 6 about 7 as 6 about 8 long 8 long 9 and 8 long 10 about 10 about 12 big 11 as 12 big 12 big 13 , 12 big 14 " 14 " 15 returned 14 " 25 . 17 ' 19 , 19 , 22 puzzled 20 looking 22 puzzled 22 puzzled 25 . " but you never see anybody bothering me , do you ? " [went] [on] [jimmy] . 1 " 2 but 2 but 3 you 2 but 4 never 3 you 4 never 4 never 5 see 4 never 6 anybody 6 anybody 7 bothering 6 anybody 8 me 8 me 9 , 8 me 10 do 10 do 11 you 11 you 12 ? 12 ? 13 " 13 " 17 . " no , " replied [unc] ' [billy] . 1 " 2 no 1 " 9 . 2 no 3 , 2 no 7 ' 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 replied " and it 's the same way with [prickly] [porky] the [porcupine] . 1 " 2 and 2 and 3 it 3 it 4 's 4 's 5 the 5 the 6 same 6 same 7 way 7 way 8 with 8 with 11 the 11 the 13 . you never see anybody bothering him or offering to do him any harm , do you ? " persisted [jimmy] . 1 you 18 " 2 never 4 anybody 3 see 4 anybody 4 anybody 5 bothering 4 anybody 6 him 6 him 7 or 6 him 8 offering 8 offering 9 to 8 offering 10 do 10 do 11 him 10 do 12 any 12 any 13 harm 13 harm 14 , 14 , 16 you 15 do 16 you 16 you 17 ? 17 ? 18 " 18 " 19 persisted 19 persisted 21 . " no , " replied [unc] ['] [billy] once more . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 2 no 11 . 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 replied 9 once 10 more 10 more 11 . " why ? " demanded [jimmy] . 1 " 2 why 2 why 3 ? 3 ? 4 " 4 " 5 demanded 5 demanded 7 . unc ['] [billy] grinned broadly . 1 unc 4 grinned 4 grinned 6 . 5 broadly 6 . leastways , [ah] does . 1 leastways 2 , 2 , 4 does 4 does 5 . ah ain't aiming fo ' trouble with either of yo ' . 1 ah 2 ain't 2 ain't 3 aiming 2 ain't 4 fo 4 fo 5 ' 4 fo 6 trouble 6 trouble 8 either 7 with 8 either 8 either 9 of 8 either 10 yo 9 of 10 yo 10 yo 11 ' 10 yo 12 . 11 ' 12 . ah [knows] [when] [ah] 's well off , and [ah] [reckons] [most] [folks] feel the same way . " 1 ah 18 . 5 's 6 well 6 well 8 , 7 off 8 , 8 , 9 and 8 , 18 . 9 and 14 feel 14 feel 15 the 15 the 16 same 16 same 17 way 18 . 19 " jimmy [skunk] chuckled . 1 jimmy 3 chuckled 3 chuckled 4 . " one more question , [unc] ' [billy] , " said he . 1 " 2 one 1 " 5 , 2 one 3 more 3 more 4 question 5 , 7 ' 7 ' 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 12 he 12 he 13 . " did you ever know me to pick a quarrel and use that bag of scent without being attacked ? " 1 " 2 did 2 did 3 you 3 you 5 know 4 ever 5 know 5 know 6 me 5 know 7 to 7 to 8 pick 7 to 9 a 9 a 10 quarrel 9 a 11 and 11 and 12 use 11 and 13 that 12 use 13 that 13 that 14 bag 13 that 15 of 14 bag 15 of 15 of 17 without 16 scent 17 without 17 without 19 attacked 18 being 19 attacked 19 attacked 21 " 20 ? 21 " unc ' [billy] considered for a few minutes . 1 unc 2 ' 2 ' 9 . 4 considered 5 for 5 for 6 a 6 a 7 few 7 few 8 minutes 8 minutes 9 . " ah [can't] say [ah] ever did , " he replied . 1 " 2 ah 1 " 12 . 4 say 9 " 6 ever 7 did 7 did 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 he 10 he 11 replied 11 replied 12 . " and you never knew [prickly] [porky] to go hunting trouble either , " declared [jimmy] . 1 " 2 and 1 " 17 . 2 and 3 you 3 you 4 never 4 never 5 knew 8 to 9 go 9 go 10 hunting 10 hunting 11 trouble 10 hunting 12 either 12 either 13 , 12 either 14 " 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 declared 15 declared 17 . buster [bear] [could] squash [me] by just stepping on me , but he [doesn't] [try] it . 1 buster 12 but 4 squash 6 by 6 by 7 just 6 by 8 stepping 7 just 8 stepping 8 stepping 9 on 9 on 10 me 10 me 11 , 11 , 12 but 12 but 13 he 13 he 16 it 16 it 17 . you notice he always is very polite when we meet . 1 you 2 notice 2 notice 3 he 3 he 4 always 3 he 5 is 5 is 7 polite 6 very 7 polite 7 polite 8 when 8 when 9 we 8 when 10 meet 10 meet 11 . prickly [porky] and [i] are armed for defence , but we never use our weapons for offence . 1 prickly 3 and 3 and 18 . 5 are 7 for 6 armed 7 for 7 for 8 defence 8 defence 9 , 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 we 11 we 12 never 11 we 13 use 13 use 14 our 14 our 15 weapons 15 weapons 16 for 16 for 17 offence 17 offence 18 . nobody bothers us , and we bother nobody . 1 nobody 2 bothers 2 bothers 3 us 3 us 4 , 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 we 6 we 7 bother 7 bother 9 . 8 nobody 9 . that 's the beauty of being prepared . " 1 that 2 's 2 's 3 the 3 the 4 beauty 4 beauty 5 of 5 of 6 being 6 being 8 . 7 prepared 8 . 8 . 9 " unc ' [billy] thought it over for a few minutes . 1 unc 2 ' 2 ' 11 . 4 thought 5 it 5 it 6 over 6 over 7 for 7 for 8 a 8 a 9 few 9 few 10 minutes 10 minutes 11 . then he sighed and sighed again . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 sighed 2 he 3 sighed 3 sighed 4 and 4 and 5 sighed 5 sighed 6 again 6 again 7 . " ah reckons yo ' and [brer] [porky] [are] about the luckiest [people] [ah] knows , " said he . 1 " 2 ah 1 " 5 ' 2 ah 3 reckons 3 reckons 4 yo 5 ' 6 and 6 and 10 about 10 about 11 the 11 the 12 luckiest 12 luckiest 17 " 15 knows 16 , 16 , 17 " 17 " 18 said 18 said 19 he 19 he 20 . " yes , [sah] , [ah] reckons yo ' is [just] that . 1 " 2 yes 1 " 7 reckons 2 yes 3 , 3 , 5 , 7 reckons 8 yo 8 yo 9 ' 9 ' 13 . 10 is 12 that 10 is 13 . ah don't fear anybody mah own size , but [ah] [cert'nly] [does] [have] [some] mighty [scary] times [when] [ah] meets [some] [people] [ah] [might] [mention] . 1 ah 2 don't 2 don't 3 fear 3 fear 4 anybody 4 anybody 6 own 5 mah 6 own 6 own 7 size 6 own 8 , 7 size 8 , 8 , 9 but 8 , 26 . 9 but 15 mighty 15 mighty 17 times 17 times 20 meets ah cert'nly believes in preparedness after seein ' yo ' , [brer] [skunk] . 1 ah 14 . 2 cert'nly 4 in 3 believes 4 in 4 in 6 after 5 preparedness 6 after 6 after 7 seein 6 after 8 ' 7 seein 8 ' 8 ' 9 yo 9 yo 10 ' 10 ' 11 , 11 , 14 . ah cert'nly does just that very thing . 1 ah 2 cert'nly 2 cert'nly 4 just 3 does 4 just 4 just 5 that 5 that 6 very 5 that 7 thing 7 thing 8 . have yo ' found any nice fresh aiggs lately ? " 1 have 2 yo 2 yo 3 ' 2 yo 4 found 3 ' 4 found 4 found 5 any 4 found 6 nice 6 nice 7 fresh 6 nice 8 aiggs 7 fresh 8 aiggs 8 aiggs 9 lately 8 aiggs 10 ? 10 ? 11 " [xiv] [a] [little] [something] [about] [eggs] " an egg , " says [jimmy] [skunk] , " is good [;] [it] 's very good indeed to eat . " 1 " 2 an 2 an 4 , 3 egg 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 says 6 says 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 is 11 is 22 " 12 good 20 eat 15 's 16 very 16 very 17 good 17 good 18 indeed 17 good 19 to 19 to 20 eat 20 eat 21 . 21 . 22 " " an egg , " says [mrs] [grouse] , " is dear ; ' [twill] hatch [into] a baby [sweet] . " 1 " 2 an 2 an 4 , 3 egg 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 says 6 says 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 is 11 is 22 " 12 dear 13 ; 13 ; 16 hatch 14 ' 16 hatch 16 hatch 18 a 18 a 21 . 19 baby 21 . 21 . 22 " so in the matter of eggs , as in a great many other matters , it all depends on the point of view . 1 so 2 in 2 in 3 the 3 the 7 , 4 matter 5 of 5 of 6 eggs 6 eggs 7 , 7 , 9 in 8 as 9 in 9 in 10 a 10 a 11 great 11 great 12 many 12 many 13 other 13 other 14 matters 13 other 15 , 15 , 16 it 16 it 17 all 17 all 18 depends 17 all 19 on 18 depends 19 on 19 on 21 point 20 the 21 point 21 point 22 of 22 of 24 . 23 view 24 . to [jimmy] [skunk] and [unc] ' [billy] [possum] eggs [are] looked on from the viewpoint of something to eat . 1 to 4 and 4 and 20 . 6 ' 9 eggs 9 eggs 11 looked 11 looked 12 on 12 on 13 from 12 on 14 the 14 the 16 of 15 viewpoint 16 of 16 of 17 something 17 something 18 to 18 to 19 eat 19 eat 20 . their stomachs prompt them to think of eggs . 1 their 9 . 2 stomachs 4 them 3 prompt 4 them 4 them 5 to 5 to 6 think 5 to 7 of 7 of 8 eggs 8 eggs 9 . eggs are good to fill empty stomachs . 1 eggs 2 are 2 are 3 good 2 are 4 to 4 to 5 fill 5 fill 6 empty 6 empty 8 . 7 stomachs 8 . the mere thought of eggs [will] [make] [jimmy] and [unc] ' [billy] [smack] their lips . 1 the 2 mere 1 the 9 and 2 mere 3 thought 2 mere 4 of 4 of 5 eggs 9 and 11 ' 11 ' 16 . 14 their 15 lips 15 lips 16 . they say they " love " eggs , but they don't . 1 they 12 . 2 say 3 they 3 they 4 " 3 they 5 love 4 " 5 love 5 love 6 " 5 love 7 eggs 6 " 7 eggs 7 eggs 8 , 7 eggs 9 but 9 but 10 they 10 they 11 don't 11 don't 12 . they " like " them , which is quite different . 1 they 2 " 2 " 4 " 3 like 4 " 4 " 5 them 4 " 6 , 5 them 6 , 6 , 8 is 7 which 8 is 8 is 9 quite 9 quite 10 different 10 different 11 . it is the heart instead of the stomach that responds to the thought of eggs . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 the 3 the 4 heart 4 heart 6 of 5 instead 6 of 6 of 7 the 6 of 8 stomach 8 stomach 9 that 9 that 10 responds 10 responds 11 to 11 to 12 the 12 the 13 thought 12 the 14 of 14 of 15 eggs 15 eggs 16 . blacky the [crow] is one and his cousin , [sammy] [jay] , is [another] . 1 blacky 2 the 1 blacky 15 . 2 the 4 is 5 one 6 and 6 and 7 his 6 and 8 cousin 8 cousin 9 , 9 , 12 , 12 , 13 is 13 is 15 . i should have said , rather , his stomach . 1 i 2 should 1 i 3 have 3 have 5 , 4 said 5 , 5 , 6 rather 5 , 7 , 7 , 8 his 8 his 9 stomach 9 stomach 10 . to tell the truth , it was a longing for some eggs that had brought [jimmy] to the [green] [forest] . 1 to 2 tell 2 tell 3 the 3 the 4 truth 4 truth 5 , 5 , 6 it 6 it 7 was 6 it 18 the 7 was 9 longing 8 a 9 longing 9 longing 11 some 10 for 11 some 11 some 12 eggs 11 some 13 that 13 that 14 had 15 brought 17 to 17 to 18 the 18 the 21 . " no , " replied [jimmy] , " [i] haven't had any luck at all this spring . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 2 no 18 . 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 replied 5 replied 7 , 7 , 8 " 10 haven't 11 had 11 had 12 any 12 any 13 luck 13 luck 14 at 14 at 15 all 15 all 16 this 16 this 17 spring 17 spring 18 . i 've almost forgotten what an egg tastes like . 1 i 2 've 2 've 4 forgotten 3 almost 4 forgotten 4 forgotten 5 what 5 what 6 an 5 what 7 egg 7 egg 9 like 8 tastes 9 like 9 like 10 . either [i] ['m] [growing] [dull] [and] [stupid] , [or] [some] [folks] are [smarter] [than] [they] used to be . 1 either 8 , 8 , 12 are 12 are 16 used 16 used 17 to 17 to 18 be 18 be 19 . by the way , have you seen [mrs] . [grouse] lately ? " 1 by 2 the 2 the 3 way 3 way 4 , 4 , 5 have 5 have 6 you 5 have 7 seen 7 seen 9 . 9 . 13 " 11 lately 12 ? 12 ? 13 " jimmy looked very innocent as he asked this . 1 jimmy 2 looked 2 looked 3 very 3 very 4 innocent 4 innocent 5 as 5 as 6 he 6 he 7 asked 7 asked 9 . 8 this 9 . unc ' [billy] chuckled until his sides shook . 1 unc 2 ' 2 ' 9 . 4 chuckled 5 until 5 until 6 his 6 his 7 sides 7 sides 8 shook 7 sides 9 . " do yo ' suppose [ah] 'd tell yo ' if [ah] had ? " he demanded . 1 " 2 do 2 do 3 yo 3 yo 4 ' 4 ' 5 suppose 5 suppose 7 'd 7 'd 8 tell 8 tell 10 ' 9 yo 10 ' 10 ' 11 if 10 ' 18 . 11 if 13 had 13 had 14 ? 14 ? 15 " 15 " 16 he 16 he 17 demanded here [unc] ['] [billy] [looked] [back] over his shoulder to make sure that [old] [mrs] [possum] [wasn't] [within] hearing , and [jimmy] [skunk] chuckled . 1 here 25 . 7 over 8 his 8 his 9 shoulder 9 shoulder 10 to 10 to 11 make 11 make 12 sure 11 make 13 that 13 that 19 hearing 19 hearing 20 , 19 hearing 25 . 20 , 21 and 21 and 24 chuckled " that would be no mo ' than fair . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 would 3 would 5 no 4 be 5 no 5 no 6 mo 5 no 7 ' 7 ' 8 than 7 ' 9 fair 9 fair 10 . yo ' [know] [ah] [never] did hanker fo ' to get far away from trees , [but] [yo] ' don't mind . 