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[[] [illustration] [:] [buster] [blinked] [his] [greedy] [little] [eyes] [and] [looked] [again] [.] 

[frontispiece] [.] []] 

[contents] 

[chapter] [page] 

[i] [buster] [bear] [goes] [fishing] [@number@] 

[ii] [.] 

[little] [joe] [otter] [gets] [even] [with] [buster] [bear] [@number@] 

[iii] [.] 

[buster] [bear] [is] [greatly] [puzzled] [@number@] 

[iv] [.] 

[little] [joe] [otter] [supplies] [buster] [bear] [with] [a] [breakfast] [@number@] 

[v] [..y] [grandfather] [frog's] [common-sense] [@number@] 

[vi] [.] 

[little] [joe] [otter] [takes] [grandfather] [frog's] [advice] [@number@] 

[vii] [.] 

[farmer] [brown's] [boy] [has] [no] [luck] [at] [all] [@number@] 

[viii] [.] 

[farmer] [brown's] [boy] [feels] [his] [hair] [rise] [@number@] 

[ix] [.] 

[little] [joe] [otter] [has] [great] [news] [to] [tell] [@number@] 

[x] [.] [buster] [bear] [becomes] [a] [hero] [@number@] 

[xi] [.] 

[blacky] [the] [crow] [tells] [his] [plan] [@number@] 

[xii] [.] 

[farmer] [brown's] [boy] [and] [buster] [bear] [grow] [curious] [@number@] 

[xiii] [.] 

[farmer] [brown's] [boy] [and] [buster] [bear] [meet] [@number@] 

[xiv] [.] 

[a] [surprising] [thing] [happens] [@number@] 

[xv] [.] 

[buster] [bear] [is] [a] [fallen] [hero] [@number@] 

[xvi] [.] 

[chatterer] [the] [red] [squirrel] [jumps] [for] [his] [life] [@number@] 

[xvii] [.] 

[buster] [bear] [goes] [berrying] [@number@] 

[xviii] [.] 

[somebody] [else] [goes] [berrying] [@number@] 

[xix] [.] 

[buster] [bear] [has] [a] [fine] [time] [@number@] 

[xx] [.] 

[buster] [bear] [carries] [off] [the] [pail] [of] [farmer] [brown's] [boy] [@number@] 

[xxi] [.] 

[sammy] [jay] [makes] [things] [worse] [for] [buster] [bear] [@number@] 

[xxii] [.] 

[buster] [bear] [has] [a] [fit] [of] [temper] [@number@] 

[xxiii] [.] 

[farmer] [brown's] [boy] [lunches] [on] [berries] [@number@] 

[list] [of] [illustrations] 

[buster] [blinked] [his] [greedy] [little] [eyes] [rapidly] [and] [looked] [again] [frontispiece] 

" [here's] [your] [trout] , [mr] [otter] , " [said] [he] [page] [@number@] 
1 " 5 ,
5 , 8 ,
8 , 9 "

" [you] [take] [my] [advice] , [little] [joe] [otter] , " [continued] [grandfather] [frog] [@number@] 
1 " 6 ,
6 , 10 ,
10 , 11 "

[reddy] [glared] [across] [the] [smiling] [pool] [at] [peter] [@number@] 

[buster] [bear] [was] [running] [away] [too] [@number@] 

[those] [who] [could] [fly] [,] [flew] [.] 

[those] [who] [could] [climb] [,] [climbed] [@number@] 

[the] [adventures] [of] [buster] [bear] 

[i] 

[buster] [bear] [goes] [fishing] 

once more he yawned , and slowly got to his feet and shook himself . 
1 once 2 more
2 more 4 yawned
3 he 4 yawned
4 yawned 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 slowly
6 and 8 got
8 got 10 his
9 to 10 his
10 his 11 feet
11 feet 12 and
12 and 13 shook
13 shook 14 himself
13 shook 15 .
14 himself 15 .

after that he yawned until it seemed as if his jaws would crack , and then sat down to think what he wanted for breakfast . 
1 after 2 that
2 that 3 he
2 that 4 yawned
3 he 4 yawned
4 yawned 5 until
4 yawned 6 it
6 it 7 seemed
6 it 8 as
7 seemed 8 as
8 as 9 if
8 as 10 his
10 his 11 jaws
11 jaws 13 crack
12 would 13 crack
13 crack 14 ,
13 crack 15 and
15 and 16 then
16 then 17 sat
16 then 18 down
18 down 19 to
18 down 20 think
19 to 20 think
20 think 22 he
21 what 22 he
22 he 23 wanted
22 he 24 for
23 wanted 24 for
24 for 25 breakfast
25 breakfast 26 .

he heard [sammy] [jay] [way] [off] [in] the [distance] [screaming] , " [thief] ! 
1 he 2 heard
1 he 8 the
8 the 11 ,
11 , 12 "
12 " 14 !

thief ! " and [grinned] [.] 
1 thief 2 !
2 ! 3 "
3 " 4 and

probably he is [the] [thief] [himself] . " 
1 probably 2 he
2 he 3 is
3 is 7 .
7 . 8 "

he [heard] [chatterer] [the] [red] [squirrel] [scolding] as fast as he could make his tongue go and working himself into a terrible rage . 
1 he 8 as
8 as 9 fast
9 fast 10 as
10 as 11 he
11 he 12 could
12 could 14 his
13 make 14 his
14 his 15 tongue
14 his 16 go
15 tongue 16 go
16 go 17 and
16 go 18 working
17 and 18 working
18 working 19 himself
19 himself 20 into
19 himself 21 a
21 a 23 rage
22 terrible 23 rage
23 rage 24 .

" [must] [be] that [chatterer] got out of bed the wrong way this morning , " thought he . 
1 " 4 that
4 that 16 "
6 got 7 out
7 out 8 of
8 of 10 the
9 bed 10 the
10 the 11 wrong
10 the 12 way
12 way 14 morning
13 this 14 morning
14 morning 15 ,
15 , 16 "
16 " 18 he
17 thought 18 he
18 he 19 .

he heard the sweet voices of happy little singers , and they were good to hear . 
1 he 2 heard
2 heard 3 the
2 heard 4 sweet
4 sweet 6 of
5 voices 6 of
6 of 7 happy
7 happy 9 singers
8 little 9 singers
9 singers 10 ,
10 , 11 and
10 , 12 they
11 and 12 they
12 they 13 were
13 were 14 good
13 were 15 to
15 to 16 hear
15 to 17 .

it was the voice of the [laughing] [brook] . 
1 it 2 was
1 it 9 .
2 was 3 the
3 the 4 voice
4 voice 5 of
5 of 6 the

and [as] [buster] [listened] it suddenly came to him just what he wanted for breakfast . 
1 and 5 it
5 it 7 came
6 suddenly 7 came
7 came 8 to
8 to 9 him
9 him 10 just
10 just 11 what
11 what 12 he
12 he 13 wanted
13 wanted 14 for
14 for 15 breakfast
15 breakfast 16 .

" [i] 'm going [fishing] , " said he in [his] [deep] [grumbly-rumbly] [voice] to no one in particular . 
1 " 3 'm
3 'm 4 going
4 going 6 ,
6 , 7 "
7 " 9 he
8 said 9 he
9 he 10 in
10 in 20 .
15 to 16 no
16 no 17 one
16 no 18 in
18 in 19 particular
19 particular 20 .

" yes , [sir] , [i] 'm going [fishing] . 
1 " 2 yes
1 " 10 .
2 yes 3 ,
3 , 5 ,
5 , 7 'm
7 'm 8 going

i want some fat trout for my breakfast . " 
1 i 2 want
2 want 3 some
2 want 4 fat
4 fat 5 trout
4 fat 6 for
6 for 8 breakfast
7 my 8 breakfast
8 breakfast 9 .
8 breakfast 10 "
9 . 10 "

now it just happened that early as he was , some one was [before] [buster] [bear] [.] 
1 now 2 it
2 it 4 happened
3 just 4 happened
4 happened 5 that
4 happened 6 early
6 early 7 as
6 early 8 he
8 he 10 ,
9 was 10 ,
10 , 11 some
10 , 12 one
12 one 13 was

who was it ? 
1 who 2 was
2 was 3 it
3 it 4 ?

why , [little] [joe] [otter] to be sure . 
1 why 2 ,
2 , 6 to
6 to 7 be
7 be 8 sure
8 sure 9 .

he was [just] [climbing] [up] the [bank] with the [fat] [trout] in his mouth . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 6 the
6 the 8 with
8 with 9 the
9 the 12 in
12 in 13 his
13 his 14 mouth
14 mouth 15 .

[buster] [bear] ['s] [own] [mouth] [watered] [as] [he] [saw] [it] [.] 

little [joe] [sat] [down] on the [bank] and [prepared] to [enjoy] his breakfast . 
1 little 5 on
5 on 6 the
6 the 8 and
8 and 10 to
10 to 12 his
12 his 13 breakfast
13 breakfast 14 .

he [hadn't] [seen] [buster] [bear] , and he didn't know that he or any one else was anywhere near . 
1 he 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 he
8 he 9 didn't
9 didn't 10 know
10 know 11 that
10 know 12 he
11 that 12 he
12 he 13 or
12 he 14 any
14 any 15 one
14 any 16 else
15 one 16 else
16 else 17 was
16 else 18 anywhere
17 was 18 anywhere
18 anywhere 19 near
18 anywhere 20 .

[buster] [bear] [tiptoed] [up] [very] [softly] [until] [he] [was] [right] [behind] [little] [joe] [otter] [.] 

" [woof] , [woof] ! " said he in his deepest , most grumbly-rumbly voice . 
1 " 3 ,
3 , 5 !
5 ! 6 "
6 " 7 said
6 " 8 he
8 he 9 in
9 in 10 his
10 his 11 deepest
11 deepest 12 ,
11 deepest 13 most
12 , 13 most
13 most 14 grumbly-rumbly
13 most 15 voice
15 voice 16 .

" that 's a very fine [looking] [trout] [.] 
1 " 2 that
2 that 3 's
3 's 4 a
4 a 5 very
5 very 6 fine

i wouldn't mind if [i] had it [myself] . " 
1 i 2 wouldn't
2 wouldn't 3 mind
3 mind 9 .
4 if 6 had
6 had 7 it
7 it 9 .
9 . 10 "

[buster] [bear] [sprang] [forward] [and] [with] [one] [of] [his] [big] [paws] [caught] [the] [fat] [trout] [just] [as] [it] [was] [slipping] [back] [into] [the] [water] [.] 

" come and get it . " 
1 " 2 come
2 come 3 and
2 come 4 get
3 and 4 get
4 get 5 it
4 get 6 .
6 . 7 "

[[] [illustration] [:] ["] [here] ['s] [your] [trout] [,] [mr] [otter] [,] ["] [said] [he] [.] 

page @number@ []] 
1 page 2 @number@

[but] [little] [joe] [wouldn't] [.] 

the fact is , he was afraid to . 
1 the 2 fact
2 fact 3 is
3 is 4 ,
4 , 5 he
5 he 6 was
6 was 8 to
7 afraid 8 to
8 to 9 .

he [snarled] [at] [buster] [bear] [and] called him a thief and everything bad he could think of . 
1 he 7 called
7 called 9 a
8 him 9 a
9 a 11 and
10 thief 11 and
11 and 12 everything
12 everything 13 bad
13 bad 15 could
14 he 15 could
15 could 17 of
16 think 17 of
17 of 18 .

buster didn't seem to mind . 
1 buster 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 seem
3 seem 4 to
4 to 5 mind
5 mind 6 .

he chuckled as if he thought [it] all [a] [great] [joke] and [repeated] [his] [invitation] to [little] [joe] to come and get his fish . 
1 he 2 chuckled
1 he 12 and
2 chuckled 3 as
2 chuckled 4 if
4 if 6 thought
5 he 6 thought
6 thought 8 all
12 and 16 to
16 to 21 and
19 to 20 come
20 come 21 and
21 and 22 get
22 get 23 his
22 get 24 fish
24 fish 25 .

but [little] [joe] just [turned] [his] [back] [and] [went] [off] [down] the [laughing] [brook] in a [great] rage . 
1 but 4 just
4 just 12 the
12 the 15 in
15 in 16 a
16 a 18 rage
18 rage 19 .

" it 's too bad to waste such a fine fish , " said [buster] thoughtfully . 
1 " 2 it
2 it 4 too
3 's 4 too
4 too 5 bad
4 too 6 to
5 bad 6 to
6 to 7 waste
6 to 8 such
8 such 9 a
9 a 10 fine
9 a 11 fish
11 fish 12 ,
12 , 13 "
13 " 14 said
14 said 16 thoughtfully
16 thoughtfully 17 .

" [i] [wonder] what [i] 'd better do with it . " 
1 " 4 what
4 what 12 "
6 'd 8 do
7 better 8 do
8 do 10 it
9 with 10 it
10 it 11 .
11 . 12 "

and while he was wondering , he ate it all up . 
1 and 2 while
2 while 3 he
3 he 4 was
4 was 6 ,
5 wondering 6 ,
6 , 7 he
6 , 8 ate
7 he 8 ate
8 ate 9 it
8 ate 10 all
10 all 11 up
10 all 12 .
11 up 12 .

then he started down the [laughing] [brook] [to] [try] [to] [catch] [some] for himself . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 4 down
3 started 4 down
4 down 5 the
5 the 13 for
13 for 14 himself
14 himself 15 .

[ii] 

[little] [joe] [otter] [gets] [even] [with] [buster] [bear] 

little [joe] [otter] [was] in [a] [terrible] [rage] [.] 
1 little 5 in

it was a bad beginning for a beautiful day and [little] [joe] [knew] [it] [.] 
1 it 2 was
1 it 3 a
3 a 5 beginning
4 bad 5 beginning
5 beginning 6 for
5 beginning 7 a
7 a 8 beautiful
7 a 9 day
9 day 10 and

but [who] [wouldn't] [be] [in] [a] [rage] if [his] [breakfast] was [taken] [from] [him] just as he was about to [eat] it ? 
1 but 8 if
8 if 11 was
11 was 15 just
11 was 16 as
16 as 17 he
17 he 18 was
18 was 19 about
18 was 20 to
20 to 22 it
22 it 23 ?

anyway , that is what [little] [joe] [told] [billy] [mink] [.] 
1 anyway 2 ,
2 , 3 that
2 , 4 is
3 that 4 is
4 is 5 what

perhaps he [didn't] [tell] [it] [quite] [exactly] [as] [it] was , but you know he was very [badly] frightened at the time . 
1 perhaps 2 he
2 he 10 was
2 he 11 ,
11 , 16 was
11 , 21 the
12 but 13 you
13 you 14 know
14 know 15 he
15 he 16 was
16 was 17 very
19 frightened 20 at
20 at 21 the
21 the 22 time
21 the 23 .
22 time 23 .

he [took] [that] [fat] [trout] away [from] [me] and [ate] it just as if it [belonged] to him ! 
1 he 6 away
6 away 9 and
9 and 11 it
11 it 12 just
12 just 13 as
13 as 14 if
14 if 15 it
15 it 17 to
17 to 18 him
18 him 19 !

i hate him ! 
1 i 2 hate
2 hate 4 !
3 him 4 !

if [i] [live] [long] [enough] [i] ['m] [going] to [get] [even] [with] [him] [!] ["] 
1 if 9 to

[buster] [bear] [hadn't] [actually] [taken] [the] [fish] [away] [from] [little] [joe] [.] 

but [looking] at the [matter] [as] [little] [joe] [did] , it [amounted] to the same thing . 
1 but 3 at
3 at 4 the
4 the 10 ,
10 , 11 it
11 it 13 to
13 to 14 the
14 the 15 same
15 same 16 thing
16 thing 17 .

" where is he now ? " asked [billy] [mink] . 
1 " 2 where
2 where 3 is
3 is 4 he
3 is 5 now
5 now 6 ?
6 ? 7 "
7 " 8 asked
8 asked 11 .

" he 's somewhere up the [laughing] [brook] [.] 
1 " 2 he
2 he 3 's
3 's 4 somewhere
3 's 5 up
5 up 6 the

i wish he 'd fall in and get [drowned] ! ["] [snapped] [little] [joe] [.] 
1 i 2 wish
2 wish 4 'd
3 he 4 'd
4 'd 5 fall
4 'd 6 in
5 fall 6 in
6 in 7 and
6 in 8 get
8 get 10 !

billy [mink] [just] [had] to laugh . 
1 billy 5 to
5 to 6 laugh
6 laugh 7 .

the idea of [great] [big] [buster] [bear] [getting] [drowned] in the [laughing] [brook] was [too] [funny] . 
1 the 3 of
2 idea 3 of
3 of 10 in
10 in 11 the
11 the 14 was
14 was 17 .

" [let's] [go] see what he is [doing] , " said [billy] [mink] . 
1 " 4 see
4 see 10 "
5 what 6 he
6 he 7 is
7 is 9 ,
9 , 10 "
10 " 11 said
11 said 14 .

at first [little] [joe] [didn't] [want] [to] , but at last [his] [curiosity] [got] the [better] of [his] fear , and he agreed . 
1 at 2 first
1 at 15 the
2 first 8 ,
8 , 9 but
9 but 10 at
10 at 11 last
15 the 17 of
17 of 19 fear
17 of 24 .
19 fear 21 and
20 , 21 and
21 and 22 he
22 he 23 agreed

so the two little brown-coated scamps turned down the [laughing] [brook] , [taking] the greatest care to keep out of sight themselves . 
1 so 2 the
1 so 3 two
3 two 5 brown-coated
4 little 5 brown-coated
5 brown-coated 6 scamps
5 brown-coated 7 turned
7 turned 8 down
7 turned 9 the
9 the 12 ,
12 , 14 the
14 the 15 greatest
15 greatest 16 care
16 care 17 to
16 care 18 keep
18 keep 19 out
18 keep 20 of
20 of 21 sight
20 of 22 themselves
22 themselves 23 .

they had gone only a little way [when] [billy] [mink] [whispered] [:] ["] [sh-h] [!] 
1 they 2 had
2 had 3 gone
2 had 4 only
4 only 5 a
5 a 6 little
6 little 7 way

there he is . " 
1 there 5 "
2 he 3 is
3 is 4 .
4 . 5 "

sure enough , there was [buster] [bear] [sitting] [close] [beside] a little pool and looking into it very intently [.] 
1 sure 2 enough
2 enough 4 there
3 , 4 there
4 there 5 was
5 was 11 a
11 a 12 little
12 little 13 pool
12 little 14 and
14 and 15 looking
15 looking 16 into
15 looking 17 it
16 into 17 it
17 it 18 very
17 it 19 intently

" what 's he doing ? " asked [little] [joe] [otter] , as [buster] [bear] sat for the longest time without moving . 
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 's
2 what 4 he
4 he 6 ?
5 doing 6 ?
6 ? 7 "
6 ? 8 asked
7 " 8 asked
8 asked 12 ,
12 , 13 as
13 as 16 sat
16 sat 18 the
17 for 18 the
18 the 19 longest
18 the 20 time
20 time 22 moving
21 without 22 moving
22 moving 23 .

" he 's [fishing] ! " exclaimed [billy] [mink] . 
1 " 2 he
1 " 3 's
3 's 5 !
5 ! 6 "
6 " 7 exclaimed
7 exclaimed 10 .

and that is just what [buster] [bear] [was] [doing] , and it was very plain to see that he was [having] great fun . 
1 and 13 was
2 that 3 is
2 that 10 ,
3 is 4 just
4 just 5 what
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 it
12 it 13 was
13 was 15 plain
14 very 15 plain
15 plain 16 to
15 plain 17 see
16 to 17 see
17 see 18 that
17 see 19 he
19 he 20 was
20 was 22 great
22 great 23 fun
23 fun 24 .

when he had eaten the trout he had caught , he moved along to the next little pool . 
1 when 2 he
2 he 3 had
3 had 4 eaten
3 had 5 the
5 the 6 trout
6 trout 8 had
7 he 8 had
8 had 9 caught
8 had 10 ,
9 caught 10 ,
10 , 11 he
11 he 12 moved
11 he 13 along
13 along 15 the
14 to 15 the
15 the 16 next
15 the 17 little
17 little 18 pool
17 little 19 .

" they are our fish ! " said [little] [joe] [fiercely] . 
1 " 3 are
2 they 3 are
3 are 4 our
4 our 5 fish
5 fish 6 !
5 fish 7 "
7 " 8 said
8 said 12 .

" he has no business catching our fish ! " 
1 " 2 he
2 he 3 has
3 has 4 no
3 has 5 business
5 business 6 catching
6 catching 7 our
6 catching 8 fish
8 fish 10 "
9 ! 10 "

" [i] don't see [how] we are going to stop him , " said [billy] [mink] . 
1 " 3 don't
3 don't 4 see
4 see 13 "
6 we 7 are
7 are 8 going
8 going 9 to
9 to 11 him
9 to 12 ,
10 stop 11 him
12 , 13 "
13 " 14 said
14 said 17 .

" [i] do ! " cried [little] [joe] , [into] [whose] [head] [an] [idea] [had] [just] [popped] [.] 
1 " 3 do
3 do 4 !
4 ! 5 "
5 " 6 cried
6 cried 9 ,

" [i] 'm going to drive all the fish out of the little pools and muddy the water all up . 
1 " 3 'm
3 'm 4 going
4 going 5 to
5 to 6 drive
5 to 7 all
7 all 9 fish
8 the 9 fish
9 fish 10 out
9 fish 11 of
10 out 11 of
11 of 12 the
12 the 14 pools
13 little 14 pools
14 pools 15 and
15 and 16 muddy
15 and 17 the
17 the 18 water
18 water 20 up
19 all 20 up
20 up 21 .

then we 'll see how many fish he will get ! 
1 then 2 we
2 we 4 see
3 'll 4 see
4 see 5 how
4 see 6 many
5 how 6 many
6 many 7 fish
6 many 8 he
8 he 10 get
9 will 10 get
10 get 11 !

just you [watch] [me] [get] [even] [with] [buster] [bear] [.] ["] 
1 just 2 you

little [joe] [slipped] [swiftly] [into] the [water] and [swam] [straight] to the [little] [pool] that [buster] [bear] would [try] [next] . 
1 little 6 the
6 the 8 and
8 and 11 to
11 to 12 the
12 the 15 that
15 that 18 would
18 would 21 .

he frightened the fish so that they fled in every direction . 
1 he 2 frightened
1 he 3 the
2 frightened 3 the
3 the 4 fish
4 fish 5 so
4 fish 6 that
6 that 7 they
6 that 8 fled
7 they 8 fled
8 fled 10 every
9 in 10 every
10 every 11 direction
11 direction 12 .

then he stirred up [the] [mud] [until] the water was [so] [dirty] [that] [buster] [couldn't] have seen a fish right under his nose . 
1 then 2 he
1 then 3 stirred
2 he 3 stirred
3 stirred 4 up
4 up 8 the
8 the 9 water
8 the 24 .
9 water 10 was
16 have 18 a
17 seen 18 a
18 a 20 right
19 fish 20 right
20 right 21 under
21 under 22 his
21 under 23 nose
23 nose 24 .

he did the same thing [in] the [next] [pool] [and] [the] [next] [.] 
1 he 2 did
2 did 3 the
3 the 4 same
4 same 5 thing
5 thing 7 the

[buster] [bear] ['s] [fishing] [was] [spoiled] [for] [that] [day] [.] 

