produced by [juliet] [sutherland] [,] [charles] [franks] [and] [the] [online] [distributed] [proofreading] [team] 1 produced 2 by [the] [adventures] [of] [poor] [mrs] [.] [quack] [the] [bedtime] [story-books] [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] author of " old [mother] [west] [wind] , " " the [bedtime] [story-books] , " etc 1 author 2 of 2 of 3 " 2 of 4 old 4 old 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 " 10 " 11 the 11 the 14 , 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 etc [contents] i [peter] [rabbit] [becomes] [acquainted] with [mrs] . [quack] [ii] [.] 1 i 6 with 6 with 8 . mrs [quack] is [distrustful] [iii] . 1 mrs 3 is 3 is 6 . [mrs] [quack] [tells] [about] [her] [home] [iv] [.] [mrs] [quack] [continues] [her] [story] [v] [peter] [learns] [more] [of] [mrs] [quack] ['s] [troubles] [vi] [.] farmer [brown] 's [boy] [visits] [the] [smiling] [pool] [vii] . 1 farmer 3 's 3 's 10 . [mrs] [quack] [returns] [viii] [.] [mrs] [quack] [has] [a] [good] [meal] [and] [a] [rest] [ix] [.] peter [rabbit] [makes] [an] [early] [call] [x] [.] [how] [mr] [.] and [mrs] [quack] [started] [north] [xi] [.] 1 peter 12 and the [terrible] , [terrible] [guns] [xii] [.] 1 the 3 , what [did] [happen] to [mr] [quack] [xiii] [.] 1 what 4 to [peter] [tells] [about] [mrs] [.] [quack] [xiv] [.] sammy [jay] 's [plan] [to] [help] [mrs] [.] [quack] [xv] [.] 1 sammy 3 's [the] [hunt] [for] [mr] [quack] [xvi] [.] [sammy] [jay] [sees] [something] [green] [xvii] [.] mr [quack] [is] [found] [at] [last] [xviii.sammy] [jay] [sends] [mrs] [.] quack to the [swamp] [xix] [.] 1 mr 12 quack 12 quack 13 to 13 to 14 the jerry [muskrat] 's [great] [idea] [xx] [.] 1 jerry 3 's happy [days] [for] [mr] [.] and [mrs] [quack] 1 happy 6 and [list] [of] [illustrations] " marshes must be something like [swamps] , " [ventured] [peter] [rabbit] [frontispiece] 1 " 2 marshes 2 marshes 3 must 3 must 4 be 3 must 5 something 4 be 5 something 5 something 6 like 6 like 8 , 8 , 9 " several times she circled around , high [over] [the] [smiling] [pool] 1 several 2 times 2 times 4 circled 3 she 4 circled 4 circled 5 around 4 circled 6 , 5 around 6 , 6 , 7 high " [some] [folks] [call] [him] [alligator] [and] [some] [just] ' [gator] ' ["] 1 " 10 ' 10 ' 12 ' " [just] [tuck] [that] [fact] [away] [in] [that] [empty] [head] [of] [yours] and [never] say [can't] " 1 " 13 and 13 and 15 say 15 say 17 " " yes , " said he in a low voice , " [i] [am] [mr] [quack] " 1 " 2 yes 2 yes 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 4 " 6 he 6 he 7 in 7 in 8 a 8 a 9 low 9 low 10 voice 9 low 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 17 " those were happy days indeed for [mr] and [mrs] [.] [quack] in the [pond] of [paddy] the [beaver] 1 those 2 were 2 were 3 happy 2 were 4 days 3 happy 4 days 4 days 5 indeed 5 indeed 6 for 6 for 8 and 8 and 13 the 12 in 13 the 13 the 15 of 15 of 17 the [i] [peter] [rabbit] [becomes] [acquainted] [with] [mrs] [.] [quack] make a [new] [acquaintance] [every] [time] [you] [can] [;] [you] ['ll] [find] [it] [interesting] and a very [helpful] [plan] [.] 1 make 2 a 2 a 15 and 15 and 16 a 16 a 17 very it [means] more [knowledge] . 1 it 3 more 3 more 5 . you cannot meet any one without learning something from him if you keep your ears open and your eyes open . 1 you 2 cannot 2 cannot 4 any 3 meet 4 any 4 any 6 without 5 one 6 without 6 without 8 something 7 learning 8 something 8 something 9 from 9 from 10 him 9 from 11 if 11 if 12 you 11 if 13 keep 13 keep 14 your 14 your 16 open 15 ears 16 open 16 open 17 and 16 open 18 your 18 your 19 eyes 19 eyes 20 open 20 open 21 . every one is at least a little different from every one else , and the more people you know , the more you may learn [.] 1 every 2 one 2 one 3 is 3 is 5 least 4 at 5 least 5 least 7 little 6 a 7 little 7 little 9 from 8 different 9 from 9 from 10 every 10 every 11 one 10 every 12 else 11 one 12 else 12 else 13 , 12 else 14 and 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 the 15 the 16 more 16 more 17 people 16 more 18 you 17 people 18 you 18 you 19 know 19 know 20 , 20 , 21 the 21 the 22 more 21 the 23 you 23 you 24 may 24 may 25 learn peter [rabbit] [knows] [this] , and that is one reason he always is [so] [eager] to find out about [other] [people] . 1 peter 5 , 5 , 13 is 6 and 7 that 6 and 13 is 7 that 8 is 8 is 9 one 8 is 10 reason 10 reason 11 he 11 he 12 always 13 is 16 to 16 to 17 find 17 find 18 out 17 find 22 . 18 out 19 about he knew right away who it was . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 right 2 knew 4 away 3 right 4 away 4 away 5 who 4 away 6 it 6 it 7 was 6 it 8 . he knew that it was [mrs] [quack] the [duck] , because he had often heard about her . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 3 that 4 it 4 it 5 was 4 it 11 because 5 was 8 the 8 the 10 , 11 because 12 he 12 he 13 had 12 he 14 often 13 had 14 often 14 often 15 heard 15 heard 16 about 15 heard 17 her 16 about 17 her 17 her 18 . peter was [so] surprised to see her in the [smiling] [pool] that he almost forgot to be polite . 1 peter 2 was 2 was 5 to 4 surprised 5 to 5 to 6 see 5 to 9 the 6 see 7 her 7 her 8 in 9 the 12 that 12 that 13 he 13 he 14 almost 14 almost 15 forgot 14 almost 16 to 15 forgot 16 to 16 to 17 be 17 be 18 polite 18 polite 19 . i am afraid he stared in a very impolite way as he hurried to the edge of the bank . 1 i 2 am 2 am 3 afraid 2 am 4 he 4 he 5 stared 4 he 6 in 5 stared 6 in 6 in 7 a 7 a 8 very 7 a 9 impolite 9 impolite 10 way 9 impolite 11 as 11 as 12 he 12 he 13 hurried 13 hurried 14 to 14 to 15 the 15 the 16 edge 16 edge 17 of 17 of 18 the 18 the 19 bank 19 bank 20 . you are [mrs] [quack] , aren't you ? " 1 you 2 are 2 are 5 , 5 , 7 you 6 aren't 7 you 7 you 8 ? 7 you 9 " 8 ? 9 " " yes , " replied [mrs] [quack] , " and you must be [peter] [rabbit] . 1 " 2 yes 2 yes 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 replied 5 replied 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 and 10 and 11 you 11 you 12 must 12 must 13 be 13 be 16 . i 've heard of you very often . " 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 heard 3 heard 4 of 4 of 5 you 5 you 9 " 6 very 7 often 7 often 8 . 8 . 9 " all the time [mrs] [quack] was swimming back and forth and in little circles in [the] most [uneasy] way . 1 all 2 the 2 the 3 time 2 the 20 . 6 was 7 swimming 7 swimming 8 back 7 swimming 9 and 9 and 10 forth 9 and 11 and 11 and 13 little 12 in 13 little 13 little 14 circles 13 little 15 in 14 circles 15 in 15 in 17 most 17 most 19 way 19 way 20 . " [i] [hope] you 've heard [nothing] [but] [good] of [me] , " replied [peter] . 1 " 4 you 4 you 5 've 5 've 6 heard 6 heard 10 of 10 of 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 replied 14 replied 16 . peter looked a wee , wee bit foolish , and then he laughed right out . 1 peter 2 looked 2 looked 4 wee 3 a 4 wee 4 wee 5 , 5 , 6 wee 5 , 7 bit 7 bit 9 , 8 foolish 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 then 11 then 12 he 12 he 13 laughed 13 laughed 15 out 14 right 15 out 15 out 16 . " [i] [guess] that is true enough , " said he . 1 " 4 that 4 that 5 is 5 is 6 true 6 true 8 , 7 enough 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 11 he 11 he 12 . " [i] [like] to [learn] [all] [i] [can] , and how can [i] learn without being curious ? 1 " 4 to 4 to 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 how 11 how 12 can 12 can 14 learn 14 learn 16 being 15 without 16 being 16 being 17 curious 16 being 18 ? 17 curious 18 ? i 'm curious right now . 1 i 3 curious 2 'm 3 curious 3 curious 5 now 4 right 5 now 5 now 6 . i 'm wondering what brings you to [the] [smiling] [pool] when you never have been here [before] . 1 i 2 'm 1 i 7 to 2 'm 4 what 3 wondering 4 what 4 what 5 brings 5 brings 6 you 7 to 18 . 11 when 12 you 12 you 13 never 13 never 14 have 14 have 15 been 14 have 18 . 15 been 16 here it is the [last] place in the world [i] [ever] [expected] to find you . " 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 the 3 the 12 to 5 place 6 in 6 in 7 the 7 the 8 world 8 world 12 to 12 to 13 find 13 find 14 you 14 you 15 . 15 . 16 " " that 's [why] [i] ['m] [here] , " replied [mrs] [quack] . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 's 3 's 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 replied 10 replied 13 . " [i] [hope] [others] [feel] the same way . 1 " 6 the 6 the 8 way 7 same 8 way 8 way 9 . i came here [because] [i] [just] [had] to find some place where people wouldn't expect to find me and so wouldn't come looking for me . 1 i 2 came 2 came 3 here 3 here 8 to 8 to 9 find 9 find 10 some 10 some 12 where 11 place 12 where 12 where 13 people 13 people 15 expect 14 wouldn't 15 expect 15 expect 16 to 16 to 18 me 17 find 18 me 18 me 19 and 18 me 20 so 19 and 20 so 20 so 22 come 21 wouldn't 22 come 22 come 24 for 23 looking 24 for 24 for 25 me 24 for 26 . peter 's eyes opened very wide with surprise . 1 peter 2 's 2 's 4 opened 3 eyes 4 opened 4 opened 5 very 4 opened 6 wide 6 wide 8 surprise 7 with 8 surprise 8 surprise 9 . " why , " he exclaimed , " [i] [should] [think] you would be [perfectly] safe on the [big] [river] ! 1 " 2 why 1 " 21 ! 2 why 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 he 5 he 6 exclaimed 5 he 7 , 7 , 8 " 7 , 17 on 8 " 12 you 12 you 13 would 13 would 14 be 14 be 16 safe 17 on 18 the i don't see how any harm can possibly come to you out there . " 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 see 3 see 5 any 4 how 5 any 5 any 6 harm 5 any 7 can 7 can 9 come 8 possibly 9 come 9 come 10 to 9 come 11 you 10 to 11 you 11 you 12 out 11 you 13 there 13 there 14 . 14 . 15 " the words were [no] [sooner] out of [peter] 's [mouth] [than] a [faint] [bang] [sounded] [from] way [off] [towards] [the] [big] [river] . 1 the 2 words 2 words 3 were 3 were 6 out 6 out 7 of 7 of 23 . 9 's 12 a 12 a 17 way 17 way 23 . [mrs] [quack] [gave] [a] [great] [start] [and] [half] [lifted] [her] [wings] [as] [if] [to] [fly] [.] but she thought better of it , and then [peter] saw that she was [trembling] all over . 1 but 2 she 1 but 14 was 2 she 3 thought 3 thought 4 better 4 better 5 of 5 of 6 it 6 it 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 then 11 saw 12 that 12 that 13 she 13 she 14 was 14 was 18 . 16 all 17 over 17 over 18 . " did you hear that ? " she asked in a faint voice . 1 " 2 did 2 did 3 you 3 you 4 hear 4 hear 5 that 5 that 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 7 " 8 she 8 she 9 asked 8 she 14 . 9 asked 10 in 10 in 11 a 11 a 13 voice 12 faint 13 voice peter nodded . 1 peter 2 nodded 2 nodded 3 . " that was a gun , a terrible gun , but it was a long way from here , " said he . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 was 3 was 5 gun 4 a 5 gun 5 gun 6 , 6 , 7 a 6 , 8 terrible 8 terrible 9 gun 9 gun 11 but 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 it 11 but 13 was 13 was 15 long 14 a 15 long 15 long 17 from 16 way 17 from 17 from 18 here 18 here 19 , 19 , 20 " 20 " 21 said 21 said 22 he 22 he 23 . " it was over on the [big] [river] , " said [mrs] [quack] . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 14 . 4 over 5 on 5 on 6 the 6 the 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 14 . " that 's why it isn't safe for me over there . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 's 2 that 5 it 3 's 4 why 5 it 6 isn't 6 isn't 8 for 7 safe 8 for 8 for 9 me 9 me 10 over 9 me 11 there 11 there 12 . that 's [why] [i] [just] [had] to find some other place . 1 that 2 's 2 's 7 to 7 to 8 find 8 find 9 some 8 find 10 other 10 other 11 place 10 other 12 . 11 place 12 . oh , dear , the very sound of a gun sets me to shaking and makes my heart feel as if it would stop beating . 1 oh 2 , 2 , 4 , 3 dear 4 , 4 , 5 the 4 , 6 very 5 the 6 very 6 very 7 sound 6 very 8 of 8 of 9 a 9 a 10 gun 9 a 11 sets 10 gun 11 sets 11 sets 12 me 11 sets 13 to 12 me 13 to 13 to 14 shaking 14 shaking 15 and 14 shaking 16 makes 15 and 16 makes 16 makes 17 my 17 my 18 heart 17 my 19 feel 18 heart 19 feel 19 feel 20 as 20 as 21 if 20 as 22 it 21 if 22 it 22 it 23 would 22 it 24 stop 23 would 24 stop 24 stop 25 beating 24 stop 26 . 25 beating 26 . are you [sure] [i] [am] [perfectly] [safe] here ? " 1 are 2 you 2 you 8 here 8 here 9 ? 9 ? 10 " " [i] 'm not afraid of [them] , " declared [mrs] [quack] [.] 1 " 3 'm 3 'm 5 afraid 4 not 5 afraid 5 afraid 6 of 6 of 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 declared " it 's those two-legged creatures with terrible guns [i] ['m] [afraid] of , " and she began to swim about more uneasily than ever . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 's 2 it 13 of 3 's 4 those 3 's 5 two-legged 4 those 5 two-legged 5 two-legged 6 creatures 6 creatures 7 with 7 with 8 terrible 7 with 9 guns 13 of 14 , 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 and 16 and 17 she 17 she 18 began 18 began 19 to 19 to 21 about 20 swim 21 about 21 about 22 more 22 more 23 uneasily 23 uneasily 25 ever 24 than 25 ever 25 ever 26 . [ii] [mrs] [quack] [is] [distrustful] jerry [muskrat] [thinks] [there] [is] [no] [place] in [the] [world] [like] [the] [smiling] [pool] [.] 1 jerry 8 in so , for the matter of that , [does] [grandfather] [frog] and [also] [spotty] the [turtle] . 1 so 2 , 2 , 3 for 3 for 4 the 4 the 5 matter 4 the 6 of 6 of 7 that 6 of 17 . 7 that 8 , 8 , 12 and 12 and 15 the you see , they [have] [spent] [their] [lives] there and [know] [little] [about] the rest of the [great] [world] [.] 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 14 the 4 they 9 there 9 there 10 and 10 and 14 the 14 the 16 of 15 rest 16 of 16 of 17 the " [no] [one] [hunts] here now that [farmer] [brown] 's [boy] [has] [put] [away] [his] [terrible] [gun] , " explained [jerry] . 1 " 10 's 5 here 6 now 6 now 7 that 7 that 10 's 10 's 18 , 18 , 19 " 19 " 20 explained 20 explained 22 . " who is [farmer] [brown] 's [boy] ? " demanded [mrs] [quack] [,] [looking] [more] [anxious] [than] [ever] . 1 " 2 who 1 " 6 's 2 who 3 is 6 's 8 ? 8 ? 9 " 9 " 10 demanded 10 demanded 19 . " is he one of those two-legged creatures ? " 1 " 2 is 2 is 3 he 2 is 4 one 3 he 4 one 4 one 6 those 5 of 6 those 6 those 7 two-legged 6 those 8 creatures 7 two-legged 8 creatures 8 creatures 10 " 9 ? 10 " he is [such] [a] [good] [friend] that he [ought] to be a [quaddy] himself . 1 he 14 himself 2 is 7 that 7 that 8 he 8 he 10 to 10 to 11 be 10 to 14 himself 11 be 12 a 14 himself 15 . he won't let any harm come to you here , [mrs] [quack] . " 1 he 2 won't 2 won't 3 let 2 won't 4 any 3 let 4 any 4 any 5 harm 4 any 6 come 6 come 7 to 6 come 8 you 7 to 8 you 8 you 9 here 9 here 10 , 10 , 14 " 13 . 14 " " [i] [wouldn't] [trust] [him] , [not] for one single little minute , " declared [mrs] [quack] [.] 1 " 6 , 6 , 8 for 8 for 9 one 9 one 10 single 9 one 11 little 11 little 12 minute 12 minute 13 , 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 declared " [i] [wouldn't] [trust] one of those two-legged creatures , [not] [one] [.] 1 " 5 one 5 one 6 of 6 of 7 those 7 those 8 two-legged 8 two-legged 9 creatures 9 creatures 10 , you say he fed some of you last winter , but that doesn't mean anything good . 1 you 3 he 2 say 3 he 3 he 5 some 4 fed 5 some 5 some 6 of 5 some 7 you 6 of 7 you 7 you 8 last 8 last 10 , 9 winter 10 , 10 , 12 that 11 but 12 that 12 that 14 mean 13 doesn't 14 mean 14 mean 15 anything 15 anything 16 good 15 anything 17 . do you know what [i] ['ve] [known] these two-legged creatures to do ? " 1 do 2 you 2 you 3 know 3 know 4 what 4 what 14 " 8 these 9 two-legged 9 two-legged 10 creatures 10 creatures 11 to 10 creatures 12 do 11 to 12 do 12 do 13 ? 13 ? 14 " " what ? " demanded [peter] [and] [jerry] [together] . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 ? 3 ? 4 " 4 " 5 demanded 5 demanded 10 . i wouldn't trust one of them , not [one] ! " 1 i 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 3 trust 3 trust 4 one 4 one 5 of 5 of 6 them 5 of 7 , 7 , 8 not 8 not 11 " 10 ! 11 " " oh , how dreadful ! " cried [peter] , looking quite as shocked as he felt . 1 " 2 oh 1 " 10 , 2 oh 3 , 3 , 4 how 4 how 5 dreadful 5 dreadful 6 ! 5 dreadful 7 " 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 cried 10 , 12 quite 11 looking 12 quite 12 quite 13 as 13 as 15 as 14 shocked 15 as 15 as 16 he 15 as 17 felt 16 he 17 felt 17 felt 18 . then he added [eagerly] , " [but] [our] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [wouldn't] do anything like that . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 added 3 added 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 14 do 14 do 18 . 15 anything 16 like 16 like 17 that 17 that 18 . you [haven't] the [least] thing to [fear] [from] him . " 1 you 11 " 3 the 5 thing 5 thing 6 to 6 to 9 him 9 him 10 . 10 . 11 " " perhaps not , " said [mrs] [quack] , shaking her head doubtfully , " but [i] [wouldn't] [trust] [him] . 1 " 3 not 1 " 21 . 2 perhaps 3 not 3 not 5 " 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 9 , 9 , 10 shaking 10 shaking 12 head 11 her 12 head 12 head 13 doubtfully 12 head 14 , 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 but i wouldn't [trust] him [as] far off [as] [i] [could] [see] [him] . 1 i 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 4 him 4 him 13 . 6 far 7 off 7 off 13 . " you are [safe] right [here] , if you have [sense] enough to [stay] [here] , " declared [jerry] [muskrat] [rather] [testily] [.] 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 are 3 are 5 right 5 right 7 , 7 , 8 if 8 if 9 you 9 you 10 have 9 you 13 to 10 have 12 enough 13 to 16 , 16 , 17 " 17 " 18 declared " don't you [suppose] [peter] and [i] know what we are talking about ? " 1 " 2 don't 2 don't 3 you 3 you 6 and 6 and 8 know 8 know 9 what 9 what 15 " 10 we 11 are 11 are 12 talking 12 talking 13 about 13 about 14 ? 14 ? 15 " there was a [little] [sob] in her voice and tears in her eyes . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 6 in 6 in 7 her 7 her 8 voice 7 her 14 . 9 and 11 in 10 tears 11 in 11 in 12 her 12 her 13 eyes 13 eyes 14 . " tell us all about it , " begged [peter] . 1 " 2 tell 2 tell 3 us 3 us 4 all 3 us 5 about 4 all 5 about 5 about 6 it 5 about 11 . 6 it 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 begged " perhaps we can help you . " 1 " 3 we 2 perhaps 3 we 3 we 5 help 4 can 5 help 5 help 6 you 5 help 7 . 7 . 