1 yo 2 ' 2 ' 16 , 6 did 7 hanker 7 hanker 8 fo 7 hanker 9 ' 9 ' 10 to 9 ' 11 get 11 get 12 far 12 far 14 from 13 away 14 from 14 from 15 trees 15 trees 16 , 16 , 19 ' 19 ' 20 don't 20 don't 21 mind 21 mind 22 . a right smart lot of birds make their nests on the ground there . 1 a 2 right 1 a 3 smart 3 smart 5 of 4 lot 5 of 5 of 6 birds 5 of 7 make 7 make 8 their 7 make 9 nests 8 their 9 nests 9 nests 10 on 10 on 11 the 11 the 12 ground 12 ground 13 there 13 there 14 . there is [brer] [bob] [white] [and] [brer] [meadowlark] [and] [brer] [bobolink] [and] [brer] [field] [sparrow] [and] [brer] " 1 there 2 is 2 is 18 " " never mind any more , [unc] ' [billy] , " interrupted [jimmy] [skunk] . 1 " 2 never 1 " 3 mind 3 mind 5 more 4 any 5 more 5 more 6 , 6 , 8 ' 8 ' 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 interrupted 12 interrupted 15 . " [i] [know] [all] about them . 1 " 5 about 5 about 7 . 6 them 7 . that is [,] [i] [know] all about them [i] want to know , [except] [where] their eggs are . 1 that 2 is 2 is 6 all 6 all 7 about 7 about 8 them 8 them 19 . 10 want 11 to 11 to 12 know 11 to 19 . 12 know 13 , 13 , 16 their 16 their 17 eggs 17 eggs 18 are didn't [i] [just] [tell] [you] [i] [haven't] [had] any luck at all ? 1 didn't 9 any 9 any 10 luck 10 luck 11 at 11 at 12 all 12 all 13 ? that 's [why] [i] ['m] over here . " 1 that 2 's 2 's 8 . 6 over 7 here 7 here 8 . 8 . 9 " [xv] [a] [second] [meeting] jimmy [skunk] couldn't [think] [of] [anything] [but] [eggs] [.] 1 jimmy 3 couldn't the more he thought of them , the more he wanted some . 1 the 2 more 2 more 3 he 3 he 4 thought 4 thought 5 of 5 of 6 them 6 them 7 , 7 , 8 the 8 the 10 he 9 more 10 he 10 he 11 wanted 10 he 12 some 12 some 13 . unc ' [billy] [possum] was faring about the same way . 1 unc 2 ' 2 ' 5 was 5 was 6 faring 6 faring 7 about 7 about 8 the 8 the 11 . 9 same 10 way 10 way 11 . he couldn't , for the life of him , stop thinking about those eggs that belonged to [mrs] [grouse] . 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 , 3 , 4 for 4 for 5 the 5 the 6 life 6 life 7 of 7 of 8 him 8 him 9 , 9 , 10 stop 10 stop 12 about 11 thinking 12 about 12 about 13 those 12 about 14 eggs 13 those 14 eggs 14 eggs 15 that 15 that 16 belonged 16 belonged 17 to 17 to 20 . the more he tried to forget about them , the more he thought about them . 1 the 2 more 2 more 3 he 3 he 5 to 4 tried 5 to 5 to 6 forget 5 to 7 about 6 forget 7 about 7 about 9 , 8 them 9 , 9 , 10 the 9 , 11 more 10 the 11 more 11 more 12 he 12 he 13 thought 13 thought 14 about 14 about 15 them 15 them 16 . " no , [sah] , there isn't the least bit of use . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 7 isn't 5 , 6 there 6 there 7 isn't 7 isn't 8 the 8 the 9 least 9 least 10 bit 10 bit 11 of 11 of 12 use 12 use 13 . ah [done] [look] [every] [place] [ah] can think of already . 1 ah 7 can 7 can 8 think 7 can 9 of 9 of 11 . 10 already 11 . still , [ah] [haven't] [got] [anything] [else] special on mah mind , and those aiggs cert'nly would taste good . 1 still 2 , 2 , 8 special 8 special 9 on 9 on 11 mind 10 mah 11 mind 11 mind 12 , 11 mind 13 and 12 , 13 and 13 and 15 aiggs 14 those 15 aiggs 15 aiggs 16 cert'nly 15 aiggs 17 would 16 cert'nly 17 would 17 would 18 taste 18 taste 20 . 19 good 20 . ah [reckons] it [must] be [ah] needs those aiggs , [or] [ah] [wouldn't] have [them] on mah mind so much . 1 ah 3 it 3 it 5 be 5 be 7 needs 7 needs 21 . 8 those 9 aiggs 9 aiggs 10 , 10 , 14 have 14 have 16 on 16 on 18 mind 17 mah 18 mind 18 mind 19 so 19 so 20 much 19 so 21 . ah finds it rather painful to carry aiggs on mah mind all the time , but [ah] would enjoy carrying them in mah stomach . 1 ah 2 finds 2 finds 3 it 2 finds 4 rather 3 it 4 rather 4 rather 5 painful 4 rather 6 to 5 painful 6 to 6 to 7 carry 6 to 8 aiggs 8 aiggs 9 on 9 on 10 mah 9 on 11 mind 11 mind 12 all 11 mind 13 the 12 all 13 the 13 the 14 time 14 time 15 , 15 , 16 but 16 but 18 would 18 would 19 enjoy 19 enjoy 22 in 20 carrying 21 them 21 them 22 in 22 in 25 . 23 mah 24 stomach 24 stomach 25 . ah cert'nly [would] . " 1 ah 2 cert'nly 2 cert'nly 4 . 4 . 5 " unc ' [billy] grinned and started to ramble about aimlessly , hoping that chance would lead him to the nest of [mrs] [grouse] . 1 unc 2 ' 2 ' 4 grinned 4 grinned 5 and 5 and 6 started 6 started 7 to 7 to 9 about 8 ramble 9 about 9 about 10 aimlessly 10 aimlessly 11 , 11 , 12 hoping 12 hoping 13 that 13 that 14 chance 13 that 15 would 15 would 16 lead 16 lead 17 him 17 him 18 to 18 to 19 the 19 the 20 nest 20 nest 21 of 21 of 24 . and that led him to think of [farmer] [brown] 's henhouse . 1 and 2 that 1 and 3 led 3 led 4 him 4 him 5 to 5 to 6 think 6 think 7 of 7 of 12 . 10 's 11 henhouse 11 henhouse 12 . he stopped to listen . 1 he 2 stopped 2 stopped 3 to 3 to 4 listen 4 listen 5 . there was no sign of [bowser] the [hound] , and [unc] ' [billy] sighed gently . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 no 3 no 4 sign 4 sign 5 of 5 of 7 the 7 the 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 15 gently 12 ' 14 sighed 14 sighed 15 gently 15 gently 16 . it was a sigh of relief . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 sigh 4 sigh 5 of 5 of 6 relief 6 relief 7 . then he crept around a corner of the henhouse towards a certain hole under it he remembered well . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 crept 3 crept 4 around 4 around 5 a 5 a 6 corner 5 a 7 of 7 of 8 the 7 of 19 . 8 the 10 towards 9 henhouse 10 towards 10 towards 11 a 10 towards 12 certain 12 certain 14 under 13 hole 14 under 14 under 15 it 14 under 16 he 15 it 16 he 16 he 18 well 17 remembered 18 well just as he reached it , he saw something white . 1 just 2 as 2 as 3 he 3 he 4 reached 4 reached 5 it 5 it 6 , 5 it 7 he 7 he 9 something 8 saw 9 something 9 something 10 white 9 something 11 . 10 white 11 . it moved . 1 it 2 moved 2 moved 3 . it was coming towards him from the other end of the henhouse . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 coming 3 coming 4 towards 4 towards 5 him 5 him 6 from 5 him 7 the 7 the 8 other 8 other 10 of 9 end 10 of 10 of 11 the 11 the 12 henhouse 12 henhouse 13 . unc ' [billy] [stopped] right where he was . 1 unc 2 ' 2 ' 8 was 5 right 6 where 6 where 7 he 7 he 8 was 8 was 9 . he was undecided whether to run or stay . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 undecided 3 undecided 4 whether 3 undecided 5 to 5 to 6 run 6 run 8 stay 7 or 8 stay 8 stay 9 . then he heard a little grunt and decided to stay . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 heard 3 heard 4 a 4 a 5 little 5 little 6 grunt 6 grunt 7 and 6 grunt 8 decided 7 and 8 decided 8 decided 9 to 9 to 10 stay 10 stay 11 . he even grinned . 1 he 2 even 1 he 3 grinned 3 grinned 4 . a few seconds later [up] [came] [jimmy] [skunk] . 1 a 2 few 2 few 4 later 3 seconds 4 later 4 later 9 . it was a [white] stripe on [jimmy] 's coat that [unc] ['] [billy] had seen . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 2 was 16 . 3 a 5 stripe 5 stripe 9 coat 6 on 8 's 8 's 9 coat 10 that 14 had 14 had 15 seen 15 seen 16 . jimmy gave a little snort of surprise when he [almost] bumped into [unc] ['] [billy] . 1 jimmy 2 gave 2 gave 3 a 3 a 4 little 4 little 5 snort 5 snort 6 of 6 of 7 surprise 7 surprise 8 when 8 when 9 he 9 he 11 bumped 11 bumped 12 into 12 into 16 . " what are you doing here ? " he demanded . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 are 3 are 4 you 4 you 6 here 5 doing 6 here 6 here 7 ? 7 ? 8 " 8 " 9 he 9 he 10 demanded 10 demanded 11 . " [just] taking a [li'l] walk fo ' the [good] of mah appetite , " replied [unc] ['] [billy] , grinning more broadly than ever . 1 " 3 taking 3 taking 4 a 4 a 14 , 6 walk 7 fo 7 fo 8 ' 8 ' 9 the 9 the 11 of 11 of 12 mah 12 mah 13 appetite 13 appetite 14 , 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 replied 16 replied 20 , 20 , 21 grinning 21 grinning 22 more 21 grinning 24 than 22 more 23 broadly 24 than 25 ever 25 ever 26 . " what are yo ' doing here , [brer] [skunk] ? " 1 " 2 what 2 what 4 yo 3 are 4 yo 4 yo 6 doing 5 ' 6 doing 6 doing 7 here 6 doing 8 , 8 , 11 ? 11 ? 12 " " the same thing , " replied [jimmy] . 1 " 2 the 2 the 3 same 2 the 4 thing 4 thing 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 replied 7 replied 9 . then he chuckled . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 chuckled 3 chuckled 4 . " this is an unexpected meeting . 1 " 2 this 2 this 3 is 3 is 4 an 4 an 5 unexpected 5 unexpected 6 meeting 6 meeting 7 . i guess you must have had the same thing on your mind all [day] that [i] have , " he added . 1 i 2 guess 2 guess 3 you 3 you 4 must 4 must 5 have 5 have 6 had 6 had 7 the 7 the 8 same 8 same 10 on 9 thing 10 on 10 on 11 your 11 your 13 all 12 mind 13 all 13 all 15 that 15 that 19 " 17 have 18 , 18 , 19 " 19 " 20 he 20 he 21 added 21 added 22 . " ah reckon so , " replied [unc] ' [billy] , and both grinned . 1 " 2 ah 2 ah 3 reckon 3 reckon 4 so 4 so 5 , 5 , 6 " 5 , 7 replied 6 " 7 replied 7 replied 9 ' 9 ' 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 both 13 both 14 grinned 14 grinned 15 . [[] [illustration] []] [xvi] [a] [matter] [of] [politeness] it costs not much to be polite [and] , furthermore , it 's [always] right . 1 it 2 costs 2 costs 4 much 3 not 4 much 4 much 6 be 5 to 6 be 6 be 16 . 7 polite 9 , 9 , 10 furthermore 10 furthermore 11 , 11 , 12 it 12 it 13 's 13 's 15 right 15 right 16 . it is queer how a like thought often brings people together . 1 it 2 is 1 it 3 queer 3 queer 4 how 4 how 5 a 5 a 7 thought 6 like 7 thought 7 thought 8 often 8 often 9 brings 9 brings 10 people 10 people 11 together 11 together 12 . more than this , it was the second time that day that they had met . 1 more 2 than 2 than 3 this 3 this 4 , 4 , 5 it 5 it 6 was 6 was 7 the 6 was 8 second 7 the 8 second 8 second 9 time 8 second 10 that 9 time 10 that 10 that 11 day 10 that 12 that 12 that 13 they 12 that 14 had 14 had 15 met 15 met 16 . and it was all on account of eggs . 1 and 2 it 2 it 3 was 2 it 4 all 3 was 4 all 4 all 5 on 5 on 6 account 6 account 7 of 7 of 8 eggs 8 eggs 9 . yes , [sir] , it was all on account of eggs . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 it 5 it 6 was 5 it 7 all 6 was 7 all 7 all 8 on 8 on 9 account 9 account 10 of 10 of 11 eggs 11 eggs 12 . " are you just coming out , or are you just going in ? " 1 " 2 are 2 are 3 you 3 you 5 coming 4 just 5 coming 5 coming 6 out 5 coming 7 , 7 , 8 or 8 or 9 are 9 are 10 you 10 you 12 going 11 just 12 going 12 going 14 ? 13 in 14 ? 14 ? 15 " jimmy inquired politely . 1 jimmy 2 inquired 2 inquired 4 . 3 politely 4 . " ah was just going in , but [ah] 'll follow yo ' , [brer] [skunk] , " replied [unc] ['] [billy] [just] as politely . 1 " 2 ah 1 " 13 ' 2 ah 4 just 3 was 4 just 4 just 5 going 5 going 6 in 5 going 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 10 'll 10 'll 11 follow 11 follow 12 yo 13 ' 14 , 14 , 17 , 17 , 18 " 18 " 19 replied 19 replied 26 . 24 as 25 politely 25 politely 26 . " nothing of the kind , " returned [jimmy] . 1 " 2 nothing 2 nothing 4 the 3 of 4 the 4 the 5 kind 4 the 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 returned 8 returned 10 . " [i] [wouldn't] for a minute think of going before you . 1 " 12 . 4 for 6 minute 5 a 6 minute 6 minute 7 think 7 think 8 of 7 think 9 going 8 of 9 going 9 going 10 before 9 going 11 you 10 before 11 you 11 you 12 . i hope [i] know [my] manners better than that . " 1 i 2 hope 2 hope 11 " 4 know 10 . 6 manners 7 better 7 better 8 than 8 than 9 that 9 that 10 . 10 . 