produced by [david] [newman] and the [online] [distributed] [proofreading] [team] . 1 produced 2 by 1 produced 11 . 5 and 6 the 6 the 11 . [the] [adventures] [of] [mr] [.] [mocker] [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] author [of] ["] [the] [adventures] of [reddy] [fox] , " " [old] [mother] [west] [wind] , " [etc] 1 author 17 " 6 of 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 " 11 " 16 , 16 , 17 " [with] [illustrations] [by] [harrison] [cady] [@number@] [contents] i [the] [lone] [traveler] [ii] . 1 i 6 . [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [grows] [excited] [iii] [.] [unc] ['] [billy's] [vain] [search] [iv] [.] [unc] ['] [billy] [comes] [home] [v] [sammy] [jay] [is] [indignant] [vi] [.] [sammy] [jay] [thinks] [he's] [going] [crazy] [vii] [.] [sammy] [jay] [sits] [up] [all] [night] [viii] [.] [sammy] [jay] [is] [glad] [he] [sat] [up] [all] [night] [ix] [.] [the] [mystery] [grows] [x] [sammy] [jay] [seeks] [advice] [xi] [.] [how] [blacky] [the] [crow's] [plan] [worked] [out] [xii] [.] [no] [one] [believes] [peter] [rabbit] [xiii] [.] [sticky-toes] [the] [tree] [toad] [pours] [out] [his] [troubles] [xiv] [.] [peter] [rabbit] [meets] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [xv] [.] [peter] [rabbit] [and] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [keep] [watch] [xvi] [.] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [does] [a] [little] [surprising] [himself] [xvii] [.] [the] [meeting] [of] [two] [old] [friends] [xviii] [.] [the] [mischief-makers] [xix] [.] [bobby] [coon] [makes] [a] [discovery] [xx] [.] [bobby] [coon] [and] [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] [have] [a] [talk] [xxi] [.] [bobby] [coon] [has] [a] [busy] [day] [xxii] [.] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [sees] [many] [backs] [xxiii] [.] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [consults] [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] [xxiv] [.] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [gives] [a] [party] [xxv] [.] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum's] [surprise] [xxvi] [.] [mr] [.] [mocker] [makes] [himself] [at] [home] [list] [of] [illustrations] " [i] [don't] [know] [that] [it's] [any] [of] [your] [business] ! " 1 " 11 ! 11 ! 12 " [said] [sticky-toes] [.] [such] [a] [thing] [as] [unc] ['] [billy] [forgetting] [to] [say] [good-by] [had] [never] [happened] [before] [blacky's] [eyes] [twinkled] [as] [he] [listened] [to] [sammy] [jay's] [tale] [of] [woe] [.] " [good] [mo'ning] , [brer] [coon] [,] " [said] [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] 1 " 4 , 4 , 8 " [there] [sat] [the] [three] [little] [scamps] [on] [the] [big] [rock] [sometimes] [he] [woke] [up] [in] [the] [night] [and] [would] [sing] [for] [very] [joy] [the] [adventures] [of] [mistah] [mocker] [i] [the] [lone] [traveler] winsome [bluebird] goes [just] a little way ahead of her , [for] [winsome] [is] the herald of [mistress] [spring] . 1 winsome 3 goes 3 goes 20 . 5 a 6 little 5 a 8 ahead 6 little 7 way 8 ahead 16 herald 9 of 10 her 10 her 11 , 11 , 15 the 15 the 16 herald 16 herald 17 of 16 herald 20 . and with her come [little] [friend] [the] [song] [sparrow] , and [cheerful] [robin] and [mr] [and] [mrs] . redwing . 1 and 3 her 2 with 3 her 3 her 20 . 4 come 14 and 4 come 20 . 10 , 11 and 10 , 14 and 18 . 19 redwing 19 redwing 20 . then follow other travelers , ever so many of them [,] [all] eager to get back to [the] [beautiful] [green] [forest] [and] [green] [meadows] . 1 then 4 travelers 2 follow 4 travelers 3 other 4 travelers 4 travelers 5 , 4 travelers 6 ever 4 travelers 7 so 4 travelers 8 many 4 travelers 9 of 4 travelers 10 them 10 them 25 . 13 eager 14 to 13 eager 25 . 14 to 15 get 15 get 16 back 16 back 17 to ol ' [mistah] [buzzard] [used] to think that [way] . 1 ol 2 ' 1 ol 10 . 6 to 7 think 6 to 10 . 7 think 8 that but he was . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 . yes , [sir] , he was . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 . he was so much interested that he began to wish he could see for himself all these things [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] [was] telling about . 1 he 2 was 2 was 5 interested 3 so 4 much 4 much 5 interested 5 interested 6 that 5 interested 8 began 5 interested 15 himself 5 interested 16 all 6 that 7 he 7 he 8 began 8 began 9 to 8 began 10 wish 10 wish 12 could 10 wish 14 for 11 he 12 could 12 could 13 see 16 all 17 these 16 all 25 about 17 these 18 things 24 telling 25 about 25 about 26 . but he didn't say a word , not a word . 1 but 3 didn't 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 say 4 say 6 word 4 say 7 , 4 say 10 word 5 a 6 word 8 not 10 word 9 a 10 word 10 word 11 . he just listened and listened and then went on about his business . 1 he 8 went 2 just 7 then 3 listened 5 listened 4 and 5 listened 5 listened 7 then 6 and 7 then 7 then 8 went 8 went 9 on 8 went 12 business 10 about 12 business 11 his 12 business 12 business 13 . he didn't say anything about it to any one , but he just started off by himself . 1 he 2 didn't 1 he 17 himself 2 didn't 4 anything 2 didn't 7 to 2 didn't 8 any 3 say 4 anything 4 anything 5 about 5 about 6 it 8 any 9 one 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 he 12 he 14 started 12 he 17 himself 13 just 14 started 14 started 15 off 16 by 17 himself 17 himself 18 . " [all] [ah] [done] [got] to do [is] [to] [keep] [on] [going] [till] [ah] [see] [brer] [buzzard] , " thought he . 1 " 7 do 1 " 18 , 6 to 7 do 18 , 19 " 19 " 20 thought 20 thought 21 he 21 he 22 . so he traveled and traveled without speaking to any one , and always looking up in the blue , blue sky . 1 so 2 he 1 so 5 traveled 2 he 5 traveled 3 traveled 4 and 3 traveled 5 traveled 5 traveled 6 without 5 traveled 7 speaking 5 traveled 9 any 5 traveled 11 , 5 traveled 12 and 5 traveled 17 the 5 traveled 19 , 7 speaking 8 to 9 any 10 one 13 always 14 looking 14 looking 15 up 15 up 16 in 16 in 17 the 17 the 18 blue 19 , 21 sky 20 blue 21 sky 21 sky 22 . finally it dropped down , down , down until it disappeared among the trees . 1 finally 2 it 1 finally 3 dropped 1 finally 11 disappeared 3 dropped 4 down 3 dropped 6 down 3 dropped 8 down 4 down 5 , 6 down 7 , 9 until 10 it 9 until 11 disappeared 11 disappeared 14 trees 11 disappeared 15 . 12 among 13 the 12 among 14 trees " ah reckon [ah] ['ll] give [unc] ['] [billy] a surprise . 1 " 2 ah 2 ah 3 reckon 3 reckon 12 . 6 give 11 surprise 10 a 11 surprise 11 surprise 12 . yes , [sah] , [ah] reckon so . " 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 6 reckon 6 reckon 9 " 7 so 8 . 8 . 9 " [ii] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [grows] [excited] unc ['] [billy] [possum] [sat] at the foot of the great hollow tree [in] [which] his home [is] . 1 unc 12 hollow 6 at 8 foot 7 the 8 foot 8 foot 9 of 8 foot 10 the 8 foot 11 great 8 foot 12 hollow 9 of 10 the 12 hollow 13 tree 13 tree 19 . 16 his 17 home 17 home 19 . unc ['] [billy] felt very fine that morning . 1 unc 4 felt 4 felt 5 very 5 very 6 fine 5 very 9 . 6 fine 8 morning 7 that 8 morning he could hear [old] [mrs] [possum] [cleaning] [house] [and] scolding [the] [little] [possums] [who] [kept] climbing up on her [back] . 1 he 2 could 1 he 10 scolding 2 could 3 hear 10 scolding 16 climbing 16 climbing 17 up 16 climbing 21 . 18 on 19 her 19 her 21 . as he listened , [unc] ' [billy] grinned [and] [began] to sing in a queer cracked [voice] [:] 1 as 2 he 2 he 3 listened 3 listened 16 cracked 4 , 6 ' 4 , 8 grinned 8 grinned 11 to 8 grinned 16 cracked 11 to 12 sing 12 sing 13 in 13 in 14 a 14 a 15 queer " [mah] ol ' [woman] am a plain ol ' dame ' [deed] [she] [am] ! 1 " 3 ol 1 " 16 ! 3 ol 9 ol 4 ' 6 am 4 ' 9 ol 6 am 8 plain 7 a 8 plain 10 ' 11 dame 10 ' 12 ' 12 ' 16 ! ' [deed] [she] am ! 1 ' 4 am 1 ' 5 ! quick with her broom , with her tongue the same ['] [deed] [she] [am] ! 1 quick 4 broom 1 quick 15 ! 2 with 4 broom 3 her 4 broom 4 broom 5 , 4 broom 8 tongue 5 , 6 with 6 with 7 her 8 tongue 9 the 9 the 10 same ' [deed] [she] am ! 1 ' 4 am 1 ' 5 ! ' [deed] [she] am ! " 1 ' 4 am 1 ' 5 ! 5 ! 6 " just then out tumbled [his] [eight] [children] [,] [making] [such] a racket [that] [unc] ['] [billy] clapped both hands over his ears . 1 just 2 then 2 then 3 out 2 then 4 tumbled 4 tumbled 11 a 11 a 22 ears 12 racket 17 clapped 17 clapped 18 both 17 clapped 19 hands 17 clapped 20 over 17 clapped 22 ears 21 his 22 ears 22 ears 23 . " [mah] goodness gracious sakes alive ! " he exclaimed . 1 " 3 goodness 3 goodness 4 gracious 4 gracious 5 sakes 5 sakes 6 alive 6 alive 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 8 " 10 exclaimed 9 he 10 exclaimed 10 exclaimed 11 . one pulled [unc] ['] [billy] 's tail . 1 one 2 pulled 2 pulled 7 tail 6 's 7 tail 7 tail 8 . two scrambled up on his back . 1 two 2 scrambled 2 scrambled 3 up 2 scrambled 5 his 2 scrambled 6 back 4 on 5 his 6 back 7 . right in the midst of it [unc] ['] [billy] [sprang] to his [feet] . 1 right 2 in 2 in 4 midst 3 the 4 midst 4 midst 14 . 5 of 6 it 5 of 14 . 6 it 11 to 11 to 12 his his eyes were shining , and his funny little ears were pricked up . 1 his 2 eyes 2 eyes 3 were 2 eyes 4 shining 4 shining 6 and 4 shining 8 funny 5 , 6 and 7 his 8 funny 8 funny 9 little 8 funny 12 pricked 10 ears 11 were 10 ears 12 pricked 12 pricked 13 up 12 pricked 14 . " hush , yo'alls ! " he commanded . 1 " 2 hush 2 hush 3 , 2 hush 4 yo'alls 4 yo'alls 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 he 6 " 8 commanded 8 commanded 9 . " how do yo'alls think [ah] [can] [hear] [anything] [with] yo'alls making such a racket ? " 1 " 2 how 1 " 4 yo'alls 2 how 4 yo'alls 3 do 4 yo'alls 4 yo'alls 5 think 4 yo'alls 15 racket 4 yo'alls 17 " 11 yo'alls 15 racket 12 making 15 racket 13 such 14 a 13 such 15 racket 14 a 15 racket 16 ? 17 " " [ah] cert'nly [thought] [ah] heard the voice of [an] [ol] ' [friend] [from] [way] [down] [souf] ! 1 " 3 cert'nly 1 " 18 ! 3 cert'nly 8 voice 6 heard 7 the 6 heard 8 voice 8 voice 9 of 12 ' 18 ! [iii] [unc] ['] [billy's] [vain] [search] unc ['] [billy] [possum] was excited . 1 unc 6 excited 5 was 6 excited 6 excited 7 . any one would have known it just to look at him . 1 any 2 one 2 one 3 would 3 would 4 have 4 have 5 known 5 known 6 it 6 it 7 just 7 just 9 look 8 to 9 look 9 look 10 at 10 at 11 him 11 him 12 . he hurried [off] up the [lone] [little] [path] [through] [the] [green] [forest] [without] [even] [saying] [good-by] [to] old [mrs] [possum] and all the [little] [possums] . 1 he 2 hurried 2 hurried 26 . 4 up 5 the 4 up 21 and 5 the 18 old 21 and 22 all 22 all 23 the 23 the 26 . yes , indeed , [unc] ['] [billy] [certainly] [was] excited . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 3 indeed 1 yes 4 , 4 , 10 excited 10 excited 11 . old [mrs] [possum] [sat] [in] [the] doorway [of] [their] [home] in the great hollow [tree] [and] watched [unc] ['] [billy] out of [sight] . 1 old 7 doorway 7 doorway 24 . 11 in 12 the 12 the 14 hollow 13 great 14 hollow 14 hollow 17 watched 17 watched 21 out 21 out 22 of 22 of 24 . her sharp little eyes seemed to grow sharper as she watched . 1 her 8 sharper 2 sharp 3 little 2 sharp 4 eyes 2 sharp 8 sharper 5 seemed 6 to 5 seemed 8 sharper 7 grow 8 sharper 8 sharper 10 she 8 sharper 11 watched 8 sharper 12 . 9 as 10 she no , [sah] ! 1 no 2 , 1 no 4 ! then she started out to hunt for their dinner , still muttering as she went . 1 then 15 went 2 she 15 went 3 started 4 out 3 started 6 hunt 5 to 6 hunt 6 hunt 7 for 6 hunt 12 muttering 8 their 12 muttering 9 dinner 12 muttering 10 , 12 muttering 11 still 12 muttering 12 muttering 13 as 12 muttering 15 went 14 she 15 went 15 went 16 . old [mrs] [possum] [was] [quite] [right] . 1 old 7 . unc ['] [billy] had forgotten all about that dinner . 1 unc 5 forgotten 4 had 5 forgotten 5 forgotten 6 all 5 forgotten 7 about 5 forgotten 8 that 5 forgotten 9 dinner 9 dinner 10 . you see he had something else on his mind . 1 you 2 see 2 see 5 something 3 he 4 had 4 had 5 something 5 something 6 else 5 something 9 mind 7 on 8 his 8 his 9 mind 9 mind 10 . he had listened and listened but didn't hear it again , and yet he was sure he had heard it that once . 1 he 2 had 1 he 5 listened 1 he 15 was 3 listened 5 listened 4 and 5 listened 5 listened 8 hear 5 listened 10 again 5 listened 12 and 6 but 7 didn't 7 didn't 8 hear 8 hear 9 it 11 , 12 and 13 yet 14 he 14 he 15 was 15 was 16 sure 15 was 22 once 16 sure 21 that 17 he 18 had 18 had 19 heard 19 heard 20 it 19 heard 21 that 22 once 23 . he just had to go look for him . 1 he 2 just 1 he 3 had 3 had 4 to 4 to 5 go 4 to 6 look 6 look 7 for 7 for 8 him 8 him 9 . but nowhere did he catch a glimpse of his old friend . 1 but 2 nowhere 2 nowhere 3 did 2 nowhere 7 glimpse 2 nowhere 12 . 4 he 7 glimpse 5 catch 7 glimpse 6 a 7 glimpse 7 glimpse 8 of 7 glimpse 11 friend 8 of 9 his 10 old 11 friend the longer he looked , the more excited he grew . 1 the 10 grew 2 longer 3 he 2 longer 8 excited 3 he 4 looked 4 looked 8 excited 5 , 6 the 5 , 8 excited 7 more 8 excited 8 excited 9 he 8 excited 10 grew 10 grew 11 . " [nuffin] , nuffin [,] [sah] ! 1 " 3 , 1 " 7 ! 4 nuffin 7 ! ah 'm just walking fo ' mah health , " replied [unc] ' [billy] [over] [his] shoulder , [as] he [hurried] [on] . 1 ah 10 " 2 'm 5 fo 3 just 5 fo 4 walking 5 fo 5 fo 6 ' 5 fo 7 mah 7 mah 8 health 8 health 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 replied 11 replied 23 . 13 ' 17 shoulder 17 shoulder 18 , 18 , 20 he 20 he 23 . his neck ached from looking up in the tree-tops , and his feet were sore from walking . 1 his 2 neck 2 neck 3 ached 3 ached 9 tree-tops 3 ached 18 . 4 from 9 tree-tops 5 looking 9 tree-tops 6 up 9 tree-tops 7 in 9 tree-tops 8 the 9 tree-tops 9 tree-tops 10 , 9 tree-tops 13 feet 9 tree-tops 14 were 9 tree-tops 15 sore 10 , 11 and 12 his 13 feet 15 sore 16 from 15 sore 17 walking and just then [unc] ['] [billy] [for] the first time thought of that dinner [that] [old] [mrs] [possum] [had] [sent] [him] [to] [get] . 1 and 3 then 1 and 24 . 2 just 3 then 3 then 8 the 8 the 9 first 9 first 10 time 11 thought 12 of 11 thought 13 that 13 that 14 dinner 14 dinner 24 . unc ['] [billy] sat down and mopped his brow in dismay . 1 unc 7 mopped 4 sat 7 mopped 5 down 7 mopped 6 and 7 mopped 7 mopped 8 his 7 mopped 9 brow 7 mopped 10 in 7 mopped 11 dismay 11 dismay 12 . " ah ' [specks] [ah'm] [in] fo ' [it] this time , sho ' enough ! " he said . 1 " 2 ah 1 " 19 said 2 ah 3 ' 2 ah 7 fo 7 fo 13 sho 8 ' 10 this 10 this 11 time 11 time 13 sho 12 , 13 sho 13 sho 14 ' 13 sho 15 enough 16 ! 17 " 16 ! 18 he 16 ! 19 said 19 said 20 . [iv] [unc] ['] [billy] [comes] [home] " ah ' [specks] [ah'm] [in] fo ['] it . 1 " 2 ah 2 ah 3 ' 2 ah 7 fo 7 fo 10 . 9 it 10 . ah ' specks [ah] sho'ly [am] in fo ' it this time , " he kept muttering . 1 ah 3 specks 2 ' 3 specks 3 specks 5 sho'ly 3 specks 7 in 3 specks 8 fo 8 fo 9 ' 8 fo 10 it 8 fo 12 time 11 this 12 time 12 time 17 muttering 13 , 14 " 13 , 17 muttering 15 he 16 kept 16 kept 17 muttering 17 muttering 18 . so [unc] ['] [billy] crept [along] in the [black] shadows until he got where he could look up and see his own doorway . 1 so 5 crept 5 crept 24 . 7 in 8 the 8 the 10 shadows 10 shadows 23 doorway 11 until 12 he 11 until 13 got 13 got 18 up 14 where 16 could 15 he 16 could 16 could 17 look 17 look 18 up 18 up 19 and 18 up 20 see 18 up 23 doorway 21 his 22 own 21 his 23 doorway 23 doorway 24 . then he sat down and watched a while . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 sat 3 sat 4 down 3 sat 6 watched 5 and 6 watched 6 watched 8 while 6 watched 9 . 7 a 8 while all was still . 1 all 2 was 2 was 3 still 3 still 4 . there wasn't a sound in the great hollow tree . 1 there 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 4 sound 3 a 4 sound 4 sound 8 hollow 5 in 6 the 5 in 8 hollow 6 the 8 hollow 7 great 8 hollow 8 hollow 9 tree 8 hollow 10 . but [at] the first scratch of his [toe-nails] on the bark the sharp [face] [of] [old] [mrs] [possum] appeared in the doorway . 1 but 3 the 1 but 22 doorway 3 the 4 first 5 scratch 6 of 5 scratch 13 sharp 6 of 7 his 9 on 10 the 9 on 12 the 10 the 11 bark 12 the 13 sharp 13 sharp 19 appeared 19 appeared 20 in 20 in 21 the 21 the 22 doorway 22 doorway 23 . " good evening , mah [dear] , " said [unc] ['] [billy] , in the [mildest] [kind] of a voice . 1 " 4 , 1 " 5 mah 2 good 3 evening 2 good 4 , 5 mah 7 , 5 mah 21 . 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 13 , 9 said 19 a 14 in 15 the 14 in 19 a 15 the 18 of 20 voice 21 . old [mrs] [possum] [said] [nothing] , [but] [unc] ['] [billy] [felt] [as] [if] [her] [sharp] [black] [eyes] [were] [looking] [right] [through] [him] [.] 1 old 6 , unc ['] [billy] grinned a sickly kind of grin as he said : 1 unc 6 sickly 4 grinned 5 a 4 grinned 6 sickly 5 a 6 sickly 6 sickly 7 kind 6 sickly 9 grin 7 kind 8 of 9 grin 10 as 10 as 11 he 11 he 13 : 12 said 13 : " ah hopes yo'alls are feeling good tonight . " 1 " 4 yo'alls 2 ah 4 yo'alls 3 hopes 4 yo'alls 4 yo'alls 5 are 4 yo'alls 6 feeling 4 yo'alls 7 good 4 yo'alls 8 tonight 4 yo'alls 10 " 9 . 10 " " [where] 's that dinner [ah] [sent] yo ' fo ' ? " demanded [old] [mrs] [possum] sharply . 1 " 3 's 3 's 5 dinner 4 that 5 dinner 5 dinner 10 fo 8 yo 9 ' 8 yo 10 fo 10 fo 11 ' 10 fo 18 sharply 12 ? 13 " 13 " 14 demanded 14 demanded 18 sharply 18 sharply 19 . unc ['] [billy] fidgeted uneasily . 1 unc 4 fidgeted 4 fidgeted 5 uneasily 4 fidgeted 6 . " ah done brought yo ' two eggs [from] [farmer] [brown] ['s] hen-house , " he replied meekly . 1 " 2 ah 1 " 17 replied 2 ah 5 yo 3 done 5 yo 4 brought 5 yo 5 yo 6 ' 5 yo 8 eggs 7 two 8 eggs 8 eggs 13 hen-house 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 he 15 " 17 replied 17 replied 18 meekly 18 meekly 19 . " two eggs ! 1 " 4 ! 2 two 3 eggs 3 eggs 4 ! two eggs ! 1 two 2 eggs 2 eggs 3 ! how do yo ' [think] [ah] am going to feed eight hungry mouths [on] [two] eggs ? " snapped [old] [mrs] . possum . 1 how 2 do 1 how 10 feed 3 yo 4 ' 4 ' 7 am 7 am 8 going 8 going 9 to 9 to 10 feed 10 feed 13 mouths 11 eight 13 mouths 12 hungry 13 mouths 13 mouths 16 eggs 13 mouths 19 snapped 16 eggs 18 " 17 ? 18 " 19 snapped 22 . 22 . 24 . 23 possum 24 . unc ['] [billy] hung his head . 1 unc 4 hung 4 hung 5 his 5 his 6 head 6 head 7 . he hadn't a word to say . 1 he 2 hadn't 2 hadn't 4 word 3 a 4 word 4 word 6 say 4 word 7 . 5 to 6 say no , [sir] [,] [unc] ' [billy] [hadn't] a [word] to say . 1 no 2 , 2 , 6 ' 6 ' 9 a 9 a 13 . 11 to 12 say 11 to 13 . unc ['] [billy] knew that he deserved every bit of it . 