8 " [iii] [mrs] [quack] [tells] [about] [her] [home] " begin at the beginning , " said [jerry] [muskrat] . 1 " 2 begin 2 begin 4 the 3 at 4 the 4 the 5 beginning 4 the 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 11 . " your home is somewhere way up in the [northland] [where] [honker] [the] [goose] [lives] , isn't it ? " 1 " 2 your 2 your 3 home 2 your 4 is 3 home 4 is 4 is 5 somewhere 4 is 6 way 5 somewhere 6 way 6 way 7 up 6 way 8 in 8 in 9 the 9 the 16 , 16 , 18 it 17 isn't 18 it 18 it 19 ? 19 ? 20 " [mrs] [quack] [nodded] [.] " [i] [wish] [i] were there this very minute , " she replied , the tears coming again . 1 " 5 were 5 were 6 there 6 there 7 this 6 there 8 very 8 very 10 , 9 minute 10 , 10 , 11 " 10 , 12 she 11 " 12 she 12 she 13 replied 12 she 19 . 13 replied 14 , 13 replied 15 the 14 , 15 the 15 the 16 tears 15 the 17 coming 16 tears 17 coming 17 coming 18 again " but [sometimes] [i] [doubt] [if] [ever] [i] 'll get there again . 1 " 2 but 2 but 9 'll 9 'll 11 there 10 get 11 there 11 there 12 again 12 again 13 . " [i] [never] [could] [understand] what [people] [want] to [leave] [their] [homes] for , anyway , " declared [peter] . 1 " 6 what 1 " 13 for 6 what 9 to 13 for 14 , 14 , 15 anyway 14 , 20 . 15 anyway 16 , 16 , 17 " 17 " 18 declared what would you [do] if you [couldn't] [find] [a] [single] [thing] to eat ? " 1 what 2 would 2 would 3 you 3 you 5 if 5 if 6 you 6 you 12 to 12 to 14 ? 13 eat 14 ? 14 ? 15 " " [i] [guess] [i] ['d] [starve] , " replied [peter] [simply] . 1 " 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 replied 9 replied 12 . " he comes earlier up there and stays twice as long as he does here , and makes ten times as much ice and snow . 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 comes 2 he 4 earlier 4 earlier 5 up 4 earlier 6 there 6 there 8 stays 7 and 8 stays 8 stays 10 as 9 twice 10 as 10 as 11 long 10 as 12 as 11 long 12 as 12 as 13 he 13 he 14 does 13 he 15 here 15 here 17 and 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 makes 17 and 19 ten 18 makes 19 ten 19 ten 20 times 19 ten 21 as 20 times 21 as 21 as 22 much 21 as 23 ice 23 ice 24 and 24 and 25 snow 24 and 26 . we just [have] to [come] [south] [.] 1 we 2 just 2 just 4 to it isn't because we want to , but because we must ! 1 it 2 isn't 2 isn't 3 because 3 because 4 we 3 because 5 want 5 want 6 to 6 to 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 10 we 9 because 10 we 10 we 11 must 11 must 12 ! there is nothing else for us to do . " 1 there 2 is 1 there 3 nothing 3 nothing 5 for 4 else 5 for 5 for 6 us 5 for 7 to 7 to 8 do 8 do 9 . 9 . 10 " " then [i] [don't] [see] what you want to make your [home] in such a place [for] , " said practical [peter] . 1 " 2 then 1 " 13 in 2 then 6 what 6 what 7 you 7 you 8 want 8 want 9 to 9 to 10 make 10 make 11 your 13 in 15 a 14 such 15 a 15 a 16 place 15 a 23 . 16 place 18 , 18 , 19 " 19 " 20 said 20 said 21 practical " [i] [should] think you would make it where you can live all the year around . " 1 " 4 think 1 " 5 you 5 you 6 would 6 would 7 make 7 make 8 it 8 it 9 where 9 where 10 you 9 where 11 can 11 can 12 live 11 can 13 all 13 all 14 the 13 all 15 year 15 year 16 around 15 year 17 . 16 around 17 . 17 . 18 " " [i] was [born] up there , and [i] [love] it just as you [love] the dear [old] [briar-patch] , " replied [mrs] . [quack] [simply] [.] 1 " 3 was 1 " 16 the 3 was 7 , 5 up 6 there 6 there 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 11 it 11 it 12 just 12 just 13 as 13 as 14 you 16 the 17 dear 16 the 20 , 20 , 21 " 21 " 22 replied 22 replied 24 . " it is home , and there is no [place] [like] [home] [.] 1 " 2 it 1 " 8 is 2 it 3 is 4 home 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 there 7 there 8 is 8 is 9 no besides , it is a very beautiful and a very wonderful place in summer . 1 besides 2 , 2 , 3 it 3 it 4 is 4 is 5 a 5 a 6 very 6 very 8 and 7 beautiful 8 and 8 and 9 a 8 and 10 very 9 a 10 very 10 very 12 place 11 wonderful 12 place 12 place 14 summer 13 in 14 summer 14 summer 15 . there is [everything] [that] [ducks] [and] [geese] [love] . 1 there 2 is 2 is 9 . we have all we want of the food we love best . 1 we 2 have 2 have 3 all 2 have 4 we 3 all 4 we 4 we 6 of 5 want 6 of 6 of 7 the 6 of 8 food 7 the 8 food 8 food 9 we 8 food 10 love 9 we 10 love 10 love 11 best 10 love 12 . everywhere is shallow water with tall grass growing in it . " 1 everywhere 2 is 2 is 3 shallow 2 is 4 water 4 water 5 with 4 water 6 tall 6 tall 7 grass 7 grass 8 growing 8 growing 9 in 9 in 10 it 9 in 11 . 10 it 11 . 11 . 12 " " huh ! " [interrupted] [peter] [,] ["] [i] [wouldn't] [think] [much] [of] a [place] like that . " 1 " 2 huh 2 huh 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 14 a 14 a 16 like 16 like 17 that 17 that 18 . 18 . 19 " " that 's because you don't know what is good , " snapped [jerry] [muskrat] . 1 " 2 that 2 that 4 because 3 's 4 because 4 because 5 you 4 because 6 don't 6 don't 7 know 6 don't 8 what 8 what 10 good 9 is 10 good 10 good 11 , 10 good 12 " 12 " 13 snapped 13 snapped 16 . " [it] would suit me , " he added , with shining eyes . 1 " 9 added 3 would 7 " 4 suit 5 me 5 me 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 he 8 he 9 added 9 added 10 , 10 , 11 with 11 with 13 eyes 12 shining 13 eyes 13 eyes 14 . " there are the dearest little islands just made for safe nesting-places , " continued [mrs] [quack] [,] [without] [heeding] the [interruptions] [.] 1 " 2 there 2 there 4 the 3 are 4 the 4 the 5 dearest 5 dearest 6 little 6 little 7 islands 6 little 8 just 8 just 10 for 9 made 10 for 10 for 11 safe 11 safe 12 nesting-places 12 nesting-places 13 , 13 , 14 " 13 , 15 continued 14 " 15 continued 15 continued 21 the " if there is nothing to fear , why do you care about places to hide ? " demanded [peter] . 1 " 2 if 2 if 3 there 3 there 4 is 4 is 5 nothing 5 nothing 6 to 6 to 8 , 7 fear 8 , 8 , 9 why 9 why 10 do 9 why 11 you 11 you 12 care 11 you 13 about 13 about 14 places 14 places 16 hide 15 to 16 hide 16 hide 17 ? 16 hide 18 " 18 " 19 demanded 19 demanded 21 . that is perfectly fair , so we don't mind that . 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 perfectly 2 is 4 fair 4 fair 5 , 4 fair 6 so 6 so 7 we 7 we 8 don't 8 don't 9 mind 9 mind 10 that 9 mind 11 . it is only men who are not fair . 1 it 2 is 2 is 4 men 3 only 4 men 4 men 5 who 4 men 6 are 5 who 6 are 6 are 7 not 6 are 8 fair 8 fair 9 . they don't know what fairness is . " 1 they 2 don't 2 don't 3 know 2 don't 4 what 3 know 4 what 4 what 5 fairness 4 what 6 is 6 is 7 . 7 . 8 " peter [nodded] that he understood , and [mrs] [quack] went on . 1 peter 3 that 3 that 4 he 4 he 6 , 5 understood 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 10 went 10 went 11 on 11 on 12 . " [last] [summer] [mr] [quack] and [i] had our nest on the dearest little island , and no one [found] [it] . 1 " 19 one 6 and 8 had 8 had 9 our 8 had 10 nest 9 our 10 nest 10 nest 11 on 10 nest 12 the 11 on 12 the 12 the 13 dearest 12 the 14 little 14 little 15 island 15 island 16 , 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 no 18 no 19 one 19 one 22 . first we had twelve eggs , and then twelve of the dearest babies you ever saw . " 1 first 3 had 2 we 3 had 3 had 4 twelve 3 had 5 eggs 4 twelve 5 eggs 5 eggs 6 , 6 , 8 then 7 and 8 then 8 then 9 twelve 8 then 10 of 10 of 11 the 11 the 13 babies 12 dearest 13 babies 13 babies 14 you 13 babies 15 ever 14 you 15 ever 15 ever 16 saw 15 ever 17 . 17 . 18 " " [maybe] , " said [peter] [doubtfully] , [thinking] [of] his own [babies] . 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 8 , 8 , 11 his 11 his 12 own 12 own 14 . " and they were [smart] , too . 1 " 2 and 2 and 3 they 3 they 4 were 4 were 6 , 6 , 7 too 7 too 8 . they had learned [how] to take care of themselves [just] as well as [i] [could] [.] 1 they 2 had 1 they 11 as 2 had 5 to 3 learned 5 to 5 to 7 care 6 take 7 care 7 care 8 of 8 of 9 themselves 11 as 12 well 12 well 13 as i certainly was proud of that family . 1 i 2 certainly 2 certainly 4 proud 3 was 4 proud 4 proud 5 of 4 proud 6 that 5 of 6 that 6 that 7 family 7 family 8 . but now [i] [don't] [know] [where] one of them [is] . " 1 but 8 of 2 now 7 one 7 one 8 of 8 of 9 them 9 them 11 . 11 . 12 " mrs [quack] [suddenly] [choked] [up] [with] [grief] , and [peter] [rabbit] [politely] turned his head away . 1 mrs 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 13 turned 13 turned 14 his 14 his 15 head 15 head 16 away 15 head 17 . 16 away 17 . [iv] [mrs] [quack] [continues] [her] [story] in a few minutes [she] [bravely] [went] [on] [with] [her] [story] . 1 in 2 a 2 a 3 few 3 few 4 minutes 4 minutes 12 . for [a] [while] [we] [had] nothing [much] to fear . 1 for 6 nothing 6 nothing 8 to 8 to 9 fear 9 fear 10 . perhaps you don't know what [marshes] are . 1 perhaps 2 you 2 you 3 don't 3 don't 4 know 3 don't 5 what 5 what 7 are 7 are 8 . jerry [muskrat] 's [eyes] [sparkled] [.] 1 jerry 3 's " [i] would like a place like that ! " he exclaimed . 1 " 3 would 3 would 5 a 4 like 5 a 5 a 6 place 5 a 7 like 7 like 8 that 8 that 9 ! 9 ! 10 " 10 " 11 he 11 he 12 exclaimed 12 exclaimed 13 . " you [certainly] would , " replied [mrs] [quack] . 1 " 2 you 2 you 4 would 4 would 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 replied 7 replied 10 . " [we] [always] [find] lots of [your] [relatives] in [such] [places] . " 1 " 5 lots 5 lots 6 of 6 of 9 in 9 in 13 " 12 . 13 " " marshes must be something like [swamps] , ["] [ventured] [peter] [rabbit] , who had been thinking the matter over [.] 1 " 2 marshes 2 marshes 3 must 3 must 4 be 3 must 5 something 4 be 5 something 5 something 6 like 6 like 8 , 8 , 13 , 13 , 15 had 14 who 15 had 15 had 16 been 16 been 17 thinking 16 been 18 the 17 thinking 18 the 18 the 19 matter 18 the 20 over 19 matter 20 over " very much the same , only with grass and rushes in place of trees [and] bushes , " replied [mrs] [quack] . 1 " 2 very 2 very 3 much 2 very 18 , 3 much 5 same 4 the 5 same 5 same 6 , 5 same 7 only 7 only 9 grass 8 with 9 grass 9 grass 10 and 9 grass 11 rushes 11 rushes 13 place 12 in 13 place 13 place 14 of 13 place 15 trees 15 trees 17 bushes 18 , 19 " 19 " 20 replied 20 replied 23 . " there is plenty to eat and the loveliest hiding-places . 1 " 2 there 2 there 3 is 2 there 4 plenty 3 is 4 plenty 4 plenty 6 eat 5 to 6 eat 6 eat 7 and 6 eat 8 the 7 and 8 the 8 the 10 hiding-places 9 loveliest 10 hiding-places 10 hiding-places 11 . in some of these we stayed days at a time . 1 in 3 of 2 some 3 of 3 of 5 we 4 these 5 we 5 we 6 stayed 5 we 7 days 7 days 9 a 8 at 9 a 9 a 10 time 9 a 11 . in fact , we [stayed] [until] [jack] [frost] came [to] [drive] [us] out . 1 in 2 fact 1 in 3 , 3 , 4 we 4 we 9 came 9 came 13 out 13 out 14 . if we could have just kept flying all the time or never had to go near the shore , we would have been all right . 1 if 2 we 2 we 3 could 2 we 4 have 4 have 5 just 5 just 6 kept 5 just 7 flying 6 kept 7 flying 7 flying 8 all 8 all 9 the 8 all 10 time 9 the 10 time 10 time 12 never 11 or 12 never 12 never 13 had 13 had 14 to 14 to 15 go 15 go 17 the 16 near 17 the 17 the 18 shore 17 the 19 , 19 , 21 would 20 we 21 would 21 would 23 been 22 have 23 been 23 been 24 all 24 all 25 right 24 all 26 . 25 right 26 . but we had to eat . " 1 but 2 we 2 we 3 had 3 had 4 to 4 to 5 eat 4 to 6 . 6 . 7 " " of course , " said [peter] . 1 " 2 of 2 of 3 course 3 course 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 . " everybody has to eat . " 1 " 2 everybody 2 everybody 3 has 3 has 4 to 3 has 5 eat 5 eat 6 . 6 . 7 " " and we had to [rest] , " said [mrs] [quack] . 1 " 2 and 2 and 3 we 3 we 4 had 4 had 5 to 5 to 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 12 . " certainly , " said [peter] . 1 " 2 certainly 2 certainly 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 7 . " everybody has to do that . " 1 " 2 everybody 2 everybody 8 " 3 has 4 to 4 to 5 do 5 do 6 that 6 that 7 . 7 . 8 " " it [takes] a [lot] [of] [strength] to fly [as] [we] [fly] , and [strength] [requires] [plenty] of [food] [.] 1 " 2 it 2 it 4 a 4 a 8 to 8 to 9 fly 9 fly 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 18 of if we saw none , we would drop down a little nearer and a little nearer . 1 if 2 we 2 we 4 none 3 saw 4 none 4 none 5 , 4 none 6 we 5 , 6 we 6 we 7 would 6 we 8 drop 8 drop 10 a 9 down 10 a 10 a 11 little 10 a 12 nearer 12 nearer 14 a 13 and 14 a 14 a 15 little 14 a 16 nearer 15 little 16 nearer 16 nearer 17 . but with all our watchfulness , we never could be sure , absolutely sure , that all was safe . 1 but 2 with 2 with 3 all 2 with 4 our 4 our 5 watchfulness 5 watchfulness 6 , 5 watchfulness 7 we 6 , 7 we 7 we 8 never 7 we 9 could 8 never 9 could 9 could 10 be 9 could 11 sure 11 sure 13 absolutely 12 , 13 absolutely 13 absolutely 15 , 14 sure 15 , 15 , 17 all 16 that 17 all 17 all 18 was 17 all 19 safe 19 safe 20 . sometimes [those] [terrible] [two-legged] [creatures] [would] [be] [hiding] in [the] [very] [middle] [of] [the] [wildest] [,] [most] [lonely] [looking] [marshes] [.] 1 sometimes 9 in they would be [covered] with [grass] [so] [that] [we] [couldn't] see them . 1 they 2 would 2 would 3 be 3 be 5 with 5 with 13 . 11 see 12 them 12 them 13 . so we would fly our hardest . 1 so 2 we 2 we 4 fly 3 would 4 fly 4 fly 5 our 4 fly 6 hardest 5 our 6 hardest 6 hardest 7 . it was awful , just simply awful ! " 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 , 3 awful 4 , 4 , 5 just 4 , 6 simply 5 just 6 simply 6 simply 7 awful 6 simply 8 ! 8 ! 9 " mrs [quack] [paused] [and] [shuddered] , and [peter] [rabbit] [and] [jerry] [muskrat] [shuddered] in [sympathy] . 1 mrs 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 14 in 14 in 16 . " [sometimes] we would have to [try] [three] [or] [four] [feeding-places] before we [found] [one] [where] [there] were [no] [terrible] [guns] . 1 " 3 we 1 " 13 we 3 we 5 have 4 would 5 have 5 have 6 to 6 to 12 before 13 we 18 were 18 were 22 . it was like that every day . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 like 3 like 4 that 4 that 5 every 4 that 6 day 6 day 7 . the farther we [got] , [the] [worse] [it] [became] [.] 1 the 3 we 2 farther 3 we 3 we 5 , [our] [flock] [grew] [smaller] [and] [smaller] [.] what [became] of our [twelve] [children] [i] [don't] [know] [.] 1 what 3 of 3 of 4 our i am afraid the [terrible] [guns] [killed] [some] . 1 i 2 am 2 am 3 afraid 2 am 9 . 3 afraid 4 the i hope some joined other flocks and escaped , but [i] don't know . " 1 i 2 hope 1 i 3 some 2 hope 3 some 3 some 4 joined 4 joined 5 other 5 other 7 and 6 flocks 7 and 7 and 8 escaped 8 escaped 9 , 9 , 10 but 10 but 12 don't 12 don't 13 know 12 don't 14 . 14 . 15 " " [i] [hope] they did too , " said [peter] . 1 " 4 they 4 they 6 too 5 did 6 too 6 too 7 , 6 too 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 11 . [v] [peter] [learns] [more] [of] [mrs] [.] [quack's] [troubles] " [i] don't see why you [didn't] [stay] [right] there . 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 see 4 see 5 why 5 why 6 you 6 you 10 there 10 there 11 . i would have , " said [peter] , nodding his [head] with an air of great [wisdom] . 1 i 2 would 2 would 3 have 3 have 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 , 6 said 12 with 8 , 9 nodding 8 , 10 his 12 with 13 an 13 an 14 air 13 an 18 . 14 air 15 of 15 of 16 great " not if you were [i] , " replied [mrs] [quack] . 1 " 2 not 2 not 3 if 3 if 4 you 4 you 5 were 5 were 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 replied 9 replied 12 . " in the first place it isn't a proper place in which to [bring] up [young] [ducks] [and] [make] [them] [strong] [and] [healthy] . 1 " 2 in 2 in 3 the 3 the 4 first 3 the 5 place 4 first 5 place 5 place 6 it 5 place 7 isn't 6 it 7 isn't 7 isn't 9 proper 8 a 9 proper 9 proper 10 place 9 proper 11 in 11 in 13 to 12 which 13 to 13 to 15 up 15 up 24 . in the second place there are more dangers down there for [young] [ducks] [than] [up] [in] the [far] [northland] [.] 1 in 2 the 2 the 3 second 2 the 4 place 4 place 6 are 5 there 6 are 6 are 8 dangers 7 more 8 dangers 8 dangers 9 down 8 dangers 10 there 9 down 10 there 10 there 11 for 11 for 17 the in the third place there isn't room for [all] the [ducks] to [nest] [properly] [.] 1 in 2 the 2 the 4 place 3 third 4 place 4 place 5 there 4 place 6 isn't 5 there 6 isn't 6 isn't 7 room 6 isn't 8 for 7 room 8 for 8 for 10 the 10 the 12 to we [couldn't] [be] [happy] [if] [we] didn't . " 1 we 7 didn't 7 didn't 8 . 7 didn't 9 " 8 . 9 " " is the [journey] [back] [as] [bad] [as] [the] [journey] [down] ? " asked [peter] . 1 " 2 is 2 is 3 the 3 the 12 ? 12 ? 13 " 13 " 14 asked 14 asked 16 . " [worse] [,] very much [worse] , " replied [mrs] . [quack] [sadly] . 1 " 4 very 4 very 5 much 4 very 14 . 5 much 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 replied 9 replied 11 . " you can see for yourself just how bad it is , for here [i] [am] all alone . " 1 " 2 you 2 you 4 see 3 can 4 see 4 see 5 for 4 see 6 yourself 6 yourself 7 just 6 yourself 8 how 7 just 8 how 8 how 9 bad 9 bad 10 it 10 it 12 , 11 is 12 , 12 , 13 for 12 , 14 here 14 here 19 . 14 here 20 " 17 all 18 alone 18 alone 19 . tears filled [mrs] [quack] ['s] [eyes] [.] 1 tears 2 filled " it is [almost] too [terrible] to [talk] [about] , " she continued [after] [a] [minute] . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 is 2 it 7 to 3 is 5 too 7 to 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 13 continued 12 she 13 continued 13 continued 17 . but it is much worse [now] , [very] much worse [.] 1 but 2 it 2 it 3 is 3 is 7 , 4 much 5 worse 5 worse 7 , 7 , 9 much 7 , 10 worse we cannot go [any] [faster] [than] [jack] [frost] [does] [.] 1 we 2 cannot 2 cannot 3 go then there is nothing to do but to turn back to where those terrible guns are waiting for us . 1 then 2 there 2 there 3 is 3 is 4 nothing 4 nothing 5 to 5 to 6 do 6 do 7 but 7 but 8 to 7 but 9 turn 9 turn 10 back 10 back 11 to 10 back 12 where 12 where 13 those 12 where 14 terrible 14 terrible 15 guns 14 terrible 16 are 15 guns 16 are 16 are 17 waiting 16 are 18 for 18 for 19 us 18 for 20 . we [just] [have] to do it . " 1 we 4 to 4 to 5 do 5 do 6 it 6 it 7 . 7 . 8 " [mrs] [quack] [stopped] [and] [shivered] [.] " it seems to me [i] have [heard] nothing but the [noise] of [those] [terrible] [guns] [ever] [since] [we] [started] , " said she . