produced by [david] [newman] and [pg] [distributed] [proofreaders] 1 produced 2 by 2 by 5 and [the] [adventures] [of] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] [with] [illustrations] [by] [harrison] [cady] [@number@] [contents] [chapter] i [jimmy] [skunk] [is] [puzzled] [ii] . 1 i 7 . [jimmy] [skunk] [consults] [his] [friends] [iii] [.] [the] [hunt] [for] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] [iv] [.] [peter] [rabbit] [finds] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] [v] [old] [mr] [.] [toad's] [music] [bag] [vi] [.] [peter] [discovers] [something] [more] [vii] [.] a [shadow] [passes] [over] [the] [smiling] [pool] [viii] . 1 a 9 . [old] [mr] [.] [toad's] [babies] [ix] [.] [the] [smiling] [pool] [kindergarten] [x] [the] [little] [toads] [start] [out] [to] [see] [the] [world] [xi] [.] [old] [mr] [.] [toad's] [queer] [tongue] [xii] [.] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] [shows] [his] [tongue] [xiii] [.] [peter] [rabbit] [is] [impolite] [xiv] [.] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] [disappears] [xv] [.] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] [gives] [peter] [a] [scare] [xvi] [.] [jimmy] [skunk] [is] [surprised] [xvii] [.] [old] [mr] [.] [toad's] [mistake] [xviii] [.] [jimmy] [skunk] [is] [just] [in] [time] [xix] [.] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] [gets] [his] [stomach] [full] [xx] [.] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] [is] [puffed] [up] [xxi] [.] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] [receives] [another] [invitation] [xxii] [.] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] [learns] [a] [lesson] [xxiii] [.] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] [is] [very] [humble] [list] [of] [illustrations] " [can] [you] [tell] [me] [where] [all] [these] [little] [toads] [came] [from] ? " 1 " 14 " 13 ? 14 " " [do] [you] [see] [anything] [queer] [about] [him] ? " 1 " 10 " 9 ? 10 " [he] [asked] ["] [if] [he] [don't] [watch] [out] [,] [he'll] [blow] [up] [and] [bust] [!] ["] [the] [adventures] [of] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] [i] [jimmy] [skunk] [is] [puzzled] old [mother] [west] [wind] [almost] [sighed] [as] [she] [watched] [them] [for] a [few] [minutes] [.] 1 old 12 a she felt that she would like to join them . 1 she 2 felt 2 felt 3 that 3 that 5 would 4 she 5 would 5 would 6 like 5 would 8 join 7 to 8 join 8 join 9 them 9 them 10 . always the springtime made her feel this way , young , mad , carefree , and happy . 1 always 3 springtime 2 the 3 springtime 3 springtime 4 made 3 springtime 6 feel 3 springtime 7 this 3 springtime 8 way 4 made 5 her 8 way 14 carefree 9 , 14 carefree 10 young 14 carefree 11 , 14 carefree 12 mad 14 carefree 13 , 14 carefree 14 carefree 15 , 14 carefree 16 and 14 carefree 17 happy 14 carefree 18 . 15 , 16 and but she had work to do . 1 but 2 she 1 but 6 do 2 she 3 had 4 work 6 do 5 to 6 do 6 do 7 . so she puffed her cheeks out and started about her business . 1 so 2 she 1 so 3 puffed 3 puffed 5 cheeks 3 puffed 6 out 3 puffed 8 started 3 puffed 9 about 3 puffed 12 . 4 her 5 cheeks 7 and 8 started 9 about 10 her 9 about 11 business jimmy [skunk] sat at the top of the hill [that] overlooks [the] [green] [meadows] and watched her [out] [of] [sight] . 1 jimmy 16 watched 1 jimmy 21 . 3 sat 6 top 3 sat 16 watched 4 at 5 the 4 at 6 top 5 the 6 top 6 top 7 of 6 top 11 overlooks 7 of 8 the 8 the 9 hill 15 and 16 watched 17 her 21 . then [he] [started] [to] [amble] [down] [the] [lone] [little] [path] [to] [look] [for] some beetles . 1 then 14 some 14 some 15 beetles 15 beetles 16 . of course he turned to see who it was , and he was greatly surprised when he discovered [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 he 3 he 4 turned 3 he 18 discovered 4 turned 5 to 5 to 6 see 6 see 7 who 8 it 9 was 8 it 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 he 11 and 18 discovered 12 he 13 was 13 was 14 greatly 14 greatly 15 surprised 15 surprised 16 when 16 when 17 he 18 discovered 22 . yes , [sir] [,] it was [old] [mr] [toad] , and he seemed in a great hurry . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 5 it 1 yes 10 , 5 it 6 was 10 , 11 and 11 and 13 seemed 12 he 13 seemed 13 seemed 17 hurry 14 in 17 hurry 15 a 16 great 16 great 17 hurry 17 hurry 18 . now it is a very unusual thing [for] [mr] [toad] to hurry , very unusual indeed . 1 now 3 is 2 it 3 is 3 is 5 very 4 a 5 very 5 very 16 indeed 6 unusual 7 thing 6 unusual 12 hurry 11 to 12 hurry 12 hurry 13 , 12 hurry 15 unusual 14 very 15 unusual 15 unusual 16 indeed 16 indeed 17 . as a rule he hops a few steps and then sits down to think it over . 1 as 2 a 2 a 3 rule 3 rule 5 hops 4 he 5 hops 5 hops 8 steps 5 hops 9 and 5 hops 10 then 5 hops 11 sits 6 a 7 few 7 few 8 steps 11 sits 17 . 12 down 13 to 13 to 14 think 14 think 15 it 14 think 16 over 16 over 17 . of course the first thing [jimmy] thought of [was] [mr] [blacksnake] , and he looked [for] him . 1 of 2 course 1 of 3 the 3 the 4 first 4 first 5 thing 4 first 7 thought 7 thought 8 of 8 of 18 . 12 , 13 and 12 , 14 he 14 he 15 looked 15 looked 17 him 17 him 18 . but there was no sign of [mr] [blacksnake] [nor] [of] any other danger . 1 but 2 there 2 there 3 was 2 there 4 no 4 no 5 sign 5 sign 6 of 6 of 14 . 11 any 12 other 12 other 13 danger 13 danger 14 . old [mr] [toad] [didn't] [say] [a] [word] [,] [but] [simply] [tried] [to] [get] [past] [jimmy] and [keep] [on] his way . 1 old 16 and 16 and 19 his 19 his 20 way 20 way 21 . " [i] [i] beg your pardon . 1 " 6 pardon 4 beg 6 pardon 5 your 6 pardon 6 pardon 7 . i didn't have [any] [breath] to spare , " panted [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 i 2 didn't 1 i 3 have 3 have 6 to 6 to 14 . 7 spare 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 panted 10 panted 14 . " you see [i] ['m] [in] a great hurry . " 1 " 2 you 1 " 7 a 2 you 3 see 7 a 11 " 8 great 9 hurry 9 hurry 10 . 10 . 11 " " yes , [i] [see] , " replied [jimmy] . 1 " 2 yes 2 yes 3 , 2 yes 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 replied 8 replied 10 . " but don't you know that it isn't good for the health to hurry so ? 1 " 3 don't 2 but 3 don't 3 don't 4 you 4 you 5 know 4 you 16 ? 5 know 6 that 7 it 8 isn't 8 isn't 12 health 8 isn't 15 so 8 isn't 16 ? 9 good 12 health 10 for 11 the 10 for 12 health 12 health 14 hurry 13 to 14 hurry now , pray , what are you in such a hurry for ? 1 now 2 , 1 now 13 ? 2 , 3 pray 3 pray 4 , 3 pray 5 what 5 what 6 are 6 are 7 you 6 are 11 hurry 8 in 11 hurry 9 such 10 a 9 such 11 hurry 11 hurry 12 for i don't see anything to run away from . " 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 see 2 don't 4 anything 2 don't 6 run 5 to 6 run 6 run 7 away 7 away 8 from 7 away 9 . 9 . 10 " " [i] 'm [not] [running] away , " retorted [old] [mr] [toad] indignantly . 1 " 3 'm 1 " 9 retorted 6 away 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 retorted 9 retorted 13 indignantly 13 indignantly 14 . " [i] ['ve] [business] [to] attend to [at] the [smiling] [pool] , and [i] ['m] [late] as it is . " 1 " 21 " 6 attend 21 " 7 to 9 the 7 to 20 . 12 , 13 and 12 , 17 as 17 as 18 it 18 it 19 is 18 it 20 . 20 . 21 " " business [!] ["] [exclaimed] [jimmy] as if he could hardly believe his ears . 1 " 15 . 2 business 7 as 7 as 8 if 8 if 9 he 9 he 10 could 10 could 11 hardly 11 hardly 12 believe 11 hardly 14 ears 13 his 14 ears 14 ears 15 . " what business have you [at] [the] [smiling] [pool] ? " 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 business 2 what 10 ? 4 have 5 you 5 you 10 ? 10 ? 11 " " that is my own affair , " retorted [old] [mr] [toad] , " but if you really want to know , [i] 'll tell you . 1 " 3 is 1 " 7 , 1 " 26 you 2 that 3 is 3 is 4 my 4 my 5 own 5 own 6 affair 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 retorted 9 retorted 13 , 13 , 14 " 13 , 15 but 15 but 16 if 16 if 17 you 18 really 19 want 19 want 20 to 19 want 21 know 19 want 25 tell 21 know 22 , 24 'll 25 tell 25 tell 26 you 26 you 27 . i have a very important [part] in the spring chorus , and [i] 'm going down there to sing . 1 i 2 have 1 i 14 'm 2 have 3 a 3 a 4 very 4 very 5 important 5 important 12 and 7 in 10 chorus 8 the 9 spring 8 the 10 chorus 10 chorus 11 , 11 , 12 and 14 'm 15 going 15 going 16 down 15 going 18 to 16 down 17 there 18 to 19 sing 19 sing 20 . i have a very beautiful voice . " 1 i 2 have 2 have 8 " 3 a 6 voice 4 very 5 beautiful 5 beautiful 6 voice 6 voice 7 . 7 . 8 " that was too much for [jimmy] [skunk] . 1 that 2 was 2 was 3 too 3 too 4 much 3 too 5 for 3 too 8 . he just lay down and rolled over and over with laughter . 1 he 6 rolled 2 just 6 rolled 3 lay 6 rolled 4 down 5 and 5 and 6 rolled 6 rolled 7 over 6 rolled 8 and 6 rolled 9 over 6 rolled 11 laughter 10 with 11 laughter 11 laughter 12 . the [idea] [of] [any] [one] [so] homely , [almost] [ugly-looking] [,] [as] [mr] [toad] [thinking] that he had a beautiful voice ! 1 the 7 homely 7 homely 8 , 8 , 17 he 16 that 17 he 17 he 18 had 18 had 19 a 19 a 20 beautiful 20 beautiful 21 voice 20 beautiful 22 ! " [ha] , ha , ha ! 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 ha 4 ha 6 ha 5 , 6 ha 6 ha 7 ! ho , ho , ho ! " roared [jimmy] . 1 ho 3 ho 2 , 3 ho 3 ho 5 ho 4 , 5 ho 5 ho 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 roared 8 roared 10 . when [at] [last] he stopped because he couldn't [laugh] [any] [more] , he discovered that [old] [mr] [toad] was on [his] way again . 1 when 4 he 1 when 7 he 1 when 13 he 4 he 5 stopped 5 stopped 6 because 7 he 8 couldn't 12 , 13 he 13 he 14 discovered 14 discovered 24 . 15 that 19 was 15 that 22 way 19 was 20 on 22 way 23 again 23 again 24 . hop , hop , [hipperty-hop] [,] hop , hop , [hipperty-hop] [went] [mr] [toad] . 1 hop 2 , 1 hop 3 hop 3 hop 4 , 3 hop 7 hop 7 hop 8 , 7 hop 9 hop 9 hop 15 . 10 , 15 . jimmy watched him , and he confessed that he was puzzled . 1 jimmy 7 confessed 2 watched 3 him 2 watched 7 confessed 4 , 7 confessed 5 and 6 he 6 he 7 confessed 7 confessed 8 that 7 confessed 11 puzzled 8 that 9 he 10 was 11 puzzled 11 puzzled 12 . [ii] [jimmy] [skunk] [consults] [his] [friends] he [certainly] was puzzled , was [jimmy] [skunk] . 1 he 3 was 3 was 4 puzzled 4 puzzled 5 , 4 puzzled 9 . 6 was 9 . the truth [is] [,] [jimmy] didn't believe it . 1 the 2 truth 2 truth 9 . 6 didn't 7 believe 7 believe 8 it 8 it 9 . he thought that [old] [mr] [toad] was trying to fool him . 1 he 2 thought 1 he 8 trying 2 thought 7 was 3 that 7 was 8 trying 9 to 8 trying 12 . 10 fool 11 him 11 him 12 . presently [peter] [rabbit] came along . 1 presently 4 came 4 came 5 along 5 along 6 . he found [jimmy] [skunk] sitting in a [brown] study . 1 he 2 found 2 found 5 sitting 5 sitting 6 in 5 sitting 9 study 6 in 7 a 9 study 10 . " hello , [old] [striped-coat] , [what] [have] you got on your mind this fine morning ? " cried [peter] [rabbit] . 1 " 2 hello 1 " 19 cried 2 hello 3 , 6 , 19 cried 9 you 10 got 9 you 12 your 9 you 17 ? 10 got 11 on 12 your 13 mind 14 this 16 morning 14 this 17 ? 15 fine 16 morning 17 ? 18 " 18 " 19 cried 19 cried 22 . " him , " said [jimmy] simply , [pointing] [down] the [lone] [little] [path] . 1 " 5 said 1 " 7 simply 2 him 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 7 simply 15 . 8 , 11 the 8 , 15 . peter looked . 1 peter 2 looked 2 looked 3 . " do you [mean] [old] [mr] [toad] ! " he asked . 1 " 3 you 1 " 8 ! 2 do 3 you 8 ! 9 " 9 " 11 asked 10 he 11 asked 11 asked 12 . jimmy nodded . 1 jimmy 2 nodded 2 nodded 3 . " do you see anything queer about him ? " he asked in his turn . 1 " 12 asked 2 do 3 you 2 do 5 anything 2 do 9 ? 4 see 5 anything 5 anything 6 queer 5 anything 7 about 7 about 8 him 9 ? 10 " 9 ? 11 he 9 ? 12 asked 12 asked 15 turn 12 asked 16 . 13 in 14 his 14 his 15 turn [[] [illustration] [:] ["] [do] [you] [see] [anything] [queer] [about] [him] [?] ["] [he] [asked] [.] []] peter stared [down] [the] [lone] [little] [path] . 1 peter 2 stared 2 stared 8 . " no , " he replied , " except that he seems in a great hurry . " 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 2 no 7 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 he 4 " 6 replied 7 , 8 " 8 " 18 " 9 except 10 that 10 that 11 he 11 he 12 seems 12 seems 16 hurry 12 seems 17 . 13 in 14 a 14 a 16 hurry 15 great 16 hurry 17 . 18 " " that 's just it , " [jimmy] returned promptly . 1 " 3 's 1 " 10 promptly 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 just 5 it 6 , 6 , 10 promptly 7 " 9 returned 7 " 10 promptly 10 promptly 11 . " did you ever see him hurry unless he was frightened ? " 1 " 13 " 2 did 3 you 2 did 4 ever 2 did 12 ? 4 ever 5 see 4 ever 8 unless 5 see 6 him 7 hurry 8 unless 8 unless 9 he 8 unless 11 frightened 9 he 10 was 12 ? 13 " peter confessed that he never had . 1 peter 2 confessed 2 confessed 3 that 2 confessed 5 never 2 confessed 6 had 2 confessed 7 . 4 he 5 never " well , he isn't frightened now , [yet] just look at him [go] , " retorted [jimmy] . 1 " 2 well 2 well 3 , 2 well 7 now 2 well 8 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 isn't 5 isn't 6 frightened 8 , 16 " 10 just 11 look 11 look 12 at 12 at 13 him 13 him 15 , 15 , 16 " 16 " 17 retorted 17 retorted 19 . peter looked very hard at [jimmy] to see if he was fooling [or] [telling] [the] [truth] [.] 1 peter 2 looked 2 looked 3 very 2 looked 5 at 3 very 4 hard 5 at 12 fooling 7 to 8 see 7 to 12 fooling 8 see 9 if 9 if 10 he 10 he 11 was then he began to laugh . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 began 3 began 4 to 3 began 5 laugh 5 laugh 6 . " [old] [mr] . toad sing ! 1 " 4 . 1 " 7 ! 5 toad 6 sing 6 sing 7 ! the very idea ! " he cried . 1 the 3 idea 2 very 3 idea 3 idea 7 cried 4 ! 5 " 4 ! 6 he 4 ! 7 cried 7 cried 8 . " he can sing [about] [as] [much] [as] [i] [can] , and that is not at all . " 1 " 2 he 1 " 3 can 3 can 4 sing 4 sing 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 that 13 that 14 is 14 is 17 all 15 not 16 at 16 at 17 all 17 all 18 . 18 . 19 " jimmy grinned . 1 jimmy 2 grinned 2 grinned 3 . " [i] think he 's crazy , if you ask me , " said he . 1 " 14 said 3 think 6 crazy 4 he 6 crazy 5 's 6 crazy 6 crazy 7 , 6 crazy 10 ask 7 , 8 if 9 you 10 ask 10 ask 11 me 11 me 13 " 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 said 14 said 15 he 14 said 16 . " [and] [yet] he was just as earnest about it as if it were really so . 1 " 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 just 5 was 16 so 5 was 17 . 6 just 7 as 7 as 12 if 8 earnest 9 about 9 about 10 it 10 it 12 if 11 as 12 if 12 if 13 it 12 if 14 were 12 if 15 really i think he must have eaten something that has gone to his head . 1 i 2 think 1 i 4 must 3 he 4 must 4 must 5 have 4 must 7 something 5 have 6 eaten 7 something 8 that 7 something 9 has 9 has 10 gone 10 gone 11 to 10 gone 12 his 12 his 13 head 13 head 14 . there 's [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [over] [there] . 1 there 2 's 2 's 9 . let's ask him what he thinks . " 1 let's 2 ask 2 ask 3 him 3 him 7 . 4 what 6 thinks 5 he 6 thinks 6 thinks 7 . 7 . 8 " so [jimmy] [and] [peter] joined [unc] ['] [billy] [,] [and] [jimmy] told [the] [story] [about] [old] [mr] [toad] all over again . 1 so 5 joined 5 joined 22 . 12 told 19 all 19 all 20 over 20 over 21 again 21 again 22 . unc ['] [billy] chuckled and laughed [just] [as] [they] [had] at the idea [of] [old] [mr] [toad] ['s] [saying] he had a beautiful voice . 