1 unc 7 deserved 4 knew 7 deserved 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 deserved 7 deserved 8 every 7 deserved 9 bit 7 deserved 11 it 7 deserved 12 . 9 bit 10 of he felt very miserable , and he was too tired to have a bit of spirit left . 1 he 2 felt 1 he 17 left 2 felt 3 very 3 very 4 miserable 4 miserable 6 and 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 he 7 he 8 was 8 was 9 too 8 was 10 tired 10 tired 15 of 10 tired 16 spirit 11 to 12 have 12 have 13 a 13 a 14 bit 14 bit 15 of 17 left 18 . all the time she was [looking] [at] [unc] ['] [billy] with [those] sharp eyes [of] [hers] . 1 all 2 the 1 all 3 time 1 all 17 . 3 time 4 she 5 was 11 with 11 with 13 sharp 13 sharp 14 eyes 14 eyes 17 . when she had finished the egg , she pushed the other over to him . 1 when 2 she 2 she 3 had 2 she 4 finished 4 finished 5 the 5 the 6 egg 6 egg 7 , 6 egg 15 . 7 , 8 she 8 she 9 pushed 9 pushed 10 the 10 the 11 other 12 over 13 to 13 to 14 him 14 him 15 . " yo ' eat that ! " she said shortly . 1 " 10 shortly 2 yo 3 ' 2 yo 4 eat 4 eat 5 that 4 eat 10 shortly 6 ! 7 " 6 ! 9 said 8 she 9 said 9 said 10 shortly 10 shortly 11 . " yo ' look as if yo ' hadn't had anything to eat to-day " ( which was true ) . 1 " 2 yo 2 yo 3 ' 2 yo 4 look 2 yo 13 eat 4 look 5 as 6 if 9 hadn't 7 yo 8 ' 7 yo 9 hadn't 9 hadn't 10 had 9 hadn't 11 anything 11 anything 13 eat 12 to 13 eat 13 eat 14 to-day 14 to-day 15 " 14 to-day 16 ( 16 ( 17 which 16 ( 20 ) 17 which 18 was 19 true 20 ) 20 ) 21 . " then yo ' hustle up to bed ; it 's all ready fo ' yo ' . " 1 " 3 yo 2 then 3 yo 3 yo 4 ' 3 yo 5 hustle 3 yo 14 fo 5 hustle 6 up 5 hustle 8 bed 5 hustle 9 ; 5 hustle 11 's 5 hustle 12 all 7 to 8 bed 10 it 11 's 13 ready 14 fo 14 fo 15 ' 14 fo 16 yo 14 fo 17 ' 14 fo 19 " 18 . 19 " unc ['] [billy] did as he was bid , and as he tucked himself into his snug , warm bed he murmured sleepily : 1 unc 8 bid 4 did 8 bid 5 as 6 he 5 as 8 bid 7 was 8 bid 8 bid 9 , 8 bid 10 and 8 bid 11 as 8 bid 13 tucked 9 , 10 and 11 as 12 he 13 tucked 14 himself 13 tucked 15 into 13 tucked 17 snug 16 his 17 snug 17 snug 18 , 17 snug 19 warm 17 snug 23 sleepily 20 bed 23 sleepily 21 he 23 sleepily 22 murmured 23 sleepily 23 sleepily 24 : " [ol] ['] [mrs] [possum] has a sharp , sharp tongue , [but] her bark is worse than her bite . 1 " 21 . 6 has 7 a 7 a 8 sharp 8 sharp 9 , 8 sharp 10 sharp 10 sharp 15 bark 11 tongue 12 , 11 tongue 14 her 11 tongue 15 bark 15 bark 20 bite 16 is 17 worse 17 worse 18 than 17 worse 20 bite 19 her 20 bite 20 bite 21 . for [ol] ['] [mrs] [possum] [has] a soft , soft [heart] [though] [she] hides [it] way out of sight . " 1 for 7 a 7 a 10 soft 8 soft 9 , 8 soft 10 soft 10 soft 21 " 14 hides 18 of 14 hides 20 . 16 way 17 out 17 out 18 of 18 of 19 sight 20 . 21 " [v] [sammy] [jay] [is] [indignant] sammy [jay] was indignant . 1 sammy 3 was 3 was 4 indignant 4 indignant 5 . yes , [sir] , [sammy] [jay] [was] [very] [much] [put] [out] . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 12 . in fact , [sammy] was just plain [downright] mad ! 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 7 plain 5 was 6 just 5 was 7 plain 7 plain 9 mad 9 mad 10 ! it had begun [when] [he] [met] [jimmy] [skunk] early in the morning . 1 it 3 begun 2 had 3 begun 3 begun 9 early 9 early 12 morning 10 in 12 morning 11 the 12 morning 12 morning 13 . " hello , [sammy] [jay] ! 1 " 2 hello 2 hello 3 , 2 hello 6 ! what were you doing [up] [so] [late] last night ? " said [jimmy] [skunk] . 1 what 4 doing 1 what 10 ? 2 were 4 doing 3 you 4 doing 8 last 9 night 9 night 10 ? 10 ? 11 " 11 " 12 said 12 said 15 . " oh , come , [sammy] [jay] [,] [be] [honest] for [once] [in] your [life] [!] 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 , 2 oh 4 come 2 oh 5 , 5 , 11 for 11 for 14 your what was it all about ? " 1 what 2 was 1 what 5 about 1 what 6 ? 3 it 4 all 4 all 5 about 6 ? 7 " sammy [jay] stamped one foot . 1 sammy 3 stamped 3 stamped 5 foot 4 one 5 foot 5 foot 6 . he was beginning to lose his temper . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 beginning 3 beginning 4 to 3 beginning 5 lose 5 lose 7 temper 6 his 7 temper 7 temper 8 . you know he loses it very easily . 1 you 2 know 2 know 4 loses 3 he 4 loses 4 loses 6 very 4 loses 7 easily 5 it 6 very 7 easily 8 . " [i] am honest ! " he screamed . 1 " 8 screamed 3 am 4 honest 4 honest 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 8 screamed 7 he 8 screamed 8 screamed 9 . " [i] tell you [i] went to [bed] [just] [as] [i] [always] do , and [i] [didn't] wake [up] [until] [this] [morning] . " 1 " 4 you 3 tell 4 you 4 you 24 " 6 went 7 to 7 to 13 do 13 do 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 18 wake 18 wake 23 . 23 . 24 " when he did , he flew off screaming at the top of his lungs . 1 when 2 he 1 when 5 he 2 he 3 did 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 flew 6 flew 7 off 6 flew 8 screaming 8 screaming 11 top 9 at 10 the 10 the 11 top 11 top 12 of 12 of 13 his 13 his 14 lungs 14 lungs 15 . he was still screaming when he flew over the [old] [briar-patch] [where] [peter] [rabbit] was just beginning to doze [off] . 1 he 4 screaming 1 he 15 was 2 was 3 still 3 still 4 screaming 4 screaming 5 when 4 screaming 7 flew 5 when 6 he 7 flew 8 over 8 over 9 the 15 was 16 just 15 was 17 beginning 17 beginning 18 to 17 beginning 19 doze 19 doze 21 . peter was sleepy . 1 peter 2 was 2 was 3 sleepy 3 sleepy 4 . he didn't like to have his morning nap disturbed . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 like 2 didn't 8 nap 4 to 8 nap 5 have 8 nap 6 his 8 nap 7 morning 8 nap 8 nap 9 disturbed 9 disturbed 10 . " hi [,] [sammy] [jay] ! 1 " 2 hi 2 hi 6 ! didn't you make racket enough last night to give honest folks a little peace and quiet to-day ? " shouted [peter] [rabbit] . 1 didn't 2 you 1 didn't 4 racket 3 make 4 racket 4 racket 5 enough 4 racket 7 night 4 racket 9 give 4 racket 10 honest 6 last 7 night 8 to 9 give 10 honest 11 folks 10 honest 14 peace 11 folks 12 a 13 little 14 peace 14 peace 15 and 14 peace 16 quiet 14 peace 17 to-day 14 peace 20 shouted 14 peace 23 . 17 to-day 18 ? 18 ? 19 " " what 's the joke , [peter] [rabbit] ? 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 's 2 what 9 ? 4 the 5 joke 5 joke 6 , 5 joke 9 ? " [then] it 's a [funny] [way] you have of sleeping , " replied [peter] [rabbit] . 1 " 4 's 1 " 8 you 1 " 14 replied 3 it 4 's 4 's 5 a 8 you 9 have 10 of 11 sleeping 11 sleeping 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 replied 14 replied 17 . " [peter] [rabbit] , you [and] [jimmy] [skunk] are crazy , just as crazy [as] loons ! " [sputtered] [sammy] [jay] . 1 " 4 , 1 " 5 you 5 you 9 are 9 are 10 crazy 10 crazy 14 crazy 11 , 12 just 12 just 13 as 13 as 14 crazy 14 crazy 22 . 16 loons 17 ! 16 loons 22 . 17 ! 18 " " [i] tell you [i] [was] [asleep] , [and] [i] guess [i] ought to know ! " 1 " 4 you 1 " 8 , 3 tell 4 you 8 , 17 " 11 guess 13 ought 11 guess 16 ! 13 ought 14 to 14 to 15 know 16 ! 17 " " [and] [i] guess [i] [know] [your] [voice] [when] [i] hear it ! " replied [peter] [rabbit] . 1 " 4 guess 1 " 13 ! 4 guess 11 hear 11 hear 12 it 13 ! 14 " 14 " 15 replied 15 replied 18 . " it 's bad enough in daytime , but if [i] [was] you [,] [i] 'd quit yelling in the night . 1 " 22 . 2 it 4 bad 3 's 4 bad 4 bad 5 enough 4 bad 7 daytime 6 in 7 daytime 7 daytime 9 but 7 daytime 21 night 7 daytime 22 . 8 , 9 but 10 if 13 you 13 you 16 'd 16 'd 18 yelling 17 quit 18 yelling 18 yelling 19 in 18 yelling 21 night 19 in 20 the some [one] of [these] [times] [hooty] the [owl] will [hear] you , and that will be the end of [you] [and] your noise . 1 some 3 of 3 of 7 the 7 the 24 . 9 will 16 be 9 will 22 your 11 you 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 15 will 14 that 15 will 15 will 16 be 17 the 18 end 18 end 19 of 19 of 22 your 22 your 23 noise 23 noise 24 . now go away [;] [i] want to sleep . " 1 now 2 go 2 go 3 away 2 go 8 sleep 6 want 7 to 7 to 8 sleep 8 sleep 9 . 9 . 10 " sammy went [.] 1 sammy 2 went he was mad clear through , and yet he didn't know what to make of it . 1 he 2 was 1 he 10 didn't 2 was 3 mad 3 mad 4 clear 4 clear 5 through 6 , 7 and 6 , 9 he 7 and 8 yet 9 he 10 didn't 10 didn't 11 know 10 didn't 14 make 10 didn't 16 it 11 know 12 what 13 to 14 make 14 make 15 of 16 it 17 . were they just trying to make him mad , or had he really been screaming in his sleep ? 1 were 2 they 1 were 3 just 1 were 4 trying 4 trying 5 to 5 to 6 make 5 to 18 sleep 6 make 7 him 6 make 8 mad 8 mad 9 , 8 mad 10 or 9 , 10 or 11 had 14 been 12 he 14 been 13 really 14 been 14 been 15 screaming 15 screaming 17 his 15 screaming 18 sleep 16 in 17 his 18 sleep 19 ? he flew over to the [smiling] [pool] . 1 he 2 flew 2 flew 3 over 3 over 5 the 4 to 5 the 5 the 8 . jerry [muskrat] looked up and saw him . 1 jerry 6 saw 3 looked 4 up 3 looked 6 saw 4 up 5 and 6 saw 7 him 7 him 8 . " what were [you] [yelling] about in the night [,] [sammy] [jay] ? " [asked] [jerry] . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 were 2 what 13 ? 6 about 8 the 7 in 8 the 8 the 9 night 9 night 13 ? 13 ? 14 " 14 " 17 . this was too much . 1 this 2 was 2 was 3 too 3 too 4 much 4 much 5 . sammy [jay] [let] his [wings] and his tail droop dejectedly and hung his head . 1 sammy 8 tail 1 sammy 12 hung 4 his 8 tail 6 and 7 his 7 his 8 tail 8 tail 9 droop 9 droop 10 dejectedly 11 and 12 hung 12 hung 13 his 13 his 14 head 14 head 15 . " [i] don't know . 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 know 4 know 5 . i really don't know anything about it , " he said . 1 i 2 really 1 i 3 don't 3 don't 4 know 3 don't 5 anything 5 anything 6 about 6 about 7 it 6 about 8 , 8 , 11 said 9 " 11 said 10 he 11 said 11 said 12 . [vi] [sammy] [jay] [thinks] [he's] [going] [crazy] " [sammy] [jay] [screams] [all] day [long] , [and] [now] what do you think ? 1 " 8 , 1 " 11 what 6 day 8 , 11 what 12 do 12 do 13 you 12 do 14 think 14 think 15 ? why , [sammy] [sits] and yells all night [and] [doesn't] [sleep] a wink ! " 1 why 2 , 2 , 5 and 2 , 15 " 5 and 6 yells 6 yells 12 a 7 all 8 night 8 night 12 a 13 wink 14 ! 14 ! 15 " everywhere [he] [went] [sammy] [jay] [heard] [that] shouted after him . 1 everywhere 8 shouted 8 shouted 11 . 9 after 10 him 10 him 11 . dozens and dozens of times a day he heard it . 1 dozens 2 and 1 dozens 3 dozens 3 dozens 4 of 3 dozens 5 times 3 dozens 7 day 3 dozens 9 heard 6 a 7 day 8 he 9 heard 9 heard 10 it 10 it 11 . at first he lost his temper [and] was the [very] maddest [jaybird] ever [seen] [on] [the] [green] [meadows] [or] [in] [the] [green] [forest] . 1 at 2 first 2 first 3 he 3 he 4 lost 4 lost 6 temper 5 his 6 temper 6 temper 24 . 8 was 9 the 9 the 11 maddest 11 maddest 13 ever 11 maddest 24 . " it isn't true ! 1 " 3 isn't 2 it 3 isn't 3 isn't 4 true 4 true 5 ! it isn't true ! 1 it 2 isn't 2 isn't 3 true 3 true 4 ! it isn't true ! " he would scream at the top of his lungs . 1 it 2 isn't 2 isn't 3 true 3 true 5 " 3 true 8 scream 4 ! 5 " 6 he 7 would 7 would 8 scream 8 scream 14 lungs 9 at 10 the 10 the 11 top 11 top 12 of 12 of 13 his 13 his 14 lungs 14 lungs 15 . and then everybody within hearing would shout : " it is true ! " 1 and 2 then 2 then 7 shout 3 everybody 7 shout 4 within 5 hearing 5 hearing 7 shout 6 would 7 shout 7 shout 8 : 7 shout 12 true 7 shout 13 ! 8 : 9 " 10 it 12 true 11 is 12 true 13 ! 14 " sammy would just dance up and down and scream and scream and scream , he was so angry . 1 sammy 13 scream 2 would 13 scream 3 just 13 scream 4 dance 13 scream 5 up 6 and 5 up 13 scream 7 down 8 and 7 down 13 scream 9 scream 10 and 9 scream 11 scream 11 scream 12 and 11 scream 13 scream 13 scream 18 angry 14 , 15 he 15 he 18 angry 16 was 17 so 16 was 18 angry 17 so 18 angry 18 angry 19 . and then he was sure to hear some one pipe up : 1 and 2 then 2 then 3 he 2 then 12 : 3 he 4 was 5 sure 10 pipe 6 to 7 hear 7 hear 8 some 7 hear 10 pipe 8 some 9 one 10 pipe 11 up 10 pipe 12 : " [sammy] 's mad and we are [glad] , [and] we know how to tease him ! 1 " 3 's 1 " 11 we 3 's 4 mad 4 mad 7 are 5 and 6 we 6 we 7 are 9 , 11 we 11 we 12 know 12 know 13 how 13 how 14 to 14 to 15 tease 15 tease 16 him 16 him 17 ! but [some] [dark] [night] [he] ['ll] [get] a fright [,] [for] [hooty] ['ll] [come] [and] seize [him] [!] ["] 1 but 9 fright 8 a 9 fright 9 fright 16 seize that really began to worry him . 1 that 2 really 2 really 5 worry 3 began 4 to 4 to 5 worry 5 worry 7 . 6 him 7 . then he began to think that it might be true that he did talk in his sleep , and this worried him a whole lot . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 began 3 began 4 to 4 to 9 be 4 to 14 talk 4 to 17 sleep 5 think 8 might 6 that 8 might 7 it 8 might 8 might 9 be 9 be 10 true 11 that 12 he 12 he 13 did 13 did 14 talk 15 in 16 his 16 his 17 sleep 17 sleep 21 worried 18 , 19 and 19 and 20 this 19 and 21 worried 20 this 21 worried 21 worried 22 him 21 worried 25 lot 21 worried 26 . 23 a 25 lot 24 whole 25 lot the more he thought about it , the more worried [sammy] [jay] became . 1 the 10 worried 2 more 4 thought 2 more 5 about 2 more 10 worried 3 he 4 thought 5 about 6 it 7 , 8 the 7 , 9 more 9 more 10 worried 10 worried 13 became 10 worried 14 . he lost his appetite and began to grow thin . 1 he 3 his 2 lost 3 his 3 his 4 appetite 4 appetite 5 and 5 and 6 began 6 began 7 to 6 began 8 grow 8 grow 9 thin 9 thin 10 . he kept out of sight whenever possible and no longer screamed ["] [thief] [!] thief ! " [through] [the] [green] [forest] [.] 1 he 2 kept 2 kept 6 whenever 3 out 4 of 3 out 5 sight 5 sight 6 whenever 6 whenever 7 possible 6 whenever 11 screamed 8 and 9 no 9 no 10 longer 10 longer 11 screamed 11 screamed 15 thief 15 thief 16 ! 16 ! 17 " in fact his voice was rarely heard during the day . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 6 rarely 3 his 4 voice 4 voice 5 was 4 voice 6 rarely 6 rarely 7 heard 6 rarely 8 during 6 rarely 10 day 6 rarely 11 . 9 the 10 day but it seemed that he must be talking just as much as ever in the night . 1 but 2 it 2 it 3 seemed 3 seemed 7 be 3 seemed 8 talking 3 seemed 12 as 4 that 5 he 4 that 6 must 6 must 7 be 9 just 10 as 9 just 12 as 11 much 12 as 12 as 13 ever 13 ever 17 . 14 in 15 the 15 the 16 night 16 night 17 . at least everybody said that he was . 1 at 2 least 2 least 3 everybody 3 everybody 4 said 3 everybody 7 was 3 everybody 8 . 5 that 7 was 6 he 7 was worse still , different ones said that they heard him in different places [in] [the] [green] [forest] and [even] [down] [on] the [green] [meadows] . 1 worse 2 still 1 worse 3 , 1 worse 4 different 4 different 5 ones 5 ones 8 they 6 said 8 they 7 that 8 they 8 they 9 heard 9 heard 10 him 10 him 25 . 11 in 12 different 12 different 13 places 12 different 25 . 13 places 18 and 18 and 22 the could it be that he was flying about as well as talking in his sleep ? 1 could 3 be 1 could 15 sleep 1 could 16 ? 2 it 3 be 4 that 5 he 5 he 6 was 6 was 12 talking 7 flying 8 about 7 flying 10 well 7 flying 12 talking 9 as 10 well 10 well 11 as 12 talking 15 sleep 13 in 14 his 14 his 15 sleep and nobody believed him when he said that he was asleep all night . 1 and 2 nobody 2 nobody 3 believed 3 believed 4 him 3 believed 6 he 3 believed 8 that 5 when 6 he 6 he 7 said 8 that 10 was 8 that 13 night 9 he 10 was 10 was 11 asleep 12 all 13 night 13 night 14 . they thought that he was awake and doing it purposely . 1 they 2 thought 2 thought 3 that 3 that 10 purposely 4 he 6 awake 5 was 6 awake 6 awake 7 and 6 awake 10 purposely 8 doing 10 purposely 9 it 10 purposely 10 purposely 11 . " if they are not all crazy , then [i] [must] [be] , " said . 1 " 2 if 1 " 14 " 3 they 4 are 4 are 5 not 4 are 7 crazy 6 all 7 crazy 7 crazy 8 , 8 , 9 then 9 then 13 , 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 said 15 said 16 . sammy [jay] to himself , as he turned away from the breakfast which he could not eat . 1 sammy 4 himself 3 to 4 himself 4 himself 8 turned 4 himself 12 breakfast 5 , 7 he 6 as 7 he 7 he 8 turned 8 turned 9 away 9 away 10 from 10 from 11 the 12 breakfast 17 eat 12 breakfast 18 . 13 which 15 could 14 he 15 could 15 could 16 not 15 could 17 eat then he had a happy idea . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 had 3 had 6 idea 4 a 6 idea 5 happy 6 idea 6 idea 7 . " why didn't [i] think [of] it before ? 1 " 2 why 2 why 3 didn't 2 why 9 ? 3 didn't 5 think 5 think 7 it 7 it 8 before i 'll sleep all day [,] [and] [then] [i] 'll keep awake all night and see what happens then ! " he exclaimed . 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 18 happens 3 sleep 5 day 3 sleep 12 awake 4 all 5 day 10 'll 11 keep 11 keep 12 awake 12 awake 14 night 12 awake 15 and 12 awake 18 happens 13 all 14 night 16 see 18 happens 17 what 18 happens 18 happens 19 then 18 happens 23 exclaimed 20 ! 21 " 20 ! 22 he 20 ! 23 exclaimed 23 exclaimed 24 . so [sammy] [jay] hurried [away] to the darkest [part] [of] [the] [green] [forest] and tried to sleep through the day . 1 so 4 hurried 4 hurried 21 . 6 to 7 the 7 the 8 darkest 8 darkest 20 day 8 darkest 21 . 14 and 15 tried 15 tried 16 to 16 to 17 sleep 17 sleep 18 through 18 through 19 the 19 the 20 day [vii] [sammy] [jay] [sits] [up] [all] [night] sammy [jay] sat in the dark and shivered . 1 sammy 8 shivered 3 sat 8 shivered 4 in 5 the 4 in 6 dark 6 dark 8 shivered 7 and 8 shivered 8 shivered 9 . sammy was lonely , more lonely than he had ever supposed anybody could be . 1 sammy 3 lonely 2 was 3 lonely 3 lonely 4 , 3 lonely 11 supposed 3 lonely 15 . 5 more 6 lonely 5 more 7 than 7 than 10 ever 8 he 9 had 9 had 10 ever 10 ever 11 supposed 11 supposed 12 anybody 11 supposed 14 be 12 anybody 13 could and to tell the truth [sammy] [jay] [was] scared . 1 and 3 tell 2 to 3 tell 3 tell 5 truth 4 the 5 truth 5 truth 9 scared 9 scared 10 . yes , [sir] , [that] [was] [just] [the] [way] [sammy] [jay] [felt] scared . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 13 scared 13 scared 14 . every time a leaf rustled [,] [sammy] jumped [almost] out of his skin . 1 every 2 time 1 every 4 leaf 2 time 3 a 4 leaf 5 rustled 5 rustled 14 . 8 jumped 10 out 10 out 11 of 10 out 14 . 11 of 13 skin 12 his 13 skin his heart went pit-a-pat , pit-a-pat , pit-a-pat . 1 his 2 heart 1 his 6 pit-a-pat 2 heart 6 pit-a-pat 3 went 6 pit-a-pat 4 pit-a-pat 5 , 4 pit-a-pat 6 pit-a-pat 6 pit-a-pat 8 pit-a-pat 7 , 8 pit-a-pat 8 pit-a-pat 9 . but to-night [sammy] sat in the darkest [,] thickest part of a big pine-tree and kept blinking his eyes to keep from going to sleep . 