[iii] 

[buster] [bear] [is] [greatly] [puzzled] 

[buster] [bear] [hadn't] [enjoyed] [himself] [so] [much] [since] [he] [came] [to] [the] [green] [forest] [to] [live] [.] 

when he had finished it , he started on to do some fishing himself . 
1 when 2 he
2 he 3 had
3 had 4 finished
4 finished 5 it
5 it 6 ,
6 , 7 he
7 he 8 started
7 he 9 on
9 on 10 to
9 on 11 do
11 do 12 some
12 some 13 fishing
12 some 14 himself
13 fishing 14 himself
14 himself 15 .

presently he came to [another] little pool [.] 
1 presently 2 he
2 he 3 came
3 came 4 to
4 to 6 little
6 little 7 pool

he stole [up] to [it] [very] , very [softly] , so as [not] to [frighten] the fish . 
1 he 2 stole
2 stole 4 to
4 to 7 ,
7 , 8 very
8 very 10 ,
10 , 11 so
11 so 12 as
11 so 14 to
14 to 16 the
16 the 17 fish
17 fish 18 .

then he sat down close to the edge of it and didn't move [.] 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 sat
3 sat 4 down
4 down 5 close
5 close 6 to
5 close 7 the
6 to 7 the
7 the 8 edge
7 the 9 of
8 edge 9 of
9 of 10 it
9 of 11 and
11 and 13 move
12 didn't 13 move

so he didn't move so much as an eye lash . 
1 so 2 he
2 he 3 didn't
2 he 4 move
3 didn't 4 move
4 move 5 so
4 move 6 much
6 much 7 as
6 much 8 an
7 as 8 an
8 an 10 lash
9 eye 10 lash
10 lash 11 .

he was so still that he looked almost like the stump of an old tree . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 so
3 so 5 that
4 still 5 that
5 that 6 he
5 that 7 looked
7 looked 8 almost
7 looked 9 like
9 like 10 the
10 the 12 of
11 stump 12 of
12 of 14 old
13 an 14 old
14 old 15 tree
14 old 16 .
15 tree 16 .

one of them moved now , and quicker than a wink had scooped one of those foolish fish out on to the bank . 
1 one 2 of
2 of 3 them
3 them 4 moved
3 them 5 now
5 now 6 ,
6 , 8 quicker
7 and 8 quicker
8 quicker 9 than
8 quicker 10 a
9 than 10 a
10 a 11 wink
11 wink 12 had
11 wink 13 scooped
12 had 13 scooped
13 scooped 14 one
13 scooped 15 of
14 one 15 of
15 of 16 those
15 of 17 foolish
17 foolish 18 fish
17 foolish 19 out
19 out 20 on
19 out 21 to
21 to 22 the
22 the 23 bank
23 bank 24 .

the fish were so frightened that they wouldn't come back for a long , long time . 
1 the 2 fish
2 fish 3 were
2 fish 4 so
3 were 4 so
4 so 5 frightened
4 so 6 that
5 frightened 6 that
6 that 7 they
6 that 8 wouldn't
8 wouldn't 9 come
9 come 10 back
9 come 11 for
11 for 12 a
12 a 13 long
13 long 14 ,
14 , 15 long
15 long 16 time
16 time 17 .

at the [next] little pool the same thing [happened] . 
1 at 2 the
2 the 4 little
4 little 5 pool
4 little 10 .
6 the 7 same
7 same 8 thing
8 thing 10 .

by this time [buster] [bear] was [in] [fine] [spirits] [.] 
1 by 2 this
2 this 3 time
3 time 6 was

it was fun to catch the fish , and it was still more fun to eat them . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 fun
2 was 4 to
4 to 5 catch
4 to 6 the
5 catch 6 the
6 the 7 fish
7 fish 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 it
10 it 11 was
10 it 12 still
12 still 13 more
12 still 14 fun
14 fun 15 to
14 fun 16 eat
15 to 16 eat
16 eat 17 them
16 eat 18 .

what finer breakfast could any one have than fresh-caught trout ? 
1 what 2 finer
2 finer 3 breakfast
2 finer 4 could
3 breakfast 4 could
4 could 5 any
4 could 6 one
5 any 6 one
6 one 7 have
6 one 8 than
7 have 8 than
8 than 9 fresh-caught
9 fresh-caught 10 trout
9 fresh-caught 11 ?
10 trout 11 ?

no wonder he felt good ! 
1 no 3 he
2 wonder 3 he
3 he 5 good
4 felt 5 good
5 good 6 !

but it takes more than [three] [trout] [to] [fill] [buster] [bear] ['s] [stomach] , [so] he kept on to the next little pool . 
1 but 2 it
2 it 3 takes
2 it 4 more
4 more 5 than
5 than 14 ,
14 , 16 he
16 he 17 kept
17 kept 18 on
18 on 19 to
19 to 20 the
19 to 21 next
20 the 21 next
21 next 23 pool
22 little 23 pool
23 pool 24 .

it looked as if some one had just stirred up all the mud at the bottom . 
1 it 2 looked
2 looked 4 if
3 as 4 if
4 if 5 some
4 if 6 one
6 one 8 just
7 had 8 just
8 just 9 stirred
8 just 10 up
9 stirred 10 up
10 up 11 all
11 all 12 the
11 all 13 mud
13 mud 14 at
13 mud 15 the
15 the 16 bottom
15 the 17 .
16 bottom 17 .

" huh ! " said [buster] [bear] . 
1 " 2 huh
2 huh 3 !
3 ! 4 "
4 " 5 said
5 said 8 .

" it 's of no use to try to fish here . 
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 's
3 's 4 of
4 of 5 no
5 no 6 use
6 use 7 to
7 to 9 to
8 try 9 to
9 to 10 fish
9 to 11 here
10 fish 11 here
11 here 12 .

i would [just] [waste] [my] [time] . 
1 i 2 would
2 would 7 .

i 'll try the next pool . " 
1 i 3 try
2 'll 3 try
3 try 5 next
4 the 5 next
5 next 6 pool
5 next 7 .
6 pool 7 .
7 . 8 "

so he went on to the next little pool . 
1 so 2 he
2 he 3 went
3 went 4 on
4 on 5 to
5 to 6 the
5 to 7 next
6 the 7 next
7 next 9 pool
8 little 9 pool
9 pool 10 .

he [found] [this] just as [muddy] as the other . 
1 he 4 just
4 just 5 as
5 as 7 as
7 as 8 the
8 the 9 other
9 other 10 .

then he went on to [another] , and this was no better [.] 
1 then 3 went
2 he 3 went
3 went 4 on
3 went 5 to
5 to 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 this
8 and 10 was
10 was 11 no
11 no 12 better

buster sat down and scratched his head . 
1 buster 2 sat
2 sat 3 down
3 down 4 and
3 down 5 scratched
4 and 5 scratched
5 scratched 6 his
6 his 7 head
7 head 8 .

it was [puzzling] . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 4 .

yes , [sir] , it was puzzling . 
1 yes 2 ,
2 , 4 ,
4 , 5 it
4 , 6 was
5 it 6 was
6 was 7 puzzling
6 was 8 .

he looked this way and he looked that way [suspiciously] , but there was no one to be seen . 
1 he 2 looked
2 looked 3 this
3 this 4 way
4 way 6 he
5 and 6 he
6 he 7 looked
7 looked 8 that
8 that 9 way
9 way 11 ,
11 , 12 but
12 but 14 was
13 there 14 was
14 was 15 no
15 no 16 one
16 one 17 to
17 to 18 be
18 be 19 seen
19 seen 20 .

everything was still save for the laughter of the [laughing] [brook] [.] 
1 everything 2 was
2 was 3 still
2 was 4 save
3 still 4 save
4 save 5 for
4 save 6 the
6 the 7 laughter
6 the 8 of
8 of 9 the

somehow , it seemed to [buster] [as] [if] [the] [brook] [were] laughing at him . 
1 somehow 2 ,
2 , 3 it
3 it 4 seemed
3 it 5 to
5 to 15 .
12 laughing 13 at
13 at 14 him
14 him 15 .

" it 's very [curious] , " muttered [buster] , " very curious indeed . 
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 's
3 's 4 very
4 very 6 ,
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 muttered
8 muttered 10 ,
10 , 11 "
11 " 12 very
12 very 14 indeed
13 curious 14 indeed
14 indeed 15 .

it looks as if my fishing is spoiled for to-day . 
1 it 2 looks
2 looks 3 as
3 as 4 if
3 as 5 my
5 my 7 is
6 fishing 7 is
7 is 8 spoiled
8 spoiled 9 for
8 spoiled 10 to-day
10 to-day 11 .

i don't understand it at all . 
1 i 2 don't
2 don't 3 understand
2 don't 4 it
4 it 5 at
5 at 6 all
6 all 7 .

it 's lucky [i] [caught] what [i] [did] [.] 
1 it 2 's
1 it 6 what
2 's 3 lucky

it looks as if [somebody] [is] [trying] to [ha] [!] ["] 
1 it 2 looks
2 looks 3 as
3 as 4 if
4 if 8 to

a sudden thought had popped into his head . 
1 a 2 sudden
2 sudden 3 thought
2 sudden 4 had
4 had 5 popped
4 had 6 into
6 into 8 head
7 his 8 head
8 head 9 .

then he began to chuckle and finally to laugh . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 began
2 he 4 to
3 began 4 to
4 to 5 chuckle
4 to 6 and
6 and 7 finally
6 and 8 to
8 to 9 laugh
9 laugh 10 .

" [i] do believe that [scamp] [joe] [otter] is [trying] to get even with me for eating that fat trout ! " 
1 " 3 do
3 do 22 "
4 believe 5 that
5 that 9 is
9 is 11 to
11 to 13 even
12 get 13 even
13 even 14 with
13 even 15 me
15 me 17 eating
16 for 17 eating
17 eating 18 that
17 eating 19 fat
19 fat 21 !
20 trout 21 !
21 ! 22 "

" you 're pretty smart , [mr] [otter] ! 
1 " 2 you
1 " 9 !
2 you 3 're
3 're 4 pretty
3 're 5 smart
5 smart 6 ,

[iv] 

[little] [joe] [otter] [supplies] [buster] [bear] [with] [a] [breakfast] 

[getting] [even] [just] [for] [spite] [doesn't] [always] [pay] [.] 

fact is , it is [very] [apt] [to] [work] the other way . 
1 fact 2 is
2 is 3 ,
3 , 5 is
4 it 5 is
5 is 10 the
10 the 12 way
11 other 12 way
12 way 13 .

that is just how it came about that [little] [joe] [otter] [furnished] [buster] [bear] with the best [breakfast] he had had for a long time . 
1 that 3 just
2 is 3 just
3 just 5 it
4 how 5 it
5 it 6 came
5 it 7 about
6 came 7 about
7 about 8 that
8 that 26 .
15 with 16 the
16 the 17 best
17 best 19 he
19 he 20 had
20 had 21 had
21 had 23 a
22 for 23 a
23 a 24 long
24 long 25 time
25 time 26 .

he didn't mean to do it . 
1 he 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 mean
2 didn't 4 to
3 mean 4 to
4 to 5 do
5 do 6 it
6 it 7 .

oh , my , no ! 
1 oh 2 ,
2 , 3 my
3 my 4 ,
4 , 5 no
5 no 6 !

the truth is , he thought all the time that he was [preventing] [buster] [bear] from [getting] a [breakfast] [.] 
1 the 2 truth
2 truth 3 is
2 truth 4 ,
3 is 4 ,
4 , 5 he
4 , 6 thought
5 he 6 thought
6 thought 7 all
6 thought 8 the
8 the 9 time
8 the 10 that
10 that 11 he
11 he 12 was
11 he 18 a
12 was 16 from

spite [and] [selfishness] [were] [at] [the] [bottom] of [it] [.] 
1 spite 8 of

to be [sure] [bobby] [coon] [caught] a [few] little [fish] [there] , but they didn't [mind] [bobby] . 
1 to 2 be
2 be 7 a
7 a 9 little
9 little 12 ,
12 , 13 but
13 but 14 they
14 they 15 didn't
15 didn't 18 .

but [when] [they] [discovered] that [buster] [bear] was a [fisherman] , they made up their minds that something had got to be done . 
1 but 5 that
5 that 8 was
8 was 9 a
9 a 11 ,
11 , 12 they
12 they 13 made
13 made 15 their
14 up 15 their
15 their 16 minds
15 their 17 that
17 that 18 something
17 that 19 had
19 had 20 got
20 got 21 to
21 to 22 be
22 be 23 done
23 done 24 .

at least , [little] [joe] did [.] 
1 at 2 least
1 at 3 ,
3 , 6 did

" he 'll try it again to-morrow morning , " said [little] [joe] . 
1 " 2 he
2 he 3 'll
2 he 4 try
3 'll 4 try
4 try 5 it
4 try 6 again
6 again 7 to-morrow
6 again 8 morning
8 morning 10 "
9 , 10 "
10 " 11 said
11 said 14 .

i guess that 'll teach him to let our fish alone . " 
1 i 3 that
2 guess 3 that
3 that 5 teach
4 'll 5 teach
5 teach 6 him
5 teach 7 to
6 him 7 to
7 to 9 our
8 let 9 our
9 our 10 fish
9 our 11 alone
10 fish 11 alone
11 alone 12 .
12 . 13 "

so [the] [next] [morning] [little] [joe] [hid] before [daylight] [close] [by] the [little] [pool] [where] [buster] [bear] had given him [such] [a] [fright] . 
1 so 8 before
8 before 24 .
12 the 18 had
18 had 19 given
19 given 20 him
20 him 24 .

then he hurried down to the next little pool and did the same thing . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 4 down
3 hurried 4 down
4 down 6 the
5 to 6 the
6 the 7 next
6 the 8 little
7 next 8 little
8 little 9 pool
8 little 10 and
10 and 12 the
11 did 12 the
12 the 13 same
13 same 14 thing
14 thing 15 .

now [buster] [bear] is [very] [smart] [.] 
1 now 4 is

you know he had [guessed] the day before [who] [had] [spoiled] [his] [fishing] . 
1 you 2 know
2 know 3 he
3 he 4 had
4 had 6 the
6 the 8 before
7 day 8 before
8 before 14 .

things [happened] just as he had expected . 
1 things 3 just
3 just 4 as
4 as 5 he
5 he 6 had
6 had 7 expected
7 expected 8 .

when they came to the place where [buster] was [waiting] , [all] he had to do was to [scoop] [them] out on to the bank [.] 
1 when 2 they
2 they 4 to
3 came 4 to
4 to 5 the
4 to 25 bank
5 the 6 place
5 the 7 where
7 where 9 was
9 was 11 ,
11 , 13 he
13 he 14 had
14 had 15 to
15 to 16 do
16 do 17 was
17 was 18 to
21 out 22 on
22 on 23 to
23 to 24 the
24 the 25 bank

it was great fun . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 great
3 great 4 fun
4 fun 5 .

it [didn't] [take] [buster] [long] [to] [catch] all the [fish] he could eat . 
1 it 8 all
8 all 9 the
9 the 11 he
11 he 12 could
12 could 13 eat
12 could 14 .
13 eat 14 .

then he saved a nice fat trout and waited . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 4 a
3 saved 4 a
4 a 5 nice
4 a 6 fat
5 nice 6 fat
6 fat 7 trout
6 fat 8 and
8 and 9 waited
9 waited 10 .

by and by [along] [came] [little] [joe] [otter] , [chuckling] to think how he had [spoiled] [buster] [bear] ['s] [fishing] . 
1 by 2 and
2 and 3 by
2 and 9 ,
9 , 11 to
11 to 12 think
12 think 13 how
13 how 14 he
14 he 15 had
15 had 21 .

he was so intent on looking behind him to see if [buster] [was] [coming] that he didn't see [buster] [waiting] [there] [until] [he] [spoke] [.] 
1 he 2 was
1 he 3 so
3 so 5 on
4 intent 5 on
5 on 6 looking
5 on 7 behind
7 behind 8 him
7 behind 9 to
8 him 9 to
9 to 10 see
10 see 11 if
10 see 16 he
11 if 15 that
16 he 17 didn't
17 didn't 18 see

" [i] ['m] much obliged for the fine breakfast you have given me , " said [buster] in his deepest , most grumbly-rumbly voice . 
1 " 4 much
4 much 5 obliged
4 much 6 for
6 for 7 the
7 the 9 breakfast
8 fine 9 breakfast
9 breakfast 10 you
10 you 11 have
10 you 12 given
12 given 13 me
13 me 14 ,
13 me 15 "
14 , 15 "
15 " 16 said
16 said 18 in
18 in 19 his
19 his 20 deepest
20 deepest 21 ,
20 deepest 22 most
21 , 22 most
22 most 23 grumbly-rumbly
22 most 24 voice
24 voice 25 .

" [i] ['ve] [saved] a [fat] [trout] [for] [you] to make up for [the] one [i] [ate] [yesterday] . 
1 " 5 a
5 a 10 to
10 to 11 make
11 make 12 up
12 up 13 for
13 for 15 one
15 one 19 .

i hope we 'll go fishing together often . " 
1 i 2 hope
1 i 3 we
2 hope 3 we
3 we 4 'll
4 'll 5 go
5 go 6 fishing
5 go 7 together
7 together 8 often
8 often 10 "
9 . 10 "

then he went off laughing fit to kill himself . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 went
2 he 4 off
3 went 4 off
4 off 5 laughing
4 off 6 fit
5 laughing 6 fit
6 fit 7 to
6 fit 8 kill
8 kill 9 himself
9 himself 10 .

little [joe] [couldn't] [find] [a] [word] to [say] [.] 
1 little 7 to

he was so surprised and angry that he went off by himself and sulked . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 so
3 so 5 and
4 surprised 5 and
5 and 6 angry
6 angry 7 that
7 that 8 he
7 that 9 went
9 went 10 off
9 went 11 by
10 off 11 by
11 by 13 and
12 himself 13 and
13 and 14 sulked
13 and 15 .
14 sulked 15 .

and [billy] [mink] , who had been watching , ate the fat trout . 
1 and 4 ,
4 , 5 who
5 who 6 had
6 had 7 been
6 had 8 watching
7 been 8 watching
8 watching 9 ,
9 , 10 ate
9 , 11 the
11 the 12 fat
11 the 13 trout
12 fat 13 trout
13 trout 14 .

[v] 

[grandfather] [frog's] [common-sense] 

there is nothing quite like common sense to smooth out troubles [.] 
1 there 2 is
2 is 3 nothing
2 is 4 quite
4 quite 5 like
5 like 6 common
5 like 7 sense
6 common 7 sense
7 sense 8 to
7 sense 9 smooth
8 to 9 smooth
9 smooth 10 out
9 smooth 11 troubles

people who have plenty of just plain common sense are often thought to be very wise . 
1 people 2 who
2 who 3 have
2 who 4 plenty
3 have 4 plenty
4 plenty 5 of
4 plenty 6 just
6 just 7 plain
6 just 8 common
8 common 10 are
9 sense 10 are
10 are 12 thought
11 often 12 thought
12 thought 13 to
12 thought 14 be
13 to 14 be
14 be 15 very
14 be 16 wise
16 wise 17 .

their [neighbors] [look] [up] [to] [them] [and] [are] [forever] [running] [to] [them] [for] [advice] , and they are very much [respected] . 
1 their 15 ,
15 , 16 and
16 and 17 they
17 they 18 are
18 are 19 very
19 very 20 much
20 much 22 .

that is the way with [grandfather] [frog] [.] 
1 that 2 is
2 is 3 the
3 the 4 way
4 way 5 with

he is very old and very wise . 
1 he 2 is
2 is 3 very
3 very 4 old
3 very 5 and
5 and 6 very
6 very 7 wise
6 very 8 .
7 wise 8 .

anyway , that is what [his] [neighbors] [think] [.] 
1 anyway 2 ,
2 , 3 that
2 , 4 is
3 that 4 is
4 is 5 what

the truth is , he simply has a lot of common sense , which after all is the very best kind of wisdom . 
1 the 2 truth
2 truth 3 is
2 truth 4 ,
4 , 5 he
4 , 6 simply
5 he 6 simply
6 simply 7 has
7 has 8 a
7 has 9 lot
9 lot 10 of
9 lot 11 common
11 common 12 sense
12 sense 13 ,
12 sense 14 which
13 , 14 which
14 which 15 after
15 after 16 all
15 after 17 is
16 all 17 is
17 is 18 the
17 is 19 very
18 the 19 very
19 very 20 best
20 best 21 kind
21 kind 23 wisdom
22 of 23 wisdom
23 wisdom 24 .

little [joe] [wouldn't] [tell] , but [billy] [mink] [told] the whole story . 
1 little 5 ,
5 , 6 but
6 but 10 the
10 the 12 story
11 whole 12 story
12 story 13 .

so did [grandfather] [frog] . 
1 so 2 did
2 did 5 .

so [did] [jerry] [muskrat] [,] [who] had [been] [listening] . 
1 so 7 had
7 had 10 .

of course this [made] [little] [joe] [angrier] [than] [ever] [.] 
1 of 2 course
2 course 3 this

" he 's nothing but a great big bully and [thief] ! " [declared] [little] [joe] [.] 
1 " 2 he
1 " 3 's
3 's 5 but
4 nothing 5 but
5 but 6 a
5 but 7 great
7 great 8 big
7 great 9 bully
8 big 9 bully
9 bully 10 and
10 and 12 !
12 ! 13 "

" [chug-a-rum] ! 
1 " 3 !

" didn't he catch my fish and eat them ? " [snapped] [little] [joe] [.] 
1 " 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 he
3 he 5 my
4 catch 5 my
5 my 6 fish
6 fish 7 and
6 fish 8 eat
7 and 8 eat
8 eat 9 them
9 them 10 ?
9 them 11 "
10 ? 11 "

" doesn't that make him a thief ? " 
1 " 2 doesn't
2 doesn't 3 that
3 that 4 make
3 that 5 him
4 make 5 him
5 him 6 a
6 a 7 thief
7 thief 8 ?
7 thief 9 "

" they were [no] [more] [your] [fish] [than] mine , " protested [billy] [mink] . 
1 " 2 they
2 they 3 were
3 were 9 mine
9 mine 10 ,
10 , 11 "
11 " 12 protested
12 protested 15 .

" well , our fish , then ! 
1 " 2 well
1 " 3 ,
2 well 3 ,
3 , 4 our
3 , 5 fish
5 fish 6 ,
6 , 8 !
7 then 8 !

he stole our fish , if you like that any better . 
1 he 2 stole
2 stole 3 our
2 stole 4 fish
4 fish 6 if
5 , 6 if
6 if 7 you
7 you 9 that
8 like 9 that
9 that 10 any
10 any 11 better
10 any 12 .
11 better 12 .

that [makes] him just [as] [much] a [thief] , doesn't it ? " [growled] [little] [joe] [.] 
1 that 13 "
3 him 4 just
4 just 7 a
7 a 9 ,
9 , 11 it
10 doesn't 11 it
11 it 12 ?
12 ? 13 "

[grandfather] [frog] [looked] [up] [at] [jolly] [,] [round] [,] [bright] [mr] [sun] [and] [slowly] [winked] [one] [of] [his] [great] [,] [goggly] [eyes] [.] 

" there comes a foolish green fly , " said he . 
1 " 2 there
1 " 3 comes
2 there 3 comes
3 comes 4 a
4 a 5 foolish
4 a 6 green
6 green 7 fly
6 green 8 ,
8 , 9 "
8 , 10 said
10 said 11 he
11 he 12 .

" who does he belong to ? " 
1 " 2 who
2 who 3 does
2 who 4 he
4 he 5 belong
4 he 6 to
6 to 8 "
7 ? 8 "

" [nobody] ! " snapped [little] [joe] . 
1 " 3 !
3 ! 4 "
4 " 5 snapped
5 snapped 8 .

" what have [foolish] [green] [flies] got to do with [my] [i] mean [our] [fish] ? " 
1 " 2 what
1 " 13 mean
2 what 3 have
3 have 7 got
7 got 8 to
8 to 9 do
9 do 10 with
13 mean 16 ?
16 ? 17 "

" nothing , nothing at all , " replied [grandfather] [frog] [mildly] . 
1 " 2 nothing
2 nothing 3 ,
3 , 4 nothing
4 nothing 5 at
5 at 6 all
6 all 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 replied
9 replied 13 .