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 seems 3 seems 4 to 4 to 5 me 5 me 22 " 7 have 9 nothing 9 nothing 10 but 10 but 11 the 11 the 13 of 13 of 21 , 21 , 22 " 22 " 23 said 23 said 24 she 24 she 25 . " [i] haven't had a good square meal for days and days , nor a good rest [.] 1 " 3 haven't 3 haven't 5 a 4 had 5 a 5 a 6 good 6 good 8 meal 7 square 8 meal 8 meal 9 for 9 for 10 days 9 for 11 and 10 days 11 and 11 and 12 days 12 days 14 nor 13 , 14 nor 14 nor 15 a 15 a 17 rest 16 good 17 rest that is what makes me so dreadfully nervous . 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 what 3 what 4 makes 4 makes 6 so 5 me 6 so 6 so 7 dreadfully 7 dreadfully 8 nervous 7 dreadfully 9 . then just as we would think we were safe for a little while , there would come the bang of a terrible gun . 1 then 2 just 2 just 4 we 3 as 4 we 4 we 6 think 5 would 6 think 6 think 7 we 6 think 8 were 7 we 8 were 8 were 9 safe 8 were 10 for 10 for 12 little 11 a 12 little 12 little 13 while 13 while 14 , 14 , 15 there 14 , 16 would 16 would 18 the 17 come 18 the 18 the 19 bang 18 the 20 of 20 of 22 terrible 21 a 22 terrible 22 terrible 23 gun 22 terrible 24 . 23 gun 24 . then we would have to do it all over again until night came [.] 1 then 2 we 2 we 3 would 2 we 4 have 4 have 5 to 5 to 6 do 5 to 7 it 6 do 7 it 7 it 8 all 8 all 10 again 9 over 10 again 10 again 12 night 11 until 12 night 12 night 13 came [sometimes] [i] [think] [that] [those] [men] [with] [terrible] [guns] [must] [hate] [us] [and] [want] [to] [kill] [every] [one] [of] [us] [.] if they didn't , they would have a little bit of pity . 1 if 2 they 2 they 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 , 3 didn't 5 they 5 they 7 have 6 would 7 have 7 have 8 a 8 a 9 little 8 a 10 bit 10 bit 11 of 10 bit 12 pity 11 of 12 pity 12 pity 13 . they [simply] haven't any hearts [at] [all] . " 1 they 3 haven't 3 haven't 4 any 4 any 5 hearts 4 any 8 . 8 . 9 " " it does seem so , " [agreed] [peter] [.] 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 does 3 does 4 seem 3 does 5 so 4 seem 5 so 5 so 6 , 5 so 7 " " but wait until you [know] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [!] 1 " 2 but 2 but 3 wait 2 but 4 until 3 wait 4 until 4 until 5 you [he's] [got] [a] [heart] [!] ["] [he] [added] [brightly] [.] " [i] don't want to know him , " retorted [mrs] [quack] . 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 5 to 4 want 5 to 5 to 8 , 6 know 7 him 7 him 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 retorted 10 retorted 13 . " if he comes near here , you 'll see me leave in a hurry . 1 " 2 if 2 if 3 he 2 if 4 comes 4 comes 5 near 5 near 6 here 5 near 7 , 7 , 9 'll 8 you 9 'll 9 'll 10 see 9 'll 11 me 10 see 11 me 11 me 12 leave 12 leave 14 a 13 in 14 a 14 a 15 hurry 15 hurry 16 . i wouldn't trust one of them , not one [minute] . 1 i 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 3 trust 3 trust 4 one 4 one 5 of 5 of 6 them 5 of 7 , 7 , 8 not 8 not 9 one 8 not 11 . you don't think he will come , do you ? " 1 you 2 don't 2 don't 3 think 3 think 4 he 4 he 5 will 5 will 6 come 6 come 7 , 6 come 11 " 8 do 9 you 9 you 10 ? 10 ? 11 " peter sat up and looked across the [green] [meadows] , and his heart sank . 1 peter 3 up 2 sat 3 up 3 up 5 looked 4 and 5 looked 5 looked 6 across 5 looked 7 the 7 the 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 13 heart 12 his 13 heart 13 heart 14 sank 13 heart 15 . 14 sank 15 . " he 's coming now , but [i] 'm sure he won't hurt you , [mrs] [.] [quack] , " said he . 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 's 2 he 4 coming 3 's 4 coming 4 coming 5 now 4 coming 6 , 6 , 7 but 7 but 15 , 9 'm 10 sure 10 sure 11 he 11 he 12 won't 12 won't 13 hurt 12 won't 14 you 14 you 15 , 15 , 19 , 19 , 20 " 20 " 21 said 21 said 22 he 22 he 23 . but [mrs] [quack] [wouldn't] wait [to] [see] [.] 1 but 5 wait [vi] [farmer] [brown's] [boy] [visits] [the] [smiling] [pool] cheer [up] ! 1 cheer 3 ! cheer [up] ! 1 cheer 3 ! cheer ! " had awakened quite as much gladness in his heart as it had in [peter] ['s] [heart] . 1 cheer 2 ! 2 ! 3 " 2 ! 4 had 3 " 4 had 4 had 5 awakened 4 had 6 quite 5 awakened 6 quite 6 quite 7 as 6 quite 8 much 8 much 9 gladness 9 gladness 10 in 9 gladness 11 his 11 his 12 heart 11 his 13 as 12 heart 13 as 13 as 14 it 14 it 15 had 15 had 16 in 16 in 20 . it meant that his feathered friends would soon be busy house-hunting and building . 1 it 2 meant 2 meant 3 that 2 meant 4 his 4 his 5 feathered 4 his 6 friends 6 friends 8 soon 7 would 8 soon 8 soon 10 busy 9 be 10 busy 10 busy 11 house-hunting 10 busy 12 and 11 house-hunting 12 and 12 and 13 building 13 building 14 . it meant that his little friends in fur would also be doing something very similar , if they had not already done so [.] 1 it 2 meant 1 it 3 that 3 that 5 little 4 his 5 little 5 little 6 friends 6 friends 8 fur 7 in 8 fur 8 fur 9 would 9 would 10 also 9 would 11 be 10 also 11 be 11 be 12 doing 12 doing 14 very 13 something 14 very 14 very 15 similar 15 similar 17 if 16 , 17 if 17 if 19 had 18 they 19 had 19 had 21 already 20 not 21 already 21 already 22 done 22 done 23 so it meant that [soon] there would be a [million] [lovely] [things] [to] [see] and a [million] [joyous] [sounds] to [hear] . 1 it 2 meant 1 it 3 that 3 that 5 there 5 there 7 be 6 would 7 be 7 be 8 a 8 a 14 and 14 and 15 a 15 a 19 to 19 to 21 . farmer [brown] 's boy stopped and watched until the bird had disappeared , and on his face was a look of great surprise . 1 farmer 3 's 3 's 4 boy 4 boy 6 and 5 stopped 6 and 6 and 7 watched 6 and 8 until 7 watched 8 until 8 until 9 the 8 until 10 bird 9 the 10 bird 10 bird 11 had 10 bird 12 disappeared 12 disappeared 14 and 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 on 15 on 16 his 16 his 17 face 17 face 18 was 18 was 19 a 19 a 20 look 20 look 21 of 21 of 22 great 21 of 23 surprise 23 surprise 24 . " [as] [i] [live] , that was [a] [duck] ! " he exclaimed . 1 " 5 , 5 , 6 that 6 that 7 was 7 was 10 ! 10 ! 11 " 11 " 12 he 12 he 13 exclaimed 13 exclaimed 14 . " that is the first time [i] ['ve] [ever] [known] [a] [wild] [duck] to be in the [smiling] [pool] . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 is 3 is 4 the 3 is 6 time 4 the 5 first 6 time 14 to 14 to 15 be 14 to 20 . 15 be 16 in 16 in 17 the i wonder what [under] [the] [sun] could have [brought] her [over] here . " 1 i 2 wonder 2 wonder 14 " 3 what 7 could 7 could 8 have 8 have 10 her 10 her 12 here 12 here 13 . 13 . 14 " just then there was a [distant] [bang] in the direction of the [big] [river] [.] 1 just 2 then 2 then 3 there 3 there 4 was 4 was 5 a 5 a 8 in 8 in 9 the 9 the 10 direction 10 direction 11 of 11 of 12 the farmer [brown] 's boy scowled , and it made his face very angry-looking . 1 farmer 3 's 3 's 5 scowled 4 boy 5 scowled 5 scowled 7 and 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 it 7 and 9 made 8 it 9 made 9 made 10 his 9 made 11 face 11 face 12 very 11 face 13 angry-looking 13 angry-looking 14 . " that 's it , " he muttered . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 it 4 it 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 he 7 he 8 muttered 8 muttered 9 . farmer [brown] 's boy [had] [guessed] [exactly] [right] , [as] you and [i] know , and as [peter] [rabbit] and [jerry] [muskrat] [knew] . 1 farmer 3 's 3 's 4 boy 3 's 24 . 4 boy 9 , 9 , 11 you 11 you 12 and 12 and 14 know 14 know 15 , 14 know 20 and 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 as some people haven't any hearts ; they 're all stomachs . 1 some 3 haven't 2 people 3 haven't 3 haven't 5 hearts 4 any 5 hearts 5 hearts 6 ; 6 ; 7 they 6 ; 8 're 8 're 9 all 8 're 10 stomachs 9 all 10 stomachs 10 stomachs 11 . he grinned at the idea , and then he continued his way [towards] [the] [smiling] [pool] . 1 he 2 grinned 2 grinned 3 at 3 at 4 the 4 the 5 idea 5 idea 7 and 6 , 7 and 7 and 9 he 8 then 9 he 9 he 10 continued 10 continued 11 his 11 his 12 way 12 way 17 . he [hoped] [he] might [find] [another] [duck] [there] , and he [approached] the [smiling] [pool] [very] , very [carefully] [.] 1 he 4 might 4 might 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 he 11 he 13 the 13 the 17 , 17 , 18 very farmer [brown] 's boy [smiled] [when] [he] saw [them] . 1 farmer 3 's 3 's 4 boy 3 's 10 . 4 boy 8 saw " [hello] , [jerry] [muskrat] ! " said he . 1 " 3 , 3 , 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 he 9 he 10 . " [i] [wonder] how a [bite] of [carrot] [would] [taste] to you . " 1 " 4 how 4 how 14 " 5 a 7 of 7 of 11 to 11 to 12 you 12 you 13 . 13 . 14 " he felt in his [pocket] and [brought] out [a] [couple] of [carrots] . 1 he 3 in 2 felt 3 in 3 in 4 his 4 his 6 and 6 and 8 out 8 out 11 of 11 of 13 . one he put on a little [tussock] in the [water] where he knew [jerry] would find it . 1 one 2 he 2 he 3 put 3 put 4 on 3 put 5 a 5 a 6 little 6 little 8 in 8 in 9 the 9 the 11 where 11 where 12 he 12 he 13 knew 13 knew 18 . 15 would 16 find 16 find 17 it 17 it 18 . the [other] he [tossed] [across] [the] [smiling] [pool] [where] [he] [felt] [sure] [peter] would find it . 1 the 3 he 3 he 14 would 14 would 15 find 15 find 16 it 16 it 17 . presently he noticed two or three feathers on the water close to the edge of the bank . 1 presently 2 he 2 he 4 two 3 noticed 4 two 4 two 5 or 4 two 6 three 5 or 6 three 6 three 8 on 7 feathers 8 on 8 on 9 the 8 on 10 water 9 the 10 water 10 water 11 close 10 water 12 to 11 close 12 to 12 to 13 the 12 to 14 edge 13 the 14 edge 14 edge 15 of 15 of 16 the 16 the 17 bank 17 bank 18 . [mrs] [quack] [had] [left] [them] [there] [.] " [i] [believe] that was a [mallard] [duck] , " said he , as he [studied] [them] . 1 " 4 that 4 that 5 was 5 was 6 a 6 a 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 12 he 12 he 13 , 13 , 14 as 14 as 15 he 15 he 18 . " [i] [know] what [i] ['ll] do . 1 " 4 what 4 what 7 do 7 do 8 . i 'll go straight back home and get some wheat and corn and put it here on the edge of the [smiling] [pool] [.] 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 go 3 go 5 back 4 straight 5 back 5 back 6 home 6 home 7 and 6 home 8 get 7 and 8 get 8 get 9 some 9 some 10 wheat 9 some 11 and 11 and 12 corn 11 and 13 and 12 corn 13 and 13 and 14 put 13 and 15 it 15 it 17 on 16 here 17 on 17 on 18 the 18 the 19 edge 19 edge 20 of 20 of 21 the perhaps she will come back and find it . " 1 perhaps 2 she 2 she 3 will 3 will 4 come 4 come 5 back 5 back 6 and 6 and 7 find 7 find 8 it 8 it 9 . 9 . 10 " and this is just what [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [did] [.] 1 and 2 this 2 this 3 is 3 is 4 just 4 just 5 what [vii] [mrs] [quack] [returns] peter [rabbit] just [couldn't] [go] [back] to the dear [old] [briar-patch] [.] 1 peter 3 just 3 just 7 to 7 to 8 the 8 the 9 dear he [just] [had] to know if [mrs] [quack] would come back to the [smiling] [pool] . 1 he 4 to 4 to 5 know 4 to 16 . 5 know 6 if 9 would 10 come 10 come 11 back 10 come 16 . 11 back 12 to 12 to 13 the jolly , round , [red] [mr] [sun] was [just] [getting] [ready] to go to bed behind the [purple] [hills] [when] [mrs] [quack] [returned] . 1 jolly 2 , 2 , 3 round 2 , 4 , 4 , 8 was 8 was 12 to 12 to 13 go 13 go 14 to 14 to 15 bed 14 to 24 . 15 bed 16 behind 16 behind 17 the the [first] [peter] [knew] of [her] [coming] was the [whistle] of her [wings] as she passed over him . 1 the 5 of 5 of 8 was 8 was 9 the 9 the 11 of 11 of 12 her 11 of 19 . 12 her 14 as 14 as 15 she 15 she 16 passed 17 over 18 him 18 him 19 . it didn't seem possible that one so big could move through the air so fast . 1 it 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 seem 3 seem 4 possible 3 seem 5 that 5 that 6 one 6 one 7 so 6 one 8 big 8 big 10 move 9 could 10 move 10 move 11 through 10 move 12 the 12 the 13 air 13 air 14 so 13 air 15 fast 14 so 15 fast 15 fast 16 . it was [very] clear that she was [terribly] [nervous] and [suspicious] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 clear 2 was 5 that 5 that 6 she 6 she 7 was 6 she 12 . 7 was 10 and " it 's all right . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 's 3 's 4 all 4 all 5 right 5 right 6 . there 's nothing to be afraid of , " said [jerry] [muskrat] . 1 there 2 's 2 's 3 nothing 3 nothing 4 to 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 afraid 6 afraid 7 of 7 of 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 13 . " are you [sure] ? " asked [mrs] [quack] anxiously . 1 " 2 are 2 are 3 you 3 you 5 ? 5 ? 6 " 5 ? 7 asked 6 " 7 asked 7 asked 10 anxiously 10 anxiously 11 . as she spoke she swam about nervously . 1 as 2 she 2 she 3 spoke 3 spoke 4 she 3 spoke 5 swam 4 she 5 swam 5 swam 6 about 6 about 7 nervously 7 nervously 8 . " there hasn't been [anybody] [near] [here] [excepting] [farmer] [brown] 's [boy] , and we [told] you [he] [wouldn't] hurt you . " 1 " 2 there 1 " 11 's 2 there 3 hasn't 3 hasn't 4 been 11 's 13 , 13 , 14 and 13 , 17 you 14 and 15 we 17 you 23 " 20 hurt 21 you 21 you 22 . 22 . 23 " " he [brought] [us] [each] a [carrot] , " [peter] [rabbit] broke in [eagerly] . 1 " 2 he 2 he 6 a 6 a 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 12 broke 12 broke 13 in 13 in 15 . " just the same , [i] wouldn't trust him , " replied [mrs] [quack] [.] 1 " 2 just 2 just 3 the 3 the 4 same 3 the 5 , 5 , 7 wouldn't 7 wouldn't 8 trust 8 trust 10 , 9 him 10 , 10 , 11 " 10 , 12 replied " where is he now ? " 1 " 2 where 2 where 3 is 3 is 4 he 3 is 5 now 5 now 6 ? 6 ? 7 " " he left ever so long ago , and he won't be back [to-night] , " declared [peter] [confidently] . 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 left 2 he 4 ever 3 left 4 ever 4 ever 5 so 4 ever 6 long 5 so 6 long 6 long 7 ago 6 long 20 . 7 ago 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 he 10 he 11 won't 11 won't 12 be 12 be 13 back 13 back 15 , 15 , 16 " 16 " 17 declared " [i] [hope] not , " said [mrs] [quack] , with a sigh . 1 " 4 not 4 not 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 10 , 10 , 11 with 11 with 12 a 12 a 13 sigh 13 sigh 14 . " did you hear the [bang] of that [terrible] [gun] [just] [after] [i] [left] here ? " 1 " 2 did 2 did 3 you 3 you 4 hear 4 hear 5 the 5 the 7 of 7 of 8 that 8 that 17 " 15 here 16 ? 16 ? 17 " " yes , " replied [jerry] [muskrat] . 1 " 2 yes 2 yes 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 replied 5 replied 8 . " was it fired at you ? " 1 " 2 was 2 was 3 it 2 was 4 fired 3 it 4 fired 4 fired 6 you 5 at 6 you 6 you 7 ? 6 you 8 " 7 ? 8 " [mrs] [quack] [nodded] [and] [held] [up] [one] [wing] [.] peter and [jerry] [could] [see] [that] [one] [of] the [long] [feathers] was [missing] . 1 peter 2 and 2 and 9 the 9 the 12 was 12 was 14 . it is very hard work to know just how far those terrible guns can throw things at you . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 very 3 very 4 hard 4 hard 6 to 5 work 6 to 6 to 7 know 6 to 8 just 7 know 8 just 8 just 9 how 8 just 10 far 10 far 11 those 10 far 12 terrible 11 those 12 terrible 12 terrible 13 guns 12 terrible 14 can 13 guns 14 can 14 can 16 things 15 throw 16 things 16 things 17 at 17 at 18 you 17 at 19 . next time [i] will fly higher . " 1 next 8 " 2 time 4 will 4 will 5 fly 5 fly 6 higher 5 fly 7 . 6 higher 7 . 7 . 8 " " where have you been since you left us ? " asked [peter] . 1 " 2 where 2 where 4 you 3 have 4 you 4 you 5 been 4 you 6 since 6 since 7 you 6 since 8 left 7 you 8 left 8 left 9 us 8 left 10 ? 10 ? 11 " 11 " 12 asked 12 asked 14 . " [eight] in the middle of the [big] [river] , " replied [mrs] [quack] . 1 " 3 in 3 in 4 the 4 the 5 middle 5 middle 6 of 6 of 7 the 7 the 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 replied 12 replied 15 . " it was the [only] [safe] place . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 the 4 the 7 place 7 place 8 . i didn't dare go near either shore [,] and [i] ['m] [nearly] [starved] [.] 1 i 3 dare 2 didn't 3 dare 3 dare 5 near 4 go 5 near 5 near 6 either 5 near 7 shore 6 either 7 shore 7 shore 9 and i haven't had a mouthful to eat to-day . " 1 i 2 haven't 2 haven't 3 had 3 had 4 a 3 had 5 mouthful 5 mouthful 6 to 6 to 7 eat 6 to 8 to-day 8 to-day 9 . 9 . 10 " peter opened his mouth to tell her of the [wheat] and [corn] left [by] [farmer] [brown] 's boy and then closed it again . 1 peter 2 opened 2 opened 4 mouth 3 his 4 mouth 4 mouth 5 to 5 to 6 tell 6 tell 7 her 7 her 8 of 7 her 9 the 9 the 11 and 11 and 13 left 13 left 24 . 17 's 19 and 18 boy 19 and 19 and 20 then 20 then 21 closed 20 then 22 it 22 it 23 again 22 it 24 . he would let her find it for herself . 1 he 3 let 2 would 3 let 3 let 5 find 4 her 5 find 5 find 6 it 6 it 7 for 6 it 8 herself 8 herself 9 . if he [told] her about it , she [might] [suspect] a [trick] [and] [refuse] to [go] [near] the place . 1 if 2 he 2 he 4 her 4 her 20 . 5 about 6 it 6 it 7 , 7 , 8 she 8 she 11 a 11 a 15 to 15 to 18 the 18 the 19 place 19 place 20 . he never had seen any one [so] [suspicious] , [not] [even] [old] [man] [coyote] [.] 1 he 2 never 2 never 3 had 2 never 4 seen 4 seen 5 any 5 any 6 one 6 one 9 , but he [couldn't] [blame] her , [after] [all] she had been [through] . 1 but 2 he 2 he 5 her 5 her 6 , 6 , 9 she 9 she 10 had 10 had 11 been 11 been 13 . so he [kept] [still] [and] waited . 1 so 2 he 2 he 6 waited 6 waited 7 . he was [learning] , was [peter] [rabbit] . 1 he 2 was 2 was 4 , 4 , 5 was 5 was 8 . he was learning a great deal [about] [mrs] [quack] . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 learning 3 learning 4 a 4 a 5 great 4 a 6 deal 5 great 6 deal 6 deal 10 . [viii] [mrs] [quack] [has] [a] [good] [meal] [and] [a] [rest] that 's a fact . 1 that 2 's 2 's 3 a 3 a 4 fact 4 fact 5 . a [full] [stomach] [makes] [the] [whole] [world] [seem] [different] , [brighter] [,] better , and more [worth] [living] in [.] 1 a 10 , 10 , 13 better 13 better 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 more 16 more 19 in it is the hardest kind of hard work to be cheerful and see only the bright side of things when your stomach is empty . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 the 3 the 4 hardest 4 hardest 5 kind 5 kind 6 of 6 of 7 hard 7 hard 8 work 8 work 9 to 9 to 10 be 9 to 11 cheerful 10 be 11 cheerful 11 cheerful 12 and 11 cheerful 13 see 13 see 14 only 13 see 15 the 15 the 16 bright 15 the 17 side 17 side 19 things 18 of 19 things 19 things 20 when 19 things 21 your 20 when 21 your 21 your 22 stomach 22 stomach 23 is 22 stomach 24 empty 23 is 24 empty 24 empty 25 . but once fill that empty stomach , and everything is changed [.] 