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