" [i] was [just] [hoping] that he [would] [come] [near] [enough] [for] me to [snap] [him] [up] ; then he would [belong] to me . 
1 " 3 was
3 was 6 that
6 that 7 he
7 he 13 me
13 me 14 to
14 to 25 .
18 ; 19 then
19 then 20 he
20 he 21 would
21 would 23 to
23 to 24 me
24 me 25 .

as long as he doesn't , he doesn't belong to any one . 
1 as 2 long
2 long 3 as
2 long 4 he
3 as 4 he
4 he 5 doesn't
4 he 6 ,
6 , 7 he
7 he 8 doesn't
8 doesn't 10 to
9 belong 10 to
10 to 12 one
11 any 12 one
12 one 13 .

i suppose that [if] [buster] [bear] [should] [happen] [along] [and] [catch] [him] , he would be [stealing] from me [,] [according] to [little] [joe] . " 
1 i 2 suppose
1 i 3 that
3 that 13 ,
13 , 14 he
14 he 15 would
15 would 16 be
16 be 26 "
18 from 19 me
19 me 22 to
22 to 25 .
25 . 26 "

" of course not ! 
1 " 2 of
2 of 3 course
3 course 4 not
3 course 5 !

what a silly idea ! 
1 what 2 a
2 a 4 idea
3 silly 4 idea
4 idea 5 !

you ['re] [getting] [foolish] in [your] [old] [age] , " retorted [little] [joe] . 
1 you 5 in
5 in 9 ,
9 , 10 "
10 " 11 retorted
11 retorted 14 .

little [joe] [couldn't] [find] [a] [word] to [say] [.] 
1 little 7 to

you 'll find it [pays] . " 
1 you 2 'll
2 'll 3 find
3 find 4 it
4 it 6 .
6 . 7 "

[[] [illustration] [:] ["] [you] [take] [my] [advice] [,] [little] [joe] [otter] [,] ["] [continued] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 

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[vi] 

[little] [joe] [otter] [takes] [grandfather] [frog's] [advice] 

who [makes] [an] [enemy] [a] [friend] , [to] [fear] [and] [worry] [puts] [an] [end] [.] 
1 who 7 ,

little [joe] [otter] [found] [that] [out] [when] he [took] [grandfather] [frog] ['s] [advice] [.] 
1 little 8 he

he wouldn't have admitted that he was afraid of [buster] [bear] . 
1 he 2 wouldn't
2 wouldn't 3 have
2 wouldn't 4 admitted
4 admitted 5 that
4 admitted 6 he
5 that 6 he
6 he 7 was
7 was 8 afraid
8 afraid 9 of
9 of 12 .

no one ever likes to admit being afraid , [least] [of] [all] [little] [joe] [otter] [.] 
1 no 2 one
2 one 3 ever
2 one 4 likes
3 ever 4 likes
4 likes 5 to
4 likes 6 admit
5 to 6 admit
6 admit 7 being
6 admit 8 afraid
8 afraid 9 ,

and [really] [little] [joe] has a great deal of courage . 
1 and 5 has
5 has 6 a
5 has 7 great
7 great 8 deal
7 great 9 of
9 of 10 courage
10 courage 11 .

now [having] [one] ['s] [own] [way] [too] [much] is [a] [bad] [thing] [.] 
1 now 9 is

it is apt to make one selfish and thoughtless of other people and very hard to get along with . 
1 it 2 is
2 is 4 to
3 apt 4 to
4 to 5 make
5 make 6 one
5 make 7 selfish
7 selfish 8 and
7 selfish 9 thoughtless
9 thoughtless 10 of
9 thoughtless 11 other
11 other 12 people
12 people 13 and
12 people 14 very
14 very 15 hard
15 hard 16 to
16 to 17 get
17 get 19 with
18 along 19 with
19 with 20 .

little [joe] [otter] [had] [his] way [too] [much] . 
1 little 6 way
6 way 9 .

[grandfather] [frog] [knew] [it] [and] [shook] [his] [head] [very] [soberly] [when] [little] [joe] [had] [been] [disrespectful] [to] [him] [.] 

" too [bad] [.] 
1 " 2 too

too bad ! 
1 too 2 bad
2 bad 3 !

too bad ! 
1 too 2 bad
2 bad 3 !

chug-a-rum ! 
1 chug-a-rum 2 !

it is too bad that such a [fine] [young] fellow as [little] [joe] [should] [spoil] a good [disposition] [by] [such] [selfish] [heedlessness] [.] 
1 it 3 too
2 is 3 too
3 too 5 that
4 bad 5 that
5 that 6 such
5 that 16 a
6 such 7 a
7 a 10 fellow
10 fellow 11 as
16 a 17 good

too bad , " said he . 
1 too 2 bad
2 bad 3 ,
3 , 4 "
4 " 5 said
5 said 6 he
6 he 7 .

it tickled him so that he had hard work to keep a straight face . 
1 it 2 tickled
1 it 3 him
3 him 5 that
4 so 5 that
5 that 6 he
5 that 7 had
7 had 8 hard
7 had 9 work
8 hard 9 work
9 work 10 to
10 to 12 a
11 keep 12 a
12 a 14 face
13 straight 14 face
14 face 15 .

that was good common sense advice , [but] [little] [joe] [just] [sniffed] and went off declaring that he would get even [with] [buster] [bear] [yet] [.] 
1 that 2 was
1 that 21 even
2 was 3 good
2 was 4 common
4 common 5 sense
4 common 6 advice
5 sense 6 advice
6 advice 7 ,
7 , 13 and
13 and 15 off
14 went 15 off
15 off 17 that
16 declaring 17 that
17 that 19 would
18 he 19 would
19 would 20 get

by and by he grinned . 
1 by 2 and
2 and 3 by
2 and 4 he
4 he 5 grinned
5 grinned 6 .

it was a little sheepish grin at first , but at last it grew into a laugh . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 a
2 was 4 little
4 little 5 sheepish
5 sheepish 6 grin
5 sheepish 7 at
6 grin 7 at
7 at 8 first
8 first 9 ,
9 , 10 but
10 but 12 last
11 at 12 last
12 last 13 it
13 it 15 into
14 grew 15 into
15 into 16 a
15 into 17 laugh
16 a 17 laugh
17 laugh 18 .

i 'll try it to-morrow morning . " 
1 i 2 'll
2 'll 4 it
3 try 4 it
4 it 5 to-morrow
4 it 6 morning
5 to-morrow 6 morning
6 morning 7 .
7 . 8 "

it was so big and fat that it [made] [little] [joe] ['s] [mouth] [water] , for you know fat trout are his favorite food . 
1 it 2 was
1 it 7 that
2 was 3 so
3 so 4 big
4 big 5 and
5 and 6 fat
7 that 8 it
8 it 15 ,
15 , 17 you
16 for 17 you
17 you 18 know
17 you 19 fat
19 fat 20 trout
19 fat 21 are
21 are 22 his
22 his 23 favorite
22 his 24 food
23 favorite 24 food
24 food 25 .

but he didn't take so much as one bite . 
1 but 2 he
1 but 3 didn't
3 didn't 5 so
4 take 5 so
5 so 6 much
5 so 7 as
7 as 8 one
7 as 9 bite
9 bite 10 .

[instead] [he] [carefully] [laid] [it] [on] [an] [old] [log] [where] [buster] [bear] [would] [be] [sure] [to] [see] [it] [if] [he] [should] [come] [along] [that] [way] [.] 

then he hid near by , where he could watch . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 hid
3 hid 5 by
4 near 5 by
5 by 7 where
6 , 7 where
7 where 9 could
8 he 9 could
9 could 10 watch
10 watch 11 .

buster was late that morning . 
1 buster 3 late
2 was 3 late
3 late 5 morning
4 that 5 morning
5 morning 6 .

it seemed to [little] [joe] that he never would come . 
1 it 2 seemed
2 seemed 3 to
3 to 6 that
6 that 7 he
7 he 10 come
8 never 9 would
9 would 10 come
10 come 11 .

once he nearly lost the fish [.] 
1 once 2 he
2 he 3 nearly
3 nearly 4 lost
4 lost 5 the
4 lost 6 fish

he had turned his head for just a minute , and when he looked back again , the trout was nowhere to be seen . 
1 he 2 had
2 had 3 turned
2 had 4 his
4 his 5 head
4 his 6 for
6 for 7 just
7 just 8 a
8 a 9 minute
9 minute 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 when
12 when 13 he
13 he 14 looked
13 he 15 back
15 back 16 again
15 back 17 ,
16 again 17 ,
17 , 18 the
17 , 19 trout
18 the 19 trout
19 trout 21 nowhere
20 was 21 nowhere
21 nowhere 22 to
21 nowhere 23 be
23 be 24 seen
24 seen 25 .

[buster] [couldn't] [have] [stolen] [up] [and] [taken] [it] [,] [because] [such] [a] [big] [fellow] [couldn't] [possibly] [have] [gotten] [out] [of] [sight] [again] [.] 

little [joe] [darted] [over] to the [log] and [looked] on the other side . 
1 little 5 to
5 to 6 the
6 the 8 and
8 and 10 on
10 on 11 the
11 the 12 other
12 other 13 side
13 side 14 .

little [joe] [sprang] [at] [him] [angrily] , [but] [shadow] [was] [too] [quick] and [darted] away . 
1 little 7 ,
7 , 13 and
13 and 15 away
15 away 16 .

little [joe] [put] [the] [fish] [back] on the log and [waited] [.] 
1 little 7 on
7 on 8 the
8 the 9 log
9 log 10 and

this time he didn't take his eyes off it . 
1 this 2 time
2 time 3 he
3 he 4 didn't
4 didn't 5 take
4 didn't 6 his
6 his 7 eyes
6 his 8 off
7 eyes 8 off
8 off 9 it
8 off 10 .

at last , when he was almost ready to give up , [he] saw [buster] [bear] [shuffling] [along] [towards] the [laughing] [brook] [.] 
1 at 2 last
2 last 4 when
3 , 4 when
4 when 6 was
5 he 6 was
6 was 7 almost
6 was 8 ready
8 ready 10 give
9 to 10 give
10 give 11 up
10 give 12 ,
12 , 14 saw
14 saw 20 the

suddenly [buster] stopped [and] [sniffed] [.] 
1 suddenly 3 stopped

one of the [merry] [little] [breezes] [had] [carried] the [scent] of that [fat] [trout] over to him . 
1 one 2 of
1 one 9 the
2 of 3 the
9 the 11 of
11 of 12 that
11 of 18 .
15 over 16 to
16 to 17 him
17 him 18 .

then he came straight over to where the fish lay , his nose wrinkling , and his eyes twinkling with pleasure [.] 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 came
3 came 4 straight
3 came 5 over
5 over 6 to
6 to 7 where
7 where 8 the
8 the 9 fish
9 fish 11 ,
10 lay 11 ,
11 , 12 his
11 , 13 nose
12 his 13 nose
13 nose 15 ,
14 wrinkling 15 ,
15 , 16 and
15 , 17 his
17 his 18 eyes
17 his 19 twinkling
18 eyes 19 twinkling
19 twinkling 21 pleasure
20 with 21 pleasure

" now [i] wonder who was so [thoughtful] as to leave [this] [fine] [breakfast] [ready] [for] me , " said he out loud . 
1 " 2 now
1 " 5 who
4 wonder 5 who
5 who 6 was
6 was 24 .
7 so 9 as
9 as 10 to
10 to 11 leave
11 leave 17 me
17 me 18 ,
18 , 19 "
19 " 20 said
19 " 21 he
20 said 21 he
21 he 22 out
22 out 23 loud
22 out 24 .

" me , " said [little] [joe] in a [rather] faint voice [.] 
1 " 2 me
2 me 3 ,
3 , 4 "
4 " 5 said
5 said 8 in
8 in 9 a
9 a 12 voice
11 faint 12 voice

" [i] [caught] it [especially] for you . " 
1 " 4 it
4 it 6 for
6 for 7 you
7 you 8 .
8 . 9 "

" thank you , " replied [buster] , and his eyes twinkled more than ever . 
1 " 3 you
1 " 8 ,
2 thank 3 you
3 you 4 ,
4 , 5 "
5 " 6 replied
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 his
10 his 11 eyes
11 eyes 12 twinkled
12 twinkled 13 more
13 more 14 than
14 than 15 ever
15 ever 16 .

" [i] [think] we are going to be friends . " 
1 " 4 we
4 we 5 are
5 are 6 going
6 going 7 to
7 to 8 be
8 be 9 friends
9 friends 10 .
10 . 11 "

" [i] [i] hope so , " replied [little] [joe] . 
1 " 4 hope
4 hope 6 ,
5 so 6 ,
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 replied
8 replied 11 .

[vii] 

[farmer] [brown's] [boy] [has] [no] [luck] [at] [all] 

farmer [brown] 's boy [tramped] [through] [the] [green] [forest] , [whistling] [merrily] . 
1 farmer 3 's
3 's 4 boy
3 's 13 .
4 boy 10 ,

he [always] [whistles] [when] [he] [feels] [light-hearted] , and [he] [always] [feels] [light-hearted] when he goes [fishing] [.] 
1 he 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 14 when
14 when 15 he
15 he 16 goes

you see , he is just as [fond] [of] [fishing] as is [little] [joe] [otter] [or] [billy] [mink] [or] [buster] [bear] . 
1 you 2 see
1 you 3 ,
2 see 3 ,
3 , 4 he
3 , 12 is
4 he 5 is
5 is 6 just
6 just 7 as
7 as 11 as
12 is 22 .

so he whistled as he tramped along , and his whistle was good to hear . 
1 so 2 he
2 he 3 whistled
2 he 4 as
4 as 5 he
4 as 6 tramped
5 he 6 tramped
6 tramped 7 along
7 along 8 ,
7 along 9 and
9 and 10 his
9 and 11 whistle
11 whistle 12 was
12 was 13 good
12 was 14 to
13 good 14 to
14 to 15 hear
15 hear 16 .

he kept very quiet and fished and fished , patiently waiting for a foolish trout to take his hook . 
1 he 2 kept
2 kept 3 very
3 very 4 quiet
4 quiet 5 and
4 quiet 6 fished
6 fished 7 and
6 fished 8 fished
8 fished 9 ,
8 fished 10 patiently
10 patiently 12 for
11 waiting 12 for
12 for 13 a
12 for 14 foolish
14 foolish 15 trout
14 foolish 16 to
15 trout 16 to
16 to 18 his
17 take 18 his
18 his 19 hook
18 his 20 .

but he didn't get so much as a nibble . 
1 but 2 he
2 he 3 didn't
3 didn't 4 get
4 get 5 so
5 so 6 much
6 much 7 as
7 as 8 a
8 a 9 nibble
8 a 10 .

there the same thing happened . 
1 there 3 same
2 the 3 same
3 same 4 thing
3 same 5 happened
4 thing 5 happened
5 happened 6 .

farmer [brown] 's boy [trudged] on to the next pool , and there was a puzzled frown on his freckled face . 
1 farmer 3 's
3 's 4 boy
3 's 22 .
6 on 7 to
7 to 8 the
7 to 9 next
8 the 9 next
9 next 10 pool
9 next 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 13 there
13 there 14 was
13 there 15 a
14 was 15 a
15 a 16 puzzled
15 a 17 frown
16 puzzled 17 frown
17 frown 18 on
17 frown 19 his
19 his 20 freckled
19 his 21 face
21 face 22 .

such a thing never had happened before . 
1 such 2 a
1 such 3 thing
3 thing 5 had
4 never 5 had
5 had 6 happened
6 happened 7 before
7 before 8 .

he didn't know what to make of it . 
1 he 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 know
3 know 4 what
4 what 5 to
5 to 6 make
6 make 7 of
7 of 8 it
8 it 9 .

" [i] [never] [had] [such] [bad] [luck] in all my life before . 
1 " 8 in
8 in 9 all
9 all 10 my
10 my 11 life
11 life 12 before
12 before 13 .

hello ! 
1 hello 2 !

what 's this ? " 
1 what 2 's
1 what 3 this
2 's 3 this
3 this 4 ?
4 ? 5 "

there , on the [bank] [beside] [the] [little] [pool] , [were] the [heads] of three [trout] [.] 
1 there 2 ,
2 , 4 the
3 on 4 the
4 the 10 ,
10 , 12 the
12 the 14 of
14 of 15 three

farmer [brown] 's boy [scowled] down [at] [them] [more] [puzzled] [than] [ever] . 
1 farmer 3 's
3 's 4 boy
3 's 13 .
4 boy 6 down

" somebody has been [fishing] [here] , and they [have] had better [luck] [than] [i] [have] , " thought he . 
1 " 20 he
2 somebody 3 has
3 has 4 been
4 been 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 they
9 they 11 had
11 had 12 better
12 better 17 ,
17 , 18 "
18 " 19 thought
19 thought 20 he
20 he 21 .

he looked up the [laughing] [brook] and down the [laughing] [brook] [and] [this] way and that way , but no one was to be seen . 
1 he 2 looked
1 he 3 up
3 up 4 the
4 the 7 and
7 and 8 down
7 and 9 the
9 the 14 way
14 way 15 and
15 and 16 that
16 that 17 way
17 way 18 ,
18 , 19 but
19 but 20 no
20 no 21 one
21 one 22 was
22 was 23 to
23 to 24 be
24 be 25 seen
25 seen 26 .

then he picked up one of the little heads and looked at it sharply . 
1 then 2 he
1 then 3 picked
3 picked 5 one
4 up 5 one
5 one 6 of
5 one 7 the
6 of 7 the
7 the 9 heads
8 little 9 heads
9 heads 10 and
9 heads 11 looked
10 and 11 looked
11 looked 12 at
11 looked 13 it
13 it 14 sharply
13 it 15 .
14 sharply 15 .

" it [wasn't] [cut] [off] with [a] [knife] ; it was [bitten] [off] ! " he exclaimed . 
1 " 2 it
2 it 10 it
6 with 9 ;
9 ; 10 it
10 it 11 was
11 was 14 !
14 ! 15 "
15 " 16 he
16 he 17 exclaimed
17 exclaimed 18 .

" [i] [wonder] [now] if [billy] [mink] is the [scamp] [who] [has] [spoiled] [my] fun . " 
1 " 5 if
5 if 8 is
8 is 17 "
9 the 15 fun
15 fun 16 .
16 . 17 "

this puzzled him more than ever . 
1 this 2 puzzled
2 puzzled 3 him
2 puzzled 4 more
3 him 4 more
4 more 5 than
4 more 6 ever
5 than 6 ever
6 ever 7 .

it didn't seem possible that [such] [a] [little] [fellow] [as] [billy] [mink] could [have] caught or frightened all the fish or have eaten so many . 
1 it 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 seem
3 seem 4 possible
3 seem 5 that
5 that 13 could
13 could 15 caught
15 caught 16 or
16 or 17 frightened
16 or 18 all
17 frightened 18 all
18 all 19 the
18 all 20 fish
19 the 20 fish
20 fish 22 have
21 or 22 have
22 have 23 eaten
22 have 24 so
24 so 25 many
25 many 26 .

besides , he didn't remember ever having known [billy] to [leave] [heads] [around] [that] [way] [.] 
1 besides 2 ,
2 , 3 he
2 , 4 didn't
4 didn't 5 remember
4 didn't 6 ever
6 ever 8 known
7 having 8 known
8 known 10 to

billy [sometimes] [catches] [more] [fish] [than] [he] [can] [eat] , but then he [usually] [hides] [them] [.] 
1 billy 10 ,
10 , 11 but
11 but 12 then
12 then 13 he

the farther he went [down] [the] [laughing] [brook] , the [more] [puzzled] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [grew] [.] 
1 the 2 farther
2 farther 4 went
3 he 4 went
4 went 9 ,
4 went 10 the

it made him [feel] very [queer] [.] 
1 it 3 him
2 made 3 him
3 him 5 very

they were [little] [joe] [otter] [and] [buster] [bear] . 
1 they 2 were
2 were 9 .

[viii] 

[farmer] [brown's] [boy] [feels] [his] [hair] [rise] 

' [twas] [just] a [sudden] [odd] [surprise] [made] [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy ['s] [hair] [to] [rise] . 
1 ' 4 a
4 a 12 boy
12 boy 17 .

that 's a [funny] [thing] for [hair] to do [rise] [up] [all] [of] [a] [sudden] isn't it ? 
1 that 2 's
2 's 3 a
3 a 6 for
6 for 8 to
8 to 9 do
9 do 18 ?
16 isn't 17 it
17 it 18 ?

there are [just] two [things] [that] [make] [hair] [rise] [anger] [and] [fear] . 
1 there 2 are
2 are 4 two
4 two 13 .

[both] [anger] [and] [fear] [make] [it] [do] [that] [.] 

it never had happened before . 
1 it 2 never
2 never 4 happened
3 had 4 happened
4 happened 5 before
4 happened 6 .

you see , there [isn't] [much] [of] [anything] that [farmer] [brown] 's boy [is] [really] [afraid] [of] . 
1 you 2 see
1 you 9 that
2 see 3 ,
2 see 4 there
9 that 18 .
12 's 13 boy
13 boy 18 .

perhaps he wouldn't have been afraid this time if it hadn't been for the surprise of what he found . 
1 perhaps 2 he
2 he 3 wouldn't
3 wouldn't 4 have
4 have 5 been
4 have 6 afraid
6 afraid 7 this
6 afraid 8 time
8 time 9 if
8 time 10 it
10 it 12 been
11 hadn't 12 been
12 been 13 for
12 been 14 the
14 the 15 surprise
14 the 16 of
16 of 17 what
16 of 18 he
17 what 18 he
18 he 19 found
18 he 20 .

anyway , [that] [is] [what] he said when he [told] [about] it [afterward] . 
1 anyway 2 ,
2 , 6 he
6 he 7 said
7 said 14 .
8 when 9 he
9 he 12 it
12 it 14 .

what was it he saw ? 
1 what 2 was
2 was 3 it
3 it 4 he
3 it 5 saw
5 saw 6 ?

what do you think ? 
1 what 2 do
2 do 3 you
3 you 4 think
4 think 5 ?

why , it was a footprint in the soft mud . 
1 why 2 ,
2 , 3 it
3 it 4 was
3 it 5 a
4 was 5 a
5 a 6 footprint
5 a 7 in
6 footprint 7 in
7 in 9 soft
8 the 9 soft
9 soft 10 mud
9 soft 11 .
10 mud 11 .

yes , [sir] , that 's what it was , and all it was . 
1 yes 2 ,
2 , 4 ,
4 , 5 that
5 that 6 's
6 's 7 what
7 what 8 it
8 it 9 was
9 was 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 all
12 all 13 it
13 it 14 was
14 was 15 .

it was the [footprint] [of] [buster] [bear] . 
1 it 2 was
1 it 8 .
2 was 3 the

now [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [didn't] [know] [that] [buster] [bear] had [come] [down] [to] the [green] [forest] to [live] [.] 
1 now 11 had
11 had 15 the
15 the 18 to

he never had heard of a [bear] [being] [in] the [green] [forest] [.] 
1 he 2 never
1 he 3 had
3 had 4 heard
4 heard 5 of
4 heard 10 the
5 of 6 a

somehow , he didn't feel like [meeting] [buster] [bear] [.] 
1 somehow 2 ,
2 , 3 he
3 he 4 didn't
4 didn't 5 feel
5 feel 6 like

if he had had [his] [terrible] gun with him , it [might] have been different . 
1 if 2 he
1 if 4 had
2 he 3 had
4 had 16 .
7 gun 8 with
8 with 9 him
9 him 10 ,
10 , 11 it
11 it 13 have
13 have 14 been
14 been 15 different
14 been 16 .

but he didn't , and so he [suddenly] made up his mind that he didn't want [to] [fish] any more [that] [day] . 
1 but 2 he
2 he 3 didn't
2 he 4 ,
4 , 5 and
5 and 6 so
6 so 7 he
7 he 9 made
9 made 10 up
10 up 11 his
11 his 12 mind
11 his 13 that
13 that 14 he
14 he 15 didn't
15 didn't 16 want
16 want 19 any
19 any 20 more
20 more 23 .

he had a [funny] [feeling] , too , that he was [being] [watched] , although he couldn't see any one . 
1 he 2 had
2 had 3 a
3 a 6 ,
6 , 8 ,
7 too 8 ,
8 , 9 that
9 that 14 ,
10 he 11 was
11 was 14 ,
14 , 15 although
14 , 16 he
16 he 17 couldn't
17 couldn't 18 see
18 see 19 any
19 any 20 one
20 one 21 .

he was being watched . 
1 he 3 being
2 was 3 being
3 being 4 watched
4 watched 5 .

little [joe] [otter] and [buster] [bear] [were] [watching] [him] [and] [taking] the greatest care to keep out of his sight . 
1 little 4 and
4 and 12 the
12 the 13 greatest
13 greatest 14 care
14 care 15 to
14 care 16 keep
16 keep 17 out
17 out 18 of
18 of 20 sight
19 his 20 sight
20 sight 21 .

he hadn't run , but he had wanted to . 
1 he 2 hadn't
2 hadn't 3 run
3 run 4 ,
3 run 5 but
4 , 5 but
5 but 6 he
6 he 7 had
7 had 8 wanted
7 had 9 to
9 to 10 .