1 unc 4 chuckled 4 chuckled 13 idea 4 chuckled 20 he 5 and 6 laughed 6 laughed 11 at 11 at 12 the 12 the 13 idea 20 he 21 had 21 had 22 a 22 a 24 voice 23 beautiful 24 voice 24 voice 25 . but [unc] ['] [billy] has a shrewd [little] [head] on his shoulders . 1 but 7 shrewd 5 has 6 a 5 has 7 shrewd 7 shrewd 13 . 10 on 11 his 11 his 12 shoulders 12 shoulders 13 . after a few minutes he stopped laughing . 1 after 3 few 2 a 3 few 3 few 4 minutes 3 few 6 stopped 5 he 6 stopped 6 stopped 7 laughing 7 laughing 8 . " [we-uns] [done] think of [brer] [toad] [as] ugly-lookin ' fo ' so long [that] we-uns [may] [have] overlooked [something] . 1 " 4 think 1 " 21 . 4 think 5 of 5 of 9 ugly-lookin 9 ugly-lookin 10 ' 10 ' 11 fo 11 fo 12 ' 13 so 14 long 13 so 16 we-uns 16 we-uns 19 overlooked 19 overlooked 21 . ah [don] ' reckon [brer] [toad] can sing , but [ah] ' [lows] that [perhaps] he thinks he [can] . 1 ah 12 ' 1 ah 17 thinks 3 ' 4 reckon 3 ' 12 ' 4 reckon 10 but 7 can 8 sing 8 sing 9 , 9 , 10 but 14 that 16 he 16 he 17 thinks 17 thinks 18 he 18 he 20 . what do [you-alls] say to we-uns [going] [down] [to] [the] [smiling] [pool] [and] finding [out] what he really is up to ? ["] 1 what 2 do 1 what 4 say 1 what 5 to 1 what 22 ? 6 we-uns 22 ? 14 finding 16 what 16 what 17 he 16 what 19 is 16 what 22 ? 17 he 18 really 19 is 21 to 20 up 21 to " [the] [very] [thing] ! " cried [peter] , kicking up his [heels] . 1 " 7 cried 5 ! 6 " 5 ! 7 cried 7 cried 9 , 7 cried 14 . 9 , 10 kicking 10 kicking 12 his 11 up 12 his you know [peter] is always ready to go anywhere or do anything that will satisfy his curiosity . 1 you 2 know 2 know 18 . 4 is 5 always 5 always 6 ready 6 ready 7 to 7 to 15 satisfy 8 go 9 anywhere 9 anywhere 15 satisfy 10 or 12 anything 11 do 12 anything 12 anything 13 that 12 anything 15 satisfy 14 will 15 satisfy 15 satisfy 17 curiosity 16 his 17 curiosity 17 curiosity 18 . [iii] [the] [hunt] [for] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] you see he cannot [make] long jumps [like] his cousin , [grandfather] [frog] , but only [little] short hops . 1 you 2 see 1 you 4 cannot 2 see 3 he 4 cannot 20 . 6 long 7 jumps 7 jumps 10 cousin 9 his 10 cousin 10 cousin 11 , 10 cousin 19 hops 14 , 15 but 14 , 19 hops 15 but 16 only 16 only 18 short 19 hops 20 . so [peter] [and] [jimmy] [and] [unc] ['] [billy] took [their] [time] [about] following [him] . 1 so 9 took 1 so 15 . 9 took 13 following they [stopped] [to] hunt [for] fat beetles for [jimmy] [skunk] , and [at] [every] [little] patch of [sweet] clover [for] [peter] [rabbit] to help himself . 1 they 4 hunt 4 hunt 6 fat 6 fat 7 beetles 7 beetles 12 and 7 beetles 16 patch 8 for 11 , 11 , 12 and 16 patch 17 of 17 of 26 . 19 clover 25 himself 23 to 24 help 23 to 25 himself 25 himself 26 . he didn't find the nest for the very good reason that [carol] [hadn't] built one [yet] . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 find 3 find 5 nest 4 the 5 nest 5 nest 17 . 6 for 10 reason 7 the 10 reason 8 very 9 good 9 good 10 reason 10 reason 11 that 10 reason 14 built 14 built 15 one 14 built 17 . peter was secretly glad . 1 peter 3 secretly 1 peter 5 . 2 was 3 secretly 3 secretly 4 glad you know he doesn't eat eggs , and he is always sorry for his feathered friends when their eggs are stolen . 1 you 2 know 2 know 6 eggs 3 he 4 doesn't 4 doesn't 5 eat 5 eat 6 eggs 6 eggs 8 and 6 eggs 21 stolen 6 eggs 22 . 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 he 9 he 15 feathered 10 is 15 feathered 11 always 15 feathered 12 sorry 13 for 12 sorry 15 feathered 14 his 15 feathered 15 feathered 16 friends 15 feathered 17 when 15 feathered 18 their 15 feathered 19 eggs 15 feathered 21 stolen 19 eggs 20 are when [at] [last] [they] [started] [on] [again] [,] [old] [mr] [toad] was out of sight . 1 when 12 was 12 was 15 sight 13 out 14 of 13 out 15 sight 15 sight 16 . you see all the time he had kept right on going , hop , hop , hipperty-hop . 1 you 11 going 2 see 3 all 3 all 4 the 3 all 5 time 5 time 8 kept 6 he 7 had 6 he 8 kept 8 kept 9 right 8 kept 10 on 8 kept 11 going 11 going 17 hipperty-hop 12 , 17 hipperty-hop 13 hop 17 hipperty-hop 14 , 17 hipperty-hop 15 hop 17 hipperty-hop 16 , 17 hipperty-hop 17 hipperty-hop 18 . " never mind , " said [peter] , " we can catch up with him easy [enough] , he 's [such] a [slow-poke] . " 1 " 5 " 2 never 3 mind 3 mind 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 we 10 we 11 can 11 can 25 " 12 catch 13 up 12 catch 24 . 13 up 14 with 14 with 15 him 15 him 22 a 16 easy 18 , 16 easy 22 a 18 , 19 he 19 he 20 's 24 . 25 " so it was with [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 so 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 with 4 with 8 . " do you suppose he hid somewhere , and we passed him ? " asked [peter] . 1 " 2 do 2 do 3 you 2 do 4 suppose 2 do 13 ? 4 suppose 6 hid 5 he 6 hid 6 hid 7 somewhere 7 somewhere 8 , 7 somewhere 11 passed 7 somewhere 12 him 8 , 9 and 10 we 11 passed 13 ? 14 " 13 ? 15 asked 15 asked 17 . unc ['] [billy] shook his head . 1 unc 4 shook 4 shook 6 head 5 his 6 head 6 head 7 . " ah don ' reckon so , " said he . 1 " 2 ah 1 " 7 , 2 ah 5 reckon 3 don 4 ' 3 don 5 reckon 5 reckon 6 so 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 10 he 10 he 11 . " [we-uns] [done] [been] foolin ' [away] [our] time , [an] ' [brer] [toad] [done] [stole] a [march] [on] [us] . 1 " 17 a 5 foolin 6 ' 5 foolin 17 a 6 ' 12 ' 9 time 10 , 10 , 12 ' 17 a 21 . ah reckons we-uns will find him sittin ' on the bank here somewhere . " 1 ah 2 reckons 2 reckons 7 sittin 3 we-uns 7 sittin 4 will 7 sittin 5 find 7 sittin 6 him 7 sittin 7 sittin 8 ' 7 sittin 9 on 7 sittin 11 bank 7 sittin 12 here 7 sittin 13 somewhere 9 on 10 the 13 somewhere 14 . 14 . 15 " so [right] [away] the [three] [separated] [to] [look] [for] [old] [mr] [toad] [.] 1 so 4 the all [along] the bank of the [smiling] [pool] [they] [looked] . 1 all 3 the 3 the 4 bank 4 bank 5 of 5 of 6 the 6 the 11 . they peeped under old leaves and sticks . 1 they 2 peeped 2 peeped 3 under 2 peeped 7 sticks 2 peeped 8 . 4 old 7 sticks 5 leaves 6 and 5 leaves 7 sticks they looked in every [place] [where] [old] [mr] [toad] might have hidden , but not a trace of him did they find . 1 they 2 looked 1 they 17 trace 3 in 4 every 4 every 17 trace 10 might 11 have 11 have 12 hidden 12 hidden 17 trace 13 , 14 but 14 but 15 not 15 not 17 trace 16 a 17 trace 17 trace 18 of 17 trace 19 him 17 trace 22 find 17 trace 23 . 20 did 22 find 21 they 22 find " [tra-la-la-lee] ! 1 " 3 ! oka-chee ! 1 oka-chee 2 ! oka-chee ! 1 oka-chee 2 ! happy [am] [i] as [i] can be ! " 1 happy 4 as 4 as 6 can 6 can 7 be 7 be 8 ! 8 ! 9 " sang [mr] [redwing] [,] as he swayed to and fro [among] the bulrushes . 1 sang 5 as 1 sang 13 bulrushes 5 as 6 he 6 he 7 swayed 7 swayed 10 fro 8 to 10 fro 9 and 10 fro 12 the 13 bulrushes 13 bulrushes 14 . " [say] , [mr] [redwing] [,] have you [seen] [old] [mr] [toad] ? " [called] [peter] [rabbit] . 1 " 3 , 1 " 8 you 7 have 8 you 8 you 13 ? 13 ? 14 " 14 " 18 . " no , " replied [mr] [redwing] . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 replied 5 replied 8 . " is that whom you fellows are looking for ? 1 " 2 is 2 is 3 that 2 is 10 ? 4 whom 6 fellows 4 whom 8 looking 4 whom 10 ? 5 you 6 fellows 6 fellows 7 are 8 looking 9 for i wondered if you had lost something . 1 i 2 wondered 2 wondered 3 if 2 wondered 5 had 3 if 4 you 5 had 6 lost 5 had 7 something 7 something 8 . what do you want [with] [old] [mr] [toad] ? " 1 what 2 do 1 what 9 ? 2 do 3 you 2 do 4 want 9 ? 10 " peter explained [how] they had [followed] [old] [mr] [toad] [just] to see what he really [was] [up] [to] . 1 peter 2 explained 2 explained 19 . 4 they 5 had 4 they 19 . 5 had 11 to 11 to 12 see 12 see 13 what 13 what 14 he 14 he 15 really it looks to us as if [the] spring has made [old] [mr] [toad] crazy . " 1 it 2 looks 2 looks 4 us 2 looks 6 if 2 looks 8 spring 3 to 4 us 5 as 6 if 8 spring 16 " 9 has 10 made 10 made 14 crazy 14 crazy 15 . 15 . 16 " " oh , that 's it , is it ? " replied [mr] [redwing] [,] his [bright] [eyes] twinkling . 1 " 2 oh 1 " 8 is 2 oh 3 , 4 that 5 's 4 that 8 is 6 it 8 is 7 , 8 is 8 is 10 ? 9 it 10 ? 10 ? 11 " 11 " 12 replied 12 replied 19 twinkling 16 his 19 twinkling 19 twinkling 20 . " some people don't know as much as they might . 1 " 4 don't 2 some 3 people 3 people 4 don't 4 don't 5 know 4 don't 7 much 6 as 7 much 7 much 8 as 8 as 9 they 9 they 10 might 10 might 11 . then once more [mr] [redwing] began to sing . 1 then 2 once 2 once 3 more 3 more 9 . 6 began 7 to 7 to 8 sing 8 sing 9 . [iv] [peter] [rabbit] [finds] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] it isn't often that [peter] [rabbit] is truly envious , but [sometimes] [in] the [joyousness] [of] spring he is . 1 it 2 isn't 1 it 7 is 2 isn't 3 often 4 that 7 is 7 is 8 truly 8 truly 9 envious 9 envious 20 . 10 , 11 but 10 , 20 . 11 but 14 the 14 the 17 spring 17 spring 19 is 18 he 19 is he envies the birds because they can pour out in beautiful song the joy that is in them . 1 he 2 envies 2 envies 3 the 2 envies 4 birds 2 envies 5 because 2 envies 6 they 2 envies 7 can 2 envies 8 pour 8 pour 9 out 8 pour 10 in 8 pour 11 beautiful 8 pour 12 song 8 pour 13 the 8 pour 14 joy 8 pour 16 is 8 pour 17 in 8 pour 18 them 15 that 16 is 18 them 19 . the only way he can express his feelings is by kicking his long heels , jumping about , and such foolish things . 1 the 2 only 2 only 6 express 3 way 4 he 3 way 6 express 5 can 6 express 6 express 11 kicking 7 his 8 feelings 8 feelings 11 kicking 9 is 11 kicking 10 by 11 kicking 11 kicking 12 his 11 kicking 13 long 11 kicking 14 heels 11 kicking 16 jumping 15 , 16 jumping 16 jumping 17 about 16 jumping 19 and 16 jumping 21 foolish 18 , 19 and 20 such 21 foolish 21 foolish 22 things 22 things 23 . so there are [times] [when] [peter] wishes he could sing [.] 1 so 2 there 2 there 3 are 3 are 7 wishes 7 wishes 10 sing 8 he 9 could 9 could 10 sing he was wishing this very thing now , as he sat on the bank of the [smiling] [pool] , listening to the great spring chorus . 1 he 2 was 1 he 11 sat 3 wishing 6 thing 3 wishing 7 now 3 wishing 10 he 4 this 6 thing 5 very 6 thing 7 now 8 , 9 as 10 he 10 he 11 sat 11 sat 14 bank 12 on 13 the 12 on 14 bank 14 bank 15 of 15 of 16 the 16 the 26 . 19 , 20 listening 20 listening 21 to 20 listening 25 chorus 21 to 22 the 22 the 23 great 23 great 24 spring 25 chorus 26 . " [tra-la-la-lee] ! 1 " 3 ! oka-chee ! 1 oka-chee 2 ! oka-chee ! 1 oka-chee 2 ! there 's joy in the spring for you and for me . " 1 there 2 's 1 there 4 in 2 's 3 joy 4 in 5 the 5 the 6 spring 6 spring 7 for 7 for 11 me 8 you 11 me 9 and 10 for 10 for 11 me 11 me 13 " 12 . 13 " sang [redwing] the [blackbird] from the bulrushes . 1 sang 3 the 1 sang 7 bulrushes 5 from 6 the 6 the 7 bulrushes 7 bulrushes 8 . even [sammy] [jay] [was] [adding] a [beautiful] [,] [bell-like] note instead of his [usual] harsh scream . 1 even 6 a 6 a 16 scream 10 note 11 instead 11 instead 12 of 12 of 13 his 13 his 15 harsh 15 harsh 16 scream 16 scream 17 . peter knew who those singers were , although look as he would he could see none of them . 1 peter 5 singers 2 knew 5 singers 3 who 5 singers 4 those 5 singers 5 singers 6 were 5 singers 8 although 5 singers 9 look 5 singers 14 could 5 singers 17 of 7 , 8 although 10 as 14 could 11 he 12 would 11 he 14 could 13 he 14 could 14 could 15 see 16 none 17 of 17 of 18 them 18 them 19 . they were hylas [,] [the] tiny cousins of [stickytoes] the [tree] [toad] . 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 hylas 3 hylas 13 . 6 tiny 7 cousins 6 tiny 13 . 7 cousins 8 of 8 of 10 the listening [to] all these joyous voices , [peter] [forgot] for a time [what] had [brought] him to the [smiling] [pool] . 1 listening 5 joyous 1 listening 21 . 3 all 4 these 4 these 5 joyous 5 joyous 6 voices 6 voices 10 for 6 voices 16 him 7 , 10 for 10 for 12 time 11 a 12 time 12 time 14 had 17 to 18 the 17 to 21 . but [jimmy] [skunk] [and] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] didn't [forget] . 1 but 9 didn't 9 didn't 11 . they were still hunting [for] [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 still 3 still 4 hunting 4 hunting 9 . peter came to himself with a start . 1 peter 7 start 2 came 3 to 3 to 4 himself 4 himself 7 start 5 with 7 start 6 a 7 start 7 start 8 . " no , " said he . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 6 he 7 . " [i] was just listening [and] wishing [that] [i] [could] sing , [too] . 1 " 14 . 3 was 4 just 3 was 5 listening 5 listening 7 wishing 5 listening 14 . 7 wishing 11 sing 11 sing 12 , don't you ever wish you could [sing] [,] [jimmy] ? " 1 don't 2 you 1 don't 3 ever 1 don't 4 wish 4 wish 5 you 4 wish 6 could 6 could 10 ? 10 ? 11 " " no , " replied [jimmy] . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 replied 5 replied 7 . " [i] never waste time wishing [i] could do things [it] [was] [never] [meant] [i] [should] [do] . 1 " 18 . 3 never 4 waste 4 waste 5 time 4 waste 6 wishing 6 wishing 8 could 6 wishing 10 things 8 could 9 do 10 things 18 . it 's funny [where] [old] [mr] [toad] is . 1 it 2 's 1 it 8 is 2 's 3 funny 8 is 9 . he said that he was coming down here to sing , and [redwing] [the] [blackbird] [seemed] to be expecting him . 1 he 5 was 1 he 17 to 2 said 3 that 3 that 5 was 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 coming 6 coming 7 down 6 coming 8 here 6 coming 9 to 9 to 10 sing 10 sing 12 and 11 , 12 and 17 to 18 be 18 be 19 expecting 19 expecting 21 . 20 him 21 . i ['ve] [looked] [everywhere] [i] can think of without finding him , but [i] don't believe in giving up [without] [another] [try] . 1 i 6 can 1 i 15 don't 6 can 7 think 6 can 9 without 7 think 8 of 10 finding 11 him 11 him 12 , 12 , 13 but 13 but 15 don't 15 don't 16 believe 16 believe 17 in 16 believe 18 giving 18 giving 19 up 19 up 23 . stop your dreaming and come help us hunt . " 1 stop 2 your 1 stop 3 dreaming 3 dreaming 4 and 3 dreaming 6 help 3 dreaming 8 hunt 3 dreaming 9 . 5 come 6 help 6 help 7 us 9 . 10 " so [peter] [stopped] [his] dreaming and joined in the search . 1 so 5 dreaming 5 dreaming 10 search 6 and 7 joined 7 joined 8 in 8 in 9 the 9 the 10 search 10 search 11 . now there [was] [one] [place] [where] [neither] [peter] [nor] [jimmy] [nor] [unc] ['] [billy] [had] [thought] [of] [looking] . 1 now 2 there 2 there 19 . that was in the [smiling] [pool] itself . 1 that 2 was 2 was 3 in 3 in 4 the 4 the 7 itself 7 itself 8 . they just took it for granted that [old] [mr] [toad] was [somewhere] on the bank . 1 they 6 granted 2 just 6 granted 3 took 6 granted 4 it 6 granted 5 for 6 granted 6 granted 16 . 7 that 11 was 11 was 13 on 13 on 15 bank 14 the 15 bank 15 bank 16 . suddenly he jumped right up in the air with surprise . 1 suddenly 3 jumped 2 he 3 jumped 3 jumped 4 right 3 jumped 5 up 3 jumped 8 air 6 in 8 air 7 the 8 air 8 air 10 surprise 9 with 10 surprise 10 surprise 11 . there was a familiar-looking head sticking out of the water . 1 there 4 familiar-looking 2 was 4 familiar-looking 3 a 4 familiar-looking 4 familiar-looking 5 head 4 familiar-looking 6 sticking 4 familiar-looking 7 out 4 familiar-looking 8 of 4 familiar-looking 9 the 4 familiar-looking 10 water 10 water 11 . peter had found [old] [mr] [toad] [!] 