1 but 2 to-night 2 to-night 25 sleep 4 sat 5 in 5 in 6 the 6 the 7 darkest 7 darkest 9 thickest 9 thickest 10 part 9 thickest 11 of 9 thickest 14 pine-tree 12 a 14 pine-tree 13 big 14 pine-tree 14 pine-tree 15 and 14 pine-tree 16 kept 14 pine-tree 17 blinking 17 blinking 19 eyes 17 blinking 21 keep 17 blinking 22 from 17 blinking 23 going 18 his 19 eyes 20 to 21 keep 23 going 24 to 24 to 25 sleep 25 sleep 26 . he just would keep his eyes and his ears wide open . 1 he 2 just 2 just 4 keep 3 would 4 keep 4 keep 11 open 5 his 6 eyes 6 eyes 7 and 6 eyes 10 wide 8 his 9 ears 9 ears 10 wide 10 wide 11 open 11 open 12 . what was he doing it for ? 1 what 4 doing 2 was 4 doing 3 he 4 doing 4 doing 5 it 4 doing 6 for 4 doing 7 ? now [sammy] [knew] [better] . 1 now 5 . he never in his life had screamed in the night unless well , unless he did it in his sleep and didn't know it . 1 he 2 never 2 never 14 unless 3 in 5 life 4 his 5 life 5 life 6 had 5 life 14 unless 7 screamed 9 the 7 screamed 11 unless 7 screamed 12 well 7 screamed 14 unless 8 in 9 the 10 night 11 unless 12 well 13 , 14 unless 15 he 14 unless 20 sleep 14 unless 24 it 16 did 17 it 16 did 20 sleep 18 in 19 his 19 his 20 sleep 20 sleep 21 and 22 didn't 23 know 23 know 24 it 24 it 25 . he had [watched] [the] [black] [shadows] creep [through] the [green] [forest] [and] grow blacker and [blacker] . 1 he 2 had 2 had 7 creep 7 creep 13 grow 9 the 13 grow 13 grow 14 blacker 14 blacker 17 . 15 and 17 . the blacker they grew , the lonesomer he became . 1 the 2 blacker 2 blacker 3 they 2 blacker 7 lonesomer 2 blacker 10 . 4 grew 7 lonesomer 5 , 6 the 6 the 7 lonesomer 7 lonesomer 8 he 7 lonesomer 9 became by and by it was so dark that he couldn't see anything at all , and every little noise made him shiver . 1 by 2 and 2 and 3 by 2 and 4 it 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 so 6 so 7 dark 6 so 8 that 8 that 10 couldn't 8 that 22 shiver 9 he 10 couldn't 10 couldn't 11 see 10 couldn't 12 anything 13 at 14 all 13 at 17 every 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 every 17 every 22 shiver 18 little 22 shiver 19 noise 22 shiver 20 made 21 him 20 made 22 shiver 22 shiver 23 . sammy [jay] had [it] [now] . 1 sammy 3 had 3 had 6 . he felt so creepy that it seemed as if he would crawl right out of his skin . 1 he 2 felt 2 felt 4 creepy 3 so 4 creepy 4 creepy 5 that 4 creepy 7 seemed 4 creepy 18 . 6 it 7 seemed 7 seemed 9 if 7 seemed 12 crawl 8 as 9 if 10 he 11 would 10 he 12 crawl 11 would 12 crawl 12 crawl 13 right 12 crawl 14 out 12 crawl 17 skin 15 of 16 his 16 his 17 skin he kept saying over and over to himself : " there 's nothing to be afraid of . 1 he 2 kept 2 kept 3 saying 3 saying 4 over 3 saying 6 over 3 saying 8 himself 3 saying 9 : 3 saying 13 nothing 4 over 5 and 7 to 8 himself 9 : 10 " 11 there 12 's 11 there 13 nothing 13 nothing 16 afraid 14 to 15 be 15 be 16 afraid 16 afraid 17 of 17 of 18 . there 's nothing to be afraid of . 1 there 2 's 1 there 3 nothing 3 nothing 4 to 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 afraid 6 afraid 7 of 7 of 8 . i 'm just as safe as if [i] was fast asleep . " 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 just 3 just 4 as 4 as 10 fast 5 safe 10 fast 6 as 7 if 6 as 10 fast 9 was 10 fast 10 fast 11 asleep 11 asleep 12 . 12 . 13 " but still he shivered and shook . 1 but 2 still 1 but 3 he 3 he 4 shivered 4 shivered 6 shook 5 and 6 shook 6 shook 7 . by and by , looking up through the top of the big pine-tree , he saw the little stars come out one by one . 1 by 2 and 1 by 3 by 3 by 19 stars 4 , 5 looking 5 looking 6 up 5 looking 7 through 7 through 13 pine-tree 8 the 9 top 9 top 10 of 9 top 13 pine-tree 11 the 13 pine-tree 12 big 13 pine-tree 13 pine-tree 15 he 13 pine-tree 16 saw 13 pine-tree 18 little 13 pine-tree 19 stars 14 , 15 he 16 saw 17 the 19 stars 21 out 19 stars 25 . 20 come 21 out 21 out 23 by 22 one 23 by 23 by 24 one they seemed to be looking right down at him and winking at him in the jolliest way . 1 they 2 seemed 1 they 11 winking 2 seemed 3 to 2 seemed 4 be 5 looking 7 down 5 looking 8 at 5 looking 11 winking 6 right 7 down 9 him 10 and 9 him 11 winking 11 winking 12 at 11 winking 16 jolliest 13 him 16 jolliest 14 in 15 the 15 the 16 jolliest 16 jolliest 17 way 17 way 18 . somehow , he didn't feel quite so lonely then , and he tried to wink back . 1 somehow 2 , 2 , 3 he 3 he 4 didn't 4 didn't 5 feel 5 feel 6 quite 5 feel 7 so 5 feel 8 lonely 7 so 8 lonely 8 lonely 13 tried 8 lonely 17 . 9 then 12 he 10 , 11 and 10 , 12 he 12 he 13 tried 13 tried 14 to 13 tried 15 wink 15 wink 16 back then little , soft , silvery bars of light began to creep through the branches of the trees and along the ground . 1 then 12 creep 2 little 7 bars 3 , 7 bars 4 soft 5 , 4 soft 7 bars 6 silvery 7 bars 7 bars 8 of 7 bars 9 light 7 bars 12 creep 10 began 11 to 10 began 12 creep 12 creep 13 through 12 creep 15 branches 13 through 14 the 15 branches 16 of 15 branches 18 trees 15 branches 20 along 15 branches 22 ground 16 of 17 the 18 trees 19 and 20 along 21 the 22 ground 23 . they were moonbeams , and [sammy] could see [just] a [little] [,] [a] very [little] . 1 they 2 were 1 they 16 . 2 were 3 moonbeams 2 were 14 very 3 moonbeams 10 a 4 , 5 and 4 , 10 a 5 and 8 see 7 could 8 see he began to feel better . 1 he 2 began 2 began 3 to 2 began 4 feel 4 feel 5 better 5 better 6 . " [whooo-hoo-hoo] , whooo-hoo ! " 1 " 3 , 3 , 6 " 4 whooo-hoo 5 ! 5 ! 6 " it was a terrible sound , fierce and hungry . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 terrible 4 terrible 5 sound 4 terrible 7 fierce 6 , 7 fierce 7 fierce 9 hungry 8 and 9 hungry 9 hungry 10 . sammy [jay] nearly fell from his perch . 1 sammy 7 perch 3 nearly 7 perch 4 fell 7 perch 5 from 7 perch 6 his 7 perch 7 perch 8 . he opened his mouth to scream with fright . 1 he 2 opened 2 opened 4 mouth 3 his 4 mouth 4 mouth 6 scream 5 to 6 scream 6 scream 8 fright 7 with 8 fright 8 fright 9 . then he remembered just in time and closed it without a sound . 1 then 3 remembered 2 he 3 remembered 3 remembered 6 time 3 remembered 8 closed 4 just 6 time 5 in 6 time 7 and 8 closed 8 closed 9 it 8 closed 12 sound 8 closed 13 . 10 without 12 sound 11 a 12 sound it was the hunting-cry of [hooty] the [owl] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 the 3 the 4 hunting-cry 4 hunting-cry 5 of 4 hunting-cry 9 . 5 of 7 the sammy [jay] sat huddled in a little , forlorn , shivering heap , while twice [more] that fierce cry [rang] [through] [the] [green] [forest] . 1 sammy 4 huddled 3 sat 4 huddled 4 huddled 5 in 4 huddled 7 little 4 huddled 11 shivering 5 in 6 a 6 a 7 little 8 , 11 shivering 9 forlorn 10 , 9 forlorn 11 shivering 10 , 11 shivering 11 shivering 12 heap 11 shivering 13 , 11 shivering 14 while 11 shivering 15 twice 11 shivering 25 . 15 twice 17 that 18 fierce 19 cry 19 cry 25 . then a shadow floated over the big pine-tree . 1 then 8 pine-tree 2 a 8 pine-tree 3 shadow 8 pine-tree 4 floated 5 over 4 floated 8 pine-tree 5 over 8 pine-tree 6 the 8 pine-tree 7 big 8 pine-tree 8 pine-tree 9 . hooty [the] [owl] had flown away without seeing him , and [sammy] breathed easier . 1 hooty 5 flown 4 had 5 flown 5 flown 6 away 5 flown 8 seeing 5 flown 15 . 7 without 8 seeing 8 seeing 9 him 8 seeing 13 breathed 9 him 11 and 10 , 11 and 14 easier 15 . [viii] [sammy] [jay] [is] [glad] [he] [sat] [up] [all] [night] sammy [jay] was having no trouble in keeping awake now . 1 sammy 3 was 1 sammy 8 keeping 4 having 8 keeping 5 no 8 keeping 6 trouble 8 keeping 7 in 8 keeping 8 keeping 9 awake 9 awake 10 now 10 now 11 . not a bit [!] 1 not 3 bit 2 a 3 bit he was too frightened and shivery and creepy to sleep . 1 he 2 was 1 he 6 shivery 2 was 6 shivery 3 too 6 shivery 4 frightened 6 shivery 5 and 6 shivery 6 shivery 7 and 6 shivery 8 creepy 6 shivery 10 sleep 6 shivery 11 . 8 creepy 9 to 9 to 10 sleep but he didn't want to , anyway . 1 but 3 didn't 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 want 4 want 5 to 4 want 7 anyway 6 , 7 anyway 7 anyway 8 . so he sat in the thickest part of the big pine-tree , shivering and creepy and miserable . 1 so 2 he 1 so 15 creepy 3 sat 6 thickest 4 in 5 the 4 in 6 thickest 5 the 6 thickest 6 thickest 7 part 6 thickest 8 of 6 thickest 11 pine-tree 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 big 11 pine-tree 15 creepy 12 , 13 shivering 13 shivering 15 creepy 14 and 15 creepy 15 creepy 17 miserable 15 creepy 18 . 16 and 17 miserable out in a patch of bright [moonlight] he saw [peter] [rabbit] jumping and dancing and [having] the greatest [kind] of a time [all] [by] [himself] . 1 out 5 of 1 out 6 bright 2 in 3 a 3 a 4 patch 4 patch 5 of 6 bright 18 greatest 8 he 9 saw 8 he 12 jumping 12 jumping 13 and 12 jumping 14 dancing 14 dancing 15 and 14 dancing 18 greatest 17 the 18 greatest 18 greatest 26 . 20 of 21 a 20 of 26 . 21 a 22 time pretty soon [peter] [was] joined [by] his cousin , [jumper] the [hare] [.] 1 pretty 2 soon 2 soon 5 joined 5 joined 8 cousin 7 his 8 cousin 8 cousin 9 , 9 , 11 the such antics as they did cut up ! 1 such 2 antics 2 antics 3 as 2 antics 4 they 2 antics 5 did 2 antics 6 cut 2 antics 7 up 2 antics 8 ! sammy [jay] almost laughed aloud as he watched . 1 sammy 8 watched 3 almost 5 aloud 4 laughed 5 aloud 5 aloud 8 watched 6 as 8 watched 7 he 8 watched 8 watched 9 . it was less lonely with them there , and he did want to call to them dreadfully . 1 it 2 was 2 was 17 dreadfully 3 less 4 lonely 4 lonely 5 with 4 lonely 7 there 4 lonely 9 and 4 lonely 14 call 5 with 6 them 8 , 9 and 10 he 11 did 11 did 12 want 12 want 13 to 13 to 14 call 14 call 17 dreadfully 15 to 16 them 16 them 17 dreadfully 17 dreadfully 18 . but that would never , never do , for no one must know that he was sitting up awake all night . 1 but 6 never 1 but 10 no 2 that 3 would 3 would 4 never 3 would 6 never 5 , 6 never 6 never 7 do 7 do 8 , 7 do 9 for 10 no 11 one 11 one 21 night 12 must 13 know 13 know 14 that 14 that 21 night 15 he 19 awake 16 was 17 sitting 17 sitting 18 up 17 sitting 19 awake 19 awake 21 night 20 all 21 night 21 night 22 . by and by along came [jimmy] [skunk] [,] walking out into the patch of bright moonlight . 1 by 2 and 1 by 16 moonlight 3 by 16 moonlight 4 along 5 came 4 along 16 moonlight 9 walking 10 out 10 out 11 into 11 into 12 the 12 the 13 patch 13 patch 14 of 13 patch 16 moonlight 14 of 15 bright 16 moonlight 17 . he touched noses [with] [peter] [rabbit] [and] [jumper] [the] [hare] , which is one [way] of [saying] ["] [good] [evening] ["] [in] the [green] [forest] . 1 he 2 touched 2 touched 3 noses 3 noses 26 . 11 , 12 which 12 which 13 is 13 is 14 one 14 one 16 of 16 of 23 the 23 the 26 . " [isn't] it [most] time for [sammy] [jay] to scream [in] [his] sleep ? " [asked] [peter] [rabbit] [.] 1 " 3 it 1 " 15 " 5 time 6 for 5 time 9 to 9 to 13 sleep 10 scream 13 sleep 13 sleep 14 ? 14 ? 15 " sammy pricked up his ears . 1 sammy 2 pricked 2 pricked 4 his 2 pricked 5 ears 3 up 4 his 5 ears 6 . " scream in his sleep ! 1 " 6 ! 2 scream 4 his 2 scream 5 sleep 2 scream 6 ! 3 in 4 his nonsense ! 1 nonsense 2 ! sammy [jay] [isn't] [any] [more] asleep than [i] [am] . 1 sammy 6 asleep 6 asleep 10 . 7 than 10 . he just screams out of pure meanness to wake up and frighten good honest folks who want to sleep . 1 he 7 meanness 2 just 7 meanness 3 screams 7 meanness 4 out 7 meanness 5 of 6 pure 6 pure 7 meanness 7 meanness 8 to 7 meanness 9 wake 7 meanness 11 and 7 meanness 12 frighten 9 wake 10 up 12 frighten 14 honest 13 good 14 honest 14 honest 15 folks 14 honest 19 sleep 15 folks 16 who 17 want 18 to 18 to 19 sleep 19 sleep 20 . for my [part] , [i] don't see what any one wants to sleep for on such a fine night as this , anyway . 1 for 2 my 1 for 24 . 4 , 6 don't 6 don't 7 see 7 see 8 what 8 what 11 wants 9 any 10 one 10 one 11 wants 11 wants 12 to 11 wants 13 sleep 11 wants 23 anyway 13 sleep 14 for 13 sleep 19 night 13 sleep 20 as 13 sleep 21 this 15 on 19 night 16 such 17 a 16 such 19 night 17 a 18 fine 22 , 23 anyway 23 anyway 24 . it serves ['] em [right] if they [do] get [waked] up , " [replied] [jimmy] [skunk] [.] 1 it 2 serves 2 serves 4 em 4 em 13 " 6 if 7 they 6 if 9 get 9 get 11 up 11 up 12 , 12 , 13 " " but [sammy] [jay] says that he doesn't do it and doesn't know anything about it , " said [peter] [rabbit] . 1 " 2 but 1 " 19 said 5 says 7 he 5 says 8 doesn't 5 says 12 doesn't 6 that 7 he 9 do 10 it 10 it 12 doesn't 11 and 12 doesn't 12 doesn't 13 know 12 doesn't 14 anything 14 anything 15 about 15 about 16 it 15 about 17 , 17 , 19 said 18 " 19 said 19 said 22 . " have you ever seen him scream [in] [the] [night] [,] [jimmy] [skunk] ? " 1 " 15 " 2 have 3 you 2 have 5 seen 4 ever 5 seen 5 seen 6 him 5 seen 7 scream 7 scream 14 ? 14 ? 15 " " no , [i] don't have to , " replied [jimmy] [skunk] . 1 " 5 don't 1 " 6 have 1 " 10 replied 2 no 3 , 2 no 5 don't 6 have 7 to 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 replied 10 replied 13 . peter shook his head . 1 peter 2 shook 2 shook 4 head 3 his 4 head 4 head 5 . " [i] guess you 're right , [jimmy] [skunk] . 1 " 3 guess 3 guess 4 you 3 guess 7 , 4 you 5 're 5 're 6 right 7 , 10 . i guess you 're right , " he said . 1 i 2 guess 2 guess 3 you 2 guess 6 , 3 you 4 're 4 're 5 right 6 , 7 " 7 " 9 said 8 he 9 said 9 said 10 . " of course [i] ['m] right [.] 1 " 3 course 2 of 3 course 3 course 6 right there , [now] ! " 1 there 2 , 2 , 5 " 4 ! 5 " jimmy held up one hand [to] warn [peter] [to] [keep] [still] . 1 jimmy 12 . 2 held 3 up 2 held 5 hand 2 held 7 warn 4 one 5 hand 7 warn 12 . they all heard it . 1 they 2 all 1 they 3 heard 3 heard 4 it 4 it 5 . sammy [jay] heard it , too , and scratched himself to be sure that he was awake and sitting there in the big pine-tree . 1 sammy 10 himself 3 heard 4 it 3 heard 9 scratched 4 it 5 , 6 too 7 , 6 too 9 scratched 8 and 9 scratched 9 scratched 10 himself 10 himself 19 sitting 10 himself 25 . 11 to 12 be 12 be 13 sure 13 sure 14 that 13 sure 17 awake 15 he 17 awake 16 was 17 awake 17 awake 18 and 17 awake 19 sitting 19 sitting 20 there 19 sitting 21 in 19 sitting 24 pine-tree 22 the 24 pine-tree 23 big 24 pine-tree " [i] ['m] [glad] [i] [kept] [awake] , but 1 " 8 , 8 , 9 but " maybe [i] ['m] going crazy ! 1 " 2 maybe 2 maybe 6 crazy 5 going 6 crazy 6 crazy 7 ! my wits are getting hazy ! 1 my 5 hazy 2 wits 5 hazy 3 are 5 hazy 4 getting 5 hazy 5 hazy 6 ! that 's surely me [,] [yet] here [i] be ! 1 that 2 's 1 that 3 surely 3 surely 7 here 3 surely 9 be 3 surely 10 ! 4 me 7 here oh , dear , [i] [sure] am crazy ! " 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 3 dear 1 oh 4 , 4 , 10 " 7 am 8 crazy 8 crazy 9 ! 9 ! 10 " [ix] [the] [mystery] [grows] " can a body be a body , [yet] not a body be ? 1 " 2 can 2 can 12 body 2 can 13 be 2 can 14 ? 3 a 4 body 3 a 12 body 5 be 6 a 6 a 7 body 7 body 8 , 7 body 12 body 10 not 11 a 11 a 12 body tell [a] body , [anybody] [,] [didst] such a body [see] ? " 1 tell 3 body 3 body 4 , 4 , 13 " 8 such 9 a 9 a 10 body 10 body 12 ? 12 ? 13 " of course it was [sammy] [jay] who was [humming] [such] a foolish-sounding [rhyme] [as] that . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 it 3 it 4 was 4 was 12 foolish-sounding 7 who 8 was 8 was 11 a 11 a 12 foolish-sounding 12 foolish-sounding 16 . 15 that 16 . but really , it wasn't [so] [foolish] [in] [sammy] 's case , after all . 1 but 5 wasn't 2 really 5 wasn't 3 , 5 wasn't 4 it 5 wasn't 5 wasn't 11 case 10 's 11 case 11 case 15 . 12 , 13 after 13 after 14 all 14 all 15 . now he [knew] [.] 1 now 2 he did ever [a] [jaybird] [have] anything so queer [as] [that] [to] [puzzle] [him] ? 1 did 2 ever 2 ever 6 anything 2 ever 7 so 7 so 8 queer 8 queer 14 ? anyway , [sammy] [jay] [knew] that he didn't scream [in] [his] sleep , and there was a whole lot of comfort in that . 1 anyway 2 , 1 anyway 9 scream 2 , 7 he 6 that 7 he 7 he 8 didn't 9 scream 12 sleep 12 sleep 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 21 comfort 15 there 19 lot 16 was 17 a 17 a 19 lot 18 whole 19 lot 19 lot 20 of 19 lot 21 comfort 21 comfort 22 in 21 comfort 23 that 21 comfort 24 . he could eat with a better appetite now . 1 he 2 could 2 could 3 eat 3 eat 7 appetite 4 with 5 a 4 with 7 appetite 6 better 7 appetite 7 appetite 8 now 7 appetite 9 . now he knew that he could go to sleep in peace , just as he [always] had . 1 now 2 he 2 he 17 had 3 knew 4 that 4 that 6 could 5 he 6 could 6 could 7 go 7 go 9 sleep 7 go 11 peace 8 to 9 sleep 10 in 11 peace 11 peace 12 , 12 , 15 he 13 just 14 as 14 as 15 he 15 he 17 had 17 had 18 . sammy [jay] brushed and smoothed out his handsome blue coat and made himself as pert and smart-appearing as possible . 1 sammy 3 brushed 3 brushed 4 and 4 and 17 smart-appearing 5 smoothed 6 out 5 smoothed 10 coat 5 smoothed 11 and 7 his 8 handsome 8 handsome 9 blue 9 blue 10 coat 11 and 17 smart-appearing 12 made 17 smart-appearing 13 himself 17 smart-appearing 14 as 17 smart-appearing 15 pert 17 smart-appearing 16 and 17 smart-appearing 17 smart-appearing 18 as 17 smart-appearing 19 possible 17 smart-appearing 20 . he had been so worried lately that he hadn't taken much care of himself [,] [which] is very unusual [for] [sammy] [jay] . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 been 3 been 4 so 4 so 5 worried 5 worried 6 lately 6 lately 19 unusual 7 that 8 he 7 that 17 is 8 he 9 hadn't 8 he 14 himself 9 hadn't 10 taken 10 taken 12 care 11 much 12 care 12 care 13 of 17 is 18 very 18 very 19 unusual 19 unusual 23 . now , however , he felt [so] [much] [better] that he began to think about his looks . 1 now 4 , 1 now 18 . 2 , 3 however 3 however 4 , 5 he 6 felt 5 he 16 his 6 felt 10 that 10 that 11 he 11 he 12 began 12 began 13 to 12 began 14 think 14 think 15 about 16 his 17 looks 16 his 18 . when he had finished dressing [,] he started for the [alders] beside [the] [laughing] [brook] [just] to have a look around . 1 when 2 he 1 when 7 he 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 finished 4 finished 5 dressing 7 he 8 started 8 started 12 beside 9 for 10 the 10 the 12 beside 12 beside 22 . 17 to 18 have 17 to 22 . 18 have 19 a 19 a 20 look 20 look 21 around of course he didn't expect to find his voice down there , for who ever saw a voice ? 1 of 2 course 2 course 4 didn't 2 course 16 saw 3 he 4 didn't 4 didn't 5 expect 5 expect 6 to 5 expect 7 find 7 find 9 voice 7 find 11 there 8 his 9 voice 10 down 11 there 11 there 14 who 12 , 13 for 12 , 14 who 15 ever 16 saw 16 saw 17 a 17 a 18 voice 17 a 19 ? still he thought that he might find something that would explain the mystery . 