1 but 3 fill 2 once 3 fill 3 fill 4 that 3 fill 5 empty 4 that 5 empty 5 empty 6 stomach 6 stomach 8 and 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 everything 8 and 10 is 10 is 11 changed it was just that way with [mrs] [quack] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 4 that 2 was 3 just 4 that 5 way 4 that 9 . 5 way 6 with peter [rabbit] looked [over] at [jerry] [muskrat] [sitting] [on] the [big] [rock] , and [jerry] [winked] . 1 peter 3 looked 1 peter 17 . 3 looked 5 at 5 at 10 the 10 the 13 , 13 , 14 and in a minute [up] [bobbed] the [head] of [mrs] [quack] , and there was both a pleased and a worried look on her face . 1 in 2 a 2 a 3 minute 2 a 6 the 3 minute 6 the 6 the 8 of 8 of 11 , 11 , 13 there 12 and 13 there 13 there 14 was 13 there 15 both 14 was 15 both 15 both 17 pleased 16 a 17 pleased 17 pleased 19 a 18 and 19 a 19 a 21 look 20 worried 21 look 21 look 22 on 22 on 23 her 23 her 24 face 24 face 25 . she had found some of the [corn] [left] [there] [by] [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy . 1 she 2 had 2 had 3 found 2 had 4 some 4 some 5 of 5 of 6 the 6 the 14 boy 14 boy 15 . at once she swam out to the middle of the [smiling] [pool] , [looking] [suspiciously] this way and that way . 1 at 2 once 2 once 3 she 2 once 4 swam 3 she 4 swam 4 swam 5 out 4 swam 6 to 5 out 6 to 6 to 7 the 6 to 8 middle 7 the 8 middle 8 middle 9 of 8 middle 10 the 10 the 13 , 13 , 16 this 16 this 17 way 17 way 18 and 18 and 19 that 19 that 20 way 20 way 21 . " there is corn over there , " said she . 1 " 2 there 2 there 3 is 3 is 4 corn 3 is 5 over 5 over 6 there 6 there 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 10 she 10 she 11 . " do you know how it came there ? " 1 " 2 do 2 do 3 you 2 do 4 know 3 you 4 know 4 know 5 how 4 know 6 it 6 it 7 came 6 it 8 there 8 there 9 ? 8 there 10 " 9 ? 10 " " [i] [saw] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [throwing] [something] [over] there , " replied [peter] . 1 " 11 there 11 there 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 replied 14 replied 16 . " didn't we tell you that he would be good to you ? " 1 " 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 we 2 didn't 4 tell 4 tell 5 you 4 tell 6 that 5 you 6 that 6 that 7 he 7 he 8 would 8 would 9 be 9 be 10 good 10 good 11 to 11 to 12 you 12 you 13 ? 13 ? 14 " " quack , quack , quack ! 1 " 2 quack 2 quack 3 , 3 , 4 quack 4 quack 5 , 5 , 6 quack 6 quack 7 ! i 've seen that [kind] [of] [kindness] too [often] to be [fooled] [by] it , " [snapped] [mrs] [quack] [.] 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 seen 2 've 8 too 3 seen 4 that 8 too 10 to 10 to 11 be 11 be 14 it 14 it 15 , 15 , 16 " he [thinks] [that] [if] [i] do , he 'll have a chance to hide near enough to shoot me . 1 he 6 do 6 do 7 , 7 , 8 he 8 he 9 'll 9 'll 10 have 10 have 11 a 11 a 12 chance 11 a 13 to 12 chance 13 to 13 to 15 near 14 hide 15 near 15 near 16 enough 15 near 17 to 17 to 18 shoot 17 to 19 me 19 me 20 . i [didn't] believe [this] [could] be a [safe] [place] for me , and [now] [i] [know] it . 1 i 3 believe 3 believe 18 . 6 be 13 and 7 a 10 for 10 for 11 me 11 me 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 17 it 17 it 18 . i 'll stay here to-night , but [to-morrow] [i] 'll try to find some other place . 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 stay 2 'll 4 here 3 stay 4 here 4 here 5 to-night 4 here 6 , 6 , 7 but 7 but 10 'll 10 'll 12 to 11 try 12 to 12 to 13 find 12 to 14 some 14 some 15 other 15 other 16 place 16 place 17 . oh , dear , it 's dreadful [not] to have any place at all to [feel] [safe] in . " 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 dear 3 dear 4 , 3 dear 20 " 4 , 5 it 5 it 6 's 5 it 14 all 6 's 7 dreadful 6 's 9 to 9 to 10 have 10 have 11 any 11 any 12 place 13 at 14 all 15 to 18 in 18 in 19 . 19 . 20 " there were tears in her eyes . 1 there 2 were 2 were 3 tears 3 tears 4 in 4 in 5 her 5 her 6 eyes 6 eyes 7 . we ought to know [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [if] [any] [one] [does] , and we tell you that he won't harm a feather of you . " 1 we 2 ought 2 ought 3 to 3 to 4 know 4 know 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 we 15 we 16 tell 16 tell 17 you 16 tell 18 that 17 you 18 that 18 that 19 he 18 that 20 won't 20 won't 21 harm 20 won't 22 a 22 a 23 feather 23 feather 24 of 23 feather 25 you 25 you 27 " 26 . 27 " " [he] [won't] [get] the [chance] ! " snapped [mrs] . [quack] [.] 1 " 5 the 5 the 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 8 " 9 snapped 9 snapped 11 . jerry [muskrat] [sniffed] in [disgust] [.] 1 jerry 4 in i wouldn't trust many of those two-legged creatures myself , but [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [is] [different] [.] 1 i 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 3 trust 2 wouldn't 4 many 4 many 5 of 4 many 6 those 5 of 6 those 6 those 7 two-legged 7 two-legged 8 creatures 7 two-legged 9 myself 9 myself 10 , 10 , 11 but if [all] [of] [them] [were] [like] [him] , we [wouldn't] have a [thing] to [fear] from them . 1 if 8 , 8 , 9 we 9 we 11 have 11 have 12 a 12 a 14 to 14 to 18 . 16 from 17 them 17 them 18 . he has a heart . 1 he 2 has 2 has 3 a 3 a 4 heart 3 a 5 . yes , indeed , he has a heart . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 3 indeed 3 indeed 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 has 6 has 7 a 7 a 8 heart 7 a 9 . 8 heart 9 . now you take my advice [and] [eat] [whatever] [he] [has] [put] [there] [for] [you] , [be] [thankful] [,] and [stop] [worrying] [.] 1 now 3 take 2 you 3 take 3 take 4 my 3 take 5 advice 4 my 5 advice 5 advice 15 , 15 , 19 and peter and [i] will [keep] [watch] and [warn] [you] if there is [any] [danger] . " 1 peter 16 " 2 and 4 will 4 will 7 and 7 and 10 if 10 if 11 there 11 there 12 is 12 is 15 . 15 . 16 " peter [rabbit] [tiptoed] [away] , and then he hurried [lipperty-lipperty-lip] to the dear [old] [briar-patch] [to] [tell] [mrs] [peter] [all] [about] [mrs] [quack] . 1 peter 5 , 5 , 7 then 6 and 7 then 7 then 8 he 8 he 9 hurried 8 he 24 . 9 hurried 11 to 11 to 12 the 12 the 13 dear [ix] [peter] [rabbit] [makes] [an] [early] [call] with the first [bit] of [daylight] , [mrs] [quack] [swam] out from her hiding-place among the brown rushes . 1 with 2 the 2 the 3 first 3 first 5 of 5 of 7 , 7 , 11 out 11 out 13 her 12 from 13 her 13 her 15 among 14 hiding-place 15 among 15 among 17 brown 16 the 17 brown 17 brown 18 rushes 17 brown 19 . but he didn't . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 . he kept perfectly still . 1 he 2 kept 2 kept 3 perfectly 3 perfectly 4 still 4 still 5 . [mrs] [quack] [shook] [herself] [and] [then] [began] [to] [carefully] [dress] [her] [feathers] [.] that is , she [carefully] [put] [back] [in] [place] [every] [feather] [that] had been [rumpled] up . 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 , 3 , 4 she 4 she 13 had 13 had 14 been 14 been 16 up 16 up 17 . of course it was [very] [impolite] of [peter] to watch her [make] [her] [toilet] , but he didn't think of that . 1 of 3 it 2 course 3 it 3 it 4 was 3 it 15 , 4 was 7 of 7 of 9 to 9 to 11 her 10 watch 11 her 15 , 16 but 15 , 17 he 17 he 19 think 18 didn't 19 think 19 think 20 of 19 think 21 that 20 of 21 that 21 that 22 . he didn't mean to be impolite . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 4 to 3 mean 4 to 4 to 6 impolite 5 be 6 impolite 6 impolite 7 . and then it was so interesting . 1 and 2 then 2 then 3 it 3 it 4 was 4 was 5 so 5 so 6 interesting 6 interesting 7 . you know [peter] [doesn't] [waste] [any] [time] [on] his [clothes] [.] 1 you 2 know 2 know 9 his in fact , he doesn't seem to care [a] [bit] [how] [he] [looks] . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 doesn't 5 doesn't 7 to 6 seem 7 to 7 to 8 care 7 to 14 . so [he] [waited] as [patiently] [as] he could , [which] [wasn't] [patiently] at all . 1 so 4 as 4 as 7 he 7 he 8 could 8 could 9 , 9 , 14 all 13 at 14 all 14 all 15 . at [last] [mrs] [quack] [finished] her breakfast , and then she had to make her toilet all over again . 1 at 6 her 6 her 20 . 7 breakfast 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 then 9 and 19 again 10 then 11 she 11 she 12 had 11 she 13 to 13 to 14 make 14 make 15 her 15 her 16 toilet 17 all 18 over 18 over 19 again 19 again 20 . finally [peter] [hopped] [to] [the] [edge] [of] [the] [bank] [where] she [would] [see] him . 1 finally 11 she 11 she 14 him 14 him 15 . " good morning , [mrs] [quack] , " said he very politely . 1 " 2 good 2 good 3 morning 3 morning 4 , 4 , 7 , 7 , 8 " 7 , 9 said 9 said 10 he 9 said 11 very 11 very 12 politely 12 politely 13 . " [i] hope you had a good rest and are feeling very well this morning . " 1 " 17 " 3 hope 5 had 4 you 5 had 5 had 6 a 6 a 7 good 6 a 8 rest 8 rest 9 and 8 rest 10 are 9 and 10 are 10 are 11 feeling 10 are 12 very 11 feeling 12 very 12 very 13 well 12 very 14 this 14 this 15 morning 15 morning 16 . 16 . 17 " " thank you , " replied [mrs] [quack] . 1 " 2 thank 2 thank 3 you 3 you 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 replied 6 replied 9 . " [i] 'm [feeling] as well as could be expected . 1 " 3 'm 3 'm 5 as 5 as 7 as 6 well 7 as 7 as 8 could 8 could 9 be 8 could 11 . 9 be 10 expected in fact , [i] ['m] [feeling] [better] [than] [i] [have] [felt] [for] [some] [time] in spite of the [sore] place [made] [by] [that] [terrible] [gun] [yesterday] . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 3 , 15 in 15 in 16 spite 16 spite 17 of 17 of 18 the 18 the 20 place 18 the 27 . you see , [i] have had a good [rest] and two square meals , and these are [things] [i] [haven't] [had] [since] [goodness] [knows] when [.] 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 2 see 25 when 3 , 5 have 5 have 8 good 6 had 7 a 7 a 8 good 8 good 10 and 10 and 11 two 10 and 12 square 11 two 12 square 12 square 13 meals 12 square 14 , 13 meals 14 , 14 , 16 these 15 and 16 these 16 these 17 are this is a very [nice] place . 1 this 2 is 2 is 3 a 3 a 4 very 4 very 6 place 6 place 7 . let me [see] , what is it you call it ? " 1 let 2 me 2 me 4 , 4 , 7 it 5 what 6 is 6 is 7 it 7 it 12 " 8 you 9 call 9 call 10 it 10 it 11 ? 11 ? 12 " " the [smiling] [pool] , " said [peter] . 1 " 2 the 2 the 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 9 . " that 's a good [name] for it , " returned [mrs] [quack] . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 a 3 's 5 good 5 good 7 for 7 for 8 it 8 it 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 returned 11 returned 14 . at the [mention] of [mr] [quack] , the eyes of [mrs] [quack] [suddenly] [filled] [with] tears . 1 at 2 the 2 the 4 of 4 of 7 , 7 , 8 the 8 the 9 eyes 9 eyes 10 of 10 of 16 tears 10 of 17 . peter [felt] [tears] [of] [sympathy] in his own eyes . 1 peter 6 in 6 in 7 his 7 his 8 own 8 own 9 eyes 9 eyes 10 . " where is [mr] [quack] ? " he asked . 1 " 2 where 2 where 3 is 3 is 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 7 " 8 he 8 he 9 asked 9 asked 10 . " [i] don't know , " sobbed [mrs] [quack] . 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 know 4 know 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 sobbed 7 sobbed 10 . " [i] [wish] [i] did [.] 1 " 5 did ever since we started for our home in the far [north] , [i] [have] [been] [fearing] [that] [something] [of] [this] [kind] [might] [happen] [.] 1 ever 2 since 2 since 3 we 2 since 4 started 4 started 5 for 4 started 6 our 5 for 6 our 6 our 7 home 7 home 8 in 7 home 9 the 9 the 10 far 10 far 12 , i ought to be on [my] [way] there now , but what is the use [without] [mr] [quack] ? 1 i 2 ought 2 ought 3 to 3 to 4 be 3 to 19 ? 4 be 5 on 8 there 9 now 9 now 10 , 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 what 12 what 13 is 13 is 14 the 14 the 15 use 15 use 19 ? without him , [i] would be all alone [up] [there] [and] [wouldn't] [have] [any] [home] . " 1 without 2 him 2 him 3 , 3 , 5 would 5 would 6 be 6 be 7 all 7 all 8 alone 8 alone 16 . 16 . 17 " " won't you tell me all that [has] [happened] [since] you [started] [on] your [long] [journey] ? " asked [peter] . 1 " 2 won't 1 " 7 that 2 won't 3 you 3 you 5 me 4 tell 5 me 5 me 6 all 7 that 11 you 11 you 14 your 14 your 17 ? 17 ? 18 " 18 " 19 asked 19 asked 21 . " perhaps some of us can help you . " 1 " 2 perhaps 2 perhaps 3 some 2 perhaps 4 of 3 some 4 of 4 of 5 us 4 of 6 can 6 can 7 help 6 can 8 you 7 help 8 you 8 you 9 . 9 . 10 " [x] [how] [mr] [.] [and] [mrs] [quack] [started] [north] and yet [without] [knowing] [it] , [peter] [was] [helping] [mrs] [.] [quack] [.] 1 and 2 yet 2 yet 6 , he was giving her his sympathy , and sympathy often helps others a great deal more than we even guess . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 giving 2 was 4 her 4 her 5 his 4 her 6 sympathy 5 his 6 sympathy 6 sympathy 7 , 7 , 8 and 7 , 9 sympathy 9 sympathy 10 often 9 sympathy 11 helps 11 helps 12 others 12 others 13 a 12 others 14 great 13 a 14 great 14 great 15 deal 15 deal 16 more 15 deal 17 than 16 more 17 than 17 than 18 we 17 than 19 even 18 we 19 even 19 even 20 guess 20 guess 21 . it sometimes is a very good plan to tell your troubles to some one who will listen with sympathy [.] 1 it 2 sometimes 2 sometimes 4 a 3 is 4 a 4 a 5 very 5 very 6 good 5 very 7 plan 7 plan 8 to 7 plan 9 tell 9 tell 10 your 9 tell 11 troubles 11 troubles 12 to 12 to 13 some 12 to 14 one 14 one 15 who 15 who 16 will 15 who 17 listen 16 will 17 listen 17 listen 18 with 17 listen 19 sympathy 18 with 19 sympathy it was so with [mrs] [quack] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 4 with 2 was 3 so 4 with 7 . she had kept her [troubles] [locked] in her [own] heart [so] [long] that it [did] her [good] to [pour] [them] [all] out [to] [peter] . 1 she 2 had 1 she 16 her 2 had 3 kept 2 had 4 her 4 her 7 in 7 in 8 her 8 her 10 heart 10 heart 13 that 13 that 14 it 16 her 18 to 18 to 22 out 22 out 25 . " [mr] [quack] and [i] [spent] [a] [very] [comfortable] [winter] way down in the [sunny] [southland] , " said she with a [far-away] look . 1 " 4 and 1 " 22 a 4 and 14 the 11 way 12 down 12 down 13 in 12 down 14 the 14 the 17 , 17 , 18 " 17 , 20 she 18 " 19 said 20 she 21 with 22 a 24 look 24 look 25 . " it was [very] [warm] and [nice] [down] [there] , and there [were] a great many other [ducks] [spending] the [winter] with us . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 6 and 6 and 10 , 10 , 11 and 10 , 20 the 11 and 12 there 12 there 14 a 14 a 15 great 15 great 16 many 16 many 17 other 20 the 22 with 22 with 23 us 22 with 24 . 23 us 24 . " then there was another fellow we had to watch out for , a queer fellow whom we never see anywhere but down there . 1 " 2 then 2 then 3 there 2 then 4 was 4 was 5 another 4 was 6 fellow 6 fellow 8 had 7 we 8 had 8 had 9 to 8 had 10 watch 9 to 10 watch 10 watch 11 out 10 watch 12 for 12 for 14 a 13 , 14 a 14 a 15 queer 14 a 16 fellow 16 fellow 17 whom 16 fellow 18 we 18 we 19 never 18 we 20 see 20 see 21 anywhere 20 see 22 but 22 but 23 down 23 down 24 there 24 there 25 . " what 's that ? " 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 's 3 's 4 that 4 that 5 ? 5 ? 6 " peter [rabbit] [leaned] [forward] and [stared] [at] [mrs] [quack] [with] his eyes [popping] [right] out . 1 peter 5 and 5 and 11 his 11 his 12 eyes 12 eyes 15 out 15 out 16 . " what 's that ? " he repeated . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 's 3 's 4 that 4 that 5 ? 5 ? 6 " 6 " 7 he 7 he 8 repeated 7 he 9 . " how can an old log have a mouth ? " 1 " 2 how 1 " 3 can 3 can 5 old 4 an 5 old 5 old 6 log 6 log 8 a 7 have 8 a 8 a 9 mouth 9 mouth 10 ? 9 mouth 11 " 10 ? 11 " mrs [quack] [just] [had] [to] [smile] , [peter] [was] [so] [in] [earnest] and looked so [astonished] . 1 mrs 7 , 7 , 13 and 13 and 14 looked 14 looked 15 so 15 so 17 . then , too , he will swim under water and come up underneath and seize you without any warning . 1 then 2 , 1 then 3 too 3 too 5 he 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 will 5 he 7 swim 7 swim 8 under 7 swim 9 water 8 under 9 water 9 water 10 and 10 and 12 up 11 come 12 up 12 up 14 and 13 underneath 14 and 14 and 15 seize 14 and 16 you 16 you 18 any 17 without 18 any 18 any 19 warning 19 warning 20 . he has [the] [biggest] [mouth] [i] ['ve] ever seen , with terrible-looking teeth , and could swallow me whole . " 1 he 2 has 2 has 8 ever 8 ever 9 seen 9 seen 10 , 9 seen 11 with 11 with 12 terrible-looking 11 with 13 teeth 12 terrible-looking 13 teeth 13 teeth 14 , 14 , 16 could 15 and 16 could 16 could 18 me 17 swallow 18 me 18 me 19 whole 18 me 20 . 20 . 21 " [[] [illustration] [with] [caption] [:] ["] [some] [folks] [call] [him] [alligator] [and] [some] [just] ['] [gator] [.] ["] []] by this time [peter] ['s] [eyes] [looked] [as] [if] [they] [would] [fall] out of his head . 1 by 2 this 2 this 3 time 3 time 13 out 13 out 14 of 14 of 15 his 15 his 16 head 16 head 17 . " what is his name ? " whispered [peter] . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 is 2 what 4 his 4 his 5 name 4 his 6 ? 5 name 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 7 " 8 whispered 8 whispered 10 . " it 's [old] [ally] the ['] [gator] , " replied [mrs] [quack] . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 's 3 's 6 the 6 the 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 replied 11 replied 14 . " [some] [folks] [call] [him] [alligator] [and] [some] [just] ' [gator] , but [we] call him [old] [ally] [.] 1 " 10 ' 1 " 13 but 10 ' 12 , 13 but 15 call 15 call 16 him he 's a very interesting old fellow . 1 he 2 's 2 's 4 very 3 a 4 very 4 very 5 interesting 4 very 6 old 5 interesting 6 old 6 old 7 fellow 6 old 8 . 7 fellow 8 . some [time] [perhaps] [i] ['ll] [tell] [you] more [about] [him] . 1 some 8 more 8 more 11 . mr [quack] and [i] [kept] [out] [of] [his] [reach] [,] [you] [may] [be] [sure] [.] 1 mr 3 and we [lived] [quietly] [and] tried to get [in] [as] [good] [condition] [as] [possible] for [the] [long] [journey] [back] [to] our home [in] [the] [north] . 1 we 5 tried 5 tried 6 to 6 to 7 get 7 get 25 . 14 for 21 home 20 our 21 home 21 home 25 . in fact , [before] [we] [started] [there] was a great deal of [love-making] , and each one [chose] a [mate] [.] 