[produced] [by] [kent] [fielden] [the] [adventures] [of] [jerry] [muskrat] [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] [chapter] [i] [:] [jerry] [muskrat] [has] [a] [fright] what [was] it [mother] [muskrat] had said [about] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] and his traps ? 1 what 3 it 3 it 6 had 6 had 7 said 7 said 13 and 13 and 14 his 14 his 15 traps 15 traps 16 ? [jerry] [muskrat] [sat] [on] [the] [edge] [of] [the] [big] [rock] [and] [kicked] [his] [heels] [while] [he] [tried] [to] [remember] [.] the fact is , [jerry] had not half heeded . 1 the 2 fact 2 fact 3 is 3 is 4 , 4 , 6 had 6 had 7 not 7 not 8 half 8 half 9 heeded 9 heeded 10 . he had been thinking of other things . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 been 3 been 4 thinking 4 thinking 5 of 5 of 6 other 6 other 7 things 7 things 8 . besides , it [seemed] [to] [him] [that] [mother] [muskrat] was altogether foolish about a great many things . 1 besides 2 , 2 , 3 it 3 it 10 was 10 was 11 altogether 11 altogether 12 foolish 12 foolish 13 about 13 about 14 a 14 a 15 great 15 great 16 many 16 many 17 things 17 things 18 . what [if] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] is [setting] [traps] [around] [the] [smiling] [pool] ? 1 what 7 is 7 is 14 ? i guess he can't [fool] [your] [uncle] [jerry] . 1 i 2 guess 2 guess 3 he 3 he 4 can't 4 can't 9 . he isn't so smart as he thinks he [is] [;] [i] can fool him any day . " 1 he 2 isn't 2 isn't 3 so 3 so 4 smart 4 smart 5 as 5 as 6 he 6 he 7 thinks 7 thinks 8 he 8 he 12 can 12 can 13 fool 13 fool 14 him 14 him 15 any 15 any 16 day 16 day 17 . 17 . 18 " jerry chuckled . 1 jerry 2 chuckled 2 chuckled 3 . he was thinking of how he [had] [once] [fooled] [farmer] [brown] 's [boy] [into] [thinking] a big trout was on his hook . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 thinking 3 thinking 4 of 4 of 5 how 5 how 6 he 6 he 12 's 12 's 16 a 16 a 17 big 17 big 18 trout 18 trout 19 was 19 was 20 on 20 on 21 his 21 his 22 hook 22 hook 23 . [slowly] [jerry] [slid] [into] [the] [smiling] [pool] [and] [swam] [over] [towards] [his] [favorite] [log] [.] [peter] [rabbit] [stuck] [his] [head] [over] [the] [edge] [of] [the] [bank] [.] better watch out ! " 1 better 2 watch 2 watch 3 out 3 out 4 ! 4 ! 5 " " go [chase] yourself [,] [peter] [rabbit] . 1 " 2 go 2 go 4 yourself 4 yourself 8 . i [guess] [i] can look out for myself , " [replied] [jerry] [,] just a little crossly . 1 i 4 can 4 can 5 look 5 look 6 out 6 out 7 for 7 for 8 myself 8 myself 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 14 just 14 just 15 a 15 a 16 little 16 little 17 crossly 17 crossly 18 . peter made a wry face and started for the sweet clover patch . 1 peter 2 made 2 made 3 a 3 a 4 wry 4 wry 5 face 5 face 6 and 6 and 7 started 7 started 8 for 8 for 9 the 9 the 10 sweet 10 sweet 11 clover 11 clover 12 patch 12 patch 13 . hardly was he out of sight [when] [billy] [mink] [and] [bobby] [coon] [came] [down] [the] [laughing] [brook] [together] . 1 hardly 2 was 2 was 3 he 3 he 4 out 4 out 5 of 5 of 6 sight 6 sight 19 . they seemed very much excited . 1 they 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 very 3 very 4 much 4 much 5 excited 5 excited 6 . " you 'd better watch out , [jerry] [,] " [warned] [billy] [mink] [,] who is a great traveler and has had wide experience . 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 'd 3 'd 4 better 4 better 5 watch 5 watch 6 out 6 out 7 , 7 , 10 " 10 " 15 who 15 who 16 is 16 is 17 a 17 a 18 great 18 great 19 traveler 19 traveler 20 and 20 and 21 has 21 has 22 had 22 had 23 wide 23 wide 24 experience 24 experience 25 . and what do you suppose he was thinking about as he swam along ? 1 and 2 what 2 what 3 do 3 do 4 you 4 you 5 suppose 5 suppose 6 he 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 thinking 8 thinking 9 about 9 about 10 as 10 as 11 he 11 he 12 swam 12 swam 13 along 13 along 14 ? as he drew near his favorite log , something tickled his nose . 1 as 2 he 2 he 3 drew 3 drew 4 near 4 near 5 his 5 his 6 favorite 6 favorite 7 log 7 log 8 , 8 , 9 something 9 something 10 tickled 10 tickled 11 his 11 his 12 nose 12 nose 13 . he stopped swimming to sniff and sniff . 1 he 2 stopped 2 stopped 3 swimming 3 swimming 4 to 4 to 5 sniff 5 sniff 6 and 6 and 7 sniff 7 sniff 8 . my , how good it did smell ! 1 my 2 , 2 , 3 how 3 how 4 good 4 good 5 it 5 it 6 did 6 did 7 smell 7 smell 8 ! and it seemed to come right straight from the old log . 1 and 2 it 2 it 3 seemed 3 seemed 4 to 4 to 5 come 5 come 6 right 6 right 7 straight 7 straight 8 from 8 from 9 the 9 the 10 old 10 old 11 log 11 log 12 . jerry began to swim as fast as he could . 1 jerry 2 began 2 began 3 to 3 to 4 swim 4 swim 5 as 5 as 6 fast 6 fast 7 as 7 as 8 he 8 he 9 could 9 could 10 . in a few minutes he scrambled out on the old log . 1 in 2 a 2 a 3 few 3 few 4 minutes 4 minutes 5 he 5 he 6 scrambled 6 scrambled 7 out 7 out 8 on 8 on 9 the 9 the 10 old 10 old 11 log 11 log 12 . then [jerry] [rubbed] his eyes three times to be sure that he saw aright . 1 then 4 his 4 his 5 eyes 5 eyes 6 three 6 three 7 times 7 times 8 to 8 to 9 be 9 be 10 sure 10 sure 11 that 11 that 12 he 12 he 13 saw 13 saw 14 aright 14 aright 15 . there were luscious pieces of carrot lying right in front of him . 1 there 2 were 2 were 3 luscious 3 luscious 4 pieces 4 pieces 5 of 5 of 6 carrot 6 carrot 7 lying 7 lying 8 right 8 right 9 in 9 in 10 front 10 front 11 of 11 of 12 him 12 him 13 . now there is nothing [that] [jerry] [muskrat] [likes] [better] [than] [carrot] . 1 now 2 there 2 there 3 is 3 is 4 nothing 4 nothing 12 . so he didn't stop to wonder how it got there . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 stop 4 stop 5 to 5 to 6 wonder 6 wonder 7 how 7 how 8 it 8 it 9 got 9 got 10 there 10 there 11 . he just reached out for the nearest piece and ate it . 1 he 2 just 2 just 3 reached 3 reached 4 out 4 out 5 for 5 for 6 the 6 the 7 nearest 7 nearest 8 piece 8 piece 9 and 9 and 10 ate 10 ate 11 it 11 it 12 . then he reached for the next piece and ate it . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 reached 3 reached 4 for 4 for 5 the 5 the 6 next 6 next 7 piece 7 piece 8 and 8 and 9 ate 9 ate 10 it 10 it 11 . then he did a funny little dance just for joy . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 did 3 did 4 a 4 a 5 funny 5 funny 6 little 6 little 7 dance 7 dance 8 just 8 just 9 for 9 for 10 joy 10 joy 11 . when he was quite out of breath , he sat down to rest . 1 when 2 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 quite 4 quite 5 out 5 out 6 of 6 of 7 breath 7 breath 8 , 8 , 9 he 9 he 10 sat 10 sat 11 down 11 down 12 to 12 to 13 rest 13 rest 14 . snap ! 1 snap 2 ! [something] [had] [jerry] [muskrat] [by] [the] [tail] [!] jerry squealed with fright and pain . 1 jerry 2 squealed 2 squealed 3 with 3 with 4 fright 4 fright 5 and 5 and 6 pain 6 pain 7 . oh , how it did hurt ! 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 how 3 how 4 it 4 it 5 did 5 did 6 hurt 6 hurt 7 ! he twisted and turned , but he was held fast and could not see what had him . 1 he 2 twisted 2 twisted 3 and 3 and 4 turned 4 turned 5 , 5 , 6 but 6 but 7 he 7 he 8 was 8 was 9 held 9 held 10 fast 10 fast 11 and 11 and 12 could 12 could 13 not 13 not 14 see 14 see 15 what 15 what 16 had 16 had 17 him 17 him 18 . then he pulled and pulled , until it seemed as if his tail would pull off . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 pulled 3 pulled 4 and 4 and 5 pulled 5 pulled 6 , 6 , 7 until 7 until 8 it 8 it 9 seemed 9 seemed 10 as 10 as 11 if 11 if 12 his 12 his 13 tail 13 tail 14 would 14 would 15 pull 15 pull 16 off 16 off 17 . but it didn't . 1 but 2 it 2 it 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 . so he kept pulling , and pretty soon the thing let go so suddenly [that] [jerry] [tumbled] [head] [first] [into] [the] [water] . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 kept 3 kept 4 pulling 4 pulling 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 pretty 7 pretty 8 soon 8 soon 9 the 9 the 10 thing 10 thing 11 let 11 let 12 go 12 go 13 so 13 so 14 suddenly 14 suddenly 23 . when he reached home , [mother] [muskrat] [did] his [sore] tail up for him . 1 when 2 he 2 he 3 reached 3 reached 4 home 4 home 5 , 5 , 9 his 9 his 11 tail 11 tail 12 up 12 up 13 for 13 for 14 him 14 him 15 . " [what] [did] [i] tell you about traps ? " she asked severely . 1 " 5 tell 5 tell 6 you 6 you 7 about 7 about 8 traps 8 traps 9 ? 9 ? 10 " 10 " 11 she 11 she 12 asked 12 asked 13 severely 13 severely 14 . jerry stopped crying . 1 jerry 2 stopped 2 stopped 3 crying 3 crying 4 . " was that a trap ? " he asked . 1 " 2 was 2 was 3 that 3 that 4 a 4 a 5 trap 5 trap 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 7 " 8 he 8 he 9 asked 9 asked 10 . then he remembered that in his fright he didn't even see it . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 remembered 3 remembered 4 that 4 that 5 in 5 in 6 his 6 his 7 fright 7 fright 8 he 8 he 9 didn't 9 didn't 10 even 10 even 11 see 11 see 12 it 12 it 13 . " oh , dear , " he moaned , " [i] [wouldn't] [know] [one] [to-day] if [i] [met] [it] . " 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 , 3 , 4 dear 4 dear 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 he 7 he 8 moaned 8 moaned 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 16 if 16 if 20 . 20 . 21 " [chapter] [ii] [:] [the] [convention] [at] [the] [big] [rock] jolly round , [red] [mr] [sun] looked [down] on [the] [smiling] [pool] . 1 jolly 2 round 2 round 3 , 3 , 7 looked 7 looked 9 on 9 on 13 . he almost forgot to keep on climbing up in the blue sky , he was so interested in what he saw there . 1 he 2 almost 2 almost 3 forgot 3 forgot 4 to 4 to 5 keep 5 keep 6 on 6 on 7 climbing 7 climbing 8 up 8 up 9 in 9 in 10 the 10 the 11 blue 11 blue 12 sky 12 sky 13 , 13 , 14 he 14 he 15 was 15 was 16 so 16 so 17 interested 17 interested 18 in 18 in 19 what 19 what 20 he 20 he 21 saw 21 saw 22 there 22 there 23 . what do you think it was ? 1 what 2 do 2 do 3 you 3 you 4 think 4 think 5 it 5 it 6 was 6 was 7 ? why , it was [a] [convention] [at] [the] [big] [rock] , the queerest convention he ever had seen . 1 why 2 , 2 , 3 it 3 it 4 was 4 was 11 , 11 , 12 the 12 the 13 queerest 13 queerest 14 convention 14 convention 15 he 15 he 16 ever 16 ever 17 had 17 had 18 seen 18 seen 19 . your papa would say that it was a mass-meeting of angry citizens . 1 your 2 papa 2 papa 3 would 3 would 4 say 4 say 5 that 5 that 6 it 6 it 7 was 7 was 8 a 8 a 9 mass-meeting 9 mass-meeting 10 of 10 of 11 angry 11 angry 12 citizens 12 citizens 13 . maybe it was , but that is a pretty long term . 1 maybe 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 , 4 , 5 but 5 but 6 that 6 that 7 is 7 is 8 a 8 a 9 pretty 9 pretty 10 long 10 long 11 term 11 term 12 . anyway , [mother] [muskrat] [said] it was a convention , and she ought to know , for she is the one who had called it . 1 anyway 2 , 2 , 6 it 6 it 7 was 7 was 8 a 8 a 9 convention 9 convention 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 she 12 she 13 ought 13 ought 14 to 14 to 15 know 15 know 16 , 16 , 17 for 17 for 18 she 18 she 19 is 19 is 20 the 20 the 21 one 21 one 22 who 22 who 23 had 23 had 24 called 24 called 25 it 25 it 26 . of course [jerry] [muskrat] [was] [there] , and his uncles and aunts and all his cousins . 1 of 2 course 2 course 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 his 9 his 10 uncles 10 uncles 11 and 11 and 12 aunts 12 aunts 13 and 13 and 14 all 14 all 15 his 15 his 16 cousins 16 cousins 17 . little [joe] [otter] [was] [there] , [with] [his] [father] and mother and all his relations even to his third cousins . 1 little 6 , 6 , 10 and 10 and 11 mother 11 mother 12 and 12 and 13 all 13 all 14 his 14 his 15 relations 15 relations 16 even 16 even 17 to 17 to 18 his 18 his 19 third 19 third 20 cousins 20 cousins 21 . and everybody was looking very solemn , very solemn indeed . 1 and 2 everybody 2 everybody 3 was 3 was 4 looking 4 looking 5 very 5 very 6 solemn 6 solemn 7 , 7 , 8 very 8 very 9 solemn 9 solemn 10 indeed 10 indeed 11 . then she made a speech . 1 then 2 she 2 she 3 made 3 made 4 a 4 a 5 speech 5 speech 6 . she stopped and pointed [to] [jerry] ['s] [sore] [tail] . 1 she 2 stopped 2 stopped 3 and 3 and 4 pointed 4 pointed 10 . " what do you think did that ? " she demanded . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 do 3 do 4 you 4 you 5 think 5 think 6 did 6 did 7 that 7 that 8 ? 8 ? 9 " 9 " 10 she 10 she 11 demanded 11 demanded 12 . [mrs] [muskrat] [glared] [at] [him] [,] [for] [she] [had] [overheard] [the] [remark] [.] then she held up one hand to command silence . 1 then 2 she 2 she 3 held 3 held 4 up 4 up 5 one 5 one 6 hand 6 hand 7 to 7 to 8 command 8 command 9 silence 9 silence 10 . " it is no longer safe for our little folks to play [around] [the] [smiling] [pool] [or] [along] [the] [laughing] [brook] . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 is 3 is 4 no 4 no 5 longer 5 longer 6 safe 6 safe 7 for 7 for 8 our 8 our 9 little 9 little 10 folks 10 folks 11 to 11 to 12 play 12 play 22 . what are we going to do about it ? " 1 what 2 are 2 are 3 we 3 we 4 going 4 going 5 to 5 to 6 do 6 do 7 about 7 about 8 it 8 it 9 ? 9 ? 10 " everybody looked at everybody else in dismay . 1 everybody 2 looked 2 looked 3 at 3 at 4 everybody 4 everybody 5 else 5 else 6 in 6 in 7 dismay 7 dismay 8 . indeed , [i] [am] [afraid] that they would have blistered . 1 indeed 2 , 2 , 6 that 6 that 7 they 7 they 8 would 8 would 9 have 9 have 10 blistered 10 blistered 11 . such excitement ! 1 such 2 excitement 2 excitement 3 ! everybody had a different idea , and nobody would listen to anybody else . 1 everybody 2 had 2 had 3 a 3 a 4 different 4 different 5 idea 5 idea 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 nobody 8 nobody 9 would 9 would 10 listen 10 listen 11 to 11 to 12 anybody 12 anybody 13 else 13 else 14 . [old] [mr] [mink] [lost] [his] [temper] [and] [called] [grandpa] [otter] [a] [meddlesome] [know-nothing] [.] it looked very much as if the convention was going to break up in a sad quarrel . 1 it 2 looked 2 looked 3 very 3 very 4 much 4 much 5 as 5 as 6 if 6 if 7 the 7 the 8 convention 8 convention 9 was 9 was 10 going 10 going 11 to 11 to 12 break 12 break 13 up 13 up 14 in 14 in 15 a 15 a 16 sad 16 sad 17 quarrel 17 quarrel 18 . then [mr] [coon] [climbed] [up] [on] [the] [big] [rock] [and] with a stick pounded for silence . 1 then 11 with 11 with 12 a 12 a 13 stick 13 stick 14 pounded 14 pounded 15 for 15 for 16 silence 16 silence 17 . all in favor please raise their right hands . " 1 all 2 in 2 in 3 favor 3 favor 4 please 4 please 5 raise 5 raise 6 their 6 their 7 right 7 right 8 hands 8 hands 9 . 9 . 10 " at once the air was full of hands , and everybody was good-natured once more . 1 at 2 once 2 once 3 the 3 the 4 air 4 air 5 was 5 was 6 full 6 full 7 of 7 of 8 hands 8 hands 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 everybody 11 everybody 12 was 12 was 13 good-natured 13 good-natured 14 once 14 once 15 more 15 more 16 . so it was agreed to call [in] [great-grandfather] [frog] . 1 so 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 agreed 4 agreed 5 to 5 to 6 call 6 call 10 . [chapter] [iii] [:] [the] [oracle] [of] [the] [smiling] [pool] but [he] [pretended] [to] [be] very [much] [surprised] [when] [jerry] [muskrat] [very] politely said : " good morning , [grandfather] [frog] [.] " 1 but 6 very 6 very 13 politely 13 politely 14 said 14 said 15 : 15 : 16 " 16 " 17 good 17 good 18 morning 18 morning 19 , 19 , 23 " " good morning [,] [jerry] [muskrat] . 1 " 2 good 2 good 3 morning 3 morning 7 . you 're out early this morning , " [replied] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 you 2 're 2 're 3 out 3 out 4 early 4 early 5 this 5 this 6 morning 6 morning 7 , 7 , 8 " " if you please , you are [wanted] [over] [at] [the] [big] [rock] , " said [jerry] . 1 " 2 if 2 if 3 you 3 you 4 please 4 please 5 , 5 , 6 you 6 you 7 are 7 are 14 , 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 said 16 said 18 . [grandfather] [frog] ['s] [eyes] [twinkled] [,] [but] [he] [made] [his] [voice] [very] [deep] [and] [gruff] [as] [he] [replied] [:] ["] [chugarum] [!] you 're a scamp , [jerry] [muskrat] [,] and [little] [joe] [otter] [is] another . 1 you 2 're 2 're 3 a 3 a 4 scamp 4 scamp 5 , 5 , 9 and 9 and 14 another 14 another 15 . what trick are you trying to play on me now ? " 1 what 2 trick 2 trick 3 are 3 are 4 you 4 you 5 trying 5 trying 6 to 6 to 7 play 7 play 8 on 8 on 9 me 9 me 10 now 10 now 11 ? 11 ? 12 " " really [and] [truly] , [grandfather] [frog] [,] there isn't any trick this time , " said [jerry] . 1 " 2 really 2 really 5 , 5 , 9 there 9 there 10 isn't 10 isn't 11 any 11 any 12 trick 12 trick 13 this 13 this 14 time 14 time 15 , 15 , 16 " 16 " 17 said 17 said 19 . please come . " 1 please 2 come 2 come 3 . 3 . 4 " finally he spoke . 1 finally 2 he 2 he 3 spoke 3 spoke 4 . " get right on my back and [i] ['ll] take you over there , " said [jerry] [eagerly] . 1 " 2 get 2 get 3 right 3 right 4 on 4 on 5 my 5 my 6 back 6 back 7 and 7 and 10 take 10 take 11 you 11 you 12 over 12 over 13 there 13 there 14 , 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 said 16 said 19 . " [i] ['m] [afraid] that you 'll spill me off , " [replied] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 " 5 that 5 that 6 you 6 you 7 'll 7 'll 8 spill 8 spill 9 me 9 me 10 off 10 off 11 , 11 , 12 " " no , [i] [won't] [;] just try me and see , " [begged] [jerry] [.] 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 7 just 7 just 8 try 8 try 9 me 9 me 10 and 10 and 11 see 11 see 12 , 12 , 13 " so [grandfather] [frog] [climbed] on [jerry] [muskrat] ['s] [back] , and [jerry] [started] for [the] [big] [rock] as fast as he could go . 1 so 5 on 5 on 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 14 for 14 for 18 as 18 as 19 fast 19 fast 20 as 20 as 21 he 21 he 22 could 22 could 23 go 23 go 24 . you know an oracle is one who is very wise . 1 you 2 know 2 know 3 an 3 an 4 oracle 4 oracle 5 is 5 is 6 one 6 one 7 who 7 who 8 is 8 is 9 very 9 very 10 wise 10 wise 11 . when she said this , [grandfather] [frog] [puffed] [himself] [up] [until] it seemed as if his white and yellow waistcoat would surely burst . 1 when 2 she 2 she 3 said 3 said 4 this 4 this 5 , 5 , 12 it 12 it 13 seemed 13 seemed 14 as 14 as 15 if 15 if 16 his 16 his 17 white 17 white 18 and 18 and 19 yellow 19 yellow 20 waistcoat 20 waistcoat 21 would 21 would 22 surely 22 surely 23 burst 23 burst 24 . he sat very still for a while [and] [gazed] [straight] [at] [jolly] [,] [round] [,] [red] [mr] [sun] [without] [blinking] [once] . 