1 still 6 might 2 he 3 thought 3 thought 6 might 4 that 6 might 5 he 6 might 6 might 7 find 7 find 8 something 7 find 13 mystery 8 something 9 that 9 that 10 would 11 explain 13 mystery 12 the 13 mystery 13 mystery 14 . he hunted all around in the thicket [of] [alders] beside [the] [laughing] [brook] , but nothing unusual did he find . 1 he 2 hunted 2 hunted 4 around 2 hunted 7 thicket 3 all 4 around 5 in 6 the 6 the 7 thicket 7 thicket 10 beside 10 beside 17 unusual 14 , 15 but 15 but 16 nothing 16 nothing 17 unusual 17 unusual 20 find 17 unusual 21 . 18 did 20 find 19 he 20 find then for a long time he sat as still as still can be , studying and thinking . 1 then 2 for 2 for 5 time 2 for 18 . 3 a 4 long 4 long 5 time 5 time 15 studying 6 he 7 sat 7 sat 9 still 7 sat 11 still 7 sat 15 studying 8 as 9 still 10 as 11 still 12 can 13 be 12 can 15 studying 13 be 14 , 15 studying 16 and 15 studying 17 thinking " thief ! thief ! thief ! " 1 " 2 thief 2 thief 3 ! 3 ! 8 " 4 thief 5 ! 4 thief 6 thief 6 thief 7 ! 7 ! 8 " then [out] [popped] [jenny] [wren] , and [she] was [so] mad that she couldn't sit still a second . 1 then 6 , 1 then 19 . 6 , 7 and 7 and 9 was 9 was 11 mad 11 mad 15 sit 12 that 14 couldn't 13 she 14 couldn't 14 couldn't 15 sit 15 sit 16 still 15 sit 18 second 17 a 18 second my , my , my , how she did scold ! 1 my 2 , 1 my 3 my 3 my 4 , 3 my 5 my 5 my 6 , 5 my 7 how 7 how 9 did 7 how 11 ! 8 she 9 did 10 scold 11 ! " you ought to be ashamed of yourself , [sammy] [jay] ! 1 " 2 you 1 " 12 ! 2 you 3 ought 3 ought 4 to 3 ought 6 ashamed 4 to 5 be 6 ashamed 7 of 6 ashamed 8 yourself 8 yourself 9 , you ought to be ashamed of yourself ! " she sputtered . 1 you 2 ought 2 ought 3 to 2 ought 5 ashamed 3 to 4 be 5 ashamed 6 of 5 ashamed 11 sputtered 7 yourself 11 sputtered 8 ! 9 " 8 ! 11 sputtered 10 she 11 sputtered 11 sputtered 12 . " isn't it enough to keep us awake half the night without coming down and screaming all day ? " 1 " 2 isn't 2 isn't 3 it 2 isn't 4 enough 4 enough 5 to 4 enough 6 keep 6 keep 7 us 6 keep 8 awake 6 keep 16 screaming 8 awake 9 half 8 awake 11 night 10 the 11 night 12 without 16 screaming 13 coming 14 down 13 coming 16 screaming 14 down 15 and 16 screaming 18 day 16 screaming 19 ? 17 all 18 day 19 ? 20 " " [i] [haven't] been [down] here in the [night] [,] [and] [i] [haven't] [kept] [anybody] awake ! " replied [sammy] [jay] indignantly . 1 " 19 replied 4 been 6 here 6 here 17 ! 7 in 8 the 8 the 16 awake 16 awake 17 ! 17 ! 18 " 18 " 19 replied 19 replied 22 indignantly 22 indignantly 23 . jenny [wren] came [right] [up] in front [of] [sammy] [jay] and hopped up and down [.] 1 jenny 3 came 1 jenny 7 front 3 came 6 in 7 front 11 and 7 front 12 hopped 12 hopped 13 up 13 up 14 and 13 up 15 down she was so mad that with every word she jerked her funny little tail [so] [that] [sammy] [jay] [almost] [had] to laugh . 1 she 2 was 1 she 10 jerked 2 was 3 so 3 so 4 mad 4 mad 10 jerked 5 that 10 jerked 6 with 10 jerked 7 every 10 jerked 8 word 10 jerked 9 she 10 jerked 10 jerked 11 her 10 jerked 12 funny 10 jerked 14 tail 10 jerked 21 to 12 funny 13 little 21 to 22 laugh 22 laugh 23 . " don't tell that to me , [sammy] [jay] ! 1 " 2 don't 1 " 10 ! 2 don't 3 tell 3 tell 4 that 3 tell 6 me 5 to 6 me 6 me 7 , don't tell that to me ! " she cried . 1 don't 2 tell 2 tell 3 that 2 tell 5 me 4 to 5 me 5 me 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 9 cried 8 she 9 cried 9 cried 10 . " didn't [i] [see] you with my own eyes sitting in that alder over there ? 1 " 5 you 2 didn't 5 you 5 you 16 ? 6 with 13 alder 7 my 8 own 8 own 13 alder 9 eyes 13 alder 10 sitting 11 in 10 sitting 13 alder 12 that 13 alder 13 alder 14 over 13 alder 15 there 13 alder 16 ? don't tell that to me ! 1 don't 2 tell 2 tell 3 that 2 tell 5 me 4 to 5 me 5 me 6 ! you ought to be ashamed of yourself ! " 1 you 7 yourself 2 ought 3 to 2 ought 5 ashamed 3 to 4 be 5 ashamed 6 of 5 ashamed 7 yourself 7 yourself 8 ! 8 ! 9 " [x] [sammy] [jay] [seeks] [advice] sammy [jay] had a headache , such a headache ! 1 sammy 9 headache 3 had 5 headache 4 a 5 headache 5 headache 6 , 5 headache 9 headache 7 such 8 a 7 such 9 headache 8 a 9 headache 9 headache 10 ! he had thought and thought [and] thought [,] [until] [now] it seemed to him [that] the [world] surely [had] [turned] [topsy-turvy] . 1 he 2 had 1 he 3 thought 1 he 5 thought 1 he 7 thought 4 and 5 thought 7 thought 11 it 11 it 12 seemed 12 seemed 13 to 12 seemed 14 him 14 him 22 . 16 the 18 surely 18 surely 22 . his poor little head was all in a whirl , and that was what made it ache . 1 his 3 little 1 his 4 head 2 poor 3 little 4 head 9 whirl 4 head 17 ache 4 head 18 . 5 was 9 whirl 6 all 9 whirl 7 in 8 a 7 in 9 whirl 8 a 9 whirl 9 whirl 11 and 9 whirl 12 that 9 whirl 14 what 10 , 11 and 12 that 13 was 15 made 17 ache 16 it 17 ache first he had been accused of screaming in the night to waken and scare the little meadow and forest people who wanted to sleep . 1 first 5 accused 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 been 4 been 5 accused 5 accused 6 of 5 accused 7 screaming 7 screaming 10 night 7 screaming 12 waken 8 in 9 the 9 the 10 night 11 to 12 waken 12 waken 13 and 12 waken 14 scare 12 waken 17 meadow 15 the 16 little 15 the 17 meadow 16 little 17 meadow 17 meadow 18 and 17 meadow 19 forest 17 meadow 20 people 17 meadow 22 wanted 20 people 21 who 22 wanted 23 to 23 to 24 sleep 24 sleep 25 . it was no wonder that his head ached . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 no 3 no 4 wonder 4 wonder 5 that 4 wonder 8 ached 6 his 7 head 7 head 8 ached 8 ached 9 . hardly any of the little meadow and forest people would speak to him now . 1 hardly 2 any 1 hardly 6 meadow 1 hardly 11 speak 3 of 4 the 3 of 6 meadow 4 the 6 meadow 5 little 6 meadow 6 meadow 7 and 6 meadow 8 forest 6 meadow 9 people 10 would 11 speak 11 speak 12 to 11 speak 13 him 13 him 14 now 13 him 15 . they just turned their backs to him whenever he met them . 1 they 10 met 2 just 5 backs 3 turned 5 backs 4 their 5 backs 5 backs 7 him 5 backs 8 whenever 5 backs 10 met 6 to 7 him 8 whenever 9 he 10 met 11 them 11 them 12 . he didn't mind this so much , because he knew that none of them had ever liked him very well . 1 he 2 didn't 1 he 10 knew 2 didn't 3 mind 2 didn't 6 much 4 this 6 much 5 so 6 much 7 , 8 because 8 because 10 knew 9 he 10 knew 10 knew 11 that 10 knew 20 well 10 knew 21 . 12 none 13 of 12 none 14 them 12 none 16 ever 12 none 17 liked 15 had 16 ever 17 liked 18 him 17 liked 20 well 19 very 20 well you see he had played too many mean tricks for any one to really like him . 1 you 2 see 1 you 15 like 3 he 4 had 4 had 5 played 5 played 9 tricks 6 too 7 many 7 many 9 tricks 8 mean 9 tricks 9 tricks 11 any 9 tricks 14 really 9 tricks 15 like 10 for 11 any 11 any 12 one 12 one 13 to 15 like 17 . 16 him 17 . but he did hate to have them blame him for something that he hadn't done . 1 but 2 he 2 he 14 hadn't 3 did 4 hate 4 hate 8 blame 5 to 7 them 5 to 8 blame 6 have 7 them 8 blame 9 him 8 blame 10 for 8 blame 14 hadn't 11 something 14 hadn't 12 that 14 hadn't 13 he 14 hadn't 14 hadn't 15 done 15 done 16 . " it 's too much for me ! " said [sammy] [jay] . 1 " 3 's 1 " 10 said 2 it 3 's 4 too 5 much 4 too 6 for 6 for 7 me 7 me 8 ! 8 ! 9 " 8 ! 10 said 10 said 13 . " it 's too much for me ! 1 " 3 's 1 " 8 ! 2 it 3 's 4 too 5 much 4 too 6 for 6 for 7 me 7 me 8 ! i must get help somewhere . 1 i 2 must 2 must 5 somewhere 3 get 5 somewhere 4 help 5 somewhere 5 somewhere 6 . now , who can [i] go [to] , so few will have anything to do with me ? " 1 now 2 , 2 , 3 who 3 who 18 ? 4 can 6 go 4 can 13 anything 4 can 15 do 6 go 8 , 9 so 10 few 10 few 13 anything 11 will 12 have 12 have 13 anything 14 to 15 do 15 do 18 ? 16 with 17 me 17 me 18 ? 18 ? 19 " " caw , caw , caw ! " 1 " 2 caw 2 caw 4 caw 3 , 4 caw 4 caw 6 caw 5 , 6 caw 6 caw 7 ! 7 ! 8 " sammy [jay] pricked up his ears and spread his wings . 1 sammy 3 pricked 3 pricked 4 up 3 pricked 5 his 3 pricked 6 ears 3 pricked 7 and 3 pricked 8 spread 3 pricked 11 . 8 spread 10 wings 9 his 10 wings " my cousin , [blacky] the [crow] ! " he cried . 1 " 2 my 2 my 3 cousin 3 cousin 4 , 3 cousin 8 ! 4 , 6 the 8 ! 9 " 9 " 11 cried 10 he 11 cried 11 cried 12 . " why didn't [i] think of him before ? 1 " 2 why 2 why 3 didn't 2 why 9 ? 3 didn't 5 think 3 didn't 7 him 5 think 6 of 7 him 8 before he ['s] [very] [smart] , [is] [blacky] [the] [crow] , and perhaps [he] can tell me [what] to do . " 1 he 5 , 5 , 21 " 10 , 11 and 10 , 12 perhaps 12 perhaps 14 can 14 can 15 tell 15 tell 16 me 16 me 21 " 18 to 19 do 18 to 20 . 20 . 21 " so [sammy] [jay] hurried as fast as he [could] to [lay] his troubles [before] [blacky] [the] [crow] . 1 so 4 hurried 4 hurried 6 fast 5 as 6 fast 6 fast 7 as 7 as 8 he 8 he 12 his 10 to 12 his 12 his 13 troubles 13 troubles 18 . blacky 's eyes twinkled as he listened to [sammy] [jay] ['s] tale of woe . 1 blacky 4 twinkled 2 's 4 twinkled 3 eyes 4 twinkled 4 twinkled 5 as 4 twinkled 6 he 4 twinkled 7 listened 4 twinkled 15 . 7 listened 8 to 12 tale 14 woe 12 tale 15 . 13 of 14 woe when [sammy] had finished [and] [had] [asked] [for] [blacky] ['s] advice , [blacky] went into a [black] study . 1 when 4 finished 3 had 4 finished 4 finished 11 advice 11 advice 12 , 12 , 19 . 14 went 15 into 15 into 18 study 16 a 18 study 18 study 19 . sammy sat and waited patiently , for he felt certain that [blacky] 's shrewd [head] would find [some] plan to solve the mystery . 1 sammy 5 patiently 2 sat 4 waited 3 and 4 waited 4 waited 5 patiently 5 patiently 6 , 5 patiently 7 for 5 patiently 9 felt 5 patiently 10 certain 8 he 9 felt 10 certain 11 that 11 that 13 's 13 's 14 shrewd 14 shrewd 24 . 16 would 17 find 17 find 23 mystery 19 plan 20 to 20 to 21 solve 21 solve 23 mystery 22 the 23 mystery 23 mystery 24 . " how ? " asked [sammy] [jay] eagerly . 1 " 2 how 2 how 3 ? 3 ? 4 " 3 ? 5 asked 5 asked 8 eagerly 8 eagerly 9 . " go away from the [green] [meadows] [and] [the] [green] [forest] [and] [stay] away [for] [a] [week] , " replied [blacky] the [crow] . 1 " 20 replied 2 go 3 away 2 go 14 away 3 away 4 from 4 from 5 the 14 away 18 , 18 , 20 replied 19 " 20 replied 20 replied 22 the 20 replied 24 . " go up to the far-away [old] [pasture] on the edge of the mountain , [where] [reddy] and [granny] [fox] [are] living . 1 " 2 go 2 go 6 far-away 3 up 4 to 3 up 5 the 3 up 6 far-away 6 far-away 11 edge 6 far-away 14 mountain 9 on 10 the 10 the 11 edge 12 of 13 the 13 the 14 mountain 14 mountain 15 , 15 , 18 and 18 and 22 living 22 living 23 . " the very thing ! " cried [sammy] [jay] . 1 " 7 cried 2 the 4 thing 3 very 4 thing 4 thing 7 cried 5 ! 6 " 5 ! 7 cried 7 cried 10 . " [i] ['ll] [move] [at] [once] ! " 1 " 7 ! 7 ! 8 " and [off] he hurried to prepare [to] move up to the [old] [pasture] . 1 and 3 he 1 and 11 the 3 he 4 hurried 4 hurried 6 prepare 5 to 6 prepare 6 prepare 8 move 8 move 10 to 9 up 10 to 11 the 14 . [xi] [how] [blacky] [the] [crow's] [plan] [worked] [out] " thief ! thief ! thief ! " 1 " 2 thief 2 thief 3 ! 3 ! 8 " 4 thief 5 ! 4 thief 6 thief 6 thief 7 ! 7 ! 8 " old [granny] [fox] , trotting [along] a [cow-path] in the [old] [pasture] on the edge of the mountain , [heard] [it] and [grinned] [.] 1 old 22 and 4 , 5 trotting 5 trotting 7 a 7 a 18 mountain 9 in 10 the 9 in 15 edge 13 on 14 the 14 the 15 edge 15 edge 16 of 16 of 17 the 17 the 18 mountain 18 mountain 19 , 19 , 22 and pretty soon he caught sight of a wonderful coat of bright blue with white trimmings . 1 pretty 2 soon 2 soon 5 sight 3 he 4 caught 4 caught 5 sight 5 sight 6 of 6 of 15 trimmings 7 a 8 wonderful 8 wonderful 9 coat 9 coat 15 trimmings 10 of 15 trimmings 11 bright 15 trimmings 12 blue 15 trimmings 13 with 15 trimmings 14 white 15 trimmings 15 trimmings 16 . " hi [,] [sammy] [jay] ! 1 " 2 hi 2 hi 6 ! what are you doing up here ? " shouted [reddy] [fox] . 1 what 4 doing 2 are 4 doing 3 you 4 doing 4 doing 5 up 4 doing 6 here 4 doing 7 ? 4 doing 9 shouted 7 ? 8 " 9 shouted 12 . sammy [jay] heard him and hurried over to where [reddy] [fox] was [sitting] . 1 sammy 6 hurried 3 heard 4 him 4 him 5 and 5 and 6 hurried 6 hurried 7 over 6 hurried 8 to 6 hurried 9 where 9 where 12 was 12 was 14 . " hello , [reddy] [fox] ! 1 " 2 hello 2 hello 3 , 2 hello 6 ! how are you feeling ? " said [sammy] [jay] . 1 how 5 ? 2 are 3 you 2 are 4 feeling 2 are 5 ? 5 ? 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 10 . " better , thank you . 1 " 4 thank 2 better 4 thank 3 , 4 thank 4 thank 5 you 4 thank 6 . what are you doing way up here in this lonely place ? " replied [reddy] . 1 what 4 doing 2 are 4 doing 3 you 4 doing 4 doing 5 way 4 doing 6 up 4 doing 7 here 4 doing 9 this 4 doing 12 ? 8 in 9 this 9 this 11 place 10 lonely 11 place 12 ? 13 " 13 " 14 replied 14 replied 16 . " it 's a long story , " said [sammy] [jay] . 1 " 3 's 2 it 3 's 3 's 4 a 4 a 5 long 4 a 6 story 6 story 12 . 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 12 . " tell it to me , " begged [reddy] [fox] . 1 " 2 tell 2 tell 3 it 2 tell 5 me 3 it 4 to 5 me 11 . 6 , 7 " 6 , 8 begged 8 begged 11 . then he told [about] [blacky] the [crow] ['s] plan , [which] [was] [that] [sammy] [should] come to the [old] [pasture] and [live] for a week . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 told 1 then 6 the 6 the 9 plan 9 plan 10 , 9 plan 26 . 10 , 21 and 16 come 17 to 16 come 21 and 17 to 18 the 23 for 25 week 24 a 25 week 25 week 26 . reddy [fox] chuckled [as] [he] [listened] . 1 reddy 3 chuckled 3 chuckled 7 . that [night] [sammy] [jay] [found] [a] comfortable [place] which seemed quite safe [in] [which] to go to sleep . 1 that 7 comfortable 7 comfortable 12 safe 7 comfortable 19 . 9 which 10 seemed 10 seemed 11 quite 11 quite 12 safe 15 to 16 go 16 go 17 to 17 to 18 sleep 18 sleep 19 . sammy screamed twice . 1 sammy 3 twice 2 screamed 3 twice 3 twice 4 . boomer heard him and down he came with a rush . 1 boomer 2 heard 1 boomer 3 him 1 boomer 4 and 1 boomer 5 down 1 boomer 6 he 1 boomer 7 came 7 came 10 rush 8 with 10 rush 9 a 10 rush 10 rush 11 . " why , [sammy] [jay] , what under the sun [are] [you] doing [way] [off] here ? " exclaimed [boomer] [.] 1 " 2 why 1 " 19 exclaimed 2 why 3 , 3 , 18 " 6 , 7 what 7 what 13 doing 8 under 10 sun 9 the 10 sun 10 sun 13 doing 13 doing 16 here 13 doing 17 ? 17 ? 18 " " going to bed , " replied [sammy] . 1 " 2 going 2 going 3 to 2 going 4 bed 4 bed 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 replied 7 replied 9 . " [say] , [boomer] , will you do something for me ? " 1 " 3 , 1 " 7 you 5 , 6 will 6 will 7 you 7 you 12 ? 8 do 9 something 8 do 12 ? 10 for 11 me 11 me 12 ? 12 ? 13 " " that depends [upon] what it [is] , " replied [boomer] . 1 " 2 that 1 " 3 depends 3 depends 8 , 3 depends 9 " 5 what 6 it 6 it 8 , 9 " 10 replied 10 replied 12 . boomer promised that he would , and off he started . 1 boomer 2 promised 2 promised 3 that 3 that 5 would 3 that 9 he 4 he 5 would 6 , 7 and 6 , 9 he 7 and 8 off 9 he 10 started 10 started 11 . he found [peter] and told him . 1 he 2 found 2 found 6 him 4 and 5 told 5 told 6 him 6 him 7 . [xii] [no] [one] [believes] [peter] [rabbit] peter [rabbit] sat [in] [his] [secret] [place] [in] [the] middle [of] [the] [old] [briar-patch] . 1 peter 3 sat 3 sat 10 middle 10 middle 15 . peter was doing some very hard thinking . 1 peter 7 thinking 1 peter 8 . 2 was 7 thinking 3 doing 4 some 3 doing 7 thinking 5 very 6 hard 6 hard 7 thinking he ought to have been asleep , for he had been out the whole night long . 1 he 11 been 2 ought 3 to 2 ought 4 have 4 have 5 been 4 have 11 been 5 been 6 asleep 6 asleep 7 , 7 , 8 for 9 he 10 had 10 had 11 been 11 been 14 whole 11 been 16 long 12 out 13 the 13 the 14 whole 14 whole 15 night 16 long 17 . but instead of sleeping , he was wide awake and thinking and thinking . 1 but 2 instead 2 instead 3 of 2 instead 4 sleeping 4 sleeping 5 , 4 sleeping 9 awake 4 sleeping 14 . 6 he 9 awake 7 was 9 awake 8 wide 9 awake 9 awake 10 and 9 awake 11 thinking 9 awake 12 and 9 awake 13 thinking you see early [the] [night] [before] [boomer] [the] [nighthawk] [had] told [peter] that [sammy] [jay] was up in the far-away [old] [pasture] . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 early 3 early 23 . 11 told 13 that 13 that 16 was 16 was 20 far-away 17 up 18 in 18 in 19 the 19 the 20 far-away 20 far-away 23 . boomer had [seen] [him] [going] to [bed] [there] [and] [had] [come] straight down to tell [peter] . 1 boomer 2 had 1 boomer 12 straight 2 had 6 to 12 straight 13 down 13 down 14 to 14 to 15 tell 15 tell 17 . so he [had] hurried this way and that way [,] telling [every] [one] he [met] [how] [sammy] [jay] had moved away to [the] [old] [pasture] [.] 1 so 2 he 1 so 11 telling 2 he 4 hurried 4 hurried 9 way 5 this 6 way 5 this 9 way 6 way 7 and 8 that 9 way 11 telling 20 moved 14 he 19 had 19 had 20 moved 20 moved 21 away 21 away 22 to but no one believed him . 1 but 2 no 2 no 3 one 3 one 4 believed 4 believed 5 him 5 him 6 . " wait and see ! 1 " 2 wait 2 wait 4 see 2 wait 5 ! 3 and 4 see wait and see ! " said [jimmy] [skunk] . 1 wait 3 see 1 wait 9 . 2 and 3 see 4 ! 5 " 4 ! 6 said 6 said 9 . " it 's just a trick , " said [bobby] [coon] . 1 " 3 's 1 " 8 " 2 it 3 's 4 just 5 a 5 a 6 trick 6 trick 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 12 . " [but] [boomer] [the] [nighthawk] [saw] [him] [up] [there] going to bed [and] [talked] with him ! " cried [peter] [rabbit] . 1 " 10 going 10 going 11 to 10 going 12 bed 12 bed 22 . 15 with 16 him 16 him 17 ! 17 ! 18 " 18 " 19 cried 19 cried 22 . " [but] that [would] [be] [a] wrong [story] , and [i] [don't] [believe] that [boomer] would do anything like that ! " cried [peter] . 1 " 3 that 1 " 23 cried 7 wrong 9 , 7 wrong 14 that 7 wrong 21 ! 9 , 10 and 14 that 16 would 16 would 17 do 17 do 18 anything 18 anything 19 like 19 like 20 that 21 ! 22 " 21 ! 23 cried 23 cried 25 . just then there was a shrill scream of " [thief] [!] thief ! thief ! " over in the alder bushes . 1 just 2 then 1 just 6 shrill 3 there 6 shrill 4 was 5 a 5 a 6 shrill 6 shrill 7 scream 6 shrill 12 thief 7 scream 8 of 9 " 12 thief 12 thief 13 ! 12 thief 14 thief 14 thief 15 ! 14 thief 20 alder 15 ! 16 " 17 over 20 alder 18 in 20 alder 19 the 20 alder 20 alder 21 bushes 21 bushes 22 . it [certainly] [sounded] [like] [sammy] [jay] 's voice . 1 it 7 's 7 's 8 voice 8 voice 9 . " what did [i] tell you ? 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 did 2 what 7 ? 5 tell 6 you 6 you 7 ? now what do you think ? " cried [bobby] [coon] . 1 now 2 what 2 what 3 do 3 do 4 you 3 do 5 think 5 think 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 7 " 8 cried 8 cried 11 . peter didn't know what to think , and he said so . 