" huh ! " said [buster] [bear] to [little] [joe] [otter] , " [i] [believe] he was afraid ! " 
1 " 2 huh
2 huh 3 !
3 ! 4 "
4 " 5 said
5 said 8 to
8 to 12 ,
12 , 13 "
12 , 16 he
16 he 18 afraid
17 was 18 afraid
18 afraid 19 !
19 ! 20 "

and [buster] [bear] was just [exactly] [right] [.] 
1 and 4 was
4 was 5 just

[ix] 

[little] [joe] [otter] [has] [great] [news] [to] [tell] 

[little] [joe] [otter] [was] [fairly] [bursting] [with] [excitement] [.] 

he could hardly contain himself . 
1 he 3 hardly
2 could 3 hardly
3 hardly 5 himself
4 contain 5 himself
5 himself 6 .

he felt that he had the greatest [news] [to] [tell] [since] [peter] [rabbit] had [first] found the [tracks] of [buster] [bear] in the [green] [forest] [.] 
1 he 2 felt
2 felt 3 that
3 that 14 had
4 he 5 had
4 he 14 had
5 had 6 the
6 the 7 greatest
14 had 16 found
16 found 17 the
17 the 19 of
19 of 22 in
22 in 23 the

he couldn't keep it to himself a minute longer than he had to . 
1 he 2 couldn't
2 couldn't 4 it
3 keep 4 it
4 it 5 to
4 it 6 himself
5 to 6 himself
6 himself 7 a
7 a 8 minute
7 a 9 longer
9 longer 11 he
10 than 11 he
11 he 12 had
11 he 13 to
13 to 14 .

mr [and] [mrs] [.] [redwing] [were] [there] , and [blacky] the [crow] was [sitting] in the [big] [hickory-tree] [.] 
1 mr 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 11 the
11 the 13 was
13 was 15 in
15 in 16 the

little [joe] [otter] [swam] [straight] to the [big] [rock] and climbed up to the very highest part . 
1 little 6 to
6 to 7 the
7 the 10 and
10 and 12 up
11 climbed 12 up
12 up 13 to
13 to 14 the
14 the 15 very
14 the 16 highest
16 highest 17 part
16 highest 18 .
17 part 18 .

he looked so [excited] , and his eyes sparkled [so] , that [every] one knew [right] [away] that [something] had happened . 
1 he 2 looked
1 he 3 so
3 so 5 ,
5 , 6 and
5 , 11 ,
6 and 7 his
7 his 8 eyes
8 eyes 9 sparkled
11 , 12 that
12 that 14 one
12 that 22 .
15 knew 18 that
18 that 20 had
20 had 21 happened
21 happened 22 .

" hi ! " cried [billy] [mink] . 
1 " 2 hi
2 hi 3 !
3 ! 4 "
4 " 5 cried
5 cried 8 .

" look at [little] [joe] [otter] ! 
1 " 2 look
2 look 3 at
3 at 7 !

it must be that for [once] he has been [smarter] [than] [buster] [bear] . " 
1 it 2 must
1 it 3 be
3 be 15 "
4 that 8 has
5 for 7 he
7 he 8 has
8 has 9 been
9 been 14 .
14 . 15 "

little [joe] [made] [a] [good-natured] [face] [at] [billy] [mink] [and] [shook] [his] head . 
1 little 13 head
13 head 14 .

" no , [billy] , " said he , " you are wrong , altogether wrong . 
1 " 2 no
2 no 3 ,
3 , 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 said
7 said 8 he
7 said 17 .
8 he 9 ,
9 , 10 "
10 " 11 you
11 you 12 are
12 are 14 ,
13 wrong 14 ,
14 , 15 altogether
14 , 16 wrong

i don't believe [anybody] can be [smarter] [than] [buster] [bear] . " 
1 i 2 don't
1 i 3 believe
3 believe 12 "
5 can 6 be
6 be 11 .
11 . 12 "

[[] [illustration] [:] [reddy] [glared] [across] [the] [smiling] [pool] [at] [peter] [.] 

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reddy [fox] [rolled] [his] [lips] [back] in [an] [unpleasant] [grin] [.] 
1 reddy 7 in

" don't be too sure of that ! " he snapped . 
1 " 2 don't
2 don't 3 be
2 don't 4 too
4 too 6 of
5 sure 6 of
6 of 7 that
7 that 8 !
8 ! 9 "
9 " 11 snapped
10 he 11 snapped
11 snapped 12 .

" [i] ['m] not through with him yet . " 
1 " 4 not
4 not 10 "
5 through 7 him
6 with 7 him
7 him 8 yet
7 him 9 .
8 yet 9 .
9 . 10 "

" [boaster] ! 
1 " 3 !

boaster ! " cried [peter] [rabbit] . 
1 boaster 2 !
2 ! 3 "
3 " 4 cried
4 cried 7 .

[reddy] [glared] [across] [the] [smiling] [pool] [at] [peter] [.] 

" [i] ['m] not [through] with you [either] , [peter] [rabbit] ! " he snarled . 
1 " 4 not
1 " 16 .
4 not 6 with
6 with 7 you
7 you 9 ,
9 , 12 !
12 ! 13 "
13 " 14 he
14 he 15 snarled

" you 'll find it out one of these fine days ! " 
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 'll
3 'll 4 find
4 find 5 it
5 it 6 out
5 it 7 one
6 out 7 one
7 one 8 of
7 one 9 these
8 of 9 these
9 these 10 fine
9 these 11 days
11 days 13 "
12 ! 13 "

" [reddy] , [reddy] , [smart] and [sly] , [couldn't] [catch] a [buzzing] fly ! " 
1 " 3 ,
3 , 5 ,
5 , 7 and
7 and 9 ,
9 , 12 a
12 a 14 fly
14 fly 15 !
14 fly 16 "

[taunted] [peter] [.] 

" [chug-a-rum] ! " said [grandfather] [frog] in his deepest , gruffest voice . 
1 " 3 !
3 ! 4 "
4 " 5 said
5 said 8 in
8 in 9 his
9 his 14 .
10 deepest 11 ,
11 , 13 voice
12 gruffest 13 voice
13 voice 14 .

" we know all about that . 
1 " 2 we
2 we 3 know
3 know 4 all
4 all 5 about
5 about 6 that
6 that 7 .

what we want to know [is] what [little] [joe] [otter] [has] [got] on his mind . " 
1 what 2 we
2 we 3 want
3 want 4 to
4 to 5 know
5 know 7 what
7 what 17 "
13 on 14 his
14 his 15 mind
15 mind 16 .
16 . 17 "

" it 's news great news ! ["] [cried] [little] [joe] [.] 
1 " 2 it
2 it 4 news
3 's 4 news
4 news 5 great
5 great 6 news
5 great 7 !

" we can tell better how great it is when we hear what it is , " replied [grandfather] [frog] [testily] . 
1 " 2 we
2 we 3 can
3 can 4 tell
3 can 5 better
5 better 7 great
6 how 7 great
7 great 8 it
8 it 9 is
8 it 10 when
10 when 11 we
10 when 12 hear
11 we 12 hear
12 hear 13 what
12 hear 14 it
14 it 16 ,
15 is 16 ,
16 , 17 "
17 " 18 replied
18 replied 22 .

" what is it ? " 
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 is
3 is 4 it
4 it 5 ?
5 ? 6 "

for a minute no one said a word . 
1 for 2 a
2 a 3 minute
2 a 4 no
3 minute 4 no
4 no 5 one
4 no 6 said
6 said 7 a
6 said 8 word
7 a 8 word
8 word 9 .

then [blacky] [the] [crow] [leaned] down from his [perch] [in] [the] [big] [hickory-tree] and looked [very] [hard] [at] [little] [joe] as he said : 
1 then 23 said
6 down 7 from
7 from 8 his
8 his 14 and
14 and 15 looked
15 looked 21 as
21 as 22 he
22 he 23 said
23 said 24 :

" [i] don't believe it . 
1 " 3 don't
3 don't 5 it
4 believe 5 it
5 it 6 .

i don't believe a word of it . 
1 i 2 don't
2 don't 3 believe
3 believe 4 a
4 a 5 word
4 a 6 of
6 of 7 it
7 it 8 .

we are all [afraid] [of] him . " 
1 we 2 are
1 we 3 all
3 all 6 him
6 him 7 .
7 . 8 "

[little] [joe] [glared] [back] [at] [blacky] [.] 

" [i] don't [care] [whether] you believe it [or] [not] ; it 's true , " he retorted . 
1 " 3 don't
3 don't 8 it
6 you 7 believe
7 believe 8 it
8 it 16 "
11 ; 12 it
12 it 13 's
13 's 14 true
14 true 15 ,
15 , 16 "
16 " 17 he
17 he 18 retorted
17 he 19 .

" now tell me that he isn't afraid ! " [concluded] [little] [joe] [.] 
1 " 2 now
2 now 3 tell
3 tell 4 me
4 me 5 that
5 that 6 he
6 he 7 isn't
7 isn't 8 afraid
8 afraid 9 !
9 ! 10 "

" for once he knows just how we feel when he comes prowling around where we are . 
1 " 3 once
2 for 3 once
3 once 5 knows
4 he 5 knows
5 knows 6 just
5 knows 7 how
6 just 7 how
7 how 9 feel
8 we 9 feel
9 feel 10 when
9 feel 11 he
10 when 11 he
11 he 12 comes
12 comes 13 prowling
12 comes 14 around
14 around 15 where
14 around 16 we
15 where 16 we
16 we 17 are
17 are 18 .

isn't that great news ? 
1 isn't 2 that
2 that 4 news
3 great 4 news
4 news 5 ?

now we 'll get [even] [with] him ! ["] 
1 now 2 we
2 we 3 'll
3 'll 4 get
4 get 8 !
7 him 8 !

" [i] 'll [believe] it [when] [i] [see] it [for] [myself] ! " snapped [blacky] [the] [crow] . 
1 " 3 'll
3 'll 5 it
5 it 13 "
9 it 12 !
12 ! 13 "
13 " 14 snapped
14 snapped 18 .

[x] 

[buster] [bear] [becomes] [a] [hero] 

of course , [peter] [rabbit] [helped] [spread] it . 
1 of 2 course
2 course 3 ,
3 , 8 it
8 it 9 .

trust [peter] [for] [that] ! 
1 trust 5 !

but everybody [else] [helped] [too] [.] 
1 but 2 everybody

and so it was that [buster] [bear] [became] a [hero] [right] [away] to most of them . 
1 and 2 so
2 so 3 it
3 it 4 was
3 it 9 a
4 was 5 that
9 a 13 to
13 to 17 .
14 most 15 of
15 of 16 them
16 them 17 .

a [few] [doubted] [little] [joe] ['s] story . 
1 a 7 story
7 story 8 .

one of them was [blacky] the [crow] [.] 
1 one 2 of
2 of 3 them
2 of 4 was
4 was 6 the

[another] [was] [reddy] [fox] [.] 

blacky [doubted] [because] [he] knew [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [so] [well] that he couldn't [imagine] him [afraid] . 
1 blacky 5 knew
5 knew 12 that
12 that 13 he
12 that 14 couldn't
14 couldn't 16 him
16 him 18 .

reddy doubted because he didn't want to believe . 
1 reddy 2 doubted
2 doubted 3 because
2 doubted 4 he
4 he 5 didn't
4 he 6 want
6 want 7 to
7 to 8 believe
8 believe 9 .

you see , he was [jealous] of [buster] [bear] , and at the same time he was afraid of him . 
1 you 2 see
2 see 3 ,
3 , 4 he
4 he 5 was
5 was 7 of
7 of 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 at
12 at 13 the
13 the 14 same
13 the 15 time
15 time 16 he
16 he 17 was
17 was 18 afraid
18 afraid 19 of
19 of 20 him
20 him 21 .

but nearly everybody else believed it , and there was great rejoicing . 
1 but 3 everybody
2 nearly 3 everybody
3 everybody 5 believed
4 else 5 believed
5 believed 6 it
5 believed 7 ,
6 it 7 ,
7 , 9 there
8 and 9 there
9 there 10 was
9 there 11 great
10 was 11 great
11 great 12 rejoicing
12 rejoicing 13 .

most of them were [afraid] [of] [buster] , very much afraid of him , because he was so big and strong . 
1 most 2 of
2 of 3 them
2 of 4 were
3 them 4 were
4 were 8 ,
4 were 12 of
8 , 9 very
9 very 10 much
10 much 11 afraid
12 of 13 him
13 him 14 ,
14 , 15 because
15 because 16 he
16 he 17 was
17 was 18 so
18 so 19 big
19 big 20 and
20 and 21 strong
21 strong 22 .

they [tried] in [ever] so [many] [ways] to [show] him [how] [friendly] [they] [felt] and went [quite] out of their way to [do] him [favors] . 
1 they 3 in
3 in 26 .
5 so 8 to
8 to 10 him
10 him 15 and
15 and 16 went
15 and 18 out
18 out 19 of
19 of 20 their
20 their 21 way
21 way 22 to
22 to 24 him
24 him 26 .

[whenever] [they] [met] [one] [another] [,] [all] [they] [could] [talk] [about] [was] [the] [smartness] [and] [the] [greatness] [of] [buster] [bear] [.] 

" and he won't dare set any more traps for me , " [gloated] [billy] [mink] [.] 
1 " 2 and
2 and 3 he
2 and 4 won't
3 he 4 won't
4 won't 6 set
5 dare 6 set
6 set 7 any
6 set 8 more
7 any 8 more
8 more 9 traps
8 more 10 for
9 traps 10 for
10 for 11 me
10 for 12 ,
12 , 13 "

" [ah] [wish] [brer] [bear] [would] go [up] to [farmer] [brown] ['s] [henhouse] and [scare] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] so that he would keep away from there . 
1 " 7 go
1 " 14 and
7 go 9 to
14 and 20 so
20 so 21 that
21 that 22 he
22 he 23 would
23 would 24 keep
24 keep 25 away
25 away 26 from
26 from 27 there
26 from 28 .
27 there 28 .

it would be a [favor] to me [which] [ah] [cert'nly] [would] [appreciate] , " said [unc] ' [billy] [possum] when he heard the [news] . 
1 it 2 would
2 would 4 a
3 be 4 a
4 a 6 to
6 to 7 me
6 to 25 .
7 me 13 ,
7 me 17 '
13 , 14 "
14 " 15 said
17 ' 20 when
20 when 21 he
21 he 22 heard
22 heard 23 the

" let's all go [together] and [tell] [buster] [bear] [how] [much] [obliged] [we] [are] [for] what he [has] [done] , " proposed [jerry] [muskrat] [.] 
1 " 2 let's
2 let's 4 go
3 all 4 go
4 go 6 and
6 and 16 what
16 what 17 he
17 he 20 ,
20 , 21 "
21 " 22 proposed

" that 's a splendid idea ! " cried [little] [joe] [otter] . 
1 " 2 that
2 that 3 's
2 that 4 a
3 's 4 a
4 a 5 splendid
4 a 6 idea
5 splendid 6 idea
6 idea 7 !
7 ! 8 "
8 " 9 cried
9 cried 13 .

" we 'll do it right away . " 
1 " 2 we
2 we 3 'll
3 'll 5 it
4 do 5 it
5 it 7 away
6 right 7 away
7 away 8 .
8 . 9 "

" caw , caw caw ! " [broke] in [blacky] the [crow] [.] 
1 " 2 caw
2 caw 3 ,
3 , 4 caw
4 caw 5 caw
5 caw 6 !
6 ! 7 "
7 " 9 in
9 in 11 the

" [i] say , [let's] wait and see for ourselves if it is all [true] . " 
1 " 3 say
3 say 4 ,
4 , 17 "
6 wait 7 and
6 wait 8 see
8 see 9 for
8 see 10 ourselves
9 for 10 ourselves
10 ourselves 12 it
11 if 12 it
12 it 13 is
13 is 14 all
14 all 16 .
16 . 17 "

" of course it ['s] true ! " snapped [little] [joe] [otter] . 
1 " 2 of
2 of 3 course
2 of 4 it
4 it 8 "
6 true 7 !
7 ! 8 "
8 " 9 snapped
9 snapped 13 .

" don't you [believe] [i] ['m] [telling] the truth ? " 
1 " 2 don't
1 " 3 you
3 you 8 the
8 the 9 truth
9 truth 11 "
10 ? 11 "

" certainly , certainly . 
1 " 2 certainly
1 " 5 .
3 , 4 certainly
4 certainly 5 .

of course [no] [one] [doubts] your word , " replied [blacky] , with the utmost [politeness] [.] 
1 of 2 course
2 course 9 "
6 your 7 word
7 word 8 ,
8 , 9 "
9 " 10 replied
10 replied 14 the
12 , 13 with
13 with 14 the
14 the 15 utmost

" but you say [yourself] that [farmer] [brown] 's [boy] [didn't] [see] [buster] [bear] , but only his footprint . 
1 " 2 but
1 " 6 that
2 but 3 you
3 you 4 say
6 that 9 's
9 's 15 ,
15 , 16 but
16 but 18 his
17 only 18 his
18 his 19 footprint
18 his 20 .

perhaps he didn't know whose it was , and if he had he wouldn't have been afraid . 
1 perhaps 2 he
1 perhaps 3 didn't
3 didn't 5 whose
4 know 5 whose
5 whose 7 was
6 it 7 was
7 was 8 ,
7 was 9 and
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 if
9 and 11 he
11 he 12 had
12 had 13 he
13 he 14 wouldn't
13 he 15 have
15 have 17 afraid
16 been 17 afraid
17 afraid 18 .

now [i] ['ve] [got] [a] [plan] [by] [which] [we] [can] see [for] [ourselves] if he really is [afraid] [of] [buster] [bear] . " 
1 now 23 "
11 see 14 if
14 if 15 he
15 he 16 really
16 really 17 is
17 is 22 .
22 . 23 "

" what is it ? " asked [sammy] [jay] eagerly . 
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 is
3 is 4 it
4 it 5 ?
5 ? 6 "
5 ? 7 asked
6 " 7 asked
7 asked 10 eagerly
10 eagerly 11 .

blacky [the] [crow] shook his head and [winked] . 
1 blacky 4 shook
4 shook 5 his
5 his 6 head
5 his 9 .
6 head 7 and

" that 's telling , " said he . 
1 " 2 that
2 that 3 's
2 that 4 telling
4 telling 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 said
7 said 8 he
8 he 9 .

" [i] want to think it over . 
1 " 3 want
3 want 4 to
4 to 5 think
5 think 6 it
6 it 7 over
7 over 8 .

[xi] 

[blacky] [the] [crow] [tells] [his] [plan] 

blacky is [a] [dreamer] [!] 
1 blacky 2 is

blacky is a schemer ! 
1 blacky 2 is
2 is 3 a
2 is 4 schemer
3 a 4 schemer
4 schemer 5 !

his voice [is] [strong] [;] [when] [things] [go] [wrong] [blacky] [is] [a] [screamer] [!] 
1 his 2 voice

it 's a fact . 
1 it 2 's
2 's 3 a
3 a 4 fact
4 fact 5 .

blacky the [crow] [is] [forever] [dreaming] [and] [scheming] [and] [almost] [always] [it] [is] [of] [mischief] [.] 
1 blacky 2 the

[blacky] [likes] [excitement] [.] 

he wants something going on [.] 
1 he 2 wants
1 he 3 something
3 something 5 on
4 going 5 on

the [more] [exciting] it is , [the] [better] he likes [it] . 
1 the 4 it
4 it 5 is
5 is 6 ,
6 , 9 he
9 he 10 likes
9 he 12 .

then he [has] a [chance] to [use] that [harsh] [voice] of [his] , and how he [does] [use] it ! 
1 then 2 he
2 he 4 a
4 a 6 to
6 to 20 !
8 that 11 of
11 of 13 ,
13 , 14 and
13 , 19 it
14 and 15 how
15 how 16 he
19 it 20 !

in the [first] [place] he felt very [important] , and you know [blacky] [dearly] [loves] [to] [feel] [important] . 
1 in 2 the
2 the 5 he
5 he 6 felt
5 he 19 .
6 felt 7 very
7 very 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 you
11 you 12 know

on the [big] [rock] in the [smiling] [pool] [sat] [little] [joe] [otter] , [billy] [mink] , and [jerry] [muskrat] [.] 
1 on 2 the
2 the 5 in
5 in 6 the
6 the 13 ,
13 , 16 ,
16 , 17 and

on his big , green lily-pad [sat] [grandfather] [frog] . 
1 on 2 his
2 his 3 big
2 his 4 ,
4 , 5 green
5 green 6 lily-pad
6 lily-pad 10 .

on another [lily-pad] [sat] [spotty] [the] [turtle] [.] 
1 on 2 another

on the other side of the [smiling] [pool] were [reddy] [fox] , [digger] the [badger] , and [bobby] [coon] . 
1 on 2 the
2 the 3 other
3 other 4 side
3 other 20 .
4 side 5 of
4 side 14 the
5 of 6 the
6 the 9 were
9 were 12 ,
14 the 16 ,
16 , 17 and

in the [big] [hickory-tree] [were] [chatterer] the [red] [squirrel] , [happy] [jack] the [gray] [squirrel] , and [sammy] [jay] [.] 
1 in 2 the
2 the 13 the
7 the 10 ,
10 , 13 the
13 the 16 ,
16 , 17 and

blacky waited [until] [he] [was] [sure] [that] [no] [one] [else] [was] [coming] [.] 
1 blacky 2 waited

then he [cleared] his [throat] [very] [loudly] and [began] to speak . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 4 his
4 his 8 and
8 and 10 to
10 to 11 speak
11 speak 12 .