11 " " yo ' cert'nly are most polite , [brer] [skunk] . 1 " 2 yo 2 yo 3 ' 3 ' 4 cert'nly 4 cert'nly 5 are 5 are 6 most 5 are 7 polite 7 polite 8 , 8 , 11 . yo ' cert'nly are most polite . 1 yo 2 ' 2 ' 3 cert'nly 3 cert'nly 4 are 4 are 5 most 4 are 6 polite 6 polite 7 . yo ' are a credit to your bringing up , but politeness always did run in your family . 1 yo 2 ' 2 ' 3 are 3 are 4 a 4 a 5 credit 5 credit 6 to 6 to 7 your 7 your 8 bringing 7 your 9 up 9 up 10 , 10 , 11 but 11 but 13 always 12 politeness 13 always 13 always 15 run 14 did 15 run 15 run 16 in 15 run 17 your 17 your 18 family 17 your 19 . there is a saying that han'some is as han'some does , and your politeness is as fine as yo ' are han'some , [brer] [skunk] . 1 there 2 is 2 is 3 a 3 a 4 saying 3 a 5 that 4 saying 5 that 5 that 6 han'some 5 that 7 is 7 is 8 as 7 is 9 han'some 9 han'some 10 does 9 han'some 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 your 13 your 15 is 14 politeness 15 is 15 is 17 fine 16 as 17 fine 17 fine 19 yo 18 as 19 yo 19 yo 21 are 20 ' 21 are 21 are 22 han'some 22 han'some 23 , 23 , 26 . jimmy [skunk] chuckled . 1 jimmy 3 chuckled 3 chuckled 4 . " [i] guess you 've forgotten that other old saying , ' [age] [before] beauty , ' [unc] ' [billy] , " said he . 1 " 3 guess 3 guess 5 've 4 you 5 've 5 've 7 that 6 forgotten 7 that 7 that 8 other 8 other 9 old 9 old 10 saying 10 saying 11 , 11 , 12 ' 12 ' 16 , 15 beauty 16 , 16 , 17 ' 17 ' 19 ' 19 ' 21 , 21 , 22 " 21 , 23 said 23 said 24 he 24 he 25 . " so you go first . 1 " 2 so 1 " 3 you 3 you 4 go 4 go 6 . 5 first 6 . you know you are older than [i] [..y] [i] couldn't think of being so impolite as to go first . 1 you 2 know 1 you 20 . 2 know 3 you 3 you 4 are 4 are 5 older 5 older 6 than 10 couldn't 11 think 11 think 12 of 12 of 13 being 13 being 14 so 14 so 15 impolite 14 so 16 as 16 as 17 to 17 to 18 go 17 to 19 first 18 go 19 first 19 first 20 . i really couldn't think of such a thing . " 1 i 2 really 1 i 4 think 2 really 3 couldn't 4 think 5 of 5 of 6 such 6 such 7 a 7 a 8 thing 8 thing 9 . 9 . 10 " and so they argued and argued , each insisting in the most polite way that the other should go first . 1 and 2 so 2 so 3 they 3 they 4 argued 4 argued 5 and 5 and 6 argued 6 argued 8 each 7 , 8 each 8 each 9 insisting 8 each 10 in 9 insisting 10 in 10 in 11 the 11 the 12 most 11 the 13 polite 12 most 13 polite 13 polite 14 way 13 polite 15 that 14 way 15 that 15 that 16 the 15 that 17 other 17 other 18 should 17 other 19 go 19 go 20 first 19 go 21 . if the truth were known , neither of them was insisting out of politeness at all . 1 if 2 the 2 the 3 truth 2 the 4 were 4 were 5 known 4 were 6 , 5 known 6 , 6 , 7 neither 7 neither 8 of 7 neither 9 them 8 of 9 them 9 them 11 insisting 10 was 11 insisting 11 insisting 12 out 12 out 13 of 13 of 14 politeness 14 politeness 15 at 15 at 16 all 16 all 17 . if there was , he [much] preferred that [unc] ' [billy] should be the one to find it out . 1 if 2 there 2 there 3 was 3 was 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 7 preferred 5 he 20 . 7 preferred 8 that 10 ' 17 find 12 should 14 the 13 be 14 the 14 the 15 one 14 the 16 to 16 to 17 find 17 find 18 it 18 it 19 out 19 out 20 . yes , [sir] , that is why [jimmy] [skunk] was so very polite . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 that 5 that 6 is 6 is 7 why 6 is 14 . 10 was 11 so 11 so 12 very 12 very 13 polite 13 polite 14 . unc ['] [billy] wanted [jimmy] to go first because he always feels safer [behind] [jimmy] [than] in front of him . 1 unc 4 wanted 4 wanted 6 to 6 to 7 go 7 go 18 front 8 first 10 he 9 because 10 he 10 he 11 always 10 he 12 feels 12 feels 13 safer 13 safer 17 in 17 in 18 front 18 front 19 of 19 of 20 him 20 him 21 . jimmy [seldom] uses it , but sometimes he does if he happens to be startled and thinks danger near . 1 jimmy 3 uses 3 uses 4 it 3 uses 20 . 4 it 5 , 5 , 6 but 5 , 7 sometimes 7 sometimes 8 he 8 he 9 does 9 does 10 if 10 if 11 he 11 he 12 happens 12 happens 13 to 13 to 14 be 14 be 16 and 15 startled 16 and 16 and 17 thinks 16 and 18 danger 18 danger 19 near so [unc] ['] [billy] [preferred] that [jimmy] should go first . 1 so 11 . 6 that 8 should 8 should 9 go 8 should 10 first 10 first 11 . it wasn't politeness at all on the part of [unc] ['] [billy] . 1 it 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 politeness 3 politeness 4 at 4 at 5 all 5 all 7 the 6 on 7 the 7 the 8 part 8 part 9 of 9 of 13 . in both cases it was a kind of selfishness . 1 in 2 both 1 in 3 cases 3 cases 5 was 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 a 5 was 7 kind 7 kind 8 of 7 kind 9 selfishness 9 selfishness 10 . each was thinking of self . 1 each 2 was 2 was 3 thinking 3 thinking 4 of 4 of 6 . 5 self 6 . how long they would have continued to argue and try to appear polite if something hadn't happened , nobody knows . 1 how 2 long 2 long 4 would 3 they 4 would 4 would 5 have 4 would 6 continued 5 have 6 continued 6 continued 7 to 6 continued 8 argue 7 to 8 argue 8 argue 10 try 9 and 10 try 10 try 11 to 10 try 12 appear 11 to 12 appear 12 appear 13 polite 12 appear 14 if 13 polite 14 if 14 if 15 something 15 something 16 hadn't 15 something 17 happened 16 hadn't 17 happened 17 happened 18 , 18 , 20 knows 19 nobody 20 knows 20 knows 21 . but [something] [did] happen . 1 but 4 happen 4 happen 5 . there was a sudden loud sniff just around the corner of the henhouse . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 a 2 was 4 sudden 4 sudden 5 loud 4 sudden 6 sniff 5 loud 6 sniff 6 sniff 7 just 7 just 8 around 7 just 9 the 8 around 9 the 9 the 10 corner 9 the 11 of 11 of 12 the 12 the 13 henhouse 13 henhouse 14 . it was from [bowser] the [hound] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 5 the 2 was 3 from 5 the 7 . they couldn't , because it wasn't big enough , but , they tried hard . 1 they 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 , 2 couldn't 4 because 4 because 5 it 4 because 6 wasn't 5 it 6 wasn't 6 wasn't 7 big 7 big 8 enough 7 big 9 , 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 , 11 , 12 they 12 they 13 tried 12 they 14 hard 13 tried 14 hard 14 hard 15 . bowser sniffed again , and this time [unc] ['] [billy] managed to squeeze [jimmy] [aside] and slip through . 1 bowser 2 sniffed 2 sniffed 3 again 3 again 4 , 4 , 5 and 4 , 11 managed 5 and 6 this 6 this 7 time 11 managed 12 to 12 to 13 squeeze 13 squeeze 16 and 16 and 17 slip 17 slip 18 through 18 through 19 . jimmy was right at his heels . 1 jimmy 2 was 2 was 4 at 3 right 4 at 4 at 5 his 4 at 6 heels 5 his 6 heels 6 heels 7 . [xvii] [jimmy] [skunk] [gets] [a] [bump] when [bowser] reached [that] hole , of course he smelled the tracks of [unc] ' [billy] and [jimmy] , and right away he became excited . 1 when 3 reached 3 reached 5 hole 5 hole 6 , 5 hole 9 he 6 , 7 of 7 of 8 course 9 he 11 the 10 smelled 11 the 11 the 13 of 12 tracks 13 of 13 of 26 . 15 ' 17 and 17 and 19 , 19 , 20 and 20 and 21 right 21 right 23 he 22 away 23 he 23 he 24 became 23 he 25 excited 25 excited 26 . he began to dig . 1 he 2 began 2 began 3 to 3 to 4 dig 4 dig 5 . goodness , how he did make the dirt fly ! 1 goodness 2 , 2 , 3 how 2 , 4 he 4 he 5 did 4 he 6 make 6 make 8 dirt 7 the 8 dirt 8 dirt 9 fly 8 dirt 10 ! all the time he whined with eagerness . 1 all 2 the 2 the 3 time 3 time 4 he 4 he 5 whined 5 whined 6 with 6 with 7 eagerness 7 eagerness 8 . unc ['] [billy] knew that [bowser] couldn't get through that , even if he did manage to dig his way under the henhouse . 1 unc 4 knew 4 knew 5 that 5 that 24 . 7 couldn't 8 get 8 get 10 that 9 through 10 that 10 that 11 , 11 , 12 even 12 even 13 if 13 if 14 he 14 he 15 did 15 did 16 manage 16 manage 17 to 17 to 19 his 18 dig 19 his 19 his 20 way 19 his 21 under 20 way 21 under 21 under 22 the 22 the 23 henhouse 23 henhouse 24 . once through that and fairly in the henhouse , [unc] ' [billy] drew a long breath . 1 once 2 through 2 through 3 that 2 through 4 and 3 that 4 and 4 and 5 fairly 4 and 6 in 5 fairly 6 in 6 in 7 the 7 the 8 henhouse 8 henhouse 9 , 9 , 11 ' 11 ' 13 drew 13 drew 14 a 14 a 15 long 15 long 16 breath 16 breath 17 . he felt safe for the time being , anyway , and he didn't propose to worry over the future . 1 he 2 felt 2 felt 3 safe 3 safe 4 for 4 for 5 the 5 the 6 time 6 time 7 being 7 being 8 , 8 , 12 he 9 anyway 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 he 12 he 13 didn't 12 he 14 propose 14 propose 15 to 15 to 16 worry 16 worry 18 the 17 over 18 the 18 the 19 future 18 the 20 . 19 future 20 . jimmy [skunk] hurried [after] [unc] ['] [billy] . 1 jimmy 3 hurried 3 hurried 8 . it wasn't fear that caused [jimmy] to hurry . 1 it 2 wasn't 1 it 9 . 2 wasn't 3 fear 4 that 5 caused 5 caused 7 to 7 to 8 hurry 8 hurry 9 . no , indeed , it wasn't fear . 1 no 2 , 2 , 3 indeed 3 indeed 4 , 4 , 5 it 5 it 6 wasn't 6 wasn't 8 . 7 fear 8 . he had been startled by the unexpectedness of [bowser] 's appearance . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 been 3 been 4 startled 4 startled 5 by 5 by 6 the 6 the 7 unexpectedness 7 unexpectedness 8 of 8 of 10 's 10 's 12 . 11 appearance 12 . it was this that had caused him to struggle to be first through that hole under the henhouse . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 this 3 this 4 that 4 that 5 had 5 had 6 caused 6 caused 7 him 7 him 8 to 8 to 9 struggle 9 struggle 10 to 10 to 11 be 11 be 12 first 12 first 13 through 13 through 15 hole 14 that 15 hole 15 hole 17 the 16 under 17 the 17 the 19 . 18 henhouse 19 . but once through , he had felt a bit ashamed that he had been so undignified . 1 but 2 once 2 once 4 , 3 through 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 had 5 he 7 felt 7 felt 9 bit 8 a 9 bit 9 bit 10 ashamed 10 ashamed 11 that 10 ashamed 12 he 12 he 13 had 13 had 14 been 13 had 15 so 15 so 16 undignified 16 undignified 17 . he wasn't afraid of [bowser] . 1 he 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 afraid 3 afraid 4 of 4 of 6 . he was sorely tempted to turn [around] and send [bowser] about his business , as he knew he very well could . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 sorely 2 was 5 to 3 sorely 4 tempted 5 to 6 turn 5 to 22 . 6 turn 8 and 8 and 9 send 11 about 12 his 12 his 13 business 12 his 22 . 13 business 14 , 14 , 15 as 15 as 17 knew 16 he 17 knew 17 knew 18 he 17 knew 19 very 19 very 20 well 19 very 21 could 20 well 21 could but he thought better of it . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 thought 3 thought 4 better 4 better 5 of 5 of 6 it 6 it 7 . he had come for eggs , and so had [unc] ['] [billy] . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 come 2 had 4 for 4 for 5 eggs 5 eggs 6 , 6 , 7 and 6 , 8 so 8 so 9 had 9 had 13 . it would never do to let [unc] ['] [billy] be [alone] up there for long . 1 it 2 would 1 it 10 be 2 would 3 never 3 never 4 do 4 do 5 to 5 to 6 let 10 be 12 up 12 up 14 for 13 there 14 for 14 for 15 long 15 long 16 . so [jimmy] [skunk] did [what] he very seldom does hurried . 1 so 4 did 4 did 6 he 6 he 11 . 7 very 8 seldom 8 seldom 10 hurried 9 does 10 hurried 10 hurried 11 . yes , [sir] , he hurried after [unc] ' [billy] [possum] . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 9 ' 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 hurried 6 hurried 7 after 9 ' 12 . he meant to make sure of his share of the eggs he was certain were up there . 1 he 2 meant 2 meant 3 to 3 to 4 make 4 make 5 sure 5 sure 6 of 6 of 7 his 7 his 8 share 8 share 9 of 9 of 10 the 10 the 11 eggs 11 eggs 12 he 12 he 13 was 13 was 14 certain 14 certain 18 . 