1 peter 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 know 2 didn't 6 think 2 didn't 12 . 3 know 4 what 5 to 6 think 6 think 11 so 7 , 8 and 7 , 9 he 9 he 10 said 9 he 11 so so [now] [peter] [sat] [in] [the] [old] [briar-patch] [thinking] [and] [thinking] [,] when he [should] [have] [been] asleep . 1 so 18 asleep 13 when 14 he 14 he 18 asleep 18 asleep 19 . finally he yawned and stretched and then started along one of his private little paths . 1 finally 3 yawned 2 he 3 yawned 3 yawned 4 and 3 yawned 5 stretched 3 yawned 6 and 3 yawned 7 then 3 yawned 8 started 3 yawned 9 along 9 along 15 paths 9 along 16 . 10 one 11 of 10 one 15 paths 11 of 15 paths 12 his 13 private 13 private 15 paths 14 little 15 paths " [i] 'll [just] [run] up [to] [the] [green] [forest] and [try] [to] [find] [sammy] [jay] , " he said . 1 " 3 'll 1 " 20 said 6 up 11 and 6 up 17 , 17 , 18 " 18 " 20 said 19 he 20 said 20 said 21 . so [peter] hunted and hunted [all] [through] [the] [green] [forest] for [sammy] [jay] , and [asked] [everybody] he [met] [if] [they] had seen [sammy] . 1 so 3 hunted 3 hunted 5 hunted 4 and 5 hunted 5 hunted 15 and 11 for 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 18 he 18 he 22 had 22 had 23 seen 23 seen 25 . but no one had [,] [though] [every] [one] [took] pains to tell [peter] [that] [they] [had] heard [sammy] in the [night] [.] 1 but 2 no 1 but 4 had 2 no 3 one 4 had 10 pains 4 had 17 heard 10 pains 11 to 11 to 12 tell 17 heard 20 the 19 in 20 the at last [peter] [found] [sticky-toes] the [tree] [toad] . 1 at 2 last 1 at 6 the 6 the 9 . he was muttering and grumbling to himself , and he didn't see [peter] . 1 he 11 didn't 2 was 5 grumbling 3 muttering 5 grumbling 4 and 5 grumbling 5 grumbling 6 to 5 grumbling 7 himself 5 grumbling 9 and 5 grumbling 11 didn't 8 , 9 and 10 he 11 didn't 11 didn't 12 see 12 see 14 . [xiii] [sticky-toes] [the] [tree] [toad] [pours] [out] [his] [troubles] sticky-toes was quite upset . 1 sticky-toes 4 upset 2 was 3 quite 3 quite 4 upset 4 upset 5 . there was no doubt about it . 1 there 2 was 2 was 4 doubt 3 no 4 doubt 4 doubt 5 about 5 about 6 it 6 it 7 . " don't know what it means ! 1 " 2 don't 2 don't 3 know 3 know 4 what 3 know 5 it 5 it 6 means 6 means 7 ! don't know what it means ! 1 don't 2 know 2 know 3 what 2 know 4 it 4 it 5 means 5 means 6 ! don't know what it means [!] ["] [croaked] [sticky-toes] [the] [tree] [toad] , [over] and over again . 1 don't 2 know 2 know 3 what 2 know 4 it 4 it 5 means 5 means 13 , 5 means 18 . 13 , 15 and 15 and 16 over 17 again 18 . " don't know what what means ? " asked [peter] [rabbit] , whose curiosity would not let him [keep] [still] . 1 " 2 don't 2 don't 3 know 3 know 4 what 3 know 5 what 5 what 7 ? 6 means 7 ? 7 ? 8 " 7 ? 9 asked 9 asked 12 , 12 , 13 whose 13 whose 14 curiosity 14 curiosity 21 . 15 would 16 not 15 would 17 let 17 let 18 him 18 him 21 . " hello , [long-ears] ! 1 " 2 hello 2 hello 3 , 2 hello 5 ! i don't know that it 's any of [your] business ! " said [sticky-toes] . 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 know 2 don't 7 any 3 know 4 that 4 that 6 's 5 it 6 's 7 any 8 of 7 any 10 business 10 business 15 . 11 ! 12 " 11 ! 13 said 13 said 15 . sticky-toes nodded his head . 1 sticky-toes 2 nodded 2 nodded 4 head 2 nodded 5 . 3 his 4 head " [i] heard it , " said he . 1 " 7 said 3 heard 4 it 4 it 5 , 5 , 7 said 6 " 7 said 7 said 8 he 7 said 9 . " [but] how could [sammy] [jay] be down [here] [if] [he] [went] [to] [bed] [way] [off] there [in] [the] [old] [pasture] ? 1 " 3 how 3 how 4 could 3 how 22 ? 4 could 7 be 8 down 17 there 17 there 22 ? tell me [that] , [sticky-toes] ? " said [peter] [rabbit] . 1 tell 2 me 2 me 4 , 2 me 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 11 . sticky-toes shook his head . 1 sticky-toes 2 shook 2 shook 4 head 3 his 4 head 4 head 5 . " don't ask me ! 1 " 2 don't 2 don't 3 ask 3 ask 4 me 4 me 5 ! don't ask me ! 1 don't 2 ask 2 ask 3 me 3 me 4 ! just tell me how it is [that] [i] [hear] my own [voice] [when] [i] [don't] [speak] a [word] , " said [sticky-toes] the [tree] [toad] . 1 just 4 how 2 tell 3 me 2 tell 4 how 4 how 5 it 5 it 6 is 6 is 10 my 10 my 11 own 11 own 17 a 17 a 20 " 19 , 20 " 20 " 21 said 21 said 26 . 23 the 26 . " what 's that ? " exclaimed [peter] [rabbit] . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 's 2 what 5 ? 4 that 5 ? 5 ? 6 " 5 ? 7 exclaimed 7 exclaimed 10 . then [sticky-toes] poured out [all] his troubles to [peter] [rabbit] . 1 then 3 poured 3 poured 7 troubles 4 out 6 his 6 his 7 troubles 7 troubles 11 . 8 to 11 . they were very much like the troubles of [sammy] [jay] . 1 they 2 were 2 were 7 troubles 3 very 4 much 4 much 5 like 4 much 7 troubles 6 the 7 troubles 7 troubles 11 . 8 of 11 . he was getting so worried that he couldn't eat . 1 he 2 was 1 he 8 couldn't 3 getting 5 worried 4 so 5 worried 5 worried 6 that 5 worried 8 couldn't 7 he 8 couldn't 8 couldn't 9 eat 9 eat 10 . peter [rabbit] listened with his mouth wide open . 1 peter 7 wide 3 listened 4 with 3 listened 7 wide 5 his 6 mouth 6 mouth 7 wide 7 wide 8 open 7 wide 9 . it was just the same kind of a story [that] [sammy] [jay] [had] told . 1 it 2 was 2 was 6 kind 3 just 5 same 4 the 5 same 5 same 6 kind 6 kind 7 of 6 kind 9 story 8 a 9 story 9 story 14 told 9 story 15 . what under the sun could be going on ? 1 what 4 sun 1 what 9 ? 2 under 4 sun 3 the 4 sun 4 sun 8 on 5 could 6 be 6 be 7 going 7 going 8 on peter couldn't understand it at all . 1 peter 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 understand 3 understand 4 it 3 understand 6 all 3 understand 7 . 5 at 6 all it certainly was very , very curious . 1 it 2 certainly 1 it 3 was 3 was 4 very 4 very 5 , 4 very 6 very 6 very 7 curious 7 curious 8 . he just must find out about it [!] 1 he 2 just 1 he 4 find 3 must 4 find 4 find 5 out 4 find 7 it 6 about 7 it [xiv] [peter] [rabbit] [meets] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] after [sticky-toes] the [tree] [toad] [had] [poured] [out] [his] troubles , [peter] [went] [back] [to] the [old] [briar-patch] [,] more puzzled [than] [ever] . 1 after 3 the 1 after 10 troubles 10 troubles 24 . 11 , 16 the 11 , 20 more 20 more 21 puzzled 21 puzzled 24 . wasn't it enough to drive any one crazy ? 1 wasn't 2 it 1 wasn't 3 enough 3 enough 4 to 3 enough 5 drive 5 drive 8 crazy 6 any 7 one 7 one 8 crazy 8 crazy 9 ? the [more] [peter] studied over it , the [more] puzzled [he] [grew] . 1 the 10 puzzled 4 studied 5 over 4 studied 10 puzzled 5 over 6 it 6 it 7 , 7 , 8 the 10 puzzled 13 . the next [night] [he] [started] out for [the] [green] [forest] with a [new] plan in his head . 1 the 2 next 1 the 18 . 6 out 7 for 7 for 12 a 11 with 12 a 12 a 14 plan 14 plan 15 in 14 plan 18 . 15 in 16 his 16 his 17 head he would hide [down] [among] [the] [alders] by the [laughing] [brook] . 1 he 2 would 2 would 3 hide 3 hide 12 . 8 by 9 the 9 the 12 . he would see for himself [who] was screaming [with] [the] [voice] [of] [sammy] [jay] and [talking] with the [voice] of [sticky-toes] [the] [tree] [toad] . 1 he 2 would 1 he 5 himself 2 would 3 see 4 for 5 himself 5 himself 8 screaming 7 was 8 screaming 8 screaming 25 . 15 and 17 with 15 and 18 the 18 the 20 of 20 of 25 . he just had to [know] [!] 1 he 2 just 1 he 3 had 3 had 4 to he was hurrying so that [he] [almost] [ran] [into] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 hurrying 3 hurrying 14 . 4 so 5 that 5 that 14 . " yo ' seem to be in a powerful hurry , [brer] [rabbit] , " said [unc] ' [billy] . 1 " 2 yo 2 yo 18 ' 2 yo 20 . 3 ' 16 said 3 ' 18 ' 4 seem 5 to 4 seem 9 powerful 5 to 6 be 6 be 7 in 7 in 8 a 9 powerful 10 hurry 10 hurry 11 , 11 , 16 said 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 said " [i] [am] , " replied [peter] . 1 " 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 replied 6 replied 8 . " [i] [must] [get] [down] to the [laughing] [brook] [before] [dark] . " 1 " 13 " 6 to 7 the 7 the 12 . 12 . 13 " " ['] [pears] [to] [me] it must be mighty [impo'tant] to make yo ['] hurry this way , " said [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] . 1 " 7 must 1 " 13 yo 6 it 7 must 7 must 8 be 8 be 9 mighty 9 mighty 11 to 11 to 12 make 13 yo 15 hurry 15 hurry 25 . 16 this 17 way 17 way 18 , 18 , 19 " 19 " 20 said 20 said 25 . " it is , " replied [peter] [rabbit] . 1 " 3 is 1 " 4 , 2 it 3 is 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 replied 6 replied 9 . " [it] 's to keep me from going crazy . " 1 " 3 's 3 's 9 crazy 4 to 5 keep 5 keep 6 me 5 keep 7 from 5 keep 9 crazy 8 going 9 crazy 9 crazy 11 " 10 . 11 " unc ['] [billy] looked at [peter] very hard for a few minutes , just as if he thought that [peter] was crazy already . 1 unc 4 looked 4 looked 5 at 4 looked 7 very 4 looked 15 as 7 very 8 hard 8 hard 12 minutes 9 for 12 minutes 10 a 11 few 11 few 12 minutes 13 , 14 just 14 just 15 as 15 as 16 if 16 if 17 he 17 he 18 thought 18 thought 21 was 18 thought 22 crazy 19 that 21 was 22 crazy 23 already 22 crazy 24 . then he put a hand behind one ear just as if he was hard of hearing . 1 then 8 ear 2 he 3 put 3 put 5 hand 4 a 5 hand 5 hand 8 ear 6 behind 8 ear 7 one 8 ear 8 ear 14 hard 8 ear 17 . 9 just 10 as 10 as 11 if 11 if 12 he 12 he 13 was 13 was 14 hard 14 hard 16 hearing 15 of 16 hearing peter chuckled in spite of himself , as he once more replied : 1 peter 2 chuckled 2 chuckled 4 spite 2 chuckled 6 himself 2 chuckled 8 as 2 chuckled 9 he 3 in 4 spite 4 spite 5 of 7 , 8 as 9 he 11 more 9 he 13 : 10 once 11 more 12 replied 13 : " [it] 's to keep me from going crazy . " 1 " 3 's 3 's 9 crazy 4 to 5 keep 5 keep 6 me 5 keep 7 from 5 keep 9 crazy 8 going 9 crazy 9 crazy 11 " 10 . 11 " then [peter] told [unc] ['] [billy] [all] [about] [sammy] [jay] ['s] troubles and all about the troubles of [sticky-toes] the [tree] [toad] . 1 then 3 told 3 told 12 troubles 12 troubles 23 . 13 and 14 all 14 all 20 the 14 all 23 . 15 about 16 the 16 the 17 troubles 17 troubles 18 of 18 of 20 the he listened to all that [peter] [rabbit] had to say , and a funny , pleased sort of look came into his eyes . 1 he 2 listened 1 he 16 pleased 2 listened 3 to 2 listened 4 all 4 all 5 that 8 had 9 to 9 to 10 say 10 say 11 , 10 say 16 pleased 11 , 12 and 13 a 14 funny 14 funny 16 pleased 15 , 16 pleased 16 pleased 17 sort 17 sort 18 of 17 sort 19 look 19 look 23 eyes 20 came 21 into 21 into 23 eyes 22 his 23 eyes 23 eyes 24 . " ah reckon [ah] will go [along] with yo'all , " said he . 1 " 2 ah 1 " 9 yo'all 2 ah 6 go 3 reckon 5 will 5 will 6 go 6 go 8 with 9 yo'all 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 said 12 said 13 he 13 he 14 . so [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [went] [with] [peter] [rabbit] [to] [the] [laughing] [brook] [,] [where] they hid underneath the alders . 1 so 16 they 1 so 17 hid 17 hid 18 underneath 18 underneath 19 the 19 the 21 . 20 alders 21 . [xv] [peter] [rabbit] [and] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [keep] [watch] " what 's that ? " asked [peter] , [pricking] up his ears . 1 " 7 asked 2 what 3 's 2 what 5 ? 4 that 5 ? 5 ? 6 " 5 ? 7 asked 7 asked 9 , 7 asked 14 . 11 up 13 ears 12 his 13 ears 13 ears 14 . " [nothing] [,] nothing , [brer] [rabbit] [,] [nothing] [at] [all] . 1 " 12 . 4 nothing 5 , 5 , 12 . ah has a habit of [just] [talking] foolishness to mahself , " replied [unc] ['] [billy] . 1 ah 4 habit 1 ah 11 , 2 has 3 a 3 a 4 habit 4 habit 5 of 4 habit 8 foolishness 8 foolishness 10 mahself 9 to 10 mahself 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 replied 13 replied 17 . unc ['] [billy] agreed , and side by side they sat as still as if they were made of wood or stone . 1 unc 4 agreed 4 agreed 6 and 4 agreed 9 side 5 , 6 and 7 side 9 side 8 by 9 side 9 side 11 sat 9 side 17 were 9 side 18 made 9 side 19 of 9 side 20 wood 9 side 23 . 10 they 11 sat 11 sat 13 still 12 as 13 still 13 still 14 as 15 if 17 were 16 they 17 were 20 wood 22 stone 21 or 22 stone it grew later and later , and still there was not a sound of the voice [of] [either] [sammy] [jay] [or] [sticky-toes] [the] [tree] [toad] [.] 1 it 13 sound 2 grew 3 later 2 grew 4 and 2 grew 5 later 2 grew 7 and 2 grew 8 still 6 , 7 and 8 still 13 sound 9 there 13 sound 10 was 11 not 11 not 13 sound 12 a 13 sound 13 sound 14 of 13 sound 16 voice 14 of 15 the peter began to get hungry . 1 peter 2 began 2 began 3 to 2 began 5 hungry 3 to 4 get 5 hungry 6 . the more he thought about it , the hungrier he grew . 1 the 11 grew 2 more 11 grew 3 he 4 thought 3 he 9 hungrier 4 thought 9 hungrier 5 about 6 it 5 about 9 hungrier 7 , 9 hungrier 8 the 9 hungrier 9 hungrier 10 he 9 hungrier 11 grew 11 grew 12 . the moonbeams crept farther and farther into the thicket of alder trees and bushes [where] [peter] [rabbit] and [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] were hiding . 1 the 2 moonbeams 2 moonbeams 3 crept 2 moonbeams 4 farther 2 moonbeams 5 and 2 moonbeams 6 farther 6 farther 9 thicket 7 into 8 the 8 the 9 thicket 9 thicket 14 bushes 10 of 14 bushes 11 alder 12 trees 11 alder 14 bushes 12 trees 13 and 14 bushes 25 . 18 and 23 were 23 were 24 hiding 24 hiding 25 . then [it] [was] [that] [they] [heard] the [voice] of [sticky-toes] the [tree] [toad] . 1 then 7 the 7 the 9 of 9 of 11 the 11 the 14 . peter looked up . 1 peter 2 looked 2 looked 3 up 3 up 4 . there [sat] [sticky-toes] [himself] , [but] [his] [voice] was [coming] [from] an alder on the other side of the [laughing] [brook] . 1 there 9 was 1 there 13 alder 5 , 9 was 12 an 13 alder 13 alder 22 . 14 on 15 the 14 on 22 . 15 the 16 other 16 other 17 side 17 side 18 of 17 side 19 the " do you hear that ? 1 " 2 do 2 do 3 you 2 do 6 ? 4 hear 5 that 4 hear 6 ? do you hear that ? 1 do 2 you 2 you 5 ? 3 hear 4 that 3 hear 5 ? there 's my voice over there , and here [i] am [here] ! 1 there 2 's 2 's 13 ! 3 my 13 ! 4 voice 5 over 5 over 6 there 5 over 8 and 5 over 9 here 7 , 8 and 9 here 11 am 9 here 13 ! what do you make of it ? " whispered [sticky-toes] . 1 what 2 do 2 do 3 you 3 you 4 make 4 make 5 of 5 of 6 it 5 of 11 . 6 it 7 ? 7 ? 8 " 8 " 9 whispered peter didn't know what to make of it . 1 peter 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 know 2 didn't 6 make 2 didn't 8 it 3 know 4 what 5 to 6 make 7 of 8 it 8 it 9 . all he could do [was] [to] [gaze] [at] [sticky-toes] [as] [if] [he] [thought] [sticky-toes] [was] [a] [ghost] . 1 all 3 could 2 he 3 could 3 could 4 do 4 do 18 . peter [turned] [to] [ask] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [what] [he] [thought] , [but] [unc] ' [billy] [wasn't] there [.] 1 peter 12 , 12 , 15 ' 15 ' 18 there [xvi] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [does] [a] [little] [surprising] [himself] but when he [heard] [a] whisper [right] [over] [their] heads and [looked] [up] to [see] [sticky-toes] himself , [unc] ' [billy] [almost] chuckled [out] loud . 1 but 3 he 1 but 25 loud 2 when 3 he 3 he 6 whisper 6 whisper 10 heads 10 heads 11 and 14 to 17 himself 17 himself 18 , 18 , 20 ' 20 ' 23 chuckled 23 chuckled 25 loud 25 loud 26 . " yo ' [can't] fool [uncle] [billy] , [so] don't go fo ' to try ! 1 " 2 yo 2 yo 3 ' 2 yo 12 fo 3 ' 8 , 5 fool 8 , 10 don't 12 fo 11 go 12 fo 12 fo 13 ' 12 fo 15 try 12 fo 16 ! 14 to 15 try ah knows yo ' , yes , [ah] [knows] yo ' [ah] knows yo ' , [mistah] [sly] . " 1 ah 2 knows 1 ah 3 yo 3 yo 14 yo 4 ' 5 , 4 ' 6 yes 6 yes 7 , 7 , 10 yo 10 yo 14 yo 11 ' 13 knows 13 knows 14 yo 14 yo 15 ' 14 yo 19 . 15 ' 16 , 19 . 20 " unc ' [billy] is very soft-footed , oh , very soft-footed indeed , when he wants to be . 1 unc 11 soft-footed 2 ' 4 is 4 is 11 soft-footed 5 very 11 soft-footed 6 soft-footed 7 , 6 soft-footed 8 oh 6 soft-footed 11 soft-footed 8 oh 9 , 10 very 11 soft-footed 11 soft-footed 12 indeed 11 soft-footed 13 , 11 soft-footed 14 when 11 soft-footed 15 he 11 soft-footed 16 wants 16 wants 17 to 17 to 18 be 18 be 19 . you see one must needs be very soft-footed to steal eggs in [farmer] [brown] ['s] hen-house . 1 you 2 see 2 see 8 soft-footed 3 one 8 soft-footed 4 must 8 soft-footed 5 needs 8 soft-footed 6 be 8 soft-footed 7 very 8 soft-footed 8 soft-footed 10 steal 8 soft-footed 11 eggs 9 to 10 steal 11 eggs 12 in 12 in 16 hen-house 16 hen-house 17 . peter rubbed his eyes and stared [all] around , [this] [way] and [that] [way] , [but] [no] sign [of] [unc] ' [billy] [could] he [see] . 1 peter 2 rubbed 2 rubbed 3 his 3 his 4 eyes 3 his 18 sign 4 eyes 6 stared 4 eyes 15 , 5 and 6 stared 6 stared 8 around 8 around 12 and 9 , 12 and 18 sign 26 . 21 ' 24 he 21 ' 26 . this [so] [surprised] [peter] [rabbit] [that] [he] [felt] queer all over . 1 this 9 queer 9 queer 12 . 10 all 11 over 11 over 12 . now [here] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] had disappeared , just as [if] the earth had swallowed him up . 1 now 16 swallowed 7 had 8 disappeared 8 disappeared 14 earth 9 , 10 just 10 just 11 as 11 as 13 the 13 the 14 earth 14 earth 16 swallowed 15 had 16 swallowed 16 swallowed 17 him 16 swallowed 18 up 16 swallowed 19 . all this [time] [unc] ' [billy] [possum] [had] [been] [crawling] [along] [without] the [tiniest] sound . 1 all 2 this 1 all 15 sound 5 ' 13 the 13 the 15 sound 15 sound 16 . when he came to [the] [laughing] [brook] , he went up a way [until] he [found] [a] [big] [tree] [with] [a] branch stretching clear [across] . 1 when 2 he 1 when 15 he 2 he 3 came 3 came 4 to 8 , 9 he 8 , 15 he 9 he 10 went 10 went 11 up 10 went 13 way 11 up 12 a 15 he 22 branch 22 branch 26 . 23 stretching 24 clear 24 clear 26 . he was [across] the [laughing] [brook] [without] [even] wetting his [feet] . 1 he 2 was 2 was 4 the 4 the 9 wetting 9 wetting 12 . 10 his 12 . unc ['] [billy] didn't waste any time . 1 unc 5 waste 4 didn't 5 waste 5 waste 6 any 5 waste 7 time 7 time 8 . unc ['] [billy] listened , and the longer he listened , the broader [grew] the smile [on] [unc] ['] [billy] 's shrewd [face] . 1 unc 6 and 1 unc 16 smile 4 listened 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 the 7 the 8 longer 8 longer 10 listened 9 he 10 listened 10 listened 13 broader 11 , 12 the 12 the 13 broader 15 the 16 smile 16 smile 24 . 21 's 22 shrewd 22 shrewd 24 . " thief ! thief ! thief ! " 1 " 2 thief 2 thief 3 ! 3 ! 8 " 4 thief 5 ! 4 thief 6 thief 6 thief 7 ! 7 ! 8 " it certainly sounded for all the world [like] [sammy] [jay] ['s] [voice] , and it was right over [unc] ['] [billy] ['s] head [.] 1 it 2 certainly 1 it 16 was 1 it 17 right 3 sounded 4 for 4 for 5 all 5 all 7 world 6 the 7 world 7 world 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 it 15 it 16 was 17 right 18 over 18 over 23 head unc ['] [billy] peered up through the alders . 