produced by [kent] [fielden] 1 produced 2 by [blacky] [the] [crow] [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] [chapter] [i] [:] [blacky] [the] [crow] [makes] [a] [discovery] blacky [the] [crow] is always watching for things not intended for his sharp [eyes] . 1 blacky 4 is 1 blacky 6 watching 4 is 5 always 6 watching 7 for 6 watching 10 intended 8 things 10 intended 9 not 10 intended 10 intended 11 for 11 for 12 his 12 his 13 sharp 13 sharp 15 . the result is that he gets into no end of trouble which he could avoid . 1 the 2 result 2 result 4 that 2 result 6 gets 3 is 4 that 5 he 6 gets 6 gets 11 trouble 7 into 11 trouble 8 no 9 end 9 end 10 of 9 end 11 trouble 11 trouble 15 avoid 12 which 15 avoid 13 he 14 could 14 could 15 avoid 15 avoid 16 . in this respect he is just like his cousin , [sammy] [jay] . 1 in 2 this 2 this 3 respect 3 respect 9 cousin 4 he 6 just 4 he 8 his 5 is 6 just 6 just 7 like 8 his 9 cousin 9 cousin 10 , 10 , 13 . between them they see a great deal with which they have no business and which it would be better for them not to see . 1 between 2 them 1 between 7 deal 2 them 3 they 4 see 7 deal 5 a 6 great 5 a 7 deal 6 great 7 deal 7 deal 8 with 7 deal 13 business 7 deal 19 better 8 with 9 which 9 which 10 they 11 have 13 business 12 no 13 business 13 business 14 and 13 business 15 which 16 it 17 would 17 would 18 be 17 would 19 better 19 better 20 for 20 for 21 them 21 them 25 . 22 not 23 to 23 to 24 see 23 to 25 . you can believe just [which] [you] [please] [,] [though] [i] suspect [that] neither of them [really] [knows] . 1 you 2 can 1 you 11 suspect 2 can 3 believe 3 believe 4 just 11 suspect 18 . 13 neither 15 them 14 of 15 them 15 them 18 . like the [black] [imp] he is , [blacky] flew over the tree-tops , his sharp eyes watching for something interesting below . 1 like 12 tree-tops 2 the 12 tree-tops 5 he 6 is 5 he 9 flew 6 is 7 , 9 flew 12 tree-tops 10 over 12 tree-tops 11 the 12 tree-tops 12 tree-tops 13 , 12 tree-tops 15 sharp 12 tree-tops 17 watching 14 his 15 sharp 15 sharp 16 eyes 17 watching 18 for 17 watching 21 below 17 watching 22 . 19 something 20 interesting 20 interesting 21 below presently he saw ahead of [him] the old nest of [red-tail] . 1 presently 2 he 1 presently 4 ahead 2 he 3 saw 4 ahead 5 of 5 of 7 the 7 the 8 old 8 old 9 nest 9 nest 12 . 10 of 12 . he knew all about that nest . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 4 about 2 knew 5 that 3 all 4 about 5 that 6 nest 6 nest 7 . he had visited it [before] [when] [red-tail] was away . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 visited 3 visited 4 it 4 it 10 . 8 was 9 away 9 away 10 . still it might be worth another visit . 1 still 7 visit 2 it 4 be 3 might 4 be 4 be 5 worth 5 worth 7 visit 6 another 7 visit 7 visit 8 . you never can tell what you may find in old houses . 1 you 2 never 1 you 3 can 3 can 4 tell 3 can 8 find 4 tell 5 what 6 you 7 may 7 may 8 find 8 find 11 houses 8 find 12 . 9 in 11 houses 10 old 11 houses but [blacky] [learned] [ever] [so] [long] [ago] [that] there is nothing like [making] [sure] that there is no danger . 1 but 18 no 9 there 10 is 9 there 11 nothing 11 nothing 12 like 12 like 15 that 15 that 16 there 16 there 17 is 16 there 18 no 18 no 19 danger 19 danger 20 . so , instead of flying straight to that old nest , he first flew over the tree so that he could look down into it . 1 so 14 flew 2 , 3 instead 3 instead 4 of 3 instead 5 flying 5 flying 6 straight 5 flying 10 nest 6 straight 7 to 8 that 10 nest 9 old 10 nest 10 nest 14 flew 11 , 12 he 12 he 13 first 12 he 14 flew 14 flew 15 over 14 flew 17 tree 14 flew 23 down 14 flew 24 into 16 the 17 tree 17 tree 21 could 18 so 19 that 19 that 21 could 20 he 21 could 21 could 22 look 24 into 26 . 25 it 26 . right away he saw something that made him gasp and blink his eyes . 1 right 2 away 1 right 3 he 3 he 4 saw 4 saw 5 something 5 something 6 that 5 something 11 blink 7 made 11 blink 8 him 11 blink 9 gasp 10 and 9 gasp 11 blink 11 blink 12 his 11 blink 13 eyes 11 blink 14 . it was quite large and white , and it looked it looked very much indeed like an egg ! 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 quite 3 quite 4 large 4 large 5 and 4 large 6 white 6 white 18 egg 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 it 8 and 10 looked 10 looked 16 like 11 it 16 like 12 looked 13 very 12 looked 16 like 13 very 14 much 13 very 15 indeed 16 like 18 egg 17 an 18 egg 18 egg 19 ! do you wonder that [blacky] [gasped] [and] blinked ? 1 do 2 you 1 do 3 wonder 1 do 9 ? 3 wonder 4 that 8 blinked 9 ? the idea of any one laying an egg at this time of year ! 1 the 2 idea 2 idea 3 of 2 idea 6 laying 4 any 5 one 4 any 6 laying 6 laying 8 egg 7 an 8 egg 8 egg 13 year 8 egg 14 ! 9 at 10 this 10 this 11 time 10 this 13 year 12 of 13 year blacky flew over to a tall pine-tree to think it over . 1 blacky 2 flew 2 flew 3 over 2 flew 4 to 4 to 5 a 5 a 6 tall 6 tall 7 pine-tree 6 tall 12 . 8 to 9 think 9 think 10 it 9 think 11 over 11 over 12 . " must be it was a little lump of snow , " thought he . 1 " 2 must 2 must 3 be 2 must 8 lump 4 it 5 was 4 it 8 lump 6 a 7 little 6 a 8 lump 8 lump 9 of 8 lump 10 snow 8 lump 13 thought 8 lump 15 . 10 snow 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 thought 13 thought 14 he " yet if ever [i] saw an egg , that looked like one . 1 " 14 . 2 yet 8 egg 3 if 4 ever 4 ever 6 saw 6 saw 8 egg 7 an 8 egg 8 egg 9 , 8 egg 10 that 8 egg 12 like 8 egg 14 . 11 looked 12 like 12 like 13 one jumping grasshoppers , how good an egg would taste right now ! " 1 jumping 2 grasshoppers 2 grasshoppers 3 , 2 grasshoppers 4 how 2 grasshoppers 5 good 2 grasshoppers 7 egg 6 an 7 egg 7 egg 9 taste 7 egg 10 right 7 egg 12 ! 8 would 9 taste 10 right 11 now 12 ! 13 " you know [blacky] has a weakness [for] eggs . 1 you 2 know 2 know 4 has 4 has 8 eggs 5 a 6 weakness 6 weakness 8 eggs 8 eggs 9 . the more he thought about it , the hungrier he grew . 1 the 11 grew 2 more 11 grew 3 he 4 thought 3 he 9 hungrier 4 thought 9 hungrier 5 about 6 it 5 about 9 hungrier 7 , 9 hungrier 8 the 9 hungrier 9 hungrier 10 he 9 hungrier 11 grew 11 grew 12 . several times he almost made up his mind to fly straight over there and make sure , but he didn't quite dare . 1 several 2 times 2 times 16 sure 3 he 4 almost 4 almost 11 straight 4 almost 16 sure 5 made 6 up 6 up 8 mind 6 up 11 straight 7 his 8 mind 9 to 10 fly 10 fly 11 straight 11 straight 12 over 12 over 13 there 12 over 14 and 15 make 16 sure 16 sure 20 didn't 17 , 18 but 18 but 20 didn't 19 he 20 didn't 20 didn't 21 quite 20 didn't 22 dare 20 didn't 23 . if it were an egg , it must belong to somebody , and perhaps it would be best to find out who . 1 if 2 it 1 if 3 were 1 if 9 belong 4 an 5 egg 5 egg 6 , 5 egg 7 it 5 egg 9 belong 8 must 9 belong 9 belong 10 to 9 belong 11 somebody 9 belong 14 perhaps 9 belong 19 to 12 , 13 and 12 , 14 perhaps 14 perhaps 16 would 14 perhaps 18 best 15 it 16 would 16 would 17 be 19 to 20 find 19 to 23 . 20 find 21 out 20 find 22 who suddenly [blacky] [shook] [himself] . 1 suddenly 5 . " [i] must be dreaming , " said he . 1 " 3 must 3 must 4 be 4 be 5 dreaming 5 dreaming 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 he 9 he 10 . " [there] couldn't , there just couldn't be an egg at this time of year , or in that old tumble-down nest ! 1 " 23 ! 3 couldn't 7 couldn't 4 , 7 couldn't 5 there 6 just 6 just 7 couldn't 7 couldn't 8 be 7 couldn't 10 egg 9 an 10 egg 10 egg 22 nest 10 egg 23 ! 11 at 12 this 12 this 13 time 12 this 15 year 14 of 15 year 15 year 16 , 15 year 21 tumble-down 17 or 21 tumble-down 18 in 21 tumble-down 19 that 21 tumble-down 20 old 21 tumble-down 21 tumble-down 22 nest i 'll just fly away and forget it . " 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 just 2 'll 7 forget 4 fly 5 away 4 fly 7 forget 5 away 6 and 7 forget 8 it 8 it 9 . 9 . 10 " so he flew away , but he couldn't forget it . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 flew 3 flew 4 away 4 away 5 , 5 , 6 but 6 but 8 couldn't 7 he 8 couldn't 8 couldn't 9 forget 9 forget 11 . 10 it 11 . [chapter] [ii] [:] [blacky] [makes] [sure] " as [true] as ever [i] ['ve] [cawed] a [caw] [that] was a new-laid egg [i] [saw] . " 1 " 19 " 2 as 4 as 4 as 5 ever 5 ever 9 a 9 a 19 " 12 was 13 a 12 was 15 egg 13 a 14 new-laid 15 egg 18 . 18 . 19 " " oh [nothing] , [cousin] , [nothing] [at] all , " replied [blacky] . 1 " 2 oh 1 " 12 replied 2 oh 4 , 2 oh 6 , 6 , 9 all 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 replied 12 replied 14 . " [i] was just talking foolishness [to] [myself] . " 1 " 10 " 3 was 4 just 3 was 5 talking 5 talking 6 foolishness 6 foolishness 9 . 9 . 10 " sammy looked at him sharply . 1 sammy 2 looked 2 looked 3 at 3 at 4 him 4 him 6 . 5 sharply 6 . " you aren't feeling sick , are you [,] [cousin] [blacky] ? " he asked . 1 " 2 you 1 " 3 aren't 3 aren't 5 sick 4 feeling 5 sick 5 sick 6 , 6 , 8 you 7 are 8 you 8 you 12 ? 12 ? 13 " 12 ? 14 he 14 he 15 asked 15 asked 16 . " must be something the matter with you when you begin talking about new-laid eggs , when everything 's covered with snow and ice . 1 " 2 must 2 must 3 be 2 must 4 something 4 something 6 matter 5 the 6 matter 6 matter 7 with 7 with 14 new-laid 8 you 14 new-laid 9 when 14 new-laid 10 you 14 new-laid 11 begin 14 new-laid 12 talking 14 new-laid 13 about 14 new-laid 14 new-laid 15 eggs 14 new-laid 16 , 14 new-laid 17 when 14 new-laid 18 everything 14 new-laid 19 's 14 new-laid 20 covered 20 covered 21 with 20 covered 22 snow 22 snow 23 and 23 and 24 ice 24 ice 25 . foolishness is no name for it . 1 foolishness 2 is 1 foolishness 3 no 1 foolishness 4 name 1 foolishness 5 for 1 foolishness 7 . 5 for 6 it whoever heard of such a thing as a new-laid egg this time of year . " 1 whoever 2 heard 1 whoever 4 such 2 heard 3 of 4 such 9 new-laid 5 a 9 new-laid 6 thing 9 new-laid 7 as 9 new-laid 8 a 9 new-laid 9 new-laid 10 egg 9 new-laid 11 this 9 new-laid 12 time 9 new-laid 13 of 9 new-laid 14 year 9 new-laid 16 " 15 . 16 " " [nobody] , [i] guess , " replied [blacky] . 1 " 8 replied 3 , 5 guess 5 guess 7 " 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 replied 8 replied 10 . " [i] told you [i] was just talking foolishness . 1 " 4 you 1 " 10 . 3 told 4 you 6 was 7 just 6 was 8 talking 8 talking 9 foolishness 9 foolishness 10 . you see , [i] ['m] [so] [hungry] that [i] [just] [got] [to] [thinking] [what] [i] 'd [have] if [i] could have [anything] [i] [wanted] [.] 1 you 2 see 1 you 16 'd 2 see 3 , 2 see 8 that 16 'd 21 have 18 if 20 could 20 could 21 have i guess [i] must have said something about it . " 1 i 5 have 1 i 6 said 2 guess 4 must 4 must 5 have 6 said 10 . 7 something 8 about 8 about 9 it 9 it 10 . 10 . 11 " " [i] guess you must have . 1 " 3 guess 3 guess 4 you 4 you 5 must 5 must 6 have 5 must 7 . it isn't egg time yet , and it won't be for a long time . 1 it 2 isn't 2 isn't 3 egg 3 egg 4 time 3 egg 5 yet 3 egg 6 , 3 egg 14 time 3 egg 15 . 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 it 9 won't 10 be 10 be 11 for 11 for 12 a 12 a 13 long 13 long 14 time take my advice and just forget about impossible things . 1 take 3 advice 2 my 3 advice 3 advice 4 and 3 advice 6 forget 3 advice 8 impossible 5 just 6 forget 6 forget 7 about 8 impossible 9 things 9 things 10 . i 'm going [over] to [farmer] [brown] 's corncrib . 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 going 3 going 5 to 5 to 10 . 8 's 9 corncrib 9 corncrib 10 . corn may not be as good as eggs , but it is very good and very filling . 1 corn 2 may 1 corn 6 good 2 may 3 not 2 may 4 be 2 may 5 as 6 good 7 as 6 good 8 eggs 6 good 17 filling 6 good 18 . 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 it 11 it 12 is 12 is 13 very 13 very 14 good 13 very 15 and 13 very 17 filling 16 very 17 filling better come along , " said [sammy] [.] 1 better 6 said 2 come 3 along 2 come 4 , 4 , 6 said 5 " 6 said " not this morning , thank you . 1 " 2 not 1 " 6 thank 3 this 4 morning 4 morning 5 , 5 , 6 thank 6 thank 7 you 6 thank 8 . 7 you 8 . some other time [,] [perhaps] , " replied [blacky] . 1 some 2 other 1 some 3 time 3 time 10 . 6 , 7 " 6 , 10 . 7 " 8 replied he watched [sammy] disappear [through] [the] [trees] [.] 1 he 2 watched 2 watched 4 disappear then he flew to the top of the tallest pine-tree to make sure that no one was about . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 flew 3 flew 4 to 3 flew 6 top 5 the 6 top 6 top 7 of 7 of 8 the 8 the 9 tallest 9 tallest 10 pine-tree 10 pine-tree 19 . 11 to 12 make 12 make 13 sure 13 sure 14 that 14 that 15 no 14 that 17 was 15 no 16 one 17 was 18 about 18 about 19 . " [i] 'm [foolish] . 1 " 3 'm 3 'm 5 . i [know] [i] 'm foolish , " he muttered . 1 i 4 'm 1 i 10 . 5 foolish 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 9 muttered 8 he 9 muttered 9 muttered 10 . " but [i] 've just got to have [another] [look] [in] [that] [old] nest [of] [redtail] [the] [hawk] . 1 " 2 but 1 " 19 . 4 've 5 just 4 've 6 got 6 got 7 to 7 to 8 have 8 have 14 nest 14 nest 19 . it won't do any harm to have another look , anyway . " 1 it 5 harm 2 won't 5 harm 3 do 5 harm 4 any 5 harm 5 harm 11 anyway 6 to 9 look 7 have 8 another 8 another 9 look 9 look 11 anyway 10 , 11 anyway 11 anyway 13 " 12 . 13 " as he passed over the top of the tree , he looked down eagerly . 1 as 2 he 1 as 3 passed 3 passed 4 over 4 over 5 the 5 the 6 top 6 top 7 of 6 top 9 tree 8 the 9 tree 9 tree 14 eagerly 10 , 11 he 10 , 14 eagerly 11 he 12 looked 12 looked 13 down 12 looked 14 eagerly 14 eagerly 15 . the day before there had been but one ; now there were two . 1 the 2 day 2 day 3 before 2 day 13 two 2 day 14 . 3 before 4 there 3 before 5 had 5 had 6 been 7 but 8 one 8 one 13 two 9 ; 10 now 9 ; 11 there 11 there 12 were 11 there 13 two that settled it in [blacky] ['s] [mind] [;] [they] [were] eggs [!] 1 that 2 settled 2 settled 3 it 2 settled 4 in 2 settled 11 eggs they couldn't be anything else . 1 they 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 be 2 couldn't 5 else 4 anything 5 else 5 else 6 . blacky kept right on flying . 1 blacky 5 flying 2 kept 3 right 2 kept 4 on 2 kept 5 flying 5 flying 6 . somehow he didn't dare stop just then . 1 somehow 3 didn't 1 somehow 6 just 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 dare 4 dare 5 stop 6 just 7 then 7 then 8 . he was too much excited by what he had discovered to think clearly . 1 he 2 was 1 he 11 to 2 was 5 excited 3 too 4 much 4 much 5 excited 5 excited 6 by 5 excited 7 what 5 excited 10 discovered 8 he 9 had 9 had 10 discovered 11 to 12 think 12 think 13 clearly 13 clearly 14 . he had got to have time to get his wits together . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 got 2 had 10 wits 4 to 8 get 5 have 6 time 6 time 8 get 7 to 8 get 8 get 10 wits 9 his 10 wits 10 wits 11 together 11 together 12 . whoever had laid those eggs was big and strong . 1 whoever 2 had 1 whoever 3 laid 1 whoever 5 eggs 1 whoever 6 was 1 whoever 7 big 4 those 5 eggs 7 big 9 strong 8 and 9 strong 9 strong 10 . he felt sure of that . 1 he 2 felt 2 felt 3 sure 3 sure 4 of 3 sure 5 that 5 that 6 . he must first find out whose they were ; then he would know better what to do . 1 he 4 find 2 must 3 first 2 must 4 find 4 find 5 out 4 find 6 whose 4 find 15 what 6 whose 8 were 7 they 8 were 9 ; 10 then 9 ; 15 what 10 then 11 he 11 he 12 would 13 know 14 better 13 know 15 what 15 what 17 do 16 to 17 do 17 do 18 . he felt sure that no one else knew about them , and he knew that they couldn't run away . 1 he 2 felt 1 he 8 knew 1 he 17 couldn't 2 felt 3 sure 3 sure 4 that 3 sure 5 no 5 no 6 one 6 one 7 else 8 knew 9 about 9 about 10 them 11 , 12 and 11 , 13 he 13 he 14 knew 13 he 17 couldn't 14 knew 15 that 16 they 17 couldn't 17 couldn't 18 run 18 run 19 away 19 away 20 . so he kept right on flying until he reached a certain tall pine-tree where he could sit and think without being disturbed . 1 so 3 kept 2 he 3 kept 3 kept 4 right 3 kept 5 on 3 kept 6 flying 3 kept 7 until 7 until 13 pine-tree 8 he 9 reached 9 reached 13 pine-tree 10 a 11 certain 10 a 13 pine-tree 11 certain 13 pine-tree 12 tall 13 pine-tree 13 pine-tree 14 where 13 pine-tree 15 he 13 pine-tree 16 could 13 pine-tree 17 sit 13 pine-tree 18 and 13 pine-tree 19 think 19 think 21 being 20 without 21 being 21 being 22 disturbed 22 disturbed 23 . " eggs ! " he muttered . 1 " 2 eggs 2 eggs 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 he 4 " 6 muttered 6 muttered 7 . " real eggs ! 1 " 4 ! 2 real 3 eggs 3 eggs 4 ! now who [under] [the] [sun] can [have] [moved] [into] [redtail] ['s] [old] [house] ? 1 now 14 ? 2 who 6 can 2 who 14 ? and what can they mean by [laying] [eggs] [before] [mistress] [spring] [has] [even] [sent] [word] [that] [she] [has] [started] [?] 1 and 2 what 2 what 3 can 2 what 4 they 2 what 5 mean 5 mean 6 by it 's too much for me . 1 it 2 's 1 it 3 too 3 too 4 much 3 too 5 for 5 for 6 me 6 me 7 . it certainly is too much for me . " 1 it 2 certainly 2 certainly 5 much 3 is 4 too 4 too 5 much 5 much 6 for 6 for 7 me 7 me 9 " 8 . 9 " [chapter] [iii] [:] [blacky] [finds] [out] [who] [owns] [the] [eggs] two big white eggs in a tumbledown nest , and snow and ice everywhere ! 1 two 7 tumbledown 2 big 7 tumbledown 3 white 7 tumbledown 4 eggs 7 tumbledown 5 in 7 tumbledown 6 a 7 tumbledown 7 tumbledown 8 nest 7 tumbledown 9 , 7 tumbledown 10 and 7 tumbledown 11 snow 7 tumbledown 12 and 7 tumbledown 13 ice 9 , 10 and 11 snow 12 and 13 ice 14 everywhere 13 ice 15 ! did ever anybody hear of such a thing before ? 1 did 2 ever 1 did 10 ? 2 ever 3 anybody 2 ever 4 hear 2 ever 6 such 2 ever 9 before 4 hear 5 of 6 such 7 a 6 such 8 thing " wouldn't believe it , [if] [i] [hadn't] [seen] [it] [with] my own eyes , " muttered [blacky] the [crow] . 1 " 17 muttered 2 wouldn't 3 believe 3 believe 4 it 4 it 5 , 5 , 17 muttered 12 my 13 own 12 my 15 , 13 own 14 eyes 15 , 16 " 16 " 17 muttered 17 muttered 21 . 19 the 21 . " have to believe them . 1 " 4 believe 2 have 3 to 3 to 4 believe 4 believe 5 them 5 them 6 . if [i] can't believe them , it 's of no use to try to believe anything in this world . 1 if 16 anything 3 can't 16 anything 4 believe 5 them 4 believe 7 it 4 believe 16 anything 5 them 6 , 8 's 11 use 9 of 11 use 10 no 11 use 11 use 13 try 11 use 16 anything 12 to 13 try 13 try 14 to 15 believe 16 anything 16 anything 19 world 17 in 19 world 18 this 19 world 19 world 20 . as [sure] as [i] [sit] [here] [,] [that] [old] [nest] [has] [two] eggs in it . 1 as 3 as 3 as 13 eggs 13 eggs 16 . 14 in 16 . 15 it 16 . whoever laid them must be crazy to start housekeeping at this time of year . 1 whoever 2 laid 1 whoever 4 must 1 whoever 6 crazy 2 laid 3 them 4 must 5 be 6 crazy 9 housekeeping 7 to 9 housekeeping 8 start 9 housekeeping 9 housekeeping 10 at 9 housekeeping 12 time 9 housekeeping 14 year 9 housekeeping 15 . 11 this 12 time 13 of 14 year i must find out whose eggs they are [and] [then] ["] 1 i 2 must 2 must 3 find 3 find 4 out 3 find 6 eggs 5 whose 6 eggs 6 eggs 8 are 7 they 8 are to have seen him , you would never have guessed that he was looking for anything in particular . 1 to 2 have 2 have 3 seen 2 have 10 guessed 3 seen 4 him 5 , 6 you 6 you 10 guessed 7 would 10 guessed 8 never 10 guessed 9 have 10 guessed 10 guessed 11 that 10 guessed 13 was 10 guessed 14 looking 10 guessed 16 anything 11 that 12 he 14 looking 15 for 16 anything 18 particular 17 in 18 particular 18 particular 19 . he [seemed] to be [just] flying [over] on his way to [some] distant [place] . 1 he 3 to 3 to 4 be 4 be 15 . 6 flying 8 on 6 flying 13 distant 8 on 10 way 9 his 10 way 10 way 11 to 13 distant 15 . blacky 's heart beat fast with excitement as he drew near that old tumble-down nest . 1 blacky 7 excitement 2 's 3 heart 3 heart 4 beat 4 beat 5 fast 4 beat 7 excitement 6 with 7 excitement 7 excitement 10 drew 7 excitement 16 . 8 as 10 drew 9 he 10 drew 10 drew 11 near 10 drew 14 tumble-down 12 that 14 tumble-down 13 old 14 tumble-down 14 tumble-down 15 nest would those two big white eggs be there ? 1 would 6 eggs 2 those 6 eggs 3 two 6 eggs 4 big 6 eggs 5 white 6 eggs 6 eggs 8 there 6 eggs 9 ? 7 be 8 there perhaps there would be three [!] 1 perhaps 2 there 1 perhaps 3 would 1 perhaps 5 three 3 would 4 be the very thought made him flap his wings a little faster . 1 the 6 flap 2 very 6 flap 3 thought 6 flap 4 made 6 flap 5 him 6 flap 6 flap 8 wings 6 flap 10 little 6 flap 11 faster 7 his 8 wings 9 a 10 little 11 faster 12 . a few more wing strokes and he would be right over the tree . 1 a 2 few 1 a 13 tree 2 few 5 strokes 3 more 5 strokes 4 wing 5 strokes 5 strokes 6 and 5 strokes 7 he 5 strokes 8 would 5 strokes 10 right 5 strokes 11 over 8 would 9 be 12 the 13 tree 13 tree 14 . how he did hope to see those eggs ! 1 how 3 did 1 how 7 those 1 how 9 ! 2 he 3 did 3 did 4 hope 3 did 6 see 5 to 6 see 7 those 8 eggs he could almost see into the nest now . 1 he 2 could 2 could 4 see 3 almost 4 see 4 see 7 nest 5 into 6 the 6 the 7 nest 7 nest 9 . 8 now 9 . one stroke ! 1 one 2 stroke 2 stroke 3 ! two strokes ! 1 two 2 strokes 2 strokes 3 ! three strokes ! 1 three 2 strokes 2 strokes 3 ! blacky bit his tongue to keep from giving a sharp caw of disappointment and surprise . 1 blacky 15 surprise 2 bit 8 giving 3 his 4 tongue 4 tongue 6 keep 4 tongue 8 giving 5 to 6 keep 6 keep 7 from 8 giving 13 disappointment 9 a 10 sharp 10 sharp 13 disappointment 11 caw 13 disappointment 12 of 13 disappointment 13 disappointment 14 and 13 disappointment 15 surprise 15 surprise 16 . there were no eggs to be seen . 1 there 2 were 2 were 3 no 2 were 4 eggs 4 eggs 5 to 5 to 6 be 6 be 7 seen 7 seen 8 . no , [sir] [,] there wasn't a sign of eggs in that old nest . 1 no 2 , 1 no 8 sign 5 there 8 sign 6 wasn't 8 sign 7 a 8 sign 8 sign 9 of 8 sign 14 nest 8 sign 15 . 10 eggs 14 nest 11 in 14 nest 12 that 14 nest 13 old 14 nest there [wasn't] [because] [why] , [do] you [think] ? 1 there 5 , 5 , 7 you 7 you 9 ? blacky didn't turn to come back as he had planned . 1 blacky 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 turn 3 turn 4 to 3 turn 6 back 5 come 6 back 6 back 10 planned 6 back 11 . 7 as 8 he 7 as 10 planned 8 he 9 had 9 had 10 planned he kept right on , just as if he hadn't seen anything , and as he flew he shivered a little . 1 he 2 kept 1 he 6 just 2 kept 3 right 2 kept 4 on 4 on 5 , 6 just 7 as 6 just 15 as 7 as 8 if 8 if 10 hadn't 9 he 10 hadn't 10 hadn't 11 seen 10 hadn't 12 anything 13 , 14 and 13 , 15 as 15 as 16 he 15 as 18 he 16 he 17 flew 18 he 19 shivered 19 shivered 21 little 19 shivered 22 . 20 a 21 little " [i] 'm thankful [i] [knew] enough to [leave] them [alone] , " said he . 1 " 3 'm 1 " 4 thankful 4 thankful 16 . 7 enough 8 to 8 to 10 them 10 them 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 said 14 said 15 he 14 said 16 . " [funny] [i] never [once] guessed [whose] eggs they are . 1 " 10 are 4 never 6 guessed 6 guessed 8 eggs 8 eggs 10 are 9 they 10 are 10 are 11 . i might have known that [no] [one] but [hooty] the [horned] [owl] [would] [think] [of] nesting at this time [of] year . 1 i 3 have 2 might 3 have 3 have 4 known 4 known 5 that 5 that 22 . 8 but 10 the 10 the 16 nesting 16 nesting 21 year 16 nesting 22 . 17 at 18 this 18 this 19 time 18 this 21 year and that was [mrs] [hooty] [i] [saw] on the nest just now . 1 and 2 that 2 that 3 was 3 was 10 nest 8 on 9 the 9 the 10 nest 10 nest 13 . 11 just 12 now 12 now 13 . my , but she 's big ! 1 my 2 , 2 , 3 but 3 but 4 she 4 she 5 's 5 's 6 big 5 's 7 ! she 's bigger [than] [hooty] [himself] ! 1 she 2 's 2 's 3 bigger 2 's 7 ! yes , [sir] [,] it 's a lucky [thing] [i] [didn't] [try] to get those eggs yesterday . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 5 it 5 it 6 's 6 's 7 a 7 a 8 lucky 8 lucky 17 yesterday 13 to 14 get 14 get 16 eggs 15 those 16 eggs 16 eggs 17 yesterday 17 yesterday 18 . blacky , [blacky] , the sooner you [forget] those eggs [the] [better] . " 1 blacky 2 , 2 , 14 " 4 , 5 the 4 , 6 sooner 6 sooner 7 you 7 you 14 " 9 those 10 eggs 10 eggs 13 . 13 . 14 " some things are best forgotten [as] soon [as] [they] [are] learned . 1 some 2 things 2 things 3 are 3 are 4 best 4 best 5 forgotten 5 forgotten 7 soon 5 forgotten 11 learned 5 forgotten 12 . who never plays with fire [will] surely [not] [get] burned . 1 who 3 plays 2 never 3 plays 3 plays 4 with 3 plays 5 fire 5 fire 10 burned 7 surely 10 burned 10 burned 11 . [chapter] [iv] [:] [the] [cunning] [of] [blacky] he would forget that he ever had seen them , and he would stay away from that corner [of] [the] [green] [forest] . 1 he 2 would 2 would 3 forget 2 would 14 stay 4 that 13 would 5 he 7 had 5 he 13 would 6 ever 7 had 7 had 8 seen 8 seen 9 them 10 , 11 and 10 , 12 he 12 he 13 would 13 would 14 stay 14 stay 15 away 15 away 16 from 16 from 17 that 16 from 18 corner 18 corner 23 . that was a very wise resolution . 1 that 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 5 wise 4 very 5 wise 5 wise 6 resolution 6 resolution 7 . she is bigger [than] [hooty] and [certainly] [quite] as [much] to be feared by the [little] [people] . 1 she 2 is 2 is 3 bigger 3 bigger 13 feared 6 and 9 as 6 and 11 to 11 to 12 be 12 be 13 feared 13 feared 14 by 13 feared 18 . 14 by 15 the all [this] [blacky] knows . 1 all 4 knows 4 knows 5 . no one knows it better . 1 no 2 one 2 one 3 knows 3 knows 4 it 3 knows 5 better 5 better 6 . and [blacky] [is] [not] [one] to poke [his] [head] [into] [trouble] [with] his eyes open . 1 and 6 to 6 to 7 poke 7 poke 16 . 13 his 14 eyes 13 his 16 . 14 eyes 15 open so he very wisely resolved to forget all about those eggs . 1 so 2 he 1 so 4 wisely 3 very 4 wisely 4 wisely 5 resolved 4 wisely 7 forget 4 wisely 8 all 4 wisely 10 those 5 resolved 6 to 8 all 9 about 10 those 11 eggs 11 eggs 12 . now it is one thing to make a resolution and quite another thing to live up to it , as you all know . 1 now 3 is 2 it 3 is 3 is 5 thing 4 one 5 thing 5 thing 9 resolution 6 to 7 make 7 make 9 resolution 8 a 9 resolution 9 resolution 10 and 9 resolution 11 quite 9 resolution 12 another 9 resolution 13 thing 9 resolution 15 live 9 resolution 17 to 9 resolution 18 it 9 resolution 19 , 9 resolution 24 . 14 to 15 live 15 live 16 up 19 , 20 as 20 as 21 you 21 you 23 know 22 all 23 know it was easy enough to say that he would forget , but not at all easy to forget . 1 it 2 was 1 it 11 , 2 was 3 easy 3 easy 4 enough 4 enough 5 to 5 to 6 say 6 say 7 that 7 that 9 would 8 he 9 would 9 would 10 forget 11 , 12 but 12 but 13 not 13 not 14 at 13 not 18 forget 14 at 15 all 16 easy 17 to 17 to 18 forget 18 forget 19 . he just couldn't seem to forget them . 1 he 3 couldn't 2 just 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 6 forget 4 seem 5 to 4 seem 6 forget 6 forget 7 them 7 them 8 . after a little , he didn't try . 1 after 2 a 1 after 5 he 2 a 3 little 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 didn't 6 didn't 7 try 7 try 8 . now [blacky] [the] [crow] is [very] [,] [very] [cunning] . 1 now 5 is 5 is 10 . he is one of the smartest of all the little people who fly . 1 he 2 is 1 he 6 smartest 2 is 6 smartest 3 one 6 smartest 4 of 6 smartest 5 the 6 smartest 6 smartest 7 of 6 smartest 8 all 6 smartest 9 the 6 smartest 10 little 6 smartest 11 people 8 all 9 the 11 people 12 who 12 who 13 fly 13 fly 14 . no one can [get] [into] [more] mischief and [still] [keep] out of trouble [than] [can] [blacky] [the] [crow] . 1 no 2 one 1 no 7 mischief 2 one 3 can 7 mischief 19 . 8 and 11 out 11 out 12 of 11 out 19 . 12 of 13 trouble that is because he uses the wits in that black head of his . 1 that 5 uses 2 is 5 uses 3 because 5 uses 4 he 5 uses 5 uses 6 the 5 uses 7 wits 5 uses 9 that 5 uses 10 black 5 uses 11 head 5 uses 13 his 5 uses 14 . 8 in 9 that 12 of 13 his in fact , some people are unkind enough to say that he spends all his spare time in planning mischief . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 7 unkind 4 some 5 people 5 people 7 unkind 6 are 7 unkind 7 unkind 13 spends 8 enough 13 spends 9 to 10 say 10 say 13 spends 11 that 12 he 11 that 13 spends 12 he 13 spends 13 spends 14 all 13 spends 15 his 13 spends 16 spare 13 spends 17 time 13 spends 19 planning 18 in 19 planning 19 planning 20 mischief 19 planning 21 . that [won't] [do] at all [,] [because] [i] [want] [them] [myself] . 1 that 5 all 4 at 5 all 5 all 12 . i found them , [and] [i] ought to have them . " 1 i 2 found 2 found 3 them 3 them 4 , 4 , 12 " 7 ought 8 to 8 to 10 them 9 have 10 them 10 them 11 . 11 . 12 " he quite forgot or overlooked the fact that those eggs [really] belonged [to] [hooty] [and] [mrs] [hooty] and [to] no one else . 1 he 5 overlooked 2 quite 5 overlooked 3 forgot 5 overlooked 4 or 5 overlooked 5 overlooked 7 fact 5 overlooked 10 eggs 5 overlooked 21 one 6 the 7 fact 7 fact 8 that 9 those 10 eggs 10 eggs 12 belonged 18 and 20 no 20 no 21 one 21 one 22 else 22 else 23 . " now let me see , what can [i] do ? " 1 " 7 what 2 now 3 let 2 now 7 what 3 let 4 me 5 see 7 what 6 , 7 what 7 what 10 do 7 what 11 ? 8 can 10 do 11 ? 12 " he thought and he thought and he thought and he thought , and little by little a plan worked out in his little black head . 1 he 2 thought 2 thought 18 plan 3 and 4 he 4 he 5 thought 5 thought 18 plan 6 and 7 he 7 he 8 thought 8 thought 18 plan 9 and 10 he 10 he 11 thought 11 thought 12 , 11 thought 18 plan 13 and 14 little 14 little 18 plan 15 by 18 plan 16 little 18 plan 17 a 18 plan 18 plan 19 worked 18 plan 20 out 18 plan 25 head 21 in 22 his 22 his 25 head 23 little 24 black 24 black 25 head 25 head 26 . then he chuckled . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 chuckled 3 chuckled 4 . he chuckled right out loud , then hurriedly looked around to see if any one had heard him . 1 he 2 chuckled 2 chuckled 8 hurriedly 2 chuckled 17 heard 3 right 5 loud 4 out 5 loud 5 loud 8 hurriedly 6 , 8 hurriedly 7 then 8 hurriedly 8 hurriedly 9 looked 8 hurriedly 10 around 11 to 12 see 12 see 13 if 13 if 14 any 13 if 16 had 14 any 15 one 16 had 17 heard 17 heard 18 him 18 him 19 . no one had , so he chuckled again . 1 no 2 one 1 no 4 , 2 one 3 had 4 , 5 so 5 so 9 . 6 he 7 chuckled 7 chuckled 8 again 7 chuckled 9 . then he cocked his head on the other side and [did] the same thing . 1 then 3 cocked 2 he 3 cocked 3 cocked 4 his 3 cocked 5 head 3 cocked 9 side 3 cocked 10 and 4 his 5 head 6 on 7 the 7 the 8 other 8 other 9 side 10 and 12 the 12 the 13 same 13 same 14 thing 13 same 15 . " it 's all right , " said he at last . 1 " 2 it 1 " 8 said 3 's 5 right 4 all 5 right 5 right 8 said 6 , 8 said 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 he 8 said 11 last 8 said 12 . 10 at 11 last " it 'll give my relatives a lot of fun , and of course they will be very grateful to me for that . 1 " 2 it 2 it 17 be 3 'll 4 give 3 'll 17 be 4 give 6 relatives 5 my 6 relatives 6 relatives 8 lot 6 relatives 10 fun 6 relatives 15 they 7 a 8 lot 8 lot 9 of 10 fun 11 , 10 fun 13 of 11 , 12 and 13 of 14 course 16 will 17 be 17 be 19 grateful 18 very 19 grateful 19 grateful 20 to 19 grateful 22 for 19 grateful 23 that 19 grateful 24 . 20 to 21 me 23 that 24 . it won't hurt [hooty] [or] [mrs] [hooty] a [bit] , but it will make them very angry . 1 it 2 won't 2 won't 3 hurt 3 hurt 8 a 8 a 18 . 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 it 12 it 13 will 12 it 18 . 13 will 14 make 14 make 15 them 14 make 17 angry 16 very 17 angry they have very short tempers , and people with short tempers usually forget everything else when they are angry . 1 they 11 tempers 2 have 11 tempers 3 very 11 tempers 4 short 11 tempers 5 tempers 7 and 5 tempers 8 people 5 tempers 9 with 5 tempers 11 tempers 6 , 7 and 10 short 11 tempers 11 tempers 12 usually 11 tempers 13 forget 11 tempers 14 everything 11 tempers 15 else 11 tempers 16 when 11 tempers 17 they 17 they 18 are 18 are 19 angry 19 angry 20 . then [i] 'll slip in and get one and perhaps both of them . 1 then 4 slip 3 'll 4 slip 4 slip 5 in 4 slip 6 and 4 slip 7 get 4 slip 8 one 4 slip 9 and 4 slip 10 perhaps 4 slip 12 of 10 perhaps 11 both 12 of 13 them 13 them 14 . without knowing that they are doing anything of the kind , my friends and relatives will help me to get a good meal . 1 without 2 knowing 2 knowing 3 that 2 knowing 6 doing 4 they 5 are 5 are 6 doing 6 doing 7 anything 7 anything 10 kind 8 of 9 the 8 of 10 kind 10 kind 11 , 10 kind 15 relatives 12 my 13 friends 13 friends 14 and 13 friends 15 relatives 15 relatives 17 help 15 relatives 20 get 15 relatives 24 . 16 will 17 help 17 help 18 me 19 to 20 get 21 a 22 good 22 good 23 meal 23 meal 24 . my , how good those eggs will taste ! " 1 my 2 , 1 my 3 how 3 how 8 taste 3 how 9 ! 4 good 8 taste 5 those 6 eggs 6 eggs 8 taste 7 will 8 taste 9 ! 10 " [chapter] [v] [:] [blacky] [calls] [his] [friends] when [blacky] cries ["] [caw] [,] [caw] [,] [caw] [,] [caw] [!] ["] 1 when 3 cries as if he ['d] dislocate [his] jaw , [his] relatives [all] hasten [where] [he] waits them with a crafty air . 1 as 2 if 1 as 3 he 3 he 5 dislocate 5 dislocate 7 jaw 5 dislocate 15 waits 7 jaw 12 hasten 8 , 10 relatives 10 relatives 12 hasten 15 waits 19 crafty 16 them 19 crafty 17 with 19 crafty 18 a 19 crafty 19 crafty 20 air 19 crafty 21 . they know that [there] [is] mischief afoot , and the [crow] [family] is [always] ready for mischief . 1 they 2 know 2 know 3 that 3 that 6 mischief 6 mischief 7 afoot 7 afoot 9 and 7 afoot 17 mischief 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 the 13 is 15 ready 15 ready 16 for 16 for 17 mischief 17 mischief 18 . blacky chuckled as he saw them coming . 1 blacky 2 chuckled 1 blacky 5 saw 3 as 4 he 4 he 5 saw 5 saw 6 them 5 saw 7 coming 7 coming 8 . " come on ! 1 " 4 ! 2 come 3 on 2 come 4 ! come on ! 1 come 2 on 1 come 3 ! caw , caw , caw ! 1 caw 3 caw 2 , 3 caw 3 caw 5 caw 4 , 5 caw 5 caw 6 ! hurry up and flap your wings faster . 1 hurry 2 up 1 hurry 4 flap 2 up 3 and 4 flap 5 your 4 flap 6 wings 4 flap 7 faster 7 faster 8 . i know where [hooty] the [owl] is , [and] [we] 'll have no [end] [of] fun with him , " he cried . 1 i 2 know 1 i 11 'll 2 know 3 where 3 where 5 the 3 where 7 is 7 is 8 , 11 'll 12 have 11 'll 18 him 12 have 13 no 13 no 16 fun 17 with 18 him 18 him 23 . 19 , 20 " 20 " 22 cried 21 he 22 cried 22 cried 23 . " caw , caw , caw , caw , caw , caw ! " shouted all his relatives in great glee . 1 " 2 caw 2 caw 3 , 2 caw 4 caw 4 caw 6 caw 5 , 6 caw 6 caw 8 caw 7 , 8 caw 8 caw 10 caw 9 , 10 caw 10 caw 12 caw 11 , 12 caw 12 caw 13 ! 13 ! 