1 peter 2 had 2 had 3 found [v] [old] [mr] [.] [toad's] [music] [bag] never [think] [that] [you] have learned [all] there is to [know] [.] 1 never 5 have 1 never 6 learned 6 learned 10 to 8 there 9 is 9 is 10 to that 's the [surest] way of all [ignorance] [to] [show] . 1 that 2 's 1 that 5 way 1 that 7 all 3 the 5 way 5 way 6 of 7 all 11 . " [i] ['ve] [found] [old] [mr] [toad] ! " cried [peter] [rabbit] , [hurrying] after [jimmy] [skunk] . 1 " 10 cried 8 ! 9 " 8 ! 10 cried 10 cried 13 , 10 cried 18 . 13 , 15 after " where ? " demanded [jimmy] . 1 " 2 where 2 where 3 ? 3 ? 4 " 4 " 5 demanded 5 demanded 7 . " [in] [the] water , " declared [peter] . 1 " 7 declared 4 water 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 declared 7 declared 9 . " he 's [sitting] right over there where the water is shallow , and he didn't notice me at all . 1 " 2 he 1 " 3 's 3 's 5 right 5 right 6 over 6 over 12 shallow 7 there 12 shallow 8 where 12 shallow 9 the 10 water 10 water 12 shallow 11 is 12 shallow 12 shallow 17 notice 12 shallow 18 me 13 , 14 and 13 , 15 he 15 he 16 didn't 16 didn't 17 notice 18 me 21 . 19 at 20 all 19 at 21 . sure [enough] , [there] [sat] [old] [mr] [toad] with [just] his head [out] [of] [water] . 1 sure 3 , 3 , 9 with 9 with 11 his 11 his 12 head 12 head 16 . and while they were watching him , something very strange happened . 1 and 2 while 2 while 5 watching 3 they 4 were 4 were 5 watching 5 watching 6 him 5 watching 11 happened 6 him 7 , 8 something 11 happened 9 very 10 strange 10 strange 11 happened 11 happened 12 . " what what 's the matter with him ? " whispered [peter] [,] [his] [big] eyes looking as if they might pop out of his head . 1 " 2 what 2 what 6 matter 3 what 6 matter 4 's 6 matter 5 the 6 matter 6 matter 7 with 6 matter 9 ? 7 with 8 him 9 ? 10 " 10 " 11 whispered 11 whispered 27 . 16 eyes 22 pop 16 eyes 27 . 17 looking 22 pop 18 as 19 if 18 as 22 pop 19 if 22 pop 20 they 22 pop 21 might 22 pop 22 pop 23 out 22 pop 24 of 22 pop 26 head 24 of 25 his " [if] [he] [don't] [watch] [out] , he 'll blow up and [bust] ! " exclaimed [jimmy] . 1 " 7 , 1 " 14 ! 7 , 12 and 8 he 9 'll 9 'll 10 blow 10 blow 11 up 11 up 12 and 14 ! 15 " 14 ! 18 . 15 " 16 exclaimed [[] [illustration] [:] ["] [if] [he] [don't] [watch] [out] [,] [he] ['ll] [blow] [up] [and] [bust] [!] ["] [exclaimed] [jimmy] [.] []] " listen ! " whispered [unc] ' [billy] [possum] . 1 " 2 listen 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 whispered 5 whispered 10 . 7 ' 10 . " do mah ol ' ears hear right ? 1 " 2 do 1 " 3 mah 3 mah 4 ol 3 mah 6 ears 3 mah 8 right 3 mah 9 ? 4 ol 5 ' 6 ears 7 hear ' [pears] to me that [that] [song] is [coming] right from [where] [brer] [toad] [is] [sitting] . " 1 ' 8 is 3 to 4 me 4 me 5 that 5 that 8 is 8 is 10 right 10 right 18 " 11 from 17 . 17 . 18 " it certainly did appear so , and of all the songs that glad spring day there was none sweeter . 1 it 2 certainly 1 it 5 so 2 certainly 4 appear 3 did 4 appear 5 so 19 sweeter 6 , 7 and 7 and 11 songs 8 of 9 all 9 all 11 songs 10 the 11 songs 11 songs 12 that 11 songs 19 sweeter 13 glad 19 sweeter 14 spring 19 sweeter 15 day 19 sweeter 16 there 17 was 16 there 19 sweeter 18 none 19 sweeter 19 sweeter 20 . indeed [there] [were] [few] [as] [sweet] . 1 indeed 7 . the only trouble was the song was so very short . 1 the 2 only 2 only 10 short 3 trouble 6 song 4 was 5 the 5 the 6 song 6 song 10 short 7 was 8 so 7 was 9 very 9 very 10 short 10 short 11 . it lasted only for two or three seconds . 1 it 2 lasted 2 lasted 8 seconds 3 only 8 seconds 4 for 8 seconds 5 two 7 three 6 or 7 three 7 three 8 seconds 8 seconds 9 . and [when] it ended , [old] [mr] [toad] [looked] quite [his] natural self again ; just as commonplace , almost ugly , as ever . 1 and 3 it 1 and 13 self 3 it 4 ended 4 ended 12 natural 5 , 10 quite 10 quite 12 natural 13 self 18 commonplace 14 again 15 ; 15 ; 18 commonplace 16 just 17 as 16 just 18 commonplace 18 commonplace 19 , 18 commonplace 20 almost 18 commonplace 21 ugly 18 commonplace 22 , 18 commonplace 24 ever 22 , 23 as 24 ever 25 . peter looked [at] [jimmy] [skunk] [,] [jimmy] [looked] [at] [unc] ' [billy] [possum] , and [unc] ['] [billy] looked at [peter] . 1 peter 2 looked 2 looked 20 at 11 ' 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 19 looked 19 looked 20 at 20 at 22 . and no one had a word to say . 1 and 2 no 2 no 3 one 3 one 6 word 4 had 5 a 5 a 6 word 6 word 8 say 6 word 9 . 7 to 8 say then all three looked back [at] [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 then 3 three 1 then 4 looked 1 then 5 back 2 all 3 three 5 back 10 . it was very hard to believe , but [peter] and [jimmy] [and] [unc] ['] [billy] [both] saw and heard , and that was enough . 1 it 2 was 1 it 4 hard 2 was 3 very 4 hard 5 to 4 hard 6 believe 6 believe 22 that 7 , 8 but 7 , 10 and 10 and 17 saw 17 saw 22 that 18 and 22 that 19 heard 21 and 19 heard 22 that 20 , 21 and 22 that 23 was 23 was 24 enough 24 enough 25 . their respect for [old] [mr] [toad] [grew] tremendously [as] they listened . 1 their 2 respect 2 respect 3 for 2 respect 8 tremendously 2 respect 12 . 10 they 11 listened 11 listened 12 . " how does he do it ? " whispered [peter] . 1 " 2 how 2 how 3 does 3 does 4 he 3 does 7 ? 5 do 6 it 5 do 7 ? 7 ? 8 " 8 " 9 whispered 9 whispered 11 . " with that bag [under] [his] chin [,] of course , " replied [jimmy] [skunk] . 1 " 10 course 2 with 3 that 3 that 4 bag 4 bag 7 chin 7 chin 9 of 9 of 10 course 10 course 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 replied 13 replied 16 . " don't you see it 's only when that is swelled out that he sings ? 1 " 2 don't 2 don't 4 see 2 don't 5 it 3 you 4 see 5 it 15 sings 5 it 16 ? 6 's 15 sings 7 only 11 swelled 8 when 11 swelled 9 that 10 is 10 is 11 swelled 11 swelled 12 out 11 swelled 13 that 11 swelled 14 he 11 swelled 15 sings it 's a regular music bag . 1 it 2 's 2 's 3 a 3 a 4 regular 4 regular 5 music 5 music 6 bag 6 bag 7 . and [i] [didn't] know he had [any] [such] [bag] [there] [at] all . " 1 and 4 know 4 know 14 " 5 he 6 had 6 had 12 all 12 all 13 . 13 . 14 " [vi] [peter] [discovers] [something] [more] there are stranger things in the world to-day [than] ever [you] dreamed could be . 1 there 2 are 2 are 4 things 3 stranger 4 things 4 things 7 world 5 in 7 world 6 the 7 world 7 world 12 dreamed 7 world 15 . 8 to-day 12 dreamed 10 ever 12 dreamed 12 dreamed 13 could 13 could 14 be there 's beauty in [some] [of] the [commonest] [things] [if] [only] you've [eyes] to see . 1 there 2 's 1 there 4 in 2 's 3 beauty 4 in 7 the 7 the 12 you've 12 you've 16 . 14 to 15 see 14 to 16 . also [he] [had] [thought] [old] [mr] [toad] [almost] ugly-looking [,] and he knew that most of his neighbors [thought] the [same] [way] . 1 also 9 ugly-looking 9 ugly-looking 23 . 11 and 12 he 11 and 20 the 12 he 13 knew 13 knew 14 that 13 knew 18 neighbors 15 most 16 of 16 of 17 his 17 his 18 neighbors 20 the 23 . this was especially so [with] [peter] . 1 this 2 was 1 this 3 especially 3 especially 4 so 4 so 7 . " what was the use of wasting my breath ? " demanded [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 " 2 what 1 " 16 . 2 what 7 wasting 3 was 4 the 3 was 7 wasting 5 use 7 wasting 6 of 7 wasting 7 wasting 8 my 7 wasting 9 breath 7 wasting 12 demanded 10 ? 11 " 11 " 12 demanded " you wouldn't have believed me if [i] had . 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 wouldn't 3 wouldn't 5 believed 3 wouldn't 6 me 3 wouldn't 7 if 3 wouldn't 10 . 4 have 5 believed 7 if 9 had you [didn't] [believe] me [when] [i] did [tell] [you] . " 1 you 4 me 4 me 11 " 7 did 10 . 10 . 11 " peter knew that this was true , and he couldn't find any answer ready . 1 peter 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 3 that 6 true 4 this 6 true 5 was 6 true 6 true 7 , 6 true 13 answer 7 , 8 and 9 he 10 couldn't 10 couldn't 11 find 10 couldn't 12 any 12 any 13 answer 13 answer 14 ready 13 answer 15 . at last he ventured another question . 1 at 2 last 2 last 4 ventured 3 he 4 ventured 4 ventured 5 another 4 ventured 6 question 6 question 7 . " why haven't [i] [ever] heard [you] sing [before] ? " 1 " 2 why 2 why 3 haven't 2 why 10 ? 3 haven't 6 heard 8 sing 10 ? 10 ? 11 " " you have , " replied [old] [mr] [toad] tartly . 1 " 2 you 1 " 6 replied 2 you 3 have 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 replied 6 replied 10 tartly 6 replied 11 . " [i] sang right in this very place last spring , and the spring before , and the spring before that . 1 " 22 . 3 sang 19 spring 4 right 5 in 5 in 19 spring 6 this 8 place 7 very 8 place 8 place 19 spring 9 last 19 spring 10 spring 14 spring 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 the 13 the 14 spring 14 spring 15 before 14 spring 17 and 14 spring 19 spring 16 , 17 and 18 the 19 spring 19 spring 20 before 20 before 21 that 20 before 22 . you 've sat on that very bank lots of times while [i] was singing . 1 you 2 've 2 've 8 lots 3 sat 7 bank 4 on 7 bank 5 that 6 very 6 very 7 bank 7 bank 8 lots 8 lots 9 of 8 lots 10 times 8 lots 11 while 8 lots 14 singing 13 was 14 singing 14 singing 15 . the [trouble] [with] [you] [,] [peter] , is that you don't use [your] [eyes] or your ears . ["] 1 the 18 . 7 , 8 is 8 is 9 that 8 is 12 use 10 you 11 don't 11 don't 12 use 12 use 17 ears 15 or 16 your 16 your 17 ears 17 ears 18 . peter looked more foolish than ever . 1 peter 2 looked 2 looked 3 more 3 more 4 foolish 3 more 5 than 5 than 6 ever 6 ever 7 . but he ventured another question . 1 but 3 ventured 2 he 3 ventured 3 ventured 4 another 3 ventured 5 question 5 question 6 . it wouldn't be [peter] to let a chance for questions go by . 1 it 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 3 be 2 wouldn't 6 let 5 to 6 let 6 let 11 go 7 a 8 chance 8 chance 9 for 8 chance 10 questions 8 chance 11 go 11 go 12 by 11 go 13 . " have [i] [ever] [heard] you singing up on the meadows or [in] [the] [old] [orchard] ? " 1 " 18 " 2 have 6 you 2 have 7 singing 2 have 17 ? 7 singing 11 meadows 8 up 11 meadows 9 on 10 the 9 on 11 meadows 10 the 11 meadows 11 meadows 12 or 17 ? 18 " " no , " replied [old] [mr] [toad] , " [i] only sing in the springtime . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 2 no 9 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 replied 9 , 10 " 10 " 17 . 12 only 16 springtime 13 sing 14 in 14 in 15 the 15 the 16 springtime 16 springtime 17 . that 's the time for singing . 1 that 2 's 2 's 5 for 3 the 4 time 4 time 5 for 5 for 7 . 6 singing 7 . i just have to sing [then] . 1 i 5 sing 2 just 4 to 3 have 4 to 4 to 5 sing 5 sing 7 . in the summer it is too hot , and in the winter [i] sleep [.] 1 in 2 the 1 in 12 winter 3 summer 12 winter 4 it 5 is 5 is 6 too 6 too 7 hot 7 hot 9 and 7 hot 12 winter 8 , 9 and 10 in 11 the 10 in 12 winter 12 winter 14 sleep i always return to my old home to sing . 1 i 2 always 2 always 3 return 3 return 4 to 3 return 7 home 3 return 9 sing 3 return 10 . 5 my 6 old 6 old 7 home 8 to 9 sing you know [i] was born [here] . 1 you 2 know 2 know 5 born 4 was 5 born 5 born 7 . all my family gathers here in the spring to sing [,] [so] [of] [course] [i] come too . " 1 all 4 gathers 2 my 4 gathers 3 family 4 gathers 4 gathers 5 here 4 gathers 6 in 4 gathers 7 the 4 gathers 8 spring 4 gathers 10 sing 4 gathers 19 " 9 to 10 sing 16 come 17 too 17 too 18 . 18 . 19 " old [mr] [toad] filled out his [queer] [music] [bag] [under] [his] chin and began to sing again . 1 old 4 filled 4 filled 12 chin 5 out 6 his 6 his 12 chin 12 chin 18 . 13 and 14 began 14 began 15 to 15 to 16 sing 16 sing 17 again 17 again 18 . peter watched him . 1 peter 2 watched 2 watched 3 him 3 him 4 . now [it] [just] [happened] that [old] [mr] [toad] was facing [him] , and so [peter] [looked] [down] straight into his eyes . 1 now 5 that 5 that 9 was 9 was 10 facing 10 facing 18 straight 10 facing 22 . 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 so 13 and 18 straight 18 straight 19 into 19 into 21 eyes 20 his 21 eyes " oh ! " he exclaimed , " what beautiful eyes you have [,] [mr] [toad] ! " 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 ! 2 oh 17 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 6 exclaimed 5 he 6 exclaimed 6 exclaimed 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 what 9 what 10 beautiful 9 what 12 you 10 beautiful 11 eyes 12 you 13 have 17 ! 18 " " so [i] ['ve] [been] [told] [before] , " replied [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 " 2 so 1 " 10 replied 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 replied 10 replied 14 . " my family always has had beautiful eyes . 1 " 2 my 2 my 3 family 2 my 8 eyes 3 family 4 always 3 family 5 has 3 family 6 had 7 beautiful 8 eyes 8 eyes 9 . there is [an] [old] [saying] that [every] [toad] [has] [jewels] in his head , but of course [he] hasn't , not [real] jewels . 1 there 2 is 1 there 11 in 2 is 6 that 11 in 12 his 12 his 13 head 13 head 24 . 14 , 15 but 14 , 19 hasn't 15 but 17 course 16 of 17 course 19 hasn't 20 , 19 hasn't 23 jewels 20 , 21 not 23 jewels 24 . it is just the beautiful eyes . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 just 2 is 5 beautiful 4 the 5 beautiful 5 beautiful 6 eyes 6 eyes 7 . excuse me , [peter] , but [i] ['m] needed in that chorus . " 1 excuse 2 me 2 me 14 " 3 , 14 " 5 , 6 but 6 but 9 needed 9 needed 12 chorus 10 in 11 that 10 in 12 chorus 12 chorus 13 . 13 . 14 " old [mr] [toad] [once] [more] [swelled] [out] [his] throat and began to [sing] . 1 old 9 throat 9 throat 14 . 10 and 11 began 11 began 12 to 12 to 14 . peter watched him [a] [while] longer , then hopped [away] to the [dear] [old] [briarpatch] [,] and he was very thoughtful . 1 peter 2 watched 2 watched 3 him 3 him 22 . 6 longer 7 , 6 longer 21 thoughtful 8 then 9 hopped 8 then 18 he 9 hopped 12 the 11 to 12 the 17 and 18 he 18 he 19 was 19 was 20 very 19 was 21 thoughtful 21 thoughtful 22 . don't you think so ? 1 don't 2 you 2 you 3 think 2 you 5 ? 3 think 4 so [vii] [a] [shadow] [passes] [over] [the] [smiling] [pool] he says that that is the reason that he [lives] [to] a [good] old age , does [old] [mr] [toad] [.] 1 he 2 says 2 says 3 that 2 says 4 that 4 that 5 is 4 that 14 old 5 is 7 reason 6 the 7 reason 7 reason 8 that 8 that 9 he 9 he 12 a 14 old 15 age 15 age 16 , 15 age 17 does it is the same way with danger and trouble . 1 it 2 is 2 is 7 danger 3 the 4 same 4 same 5 way 5 way 6 with 5 way 7 danger 7 danger 8 and 7 danger 9 trouble 7 danger 10 . so [old] [mr] [toad] [very] [wisely] watches [out] [when] [there] [seems] to be the [least] [need] of it , and he finds it always pays . 1 so 7 watches 7 watches 26 . 12 to 13 be 12 to 14 the 14 the 17 of 17 of 18 it 17 of 26 . 18 it 19 , 19 , 20 and 20 and 21 he 20 and 22 finds 22 finds 25 pays 23 it 25 pays 24 always 25 pays it was a beautiful spring evening . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 beautiful 3 a 4 beautiful 4 beautiful 5 spring 5 spring 6 evening 5 spring 7 . but [over] the [green] [meadows] and the [smiling] [pool] the shadows [had] drawn a curtain of soft dusk [which] in the [green] [forest] [became] black . 1 but 3 the 3 the 18 dusk 6 and 7 the 6 and 15 curtain 10 the 11 shadows 10 the 15 curtain 11 shadows 13 drawn 13 drawn 14 a 15 curtain 16 of 16 of 17 soft 17 soft 18 dusk 18 dusk 26 . 