" friends , " said he . 
1 " 2 friends
2 friends 3 ,
2 friends 4 "
4 " 6 he
5 said 6 he
6 he 7 .

but no one said anything , and [blacky] went on . 
1 but 2 no
2 no 3 one
3 one 4 said
4 said 5 anything
4 said 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 9 went
9 went 10 on
10 on 11 .

perhaps he was , and then again perhaps he wasn't [.] 
1 perhaps 2 he
2 he 3 was
3 was 4 ,
4 , 5 and
5 and 6 then
6 then 8 perhaps
7 again 8 perhaps
8 perhaps 9 he
8 perhaps 10 wasn't
9 he 10 wasn't

perhaps he had something else on his mind . 
1 perhaps 2 he
2 he 3 had
2 he 4 something
4 something 5 else
5 else 6 on
5 else 7 his
6 on 7 his
7 his 8 mind
8 mind 9 .

you have made a hero of [buster] [bear] , [because] you believe [little] [joe] ['s] [story] [.] 
1 you 2 have
2 have 3 made
3 made 4 a
4 a 5 hero
4 a 6 of
6 of 9 ,
9 , 11 you
11 you 12 believe

now here is my plan : 
1 now 3 is
2 here 3 is
3 is 5 plan
4 my 5 plan
5 plan 6 :

" [to-morrow] morning , very early , [sammy] [jay] and [i] will make a great fuss [near] the edge of the [green] [forest] [.] 
1 " 3 morning
3 morning 4 ,
4 , 5 very
5 very 6 early
6 early 7 ,
7 , 10 and
7 , 18 the
10 and 12 will
12 will 13 make
13 make 14 a
14 a 15 great
14 a 16 fuss
18 the 20 of
19 edge 20 of
20 of 21 the

farmer [brown] 's boy has a lot of curiosity , and he will be sure to come over to see what it is all [about] . 
1 farmer 3 's
3 's 4 boy
3 's 26 .
5 has 6 a
6 a 7 lot
7 lot 8 of
8 of 9 curiosity
9 curiosity 10 ,
10 , 12 he
11 and 12 he
12 he 13 will
13 will 14 be
14 be 15 sure
15 sure 16 to
16 to 17 come
17 come 18 over
18 over 19 to
19 to 20 see
20 see 21 what
20 see 22 it
21 what 22 it
22 it 23 is
22 it 26 .
23 is 24 all

then we will [lead] [him] [to] [where] [buster] [bear] [is] . 
1 then 2 we
2 we 3 will
3 will 11 .

now what do you say ? " 
1 now 2 what
2 what 3 do
3 do 4 you
4 you 5 say
5 say 6 ?
6 ? 7 "

right away everybody began to talk at the same time . 
1 right 2 away
1 right 3 everybody
2 away 3 everybody
3 everybody 4 began
4 began 5 to
5 to 6 talk
5 to 7 at
7 at 8 the
8 the 9 same
8 the 10 time
9 same 10 time
10 time 11 .

it was such a simple plan that everybody agreed to it . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 4 a
3 such 4 a
4 a 5 simple
5 simple 6 plan
5 simple 7 that
6 plan 7 that
7 that 8 everybody
7 that 9 agreed
8 everybody 9 agreed
9 agreed 11 it
10 to 11 it
11 it 12 .

so it was agreed that [blacky] [should] [try] [his] [plan] the very next morning . 
1 so 2 it
2 it 3 was
2 it 5 that
3 was 4 agreed
5 that 15 .
11 the 12 very
12 very 13 next
13 next 14 morning
14 morning 15 .

[xii] 

[farmer] [brown's] [boy] [and] [buster] [bear] [grow] [curious] 

what was he watching for ? 
1 what 2 was
2 was 4 watching
3 he 4 watching
4 watching 5 for
4 watching 6 ?
5 for 6 ?

why , [for] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] to [come] out [on] his way to milk the cows . 
1 why 2 ,
2 , 8 to
8 to 10 out
10 out 12 his
12 his 14 to
13 way 14 to
14 to 16 the
15 milk 16 the
16 the 17 cows
16 the 18 .
17 cows 18 .

by and by the [back] [door] of [farmer] [brown] 's house [opened] , and out [stepped] [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 
1 by 2 and
2 and 3 by
3 by 4 the
4 the 7 of
7 of 10 's
10 's 11 house
10 's 21 .
11 house 13 ,
13 , 14 and
14 and 15 out
19 's 20 boy
20 boy 21 .

in each hand he carried a milk pail . 
1 in 2 each
2 each 3 hand
2 each 4 he
4 he 5 carried
5 carried 6 a
5 carried 7 milk
6 a 7 milk
7 milk 8 pail
8 pail 9 .

right [away] [blacky] [began] to [scream] [at] the top of his lungs . 
1 right 5 to
5 to 8 the
8 the 9 top
9 top 10 of
10 of 11 his
10 of 12 lungs
12 lungs 13 .

" caw , caw , caw ! " shouted [blacky] . 
1 " 2 caw
2 caw 3 ,
3 , 4 caw
4 caw 5 ,
5 , 6 caw
6 caw 7 !
7 ! 8 "
8 " 9 shouted
9 shouted 11 .

" caw , caw , caw ! " 
1 " 2 caw
2 caw 3 ,
3 , 4 caw
4 caw 5 ,
5 , 6 caw
6 caw 7 !
7 ! 8 "

no , [sir] , he started straight for the barn . 
1 no 2 ,
2 , 4 ,
4 , 5 he
5 he 6 started
6 started 8 for
7 straight 8 for
8 for 10 barn
9 the 10 barn
10 barn 11 .

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 .

so , when [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] started for the [barn] [instead] of for the [green] [forest] , [blacky] [didn't] know what to make of it . 
1 so 2 ,
2 , 3 when
2 , 10 the
8 started 9 for
9 for 10 the
10 the 13 of
13 of 14 for
14 for 15 the
15 the 18 ,
18 , 21 know
21 know 27 .
22 what 23 to
23 to 24 make
24 make 25 of
25 of 26 it
26 it 27 .

when [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [disappeared] [in] the [barn] [,] [chatterer] [the] [red] [squirrel] [snickered] [right] [out] [loud] [.] 
1 when 8 the

" [ha] , ha , ha ! 
1 " 3 ,
3 , 5 ,
4 ha 5 ,
5 , 6 ha
5 , 7 !

this is a great plan of yours , [blacky] [!] 
1 this 2 is
2 is 4 great
3 a 4 great
4 great 6 of
5 plan 6 of
6 of 7 yours
6 of 8 ,

ha , ha , ha ! " he shouted . 
1 ha 2 ,
2 , 3 ha
3 ha 4 ,
4 , 5 ha
5 ha 6 !
6 ! 7 "
7 " 8 he
8 he 9 shouted
9 shouted 10 .

[blacky] [couldn't] [find] [a] [word] [to] [say] [.] 

he just hung his head , which is something [blacky] [seldom] [does] . 
1 he 2 just
2 just 3 hung
2 just 4 his
4 his 5 head
4 his 6 ,
6 , 7 which
7 which 8 is
8 is 9 something
9 something 13 .

so it was [decided] to wait . 
1 so 2 it
2 it 3 was
3 was 5 to
5 to 6 wait
6 wait 7 .

it [seemed] [as] [if] [farmer] [brown] 's boy never would come out , but at last he did . 
1 it 7 's
7 's 9 never
8 boy 9 never
9 never 10 would
10 would 11 come
11 come 12 out
12 out 13 ,
13 , 14 but
14 but 15 at
15 at 16 last
16 last 17 he
17 he 18 did
18 did 19 .

blacky and [sammy] [jay] [at] [once] [began] [to] [scream] [and] [make] [all] [the] [fuss] [they] [could] [.] 
1 blacky 2 and

farmer [brown] 's boy [took] [the] [two] [pails] [of] [milk] [into] [the] [house] , [then] [out] he [came] [and] started straight for the [green] [forest] . 
1 farmer 3 's
3 's 4 boy
3 's 26 .
4 boy 14 ,
14 , 17 he
17 he 20 started
20 started 22 for
21 straight 22 for
22 for 23 the

he was [so] [curious] to know what it all meant [that] [he] [couldn't] [wait] [another] [minute] . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 5 to
5 to 6 know
6 know 7 what
7 what 8 it
8 it 9 all
8 it 10 meant
10 meant 17 .

now there was some one else with a great deal of curiosity also . 
1 now 2 there
2 there 4 some
3 was 4 some
4 some 6 else
5 one 6 else
6 else 7 with
6 else 8 a
7 with 8 a
8 a 9 great
8 a 10 deal
10 deal 12 curiosity
11 of 12 curiosity
12 curiosity 13 also
13 also 14 .

he had heard the screaming of [blacky] the [crow] and [sammy] [jay] , and he had listened until he couldn't stand it another minute . 
1 he 2 had
2 had 3 heard
2 had 4 the
4 the 5 screaming
4 the 6 of
6 of 8 the
8 the 10 and
10 and 13 ,
13 , 14 and
14 and 15 he
15 he 16 had
16 had 17 listened
17 listened 18 until
18 until 19 he
18 until 20 couldn't
20 couldn't 21 stand
20 couldn't 22 it
22 it 23 another
23 another 24 minute
23 another 25 .

he just had to know what it was all about . 
1 he 2 just
2 just 3 had
3 had 4 to
4 to 5 know
5 know 6 what
6 what 7 it
7 it 8 was
8 was 9 all
8 was 10 about
10 about 11 .

he walked very softly so as not to make a sound . 
1 he 2 walked
2 walked 4 softly
3 very 4 softly
4 softly 5 so
4 softly 6 as
6 as 7 not
6 as 8 to
8 to 10 a
9 make 10 a
10 a 11 sound
10 a 12 .
11 sound 12 .

it was [buster] [bear] . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 5 .

[xiii] 

[farmer] [brown's] [boy] [and] [buster] [bear] [meet] 

if you [should] [meet] with [buster] [bear] [while] [walking] through the [wood] , [what] would you [do] ? 
1 if 2 you
2 you 5 with
5 with 18 ?
10 through 11 the
11 the 13 ,
13 , 15 would
15 would 16 you
16 you 18 ?

now tell me [true] , [i] ['d] [run] the best [i] [could] . 
1 now 2 tell
2 tell 3 me
3 me 5 ,
5 , 9 the
9 the 10 best
10 best 13 .

[farmer] [brown] [had] [laughed] [and] [laughed] [.] 

if you want to [find] [mr] [bear] , you will have to go to the [great] [woods] . 
1 if 2 you
2 you 3 want
3 want 4 to
4 to 8 ,
8 , 9 you
9 you 10 will
10 will 12 to
11 have 12 to
12 to 13 go
12 to 18 .
13 go 14 to
14 to 15 the

i don't know who [made] that [footprint] , but it [certainly] couldn't have been a [bear] [.] 
1 i 2 don't
2 don't 3 know
2 don't 6 that
3 know 4 who
6 that 8 ,
8 , 9 but
9 but 10 it
10 it 12 couldn't
10 it 13 have
13 have 14 been
14 been 15 a

i think you must have imagined it . " 
1 i 2 think
2 think 3 you
3 you 4 must
4 must 5 have
5 have 7 it
6 imagined 7 it
7 it 8 .
8 . 9 "

[buster] [bear] [had] [come] [to] [live] [in] [the] [green] [forest] [,] [and] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [had] [seen] [his] [footprint] [.] 

it was very exciting , the most exciting thing they could remember . 
1 it 2 was
1 it 13 .
2 was 3 very
3 very 5 ,
4 exciting 5 ,
5 , 6 the
5 , 7 most
6 the 7 most
7 most 8 exciting
8 exciting 10 they
9 thing 10 they
10 they 12 remember
11 could 12 remember

every one was so busy [watching] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] that [no] [one] [saw] [buster] [coming] [from] [the] [other] [direction] [.] 
1 every 2 one
2 one 4 so
3 was 4 so
4 so 5 busy
5 busy 11 that

you see , [buster] [walked] very [softly] [.] 
1 you 2 see
1 you 3 ,
2 see 3 ,
3 , 6 very

big as he is , he can walk without making the teeniest , weeniest sound . 
1 big 2 as
2 as 3 he
3 he 4 is
4 is 5 ,
4 is 6 he
5 , 6 he
6 he 7 can
6 he 8 walk
7 can 8 walk
8 walk 9 without
9 without 10 making
9 without 11 the
11 the 12 teeniest
11 the 13 ,
13 , 14 weeniest
13 , 15 sound
15 sound 16 .

then [everybody] [held] [their] [breath] , [even] [blacky] the [crow] [and] [sammy] [jay] [.] 
1 then 6 ,
6 , 9 the

for just a little minute it was so still there in the [green] [forest] [that] not the least little sound [could] [be] [heard] . 
1 for 2 just
2 just 4 little
3 a 4 little
4 little 5 minute
4 little 6 it
5 minute 6 it
6 it 7 was
6 it 8 so
8 so 10 there
9 still 10 there
10 there 11 in
10 there 12 the
12 the 19 little
16 not 17 the
17 the 18 least
18 least 19 little
19 little 20 sound
19 little 24 .
20 sound 24 .

what was going to happen ? 
1 what 2 was
1 what 3 going
3 going 5 happen
4 to 5 happen
5 happen 6 ?

[xiv] 

[a] [surprising] [thing] [happens] 

blacky [the] [crow] [and] [sammy] [jay] [,] [looking] [down] [from] the top of a tall tree , held their breath . 
1 blacky 11 the
11 the 12 top
11 the 13 of
13 of 14 a
14 a 15 tall
14 a 16 tree
16 tree 17 ,
17 , 18 held
18 held 20 breath
19 their 20 breath
20 breath 21 .

happy [jack] [the] [gray] [squirrel] and [his] [cousin] [,] [chatterer] [the] [red] [squirrel] [,] [looking] [down] [from] [another] [tree] [,] [held] [their] [breath] [.] 
1 happy 6 and

unc ' [billy] [possum] [,] [sticking] [his] [head] [out] [from] [a] [hollow] [tree] [,] [held] [his] [breath] [.] 
1 unc 2 '

[bobby] [coon] [,] [looking] [through] [a] [hole] [in] [a] [hollow] [stump] [in] [which] [he] [was] [hiding] [,] [held] [his] [breath] [.] 

reddy [fox] , [lying] [flat] [down] [behind] a [heap] [of] [brush] , [held] his breath . 
1 reddy 3 ,
3 , 8 a
8 a 12 ,
12 , 14 his
14 his 15 breath
15 breath 16 .

peter [rabbit] [,] [sitting] [bolt] [upright] [under] [a] [thick] [hemlock] [branch] , [with] [eyes] and [ears] [wide] [open] , [held] his breath . 
1 peter 12 ,
12 , 15 and
12 , 21 his
15 and 19 ,
21 his 22 breath
22 breath 23 .

and all the other little people who happened to be where they could see did the same thing . 
1 and 2 all
2 all 3 the
2 all 4 other
4 other 5 little
4 other 6 people
5 little 6 people
6 people 7 who
7 who 8 happened
7 who 9 to
9 to 10 be
10 be 11 where
10 be 12 they
12 they 13 could
12 they 14 see
14 see 16 the
15 did 16 the
16 the 17 same
16 the 18 thing
18 thing 19 .

you see , it was the most exciting moment ever was in the [green] [forest] . 
1 you 2 see
2 see 3 ,
2 see 4 it
4 it 5 was
4 it 16 .
5 was 6 the
5 was 7 most
7 most 9 moment
8 exciting 9 moment
9 moment 10 ever
9 moment 11 was
10 ever 11 was
11 was 12 in
11 was 13 the

then something happened . 
1 then 2 something
2 something 3 happened
3 happened 4 .

yes , [sir] , something [happened] . 
1 yes 2 ,
2 , 4 ,
4 , 5 something
5 something 7 .

farmer [brown] 's boy opened his mouth [and] [yelled] ! 
1 farmer 3 's
3 's 4 boy
3 's 10 !
5 opened 6 his
6 his 7 mouth
7 mouth 10 !

and that yell was a yell of fright . 
1 and 2 that
2 that 3 yell
2 that 4 was
4 was 5 a
5 a 7 of
6 yell 7 of
7 of 8 fright
8 fright 9 .

there [wasn't] [any] [doubt] [that] he was afraid , very much afraid . 
1 there 6 he
6 he 7 was
7 was 8 afraid
7 was 13 .
9 , 10 very
10 very 11 much
11 much 12 afraid
12 afraid 13 .

everybody leaned forward to watch him . 
1 everybody 2 leaned
2 leaned 3 forward
3 forward 5 watch
4 to 5 watch
5 watch 6 him
5 watch 7 .

" what did [i] tell you ? 
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 did
3 did 5 tell
5 tell 6 you
6 you 7 ?

didn't [i] [say] that he was afraid of [buster] [bear] ? " cried [little] [joe] [otter] , [dancing] [about] with [excitement] . 
1 didn't 4 that
4 that 22 .
5 he 6 was
6 was 7 afraid
6 was 22 .
7 afraid 8 of
8 of 11 ?
11 ? 12 "
12 " 13 cried
13 cried 17 ,
17 , 20 with

" you were right , [little] [joe] ! 
1 " 2 you
1 " 5 ,
2 you 3 were
3 were 4 right
5 , 8 !

i 'm sorry that [i] [doubted] it [.] 
1 i 2 'm
1 i 4 that
2 'm 3 sorry
4 that 7 it

see him [go] ! 
1 see 2 him
2 him 4 !

caw , caw , caw ! " shrieked [blacky] the [crow] [.] 
1 caw 2 ,
2 , 3 caw
3 caw 4 ,
4 , 5 caw
5 caw 6 !
6 ! 7 "
7 " 8 shrieked
8 shrieked 10 the

for a minute or two everybody forgot about [buster] [bear] [.] 
1 for 2 a
2 a 3 minute
2 a 4 or
4 or 5 two
4 or 6 everybody
6 everybody 7 forgot
7 forgot 8 about

then there was a great crash which made everybody turn to look the other way . 
1 then 2 there
2 there 3 was
3 was 4 a
4 a 5 great
5 great 6 crash
5 great 7 which
7 which 9 everybody
8 made 9 everybody
9 everybody 10 turn
9 everybody 11 to
10 turn 11 to
11 to 12 look
12 look 13 the
13 the 14 other
13 the 15 way
15 way 16 .

what do you think they saw ? 
1 what 2 do
2 do 3 you
3 you 4 think
3 you 5 they
5 they 6 saw
6 saw 7 ?

why , [buster] [bear] was running away too , and he was [running] twice as fast as [farmer] [brown] 's boy ! 
1 why 2 ,
2 , 11 he
2 , 20 's
5 was 6 running
6 running 7 away
7 away 9 ,
8 too 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 he
11 he 12 was
11 he 15 as
12 was 14 twice
15 as 16 fast
16 fast 17 as
20 's 22 !
21 boy 22 !

he bumped into trees and crashed through bushes and jumped over logs , and in almost no time at all he was out of sight . 
1 he 2 bumped
2 bumped 3 into
2 bumped 4 trees
4 trees 5 and
5 and 6 crashed
5 and 7 through
7 through 8 bushes
8 bushes 9 and
8 bushes 10 jumped
10 jumped 11 over
10 jumped 12 logs
11 over 12 logs
12 logs 13 ,
13 , 15 in
14 and 15 in
15 in 16 almost
15 in 17 no
17 no 18 time
17 no 19 at
19 at 20 all
20 all 22 was
21 he 22 was
22 was 23 out
22 was 24 of
23 out 24 of
24 of 25 sight
25 sight 26 .

altogether it was the most surprising thing that the little people of the [green] [forest] [ever] [had] [seen] [.] 
1 altogether 2 it
2 it 3 was
3 was 4 the
4 the 5 most
5 most 7 thing
6 surprising 7 thing
7 thing 8 that
8 that 9 the
9 the 10 little
10 little 11 people
11 people 12 of
12 of 13 the

[[] [illustration] [:] [buster] [bear] [was] [running] [away] [,] [too] [.] 

page @number@ . []] 
1 page 2 @number@
2 @number@ 3 .

then [little] [joe] gave a [funny] little gasp . 
1 then 4 gave
4 gave 5 a
5 a 8 gasp
7 little 8 gasp
8 gasp 9 .

" why , why-e-e ! " said he , " [i] [believe] [buster] [bear] is [afraid] too ! " 
1 " 2 why
2 why 4 why-e-e
3 , 4 why-e-e
4 why-e-e 6 "
5 ! 6 "
6 " 7 said
6 " 8 he
8 he 9 ,
9 , 10 "
9 , 15 is
15 is 19 "
17 too 18 !
18 ! 19 "

unc ' [billy] [possum] [chuckled] [.] 
1 unc 2 '

" ah believe yo ' are right [again] , [brer] [otter] , " said he . 
1 " 2 ah
1 " 3 believe
2 ah 3 believe
3 believe 4 yo
4 yo 5 '
5 ' 6 are
5 ' 7 right
7 right 9 ,
9 , 12 ,
12 , 13 "
13 " 14 said
14 said 15 he
15 he 16 .

" it cert'nly does look so . 
1 " 2 it
1 " 3 cert'nly
3 cert'nly 5 look
4 does 5 look
5 look 6 so
5 look 7 .

if [brer] [bear] [isn't] [scared] [,] he must have [remembered] something [impo'tant] [and] [has] [gone] to [attend] to it in a [powerful] hurry . " 
1 if 7 he
7 he 8 must
8 must 9 have
9 have 11 something
9 have 18 to
11 something 16 to
18 to 19 it
19 it 20 in
20 in 21 a
21 a 23 hurry
23 hurry 24 .
24 . 25 "

then everybody began to laugh . 
1 then 2 everybody
1 then 3 began
3 began 4 to
4 to 5 laugh
5 laugh 6 .

[xv] 

[buster] [bear] [is] [a] [fallen] [hero] 

that was the way with [buster] [bear] [.] 
1 that 2 was
2 was 3 the
3 the 4 way
4 way 5 with

at least some of them had . 
1 at 2 least
2 least 3 some
2 least 4 of
3 some 4 of
4 of 6 had
5 them 6 had
6 had 7 .

it was hard to believe , but it was true . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 hard
3 hard 4 to
4 to 5 believe
5 believe 6 ,
6 , 7 but
7 but 8 it
8 it 9 was
9 was 10 true
10 true 11 .

and right away everybody lost a great deal of the respect for [buster] [which] [they] [had] [felt] [.] 
1 and 2 right
2 right 3 away
2 right 4 everybody
3 away 4 everybody
4 everybody 5 lost
5 lost 7 great
6 a 7 great
7 great 8 deal
7 great 9 of
9 of 10 the
9 of 11 respect
11 respect 12 for

it is always that way . 
1 it 2 is
2 is 3 always
3 always 4 that
4 that 5 way
4 that 6 .
5 way 6 .

they began to say unkind things about him . 
1 they 2 began
2 began 4 say
3 to 4 say
4 say 5 unkind
4 say 6 things
5 unkind 6 things
6 things 8 him
7 about 8 him
8 him 9 .

a dozen times a day [buster] [would] [hear] [them] [screaming] [this] [.] 
1 a 2 dozen
2 dozen 3 times
3 times 4 a
3 times 5 day
4 a 5 day

he would [grind] his [teeth] and [glare] [up] at [them] , but that was all he could do . 
1 he 2 would
2 would 4 his
4 his 6 and
6 and 9 at
9 at 11 ,
11 , 12 but
12 but 13 that
13 that 14 was
14 was 15 all
15 all 16 he
16 he 17 could
17 could 18 do
18 do 19 .

he couldn't get at them . 
1 he 2 couldn't
2 couldn't 3 get
3 get 4 at
3 get 5 them
4 at 5 them
5 them 6 .

he just had to stand it and do nothing . 
1 he 2 just
2 just 3 had
3 had 4 to
4 to 6 it
5 stand 6 it
6 it 7 and
7 and 8 do
7 and 9 nothing
8 do 9 nothing
9 nothing 10 .

he gave a [deep] , [angry] [growl] that [made] [little] [shivers] [run] over [chatterer] , and then suddenly he [started] [up] that [tree] [after] [chatterer] . 
1 he 2 gave
2 gave 3 a
3 a 5 ,
5 , 19 he
8 that 13 over
13 over 15 ,
15 , 16 and
16 and 17 then
16 and 19 he
17 then 18 suddenly
19 he 22 that
22 that 26 .

with a [frightened] little [shriek] [chatterer] [scampered] to the top of the tree . 
1 with 2 a
2 a 4 little
4 little 8 to
8 to 9 the
9 the 10 top
10 top 11 of
11 of 12 the
12 the 13 tree
13 tree 14 .

he hadn't known that [buster] [could] [climb] [.] 
1 he 2 hadn't
2 hadn't 3 known
2 hadn't 4 that

how [chatterer] [did] [wish] [that] he had kept his tongue still ! 
1 how 6 he
6 he 7 had
7 had 8 kept
8 kept 9 his
8 kept 10 tongue
9 his 10 tongue
10 tongue 11 still
10 tongue 12 !

the worst of it was [there] [wasn't] [another] [tree] [near] enough for him to [jump] [to] . 
1 the 2 worst
2 worst 3 of
3 of 4 it
4 it 5 was
5 was 11 enough
11 enough 12 for
12 for 13 him
13 him 14 to
14 to 17 .

he was in [trouble] this time , was [chatterer] , [sure] [enough] [!] 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 in
2 was 7 ,
3 in 5 this
5 this 6 time
7 , 8 was
8 was 10 ,

and there was no one to help him . 
1 and 2 there
2 there 3 was
3 was 4 no
4 no 5 one
5 one 6 to
6 to 7 help
7 help 8 him
8 him 9 .

