produced by [kent] [fielden] . 1 produced 2 by 2 by 5 . [html] [version] [by] [al] [haines] [.] [lightfoot] [the] [deer] [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] [contents] [chapter] [i] [:] [peter] [rabbit] [meets] [lightfoot] peter [rabbit] was on his way back from the pond of [paddy] the [beaver] deep [in] [the] [green] [forest] . 1 peter 3 was 3 was 4 on 4 on 5 his 5 his 6 way 6 way 7 back 7 back 8 from 8 from 9 the 9 the 10 pond 10 pond 11 of 11 of 13 the 13 the 15 deep 15 deep 20 . farewells are always rather sad , and this particular farewell had [left] [peter] [with] a lump in his throat , a queer , choky feeling . 1 farewells 2 are 2 are 3 always 3 always 4 rather 4 rather 5 sad 5 sad 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 this 8 this 9 particular 9 particular 10 farewell 10 farewell 11 had 11 had 15 a 15 a 16 lump 16 lump 17 in 17 in 18 his 18 his 19 throat 19 throat 20 , 20 , 21 a 21 a 22 queer 22 queer 23 , 23 , 24 choky 24 choky 25 feeling 25 feeling 26 . " if [i] [were] [sure] that [they] would return next spring , it wouldn't be so bad , " he muttered . 1 " 2 if 2 if 6 that 6 that 8 would 8 would 9 return 9 return 10 next 10 next 11 spring 11 spring 12 , 12 , 13 it 13 it 14 wouldn't 14 wouldn't 15 be 15 be 16 so 16 so 17 bad 17 bad 18 , 18 , 19 " 19 " 20 he 20 he 21 muttered 21 muttered 22 . " it 's those terrible guns . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 's 3 's 4 those 4 those 5 terrible 5 terrible 6 guns 6 guns 7 . i know what it is to have to watch out for them . 1 i 2 know 2 know 3 what 3 what 4 it 4 it 5 is 5 is 6 to 6 to 7 have 7 have 8 to 8 to 9 watch 9 watch 10 out 10 out 11 for 11 for 12 them 12 them 13 . farmer [brown] 's boy used to hunt me with one of them , but he doesn't any more . 1 farmer 3 's 3 's 4 boy 4 boy 5 used 5 used 6 to 6 to 7 hunt 7 hunt 8 me 8 me 9 with 9 with 10 one 10 one 11 of 11 of 12 them 12 them 13 , 13 , 14 but 14 but 15 he 15 he 16 doesn't 16 doesn't 17 any 17 any 18 more 18 more 19 . but even when he did hunt [me] it [wasn't] [anything] [like] [what] [the] [ducks] [have] to go through . 1 but 2 even 2 even 3 when 3 when 4 he 4 he 5 did 5 did 6 hunt 6 hunt 8 it 8 it 16 to 16 to 17 go 17 go 18 through 18 through 19 . i never had to worry about my meals . 1 i 2 never 2 never 3 had 3 had 4 to 4 to 5 worry 5 worry 6 about 6 about 7 my 7 my 8 meals 8 meals 9 . but with [the] [ducks] it [is] a thousand times worse . 1 but 2 with 2 with 5 it 5 it 7 a 7 a 8 thousand 8 thousand 9 times 9 times 10 worse 10 worse 11 . they 've got to eat while making that long journey , and they can eat only where there is the right kind of food . 1 they 2 've 2 've 3 got 3 got 4 to 4 to 5 eat 5 eat 6 while 6 while 7 making 7 making 8 that 8 that 9 long 9 long 10 journey 10 journey 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 they 13 they 14 can 14 can 15 eat 15 eat 16 only 16 only 17 where 17 where 18 there 18 there 19 is 19 is 20 the 20 the 21 right 21 right 22 kind 22 kind 23 of 23 of 24 food 24 food 25 . that isn't hunting . 1 that 2 isn't 2 isn't 3 hunting 3 hunting 4 . it's it's " 1 it's 2 it's 2 it's 3 " " well , what is it ? 1 " 2 well 2 well 3 , 3 , 4 what 4 what 5 is 5 is 6 it 6 it 7 ? what are you talking to yourself about , [peter] [rabbit] [?] " 1 what 2 are 2 are 3 you 3 you 4 talking 4 talking 5 to 5 to 6 yourself 6 yourself 7 about 7 about 8 , 8 , 12 " " it 's awful , " declared [peter] . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 's 3 's 4 awful 4 awful 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 declared 7 declared 9 . " it 's worse than unfair . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 's 3 's 4 worse 4 worse 5 than 5 than 6 unfair 6 unfair 7 . it doesn't give them any chance at all . " 1 it 2 doesn't 2 doesn't 3 give 3 give 4 them 4 them 5 any 5 any 6 chance 6 chance 7 at 7 at 8 all 8 all 9 . 9 . 10 " peter grinned . 1 peter 2 grinned 2 grinned 3 . lightfoot listened and his great soft eyes were filled with pity for the [quack] family . 1 lightfoot 2 listened 2 listened 3 and 3 and 4 his 4 his 5 great 5 great 6 soft 6 soft 7 eyes 7 eyes 8 were 8 were 9 filled 9 filled 10 with 10 with 11 pity 11 pity 12 for 12 for 13 the 13 the 15 family 15 family 16 . " [i] [hope] they will get through all right , " said he , " and [i] [hope] they will get back in the spring . 1 " 4 they 4 they 5 will 5 will 6 get 6 get 7 through 7 through 8 all 8 all 9 right 9 right 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 said 12 said 13 he 13 he 14 , 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 and 16 and 19 they 19 they 20 will 20 will 21 get 21 get 22 back 22 back 23 in 23 in 24 the 24 the 25 spring 25 spring 26 . men are strange creatures . 1 men 2 are 2 are 3 strange 3 strange 4 creatures 4 creatures 5 . i do not understand them at all . 1 i 2 do 2 do 3 not 3 not 4 understand 4 understand 5 them 5 them 6 at 6 at 7 all 7 all 8 . none of the people of the [green] [forest] [would] [think] [of] [doing] [such] terrible things . 1 none 2 of 2 of 3 the 3 the 4 people 4 people 5 of 5 of 6 the 6 the 14 terrible 14 terrible 15 things 15 things 16 . and yet that is what men seem to do it for . 1 and 2 yet 2 yet 3 that 3 that 4 is 4 is 5 what 5 what 6 men 6 men 7 seem 7 seem 8 to 8 to 9 do 9 do 10 it 10 it 11 for 11 for 12 . i guess the trouble is they never have been hunted themselves and don't know how it feels . 1 i 2 guess 2 guess 3 the 3 the 4 trouble 4 trouble 5 is 5 is 6 they 6 they 7 never 7 never 8 have 8 have 9 been 9 been 10 hunted 10 hunted 11 themselves 11 themselves 12 and 12 and 13 don't 13 don't 14 know 14 know 15 how 15 how 16 it 16 it 17 feels 17 feels 18 . sometimes [i] [think] [i] ['ll] [hunt] [one] [some] [day] [just] [to] [teach] [him] a lesson . 1 sometimes 14 a 14 a 15 lesson 15 lesson 16 . what are you laughing at , [peter] [?] " 1 what 2 are 2 are 3 you 3 you 4 laughing 4 laughing 5 at 5 at 6 , 6 , 9 " " at the idea of you hunting a man , " [replied] [peter] . 1 " 2 at 2 at 3 the 3 the 4 idea 4 idea 5 of 5 of 6 you 6 you 7 hunting 7 hunting 8 a 8 a 9 man 9 man 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 14 . " your heart is all right , [lightfoot] [,] but you are too timid and gentle to frighten any one . 1 " 2 your 2 your 3 heart 3 heart 4 is 4 is 5 all 5 all 6 right 6 right 7 , 7 , 10 but 10 but 11 you 11 you 12 are 12 are 13 too 13 too 14 timid 14 timid 15 and 15 and 16 gentle 16 gentle 17 to 17 to 18 frighten 18 frighten 19 any 19 any 20 one 20 one 21 . big as you [are] [i] [wouldn't] fear you . " 1 big 2 as 2 as 3 you 3 you 7 fear 7 fear 8 you 8 you 9 . 9 . 10 " with a single swift bound [lightfoot] [sprang] [out] in front of [peter] . 1 with 2 a 2 a 3 single 3 single 4 swift 4 swift 5 bound 5 bound 9 in 9 in 10 front 10 front 11 of 11 of 13 . his eyes , which [peter] had always thought so soft and gentle , seemed to flash fire . 1 his 2 eyes 2 eyes 3 , 3 , 4 which 4 which 6 had 6 had 7 always 7 always 8 thought 8 thought 9 so 9 so 10 soft 10 soft 11 and 11 and 12 gentle 12 gentle 13 , 13 , 14 seemed 14 seemed 15 to 15 to 16 flash 16 flash 17 fire 17 fire 18 . lightfoot chuckled . 1 lightfoot 2 chuckled 2 chuckled 3 . " did you [say] [i] [couldn't] frighten any one ? " he demanded . 1 " 2 did 2 did 3 you 3 you 7 frighten 7 frighten 8 any 8 any 9 one 9 one 10 ? 10 ? 11 " 11 " 12 he 12 he 13 demanded 13 demanded 14 . " [i] [i] didn't know you could look so terribly fierce , " stammered [peter] . 1 " 4 didn't 4 didn't 5 know 5 know 6 you 6 you 7 could 7 could 8 look 8 look 9 so 9 so 10 terribly 10 terribly 11 fierce 11 fierce 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 stammered 14 stammered 16 . " those antlers look really dangerous when you point them that way . 1 " 2 those 2 those 3 antlers 3 antlers 4 look 4 look 5 really 5 really 6 dangerous 6 dangerous 7 when 7 when 8 you 8 you 9 point 9 point 10 them 10 them 11 that 11 that 12 way 12 way 13 . why why what is that hanging to them ? 1 why 2 why 2 why 3 what 3 what 4 is 4 is 5 that 5 that 6 hanging 6 hanging 7 to 7 to 8 them 8 them 9 ? it looks like bits of old fur . 1 it 2 looks 2 looks 3 like 3 like 4 bits 4 bits 5 of 5 of 6 old 6 old 7 fur 7 fur 8 . have you been tearing somebody 's coat , [lightfoot] [?] " 1 have 2 you 2 you 3 been 3 been 4 tearing 4 tearing 5 somebody 5 somebody 6 's 6 's 7 coat 7 coat 8 , 8 , 11 " peter 's eyes were wide with wonder and suspicion . 1 peter 2 's 2 's 3 eyes 3 eyes 4 were 4 were 5 wide 5 wide 6 with 6 with 7 wonder 7 wonder 8 and 8 and 9 suspicion 9 suspicion 10 . [chapter] [ii] [:] [lightfoot] ['s] [new] [antlers] peter [rabbit] was puzzled . 1 peter 3 was 3 was 4 puzzled 4 puzzled 5 . he stared at [lightfoot] [the] [deer] a [wee] bit suspiciously . 1 he 2 stared 2 stared 3 at 3 at 7 a 7 a 9 bit 9 bit 10 suspiciously 10 suspiciously 11 . " have you been tearing somebody 's coat ? " he asked again . 1 " 2 have 2 have 3 you 3 you 4 been 4 been 5 tearing 5 tearing 6 somebody 6 somebody 7 's 7 's 8 coat 8 coat 9 ? 9 ? 10 " 10 " 11 he 11 he 12 asked 12 asked 13 again 13 again 14 . he didn't like to think it [of] [lightfoot] , whom he always had believed quite as gentle , harmless , and timid as himself . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 like 3 like 4 to 4 to 5 think 5 think 6 it 6 it 9 , 9 , 10 whom 10 whom 11 he 11 he 12 always 12 always 13 had 13 had 14 believed 14 believed 15 quite 15 quite 16 as 16 as 17 gentle 17 gentle 18 , 18 , 19 harmless 19 harmless 20 , 20 , 21 and 21 and 22 timid 22 timid 23 as 23 as 24 himself 24 himself 25 . but what else could he think ? 1 but 2 what 2 what 3 else 3 else 4 could 4 could 5 he 5 he 6 think 6 think 7 ? lightfoot slowly shook his head . 1 lightfoot 2 slowly 2 slowly 3 shook 3 shook 4 his 4 his 5 head 5 head 6 . " no , " said [he] , ["] [i] haven't torn anybody 's coat . " 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 7 , 7 , 10 haven't 10 haven't 11 torn 11 torn 12 anybody 12 anybody 13 's 13 's 14 coat 14 coat 15 . 15 . 16 " " then what are those rags hanging on your antlers ? " demanded [peter] . 1 " 2 then 2 then 3 what 3 what 4 are 4 are 5 those 5 those 6 rags 6 rags 7 hanging 7 hanging 8 on 8 on 9 your 9 your 10 antlers 10 antlers 11 ? 11 ? 12 " 12 " 13 demanded 13 demanded 15 . lightfoot chuckled . 1 lightfoot 2 chuckled 2 chuckled 3 . " they are what is left of the coverings of my new antlers , " he explained . 1 " 2 they 2 they 3 are 3 are 4 what 4 what 5 is 5 is 6 left 6 left 7 of 7 of 8 the 8 the 9 coverings 9 coverings 10 of 10 of 11 my 11 my 12 new 12 new 13 antlers 13 antlers 14 , 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 he 16 he 17 explained 17 explained 18 . " what 's that ? 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 's 3 's 4 that 4 that 5 ? what do you mean by new antlers ? " 1 what 2 do 2 do 3 you 3 you 4 mean 4 mean 5 by 5 by 6 new 6 new 7 antlers 7 antlers 8 ? 8 ? 9 " peter was sitting up very straight , with his eyes fixed on [lightfoot] ['s] antlers [as] [though] he never had seen them before . 1 peter 2 was 2 was 3 sitting 3 sitting 4 up 4 up 5 very 5 very 6 straight 6 straight 7 , 7 , 8 with 8 with 9 his 9 his 10 eyes 10 eyes 11 fixed 11 fixed 12 on 12 on 15 antlers 15 antlers 18 he 18 he 19 never 19 never 20 had 20 had 21 seen 21 seen 22 them 22 them 23 before 23 before 24 . " [just] [what] [i] said , " retorted [lightfoot] . 1 " 5 said 5 said 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 retorted 8 retorted 10 . " what do you think of them ? 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 do 3 do 4 you 4 you 5 think 5 think 6 of 6 of 7 them 7 them 8 ? i think they are the finest antlers [i] ['ve] [ever] [had] . 1 i 2 think 2 think 3 they 3 they 4 are 4 are 5 the 5 the 6 finest 6 finest 7 antlers 7 antlers 12 . lightfoot rubbed his antlers against the trunk of a tree till some of the rags hanging to them dropped off . 1 lightfoot 2 rubbed 2 rubbed 3 his 3 his 4 antlers 4 antlers 5 against 5 against 6 the 6 the 7 trunk 7 trunk 8 of 8 of 9 a 9 a 10 tree 10 tree 11 till 11 till 12 some 12 some 13 of 13 of 14 the 14 the 15 rags 15 rags 16 hanging 16 hanging 17 to 17 to 18 them 18 them 19 dropped 19 dropped 20 off 20 off 21 . peter blinked very hard . 1 peter 2 blinked 2 blinked 3 very 3 very 4 hard 4 hard 5 . he was trying to understand and he couldn't . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 trying 3 trying 4 to 4 to 5 understand 5 understand 6 and 6 and 7 he 7 he 8 couldn't 8 couldn't 9 . finally he said so . 1 finally 2 he 2 he 3 said 3 said 4 so 4 so 5 . " what kind of a story are you trying to fill me up with ? " he demanded indignantly . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 kind 3 kind 4 of 4 of 5 a 5 a 6 story 6 story 7 are 7 are 8 you 8 you 9 trying 9 trying 10 to 10 to 11 fill 11 fill 12 me 12 me 13 up 13 up 14 with 14 with 15 ? 15 ? 16 " 16 " 17 he 17 he 18 demanded 18 demanded 19 indignantly 19 indignantly 20 . " do you mean to tell me that those are not the antlers that you have had as long as [i] ['ve] [known] you ? 1 " 2 do 2 do 3 you 3 you 4 mean 4 mean 5 to 5 to 6 tell 6 tell 7 me 7 me 8 that 8 that 9 those 9 those 10 are 10 are 11 not 11 not 12 the 12 the 13 antlers 13 antlers 14 that 14 that 15 you 15 you 16 have 16 have 17 had 17 had 18 as 18 as 19 long 19 long 20 as 20 as 24 you 24 you 25 ? how can anything hard like those antlers grow ? 1 how 2 can 2 can 3 anything 3 anything 4 hard 4 hard 5 like 5 like 6 those 6 those 7 antlers 7 antlers 8 grow 8 grow 9 ? and if those are new ones , where are the old ones ? 1 and 2 if 2 if 3 those 3 those 4 are 4 are 5 new 5 new 6 ones 6 ones 7 , 7 , 8 where 8 where 9 are 9 are 10 the 10 the 11 old 11 old 12 ones 12 ones 13 ? show me the old ones , and [perhaps] [i] ['ll] believe that these are new ones . 1 show 2 me 2 me 3 the 3 the 4 old 4 old 5 ones 5 ones 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 11 believe 11 believe 12 that 12 that 13 these 13 these 14 are 14 are 15 new 15 new 16 ones 16 ones 17 . the idea of trying to make me believe that antlers grow just like plants ! 1 the 2 idea 2 idea 3 of 3 of 4 trying 4 trying 5 to 5 to 6 make 6 make 7 me 7 me 8 believe 8 believe 9 that 9 that 10 antlers 10 antlers 11 grow 11 grow 12 just 12 just 13 like 13 like 14 plants 14 plants 15 ! i ['ve] [seen] [bossy] [the] [cow] [all] [summer] [and] [i] know she has got the same horns she had last summer . 1 i 11 know 11 know 12 she 12 she 13 has 13 has 14 got 14 got 15 the 15 the 16 same 16 same 17 horns 17 horns 18 she 18 she 19 had 19 had 20 last 20 last 21 summer 21 summer 22 . new antlers indeed ! " 1 new 2 antlers 2 antlers 3 indeed 3 indeed 4 ! 4 ! 5 " " [you] [are] quite [right] , [peter] [,] quite right [about] [bossy] [the] [cow] . 1 " 4 quite 4 quite 6 , 6 , 9 quite 9 quite 10 right 10 right 15 . she never has new horns , but that [isn't] [any] [reason] [why] [i] shouldn't have new antlers , is it ? " [replied] [lightfoot] patiently . 1 she 2 never 2 never 3 has 3 has 4 new 4 new 5 horns 5 horns 6 , 6 , 7 but 7 but 8 that 8 that 14 shouldn't 14 shouldn't 15 have 15 have 16 new 16 new 17 antlers 17 antlers 18 , 18 , 19 is 19 is 20 it 20 it 21 ? 21 ? 22 " 22 " 25 patiently 25 patiently 26 . " her horns are quite different from my antlers . 1 " 2 her 2 her 3 horns 3 horns 4 are 4 are 5 quite 5 quite 6 different 6 different 7 from 7 from 8 my 8 my 9 antlers 9 antlers 10 . i have a new pair every year . 1 i 2 have 2 have 3 a 3 a 4 new 4 new 5 pair 5 pair 6 every 6 every 7 year 7 year 8 . you haven't seen me all summer , have you , [peter] [?] " 1 you 2 haven't 2 haven't 3 seen 3 seen 4 me 4 me 5 all 5 all 6 summer 6 summer 7 , 7 , 8 have 8 have 9 you 9 you 10 , 10 , 13 " " no , [i] don't remember that [i] [have] , ["] [replied] [peter] [,] trying very hard to remember when he had [last] seen [lightfoot] . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 5 don't 5 don't 6 remember 6 remember 7 that 7 that 10 , 10 , 15 trying 15 trying 16 very 16 very 17 hard 17 hard 18 to 18 to 19 remember 19 remember 20 when 20 when 21 he 21 he 22 had 22 had 24 seen 24 seen 26 . " [i] [know] you haven't , " retorted [lightfoot] . 1 " 4 you 4 you 5 haven't 5 haven't 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 retorted 8 retorted 10 . " [i] [know] [it] [because] [i] [have] [been] hiding in a place you never visit . " 1 " 9 hiding 9 hiding 10 in 10 in 11 a 11 a 12 place 12 place 13 you 13 you 14 never 14 never 15 visit 15 visit 16 . 16 . 17 " " what have you been hiding for ? " demanded [peter] . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 have 3 have 4 you 4 you 5 been 5 been 6 hiding 6 hiding 7 for 7 for 8 ? 8 ? 9 " 9 " 10 demanded 10 demanded 12 . " for my new antlers to grow , " [replied] [lightfoot] . 1 " 2 for 2 for 3 my 3 my 4 new 4 new 5 antlers 5 antlers 6 to 6 to 7 grow 7 grow 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 12 . " when my new antlers are growing , [i] [want] to be away by myself . 1 " 2 when 2 when 3 my 3 my 4 new 4 new 5 antlers 5 antlers 6 are 6 are 7 growing 7 growing 8 , 8 , 11 to 11 to 12 be 12 be 13 away 13 away 14 by 14 by 15 myself 15 myself 16 . i don't like to be seen without them or with halfgrown ones . 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 like 3 like 4 to 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 seen 6 seen 7 without 7 without 8 them 8 them 9 or 9 or 10 with 10 with 11 halfgrown 11 halfgrown 12 ones 12 ones 13 . besides , [i] [am] very uncomfortable while the new antlers are growing and [i] want to be alone . " 1 besides 2 , 2 , 5 very 5 very 6 uncomfortable 6 uncomfortable 7 while 7 while 8 the 8 the 9 new 9 new 10 antlers 10 antlers 11 are 11 are 12 growing 12 growing 13 and 13 and 15 want 15 want 16 to 16 to 17 be 17 be 18 alone 18 alone 19 . 19 . 20 " " they dropped off last spring , but [i] don't remember just where , " [replied] [lightfoot] . 1 " 2 they 2 they 3 dropped 3 dropped 4 off 4 off 5 last 5 last 6 spring 6 spring 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 10 don't 10 don't 11 remember 11 remember 12 just 12 just 13 where 13 where 14 , 14 , 15 " 15 " 18 . " [i] was too glad to be rid of them to notice where they dropped . 1 " 3 was 3 was 4 too 4 too 5 glad 5 glad 6 to 6 to 7 be 7 be 8 rid 8 rid 9 of 9 of 10 them 10 them 11 to 11 to 12 notice 12 notice 13 where 13 where 14 they 14 they 15 dropped 15 dropped 16 . i 've got one more point on each [than] [i] [had] [last] [year] . ["] 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 got 3 got 4 one 4 one 5 more 5 more 6 point 6 point 7 on 7 on 8 each 8 each 14 . lightfoot began once more to rub his antlers against the tree to get off the queer rags hanging to them and to polish the points . 1 lightfoot 2 began 2 began 3 once 3 once 4 more 4 more 5 to 5 to 6 rub 6 rub 7 his 7 his 8 antlers 8 antlers 9 against 9 against 10 the 10 the 11 tree 11 tree 12 to 12 to 13 get 13 get 14 off 14 off 15 the 15 the 16 queer 16 queer 17 rags 17 rags 18 hanging 18 hanging 19 to 19 to 20 them 20 them 21 and 21 and 22 to 22 to 23 polish 23 polish 24 the 24 the 25 points 25 points 26 . peter watched in silence for a few minutes . 1 peter 2 watched 2 watched 3 in 3 in 4 silence 4 silence 5 for 5 for 6 a 6 a 7 few 7 few 8 minutes 8 minutes 9 . then , all his suspicions returning , he said : 1 then 2 , 2 , 3 all 3 all 4 his 4 his 5 suspicions 5 suspicions 6 returning 6 returning 7 , 7 , 8 he 8 he 9 said 9 said 10 : " but you haven't told me anything about those rags hanging to your antlers . " 1 " 2 but 2 but 3 you 3 you 4 haven't 4 haven't 5 told 5 told 6 me 6 me 7 anything 7 anything 8 about 8 about 9 those 9 those 10 rags 10 rags 11 hanging 11 hanging 12 to 12 to 13 your 13 your 14 antlers 14 antlers 15 . 15 . 16 " " and you haven't [believed] [what] [i] have [already] told you , " retorted [lightfoot] . 1 " 2 and 2 and 3 you 3 you 4 haven't 4 haven't 8 have 8 have 10 told 10 told 11 you 11 you 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 retorted 14 retorted 16 . " [i] don't like telling things to people who won't believe me . " 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 like 4 like 5 telling 5 telling 6 things 6 things 7 to 7 to 8 people 8 people 9 who 9 who 10 won't 10 won't 11 believe 11 believe 12 me 12 me 13 . 13 . 14 " [chapter] [iii] [:] [lightfoot] [tells] [how] [his] [antlers] [grew] it is hard to believe what seems impossible . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 hard 3 hard 4 to 4 to 5 believe 5 believe 6 what 6 what 7 seems 7 seems 8 impossible 8 impossible 9 . and yet what seems impossible to you may be a very commonplace matter to some one else . 1 and 2 yet 2 yet 3 what 3 what 4 seems 4 seems 5 impossible 5 impossible 6 to 6 to 7 you 7 you 8 may 8 may 9 be 9 be 10 a 10 a 11 very 11 very 12 commonplace 12 commonplace 13 matter 13 matter 14 to 14 to 15 some 15 some 16 one 16 one 17 else 17 else 18 . so it does not do to say that a thing cannot be possible just because you cannot understand how it can be . 1 so 2 it 2 it 3 does 3 does 4 not 4 not 5 do 5 do 6 to 6 to 7 say 7 say 8 that 8 that 9 a 9 a 10 thing 10 thing 11 cannot 11 cannot 12 be 12 be 13 possible 13 possible 14 just 14 just 15 because 15 because 16 you 16 you 17 cannot 17 cannot 18 understand 18 understand 19 how 19 how 20 it 20 it 21 can 21 can 22 be 22 be 23 . peter [rabbit] wanted to believe [what] [lightfoot] [the] [deer] [had] [just] [told] him , but somehow he couldn't . 1 peter 3 wanted 3 wanted 4 to 4 to 5 believe 5 believe 13 him 13 him 14 , 14 , 15 but 15 but 16 somehow 16 somehow 17 he 17 he 18 couldn't 18 couldn't 19 . if he had seen those antlers growing , it would have been another matter . 1 if 2 he 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 seen 4 seen 5 those 5 those 6 antlers 6 antlers 7 growing 7 growing 8 , 8 , 9 it 9 it 10 would 10 would 11 have 11 have 12 been 12 been 13 another 13 another 14 matter 14 matter 15 . but he hadn't seen [lightfoot] [since] the very last of winter , and [then] [lightfoot] had worn just such handsome antlers as he now had . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 hadn't 3 hadn't 4 seen 4 seen 7 the 7 the 8 very 8 very 9 last 9 last 10 of 10 of 11 winter 11 winter 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 16 had 16 had 17 worn 17 worn 18 just 18 just 19 such 19 such 20 handsome 20 handsome 21 antlers 21 antlers 22 as 22 as 23 he 23 he 24 now 24 now 25 had 25 had 26 . " [i] ['m] trying to believe it , " he said , quite humbly . 1 " 4 trying 4 trying 5 to 5 to 6 believe 6 believe 7 it 7 it 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 he 10 he 11 said 11 said 12 , 12 , 13 quite 13 quite 14 humbly 14 humbly 15 . " it 's all true , " broke in another voice . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 's 3 's 4 all 4 all 5 true 5 true 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 broke 8 broke 9 in 9 in 10 another 10 another 11 voice 11 voice 12 . peter jumped and turned to find his big cousin , [jumper] [the] [hare] [.] 1 peter 2 jumped 2 jumped 3 and 3 and 4 turned 4 turned 5 to 5 to 6 find 6 find 7 his 7 his 8 big 8 big 9 cousin 9 cousin 10 , unseen and unheard , he had stolen up and had overheard [what] [peter] and [lightfoot] had said . 1 unseen 2 and 2 and 3 unheard 3 unheard 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 had 6 had 7 stolen 7 stolen 8 up 8 up 9 and 9 and 10 had 10 had 11 overheard 11 overheard 14 and 14 and 16 had 16 had 17 said 17 said 18 . " how do you know it is true ? " snapped [peter] a little crossly , [for] [jumper] [had] startled him . 1 " 2 how 2 how 3 do 3 do 4 you 4 you 5 know 5 know 6 it 6 it 7 is 7 is 8 true 8 true 9 ? 9 ? 10 " 10 " 11 snapped 11 snapped 13 a 13 a 14 little 14 little 15 crossly 15 crossly 16 , 16 , 20 startled 20 startled 21 him 21 him 22 . " all right ! 1 " 2 all 2 all 3 right 3 right 4 ! i 'll believe [anything] that [lightfoot] [tells] [me] if you say it is true , " declared [peter] , [who] [greatly] admires his cousin , [jumper] [.] 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 believe 3 believe 5 that 5 that 9 if 9 if 10 you 10 you 11 say 11 say 12 it 12 it 13 is 13 is 14 true 14 true 15 , 15 , 16 " 16 " 17 declared 17 declared 19 , 19 , 22 admires 22 admires 23 his 23 his 24 cousin 24 cousin 25 , " now tell me about those rags , [lightfoot] [.] 1 " 2 now 2 now 3 tell 3 tell 4 me 4 me 5 about 5 about 6 those 6 those 7 rags 7 rags 8 , please do . " 1 please 2 do 2 do 3 . 3 . 4 " lightfoot couldn't resist that " please . " 1 lightfoot 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 resist 3 resist 4 that 4 that 5 " 5 " 6 please 6 please 7 . 7 . 8 " " very soon after my old ones dropped off the new ones began to grow . 1 " 2 very 2 very 3 soon 3 soon 4 after 4 after 5 my 5 my 6 old 6 old 7 ones 7 ones 8 dropped 8 dropped 9 off 9 off 10 the 10 the 11 new 11 new 12 ones 12 ones 13 began 13 began 14 to 14 to 15 grow 15 grow 16 . they were not hard , not at all like they are now . 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 not 3 not 4 hard 4 hard 5 , 5 , 6 not 6 not 7 at 7 at 8 all 8 all 9 like 9 like 10 they 10 they 11 are 11 are 12 now 12 now 13 . they were soft and very tender , and the blood ran through them just as it does through our bodies . 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 soft 3 soft 4 and 4 and 5 very 5 very 6 tender 6 tender 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 the 9 the 10 blood 10 blood 11 ran 11 ran 12 through 12 through 13 them 13 them 14 just 14 just 15 as 15 as 16 it 16 it 17 does 17 does 18 through 18 through 19 our 19 our 20 bodies 20 bodies 21 . they were covered with a sort of skin with hairs on it like thin fur . 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 covered 3 covered 4 with 4 with 5 a 5 a 6 sort 6 sort 7 of 7 of 8 skin 8 skin 9 with 9 with 10 hairs 10 hairs 11 on 11 on 12 it 12 it 13 like 13 like 14 thin 14 thin 15 fur 15 fur 16 . the ends were not sharply pointed they now are , but were big and rounded , like knobs . 1 the 2 ends 2 ends 3 were 3 were 4 not 4 not 5 sharply 5 sharply 6 pointed 6 pointed 7 they 7 they 8 now 8 now 9 are 9 are 10 , 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 were 12 were 13 big 13 big 14 and 14 and 15 rounded 15 rounded 16 , 16 , 17 like 17 like 18 knobs 18 knobs 19 . they were not like antlers at all , and they made my head hot and were very uncomfortable . 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 not 3 not 4 like 4 like 5 antlers 5 antlers 6 at 6 at 7 all 7 all 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 they 10 they 11 made 11 made 12 my 12 my 13 head 13 head 14 hot 14 hot 15 and 15 and 16 were 16 were 17 very 17 very 18 uncomfortable 18 uncomfortable 19 . that is [why] [i] hid [away] . 1 that 2 is 2 is 5 hid 5 hid 7 . it seemed to me sometimes as if all my strength went into those new antlers . 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 to 3 to 4 me 4 me 5 sometimes 5 sometimes 6 as 6 as 7 if 7 if 8 all 8 all 9 my 9 my 10 strength 10 strength 11 went 11 went 12 into 12 into 13 those 13 those 14 new 14 new 15 antlers 15 antlers 16 . and [i] had to be very careful not to hit them against anything . 1 and 3 had 3 had 4 to 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 very 6 very 7 careful 7 careful 8 not 8 not 9 to 9 to 10 hit 10 hit 11 them 11 them 12 against 12 against 13 anything 13 anything 14 . in the first place it would have hurt , and in the second place it might have spoiled the shape of them . 1 in 2 the 2 the 3 first 3 first 4 place 4 place 5 it 5 it 6 would 6 would 7 have 7 have 8 hurt 8 hurt 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 in 11 in 12 the 12 the 13 second 13 second 14 place 14 place 15 it 15 it 16 might 16 might 17 have 17 have 18 spoiled 18 spoiled 19 the 19 the 20 shape 20 shape 21 of 21 of 22 them 22 them 23 . " when they had grown to the length you now see , they began to shrink and grow hard . 1 " 2 when 2 when 3 they 3 they 4 had 4 had 5 grown 5 grown 6 to 6 to 7 the 7 the 8 length 8 length 9 you 9 you 10 now 10 now 11 see 11 see 12 , 12 , 13 they 13 they 14 began 14 began 15 to 15 to 16 shrink 16 shrink 17 and 17 and 18 grow 18 grow 19 hard 19 hard 20 . the knobs on the ends shrank until they became pointed . 1 the 2 knobs 2 knobs 3 on 3 on 4 the 4 the 5 ends 5 ends 6 shrank 6 shrank 7 until 7 until 8 they 8 they 9 became 9 became 10 pointed 10 pointed 11 . as soon as they stopped growing the blood stopped flowing up in them , and as they became hard they were no longer tender . 1 as 2 soon 2 soon 3 as 3 as 4 they 4 they 5 stopped 5 stopped 6 growing 6 growing 7 the 7 the 8 blood 8 blood 9 stopped 9 stopped 10 flowing 10 flowing 11 up 11 up 12 in 12 in 13 them 13 them 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 as 16 as 17 they 17 they 18 became 18 became 19 hard 19 hard 20 they 20 they 21 were 21 were 22 no 22 no 23 longer 23 longer 24 tender 24 tender 25 . the skin which had covered them grew dry and split , and [i] rubbed it off on trees and bushes . 1 the 2 skin 2 skin 3 which 3 which 4 had 4 had 5 covered 5 covered 6 them 6 them 7 grew 7 grew 8 dry 8 dry 9 and 9 and 10 split 10 split 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 14 rubbed 14 rubbed 15 it 15 it 16 off 16 off 17 on 17 on 18 trees 18 trees 19 and 19 and 20 bushes 20 bushes 21 . the little rags you [see] are [what] [is] [left] , [but] [i] will soon be rid of those . 1 the 2 little 2 little 3 rags 3 rags 4 you 4 you 6 are 6 are 10 , 10 , 13 will 13 will 14 soon 14 soon 15 be 15 be 16 rid 16 rid 17 of 17 of 18 those 18 those 19 . lightfoot tossed his head proudly and rattled his wonderful antlers against the nearest tree . 1 lightfoot 2 tossed 2 tossed 3 his 3 his 4 head 4 head 5 proudly 5 proudly 6 and 6 and 7 rattled 7 rattled 8 his 8 his 9 wonderful 9 wonderful 10 antlers 10 antlers 11 against 11 against 12 the 12 the 13 nearest 13 nearest 14 tree 14 tree 15 . it is hard to believe , but [i] suppose it must be true . " 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 hard 3 hard 4 to 4 to 5 believe 5 believe 6 , 6 , 7 but 7 but 9 suppose 9 suppose 10 it 10 it 11 must 11 must 12 be 12 be 13 true 13 true 14 . 14 . 15 " you 've always thought of [lightfoot] [as] [timid] [and] [afraid] , but you should see him when he is angry . 1 you 2 've 2 've 3 always 3 always 4 thought 4 thought 5 of 5 of 11 , 11 , 12 but 12 but 13 you 13 you 14 should 14 should 15 see 15 see 16 him 16 him 17 when 17 when 18 he 18 he 19 is 19 is 20 angry 20 angry 21 . few people care to face him then . " 1 few 2 people 2 people 3 care 3 care 4 to 4 to 5 face 5 face 6 him 6 him 7 then 7 then 8 . 8 . 9 " [chapter] [iv] [:] [the] [spirit] [of] [fear] when the days grow cold and the nights are clear , [there] [stalks] [abroad] the spirit of fear . 1 when 2 the 2 the 3 days 3 days 4 grow 4 grow 5 cold 5 cold 6 and 6 and 7 the 7 the 8 nights 8 nights 9 are 9 are 10 clear 10 clear 11 , 11 , 15 the 15 the 16 spirit 16 spirit 17 of 17 of 18 fear 18 fear 19 . lightfoot [the] [deer] . 1 lightfoot 4 . it is sad but true . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 sad 3 sad 4 but 4 but 5 true 5 true 6 . autumn is often called the sad time of the year , and it is the sad time . 1 autumn 2 is 2 is 3 often 3 often 4 called 4 called 5 the 5 the 6 sad 6 sad 7 time 7 time 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 year 10 year 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 it 13 it 14 is 14 is 15 the 15 the 16 sad 16 sad 17 time 17 time 18 . but it shouldn't be . 1 but 2 it 2 it 3 shouldn't 3 shouldn't 4 be 4 be 5 . [old] [mother] [nature] [never] [intended] [that] [it] [should] [be] [.] she meant it to be the [glad] time . 1 she 2 meant 2 meant 3 it 3 it 4 to 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 the 6 the 8 time 8 time 9 . it is the season when food is plentiful , and every one is fat and is , or ought to be , care free . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 the 3 the 4 season 4 season 5 when 5 when 6 food 6 food 7 is 7 is 8 plentiful 8 plentiful 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 every 11 every 12 one 12 one 13 is 13 is 14 fat 14 fat 15 and 15 and 16 is 16 is 17 , 17 , 18 or 18 or 19 ought 19 ought 20 to 20 to 21 be 21 be 22 , 22 , 23 care 23 care 24 free 24 free 25 . all night as well as all [day] the [spirit] [of] [fear] searches out the little people [of] [the] [green] [meadows] [and] [the] [green] [forest] . 1 all 2 night 2 night 3 as 3 as 4 well 4 well 5 as 5 as 6 all 6 all 8 the 8 the 12 searches 12 searches 13 out 13 out 14 the 14 the 15 little 15 little 16 people 16 people 25 . it will not let them sleep . 1 it 2 will 2 will 3 not 3 not 4 let 4 let 5 them 5 them 6 sleep 6 sleep 7 . it will not let them eat in peace . 1 it 2 will 2 will 3 not 3 not 4 let 4 let 5 them 5 them 6 eat 6 eat 7 in 7 in 8 peace 8 peace 9 . it drives them to seek new hiding-places and then drives them out of those . 1 it 2 drives 2 drives 3 them 3 them 4 to 4 to 5 seek 5 seek 6 new 6 new 7 hiding-places 7 hiding-places 8 and 8 and 9 then 9 then 10 drives 10 drives 11 them 11 them 12 out 12 out 13 of 13 of 14 those 14 those 15 . it keeps them ever ready to fly or run at the slightest sound . 1 it 2 keeps 2 keeps 3 them 3 them 4 ever 4 ever 5 ready 5 ready 6 to 6 to 7 fly 7 fly 8 or 8 or 9 run 9 run 10 at 10 at 11 the 11 the 12 slightest 12 slightest 13 sound 13 sound 14 . peter [rabbit] was thinking of this as he sat at the edge of [the] [dear] [old] [briar-patch] [,] looking [over] [to] [the] [green] [forest] . 1 peter 3 was 3 was 4 thinking 4 thinking 5 of 5 of 6 this 6 this 7 as 7 as 8 he 8 he 9 sat 9 sat 10 at 10 at 11 the 11 the 12 edge 12 edge 13 of 13 of 19 looking 19 looking 25 . very , very lovely were the reds and yellows and browns against the dark green of the pines and the spruces and the hemlocks . 1 very 2 , 2 , 3 very 3 very 4 lovely 4 lovely 5 were 5 were 6 the 6 the 7 reds 7 reds 8 and 8 and 9 yellows 9 yellows 10 and 10 and 11 browns 11 browns 12 against 12 against 13 the 13 the 14 dark 14 dark 15 green 15 green 16 of 16 of 17 the 17 the 18 pines 18 pines 19 and 19 and 20 the 20 the 21 spruces 21 spruces 22 and 22 and 23 the 23 the 24 hemlocks 24 hemlocks 25 . the [purple] [hills] [were] more softly purple than at any other season of the year . 1 the 5 more 5 more 6 softly 6 softly 7 purple 7 purple 8 than 8 than 9 at 9 at 10 any 10 any 11 other 11 other 12 season 12 season 13 of 13 of 14 the 14 the 15 year 15 year 16 . it was all very , very beautiful . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 all 3 all 4 very 4 very 5 , 5 , 6 very 6 very 7 beautiful 7 beautiful 8 . it wasn't fear of [reddy] [fox] , or [redtail] [the] [hawk] , [or] [hooty] [the] [owl] [,] [or] [old] [man] [coyote] [.] 1 it 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 fear 3 fear 4 of 4 of 7 , 7 , 8 or 8 or 12 , but the fear that chilled his heart now never left him even for a moment . 1 but 2 the 2 the 3 fear 3 fear 4 that 4 that 5 chilled 5 chilled 6 his 6 his 7 heart 7 heart 8 now 8 now 9 never 9 never 10 left 10 left 11 him 11 him 12 even 12 even 13 for 13 for 14 a 14 a 15 moment 15 moment 16 . it was even clutching at the hearts [of] [granny] and [reddy] [fox] [and] of [great] [,] [big] [buster] [bear] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 even 3 even 4 clutching 4 clutching 5 at 5 at 6 the 6 the 7 hearts 7 hearts 10 and 10 and 14 of 14 of 20 . it seemed [to] [peter] [that] [no] [one] [was] so big or so small that this [terrible] [spirit] [of] [fear] had not searched him out . 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 9 so 9 so 10 big 10 big 11 or 11 or 12 so 12 so 13 small 13 small 14 that 14 that 15 this 15 this 20 had 20 had 21 not 21 not 22 searched 22 searched 23 him 23 him 24 out 24 out 25 . far in the distance sounded a sudden bang . 