20 in 21 the 20 in 26 . 21 the 25 black the little stars looked down from the sky and twinkled just to see their reflections twinkle back [at] [them] from the [smiling] [pool] . 1 the 3 stars 2 little 3 stars 3 stars 8 sky 3 stars 10 twinkled 4 looked 5 down 4 looked 8 sky 6 from 8 sky 7 the 8 sky 8 sky 9 and 10 twinkled 15 reflections 11 just 15 reflections 12 to 13 see 13 see 15 reflections 14 their 15 reflections 15 reflections 16 twinkle 16 twinkle 24 . 17 back 20 from 20 from 21 the 21 the 24 . and there and all around it was perfect peace . 1 and 2 there 2 there 9 peace 3 and 9 peace 4 all 5 around 5 around 8 perfect 6 it 7 was 7 was 8 perfect 8 perfect 9 peace 9 peace 10 . all the feathered songsters who had made joyous the bright day had gone to bed . 1 all 4 songsters 2 the 4 songsters 3 feathered 4 songsters 4 songsters 5 who 4 songsters 6 had 4 songsters 7 made 4 songsters 8 joyous 4 songsters 9 the 4 songsters 10 bright 4 songsters 12 had 10 bright 11 day 12 had 13 gone 13 gone 15 bed 14 to 15 bed 15 bed 16 . but this did not mean that the glad spring chorus was silent . 1 but 2 this 1 but 3 did 3 did 4 not 3 did 5 mean 5 mean 10 chorus 6 that 7 the 7 the 10 chorus 8 glad 10 chorus 9 spring 10 chorus 10 chorus 12 silent 10 chorus 13 . 11 was 12 silent oh , my , no ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 3 my 1 oh 4 , 1 oh 5 no 1 oh 6 ! no indeed ! 1 no 2 indeed 2 indeed 3 ! it was so peaceful and beautiful there that it didn't seem possible that danger of any kind could be lurking near . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 so 3 so 4 peaceful 4 peaceful 5 and 4 peaceful 6 beautiful 4 peaceful 7 there 4 peaceful 8 that 4 peaceful 10 didn't 9 it 10 didn't 10 didn't 11 seem 11 seem 12 possible 12 possible 13 that 12 possible 14 danger 14 danger 15 of 14 danger 20 lurking 16 any 20 lurking 17 kind 20 lurking 18 could 20 lurking 19 be 20 lurking 20 lurking 21 near 20 lurking 22 . instantly he stopped singing . 1 instantly 3 stopped 2 he 3 stopped 3 stopped 4 singing 4 singing 5 . now that was a signal . 1 now 2 that 2 that 3 was 3 was 4 a 4 a 5 signal 5 signal 6 . that great chorus stopped as abruptly as the electric lights go out when you press a button . 1 that 3 chorus 2 great 3 chorus 3 chorus 9 electric 3 chorus 16 a 4 stopped 9 electric 5 as 9 electric 6 abruptly 9 electric 7 as 9 electric 8 the 9 electric 9 electric 10 lights 9 electric 13 when 9 electric 14 you 9 electric 15 press 10 lights 11 go 10 lights 12 out 16 a 17 button 17 button 18 . after awhile [the] [shadow] floated away over the [green] [meadows] [without] a sound . 1 after 2 awhile 2 awhile 5 floated 2 awhile 14 . 5 floated 6 away 7 over 8 the 8 the 13 sound 12 a 13 sound 13 sound 14 . then he swelled out his music bag and began to sing again . 1 then 2 he 1 then 12 again 3 swelled 4 out 3 swelled 7 bag 3 swelled 9 began 5 his 7 bag 6 music 7 bag 7 bag 8 and 9 began 10 to 10 to 11 sing 11 sing 12 again 12 again 13 . [viii] [old] [mr] [.] [toad's] [babies] the [smiling] [pool] ['s] a nursery [where] all the sunny day [a] thousand funny babies [are] taught while at their play . 1 the 5 a 5 a 6 nursery 6 nursery 10 sunny 6 nursery 22 . 8 all 9 the 9 the 10 sunny 10 sunny 11 day 10 sunny 13 thousand 10 sunny 14 funny 15 babies 17 taught 17 taught 18 while 17 taught 20 their 17 taught 21 play 19 at 20 their 21 play 22 . really [the] [smiling] [pool] [is] [a] [sort] [of] kindergarten [,] [one] [of] [the] [most] interesting kindergartens in the world . 1 really 15 interesting 9 kindergarten 15 interesting 15 interesting 16 kindergartens 16 kindergartens 17 in 16 kindergartens 18 the 16 kindergartens 19 world 16 kindergartens 20 . little [joe] [otter] ['s] [children] [learn] [to] [swim] [there] . 1 little 10 . so [do] [jerry] [muskrat] ['s] babies [and] [those] [of] [billy] [mink] , [the] [trout] and [minnow] babies , and a lot [more] . 1 so 6 babies 6 babies 17 babies 6 babies 23 . 12 , 15 and 15 and 17 babies 17 babies 21 lot 18 , 19 and 18 , 21 lot 19 and 20 a and there [you] [will] [find] the [children] [and] grandchildren [of] [grandfather] [frog] and [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 and 2 there 1 and 6 the 6 the 9 grandchildren 9 grandchildren 17 . 13 and 17 . peter [had] heard it [said] [that] [toads] rain down from the sky , and [sometimes] it seems as if this must be [so] . 1 peter 3 heard 3 heard 4 it 4 it 24 . 8 rain 12 sky 8 rain 24 . 9 down 10 from 10 from 12 sky 11 the 12 sky 12 sky 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 16 it 16 it 17 seems 17 seems 19 if 17 seems 22 be 18 as 19 if 20 this 21 must 21 must 22 be of course he knew it couldn't be , but it puzzled him a great deal . 1 of 2 course 2 course 4 knew 2 course 6 couldn't 3 he 4 knew 4 knew 5 it 6 couldn't 7 be 6 couldn't 10 it 6 couldn't 11 puzzled 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 it 11 puzzled 12 him 12 him 16 . 13 a 14 great 14 great 15 deal 15 deal 16 . there wouldn't be a [toad] [in] sight . 1 there 3 be 1 there 4 a 2 wouldn't 3 be 4 a 7 sight 7 sight 8 . he remembered this as he went to pay his daily [call] on [old] [mr] [toad] in the [smiling] [pool] [and] listen to his [sweet] song . 1 he 2 remembered 1 he 9 his 2 remembered 3 this 2 remembered 8 pay 4 as 5 he 5 he 6 went 6 went 7 to 7 to 8 pay 9 his 26 . 10 daily 12 on 10 daily 25 song 12 on 17 the 16 in 17 the 21 listen 25 song 22 to 23 his 23 his 25 song 25 song 26 . old [mr] [toad] [was] [sitting] [in] [his] [usual] [place] [,] [but] [he] [wasn't] singing . 1 old 14 singing 14 singing 15 . he was staring at something in the water . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 staring 3 staring 4 at 3 staring 5 something 3 staring 8 water 6 in 8 water 7 the 8 water 8 water 9 . when [peter] [said] ["] [good] [morning] [,] ["] old [mr] [toad] [didn't] [seem] [to] [hear] [him] [.] 1 when 9 old he was too much interested in what he was watching . 1 he 2 was 2 was 5 interested 3 too 4 much 4 much 5 interested 5 interested 6 in 5 interested 7 what 5 interested 10 watching 5 interested 11 . 7 what 8 he 9 was 10 watching " what are you staring at so , [mr] [sobersides] ? " [asked] [peter] [,] speaking a little louder than before . 1 " 2 what 1 " 16 speaking 2 what 3 are 2 what 4 you 5 staring 6 at 5 staring 16 speaking 7 so 8 , 8 , 16 speaking 11 ? 12 " 12 " 16 speaking 16 speaking 19 louder 17 a 18 little 18 little 19 louder 19 louder 20 than 19 louder 21 before 19 louder 22 . old [mr] [toad] [turned] and [looked] [at] [peter] [,] [and] [there] [was] [a] [look] [of] [great] [pride] [in] his [face] . 1 old 5 and 5 and 19 his 19 his 21 . " [i] ['m] just watching my babies . 1 " 8 . 4 just 7 babies 5 watching 7 babies 6 my 7 babies 7 babies 8 . aren't they lovely ? " said he . 1 aren't 2 they 1 aren't 3 lovely 1 aren't 4 ? 4 ? 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 7 he 7 he 8 . peter stared harder than ever , but he couldn't see anything that looked like a baby [toad] . 1 peter 2 stared 2 stared 3 harder 3 harder 4 than 3 harder 5 ever 5 ever 11 anything 6 , 7 but 7 but 9 couldn't 8 he 9 couldn't 9 couldn't 10 see 9 couldn't 11 anything 11 anything 12 that 11 anything 14 like 13 looked 14 like 14 like 15 a 15 a 16 baby 16 baby 18 . " where are they ? " asked he . 1 " 7 asked 2 where 3 are 2 where 4 they 2 where 5 ? 5 ? 6 " 5 ? 7 asked 7 asked 8 he 7 asked 9 . old [mr] [toad] [grew] [indignant] . 1 old 6 . " [those] [are] [not] [grandfather] [frog] ['s] children ; they 're mine ! " he sputtered . 1 " 16 sputtered 8 children 10 they 9 ; 10 they 10 they 11 're 11 're 16 sputtered 12 mine 16 sputtered 13 ! 14 " 13 ! 16 sputtered 15 he 16 sputtered 16 sputtered 17 . " and [i] ['ll] have you know that they are the most beautiful babies in th ' world ! " 1 " 6 you 2 and 5 have 5 have 6 you 6 you 10 are 7 know 8 that 8 that 9 they 9 they 10 are 10 are 16 th 11 the 16 th 12 most 16 th 13 beautiful 16 th 14 babies 16 th 15 in 16 th 16 th 17 ' 16 th 18 world 16 th 19 ! 16 th 20 " peter drew a hand across his mouth to hide a smile . 1 peter 2 drew 2 drew 3 a 3 a 11 smile 4 hand 7 mouth 5 across 7 mouth 6 his 7 mouth 7 mouth 11 smile 8 to 9 hide 9 hide 11 smile 10 a 11 smile 11 smile 12 . " [i] beg your pardon , [mr] [toad] , " said he . 1 " 6 , 3 beg 5 pardon 4 your 5 pardon 5 pardon 6 , 6 , 11 said 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 12 he 12 he 13 . " [i] [i] [thought] all [tadpoles] were [frog] babies . 1 " 10 . 5 all 7 were 7 were 9 babies 9 babies 10 . they all look alike to me . " 1 they 4 alike 2 all 4 alike 3 look 4 alike 4 alike 5 to 4 alike 6 me 4 alike 7 . 7 . 8 " " well , they 're not , " declared [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 " 2 well 1 " 9 declared 3 , 4 they 3 , 9 declared 4 they 5 're 5 're 6 not 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 declared 9 declared 13 . " [how] [any] [one] [can] mistake my babies for their cousins [i] cannot [understand] . 1 " 15 . 6 mistake 11 cousins 6 mistake 15 . 7 my 11 cousins 8 babies 10 their 8 babies 11 cousins 9 for 10 their 11 cousins 13 cannot now [mine] [are] [beautiful] , [while] " 1 now 5 , 5 , 7 " " [chug-arum] ! " interrupted the [great] deep voice of [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 interrupted 5 interrupted 13 . 6 the 8 deep 6 the 13 . 8 deep 9 voice 9 voice 10 of " what are you talking about ? 1 " 2 what 2 what 5 talking 2 what 7 ? 3 are 4 you 3 are 5 talking 5 talking 6 about why , your babies are no more to be compared with my babies for real beauty than nothing at all ! 1 why 2 , 1 why 4 babies 3 your 4 babies 4 babies 5 are 4 babies 10 compared 4 babies 17 than 4 babies 18 nothing 6 no 7 more 7 more 10 compared 8 to 9 be 9 be 10 compared 10 compared 11 with 10 compared 13 babies 10 compared 15 real 10 compared 16 beauty 11 with 12 my 12 my 13 babies 13 babies 14 for 18 nothing 20 all 18 nothing 21 ! 19 at 20 all i 'll leave it to [peter] if they are . ["] 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 leave 2 'll 7 if 3 leave 4 it 3 leave 5 to 7 if 8 they 8 they 9 are 9 are 10 . but [peter] [wisely] [held] his [tongue] . 1 but 5 his 5 his 7 . to tell the truth , he couldn't see beauty in any of them . 1 to 2 tell 2 tell 4 truth 2 tell 13 them 3 the 4 truth 4 truth 5 , 4 truth 7 couldn't 4 truth 9 beauty 6 he 7 couldn't 7 couldn't 8 see 9 beauty 12 of 10 in 12 of 11 any 12 of 13 them 14 . to him they were all just wriggling pollywogs . 1 to 2 him 2 him 8 pollywogs 3 they 4 were 3 they 8 pollywogs 4 were 8 pollywogs 5 all 8 pollywogs 6 just 8 pollywogs 7 wriggling 8 pollywogs 8 pollywogs 9 . [ix] [the] [smiling] [pool] [kindergarten] play a little , learn a little , grow a [little] [too] [;] [that] ['s] [what] [every] pollywoggy tries [his] [best] to [do] . 1 play 3 little 1 play 5 learn 2 a 3 little 3 little 4 , 5 learn 7 little 5 learn 9 grow 6 a 7 little 7 little 8 , 9 grow 10 a 10 a 24 . 18 pollywoggy 19 tries 19 tries 22 to 22 to 24 . of course . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 . that 's what a kindergarten is for . 1 that 2 's 1 that 5 kindergarten 2 's 5 kindergarten 3 what 5 kindergarten 4 a 5 kindergarten 5 kindergarten 6 is 5 kindergarten 7 for 7 for 8 . they looked considerably alike , did these little cousins , for they were all pollywogs to begin with . 1 they 15 pollywogs 2 looked 3 considerably 3 considerably 4 alike 3 considerably 6 did 3 considerably 7 these 3 considerably 8 little 3 considerably 9 cousins 4 alike 5 , 9 cousins 10 , 9 cousins 15 pollywogs 11 for 15 pollywogs 12 they 13 were 12 they 15 pollywogs 13 were 15 pollywogs 14 all 15 pollywogs 15 pollywogs 17 begin 15 pollywogs 19 . 16 to 17 begin 17 begin 18 with peter [rabbit] [came] [over] [every] [day] to [watch] [them] [.] 1 peter 7 to peter stared . 1 peter 2 stared 2 stared 3 . could it be [that] [that] [ugly-looking] bug was as dangerous [an] enemy to the baby [toad] [as] [reddy] [fox] is [to] a baby [rabbit] [?] 1 could 3 be 1 could 12 enemy 2 it 3 be 3 be 7 bug 7 bug 10 dangerous 8 was 9 as 8 was 10 dangerous 12 enemy 15 baby 13 to 14 the 14 the 15 baby 15 baby 23 baby 20 is 22 a 22 a 23 baby there were several kinds of queer , ugly-looking bugs forever darting out at the wriggling pollywogs . 1 there 2 were 2 were 16 pollywogs 3 several 8 ugly-looking 4 kinds 5 of 4 kinds 8 ugly-looking 6 queer 8 ugly-looking 7 , 8 ugly-looking 8 ugly-looking 9 bugs 8 ugly-looking 10 forever 8 ugly-looking 11 darting 11 darting 12 out 11 darting 13 at 11 darting 16 pollywogs 14 the 16 pollywogs 15 wriggling 16 pollywogs 16 pollywogs 17 . hungry-looking fish lay in wait for [them] , and [longlegs] [the] [blue] [heron] [seemed] to have a special liking for them . 1 hungry-looking 2 fish 1 hungry-looking 3 lay 1 hungry-looking 4 in 1 hungry-looking 5 wait 5 wait 22 . 6 for 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 15 to 15 to 16 have 16 have 17 a 17 a 18 special 18 special 19 liking 18 special 22 . 19 liking 20 for 19 liking 21 them but the pollywogs were spry , and seemed to have learned to watch out . 1 but 5 spry 2 the 3 pollywogs 3 pollywogs 4 were 3 pollywogs 5 spry 5 spry 6 , 5 spry 8 seemed 5 spry 11 learned 6 , 7 and 8 seemed 9 to 10 have 11 learned 11 learned 12 to 11 learned 13 watch 13 watch 14 out 13 watch 15 . they seemed to [peter] [to] spend [all] [their] [time] swimming and eating and growing . 1 they 10 swimming 2 seemed 3 to 3 to 6 spend 6 spend 10 swimming 10 swimming 11 and 10 swimming 12 eating 10 swimming 13 and 10 swimming 14 growing 14 growing 15 . they grew so fast that it seemed to him that he could almost see them grow . 1 they 16 grow 2 grew 4 fast 3 so 4 fast 4 fast 7 seemed 4 fast 12 could 4 fast 16 grow 5 that 7 seemed 6 it 7 seemed 7 seemed 8 to 7 seemed 9 him 9 him 11 he 10 that 11 he 12 could 14 see 13 almost 14 see 14 see 15 them 16 grow 17 . that puzzled [peter] [more] [than] [anything] he had seen [in] a [long] [time] [.] 1 that 8 had 2 puzzled 7 he 7 he 8 had 8 had 9 seen 9 seen 11 a " why , [i] couldn't do that ! " he exclaimed right out loud . 1 " 2 why 1 " 11 exclaimed 2 why 3 , 2 why 5 couldn't 2 why 6 do 6 do 7 that 8 ! 9 " 8 ! 10 he 8 ! 11 exclaimed 11 exclaimed 14 loud 11 exclaimed 15 . 12 right 14 loud 13 out 14 loud " [do] what ? " demanded [jerry] [muskrat] , [who] [happened] [along] just then . 1 " 3 what 3 what 4 ? 4 ? 5 " 5 " 6 demanded 6 demanded 15 . 9 , 14 then 9 , 15 . 13 just 14 then " why , grow a [new] [tail] [like] [that] pollywog , " replied [peter] , and told [jerry] all that he had seen . 1 " 2 why 1 " 24 . 2 why 3 , 2 why 4 grow 4 grow 13 replied 5 a 10 pollywog 10 pollywog 11 , 11 , 13 replied 12 " 13 replied 15 , 21 he 15 , 24 . 16 and 17 told 17 told 19 all 17 told 20 that 20 that 21 he 21 he 22 had 22 had 23 seen jerry laughed . 1 jerry 2 laughed 2 laughed 3 . " you 'll see queerer things than that if you watch those pollywogs long enough , " said he . 1 " 2 you 1 " 5 queerer 2 you 5 queerer 3 'll 5 queerer 4 see 5 queerer 5 queerer 6 things 5 queerer 7 than 5 queerer 8 that 5 queerer 9 if 5 queerer 10 you 5 queerer 11 watch 11 watch 13 pollywogs 12 those 13 pollywogs 13 pollywogs 14 long 13 pollywogs 15 enough 13 pollywogs 18 said 13 pollywogs 19 he 13 pollywogs 20 . 16 , 18 said 17 " 18 said " they are a queer lot of babies , and very interesting to watch if you 've got the time for it . 