1 he 2 sat 2 sat 3 very 3 very 4 still 4 still 5 for 5 for 6 a 6 a 7 while 7 while 22 . then he spoke in a very deep voice . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 spoke 3 spoke 4 in 4 in 5 a 5 a 6 very 6 very 7 deep 7 deep 8 voice 8 voice 9 . " [to-morrow] [morning] [at] [sunrise] [i] [will] tell you what to do , " said he . 1 " 8 tell 8 tell 9 you 9 you 10 what 10 what 11 to 11 to 12 do 12 do 13 , 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 said 15 said 16 he 16 he 17 . and not another word could they get out of him . 1 and 2 not 2 not 3 another 3 another 4 word 4 word 5 could 5 could 6 they 6 they 7 get 7 get 8 out 8 out 9 of 9 of 10 him 10 him 11 . [chapter] [iv] [:] [grandfather] [frog] ['s] [plan] early as he was , all the little people [who] [live] [along] [the] [laughing] [brook] [and] [around] [the] [smiling] [pool] were [waiting] [for] [him] . 1 early 2 as 2 as 3 he 3 he 4 was 4 was 5 , 5 , 6 all 6 all 7 the 7 the 8 little 8 little 9 people 9 people 21 were 21 were 25 . [bobby] [coon] [had] [found] [two] [traps] [set] [by] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [,] [and] [billy] [mink] [had] [almost] [stepped] [in] [a] [third] [.] no one felt safe any more , yet no one knew what to do . 1 no 2 one 2 one 3 felt 3 felt 4 safe 4 safe 5 any 5 any 6 more 6 more 7 , 7 , 8 yet 8 yet 9 no 9 no 10 one 10 one 11 knew 11 knew 12 what 12 what 13 to 13 to 14 do 14 do 15 . so they all waited for the advice [of] [great-grandfather] [frog] , [who] [,] you know , is accounted very , very wise . 1 so 2 they 2 they 3 all 3 all 4 waited 4 waited 5 for 5 for 6 the 6 the 7 advice 7 advice 11 , 11 , 14 you 14 you 15 know 15 know 16 , 16 , 17 is 17 is 18 accounted 18 accounted 19 very 19 very 20 , 20 , 21 very 21 very 22 wise 22 wise 23 . [grandfather] [frog] [cleared] [his] [throat] [.] " [chugarum] [!] ["] said he . 1 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 6 he 7 . " you must find all the [traps] [that] [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy has set . " 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 must 3 must 4 find 4 find 5 all 5 all 6 the 6 the 12 boy 12 boy 13 has 13 has 14 set 14 set 15 . 15 . 16 " " how are we going to do it ? " [asked] [bobby] [coon] [.] 1 " 2 how 2 how 3 are 3 are 4 we 4 we 5 going 5 going 6 to 6 to 7 do 7 do 8 it 8 it 9 ? 9 ? 10 " " by looking for them , " [replied] [grandfather] [frog] [tartly] [.] 1 " 2 by 2 by 3 looking 3 looking 4 for 4 for 5 them 5 them 6 , 6 , 7 " [bobby] [coon] [looked] [foolish] [and] [slipped] [out] [of] [sight] [behind] [his] [mother] [.] you must use your eyes and your noses . 1 you 2 must 2 must 3 use 3 use 4 your 4 your 5 eyes 5 eyes 6 and 6 and 7 your 7 your 8 noses 8 noses 9 . when you find things good to eat where you have never found them before , watch out ! 1 when 2 you 2 you 3 find 3 find 4 things 4 things 5 good 5 good 6 to 6 to 7 eat 7 eat 8 where 8 where 9 you 9 you 10 have 10 have 11 never 11 never 12 found 12 found 13 them 13 them 14 before 14 before 15 , 15 , 16 watch 16 watch 17 out 17 out 18 ! when you get the first whiff of the man-smell , watch out ! 1 when 2 you 2 you 3 get 3 get 4 the 4 the 5 first 5 first 6 whiff 6 whiff 7 of 7 of 8 the 8 the 9 man-smell 9 man-smell 10 , 10 , 11 watch 11 watch 12 out 12 out 13 ! [billy] [mink] [,] [you] [are] [small] [and] [quick] [,] [and] [your] [eyes] [are] [sharp] [.] you sit here on the [big] [rock] [until] [you] [see] [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy [coming] . 1 you 2 sit 2 sit 3 here 3 here 4 on 4 on 5 the 5 the 14 boy 14 boy 16 . then go hide in the bulrushes where you can watch him , but where he cannot see you . 1 then 2 go 2 go 3 hide 3 hide 4 in 4 in 5 the 5 the 6 bulrushes 6 bulrushes 7 where 7 where 8 you 8 you 9 can 9 can 10 watch 10 watch 11 him 11 him 12 , 12 , 13 but 13 but 14 where 14 where 15 he 15 he 16 cannot 16 cannot 17 see 17 see 18 you 18 you 19 . follow him everywhere he goes [around] [the] [smiling] [pool] [or] [along] [the] [laughing] [brook] . 1 follow 2 him 2 him 3 everywhere 3 everywhere 4 he 4 he 5 goes 5 goes 15 . without knowing it , he will show you where every trap is hidden . 1 without 2 knowing 2 knowing 3 it 3 it 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 will 6 will 7 show 7 show 8 you 8 you 9 where 9 where 10 every 10 every 11 trap 11 trap 12 is 12 is 13 hidden 13 hidden 14 . " when all the traps have been found , drop a stick or a stone in each . 1 " 2 when 2 when 3 all 3 all 4 the 4 the 5 traps 5 traps 6 have 6 have 7 been 7 been 8 found 8 found 9 , 9 , 10 drop 10 drop 11 a 11 a 12 stick 12 stick 13 or 13 or 14 a 14 a 15 stone 15 stone 16 in 16 in 17 each 17 each 18 . that will spring them , and then they will be harmless . 1 that 2 will 2 will 3 spring 3 spring 4 them 4 them 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 then 7 then 8 they 8 they 9 will 9 will 10 be 10 be 11 harmless 11 harmless 12 . then you can bury them deep in the mud . 1 then 2 you 2 you 3 can 3 can 4 bury 4 bury 5 them 5 them 6 deep 6 deep 7 in 7 in 8 the 8 the 9 mud 9 mud 10 . " hurrah [for] [grandfather] [frog] ! 1 " 2 hurrah 2 hurrah 6 ! that 's a great idea ! " [shouted] [little] [joe] [otter] [,] [turning] [a] [somersault] in the water . 1 that 2 's 2 's 3 a 3 a 4 great 4 great 5 idea 5 idea 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 16 in 16 in 17 the 17 the 18 water 18 water 19 . every one [agreed] [with] [little] [joe] [otter] , and immediately they began to plan a grand hunt for the traps [of] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] . 1 every 2 one 2 one 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 immediately 10 immediately 11 they 11 they 12 began 12 began 13 to 13 to 14 plan 14 plan 15 a 15 a 16 grand 16 grand 17 hunt 17 hunt 18 for 18 for 19 the 19 the 20 traps 20 traps 26 . [chapter] [v] [:] [a] [busy] [day] [at] [the] [smiling] [pool] everybody was excited . 1 everybody 2 was 2 was 3 excited 3 excited 4 . yes , [sir] [,] [everybody] [in] [the] [smiling] [pool] and [along] [the] [laughing] [brook] was just bubbling over with excitement . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 10 and 10 and 15 was 15 was 16 just 16 just 17 bubbling 17 bubbling 18 over 18 over 19 with 19 with 20 excitement 20 excitement 21 . what was it all about ? 1 what 2 was 2 was 3 it 3 it 4 all 4 all 5 about 5 about 6 ? yes , [sir] [,] they were [hunting] [for] [traps] [set] [by] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] , [just] [as] [grandfather] [frog] had [advised] [them] to . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 5 they 5 they 6 were 6 were 16 , 16 , 21 had 21 had 24 to 24 to 25 . [jerry] [muskrat] [and] [little] [joe] [otter] [were] [hunting] [together] [.] sniff , sniff , sniff , [went] [jerry] [muskrat] [.] 1 sniff 2 , 2 , 3 sniff 3 sniff 4 , 4 , 5 sniff 5 sniff 6 , then little cold shivers ran down his backbone and way out to the tip of his tail . 1 then 2 little 2 little 3 cold 3 cold 4 shivers 4 shivers 5 ran 5 ran 6 down 6 down 7 his 7 his 8 backbone 8 backbone 9 and 9 and 10 way 10 way 11 out 11 out 12 to 12 to 13 the 13 the 14 tip 14 tip 15 of 15 of 16 his 16 his 17 tail 17 tail 18 . " what is it ? " [asked] [little] [joe] [otter] [.] 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 is 3 is 4 it 4 it 5 ? 5 ? 6 " " it 's the man-smell , " [whispered] [jerry] [.] 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 's 3 's 4 the 4 the 5 man-smell 5 man-smell 6 , 6 , 7 " just then [little] [joe] [otter] [gave] a long sniff . 1 just 2 then 2 then 7 a 7 a 8 long 8 long 9 sniff 9 sniff 10 . " my , [i] [smell] [fish] [!] " he cried , his eyes sparkling , and started in the direction from which the smell came . 1 " 2 my 2 my 3 , 3 , 8 " 8 " 9 he 9 he 10 cried 10 cried 11 , 11 , 12 his 12 his 13 eyes 13 eyes 14 sparkling 14 sparkling 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 started 17 started 18 in 18 in 19 the 19 the 20 direction 20 direction 21 from 21 from 22 which 22 which 23 the 23 the 24 smell 24 smell 25 came 25 came 26 . he swam [faster] [than] [jerry] , and in a minute he shouted in delight . 1 he 2 swam 2 swam 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 in 8 in 9 a 9 a 10 minute 10 minute 11 he 11 he 12 shouted 12 shouted 13 in 13 in 14 delight 14 delight 15 . " hi [,] [jerry] ! 1 " 2 hi 2 hi 5 ! some one's left a fish on the edge of the bank : what a feast ! " 1 some 2 one's 2 one's 3 left 3 left 4 a 4 a 5 fish 5 fish 6 on 6 on 7 the 7 the 8 edge 8 edge 9 of 9 of 10 the 10 the 11 bank 11 bank 12 : 12 : 13 what 13 what 14 a 14 a 15 feast 15 feast 16 ! 16 ! 17 " " don't touch it , " he panted . 1 " 2 don't 2 don't 3 touch 3 touch 4 it 4 it 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 he 7 he 8 panted 8 panted 9 . " don't touch it [,] [joe] [otter] ! " 1 " 2 don't 2 don't 3 touch 3 touch 4 it 4 it 8 ! 8 ! 9 " [little] [joe] [laughed] [.] " what 's the matter [,] [jerry] ? 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 's 3 's 4 the 4 the 5 matter 5 matter 8 ? ' [fraid] [i] ['ll] [eat] it all up before you get here ? " he asked , as he reached out for the fish . 1 ' 6 it 6 it 7 all 7 all 8 up 8 up 9 before 9 before 10 you 10 you 11 get 11 get 12 here 12 here 13 ? 13 ? 14 " 14 " 15 he 15 he 16 asked 16 asked 17 , 17 , 18 as 18 as 19 he 19 he 20 reached 20 reached 21 out 21 out 22 for 22 for 23 the 23 the 24 fish 24 fish 25 . " stop [!] ["] [shrieked] [jerry] , and gave [little] [joe] a push , just as the latter touched the fish . 1 " 2 stop 2 stop 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 gave 9 gave 12 a 12 a 13 push 13 push 14 , 14 , 15 just 15 just 16 as 16 as 17 the 17 the 18 latter 18 latter 19 touched 19 touched 20 the 20 the 21 fish 21 fish 22 . snap ! 1 snap 2 ! a [pair] [of] [wicked] [steel] [jaws] [flew] [together] [and] [caught] [little] [joe] [otter] [by] [a] claw of one toe . 1 a 16 claw 16 claw 17 of 17 of 18 one 18 one 19 toe 19 toe 20 . if it hadn't been [for] [jerry] ['s] [push] , he would have been caught by a foot . 1 if 2 it 2 it 3 hadn't 3 hadn't 4 been 4 been 9 , 9 , 10 he 10 he 11 would 11 would 12 have 12 have 13 been 13 been 14 caught 14 caught 15 by 15 by 16 a 16 a 17 foot 17 foot 18 . " oh ! 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 ! oh ! 1 oh 2 ! oh ! " [cried] [little] [joe] [otter] [.] 1 oh 2 ! 2 ! 3 " but he left the claw behind and had a dreadfully sore toe as a result . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 left 3 left 4 the 4 the 5 claw 5 claw 6 behind 6 behind 7 and 7 and 8 had 8 had 9 a 9 a 10 dreadfully 10 dreadfully 11 sore 11 sore 12 toe 12 toe 13 as 13 as 14 a 14 a 15 result 15 result 16 . then they buried the trap deep down in the mud and started to look for another . 1 then 2 they 2 they 3 buried 3 buried 4 the 4 the 5 trap 5 trap 6 deep 6 deep 7 down 7 down 8 in 8 in 9 the 9 the 10 mud 10 mud 11 and 11 and 12 started 12 started 13 to 13 to 14 look 14 look 15 for 15 for 16 another 16 another 17 . [chapter] [vi] [:] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [is] [puzzled] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [was] [whistling] [merrily] [as] [he] [tramped] [down] [across] [the] [green] [meadows] [.] [the] [merry] [little] [breezes] [saw] [him] [coming] [,] [and] [they] [raced] [over] [to] [the] [smiling] [pool] [to] [tell] [billy] [mink] [.] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [was] [coming] [to] [visit] [his] [traps] [.] he was very sure that he [would] [find] [billy] [mink] [or] [little] [joe] [otter] , or [jerry] [muskrat] , [or] [perhaps] [bobby] [coon] [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 sure 4 sure 5 that 5 that 6 he 6 he 15 , 15 , 16 or 16 or 19 , billy [mink] was [sitting] [on] [top] [of] [the] [big] [rock] . 1 billy 3 was 3 was 11 . he saw [the] [merry] [little] [breezes] [racing] [across] [the] [green] [meadows] , and behind them he saw [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] . 1 he 2 saw 2 saw 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 behind 14 behind 15 them 15 them 16 he 16 he 17 saw 17 saw 22 . [billy] [mink] [dived] [head] [first] [into] [the] [smiling] [pool] [.] then he swam [over] [to] [jerry] [muskrat] ['s] [house] [and] [warned] [jerry] . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 swam 3 swam 13 . the [first] [place] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [visited] [was] [jerry] [muskrat] ['s] old log . 1 the 13 old 13 old 14 log 14 log 15 . very cautiously he peeped over the edge of the bank . 1 very 2 cautiously 2 cautiously 3 he 3 he 4 peeped 4 peeped 5 over 5 over 6 the 6 the 7 edge 7 edge 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 bank 10 bank 11 . the trap was gone ! 1 the 2 trap 2 trap 3 was 3 was 4 gone 4 gone 5 ! " hurrah ! " [shouted] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [.] 1 " 2 hurrah 2 hurrah 3 ! 3 ! 4 " he was very much excited , as he caught hold of the end of the chain , which fastened it to the old log . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 much 4 much 5 excited 5 excited 6 , 6 , 7 as 7 as 8 he 8 he 9 caught 9 caught 10 hold 10 hold 11 of 11 of 12 the 12 the 13 end 13 end 14 of 14 of 15 the 15 the 16 chain 16 chain 17 , 17 , 18 which 18 which 19 fastened 19 fastened 20 it 20 it 21 to 21 to 22 the 22 the 23 old 23 old 24 log 24 log 25 . he was sure that at last he had caught [jerry] [muskrat] . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 sure 3 sure 4 that 4 that 5 at 5 at 6 last 6 last 7 he 7 he 8 had 8 had 9 caught 9 caught 12 . when he pulled the trap up , it was empty . 1 when 2 he 2 he 3 pulled 3 pulled 4 the 4 the 5 trap 5 trap 6 up 6 up 7 , 7 , 8 it 8 it 9 was 9 was 10 empty 10 empty 11 . [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [was] [disappointed] [.] " well , [i] ['ll] get him to-morrow , anyway , " said he to himself . 1 " 2 well 2 well 3 , 3 , 6 get 6 get 7 him 7 him 8 to-morrow 8 to-morrow 9 , 9 , 10 anyway 10 anyway 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 said 13 said 14 he 14 he 15 to 15 to 16 himself 16 himself 17 . then he went on to his next trap ; it was nowhere to be seen . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 went 3 went 4 on 4 on 5 to 5 to 6 his 6 his 7 next 7 next 8 trap 8 trap 9 ; 9 ; 10 it 10 it 11 was 11 was 12 nowhere 12 nowhere 13 to 13 to 14 be 14 be 15 seen 15 seen 16 . when he pulled the chain he was so excited that he trembled . 1 when 2 he 2 he 3 pulled 3 pulled 4 the 4 the 5 chain 5 chain 6 he 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 so 8 so 9 excited 9 excited 10 that 10 that 11 he 11 he 12 trembled 12 trembled 13 . the trap did not come up at once . 1 the 2 trap 2 trap 3 did 3 did 4 not 4 not 5 come 5 come 6 up 6 up 7 at 7 at 8 once 8 once 9 . he pulled and pulled , and then suddenly up it came , all covered with mud . 1 he 2 pulled 2 pulled 3 and 3 and 4 pulled 4 pulled 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 then 7 then 8 suddenly 8 suddenly 9 up 9 up 10 it 10 it 11 came 11 came 12 , 12 , 13 all 13 all 14 covered 14 covered 15 with 15 with 16 mud 16 mud 17 . in it was one [little] [claw] [from] [little] [joe] [otter] . 1 in 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 one 4 one 11 . very carefully [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [set] [the] [trap] [again] . 1 very 2 carefully 2 carefully 11 . he had stopped whistling by this time , and there was a puzzled frown on his freckled face . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 stopped 3 stopped 4 whistling 4 whistling 5 by 5 by 6 this 6 this 7 time 7 time 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 there 10 there 11 was 11 was 12 a 12 a 13 puzzled 13 puzzled 14 frown 14 frown 15 on 15 on 16 his 16 his 17 freckled 17 freckled 18 face 18 face 19 . what did it mean ? 1 what 2 did 2 did 3 it 3 it 4 mean 4 mean 5 ? could some other boy have found all his traps and played a trick by springing all of them ? 1 could 2 some 2 some 3 other 3 other 4 boy 4 boy 5 have 5 have 6 found 6 found 7 all 7 all 8 his 8 his 9 traps 9 traps 10 and 10 and 11 played 11 played 12 a 12 a 13 trick 13 trick 14 by 14 by 15 springing 15 springing 16 all 16 all 17 of 17 of 18 them 18 them 19 ? the more he thought about it , the more puzzled he became . 1 the 2 more 2 more 3 he 3 he 4 thought 4 thought 5 about 5 about 6 it 6 it 7 , 7 , 8 the 8 the 9 more 9 more 10 puzzled 10 puzzled 11 he 11 he 12 became 12 became 13 . " [chugarum] [!] ["] said [grandfather] [frog] , as he snapped up a foolish green fly . 1 " 5 said 5 said 8 , 8 , 9 as 9 as 10 he 10 he 11 snapped 11 snapped 12 up 12 up 13 a 13 a 14 foolish 14 foolish 15 green 15 green 16 fly 16 fly 17 . " much good it will do you to set those traps again ! " 1 " 2 much 2 much 3 good 3 good 4 it 4 it 5 will 5 will 6 do 6 do 7 you 7 you 8 to 8 to 9 set 9 set 10 those 10 those 11 traps 11 traps 12 again 12 again 13 ! 13 ! 14 " then they prepared for a grand feast of the [good] [things] [to] [eat] [which] [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy had left , scattered around the traps . 1 then 2 they 2 they 3 prepared 3 prepared 4 for 4 for 5 a 5 a 6 grand 6 grand 7 feast 7 feast 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 18 boy 18 boy 19 had 19 had 20 left 20 left 21 , 21 , 22 scattered 22 scattered 23 around 23 around 24 the 24 the 25 traps 25 traps 26 . [chapter] [vii] [:] [jerry] [muskrat] [makes] [a] [discovery] little [joe] [otter] [had] [been] [more] [full] [of] [fun] [than] [ever] , [if] that were possible . 1 little 12 , 12 , 14 that 14 that 15 were 15 were 16 possible 16 possible 17 . mr [and] [mrs] [.] redwing [had] [come] [back] [to] [the] [bulrushes] [from] [their] [winter] [home] [way] [down] [in] [the] [warm] [southland] . 1 mr 5 redwing 5 redwing 22 . everybody was happy , just as happy as could be . 1 everybody 2 was 2 was 3 happy 3 happy 4 , 4 , 5 just 5 just 6 as 6 as 7 happy 7 happy 8 as 8 as 9 could 9 could 10 be 10 be 11 . [suddenly] [jerry] ['s] [sharp] [eyes] [saw] [something] [that] [made] [him] [wrinkle] [his] [forehead] [in] [a] [puzzled] [frown] [and] [look] [and] [look] [at] [the] [opposite] [bank] [.] finally he called [to] [little] [joe] [otter] . 1 finally 2 he 2 he 3 called 3 called 8 . " hi [,] [little] [joe] ! 1 " 2 hi 2 hi 6 ! come over here ! " [shouted] [jerry] [.] 1 come 2 over 2 over 3 here 3 here 4 ! 4 ! 5 " " what for ? " [asked] [little] [joe] [,] [turning] [a] [somersault] in the water . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 for 3 for 4 ? 4 ? 5 " 5 " 13 in 13 in 14 the 14 the 15 water 15 water 16 . " [i] [want] you to see if there is anything wrong with my eyes , " [replied] [jerry] [.] 