1 far 2 in 2 in 3 the 3 the 4 distance 4 distance 5 sounded 5 sounded 6 a 6 a 7 sudden 7 sudden 8 bang 8 bang 9 . peter jumped and shivered . 1 peter 2 jumped 2 jumped 3 and 3 and 4 shivered 4 shivered 5 . he knew that every one else who had heard that bang had jumped and shivered just as he had . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 3 that 4 every 4 every 5 one 5 one 6 else 6 else 7 who 7 who 8 had 8 had 9 heard 9 heard 10 that 10 that 11 bang 11 bang 12 had 12 had 13 jumped 13 jumped 14 and 14 and 15 shivered 15 shivered 16 just 16 just 17 as 17 as 18 he 18 he 19 had 19 had 20 . it was the season of hunters with terrible guns . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 the 3 the 4 season 4 season 5 of 5 of 6 hunters 6 hunters 7 with 7 with 8 terrible 8 terrible 9 guns 9 guns 10 . " they seem to find pleasure , actually find pleasure , in trying to kill us . 1 " 2 they 2 they 3 seem 3 seem 4 to 4 to 5 find 5 find 6 pleasure 6 pleasure 7 , 7 , 8 actually 8 actually 9 find 9 find 10 pleasure 10 pleasure 11 , 11 , 12 in 12 in 13 trying 13 trying 14 to 14 to 15 kill 15 kill 16 us 16 us 17 . i don't understand them at all . 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 understand 3 understand 4 them 4 them 5 at 5 at 6 all 6 all 7 . they haven't any hearts . 1 they 2 haven't 2 haven't 3 any 3 any 4 hearts 4 hearts 5 . that must be the reason ; they haven't any hearts . " 1 that 2 must 2 must 3 be 3 be 4 the 4 the 5 reason 5 reason 6 ; 6 ; 7 they 7 they 8 haven't 8 haven't 9 any 9 any 10 hearts 10 hearts 11 . 11 . 12 " [chapter] [v] [:] [sammy] [jay] [brings] [lightfoot] [word] sammy [jay] is one of those who believe in the wisdom of the old saying , " early to bed and early to rise . " 1 sammy 3 is 3 is 4 one 4 one 5 of 5 of 6 those 6 those 7 who 7 who 8 believe 8 believe 9 in 9 in 10 the 10 the 11 wisdom 11 wisdom 12 of 12 of 13 the 13 the 14 old 14 old 15 saying 15 saying 16 , 16 , 17 " 17 " 18 early 18 early 19 to 19 to 20 bed 20 bed 21 and 21 and 22 early 22 early 23 to 23 to 24 rise 24 rise 25 . 25 . 26 " sammy needs no alarm clock to get up early in the morning . 1 sammy 2 needs 2 needs 3 no 3 no 4 alarm 4 alarm 5 clock 5 clock 6 to 6 to 7 get 7 get 8 up 8 up 9 early 9 early 10 in 10 in 11 the 11 the 12 morning 12 morning 13 . he is awake as soon as it is light enough to see and wastes no time wishing he could sleep a little longer . 1 he 2 is 2 is 3 awake 3 awake 4 as 4 as 5 soon 5 soon 6 as 6 as 7 it 7 it 8 is 8 is 9 light 9 light 10 enough 10 enough 11 to 11 to 12 see 12 see 13 and 13 and 14 wastes 14 wastes 15 no 15 no 16 time 16 time 17 wishing 17 wishing 18 he 18 he 19 could 19 could 20 sleep 20 sleep 21 a 21 a 22 little 22 little 23 longer 23 longer 24 . his stomach wouldn't let him if he wanted to . 1 his 2 stomach 2 stomach 3 wouldn't 3 wouldn't 4 let 4 let 5 him 5 him 6 if 6 if 7 he 7 he 8 wanted 8 wanted 9 to 9 to 10 . sammy always wakes up hungry . 1 sammy 2 always 2 always 3 wakes 3 wakes 4 up 4 up 5 hungry 5 hungry 6 . in this he is no different from all his feathered neighbors . 1 in 2 this 2 this 3 he 3 he 4 is 4 is 5 no 5 no 6 different 6 different 7 from 7 from 8 all 8 all 9 his 9 his 10 feathered 10 feathered 11 neighbors 11 neighbors 12 . on this particular morning he had planned to fly over to [farmer] [brown] ['s] dooryard , but at the last minute he changed his mind . 1 on 2 this 2 this 3 particular 3 particular 4 morning 4 morning 5 he 5 he 6 had 6 had 7 planned 7 planned 8 to 8 to 9 fly 9 fly 10 over 10 over 11 to 11 to 15 dooryard 15 dooryard 16 , 16 , 17 but 17 but 18 at 18 at 19 the 19 the 20 last 20 last 21 minute 21 minute 22 he 22 he 23 changed 23 changed 24 his 24 his 25 mind 25 mind 26 . instead , he flew over to the dooryard of another farm . 1 instead 2 , 2 , 3 he 3 he 4 flew 4 flew 5 over 5 over 6 to 6 to 7 the 7 the 8 dooryard 8 dooryard 9 of 9 of 10 another 10 another 11 farm 11 farm 12 . sammy stopped on the top of the nearest tree . 1 sammy 2 stopped 2 stopped 3 on 3 on 4 the 4 the 5 top 5 top 6 of 6 of 7 the 7 the 8 nearest 8 nearest 9 tree 9 tree 10 . " now what is that man doing up as early as this ? " muttered [sammy] . 1 " 2 now 2 now 3 what 3 what 4 is 4 is 5 that 5 that 6 man 6 man 7 doing 7 doing 8 up 8 up 9 as 9 as 10 early 10 early 11 as 11 as 12 this 12 this 13 ? 13 ? 14 " 14 " 15 muttered 15 muttered 17 . then he caught sight of something under the man 's arm . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 caught 3 caught 4 sight 4 sight 5 of 5 of 6 something 6 something 7 under 7 under 8 the 8 the 9 man 9 man 10 's 10 's 11 arm 11 arm 12 . he didn't have to look twice to know what it was . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 have 3 have 4 to 4 to 5 look 5 look 6 twice 6 twice 7 to 7 to 8 know 8 know 9 what 9 what 10 it 10 it 11 was 11 was 12 . it was a gun ! 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 gun 4 gun 5 ! yes , sir , it was a gun , a terrible gun . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 3 sir 3 sir 4 , 4 , 5 it 5 it 6 was 6 was 7 a 7 a 8 gun 8 gun 9 , 9 , 10 a 10 a 11 terrible 11 terrible 12 gun 12 gun 13 . " [ha] [!] ["] exclaimed [sammy] , and quite forgot that his stomach was empty . 1 " 5 exclaimed 5 exclaimed 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 quite 9 quite 10 forgot 10 forgot 11 that 11 that 12 his 12 his 13 stomach 13 stomach 14 was 14 was 15 empty 15 empty 16 . " now who can that fellow be after so early in the morning ? 1 " 2 now 2 now 3 who 3 who 4 can 4 can 5 that 5 that 6 fellow 6 fellow 7 be 7 be 8 after 8 after 9 so 9 so 10 early 10 early 11 in 11 in 12 the 12 the 13 morning 13 morning 14 ? i [think] [i] 'll sit right here and watch . " 1 i 4 'll 4 'll 5 sit 5 sit 6 right 6 right 7 here 7 here 8 and 8 and 9 watch 9 watch 10 . 10 . 11 " so [sammy] [sat] in the top of the tree and watched the hunter with the terrible gun . 1 so 4 in 4 in 5 the 5 the 6 top 6 top 7 of 7 of 8 the 8 the 9 tree 9 tree 10 and 10 and 11 watched 11 watched 12 the 12 the 13 hunter 13 hunter 14 with 14 with 15 the 15 the 16 terrible 16 terrible 17 gun 17 gun 18 . he saw him head straight [for] [the] [green] [forest] . 1 he 2 saw 2 saw 3 him 3 him 4 head 4 head 5 straight 5 straight 10 . " it 's [mr] [and] [mrs] [.] grouse [after] [all] , [i] guess , " [thought] [sammy] . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 's 3 's 8 grouse 8 grouse 11 , 11 , 13 guess 13 guess 14 , 14 , 15 " 15 " 18 . " [if] [i] [knew] just where they [were] [i] ['d] go over and warn them . " 1 " 5 just 5 just 6 where 6 where 7 they 7 they 11 go 11 go 12 over 12 over 13 and 13 and 14 warn 14 warn 15 them 15 them 16 . 16 . 17 " he thought of [lightfoot] [the] [deer] . 1 he 2 thought 2 thought 3 of 3 of 7 . sammy watched the hunter [enter] [the] [green] [forest] , then he silently followed him . 1 sammy 2 watched 2 watched 3 the 3 the 4 hunter 4 hunter 9 , 9 , 10 then 10 then 11 he 11 he 12 silently 12 silently 13 followed 13 followed 14 him 14 him 15 . from the way the hunter [moved] , [sammy] decided that he wasn't thinking of [mr] [and] [mrs] . [grouse] . 1 from 2 the 2 the 3 way 3 way 4 the 4 the 5 hunter 5 hunter 7 , 7 , 9 decided 9 decided 10 that 10 that 11 he 11 he 12 wasn't 12 wasn't 13 thinking 13 thinking 14 of 14 of 18 . 18 . 20 . " it 's [lightfoot] the [deer] [,] sure [as] [i] [live] , " muttered [sammy] . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 's 3 's 5 the 5 the 8 sure 8 sure 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 muttered 14 muttered 16 . " he ought to be warned . 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 ought 3 ought 4 to 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 warned 6 warned 7 . he certainly ought to be warned . 1 he 2 certainly 2 certainly 3 ought 3 ought 4 to 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 warned 6 warned 7 . i know right where he is . 1 i 2 know 2 know 3 right 3 right 4 where 4 where 5 he 5 he 6 is 6 is 7 . i [believe] [i] 'll warn him myself . " 1 i 4 'll 4 'll 5 warn 5 warn 6 him 6 him 7 myself 7 myself 8 . 8 . 9 " sammy [found] [lightfoot] [right] [where] [he] had expected to . 1 sammy 7 had 7 had 8 expected 8 expected 9 to 9 to 10 . " he 's coming ! " [cried] [sammy] . 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 's 3 's 4 coming 4 coming 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 9 . " a hunter with a terrible gun is coming ! " 1 " 2 a 2 a 3 hunter 3 hunter 4 with 4 with 5 a 5 a 6 terrible 6 terrible 7 gun 7 gun 8 is 8 is 9 coming 9 coming 10 ! 10 ! 11 " [chapter] [vi] [:] [a] [game] [of] [hide] [and] [seek] there was a game of hide and seek [that] [danny] [meadow] [mouse] [once] [played] with [buster] [bear] . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 game 4 game 5 of 5 of 6 hide 6 hide 7 and 7 and 8 seek 8 seek 15 with 15 with 18 . it was a very dreadful game [for] [danny] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 very 4 very 5 dreadful 5 dreadful 6 game 6 game 9 . in the case [of] [buster] [bear] and [danny] , the latter had simply to keep out of reach [of] [buster] . 1 in 2 the 2 the 3 case 3 case 7 and 7 and 9 , 9 , 10 the 10 the 11 latter 11 latter 12 had 12 had 13 simply 13 simply 14 to 14 to 15 keep 15 keep 16 out 16 out 17 of 17 of 18 reach 18 reach 21 . as long as [buster] [didn't] [get] his [great] paws on [danny] , the latter was safe . 1 as 2 long 2 long 3 as 3 as 7 his 7 his 9 paws 9 paws 10 on 10 on 12 , 12 , 13 the 13 the 14 latter 14 latter 15 was 15 was 16 safe 16 safe 17 . then , too , [danny] is a very small person . 1 then 2 , 2 , 3 too 3 too 4 , 4 , 6 is 6 is 7 a 7 a 8 very 8 very 9 small 9 small 10 person 10 person 11 . he is so small that he can hide under two or three leaves . 1 he 2 is 2 is 3 so 3 so 4 small 4 small 5 that 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 can 7 can 8 hide 8 hide 9 under 9 under 10 two 10 two 11 or 11 or 12 three 12 three 13 leaves 13 leaves 14 . wherever he is , he is pretty sure to find a hiding-place of some sort . 1 wherever 2 he 2 he 3 is 3 is 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 is 6 is 7 pretty 7 pretty 8 sure 8 sure 9 to 9 to 10 find 10 find 11 a 11 a 12 hiding-place 12 hiding-place 13 of 13 of 14 some 14 some 15 sort 15 sort 16 . his small size gives him advantages in a game of hide and seek . 1 his 2 small 2 small 3 size 3 size 4 gives 4 gives 5 him 5 him 6 advantages 6 advantages 7 in 7 in 8 a 8 a 9 game 9 game 10 of 10 of 11 hide 11 hide 12 and 12 and 13 seek 13 seek 14 . it certainly does . 1 it 2 certainly 2 certainly 3 does 3 does 4 . [but] [lightfoot] [the] [deer] [is] [big] [.] he is one of the largest of the people who live in the [green] [forest] [.] 1 he 2 is 2 is 3 one 3 one 4 of 4 of 5 the 5 the 6 largest 6 largest 7 of 7 of 8 the 8 the 9 people 9 people 10 who 10 who 11 live 11 live 12 in 12 in 13 the being so big , it is not easy to hide . 1 being 2 so 2 so 3 big 3 big 4 , 4 , 5 it 5 it 6 is 6 is 7 not 7 not 8 easy 8 easy 9 to 9 to 10 hide 10 hide 11 . moreover , a hunter with a terrible gun does not have to get close in order to kill . 1 moreover 2 , 2 , 3 a 3 a 4 hunter 4 hunter 5 with 5 with 6 a 6 a 7 terrible 7 terrible 8 gun 8 gun 9 does 9 does 10 not 10 not 11 have 11 have 12 to 12 to 13 get 13 get 14 close 14 close 15 in 15 in 16 order 16 order 17 to 17 to 18 kill 18 kill 19 . lightfoot knew all this as he waited for the coming of the hunter of whom [sammy] [jay] [had] warned him . 1 lightfoot 2 knew 2 knew 3 all 3 all 4 this 4 this 5 as 5 as 6 he 6 he 7 waited 7 waited 8 for 8 for 9 the 9 the 10 coming 10 coming 11 of 11 of 12 the 12 the 13 hunter 13 hunter 14 of 14 of 15 whom 15 whom 19 warned 19 warned 20 him 20 him 21 . he had learned many lessons in the hunting season of the year before and he remembered every one of them . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 learned 3 learned 4 many 4 many 5 lessons 5 lessons 6 in 6 in 7 the 7 the 8 hunting 8 hunting 9 season 9 season 10 of 10 of 11 the 11 the 12 year 12 year 13 before 13 before 14 and 14 and 15 he 15 he 16 remembered 16 remembered 17 every 17 every 18 one 18 one 19 of 19 of 20 them 20 them 21 . he knew that to forget even one of them might cost him his life . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 3 that 4 to 4 to 5 forget 5 forget 6 even 6 even 7 one 7 one 8 of 8 of 9 them 9 them 10 might 10 might 11 cost 11 cost 12 him 12 him 13 his 13 his 14 life 14 life 15 . so , standing motionless behind a tangle of fallen trees , [lightfoot] [listened] and watched . 1 so 2 , 2 , 3 standing 3 standing 4 motionless 4 motionless 5 behind 5 behind 6 a 6 a 7 tangle 7 tangle 8 of 8 of 9 fallen 9 fallen 10 trees 10 trees 11 , 11 , 14 and 14 and 15 watched 15 watched 16 . presently over in the distance he heard [sammy] [jay] [screaming] , " [thief] [,] thief , thief ! " 1 presently 2 over 2 over 3 in 3 in 4 the 4 the 5 distance 5 distance 6 he 6 he 7 heard 7 heard 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 15 thief 15 thief 16 , 16 , 17 thief 17 thief 18 ! 18 ! 19 " a little sigh of relief escaped [lightfoot] . 1 a 2 little 2 little 3 sigh 3 sigh 4 of 4 of 5 relief 5 relief 6 escaped 6 escaped 8 . he knew that that screaming of [sammy] [jay] ['s] [was] a warning to tell him where the hunter was . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 3 that 4 that 4 that 5 screaming 5 screaming 6 of 6 of 11 a 11 a 12 warning 12 warning 13 to 13 to 14 tell 14 tell 15 him 15 him 16 where 16 where 17 the 17 the 18 hunter 18 hunter 19 was 19 was 20 . knowing just where the hunter was made it easier [for] [lightfoot] to know what to do . 1 knowing 2 just 2 just 3 where 3 where 4 the 4 the 5 hunter 5 hunter 6 was 6 was 7 made 7 made 8 it 8 it 9 easier 9 easier 12 to 12 to 13 know 13 know 14 what 14 what 15 to 15 to 16 do 16 do 17 . a [merry] [little] [breeze] [came] stealing [through] [the] [green] [forest] . 1 a 6 stealing 6 stealing 11 . it came from behind [lightfoot] and [danced] on [towards] the hunter with the terrible gun . 1 it 2 came 2 came 3 from 3 from 4 behind 4 behind 6 and 6 and 8 on 8 on 10 the 10 the 11 hunter 11 hunter 12 with 12 with 13 the 13 the 14 terrible 14 terrible 15 gun 15 gun 16 . instantly [lightfoot] [began] [to] steal [softly] [away] [through] [the] [green] [forest] . 1 instantly 5 steal 5 steal 12 . he took the greatest care to make no sound . 1 he 2 took 2 took 3 the 3 the 4 greatest 4 greatest 5 care 5 care 6 to 6 to 7 make 7 make 8 no 8 no 9 sound 9 sound 10 . he went in a half-circle , stopping every few steps to listen and test the air with his wonderful nose . 1 he 2 went 2 went 3 in 3 in 4 a 4 a 5 half-circle 5 half-circle 6 , 6 , 7 stopping 7 stopping 8 every 8 every 9 few 9 few 10 steps 10 steps 11 to 11 to 12 listen 12 listen 13 and 13 and 14 test 14 test 15 the 15 the 16 air 16 air 17 with 17 with 18 his 18 his 19 wonderful 19 wonderful 20 nose 20 nose 21 . can you guess what [lightfoot] was trying to do ? 1 can 2 you 2 you 3 guess 3 guess 4 what 4 what 6 was 6 was 7 trying 7 trying 8 to 8 to 9 do 9 do 10 ? he was trying to get behind the hunter so that [the] [merry] [little] [breezes] [would] [bring] to him the dreaded man-scent . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 trying 3 trying 4 to 4 to 5 get 5 get 6 behind 6 behind 7 the 7 the 8 hunter 8 hunter 9 so 9 so 10 that 10 that 17 to 17 to 18 him 18 him 19 the 19 the 20 dreaded 20 dreaded 21 man-scent 21 man-scent 22 . so long [as] [lightfoot] [could] [get] that scent , he would know where the hunter was , though he could neither see nor hear him . 1 so 2 long 2 long 7 that 7 that 8 scent 8 scent 9 , 9 , 10 he 10 he 11 would 11 would 12 know 12 know 13 where 13 where 14 the 14 the 15 hunter 15 hunter 16 was 16 was 17 , 17 , 18 though 18 though 19 he 19 he 20 could 20 could 21 neither 21 neither 22 see 22 see 23 nor 23 nor 24 hear 24 hear 25 him 25 him 26 . if he had [remained] [where] [sammy] [jay] [had] found him , the hunter might have come within shooting distance before [lightfoot] [could] [have] [located] him . 1 if 2 he 2 he 3 had 3 had 9 found 9 found 10 him 10 him 11 , 11 , 12 the 12 the 13 hunter 13 hunter 14 might 14 might 15 have 15 have 16 come 16 come 17 within 17 within 18 shooting 18 shooting 19 distance 19 distance 20 before 20 before 25 him 25 him 26 . [chapter] [vii] [:] [the] [merry] [little] [breezes] [help] [lightfoot] you [see] , [lightfoot] was [behind] the hunter instead of in front of him . 1 you 3 , 3 , 5 was 5 was 7 the 7 the 8 hunter 8 hunter 9 instead 9 instead 10 of 10 of 11 in 11 in 12 front 12 front 13 of 13 of 14 him 14 him 15 . he was following the hunter , so as to keep track of him . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 following 3 following 4 the 4 the 5 hunter 5 hunter 6 , 6 , 7 so 7 so 8 as 8 as 9 to 9 to 10 keep 10 keep 11 track 11 track 12 of 12 of 13 him 13 him 14 . as long as he knew just where the hunter was , he felt reasonably safe . 1 as 2 long 2 long 3 as 3 as 4 he 4 he 5 knew 5 knew 6 just 6 just 7 where 7 where 8 the 8 the 9 hunter 9 hunter 10 was 10 was 11 , 11 , 12 he 12 he 13 felt 13 felt 14 reasonably 14 reasonably 15 safe 15 safe 16 . the [merry] [little] [breezes] [are] [lightfoot] ['s] best friends . 1 the 8 best 8 best 9 friends 9 friends 10 . they always bring to him all the different scents they find as they wander through [the] [green] [forest] . 1 they 2 always 2 always 3 bring 3 bring 4 to 4 to 5 him 5 him 6 all 6 all 7 the 7 the 8 different 8 different 9 scents 9 scents 10 they 10 they 11 find 11 find 12 as 12 as 13 they 13 they 14 wander 14 wander 15 through 15 through 19 . he knows that they will bring to him warning of any danger which may lie in that direction . 1 he 2 knows 2 knows 3 that 3 that 4 they 4 they 5 will 5 will 6 bring 6 bring 7 to 7 to 8 him 8 him 9 warning 9 warning 10 of 10 of 11 any 11 any 12 danger 12 danger 13 which 13 which 14 may 14 may 15 lie 15 lie 16 in 16 in 17 that 17 that 18 direction 18 direction 19 . then he had begun to hunt in that direction , knowing that thus his scent would be carried behind him . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 begun 4 begun 5 to 5 to 6 hunt 6 hunt 7 in 7 in 8 that 8 that 9 direction 9 direction 10 , 10 , 11 knowing 11 knowing 12 that 12 that 13 thus 13 thus 14 his 14 his 15 scent 15 scent 16 would 16 would 17 be 17 be 18 carried 18 carried 19 behind 19 behind 20 him 20 him 21 . presently he [found] [lightfoot] 's footprints in the soft ground and studying them he knew that [lightfoot] [had] [known] of his coming . 1 presently 2 he 2 he 5 's 5 's 6 footprints 6 footprints 7 in 7 in 8 the 8 the 9 soft 9 soft 10 ground 10 ground 11 and 11 and 12 studying 12 studying 13 them 13 them 14 he 14 he 15 knew 15 knew 16 that 16 that 20 of 20 of 21 his 21 his 22 coming 22 coming 23 . " it was that confounded [jay] , " muttered the hunter . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 that 4 that 5 confounded 5 confounded 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 muttered 9 muttered 10 the 10 the 11 hunter 11 hunter 12 . " [lightfoot] [heard] him and knew what it meant . 1 " 4 him 4 him 5 and 5 and 6 knew 6 knew 7 what 7 what 8 it 8 it 9 meant 9 meant 10 . i know what he has done ; he has circled round so as to get behind me and get my scent . 1 i 2 know 2 know 3 what 3 what 4 he 4 he 5 has 5 has 6 done 6 done 7 ; 7 ; 8 he 8 he 9 has 9 has 10 circled 10 circled 11 round 11 round 12 so 12 so 13 as 13 as 14 to 14 to 15 get 15 get 16 behind 16 behind 17 me 17 me 18 and 18 and 19 get 19 get 20 my 20 my 21 scent 21 scent 22 . it is a clever trick , a very clever trick , but two can play at that game . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 a 3 a 4 clever 4 clever 5 trick 5 trick 6 , 6 , 7 a 7 a 8 very 8 very 9 clever 9 clever 10 trick 10 trick 11 , 11 , 12 but 12 but 13 two 13 two 14 can 14 can 15 play 15 play 16 at 16 at 17 that 17 that 18 game 18 game 19 . i 'll just try that little trick myself . " 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 just 3 just 4 try 4 try 5 that 5 that 6 little 6 little 7 trick 7 trick 8 myself 8 myself 9 . 9 . 10 " lightfoot had lost track of the hunter . 1 lightfoot 2 had 2 had 3 lost 3 lost 4 track 4 track 5 of 5 of 6 the 6 the 7 hunter 7 hunter 8 . [chapter] [viii] [:] [wit] [against] [wit] it was a dreadful game the hunter with the terrible gun and [lightfoot] the [deer] [were] playing in the [green] [forest] [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 dreadful 4 dreadful 5 game 5 game 6 the 6 the 7 hunter 7 hunter 8 with 8 with 9 the 9 the 10 terrible 10 terrible 11 gun 11 gun 12 and 12 and 14 the 14 the 17 playing 17 playing 18 in 18 in 19 the it was a matching of wit against wit , the hunter seeking to [take] [lightfoot] ['s] [life] , and [lightfoot] seeking to save it . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 matching 4 matching 5 of 5 of 6 wit 6 wit 7 against 7 against 8 wit 8 wit 9 , 9 , 10 the 10 the 11 hunter 11 hunter 12 seeking 12 seeking 13 to 13 to 18 , 18 , 19 and 19 and 21 seeking 21 seeking 22 to 22 to 23 save 23 save 24 it 24 it 25 . but the hunter in his turn knew much of the ways [of] [deer] . 1 but 2 the 2 the 3 hunter 3 hunter 4 in 4 in 5 his 5 his 6 turn 6 turn 7 knew 7 knew 8 much 8 much 9 of 9 of 10 the 10 the 11 ways 11 ways 14 . so it was that each was trying his best to outguess the other . 1 so 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 that 4 that 5 each 5 each 6 was 6 was 7 trying 7 trying 8 his 8 his 9 best 9 best 10 to 10 to 11 outguess 11 outguess 12 the 12 the 13 other 13 other 14 . when the hunter found the hiding-place [lightfoot] had left at the warning [of] [sammy] [jay] [he] [followed] [lightfoot] 's tracks for a short distance . 1 when 2 the 2 the 3 hunter 3 hunter 4 found 4 found 5 the 5 the 6 hiding-place 6 hiding-place 8 had 8 had 9 left 9 left 10 at 10 at 11 the 11 the 12 warning 12 warning 19 's 19 's 20 tracks 20 tracks 21 for 21 for 22 a 22 a 23 short 23 short 24 distance 24 distance 25 . it was slow work , and only one whose eyes had been trained to notice little things could have done it . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 slow 3 slow 4 work 4 work 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 only 7 only 8 one 8 one 9 whose 9 whose 10 eyes 10 eyes 11 had 11 had 12 been 12 been 13 trained 13 trained 14 to 14 to 15 notice 15 notice 16 little 16 little 17 things 17 things 18 could 18 could 19 have 19 have 20 done 20 done 21 it 21 it 22 . these things told the hunter which [way] [lightfoot] had gone . 1 these 2 things 2 things 3 told 3 told 4 the 4 the 5 hunter 5 hunter 6 which 6 which 9 had 9 had 10 gone 10 gone 11 . slowly , patiently , watchfully , the hunter followed . 1 slowly 2 , 2 , 3 patiently 3 patiently 4 , 4 , 5 watchfully 5 watchfully 6 , 6 , 7 the 7 the 8 hunter 8 hunter 9 followed 9 followed 10 . after a while he stopped with a satisfied grin . 1 after 2 a 2 a 3 while 3 while 4 he 4 he 5 stopped 5 stopped 6 with 6 with 7 a 7 a 8 satisfied 8 satisfied 9 grin 9 grin 10 . " [i] [thought] as much , " he muttered . 1 " 4 as 4 as 5 much 5 much 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 he 8 he 9 muttered 9 muttered 10 . " he heard that pesky [jay] and circled around so as to get my scent . 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 heard 3 heard 4 that 4 that 5 pesky 5 pesky 7 and 7 and 8 circled 8 circled 9 around 9 around 10 so 10 so 11 as 11 as 12 to 12 to 13 get 13 get 14 my 14 my 15 scent 15 scent 16 . i 'll just cut across to my old trail and [unless] [i] [am] greatly mistaken , [i] ['ll] [find] his tracks there . " 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 just 3 just 4 cut 4 cut 5 across 5 across 6 to 6 to 7 my 7 my 8 old 8 old 9 trail 9 trail 10 and 10 and 14 greatly 14 greatly 15 mistaken 15 mistaken 16 , 16 , 20 his 20 his 21 tracks 21 tracks 22 there 22 there 23 . 23 . 24 " once more he grinned . 1 once 2 more 2 more 3 he 3 he 4 grinned 4 grinned 5 . " well , old [fellow] , [i] ['ve] outguessed you this time , " said he to himself . 1 " 2 well 2 well 3 , 3 , 4 old 4 old 6 , 6 , 9 outguessed 9 outguessed 10 you 10 you 11 this 11 this 12 time 12 time 13 , 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 said 15 said 16 he 16 he 17 to 17 to 18 himself 18 himself 19 . " [i] [am] behind you and the wind is from you to me , so that you cannot get my scent . 1 " 4 behind 4 behind 5 you 5 you 6 and 6 and 7 the 7 the 8 wind 8 wind 9 is 9 is 10 from 10 from 11 you 11 you 12 to 12 to 13 me 13 me 14 , 14 , 15 so 15 so 16 that 16 that 17 you 17 you 18 cannot 18 cannot 19 get 19 get 20 my 20 my 21 scent 21 scent 22 . i wouldn't be a bit surprised if you 're back right where you started from , behind that old windfall . " 1 i 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 3 be 3 be 4 a 4 a 5 bit 5 bit 6 surprised 6 surprised 7 if 7 if 8 you 8 you 9 're 9 're 10 back 10 back 11 right 11 right 12 where 12 where 13 you 13 you 14 started 14 started 15 from 15 from 16 , 16 , 17 behind 17 behind 18 that 18 that 19 old 19 old 20 windfall 20 windfall 21 . 21 . 22 " he at once began to move forward silently and cautiously , with eyes and ears alert and his terrible gun ready for instant use . 1 he 2 at 2 at 3 once 3 once 4 began 4 began 5 to 5 to 6 move 6 move 7 forward 7 forward 8 silently 8 silently 9 and 9 and 10 cautiously 10 cautiously 11 , 11 , 12 with 12 with 13 eyes 13 eyes 14 and 14 and 15 ears 15 ears 16 alert 16 alert 17 and 17 and 18 his 18 his 19 terrible 19 terrible 20 gun 20 gun 21 ready 21 ready 22 for 22 for 23 instant 23 instant 24 use 24 use 25 . lightfoot stood still and listened with all his might for some little sound to tell him where the hunter was . 1 lightfoot 2 stood 2 stood 3 still 3 still 4 and 4 and 5 listened 5 listened 6 with 6 with 7 all 7 all 8 his 8 his 9 might 9 might 10 for 10 for 11 some 11 some 12 little 12 little 13 sound 13 sound 14 to 14 to 15 tell 15 tell 16 him 16 him 17 where 17 where 18 the 18 the 19 hunter 19 hunter 20 was 20 was 21 . but there was no sound and after a little [lightfoot] [began] to move on . 1 but 2 there 2 there 3 was 3 was 4 no 4 no 5 sound 5 sound 6 and 6 and 7 after 7 after 8 a 8 a 9 little 9 little 12 to 12 to 13 move 13 move 14 on 14 on 15 . he didn't dare remain still , lest the hunter should creep up within shooting distance . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 dare 3 dare 4 remain 4 remain 5 still 5 still 6 , 6 , 7 lest 7 lest 8 the 8 the 9 hunter 9 hunter 10 should 10 should 11 creep 11 creep 12 up 12 up 13 within 13 within 14 shooting 14 shooting 15 distance 15 distance 16 . so long as they brought him none of the dreaded man-smell , he knew that he was safe . 1 so 2 long 2 long 3 as 3 as 4 they 4 they 5 brought 5 brought 6 him 6 him 7 none 7 none 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 dreaded 10 dreaded 11 man-smell 11 man-smell 12 , 12 , 13 he 13 he 14 knew 14 knew 15 that 15 that 16 he 16 he 17 was 17 was 18 safe 18 safe 19 . [chapter] [ix] [:] [lightfoot] [becomes] [uncertain] lightfoot [the] [deer] traveled on through the [green] [forest] [,] straight ahead in the direction from [which] the [merry] [little] [breezes] [were] blowing . 1 lightfoot 4 traveled 4 traveled 5 on 5 on 6 through 6 through 7 the 7 the 11 straight 11 straight 12 ahead 12 ahead 13 in 13 in 14 the 14 the 15 direction 15 direction 16 from 16 from 18 the 18 the 23 blowing 23 blowing 24 . every few steps he would raise his delicate nose and test all the scents that the [merry] [little] [breezes] [were] bringing . 1 every 2 few 2 few 3 steps 3 steps 4 he 4 he 5 would 5 would 6 raise 6 raise 7 his 7 his 8 delicate 8 delicate 9 nose 9 nose 10 and 10 and 11 test 11 test 12 all 12 all 13 the 13 the 14 scents 14 scents 15 that 15 that 16 the 16 the 21 bringing 21 bringing 22 . lightfoot uses his nose very much as you and [i] use our eyes . 1 lightfoot 2 uses 2 uses 3 his 3 his 4 nose 4 nose 5 very 5 very 6 much 6 much 7 as 7 as 8 you 8 you 9 and 9 and 11 use 11 use 12 our 12 our 13 eyes 13 eyes 14 . it tells him the things he wants to know . 1 it 2 tells 2 tells 3 him 3 him 4 the 4 the 5 things 5 things 6 he 6 he 7 wants 7 wants 8 to 8 to 9 know 9 know 10 . he [knew] that [reddy] [fox] had been along ahead of him , although he didn't get so much as a glimpse of [reddy] ['s] red coat . 1 he 3 that 3 that 6 had 6 had 7 been 7 been 8 along 8 along 9 ahead 9 ahead 10 of 10 of 11 him 11 him 12 , 12 , 13 although 13 although 14 he 14 he 15 didn't 15 didn't 16 get 16 get 17 so 17 so 18 much 18 much 19 as 19 as 20 a 20 a 21 glimpse 21 glimpse 22 of 22 of 25 red 25 red 26 coat 26 coat 27 . once he caught just the faintest of scents which caused him to stop abruptly and test the air more carefully than ever . 1 once 2 he 2 he 3 caught 3 caught 4 just 4 just 5 the 5 the 6 faintest 6 faintest 7 of 7 of 8 scents 8 scents 9 which 9 which 10 caused 10 caused 11 him 11 him 12 to 12 to 13 stop 13 stop 14 abruptly 14 abruptly 15 and 15 and 16 test 16 test 17 the 17 the 18 air 18 air 19 more 19 more 20 carefully 20 carefully 21 than 21 than 22 ever 22 ever 23 . it was the scent of [buster] [bear] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 the 3 the 4 scent 4 scent 5 of 5 of 8 . you know [the] [merry] [little] [breezes] [are] [lightfoot] ['s] best [friends] . 1 you 2 know 2 know 10 best 10 best 12 . but [lightfoot] [didn't] [want] [to] [keep] [going] in that direction all day . 1 but 8 in 8 in 9 that 9 that 10 direction 10 direction 11 all 11 all 12 day 12 day 13 . it would take him far away from that [part] of [the] [green] [forest] [with] which he was familiar and which he called home . 1 it 2 would 2 would 3 take 3 take 4 him 4 him 5 far 5 far 6 away 6 away 7 from 7 from 8 that 8 that 10 of 10 of 15 which 15 which 16 he 16 he 17 was 17 was 18 familiar 18 familiar 19 and 19 and 20 which 20 which 21 he 21 he 22 called 22 called 23 home 23 home 24 . it might in time take him out [of] [the] [green] [forest] and that wouldn't do at all . 1 it 2 might 2 might 3 in 3 in 4 time 4 time 5 take 5 take 6 him 6 him 7 out 7 out 12 and 12 and 13 that 13 that 14 wouldn't 14 wouldn't 15 do 15 do 16 at 16 at 17 all 17 all 18 . so after a while [lightfoot] [became] [uncertain] . 1 so 2 after 2 after 3 a 3 a 4 while 4 while 8 . he didn't know just what to do . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 know 3 know 4 just 4 just 5 what 5 what 6 to 6 to 7 do 7 do 8 . you see , he couldn't tell whether or not that hunter with the terrible gun was still following him . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 couldn't 5 couldn't 6 tell 6 tell 7 whether 7 whether 8 or 8 or 9 not 9 not 10 that 10 that 11 hunter 11 hunter 12 with 12 with 13 the 13 the 14 terrible 14 terrible 15 gun 15 gun 16 was 16 was 17 still 17 still 18 following 18 following 19 him 19 him 20 . every once in a while he would stop in a thicket of young trees or behind a tangle of fallen trees uprooted by the wind . 1 every 2 once 2 once 3 in 3 in 4 a 4 a 5 while 5 while 6 he 6 he 7 would 7 would 8 stop 8 stop 9 in 9 in 10 a 10 a 11 thicket 11 thicket 12 of 12 of 13 young 13 young 14 trees 14 trees 15 or 15 or 16 behind 16 behind 17 a 17 a 18 tangle 18 tangle 19 of 19 of 20 fallen 20 fallen 21 trees 21 trees 22 uprooted 22 uprooted 23 by 23 by 24 the 24 the 25 wind 25 wind 26 . " if [only] [i] [could] [know] [if] that hunter is still following , [i] would know better what to do , " [thought] [lightfoot] . 1 " 2 if 2 if 8 that 8 that 9 hunter 9 hunter 10 is 10 is 11 still 11 still 12 following 12 following 13 , 13 , 15 would 15 would 16 know 16 know 17 better 17 better 18 what 18 what 19 to 19 to 20 do 20 do 21 , 21 , 22 " 22 " 25 . " [i] ['ve] got to find out . " 1 " 4 got 4 got 5 to 5 to 6 find 6 find 7 out 7 out 8 . 8 . 9 " [chapter] [x] [:] [lightfoot] ['s] [clever] [trick] lightfoot [the] [deer] is smart . 1 lightfoot 4 is 4 is 5 smart 5 smart 6 . yes , [sir] [,] [lightfoot] the [deer] [is] smart . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 6 the 6 the 9 smart 9 smart 10 . he has to be , especially in the hunting season , to save his life . 1 he 2 has 2 has 3 to 3 to 4 be 4 be 5 , 5 , 6 especially 6 especially 7 in 7 in 8 the 8 the 9 hunting 9 hunting 10 season 10 season 11 , 11 , 12 to 12 to 13 save 13 save 14 his 14 his 15 life 15 life 16 . if he were not smart he would have been killed long ago . 1 if 2 he 2 he 3 were 3 were 4 not 4 not 5 smart 5 smart 6 he 6 he 7 would 7 would 8 have 8 have 9 been 9 been 10 killed 10 killed 11 long 11 long 12 ago 12 ago 13 . he never makes the foolish mistake of thinking that other people are not smart . 1 he 2 never 2 never 3 makes 3 makes 4 the 4 the 5 foolish 5 foolish 6 mistake 6 mistake 7 of 7 of 8 thinking 8 thinking 9 that 9 that 10 other 10 other 11 people 11 people 12 are 12 are 13 not 13 not 14 smart 14 smart 15 . he had a very great respect for the smartness of that hunter . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 a 3 a 4 very 4 very 5 great 5 great 6 respect 6 respect 7 for 7 for 8 the 8 the 9 smartness 9 smartness 10 of 10 of 11 that 11 that 12 hunter 12 hunter 13 . he knew that he couldn't afford to be careless for one little minute . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 3 that 4 he 4 he 5 couldn't 5 couldn't 6 afford 6 afford 7 to 7 to 8 be 8 be 9 careless 9 careless 10 for 10 for 11 one 11 one 12 little 12 little 13 minute 13 minute 14 . the certainty of danger is sometimes easier to bear than the uncertainty of not knowing whether or not there really is any danger . 1 the 2 certainty 2 certainty 3 of 3 of 4 danger 4 danger 5 is 5 is 6 sometimes 6 sometimes 7 easier 7 easier 8 to 8 to 9 bear 9 bear 10 than 10 than 11 the 11 the 12 uncertainty 12 uncertainty 13 of 13 of 14 not 14 not 15 knowing 15 knowing 16 whether 16 whether 17 or 17 or 18 not 18 not 19 there 19 there 20 really 20 really 21 is 21 is 22 any 22 any 23 danger 23 danger 24 . lightfoot felt that if he could know just where the hunter was , he himself would know better what to do . 1 lightfoot 2 felt 2 felt 3 that 3 that 4 if 4 if 5 he 5 he 6 could 6 could 7 know 7 know 8 just 8 just 9 where 9 where 10 the 10 the 11 hunter 11 hunter 12 was 12 was 13 , 13 , 14 he 14 he 15 himself 15 himself 16 would 16 would 17 know 17 know 18 better 18 better 19 what 19 what 20 to 20 to 21 do 21 do 22 . the hunter might have become discouraged and given up following him . 1 the 2 hunter 2 hunter 3 might 3 might 4 have 4 have 5 become 5 become 6 discouraged 6 discouraged 7 and 7 and 8 given 8 given 9 up 9 up 10 following 10 following 11 him 11 him 12 . in that case he could rest and stop worrying . 1 in 2 that 2 that 3 case 3 case 4 he 4 he 5 could 5 could 6 rest 6 rest 7 and 7 and 8 stop 8 stop 9 worrying 9 worrying 10 . it would be better to know that he was being followed than not to know . 1 it 2 would 2 would 3 be 3 be 4 better 4 better 5 to 5 to 6 know 6 know 7 that 7 that 8 he 8 he 9 was 9 was 10 being 10 being 11 followed 11 followed 12 than 12 than 13 not 13 not 14 to 14 to 15 know 15 know 16 . but how was he to find out ? 1 but 2 how 2 how 3 was 3 was 4 he 4 he 5 to 5 to 6 find 6 find 7 out 7 out 8 ? lightfoot kept turning this over and over in his mind as he traveled [through] [the] [green] [forest] . 1 lightfoot 2 kept 2 kept 3 turning 3 turning 4 this 4 this 5 over 5 over 6 and 6 and 7 over 7 over 8 in 8 in 9 his 9 his 10 mind 10 mind 11 as 11 as 12 he 12 he 13 traveled 13 traveled 18 . then an idea came to him . 1 then 2 an 2 an 3 idea 3 idea 4 came 4 came 5 to 5 to 6 him 6 him 7 . " [i] [know] [what] [i] ['ll] do . 1 " 7 do 7 do 8 . i know [just] what [i] ['ll] [do] , " said [lightfoot] [to] [himself] . 1 i 2 know 2 know 4 what 4 what 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 14 . " [i] ['ll] [find] [out] [whether] [or] not that hunter is still following me and [i] ['ll] get a little rest . 