14 " 14 " 15 shouted 15 shouted 21 glee 16 all 18 relatives 17 his 18 relatives 18 relatives 21 glee 19 in 21 glee 20 great 21 glee 21 glee 22 . " where is he ? 1 " 2 where 2 where 3 is 2 where 4 he 2 where 5 ? lead us to him . 1 lead 2 us 1 lead 3 to 1 lead 4 him 3 to 4 him 4 him 5 . we 'll drive [him] [out] [of] [the] [green] [forest] [!] ["] 1 we 2 'll 1 we 3 drive blacky had taken pains to slip over early that morning and make sure just where he was . 1 blacky 4 pains 2 had 3 taken 3 taken 4 pains 4 pains 5 to 4 pains 6 slip 4 pains 7 over 4 pains 8 early 4 pains 12 make 4 pains 13 sure 4 pains 14 just 4 pains 15 where 4 pains 18 . 8 early 10 morning 8 early 11 and 9 that 10 morning 15 where 16 he 16 he 17 was he had discovered [hooty] fast asleep , and he knew that [he] would remain right where he was until dark . 1 he 2 had 1 he 3 discovered 3 discovered 5 fast 5 fast 8 and 6 asleep 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 he 9 he 10 knew 10 knew 11 that 10 knew 13 would 13 would 14 remain 14 remain 16 where 14 remain 19 until 15 right 16 where 16 where 18 was 17 he 18 was 19 until 20 dark 20 dark 21 . jolly , round , bright [mr] [sun] was shining his very brightest , and the white snow on the ground made it seem brighter still . 1 jolly 2 , 1 jolly 3 round 1 jolly 4 , 1 jolly 5 bright 5 bright 12 brightest 8 was 12 brightest 9 shining 12 brightest 10 his 12 brightest 11 very 12 brightest 12 brightest 14 and 12 brightest 16 white 12 brightest 17 snow 13 , 14 and 15 the 16 white 17 snow 20 ground 18 on 19 the 19 the 20 ground 20 ground 24 brighter 21 made 24 brighter 22 it 23 seem 23 seem 24 brighter 24 brighter 25 still 24 brighter 26 . even [blacky] [had] [to] blink , [and] [he] [knew] that [poor] [hooty] [would] [find] [it] [harder] [still] . 1 even 5 blink 1 even 10 that 1 even 18 . 6 , 10 that but [one] [thing] [blacky] [was] [very] careful [not] [to] [even] hint [of] , and that was [that] [mrs] . hooty [was] right close at hand . 1 but 7 careful 7 careful 11 hint 11 hint 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 that 15 that 16 was 16 was 19 . 19 . 26 . 20 hooty 23 close 20 hooty 26 . 22 right 23 close 23 close 24 at 23 close 25 hand mrs [hooty] [is] bigger [and] [even] [more] [fierce] [than] [hooty] , and [blacky] [didn't] [want] to frighten any of the [more] timid of his relatives . 1 mrs 4 bigger 4 bigger 26 . 11 , 12 and 11 , 26 . 12 and 16 to 16 to 17 frighten 17 frighten 22 timid 18 any 19 of 19 of 20 the 20 the 22 timid 22 timid 25 relatives 23 of 24 his 24 his 25 relatives of course , he had heard the noisy crew coming , and he knew well enough what to expect . 1 of 2 course 2 course 8 noisy 3 , 8 noisy 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 heard 6 heard 8 noisy 7 the 8 noisy 8 noisy 9 crew 8 noisy 10 coming 8 noisy 12 and 8 noisy 14 knew 11 , 12 and 13 he 14 knew 14 knew 15 well 14 knew 17 what 14 knew 20 . 15 well 16 enough 17 what 19 expect 18 to 19 expect as soon as they saw him , they began to scream as loud as ever they could and to call him all manner of names . 1 as 2 soon 2 soon 3 as 2 soon 4 they 2 soon 5 saw 2 soon 8 they 2 soon 9 began 5 saw 6 him 6 him 7 , 9 began 10 to 9 began 11 scream 9 began 19 to 9 began 25 names 11 scream 13 loud 11 scream 18 and 12 as 13 loud 13 loud 14 as 13 loud 17 could 14 as 15 ever 16 they 17 could 20 call 21 him 20 call 25 names 22 all 25 names 23 manner 24 of 23 manner 25 names 25 names 26 . so [far] [blacky] ['s] [plans] were working [out] just as he had hoped . 1 so 11 he 6 were 7 working 7 working 9 just 9 just 10 as 10 as 11 he 11 he 12 had 12 had 13 hoped 13 hoped 14 . [chapter] [vi] [:] [hooty] [the] [owl] [doesn't] [stay] [still] now [what's] the [good] [of] [being] [smart] [when] others do not [do] [their] [part] ? 1 now 15 ? 3 the 9 others 9 others 10 do 10 do 11 not 10 do 15 ? if [blacky] [the] [crow] [didn't] say [this] to himself , he thought it . 1 if 11 he 6 say 8 to 8 to 9 himself 9 himself 11 he 10 , 11 he 11 he 12 thought 12 thought 13 it 13 it 14 . that is where he proves that smart as he is , he isn't as smart as he thinks he is . 1 that 2 is 2 is 15 smart 3 where 4 he 3 where 5 proves 5 proves 6 that 5 proves 7 smart 5 proves 15 smart 8 as 9 he 9 he 15 smart 10 is 15 smart 11 , 12 he 12 he 15 smart 13 isn't 15 smart 14 as 15 smart 15 smart 16 as 15 smart 18 thinks 15 smart 21 . 17 he 18 thinks 18 thinks 19 he 18 thinks 20 is he [always] thought of [hooty] the [owl] as stupid . 1 he 3 thought 3 thought 4 of 4 of 6 the 6 the 10 . 8 as 9 stupid 9 stupid 10 . that is , he always thought of him that way in daytime . 1 that 2 is 2 is 5 always 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 always 5 always 6 thought 6 thought 12 daytime 7 of 12 daytime 8 him 12 daytime 9 that 10 way 10 way 12 daytime 11 in 12 daytime 12 daytime 13 . no , in the night [blacky] was not at all [sure] that [hooty] was stupid . 1 no 2 , 1 no 16 . 3 in 4 the 4 the 5 night 5 night 7 was 7 was 15 stupid 8 not 9 at 9 at 10 all 10 all 12 that 12 that 15 stupid 14 was 15 stupid 15 stupid 16 . but in the daytime he was sure . 1 but 4 daytime 2 in 4 daytime 3 the 4 daytime 4 daytime 6 was 4 daytime 7 sure 4 daytime 8 . 5 he 6 was you [see] , he quite forgot the fact that the brightness of [day] is to [hooty] [what] [the] blackness [of] [night] [is] to him . 1 you 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 6 forgot 5 quite 6 forgot 6 forgot 19 blackness 7 the 8 fact 8 fact 9 that 8 fact 19 blackness 9 that 10 the 10 the 11 brightness 11 brightness 12 of 11 brightness 14 is 14 is 15 to 19 blackness 24 him 19 blackness 25 . 23 to 24 him 24 him 25 . but [hooty] [isn't] stupid . 1 but 4 stupid 4 stupid 5 . not a bit of it . 1 not 3 bit 2 a 3 bit 3 bit 4 of 3 bit 5 it 3 bit 6 . " [mrs] [hooty] mustn't be disturbed , " thought he . 1 " 4 mustn't 4 mustn't 11 . 5 be 6 disturbed 6 disturbed 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 thought 9 thought 10 he 10 he 11 . " that will never do [at] [all] . 1 " 5 do 2 that 3 will 3 will 4 never 3 will 5 do 5 do 8 . i must lead these black rascals away where they won't discover [mrs] [hooty] . 1 i 2 must 2 must 6 rascals 3 lead 6 rascals 4 these 6 rascals 5 black 6 rascals 6 rascals 7 away 6 rascals 8 where 6 rascals 9 they 6 rascals 10 won't 6 rascals 11 discover 11 discover 14 . i [certainly] must . ["] 1 i 3 must 3 must 4 . so he spread his broad wings and blundered away among the trees a little way . 1 so 2 he 2 he 8 blundered 3 spread 8 blundered 4 his 8 blundered 5 broad 8 blundered 6 wings 7 and 6 wings 8 blundered 8 blundered 9 away 8 blundered 10 among 8 blundered 12 trees 8 blundered 13 a 8 blundered 14 little 10 among 11 the 14 little 15 way 15 way 16 . he didn't fly far because the instant he started to fly that whole noisy crew with the exception [of] [blacky] [were] [after] [him] [.] 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 fly 3 fly 4 far 3 fly 5 because 3 fly 7 instant 3 fly 14 noisy 6 the 7 instant 8 he 9 started 9 started 10 to 9 started 14 noisy 11 fly 12 that 11 fly 14 noisy 13 whole 14 noisy 14 noisy 15 crew 14 noisy 18 exception 15 crew 16 with 16 with 17 the because he couldn't use his claws or bill while flying , they grew bold enough to pull a few feathers out of his back . 1 because 3 couldn't 2 he 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 8 bill 4 use 6 claws 5 his 6 claws 6 claws 7 or 6 claws 8 bill 8 bill 9 while 8 bill 10 flying 8 bill 11 , 8 bill 14 bold 11 , 12 they 13 grew 14 bold 14 bold 15 enough 14 bold 20 feathers 14 bold 25 . 15 enough 16 to 17 pull 20 feathers 18 a 19 few 19 few 20 feathers 20 feathers 21 out 20 feathers 23 his 21 out 22 of 23 his 24 back there [he] rested [a] [few] [minutes] and then [did] the same thing over again . 1 there 3 rested 3 rested 15 . 7 and 8 then 8 then 10 the 10 the 11 same 11 same 12 thing 11 same 14 again 13 over 14 again 14 again 15 . no , [hooty] wasn't stupid . 1 no 2 , 1 no 6 . 4 wasn't 5 stupid 5 stupid 6 . certainly not . 1 certainly 2 not 2 not 3 . blacky awoke to that fact as he sat in the top of a tall pine-tree silently watching . 1 blacky 2 awoke 1 blacky 15 pine-tree 2 awoke 5 fact 3 to 4 that 4 that 5 fact 6 as 7 he 7 he 8 sat 8 sat 11 top 9 in 10 the 10 the 11 top 11 top 12 of 11 top 15 pine-tree 12 of 13 a 13 a 15 pine-tree 14 tall 15 pine-tree 15 pine-tree 16 silently 15 pine-tree 17 watching 15 pine-tree 18 . 17 watching 18 . blacky could imagine that she was smiling to herself . 1 blacky 3 imagine 2 could 3 imagine 3 imagine 4 that 3 imagine 7 smiling 4 that 6 was 5 she 6 was 7 smiling 9 herself 7 smiling 10 . 8 to 9 herself it was clear that she had no intention [of] going to help [hooty] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 8 intention 2 was 3 clear 2 was 7 no 3 clear 4 that 4 that 6 had 5 she 6 had 8 intention 14 . 10 going 11 to 10 going 14 . 11 to 12 help it was very provoking . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 provoking 4 provoking 5 . [chapter] [vii] [:] [blacky] [tries] [another] [plan] when one plan fails , just try another ; [declare] you 'll win some [way] [or] [other] . 1 when 4 fails 2 one 4 fails 3 plan 4 fails 4 fails 5 , 4 fails 6 just 4 fails 7 try 4 fails 8 another 4 fails 9 ; 4 fails 18 . 11 you 12 'll 11 you 18 . 12 'll 13 win 13 win 14 some people who succeed are those who do not give up because they fail the first time they try . 1 people 2 who 2 who 3 succeed 3 succeed 5 those 3 succeed 13 fail 3 succeed 19 . 4 are 5 those 5 those 6 who 7 do 8 not 8 not 13 fail 9 give 10 up 9 give 13 fail 11 because 12 they 11 because 13 fail 13 fail 16 time 13 fail 17 they 13 fail 18 try 14 the 15 first 15 first 16 time they are the ones who , as soon as one plan fails , get busy right away and think of another plan and try that . 1 they 2 are 2 are 4 ones 3 the 4 ones 4 ones 5 who 4 ones 6 , 4 ones 8 soon 6 , 7 as 7 as 8 soon 8 soon 9 as 8 soon 12 fails 10 one 12 fails 11 plan 12 fails 12 fails 13 , 12 fails 14 get 12 fails 15 busy 12 fails 16 right 12 fails 18 and 12 fails 20 of 12 fails 21 another 12 fails 23 and 12 fails 24 try 16 right 17 away 19 think 20 of 21 another 22 plan 24 try 25 that 24 try 26 . if [the] [thing] they are trying to do is [a] good [thing] , [sooner] or later [they] [succeed] . 1 if 4 they 4 they 5 are 5 are 6 trying 6 trying 7 to 7 to 8 do 8 do 11 good 9 is 11 good 11 good 13 , 13 , 15 or 15 or 16 later 16 later 19 . if they are trying to do a wrong thing , very likely all their plans fail , as they should . 1 if 16 fail 2 they 3 are 3 are 4 trying 3 are 12 likely 4 trying 5 to 5 to 6 do 6 do 7 a 8 wrong 12 likely 9 thing 10 , 9 thing 12 likely 11 very 12 likely 12 likely 16 fail 13 all 14 their 14 their 15 plans 15 plans 16 fail 16 fail 19 they 16 fail 20 should 16 fail 21 . 17 , 19 they 18 as 19 they now [blacky] [the] [crow] knows all about the value of [trying] [and] [trying] . 1 now 14 . 5 knows 7 about 6 all 7 about 7 about 8 the 8 the 9 value 9 value 10 of 9 value 14 . he isn't easily discouraged . 1 he 2 isn't 2 isn't 4 discouraged 3 easily 4 discouraged 4 discouraged 5 . sometimes it is a pity that he isn't , because he plans so much mischief . 1 sometimes 15 mischief 2 it 3 is 2 it 8 isn't 3 is 4 a 4 a 5 pity 5 pity 6 that 6 that 7 he 8 isn't 15 mischief 9 , 10 because 10 because 11 he 10 because 12 plans 12 plans 14 much 12 plans 15 mischief 13 so 14 much 15 mischief 16 . when he invited all his relatives to join him in [tormenting] [hooty] the [owl] , he thought he had a plan that just couldn't fail . 1 when 2 he 2 he 3 invited 3 invited 6 relatives 4 all 6 relatives 5 his 6 relatives 6 relatives 7 to 7 to 8 join 8 join 9 him 8 join 21 plan 9 him 10 in 10 in 13 the 15 , 16 he 16 he 17 thought 17 thought 18 he 18 he 19 had 19 had 20 a 20 a 21 plan 21 plan 26 . 22 that 24 couldn't 23 just 24 couldn't 24 couldn't 25 fail 25 fail 26 . he [felt] [sure] [that] [mrs] [hooty] would leave [her] nest [and] [help] [hooty] [try] to drive [away] [his] [tormentors] . 1 he 7 would 7 would 8 leave 8 leave 10 nest 10 nest 20 . 15 to 16 drive 15 to 20 . not one of his relatives had noticed that nest . 1 not 2 one 2 one 3 of 3 of 4 his 4 his 5 relatives 5 relatives 7 noticed 6 had 7 noticed 7 noticed 8 that 8 that 9 nest 9 nest 10 . they had been too busy teasing [hooty] . 1 they 2 had 2 had 3 been 3 been 4 too 4 too 5 busy 5 busy 6 teasing 6 teasing 8 . this was just as [blacky] had hoped . 1 this 2 was 1 this 7 hoped 2 was 3 just 3 just 4 as 4 as 6 had 7 hoped 8 . he didn't want them to know about that nest because he was selfish and wanted to get those eggs just for himself alone . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 want 2 didn't 6 know 3 want 4 them 3 want 5 to 6 know 7 about 7 about 19 eggs 8 that 9 nest 9 nest 13 selfish 9 nest 19 eggs 10 because 13 selfish 11 he 12 was 12 was 13 selfish 13 selfish 14 and 13 selfish 15 wanted 15 wanted 16 to 17 get 19 eggs 18 those 19 eggs 19 eggs 20 just 19 eggs 22 himself 21 for 22 himself 22 himself 23 alone 23 alone 24 . if she did that , there would be a chance that he might slip in and get at least one of those eggs . 1 if 17 get 2 she 3 did 3 did 17 get 4 that 6 there 5 , 6 there 6 there 10 chance 7 would 8 be 7 would 10 chance 9 a 10 chance 10 chance 14 slip 10 chance 17 get 11 that 13 might 12 he 13 might 13 might 14 slip 14 slip 15 in 14 slip 16 and 17 get 23 eggs 18 at 19 least 19 least 23 eggs 20 one 22 those 21 of 22 those 22 those 23 eggs 23 eggs 24 . he would try it . 1 he 2 would 2 would 3 try 3 try 4 it 3 try 5 . then he opened his mouth . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 opened 3 opened 5 mouth 4 his 5 mouth 5 mouth 6 . " caw , caw , caw , caw ! " he screamed . 1 " 2 caw 2 caw 4 caw 3 , 4 caw 4 caw 6 caw 5 , 6 caw 6 caw 8 caw 7 , 8 caw 8 caw 9 ! 9 ! 10 " 10 " 12 screamed 11 he 12 screamed 12 screamed 13 . " caw , caw , caw , caw ! 1 " 2 caw 2 caw 4 caw 3 , 4 caw 4 caw 6 caw 5 , 6 caw 6 caw 8 caw 7 , 8 caw 8 caw 9 ! come back , everybody ! 1 come 2 back 1 come 3 , 1 come 5 ! 3 , 4 everybody here is [mrs] [hooty] on her nest ! 1 here 2 is 1 here 8 ! 5 on 6 her 6 her 7 nest 7 nest 8 ! caw , caw , caw , caw ! " 1 caw 3 caw 2 , 3 caw 3 caw 5 caw 4 , 5 caw 5 caw 7 caw 6 , 7 caw 7 caw 8 ! 8 ! 9 " now [as] [soon] [as] [they] [heard] that , all [blacky] ['s] relatives [stopped] chasing [and] [tormenting] [hooty] [and] [started] [back] as fast as they could fly . 1 now 7 that 1 now 12 relatives 7 that 9 all 8 , 9 all 12 relatives 14 chasing 12 relatives 27 . 14 chasing 22 fast 21 as 22 fast 22 fast 23 as 22 fast 25 could 23 as 24 they 25 could 26 fly they didn't like the [dark] [part] [of] [the] [green] [forest] [into] [which] [hooty] [was] [leading] [them] [.] 1 they 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 like 3 like 4 the besides , they wanted to see that nest . 1 besides 2 , 1 besides 4 wanted 3 they 4 wanted 4 wanted 5 to 4 wanted 6 see 4 wanted 8 nest 7 that 8 nest 8 nest 9 . so back they came , cawing at the top of their lungs , for they were very much excited . 1 so 6 cawing 2 back 6 cawing 3 they 6 cawing 4 came 6 cawing 5 , 6 cawing 6 cawing 12 lungs 6 cawing 17 very 7 at 12 lungs 8 the 9 top 9 top 10 of 9 top 12 lungs 11 their 12 lungs 12 lungs 13 , 12 lungs 14 for 12 lungs 16 were 13 , 14 for 15 they 16 were 17 very 18 much 18 much 19 excited 19 excited 20 . some of [them] never had [seen] a nest of [hooty] ['s] . 1 some 2 of 2 of 12 . 4 never 5 had 5 had 7 a 7 a 8 nest 8 nest 9 of 8 nest 12 . and anyway , it would be just as much fun to tease [mrs] [hooty] as it was to tease [hooty] . 1 and 2 anyway 2 anyway 3 , 2 anyway 19 tease 3 , 15 as 4 it 6 be 4 it 7 just 5 would 6 be 7 just 8 as 7 just 15 as 8 as 9 much 9 much 10 fun 10 fun 12 tease 11 to 12 tease 16 it 17 was 16 it 18 to 18 to 19 tease 19 tease 21 . " why , " exclaimed one , " that is the [old] nest of [redtail] the [hawk] . 1 " 2 why 1 " 18 . 2 why 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 exclaimed 6 one 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 10 is 9 that 10 is 10 is 11 the 11 the 13 nest 13 nest 14 of 13 nest 18 . 14 of 16 the i know all about that nest . " 1 i 2 know 2 know 4 about 2 know 5 that 3 all 4 about 5 that 6 nest 6 nest 7 . 7 . 8 " and he looked at [blacky] as if he thought [blacky] was [playing] a joke [on] them . 1 and 2 he 2 he 9 thought 3 looked 4 at 3 looked 6 as 6 as 7 if 7 if 8 he 8 he 9 thought 9 thought 14 joke 11 was 13 a 13 a 14 joke 14 joke 17 . 16 them 17 . " it was [redtail] 's , but it is [hooty] ['s] [now] . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 13 . 5 's 6 , 6 , 7 but 7 but 8 it 8 it 9 is 8 it 13 . if you don't believe me , just look in it , " retorted [blacky] . 1 if 2 you 1 if 3 don't 3 don't 4 believe 3 don't 8 look 3 don't 10 it 4 believe 5 me 5 me 6 , 7 just 8 look 8 look 9 in 10 it 15 . 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 retorted 13 retorted 15 . such a racket ! 1 such 3 racket 2 a 3 racket 3 racket 4 ! right [away] [hooty] [was] [forgotten] , and [the] [whole] crowd at once began to torment [mrs] [hooty] . 1 right 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 13 began 10 crowd 11 at 11 at 12 once 12 once 13 began 13 began 14 to 14 to 15 torment 15 torment 18 . only [blacky] [sat] [watchful] [and] [silent] [,] [waiting] [for] [mrs] [hooty] [to] [lose] [her] [temper] [and] [try] [to] [catch] one of her tormentors . 1 only 20 one 20 one 21 of 21 of 22 her 22 her 24 . 23 tormentors 24 . he had hope , a great hope , that he would get one of those eggs . 1 he 2 had 2 had 16 eggs 3 hope 12 get 4 , 7 hope 5 a 6 great 6 great 7 hope 7 hope 11 would 7 hope 12 get 8 , 11 would 9 that 11 would 10 he 11 would 12 get 16 eggs 13 one 15 those 14 of 15 those 15 those 16 eggs 16 eggs 17 . [chapter] [viii] [:] [hooty] [comes] [to] [mrs] [.] [hooty] ['s] [aid] no one can live just for self alone . 1 no 2 one 2 one 7 self 3 can 4 live 4 live 7 self 5 just 6 for 5 just 7 self 7 self 8 alone 7 self 9 . a lot of people think they can , but they are very much mistaken . 1 a 2 lot 2 lot 3 of 2 lot 4 people 4 people 5 think 4 people 11 are 6 they 7 can 6 they 11 are 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 they 10 they 11 are 11 are 14 mistaken 12 very 13 much 13 much 14 mistaken 14 mistaken 15 . they are making one of the greatest mistakes in the world . 1 they 2 are 2 are 3 making 3 making 8 mistakes 4 one 5 of 5 of 6 the 6 the 7 greatest 7 greatest 8 mistakes 8 mistakes 12 . 9 in 11 world 10 the 11 world 11 world 12 . every teeny , weeny act , no matter what it is , affects somebody else . 1 every 2 teeny 2 teeny 3 , 2 teeny 4 weeny 4 weeny 5 act 4 weeny 6 , 4 weeny 7 no 4 weeny 8 matter 8 matter 13 affects 9 what 13 affects 10 it 11 is 11 is 13 affects 12 , 13 affects 13 affects 14 somebody 13 affects 15 else 15 else 16 . that is one of [old] [mother] [nature] 's [great] laws . 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 one 3 one 4 of 4 of 10 laws 8 's 10 laws 10 laws 11 . but he didn't . 1 but 3 didn't 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 . no , [sir] [,] he didn't . 1 no 2 , 2 , 5 he 5 he 6 didn't 6 didn't 7 . at first he gave a great sigh of relief and settled himself as if he meant to stay . 1 at 2 first 2 first 3 he 3 he 16 meant 4 gave 7 sigh 5 a 7 sigh 6 great 7 sigh 7 sigh 8 of 7 sigh 9 relief 9 relief 11 settled 10 and 11 settled 11 settled 12 himself 11 settled 16 meant 13 as 14 if 14 if 15 he 15 he 16 meant 16 meant 17 to 16 meant 18 stay 16 meant 19 . 17 to 18 stay he listened to the voices [of] [those] noisy [crows] growing [fainter] and fainter [and] [was] [glad] . 1 he 2 listened 2 listened 3 to 2 listened 17 . 3 to 4 the 4 the 5 voices 5 voices 8 noisy 8 noisy 13 fainter 10 growing 12 and 12 and 13 fainter but it was only for a few minutes . 1 but 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 only 4 only 7 few 5 for 6 a 6 a 7 few 7 few 8 minutes 8 minutes 9 . presently those voices stopped growing fainter . 1 presently 6 fainter 2 those 6 fainter 3 voices 6 fainter 4 stopped 6 fainter 5 growing 6 fainter 6 fainter 7 . they grew more excited-sounding than ever , and they came right from one place . 1 they 4 excited-sounding 2 grew 4 excited-sounding 3 more 4 excited-sounding 4 excited-sounding 5 than 4 excited-sounding 6 ever 4 excited-sounding 7 , 4 excited-sounding 8 and 4 excited-sounding 9 they 4 excited-sounding 10 came 7 , 8 and 10 came 11 right 10 came 12 from 12 from 13 one 12 from 14 place 14 place 15 . he snapped his bill angrily and then more angrily . 1 he 2 snapped 2 snapped 4 bill 3 his 4 bill 4 bill 5 angrily 4 bill 8 more 4 bill 9 angrily 5 angrily 7 then 6 and 7 then 9 angrily 10 . i hate to go back there in that bright sunshine . 1 i 4 go 2 hate 3 to 3 to 4 go 4 go 5 back 4 go 6 there 6 there 7 in 7 in 10 sunshine 8 that 9 bright 9 bright 10 sunshine 10 sunshine 11 . it hurts [my] [eyes] , and [i] [don't] [like] it , but [i] guess [i] 'll have to go back [there] . 1 it 22 . 2 hurts 5 , 2 hurts 16 'll 5 , 6 and 6 and 10 it 10 it 14 guess 11 , 12 but 11 , 14 guess 16 'll 17 have 17 have 18 to 18 to 19 go 19 go 20 back 20 back 22 . mrs [hooty] [needs] [my] [help] . 1 mrs 6 . i 'd rather stay here , but " 1 i 2 'd 2 'd 3 rather 3 rather 4 stay 4 stay 5 here 5 here 8 " 6 , 7 but 6 , 8 " he didn't finish . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 finish 3 finish 4 . instead , he spread his broad wings and flew back towards the nest and [mrs] [hooty] . 1 instead 3 he 1 instead 4 spread 2 , 3 he 4 spread 5 his 5 his 17 . 6 broad 7 wings 6 broad 14 and 6 broad 17 . 7 wings 13 nest 8 and 9 flew 9 flew 11 towards 10 back 11 towards 11 towards 12 the 12 the 13 nest his great wings made no noise , for they are made so that he can fly without making a sound . 1 his 3 wings 2 great 3 wings 3 wings 6 noise 3 wings 13 that 3 wings 16 fly 4 made 5 no 4 made 6 noise 6 noise 11 made 7 , 9 they 8 for 9 they 9 they 10 are 9 they 11 made 12 so 13 that 13 that 14 he 15 can 16 fly 16 fly 20 sound 16 fly 21 . 17 without 18 making 18 making 20 sound 19 a 20 sound " if [i] [once] [get] hold of [one] [of] [those] [crows] ! " he muttered to [himself] . 1 " 2 if 1 " 15 muttered 6 hold 7 of 6 hold 15 muttered 12 ! 13 " 12 ! 15 muttered 14 he 15 muttered 15 muttered 18 . 16 to 18 . all [this] [time] the [crows] were having [what] [they] [called] fun [with] [mrs] [hooty] . 1 all 4 the 4 the 15 . 6 were 7 having 7 having 11 fun 11 fun 15 . nothing [is] [true] [fun] which makes [others] uncomfortable , but somehow a great many people seem to forget [this] . 1 nothing 10 but 1 nothing 11 somehow 5 which 6 makes 6 makes 8 uncomfortable 8 uncomfortable 9 , 9 , 10 but 11 somehow 20 . 12 a 13 great 13 great 14 many 14 many 15 people 15 people 16 seem 16 seem 17 to 17 to 18 forget 18 forget 20 . all of a sudden he was there , right in the tree close to the nest ! 1 all 2 of 2 of 12 tree 3 a 4 sudden 3 a 12 tree 5 he 6 was 6 was 10 in 7 there 10 in 8 , 10 in 9 right 10 in 10 in 12 tree 11 the 12 tree 12 tree 13 close 12 tree 16 nest 13 close 14 to 15 the 16 nest 16 nest 17 ! it was lucky , very lucky indeed for that one that [the] [sun] was in [hooty] 's [eyes] and so he had missed [his] aim . 1 it 2 was 1 it 17 's 2 was 3 lucky 3 lucky 6 lucky 4 , 6 lucky 5 very 6 lucky 6 lucky 7 indeed 6 lucky 8 for 6 lucky 9 that 6 lucky 10 one 11 that 14 was 11 that 17 's 14 was 15 in 17 's 25 aim 19 and 21 he 20 so 21 he 21 he 22 had 22 had 23 missed 23 missed 25 aim 25 aim 26 . otherwise there would have been one less [crow] . 1 otherwise 2 there 1 otherwise 3 would 1 otherwise 7 less 3 would 4 have 4 have 5 been 6 one 7 less 7 less 9 . now it is one [thing] [to] tease [one] lone [owl] and [quite] [another] to tease [two] [together] . 1 now 3 is 2 it 3 is 3 is 4 one 4 one 7 tease 7 tease 9 lone 9 lone 15 tease 11 and 14 to 14 to 15 tease 15 tease 18 . besides , there were those black tail feathers floating down to the snow-covered ground . 1 besides 2 , 1 besides 4 were 1 besides 5 those 2 , 3 there 5 those 6 black 6 black 7 tail 7 tail 13 snow-covered 8 feathers 13 snow-covered 9 floating 13 snow-covered 10 down 13 snow-covered 11 to 12 the 11 to 13 snow-covered 12 the 13 snow-covered 13 snow-covered 14 ground 14 ground 15 . blacky was the last to go , and his heart was sorrowful . 1 blacky 2 was 2 was 4 last 2 was 12 sorrowful 3 the 4 last 5 to 6 go 6 go 8 and 7 , 8 and 8 and 12 sorrowful 9 his 10 heart 10 heart 12 sorrowful 11 was 12 sorrowful 12 sorrowful 13 . however could he get those eggs ? 1 however 6 eggs 2 could 4 get 3 he 4 get 4 get 6 eggs 5 those 6 eggs 6 eggs 7 ? [chapter] [ix] [:] [blacky] [thinks] [of] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] " such luck ! " grumbled [blacky] , as he flew [over] to his favorite tree to do a little thinking . 1 " 4 ! 2 such 3 luck 3 luck 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 grumbled 6 grumbled 8 , 8 , 10 he 9 as 10 he 10 he 11 flew 11 flew 15 favorite 13 to 14 his 14 his 15 favorite 15 favorite 16 tree 15 favorite 18 do 15 favorite 20 little 15 favorite 21 thinking 17 to 18 do 19 a 20 little 21 thinking 22 . " such luck ! 1 " 4 ! 2 such 3 luck 3 luck 4 ! there is one thing about it [,] [though] , and that is that [if] [i] [can't] [get] them [,] [nobody] [can] . 1 there 2 is 1 there 5 about 2 is 4 thing 3 one 4 thing 5 about 6 it 6 it 22 . 9 , 10 and 9 , 22 . 10 and 11 that 10 and 18 them 11 that 12 is 12 is 13 that that is to say , none of my relatives can . 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 to 3 to 4 say 4 say 9 relatives 5 , 6 none 6 none 7 of 6 none 9 relatives 8 my 9 relatives 9 relatives 10 can 9 relatives 11 . i 've tried every way [i] [can] think of , and those eggs are [still] [there] [.] 1 i 2 've 1 i 8 think 2 've 3 tried 3 tried 4 every 4 every 5 way 8 think 9 of 9 of 11 and 9 of 12 those 10 , 11 and 12 those 13 eggs 12 those 14 are my , my , my , how [i] would [like] [one] [of] [them] [right] [now] ! " 1 my 2 , 1 my 3 my 3 my 4 , 3 my 5 my 5 my 6 , 5 my 7 how 7 how 9 would 7 how 16 ! 16 ! 17 " yes , [sir] , [that] [is] [what] [you] [would] [have] [thought] if you could have heard him muttering to himself there in the tree-top . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 12 if 12 if 13 you 13 you 15 have 14 could 15 have 15 have 16 heard 16 heard 17 him 16 heard 18 muttering 18 muttering 19 to 18 muttering 24 tree-top 20 himself 24 tree-top 21 there 24 tree-top 22 in 24 tree-top 23 the 24 tree-top 24 tree-top 25 . of course , that was absolute foolishness , but he made himself believe it just the same . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 , 2 course 6 absolute 4 that 5 was 5 was 6 absolute 6 absolute 7 foolishness 6 absolute 9 but 6 absolute 10 he 6 absolute 11 made 6 absolute 12 himself 6 absolute 18 . 7 foolishness 8 , 12 himself 13 believe 13 believe 14 it 13 believe 15 just 15 just 17 same 16 the 17 same at least , he pretended to believe it . 1 at 2 least 2 least 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 pretended 5 pretended 6 to 6 to 9 . 7 believe 8 it 8 it 9 . and the more he pretended , the angrier he grew . 1 and 8 angrier 2 the 8 angrier 3 more 8 angrier 4 he 5 pretended 4 he 8 angrier 5 pretended 8 angrier 6 , 7 the 6 , 8 angrier 7 the 8 angrier 8 angrier 9 he 8 angrier 10 grew 8 angrier 11 . this is often the way with people who try to wrong others . 1 this 2 is 2 is 3 often 3 often 7 people 3 often 12 others 4 the 7 people 5 way 7 people 6 with 7 people 7 people 8 who 9 try 10 to 9 try 12 others 11 wrong 12 others 12 others 13 . they grow angry with the ones they have tried to wrong . 1 they 2 grow 2 grow 3 angry 2 grow 6 ones 3 angry 4 with 5 the 6 ones 6 ones 7 they 6 ones 8 have 6 ones 9 tried 6 ones 11 wrong 6 ones 12 . 9 tried 10 to it was [right] [then] that he thought of [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 1 it 2 was 1 it 12 boy 5 that 6 he 5 that 11 's 6 he 7 thought 7 thought 8 of 11 's 12 boy 12 boy 13 . blacky 's eyes snapped . 1 blacky 4 snapped 2 's 3 eyes 3 eyes 4 snapped 4 snapped 5 . he remembered how , once upon a time , [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy had delighted to rob nests . 1 he 2 remembered 2 remembered 3 how 2 remembered 8 time 4 , 6 upon 5 once 6 upon 6 upon 7 a 6 upon 8 time 8 time 9 , 8 time 18 nests 13 boy 18 nests 14 had 15 delighted 15 delighted 18 nests 16 to 18 nests 17 rob 18 nests 18 nests 19 . blacky had seen him take the eggs from the nests [of] [blacky] ['s] [own] relatives and from many other feathered people . 1 blacky 2 had 2 had 3 seen 3 seen 4 him 4 him 22 . 5 take 6 the 6 the 15 relatives 7 eggs 8 from 7 eggs 15 relatives 9 the 10 nests 9 the 15 relatives 15 relatives 20 feathered 15 relatives 22 . 16 and 20 feathered 17 from 20 feathered 18 many 20 feathered 19 other 20 feathered 20 feathered 21 people what he did with the eggs , [blacky] had no idea . 1 what 3 did 1 what 11 idea 2 he 3 did 4 with 5 the 4 with 11 idea 5 the 11 idea 6 eggs 7 , 6 eggs 11 idea 9 had 11 idea 10 no 11 idea 11 idea 12 . just now [he] [didn't] [care] . 1 just 2 now 2 now 6 . he [would] [feel] that he was [even] [with] [hooty] . 1 he 6 was 4 that 5 he 5 he 6 was 6 was 10 . if he couldn't have those eggs himself , the next best thing would be to see some one else get them . 1 if 13 would 2 he 3 couldn't 2 he 7 himself 2 he 13 would 3 couldn't 4 have 5 those 6 eggs 6 eggs 7 himself 7 himself 8 , 7 himself 11 best 9 the 10 next 10 next 11 best 11 best 12 thing 13 would 14 be 13 would 20 get 15 to 16 see 15 to 20 get 16 see 19 else 17 some 19 else 18 one 19 else 20 get 21 them 21 them 22 . dear me , dear me , such dreadful thoughts ! 1 dear 2 me 1 dear 4 dear 3 , 4 dear 4 dear 5 me 4 dear 6 , 4 dear 8 dreadful 4 dear 10 ! 7 such 8 dreadful 8 dreadful 9 thoughts i am afraid that [blacky] ['s] [heart] [was] [as] black [as] his coat . 1 i 2 am 1 i 14 . 2 am 3 afraid 3 afraid 4 that 10 black 13 coat 12 his 13 coat 13 coat 14 . and the worst of it was , he seemed to get a lot of pleasure in his wicked plans . 1 and 3 worst 2 the 3 worst 3 worst 4 of 3 worst 5 it 3 worst 13 lot 5 it 6 was 5 it 9 seemed 7 , 8 he 8 he 9 seemed 9 seemed 10 to 10 to 11 get 12 a 13 lot 13 lot 14 of 14 of 20 . 15 pleasure 16 in 16 in 17 his 17 his 18 wicked 18 wicked 19 plans 19 plans 20 . now [right] [down] in his [heart] he knew that they were wicked plans [,] but he tried to [make] [excuses] [to] [himself] . 1 now 23 . 4 in 5 his 5 his 13 plans 5 his 23 . 7 he 8 knew 8 knew 11 were 9 that 10 they 10 they 11 were 11 were 13 plans 12 wicked 13 plans 13 plans 15 but 13 plans 17 tried 15 but 16 he 17 tried 18 to " [hooty] [the] [owl] is a robber , " said he . 1 " 5 is 5 is 6 a 6 a 12 . 7 robber 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 11 he 10 said 12 . " [everybody] [is] afraid of him . 1 " 4 afraid 4 afraid 5 of 4 afraid 6 him 6 him 7 . he lives on other people , and so far as [i] know [he] [does] [no] [good] in the world . 1 he 2 lives 2 lives 5 people 3 on 4 other 4 other 5 people 5 people 9 far 5 people 12 know 5 people 19 world 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 so 8 so 9 far 9 far 10 as 17 in 19 world 18 the 19 world 19 world 20 . he is big and fierce , and no one loves him . 1 he 2 is 1 he 10 loves 3 big 5 fierce 4 and 5 fierce 5 fierce 10 loves 6 , 7 and 7 and 10 loves 8 no 9 one 9 one 10 loves 10 loves 11 him 11 him 12 . the [green] [forest] would be better [off] [without] [him] . 1 the 10 . 4 would 5 be 4 would 6 better 6 better 10 . so [if] [i] [show] [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy that nest and he takes those eggs , [i] will be [doing] a kindness to my neighbors . " 1 so 8 boy 8 boy 27 " 9 that 10 nest 10 nest 11 and 10 nest 22 kindness 11 and 12 he 12 he 13 takes 13 takes 15 eggs 14 those 15 eggs 15 eggs 21 a 16 , 18 will 18 will 19 be 19 be 21 a 22 kindness 25 neighbors 23 to 24 my 24 my 25 neighbors 25 neighbors 26 . 26 . 27 " and all the time he watched [for] [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy . 1 and 2 all 1 and 5 he 2 all 3 the 2 all 4 time 5 he 11 boy 6 watched 11 boy 11 boy 12 . [chapter] [x] [:] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [and] [hooty] farmer [brown] 's boy had taken it into his head [to] visit [the] [green] [forest] [.] 1 farmer 3 's 1 farmer 4 boy 4 boy 6 taken 5 had 6 taken 6 taken 7 it 6 taken 8 into 6 taken 12 visit 8 into 10 head 9 his 10 head blacky [the] [crow] saw him [coming] , and [blacky] chuckled to [himself] . 1 blacky 4 saw 4 saw 5 him 5 him 13 . 7 , 8 and 7 , 10 chuckled 10 chuckled 11 to 10 chuckled 13 . he had watched every day for a week for just this thing . 1 he 2 had 1 he 3 watched 3 watched 4 every 4 every 5 day 4 every 8 week 4 every 12 thing 6 for 8 week 7 a 8 week 8 week 9 for 10 just 12 thing 11 this 12 thing 12 thing 13 . now [he] [would] tell [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] about [that] nest of [hooty] the [owl] . 1 now 4 tell 4 tell 9 about 9 about 11 nest 11 nest 16 . 12 of 14 the 12 of 16 . " caw , caw , caw , caw , caw ! " shouted [blacky] . 1 " 2 caw 2 caw 4 caw 3 , 4 caw 4 caw 6 caw 5 , 6 caw 6 caw 8 caw 7 , 8 caw 8 caw 10 caw 9 , 10 caw 10 caw 11 ! 11 ! 12 " 12 " 13 shouted 13 shouted 15 . at once all his relatives within hearing hurried over to join him . 1 at 2 once 2 once 5 relatives 3 all 5 relatives 4 his 5 relatives 5 relatives 7 hearing 5 relatives 8 hurried 5 relatives 11 join 5 relatives 13 . 6 within 7 hearing 8 hurried 9 over 10 to 11 join 11 join 12 him they knew that [he] was [tormenting] [hooty] [,] [and] [they] [wanted] to join in the fun . 1 they 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 5 was 5 was 12 to 12 to 13 join 13 join 17 . 14 in 15 the 15 the 16 fun 16 fun 17 . it wasn't long before there was a great racket going on over in that lonesome [corner] [of] [the] [green] [forest] . 1 it 2 wasn't 1 it 21 . 3 long 9 racket 4 before 9 racket 5 there 6 was 5 there 9 racket 7 a 9 racket 8 great 9 racket 9 racket 10 going 9 racket 11 on 9 racket 12 over 9 racket 13 in 9 racket 14 that 9 racket 15 lonesome 15 lonesome 21 . of course [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [heard] it . 1 of 2 course 2 course 8 it 8 it 9 . he stopped and listened . 1 he 2 stopped 2 stopped 4 listened 3 and 4 listened 4 listened 5 . " [now] [i] wonder [what] [blacky] [and] [his] friends [have] [found] [this] [time] , " said he . 1 " 4 wonder 4 wonder 18 . 