1 unc 8 alders 4 peered 5 up 4 peered 6 through 4 peered 8 alders 7 the 8 alders 8 alders 9 . the leaves were so thick that he could not see very well , but what he did see was enough . 1 the 2 leaves 2 leaves 3 were 2 leaves 5 thick 4 so 5 thick 5 thick 8 could 5 thick 21 . 6 that 8 could 7 he 8 could 8 could 9 not 8 could 10 see 8 could 18 see 10 see 15 what 11 very 12 well 12 well 13 , 12 well 15 what 13 , 14 but 15 what 17 did 16 he 17 did 19 was 20 enough 20 enough 21 . it was a long tail , a tail of feathers hanging down . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 long 4 long 5 tail 5 tail 6 , 5 tail 10 feathers 5 tail 11 hanging 5 tail 12 down 5 tail 13 . 7 a 8 tail 8 tail 9 of 8 tail 10 feathers it wasn't [sammy] [jay] ['s] tail , either . 1 it 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 8 either 6 tail 7 , 6 tail 8 either 8 either 9 . " [don] ' yo'all [think] [that] yo'all have [joked] enough ? " asked [unc] ['] [billy] [,] [trying] [hard] to keep [from] [chuckling] aloud . 1 " 7 yo'all 3 ' 4 yo'all 4 yo'all 7 yo'all 7 yo'all 12 " 8 have 10 enough 8 have 11 ? 11 ? 12 " 12 " 13 asked 13 asked 25 . 20 to 21 keep 21 keep 24 aloud 24 aloud 25 . a [cry] [of] " [thief] " [stopped] [right] [in] the middle , and two sharp eyes looked [down] in surprise [at] [unc] ['] [billy] . 1 a 4 " 1 a 6 " 1 a 25 . 10 the 11 middle 10 the 25 . 11 middle 12 , 11 middle 15 sharp 12 , 13 and 14 two 15 sharp 15 sharp 16 eyes 15 sharp 20 surprise 16 eyes 17 looked 19 in 20 surprise [xvii] [the] [meeting] [of] [two] [old] [friends] " why , [unc] ' [billy] [possum] ! 1 " 2 why 2 why 3 , 3 , 5 ' 5 ' 8 ! what are yo'all doing way up here ? " cried the owner of the long tail and sharp eyes . 1 what 3 yo'all 2 are 3 yo'all 3 yo'all 4 doing 3 yo'all 5 way 3 yo'all 6 up 3 yo'all 7 here 3 yo'all 8 ? 8 ? 9 " 8 ? 10 cried 10 cried 12 owner 11 the 12 owner 12 owner 13 of 12 owner 15 long 12 owner 16 tail 12 owner 17 and 12 owner 18 sharp 13 of 14 the 18 sharp 19 eyes 19 eyes 20 . " this is mah home now . 1 " 4 mah 2 this 3 is 3 is 4 mah 4 mah 5 home 4 mah 6 now 6 now 7 . ah [done] moved up here , " replied [unc] ['] [billy] . 1 ah 7 " 3 moved 4 up 3 moved 5 here 5 here 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 replied 8 replied 12 . " ['] [pears] to [me] [that] the question is what am yo'all doing way off up here ? 1 " 12 yo'all 4 to 7 the 7 the 8 question 8 question 9 is 8 question 12 yo'all 10 what 12 yo'all 11 am 12 yo'all 12 yo'all 13 doing 12 yo'all 14 way 12 yo'all 15 off 12 yo'all 16 up 12 yo'all 17 here 12 yo'all 18 ? ah [thought] [ah] sho'ly done hear your voice the other day , and [ah] most wore mah po ' feet out looking fo ' yo ' . 1 ah 4 sho'ly 1 ah 12 , 1 ah 25 yo 4 sho'ly 5 done 4 sho'ly 6 hear 4 sho'ly 7 your 4 sho'ly 8 voice 4 sho'ly 10 other 9 the 10 other 10 other 11 day 12 , 13 and 15 most 18 po 16 wore 18 po 17 mah 18 po 18 po 19 ' 18 po 20 feet 18 po 21 out 18 po 22 looking 18 po 23 fo 23 fo 24 ' 23 fo 25 yo 25 yo 26 ' 25 yo 27 . ah thought [ah] [was] mistaken , but now [ah] reckon that [ah] was [right] , after all . 1 ah 2 thought 1 ah 18 . 5 mistaken 6 , 5 mistaken 18 . 6 , 7 but 7 but 8 now 7 but 13 was 10 reckon 11 that 11 that 13 was 13 was 17 all 15 , 16 after 16 after 17 all my , [but] [ah] am [right] smart [glad] to see [yo] ['] ! " 1 my 2 , 2 , 14 " 5 am 7 smart 7 smart 9 to 9 to 10 see 10 see 13 ! 13 ! 14 " " thank yo ' , [unc] ' [billy] , " [replied] the owner of the long tail and the sharp [eyes] . 1 " 2 thank 1 " 9 , 2 thank 3 yo 3 yo 4 ' 4 ' 7 ' 5 , 7 ' 9 , 10 " 10 " 22 . 12 the 13 owner 12 the 14 of 14 of 15 the 15 the 20 sharp 16 long 17 tail 17 tail 18 and 18 and 19 the 19 the 20 sharp 20 sharp 22 . " ah reckon yo ' can't be any more glad to see me , [than] [ah] am to see yo ['] . 1 " 2 ah 2 ah 4 yo 3 reckon 4 yo 4 yo 5 ' 4 yo 6 can't 4 yo 12 see 4 yo 22 . 7 be 8 any 7 be 10 glad 8 any 9 more 10 glad 12 see 11 to 12 see 12 see 13 me 13 me 14 , 17 am 18 to 17 am 20 yo 18 to 19 see 20 yo 22 . fact is , [ah] was getting [right] smart lonesome . 1 fact 9 lonesome 2 is 8 smart 2 is 9 lonesome 3 , 5 was 5 was 6 getting 6 getting 8 smart 9 lonesome 10 . " ' [pears] [like] if [all] [ah] [hear] [am] [true] [,] [that] yo ['] [haven't] [done] much lying low nights . 1 " 5 if 1 " 13 yo 2 ' 5 if 13 yo 18 lying 17 much 18 lying 18 lying 21 . 19 low 20 nights 20 nights 21 . ah reckon yo ' done make up fo ' those lonesome feelings . 1 ah 3 yo 2 reckon 3 yo 3 yo 4 ' 3 yo 8 fo 5 done 8 fo 6 make 7 up 6 make 8 fo 8 fo 9 ' 8 fo 10 those 8 fo 11 lonesome 8 fo 12 feelings 11 lonesome 12 feelings 12 feelings 13 . yes , [sah] , [ah] reckon [so] . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 6 reckon 6 reckon 8 . mah goodness , man , yo ['] [done] [set] [everybody] [to] [running] [around] [like] [they] was crazy ! " exclaimed [unc] ' [billy] . 1 mah 2 goodness 1 mah 4 man 1 mah 5 , 1 mah 24 . 2 goodness 3 , 5 , 6 yo 6 yo 17 crazy 16 was 17 crazy 18 ! 19 " 18 ! 22 ' 19 " 20 exclaimed 22 ' 24 . the owner of the long tail and sharp eyes threw back his head and laughed , and his laugh was like the most beautiful music . 1 the 2 owner 2 owner 3 of 2 owner 5 long 2 owner 6 tail 2 owner 7 and 2 owner 8 sharp 3 of 4 the 8 sharp 9 eyes 8 sharp 10 threw 10 threw 11 back 10 threw 13 head 10 threw 15 laughed 12 his 13 head 13 head 14 and 15 laughed 17 and 15 laughed 18 his 15 laughed 19 laugh 16 , 17 and 19 laugh 25 music 19 laugh 26 . 20 was 25 music 21 like 25 music 22 the 23 most 23 most 24 beautiful 24 beautiful 25 music it [made] [unc] ['] [billy] feel good just listening [to] [it] . 1 it 12 . 6 feel 7 good 6 feel 8 just 6 feel 9 listening 9 listening 12 . the next mo'ning everybody said that he had been screaming [just] the same , [and] po ['] [sammy] [jay] [just] [moved] [away] . 1 the 2 next 2 next 3 mo'ning 3 mo'ning 4 everybody 4 everybody 5 said 4 everybody 10 screaming 6 that 7 he 6 that 10 screaming 7 he 10 screaming 8 had 9 been 9 been 10 screaming 10 screaming 16 po 12 the 13 same 12 the 16 po 13 same 14 , 16 po 23 . yo ['] ought to be ashamed to play such jokes . " 1 yo 3 ought 3 ought 4 to 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 ashamed 6 ashamed 12 " 7 to 8 play 7 to 11 . 8 play 10 jokes 9 such 10 jokes 11 . 12 " unc ['] [billy] grinned as he said it . 1 unc 4 grinned 4 grinned 5 as 5 as 6 he 6 he 7 said 7 said 9 . 8 it 9 . then both little rascals laughed fit to kill themselves . 1 then 4 rascals 2 both 4 rascals 3 little 4 rascals 4 rascals 5 laughed 4 rascals 6 fit 4 rascals 8 kill 4 rascals 9 themselves 6 fit 7 to 9 themselves 10 . " yo ' come over to my house , " said [unc] ['] [billy] . 1 " 11 said 2 yo 3 ' 3 ' 7 my 3 ' 11 said 4 come 5 over 4 come 6 to 4 come 7 my 7 my 8 house 9 , 11 said 10 " 11 said 11 said 15 . she done been laughing at me fo ' [a] [week] , [because] [ah] [was] sho ' [ah] [done] [hear] yo ' that day . " 1 she 2 done 2 done 7 fo 3 been 7 fo 4 laughing 5 at 4 laughing 6 me 4 laughing 7 fo 7 fo 8 ' 7 fo 15 sho 7 fo 16 ' 7 fo 20 yo 7 fo 21 ' 7 fo 23 day 11 , 15 sho 22 that 23 day 23 day 24 . 24 . 25 " [xviii] [the] [mischief-makers] there was a dreadful time [on] [the] [green] [meadows] [and] in the [green] [forest] . 1 there 2 was 1 there 3 a 1 there 11 in 3 a 4 dreadful 4 dreadful 5 time 11 in 12 the 12 the 15 . oh , dear , dear , dear ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 3 dear 1 oh 4 , 1 oh 5 dear 1 oh 6 , 1 oh 7 dear 1 oh 8 ! it really was dreadful ! 1 it 4 dreadful 2 really 4 dreadful 3 was 4 dreadful 4 dreadful 5 ! first [sammy] [jay] had been accused of screaming in the night and keeping honest little meadow and forest people awake when they wanted to sleep . 1 first 6 accused 4 had 5 been 5 been 6 accused 6 accused 7 of 6 accused 8 screaming 8 screaming 11 night 8 screaming 26 . 9 in 10 the 10 the 11 night 12 and 13 keeping 13 keeping 14 honest 14 honest 20 awake 14 honest 26 . 15 little 16 meadow 16 meadow 17 and 16 meadow 18 forest 16 meadow 19 people 16 meadow 20 awake 20 awake 23 wanted 20 awake 25 sleep 21 when 22 they 22 they 23 wanted 23 wanted 24 to and all the time [sammy] [jay] [hadn't] [made] a sound . 1 and 2 all 2 all 3 the 3 the 4 time 3 the 10 sound 9 a 10 sound 10 sound 11 . those who had been the very best of friends would pass without speaking . 1 those 2 who 2 who 3 had 2 who 13 speaking 3 had 4 been 5 the 7 best 6 very 7 best 7 best 8 of 7 best 9 friends 9 friends 11 pass 10 would 11 pass 11 pass 13 speaking 12 without 13 speaking 13 speaking 14 . you see , [everybody] [on] [the] [green] [meadows] and [in] the [green] [forest] [knows] everybody else [by] [their] [voice] . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 9 and 9 and 11 the 11 the 20 . 15 everybody 16 else 16 else 20 . instead , he went straight over and [told] [johnny] [chuck] the unkind [things] that he had overheard [mrs] [redwing] [saying] [about] [johnny] . 1 instead 16 had 1 instead 17 overheard 2 , 3 he 2 , 15 he 3 he 4 went 5 straight 6 over 5 straight 12 unkind 7 and 11 the 7 and 12 unkind 12 unkind 14 that 14 that 15 he 15 he 16 had 17 overheard 23 . and [so] it was , all over the [green] [meadows] [and] [through] the [green] [forest] . 1 and 3 it 1 and 13 the 3 it 4 was 3 it 6 all 5 , 6 all 6 all 7 over 7 over 8 the 13 the 16 . it seemed as if almost everybody was heard talking about some one else , and never saying nice things . 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 4 if 2 seemed 5 almost 3 as 4 if 5 almost 6 everybody 6 everybody 9 talking 6 everybody 13 else 6 everybody 17 saying 7 was 9 talking 8 heard 9 talking 9 talking 10 about 11 some 13 else 12 one 13 else 14 , 15 and 14 , 17 saying 15 and 16 never 17 saying 19 things 18 nice 19 things 19 things 20 . the only one who [still] managed to keep on [good] terms [with] [everybody] [was] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] . 1 the 2 only 2 only 3 one 3 one 4 who 4 who 6 managed 6 managed 19 . 7 to 8 keep 8 keep 9 on 9 on 11 terms 11 terms 19 . my , my , no , indeed ! 1 my 2 , 1 my 3 my 3 my 4 , 3 my 8 ! 5 no 6 , 6 , 7 indeed 7 indeed 8 ! then they would whisper and sometimes talk right out loud , when they felt sure that no one was near to hear . 1 then 2 they 1 then 4 whisper 2 they 3 would 4 whisper 6 sometimes 4 whisper 10 loud 5 and 6 sometimes 7 talk 10 loud 8 right 10 loud 9 out 10 loud 10 loud 13 they 10 loud 15 sure 10 loud 22 hear 10 loud 23 . 11 , 13 they 12 when 13 they 14 felt 15 sure 15 sure 16 that 15 sure 17 no 15 sure 20 near 17 no 18 one 19 was 20 near 21 to 22 hear what were they talking about ? 1 what 4 talking 1 what 6 ? 2 were 3 they 2 were 4 talking 4 talking 5 about yes , [sir] [,] they were the mischief-makers . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 9 . 2 , 5 they 5 they 6 were 6 were 7 the 8 mischief-makers 9 . it was great fun to fool everybody so . 1 it 2 was 1 it 4 fun 3 great 4 fun 4 fun 5 to 4 fun 6 fool 4 fun 7 everybody 7 everybody 8 so 7 everybody 9 . they never once stopped to think how very , very uncomfortable it kept everybody feeling . 1 they 4 stopped 2 never 3 once 3 once 4 stopped 4 stopped 5 to 5 to 6 think 6 think 11 uncomfortable 7 how 11 uncomfortable 8 very 11 uncomfortable 9 , 10 very 10 very 11 uncomfortable 11 uncomfortable 13 kept 11 uncomfortable 14 everybody 11 uncomfortable 15 feeling 11 uncomfortable 16 . 12 it 13 kept [xix] [bobby] [coon] [makes] [a] [discovery] bobby [coon] had overslept . 1 bobby 4 overslept 3 had 4 overslept 4 overslept 5 . usually [bobby] [is] astir shortly [after] jolly [,] [round] [,] [red] [mr] [sun] has gone to [bed] [behind] the [purple] [hills] . 1 usually 4 astir 1 usually 5 shortly 5 shortly 7 jolly 5 shortly 22 . 14 has 15 gone 15 gone 16 to 16 to 19 the 19 the 22 . but [bobby] [is] [very] [irregular] [in] his habits . 1 but 7 his 7 his 9 . 8 habits 9 . this [night] [bobby] [coon] [had] [overslept] [because] [he] [had] [not] [gone] [to] [bed] [until] [the] middle [of] [the] [day] . 1 this 16 middle 16 middle 20 . by this time [bobby] [coon] had sticks [in] [his] [eyes] [.] 1 by 2 this 2 this 3 time 2 this 7 sticks 3 time 6 had he was so sleepy that it seemed to him that he never , never could get home . 1 he 2 was 2 was 4 sleepy 3 so 4 sleepy 4 sleepy 7 seemed 4 sleepy 18 . 5 that 7 seemed 6 it 7 seemed 7 seemed 8 to 8 to 9 him 8 to 16 get 10 that 15 could 11 he 15 could 12 never 15 could 13 , 14 never 14 never 15 could 15 could 16 get 16 get 17 home he was stumbling along through the [green] [forest] when he came to a hollow log . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 stumbling 3 stumbling 4 along 4 along 14 hollow 5 through 6 the 5 through 14 hollow 9 when 10 he 10 he 11 came 11 came 14 hollow 12 to 13 a 13 a 14 hollow 14 hollow 15 log 15 log 16 . what do you think he did ? 1 what 2 do 1 what 6 did 1 what 7 ? 2 do 3 you 2 do 4 think 4 think 5 he there [bobby] [slept] all the rest of the day [and] [until] [long] [after] [mr] [sun] [had] [pulled] [on] [his] [rosy] [nightcap] [.] 1 there 4 all 4 all 9 day 5 the 6 rest 6 rest 7 of 7 of 8 the 8 the 9 day perhaps he would have slept there all night , if he hadn't been waked up . 1 perhaps 3 would 1 perhaps 5 slept 2 he 3 would 3 would 4 have 5 slept 6 there 5 slept 8 night 5 slept 14 waked 5 slept 16 . 7 all 8 night 9 , 10 if 10 if 12 hadn't 11 he 12 hadn't 12 hadn't 13 been 12 hadn't 14 waked 14 waked 15 up it was the cry of " [thief] [!] thief ! thief ! " that waked him . 1 it 2 was 2 was 15 waked 3 the 11 thief 4 cry 5 of 4 cry 11 thief 6 " 11 thief 9 thief 10 ! 9 thief 11 thief 11 thief 12 ! 11 thief 15 waked 12 ! 13 " 14 that 15 waked 15 waked 16 him 16 him 17 . it seemed to come from right over his head . 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 to 2 seemed 6 right 4 come 5 from 4 come 6 right 6 right 7 over 7 over 9 head 8 his 9 head 9 head 10 . at first he couldn't think where he was . 1 at 2 first 2 first 4 couldn't 2 first 8 was 3 he 4 couldn't 4 couldn't 5 think 6 where 8 was 7 he 8 was 8 was 9 . then he remembered . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 remembered 3 remembered 4 . " this is the greatest joke that [ever] was ! " said [unc] ['] [billy] . 1 " 3 is 1 " 12 said 2 this 3 is 3 is 4 the 4 the 5 greatest 5 greatest 6 joke 6 joke 9 was 7 that 9 was 10 ! 11 " 10 ! 12 said 12 said 16 . " [pretty] [soon] nobody [on] [the] [green] [meadows] [or] in the [green] [forest] [will] [speak] [to] [anybody] [else] excepting [me] . 1 " 21 . 4 nobody 10 in 10 in 11 the 11 the 19 excepting 19 excepting 21 . yo ' cert'nly have got all your ol ' tricks with yo ' . " 1 yo 2 ' 1 yo 3 cert'nly 1 yo 12 yo 3 cert'nly 4 have 3 cert'nly 5 got 3 cert'nly 6 all 3 cert'nly 7 your 3 cert'nly 8 ol 8 ol 9 ' 8 ol 10 tricks 10 tricks 11 with 12 yo 15 " 13 ' 14 . 14 . 15 " " yes , " said the voice , " ah done got all mah ol ' tricks and some more . 1 " 2 yes 2 yes 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 7 voice 5 said 8 , 6 the 7 voice 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 ah 10 ah 14 mah 11 done 14 mah 12 got 13 all 12 got 14 mah 14 mah 15 ol 14 mah 17 tricks 15 ol 16 ' 17 tricks 18 and 17 tricks 19 some 17 tricks 20 more 20 more 21 . don ' yo ' think it is most time to stop ? 1 don 2 ' 1 don 3 yo 3 yo 4 ' 3 yo 5 think 3 yo 8 most 3 yo 12 ? 5 think 6 it 6 it 7 is 8 most 9 time 9 time 11 stop 10 to 11 stop ah don't want to show mahself in daylight . 1 ah 6 mahself 2 don't 6 mahself 3 want 6 mahself 4 to 5 show 5 show 6 mahself 6 mahself 8 daylight 7 in 8 daylight 8 daylight 9 . besides , [if] [ah'm] [found] out , nobody ain't [gwine] to have anything to do with [me] . " 1 besides 2 , 2 , 19 " 6 out 7 , 7 , 19 " 8 nobody 9 ain't 9 ain't 11 to 9 ain't 12 have 12 have 13 anything 13 anything 15 do 14 to 15 do 15 do 16 with 16 with 18 . 18 . 19 " " don't yo ' worry . 1 " 2 don't 2 don't 5 worry 3 yo 4 ' 3 yo 5 worry 5 worry 6 . nobody 's gwine to find yo ' out . 1 nobody 3 gwine 2 's 3 gwine 3 gwine 4 to 3 gwine 5 find 3 gwine 6 yo 3 gwine 8 out 6 yo 7 ' 8 out 9 . we 'll keep it up just a day or two longer . 1 we 2 'll 2 'll 3 keep 3 keep 4 it 3 keep 5 up 3 keep 11 longer 6 just 7 a 7 a 8 day 8 day 10 two 8 day 11 longer 9 or 10 two 11 longer 12 . yo ' cert'nly am powerful good at imitating other people 's voices . 1 yo 2 ' 1 yo 3 cert'nly 3 cert'nly 8 imitating 4 am 8 imitating 5 powerful 8 imitating 6 good 8 imitating 7 at 8 imitating 8 imitating 9 other 8 imitating 10 people 8 imitating 11 's 8 imitating 12 voices 8 imitating 13 . ah wonder [that] [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] [hasn't] [got] his eye [on] yo ' before now , " said [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] . 1 ah 2 wonder 2 wonder 11 eye 10 his 11 eye 11 eye 24 . 13 yo 14 ' 13 yo 24 . 14 ' 16 now 14 ' 19 said 15 before 16 now 17 , 19 said 18 " 19 said bobby [coon] had become wide awake as he listened . 1 bobby 6 awake 3 had 4 become 4 become 6 awake 5 wide 6 awake 6 awake 9 listened 7 as 9 listened 8 he 9 listened 9 listened 10 . bobby waited [until] [unc] ['] [billy] [and] his [friend] [had] [left] . 1 bobby 2 waited 2 waited 8 his 8 his 12 . then he crawled out of the hollow log , and he was chuckling to himself . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 crawled 3 crawled 7 hollow 4 out 5 of 4 out 6 the 6 the 7 hollow 7 hollow 8 log 8 log 13 chuckling 9 , 13 chuckling 10 and 11 he 11 he 13 chuckling 12 was 13 chuckling 13 chuckling 14 to 13 chuckling 15 himself 13 chuckling 16 . " [i] 'll [just] have a little [talk] [with] [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] , " said [bobby] to himself . 1 " 3 'll 3 'll 5 have 5 have 6 a 6 a 7 little 7 little 14 , 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 said 16 said 19 himself 16 said 20 . 18 to 19 himself [xx] [bobby] [coon] [and] [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] [have] [a] [talk] bobby had watched him until his own neck ached . 1 bobby 2 had 1 bobby 5 until 3 watched 4 him 3 watched 5 until 5 until 9 ached 6 his 7 own 6 his 8 neck 8 neck 9 ached 9 ached 10 . mistah [buzzard] hardly [ever] moved [his] [wings] . 1 mistah 8 . 3 hardly 5 moved 5 moved 8 . at last [mistah] [buzzard] [came] sailing [down] straight for the tall [dead] [tree] . 1 at 2 last 2 last 6 sailing 6 sailing 14 . 8 straight 10 the 8 straight 11 tall 9 for 10 the 11 tall 14 . with two or three flaps of his great wings he settled down on [his] favorite perch and looked down at [bobby] [coon] . 