1 " 8 not 8 not 9 that 9 that 10 hunter 10 hunter 11 is 11 is 12 still 12 still 13 following 13 following 14 me 14 me 15 and 15 and 18 get 18 get 19 a 19 a 20 little 20 little 21 rest 21 rest 22 . goodness [knows] , [i] need a rest . " 1 goodness 3 , 3 , 5 need 5 need 6 a 6 a 7 rest 7 rest 8 . 8 . 9 " this was near the top of a little hill . 1 this 2 was 2 was 3 near 3 near 4 the 4 the 5 top 5 top 6 of 6 of 7 a 7 a 8 little 8 little 9 hill 9 hill 10 . lightfoot went up the hill and stopped behind the pile of brush . 1 lightfoot 2 went 2 went 3 up 3 up 4 the 4 the 5 hill 5 hill 6 and 6 and 7 stopped 7 stopped 8 behind 8 behind 9 the 9 the 10 pile 10 pile 11 of 11 of 12 brush 12 brush 13 . for a few moments he stood there perfectly still , looking and listening . 1 for 2 a 2 a 3 few 3 few 4 moments 4 moments 5 he 5 he 6 stood 6 stood 7 there 7 there 8 perfectly 8 perfectly 9 still 9 still 10 , 10 , 11 looking 11 looking 12 and 12 and 13 listening 13 listening 14 . if the hunter were still following him , he would pass through that hollow in plain sight . 1 if 2 the 2 the 3 hunter 3 hunter 4 were 4 were 5 still 5 still 6 following 6 following 7 him 7 him 8 , 8 , 9 he 9 he 10 would 10 would 11 pass 11 pass 12 through 12 through 13 that 13 that 14 hollow 14 hollow 15 in 15 in 16 plain 16 plain 17 sight 17 sight 18 . for a long tune [lightfoot] [rested] [comfortably] [behind] the pile of brush . 1 for 2 a 2 a 3 long 3 long 4 tune 4 tune 9 the 9 the 10 pile 10 pile 11 of 11 of 12 brush 12 brush 13 . there was not a suspicious movement or a suspicious sound to show that danger was abroad in the [green] [forest] [.] 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 not 3 not 4 a 4 a 5 suspicious 5 suspicious 6 movement 6 movement 7 or 7 or 8 a 8 a 9 suspicious 9 suspicious 10 sound 10 sound 11 to 11 to 12 show 12 show 13 that 13 that 14 danger 14 danger 15 was 15 was 16 abroad 16 abroad 17 in 17 in 18 the he [saw] [mr] [and] [mrs] . [grouse] [fly] down [across] the hollow and disappear among the trees on the other side . 1 he 6 . 6 . 9 down 9 down 11 the 11 the 12 hollow 12 hollow 13 and 13 and 14 disappear 14 disappear 15 among 15 among 16 the 16 the 17 trees 17 trees 18 on 18 on 19 the 19 the 20 other 20 other 21 side 21 side 22 . he saw [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [looking] [over] a hollow tree and [guessed] [that] [unc] ['] [billy] was [getting] ready to go into winter quarters . 1 he 2 saw 2 saw 9 a 9 a 10 hollow 10 hollow 11 tree 11 tree 12 and 12 and 18 was 18 was 20 ready 20 ready 21 to 21 to 22 go 22 go 23 into 23 into 24 winter 24 winter 25 quarters 25 quarters 26 . he saw [jumper] [the] [hare] [squat] [down] [under] a low-hanging branch of a hemlock-tree and prepare to take a nap . 1 he 2 saw 2 saw 9 a 9 a 10 low-hanging 10 low-hanging 11 branch 11 branch 12 of 12 of 13 a 13 a 14 hemlock-tree 14 hemlock-tree 15 and 15 and 16 prepare 16 prepare 17 to 17 to 18 take 18 take 19 a 19 a 20 nap 20 nap 21 . he heard [drummer] the [woodpecker] [at] [work] drilling [after] [worms] in a tree not far away . 1 he 2 heard 2 heard 4 the 4 the 8 drilling 8 drilling 11 in 11 in 12 a 12 a 13 tree 13 tree 14 not 14 not 15 far 15 far 16 away 16 away 17 . little [by] [little] [lightfoot] [grew] easy in his mind . 1 little 6 easy 6 easy 7 in 7 in 8 his 8 his 9 mind 9 mind 10 . it must be that that hunter had become discouraged and was no longer following him . 1 it 2 must 2 must 3 be 3 be 4 that 4 that 5 that 5 that 6 hunter 6 hunter 7 had 7 had 8 become 8 become 9 discouraged 9 discouraged 10 and 10 and 11 was 11 was 12 no 12 no 13 longer 13 longer 14 following 14 following 15 him 15 him 16 . [chapter] [xi] [:] [the] [hunted] [watches] [the] [hunter] it didn't seem possible that there could be any need for watchfulness . 1 it 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 seem 3 seem 4 possible 4 possible 5 that 5 that 6 there 6 there 7 could 7 could 8 be 8 be 9 any 9 any 10 need 10 need 11 for 11 for 12 watchfulness 12 watchfulness 13 . but [lightfoot] [long] [ago] had learned that often danger is nearest when it seems least to be expected . 1 but 5 had 5 had 6 learned 6 learned 7 that 7 that 8 often 8 often 9 danger 9 danger 10 is 10 is 11 nearest 11 nearest 12 when 12 when 13 it 13 it 14 seems 14 seems 15 least 15 least 16 to 16 to 17 be 17 be 18 expected 18 expected 19 . so , though he would have liked very much to have taken a nap , [lightfoot] was too wise to do anything so foolish . 1 so 2 , 2 , 3 though 3 though 4 he 4 he 5 would 5 would 6 have 6 have 7 liked 7 liked 8 very 8 very 9 much 9 much 10 to 10 to 11 have 11 have 12 taken 12 taken 13 a 13 a 14 nap 14 nap 15 , 15 , 17 was 17 was 18 too 18 too 19 wise 19 wise 20 to 20 to 21 do 21 do 22 anything 22 anything 23 so 23 so 24 foolish 24 foolish 25 . he kept his great ears gently moving to catch every little sound . 1 he 2 kept 2 kept 3 his 3 his 4 great 4 great 5 ears 5 ears 6 gently 6 gently 7 moving 7 moving 8 to 8 to 9 catch 9 catch 10 every 10 every 11 little 11 little 12 sound 12 sound 13 . it was better to be overwatchful than the least bit careless . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 better 3 better 4 to 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 overwatchful 6 overwatchful 7 than 7 than 8 the 8 the 9 least 9 least 10 bit 10 bit 11 careless 11 careless 12 . by and by , [lightfoot] ['s] [keen] [ears] [caught] the sound of the snapping of a little stick in the distance . 1 by 2 and 2 and 3 by 3 by 4 , 4 , 10 the 10 the 11 sound 11 sound 12 of 12 of 13 the 13 the 14 snapping 14 snapping 15 of 15 of 16 a 16 a 17 little 17 little 18 stick 18 stick 19 in 19 in 20 the 20 the 21 distance 21 distance 22 . it was so faint a sound that you [or] [i] would have missed it altogether . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 so 3 so 4 faint 4 faint 5 a 5 a 6 sound 6 sound 7 that 7 that 8 you 8 you 11 would 11 would 12 have 12 have 13 missed 13 missed 14 it 14 it 15 altogether 15 altogether 16 . but [lightfoot] [heard] [it] [and] instantly he was doubly alert , watching in the direction from which that faint sound had come . 1 but 6 instantly 6 instantly 7 he 7 he 8 was 8 was 9 doubly 9 doubly 10 alert 10 alert 11 , 11 , 12 watching 12 watching 13 in 13 in 14 the 14 the 15 direction 15 direction 16 from 16 from 17 which 17 which 18 that 18 that 19 faint 19 faint 20 sound 20 sound 21 had 21 had 22 come 22 come 23 . after what seemed a long , long time he saw something moving , and a moment later a man came into view . 1 after 2 what 2 what 3 seemed 3 seemed 4 a 4 a 5 long 5 long 6 , 6 , 7 long 7 long 8 time 8 time 9 he 9 he 10 saw 10 saw 11 something 11 something 12 moving 12 moving 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 a 15 a 16 moment 16 moment 17 later 17 later 18 a 18 a 19 man 19 man 20 came 20 came 21 into 21 into 22 view 22 view 23 . it was the hunter and across one arm he carried the terrible gun . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 the 3 the 4 hunter 4 hunter 5 and 5 and 6 across 6 across 7 one 7 one 8 arm 8 arm 9 he 9 he 10 carried 10 carried 11 the 11 the 12 terrible 12 terrible 13 gun 13 gun 14 . lightfoot knew now that this hunter had patience and perseverance and had not yet given up hope of getting near enough to shoot [lightfoot] . 1 lightfoot 2 knew 2 knew 3 now 3 now 4 that 4 that 5 this 5 this 6 hunter 6 hunter 7 had 7 had 8 patience 8 patience 9 and 9 and 10 perseverance 10 perseverance 11 and 11 and 12 had 12 had 13 not 13 not 14 yet 14 yet 15 given 15 given 16 up 16 up 17 hope 17 hope 18 of 18 of 19 getting 19 getting 20 near 20 near 21 enough 21 enough 22 to 22 to 23 shoot 23 shoot 25 . he moved forward slowly , setting each foot down with the greatest care , so as not to snap a stick or rustle the leaves . 1 he 2 moved 2 moved 3 forward 3 forward 4 slowly 4 slowly 5 , 5 , 6 setting 6 setting 7 each 7 each 8 foot 8 foot 9 down 9 down 10 with 10 with 11 the 11 the 12 greatest 12 greatest 13 care 13 care 14 , 14 , 15 so 15 so 16 as 16 as 17 not 17 not 18 to 18 to 19 snap 19 snap 20 a 20 a 21 stick 21 stick 22 or 22 or 23 rustle 23 rustle 24 the 24 the 25 leaves 25 leaves 26 . he was watching sharply ahead , ready to shoot should he catch a glimpse of [lightfoot] [within] range . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 watching 3 watching 4 sharply 4 sharply 5 ahead 5 ahead 6 , 6 , 7 ready 7 ready 8 to 8 to 9 shoot 9 shoot 10 should 10 should 11 he 11 he 12 catch 12 catch 13 a 13 a 14 glimpse 14 glimpse 15 of 15 of 18 range 18 range 19 . right along through the hollow at the foot of the little hill below [lightfoot] the hunter passed . 1 right 2 along 2 along 3 through 3 through 4 the 4 the 5 hollow 5 hollow 6 at 6 at 7 the 7 the 8 foot 8 foot 9 of 9 of 10 the 10 the 11 little 11 little 12 hill 12 hill 13 below 13 below 15 the 15 the 16 hunter 16 hunter 17 passed 17 passed 18 . he was doing what is called " hunting up-wind . " 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 doing 3 doing 4 what 4 what 5 is 5 is 6 called 6 called 7 " 7 " 8 hunting 8 hunting 9 up-wind 9 up-wind 10 . 10 . 11 " lightfoot kept perfectly still and watched the hunter disappear among the trees . 1 lightfoot 2 kept 2 kept 3 perfectly 3 perfectly 4 still 4 still 5 and 5 and 6 watched 6 watched 7 the 7 the 8 hunter 8 hunter 9 disappear 9 disappear 10 among 10 among 11 the 11 the 12 trees 12 trees 13 . he felt sure that that hunter would not find him again that day . 1 he 2 felt 2 felt 3 sure 3 sure 4 that 4 that 5 that 5 that 6 hunter 6 hunter 7 would 7 would 8 not 8 not 9 find 9 find 10 him 10 him 11 again 11 again 12 that 12 that 13 day 13 day 14 . [chapter] [xii] [:] [lightfoot] [visits] [paddy] [the] [beaver] deep in the [green] [forest] [is] [the] pond where lives [paddy] [the] [beaver] [.] 1 deep 2 in 2 in 3 the 3 the 8 pond 8 pond 9 where 9 where 10 lives it [is] [paddy] 's [own] pond , for he made it himself . 1 it 4 's 4 's 6 pond 6 pond 7 , 7 , 8 for 8 for 9 he 9 he 10 made 10 made 11 it 11 it 12 himself 12 himself 13 . he made it by building a dam [across] [the] [laughing] [brook] . 1 he 2 made 2 made 3 it 3 it 4 by 4 by 5 building 5 building 6 a 6 a 7 dam 7 dam 12 . when [lightfoot] [bounded] [away] [through] [the] [green] [forest] , after watching the hunter pass through the hollow below him , he remembered [paddy] ['s] pond . 1 when 9 , 9 , 10 after 10 after 11 watching 11 watching 12 the 12 the 13 hunter 13 hunter 14 pass 14 pass 15 through 15 through 16 the 16 the 17 hollow 17 hollow 18 below 18 below 19 him 19 him 20 , 20 , 21 he 21 he 22 remembered 22 remembered 25 pond 25 pond 26 . " that 's [where] [i] ['ll] [go] , " [thought] [lightfoot] . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 's 3 's 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 12 . " it is such a lonesome part of the [green] [forest] [that] [i] [do] [not] believe that hunter will come there . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 is 3 is 4 such 4 such 5 a 5 a 6 lonesome 6 lonesome 7 part 7 part 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 16 believe 16 believe 17 that 17 that 18 hunter 18 hunter 19 will 19 will 20 come 20 come 21 there 21 there 22 . i 'll just run over and make [paddy] a friendly call . " 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 just 3 just 4 run 4 run 5 over 5 over 6 and 6 and 7 make 7 make 9 a 9 a 10 friendly 10 friendly 11 call 11 call 12 . 12 . 13 " so [lightfoot] [bounded] [along] deeper and deeper [into] [the] [green] [forest] . 1 so 5 deeper 5 deeper 6 and 6 and 7 deeper 7 deeper 12 . presently through the trees he caught the gleam of water . 1 presently 2 through 2 through 3 the 3 the 4 trees 4 trees 5 he 5 he 6 caught 6 caught 7 the 7 the 8 gleam 8 gleam 9 of 9 of 10 water 10 water 11 . it was [paddy] ['s] pond . 1 it 2 was 2 was 5 pond 5 pond 6 . lightfoot approached it cautiously . 1 lightfoot 2 approached 2 approached 3 it 3 it 4 cautiously 4 cautiously 5 . he knew that he couldn't afford to be careless for even one little minute . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 3 that 4 he 4 he 5 couldn't 5 couldn't 6 afford 6 afford 7 to 7 to 8 be 8 be 9 careless 9 careless 10 for 10 for 11 even 11 even 12 one 12 one 13 little 13 little 14 minute 14 minute 15 . no one who is hunted , be he big or little , can afford ever to be careless . 1 no 2 one 2 one 3 who 3 who 4 is 4 is 5 hunted 5 hunted 6 , 6 , 7 be 7 be 8 he 8 he 9 big 9 big 10 or 10 or 11 little 11 little 12 , 12 , 13 can 13 can 14 afford 14 afford 15 ever 15 ever 16 to 16 to 17 be 17 be 18 careless 18 careless 19 . now [lightfoot] [had] [known] [of] [hunters] [hiding] [near] [water] , hoping to shoot him when he came to drink . 1 now 10 , 10 , 11 hoping 11 hoping 12 to 12 to 13 shoot 13 shoot 14 him 14 him 15 when 15 when 16 he 16 he 17 came 17 came 18 to 18 to 19 drink 19 drink 20 . that [always] seemed [to] [lightfoot] a dreadful thing , an unfair thing . 1 that 3 seemed 3 seemed 6 a 6 a 7 dreadful 7 dreadful 8 thing 8 thing 9 , 9 , 10 an 10 an 11 unfair 11 unfair 12 thing 12 thing 13 . but hunters had done it before and they might do it again . 1 but 2 hunters 2 hunters 3 had 3 had 4 done 4 done 5 it 5 it 6 before 6 before 7 and 7 and 8 they 8 they 9 might 9 might 10 do 10 do 11 it 11 it 12 again 12 again 13 . so [lightfoot] [was] careful to approach [paddy] ['s] [pond] upwind . 1 so 4 careful 4 careful 5 to 5 to 6 approach 6 approach 10 upwind 10 upwind 11 . he knew that if any hunters were hidden there , [the] [merry] [little] [breezes] [would] bring him their scent and thus warn him . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 3 that 4 if 4 if 5 any 5 any 6 hunters 6 hunters 7 were 7 were 8 hidden 8 hidden 9 there 9 there 10 , 10 , 16 bring 16 bring 17 him 17 him 18 their 18 their 19 scent 19 scent 20 and 20 and 21 thus 21 thus 22 warn 22 warn 23 him 23 him 24 . he had almost reached the edge [of] [paddy] 's pond when from the farther shore there came a sudden crash . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 almost 3 almost 4 reached 4 reached 5 the 5 the 6 edge 6 edge 9 's 9 's 10 pond 10 pond 11 when 11 when 12 from 12 from 13 the 13 the 14 farther 14 farther 15 shore 15 shore 16 there 16 there 17 came 17 came 18 a 18 a 19 sudden 19 sudden 20 crash 20 crash 21 . it [startled] [lightfoot] [terribly] [for] just [an] [instant] . 1 it 6 just 6 just 9 . then he guessed what it meant . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 guessed 3 guessed 4 what 4 what 5 it 5 it 6 meant 6 meant 7 . that crash was the falling of a tree . 1 that 2 crash 2 crash 3 was 3 was 4 the 4 the 5 falling 5 falling 6 of 6 of 7 a 7 a 8 tree 8 tree 9 . there wasn't enough wind to blow over even the most shaky dead tree . 1 there 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 enough 3 enough 4 wind 4 wind 5 to 5 to 6 blow 6 blow 7 over 7 over 8 even 8 even 9 the 9 the 10 most 10 most 11 shaky 11 shaky 12 dead 12 dead 13 tree 13 tree 14 . there had been no sound of axes , so he knew it could not have been chopped down by men . 1 there 2 had 2 had 3 been 3 been 4 no 4 no 5 sound 5 sound 6 of 6 of 7 axes 7 axes 8 , 8 , 9 so 9 so 10 he 10 he 11 knew 11 knew 12 it 12 it 13 could 13 could 14 not 14 not 15 have 15 have 16 been 16 been 17 chopped 17 chopped 18 down 18 down 19 by 19 by 20 men 20 men 21 . so [lightfoot] [hurried] forward [eagerly] , cautiously . 1 so 4 forward 4 forward 6 , 6 , 7 cautiously 7 cautiously 8 . it was [paddy] [the] [beaver] taking the branch to his food pile . 1 it 2 was 2 was 6 taking 6 taking 7 the 7 the 8 branch 8 branch 9 to 9 to 10 his 10 his 11 food 11 food 12 pile 12 pile 13 . [chapter] [xiii] [:] [lightfoot] [and] [paddy] [become] [partners] the instant [lightfoot] [saw] [paddy] [the] [beaver] he knew that for the time being , at least , there was no danger . 1 the 2 instant 2 instant 8 he 8 he 9 knew 9 knew 10 that 10 that 11 for 11 for 12 the 12 the 13 time 13 time 14 being 14 being 15 , 15 , 16 at 16 at 17 least 17 least 18 , 18 , 19 there 19 there 20 was 20 was 21 no 21 no 22 danger 22 danger 23 . paddy [saw] [lightfoot] [almost] [as] [soon] [as] [he] stepped out on the bank . 1 paddy 9 stepped 9 stepped 10 out 10 out 11 on 11 on 12 the 12 the 13 bank 13 bank 14 . there he forced the branch down until it was held by other branches already sunken in the pond . 1 there 2 he 2 he 3 forced 3 forced 4 the 4 the 5 branch 5 branch 6 down 6 down 7 until 7 until 8 it 8 it 9 was 9 was 10 held 10 held 11 by 11 by 12 other 12 other 13 branches 13 branches 14 already 14 already 15 sunken 15 sunken 16 in 16 in 17 the 17 the 18 pond 18 pond 19 . this done , he swam [over] to [where] [lightfoot] [was] watching . 1 this 2 done 2 done 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 swam 5 swam 7 to 7 to 11 watching 11 watching 12 . " hello [,] [lightfoot] ! " he exclaimed . 1 " 2 hello 2 hello 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 he 7 he 8 exclaimed 8 exclaimed 9 . " you are looking handsomer than ever . 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 are 3 are 4 looking 4 looking 5 handsomer 5 handsomer 6 than 6 than 7 ever 7 ever 8 . how are you feeling these fine autumn days ? " 1 how 2 are 2 are 3 you 3 you 4 feeling 4 feeling 5 these 5 these 6 fine 6 fine 7 autumn 7 autumn 8 days 8 days 9 ? 9 ? 10 " " anxious , " [replied] [lightfoot] . 1 " 2 anxious 2 anxious 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 7 . " [i] [am] [feeling] terribly anxious . 1 " 5 terribly 5 terribly 6 anxious 6 anxious 7 . do you know what day this is ? " 1 do 2 you 2 you 3 know 3 know 4 what 4 what 5 day 5 day 6 this 6 this 7 is 7 is 8 ? 8 ? 9 " " no , " [replied] [paddy] [,] ["] [i] don't know what day it is , and [i] don't [particularly] care . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 10 don't 10 don't 11 know 11 know 12 what 12 what 13 day 13 day 14 it 14 it 15 is 15 is 16 , 16 , 17 and 17 and 19 don't 19 don't 21 care 21 care 22 . it is enough for me that it is one of the finest days we 've had for a long time . " 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 enough 3 enough 4 for 4 for 5 me 5 me 6 that 6 that 7 it 7 it 8 is 8 is 9 one 9 one 10 of 10 of 11 the 11 the 12 finest 12 finest 13 days 13 days 14 we 14 we 15 've 15 've 16 had 16 had 17 for 17 for 18 a 18 a 19 long 19 long 20 time 20 time 21 . 21 . 22 " " [i] wish [i] [could] [feel] that way , " said [lightfoot] [wistfully] . 1 " 3 wish 3 wish 7 that 7 that 8 way 8 way 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 14 . " [i] wish [i] [could] [feel] that way , [paddy] [,] but [i] [can't] [.] 1 " 3 wish 3 wish 7 that 7 that 8 way 8 way 9 , 9 , 12 but no [,] [sir] [,] [i] [can't] . 1 no 7 . you see , this is the first of the most dreadful days in all the year for me . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 this 4 this 5 is 5 is 6 the 6 the 7 first 7 first 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 most 10 most 11 dreadful 11 dreadful 12 days 12 days 13 in 13 in 14 all 14 all 15 the 15 the 16 year 16 year 17 for 17 for 18 me 18 me 19 . the hunters started looking for me [before] [mr] [sun] [was] [really] out of bed . 1 the 2 hunters 2 hunters 3 started 3 started 4 looking 4 looking 5 for 5 for 6 me 6 me 12 out 12 out 13 of 13 of 14 bed 14 bed 15 . at least one hunter did , and [i] don't doubt there are others . 1 at 2 least 2 least 3 one 3 one 4 hunter 4 hunter 5 did 5 did 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 9 don't 9 don't 10 doubt 10 doubt 11 there 11 there 12 are 12 are 13 others 13 others 14 . paddy crept out on the bank and chewed a little twig of poplar thoughtfully . 1 paddy 2 crept 2 crept 3 out 3 out 4 on 4 on 5 the 5 the 6 bank 6 bank 7 and 7 and 8 chewed 8 chewed 9 a 9 a 10 little 10 little 11 twig 11 twig 12 of 12 of 13 poplar 13 poplar 14 thoughtfully 14 thoughtfully 15 . paddy says he can always think better if he is chewing something . 1 paddy 2 says 2 says 3 he 3 he 4 can 4 can 5 always 5 always 6 think 6 think 7 better 7 better 8 if 8 if 9 he 9 he 10 is 10 is 11 chewing 11 chewing 12 something 12 something 13 . " that 's bad news , [lightfoot] [.] 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 bad 4 bad 5 news 5 news 6 , i 'm sorry to hear it . 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 sorry 3 sorry 4 to 4 to 5 hear 5 hear 6 it 6 it 7 . i certainly am sorry to hear it , " said [paddy] . 1 i 2 certainly 2 certainly 3 am 3 am 4 sorry 4 sorry 5 to 5 to 6 hear 6 hear 7 it 7 it 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 12 . " why anybody wants to hunt such a handsome fellow as you [are] , [i] [cannot] understand . 1 " 2 why 2 why 3 anybody 3 anybody 4 wants 4 wants 5 to 5 to 6 hunt 6 hunt 7 such 7 such 8 a 8 a 9 handsome 9 handsome 10 fellow 10 fellow 11 as 11 as 12 you 12 you 14 , 14 , 17 understand 17 understand 18 . my , but that 's a beautiful set of antlers you have ! " 1 my 2 , 2 , 3 but 3 but 4 that 4 that 5 's 5 's 6 a 6 a 7 beautiful 7 beautiful 8 set 8 set 9 of 9 of 10 antlers 10 antlers 11 you 11 you 12 have 12 have 13 ! 13 ! 14 " " good looks are not always to be desired . 1 " 2 good 2 good 3 looks 3 looks 4 are 4 are 5 not 5 not 6 always 6 always 7 to 7 to 8 be 8 be 9 desired 9 desired 10 . have you seen any hunters around here lately ? " 1 have 2 you 2 you 3 seen 3 seen 4 any 4 any 5 hunters 5 hunters 6 around 6 around 7 here 7 here 8 lately 8 lately 9 ? 9 ? 10 " paddy shook his [lead] . 1 paddy 2 shook 2 shook 3 his 3 his 5 . " not a single hunter , " he replied . 1 " 2 not 2 not 3 a 3 a 4 single 4 single 5 hunter 5 hunter 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 he 8 he 9 replied 9 replied 10 . " [i] tell you what it is , [lightfoot] [,] [let's] be partners for a while . 1 " 3 tell 3 tell 4 you 4 you 5 what 5 what 6 it 6 it 7 is 7 is 8 , 8 , 12 be 12 be 13 partners 13 partners 14 for 14 for 15 a 15 a 16 while 16 while 17 . you stay right around my pond . 1 you 2 stay 2 stay 3 right 3 right 4 around 4 around 5 my 5 my 6 pond 6 pond 7 . if [i] [see] [or] [hear] [or] [smell] anything [suspicious] , [i] ['ll] [warn] you . 1 if 8 anything 8 anything 10 , 10 , 14 you 14 you 15 . you do the same for me . 1 you 2 do 2 do 3 the 3 the 4 same 4 same 5 for 5 for 6 me 6 me 7 . two sets of eyes , ears and noses are better than one . 1 two 2 sets 2 sets 3 of 3 of 4 eyes 4 eyes 5 , 5 , 6 ears 6 ears 7 and 7 and 8 noses 8 noses 9 are 9 are 10 better 10 better 11 than 11 than 12 one 12 one 13 . what do you say [,] [lightfoot] ? " 1 what 2 do 2 do 3 you 3 you 4 say 4 say 7 ? 7 ? 8 " " [i] ['ll] do it , " [replied] [lightfoot] . 1 " 4 do 4 do 5 it 5 it 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 10 . [chapter] [xiv] [:] [how] [paddy] [warned] [lightfoot] it was a queer partnership , that partnership [between] [lightfoot] [and] [paddy] , but it was a good partnership . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 queer 4 queer 5 partnership 5 partnership 6 , 6 , 7 that 7 that 8 partnership 8 partnership 13 , 13 , 14 but 14 but 15 it 15 it 16 was 16 was 17 a 17 a 18 good 18 good 19 partnership 19 partnership 20 . they had been the best of friends for a long time . 1 they 2 had 2 had 3 been 3 been 4 the 4 the 5 best 5 best 6 of 6 of 7 friends 7 friends 8 for 8 for 9 a 9 a 10 long 10 long 11 time 11 time 12 . paddy had always been glad to [have] [lightfoot] visit his pond . 1 paddy 2 had 2 had 3 always 3 always 4 been 4 been 5 glad 5 glad 6 to 6 to 9 visit 9 visit 10 his 10 his 11 pond 11 pond 12 . to tell the truth , he was rather fond of handsome [lightfoot] . 1 to 2 tell 2 tell 3 the 3 the 4 truth 4 truth 5 , 5 , 6 he 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 rather 8 rather 9 fond 9 fond 10 of 10 of 11 handsome 11 handsome 13 . you know [paddy] [is] [himself] [not] at all handsome . 1 you 2 know 2 know 7 at 7 at 8 all 8 all 9 handsome 9 handsome 10 . on land he is a rather clumsy-looking fellow and really homely . 1 on 2 land 2 land 3 he 3 he 4 is 4 is 5 a 5 a 6 rather 6 rather 7 clumsy-looking 7 clumsy-looking 8 fellow 8 fellow 9 and 9 and 10 really 10 really 11 homely 11 homely 12 . so he admired [lightfoot] greatly . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 admired 3 admired 5 greatly 5 greatly 6 . that is one reason why he proposed that they be partners . 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 one 3 one 4 reason 4 reason 5 why 5 why 6 he 6 he 7 proposed 7 proposed 8 that 8 that 9 they 9 they 10 be 10 be 11 partners 11 partners 12 . lightfoot himself thought the idea a splendid one . 1 lightfoot 2 himself 2 himself 3 thought 3 thought 4 the 4 the 5 idea 5 idea 6 a 6 a 7 splendid 7 splendid 8 one 8 one 9 . he spent that night browsing not far [from] [paddy] ['s] [pond] . 1 he 2 spent 2 spent 3 that 3 that 4 night 4 night 5 browsing 5 browsing 6 not 6 not 7 far 7 far 12 . with the coming of daylight he lay down in a thicket of young hemlock-trees near the upper end of the pond . 1 with 2 the 2 the 3 coming 3 coming 4 of 4 of 5 daylight 5 daylight 6 he 6 he 7 lay 7 lay 8 down 8 down 9 in 9 in 10 a 10 a 11 thicket 11 thicket 12 of 12 of 13 young 13 young 14 hemlock-trees 14 hemlock-trees 15 near 15 near 16 the 16 the 17 upper 17 upper 18 end 18 end 19 of 19 of 20 the 20 the 21 pond 21 pond 22 . it was a quiet , peaceful day . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 quiet 4 quiet 5 , 5 , 6 peaceful 6 peaceful 7 day 7 day 8 . but they were , and [lightfoot] knew that sooner or later one of them would be sure to visit [paddy] ['s] pond . 1 but 2 they 2 they 3 were 3 were 4 , 4 , 5 and 5 and 7 knew 7 knew 8 that 8 that 9 sooner 9 sooner 10 or 10 or 11 later 11 later 12 one 12 one 13 of 13 of 14 them 14 them 15 would 15 would 16 be 16 be 17 sure 17 sure 18 to 18 to 19 visit 19 visit 22 pond 22 pond 23 . so , though he rested and took short naps all through that beautiful day , he was anxious . 1 so 2 , 2 , 3 though 3 though 4 he 4 he 5 rested 5 rested 6 and 6 and 7 took 7 took 8 short 8 short 9 naps 9 naps 10 all 10 all 11 through 11 through 12 that 12 that 13 beautiful 13 beautiful 14 day 14 day 15 , 15 , 16 he 16 he 17 was 17 was 18 anxious 18 anxious 19 . he couldn't help but be . 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 help 3 help 4 but 4 but 5 be 5 be 6 . the next morning [found] [lightfoot] [back] in the same place . 1 the 2 next 2 next 3 morning 3 morning 7 in 7 in 8 the 8 the 9 same 9 same 10 place 10 place 11 . but this morning he took no naps . 1 but 2 this 2 this 3 morning 3 morning 4 he 4 he 5 took 5 took 6 no 6 no 7 naps 7 naps 8 . he rested , but all the time he was watchful and alert . 1 he 2 rested 2 rested 3 , 3 , 4 but 4 but 5 all 5 all 6 the 6 the 7 time 7 time 8 he 8 he 9 was 9 was 10 watchful 10 watchful 11 and 11 and 12 alert 12 alert 13 . a feeling of uneasiness possessed him . 1 a 2 feeling 2 feeling 3 of 3 of 4 uneasiness 4 uneasiness 5 possessed 5 possessed 6 him 6 him 7 . he felt in his bones that danger in the shape of a hunter with a terrible gun was not far distant . 1 he 2 felt 2 felt 3 in 3 in 4 his 4 his 5 bones 5 bones 6 that 6 that 7 danger 7 danger 8 in 8 in 9 the 9 the 10 shape 10 shape 11 of 11 of 12 a 12 a 13 hunter 13 hunter 14 with 14 with 15 a 15 a 16 terrible 16 terrible 17 gun 17 gun 18 was 18 was 19 not 19 not 20 far 20 far 21 distant 21 distant 22 . but the hours slipped away , and little by little he grew less uneasy . 1 but 2 the 2 the 3 hours 3 hours 4 slipped 4 slipped 5 away 5 away 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 little 8 little 9 by 9 by 10 little 10 little 11 he 11 he 12 grew 12 grew 13 less 13 less 14 uneasy 14 uneasy 15 . he began to hope that that day would prove as peaceful as the previous day had been . 1 he 2 began 2 began 3 to 3 to 4 hope 4 hope 5 that 5 that 6 that 6 that 7 day 7 day 8 would 8 would 9 prove 9 prove 10 as 10 as 11 peaceful 11 peaceful 12 as 12 as 13 the 13 the 14 previous 14 previous 15 day 15 day 16 had 16 had 17 been 17 been 18 . then suddenly there was a sharp report from the farther end of [paddy] ['s] pond . 1 then 2 suddenly 2 suddenly 3 there 3 there 4 was 4 was 5 a 5 a 6 sharp 6 sharp 7 report 7 report 8 from 8 from 9 the 9 the 10 farther 10 farther 11 end 11 end 12 of 12 of 15 pond 15 pond 16 . it was almost like a pistol shot . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 almost 3 almost 4 like 4 like 5 a 5 a 6 pistol 6 pistol 7 shot 7 shot 8 . however , it wasn't a pistol shot . 1 however 2 , 2 , 3 it 3 it 4 wasn't 4 wasn't 5 a 5 a 6 pistol 6 pistol 7 shot 7 shot 8 . it wasn't a shot at all . 1 it 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 a 3 a 4 shot 4 shot 5 at 5 at 6 all 6 all 7 . it was the slap of [paddy] ['s] broad tail on the surface of the water . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 the 3 the 4 slap 4 slap 5 of 5 of 8 broad 8 broad 9 tail 9 tail 10 on 10 on 11 the 11 the 12 surface 12 surface 13 of 13 of 14 the 14 the 15 water 15 water 16 . instantly [lightfoot] [was] [on] his feet . 1 instantly 5 his 5 his 6 feet 6 feet 7 . he knew just what that meant . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 just 3 just 4 what 4 what 5 that 5 that 6 meant 6 meant 7 . he [knew] [that] [paddy] had seen or heard or smelled a hunter . 1 he 5 had 5 had 6 seen 6 seen 7 or 7 or 8 heard 8 heard 9 or 9 or 10 smelled 10 smelled 11 a 11 a 12 hunter 12 hunter 13 . it was even so . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 even 3 even 4 so 4 so 5 . paddy had heard a dry stick snap . 1 paddy 2 had 2 had 3 heard 3 heard 4 a 4 a 5 dry 5 dry 6 stick 6 stick 7 snap 7 snap 8 . it was a very tiny snap , but it was enough to warn [paddy] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 very 4 very 5 tiny 5 tiny 6 snap 6 snap 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 it 9 it 10 was 10 was 11 enough 11 enough 12 to 12 to 13 warn 13 warn 15 . with only his head above water he had watched in the direction from which that sound had come . 1 with 2 only 2 only 3 his 3 his 4 head 4 head 5 above 5 above 6 water 6 water 7 he 7 he 8 had 8 had 9 watched 9 watched 10 in 10 in 11 the 11 the 12 direction 12 direction 13 from 13 from 14 which 14 which 15 that 15 that 16 sound 16 sound 17 had 17 had 18 come 18 come 19 . presently , stealing quietly along towards the pond , a hunter had come in view . 1 presently 2 , 2 , 3 stealing 3 stealing 4 quietly 4 quietly 5 along 5 along 6 towards 6 towards 7 the 7 the 8 pond 8 pond 9 , 9 , 10 a 10 a 11 hunter 11 hunter 12 had 12 had 13 come 13 come 14 in 14 in 15 view 15 view 16 . instantly [paddy] [had] [brought] [his] broad tail down on the water with all his force . 1 instantly 6 broad 6 broad 7 tail 7 tail 8 down 8 down 9 on 9 on 10 the 10 the 11 water 11 water 12 with 12 with 13 all 13 all 14 his 14 his 15 force 15 force 16 . he knew that [lightfoot] would know that that meant danger . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 3 that 5 would 5 would 6 know 6 know 7 that 7 that 8 that 8 that 9 meant 9 meant 10 danger 10 danger 11 . then [paddy] [had] [dived] , and swimming under water , had sought the safety of his house . 1 then 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 swimming 7 swimming 8 under 8 under 9 water 9 water 10 , 10 , 11 had 11 had 12 sought 12 sought 13 the 13 the 14 safety 14 safety 15 of 15 of 16 his 16 his 17 house 17 house 18 . he had done his part , and there was nothing more he could do . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 done 3 done 4 his 4 his 5 part 5 part 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 there 8 there 9 was 9 was 10 nothing 10 nothing 11 more 11 more 12 he 12 he 13 could 13 could 14 do 14 do 15 . [chapter] [xv] [:] [the] [three] [watchers] he was on his feet instantly , with eyes , ears and nose seeking the cause of [paddy] ['s] warning . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 on 3 on 4 his 4 his 5 feet 5 feet 6 instantly 6 instantly 7 , 7 , 8 with 8 with 9 eyes 9 eyes 10 , 10 , 11 ears 11 ears 12 and 12 and 13 nose 13 nose 14 seeking 14 seeking 15 the 15 the 16 cause 16 cause 17 of 17 of 20 warning 20 warning 21 . there he hid among some close-growing young hemlock-trees . 1 there 2 he 2 he 3 hid 3 hid 4 among 4 among 5 some 5 some 6 close-growing 6 close-growing 7 young 7 young 8 hemlock-trees 8 hemlock-trees 9 . it wasn't long before he saw a hunter with a terrible gun come down to the shore of the pond . 1 it 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 long 3 long 4 before 4 before 5 he 5 he 6 saw 6 saw 7 a 7 a 8 hunter 8 hunter 9 with 9 with 10 a 10 a 11 terrible 11 terrible 12 gun 12 gun 13 come 13 come 14 down 14 down 15 to 15 to 16 the 16 the 17 shore 17 shore 18 of 18 of 19 the 19 the 20 pond 20 pond 21 . now the hunter had heard [paddy] [slap] the water with his broad tail . 1 now 2 the 2 the 3 hunter 3 hunter 4 had 4 had 5 heard 5 heard 8 the 8 the 9 water 9 water 10 with 10 with 11 his 11 his 12 broad 12 broad 13 tail 13 tail 14 . of course . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 . there would have been something very wrong with his ears had he failed to hear it . 1 there 2 would 2 would 3 have 3 have 4 been 4 been 5 something 5 something 6 very 6 very 7 wrong 7 wrong 8 with 8 with 9 his 9 his 10 ears 10 ears 11 had 11 had 12 he 12 he 13 failed 13 failed 14 to 14 to 15 hear 15 hear 16 it 16 it 17 . " [confound] that [beaver] ! " muttered the hunter crossly . 1 " 3 that 3 that 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 muttered 7 muttered 8 the 8 the 9 hunter 9 hunter 10 crossly 10 crossly 11 . " if there was a [deer] anywhere [around] [this] [pond] , he probably is on his way now . 1 " 2 if 2 if 3 there 3 there 4 was 4 was 5 a 5 a 7 anywhere 7 anywhere 11 , 11 , 12 he 12 he 13 probably 13 probably 14 is 14 is 15 on 15 on 16 his 16 his 17 way 17 way 18 now 18 now 19 . i 'll have a look around and see if there are any signs . " 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 have 3 have 4 a 4 a 5 look 5 look 6 around 6 around 7 and 7 and 8 see 8 see 9 if 9 if 10 there 10 there 11 are 11 are 12 any 12 any 13 signs 13 signs 14 . 14 . 15 " so the hunter went on to the edge [of] [paddy] 's pond and then began to walk around it , studying the ground as he walked . 1 so 2 the 2 the 3 hunter 3 hunter 4 went 4 went 5 on 5 on 6 to 6 to 7 the 7 the 8 edge 8 edge 11 's 11 's 12 pond 12 pond 13 and 13 and 14 then 14 then 15 began 15 began 16 to 16 to 17 walk 17 walk 18 around 18 around 19 it 19 it 20 , 20 , 21 studying 21 studying 22 the 22 the 23 ground 23 ground 24 as 24 as 25 he 25 he 26 walked 26 walked 27 . presently he found the footprints of [lightfoot] [in] the mud [where] [lightfoot] had gone down to the pond to drink . 1 presently 2 he 2 he 3 found 3 found 4 the 4 the 5 footprints 5 footprints 6 of 6 of 9 the 9 the 10 mud 10 mud 13 had 13 had 14 gone 14 gone 15 down 15 down 16 to 16 to 17 the 17 the 18 pond 18 pond 19 to 19 to 20 drink 20 drink 21 . " [i] [thought] as much , " muttered the hunter . 1 " 4 as 4 as 5 much 5 much 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 muttered 8 muttered 9 the 9 the 10 hunter 10 hunter 11 . " those tracks were made last night . 1 " 2 those 2 those 3 tracks 3 tracks 4 were 4 were 5 made 5 made 6 last 6 last 7 night 7 night 8 . that [deer] [probably] was lying down somewhere near here , and [i] might have had a shot but for that pesky [beaver] . 1 that 4 was 4 was 5 lying 5 lying 6 down 6 down 7 somewhere 7 somewhere 8 near 8 near 9 here 9 here 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 13 might 13 might 14 have 14 have 15 had 15 had 16 a 16 a 17 shot 17 shot 18 but 18 but 19 for 19 for 20 that 20 that 21 pesky 21 pesky 23 . i 'll just look the land over , and [then] [i] [think] [i] ['ll] wait here awhile . 