15 were 16 up 16 up 17 there 17 there 18 . there was a row of nesting boxes along one side close to the floor . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 row 4 row 5 of 5 of 6 nesting 6 nesting 7 boxes 6 nesting 8 along 7 boxes 8 along 8 along 10 side 9 one 10 side 10 side 12 to 11 close 12 to 12 to 14 floor 13 the 14 floor 14 floor 15 . above these was another row and above these a third row . 1 above 2 these 2 these 4 another 3 was 4 another 4 another 5 row 4 another 6 and 5 row 6 and 6 and 7 above 6 and 8 these 8 these 10 third 9 a 10 third 10 third 11 row 10 third 12 . jimmy doesn't climb , but [unc] ' [billy] is a famous climber . 1 jimmy 2 doesn't 1 jimmy 3 climb 3 climb 5 but 4 , 5 but 5 but 13 . 7 ' 9 is 9 is 11 famous 10 a 11 famous 11 famous 12 climber 11 famous 13 . " [i] 'll take these lower nests , " said [jimmy] , and lifted his tail in a way that made [unc] ' [billy] nervous . 1 " 3 'll 3 'll 5 these 4 take 5 these 5 these 6 lower 6 lower 7 nests 7 nests 8 , 8 , 9 " 8 , 10 said 10 said 12 , 10 said 23 ' 12 , 13 and 12 , 20 that 13 and 14 lifted 14 lifted 15 his 15 his 16 tail 16 tail 17 in 17 in 18 a 18 a 19 way 20 that 21 made 23 ' 25 nervous 25 nervous 26 . " all right , " replied [unc] ' [billy] promptly . 1 " 2 all 2 all 3 right 2 all 4 , 3 right 4 , 4 , 5 " 4 , 10 promptly 5 " 6 replied 8 ' 10 promptly 10 promptly 11 . " all right , [brer] [skunk] . 1 " 2 all 2 all 3 right 3 right 4 , 4 , 7 . it 's just as yo ' say . " 1 it 2 's 2 's 3 just 3 just 4 as 4 as 5 yo 5 yo 7 say 6 ' 7 say 7 say 8 . 8 . 9 " with this , [unc] ' [billy] scrambled up to the next row of nests . 1 with 2 this 2 this 3 , 3 , 5 ' 5 ' 7 scrambled 7 scrambled 8 up 8 up 9 to 9 to 10 the 10 the 11 next 10 the 12 row 12 row 13 of 13 of 14 nests 14 nests 15 . jimmy grinned and started to look in the lower nests . 1 jimmy 2 grinned 2 grinned 3 and 3 and 4 started 4 started 5 to 5 to 6 look 6 look 7 in 7 in 8 the 8 the 9 lower 9 lower 10 nests 10 nests 11 . he took his time about it , for that is [jimmy] ['s] way . 1 he 2 took 1 he 3 his 2 took 3 his 3 his 4 time 4 time 5 about 5 about 6 it 5 about 7 , 7 , 8 for 8 for 9 that 9 that 10 is 10 is 13 way 13 way 14 . there was nothing in the first one and nothing in the second one and nothing in the third one . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 nothing 3 nothing 4 in 4 in 5 the 5 the 6 first 6 first 7 one 7 one 8 and 8 and 11 the 9 nothing 10 in 10 in 11 the 11 the 12 second 12 second 13 one 12 second 14 and 14 and 15 nothing 14 and 16 in 16 in 17 the 17 the 18 third 18 third 19 one 19 one 20 . this was disappointing , to say the least , and [jimmy] began to move a little faster . 1 this 3 disappointing 2 was 3 disappointing 3 disappointing 18 . 4 , 5 to 5 to 6 say 6 say 7 the 7 the 8 least 8 least 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 began 12 began 13 to 13 to 14 move 14 move 15 a 15 a 16 little 16 little 17 faster 17 faster 18 . meanwhile [unc] ['] [billy] had hurried [from] one nest to another in the second row with no better success . 1 meanwhile 5 had 5 had 6 hurried 6 hurried 8 one 8 one 10 to 9 nest 10 to 10 to 11 another 10 to 12 in 12 in 14 second 13 the 14 second 14 second 15 row 14 second 16 with 15 row 16 with 16 with 18 better 17 no 18 better 18 better 20 . 19 success 20 . disappointment [was] [making] [unc] ' [billy] lose his temper . 1 disappointment 10 . 5 ' 7 lose 7 lose 9 temper 8 his 9 temper 9 temper 10 . at last he so lost his temper that when he found another of those eggs he angrily kicked it out of the nest . 1 at 2 last 2 last 3 he 2 last 4 so 3 he 4 so 4 so 5 lost 4 so 6 his 5 lost 6 his 6 his 7 temper 6 his 8 that 7 temper 8 that 8 that 9 when 8 that 10 he 9 when 10 he 10 he 11 found 11 found 12 another 11 found 13 of 13 of 14 those 13 of 15 eggs 14 those 15 eggs 15 eggs 16 he 16 he 17 angrily 16 he 18 kicked 18 kicked 19 it 19 it 20 out 20 out 21 of 21 of 22 the 22 the 23 nest 23 nest 24 . now it [happened] that [jimmy] [skunk] was just underneath . 1 now 2 it 2 it 8 just 4 that 7 was 7 was 8 just 8 just 10 . 9 underneath 10 . down fell that hard china egg squarely on [jimmy] [skunk] ['s] [head] . 1 down 2 fell 2 fell 3 that 2 fell 4 hard 3 that 4 hard 4 hard 5 china 4 hard 6 egg 5 china 6 egg 6 egg 7 squarely 6 egg 8 on 8 on 13 . for just a minute [jimmy] [saw] stars . 1 for 2 just 2 just 3 a 3 a 4 minute 4 minute 8 . 7 stars 8 . at least , he thought he did . 1 at 2 least 2 least 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 thought 5 thought 6 he 6 he 7 did 7 did 8 . jimmy was sore at heart because he had found no eggs , and now he had a bump on the head that also was sore . 1 jimmy 26 . 2 was 3 sore 3 sore 5 heart 4 at 5 heart 5 heart 6 because 5 heart 7 he 7 he 8 had 7 he 9 found 9 found 10 no 10 no 11 eggs 10 no 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 now 14 now 15 he 15 he 16 had 16 had 17 a 17 a 18 bump 18 bump 20 the 19 on 20 the 20 the 21 head 21 head 22 that 22 that 24 was 23 also 24 was 24 was 25 sore 24 was 26 . jimmy [skunk] [lost] [his] [temper] , [a] [thing] he rarely does . 1 jimmy 6 , 6 , 9 he 9 he 10 rarely 9 he 12 . 11 does 12 . [xviii] a [sad] , [sad] [quarrel] 1 a 3 , what he saw was the anxious looking face of [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] staring [down] [at] him . 1 what 2 he 2 he 3 saw 2 he 4 was 4 was 5 the 5 the 6 anxious 5 the 7 looking 7 looking 8 face 8 face 9 of 8 face 18 . 14 staring 17 him 14 staring 18 . " you did that purposely ! " snapped [jimmy] . 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 did 3 did 5 purposely 4 that 5 purposely 5 purposely 7 " 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 snapped 8 snapped 10 . " you did that purposely , and you needn't tell me you didn't . " 1 " 2 you 2 you 4 that 3 did 4 that 4 that 5 purposely 4 that 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 you 8 you 9 needn't 9 needn't 11 me 10 tell 11 me 11 me 12 you 11 me 13 didn't 12 you 13 didn't 13 didn't 14 . 14 . 15 " " on mah honor [ah] didn't , " protested [unc] ['] [billy] . 1 " 2 on 1 " 3 mah 2 on 3 mah 3 mah 4 honor 4 honor 13 . 6 didn't 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 protested 9 protested 13 . " it was an accident , just a sho ' ' [nuff] accident , and [ah] 'm right sorry fo ' it . " 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 an 4 an 5 accident 5 accident 6 , 6 , 8 a 7 just 8 a 8 a 9 sho 9 sho 11 ' 10 ' 11 ' 11 ' 13 accident 13 accident 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 17 'm 17 'm 19 sorry 18 right 19 sorry 19 sorry 20 fo 19 sorry 21 ' 21 ' 23 . 22 it 23 . 23 . 24 " " that sounds very nice , but [i] don't believe a word of it . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 sounds 3 sounds 4 very 4 very 5 nice 5 nice 6 , 6 , 7 but 7 but 9 don't 9 don't 10 believe 10 believe 11 a 11 a 12 word 12 word 13 of 13 of 14 it 14 it 15 . you did it purposely , and you can't make me believe anything else . 1 you 2 did 2 did 3 it 3 it 5 , 4 purposely 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 you 7 you 8 can't 8 can't 9 make 9 make 11 believe 10 me 11 believe 11 believe 12 anything 11 believe 13 else 12 anything 13 else 13 else 14 . come down here and fight . 1 come 2 down 2 down 3 here 3 here 4 and 4 and 5 fight 5 fight 6 . i dare you to ! " 1 i 2 dare 2 dare 3 you 3 you 4 to 4 to 5 ! 5 ! 6 " jimmy [was] [getting] [more] and more angry every minute . 1 jimmy 5 and 5 and 10 . 6 more 7 angry 7 angry 8 every 7 angry 9 minute 9 minute 10 . unc ' [billy] began to grow angry . 1 unc 2 ' 2 ' 8 . 4 began 5 to 4 began 6 grow 6 grow 7 angry 6 grow 8 . he hadn't known that [jimmy] was there . 1 he 2 hadn't 2 hadn't 3 known 2 hadn't 4 that 4 that 6 was 6 was 7 there 7 there 8 . he had apologized , and he felt that no one could do more than that . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 apologized 2 had 4 , 4 , 5 and 4 , 6 he 6 he 7 felt 6 he 8 that 8 that 9 no 9 no 10 one 10 one 11 could 11 could 12 do 12 do 13 more 13 more 14 than 14 than 15 that 15 that 16 . jimmy [skunk] had doubted his word , had refused to believe him , and that made him angry . 1 jimmy 3 had 3 had 4 doubted 4 doubted 5 his 5 his 7 , 6 word 7 , 7 , 8 had 8 had 9 refused 8 had 10 to 9 refused 10 to 10 to 11 believe 11 believe 12 him 12 him 13 , 12 him 14 and 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 that 15 that 16 made 16 made 17 him 16 made 18 angry 17 him 18 angry 18 angry 19 . his little eyes glowed with rage . 1 his 2 little 2 little 3 eyes 3 eyes 4 glowed 4 glowed 5 with 5 with 6 rage 6 rage 7 . " if yo ' want to fight , come up here . 1 " 2 if 2 if 3 yo 2 if 4 ' 4 ' 5 want 5 want 6 to 5 want 7 fight 6 to 7 fight 7 fight 8 , 8 , 9 come 9 come 10 up 10 up 11 here 11 here 12 . i 'll wait fo ' yo ' right [where] [ah] [am] , " he sputtered . 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 wait 3 wait 16 . 4 fo 6 yo 5 ' 6 yo 6 yo 7 ' 6 yo 16 . 7 ' 8 right 8 right 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 he 14 he 15 sputtered this made [jimmy] angrier than ever . 1 this 2 made 2 made 4 angrier 4 angrier 5 than 5 than 6 ever 6 ever 7 . he couldn't climb up there , and he knew that [unc] ' [billy] knew it . 1 he 2 couldn't 1 he 3 climb 3 climb 4 up 4 up 5 there 5 there 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 he 7 and 14 knew 8 he 10 that 9 knew 10 that 10 that 12 ' 14 knew 15 it 15 it 16 . unc ' [billy] was perfectly safe in promising to wait for him . 1 unc 2 ' 2 ' 4 was 4 was 5 perfectly 5 perfectly 6 safe 6 safe 7 in 6 safe 8 promising 7 in 8 promising 8 promising 9 to 9 to 10 wait 9 to 11 for 11 for 12 him 12 him 13 . " you 're a coward , just a plain no-account coward ! " snapped [jimmy] . 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 're 3 're 4 a 4 a 5 coward 5 coward 6 , 5 coward 7 just 7 just 8 a 7 just 9 plain 9 plain 10 no-account 9 plain 11 coward 11 coward 12 ! 12 ! 13 " 13 " 14 snapped 14 snapped 16 . nobody can drop things on my head and not get paid back . 1 nobody 2 can 2 can 3 drop 2 can 4 things 4 things 5 on 5 on 6 my 5 on 7 head 7 head 9 not 8 and 9 not 9 not 10 get 9 not 11 paid 10 get 11 paid 11 paid 12 back 12 back 13 . i thought you were a friend , [but] [now] [i] know better . " 1 i 2 thought 2 thought 3 you 3 you 4 were 4 were 7 , 5 a 6 friend 6 friend 7 , 7 , 14 " 11 know 12 better 12 better 13 . 13 . 14 " " wait as long as yo ' please . 1 " 2 wait 2 wait 3 as 3 as 5 as 4 long 5 as 5 as 6 yo 6 yo 7 ' 7 ' 8 please 7 ' 9 . 8 please 9 . ah reckons [ah] [can] stay as long as yo ' can , " retorted [unc] ['] [billy] , grinding and snapping his teeth . 1 ah 24 . 2 reckons 13 " 5 stay 6 as 6 as 8 as 7 long 8 as 8 as 9 yo 9 yo 10 ' 10 ' 12 , 11 can 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 retorted 14 retorted 18 , 18 , 19 grinding 19 grinding 20 and 19 grinding 24 . 20 and 21 snapping 21 snapping 22 his 22 his 23 teeth " suit yourself , " retorted [jimmy] . 1 " 2 suit 2 suit 3 yourself 2 suit 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 retorted 6 retorted 8 . " [i] 'm going to pay you up for that bump on my head or know the reason why . " 1 " 3 'm 3 'm 4 going 4 going 5 to 5 to 7 you 6 pay 7 you 7 you 8 up 7 you 9 for 9 for 11 bump 10 that 11 bump 11 bump 12 on 11 bump 13 my 12 on 13 my 13 my 14 head 13 my 15 or 15 or 17 the 16 know 17 the 17 the 18 reason 17 the 19 why 18 reason 19 why 19 why 20 . 20 . 21 " it really was dreadful . 