1 in 2 fact 1 in 3 , 3 , 8 was 8 was 9 a 9 a 10 great 10 great 11 deal 10 great 12 of 11 deal 12 of 12 of 14 , 14 , 15 and 14 , 17 one 15 and 16 each 17 one 19 a it is [hard] [enough] [to] [lose] father or mother [or] [brother] or [sister] , but it is [worse] [to] [lose] a dear [mate] . " 1 it 2 is 2 is 25 " 7 father 9 mother 8 or 9 mother 9 mother 24 . 12 or 14 , 14 , 16 it 15 but 16 it 16 it 17 is 17 is 21 a 21 a 22 dear 22 dear 24 . 24 . 25 " [mrs] [quack] ['s] [eyes] [suddenly] [filled] [with] [tears] [again] [.] " oh , dear , " she sobbed , " [i] [wish] [i] [knew] what [became] of [mr] [quack] . " 1 " 2 oh 1 " 21 " 2 oh 3 , 3 , 4 dear 3 , 9 , 4 dear 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 she 7 she 8 sobbed 9 , 10 " 10 " 15 what 15 what 17 of 20 . 21 " peter said [nothing] , but looked the [sympathy] he felt . 1 peter 2 said 2 said 4 , 4 , 5 but 4 , 6 looked 6 looked 7 the 7 the 9 he 9 he 10 felt 9 he 11 . [presently] [mrs] [quack] [went] [on] [with] [her] [story] [.] mr [quack] [was] [the] [leader] [as] [usual] , and [i] [flew] [right] behind him . 1 mr 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 13 behind 13 behind 14 him 14 him 15 . we hadn't gone far before we began to hear the terrible guns , and the farther we went , the worse they got [.] 1 we 2 hadn't 2 hadn't 3 gone 3 gone 5 before 4 far 5 before 5 before 6 we 5 before 7 began 6 we 7 began 7 began 9 hear 8 to 9 hear 9 hear 10 the 9 hear 11 terrible 11 terrible 13 , 12 guns 13 , 13 , 15 the 14 and 15 the 15 the 17 we 16 farther 17 we 17 we 19 , 18 went 19 , 19 , 20 the 20 the 21 worse 21 worse 23 got 22 they 23 got mr [quack] [led] [us] [to] [the] [safest] [feeding] [and] [resting] [grounds] [he] [knew] [of] , and for a time our flock escaped the terrible guns . 1 mr 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 for 17 for 19 time 18 a 19 time 19 time 20 our 19 time 21 flock 20 our 21 flock 21 flock 22 escaped 21 flock 23 the 23 the 24 terrible 24 terrible 25 guns 24 terrible 26 . 25 guns 26 . but the farther we went , the more guns there were . " 1 but 2 the 2 the 4 we 3 farther 4 we 4 we 5 went 4 we 6 , 5 went 6 , 6 , 7 the 7 the 8 more 7 the 9 guns 9 guns 11 were 10 there 11 were 11 were 12 . 11 were 13 " [mrs] [quack] [paused] [and] [peter] [waited] [.] [xi] [the] [terrible] [,] [terrible] [guns] " bang [!] 1 " 2 bang bang ! 1 bang 2 ! bang ! 1 bang 2 ! not a feather spare ! 1 not 2 a 2 a 3 feather 2 a 4 spare 3 feather 4 spare 4 spare 5 ! kill ! 1 kill 2 ! kill ! 1 kill 2 ! kill ! 1 kill 2 ! [wound] [and] [rip] [and] [tear] [!] ["] i [don't] [wonder] that she was [terribly] [uneasy] [and] [nervous] as she sat in the [smiling] [pool] [talking] to [peter] [rabbit] [;] do you ? 1 i 4 that 4 that 5 she 5 she 6 was 6 was 11 as 11 as 12 she 12 she 13 sat 13 sat 14 in 14 in 15 the 15 the 19 to 19 to 23 do 23 do 25 ? 24 you 25 ? the very safest-looking places sometimes were the most dangerous . 1 the 3 safest-looking 2 very 3 safest-looking 3 safest-looking 5 sometimes 4 places 5 sometimes 5 sometimes 6 were 6 were 7 the 6 were 8 most 8 most 9 dangerous 8 most 10 . 9 dangerous 10 . peter nodded . 1 peter 2 nodded 2 nodded 3 . " [i] certainly [would] , " said he . 1 " 3 certainly 3 certainly 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 8 he 8 he 9 . " if it was [safe] for [them] it [certainly] would be safe for me . " 1 " 2 if 2 if 3 it 3 it 4 was 4 was 6 for 6 for 8 it 6 for 15 . 8 it 10 would 10 would 11 be 11 be 12 safe 13 for 14 me 14 me 15 . 15 . 16 " we were tired , for we had flown a long distance , and we were hungry . 1 we 2 were 2 were 4 , 3 tired 4 , 4 , 6 we 5 for 6 we 6 we 8 flown 7 had 8 flown 8 flown 9 a 9 a 10 long 9 a 11 distance 11 distance 12 , 11 distance 13 and 13 and 14 we 14 we 16 hungry 15 were 16 hungry 16 hungry 17 . it was still and [peaceful] [there] and [not] [a] [thing] to be seen [that] [looked] the least bit like [danger] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 16 the 2 was 3 still 2 was 4 and 4 and 7 and 7 and 11 to 11 to 12 be 12 be 13 seen 16 the 17 least 16 the 21 . 17 least 18 bit 18 bit 19 like my heart [almost] [stopped] [beating] . 1 my 2 heart 2 heart 6 . then how we did fly ! 1 then 2 how 2 how 3 we 2 how 4 did 3 we 4 did 4 did 5 fly 4 did 6 ! " where were the others ? " asked [peter] , although he guessed . 1 " 2 where 1 " 10 , 2 where 4 the 3 were 4 the 4 the 5 others 4 the 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 7 " 8 asked 10 , 12 he 11 although 12 he 12 he 13 guessed 13 guessed 14 . " killed or hurt by those terrible guns , " replied [mrs] [quack] [sadly] [.] 1 " 2 killed 2 killed 3 or 3 or 5 by 4 hurt 5 by 5 by 6 those 6 those 7 terrible 6 those 8 guns 7 terrible 8 guns 8 guns 9 , 9 , 10 " 9 , 11 replied " and that wasn't the worst of it . 1 " 2 and 2 and 3 that 3 that 4 wasn't 4 wasn't 5 the 5 the 6 worst 6 worst 7 of 7 of 8 it 8 it 9 . i told you that when we started each of us had a mate . 1 i 2 told 2 told 3 you 3 you 5 when 4 that 5 when 5 when 7 started 6 we 7 started 7 started 9 of 8 each 9 of 9 of 10 us 10 us 11 had 10 us 12 a 11 had 12 a 12 a 13 mate 12 a 14 . now we found that of those who had escaped , four had lost their mates [.] 1 now 2 we 2 we 3 found 3 found 4 that 3 found 5 of 4 that 5 of 5 of 6 those 6 those 7 who 7 who 8 had 7 who 9 escaped 9 escaped 10 , 9 escaped 11 four 10 , 11 four 11 four 13 lost 12 had 13 lost 13 lost 14 their 13 lost 15 mates 14 their 15 mates they were heartbroken . 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 heartbroken 2 were 4 . 3 heartbroken 4 . when it came time for us to move on , they wouldn't go . 1 when 2 it 2 it 3 came 2 it 4 time 4 time 5 for 4 time 6 us 5 for 6 us 6 us 7 to 7 to 8 move 7 to 9 on 9 on 10 , 9 on 11 they 11 they 12 wouldn't 12 wouldn't 13 go 13 go 14 . besides , [they] [hoped] [that] if they [waited] [around] [they] might [find] [their] [mates] [.] 1 besides 2 , 2 , 6 if 6 if 7 they 7 they 11 might they thought they might not have been killed , but just hurt , and might be able to get away from those hunters . 1 they 2 thought 2 thought 3 they 2 thought 4 might 3 they 4 might 4 might 5 not 4 might 6 have 6 have 7 been 7 been 8 killed 8 killed 10 but 9 , 10 but 10 but 12 hurt 11 just 12 hurt 12 hurt 13 , 12 hurt 14 and 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 might 14 and 16 be 16 be 17 able 16 be 18 to 18 to 19 get 19 get 21 from 20 away 21 from 21 from 22 those 21 from 23 hunters 22 those 23 hunters 23 hunters 24 . so they left us and swam back towards that terrible place , calling for their lost mates , and it was the saddest sound . 1 so 2 they 2 they 4 us 3 left 4 us 4 us 5 and 5 and 6 swam 6 swam 7 back 6 swam 8 towards 8 towards 10 terrible 9 that 10 terrible 10 terrible 11 place 11 place 12 , 12 , 13 calling 13 calling 14 for 13 calling 15 their 15 their 17 mates 16 lost 17 mates 17 mates 19 and 18 , 19 and 19 and 20 it 19 and 21 was 21 was 22 the 22 the 23 saddest 22 the 24 sound 24 sound 25 . i know now just how they felt [,] for [i] have [lost] [mr] [quack] , and that 's why [i] ['m] [here] . " 1 i 2 know 1 i 15 , 2 know 3 now 3 now 5 how 4 just 5 how 5 how 7 felt 6 they 7 felt 7 felt 9 for 11 have 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 18 's 17 that 18 's 18 's 19 why 18 's 23 . 23 . 24 " [mrs] [quack] [drew] [a] [wing] [across] [her] [eyes] [to] [wipe] [away] [the] [tears] [.] " nothing , " replied [mrs] [quack] . 1 " 2 nothing 2 nothing 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 replied 5 replied 8 . the hunters were hidden under grass , and that is why we didn't see them . " 1 the 2 hunters 2 hunters 3 were 2 hunters 4 hidden 4 hidden 5 under 4 hidden 6 grass 5 under 6 grass 6 grass 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 that 9 that 10 is 9 that 11 why 10 is 11 why 11 why 12 we 12 we 13 didn't 13 didn't 15 them 14 see 15 them 15 them 16 . 16 . 17 " peter blinked his eyes rapidly as if he were having hard work to believe what he had been told . 1 peter 2 blinked 2 blinked 3 his 3 his 4 eyes 3 his 5 rapidly 5 rapidly 6 as 5 rapidly 7 if 7 if 8 he 7 if 9 were 8 he 9 were 9 were 10 having 9 were 11 hard 11 hard 13 to 12 work 13 to 13 to 14 believe 13 to 15 what 15 what 16 he 16 he 17 had 17 had 18 been 18 been 19 told 19 told 20 . " why , " said he at last , " [i] never heard of [anything] [so] [dreadfully] [unfair] in all my life ! 1 " 2 why 2 why 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 5 said 9 , 6 he 7 at 7 at 8 last 9 , 10 " 9 , 19 in 10 " 12 never 12 never 13 heard 12 never 14 of 19 in 20 all 20 all 22 life 21 my 22 life 22 life 23 ! do you mean to tell me that [those] [hunters] [actually] [made] [other] [ducks] [lead] you [into] danger ? " 1 do 2 you 2 you 3 mean 3 mean 4 to 3 mean 5 tell 5 tell 6 me 5 tell 15 you 6 me 7 that 15 you 19 " 17 danger 18 ? 18 ? 19 " " that 's just what [i] [mean] , " returned [mrs] [quack] . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 's 2 that 5 what 3 's 4 just 5 what 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 returned 10 returned 13 . " those two-legged creatures don't know what fairness is . 1 " 2 those 2 those 3 two-legged 2 those 4 creatures 4 creatures 5 don't 5 don't 6 know 5 don't 7 what 6 know 7 what 7 what 8 fairness 7 what 9 is 9 is 10 . why , some of them have learned our language and actually call us in where they can shoot us . 1 why 2 , 2 , 3 some 2 , 4 of 4 of 5 them 5 them 6 have 5 them 7 learned 7 learned 8 our 8 our 9 language 8 our 10 and 10 and 11 actually 10 and 12 call 11 actually 12 call 12 call 13 us 13 us 15 where 14 in 15 where 15 where 16 they 15 where 17 can 17 can 18 shoot 17 can 19 us 19 us 20 . just think of that ! 1 just 2 think 2 think 3 of 3 of 4 that 4 that 5 ! you ought to be [mighty] [thankful] , [peter] [rabbit] , that you are not a [duck] . " 1 you 2 ought 2 ought 3 to 3 to 4 be 4 be 7 , 4 be 18 " 7 , 10 , 10 , 11 that 11 that 12 you 12 you 13 are 13 are 14 not 14 not 15 a 17 . 18 " " [i] am , " replied [peter] . 1 " 3 am 3 am 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 replied 6 replied 8 . he knew that not one of the meadow and forest people who were always trying to catch him would do a thing like that . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 4 not 3 that 4 not 4 not 5 one 4 not 6 of 6 of 7 the 7 the 8 meadow 7 the 9 and 9 and 11 people 10 forest 11 people 11 people 12 who 11 people 13 were 12 who 13 were 13 were 15 trying 14 always 15 trying 15 trying 17 catch 16 to 17 catch 17 catch 19 would 18 him 19 would 19 would 20 do 20 do 21 a 21 a 22 thing 22 thing 23 like 23 like 24 that 24 that 25 . " it 's all true , " said [mrs] [quack] , " and those hunters do other things just as unfair . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 's 3 's 4 all 4 all 5 true 5 true 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 11 , 11 , 12 " 11 , 13 and 12 " 13 and 13 and 14 those 13 and 15 hunters 14 those 15 hunters 15 hunters 16 do 15 hunters 17 other 16 do 17 other 17 other 18 things 18 things 19 just 18 things 20 as 19 just 20 as 20 as 21 unfair 20 as 22 . sometimes awful storms will come up , and we just have to find places where we can rest [.] 1 sometimes 2 awful 2 awful 3 storms 2 awful 4 will 4 will 5 come 5 come 6 up 6 up 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 we 9 we 10 just 10 just 12 to 11 have 12 to 12 to 14 places 13 find 14 places 14 places 15 where 14 places 16 we 15 where 16 we 16 we 17 can 16 we 18 rest 17 can 18 rest those [hunters] [will] [hide] [near] [those] [places] [and] [shoot] [at] [us] [when] [we] are [so] [tired] [that] [we] [can] [hardly] [move] [a] [wing] [.] 1 those 14 are they only hunt when they are hungry , and they hunt fairly . 1 they 2 only 2 only 3 hunt 2 only 4 when 4 when 5 they 4 when 6 are 6 are 8 , 7 hungry 8 , 8 , 10 they 9 and 10 they 10 they 11 hunt 10 they 12 fairly 11 hunt 12 fairly 12 fairly 13 . when , they have got enough to make a dinner , they stop . 1 when 2 , 2 , 4 have 3 they 4 have 4 have 5 got 4 have 6 enough 6 enough 8 make 7 to 8 make 8 make 9 a 8 make 10 dinner 9 a 10 dinner 10 dinner 11 , 11 , 12 they 11 , 13 stop 13 stop 14 . they keep [our] [wits] [sharp] [.] 1 they 2 keep if we do [not] keep out of their [way] , it [is] [our] [own] [fault] . 1 if 2 we 2 we 3 do 3 do 16 . 5 keep 6 out 6 out 7 of 6 out 8 their 8 their 10 , 10 , 11 it 11 it 16 . it is a kind of game the game of life . 1 it 3 a 2 is 3 a 3 a 4 kind 4 kind 5 of 4 kind 6 game 6 game 7 the 6 game 8 game 7 the 8 game 8 game 10 life 9 of 10 life 10 life 11 . i guess it [is] [old] [mother] [nature] 's [way] of [keeping] [us] [wide-awake] and [sharpening] [our] [wits] , and so making [us] [better] [fitted] [to] [live] . 1 i 2 guess 2 guess 27 . 3 it 8 's 3 it 27 . 8 's 10 of 10 of 14 and 14 and 18 , 18 , 19 and 18 , 21 making 19 and 20 so " with these two-legged creatures with terrible guns , it is all different . 1 " 3 these 2 with 3 these 3 these 4 two-legged 3 these 5 creatures 4 two-legged 5 creatures 5 creatures 6 with 6 with 8 guns 7 terrible 8 guns 8 guns 9 , 8 guns 10 it 10 it 11 is 11 is 13 different 12 all 13 different 13 different 14 . we don't have [any] chance [at] [all] . 1 we 2 don't 1 we 3 have 3 have 5 chance 5 chance 8 . if they [hunted] [us] [as] [reddy] [fox] [does] [,] [tried] to [catch] us themselves , it would be [different] . 1 if 2 they 2 they 11 to 11 to 20 . 13 us 15 , 14 themselves 15 , 15 , 17 would 16 it 17 would 17 would 18 be 18 be 20 . but their terrible guns kill when we are a long way off , and there isn't any way for us to know of the danger . 1 but 2 their 2 their 3 terrible 2 their 4 guns 4 guns 5 kill 4 guns 6 when 5 kill 6 when 6 when 7 we 7 we 8 are 7 we 9 a 9 a 10 long 9 a 11 way 11 way 12 off 12 off 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 there 15 there 16 isn't 15 there 17 any 16 isn't 17 any 17 any 18 way 17 any 19 for 18 way 19 for 19 for 20 us 20 us 21 to 21 to 23 of 22 know 23 of 23 of 24 the 23 of 25 danger 25 danger 26 . and then , when one of them [does] [kill] a [duck] , he isn't satisfied , but keeps on killing and killing and killing [.] 1 and 2 then 2 then 3 , 3 , 4 when 4 when 5 one 5 one 6 of 6 of 7 them 6 of 10 a 10 a 12 , 12 , 14 isn't 13 he 14 isn't 14 isn't 15 satisfied 14 isn't 16 , 16 , 17 but 16 , 18 keeps 18 keeps 19 on 18 keeps 20 killing 19 on 20 killing 20 killing 21 and 20 killing 22 killing 22 killing 23 and 22 killing 24 killing 23 and 24 killing i ['m] [sure] [one] [would] make him a [dinner] , if that is what he [wants] . 1 i 6 make 6 make 7 him 6 make 17 . 7 him 8 a 8 a 10 , 10 , 12 that 11 if 12 that 12 that 13 is 12 that 14 what 14 what 15 he oh , dear , [i] ['m] [afraid] that is what has happened to [mr] [quack] . " 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 dear 2 , 4 , 4 , 8 that 8 that 9 is 8 that 10 what 9 is 10 what 10 what 11 has 11 has 12 happened 11 has 13 to 13 to 16 . 16 . 17 " once more [poor] [mrs] [quack] [was] [quite] [overcome] [with] [her] [troubles] and [sorrows] [.] 1 once 2 more 2 more 12 and [xii] [what] [did] [happen] [to] [mr] [.] [quack] " [early] [yesterday] morning , " replied [mrs] [quack] , the [tears] [once] [more] [filling] [her] eyes . 1 " 4 morning 4 morning 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 replied 7 replied 10 , 10 , 11 the 11 the 17 eyes 17 eyes 18 . how we [got] [as] [far] [as] [that] [i] [don't] [know] [.] 1 how 2 we " we [were] [flying] up the [big] [river] , and everything seemed perfectly safe . 1 " 2 we 2 we 5 up 5 up 6 the 6 the 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 everything 11 everything 13 perfectly 12 seemed 13 perfectly 13 perfectly 14 safe 13 perfectly 15 . that was [where] [mr] [quack] [made] a mistake . 1 that 2 was 2 was 7 a 7 a 8 mistake 8 mistake 9 . even the smartest people will make mistakes sometimes , you know . " 1 even 2 the 2 the 3 smartest 2 the 4 people 3 smartest 4 people 4 people 6 make 5 will 6 make 6 make 7 mistakes 6 make 8 sometimes 7 mistakes 8 sometimes 8 sometimes 9 , 8 sometimes 10 you 10 you 11 know 10 you 12 . 12 . 13 " peter [rabbit] nodded , " [i] know , " said he . 1 peter 3 nodded 1 peter 12 . 4 , 5 " 5 " 7 know 7 know 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 11 he 10 said 12 . " [i] ['ve] made them myself . " 1 " 8 " 4 made 5 them 5 them 6 myself 5 them 7 . 7 . 8 " and then he [wondered] [why] [jerry] [muskrat] laughed right out . 1 and 2 then 2 then 3 he 3 he 8 laughed 8 laughed 9 right 8 laughed 10 out 10 out 11 . " yes , " continued [mrs] [quack] , " that is [where] [mr] [quack] [made] a mistake , a great mistake . 1 " 2 yes 2 yes 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 continued 5 continued 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 that 10 that 11 is 11 is 16 a 16 a 18 , 17 mistake 18 , 18 , 19 a 18 , 20 great 20 great 21 mistake 20 great 22 . 21 mistake 22 . so to save time he led us close to shore . 1 so 2 to 1 so 3 save 3 save 5 he 4 time 5 he 5 he 6 led 6 led 8 close 7 us 8 close 8 close 9 to 9 to 10 shore 9 to 11 . 10 shore 11 . and then it happened . 1 and 2 then 2 then 3 it 3 it 4 happened 4 happened 5 . there was a [bang] , [bang] [of] a terrible [gun] , and [down] [fell] [mr] [quack] [just] [as] we had seen so [many] [fall] before . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 5 , 5 , 20 had 8 a 9 terrible 9 terrible 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 19 we 12 and 20 had 20 had 21 seen 21 seen 26 . 22 so 25 before 25 before 26 . it was awful . 1 it 2 was 1 it 4 . 2 was 3 awful i [couldn't] [stop] to see what [became] of [mr] [quack] , [because] [if] [i] [had] , that [terrible] [gun] would have [killed] me . 1 i 4 to 4 to 5 see 5 see 24 . 6 what 8 of 8 of 11 , 11 , 16 , 16 , 17 that 17 that 20 would 20 would 21 have 21 have 23 me 23 me 24 . so [i] [kept] [on] a little way and [then] turned and went back , [only] [i] [kept] out in the middle of the [big] [river] [.] 1 so 5 a 5 a 6 little 6 little 7 way 7 way 14 , 8 and 10 turned 10 turned 11 and 11 and 12 went 12 went 13 back 13 back 14 , 14 , 20 the 18 out 19 in 19 in 20 the 20 the 22 of 21 middle 22 of 22 of 23 the i am afraid he was killed , and if he was , [i] [wish] [i] had [been] killed myself . " 1 i 2 am 2 am 3 afraid 3 afraid 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 7 , 6 killed 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 if 9 if 10 he 10 he 11 was 11 was 12 , 12 , 21 " 16 had 18 killed 18 killed 19 myself 18 killed 20 . 