9 friends 14 , 14 , 16 said 15 " 16 said 16 said 17 he 16 said 18 . " whenever they make a fuss like that , there is usually something to see there . 1 " 2 whenever 2 whenever 6 fuss 3 they 4 make 4 make 6 fuss 5 a 6 fuss 6 fuss 10 there 6 fuss 12 usually 6 fuss 16 there 7 like 8 that 8 that 10 there 9 , 10 there 10 there 11 is 12 usually 13 something 12 usually 15 see 14 to 15 see 16 there 17 . i believe [i] 'll so over and have a look . ["] 1 i 2 believe 1 i 4 'll 4 'll 6 over 4 'll 8 have 4 'll 10 look 5 so 6 over 6 over 7 and 8 have 9 a 10 look 11 . blacky was the first to see him because he was watching for him . 1 blacky 11 watching 2 was 4 first 2 was 11 watching 3 the 4 first 5 to 6 see 6 see 7 him 6 see 11 watching 8 because 9 he 8 because 10 was 10 was 11 watching 11 watching 12 for 11 watching 13 him 13 him 14 . blacky went with them a little way . 1 blacky 2 went 2 went 3 with 3 with 4 them 3 with 5 a 5 a 6 little 6 little 7 way 7 way 8 . " that 's [an] [old] nest of [red-tail] [the] [hawk] , " thought he . 1 " 3 's 2 that 3 's 3 's 6 nest 6 nest 15 . 7 of 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 thought 13 thought 14 he 14 he 15 . " [i] [found] that [last] spring . 1 " 4 that 4 that 6 spring 6 spring 7 . now what can there be [there] to excite [those] [crows] [so] ? " 1 now 2 what 2 what 3 can 2 what 12 ? 3 can 5 be 4 there 5 be 7 to 8 excite 8 excite 12 ? 12 ? 13 " then he caught sight of [hooty] the [owl] . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 caught 3 caught 4 sight 4 sight 5 of 5 of 7 the 7 the 9 . " [ha] , so that's [it] ! " he exclaimed . 1 " 5 that's 1 " 7 ! 3 , 4 so 3 , 5 that's 7 ! 8 " 8 " 10 exclaimed 9 he 10 exclaimed 10 exclaimed 11 . " [those] scamps [have] [discovered] [hooty] [and] have been having no end of fun tormenting him . 1 " 3 scamps 3 scamps 17 . 8 have 9 been 9 been 15 tormenting 10 having 15 tormenting 11 no 15 tormenting 12 end 13 of 12 end 15 tormenting 14 fun 15 tormenting 15 tormenting 16 him 16 him 17 . i wonder what he 's doing there . " 1 i 2 wonder 2 wonder 3 what 3 what 6 doing 4 he 6 doing 5 's 6 doing 6 doing 7 there 7 there 8 . 8 . 9 " hooty saw him , but instead of flying away , he snapped his bill just as he had at the [crows] [and] hissed . 1 hooty 8 flying 1 hooty 9 away 1 hooty 12 snapped 2 saw 3 him 2 saw 8 flying 3 him 4 , 5 but 6 instead 6 instead 7 of 6 instead 8 flying 10 , 11 he 11 he 12 snapped 12 snapped 14 bill 12 snapped 23 hissed 13 his 14 bill 14 bill 15 just 15 just 16 as 16 as 17 he 17 he 18 had 19 at 20 the 20 the 23 hissed 23 hissed 24 . " that 's funny , " thought [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 1 " 10 's 2 that 3 's 2 that 10 's 3 's 4 funny 4 funny 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 thought 10 's 11 boy 11 boy 12 . he walked in a circle around the tree , looking up . 1 he 2 walked 2 walked 5 circle 3 in 4 a 3 in 5 circle 4 a 5 circle 5 circle 6 around 5 circle 8 tree 5 circle 10 looking 5 circle 12 . 6 around 7 the 9 , 10 looking 10 looking 11 up suddenly he gave a little start . 1 suddenly 3 gave 2 he 3 gave 3 gave 5 little 3 gave 6 start 4 a 5 little 6 start 7 . was that a tail sticking over the edge of the nest ? 1 was 2 that 1 was 5 sticking 3 a 5 sticking 4 tail 5 sticking 5 sticking 8 edge 5 sticking 11 nest 6 over 7 the 7 the 8 edge 8 edge 9 of 9 of 10 the 11 nest 12 ? he found a stick and threw it up . 1 he 6 threw 2 found 4 stick 3 a 4 stick 4 stick 6 threw 5 and 6 threw 6 threw 7 it 6 threw 8 up 8 up 9 . it struck the bottom of the nest , and out flew a great bird . 1 it 2 struck 2 struck 4 bottom 3 the 4 bottom 4 bottom 5 of 4 bottom 7 nest 4 bottom 15 . 5 of 6 the 6 the 7 nest 7 nest 11 flew 7 nest 13 great 8 , 9 and 9 and 11 flew 10 out 11 flew 12 a 13 great 13 great 14 bird it was [mrs] [hooty] ! 1 it 2 was 1 it 5 ! blacky the [crow] chuckled . 1 blacky 4 chuckled 1 blacky 5 . 2 the 4 chuckled [chapter] [xi] [:] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [is] [tempted] when you 're tempted to do wrong [is] the time to prove you 're strong . 1 when 4 tempted 2 you 3 're 3 're 4 tempted 4 tempted 5 to 4 tempted 6 do 4 tempted 7 wrong 7 wrong 12 prove 9 the 10 time 10 time 12 prove 11 to 12 prove 12 prove 14 're 12 prove 15 strong 13 you 14 're 15 strong 16 . shut [your] [eyes] [and] [clench] [each] [fist] [;] [it] [will] [help] [you] to resist . 1 shut 13 to 13 to 14 resist 14 resist 15 . when a bird is found sitting on a nest , it is a pretty sure sign that that nest holds something worth while . 1 when 3 bird 2 a 3 bird 3 bird 4 is 3 bird 6 sitting 3 bird 9 nest 5 found 6 sitting 6 sitting 7 on 8 a 9 nest 9 nest 10 , 9 nest 20 holds 11 it 12 is 12 is 14 pretty 13 a 14 pretty 14 pretty 20 holds 15 sure 16 sign 16 sign 20 holds 17 that 20 holds 18 that 20 holds 19 nest 20 holds 20 holds 22 worth 21 something 22 worth 22 worth 23 while 22 worth 24 . it is a sign that that bird has set up housekeeping . 1 it 2 is 2 is 11 housekeeping 3 a 4 sign 4 sign 5 that 4 sign 6 that 4 sign 7 bird 7 bird 11 housekeeping 8 has 11 housekeeping 9 set 11 housekeeping 10 up 11 housekeeping 11 housekeeping 12 . perhaps [i] [should] [say] [that] [he] [knew] [what] [it] ought to [mean] . 1 perhaps 10 ought 10 ought 11 to 11 to 13 . it ought to mean that there were eggs in that nest . 1 it 12 . 2 ought 3 to 2 ought 8 eggs 4 mean 5 that 4 mean 8 eggs 6 there 7 were 7 were 8 eggs 8 eggs 11 nest 8 eggs 12 . 9 in 10 that 9 in 11 nest but it was [hard] for [farmer] [brown] 's boy to [believe] that . 1 but 2 it 2 it 3 was 2 it 9 boy 3 was 5 for 8 's 9 boy 9 boy 13 . 10 to 12 that 10 to 13 . why , spring had not come yet [!] 1 why 2 , 1 why 5 not 3 spring 4 had 4 had 5 not 5 not 7 yet 6 come 7 yet there was still snow , and the [smiling] [pool] was still covered with ice . 1 there 2 was 1 there 4 snow 2 was 3 still 4 snow 6 and 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 the 7 the 14 ice 10 was 12 covered 11 still 12 covered 12 covered 13 with 12 covered 14 ice 14 ice 15 . who ever heard of birds nesting at this time of year ? 1 who 6 nesting 2 ever 6 nesting 3 heard 6 nesting 4 of 6 nesting 5 birds 6 nesting 6 nesting 7 at 6 nesting 8 this 6 nesting 9 time 6 nesting 10 of 6 nesting 11 year 6 nesting 12 ? certainly not [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy [.] 1 certainly 2 not 2 not 6 boy it was very puzzling . 1 it 4 puzzling 2 was 4 puzzling 3 very 4 puzzling 4 puzzling 5 . " [if] [hooty] [and] [his] [wife] [have] [taken] it [for] their home , they are mighty poor housekeepers . 1 " 9 it 9 it 19 . 11 their 12 home 12 home 18 housekeepers 13 , 14 they 14 they 18 housekeepers 15 are 18 housekeepers 16 mighty 18 housekeepers 17 poor 18 housekeepers 18 housekeepers 19 . and if [mrs] [hooty] [has] [laid] eggs this time of year , she must be crazy . 1 and 2 if 2 if 16 crazy 7 eggs 11 year 8 this 9 time 8 this 11 year 10 of 11 year 11 year 12 , 11 year 16 crazy 13 she 16 crazy 14 must 15 be 14 must 16 crazy 16 crazy 17 . i suppose the way to find out is to climb up there . 1 i 2 suppose 2 suppose 10 climb 3 the 4 way 4 way 5 to 5 to 6 find 5 to 10 climb 6 find 7 out 8 is 9 to 9 to 10 climb 10 climb 11 up 10 climb 12 there 10 climb 13 . it seems foolish , but [i] ['m] [going] to do it . 1 it 2 seems 2 seems 3 foolish 3 foolish 12 . 4 , 5 but 5 but 11 it 9 to 10 do 10 do 11 it 11 it 12 . those [owls] certainly [act] [as] [if] [they] [are] [mighty] [anxious] [about] [something] [,] [and] [i] ['m] [going] [to] [find] [out] [what] [it] [is] [.] ["] 1 those 3 certainly he had no desire to feel these great claws . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 no 3 no 4 desire 4 desire 5 to 4 desire 9 claws 6 feel 9 claws 7 these 9 claws 8 great 9 claws 9 claws 10 . when he had found a stick to suit him , he began to climb the tree . 1 when 2 he 1 when 4 found 3 had 4 found 4 found 14 climb 5 a 6 stick 6 stick 7 to 6 stick 8 suit 8 suit 9 him 8 suit 14 climb 9 him 10 , 11 he 14 climb 12 began 13 to 12 began 14 climb 14 climb 16 tree 15 the 16 tree 16 tree 17 . hooty [and] [mrs] [hooty] snapped their bills and hissed fiercely . 1 hooty 5 snapped 5 snapped 7 bills 6 their 7 bills 7 bills 8 and 7 bills 9 hissed 9 hissed 10 fiercely 10 fiercely 11 . they drew nearer . 1 they 2 drew 2 drew 3 nearer 3 nearer 4 . farmer [brown] 's boy kept a watchful eye on them . 1 farmer 3 's 1 farmer 7 watchful 3 's 4 boy 5 kept 7 watchful 6 a 7 watchful 7 watchful 8 eye 7 watchful 10 them 7 watchful 11 . 8 eye 9 on 10 them 11 . they looked so big and fierce that he was almost tempted to give up and leave them in peace . 1 they 2 looked 2 looked 6 fierce 3 so 6 fierce 4 big 6 fierce 5 and 6 fierce 6 fierce 11 tempted 7 that 11 tempted 8 he 9 was 8 he 11 tempted 9 was 11 tempted 10 almost 11 tempted 11 tempted 12 to 11 tempted 13 give 11 tempted 16 leave 13 give 14 up 14 up 15 and 16 leave 17 them 16 leave 19 peace 18 in 19 peace 19 peace 20 . but he just had to find out if there was anything in that nest , so he kept on . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 just 2 he 4 had 2 he 18 kept 5 to 6 find 6 find 7 out 6 find 11 anything 8 if 11 anything 9 there 10 was 9 there 11 anything 11 anything 14 nest 12 in 14 nest 13 that 14 nest 14 nest 18 kept 15 , 18 kept 16 so 18 kept 17 he 18 kept 18 kept 19 on 19 on 20 . as he drew near it , [mrs] [hooty] swooped [very] near to him , and the snap of her bill made an ugly sound . 1 as 3 drew 2 he 3 drew 3 drew 4 near 3 drew 9 swooped 3 drew 11 near 4 near 5 it 6 , 9 swooped 11 near 13 him 11 near 16 the 11 near 17 snap 12 to 13 him 13 him 15 and 14 , 15 and 17 snap 18 of 17 snap 20 bill 17 snap 21 made 17 snap 23 ugly 18 of 19 her 19 her 20 bill 22 an 23 ugly 23 ugly 24 sound 23 ugly 25 . he held his stick ready to strike and kept on . 1 he 9 kept 2 held 3 his 2 held 7 strike 4 stick 7 strike 5 ready 6 to 5 ready 7 strike 7 strike 9 kept 8 and 9 kept 9 kept 10 on 10 on 11 . the nest was simply a great platform of sticks . 1 the 2 nest 2 nest 3 was 2 nest 4 simply 4 simply 10 . 5 a 6 great 5 a 7 platform 7 platform 8 of 7 platform 9 sticks 9 sticks 10 . almost at once his fingers touched something that made him tingle all over . 1 almost 5 fingers 2 at 3 once 3 once 5 fingers 4 his 5 fingers 5 fingers 11 tingle 6 touched 11 tingle 7 something 11 tingle 8 that 11 tingle 9 made 11 tingle 10 him 11 tingle 11 tingle 12 all 11 tingle 13 over 11 tingle 14 . it was an egg , a great big egg ! 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 an 3 an 9 egg 4 egg 5 , 5 , 6 a 6 a 7 great 7 great 8 big 8 big 9 egg 9 egg 10 ! there was no doubt about it . 1 there 2 was 2 was 4 doubt 3 no 4 doubt 4 doubt 5 about 5 about 6 it 6 it 7 . farmer [brown] 's boy 's fingers closed over that egg and took it out of the nest . 1 farmer 3 's 1 farmer 6 fingers 4 boy 5 's 5 's 6 fingers 6 fingers 18 . 7 closed 8 over 7 closed 10 egg 9 that 10 egg 10 egg 17 nest 11 and 12 took 12 took 13 it 12 took 14 out 14 out 15 of 15 of 16 the 15 of 17 nest 17 nest 18 . mrs [hooty] swooped [very] close , and [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy [nearly] dropped the egg as he struck at her with his stick . 1 mrs 3 swooped 3 swooped 5 close 5 close 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 11 boy 11 boy 24 . 13 dropped 14 the 14 the 15 egg 15 egg 18 struck 16 as 17 he 16 as 18 struck 18 struck 19 at 18 struck 20 her 18 struck 21 with 18 struck 23 stick 21 with 22 his 23 stick 24 . then [mrs] [hooty] [and] [hooty] seemed to lose courage [and] withdrew to a [tree] [near] [by] , [where] they snapped their bills and hissed . 1 then 9 courage 6 seemed 7 to 7 to 8 lose 8 lose 9 courage 9 courage 25 . 11 withdrew 12 to 11 withdrew 24 hissed 12 to 13 a 17 , 19 they 17 , 20 snapped 20 snapped 22 bills 21 their 22 bills 22 bills 23 and 22 bills 24 hissed 24 hissed 25 . then [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [looked] [at] the prize in his hand . 1 then 8 the 8 the 9 prize 9 prize 13 . 10 in 12 hand 11 his 12 hand 12 hand 13 . it was a big , dirty-white egg . 1 it 2 was 1 it 6 dirty-white 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 big 4 big 5 , 6 dirty-white 8 . 7 egg 8 . his eyes shone . 1 his 2 eyes 2 eyes 3 shone 3 shone 4 . what a splendid prize to add to his collection of birds ' eggs ! 1 what 14 ! 2 a 3 splendid 3 splendid 9 collection 4 prize 5 to 4 prize 9 collection 6 add 8 his 6 add 9 collection 7 to 8 his 9 collection 10 of 9 collection 11 birds 9 collection 13 eggs 11 birds 12 ' 13 eggs 14 ! it was the [first] egg of the [great] [horned] [owl] , the largest of all [owls] , that he ever had seen . 1 it 2 was 1 it 11 , 2 was 3 the 3 the 5 egg 5 egg 6 of 6 of 7 the 11 , 12 the 12 the 13 largest 13 largest 14 of 13 largest 23 . 14 of 15 all 17 , 19 he 17 , 23 . 18 that 19 he 19 he 21 had 20 ever 21 had 21 had 22 seen once more he felt in the nest and found there was another egg there . 1 once 2 more 1 once 4 felt 1 once 14 there 2 more 3 he 3 he 4 felt 4 felt 13 egg 5 in 6 the 6 the 7 nest 7 nest 8 and 7 nest 13 egg 9 found 13 egg 10 there 11 was 10 there 12 another 12 another 13 egg 14 there 15 . " [i] 'll [take] [both] of them , " said he . 1 " 3 'll 1 " 10 said 6 of 7 them 7 them 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 11 he 10 said 12 . " [it] 's the first nest of [hooty] ['s] that [i] ['ve] [ever] [found] , and [perhaps] [i] ['ll] never [find] [another] . 1 " 3 's 3 's 6 nest 4 the 5 first 4 the 6 nest 6 nest 7 of 6 nest 23 . 7 of 10 that 15 , 16 and 15 , 23 . 16 and 20 never gee [,] [i] 'm [glad] [i] came over here to find out [what] [those] [crows] [were] [making] such a fuss [about] . 1 gee 4 'm 1 gee 22 . 7 came 8 over 7 came 9 here 7 came 10 to 10 to 11 find 11 find 12 out 11 find 20 fuss 18 such 19 a 19 a 20 fuss 20 fuss 22 . i wonder if [i] can get these down without breaking them . " 1 i 2 wonder 2 wonder 3 if 3 if 5 can 5 can 6 get 6 get 9 without 7 these 9 without 8 down 9 without 9 without 10 breaking 10 breaking 11 them 11 them 12 . 12 . 13 " just at that very minute he remembered something . 1 just 5 minute 2 at 5 minute 3 that 4 very 4 very 5 minute 5 minute 7 remembered 5 minute 9 . 6 he 7 remembered 7 remembered 8 something he remembered that he had stopped collecting eggs . 1 he 2 remembered 2 remembered 3 that 2 remembered 5 had 2 remembered 7 collecting 4 he 5 had 6 stopped 7 collecting 7 collecting 8 eggs 8 eggs 9 . he remembered that he had resolved never to take another bird 's egg . 1 he 2 remembered 2 remembered 3 that 2 remembered 6 resolved 3 that 5 had 4 he 5 had 6 resolved 7 never 6 resolved 8 to 6 resolved 9 take 6 resolved 10 another 6 resolved 11 bird 8 to 9 take 11 bird 13 egg 12 's 13 egg 13 egg 14 . " but this is different , " whispered the tempter . 1 " 2 but 1 " 6 , 2 but 3 this 3 this 4 is 3 this 5 different 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 whispered 8 whispered 11 . 9 the 10 tempter 10 tempter 11 . " this isn't like taking the eggs of the little song birds . " 1 " 14 " 2 this 3 isn't 2 this 11 song 3 isn't 4 like 5 taking 11 song 6 the 11 song 7 eggs 11 song 8 of 11 song 9 the 10 little 9 the 11 song 10 little 11 song 11 song 12 birds 12 birds 13 . 13 . 14 " [chapter] [xii] [:] [a] [tree-top] [battle] as black is black and white is white , [so] wrong is wrong and right is right . 1 as 2 black 2 black 8 white 3 is 4 black 4 black 5 and 4 black 6 white 4 black 8 white 6 white 7 is 8 white 9 , 8 white 13 wrong 11 wrong 13 wrong 12 is 13 wrong 13 wrong 14 and 13 wrong 15 right 13 wrong 17 right 13 wrong 18 . 16 is 17 right there isn't any half way about it . 1 there 2 isn't 2 isn't 3 any 2 isn't 4 half 2 isn't 7 it 4 half 5 way 6 about 7 it 7 it 8 . a thing is wrong or it is right , and that is all there is to it . 1 a 2 thing 2 thing 4 wrong 2 thing 15 is 2 thing 16 to 2 thing 18 . 3 is 4 wrong 4 wrong 5 or 4 wrong 8 right 4 wrong 9 , 6 it 7 is 6 it 8 right 9 , 10 and 11 that 12 is 11 that 15 is 12 is 13 all 14 there 15 is 17 it 18 . they try to compromise . 1 they 4 compromise 2 try 4 compromise 3 to 4 compromise 4 compromise 5 . to compromise is to do neither one thing nor the other but a little of both . 1 to 2 compromise 2 compromise 3 is 2 compromise 4 to 2 compromise 5 do 2 compromise 6 neither 2 compromise 17 . 6 neither 9 nor 6 neither 11 other 7 one 8 thing 8 thing 9 nor 10 the 11 other 11 other 12 but 11 other 14 little 11 other 15 of 11 other 16 both 13 a 14 little but you can't do that with right and wrong . 1 but 3 can't 2 you 3 can't 3 can't 4 do 4 do 9 wrong 5 that 9 wrong 6 with 9 wrong 7 right 8 and 7 right 9 wrong 9 wrong 10 . no , he wasn't [fighting] [with] [hooty] or [mrs] [hooty] . 1 no 2 , 1 no 8 or 2 , 3 he 3 he 4 wasn't 8 or 11 . he was fighting a battle right inside himself . 1 he 2 was 1 he 3 fighting 2 was 3 fighting 3 fighting 5 battle 4 a 5 battle 5 battle 6 right 5 battle 7 inside 5 battle 8 himself 8 himself 9 . it was a battle between right and wrong . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 2 was 8 wrong 4 battle 5 between 4 battle 8 wrong 6 right 7 and 6 right 8 wrong 8 wrong 9 . he bad declared that never again would he steal an egg from a bird . 1 he 3 declared 2 bad 3 declared 3 declared 4 that 3 declared 5 never 3 declared 7 would 3 declared 8 he 3 declared 9 steal 3 declared 15 . 5 never 6 again 9 steal 11 egg 9 steal 12 from 9 steal 14 bird 10 an 11 egg 12 from 13 a but never [before] had he found a nest of [hooty] the [owl] . 1 but 2 never 2 never 8 nest 4 had 8 nest 5 he 6 found 6 found 7 a 7 a 8 nest 8 nest 13 . 9 of 11 the 9 of 13 . those two big eggs would add ever so much to his collection . 1 those 4 eggs 2 two 4 eggs 3 big 4 eggs 4 eggs 6 add 4 eggs 13 . 5 would 6 add 6 add 12 collection 7 ever 9 much 7 ever 12 collection 8 so 9 much 10 to 12 collection 11 his 12 collection " take ' em , " said a little voice inside . 1 " 7 said 2 take 3 ' 3 ' 4 em 3 ' 7 said 5 , 7 said 6 " 7 said 7 said 10 voice 7 said 12 . 8 a 9 little 8 a 10 voice 10 voice 11 inside " [hooty] is a robber . 1 " 3 is 3 is 4 a 4 a 5 robber 5 robber 6 . you will be doing a kindness to the other birds by taking them . " 1 you 2 will 1 you 4 doing 2 will 3 be 4 doing 6 kindness 5 a 6 kindness 6 kindness 7 to 6 kindness 10 birds 6 kindness 11 by 6 kindness 12 taking 8 the 9 other 9 other 10 birds 12 taking 13 them 13 them 14 . 14 . 15 " " don't do it , " said another little voice . 1 " 2 don't 1 " 7 said 2 don't 3 do 3 do 4 it 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 10 voice 7 said 11 . 8 another 10 voice 9 little 10 voice it is just as much stealing to take his eggs as to take the eggs of any other bird . 1 it 2 is 1 it 3 just 3 just 4 as 3 just 6 stealing 5 much 6 stealing 6 stealing 15 eggs 7 to 8 take 8 take 9 his 8 take 15 eggs 10 eggs 11 as 10 eggs 15 eggs 12 to 13 take 13 take 15 eggs 14 the 15 eggs 15 eggs 16 of 15 eggs 18 other 15 eggs 19 bird 15 eggs 20 . 17 any 18 other he has just as much [right] to [them] as [jenny] [wren] [has] [to] hers . " 1 he 2 has 2 has 3 just 3 just 4 as 3 just 9 as 4 as 5 much 5 much 7 to 9 as 14 hers 14 hers 15 . 15 . 16 " " take one and leave one , " said the first voice . 1 " 2 take 1 " 9 said 2 take 3 one 2 take 5 leave 2 take 6 one 4 and 5 leave 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 10 the 9 said 13 . 10 the 11 first 11 first 12 voice " [that] will be just as much stealing as if you took both , " said the second voice . 1 " 3 will 3 will 4 be 4 be 8 stealing 5 just 6 as 5 just 8 stealing 7 much 8 stealing 8 stealing 12 took 8 stealing 13 both 8 stealing 18 second 9 as 10 if 9 as 12 took 10 if 11 you 14 , 16 said 15 " 16 said 16 said 18 second 17 the 18 second 18 second 19 voice 19 voice 20 . " besides , you will be breaking your own word . 1 " 2 besides 2 besides 3 , 2 besides 7 breaking 3 , 5 will 4 you 5 will 5 will 6 be 7 breaking 9 own 7 breaking 10 word 7 breaking 11 . 8 your 9 own you said that you never would take another egg . " 1 you 2 said 2 said 10 . 3 that 5 never 3 that 6 would 4 you 5 never 6 would 7 take 7 take 8 another 8 another 9 egg 8 another 10 . 10 . 11 " " [i] [didn't] promise [anybody] [but] [myself] , " declared [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy [right] out [loud] . 1 " 4 promise 4 promise 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 declared 10 declared 14 boy 14 boy 18 . 16 out 18 . " a promise to yourself ought to be just as good as a promise to any one else . 1 " 19 . 2 a 14 promise 3 promise 4 to 3 promise 5 yourself 3 promise 6 ought 3 promise 14 promise 6 ought 7 to 7 to 8 be 8 be 11 good 9 just 10 as 10 as 11 good 11 good 12 as 13 a 14 promise 14 promise 15 to 14 promise 18 else 16 any 17 one 17 one 18 else 18 else 19 . i don't wonder [hooty] [hisses] at you , " said the good little voice . 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 wonder 2 don't 7 you 3 wonder 6 at 7 you 15 . 8 , 10 said 8 , 15 . 9 " 10 said 10 said 14 voice 11 the 13 little 12 good 13 little 13 little 14 voice " and think how mean and small and cheap you 'll feel every time you look at them , " added the good little voice . 1 " 3 think 2 and 3 think 3 think 9 cheap 4 how 9 cheap 5 mean 9 cheap 6 and 9 cheap 7 small 8 and 7 small 9 cheap 9 cheap 11 'll 9 cheap 12 feel 9 cheap 13 every 9 cheap 17 at 10 you 11 'll 13 every 14 time 15 you 16 look 16 look 17 at 17 at 22 the 18 them 19 , 19 , 21 added 20 " 21 added 21 added 22 the 22 the 24 little 23 good 24 little 24 little 25 voice 25 voice 26 . besides , wrong is wrong and right is right , always . " 1 besides 2 , 1 besides 5 wrong 1 besides 10 , 1 besides 11 always 3 wrong 5 wrong 4 is 5 wrong 5 wrong 6 and 5 wrong 7 right 5 wrong 9 right 8 is 9 right 11 always 12 . 12 . 13 " slowly [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy reached over the edge of the nest and put back the egg . 1 slowly 17 egg 5 boy 9 edge 6 reached 9 edge 7 over 9 edge 8 the 9 edge 9 edge 10 of 9 edge 11 the 9 edge 12 nest 12 nest 14 put 12 nest 17 egg 13 and 14 put 14 put 15 back 15 back 16 the 17 egg 18 . then he began to climb down the tree . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 began 3 began 4 to 3 began 5 climb 5 climb 6 down 5 climb 8 tree 6 down 7 the 8 tree 9 . when he reached the ground he went off a little way and watched . 1 when 3 reached 1 when 6 he 1 when 7 went 2 he 3 reached 3 reached 4 the 4 the 5 ground 7 went 8 off 7 went 11 way 7 went 12 and 9 a 10 little 10 little 11 way 12 and 13 watched 13 watched 14 . almost [at] [once] [mrs] [hooty] flew to the nest and settled down on the eggs , [while] [hooty] [mounted] guard close [by] . 1 almost 23 . 6 flew 8 the 6 flew 9 nest 7 to 8 the 9 nest 11 settled 9 nest 23 . 10 and 11 settled 11 settled 12 down 11 settled 13 on 13 on 14 the 14 the 21 close 15 eggs 16 , 15 eggs 20 guard 20 guard 21 close " [i] 'm [glad] [i] [didn't] take ' em , " said [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 1 " 3 'm 1 " 12 said 7 take 8 ' 8 ' 9 em 8 ' 12 said 10 , 12 said 11 " 12 said 12 said 17 . 15 's 16 boy 16 boy 17 . " yes , [sir] , [i] ['m] [glad] [i] didn't take ['] em . " 1 " 2 yes 2 yes 3 , 2 yes 5 , 5 , 15 " 10 didn't 11 take 11 take 13 em 13 em 14 . 14 . 15 " [chapter] [xiii] [:] [blacky] [has] [a] [change] [of] [heart] blacky [the] [crow] [isn't] [all] black . 1 blacky 6 black 6 black 7 . no , indeed . 1 no 2 , 2 , 3 indeed 3 indeed 4 . his coat is black , and sometimes it seems as if his heart is all black , but this isn't so . 1 his 2 coat 2 coat 3 is 2 coat 4 black 2 coat 6 and 2 coat 7 sometimes 2 coat 16 black 5 , 6 and 7 sometimes 9 seems 8 it 9 seems 9 seems 11 if 10 as 11 if 12 his 13 heart 12 his 16 black 13 heart 14 is 14 is 15 all 16 black 20 isn't 16 black 22 . 17 , 18 but 18 but 20 isn't 19 this 20 isn't 20 isn't 21 so it certainly seemed as if his heart was all black when he tried so hard to make trouble for [hooty] [the] [owl] [.] 1 it 2 certainly 1 it 3 seemed 3 seemed 4 as 4 as 5 if 4 as 12 he 6 his 7 heart 7 heart 8 was 8 was 10 black 8 was 11 when 9 all 10 black 11 when 12 he 12 he 13 tried 13 tried 15 hard 13 tried 16 to 13 tried 17 make 14 so 15 hard 17 make 18 trouble 18 trouble 19 for you see , it didn't seem at all wrong to try to get those eggs . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 2 see 4 it 4 it 16 . 5 didn't 6 seem 6 seem 9 wrong 6 seem 10 to 7 at 8 all 8 all 9 wrong 10 to 13 get 11 try 12 to 11 try 13 get 13 get 15 eggs 14 those 15 eggs 15 eggs 16 . blacky was hungry , and those eggs would have given him a good meal . 1 blacky 7 eggs 2 was 3 hungry 3 hungry 4 , 3 hungry 7 eggs 4 , 5 and 6 those 7 eggs 7 eggs 10 given 8 would 9 have 9 have 10 given 10 given 11 him 10 given 14 meal 12 a 13 good 12 a 14 meal 13 good 14 meal 14 meal 15 . and most of the [other] [little] [people] of the [green] [forest] [and] [the] [green] [meadows] [would] [have] [felt] the [same] way about it . 1 and 2 most 2 most 3 of 3 of 4 the 4 the 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 21 way 19 the 21 way 21 way 24 . 22 about 23 it 23 it 24 . you see , it is one of the laws [of] [old] [mother] [nature] [that] each one must learn to look out for himself . 1 you 2 see 1 you 17 must 2 see 3 , 2 see 4 it 4 it 5 is 5 is 6 one 6 one 7 of 7 of 8 the 8 the 9 laws 9 laws 15 each 15 each 16 one 17 must 18 learn 18 learn 19 to 19 to 20 look 19 to 23 himself 20 look 21 out 20 look 22 for 23 himself 24 . he was doing something then which was pure meanness . 1 he 9 meanness 1 he 10 . 2 was 9 meanness 3 doing 9 meanness 4 something 9 meanness 5 then 9 meanness 6 which 9 meanness 7 was 9 meanness 8 pure 9 meanness he was just trying to make trouble for [hooty] , [to] [get] [even] [because] [hooty] had been too smart for him . 1 he 2 was 1 he 4 trying 2 was 3 just 4 trying 5 to 4 trying 22 . 5 to 6 make 6 make 7 trouble 7 trouble 8 for 10 , 16 had 16 had 17 been 17 been 18 too 18 too 19 smart 18 too 20 for 20 for 21 him 21 him 22 . he felt sure that he would take both eggs . 1 he 2 felt 2 felt 3 sure 3 sure 4 that 3 sure 6 would 3 sure 9 eggs 5 he 6 would 7 take 9 eggs 8 both 9 eggs 9 eggs 10 . he hoped so , anyway . 1 he 2 hoped 2 hoped 3 so 2 hoped 5 anyway 3 so 4 , 5 anyway 6 . he just couldn't believe what he saw . 1 he 3 couldn't 1 he 7 saw 1 he 8 . 2 just 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 believe 5 what 6 he 6 he 7 saw at first he was dreadfully disappointed and angry . 1 at 2 first 2 first 8 angry 3 he 8 angry 4 was 8 angry 5 dreadfully 6 disappointed 5 dreadfully 7 and 5 dreadfully 8 angry 8 angry 9 . it looked very much as if he weren't [going] to get [even] [with] [hooty] after all . 1 it 16 all 2 looked 3 very 2 looked 15 after 3 very 4 much 4 much 5 as 5 as 6 if 6 if 7 he 7 he 8 weren't 8 weren't 10 to 10 to 11 get 15 after 16 all 16 all 17 . he flew over to his favorite tree to think things over . 1 he 2 flew 2 flew 3 over 2 flew 4 to 2 flew 6 favorite 2 flew 11 over 5 his 6 favorite 6 favorite 7 tree 6 favorite 10 things 8 to 9 think 9 think 10 things 11 over 12 . now sometimes it is a good thing to sit by oneself and think things over . 1 now 4 is 2 sometimes 4 is 3 it 4 is 4 is 6 good 5 a 6 good 6 good 11 oneself 7 thing 11 oneself 8 to 11 oneself 9 sit 11 oneself 10 by 11 oneself 11 oneself 12 and 11 oneself 13 think 11 oneself 14 things 11 oneself 15 over 11 oneself 16 . it gives the little small voice deep down inside a chance to be heard . 1 it 2 gives 2 gives 9 inside 2 gives 11 chance 3 the 4 little 4 little 9 inside 5 small 9 inside 6 voice 7 deep 6 voice 9 inside 7 deep 8 down 10 a 11 chance 11 chance 12 to 11 chance 14 heard 11 chance 15 . 12 to 13 be it was just that way with [blacky] [now] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 3 just 1 it 9 . 3 just 5 way 4 that 5 way 5 way 6 with the longer he thought , the [meaner] [his] action in calling [farmer] [brown] 's boy [looked] . 1 the 9 action 1 the 17 . 2 longer 3 he 2 longer 9 action 3 he 4 thought 5 , 6 the 6 the 9 action 10 in 11 calling 11 calling 14 's 14 's 15 boy 15 boy 17 . blacky hung his head . 1 blacky 2 hung 2 hung 3 his 3 his 4 head 4 head 5 . he knew that it was true . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 3 that 6 true 4 it 5 was 4 it 6 true 6 true 7 . at last [blacky] [threw] [up] [his] [head] [and] [chuckled] , and this time his [chuckle] was [good] [to] [hear] . 1 at 2 last 2 last 10 , 2 last 16 was 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 this 12 this 13 time 13 time 14 his 16 was 20 . " [i] 'm glad that [farmer] [brown] 's boy [didn't] [take] [those] eggs , " said he [right] [out] loud . 1 " 8 's 3 'm 4 glad 4 glad 5 that 5 that 8 's 8 's 9 boy 9 boy 15 " 13 eggs 14 , 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 said 16 said 17 he 17 he 20 loud 20 loud 21 . " yes , sir , [i] 'm [glad] . 1 " 2 yes 2 yes 3 , 2 yes 4 sir 2 yes 5 , 2 yes 7 'm 7 'm 9 . i 'll never do such a thing as that again . 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 never 3 never 5 such 3 never 10 again 4 do 5 such 5 such 6 a 5 such 7 thing 5 such 8 as 5 such 9 that 10 again 11 . i 'm ashamed of [what] [i] [did] [;] [yet] [i] 'm glad [i] [did] it . 1 i 2 'm 1 i 11 'm 2 'm 3 ashamed 3 ashamed 4 of 11 'm 12 glad 12 glad 15 it 15 it 16 . i 'm glad because [i] 've learned some things . 1 i 2 'm 1 i 6 've 2 'm 3 glad 3 glad 4 because 6 've 7 learned 7 learned 9 things 8 some 9 things 9 things 10 . i 've learned that [farmer] [brown] 's boy [isn't] as much to be feared as he used to be . 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 learned 2 've 14 feared 3 learned 4 that 4 that 7 's 7 's 8 boy 10 as 11 much 11 much 14 feared 12 to 13 be 13 be 14 feared 14 feared 17 used 14 feared 20 . 15 as 16 he 15 as 17 used 17 used 18 to 17 used 19 be i 've learned that [hooty] [isn't] as stupid as [i] [thought] he was . 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 learned 3 learned 4 that 4 that 13 was 7 as 8 stupid 7 as 9 as 9 as 12 he 12 he 13 was 13 was 14 . now [i] [think] [i] 'll go hunt for an honest meal . " 1 now 6 go 5 'll 6 go 6 go 7 hunt 7 hunt 8 for 7 hunt 11 meal 9 an 10 honest 10 honest 11 meal 11 meal 12 . 12 . 13 " and he did . 1 and 2 he 2 he 3 did 3 did 4 . [chapter] [xiv] [:] [blacky] [makes] [a] [call] judge no one by his style of dress [;] [your] ignorance [you] thus confess . 1 judge 2 no 1 judge 4 by 1 judge 6 style 2 no 3 one 4 by 5 his 6 style 7 of 6 style 8 dress 6 style 15 . 11 ignorance 13 thus 13 thus 14 confess 14 confess 15 . blacky [the] [crow] . 1 blacky 4 . " caw , caw , caw , caw . " 1 " 8 caw 2 caw 3 , 2 caw 4 caw 4 caw 5 , 4 caw 6 caw 6 caw 7 , 6 caw 8 caw 8 caw 9 . 9 . 10 " there was no need of looking to see who that was . 1 there 2 was 1 there 3 no 1 there 11 was 3 no 4 need 4 need 5 of 4 need 6 looking 4 need 7 to 7 to 8 see 9 who 11 was 10 that 11 was 11 was 12 . peter [rabbit] knew without looking [.] 1 peter 5 looking 3 knew 4 without 4 without 5 looking mrs [quack] [knew] [without] [looking] . 1 mrs 6 . just the same , [both] [looked] [up] [.] 1 just 3 same 2 the 3 same 3 same 4 , just alighting in the top of a tall [tree] [was] [blacky] [the] [crow] . 1 just 2 alighting 2 alighting 3 in 2 alighting 5 top 2 alighting 8 tall 3 in 4 the 5 top 6 of 6 of 7 a 8 tall 14 . " [i] hope [i] am not interrupting any secret gossip . " 1 " 7 interrupting 3 hope 7 interrupting 5 am 7 interrupting 6 not 7 interrupting 7 interrupting 8 any 7 interrupting 9 secret 7 interrupting 10 gossip 7 interrupting 12 " 10 gossip 11 . 11 . 12 " " not at all , " [peter] hastened [to] [say] . 1 " 2 not 1 " 11 . 2 not 3 at 3 at 4 all 5 , 6 " 5 , 11 . 6 " 8 hastened " [mrs] [quack] was just telling [me] of the troubles and [clangers] in bringing [up] a [young] [family] in the [far] [north] . 1 " 16 a 4 was 5 just 4 was 6 telling 6 telling 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 troubles 10 troubles 14 bringing 11 and 13 in 13 in 14 bringing 14 bringing 16 a 16 a 23 . 19 in 20 the 20 the 23 . how did you know [the] [quacks] [had] arrived ? ["] 1 how 2 did 1 how 9 ? 2 did 4 know 3 you 4 know 8 arrived 9 ? blacky chuckled hoarsely . 1 blacky 2 chuckled 2 chuckled 3 hoarsely 3 hoarsely 4 . " [i] [didn't] , " said he . 1 " 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 7 he 7 he 8 . mr [quack] [,] [you] [and] [mrs] [quack] [are] [looking] [very] [fine] [this] [fall] . 1 mr 14 . and [those] handsome [young] [quacks] , you don't mean to tell me that [they] [are] [your] [children] ! ["] 1 and 3 handsome 3 handsome 18 ! 6 , 7 you 7 you 12 me 8 don't 9 mean 9 mean 10 to 9 mean 11 tell 11 tell 12 me 12 me 13 that 12 me 18 ! mrs [quack] nodded proudly . 1 mrs 3 nodded 3 nodded 5 . 4 proudly 5 . " they are , " said she . 1 " 3 are 1 " 6 said 2 they 3 are 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 7 she 6 said 8 . " they are a credit to their parents . 1 " 3 are 2 they 3 are 3 are 5 credit 4 a 5 credit 5 credit 6 to 5 credit 8 parents 5 credit 9 . 7 their 8 parents yes , indeed , they are a credit to their parents . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 3 indeed 1 yes 4 , 4 , 5 they 5 they 6 are 6 are 8 credit 7 a 8 credit 8 credit 9 to 8 credit 11 parents 8 credit 12 . 10 their 11 parents never [have] [i] [seen] [finer] [young] [ducks] in all my life . 1 never 11 life 8 in 11 life 9 all 11 life 10 my 11 life 11 life 12 . how glad the hunters with terrible guns will be to see them . " 1 how 2 glad 2 glad 7 guns 2 glad 11 see 3 the 4 hunters 4 hunters 7 guns 5 with 7 guns 6 terrible 7 guns 8 will 9 be 8 will 11 see 10 to 11 see 11 see 12 them 12 them 13 . 13 . 14 " mrs [quack] shivered [at] that , and [blacky] [saw] it . 1 mrs 3 shivered 3 shivered 11 . 5 that 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 10 it 10 it 11 . he chuckled softly . 1 he 2 chuckled 2 chuckled 3 softly 3 softly 4 . you know he dearly loves to make others uncomfortable . 1 you 2 know 2 know 4 dearly 3 he 4 dearly 4 dearly 5 loves 4 dearly 6 to 4 dearly 9 uncomfortable 7 make 9 uncomfortable 8 others 9 uncomfortable 9 uncomfortable 10 . " [i] [saw] [three] [hunters] over on the edge [of] [the] [big] [river] early this [very] morning , " said he . 1 " 20 said 6 over 9 edge 7 on 8 the 8 the 9 edge 9 edge 14 early 14 early 19 " 15 this 17 morning 17 morning 18 , 18 , 19 " 19 " 20 said 20 said 21 he 20 said 22 . mrs [quack] [looked] [more] anxious [than] [ever] [.] 1 mrs 5 anxious blacky 's sharp eyes noted this . 1 blacky 3 sharp 2 's 3 sharp 3 sharp 4 eyes 3 sharp 5 noted 5 noted 6 this 5 noted 7 . " that is why [i] came over here , " he added kindly . 