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