[xvi] 

[chatterer] [the] [red] [squirrel] [jumps] [for] [his] [life] 

it isn't very often [that] [chatterer] the [red] [squirrel] [knows] [fear] [.] 
1 it 2 isn't
1 it 7 the
2 isn't 3 very
2 isn't 4 often

that is one reason that he is so often impudent and saucy [.] 
1 that 2 is
2 is 3 one
2 is 4 reason
3 one 4 reason
4 reason 5 that
4 reason 6 he
5 that 6 he
6 he 7 is
6 he 8 so
8 so 10 impudent
9 often 10 impudent
10 impudent 11 and
10 impudent 12 saucy

but once in a while a great fear takes possession of him , as when he [knows] [that] [shadow] [the] [weasel] is [looking] for him . 
1 but 2 once
2 once 3 in
2 once 4 a
4 a 6 a
5 while 6 a
6 a 8 fear
7 great 8 fear
8 fear 9 takes
8 fear 10 possession
9 takes 10 possession
10 possession 11 of
11 of 13 ,
12 him 13 ,
13 , 14 as
13 , 15 when
15 when 16 he
16 he 22 is
22 is 24 for
24 for 25 him
25 him 26 .

you see , he knows that [shadow] [can] [go] [wherever] he can go . 
1 you 2 see
2 see 3 ,
3 , 4 he
3 , 5 knows
4 he 5 knows
5 knows 6 that
6 that 11 he
11 he 13 go
12 can 13 go
13 go 14 .

if only he had kept his tongue still [instead] [of] [saying] [hateful] [things] [to] [buster] [bear] ! 
1 if 2 only
2 only 3 he
3 he 4 had
4 had 5 kept
5 kept 6 his
5 kept 7 tongue
6 his 7 tongue
7 tongue 8 still
7 tongue 17 !

if only he had known that [buster] [could] [climb] [a] [tree] [!] 
1 if 2 only
2 only 3 he
3 he 4 had
4 had 5 known
5 known 6 that

if only he had [chosen] [a] [tree] [near] enough to [other] [trees] [for] him [to] [jump] [across] ! 
1 if 2 only
2 only 3 he
3 he 4 had
4 had 9 enough
9 enough 10 to
10 to 14 him
14 him 18 !

chatterer was [in] [the] [worst] [kind] [of] [trouble] [,] [and] [there] [was] [no] [one] [to] [blame] [but] [himself] [.] 
1 chatterer 2 was

that is [usually] the [case] [with] [those] [who] [get] [into] trouble . 
1 that 2 is
2 is 4 the
4 the 11 trouble
11 trouble 12 .

nearer and nearer came [buster] [bear] [,] [and] [deeper] [and] [angrier] [sounded] [his] [voice] [.] 
1 nearer 2 and
2 and 3 nearer
2 and 4 came

chatterer gave a little frightened gasp and looked this way and looked that way . 
1 chatterer 2 gave
2 gave 3 a
3 a 5 frightened
4 little 5 frightened
5 frightened 6 gasp
6 gasp 7 and
6 gasp 8 looked
7 and 8 looked
8 looked 9 this
9 this 10 way
10 way 11 and
11 and 12 looked
12 looked 13 that
13 that 14 way
14 way 15 .

what should he do ? 
1 what 2 should
2 should 4 do
3 he 4 do
4 do 5 ?

what could he do ! 
1 what 2 could
2 could 3 he
2 could 4 do
3 he 4 do
4 do 5 !

the ground seemed a terrible distance below . 
1 the 2 ground
2 ground 4 a
3 seemed 4 a
4 a 6 distance
5 terrible 6 distance
6 distance 7 below
6 distance 8 .
7 below 8 .

if only he had [wings] [like] [sammy] [jay] [!] 
1 if 2 only
2 only 3 he
3 he 4 had

but he hadn't . 
1 but 2 he
2 he 3 hadn't
3 hadn't 4 .

" [gr-r-r-r] ! " growled [buster] [bear] [.] 
1 " 3 !
3 ! 4 "
4 " 5 growled

" [i] 'll teach you manners ! 
1 " 3 'll
3 'll 5 you
4 teach 5 you
5 you 7 !
6 manners 7 !

i 'll teach you to [treat] [your] [betters] with [respect] [!] 
1 i 2 'll
2 'll 3 teach
3 teach 4 you
4 you 5 to
5 to 9 with

i ['ll] [swallow] you [whole] , that 's what [i] 'll do . 
1 i 4 you
4 you 6 ,
6 , 7 that
7 that 8 's
7 that 9 what
9 what 11 'll
11 'll 12 do
11 'll 13 .
12 do 13 .

gr-r-r-r ! " 
1 gr-r-r-r 2 !
2 ! 3 "

" oh ! " cried [chatterer] . 
1 " 2 oh
2 oh 3 !
3 ! 4 "
4 " 5 cried
5 cried 7 .

" [gr-r-r-r] ! 
1 " 3 !

i 'll eat you [all] up to the last hair on your tail ! " growled [buster] , [scrambling] a little nearer . 
1 i 2 'll
2 'll 3 eat
2 'll 4 you
4 you 6 up
4 you 18 ,
6 up 7 to
6 up 8 the
8 the 9 last
8 the 10 hair
9 last 10 hair
10 hair 12 your
11 on 12 your
12 your 13 tail
13 tail 14 !
14 ! 15 "
15 " 16 growled
18 , 20 a
20 a 21 little
20 a 23 .
21 little 22 nearer

" oh ! 
1 " 2 oh
2 oh 3 !

oh ! " cried [chatterer] , and ran [out] to the very tip of the little branch to which he had been clinging . 
1 oh 2 !
2 ! 3 "
3 " 4 cried
4 cried 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 ran
8 ran 10 to
10 to 11 the
11 the 12 very
12 very 13 tip
12 very 14 of
13 tip 14 of
14 of 15 the
14 of 16 little
15 the 16 little
16 little 17 branch
17 branch 19 which
18 to 19 which
19 which 21 had
20 he 21 had
21 had 22 been
22 been 23 clinging
22 been 24 .

but [chatterer] didn't [think] [of] [that] . 
1 but 3 didn't
3 didn't 7 .

he did it [now] . 
1 he 2 did
2 did 3 it
3 it 5 .

and then there was his [tail] , that [funny] [little] [tail] he is so fond of [jerking] [when] he [scolds] [.] 
1 and 2 then
1 and 7 ,
2 then 3 there
3 there 4 was
4 was 5 his
7 , 8 that
7 , 19 he
8 that 12 he
12 he 13 is
13 is 15 fond
14 so 15 fond
15 fond 16 of

this helped him too . 
1 this 2 helped
1 this 3 him
2 helped 3 him
3 him 4 too
4 too 5 .

it [helped] [him] [keep] [his] [balance] [and] [keep] [from] [turning] over and over . 
1 it 11 over
11 over 12 and
12 and 13 over
13 over 14 .

down , down , [down] he [sailed] and [landed] on his feet . 
1 down 2 ,
2 , 3 down
3 down 4 ,
4 , 6 he
6 he 8 and
8 and 10 on
10 on 11 his
11 his 12 feet
12 feet 13 .

of course , he [hit] the ground [pretty] [hard] , and for [just] a second [he] [quite] [lost] his breath . 
1 of 2 course
2 course 3 ,
3 , 4 he
4 he 6 the
6 the 7 ground
6 the 10 ,
10 , 11 and
10 , 19 his
11 and 12 for
12 for 14 a
14 a 15 second
19 his 20 breath
20 breath 21 .

but it was only for a second , and then he was [scurrying] off as fast as [a] [frightened] [squirrel] could . 
1 but 2 it
2 it 3 was
2 it 4 only
4 only 5 for
5 for 6 a
6 a 7 second
7 second 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 then
9 and 11 he
11 he 12 was
11 he 22 .
14 off 15 as
15 as 16 fast
16 fast 17 as
17 as 21 could
21 could 22 .

buster [bear] [watched] [him] [and] grinned [.] 
1 buster 6 grinned

[xvii] 

[buster] [bear] [goes] [berrying] 

buster [bear] is [a] [great] [hand] [to] [talk] [to] [himself] [when] [he] [thinks] [no] [one] [is] [around] [to] [overhear] [.] 
1 buster 3 is

it 's a habit . 
1 it 2 's
2 's 3 a
2 's 4 habit
4 habit 5 .

however , it isn't a bad habit unless it is carried too far . 
1 however 2 ,
2 , 3 it
3 it 5 a
4 isn't 5 a
5 a 7 habit
6 bad 7 habit
7 habit 9 it
8 unless 9 it
9 it 10 is
10 is 11 carried
10 is 12 too
11 carried 12 too
12 too 13 far
12 too 14 .

any [habit] [becomes] [bad] , [if] it is carried too far . 
1 any 5 ,
5 , 7 it
7 it 8 is
8 is 9 carried
8 is 10 too
9 carried 10 too
10 too 11 far
10 too 12 .
11 far 12 .

suppose you had a [secret] , a [real] [secret] , [something] [that] [nobody] [else] [knew] and that you didn't want [anybody] [else] to know . 
1 suppose 2 you
2 you 3 had
3 had 4 a
4 a 6 ,
6 , 7 a
7 a 10 ,
10 , 16 and
16 and 17 that
17 that 18 you
18 you 25 .
19 didn't 20 want
20 want 23 to
23 to 24 know
24 know 25 .

and suppose you had the habit of talking to yourself . 
1 and 2 suppose
2 suppose 3 you
2 suppose 4 had
3 you 4 had
4 had 6 habit
5 the 6 habit
6 habit 7 of
6 habit 8 talking
7 of 8 talking
8 talking 9 to
8 talking 10 yourself
9 to 10 yourself
10 yourself 11 .

then there wouldn't be any [secret] [.] 
1 then 2 there
2 there 4 be
3 wouldn't 4 be
4 be 5 any

that is the way that [a] [habit] [which] [isn't] [bad] [in] [itself] [can] [become] [bad] when it is carried too far . 
1 that 2 is
2 is 4 way
3 the 4 way
4 way 5 that
5 that 22 .
16 when 17 it
17 it 18 is
18 is 19 carried
18 is 20 too
19 carried 20 too
20 too 21 far
20 too 22 .

now [buster] [bear] had [lived] [by] [himself] [in] the [great] [woods] [so] [long] [that] [this] [habit] of [talking] [to] himself [had] [grown] and [grown] [.] 
1 now 4 had
4 had 9 the
9 the 17 of
17 of 20 himself
20 himself 23 and

he did it just to keep from [being] [lonesome] [.] 
1 he 2 did
2 did 3 it
3 it 4 just
4 just 5 to
5 to 6 keep
6 keep 7 from

of course , when he came down to the [green] [forest] to live , he brought all his habits with him . 
1 of 2 course
2 course 3 ,
3 , 4 when
4 when 5 he
5 he 6 came
6 came 8 to
7 down 8 to
8 to 9 the
9 the 12 to
12 to 14 ,
13 live 14 ,
14 , 15 he
15 he 16 brought
16 brought 18 his
17 all 18 his
18 his 19 habits
19 habits 21 him
20 with 21 him
21 him 22 .

that is one thing about habits , you always take them with you wherever you go . 
1 that 2 is
2 is 3 one
2 is 4 thing
4 thing 5 about
5 about 6 habits
5 about 7 ,
6 habits 7 ,
7 , 8 you
8 you 9 always
8 you 10 take
9 always 10 take
10 take 12 with
11 them 12 with
12 with 13 you
13 you 15 you
14 wherever 15 you
15 you 16 go
15 you 17 .

" [i] [find] [my] [appetite] [isn't] what it ought to be . 
1 " 7 what
7 what 8 it
8 it 10 to
9 ought 10 to
10 to 11 be
11 be 12 .

i need a change . 
1 i 2 need
2 need 3 a
3 a 4 change
4 change 5 .

yes , [sir] , [i] [need] a [change] [.] 
1 yes 2 ,
2 , 4 ,
4 , 7 a

there is something [i] [ought] to have at this time of year , and [i] haven't got it . 
1 there 2 is
2 is 3 something
3 something 6 to
6 to 7 have
7 have 19 .
8 at 9 this
9 this 10 time
10 time 11 of
11 of 12 year
12 year 13 ,
13 , 14 and
14 and 18 it
16 haven't 17 got
17 got 18 it
18 it 19 .

there is something [that] [i] [used] to have and [don't] [have] now . 
1 there 2 is
2 is 3 something
3 something 7 to
7 to 8 have
8 have 13 .
9 and 12 now
12 now 13 .

ha ! 
1 ha 2 !

i know ! 
1 i 2 know
2 know 3 !

i need some fresh fruit . 
1 i 3 some
2 need 3 some
3 some 4 fresh
3 some 5 fruit
4 fresh 5 fruit
5 fruit 6 .

that 's it [fresh] [fruit] [!] 
1 that 2 's
2 's 3 it

it must be [about] [berry] [time] now , and [i] ['d] [forgotten] all about it . 
1 it 2 must
2 must 3 be
3 be 7 now
7 now 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 13 all
13 all 14 about
14 about 15 it
15 it 16 .

my , my , my , how good some berries would taste ! 
1 my 2 ,
2 , 3 my
3 my 4 ,
4 , 5 my
5 my 6 ,
6 , 7 how
7 how 9 some
8 good 9 some
9 some 10 berries
10 berries 11 would
10 berries 12 taste
12 taste 13 !

now if [i] [were] [back] [up] [there] [in] [the] [great] [woods] [i] could [have] [all] [i] could eat . 
1 now 2 if
2 if 13 could
13 could 19 .
17 could 18 eat
18 eat 19 .

um-m-m-m ! 
1 um-m-m-m 2 !

makes my mouth water just to think of it . 
1 makes 2 my
2 my 3 mouth
2 my 4 water
4 water 5 just
4 water 6 to
6 to 7 think
7 think 8 of
8 of 9 it
9 it 10 .

there ought to be some up [in] the [old] [pasture] [.] 
1 there 2 ought
2 ought 3 to
3 to 4 be
4 be 5 some
4 be 6 up
6 up 8 the

there ought to be a lot of ' em up there . 
1 there 2 ought
2 ought 3 to
2 ought 4 be
3 to 4 be
4 be 5 a
4 be 6 lot
6 lot 7 of
6 lot 8 '
8 ' 9 em
9 em 10 up
9 em 11 there
11 there 12 .

if [i] [wasn't] afraid [that] some one would [see] [me] , [i] 'd go up there . " 
1 if 6 some
4 afraid 6 some
6 some 7 one
7 one 8 would
8 would 11 ,
11 , 18 "
13 'd 14 go
14 go 15 up
14 go 16 there
16 there 17 .
17 . 18 "

buster sighed . 
1 buster 2 sighed
2 sighed 3 .

then he sighed [again] . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 sighed
3 sighed 5 .

the more he thought about [those] [berries] he felt sure were [growing] in the [old] [pasture] , the more he wanted [some] . 
1 the 2 more
1 the 8 he
2 more 3 he
3 he 4 thought
4 thought 5 about
8 he 9 felt
8 he 23 .
9 felt 10 sure
11 were 13 in
13 in 14 the
14 the 17 ,
17 , 18 the
18 the 19 more
18 the 20 he
20 he 21 wanted
21 wanted 23 .

it seemed to him that [never] in all his life had he [wanted] [berries] as he did [now] . 
1 it 2 seemed
1 it 3 to
3 to 4 him
3 to 15 as
4 him 5 that
4 him 7 in
7 in 9 his
8 all 9 his
9 his 11 had
10 life 11 had
11 had 12 he
15 as 16 he
16 he 17 did
17 did 19 .

he wandered about uneasily . 
1 he 2 wandered
2 wandered 3 about
2 wandered 4 uneasily
4 uneasily 5 .

he was [hungry] [hungry] for [berries] and nothing [else] . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 5 for
5 for 10 .
7 and 8 nothing
8 nothing 10 .

by and by he began [talking] to himself again . 
1 by 2 and
2 and 3 by
2 and 4 he
4 he 5 began
4 he 7 to
7 to 8 himself
7 to 9 again
9 again 10 .

" [if] [i] [wasn't] [afraid] [of] [being] [seen] , [i] ['d] [go] up to [the] [old] [pasture] this very minute . 
1 " 9 ,
9 , 13 up
13 up 14 to
14 to 18 this
18 this 19 very
19 very 20 minute
20 minute 21 .

seems as if [i] could [taste] [those] [berries] . " 
1 seems 2 as
2 as 3 if
3 if 5 could
5 could 9 .
9 . 10 "

he licked his lips hungrily as he spoke [.] 
1 he 2 licked
2 licked 3 his
3 his 4 lips
3 his 5 hungrily
5 hungrily 6 as
6 as 7 he
6 as 8 spoke

then his face brightened . 
1 then 2 his
2 his 3 face
3 face 4 brightened
4 brightened 5 .

" [i] [know] what [i] ['ll] do ! 
1 " 4 what
1 " 7 do
7 do 8 !

i 'll go up there at the [very] first [peep] [of] [day] [to-morrow] . 
1 i 2 'll
2 'll 3 go
3 go 14 .
4 up 5 there
5 there 6 at
6 at 7 the
7 the 9 first
9 first 14 .

that 's just what [i] 'll do . 
1 that 2 's
1 that 4 what
2 's 3 just
4 what 6 'll
6 'll 7 do
6 'll 8 .

my , [i] [wish] to-morrow morning [would] [hurry] [up] [and] [come] . " 
1 my 2 ,
2 , 13 "
5 to-morrow 6 morning
6 morning 12 .
12 . 13 "

now [though] [buster] [didn't] [know] it , some one had been listening , and that [some] one [was] [none] [other] [than] [sammy] [jay] . 
1 now 6 it
6 it 15 that
7 , 8 some
8 some 9 one
9 one 10 had
9 one 11 been
11 been 12 listening
11 been 13 ,
13 , 14 and
13 , 15 that
15 that 17 one
17 one 24 .

when at last [buster] [lay] [down] [for] [a] [nap] , [sammy] [flew] [away] , [chuckling] to himself . 
1 when 2 at
2 at 3 last
3 last 10 ,
10 , 14 ,
14 , 16 to
16 to 17 himself
17 himself 18 .

" [i] [believe] [i] ['ll] [visit] the [old] [pasture] [to-morrow] morning [myself] , " thought he . 
1 " 7 the
7 the 11 morning
11 morning 13 ,
13 , 14 "
14 " 15 thought
15 thought 16 he
16 he 17 .

" [i] [have] [an] [idea] [that] [something] [interesting] [may] [happen] if [buster] doesn't change his mind . " 
1 " 11 if
11 if 13 doesn't
13 doesn't 14 change
13 doesn't 15 his
15 his 16 mind
15 his 17 .
17 . 18 "

sammy was on the lookout very early the next morning . 
1 sammy 2 was
2 was 3 on
2 was 4 the
4 the 5 lookout
5 lookout 6 very
5 lookout 7 early
6 very 7 early
7 early 8 the
8 the 9 next
8 the 10 morning
10 morning 11 .

it moved very swiftly and silently , as if in a great hurry . 
1 it 2 moved
2 moved 3 very
2 moved 4 swiftly
4 swiftly 5 and
4 swiftly 6 silently
5 and 6 silently
6 silently 7 ,
7 , 8 as
7 , 9 if
9 if 10 in
10 in 11 a
11 a 12 great
11 a 13 hurry
12 great 13 hurry
13 hurry 14 .

sammy [knew] [who] [it] was [:] [it] [was] [buster] [bear] , and he was going [berrying] . 
1 sammy 5 was
5 was 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 13 he
13 he 14 was
14 was 15 going
15 going 17 .

sammy [waited] [a] [little] [until] [he] could see [better] . 
1 sammy 7 could
7 could 8 see
8 see 10 .

then he too started for the [old] [pasture] [.] 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 too
2 he 4 started
4 started 5 for
5 for 6 the

[xviii] 

[somebody] [else] [goes] [berrying] 

that is just what happened the day that [buster] [bear] [first] [thought] of [going] [berrying] [.] 
1 that 2 is
1 that 8 that
2 is 3 just
3 just 4 what
4 what 5 happened
5 happened 6 the
6 the 7 day
8 that 13 of

" will you make me [a] [berry] [pie] [if] [i] [will] get the [berries] [to-morrow] [?] ["] [asked] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] of his mother . 
1 " 2 will
1 " 3 you
3 you 4 make
3 you 5 me
5 me 12 get
12 get 13 the
13 the 23 of
23 of 24 his
24 his 25 mother
25 mother 26 .

now the [old] [pasture] [is] [very] [large] [.] 
1 now 2 the

it lies at the foot of the [big] [mountain] , and even [extends] a little way up on the [big] [mountain] [.] 
1 it 2 lies
2 lies 3 at
3 at 4 the
3 at 5 foot
4 the 5 foot
5 foot 6 of
6 of 7 the
7 the 10 ,
10 , 11 and
10 , 14 a
11 and 12 even
14 a 15 little
14 a 16 way
15 little 16 way
16 way 17 up
16 way 18 on
17 up 18 on
18 on 19 the

you see , the [bushes] [grow] very [thick] there , and you [cannot] see [very] [far] in any [direction] . 
1 you 2 see
1 you 10 ,
2 see 3 ,
2 see 9 there
3 , 4 the
4 the 7 very
10 , 11 and
10 , 12 you
12 you 14 see
12 you 20 .
14 see 17 in
17 in 18 any

farmer [brown] 's [boy] [started] to [whistle] , and then he stopped . 
1 farmer 3 's
3 's 6 to
6 to 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 then
10 then 11 he
11 he 12 stopped
11 he 13 .

that is how he [happened] to [hear] a little cry , a very [faint] little [cry] . 
1 that 2 is
1 that 11 ,
2 is 3 how
3 how 4 he
4 he 6 to
6 to 8 a
8 a 9 little
9 little 10 cry
11 , 13 very
12 a 13 very
13 very 15 little
15 little 17 .

if he had been whistling , he wouldn't have heard it at all . 
1 if 2 he
2 he 3 had
3 had 4 been
3 had 5 whistling
5 whistling 6 ,
5 whistling 7 he
6 , 7 he
7 he 8 wouldn't
7 he 9 have
8 wouldn't 9 have
9 have 10 heard
10 heard 11 it
11 it 13 all
12 at 13 all
13 all 14 .

he stopped to listen . 
1 he 2 stopped
2 stopped 3 to
3 to 4 listen
4 listen 5 .

he never had heard [a] [cry] [just] [like] it before . 
1 he 2 never
1 he 3 had
3 had 4 heard
4 heard 9 it
9 it 10 before
10 before 11 .

at first he couldn't make out just what it was or where it came from . 
1 at 2 first
1 at 3 he
3 he 5 make
4 couldn't 5 make
5 make 6 out
5 make 7 just
7 just 8 what
7 just 9 it
9 it 10 was
9 it 11 or
11 or 12 where
11 or 13 it
12 where 13 it
13 it 14 came
13 it 15 from
14 came 15 from
15 from 16 .

but one thing he was sure of , and that was that it was a cry of fright . 
1 but 2 one
2 one 3 thing
3 thing 5 was
4 he 5 was
5 was 7 of
6 sure 7 of
7 of 9 and
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 that
10 that 11 was
11 was 12 that
12 that 13 it
13 it 14 was
14 was 15 a
15 a 16 cry
16 cry 17 of
17 of 18 fright
18 fright 19 .

he stood perfectly still and listened with all his might . 
1 he 2 stood
2 stood 3 perfectly
3 perfectly 4 still
3 perfectly 5 and
5 and 7 with
6 listened 7 with
7 with 8 all
8 all 9 his
9 his 10 might
10 might 11 .

there it was again ["] [help] ! 
1 there 2 it
2 it 3 was
2 it 4 again
4 again 7 !

help ! 
1 help 2 !

help " and it was very faint and sounded terribly frightened . 
1 help 2 "
2 " 3 and
2 " 4 it
4 it 5 was
5 was 6 very
6 very 8 and
7 faint 8 and
8 and 9 sounded
9 sounded 10 terribly
9 sounded 11 frightened
10 terribly 11 frightened
11 frightened 12 .

he waited a minute or two , but heard nothing more [.] 
1 he 2 waited
2 waited 3 a
3 a 4 minute
3 a 5 or
5 or 6 two
5 or 7 ,
7 , 8 but
7 , 9 heard
8 but 9 heard
9 heard 10 nothing
9 heard 11 more

then he put down his pail and began a hurried look here , there , and everywhere . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 put
3 put 4 down
4 down 6 pail
5 his 6 pail
6 pail 7 and
6 pail 8 began
7 and 8 began
8 began 9 a
8 began 10 hurried
9 a 10 hurried
10 hurried 11 look
10 hurried 12 here
12 here 13 ,
12 here 14 there
14 there 15 ,
15 , 17 everywhere
16 and 17 everywhere
17 everywhere 18 .

well , [i] don't like to tell you , but he was trying to swallow one of the children of [stickytoes] the [tree] [toad] . 
1 well 2 ,
2 , 4 don't
4 don't 5 like
5 like 7 tell
6 to 7 tell
7 tell 8 you
8 you 9 ,
9 , 10 but
10 but 11 he
11 he 12 was
11 he 25 .
12 was 13 trying
13 trying 14 to
14 to 15 swallow
15 swallow 16 one
16 one 17 of
16 one 18 the
18 the 19 children
18 the 20 of
20 of 22 the

of course [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [didn't] [let] [him] . 
1 of 2 course
2 course 10 .

he made [little] [mr] [gartersnake] [set] [master] [stickytoes] [free] and [held] [mr] [gartersnake] [until] [master] [stickytoes] was [safely] out of reach . 
1 he 2 made
1 he 19 out
10 and 17 was
17 was 19 out
19 out 20 of
20 of 21 reach
21 reach 22 .