1 with 5 flaps 2 two 5 flaps 3 or 5 flaps 4 three 5 flaps 5 flaps 6 of 5 flaps 7 his 5 flaps 8 great 5 flaps 9 wings 5 flaps 10 he 5 flaps 11 settled 11 settled 12 down 11 settled 15 favorite 12 down 13 on 15 favorite 16 perch 15 favorite 23 . 16 perch 17 and 17 and 18 looked 18 looked 19 down 20 at 23 . " [good] mo'ning , [brer] [coon] , " said [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] . 1 " 3 mo'ning 3 mo'ning 4 , 3 mo'ning 14 . 4 , 9 said 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 11 ' 14 . " fair to middling well , " said [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] , with a twinkle in his eyes . 1 " 2 fair 1 " 5 well 2 fair 4 middling 3 to 4 middling 5 well 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 7 " 16 twinkle 8 said 15 a 13 , 14 with 14 with 15 a 16 twinkle 20 . 17 in 18 his 17 in 20 . 18 his 19 eyes " what can [ah] do fo ' yo'all ? " 1 " 2 what 2 what 5 do 2 what 9 ? 3 can 5 do 6 fo 7 ' 6 fo 8 yo'all 8 yo'all 9 ? 9 ? 10 " is there ? " 1 is 2 there 1 is 3 ? 3 ? 4 " bobby was using his very politest manner . 1 bobby 6 politest 2 was 3 using 3 using 6 politest 4 his 6 politest 5 very 6 politest 6 politest 7 manner 6 politest 8 . 7 manner 8 . " [cert'nly] ! 1 " 3 ! cert'nly ! " chuckled [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] . 1 cert'nly 9 . 2 ! 3 " 2 ! 6 ' 3 " 4 chuckled 6 ' 9 . " it 's [mistah] [mockah] [the] [mocking-bird] [.] 1 " 3 's 2 it 3 's why , that bird just likes to go around making trouble ; he just naturally likes to . 1 why 16 likes 2 , 3 that 3 that 16 likes 4 bird 16 likes 5 just 16 likes 6 likes 7 to 6 likes 8 go 6 likes 9 around 6 likes 16 likes 7 to 8 go 10 making 15 naturally 11 trouble 12 ; 11 trouble 15 naturally 13 he 15 naturally 14 just 15 naturally 15 naturally 16 likes 16 likes 17 to 16 likes 18 . why do yo ['] [ask] [,] [brer] [coon] ? " 1 why 9 ? 2 do 3 yo 2 do 9 ? 9 ? 10 " " [because] [he] is right here [in] [the] [green] [forest] now , " replied [bobby] [coon] . 1 " 4 is 1 " 14 replied 4 is 5 right 5 right 6 here 11 now 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 replied 14 replied 17 . " what 's [that] yo ' am [a-saying] [,] [brer] [coon] [?] 1 " 2 what 1 " 5 yo 2 what 3 's 5 yo 6 ' 6 ' 7 am what 's [that] ? " cried [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] [,] growing very excited . 1 what 2 's 1 what 4 ? 4 ? 5 " 4 ? 15 . 5 " 6 cried 8 ' 12 growing 12 growing 14 excited 13 very 14 excited 14 excited 15 . ol ' [mistah] [buzzard] chuckled . 1 ol 2 ' 1 ol 6 . 5 chuckled 6 . " yo ['] might have known [unc] ['] [billy] [was] [behind] all that trouble , " said he . 1 " 2 yo 1 " 15 , 2 yo 6 known 4 might 5 have 4 might 6 known 6 known 13 that 12 all 13 that 14 trouble 15 , 15 , 16 " 16 " 17 said 17 said 18 he 18 he 19 . " yes , [sah] , yo ['] might have known that ol ' rascal [was] [behind] [it] . 1 " 2 yes 1 " 6 yo 2 yes 3 , 2 yes 5 , 6 yo 10 known 8 might 9 have 8 might 10 known 10 known 11 that 11 that 18 . 12 ol 13 ' 13 ' 14 rascal 14 rascal 18 . when [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [and] [mockah] [get] [their] [haids] [together] [,] there [sho'ly] is gwine to be something [doing] . " 1 when 13 there 13 there 15 is 15 is 22 " 16 gwine 17 to 16 gwine 21 . 17 to 18 be 18 be 19 something 21 . 22 " [xxi] [bobby] [coon] [has] [a] [busy] [day] bobby [coon] had left [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] sitting on his favorite [dead] tree . 1 bobby 3 had 1 bobby 12 favorite 3 had 4 left 9 sitting 10 on 9 sitting 12 favorite 11 his 12 favorite 12 favorite 14 tree 14 tree 15 . every few minutes [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] [would] chuckle . 1 every 2 few 2 few 3 minutes 3 minutes 9 chuckle 9 chuckle 10 . " [brer] [coon] is right smart , and [ah] reckon [unc] ' [billy] [possum] is [gwine] to get a taste of his own medicine . 1 " 6 smart 4 is 5 right 4 is 6 smart 6 smart 25 . 7 , 8 and 7 , 12 ' 8 and 10 reckon 12 ' 15 is 15 is 17 to 17 to 18 get 18 get 20 taste 19 a 20 taste 20 taste 21 of 20 taste 24 medicine 21 of 22 his 23 own 24 medicine 24 medicine 25 . yes , [sah] , [ah] reckon he is ! " [said] [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 6 reckon 6 reckon 16 . 7 he 8 is 7 he 16 . 8 is 10 " 9 ! 10 " he whispered a few words in the ear of one and then hurried on to whisper to the next one . 1 he 13 hurried 2 whispered 5 words 2 whispered 8 ear 3 a 4 few 4 few 5 words 6 in 7 the 6 in 8 ear 8 ear 9 of 8 ear 10 one 8 ear 13 hurried 10 one 11 and 12 then 13 hurried 13 hurried 14 on 13 hurried 15 to 13 hurried 16 whisper 16 whisper 17 to 16 whisper 19 next 16 whisper 20 one 16 whisper 21 . 18 the 19 next when he got through , he always carried away with him a promise that just what he had asked should be done . 1 when 2 he 1 when 3 got 1 when 6 he 1 when 17 he 3 got 4 through 5 , 6 he 6 he 8 carried 7 always 8 carried 8 carried 9 away 8 carried 11 him 8 carried 13 promise 8 carried 15 just 9 away 10 with 12 a 13 promise 13 promise 14 that 16 what 17 he 17 he 18 had 18 had 22 done 19 asked 20 should 20 should 21 be 21 be 22 done 22 done 23 . it was the busiest [day] that [bobby] [coon] could [remember] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 the 3 the 4 busiest 4 busiest 11 . 6 that 11 . 9 could 11 . it was the very next morning [that] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] was [trotting] [along] the [crooked] [little] [path] down the hill . 1 it 2 was 1 it 12 was 2 was 3 the 3 the 5 next 4 very 5 next 5 next 6 morning 12 was 15 the 15 the 21 hill 19 down 20 the 20 the 21 hill 21 hill 22 . he was just starting out on his daily round of calls , and he was grinning [as] [only] [unc] ' [billy] [possum] [can] grin . 1 he 2 was 1 he 24 grin 2 was 3 just 3 just 4 starting 4 starting 5 out 4 starting 8 daily 6 on 7 his 7 his 8 daily 8 daily 9 round 8 daily 10 of 8 daily 11 calls 11 calls 14 he 11 calls 16 grinning 12 , 13 and 12 , 14 he 14 he 15 was 16 grinning 20 ' 24 grin 25 . " [mah] [name] is [billy] [possum] [and] [mah] [home] ['s] a hollow tree ! 1 " 4 is 4 is 11 a 11 a 12 hollow 12 hollow 13 tree 13 tree 14 ! by [day] [or] night [ah] [wander] [forth] it 's all the [same] [to] [me] [!] 1 by 4 night 1 by 11 the 8 it 9 's 8 it 10 all 10 all 11 the ah fill mah stomach with an egg , or sometimes it is fish [;] [in] [fact] [ah] [always] helps mahself [to] [anything] [ah] [wish] . 1 ah 3 mah 1 ah 25 . 2 fill 3 mah 3 mah 4 stomach 3 mah 7 egg 4 stomach 5 with 6 an 7 egg 7 egg 8 , 7 egg 9 or 7 egg 10 sometimes 11 it 12 is 11 it 19 helps 12 is 13 fish 19 helps 20 mahself 20 mahself 25 . this [morning] [he] was [on] [his] [way] to [call] [first] [on] [johnny] [chuck] . 1 this 4 was 4 was 8 to 8 to 14 . half-way [down] the [hill] [he] [met] [bobby] [coon] . 1 half-way 3 the 1 half-way 9 . unc ['] [billy] stopped and [held] [out] [one] [hand] as he said ["] [good] [mo'ning] , [brer] [coon] . 1 unc 4 stopped 1 unc 19 . 4 stopped 5 and 10 as 11 he 11 he 12 said 12 said 16 , 12 said 19 . how do yo'all do this fine mo'ning ? " 1 how 3 yo'all 2 do 3 yo'all 3 yo'all 7 mo'ning 3 yo'all 8 ? 4 do 7 mo'ning 5 this 7 mo'ning 6 fine 7 mo'ning 8 ? 9 " bobby [coon] [walked] [right] [past] as [if] he didn't see [unc] ['] [billy] [at] [all] . 1 bobby 6 as 6 as 8 he 8 he 9 didn't 9 didn't 10 see 10 see 16 . he didn't even look at him . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 even 2 didn't 4 look 4 look 5 at 5 at 6 him 6 him 7 . " what 's the matter with yo ' [this] mo'ning , [brer] [coon] ? " shouted [unc] ' [billy] . 1 " 2 what 1 " 7 yo 2 what 5 matter 3 's 5 matter 4 the 5 matter 5 matter 6 with 7 yo 8 ' 7 yo 20 . 8 ' 18 ' 10 mo'ning 11 , 11 , 18 ' 14 ? 15 " 14 ? 18 ' 15 " 16 shouted bobby [coon] kept right on , without so much as turning his head . 1 bobby 3 kept 3 kept 4 right 3 kept 5 on 3 kept 11 turning 6 , 11 turning 7 without 9 much 7 without 11 turning 8 so 9 much 9 much 10 as 11 turning 13 head 12 his 13 head 13 head 14 . unc ['] [billy] watched him , and there was a puzzled [look] [on] [unc] ['] [billy] 's face . 1 unc 4 watched 1 unc 11 puzzled 4 watched 5 him 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 there 8 there 9 was 9 was 10 a 9 was 11 puzzled 11 puzzled 19 . 17 's 18 face 18 face 19 . " must be [that] [brer] [coon] [has] [something] powerful [impo'tant] on his mind , " muttered [unc] ['] [billy] , as he started on . 1 " 2 must 1 " 14 , 2 must 3 be 3 be 9 powerful 9 powerful 13 mind 11 on 12 his 12 his 13 mind 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 muttered 16 muttered 20 , 20 , 22 he 21 as 22 he 22 he 23 started 23 started 24 on 23 started 25 . pretty soon he [met] [jimmy] [skunk] [who] [had] [always] [been] [one] [of] [unc] ['] [billy] ['s] [best] [friends] [.] 1 pretty 2 soon 2 soon 3 he jimmy was looking under every stick and stone for beetles for his breakfast . 1 jimmy 10 beetles 2 was 3 looking 3 looking 10 beetles 4 under 10 beetles 5 every 6 stick 6 stick 7 and 6 stick 8 stone 6 stick 10 beetles 9 for 10 beetles 10 beetles 11 for 10 beetles 12 his 10 beetles 13 breakfast 13 breakfast 14 . " [good] mo'ning , [neighbor] [skunk] ! " said [unc] ['] [billy] in his [heartiest] [voice] . 1 " 3 mo'ning 3 mo'ning 4 , 3 mo'ning 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 7 ! 9 said 9 said 17 . 13 in 14 his 14 his 17 . jimmy just went right on about his business . 1 jimmy 2 just 1 jimmy 3 went 3 went 5 on 3 went 8 business 4 right 5 on 6 about 8 business 7 his 8 business 8 business 9 . unc ['] [billy] sat down and scratched his head . 1 unc 7 scratched 4 sat 5 down 4 sat 7 scratched 6 and 7 scratched 7 scratched 8 his 7 scratched 9 head 8 his 9 head 9 head 10 . his face had lost the cheerful grin with which he had started out . 1 his 2 face 2 face 7 grin 3 had 4 lost 4 lost 7 grin 5 the 6 cheerful 6 cheerful 7 grin 7 grin 9 which 7 grin 12 started 7 grin 14 . 8 with 9 which 9 which 11 had 10 he 11 had 12 started 13 out pretty soon he started on , but every few minutes he would stop and scratch his head thoughtfully . 1 pretty 2 soon 2 soon 4 started 3 he 4 started 4 started 5 on 4 started 10 minutes 6 , 7 but 7 but 9 few 8 every 9 few 9 few 10 minutes 10 minutes 15 scratch 11 he 12 would 12 would 13 stop 13 stop 15 scratch 14 and 15 scratch 15 scratch 18 thoughtfully 16 his 17 head 17 head 18 thoughtfully 18 thoughtfully 19 . he didn't know what to [make] [of] [bobby] [coon] [and] [jimmy] [skunk] . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 know 2 didn't 5 to 3 know 4 what 5 to 13 . he was so surprised that he hadn't known whether to be angry or not . 1 he 2 was 2 was 4 surprised 3 so 4 surprised 4 surprised 5 that 4 surprised 7 hadn't 4 surprised 9 whether 4 surprised 15 . 6 he 7 hadn't 7 hadn't 8 known 9 whether 12 angry 9 whether 13 or 9 whether 14 not 10 to 11 be 11 be 12 angry " ah [must] [find] [out] [what] [brer] [chuck] knows about it , " thought [unc] ['] [billy] [,] as he trotted [on] . 1 " 2 ah 2 ah 9 knows 9 knows 10 about 10 about 11 it 11 it 23 . 12 , 13 " 12 , 20 he 13 " 14 thought 19 as 20 he 20 he 21 trotted 21 trotted 23 . [xxii] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [sees] [many] [backs] unc ['] [billy] [possum] was very sober as he hurried down the [lone] [little] [path] [to] [johnny] [chuck] ['s] house . 1 unc 5 was 5 was 6 very 6 very 7 sober 7 sober 21 . 8 as 9 he 8 as 21 . 9 he 10 hurried 10 hurried 11 down 11 down 12 the 12 the 20 house he was very sober indeed , and that is very unusual for [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 sober 3 very 5 indeed 5 indeed 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 that 8 that 9 is 9 is 10 very 10 very 11 unusual 10 very 17 . 11 unusual 12 for it was very plain to see that something was bothering him . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 plain 4 plain 10 bothering 5 to 6 see 6 see 10 bothering 7 that 10 bothering 8 something 10 bothering 9 was 10 bothering 10 bothering 11 him 11 him 12 . johnny [chuck] [was] [sitting] [on] his doorstep [when] [unc] ' [billy] [possum] [came] [in] [sight] , trotting [down] [the] [lone] [little] [path] . 1 johnny 6 his 6 his 23 . 7 doorstep 16 , 7 doorstep 17 trotting 10 ' 16 , 17 trotting 23 . unc ['] [billy] came to a stop about [two] [feet] [behind] [johnny] [chuck] . 1 unc 4 came 4 came 5 to 5 to 6 a 5 to 7 stop 7 stop 14 . 8 about 14 . " [a-hem] ! " said [unc] ['] [billy] . 1 " 5 said 3 ! 4 " 3 ! 5 said 5 said 9 . johnny [chuck] sat there without moving , just as if he hadn't heard . 1 johnny 3 sat 3 sat 6 moving 4 there 6 moving 5 without 6 moving 6 moving 12 hadn't 6 moving 14 . 7 , 8 just 8 just 9 as 9 as 10 if 10 if 12 hadn't 11 he 12 hadn't 12 hadn't 13 heard " it 's a [fine] mo'ning , " said [unc] ['] [billy] in his pleasantest [voice] . 1 " 3 's 1 " 6 mo'ning 2 it 3 's 3 's 4 a 6 mo'ning 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 17 . 13 in 14 his 14 his 15 pleasantest 15 pleasantest 17 . instead of [replying] [,] [johnny] [chuck] [suddenly] kicked up [his] [heels] and disappeared inside his house . 1 instead 2 of 1 instead 8 kicked 8 kicked 12 and 8 kicked 13 disappeared 9 up 12 and 13 disappeared 14 inside 13 disappeared 17 . 14 inside 16 house 15 his 16 house after a while he started on . 1 after 3 while 2 a 3 while 3 while 4 he 4 he 5 started 5 started 6 on 5 started 7 . pretty soon he came to where [danny] [meadow] [mouse] [was] [playing] [all] by himself . 1 pretty 2 soon 2 soon 3 he 2 soon 4 came 4 came 5 to 4 came 6 where 4 came 13 by 13 by 14 himself 14 himself 15 . he didn't know that [unc] ['] [billy] was about [until] [unc] ' [billy] said : " [good] mo'ning [,] [brer] [meadow] [mouse] . ["] 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 know 3 know 4 that 4 that 8 was 8 was 9 about 9 about 23 . 12 ' 14 said 12 ' 18 mo'ning 14 said 15 : 15 : 16 " 18 mo'ning 23 . now [danny] [had] [always] [been] delighted to see [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [and] [to] [have] [a] [chat] [with] him whenever [unc] ['] [billy] would stop . 1 now 6 delighted 6 delighted 19 him 7 to 8 see 8 see 19 him 19 him 26 . 20 whenever 24 would 20 whenever 25 stop 25 stop 26 . but [this] [morning] [no] sooner [did] [danny] [hear] [unc] ' [billy] ['s] [voice] [than] he turned [his] back to [unc] ' [billy] . 1 but 23 . 5 sooner 21 ' 5 sooner 23 . 10 ' 15 he 10 ' 21 ' 15 he 16 turned 16 turned 18 back 18 back 19 to this was more than [unc] ['] [billy] could stand . 1 this 2 was 2 was 4 than 3 more 4 than 4 than 8 could 8 could 9 stand 9 stand 10 . so [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [gave] it [up] and went on [down] to the [smiling] [pool] [.] 1 so 7 it 1 so 10 went 9 and 10 went 10 went 11 on 11 on 14 the 13 to 14 the there [little] [joe] [otter] [and] [billy] [mink] [and] [jerry] [muskrat] were [at] [play] . 1 there 11 were 11 were 14 . " [hello] , yo'alls ! " shouted [unc] ' [billy] . 1 " 3 , 1 " 4 yo'alls 4 yo'alls 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 shouted 7 shouted 11 . 9 ' 11 . splash ! 1 splash 2 ! all [three] had dived [into] [the] [smiling] [pool] , and [though] [unc] ['] [billy] waited [and] waited , he didn't see one of them again . 1 all 3 had 3 had 4 dived 4 dived 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 15 waited 15 waited 17 waited 17 waited 26 . 18 , 19 he 19 he 20 didn't 20 didn't 21 see 21 see 24 them 21 see 25 again 22 one 23 of 22 one 24 them 25 again 26 . so he went home to his hollow [tree] [in] [the] [green] [forest] early that day to try and study out what it all meant . 1 so 3 went 2 he 3 went 3 went 4 home 3 went 5 to 3 went 19 study 6 his 19 study 7 hollow 13 early 13 early 15 day 13 early 19 study 14 that 15 day 16 to 19 study 17 try 19 study 18 and 19 study 19 study 20 out 19 study 24 meant 19 study 25 . 21 what 24 meant 22 it 23 all 22 it 24 meant [xxiii] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [consults] [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] ol ['] [mistah] [buzzard] [has] very sharp [eyes] . 1 ol 7 sharp 1 ol 9 . 6 very 7 sharp nobody has sharper eyes than he . 1 nobody 3 sharper 2 has 3 sharper 3 sharper 4 eyes 3 sharper 5 than 3 sharper 7 . 5 than 6 he there is very little [that] [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] misses . 1 there 2 is 2 is 3 very 3 very 4 little 4 little 10 misses 10 misses 11 . by and by [unc] ['] [billy] [looked] up in the sky [where] [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] was sailing ['] [round] [and] ['] [round] . 1 by 2 and 2 and 3 by 2 and 8 up 8 up 11 sky 9 in 10 the 10 the 11 sky 11 sky 24 . 17 was 18 sailing 18 sailing 24 . then [unc] ['] [billy] hopped [up] mighty [spry] . 1 then 5 hopped 5 hopped 7 mighty 7 mighty 9 . he hadn't [been] [there] [long] [when] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [came] shuffling [along] , just as if he was [out] walking for his health . 1 he 2 hadn't 2 hadn't 12 shuffling 12 shuffling 25 . 14 , 15 just 15 just 16 as 16 as 17 if 17 if 18 he 18 he 19 was 19 was 21 walking 21 walking 24 health 22 for 23 his 23 his 24 health 24 health 25 . " howdy , [mistah] [buzzard] [!] 1 " 2 howdy 2 howdy 3 , ah cert'nly hopes yo'all feel right smart , " said [unc] ' [billy] . 1 ah 2 cert'nly 2 cert'nly 4 yo'all 2 cert'nly 14 . 3 hopes 4 yo'all 4 yo'all 5 feel 4 yo'all 6 right 4 yo'all 7 smart 4 yo'all 10 said 7 smart 8 , 8 , 9 " 12 ' 14 . ol ['] [mistah] [buzzard] 's eyes twinkled [as] [he] [replied] [:] " ah [feel] [right] [pert] , [brer] [possum] , thank yo ['] . 1 ol 7 twinkled 5 's 7 twinkled 6 eyes 7 twinkled 7 twinkled 24 . 12 " 13 ah 12 " 22 yo 13 ah 17 , 20 , 21 thank 21 thank 22 yo 22 yo 24 . ah hopes yo ' feel the same . 1 ah 3 yo 2 hopes 3 yo 3 yo 4 ' 3 yo 7 same 5 feel 7 same 6 the 7 same 7 same 8 . yo ' look like nothing ever bothers yo ' . " 1 yo 2 ' 1 yo 7 bothers 3 look 7 bothers 4 like 7 bothers 5 nothing 7 bothers 6 ever 7 bothers 7 bothers 8 yo 8 yo 9 ' 8 yo 10 . 10 . 11 " nothing ever does bother me . " 1 nothing 2 ever 2 ever 3 does 3 does 4 bother 3 does 7 " 4 bother 5 me 5 me 6 . " ah [watched] yo ' take [a] [long] [walk] this mo'ning , [brer] [possum] , " said [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] . 1 " 2 ah 1 " 4 yo 4 yo 19 ' 4 yo 22 . 5 ' 6 take 5 ' 17 said 5 ' 19 ' 6 take 10 this 11 mo'ning 12 , 12 , 17 said 15 , 16 " 16 " 17 said " [did] yo ['] , indeed ; yo ' have keen [eyes] , [mistah] [buzzard] ! " replied [unc] ' [billy] . 1 " 3 yo 1 " 8 yo 3 yo 5 , 5 , 6 indeed 6 indeed 7 ; 8 yo 9 ' 8 yo 22 . 9 ' 20 ' 10 have 11 keen 11 keen 13 , 13 , 20 ' 16 ! 17 " 16 ! 20 ' 17 " 18 replied " ah saw yo ' meet a lot of yo ' friends . 