20 . 21 " here [mrs] [quack] [choked] [up] [so] that [she] [couldn't] [say] [another] [word] [.] 1 here 7 that peter 's own eyes were full of tears as he tried to comfort her . 1 peter 2 's 2 's 3 own 2 's 4 eyes 4 eyes 5 were 5 were 6 full 6 full 7 of 7 of 8 tears 8 tears 9 as 9 as 10 he 9 as 11 tried 11 tried 12 to 11 tried 13 comfort 13 comfort 14 her 13 comfort 15 . " perhaps , " said he , " [mr] [quack] [wasn't] [killed] and is [hiding] [somewhere] [along] the [big] [river] . 1 " 2 perhaps 2 perhaps 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 5 said 21 . 6 he 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 13 and 13 and 14 is 14 is 18 the i don't know why [i] [feel] so , but [i] [feel] sure that he [wasn't] [killed] , and that you will find him [yet] . " 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 know 2 don't 26 " 3 know 4 why 7 so 8 , 8 , 9 but 9 but 12 sure 12 sure 13 that 13 that 14 he 14 he 17 , 17 , 18 and 18 and 21 will 19 that 20 you 20 you 21 will 21 will 22 find 21 will 23 him 23 him 25 . 25 . 26 " i 'm going back to the [big] [river] [now] to look for him . 1 i 2 'm 1 i 10 to 2 'm 3 going 3 going 4 back 4 back 5 to 5 to 6 the 10 to 11 look 11 look 12 for 12 for 13 him 13 him 14 . i [think] [i] 'll be going along now , [but] [i] 'll be back to-night if nothing happens to me . 1 i 4 'll 1 i 13 be 4 'll 5 be 5 be 6 going 5 be 7 along 6 going 7 along 7 along 8 now 7 along 9 , 12 'll 13 be 13 be 15 to-night 14 back 15 to-night 15 to-night 17 nothing 16 if 17 nothing 17 nothing 18 happens 17 nothing 19 to 19 to 20 me 20 me 21 . you folks who can always stay at home have a great deal to be thankful for . " 1 you 3 who 2 folks 3 who 3 who 5 always 4 can 5 always 5 always 6 stay 5 always 7 at 6 stay 7 at 7 at 9 have 8 home 9 have 9 have 10 a 9 have 11 great 10 a 11 great 11 great 12 deal 12 deal 13 to 12 deal 14 be 14 be 16 for 15 thankful 16 for 16 for 17 . 17 . 18 " " [mrs] [peter] [is] [forever] [worrying] and [scolding] [because] [i] don't [stay] in the dear [old] [briar-patch] [.] 1 " 7 and 1 " 13 in 7 and 11 don't 13 in 14 the 14 the 15 dear if she had heard [mrs] [quack] say that , [i] never [would] have heard the [last] of it . 1 if 2 she 2 she 3 had 3 had 4 heard 4 heard 19 . 7 say 8 that 8 that 9 , 9 , 11 never 11 never 15 the 13 have 14 heard 14 heard 15 the 15 the 17 of 17 of 18 it 18 it 19 . i wish there was something we could do for [mrs] [quack] . 1 i 2 wish 1 i 3 there 2 wish 3 there 3 there 4 was 4 was 5 something 4 was 6 we 6 we 7 could 6 we 8 do 7 could 8 do 8 do 9 for 9 for 12 . [xiii] [peter] [tells] [about] [mrs] [.] [quack] to get things done , if you 'll [but] [try] [,] [you] 'll always find there is a way . 1 to 2 get 2 get 3 things 3 things 4 done 3 things 5 , 5 , 6 if 6 if 7 you 7 you 8 'll 8 'll 15 find 13 'll 14 always 14 always 15 find 15 find 16 there 15 find 17 is 17 is 18 a 17 is 19 way 19 way 20 . what you [yourself] can't do [alone] [the] [chances] [are] [another] [may] . 1 what 2 you 2 you 4 can't 2 you 5 do 5 do 12 . then for a long , long time he sat in a brown study [.] 1 then 3 a 2 for 3 a 3 a 4 long 3 a 7 time 5 , 6 long 6 long 7 time 7 time 8 he 8 he 9 sat 9 sat 10 in 10 in 11 a 11 a 12 brown 12 brown 13 study a brown study , you know , is sitting perfectly still and thinking very hard . 1 a 2 brown 2 brown 3 study 2 brown 4 , 4 , 5 you 5 you 6 know 5 you 7 , 7 , 9 sitting 8 is 9 sitting 9 sitting 10 perfectly 9 sitting 11 still 10 perfectly 11 still 11 still 12 and 12 and 14 very 13 thinking 14 very 14 very 15 hard 15 hard 16 . that was what [peter] [did] [.] 1 that 2 was 2 was 3 what he sat so still that if you had happened along , you probably would have thought him asleep . 1 he 2 sat 2 sat 3 so 3 so 4 still 4 still 5 that 4 still 6 if 5 that 6 if 6 if 7 you 6 if 8 had 8 had 9 happened 8 had 10 along 10 along 11 , 10 along 12 you 12 you 13 probably 13 probably 14 would 13 probably 15 have 14 would 15 have 15 have 17 him 16 thought 17 him 17 him 18 asleep 17 him 19 . 18 asleep 19 . but [he] wasn't [asleep] . 1 but 3 wasn't 3 wasn't 5 . no , indeed ! 1 no 2 , 2 , 3 indeed 3 indeed 4 ! he was just thinking and thinking . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 just 2 was 4 thinking 4 thinking 5 and 5 and 6 thinking 5 and 7 . he was trying to think of some way to help [mrs] [quack] [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 trying 3 trying 4 to 4 to 5 think 4 to 6 of 6 of 7 some 6 of 8 way 8 way 9 to 9 to 10 help at last he gave a little sigh of [disappointment] [.] 1 at 2 last 2 last 3 he 3 he 4 gave 4 gave 5 a 5 a 6 little 5 a 7 sigh 7 sigh 8 of [[] [illustration] [with] [caption] [:] ["] [just] [tuck] [that] [fact] [away] [in] [that] [empty] [head] [of] [yours] [and] [never] [say] [can't] [.] ["] []] " it can't be done , " said he . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 can't 2 it 4 be 3 can't 4 be 4 be 5 done 4 be 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 he 9 he 10 . " there isn't any way . " 1 " 2 there 2 there 3 isn't 2 there 4 any 4 any 5 way 5 way 6 . 6 . 7 " " what can't be done ? " demanded a voice right [over] [his] [head] [.] 1 " 2 what 1 " 9 a 2 what 3 can't 2 what 4 be 4 be 5 done 5 done 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 7 " 8 demanded 9 a 10 voice 10 voice 11 right peter looked up . 1 peter 2 looked 2 looked 3 up 3 up 4 . there sat [sammy] [jay] [.] 1 there 2 sat peter had been thinking so hard that he hadn't seen [sammy] [arrive] . 1 peter 2 had 2 had 3 been 3 been 4 thinking 3 been 5 so 5 so 7 that 6 hard 7 that 7 that 8 he 8 he 9 hadn't 8 he 10 seen 10 seen 13 . " what can't be done ? " repeated [sammy] . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 can't 2 what 4 be 4 be 5 done 4 be 10 . 5 done 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 7 " 8 repeated " there isn't anything [that] [can't] [be] [done] [.] 1 " 2 there 2 there 3 isn't 2 there 4 anything there are plenty of things that you can't do , but what you can't do some one else can . 1 there 2 are 2 are 3 plenty 3 plenty 4 of 4 of 5 things 4 of 6 that 5 things 6 that 6 that 7 you 6 that 8 can't 8 can't 9 do 8 can't 10 , 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 what 12 what 13 you 13 you 15 do 14 can't 15 do 15 do 17 one 16 some 17 one 17 one 18 else 17 one 19 can 19 can 20 . just [tuck] that [fact] [away] [in] [that] [empty] [head] [of] [yours] [and] [never] [say] [can't] . " 1 just 3 that 3 that 16 . 16 . 17 " you know [sammy] [dearly] [loves] [to] [tease] [peter] . 1 you 2 know 2 know 9 . peter made a [good-natured] face [at] [sammy] . 1 peter 2 made 2 made 3 a 3 a 5 face 5 face 8 . " [which] [means] , [i] [suppose] , that [what] [i] [can't] [do] you can . 1 " 4 , 4 , 7 , 7 , 8 that 8 that 13 you 13 you 14 can 14 can 15 . you always [did] [have] a [pretty] good [opinion] [of] [yourself] , [sammy] , " said he . 1 you 2 always 2 always 5 a 5 a 7 good 7 good 11 , 11 , 13 , 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 said 15 said 16 he 16 he 17 . " nothing [of] [the] [kind] , " retorted [sammy] . 1 " 2 nothing 2 nothing 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 retorted 8 retorted 10 . " [i] [simply] [mean] that [nobody] can do [everything] , and [that] [very] [often] [two] [heads] are better than one . 1 " 5 that 5 that 7 can 7 can 8 do 8 do 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 17 are 17 are 18 better 17 are 19 than 19 than 20 one 20 one 21 . it [struck] me that you [had] [something] [on] your [mind] , and [i] thought [i] might be able to help you get rid of it . 1 it 12 and 3 me 4 that 4 that 5 you 5 you 9 your 9 your 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 14 thought 14 thought 25 it 16 might 17 be 17 be 19 to 18 able 19 to 19 to 20 help 20 help 21 you 21 you 22 get 22 get 24 of 23 rid 24 of 24 of 25 it 25 it 26 . the [old] [briar-patch] is [rather] a [dull] place [anyway] . " 1 the 4 is 4 is 6 a 6 a 8 place 8 place 10 . 10 . 11 " peter started to make a sharp retort , but thought better of it . 1 peter 2 started 2 started 3 to 2 started 4 make 4 make 5 a 4 make 6 sharp 5 a 6 sharp 6 sharp 8 , 7 retort 8 , 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 thought 9 but 11 better 10 thought 11 better 11 better 13 it 12 of 13 it 13 it 14 . instead he replied mildly : " [i] was [just] [trying] [to] [think] [of] [some] [way] [to] [help] [poor] [mrs] [quack] . " 1 instead 2 he 2 he 4 mildly 3 replied 4 mildly 4 mildly 5 : 4 mildly 6 " 6 " 8 was 8 was 21 . 21 . 22 " " [help] [mrs] [quack] ! " exclaimed [sammy] [in] [surprise] . 1 " 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 exclaimed 7 exclaimed 11 . " where under the sun did you get [acquainted] [with] [mrs] [quack] ? 1 " 2 where 2 where 3 under 2 where 4 the 3 under 4 the 4 the 5 sun 4 the 6 did 6 did 7 you 6 did 8 get 7 you 8 get 8 get 13 ? what 's the matter with her ? 1 what 2 's 2 's 3 the 3 the 4 matter 3 the 5 with 5 with 6 her 6 her 7 ? she [always] has [looked] to me [quite] [able] to [help] herself . " 1 she 3 has 3 has 5 to 5 to 6 me 6 me 13 " 9 to 11 herself 11 herself 12 . 12 . 13 " " well , she isn't . 1 " 2 well 2 well 3 , 2 well 4 she 3 , 4 she 4 she 5 isn't 4 she 6 . when [peter] [finished] , [sammy] [flew] [down] [a] [little] [nearer] [to] [peter] [.] 1 when 4 , " [i] beg your pardon [for] [saying] [your] [head] [is] [empty] , [peter] , " said he . 1 " 3 beg 3 beg 5 pardon 4 your 5 pardon 5 pardon 12 , 12 , 16 said 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 said 16 said 17 he 17 he 18 . " your heart is right , anyway . 1 " 2 your 2 your 4 is 3 heart 4 is 4 is 5 right 4 is 6 , 5 right 6 , 6 , 7 anyway 7 anyway 8 . now [i] [don't] [say] that [i] can [help] [mrs] [quack] , but [i] can [try] [.] 1 now 5 that 5 that 7 can 7 can 11 , 11 , 12 but 12 but 14 can i [believe] [i] 'll do a little thinking myself . " 1 i 5 do 4 'll 5 do 5 do 6 a 6 a 7 little 7 little 9 myself 8 thinking 9 myself 9 myself 10 . 10 . 11 " so [sammy] [jay] [in] [his] [turn] went into a brown study , and [peter] watched him [anxiously] and a little hopefully [.] 1 so 7 went 7 went 8 into 8 into 9 a 9 a 10 brown 10 brown 11 study 10 brown 18 and 11 study 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 15 watched 15 watched 16 him 18 and 19 a 19 a 20 little 19 a 21 hopefully [xiv] [sammy] [jay's] [plan] [to] [help] [mrs] [.] [quack] peter watched him and [wondered] [if] [sammy] would be able to [think] [of] [any] [plan] [for] [helping] [poor] [mrs] [quack] . 1 peter 2 watched 2 watched 3 him 3 him 21 . 4 and 8 would 8 would 9 be 9 be 10 able 10 able 11 to 11 to 21 . he hoped so [.] 1 he 2 hoped 2 hoped 3 so he [himself] had thought and [thought] [until] he felt as if his [brains] [were] [all] [mixed] [up] and he couldn't [think] any [more] . 1 he 3 had 1 he 4 thought 4 thought 5 and 5 and 8 he 8 he 9 felt 8 he 12 his 9 felt 10 as 10 as 11 if 12 his 18 and 18 and 19 he 19 he 20 couldn't 20 couldn't 22 any 22 any 24 . so he watched [sammy] and waited and [hoped] [.] 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 watched 2 he 5 and 5 and 6 waited 5 and 7 and presently [sammy] [flirted] [his] [wings] [in] a [way] [which] [peter] [knew] [meant] [that] [he] [had] [made] [up] [his] [mind] [.] 1 presently 7 a peter nodded . 1 peter 2 nodded 2 nodded 3 . " and that she said that she doesn't dare go near the banks because of fear of the terrible guns ? " 1 " 2 and 2 and 3 that 2 and 4 she 4 she 5 said 4 she 6 that 5 said 6 that 6 that 7 she 7 she 8 doesn't 7 she 9 dare 8 doesn't 9 dare 9 dare 11 near 10 go 11 near 11 near 12 the 12 the 13 banks 13 banks 15 of 14 because 15 of 15 of 17 of 16 fear 17 of 17 of 19 terrible 18 the 19 terrible 19 terrible 20 guns 20 guns 22 " 21 ? 22 " [again] [peter] [nodded] [.] " [i] will , for one , and [i] ['m] quite [sure] that my [cousin] , [blacky] [the] [crow] , will , for another . 1 " 3 will 3 will 5 for 4 , 5 for 5 for 6 one 5 for 22 , 6 one 7 , 6 one 21 will 7 , 8 and 7 , 16 , 8 and 11 quite 13 that 14 my 14 my 16 , 16 , 20 , 22 , 23 for 23 for 24 another 24 another 25 . he surely will if he thinks it will spoil the plans of any hunters . 1 he 3 will 2 surely 3 will 3 will 5 he 4 if 5 he 5 he 6 thinks 5 he 7 it 7 it 9 spoil 8 will 9 spoil 9 spoil 10 the 9 spoil 11 plans 11 plans 13 any 12 of 13 any 13 any 14 hunters 13 any 15 . [blacky] [would] [go] [a] [long] [distance] [to] [do] [that] [.] he hates terrible guns and the men who use them . 1 he 2 hates 1 he 3 terrible 3 terrible 5 and 4 guns 5 and 5 and 6 the 5 and 7 men 7 men 8 who 7 men 9 use 8 who 9 use 9 use 10 them 10 them 11 . and he knows all about them . 1 and 2 he 2 he 3 knows 2 he 4 all 4 all 5 about 5 about 6 them 5 about 7 . 6 them 7 . he has very sharp eyes , [has] [blacky] [,] and he knows when a man has got a gun and when he hasn't . 1 he 2 has 2 has 3 very 2 has 4 sharp 4 sharp 5 eyes 4 sharp 6 , 6 , 10 and 10 and 11 he 10 and 12 knows 12 knows 14 a 13 when 14 a 14 a 15 man 14 a 16 has 16 has 17 got 16 has 18 a 18 a 19 gun 18 a 20 and 20 and 21 when 20 and 22 he 22 he 23 hasn't 23 hasn't 24 . " that will be splendid ! " cried [peter] , clapping his hands . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 will 3 will 4 be 4 be 5 splendid 5 splendid 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 cried 8 cried 10 , 10 , 11 clapping 11 clapping 13 hands 12 his 13 hands 13 hands 14 . " but [aren't] you afraid of [those] [terrible] [guns] , [sammy] ? " 1 " 2 but 1 " 4 you 4 you 5 afraid 5 afraid 6 of 6 of 10 , 10 , 12 ? 12 ? 13 " " not [when] the [hunters] [are] [trying] for [ducks] , " replied [sammy] . 1 " 2 not 1 " 8 for 2 not 4 the 8 for 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 replied 12 replied 14 . you see , they know that shooting at us would frighten the [ducks] [.] 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 they 4 they 5 know 4 they 6 that 5 know 6 that 6 that 7 shooting 6 that 8 at 8 at 9 us 8 at 10 would 10 would 11 frighten 10 would 12 the blacky [knows] [all] [about] the [big] [river] [.] 1 blacky 5 the in the [winter] [he] [often] [gets] [considerable] of his [food] [along] [its] [banks] . 1 in 2 the 2 the 8 of 8 of 9 his 9 his 14 . i 've been over there a number of times , but [i] don't know so much about it as he [does] . 1 i 2 've 2 've 4 over 3 been 4 over 4 over 5 there 4 over 6 a 5 there 6 a 6 a 7 number 6 a 8 of 8 of 9 times 8 of 10 , 10 , 11 but 11 but 13 don't 13 don't 14 know 13 don't 22 . 14 know 16 much 15 so 16 much 16 much 17 about 16 much 18 it 17 about 18 it 18 it 19 as 18 it 20 he now here is [my] [plan] . 1 now 2 here 2 here 3 is 3 is 6 . i 'll go find [blacky] and tell him all about what we want to do for [mrs] [quack] . 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 go 2 'll 6 and 3 go 4 find 6 and 8 him 7 tell 8 him 8 him 9 all 9 all 10 about 10 about 12 we 11 what 12 we 12 we 13 want 12 we 14 to 14 to 15 do 15 do 16 for 16 for 19 . she must [swim] right up the [big] [river] , [keeping] out in the [middle] [where] [she] will be [safe] . 1 she 2 must 2 must 20 . 4 right 5 up 5 up 6 the 6 the 9 , 9 , 11 out 11 out 12 in 12 in 13 the 13 the 17 will 17 will 18 be 18 be 20 . are you [quite] [sure] that [mrs] [quack] will come back to the [smiling] [pool] [to-night] ? " 1 are 2 you 2 you 5 that 5 that 8 will 8 will 9 come 9 come 10 back 10 back 11 to 11 to 12 the 12 the 16 ? 16 ? 17 " " she said she would , " replied [peter] . 1 " 2 she 2 she 3 said 3 said 4 she 4 she 5 would 5 would 6 , 5 would 7 " 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 replied 8 replied 10 . i think your [plan] is [perfectly] [splendid] , [sammy] [jay] [.] 1 i 2 think 2 think 3 your 3 your 5 is 5 is 8 , i do hope [blacky] [the] [crow] [will] [help] . " 1 i 2 do 1 i 3 hope 3 hope 10 " 9 . 10 " " he will . 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 will 3 will 4 . don't worry about that , " replied [sammy] . 1 don't 2 worry 2 worry 3 about 3 about 4 that 4 that 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 replied 7 replied 9 . " hello ! 1 " 2 hello 2 hello 3 ! there [goes] [farmer] [brown] 's [boy] [over] to the [smiling] [pool] now . ["] 1 there 5 's 5 's 8 to 8 to 13 . 9 the 12 now 12 now 13 . " then there will be [some] more [corn] [for] [mrs] [quack] [.] 1 " 2 then 2 then 3 there 3 there 4 will 3 there 5 be 5 be 7 more i just [know] it ! " cried [peter] . 1 i 2 just 2 just 4 it 4 it 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 cried 7 cried 9 . " he is going to see if [mrs] [quack] is there , and [i] just know he has his pockets full of corn . " 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 is 3 is 4 going 4 going 5 to 5 to 6 see 5 to 7 if 7 if 10 is 10 is 25 " 11 there 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 15 just 15 just 16 know 15 just 17 he 17 he 18 has 17 he 19 his 19 his 21 full 20 pockets 21 full 21 full 22 of 22 of 23 corn 22 of 24 . 24 . 25 " " [i] [wouldn't] mind a little of it myself , " said [sammy] . 1 " 4 mind 4 mind 11 " 5 a 6 little 6 little 7 of 7 of 8 it 8 it 9 myself 8 it 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 said 12 said 14 . " well , [i] must go [along] to [hunt] [up] [blacky] . 1 " 2 well 2 well 3 , 3 , 5 must 5 must 6 go 6 go 8 to 8 to 12 . good-by , [peter] . " 1 good-by 2 , 2 , 5 " 4 . 5 " " [good-by] and good luck , " replied [peter] . 1 " 3 and 1 " 6 , 3 and 4 good 4 good 5 luck 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 replied 8 replied 10 . " [i] ['ve] [always] [said] you are [not] [half] such a [bad] fellow as you [try] to make [folks] [think] you are , [sammy] [jay] . " 1 " 6 you 6 you 7 are 7 are 10 such 10 such 11 a 11 a 13 fellow 13 fellow 14 as 14 as 15 you 15 you 17 to 17 to 21 you 18 make 21 you 21 you 23 , 22 are 23 , 23 , 27 " 26 . 27 " " thanks , " said [sammy] , and started for the [green] [forest] to look [for] his cousin , [blacky] the [crow] [.] 1 " 2 thanks 1 " 14 to 2 thanks 3 , 2 thanks 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 started 9 started 10 for 10 for 11 the 14 to 15 look 15 look 17 his 17 his 18 cousin 17 his 19 , 19 , 21 the [xv] [the] [hunt] [for] [mr] [.] [quack] now she [had] [that] [very] [comfortable] [feeling] that goes [with] a [full] [stomach] , she could [think] [better] . 