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 just 3 just 4 look 4 look 5 the 5 the 6 land 6 land 7 over 7 over 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 15 wait 15 wait 16 here 16 here 17 awhile 17 awhile 18 . if that [deer] isn't [too] badly [scared] , he may come back . " 1 if 2 that 2 that 4 isn't 4 isn't 6 badly 6 badly 8 , 8 , 9 he 9 he 10 may 10 may 11 come 11 come 12 back 12 back 13 . 13 . 14 " so the hunter went quite around the pond , looking into all likely hiding-places . 1 so 2 the 2 the 3 hunter 3 hunter 4 went 4 went 5 quite 5 quite 6 around 6 around 7 the 7 the 8 pond 8 pond 9 , 9 , 10 looking 10 looking 11 into 11 into 12 all 12 all 13 likely 13 likely 14 hiding-places 14 hiding-places 15 . he [found] [where] [lightfoot] had been lying , and he knew that [in] all [probability] [lightfoot] had been there when [paddy] [gave] the danger signal . 1 he 5 had 5 had 6 been 6 been 7 lying 7 lying 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 he 10 he 11 knew 11 knew 12 that 12 that 14 all 14 all 17 had 17 had 18 been 18 been 19 there 19 there 20 when 20 when 23 the 23 the 24 danger 24 danger 25 signal 25 signal 26 . " it 's of no use for me to try to follow him , " thought the hunter . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 's 3 's 4 of 4 of 5 no 5 no 6 use 6 use 7 for 7 for 8 me 8 me 9 to 9 to 10 try 10 try 11 to 11 to 12 follow 12 follow 13 him 13 him 14 , 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 thought 16 thought 17 the 17 the 18 hunter 18 hunter 19 . " it is too dry for me to track him . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 is 3 is 4 too 4 too 5 dry 5 dry 6 for 6 for 7 me 7 me 8 to 8 to 9 track 9 track 10 him 10 him 11 . he may not be so badly scared , after all . 1 he 2 may 2 may 3 not 3 not 4 be 4 be 5 so 5 so 6 badly 6 badly 7 scared 7 scared 8 , 8 , 9 after 9 after 10 all 10 all 11 . i 'll just find a good place and wait . " 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 just 3 just 4 find 4 find 5 a 5 a 6 good 6 good 7 place 7 place 8 and 8 and 9 wait 9 wait 10 . 10 . 11 " so the hunter found an old log behind some small trees and there sat down . 1 so 2 the 2 the 3 hunter 3 hunter 4 found 4 found 5 an 5 an 6 old 6 old 7 log 7 log 8 behind 8 behind 9 some 9 some 10 small 10 small 11 trees 11 trees 12 and 12 and 13 there 13 there 14 sat 14 sat 15 down 15 down 16 . he could see all around [paddy] ['s] [pond] . 1 he 2 could 2 could 3 see 3 see 4 all 4 all 5 around 5 around 9 . he sat perfectly still . 1 he 2 sat 2 sat 3 perfectly 3 perfectly 4 still 4 still 5 . what he didn't know was that [lightfoot] had been watching him all the time and was even then standing where he could see him . 1 what 2 he 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 know 4 know 5 was 5 was 6 that 6 that 8 had 8 had 9 been 9 been 10 watching 10 watching 11 him 11 him 12 all 12 all 13 the 13 the 14 time 14 time 15 and 15 and 16 was 16 was 17 even 17 even 18 then 18 then 19 standing 19 standing 20 where 20 where 21 he 21 he 22 could 22 could 23 see 23 see 24 him 24 him 25 . so the hunter watched [for] [lightfoot] , and [lightfoot] [and] [paddy] watched the hunter . 1 so 2 the 2 the 3 hunter 3 hunter 4 watched 4 watched 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 12 watched 12 watched 13 the 13 the 14 hunter 14 hunter 15 . [chapter] [xvi] [:] [visitors] [to] [paddy] ['s] [pond] that hunter was a man of patience . 1 that 2 hunter 2 hunter 3 was 3 was 4 a 4 a 5 man 5 man 6 of 6 of 7 patience 7 patience 8 . also he was a man who understood the little people [of] [the] [green] [forest] [and] [the] [green] [meadows] . 1 also 2 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 a 4 a 5 man 5 man 6 who 6 who 7 understood 7 understood 8 the 8 the 9 little 9 little 10 people 10 people 19 . he knew that if he would not be seen he must not move . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 3 that 4 if 4 if 5 he 5 he 6 would 6 would 7 not 7 not 8 be 8 be 9 seen 9 seen 10 he 10 he 11 must 11 must 12 not 12 not 13 move 13 move 14 . so he didn't move . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 move 4 move 5 . he kept as motionless as if he were a part of the very log on which he was sitting . 1 he 2 kept 2 kept 3 as 3 as 4 motionless 4 motionless 5 as 5 as 6 if 6 if 7 he 7 he 8 were 8 were 9 a 9 a 10 part 10 part 11 of 11 of 12 the 12 the 13 very 13 very 14 log 14 log 15 on 15 on 16 which 16 which 17 he 17 he 18 was 18 was 19 sitting 19 sitting 20 . for some time there was no sign of any living thing . 1 for 2 some 2 some 3 time 3 time 4 there 4 there 5 was 5 was 6 no 6 no 7 sign 7 sign 8 of 8 of 9 any 9 any 10 living 10 living 11 thing 11 thing 12 . for a few moments they sat on the water , a picture of watchful suspicion . 1 for 2 a 2 a 3 few 3 few 4 moments 4 moments 5 they 5 they 6 sat 6 sat 7 on 7 on 8 the 8 the 9 water 9 water 10 , 10 , 11 a 11 a 12 picture 12 picture 13 of 13 of 14 watchful 14 watchful 15 suspicion 15 suspicion 16 . they were looking and listening to make sure that no danger was near . 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 looking 3 looking 4 and 4 and 5 listening 5 listening 6 to 6 to 7 make 7 make 8 sure 8 sure 9 that 9 that 10 no 10 no 11 danger 11 danger 12 was 12 was 13 near 13 near 14 . satisfied at last , they began to clean their feathers . 1 satisfied 2 at 2 at 3 last 3 last 4 , 4 , 5 they 5 they 6 began 6 began 7 to 7 to 8 clean 8 clean 9 their 9 their 10 feathers 10 feathers 11 . it was plain that they felt safe . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 plain 3 plain 4 that 4 that 5 they 5 they 6 felt 6 felt 7 safe 7 safe 8 . so [mr] [.] and [mrs] [quack] swam about within easy range of that terrible gun without once suspecting that danger was anywhere near . 1 so 4 and 4 and 7 swam 7 swam 8 about 8 about 9 within 9 within 10 easy 10 easy 11 range 11 range 12 of 12 of 13 that 13 that 14 terrible 14 terrible 15 gun 15 gun 16 without 16 without 17 once 17 once 18 suspecting 18 suspecting 19 that 19 that 20 danger 20 danger 21 was 21 was 22 anywhere 22 anywhere 23 near 23 near 24 . by and by the hunter 's keen eyes caught a movement at one end of [paddy] ['s] dam . 1 by 2 and 2 and 3 by 3 by 4 the 4 the 5 hunter 5 hunter 6 's 6 's 7 keen 7 keen 8 eyes 8 eyes 9 caught 9 caught 10 a 10 a 11 movement 11 movement 12 at 12 at 13 one 13 one 14 end 14 end 15 of 15 of 18 dam 18 dam 19 . an instant later [bobby] [coon] [appeared] . 1 an 2 instant 2 instant 3 later 3 later 7 . it was clear that [bobby] was quite unsuspicious . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 clear 3 clear 4 that 4 that 6 was 6 was 7 quite 7 quite 8 unsuspicious 8 unsuspicious 9 . he carried something , but just what the hunter could not make out . 1 he 2 carried 2 carried 3 something 3 something 4 , 4 , 5 but 5 but 6 just 6 just 7 what 7 what 8 the 8 the 9 hunter 9 hunter 10 could 10 could 11 not 11 not 12 make 12 make 13 out 13 out 14 . he took it down to the edge of the water and there carefully washed it . 1 he 2 took 2 took 3 it 3 it 4 down 4 down 5 to 5 to 6 the 6 the 7 edge 7 edge 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 water 10 water 11 and 11 and 12 there 12 there 13 carefully 13 carefully 14 washed 14 washed 15 it 15 it 16 . then he climbed up on [paddy] ['s] dam and began to eat . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 climbed 3 climbed 4 up 4 up 5 on 5 on 8 dam 8 dam 9 and 9 and 10 began 10 began 11 to 11 to 12 eat 12 eat 13 . you know [bobby] [coon] [is] [very] [particular] about his food . 1 you 2 know 2 know 8 about 8 about 9 his 9 his 10 food 10 food 11 . whenever there is [water] [near] , [bobby] [washes] his food before eating . 1 whenever 2 there 2 there 3 is 3 is 6 , 6 , 9 his 9 his 10 food 10 food 11 before 11 before 12 eating 12 eating 13 . once more the hunter was tempted , but did not yield to the temptation , which was a very good thing [for] [bobby] [coon] . 1 once 2 more 2 more 3 the 3 the 4 hunter 4 hunter 5 was 5 was 6 tempted 6 tempted 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 did 9 did 10 not 10 not 11 yield 11 yield 12 to 12 to 13 the 13 the 14 temptation 14 temptation 15 , 15 , 16 which 16 which 17 was 17 was 18 a 18 a 19 very 19 very 20 good 20 good 21 thing 21 thing 25 . all this [lightfoot] [saw] as he stood among the little hemlock-trees at the top of the ridge behind the hunter . 1 all 2 this 2 this 5 as 5 as 6 he 6 he 7 stood 7 stood 8 among 8 among 9 the 9 the 10 little 10 little 11 hemlock-trees 11 hemlock-trees 12 at 12 at 13 the 13 the 14 top 14 top 15 of 15 of 16 the 16 the 17 ridge 17 ridge 18 behind 18 behind 19 the 19 the 20 hunter 20 hunter 21 . he saw and he understood . 1 he 2 saw 2 saw 3 and 3 and 4 he 4 he 5 understood 5 understood 6 . " [what] [have] [i] [ever] [done] that he should be so anxious to kill me ? " 1 " 7 that 7 that 8 he 8 he 9 should 9 should 10 be 10 be 11 so 11 so 12 anxious 12 anxious 13 to 13 to 14 kill 14 kill 15 me 15 me 16 ? 16 ? 17 " still the hunter sat without moving . 1 still 2 the 2 the 3 hunter 3 hunter 4 sat 4 sat 5 without 5 without 6 moving 6 moving 7 . mr [and] [mrs] . quack [contentedly] hunted for food in the mud at the bottom [of] [paddy] 's pond . 1 mr 4 . 4 . 5 quack 5 quack 7 hunted 7 hunted 8 for 8 for 9 food 9 food 10 in 10 in 11 the 11 the 12 mud 12 mud 13 at 13 at 14 the 14 the 15 bottom 15 bottom 18 's 18 's 19 pond 19 pond 20 . bobby [coon] finished his meal , crossed the dam and disappeared in the [green] [forest] [.] 1 bobby 3 finished 3 finished 4 his 4 his 5 meal 5 meal 6 , 6 , 7 crossed 7 crossed 8 the 8 the 9 dam 9 dam 10 and 10 and 11 disappeared 11 disappeared 12 in 12 in 13 the he had gone off to take a nap somewhere . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 gone 3 gone 4 off 4 off 5 to 5 to 6 take 6 take 7 a 7 a 8 nap 8 nap 9 somewhere 9 somewhere 10 . time slipped away . 1 time 2 slipped 2 slipped 3 away 3 away 4 . the hunter continued to watch [patiently] for [lightfoot] , and [lightfoot] [and] [paddy] [the] [beaver] watched the hunter . 1 the 2 hunter 2 hunter 3 continued 3 continued 4 to 4 to 5 watch 5 watch 7 for 7 for 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 16 watched 16 watched 17 the 17 the 18 hunter 18 hunter 19 . finally , another visitor appeared at the upper end of the pond a visitor in a wonderful coat of red . 1 finally 2 , 2 , 3 another 3 another 4 visitor 4 visitor 5 appeared 5 appeared 6 at 6 at 7 the 7 the 8 upper 8 upper 9 end 9 end 10 of 10 of 11 the 11 the 12 pond 12 pond 13 a 13 a 14 visitor 14 visitor 15 in 15 in 16 a 16 a 17 wonderful 17 wonderful 18 coat 18 coat 19 of 19 of 20 red 20 red 21 . it was [reddy] [fox] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 5 . [chapter] [xvii] [:] [sammy] [jay] [arrives] when [reddy] [fox] [arrived] [at] the pond of [paddy] the [beaver] , the hunter who was hiding there saw him instantly . 1 when 6 the 6 the 7 pond 7 pond 8 of 8 of 10 the 10 the 12 , 12 , 13 the 13 the 14 hunter 14 hunter 15 who 15 who 16 was 16 was 17 hiding 17 hiding 18 there 18 there 19 saw 19 saw 20 him 20 him 21 instantly 21 instantly 22 . so [did] [lightfoot] . 1 so 4 . but no one else did . 1 but 2 no 2 no 3 one 3 one 4 else 4 else 5 did 5 did 6 . he approached in that cautious , careful way that he always uses when he is hunting . 1 he 2 approached 2 approached 3 in 3 in 4 that 4 that 5 cautious 5 cautious 6 , 6 , 7 careful 7 careful 8 way 8 way 9 that 9 that 10 he 10 he 11 always 11 always 12 uses 12 uses 13 when 13 when 14 he 14 he 15 is 15 is 16 hunting 16 hunting 17 . he stopped with one foot lifted in the act of taking a step . 1 he 2 stopped 2 stopped 3 with 3 with 4 one 4 one 5 foot 5 foot 6 lifted 6 lifted 7 in 7 in 8 the 8 the 9 act 9 act 10 of 10 of 11 taking 11 taking 12 a 12 a 13 step 13 step 14 . he had seen [mr] [and] [mrs] . [quack] [.] 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 seen 3 seen 7 . now you know there is nothing [reddy] [fox] [likes] [better] for a dinner [than] a [duck] . 1 now 2 you 2 you 3 know 3 know 4 there 4 there 5 is 5 is 6 nothing 6 nothing 11 for 11 for 12 a 12 a 13 dinner 13 dinner 15 a 15 a 17 . the instant he [saw] [mr] [.] [and] [mrs] [quack] , a gleam of longing crept into his eyes and his mouth began to water . 1 the 2 instant 2 instant 3 he 3 he 10 , 10 , 11 a 11 a 12 gleam 12 gleam 13 of 13 of 14 longing 14 longing 15 crept 15 crept 16 into 16 into 17 his 17 his 18 eyes 18 eyes 19 and 19 and 20 his 20 his 21 mouth 21 mouth 22 began 22 began 23 to 23 to 24 water 24 water 25 . then like a red flash he bounded out of sight behind the dam of [paddy] [the] [beaver] . 1 then 2 like 2 like 3 a 3 a 4 red 4 red 5 flash 5 flash 6 he 6 he 7 bounded 7 bounded 8 out 8 out 9 of 9 of 10 sight 10 sight 11 behind 11 behind 12 the 12 the 13 dam 13 dam 14 of 14 of 18 . presently the hunter [saw] [reddy] 's [black] nose at the end of the dam [as] [reddy] [peeped] around it to watch [mr] [and] [mrs] . [quack] . 1 presently 2 the 2 the 3 hunter 3 hunter 6 's 6 's 8 nose 8 nose 9 at 9 at 10 the 10 the 11 end 11 end 12 of 12 of 13 the 13 the 14 dam 14 dam 18 around 18 around 19 it 19 it 20 to 20 to 21 watch 21 watch 25 . 25 . 27 . the latter were slowly moving along in that direction as they fed . 1 the 2 latter 2 latter 3 were 3 were 4 slowly 4 slowly 5 moving 5 moving 6 along 6 along 7 in 7 in 8 that 8 that 9 direction 9 direction 10 as 10 as 11 they 11 they 12 fed 12 fed 13 . reddy was quick to see this . 1 reddy 2 was 2 was 3 quick 3 quick 4 to 4 to 5 see 5 see 6 this 6 this 7 . all he need do was to be patient and wait . 1 all 2 he 2 he 3 need 3 need 4 do 4 do 5 was 5 was 6 to 6 to 7 be 7 be 8 patient 8 patient 9 and 9 and 10 wait 10 wait 11 . so , with his eyes fixed fast on [mr] [and] [mrs] [.] [quack] , [reddy] [fox] [crouched] [behind] [paddy] ['s] dam and waited . 1 so 2 , 2 , 3 with 3 with 4 his 4 his 5 eyes 5 eyes 6 fixed 6 fixed 7 fast 7 fast 8 on 8 on 14 , 14 , 21 dam 21 dam 22 and 22 and 23 waited 23 waited 24 . watching [reddy] and the [ducks] [,] [the] hunter [almost] [forgot] [lightfoot] [the] [deer] . 1 watching 3 and 3 and 4 the 4 the 8 hunter 8 hunter 14 . mr [and] [mrs] [.] quack [were] [getting] [very] [near] [to] [where] [reddy] was waiting for them . 1 mr 5 quack 5 quack 13 was 13 was 14 waiting 14 waiting 15 for 15 for 16 them 16 them 17 . the hunter was tempted to get up and frighten [those] [ducks] . 1 the 2 hunter 2 hunter 3 was 3 was 4 tempted 4 tempted 5 to 5 to 6 get 6 get 7 up 7 up 8 and 8 and 9 frighten 9 frighten 12 . he didn't want [reddy] [fox] to have them , because he hoped some day to get them himself . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 want 3 want 6 to 6 to 7 have 7 have 8 them 8 them 9 , 9 , 10 because 10 because 11 he 11 he 12 hoped 12 hoped 13 some 13 some 14 day 14 day 15 to 15 to 16 get 16 get 17 them 17 them 18 himself 18 himself 19 . " [i] suppose , " thought he , " [i] was foolish not to shoot them when [i] [had] the chance . 1 " 3 suppose 3 suppose 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 thought 6 thought 7 he 7 he 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 11 was 11 was 12 foolish 12 foolish 13 not 13 not 14 to 14 to 15 shoot 15 shoot 16 them 16 them 17 when 17 when 20 the 20 the 21 chance 21 chance 22 . they are too far away now , and it looks very much as if that red rascal will get one of them . 1 they 2 are 2 are 3 too 3 too 4 far 4 far 5 away 5 away 6 now 6 now 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 it 9 it 10 looks 10 looks 11 very 11 very 12 much 12 much 13 as 13 as 14 if 14 if 15 that 15 that 16 red 16 red 17 rascal 17 rascal 18 will 18 will 19 get 19 get 20 one 20 one 21 of 21 of 22 them 22 them 23 . i [believe] [i] 'll spoil that red scamp 's plans by frightening them away . 1 i 4 'll 4 'll 5 spoil 5 spoil 6 that 6 that 7 red 7 red 8 scamp 8 scamp 9 's 9 's 10 plans 10 plans 11 by 11 by 12 frightening 12 frightening 13 them 13 them 14 away 14 away 15 . i don't believe that [deer] will be back here to-day anyway , [so] [i] [may] as well save [those] [ducks] . " 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 believe 3 believe 4 that 4 that 6 will 6 will 7 be 7 be 8 back 8 back 9 here 9 here 10 to-day 10 to-day 11 anyway 11 anyway 12 , 12 , 16 as 16 as 17 well 17 well 18 save 18 save 21 . 21 . 22 " but the hunter did nothing of the kind . 1 but 2 the 2 the 3 hunter 3 hunter 4 did 4 did 5 nothing 5 nothing 6 of 6 of 7 the 7 the 8 kind 8 kind 9 . you see , just as he was getting ready to step out from his hiding-place , [sammy] [jay] arrived . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 just 4 just 5 as 5 as 6 he 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 getting 8 getting 9 ready 9 ready 10 to 10 to 11 step 11 step 12 out 12 out 13 from 13 from 14 his 14 his 15 hiding-place 15 hiding-place 16 , 16 , 19 arrived 19 arrived 20 . he perched in a tree close to the end of [paddy] ['s] dam and at once he spied [reddy] [fox] . 1 he 2 perched 2 perched 3 in 3 in 4 a 4 a 5 tree 5 tree 6 close 6 close 7 to 7 to 8 the 8 the 9 end 9 end 10 of 10 of 13 dam 13 dam 14 and 14 and 15 at 15 at 16 once 16 once 17 he 17 he 18 spied 18 spied 21 . it didn't take him a second to discover what [reddy] was hiding there for . 1 it 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 take 3 take 4 him 4 him 5 a 5 a 6 second 6 second 7 to 7 to 8 discover 8 discover 9 what 9 what 11 was 11 was 12 hiding 12 hiding 13 there 13 there 14 for 14 for 15 . " [thief] [,] thief , thief ! " [screamed] [sammy] [,] and then looked down at [reddy] [with] a mischievous look in his sharp eyes . 1 " 4 thief 4 thief 5 , 5 , 6 thief 6 thief 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 8 " 12 and 12 and 13 then 13 then 14 looked 14 looked 15 down 15 down 16 at 16 at 19 a 19 a 20 mischievous 20 mischievous 21 look 21 look 22 in 22 in 23 his 23 his 24 sharp 24 sharp 25 eyes 25 eyes 26 . there is nothing [sammy] [jay] [delights] [in] more than in upsetting the plans [of] [reddy] [fox] . 1 there 2 is 2 is 3 nothing 3 nothing 8 more 8 more 9 than 9 than 10 in 10 in 11 upsetting 11 upsetting 12 the 12 the 13 plans 13 plans 17 . at the sound of [sammy] ['s] [voice] , [mr] and [mrs] [.] [quack] swam hurriedly towards the middle of the pond . 1 at 2 the 2 the 3 sound 3 sound 4 of 4 of 8 , 8 , 10 and 10 and 14 swam 14 swam 15 hurriedly 15 hurriedly 16 towards 16 towards 17 the 17 the 18 middle 18 middle 19 of 19 of 20 the 20 the 21 pond 21 pond 22 . they knew exactly what that warning meant . 1 they 2 knew 2 knew 3 exactly 3 exactly 4 what 4 what 5 that 5 that 6 warning 6 warning 7 meant 7 meant 8 . reddy [fox] looked up [at] [sammy] [jay] and snarled angrily . 1 reddy 3 looked 3 looked 4 up 4 up 8 and 8 and 9 snarled 9 snarled 10 angrily 10 angrily 11 . then , knowing it was useless to hide longer , he bounded away [through] [the] [green] [forest] to hunt elsewhere . 1 then 2 , 2 , 3 knowing 3 knowing 4 it 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 useless 6 useless 7 to 7 to 8 hide 8 hide 9 longer 9 longer 10 , 10 , 11 he 11 he 12 bounded 12 bounded 13 away 13 away 18 to 18 to 19 hunt 19 hunt 20 elsewhere 20 elsewhere 21 . [chapter] [xviii] [:] [the] [hunter] [loses] [his] [temper] the hunter , hidden near the pond [of] [paddy] [the] [beaver] , chuckled silently . 1 the 2 hunter 2 hunter 3 , 3 , 4 hidden 4 hidden 5 near 5 near 6 the 6 the 7 pond 7 pond 12 , 12 , 13 chuckled 13 chuckled 14 silently 14 silently 15 . that is to say , he laughed without making any sound . 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 to 3 to 4 say 4 say 5 , 5 , 6 he 6 he 7 laughed 7 laughed 8 without 8 without 9 making 9 making 10 any 10 any 11 sound 11 sound 12 . the hunter thought the warning of [mr] [and] [mrs] . [quack] [by] [sammy] [jay] was a great joke on [reddy] . 1 the 2 hunter 2 hunter 3 thought 3 thought 4 the 4 the 5 warning 5 warning 6 of 6 of 10 . 10 . 15 was 15 was 16 a 16 a 17 great 17 great 18 joke 18 joke 19 on 19 on 21 . to tell the truth , he was very much pleased . 1 to 2 tell 2 tell 3 the 3 the 4 truth 4 truth 5 , 5 , 6 he 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 very 8 very 9 much 9 much 10 pleased 10 pleased 11 . as you know , he wanted [those] [ducks] himself . 1 as 2 you 2 you 3 know 3 know 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 wanted 6 wanted 9 himself 9 himself 10 . " [sammy] [jay] [did] [me] a good turn , " thought the hunter , " although he doesn't know it . 1 " 6 a 6 a 7 good 7 good 8 turn 8 turn 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 thought 11 thought 12 the 12 the 13 hunter 13 hunter 14 , 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 although 16 although 17 he 17 he 18 doesn't 18 doesn't 19 know 19 know 20 it 20 it 21 . reddy [fox] certainly would [have] [caught] [one] [of] [those] [ducks] [had] [sammy] not come along just when he did . 1 reddy 3 certainly 3 certainly 4 would 4 would 13 not 13 not 14 come 14 come 15 along 15 along 16 just 16 just 17 when 17 when 18 he 18 he 19 did 19 did 20 . it would have been a shame to have had one of them caught by that [fox] . 1 it 2 would 2 would 3 have 3 have 4 been 4 been 5 a 5 a 6 shame 6 shame 7 to 7 to 8 have 8 have 9 had 9 had 10 one 10 one 11 of 11 of 12 them 12 them 13 caught 13 caught 14 by 14 by 15 that 15 that 17 . i mean to get one , and [i] [hope] both of them , myself . " 1 i 2 mean 2 mean 3 to 3 to 4 get 4 get 5 one 5 one 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 10 both 10 both 11 of 11 of 12 them 12 them 13 , 13 , 14 myself 14 myself 15 . 15 . 16 " reddy was hunting them because he was hungry . 1 reddy 2 was 2 was 3 hunting 3 hunting 4 them 4 them 5 because 5 because 6 he 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 hungry 8 hungry 9 . the hunter would have shot them for sport . 1 the 2 hunter 2 hunter 3 would 3 would 4 have 4 have 5 shot 5 shot 6 them 6 them 7 for 7 for 8 sport 8 sport 9 . he didn't need them . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 need 3 need 4 them 4 them 5 . he had plenty of other food . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 plenty 3 plenty 4 of 4 of 5 other 5 other 6 food 6 food 7 . reddy [fox] [doesn't] [kill] [just] [for] [the] [pleasure] [of] [killing] . 1 reddy 11 . so the hunter continued to sit in his hiding-place with very friendly [feelings] for [sammy] [jay] . 1 so 2 the 2 the 3 hunter 3 hunter 4 continued 4 continued 5 to 5 to 6 sit 6 sit 7 in 7 in 8 his 8 his 9 hiding-place 9 hiding-place 10 with 10 with 11 very 11 very 12 friendly 12 friendly 14 for 14 for 17 . sammy [watched] [reddy] [fox] [disappear] and then flew over to that side of the pond where the hunter was . 1 sammy 6 and 6 and 7 then 7 then 8 flew 8 flew 9 over 9 over 10 to 10 to 11 that 11 that 12 side 12 side 13 of 13 of 14 the 14 the 15 pond 15 pond 16 where 16 where 17 the 17 the 18 hunter 18 hunter 19 was 19 was 20 . for some time [sammy] [sat] [quietly] in the top of the tree , but all the time his sharp eyes were very busy . 1 for 2 some 2 some 3 time 3 time 7 in 7 in 8 the 8 the 9 top 9 top 10 of 10 of 11 the 11 the 12 tree 12 tree 13 , 13 , 14 but 14 but 15 all 15 all 16 the 16 the 17 time 17 time 18 his 18 his 19 sharp 19 sharp 20 eyes 20 eyes 21 were 21 were 22 very 22 very 23 busy 23 busy 24 . by and by he spied the hunter sitting on the log . 1 by 2 and 2 and 3 by 3 by 4 he 4 he 5 spied 5 spied 6 the 6 the 7 hunter 7 hunter 8 sitting 8 sitting 9 on 9 on 10 the 10 the 11 log 11 log 12 . at first he couldn't make out just what it was he was looking at . 1 at 2 first 2 first 3 he 3 he 4 couldn't 4 couldn't 5 make 5 make 6 out 6 out 7 just 7 just 8 what 8 what 9 it 9 it 10 was 10 was 11 he 11 he 12 was 12 was 13 looking 13 looking 14 at 14 at 15 . it didn't move , but [nevertheless] [sammy] was suspicious . 1 it 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 move 3 move 4 , 4 , 5 but 5 but 8 was 8 was 9 suspicious 9 suspicious 10 . presently he flew over to a tree where he could see better . 1 presently 2 he 2 he 3 flew 3 flew 4 over 4 over 5 to 5 to 6 a 6 a 7 tree 7 tree 8 where 8 where 9 he 9 he 10 could 10 could 11 see 11 see 12 better 12 better 13 . right away he spied the terrible gun , and he knew just what that was . 1 right 2 away 2 away 3 he 3 he 4 spied 4 spied 5 the 5 the 6 terrible 6 terrible 7 gun 7 gun 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 he 10 he 11 knew 11 knew 12 just 12 just 13 what 13 what 14 that 14 that 15 was 15 was 16 . once more he began to yell , " thief ! thief ! thief ! " at the top of his lungs . 1 once 2 more 2 more 3 he 3 he 4 began 4 began 5 to 5 to 6 yell 6 yell 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 thief 9 thief 10 ! 10 ! 11 thief 11 thief 12 ! 12 ! 13 thief 13 thief 14 ! 14 ! 15 " 15 " 16 at 16 at 17 the 17 the 18 top 18 top 19 of 19 of 20 his 20 his 21 lungs 21 lungs 22 . it was then that the hunter lost his temper . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 then 3 then 4 that 4 that 5 the 5 the 6 hunter 6 hunter 7 lost 7 lost 8 his 8 his 9 temper 9 temper 10 . he knew that now he had been discovered [by] [sammy] [jay] , and it was useless to remain there longer . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 3 that 4 now 4 now 5 he 5 he 6 had 6 had 7 been 7 been 8 discovered 8 discovered 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 it 14 it 15 was 15 was 16 useless 16 useless 17 to 17 to 18 remain 18 remain 19 there 19 there 20 longer 20 longer 21 . he was angry clear through . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 angry 3 angry 4 clear 4 clear 5 through 5 through 6 . [chapter] [xix] [:] [sammy] [jay] [is] [modest] every one within hearing could tell just where that hunter was [by] [sammy] ['s] [voice] . 1 every 2 one 2 one 3 within 3 within 4 hearing 4 hearing 5 could 5 could 6 tell 6 tell 7 just 7 just 8 where 8 where 9 that 9 that 10 hunter 10 hunter 11 was 11 was 16 . it kept growing fainter and fainter , and [by] [that] [lightfoot] knew that the hunter was getting farther and farther away . 1 it 2 kept 2 kept 3 growing 3 growing 4 fainter 4 fainter 5 and 5 and 6 fainter 6 fainter 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 12 knew 12 knew 13 that 13 that 14 the 14 the 15 hunter 15 hunter 16 was 16 was 17 getting 17 getting 18 farther 18 farther 19 and 19 and 20 farther 20 farther 21 away 21 away 22 . paddy [the] [beaver] swam out from his hiding-place and climbed out on the bank [near] [lightfoot] . 1 paddy 4 swam 4 swam 5 out 5 out 6 from 6 from 7 his 7 his 8 hiding-place 8 hiding-place 9 and 9 and 10 climbed 10 climbed 11 out 11 out 12 on 12 on 13 the 13 the 14 bank 14 bank 17 . there was a twinkle in his eyes . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 twinkle 4 twinkle 5 in 5 in 6 his 6 his 7 eyes 7 eyes 8 . " that blue-coated mischief-maker isn't such a bad fellow at heart , after all , is he ? " said he . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 blue-coated 3 blue-coated 4 mischief-maker 4 mischief-maker 5 isn't 5 isn't 6 such 6 such 7 a 7 a 8 bad 8 bad 9 fellow 9 fellow 10 at 10 at 11 heart 11 heart 12 , 12 , 13 after 13 after 14 all 14 all 15 , 15 , 16 is 16 is 17 he 17 he 18 ? 18 ? 19 " 19 " 20 said 20 said 21 he 21 he 22 . lightfoot lifted his beautiful head and set his ears forward to catch the sound [of] [sammy] ['s] [voice] in the distance . 1 lightfoot 2 lifted 2 lifted 3 his 3 his 4 beautiful 4 beautiful 5 head 5 head 6 and 6 and 7 set 7 set 8 his 8 his 9 ears 9 ears 10 forward 10 forward 11 to 11 to 12 catch 12 catch 13 the 13 the 14 sound 14 sound 19 in 19 in 20 the 20 the 21 distance 21 distance 22 . he brought me warning of the coming of the hunter the other morning . 1 he 2 brought 2 brought 3 me 3 me 4 warning 4 warning 5 of 5 of 6 the 6 the 7 coming 7 coming 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 hunter 10 hunter 11 the 11 the 12 other 12 other 13 morning 13 morning 14 . you saw him [save] [mr] and [mrs] [.] [quack] a little while ago , and then he actually drove that hunter away . 1 you 2 saw 2 saw 3 him 3 him 6 and 6 and 10 a 10 a 11 little 11 little 12 while 12 while 13 ago 13 ago 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 then 16 then 17 he 17 he 18 actually 18 actually 19 drove 19 drove 20 that 20 that 21 hunter 21 hunter 22 away 22 away 23 . i [suppose] [sammy] [jay] [has] [saved] [more] [lives] [than] [any] [one] [i] know of . 1 i 13 know 13 know 14 of 14 of 15 . i wish he would come back here and let me thank him . " 1 i 2 wish 2 wish 3 he 3 he 4 would 4 would 5 come 5 come 6 back 6 back 7 here 7 here 8 and 8 and 9 let 9 let 10 me 10 me 11 thank 11 thank 12 him 12 him 13 . 13 . 14 " some time [later] [sammy] [jay] [did] [come] [back] . 1 some 2 time 2 time 9 . i 'm glad to see he hasn't got you yet [,] [lightfoot] . 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 glad 3 glad 4 to 4 to 5 see 5 see 6 he 6 he 7 hasn't 7 hasn't 8 got 8 got 9 you 9 you 10 yet 10 yet 13 . i 've been a bit worried about you . " 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 been 3 been 4 a 4 a 5 bit 5 bit 6 worried 6 worried 7 about 7 about 8 you 8 you 9 . 9 . 10 " " [sammy] [,] ["] said [lightfoot] , " you are one of the best friends [i] [have] . 1 " 5 said 5 said 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 you 9 you 10 are 10 are 11 one 11 one 12 of 12 of 13 the 13 the 14 best 14 best 15 friends 15 friends 18 . i don't [know] [how] [i] [can] ever thank you for what you have done for me . " 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 7 ever 7 ever 8 thank 8 thank 9 you 9 you 10 for 10 for 11 what 11 what 12 you 12 you 13 have 13 have 14 done 14 done 15 for 15 for 16 me 16 me 17 . 17 . 18 " " don't try , " [replied] [sammy] shortly . 1 " 2 don't 2 don't 3 try 3 try 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 8 shortly 8 shortly 9 . " [i] [haven't] [done] [anything] but what anybody else would have done . 1 " 6 but 6 but 7 what 7 what 8 anybody 8 anybody 9 else 9 else 10 would 10 would 11 have 11 have 12 done 12 done 13 . old [mother] [nature] [gave] [me] [a] pair of good eyes and a strong voice . 1 old 7 pair 7 pair 8 of 8 of 9 good 9 good 10 eyes 10 eyes 11 and 11 and 12 a 12 a 13 strong 13 strong 14 voice 14 voice 15 . i simply make the best use of them [i] [can] . 1 i 2 simply 2 simply 3 make 3 make 4 the 4 the 5 best 5 best 6 use 6 use 7 of 7 of 8 them 8 them 11 . just to see a hunter with a terrible gun makes me angry clear through . 1 just 2 to 2 to 3 see 3 see 4 a 4 a 5 hunter 5 hunter 6 with 6 with 7 a 7 a 8 terrible 8 terrible 9 gun 9 gun 10 makes 10 makes 11 me 11 me 12 angry 12 angry 13 clear 13 clear 14 through 14 through 15 . i 'd rather spoil his hunting than eat . " 1 i 2 'd 2 'd 3 rather 3 rather 4 spoil 4 spoil 5 his 5 his 6 hunting 6 hunting 7 than 7 than 8 eat 8 eat 9 . 9 . 10 " " you want to watch out , [sammy] [.] 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 want 3 want 4 to 4 to 5 watch 5 watch 6 out 6 out 7 , " don't worry about me , " [replied] [sammy] . 1 " 2 don't 2 don't 3 worry 3 worry 4 about 4 about 5 me 5 me 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 10 . " [i] [know] [just] how far those terrible guns can shoot , and [i] [don't] take any chances . 1 " 5 how 5 how 6 far 6 far 7 those 7 those 8 terrible 8 terrible 9 guns 9 guns 10 can 10 can 11 shoot 11 shoot 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 16 take 16 take 17 any 17 any 18 chances 18 chances 19 . by the way , [lightfoot] [,] the [green] [forest] [is] full of hunters looking for you . 1 by 2 the 2 the 3 way 3 way 4 , 4 , 7 the 7 the 11 full 11 full 12 of 12 of 13 hunters 13 hunters 14 looking 14 looking 15 for 15 for 16 you 16 you 17 . [chapter] [xx] [:] [lightfoot] [hears] [a] [dreadful] [sound] day after day , [lightfoot] the [deer] [played] hide and seek for his life with the hunters who were seeking to kill him . 1 day 2 after 2 after 3 day 3 day 4 , 4 , 6 the 6 the 9 hide 9 hide 10 and 10 and 11 seek 11 seek 12 for 12 for 13 his 13 his 14 life 14 life 15 with 15 with 16 the 16 the 17 hunters 17 hunters 18 who 18 who 19 were 19 were 20 seeking 20 seeking 21 to 21 to 22 kill 22 kill 23 him 23 him 24 . he saw them many times , though not one of them saw him . 1 he 2 saw 2 saw 3 them 3 them 4 many 4 many 5 times 5 times 6 , 6 , 7 though 7 though 8 not 8 not 9 one 9 one 10 of 10 of 11 them 11 them 12 saw 12 saw 13 him 13 him 14 . more than once a hunter [passed] [close] [to] [lightfoot] 's hiding-place without once suspecting it . 1 more 2 than 2 than 3 once 3 once 4 a 4 a 5 hunter 5 hunter 10 's 10 's 11 hiding-place 11 hiding-place 12 without 12 without 13 once 13 once 14 suspecting 14 suspecting 15 it 15 it 16 . but [poor] [lightfoot] was [feeling] the strain . 1 but 4 was 4 was 6 the 6 the 7 strain 7 strain 8 . he was growing thin , and he was so nervous that the falling of a dead leaf from a tree would startle him . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 growing 3 growing 4 thin 4 thin 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 he 7 he 8 was 8 was 9 so 9 so 10 nervous 10 nervous 11 that 11 that 12 the 12 the 13 falling 13 falling 14 of 14 of 15 a 15 a 16 dead 16 dead 17 leaf 17 leaf 18 from 18 from 19 a 19 a 20 tree 20 tree 21 would 21 would 22 startle 22 startle 23 him 23 him 24 . there is nothing quite so terrible as being continually hunted . 1 there 2 is 2 is 3 nothing 3 nothing 4 quite 4 quite 5 so 5 so 6 terrible 6 terrible 7 as 7 as 8 being 8 being 9 continually 9 continually 10 hunted 10 hunted 11 . it was getting so that [lightfoot] [half] [expected] a hunter to step out from behind every tree . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 getting 3 getting 4 so 4 so 5 that 5 that 9 a 9 a 10 hunter 10 hunter 11 to 11 to 12 step 12 step 13 out 13 out 14 from 14 from 15 behind 15 behind 16 every 16 every 17 tree 17 tree 18 . only when the [black] [shadows] [wrapped] [the] [green] [forest] [in] darkness did he know a moment of peace . 1 only 2 when 2 when 3 the 3 the 11 darkness 11 darkness 12 did 12 did 13 he 13 he 14 know 14 know 15 a 15 a 16 moment 16 moment 17 of 17 of 18 peace 18 peace 19 . and those hours of safety were filled with dread of what the next day might bring . 1 and 2 those 2 those 3 hours 3 hours 4 of 4 of 5 safety 5 safety 6 were 6 were 7 filled 7 filled 8 with 8 with 9 dread 9 dread 10 of 10 of 11 what 11 what 12 the 12 the 13 next 13 next 14 day 14 day 15 might 15 might 16 bring 16 bring 17 . early one morning a terrible sound rang through [the] [green] [forest] [and] [brought] [lightfoot] [to] his feet with a startled jump . 1 early 2 one 2 one 3 morning 3 morning 4 a 4 a 5 terrible 5 terrible 6 sound 6 sound 7 rang 7 rang 8 through 8 through 16 his 16 his 17 feet 17 feet 18 with 18 with 19 a 19 a 20 startled 20 startled 21 jump 21 jump 22 . it was the baying of hounds following a trail . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 the 3 the 4 baying 4 baying 5 of 5 of 6 hounds 6 hounds 7 following 7 following 8 a 8 a 9 trail 9 trail 10 . at first it did not sound so terrible . 1 at 2 first 2 first 3 it 3 it 4 did 4 did 5 not 5 not 6 sound 6 sound 7 so 7 so 8 terrible 8 terrible 9 . lightfoot had often heard it before . 1 lightfoot 2 had 2 had 3 often 3 often 4 heard 4 heard 5 it 5 it 6 before 6 before 7 . many times he had listened to the baying [of] [bowser] [the] [hound] , as he followed [reddy] [fox] . 1 many 2 times 2 times 3 he 3 he 4 had 4 had 5 listened 5 listened 6 to 6 to 7 the 7 the 8 baying 8 baying 13 , 13 , 14 as 14 as 15 he 15 he 16 followed 16 followed 19 . it had not sounded so terrible then because it meant no danger to [lightfoot] . 1 it 2 had 2 had 3 not 3 not 4 sounded 4 sounded 5 so 5 so 6 terrible 6 terrible 7 then 7 then 8 because 8 because 9 it 9 it 10 meant 10 meant 11 no 11 no 12 danger 12 danger 13 to 13 to 15 . but suddenly a dreadful suspicion came to him and he grew more and more anxious as he listened . 