1 " 4 you 4 you 5 to 5 to 6 see 6 see 7 if 7 if 8 there 8 there 9 is 9 is 10 anything 10 anything 11 wrong 11 wrong 12 with 12 with 13 my 13 my 14 eyes 14 eyes 15 , 15 , 16 " [little] [joe] [otter] [stopped] [swimming] [and] [stared] [up] [at] [jerry] [muskrat] [.] " they look all right to me , " said he , as he started to climb up [on] [the] [big] [rock] . 1 " 2 they 2 they 3 look 3 look 4 all 4 all 5 right 5 right 6 to 6 to 7 me 7 me 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 11 he 11 he 12 , 12 , 13 as 13 as 14 he 14 he 15 started 15 started 16 to 16 to 17 climb 17 climb 18 up 18 up 23 . " of course they look all right , " [replied] [jerry] [,] ["] [but] [what] [i] want to know is if they see all right . 1 " 2 of 2 of 3 course 3 course 4 they 4 they 5 look 5 look 6 all 6 all 7 right 7 right 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 17 want 17 want 18 to 18 to 19 know 19 know 20 is 20 is 21 if 21 if 22 they 22 they 23 see 23 see 24 all 24 all 25 right 25 right 26 . look over at that bank . " 1 look 2 over 2 over 3 at 3 at 4 that 4 that 5 bank 5 bank 6 . 6 . 7 " [little] [joe] [otter] [looked] [over] [at] [the] [bank] [.] he stared and stared , but he didn't see anything unusual . 1 he 2 stared 2 stared 3 and 3 and 4 stared 4 stared 5 , 5 , 6 but 6 but 7 he 7 he 8 didn't 8 didn't 9 see 9 see 10 anything 10 anything 11 unusual 11 unusual 12 . it looked just as it always did . 1 it 2 looked 2 looked 3 just 3 just 4 as 4 as 5 it 5 it 6 always 6 always 7 did 7 did 8 . he told [jerry] [muskrat] [so] . 1 he 2 told 2 told 6 . " then it must be my eyes , " [sighed] [jerry] [.] 1 " 2 then 2 then 3 it 3 it 4 must 4 must 5 be 5 be 6 my 6 my 7 eyes 7 eyes 8 , 8 , 9 " " it certainly must be my eyes . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 certainly 3 certainly 4 must 4 must 5 be 5 be 6 my 6 my 7 eyes 7 eyes 8 . it looks to me as if the water does not come as high up on the bank as it did yesterday . " 1 it 2 looks 2 looks 3 to 3 to 4 me 4 me 5 as 5 as 6 if 6 if 7 the 7 the 8 water 8 water 9 does 9 does 10 not 10 not 11 come 11 come 12 as 12 as 13 high 13 high 14 up 14 up 15 on 15 on 16 the 16 the 17 bank 17 bank 18 as 18 as 19 it 19 it 20 did 20 did 21 yesterday 21 yesterday 22 . 22 . 23 " [little] [joe] [otter] [looked] [again] [and] [his] [eyes] [opened] [wide] [.] " you are right [,] [jerry] [muskrat] ! " he cried . 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 are 3 are 4 right 4 right 8 ! 8 ! 9 " 9 " 10 he 10 he 11 cried 11 cried 12 . " there 's nothing the matter with your eyes . 1 " 2 there 2 there 3 's 3 's 4 nothing 4 nothing 5 the 5 the 6 matter 6 matter 7 with 7 with 8 your 8 your 9 eyes 9 eyes 10 . the water is as low as it ever gets , even in the very middle of summer . 1 the 2 water 2 water 3 is 3 is 4 as 4 as 5 low 5 low 6 as 6 as 7 it 7 it 8 ever 8 ever 9 gets 9 gets 10 , 10 , 11 even 11 even 12 in 12 in 13 the 13 the 14 very 14 very 15 middle 15 middle 16 of 16 of 17 summer 17 summer 18 . what can it mean ? " 1 what 2 can 2 can 3 it 3 it 4 mean 4 mean 5 ? 5 ? 6 " " [i] don't know , " [replied] [jerry] [muskrat] [.] 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 know 4 know 5 , 5 , 6 " " it is queer ! 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 is 3 is 4 queer 4 queer 5 ! it certainly is very queer ! 1 it 2 certainly 2 certainly 3 is 3 is 4 very 4 very 5 queer 5 queer 6 ! let's go [ask] [grandfather] [frog] . 1 let's 2 go 2 go 6 . you know he is very old and very wise , so perhaps he can tell us what it means . " 1 you 2 know 2 know 3 he 3 he 4 is 4 is 5 very 5 very 6 old 6 old 7 and 7 and 8 very 8 very 9 wise 9 wise 10 , 10 , 11 so 11 so 12 perhaps 12 perhaps 13 he 13 he 14 can 14 can 15 tell 15 tell 16 us 16 us 17 what 17 what 18 it 18 it 19 means 19 means 20 . 20 . 21 " splash ! 1 splash 2 ! [jerry] [muskrat] [and] [little] [joe] [otter] [dived] [into] [the] [smiling] [pool] [and] [started] [a] [race] [to] [see] [who] [could] [reach] [grandfather] [frog] [first] [.] ["] [chugarum] [!] there 's nothing the matter with [the] [smiling] [pool] [;] it ['s] the best place in all the world , " [replied] [grandfather] [frog] [gruffly] [.] 1 there 2 's 2 's 3 nothing 3 nothing 4 the 4 the 5 matter 5 matter 6 with 6 with 11 it 11 it 13 the 13 the 14 best 14 best 15 place 15 place 16 in 16 in 17 all 17 all 18 the 18 the 19 world 19 world 20 , 20 , 21 " " but there is something the matter , " [insisted] [jerry] [muskrat] [,] and then he told what he had discovered . 1 " 2 but 2 but 3 there 3 there 4 is 4 is 5 something 5 something 6 the 6 the 7 matter 7 matter 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 14 and 14 and 15 then 15 then 16 he 16 he 17 told 17 told 18 what 18 what 19 he 19 he 20 had 20 had 21 discovered 21 discovered 22 . " [i] don't believe it , " said [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 believe 4 believe 5 it 5 it 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 11 . " [i] never heard of such a thing in the springtime . " 1 " 3 never 3 never 4 heard 4 heard 5 of 5 of 6 such 6 such 7 a 7 a 8 thing 8 thing 9 in 9 in 10 the 10 the 11 springtime 11 springtime 12 . 12 . 13 " [chapter] [viii] [:] [grandfather] [frog] [watches] [his] [toes] [grandfather] [frog] [sat] [among] [the] [bulrushes] [on] [the] [edge] [of] [the] [smiling] [pool] [.] over his head [mr] [redwing] [was] [singing] as if his heart would burst with the very joy of springtime . 1 over 2 his 2 his 3 head 3 head 8 as 8 as 9 if 9 if 10 his 10 his 11 heart 11 heart 12 would 12 would 13 burst 13 burst 14 with 14 with 15 the 15 the 16 very 16 very 17 joy 17 joy 18 of 18 of 19 springtime 19 springtime 20 . " [tra-la-la-lee] [,] [see] me ! 1 " 5 me 5 me 6 ! see me ! 1 see 2 me 2 me 3 ! [happy] [am] [i] [as] [i] [can] [be] [!] [happy] [am] [i] [the] [whole] [day] [long] [and] [so] [i] [sing] [my] [gladsome] [song] [.] ["] of course [mr] [redwing] [was] [happy] . 1 of 2 course 2 course 7 . why shouldn't he be ? 1 why 2 shouldn't 2 shouldn't 3 he 3 he 4 be 4 be 5 ? here it was the beautiful springtime , the gladdest time of all the year , the time when happiness creeps into everybody 's heart . 1 here 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 the 4 the 5 beautiful 5 beautiful 6 springtime 6 springtime 7 , 7 , 8 the 8 the 9 gladdest 9 gladdest 10 time 10 time 11 of 11 of 12 all 12 all 13 the 13 the 14 year 14 year 15 , 15 , 16 the 16 the 17 time 17 time 18 when 18 when 19 happiness 19 happiness 20 creeps 20 creeps 21 into 21 into 22 everybody 22 everybody 23 's 23 's 24 heart 24 heart 25 . [grandfather] [frog] [listened] [.] he nodded his head . 1 he 2 nodded 2 nodded 3 his 3 his 4 head 4 head 5 . ["] [chugarum] [!] i 'm happy , too , " said [grandfather] [frog] . 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 happy 3 happy 4 , 4 , 5 too 5 too 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 11 . little by little the smile grew smaller and smaller , until there wasn't any smile . 1 little 2 by 2 by 3 little 3 little 4 the 4 the 5 smile 5 smile 6 grew 6 grew 7 smaller 7 smaller 8 and 8 and 9 smaller 9 smaller 10 , 10 , 11 until 11 until 12 there 12 there 13 wasn't 13 wasn't 14 any 14 any 15 smile 15 smile 16 . no , [sir] [,] there wasn't any smile . 1 no 2 , 2 , 5 there 5 there 6 wasn't 6 wasn't 7 any 7 any 8 smile 8 smile 9 . instead of looking happy , as he said he felt [,] [grandfather] [frog] [actually] [looked] [unhappy] . 1 instead 2 of 2 of 3 looking 3 looking 4 happy 4 happy 5 , 5 , 6 as 6 as 7 he 7 he 8 said 8 said 9 he 9 he 10 felt 10 felt 17 . he didn't believe it , not a word of it . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 believe 3 believe 4 it 4 it 5 , 5 , 6 not 6 not 7 a 7 a 8 word 8 word 9 of 9 of 10 it 10 it 11 . at least he tried to make himself think that he didn't believe it . 1 at 2 least 2 least 3 he 3 he 4 tried 4 tried 5 to 5 to 6 make 6 make 7 himself 7 himself 8 think 8 think 9 that 9 that 10 he 10 he 11 didn't 11 didn't 12 believe 12 believe 13 it 13 it 14 . now [grandfather] [frog] [is] [very] [old] and very wise , and he had never heard of such a thing happening in the springtime . 1 now 7 and 7 and 8 very 8 very 9 wise 9 wise 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 he 12 he 13 had 13 had 14 never 14 never 15 heard 15 heard 16 of 16 of 17 such 17 such 18 a 18 a 19 thing 19 thing 20 happening 20 happening 21 in 21 in 22 the 22 the 23 springtime 23 springtime 24 . so he wouldn't believe it now . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 wouldn't 3 wouldn't 4 believe 4 believe 5 it 5 it 6 now 6 now 7 . and [yet] [and] [yet] [grandfather] [frog] had an uncomfortable feeling that something was wrong . 1 and 7 had 7 had 8 an 8 an 9 uncomfortable 9 uncomfortable 10 feeling 10 feeling 11 that 11 that 12 something 12 something 13 was 13 was 14 wrong 14 wrong 15 . ha ! he knew now what it was ! 1 ha 2 ! 2 ! 3 he 3 he 4 knew 4 knew 5 now 5 now 6 what 6 what 7 it 7 it 8 was 8 was 9 ! you see he just couldn't make himself believe what he wanted to believe , try as he would . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 he 3 he 4 just 4 just 5 couldn't 5 couldn't 6 make 6 make 7 himself 7 himself 8 believe 8 believe 9 what 9 what 10 he 10 he 11 wanted 11 wanted 12 to 12 to 13 believe 13 believe 14 , 14 , 15 try 15 try 16 as 16 as 17 he 17 he 18 would 18 would 19 . ["] [chugarum] [!] i [know] [what] [i] 'll [do] [;] [i] ['ll] watch my toes ! " [exclaimed] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 i 5 'll 5 'll 10 watch 10 watch 11 my 11 my 12 toes 12 toes 13 ! 13 ! 14 " so [grandfather] [frog] [waded] [out] [into] the water until it covered his feet , and then he sat down and began to watch his toes . 1 so 7 the 7 the 8 water 8 water 9 until 9 until 10 it 10 it 11 covered 11 covered 12 his 12 his 13 feet 13 feet 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 then 16 then 17 he 17 he 18 sat 18 sat 19 down 19 down 20 and 20 and 21 began 21 began 22 to 22 to 23 watch 23 watch 24 his 24 his 25 toes 25 toes 26 . " watching my toes , " [replied] [grandfather] [frog] [gruffly] [.] 1 " 2 watching 2 watching 3 my 3 my 4 toes 4 toes 5 , 5 , 6 " " watching your toes ! 1 " 2 watching 2 watching 3 your 3 your 4 toes 4 toes 5 ! ho , ho , ho ! 1 ho 2 , 2 , 3 ho 3 ho 4 , 4 , 5 ho 5 ho 6 ! watching your toes ! 1 watching 2 your 2 your 3 toes 3 toes 4 ! who ever heard of such a thing ? 1 who 2 ever 2 ever 3 heard 3 heard 4 of 4 of 5 such 5 such 6 a 6 a 7 thing 7 thing 8 ? are you afraid that they will run away , [grandfather] [frog] [?] " [shouted] [mr] [redwing] [.] 1 are 2 you 2 you 3 afraid 3 afraid 4 that 4 that 5 they 5 they 6 will 6 will 7 run 7 run 8 away 8 away 9 , 9 , 13 " [grandfather] [frog] [didn't] [answer] [.] he kept right on watching his toes . 1 he 2 kept 2 kept 3 right 3 right 4 on 4 on 5 watching 5 watching 6 his 6 his 7 toes 7 toes 8 . [mr] [redwing] [flew] [away] [to] [tell] [everybody] [he] [met] [how] [grandfather] [frog] [had] [become] [foolish] [and] [was] [watching] [his] [toes] [.] the sun shone down warm and bright , and [pretty] [soon] [grandfather] [frog] ['s] [big] [goggly] [eyes] began to blink . 1 the 2 sun 2 sun 3 shone 3 shone 4 down 4 down 5 warm 5 warm 6 and 6 and 7 bright 7 bright 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 18 began 18 began 19 to 19 to 20 blink 20 blink 21 . then his head began to nod , and then why , then [grandfather] [frog] [fell] [fast] [asleep] . 1 then 2 his 2 his 3 head 3 head 4 began 4 began 5 to 5 to 6 nod 6 nod 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 then 9 then 10 why 10 why 11 , 11 , 12 then 12 then 18 . by and by [grandfather] [frog] [awoke] [with] [a] [start] . 1 by 2 and 2 and 3 by 3 by 10 . he looked down at his toes . 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 3 down 3 down 4 at 4 at 5 his 5 his 6 toes 6 toes 7 . they were not in the water at all ! 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 not 3 not 4 in 4 in 5 the 5 the 6 water 6 water 7 at 7 at 8 all 8 all 9 ! indeed , the water was a good long jump away . 1 indeed 2 , 2 , 3 the 3 the 4 water 4 water 5 was 5 was 6 a 6 a 7 good 7 good 8 long 8 long 9 jump 9 jump 10 away 10 away 11 . ["] [chugarum] [!] [chapter] [ix] [:] [the] [laughing] [brook] [stops] [laughing] there was something wrong . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 something 3 something 4 wrong 4 wrong 5 . [grandfather] [frog] [knew] [it] [the] [very] [minute] [he] [got] [up] [that] [morning] [.] at first he couldn't think what it was . 1 at 2 first 2 first 3 he 3 he 4 couldn't 4 couldn't 5 think 5 think 6 what 6 what 7 it 7 it 8 was 8 was 9 . [suddenly] [grandfather] [frog] [realized] [how] [still] [it] [was] [.] it was a different kind of stillness from anything he could ever remember . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 different 4 different 5 kind 5 kind 6 of 6 of 7 stillness 7 stillness 8 from 8 from 9 anything 9 anything 10 he 10 he 11 could 11 could 12 ever 12 ever 13 remember 13 remember 14 . he missed something , and he couldn't think what it was . 1 he 2 missed 2 missed 3 something 3 something 4 , 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 he 6 he 7 couldn't 7 couldn't 8 think 8 think 9 what 9 what 10 it 10 it 11 was 11 was 12 . it wasn't the song [of] [mr] [redwing] . 1 it 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 the 3 the 4 song 4 song 8 . there were many times when he didn't hear that . 1 there 2 were 2 were 3 many 3 many 4 times 4 times 5 when 5 when 6 he 6 he 7 didn't 7 didn't 8 hear 8 hear 9 that 9 that 10 . it [was] [grand-father] [frog] gave a startled jump out on to the shore . 1 it 5 gave 5 gave 6 a 6 a 7 startled 7 startled 8 jump 8 jump 9 out 9 out 10 on 10 on 11 to 11 to 12 the 12 the 13 shore 13 shore 14 . ["] [chugarum] [!] [it] ['s] [the] [laughing] [brook] [!] the [laughing] [brook] [has] [stopped] [laughing] [!] " [cried] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 the 8 " could it be ? 1 could 2 it 2 it 3 be 3 be 4 ? who ever heard of such a thing , [excepting] [when] [jack] [frost] [bound] [the] [laughing] [brook] with hard black ice ? 1 who 2 ever 2 ever 3 heard 3 heard 4 of 4 of 5 such 5 such 6 a 6 a 7 thing 7 thing 8 , 8 , 17 with 17 with 18 hard 18 hard 19 black 19 black 20 ice 20 ice 21 ? never once in all that [time] had [the] [laughing] [brook] [failed] to laugh . 1 never 2 once 2 once 3 in 3 in 4 all 4 all 5 that 5 that 7 had 7 had 12 to 12 to 13 laugh 13 laugh 14 . it couldn't be true now ! 1 it 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 be 3 be 4 true 4 true 5 now 5 now 6 ! [grandfather] [frog] [put] [a] [hand] [behind] [one] [ear] [and] [listened] [and] [listened] [,] [but] [not] [a] [sound] [could] [he] [hear] [.] ["] [chugarum] [!] it must be me , " said [grandfather] [frog] . 1 it 2 must 2 must 3 be 3 be 4 me 4 me 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 10 . " it must be [that] [i] [am] growing old and deaf . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 must 3 must 4 be 4 be 8 growing 8 growing 9 old 9 old 10 and 10 and 11 deaf 11 deaf 12 . i 'll go over and ask [jerry] [muskrat] . " 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 go 3 go 4 over 4 over 5 and 5 and 6 ask 6 ask 9 . 9 . 10 " so [grandfather] [frog] [dove] [into] the water and swam out to the middle of [the] [smiling] [pool] [,] [on] his way to [jerry] [muskrat] ['s] [house] . 1 so 6 the 6 the 7 water 7 water 8 and 8 and 9 swam 9 swam 10 out 10 out 11 to 11 to 12 the 12 the 13 middle 13 middle 14 of 14 of 20 his 20 his 21 way 21 way 22 to 22 to 27 . he stopped swimming to look around , and it seemed as if his great goggly eyes would pop right out of his head . 1 he 2 stopped 2 stopped 3 swimming 3 swimming 4 to 4 to 5 look 5 look 6 around 6 around 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 it 9 it 10 seemed 10 seemed 11 as 11 as 12 if 12 if 13 his 13 his 14 great 14 great 15 goggly 15 goggly 16 eyes 16 eyes 17 would 17 would 18 pop 18 pop 19 right 19 right 20 out 20 out 21 of 21 of 22 his 22 his 23 head 23 head 24 . yes , [sir] [,] it seemed as if those great goggly eyes certainly would pop right out of [grandfather] [frog] ['s] [head] . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 5 it 5 it 6 seemed 6 seemed 7 as 7 as 8 if 8 if 9 those 9 those 10 great 10 great 11 goggly 11 goggly 12 eyes 12 eyes 13 certainly 13 certainly 14 would 14 would 15 pop 15 pop 16 right 16 right 17 out 17 out 18 of 18 of 23 . [the] [smiling] [pool] [had] [grown] [so] [small] [that] [there] [wasn't] [enough] [of] [it] [left] [to] [smile] [!] " where are you going , [grandfather] [frog] [?] " asked a voice over his head . 1 " 2 where 2 where 3 are 3 are 4 you 4 you 5 going 5 going 6 , 6 , 10 " 10 " 11 asked 11 asked 12 a 12 a 13 voice 13 voice 14 over 14 over 15 his 15 his 16 head 16 head 17 . [grandfather] [frog] [looked] [up] [.] looking down on him from over the edge [of] [the] [big] [rock] [was] [jerry] [muskrat] . 1 looking 2 down 2 down 3 on 3 on 4 him 4 him 5 from 5 from 6 over 6 over 7 the 7 the 8 edge 8 edge 16 . the edge of the [big] [rock] [was] [twice] [as] [high] [above] [the] water [as] [grandfather] [frog] [had] [ever] [seen] [it] [before] . 1 the 2 edge 2 edge 3 of 3 of 4 the 4 the 13 water 13 water 22 . " [i] [i] was going to swim over to your house to see you , " [replied] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 " 4 was 4 was 5 going 5 going 6 to 6 to 7 swim 7 swim 8 over 8 over 9 to 9 to 10 your 10 your 11 house 11 house 12 to 12 to 13 see 13 see 14 you 14 you 15 , 15 , 16 " " it 's of no use , " [replied] [jerry] [,] ["] [because] [i] ['m] [not] [there] [.] 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 's 3 's 4 of 4 of 5 no 5 no 6 use 6 use 7 , 7 , 8 " besides , you couldn't swim there , anyway . " 1 besides 2 , 2 , 3 you 3 you 4 couldn't 4 couldn't 5 swim 5 swim 6 there 6 there 7 , 7 , 8 anyway 8 anyway 9 . 9 . 10 " " why not ? " [demanded] [grandfather] [frog] in great surprise . 1 " 2 why 2 why 3 not 3 not 4 ? 4 ? 5 " 5 " 9 in 9 in 10 great 10 great 11 surprise 11 surprise 12 . " what 's that you say [?] ["] [cried] [grandfather] [frog] , as if he couldn't believe his own ears . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 's 3 's 4 that 4 that 5 you 5 you 6 say 6 say 12 , 12 , 13 as 13 as 14 if 14 if 15 he 15 he 16 couldn't 16 couldn't 17 believe 17 believe 18 his 18 his 19 own 19 own 20 ears 20 ears 21 . " it 's just as true as that [i] ['m] [sitting] [here] , " [replied] [jerry] [sadly] [.] 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 's 3 's 4 just 4 just 5 as 5 as 6 true 6 true 7 as 7 as 8 that 8 that 13 , 13 , 14 " " listen , [jerry] [muskrat] [,] and tell me truly [;] [is] [the] [laughing] [brook] [laughing] ? " [cried] [grandfather] [frog] [sharply] [.] 1 " 2 listen 2 listen 3 , 3 , 7 and 7 and 8 tell 8 tell 9 me 9 me 10 truly 10 truly 17 ? 17 ? 