1 it 2 really 2 really 3 was 3 was 4 dreadful 4 dreadful 5 . and it was all because [both] had been sadly disappointed . 1 and 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 all 3 was 5 because 5 because 7 had 7 had 8 been 8 been 9 sadly 9 sadly 10 disappointed 10 disappointed 11 . they had found no eggs where they had been sure they would [find] plenty . 1 they 2 had 2 had 3 found 2 had 4 no 3 found 4 no 4 no 5 eggs 4 no 6 where 6 where 7 they 6 where 8 had 8 had 9 been 8 had 10 sure 10 sure 11 they 10 sure 12 would 11 they 12 would 12 would 14 plenty 14 plenty 15 . you see , [farmer] [brown] 's boy had gathered every egg when he shut the biddies up for the night . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 19 the 6 's 8 had 7 boy 8 had 8 had 9 gathered 8 had 10 every 9 gathered 10 every 10 every 11 egg 11 egg 12 when 11 egg 13 he 12 when 13 he 13 he 14 shut 13 he 15 the 14 shut 15 the 15 the 16 biddies 15 the 17 up 17 up 18 for 18 for 19 the 19 the 21 . 20 night 21 . did you ever notice what a bad thing for the temper disappointment often is ? 1 did 2 you 2 you 4 notice 3 ever 4 notice 4 notice 5 what 4 notice 6 a 6 a 8 thing 7 bad 8 thing 8 thing 9 for 8 thing 10 the 9 for 10 the 10 the 11 temper 11 temper 12 disappointment 11 temper 13 often 13 often 14 is 13 often 15 ? [[] [illustration] []] [xix] [jimmy] [skunk] [is] [true] [to] [his] [word] unc ' [billy] [possum] was having a bad night of it . 1 unc 2 ' 2 ' 5 was 5 was 7 a 6 having 7 a 7 a 8 bad 7 a 9 night 8 bad 9 night 9 night 10 of 10 of 11 it 10 of 12 . when he had grown tired of quarreling with [jimmy] [skunk] , he had tried to take a nap . 1 when 2 he 2 he 3 had 2 he 4 grown 3 had 4 grown 4 grown 5 tired 5 tired 6 of 6 of 7 quarreling 6 of 8 with 8 with 19 . 11 , 12 he 12 he 13 had 13 had 14 tried 14 tried 15 to 15 to 16 take 16 take 17 a 17 a 18 nap 18 nap 19 . he had tried first one nest and then another , but none just suited him . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 tried 3 tried 5 one 4 first 5 one 5 one 7 and 6 nest 7 and 7 and 9 another 8 then 9 another 9 another 10 , 10 , 11 but 10 , 12 none 11 but 12 none 12 none 13 just 12 none 14 suited 13 just 14 suited 14 suited 15 him 15 him 16 . this was partly because he wasn't sleepy . 1 this 2 was 2 was 3 partly 3 partly 5 he 4 because 5 he 5 he 6 wasn't 6 wasn't 7 sleepy 6 wasn't 8 . he was hungry and not at all sleepy . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 hungry 3 hungry 4 and 4 and 5 not 5 not 6 at 6 at 7 all 7 all 8 sleepy 8 sleepy 9 . unc ['] [billy] had no intention of going down [while] [jimmy] [was] there . 1 unc 4 had 4 had 5 no 5 no 7 of 6 intention 7 of 7 of 8 going 7 of 9 down 9 down 13 there 13 there 14 . he thought that [jimmy] would soon grow tired of waiting and go away . 1 he 2 thought 1 he 3 that 2 thought 3 that 3 that 5 would 5 would 7 grow 6 soon 7 grow 7 grow 8 tired 7 grow 9 of 9 of 10 waiting 10 waiting 11 and 11 and 12 go 12 go 13 away 13 away 14 . so for [quite] [awhile] [unc] ['] [billy] didn't worry . 1 so 2 for 2 for 10 . 8 didn't 9 worry 9 worry 10 . but as it began to get towards morning he began to grow anxious . 1 but 2 as 1 but 3 it 3 it 5 to 4 began 5 to 5 to 6 get 5 to 7 towards 7 towards 8 morning 7 towards 9 he 9 he 10 began 9 he 11 to 11 to 12 grow 12 grow 13 anxious 13 anxious 14 . unc ' [billy] had no desire to be found in that henhouse when [farmer] [brown] 's boy came to feed the biddies . 1 unc 2 ' 2 ' 4 had 4 had 5 no 4 had 20 feed 5 no 6 desire 6 desire 7 to 7 to 8 be 8 be 9 found 8 be 10 in 9 found 10 in 10 in 11 that 10 in 12 henhouse 12 henhouse 13 when 16 's 17 boy 17 boy 18 came 18 came 19 to 19 to 20 feed 20 feed 23 . 21 the 22 biddies 22 biddies 23 . then , too , he was hungry . 1 then 2 , 2 , 3 too 3 too 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 hungry 7 hungry 8 . he had counted on a good meal of eggs , and not one had he found . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 counted 3 counted 4 on 4 on 5 a 5 a 7 meal 6 good 7 meal 7 meal 8 of 8 of 9 eggs 9 eggs 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 not 12 not 13 one 13 one 14 had 13 one 15 he 15 he 17 . 16 found 17 . yes , [sir] , it was a great deal better to go hungry . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 it 5 it 6 was 6 was 7 a 7 a 8 great 8 great 9 deal 9 deal 10 better 10 better 11 to 11 to 14 . 12 go 13 hungry 13 hungry 14 . several times , when he thought [jimmy] was asleep , he tried to steal down . 1 several 2 times 2 times 3 , 2 times 4 when 3 , 4 when 4 when 5 he 4 when 6 thought 5 he 6 thought 6 thought 8 was 8 was 9 asleep 9 asleep 10 , 10 , 11 he 11 he 12 tried 12 tried 13 to 13 to 14 steal 14 steal 15 down 15 down 16 . he was just as careful not to make a sound as he could be , but every time [jimmy] knew and was waiting for him . 1 he 2 was 1 he 23 waiting 2 was 3 just 2 was 4 as 4 as 5 careful 4 as 6 not 6 not 8 make 7 to 8 make 8 make 9 a 8 make 10 sound 9 a 10 sound 10 sound 11 as 10 sound 12 he 12 he 13 could 13 could 14 be 14 be 15 , 15 , 16 but 16 but 17 every 18 time 20 knew 20 knew 21 and 20 knew 22 was 22 was 23 waiting 23 waiting 24 for 24 for 25 him 25 him 26 . unc ['] [billy] wished that there was no such place as [farmer] [brown] 's henhouse . 1 unc 4 wished 1 unc 16 . 4 wished 5 that 5 that 6 there 6 there 7 was 7 was 8 no 8 no 10 place 9 such 10 place 10 place 11 as 14 's 15 henhouse 15 henhouse 16 . he wished he had never thought of eggs . 1 he 2 wished 2 wished 3 he 3 he 4 had 4 had 5 never 5 never 6 thought 6 thought 7 of 7 of 8 eggs 8 eggs 9 . " [don] ' yo ' think we-uns better make up and get out of here , [brer] [skunk] ? " he ventured . 1 " 3 ' 3 ' 4 yo 4 yo 5 ' 5 ' 6 think 5 ' 7 we-uns 6 think 7 we-uns 7 we-uns 9 make 8 better 9 make 9 make 11 and 10 up 11 and 11 and 12 get 11 and 13 out 13 out 14 of 14 of 15 here 15 here 16 , 16 , 19 ? 19 ? 20 " 20 " 21 he 21 he 22 ventured 22 ventured 23 . it was plain to see that [jimmy] [hadn't] forgiven him . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 plain 2 was 4 to 3 plain 4 to 4 to 5 see 4 to 10 him 5 see 6 that 9 forgiven 10 him 10 him 11 . for some [time] [unc] ['] [billy] said no more , but he grew more and more [restless] . 1 for 2 some 2 some 18 . 7 said 8 no 8 no 9 more 8 no 10 , 9 more 10 , 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 he 12 he 14 more 13 grew 14 more 14 more 15 and 15 and 16 more 16 more 18 . you see , he knew it would soon be time for [farmer] [brown] 's boy to come to let the hens out and feed them . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 knew 5 knew 6 it 5 knew 7 would 7 would 8 soon 8 soon 9 be 9 be 10 time 10 time 11 for 11 for 26 . 14 's 16 to 15 boy 16 to 16 to 17 come 16 to 18 to 18 to 19 let 19 let 20 the 19 let 21 hens 21 hens 22 out 21 hens 23 and 23 and 24 feed 24 feed 25 them 25 them 26 . at last he ventured to speak again . 1 at 2 last 2 last 3 he 3 he 4 ventured 4 ventured 5 to 5 to 6 speak 6 speak 7 again 7 again 8 . " ah reckons yo ' done forget something , " said he . 1 " 2 ah 2 ah 3 reckons 3 reckons 4 yo 4 yo 5 ' 5 ' 6 done 6 done 7 forget 6 done 8 something 8 something 10 " 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 12 he 12 he 13 . " what is that ? " asked [jimmy] . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 is 3 is 4 that 4 that 5 ? 5 ? 6 " 6 " 7 asked 7 asked 9 . " [i] ['m] not worrying [about] [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 1 " 4 not 4 not 5 worrying 5 worrying 11 . 9 's 10 boy 10 boy 11 . he can come as soon as he pleases , " retorted [jimmy] [skunk] , and grinned . 1 he 2 can 2 can 3 come 2 can 4 as 3 come 4 as 4 as 5 soon 4 as 6 as 6 as 7 he 7 he 8 pleases 8 pleases 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 retorted 11 retorted 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 grinned 16 grinned 17 . that sounded like boasting , but it wasn't . 1 that 2 sounded 2 sounded 3 like 3 like 4 boasting 3 like 5 , 5 , 6 but 6 but 7 it 7 it 8 wasn't 8 wasn't 9 . no , [sir] , it wasn't , and [unc] ['] [billy] knew it . 1 no 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 it 5 it 6 wasn't 6 wasn't 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 12 knew 12 knew 13 it 13 it 14 . he knew that [jimmy] meant it . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 7 . 5 meant 6 it 6 it 7 . unc ' [billy] was in despair . 1 unc 2 ' 2 ' 4 was 4 was 5 in 5 in 6 despair 6 despair 7 . he didn't dare stay , and he didn't dare go down and face [jimmy] [skunk] , and there he was . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 dare 2 didn't 4 stay 4 stay 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 he 7 he 9 dare 8 didn't 9 dare 9 dare 10 go 9 dare 11 down 11 down 12 and 12 and 16 , 13 face 16 , 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 there 18 there 19 he 19 he 20 was 20 was 21 . it certainly had been a bad night for [unc] ' [billy] [possum] . 1 it 3 had 2 certainly 3 had 3 had 4 been 4 been 5 a 4 been 6 bad 6 bad 7 night 6 bad 8 for 7 night 8 for 8 for 10 ' 10 ' 13 . [xx] [farmer] [brown's] [boy] [arrives] the light crept farther under the door of [farmer] [brown] ['s] henhouse , and by this time the hens were all awake . 1 the 13 , 2 light 3 crept 3 crept 4 farther 3 crept 5 under 4 farther 5 under 5 under 6 the 6 the 7 door 6 the 8 of 7 door 8 of 8 of 12 henhouse 12 henhouse 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 16 this 15 by 16 this 16 this 18 the 17 time 18 the 18 the 19 hens 19 hens 20 were 20 were 21 all 21 all 22 awake 22 awake 23 . furthermore , they had discovered [jimmy] [skunk] [down] below and were making a great fuss . 1 furthermore 3 they 2 , 3 they 3 they 5 discovered 4 had 5 discovered 5 discovered 9 below 9 below 10 and 10 and 11 were 11 were 12 making 12 making 13 a 13 a 14 great 14 great 15 fuss 15 fuss 16 . " [i] don't mind [their] [noise] . 1 " 4 mind 3 don't 4 mind 4 mind 7 . it doesn't trouble me a bit , " replied [jimmy] [skunk] , and grinned . 1 it 2 doesn't 2 doesn't 3 trouble 2 doesn't 4 me 4 me 5 a 5 a 6 bit 5 a 12 , 6 bit 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 replied 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 grinned 14 grinned 15 . it was plain enough to [unc] ' [billy] that [jimmy] was enjoying the situation . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 plain 2 was 9 that 3 plain 5 to 4 enough 5 to 5 to 7 ' 9 that 11 was 11 was 12 enjoying 12 enjoying 13 the 13 the 14 situation 14 situation 15 . but [unc] ['] [billy] wasn't . 1 but 5 wasn't 5 wasn't 6 . he was so anxious that he couldn't keep still . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 so 3 so 4 anxious 4 anxious 5 that 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 couldn't 7 couldn't 8 keep 8 keep 10 . 9 still 10 . at last he heard them , and he knew by the sound that [farmer] [brown] 's boy was coming in a hurry . 1 at 2 last 1 at 6 , 2 last 3 he 3 he 4 heard 5 them 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 he 7 and 16 's 8 he 9 knew 9 knew 10 by 10 by 11 the 11 the 12 sound 12 sound 13 that 16 's 18 was 17 boy 18 was 18 was 19 coming 18 was 20 in 20 in 21 a 21 a 22 hurry 22 hurry 23 . he had heard the noise of the hens and was coming to find out what it was all about . 1 he 3 heard 2 had 3 heard 3 heard 4 the 4 the 6 of 5 noise 6 of 6 of 7 the 7 the 9 and 8 hens 9 and 9 and 10 was 10 was 11 coming 10 was 12 to 12 to 13 find 13 find 14 out 14 out 15 what 14 out 16 it 16 it 18 all 17 was 18 all 18 all 19 about 18 all 20 . unc ' [billy] hoped that now [jimmy] [skunk] [would] retreat through the hole in the floor and give him a chance to escape . 