1 but 2 suddenly 2 suddenly 3 a 3 a 4 dreadful 4 dreadful 5 suspicion 5 suspicion 6 came 6 came 7 to 7 to 8 him 8 him 9 and 9 and 10 he 10 he 11 grew 11 grew 12 more 12 more 13 and 13 and 14 more 14 more 15 anxious 15 anxious 16 as 16 as 17 he 17 he 18 listened 18 listened 19 . in a few minutes there was no longer any doubt in his mind . 1 in 2 a 2 a 3 few 3 few 4 minutes 4 minutes 5 there 5 there 6 was 6 was 7 no 7 no 8 longer 8 longer 9 any 9 any 10 doubt 10 doubt 11 in 11 in 12 his 12 his 13 mind 13 mind 14 . those hounds were following his trail . 1 those 2 hounds 2 hounds 3 were 3 were 4 following 4 following 5 his 5 his 6 trail 6 trail 7 . it was then that the sound of that baying became terrible . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 then 3 then 4 that 4 that 5 the 5 the 6 sound 6 sound 7 of 7 of 8 that 8 that 9 baying 9 baying 10 became 10 became 11 terrible 11 terrible 12 . he must run for his life ! 1 he 2 must 2 must 3 run 3 run 4 for 4 for 5 his 5 his 6 life 6 life 7 ! those hounds would give him no rest . 1 those 2 hounds 2 hounds 3 would 3 would 4 give 4 give 5 him 5 him 6 no 6 no 7 rest 7 rest 8 . and he knew that in running from them , he would no longer be able to watch so closely for the hunters with terrible guns . 1 and 2 he 2 he 3 knew 3 knew 4 that 4 that 5 in 5 in 6 running 6 running 7 from 7 from 8 them 8 them 9 , 9 , 10 he 10 he 11 would 11 would 12 no 12 no 13 longer 13 longer 14 be 14 be 15 able 15 able 16 to 16 to 17 watch 17 watch 18 so 18 so 19 closely 19 closely 20 for 20 for 21 the 21 the 22 hunters 22 hunters 23 with 23 with 24 terrible 24 terrible 25 guns 25 guns 26 . he would no longer be able to hide in thickets . 1 he 2 would 2 would 3 no 3 no 4 longer 4 longer 5 be 5 be 6 able 6 able 7 to 7 to 8 hide 8 hide 9 in 9 in 10 thickets 10 thickets 11 . at any time he might be driven right past one of those hunters . 1 at 2 any 2 any 3 time 3 time 4 he 4 he 5 might 5 might 6 be 6 be 7 driven 7 driven 8 right 8 right 9 past 9 past 10 one 10 one 11 of 11 of 12 those 12 those 13 hunters 13 hunters 14 . lightfoot bounded away with such leaps [as] [only] [lightfoot] [can] [make] . 1 lightfoot 2 bounded 2 bounded 3 away 3 away 4 with 4 with 5 such 5 such 6 leaps 6 leaps 12 . in a little while the voices of the hounds grew fainter . 1 in 2 a 2 a 3 little 3 little 4 while 4 while 5 the 5 the 6 voices 6 voices 7 of 7 of 8 the 8 the 9 hounds 9 hounds 10 grew 10 grew 11 fainter 11 fainter 12 . lightfoot stopped to get his breath and stood trembling as he listened . 1 lightfoot 2 stopped 2 stopped 3 to 3 to 4 get 4 get 5 his 5 his 6 breath 6 breath 7 and 7 and 8 stood 8 stood 9 trembling 9 trembling 10 as 10 as 11 he 11 he 12 listened 12 listened 13 . the baying of the hounds again grew louder and louder . 1 the 2 baying 2 baying 3 of 3 of 4 the 4 the 5 hounds 5 hounds 6 again 6 again 7 grew 7 grew 8 louder 8 louder 9 and 9 and 10 louder 10 louder 11 . those wonderful noses of theirs were following his trail without the least difficulty . 1 those 2 wonderful 2 wonderful 3 noses 3 noses 4 of 4 of 5 theirs 5 theirs 6 were 6 were 7 following 7 following 8 his 8 his 9 trail 9 trail 10 without 10 without 11 the 11 the 12 least 12 least 13 difficulty 13 difficulty 14 . in a panic of fear , [lightfoot] [bounded] [away] [again] [.] 1 in 2 a 2 a 3 panic 3 panic 4 of 4 of 5 fear 5 fear 6 , as he crossed an old road , [the] [green] [forest] rang with the roar of a terrible gun . 1 as 2 he 2 he 3 crossed 3 crossed 4 an 4 an 5 old 5 old 6 road 6 road 7 , 7 , 11 rang 11 rang 12 with 12 with 13 the 13 the 14 roar 14 roar 15 of 15 of 16 a 16 a 17 terrible 17 terrible 18 gun 18 gun 19 . something tore a strip of bark from the trunk of a tree just above [lightfoot] ['s] [back] . 1 something 2 tore 2 tore 3 a 3 a 4 strip 4 strip 5 of 5 of 6 bark 6 bark 7 from 7 from 8 the 8 the 9 trunk 9 trunk 10 of 10 of 11 a 11 a 12 tree 12 tree 13 just 13 just 14 above 14 above 18 . it was a bullet and it had just missed [lightfoot] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 bullet 4 bullet 5 and 5 and 6 it 6 it 7 had 7 had 8 just 8 just 9 missed 9 missed 11 . it added to his terror and this in turn added to his speed . 1 it 2 added 2 added 3 to 3 to 4 his 4 his 5 terror 5 terror 6 and 6 and 7 this 7 this 8 in 8 in 9 turn 9 turn 10 added 10 added 11 to 11 to 12 his 12 his 13 speed 13 speed 14 . so [lightfoot] [ran] [and] [ran] , and behind him the voices of the hounds continued to ring [through] [the] [green] [forest] . 1 so 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 behind 8 behind 9 him 9 him 10 the 10 the 11 voices 11 voices 12 of 12 of 13 the 13 the 14 hounds 14 hounds 15 continued 15 continued 16 to 16 to 17 ring 17 ring 22 . [chapter] [xxi] [:] [how] [lightfoot] [got] [rid] [of] [the] [hounds] poor [lightfoot] ! 1 poor 3 ! it seemed to him that there were no such things as justice and fair play . 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 to 3 to 4 him 4 him 5 that 5 that 6 there 6 there 7 were 7 were 8 no 8 no 9 such 9 such 10 things 10 things 11 as 11 as 12 justice 12 justice 13 and 13 and 14 fair 14 fair 15 play 15 play 16 . had it been just one hunter at a time against whom he had to match his wits it would not have been so bad . 1 had 2 it 2 it 3 been 3 been 4 just 4 just 5 one 5 one 6 hunter 6 hunter 7 at 7 at 8 a 8 a 9 time 9 time 10 against 10 against 11 whom 11 whom 12 he 12 he 13 had 13 had 14 to 14 to 15 match 15 match 16 his 16 his 17 wits 17 wits 18 it 18 it 19 would 19 would 20 not 20 not 21 have 21 have 22 been 22 been 23 so 23 so 24 bad 24 bad 25 . but there were many hunters with terrible guns looking for him , and in dodging one he was likely at any time to meet another . 1 but 2 there 2 there 3 were 3 were 4 many 4 many 5 hunters 5 hunters 6 with 6 with 7 terrible 7 terrible 8 guns 8 guns 9 looking 9 looking 10 for 10 for 11 him 11 him 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 in 14 in 15 dodging 15 dodging 16 one 16 one 17 he 17 he 18 was 18 was 19 likely 19 likely 20 at 20 at 21 any 21 any 22 time 22 time 23 to 23 to 24 meet 24 meet 25 another 25 another 26 . this in itself seemed terribly unfair and unjust . 1 this 2 in 2 in 3 itself 3 itself 4 seemed 4 seemed 5 terribly 5 terribly 6 unfair 6 unfair 7 and 7 and 8 unjust 8 unjust 9 . but now , added to this was the greater unfairness of being trailed by hounds . 1 but 2 now 2 now 3 , 3 , 4 added 4 added 5 to 5 to 6 this 6 this 7 was 7 was 8 the 8 the 9 greater 9 greater 10 unfairness 10 unfairness 11 of 11 of 12 being 12 being 13 trailed 13 trailed 14 by 14 by 15 hounds 15 hounds 16 . do you [wonder] that [lightfoot] [thought] [of] [men] [as] [utterly] [heartless] ? 1 do 2 you 2 you 4 that 4 that 12 ? he could not know that it was against the law to hunt him with dogs . 1 he 2 could 2 could 3 not 3 not 4 know 4 know 5 that 5 that 6 it 6 it 7 was 7 was 8 against 8 against 9 the 9 the 10 law 10 law 11 to 11 to 12 hunt 12 hunt 13 him 13 him 14 with 14 with 15 dogs 15 dogs 16 . the ground was damp and scent always lies best on damp ground . 1 the 2 ground 2 ground 3 was 3 was 4 damp 4 damp 5 and 5 and 6 scent 6 scent 7 always 7 always 8 lies 8 lies 9 best 9 best 10 on 10 on 11 damp 11 damp 12 ground 12 ground 13 . this made it easy for the hounds to follow him with their wonderful noses . 1 this 2 made 2 made 3 it 3 it 4 easy 4 easy 5 for 5 for 6 the 6 the 7 hounds 7 hounds 8 to 8 to 9 follow 9 follow 10 him 10 him 11 with 11 with 12 their 12 their 13 wonderful 13 wonderful 14 noses 14 noses 15 . lightfoot tried every trick he could think of to make those hounds lose the scent . 1 lightfoot 2 tried 2 tried 3 every 3 every 4 trick 4 trick 5 he 5 he 6 could 6 could 7 think 7 think 8 of 8 of 9 to 9 to 10 make 10 make 11 those 11 those 12 hounds 12 hounds 13 lose 13 lose 14 the 14 the 15 scent 15 scent 16 . but he couldn't . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 . they allowed him no rest . 1 they 2 allowed 2 allowed 3 him 3 him 4 no 4 no 5 rest 5 rest 6 . he was becoming very , very tired . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 becoming 3 becoming 4 very 4 very 5 , 5 , 6 very 6 very 7 tired 7 tired 8 . he could no longer bound lightly over fallen logs or brush , as he had done at first . 1 he 2 could 2 could 3 no 3 no 4 longer 4 longer 5 bound 5 bound 6 lightly 6 lightly 7 over 7 over 8 fallen 8 fallen 9 logs 9 logs 10 or 10 or 11 brush 11 brush 12 , 12 , 13 as 13 as 14 he 14 he 15 had 15 had 16 done 16 done 17 at 17 at 18 first 18 first 19 . his lungs ached as he panted for breath . 1 his 2 lungs 2 lungs 3 ached 3 ached 4 as 4 as 5 he 5 he 6 panted 6 panted 7 for 7 for 8 breath 8 breath 9 . there would come a time when he would have to stop . 1 there 2 would 2 would 3 come 3 come 4 a 4 a 5 time 5 time 6 when 6 when 7 he 7 he 8 would 8 would 9 have 9 have 10 to 10 to 11 stop 11 stop 12 . then those hounds would catch up with him and tear him to pieces . 1 then 2 those 2 those 3 hounds 3 hounds 4 would 4 would 5 catch 5 catch 6 up 6 up 7 with 7 with 8 him 8 him 9 and 9 and 10 tear 10 tear 11 him 11 him 12 to 12 to 13 pieces 13 pieces 14 . it was then that he remembered [the] [big] [river] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 then 3 then 4 that 4 that 5 he 5 he 6 remembered 6 remembered 10 . he turned towards it . 1 he 2 turned 2 turned 3 towards 3 towards 4 it 4 it 5 . it was his only chance and he knew it . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 his 3 his 4 only 4 only 5 chance 5 chance 6 and 6 and 7 he 7 he 8 knew 8 knew 9 it 9 it 10 . straight [through] [the] [green] [forest] [,] out [across] [the] [green] [meadows] to the bank [of] [the] [big] [river] , [lightfoot] ran . 1 straight 7 out 7 out 12 to 12 to 13 the 13 the 14 bank 14 bank 19 , 19 , 21 ran 21 ran 22 . for just a second he paused to look behind . 1 for 2 just 2 just 3 a 3 a 4 second 4 second 5 he 5 he 6 paused 6 paused 7 to 7 to 8 look 8 look 9 behind 9 behind 10 . the hounds were almost at his heels . 1 the 2 hounds 2 hounds 3 were 3 were 4 almost 4 almost 5 at 5 at 6 his 6 his 7 heels 7 heels 8 . lightfoot hesitated no longer but plunged [into] the [big] [river] [and] [began] [to] swim . 1 lightfoot 2 hesitated 2 hesitated 3 no 3 no 4 longer 4 longer 5 but 5 but 6 plunged 6 plunged 8 the 8 the 14 swim 14 swim 15 . on the banks the hounds stopped and bayed their disappointment , for they did not dare follow [lightfoot] out [into] [the] [big] [river] . 1 on 2 the 2 the 3 banks 3 banks 4 the 4 the 5 hounds 5 hounds 6 stopped 6 stopped 7 and 7 and 8 bayed 8 bayed 9 their 9 their 10 disappointment 10 disappointment 11 , 11 , 12 for 12 for 13 they 13 they 14 did 14 did 15 not 15 not 16 dare 16 dare 17 follow 17 follow 19 out 19 out 24 . [chapter] [xxii] [:] [lightfoot] ['s] [long] [swim] the [big] [river] [was] very wide . 1 the 5 very 5 very 6 wide 6 wide 7 . it would have been a long swim [for] [lightfoot] had [he] been fresh and at his best . 1 it 2 would 2 would 3 have 3 have 4 been 4 been 5 a 5 a 6 long 6 long 7 swim 7 swim 10 had 10 had 12 been 12 been 13 fresh 13 fresh 14 and 14 and 15 at 15 at 16 his 16 his 17 best 17 best 18 . strange as it may seem , [lightfoot] is a splendid swimmer , despite his small , delicate feet . 1 strange 2 as 2 as 3 it 3 it 4 may 4 may 5 seem 5 seem 6 , 6 , 8 is 8 is 9 a 9 a 10 splendid 10 splendid 11 swimmer 11 swimmer 12 , 12 , 13 despite 13 despite 14 his 14 his 15 small 15 small 16 , 16 , 17 delicate 17 delicate 18 feet 18 feet 19 . he enjoys swimming . 1 he 2 enjoys 2 enjoys 3 swimming 3 swimming 4 . but [now] [lightfoot] was terribly tired from his long run ahead of the hounds . 1 but 4 was 4 was 5 terribly 5 terribly 6 tired 6 tired 7 from 7 from 8 his 8 his 9 long 9 long 10 run 10 run 11 ahead 11 ahead 12 of 12 of 13 the 13 the 14 hounds 14 hounds 15 . then he turned and headed for a point down [the] [big] [river] . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 turned 3 turned 4 and 4 and 5 headed 5 headed 6 for 6 for 7 a 7 a 8 point 8 point 9 down 9 down 13 . this made the swimming easier , for the current helped him instead of hindering him . 1 this 2 made 2 made 3 the 3 the 4 swimming 4 swimming 5 easier 5 easier 6 , 6 , 7 for 7 for 8 the 8 the 9 current 9 current 10 helped 10 helped 11 him 11 him 12 instead 12 instead 13 of 13 of 14 hindering 14 hindering 15 him 15 him 16 . even then he could feel his strength leaving him . 1 even 2 then 2 then 3 he 3 he 4 could 4 could 5 feel 5 feel 6 his 6 his 7 strength 7 strength 8 leaving 8 leaving 9 him 9 him 10 . had he escaped those hounds and the terrible hunters only to be drowned in the [big] [river] [?] 1 had 2 he 2 he 3 escaped 3 escaped 4 those 4 those 5 hounds 5 hounds 6 and 6 and 7 the 7 the 8 terrible 8 terrible 9 hunters 9 hunters 10 only 10 only 11 to 11 to 12 be 12 be 13 drowned 13 drowned 14 in 14 in 15 the this new fear gave him more strength for a little while . 1 this 2 new 2 new 3 fear 3 fear 4 gave 4 gave 5 him 5 him 6 more 6 more 7 strength 7 strength 8 for 8 for 9 a 9 a 10 little 10 little 11 while 11 while 12 . but it did not last long . 1 but 2 it 2 it 3 did 3 did 4 not 4 not 5 last 5 last 6 long 6 long 7 . he was three fourths of the way across the [big] [river] [but] [still] [that] [other] shore seemed a long distance away . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 three 3 three 4 fourths 4 fourths 5 of 5 of 6 the 6 the 7 way 7 way 8 across 8 across 9 the 9 the 16 shore 16 shore 17 seemed 17 seemed 18 a 18 a 19 long 19 long 20 distance 20 distance 21 away 21 away 22 . little by little hope died in the heart [of] [lightfoot] [the] [deer] . 1 little 2 by 2 by 3 little 3 little 4 hope 4 hope 5 died 5 died 6 in 6 in 7 the 7 the 8 heart 8 heart 13 . just as [lightfoot] [felt] [that] he could not take another stroke and that the end was at hand , one foot touched something . 1 just 2 as 2 as 6 he 6 he 7 could 7 could 8 not 8 not 9 take 9 take 10 another 10 another 11 stroke 11 stroke 12 and 12 and 13 that 13 that 14 the 14 the 15 end 15 end 16 was 16 was 17 at 17 at 18 hand 18 hand 19 , 19 , 20 one 20 one 21 foot 21 foot 22 touched 22 touched 23 something 23 something 24 . then , all four feet touched . 1 then 2 , 2 , 3 all 3 all 4 four 4 four 5 feet 5 feet 6 touched 6 touched 7 . a second later he had found solid footing and was standing with the water only up to his knees . 1 a 2 second 2 second 3 later 3 later 4 he 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 found 6 found 7 solid 7 solid 8 footing 8 footing 9 and 9 and 10 was 10 was 11 standing 11 standing 12 with 12 with 13 the 13 the 14 water 14 water 15 only 15 only 16 up 16 up 17 to 17 to 18 his 18 his 19 knees 19 knees 20 . he had found a little sand bar out in the [big] [river] [.] 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 found 3 found 4 a 4 a 5 little 5 little 6 sand 6 sand 7 bar 7 bar 8 out 8 out 9 in 9 in 10 the with a little gasp of returning [hope] , [lightfoot] waded along until the water began to grow deeper again . 1 with 2 a 2 a 3 little 3 little 4 gasp 4 gasp 5 of 5 of 6 returning 6 returning 8 , 8 , 10 waded 10 waded 11 along 11 along 12 until 12 until 13 the 13 the 14 water 14 water 15 began 15 began 16 to 16 to 17 grow 17 grow 18 deeper 18 deeper 19 again 19 again 20 . he had hoped that he would be able to wade ashore , but he saw now that he would have to swim again . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 hoped 3 hoped 4 that 4 that 5 he 5 he 6 would 6 would 7 be 7 be 8 able 8 able 9 to 9 to 10 wade 10 wade 11 ashore 11 ashore 12 , 12 , 13 but 13 but 14 he 14 he 15 saw 15 saw 16 now 16 now 17 that 17 that 18 he 18 he 19 would 19 would 20 have 20 have 21 to 21 to 22 swim 22 swim 23 again 23 again 24 . so for a long time he remained right where he was . 1 so 2 for 2 for 3 a 3 a 4 long 4 long 5 time 5 time 6 he 6 he 7 remained 7 remained 8 right 8 right 9 where 9 where 10 he 10 he 11 was 11 was 12 . he was so tired that he trembled all over , and he was as frightened as he was tired . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 so 3 so 4 tired 4 tired 5 that 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 trembled 7 trembled 8 all 8 all 9 over 9 over 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 he 12 he 13 was 13 was 14 as 14 as 15 frightened 15 frightened 16 as 16 as 17 he 17 he 18 was 18 was 19 tired 19 tired 20 . he knew that standing out there in the water he could be seen for a long distance , and that made him nervous and fearful . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 3 that 4 standing 4 standing 5 out 5 out 6 there 6 there 7 in 7 in 8 the 8 the 9 water 9 water 10 he 10 he 11 could 11 could 12 be 12 be 13 seen 13 seen 14 for 14 for 15 a 15 a 16 long 16 long 17 distance 17 distance 18 , 18 , 19 and 19 and 20 that 20 that 21 made 21 made 22 him 22 him 23 nervous 23 nervous 24 and 24 and 25 fearful 25 fearful 26 . supposing a hunter on the shore he was trying to reach should see him . 1 supposing 2 a 2 a 3 hunter 3 hunter 4 on 4 on 5 the 5 the 6 shore 6 shore 7 he 7 he 8 was 8 was 9 trying 9 trying 10 to 10 to 11 reach 11 reach 12 should 12 should 13 see 13 see 14 him 14 him 15 . but rest he must , and so he stood for a long time on the little sand bar in the [big] [river] [.] 1 but 2 rest 2 rest 3 he 3 he 4 must 4 must 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 so 7 so 8 he 8 he 9 stood 9 stood 10 for 10 for 11 a 11 a 12 long 12 long 13 time 13 time 14 on 14 on 15 the 15 the 16 little 16 little 17 sand 17 sand 18 bar 18 bar 19 in 19 in 20 the and little by little he felt his strength returning . 1 and 2 little 2 little 3 by 3 by 4 little 4 little 5 he 5 he 6 felt 6 felt 7 his 7 his 8 strength 8 strength 9 returning 9 returning 10 . [chapter] [xxiii] [:] [lightfoot] [finds] [a] [friend] on the bank he had left , he could see two black-and-white specks moving about , and across the water came the barking of dogs . 1 on 2 the 2 the 3 bank 3 bank 4 he 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 left 6 left 7 , 7 , 8 he 8 he 9 could 9 could 10 see 10 see 11 two 11 two 12 black-and-white 12 black-and-white 13 specks 13 specks 14 moving 14 moving 15 about 15 about 16 , 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 across 18 across 19 the 19 the 20 water 20 water 21 came 21 came 22 the 22 the 23 barking 23 barking 24 of 24 of 25 dogs 25 dogs 26 . those two specks were the hounds who had driven him [into] [the] [big] [river] . 1 those 2 two 2 two 3 specks 3 specks 4 were 4 were 5 the 5 the 6 hounds 6 hounds 7 who 7 who 8 had 8 had 9 driven 9 driven 10 him 10 him 15 . they were barking now , instead of baying . 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 barking 3 barking 4 now 4 now 5 , 5 , 6 instead 6 instead 7 of 7 of 8 baying 8 baying 9 . presently a brown form joined the black-and-white specks . 1 presently 2 a 2 a 3 brown 3 brown 4 form 4 form 5 joined 5 joined 6 the 6 the 7 black-and-white 7 black-and-white 8 specks 8 specks 9 . it was a hunter drawn there by the barking of the dogs . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 hunter 4 hunter 5 drawn 5 drawn 6 there 6 there 7 by 7 by 8 the 8 the 9 barking 9 barking 10 of 10 of 11 the 11 the 12 dogs 12 dogs 13 . he was too far away to be dangerous , but the mere sight of him [filled] [lightfoot] with terror again . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 too 3 too 4 far 4 far 5 away 5 away 6 to 6 to 7 be 7 be 8 dangerous 8 dangerous 9 , 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 the 11 the 12 mere 12 mere 13 sight 13 sight 14 of 14 of 15 him 15 him 18 with 18 with 19 terror 19 terror 20 again 20 again 21 . he watched the hunter walk along the bank and disappear in the bushes . 1 he 2 watched 2 watched 3 the 3 the 4 hunter 4 hunter 5 walk 5 walk 6 along 6 along 7 the 7 the 8 bank 8 bank 9 and 9 and 10 disappear 10 disappear 11 in 11 in 12 the 12 the 13 bushes 13 bushes 14 . presently out of the bushes came a boat , and in it was the hunter . 1 presently 2 out 2 out 3 of 3 of 4 the 4 the 5 bushes 5 bushes 6 came 6 came 7 a 7 a 8 boat 8 boat 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 in 11 in 12 it 12 it 13 was 13 was 14 the 14 the 15 hunter 15 hunter 16 . he headed straight [towards] [lightfoot] , and [then] [lightfoot] knew that his brief rest was at an end . 1 he 2 headed 2 headed 3 straight 3 straight 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 10 knew 10 knew 11 that 11 that 12 his 12 his 13 brief 13 brief 14 rest 14 rest 15 was 15 was 16 at 16 at 17 an 17 an 18 end 18 end 19 . he must once more swim or be shot by the hunter in the boat . 1 he 2 must 2 must 3 once 3 once 4 more 4 more 5 swim 5 swim 6 or 6 or 7 be 7 be 8 shot 8 shot 9 by 9 by 10 the 10 the 11 hunter 11 hunter 12 in 12 in 13 the 13 the 14 boat 14 boat 15 . so [lightfoot] [again] [struck] [out] for the shore . 1 so 6 for 6 for 7 the 7 the 8 shore 8 shore 9 . his rest had given him new strength , but still he was very , very tired and swimming was hard work . 1 his 2 rest 2 rest 3 had 3 had 4 given 4 given 5 him 5 him 6 new 6 new 7 strength 7 strength 8 , 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 still 10 still 11 he 11 he 12 was 12 was 13 very 13 very 14 , 14 , 15 very 15 very 16 tired 16 tired 17 and 17 and 18 swimming 18 swimming 19 was 19 was 20 hard 20 hard 21 work 21 work 22 . slowly , oh so slowly , he drew nearer to the bank . 1 slowly 2 , 2 , 3 oh 3 oh 4 so 4 so 5 slowly 5 slowly 6 , 6 , 7 he 7 he 8 drew 8 drew 9 nearer 9 nearer 10 to 10 to 11 the 11 the 12 bank 12 bank 13 . what new dangers might be waiting there , he did not know . 1 what 2 new 2 new 3 dangers 3 dangers 4 might 4 might 5 be 5 be 6 waiting 6 waiting 7 there 7 there 8 , 8 , 9 he 9 he 10 did 10 did 11 not 11 not 12 know 12 know 13 . he had never been on that side of [the] [big] [river] . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 never 3 never 4 been 4 been 5 on 5 on 6 that 6 that 7 side 7 side 8 of 8 of 12 . he knew nothing of the country on that side . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 nothing 3 nothing 4 of 4 of 5 the 5 the 6 country 6 country 7 on 7 on 8 that 8 that 9 side 9 side 10 . but the uncertainty was better than the certainty behind him . 1 but 2 the 2 the 3 uncertainty 3 uncertainty 4 was 4 was 5 better 5 better 6 than 6 than 7 the 7 the 8 certainty 8 certainty 9 behind 9 behind 10 him 10 him 11 . [on] [lightfoot] [struggled] [.] at last he felt bottom beneath his feet . 1 at 2 last 2 last 3 he 3 he 4 felt 4 felt 5 bottom 5 bottom 6 beneath 6 beneath 7 his 7 his 8 feet 8 feet 9 . he staggered up through some bushes along the bank and then for an instant it seemed to him his heart stopped beating . 1 he 2 staggered 2 staggered 3 up 3 up 4 through 4 through 5 some 5 some 6 bushes 6 bushes 7 along 7 along 8 the 8 the 9 bank 9 bank 10 and 10 and 11 then 11 then 12 for 12 for 13 an 13 an 14 instant 14 instant 15 it 15 it 16 seemed 16 seemed 17 to 17 to 18 him 18 him 19 his 19 his 20 heart 20 heart 21 stopped 21 stopped 22 beating 22 beating 23 . right in front of him stood a man . 1 right 2 in 2 in 3 front 3 front 4 of 4 of 5 him 5 him 6 stood 6 stood 7 a 7 a 8 man 8 man 9 . he had come out into the back yard of the home of that man . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 come 3 come 4 out 4 out 5 into 5 into 6 the 6 the 7 back 7 back 8 yard 8 yard 9 of 9 of 10 the 10 the 11 home 11 home 12 of 12 of 13 that 13 that 14 man 14 man 15 . it is doubtful which was the more surprised , [lightfoot] or the man . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 doubtful 3 doubtful 4 which 4 which 5 was 5 was 6 the 6 the 7 more 7 more 8 surprised 8 surprised 9 , 9 , 11 or 11 or 12 the 12 the 13 man 13 man 14 . right then and there [lightfoot] [gave] [up] in despair . 1 right 2 then 2 then 3 and 3 and 4 there 4 there 8 in 8 in 9 despair 9 despair 10 . he couldn't run . 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 run 3 run 4 . it was all he could do to walk . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 all 3 all 4 he 4 he 5 could 5 could 6 do 6 do 7 to 7 to 8 walk 8 walk 9 . not a spark of hope [remained] to [lightfoot] . 1 not 2 a 2 a 3 spark 3 spark 4 of 4 of 5 hope 5 hope 7 to 7 to 9 . he simply stood still and trembled , partly with fear and partly with weariness . 1 he 2 simply 2 simply 3 stood 3 stood 4 still 4 still 5 and 5 and 6 trembled 6 trembled 7 , 7 , 8 partly 8 partly 9 with 9 with 10 fear 10 fear 11 and 11 and 12 partly 12 partly 13 with 13 with 14 weariness 14 weariness 15 . then a surprising thing happened . 1 then 2 a 2 a 3 surprising 3 surprising 4 thing 4 thing 5 happened 5 happened 6 . the man spoke softly . 1 the 2 man 2 man 3 spoke 3 spoke 4 softly 4 softly 5 . he advanced , not threateningly but slowly , and in a friendly way . 1 he 2 advanced 2 advanced 3 , 3 , 4 not 4 not 5 threateningly 5 threateningly 6 but 6 but 7 slowly 7 slowly 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 in 10 in 11 a 11 a 12 friendly 12 friendly 13 way 13 way 14 . he walked around back of [lightfoot] [and] [then] [straight] [towards] him . 1 he 2 walked 2 walked 3 around 3 around 4 back 4 back 5 of 5 of 11 him 11 him 12 . lightfoot walked on a few steps , and the man followed , still talking softly . 1 lightfoot 2 walked 2 walked 3 on 3 on 4 a 4 a 5 few 5 few 6 steps 6 steps 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 the 9 the 10 man 10 man 11 followed 11 followed 12 , 12 , 13 still 13 still 14 talking 14 talking 15 softly 15 softly 16 . little by little he urged [lightfoot] on , driving him towards an open shed in which was a pile of hay . 1 little 2 by 2 by 3 little 3 little 4 he 4 he 5 urged 5 urged 7 on 7 on 8 , 8 , 9 driving 9 driving 10 him 10 him 11 towards 11 towards 12 an 12 an 13 open 13 open 14 shed 14 shed 15 in 15 in 16 which 16 which 17 was 17 was 18 a 18 a 19 pile 19 pile 20 of 20 of 21 hay 21 hay 22 . without understanding [just] [how] , [lightfoot] [knew] that he had found a friend . 1 without 2 understanding 2 understanding 5 , 5 , 8 that 8 that 9 he 9 he 10 had 10 had 11 found 11 found 12 a 12 a 13 friend 13 friend 14 . so he entered the open shed and with a long sigh lay down in the soft hay . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 entered 3 entered 4 the 4 the 5 open 5 open 6 shed 6 shed 7 and 7 and 8 with 8 with 9 a 9 a 10 long 10 long 11 sigh 11 sigh 12 lay 12 lay 13 down 13 down 14 in 14 in 15 the 15 the 16 soft 16 soft 17 hay 17 hay 18 . [chapter] [xxiv] [:] [the] [hunter] [is] [disappointed] how he knew he was safe , [lightfoot] [the] [deer] [couldn't] [have] [told] you . 1 how 2 he 2 he 3 knew 3 knew 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 safe 6 safe 7 , 7 , 14 you 14 you 15 . he just knew it , that was all . 1 he 2 just 2 just 3 knew 3 knew 4 it 4 it 5 , 5 , 6 that 6 that 7 was 7 was 8 all 8 all 9 . but he didn't have to understand words to know that he had found a friend . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 have 4 have 5 to 5 to 6 understand 6 understand 7 words 7 words 8 to 8 to 9 know 9 know 10 that 10 that 11 he 11 he 12 had 12 had 13 found 13 found 14 a 14 a 15 friend 15 friend 16 . lightfoot 's friend was waiting just at the top of the bank . 1 lightfoot 2 's 2 's 3 friend 3 friend 4 was 4 was 5 waiting 5 waiting 6 just 6 just 7 at 7 at 8 the 8 the 9 top 9 top 10 of 10 of 11 the 11 the 12 bank 12 bank 13 . of course the hunter saw him at once . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 the 3 the 4 hunter 4 hunter 5 saw 5 saw 6 him 6 him 7 at 7 at 8 once 8 once 9 . " [hello] [,] [friend] [!] ["] cried the hunter . 1 " 7 cried 7 cried 8 the 8 the 9 hunter 9 hunter 10 . " did you see a [deer] pass this way a few minutes ago ? 1 " 2 did 2 did 3 you 3 you 4 see 4 see 5 a 5 a 7 pass 7 pass 8 this 8 this 9 way 9 way 10 a 10 a 11 few 11 few 12 minutes 12 minutes 13 ago 13 ago 14 ? he swam across the river , and if [i] [know] anything about it he 's too tired to travel far now . 1 he 2 swam 2 swam 3 across 3 across 4 the 4 the 5 river 5 river 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 if 8 if 11 anything 11 anything 12 about 12 about 13 it 13 it 14 he 14 he 15 's 15 's 16 too 16 too 17 tired 17 tired 18 to 18 to 19 travel 19 travel 20 far 20 far 21 now 21 now 22 . i 've been hunting that fellow for several days , and if [i] [have] any luck [at] [all] [i] [ought] to get him this time . " 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 been 3 been 4 hunting 4 hunting 5 that 5 that 6 fellow 6 fellow 7 for 7 for 8 several 8 several 9 days 9 days 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 if 12 if 15 any 15 any 16 luck 16 luck 21 to 21 to 22 get 22 get 23 him 23 him 24 this 24 this 25 time 25 time 26 . 26 . 27 " " [i] ['m] afraid you won't have any luck at all , " said [lightfoot] ['s] [friend] . 1 " 4 afraid 4 afraid 5 you 5 you 6 won't 6 won't 7 have 7 have 8 any 8 any 9 luck 9 luck 10 at 10 at 11 all 11 all 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 said 14 said 18 . " you [see] [,] [i] don't allow any hunting on my land . " 1 " 2 you 2 you 6 don't 6 don't 7 allow 7 allow 8 any 8 any 9 hunting 9 hunting 10 on 10 on 11 my 11 my 12 land 12 land 13 . 13 . 14 " the hunter looked surprised , and then his surprise gave way to anger . 1 the 2 hunter 2 hunter 3 looked 3 looked 4 surprised 4 surprised 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 then 7 then 8 his 8 his 9 surprise 9 surprise 10 gave 10 gave 11 way 11 way 12 to 12 to 13 anger 13 anger 14 . " you mean , " said he , " that you intend to get that [deer] [yourself] . " 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 mean 3 mean 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 7 he 7 he 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 that 10 that 11 you 11 you 12 intend 12 intend 13 to 13 to 14 get 14 get 15 that 15 that 18 . 18 . 19 " lightfoot 's friend shook his head . 1 lightfoot 2 's 2 's 3 friend 3 friend 4 shook 4 shook 5 his 5 his 6 head 6 head 7 . " no , " said he , " [i] don't mean anything of the kind . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 6 he 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 10 don't 10 don't 11 mean 11 mean 12 anything 12 anything 13 of 13 of 14 the 14 the 15 kind 15 kind 16 . the best thing for you to do , my friend , is to get into your boat and row back where you came from . 1 the 2 best 2 best 3 thing 3 thing 4 for 4 for 5 you 5 you 6 to 6 to 7 do 7 do 8 , 8 , 9 my 9 my 10 friend 10 friend 11 , 11 , 12 is 12 is 13 to 13 to 14 get 14 get 15 into 15 into 16 your 16 your 17 boat 17 boat 18 and 18 and 19 row 19 row 20 back 20 back 21 where 21 where 22 you 22 you 23 came 23 came 24 from 24 from 25 . are those your hounds barking over there ? " 1 are 2 those 2 those 3 your 3 your 4 hounds 4 hounds 5 barking 5 barking 6 over 6 over 7 there 7 there 8 ? 8 ? 9 " " no , " replied the hunter promptly . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 replied 5 replied 6 the 6 the 7 hunter 7 hunter 8 promptly 8 promptly 9 . " [i] [know] the law just as well as you do , and it is against the law to hunt [deer] with dogs . 1 " 4 the 4 the 5 law 5 law 6 just 6 just 7 as 7 as 8 well 8 well 9 as 9 as 10 you 10 you 11 do 11 do 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 it 14 it 15 is 15 is 16 against 16 against 17 the 17 the 18 law 18 law 19 to 19 to 20 hunt 20 hunt 22 with 22 with 23 dogs 23 dogs 24 . i don't even know who owns those two hounds over there . " 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 even 3 even 4 know 4 know 5 who 5 who 6 owns 6 owns 7 those 7 those 8 two 8 two 9 hounds 9 hounds 10 over 10 over 11 there 11 there 12 . 12 . 13 " " that may be true , " [replied] [lightfoot] ['s] [friend] . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 may 3 may 4 be 4 be 5 true 5 true 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 12 . " [i] don't doubt it is true . 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 doubt 4 doubt 5 it 5 it 6 is 6 is 7 true 7 true 8 . but you are willing to take advantage of the fact that the dogs of some one else have broken the law . 1 but 2 you 2 you 3 are 3 are 4 willing 4 willing 5 to 5 to 6 take 6 take 7 advantage 7 advantage 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 fact 10 fact 11 that 11 that 12 the 12 the 13 dogs 13 dogs 14 of 14 of 15 some 15 some 16 one 16 one 17 else 17 else 18 have 18 have 19 broken 19 broken 20 the 20 the 21 law 21 law 22 . you are not hunting for the pleasure of hunting but just to kill . 1 you 2 are 2 are 3 not 3 not 4 hunting 4 hunting 5 for 5 for 6 the 6 the 7 pleasure 7 pleasure 8 of 8 of 9 hunting 9 hunting 10 but 10 but 11 just 11 just 12 to 12 to 13 kill 13 kill 14 . you don't know the meaning of justice or fairness . 1 you 2 don't 2 don't 3 know 3 know 4 the 4 the 5 meaning 5 meaning 6 of 6 of 7 justice 7 justice 8 or 8 or 9 fairness 9 fairness 10 . now get off my land . 1 now 2 get 2 get 3 off 3 off 4 my 4 my 5 land 5 land 6 . get back into your boat and off my land as quick as you can . 1 get 2 back 2 back 3 into 3 into 4 your 4 your 5 boat 5 boat 6 and 6 and 7 off 7 off 8 my 8 my 9 land 9 land 10 as 10 as 11 quick 11 quick 12 as 12 as 13 you 13 you 14 can 14 can 15 . that [deer] is not very far from here and so tired that he cannot move . 1 that 3 is 3 is 4 not 4 not 5 very 5 very 6 far 6 far 7 from 7 from 8 here 8 here 9 and 9 and 10 so 10 so 11 tired 11 tired 12 that 12 that 13 he 13 he 14 cannot 14 cannot 15 move 15 move 16 . now go . " 1 now 2 go 2 go 3 . 3 . 4 " muttering angrily , the hunter got back into his boat and pushed off , but he didn't row back across the river . 1 muttering 2 angrily 2 angrily 3 , 3 , 4 the 4 the 5 hunter 5 hunter 6 got 6 got 7 back 7 back 8 into 8 into 9 his 9 his 10 boat 10 boat 11 and 11 and 12 pushed 12 pushed 13 off 13 off 14 , 14 , 15 but 15 but 16 he 16 he 17 didn't 17 didn't 18 row 18 row 19 back 19 back 20 across 20 across 21 the 21 the 22 river 22 river 23 . [chapter] [xxv] [:] [the] [hunter] [lies] [in] [wait] if ever there was an angry hunter , it was the one who had followed [lightfoot] [the] [deer] [across] [the] [big] [river] . 1 if 2 ever 2 ever 3 there 3 there 4 was 4 was 5 an 5 an 6 angry 6 angry 7 hunter 7 hunter 8 , 8 , 9 it 9 it 10 was 10 was 11 the 11 the 12 one 12 one 13 who 13 who 14 had 14 had 15 followed 15 followed 23 . instead , he rowed down the river , finally landing on the same side but on land which [lightfoot] ['s] [friend] [did] [not] [own] . 1 instead 2 , 2 , 3 he 3 he 4 rowed 4 rowed 5 down 5 down 6 the 6 the 7 river 7 river 8 , 8 , 9 finally 9 finally 10 landing 10 landing 11 on 11 on 12 the 12 the 13 same 13 same 14 side 14 side 15 but 15 but 16 on 16 on 17 land 17 land 18 which 18 which 25 . " [when] [that] [deer] [has] become [rested] he 'll become uneasy , " thought the hunter . 1 " 6 become 6 become 8 he 8 he 9 'll 9 'll 10 become 10 become 11 uneasy 11 uneasy 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 thought 14 thought 15 the 15 the 16 hunter 16 hunter 17 . " he won't stay on that man 's land . 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 won't 3 won't 4 stay 4 stay 5 on 5 on 6 that 6 that 7 man 7 man 8 's 8 's 9 land 9 land 10 . he 'll start for the nearest woods . 1 he 2 'll 2 'll 3 start 3 start 4 for 4 for 5 the 5 the 6 nearest 6 nearest 7 woods 7 woods 8 . i 'll go up there and wait for him . 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 go 3 go 4 up 4 up 5 there 5 there 6 and 6 and 7 wait 7 wait 8 for 8 for 9 him 9 him 10 . i 'll get [that] [deer] [if] [only] to spite that fellow back there who drove me off . 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 get 3 get 8 to 8 to 9 spite 9 spite 10 that 10 that 11 fellow 11 fellow 12 back 12 back 13 there 13 there 14 who 14 who 15 drove 15 drove 16 me 16 me 17 off 17 off 18 . had it not been for him , [i] ['d] [have] that [deer] [right] now . 