18 " [chapter] [x] [:] [why] [the] [world] [seemed] [upside] [down] [to] [jerry] [muskrat] you [see] [,] [jerry] [muskrat] ['s] [little] [world] was [topsy-turvy] . 1 you 9 was 9 was 11 . yes [,] [sir] [,] [jerry] ['s] [world] [was] [upside] [down] ! 1 yes 11 ! anyway , it seemed so to him , and he couldn't understand it at all . 1 anyway 2 , 2 , 3 it 3 it 4 seemed 4 seemed 5 so 5 so 6 to 6 to 7 him 7 him 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 he 10 he 11 couldn't 11 couldn't 12 understand 12 understand 13 it 13 it 14 at 14 at 15 all 15 all 16 . the [smiling] [pool] , the [laughing] [brook] [,] [and] [the] [green] [meadows] [are] [jerry] [muskrat] ['s] [little] world . 1 the 4 , 4 , 5 the 5 the 18 world 18 world 19 . now , as he sat [on] [the] [big] [rock] and looked about him , [the] [green] [meadows] were as lovely as ever . 1 now 2 , 2 , 3 as 3 as 4 he 4 he 5 sat 5 sat 10 and 10 and 11 looked 11 looked 12 about 12 about 13 him 13 him 14 , 14 , 18 were 18 were 19 as 19 as 20 lovely 20 lovely 21 as 21 as 22 ever 22 ever 23 . he could see no change in them . 1 he 2 could 2 could 3 see 3 see 4 no 4 no 5 change 5 change 6 in 6 in 7 them 7 them 8 . but [the] [laughing] [brook] [had] [stopped] [laughing] , [and] [the] [smiling] [pool] had stopped smiling . 1 but 8 , 8 , 13 had 13 had 14 stopped 14 stopped 15 smiling 15 smiling 16 . the truth is there wasn't enough of the [laughing] [brook] left [to] [laugh] , and there wasn't enough of the [smiling] [pool] left [to] [smile] . 1 the 2 truth 2 truth 3 is 3 is 4 there 4 there 5 wasn't 5 wasn't 6 enough 6 enough 7 of 7 of 8 the 8 the 11 left 11 left 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 there 16 there 17 wasn't 17 wasn't 18 enough 18 enough 19 of 19 of 20 the 20 the 23 left 23 left 26 . it was dreadful ! 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 dreadful 3 dreadful 4 ! jerry looked over to his house , of which he had once been so proud . 1 jerry 2 looked 2 looked 3 over 3 over 4 to 4 to 5 his 5 his 6 house 6 house 7 , 7 , 8 of 8 of 9 which 9 which 10 he 10 he 11 had 11 had 12 once 12 once 13 been 13 been 14 so 14 so 15 proud 15 proud 16 . he had built it with the doorway under water . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 built 3 built 4 it 4 it 5 with 5 with 6 the 6 the 7 doorway 7 doorway 8 under 8 under 9 water 9 water 10 . now [the] [smiling] [pool] [had] [grown] [so] [small] that [jerry] 's [house] [wasn't] in the water at all . 1 now 9 that 9 that 11 's 11 's 14 in 14 in 15 the 15 the 16 water 16 water 17 at 17 at 18 all 18 all 19 . anybody who wanted to could get into it . 1 anybody 2 who 2 who 3 wanted 3 wanted 4 to 4 to 5 could 5 could 6 get 6 get 7 into 7 into 8 it 8 it 9 . there was the doorway plainly to be seen . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 the 3 the 4 doorway 4 doorway 5 plainly 5 plainly 6 to 6 to 7 be 7 be 8 seen 8 seen 9 . worse still , there was the secret entrance to the long tunnel leading to his castle under the roots [of] [the] [big] [hickory-tree] . 1 worse 2 still 2 still 3 , 3 , 4 there 4 there 5 was 5 was 6 the 6 the 7 secret 7 secret 8 entrance 8 entrance 9 to 9 to 10 the 10 the 11 long 11 long 12 tunnel 12 tunnel 13 leading 13 leading 14 to 14 to 15 his 15 his 16 castle 16 castle 17 under 17 under 18 the 18 the 19 roots 19 roots 24 . that had been [jerry] ['s] [most] [secret] [secret] , and now there it was for all the world to see . 1 that 2 had 2 had 3 been 3 been 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 now 11 now 12 there 12 there 13 it 13 it 14 was 14 was 15 for 15 for 16 all 16 all 17 the 17 the 18 world 18 world 19 to 19 to 20 see 20 see 21 . now anybody could find them , for they were plainly to be seen . 1 now 2 anybody 2 anybody 3 could 3 could 4 find 4 find 5 them 5 them 6 , 6 , 7 for 7 for 8 they 8 they 9 were 9 were 10 plainly 10 plainly 11 to 11 to 12 be 12 be 13 seen 13 seen 14 . and where had always been [smiling] [,] [dimpling] [water] [,] [jerry] [saw] [only] [mud] . 1 and 2 where 2 where 3 had 3 had 4 always 4 always 5 been 5 been 15 . it was mud , mud , mud everywhere ! 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 mud 3 mud 4 , 4 , 5 mud 5 mud 6 , 6 , 7 mud 7 mud 8 everywhere 8 everywhere 9 ! [jerry] [turned] [towards] [the] [laughing] [brook] [.] all [the] [secrets] [of] [the] [laughing] [brook] [were] [exposed] , just as were the secrets [of] [the] [smiling] [pool] . 1 all 10 , 10 , 11 just 11 just 12 as 12 as 13 were 13 were 14 the 14 the 15 secrets 15 secrets 20 . " yes , [sir] [,] the world has turned upside down , " [said] [jerry] in a mournful voice . 1 " 2 yes 2 yes 3 , 3 , 6 the 6 the 7 world 7 world 8 has 8 has 9 turned 9 turned 10 upside 10 upside 11 down 11 down 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 16 in 16 in 17 a 17 a 18 mournful 18 mournful 19 voice 19 voice 20 . " [i] know it has ! " [cried] [jerry] [.] 1 " 3 know 3 know 4 it 4 it 5 has 5 has 6 ! 6 ! 7 " " [i] [wonder] if it will ever turn upside up again . " 1 " 4 if 4 if 5 it 5 it 6 will 6 will 7 ever 7 ever 8 turn 8 turn 9 upside 9 upside 10 up 10 up 11 again 11 again 12 . 12 . 13 " " if it doesn't , what are you going to do ? " [asked] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 " 2 if 2 if 3 it 3 it 4 doesn't 4 doesn't 5 , 5 , 6 what 6 what 7 are 7 are 8 you 8 you 9 going 9 going 10 to 10 to 11 do 11 do 12 ? 12 ? 13 " " [i] don't know , " [replied] [jerry] [muskrat] [.] 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 know 4 know 5 , 5 , 6 " " [here] [come] [little] [joe] [otter] and [billy] [mink] [;] let's find out what they are going to do . " 1 " 7 and 7 and 11 let's 11 let's 12 find 12 find 13 out 13 out 14 what 14 what 15 they 15 they 16 are 16 are 17 going 17 going 18 to 18 to 19 do 19 do 20 . 20 . 21 " [chapter] [xi] [:] [five] [heads] [together] something had to be done . 1 something 2 had 2 had 3 to 3 to 4 be 4 be 5 done 5 done 6 . [jerry] [muskrat] [said] [so] [.] [grandfather] [frog] [said] [so] [.] [billy] [mink] [said] [so] [.] [little] [joe] [otter] [said] [so] [.] even [spotty] [the] [turtle] [said] so . 1 even 6 so 6 so 7 . the [laughing] [brook] [couldn't] laugh , and the [smiling] [pool] [couldn't] smile . 1 the 5 laugh 5 laugh 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 the 8 the 12 smile 12 smile 13 . you see , there wasn't water enough in either of them to laugh or smile , and nobody knew if there ever would be again . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 there 4 there 5 wasn't 5 wasn't 6 water 6 water 7 enough 7 enough 8 in 8 in 9 either 9 either 10 of 10 of 11 them 11 them 12 to 12 to 13 laugh 13 laugh 14 or 14 or 15 smile 15 smile 16 , 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 nobody 18 nobody 19 knew 19 knew 20 if 20 if 21 there 21 there 22 ever 22 ever 23 would 23 would 24 be 24 be 25 again 25 again 26 . nobody had ever known anything like it before , and so nobody knew what to think or do . 1 nobody 2 had 2 had 3 ever 3 ever 4 known 4 known 5 anything 5 anything 6 like 6 like 7 it 7 it 8 before 8 before 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 so 11 so 12 nobody 12 nobody 13 knew 13 knew 14 what 14 what 15 to 15 to 16 think 16 think 17 or 17 or 18 do 18 do 19 . and yet they all felt that something must be done . 1 and 2 yet 2 yet 3 they 3 they 4 all 4 all 5 felt 5 felt 6 that 6 that 7 something 7 something 8 must 8 must 9 be 9 be 10 done 10 done 11 . " what do you think [,] [billy] [mink] ? " [asked] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 do 3 do 4 you 4 you 5 think 5 think 9 ? 9 ? 10 " but somehow he didn't want to catch them . 1 but 2 somehow 2 somehow 3 he 3 he 4 didn't 4 didn't 5 want 5 want 6 to 6 to 7 catch 7 catch 8 them 8 them 9 . " [i] [think] that the best thing we can do is to move [down] [to] [the] [big] [river] . 1 " 4 that 4 that 5 the 5 the 6 best 6 best 7 thing 7 thing 8 we 8 we 9 can 9 can 10 do 10 do 11 is 11 is 12 to 12 to 13 move 13 move 19 . i 've been down there , and that 's all right , " said [billy] [mink] . 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 been 3 been 4 down 4 down 5 there 5 there 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 that 8 that 9 's 9 's 10 all 10 all 11 right 11 right 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 said 14 said 17 . " that 's what [i] [think] , " said [little] [joe] [otter] . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 what 4 what 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 13 . " there 's no danger that the [big] [river] [will] [go] [dry] [.] " 1 " 2 there 2 there 3 's 3 's 4 no 4 no 5 danger 5 danger 6 that 6 that 7 the 7 the 14 " " how do you know ? " [asked] [jerry] [muskrat] [.] 1 " 2 how 2 how 3 do 3 do 4 you 4 you 5 know 5 know 6 ? 6 ? 7 " " [the] [laughing] [brook] and [the] [smiling] [pool] never went dry before . " 1 " 5 and 5 and 9 never 9 never 10 went 10 went 11 dry 11 dry 12 before 12 before 13 . 13 . 14 " ["] [chugarum] [!] i , for one , [don't] [want] to [leave] [the] [smiling] [pool] [without] [finding] [out] what the trouble is . 1 i 2 , 2 , 3 for 3 for 4 one 4 one 5 , 5 , 8 to 8 to 16 what 16 what 17 the 17 the 18 trouble 18 trouble 19 is 19 is 20 . " there 's nothing happens , as you [know] , [but] has a cause to make it so . 1 " 2 there 2 there 3 's 3 's 4 nothing 4 nothing 5 happens 5 happens 6 , 6 , 7 as 7 as 8 you 8 you 10 , 10 , 12 has 12 has 13 a 13 a 14 cause 14 cause 15 to 15 to 16 make 16 make 17 it 17 it 18 so 18 so 19 . [jerry] [muskrat] [nodded] [his] [head] [.] " [grandfather] [frog] is [right] , " said he . 1 " 4 is 4 is 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 he 9 he 10 . " of course there must be a cause , but where are we to look for it ? 1 " 2 of 2 of 3 course 3 course 4 there 4 there 5 must 5 must 6 be 6 be 7 a 7 a 8 cause 8 cause 9 , 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 where 11 where 12 are 12 are 13 we 13 we 14 to 14 to 15 look 15 look 16 for 16 for 17 it 17 it 18 ? i 've been all over [the] [smiling] [pool] , and [i] ['m] [sure] it isn't there . " 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 been 3 been 4 all 4 all 5 over 5 over 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 14 it 14 it 15 isn't 15 isn't 16 there 16 there 17 . 17 . 18 " [grandfather] [frog] [actually] [smiled] [.] " [chugarum] [!] ["] said he . 1 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 6 he 7 . " of course the cause of all the trouble isn't in the [smiling] [pool] [.] 1 " 2 of 2 of 3 course 3 course 4 the 4 the 5 cause 5 cause 6 of 6 of 7 all 7 all 8 the 8 the 9 trouble 9 trouble 10 isn't 10 isn't 11 in 11 in 12 the any one would know that ! " 1 any 2 one 2 one 3 would 3 would 4 know 4 know 5 that 5 that 6 ! 6 ! 7 " " well , if you know so much , tell us where it is then ! " [snapped] [jerry] [muskrat] [.] 1 " 2 well 2 well 3 , 3 , 4 if 4 if 5 you 5 you 6 know 6 know 7 so 7 so 8 much 8 much 9 , 9 , 10 tell 10 tell 11 us 11 us 12 where 12 where 13 it 13 it 14 is 14 is 15 then 15 then 16 ! 16 ! 17 " " in [the] [laughing] [brook] , of course , " [replied] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 " 2 in 2 in 6 , 6 , 7 of 7 of 8 course 8 course 9 , 9 , 10 " " no such thing ! " said [billy] [mink] . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 such 3 such 4 thing 4 thing 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 10 . " [i] ['ve] [been] all the way down [the] [laughing] [brook] to [the] [big] [river] , and [i] [didn't] find a thing . " 1 " 5 all 5 all 6 the 6 the 7 way 7 way 8 down 8 down 12 to 12 to 16 , 16 , 17 and 17 and 20 find 20 find 21 a 21 a 22 thing 22 thing 23 . 23 . 24 " " have you been all the way up [the] [laughing] [brook] to the place it starts from ? " [asked] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 " 2 have 2 have 3 you 3 you 4 been 4 been 5 all 5 all 6 the 6 the 7 way 7 way 8 up 8 up 12 to 12 to 13 the 13 the 14 place 14 place 15 it 15 it 16 starts 16 starts 17 from 17 from 18 ? 18 ? 19 " ["] [no-o] [,] ["] [replied] [billy] [mink] [.] " that 's so ! 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 so 4 so 5 ! i never had thought of that , " [cried] [little] [joe] [otter] [.] 1 i 2 never 2 never 3 had 3 had 4 thought 4 thought 5 of 5 of 6 that 6 that 7 , 7 , 8 " " [i] tell you what , [billy] [mink] and [i] will go way up [the] [laughing] [brook] and see what we can find . " 1 " 3 tell 3 tell 4 you 4 you 5 what 5 what 6 , 6 , 9 and 9 and 11 will 11 will 12 go 12 go 13 way 13 way 14 up 14 up 18 and 18 and 19 see 19 see 20 what 20 what 21 we 21 we 22 can 22 can 23 find 23 find 24 . 24 . 25 " ["] [chugarum] [!] let us all go , " said [grandfather] [frog] . 1 let 2 us 2 us 3 all 3 all 4 go 4 go 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 10 . then the five put their heads together and decided that they would go up the [laughing] [brook] [to] hunt for the trouble . 1 then 2 the 2 the 3 five 3 five 4 put 4 put 5 their 5 their 6 heads 6 heads 7 together 7 together 8 and 8 and 9 decided 9 decided 10 that 10 that 11 they 11 they 12 would 12 would 13 go 13 go 14 up 14 up 15 the 15 the 19 hunt 19 hunt 20 for 20 for 21 the 21 the 22 trouble 22 trouble 23 . [chapter] [xii] [:] [a] [hunt] [for] [trouble] [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] [,] [sailing] [high] [in] [the] [blue] [,] [blue] [sky] [,] [looked] [down] [on] [a] [funny] [sight] [.] yes , [sir] [,] it certainly was a funny sight . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 5 it 5 it 6 certainly 6 certainly 7 was 7 was 8 a 8 a 9 funny 9 funny 10 sight 10 sight 11 . it was a little procession of five of his friends [of] [the] [smiling] [pool] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 little 4 little 5 procession 5 procession 6 of 6 of 7 five 7 five 8 of 8 of 9 his 9 his 10 friends 10 friends 15 . first [was] [billy] [mink] , [who] [,] because he is slim and nimble , moves so quickly it sometimes is hard to follow him . 1 first 5 , 5 , 8 because 8 because 9 he 9 he 10 is 10 is 11 slim 11 slim 12 and 12 and 13 nimble 13 nimble 14 , 14 , 15 moves 15 moves 16 so 16 so 17 quickly 17 quickly 18 it 18 it 19 sometimes 19 sometimes 20 is 20 is 21 hard 21 hard 22 to 22 to 23 follow 23 follow 24 him 24 him 25 . behind him [was] [little] [joe] [otter] , whose legs are so short that he almost looks as if he hadn't any . 1 behind 2 him 2 him 7 , 7 , 8 whose 8 whose 9 legs 9 legs 10 are 10 are 11 so 11 so 12 short 12 short 13 that 13 that 14 he 14 he 15 almost 15 almost 16 looks 16 looks 17 as 17 as 18 if 18 if 19 he 19 he 20 hadn't 20 hadn't 21 any 21 any 22 . [behind] [little] [joe] [was] [jerry] [muskrat] [,] [who] [is] [a] [better] [traveler] [in] [the] [water] [than] [on] [land] [.] [behind] [jerry] [was] [grandfather] [frog] [,] [who] [neither] [walks] [nor] [runs] [but] [travels] [with] [great] [jumps] [.] last of all [was] [spotty] [the] [turtle] , who travels very , very slowly because , you know , he carries his house with him . 1 last 2 of 2 of 3 all 3 all 8 , 8 , 9 who 9 who 10 travels 10 travels 11 very 11 very 12 , 12 , 13 very 13 very 14 slowly 14 slowly 15 because 15 because 16 , 16 , 17 you 17 you 18 know 18 know 19 , 19 , 20 he 20 he 21 carries 21 carries 22 his 22 his 23 house 23 house 24 with 24 with 25 him 25 him 26 . and all five [were] [headed] [up] [the] [laughing] [brook] , which laughed no more , because there was not water enough in it . 1 and 2 all 2 all 3 five 3 five 10 , 10 , 11 which 11 which 12 laughed 12 laughed 13 no 13 no 14 more 14 more 15 , 15 , 16 because 16 because 17 there 17 there 18 was 18 was 19 not 19 not 20 water 20 water 21 enough 21 enough 22 in 22 in 23 it 23 it 24 . " [fo] ' the lan's sake ! 1 " 3 ' 3 ' 4 the 4 the 5 lan's 5 lan's 6 sake 6 sake 7 ! fo ' the lan's sake ! " 1 fo 2 ' 2 ' 3 the 3 the 4 lan's 4 lan's 5 sake 5 sake 6 ! 6 ! 7 " " where are yo'alls going ? " [asked] [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] [.] 1 " 2 where 2 where 3 are 3 are 4 yo'alls 4 yo'alls 5 going 5 going 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 7 " 10 ' ["] [chugarum] [!] to find out what is the trouble [with] [the] [laughing] [brook] , " [replied] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 to 2 find 2 find 3 out 3 out 4 what 4 what 5 is 5 is 6 the 6 the 7 trouble 7 trouble 12 , 12 , 13 " " [i] ['ll] [help] you , ["] [said] [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] [,] once more sailing up in the blue , blue sky . 1 " 5 you 5 you 6 , 6 , 14 once 14 once 15 more 15 more 16 sailing 16 sailing 17 up 17 up 18 in 18 in 19 the 19 the 20 blue 20 blue 21 , 21 , 22 blue 22 blue 23 sky 23 sky 24 . [grandfather] [frog] [watched] [him] [until] [he] [was] [nothing] [but] [a] [speck] [.] the [laughing] [brook] [came] [down] [from] [the] [green] [forest] [and] wound [through] [the] [green] [meadows] [for] [a] [little] [way] [before] [it] [reached] [the] [smiling] [pool] . 1 the 11 wound 11 wound 26 . there the sun shone down into it , and [grandfather] [frog] [didn't] mind , although his legs were getting tired . 1 there 2 the 2 the 3 sun 3 sun 4 shone 4 shone 5 down 5 down 6 into 6 into 7 it 7 it 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 13 mind 13 mind 14 , 14 , 15 although 15 although 16 his 16 his 17 legs 17 legs 18 were 18 were 19 getting 19 getting 20 tired 20 tired 21 . but when they got into the [green] [forest] [it] [was] dark and gloomy . 1 but 2 when 2 when 3 they 3 they 4 got 4 got 5 into 5 into 6 the 6 the 11 dark 11 dark 12 and 12 and 13 gloomy 13 gloomy 14 . at least [grandfather] [frog] [thought] [so] , and [so] did [spotty] [the] [turtle] , for both dearly love the sunshine . 1 at 2 least 2 least 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 did 10 did 14 , 14 , 15 for 15 for 16 both 16 both 17 dearly 17 dearly 18 love 18 love 19 the 19 the 20 sunshine 20 sunshine 21 . but still they kept on , for they felt that they must find the trouble [with] [the] [laughing] [brook] . 1 but 2 still 2 still 3 they 3 they 4 kept 4 kept 5 on 5 on 6 , 6 , 7 for 7 for 8 they 8 they 9 felt 9 felt 10 that 10 that 11 they 11 they 12 must 12 must 13 find 13 find 14 the 14 the 15 trouble 15 trouble 20 . if they found this , they would also find the trouble [with] [the] [smiling] [pool] . 1 if 2 they 2 they 3 found 3 found 4 this 4 this 5 , 5 , 6 they 6 they 7 would 7 would 8 also 8 also 9 find 9 find 10 the 10 the 11 trouble 11 trouble 16 . [chapter] [xiii] [:] [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] [sees] [something] indeed , [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] [can] [see] all that is going on [below] [on] [the] [green] [meadows] and in the [green] [forest] [.] 1 indeed 2 , 2 , 4 ' 4 ' 9 all 9 all 10 that 10 that 11 is 11 is 12 going 12 going 13 on 13 on 19 and 19 and 20 in 20 in 21 the his wings are very broad , and he can sail through the air very swiftly when he makes up his mind to . 