1 " 4 why 1 " 12 added 2 that 3 is 3 is 4 why 6 came 7 over 6 came 8 here 8 here 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 12 added 11 he 12 added 12 added 14 . 13 kindly 14 . " [i] wanted to give you warning . " 1 " 6 you 1 " 7 warning 3 wanted 4 to 4 to 5 give 5 give 6 you 7 warning 8 . 8 . 9 " " but you didn't know [the] [quacks] [were] [here] ! " [spoke] up [peter] . 1 " 3 you 1 " 10 ! 2 but 3 you 3 you 5 know 4 didn't 5 know 10 ! 11 " 11 " 13 up 13 up 15 . " [true] [enough] , [peter] . 1 " 6 . 4 , 6 . true enough , " replied [blacky] [,] his [eyes] twinkling . 1 true 2 enough 1 true 5 replied 3 , 5 replied 4 " 5 replied 5 replied 10 twinkling 8 his 10 twinkling 10 twinkling 11 . " but [i] [thought] [they] [might] [be] . 1 " 2 but 1 " 8 . is it true , [mrs] [quack] [,] that we are going to have a long , hard , cold winter ? " 1 is 3 true 1 is 11 going 2 it 3 true 3 true 4 , 8 that 9 we 9 we 10 are 10 are 11 going 11 going 12 to 11 going 13 have 11 going 20 winter 11 going 21 ? 14 a 15 long 15 long 16 , 15 long 20 winter 17 hard 18 , 17 hard 20 winter 19 cold 20 winter 21 ? 22 " " that is what [they] say [up] [in] [the] [far] [north] , " replied [mrs] [quack] . 1 " 3 is 1 " 4 what 2 that 3 is 4 what 6 say 6 say 17 . 12 , 13 " 12 , 17 . 13 " 14 replied " and it is [true] [that] [jack] [frost] [had] [started] [down] earlier than usual . 1 " 4 is 2 and 3 it 3 it 4 is 4 is 15 . 12 earlier 14 usual 12 earlier 15 . 13 than 14 usual that is how it happens [we] [are] [here] [now] . 1 that 2 is 2 is 5 happens 3 how 4 it 4 it 5 happens 5 happens 10 . but [about] [those] [hunters] [over] [by] [the] [big] [river] [,] do you suppose they will come over here ? " 1 but 11 do 11 do 12 you 11 do 13 suppose 11 do 19 ? 14 they 15 will 15 will 16 come 16 come 17 over 16 come 18 here 18 here 19 ? 19 ? 20 " there was an [anxious] note in [mrs] [quack] ['s] voice . 1 there 2 was 1 there 6 in 2 was 3 an 3 an 5 note 6 in 10 voice 10 voice 11 . " no , " replied [blacky] promptly . 1 " 5 replied 2 no 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 replied 5 replied 7 promptly 7 promptly 8 . " [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] won't let them . 1 " 9 . 6 won't 7 let 7 let 8 them 8 them 9 . i know . 1 i 2 know 2 know 3 . i 've been watching him and he has been watching those hunters . 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 been 3 been 4 watching 4 watching 5 him 5 him 13 . 6 and 7 he 7 he 8 has 8 has 9 been 9 been 10 watching 10 watching 12 hunters 11 those 12 hunters 12 hunters 13 . as long as you stay here , you will be safe . 1 as 2 long 2 long 3 as 2 long 5 stay 3 as 4 you 4 you 5 stay 5 stay 6 here 5 stay 11 safe 6 here 7 , 8 you 9 will 9 will 10 be 10 be 11 safe 11 safe 12 . what a [great] [world] [this] [would] [be] [if] all those [two-legged] creatures [were] [like] [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy . " 1 what 20 " 2 a 18 boy 2 a 19 . 9 all 10 those 10 those 12 creatures 12 creatures 18 boy 19 . 20 " " wouldn't it ! " cried [peter] . 1 " 2 wouldn't 1 " 6 cried 2 wouldn't 3 it 4 ! 5 " 4 ! 6 cried 6 cried 8 . then he added , " [i] [wish] they were . " 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 added 3 added 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 11 " 8 they 9 were 9 were 10 . 10 . 11 " " you don't wish it half as much as [i] [do] , " declared [mrs] [quack] . 1 " 3 don't 1 " 12 , 2 you 3 don't 3 don't 4 wish 3 don't 5 it 3 don't 8 much 6 half 7 as 7 as 8 much 8 much 9 as 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 declared 14 declared 17 . " what changed him ? " asked [mrs] [quack] , looking interested . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 changed 2 what 5 ? 4 him 5 ? 5 ? 6 " 5 ? 7 asked 7 asked 11 looking 10 , 11 looking 11 looking 12 interested 12 interested 13 . " [just] [getting] [really] acquainted [with] some of the little [people] of the [green] [forest] [and] [the] [green] [meadows] [,] ["] [replied] [blacky] . 1 " 5 acquainted 5 acquainted 10 little 5 acquainted 24 . 7 some 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 little 12 of 13 the 12 of 24 . " he found them ready to meet him more than halfway in friendship and that some of them really are his best friends . " 1 " 25 " 2 he 3 found 3 found 4 them 3 found 5 ready 5 ready 11 halfway 6 to 7 meet 7 meet 8 him 7 meet 11 halfway 9 more 10 than 10 than 11 halfway 11 halfway 13 friendship 12 in 13 friendship 13 friendship 14 and 13 friendship 15 that 13 friendship 16 some 13 friendship 19 really 13 friendship 22 best 16 some 17 of 17 of 18 them 19 really 20 are 21 his 22 best 22 best 23 friends 23 friends 24 . 24 . 25 " " [and] [now] [he] is their best friend , " [spoke] up [peter] . 1 " 5 is 1 " 9 , 5 is 7 best 6 their 7 best 7 best 8 friend 9 , 10 " 10 " 12 up 12 up 14 . blacky nodded . 1 blacky 2 nodded 2 nodded 3 . " right , [peter] , " said he . 1 " 7 said 2 right 6 " 3 , 6 " 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 8 he 7 said 9 . " that is [why] [the] [quacks] [are] safe [here] and will be as long as they stay . " 1 " 3 is 1 " 17 stay 2 that 3 is 3 is 8 safe 8 safe 16 they 10 and 11 will 11 will 12 be 12 be 13 as 13 as 15 as 14 long 15 as 15 as 16 they 17 stay 18 . 18 . 19 " [chapter] [xv] [:] [blacky] [does] [a] [little] [looking] [about] blacky [the] [crow] . 1 blacky 4 . blacky [the] [crow] is a shrewd fellow . 1 blacky 6 shrewd 1 blacky 8 . 4 is 5 a 5 a 6 shrewd 6 shrewd 7 fellow he is one of the smartest [and] [shrewdest] of all the little people in [the] [green] [forest] [and] [on] [the] [green] [meadows] [.] 1 he 6 smartest 2 is 6 smartest 3 one 4 of 3 one 6 smartest 4 of 5 the 4 of 6 smartest 5 the 6 smartest 6 smartest 9 of 6 smartest 10 all 6 smartest 11 the 6 smartest 12 little 6 smartest 13 people 13 people 14 in everybody knows it . 1 everybody 2 knows 2 knows 3 it 3 it 4 . and because of this , all his neighbors have a great deal of respect for him , despite his mischievous ways . 1 and 8 neighbors 2 because 8 neighbors 3 of 4 this 3 of 8 neighbors 4 this 5 , 6 all 8 neighbors 7 his 8 neighbors 8 neighbors 12 deal 9 have 12 deal 10 a 11 great 10 a 12 deal 11 great 12 deal 12 deal 13 of 12 deal 18 despite 14 respect 18 despite 15 for 16 him 16 him 18 despite 17 , 18 despite 18 despite 19 his 18 despite 20 mischievous 18 despite 21 ways 21 ways 22 . you know [there] is very little [that] escapes the sharp eyes of [blacky] the [crow] . 1 you 2 know 2 know 4 is 4 is 5 very 5 very 6 little 6 little 8 escapes 8 escapes 16 . 9 the 10 sharp 9 the 12 of 10 sharp 11 eyes 12 of 14 the 14 the 16 . he had guessed what these things meant . 1 he 7 meant 2 had 3 guessed 3 guessed 7 meant 4 what 7 meant 5 these 6 things 6 things 7 meant 7 meant 8 . " they think we are going to have a long , hard , cold winter , " muttered [blacky] to [himself] . 1 " 2 they 1 " 18 muttered 3 think 4 we 4 we 5 are 5 are 6 going 6 going 7 to 6 going 15 winter 8 have 9 a 9 a 10 long 10 long 11 , 10 long 15 winter 12 hard 13 , 12 hard 15 winter 14 cold 15 winter 15 winter 18 muttered 16 , 18 muttered 17 " 18 muttered 18 muttered 22 . 20 to 22 . " perhaps they know , [but] [i] [want] [to] [see] some [signs] of [it] [for] [myself] . 1 " 2 perhaps 2 perhaps 3 they 2 perhaps 4 know 4 know 17 . 5 , 11 some 11 some 13 of 13 of 17 . they may be only guessing . 1 they 5 guessing 2 may 3 be 2 may 5 guessing 4 only 5 guessing 5 guessing 6 . anybody can do that , and one guess is as good as [another] . ["] 1 anybody 2 can 2 can 3 do 2 can 8 guess 3 do 4 that 4 that 7 one 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 one 8 guess 9 is 9 is 11 good 10 as 11 good 11 good 12 as 12 as 14 . mrs [quack] explained [that] [jack] [frost] had already [started] south , and so they had started earlier to keep well ahead of him . 1 mrs 3 explained 3 explained 24 . 7 had 8 already 8 already 10 south 10 south 17 earlier 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 so 13 so 17 earlier 14 they 17 earlier 15 had 17 earlier 16 started 17 earlier 17 earlier 19 keep 17 earlier 20 well 17 earlier 21 ahead 18 to 19 keep 21 ahead 22 of 21 ahead 23 him 23 him 24 . i wouldn't take their word for it any more than [i] [would] [the] [word] [of] [johnny] [chuck] [or] [jerry] [muskrat] [or] [paddy] [the] [beaver] . 1 i 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 3 take 2 wouldn't 5 word 2 wouldn't 6 for 2 wouldn't 7 it 2 wouldn't 8 any 3 take 4 their 8 any 9 more 9 more 10 than 10 than 25 . i ['ll] [look] about a little . " 1 i 4 about 4 about 5 a 5 a 8 " 6 little 7 . 7 . 8 " he headed straight for the [green] [meadows] [and] [farmer] [brown] ['s] cornfield . 1 he 2 headed 2 headed 3 straight 2 headed 12 cornfield 3 straight 5 the 4 for 5 the 12 cornfield 13 . a little of that yellow corn would make a good breakfast . 1 a 2 little 1 a 11 breakfast 3 of 6 corn 4 that 6 corn 5 yellow 6 corn 6 corn 11 breakfast 7 would 8 make 8 make 11 breakfast 9 a 10 good 10 good 11 breakfast 11 breakfast 12 . " seems to me these husks are unusually thick , " muttered [blacky] , as he tore [at] them with his stout bill . 1 " 12 muttered 2 seems 3 to 2 seems 6 husks 4 me 6 husks 5 these 6 husks 6 husks 7 are 6 husks 8 unusually 6 husks 9 thick 6 husks 12 muttered 9 thick 10 , 10 , 11 " 12 muttered 24 . 14 , 16 he 15 as 16 he 16 he 17 tore 17 tore 19 them 17 tore 23 bill 20 with 21 his 21 his 22 stout 22 stout 23 bill 23 bill 24 . " don't remember ever having seen them as thick as these . 1 " 2 don't 2 don't 3 remember 3 remember 6 seen 3 remember 9 thick 4 ever 6 seen 5 having 6 seen 6 seen 7 them 8 as 9 thick 9 thick 10 as 9 thick 11 these 9 thick 12 . wonder if it just happens to be so on this ear . " 1 wonder 5 happens 2 if 3 it 3 it 5 happens 4 just 5 happens 5 happens 6 to 5 happens 10 this 5 happens 11 ear 6 to 7 be 7 be 8 so 9 on 10 this 11 ear 12 . 12 . 13 " then , as a sudden thought popped into his black head , he left that ear and went to another . 1 then 2 , 1 then 7 popped 3 as 7 popped 4 a 5 sudden 5 sudden 7 popped 6 thought 7 popped 7 popped 8 into 7 popped 11 head 7 popped 20 another 9 his 11 head 10 black 11 head 11 head 16 ear 12 , 13 he 13 he 14 left 14 left 15 that 14 left 16 ear 16 ear 17 and 17 and 18 went 18 went 19 to 20 another 21 . the husks of this were as thick as those on the first . 1 the 2 husks 1 the 12 first 2 husks 3 of 2 husks 4 this 2 husks 5 were 2 husks 6 as 2 husks 7 thick 2 husks 8 as 9 those 12 first 10 on 11 the 11 the 12 first 12 first 13 . he flew to another shock and found the husks there just the same . 1 he 2 flew 2 flew 3 to 2 flew 4 another 4 another 9 husks 5 shock 9 husks 6 and 7 found 7 found 9 husks 8 the 9 husks 9 husks 10 there 9 husks 11 just 9 husks 13 same 12 the 13 same 13 same 14 . he tried a third shock with the same result . 1 he 2 tried 2 tried 5 shock 3 a 5 shock 4 third 5 shock 5 shock 9 result 6 with 7 the 6 with 9 result 8 same 9 result 9 result 10 . " huh , they are all alike , " said he . 1 " 2 huh 2 huh 3 , 2 huh 7 alike 2 huh 9 " 2 huh 10 said 2 huh 11 he 4 they 7 alike 5 are 7 alike 6 all 7 alike 8 , 9 " 11 he 12 . then he looked thoughtful and for a few minutes sat perfectly still like a black statue . 1 then 10 sat 2 he 3 looked 3 looked 4 thoughtful 4 thoughtful 5 and 4 thoughtful 9 minutes 4 thoughtful 10 sat 6 for 7 a 7 a 8 few 8 few 9 minutes 10 sat 16 statue 11 perfectly 12 still 11 perfectly 16 statue 13 like 16 statue 14 a 16 statue 15 black 16 statue 16 statue 17 . " they are right , " said he at last . 1 " 3 are 1 " 7 said 2 they 3 are 3 are 4 right 5 , 7 said 6 " 7 said 7 said 8 he 7 said 10 last 7 said 11 . 9 at 10 last " yes , [sir] , they are right . " 1 " 2 yes 2 yes 3 , 3 , 6 they 5 , 6 they 6 they 7 are 7 are 8 right 8 right 10 " 9 . 10 " of course he meant [johnny] [chuck] [and] [jerry] [muskrat] [and] [paddy] the [beaver] [and] [the] [quacks] . 1 of 2 course 1 of 12 the 2 course 4 meant 3 he 4 meant 12 the 17 . i know it myself [now] . 1 i 2 know 1 i 4 myself 2 know 3 it 4 myself 6 . i 've found a sign . 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 found 3 found 4 a 4 a 5 sign 5 sign 6 . old [mother] [nature] [has] [wrapped] [this] corn [in] extra [thick] [husks] , and of [course] she has done it to protect it . 1 old 7 corn 7 corn 9 extra 9 extra 12 , 12 , 13 and 12 , 16 she 13 and 14 of 16 she 17 has 17 has 18 done 18 done 19 it 18 done 21 protect 20 to 21 protect 21 protect 22 it 21 protect 23 . she doesn't do things without a reason . 1 she 2 doesn't 2 doesn't 7 reason 3 do 4 things 3 do 5 without 5 without 6 a 5 without 7 reason 7 reason 8 . we are going to have a [cold] winter , [or] [my] [name] [isn't] [blacky] [the] [crow] . ["] 1 we 2 are 1 we 5 have 2 are 3 going 3 going 4 to 5 have 6 a 6 a 8 winter 8 winter 9 , 9 , 17 . [chapter] [xvi] [:] [blacky] [finds] [other] [signs] a [single] fact may fail to prove you [either] [right] [or] wrong ; [confirm] it [with] [another] [and] your proof will [then] be strong . 1 a 3 fact 1 a 25 . 4 may 5 fail 5 fail 6 to 5 fail 7 prove 5 fail 12 wrong 7 prove 8 you 12 wrong 24 strong 13 ; 15 it 15 it 23 be 19 your 20 proof 19 your 21 will 21 will 23 be 23 be 24 strong 24 strong 25 . blacky [the] [crow] . 1 blacky 4 . but [blacky] [long] [ago] learned that it isn't wise or wholly safe to depend altogether on one thing . 1 but 11 wholly 5 learned 6 that 5 learned 11 wholly 7 it 8 isn't 7 it 9 wise 9 wise 11 wholly 10 or 11 wholly 11 wholly 12 safe 11 wholly 14 depend 11 wholly 15 altogether 11 wholly 16 on 11 wholly 18 thing 11 wholly 19 . 12 safe 13 to 17 one 18 thing " she wouldn't take care to protect the corn that way and not do as much for other things . 1 " 3 wouldn't 2 she 3 wouldn't 3 wouldn't 7 protect 3 wouldn't 14 do 3 wouldn't 16 much 4 take 5 care 5 care 7 protect 6 to 7 protect 7 protect 9 corn 7 protect 11 way 7 protect 13 not 8 the 9 corn 10 that 11 way 11 way 12 and 15 as 16 much 16 much 17 for 16 much 18 other 18 other 19 things 18 other 20 . there must be [other] signs [,] [if] [i] [am] smart enough to find them . ["] 1 there 3 be 1 there 5 signs 2 must 3 be 5 signs 15 . 10 smart 11 enough 11 enough 12 to 12 to 13 find 13 find 14 them 14 them 15 . he lifted one black wing and began to set in order the feathers beneath it . 1 he 2 lifted 2 lifted 5 wing 3 one 5 wing 4 black 5 wing 5 wing 6 and 5 wing 7 began 5 wing 9 set 5 wing 11 order 5 wing 14 beneath 7 began 8 to 10 in 11 order 11 order 12 the 11 order 13 feathers 14 beneath 16 . 15 it 16 . suddenly he made a funny little hop straight up . 1 suddenly 7 hop 2 he 7 hop 3 made 4 a 3 made 7 hop 5 funny 6 little 5 funny 7 hop 7 hop 8 straight 7 hop 9 up 9 up 10 . " well , [i] [never] [!] " he exclaimed , as he spread his wings to regain his balance . 1 " 2 well 2 well 3 , 2 well 11 as 3 , 7 " 7 " 9 exclaimed 8 he 9 exclaimed 9 exclaimed 10 , 11 as 12 he 12 he 13 spread 13 spread 17 regain 14 his 15 wings 15 wings 17 regain 16 to 17 regain 17 regain 19 balance 18 his 19 balance 19 balance 20 . " [i] never did [!] ["] 1 " 4 did 3 never 4 did " is that so ? " piped a squeaky little voice . 1 " 2 is 1 " 9 squeaky 3 that 9 squeaky 4 so 9 squeaky 5 ? 6 " 5 ? 9 squeaky 7 piped 9 squeaky 8 a 9 squeaky 9 squeaky 10 little 9 squeaky 11 voice 11 voice 12 . what is it you never did ? " 1 what 2 is 1 what 3 it 1 what 4 you 1 what 6 did 1 what 7 ? 5 never 6 did 7 ? 8 " blacky looked down . 1 blacky 2 looked 1 blacky 4 . 2 looked 3 down peeping up at him from the brown grass were two bright little eyes . 1 peeping 3 at 1 peeping 4 him 1 peeping 5 from 1 peeping 6 the 1 peeping 7 brown 1 peeping 8 grass 2 up 3 at 6 the 7 brown 8 grass 11 bright 9 were 11 bright 10 two 11 bright 11 bright 12 little 11 bright 13 eyes 13 eyes 14 . " [hello] , [danny] [meadow] [mouse] ! " exclaimed [blacky] . 1 " 3 , 1 " 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 7 ! 11 . 8 " 9 exclaimed " [i] haven't [seen] [you] for a long time . 1 " 3 haven't 3 haven't 9 time 6 for 9 time 7 a 8 long 8 long 9 time 9 time 10 . i 've looked for you several times lately . " 1 i 2 've 2 've 8 lately 3 looked 8 lately 4 for 5 you 4 for 6 several 6 several 7 times 6 several 8 lately 8 lately 10 " 9 . 10 " " [i] don't doubt it . 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 doubt 4 doubt 5 it 5 it 6 . i don't doubt it at all , " [squeaked] [danny] . 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 doubt 3 doubt 4 it 3 doubt 11 . 4 it 6 all 5 at 6 all 7 , 8 " 7 , 11 . " you 'll never see me when you are looking for me . 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 'll 2 you 6 me 2 you 9 are 2 you 12 me 3 'll 4 never 3 'll 5 see 7 when 9 are 8 you 9 are 9 are 10 looking 10 looking 11 for 11 for 12 me 12 me 13 . that is , [you] [won't] if [i] can help it . 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 , 3 , 6 if 6 if 8 can 8 can 9 help 9 help 10 it 10 it 11 . you [won't] if [i] [see] you first . " 1 you 9 " 3 if 6 you 6 you 7 first 7 first 8 . 8 . 9 " blacky chuckled . 1 blacky 2 chuckled 2 chuckled 3 . he knew what [danny] meant . 1 he 2 knew 1 he 5 meant 2 knew 3 what 5 meant 6 . " [i] ['ve] [had] my breakfast , " said [blacky] , " and it isn't [dinner] time yet . " 1 " 8 " 5 my 6 breakfast 6 breakfast 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 11 , 11 , 12 " 11 , 19 . 12 " 15 isn't 13 and 14 it 14 it 15 isn't 15 isn't 18 yet 17 time 18 yet 19 . 20 " " what is it you never did ? " persisted [danny] , [in] [his] squeaky [voice] . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 is 2 what 4 it 2 what 5 you 2 what 7 did 2 what 8 ? 6 never 7 did 8 ? 9 " 9 " 10 persisted 10 persisted 12 , 12 , 15 squeaky 15 squeaky 17 . " that was just [an] [exclamation] , " explained [blacky] . 1 " 2 that 1 " 7 , 2 that 3 was 3 was 4 just 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 explained 9 explained 11 . " [i] made a discovery that surprised me so [i] exclaimed right out . " 1 " 11 exclaimed 3 made 5 discovery 4 a 5 discovery 5 discovery 6 that 5 discovery 7 surprised 5 discovery 8 me 5 discovery 9 so 5 discovery 11 exclaimed 11 exclaimed 12 right 11 exclaimed 14 . 12 right 13 out 14 . 15 " " what was it ? " demanded [danny] . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 was 2 what 4 it 2 what 5 ? 5 ? 6 " 6 " 7 demanded 7 demanded 9 . " it was that the feathers of my coat are coming in thicker than [i] ever knew them [to] [before] . 1 " 21 . 2 it 3 was 2 it 13 thicker 3 was 4 that 5 the 13 thicker 6 feathers 7 of 6 feathers 9 coat 8 my 9 coat 9 coat 13 thicker 10 are 11 coming 11 coming 12 in 11 coming 13 thicker 13 thicker 14 than 13 thicker 16 ever 13 thicker 17 knew 13 thicker 18 them 18 them 21 . i hadn't noticed it until [i] started to set them in order a minute ago . " 1 i 2 hadn't 2 hadn't 3 noticed 3 noticed 4 it 3 noticed 5 until 3 noticed 7 started 3 noticed 9 set 3 noticed 10 them 7 started 8 to 10 them 12 order 10 them 16 . 11 in 12 order 12 order 14 minute 13 a 14 minute 14 minute 15 ago 16 . 17 " he buried his bill in the feathers of his breast . 1 he 2 buried 2 buried 4 bill 3 his 4 bill 4 bill 7 feathers 5 in 6 the 6 the 7 feathers 7 feathers 8 of 7 feathers 10 breast 9 his 10 breast 10 breast 11 . there is a lot of down around the roots of them . 1 there 4 lot 2 is 3 a 3 a 4 lot 4 lot 5 of 4 lot 9 roots 4 lot 10 of 6 down 9 roots 7 around 9 roots 8 the 9 roots 10 of 11 them 11 them 12 . i am going to have the warmest coat [i] 've ever had . ["] 1 i 2 am 1 i 13 . 2 am 7 warmest 3 going 4 to 3 going 7 warmest 5 have 7 warmest 6 the 7 warmest 7 warmest 8 coat 7 warmest 10 've 7 warmest 11 ever 7 warmest 12 had " well , don't think you are the only one , " retorted [danny] . 1 " 2 well 1 " 4 don't 1 " 13 retorted 2 well 3 , 4 don't 5 think 4 don't 6 you 6 you 7 are 7 are 9 only 8 the 9 only 10 one 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 retorted 13 retorted 15 . i suppose you know what it means . " 1 i 2 suppose 1 i 4 know 3 you 4 know 4 know 5 what 5 what 7 means 6 it 7 means 7 means 8 . 8 . 9 " " you 'll find that everybody who doesn't go south or sleep all winter has a thicker coat than usual . 1 " 3 'll 2 you 3 'll 3 'll 4 find 3 'll 9 go 5 that 8 doesn't 6 everybody 7 who 6 everybody 8 doesn't 8 doesn't 9 go 9 go 12 sleep 10 south 11 or 10 south 12 sleep 12 sleep 17 thicker 12 sleep 21 . 13 all 14 winter 14 winter 17 thicker 15 has 16 a 15 has 17 thicker 17 thicker 18 coat 17 thicker 19 than 17 thicker 20 usual hello ! 1 hello 2 ! there is [old] [roughleg] [the] [hawk] ! 1 there 2 is 2 is 7 ! he has come extra early this year . 1 he 2 has 2 has 3 come 2 has 4 extra 4 extra 5 early 4 extra 7 year 6 this 7 year 7 year 8 . i think [i] 'll go [back] to warn [nanny] . " 1 i 2 think 1 i 4 'll 4 'll 5 go 5 go 7 to 7 to 8 warn 8 warn 10 . 10 . 11 " without another word [danny] [disappeared] [in] [the] [brown] [grass] [.] 1 without 3 word 2 another 3 word again [blacky] [chuckled] . 1 again 4 . " more signs , " said he to himself . 1 " 5 " 2 more 3 signs 3 signs 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 9 himself 6 said 10 . 7 he 9 himself 8 to 9 himself " more signs . 1 " 4 . 2 more 3 signs 3 signs 4 . there isn't a doubt that we are going to have a hard winter . 1 there 2 isn't 1 there 3 a 1 there 4 doubt 1 there 7 are 4 doubt 5 that 6 we 7 are 7 are 8 going 8 going 9 to 8 going 10 have 8 going 13 winter 10 have 11 a 12 hard 13 winter 13 winter 14 . i wonder if [i] can stand it [or] [if] [i] 'd better go a little way south , where it will be warmer . " 1 i 2 wonder 1 i 11 'd 2 wonder 3 if 3 if 5 can 5 can 6 stand 6 stand 7 it 11 'd 12 better 11 'd 13 go 13 go 17 south 14 a 15 little 15 little 16 way 16 way 17 south 17 south 18 , 17 south 23 warmer 19 where 23 warmer 20 it 23 warmer 21 will 22 be 21 will 23 warmer 23 warmer 24 . 24 . 25 " [chapter] [xvii] [:] [blacky] [watches] [a] [queer] [performance] this much to me is very clear : a thing not understood is queer . 1 this 2 much 1 this 5 is 2 much 3 to 3 to 4 me 5 is 6 very 6 very 7 clear 7 clear 12 understood 8 : 12 understood 9 a 10 thing 10 thing 12 understood 11 not 12 understood 12 understood 14 queer 13 is 14 queer 14 queer 15 . blacky [the] [crow] . 1 blacky 4 . blacky [the] [crow] may be right . 1 blacky 6 right 4 may 5 be 5 be 6 right 6 right 7 . again he may not be . 1 again 2 he 1 again 3 may 1 again 6 . 3 may 4 not 3 may 5 be if he is right [,] it will [account] [for] a lot [of] [the] queer people in the world . 1 if 2 he 2 he 11 lot 3 is 4 right 3 is 11 lot 4 right 10 a 6 it 7 will 6 it 10 a 11 lot 19 . 14 queer 18 world 15 people 18 world 16 in 18 world 17 the 18 world 18 world 19 . they are not understood , and so they are queer . 1 they 2 are 2 are 3 not 2 are 10 queer 4 understood 6 and 4 understood 10 queer 5 , 6 and 7 so 10 queer 8 they 9 are 9 are 10 queer 10 queer 11 . at least , that is what other people say , and never once think that perhaps they are the queer ones for not understanding . 1 at 2 least 1 at 13 once 2 least 3 , 2 least 4 that 2 least 6 what 4 that 5 is 7 other 8 people 8 people 9 say 9 say 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 never 12 never 13 once 13 once 24 understanding 14 think 15 that 14 think 16 perhaps 16 perhaps 24 understanding 17 they 18 are 18 are 20 queer 19 the 20 queer 20 queer 24 understanding 21 ones 24 understanding 22 for 24 understanding 23 not 24 understanding 24 understanding 25 . but [blacky] [isn't] [like] [those] [people] [who] [are] satisfied not to understand [and] to [think] [other] [people] [and] [things] [queer] . 1 but 9 satisfied 9 satisfied 21 . 10 not 11 to 10 not 12 understand 12 understand 14 to 14 to 21 . he does his best to understand . 1 he 2 does 2 does 6 understand 3 his 4 best 4 best 5 to 4 best 6 understand 6 understand 7 . he waits and watches and uses those sharp eyes of his and those quick wits of his until at last usually he does understand . 1 he 6 uses 2 waits 4 watches 3 and 4 watches 4 watches 6 uses 5 and 6 uses 6 uses 7 those 6 uses 15 wits 8 sharp 9 eyes 8 sharp 15 wits 10 of 15 wits 11 his 12 and 11 his 15 wits 13 those 15 wits 14 quick 15 wits 15 wits 17 his 15 wits 21 usually 16 of 17 his 18 until 20 last 18 until 21 usually 19 at 20 last 21 usually 23 does 21 usually 24 understand 22 he 23 does 24 understand 25 . long ago he discovered that many things are to be seen [on] [or] [beside] [the] [big] [river] [,] things not to be seen elsewhere . 1 long 2 ago 2 ago 4 discovered 3 he 4 discovered 4 discovered 5 that 4 discovered 7 things 6 many 7 things 7 things 8 are 7 things 23 seen 9 to 10 be 9 to 22 be 10 be 11 seen 19 things 22 be 20 not 22 be 21 to 22 be 22 be 23 seen 23 seen 24 elsewhere 24 elsewhere 25 . so there are few clays in which he does not get over there . 1 so 5 clays 2 there 5 clays 3 are 5 clays 4 few 5 clays 5 clays 6 in 5 clays 7 which 5 clays 8 he 5 clays 9 does 5 clays 10 not 5 clays 11 get 11 get 12 over 12 over 13 there 12 over 14 . more than once he had been shot at . 1 more 2 than 1 more 7 shot 3 once 7 shot 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 been 6 been 7 shot 7 shot 8 at 7 shot 9 . but he had learned by these experiences . 1 but 7 experiences 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 learned 4 learned 7 experiences 5 by 7 experiences 6 these 7 experiences 7 experiences 8 . oh , yes , [blacky] [had] [learned] . 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 3 yes 1 oh 4 , 4 , 8 . for one thing , he had learned to know a gun when he saw it . 1 for 2 one 2 one 3 thing 3 thing 16 . 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 had 6 had 7 learned 7 learned 8 to 7 learned 9 know 7 learned 11 gun 7 learned 12 when 10 a 11 gun 12 when 14 saw 13 he 14 saw 14 saw 15 it 15 it 16 . blacky looked sharply for a terrible gun . 1 blacky 3 sharply 2 looked 3 sharply 3 sharply 4 for 3 sharply 7 gun 3 sharply 8 . 4 for 5 a 6 terrible 7 gun but the man had none with him and therefore was not to be feared . 1 but 2 the 2 the 3 man 3 man 14 feared 4 had 14 feared 5 none 9 therefore 6 with 7 him 6 with 9 therefore 8 and 9 therefore 9 therefore 11 not 9 therefore 14 feared 10 was 11 not 12 to 13 be 13 be 14 feared 14 feared 15 . blacky boldly drew near until he was able to see what the man was doing . 1 blacky 2 boldly 2 boldly 3 drew 2 boldly 5 until 2 boldly 8 able 3 drew 4 near 5 until 6 he 5 until 7 was 8 able 9 to 9 to 10 see 10 see 11 what 11 what 15 doing 12 the 13 man 13 man 15 doing 14 was 15 doing 15 doing 16 . then [blacky] ['s] [eyes] stretched [their] [widest] and he [almost] [cawed] [right] [out] with surprise . 1 then 5 stretched 5 stretched 15 surprise 8 and 9 he 8 and 14 with 14 with 15 surprise 15 surprise 16 . the man was taking yellow corn from a bag , a handful at a time , and throwing it out in the water . 1 the 2 man 2 man 12 handful 3 was 4 taking 4 taking 6 corn 5 yellow 6 corn 6 corn 12 handful 7 from 12 handful 8 a 12 handful 9 bag 12 handful 10 , 11 a 11 a 12 handful 12 handful 15 time 12 handful 18 throwing 13 at 15 time 14 a 15 time 16 , 17 and 16 , 18 throwing 18 throwing 20 out 18 throwing 23 water 19 it 20 out 21 in 23 water 22 the 23 water 23 water 24 . yes , [sir] [,] that is what he was doing , scattering nice yellow corn among the rushes and wild rice in the water ! 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 6 is 5 that 6 is 6 is 12 scattering 7 what 10 doing 8 he 9 was 9 was 10 doing 10 doing 12 scattering 11 , 12 scattering 12 scattering 13 nice 12 scattering 14 yellow 12 scattering 15 corn 12 scattering 18 rushes 12 scattering 22 in 12 scattering 24 water 16 among 17 the 16 among 18 rushes 18 rushes 19 and 18 rushes 21 rice 19 and 20 wild 23 the 24 water 24 water 25 ! " that 's a [queer] performance , " muttered [blacky] , as he watched . 1 " 3 's 2 that 3 's 3 's 6 performance 4 a 6 performance 6 performance 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 muttered 9 muttered 11 , 11 , 13 he 12 as 13 he 13 he 14 watched 14 watched 15 . " what is he throwing perfectly good corn out in the water for ? 1 " 2 what 1 " 5 throwing 2 what 3 is 2 what 4 he 5 throwing 6 perfectly 5 throwing 7 good 5 throwing 8 corn 5 throwing 9 out 5 throwing 12 water 10 in 12 water 11 the 12 water 12 water 13 for 13 for 14 ? he isn't planting it , for this isn't the planting season . 1 he 3 planting 2 isn't 3 planting 3 planting 4 it 3 planting 6 for 3 planting 7 this 3 planting 11 season 5 , 6 for 8 isn't 10 planting 9 the 10 planting 10 planting 11 season 11 season 12 . besides , it wouldn't grow in the water , anyway . 1 besides 2 , 1 besides 4 wouldn't 3 it 4 wouldn't 4 wouldn't 10 anyway 5 grow 10 anyway 6 in 8 water 7 the 8 water 8 water 10 anyway 9 , 10 anyway 10 anyway 11 . it is a shame to waste nice corn like that . 1 it 2 is 1 it 9 like 2 is 3 a 3 a 4 shame 4 shame 8 corn 5 to 6 waste 6 waste 8 corn 7 nice 8 corn 9 like 10 that 9 like 11 . what is he doing it for ? " 1 what 2 is 1 what 4 doing 3 he 4 doing 4 doing 5 it 4 doing 6 for 4 doing 7 ? 7 ? 8 " blacky flew over to a tree some distance away and alighted in the top of it to watch the queer performance . 1 blacky 2 flew 2 flew 3 over 2 flew 4 to 2 flew 6 tree 2 flew 8 distance 4 to 5 a 7 some 8 distance 8 distance 9 away 8 distance 11 alighted 8 distance 18 watch 10 and 11 alighted 12 in 13 the 13 the 14 top 14 top 15 of 15 of 16 it 16 it 17 to 17 to 18 watch 18 watch 21 performance 19 the 21 performance 20 queer 21 performance 21 performance 22 . you know [blacky] [has] [very] [keen] [eyes] [and] [he] [can] [see] a long distance . 1 you 2 know 2 know 15 . 12 a 13 long 12 a 14 distance 14 distance 15 . for a [while] [the] man continued [to] scatter [corn] and [blacky] continued [to] wonder what he was doing it [for] . 1 for 2 a 1 for 8 scatter 2 a 5 man 5 man 6 continued 8 scatter 10 and 10 and 12 continued 12 continued 21 . 14 wonder 15 what 15 what 18 doing 16 he 17 was 17 was 18 doing 18 doing 19 it 19 it 21 . at last the man went away in a boat . 1 at 2 last 1 at 3 the 3 the 4 man 3 the 9 boat 5 went 6 away 5 went 9 boat 7 in 8 a 7 in 9 boat 8 a 9 boat 9 boat 10 . blacky watched him until he was out of sight . 1 blacky 2 watched 2 watched 3 him 2 watched 4 until 2 watched 9 sight 5 he 6 was 5 he 7 out 7 out 8 of 7 out 9 sight 9 sight 10 . he could see some of the yellow grains on the bottom . 1 he 2 could 2 could 8 grains 3 see 8 grains 4 some 8 grains 5 of 8 grains 6 the 8 grains 7 yellow 8 grains 8 grains 9 on 8 grains 11 bottom 9 on 10 the 10 the 11 bottom 11 bottom 12 . presently he saw something else . 1 presently 2 he 2 he 3 saw 3 saw 4 something 4 something 5 else 5 else 6 . " [ha] ! " exclaimed [blacky] . 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 3 ! 7 . 4 " 5 exclaimed [chapter] [xviii] [:] [blacky] [becomes] [very] [suspicious] of [things] you [do] [not] [understand] , [beware] [!] 1 of 7 , 3 you 7 , they may be wholly harmless but [beware] [!] 1 they 2 may 2 may 3 be 2 may 5 harmless 3 be 4 wholly 5 harmless 6 but you ['ll] [find] [the] older that [you] grow [that] [only] [things] [and] folks you know [are] [fully] [to] [be] [trusted] , so [beware] [!] 1 you 22 so 5 older 6 that 5 older 8 grow 8 grow 13 folks 8 grow 21 , 13 folks 15 know 14 you 15 know 21 , 22 so blacky [the] [crow] . 1 blacky 4 . that is one of [blacky] ['s] wise sayings [,] and he [lives] [up] to it . 1 that 2 is 1 that 7 wise 2 is 3 one 3 one 4 of 7 wise 8 sayings 8 sayings 16 . 10 and 11 he 10 and 15 it 11 he 14 to 15 it 16 . he seldom gets into any real trouble because he first makes sure there is no trouble to get into . 1 he 3 gets 2 seldom 3 gets 3 gets 7 trouble 3 gets 8 because 3 gets 10 first 3 gets 11 makes 3 gets 15 no 3 gets 16 trouble 3 gets 19 into 4 into 7 trouble 5 any 7 trouble 6 real 7 trouble 8 because 9 he 12 sure 13 there 13 there 14 is 13 there 15 no 17 to 18 get 18 get 19 into 19 into 20 . when he discovers something he does not understand , he is at once distrustful of it . 1 when 2 he 1 when 3 discovers 3 discovers 4 something 3 discovers 6 does 3 discovers 8 understand 5 he 6 does 6 does 7 not 8 understand 14 distrustful 9 , 10 he 10 he 14 distrustful 11 is 14 distrustful 12 at 13 once 13 once 14 distrustful 14 distrustful 15 of 14 distrustful 16 it 14 distrustful 17 . 16 it 17 . as he watched [a] [man] [scattering] yellow [corn] in [the] [water] from the shore of the [big] [river] he at once became suspicious . 1 as 2 he 2 he 3 watched 3 watched 7 yellow 7 yellow 24 . 9 in 14 shore 12 from 13 the 13 the 14 shore 14 shore 15 of 14 shore 23 suspicious 15 of 16 the 19 he 23 suspicious 20 at 21 once 21 once 23 suspicious 22 became 23 suspicious 23 suspicious 24 . what was it [blacky] [had] [discovered] ? 1 what 2 was 1 what 3 it 1 what 7 ? only a few feathers . 1 only 3 few 2 a 3 few 3 few 4 feathers 4 feathers 5 . no one [with] [eyes] less [sharp] [than] [blacky] ['s] would have noticed them . 1 no 2 one 1 no 5 less 5 less 14 . 10 would 11 have 11 have 12 noticed 12 noticed 13 them 13 them 14 . and few would have given them a thought if they had noticed them . 1 and 13 them 2 few 5 given 3 would 4 have 4 have 5 given 5 given 6 them 5 given 7 a 5 given 13 them 8 thought 12 noticed 9 if 10 they 9 if 11 had 11 had 12 noticed 12 noticed 13 them 13 them 14 . but [blacky] [knew] [right] [away] that [those] were [feathers] [from] a [duck] . 1 but 6 that 6 that 11 a 8 were 11 a 11 a 13 . " [ha] ! " exclaimed [blacky] . 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 3 ! 7 . 4 " 5 exclaimed " [mr] and [mrs] . quack or some of their relatives have been here . 1 " 15 . 3 and 5 . 5 . 6 quack 6 quack 11 relatives 7 or 11 relatives 8 some 11 relatives 9 of 11 relatives 10 their 11 relatives 11 relatives 13 been 11 relatives 14 here 11 relatives 15 . 12 have 13 been it is [just] the [kind] of a place [ducks] like [.] 1 it 2 is 1 it 10 like 2 is 8 place 4 the 6 of 4 the 8 place 6 of 7 a also [some] [ducks] [like] [corn] . 1 also 6 . if they should come back here and find this corn , they would have a feast , and they would be sure to come again . 1 if 2 they 1 if 3 should 3 should 4 come 3 should 8 find 4 come 5 back 4 come 6 here 4 come 7 and 8 find 10 corn 9 this 10 corn 10 corn 16 feast 11 , 12 they 12 they 13 would 13 would 14 have 14 have 16 feast 15 a 16 feast 16 feast 22 sure 17 , 18 and 18 and 19 they 19 they 20 would 20 would 21 be 21 be 22 sure 22 sure 24 come 23 to 24 come 24 come 25 again 25 again 26 . that man who scattered the corn here didn't have a terrible gun , but that doesn't mean that he isn't a hunter . 