1 " 3 are 2 they 3 are 3 are 11 very 4 a 5 queer 4 a 6 lot 6 lot 7 of 6 lot 8 babies 8 babies 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 very 11 very 12 interesting 12 interesting 13 to 13 to 14 watch 14 watch 21 for 14 watch 22 it 15 if 16 you 16 you 17 've 17 've 18 got 17 've 20 time 17 've 21 for 19 the 20 time 22 it 23 . i haven't . 1 i 2 haven't 2 haven't 3 . this [smiling] [pool] is a great [kindergarten] , and there 's [something] happening [here] every minute . 1 this 4 is 4 is 5 a 5 a 6 great 6 great 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 13 happening 10 there 11 's 10 there 13 happening 13 happening 16 minute 15 every 16 minute 16 minute 17 . there 's no place like it . " 1 there 2 's 1 there 3 no 3 no 4 place 4 place 5 like 5 like 6 it 6 it 7 . 7 . 8 " " are [those] [great] [big] fat pollywogs [grandfather] [frog] ['s] [children] , [or] [old] [mr] [toad] 's ? " [asked] [peter] . 1 " 2 are 2 are 6 fat 6 fat 22 . 7 pollywogs 12 , 7 pollywogs 22 . 12 , 19 " 17 's 18 ? 18 ? 19 " " grandfather [frog] ['s] last year 's [children] , " replied [jerry] . 1 " 2 grandfather 1 " 11 replied 2 grandfather 7 's 5 last 6 year 6 year 7 's 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 replied 11 replied 13 . " [they] ['ll] grow [into] [real] [frogs] [this] [summer] , if [nothing] happens to them . ["] 1 " 4 grow 4 grow 10 , 10 , 11 if 11 if 13 happens 13 happens 16 . 14 to 15 them 15 them 16 . " where are [old] [mr] [toad] ['s] [last] [year] ['s] children ? " asked [peter] . 1 " 2 where 2 where 3 are 2 where 12 ? 3 are 11 children 12 ? 13 " 12 ? 14 asked 14 asked 16 . " don't ask me , " replied [jerry] . 1 " 2 don't 2 don't 3 ask 3 ask 4 me 4 me 6 " 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 replied 7 replied 9 . " they hopped [away] last summer . 1 " 7 . 2 they 3 hopped 3 hopped 6 summer 5 last 6 summer 6 summer 7 . never saw anything [like] [the] [way] [those] [toad] youngsters [grow] . 1 never 2 saw 1 never 3 anything 3 anything 9 youngsters 9 youngsters 11 . [those] [toad] [pollywogs] [you] [see] [now] [will] [turn] [into] [real] [toads] [,] [and] [be] [leaving] [the] [smiling] [pool] [in] [a] [few] [weeks] [.] people think [old] [mr] [toad] [is] [slow] [,] [but] [there] [is] [nothing] [slow] [about] [his] [children] [.] 1 people 2 think look at that little fellow over there ; he 's begun to grow legs already . " 1 look 2 at 1 look 5 fellow 3 that 5 fellow 4 little 5 fellow 5 fellow 8 ; 5 fellow 11 begun 5 fellow 17 " 6 over 7 there 7 there 8 ; 9 he 11 begun 10 's 11 begun 11 begun 12 to 11 begun 13 grow 11 begun 14 legs 11 begun 15 already 15 already 16 . 16 . 17 " peter looked , and sure enough there was a pollywog with a pair of legs sprouting out . 1 peter 2 looked 2 looked 17 out 3 , 4 and 4 and 10 pollywog 5 sure 10 pollywog 6 enough 10 pollywog 7 there 8 was 7 there 10 pollywog 8 was 10 pollywog 9 a 10 pollywog 10 pollywog 16 sprouting 11 with 16 sprouting 12 a 13 pair 13 pair 16 sprouting 14 of 16 sprouting 15 legs 16 sprouting 16 sprouting 17 out 17 out 18 . they were his fore legs , and they certainly did make him look funny . 1 they 2 were 2 were 14 funny 3 his 14 funny 4 fore 5 legs 4 fore 8 they 4 fore 9 certainly 5 legs 6 , 6 , 7 and 9 certainly 10 did 9 certainly 14 funny 11 make 12 him 11 make 14 funny 13 look 14 funny 14 funny 15 . and only a few days before there hadn't been a sign of legs . 1 and 2 only 2 only 4 few 3 a 4 few 4 few 5 days 5 days 6 before 5 days 11 sign 7 there 11 sign 8 hadn't 11 sign 9 been 10 a 10 a 11 sign 11 sign 12 of 11 sign 13 legs 11 sign 14 . " my gracious ! " exclaimed [peter] . 1 " 3 gracious 2 my 3 gracious 3 gracious 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 4 ! 6 exclaimed 6 exclaimed 8 . " what a funny sight ! 1 " 2 what 2 what 4 funny 3 a 4 funny 4 funny 5 sight 4 funny 6 ! i thought my babies grew fast , but these beat them . " 1 i 2 thought 2 thought 4 babies 3 my 4 babies 4 babies 5 grew 4 babies 6 fast 4 babies 8 but 4 babies 10 beat 6 fast 7 , 9 these 10 beat 10 beat 11 them 11 them 12 . 12 . 13 " [x] [the] [little] [toads] [start] [out] [to] [see] [the] [world] it had been some time since [peter] [rabbit] had visited [the] [smiling] [pool] to watch the pollywogs . 1 it 18 . 2 had 3 been 2 had 15 watch 3 been 6 since 4 some 5 time 5 time 6 since 9 had 10 visited 10 visited 14 to 14 to 15 watch 15 watch 17 pollywogs 16 the 17 pollywogs 17 pollywogs 18 . so off he started , lipperty-lipperty-lip . 1 so 6 lipperty-lipperty-lip 2 off 6 lipperty-lipperty-lip 3 he 6 lipperty-lipperty-lip 4 started 6 lipperty-lipperty-lip 5 , 6 lipperty-lipperty-lip 6 lipperty-lipperty-lip 7 . he wondered [if] [those] pollywog [children] [of] [old] [mr] [toad] would be much changed . 1 he 2 wondered 2 wondered 5 pollywog 5 pollywog 15 . 11 would 12 be 12 be 14 changed 13 much 14 changed 14 changed 15 . the last time he saw them some of them had just begun to grow legs , although they still had long tails . 1 the 2 last 2 last 3 time 3 time 10 had 4 he 5 saw 4 he 10 had 5 saw 9 them 6 them 9 them 7 some 8 of 8 of 9 them 10 had 12 begun 11 just 12 begun 12 begun 13 to 12 begun 14 grow 12 begun 15 legs 15 legs 22 tails 16 , 17 although 17 although 22 tails 18 they 22 tails 19 still 22 tails 20 had 22 tails 21 long 22 tails 22 tails 23 . he had almost reached the [smiling] [pool] [when] [great] [big] [drops] [of] rain began to splash [down] . 1 he 4 reached 2 had 4 reached 3 almost 4 reached 4 reached 5 the 5 the 13 rain 13 rain 14 began 14 began 15 to 15 to 18 . 16 splash 18 . and with those first raindrops something funny happened . 1 and 5 raindrops 2 with 5 raindrops 3 those 5 raindrops 4 first 5 raindrops 5 raindrops 6 something 5 raindrops 7 funny 5 raindrops 8 happened 8 happened 9 . anyway , it seemed [funny] to [peter] . 1 anyway 2 , 1 anyway 4 seemed 2 , 3 it 4 seemed 6 to 6 to 8 . right away he was surrounded [by] tiny [little] [toads] . 1 right 2 away 2 away 10 . 3 he 4 was 3 he 5 surrounded 5 surrounded 7 tiny 7 tiny 10 . peter 's big eyes grew round with surprise as he stared . 1 peter 11 stared 2 's 4 eyes 3 big 4 eyes 4 eyes 5 grew 4 eyes 11 stared 6 round 8 surprise 7 with 8 surprise 8 surprise 11 stared 9 as 10 he 10 he 11 stared 11 stared 12 . where had they all come from so suddenly ? 1 where 2 had 1 where 3 they 1 where 6 from 1 where 8 suddenly 1 where 9 ? 3 they 4 all 5 come 6 from 7 so 8 suddenly a minute before he hadn't seen a single one , and now he could hardly move without stepping on one . 1 a 2 minute 2 minute 3 before 2 minute 8 single 2 minute 18 stepping 4 he 5 hadn't 5 hadn't 6 seen 5 hadn't 8 single 7 a 8 single 8 single 9 one 10 , 18 stepping 11 and 18 stepping 12 now 13 he 12 now 18 stepping 14 could 15 hardly 15 hardly 18 stepping 16 move 18 stepping 17 without 18 stepping 18 stepping 19 on 18 stepping 20 one 20 one 21 . it [seemed] [,] [it] really seemed [,] as if [each] [raindrop] turned into a tiny [toad] [the] instant it struck the ground . 1 it 6 seemed 1 it 23 . 5 really 6 seemed 6 seemed 9 if 8 as 9 if 12 turned 13 into 13 into 14 a 14 a 15 tiny 15 tiny 18 instant 18 instant 20 struck 19 it 20 struck 20 struck 22 ground 21 the 22 ground 22 ground 23 . of course [peter] knew that that couldn't be , but it was very puzzling . 1 of 2 course 2 course 4 knew 2 course 7 couldn't 4 knew 5 that 4 knew 6 that 7 couldn't 8 be 7 couldn't 11 it 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 it 11 it 14 puzzling 12 was 14 puzzling 13 very 14 puzzling 14 puzzling 15 . and all [those] [little] [toads] were [bravely] hopping [along] as if they were bound for some particular place . 1 and 2 all 2 all 19 . 6 were 8 hopping 8 hopping 14 bound 10 as 11 if 10 as 12 they 12 they 13 were 12 they 14 bound 14 bound 16 some 14 bound 17 particular 15 for 16 some 17 particular 18 place 17 particular 19 . peter watched them for a few minutes , then [he] [once] [more] started [for] [the] [smiling] [pool] . 1 peter 2 watched 1 peter 18 . 2 watched 3 them 2 watched 7 minutes 4 for 7 minutes 5 a 6 few 6 few 7 minutes 7 minutes 9 then 7 minutes 13 started 8 , 9 then on the very bank whom should he meet [but] [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 on 2 the 1 on 4 bank 2 the 4 bank 3 very 4 bank 4 bank 5 whom 4 bank 8 meet 5 whom 6 should 5 whom 7 he 8 meet 13 . he looked rather thin , and [his] [back] was to the [smiling] [pool] . 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 3 rather 3 rather 4 thin 4 thin 5 , 4 thin 6 and 6 and 11 the 9 was 10 to 10 to 11 the 11 the 14 . yes , [sir] , he was hopping away from the [smiling] [pool] [where] he had been all the spring , singing in the great chorus . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 21 singing 4 , 5 he 4 , 14 he 5 he 6 was 5 he 7 hopping 7 hopping 8 away 8 away 9 from 9 from 10 the 14 he 15 had 15 had 16 been 15 had 21 singing 16 been 17 all 17 all 18 the 18 the 19 spring 19 spring 20 , 21 singing 26 . 22 in 23 the 22 in 24 great 24 great 25 chorus 25 chorus 26 . " good morning , [old] [mr] [toad] [,] " said [peter] in his [most] polite manner . 1 " 9 " 2 good 3 morning 2 good 4 , 4 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 17 . 12 in 13 his 13 his 16 manner 15 polite 16 manner 16 manner 17 . " can you tell me where [all] [these] [little] [toads] [came] [from] ? " 1 " 14 " 2 can 3 you 2 can 4 tell 2 can 13 ? 4 tell 5 me 4 tell 6 where 13 ? 14 " [[] [illustration] [:] ["] [can] [you] [tell] [me] [where] [all] [these] [little] [toads] [came] [from] [?] ["] []] " [certainly] , " replied [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 replied 5 replied 9 . " [they] [came] [from] [the] [smiling] [pool] , of course . 1 " 10 course 8 , 10 course 9 of 10 course 10 course 11 . where did you suppose they came from ? " 1 where 8 ? 2 did 8 ? 3 you 4 suppose 3 you 8 ? 4 suppose 5 they 5 they 6 came 6 came 7 from 8 ? 9 " " [i] [i] didn't [know] [.] 1 " 4 didn't there [wasn't] one to be [seen] , and then it began to rain , and right away they were everywhere . 1 there 5 be 3 one 4 to 4 to 5 be 5 be 21 . 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 then 9 then 11 began 9 then 17 away 9 then 18 they 10 it 11 began 11 began 12 to 11 began 13 rain 13 rain 14 , 14 , 15 and 16 right 17 away 18 they 19 were 19 were 20 everywhere 20 everywhere 21 . it it almost seemed as if they had rained down out of the sky . " 1 it 9 rained 2 it 9 rained 3 almost 9 rained 4 seemed 9 rained 5 as 6 if 6 if 9 rained 7 they 9 rained 8 had 9 rained 9 rained 10 down 9 rained 11 out 9 rained 14 sky 9 rained 16 " 11 out 12 of 13 the 14 sky 15 . 16 " old [mr] [toad] chuckled . 1 old 4 chuckled 4 chuckled 5 . " they 've got good sense [,] [if] [i] [must] say [it] [about] my own children , " said he . 1 " 3 've 2 they 3 've 3 've 4 got 3 've 14 my 4 got 6 sense 5 good 6 sense 6 sense 11 say 14 my 15 own 15 own 16 children 15 own 21 . 17 , 18 " 18 " 19 said 19 said 20 he 19 said 21 . " [they] [know] that [wet] weather is the [only] weather for [toads] [to] travel in . 1 " 7 is 4 that 6 weather 4 that 7 is 7 is 8 the 8 the 10 weather 10 weather 11 for 10 weather 14 travel 14 travel 16 . 15 in 16 . the minute this shower came up , they knew it was good traveling weather and out they popped . " 1 the 2 minute 2 minute 4 shower 3 this 4 shower 4 shower 5 came 4 shower 6 up 6 up 7 , 7 , 20 " 8 they 9 knew 9 knew 13 traveling 10 it 11 was 11 was 13 traveling 12 good 13 traveling 13 traveling 14 weather 13 traveling 16 out 13 traveling 17 they 13 traveling 18 popped 14 weather 15 and 18 popped 19 . 19 . 20 " " but what did [they] leave [the] [smiling] [pool] for ? " 1 " 3 what 2 but 3 what 3 what 4 did 3 what 11 ? 4 did 6 leave 6 leave 10 for 11 ? 12 " peter asked . 1 peter 3 . 2 asked 3 . " [to] see [the] [great] [world] , " replied [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 " 3 see 1 " 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 replied 9 replied 13 . " foolish , very foolish of them , but they would do it . 1 " 12 do 2 foolish 3 , 2 foolish 5 foolish 4 very 5 foolish 5 foolish 12 do 6 of 7 them 7 them 10 they 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 they 10 they 11 would 11 would 12 do 12 do 13 it 13 it 14 . i did [the] [same] [thing] [myself] [when] [i] [was] [their] [age] . 1 i 2 did 2 did 12 . couldn't stop me any more than [i] could stop them . 1 couldn't 2 stop 1 couldn't 4 any 1 couldn't 9 stop 2 stop 3 me 4 any 5 more 5 more 6 than 8 could 9 stop 9 stop 10 them 10 them 11 . they don't know when they 're well off , but young folks never do . 1 they 2 don't 2 don't 3 know 3 know 14 do 3 know 15 . 4 when 5 they 4 when 11 young 5 they 6 're 6 're 8 off 6 're 9 , 7 well 8 off 9 , 10 but 11 young 12 folks 12 folks 14 do 13 never 14 do fine weather , isn't it ? " 1 fine 2 weather 2 weather 4 isn't 3 , 4 isn't 4 isn't 5 it 4 isn't 6 ? 6 ? 7 " [xi] [old] [mr] [.] [toad's] [queer] [tongue] old [mother] [nature] [doth] provide [for] [all] her [children] , [large] [or] [small] . 1 old 5 provide 5 provide 14 . 8 her 10 , 8 her 14 . her wisdom foresees [all] their [needs] [and] [makes] provision [for] them all . 1 her 2 wisdom 2 wisdom 9 provision 3 foresees 5 their 3 foresees 9 provision 9 provision 13 . 11 them 12 all 11 them 13 . perhaps you 'll learn something [just] [as] [peter] [did] . 1 perhaps 3 'll 1 perhaps 4 learn 1 perhaps 5 something 2 you 3 'll 5 something 10 . when [the] [last] [little] [toad] had [passed] them , [old] [mr] [toad] [suddenly] remembered that he was hungry , very hungry indeed . 1 when 6 had 6 had 8 them 8 them 23 . 9 , 14 remembered 14 remembered 15 that 15 that 16 he 16 he 17 was 17 was 18 hungry 18 hungry 19 , 18 hungry 21 hungry 20 very 21 hungry 21 hungry 22 indeed 21 hungry 23 . " didn't [have] [time] [to] [eat] [much] [while] [i] [was] in [the] [smiling] [pool] , " he explained . 1 " 18 explained 2 didn't 18 explained 11 in 15 , 15 , 18 explained 16 " 17 he 16 " 18 explained 18 explained 19 . " [couldn't] [eat] [and] sing too , and [while] [i] [was] down there [,] [i] was supposed to sing . 1 " 5 sing 5 sing 20 . 6 too 7 , 6 too 20 . 7 , 8 and 8 and 19 sing 12 down 13 there 13 there 16 was 16 was 17 supposed 17 supposed 18 to 18 to 19 sing see that bug over there on that leaf ? 1 see 3 bug 2 that 3 bug 3 bug 4 over 3 bug 5 there 3 bug 6 on 3 bug 7 that 3 bug 8 leaf 3 bug 9 ? watch him . " 1 watch 2 him 2 him 3 . 3 . 4 " peter [looked] , and sure enough there was a fat bug crawling along on [an] [old] [leaf] . 1 peter 18 . 3 , 4 and 3 , 10 fat 5 sure 6 enough 5 sure 7 there 7 there 8 was 8 was 9 a 8 was 10 fat 10 fat 11 bug 11 bug 12 crawling 11 bug 18 . 12 crawling 13 along 12 crawling 14 on he was about [two] inches [from] [old] [mr] [toad] , and he was [crawling] very fast . 1 he 2 was 1 he 5 inches 2 was 3 about 5 inches 17 . 10 , 11 and 10 , 17 . 11 and 12 he 11 and 16 fast 12 he 13 was 13 was 15 very and right while [peter] [was] [looking] [at] [him] he disappeared . 1 and 2 right 1 and 3 while 3 while 9 he 9 he 10 disappeared 10 disappeared 11 . peter [turned] to [look] [at] [old] [mr] [toad] [.] 1 peter 3 to he hadn't budged . 1 he 3 budged 2 hadn't 3 budged 3 budged 4 . peter opened his eyes very wide . 1 peter 6 wide 2 opened 6 wide 3 his 4 eyes 4 eyes 6 wide 5 very 6 wide 6 wide 7 . " [wha] [what] ["] he began . 