1 had 2 it 2 it 3 not 3 not 4 been 4 been 5 for 5 for 6 him 6 him 7 , 7 , 11 that 11 that 14 now 14 now 15 . he was too tired to have gone far . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 too 3 too 4 tired 4 tired 5 to 5 to 6 have 6 have 7 gone 7 gone 8 far 8 far 9 . he 's got the handsomest pair of [antlers] [i] ['ve] [seen] [for] years . 1 he 2 's 2 's 3 got 3 got 4 the 4 the 5 handsomest 5 handsomest 6 pair 6 pair 7 of 7 of 13 years 13 years 14 . i can sell that head of his for a good price . " 1 i 2 can 2 can 3 sell 3 sell 4 that 4 that 5 head 5 head 6 of 6 of 7 his 7 his 8 for 8 for 9 a 9 a 10 good 10 good 11 price 11 price 12 . 12 . 13 " so the hunter tied his boat to a tree and once more climbed out . 1 so 2 the 2 the 3 hunter 3 hunter 4 tied 4 tied 5 his 5 his 6 boat 6 boat 7 to 7 to 8 a 8 a 9 tree 9 tree 10 and 10 and 11 once 11 once 12 more 12 more 13 climbed 13 climbed 14 out 14 out 15 . he climbed up the bank and studied the land . 1 he 2 climbed 2 climbed 3 up 3 up 4 the 4 the 5 bank 5 bank 6 and 6 and 7 studied 7 studied 8 the 8 the 9 land 9 land 10 . across a wide meadow he could see a brushy old pasture and back of that some thick woods . 1 across 2 a 2 a 3 wide 3 wide 4 meadow 4 meadow 5 he 5 he 6 could 6 could 7 see 7 see 8 a 8 a 9 brushy 9 brushy 10 old 10 old 11 pasture 11 pasture 12 and 12 and 13 back 13 back 14 of 14 of 15 that 15 that 16 some 16 some 17 thick 17 thick 18 woods 18 woods 19 . he grinned . 1 he 2 grinned 2 grinned 3 . " that 's [where] that [deer] [will] [head] for , " he decided . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 's 3 's 5 that 5 that 9 for 9 for 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 he 12 he 13 decided 13 decided 14 . " there isn't any other place for him to go . 1 " 2 there 2 there 3 isn't 3 isn't 4 any 4 any 5 other 5 other 6 place 6 place 7 for 7 for 8 him 8 him 9 to 9 to 10 go 10 go 11 . all [i] ['ve] [got] [to] [do] [is] [be] [patient] [and] wait . " 1 all 11 wait 11 wait 12 . 12 . 13 " so the hunter took his terrible gun and tramped across the meadow to the brush-grown pasture . 1 so 2 the 2 the 3 hunter 3 hunter 4 took 4 took 5 his 5 his 6 terrible 6 terrible 7 gun 7 gun 8 and 8 and 9 tramped 9 tramped 10 across 10 across 11 the 11 the 12 meadow 12 meadow 13 to 13 to 14 the 14 the 15 brush-grown 15 brush-grown 16 pasture 16 pasture 17 . there he hid among the bushes where he could peep out and watch the land of [lightfoot] ['s] [friend] . 1 there 2 he 2 he 3 hid 3 hid 4 among 4 among 5 the 5 the 6 bushes 6 bushes 7 where 7 where 8 he 8 he 9 could 9 could 10 peep 10 peep 11 out 11 out 12 and 12 and 13 watch 13 watch 14 the 14 the 15 land 15 land 16 of 16 of 20 . he was still angry because he had [been] prevented [from] shooting [lightfoot] . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 still 3 still 4 angry 4 angry 5 because 5 because 6 he 6 he 7 had 7 had 9 prevented 9 prevented 11 shooting 11 shooting 13 . at the same time he chuckled , because he thought himself very smart . 1 at 2 the 2 the 3 same 3 same 4 time 4 time 5 he 5 he 6 chuckled 6 chuckled 7 , 7 , 8 because 8 because 9 he 9 he 10 thought 10 thought 11 himself 11 himself 12 very 12 very 13 smart 13 smart 14 . so he made himself comfortable and prepared to wait the rest of the day , if necessary . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 made 3 made 4 himself 4 himself 5 comfortable 5 comfortable 6 and 6 and 7 prepared 7 prepared 8 to 8 to 9 wait 9 wait 10 the 10 the 11 rest 11 rest 12 of 12 of 13 the 13 the 14 day 14 day 15 , 15 , 16 if 16 if 17 necessary 17 necessary 18 . " we 'll fool him , " said he , chuckling to himself , as he walked back towards the shed where [poor] [lightfoot] [was] [resting] . 1 " 2 we 2 we 3 'll 3 'll 4 fool 4 fool 5 him 5 him 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 he 9 he 10 , 10 , 11 chuckling 11 chuckling 12 to 12 to 13 himself 13 himself 14 , 14 , 15 as 15 as 16 he 16 he 17 walked 17 walked 18 back 18 back 19 towards 19 towards 20 the 20 the 21 shed 21 shed 22 where 22 where 27 . he did not go too [near] [lightfoot] , for he did not want to alarm him . 1 he 2 did 2 did 3 not 3 not 4 go 4 go 5 too 5 too 8 , 8 , 9 for 9 for 10 he 10 he 11 did 11 did 12 not 12 not 13 want 13 want 14 to 14 to 15 alarm 15 alarm 16 him 16 him 17 . he just kept within sight [of] [lightfoot] , paying no attention to him but going about his work . 1 he 2 just 2 just 3 kept 3 kept 4 within 4 within 5 sight 5 sight 8 , 8 , 9 paying 9 paying 10 no 10 no 11 attention 11 attention 12 to 12 to 13 him 13 him 14 but 14 but 15 going 15 going 16 about 16 about 17 his 17 his 18 work 18 work 19 . lightfoot , watching him , understood . 1 lightfoot 2 , 2 , 3 watching 3 watching 4 him 4 him 5 , 5 , 6 understood 6 understood 7 . he knew that this man was a friend and would do him no harm . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 3 that 4 this 4 this 5 man 5 man 6 was 6 was 7 a 7 a 8 friend 8 friend 9 and 9 and 10 would 10 would 11 do 11 do 12 him 12 him 13 no 13 no 14 harm 14 harm 15 . little by little , the wonderful , blessed feeling of safety crept over [lightfoot] . 1 little 2 by 2 by 3 little 3 little 4 , 4 , 5 the 5 the 6 wonderful 6 wonderful 7 , 7 , 8 blessed 8 blessed 9 feeling 9 feeling 10 of 10 of 11 safety 11 safety 12 crept 12 crept 13 over 13 over 15 . no hunter could harm him here . 1 no 2 hunter 2 hunter 3 could 3 could 4 harm 4 harm 5 him 5 him 6 here 6 here 7 . [chapter] [xxvi] [:] [lightfoot] [does] [the] [wise] [thing] it required a lot of patience on the part of the hunter , but the hunter had plenty of patience . 1 it 2 required 2 required 3 a 3 a 4 lot 4 lot 5 of 5 of 6 patience 6 patience 7 on 7 on 8 the 8 the 9 part 9 part 10 of 10 of 11 the 11 the 12 hunter 12 hunter 13 , 13 , 14 but 14 but 15 the 15 the 16 hunter 16 hunter 17 had 17 had 18 plenty 18 plenty 19 of 19 of 20 patience 20 patience 21 . it sometimes seems as if hunters have more patience than any other people . 1 it 2 sometimes 2 sometimes 3 seems 3 seems 4 as 4 as 5 if 5 if 6 hunters 6 hunters 7 have 7 have 8 more 8 more 9 patience 9 patience 10 than 10 than 11 any 11 any 12 other 12 other 13 people 13 people 14 . but this hunter waited in vain . 1 but 2 this 2 this 3 hunter 3 hunter 4 waited 4 waited 5 in 5 in 6 vain 6 vain 7 . jolly , round , [red] [mr] [sun] [sank] [down] in the west to his bed [behind] [the] [purple] [hills] . 1 jolly 2 , 2 , 3 round 3 round 4 , 4 , 10 in 10 in 11 the 11 the 12 west 12 west 13 to 13 to 14 his 14 his 15 bed 15 bed 20 . the [black] [shadows] crept [out] [and] [grew] [blacker] . 1 the 4 crept 4 crept 9 . one by one the stars began to twinkle . 1 one 2 by 2 by 3 one 3 one 4 the 4 the 5 stars 5 stars 6 began 6 began 7 to 7 to 8 twinkle 8 twinkle 9 . still the hunter waited , and still there was no sign of [lightfoot] . 1 still 2 the 2 the 3 hunter 3 hunter 4 waited 4 waited 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 still 7 still 8 there 8 there 9 was 9 was 10 no 10 no 11 sign 11 sign 12 of 12 of 14 . at last it became so dark that it was useless for the hunter to remain longer . 1 at 2 last 2 last 3 it 3 it 4 became 4 became 5 so 5 so 6 dark 6 dark 7 that 7 that 8 it 8 it 9 was 9 was 10 useless 10 useless 11 for 11 for 12 the 12 the 13 hunter 13 hunter 14 to 14 to 15 remain 15 remain 16 longer 16 longer 17 . then he tramped home and his thoughts were very bitter . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 tramped 3 tramped 4 home 4 home 5 and 5 and 6 his 6 his 7 thoughts 7 thoughts 8 were 8 were 9 very 9 very 10 bitter 10 bitter 11 . he knew that he could have [shot] [lightfoot] had it not been for the man who had protected [the] [deer] . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 3 that 4 he 4 he 5 could 5 could 6 have 6 have 9 had 9 had 10 it 10 it 11 not 11 not 12 been 12 been 13 for 13 for 14 the 14 the 15 man 15 man 16 who 16 who 17 had 17 had 18 protected 18 protected 21 . in fact , the hunter had not had so much as another glimpse of [lightfoot] . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 3 , 4 the 4 the 5 hunter 5 hunter 6 had 6 had 7 not 7 not 8 had 8 had 9 so 9 so 10 much 10 much 11 as 11 as 12 another 12 another 13 glimpse 13 glimpse 14 of 14 of 16 . the reason that the hunter had been so disappointed was that [lightfoot] [was] smart . 1 the 2 reason 2 reason 3 that 3 that 4 the 4 the 5 hunter 5 hunter 6 had 6 had 7 been 7 been 8 so 8 so 9 disappointed 9 disappointed 10 was 10 was 11 that 11 that 14 smart 14 smart 15 . he was smart enough to understand that the man who was saving him from the hunter had done it because he was a true friend . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 smart 3 smart 4 enough 4 enough 5 to 5 to 6 understand 6 understand 7 that 7 that 8 the 8 the 9 man 9 man 10 who 10 who 11 was 11 was 12 saving 12 saving 13 him 13 him 14 from 14 from 15 the 15 the 16 hunter 16 hunter 17 had 17 had 18 done 18 done 19 it 19 it 20 because 20 because 21 he 21 he 22 was 22 was 23 a 23 a 24 true 24 true 25 friend 25 friend 26 . " he not only will let no one else harm me , but he himself will not harm me , " [thought] [lightfoot] . 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 not 3 not 4 only 4 only 5 will 5 will 6 let 6 let 7 no 7 no 8 one 8 one 9 else 9 else 10 harm 10 harm 11 me 11 me 12 , 12 , 13 but 13 but 14 he 14 he 15 himself 15 himself 16 will 16 will 17 not 17 not 18 harm 18 harm 19 me 19 me 20 , 20 , 21 " 21 " 24 . " as long as he is [near] , [i] [am] safe . 1 " 2 as 2 as 3 long 3 long 4 as 4 as 5 he 5 he 6 is 6 is 8 , 8 , 11 safe 11 safe 12 . so all afternoon [lightfoot] [rested] and [did] not so much as put his nose outside that open shed . 1 so 2 all 2 all 3 afternoon 3 afternoon 6 and 6 and 8 not 8 not 9 so 9 so 10 much 10 much 11 as 11 as 12 put 12 put 13 his 13 his 14 nose 14 nose 15 outside 15 outside 16 that 16 that 17 open 17 open 18 shed 18 shed 19 . that is why the hunter got no glimpse of him . 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 why 3 why 4 the 4 the 5 hunter 5 hunter 6 got 6 got 7 no 7 no 8 glimpse 8 glimpse 9 of 9 of 10 him 10 him 11 . when it became dark , so dark that he knew there was no longer danger , [lightfoot] [got] up and stepped out under the stars . 1 when 2 it 2 it 3 became 3 became 4 dark 4 dark 5 , 5 , 6 so 6 so 7 dark 7 dark 8 that 8 that 9 he 9 he 10 knew 10 knew 11 there 11 there 12 was 12 was 13 no 13 no 14 longer 14 longer 15 danger 15 danger 16 , 16 , 19 up 19 up 20 and 20 and 21 stepped 21 stepped 22 out 22 out 23 under 23 under 24 the 24 the 25 stars 25 stars 26 . he was feeling quite himself again . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 feeling 3 feeling 4 quite 4 quite 5 himself 5 himself 6 again 6 again 7 . his splendid strength had returned . 1 his 2 splendid 2 splendid 3 strength 3 strength 4 had 4 had 5 returned 5 returned 6 . he bounded lightly across the meadow and up into the brushy pasture where the hunter had been hidden . 1 he 2 bounded 2 bounded 3 lightly 3 lightly 4 across 4 across 5 the 5 the 6 meadow 6 meadow 7 and 7 and 8 up 8 up 9 into 9 into 10 the 10 the 11 brushy 11 brushy 12 pasture 12 pasture 13 where 13 where 14 the 14 the 15 hunter 15 hunter 16 had 16 had 17 been 17 been 18 hidden 18 hidden 19 . the farmer smiled . 1 the 2 farmer 2 farmer 3 smiled 3 smiled 4 . " you are as wise as you are handsome , old fellow , " said he . 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 are 3 are 4 as 4 as 5 wise 5 wise 6 as 6 as 7 you 7 you 8 are 8 are 9 handsome 9 handsome 10 , 10 , 11 old 11 old 12 fellow 12 fellow 13 , 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 said 15 said 16 he 16 he 17 . [chapter] [xxvii] [:] [sammy] [jay] [worries] it isn't [often] [sammy] [jay] [worries] [about] anybody [but] [himself] . 1 it 2 isn't 2 isn't 8 anybody 8 anybody 11 . truth to tell , he doesn't worry about himself very often . 1 truth 2 to 2 to 3 tell 3 tell 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 doesn't 6 doesn't 7 worry 7 worry 8 about 8 about 9 himself 9 himself 10 very 10 very 11 often 11 often 12 . you see , [sammy] [is] smart , and he knows he is smart . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 6 smart 6 smart 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 he 9 he 10 knows 10 knows 11 he 11 he 12 is 12 is 13 smart 13 smart 14 . under that pointed cap of his are some of the cleverest wits in all [the] [green] [forest] . 1 under 2 that 2 that 3 pointed 3 pointed 4 cap 4 cap 5 of 5 of 6 his 6 his 7 are 7 are 8 some 8 some 9 of 9 of 10 the 10 the 11 cleverest 11 cleverest 12 wits 12 wits 13 in 13 in 14 all 14 all 18 . sammy seldom worries about himself because he feels quite able to take care of himself . 1 sammy 2 seldom 2 seldom 3 worries 3 worries 4 about 4 about 5 himself 5 himself 6 because 6 because 7 he 7 he 8 feels 8 feels 9 quite 9 quite 10 able 10 able 11 to 11 to 12 take 12 take 13 care 13 care 14 of 14 of 15 himself 15 himself 16 . but [sammy] [jay] was worrying now . 1 but 4 was 4 was 5 worrying 5 worrying 6 now 6 now 7 . he was worrying about [lightfoot] [the] [deer] . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 worrying 3 worrying 4 about 4 about 8 . yes , [sir] [,] [sammy] [jay] was worrying about [lightfoot] [the] [deer] . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 7 was 7 was 8 worrying 8 worrying 9 about 9 about 13 . for two days he had been unable to find [lightfoot] [or] any trace of [lightfoot] . 1 for 2 two 2 two 3 days 3 days 4 he 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 been 6 been 7 unable 7 unable 8 to 8 to 9 find 9 find 12 any 12 any 13 trace 13 trace 14 of 14 of 16 . but he did find plenty of hunters with terrible guns . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 did 3 did 4 find 4 find 5 plenty 5 plenty 6 of 6 of 7 hunters 7 hunters 8 with 8 with 9 terrible 9 terrible 10 guns 10 guns 11 . it seemed to him that they were everywhere in the [green] [forest] [.] 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 to 3 to 4 him 4 him 5 that 5 that 6 they 6 they 7 were 7 were 8 everywhere 8 everywhere 9 in 9 in 10 the sammy began to suspect that one of them must have succeeded in killing [lightfoot] [the] [deer] . 1 sammy 2 began 2 began 3 to 3 to 4 suspect 4 suspect 5 that 5 that 6 one 6 one 7 of 7 of 8 them 8 them 9 must 9 must 10 have 10 have 11 succeeded 11 succeeded 12 in 12 in 13 killing 13 killing 17 . sammy knew all [of] [lightfoot] ['s] [hiding-places] . 1 sammy 2 knew 2 knew 3 all 3 all 8 . he visited every one of them . 1 he 2 visited 2 visited 3 every 3 every 4 one 4 one 5 of 5 of 6 them 6 them 7 . lightfoot wasn't to be found , and no one [whom] [sammy] [met] had seen [lightfoot] for [two] days . 1 lightfoot 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 to 3 to 4 be 4 be 5 found 5 found 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 no 8 no 9 one 9 one 13 had 13 had 14 seen 14 seen 16 for 16 for 18 days 18 days 19 . sammy felt badly . 1 sammy 2 felt 2 felt 3 badly 3 badly 4 . you see , he was very fond of [lightfoot] . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 very 6 very 7 fond 7 fond 8 of 8 of 10 . you remember it was [sammy] [who] warned [lightfoot] of the coming of the hunter on the morning when the dreadful hunting season began . 1 you 2 remember 2 remember 3 it 3 it 4 was 4 was 7 warned 7 warned 9 of 9 of 10 the 10 the 11 coming 11 coming 12 of 12 of 13 the 13 the 14 hunter 14 hunter 15 on 15 on 16 the 16 the 17 morning 17 morning 18 when 18 when 19 the 19 the 20 dreadful 20 dreadful 21 hunting 21 hunting 22 season 22 season 23 began 23 began 24 . ever since the hunting season [had] [opened] , [sammy] had done his best to make trouble for the hunters . 1 ever 2 since 2 since 3 the 3 the 4 hunting 4 hunting 5 season 5 season 8 , 8 , 10 had 10 had 11 done 11 done 12 his 12 his 13 best 13 best 14 to 14 to 15 make 15 make 16 trouble 16 trouble 17 for 17 for 18 the 18 the 19 hunters 19 hunters 20 . sammy had known all about the chasing of [lightfoot] [by] the hounds . 1 sammy 2 had 2 had 3 known 3 known 4 all 4 all 5 about 5 about 6 the 6 the 7 chasing 7 chasing 8 of 8 of 11 the 11 the 12 hounds 12 hounds 13 . everybody [in] [the] [green] [forest] had known about it . 1 everybody 6 had 6 had 7 known 7 known 8 about 8 about 9 it 9 it 10 . you see , everybody had heard the voices of those hounds . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 everybody 4 everybody 5 had 5 had 6 heard 6 heard 7 the 7 the 8 voices 8 voices 9 of 9 of 10 those 10 those 11 hounds 11 hounds 12 . that was the last [sammy] [had] [seen] [of] [lightfoot] . 1 that 2 was 2 was 3 the 3 the 4 last 4 last 10 . he had been able to save [lightfoot] from the hunters , but he couldn't save him from the hounds . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 been 3 been 4 able 4 able 5 to 5 to 6 save 6 save 8 from 8 from 9 the 9 the 10 hunters 10 hunters 11 , 11 , 12 but 12 but 13 he 13 he 14 couldn't 14 couldn't 15 save 15 save 16 him 16 him 17 from 17 from 18 the 18 the 19 hounds 19 hounds 20 . the [more] [sammy] thought [things] [over] , the more he worried . 1 the 4 thought 4 thought 7 , 7 , 8 the 8 the 9 more 9 more 10 he 10 he 11 worried 11 worried 12 . " if he were alive , somebody certainly would have seen him and nobody has , since the day those hounds chased him . 1 " 2 if 2 if 3 he 3 he 4 were 4 were 5 alive 5 alive 6 , 6 , 7 somebody 7 somebody 8 certainly 8 certainly 9 would 9 would 10 have 10 have 11 seen 11 seen 12 him 12 him 13 and 13 and 14 nobody 14 nobody 15 has 15 has 16 , 16 , 17 since 17 since 18 the 18 the 19 day 19 day 20 those 20 those 21 hounds 21 hounds 22 chased 22 chased 23 him 23 him 24 . i declare , [i] [have] quite lost my appetite worrying about him . 1 i 2 declare 2 declare 3 , 3 , 6 quite 6 quite 7 lost 7 lost 8 my 8 my 9 appetite 9 appetite 10 worrying 10 worrying 11 about 11 about 12 him 12 him 13 . if [lightfoot] [is] [dead] [,] [and] [i] [am] [almost] sure [he] [is] , [the] [green] [forest] will never seem the same . " 1 if 10 sure 10 sure 13 , 13 , 17 will 17 will 18 never 18 never 19 seem 19 seem 20 the 20 the 21 same 21 same 22 . 22 . 23 " [chapter] [xxviii] [:] [the] [hunting] [season] [ends] the very worst things come to an end at last . 1 the 2 very 2 very 3 worst 3 worst 4 things 4 things 5 come 5 come 6 to 6 to 7 an 7 an 8 end 8 end 9 at 9 at 10 last 10 last 11 . no matter how bad a thing is , it cannot last forever . 1 no 2 matter 2 matter 3 how 3 how 4 bad 4 bad 5 a 5 a 6 thing 6 thing 7 is 7 is 8 , 8 , 9 it 9 it 10 cannot 10 cannot 11 last 11 last 12 forever 12 forever 13 . so it was with the hunting season for [lightfoot] [the] [deer] . 1 so 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 with 4 with 5 the 5 the 6 hunting 6 hunting 7 season 7 season 8 for 8 for 12 . there came a day when the law protected [all] [deer] , a day when the hunters could no longer [go] searching [for] [lightfoot] . 1 there 2 came 2 came 3 a 3 a 4 day 4 day 5 when 5 when 6 the 6 the 7 law 7 law 8 protected 8 protected 11 , 11 , 12 a 12 a 13 day 13 day 14 when 14 when 15 the 15 the 16 hunters 16 hunters 17 could 17 could 18 no 18 no 19 longer 19 longer 21 searching 21 searching 24 . but this year there was no rejoicing . 1 but 2 this 2 this 3 year 3 year 4 there 4 there 5 was 5 was 6 no 6 no 7 rejoicing 7 rejoicing 8 . you see , no one could find [lightfoot] . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 no 4 no 5 one 5 one 6 could 6 could 7 find 7 find 9 . sammy [jay] had hunted everywhere [through] [the] [green] [forest] . 1 sammy 3 had 3 had 4 hunted 4 hunted 5 everywhere 5 everywhere 10 . blacky [the] [crow] , whose eyes are quite as sharp [as] [those] of [sammy] [jay] , had joined in the search . 1 blacky 4 , 4 , 5 whose 5 whose 6 eyes 6 eyes 7 are 7 are 8 quite 8 quite 9 as 9 as 10 sharp 10 sharp 13 of 13 of 16 , 16 , 17 had 17 had 18 joined 18 joined 19 in 19 in 20 the 20 the 21 search 21 search 22 . they had found no trace of [lightfoot] . 1 they 2 had 2 had 3 found 3 found 4 no 4 no 5 trace 5 trace 6 of 6 of 8 . paddy [the] [beaver] [said] [that] [for] [three] [days] [lightfoot] had not visited his pond for a drink . 1 paddy 10 had 10 had 11 not 11 not 12 visited 12 visited 13 his 13 his 14 pond 14 pond 15 for 15 for 16 a 16 a 17 drink 17 drink 18 . jumper [the] [hare] [had] [visited] [lightfoot] 's favorite eating places at night , but [lightfoot] had not been in any of them . 1 jumper 7 's 7 's 8 favorite 8 favorite 9 eating 9 eating 10 places 10 places 11 at 11 at 12 night 12 night 13 , 13 , 14 but 14 but 16 had 16 had 17 not 17 not 18 been 18 been 19 in 19 in 20 any 20 any 21 of 21 of 22 them 22 them 23 . " [i] tell you what it is , " said [sammy] [jay] [to] [bobby] [coon] , " something has happened to [lightfoot] . 1 " 3 tell 3 tell 4 you 4 you 5 what 5 what 6 it 6 it 7 is 7 is 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 16 , 16 , 17 " 17 " 18 something 18 something 19 has 19 has 20 happened 20 happened 21 to 21 to 23 . either those hounds caught him and killed him , or he was shot by one of those hunters . 1 either 2 those 2 those 3 hounds 3 hounds 4 caught 4 caught 5 him 5 him 6 and 6 and 7 killed 7 killed 8 him 8 him 9 , 9 , 10 or 10 or 11 he 11 he 12 was 12 was 13 shot 13 shot 14 by 14 by 15 one 15 one 16 of 16 of 17 those 17 those 18 hunters 18 hunters 19 . the [green] [forest] [will] [never] [be] [the] same without him . 1 the 8 same 8 same 9 without 9 without 10 him 10 him 11 . i don't [think] [i] [shall] want to come over here very much . 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 6 want 6 want 7 to 7 to 8 come 8 come 9 over 9 over 10 here 10 here 11 very 11 very 12 much 12 much 13 . there isn't one of all the other people who live in the [green] [forest] [who] [would] be [missed] [as] [lightfoot] will be . " 1 there 2 isn't 2 isn't 3 one 3 one 4 of 4 of 5 all 5 all 6 the 6 the 7 other 7 other 8 people 8 people 9 who 9 who 10 live 10 live 11 in 11 in 12 the 12 the 17 be 17 be 21 will 21 will 22 be 22 be 23 . 23 . 24 " bobby [coon] nodded . 1 bobby 3 nodded 3 nodded 4 . " that 's true , [sammy] [,] " said he . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 true 4 true 5 , 5 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 10 he 10 he 11 . " [without] [lightfoot] [,] [the] [green] [forest] will [never] be the same . 1 " 8 will 8 will 10 be 10 be 11 the 11 the 12 same 12 same 13 . he never harmed anybody . 1 he 2 never 2 never 3 harmed 3 harmed 4 anybody 4 anybody 5 . why those hunters should have been so anxious to kill one so beautiful is something [i] [can't] [understand] . 1 why 2 those 2 those 3 hunters 3 hunters 4 should 4 should 5 have 5 have 6 been 6 been 7 so 7 so 8 anxious 8 anxious 9 to 9 to 10 kill 10 kill 11 one 11 one 12 so 12 so 13 beautiful 13 beautiful 14 is 14 is 15 something 15 something 19 . for that [matter] , [i] don't understand why they want to kill any of us . 1 for 2 that 2 that 4 , 4 , 6 don't 6 don't 7 understand 7 understand 8 why 8 why 9 they 9 they 10 want 10 want 11 to 11 to 12 kill 12 kill 13 any 13 any 14 of 14 of 15 us 15 us 16 . if they really needed us for food , it would be a different matter , but they don't . 1 if 2 they 2 they 3 really 3 really 4 needed 4 needed 5 us 5 us 6 for 6 for 7 food 7 food 8 , 8 , 9 it 9 it 10 would 10 would 11 be 11 be 12 a 12 a 13 different 13 different 14 matter 14 matter 15 , 15 , 16 but 16 but 17 they 17 they 18 don't 18 don't 19 . have you been up [in] [the] [old] [pasture] and asked [old] [man] [coyote] if he has seen anything [of] [lightfoot] ? " 1 have 2 you 2 you 3 been 3 been 4 up 4 up 9 and 9 and 10 asked 10 asked 14 if 14 if 15 he 15 he 16 has 16 has 17 seen 17 seen 18 anything 18 anything 21 ? 21 ? 22 " sammy nodded . 1 sammy 2 nodded 2 nodded 3 . " [i] ['ve] [been] [up] [there] twice , " said he . 1 " 7 twice 7 twice 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 11 he 11 he 12 . " [old] [man] [coyote] has been lying very low during the days , but nights he has done a lot of traveling . 1 " 5 has 5 has 6 been 6 been 7 lying 7 lying 8 very 8 very 9 low 9 low 10 during 10 during 11 the 11 the 12 days 12 days 13 , 13 , 14 but 14 but 15 nights 15 nights 16 he 16 he 17 has 17 has 18 done 18 done 19 a 19 a 20 lot 20 lot 21 of 21 of 22 traveling 22 traveling 23 . i thought he might have found the place [where] [lightfoot] [was] [killed] , but he hasn't , although he has looked for it . 1 i 2 thought 2 thought 3 he 3 he 4 might 4 might 5 have 5 have 6 found 6 found 7 the 7 the 8 place 8 place 13 , 13 , 14 but 14 but 15 he 15 he 16 hasn't 16 hasn't 17 , 17 , 18 although 18 although 19 he 19 he 20 has 20 has 21 looked 21 looked 22 for 22 for 23 it 23 it 24 . well , the hunting season [for] [lightfoot] is over , but [i] [am] afraid it has ended too late . " 1 well 2 , 2 , 3 the 3 the 4 hunting 4 hunting 5 season 5 season 8 is 8 is 9 over 9 over 10 , 10 , 11 but 11 but 14 afraid 14 afraid 15 it 15 it 16 has 16 has 17 ended 17 ended 18 too 18 too 19 late 19 late 20 . 20 . 21 " [chapter] [xxix] [:] [mr] [and] [mrs] [.] [quack] [are] [startled] it was the evening of the day after the closing of the hunting season for [lightfoot] [the] [deer] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 the 3 the 4 evening 4 evening 5 of 5 of 6 the 6 the 7 day 7 day 8 after 8 after 9 the 9 the 10 closing 10 closing 11 of 11 of 12 the 12 the 13 hunting 13 hunting 14 season 14 season 15 for 15 for 19 . mr and [mrs] [quack] [were] [getting] [their] [evening] [meal] [among] the brown stalks of the wild rice along the edge of [the] [big] [river] [.] 1 mr 2 and 2 and 11 the 11 the 12 brown 12 brown 13 stalks 13 stalks 14 of 14 of 15 the 15 the 16 wild 16 wild 17 rice 17 rice 18 along 18 along 19 the 19 the 20 edge 20 edge 21 of they took turns in searching for the rice grains in the mud . 1 they 2 took 2 took 3 turns 3 turns 4 in 4 in 5 searching 5 searching 6 for 6 for 7 the 7 the 8 rice 8 rice 9 grains 9 grains 10 in 10 in 11 the 11 the 12 mud 12 mud 13 . then [mrs] [quack] [took] [her] [turn] [at] [keeping] watch , [while] [mr] [quack] [stood] on his head and hunted for rice . 1 then 9 watch 9 watch 10 , 10 , 15 on 15 on 16 his 16 his 17 head 17 head 18 and 18 and 19 hunted 19 hunted 20 for 20 for 21 rice 21 rice 22 . it was wonderfully quiet and peaceful . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 wonderfully 3 wonderfully 4 quiet 4 quiet 5 and 5 and 6 peaceful 6 peaceful 7 . there was not even a ripple [on] [the] [big] [river] . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 not 3 not 4 even 4 even 5 a 5 a 6 ripple 6 ripple 11 . it was so quiet that they could hear the barking of a dog at a farmhouse a mile away . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 so 3 so 4 quiet 4 quiet 5 that 5 that 6 they 6 they 7 could 7 could 8 hear 8 hear 9 the 9 the 10 barking 10 barking 11 of 11 of 12 a 12 a 13 dog 13 dog 14 at 14 at 15 a 15 a 16 farmhouse 16 farmhouse 17 a 17 a 18 mile 18 mile 19 away 19 away 20 . they were far enough out from the bank to have nothing to fear [from] [reddy] [fox] [or] [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 far 3 far 4 enough 4 enough 5 out 5 out 6 from 6 from 7 the 7 the 8 bank 8 bank 9 to 9 to 10 have 10 have 11 nothing 11 nothing 12 to 12 to 13 fear 13 fear 21 . so they had nothing to fear from any one [save] [hooty] [the] [owl] . 1 so 2 they 2 they 3 had 3 had 4 nothing 4 nothing 5 to 5 to 6 fear 6 fear 7 from 7 from 8 any 8 any 9 one 9 one 14 . it was [for] [hooty] that they took turns in watching . 1 it 2 was 2 was 5 that 5 that 6 they 6 they 7 took 7 took 8 turns 8 turns 9 in 9 in 10 watching 10 watching 11 . it was just the hour [when] [hooty] [likes] [best] to hunt . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 just 3 just 4 the 4 the 5 hour 5 hour 10 to 10 to 11 hunt 11 hunt 12 . by and by they heard [booty] ['s] [hunting] [call] . 1 by 2 and 2 and 3 by 3 by 4 they 4 they 5 heard 5 heard 10 . it was far away in the [green] [forest] [,] [then] [mr] . and [mrs] [quack] [felt] easier , and they talked in low , contented voices . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 far 3 far 4 away 4 away 5 in 5 in 6 the 6 the 12 . 12 . 13 and 13 and 17 easier 17 easier 18 , 18 , 19 and 19 and 20 they 20 they 21 talked 21 talked 22 in 22 in 23 low 23 low 24 , 24 , 25 contented 25 contented 26 voices 26 voices 27 . they felt that for a while at least there was nothing to fear . 1 they 2 felt 2 felt 3 that 3 that 4 for 4 for 5 a 5 a 6 while 6 while 7 at 7 at 8 least 8 least 9 there 9 there 10 was 10 was 11 nothing 11 nothing 12 to 12 to 13 fear 13 fear 14 . suddenly a little splash out in the [big] [river] [caught] [mr] [quack] ['s] quick ear . 1 suddenly 2 a 2 a 3 little 3 little 4 splash 4 splash 5 out 5 out 6 in 6 in 7 the 7 the 14 quick 14 quick 15 ear 15 ear 16 . as [mrs] [quack] [brought] her head up out of the water , [mr] [quack] [warned] [her] to keep quiet . 1 as 5 her 5 her 6 head 6 head 7 up 7 up 8 out 8 out 9 of 9 of 10 the 10 the 11 water 11 water 12 , 12 , 17 to 17 to 18 keep 18 keep 19 quiet 19 quiet 20 . noiselessly they swam among the brown stalks until they could see [out] [across] [the] [big] [river] . 1 noiselessly 2 they 2 they 3 swam 3 swam 4 among 4 among 5 the 5 the 6 brown 6 brown 7 stalks 7 stalks 8 until 8 until 9 they 9 they 10 could 10 could 11 see 11 see 17 . there was another little splash out there in the middle . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 another 3 another 4 little 4 little 5 splash 5 splash 6 out 6 out 7 there 7 there 8 in 8 in 9 the 9 the 10 middle 10 middle 11 . it wasn't the splash made by a fish ; it was a splash made by something much bigger than any fish . 1 it 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 the 3 the 4 splash 4 splash 5 made 5 made 6 by 6 by 7 a 7 a 8 fish 8 fish 9 ; 9 ; 10 it 10 it 11 was 11 was 12 a 12 a 13 splash 13 splash 14 made 14 made 15 by 15 by 16 something 16 something 17 much 17 much 18 bigger 18 bigger 19 than 19 than 20 any 20 any 21 fish 21 fish 22 . presently they made out a silver line moving towards them [from] [the] [black] [shadows] . 1 presently 2 they 2 they 3 made 3 made 4 out 4 out 5 a 5 a 6 silver 6 silver 7 line 7 line 8 moving 8 moving 9 towards 9 towards 10 them 10 them 15 . they knew exactly what it meant . 1 they 2 knew 2 knew 3 exactly 3 exactly 4 what 4 what 5 it 5 it 6 meant 6 meant 7 . it meant that some one was out there in the [big] [river] moving [towards] [them] . 1 it 2 meant 2 meant 3 that 3 that 4 some 4 some 5 one 5 one 6 was 6 was 7 out 7 out 8 there 8 there 9 in 9 in 10 the 10 the 13 moving 13 moving 16 . could it be a boat containing a hunter ? 1 could 2 it 2 it 3 be 3 be 4 a 4 a 5 boat 5 boat 6 containing 6 containing 7 a 7 a 8 hunter 8 hunter 9 ? with their necks stretched high , [mr] and [mrs] [.] [quack] watched . 1 with 2 their 2 their 3 necks 3 necks 4 stretched 4 stretched 5 high 5 high 6 , 6 , 8 and 8 and 12 watched 12 watched 13 . they were ready to take to their strong wings the instant they discovered danger . 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 ready 3 ready 4 to 4 to 5 take 5 take 6 to 6 to 7 their 7 their 8 strong 8 strong 9 wings 9 wings 10 the 10 the 11 instant 11 instant 12 they 12 they 13 discovered 13 discovered 14 danger 14 danger 15 . but they did not want to fly until they were sure that [it] [was] danger [approaching] . 1 but 2 they 2 they 3 did 3 did 4 not 4 not 5 want 5 want 6 to 6 to 7 fly 7 fly 8 until 8 until 9 they 9 they 10 were 10 were 11 sure 11 sure 12 that 12 that 15 danger 15 danger 17 . they were startled , very much startled . 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 startled 3 startled 4 , 4 , 5 very 5 very 6 much 6 much 7 startled 7 startled 8 . presently they made out what looked like the branch of a tree moving over the water towards them . 1 presently 2 they 2 they 3 made 3 made 4 out 4 out 5 what 5 what 6 looked 6 looked 7 like 7 like 8 the 8 the 9 branch 9 branch 10 of 10 of 11 a 11 a 12 tree 12 tree 13 moving 13 moving 14 over 14 over 15 the 15 the 16 water 16 water 17 towards 17 towards 18 them 18 them 19 . that was queer , very queer . 1 that 2 was 2 was 3 queer 3 queer 4 , 4 , 5 very 5 very 6 queer 6 queer 7 . mr [quack] [said] [so] . 1 mr 5 . mrs [quack] [said] [so] . 1 mrs 5 . both were growing more and more suspicious . 1 both 2 were 2 were 3 growing 3 growing 4 more 4 more 5 and 5 and 6 more 6 more 7 suspicious 7 suspicious 8 . they couldn't understand it at all , and it is always best to be suspicious of things you cannot understand . 1 they 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 understand 3 understand 4 it 4 it 5 at 5 at 6 all 6 all 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 it 9 it 10 is 10 is 11 always 11 always 12 best 12 best 13 to 13 to 14 be 14 be 15 suspicious 15 suspicious 16 of 16 of 17 things 17 things 18 you 18 you 19 cannot 19 cannot 20 understand 20 understand 21 . mr [and] [mrs] . quack [half] [lifted] [their] [wings] to fly . 1 mr 4 . 4 . 5 quack 5 quack 10 to 10 to 11 fly 11 fly 12 . [chapter] [xxx] [:] [the] [mystery] [is] [solved] it was very mysterious . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 mysterious 4 mysterious 5 . yes , [sir] [,] it was very mysterious . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 5 it 5 it 6 was 6 was 7 very 7 very 8 mysterious 8 mysterious 9 . mr [quack] [thought] [so] . 1 mr 5 . mrs [quack] [thought] [so] . 1 mrs 5 . but how could the branch of a tree swim ? 1 but 2 how 2 how 3 could 3 could 4 the 4 the 5 branch 5 branch 6 of 6 of 7 a 7 a 8 tree 8 tree 9 swim 9 swim 10 ? that was too much for [mr] [quack] . 1 that 2 was 2 was 3 too 3 too 4 much 4 much 5 for 5 for 8 . it was too much for [mrs] [quack] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 too 3 too 4 much 4 much 5 for 5 for 8 . they were ready to spring into the air and trust to their swift wings the instant they should detect danger . 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 ready 3 ready 4 to 4 to 5 spring 5 spring 6 into 6 into 7 the 7 the 8 air 8 air 9 and 9 and 10 trust 10 trust 11 to 11 to 12 their 12 their 13 swift 13 swift 14 wings 14 wings 15 the 15 the 16 instant 16 instant 17 they 17 they 18 should 18 should 19 detect 19 detect 20 danger 20 danger 21 . but they did not want to fly unless they had to . 1 but 2 they 2 they 3 did 3 did 4 not 4 not 5 want 5 want 6 to 6 to 7 fly 7 fly 8 unless 8 unless 9 they 9 they 10 had 10 had 11 to 11 to 12 . besides , they were curious . 1 besides 2 , 2 , 3 they 3 they 4 were 4 were 5 curious 5 curious 6 . they were very curious indeed . 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 very 3 very 4 curious 4 curious 5 indeed 5 indeed 6 . they wanted to find out what that mysterious thing moving through the water towards them was . 1 they 2 wanted 2 wanted 3 to 3 to 4 find 4 find 5 out 5 out 6 what 6 what 7 that 7 that 8 mysterious 8 mysterious 9 thing 9 thing 10 moving 10 moving 11 through 11 through 12 the 12 the 13 water 13 water 14 towards 14 towards 15 them 15 them 16 was 16 was 17 . but [paddy] the [beaver] [was] way back in his own pond , [deep] in [the] [green] [forest] , and they knew it . 1 but 3 the 3 the 6 way 6 way 7 back 7 back 8 in 8 in 9 his 9 his 10 own 10 own 11 pond 11 pond 12 , 12 , 14 in 14 in 18 , 18 , 19 and 19 and 20 they 20 they 21 knew 21 knew 22 it 22 it 23 . so this thing became more and more of a mystery . 1 so 2 this 2 this 3 thing 3 thing 4 became 4 became 5 more 5 more 6 and 6 and 7 more 7 more 8 of 8 of 9 a 9 a 10 mystery 10 mystery 11 . the nearer it came , the more nervous and anxious they grew , and at the same time the greater became their curiosity . 