1 now 2 she 2 she 19 . 8 that 9 goes 9 goes 11 a 11 a 14 , 14 , 15 she 15 she 16 could 16 could 19 . as the [black] [shadows] [crept] [across] [the] [smiling] [pool] , she turned [over] [in] her [mind] [sammy] [jay] ['s] [plan] for [helping] her the next day . 1 as 2 the 2 the 10 , 10 , 11 she 11 she 12 turned 11 she 15 her 15 her 21 for 21 for 23 her 23 her 24 the 24 the 25 next 24 the 26 day 25 next 26 day 26 day 27 . at the time she had been tired and hungry and discouraged . 1 at 2 the 2 the 3 time 2 the 4 she 4 she 5 had 4 she 6 been 6 been 7 tired 7 tired 8 and 8 and 9 hungry 9 hungry 10 and 9 hungry 11 discouraged 11 discouraged 12 . now she was beginning to feel rested , and she was no longer hungry . 1 now 2 she 2 she 3 was 3 was 4 beginning 4 beginning 5 to 4 beginning 6 feel 5 to 6 feel 6 feel 7 rested 6 feel 8 , 7 rested 8 , 8 , 9 and 8 , 10 she 10 she 11 was 11 was 12 no 11 was 13 longer 13 longer 14 hungry 13 longer 15 . 14 hungry 15 . these things [made] [all] [the] [difference] [in] [the] [world] . 1 these 2 things 2 things 10 . when they [did] [get] [there] [,] [they] [saw] [mrs] [quack] [out] in the middle , swimming about and watching for them . 1 when 2 they 2 they 12 in 12 in 13 the 13 the 14 middle 14 middle 15 , 15 , 16 swimming 15 , 17 about 17 about 18 and 18 and 19 watching 19 watching 20 for 20 for 21 them 21 them 22 . blacky flew across the river and pretended to be hunting for food along the farther bank , just as every hunter knows he often does . 1 blacky 2 flew 2 flew 3 across 2 flew 4 the 4 the 5 river 4 the 6 and 6 and 7 pretended 7 pretended 8 to 8 to 9 be 9 be 10 hunting 9 be 11 for 11 for 12 food 11 for 13 along 13 along 14 the 13 along 15 farther 15 farther 16 bank 15 farther 17 , 16 bank 17 , 17 , 18 just 17 , 19 as 18 just 19 as 19 as 21 hunter 20 every 21 hunter 21 hunter 22 knows 21 hunter 23 he 23 he 24 often 24 often 25 does 25 does 26 . [sammy] [jay] [did] [the] [same] [thing] [on] [the] [other] [bank] [.] now [sammy] [jay] [dearly] [loves] to [hunt] [for] [things] [.] 1 now 6 to whenever he [knows] [that] [one] [of] [his] [neighbors] [in] [the] [green] [forest] [has] [hidden] [something] [,] [he] [likes] [to] [hunt] [for] [it] [.] 1 whenever 2 he when he [does] [find] it , [he] [usually] [steals] [it] , [i] 'm [sorry] to say . 1 when 2 he 2 he 5 it 5 it 6 , 6 , 11 , 11 , 13 'm 13 'm 15 to 15 to 16 say 16 say 17 . but it is the [fun] of [hunting] that [sammy] [enjoys] [most] . 1 but 2 it 2 it 3 is 3 is 4 the 4 the 6 of 6 of 8 that 8 that 12 . so now [sammy] [thoroughly] [enjoyed] [hunting] [for] [mr] [quack] [.] 1 so 2 now he [peered] [into] [every] [likely] [hiding-place] [and] [became] so [interested] that he quite forgot about [the] [hunters] [who] [might] [be] [waiting] [along] [the] [bank] [.] 1 he 9 so 9 so 11 that 11 that 12 he 12 he 13 quite 12 he 14 forgot 14 forgot 15 about so it happened that he didn't see a boat drawn in among the bushes until he was right over it . 1 so 2 it 2 it 3 happened 3 happened 4 that 4 that 5 he 4 that 6 didn't 6 didn't 7 see 6 didn't 8 a 8 a 9 boat 8 a 10 drawn 10 drawn 12 among 11 in 12 among 12 among 13 the 12 among 14 bushes 14 bushes 15 until 14 bushes 16 he 15 until 16 he 16 he 18 right 17 was 18 right 18 right 19 over 18 right 20 it 19 over 20 it 20 it 21 . sitting in it was a man with a terrible gun , [very] [intently] [watching] [mrs] [quack] [out] in the middle of the [big] [river] [.] 1 sitting 19 the 2 in 3 it 3 it 4 was 3 it 5 a 5 a 6 man 5 a 11 , 6 man 7 with 7 with 8 a 8 a 9 terrible 9 terrible 10 gun 11 , 18 in 18 in 19 the 19 the 21 of 20 middle 21 of 21 of 22 the [mrs] [quack] [heard] [his] [scream] [and] [understood] [just] [what] [it] [meant] [.] a [little] [later] [blacky] [the] [crow] [discovered] [another] hunter hiding behind the [bushes] [on] [his] [side] [.] 1 a 9 hunter 9 hunter 10 hiding 10 hiding 11 behind 11 behind 12 the " [quack] ! [quack] ! " replied [mrs] [quack] , [which] [meant] [that] [she] [understood] [.] 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 replied 7 replied 10 , and so the hunt went on without a sign of poor [mr] [quack] [.] 1 and 2 so 2 so 4 hunt 3 the 4 hunt 4 hunt 5 went 4 hunt 6 on 6 on 8 a 7 without 8 a 8 a 9 sign 8 a 10 of 9 sign 10 of 10 of 11 poor [xvi] [sammy] [jay] [sees] [something] [green] " [i] [guess] [mrs] [quack] [was] [right] and that [mr] [quack] was [killed] when he was [shot] , " muttered [sammy] [to] [himself] . 1 " 8 and 1 " 15 he 8 and 9 that 9 that 12 was 12 was 14 when 15 he 16 was 16 was 18 , 18 , 19 " 19 " 20 muttered 20 muttered 24 . " [probably] one of those [hunters] [had] [him] [for] [dinner] [long] [ago] . 1 " 3 one 3 one 4 of 4 of 5 those 5 those 13 . hello ! 1 hello 2 ! there 's [another] [hunter] [up] [where] the [laughing] [brook] [joins] the [big] [river] ! 1 there 2 's 1 there 11 the 2 's 7 the 11 the 14 ! i [guess] [i] [won't] take any chances . 1 i 5 take 5 take 6 any 5 take 7 chances 6 any 7 chances 7 chances 8 . so [sammy] [silently] [flew] [around] [back] [of] [the] [hunter] and [stopped] [in] a tree where he could watch [all] [that] [the] [man] [did] . 1 so 10 and 10 and 13 a 13 a 15 where 14 tree 15 where 15 where 16 he 15 where 17 could 16 he 17 could 17 could 18 watch 18 watch 24 . for some time [sammy] [sat] [there] [watching] . 1 for 2 some 2 some 3 time 3 time 8 . but [of] [course] [sammy] could see him perfectly , because he was behind him . 1 but 5 could 5 could 6 see 6 see 7 him 7 him 9 , 8 perfectly 9 , 9 , 10 because 10 because 11 he 10 because 12 was 11 he 12 was 12 was 13 behind 13 behind 14 him 13 behind 15 . " why doesn't he shoot them ? " [thought] [sammy] [.] 1 " 2 why 2 why 4 he 3 doesn't 4 he 4 he 6 them 5 shoot 6 them 6 them 7 ? 6 them 8 " 7 ? 8 " this was very [curious] , very curious indeed . 1 this 2 was 2 was 3 very 3 very 5 , 5 , 6 very 6 very 8 indeed 7 curious 8 indeed 8 indeed 9 . sammy [flew] [a] [little] [nearer] [and] [then] [a] [little] [nearer] , [taking] [the] [greatest] [care] [not] [to] [make] [a] [sound] [.] 1 sammy 11 , pretty soon he was so [near] that he could see [those] [ducks] very [plainly] , and [he] [stared] with all his might . 1 pretty 2 soon 2 soon 3 he 3 he 4 was 4 was 5 so 4 was 13 very 5 so 7 that 7 that 8 he 8 he 9 could 9 could 10 see 13 very 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 19 with 19 with 20 all 20 all 21 his 21 his 22 might 22 might 23 . he [couldn't] see any feathers ! 1 he 3 see 3 see 5 feathers 4 any 5 feathers 5 feathers 6 ! no , [sir] , he couldn't see any [feathers] [!] 1 no 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 couldn't 6 couldn't 7 see 7 see 8 any then he understood . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 understood 2 he 4 . " huh ! " said he to himself . 1 " 2 huh 2 huh 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 6 he 7 to 7 to 8 himself 8 himself 9 . " [those] are not [ducks] at all . 1 " 3 are 3 are 4 not 4 not 6 at 6 at 7 all 7 all 8 . they are just pieces of wood made to look [like] [ducks] . 1 they 2 are 2 are 3 just 2 are 4 pieces 3 just 4 pieces 4 pieces 5 of 4 pieces 6 wood 5 of 6 wood 6 wood 7 made 6 wood 8 to 8 to 9 look 9 look 12 . now [i] [wonder] what they are for . " 1 now 9 " 4 what 6 are 5 they 6 are 6 are 7 for 6 are 8 . 7 for 8 . 8 . 9 " in a few minutes he [found] [out] . 1 in 2 a 2 a 3 few 3 few 4 minutes 3 few 8 . 4 minutes 5 he he saw the hunter crouch down a little lower and look down the [big] [river] [.] 1 he 2 saw 2 saw 4 hunter 3 the 4 hunter 4 hunter 5 crouch 4 hunter 6 down 6 down 7 a 6 down 8 little 8 little 10 and 9 lower 10 and 10 and 11 look 10 and 12 down 12 down 13 the sammy looked too . 1 sammy 2 looked 2 looked 3 too 3 too 4 . he [saw] a [flock] of [real] [ducks] [flying] [swiftly] [just] [above] the middle of the [big] [river] [.] 1 he 3 a 3 a 5 of 5 of 12 the 12 the 13 middle 13 middle 14 of 14 of 15 the suddenly the leader turned straight towards the place where the hunter was hiding , and the others followed him . 1 suddenly 2 the 2 the 4 turned 3 leader 4 turned 4 turned 6 towards 5 straight 6 towards 6 towards 7 the 6 towards 8 place 7 the 8 place 8 place 9 where 8 place 10 the 10 the 11 hunter 10 the 12 was 11 hunter 12 was 12 was 13 hiding 12 was 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 the 16 the 17 others 17 others 18 followed 18 followed 19 him 19 him 20 . he could hear [mrs] [quack] [calling] [excitedly] out in the middle of the [big] [river] , but the [strangers] did not [heed] her . 1 he 2 could 1 he 21 not 2 could 3 hear 8 out 9 in 9 in 10 the 10 the 11 middle 11 middle 12 of 12 of 13 the 13 the 16 , 16 , 17 but 17 but 18 the 18 the 20 did 20 did 21 not 21 not 23 her 23 her 24 . they had their [eyes] [on] [those] [wooden] [ducks] [and] [were] [coming] [straight] in to join them . 1 they 2 had 2 had 3 their 3 their 13 in 13 in 17 . 14 to 16 them 15 join 16 them 16 them 17 . " they think [they] are [real] [ducks] and so this [place] is [perfectly] [safe] ! " [thought] [sammy] [.] 1 " 2 they 1 " 5 are 2 they 3 think 5 are 8 and 8 and 9 so 9 so 10 this 9 so 12 is 12 is 16 " 15 ! 16 " he saw the [ducks] [suddenly] [swing] out [towards] the middle of the [big] [river] and [knew] [that] [they] had heard his warning . 1 he 3 the 2 saw 3 the 3 the 11 of 7 out 9 the 9 the 10 middle 10 middle 11 of 11 of 12 the 12 the 15 and 15 and 19 had 19 had 21 his 20 heard 21 his 21 his 22 warning 22 warning 23 . he saw the hunter suddenly rise and point his [gun] at the [flying] [ducks] [.] 1 he 2 saw 2 saw 4 hunter 3 the 4 hunter 4 hunter 5 suddenly 5 suddenly 6 rise 5 suddenly 7 and 6 rise 7 and 7 and 8 point 7 and 9 his 8 point 9 his 9 his 11 at 11 at 12 the he heard the bang , bang of the terrible gun , but not one of the flock was hit . 1 he 2 heard 2 heard 4 bang 3 the 4 bang 4 bang 6 bang 5 , 6 bang 6 bang 8 the 7 of 8 the 8 the 10 gun 9 terrible 10 gun 10 gun 11 , 11 , 12 but 12 but 13 not 13 not 14 one 14 one 16 the 15 of 16 the 16 the 17 flock 16 the 18 was 18 was 19 hit 19 hit 20 . the distance was too great . 1 the 2 distance 2 distance 3 was 2 distance 4 too 4 too 5 great 5 great 6 . sammy chuckled happily [.] 1 sammy 3 happily 2 chuckled 3 happily then he remembered that he himself was within easy reach of that terrible gun , and probably the hunter was very angry . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 remembered 3 remembered 5 he 4 that 5 he 5 he 6 himself 6 himself 7 was 6 himself 8 within 8 within 9 easy 8 within 10 reach 9 easy 10 reach 10 reach 11 of 10 reach 12 that 11 of 12 that 12 that 13 terrible 12 that 14 gun 14 gun 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 probably 16 and 18 the 17 probably 18 the 18 the 19 hunter 18 the 20 was 20 was 21 very 21 very 22 angry 22 angry 23 . in great [fright] [sammy] [turned] and [flew] , [dodging] [behind] [trees] and [every] [second] [expecting] to [hear] again the [roar] of that [terrible] [gun] . 1 in 2 great 2 great 6 and 6 and 8 , 8 , 12 and 12 and 16 to 12 and 19 the 18 again 19 the 19 the 21 of 21 of 22 that 22 that 25 . but he didn't , and so when he thought he was safe , he stopped . 1 but 2 he 1 but 16 . 2 he 3 didn't 2 he 4 , 4 , 5 and 4 , 6 so 5 and 6 so 6 so 7 when 7 when 8 he 8 he 9 thought 9 thought 10 he 10 he 11 was 11 was 12 safe 12 safe 13 , 13 , 15 stopped 14 he 15 stopped just [beyond] where [sammy] was [sitting] was [a] [pile] [of] [brush] in [the] [water] . 1 just 3 where 3 where 5 was 5 was 15 . 7 was 12 in 12 in 15 . idly he watched it , and presently it moved . 1 idly 3 watched 2 he 3 watched 3 watched 5 , 4 it 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 presently 6 and 8 it 8 it 9 moved 8 it 10 . [instantly] [sammy] [was] [all] [curiosity] [.] he flew over where he could see better . 1 he 2 flew 2 flew 4 where 3 over 4 where 4 where 5 he 5 he 6 could 5 he 7 see 7 see 8 better 7 see 9 . [xvii] [mr] [.] [quack] [is] [found] [at] [last] it had [done] [this] [right] [here] in the [little] [swamp] where [sammy] was . 1 it 2 had 2 had 7 in 7 in 8 the 8 the 11 where 11 where 13 was 13 was 14 . sammy sat perfectly still , for he learned long ago that only by keeping perfectly still may one see all that is to be seen . 1 sammy 3 perfectly 2 sat 3 perfectly 3 perfectly 5 , 4 still 5 , 5 , 6 for 5 , 7 he 6 for 7 he 7 he 9 long 8 learned 9 long 9 long 10 ago 9 long 11 that 10 ago 11 that 11 that 12 only 12 only 13 by 12 only 14 keeping 14 keeping 15 perfectly 14 keeping 16 still 15 perfectly 16 still 16 still 17 may 17 may 18 one 18 one 19 see 18 one 20 all 20 all 21 that 20 all 22 is 22 is 23 to 23 to 24 be 24 be 25 seen 25 seen 26 . that [green] [spot] had [moved] [.] 1 that 4 had he was sure of that . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 sure 3 sure 4 of 4 of 5 that 5 that 6 . and if it moved , it must be something alive . 1 and 2 if 2 if 3 it 2 if 4 moved 4 moved 5 , 4 moved 6 it 6 it 8 be 7 must 8 be 8 be 9 something 8 be 10 alive 10 alive 11 . if it were alive , it must be [somebody] , and [sammy] wanted to know who it was . 1 if 2 it 2 it 4 alive 3 were 4 alive 4 alive 5 , 5 , 6 it 5 , 7 must 6 it 7 must 7 must 8 be 8 be 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 13 wanted 13 wanted 14 to 14 to 15 know 14 to 16 who 16 who 17 it 16 who 18 was 18 was 19 . try as he would he couldn't remember any one who wore such glossy green as that . 1 try 2 as 2 as 3 he 2 as 4 would 3 he 4 would 4 would 5 he 5 he 7 remember 6 couldn't 7 remember 7 remember 8 any 8 any 9 one 8 any 10 who 9 one 10 who 10 who 11 wore 10 who 12 such 12 such 13 glossy 12 such 14 green 14 green 15 as 14 green 16 that 16 that 17 . so , his eyes sparkling with excitement , [sammy] [watched] [.] 1 so 2 , 2 , 3 his 3 his 4 eyes 4 eyes 5 sparkling 4 eyes 6 with 6 with 7 excitement 6 with 8 , he was [impatiently] [patient] . 1 he 2 was 2 was 5 . did you know that it is possible to be impatiently patient ? 1 did 2 you 2 you 3 know 3 know 4 that 4 that 5 it 5 it 6 is 6 is 8 to 7 possible 8 to 8 to 9 be 8 to 10 impatiently 10 impatiently 11 patient 10 impatiently 12 ? 11 patient 12 ? well , it is . 1 well 2 , 2 , 3 it 3 it 4 is 4 is 5 . sammy was just boiling with impatience inside , but he didn't let that impatience spoil the patience of his waiting . 1 sammy 2 was 1 sammy 3 just 3 just 5 with 4 boiling 5 with 5 with 6 impatience 6 impatience 7 inside 7 inside 9 but 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 he 10 he 11 didn't 10 he 12 let 11 didn't 12 let 12 let 13 that 12 let 14 impatience 14 impatience 15 spoil 14 impatience 16 the 15 spoil 16 the 16 the 17 patience 16 the 18 of 17 patience 18 of 18 of 19 his 18 of 20 waiting 19 his 20 waiting 20 waiting 21 . that is what is called self-control . 1 that 2 is 2 is 4 is 3 what 4 is 4 is 5 called 4 is 6 self-control 6 self-control 7 . it [means] [the] [power] to [make] [yourself] do a [certain] thing , no matter how much [you] [may] [want] to do something [else] . 1 it 5 to 5 to 8 do 8 do 9 a 9 a 11 thing 9 a 12 , 12 , 13 no 13 no 14 matter 14 matter 15 how 14 matter 16 much 16 much 20 to 20 to 21 do 21 do 22 something 22 something 24 . it is a splendid thing to have , is self-control . 1 it 2 is 1 it 11 . 2 is 3 a 2 is 4 splendid 4 splendid 5 thing 5 thing 6 to 6 to 8 , 7 have 8 , 8 , 9 is 8 , 10 self-control 9 is 10 self-control after what seemed [to] [sammy] a very long time [,] the green spot moved again [.] 1 after 2 what 2 what 3 seemed 2 what 6 a 6 a 7 very 7 very 8 long 8 long 9 time 9 time 11 the 11 the 13 spot 12 green 13 spot 13 spot 14 moved 13 spot 15 again little by little something reached out from under the pile of brush . 1 little 2 by 2 by 3 little 2 by 4 something 3 little 4 something 4 something 5 reached 4 something 6 out 6 out 7 from 6 out 8 under 7 from 8 under 8 under 10 pile 9 the 10 pile 10 pile 11 of 10 pile 12 brush 12 brush 13 . sammy choked back a little gasp of surprise as a sudden thought popped into his head . 1 sammy 2 choked 1 sammy 3 back 3 back 5 little 4 a 5 little 5 little 6 gasp 5 little 7 of 7 of 8 surprise 7 of 9 as 9 as 10 a 10 a 11 sudden 10 a 12 thought 12 thought 14 into 13 popped 14 into 14 into 15 his 14 into 16 head 15 his 16 head 16 head 17 . could this be the [lost] [mr] [quack] [?] 1 could 2 this 2 this 3 be 2 this 4 the " [i] believe it [is] [mr] . [quack] [!] " [thought] [sammy] [.] 1 " 10 " 3 believe 4 it 4 it 7 . 7 . 10 " " if it is , [i] ['ll] [have] the best [news] [ever] to tell [mrs] [quack] . 1 " 2 if 1 " 3 it 3 it 4 is 3 it 13 to 4 is 5 , 5 , 9 the 9 the 10 best 13 to 14 tell 14 tell 17 . just [trust] [sammy] [jay] to find [anything] [he] [goes] [looking] [for] . " 1 just 5 to 5 to 6 find 6 find 12 . 12 . 13 " this was just plain boasting , and [sammy] knew it . 1 this 2 was 2 was 3 just 2 was 4 plain 4 plain 6 , 5 boasting 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 9 knew 9 knew 10 it 10 it 11 . but [sammy] always [does] [have] a good opinion of himself . 1 but 3 always 3 always 6 a 6 a 7 good 7 good 8 opinion 8 opinion 9 of 9 of 10 himself 10 himself 11 . it is one of his faults . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 one 3 one 4 of 4 of 5 his 5 his 6 faults 6 faults 7 . he quite lost sight of the fact that it was entirely by accident that he had come over to this swamp . 1 he 2 quite 2 quite 4 sight 3 lost 4 sight 4 sight 5 of 4 sight 6 the 5 of 6 the 6 the 7 fact 7 fact 8 that 8 that 9 it 9 it 10 was 10 was 12 by 11 entirely 12 by 12 by 13 accident 12 by 14 that 14 that 15 he 14 that 16 had 15 he 16 had 16 had 18 over 17 come 18 over 18 over 19 to 18 over 20 this 20 this 21 swamp 20 this 22 . now that he had guessed who this might be , he was less impatient . 1 now 2 that 2 that 3 he 3 he 4 had 3 he 5 guessed 5 guessed 7 this 6 who 7 this 7 this 8 might 8 might 9 be 8 might 10 , 10 , 11 he 10 , 12 was 11 he 12 was 12 was 13 less 12 was 14 impatient 13 less 14 impatient 14 impatient 15 . sammy could keep still no longer . 1 sammy 2 could 2 could 3 keep 3 keep 5 no 4 still 5 no 5 no 6 longer 5 no 7 . [[] [illustration] [with] [caption] [:] ["] [yes] [,] ["] [said] [he] [in] [a] [low] [voice] [,] ["] [i] [am] [mr] [quack] [.] ["] []] " are you [mr] [quack] ? " he asked eagerly . 1 " 2 are 2 are 3 you 3 you 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 7 " 8 he 7 " 9 asked 8 he 9 asked 9 asked 10 eagerly 10 eagerly 11 . the beautiful head disappeared like a flash . 