1 that 12 gun 2 man 3 who 2 man 6 corn 4 scattered 5 the 4 scattered 6 corn 6 corn 7 here 6 corn 12 gun 8 didn't 9 have 8 didn't 12 gun 10 a 12 gun 11 terrible 12 gun 12 gun 16 doesn't 12 gun 22 hunter 12 gun 23 . 13 , 14 but 14 but 16 doesn't 15 that 16 doesn't 16 doesn't 17 mean 18 that 19 he 18 that 22 hunter 20 isn't 22 hunter 21 a 22 hunter he may come back again , and then he may have a terrible gun . 1 he 4 back 2 may 3 come 3 come 4 back 4 back 5 again 5 again 7 and 5 again 10 may 5 again 14 gun 5 again 15 . 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 then 8 then 9 he 10 may 11 have 12 a 14 gun 13 terrible 14 gun i 'm suspicious of that man . 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 suspicious 3 suspicious 4 of 3 suspicious 5 that 3 suspicious 6 man 3 suspicious 7 . 6 man 7 . i am so . 1 i 2 am 2 am 3 so 2 am 4 . i believe [he] [put] that [corn] [here] [for] [ducks] [and] [i] [don't] [believe] he did it out of the kindness of his heart . 1 i 2 believe 2 believe 5 that 5 that 14 he 14 he 15 did 15 did 16 it 16 it 24 . 17 out 18 of 17 out 19 the 19 the 20 kindness 20 kindness 21 of 21 of 22 his 22 his 23 heart 23 heart 24 . but it [wasn't] [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 1 but 2 it 2 it 6 's 6 's 7 boy 7 boy 8 . i don't like the looks of it . 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 like 3 like 5 looks 4 the 5 looks 5 looks 6 of 6 of 7 it 7 it 8 . i don't [indeed] . 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 4 . i 'll keep watch of this place and see what happens . ["] 1 i 2 'll 1 i 12 . 2 'll 3 keep 3 keep 4 watch 4 watch 11 happens 5 of 6 this 6 this 7 place 6 this 11 happens 8 and 11 happens 9 see 11 happens 10 what 11 happens he didn't like the looks of it at all . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 like 2 didn't 5 looks 4 the 5 looks 5 looks 7 it 5 looks 8 at 6 of 7 it 8 at 9 all 9 all 10 . " [i] ['ll] warn [the] [quacks] to keep away from [there] . 1 " 12 . 4 warn 7 to 4 warn 12 . 7 to 8 keep 8 keep 10 from 9 away 10 from i 'll do it the very first thing in the morning , " he muttered , as he prepared to go to sleep . 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 do 2 'll 21 go 3 do 4 it 3 do 8 thing 5 the 7 first 6 very 7 first 7 first 8 thing 9 in 11 morning 10 the 11 morning 11 morning 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 15 muttered 14 he 15 muttered 15 muttered 16 , 16 , 18 he 17 as 18 he 18 he 19 prepared 19 prepared 20 to 20 to 21 go 21 go 23 sleep 22 to 23 sleep 23 sleep 24 . " if they have any sense at all , they will stay in the pond [of] [paddy] [the] [beaver] . 1 " 20 . 2 if 12 stay 3 they 4 have 4 have 6 sense 5 any 6 sense 6 sense 8 all 6 sense 10 they 6 sense 12 stay 7 at 8 all 9 , 10 they 11 will 12 stay 12 stay 15 pond 13 in 14 the 14 the 15 pond 15 pond 20 . it may be all right , but [i] don't like the looks of it . " 1 it 3 be 1 it 5 right 2 may 3 be 4 all 5 right 5 right 6 , 6 , 7 but 7 but 9 don't 9 don't 10 like 10 like 12 looks 11 the 12 looks 12 looks 13 of 13 of 14 it 14 it 15 . 15 . 16 " and [still] [full] [of] suspicions [,] [blacky] went to sleep . 1 and 10 sleep 5 suspicions 10 sleep 8 went 9 to 8 went 10 sleep 9 to 10 sleep 10 sleep 11 . [chapter] [xix] [:] [blacky] [makes] [more] [discoveries] little [things] [you] [fail] [to] [see] [may] important prove to be . 1 little 8 important 8 important 12 . 9 prove 10 to 10 to 11 be 11 be 12 . blacky [the] [crow] . 1 blacky 4 . one of the secrets of [blacky] 's success in life is the fact that he never fails to take note of little things . 1 one 2 of 1 one 17 fails 2 of 3 the 3 the 4 secrets 4 secrets 5 of 4 secrets 8 success 7 's 8 success 9 in 10 life 9 in 12 the 10 life 11 is 12 the 13 fact 13 fact 17 fails 14 that 17 fails 15 he 17 fails 16 never 17 fails 17 fails 19 take 17 fails 20 note 17 fails 22 little 17 fails 23 things 18 to 19 take 20 note 21 of 23 things 24 . long ago he learned that little things which in themselves seem harmless and not worth noticing may together prove the most important things in life . 1 long 2 ago 2 ago 4 learned 3 he 4 learned 4 learned 5 that 4 learned 7 things 4 learned 10 themselves 6 little 7 things 8 which 10 themselves 9 in 10 themselves 10 themselves 16 noticing 11 seem 16 noticing 12 harmless 13 and 12 harmless 16 noticing 14 not 15 worth 15 worth 16 noticing 16 noticing 17 may 16 noticing 18 together 16 noticing 19 prove 16 noticing 22 important 20 the 21 most 21 most 22 important 22 important 23 things 22 important 25 life 22 important 26 . 24 in 25 life so , no matter how unimportant a thing may appear [,] [blacky] [examines] it closely with [those] sharp eyes of his and remembers [it] . 1 so 2 , 1 so 6 unimportant 3 no 4 matter 4 matter 6 unimportant 5 how 6 unimportant 6 unimportant 8 thing 6 unimportant 9 may 6 unimportant 10 appear 7 a 8 thing 10 appear 14 it 14 it 25 . 15 closely 16 with 15 closely 23 remembers 18 sharp 19 eyes 18 sharp 23 remembers 19 eyes 22 and 20 of 21 his 21 his 22 and 23 remembers 25 . then he got some breakfast . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 got 3 got 5 breakfast 4 some 5 breakfast 5 breakfast 6 . he ate it in a hurry [and] flew straight over to the [big] [river] [to] [the] place where he had seen that yellow corn scattered . 1 he 2 ate 2 ate 3 it 3 it 17 place 4 in 6 hurry 4 in 17 place 5 a 6 hurry 6 hurry 8 flew 8 flew 9 straight 9 straight 10 over 10 over 12 the 11 to 12 the 17 place 18 where 17 place 25 scattered 17 place 26 . 19 he 20 had 20 had 21 seen 21 seen 25 scattered 22 that 23 yellow 23 yellow 24 corn 24 corn 25 scattered they seemed quite contented and in the best of spirits . 1 they 4 contented 2 seemed 4 contented 3 quite 4 contented 4 contented 5 and 4 contented 10 spirits 4 contented 11 . 6 in 7 the 6 in 10 spirits 7 the 8 best 8 best 9 of 10 spirits 11 . blacky guessed why . 1 blacky 2 guessed 2 guessed 3 why 3 why 4 . not a single grain of that yellow corn could [blacky] see . 1 not 3 single 2 a 3 single 3 single 8 corn 3 single 9 could 3 single 12 . 4 grain 5 of 4 grain 8 corn 5 of 6 that 6 that 7 yellow 9 could 11 see he knew the ways [of] [dusky] and his relatives . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 4 ways 3 the 4 ways 4 ways 9 relatives 7 and 8 his 8 his 9 relatives 9 relatives 10 . he [knew] [that] [they] must [have] [come] [in] [there] just at dusk the night before and [at] once had [found] [that] [corn] . 1 he 5 must 1 he 19 had 5 must 18 once 10 just 11 at 11 at 12 dusk 11 at 18 once 12 dusk 14 night 13 the 14 night 14 night 15 before 14 night 16 and 19 had 23 . dusky [looked] [up] [as] [blacky] flew [over] him , [but] [blacky] said nothing , and [dusky] said nothing . 1 dusky 6 flew 6 flew 8 him 8 him 19 . 9 , 15 and 9 , 17 said 12 said 13 nothing 12 said 14 , 14 , 15 and 17 said 18 nothing 17 said 19 . but [if] [blacky] [didn't] [use] [his] tongue , he did [use] [his] [eyes] . 1 but 10 did 7 tongue 8 , 8 , 9 he 9 he 10 did 10 did 14 . mixed in with them were a lot of the brown rushes . 1 mixed 2 in 1 mixed 3 with 1 mixed 4 them 1 mixed 5 were 1 mixed 7 lot 6 a 7 lot 7 lot 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 brown 10 brown 11 rushes 11 rushes 12 . they looked very harmless and innocent . 1 they 2 looked 2 looked 4 harmless 3 very 4 harmless 4 harmless 7 . 5 and 6 innocent 6 innocent 7 . but [blacky] [knew] [every] [foot] [of] [that] [shore] [along] the [big] [river] , and he knew that those bushes hadn't been there during [the] [summer] . 1 but 10 the 10 the 26 . 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 he 14 and 19 bushes 15 he 16 knew 16 knew 17 that 18 those 19 bushes 19 bushes 20 hadn't 19 bushes 23 during 20 hadn't 21 been 21 been 22 there 23 during 26 . he knew that they hadn't grown there . 1 he 2 knew 1 he 5 hadn't 2 knew 3 that 4 they 5 hadn't 5 hadn't 6 grown 5 hadn't 7 there 7 there 8 . he flew directly over them . 1 he 2 flew 2 flew 3 directly 2 flew 4 over 4 over 5 them 5 them 6 . just back of them were a couple of logs . 1 just 2 back 2 back 10 . 3 of 4 them 3 of 9 logs 4 them 9 logs 5 were 7 couple 6 a 7 couple 7 couple 8 of 7 couple 9 logs 9 logs 10 . those logs hadn't been there when he passed that way a few days before . 1 those 2 logs 1 those 13 days 2 logs 3 hadn't 2 logs 5 there 2 logs 8 passed 3 hadn't 4 been 6 when 7 he 6 when 8 passed 8 passed 10 way 9 that 10 way 10 way 11 a 12 few 13 days 13 days 14 before 14 before 15 . he was sure of it . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 sure 3 sure 4 of 3 sure 5 it 5 it 6 . " [ha] ! " exclaimed [blacky] [under] [his] [breath] . 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 3 ! 10 . 4 " 5 exclaimed " those look to me as if they might be very handy , very handy indeed , for a hunter to sit on . 1 " 24 . 2 those 3 look 3 look 5 me 3 look 6 as 4 to 5 me 6 as 7 if 6 as 8 they 8 they 9 might 9 might 10 be 9 might 15 handy 11 very 15 handy 12 handy 15 handy 13 , 14 very 14 very 15 handy 15 handy 16 indeed 15 handy 18 for 15 handy 20 hunter 15 handy 24 . 17 , 18 for 19 a 20 hunter 20 hunter 22 sit 21 to 22 sit 22 sit 23 on it doesn't look right to me . 1 it 2 doesn't 2 doesn't 3 look 2 doesn't 4 right 2 doesn't 6 me 5 to 6 me 6 me 7 . no [,] [sir] [,] [it] [doesn't] [look] right to [me] [.] 1 no 8 right 8 right 9 to i think [i] 'll keep an eye on [this] place . " 1 i 2 think 1 i 4 'll 4 'll 5 keep 5 keep 7 eye 5 keep 10 place 6 an 7 eye 7 eye 8 on 10 place 11 . 11 . 12 " so [blacky] [came] [back] [to] [the] [big] [river] [several] [times] that day . 1 so 11 that 11 that 12 day 12 day 13 . the [second] [time] [back] he found that [dusky] [the] [black] [duck] [and] his relatives [had] [left] . 1 the 17 . 5 he 6 found 5 he 13 his 6 found 7 that 13 his 14 relatives 14 relatives 17 . and as before , he went away in a boat . 1 and 6 went 2 as 3 before 2 as 5 he 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 went 6 went 7 away 6 went 10 boat 8 in 9 a 8 in 10 boat 9 a 10 boat 10 boat 11 . " [i] don't like it , " muttered [blacky] , shaking his black head . 1 " 3 don't 1 " 8 muttered 3 don't 4 like 5 it 6 , 6 , 8 muttered 7 " 8 muttered 8 muttered 11 shaking 8 muttered 15 . 10 , 11 shaking 11 shaking 14 head 12 his 14 head 13 black 14 head " [i] don't like it . " 1 " 3 don't 1 " 7 " 3 don't 4 like 5 it 6 . 6 . 7 " [chapter] [xx] [:] [blacky] [drops] [a] [hint] when you see [another] ['s] danger [warn] him [though] he [be] a stranger . 1 when 2 you 2 you 3 see 3 see 6 danger 6 danger 14 . 8 him 10 he 8 him 14 . 10 he 12 a 12 a 13 stranger blacky [the] [crow] . 1 blacky 4 . sometimes [blacky] [watched] [from] a distance , and sometimes he flew right over the man . 1 sometimes 9 sometimes 5 a 6 distance 6 distance 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 sometimes 9 sometimes 10 he 10 he 11 flew 11 flew 12 right 11 flew 13 over 11 flew 14 the 14 the 15 man 15 man 16 . but never once did the man have a gun with him . 1 but 2 never 1 but 4 did 2 never 3 once 4 did 11 him 5 the 6 man 6 man 9 gun 7 have 8 a 8 a 9 gun 9 gun 11 him 10 with 11 him 11 him 12 . that man may be fooling them , but he isn't fooling me . 1 that 11 fooling 2 man 11 fooling 3 may 4 be 3 may 11 fooling 5 fooling 6 them 5 fooling 8 but 5 fooling 9 he 5 fooling 10 isn't 5 fooling 11 fooling 6 them 7 , 11 fooling 12 me 11 fooling 13 . not a bit of it . 1 not 3 bit 2 a 3 bit 3 bit 4 of 3 bit 5 it 3 bit 6 . he hasn't had a gun with him once [when] [i] have seen him , but just the same he is a hunter . 1 he 2 hasn't 2 hasn't 5 gun 3 had 5 gun 4 a 5 gun 5 gun 7 him 5 gun 8 once 6 with 7 him 8 once 22 hunter 8 once 23 . 11 have 12 seen 12 seen 22 hunter 13 him 14 , 14 , 15 but 15 but 16 just 16 just 18 same 16 just 22 hunter 17 the 18 same 19 he 20 is 20 is 21 a 21 a 22 hunter i feel it in my bones . 1 i 2 feel 2 feel 3 it 3 it 7 . 4 in 5 my 5 my 6 bones 6 bones 7 . he knows [those] silly [ducks] [come] [in] [here] [every] [night] [for] that [corn] he puts out . 1 he 2 knows 2 knows 4 silly 4 silly 12 that 12 that 14 he 14 he 15 puts 15 puts 16 out 15 puts 17 . then he will hide behind those bushes he has placed close to the edge of the water and wait for them with his terrible gun . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 will 3 will 19 wait 4 hide 7 bushes 5 behind 7 bushes 6 those 7 bushes 7 bushes 9 has 7 bushes 10 placed 7 bushes 11 close 7 bushes 14 edge 8 he 9 has 12 to 13 the 13 the 14 edge 14 edge 15 of 14 edge 16 the 14 edge 17 water 14 edge 19 wait 17 water 18 and 19 wait 20 for 19 wait 25 gun 20 for 21 them 22 with 25 gun 23 his 25 gun 24 terrible 25 gun 25 gun 26 . that is [what] he [will] [do] , [or] my name [isn't] [blacky] . " 1 that 2 is 1 that 13 . 2 is 7 , 2 is 10 name 4 he 7 , 9 my 10 name 13 . 14 " finally [blacky] decided to [drop] a hint to [dusky] the [black] [duck] . 1 finally 3 decided 1 finally 13 . 3 decided 6 a 4 to 6 a 7 hint 10 the 7 hint 13 . 8 to 10 the so the next morning he stopped for a call . 1 so 4 morning 2 the 3 next 3 next 4 morning 4 morning 6 stopped 4 morning 9 call 4 morning 10 . 5 he 6 stopped 6 stopped 7 for 7 for 8 a " good morning , " said he , as [dusky] swam [in] [just] in front of him . 1 " 2 good 2 good 3 morning 3 morning 6 said 4 , 6 said 5 " 6 said 6 said 7 he 6 said 18 . 8 , 9 as 9 as 11 swam 11 swam 15 front 14 in 15 front 15 front 16 of 15 front 17 him 17 him 18 . " [i] [hope] you are feeling [as] [fine] [as] you look . ["] 1 " 4 you 1 " 10 you 4 you 5 are 5 are 6 feeling 10 you 11 look 11 look 12 . " quack , quack , " replied [dusky] . 1 " 2 quack 2 quack 3 , 2 quack 4 quack 4 quack 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 replied 7 replied 9 . " [when] [blacky] [the] [crow] [flatters] , he hopes to gain [something] . 1 " 13 . 7 , 8 he 7 , 13 . 8 he 9 hopes 9 hopes 11 gain 10 to 11 gain what is it this time ? " 1 what 2 is 1 what 3 it 1 what 6 ? 4 this 5 time 4 this 6 ? 6 ? 7 " " [not] a [thing] , " replied [blacky] . 1 " 7 replied 3 a 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 replied 7 replied 9 . " on my honor , not a thing . 1 " 4 honor 2 on 4 honor 3 my 4 honor 4 honor 5 , 4 honor 6 not 4 honor 8 thing 4 honor 9 . 5 , 6 not 7 a 8 thing what is it ? " 1 what 2 is 2 is 4 ? 3 it 4 ? 4 ? 5 " " [corn] , " [replied] [dusky] [in] a low [voice] , as if [afraid] some one [might] [overhear] him . 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 8 a 8 a 9 low 8 a 12 as 8 a 20 . 9 low 11 , 12 as 13 if 13 if 15 some 15 some 16 one 19 him 20 . " [nice] yellow corn . " 1 " 6 " 3 yellow 4 corn 4 corn 5 . 5 . 6 " " corn [!] ["] [exclaimed] [blacky] , as if very much astonished . 1 " 13 . 2 corn 7 , 2 corn 13 . 7 , 8 as 8 as 9 if 8 as 11 much 10 very 11 much 11 much 12 astonished " how does corn happen to be way over here in the water ? " 1 " 2 how 2 how 3 does 3 does 4 corn 3 does 14 ? 4 corn 5 happen 4 corn 8 way 4 corn 9 over 4 corn 10 here 4 corn 13 water 5 happen 6 to 6 to 7 be 11 in 13 water 12 the 13 water 14 ? 15 " dusky shook his head . 1 dusky 2 shook 2 shook 4 head 3 his 4 head 4 head 5 . " don't ask me , for [i] can't tell you , " said he . 1 " 2 don't 1 " 11 , 2 don't 3 ask 3 ask 4 me 3 ask 6 for 3 ask 10 you 4 me 5 , 8 can't 9 tell 9 tell 10 you 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 said 13 said 14 he 14 he 15 . " [i] [haven't] [the] [least] idea . 1 " 6 idea 6 idea 7 . all [i] [know] [is] that every evening when we arrive , we find it here . 1 all 5 that 5 that 10 arrive 6 every 10 arrive 7 evening 10 arrive 8 when 10 arrive 9 we 10 arrive 10 arrive 12 we 10 arrive 13 find 10 arrive 15 here 10 arrive 16 . 11 , 12 we 13 find 14 it how it gets here , [i] don't [know] , and [furthermore] [i] don't care . 1 how 2 it 2 it 3 gets 3 gets 4 here 4 here 5 , 5 , 7 don't 7 don't 14 care 9 , 10 and 9 , 13 don't 13 don't 14 care 14 care 15 . it is enough for me that it is here . " 1 it 2 is 1 it 8 is 2 is 3 enough 3 enough 4 for 4 for 5 me 6 that 8 is 7 it 8 is 8 is 9 here 9 here 11 " 10 . 11 " " [i] ['ve] [seen] a [man] over here [every] [afternoon] , " said [blacky] . 1 " 5 a 5 a 12 " 7 over 8 here 8 here 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 said 13 said 15 . " [i] thought he might be a hunter . " 1 " 10 " 3 thought 5 might 4 he 5 might 5 might 6 be 6 be 7 a 7 a 10 " 8 hunter 9 . 9 . 10 " " did he [have] [a] [terrible] [gun] ? " asked [dusky] suspiciously . 1 " 10 asked 2 did 3 he 2 did 8 ? 8 ? 9 " 8 ? 10 asked 10 asked 13 . 12 suspiciously 13 . " [no-o] , " replied [blacky] . 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 replied 5 replied 7 . " then he isn't a hunter , " declared [dusky] [,] [looking] [much] [relieved] . 1 " 4 isn't 1 " 9 declared 2 then 3 he 3 he 4 isn't 5 a 6 hunter 6 hunter 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 declared 9 declared 15 . " he could hide behind these bushes , [you] [know] . " 1 " 12 " 2 he 3 could 3 could 4 hide 4 hide 7 bushes 5 behind 7 bushes 6 these 7 bushes 7 bushes 8 , 8 , 12 " 11 . 12 " " nonsense , " retorted [dusky] [,] tossing his head . 1 " 2 nonsense 2 nonsense 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 retorted 5 retorted 8 tossing 8 tossing 11 . 9 his 10 head 10 head 11 . " there hasn't been a sign of danger here since we have been here . 1 " 3 hasn't 2 there 3 hasn't 3 hasn't 4 been 3 hasn't 6 sign 3 hasn't 9 here 3 hasn't 10 since 3 hasn't 13 been 3 hasn't 14 here 5 a 6 sign 6 sign 8 danger 7 of 8 danger 11 we 12 have 12 have 13 been 14 here 15 . i know [you] , [blacky] ; you are jealous [because] we find plenty to eat here , and you [find] [nothing] . 1 i 2 know 1 i 19 you 2 know 4 , 4 , 18 and 6 ; 8 are 7 you 8 are 8 are 9 jealous 9 jealous 13 plenty 11 we 12 find 12 find 13 plenty 13 plenty 15 eat 13 plenty 16 here 14 to 15 eat 16 here 17 , 17 , 18 and 19 you 22 . you are trying to scare us . 1 you 2 are 2 are 3 trying 3 trying 4 to 3 trying 5 scare 5 scare 6 us 6 us 7 . but [i] ['ll] [tell] [you] [right] now , you can't scare [us] away from [such] [splendid] [eating] [as] [we] [have] [had] here . 1 but 7 now 7 now 8 , 7 now 9 you 9 you 10 can't 10 can't 11 scare 11 scare 23 . 13 away 14 from 13 away 23 . 14 from 22 here so there [!] ["] 1 so 2 there [chapter] [xxi] [:] [at] [last] [blacky] [is] [sure] who [for] [another] [conquers] [fear] [is] [truly] brave , it is [most] [clear] [.] 1 who 11 is 8 brave 9 , 8 brave 10 it 10 it 11 is blacky [the] [crow] . 1 blacky 4 . it was [late] in [the] afternoon , and [blacky] the [crow] was on [his] [way] to the [green] [forest] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 12 was 2 was 4 in 4 in 10 the 6 afternoon 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 the 12 was 13 on 13 on 17 the 13 on 20 . 16 to 17 the as usual , he went around [by] [the] [big] [river] to see [if] that [man] was [scattering] [corn] [for] the [ducks] . 1 as 2 usual 2 usual 3 , 2 usual 5 went 4 he 5 went 5 went 6 around 5 went 11 to 11 to 12 see 12 see 14 that 14 that 16 was 16 was 20 the 20 the 22 . he wasn't there . 1 he 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 there 3 there 4 . no one was to be seen [along] the bank [of] [the] [big] [river] . 1 no 2 one 1 no 14 . 2 one 3 was 4 to 5 be 4 to 8 the 5 be 6 seen 8 the 9 bank 9 bank 14 . " he hasn't [come] [to-day] , [or] [else] he came [early] and [has] [left] , " thought [blacky] . 1 " 2 he 1 " 3 hasn't 3 hasn't 6 , 3 hasn't 19 . 6 , 9 he 9 he 10 came 10 came 12 and 15 , 16 " 15 , 19 . 16 " 17 thought what was it [blacky] [saw] ? 1 what 2 was 1 what 3 it 1 what 6 ? it was a boat [coming] down the [big] [river] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 10 . 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 boat 4 boat 6 down 6 down 7 the blacky sat still and watched . 1 blacky 5 watched 1 blacky 6 . 2 sat 3 still 2 sat 5 watched 4 and 5 watched presently the boat turned in among the rushes , and a moment later a man stepped out on the shore . 1 presently 3 boat 2 the 3 boat 3 boat 8 rushes 4 turned 8 rushes 5 in 8 rushes 6 among 7 the 6 among 8 rushes 8 rushes 10 and 8 rushes 13 later 8 rushes 20 shore 9 , 10 and 11 a 12 moment 12 moment 13 later 13 later 16 stepped 14 a 15 man 15 man 16 stepped 16 stepped 17 out 18 on 19 the 19 the 20 shore 20 shore 21 . it was the [same] man [blacky] had [watched] scatter corn in the rushes every day for a week . 1 it 2 was 1 it 9 scatter 2 was 3 the 3 the 5 man 5 man 7 had 9 scatter 13 rushes 10 corn 11 in 11 in 12 the 12 the 13 rushes 13 rushes 19 . 14 every 15 day 14 every 18 week 16 for 18 week 17 a 18 week 18 week 19 . there wasn't the least doubt about it , it was the same man . 1 there 5 doubt 1 there 10 was 1 there 13 man 2 wasn't 5 doubt 3 the 4 least 4 least 5 doubt 5 doubt 6 about 6 about 7 it 8 , 9 it 9 it 10 was 11 the 12 same 11 the 13 man 13 man 14 . " [ha] , ha ! " exclaimed [blacky] , and nearly [lost] his balance in his excitement . 1 " 3 , 1 " 4 ha 4 ha 5 ! 4 ha 14 balance 5 ! 6 " 5 ! 7 exclaimed 7 exclaimed 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 nearly 13 his 14 balance 14 balance 18 . 15 in 16 his 16 his 17 excitement 17 excitement 18 . " [ha] , ha ! 1 " 3 , 1 " 4 ha 4 ha 5 ! it is just as [i] [thought] [!] ["] 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 just 3 just 4 as you [see] [blacky] ['s] sharp [eyes] had seen that the man was carrying something , and that something was a gun , a terrible gun . 1 you 5 sharp 5 sharp 26 . 7 had 8 seen 8 seen 13 carrying 9 that 11 man 10 the 11 man 11 man 13 carrying 12 was 13 carrying 13 carrying 14 something 13 carrying 18 something 13 carrying 21 gun 14 something 17 that 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 that 19 was 20 a 20 a 21 gun 21 gun 22 , 21 gun 25 gun 21 gun 26 . 23 a 25 gun 24 terrible 25 gun blacky knows a terrible gun as far as he can see it . 1 blacky 2 knows 1 blacky 5 gun 3 a 5 gun 4 terrible 5 gun 5 gun 7 far 5 gun 13 . 6 as 7 far 7 far 8 as 7 far 10 can 8 as 9 he 10 can 11 see 11 see 12 it the hunter looked [out] over [the] [big] [river] . 1 the 2 hunter 2 hunter 3 looked 3 looked 5 over 5 over 9 . then he walked along where he had scattered corn the day before . 1 then 3 walked 2 he 3 walked 3 walked 4 along 3 walked 8 scattered 5 where 8 scattered 6 he 7 had 7 had 8 scattered 8 scattered 9 corn 8 scattered 10 the 8 scattered 11 day 11 day 12 before 12 before 13 . not a grain was to be seen . 1 not 3 grain 2 a 3 grain 3 grain 7 seen 3 grain 8 . 4 was 5 to 5 to 6 be 6 be 7 seen this seemed to please him . 1 this 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 to 2 seemed 4 please 2 seemed 5 him 5 him 6 . then he went back to the bushes and sat down on a log behind them , his terrible gun across his knees . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 went 3 went 4 back 4 back 5 to 4 back 13 log 6 the 7 bushes 7 bushes 13 log 8 and 9 sat 9 sat 13 log 10 down 11 on 11 on 13 log 12 a 13 log 13 log 14 behind 13 log 19 gun 14 behind 15 them 15 them 16 , 17 his 19 gun 18 terrible 19 gun 19 gun 20 across 19 gun 22 knees 19 gun 23 . 21 his 22 knees " [i] [was] [sure] of it , " muttered [blacky] . 1 " 9 muttered 5 of 6 it 6 it 7 , 7 , 9 muttered 8 " 9 muttered 9 muttered 11 . " he is going to wait there for [those] [ducks] to [come] [in] , and then something [dreadful] [will] [happen] . 1 " 3 is 1 " 21 . 2 he 3 is 3 is 4 going 4 going 5 to 4 going 11 to 5 to 6 wait 6 wait 8 for 7 there 8 for 14 , 15 and 14 , 21 . 15 and 16 then 16 then 17 something what terrible creatures these hunters are ! 1 what 6 are 1 what 7 ! 2 terrible 5 hunters 3 creatures 5 hunters 4 these 5 hunters 5 hunters 6 are they don't know what fairness is . 1 they 5 fairness 2 don't 5 fairness 3 know 5 fairness 4 what 5 fairness 5 fairness 6 is 5 fairness 7 . no , [sir] [,] [they] [don't] [know] [what] [fairness] [is] . 1 no 2 , 2 , 11 . he knows they will feel so sure that all is safe that they will come in without looking for danger . 1 he 2 knows 2 knows 3 they 2 knows 4 will 2 knows 12 that 5 feel 6 so 5 feel 7 sure 5 feel 11 safe 5 feel 12 that 7 sure 8 that 8 that 9 all 8 that 10 is 12 that 13 they 12 that 20 danger 13 they 14 will 14 will 15 come 16 in 20 danger 17 without 18 looking 17 without 20 danger 18 looking 19 for 20 danger 21 . then he will fire that terrible gun and kill them without giving them any chance at all . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 will 1 then 7 gun 4 fire 7 gun 5 that 7 gun 6 terrible 7 gun 7 gun 8 and 7 gun 12 giving 7 gun 16 at 7 gun 18 . 9 kill 10 them 9 kill 12 giving 11 without 12 giving 12 giving 15 chance 13 them 15 chance 14 any 15 chance 16 at 17 all " [reddy] [fox] is a sly , clever hunter , but he [wouldn't] [do] a [thing] like that . 1 " 4 is 4 is 5 a 5 a 6 sly 6 sly 7 , 6 sly 19 . 7 , 11 but 8 clever 9 hunter 9 hunter 10 , 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 he 12 he 15 a 17 like 18 that 17 like 19 . neither [would] [old] [man] [coyote] [or] [anybody] [else] [who] [wears] fur [or] [feathers] . 1 neither 11 fur 11 fur 14 . they might hide and try to catch some one by surprise . 1 they 2 might 2 might 11 surprise 3 hide 4 and 3 hide 7 catch 3 hide 11 surprise 5 try 6 to 5 try 7 catch 7 catch 9 one 8 some 9 one 10 by 11 surprise 11 surprise 12 . that is all right , because each of us is supposed to be on the watch for things of that sort . 1 that 2 is 2 is 4 right 3 all 4 right 4 right 16 watch 5 , 6 because 6 because 11 supposed 7 each 11 supposed 8 of 9 us 9 us 11 supposed 10 is 11 supposed 11 supposed 13 be 11 supposed 16 watch 12 to 13 be 14 on 15 the 14 on 16 watch 16 watch 17 for 16 watch 21 sort 16 watch 22 . 18 things 21 sort 19 of 21 sort 20 that 21 sort oh , dear , what 's to be done ? 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 3 dear 1 oh 4 , 1 oh 5 what 5 what 9 done 5 what 10 ? 6 's 7 to 7 to 8 be 8 be 9 done it [is] [time] [i] was getting [home] to the [green] [forest] . 1 it 5 was 1 it 8 to 5 was 6 getting 8 to 9 the 9 the 12 . the [black] [shadows] [will] [soon] [come] creeping [out] [from] [the] [purple] [hills] , and [i] must be safe in my hemlock-tree by then . 1 the 7 creeping 7 creeping 24 . 13 , 14 and 13 , 16 must 16 must 17 be 17 be 18 safe 18 safe 21 hemlock-tree 19 in 21 hemlock-tree 20 my 21 hemlock-tree 21 hemlock-tree 22 by 21 hemlock-tree 23 then 21 hemlock-tree 24 . i would be scared to death to be out after dark . 1 i 4 scared 2 would 3 be 3 be 4 scared 4 scared 6 death 4 scared 7 to 4 scared 9 out 4 scared 10 after 4 scared 12 . 5 to 6 death 7 to 8 be 10 after 11 dark yet [those] [ducks] [ought] to [be] [warned] [.] 1 yet 5 to oh , dear , what shall [i] do ? " 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 3 dear 1 oh 4 , 1 oh 5 what 5 what 8 do 5 what 9 ? 6 shall 8 do 9 ? 10 " with them [might] [come] [hooty] [the] [owl] , and [hooty] [wouldn't] [object] [in] the [least] [to] a [crow] dinner . 1 with 2 them 2 them 9 and 8 , 9 and 9 and 14 the 14 the 20 . 17 a 19 dinner 19 dinner 20 . he wished he was in that hemlock-tree that very minute . 1 he 2 wished 2 wished 3 he 2 wished 7 hemlock-tree 3 he 4 was 5 in 6 that 5 in 7 hemlock-tree 7 hemlock-tree 11 . 8 that 9 very 8 that 10 minute 10 minute 11 . " [i] 'll wait a little while longer , ["] muttered [blacky] , and [tried] to feel brave . 1 " 3 'll 3 'll 4 wait 4 wait 7 while 4 wait 8 longer 5 a 6 little 6 little 7 while 8 longer 11 muttered 9 , 11 muttered 11 muttered 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 16 to 16 to 17 feel 17 feel 18 brave 18 brave 19 . but instead he shivered . 1 but 2 instead 2 instead 3 he 2 instead 4 shivered 4 shivered 5 . [chapter] [xxii] [:] [blacky] [goes] [home] [happy] no greater happiness is won [than] [through] a deed for others done . 1 no 2 greater 2 greater 3 happiness 3 happiness 4 is 3 happiness 9 deed 3 happiness 13 . 5 won 9 deed 8 a 9 deed 9 deed 11 others 9 deed 12 done 10 for 11 others blacky [the] [crow] . 1 blacky 4 . blacky sat in the top of a tree [near] the bank [of] [the] [big] [river] and [couldn't] [make] [up] [his] [mind] [what] to do . 1 blacky 5 top 1 blacky 25 . 2 sat 5 top 3 in 4 the 4 the 5 top 5 top 6 of 5 top 8 tree 5 top 11 bank 6 of 7 a 10 the 11 bank 11 bank 16 and 23 to 24 do 23 to 25 . he wanted to get home [to] the [big] [,] [thick] hemlock-tree in the [green] [forest] [before] dusk , for [blacky] [is] [afraid] [of] the [dark] . 1 he 2 wanted 2 wanted 11 hemlock-tree 3 to 4 get 3 to 7 the 4 get 5 home 7 the 11 hemlock-tree 11 hemlock-tree 26 . 12 in 13 the 12 in 26 . 13 the 17 dusk 17 dusk 18 , 18 , 19 for 19 for 24 the that is , he is afraid to be out after dark . 1 that 2 is 1 that 4 he 1 that 5 is 3 , 4 he 5 is 6 afraid 6 afraid 8 be 6 afraid 11 dark 7 to 8 be 9 out 11 dark 10 after 11 dark 11 dark 12 . don't waste any more time here . 1 don't 2 waste 2 waste 3 any 2 waste 5 time 2 waste 6 here 2 waste 7 . 3 any 4 more what [may] happen [to] [those] silly [ducks] is no business [of] yours , and there is [nothing] you can do , anyway . 1 what 3 happen 3 happen 6 silly 6 silly 14 and 8 is 9 no 9 no 10 business 10 business 12 yours 12 yours 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 there 15 there 16 is 16 is 23 . 18 you 19 can 18 you 22 anyway 19 can 20 do 20 do 21 , 22 anyway 23 . go along home . " 1 go 2 along 1 go 3 home 3 home 4 . 4 . 5 " " wait a few minutes , " said another little voice down inside him . 1 " 2 wait 2 wait 3 a 3 a 7 " 4 few 5 minutes 5 minutes 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 15 . 9 another 11 voice 10 little 11 voice 11 voice 13 inside 12 down 13 inside 13 inside 14 him 14 him 15 . " don't be a coward . 1 " 2 don't 2 don't 3 be 3 be 5 coward 4 a 5 coward 5 coward 6 . you ought to warn [dusky] the [black] [duck] and his flock [that] a hunter with a terrible gun is waiting for them . 1 you 2 ought 2 ought 3 to 3 to 4 warn 4 warn 6 the 4 warn 11 flock 9 and 10 his 10 his 11 flock 11 flock 13 a 13 a 23 . 14 hunter 18 gun 15 with 18 gun 16 a 18 gun 17 terrible 18 gun 18 gun 19 is 18 gun 20 waiting 20 waiting 21 for 20 waiting 22 them 22 them 23 . is [it] true that it is no business of yours what happens [to] [those] [ducks] ? 1 is 3 true 1 is 10 yours 3 true 4 that 5 it 6 is 5 it 10 yours 6 is 7 no 7 no 8 business 8 business 9 of 10 yours 16 ? 11 what 12 happens 11 what 16 ? think again , [blacky] ; think again . 1 think 7 again 2 again 3 , 2 again 5 ; 2 again 7 again 5 ; 6 think 7 again 8 . it is the duty of each one who sees a common danger to warn his neighbors . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 the 3 the 4 duty 4 duty 5 of 4 duty 9 sees 6 each 9 sees 7 one 9 sees 8 who 9 sees 9 sees 14 warn 10 a 11 common 11 common 12 danger 12 danger 13 to 13 to 14 warn 14 warn 15 his 14 warn 16 neighbors 16 neighbors 17 . if [something] [dreadful] should happen to [dusky] [because] [you] [were] [afraid] [of] [the] [dark] , you never [would] be comfortable [in] [your] [own] mind . 1 if 5 happen 4 should 5 happen 5 happen 6 to 6 to 19 be 15 , 16 you 16 you 17 never 17 never 19 be 19 be 20 comfortable 20 comfortable 24 mind 24 mind 25 . stay a little while and keep watch . " 1 stay 4 while 1 stay 7 watch 2 a 3 little 3 little 4 while 5 and 7 watch 6 keep 7 watch 7 watch 8 . 8 . 9 " not five minutes later [blacky] [saw] [something] [that] [made] him [,] oh , [so] [glad] he had [kept] watch . 1 not 2 five 2 five 3 minutes 3 minutes 4 later 4 later 20 . 10 him 16 he 10 him 20 . 12 oh 13 , 13 , 16 he 16 he 17 had 17 had 19 watch it was a swiftly moving black line just above [the] [water] [far] [down] [the] [big] [river] , and it was coming up . 1 it 2 was 1 it 8 just 1 it 23 . 2 was 3 a 3 a 7 line 4 swiftly 5 moving 5 moving 6 black 5 moving 7 line 9 above 17 , 9 above 23 . 17 , 18 and 18 and 19 it 19 it 20 was 20 was 21 coming 21 coming 22 up he knew what that black line was . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 what 2 knew 4 that 2 knew 7 was 4 that 6 line 5 black 6 line 7 was 8 . he looked over at the hunter hiding behind some bushes close to the edge of the water . 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 3 over 3 over 14 edge 4 at 14 edge 5 the 6 hunter 5 the 14 edge 6 hunter 7 hiding 7 hiding 8 behind 7 hiding 10 bushes 9 some 10 bushes 10 bushes 11 close 10 bushes 14 edge 12 to 13 the 13 the 14 edge 14 edge 15 of 14 edge 16 the 14 edge 17 water 17 water 18 . the hunter was crouching with his terrible gun in his hands and was peeping over the bushes , watching that black line . 1 the 2 hunter 2 hunter 4 crouching 3 was 4 crouching 4 crouching 5 with 4 crouching 6 his 4 crouching 8 gun 7 terrible 8 gun 8 gun 14 peeping 8 gun 23 . 9 in 10 his 10 his 11 hands 11 hands 12 and 11 hands 14 peeping 13 was 14 peeping 14 peeping 15 over 14 peeping 17 bushes 14 peeping 19 watching 15 over 16 the 17 bushes 18 , 19 watching 20 that 20 that 22 line 21 black 22 line he , too , knew what it was . 1 he 3 too 1 he 5 knew 2 , 3 too 3 too 4 , 5 knew 6 what 5 knew 8 was 7 it 8 was 8 was 9 . it was a flock of [ducks] flying . 1 it 2 was 1 it 8 . 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 flock 4 flock 5 of 7 flying 8 . and [blacky] was [glad] . 1 and 3 was 1 and 5 . perhaps now he could give them warning . 1 perhaps 7 warning 2 now 5 give 3 he 4 could 4 could 5 give 5 give 7 warning 6 them 7 warning 7 warning 8 . up the middle of the [big] [river] [,] flying just above the water , swept the flock [with] [dusky] at [its] [head] . 1 up 2 the 2 the 3 middle 3 middle 4 of 3 middle 17 flock 4 of 5 the 9 flying 11 above 9 flying 15 swept 10 just 11 above 11 above 13 water 12 the 13 water 14 , 15 swept 15 swept 16 the 16 the 17 flock 17 flock 23 . 20 at 23 . how swiftly they flew , those nine big birds ! 1 how 7 nine 1 how 10 ! 2 swiftly 4 flew 2 swiftly 6 those 2 swiftly 7 nine 3 they 4 flew 4 flew 5 , 7 nine 8 big 7 nine 9 birds blacky envied them their swift wings . 1 blacky 2 envied 2 envied 4 their 2 envied 5 swift 2 envied 7 . 3 them 4 their 5 swift 6 wings on [past] the [hidden] hunter but [far] [out] [over] [the] [big] [river] they swept . 1 on 3 the 3 the 5 hunter 5 hunter 15 . 6 but 13 they 13 they 14 swept 14 swept 15 . for [just] [a] [minute] [blacky] [thought] they were going [on] [up] [the] [river] [and] [not] [coming] [in] to eat , [after] [all] . 1 for 7 they 1 for 23 . 7 they 8 were 8 were 9 going 9 going 18 to 18 to 19 eat 19 eat 20 , then they turned toward the other shore , swept around in a circle and headed straight in toward that hidden hunter . 