1 his 2 wings 2 wings 3 are 3 are 4 very 4 very 5 broad 5 broad 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 he 8 he 9 can 9 can 10 sail 10 sail 11 through 11 through 12 the 12 the 13 air 13 air 14 very 14 very 15 swiftly 15 swiftly 16 when 16 when 17 he 17 he 18 makes 18 makes 19 up 19 up 20 his 20 his 21 mind 21 mind 22 to 22 to 23 . in a few minutes he was as far ahead [of] [billy] [mink] [as] [billy] [was] [ahead] [of] [spotty] [the] [turtle] . 1 in 2 a 2 a 3 few 3 few 4 minutes 4 minutes 5 he 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 as 7 as 8 far 8 far 9 ahead 9 ahead 21 . for wings are swifter far than legs , [on] [whatsoever] [purpose] [bent] [,] [but] [doubly] [swift] and [tireless] [those] [wings] [on] [kindly] [deed] [intent] [.] 1 for 2 wings 2 wings 3 are 3 are 4 swifter 4 swifter 5 far 5 far 6 than 6 than 7 legs 7 legs 8 , 8 , 17 and he forgot everything but his own great surprise , and he blinked his eyes a great many times to make sure that he wasn't dreaming . 1 he 2 forgot 2 forgot 3 everything 3 everything 4 but 4 but 5 his 5 his 6 own 6 own 7 great 7 great 8 surprise 8 surprise 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 he 11 he 12 blinked 12 blinked 13 his 13 his 14 eyes 14 eyes 15 a 15 a 16 great 16 great 17 many 17 many 18 times 18 times 19 to 19 to 20 make 20 make 21 sure 21 sure 22 that 22 that 23 he 23 he 24 wasn't 24 wasn't 25 dreaming 25 dreaming 26 . " did yo ' ever ? 1 " 2 did 2 did 3 yo 3 yo 4 ' 4 ' 5 ever 5 ever 6 ? no , [ah] never ! 1 no 2 , 2 , 4 never 4 never 5 ! did yo ' ever ? 1 did 2 yo 2 yo 3 ' 3 ' 4 ever 4 ever 5 ? no , [ah] never ! " 1 no 2 , 2 , 4 never 4 never 5 ! 5 ! 6 " [chapter] [xiv] [:] [spotty] [the] [turtle] [keeps] [right] [on] [going] " one step , two steps , three steps , so ! 1 " 2 one 2 one 3 step 3 step 4 , 4 , 5 two 5 two 6 steps 6 steps 7 , 7 , 8 three 8 three 9 steps 9 steps 10 , 10 , 11 so 11 so 12 ! four steps , five steps , six steps go ! 1 four 2 steps 2 steps 3 , 3 , 4 five 4 five 5 steps 5 steps 6 , 6 , 7 six 7 six 8 steps 8 steps 9 go 9 go 10 ! keep right on and [do] [your] [best] [;] [mayhap] you 'll win while others rest . " 1 keep 2 right 2 right 3 on 3 on 4 and 4 and 10 you 10 you 11 'll 11 'll 12 win 12 win 13 while 13 while 14 others 14 others 15 rest 15 rest 16 . 16 . 17 " and every time he said it , he felt better . 1 and 2 every 2 every 3 time 3 time 4 he 4 he 5 said 5 said 6 it 6 it 7 , 7 , 8 he 8 he 9 felt 9 felt 10 better 10 better 11 . they were very short steps , very short steps indeed , [for] [spotty] ['s] [legs] are very short . 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 very 3 very 4 short 4 short 5 steps 5 steps 6 , 6 , 7 very 7 very 8 short 8 short 9 steps 9 steps 10 indeed 10 indeed 11 , 11 , 16 are 16 are 17 very 17 very 18 short 18 short 19 . but each one carried him forward just so much , and he knew that he was just so much nearer the thing he was seeking . 1 but 2 each 2 each 3 one 3 one 4 carried 4 carried 5 him 5 him 6 forward 6 forward 7 just 7 just 8 so 8 so 9 much 9 much 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 he 12 he 13 knew 13 knew 14 that 14 that 15 he 15 he 16 was 16 was 17 just 17 just 18 so 18 so 19 much 19 much 20 nearer 20 nearer 21 the 21 the 22 thing 22 thing 23 he 23 he 24 was 24 was 25 seeking 25 seeking 26 . anyway , he hoped he was . 1 anyway 2 , 2 , 3 he 3 he 4 hoped 4 hoped 5 he 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 . so [spotty] [the] [turtle] , [who] [has] to carry his house with him , was a long , long way behind the others . 1 so 5 , 5 , 8 to 8 to 9 carry 9 carry 10 his 10 his 11 house 11 house 12 with 12 with 13 him 13 him 14 , 14 , 15 was 15 was 16 a 16 a 17 long 17 long 18 , 18 , 19 long 19 long 20 way 20 way 21 behind 21 behind 22 the 22 the 23 others 23 others 24 . but he kept right on going . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 kept 3 kept 4 right 4 right 5 on 5 on 6 going 6 going 7 . " one step , two steps , three steps , so ! " 1 " 2 one 2 one 3 step 3 step 4 , 4 , 5 two 5 two 6 steps 6 steps 7 , 7 , 8 three 8 three 9 steps 9 steps 10 , 10 , 11 so 11 so 12 ! 12 ! 13 " and he didn't stop for anything . 1 and 2 he 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 stop 4 stop 5 for 5 for 6 anything 6 anything 7 . he crawled over sticks and around big stones and sometimes , when he found a little pool of water , he swam . 1 he 2 crawled 2 crawled 3 over 3 over 4 sticks 4 sticks 5 and 5 and 6 around 6 around 7 big 7 big 8 stones 8 stones 9 and 9 and 10 sometimes 10 sometimes 11 , 11 , 12 when 12 when 13 he 13 he 14 found 14 found 15 a 15 a 16 little 16 little 17 pool 17 pool 18 of 18 of 19 water 19 water 20 , 20 , 21 he 21 he 22 swam 22 swam 23 . he always felt better then , because he can swim faster than he can walk . 1 he 2 always 2 always 3 felt 3 felt 4 better 4 better 5 then 5 then 6 , 6 , 7 because 7 because 8 he 8 he 9 can 9 can 10 swim 10 swim 11 faster 11 faster 12 than 12 than 13 he 13 he 14 can 14 can 15 walk 15 walk 16 . after a long , long time , [spotty] [the] [turtle] [came] to a little pool where the sunshine lay warm and inviting . 1 after 2 a 2 a 3 long 3 long 4 , 4 , 5 long 5 long 6 time 6 time 7 , 7 , 12 to 12 to 13 a 13 a 14 little 14 little 15 pool 15 pool 16 where 16 where 17 the 17 the 18 sunshine 18 sunshine 19 lay 19 lay 20 warm 20 warm 21 and 21 and 22 inviting 22 inviting 23 . there , in the middle of it , on a [mossy] stone [,] [sat] [grandfather] [frog] [fast] [asleep] . 1 there 2 , 2 , 3 in 3 in 4 the 4 the 5 middle 5 middle 6 of 6 of 7 it 7 it 8 , 8 , 9 on 9 on 10 a 10 a 12 stone 12 stone 19 . he had thought that he was so far ahead of [spotty] that he could safely rest his tired legs . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 thought 3 thought 4 that 4 that 5 he 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 so 7 so 8 far 8 far 9 ahead 9 ahead 10 of 10 of 12 that 12 that 13 he 13 he 14 could 14 could 15 safely 15 safely 16 rest 16 rest 17 his 17 his 18 tired 18 tired 19 legs 19 legs 20 . spotty wanted to climb right up beside him and take a nap too , but he didn't . 1 spotty 2 wanted 2 wanted 3 to 3 to 4 climb 4 climb 5 right 5 right 6 up 6 up 7 beside 7 beside 8 him 8 him 9 and 9 and 10 take 10 take 11 a 11 a 12 nap 12 nap 13 too 13 too 14 , 14 , 15 but 15 but 16 he 16 he 17 didn't 17 didn't 18 . he just grinned and kept right on going . 1 he 2 just 2 just 3 grinned 3 grinned 4 and 4 and 5 kept 5 kept 6 right 6 right 7 on 7 on 8 going 8 going 9 . " one step , two steps , three steps , so ! " 1 " 2 one 2 one 3 step 3 step 4 , 4 , 5 two 5 two 6 steps 6 steps 7 , 7 , 8 three 8 three 9 steps 9 steps 10 , 10 , 11 so 11 so 12 ! 12 ! 13 " [while] [grandfather] [frog] [slept] [on] [.] spotty would have liked to take just one slide , but he didn't . 1 spotty 2 would 2 would 3 have 3 have 4 liked 4 liked 5 to 5 to 6 take 6 take 7 just 7 just 8 one 8 one 9 slide 9 slide 10 , 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 he 12 he 13 didn't 13 didn't 14 . he didn't [even] [let] [little] [joe] [otter] see him , but kept right on going . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 8 see 8 see 9 him 9 him 10 , 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 kept 12 kept 13 right 13 right 14 on 14 on 15 going 15 going 16 . " one step , two steps , three steps , so ! " 1 " 2 one 2 one 3 step 3 step 4 , 4 , 5 two 5 two 6 steps 6 steps 7 , 7 , 8 three 8 three 9 steps 9 steps 10 , 10 , 11 so 11 so 12 ! 12 ! 13 " who was it ? 1 who 2 was 2 was 3 it 3 it 4 ? why , [billy] [mink] [,] to be sure ! 1 why 2 , 2 , 6 to 6 to 7 be 7 be 8 sure 8 sure 9 ! [spotty] [the] [turtle] [didn't] [waken] [him] [.] [chapter] [xv] [:] [what] [spotty] [the] [turtle] [found] [spotty] [the] [turtle] [stared] [and] [stared] [and] [stared] [,] [until] [it] [seemed] [as] [if] [his] [eyes] [surely] [would] [pop] [out] [of] [his] [funny] [little] [head] [.] no , [sir] [,] he wouldn't have believed it . 1 no 2 , 2 , 5 he 5 he 6 wouldn't 6 wouldn't 7 have 7 have 8 believed 8 believed 9 it 9 it 10 . you see , he couldn't have believed it because why , because it didn't seem as if it could be really and truly so . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 couldn't 5 couldn't 6 have 6 have 7 believed 7 believed 8 it 8 it 9 because 9 because 10 why 10 why 11 , 11 , 12 because 12 because 13 it 13 it 14 didn't 14 didn't 15 seem 15 seem 16 as 16 as 17 if 17 if 18 it 18 it 19 could 19 could 20 be 20 be 21 really 21 really 22 and 22 and 23 truly 23 truly 24 so 24 so 25 . it made no difference . 1 it 2 made 2 made 3 no 3 no 4 difference 4 difference 5 . [spotty] [the] [turtle] [was] [feeling] [pretty] [good] [.] at least , he thought that he was the first , and he was of all the little people who live in the [smiling] [pool] [.] 1 at 2 least 2 least 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 thought 5 thought 6 that 6 that 7 he 7 he 8 was 8 was 9 the 9 the 10 first 10 first 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 he 13 he 14 was 14 was 15 of 15 of 16 all 16 all 17 the 17 the 18 little 18 little 19 people 19 people 20 who 20 who 21 live 21 live 22 in 22 in 23 the [the] [ones] [who] [really] [counted] [were] [billy] [mink] [and] [little] [joe] [otter] [and] [jerry] [muskrat] [and] [grandfather] [frog] [.] [billy] [mink] [had] [stopped] [for] [a] [nap] [.] [little] [joe] [otter] [had] [stopped] [to] [play] [.] jerry [muskrat] had [stopped] to eat . 1 jerry 3 had 3 had 5 to 5 to 6 eat 6 eat 7 . [grandfather] [frog] [had] [stopped] [for] [a] [sun-nap] [.] do you wonder that he felt proud and very happy ? 1 do 2 you 2 you 3 wonder 3 wonder 4 that 4 that 5 he 5 he 6 felt 6 felt 7 proud 7 proud 8 and 8 and 9 very 9 very 10 happy 10 happy 11 ? keeping at it , that ['s] the [way] [spotty] [won] [the] race that day . 1 keeping 2 at 2 at 3 it 3 it 4 , 4 , 5 that 5 that 7 the 7 the 12 race 12 race 13 that 13 that 14 day 14 day 15 . but now [spotty] was [beginning] to wish that some of the others would hurry up . 1 but 2 now 2 now 4 was 4 was 6 to 6 to 7 wish 7 wish 8 that 8 that 9 some 9 some 10 of 10 of 11 the 11 the 12 others 12 others 13 would 13 would 14 hurry 14 hurry 15 up 15 up 16 . he wanted to know what they thought . 1 he 2 wanted 2 wanted 3 to 3 to 4 know 4 know 5 what 5 what 6 they 6 they 7 thought 7 thought 8 . he wanted to talk it all over . 1 he 2 wanted 2 wanted 3 to 3 to 4 talk 4 talk 5 it 5 it 6 all 6 all 7 over 7 over 8 . so [spotty] [the] [turtle] [found] [a] [good] [place] to [spend] the night , and then he sat down to watch and wait . 1 so 9 to 9 to 11 the 11 the 12 night 12 night 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 then 15 then 16 he 16 he 17 sat 17 sat 18 down 18 down 19 to 19 to 20 watch 20 watch 21 and 21 and 22 wait 22 wait 23 . right before him was the thing which he had found and which puzzled him so . 1 right 2 before 2 before 3 him 3 him 4 was 4 was 5 the 5 the 6 thing 6 thing 7 which 7 which 8 he 8 he 9 had 9 had 10 found 10 found 11 and 11 and 12 which 12 which 13 puzzled 13 puzzled 14 him 14 him 15 so 15 so 16 . what was it ? 1 what 2 was 2 was 3 it 3 it 4 ? why , it was a wall . 1 why 2 , 2 , 3 it 3 it 4 was 4 was 5 a 5 a 6 wall 6 wall 7 . spotty wondered what lay behind that wall , and who had built it , and what for , and a lot of other things . 1 spotty 2 wondered 2 wondered 3 what 3 what 4 lay 4 lay 5 behind 5 behind 6 that 6 that 7 wall 7 wall 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 who 10 who 11 had 11 had 12 built 12 built 13 it 13 it 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 what 16 what 17 for 17 for 18 , 18 , 19 and 19 and 20 a 20 a 21 lot 21 lot 22 of 22 of 23 other 23 other 24 things 24 things 25 . and he was still wondering when he fell asleep . 1 and 2 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 still 4 still 5 wondering 5 wondering 6 when 6 when 7 he 7 he 8 fell 8 fell 9 asleep 9 asleep 10 . [chapter] [xvi] [:] [the] [pond] [in] [the] [green] [forest] [spotty] [the] [turtle] [was] [awake] [by] [the] [time] [the] [first] [rays] [of] [the] [rising] [sun] [began] [to] [creep] [through] [the] [green] [forest] [.] when he had rubbed the last sleepy-wink out of his eyes , he looked again . 1 when 2 he 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 rubbed 4 rubbed 5 the 5 the 6 last 6 last 7 sleepy-wink 7 sleepy-wink 8 out 8 out 9 of 9 of 10 his 10 his 11 eyes 11 eyes 12 , 12 , 13 he 13 he 14 looked 14 looked 15 again 15 again 16 . there it was , just as he had seen it the night before ! 1 there 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 , 4 , 5 just 5 just 6 as 6 as 7 he 7 he 8 had 8 had 9 seen 9 seen 10 it 10 it 11 the 11 the 12 night 12 night 13 before 13 before 14 ! then [spotty] [knew] that it was real , and he began to wonder what was on the other side of it . 1 then 4 that 4 that 5 it 5 it 6 was 6 was 7 real 7 real 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 he 10 he 11 began 11 began 12 to 12 to 13 wonder 13 wonder 14 what 14 what 15 was 15 was 16 on 16 on 17 the 17 the 18 other 18 other 19 side 19 side 20 of 20 of 21 it 21 it 22 . " oh , dear , [i] [wish] that [i] [could] [climb] [like] [happy] [jack] [squirrel] ! " 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 , 3 , 4 dear 4 dear 5 , 5 , 8 that 8 that 16 ! 16 ! 17 " just then a thought popped into his head and chased away the little frown [that] [had] [crept] [into] [spotty] ['s] [face] . 1 just 2 then 2 then 3 a 3 a 4 thought 4 thought 5 popped 5 popped 6 into 6 into 7 his 7 his 8 head 8 head 9 and 9 and 10 chased 10 chased 11 away 11 away 12 the 12 the 13 little 13 little 14 frown 14 frown 22 . " perhaps [happy] [jack] [sometimes] [wishes] [that] he [could] [swim] [as] [i] can , so [i] [guess] we are even . 1 " 2 perhaps 2 perhaps 8 he 8 he 13 can 13 can 14 , 14 , 15 so 15 so 18 we 18 we 19 are 19 are 20 even 20 even 21 . i can't climb , but he can't swim . 1 i 2 can't 2 can't 3 climb 3 climb 4 , 4 , 5 but 5 but 6 he 6 he 7 can't 7 can't 8 swim 8 swim 9 . how foolish it is to wish for things never meant for you ! " 1 how 2 foolish 2 foolish 3 it 3 it 4 is 4 is 5 to 5 to 6 wish 6 wish 7 for 7 for 8 things 8 things 9 never 9 never 10 meant 10 meant 11 for 11 for 12 you 12 you 13 ! 13 ! 14 " so [spotty] [the] [turtle] [wasted] no more time wishing that he could do something it was never meant that he should do . 1 so 6 no 6 no 7 more 7 more 8 time 8 time 9 wishing 9 wishing 10 that 10 that 11 he 11 he 12 could 12 could 13 do 13 do 14 something 14 something 15 it 15 it 16 was 16 was 17 never 17 never 18 meant 18 meant 19 that 19 that 20 he 20 he 21 should 21 should 22 do 22 do 23 . instead , he picked out what looked like the easiest place to climb the bank and started up . 1 instead 2 , 2 , 3 he 3 he 4 picked 4 picked 5 out 5 out 6 what 6 what 7 looked 7 looked 8 like 8 like 9 the 9 the 10 easiest 10 easiest 11 place 11 place 12 to 12 to 13 climb 13 climb 14 the 14 the 15 bank 15 bank 16 and 16 and 17 started 17 started 18 up 18 up 19 . my , my , my , it was hard work ! 1 my 2 , 2 , 3 my 3 my 4 , 4 , 5 my 5 my 6 , 6 , 7 it 7 it 8 was 8 was 9 hard 9 hard 10 work 10 work 11 ! ["] [i] [can] [if] [i] [will] [,] [and] [will] [if] [i] [can] [!] i 'm sure to [get] [there] [if] [i] follow this plan . " 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 sure 3 sure 4 to 4 to 9 follow 9 follow 10 this 10 this 11 plan 11 plan 12 . 12 . 13 " " [i] [needed] [to] [cool] off , ["] [said] [spotty] [to] [himself] and slid into a little pool of water . 1 " 6 off 6 off 7 , 7 , 13 and 13 and 14 slid 14 slid 15 into 15 into 16 a 16 a 17 little 17 little 18 pool 18 pool 19 of 19 of 20 water 20 water 21 . then he tried the bank again , and just as before he slipped back two steps for every three he went up . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 tried 3 tried 4 the 4 the 5 bank 5 bank 6 again 6 again 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 just 9 just 10 as 10 as 11 before 11 before 12 he 12 he 13 slipped 13 slipped 14 back 14 back 15 two 15 two 16 steps 16 steps 17 for 17 for 18 every 18 every 19 three 19 three 20 he 20 he 21 went 21 went 22 up 22 up 23 . there he stopped to get his breath . 1 there 2 he 2 he 3 stopped 3 stopped 4 to 4 to 5 get 5 get 6 his 6 his 7 breath 7 breath 8 . ["] [i] [can] [if] [i] [will] [,] [and] [will] [if] [i] [can] [!] i 'm sure to [get] [there] [if] [i] follow this plan , " 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 sure 3 sure 4 to 4 to 9 follow 9 follow 10 this 10 this 11 plan 11 plan 12 , 12 , 13 " said he and started on again . 1 said 2 he 2 he 3 and 3 and 4 started 4 started 5 on 5 on 6 again 6 again 7 . twice more he tumbled clear down to the place he had started from , but each time he laughed at himself and tried again . 1 twice 2 more 2 more 3 he 3 he 4 tumbled 4 tumbled 5 clear 5 clear 6 down 6 down 7 to 7 to 8 the 8 the 9 place 9 place 10 he 10 he 11 had 11 had 12 started 12 started 13 from 13 from 14 , 14 , 15 but 15 but 16 each 16 each 17 time 17 time 18 he 18 he 19 laughed 19 laughed 20 at 20 at 21 himself 21 himself 22 and 22 and 23 tried 23 tried 24 again 24 again 25 . and at last he reached the top of the bank . 1 and 2 at 2 at 3 last 3 last 4 he 4 he 5 reached 5 reached 6 the 6 the 7 top 7 top 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 bank 10 bank 11 . " [i] said [i] [could] [if] [i] [would] , and [i] [would] [if] [i] could [,] [and] [i] have ! " he cried . 1 " 3 said 3 said 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 15 could 15 could 19 have 19 have 20 ! 20 ! 21 " 21 " 22 he 22 he 23 cried 23 cried 24 . then he hurried to see what was behind the strange wall . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 hurried 3 hurried 4 to 4 to 5 see 5 see 6 what 6 what 7 was 7 was 8 behind 8 behind 9 the 9 the 10 strange 10 strange 11 wall 11 wall 12 . what do you think it was ? 1 what 2 do 2 do 3 you 3 you 4 think 4 think 5 it 5 it 6 was 6 was 7 ? why , a pond ! 1 why 2 , 2 , 3 a 3 a 4 pond 4 pond 5 ! yes , [sir] [,] there was a pond right in the [middle] [of] [the] [green] [forest] [!] 1 yes 2 , 2 , 5 there 5 there 6 was 6 was 7 a 7 a 8 pond 8 pond 9 right 9 right 10 in 10 in 11 the trees were coming up right out of the middle of it , but it was a sure enough pond . 1 trees 2 were 2 were 3 coming 3 coming 4 up 4 up 5 right 5 right 6 out 6 out 7 of 7 of 8 the 8 the 9 middle 9 middle 10 of 10 of 11 it 11 it 12 , 12 , 13 but 13 but 14 it 14 it 15 was 15 was 16 a 16 a 17 sure 17 sure 18 enough 18 enough 19 pond 19 pond 20 . spotty found it harder work to believe his own eyes now than when he had first seen the strange wall [across] [the] [laughing] [brook] . 