1 " 5 he 5 he 6 began 6 began 7 . " [nice] bug , " interrupted [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 " 6 interrupted 3 bug 4 , 3 bug 6 interrupted 4 , 5 " 6 interrupted 10 . " nicest bug [i] 've eaten for a longtime . " 1 " 3 bug 2 nicest 3 bug 3 bug 9 longtime 5 've 9 longtime 6 eaten 9 longtime 7 for 8 a 7 for 9 longtime 8 a 9 longtime 9 longtime 11 " 10 . 11 " " [but] [i] [didn't] [see] you catch him ! " protested [peter] , looking at [old] [mr] [toad] as if he suspected him of joking . 1 " 6 you 1 " 9 ! 6 you 7 catch 7 catch 8 him 9 ! 10 " 9 ! 26 . 10 " 11 protested 11 protested 13 , 13 , 21 he 14 looking 15 at 14 looking 19 as 19 as 20 if 20 if 21 he 21 he 22 suspected 22 suspected 25 joking 23 him 25 joking 24 of 25 joking " anything wrong with your eyes ? " inquired [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 " 9 inquired 2 anything 3 wrong 3 wrong 4 with 3 wrong 9 inquired 5 your 6 eyes 5 your 7 ? 7 ? 8 " 7 ? 9 inquired 9 inquired 13 . " no , " replied [peter] just a wee bit crossly . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 replied 5 replied 11 crossly 7 just 8 a 8 a 9 wee 9 wee 10 bit 9 wee 11 crossly 11 crossly 12 . " my eyes are just as good as ever . " 1 " 4 are 2 my 3 eyes 3 eyes 4 are 4 are 7 good 5 just 6 as 6 as 7 good 7 good 8 as 8 as 9 ever 9 ever 10 . 10 . 11 " " then watch me [catch] that [fly] [over] yonder , " said [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 " 2 then 1 " 11 " 3 watch 4 me 3 watch 9 yonder 4 me 6 that 9 yonder 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 said 12 said 16 . he hopped towards a fly which had lighted on a blade of grass just ahead . 1 he 2 hopped 1 he 3 towards 3 towards 8 lighted 4 a 8 lighted 5 fly 8 lighted 6 which 7 had 6 which 8 lighted 8 lighted 9 on 8 lighted 11 blade 10 a 11 blade 11 blade 12 of 11 blade 13 grass 11 blade 15 ahead 11 blade 16 . 12 of 13 grass 14 just 15 ahead about [two] inches [from] it [he] [stopped] , and so far as [peter] could [see] [,] he sat perfectly still . 1 about 3 inches 3 inches 21 . 5 it 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 so 10 so 11 far 11 far 12 as 12 as 14 could 12 as 17 he 17 he 18 sat 18 sat 20 still 19 perfectly 20 still 20 still 21 . but the fly disappeared , and it wasn't because it flew away , either . 1 but 2 the 2 the 15 . 3 fly 4 disappeared 3 fly 9 because 3 fly 12 away 4 disappeared 6 and 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 it 7 it 8 wasn't 9 because 10 it 11 flew 12 away 12 away 13 , 12 away 15 . 14 either 15 . peter was sure of that . 1 peter 2 was 2 was 3 sure 3 sure 4 of 3 sure 5 that 5 that 6 . old [mr] [toad] chuckled . 1 old 4 chuckled 4 chuckled 5 . " didn't you see that one go , [peter] ? " he asked . 1 " 13 asked 2 didn't 3 you 3 you 4 see 3 you 7 go 3 you 10 ? 4 see 5 that 5 that 6 one 7 go 8 , 10 ? 11 " 10 ? 12 he 12 he 13 asked 13 asked 14 . peter shook his head . 1 peter 2 shook 2 shook 4 head 3 his 4 head 4 head 5 . " [i] [wish] you [would] stop fooling me , " said [peter] . 1 " 4 you 4 you 6 stop 6 stop 7 fooling 7 fooling 13 . 8 me 10 " 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 13 . please , [mr] [toad] . ["] 1 please 2 , 1 please 5 . now [when] [peter] [said] [please] [that] [way] , [of] [course] [old] [mr] [toad] [couldn't] [resist] [him] . 1 now 8 , 8 , 17 . nobody could . 1 nobody 2 could 1 nobody 3 . " here comes an ant this way . 1 " 2 here 2 here 3 comes 3 comes 5 ant 4 an 5 ant 5 ant 7 way 6 this 7 way 7 way 8 . now you watch my mouth instead of the ant and [see] [what] happens , " said [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 now 2 you 2 you 3 watch 3 watch 9 ant 4 my 9 ant 5 mouth 9 ant 6 instead 9 ant 7 of 8 the 8 the 9 ant 9 ant 10 and 9 ant 13 happens 13 happens 14 , 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 said 16 said 20 . peter looked and saw a big black ant coming . 1 peter 2 looked 2 looked 3 and 2 looked 8 ant 4 saw 8 ant 5 a 6 big 6 big 8 ant 7 black 8 ant 8 ant 9 coming 9 coming 10 . then he kept [his] [eyes] on [old] [mr] [toad] ['s] mouth . 1 then 2 he 1 then 11 mouth 2 he 3 kept 3 kept 6 on 11 mouth 12 . but when he looked for the ant , it was nowhere to be seen . 1 but 11 nowhere 2 when 7 ant 3 he 4 looked 4 looked 7 ant 5 for 7 ant 6 the 7 ant 7 ant 11 nowhere 8 , 11 nowhere 9 it 10 was 10 was 11 nowhere 11 nowhere 12 to 11 nowhere 13 be 11 nowhere 14 seen 11 nowhere 15 . peter looked at [old] [mr] [toad] [very] [hard] . 1 peter 2 looked 2 looked 3 at 3 at 9 . old [mr] [toad] chuckled again . 1 old 4 chuckled 4 chuckled 6 . 5 again 6 . with every insect swallowed he felt better natured . 1 with 2 every 2 every 8 natured 3 insect 8 natured 4 swallowed 8 natured 5 he 6 felt 6 felt 8 natured 7 better 8 natured 8 natured 9 . " you 've guessed it , [peter] , " said he . 1 " 3 've 2 you 3 've 3 've 4 guessed 4 guessed 12 . 5 it 6 , 6 , 10 said 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 11 he 10 said 12 . " handy tongue , isn't it ? " 1 " 5 isn't 2 handy 3 tongue 2 handy 4 , 2 handy 5 isn't 5 isn't 6 it 5 isn't 7 ? 7 ? 8 " " [i] think it 's a very queer tongue , " retorted [peter] , " [and] [i] don't understand it at all . 1 " 5 's 1 " 12 retorted 3 think 4 it 4 it 5 's 5 's 6 a 7 very 8 queer 8 queer 9 tongue 9 tongue 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 retorted 12 retorted 23 . 14 , 15 " 15 " 18 don't 18 don't 19 understand 19 understand 20 it 19 understand 23 . 20 it 22 all 21 at 22 all if it 's so long as all that , where do you keep it when it isn't in use ? 1 if 2 it 2 it 3 's 2 it 4 so 4 so 5 long 4 so 8 that 5 long 6 as 7 all 8 that 8 that 20 ? 9 , 10 where 10 where 20 ? 11 do 12 you 11 do 13 keep 11 do 20 ? 14 it 17 isn't 15 when 16 it 16 it 17 isn't 17 isn't 18 in 17 isn't 19 use 17 isn't 20 ? " [ha] , ha , ha , ha , ha ! " laughed [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 ha 4 ha 6 ha 5 , 6 ha 6 ha 8 ha 7 , 8 ha 8 ha 10 ha 9 , 10 ha 10 ha 11 ! 10 ha 13 laughed 11 ! 12 " 13 laughed 17 . " my tongue never is in the way , and it 's the handiest tongue in the world . 1 " 2 my 2 my 3 tongue 3 tongue 4 never 3 tongue 5 is 3 tongue 18 world 6 in 18 world 7 the 18 world 8 way 14 handiest 9 , 10 and 10 and 14 handiest 11 it 14 handiest 12 's 14 handiest 13 the 14 handiest 14 handiest 15 tongue 14 handiest 18 world 16 in 18 world 17 the 18 world 18 world 19 . i 'll show it to you . " 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 show 3 show 4 it 3 show 5 to 3 show 6 you 6 you 8 " 7 . 8 " [xii] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] [shows] [his] [tongue] i 'm quite sure you would . 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 4 sure 3 quite 4 sure 4 sure 5 you 4 sure 6 would 6 would 7 . old [mr] [toad] [thinks] [his] [tongue] [the] [most] [satisfactory] [tongue] [in] [the] [world] . 1 old 14 . in fact , he is quite sure that [without] [it] [he] [couldn't] [get] [along] [at] [all] [,] [and] [i] [don't] [know] as he could . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 4 he 2 fact 5 is 2 fact 6 quite 6 quite 7 sure 6 quite 22 as 7 sure 8 that 22 as 24 could 23 he 24 could 24 could 25 . and yet very few of his neighbors know anything about that tongue and how different it is from most other tongues . 1 and 2 yet 2 yet 3 very 3 very 15 different 4 few 7 neighbors 5 of 6 his 5 of 7 neighbors 6 his 7 neighbors 7 neighbors 10 about 7 neighbors 12 tongue 8 know 10 about 9 anything 10 about 10 about 11 that 12 tongue 13 and 12 tongue 14 how 12 tongue 15 different 15 different 16 it 15 different 18 from 15 different 21 tongues 15 different 22 . 16 it 17 is 19 most 21 tongues 20 other 21 tongues what [peter] [couldn't] [understand] was [what] [old] [mr] [toad] [did] [with] a tongue that would reach two inches beyond his mouth . 1 what 5 was 5 was 12 a 12 a 13 tongue 13 tongue 18 inches 14 that 15 would 15 would 16 reach 16 reach 18 inches 17 two 18 inches 18 inches 19 beyond 18 inches 21 mouth 20 his 21 mouth 21 mouth 22 . he said as much . 1 he 2 said 2 said 5 . 3 as 4 much 4 much 5 . he opened his big mouth and slowly ran his tongue out its full length . 1 he 2 opened 2 opened 5 mouth 3 his 5 mouth 4 big 5 mouth 5 mouth 6 and 5 mouth 7 slowly 5 mouth 8 ran 5 mouth 13 full 5 mouth 15 . 8 ran 10 tongue 8 ran 11 out 9 his 10 tongue 12 its 13 full 13 full 14 length " why ! 1 " 2 why 1 " 3 ! why-ee ! " exclaimed [peter] . 1 why-ee 2 ! 1 why-ee 6 . 2 ! 3 " 3 " 4 exclaimed " it 's [fastened] [at] the wrong [end] ! ["] 1 " 9 ! 2 it 3 's 2 it 7 wrong 3 's 6 the 7 wrong 9 ! " no such thing ! " replied [old] [mr] [toad] indignantly . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 such 3 such 4 thing 4 thing 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 5 ! 11 indignantly 6 " 7 replied 11 indignantly 12 . " if it was fastened at the other end , how could [i] run [it] [out] [so] [far] ? " 1 " 20 " 2 if 12 could 3 it 4 was 4 was 5 fastened 5 fastened 9 end 5 fastened 11 how 6 at 9 end 7 the 9 end 8 other 9 end 10 , 11 how 11 how 12 could 12 could 14 run 12 could 19 ? 19 ? 20 " " but [mine] and all [other] [tongues] that [i] [ever] have seen are fastened way down in the throat , " protested [peter] . 1 " 2 but 1 " 22 protested 2 but 8 that 4 and 5 all 5 all 8 that 11 have 12 seen 12 seen 14 fastened 13 are 14 fastened 14 fastened 15 way 14 fastened 19 throat 16 down 19 throat 17 in 18 the 17 in 19 throat 19 throat 22 protested 20 , 21 " 21 " 22 protested 22 protested 24 . " yours is fastened at the other end , way in the very front of your mouth . 1 " 2 yours 2 yours 3 is 2 yours 4 fastened 2 yours 18 . 4 fastened 8 end 4 fastened 9 , 4 fastened 10 way 4 fastened 14 front 4 fastened 17 mouth 5 at 8 end 6 the 8 end 7 other 8 end 11 in 12 the 12 the 14 front 13 very 14 front 14 front 15 of 15 of 16 your 17 mouth 18 . i never heard of such a thing . ["] 1 i 2 never 2 never 3 heard 2 never 5 such 3 heard 4 of 5 such 6 a 5 such 7 thing 7 thing 8 . " there are a great many things you have never heard of [,] [peter] [rabbit] , " replied [old] [mr] [toad] drily . 1 " 8 you 2 there 3 are 3 are 7 things 3 are 8 you 4 a 5 great 5 great 6 many 6 many 7 things 8 you 9 have 9 have 11 heard 10 never 11 heard 11 heard 12 of 12 of 23 . 16 , 17 " 16 , 22 drily 17 " 18 replied 22 drily 23 . " mine is the right way to have a tongue . 1 " 3 is 2 mine 3 is 3 is 4 the 3 is 5 right 3 is 6 way 3 is 9 a 6 way 7 to 8 have 9 a 9 a 10 tongue 10 tongue 11 . because it is fastened way up in the front of my mouth that way [,] [i] [can] [use] [the] [whole] of it . 1 because 4 fastened 2 it 3 is 2 it 4 fastened 4 fastened 5 way 4 fastened 6 up 4 fastened 9 front 4 fastened 12 mouth 4 fastened 14 way 6 up 7 in 7 in 8 the 9 front 10 of 11 my 12 mouth 13 that 14 way 14 way 23 . 21 of 22 it 22 it 23 . you see it goes out its full length . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 it 2 see 4 goes 4 goes 8 length 4 goes 9 . 5 out 6 its 6 its 8 length 7 full 8 length peter thought this over for a few minutes before he ventured another question . 1 peter 11 ventured 2 thought 3 this 2 thought 4 over 2 thought 8 minutes 5 for 8 minutes 6 a 7 few 7 few 8 minutes 8 minutes 9 before 8 minutes 11 ventured 10 he 11 ventured 11 ventured 12 another 11 ventured 13 question 13 question 14 . " [i] [begin] to understand , " said he , " but how do you hold on [to] the bug with your tongue ? " 1 " 25 " 4 to 5 understand 5 understand 13 how 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 he 8 said 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 13 how 12 but 13 how 13 how 14 do 14 do 15 you 15 you 24 ? 16 hold 17 on 16 hold 24 ? 17 on 19 the 19 the 20 bug 20 bug 23 tongue 21 with 22 your 21 with 23 tongue 24 ? 25 " " my tongue is sticky , of course , [mr] [stupid] [,] " replied [old] [mr] [toad] [,] [looking] [very] [much] [disgusted] . 1 " 4 is 1 " 14 replied 2 my 3 tongue 2 my 4 is 5 sticky 6 , 6 , 14 replied 7 of 8 course 8 course 9 , 9 , 13 " 13 " 14 replied 14 replied 23 . " just let me touch a bug with it , and he 's mine every time . " 1 " 7 bug 2 just 7 bug 3 let 4 me 3 let 7 bug 5 touch 7 bug 6 a 7 bug 7 bug 8 with 7 bug 9 it 7 bug 12 he 7 bug 13 's 7 bug 18 " 10 , 11 and 10 , 12 he 13 's 14 mine 15 every 16 time 16 time 17 . 17 . 18 " peter thought this over . 1 peter 2 thought 2 thought 3 this 2 thought 4 over 4 over 5 . then he felt of his own tongue . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 felt 2 he 5 his 4 of 5 his 5 his 7 tongue 6 own 7 tongue 7 tongue 8 . " mine isn't sticky , " said he very innocently . 1 " 10 innocently 2 mine 4 sticky 3 isn't 4 sticky 4 sticky 5 , 4 sticky 10 innocently 5 , 6 " 7 said 8 he 7 said 10 innocently 9 very 10 innocently 10 innocently 11 . old [mr] [toad] [laughed] [right] [out] . 1 old 7 . " perhaps if it was , you couldn't ask so many questions , " said he . 1 " 2 perhaps 2 perhaps 3 if 3 if 4 it 3 if 7 you 3 if 16 he 4 it 5 was 6 , 7 you 8 couldn't 12 questions 9 ask 12 questions 10 so 11 many 11 many 12 questions 12 questions 15 said 12 questions 16 he 13 , 15 said 14 " 15 said 16 he 17 . " now watch me [catch] that fly . " 1 " 9 " 2 now 3 watch 3 watch 4 me 4 me 9 " 6 that 7 fly 7 fly 8 . 8 . 9 " his funny little tongue darted out , and the fly was gone . 1 his 2 funny 1 his 13 . 2 funny 3 little 2 funny 5 darted 4 tongue 5 darted 5 darted 6 out 5 darted 8 and 5 darted 9 the 5 darted 10 fly 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 the 10 fly 12 gone 11 was 12 gone [[] [illustration] [:] [his] [funny] [little] [tongue] [darted] [out] [,] [and] [the] [fly] [was] [gone] [.] []] " it certainly is very handy , " said [peter] politely . 1 " 4 is 2 it 3 certainly 2 it 4 is 4 is 5 very 5 very 6 handy 6 handy 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 11 politely 11 politely 12 . " [i] think we are going to [have] [more] rain , and [i] 'd [better] be [getting] [back] to the [dear] [old] [briarpatch] . 1 " 5 are 3 think 4 we 4 we 5 are 5 are 6 going 6 going 7 to 6 going 19 to 7 to 16 be 10 rain 12 and 10 rain 14 'd 11 , 12 and 14 'd 16 be 19 to 20 the 20 the 24 . very much obliged to you , [mr] [toad] . 1 very 2 much 2 much 9 . 3 obliged 4 to 3 obliged 9 . 4 to 5 you 5 you 6 , i [think] you are very wonderful . " 1 i 3 you 3 you 4 are 4 are 5 very 5 very 6 wonderful 6 wonderful 7 . 7 . 8 " " not at all , " replied [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 " 2 not 1 " 11 . 2 not 3 at 3 at 4 all 5 , 6 " 5 , 11 . 6 " 7 replied " [i] ['ve] simply [got] [the] [things] [i] [need] in order [to] [live] , [just] as you have the [things] [you] [need] . 1 " 4 simply 4 simply 23 . 10 in 11 order 11 order 23 . 14 , 16 as 14 , 23 . 16 as 17 you 17 you 18 have 18 have 19 the i couldn't get along with your kind of a tongue , but no more could you get along with mine . 1 i 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 get 2 couldn't 10 tongue 2 couldn't 14 more 2 couldn't 17 get 3 get 4 along 4 along 5 with 6 your 10 tongue 7 kind 10 tongue 8 of 9 a 9 a 10 tongue 11 , 12 but 12 but 13 no 13 no 14 more 15 could 17 get 16 you 17 get 17 get 18 along 18 along 19 with 19 with 21 . 20 mine 21 . if you live long enough , you will learn [that] [old] [mother] [nature] makes no mistakes . 