1 then 2 they 1 then 15 headed 3 turned 15 headed 4 toward 5 the 4 toward 6 other 4 toward 9 swept 7 shore 8 , 7 shore 9 swept 9 swept 15 headed 10 around 13 circle 11 in 12 a 11 in 13 circle 12 a 13 circle 13 circle 15 headed 14 and 15 headed 15 headed 16 straight 15 headed 18 toward 15 headed 19 that 15 headed 20 hidden 15 headed 21 hunter 16 straight 17 in 21 hunter 22 . blacky glanced at him and saw that he was ready to shoot . 1 blacky 2 glanced 2 glanced 3 at 2 glanced 4 him 2 glanced 5 and 2 glanced 6 saw 6 saw 7 that 7 that 8 he 8 he 9 was 9 was 10 ready 10 ready 11 to 11 to 12 shoot 12 shoot 13 . almost [without] [thinking] [,] [blacky] [spread] [his] wings [and] [started] [out] [from] that [tree] . 1 almost 8 wings 8 wings 13 that 13 that 15 . " caw , caw , caw , caw , caw ! " he shrieked at the top of his lungs . 1 " 2 caw 2 caw 3 , 2 caw 4 caw 4 caw 5 , 4 caw 6 caw 6 caw 8 caw 7 , 8 caw 8 caw 10 caw 9 , 10 caw 10 caw 11 ! 11 ! 12 " 11 ! 14 shrieked 13 he 14 shrieked 14 shrieked 21 . 15 at 16 the 16 the 17 top 17 top 18 of 18 of 19 his 19 his 20 lungs 20 lungs 21 . " caw , caw , caw , caw , caw ! " 1 " 2 caw 2 caw 4 caw 3 , 4 caw 4 caw 6 caw 5 , 6 caw 6 caw 8 caw 7 , 8 caw 8 caw 10 caw 9 , 10 caw 10 caw 11 ! 11 ! 12 " it was his danger cry [that] everybody [on] [the] [green] [meadows] [and] in the [green] [forest] [knows] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 his 2 was 4 danger 4 danger 5 cry 4 danger 7 everybody 4 danger 18 . 13 in 14 the 13 in 18 . he did put up his gun and aim at them , but he didn't shoot . 1 he 2 did 1 he 15 shoot 3 put 4 up 3 put 6 gun 5 his 6 gun 6 gun 7 and 6 gun 8 aim 6 gun 15 shoot 8 aim 9 at 8 aim 10 them 8 aim 14 didn't 11 , 12 but 12 but 14 didn't 13 he 14 didn't 15 shoot 16 . you see , he didn't want to frighten them so that they would not return . 1 you 2 see 1 you 6 want 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 didn't 5 didn't 6 want 6 want 7 to 6 want 8 frighten 8 frighten 9 them 8 frighten 10 so 10 so 11 that 11 that 13 would 12 they 13 would 13 would 14 not 13 would 15 return 15 return 16 . blacky headed straight for the [green] [forest] , chuckling as he flew . 1 blacky 2 headed 1 blacky 13 . 2 headed 3 straight 3 straight 5 the 4 for 5 the 8 , 11 he 9 chuckling 10 as 10 as 11 he 11 he 12 flew 12 flew 13 . he knew that [those] [ducks] would not return [until] [after] [dark] . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 6 would 6 would 7 not 7 not 8 return 8 return 12 . he had saved [them] this time , and he was [so] happy he didn't even notice the [black] [shadows] . 1 he 2 had 1 he 14 didn't 1 he 16 notice 2 had 3 saved 3 saved 12 happy 5 this 6 time 5 this 10 was 7 , 8 and 7 , 9 he 9 he 10 was 10 was 12 happy 13 he 14 didn't 14 didn't 15 even 16 notice 20 . 17 the 20 . and the hunter stood up and [shook] [his] fist [at] [blacky] [the] [crow] . 1 and 2 the 1 and 9 fist 2 the 3 hunter 3 hunter 4 stood 4 stood 5 up 5 up 6 and 9 fist 14 . [chapter] [xxiii] [:] [blacky] [calls] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] blacky awoke in the best of spirits . 1 blacky 2 awoke 2 awoke 7 spirits 3 in 4 the 4 the 5 best 5 best 6 of 5 best 7 spirits 7 spirits 8 . late [the] [afternoon] [before] he had saved [dusky] [the] [black] [duck] and his flock [from] a hunter with a terrible gun . 1 late 5 he 5 he 6 had 6 had 7 saved 7 saved 14 flock 12 and 13 his 13 his 14 flock 14 flock 16 a 16 a 22 . 17 hunter 21 gun 18 with 21 gun 19 a 21 gun 20 terrible 21 gun 21 gun 22 . he hates a hunter with a terrible gun [,] [does] [blacky] . 1 he 2 hates 2 hates 3 a 3 a 12 . 4 hunter 8 gun 5 with 8 gun 6 a 8 gun 7 terrible 8 gun 8 gun 12 . for [that] [matter] [,] [so] [do] all the little people of the [green] [forest] [and] [the] [green] [meadows] . 1 for 7 all 1 for 19 . 7 all 12 the 8 the 10 people 8 the 11 of 9 little 10 people 11 of 12 the so [blacky] [started] [out] [for] [his] [breakfast] [in] high spirits . 1 so 9 high 9 high 10 spirits 10 spirits 11 . after breakfast , he flew over to the [big] [river] to see if [dusky] the [black] [duck] was feeding in the rushes [along] [the] shore . 1 after 2 breakfast 2 breakfast 3 , 2 breakfast 5 flew 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 flew 5 flew 6 over 5 flew 11 to 5 flew 25 shore 6 over 8 the 7 to 8 the 11 to 12 see 12 see 13 if 15 the 22 rushes 15 the 25 shore 18 was 19 feeding 19 feeding 22 rushes 20 in 21 the 21 the 22 rushes 25 shore 26 . " they 'll come back , and so [will] that hunter . 1 " 3 'll 2 they 3 'll 3 'll 4 come 4 come 5 back 5 back 7 and 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 so 8 so 10 that 10 that 11 hunter 11 hunter 12 . if he sees me around again , he 'll try to shoot me . 1 if 2 he 1 if 3 sees 2 he 3 sees 3 sees 4 me 3 sees 5 around 3 sees 6 again 3 sees 8 he 3 sees 9 'll 3 sees 13 me 6 again 7 , 7 , 8 he 9 'll 10 try 10 try 11 to 11 to 12 shoot 13 me 14 . i 've done all [i] can do . 1 i 2 've 1 i 6 can 2 've 3 done 2 've 4 all 6 can 7 do 7 do 8 . anyway , [dusky] ought to have sense enough to be suspicious of this place after that warning . 1 anyway 2 , 1 anyway 4 ought 4 ought 5 to 5 to 6 have 5 to 18 . 6 have 7 sense 7 sense 8 enough 8 enough 9 to 9 to 10 be 10 be 11 suspicious 11 suspicious 12 of 12 of 13 this 13 this 14 place 15 after 16 that 16 that 17 warning 17 warning 18 . hello , [who] [is] that ? 1 hello 2 , 2 , 5 that 5 that 6 ? i do believe it is [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy . 1 i 3 believe 2 do 3 believe 3 believe 4 it 4 it 5 is 5 is 9 boy 9 boy 10 . i wish he would come over here . 1 i 2 wish 2 wish 4 would 3 he 4 would 4 would 5 come 5 come 6 over 5 come 7 here 5 come 8 . if he should find out about that hunter , perhaps he would do something to drive him away . 1 if 2 he 1 if 3 should 3 should 4 find 4 find 5 out 4 find 6 about 4 find 8 hunter 4 find 14 something 4 find 16 drive 7 that 8 hunter 9 , 10 perhaps 10 perhaps 12 would 10 perhaps 14 something 11 he 12 would 13 do 14 something 15 to 16 drive 16 drive 17 him 16 drive 18 away 18 away 19 . i 'll see if [i] can call him over here . " 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 see 2 'll 7 call 3 see 6 can 4 if 6 can 7 call 8 him 7 call 12 " 9 over 10 here 10 here 12 " 11 . 12 " blacky began to call in the way he does when he has discovered something and wants others to know about it . 1 blacky 2 began 1 blacky 4 call 1 blacky 6 the 1 blacky 7 way 1 blacky 13 discovered 2 began 3 to 5 in 6 the 8 he 9 does 8 he 13 discovered 10 when 13 discovered 11 he 12 has 11 he 13 discovered 13 discovered 14 something 13 discovered 16 wants 13 discovered 17 others 15 and 16 wants 17 others 22 . 18 to 19 know 19 know 20 about 20 about 21 it 21 it 22 . " [caw] , [caw] [,] caaw , caaw , caw , caw , caaw ! " screamed [blacky] , as if greatly excited [.] 1 " 3 , 1 " 17 screamed 3 , 16 " 6 caaw 7 , 6 caaw 8 caaw 8 caaw 9 , 9 , 16 " 10 caw 14 caaw 11 , 14 caaw 12 caw 14 caaw 13 , 14 caaw 14 caaw 15 ! 15 ! 16 " 17 screamed 23 excited 19 , 21 if 19 , 23 excited 20 as 21 if 21 if 22 greatly he heard the excited [cawing] [of] [blacky] [and] at once turned in that direction . 1 he 2 heard 1 he 4 excited 2 heard 3 the 4 excited 9 at 4 excited 15 . 9 at 10 once 11 turned 14 direction 12 in 14 direction 13 that 14 direction 14 direction 15 . " that black rascal has found [something] [over] on the [shore] of the [big] [river] , " said [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy to [himself] . 1 " 4 rascal 1 " 18 said 2 that 4 rascal 3 black 4 rascal 4 rascal 5 has 4 rascal 6 found 6 found 13 the 9 on 10 the 10 the 12 of 12 of 13 the 16 , 17 " 17 " 18 said 18 said 25 . 22 boy 23 to 22 boy 25 . " [i] 'll go [over] there to see [what] it is . 1 " 11 is 1 " 12 . 3 'll 4 go 4 go 6 there 6 there 11 is 7 to 8 see 8 see 10 it 10 it 11 is there isn't much escapes the sharp eyes of that black busybody . 1 there 4 escapes 2 isn't 4 escapes 3 much 4 escapes 4 escapes 5 the 4 escapes 6 sharp 6 sharp 7 eyes 6 sharp 11 busybody 8 of 11 busybody 9 that 11 busybody 10 black 11 busybody 11 busybody 12 . he has led me to a lot of interesting things , one time and another . 1 he 2 has 2 has 3 led 3 led 5 to 3 led 9 interesting 4 me 5 to 6 a 7 lot 7 lot 8 of 7 lot 9 interesting 9 interesting 10 things 9 interesting 11 , 9 interesting 15 another 9 interesting 16 . 12 one 15 another 13 time 15 another 14 and 15 another there he is on the top of [that] [tree] [over] [by] the [big] [river] . " 1 there 3 is 1 there 4 on 2 he 3 is 4 on 6 top 5 the 6 top 6 top 7 of 6 top 15 . 7 of 12 the 15 . 16 " as [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] drew [near] [,] [blacky] flew down and disappeared below the bank . 1 as 6 drew 6 drew 10 flew 10 flew 13 disappeared 11 down 12 and 12 and 13 disappeared 13 disappeared 14 below 14 below 16 bank 15 the 16 bank 16 bank 17 . fanner [brown] 's boy [chuckled] . 1 fanner 4 boy 3 's 4 boy 4 boy 6 . " whatever it is , it is right down there , " he muttered . 1 " 2 whatever 1 " 14 muttered 2 whatever 3 it 3 it 4 is 4 is 5 , 6 it 7 is 6 it 8 right 8 right 9 down 8 right 14 muttered 9 down 10 there 11 , 14 muttered 12 " 14 muttered 13 he 14 muttered 14 muttered 15 . he walked forward rapidly but quietly , and presently he reached the edge of the bank . 1 he 2 walked 2 walked 4 rapidly 3 forward 4 rapidly 4 rapidly 5 but 4 rapidly 6 quietly 4 rapidly 8 and 4 rapidly 9 presently 6 quietly 7 , 9 presently 11 reached 10 he 11 reached 11 reached 12 the 12 the 13 edge 13 edge 14 of 14 of 15 the 15 the 16 bank 16 bank 17 . up flew [blacky] [cawing] wildly , and pretending to be scared [half] to death . 1 up 2 flew 2 flew 5 wildly 5 wildly 8 pretending 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 pretending 8 pretending 15 . 9 to 10 be 9 to 14 death 10 be 11 scared 11 scared 13 to 14 death 15 . again [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy chuckled . 1 again 6 chuckled 5 boy 6 chuckled 6 chuckled 7 . " you 're just making believe , " he declared . 1 " 10 declared 2 you 3 're 3 're 4 just 3 're 5 making 5 making 6 believe 5 making 10 declared 7 , 10 declared 8 " 10 declared 9 he 10 declared 10 declared 11 . now , what have you found over here ? " 1 now 2 , 1 now 3 what 3 what 4 have 3 what 9 ? 5 you 9 ? 6 found 7 over 7 over 8 here 8 here 9 ? 9 ? 10 " he looked eagerly along the shore , and at once he saw a row of low bushes close to the edge of the water . 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 3 eagerly 3 eagerly 4 along 4 along 6 shore 4 along 14 row 5 the 6 shore 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 at 9 at 10 once 10 once 13 a 11 he 12 saw 12 saw 13 a 13 a 14 row 14 row 15 of 14 row 17 bushes 16 low 17 bushes 17 bushes 18 close 17 bushes 21 edge 19 to 20 the 20 the 21 edge 21 edge 22 of 21 edge 23 the 21 edge 24 water 24 water 25 . he knew what it was instantly . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 what 2 knew 5 was 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 instantly 6 instantly 7 . " a [duck] blind ! " he exclaimed . 1 " 2 a 2 a 4 blind 4 blind 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 8 exclaimed 7 he 8 exclaimed 8 exclaimed 9 . " a hunter has built a blind over [here] [from] [which] to shoot [ducks] . 1 " 3 hunter 2 a 3 hunter 3 hunter 15 . 4 has 5 built 5 built 6 a 5 built 7 blind 6 a 7 blind 7 blind 13 shoot 8 over 12 to 12 to 13 shoot 13 shoot 15 . i wonder if he has killed any yet . 1 i 2 wonder 2 wonder 3 if 2 wonder 6 killed 2 wonder 7 any 4 he 5 has 5 has 6 killed 7 any 8 yet 7 any 9 . i hope not . " 1 i 2 hope 2 hope 3 not 3 not 4 . 4 . 5 " he went down to the blind [,] for that is what [a] [duck] hunter 's hiding-place [is] [called] , and looked about . 1 he 2 went 2 went 3 down 3 down 4 to 3 down 5 the 5 the 6 blind 6 blind 8 for 6 blind 14 hunter 8 for 9 that 9 that 10 is 10 is 11 what 14 hunter 15 's 15 's 23 . 16 hiding-place 19 , 16 hiding-place 23 . 19 , 20 and 20 and 21 looked 21 looked 22 about a couple of grains of corn just inside the blind caught his eyes , and his face darkened . 1 a 2 couple 2 couple 3 of 2 couple 4 grains 4 grains 5 of 4 grains 6 corn 4 grains 7 just 4 grains 8 inside 4 grains 9 the 4 grains 10 blind 10 blind 11 caught 10 blind 13 eyes 12 his 13 eyes 13 eyes 18 darkened 14 , 15 and 15 and 18 darkened 16 his 18 darkened 17 face 18 darkened 18 darkened 19 . " that [fellow] [has] [been] [baiting] [ducks] , " thought he . 1 " 2 that 1 " 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 thought 10 thought 11 he 11 he 12 . " he has been putting out corn to get them to come here regularly . 1 " 15 . 2 he 3 has 3 has 4 been 3 has 7 corn 5 putting 6 out 5 putting 7 corn 7 corn 9 get 7 corn 13 here 8 to 9 get 9 get 10 them 11 to 12 come 12 come 13 here 13 here 14 regularly 14 regularly 15 . my , how [i] hate [that] [sort] [of] [thing] ! 1 my 2 , 1 my 3 how 3 how 10 ! 5 hate 10 ! it is bad enough to hunt them fairly , but to feed them and then kill them ugh ! 1 it 2 is 1 it 3 bad 3 bad 4 enough 4 enough 12 feed 5 to 12 feed 6 hunt 8 fairly 7 them 8 fairly 8 fairly 9 , 8 fairly 12 feed 10 but 11 to 11 to 12 feed 12 feed 18 ugh 13 them 18 ugh 14 and 15 then 15 then 18 ugh 16 kill 18 ugh 17 them 18 ugh 18 ugh 19 ! i wonder if he has [shot] any yet . " 1 i 2 wonder 2 wonder 3 if 2 wonder 5 has 2 wonder 7 any 4 he 5 has 7 any 8 yet 7 any 9 . 9 . 10 " he looked all about keenly , and his face cleared . 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 5 keenly 3 all 4 about 4 about 5 keenly 5 keenly 7 and 5 keenly 10 cleared 5 keenly 11 . 6 , 7 and 8 his 9 face 9 face 10 cleared he knew that [if] [that] hunter had killed [any] [ducks] [,] [there] [would] [be] [tell-tale] feathers in the blind , and there [were] [none] . 1 he 2 knew 1 he 7 had 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 6 hunter 7 had 8 killed 8 killed 16 feathers 16 feathers 25 . 17 in 18 the 17 in 25 . 18 the 19 blind 19 blind 20 , 20 , 21 and 21 and 22 there [chapter] [xxiv] [:] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [does] [some] [thinking] farmer [brown] 's boy sat on the bank of the [big] [river] in a brown study . 1 farmer 3 's 3 's 4 boy 4 boy 17 . 5 sat 6 on 6 on 7 the 7 the 8 bank 7 the 17 . 8 bank 9 of 9 of 10 the 10 the 16 study 13 in 14 a 14 a 15 brown 15 brown 16 study that means that he was thinking very hard . 1 that 2 means 1 that 5 was 3 that 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 thinking 6 thinking 8 hard 7 very 8 hard 8 hard 9 . blacky [the] [crow] sat in the top of a tall tree a short distance away and watched him . 1 blacky 7 top 4 sat 5 in 5 in 6 the 6 the 7 top 7 top 8 of 7 top 11 tree 8 of 9 a 9 a 10 tall 11 tree 17 watched 12 a 14 distance 13 short 14 distance 14 distance 15 away 14 distance 17 watched 16 and 17 watched 17 watched 18 him 18 him 19 . blacky was silent now , and there was a knowing look in his shrewd little eyes . 1 blacky 2 was 1 blacky 14 shrewd 2 was 3 silent 4 now 5 , 4 now 14 shrewd 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 there 7 there 8 was 9 a 10 knowing 9 a 14 shrewd 10 knowing 14 shrewd 11 look 14 shrewd 12 in 13 his 13 his 14 shrewd 14 shrewd 15 little 14 shrewd 16 eyes 16 eyes 17 . to-night , or some night soon , that hunter will be waiting for them . 1 to-night 2 , 1 to-night 15 . 3 or 4 some 3 or 5 night 3 or 9 hunter 5 night 6 soon 5 night 7 , 8 that 9 hunter 9 hunter 12 waiting 10 will 11 be 11 be 12 waiting 12 waiting 13 for 12 waiting 14 them 14 them 15 . " [i] guess the law that permits [hunting] [ducks] is all right , but there ought to be a law against baiting them in . 1 " 3 guess 3 guess 5 law 4 the 5 law 5 law 25 . 6 that 18 be 7 permits 17 to 10 is 12 right 11 all 12 right 12 right 13 , 13 , 14 but 14 but 15 there 15 there 16 ought 16 ought 17 to 17 to 18 be 18 be 22 baiting 19 a 22 baiting 20 law 22 baiting 21 against 22 baiting 22 baiting 23 them 22 baiting 24 in 22 baiting 25 . that isn't hunting . 1 that 2 isn't 2 isn't 3 hunting 3 hunting 4 . no , [sir] [,] that isn't hunting . 1 no 2 , 1 no 6 isn't 5 that 6 isn't 6 isn't 7 hunting 7 hunting 8 . if [this] land [were] [my] [father] ['s] [,] [i] would [know] [what] to [do] . 1 if 3 land 3 land 15 . 10 would 13 to 13 to 15 . i would put up a sign saying that this was private property and no shooting was allowed . 1 i 2 would 2 would 3 put 3 put 4 up 4 up 15 shooting 5 a 6 sign 6 sign 12 property 7 saying 8 that 7 saying 12 property 9 this 10 was 10 was 11 private 11 private 12 property 12 property 14 no 12 property 15 shooting 13 and 14 no 15 shooting 17 allowed 15 shooting 18 . 16 was 17 allowed but it isn't my father 's land , and that hunter has a perfect right to shoot here . 1 but 3 isn't 2 it 3 isn't 3 isn't 18 here 4 my 5 father 4 my 7 land 5 father 6 's 7 land 9 and 7 land 11 hunter 7 land 18 here 8 , 9 and 10 that 11 hunter 11 hunter 17 shoot 12 has 13 a 13 a 14 perfect 14 perfect 17 shoot 15 right 16 to 16 to 17 shoot 18 here 19 . he has just as much right here as [i] [have] . 1 he 2 has 1 he 11 . 2 has 3 just 3 just 4 as 3 just 8 as 5 much 8 as 6 right 7 here 6 right 8 as i wish [i] could stop him , but [i] don't see how [i] can . ["] 1 i 2 wish 1 i 10 don't 2 wish 4 could 4 could 5 stop 5 stop 6 him 6 him 7 , 7 , 8 but 10 don't 12 how 11 see 12 how 12 how 14 can 14 can 15 . a frown puckered the freckled [face] of [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 1 a 2 frown 2 frown 3 puckered 3 puckered 5 freckled 3 puckered 11 boy 4 the 5 freckled 5 freckled 7 of 10 's 11 boy 11 boy 12 . you [see] , he was thinking very hard , and when he does that he is very apt to frown . 1 you 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 thinking 5 was 7 very 7 very 8 hard 7 very 18 apt 9 , 10 and 9 , 12 he 11 when 12 he 12 he 13 does 13 does 18 apt 14 that 15 he 14 that 16 is 16 is 18 apt 17 very 18 apt 18 apt 19 to 18 apt 20 frown 20 frown 21 . " [i] suppose , " he muttered , " [i] can tear down his blind . 1 " 3 suppose 1 " 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 15 blind 6 he 7 muttered 7 muttered 12 tear 8 , 9 " 9 " 11 can 11 can 12 tear 12 tear 13 down 12 tear 14 his 12 tear 15 blind 15 blind 16 . he wouldn't know who did it . 1 he 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 6 it 3 know 4 who 3 know 6 it 4 who 5 did 6 it 7 . but that wouldn't do much good ; he would build another . 1 but 3 wouldn't 2 that 3 wouldn't 3 wouldn't 4 do 4 do 6 good 4 do 10 build 5 much 6 good 7 ; 10 build 8 he 9 would 9 would 10 build 10 build 11 another 11 another 12 . besides , it wouldn't be right . 1 besides 2 , 1 besides 4 wouldn't 3 it 4 wouldn't 4 wouldn't 5 be 5 be 6 right 6 right 7 . i won't do a thing [i] haven't a right to do . 1 i 2 won't 1 i 7 haven't 1 i 11 do 2 won't 3 do 3 do 5 thing 4 a 5 thing 8 a 9 right 9 right 10 to 10 to 11 do 11 do 12 . that wouldn't be honest . 1 that 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 3 be 2 wouldn't 4 honest 4 honest 5 . i 've got [to] [think] [of] some other way [of] saving [those] [ducks] . " 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 got 2 've 11 saving 3 got 7 some 7 some 8 other 8 other 9 way 11 saving 14 . 14 . 15 " the frown on his freckled face grew deeper , and for a long time he sat without moving . 1 the 2 frown 2 frown 3 on 2 frown 5 freckled 4 his 5 freckled 5 freckled 6 face 5 freckled 8 deeper 5 freckled 11 for 5 freckled 13 long 7 grew 8 deeper 8 deeper 10 and 9 , 10 and 12 a 13 long 13 long 14 time 13 long 18 moving 14 time 15 he 16 sat 18 moving 17 without 18 moving 18 moving 19 . suddenly his face cleared , and he jumped to his feet . 1 suddenly 8 jumped 2 his 3 face 3 face 4 cleared 4 cleared 6 and 4 cleared 8 jumped 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 he 7 he 8 jumped 8 jumped 11 feet 9 to 11 feet 10 his 11 feet 11 feet 12 . he began to chuckle . 1 he 2 began 2 began 3 to 2 began 4 chuckle 4 chuckle 5 . " [i] have it ! " he exclaimed . 1 " 3 have 1 " 8 exclaimed 4 it 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 8 exclaimed 7 he 8 exclaimed 8 exclaimed 9 . " [i] ['ll] do a little shooting myself ! " 1 " 4 do 4 do 7 shooting 5 a 6 little 6 little 7 shooting 7 shooting 8 myself 8 myself 10 " 9 ! 10 " then he chuckled again and started for home . 1 then 6 started 2 he 3 chuckled 3 chuckled 4 again 3 chuckled 6 started 5 and 6 started 6 started 7 for 6 started 8 home 8 home 9 . presently he began to whistle , a way he has when he is in good spirits . 1 presently 2 he 1 presently 3 began 1 presently 7 a 1 presently 9 he 1 presently 12 he 1 presently 16 spirits 3 began 4 to 3 began 5 whistle 5 whistle 6 , 7 a 8 way 9 he 10 has 11 when 12 he 12 he 13 is 14 in 16 spirits 15 good 16 spirits 16 spirits 17 . blacky [the] [crow] watched him go , and [blacky] [was] [well] satisfied . 1 blacky 4 watched 4 watched 5 him 4 watched 6 go 6 go 8 and 7 , 8 and 8 and 12 satisfied 12 satisfied 13 . perhaps [blacky] [wouldn't] [have] [felt] [so] [sure] [could] [he] [have] understood [what] [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy had [said] [about] [doing] a little shooting [himself] . 1 perhaps 11 understood 11 understood 16 boy 16 boy 25 . 17 had 21 a 21 a 22 little 22 little 23 shooting 23 shooting 25 . none of the [little] [people] of the [green] [forest] [and] [the] [green] [meadows] [knew] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] better than did [blacky] [the] [crow] . 1 none 2 of 2 of 3 the 3 the 6 of 6 of 7 the 7 the 25 . 19 better 20 than 19 better 25 . 20 than 21 did none [knew] [better] [than] he that [farmer] [brown] 's boy was [their] [best] [friend] . 1 none 15 . 5 he 11 was 5 he 15 . 6 that 9 's 6 that 11 was 9 's 10 boy " it is all right [now] , " chuckled [blacky] . 1 " 3 is 1 " 7 , 2 it 3 is 3 is 5 right 4 all 5 right 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 chuckled 9 chuckled 11 . " it is all right [now] . " 1 " 3 is 1 " 8 " 2 it 3 is 3 is 5 right 4 all 5 right 7 . 8 " [chapter] [xxv] [:] [blacky] [gets] [a] [dreadful] [shock] when [friends] [prove] [false] [,] [whom] [may] we trust [?] 1 when 8 we 8 we 9 trust the springs of faith are turned to dust . 1 the 8 dust 2 springs 3 of 2 springs 4 faith 2 springs 5 are 2 springs 6 turned 2 springs 8 dust 6 turned 7 to 8 dust 9 . blacky [the] [crow] . 1 blacky 4 . blacky [the] [crow] was in the top of his favorite [tree] [over] [near] [the] [big] [river] [early] this afternoon . 1 blacky 4 was 4 was 5 in 5 in 6 the 6 the 7 top 7 top 8 of 8 of 9 his 9 his 10 favorite 10 favorite 20 . 18 this 19 afternoon 19 afternoon 20 . for a long time he sat there , seeing nothing unusual . 1 for 4 time 2 a 3 long 3 long 4 time 4 time 6 sat 5 he 6 sat 6 sat 11 unusual 7 there 11 unusual 8 , 9 seeing 9 seeing 11 unusual 10 nothing 11 unusual 11 unusual 12 . at last he spied a tiny figure far away across the [green] [meadows] . 1 at 2 last 1 at 11 the 2 last 4 spied 3 he 4 spied 4 spied 6 tiny 4 spied 7 figure 4 spied 8 far 4 spied 10 across 5 a 6 tiny 8 far 9 away 11 the 14 . even at that distance he knew who it was [;] it [was] [farmer] [brown] 's boy , and he was [coming] [toward] the [big] [river] . 1 even 4 distance 2 at 3 that 2 at 4 distance 4 distance 5 he 5 he 6 knew 6 knew 9 was 6 knew 11 it 7 who 9 was 8 it 9 was 11 it 16 boy 15 's 16 boy 16 boy 26 . 17 , 18 and 17 , 19 he 19 he 20 was 20 was 23 the 23 the 26 . " [i] [thought] [as] [much] , " chuckled [blacky] . 1 " 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 chuckled 8 chuckled 10 . " he is coming over here to drive that hunter away . " 1 " 3 is 1 " 13 " 2 he 3 is 3 is 4 coming 4 coming 5 over 4 coming 6 here 4 coming 10 hunter 7 to 8 drive 8 drive 10 hunter 9 that 10 hunter 10 hunter 11 away 12 . 13 " the tiny figure grew larger . 1 the 3 figure 1 the 6 . 2 tiny 3 figure 3 figure 5 larger 4 grew 5 larger it was [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy beyond a doubt . 1 it 2 was 1 it 6 boy 6 boy 7 beyond 7 beyond 8 a 8 a 10 . 9 doubt 10 . suddenly [blacky] ['s] [eyes] [opened] [so] wide [that] [they] looked as if they were in danger of [popping] [out] [of] his head . 1 suddenly 7 wide 7 wide 23 . 10 looked 11 as 11 as 12 if 11 as 13 they 13 they 14 were 14 were 15 in 15 in 16 danger 16 danger 17 of 16 danger 23 . 17 of 21 his 21 his 22 head he had discovered that [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy was carrying something and that that something was a gun [!] 1 he 2 had 1 he 9 was 2 had 3 discovered 3 discovered 8 boy 4 that 8 boy 9 was 10 carrying 10 carrying 11 something 10 carrying 15 something 10 carrying 18 gun 11 something 13 that 11 something 14 that 12 and 13 that 16 was 17 a 17 a 18 gun yes , [sir] [,] [farmer] [brown] 's boy [was] [carrying] a [terrible] [gun] [!] 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 11 a 7 's 8 boy 8 boy 11 a " a gun [!] " croaked [blacky] . 1 " 3 gun 2 a 3 gun 3 gun 8 . 5 " 6 croaked 6 croaked 8 . " [farmer] [brown] 's boy with a terrible gun ! 1 " 4 's 1 " 10 ! 5 boy 9 gun 6 with 9 gun 7 a 9 gun 8 terrible 9 gun 9 gun 10 ! what does it mean ? " 1 what 4 mean 1 what 5 ? 2 does 3 it 2 does 4 mean 5 ? 6 " nearer [came] [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy , and [blacky] [could] see that terrible gun [plainly] [now] . 1 nearer 6 boy 6 boy 17 . 7 , 8 and 8 and 11 see 11 see 12 that 12 that 14 gun 13 terrible 14 gun 14 gun 17 . suddenly an idea popped into his head . 1 suddenly 4 popped 2 an 3 idea 3 idea 4 popped 4 popped 5 into 4 popped 7 head 6 his 7 head 7 head 8 . " [perhaps] he is going to [shoot] that hunter [!] ["] [thought] [blacky] , and somehow he felt better . 1 " 4 is 3 he 4 is 4 is 5 going 5 going 6 to 6 to 20 . 8 that 9 hunter 9 hunter 16 somehow 14 , 15 and 14 , 16 somehow 16 somehow 18 felt 17 he 18 felt 18 felt 19 better 19 better 20 . farmer [brown] 's boy reached [the] [big] [river] at a point some distance below the blind built by the hunter . 1 farmer 3 's 1 farmer 17 built 3 's 4 boy 5 reached 11 point 9 at 11 point 10 a 11 point 11 point 17 built 12 some 13 distance 13 distance 14 below 13 distance 17 built 15 the 16 blind 16 blind 17 built 17 built 18 by 17 built 20 hunter 18 by 19 the 19 the 20 hunter 20 hunter 21 . he laid his gun down on the bank and went down to the edge of the water . 1 he 2 laid 2 laid 4 gun 2 laid 5 down 2 laid 8 bank 2 laid 11 down 3 his 4 gun 5 down 6 on 7 the 8 bank 8 bank 9 and 9 and 10 went 11 down 12 to 11 down 14 edge 13 the 14 edge 14 edge 18 . 15 of 17 water 16 the 17 water 17 water 18 . the rushes grew very thick there , and [for] a [while] [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy was very busy among them . 1 the 2 rushes 1 the 5 thick 2 rushes 3 grew 3 grew 4 very 5 thick 8 and 5 thick 18 busy 6 there 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 a 10 a 15 boy 16 was 17 very 17 very 18 busy 18 busy 21 . 19 among 20 them 20 them 21 . blacky from his high perch could watch him , and as he watched , he grew more and more puzzled . 1 blacky 5 perch 1 blacky 13 watched 2 from 5 perch 3 his 4 high 3 his 5 perch 4 high 5 perch 5 perch 6 could 5 perch 7 watch 5 perch 10 and 5 perch 11 as 7 watch 8 him 9 , 10 and 11 as 12 he 12 he 13 watched 13 watched 20 puzzled 14 , 15 he 15 he 16 grew 16 grew 17 more 17 more 20 puzzled 18 and 19 more 19 more 20 puzzled 20 puzzled 21 . it looked very much as if [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy [was] building a blind [much] [like] that of the hunter ['s] . 1 it 13 a 1 it 22 . 2 looked 3 very 2 looked 12 building 3 very 4 much 3 very 10 boy 4 much 5 as 5 as 6 if 12 building 13 a 14 blind 20 hunter 14 blind 22 . 17 that 18 of 18 of 19 the 19 the 20 hunter he was quite hidden there , excepting from a place high up [like] [blacky] 's perch . 1 he 7 excepting 2 was 3 quite 3 quite 7 excepting 4 hidden 7 excepting 5 there 7 excepting 6 , 7 excepting 7 excepting 8 from 7 excepting 10 place 7 excepting 11 high 9 a 10 place 11 high 12 up 11 high 16 perch 15 's 16 perch 16 perch 17 . " [i] [i] [i] do [believe] he is going to [try] to shoot [those] [ducks] himself , " gasped [blacky] . 1 " 5 do 1 " 19 gasped 5 do 13 shoot 7 he 8 is 8 is 9 going 9 going 10 to 9 going 12 to 12 to 13 shoot 16 himself 17 , 17 , 18 " 18 " 19 gasped 19 gasped 21 . " [i] [wouldn't] [have] believed [it] if [any] one had told me . 1 " 5 believed 5 believed 13 . 7 if 9 one 7 if 10 had 10 had 11 told 11 told 12 me 12 me 13 . no , [sir] [,] [i] [wouldn't] [have] believed it . 1 no 2 , 2 , 8 believed 8 believed 10 . 9 it 10 . i [i] can't believe it [now] . 1 i 4 believe 3 can't 4 believe 4 believe 5 it 5 it 7 . farmer [brown] 's boy hunting with a terrible gun ! 1 farmer 3 's 1 farmer 4 boy 4 boy 9 gun 5 hunting 9 gun 6 with 9 gun 7 a 9 gun 8 terrible 9 gun 9 gun 10 ! yet [i] ['ve] [got] [to] [believe] my own eyes . " 1 yet 11 " 7 my 8 own 8 own 9 eyes 8 own 10 . 10 . 11 " a noise up river caught his attention . 1 a 2 noise 2 noise 3 up 2 noise 7 attention 4 river 7 attention 5 caught 7 attention 6 his 7 attention 7 attention 8 . it was the noise of oars in a boat . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 the 3 the 4 noise 4 noise 5 of 4 noise 6 oars 6 oars 7 in 7 in 8 a 8 a 9 boat 9 boat 10 . there was the [hunter] [,] rowing [down] the [big] [river] . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 the 3 the 11 . 6 rowing 8 the 6 rowing 11 . just as he had done the day before , he came ashore above his blind and walked down to it . 1 just 2 as 2 as 17 walked 3 he 4 had 3 he 17 walked 4 had 5 done 6 the 15 blind 7 day 12 ashore 8 before 10 he 8 before 11 came 9 , 10 he 11 came 12 ashore 12 ashore 13 above 12 ashore 15 blind 13 above 14 his 15 blind 17 walked 16 and 17 walked 17 walked 18 down 18 down 19 to 19 to 21 . 20 it 21 . " this is no place for me , " muttered [blacky] . 1 " 4 no 2 this 3 is 3 is 4 no 4 no 5 place 5 place 6 for 6 for 7 me 7 me 8 , 8 , 10 muttered 9 " 10 muttered 10 muttered 12 . " he ['ll] [remember] [that] [i] scared [those] [ducks] yesterday , and as likely as [not] he 'll try to shoot [me] . " 1 " 2 he 1 " 7 scared 7 scared 10 yesterday 10 yesterday 24 " 11 , 12 and 11 , 17 he 11 , 24 " 13 as 14 likely 13 as 15 as 15 as 17 he 18 'll 19 try 19 try 20 to 20 to 21 shoot 21 shoot 23 . 23 . 24 " there [he] [sat] [until] [the] [black] [shadows] warned [him] [that] it was high time for him to be getting back to the [green] [forest] . 1 there 12 was 8 warned 11 it 11 it 12 was 12 was 13 high 13 high 14 time 14 time 15 for 15 for 16 him 16 him 17 to 17 to 18 be 18 be 19 getting 19 getting 20 back 20 back 21 to 20 back 22 the 22 the 25 . he had to hurry , for it was later than usual , and he was afraid to be out after dark . 1 he 2 had 1 he 4 hurry 2 had 3 to 4 hurry 5 , 4 hurry 6 for 4 hurry 9 later 4 hurry 17 to 4 hurry 19 out 4 hurry 20 after 6 for 7 it 7 it 8 was 9 later 11 usual 10 than 11 usual 11 usual 12 , 11 usual 16 afraid 12 , 13 and 14 he 15 was 15 was 16 afraid 17 to 18 be 20 after 21 dark 21 dark 22 . " it is [true] , " croaked [blacky] . 1 " 3 is 1 " 5 , 2 it 3 is 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 croaked 7 croaked 9 . " [farmer] [brown] 's boy [has] [turned] hunter . " 1 " 4 's 1 " 8 hunter 4 's 5 boy 8 hunter 9 . 9 . 10 " it was such a dreadful shock [to] [blacky] that it was a long time before he could go to sleep . 1 it 2 was 1 it 5 dreadful 2 was 3 such 4 a 5 dreadful 5 dreadful 6 shock 6 shock 21 . 9 that 11 was 10 it 11 was 11 was 12 a 12 a 13 long 13 long 14 time 13 long 15 before 15 before 17 could 16 he 17 could 17 could 20 sleep 18 go 19 to 19 to 20 sleep 20 sleep 21 . [chapter] [xxvi] [:] [why] [the] [hunter] [got] [no] [ducks] " it is well for you that you didn't wait for me to get nearer , " said the hunter . 1 " 3 is 1 " 8 you 2 it 3 is 3 is 4 well 3 is 5 for 5 for 6 you 6 you 7 that 8 you 10 wait 9 didn't 10 wait 10 wait 11 for 10 wait 12 me 10 wait 14 get 10 wait 15 nearer 11 for 12 me 13 to 14 get 15 nearer 16 , 16 , 17 " 17 " 18 said 18 said 19 the 19 the 20 hunter 20 hunter 21 . " you are smart enough to know that you can't play the same trick on me twice . 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 are 3 are 4 smart 4 smart 5 enough 4 smart 14 trick 4 smart 18 . 5 enough 6 to 7 know 8 that 8 that 14 trick 9 you 10 can't 10 can't 11 play 11 play 14 trick 12 the 13 same 13 same 14 trick 14 trick 15 on 14 trick 17 twice 16 me 17 twice the hunter couldn't see him at all . 1 the 2 hunter 2 hunter 5 him 3 couldn't 4 see 4 see 5 him 5 him 7 all 5 him 8 . 6 at 7 all he didn't have the least idea that any one else was anywhere near . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 have 2 didn't 5 least 2 didn't 12 anywhere 4 the 5 least 5 least 6 idea 6 idea 7 that 8 any 9 one 9 one 10 else 10 else 12 anywhere 11 was 12 anywhere 12 anywhere 13 near 12 anywhere 14 . far [down] [the] [big] [river] the hunter saw a swiftly [moving] [black] [line] just above the water . 1 far 15 above 6 the 7 hunter 7 hunter 8 saw 7 hunter 10 swiftly 8 saw 9 a 10 swiftly 15 above 14 just 15 above 15 above 17 water 16 the 17 water 17 water 18 . " here they come , " he muttered , as he eagerly watched that black line draw nearer . 1 " 2 here 1 " 19 . 3 they 18 nearer 4 come 5 , 4 come 18 nearer 5 , 8 muttered 6 " 8 muttered 7 he 8 muttered 8 muttered 9 , 8 muttered 10 as 8 muttered 12 eagerly 10 as 11 he 12 eagerly 13 watched 12 eagerly 16 line 12 eagerly 18 nearer 14 that 16 line 15 black 16 line 17 draw 18 nearer 18 nearer 19 . twice those [big] [black] birds circled [around] over the [big] [river] opposite where the hunter was crouching behind his blind . 1 twice 5 birds 2 those 5 birds 5 birds 21 . 6 circled 8 over 6 circled 21 . 8 over 9 the 9 the 12 opposite 12 opposite 17 crouching 13 where 17 crouching 14 the 15 hunter 15 hunter 17 crouching 16 was 17 crouching 17 crouching 18 behind 17 crouching 19 his 17 crouching 20 blind it was plain that [dusky] [,] [their] leader , [remembered] [blacky] ['s] warning the night before . 1 it 2 was 1 it 3 plain 3 plain 4 that 3 plain 8 leader 8 leader 9 , 8 leader 13 warning 13 warning 15 night 14 the 15 night 15 night 16 before 16 before 17 . but this time there was no warning . 1 but 2 this 2 this 3 time 3 time 4 there 4 there 5 was 4 there 6 no 6 no 7 warning 7 warning 8 . everything appeared safe . 1 everything 2 appeared 1 everything 3 safe 3 safe 4 . once more the flock circled and then headed straight for that place where they hoped to find more corn . 1 once 2 more 1 once 5 circled 3 the 4 flock 4 flock 5 circled 5 circled 8 headed 6 and 7 then 7 then 8 headed 8 headed 9 straight 8 headed 10 for 8 headed 11 that 8 headed 12 place 8 headed 19 corn 12 place 13 where 14 they 15 hoped 15 hoped 17 find 15 hoped 19 corn 16 to 17 find 18 more 19 corn 19 corn 20 . the hunter crouched lower . 