[xix] 

[buster] [bear] [has] [a] [fine] [time] 

[buster] [bear] [was] [having] [the] [finest] [time] [he] [had] [had] [since] [he] [came] [down] [from] [the] [great] [woods] [to] [live] [in] [the] [green] [forest] [.] 

to be sure , he wasn't in the [green] [forest] [now] , but he wasn't far from it . 
1 to 2 be
2 be 3 sure
3 sure 4 ,
4 , 5 he
5 he 7 in
6 wasn't 7 in
7 in 8 the
8 the 12 ,
12 , 13 but
12 , 14 he
13 but 14 he
14 he 15 wasn't
14 he 16 far
15 wasn't 16 far
16 far 17 from
16 far 18 it
17 from 18 it
18 it 19 .

he was in the [old] [pasture] [,] [one] edge of which touches one edge of the [green] [forest] [.] 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 in
3 in 4 the
4 the 15 of
9 edge 10 of
10 of 11 which
10 of 12 touches
11 which 12 touches
12 touches 13 one
12 touches 14 edge
13 one 14 edge
14 edge 15 of
15 of 16 the

and where do you think he was , in the [old] [pasture] ? 
1 and 2 where
2 where 4 you
3 do 4 you
4 you 5 think
4 you 6 he
6 he 7 was
6 he 8 ,
8 , 9 in
9 in 10 the
10 the 13 ?

why , right in the middle of the biggest patch of the biggest blueberries he ever had seen in all his life ! 
1 why 2 ,
2 , 3 right
3 right 4 in
4 in 5 the
5 the 6 middle
6 middle 8 the
7 of 8 the
8 the 9 biggest
9 biggest 11 of
10 patch 11 of
11 of 12 the
11 of 13 biggest
13 biggest 14 blueberries
13 biggest 15 he
15 he 16 ever
15 he 17 had
17 had 19 in
18 seen 19 in
19 in 20 all
19 in 21 his
21 his 22 life
22 life 23 !

nothing can [quite] [equal] [honey] [in] [buster] ['s] [mind] [.] 
1 nothing 2 can

but [next] [to] [honey] [give] him [berries] . 
1 but 6 him
6 him 8 .

he isn't particular what kind of berries . 
1 he 2 isn't
2 isn't 3 particular
2 isn't 4 what
3 particular 4 what
4 what 5 kind
4 what 6 of
6 of 7 berries
6 of 8 .

raspberries , blackberries , or blueberries , either kind , will make him perfectly happy . 
1 raspberries 3 blackberries
2 , 3 blackberries
3 blackberries 4 ,
3 blackberries 5 or
4 , 5 or
5 or 6 blueberries
5 or 7 ,
6 blueberries 7 ,
7 , 8 either
7 , 9 kind
8 either 9 kind
9 kind 10 ,
9 kind 11 will
10 , 11 will
11 will 12 make
11 will 13 him
12 make 13 him
13 him 15 happy
14 perfectly 15 happy
15 happy 16 .

he [didn't] [try] to get them out . 
1 he 4 to
4 to 5 get
5 get 8 .
6 them 7 out
7 out 8 .

oh , my , no ! 
1 oh 2 ,
2 , 3 my
3 my 4 ,
4 , 5 no
5 no 6 !

he just chomped them all up together and patted his stomach from sheer delight . 
1 he 2 just
2 just 3 chomped
2 just 4 them
4 them 6 up
5 all 6 up
6 up 8 and
7 together 8 and
8 and 9 patted
8 and 10 his
9 patted 10 his
10 his 11 stomach
11 stomach 13 sheer
12 from 13 sheer
13 sheer 14 delight
13 sheer 15 .

it seems funny but he actually is afraid of them . 
1 it 2 seems
2 seems 3 funny
3 funny 4 but
4 but 6 actually
5 he 6 actually
6 actually 7 is
6 actually 8 afraid
7 is 8 afraid
8 afraid 9 of
8 afraid 10 them
9 of 10 them
10 them 11 .

but when he found those berries he was so hungry that he forgot his fears and everything else . 
1 but 2 when
2 when 3 he
2 when 4 found
3 he 4 found
4 found 6 berries
5 those 6 berries
6 berries 7 he
6 berries 8 was
7 he 8 was
8 was 10 hungry
9 so 10 hungry
10 hungry 11 that
10 hungry 12 he
11 that 12 he
12 he 13 forgot
13 forgot 14 his
14 his 15 fears
14 his 16 and
16 and 17 everything
16 and 18 else
17 everything 18 else
18 else 19 .

they tasted so good that he just had to eat and [eat] [and] [eat] . 
1 they 2 tasted
2 tasted 3 so
3 so 4 good
3 so 5 that
5 that 6 he
6 he 7 just
7 just 8 had
8 had 9 to
9 to 10 eat
9 to 15 .
10 eat 11 and

now you know that [buster] is a very big fellow , and it [takes] [a] [lot] to fill [him] up . 
1 now 2 you
2 you 3 know
3 know 4 that
4 that 6 is
4 that 21 .
6 is 7 a
7 a 9 big
8 very 9 big
9 big 10 fellow
9 big 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 13 it
13 it 17 to
17 to 18 fill
18 fill 20 up

he [kept] [eating] and [eating] and [eating] , and the more he [ate] the more he wanted . 
1 he 4 and
4 and 6 and
6 and 8 ,
8 , 9 and
8 , 14 the
9 and 10 the
10 the 11 more
11 more 12 he
14 the 15 more
14 the 16 he
16 he 17 wanted
17 wanted 18 .

you know how it is . 
1 you 2 know
2 know 3 how
3 how 4 it
4 it 5 is
5 is 6 .

so [he] [wandered] [from] one [patch] [of] [berries] to [another] in the [old] [pasture] , and never [once] thought of the time . 
1 so 5 one
5 one 12 the
9 to 11 in
11 in 12 the
12 the 15 ,
15 , 16 and
16 and 17 never
17 never 19 thought
19 thought 20 of
20 of 21 the
21 the 22 time
22 time 23 .

somehow , time is the hardest thing in the world to remember , when you are having a good time . 
1 somehow 2 ,
2 , 4 is
3 time 4 is
4 is 5 the
5 the 7 thing
6 hardest 7 thing
7 thing 8 in
7 thing 9 the
9 the 10 world
10 world 11 to
10 world 12 remember
11 to 12 remember
12 remember 13 ,
13 , 14 when
13 , 15 you
15 you 16 are
16 are 18 a
17 having 18 a
18 a 19 good
18 a 20 time
19 good 20 time
20 time 21 .

jolly , round , [red] [mr] [sun] [climbed] [higher] and [higher] in the blue , blue sky . 
1 jolly 2 ,
2 , 3 round
3 round 4 ,
4 , 10 and
10 and 12 in
12 in 13 the
13 the 14 blue
14 blue 15 ,
15 , 16 blue
16 blue 17 sky
17 sky 18 .

he looked down on all the [great] [world] and saw all that was going on . 
1 he 2 looked
2 looked 3 down
3 down 4 on
4 on 5 all
5 all 6 the
6 the 9 and
9 and 11 all
10 saw 11 all
11 all 12 that
11 all 13 was
13 was 14 going
13 was 15 on
14 going 15 on
15 on 16 .

he saw [buster] [bear] in the [old] [pasture] , and smiled as he saw what a [perfectly] [glorious] time [buster] was [having] [.] 
1 he 5 in
2 saw 5 in
5 in 6 the
6 the 9 ,
9 , 10 and
9 , 15 what
10 and 12 as
11 smiled 12 as
12 as 13 he
13 he 14 saw
15 what 16 a
16 a 19 time
19 time 21 was

and he saw something else in the [old] [pasture] [that] made his smile [still] [broader] . 
1 and 2 he
2 he 3 saw
2 he 4 something
4 something 5 else
5 else 6 in
6 in 7 the
7 the 11 made
11 made 12 his
12 his 13 smile
13 smile 16 .

" [um-m-m] , [um-m-m] , " [mumbled] [buster] [bear] with his mouth full , as he moved along to another patch of berries . 
1 " 3 ,
3 , 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 10 with
10 with 11 his
11 his 12 mouth
12 mouth 14 ,
13 full 14 ,
14 , 15 as
14 , 16 he
16 he 17 moved
16 he 18 along
17 moved 18 along
18 along 20 another
19 to 20 another
20 another 21 patch
21 patch 22 of
22 of 23 berries
22 of 24 .

and then he gave a little gasp of [surprise] [and] [delight] [.] 
1 and 2 then
1 and 3 he
3 he 4 gave
4 gave 5 a
5 a 6 little
6 little 7 gasp
7 gasp 8 of

right in front of him was a shiny thing just full of the finest , biggest , bluest berries ! 
1 right 2 in
2 in 4 of
3 front 4 of
4 of 5 him
4 of 6 was
5 him 6 was
6 was 7 a
6 was 8 shiny
7 a 8 shiny
8 shiny 10 just
9 thing 10 just
10 just 11 full
10 just 12 of
11 full 12 of
12 of 13 the
12 of 14 finest
13 the 14 finest
14 finest 15 ,
15 , 16 biggest
15 , 17 ,
16 biggest 17 ,
17 , 18 bluest
18 bluest 20 !
19 berries 20 !

there were no leaves or green ones there . 
1 there 2 were
2 were 3 no
3 no 4 leaves
4 leaves 6 green
5 or 6 green
6 green 7 ones
6 green 8 there
7 ones 8 there
8 there 9 .

buster blinked his greedy little eyes rapidly and looked again . 
1 buster 2 blinked
2 blinked 4 greedy
3 his 4 greedy
4 greedy 5 little
5 little 6 eyes
6 eyes 7 rapidly
6 eyes 8 and
8 and 9 looked
9 looked 10 again
10 again 11 .

no , he wasn't [dreaming] . 
1 no 2 ,
2 , 3 he
3 he 4 wasn't
3 he 6 .

they were real berries , and all he had got to do was to help himself . 
1 they 2 were
2 were 3 real
3 real 4 berries
3 real 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 all
7 all 8 he
8 he 9 had
9 had 10 got
10 got 11 to
11 to 12 do
12 do 14 to
13 was 14 to
14 to 15 help
14 to 16 himself
15 help 16 himself
16 himself 17 .

[buster] [looked] [sharply] [at] [the] [shiny] [thing] [that] [held] [the] [berries] [.] 

it seemed perfectly harmless [.] 
1 it 2 seemed
2 seemed 3 perfectly
2 seemed 4 harmless
3 perfectly 4 harmless

he reached out a big paw and pushed it gently . 
1 he 2 reached
1 he 3 out
3 out 5 big
4 a 5 big
5 big 6 paw
5 big 7 and
7 and 8 pushed
7 and 9 it
9 it 10 gently
9 it 11 .

it [tipped] [over] and [spilled] [out] a [lot] of [the] berries . 
1 it 4 and
4 and 7 a
7 a 9 of
9 of 11 berries
9 of 12 .

yes , it was perfectly harmless . 
1 yes 2 ,
2 , 4 was
3 it 4 was
4 was 5 perfectly
4 was 6 harmless
5 perfectly 6 harmless
6 harmless 7 .

buster gave a little sigh of pure happiness . 
1 buster 2 gave
2 gave 3 a
3 a 4 little
3 a 5 sigh
5 sigh 6 of
5 sigh 7 pure
6 of 7 pure
7 pure 8 happiness
7 pure 9 .
8 happiness 9 .

he would eat those berries to the last one , and then he would go home to the [green] [forest] . 
1 he 2 would
2 would 3 eat
3 eat 4 those
3 eat 5 berries
5 berries 6 to
6 to 7 the
6 to 8 last
8 last 10 ,
9 one 10 ,
10 , 11 and
10 , 12 then
11 and 12 then
12 then 13 he
13 he 14 would
13 he 15 go
15 go 16 home
15 go 21 .
16 home 17 to
17 to 18 the

[xx] 

[buster] [bear] [carries] [off] [the] [pail] [of] [farmer] [brown's] [boy] 

the question is , [did] [buster] [bear] [steal] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] ['s] [pail] ? 
1 the 2 question
2 question 3 is
3 is 4 ,
4 , 15 ?

to steal is to take something which belongs to some one else . 
1 to 2 steal
2 steal 4 to
3 is 4 to
4 to 5 take
4 to 6 something
5 take 6 something
6 something 8 belongs
7 which 8 belongs
8 belongs 9 to
8 belongs 10 some
9 to 10 some
10 some 11 one
10 some 12 else
11 one 12 else
12 else 13 .

there is no doubt that he stole the berries that were in the pail when he found it , for he deliberately ate them . 
1 there 2 is
2 is 3 no
2 is 4 doubt
3 no 4 doubt
4 doubt 5 that
4 doubt 6 he
6 he 8 the
7 stole 8 the
8 the 9 berries
8 the 10 that
9 berries 10 that
10 that 11 were
11 were 12 in
11 were 13 the
13 the 14 pail
13 the 15 when
15 when 16 he
15 when 17 found
16 he 17 found
17 found 18 it
17 found 19 ,
19 , 20 for
19 , 21 he
21 he 22 deliberately
22 deliberately 23 ate
22 deliberately 24 them
23 ate 24 them
24 them 25 .

he knew well enough that some one must have picked them for whoever heard of blueberries growing in tin pails ? 
1 he 2 knew
2 knew 3 well
2 knew 4 enough
4 enough 5 that
5 that 6 some
6 some 8 must
7 one 8 must
8 must 9 have
8 must 10 picked
9 have 10 picked
10 picked 12 for
11 them 12 for
12 for 14 heard
13 whoever 14 heard
14 heard 15 of
14 heard 16 blueberries
15 of 16 blueberries
16 blueberries 17 growing
16 blueberries 18 in
17 growing 18 in
18 in 20 pails
19 tin 20 pails
20 pails 21 ?

so there is no doubt that [when] [buster] [took] [them] , he stole [them] [.] 
1 so 2 there
2 there 3 is
3 is 4 no
4 no 5 doubt
5 doubt 6 that
6 that 11 ,
11 , 12 he
12 he 13 stole

but with the pail it was different . 
1 but 2 with
2 with 3 the
2 with 4 pail
3 the 4 pail
4 pail 5 it
4 pail 6 was
5 it 6 was
6 was 7 different
6 was 8 .

he took the pail , but he didn't mean to take it . 
1 he 2 took
1 he 3 the
3 the 5 ,
4 pail 5 ,
5 , 6 but
6 but 7 he
7 he 8 didn't
8 didn't 9 mean
9 mean 10 to
10 to 12 it
11 take 12 it
12 it 13 .

in fact , he didn't want that pail at all [.] 
1 in 3 ,
2 fact 3 ,
3 , 5 didn't
4 he 5 didn't
5 didn't 6 want
5 didn't 7 that
6 want 7 that
7 that 8 pail
8 pail 10 all
9 at 10 all

he [didn't] [think] [anything] [about] the [right] [or] [wrong] of [helping] himself . 
1 he 6 the
6 the 10 of
10 of 12 himself
12 himself 13 .

and that is just what he did do . 
1 and 2 that
2 that 3 is
3 is 4 just
4 just 5 what
5 what 6 he
6 he 8 do
7 did 8 do
8 do 9 .

of course he upset the pail , but he didn't mind a little thing like that . 
1 of 2 course
2 course 3 he
3 he 4 upset
3 he 5 the
5 the 7 ,
6 pail 7 ,
7 , 8 but
8 but 9 he
8 but 10 didn't
10 didn't 11 mind
10 didn't 12 a
11 mind 12 a
12 a 13 little
12 a 14 thing
14 thing 15 like
15 like 16 that
16 that 17 .

just then he heard a little noise , as if some one were coming . 
1 just 2 then
2 then 3 he
2 then 4 heard
3 he 4 heard
4 heard 5 a
5 a 6 little
5 a 7 noise
6 little 7 noise
7 noise 9 as
8 , 9 as
9 as 10 if
9 as 11 some
10 if 11 some
11 some 12 one
11 some 13 were
13 were 14 coming
13 were 15 .
14 coming 15 .

get out of there ! " 
1 get 2 out
2 out 3 of
2 out 4 there
4 there 5 !
4 there 6 "
5 ! 6 "

he didn't need to be told whose voice that was . 
1 he 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 need
3 need 4 to
4 to 5 be
4 to 6 told
5 be 6 told
6 told 7 whose
6 told 8 voice
7 whose 8 voice
8 voice 9 that
8 voice 10 was
9 that 10 was
10 was 11 .

it was the voice of [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 the
3 the 4 voice
3 the 5 of
5 of 9 boy
9 boy 10 .

right then and there [buster] [bear] [nearly] [had] a [fit] [.] 
1 right 2 then
2 then 3 and
2 then 4 there
4 there 9 a

there was that awful pail fast over his head so that he couldn't see a thing . 
1 there 3 that
2 was 3 that
3 that 4 awful
3 that 5 pail
4 awful 5 pail
5 pail 6 fast
6 fast 8 his
7 over 8 his
8 his 9 head
8 his 10 so
10 so 11 that
11 that 12 he
12 he 13 couldn't
13 couldn't 14 see
14 see 15 a
15 a 16 thing
16 thing 17 .

he growled and whined and squealed . 
1 he 2 growled
2 growled 3 and
2 growled 4 whined
4 whined 5 and
5 and 6 squealed
5 and 7 .

he tried to [back] [out] of the [pail] [and] [couldn't] [.] 
1 he 2 tried
1 he 3 to
3 to 6 of
6 of 7 the

he tried to shake it off and couldn't [.] 
1 he 2 tried
2 tried 3 to
2 tried 4 shake
3 to 4 shake
4 shake 6 off
5 it 6 off
6 off 7 and
6 off 8 couldn't
7 and 8 couldn't

he tried to [pull] it off , but somehow he couldn't get hold of it . 
1 he 3 to
2 tried 3 to
3 to 8 but
5 it 6 off
6 off 7 ,
7 , 8 but
8 but 10 he
9 somehow 10 he
10 he 11 couldn't
11 couldn't 12 get
12 get 13 hold
12 get 14 of
14 of 15 it
14 of 16 .
15 it 16 .

then there was another [yell] . 
1 then 2 there
2 there 3 was
3 was 4 another
4 another 6 .

you see [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [had] just [discovered] [buster] [bear] [.] 
1 you 2 see
2 see 8 just

in fact , he [was] too [surprised] and [frightened] [even] to run . 
1 in 2 fact
2 fact 3 ,
3 , 4 he
4 he 6 too
6 too 8 and
8 and 11 to
11 to 12 run
12 run 13 .

after that second yell he just stood still and stared . 
1 after 2 that
2 that 3 second
3 second 4 yell
3 second 5 he
5 he 7 stood
6 just 7 stood
7 stood 8 still
8 still 9 and
9 and 10 stared
10 stared 11 .

buster clawed at that awful thing on his head more frantically than ever . 
1 buster 2 clawed
2 clawed 4 that
3 at 4 that
4 that 5 awful
4 that 6 thing
5 awful 6 thing
6 thing 7 on
7 on 8 his
7 on 9 head
8 his 9 head
9 head 10 more
10 more 12 than
11 frantically 12 than
12 than 13 ever
12 than 14 .
13 ever 14 .

suddenly it slipped off , so that he could see . 
1 suddenly 3 slipped
2 it 3 slipped
3 slipped 5 ,
4 off 5 ,
5 , 6 so
5 , 7 that
7 that 8 he
8 he 9 could
9 could 10 see
10 see 11 .

but the funniest thing of all is this he took that pail with him ! 
1 but 2 the
2 the 3 funniest
2 the 4 thing
3 funniest 4 thing
4 thing 6 all
5 of 6 all
6 all 7 is
6 all 8 this
7 is 8 this
8 this 9 he
8 this 10 took
9 he 10 took
10 took 11 that
10 took 12 pail
12 pail 14 him
13 with 14 him
14 him 15 !

yes , [sir] , [buster] [bear] [ran] [away] with the [big] [tin] [pail] of [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy [!] 
1 yes 2 ,
2 , 4 ,
4 , 9 with
9 with 10 the
10 the 14 of
14 of 18 boy

he didn't want it . 
1 he 2 didn't
2 didn't 4 it
3 want 4 it
4 it 5 .

he would have given anything to get rid of it . 
1 he 2 would
2 would 3 have
2 would 4 given
3 have 4 given
4 given 5 anything
4 given 6 to
5 anything 6 to
6 to 7 get
7 get 9 of
8 rid 9 of
9 of 10 it
10 it 11 .

but he took it because he couldn't help it . 
1 but 3 took
2 he 3 took
3 took 4 it
3 took 5 because
4 it 5 because
5 because 6 he
6 he 7 couldn't
7 couldn't 8 help
8 help 9 it
9 it 10 .

and that brings us back to the question , [did] [buster] [steal] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] ['s] [pail] ? 
1 and 2 that
2 that 4 us
3 brings 4 us
4 us 5 back
4 us 6 to
5 back 6 to
6 to 7 the
7 the 8 question
7 the 9 ,
9 , 19 ?

what do you think ? 
1 what 2 do
2 do 3 you
3 you 4 think
4 think 5 ?