1 spotty 2 found 2 found 3 it 3 it 4 harder 4 harder 5 work 5 work 6 to 6 to 7 believe 7 believe 8 his 8 his 9 own 9 own 10 eyes 10 eyes 11 now 11 now 12 than 12 than 13 when 13 when 14 he 14 he 15 had 15 had 16 first 16 first 17 seen 17 seen 18 the 18 the 19 strange 19 strange 20 wall 20 wall 25 . " why , why , why , what does it mean ? " [exclaimed] [spotty] [the] [turtle] [.] 1 " 2 why 2 why 3 , 3 , 4 why 4 why 5 , 5 , 6 why 6 why 7 , 7 , 8 what 8 what 9 does 9 does 10 it 10 it 11 mean 11 mean 12 ? 12 ? 13 " " [that] ['s] [what] [i] want to know [!] ["] [cried] [billy] [mink] , who came hurrying up just then . 1 " 6 want 6 want 7 to 7 to 8 know 8 know 14 , 14 , 15 who 15 who 16 came 16 came 17 hurrying 17 hurrying 18 up 18 up 19 just 19 just 20 then 20 then 21 . [chapter] [xvii] [:] [who] [had] [made] [the] [strange] [pond] [?] who had made the strange pond ? 1 who 2 had 2 had 3 made 3 made 4 the 4 the 5 strange 5 strange 6 pond 6 pond 7 ? that is [what] [spotty] [the] [turtle] [wanted] to know . 1 that 2 is 2 is 8 to 8 to 9 know 9 know 10 . that is [what] [billy] [mink] [wanted] to know . 1 that 2 is 2 is 7 to 7 to 8 know 8 know 9 . so [did] [little] [joe] [otter] [and] [jerry] [muskrat] [and] [grandfather] [frog] , when they arrived . 1 so 12 , 12 , 13 when 13 when 14 they 14 they 15 arrived 15 arrived 16 . so [did] [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] , [looking] [down] from the blue , blue sky . 1 so 7 , 7 , 10 from 10 from 11 the 11 the 12 blue 12 blue 13 , 13 , 14 blue 14 blue 15 sky 15 sky 16 . it was very strange , very strange indeed ! 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 strange 4 strange 5 , 5 , 6 very 6 very 7 strange 7 strange 8 indeed 8 indeed 9 ! of course some one had made it . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 some 3 some 4 one 4 one 5 had 5 had 6 made 6 made 7 it 7 it 8 . [spotty] [the] [turtle] [had] [known] [that] [as] [soon] [as] [he] [had] [seen] [the] [strange] [pond] [.] all in a flash he had understood what that wall of logs and brush and mud [across] [the] [laughing] [brook] [was] [for] . 1 all 2 in 2 in 3 a 3 a 4 flash 4 flash 5 he 5 he 6 had 6 had 7 understood 7 understood 8 what 8 what 9 that 9 that 10 wall 10 wall 11 of 11 of 12 logs 12 logs 13 and 13 and 14 brush 14 brush 15 and 15 and 16 mud 16 mud 23 . it was to stop the water [from] [running] [down] [the] [laughing] [brook] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 to 3 to 4 stop 4 stop 5 the 5 the 6 water 6 water 13 . of course ! 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 ! there was nothing else for it to do . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 nothing 3 nothing 4 else 4 else 5 for 5 for 6 it 6 it 7 to 7 to 8 do 8 do 9 . spotty felt very proud when he had thought that out all by himself . 1 spotty 2 felt 2 felt 3 very 3 very 4 proud 4 proud 5 when 5 when 6 he 6 he 7 had 7 had 8 thought 8 thought 9 that 9 that 10 out 10 out 11 all 11 all 12 by 12 by 13 himself 13 himself 14 . " you don't say so ! " said [billy] [mink] . 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 don't 3 don't 4 say 4 say 5 so 5 so 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 11 . " how ever , ever , did you guess it ? 1 " 2 how 2 how 3 ever 3 ever 4 , 4 , 5 ever 5 ever 6 , 6 , 7 did 7 did 8 you 8 you 9 guess 9 guess 10 it 10 it 11 ? are you sure , quite sure that the pond didn't make the wall ? " 1 are 2 you 2 you 3 sure 3 sure 4 , 4 , 5 quite 5 quite 6 sure 6 sure 7 that 7 that 8 the 8 the 9 pond 9 pond 10 didn't 10 didn't 11 make 11 make 12 the 12 the 13 wall 13 wall 14 ? 14 ? 15 " " this wall is what [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [calls] a dam , " said [billy] [mink] , who is a great traveler . 1 " 2 this 2 this 3 wall 3 wall 4 is 4 is 5 what 5 what 11 a 11 a 12 dam 12 dam 13 , 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 said 15 said 18 , 18 , 19 who 19 who 20 is 20 is 21 a 21 a 22 great 22 great 23 traveler 23 traveler 24 . " dams are usually built to keep water from running where it isn't wanted or to make it go where it is wanted . 1 " 2 dams 2 dams 3 are 3 are 4 usually 4 usually 5 built 5 built 6 to 6 to 7 keep 7 keep 8 water 8 water 9 from 9 from 10 running 10 running 11 where 11 where 12 it 12 it 13 isn't 13 isn't 14 wanted 14 wanted 15 or 15 or 16 to 16 to 17 make 17 make 18 it 18 it 19 go 19 go 20 where 20 where 21 it 21 it 22 is 22 is 23 wanted 23 wanted 24 . who do you think built this dam , [grandfather] [frog] [?] " 1 who 2 do 2 do 3 you 3 you 4 think 4 think 5 built 5 built 6 this 6 this 7 dam 7 dam 8 , 8 , 12 " [grandfather] [frog] [shook] [his] [head] [.] his big goggly eyes seemed more goggly than ever , as he stared at the new pond in the [green] [forest] [.] 1 his 2 big 2 big 3 goggly 3 goggly 4 eyes 4 eyes 5 seemed 5 seemed 6 more 6 more 7 goggly 7 goggly 8 than 8 than 9 ever 9 ever 10 , 10 , 11 as 11 as 12 he 12 he 13 stared 13 stared 14 at 14 at 15 the 15 the 16 new 16 new 17 pond 17 pond 18 in 18 in 19 the " [i] don't know , " said [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 know 4 know 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 10 . " [i] don't know what to think . " 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 know 4 know 5 what 5 what 6 to 6 to 7 think 7 think 8 . 8 . 9 " " why , it must be [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [or] [farmer] [brown] [himself] , " said [jerry] [muskrat] . 1 " 2 why 2 why 3 , 3 , 4 it 4 it 5 must 5 must 6 be 6 be 15 , 15 , 16 " 16 " 17 said 17 said 20 . " of course , " said [little] [joe] [otter] , just as if he knew all about it . 1 " 2 of 2 of 3 course 3 course 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 10 , 10 , 11 just 11 just 12 as 12 as 13 if 13 if 14 he 14 he 15 knew 15 knew 16 all 16 all 17 about 17 about 18 it 18 it 19 . still [grandfather] [frog] [shook] [his] [head] , as if he didn't agree . 1 still 7 , 7 , 8 as 8 as 9 if 9 if 10 he 10 he 11 didn't 11 didn't 12 agree 12 agree 13 . " [i] don't know , " said [grandfather] [frog] , " [i] don't know . 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 know 4 know 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 13 don't 13 don't 14 know 14 know 15 . it doesn't look so to me . " 1 it 2 doesn't 2 doesn't 3 look 3 look 4 so 4 so 5 to 5 to 6 me 6 me 7 . 7 . 8 " [billy] [mink] [ran] [along] [the] [top] [of] [the] [dam] [and] [down] [the] [back] [side] [.] he looked it all over with those sharp little eyes of his . 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 3 it 3 it 4 all 4 all 5 over 5 over 6 with 6 with 7 those 7 those 8 sharp 8 sharp 9 little 9 little 10 eyes 10 eyes 11 of 11 of 12 his 12 his 13 . " grandfather [frog] [is] [right] , " said he , when he came back . 1 " 2 grandfather 2 grandfather 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 he 9 he 10 , 10 , 11 when 11 when 12 he 12 he 13 came 13 came 14 back 14 back 15 . " it doesn't look like the work [of] [farmer] [brown] [or] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 doesn't 3 doesn't 4 look 4 look 5 like 5 like 6 the 6 the 7 work 7 work 16 . but if they didn't do it , who did ? 1 but 2 if 2 if 3 they 3 they 4 didn't 4 didn't 5 do 5 do 6 it 6 it 7 , 7 , 8 who 8 who 9 did 9 did 10 ? who could have done it ? " 1 who 2 could 2 could 3 have 3 have 4 done 4 done 5 it 5 it 6 ? 6 ? 7 " " [i] don't know , " said [grandfather] [frog] [again] , in a dreamy sort of voice . 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 know 4 know 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 11 , 11 , 12 in 12 in 13 a 13 a 14 dreamy 14 dreamy 15 sort 15 sort 16 of 16 of 17 voice 17 voice 18 . [chapter] [xviii] [:] [jerry] [muskrat] ['s] [big] [cousin] fiddle , faddle , feedle , fuddle ! 1 fiddle 2 , 2 , 3 faddle 3 faddle 4 , 4 , 5 feedle 5 feedle 6 , 6 , 7 fuddle 7 fuddle 8 ! was there ever such a muddle ? 1 was 2 there 2 there 3 ever 3 ever 4 such 4 such 5 a 5 a 6 muddle 6 muddle 7 ? fuddle , feedle , faddle , fiddle ! 1 fuddle 2 , 2 , 3 feedle 3 feedle 4 , 4 , 5 faddle 5 faddle 6 , 6 , 7 fiddle 7 fiddle 8 ! who is there will solve the riddle ? 1 who 2 is 2 is 3 there 3 there 4 will 4 will 5 solve 5 solve 6 the 6 the 7 riddle 7 riddle 8 ? [here] [was] [the] [laughing] [brook] [laughing] [no] [longer] [.] [here] [was] [the] [smiling] [pool] [smiling] [no] [longer] [.] here was a brand new pond deep in the [green] [forest] [.] 1 here 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 brand 4 brand 5 new 5 new 6 pond 6 pond 7 deep 7 deep 8 in 8 in 9 the here was a wall of logs and bushes and mud called a dam , built by some one whom nobody had seen . 1 here 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 wall 4 wall 5 of 5 of 6 logs 6 logs 7 and 7 and 8 bushes 8 bushes 9 and 9 and 10 mud 10 mud 11 called 11 called 12 a 12 a 13 dam 13 dam 14 , 14 , 15 built 15 built 16 by 16 by 17 some 17 some 18 one 18 one 19 whom 19 whom 20 nobody 20 nobody 21 had 21 had 22 seen 22 seen 23 . " [i] [i] [haven't] [any] [big] [cousin] [,] ["] said [jerry] , when he had quite recovered from his surprise [at] [grandfather] [frog] ['s] [question] . 1 " 10 said 10 said 12 , 12 , 13 when 13 when 14 he 14 he 15 had 15 had 16 quite 16 quite 17 recovered 17 recovered 18 from 18 from 19 his 19 his 20 surprise 20 surprise 26 . " [chugarum] [!] ["] [exclaimed] [grandfather] [frog] [,] and the scornful way in which he said it [made] [jerry] [muskrat] [feel] [very] [small] . 1 " 9 and 9 and 10 the 10 the 11 scornful 11 scornful 12 way 12 way 13 in 13 in 14 which 14 which 15 he 15 he 16 said 16 said 17 it 17 it 24 . ["] [chugarum] [!] of course you 've got a big cousin in the [north] [.] 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 you 3 you 4 've 4 've 5 got 5 got 6 a 6 a 7 big 7 big 8 cousin 8 cousin 9 in 9 in 10 the do you mean to tell me that you don't know that , [jerry] [muskrat] [?] " 1 do 2 you 2 you 3 mean 3 mean 4 to 4 to 5 tell 5 tell 6 me 6 me 7 that 7 that 8 you 8 you 9 don't 9 don't 10 know 10 know 11 that 11 that 12 , 12 , 16 " jerry had to admit that it was true that he didn't know anything about that big cousin . 1 jerry 2 had 2 had 3 to 3 to 4 admit 4 admit 5 that 5 that 6 it 6 it 7 was 7 was 8 true 8 true 9 that 9 that 10 he 10 he 11 didn't 11 didn't 12 know 12 know 13 anything 13 anything 14 about 14 about 15 that 15 that 16 big 16 big 17 cousin 17 cousin 18 . still , it was very hard [for] [jerry] to believe that he had a big cousin of whom he had never heard . 1 still 2 , 2 , 3 it 3 it 4 was 4 was 5 very 5 very 6 hard 6 hard 9 to 9 to 10 believe 10 believe 11 that 11 that 12 he 12 he 13 had 13 had 14 a 14 a 15 big 15 big 16 cousin 16 cousin 17 of 17 of 18 whom 18 whom 19 he 19 he 20 had 20 had 21 never 21 never 22 heard 22 heard 23 . " did did you ever see him [,] [grandfather] [frog] ? " 1 " 2 did 2 did 3 did 3 did 4 you 4 you 5 ever 5 ever 6 see 6 see 7 him 7 him 11 ? 11 ? 12 " jerry asked . 1 jerry 2 asked 2 asked 3 . " no ! " [snapped] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 ! 3 ! 4 " " [i] never did , [but] [i] [know] all about him . 1 " 3 never 3 never 4 did 4 did 5 , 5 , 9 all 9 all 10 about 10 about 11 him 11 him 12 . he is a great worker , is this big cousin of yours , and he builds dams like this one we are sitting on . " 1 he 2 is 2 is 3 a 3 a 4 great 4 great 5 worker 5 worker 6 , 6 , 7 is 7 is 8 this 8 this 9 big 9 big 10 cousin 10 cousin 11 of 11 of 12 yours 12 yours 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 he 15 he 16 builds 16 builds 17 dams 17 dams 18 like 18 like 19 this 19 this 20 one 20 one 21 we 21 we 22 are 22 are 23 sitting 23 sitting 24 on 24 on 25 . 25 . 26 " " [i] don't believe it ! " [cried] [billy] [mink] [.] 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 believe 4 believe 5 it 5 it 6 ! 6 ! 7 " " [i] don't believe any [cousin] of [jerry] [muskrat] ['s] [ever] [built] such a dam as this . 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 believe 4 believe 5 any 5 any 7 of 7 of 13 such 13 such 14 a 14 a 15 dam 15 dam 16 as 16 as 17 this 17 this 18 . why , just look at that great tree trunk at the bottom ! 1 why 2 , 2 , 3 just 3 just 4 look 4 look 5 at 5 at 6 that 6 that 7 great 7 great 8 tree 8 tree 9 trunk 9 trunk 10 at 10 at 11 the 11 the 12 bottom 12 bottom 13 ! no one [but] [farmer] [brown] [or] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] could ever have dragged that there . 1 no 2 one 2 one 11 could 11 could 12 ever 12 ever 13 have 13 have 14 dragged 14 dragged 15 that 15 that 16 there 16 there 17 . you 're crazy , [grandfather] [frog] [,] just plain crazy . " 1 you 2 're 2 're 3 crazy 3 crazy 4 , 4 , 8 just 8 just 9 plain 9 plain 10 crazy 10 crazy 11 . 11 . 12 " billy [mink] [sometimes] is [very] [disrespectful] [to] [grandfather] [frog] . 1 billy 4 is 4 is 10 . ["] [chugarum] [!] ["] [replied] [grandfather] [frog] [.] " [did] [i] say that that tree trunk was dragged here ? " 1 " 4 say 4 say 5 that 5 that 6 that 6 that 7 tree 7 tree 8 trunk 8 trunk 9 was 9 was 10 dragged 10 dragged 11 here 11 here 12 ? 12 ? 13 " " no , " [replied] [billy] [mink] [,] ["] but if it wasn't dragged here , how did it get here ? 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 10 but 10 but 11 if 11 if 12 it 12 it 13 wasn't 13 wasn't 14 dragged 14 dragged 15 here 15 here 16 , 16 , 17 how 17 how 18 did 18 did 19 it 19 it 20 get 20 get 21 here 21 here 22 ? you are [so] [smart] , [grandfather] [frog] [,] tell me that ! " 1 you 2 are 2 are 5 , 5 , 9 tell 9 tell 10 me 10 me 11 that 11 that 12 ! 12 ! 13 " that tree wasn't dragged here ; it was cut so that it fell right where it lies . " 1 that 2 tree 2 tree 3 wasn't 3 wasn't 4 dragged 4 dragged 5 here 5 here 6 ; 6 ; 7 it 7 it 8 was 8 was 9 cut 9 cut 10 so 10 so 11 that 11 that 12 it 12 it 13 fell 13 fell 14 right 14 right 15 where 15 where 16 it 16 it 17 lies 17 lies 18 . 18 . 19 " as he [spoke] , [grandfather] [frog] [pointed] to the stump of the tree , and [billy] [mink] saw that he was right . 1 as 2 he 2 he 4 , 4 , 8 to 8 to 9 the 9 the 10 stump 10 stump 11 of 11 of 12 the 12 the 13 tree 13 tree 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 18 saw 18 saw 19 that 19 that 20 he 20 he 21 was 21 was 22 right 22 right 23 . but [billy] [mink] [is] like a great many other people ; he dearly loves to have the last word . 1 but 5 like 5 like 6 a 6 a 7 great 7 great 8 many 8 many 9 other 9 other 10 people 10 people 11 ; 11 ; 12 he 12 he 13 dearly 13 dearly 14 loves 14 loves 15 to 15 to 16 have 16 have 17 the 17 the 18 last 18 last 19 word 19 word 20 . now he suddenly began to laugh . 1 now 2 he 2 he 3 suddenly 3 suddenly 4 began 4 began 5 to 5 to 6 laugh 6 laugh 7 . " [ha] [,] ha , ha ! 1 " 4 ha 4 ha 5 , 5 , 6 ha 6 ha 7 ! ho , ho , ho ! " [laughed] [billy] [mink] [.] 1 ho 2 , 2 , 3 ho 3 ho 4 , 4 , 5 ho 5 ho 6 ! 6 ! 7 " " [ho] [,] ho , ho ! 1 " 4 ho 4 ho 5 , 5 , 6 ho 6 ho 7 ! ha , ha , ha ! " 1 ha 2 , 2 , 3 ha 3 ha 4 , 4 , 5 ha 5 ha 6 ! 6 ! 7 " " what is it that is so [funny] [?] ["] [snapped] [grandfather] [frog] , for nothing makes him so angry as to be laughed at . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 is 3 is 4 it 4 it 5 that 5 that 6 is 6 is 7 so 7 so 14 , 14 , 15 for 15 for 16 nothing 16 nothing 17 makes 17 makes 18 him 18 him 19 so 19 so 20 angry 20 angry 21 as 21 as 22 to 22 to 23 be 23 be 24 laughed 24 laughed 25 at 25 at 26 . " why , that would be as hard as to drag the tree here . " 1 " 2 why 2 why 3 , 3 , 4 that 4 that 5 would 5 would 6 be 6 be 7 as 7 as 8 hard 8 hard 9 as 9 as 10 to 10 to 11 drag 11 drag 12 the 12 the 13 tree 13 tree 14 here 14 here 15 . 15 . 16 " " [jerry] [muskrat] ['s] [big] [cousin] [from] [the] [north] [could] do it , and [i] [believe] he did , " [replied] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 " 11 do 11 do 12 it 12 it 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 17 he 17 he 18 did 18 did 19 , 19 , 20 " [chapter] [xix] [:] [jerry] [muskrat] [has] [a] [busy] [day] it was very queer . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 queer 4 queer 5 . the more they thought about it , the queerer it seemed . 1 the 2 more 2 more 3 they 3 they 4 thought 4 thought 5 about 5 about 6 it 6 it 7 , 7 , 8 the 8 the 9 queerer 9 queerer 10 it 10 it 11 seemed 11 seemed 12 . they looked this way , and they looked that way . 1 they 2 looked 2 looked 3 this 3 this 4 way 4 way 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 they 7 they 8 looked 8 looked 9 that 9 that 10 way 10 way 11 . " they are selfish , just plain , every-day selfish ; that 's what they are ! 1 " 2 they 2 they 3 are 3 are 4 selfish 4 selfish 5 , 5 , 6 just 6 just 7 plain 7 plain 8 , 8 , 9 every-day 9 every-day 10 selfish 10 selfish 11 ; 11 ; 12 that 12 that 13 's 13 's 14 what 14 what 15 they 15 they 16 are 16 are 17 ! " and so what ? " [cried] [billy] [mink] [impatiently] [.] 1 " 2 and 2 and 3 so 3 so 4 what 4 what 5 ? 5 ? 6 " " and so we must spoil this dam . 1 " 2 and 2 and 3 so 3 so 4 we 4 we 5 must 5 must 6 spoil 6 spoil 7 this 7 this 8 dam 8 dam 9 . we must make a place for the water to run through , " said [grandfather] [frog] [very] [gravely] . 1 we 2 must 2 must 3 make 3 make 4 a 4 a 5 place 5 place 6 for 6 for 7 the 7 the 8 water 8 water 9 to 9 to 10 run 10 run 11 through 11 through 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 said 14 said 19 . " of course ! 1 " 2 of 2 of 3 course 3 course 4 ! that 's the very thing ! " [cried] [little] [joe] [otter] [and] [billy] [mink] [and] [jerry] [muskrat] [and] [spotty] [the] [turtle] [.] 1 that 2 's 2 's 3 the 3 the 4 very 4 very 5 thing 5 thing 6 ! 6 ! 7 " [grandfather] [frog] [scratched] [his] [head] [thoughtfully] [and] [looked] [a] [long] [time] [at] [the] [dam] [of] [logs] [and] [sticks] [and] [mud] [.] then his big mouth widened in a big smile . 1 then 2 his 2 his 3 big 3 big 4 mouth 4 mouth 5 widened 5 widened 6 in 6 in 7 a 7 a 8 big 8 big 9 smile 9 smile 10 . " the very thing ! " [cried] [little] [joe] [otter] and [billy] [mink] and [spotty] [the] [turtle] , [but] [jerry] [muskrat] [thought] it wasn't fair . 1 " 2 the 2 the 3 very 3 very 4 thing 4 thing 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 11 and 11 and 14 and 14 and 18 , 18 , 23 it 23 it 24 wasn't 24 wasn't 25 fair 25 fair 26 . you see , it gave him all of the real work to do . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 it 4 it 5 gave 5 gave 6 him 6 him 7 all 7 all 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 real 10 real 11 work 11 work 12 to 12 to 13 do 13 do 14 . but almost right away he found trouble . 1 but 2 almost 2 almost 3 right 3 right 4 away 4 away 5 he 5 he 6 found 6 found 7 trouble 7 trouble 8 . yes , [sir] [,] [jerry] [had] [hardly] [begun] before he found real trouble . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 9 before 9 before 10 he 10 he 11 found 11 found 12 real 12 real 13 trouble 13 trouble 14 . it was hard work , the hardest kind of hard work . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 hard 3 hard 4 work 4 work 5 , 5 , 6 the 6 the 7 hardest 7 hardest 8 kind 8 kind 9 of 9 of 10 hard 10 hard 11 work 11 work 12 . but [jerry] [muskrat] [is] [the] [kind] that is the more determined to do the work the harder the work is to be done . 1 but 7 that 7 that 8 is 8 is 9 the 9 the 10 more 10 more 11 determined 11 determined 12 to 12 to 13 do 13 do 14 the 14 the 15 work 15 work 16 the 16 the 17 harder 17 harder 18 the 18 the 19 work 19 work 20 is 20 is 21 to 21 to 22 be 22 be 23 done 23 done 24 . [chapter] [xx] [:] [jerry] [has] [a] [dreadful] [disappointment] there 's nothing in this world that 's sure , [no] [matter] [how] [we] [scheme] and plan . 1 there 2 's 2 's 3 nothing 3 nothing 4 in 4 in 5 this 5 this 6 world 6 world 7 that 7 that 8 's 8 's 9 sure 9 sure 10 , 10 , 16 and 16 and 17 plan 17 plan 18 . we simply have to be [content] [with] [doing] just the best we can . 1 we 2 simply 2 simply 3 have 3 have 4 to 4 to 5 be 5 be 9 just 9 just 10 the 10 the 11 best 11 best 12 we 12 we 13 can 13 can 14 . but he was happy . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 happy 4 happy 5 . yes , indeed , [jerry] was happy . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 3 indeed 3 indeed 4 , 4 , 6 was 6 was 7 happy 7 happy 8 . he could hear [the] [laughing] [brook] [beginning] [to] [laugh] [again] . 1 he 2 could 2 could 3 hear 3 hear 11 . so [jerry] [was] happy , for was it not because of him that the [laughing] [brook] [was] beginning to laugh ? 1 so 4 happy 4 happy 5 , 5 , 6 for 6 for 7 was 7 was 8 it 8 it 9 not 9 not 10 because 10 because 11 of 11 of 12 him 12 him 13 that 13 that 14 the 14 the 18 beginning 18 beginning 19 to 19 to 20 laugh 20 laugh 21 ? it was because he had worked so hard all day that he was going to sleep now . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 because 3 because 4 he 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 worked 6 worked 7 so 7 so 8 hard 8 hard 9 all 9 all 10 day 10 day 11 that 11 that 12 he 12 he 13 was 13 was 14 going 14 going 15 to 15 to 16 sleep 16 sleep 17 now 17 now 18 . usually he would rather sleep a part of the day and be abroad at night . 1 usually 2 he 2 he 3 would 3 would 4 rather 4 rather 5 sleep 5 sleep 6 a 6 a 7 part 7 part 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 day 10 day 11 and 11 and 12 be 12 be 13 abroad 13 abroad 14 at 14 at 15 night 15 night 16 . he [was] [still] [dreaming] [when] [spotty] [the] [turtle] found him and waked him , for it was broad daylight . 1 he 9 found 9 found 10 him 10 him 11 and 11 and 12 waked 12 waked 13 him 13 him 14 , 14 , 15 for 15 for 16 it 16 it 17 was 17 was 18 broad 18 broad 19 daylight 19 daylight 20 . jerry yawned and stretched , and then he lay still for a minute to listen to the pleasant murmur [of] [the] [laughing] [brook] . 1 jerry 2 yawned 2 yawned 3 and 3 and 4 stretched 4 stretched 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 then 7 then 8 he 8 he 9 lay 9 lay 10 still 10 still 11 for 11 for 12 a 12 a 13 minute 13 minute 14 to 14 to 15 listen 15 listen 16 to 16 to 17 the 17 the 18 pleasant 18 pleasant 19 murmur 19 murmur 24 . but there wasn't any pleasant murmur . 1 but 2 there 2 there 3 wasn't 3 wasn't 4 any 4 any 5 pleasant 5 pleasant 6 murmur 6 murmur 7 . there wasn't any sound at all . 1 there 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 any 3 any 4 sound 4 sound 5 at 5 at 6 all 6 all 7 . jerry began to wonder if he really was awake after all . 1 jerry 2 began 2 began 3 to 3 to 4 wonder 4 wonder 5 if 5 if 6 he 6 he 7 really 7 really 8 was 8 was 9 awake 9 awake 10 after 10 after 11 all 11 all 12 . he looked at [spotty] [the] [turtle] , and he knew then that he was , for [spotty] ['s] [face] [had] such a worried look . 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 3 at 3 at 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 he 9 he 10 knew 10 knew 11 then 11 then 12 that 12 that 13 he 13 he 14 was 14 was 15 , 15 , 16 for 16 for 21 such 21 such 22 a 22 a 23 worried 23 worried 24 look 24 look 25 . " get up , [jerry] [muskrat] [,] and come look at the hole you made yesterday in the dam . 1 " 2 get 2 get 3 up 3 up 4 , 4 , 8 and 8 and 9 come 9 come 10 look 10 look 11 at 11 at 12 the 12 the 13 hole 13 hole 14 you 14 you 15 made 15 made 16 yesterday 16 yesterday 17 in 17 in 18 the 18 the 19 dam 19 dam 20 . " [i] [did] do it well ! " [snapped] [jerry] [crossly] [.] 1 " 4 do 4 do 5 it 5 it 6 well 6 well 7 ! 7 ! 8 " " [i] did it just as well [as] [i] know how . 1 " 3 did 3 did 4 it 4 it 5 just 5 just 6 as 6 as 7 well 7 well 10 know 10 know 11 how 11 how 12 . " [i] [i] beg [your] pardon [,] [jerry] [muskrat] . 1 " 4 beg 4 beg 6 pardon 6 pardon 10 . i didn't mean to say just that , " [replied] [spotty] [.] 1 i 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 mean 3 mean 4 to 4 to 5 say 5 say 6 just 6 just 7 that 7 that 8 , 8 , 9 " " you see , we are all worried . 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 see 3 see 4 , 4 , 5 we 5 we 6 are 6 are 7 all 7 all 8 worried 8 worried 9 . first he carefully examined it from the [laughing] [brook] side . 1 first 2 he 2 he 3 carefully 3 carefully 4 examined 4 examined 5 it 5 it 6 from 6 from 7 the 7 the 10 side 10 side 11 . then he dived down under water on the other side . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 dived 3 dived 4 down 4 down 5 under 5 under 6 water 6 water 7 on 7 on 8 the 8 the 9 other 9 other 10 side 10 side 11 . " what is the trouble ? " [cried] [spotty] [the] [turtle] [and] [grandfather] [frog] [and] [billy] [mink] [and] [little] [joe] [otter] [together] [.] 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 is 3 is 4 the 4 the 5 trouble 5 trouble 6 ? 6 ? 7 " " is the hole filled up with stuff that has drifted in ? " 1 " 2 is 2 is 3 the 3 the 4 hole 4 hole 5 filled 5 filled 6 up 6 up 7 with 7 with 8 stuff 8 stuff 9 that 9 that 10 has 10 has 11 drifted 11 drifted 12 in 12 in 13 ? 13 ? 14 " jerry shook his head , as he slowly climbed out of the water . 1 jerry 2 shook 2 shook 3 his 3 his 4 head 4 head 5 , 5 , 6 as 6 as 7 he 7 he 8 slowly 8 slowly 9 climbed 9 climbed 10 out 10 out 11 of 11 of 12 the 12 the 13 water 13 water 14 . " no , " said he . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 6 he 7 . " no , it isn't filled with drift stuff brought down by the water . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 4 it 4 it 5 isn't 5 isn't 6 filled 6 filled 7 with 7 with 8 drift 8 drift 9 stuff 9 stuff 10 brought 10 brought 11 down 11 down 12 by 12 by 13 the 13 the 14 water 14 water 15 . it is filled with sticks and mud that somebody has put there . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 filled 3 filled 4 with 4 with 5 sticks 5 sticks 6 and 6 and 7 mud 7 mud 8 that 8 that 9 somebody 9 somebody 10 has 10 has 11 put 11 put 12 there 12 there 13 . [chapter] [xxi] [:] [jerry] [muskrat] [keeps] [watch] i 'm going to [find] [out] [if] [i] have to move up here and live all summer ! " 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 going 3 going 4 to 4 to 9 have 9 have 10 to 10 to 11 move 11 move 12 up 12 up 13 here 13 here 14 and 14 and 15 live 15 live 16 all 16 all 17 summer 17 summer 18 ! 18 ! 19 " the way in [which] [jerry] [said] this and snapped his teeth together showed that he meant just what he said . 1 the 2 way 2 way 3 in 3 in 7 this 7 this 8 and 8 and 9 snapped 9 snapped 10 his 10 his 11 teeth 11 teeth 12 together 12 together 13 showed 13 showed 14 that 14 that 15 he 15 he 16 meant 16 meant 17 just 17 just 18 what 18 what 19 he 19 he 20 said 20 said 21 . that had been [enough] [for] [jerry] . 1 that 2 had 2 had 3 been 3 been 7 . he hadn't tried again . 1 he 2 hadn't 2 hadn't 3 tried 3 tried 4 again 4 again 5 . instead he had made up his mind that he would find out who was playing such a trick on him . 1 instead 2 he 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 made 4 made 5 up 5 up 6 his 6 his 7 mind 7 mind 8 that 8 that 9 he 9 he 10 would 10 would 11 find 11 find 12 out 12 out 13 who 13 who 14 was 14 was 15 playing 15 playing 16 such 16 such 17 a 17 a 18 trick 18 trick 19 on 19 on 20 him 20 him 21 . [billy] [mink] [and] [little] [joe] [otter] [had] [given] [up] [in] [disgust] [and] [started] [for] [the] [big] [river] [.] they bad gone to sleep now , each in his own secret place where he would be safe for the night . 1 they 2 bad 2 bad 3 gone 3 gone 4 to 4 to 5 sleep 5 sleep 6 now 6 now 7 , 7 , 8 each 8 each 9 in 9 in 10 his 10 his 11 own 11 own 12 secret 12 secret 13 place 13 place 14 where 14 where 15 he 15 he 16 would 16 would 17 be 17 be 18 safe 18 safe 19 for 19 for 20 the 20 the 21 night 21 night 22 . [so] [jerry] [muskrat] [sat] [alone] [and] [watched] [.] the black shadows crept farther and farther across the pond and grew blacker and blacker . 1 the 2 black 2 black 3 shadows 3 shadows 4 crept 4 crept 5 farther 5 farther 6 and 6 and 7 farther 7 farther 8 across 8 across 9 the 9 the 10 pond 10 pond 11 and 11 and 12 grew 12 grew 13 blacker 13 blacker 14 and 14 and 15 blacker 15 blacker 16 . jerry had sat there a long time without moving . 1 jerry 2 had 2 had 3 sat 3 sat 4 there 4 there 5 a 5 a 6 long 6 long 7 time 7 time 8 without 8 without 9 moving 9 moving 10 . he was listening and watching . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 listening 3 listening 4 and 4 and 5 watching 5 watching 6 . by and by he saw something that made him draw in his breath and anger leap into his eyes . 1 by 2 and 2 and 3 by 3 by 4 he 4 he 5 saw 5 saw 6 something 6 something 7 that 7 that 8 made 8 made 9 him 9 him 10 draw 10 draw 11 in 11 in 12 his 12 his 13 breath 13 breath 14 and 14 and 15 anger 15 anger 16 leap 16 leap 17 into 17 into 18 his 18 his 19 eyes 19 eyes 20 . it was a little silver line on the water , and it was coming straight towards the dam where he sat . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 little 4 little 5 silver 5 silver 6 line 6 line 7 on 7 on 8 the 8 the 9 water 9 water 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 it 12 it 13 was 13 was 14 coming 14 coming 15 straight 15 straight 16 towards 16 towards 17 the 17 the 18 dam 18 dam 19 where 19 where 20 he 20 he 21 sat 21 sat 22 . jerry knew that it was made by some one swimming . 1 jerry 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 3 that 4 it 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 made 6 made 7 by 7 by 8 some 8 some 9 one 9 one 10 swimming 10 swimming 11 . " [ha] [!] ["] said [jerry] . 1 " 5 said 5 said 7 . " now we shall see ! " 1 " 2 now 2 now 3 we 3 we 4 shall 4 shall 5 see 5 see 6 ! 6 ! 7 " nearer and nearer came the silver line . 1 nearer 2 and 2 and 3 nearer 3 nearer 4 came 4 came 5 the 5 the 6 silver 6 silver 7 line 7 line 8 . then [jerry] [made] out [the] [head] of the swimmer . 1 then 4 out 4 out 7 of 7 of 8 the 8 the 9 swimmer 9 swimmer 10 . [suddenly] [all] [the] [anger] [left] [jerry] [.] he didn't have room for anger ; a great fear had crowded it out . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 have 3 have 4 room 4 room 5 for 5 for 6 anger 6 anger 7 ; 7 ; 8 a 8 a 9 great 9 great 10 fear 10 fear 11 had 11 had 12 crowded 12 crowded 13 it 13 it 14 out 14 out 15 . the head was bigger than that of any [muskrat] [jerry] [had] [ever] [seen] . 1 the 2 head 2 head 3 was 3 was 4 bigger 4 bigger 5 than 5 than 6 that 6 that 7 of 7 of 8 any 8 any 14 . it was bigger than the head of any [of] [billy] [mink] ['s] [relatives] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 bigger 3 bigger 4 than 4 than 5 the 5 the 6 head 6 head 7 of 7 of 8 any 8 any 14 . jerry held his breath as the stranger swam past and then climbed out on the dam . 1 jerry 2 held 2 held 3 his 3 his 4 breath 4 breath 5 as 5 as 6 the 6 the 7 stranger 7 stranger 8 swam 8 swam 9 past 9 past 10 and 10 and 11 then 11 then 12 climbed 12 climbed 13 out 13 out 14 on 14 on 15 the 15 the 16 dam 16 dam 17 . he looked very much [like] [jerry] [himself] , only ever and ever so much bigger . 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 3 very 3 very 4 much 4 much 8 , 8 , 9 only 9 only 10 ever 10 ever 11 and 11 and 12 ever 12 ever 13 so 13 so 14 much 14 much 15 bigger 15 bigger 16 . and his tail ! 1 and 2 his 2 his 3 tail 3 tail 4 ! jerry had never seen such a tail . 1 jerry 2 had 2 had 3 never 3 never 4 seen 4 seen 5 such 5 such 6 a 6 a 7 tail 7 tail 8 . it was very broad and flat . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 broad 4 broad 5 and 5 and 6 flat 6 flat 7 . suddenly the big stranger turned and looked [straight] at [jerry] . 1 suddenly 2 the 2 the 3 big 3 big 4 stranger 4 stranger 5 turned 5 turned 6 and 6 and 7 looked 7 looked 9 at 9 at 11 . " [hello] [,] [jerry] [muskrat] [!] ["] said he . 1 " 8 said 8 said 9 he 9 he 10 . " don't you know me ? " 1 " 2 don't 2 don't 3 you 3 you 4 know 4 know 5 me 5 me 6 ? 6 ? 7 " jerry was too frightened to speak . 1 jerry 2 was 2 was 3 too 3 too 4 frightened 4 frightened 5 to 5 to 6 speak 6 speak 7 . [chapter] [xxii] [:] [jerry] [loses] [his] [fear] it 's true . 1 it 2 's 2 's 3 true 3 true 4 . it 's the truest thing that ever was . 1 it 2 's 2 's 3 the 3 the 4 truest 4 truest 5 thing 5 thing 6 that 6 that 7 ever 7 ever 8 was 8 was 9 . if you don't believe it , you just go [ask] [jerry] [muskrat] . 1 if 2 you 2 you 3 don't 3 don't 4 believe 4 believe 5 it 5 it 6 , 6 , 7 you 7 you 8 just 8 just 9 go 9 go 13 . he 'll tell you it 's true , and [jerry] [knows] [.] 1 he 2 'll 2 'll 3 tell 3 tell 4 you 4 you 5 it 5 it 6 's 6 's 7 true 7 true 8 , 8 , 9 and you see , it 's this way : words are more than just sounds . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 it 4 it 5 's 5 's 6 this 6 this 7 way 7 way 8 : 8 : 9 words 9 words 10 are 10 are 11 more 11 more 12 than 12 than 13 just 13 just 14 sounds 14 sounds 15 . oh , my , yes ! 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 my 3 my 4 , 4 , 5 yes 5 yes 6 ! they are little messengers , and once they have been sent out , you can't call them back . 1 they 2 are 2 are 3 little 3 little 4 messengers 4 messengers 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 once 7 once 8 they 8 they 9 have 9 have 10 been 10 been 11 sent 11 sent 12 out 12 out 13 , 13 , 14 you 14 you 15 can't 15 can't 16 call 16 call 17 them 17 them 18 back 18 back 19 . [just] [take] [the] [ease] [of] [jerry] [muskrat] [.] so he sat with chattering teeth , too frightened to even try to run . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 sat 3 sat 4 with 4 with 5 chattering 5 chattering 6 teeth 6 teeth 7 , 7 , 8 too 8 too 9 frightened 9 frightened 10 to 10 to 11 even 11 even 12 try 12 try 13 to 13 to 14 run 14 run 15 . " [i] [wish] [i] [had] [let] some one else keep watch , " said [jerry] [to] [himself] . 1 " 7 some 7 some 8 one 8 one 9 else 9 else 10 keep 10 keep 11 watch 11 watch 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 said 14 said 18 . then the big stranger had spoken . 1 then 2 the 2 the 3 big 3 big 4 stranger 4 stranger 5 had 5 had 6 spoken 6 spoken 7 . he had said : " hello [,] [jerry] [muskrat] ! 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 said 3 said 4 : 4 : 5 " 5 " 6 hello 6 hello 10 ! don't you know me ? " and his voice hadn't sounded the least bit angry . 1 don't 2 you 2 you 3 know 3 know 4 me 4 me 5 ? 5 ? 6 " 6 " 7 and 7 and 8 his 8 his 9 voice 9 voice 10 hadn't 10 hadn't 11 sounded 11 sounded 12 the 12 the 13 least 13 least 14 bit 14 bit 15 angry 15 angry 16 . then he had [told] [jerry] that he was his big cousin , [paddy] [the] [beaver] [,] and he hoped that they would be friends . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 had 3 had 6 that 6 that 7 he 7 he 8 was 8 was 9 his 9 his 10 big 10 big 11 cousin 11 cousin 12 , 12 , 17 and 17 and 18 he 18 he 19 hoped 19 hoped 20 that 20 that 21 they 21 they 22 would 22 would 23 be 23 be 24 friends 24 friends 25 . so [he] [replied] [to] [paddy] [the] [beaver] as [politely] [as] he knew how . 1 so 8 as 8 as 11 he 11 he 12 knew 12 knew 13 how 13 how 14 . jerry didn't know just what to say . 1 jerry 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 know 3 know 4 just 4 just 5 what 5 what 6 to 6 to 7 say 7 say 8 . at last he made up his mind to tell the whole story . 1 at 2 last 2 last 3 he 3 he 4 made 4 made 5 up 5 up 6 his 6 his 7 mind 7 mind 8 to 8 to 9 tell 9 tell 10 the 10 the 11 whole 11 whole 12 story 12 story 13 . [chapter] [xxiii] [:] [paddy] [the] [beaver] [does] [a] [kind] [deed] " that is why [i] [tried] [to] [spoil] [your] [dam] . " 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 is 3 is 4 why 4 why 11 . 11 . 12 " " [i] don't know , " said [jerry] [muskrat] [sadly] . 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 know 4 know 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 11 . " [i] don't see what we can do about it . 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 see 4 see 5 what 5 what 6 we 6 we 7 can 7 can 8 do 8 do 9 about 9 about 10 it 10 it 11 . i tell you what ! " 1 i 2 tell 2 tell 3 you 3 you 4 what 4 what 5 ! 5 ! 6 " jerry 's eyes sparkled as a brand new thought came to him . 1 jerry 2 's 2 's 3 eyes 3 eyes 4 sparkled 4 sparkled 5 as 5 as 6 a 6 a 7 brand 7 brand 8 new 8 new 9 thought 9 thought 10 came 10 came 11 to 11 to 12 him 12 him 13 . " couldn't you come down and live [in] [the] [smiling] [pool] with us ? 1 " 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 you 3 you 4 come 4 come 5 down 5 down 6 and 6 and 7 live 7 live 12 with 12 with 13 us 13 us 14 ? i 'm sure there is room enough ! " 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 sure 3 sure 4 there 4 there 5 is 5 is 6 room 6 room 7 enough 7 enough 8 ! 8 ! 9 " paddy [the] [beaver] shook his head . 1 paddy 4 shook 4 shook 5 his 5 his 6 head 6 head 7 . " no , " said he , and [jerry] ['s] heart [sank] . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 6 he 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 11 heart 11 heart 13 . " no , [i] can't do that because down there there isn't any of the kind of food [i] [eat] . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 5 can't 5 can't 6 do 6 do 7 that 7 that 8 because 8 because 9 down 9 down 10 there 10 there 11 there 11 there 12 isn't 12 isn't 13 any 13 any 14 of 14 of 15 the 15 the 16 kind 16 kind 17 of 17 of 18 food 18 food 21 . besides , [i] [wouldn't] [feel] [at] all [safe] in the [smiling] [pool] [.] 1 besides 2 , 2 , 7 all 7 all 9 in 9 in 10 the you see , [i] [always] [live] in the woods . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 7 in 7 in 8 the 8 the 9 woods 9 woods 10 . no , [i] [couldn't] [possibly] [come] [down] to live in the [smiling] [pool] [.] 