1 if 2 you 1 if 7 you 2 you 3 live 3 live 4 long 4 long 5 enough 4 long 6 , 7 you 8 will 7 you 14 makes 8 will 9 learn 14 makes 16 mistakes 15 no 16 mistakes 16 mistakes 17 . she gives each of us what we need , and each one has different needs . " 1 she 15 needs 2 gives 3 each 3 each 15 needs 4 of 5 us 5 us 7 we 6 what 7 we 7 we 8 need 7 we 11 each 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 each 11 each 12 one 11 each 13 has 11 each 15 needs 14 different 15 needs 15 needs 16 . 16 . 17 " [xiii] [peter] [rabbit] [is] [impolite] peter [rabbit] [couldn't] [get] [old] [mr] [toad] [off] [his] [mind] . 1 peter 11 . and his respect [for] [old] [mr] [toad] had become very great indeed . 1 and 2 his 2 his 3 respect 3 respect 9 become 8 had 9 become 9 become 10 very 9 become 11 great 9 become 12 indeed 12 indeed 13 . of course . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 . who [wouldn't] [respect] [any] [one] with [such] [beautiful] [eyes] [and] such a sweet voice [and] [such] [a] [wonderful] [tongue] ? 1 who 6 with 1 who 20 ? 11 such 12 a 11 such 20 ? 12 a 14 voice 13 sweet 14 voice " [funny] , " mused [peter] , " how we can [live] [right] [beside] [people] [all] [our] [lives] and not [really] [know] [them] at all . 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 mused 5 mused 7 , 5 mused 26 . 7 , 8 " 7 , 19 and 8 " 9 how 9 how 11 can 10 we 11 can 20 not 24 at 20 not 26 . 24 at 25 all i suppose that is why we should never judge people hastily . 1 i 2 suppose 1 i 7 should 3 that 4 is 3 that 7 should 5 why 7 should 6 we 7 should 7 should 8 never 7 should 9 judge 9 judge 10 people 9 judge 11 hastily 11 hastily 12 . i believe [i] will go hunt up [old] [mr] [toad] and see [if] [i] [can] find out [anything] [more] . " 1 i 2 believe 1 i 4 will 4 will 5 go 4 will 16 find 5 go 11 and 5 go 12 see 6 hunt 7 up 7 up 11 and 16 find 17 out 17 out 20 . 20 . 21 " off [started] [peter] , [lipperty-lipperty-lip] [.] 1 off 4 , but when he got there [,] [peter] [found] no trace of [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 but 9 no 2 when 3 he 2 when 4 got 4 got 5 there 5 there 9 no 9 no 15 . 10 trace 11 of 10 trace 15 . you see , it had rained the day before , and that is [just] the [kind] [of] weather [that] [a] [toad] likes [best] for [traveling] . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 2 see 6 rained 4 it 6 rained 5 had 6 rained 6 rained 7 the 7 the 8 day 7 the 18 weather 8 day 9 before 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 that 12 that 13 is 13 is 15 the 15 the 18 weather 18 weather 26 . 22 likes 24 for 22 likes 26 . peter ought to have thought of that , but he didn't . 1 peter 11 didn't 2 ought 3 to 2 ought 4 have 4 have 5 thought 5 thought 6 of 5 thought 7 that 5 thought 10 he 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 he 10 he 11 didn't 11 didn't 12 . jolly , round , bright [mr] [sun] [was] shining [his] [brightest] , and [peter] [soon] forgot all about [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 jolly 2 , 1 jolly 3 round 1 jolly 4 , 1 jolly 5 bright 5 bright 9 shining 9 shining 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 16 forgot 16 forgot 22 . 17 all 18 about 18 about 22 . he had just done this when his ears caught the sound of a queer noise a [little] to one [side] of the [crooked] [little] [path] . 1 he 2 had 1 he 7 his 2 had 3 just 2 had 4 done 4 done 5 this 4 done 6 when 7 his 8 ears 7 his 15 noise 8 ears 9 caught 8 ears 11 sound 8 ears 14 queer 10 the 11 sound 11 sound 12 of 12 of 13 a 15 noise 16 a 16 a 26 . 18 to 19 one 19 one 21 of 21 of 22 the 22 the 26 . instantly [peter] [stopped] and sat up to [listen] . 1 instantly 4 and 1 instantly 9 . 5 sat 6 up 6 up 7 to 7 to 9 . there it was again , and it seemed to come from under an old piece of board . 1 there 17 board 2 it 3 was 2 it 8 seemed 4 again 6 and 5 , 6 and 6 and 8 seemed 7 it 8 seemed 8 seemed 9 to 8 seemed 10 come 10 come 17 board 11 from 12 under 12 under 17 board 13 an 14 old 14 old 17 board 15 piece 16 of 15 piece 17 board 17 board 18 . it was just a little , rustling sound , hardly to be heard . 1 it 2 was 1 it 3 just 3 just 7 rustling 4 a 5 little 4 a 7 rustling 5 little 6 , 7 rustling 8 sound 7 rustling 10 hardly 7 rustling 13 heard 7 rustling 14 . 9 , 10 hardly 10 hardly 12 be 11 to 12 be " there 's [some] one [under] [that] [old] board , " thought [peter] [,] and peeped [under] . 1 " 3 's 1 " 9 board 2 there 3 's 3 's 5 one 9 board 18 . 10 , 11 " 10 , 15 and 11 " 12 thought 15 and 16 peeped 16 peeped 18 . all [he] could see was that there was something moving . 1 all 3 could 3 could 4 see 4 see 10 moving 5 was 10 moving 6 that 9 something 7 there 8 was 7 there 9 something 9 something 10 moving 10 moving 11 . instantly [peter] [was] all curiosity . 1 instantly 5 curiosity 4 all 5 curiosity 5 curiosity 6 . whoever was there was not very big . 1 whoever 2 was 1 whoever 3 there 1 whoever 7 big 3 there 4 was 4 was 5 not 4 was 6 very 7 big 8 . he was sure of that . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 sure 3 sure 4 of 3 sure 5 that 5 that 6 . of course that meant that he had nothing to fear . 1 of 2 course 2 course 4 meant 3 that 4 meant 4 meant 5 that 4 meant 8 nothing 5 that 7 had 6 he 7 had 8 nothing 9 to 8 nothing 10 fear 10 fear 11 . so [what] [do] you [think] [peter] did ? 1 so 4 you 4 you 8 ? 7 did 8 ? why , he [just] pulled that old board over . 1 why 10 . 2 , 3 he 2 , 10 . 3 he 5 pulled 5 pulled 8 board 5 pulled 9 over 6 that 8 board 7 old 8 board and when he did that , he saw , whom do you think ? 1 and 3 he 2 when 3 he 3 he 4 did 4 did 5 that 4 did 14 ? 6 , 7 he 6 , 10 whom 7 he 8 saw 9 , 10 whom 10 whom 14 ? 11 do 12 you 11 do 13 think 11 do 14 ? why , [old] [mr] [toad] [,] to be sure . 1 why 2 , 1 why 8 be 7 to 8 be 8 be 9 sure 9 sure 10 . but such [a] [sight] [as] [old] [mr] [toad] [was] [!] 1 but 2 such peter just stared . 1 peter 3 stared 2 just 3 stared 3 stared 4 . for a full minute he couldn't find his voice . 1 for 4 minute 2 a 4 minute 3 full 4 minute 4 minute 6 couldn't 4 minute 9 voice 5 he 6 couldn't 6 couldn't 7 find 8 his 9 voice 9 voice 10 . old [mr] [toad] [was] changing his clothes ! 1 old 5 changing 5 changing 7 clothes 6 his 7 clothes 7 clothes 8 ! yes , [sir] [,] that is [just] [what] [old] [mr] [toad] [was] [doing] [.] 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 6 is 5 that 6 is he was taking off his old suit , and under it was a brand new one . 1 he 2 was 1 he 14 brand 2 was 9 and 3 taking 4 off 3 taking 7 suit 5 his 7 suit 6 old 7 suit 7 suit 8 , 8 , 9 and 10 under 14 brand 11 it 12 was 12 was 13 a 13 a 14 brand 14 brand 15 new 14 brand 16 one 14 brand 17 . but [such] [a] [time] [as] he was having [!] 1 but 6 he 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 having he was opening and shutting his big mouth , and drawing his hind legs under him , and rubbing them against his body . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 opening 3 opening 5 shutting 4 and 5 shutting 5 shutting 6 his 5 shutting 7 big 5 shutting 8 mouth 5 shutting 11 drawing 8 mouth 9 , 9 , 10 and 11 drawing 13 hind 12 his 13 hind 13 hind 14 legs 13 hind 15 under 13 hind 16 him 13 hind 19 rubbing 17 , 18 and 17 , 19 rubbing 19 rubbing 20 them 19 rubbing 21 against 19 rubbing 22 his 19 rubbing 23 body 23 body 24 . then [peter] [saw] a [strange] [thing] . 1 then 4 a 4 a 7 . all the time [old] [mr] [toad] was working [very] [hard] to suck it at the [corners] of his big [mouth] . 1 all 2 the 2 the 3 time 2 the 8 working 3 time 7 was 8 working 12 suck 11 to 12 suck 12 suck 13 it 13 it 21 . 14 at 15 the 14 at 21 . 15 the 17 of 17 of 18 his 18 his 19 big he glared angrily [at] [peter] , but he [couldn't] [say] [anything] [because] his mouth was too full . 1 he 2 glared 2 glared 18 . 3 angrily 6 , 6 , 7 but 7 but 8 he 8 he 13 his 13 his 14 mouth 14 mouth 17 full 14 mouth 18 . 15 was 17 full 16 too 17 full he [looked] [so] [funny] [that] [peter] just threw himself on the ground and rolled over and over with laughter . 1 he 7 just 7 just 14 rolled 8 threw 12 ground 8 threw 14 rolled 9 himself 10 on 10 on 11 the 11 the 12 ground 12 ground 13 and 14 rolled 15 over 14 rolled 16 and 14 rolled 17 over 14 rolled 19 laughter 18 with 19 laughter 19 laughter 20 . this [made] [old] [mr] [toad] glare [more] [angrily] [than] [ever] , but he couldn't say anything [,] [not] a [word] . 1 this 21 . 6 glare 11 , 6 glare 19 a 11 , 12 but 12 but 14 couldn't 13 he 14 couldn't 14 couldn't 16 anything 15 say 16 anything 19 a 21 . [xiv] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] [disappears] admit your fault when you 've done wrong [,] [and] [don't] postpone it [over] [long] . 1 admit 3 fault 1 admit 16 . 2 your 3 fault 3 fault 12 postpone 4 when 5 you 5 you 6 've 6 've 7 done 7 done 8 wrong 8 wrong 12 postpone 13 it 16 . peter [rabbit] [didn't] [blame] [old] [mr] [toad] a [bit] for [being] indignant [because] [peter] [had] watched him [change] [his] suit . 1 peter 8 a 1 peter 16 watched 8 a 12 indignant 10 for 12 indignant 16 watched 17 him 17 him 21 . 20 suit 21 . it wasn't a nice thing to do . 1 it 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 4 nice 3 a 4 nice 4 nice 5 thing 5 thing 7 do 5 thing 8 . 6 to 7 do old [mr] [toad] [had] looked very funny while he was struggling out of his [old] suit , and [peter] [just] [couldn't] [help] [laughing] [at] [him] [.] 1 old 18 and 5 looked 6 very 5 looked 11 struggling 7 funny 11 struggling 8 while 9 he 8 while 10 was 8 while 11 struggling 11 struggling 12 out 11 struggling 16 suit 12 out 13 of 12 out 14 his 16 suit 17 , 17 , 18 and but he realized that he had been very impolite , and he very meekly [told] [old] [mr] [toad] so . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 realized 3 realized 9 impolite 4 that 5 he 5 he 9 impolite 6 had 7 been 7 been 9 impolite 8 very 9 impolite 9 impolite 12 he 9 impolite 13 very 9 impolite 14 meekly 10 , 11 and 10 , 12 he 14 meekly 20 . 19 so 20 . " you see , it was this way , " explained [peter] . 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 see 3 see 4 , 3 see 5 it 5 it 6 was 5 it 13 . 7 this 8 way 8 way 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 explained 11 explained 13 . " [i] heard something under that old board , and [i] just naturally turned it over to find out what was there . " 1 " 24 " 3 heard 4 something 4 something 8 board 5 under 8 board 6 that 8 board 7 old 8 board 8 board 10 and 8 board 13 naturally 8 board 23 . 9 , 10 and 12 just 13 naturally 13 naturally 14 turned 13 naturally 18 find 14 turned 16 over 15 it 16 over 17 to 18 find 18 find 19 out 18 find 20 what 18 find 22 there 20 what 21 was 23 . 24 " " hump ! " grunted [old] [mr] . toad . 1 " 2 hump 2 hump 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 grunted 5 grunted 8 . 8 . 10 . 9 toad 10 . " [i] didn't [have] the least idea that you were there , " continued [peter] . 1 " 14 continued 3 didn't 6 least 5 the 6 least 6 least 7 idea 7 idea 8 that 7 idea 14 continued 8 that 10 were 8 that 11 there 9 you 10 were 12 , 14 continued 13 " 14 continued 14 continued 16 . but [i] ['m] sorry , [mr] [toad] . 1 but 4 sorry 4 sorry 8 . 5 , 8 . truly [i] am [.] 1 truly 3 am i didn't mean to be so impolite . 1 i 2 didn't 2 didn't 7 impolite 3 mean 7 impolite 4 to 5 be 5 be 7 impolite 6 so 7 impolite 7 impolite 8 . i promise never to do it again . 1 i 3 never 2 promise 3 never 3 never 5 do 3 never 7 again 4 to 5 do 5 do 6 it 7 again 8 . i had heard that you swallowed your old suits , but [i] never half believed it . 1 i 3 heard 2 had 3 heard 3 heard 9 suits 4 that 9 suits 5 you 9 suits 6 swallowed 9 suits 7 your 9 suits 8 old 9 suits 9 suits 11 but 9 suits 13 never 9 suits 14 half 9 suits 15 believed 9 suits 17 . 10 , 11 but 15 believed 16 it 16 it 17 . now [i] [know] it [is] [so] [and] [just] [how] you [do] it , and [i] feel as if [i] [had] [learned] something worth knowing . 1 now 4 it 1 now 10 you 10 you 24 knowing 12 it 13 , 12 it 23 worth 13 , 14 and 14 and 16 feel 17 as 18 if 18 if 22 something 18 if 23 worth 23 worth 24 knowing 24 knowing 25 . do you go [down] into the mud at the bottom of the [smiling] [pool] [the] way [grandfather] [frog] [does] ? " 1 do 2 you 2 you 3 go 3 go 5 into 5 into 6 the 6 the 7 mud 7 mud 10 bottom 8 at 9 the 9 the 10 bottom 10 bottom 11 of 11 of 12 the 12 the 16 way 16 way 20 ? 20 ? 21 " " certainly not ! " retorted [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 " 2 certainly 2 certainly 3 not 3 not 10 . 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 retorted 6 retorted 10 . " [use] your common sense , [peter] [rabbit] . 1 " 3 your 3 your 4 common 4 common 5 sense 5 sense 6 , 6 , 9 . i 'm not so fond of long journeys as all that . " 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 8 journeys 3 not 8 journeys 4 so 8 journeys 5 fond 6 of 5 fond 8 journeys 7 long 8 journeys 8 journeys 9 as 8 journeys 10 all 8 journeys 11 that 8 journeys 13 " 12 . 13 " " that 's so . " 1 " 3 's 1 " 6 " 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 so 5 . 6 " peter looked foolish . 1 peter 2 looked 2 looked 3 foolish 3 foolish 4 . " [i] didn't think of that [when] [i] [spoke] . " 1 " 4 think 3 didn't 4 think 4 think 5 of 4 think 6 that 6 that 10 . 10 . 11 " " [now] if [i] [wanted] [to] , [i] could disappear [right] [here] . " 1 " 3 if 1 " 14 " 7 , 9 could 9 could 10 disappear 10 disappear 13 . 13 . 14 " " nothing of the sort ! " snapped [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 " 8 snapped 2 nothing 3 of 3 of 4 the 4 the 5 sort 5 sort 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 snapped 8 snapped 12 . " [i] could disappear and not go near that old board , not a step nearer than [i] [am] now . " 1 " 22 " 3 could 4 disappear 4 disappear 5 and 4 disappear 7 go 4 disappear 8 near 6 not 7 go 8 near 11 board 9 that 11 board 10 old 11 board 11 board 12 , 11 board 13 not 11 board 16 nearer 14 a 15 step 15 step 16 nearer 16 nearer 17 than 16 nearer 21 . 20 now 21 . 21 . 22 " old [mr] [toad] ['s] [eyes] [twinkled] . 1 old 7 . here was a chance to [get] [even] [with] [peter] for [watching] him [change] [his] [suit] . 1 here 4 chance 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 chance 4 chance 16 . 5 to 12 him 10 for 12 him 12 him 16 . " [more] [than] that , [i] give you my word of honor [that] [i] will not hop [three] [feet] from [where] [i] [am] [sitting] . " 1 " 4 that 1 " 5 , 5 , 26 " 7 give 12 honor 8 you 9 my 9 my 12 honor 10 word 12 honor 11 of 12 honor 12 honor 17 hop 12 honor 26 " 15 will 16 not 16 not 17 hop 20 from 25 . 25 . 26 " " [all] [right] , " replied [peter] promptly , turning his back to [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 " 6 replied 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 replied 6 replied 8 promptly 8 promptly 10 turning 9 , 10 turning 10 turning 11 his 10 turning 12 back 10 turning 13 to 13 to 17 . " [i] ['ll] [look] down the [crooked] [little] [path] for five minutes and promise not to peek . " 1 " 19 " 5 down 6 the 5 down 17 peek 10 for 11 five 11 five 12 minutes 11 five 17 peek 13 and 17 peek 14 promise 17 peek 15 not 17 peek 16 to 17 peek 17 peek 18 . 18 . 19 " so [peter] [sat] [and] [gazed] straight [down] [the] [crooked] [little] [path] . 1 so 6 straight 6 straight 12 . when he thought the five minutes were up , he turned around . 