1 unc 2 ' 2 ' 4 hoped 2 ' 15 the 4 hoped 5 that 4 hoped 6 now 10 retreat 11 through 11 through 12 the 12 the 13 hole 13 hole 14 in 14 in 15 the 15 the 16 floor 16 floor 17 and 17 and 24 . 18 give 19 him 19 him 20 a 20 a 21 chance 21 chance 22 to 22 to 23 escape 23 escape 24 . " he 's coming ! 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 's 3 's 4 coming 4 coming 5 ! farmer [brown] 's boy is coming , [brer] [skunk] ! 1 farmer 3 's 3 's 4 boy 3 's 10 ! 4 boy 5 is 5 is 6 coming 6 coming 7 , yo ' [better] [get] [away] [while] yo ' [can] ! " whispered [unc] ' [billy] . 1 yo 10 ! 1 yo 14 ' 2 ' 7 yo 7 yo 8 ' 8 ' 10 ! 10 ! 11 " 11 " 12 whispered 14 ' 16 . " [i] hear him , " replied [jimmy] calmly . 1 " 10 . 3 hear 4 him 4 him 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 replied 7 replied 9 calmly 7 replied 10 . " [i] 'm waiting for him to open the door for me to go out . 1 " 3 'm 3 'm 4 waiting 4 waiting 16 . 5 for 6 him 6 him 7 to 7 to 9 the 8 open 9 the 9 the 10 door 9 the 11 for 11 for 13 to 12 me 13 to 13 to 14 go 14 go 15 out 15 out 16 . it will be much easier than squeezing through that hole . " 1 it 2 will 2 will 3 be 3 be 4 much 4 much 5 easier 5 easier 6 than 5 easier 7 squeezing 7 squeezing 9 that 8 through 9 that 9 that 10 hole 9 that 11 . 11 . 12 " unc ' [billy] gasped . 1 unc 2 ' 2 ' 5 . 4 gasped 5 . he hoped that [at] [last] [jimmy] ['s] [boldness] would get him into trouble . 1 he 3 that 2 hoped 3 that 3 that 9 would 9 would 10 get 10 get 13 trouble 11 him 12 into 12 into 13 trouble 13 trouble 14 . yes , he did . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 3 he 3 he 4 did 4 did 5 . you see , that might give him a chance to slip away himself . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 2 see 4 that 3 , 4 that 4 that 5 might 5 might 6 give 5 might 7 him 7 him 9 chance 8 a 9 chance 9 chance 10 to 9 chance 11 slip 11 slip 13 himself 12 away 13 himself 13 himself 14 . otherwise , he would be in a bad fix . 1 otherwise 2 , 2 , 3 he 3 he 4 would 4 would 5 be 5 be 6 in 6 in 7 a 7 a 8 bad 7 a 9 fix 9 fix 10 . the latch on the door rattled . 1 the 4 the 2 latch 3 on 2 latch 4 the 4 the 6 rattled 5 door 6 rattled 6 rattled 7 . the door swung open , letting in a flood of light . 1 the 2 door 2 door 4 open 3 swung 4 open 4 open 5 , 4 open 6 letting 5 , 6 letting 6 letting 8 a 7 in 8 a 8 a 9 flood 8 a 10 of 10 of 12 . 11 light 12 . the hens stopped their noise . 1 the 2 hens 1 the 3 stopped 2 hens 3 stopped 3 stopped 4 their 4 their 5 noise 5 noise 6 . farmer [brown] 's boy stood in the doorway and looked in . 1 farmer 12 . 3 's 4 boy 4 boy 7 the 5 stood 6 in 6 in 7 the 7 the 8 doorway 7 the 12 . 8 doorway 9 and 9 and 10 looked 10 looked 11 in of [course] [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy [saw] him at once . 1 of 6 boy 6 boy 8 him 6 boy 11 . 8 him 9 at 9 at 10 once " so it 's you , you black and white rascal ! " he exclaimed . 1 " 2 so 2 so 3 it 3 it 4 's 4 's 5 you 5 you 6 , 5 you 7 you 6 , 7 you 7 you 8 black 7 you 9 and 8 black 9 and 9 and 10 white 9 and 11 rascal 11 rascal 12 ! 12 ! 13 " 12 ! 14 he 13 " 14 he 14 he 15 exclaimed 15 exclaimed 16 . " [i] suppose you expect me to step out of your way , and [i] [suppose] [i] will do [just] that very thing . 1 " 3 suppose 3 suppose 4 you 4 you 5 expect 4 you 6 me 6 me 7 to 6 me 8 step 7 to 8 step 8 step 9 out 8 step 10 of 10 of 12 way 11 your 12 way 12 way 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 18 will 18 will 19 do 19 do 21 that 21 that 22 very 21 that 23 thing 23 thing 24 . you are the most impudent and independent fellow of my acquaintance . 1 you 2 are 2 are 3 the 3 the 4 most 4 most 5 impudent 4 most 6 and 6 and 7 independent 6 and 8 fellow 8 fellow 9 of 8 fellow 10 my 10 my 12 . 11 acquaintance 12 . that 's what you are . 1 that 2 's 2 's 3 what 3 what 4 you 4 you 5 are 5 are 6 . you didn't [get] any eggs , [because] [i] gathered all of them last night [.] 1 you 2 didn't 2 didn't 4 any 4 any 5 eggs 5 eggs 6 , 6 , 9 gathered 9 gathered 10 all 10 all 11 of 10 all 12 them 11 of 12 them 12 them 14 night 13 last 14 night come along out of there , you rascal . " 1 come 2 along 2 along 3 out 2 along 4 of 4 of 6 , 5 there 6 , 6 , 8 rascal 7 you 8 rascal 8 rascal 9 . 8 rascal 10 " 9 . 10 " [xxi] [the] [nest-egg] [gives] [unc] ['] [billy] [away] ' [tis] [little] things that often [seem] [scarce] worth a passing [thought] [which] in the end may prove that they [with] [big] [results] are fraught . 1 ' 4 things 4 things 5 that 5 that 26 . 6 often 14 in 9 worth 10 a 10 a 11 passing 11 passing 14 in 14 in 15 the 14 in 16 end 15 the 16 end 16 end 17 may 16 end 18 prove 18 prove 19 that 19 that 20 they 20 they 24 are 24 are 25 fraught 25 fraught 26 . farmer [brown] 's boy [watched] [jimmy] [skunk] [calmly] and peacefully go his way and grinned as he watched him . 1 farmer 3 's 3 's 4 boy 3 's 9 and 9 and 10 peacefully 9 and 19 him 11 go 12 his 12 his 13 way 13 way 14 and 14 and 15 grinned 15 grinned 16 as 16 as 17 he 17 he 18 watched 18 watched 19 him 19 him 20 . he scratched his head thoughtfully . 1 he 2 scratched 2 scratched 3 his 3 his 4 head 4 head 5 thoughtfully 5 thoughtfully 6 . " [i] suppose , " said he , " that that is as perfect an example of the value of preparedness as there is . 1 " 3 suppose 3 suppose 5 " 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 7 he 7 he 8 , 8 , 9 " 8 , 11 that 9 " 10 that 11 that 12 is 12 is 14 perfect 13 as 14 perfect 14 perfect 15 an 14 perfect 16 example 16 example 18 the 17 of 18 the 18 the 19 value 18 the 20 of 20 of 21 preparedness 20 of 22 as 22 as 23 there 22 as 24 is 24 is 25 . jimmy knew he was all ready for [trouble] [if] [i] chose to make it , [and] that [because] of [that] [i] wouldn't make it . 1 jimmy 2 knew 2 knew 3 he 2 knew 4 was 4 was 5 all 4 was 6 ready 6 ready 7 for 7 for 15 , 11 chose 12 to 12 to 13 make 13 make 14 it 14 it 15 , 15 , 17 that 17 that 19 of 19 of 25 . 22 wouldn't 23 make 23 make 24 it 24 it 25 . so he has calmly gone his way as if he were as [much] bigger [than] [i] as [i] [am] bigger [than] [he] . 1 so 23 . 2 he 4 calmly 3 has 4 calmly 4 calmly 5 gone 4 calmly 6 his 6 his 7 way 6 his 8 as 8 as 9 if 8 as 10 he 10 he 11 were 11 were 12 as 12 as 14 bigger 14 bigger 17 as 17 as 20 bigger 20 bigger 23 . there certainly is nothing like being prepared if you want to avoid trouble . " 1 there 2 certainly 2 certainly 3 is 3 is 5 like 4 nothing 5 like 5 like 7 prepared 6 being 7 prepared 7 prepared 9 you 8 if 9 you 9 you 10 want 10 want 11 to 11 to 12 avoid 12 avoid 14 . 13 trouble 14 . 14 . 15 " then [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] once more [turned] to the henhouse and entered it . 1 then 6 once 6 once 7 more 7 more 9 to 9 to 10 the 10 the 11 henhouse 11 henhouse 12 and 12 and 13 entered 13 entered 14 it 14 it 15 . that one thing was the china nest-egg on the floor . 1 that 2 one 2 one 3 thing 3 thing 4 was 4 was 11 . 5 the 6 china 6 china 7 nest-egg 7 nest-egg 8 on 8 on 9 the 9 the 10 floor 10 floor 11 . " hello ! " exclaimed [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy when he saw it . 1 " 2 hello 2 hello 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 exclaimed 5 exclaimed 11 he 9 boy 10 when 10 when 11 he 11 he 12 saw 11 he 13 it 13 it 14 . " now how did that come there ? 1 " 3 how 1 " 8 ? 2 now 3 how 3 how 5 that 4 did 5 that 5 that 6 come 5 that 7 there 6 come 7 there it must be that [jimmy] [skunk] pulled it out of one of those lower nests . " 1 it 2 must 1 it 3 be 3 be 17 " 4 that 7 pulled 7 pulled 10 of 8 it 9 out 9 out 10 of 10 of 16 . 11 one 12 of 12 of 13 those 13 those 14 lower 14 lower 15 nests 14 lower 16 . 16 . 17 " " that 's queer , " he muttered . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 queer 4 queer 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 he 7 he 8 muttered 8 muttered 9 . " that egg must have come from one of the upper nests . 1 " 4 must 2 that 3 egg 2 that 4 must 4 must 5 have 5 have 6 come 6 come 7 from 7 from 8 one 8 one 9 of 9 of 10 the 10 the 11 upper 11 upper 12 nests 12 nests 13 . jimmy couldn't have got up to those . 1 jimmy 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 have 2 couldn't 4 got 3 have 4 got 4 got 5 up 4 got 6 to 6 to 7 those 6 to 8 . none of the hens could have kicked it out last night , because they were all on the [roosts] when [i] shut them up . 1 none 2 of 2 of 3 the 2 of 4 hens 3 the 4 hens 4 hens 6 have 5 could 6 have 6 have 7 kicked 6 have 8 it 7 kicked 8 it 8 it 9 out 8 it 10 last 9 out 10 last 10 last 11 night 10 last 12 , 12 , 14 they 13 because 14 they 14 they 15 were 15 were 16 all 15 were 17 on 17 on 18 the 18 the 20 when 20 when 22 shut 22 shut 24 up 23 them 24 up 24 up 25 . they [certainly] didn't do it [this] [morning] , because they wouldn't have dared leave the roosts with [jimmy] [skunk] [here] . 1 they 4 do 3 didn't 4 do 4 do 5 it 5 it 8 , 5 it 17 with 8 , 9 because 9 because 10 they 10 they 11 wouldn't 10 they 12 have 12 have 13 dared 12 have 14 leave 13 dared 14 leave 14 leave 15 the 14 leave 16 roosts 17 with 21 . i 'll have to look into this . " 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 have 3 have 4 to 4 to 5 look 5 look 6 into 6 into 7 this 7 this 8 . 8 . 9 " so he began with the second row of nests and looked in each . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 began 3 began 5 the 4 with 5 the 5 the 6 second 5 the 7 row 7 row 8 of 8 of 9 nests 9 nests 10 and 10 and 11 looked 11 looked 12 in 12 in 14 . 13 each 14 . yes , [sir] , [unc] ' [billy] had forgotten his tail , and it hung just over the edge of the nest . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 6 ' 6 ' 12 , 8 had 9 forgotten 9 forgotten 10 his 10 his 11 tail 11 tail 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 it 14 it 23 . 15 hung 17 over 16 just 17 over 17 over 18 the 18 the 19 edge 19 edge 20 of 19 edge 23 . 20 of 21 the 21 the 22 nest of course , [farmer] [brown] 's boy [saw] it . 1 of 2 course 1 of 10 . 2 course 3 , 6 's 7 boy 7 boy 9 it 9 it 10 . he couldn't help but see it . 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 help 3 help 4 but 3 help 5 see 5 see 7 . 6 it 7 . " [ho] , ho ! " he exclaimed right away . 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 ho 4 ho 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 8 exclaimed 7 he 8 exclaimed 8 exclaimed 10 away 9 right 10 away 10 away 11 . " [ho] , ho ! 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 ho 4 ho 5 ! so there was more than one visitor here last night [.] 1 so 2 there 2 there 3 was 3 was 4 more 4 more 5 than 5 than 6 one 6 one 7 visitor 7 visitor 8 here 8 here 9 last 8 here 10 night this henhouse seems to be a very popular place . 1 this 2 henhouse 2 henhouse 3 seems 3 seems 4 to 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 a 6 a 7 very 7 very 8 popular 8 popular 10 . 9 place 10 . i see that the first thing for me to do after breakfast is to nail a board over that hole in the floor . 1 i 2 see 2 see 3 that 3 that 4 the 4 the 5 first 5 first 6 thing 6 thing 8 me 7 for 8 me 8 me 9 to 8 me 10 do 9 to 10 do 10 do 12 breakfast 11 after 12 breakfast 12 breakfast 14 to 13 is 14 to 14 to 15 nail 14 to 16 a 15 nail 16 a 16 a 17 board 16 a 18 over 17 board 18 over 18 over 20 hole 19 that 20 hole 20 hole 21 in 21 in 22 the 22 the 23 floor 23 floor 24 . so it was you , [unc] ' [billy] [possum] , who [kicked] that nest-egg out . 