[xxi] 

[sammy] [jay] [makes] [things] [worse] [for] [buster] [bear] 

" thief , thief , thief ! 
1 " 2 thief
2 thief 3 ,
2 thief 4 thief
4 thief 5 ,
5 , 6 thief
6 thief 7 !

thief , thief , thief ! " 
1 thief 2 ,
2 , 3 thief
3 thief 4 ,
4 , 5 thief
5 thief 6 !
6 ! 7 "

sammy [jay] was [screaming] [at] [the] [top] [of] [his] [lungs] , as he followed [buster] [bear] [across] [the] [old] [pasture] [towards] [the] [green] [forest] [.] 
1 sammy 3 was
3 was 11 ,
11 , 12 as
12 as 13 he
13 he 14 followed

never [had] [he] [screamed] [so] [loud] , [and] never had [his] [voice] [sounded] [so] [excited] [.] 
1 never 7 ,
7 , 9 never
7 , 10 had

but every [blessed] one who [heard] [sammy] this morning [stopped] [whatever] he was [doing] and [pricked] [up] [his] [ears] to [listen] . 
1 but 2 every
2 every 4 one
4 one 5 who
5 who 13 was
8 this 9 morning
9 morning 12 he
12 he 13 was
13 was 15 and
15 and 20 to
20 to 22 .

he was so surprised that he almost forgot to keep his wings moving . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 so
3 so 4 surprised
4 surprised 5 that
5 that 6 he
6 he 8 forgot
7 almost 8 forgot
8 forgot 10 keep
9 to 10 keep
10 keep 11 his
11 his 12 wings
12 wings 13 moving
12 wings 14 .

[buster] [bear] [had] [what] [looked] [to] [blacky] [very] [much] [like] [a] [tin] [pail] [hanging] [from] [his] [neck] [!] 

no wonder [sammy] [was] [excited] . 
1 no 2 wonder
2 wonder 6 .

blacky [beat] [his] [wings] [fiercely] and [started] [after] [sammy] [.] 
1 blacky 6 and

come on , everybody ! 
1 come 2 on
2 on 3 ,
3 , 5 !
4 everybody 5 !

come on ! 
1 come 2 on
2 on 3 !

come on ! " 
1 come 2 on
2 on 3 !
3 ! 4 "

poor [buster] ! 
1 poor 3 !

he felt humiliated . 
1 he 2 felt
2 felt 3 humiliated
2 felt 4 .

that is [just] [another] way [of] [saying] [shamed] . 
1 that 2 is
2 is 5 way
5 way 9 .

but [buster] is so [big] that it is not easy for him to find a [hiding] place . 
1 but 3 is
3 is 4 so
4 so 6 that
6 that 7 it
7 it 8 is
8 is 9 not
8 is 11 for
9 not 10 easy
11 for 12 him
12 him 13 to
13 to 15 a
14 find 15 a
15 a 17 place
15 a 18 .
17 place 18 .

but it was of no use . 
1 but 2 it
2 it 3 was
3 was 4 of
4 of 5 no
5 no 6 use
6 use 7 .

the sharp eyes of [sammy] [jay] [and] [blacky] the [crow] [saw] [him] [.] 
1 the 3 eyes
2 sharp 3 eyes
3 eyes 4 of
4 of 9 the

they [actually] [flew] into the [very] [tree] [under] [which] [he] [was] [hiding] , and how they did [scream] ! 
1 they 4 into
4 into 5 the
5 the 13 ,
13 , 14 and
13 , 17 did
14 and 15 how
15 how 16 they
17 did 19 !

ol ' [mistah] [buzzard] [began] [to] [grin] [as] [soon] [as] [he] [saw] [that] [tin] [pail] [on] [buster] ['s] [neck] [.] 
1 ol 2 '

even [timid] [little] [whitefoot] the [wood] [mouse] [was] [where] [he] [could] [peer] [out] [and] [see] [without] [being] [seen] [.] 
1 even 5 the

of course , [chatterer] the [red] [squirrel] and [happy] [jack] the [gray] [squirrel] were there . 
1 of 2 course
2 course 3 ,
3 , 5 the
5 the 8 and
8 and 11 the
11 the 14 were
14 were 15 there
14 were 16 .

" thief , thief , thief ! " [screamed] [sammy] [until] his [throat] was [sore] . 
1 " 2 thief
2 thief 3 ,
2 thief 4 thief
4 thief 5 ,
5 , 6 thief
6 thief 7 !
7 ! 8 "
8 " 12 his
12 his 14 was
14 was 16 .

the worst of it was [buster] knew that [everybody] knew that it was true . 
1 the 2 worst
2 worst 3 of
3 of 4 it
4 it 5 was
5 was 15 .
7 knew 8 that
8 that 13 was
10 knew 11 that
11 that 12 it
12 it 13 was
13 was 14 true
14 true 15 .

that [awful] [pail] was [proof] [of] it . 
1 that 4 was
4 was 7 it
7 it 8 .

" [i] [wish] [i] never [had] thought of berries , " growled [buster] to himself . 
1 " 5 never
5 never 7 thought
7 thought 8 of
7 thought 9 berries
8 of 9 berries
9 berries 10 ,
10 , 12 growled
11 " 12 growled
12 growled 14 to
14 to 15 himself
15 himself 16 .

[xxii] 

[buster] [bear] [has] [a] [fit] [of] [temper] 

a temper is a bad , bad [thing] [when] [once] [it] [gets] [away] [.] 
1 a 2 temper
1 a 3 is
3 is 5 bad
4 a 5 bad
5 bad 6 ,
6 , 7 bad

there 's nothing [quite] [at] [all] like it [to] [spoil] [a] [pleasant] [day] . 
1 there 2 's
2 's 3 nothing
3 nothing 7 like
7 like 8 it
8 it 14 .

[buster] [bear] [was] [in] [a] [terrible] [temper] [.] 

yes , [sir] , [buster] [bear] was [having] the [worst] [fit] of [temper] [ever] [seen] in the [green] [forest] [.] 
1 yes 2 ,
2 , 4 ,
4 , 7 was
7 was 9 the
9 the 12 of
12 of 16 in
16 in 17 the

now [ordinarily] [buster] [is] one of the most good-natured persons in the world . 
1 now 5 one
5 one 6 of
6 of 7 the
7 the 8 most
7 the 9 good-natured
8 most 9 good-natured
9 good-natured 10 persons
10 persons 12 the
11 in 12 the
12 the 13 world
12 the 14 .

it takes a great deal to rouse his temper . 
1 it 2 takes
2 takes 3 a
2 takes 4 great
4 great 5 deal
5 deal 6 to
5 deal 7 rouse
6 to 7 rouse
7 rouse 8 his
7 rouse 9 temper
8 his 9 temper
9 temper 10 .

he [isn't] [one] [tenth] so [quick] [tempered] [as] [chatterer] the [red] [squirrel] , or [sammy] [jay] , or [reddy] [fox] [.] 
1 he 5 so
5 so 10 the
10 the 13 ,
13 , 14 or
14 or 17 ,
17 , 18 or

but when his temper is aroused and gets away from him , then watch out ! 
1 but 2 when
2 when 3 his
2 when 4 temper
3 his 4 temper
4 temper 5 is
4 temper 6 aroused
6 aroused 7 and
6 aroused 8 gets
7 and 8 gets
8 gets 10 from
9 away 10 from
10 from 11 him
10 from 12 ,
12 , 13 then
12 , 14 watch
14 watch 16 !
15 out 16 !

it seemed to [buster] that he had had all that he could stand that day and a little more . 
1 it 2 seemed
2 seemed 3 to
3 to 5 that
5 that 6 he
6 he 7 had
7 had 8 had
8 had 10 that
9 all 10 that
10 that 12 could
11 he 12 could
12 could 14 that
13 stand 14 that
14 that 15 day
15 day 16 and
15 day 17 a
17 a 18 little
18 little 19 more
19 more 20 .

first [had] [come] [the] [fright] [back] [there] in the [old] [pasture] [.] 
1 first 8 in
8 in 9 the

this was bad enough , for he knew just how funny he must look , and besides , it was very uncomfortable . 
1 this 2 was
2 was 3 bad
2 was 4 enough
4 enough 5 ,
5 , 6 for
6 for 7 he
7 he 8 knew
8 knew 9 just
9 just 10 how
9 just 11 funny
10 how 11 funny
11 funny 12 he
11 funny 13 must
13 must 14 look
13 must 15 ,
15 , 16 and
15 , 17 besides
17 besides 19 it
18 , 19 it
19 it 20 was
19 it 21 very
20 was 21 very
21 very 22 uncomfortable
22 uncomfortable 23 .

but to have [sammy] [jay] [call] [everybody] [within] [hearing] to come and see him [was] [more] [than] [he] [could] [stand] . 
1 but 2 to
2 to 12 and
3 have 10 to
10 to 11 come
11 come 12 and
12 and 13 see
13 see 14 him
14 him 21 .

it was more than any [self-respecting] [bear] [could] [stand] . 
1 it 2 was
1 it 10 .
2 was 3 more
3 more 4 than
4 than 5 any

with a [roar] of [anger] [buster] [bear] [charged] [out] [of] his [hiding] place . 
1 with 2 a
2 a 4 of
4 of 11 his
11 his 13 place
13 place 14 .

he [rushed] [this] [way] [and] that way [!] 
1 he 6 that
6 that 7 way

he [roared] [with] all his might [!] 
1 he 4 all
4 all 5 his
5 his 6 might

he was very terrible to see . 
1 he 2 was
2 was 4 terrible
3 very 4 terrible
4 terrible 5 to
5 to 6 see
5 to 7 .

those who could fly , flew . 
1 those 2 who
2 who 3 could
2 who 4 fly
4 fly 5 ,
4 fly 6 flew
6 flew 7 .

those who could climb , climbed . 
1 those 3 could
2 who 3 could
3 could 4 climb
4 climb 5 ,
4 climb 6 climbed
6 climbed 7 .

and those who were swift of foot , ran . 
1 and 2 those
2 those 3 who
2 those 4 were
3 who 4 were
4 were 5 swift
4 were 6 of
5 swift 6 of
6 of 7 foot
6 of 8 ,
7 foot 8 ,
8 , 9 ran
8 , 10 .
9 ran 10 .

a few who could neither fly nor climb nor run fast , hid [and] [lay] [shaking] and [trembling] for [fear] that [buster] would [find] [them] . 
1 a 2 few
2 few 3 who
2 few 4 could
4 could 5 neither
4 could 6 fly
5 neither 6 fly
6 fly 7 nor
7 nor 8 climb
7 nor 9 nor
9 nor 10 run
10 run 11 fast
10 run 12 ,
12 , 13 hid
12 , 17 and
17 and 19 for
17 and 21 that
21 that 23 would
23 would 26 .

in less time than it takes to tell about it , [buster] was alone . 
1 in 2 less
2 less 4 than
3 time 4 than
4 than 5 it
4 than 6 takes
5 it 6 takes
6 takes 7 to
6 takes 8 tell
7 to 8 tell
8 tell 9 about
8 tell 10 it
9 about 10 it
10 it 11 ,
11 , 13 was
13 was 14 alone
13 was 15 .

at least , he couldn't see any one . 
1 at 2 least
2 least 3 ,
3 , 4 he
4 he 5 couldn't
5 couldn't 6 see
6 see 7 any
7 any 8 one
8 one 9 .

[[] [illustration] [:] [those] [who] [could] [fly] [,] [flew] [.] 

those who could climb , climbed . 
1 those 3 could
2 who 3 could
3 could 4 climb
4 climb 5 ,
4 climb 6 climbed
6 climbed 7 .

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then he [vented] his [temper] on the [tin] [pail] [.] 
1 then 2 he
2 he 4 his
4 his 6 on
6 on 7 the

he cuffed at it and pulled at it , all the time growling angrily . 
1 he 2 cuffed
2 cuffed 3 at
2 cuffed 4 it
3 at 4 it
4 it 5 and
4 it 6 pulled
5 and 6 pulled
6 pulled 7 at
6 pulled 8 it
7 at 8 it
8 it 9 ,
9 , 11 the
10 all 11 the
11 the 12 time
11 the 13 growling
13 growling 14 angrily
13 growling 15 .

he lay down and clawed at it with his hind feet . 
1 he 2 lay
2 lay 3 down
2 lay 4 and
4 and 5 clawed
4 and 6 at
5 clawed 6 at
6 at 7 it
7 it 8 with
7 it 9 his
9 his 10 hind
10 hind 11 feet
10 hind 12 .

at last the [handle] [broke] , and he was free ! 
1 at 2 last
1 at 3 the
3 the 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 he
8 he 9 was
8 he 11 !
9 was 10 free

he shook himself . 
1 he 2 shook
2 shook 3 himself
3 himself 4 .

then he [jumped] on the [helpless] [pail] [.] 
1 then 2 he
2 he 4 on
4 on 5 the

with a blow of a big paw he sent it clattering against a tree . 
1 with 2 a
2 a 3 blow
2 a 4 of
4 of 5 a
4 of 6 big
6 big 8 he
7 paw 8 he
8 he 9 sent
8 he 10 it
9 sent 10 it
10 it 11 clattering
10 it 12 against
12 against 14 tree
13 a 14 tree
14 tree 15 .

he tried to [bite] it . 
1 he 2 tried
2 tried 3 to
3 to 5 it
5 it 6 .

then , and not till then , did [buster] [recover] [his] [usual] [good] [nature] [.] 
1 then 2 ,
2 , 3 and
2 , 4 not
3 and 4 not
4 not 5 till
4 not 6 then
6 then 7 ,
7 , 8 did

little by little , as he thought it all over , a [look] of [shame] [crept] [into] his [face] . 
1 little 2 by
2 by 3 little
3 little 4 ,
4 , 5 as
5 as 6 he
6 he 7 thought
7 thought 8 it
8 it 9 all
9 all 10 over
9 all 11 ,
11 , 12 a
12 a 14 of
14 of 18 his
18 his 20 .

" [i] [i] [guess] it wasn't the [fault] of that [thing] . 
1 " 5 it
5 it 6 wasn't
6 wasn't 12 .
7 the 9 of
9 of 10 that
10 that 12 .

i ought to have known enough to keep my head out of it , " he said slowly and thoughtfully . 
1 i 2 ought
2 ought 4 have
3 to 4 have
4 have 5 known
4 have 6 enough
6 enough 8 keep
7 to 8 keep
8 keep 9 my
8 keep 10 head
9 my 10 head
10 head 11 out
11 out 12 of
12 of 13 it
13 it 14 ,
14 , 15 "
15 " 16 he
15 " 17 said
16 he 17 said
17 said 18 slowly
17 said 19 and
19 and 20 thoughtfully
19 and 21 .

" you ought to know [by] [this] [time] that no good [comes] [of] [stealing] . " 
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 ought
3 ought 4 to
4 to 5 know
5 know 9 that
5 know 16 "
10 no 11 good
11 good 15 .
15 . 16 "

buster [bear] [looked] [up] [and] [grinned] [,] [and] [there] was a twinkle in his eyes . 
1 buster 10 was
10 was 14 his
11 a 12 twinkle
12 twinkle 13 in
13 in 14 his
14 his 15 eyes
15 eyes 16 .

" you ought to know , [sammy] [jay] , " said he . 
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 ought
3 ought 4 to
4 to 5 know
5 know 6 ,
6 , 9 ,
9 , 10 "
10 " 11 said
11 said 12 he
12 he 13 .

" [i] [hope] you ['ll] always remember it . " 
1 " 4 you
4 you 6 always
6 always 7 remember
6 always 8 it
7 remember 8 it
8 it 9 .
9 . 10 "

" thief , thief , thief ! " [screamed] [sammy] [,] and [flew] away . 
1 " 2 thief
2 thief 3 ,
2 thief 4 thief
4 thief 5 ,
5 , 6 thief
6 thief 7 !
7 ! 8 "
8 " 12 and
12 and 14 away
14 away 15 .

[xxiii] 

[farmer] [brown's] [boy] [lunches] [on] [berries] 

it [hadn't] [entered] [his] [head] that it could be [anybody] [who] [would] [eat] [those] [berries] . 
1 it 6 that
6 that 7 it
7 it 8 could
8 could 9 be
9 be 16 .

" if he is so afraid of me , [i] [guess] [i] [needn't] be afraid of him , " said he . 
1 " 2 if
1 " 21 he
2 if 3 he
3 he 4 is
4 is 5 so
6 afraid 7 of
7 of 8 me
8 me 9 ,
9 , 20 said
14 be 15 afraid
15 afraid 16 of
16 of 17 him
17 him 18 ,
18 , 19 "
19 " 20 said
20 said 21 he
21 he 22 .

" [i] ['ve] lost my berries , but it is worth it to find out that he is afraid of me . 
1 " 9 it
4 lost 5 my
5 my 7 ,
6 berries 7 ,
7 , 8 but
8 but 9 it
9 it 10 is
10 is 11 worth
11 worth 12 it
11 worth 13 to
13 to 14 find
14 find 15 out
15 out 16 that
16 that 17 he
16 that 18 is
18 is 19 afraid
18 is 20 of
20 of 21 me
20 of 22 .
21 me 22 .

there are [plenty] more [on] [the] [bushes] , and [all] [i] 've got to do is to pick them . 
1 there 2 are
2 are 4 more
4 more 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 12 've
12 've 13 got
13 got 14 to
14 to 15 do
15 do 16 is
16 is 17 to
16 is 18 pick
17 to 18 pick
18 pick 19 them
18 pick 20 .
19 them 20 .

it might be worse . " 
1 it 2 might
2 might 3 be
3 be 4 worse
4 worse 5 .
5 . 6 "

he whistled . 
1 he 2 whistled
2 whistled 3 .

" it 's [worse] [than] [i] [thought] , " cried he . 
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 's
3 's 8 ,
8 , 9 "
9 " 10 cried
10 cried 11 he
11 he 12 .

" that bear has cheated me out of that berry pie my mother promised me . " 
1 " 2 that
2 that 3 bear
2 that 4 has
4 has 5 cheated
4 has 6 me
6 me 7 out
7 out 8 of
8 of 9 that
8 of 10 berry
9 that 10 berry
10 berry 11 pie
10 berry 12 my
12 my 13 mother
13 mother 14 promised
13 mother 15 me
15 me 17 "
16 . 17 "

yes , indeed , it might have been worse . 
1 yes 2 ,
2 , 3 indeed
2 , 4 ,
3 indeed 4 ,
4 , 5 it
4 , 6 might
6 might 8 been
7 have 8 been
8 been 9 worse
8 been 10 .
9 worse 10 .

that bear might have tried to eat me instead of the berries . 
1 that 2 bear
2 bear 3 might
2 bear 4 have
3 might 4 have
4 have 5 tried
5 tried 7 eat
6 to 7 eat
7 eat 8 me
8 me 9 instead
8 me 10 of
9 instead 10 of
10 of 11 the
10 of 12 berries
12 berries 13 .

i [guess] [i] 'll go [eat] [that] [lunch] [i] [left] back [by] the spring , and then [i] 'll go [home] . 
1 i 4 'll
4 'll 5 go
5 go 11 back
11 back 13 the
13 the 15 ,
14 spring 15 ,
15 , 16 and
16 and 17 then
17 then 19 'll
19 'll 20 go
20 go 22 .

i can pick berries some other day . " 
1 i 2 can
2 can 3 pick
2 can 4 berries
3 pick 4 berries
4 berries 5 some
4 berries 6 other
6 other 7 day
6 other 8 .
8 . 9 "

" my , but those sandwiches will taste good , " thought he . 
1 " 2 my
2 my 3 ,
2 my 4 but
3 , 4 but
4 but 5 those
4 but 6 sandwiches
6 sandwiches 7 will
6 sandwiches 8 taste
8 taste 9 good
9 good 10 ,
9 good 11 "
11 " 12 thought
11 " 13 he
13 he 14 .

" [i] 'm glad they [are] [big] [and] [thick] [.] 
1 " 3 'm
3 'm 4 glad
4 glad 5 they

i never was hungrier in my life . 
1 i 3 was
2 never 3 was
3 was 4 hungrier
4 hungrier 5 in
5 in 7 life
6 my 7 life
7 life 8 .

hello ! " 
1 hello 2 !
2 ! 3 "

no , [sir] , there wasn't so much as a crumb left of those two thick sandwiches . 
1 no 2 ,
2 , 4 ,
4 , 5 there
5 there 6 wasn't
6 wasn't 8 much
7 so 8 much
8 much 10 a
9 as 10 a
10 a 11 crumb
11 crumb 12 left
12 left 13 of
12 left 14 those
14 those 15 two
14 those 16 thick
16 thick 17 sandwiches
17 sandwiches 18 .

you see , [old] [man] [coyote] had [found] them and [gobbled] [them] [up] [while] [farmer] [brown] 's boy was away . 
1 you 2 see
2 see 3 ,
3 , 7 had
7 had 9 them
9 them 21 .
10 and 17 's
17 's 19 was
18 boy 19 was
19 was 20 away
20 away 21 .

but [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] didn't [know] [anything] [about] [old] [man] [coyote] . 
1 but 6 didn't
6 didn't 13 .

he rubbed his eyes and stared everywhere , even up in the trees , as if he thought those sandwiches might be hanging up there . 
1 he 2 rubbed
2 rubbed 3 his
3 his 4 eyes
4 eyes 5 and
4 eyes 6 stared
6 stared 7 everywhere
6 stared 8 ,
7 everywhere 8 ,
8 , 10 up
9 even 10 up
10 up 11 in
11 in 12 the
12 the 13 trees
12 the 14 ,
14 , 15 as
15 as 16 if
16 if 17 he
17 he 18 thought
17 he 19 those
18 thought 19 those
19 those 20 sandwiches
20 sandwiches 21 might
20 sandwiches 22 be
22 be 24 up
23 hanging 24 up
24 up 25 there
24 up 26 .

farmer [brown] 's boy gaped foolishly this way and that way . 
1 farmer 3 's
3 's 5 gaped
4 boy 5 gaped
5 gaped 6 foolishly
6 foolishly 8 way
7 this 8 way
8 way 9 and
9 and 10 that
10 that 11 way
11 way 12 .

then , [instead] of [growing] [angry] , a [slow] smile [stole] [over] his [freckled] face . 
1 then 2 ,
2 , 4 of
4 of 7 ,
7 , 8 a
8 a 10 smile
8 a 16 .
13 his 15 face
15 face 16 .

" [i] [guess] some one [else] was [hungry] too , " he muttered . 
1 " 4 some
4 some 5 one
5 one 7 was
7 was 9 too
9 too 10 ,
10 , 11 "
11 " 12 he
12 he 13 muttered
13 muttered 14 .

" wonder who it was ? 
1 " 3 who
2 wonder 3 who
3 who 5 was
4 it 5 was
5 was 6 ?

[guess] [this] [old] [pasture] [is] [no] [place] [for] [me] [to-day] [.] 

i 'll [fill] up [on] [berries] and [then] [i] ['ll] go home . " 
1 i 2 'll
1 i 11 go
2 'll 4 up
4 up 7 and
11 go 12 home
12 home 13 .
13 . 14 "

two or three times , [as] he [trudged] [along] , he [stopped] to [scratch] his head thoughtfully . 
1 two 2 or
2 or 3 three
3 three 4 times
4 times 5 ,
5 , 7 he
7 he 10 ,
10 , 11 he
11 he 13 to
13 to 15 his
15 his 16 head
15 his 17 thoughtfully
16 head 17 thoughtfully
17 thoughtfully 18 .

this is the end of the adventures of [buster] [bear] [in] this [book] because guess why . 
1 this 2 is
2 is 3 the
3 the 4 end
4 end 5 of
5 of 6 the
6 the 7 adventures
6 the 8 of
8 of 12 this
12 this 14 because
14 because 15 guess
14 because 16 why
16 why 17 .

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