1 the 2 nearer 2 nearer 3 it 3 it 4 came 4 came 5 , 5 , 6 the 6 the 7 more 7 more 8 nervous 8 nervous 9 and 9 and 10 anxious 10 anxious 11 they 11 they 12 grew 12 grew 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 at 15 at 16 the 16 the 17 same 17 same 18 time 18 time 19 the 19 the 20 greater 20 greater 21 became 21 became 22 their 22 their 23 curiosity 23 curiosity 24 . at last [mr] [quack] [felt] [that] [not] [even] [to] [gratify] his curiosity would it be safe to wait longer . 1 at 2 last 2 last 11 his 11 his 12 curiosity 12 curiosity 13 would 13 would 14 it 14 it 15 be 15 be 16 safe 16 safe 17 to 17 to 18 wait 18 wait 19 longer 19 longer 20 . he prepared to spring into the air , knowing that [mrs] [quack] would follow him . 1 he 2 prepared 2 prepared 3 to 3 to 4 spring 4 spring 5 into 5 into 6 the 6 the 7 air 7 air 8 , 8 , 9 knowing 9 knowing 10 that 10 that 13 would 13 would 14 follow 14 follow 15 him 15 him 16 . it was just then that a funny little sound reached him . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 just 3 just 4 then 4 then 5 that 5 that 6 a 6 a 7 funny 7 funny 8 little 8 little 9 sound 9 sound 10 reached 10 reached 11 him 11 him 12 . it was half snort , half cough , as if some one had sniffed some water up his nose . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 half 3 half 4 snort 4 snort 5 , 5 , 6 half 6 half 7 cough 7 cough 8 , 8 , 9 as 9 as 10 if 10 if 11 some 11 some 12 one 12 one 13 had 13 had 14 sniffed 14 sniffed 15 some 15 some 16 water 16 water 17 up 17 up 18 his 18 his 19 nose 19 nose 20 . there was something familiar about that sound . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 something 3 something 4 familiar 4 familiar 5 about 5 about 6 that 6 that 7 sound 7 sound 8 . mr [quack] [decided] [to] [wait] [a] [few] [minutes] [longer] . 1 mr 10 . somehow [i] [have] [a] [feeling] [that] we are in no danger . " 1 somehow 7 we 7 we 8 are 8 are 9 in 9 in 10 no 10 no 11 danger 11 danger 12 . 12 . 13 " so [mr] [.] and [mrs] [quack] [waited] [and] watched . 1 so 4 and 4 and 9 watched 9 watched 10 . it was a mystery no longer . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 mystery 4 mystery 5 no 5 no 6 longer 6 longer 7 . they saw that they had mistaken the antlers [of] [lightfoot] [the] [deer] for the branch of a tree . 1 they 2 saw 2 saw 3 that 3 that 4 they 4 they 5 had 5 had 6 mistaken 6 mistaken 7 the 7 the 8 antlers 8 antlers 13 for 13 for 14 the 14 the 15 branch 15 branch 16 of 16 of 17 a 17 a 18 tree 18 tree 19 . lightfoot was swimming [across] [the] [big] [river] on his way back to his home in the [green] [forest] [.] 1 lightfoot 2 was 2 was 3 swimming 3 swimming 8 on 8 on 9 his 9 his 10 way 10 way 11 back 11 back 12 to 12 to 13 his 13 his 14 home 14 home 15 in 15 in 16 the at once [mr] [and] [mrs] [.] [quack] swam [out] to meet him and to tell him how glad they were that he was alive and safe . 1 at 2 once 2 once 8 swam 8 swam 10 to 10 to 11 meet 11 meet 12 him 12 him 13 and 13 and 14 to 14 to 15 tell 15 tell 16 him 16 him 17 how 17 how 18 glad 18 glad 19 they 19 they 20 were 20 were 21 that 21 that 22 he 22 he 23 was 23 was 24 alive 24 alive 25 and 25 and 26 safe 26 safe 27 . [chapter] [xxxi] [:] [a] [surprising] [discovery] so [lightfoot] [roamed] [about] [without] [fear] and was happy . 1 so 7 and 7 and 8 was 8 was 9 happy 9 happy 10 . it seemed to him that he could not be happier . 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 to 3 to 4 him 4 him 5 that 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 could 7 could 8 not 8 not 9 be 9 be 10 happier 10 happier 11 . there was plenty to eat and that blessed feeling of nothing to fear . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 plenty 3 plenty 4 to 4 to 5 eat 5 eat 6 and 6 and 7 that 7 that 8 blessed 8 blessed 9 feeling 9 feeling 10 of 10 of 11 nothing 11 nothing 12 to 12 to 13 fear 13 fear 14 . what more could any one ask ? 1 what 2 more 2 more 3 could 3 could 4 any 4 any 5 one 5 one 6 ask 6 ask 7 ? he began to grow sleek and fat and handsomer than ever . 1 he 2 began 2 began 3 to 3 to 4 grow 4 grow 5 sleek 5 sleek 6 and 6 and 7 fat 7 fat 8 and 8 and 9 handsomer 9 handsomer 10 than 10 than 11 ever 11 ever 12 . the days were growing colder and the frosty air made him feel good . 1 the 2 days 2 days 3 were 3 were 4 growing 4 growing 5 colder 5 colder 6 and 6 and 7 the 7 the 8 frosty 8 frosty 9 air 9 air 10 made 10 made 11 him 11 him 12 feel 12 feel 13 good 13 good 14 . just at dusk one evening he went down to his favorite drinking place [at] [the] [laughing] [brook] . 1 just 2 at 2 at 3 dusk 3 dusk 4 one 4 one 5 evening 5 evening 6 he 6 he 7 went 7 went 8 down 8 down 9 to 9 to 10 his 10 his 11 favorite 11 favorite 12 drinking 12 drinking 13 place 13 place 18 . as he put down his head to drink he saw something which so surprised him that he quite forgot he was thirsty . 1 as 2 he 2 he 3 put 3 put 4 down 4 down 5 his 5 his 6 head 6 head 7 to 7 to 8 drink 8 drink 9 he 9 he 10 saw 10 saw 11 something 11 something 12 which 12 which 13 so 13 so 14 surprised 14 surprised 15 him 15 him 16 that 16 that 17 he 17 he 18 quite 18 quite 19 forgot 19 forgot 20 he 20 he 21 was 21 was 22 thirsty 22 thirsty 23 . what do you think it was he saw ? 1 what 2 do 2 do 3 you 3 you 4 think 4 think 5 it 5 it 6 was 6 was 7 he 7 he 8 saw 8 saw 9 ? it was a footprint in the soft mud . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 footprint 4 footprint 5 in 5 in 6 the 6 the 7 soft 7 soft 8 mud 8 mud 9 . yes , [sir] [,] it was a footprint . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 5 it 5 it 6 was 6 was 7 a 7 a 8 footprint 8 footprint 9 . for a long time [lightfoot] [stood] staring [at] that [footprint] . 1 for 2 a 2 a 3 long 3 long 4 time 4 time 7 staring 7 staring 9 that 9 that 11 . in his great , soft eyes was a look of wonder and surprise . 1 in 2 his 2 his 3 great 3 great 4 , 4 , 5 soft 5 soft 6 eyes 6 eyes 7 was 7 was 8 a 8 a 9 look 9 look 10 of 10 of 11 wonder 11 wonder 12 and 12 and 13 surprise 13 surprise 14 . you see , that footprint was exactly like one of his own , only smaller . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 that 4 that 5 footprint 5 footprint 6 was 6 was 7 exactly 7 exactly 8 like 8 like 9 one 9 one 10 of 10 of 11 his 11 his 12 own 12 own 13 , 13 , 14 only 14 only 15 smaller 15 smaller 16 . to [lightfoot] it was a very wonderful footprint . 1 to 3 it 3 it 4 was 4 was 5 a 5 a 6 very 6 very 7 wonderful 7 wonderful 8 footprint 8 footprint 9 . he was quite sure that never had he seen such a dainty footprint . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 quite 3 quite 4 sure 4 sure 5 that 5 that 6 never 6 never 7 had 7 had 8 he 8 he 9 seen 9 seen 10 such 10 such 11 a 11 a 12 dainty 12 dainty 13 footprint 13 footprint 14 . he forgot to drink . 1 he 2 forgot 2 forgot 3 to 3 to 4 drink 4 drink 5 . instead , he began to search for other footprints , and presently he found them . 1 instead 2 , 2 , 3 he 3 he 4 began 4 began 5 to 5 to 6 search 6 search 7 for 7 for 8 other 8 other 9 footprints 9 footprints 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 presently 12 presently 13 he 13 he 14 found 14 found 15 them 15 them 16 . each was as dainty as that first one . 1 each 2 was 2 was 3 as 3 as 4 dainty 4 dainty 5 as 5 as 6 that 6 that 7 first 7 first 8 one 8 one 9 . who could have made them ? 1 who 2 could 2 could 3 have 3 have 4 made 4 made 5 them 5 them 6 ? that is what [lightfoot] wanted to know and what he meant to find out . 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 what 3 what 5 wanted 5 wanted 6 to 6 to 7 know 7 know 8 and 8 and 9 what 9 what 10 he 10 he 11 meant 11 meant 12 to 12 to 13 find 13 find 14 out 14 out 15 . it was clear to him that there was a stranger [in] [the] [green] [forest] , and somehow he didn't resent it in the least . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 clear 3 clear 4 to 4 to 5 him 5 him 6 that 6 that 7 there 7 there 8 was 8 was 9 a 9 a 10 stranger 10 stranger 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 somehow 17 somehow 18 he 18 he 19 didn't 19 didn't 20 resent 20 resent 21 it 21 it 22 in 22 in 23 the 23 the 24 least 24 least 25 . in fact , he was glad . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 glad 6 glad 7 . he couldn't have told why , but it was true . 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 have 3 have 4 told 4 told 5 why 5 why 6 , 6 , 7 but 7 but 8 it 8 it 9 was 9 was 10 true 10 true 11 . lightfoot put his nose to the footprints and sniffed of them . 1 lightfoot 2 put 2 put 3 his 3 his 4 nose 4 nose 5 to 5 to 6 the 6 the 7 footprints 7 footprints 8 and 8 and 9 sniffed 9 sniffed 10 of 10 of 11 them 11 them 12 . a great longing to find the maker of those footprints took possession of him . 1 a 2 great 2 great 3 longing 3 longing 4 to 4 to 5 find 5 find 6 the 6 the 7 maker 7 maker 8 of 8 of 9 those 9 those 10 footprints 10 footprints 11 took 11 took 12 possession 12 possession 13 of 13 of 14 him 14 him 15 . he lifted his handsome head and listened for some slight sound which might show that the stranger was near . 1 he 2 lifted 2 lifted 3 his 3 his 4 handsome 4 handsome 5 head 5 head 6 and 6 and 7 listened 7 listened 8 for 8 for 9 some 9 some 10 slight 10 slight 11 sound 11 sound 12 which 12 which 13 might 13 might 14 show 14 show 15 that 15 that 16 the 16 the 17 stranger 17 stranger 18 was 18 was 19 near 19 near 20 . with his delicate nostrils he tested the wandering [little] [night] [breezes] for a stray whiff of scent to tell him which way to go . 1 with 2 his 2 his 3 delicate 3 delicate 4 nostrils 4 nostrils 5 he 5 he 6 tested 6 tested 7 the 7 the 8 wandering 8 wandering 12 for 12 for 13 a 13 a 14 stray 14 stray 15 whiff 15 whiff 16 of 16 of 17 scent 17 scent 18 to 18 to 19 tell 19 tell 20 him 20 him 21 which 21 which 22 way 22 way 23 to 23 to 24 go 24 go 25 . but there was no sound and [the] wandering [little] [night] [breezes] [told] him [nothing] . 1 but 2 there 2 there 3 was 3 was 4 no 4 no 5 sound 5 sound 6 and 6 and 8 wandering 8 wandering 13 him 13 him 15 . lightfoot followed the dainty footprints up the bank . 1 lightfoot 2 followed 2 followed 3 the 3 the 4 dainty 4 dainty 5 footprints 5 footprints 6 up 6 up 7 the 7 the 8 bank 8 bank 9 . there they disappeared , for the ground was hard . 1 there 2 they 2 they 3 disappeared 3 disappeared 4 , 4 , 5 for 5 for 6 the 6 the 7 ground 7 ground 8 was 8 was 9 hard 9 hard 10 . lightfoot paused , undecided which way to go . 1 lightfoot 2 paused 2 paused 3 , 3 , 4 undecided 4 undecided 5 which 5 which 6 way 6 way 7 to 7 to 8 go 8 go 9 . [chapter] [xxxii] [:] [lightfoot] [sees] [the] [stranger] lightfoot [the] [deer] was unhappy . 1 lightfoot 4 was 4 was 5 unhappy 5 unhappy 6 . it was a strange unhappiness , an unhappiness such as he had never known before . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 strange 4 strange 5 unhappiness 5 unhappiness 6 , 6 , 7 an 7 an 8 unhappiness 8 unhappiness 9 such 9 such 10 as 10 as 11 he 11 he 12 had 12 had 13 never 13 never 14 known 14 known 15 before 15 before 16 . you see , he had discovered that there was a stranger [in] [the] [green] [forest] , a stranger of his own kind [,] [another] [deer] . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 discovered 6 discovered 7 that 7 that 8 there 8 there 9 was 9 was 10 a 10 a 11 stranger 11 stranger 16 , 16 , 17 a 17 a 18 stranger 18 stranger 19 of 19 of 20 his 20 his 21 own 21 own 22 kind 22 kind 26 . he knew it by dainty footprints in the mud [along] [the] [laughing] [brook] [and] on the edge of the pond of [paddy] [the] [beaver] . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 it 3 it 4 by 4 by 5 dainty 5 dainty 6 footprints 6 footprints 7 in 7 in 8 the 8 the 9 mud 9 mud 15 on 15 on 16 the 16 the 17 edge 17 edge 18 of 18 of 19 the 19 the 20 pond 20 pond 21 of 21 of 25 . he knew it by other signs which he ran across every now and then . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 it 3 it 4 by 4 by 5 other 5 other 6 signs 6 signs 7 which 7 which 8 he 8 he 9 ran 9 ran 10 across 10 across 11 every 11 every 12 now 12 now 13 and 13 and 14 then 14 then 15 . but search as he would , he was unable to find that newcomer . 1 but 2 search 2 search 3 as 3 as 4 he 4 he 5 would 5 would 6 , 6 , 7 he 7 he 8 was 8 was 9 unable 9 unable 10 to 10 to 11 find 11 find 12 that 12 that 13 newcomer 13 newcomer 14 . he had searched everywhere but always he was just too late . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 searched 3 searched 4 everywhere 4 everywhere 5 but 5 but 6 always 6 always 7 he 7 he 8 was 8 was 9 just 9 just 10 too 10 too 11 late 11 late 12 . the stranger had been and gone . 1 the 2 stranger 2 stranger 3 had 3 had 4 been 4 been 5 and 5 and 6 gone 6 gone 7 . now there was no anger in [lightfoot] ['s] desire to find that stranger . 1 now 2 there 2 there 3 was 3 was 4 no 4 no 5 anger 5 anger 6 in 6 in 9 desire 9 desire 10 to 10 to 11 find 11 find 12 that 12 that 13 stranger 13 stranger 14 . instead , there was a great longing . 1 instead 2 , 2 , 3 there 3 there 4 was 4 was 5 a 5 a 6 great 6 great 7 longing 7 longing 8 . for the first time in his [life] [lightfoot] [felt] lonely . 1 for 2 the 2 the 3 first 3 first 4 time 4 time 5 in 5 in 6 his 6 his 10 lonely 10 lonely 11 . so he hunted and hunted and was unhappy . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 hunted 3 hunted 4 and 4 and 5 hunted 5 hunted 6 and 6 and 7 was 7 was 8 unhappy 8 unhappy 9 . he lost his appetite . 1 he 2 lost 2 lost 3 his 3 his 4 appetite 4 appetite 5 . he slept little . 1 he 2 slept 2 slept 3 little 3 little 4 . he roamed about uneasily , looking , listening , testing [every] [merry] [little] [breeze] , but all in vain . 1 he 2 roamed 2 roamed 3 about 3 about 4 uneasily 4 uneasily 5 , 5 , 6 looking 6 looking 7 , 7 , 8 listening 8 listening 9 , 9 , 10 testing 10 testing 15 , 15 , 16 but 16 but 17 all 17 all 18 in 18 in 19 vain 19 vain 20 . then , one never-to-be-forgotten night , as he drank [at] [the] [laughing] [brook] , a strange feeling swept over him . 1 then 2 , 2 , 3 one 3 one 4 never-to-be-forgotten 4 never-to-be-forgotten 5 night 5 night 6 , 6 , 7 as 7 as 8 he 8 he 9 drank 9 drank 14 , 14 , 15 a 15 a 16 strange 16 strange 17 feeling 17 feeling 18 swept 18 swept 19 over 19 over 20 him 20 him 21 . it was the feeling of being watched . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 the 3 the 4 feeling 4 feeling 5 of 5 of 6 being 6 being 7 watched 7 watched 8 . lightfoot lifted his beautiful head and a slight movement caught his quick eye and drew it to a thicket not far away . 1 lightfoot 2 lifted 2 lifted 3 his 3 his 4 beautiful 4 beautiful 5 head 5 head 6 and 6 and 7 a 7 a 8 slight 8 slight 9 movement 9 movement 10 caught 10 caught 11 his 11 his 12 quick 12 quick 13 eye 13 eye 14 and 14 and 15 drew 15 drew 16 it 16 it 17 to 17 to 18 a 18 a 19 thicket 19 thicket 20 not 20 not 21 far 21 far 22 away 22 away 23 . for a long minute [lightfoot] [stood] [gazing] . 1 for 2 a 2 a 3 long 3 long 4 minute 4 minute 8 . a pair of wonderful , great , soft eyes gazed back at him . 1 a 2 pair 2 pair 3 of 3 of 4 wonderful 4 wonderful 5 , 5 , 6 great 6 great 7 , 7 , 8 soft 8 soft 9 eyes 9 eyes 10 gazed 10 gazed 11 back 11 back 12 at 12 at 13 him 13 him 14 . then that beautiful head disappeared . 1 then 2 that 2 that 3 beautiful 3 beautiful 4 head 4 head 5 disappeared 5 disappeared 6 . with a mighty bound , [lightfoot] cleared [the] [laughing] [brook] and rushed over to the thicket in which that beautiful head had disappeared . 1 with 2 a 2 a 3 mighty 3 mighty 4 bound 4 bound 5 , 5 , 7 cleared 7 cleared 11 and 11 and 12 rushed 12 rushed 13 over 13 over 14 to 14 to 15 the 15 the 16 thicket 16 thicket 17 in 17 in 18 which 18 which 19 that 19 that 20 beautiful 20 beautiful 21 head 21 head 22 had 22 had 23 disappeared 23 disappeared 24 . he plunged in , but there was no one there . 1 he 2 plunged 2 plunged 3 in 3 in 4 , 4 , 5 but 5 but 6 there 6 there 7 was 7 was 8 no 8 no 9 one 9 one 10 there 10 there 11 . frantically he searched , but that thicket was empty . 1 frantically 2 he 2 he 3 searched 3 searched 4 , 4 , 5 but 5 but 6 that 6 that 7 thicket 7 thicket 8 was 8 was 9 empty 9 empty 10 . then he stood still and listened . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 stood 3 stood 4 still 4 still 5 and 5 and 6 listened 6 listened 7 . not a sound reached him . 1 not 2 a 2 a 3 sound 3 sound 4 reached 4 reached 5 him 5 him 6 . it was as still as if there were no other living things in all [the] [green] [forest] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 as 3 as 4 still 4 still 5 as 5 as 6 if 6 if 7 there 7 there 8 were 8 were 9 no 9 no 10 other 10 other 11 living 11 living 12 things 12 things 13 in 13 in 14 all 14 all 18 . the beautiful stranger had slipped away as silently as a shadow . 1 the 2 beautiful 2 beautiful 3 stranger 3 stranger 4 had 4 had 5 slipped 5 slipped 6 away 6 away 7 as 7 as 8 silently 8 silently 9 as 9 as 10 a 10 a 11 shadow 11 shadow 12 . all the rest of [that] [night] [lightfoot] [searched] [through] the [green] [forest] [but] [his] search was in vain . 1 all 2 the 2 the 3 rest 3 rest 4 of 4 of 10 the 10 the 15 search 15 search 16 was 16 was 17 in 17 in 18 vain 18 vain 19 . the longing to find that beautiful stranger had become so great that he fairly ached with it . 1 the 2 longing 2 longing 3 to 3 to 4 find 4 find 5 that 5 that 6 beautiful 6 beautiful 7 stranger 7 stranger 8 had 8 had 9 become 9 become 10 so 10 so 11 great 11 great 12 that 12 that 13 he 13 he 14 fairly 14 fairly 15 ached 15 ached 16 with 16 with 17 it 17 it 18 . it seemed to him that until he found her he could know no happiness . 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 to 3 to 4 him 4 him 5 that 5 that 6 until 6 until 7 he 7 he 8 found 8 found 9 her 9 her 10 he 10 he 11 could 11 could 12 know 12 know 13 no 13 no 14 happiness 14 happiness 15 . [chapter] [xxxiii] [:] [a] [different] [game] [of] [hide] [and] [seek] once more [lightfoot] [the] [deer] [was] [playing] hide and seek in the [green] [forest] [.] 1 once 2 more 2 more 8 hide 8 hide 9 and 9 and 10 seek 10 seek 11 in 11 in 12 the but it was a very different game from the one he had played just a short time before . 1 but 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 a 4 a 5 very 5 very 6 different 6 different 7 game 7 game 8 from 8 from 9 the 9 the 10 one 10 one 11 he 11 he 12 had 12 had 13 played 13 played 14 just 14 just 15 a 15 a 16 short 16 short 17 time 17 time 18 before 18 before 19 . now , he was " it " , and some one else was doing the hiding . 1 now 2 , 2 , 3 he 3 he 4 was 4 was 5 " 5 " 6 it 6 it 7 " 7 " 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 some 10 some 11 one 11 one 12 else 12 else 13 was 13 was 14 doing 14 doing 15 the 15 the 16 hiding 16 hiding 17 . at [times] [lightfoot] [would] [lose] his temper . 1 at 6 his 6 his 7 temper 7 temper 8 . yes , [sir] [,] [lightfoot] would lose his temper . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 6 would 6 would 7 lose 7 lose 8 his 8 his 9 temper 9 temper 10 . that was a foolish thing to do , but it seemed to him that he just couldn't help it . 1 that 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 foolish 4 foolish 5 thing 5 thing 6 to 6 to 7 do 7 do 8 , 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 it 10 it 11 seemed 11 seemed 12 to 12 to 13 him 13 him 14 that 14 that 15 he 15 he 16 just 16 just 17 couldn't 17 couldn't 18 help 18 help 19 it 19 it 20 . more than once when he did this a pair of great , soft , gentle eyes were watching him , though he didn't know it . 1 more 2 than 2 than 3 once 3 once 4 when 4 when 5 he 5 he 6 did 6 did 7 this 7 this 8 a 8 a 9 pair 9 pair 10 of 10 of 11 great 11 great 12 , 12 , 13 soft 13 soft 14 , 14 , 15 gentle 15 gentle 16 eyes 16 eyes 17 were 17 were 18 watching 18 watching 19 him 19 him 20 , 20 , 21 though 21 though 22 he 22 he 23 didn't 23 didn't 24 know 24 know 25 it 25 it 26 . at [other] [times] [lightfoot] [would] [steal] [about] [through] the [green] [forest] [as] [noiselessly] [as] a [shadow] . 1 at 9 the 9 the 15 a 15 a 17 . he would peer into thickets and behind tangles of fallen trees and brush piles , hoping to surprise the one he sought . 1 he 2 would 2 would 3 peer 3 peer 4 into 4 into 5 thickets 5 thickets 6 and 6 and 7 behind 7 behind 8 tangles 8 tangles 9 of 9 of 10 fallen 10 fallen 11 trees 11 trees 12 and 12 and 13 brush 13 brush 14 piles 14 piles 15 , 15 , 16 hoping 16 hoping 17 to 17 to 18 surprise 18 surprise 19 the 19 the 20 one 20 one 21 he 21 he 22 sought 22 sought 23 . he would be very , very patient . 1 he 2 would 2 would 3 be 3 be 4 very 4 very 5 , 5 , 6 very 6 very 7 patient 7 patient 8 . perhaps he would come to the thicket which he knew from the signs the stranger had left only a few moments before . 1 perhaps 2 he 2 he 3 would 3 would 4 come 4 come 5 to 5 to 6 the 6 the 7 thicket 7 thicket 8 which 8 which 9 he 9 he 10 knew 10 knew 11 from 11 from 12 the 12 the 13 signs 13 signs 14 the 14 the 15 stranger 15 stranger 16 had 16 had 17 left 17 left 18 only 18 only 19 a 19 a 20 few 20 few 21 moments 21 moments 22 before 22 before 23 . then his patience would vanish in impatience , and he would dash ahead , eager to catch up with the shy stranger . 1 then 2 his 2 his 3 patience 3 patience 4 would 4 would 5 vanish 5 vanish 6 in 6 in 7 impatience 7 impatience 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 he 10 he 11 would 11 would 12 dash 12 dash 13 ahead 13 ahead 14 , 14 , 15 eager 15 eager 16 to 16 to 17 catch 17 catch 18 up 18 up 19 with 19 with 20 the 20 the 21 shy 21 shy 22 stranger 22 stranger 23 . but always it was in vain . 1 but 2 always 2 always 3 it 3 it 4 was 4 was 5 in 5 in 6 vain 6 vain 7 . he had thought himself very clever but this stranger was proving herself more clever . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 thought 3 thought 4 himself 4 himself 5 very 5 very 6 clever 6 clever 7 but 7 but 8 this 8 this 9 stranger 9 stranger 10 was 10 was 11 proving 11 proving 12 herself 12 herself 13 more 13 more 14 clever 14 clever 15 . of course it wasn't long before all the [little] people [in] [the] [green] [forest] knew what was going on . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 it 3 it 4 wasn't 4 wasn't 5 long 5 long 6 before 6 before 7 all 7 all 8 the 8 the 10 people 10 people 15 knew 15 knew 16 what 16 what 17 was 17 was 18 going 18 going 19 on 19 on 20 . but now , instead [of] [trying] [to] [help] [lightfoot] as they did then , they gave him no help at all . 1 but 2 now 2 now 3 , 3 , 4 instead 4 instead 10 as 10 as 11 they 11 they 12 did 12 did 13 then 13 then 14 , 14 , 15 they 15 they 16 gave 16 gave 17 him 17 him 18 no 18 no 19 help 19 help 20 at 20 at 21 all 21 all 22 . the fact is , they were enjoying that game . 1 the 2 fact 2 fact 3 is 3 is 4 , 4 , 5 they 5 they 6 were 6 were 7 enjoying 7 enjoying 8 that 8 that 9 game 9 game 10 . mischievous [sammy] [jay] [even] [went] [so] [far] as to warn the stranger [several] [times] [when] [lightfoot] was approaching . 1 mischievous 8 as 8 as 9 to 9 to 10 warn 10 warn 11 the 11 the 12 stranger 12 stranger 17 was 17 was 18 approaching 18 approaching 19 . of course [lightfoot] [knew] [when] [sammy] [did] this , and each time he lost his temper . 1 of 2 course 2 course 8 this 8 this 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 each 11 each 12 time 12 time 13 he 13 he 14 lost 14 lost 15 his 15 his 16 temper 16 temper 17 . for the time being , he quite forgot [all] that [sammy] [had] [done] for him when he was the one that was being hunted . 1 for 2 the 2 the 3 time 3 time 4 being 4 being 5 , 5 , 6 he 6 he 7 quite 7 quite 8 forgot 8 forgot 10 that 10 that 14 for 14 for 15 him 15 him 16 when 16 when 17 he 17 he 18 was 18 was 19 the 19 the 20 one 20 one 21 that 21 that 22 was 22 was 23 being 23 being 24 hunted 24 hunted 25 . but when [buster] [grinned] [good-naturedly] [at] [him] , [lightfoot] [thought] [better] [of] [it] and bounded away to continue his search . 1 but 2 when 2 when 8 , 8 , 14 and 14 and 15 bounded 15 bounded 16 away 16 away 17 to 17 to 18 continue 18 continue 19 his 19 his 20 search 20 search 21 . then there were [times] [when] [lightfoot] [would] [sulk] [and] [would] [declare] [over] [and] [over] [to] [himself] , " [i] don't care anything about that stranger . 1 then 2 there 2 there 3 were 3 were 17 , 17 , 18 " 18 " 20 don't 20 don't 21 care 21 care 22 anything 22 anything 23 about 23 about 24 that 24 that 25 stranger 25 stranger 26 . i won't spend another minute looking for her . " 1 i 2 won't 2 won't 3 spend 3 spend 4 another 4 another 5 minute 5 minute 6 looking 6 looking 7 for 7 for 8 her 8 her 9 . 9 . 10 " and then within five minutes he would be watching , listening and seeking some sign that she was still in the [green] [forest] [.] 1 and 2 then 2 then 3 within 3 within 4 five 4 five 5 minutes 5 minutes 6 he 6 he 7 would 7 would 8 be 8 be 9 watching 9 watching 10 , 10 , 11 listening 11 listening 12 and 12 and 13 seeking 13 seeking 14 some 14 some 15 sign 15 sign 16 that 16 that 17 she 17 she 18 was 18 was 19 still 19 still 20 in 20 in 21 the [chapter] [xxxiv] [:] [a] [startling] [new] [footprint] he had stolen very softly clown to the [laughing] [brook] [,] hoping to surprise the beautiful stranger drinking there . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 stolen 3 stolen 4 very 4 very 5 softly 5 softly 6 clown 6 clown 7 to 7 to 8 the 8 the 12 hoping 12 hoping 13 to 13 to 14 surprise 14 surprise 15 the 15 the 16 beautiful 16 beautiful 17 stranger 17 stranger 18 drinking 18 drinking 19 there 19 there 20 . she wasn't to be seen . 1 she 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 to 3 to 4 be 4 be 5 seen 5 seen 6 . almost at once he discovered fresh footprints . 1 almost 2 at 2 at 3 once 3 once 4 he 4 he 5 discovered 5 discovered 6 fresh 6 fresh 7 footprints 7 footprints 8 . they were not the prints he was looking for . 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 not 3 not 4 the 4 the 5 prints 5 prints 6 he 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 looking 8 looking 9 for 9 for 10 . no , [sir] [,] they were not the dainty prints he had learned to know so well . 1 no 2 , 2 , 5 they 5 they 6 were 6 were 7 not 7 not 8 the 8 the 9 dainty 9 dainty 10 prints 10 prints 11 he 11 he 12 had 12 had 13 learned 13 learned 14 to 14 to 15 know 15 know 16 so 16 so 17 well 17 well 18 . they were prints very near the size of his own big ones , and they had been made only a short time before . 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 prints 3 prints 4 very 4 very 5 near 5 near 6 the 6 the 7 size 7 size 8 of 8 of 9 his 9 his 10 own 10 own 11 big 11 big 12 ones 12 ones 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 they 15 they 16 had 16 had 17 been 17 been 18 made 18 made 19 only 19 only 20 a 20 a 21 short 21 short 22 time 22 time 23 before 23 before 24 . the finding of those prints was a dreadful shock [to] [lightfoot] . 1 the 2 finding 2 finding 3 of 3 of 4 those 4 those 5 prints 5 prints 6 was 6 was 7 a 7 a 8 dreadful 8 dreadful 9 shock 9 shock 12 . he understood instantly what they meant . 1 he 2 understood 2 understood 3 instantly 3 instantly 4 what 4 what 5 they 5 they 6 meant 6 meant 7 . they meant that a second stranger had come into the [green] [forest] [,] one who had antlers like his own . 1 they 2 meant 2 meant 3 that 3 that 4 a 4 a 5 second 5 second 6 stranger 6 stranger 7 had 7 had 8 come 8 come 9 into 9 into 10 the 10 the 14 one 14 one 15 who 15 who 16 had 16 had 17 antlers 17 antlers 18 like 18 like 19 his 19 his 20 own 20 own 21 . jealousy took possession of [lightfoot] the [deer] [;] jealousy that filled his heart with rage . 1 jealousy 2 took 2 took 3 possession 3 possession 4 of 4 of 6 the 6 the 9 jealousy 9 jealousy 10 that 10 that 11 filled 11 filled 12 his 12 his 13 heart 13 heart 14 with 14 with 15 rage 15 rage 16 . " he has come here to seek that beautiful stranger [i] [have] [been] [hunting] [for] , " [thought] [lightfoot] . 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 has 3 has 4 come 4 come 5 here 5 here 6 to 6 to 7 seek 7 seek 8 that 8 that 9 beautiful 9 beautiful 10 stranger 10 stranger 16 , 16 , 17 " 17 " 20 . " he has come here to try to steal her away from me . 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 has 3 has 4 come 4 come 5 here 5 here 6 to 6 to 7 try 7 try 8 to 8 to 9 steal 9 steal 10 her 10 her 11 away 11 away 12 from 12 from 13 me 13 me 14 . he has no right [here] in [my] [green] [forest] . 1 he 2 has 2 has 3 no 3 no 4 right 4 right 6 in 6 in 10 . that is where that beautiful stranger must have come from , too . 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 where 3 where 4 that 4 that 5 beautiful 5 beautiful 6 stranger 6 stranger 7 must 7 must 8 have 8 have 9 come 9 come 10 from 10 from 11 , 11 , 12 too 12 too 13 . i want her to stay , but [i] must drive this fellow out . 1 i 2 want 2 want 3 her 3 her 4 to 4 to 5 stay 5 stay 6 , 6 , 7 but 7 but 9 must 9 must 10 drive 10 drive 11 this 11 this 12 fellow 12 fellow 13 out 13 out 14 . i 'll make him fight . 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 make 3 make 4 him 4 him 5 fight 5 fight 6 . that ['s] [what] [i] 'll [do] [;] [i] ['ll] make him fight ! 1 that 5 'll 5 'll 10 make 10 make 11 him 11 him 12 fight 12 fight 13 ! i 'm not afraid of him , but [i] ['ll] [make] [him] [fear] me . " 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 not 3 not 4 afraid 4 afraid 5 of 5 of 6 him 6 him 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 14 me 14 me 15 . 15 . 16 " lightfoot stamped his feet and with his great antlers thrashed the bushes as if he felt that they were the enemy he sought . 1 lightfoot 2 stamped 2 stamped 3 his 3 his 4 feet 4 feet 5 and 5 and 6 with 6 with 7 his 7 his 8 great 8 great 9 antlers 9 antlers 10 thrashed 10 thrashed 11 the 11 the 12 bushes 12 bushes 13 as 13 as 14 if 14 if 15 he 15 he 16 felt 16 felt 17 that 17 that 18 they 18 they 19 were 19 were 20 the 20 the 21 enemy 21 enemy 22 he 22 he 23 sought 23 sought 24 . could you have looked into his great eyes then , you would have found nothing soft and beautiful about them . 1 could 2 you 2 you 3 have 3 have 4 looked 4 looked 5 into 5 into 6 his 6 his 7 great 7 great 8 eyes 8 eyes 9 then 9 then 10 , 10 , 11 you 11 you 12 would 12 would 13 have 13 have 14 found 14 found 15 nothing 15 nothing 16 soft 16 soft 17 and 17 and 18 beautiful 18 beautiful 19 about 19 about 20 them 20 them 21 . they became almost red with anger . 1 they 2 became 2 became 3 almost 3 almost 4 red 4 red 5 with 5 with 6 anger 6 anger 7 . lightfoot quivered all over with rage . 1 lightfoot 2 quivered 2 quivered 3 all 3 all 4 over 4 over 5 with 5 with 6 rage 6 rage 7 . the hair on the back of his neck stood up . 1 the 2 hair 2 hair 3 on 3 on 4 the 4 the 5 back 5 back 6 of 6 of 7 his 7 his 8 neck 8 neck 9 stood 9 stood 10 up 10 up 11 . lightfoot [the] [deer] looked [anything] [but] [gentle] . 1 lightfoot 4 looked 4 looked 8 . then he leaped over [the] [laughing] [brook] and [once] [more] began to search [through] [the] [green] [forest] . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 leaped 3 leaped 4 over 4 over 8 and 8 and 11 began 11 began 12 to 12 to 13 search 13 search 18 . but this time it was not for the beautiful stranger with the dainty feet . 1 but 2 this 2 this 3 time 3 time 4 it 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 not 6 not 7 for 7 for 8 the 8 the 9 beautiful 9 beautiful 10 stranger 10 stranger 11 with 11 with 12 the 12 the 13 dainty 13 dainty 14 feet 14 feet 15 . he had no time to think of her now . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 no 3 no 4 time 4 time 5 to 5 to 6 think 6 think 7 of 7 of 8 her 8 her 9 now 9 now 10 . he must first find this newcomer and he meant to waste no time in doing it . 1 he 2 must 2 must 3 first 3 first 4 find 4 find 5 this 5 this 6 newcomer 6 newcomer 7 and 7 and 8 he 8 he 9 meant 9 meant 10 to 10 to 11 waste 11 waste 12 no 12 no 13 time 13 time 14 in 14 in 15 doing 15 doing 16 it 16 it 17 . [chapter] [xxxv] [:] [lightfoot] [is] [reckless] in his search for the new stranger who had come to [the] [green] [forest] , [lightfoot] the [deer] [was] wholly reckless . 1 in 2 his 2 his 3 search 3 search 4 for 4 for 5 the 5 the 6 new 6 new 7 stranger 7 stranger 8 who 8 who 9 had 9 had 10 come 10 come 11 to 11 to 15 , 15 , 17 the 17 the 20 wholly 20 wholly 21 reckless 21 reckless 22 . he bounded along , careless of how much noise he made . 1 he 2 bounded 2 bounded 3 along 3 along 4 , 4 , 5 careless 5 careless 6 of 6 of 7 how 7 how 8 much 8 much 9 noise 9 noise 10 he 10 he 11 made 11 made 12 . after such exhibitions of anger he would pause to listen , hoping to hear some sound which would tell him where the stranger was . 1 after 2 such 2 such 3 exhibitions 3 exhibitions 4 of 4 of 5 anger 5 anger 6 he 6 he 7 would 7 would 8 pause 8 pause 9 to 9 to 10 listen 10 listen 11 , 11 , 12 hoping 12 hoping 13 to 13 to 14 hear 14 hear 15 some 15 some 16 sound 16 sound 17 which 17 which 18 would 18 would 19 tell 19 tell 20 him 20 him 21 where 21 where 22 the 22 the 23 stranger 23 stranger 24 was 24 was 25 . each time he found these signs [lightfoot] ['s] [rage] [increased] . 1 each 2 time 2 time 3 he 3 he 4 found 4 found 5 these 5 these 6 signs 6 signs 11 . of course it didn't take [sammy] [jay] long to discover what was going on . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 it 3 it 4 didn't 4 didn't 5 take 5 take 8 long 8 long 9 to 9 to 10 discover 10 discover 11 what 11 what 12 was 12 was 13 going 13 going 14 on 14 on 15 . there is little that escapes those sharp eyes [of] [sammy] [jay] . 1 there 2 is 2 is 3 little 3 little 4 that 4 that 5 escapes 5 escapes 6 those 6 those 7 sharp 7 sharp 8 eyes 8 eyes 12 . then , by chance , [sammy] had [visited] [the] [laughing] [brook] just as the big stranger had come down there to drink . 1 then 2 , 2 , 3 by 3 by 4 chance 4 chance 5 , 5 , 7 had 7 had 12 just 12 just 13 as 13 as 14 the 14 the 15 big 15 big 16 stranger 16 stranger 17 had 17 had 18 come 18 come 19 down 19 down 20 there 20 there 21 to 21 to 22 drink 22 drink 23 . for [once] [sammy] [had] [kept] his tongue still . 1 for 6 his 6 his 7 tongue 7 tongue 8 still 8 still 9 . " there is going to [be] excitement [here] [when] [lightfoot] discovers this fellow , " [thought] [sammy] . 1 " 2 there 2 there 3 is 3 is 4 going 4 going 5 to 5 to 7 excitement 7 excitement 11 discovers 11 discovers 12 this 12 this 13 fellow 13 fellow 14 , 14 , 15 " 15 " 18 . " if they ever meet , and [i] have a feeling that they will , there is going to be a fight worth seeing . 1 " 2 if 2 if 3 they 3 they 4 ever 4 ever 5 meet 5 meet 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 9 have 9 have 10 a 10 a 11 feeling 11 feeling 12 that 12 that 13 they 13 they 14 will 14 will 15 , 15 , 16 there 16 there 17 is 17 is 18 going 18 going 19 to 19 to 20 be 20 be 21 a 21 a 22 fight 22 fight 23 worth 23 worth 24 seeing 24 seeing 25 . i must pass the word around . " 1 i 2 must 2 must 3 pass 3 pass 4 the 4 the 5 word 5 word 6 around 6 around 7 . 7 . 8 " so [sammy] [jay] hunted up his cousin , [blacky] [the] [crow] [,] and told him what he had discovered . 1 so 4 hunted 4 hunted 5 up 5 up 6 his 6 his 7 cousin 7 cousin 8 , 8 , 13 and 13 and 14 told 14 told 15 him 15 him 16 what 16 what 17 he 17 he 18 had 18 had 19 discovered 19 discovered 20 . then he hunted up [bobby] [coon] and told him . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 hunted 3 hunted 4 up 4 up 7 and 7 and 8 told 8 told 9 him 9 him 10 . he saw [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [sitting] in the doorway of his hollow tree and told him . 1 he 2 saw 2 saw 8 in 8 in 9 the 9 the 10 doorway 10 doorway 11 of 11 of 12 his 12 his 13 hollow 13 hollow 14 tree 14 tree 15 and 15 and 16 told 16 told 17 him 17 him 18 . he discovered [jumper] the [hare] [sitting] [under] a [little] hemlock-tree and told him . 