1 so 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 you 3 was 5 , 5 , 7 ' 7 ' 16 . 10 , 11 who 11 who 13 that 13 that 14 nest-egg 13 that 15 out 15 out 16 . found it a little hard for your teeth , didn't you ? 1 found 2 it 2 it 3 a 2 it 4 little 4 little 5 hard 4 little 6 for 5 hard 6 for 6 for 8 teeth 7 your 8 teeth 8 teeth 9 , 8 teeth 10 didn't 10 didn't 11 you 10 didn't 12 ? 11 you 12 ? lost your temper and kicked it out , didn't you ? 1 lost 2 your 1 lost 3 temper 3 temper 5 kicked 4 and 5 kicked 5 kicked 6 it 5 kicked 7 out 7 out 8 , 7 out 9 didn't 8 , 9 didn't 9 didn't 10 you 10 you 11 ? that was foolish , [unc] ' [billy] , very foolish indeed . 1 that 2 was 2 was 3 foolish 3 foolish 4 , 4 , 6 ' 6 ' 8 , 8 , 10 foolish 9 very 10 foolish 10 foolish 11 indeed 11 indeed 12 . never lose your temper over trifles . 1 never 2 lose 1 never 3 your 3 your 5 over 4 temper 5 over 5 over 6 trifles 5 over 7 . it doesn't pay . 1 it 2 doesn't 2 doesn't 3 pay 3 pay 4 . now [i] [wonder] what [i] ['d] [better] do with you . " 1 now 4 what 4 what 8 do 8 do 9 with 9 with 10 you 10 you 11 . 11 . 12 " all this time [unc] ['] [billy] [hadn't] moved . 1 all 2 this 2 this 3 time 2 this 9 . 3 time 8 moved of course , he couldn't understand [what] [farmer] [brown] 's boy was saying . 1 of 2 course 1 of 14 . 2 course 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 couldn't 5 couldn't 6 understand 10 's 11 boy 11 boy 12 was 11 boy 13 saying 13 saying 14 . nor could [he] [see] [what] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [was] [doing] [.] 1 nor 2 could so he held his breath and hoped and hoped that he hadn't been discovered . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 held 3 held 4 his 4 his 5 breath 5 breath 6 and 6 and 7 hoped 7 hoped 8 and 8 and 9 hoped 9 hoped 10 that 10 that 11 he 11 he 12 hadn't 12 hadn't 14 discovered 13 been 14 discovered 14 discovered 15 . and perhaps he wouldn't have been but for that telltale nest-egg on the floor . 1 and 2 perhaps 2 perhaps 3 he 2 perhaps 4 wouldn't 3 he 4 wouldn't 4 wouldn't 5 have 4 wouldn't 6 been 5 have 6 been 6 been 7 but 6 been 8 for 8 for 9 that 9 that 10 telltale 9 that 11 nest-egg 11 nest-egg 12 on 12 on 13 the 13 the 14 floor 14 floor 15 . that was the cause of all his troubles . 1 that 2 was 2 was 3 the 3 the 4 cause 4 cause 5 of 5 of 6 all 6 all 8 troubles 7 his 8 troubles 8 troubles 9 . first it had [angered] [jimmy] [skunk] [because] [as] [you] [remember] [,] [it] [had] fallen on [jimmy] ['s] [head] . 1 first 2 it 2 it 3 had 3 had 14 fallen 14 fallen 15 on 15 on 19 . then it had led [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy to look in [all] the nests . 1 then 2 it 2 it 15 . 3 had 4 led 4 led 14 nests 8 boy 9 to 9 to 10 look 10 look 11 in 11 in 13 the 13 the 14 nests 14 nests 15 . it had seemed a trifle , kicking that egg out of that nest , but see what the results were . 1 it 2 had 2 had 4 a 3 seemed 4 a 4 a 6 , 5 trifle 6 , 6 , 7 kicking 6 , 8 that 7 kicking 8 that 8 that 9 egg 8 that 10 out 10 out 11 of 11 of 12 that 12 that 14 , 13 nest 14 , 14 , 16 see 15 but 16 see 16 see 17 what 17 what 18 the 17 what 19 results 19 results 20 were 19 results 21 . 20 were 21 . truly , little things often are not so little as they seem . 1 truly 2 , 1 truly 3 little 2 , 3 little 3 little 4 things 4 things 5 often 5 often 7 not 6 are 7 not 7 not 8 so 8 so 9 little 9 little 10 as 10 as 11 they 11 they 13 . 12 seem 13 . [[] [illustration] []] [xxii] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [tries] [his] [old] [trick] the first knowledge [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] had that he was discovered came to him through his tail . 1 the 2 first 2 first 3 knowledge 2 first 19 . 8 had 9 that 9 that 10 he 9 that 11 was 11 was 12 discovered 12 discovered 14 to 13 came 14 to 14 to 16 through 15 him 16 through 16 through 17 his 16 through 18 tail 17 his 18 tail 18 tail 19 . yes , [sir] , it came to him through his tail . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 it 5 it 6 came 6 came 7 to 7 to 8 him 7 to 9 through 8 him 9 through 9 through 10 his 9 through 11 tail 11 tail 12 . farmer [brown] 's boy pinched it . 1 farmer 3 's 3 's 4 boy 4 boy 5 pinched 5 pinched 7 . 6 it 7 . it was rather a mean thing to do , but [farmer] [brown] 's boy was curious . 1 it 2 was 1 it 16 curious 2 was 3 rather 3 rather 4 a 3 rather 5 mean 5 mean 6 thing 6 thing 8 do 7 to 8 do 8 do 9 , 8 do 10 but 13 's 14 boy 14 boy 15 was 15 was 16 curious 16 curious 17 . he wanted to see what [unc] ['] [billy] would do . 1 he 2 wanted 1 he 3 to 2 wanted 3 to 3 to 4 see 3 to 11 . 4 see 5 what 9 would 10 do 10 do 11 . and he didn't pinch very hard , not hard enough to [really] hurt . 1 and 14 . 2 he 4 pinch 3 didn't 4 pinch 4 pinch 5 very 4 pinch 6 hard 6 hard 7 , 6 hard 8 not 8 not 9 hard 8 not 10 enough 10 enough 11 to 11 to 13 hurt 13 hurt 14 . farmer [brown] 's boy is too good-hearted to hurt any one if he [can] help it . 1 farmer 3 's 3 's 4 boy 3 's 17 . 5 is 6 too 6 too 8 to 7 good-hearted 8 to 8 to 9 hurt 8 to 10 any 10 any 11 one 11 one 12 if 11 one 13 he 13 he 15 help 15 help 16 it 16 it 17 . but [unc] ['] [billy] didn't . 1 but 5 didn't 5 didn't 6 . no , [sir] , [unc] ['] [billy] didn't . 1 no 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 8 didn't 8 didn't 9 . that tail might have belonged to any one but him so far as he made any sign . 1 that 2 tail 2 tail 3 might 2 tail 4 have 3 might 4 have 4 have 5 belonged 4 have 6 to 6 to 7 any 6 to 8 one 8 one 9 but 9 but 10 him 9 but 11 so 11 so 12 far 11 so 13 as 13 as 14 he 14 he 15 made 15 made 16 any 16 any 17 sign 17 sign 18 . of course , he felt like pulling it away . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 felt 5 felt 6 like 5 felt 7 pulling 7 pulling 9 away 8 it 9 away 9 away 10 . any one would have in his place . 1 any 2 one 2 one 3 would 2 one 4 have 4 have 5 in 5 in 7 place 6 his 7 place 7 place 8 . but he didn't move it the tiniest bit , which goes to show that [unc] ['] [billy] [has] [great] self-control when he wishes . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 move 4 move 6 the 5 it 6 the 6 the 7 tiniest 6 the 8 bit 7 tiniest 8 bit 8 bit 9 , 8 bit 10 which 10 which 11 goes 10 which 12 to 11 goes 12 to 12 to 13 show 12 to 14 that 14 that 20 self-control 20 self-control 24 . 21 when 22 he 21 when 23 wishes 23 wishes 24 . farmer [brown] 's boy pinched [again] , just a little harder , but still [unc] ['] [billy] made no sign . 1 farmer 3 's 3 's 4 boy 3 's 7 , 4 boy 5 pinched 7 , 8 just 8 just 9 a 9 a 10 little 10 little 11 harder 11 harder 12 , 12 , 13 but 13 but 14 still 13 but 21 . 18 made 19 no 19 no 20 sign 20 sign 21 . farmer [brown] 's boy chuckled and began to pull on that tail . 1 farmer 3 's 3 's 4 boy 4 boy 5 chuckled 5 chuckled 6 and 6 and 7 began 7 began 8 to 8 to 9 pull 8 to 10 on 10 on 11 that 11 that 12 tail 12 tail 13 . there wasn't the least sign of life [about] [unc] ['] [billy] . 1 there 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 the 3 the 5 sign 4 least 5 sign 5 sign 6 of 6 of 7 life 7 life 12 . he looked as if he were dead , and he acted as if he were dead . 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 3 as 3 as 4 if 4 if 5 he 5 he 6 were 6 were 7 dead 6 were 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 he 9 and 11 acted 11 acted 12 as 11 acted 13 if 13 if 14 he 13 if 15 were 15 were 16 dead 16 dead 17 . any one not knowing [unc] ['] [billy] would have supposed that he was dead . 1 any 2 one 2 one 15 . 3 not 12 he 4 knowing 8 would 8 would 9 have 9 have 10 supposed 10 supposed 11 that 11 that 12 he 12 he 13 was 13 was 14 dead 14 dead 15 . farmer [brown] 's boy dropped [unc] ' [billy] on the floor . 1 farmer 3 's 3 's 4 boy 3 's 12 . 4 boy 5 dropped 7 ' 9 on 9 on 10 the 10 the 11 floor 11 floor 12 . he lay just as he fell . 1 he 2 lay 2 lay 3 just 3 just 4 as 4 as 5 he 4 as 6 fell 5 he 6 fell 6 fell 7 . farmer [brown] 's boy rolled him over with his foot , but there wasn't a sign of life in [unc] ' [billy] . 1 farmer 3 's 3 's 4 boy 4 boy 6 him 5 rolled 6 him 6 him 7 over 6 him 8 with 8 with 9 his 9 his 10 foot 10 foot 11 , 10 foot 15 a 11 , 12 but 12 but 13 there 13 there 14 wasn't 15 a 16 sign 15 a 23 . 16 sign 17 of 17 of 18 life 17 of 19 in 19 in 21 ' he hoped that [farmer] [brown] 's [boy] really did think him [dead] . 1 he 2 hoped 2 hoped 13 . 3 that 6 's 3 that 11 him 6 's 8 really 8 really 9 did 8 really 10 think 11 him 13 . that was what he wanted . 1 that 2 was 2 was 3 what 3 what 4 he 4 he 5 wanted 5 wanted 6 . then he went about his work of cleaning out the henhouse and measuring out the grain for the biddies . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 went 3 went 4 about 4 about 5 his 4 about 6 work 6 work 8 cleaning 7 of 8 cleaning 8 cleaning 9 out 8 cleaning 10 the 10 the 12 and 11 henhouse 12 and 12 and 13 measuring 12 and 14 out 14 out 15 the 15 the 16 grain 16 grain 17 for 17 for 18 the 18 the 19 biddies 19 biddies 20 . unc ['] [billy] lay there on the box , and he certainly was pathetic looking . 1 unc 10 and 4 lay 5 there 5 there 7 the 6 on 7 the 7 the 8 box 8 box 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 he 11 he 12 certainly 12 certainly 13 was 13 was 14 pathetic 14 pathetic 16 . 15 looking 16 . his hair was all rumpled up , as it usually is . 1 his 2 hair 2 hair 3 was 3 was 4 all 4 all 6 up 5 rumpled 6 up 6 up 7 , 6 up 8 as 7 , 8 as 8 as 9 it 8 as 10 usually 9 it 10 usually 10 usually 11 is 10 usually 12 . it was filled with dust from the floor and bits of straw . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 filled 2 was 4 with 4 with 5 dust 5 dust 8 floor 6 from 7 the 7 the 8 floor 8 floor 9 and 9 and 10 bits 10 bits 11 of 11 of 12 straw 12 straw 13 . his lips were drawn back and his mouth partly open . 1 his 2 lips 2 lips 3 were 3 were 4 drawn 4 drawn 6 and 5 back 6 and 6 and 7 his 7 his 8 mouth 8 mouth 11 . 9 partly 10 open 10 open 11 . his eyes seemed to be closed . 1 his 2 eyes 2 eyes 3 seemed 2 eyes 4 to 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 closed 6 closed 7 . but to have looked at him you would have thought him as dead as the deadest thing that ever was . 1 but 2 to 2 to 4 looked 3 have 4 looked 4 looked 6 him 5 at 6 him 6 him 7 you 6 him 8 would 7 you 8 would 8 would 9 have 8 would 10 thought 10 thought 12 as 11 him 12 as 12 as 13 dead 13 dead 14 as 14 as 15 the 14 as 16 deadest 16 deadest 18 that 17 thing 18 that 18 that 19 ever 18 that 20 was 19 ever 20 was 20 was 21 . as he went about his [work] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] kept an eye [on] [unc] ['] [billy] and chuckled . 1 as 2 he 2 he 3 went 3 went 5 his 4 about 5 his 5 his 18 and 11 kept 12 an 12 an 13 eye 13 eye 18 and 18 and 20 . 19 chuckled 20 . " you old fraud , " said he . 1 " 2 you 2 you 4 fraud 3 old 4 fraud 4 fraud 6 " 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 8 he 8 he 9 . " you think you are fooling me , but [i] know you . 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 think 2 you 4 you 3 think 4 you 4 you 5 are 4 you 6 fooling 5 are 6 fooling 6 fooling 7 me 6 fooling 8 , 8 , 9 but 9 but 13 . 11 know 12 you 12 you 13 . possums don't die of nothing in hens ' nests . 1 possums 2 don't 2 don't 3 die 3 die 4 of 4 of 5 nothing 4 of 6 in 6 in 8 ' 7 hens 8 ' 8 ' 9 nests 8 ' 10 . you certainly are a clever old rascal , and the best [actor] [i] ['ve] ever seen . 