1 the 2 hunter 2 hunter 3 crouched 3 crouched 4 lower 4 lower 5 . they were almost near enough for him to shoot when " bang , bang " went a gun a short distance away . 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 almost 3 almost 9 shoot 4 near 9 shoot 5 enough 6 for 5 enough 9 shoot 6 for 7 him 8 to 9 shoot 9 shoot 10 when 9 shoot 11 " 9 shoot 14 bang 12 bang 13 , 12 bang 14 bang 14 bang 15 " 14 bang 16 went 14 bang 18 gun 14 bang 20 short 17 a 18 gun 19 a 20 short 20 short 21 distance 21 distance 22 away 21 distance 23 . instantly [dusky] and his flock turned and on swift wings swung off and up the river . 1 instantly 5 flock 3 and 4 his 4 his 5 flock 5 flock 9 swift 6 turned 7 and 6 turned 9 swift 8 on 9 swift 9 swift 10 wings 9 swift 11 swung 9 swift 16 river 11 swung 12 off 11 swung 13 and 11 swung 14 up 14 up 15 the 15 the 16 river 16 river 17 . if ever there was a disappointed hunter , it was the one crouching in that blind . 1 if 2 ever 1 if 3 there 3 there 4 was 4 was 5 a 4 was 13 crouching 5 a 6 disappointed 7 hunter 13 crouching 8 , 13 crouching 9 it 10 was 10 was 13 crouching 11 the 13 crouching 12 one 13 crouching 13 crouching 14 in 13 crouching 15 that 13 crouching 16 blind 16 blind 17 . " somebody else is hunting , and he spoiled my shot that time , " he muttered . 1 " 17 muttered 2 somebody 3 else 2 somebody 5 hunting 4 is 5 hunting 5 hunting 9 spoiled 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 he 7 and 9 spoiled 9 spoiled 10 my 9 spoiled 11 shot 11 shot 17 muttered 12 that 13 time 12 that 17 muttered 14 , 17 muttered 15 " 17 muttered 16 he 17 muttered 17 muttered 18 . " he must have a blind farther down . 1 " 3 must 2 he 3 must 3 must 4 have 3 must 7 farther 4 have 5 a 5 a 7 farther 6 blind 7 farther 7 farther 8 down 7 farther 9 . probably [some] [other] [ducks] [i] didn't see came [in] to him . 1 probably 12 . 6 didn't 7 see 7 see 11 him 8 came 10 to 10 to 11 him 11 him 12 . i wonder if he got them . 1 i 2 wonder 1 i 5 got 2 wonder 3 if 4 he 5 got 5 got 6 them 6 them 7 . here 's [hoping] [that] next [time] [those] [ducks] come [in] here [first] . " 1 here 2 's 1 here 14 " 5 next 13 . 9 come 11 here 9 come 13 . 13 . 14 " he once more made himself comfortable and settled down for a long wait . 1 he 6 comfortable 2 once 3 more 3 more 6 comfortable 4 made 6 comfortable 5 himself 6 comfortable 6 comfortable 8 settled 6 comfortable 14 . 7 and 8 settled 8 settled 9 down 8 settled 13 wait 10 for 11 a 11 a 12 long 12 long 13 wait the [black] [shadows] crept out from the farther bank of the [big] [river] . 1 the 8 farther 1 the 9 bank 4 crept 5 out 4 crept 8 farther 6 from 7 the 7 the 8 farther 9 bank 10 of 10 of 11 the 11 the 14 . jolly , [round] [red] [mr] [sun] had gone to bed , and the first little star was twinkling high overhead . 1 jolly 2 , 1 jolly 21 . 7 had 8 gone 8 gone 10 bed 9 to 10 bed 10 bed 16 star 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 the 13 the 14 first 14 first 16 star 15 little 16 star 16 star 17 was 16 star 20 overhead 18 twinkling 19 high 19 high 20 overhead 20 overhead 21 . it was very still and peaceful . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 very 3 very 6 peaceful 4 still 6 peaceful 5 and 6 peaceful 6 peaceful 7 . from [out] in the middle of the [big] [river] sounded a [low] " quack " ; [dusky] and his flock [were] swimming in this time . 1 from 25 time 1 from 26 . 3 in 5 middle 3 in 19 his 4 the 5 middle 5 middle 6 of 6 of 7 the 7 the 10 sounded 10 sounded 11 a 11 a 13 " 13 " 14 quack 14 quack 18 and 15 " 16 ; 16 ; 18 and 19 his 20 flock 20 flock 22 swimming 22 swimming 23 in 23 in 24 this 24 this 25 time presently the hunter could see a silver line on the water , and then he made out nine black spots . 1 presently 3 hunter 2 the 3 hunter 3 hunter 4 could 4 could 5 see 5 see 20 spots 6 a 7 silver 7 silver 8 line 7 silver 13 and 8 line 11 water 9 on 10 the 10 the 11 water 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 then 14 then 15 he 15 he 16 made 16 made 20 spots 17 out 20 spots 18 nine 20 spots 19 black 20 spots 20 spots 21 . in a few minutes [those] [ducks] [would] [be] [where] he could shoot them . 1 in 2 a 2 a 3 few 3 few 4 minutes 4 minutes 10 he 10 he 11 could 11 could 12 shoot 12 shoot 14 . 13 them 14 . " bang , bang " went that gun below him again . 1 " 4 bang 2 bang 3 , 2 bang 4 bang 4 bang 5 " 4 bang 6 went 4 bang 7 that 4 bang 8 gun 4 bang 9 below 4 bang 11 again 9 below 10 him 11 again 12 . with a roar of wings , [dusky] and his flock were in the air [and] [away] . 1 with 2 a 2 a 3 roar 3 roar 4 of 3 roar 10 flock 4 of 5 wings 5 wings 6 , 6 , 8 and 8 and 9 his 10 flock 11 were 11 were 12 in 12 in 14 air 13 the 14 air 14 air 17 . that hunter stood up and said things , and they were not nice things . 1 that 2 hunter 2 hunter 3 stood 3 stood 4 up 4 up 5 and 4 up 15 . 6 said 15 . 7 things 11 were 7 things 13 nice 8 , 9 and 9 and 11 were 10 they 11 were 11 were 12 not 13 nice 14 things 14 things 15 . he knew that [those] [ducks] would [not] come back again that [night] , and that once more he must go home [empty-handed] . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 6 would 6 would 8 come 8 come 9 back 8 come 21 home 9 back 10 again 9 back 14 and 11 that 13 , 13 , 14 and 15 that 18 he 15 that 19 must 16 once 17 more 17 more 18 he 19 must 20 go 20 go 21 home 21 home 23 . he found the blind [of] [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy , but there was no one [there] [.] 1 he 2 found 1 he 13 was 2 found 3 the 4 blind 9 boy 9 boy 10 , 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 there 12 there 13 was 13 was 14 no 14 no 15 one you [see] , as soon as he had fired his gun [the] [last] [time] [,] [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy [had] [slipped] out and [away] . 1 you 3 , 3 , 7 he 4 as 5 soon 5 soon 6 as 6 as 7 he 7 he 8 had 8 had 9 fired 9 fired 19 boy 10 his 11 gun 10 his 19 boy 19 boy 25 . 22 out 23 and 22 out 25 . and as [he] tramped across the [green] [meadows] toward [home] with his gun , he chuckled . 1 and 2 as 1 and 12 his 4 tramped 5 across 4 tramped 9 toward 5 across 6 the 9 toward 11 with 11 with 12 his 12 his 17 . 13 gun 16 chuckled 14 , 15 he 15 he 16 chuckled 16 chuckled 17 . " he [didn't] [get] [those] [ducks] [this] [time] , " said [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 1 " 10 " 2 he 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 16 . 14 's 15 boy 15 boy 16 . [chapter] [xxvii] [:] [the] [hunter] [gives] [up] blacky [the] [crow] didn't know what to think . 1 blacky 4 didn't 4 didn't 5 know 5 know 6 what 5 know 9 . 6 what 8 think 7 to 8 think he couldn't make himself believe that [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] had really [turned] [hunter] [,] [yet] [what] [else] could [he] [believe] [?] 1 he 2 couldn't 1 he 19 could 2 couldn't 5 believe 3 make 4 himself 3 make 5 believe 5 believe 6 that 5 believe 12 really 6 that 11 had and hadn't he with his own ears heard the " bang , bang " of that very gun ? 1 and 3 he 1 and 4 with 2 hadn't 3 he 4 with 18 gun 5 his 6 own 5 his 7 ears 7 ears 13 bang 8 heard 9 the 8 heard 13 bang 10 " 13 bang 11 bang 12 , 11 bang 13 bang 13 bang 14 " 13 bang 15 of 13 bang 16 that 13 bang 17 very 13 bang 18 gun 18 gun 19 ? the [very] [first] [thing] the next morning [blacky] had hastened over [to] the place where [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy [had] hidden in the rushes . 1 the 6 next 1 the 25 . 5 the 6 next 6 next 7 morning 9 had 10 hastened 10 hastened 24 rushes 11 over 13 the 11 over 24 rushes 13 the 14 place 14 place 15 where 19 boy 21 hidden 21 hidden 22 in 22 in 23 the 23 the 24 rushes 24 rushes 25 . with sharp eyes he looked for feathers , [that] [would] [tell] the tale of a [duck] killed . 1 with 2 sharp 2 sharp 3 eyes 2 sharp 7 feathers 3 eyes 5 looked 4 he 5 looked 5 looked 6 for 7 feathers 8 , 7 feathers 13 tale 12 the 13 tale 13 tale 14 of 14 of 18 . 15 a 17 killed 17 killed 18 . but there were no feathers . 1 but 2 there 2 there 3 were 3 were 4 no 3 were 5 feathers 5 feathers 6 . there wasn't a thing to show that anything so dreadful had happened . 1 there 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 4 thing 3 a 4 thing 4 thing 6 show 4 thing 12 happened 5 to 6 show 7 that 12 happened 8 anything 12 happened 9 so 10 dreadful 10 dreadful 12 happened 11 had 12 happened 12 happened 13 . perhaps [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [had] missed when he shot [at] [those] [ducks] . 1 perhaps 7 missed 7 missed 14 . 8 when 9 he 9 he 10 shot 10 shot 14 . blacky shook his head and decided to say nothing to [anybody] [about] [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy [and] that terrible gun . 1 blacky 2 shook 1 blacky 6 decided 2 shook 4 head 3 his 4 head 4 head 5 and 6 decided 7 to 6 decided 10 to 7 to 8 say 8 say 9 nothing 10 to 21 . 16 boy 20 gun 18 that 20 gun 19 terrible 20 gun 20 gun 21 . you may be sure that early in the afternoon he was perched in the top of his favorite [tree] [over] by the [big] [river] . 1 you 2 may 2 may 3 be 3 be 4 sure 3 be 7 in 4 sure 5 that 5 that 6 early 7 in 9 afternoon 8 the 9 afternoon 9 afternoon 12 perched 10 he 11 was 10 he 12 perched 12 perched 15 top 13 in 14 the 14 the 15 top 15 top 16 of 16 of 17 his 17 his 18 favorite 18 favorite 21 by 21 by 22 the 22 the 25 . instead of going to the same hiding place he made a new one farther down . 1 instead 2 of 1 instead 7 hiding 3 going 4 to 4 to 5 the 5 the 6 same 6 same 7 hiding 7 hiding 8 place 7 hiding 10 made 7 hiding 12 new 7 hiding 16 . 9 he 10 made 11 a 12 new 12 new 13 one 12 new 14 farther 14 farther 15 down then came the hunter a little earlier than usual . 1 then 2 came 2 came 7 earlier 3 the 4 hunter 4 hunter 7 earlier 5 a 6 little 6 little 7 earlier 7 earlier 8 than 7 earlier 9 usual 9 usual 10 . instead of stopping at his blind , he walked straight [to] the [blind] [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy had first made . 1 instead 2 of 1 instead 3 stopping 3 stopping 4 at 3 stopping 6 blind 3 stopping 10 straight 4 at 5 his 6 blind 7 , 7 , 8 he 8 he 9 walked 10 straight 12 the 12 the 17 boy 17 boy 18 had 18 had 20 made 19 first 20 made 20 made 21 . of course , there was no one there . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 , 2 course 4 there 2 course 8 there 2 course 9 . 4 there 5 was 4 there 6 no 6 no 7 one the hunter looked both glad and disappointed . 1 the 2 hunter 2 hunter 7 disappointed 3 looked 7 disappointed 4 both 7 disappointed 5 glad 7 disappointed 6 and 7 disappointed 7 disappointed 8 . but the same thing happened as on the night before . 1 but 3 same 2 the 3 same 3 same 4 thing 3 same 6 as 4 thing 5 happened 6 as 10 before 7 on 8 the 8 the 9 night 9 night 10 before 10 before 11 . just as [those] [ducks] were [almost] [near] [enough] [,] [a] gun [went] " bang , bang , " and away went the [ducks] . 1 just 2 as 1 just 11 gun 2 as 5 were 11 gun 24 . 13 " 14 bang 14 bang 15 , 14 bang 16 bang 16 bang 19 and 16 bang 24 . 17 , 18 " 17 , 19 and 19 and 21 went 20 away 21 went 21 went 22 the they didn't come back again , and once more a disappointed hunter went home without any . 1 they 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 come 2 didn't 16 any 3 come 4 back 4 back 5 again 4 back 7 and 5 again 6 , 8 once 9 more 8 once 12 hunter 9 more 10 a 11 disappointed 12 hunter 12 hunter 15 without 13 went 14 home 13 went 15 without 15 without 16 any 16 any 17 . the next afternoon he was on hand very early . 1 the 2 next 2 next 3 afternoon 3 afternoon 9 early 3 afternoon 10 . 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 on 5 was 8 very 6 on 7 hand 8 very 9 early he was there before [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy arrived , and when he did come , of course the hunter saw him . 1 he 2 was 1 he 9 arrived 2 was 3 there 4 before 9 arrived 8 boy 9 arrived 9 arrived 21 saw 10 , 11 and 11 and 21 saw 12 when 21 saw 13 he 14 did 13 he 21 saw 14 did 15 come 15 come 16 , 17 of 18 course 17 of 19 the 19 the 20 hunter 20 hunter 21 saw 21 saw 22 him 22 him 23 . he [walked] [down] to [where] [farmer] [brown] 's boy was hiding in the rushes . 1 he 4 to 4 to 15 . 8 's 14 rushes 9 boy 11 hiding 10 was 11 hiding 11 hiding 12 in 12 in 13 the 13 the 14 rushes 14 rushes 15 . " hello ! " said he . 1 " 2 hello 2 hello 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 3 ! 5 said 5 said 6 he 5 said 7 . " are you the one who was shooting here last night and the night before ? " 1 " 2 are 2 are 3 you 2 are 8 shooting 2 are 16 ? 4 the 8 shooting 5 one 8 shooting 6 who 7 was 6 who 8 shooting 8 shooting 9 here 8 shooting 14 night 8 shooting 15 before 10 last 11 night 10 last 14 night 11 night 12 and 13 the 14 night 16 ? 17 " farmer [brown] 's boy grinned . 1 farmer 3 's 1 farmer 4 boy 4 boy 5 grinned 5 grinned 6 . " yes , " said he . 1 " 2 yes 2 yes 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 6 he 7 . " what luck did you have ? " asked the hunter . 1 " 2 what 2 what 4 did 2 what 7 ? 3 luck 4 did 5 you 6 have 5 you 7 ? 7 ? 8 " 7 ? 9 asked 9 asked 10 the 10 the 11 hunter 11 hunter 12 . " fine , " replied [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 1 " 5 replied 2 fine 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 replied 5 replied 10 . 8 's 9 boy 9 boy 10 . " how many [ducks] did you get ? " asked the hunter . 1 " 10 asked 2 how 3 many 2 how 5 did 2 how 8 ? 6 you 7 get 6 you 8 ? 8 ? 9 " 8 ? 10 asked 10 asked 13 . 11 the 12 hunter 12 hunter 13 . farmer [brown] ['s] boy grinned more broadly than before . 1 farmer 7 broadly 4 boy 5 grinned 5 grinned 7 broadly 6 more 7 broadly 7 broadly 8 than 7 broadly 9 before 7 broadly 10 . " none , " said he . 1 " 2 none 1 " 5 said 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 5 said 7 . " [i] guess [i] ['m] not a very [good] shot . " 1 " 3 guess 3 guess 6 not 6 not 7 a 7 a 12 " 8 very 10 shot 10 shot 11 . 11 . 12 " " then what did you mean by saying you had fine luck ? " demanded the hunter . 1 " 3 what 2 then 3 what 3 what 6 mean 4 did 6 mean 5 you 6 mean 6 mean 7 by 7 by 17 hunter 8 saying 12 luck 9 you 12 luck 10 had 12 luck 11 fine 12 luck 12 luck 15 demanded 12 luck 17 hunter 13 ? 14 " 14 " 15 demanded 16 the 17 hunter 17 hunter 18 . the hunter lost patience . 1 the 2 hunter 2 hunter 4 patience 3 lost 4 patience 4 patience 5 . he tried to [order] [farmer] [brown] 's boy [away] . 1 he 2 tried 2 tried 3 to 3 to 10 . 7 's 8 boy 8 boy 10 . but the latter said he had as much right there as the hunter had , and the hunter knew that this was so . 1 but 2 the 2 the 3 latter 2 the 18 hunter 3 latter 6 had 3 latter 8 much 4 said 5 he 5 he 6 had 7 as 8 much 8 much 11 as 9 right 10 there 9 right 11 as 12 the 18 hunter 13 hunter 14 had 13 hunter 18 hunter 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 the 17 the 18 hunter 18 hunter 19 knew 18 hunter 24 . 19 knew 20 that 19 knew 21 this 19 knew 22 was 22 was 23 so finally he gave up , and muttering angrily , he went back to his blind . 1 finally 2 he 1 finally 3 gave 1 finally 7 muttering 4 up 6 and 4 up 7 muttering 5 , 6 and 7 muttering 8 angrily 7 muttering 11 went 7 muttering 12 back 7 muttering 13 to 7 muttering 14 his 8 angrily 9 , 10 he 11 went 14 his 15 blind 15 blind 16 . again [the] gun [of] [farmer] [brown] 's boy frightened [away] [the] [ducks] [just] [as] [they] [were] [coming] [in] . 1 again 19 . 3 gun 7 's 3 gun 9 frightened 7 's 8 boy 9 frightened 19 . the next afternoon there was [no] [hunter] [nor] the next , [though] [farmer] [brown] 's boy [was] [there] . 1 the 2 next 1 the 19 . 2 next 3 afternoon 4 there 5 was 4 there 15 's 5 was 9 the 9 the 10 next 10 next 11 , 15 's 16 boy 16 boy 19 . the hunter had decided that it was a waste of time to hunt [there] while [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy [was] about . 1 the 2 hunter 2 hunter 3 had 2 hunter 4 decided 4 decided 5 that 4 decided 9 waste 6 it 7 was 7 was 8 a 8 a 9 waste 9 waste 10 of 9 waste 11 time 9 waste 13 hunt 9 waste 21 about 11 time 12 to 13 hunt 15 while 13 hunt 19 boy 21 about 22 . [chapter] [xxviii] [:] [blacky] [has] [a] [talk] [with] [dusky] [the] [black] [duck] doubt not a friend , but to the last [grip] [hard] [on] [faith] [and] hold it fast . 1 doubt 2 not 2 not 6 but 3 a 4 friend 4 friend 5 , 5 , 6 but 6 but 16 it 7 to 8 the 7 to 15 hold 8 the 9 last 15 hold 16 it 16 it 18 . 17 fast 18 . blacky [the] [crow] . 1 blacky 4 . every morning [blacky] [the] [crow] [visited] [the] [rushes] [along] [the] [shore] [of] [the] [big] [river] , [hoping] [to] [find] [dusky] [the] [black] [duck] . 1 every 2 morning 2 morning 16 , 16 , 24 . he was anxious , was [blacky] . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 anxious 3 anxious 4 , 3 anxious 7 . 5 was 7 . he feared that [dusky] [or] some of his flock [had] [been] [killed] , and he wanted to know . 1 he 2 feared 1 he 16 wanted 2 feared 3 that 6 some 7 of 6 some 9 flock 7 of 8 his 9 flock 13 , 13 , 14 and 13 , 15 he 15 he 16 wanted 16 wanted 17 to 16 wanted 18 know 16 wanted 19 . you [see] , he knew that [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] had been [shooting] [over] there . 1 you 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 knew 4 he 11 had 5 knew 6 that 11 had 12 been 12 been 15 there 15 there 16 . at last , early one morning , he found [dusky] and his flock in the rushes and wild rice . 1 at 2 last 1 at 4 early 2 last 3 , 4 early 6 morning 4 early 20 . 5 one 6 morning 7 , 8 he 7 , 11 and 8 he 9 found 11 and 12 his 12 his 13 flock 13 flock 16 rushes 14 in 15 the 15 the 16 rushes 16 rushes 17 and 16 rushes 18 wild 18 wild 19 rice 18 wild 20 . eagerly he counted them . 1 eagerly 3 counted 2 he 3 counted 3 counted 4 them 4 them 5 . there were nine . 1 there 2 were 2 were 3 nine 3 nine 4 . not one was missing . 1 not 4 missing 2 one 4 missing 3 was 4 missing 4 missing 5 . blacky sighed with relief and dropped down on the shore close [to] [where] [dusky] was taking a nap . 1 blacky 4 relief 2 sighed 4 relief 3 with 4 relief 4 relief 6 dropped 5 and 6 dropped 6 dropped 7 down 7 down 8 on 8 on 9 the 9 the 10 shore 10 shore 11 close 11 close 18 nap 15 was 16 taking 16 taking 18 nap 17 a 18 nap 18 nap 19 . " hello ! " said [blacky] . 1 " 2 hello 2 hello 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 3 ! 5 said 5 said 7 . dusky awoke with a start . 1 dusky 2 awoke 2 awoke 5 start 3 with 5 start 4 a 5 start 5 start 6 . " hello , yourself , " said he . 1 " 2 hello 2 hello 3 , 2 hello 4 yourself 2 hello 5 , 2 hello 6 " 2 hello 7 said 7 said 8 he 7 said 9 . " we haven't lost a feather , " declared [dusky] . 1 " 2 we 1 " 9 declared 2 we 3 haven't 4 lost 5 a 5 a 8 " 6 feather 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 declared 9 declared 11 . " that gun wasn't fired at us , anyway . " 1 " 11 " 2 that 3 gun 3 gun 5 fired 4 wasn't 5 fired 5 fired 6 at 5 fired 7 us 5 fired 9 anyway 7 us 8 , 9 anyway 10 . 10 . 11 " " then who was it fired at ? " demanded [blacky] . 1 " 2 then 1 " 3 who 3 who 4 was 3 who 8 ? 4 was 6 fired 5 it 6 fired 6 fired 7 at 8 ? 9 " 9 " 10 demanded 10 demanded 12 . " [i] [haven't] the [least] idea , " replied [dusky] . 1 " 9 replied 4 the 6 idea 6 idea 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 replied 9 replied 11 . " have you seen any [other] [ducks] [about] here ? " inquired [blacky] . 1 " 3 you 1 " 12 inquired 2 have 3 you 3 you 5 any 4 seen 5 any 9 here 10 ? 10 ? 11 " 11 " 12 inquired 12 inquired 14 . " not one , " [was] [dusky] 's [prompt] reply . 1 " 2 not 2 not 3 one 3 one 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 8 's 8 's 10 reply 10 reply 11 . " if [there] had [been] [any] , [i] guess we would have known it . " 1 " 2 if 1 " 16 " 4 had 7 , 7 , 16 " 9 guess 10 we 10 we 12 have 11 would 12 have 12 have 13 known 13 known 14 it 14 it 15 . 15 . 16 " " [did] you know that [when] that [terrible] gun was fired there was another [terrible] gun right over behind those bushes [?] ["] [asked] [blacky] [.] 1 " 3 you 1 " 16 gun 3 you 4 know 4 know 5 that 4 know 7 that 7 that 9 gun 9 gun 11 fired 10 was 11 fired 11 fired 14 another 12 there 13 was 12 there 14 another 16 gun 21 bushes 17 right 18 over 17 right 19 behind 19 behind 21 bushes 20 those 21 bushes dusky shook his head . 1 dusky 2 shook 2 shook 4 head 3 his 4 head 4 head 5 . we didn't want to take any chances . " 1 we 7 chances 2 didn't 7 chances 3 want 4 to 4 to 5 take 5 take 7 chances 6 any 7 chances 7 chances 8 . 8 . 9 " " it is a lucky thing you [did] , " replied [blacky] . 1 " 3 is 1 " 11 replied 2 it 3 is 3 is 6 thing 4 a 5 lucky 4 a 6 thing 7 you 9 , 9 , 11 replied 10 " 11 replied 11 replied 13 . " there [was] [a] hunter hiding behind those bushes all the time [.] 1 " 2 there 1 " 5 hunter 5 hunter 6 hiding 6 hiding 7 behind 6 hiding 9 bushes 8 those 9 bushes 9 bushes 12 time 10 all 11 the 10 all 12 time i warned you [of] him [once] . " 1 i 2 warned 2 warned 3 you 3 you 8 " 5 him 7 . 7 . 8 " " that reminds me that [i] haven't thanked you , " said [dusky] . 1 " 3 reminds 2 that 3 reminds 3 reminds 4 me 3 reminds 5 that 3 reminds 7 haven't 3 reminds 8 thanked 8 thanked 14 . 9 you 11 " 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 said 12 said 14 . " [i] [knew] there was something wrong over here , but [i] didn't know what . 1 " 4 there 4 there 5 was 4 there 6 something 6 something 7 wrong 7 wrong 16 . 8 over 9 here 9 here 10 , 10 , 11 but 11 but 13 didn't 13 didn't 14 know 14 know 15 what 14 know 16 . so it was a hunter . 1 so 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 a 4 a 5 hunter 5 hunter 6 . i guess it is a good thing [that] [i] heeded [your] warn-ing . ["] 1 i 2 guess 1 i 10 heeded 2 guess 3 it 3 it 4 is 4 is 7 thing 5 a 6 good 5 a 7 thing 10 heeded 13 . 12 warn-ing 13 . " [i] guess it is , " retorted [blacky] dryly . 1 " 3 guess 1 " 6 , 3 guess 4 it 4 it 5 is 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 retorted 8 retorted 10 dryly 10 dryly 11 . " do you come here in daytime instead of night now ? " 1 " 2 do 2 do 3 you 2 do 12 ? 3 you 4 come 4 come 5 here 5 here 7 daytime 6 in 7 daytime 7 daytime 8 instead 7 daytime 10 night 7 daytime 11 now 8 instead 9 of 12 ? 13 " " no , " replied [dusky] . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 replied 5 replied 7 . " we come in after dark and spend the night here . 1 " 2 we 2 we 11 here 3 come 8 spend 3 come 11 here 4 in 6 dark 5 after 6 dark 6 dark 7 and 6 dark 8 spend 8 spend 9 the 8 spend 10 night 11 here 12 . there is nothing to fear from hunters after dark . 1 there 2 is 1 there 3 nothing 3 nothing 4 to 3 nothing 5 fear 5 fear 7 hunters 6 from 7 hunters 7 hunters 9 dark 8 after 9 dark 9 dark 10 . we 've given up coming here until late in the evening . 1 we 2 've 2 've 3 given 3 given 4 up 3 given 8 late 5 coming 6 here 5 coming 7 until 7 until 8 late 8 late 11 evening 8 late 12 . 9 in 11 evening 10 the 11 evening and since we did that , we haven't heard a gun [.] ["] 1 and 2 since 2 since 8 haven't 3 we 4 did 3 we 8 haven't 5 that 8 haven't 6 , 7 we 7 we 8 haven't 8 haven't 9 heard 8 haven't 11 gun 10 a 11 gun blacky gossiped a while longer , then flew off to look for his breakfast ; and as he flew his heart was light . 1 blacky 2 gossiped 2 gossiped 3 a 2 gossiped 4 while 2 gossiped 5 longer 2 gossiped 6 , 2 gossiped 7 then 2 gossiped 8 flew 8 flew 9 off 9 off 19 flew 9 off 24 . 10 to 11 look 11 look 12 for 12 for 14 breakfast 13 his 14 breakfast 14 breakfast 19 flew 15 ; 16 and 16 and 19 flew 17 as 18 he 18 he 19 flew 19 flew 23 light 20 his 21 heart 21 heart 22 was 21 heart 23 light his shrewd little eyes twinkled . 1 his 5 twinkled 2 shrewd 3 little 2 shrewd 5 twinkled 4 eyes 5 twinkled 5 twinkled 6 . " [i] ought to have known [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] better than [even] [to] suspect him , " thought he . 1 " 3 ought 3 ought 21 . 4 to 5 have 4 to 15 suspect 5 have 6 known 6 known 11 better 11 better 12 than 15 suspect 16 him 16 him 20 he 16 him 21 . 17 , 18 " 17 , 20 he 18 " 19 thought " [i] know [now] [why] [he] [had] [that] [terrible] gun . 1 " 3 know 1 " 10 gun 10 gun 11 . it was to frighten [those] [ducks] [away] [so] [that] the hunter would not have a chance to shoot them . 1 it 2 was 1 it 4 frighten 3 to 4 frighten 4 frighten 11 hunter 10 the 11 hunter 11 hunter 20 . 12 would 13 not 12 would 18 shoot 14 have 15 a 15 a 16 chance 16 chance 17 to 17 to 18 shoot 18 shoot 19 them 19 them 20 . he wasn't shooting at anything . 1 he 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 shooting 3 shooting 4 at 3 shooting 5 anything 3 shooting 6 . he [just] fired [in] [the] [air] to scare [those] [ducks] away . 1 he 3 fired 3 fired 8 scare 7 to 8 scare 8 scare 12 . 11 away 12 . i know it just as well as if [i] had seen him do it . 1 i 2 know 2 know 3 it 3 it 4 just 4 just 5 as 5 as 6 well 6 well 7 as 7 as 8 if 8 if 10 had 10 had 11 seen 11 seen 12 him 12 him 15 . 13 do 14 it 14 it 15 . i 'll never doubt [farmer] [brown] 's boy [again] . 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 never 3 never 4 doubt 4 doubt 10 . 7 's 8 boy 8 boy 10 . and [i] ['m] glad [i] [didn't] [say] [a] [word] to anybody [about] seeing him with a terrible gun . ["] 1 and 4 glad 4 glad 10 to 10 to 19 . 11 anybody 13 seeing 13 seeing 14 him 13 seeing 18 gun 14 him 15 with 15 with 16 a 16 a 17 terrible 18 gun 19 . blacky was right . 1 blacky 3 right 2 was 3 right 3 right 4 . while appearing to be [an] enemy , he [really] had been a [friend] of [dusky] [the] [black] [duck] and his flock . 1 while 2 appearing 2 appearing 4 be 2 appearing 6 enemy 3 to 4 be 6 enemy 7 , 7 , 8 he 7 , 19 and 8 he 10 had 10 had 11 been 10 had 12 a 12 a 14 of 19 and 20 his 20 his 21 flock 21 flock 22 . [chapter] [xxix] [:] [blacky] [discovers] [an] [egg] blacky is fond of eggs , as you know . 1 blacky 5 eggs 2 is 3 fond 3 fond 4 of 3 fond 5 eggs 5 eggs 6 , 6 , 7 as 7 as 8 you 8 you 9 know 9 know 10 . in this he is a great deal [like] [other] [people] [,] [farmer] [brown] 's boy [for] [instance] . 1 in 2 this 1 in 7 deal 3 he 4 is 4 is 5 a 5 a 6 great 6 great 7 deal 7 deal 18 . 14 's 15 boy 15 boy 18 . but [as] [blacky] [cannot] [keep] hens , [as] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [does] , he is obliged to steal eggs [or] [else] [go] [without] . 1 but 15 he 1 but 16 is 6 hens 7 , 7 , 15 he 14 , 15 he 16 is 20 eggs 17 obliged 18 to 18 to 19 steal 19 steal 20 eggs 20 eggs 25 . he quite overlooks the fact that [farmer] [brown] 's boy feeds [the] biddies and [takes] the eggs [as] pay . 1 he 3 overlooks 1 he 17 eggs 2 quite 3 overlooks 3 overlooks 4 the 3 overlooks 5 fact 5 fact 9 's 6 that 9 's 10 boy 11 feeds 11 feeds 13 biddies 13 biddies 14 and 13 biddies 17 eggs 14 and 16 the 17 eggs 20 . 19 pay 20 . anyway [,] that is [what] [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy [says] , but [i] do not know whether or not the biddies understand it that way . 1 anyway 3 that 3 that 4 is 4 is 26 . 9 boy 11 , 9 boy 21 biddies 11 , 12 but 12 but 15 not 14 do 15 not 16 know 17 whether 17 whether 18 or 17 whether 19 not 17 whether 21 biddies 20 the 21 biddies 21 biddies 22 understand 21 biddies 25 way 21 biddies 26 . 23 it 24 that 24 that 25 way so [blacky] [the] [crow] [cannot] [see] [why] he [should] [not] [help] [himself] [to] [an] egg when he gets the chance . 1 so 8 he 8 he 18 gets 15 egg 16 when 16 when 17 he 17 he 18 gets 18 gets 20 chance 19 the 20 chance 20 chance 21 . the eggs he does get are mostly those of his neighbors in [the] [green] [forest] and the [old] [orchard] . 1 the 2 eggs 2 eggs 7 mostly 3 he 4 does 4 does 7 mostly 5 get 7 mostly 6 are 7 mostly 7 mostly 8 those 7 mostly 11 neighbors 9 of 10 his 10 his 11 neighbors 11 neighbors 20 . 12 in 17 the 12 in 20 . 16 and 17 the blacky knows quite as well as any one what a gun looks like . 1 blacky 2 knows 1 blacky 11 gun 2 knows 5 well 2 knows 7 any 2 knows 9 what 3 quite 5 well 4 as 5 well 5 well 6 as 7 any 8 one 10 a 11 gun 11 gun 12 looks 11 gun 14 . 12 looks 13 like he [also] knows that [without] a [terrible] gun , [there] [is] [little] [farmer] [brown] or any one else can do to him . 1 he 3 knows 3 knows 4 that 3 knows 8 gun 4 that 6 a 8 gun 23 . 9 , 15 or 15 or 18 else 16 any 17 one 17 one 18 else 18 else 20 do 18 else 21 to 19 can 20 do 21 to 22 him 22 him 23 . but [blacky] [doesn't] [do] [anything] [of] this [kind] [around] the buildings of [farmer] [brown] . 1 but 7 this 7 this 15 . 10 the 11 buildings 11 buildings 12 of 11 buildings 15 . though he has suspected that [farmer] [brown] 's boy would not [now] [try] [to] harm [him] , [blacky] is naturally cautious and [takes] [no] chances . 1 though 2 he 2 he 3 has 3 has 4 suspected 4 suspected 26 . 5 that 8 's 5 that 10 would 8 's 9 boy 10 would 11 not 11 not 15 harm 11 not 26 . 15 harm 25 chances 17 , 19 is 19 is 20 naturally 20 naturally 21 cautious 21 cautious 22 and 21 cautious 25 chances first he sits in a tall tree [from] [which] [he] [can] watch [farmer] [brown] ['s] home . 1 first 3 sits 2 he 3 sits 3 sits 4 in 3 sits 6 tall 4 in 5 a 5 a 6 tall 6 tall 7 tree 7 tree 17 . 12 watch 16 home 16 home 17 . it was on one of these silent visits [that] [blacky] spied something which he couldn't forget . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 on 2 was 4 one 4 one 11 spied 5 of 6 these 6 these 11 spied 7 silent 11 spied 8 visits 11 spied 11 spied 12 something 11 spied 13 which 11 spied 15 couldn't 11 spied 16 forget 14 he 15 couldn't 16 forget 17 . it was a box just inside the henhouse door . 1 it 2 was 1 it 5 just 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 box 5 just 6 inside 6 inside 8 henhouse 7 the 8 henhouse 8 henhouse 9 door 9 door 10 . in the box was some hay and in that hay he was sure that he had seen an egg . 1 in 10 hay 2 the 3 box 3 box 10 hay 4 was 10 hay 5 some 10 hay 6 hay 7 and 6 hay 8 in 6 hay 9 that 6 hay 10 hay 10 hay 11 he 10 hay 12 was 10 hay 13 sure 10 hay 20 . 11 he 12 was 13 sure 14 that 14 that 16 had 15 he 16 had 16 had 17 seen 18 an 19 egg 19 egg 20 . in fact , he was sure that he saw two eggs there . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 4 he 2 fact 5 was 2 fact 7 that 2 fact 11 eggs 2 fact 12 there 2 fact 13 . 6 sure 7 that 8 he 9 saw 9 saw 11 eggs 10 two 11 eggs he might not have noticed them but for the fact that a hen had jumped down from that box , making a terrible fuss . 1 he 5 noticed 2 might 3 not 2 might 4 have 4 have 5 noticed 5 noticed 6 them 5 noticed 10 fact 6 them 7 but 8 for 9 the 9 the 10 fact 10 fact 11 that 10 fact 13 hen 12 a 13 hen 13 hen 14 had 13 hen 15 jumped 13 hen 18 that 13 hen 19 box 15 jumped 16 down 15 jumped 17 from 19 box 20 , 19 box 24 fuss 21 making 24 fuss 22 a 24 fuss 23 terrible 24 fuss 24 fuss 25 . she didn't seem frightened , but very proud . 1 she 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 seem 3 seem 4 frightened 4 frightened 5 , 4 frightened 8 proud 5 , 6 but 7 very 8 proud 8 proud 9 . what [under] [the] [sun] [she] had to be proud [about] [blacky] [couldn't] understand , but he didn't [stay] to find out . 1 what 6 had 6 had 7 to 7 to 8 be 8 be 22 . 9 proud 13 understand 13 understand 14 , 14 , 15 but 15 but 17 didn't 16 he 17 didn't 17 didn't 20 find 19 to 20 find 20 find 21 out 21 out 22 . the noise she was making made him nervous . 1 the 2 noise 2 noise 5 making 2 noise 8 nervous 3 she 4 was 4 was 5 making 6 made 7 him 6 made 8 nervous 8 nervous 9 . he was afraid that it would bring some one to find out what was going on . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 afraid 3 afraid 6 would 3 afraid 15 going 4 that 6 would 5 it 6 would 6 would 7 bring 6 would 11 find 7 bring 8 some 8 some 9 one 9 one 10 to 11 find 12 out 13 what 15 going 14 was 15 going 15 going 16 on 16 on 17 . so he spread his black wings and flew away as silently as he had come . 1 so 2 he 2 he 6 wings 3 spread 6 wings 4 his 6 wings 5 black 6 wings 6 wings 7 and 6 wings 8 flew 6 wings 11 silently 8 flew 9 away 10 as 11 silently 11 silently 12 as 11 silently 15 come 11 silently 16 . 13 he 14 had 14 had 15 come as he was flying away he saw those eggs . 1 as 2 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 flying 4 flying 5 away 4 flying 9 eggs 6 he 7 saw 7 saw 9 eggs 8 those 9 eggs 9 eggs 10 . that one glance was enough . 1 that 5 enough 2 one 3 glance 3 glance 5 enough 4 was 5 enough 5 enough 6 . you know [blacky] ['s] [eyes] are very sharp . 1 you 2 know 1 you 6 are 6 are 7 very 7 very 8 sharp 8 sharp 9 . he saw the hay in the box and the two eggs in the hay , and that was enough for him . 1 he 2 saw 2 saw 21 him 3 the 4 hay 4 hay 7 box 5 in 6 the 6 the 7 box 7 box 8 and 8 and 9 the 9 the 10 two 10 two 11 eggs 11 eggs 12 in 12 in 13 the 13 the 14 hay 14 hay 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 that 17 that 18 was 18 was 19 enough 19 enough 20 for 20 for 21 him 21 him 22 . from [that] [instant] [blacky] the [crow] [began] [to] scheme and plan to get one or both of those eggs . 1 from 5 the 5 the 9 scheme 9 scheme 11 plan 10 and 11 plan 11 plan 20 . 12 to 13 get 13 get 19 eggs 14 one 15 or 14 one 18 those 16 both 17 of 17 of 18 those 18 those 19 eggs 19 eggs 20 . [chapter] [xxx] [:] [blacky] [screws] [up] [his] [courage] if out of sight , then out of mind . 1 if 9 mind 2 out 3 of 2 out 4 sight 2 out 9 mind 4 sight 6 then 4 sight 8 of 5 , 6 then 7 out 8 of 9 mind 10 . this is a saying which you often hear . 1 this 2 is 2 is 3 a 2 is 4 saying 4 saying 8 hear 5 which 6 you 6 you 8 hear 7 often 8 hear 8 hear 9 . it may be true sometimes , but it is very far from true at other times . 1 it 13 true 2 may 3 be 3 be 13 true 4 true 5 sometimes 4 true 7 but 4 true 13 true 6 , 7 but 8 it 13 true 9 is 10 very 9 is 13 true 10 very 11 far 11 far 12 from 13 true 16 times 13 true 17 . 14 at 16 times 15 other 16 times take the case of [blacky] . 1 take 2 the 2 the 3 case 3 case 4 of 4 of 6 . then , as he flew away toward the [green] [forest] [,] those eggs were out of sight , of course . 1 then 4 he 2 , 4 he 3 as 4 he 4 he 5 flew 5 flew 6 away 6 away 21 . 7 toward 8 the 7 toward 13 eggs 12 those 13 eggs 13 eggs 17 sight 13 eggs 21 . 14 were 17 sight 15 out 16 of 15 out 17 sight 17 sight 18 , 17 sight 19 of 19 of 20 course but do you think they were out of mind ? 1 but 4 think 1 but 5 they 1 but 9 mind 2 do 3 you 2 do 4 think 5 they 6 were 7 out 8 of 7 out 9 mind 9 mind 10 ? not much [!] 