1 " 2 ah 2 ah 10 yo 3 saw 10 yo 4 yo 5 ' 4 yo 10 yo 6 meet 10 yo 7 a 8 lot 8 lot 9 of 8 lot 10 yo 10 yo 11 ' 10 yo 12 friends 12 friends 13 . it 's fine to have a lot of friends , isn't it , [brer] [possum] ? " said [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] . 1 it 2 's 2 's 3 fine 3 fine 7 lot 4 to 5 have 5 have 7 lot 6 a 7 lot 7 lot 8 of 7 lot 9 friends 9 friends 10 , 10 , 18 said 11 isn't 12 it 11 isn't 16 ? 12 it 13 , 16 ? 17 " 17 " 18 said 18 said 23 . unc ['] [billy] looked at [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] sharply . 1 unc 4 looked 4 looked 5 at 4 looked 10 sharply 10 sharply 11 . unc ['] [billy] stared , and for a minute he couldn't find his tongue . 1 unc 4 stared 4 stared 6 and 4 stared 9 minute 5 , 6 and 7 for 9 minute 8 a 9 minute 9 minute 11 couldn't 9 minute 14 tongue 10 he 11 couldn't 11 couldn't 12 find 13 his 14 tongue 14 tongue 15 . then he heard a noise that sounded very much like a chuckle . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 heard 3 heard 5 noise 4 a 5 noise 5 noise 7 sounded 6 that 7 sounded 7 sounded 9 much 7 sounded 10 like 7 sounded 12 chuckle 8 very 9 much 10 like 11 a 12 chuckle 13 . in a few minutes it was a laugh . 1 in 4 minutes 2 a 3 few 3 few 4 minutes 4 minutes 6 was 4 minutes 8 laugh 5 it 6 was 6 was 7 a 7 a 8 laugh 8 laugh 9 . finally [unc] ['] [billy] began to laugh too . 1 finally 5 began 5 began 6 to 5 began 7 laugh 7 laugh 8 too 7 laugh 9 . unc ['] [billy] shook his head doubtfully . 1 unc 4 shook 4 shook 6 head 4 shook 7 doubtfully 5 his 6 head 7 doubtfully 8 . " [serves] yo'alls right ! 1 " 3 yo'alls 1 " 5 ! 4 right 5 ! " ah know it . 1 " 2 ah 2 ah 4 it 3 know 4 it 4 it 5 . it [cert'nly] [does] , " replied [unc] ['] [billy] meekly . 1 it 11 . 4 , 6 replied 5 " 6 replied 6 replied 10 meekly 10 meekly 11 . " mischief always trots ahead of grim ol ['] [mistah] [trouble] , [they] [look] [and] act enough alike to be each other 's double . 1 " 25 . 2 mischief 4 trots 3 always 4 trots 4 trots 5 ahead 4 trots 7 grim 4 trots 8 ol 5 ahead 6 of 8 ol 12 , 12 , 16 act 16 act 18 alike 17 enough 18 alike 18 alike 19 to 18 alike 24 double 18 alike 25 . 19 to 20 be 21 each 22 other 21 each 23 's 21 each 24 double whoever [fools] with [mischief] ['s] gwine to wake [some] [day] [or] [other] [and] [find] that [trouble] 's just the same [as] [mischief] 's [own] twin [brother] . " 1 whoever 28 " 3 with 25 twin 6 gwine 7 to 6 gwine 8 wake 8 wake 25 twin 15 that 17 's 15 that 23 's 17 's 18 just 18 just 20 same 19 the 20 same 23 's 25 twin 25 twin 27 . 27 . 28 " old [mrs] [possum] [grumbled] [and] scolded [,] but all the time she [was] [thinking] , and [unc] ['] [billy] knew that she was . 1 old 6 scolded 6 scolded 24 . 8 but 9 all 8 but 12 she 9 all 10 the 9 all 11 time 12 she 23 was 15 , 16 and 15 , 22 she 16 and 20 knew 20 knew 21 that 22 she 23 was 23 was 24 . finally she finished [sweeping] the doorsteps [and] looked [thoughtfully] at [unc] ['] [billy] . 1 finally 14 . 2 she 3 finished 2 she 8 looked 3 finished 6 doorsteps 5 the 6 doorsteps 8 looked 10 at 10 at 14 . " why don't yo ['] [give] a party fo ' [mistah] [mocking-bird] ? " she inquired . 1 " 2 why 1 " 4 yo 2 why 3 don't 4 yo 7 a 7 a 8 party 8 party 9 fo 9 fo 16 inquired 10 ' 16 inquired 13 ? 14 " 13 ? 15 she 15 she 16 inquired 16 inquired 17 . " [the] [very] [thing] [!] " [cried] [unc] ['] [billy] , and like a flash back came his old-time grin . 1 " 6 " 6 " 11 , 11 , 19 old-time 12 and 19 old-time 13 like 14 a 13 like 19 old-time 14 a 15 flash 15 flash 19 old-time 16 back 19 old-time 17 came 19 old-time 18 his 19 old-time 19 old-time 20 grin 20 grin 21 . [xxiv] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [gives] [a] [party] at first [unc] ['] [billy] had [been] afraid that no one would come . 1 at 2 first 2 first 6 had 6 had 13 come 8 afraid 12 would 9 that 10 no 9 that 12 would 10 no 11 one 12 would 13 come 13 come 14 . of course that meant that [unc] ['] [billy] [must] [take] them [around] [himself] . 1 of 2 course 1 of 11 them 2 course 4 meant 3 that 4 meant 4 meant 5 that 11 them 14 . my , but that was hard work ! 1 my 2 , 1 my 8 ! 2 , 3 but 3 but 5 was 4 that 5 was 5 was 6 hard 6 hard 7 work it took [him] [two] [whole] [days] [.] 1 it 2 took in the first place [there] [were] [so] [many] [to] [see] . 1 in 2 the 1 in 4 place 2 the 3 first 4 place 11 . then [unc] ['] [billy] [would] [make] [another] low bow and hurry on to the next one . 1 then 9 bow 8 low 9 bow 9 bow 10 and 9 bow 11 hurry 9 bow 15 next 9 bow 16 one 9 bow 17 . 12 on 14 the 13 to 14 the 14 the 15 next mistah [buzzard] [had] [found] [sammy] [jay] [in] the far-away [old] [pasture] , and [sammy] [had] moved back to [the] [green] [forest] that [very] [day] . 1 mistah 8 the 1 mistah 9 far-away 9 far-away 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 16 moved 16 moved 25 . 17 back 18 to 18 to 22 that 22 that 25 . such a good time as everybody did have ! 1 such 2 a 1 such 5 as 1 such 9 ! 2 a 3 good 3 good 4 time 5 as 6 everybody 5 as 7 did 8 have 9 ! there were heaps and heaps of good things to eat . 1 there 2 were 1 there 5 heaps 3 heaps 4 and 3 heaps 5 heaps 5 heaps 6 of 5 heaps 7 good 5 heaps 8 things 5 heaps 10 eat 9 to 10 eat 10 eat 11 . they danced and played hide and seek . 1 they 2 danced 2 danced 4 played 3 and 4 played 4 played 7 seek 5 hide 7 seek 6 and 7 seek 7 seek 8 . finally [unc] ['] [billy] climbed [up] on a stump . 1 finally 5 climbed 5 climbed 9 stump 7 on 9 stump 8 a 9 stump 9 stump 10 . he was dressed in his finest suit , and he wore his broadest grin . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 dressed 3 dressed 4 in 3 dressed 7 suit 4 in 5 his 5 his 6 finest 7 suit 13 broadest 8 , 9 and 8 , 10 he 10 he 11 wore 11 wore 13 broadest 12 his 13 broadest 13 broadest 14 grin 13 broadest 15 . everybody crowded [around] to hear what [unc] ['] [billy] was about to [say] . 1 everybody 2 crowded 2 crowded 4 to 2 crowded 14 . 4 to 5 hear 5 hear 6 what 10 was 11 about 10 was 12 to 12 to 14 . " [mah] [friends] [and] neighbors , " said [unc] ['] [billy] , " ah have a great surprise fo ' yo'alls . " 1 " 5 neighbors 5 neighbors 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 ah 14 ah 21 yo'alls 15 have 21 yo'alls 16 a 17 great 17 great 21 yo'alls 18 surprise 21 yo'alls 19 fo 20 ' 19 fo 21 yo'alls 21 yo'alls 23 " 22 . 23 " then he stepped down , and everybody began to wonder and to guess what the surprise could be . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 stepped 1 then 8 began 3 stepped 4 down 3 stepped 6 and 3 stepped 7 everybody 5 , 6 and 8 began 9 to 8 began 10 wonder 10 wonder 14 what 10 wonder 16 surprise 10 wonder 17 could 11 and 12 to 11 and 14 what 13 guess 14 what 15 the 16 surprise 17 could 18 be 18 be 19 . [xxv] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum's] [surprise] everybody [was] asking everybody else [what] [the] surprise [could] [be] [which] [unc] ' [billy] [had] said he had for [them] . 1 everybody 5 else 3 asking 4 everybody 4 everybody 5 else 5 else 21 . 8 surprise 13 ' 13 ' 16 said 16 said 17 he 16 said 21 . 17 he 18 had 18 had 19 for after he had made his speech , he had scurried out of sight , and no one could find him . 1 after 2 he 2 he 3 had 2 he 10 scurried 4 made 10 scurried 5 his 10 scurried 6 speech 10 scurried 7 , 8 he 8 he 9 had 8 he 10 scurried 10 scurried 13 sight 10 scurried 15 and 10 scurried 16 no 10 scurried 18 could 11 out 12 of 11 out 13 sight 14 , 15 and 16 no 17 one 18 could 19 find 19 find 20 him 20 him 21 . sammy [jay] became greatly excited . 1 sammy 4 greatly 3 became 4 greatly 4 greatly 5 excited 5 excited 6 . " there ! " he cried ! 1 " 2 there 1 " 6 cried 1 " 7 ! 3 ! 4 " 3 ! 5 he 3 ! 6 cried " [you] [heard] that when you was standing right in front of me and talking to me [,] [jerry] [muskrat] . 1 " 4 that 4 that 7 was 5 when 6 you 5 when 7 was 7 was 8 standing 8 standing 11 front 8 standing 15 talking 9 right 11 front 10 in 11 front 11 front 12 of 11 front 13 me 11 front 14 and 15 talking 21 . 16 to 17 me 17 me 21 . you know that [i] wasn't [making] a [sound] ! 1 you 2 know 1 you 9 ! 2 know 3 that 2 know 7 a 3 that 5 wasn't i told you that [i] hadn't [been] screaming in the night , and this proves it ! " 1 i 2 told 2 told 3 you 2 told 4 that 2 told 8 screaming 6 hadn't 8 screaming 8 screaming 11 night 8 screaming 17 ! 9 in 10 the 10 the 11 night 11 night 13 and 11 night 15 proves 12 , 13 and 14 this 15 proves 15 proves 16 it 17 ! 18 " jerry [muskrat] looked as if he couldn't believe his own ears . 1 jerry 3 looked 3 looked 4 as 4 as 5 if 5 if 6 he 6 he 7 couldn't 7 couldn't 8 believe 8 believe 11 ears 9 his 11 ears 10 own 11 ears 11 ears 12 . just then the [voice] of [sticky-toes] the [tree] [toad] [began] [to] [croak] ["] [it] ['s] [going] [to] rain ! 1 just 2 then 2 then 3 the 3 the 5 of 5 of 7 the 7 the 18 rain 18 rain 19 ! it 's going to rain ! 1 it 2 's 1 it 5 rain 3 going 4 to 3 going 5 rain 5 rain 6 ! it 's going to rain ! " 1 it 2 's 1 it 5 rain 3 going 4 to 3 going 5 rain 5 rain 6 ! 6 ! 7 " the voice seemed to come out of that very same hemlock-tree . 1 the 11 hemlock-tree 2 voice 3 seemed 3 seemed 4 to 3 seemed 5 come 5 come 11 hemlock-tree 6 out 7 of 6 out 11 hemlock-tree 8 that 11 hemlock-tree 9 very 11 hemlock-tree 10 same 11 hemlock-tree 11 hemlock-tree 12 . it was [sticky-toes] [himself] , and he had dropped [from] [another] [tree] altogether . 1 it 2 was 1 it 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 he 6 and 9 dropped 7 he 8 had 9 dropped 13 altogether 13 altogether 14 . " you hear it ! " he shrieked , dancing up and down he was so angry . 1 " 2 you 1 " 8 shrieked 2 you 3 hear 3 hear 4 it 3 hear 8 shrieked 5 ! 6 " 5 ! 8 shrieked 7 he 8 shrieked 8 shrieked 9 , 8 shrieked 10 dancing 10 dancing 11 up 11 up 18 . 12 and 13 down 12 and 14 he 14 he 15 was 15 was 16 so 16 so 17 angry 17 angry 18 . " you hear it ! 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 hear 3 hear 4 it 3 hear 5 ! it isn't me , is it ? 1 it 2 isn't 2 isn't 6 it 2 isn't 7 ? 3 me 4 , 4 , 5 is 5 is 6 it that 's my [voice] , [yet] it [isn't] [mine] , [because] [i] ['m] right here ! 1 that 2 's 2 's 16 ! 3 my 5 , 3 my 16 ! 7 it 10 , 7 it 14 right 14 right 15 here 15 here 16 ! how can [i] be here and over there too ? 1 how 2 can 1 how 10 ? 2 can 4 be 5 here 8 there 5 here 10 ? 6 and 7 over 7 over 8 there 8 there 9 too tell me that ! " 1 tell 2 me 2 me 3 that 2 me 4 ! 4 ! 5 " no one could [tell] [him] , and [sticky-toes] continued to scold and [sputter] [and] swell [himself] [up] with anger . 1 no 2 one 1 no 6 , 2 one 3 could 6 , 7 and 7 and 9 continued 9 continued 20 . 10 to 11 scold 11 scold 12 and 11 scold 15 swell 15 swell 19 anger 15 swell 20 . 18 with 19 anger now [no] [one] [knew] [that] [blacky] [the] [crow] [had] come to the party , for [blacky] [never] goes abroad at night . 1 now 10 come 10 come 11 to 11 to 12 the 12 the 13 party 13 party 14 , 13 party 18 goes 14 , 15 for 18 goes 19 abroad 19 abroad 22 . 20 at 21 night 21 night 22 . " come out [,] [blacky] ! " they all shouted . 1 " 2 come 1 " 10 shouted 2 come 3 out 6 ! 7 " 6 ! 8 they 6 ! 10 shouted 8 they 9 all 10 shouted 11 . but no [blacky] appeared . 1 but 2 no 2 no 4 appeared 4 appeared 5 . instead out of that magic hemlock-tree poured a beautiful song , so beautiful that when it ended everybody clapped their hands . 1 instead 6 hemlock-tree 2 out 3 of 2 out 6 hemlock-tree 4 that 6 hemlock-tree 5 magic 6 hemlock-tree 6 hemlock-tree 7 poured 6 hemlock-tree 8 a 6 hemlock-tree 9 beautiful 6 hemlock-tree 10 song 6 hemlock-tree 22 . 10 song 17 ended 11 , 12 so 12 so 13 beautiful 13 beautiful 17 ended 14 that 17 ended 15 when 17 ended 16 it 17 ended 17 ended 19 clapped 18 everybody 19 clapped 19 clapped 20 their 19 clapped 21 hands no one had ever heard anything like it , and when it ended every one shouted for more . 1 no 2 one 1 no 17 for 3 had 5 heard 4 ever 5 heard 5 heard 6 anything 5 heard 8 it 6 anything 7 like 8 it 13 ended 9 , 10 and 10 and 13 ended 11 when 13 ended 12 it 13 ended 13 ended 14 every 13 ended 16 shouted 13 ended 17 for 14 every 15 one 17 for 19 . 18 more 19 . even [sticky-toes] the [tree] [toad] [forgot] [his] ill temper . 1 even 3 the 1 even 8 ill 8 ill 9 temper 9 temper 10 . instead of more music , out from the hemlock-tree flew a stranger . 1 instead 2 of 1 instead 9 hemlock-tree 3 more 9 hemlock-tree 4 music 5 , 4 music 9 hemlock-tree 6 out 9 hemlock-tree 7 from 8 the 7 from 9 hemlock-tree 9 hemlock-tree 10 flew 9 hemlock-tree 11 a 9 hemlock-tree 12 stranger 9 hemlock-tree 13 . 11 a 12 stranger he was [about] the size of [sammy] [jay] [and] [wore] a modest gray suit with white trimmings . 1 he 2 was 2 was 4 the 4 the 5 size 5 size 6 of 5 size 12 modest 11 a 12 modest 12 modest 17 trimmings 13 gray 17 trimmings 14 suit 17 trimmings 15 with 17 trimmings 16 white 17 trimmings 17 trimmings 18 . unc ['] [billy] wore his broadest grin . 1 unc 6 broadest 4 wore 6 broadest 5 his 6 broadest 6 broadest 7 grin 6 broadest 8 . we uns is right sorry fo ' the trouble we uns have made . 1 we 2 uns 2 uns 3 is 2 uns 4 right 2 uns 5 sorry 2 uns 6 fo 2 uns 12 have 2 uns 13 made 6 fo 7 ' 6 fo 11 uns 8 the 11 uns 9 trouble 11 uns 10 we 11 uns 13 made 14 . it was all a joke , and now we asks yo ' pardon . 1 it 2 was 1 it 10 asks 2 was 3 all 2 was 4 a 4 a 5 joke 5 joke 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 now 8 now 9 we 10 asks 11 yo 11 yo 14 . 12 ' 13 pardon 13 pardon 14 . mah [friend] [mistah] [mockah] [would] [like] to stay here [and] [live] , if yo'alls is willing , " said [unc] ['] [billy] . 1 mah 8 stay 1 mah 23 . 7 to 8 stay 8 stay 9 here 12 , 13 if 12 , 19 said 14 yo'alls 15 is 14 yo'alls 16 willing 16 willing 17 , 17 , 18 " 18 " 19 said 19 said 23 . [xxvi] [mr] [.] [mocker] [makes] [himself] [at] [home] while [they] [were] talking [the] [matter] [over] [,] [mr] [mocker] [began] to sing [again] that wonderful song of his . 1 while 4 talking 4 talking 12 to 4 talking 20 . 12 to 13 sing 13 sing 17 song 15 that 16 wonderful 16 wonderful 17 song 17 song 18 of 18 of 19 his it was so beautiful that by the time it was ended , every one was ready to grant the pardon . 1 it 2 was 2 was 16 ready 3 so 4 beautiful 4 beautiful 11 ended 5 that 10 was 6 by 7 the 6 by 8 time 8 time 10 was 9 it 10 was 10 was 11 ended 11 ended 12 , 11 ended 13 every 11 ended 16 ready 13 every 14 one 15 was 16 ready 16 ready 17 to 16 ready 20 pardon 16 ready 21 . 18 grant 19 the 18 grant 20 pardon of course they heard all about the party the next morning and were very anxious indeed to see the stranger with the wonderful voice . 1 of 2 course 2 course 4 heard 3 they 4 heard 4 heard 6 about 5 all 6 about 6 about 8 party 7 the 8 party 8 party 15 anxious 8 party 23 wonderful 9 the 10 next 10 next 11 morning 11 morning 15 anxious 12 and 13 were 13 were 15 anxious 14 very 15 anxious 15 anxious 16 indeed 15 anxious 17 to 17 to 18 see 19 the 20 stranger 20 stranger 23 wonderful 21 with 23 wonderful 22 the 23 wonderful 23 wonderful 24 voice 24 voice 25 . of course [mr] [mocker] had to show [off] [his] [wonderful] [voice] [to] [each] [one] . 1 of 2 course 1 of 15 . 5 had 6 to 6 to 7 show 7 show 15 . so he soon made himself at home and , because he was happy , he would sing all day long . 1 so 2 he 2 he 4 made 3 soon 4 made 4 made 5 himself 4 made 20 long 6 at 7 home 6 at 18 all 7 home 8 and 9 , 10 because 10 because 11 he 10 because 13 happy 12 was 13 happy 13 happy 17 sing 13 happy 18 all 14 , 15 he 15 he 16 would 16 would 17 sing 18 all 19 day 19 day 20 long 20 long 21 . and sometimes , when the moon was shining , he woke up in the night and would sing for very joy . 1 and 2 sometimes 2 sometimes 11 woke 2 sometimes 17 would 2 sometimes 18 sing 3 , 11 woke 4 when 5 the 4 when 11 woke 5 the 6 moon 7 was 8 shining 8 shining 11 woke 9 , 10 he 9 , 11 woke 10 he 11 woke 11 woke 12 up 11 woke 15 night 11 woke 16 and 13 in 14 the 14 the 15 night 18 sing 21 joy 19 for 21 joy 20 very 21 joy 21 joy 22 . it was great fun . 1 it 2 was 1 it 4 fun 2 was 3 great 4 fun 5 . finally he thought [of] [grandfather] [frog] , who is very old [and] [very] wise . 1 finally 2 he 2 he 3 thought 3 thought 14 wise 7 , 8 who 8 who 9 is 9 is 10 very 10 very 11 old 10 very 14 wise 14 wise 15 . " he 'll [know] , " said [peter] , as [off] he [posted] to the [smiling] [pool] . 1 " 2 he 1 " 3 'll 1 " 7 said 5 , 7 said 6 " 7 said 7 said 18 . 9 , 10 as 10 as 15 the 12 he 14 to 14 to 15 the 15 the 18 . now [grandfather] [frog] was [feeling] [out] [of] sorts [that] [morning] . 1 now 4 was 4 was 8 sorts 8 sorts 11 . " [chugarum] ! " replied [grandfather] [frog] crossly . 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 3 ! 9 . 4 " 5 replied 5 replied 8 crossly " go [ask] [mr] [buzzard] , ["] and that was all that [peter] [could] [get] [out] [of] [him] . 1 " 2 go 1 " 6 , 6 , 8 and 8 and 11 all 9 that 10 was 9 that 11 all 11 all 12 that 12 that 19 . ol ' [mistah] [buzzard] [laughed] when he [heard] [that] [some] [folks] said [that] [mr] [mocker] had not [come] [by] [his] [voice] honestly . 1 ol 2 ' 2 ' 12 said 6 when 7 he 7 he 12 said 12 said 23 . 16 had 17 not 17 not 22 honestly 22 honestly 23 . " there isn't a word of truth in it , [brer] [rabbit] , " he declared . 1 " 16 declared 2 there 3 isn't 2 there 4 a 4 a 5 word 5 word 6 of 5 word 7 truth 7 truth 8 in 7 truth 9 it 7 truth 16 declared 10 , 16 declared 13 , 14 " 14 " 16 declared 15 he 16 declared 16 declared 17 . " yo ['] go [tell] all [your] [friends] that [mistah] [mockah] is the best [loved] of all the [birds] way down [souf] . " 1 " 2 yo 2 yo 4 go 2 yo 23 . 4 go 21 down 6 all 9 that 6 all 18 the 9 that 12 is 12 is 14 best 13 the 14 best 14 best 16 of 14 best 17 all 18 the 20 way 20 way 21 down 23 . 24 " and this is all for the present about the adventures of [mr] [mocker] the [mocking-bird] . 1 and 2 this 2 this 3 is 2 this 7 present 3 is 4 all 5 for 6 the 6 the 7 present 7 present 10 adventures 8 about 9 the 9 the 10 adventures 10 adventures 16 . 11 of 14 the 11 of 16 . but [others] [have] had adventures , and one [is] [jerry] [muskrat] . 1 but 4 had 4 had 12 . 5 adventures 6 , 5 adventures 12 . 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 one the next book will tell all about them . 1 the 2 next 2 next 3 book 3 book 7 about 4 will 5 tell 5 tell 7 about 6 all 7 about 7 about 8 them 8 them 9 . [the] [end] end of [the] [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] [of] [the] [adventures] [of] [mr] [mocker] [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] 1 end 2 of