1 he 2 discovered 2 discovered 4 the 4 the 8 a 8 a 10 hemlock-tree 10 hemlock-tree 11 and 11 and 12 told 12 told 13 him 13 him 14 . then he flew over to [the] [dear] [old] [briar-patch] [to] tell [peter] [rabbit] . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 flew 3 flew 4 over 4 over 5 to 5 to 11 tell 11 tell 14 . sammy didn't forget to tell [paddy] [the] [beaver] , but it was no news to [paddy] . 1 sammy 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 forget 3 forget 4 to 4 to 5 tell 5 tell 9 , 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 it 11 it 12 was 12 was 13 no 13 no 14 news 14 news 15 to 15 to 17 . paddy had seen the big stranger on the edge of his pond early the night before . 1 paddy 2 had 2 had 3 seen 3 seen 4 the 4 the 5 big 5 big 6 stranger 6 stranger 7 on 7 on 8 the 8 the 9 edge 9 edge 10 of 10 of 11 his 11 his 12 pond 12 pond 13 early 13 early 14 the 14 the 15 night 15 night 16 before 16 before 17 . of course , [lightfoot] knew nothing about all this . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 , 3 , 5 knew 5 knew 6 nothing 6 nothing 7 about 7 about 8 all 8 all 9 this 9 this 10 . his one thought was to find that big stranger and drive him from [the] [green] [forest] , and so he continued his search tirelessly . 1 his 2 one 2 one 3 thought 3 thought 4 was 4 was 5 to 5 to 6 find 6 find 7 that 7 that 8 big 8 big 9 stranger 9 stranger 10 and 10 and 11 drive 11 drive 12 him 12 him 13 from 13 from 17 , 17 , 18 and 18 and 19 so 19 so 20 he 20 he 21 continued 21 continued 22 his 22 his 23 search 23 search 24 tirelessly 24 tirelessly 25 . [chapter] [xxxvi] [:] [sammy] [jay] [takes] [a] [hand] sammy [jay] was [bubbling] [over] [with] [excitement] as he flew about through the [green] [forest] [,] following [lightfoot] [the] [deer] . 1 sammy 3 was 3 was 8 as 8 as 9 he 9 he 10 flew 10 flew 11 about 11 about 12 through 12 through 13 the 13 the 17 following 17 following 21 . he was so excited he wanted to scream . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 so 3 so 4 excited 4 excited 5 he 5 he 6 wanted 6 wanted 7 to 7 to 8 scream 8 scream 9 . but he didn't . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 . he kept his tongue still . 1 he 2 kept 2 kept 3 his 3 his 4 tongue 4 tongue 5 still 5 still 6 . you see , he didn't want [lightfoot] to know that he was being followed . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 didn't 5 didn't 6 want 6 want 8 to 8 to 9 know 9 know 10 that 10 that 11 he 11 he 12 was 12 was 13 being 13 being 14 followed 14 followed 15 . under that pointed cap of [sammy] [jay] ['s] [are] quick wits . 1 under 2 that 2 that 3 pointed 3 pointed 4 cap 4 cap 5 of 5 of 10 quick 10 quick 11 wits 11 wits 12 . lightfoot made so much noise that it was quite easy to know just where he was and so keep out of his sight . 1 lightfoot 2 made 2 made 3 so 3 so 4 much 4 much 5 noise 5 noise 6 that 6 that 7 it 7 it 8 was 8 was 9 quite 9 quite 10 easy 10 easy 11 to 11 to 12 know 12 know 13 just 13 just 14 where 14 where 15 he 15 he 16 was 16 was 17 and 17 and 18 so 18 so 19 keep 19 keep 20 out 20 out 21 of 21 of 22 his 22 his 23 sight 23 sight 24 . " that stranger is nearly as big as [lightfoot] [,] [but] it is very plain that he doesn't want to fight , " [thought] [sammy] . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 stranger 3 stranger 4 is 4 is 5 nearly 5 nearly 6 as 6 as 7 big 7 big 8 as 8 as 12 it 12 it 13 is 13 is 14 very 14 very 15 plain 15 plain 16 that 16 that 17 he 17 he 18 doesn't 18 doesn't 19 want 19 want 20 to 20 to 21 fight 21 fight 22 , 22 , 23 " 23 " 26 . " he must be a coward . " 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 must 3 must 4 be 4 be 5 a 5 a 6 coward 6 coward 7 . 7 . 8 " now the truth is , the stranger was not a coward . 1 now 2 the 2 the 3 truth 3 truth 4 is 4 is 5 , 5 , 6 the 6 the 7 stranger 7 stranger 8 was 8 was 9 not 9 not 10 a 10 a 11 coward 11 coward 12 . he was ready and willing to fight if he had to , but if he could avoid fighting he meant to . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 ready 3 ready 4 and 4 and 5 willing 5 willing 6 to 6 to 7 fight 7 fight 8 if 8 if 9 he 9 he 10 had 10 had 11 to 11 to 12 , 12 , 13 but 13 but 14 if 14 if 15 he 15 he 16 could 16 could 17 avoid 17 avoid 18 fighting 18 fighting 19 he 19 he 20 meant 20 meant 21 to 21 to 22 . you see , big as he was , he wasn't quite so big [as] [lightfoot] , and he knew it . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 big 4 big 5 as 5 as 6 he 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 , 8 , 9 he 9 he 10 wasn't 10 wasn't 11 quite 11 quite 12 so 12 so 13 big 13 big 16 , 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 he 18 he 19 knew 19 knew 20 it 20 it 21 . he [had] [seen] [lightfoot] 's big footprints , and from their size he knew that [lightfoot] must be bigger and heavier than he . 1 he 5 's 5 's 6 big 6 big 7 footprints 7 footprints 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 from 10 from 11 their 11 their 12 size 12 size 13 he 13 he 14 knew 14 knew 15 that 15 that 17 must 17 must 18 be 18 be 19 bigger 19 bigger 20 and 20 and 21 heavier 21 heavier 22 than 22 than 23 he 23 he 24 . then , too , he knew that he really had no right to be there in the [green] [forest] [.] 1 then 2 , 2 , 3 too 3 too 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 knew 6 knew 7 that 7 that 8 he 8 he 9 really 9 really 10 had 10 had 11 no 11 no 12 right 12 right 13 to 13 to 14 be 14 be 15 there 15 there 16 in 16 in 17 the that [was] [lightfoot] ['s] [home] [and] [so] he was an intruder . 1 that 8 he 8 he 9 was 9 was 10 an 10 an 11 intruder 11 intruder 12 . he [knew] [that] [lightfoot] would feel this way about it and that this would make him fight all the harder . 1 he 5 would 5 would 6 feel 6 feel 7 this 7 this 8 way 8 way 9 about 9 about 10 it 10 it 11 and 11 and 12 that 12 that 13 this 13 this 14 would 14 would 15 make 15 make 16 him 16 him 17 fight 17 fight 18 all 18 all 19 the 19 the 20 harder 20 harder 21 . so the big stranger wanted to avoid a fight if possible . 1 so 2 the 2 the 3 big 3 big 4 stranger 4 stranger 5 wanted 5 wanted 6 to 6 to 7 avoid 7 avoid 8 a 8 a 9 fight 9 fight 10 if 10 if 11 possible 11 possible 12 . but he wanted still more to find that beautiful young visitor with the dainty feet [for] [whom] [lightfoot] had been looking . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 wanted 3 wanted 4 still 4 still 5 more 5 more 6 to 6 to 7 find 7 find 8 that 8 that 9 beautiful 9 beautiful 10 young 10 young 11 visitor 11 visitor 12 with 12 with 13 the 13 the 14 dainty 14 dainty 15 feet 15 feet 19 had 19 had 20 been 20 been 21 looking 21 looking 22 . if he had to , he would fight for her , but until he had to he would keep out of the fight . 1 if 2 he 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 to 4 to 5 , 5 , 6 he 6 he 7 would 7 would 8 fight 8 fight 9 for 9 for 10 her 10 her 11 , 11 , 12 but 12 but 13 until 13 until 14 he 14 he 15 had 15 had 16 to 16 to 17 he 17 he 18 would 18 would 19 keep 19 keep 20 out 20 out 21 of 21 of 22 the 22 the 23 fight 23 fight 24 . so he dodged [lightfoot] [and] at the same time looked for the beautiful stranger . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 dodged 3 dodged 6 at 6 at 7 the 7 the 8 same 8 same 9 time 9 time 10 looked 10 looked 11 for 11 for 12 the 12 the 13 beautiful 13 beautiful 14 stranger 14 stranger 15 . all this [sammy] [jay] [guessed] , and after a while he grew tired of following [lightfoot] for nothing . 1 all 2 this 2 this 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 after 8 after 9 a 9 a 10 while 10 while 11 he 11 he 12 grew 12 grew 13 tired 13 tired 14 of 14 of 15 following 15 following 17 for 17 for 18 nothing 18 nothing 19 . " [i] ['ll] have to take a hand in this thing myself , " muttered [sammy] . 1 " 4 have 4 have 5 to 5 to 6 take 6 take 7 a 7 a 8 hand 8 hand 9 in 9 in 10 this 10 this 11 thing 11 thing 12 myself 12 myself 13 , 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 muttered 15 muttered 17 . " at this rate , [lightfoot] [never] will find that big stranger ! " 1 " 2 at 2 at 3 this 3 this 4 rate 4 rate 5 , 5 , 8 will 8 will 9 find 9 find 10 that 10 that 11 big 11 big 12 stranger 12 stranger 13 ! 13 ! 14 " so [sammy] [stopped] [following] [lightfoot] [and] [began] to [search] [through] the [green] [forest] [for] [the] big stranger . 1 so 8 to 8 to 11 the 11 the 16 big 16 big 17 stranger 17 stranger 18 . it didn't take very long to find him . 1 it 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 take 3 take 4 very 4 very 5 long 5 long 6 to 6 to 7 find 7 find 8 him 8 him 9 . he was over near the pond of [paddy] [the] [beaver] . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 over 3 over 4 near 4 near 5 the 5 the 6 pond 6 pond 7 of 7 of 11 . as soon as he saw him , [sammy] [began] to scream at the top of his lungs . 1 as 2 soon 2 soon 3 as 3 as 4 he 4 he 5 saw 5 saw 6 him 6 him 7 , 7 , 10 to 10 to 11 scream 11 scream 12 at 12 at 13 the 13 the 14 top 14 top 15 of 15 of 16 his 16 his 17 lungs 17 lungs 18 . [chapter] [xxxvii] [:] [the] [great] [fight] down from the top of the ridge back of the pond of [paddy] the [beaver] plunged [lightfoot] [the] [deer] , [his] [eyes] [blazing] with rage . 1 down 2 from 2 from 3 the 3 the 4 top 4 top 5 of 5 of 6 the 6 the 7 ridge 7 ridge 8 back 8 back 9 of 9 of 10 the 10 the 11 pond 11 pond 12 of 12 of 14 the 14 the 16 plunged 16 plunged 20 , 20 , 24 with 24 with 25 rage 25 rage 26 . he had understood the screaming of [sammy] [jay] . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 understood 3 understood 4 the 4 the 5 screaming 5 screaming 6 of 6 of 9 . he knew that somewhere down there was the big stranger he had been looking for . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 3 that 4 somewhere 4 somewhere 5 down 5 down 6 there 6 there 7 was 7 was 8 the 8 the 9 big 9 big 10 stranger 10 stranger 11 he 11 he 12 had 12 had 13 been 13 been 14 looking 14 looking 15 for 15 for 16 . the big stranger had understood [sammy] ['s] screaming [quite] as well [as] [lightfoot] . 1 the 2 big 2 big 3 stranger 3 stranger 4 had 4 had 5 understood 5 understood 8 screaming 8 screaming 10 as 10 as 11 well 11 well 14 . he [must] fight . 1 he 3 fight 3 fight 4 . there was no way out of it , he [must] fight . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 no 3 no 4 way 4 way 5 out 5 out 6 of 6 of 7 it 7 it 8 , 8 , 9 he 9 he 11 fight 11 fight 12 . the hair on the back of his neck stood up with anger just as did the hair on the neck of [lightfoot] . 1 the 2 hair 2 hair 3 on 3 on 4 the 4 the 5 back 5 back 6 of 6 of 7 his 7 his 8 neck 8 neck 9 stood 9 stood 10 up 10 up 11 with 11 with 12 anger 12 anger 13 just 13 just 14 as 14 as 15 did 15 did 16 the 16 the 17 hair 17 hair 18 on 18 on 19 the 19 the 20 neck 20 neck 21 of 21 of 23 . his eyes also blazed . 1 his 2 eyes 2 eyes 3 also 3 also 4 blazed 4 blazed 5 . he bounded out into a little open place by the pond [of] [paddy] [the] [beaver] and there he waited . 1 he 2 bounded 2 bounded 3 out 3 out 4 into 4 into 5 a 5 a 6 little 6 little 7 open 7 open 8 place 8 place 9 by 9 by 10 the 10 the 11 pond 11 pond 16 and 16 and 17 there 17 there 18 he 18 he 19 waited 19 waited 20 . meanwhile [sammy] [jay] [was] [flying] [about] [in] the greatest excitement , screaming at the top of his lungs , " a fight ! 1 meanwhile 8 the 8 the 9 greatest 9 greatest 10 excitement 10 excitement 11 , 11 , 12 screaming 12 screaming 13 at 13 at 14 the 14 the 15 top 15 top 16 of 16 of 17 his 17 his 18 lungs 18 lungs 19 , 19 , 20 " 20 " 21 a 21 a 22 fight 22 fight 23 ! a fight ! 1 a 2 fight 2 fight 3 ! a fight ! " 1 a 2 fight 2 fight 3 ! 3 ! 4 " everybody who was near enough hurried there . 1 everybody 2 who 2 who 3 was 3 was 4 near 4 near 5 enough 5 enough 6 hurried 6 hurried 7 there 7 there 8 . bobby [coon] and [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [climbed] [trees] [from] [which] they could see and at the same time be safe . 1 bobby 3 and 3 and 12 they 12 they 13 could 13 could 14 see 14 see 15 and 15 and 16 at 16 at 17 the 17 the 18 same 18 same 19 time 19 time 20 be 20 be 21 safe 21 safe 22 . billy [mink] hurried to a safe place on the dam of [paddy] [the] [beaver] . 1 billy 3 hurried 3 hurried 4 to 4 to 5 a 5 a 6 safe 6 safe 7 place 7 place 8 on 8 on 9 the 9 the 10 dam 10 dam 11 of 11 of 15 . paddy himself climbed up on the roof of his house out in the pond . 1 paddy 2 himself 2 himself 3 climbed 3 climbed 4 up 4 up 5 on 5 on 6 the 6 the 7 roof 7 roof 8 of 8 of 9 his 9 his 10 house 10 house 11 out 11 out 12 in 12 in 13 the 13 the 14 pond 14 pond 15 . buster [bear] shuffled down the hill and watched from the other side of the pond . 1 buster 3 shuffled 3 shuffled 4 down 4 down 5 the 5 the 6 hill 6 hill 7 and 7 and 8 watched 8 watched 9 from 9 from 10 the 10 the 11 other 11 other 12 side 12 side 13 of 13 of 14 the 14 the 15 pond 15 pond 16 . reddy [and] [granny] [fox] [were] [both] [there] . 1 reddy 8 . then , snorting with rage , they lowered their heads and plunged together . 1 then 2 , 2 , 3 snorting 3 snorting 4 with 4 with 5 rage 5 rage 6 , 6 , 7 they 7 they 8 lowered 8 lowered 9 their 9 their 10 heads 10 heads 11 and 11 and 12 plunged 12 plunged 13 together 13 together 14 . their antlers clashed with a noise that rang [through] [the] [green] [forest] , and both fell to their knees . 1 their 2 antlers 2 antlers 3 clashed 3 clashed 4 with 4 with 5 a 5 a 6 noise 6 noise 7 that 7 that 8 rang 8 rang 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 both 15 both 16 fell 16 fell 17 to 17 to 18 their 18 their 19 knees 19 knees 20 . there they pushed and struggled . 1 there 2 they 2 they 3 pushed 3 pushed 4 and 4 and 5 struggled 5 struggled 6 . then they separated and backed away , to repeat the movement over again . 1 then 2 they 2 they 3 separated 3 separated 4 and 4 and 5 backed 5 backed 6 away 6 away 7 , 7 , 8 to 8 to 9 repeat 9 repeat 10 the 10 the 11 movement 11 movement 12 over 12 over 13 again 13 again 14 . it was a terrible fight . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 terrible 4 terrible 5 fight 5 fight 6 . everybody said so . 1 everybody 2 said 2 said 3 so 3 so 4 . if they had not known before , everybody knew now what those great antlers were for . 1 if 2 they 2 they 3 had 3 had 4 not 4 not 5 known 5 known 6 before 6 before 7 , 7 , 8 everybody 8 everybody 9 knew 9 knew 10 now 10 now 11 what 11 what 12 those 12 those 13 great 13 great 14 antlers 14 antlers 15 were 15 were 16 for 16 for 17 . it only made [lightfoot] [fight] [harder] . 1 it 2 only 2 only 3 made 3 made 7 . sometimes they would rear up and strike with their sharp hoofs . 1 sometimes 2 they 2 they 3 would 3 would 4 rear 4 rear 5 up 5 up 6 and 6 and 7 strike 7 strike 8 with 8 with 9 their 9 their 10 sharp 10 sharp 11 hoofs 11 hoofs 12 . back and forth they plunged , and the ground was torn up by their feet . 1 back 2 and 2 and 3 forth 3 forth 4 they 4 they 5 plunged 5 plunged 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 the 8 the 9 ground 9 ground 10 was 10 was 11 torn 11 torn 12 up 12 up 13 by 13 by 14 their 14 their 15 feet 15 feet 16 . both were getting out of breath , and from time to time they had to stop for a moment 's rest . 1 both 2 were 2 were 3 getting 3 getting 4 out 4 out 5 of 5 of 6 breath 6 breath 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 from 9 from 10 time 10 time 11 to 11 to 12 time 12 time 13 they 13 they 14 had 14 had 15 to 15 to 16 stop 16 stop 17 for 17 for 18 a 18 a 19 moment 19 moment 20 's 20 's 21 rest 21 rest 22 . then they would come together again more fiercely than ever . 1 then 2 they 2 they 3 would 3 would 4 come 4 come 5 together 5 together 6 again 6 again 7 more 7 more 8 fiercely 8 fiercely 9 than 9 than 10 ever 10 ever 11 . never had such a fight been seen in the [green] [forest] [.] 1 never 2 had 2 had 3 such 3 such 4 a 4 a 5 fight 5 fight 6 been 6 been 7 seen 7 seen 8 in 8 in 9 the [chapter] [xxxviii] [:] [an] [unseen] [watcher] each was filled fully with rage and determined to drive the other [from] [the] [green] [forest] . 1 each 2 was 2 was 3 filled 3 filled 4 fully 4 fully 5 with 5 with 6 rage 6 rage 7 and 7 and 8 determined 8 determined 9 to 9 to 10 drive 10 drive 11 the 11 the 12 other 12 other 17 . each was fighting for the right to win [the] [love] of [miss] [daintyfoot] . 1 each 2 was 2 was 3 fighting 3 fighting 4 for 4 for 5 the 5 the 6 right 6 right 7 to 7 to 8 win 8 win 11 of 11 of 14 . neither of them knew that [miss] [daintyfoot] [herself] was watching them . 1 neither 2 of 2 of 3 them 3 them 4 knew 4 knew 5 that 5 that 9 was 9 was 10 watching 10 watching 11 them 11 them 12 . but she was . 1 but 2 she 2 she 3 was 3 was 4 . timidly she had stolen forward to a thicket where , safely hidden , she could watch that terrible fight . 1 timidly 2 she 2 she 3 had 3 had 4 stolen 4 stolen 5 forward 5 forward 6 to 6 to 7 a 7 a 8 thicket 8 thicket 9 where 9 where 10 , 10 , 11 safely 11 safely 12 hidden 12 hidden 13 , 13 , 14 she 14 she 15 could 15 could 16 watch 16 watch 17 that 17 that 18 terrible 18 terrible 19 fight 19 fight 20 . she knew that they were fighting for her . 1 she 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 3 that 4 they 4 they 5 were 5 were 6 fighting 6 fighting 7 for 7 for 8 her 8 her 9 . of course . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 . she knew it just as she had known how both had been hunting for her . 1 she 2 knew 2 knew 3 it 3 it 4 just 4 just 5 as 5 as 6 she 6 she 7 had 7 had 8 known 8 known 9 how 9 how 10 both 10 both 11 had 11 had 12 been 12 been 13 hunting 13 hunting 14 for 14 for 15 her 15 her 16 . what she didn't know for some time was which one she wanted to win that fight . 1 what 2 she 2 she 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 know 4 know 5 for 5 for 6 some 6 some 7 time 7 time 8 was 8 was 9 which 9 which 10 one 10 one 11 she 11 she 12 wanted 12 wanted 13 to 13 to 14 win 14 win 15 that 15 that 16 fight 16 fight 17 . both [lightfoot] [and] [the] [big] [stranger] were handsome . 1 both 7 were 7 were 8 handsome 8 handsome 9 . yes , indeed , they were very handsome . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 3 indeed 3 indeed 4 , 4 , 5 they 5 they 6 were 6 were 7 very 7 very 8 handsome 8 handsome 9 . lightfoot was just a little bit the bigger and it seemed to her just a little bit the handsomer . 1 lightfoot 2 was 2 was 3 just 3 just 4 a 4 a 5 little 5 little 6 bit 6 bit 7 the 7 the 8 bigger 8 bigger 9 and 9 and 10 it 10 it 11 seemed 11 seemed 12 to 12 to 13 her 13 her 14 just 14 just 15 a 15 a 16 little 16 little 17 bit 17 bit 18 the 18 the 19 handsomer 19 handsomer 20 . she almost wanted him to win . 1 she 2 almost 2 almost 3 wanted 3 wanted 4 him 4 him 5 to 5 to 6 win 6 win 7 . that great fight lasted a long time . 1 that 2 great 2 great 3 fight 3 fight 4 lasted 4 lasted 5 a 5 a 6 long 6 long 7 time 7 time 8 . to [pretty] [miss] [daintyfoot] it [seemed] that it never would end . 1 to 5 it 5 it 7 that 7 that 8 it 8 it 9 never 9 never 10 would 10 would 11 end 11 end 12 . but after a [while] [lightfoot] ['s] greater size and strength began to tell . 1 but 2 after 2 after 3 a 3 a 7 greater 7 greater 8 size 8 size 9 and 9 and 10 strength 10 strength 11 began 11 began 12 to 12 to 13 tell 13 tell 14 . little by little the big stranger was forced back towards the edge of the open place . 1 little 2 by 2 by 3 little 3 little 4 the 4 the 5 big 5 big 6 stranger 6 stranger 7 was 7 was 8 forced 8 forced 9 back 9 back 10 towards 10 towards 11 the 11 the 12 edge 12 edge 13 of 13 of 14 the 14 the 15 open 15 open 16 place 16 place 17 . now he would be thrown to his knees [when] [lightfoot] [wasn't] . 1 now 2 he 2 he 3 would 3 would 4 be 4 be 5 thrown 5 thrown 6 to 6 to 7 his 7 his 8 knees 8 knees 12 . as [lightfoot] [saw] this , he seemed to gain new strength . 1 as 4 this 4 this 5 , 5 , 6 he 6 he 7 seemed 7 seemed 8 to 8 to 9 gain 9 gain 10 new 10 new 11 strength 11 strength 12 . at last he caught the stranger in such a way that he threw him over . 1 at 2 last 2 last 3 he 3 he 4 caught 4 caught 5 the 5 the 6 stranger 6 stranger 7 in 7 in 8 such 8 such 9 a 9 a 10 way 10 way 11 that 11 that 12 he 12 he 13 threw 13 threw 14 him 14 him 15 over 15 over 16 . while the stranger struggled to get to his feet [again] , [lightfoot] ['s] sharp antlers made long tears in his gray coat . 1 while 2 the 2 the 3 stranger 3 stranger 4 struggled 4 struggled 5 to 5 to 6 get 6 get 7 to 7 to 8 his 8 his 9 feet 9 feet 11 , 11 , 14 sharp 14 sharp 15 antlers 15 antlers 16 made 16 made 17 long 17 long 18 tears 18 tears 19 in 19 in 20 his 20 his 21 gray 21 gray 22 coat 22 coat 23 . the stranger was beaten and he knew it . 1 the 2 stranger 2 stranger 3 was 3 was 4 beaten 4 beaten 5 and 5 and 6 he 6 he 7 knew 7 knew 8 it 8 it 9 . the instant he succeeded in getting to his feet he turned tail and plunged for the shelter of [the] [green] [forest] . 1 the 2 instant 2 instant 3 he 3 he 4 succeeded 4 succeeded 5 in 5 in 6 getting 6 getting 7 to 7 to 8 his 8 his 9 feet 9 feet 10 he 10 he 11 turned 11 turned 12 tail 12 tail 13 and 13 and 14 plunged 14 plunged 15 for 15 for 16 the 16 the 17 shelter 17 shelter 18 of 18 of 22 . with a snort of triumph , [lightfoot] plunged [after] him . 1 with 2 a 2 a 3 snort 3 snort 4 of 4 of 5 triumph 5 triumph 6 , 6 , 8 plunged 8 plunged 10 him 10 him 11 . but now that he was beaten , fear took possession of the stranger . 1 but 2 now 2 now 3 that 3 that 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 beaten 6 beaten 7 , 7 , 8 fear 8 fear 9 took 9 took 10 possession 10 possession 11 of 11 of 12 the 12 the 13 stranger 13 stranger 14 . all desire to fight left him . 1 all 2 desire 2 desire 3 to 3 to 4 fight 4 fight 5 left 5 left 6 him 6 him 7 . his one thought was to get away , and fear gave him speed . 1 his 2 one 2 one 3 thought 3 thought 4 was 4 was 5 to 5 to 6 get 6 get 7 away 7 away 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 fear 10 fear 11 gave 11 gave 12 him 12 him 13 speed 13 speed 14 . straight [back] [towards] [the] [great] [mountain] [from] [which] he had come the stranger headed . 1 straight 9 he 9 he 10 had 10 had 11 come 11 come 12 the 12 the 13 stranger 13 stranger 14 headed 14 headed 15 . lightfoot followed only a short distance . 1 lightfoot 2 followed 2 followed 3 only 3 only 4 a 4 a 5 short 5 short 6 distance 6 distance 7 . he knew that that stranger was going for good and would not come back . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 3 that 4 that 4 that 5 stranger 5 stranger 6 was 6 was 7 going 7 going 8 for 8 for 9 good 9 good 10 and 10 and 11 would 11 would 12 not 12 not 13 come 13 come 14 back 14 back 15 . then [lightfoot] [turned] [back] to the open place where they had fought . 1 then 5 to 5 to 6 the 6 the 7 open 7 open 8 place 8 place 9 where 9 where 10 they 10 they 11 had 11 had 12 fought 12 fought 13 . there he threw up his beautiful head , crowned by its great antlers , and whistled a challenge to all [the] [green] [forest] . 1 there 2 he 2 he 3 threw 3 threw 4 up 4 up 5 his 5 his 6 beautiful 6 beautiful 7 head 7 head 8 , 8 , 9 crowned 9 crowned 10 by 10 by 11 its 11 its 12 great 12 great 13 antlers 13 antlers 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 whistled 16 whistled 17 a 17 a 18 challenge 18 challenge 19 to 19 to 20 all 20 all 24 . as she looked at him , [miss] [daintyfoot] [knew] that she had wanted him to win . 1 as 2 she 2 she 3 looked 3 looked 4 at 4 at 5 him 5 him 6 , 6 , 10 that 10 that 11 she 11 she 12 had 12 had 13 wanted 13 wanted 14 him 14 him 15 to 15 to 16 win 16 win 17 . she knew that there simply couldn't be anybody else so handsome and strong and brave in all [the] [great] [world] . 1 she 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 3 that 4 there 4 there 5 simply 5 simply 6 couldn't 6 couldn't 7 be 7 be 8 anybody 8 anybody 9 else 9 else 10 so 10 so 11 handsome 11 handsome 12 and 12 and 13 strong 13 strong 14 and 14 and 15 brave 15 brave 16 in 16 in 17 all 17 all 21 . [chapter] [xxxix] [:] [lightfoot] [discovers] [love] she adored him , which means that she loved him just as much as it was possible for her to love . 1 she 2 adored 2 adored 3 him 3 him 4 , 4 , 5 which 5 which 6 means 6 means 7 that 7 that 8 she 8 she 9 loved 9 loved 10 him 10 him 11 just 11 just 12 as 12 as 13 much 13 much 14 as 14 as 15 it 15 it 16 was 16 was 17 possible 17 possible 18 for 18 for 19 her 19 her 20 to 20 to 21 love 21 love 22 . but [lightfoot] didn't know this . 1 but 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 know 4 know 5 this 5 this 6 . in fact , he didn't know that [miss] [daintyfoot] was there . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 didn't 5 didn't 6 know 6 know 7 that 7 that 10 was 10 was 11 there 11 there 12 . his one thought had been to drive out of the [green] [forest] [the] big stranger who had come down [from] [the] [great] [mountain] . 1 his 2 one 2 one 3 thought 3 thought 4 had 4 had 5 been 5 been 6 to 6 to 7 drive 7 drive 8 out 8 out 9 of 9 of 10 the 10 the 14 big 14 big 15 stranger 15 stranger 16 who 16 who 17 had 17 had 18 come 18 come 19 down 19 down 24 . he had been jealous of that big stranger , though he hadn't known that he was jealous . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 been 3 been 4 jealous 4 jealous 5 of 5 of 6 that 6 that 7 big 7 big 8 stranger 8 stranger 9 , 9 , 10 though 10 though 11 he 11 he 12 hadn't 12 hadn't 13 known 13 known 14 that 14 that 15 he 15 he 16 was 16 was 17 jealous 17 jealous 18 . of course this was nothing but jealousy . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 this 3 this 4 was 4 was 5 nothing 5 nothing 6 but 6 but 7 jealousy 7 jealousy 8 . in its place was a great longing to find [miss] [daintyfoot] . 1 in 2 its 2 its 3 place 3 place 4 was 4 was 5 a 5 a 6 great 6 great 7 longing 7 longing 8 to 8 to 9 find 9 find 12 . his great eyes became once more soft and beautiful . 1 his 2 great 2 great 3 eyes 3 eyes 4 became 4 became 5 once 5 once 6 more 6 more 7 soft 7 soft 8 and 8 and 9 beautiful 9 beautiful 10 . in them was a look of wistfulness . 1 in 2 them 2 them 3 was 3 was 4 a 4 a 5 look 5 look 6 of 6 of 7 wistfulness 7 wistfulness 8 . lightfoot walked down to the edge of the water and drank , for he was very , very thirsty . 1 lightfoot 2 walked 2 walked 3 down 3 down 4 to 4 to 5 the 5 the 6 edge 6 edge 7 of 7 of 8 the 8 the 9 water 9 water 10 and 10 and 11 drank 11 drank 12 , 12 , 13 for 13 for 14 he 14 he 15 was 15 was 16 very 16 very 17 , 17 , 18 very 18 very 19 thirsty 19 thirsty 20 . then he turned , intending to take up once more his search for [beautiful] [miss] [daintyfoot] . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 turned 3 turned 4 , 4 , 5 intending 5 intending 6 to 6 to 7 take 7 take 8 up 8 up 9 once 9 once 10 more 10 more 11 his 11 his 12 search 12 search 13 for 13 for 17 . when he turned he faced the thicket in which [miss] [daintyfoot] was hiding . 1 when 2 he 2 he 3 turned 3 turned 4 he 4 he 5 faced 5 faced 6 the 6 the 7 thicket 7 thicket 8 in 8 in 9 which 9 which 12 was 12 was 13 hiding 13 hiding 14 . his keen eyes caught a little movement of the branches . 1 his 2 keen 2 keen 3 eyes 3 eyes 4 caught 4 caught 5 a 5 a 6 little 6 little 7 movement 7 movement 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 branches 10 branches 11 . he wondered if she would disappear and run away as she had the last time he saw her . 1 he 2 wondered 2 wondered 3 if 3 if 4 she 4 she 5 would 5 would 6 disappear 6 disappear 7 and 7 and 8 run 8 run 9 away 9 away 10 as 10 as 11 she 11 she 12 had 12 had 13 the 13 the 14 last 14 last 15 time 15 time 16 he 16 he 17 saw 17 saw 18 her 18 her 19 . he took a step or two forward . 1 he 2 took 2 took 3 a 3 a 4 step 4 step 5 or 5 or 6 two 6 two 7 forward 7 forward 8 . the beautiful head was withdrawn . 1 the 2 beautiful 2 beautiful 3 head 3 head 4 was 4 was 5 withdrawn 5 withdrawn 6 . lightfoot 's heart sank . 1 lightfoot 2 's 2 's 3 heart 3 heart 4 sank 4 sank 5 . then he bounded forward into that thicket . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 bounded 3 bounded 4 forward 4 forward 5 into 5 into 6 that 6 that 7 thicket 7 thicket 8 . there [stood] [miss] [daintyfoot] , timid , bashful , but with a look in her [eyes] [which] [lightfoot] [could] [not] mistake . 1 there 5 , 5 , 6 timid 6 timid 7 , 7 , 8 bashful 8 bashful 9 , 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 with 11 with 12 a 12 a 13 look 13 look 14 in 14 in 15 her 15 her 21 mistake 21 mistake 22 . it was love . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 love 3 love 4 . lightfoot knew that he [loved] [miss] [daintyfoot] [and] , looking into her soft , gentle eyes , he [knew] that [miss] [daintyfoot] loved him . 1 lightfoot 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 3 that 4 he 4 he 9 , 9 , 10 looking 10 looking 11 into 11 into 12 her 12 her 13 soft 13 soft 14 , 14 , 15 gentle 15 gentle 16 eyes 16 eyes 17 , 17 , 18 he 18 he 20 that 20 that 23 loved 23 loved 24 him 24 him 25 . [chapter] [xl] [:] [happy] [days] [in] [the] [green] [forest] these were happy days in the [green] [forest] [.] 1 these 2 were 2 were 3 happy 3 happy 4 days 4 days 5 in 5 in 6 the at least , they were [happy] for [lightfoot] [the] [deer] . 1 at 2 least 2 least 3 , 3 , 4 they 4 they 5 were 5 were 7 for 7 for 11 . they were the happiest days he had ever known . 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 the 3 the 4 happiest 4 happiest 5 days 5 days 6 he 6 he 7 had 7 had 8 ever 8 ever 9 known 9 known 10 . you see , he had won beautiful , slender , young [miss] [daintyfoot] , and now she was no longer [miss] [daintyfoot] [but] [mrs] [lightfoot] . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 won 6 won 7 beautiful 7 beautiful 8 , 8 , 9 slender 9 slender 10 , 10 , 11 young 11 young 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 now 16 now 17 she 17 she 18 was 18 was 19 no 19 no 20 longer 20 longer 26 . wherever [lightfoot] [went] [,] [mrs] [lightfoot] [went] . 1 wherever 8 . he showed her all his favorite hiding-places . 1 he 2 showed 2 showed 3 her 3 her 4 all 4 all 5 his 5 his 6 favorite 6 favorite 7 hiding-places 7 hiding-places 8 . he led her to his favorite eating-places . 1 he 2 led 2 led 3 her 3 her 4 to 4 to 5 his 5 his 6 favorite 6 favorite 7 eating-places 7 eating-places 8 . but he didn't stop to think and proudly led her from place to place . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 stop 4 stop 5 to 5 to 6 think 6 think 7 and 7 and 8 proudly 8 proudly 9 led 9 led 10 her 10 her 11 from 11 from 12 place 12 place 13 to 13 to 14 place 14 place 15 . and [mrs] [lightfoot] wisely expressed delight with all she saw quite as if it were all new . 1 and 4 wisely 4 wisely 5 expressed 5 expressed 6 delight 6 delight 7 with 7 with 8 all 8 all 9 she 9 she 10 saw 10 saw 11 quite 11 quite 12 as 12 as 13 if 13 if 14 it 14 it 15 were 15 were 16 all 16 all 17 new 17 new 18 . and they really did feel glad . 1 and 2 they 2 they 3 really 3 really 4 did 4 did 5 feel 5 feel 6 glad 6 glad 7 . the [green] [forest] [would] [not] be [the] [same] at all [without] [lightfoot] [the] [deer] . 1 the 6 be 6 be 9 at 9 at 10 all 10 all 15 . " [i] [know] [,] ["] [replied] [mrs] [lightfoot] [softly] . 1 " 10 . " [i] [know] all about it . 1 " 4 all 4 all 5 about 5 about 6 it 6 it 7 . you see , there were hunters on [the] [great] [mountain] . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 there 4 there 5 were 5 were 6 hunters 6 hunters 7 on 7 on 11 . in fact , that is [how] [i] [happened] to come [down] to [the] [green] [forest] . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 3 , 4 that 4 that 5 is 5 is 9 to 9 to 10 come 10 come 12 to 12 to 16 . they hunted me so up there [that] [i] [did] [not] [dare] [stay] , and [i] came down here thinking that there might be fewer hunters . 1 they 2 hunted 2 hunted 3 me 3 me 4 so 4 so 5 up 5 up 6 there 6 there 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 16 came 16 came 17 down 17 down 18 here 18 here 19 thinking 19 thinking 20 that 20 that 21 there 21 there 22 might 22 might 23 be 23 be 24 fewer 24 fewer 25 hunters 25 hunters 26 . i [wouldn't] [have] [believed] [that] [i] could ever be thankful to hunters for anything , but [i] [am] , truly [i] [am] . " 1 i 7 could 7 could 8 ever 8 ever 9 be 9 be 10 thankful 10 thankful 11 to 11 to 12 hunters 12 hunters 13 for 13 for 14 anything 14 anything 15 , 15 , 16 but 16 but 19 , 19 , 20 truly 20 truly 23 . 23 . 24 " there was a puzzled look on [lightfoot] ['s] [face] . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 puzzled 4 puzzled 5 look 5 look 6 on 6 on 10 . " what for ? " he demanded . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 for 3 for 4 ? 4 ? 5 " 5 " 6 he 6 he 7 demanded 7 demanded 8 . " [i] can't imagine anybody being thankful to hunters for anything . " 1 " 3 can't 3 can't 4 imagine 4 imagine 5 anybody 5 anybody 6 being 6 being 7 thankful 7 thankful 8 to 8 to 9 hunters 9 hunters 10 for 10 for 11 anything 11 anything 12 . 12 . 13 " " oh , you stupid , " [cried] [mrs] [lightfoot] . 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 , 3 , 4 you 4 you 5 stupid 5 stupid 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 11 . " [don't] you [see] [that] [if] [i] hadn't been driven [down] [from] [the] [great] [mountain] , [i] never [would] [have] [found] [you] ? " 1 " 3 you 3 you 8 hadn't 8 hadn't 9 been 9 been 10 driven 10 driven 16 , 16 , 18 never 18 never 23 ? 23 ? 24 " " you [mean] [,] [i] never would have [found] [you] , " retorted [lightfoot] . 1 " 2 you 2 you 6 never 6 never 7 would 7 would 8 have 8 have 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 retorted 13 retorted 15 . " [i] [guess] [i] [owe] these hunters more than you do . 1 " 6 these 6 these 7 hunters 7 hunters 8 more 8 more 9 than 9 than 10 you 10 you 11 do 11 do 12 . i owe them the greatest happiness [i] [have] ever [known] , but [i] never would have thought of it myself . 1 i 2 owe 2 owe 3 them 3 them 4 the 4 the 5 greatest 5 greatest 6 happiness 6 happiness 9 ever 9 ever 11 , 11 , 12 but 12 but 14 never 14 never 15 would 15 would 16 have 16 have 17 thought 17 thought 18 of 18 of 19 it 19 it 20 myself 20 myself 21 . isn't it queer how things which seem the very worst possible sometimes turn out to be the very best possible ? " 1 isn't 2 it 2 it 3 queer 3 queer 4 how 4 how 5 things 5 things 6 which 6 which 7 seem 7 seem 8 the 8 the 9 very 9 very 10 worst 10 worst 11 possible 11 possible 12 sometimes 12 sometimes 13 turn 13 turn 14 out 14 out 15 to 15 to 16 be 16 be 17 the 17 the 18 very 18 very 19 best 19 best 20 possible 20 possible 21 ? 21 ? 22 " blacky [the] [crow] [is] [one] [of] [lightfoot] 's friends , but sometimes even friends are envious . 1 blacky 8 's 8 's 9 friends 9 friends 10 , 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 sometimes 12 sometimes 13 even 13 even 14 friends 14 friends 15 are 15 are 16 envious 16 envious 17 . it is so [with] [blacky] . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 so 3 so 6 . he insists that he is quite as important [in] [the] [green] [forest] [as] [is] [lightfoot] and that his doings are quite as interesting . 1 he 2 insists 2 insists 3 that 3 that 4 he 4 he 5 is 5 is 6 quite 6 quite 7 as 7 as 8 important 8 important 16 and 16 and 17 that 17 that 18 his 18 his 19 doings 19 doings 20 are 20 are 21 quite 21 quite 22 as 22 as 23 interesting 23 interesting 24 . therefore just to please him the next book is to be [blacky] [the] [crow] . 1 therefore 2 just 2 just 3 to 3 to 4 please 4 please 5 him 5 him 6 the 6 the 7 next 7 next 8 book 8 book 9 is 9 is 10 to 10 to 11 be 11 be 15 . end [of] [project] [gutenberg] ['s] [lightfoot] [the] [deer] , [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] 1 end 9 ,