1 the 3 head 2 beautiful 3 head 3 head 5 like 4 disappeared 5 like 5 like 6 a 5 like 7 flash 7 flash 8 . sammy waited a minute or two , before he repeated his question , adding : " you needn't be afraid . 1 sammy 2 waited 2 waited 3 a 2 waited 4 minute 3 a 4 minute 4 minute 5 or 4 minute 6 two 5 or 6 two 6 two 7 , 6 two 8 before 8 before 9 he 9 he 10 repeated 9 he 11 his 11 his 13 , 12 question 13 , 13 , 14 adding 14 adding 15 : 14 adding 16 " 15 : 16 " 16 " 17 you 17 you 19 be 18 needn't 19 be 19 be 20 afraid 20 afraid 21 . there isn't [anybody] [here] [but] [me] , and [i] ['m] your [friend] [.] 1 there 2 isn't 2 isn't 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 11 your i [just] want to know if you [are] [mr] [quack] [because] [i] 've been looking for you for [mrs] [quack] [.] 1 i 3 want 1 i 17 you 3 want 4 to 4 to 5 know 5 know 6 if 5 know 7 you 7 you 13 've 13 've 14 been 14 been 15 looking 15 looking 16 for 17 you 18 for are you ? " 1 are 2 you 2 you 3 ? 3 ? 4 " " yes , " said he in a low voice , ["] [i] am [mr] [quack] . 1 " 2 yes 1 " 11 , 2 yes 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 4 " 6 he 6 he 7 in 7 in 8 a 8 a 9 low 9 low 10 voice 11 , 14 am 14 am 17 . where is [mrs] [quack] ? " 1 where 2 is 2 is 5 ? 5 ? 6 " " [safe] [and] [sound] [over] on the [big] [river] , " replied [sammy] [joyfully] . 1 " 6 on 6 on 7 the 7 the 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 replied 12 replied 15 . " oh , [i] 'm so glad [i] ['ve] [found] you ! " 1 " 2 oh 1 " 13 " 2 oh 3 , 3 , 5 'm 5 'm 6 so 6 so 7 glad 11 you 12 ! 12 ! 13 " [xviii] [sammy] [jay] [sends] [mrs] [quack] [to] [the] [swamp] no , indeed , that wouldn't do at all . 1 no 2 , 2 , 3 indeed 3 indeed 5 that 4 , 5 that 5 that 6 wouldn't 5 that 7 do 7 do 8 at 8 at 9 all 9 all 10 . one of the [hunters] [would] [be] [sure] to see her . 1 one 2 of 2 of 3 the 3 the 8 to 8 to 10 her 8 to 11 . 9 see 10 her 10 her 11 . so [sammy] [wisely] [flew] [back] to the [smiling] [pool] to [wait] [until] [mrs] [quack] [should] come back there [for] [the] [night] . 1 so 6 to 6 to 7 the 7 the 10 to 10 to 16 come 16 come 17 back 17 back 18 there 17 back 22 . " [does] [mrs] [quack] [know] [yet] ? " asked [peter] . 1 " 7 ? 7 ? 8 " 8 " 9 asked 9 asked 11 . sammy shook his head . 1 sammy 2 shook 2 shook 3 his 2 shook 4 head 4 head 5 . " [i] 'm going to [tell] her when she comes back here to-night , " he explained . 1 " 3 'm 3 'm 4 going 4 going 5 to 5 to 7 her 7 her 8 when 8 when 9 she 9 she 11 back 10 comes 11 back 11 back 12 here 11 back 13 to-night 13 to-night 14 , 13 to-night 15 " 14 , 15 " 15 " 17 explained 16 he 17 explained 17 explained 18 . " [i] [was] [afraid] [if] [i] [told] [her] [before] then she [would] [fly] [straight] to him and [perhaps] get [them] [both] in [trouble] . " 1 " 10 then 10 then 11 she 11 she 15 to 15 to 16 him 16 him 25 " 17 and 19 get 19 get 22 in 22 in 24 . 24 . 25 " " quite right [,] [sammy] ! 1 " 3 right 2 quite 3 right 3 right 6 ! quite right ! " 1 quite 3 ! 2 right 3 ! 3 ! 4 " [peter] [exclaimed] [.] " [i] [wouldn't] have thought of that . 1 " 4 have 4 have 5 thought 5 thought 6 of 6 of 7 that 7 that 8 . my , [won't] [she] [be] [happy] when you [do] tell [her] ! 1 my 2 , 1 my 12 ! 2 , 8 you 7 when 8 you 8 you 10 tell i wonder what she 'll say and what she 'll do . 1 i 2 wonder 2 wonder 3 what 3 what 5 'll 4 she 5 'll 5 'll 6 say 6 say 7 and 6 say 8 what 7 and 8 what 8 what 9 she 9 she 10 'll 9 she 11 do 10 'll 11 do 11 do 12 . i 'm going to stay right here so as to see her when she hears the good news . 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 going 3 going 4 to 4 to 5 stay 5 stay 6 right 6 right 8 so 7 here 8 so 8 so 9 as 8 so 10 to 9 as 10 to 10 to 11 see 11 see 12 her 11 see 13 when 12 her 13 when 13 when 14 she 13 when 15 hears 14 she 15 hears 15 hears 16 the 15 hears 17 good 17 good 18 news 17 good 19 . here comes [your] [cousin] [,] [blacky] the [crow] [.] 1 here 2 comes 2 comes 7 the does he know yet ? " 1 does 2 he 2 he 3 know 2 he 4 yet 3 know 4 yet 4 yet 5 ? 4 yet 6 " " no , " replied [sammy] , " but [i] ['m] going to tell him as soon as he [gets] [here] . " 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 2 no 23 " 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 replied 5 replied 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 but 9 but 12 going 12 going 13 to 13 to 14 tell 14 tell 15 him 16 as 17 soon 17 soon 18 as 18 as 19 he 19 he 22 . 22 . 23 " they [watched] [blacky] [draw] [nearer] [and] [nearer] , and as soon as he was within hearing [sammy] [shouted] the news . 1 they 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 as 9 and 19 the 10 as 11 soon 11 soon 12 as 12 as 14 was 13 he 14 was 14 was 15 within 15 within 16 hearing 19 the 20 news 20 news 21 . " caw , caw , caw , " replied [blacky] , [hurrying] a little faster . 1 " 2 caw 2 caw 3 , 3 , 4 caw 4 caw 5 , 5 , 6 caw 5 , 11 , 6 caw 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 replied 11 , 13 a 13 a 14 little 14 little 15 faster 15 faster 16 . in fact , [sammy] [jay] and [blacky] were [getting] very [uneasy] [.] 1 in 3 , 2 fact 3 , 3 , 6 and 6 and 8 were 8 were 10 very it was [almost] [bed-time] for them , for [neither] of them [dared] [stay] [out] [after] [dark] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 5 for 5 for 6 them 5 for 17 . 6 them 7 , 7 , 8 for 10 of 11 them 11 them 17 . " what 's the news , [mrs] [quack] ? " asked [peter] , [his] [eyes] [dancing] [.] 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 's 2 what 4 the 3 's 4 the 4 the 5 news 4 the 9 ? 5 news 6 , 9 ? 10 " 10 " 11 asked 11 asked 13 , " there isn't any , " replied [mrs] [quack] . 1 " 2 there 2 there 3 isn't 2 there 4 any 4 any 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 replied 7 replied 10 . " oh , yes , there is ! " cried [sammy] [jay] , who [couldn't] [possibly] [keep] [still] [any] [longer] . 1 " 2 oh 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 yes 3 , 21 . 4 yes 5 , 5 , 6 there 6 there 7 is 7 is 8 ! 8 ! 9 " 9 " 10 cried 10 cried 13 , 13 , 14 who [mrs] [quack] [nodded] [her] [head] [rapidly] [.] " what of it ? " she demanded . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 of 2 what 4 it 4 it 5 ? 5 ? 6 " 6 " 7 she 7 she 8 demanded 8 demanded 9 . " nothing [much] , [only] [if] [i] [were] you [i] would go down there [after] [dark] , " replied [sammy] . 1 " 2 nothing 1 " 4 , 4 , 9 you 9 you 21 . 11 would 12 go 12 go 13 down 12 go 21 . 13 down 14 there 14 there 17 , 17 , 18 " 18 " 19 replied mrs [quack] looked [up] at [sammy] [sharply] [.] 1 mrs 3 looked 3 looked 5 at " [why] should [i] go [down] there ? " she asked . 1 " 11 asked 3 should 5 go 5 go 7 there 7 there 8 ? 8 ? 9 " 9 " 10 she 10 she 11 asked 11 asked 12 . " if [i] [tell] you , will you wait [until] [i] get [quite] through ? " asked [sammy] in his turn . 1 " 2 if 1 " 5 you 5 you 6 , 5 you 16 " 6 , 8 you 7 will 8 you 8 you 9 wait 12 get 14 through 14 through 15 ? 15 ? 16 " 16 " 17 asked 17 asked 19 in 19 in 20 his 20 his 21 turn 21 turn 22 . [mrs] [quack] [promised] [that] [she] [would] [.] " [mr] [quack] ! 1 " 4 ! " stop ! " cried [sammy] [sharply] . 1 " 3 ! 2 stop 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 cried 5 cried 8 . " you said you would wait [until] [i] [am] [through] [.] 1 " 3 said 2 you 3 said 3 said 5 would 4 you 5 would 5 would 6 wait it won't do for you to go there until after dark , because there is a hunter hiding [very] near [mr] [quack] ['s] [hiding-place] . 1 it 2 won't 2 won't 3 do 3 do 4 for 4 for 5 you 4 for 25 . 5 you 6 to 5 you 7 go 6 to 7 go 7 go 8 there 7 go 9 until 8 there 9 until 9 until 11 dark 10 after 11 dark 11 dark 12 , 11 dark 13 because 13 because 14 there 14 there 15 is 14 there 16 a 16 a 17 hunter 16 a 18 hiding 17 hunter 18 hiding 18 hiding 20 near wait until it is dark and he has gone home . 1 wait 2 until 2 until 3 it 2 until 4 is 3 it 4 is 4 is 5 dark 5 dark 7 he 6 and 7 he 7 he 8 has 8 has 9 gone 8 has 10 home 9 gone 10 home 10 home 11 . then take my advice , and when you have found [mr] [quack] [,] bring him right up here to the [smiling] [pool] [.] 1 then 2 take 2 take 3 my 3 my 4 advice 3 my 5 , 5 , 6 and 5 , 14 bring 6 and 7 when 7 when 8 you 8 you 9 have 9 have 10 found 14 bring 15 him 14 bring 19 to 15 him 16 right 16 right 17 up 16 right 18 here 19 to 20 the he can't fly , but he can swim up the [laughing] [brook] , and this is the safest place for both of you . 1 he 2 can't 2 can't 3 fly 2 can't 4 , 4 , 5 but 4 , 6 he 6 he 7 can 7 can 8 swim 7 can 9 up 9 up 10 the 10 the 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 16 is 15 this 16 is 16 is 17 the 16 is 18 safest 18 safest 19 place 18 safest 20 for 20 for 22 of 21 both 22 of 22 of 23 you 23 you 24 . now [good] [night] and good [luck] . " 1 now 8 " 4 and 5 good 5 good 7 . 7 . 8 " [xix] [jerry] [muskrat's] [great] [idea] a [friendly] friend [is] [a] [friend] [indeed] [when] [he] [proves] [a] [friend] in [the] [time] [of] [need] [.] 1 a 3 friend 3 friend 13 in both jumped a little . 1 both 2 jumped 2 jumped 3 a 2 jumped 4 little 3 a 4 little 4 little 5 . you [see] [their] [nerves] had [been] very much [upset] for a long time , and the [least] [unexpected] [thing] made them [jump] [.] 1 you 5 had 5 had 11 a 7 very 8 much 8 much 10 for 10 for 11 a 11 a 12 long 12 long 13 time 12 long 14 , 14 , 15 and 14 , 20 made 15 and 16 the 20 made 21 them then both laughed [.] 1 then 2 both 2 both 3 laughed " hello , [jerry] [muskrat] ! 1 " 2 hello 1 " 3 , 3 , 6 ! we ['d] [forgotten] all [about] [you] , " said [mrs] [quack] . 1 we 4 all 4 all 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 12 . " what was that you said ? " 1 " 2 what 2 what 4 that 3 was 4 that 4 that 5 you 4 that 6 said 5 you 6 said 6 said 7 ? 6 said 8 " jerry [good-naturedly] [repeated] [what] [he] had [said] [.] 1 jerry 6 had [mrs] [quack] ['s] [face] [brightened] [.] " do you really mean it ? " she asked eagerly . 1 " 2 do 2 do 3 you 2 do 4 really 4 really 5 mean 4 really 6 it 6 it 7 ? 7 ? 8 " 8 " 10 asked 9 she 10 asked 10 asked 11 eagerly 10 asked 12 . " that 's what [i] [said] , " replied [jerry] [briefly] . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 what 4 what 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 replied 9 replied 12 . " oh , [jerry] , you 're not joking , are you ? 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 , 3 , 5 , 5 , 6 you 6 you 8 not 7 're 8 not 8 not 9 joking 8 not 10 , 10 , 11 are 11 are 12 you 12 you 13 ? tell me you 're not joking , " begged [mrs] [quack] [.] 1 tell 2 me 2 me 3 you 3 you 5 not 4 're 5 not 5 not 6 joking 6 joking 7 , 6 joking 8 " 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 begged the idea came to me while you were talking . 1 the 2 idea 2 idea 3 came 2 idea 4 to 4 to 5 me 5 me 6 while 5 me 7 you 7 you 9 talking 8 were 9 talking 9 talking 10 . i know of just the lonesomest kind of a lonesome pond , and you won't have to fly a stroke to get to it . 1 i 2 know 2 know 3 of 3 of 5 the 4 just 5 the 5 the 6 lonesomest 5 the 7 kind 6 lonesomest 7 kind 7 kind 9 a 8 of 9 a 9 a 10 lonesome 9 a 11 pond 10 lonesome 11 pond 11 pond 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 you 14 you 15 won't 15 won't 16 have 16 have 17 to 17 to 18 fly 18 fly 19 a 18 fly 20 stroke 20 stroke 21 to 20 stroke 22 get 22 get 23 to 23 to 24 it 24 it 25 . [mrs] [quack] ['s] [eyes] [fairly] [shone] [with] [hope] [and] [eagerness] [.] " oh , [jerry] , tell [us] where it is , and we 'll [start] [for] it right away ! " she cried . 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 , 3 , 5 , 3 , 20 ! 5 , 13 we 6 tell 8 where 8 where 9 it 8 where 10 is 9 it 10 is 10 is 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 we 13 we 14 'll 14 'll 17 it 17 it 18 right 17 it 19 away 20 ! 21 " 21 " 22 she 22 she 23 cried 23 cried 24 . jerry 's [eyes] [twinkled] [.] 1 jerry 2 's " of course , the [owner] of that [pond] might [not] [like] [to] have [neighbors] . 1 " 2 of 2 of 3 course 3 course 4 , 4 , 5 the 5 the 7 of 7 of 8 that 8 that 10 might 10 might 14 have 14 have 16 . i hadn't thought of that , " said he . 1 i 2 hadn't 2 hadn't 3 thought 2 hadn't 4 of 4 of 5 that 5 that 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 he 9 he 10 . " perhaps he ought to be asked [first] . " 1 " 2 perhaps 1 " 3 he 3 he 4 ought 3 he 5 to 5 to 6 be 5 to 9 . 6 be 7 asked 9 . 10 " [mrs] [quack] ['s] [face] [fell] [.] " who is the [owner] ? " she asked . 1 " 2 who 2 who 3 is 3 is 4 the 4 the 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 7 " 8 she 8 she 9 asked 9 asked 10 . " my cousin , [paddy] [the] [beaver] [.] 1 " 2 my 2 my 3 cousin 3 cousin 4 , he made it , " replied [jerry] [proudly] . 1 he 2 made 2 made 3 it 2 made 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 replied 6 replied 9 . [mrs] [quack] ['s] [face] [lighted] [up] [again] [at] [once] [.] " [i] 'm sure he won't object , " said she . 1 " 11 she 3 'm 4 sure 4 sure 5 he 4 sure 6 won't 5 he 6 won't 6 won't 7 object 6 won't 8 , 8 , 9 " 8 , 10 said 9 " 10 said 10 said 11 she 11 she 12 . " we know a great many of the [beaver] family . 1 " 3 know 2 we 3 know 3 know 4 a 4 a 5 great 5 great 6 many 5 great 7 of 7 of 8 the 8 the 10 family 10 family 11 . in fact , they are very good neighbors of ours in our home in the far [northland] [.] 1 in 3 , 2 fact 3 , 3 , 5 are 4 they 5 are 5 are 6 very 5 are 7 good 7 good 9 of 8 neighbors 9 of 9 of 10 ours 9 of 11 in 11 in 13 home 12 our 13 home 13 home 14 in 13 home 15 the 15 the 16 far i didn't suppose there was a [beaver] pond [anywhere] [around] [here] [.] 1 i 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 suppose 2 didn't 4 there 4 there 5 was 5 was 6 a 6 a 8 pond tell [me] where it is , [jerry] , and [i] ['ll] go right [up] [there] and [call] on [your] [cousin] . ["] 1 tell 3 where 3 where 4 it 3 where 5 is 4 it 5 is 5 is 6 , 6 , 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 12 go 12 go 21 . 13 right 16 and 16 and 18 on 18 on 21 . " he made that pond himself two years ago . 1 " 2 he 2 he 4 that 3 made 4 that 4 that 5 pond 5 pond 6 himself 5 pond 7 two 7 two 8 years 7 two 9 ago 9 ago 10 . he has got a very nice pond there now . 1 he 3 got 2 has 3 got 3 got 5 very 4 a 5 very 5 very 6 nice 5 very 7 pond 7 pond 9 now 8 there 9 now 9 now 10 . [honker] [the] [goose] [and] [his] [flock] [spent] [a] [night] [in] [it] [on] [their] [way] [south] [last] [fall] [.] ["] [mrs] [quack] [waited] [to] [hear] [no] [more] [.] she shot up into the air and disappeared over the tops of the trees [in] [the] [green] [forest] . 1 she 2 shot 2 shot 4 into 3 up 4 into 4 into 6 air 5 the 6 air 6 air 7 and 6 air 8 disappeared 7 and 8 disappeared 8 disappeared 9 over 8 disappeared 10 the 10 the 11 tops 10 the 12 of 12 of 13 the 13 the 14 trees 14 trees 19 . " what do you think of my [idea] ? " asked [jerry] , as he [and] [mr] [quack] watched her out of sight . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 do 3 do 4 you 3 do 5 think 4 you 5 think 5 think 6 of 5 think 7 my 7 my 9 ? 9 ? 10 " 10 " 11 asked 11 asked 13 , 13 , 14 as 14 as 15 he 15 he 19 watched 19 watched 20 her 20 her 21 out 21 out 22 of 22 of 23 sight 23 sight 24 . " [i] think it is great , [just] [simply] great , " replied [mr] [quack] . 1 " 3 think 3 think 5 is 4 it 5 is 5 is 6 great 5 is 11 , 6 great 7 , 7 , 10 great 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 replied 13 replied 16 . [xx] [happy] [days] [for] [mr] [.] [and] [mrs] [.] [quack] if you don't believe it , just [ask] [mr] and [mrs] [.] [quack] [.] 1 if 2 you 2 you 3 don't 3 don't 4 believe 4 believe 5 it 5 it 6 , 5 it 10 and 6 , 7 just they know [.] 1 they 2 know you see , the [heart] [of] [mrs] [quack] was [true] and [brave] and [strong] [.] 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 the 4 the 9 was 9 was 11 and 11 and 13 and she was determined that they should have a home anyway , and [paddy] the [beaver] ['s] little [pond] was not such a bad place after all . 1 she 2 was 1 she 14 the 2 was 3 determined 2 was 4 that 4 that 5 they 5 they 6 should 6 should 7 have 7 have 9 home 8 a 9 home 9 home 10 anyway 10 anyway 11 , 10 anyway 12 and 14 the 17 little 17 little 19 was 19 was 20 not 20 not 22 a 21 such 22 a 22 a 23 bad 22 a 24 place 24 place 25 after 24 place 26 all 26 all 27 . so she [wasted] [no] [time] [.] 1 so 2 she she [examined] [every] [inch] [of] the [shore] of that little [pond] . 1 she 6 the 6 the 8 of 8 of 9 that 8 of 12 . 9 that 10 little in it she [laid] [ten] [eggs] [.] 1 in 2 it 2 it 3 she the broken wing healed and grew strong again , for it had not been so badly broken , after all . 1 the 2 broken 2 broken 3 wing 2 broken 4 healed 4 healed 5 and 4 healed 6 grew 6 grew 8 again 7 strong 8 again 8 again 9 , 8 again 10 for 9 , 10 for 10 for 11 it 10 for 12 had 12 had 14 been 13 not 14 been 14 been 15 so 14 been 16 badly 16 badly 17 broken 16 badly 18 , 18 , 19 after 18 , 20 all 20 all 21 . unknown to [them] , [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [discovered] [where] they were . 1 unknown 2 to 2 to 4 , 4 , 11 they 11 they 12 were 12 were 13 . in fact , after the first few times , he made no attempt to hide . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 4 after 3 , 4 after 4 after 6 first 5 the 6 first 6 first 7 few 6 first 8 times 7 few 8 times 8 times 9 , 8 times 10 he 10 he 12 no 11 made 12 no 12 no 13 attempt 13 attempt 14 to 14 to 15 hide 14 to 16 . 15 hide 16 . you see he [discovered] that [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] was a friend . 1 you 2 see 1 you 5 that 2 see 3 he 5 that 10 was 10 was 11 a 11 a 12 friend 12 friend 13 . [[] [illustration] [with] [caption] [:] [those] [were] [happy] [days] [indeed] [for] [mr] [and] [mrs] [.] [quack] [in] [the] [pond] [of] [paddy] [the] [beaver] [.] []] i hope they got there safely , don't you ? 1 i 2 hope 2 hope 3 they 3 they 4 got 3 they 5 there 5 there 6 safely 5 there 7 , 7 , 8 don't 8 don't 9 you 9 you 10 ? in the next book [i] will tell you of some [of] [bobby] ['s] [adventures] [.] 1 in 2 the 2 the 3 next 3 next 4 book 3 next 6 will 6 will 7 tell 7 tell 8 you 7 tell 9 of 8 you 9 of 9 of 10 some [the] [end] end of the [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] of [the] [adventures] of [poor] [mrs] [.] [quack] , [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] 1 end 2 of 2 of 3 the 3 the 7 of 7 of 10 of 10 of 15 ,