1 no 2 , 2 , 8 to 8 to 9 live 9 live 10 in 10 in 11 the but [i] ['m] [truly] [sorry] that [i] [have] made you so much worry , [cousin] [jerry] [,] and [i] ['m] going to prove it to you . 1 but 6 that 6 that 9 made 9 made 10 you 10 you 11 so 11 so 12 much 12 much 13 worry 13 worry 14 , 14 , 18 and 18 and 21 going 21 going 22 to 22 to 23 prove 23 prove 24 it 24 it 25 to 25 to 26 you 26 you 27 . now you sit right here [until] [i] [come] [back] . " 1 now 2 you 2 you 3 sit 3 sit 4 right 4 right 5 here 5 here 10 . 10 . 11 " then there began a great disturbance down under water . 1 then 2 there 2 there 3 began 3 began 4 a 4 a 5 great 5 great 6 disturbance 6 disturbance 7 down 7 down 8 under 8 under 9 water 9 water 10 . paddy was gone a long time . 1 paddy 2 was 2 was 3 gone 3 gone 4 a 4 a 5 long 5 long 6 time 6 time 7 . jerry wondered how he could stay under water so long without air . 1 jerry 2 wondered 2 wondered 3 how 3 how 4 he 4 he 5 could 5 could 6 stay 6 stay 7 under 7 under 8 water 8 water 9 so 9 so 10 long 10 long 11 without 11 without 12 air 12 air 13 . all the time [paddy] [was] [just] [fooling] [him] . 1 all 2 the 2 the 3 time 3 time 9 . what do you think that sound was ? 1 what 2 do 2 do 3 you 3 you 4 think 4 think 5 that 5 that 6 sound 6 sound 7 was 7 was 8 ? why , it was the sound of rushing water , [the] [sweetest] [sound] [jerry] had [listened] [to] [for] a long time . 1 why 2 , 2 , 3 it 3 it 4 was 4 was 5 the 5 the 6 sound 6 sound 7 of 7 of 8 rushing 8 rushing 9 water 9 water 10 , 10 , 15 had 15 had 19 a 19 a 20 long 20 long 21 time 21 time 22 . there was a great hole in the dam , and already the brook was beginning to laugh as the water rushed down it . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 great 4 great 5 hole 5 hole 6 in 6 in 7 the 7 the 8 dam 8 dam 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 already 11 already 12 the 12 the 13 brook 13 brook 14 was 14 was 15 beginning 15 beginning 16 to 16 to 17 laugh 17 laugh 18 as 18 as 19 the 19 the 20 water 20 water 21 rushed 21 rushed 22 down 22 down 23 it 23 it 24 . " how do you like that [,] [cousin] [jerry] ? " said a voice right in his ear . 1 " 2 how 2 how 3 do 3 do 4 you 4 you 5 like 5 like 6 that 6 that 10 ? 10 ? 11 " 11 " 12 said 12 said 13 a 13 a 14 voice 14 voice 15 right 15 right 16 in 16 in 17 his 17 his 18 ear 18 ear 19 . paddy [the] [beaver] [had] [climbed] [up] [beside] [him] , and his eyes were twinkling . 1 paddy 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 his 11 his 12 eyes 12 eyes 13 were 13 were 14 twinkling 14 twinkling 15 . " it it 's splendid ! " [cried] [jerry] [.] 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 it 3 it 4 's 4 's 5 splendid 5 splendid 6 ! 6 ! 7 " " but but you 've spoiled your dam ! " 1 " 2 but 2 but 3 but 3 but 4 you 4 you 5 've 5 've 6 spoiled 6 spoiled 7 your 7 your 8 dam 8 dam 9 ! 9 ! 10 " " oh , that 's all right , " [replied] [paddy] [.] 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 , 3 , 4 that 4 that 5 's 5 's 6 all 6 all 7 right 7 right 8 , 8 , 9 " " [i] didn't [really] want it now , anyway . 1 " 3 didn't 3 didn't 5 want 5 want 6 it 6 it 7 now 7 now 8 , 8 , 9 anyway 9 anyway 10 . you see , [i] [was] [traveling] [through] here , and it seemed such a nice place , that [i] [thought] [i] would [stay] [a] [while] . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 8 here 8 here 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 it 11 it 12 seemed 12 seemed 13 such 13 such 14 a 14 a 15 nice 15 nice 16 place 16 place 17 , 17 , 18 that 18 that 22 would 22 would 26 . i didn't know anything about [the] [smiling] [pool] [,] you know . 1 i 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 know 3 know 4 anything 4 anything 5 about 5 about 10 you 10 you 11 know 11 know 12 . you [see] [,] [i] don't like to be troubled myself , and [so] [i] don't want to trouble other people . 1 you 5 don't 5 don't 6 like 6 like 7 to 7 to 8 be 8 be 9 troubled 9 troubled 10 myself 10 myself 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 15 don't 15 don't 16 want 16 want 17 to 17 to 18 trouble 18 trouble 19 other 19 other 20 people 20 people 21 . this [green] [forest] is a very nice place . " 1 this 4 is 4 is 5 a 5 a 6 very 6 very 7 nice 7 nice 8 place 8 place 9 . 9 . 10 " " the very nicest place in all the world [excepting] [the] [green] [meadows] and the [smiling] [pool] [!] " [replied] [jerry] [promptly] [.] 1 " 2 the 2 the 3 very 3 very 4 nicest 4 nicest 5 place 5 place 6 in 6 in 7 all 7 all 8 the 8 the 9 world 9 world 14 and 14 and 15 the 15 the 19 " " won't you stay [,] [cousin] [paddy] ? 1 " 2 won't 2 won't 3 you 3 you 4 stay 4 stay 8 ? i 'm sure we would all like to have you . " 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 sure 3 sure 4 we 4 we 5 would 5 would 6 all 6 all 7 like 7 like 8 to 8 to 9 have 9 have 10 you 10 you 11 . 11 . 12 " " of course we would , " said a gruff voice right beside them . 1 " 2 of 2 of 3 course 3 course 4 we 4 we 5 would 5 would 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 a 9 a 10 gruff 10 gruff 11 voice 11 voice 12 right 12 right 13 beside 13 beside 14 them 14 them 15 . it was [grandfather] [frog] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 5 . [paddy] [the] [beaver] [looked] [thoughtful] [.] " perhaps [i] [will] , " [said] he [,] ["] [if] [i] can find some good hiding-places in the [laughing] [brook] [.] " 1 " 2 perhaps 2 perhaps 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 8 he 8 he 13 can 13 can 14 find 14 find 15 some 15 some 16 good 16 good 17 hiding-places 17 hiding-places 18 in 18 in 19 the 19 the 23 " [chapter] [xxiv] [:] [a] [merry] [home-going] " [the] [laughing] [brook] is [merry] [and] [so] [am] [i] , " [cried] [jerry] [.] 1 " 5 is 5 is 11 , 11 , 12 " [grandfather] [frog] [said] [he] [was] [too] [.] and [spotty] [was] , the others knew . 1 and 4 , 4 , 5 the 5 the 6 others 6 others 7 knew 7 knew 8 . in the dam was a [great] hole [made] [by] [paddy] [himself] . 1 in 2 the 2 the 3 dam 3 dam 4 was 4 was 5 a 5 a 7 hole 7 hole 12 . through the [green] [forest] [rang] [the] [laughter] [of] [the] [laughing] [brook] [,] [for] [once] [more] [the] water ran deep between its banks . 1 through 2 the 2 the 17 water 17 water 18 ran 18 ran 19 deep 19 deep 20 between 20 between 21 its 21 its 22 banks 22 banks 23 . and there was one more who laughed . 1 and 2 there 2 there 3 was 3 was 4 one 4 one 5 more 5 more 6 who 6 who 7 laughed 7 laughed 8 . who was it ? 1 who 2 was 2 was 3 it 3 it 4 ? spotty laughed good-naturedly . 1 spotty 2 laughed 2 laughed 3 good-naturedly 3 good-naturedly 4 . i 've found that is the only way to get anywhere . " 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 found 3 found 4 that 4 that 5 is 5 is 6 the 6 the 7 only 7 only 8 way 8 way 9 to 9 to 10 get 10 get 11 anywhere 11 anywhere 12 . 12 . 13 " " let us all go down together " said [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 2 let 2 let 3 us 3 us 4 all 4 all 5 go 5 go 6 down 6 down 7 together 7 together 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 12 . " we can help each other over the bad places . " 1 " 2 we 2 we 3 can 3 can 4 help 4 help 5 each 5 each 6 other 6 other 7 over 7 over 8 the 8 the 9 bad 9 bad 10 places 10 places 11 . 11 . 12 " now [spotty] [the] [turtle] is a very slow traveler on land , but [in] [the] [water] [spotty] is not so slow . 1 now 5 is 5 is 6 a 6 a 7 very 7 very 8 slow 8 slow 9 traveler 9 traveler 10 on 10 on 11 land 11 land 12 , 12 , 13 but 13 but 18 is 18 is 19 not 19 not 20 so 20 so 21 slow 21 slow 22 . in fact , it was not long before [grandfather] [frog] [found] [that] he was the one who could not keep up . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 3 , 4 it 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 not 6 not 7 long 7 long 8 before 8 before 13 he 13 he 14 was 14 was 15 the 15 the 16 one 16 one 17 who 17 who 18 could 18 could 19 not 19 not 20 keep 20 keep 21 up 21 up 22 . you see , while he is a great diver and can swim fast for a short distance , he is soon tired out . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 while 4 while 5 he 5 he 6 is 6 is 7 a 7 a 8 great 8 great 9 diver 9 diver 10 and 10 and 11 can 11 can 12 swim 12 swim 13 fast 13 fast 14 for 14 for 15 a 15 a 16 short 16 short 17 distance 17 distance 18 , 18 , 19 he 19 he 20 is 20 is 21 soon 21 soon 22 tired 22 tired 23 out 23 out 24 . pretty soon he was puffing and blowing and dropping farther and farther behind . 1 pretty 2 soon 2 soon 3 he 3 he 4 was 4 was 5 puffing 5 puffing 6 and 6 and 7 blowing 7 blowing 8 and 8 and 9 dropping 9 dropping 10 farther 10 farther 11 and 11 and 12 farther 12 farther 13 behind 13 behind 14 . by and by , [spotty] the [turtle] [looked] back . 1 by 2 and 2 and 3 by 3 by 4 , 4 , 6 the 6 the 9 back 9 back 10 . there was [grandfather] [frog] just [tumbling] [head] [first] [over] a little waterfall . 1 there 2 was 2 was 5 just 5 just 10 a 10 a 11 little 11 little 12 waterfall 12 waterfall 13 . he came up choking and gasping and kicking his long legs very feebly . 1 he 2 came 2 came 3 up 3 up 4 choking 4 choking 5 and 5 and 6 gasping 6 gasping 7 and 7 and 8 kicking 8 kicking 9 his 9 his 10 long 10 long 11 legs 11 legs 12 very 12 very 13 feebly 13 feebly 14 . spotty climbed out on a rock and waited . 1 spotty 2 climbed 2 climbed 3 out 3 out 4 on 4 on 5 a 5 a 6 rock 6 rock 7 and 7 and 8 waited 8 waited 9 . why , [he] [took] [grandfather] [frog] right on his back and started on again . 1 why 2 , 2 , 7 right 7 right 8 on 8 on 9 his 9 his 10 back 10 back 11 and 11 and 12 started 12 started 13 on 13 on 14 again 14 again 15 . now [jerry] [muskrat] [and] [paddy] [the] [beaver] , being great swimmers , were soon out of sight . 1 now 8 , 8 , 9 being 9 being 10 great 10 great 11 swimmers 11 swimmers 12 , 12 , 13 were 13 were 14 soon 14 soon 15 out 15 out 16 of 16 of 17 sight 17 sight 18 . so he [and] [paddy] sat down to wait . 1 so 2 he 2 he 5 sat 5 sat 6 down 6 down 7 to 7 to 8 wait 8 wait 9 . after what seemed a long time , they saw something queer bobbing along in the water . 1 after 2 what 2 what 3 seemed 3 seemed 4 a 4 a 5 long 5 long 6 time 6 time 7 , 7 , 8 they 8 they 9 saw 9 saw 10 something 10 something 11 queer 11 queer 12 bobbing 12 bobbing 13 along 13 along 14 in 14 in 15 the 15 the 16 water 16 water 17 . " it ['s] [grandfather] [frog] [,] ["] cried [paddy] [the] [beaver] . 1 " 2 it 2 it 8 cried 8 cried 12 . " no , it ['s] [spotty] [the] [turtle] , " said [jerry] [muskrat] . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 4 it 4 it 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 14 . " it 's [both] [,] ["] [replied] [paddy] [,] beginning to laugh . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 's 3 's 10 beginning 10 beginning 11 to 11 to 12 laugh 12 laugh 13 . ["] [i] [have] [an] [idea] [!] ["] [cried] [paddy] [.] " what is it ? " [asked] [jerry] [.] 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 is 3 is 4 it 4 it 5 ? 5 ? 6 " " [chugarum] [!] ["] said [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 5 said 5 said 8 . [chapter] [xxv] [:] [paddy] [the] [beaver] [decides] [to] [stay] " [chugarum] [!] ["] [said] [grandfather] [frog] in his great deep voice from the bulrushes . 1 " 8 in 8 in 9 his 9 his 10 great 10 great 11 deep 11 deep 12 voice 12 voice 13 from 13 from 14 the 14 the 15 bulrushes 15 bulrushes 16 . " one never knows how great their blessings are until they have been lost and found again . " 1 " 2 one 2 one 3 never 3 never 4 knows 4 knows 5 how 5 how 6 great 6 great 7 their 7 their 8 blessings 8 blessings 9 are 9 are 10 until 10 until 11 they 11 they 12 have 12 have 13 been 13 been 14 lost 14 lost 15 and 15 and 16 found 16 found 17 again 17 again 18 . 18 . 19 " the bulrushes nodded , as if they too were thinking of this . 1 the 2 bulrushes 2 bulrushes 3 nodded 3 nodded 4 , 4 , 5 as 5 as 6 if 6 if 7 they 7 they 8 too 8 too 9 were 9 were 10 thinking 10 thinking 11 of 11 of 12 this 12 this 13 . you see their feet were once more in the cool water . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 their 3 their 4 feet 4 feet 5 were 5 were 6 once 6 once 7 more 7 more 8 in 8 in 9 the 9 the 10 cool 10 cool 11 water 11 water 12 . " it surely is a very nice place here , and [i] [don't] [wonder] that you couldn't bear to leave it , " said he . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 surely 3 surely 4 is 4 is 5 a 5 a 6 very 6 very 7 nice 7 nice 8 place 8 place 9 here 9 here 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 15 that 15 that 16 you 16 you 17 couldn't 17 couldn't 18 bear 18 bear 19 to 19 to 20 leave 20 leave 21 it 21 it 22 , 22 , 23 " 23 " 24 said 24 said 25 he 25 he 26 . " [i] ['m] [sorry] that [i] [made] [you] all that trouble and worry , but you [see] [i] didn't know . " 1 " 5 that 5 that 9 all 9 all 10 that 10 that 11 trouble 11 trouble 12 and 12 and 13 worry 13 worry 14 , 14 , 15 but 15 but 16 you 16 you 19 didn't 19 didn't 20 know 20 know 21 . 21 . 22 " " oh , that 's all right , " [replied] [jerry] [muskrat] [,] who was now very proud of his big cousin . 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 , 3 , 4 that 4 that 5 's 5 's 6 all 6 all 7 right 7 right 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 14 who 14 who 15 was 15 was 16 now 16 now 17 very 17 very 18 proud 18 proud 19 of 19 of 20 his 20 his 21 big 21 big 22 cousin 22 cousin 23 . " [i] [hope] [that] now you see how nice it is , you will stay and make your home here . " 1 " 5 now 5 now 6 you 6 you 7 see 7 see 8 how 8 how 9 nice 9 nice 10 it 10 it 11 is 11 is 12 , 12 , 13 you 13 you 14 will 14 will 15 stay 15 stay 16 and 16 and 17 make 17 make 18 your 18 your 19 home 19 home 20 here 20 here 21 . 21 . 22 " [paddy] [the] [beaver] [looked] [back] [at] [the] [great] [black] [shadow] [which] [he] [knew] [was] [the] [green] [forest] [.] way over in the middle of it he heard [the] [hunting-call] of [hooty] [the] [owl] . 1 way 2 over 2 over 3 in 3 in 4 the 4 the 5 middle 5 middle 6 of 6 of 7 it 7 it 8 he 8 he 9 heard 9 heard 12 of 12 of 16 . " no , " said [paddy] [the] [beaver] , " [i] [can't] [possibly] [live] [here] in the [smiling] [pool] [.] 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 16 in 16 in 17 the it is a very nice pool , but it wouldn't do at all for me [,] [cousin] [jerry] . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 a 3 a 4 very 4 very 5 nice 5 nice 6 pool 6 pool 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 it 9 it 10 wouldn't 10 wouldn't 11 do 11 do 12 at 12 at 13 all 13 all 14 for 14 for 15 me 15 me 19 . i wouldn't feel safe here a minute . 1 i 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 3 feel 3 feel 4 safe 4 safe 5 here 5 here 6 a 6 a 7 minute 7 minute 8 . besides , there is nothing to eat here . " 1 besides 2 , 2 , 3 there 3 there 4 is 4 is 5 nothing 5 nothing 6 to 6 to 7 eat 7 eat 8 here 8 here 9 . 9 . 10 " " oh , yes , there is , " [jerry] [muskrat] [interrupted] [.] 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 , 3 , 4 yes 4 yes 5 , 5 , 6 there 6 there 7 is 7 is 8 , 8 , 9 " " there are lily-roots and the nicest fresh-water clams and " 1 " 2 there 2 there 3 are 3 are 4 lily-roots 4 lily-roots 5 and 5 and 6 the 6 the 7 nicest 7 nicest 8 fresh-water 8 fresh-water 9 clams 9 clams 10 and 10 and 11 " " but there are no trees , " said [paddy] [the] [beaver] , " and you [know] [i] have to have trees . " 1 " 2 but 2 but 3 there 3 there 4 are 4 are 5 no 5 no 6 trees 6 trees 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 13 , 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 and 15 and 16 you 16 you 19 have 19 have 20 to 20 to 21 have 21 have 22 trees 22 trees 23 . 23 . 24 " jerry stared at [paddy] [as] [if] [he] [didn't] [understand] . 1 jerry 2 stared 2 stared 3 at 3 at 10 . " [do] do you eat trees ? " he asked finally . 1 " 3 do 3 do 4 you 4 you 5 eat 5 eat 6 trees 6 trees 7 ? 7 ? 8 " 8 " 9 he 9 he 10 asked 10 asked 11 finally 11 finally 12 . paddy laughed . 1 paddy 2 laughed 2 laughed 3 . " just the bark , " said he , " and [i] have to have a great deal of it . " 1 " 2 just 2 just 3 the 3 the 4 bark 4 bark 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 8 he 8 he 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 and 11 and 13 have 13 have 14 to 14 to 15 have 15 have 16 a 16 a 17 great 17 great 18 deal 18 deal 19 of 19 of 20 it 20 it 21 . 21 . 22 " jerry looked as disappointed as he felt . 1 jerry 2 looked 2 looked 3 as 3 as 4 disappointed 4 disappointed 5 as 5 as 6 he 6 he 7 felt 7 felt 8 . paddy 's eyes twinkled . 1 paddy 2 's 2 's 3 eyes 3 eyes 4 twinkled 4 twinkled 5 . " perhaps we may yet , " said he . 1 " 2 perhaps 2 perhaps 3 we 3 we 4 may 4 may 5 yet 5 yet 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 he 9 he 10 . but if [i] [do] [stay] [,] you [and] [grandfather] [frog] [and] [spotty] [the] [turtle] must keep my secret . 1 but 2 if 2 if 7 you 7 you 15 must 15 must 16 keep 16 keep 17 my 17 my 18 secret 18 secret 19 . no one must know that [i] [am] there . 1 no 2 one 2 one 3 must 3 must 4 know 4 know 5 that 5 that 8 there 8 there 9 . will you ? " 1 will 2 you 2 you 3 ? 3 ? 4 " " of course we will ! " [cried] [jerry] [muskrat] [and] [grandfather] [frog] [and] [spotty] [the] [turtle] [together] [.] 1 " 2 of 2 of 3 course 3 course 4 we 4 we 5 will 5 will 6 ! 6 ! 7 " " then [i] ['ll] [stay] , " said [paddy] [the] [beaver] , [diving] [into] [the] [smiling] [pool] with a great splash . 1 " 2 then 2 then 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 12 , 12 , 18 with 18 with 19 a 19 a 20 great 20 great 21 splash 21 splash 22 . and [so] one [of] [jerry] [muskrat] ['s] [greatest] [adventures] [ended] in the finding of his biggest cousin , [paddy] [the] [beaver] [.] 1 and 3 one 3 one 11 in 11 in 12 the 12 the 13 finding 13 finding 14 of 14 of 15 his 15 his 16 biggest 16 biggest 17 cousin 17 cousin 18 , now [jerry] [has] [a] [lot] [of] [cousins] , and one of them [lives] on [the] [green] [meadows] [not] [far] [from] [the] [smiling] [pool] . 1 now 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 one 10 one 11 of 11 of 12 them 12 them 14 on 14 on 24 . his name [is] [danny] [meadow] [mouse] , and [danny] is forever having adventures too . 1 his 2 name 2 name 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 is 10 is 11 forever 11 forever 12 having 12 having 13 adventures 13 adventures 14 too 14 too 15 . he has them every day . 1 he 2 has 2 has 3 them 3 them 4 every 4 every 5 day 5 day 6 . in the next book you will be told about some of these , if you care to read about them . 1 in 2 the 2 the 3 next 3 next 4 book 4 book 5 you 5 you 6 will 6 will 7 be 7 be 8 told 8 told 9 about 9 about 10 some 10 some 11 of 11 of 12 these 12 these 13 , 13 , 14 if 14 if 15 you 15 you 16 care 16 care 17 to 17 to 18 read 18 read 19 about 19 about 20 them 20 them 21 . 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