1 you 2 certainly 2 certainly 3 are 3 are 4 a 4 a 5 clever 5 clever 6 old 6 old 7 rascal 7 rascal 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 the 10 the 11 best 11 best 15 ever 15 ever 17 . 16 seen 17 . i wonder how long you will keep it up . 1 i 2 wonder 2 wonder 4 long 3 how 4 long 4 long 6 will 5 you 6 will 6 will 8 it 7 keep 8 it 8 it 9 up 9 up 10 . i wish [i] had half as much self-control . " 1 i 2 wish 2 wish 4 had 4 had 5 half 4 had 6 as 5 half 6 as 6 as 7 much 7 much 8 self-control 7 much 9 . 9 . 10 " still [unc] ['] [billy] [gave] [no] sign of [life] . 1 still 7 sign 7 sign 10 . 8 of 10 . he wondered where he was being taken to . 1 he 6 being 2 wondered 3 where 3 where 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 being 6 being 7 taken 6 being 8 to 8 to 9 . he was terribly frightened . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 terribly 3 terribly 4 frightened 4 frightened 5 . but he stuck to his old trick of playing dead which had served him so well more than once before . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 stuck 3 stuck 4 to 4 to 5 his 4 to 6 old 6 old 7 trick 6 old 8 of 7 trick 8 of 8 of 10 dead 9 playing 10 dead 10 dead 11 which 11 which 12 had 12 had 13 served 12 had 14 him 14 him 15 so 14 him 16 well 16 well 17 more 17 more 18 than 17 more 19 once 18 than 19 once 19 once 20 before 20 before 21 . [[] [illustration] []] [xxiii] [unc] ['] [billy] [gives] [himself] [away] never had [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] played that old trick of his better than he was playing it now . 1 never 2 had 2 had 7 played 7 played 8 that 8 that 10 trick 9 old 10 trick 10 trick 11 of 10 trick 12 his 12 his 14 than 13 better 14 than 14 than 16 was 15 he 16 was 16 was 17 playing 16 was 18 it 18 it 20 . 19 now 20 . they were half-way from the henyard to the [house] when [bowser] the [hound] came to meet his master . 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 half-way 3 half-way 4 from 4 from 5 the 5 the 6 henyard 6 henyard 7 to 7 to 8 the 8 the 10 when 10 when 12 the 12 the 14 came 14 came 15 to 15 to 16 meet 16 meet 17 his 17 his 19 . 18 master 19 . " now we shall see what we shall see , " said [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy , [as] [bowser] came trotting up . 1 " 2 now 2 now 3 we 3 we 4 shall 4 shall 5 see 5 see 6 what 6 what 7 we 7 we 8 shall 8 shall 9 see 9 see 11 " 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 said 12 said 16 boy 16 boy 17 , 17 , 22 up 20 came 21 trotting 21 trotting 22 up 22 up 23 . " [if] [unc] ' [billy] can stand this test , [i] 'll take off my hat to him every time we meet [hereafter] . " 1 " 4 ' 4 ' 10 , 6 can 7 stand 6 can 10 , 7 stand 8 this 7 stand 9 test 10 , 25 " 12 'll 13 take 13 take 15 my 14 off 15 my 15 my 17 to 16 hat 17 to 17 to 18 him 17 to 19 every 18 him 19 every 19 every 21 we 20 time 21 we 21 we 22 meet 22 meet 24 . 24 . 25 " he held [unc] ['] [billy] out to [bowser] , and [bowser] sniffed him all over . 1 he 2 held 2 held 6 out 6 out 7 to 7 to 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 13 him 12 sniffed 13 him 13 him 15 over 14 all 15 over 15 over 16 . just imagine [that] [!] 1 just 2 imagine just think of [being] [nosed] and [sniffed] [at] by one of [whom] you [were] [terribly] [afraid] and not so much as twitching an ear ! 1 just 2 think 1 just 3 of 3 of 6 and 6 and 19 so 9 by 10 one 10 one 11 of 11 of 13 you 13 you 17 and 17 and 18 not 18 not 19 so 19 so 20 much 19 so 21 as 21 as 23 an 22 twitching 23 an 23 an 24 ear 23 an 25 ! he 's dead . 1 he 2 's 2 's 4 . 3 dead 4 . he must be the fellow [i] [saw] go [under] the henhouse last night . 1 he 2 must 1 he 8 go 2 must 3 be 3 be 4 the 4 the 5 fellow 8 go 10 the 10 the 14 . 11 henhouse 12 last 12 last 13 night 13 night 14 . how did you kill him ? " 1 how 2 did 2 did 3 you 3 you 4 kill 4 kill 5 him 5 him 6 ? 6 ? 7 " farmer [brown] 's boy laughed and picked [unc] ' [billy] up by the tail again . 1 farmer 3 's 3 's 4 boy 4 boy 6 and 5 laughed 6 and 6 and 7 picked 7 picked 16 . 9 ' 11 up 11 up 13 the 12 by 13 the 13 the 14 tail 14 tail 15 again 15 again 16 . the mother [of] [farmer] [brown] 's boy was in the doorway , watching them approach . 1 the 2 mother 2 mother 6 's 6 's 8 was 7 boy 8 was 8 was 9 in 9 in 10 the 10 the 11 doorway 11 doorway 12 , 12 , 13 watching 13 watching 14 them 14 them 15 approach 15 approach 16 . " what have you got there ? " she demanded . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 have 3 have 5 got 4 you 5 got 5 got 6 there 6 there 7 ? 7 ? 8 " 8 " 9 she 9 she 10 demanded 10 demanded 11 . " [i] declare [if] it isn't a [possum] ! 1 " 3 declare 1 " 5 it 5 it 6 isn't 5 it 7 a 7 a 9 ! where did you kill him ? 1 where 2 did 2 did 3 you 3 you 4 kill 4 kill 5 him 5 him 6 ? was he the cause of all that racket among the chickens ? " 1 was 2 he 2 he 3 the 3 the 4 cause 4 cause 5 of 5 of 6 all 6 all 7 that 7 that 8 racket 7 that 9 among 9 among 10 the 10 the 11 chickens 11 chickens 12 ? 12 ? 13 " farmer [brown] 's boy took [unc] ' [billy] into the kitchen and dropped him on a chair . 1 farmer 3 's 3 's 4 boy 3 's 18 . 4 boy 5 took 7 ' 9 into 9 into 10 the 10 the 11 kitchen 11 kitchen 12 and 12 and 13 dropped 13 dropped 14 him 14 him 15 on 15 on 16 a 16 a 17 chair 17 chair 18 . mrs [brown] [came] [over] [to] [look] [at] [him] [closer] . 1 mrs 10 . " poor little fellow , " said she . 1 " 2 poor 2 poor 3 little 3 little 4 fellow 4 fellow 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 8 she 8 she 9 . " poor little fellow . 1 " 2 poor 2 poor 3 little 3 little 4 fellow 4 fellow 5 . it was too bad he got into mischief and had to be killed . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 too 2 was 4 bad 4 bad 5 he 4 bad 6 got 6 got 7 into 7 into 8 mischief 8 mischief 9 and 9 and 10 had 9 and 11 to 11 to 12 be 12 be 13 killed 13 killed 14 . i don't suppose he knew any better . 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 suppose 2 don't 4 he 3 suppose 4 he 4 he 6 any 5 knew 6 any 6 any 7 better 6 any 8 . she stroked [unc] ['] [billy] gently . 1 she 2 stroked 2 stroked 6 gently 6 gently 7 . the eyes of [farmer] [brown] 's boy twinkled . 1 the 2 eyes 1 the 3 of 3 of 6 's 6 's 8 twinkled 7 boy 8 twinkled 8 twinkled 9 . he went over to a corner and pulled a straw from his mother 's broom . 1 he 2 went 2 went 3 over 3 over 4 to 4 to 5 a 5 a 6 corner 6 corner 7 and 7 and 8 pulled 8 pulled 9 a 9 a 10 straw 10 straw 11 from 11 from 12 his 12 his 14 's 13 mother 14 's 14 's 15 broom 15 broom 16 . then he returned to [unc] ['] [billy] and began to tickle [unc] ' [billy] 's nose . 1 then 2 he 1 then 9 began 2 he 3 returned 2 he 4 to 4 to 8 and 9 began 10 to 10 to 11 tickle 10 to 17 . 11 tickle 13 ' 15 's 16 nose 16 nose 17 . mrs [brown] [looked] [puzzled] . 1 mrs 5 . she was puzzled . 1 she 2 was 2 was 3 puzzled 3 puzzled 4 . " what are you doing that for ? " she asked . 1 " 3 are 2 what 3 are 3 are 4 you 4 you 5 doing 5 doing 6 that 6 that 8 ? 7 for 8 ? 8 ? 9 " 9 " 10 she 10 she 11 asked 11 asked 12 . " [just] for fun , " [replied] [farmer] [brown] 's boy and kept on tickling [unc] ['] [billy] 's nose . 1 " 3 for 3 for 4 fun 3 for 19 's 4 fun 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 10 's 10 's 11 boy 11 boy 12 and 12 and 14 on 13 kept 14 on 14 on 15 tickling 19 's 20 nose 20 nose 21 . he had got to sneeze . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 got 3 got 4 to 4 to 5 sneeze 5 sneeze 6 . he did sneeze . 1 he 2 did 2 did 3 sneeze 2 did 4 . 3 sneeze 4 . he couldn't help it , though it were to cost him his life . 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 4 it 3 help 4 it 4 it 5 , 4 it 6 though 6 though 7 it 6 though 8 were 8 were 9 to 9 to 10 cost 9 to 11 him 11 him 12 his 12 his 13 life 13 life 14 . " do you mean to say that that [possum] is alive ? " 1 " 2 do 2 do 3 you 3 you 4 mean 4 mean 5 to 5 to 6 say 5 to 8 that 6 say 7 that 8 that 10 is 10 is 11 alive 11 alive 12 ? 12 ? 13 " " seems that way , " [replied] [farmer] [brown] 's boy [as] [unc] ' [billy] sneezed again , for that straw was still tickling his nose . 1 " 2 seems 2 seems 3 that 3 that 4 way 4 way 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 10 's 10 's 11 boy 11 boy 27 . 14 ' 16 sneezed 16 sneezed 18 , 17 again 18 , 18 , 20 that 19 for 20 that 20 that 21 straw 21 straw 22 was 22 was 23 still 22 was 24 tickling 23 still 24 tickling 24 tickling 25 his 24 tickling 26 nose 26 nose 27 . " [i] [should] certainly [say] it seems that way . 1 " 4 certainly 4 certainly 10 . 6 it 7 seems 7 seems 8 that 7 seems 10 . 8 that 9 way the old sinner is no more dead than [i] [am] . 1 the 2 old 2 old 3 sinner 2 old 4 is 4 is 5 no 4 is 6 more 6 more 7 dead 6 more 8 than 8 than 11 . he 's just pretending . 1 he 2 's 2 's 3 just 3 just 4 pretending 4 pretending 5 . he fooled you all right , [mother] , but he didn't fool me . 1 he 2 fooled 2 fooled 3 you 3 you 4 all 3 you 5 right 5 right 6 , 6 , 8 , 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 he 9 but 11 didn't 11 didn't 13 me 12 fool 13 me 13 me 14 . i haven't hurt a hair of him . 1 i 2 haven't 2 haven't 4 a 3 hurt 4 a 4 a 5 hair 4 a 6 of 6 of 7 him 6 of 8 . 7 him 8 . you ought to know me well enough by this time to know that [i] wouldn't hurt him . " 1 you 2 ought 1 you 11 to 2 ought 4 know 3 to 4 know 4 know 5 me 4 know 6 well 5 me 6 well 6 well 7 enough 6 well 8 by 7 enough 8 by 8 by 9 this 8 by 10 time 11 to 12 know 12 know 13 that 12 know 19 " 15 wouldn't 16 hurt 16 hurt 18 . 17 him 18 . 18 . 19 " he looked at his mother reproachfully , and she hastened to apologize . 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 3 at 3 at 4 his 3 at 5 mother 5 mother 6 reproachfully 5 mother 7 , 6 reproachfully 7 , 7 , 8 and 7 , 9 she 9 she 10 hastened 10 hastened 12 apologize 11 to 12 apologize 12 apologize 13 . " [but] what could [i] think ? " she demanded . 1 " 3 what 3 what 8 " 4 could 6 think 6 think 7 ? 7 ? 8 " 8 " 11 . 9 she 10 demanded 10 demanded 11 . " if he isn't a [dead-looking] creature , [i] [never] have seen one . 1 " 2 if 2 if 3 he 3 he 4 isn't 4 isn't 5 a 5 a 7 creature 7 creature 8 , 8 , 11 have 11 have 12 seen 12 seen 14 . 13 one 14 . what are you going to do with him , son ? " 1 what 3 you 2 are 3 you 3 you 4 going 4 going 5 to 5 to 7 with 6 do 7 with 7 with 8 him 8 him 9 , 9 , 10 son 10 son 11 ? 11 ? 12 " " take him over to the [green] [forest] [after] breakfast and let him go , " replied [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 1 " 2 take 2 take 4 over 3 him 4 over 4 over 5 to 4 over 6 the 6 the 10 breakfast 10 breakfast 11 and 11 and 12 let 11 and 13 him 13 him 14 go 13 him 15 , 15 , 16 " 16 " 17 replied 16 " 22 . 20 's 21 boy 21 boy 22 . this is just what he did do , [and] [unc] ['] [billy] wasted no time in getting home . 1 this 2 is 1 this 8 , 2 is 3 just 3 just 4 what 4 what 5 he 5 he 6 did 6 did 7 do 8 , 13 wasted 13 wasted 15 time 14 no 15 time 15 time 16 in 15 time 17 getting 17 getting 18 home 17 getting 19 . 18 home 19 . it was a long time before he met [jimmy] [skunk] [again] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 long 3 a 4 long 4 long 5 time 4 long 6 before 6 before 7 he 7 he 12 . 8 met 12 . when he did , [jimmy] was his [usual] good-natured self , and [unc] ' [billy] was wise enough not to refer to eggs . 1 when 2 he 1 when 6 was 2 he 3 did 3 did 4 , 6 was 7 his 7 his 9 good-natured 9 good-natured 10 self 10 self 11 , 11 , 12 and 11 , 16 was 12 and 14 ' 16 was 17 wise 17 wise 18 enough 18 enough 20 to 19 not 20 to 20 to 21 refer 21 refer 22 to 22 to 24 . 23 eggs 24 .