1 not 2 much no , indeed ! 1 no 2 , 2 , 3 indeed 3 indeed 4 ! in fact , [those] eggs were very much [in] [blacky] ['s] [mind] . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 5 eggs 5 eggs 13 . 6 were 7 very 7 very 8 much 8 much 13 . he couldn't think of anything else . 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 think 2 couldn't 6 else 3 think 4 of 5 anything 6 else 6 else 7 . he flew straight to a certain tall pine-tree in a lonely [part] of the [green] [forest] . 1 he 2 flew 2 flew 3 straight 3 straight 4 to 4 to 5 a 5 a 6 certain 6 certain 7 tall 7 tall 11 lonely 8 pine-tree 9 in 9 in 10 a 10 a 11 lonely 11 lonely 13 of 13 of 14 the 14 the 17 . " there is [more] [in] one of those eggs [than] in a [whole] nestful [of] [welcome] [robin] 's eggs . 1 " 3 is 1 " 20 . 2 there 3 is 3 is 6 one 6 one 8 those 7 of 8 those 8 those 9 eggs 9 eggs 14 nestful 11 in 12 a 12 a 14 nestful 18 's 19 eggs 19 eggs 20 . it is a very long time since [i] have been lucky enough to taste a hen 's egg , and now is my chance . 1 it 2 is 1 it 11 lucky 3 a 4 very 3 a 11 lucky 4 very 11 lucky 5 long 6 time 5 long 7 since 7 since 10 been 7 since 11 lucky 9 have 10 been 11 lucky 12 enough 11 lucky 16 hen 13 to 14 taste 14 taste 16 hen 15 a 16 hen 16 hen 17 's 16 hen 18 egg 18 egg 19 , 19 , 20 and 20 and 21 now 20 and 25 . 21 now 22 is 23 my 24 chance 24 chance 25 . i don't like having to go inside that henhouse , even though it is barely inside the door . 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 like 3 like 4 having 4 having 9 henhouse 5 to 6 go 6 go 9 henhouse 7 inside 9 henhouse 8 that 9 henhouse 9 henhouse 15 barely 9 henhouse 18 door 9 henhouse 19 . 10 , 11 even 11 even 15 barely 12 though 15 barely 13 it 14 is 14 is 15 barely 15 barely 16 inside 17 the 18 door i 'm suspicious of doors . 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 suspicious 3 suspicious 4 of 4 of 5 doors 5 doors 6 . they have a way of closing most unexpectedly . 1 they 2 have 2 have 8 unexpectedly 3 a 4 way 4 way 8 unexpectedly 5 of 6 closing 6 closing 8 unexpectedly 7 most 8 unexpectedly 8 unexpectedly 9 . i [might] [see] [if] [i] cannot get [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [to] [bring] [one] [of] [those] [eggs] out for me . 1 i 6 cannot 6 cannot 7 get 7 get 18 out 18 out 21 . 19 for 20 me 20 me 21 . but that plan won't do , come to think of it [,] [because] [i] can't trust [unc] ['] [billy] . 1 but 11 it 1 but 15 can't 2 that 3 plan 3 plan 4 won't 4 won't 5 do 5 do 6 , 5 do 9 think 7 come 8 to 8 to 9 think 9 think 10 of 9 think 11 it 15 can't 16 trust 16 trust 20 . the old sinner is too fond of eggs himself . 1 the 2 old 2 old 3 sinner 3 sinner 4 is 3 sinner 5 too 3 sinner 6 fond 3 sinner 8 eggs 3 sinner 9 himself 3 sinner 10 . 6 fond 7 of no . 1 no 2 . i 've got to get one of those eggs myself . 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 got 3 got 4 to 4 to 5 get 5 get 9 eggs 6 one 8 those 7 of 8 those 8 those 9 eggs 9 eggs 10 myself 10 myself 11 . it is the only way [i] can be sure of it . 1 it 2 is 1 it 8 be 2 is 4 only 3 the 4 only 4 only 5 way 7 can 8 be 8 be 9 sure 9 sure 10 of 9 sure 11 it 11 it 12 . " [the] [thing] to do is to make sure that [farmer] [brown] 's boy and [farmer] [brown] [himself] [are] nowhere [about] . 1 " 13 's 4 to 5 do 4 to 8 make 6 is 7 to 7 to 8 make 8 make 9 sure 9 sure 10 that 10 that 13 's 13 's 20 nowhere 14 boy 15 and 14 boy 20 nowhere 20 nowhere 22 . they ought to be down in the cornfield pretty soon . 1 they 8 cornfield 2 ought 3 to 2 ought 8 cornfield 3 to 4 be 5 down 8 cornfield 6 in 7 the 6 in 8 cornfield 8 cornfield 9 pretty 8 cornfield 10 soon 8 cornfield 11 . with them down [there] [,] [i] [have] only to watch my chance and slip in . 1 with 2 them 2 them 3 down 2 them 16 . 3 down 10 watch 8 only 10 watch 9 to 10 watch 10 watch 11 my 10 watch 14 slip 12 chance 14 slip 13 and 14 slip 14 slip 15 in it won't take but a second . 1 it 2 won't 2 won't 3 take 3 take 6 second 4 but 6 second 5 a 6 second 6 second 7 . just a little courage [,] [blacky] , just a little courage [!] 1 just 2 a 2 a 3 little 2 a 4 courage 4 courage 11 courage 7 , 8 just 8 just 9 a 9 a 10 little 9 a 11 courage nothing in this world worth having is gained without some risk . 1 nothing 4 world 1 nothing 5 worth 2 in 4 world 3 this 4 world 5 worth 11 risk 5 worth 12 . 6 having 8 gained 7 is 8 gained 8 gained 11 risk 9 without 11 risk 10 some 11 risk the thing to do is to make sure that the risk is as small as possible . " 1 the 2 thing 2 thing 4 do 2 thing 5 is 2 thing 16 possible 3 to 4 do 6 to 7 make 6 to 10 the 7 make 8 sure 8 sure 9 that 10 the 11 risk 11 risk 16 possible 12 is 16 possible 13 as 16 possible 14 small 16 possible 15 as 16 possible 16 possible 17 . 17 . 18 " blacky shook out his feathers and then flew out of the tall pine-tree as silently as he had flown into it . 1 blacky 13 pine-tree 2 shook 4 his 2 shook 5 feathers 3 out 4 his 5 feathers 8 flew 6 and 7 then 7 then 8 flew 8 flew 13 pine-tree 9 out 10 of 10 of 13 pine-tree 11 the 13 pine-tree 12 tall 13 pine-tree 13 pine-tree 14 as 13 pine-tree 15 silently 13 pine-tree 17 he 13 pine-tree 19 flown 15 silently 16 as 17 he 18 had 19 flown 20 into 20 into 22 . 21 it 22 . he headed straight toward [farmer] [brown] ['s] cornfield . 1 he 2 headed 2 headed 3 straight 2 headed 8 cornfield 3 straight 4 toward 8 cornfield 9 . he didn't have long to wait . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 have 2 didn't 6 wait 4 long 6 wait 5 to 6 wait 6 wait 7 . in fact , he had been there but a few minutes when he spied two people coming down the [long] [lane] toward the [cornfield] . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 4 he 2 fact 22 toward 4 he 5 had 4 he 14 spied 5 had 6 been 6 been 7 there 8 but 14 spied 9 a 10 few 10 few 11 minutes 11 minutes 14 spied 12 when 14 spied 13 he 14 spied 14 spied 15 two 14 spied 16 people 14 spied 17 coming 14 spied 18 down 18 down 19 the 22 toward 25 . 23 the 25 . he looked at them sharply , and then gave a little sigh of satisfaction . 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 3 at 2 looked 7 and 4 them 5 sharply 5 sharply 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 then 8 then 9 gave 9 gave 12 sigh 10 a 12 sigh 11 little 12 sigh 12 sigh 13 of 12 sigh 14 satisfaction 14 satisfaction 15 . they were [farmer] [brown] and [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy . 1 they 2 were 1 they 10 . 2 were 5 and 2 were 9 boy presently they reached the cornfield and turned into it . 1 presently 5 cornfield 2 they 3 reached 3 reached 4 the 3 reached 5 cornfield 5 cornfield 7 turned 5 cornfield 8 into 5 cornfield 9 it 5 cornfield 10 . 6 and 7 turned he didn't fly straight there . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 fly 3 fly 4 straight 3 fly 5 there 5 there 6 . oh , my , no ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 3 my 1 oh 4 , 1 oh 5 no 1 oh 6 ! blacky is too clever to do anything like that . 1 blacky 4 clever 2 is 4 clever 3 too 4 clever 4 clever 7 anything 5 to 6 do 6 do 7 anything 7 anything 8 like 7 anything 10 . 8 like 9 that he flew toward [the] [green] [forest] . 1 he 2 flew 2 flew 3 toward 3 toward 7 . when he was quite sure , he silently flew down into the henyard as he had done many times before . 1 when 2 he 2 he 3 was 2 he 13 henyard 3 was 4 quite 4 quite 5 sure 6 , 7 he 7 he 8 silently 8 silently 13 henyard 9 flew 10 down 9 flew 13 henyard 11 into 13 henyard 12 the 13 henyard 13 henyard 14 as 13 henyard 15 he 13 henyard 17 done 13 henyard 19 times 15 he 16 had 16 had 17 done 18 many 19 times 19 times 20 before 20 before 21 . at last he could see the box with the hay in it . 1 at 2 last 2 last 3 he 3 he 4 could 4 could 5 see 5 see 10 hay 6 the 7 box 7 box 10 hay 8 with 9 the 8 with 10 hay 9 the 10 hay 10 hay 11 in 11 in 13 . 12 it 13 . he walked right up to the open door and peered inside . 1 he 2 walked 2 walked 3 right 3 right 11 inside 4 up 5 to 4 up 10 peered 6 the 7 open 7 open 8 door 7 open 10 peered 9 and 10 peered 10 peered 11 inside 11 inside 12 . there was nothing to be afraid of that he could see . 1 there 2 was 1 there 3 nothing 3 nothing 6 afraid 3 nothing 10 could 3 nothing 12 . 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 afraid 6 afraid 7 of 8 that 10 could 9 he 10 could 10 could 11 see still he hesitated . 1 still 3 hesitated 2 he 3 hesitated 3 hesitated 4 . blacky closed his eyes for just a second , and when he did that he seemed to see himself eating one of those eggs . 1 blacky 2 closed 2 closed 4 eyes 2 closed 5 for 2 closed 6 just 3 his 4 eyes 6 just 8 second 6 just 11 when 7 a 8 second 8 second 10 and 9 , 10 and 11 when 12 he 12 he 13 did 12 he 19 himself 14 that 15 he 15 he 19 himself 16 seemed 17 to 17 to 18 see 17 to 19 himself 19 himself 20 eating 20 eating 24 eggs 21 one 23 those 22 of 23 those 23 those 24 eggs 24 eggs 25 . " what are you afraid of ? " he muttered to himself as he opened his eyes . 1 " 2 what 1 " 10 muttered 2 what 3 are 3 are 4 you 3 are 5 afraid 5 afraid 6 of 7 ? 8 " 8 " 10 muttered 9 he 10 muttered 10 muttered 12 himself 10 muttered 13 as 10 muttered 15 opened 10 muttered 18 . 11 to 12 himself 14 he 15 opened 16 his 17 eyes 17 eyes 18 . then with a hurried look in all directions , he flew up to the edge of the box . 1 then 4 hurried 2 with 3 a 2 with 4 hurried 4 hurried 8 directions 4 hurried 13 to 4 hurried 15 edge 5 look 8 directions 6 in 8 directions 7 all 8 directions 8 directions 9 , 8 directions 11 flew 9 , 10 he 10 he 11 flew 11 flew 12 up 14 the 15 edge 15 edge 16 of 16 of 17 the 17 the 18 box 18 box 19 . there lay the two eggs ! 1 there 2 lay 2 lay 3 the 2 lay 5 eggs 4 two 5 eggs 5 eggs 6 ! [chapter] [xxxi] [:] [an] [egg] [that] [wouldn't] [behave] if you had an [egg] [and] [it] [wouldn't] [behave] [just] what would you do [with] that egg [,] [may] [i] [ask] ? 1 if 2 you 1 if 3 had 1 if 13 you 3 had 4 an 11 what 12 would 11 what 13 you 13 you 22 ? 14 do 16 that 14 do 22 ? 16 that 17 egg to [make] an egg do what it don't want to do [strikes] [me] [like] a difficult sort of a [task] . 1 to 3 an 3 an 21 . 4 egg 7 it 4 egg 15 a 5 do 6 what 5 do 7 it 8 don't 9 want 9 want 10 to 10 to 11 do 10 to 15 a 15 a 19 a 16 difficult 17 sort 17 sort 18 of 18 of 19 a 19 a 21 . all of which is pure nonsense . 1 all 6 nonsense 2 of 5 pure 3 which 5 pure 4 is 5 pure 5 pure 6 nonsense 6 nonsense 7 . of course . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 . who ever heard of an egg either behaving or misbehaving ? 1 who 11 ? 2 ever 3 heard 3 heard 4 of 4 of 10 misbehaving 5 an 10 misbehaving 6 egg 10 misbehaving 7 either 10 misbehaving 8 behaving 10 misbehaving 9 or 10 misbehaving 10 misbehaving 11 ? nobody . 1 nobody 2 . that is , [nobody] [that] [i] [know] [,] unless it be [blacky] . 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 , 3 , 9 unless 9 unless 13 . 10 it 11 be 10 it 13 . it is best not to mention eggs [in] [blacky] 's presence these days . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 best 3 best 6 mention 4 not 6 mention 5 to 6 mention 6 mention 7 eggs 6 mention 11 presence 10 's 11 presence 11 presence 13 days 11 presence 14 . 12 these 13 days they are a forbidden topic when he is about . 1 they 5 topic 2 are 5 topic 3 a 5 topic 4 forbidden 5 topic 5 topic 6 when 5 topic 7 he 5 topic 8 is 5 topic 9 about 5 topic 10 . 9 about 10 . blacky is apt to be a little resentful at the mere mention of an egg . 1 blacky 2 is 1 blacky 15 egg 3 apt 4 to 3 apt 8 resentful 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 a 7 little 8 resentful 8 resentful 9 at 8 resentful 11 mere 8 resentful 12 mention 9 at 10 the 10 the 11 mere 12 mention 13 of 12 mention 15 egg 14 an 15 egg 15 egg 16 . i don't know [as] [i] wholly blame him . 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 know 3 know 9 . 6 wholly 7 blame 7 blame 8 him 8 him 9 . well , that [is] the way it is [with] [blacky] the [crow] . 1 well 2 , 1 well 3 that 3 that 6 way 5 the 6 way 6 way 13 . 7 it 8 is 7 it 13 . 8 is 11 the if [any] [one] [had] told [blacky] that he didn't know all [there] is [to] [know] [about] eggs , he would have laughed at the idea [.] 1 if 9 didn't 5 told 7 that 7 that 8 he 8 he 9 didn't 9 didn't 10 know 10 know 11 all 10 know 13 is 13 is 17 eggs 17 eggs 25 idea 18 , 19 he 19 he 20 would 20 would 21 have 21 have 25 idea 22 laughed 23 at 22 laughed 25 idea 23 at 24 the 24 the 25 idea wasn't [he] [,] [blacky] [,] [hatched] [from] [an] [egg] [himself] ? 1 wasn't 11 ? and hadn't he , ever since he was big enough , hunted eggs and stolen eggs and eaten eggs ? 1 and 12 hunted 2 hadn't 3 he 2 hadn't 6 since 4 , 6 since 5 ever 6 since 6 since 12 hunted 7 he 8 was 7 he 12 hunted 9 big 10 enough 9 big 12 hunted 10 enough 11 , 12 hunted 13 eggs 13 eggs 15 stolen 14 and 15 stolen 15 stolen 16 eggs 16 eggs 18 eaten 17 and 18 eaten 18 eaten 19 eggs 19 eggs 20 ? if he didn't know about eggs , who did ? 1 if 3 didn't 1 if 9 did 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 know 4 know 5 about 4 know 8 who 5 about 6 eggs 7 , 8 who 9 did 10 ? that is the way he would have talked before his visit to [farmer] [brown] ['s] henhouse . 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 the 3 the 17 . 4 way 5 he 5 he 6 would 6 would 7 have 7 have 8 talked 8 talked 9 before 8 talked 11 visit 9 before 10 his 11 visit 16 henhouse 12 to 16 henhouse 16 henhouse 17 . it is since then that it has been unwise to mention eggs . 1 it 2 is 1 it 9 unwise 3 since 9 unwise 4 then 9 unwise 5 that 9 unwise 6 it 9 unwise 7 has 8 been 7 has 9 unwise 9 unwise 10 to 9 unwise 11 mention 9 unwise 12 eggs 9 unwise 13 . 12 eggs 13 . when [blacky] saw the two eggs in the nest [in] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [henhouse] [how] [blacky] [did] wish that he [could] [take] [both] . 1 when 3 saw 3 saw 9 nest 4 the 5 two 5 two 6 eggs 6 eggs 7 in 7 in 8 the 8 the 9 nest 9 nest 24 . 18 wish 19 that 19 that 20 he 20 he 24 . but he couldn't . 1 but 3 couldn't 2 he 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 . one would be all that he could manage . 1 one 2 would 2 would 3 be 2 would 8 manage 3 be 4 all 4 all 5 that 5 that 6 he 7 could 8 manage 8 manage 9 . he must take his choice and go away while the going was good . 1 he 2 must 2 must 3 take 3 take 5 choice 4 his 5 choice 5 choice 6 and 5 choice 8 away 5 choice 9 while 5 choice 11 going 5 choice 14 . 7 go 8 away 9 while 10 the 11 going 13 good 12 was 13 good which should he take ? 1 which 2 should 2 should 4 take 2 should 5 ? 3 he 4 take it often happens in this life that things which seem to be unimportant , mere trifles in themselves , prove to be just the opposite . 1 it 3 happens 1 it 13 unimportant 2 often 3 happens 3 happens 4 in 3 happens 5 this 3 happens 6 life 3 happens 7 that 8 things 13 unimportant 9 which 13 unimportant 10 seem 11 to 10 seem 13 unimportant 11 to 12 be 13 unimportant 14 , 13 unimportant 16 trifles 15 mere 16 trifles 16 trifles 17 in 16 trifles 18 themselves 16 trifles 19 , 16 trifles 20 prove 20 prove 21 to 20 prove 25 opposite 21 to 22 be 22 be 23 just 24 the 25 opposite 25 opposite 26 . as a matter of fact , it made all the difference in the world . 1 as 2 a 2 a 5 fact 3 matter 5 fact 4 of 5 fact 5 fact 6 , 5 fact 11 difference 7 it 11 difference 8 made 11 difference 9 all 11 difference 10 the 11 difference 11 difference 14 world 12 in 14 world 13 the 14 world 14 world 15 . one [was] brown and [very] [good] to look at . 1 one 3 brown 3 brown 10 . 4 and 9 at 7 to 8 look 8 look 9 at 9 at 10 . the other , the larger of the two , was white and also very good to look at . 1 the 5 larger 2 other 5 larger 3 , 5 larger 4 the 5 larger 5 larger 6 of 5 larger 7 the 5 larger 8 two 5 larger 9 , 5 larger 10 was 5 larger 11 white 5 larger 12 and 6 of 7 the 12 and 13 also 13 also 14 very 13 also 17 look 14 very 15 good 16 to 17 look 17 look 18 at 18 at 19 . in fact , [blacky] thought it the better of the two to look at , for it was very smooth and shiny . 1 in 2 fact 1 in 9 of 2 fact 3 , 5 thought 6 it 5 thought 7 the 5 thought 8 better 5 thought 9 of 9 of 22 shiny 9 of 23 . 10 the 22 shiny 11 two 22 shiny 12 to 13 look 13 look 14 at 13 look 15 , 13 look 16 for 16 for 22 shiny 17 it 18 was 18 was 19 very 19 very 22 shiny 20 smooth 21 and 20 smooth 22 shiny so , partly on this account , and partly because it was the largest , [blacky] chose the [white] egg . 1 so 9 partly 2 , 9 partly 3 partly 4 on 3 partly 9 partly 5 this 6 account 6 account 9 partly 7 , 9 partly 8 and 9 partly 9 partly 10 because 9 partly 14 largest 11 it 12 was 12 was 13 the 13 the 14 largest 14 largest 21 . 15 , 17 chose 17 chose 20 egg 18 the 20 egg 20 egg 21 . he fluttered to the ground just outside the door , and there he got a better grip . 1 he 2 fluttered 1 he 14 got 2 fluttered 5 ground 2 fluttered 7 outside 3 to 4 the 4 the 5 ground 6 just 7 outside 7 outside 9 door 8 the 9 door 10 , 11 and 10 , 13 he 11 and 12 there 13 he 14 got 14 got 17 grip 15 a 17 grip 16 better 17 grip 17 grip 18 . never had [blacky] felt [more] like [cawing] [at] [the] [top] [of] [his] [lungs] [.] 1 never 2 had 1 never 4 felt 4 felt 6 like you see , he felt that he had been very smart , and [i] suspect that he [also] felt that he had been very brave . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 2 see 6 that 4 he 5 felt 5 felt 6 that 6 that 8 had 7 he 8 had 8 had 9 been 9 been 10 very 10 very 11 smart 11 smart 13 and 11 smart 15 suspect 12 , 13 and 15 suspect 25 brave 16 that 17 he 17 he 19 felt 19 felt 20 that 20 that 22 had 21 he 22 had 22 had 23 been 23 been 24 very 24 very 25 brave 25 brave 26 . he would have liked to boast a little . 1 he 2 would 2 would 3 have 3 have 4 liked 4 liked 6 boast 5 to 6 boast 6 boast 7 a 7 a 8 little 8 little 9 . but he didn't . 1 but 3 didn't 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 . he wisely held his tongue . 1 he 2 wisely 2 wisely 3 held 2 wisely 5 tongue 4 his 5 tongue 5 tongue 6 . it would be time enough to do his boasting after he had reached a place of safety and had eaten that egg . 1 it 3 be 2 would 3 be 3 be 9 boasting 4 time 9 boasting 5 enough 6 to 5 enough 9 boasting 6 to 7 do 7 do 9 boasting 8 his 9 boasting 9 boasting 10 after 9 boasting 13 reached 11 he 13 reached 12 had 13 reached 13 reached 17 safety 14 a 15 place 15 place 17 safety 16 of 17 safety 17 safety 18 and 17 safety 20 eaten 17 safety 22 egg 17 safety 23 . 19 had 20 eaten 20 eaten 21 that he was halfway [across] [the] [old] [orchard] when he felt that egg beginning to slip . 1 he 2 was 1 he 10 felt 2 was 3 halfway 8 when 9 he 9 he 10 felt 10 felt 15 slip 11 that 12 egg 12 egg 15 slip 13 beginning 14 to 13 beginning 15 slip 15 slip 16 . now [at] [best] it isn't easy to carry [an] egg without breaking it . 1 now 14 . 4 it 5 isn't 4 it 6 easy 6 easy 7 to 6 easy 10 egg 7 to 8 carry 10 egg 12 breaking 10 egg 14 . 11 without 12 breaking 12 breaking 13 it you know how very careful you have to be . 1 you 2 know 2 know 3 how 3 how 5 careful 3 how 6 you 3 how 9 be 4 very 5 careful 6 you 7 have 7 have 8 to 8 to 9 be 9 be 10 . just imagine how [blacky] felt when [that] egg [began] to slip . 1 just 2 imagine 2 imagine 3 how 2 imagine 5 felt 2 imagine 6 when 2 imagine 12 . 8 egg 10 to 8 egg 12 . 10 to 11 slip do what he would , he couldn't get a better grip on it . 1 do 2 what 1 do 13 it 3 he 4 would 3 he 7 couldn't 5 , 6 he 6 he 7 couldn't 7 couldn't 8 get 7 couldn't 11 grip 7 couldn't 13 it 9 a 11 grip 10 better 11 grip 11 grip 12 on 13 it 14 . it slipped a wee bit more . 1 it 2 slipped 2 slipped 4 wee 3 a 4 wee 4 wee 5 bit 4 wee 6 more 4 wee 7 . 6 more 7 . blacky started down towards the ground . 1 blacky 2 started 2 started 3 down 2 started 4 towards 4 towards 6 ground 5 the 6 ground 6 ground 7 . but he wasn't quick enough . 1 but 3 wasn't 2 he 3 wasn't 3 wasn't 5 enough 4 quick 5 enough 5 enough 6 . striped [chipmunk] , watching [blacky] from the old stone wall , saw something white drop from [blacky] 's claws . 1 striped 3 , 1 striped 4 watching 4 watching 10 wall 6 from 7 the 6 from 10 wall 7 the 10 wall 8 old 10 wall 9 stone 10 wall 10 wall 11 , 10 wall 15 drop 12 saw 13 something 12 saw 14 white 14 white 15 drop 15 drop 16 from 15 drop 19 claws 18 's 19 claws 19 claws 20 . he saw [blacky] [dash] [after] it [and] clutch at it [only] [to] [miss] [it] . 1 he 2 saw 2 saw 6 it 6 it 15 . 8 clutch 9 at 8 clutch 15 . 9 at 10 it then the white thing struck a branch of an old apple tree , bounced off and fell to the ground . 1 then 2 the 2 the 7 branch 3 white 7 branch 4 thing 7 branch 5 struck 7 branch 6 a 7 branch 7 branch 8 of 7 branch 11 apple 9 an 10 old 9 an 11 apple 11 apple 12 tree 11 apple 14 bounced 12 tree 13 , 14 bounced 15 off 14 bounced 16 and 14 bounced 17 fell 14 bounced 20 ground 18 to 19 the 19 the 20 ground 20 ground 21 . blacky followed [it] . 1 blacky 2 followed 1 blacky 4 . striped [chipmunk] stole [very] [softly] through the grass to see what [blacky] was doing . 1 striped 3 stole 1 striped 15 . 3 stole 8 grass 6 through 7 the 6 through 8 grass 9 to 10 see 9 to 15 . 10 see 11 what 11 what 14 doing 13 was 14 doing blacky was standing close beside a white thing that looked very much like an egg . 1 blacky 2 was 1 blacky 15 egg 3 standing 5 beside 4 close 5 beside 5 beside 7 white 5 beside 10 looked 6 a 7 white 7 white 8 thing 8 thing 9 that 10 looked 11 very 10 looked 13 like 11 very 12 much 13 like 15 egg 14 an 15 egg 15 egg 16 . he was looking at it with the queerest expression . 1 he 2 was 2 was 8 queerest 3 looking 4 at 3 looking 8 queerest 5 it 8 queerest 6 with 8 queerest 7 the 8 queerest 8 queerest 9 expression 9 expression 10 . he didn't . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 . that egg wasn't behaving right . 1 that 4 behaving 2 egg 4 behaving 3 wasn't 4 behaving 4 behaving 5 right 5 right 6 . it should have broken when it hit the branch of the apple tree . 1 it 2 should 2 should 3 have 3 have 4 broken 4 broken 9 branch 5 when 6 it 5 when 7 hit 7 hit 9 branch 8 the 9 branch 9 branch 10 of 9 branch 13 tree 10 of 11 the 11 the 12 apple 13 tree 14 . certainly it should have broken when he struck it that way with his bill . 1 certainly 5 broken 2 it 3 should 3 should 4 have 4 have 5 broken 5 broken 8 struck 5 broken 15 . 6 when 7 he 6 when 8 struck 8 struck 10 that 8 struck 12 with 8 struck 14 bill 9 it 10 that 10 that 11 way 12 with 13 his 13 his 14 bill however was he to eat that egg , if he couldn't break the shell ? 1 however 2 was 1 however 3 he 1 however 7 egg 4 to 5 eat 5 eat 7 egg 6 that 7 egg 7 egg 8 , 7 egg 14 shell 7 egg 15 ? 9 if 10 he 10 he 11 couldn't 11 couldn't 14 shell 12 break 14 shell 13 the 14 shell blacky didn't know . 1 blacky 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 know 3 know 4 . [chapter] [xxxii] [:] [what] [blacky] [did] [with] [the] [stolen] [egg] blacky was puzzled . 1 blacky 2 was 1 blacky 3 puzzled 3 puzzled 4 . he didn't know what to make of [that] egg he had stolen from [farmer] [brown] ['s] henhouse . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 know 2 didn't 5 to 3 know 4 what 5 to 6 make 5 to 17 henhouse 7 of 9 egg 9 egg 12 stolen 10 he 11 had 11 had 12 stolen 12 stolen 13 from 12 stolen 17 henhouse 17 henhouse 18 . it wasn't like any egg he ever had seen or even heard of . 1 it 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 like 2 wasn't 4 any 4 any 5 egg 4 any 13 of 4 any 14 . 6 he 12 heard 7 ever 9 seen 7 ever 12 heard 8 had 9 seen 9 seen 10 or 10 or 11 even 12 heard 13 of it was a beautiful-looking egg , and he had been sure that it would taste as good , quite as good as it looked . 1 it 4 beautiful-looking 2 was 4 beautiful-looking 3 a 4 beautiful-looking 4 beautiful-looking 5 egg 4 beautiful-looking 6 , 4 beautiful-looking 7 and 4 beautiful-looking 8 he 4 beautiful-looking 9 had 4 beautiful-looking 10 been 4 beautiful-looking 18 , 10 been 17 good 11 sure 12 that 11 sure 14 would 11 sure 15 taste 13 it 14 would 15 taste 16 as 15 taste 17 good 18 , 22 as 19 quite 20 as 20 as 22 as 21 good 22 as 22 as 23 it 22 as 24 looked 24 looked 25 . even now he wasn't sure that if he could only taste it , it would be all that he had hoped . 1 even 2 now 1 even 4 wasn't 1 even 7 if 3 he 4 wasn't 4 wasn't 5 sure 5 sure 6 that 7 if 8 he 8 he 9 could 8 he 21 hoped 9 could 10 only 9 could 11 taste 9 could 16 be 12 it 13 , 12 it 16 be 14 it 16 be 15 would 16 be 17 all 18 that 18 that 19 he 19 he 21 hoped 20 had 21 hoped 21 hoped 22 . but how could he taste it , when he couldn't break that shell ? 1 but 3 could 1 but 10 couldn't 2 how 3 could 4 he 10 couldn't 5 taste 6 it 5 taste 10 couldn't 6 it 7 , 8 when 9 he 9 he 10 couldn't 10 couldn't 13 shell 11 break 13 shell 12 that 13 shell 13 shell 14 ? he never had heard of such a shell . 1 he 2 never 2 never 4 heard 2 never 6 such 3 had 4 heard 4 heard 5 of 6 such 7 a 7 a 8 shell 8 shell 9 . he doubted if anybody else ever had , either . 1 he 7 had 2 doubted 3 if 2 doubted 4 anybody 2 doubted 6 ever 2 doubted 7 had 4 anybody 5 else 7 had 9 either 8 , 9 either 9 either 10 . he had hammered at it with his stout bill until he was afraid that he would break that , instead of the egg . 1 he 3 hammered 2 had 3 hammered 3 hammered 4 at 3 hammered 5 it 3 hammered 8 stout 3 hammered 9 bill 6 with 7 his 6 with 8 stout 7 his 8 stout 9 bill 10 until 9 bill 23 egg 11 he 12 was 12 was 13 afraid 13 afraid 17 break 14 that 16 would 15 he 16 would 16 would 17 break 17 break 23 egg 18 that 23 egg 19 , 20 instead 20 instead 21 of 20 instead 23 egg 21 of 22 the 23 egg 24 . but the [old] [orchard] was not [the] [place] for him to [work] [on] that egg . 1 but 2 the 2 the 16 . 5 was 6 not 5 was 14 that 6 not 9 for 9 for 10 him 10 him 11 to 14 that 15 egg 15 egg 16 . in the first place , it was too [near] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [house] . 1 in 2 the 1 in 14 . 2 the 3 first 3 first 4 place 4 place 5 , 6 it 7 was 6 it 14 . 7 was 8 too this made [blacky] uneasy . 1 this 2 made 2 made 4 uneasy 4 uneasy 5 . you [see] , he had something of a guilty conscience . 1 you 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 9 guilty 5 had 6 something 6 something 9 guilty 7 of 9 guilty 8 a 9 guilty 9 guilty 10 conscience 10 conscience 11 . not that he felt at all a sense of having done wrong . 1 not 10 having 2 that 3 he 3 he 4 felt 4 felt 10 having 5 at 6 all 5 at 10 having 7 a 8 sense 8 sense 9 of 8 sense 10 having 10 having 11 done 11 done 12 wrong 12 wrong 13 . yet he [wasn't] [at] [all] [sure] [that] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [would] [look] [at] [the] [matter] [quite] [that] [way] [.] 1 yet 2 he in fact , he had a feeling that [farmer] [brown] 's boy would [call] him a thief if he should be discovered with [that] egg . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 4 he 2 fact 17 thief 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 a 6 a 7 feeling 7 feeling 8 that 8 that 11 's 11 's 12 boy 12 boy 16 a 13 would 15 him 15 him 16 a 17 thief 26 . 18 if 19 he 18 if 20 should 20 should 21 be 21 be 22 discovered 22 discovered 25 egg 23 with 25 egg 25 egg 26 . then , [too] , [there] [were] too [many] sharp [eyes] [in] [the] [old] [orchard] . 1 then 2 , 2 , 7 too 4 , 7 too 7 too 9 sharp 9 sharp 15 . he wanted to get away where he could be sure of being alone . 1 he 2 wanted 1 he 8 could 2 wanted 3 to 2 wanted 4 get 4 get 5 away 6 where 8 could 7 he 8 could 8 could 9 be 9 be 10 sure 9 be 13 alone 11 of 12 being 12 being 13 alone 13 alone 14 . then if he couldn't break that shell , no one would be the wiser . 1 then 3 he 2 if 3 he 3 he 4 couldn't 4 couldn't 7 shell 5 break 7 shell 6 that 7 shell 7 shell 8 , 7 shell 10 one 9 no 10 one 10 one 14 wiser 11 would 12 be 11 would 14 wiser 12 be 14 wiser 13 the 14 wiser 14 wiser 15 . but he [is] . 1 but 2 he 2 he 4 . in fact [,] [blacky] [is] [quite] like [a] [little] [child] in this matter . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 14 . 7 like 12 this 7 like 14 . 11 in 12 this 12 this 13 matter anything that is bright and shiny interests [blacky] [right] [away] [.] 1 anything 2 that 2 that 3 is 3 is 4 bright 4 bright 7 interests 5 and 6 shiny 6 shiny 7 interests always their pockets are filled with all sorts of useless odds and ends which they have picked up here and there . 1 always 3 pockets 2 their 3 pockets 3 pockets 4 are 3 pockets 5 filled 3 pockets 8 sorts 5 filled 6 with 7 all 8 sorts 8 sorts 9 of 8 sorts 11 odds 10 useless 11 odds 11 odds 12 and 11 odds 13 ends 11 odds 14 which 11 odds 15 they 11 odds 17 picked 11 odds 20 and 16 have 17 picked 17 picked 18 up 18 up 19 here 20 and 21 there 20 and 22 . blacky has no pockets , so he keeps his treasures of this kind in a secret hiding-place , a sort of treasure storehouse . 1 blacky 4 pockets 2 has 3 no 2 has 4 pockets 4 pockets 8 keeps 4 pockets 10 treasures 5 , 7 he 6 so 7 he 7 he 8 keeps 9 his 10 treasures 10 treasures 11 of 10 treasures 13 kind 10 treasures 14 in 10 treasures 16 secret 12 this 13 kind 14 in 15 a 16 secret 17 hiding-place 17 hiding-place 23 storehouse 18 , 19 a 19 a 20 sort 20 sort 21 of 20 sort 22 treasure 22 treasure 23 storehouse 23 storehouse 24 . first [blacky] [took] [this] egg [over] [near] his [home] , and there he once more tried and tried and tried to break the shell . 1 first 5 egg 5 egg 25 . 8 his 24 shell 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 there 11 and 16 tried 13 he 16 tried 14 once 15 more 15 more 16 tried 16 tried 24 shell 17 and 18 tried 18 tried 24 shell 19 and 20 tried 20 tried 21 to 20 tried 24 shell 22 break 24 shell 23 the 24 shell 24 shell 25 . but the shell wouldn't break , not even when [blacky] [quite] [lost] [his] temper and hammered [at] it for all he was worth . 1 but 2 the 2 the 3 shell 2 the 24 . 3 shell 4 wouldn't 3 shell 5 break 5 break 14 temper 6 , 8 even 7 not 8 even 8 even 9 when 8 even 14 temper 14 temper 16 hammered 15 and 16 hammered 18 it 22 was 19 for 20 all 19 for 21 he 21 he 22 was 22 was 23 worth 23 worth 24 . little by little [he] [forgot] [that] [it] [was] [an] egg . 1 little 2 by 2 by 3 little 3 little 10 egg 10 egg 11 . at least , he forgot that he wanted to eat it . 1 at 2 least 2 least 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 forgot 5 forgot 12 . 6 that 7 he 7 he 8 wanted 8 wanted 9 to 9 to 10 eat 10 eat 11 it 11 it 12 . he began to find pleasure in just looking at it . 1 he 2 began 2 began 3 to 3 to 4 find 4 find 5 pleasure 4 find 10 it 5 pleasure 6 in 5 pleasure 7 just 5 pleasure 8 looking 8 looking 9 at 10 it 11 . it might not satisfy his stomach , but it certainly was very satisfying to his eyes . 1 it 13 satisfying 2 might 4 satisfy 3 not 4 satisfy 4 satisfy 6 stomach 4 satisfy 8 but 4 satisfy 10 certainly 5 his 6 stomach 7 , 8 but 9 it 10 certainly 10 certainly 13 satisfying 11 was 12 very 11 was 13 satisfying 12 very 13 satisfying 13 satisfying 14 to 13 satisfying 16 eyes 14 to 15 his 16 eyes 17 . he was glad he hadn't been able to break that shell . 1 he 2 was 1 he 5 hadn't 2 was 3 glad 4 he 5 hadn't 5 hadn't 6 been 5 hadn't 11 shell 7 able 8 to 7 able 11 shell 9 break 11 shell 10 that 11 shell 11 shell 12 . once more he spread his black wings and flew down to the egg . 1 once 2 more 2 more 4 spread 3 he 4 spread 4 spread 7 wings 5 his 7 wings 6 black 7 wings 7 wings 8 and 7 wings 9 flew 7 wings 13 egg 9 flew 10 down 11 to 12 the 12 the 13 egg 13 egg 14 . he cocked his head to one side and looked at it . 1 he 2 cocked 2 cocked 3 his 2 cocked 4 head 2 cocked 5 to 2 cocked 6 one 2 cocked 7 side 7 side 9 looked 7 side 12 . 8 and 9 looked 9 looked 10 at 11 it 12 . he cocked his head to the other side and looked at it . 1 he 2 cocked 2 cocked 3 his 2 cocked 4 head 2 cocked 8 side 5 to 8 side 6 the 7 other 7 other 8 side 8 side 10 looked 8 side 13 . 9 and 10 looked 10 looked 11 at 12 it 13 . pretty , pretty , and all mine ! " 1 pretty 2 , 1 pretty 3 pretty 3 pretty 4 , 3 pretty 7 mine 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 all 7 mine 8 ! 8 ! 9 " than he craftily looked all about to make sure that no one was watching him . 1 than 3 craftily 2 he 3 craftily 3 craftily 4 looked 3 craftily 5 all 3 craftily 6 about 3 craftily 8 make 3 craftily 9 sure 3 craftily 15 him 3 craftily 16 . 5 all 6 about 7 to 8 make 10 that 11 no 11 no 12 one 12 one 14 watching 13 was 14 watching 14 watching 15 him having made quite sure , he rolled the egg over and turned it around and admired it to his heart 's content . 1 having 2 made 1 having 7 rolled 3 quite 4 sure 4 sure 7 rolled 5 , 6 he 6 he 7 rolled 7 rolled 9 egg 7 rolled 10 over 7 rolled 11 and 7 rolled 14 around 8 the 9 egg 12 turned 13 it 12 turned 14 around 14 around 16 admired 15 and 16 admired 16 admired 17 it 16 admired 22 content 17 it 18 to 18 to 19 his 19 his 20 heart 21 's 22 content 22 content 23 . at last he picked it up and carried it to his treasure-house and covered it over very carefully . 1 at 2 last 2 last 4 picked 3 he 4 picked 4 picked 5 it 4 picked 6 up 6 up 12 treasure-house 7 and 12 treasure-house 8 carried 12 treasure-house 9 it 12 treasure-house 10 to 12 treasure-house 11 his 12 treasure-house 12 treasure-house 13 and 12 treasure-house 14 covered 12 treasure-house 15 it 12 treasure-house 16 over 12 treasure-house 17 very 12 treasure-house 18 carefully 18 carefully 19 . blacky has had very many other adventures , but it would take another book to tell about all of them . 1 blacky 7 adventures 2 has 5 many 3 had 5 many 4 very 5 many 5 many 6 other 5 many 7 adventures 7 adventures 14 book 7 adventures 19 of 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 it 10 it 11 would 11 would 12 take 12 take 13 another 13 another 14 book 14 book 17 about 15 to 16 tell 16 tell 17 about 17 about 18 all 19 of 20 them 20 them 21 . that would be hardly fair to some of the other little people who also have had adventures and want them told to you . 1 that 2 would 2 would 3 be 2 would 4 hardly 4 hardly 5 fair 4 hardly 6 to 4 hardly 17 adventures 4 hardly 20 them 7 some 8 of 7 some 12 people 7 some 17 adventures 9 the 10 other 10 other 12 people 11 little 12 people 12 people 13 who 14 also 17 adventures 15 have 17 adventures 16 had 17 adventures 18 and 20 them 19 want 20 them 20 them 24 . 21 told 22 to 22 to 23 you 22 to 24 . end of [the] [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] [of] [blacky] [the] [crow] [,] [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] 1 end 2 of