1 when 2 he 2 he 3 thought 2 he 11 turned 4 the 11 turned 5 five 6 minutes 6 minutes 7 were 6 minutes 8 up 6 minutes 11 turned 9 , 10 he 10 he 11 turned 11 turned 12 around 12 around 13 . old [mr] [toad] [was] [nowhere] [to] [be] [seen] . 1 old 9 . peter looked hastily this way and that way , but there was not a sign of [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 peter 2 looked 2 looked 3 hastily 3 hastily 8 way 3 hastily 20 . 4 this 5 way 4 this 8 way 5 way 6 and 7 that 8 way 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 there 11 there 12 was 11 there 14 a 12 was 13 not 14 a 15 sign 15 sign 16 of 15 sign 20 . he had disappeared as completely as if he never had been there . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 disappeared 2 had 11 been 3 disappeared 4 as 3 disappeared 5 completely 6 as 7 if 7 if 8 he 7 if 11 been 9 never 11 been 10 had 11 been 11 been 12 there 12 there 13 . [xv] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] [gives] [peter] [a] [scare] old [mr] [toad] [was] [getting] [even] [with] [peter] [for] [laughing] [at] [him] . 1 old 13 . while [peter] ['s] [back] [had] [been] [turned] [,] [old] [mr] [toad] [had] [disappeared] . 1 while 14 . it was too much for [peter] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 too 3 too 4 much 3 too 5 for 3 too 7 . nevertheless , [peter] [hopped] [over] [to] [it] and turned it [over] again , [because] he couldn't think of any other [place] [to] [look] . 1 nevertheless 2 , 1 nevertheless 24 . 2 , 8 and 8 and 9 turned 10 it 12 again 12 again 13 , 13 , 15 he 15 he 16 couldn't 16 couldn't 17 think 16 couldn't 19 any 17 think 18 of 19 any 20 other 20 other 24 . of course , [old] [mr] [toad] [wasn't] there . 1 of 2 course 1 of 9 . 2 course 3 , 2 course 8 there of course not . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 not 3 not 4 . he had given his word that he wouldn't hide there , and he always lives up to his word . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 given 3 given 5 word 3 given 9 hide 3 given 16 up 3 given 17 to 3 given 19 word 4 his 5 word 6 that 7 he 7 he 8 wouldn't 8 wouldn't 9 hide 9 hide 10 there 9 hide 12 and 9 hide 15 lives 11 , 12 and 13 he 14 always 14 always 15 lives 18 his 19 word 19 word 20 . peter [should] [have] [known] [better] [than] [to] [have] looked [there] . 1 peter 9 looked 9 looked 11 . but [if] [old] [mr] [toad] [had] [nothing] to hide [under] , of course he [must] [have] hopped away [,] [reasoned] [peter] . 1 but 8 to 8 to 9 hide 9 hide 22 . 11 , 13 course 12 of 13 course 13 course 14 he 14 he 17 hopped 17 hopped 18 away 18 away 22 . peter never had felt more foolish in all his life . 1 peter 6 foolish 1 peter 9 his 2 never 3 had 2 never 4 felt 4 felt 6 foolish 5 more 6 foolish 7 in 9 his 8 all 9 his 9 his 10 life 10 life 11 . he [began] to think that [old] [mr] [toad] must be bewitched and had some strange power of [making] [himself] invisible . 1 he 3 to 3 to 4 think 4 think 11 bewitched 5 that 9 must 9 must 10 be 10 be 11 bewitched 11 bewitched 21 . 12 and 14 some 13 had 14 some 14 some 16 power 15 strange 16 power 16 power 20 invisible 17 of 20 invisible 20 invisible 21 . and [yet] [old] [mr] [toad] had disappeared . 1 and 6 had 1 and 7 disappeared 7 disappeared 8 . suddenly [peter] [gave] [a] frightened scream and jumped higher than he ever had jumped before in all his life . 1 suddenly 5 frightened 5 frightened 20 . 6 scream 7 and 6 scream 9 higher 8 jumped 9 higher 9 higher 10 than 9 higher 14 jumped 9 higher 15 before 9 higher 16 in 9 higher 17 all 10 than 11 he 10 than 12 ever 13 had 14 jumped 17 all 19 life 18 his 19 life 19 life 20 . a [voice] , [the] [voice] of [old] [mr] [toad] [himself] , [had] said , " well , now are you satisfied ? " 1 a 3 , 3 , 23 " 6 of 11 , 11 , 13 said 13 said 14 , 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 well 16 well 17 , 16 well 18 now 16 well 21 satisfied 19 are 20 you 19 are 21 satisfied 21 satisfied 22 ? 22 ? 23 " and that voice had come from right under [peter] ! do you wonder that he was frightened ? 1 and 4 had 2 that 4 had 3 voice 4 had 4 had 5 come 5 come 6 from 5 come 10 ! 5 come 18 ? 6 from 8 under 7 right 8 under 11 do 12 you 11 do 13 wonder 11 do 18 ? 13 wonder 14 that 14 that 15 he 15 he 16 was 16 was 17 frightened when he turned to [look] , [there] [sat] [old] [mr] [toad] [right] [where] he [himself] had been [sitting] a [moment] before . 1 when 2 he 1 when 14 he 2 he 3 turned 3 turned 4 to 6 , 14 he 14 he 16 had 16 had 17 been 16 had 21 before 17 been 19 a 21 before 22 . peter rubbed his eyes and stared very foolishly . 1 peter 2 rubbed 2 rubbed 3 his 2 rubbed 4 eyes 2 rubbed 8 foolishly 3 his 4 eyes 5 and 6 stared 6 stared 8 foolishly 7 very 8 foolishly 8 foolishly 9 . " [wh-wh-where] did you come from ? " he stammered [at] [last] . 1 " 3 did 1 " 10 stammered 4 you 5 come 4 you 7 ? 5 come 6 from 7 ? 8 " 8 " 10 stammered 9 he 10 stammered 10 stammered 13 . old [mr] [toad] grinned . 1 old 4 grinned 4 grinned 5 . " [i] 'll show you , " said he . 1 " 3 'll 3 'll 4 show 4 show 5 you 5 you 7 " 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 he 9 he 10 . then that disappeared . 1 then 3 disappeared 2 that 3 disappeared 3 disappeared 4 . old [mr] [toad] [had] [gone] [down] , and [the] sand had fallen [right] back [over] him . 1 old 8 and 1 old 10 sand 7 , 8 and 10 sand 12 fallen 11 had 12 fallen 12 fallen 14 back 14 back 17 . 16 him 17 . peter just had to rub his eyes again . 1 peter 5 rub 2 just 5 rub 3 had 4 to 4 to 5 rub 5 rub 7 eyes 5 rub 8 again 6 his 7 eyes 8 again 9 . he had to [!] 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 to then , to make sure , he began to dig [away] the sand [where] [old] [mr] [toad] had been [sitting] . 1 then 7 he 1 then 8 began 2 , 7 he 3 to 4 make 4 make 5 sure 5 sure 7 he 6 , 7 he 8 began 9 to 9 to 10 dig 10 dig 12 the 10 dig 21 . 12 the 13 sand 13 sand 18 had 18 had 19 been in a [minute] he [felt] [old] [mr] [toad] [,] [who] [at] [once] came out [again] . 1 in 2 a 2 a 16 . 4 he 13 came 13 came 14 out 14 out 16 . old [mr] [toad] ['s] [beautiful] [eyes] [twinkled] [more] [than] [ever] . 1 old 11 . " [i] guess we are even now , [peter] , " said he . 1 " 3 guess 3 guess 8 , 3 guess 11 " 4 we 5 are 5 are 7 now 6 even 7 now 7 now 8 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 said 12 said 13 he 13 he 14 . peter nodded . 1 peter 2 nodded 2 nodded 3 . " [more] [than] that , [mr] [toad] [.] 1 " 4 that 1 " 5 , i think you have a little the best of it , ["] he [replied] . 1 i 2 think 2 think 3 you 3 you 4 have 4 have 5 a 5 a 6 little 5 a 9 of 7 the 8 best 8 best 9 of 9 of 10 it 9 of 15 . 10 it 11 , 11 , 13 he " now won't you tell me how you did it ? " 1 " 2 now 1 " 3 won't 3 won't 4 you 3 won't 5 tell 5 tell 6 me 5 tell 7 how 5 tell 8 you 8 you 11 ? 9 did 10 it 9 did 11 ? 11 ? 12 " old [mr] [toad] [held] [up] [one] [of] [his] stout hind [feet] , and on it was a kind of spur . 1 old 9 stout 9 stout 10 hind 10 hind 12 , 10 hind 13 and 13 and 21 . 14 on 20 spur 15 it 16 was 16 was 20 spur 17 a 18 kind 18 kind 19 of 18 kind 20 spur 20 spur 21 . " there 's [another] [just] [like] [that] on the other foot , " said he , " and [i] use them to dig [with] . 1 " 3 's 1 " 13 " 2 there 3 's 8 on 9 the 8 on 11 foot 9 the 10 other 11 foot 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 said 14 said 15 he 14 said 16 , 16 , 17 " 16 , 18 and 18 and 21 them 20 use 21 them 21 them 25 . 22 to 23 dig 23 dig 25 . you go into a hole [headfirst] [,] [but] [i] [go] in the other way . 1 you 2 go 2 go 3 into 3 into 5 hole 4 a 5 hole 5 hole 15 . 11 in 12 the 11 in 15 . 12 the 13 other 13 other 14 way i make my hole in soft earth and back into it at the same time , this way . " 1 i 2 make 2 make 3 my 2 make 4 hole 4 hole 5 in 4 hole 7 earth 4 hole 10 into 6 soft 7 earth 8 and 10 into 9 back 10 into 10 into 11 it 10 into 13 the 12 at 13 the 13 the 14 same 14 same 15 time 14 same 16 , 14 same 18 way 14 same 19 . 17 this 18 way 19 . 20 " he began to work his stout hind feet , and as he kicked the earth out , he backed in at the same time . 1 he 13 kicked 2 began 3 to 2 began 7 hind 3 to 4 work 4 work 7 hind 5 his 7 hind 6 stout 7 hind 7 hind 8 feet 7 hind 13 kicked 9 , 10 and 10 and 13 kicked 11 as 12 he 12 he 13 kicked 13 kicked 19 backed 14 the 15 earth 15 earth 19 backed 16 out 17 , 16 out 19 backed 18 he 19 backed 19 backed 23 same 20 in 23 same 21 at 23 same 22 the 23 same 23 same 24 time 23 same 25 . when he [once] [more] [reappeared] [,] [peter] thanked him . 1 when 2 he 2 he 8 thanked 8 thanked 10 . 9 him 10 . then he asked one more question . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 asked 3 asked 6 question 3 asked 7 . 4 one 5 more 4 one 6 question " is that the way you go into winter quarters ? " 1 " 2 is 2 is 3 that 2 is 11 ? 4 the 5 way 5 way 10 quarters 6 you 10 quarters 7 go 10 quarters 8 into 10 quarters 9 winter 10 quarters 10 quarters 11 ? 11 ? 12 " old [mr] [toad] [nodded] . 1 old 5 . " and it 's the way [i] escape [from] my enemies . " 1 " 4 's 1 " 13 " 2 and 3 it 3 it 4 's 5 the 6 way 5 the 8 escape 8 escape 11 enemies 10 my 11 enemies 11 enemies 12 . 12 . 13 " [xvi] [jimmy] [skunk] [is] [surprised] jimmy [skunk] ambled along the [crooked] [little] [path] down the hill . 1 jimmy 3 ambled 3 ambled 4 along 3 ambled 9 down 3 ambled 11 hill 4 along 5 the 9 down 10 the 10 the 11 hill 11 hill 12 . he didn't hurry [because] [jimmy] [doesn't] [believe] [in] hurrying . 1 he 2 didn't 1 he 3 hurry 3 hurry 9 hurrying 9 hurrying 10 . the only time he ever hurries is when he sees a fat beetle trying to get out of sight . 1 the 2 only 2 only 6 hurries 3 time 4 he 3 time 6 hurries 5 ever 6 hurries 6 hurries 7 is 6 hurries 8 when 6 hurries 10 sees 6 hurries 20 . 8 when 9 he 9 he 10 sees 10 sees 13 beetle 11 a 12 fat 11 a 13 beetle 12 fat 13 beetle 13 beetle 14 trying 13 beetle 16 get 13 beetle 19 sight 14 trying 15 to 17 out 18 of 17 out 19 sight then [jimmy] [does] [hurry] . 1 then 5 . but just now he didn't see any fat beetles , although he was looking for them . 1 but 3 now 1 but 5 didn't 2 just 3 now 4 he 5 didn't 5 didn't 6 see 5 didn't 7 any 7 any 9 beetles 8 fat 9 beetles 9 beetles 11 although 9 beetles 14 looking 9 beetles 15 for 9 beetles 17 . 10 , 11 although 11 although 12 he 11 although 13 was 16 them 17 . so he just ambled along as if he had all the time in the world , as indeed he had . 1 so 2 he 1 so 17 as 3 just 4 ambled 3 just 17 as 4 ambled 5 along 4 ambled 7 if 4 ambled 10 all 6 as 7 if 7 if 9 had 8 he 9 had 10 all 15 world 11 the 12 time 11 the 15 world 13 in 15 world 14 the 15 world 16 , 17 as 17 as 19 he 17 as 21 . 18 indeed 19 he 19 he 20 had he was [feeling] very good-natured [,] was [jimmy] [skunk] . 1 he 2 was 1 he 7 was 2 was 4 very 4 very 5 good-natured 7 was 10 . and why shouldn't he ? 1 and 2 why 2 why 3 shouldn't 2 why 4 he 2 why 5 ? there was everything to make him feel good-natured . 1 there 2 was 2 was 8 good-natured 3 everything 8 good-natured 4 to 5 make 5 make 6 him 5 make 7 feel 7 feel 8 good-natured 8 good-natured 9 . summer had arrived to stay . 1 summer 3 arrived 2 had 3 arrived 3 arrived 5 stay 4 to 5 stay 5 stay 6 . on every side he heard glad voices . 1 on 3 side 2 every 3 side 3 side 7 voices 3 side 8 . 4 he 5 heard 5 heard 7 voices 6 glad 7 voices bumble the [bee] was humming a song . 1 bumble 2 the 1 bumble 5 humming 4 was 5 humming 5 humming 7 song 6 a 7 song 7 song 8 . best [of] [all] , [jimmy] [had] [found] [three] [beetles] [that] [very] [morning] , and he knew that there were [more] if he could find them . 1 best 23 could 4 , 15 he 4 , 22 he 13 , 14 and 13 , 15 he 15 he 16 knew 16 knew 17 that 16 knew 19 were 18 there 19 were 21 if 22 he 22 he 23 could 23 could 24 find 24 find 25 them 25 them 26 . so [why] [shouldn't] he [feel] good [?] 1 so 4 he 1 so 6 good his sharp little eyes twinkled as he ambled along , and there wasn't much that they missed . 1 his 2 sharp 2 sharp 8 ambled 3 little 5 twinkled 4 eyes 5 twinkled 5 twinkled 8 ambled 6 as 8 ambled 7 he 8 ambled 8 ambled 9 along 8 ambled 13 wasn't 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 there 12 there 13 wasn't 13 wasn't 17 missed 14 much 17 missed 15 that 17 missed 16 they 17 missed 17 missed 18 . " [beetle] [,] beetle [,] smooth and smug , [you] [are] nothing but a bug . 1 " 15 bug 4 beetle 8 smug 4 beetle 15 bug 6 smooth 7 and 7 and 8 smug 8 smug 14 a 9 , 13 but 9 , 14 a 12 nothing 13 but 15 bug 16 . bugs were [made] [for] [skunks] to [eat] [,] [so] come out [from] [your] [retreat] . 1 bugs 15 . 2 were 6 to 6 to 10 come 10 come 11 out 11 out 15 . " hello ! 1 " 2 hello 2 hello 3 ! there 's a nice big piece of bark over there that looks as if it ought to have a dozen fat beetles under it . 1 there 2 's 2 's 4 nice 3 a 4 nice 4 nice 8 bark 5 big 8 bark 6 piece 7 of 6 piece 8 bark 8 bark 9 over 8 bark 22 beetles 10 there 22 beetles 11 that 12 looks 12 looks 14 if 12 looks 22 beetles 13 as 14 if 14 if 15 it 16 ought 22 beetles 17 to 18 have 18 have 19 a 19 a 20 dozen 20 dozen 22 beetles 21 fat 22 beetles 22 beetles 23 under 22 beetles 25 . 24 it 25 . it 's great fun to pull over pieces of bark and see fat beetles run all ways at once . 1 it 2 's 1 it 4 fun 3 great 4 fun 4 fun 10 bark 5 to 8 pieces 6 pull 7 over 6 pull 8 pieces 8 pieces 10 bark 9 of 10 bark 10 bark 11 and 10 bark 14 beetles 12 see 14 beetles 13 fat 14 beetles 14 beetles 15 run 14 beetles 16 all 14 beetles 17 ways 14 beetles 19 once 14 beetles 20 . 18 at 19 once i 'll just have to see what is under that piece . ["] 1 i 2 'll 1 i 12 . 2 'll 3 just 2 'll 4 have 2 'll 6 see 2 'll 11 piece 5 to 6 see 6 see 7 what 6 see 10 that 7 what 8 is 9 under 10 that " [beetle] , beetle [,] smooth and smug , [you] [are] nothing but a bug . " 1 " 3 , 3 , 17 " 4 beetle 8 smug 4 beetle 15 bug 6 smooth 7 and 7 and 8 smug 8 smug 14 a 9 , 13 but 9 , 14 a 12 nothing 13 but 15 bug 16 . 16 . 17 " as he said the last word , he suddenly pulled the piece of bark over . 1 as 2 he 2 he 9 suddenly 3 said 6 word 4 the 5 last 5 last 6 word 6 word 9 suddenly 7 , 8 he 8 he 9 suddenly 9 suddenly 14 bark 10 pulled 11 the 10 pulled 14 bark 11 the 14 bark 12 piece 13 of 12 piece 14 bark 14 bark 15 over 15 over 16 . " who 's a bug ? " asked a funny voice , and it sounded rather cross . 1 " 5 bug 2 who 5 bug 3 's 5 bug 4 a 5 bug 5 bug 8 asked 5 bug 10 funny 5 bug 11 voice 6 ? 7 " 6 ? 8 asked 8 asked 9 a 11 voice 15 sounded 11 voice 18 . 12 , 13 and 13 and 15 sounded 14 it 15 sounded 15 sounded 17 cross 16 rather 17 cross jimmy [skunk] [nearly] tumbled [over] backward in surprise , and for a minute he couldn't find his tongue . 1 jimmy 4 tumbled 4 tumbled 6 backward 6 backward 8 surprise 6 backward 19 . 7 in 8 surprise 9 , 10 and 9 , 11 for 11 for 13 minute 12 a 13 minute 13 minute 15 couldn't 13 minute 18 tongue 14 he 15 couldn't 15 couldn't 16 find 17 his 18 tongue 18 tongue 19 . " who 's a bug ? " he repeated . 1 " 2 who 2 who 5 bug 3 's 5 bug 4 a 5 bug 5 bug 9 repeated 6 ? 7 " 7 " 9 repeated 8 he 9 repeated 9 repeated 10 . instead of answering , [jimmy] [skunk] began to laugh . 1 instead 2 of 1 instead 3 answering 3 answering 10 . 4 , 7 began 7 began 8 to 7 began 9 laugh 9 laugh 10 . " [who] 's a bug ? " demanded [old] [mr] [toad] , more crossly [than] [before] . 1 " 3 's 1 " 14 crossly 3 's 4 a 4 a 5 bug 5 bug 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 7 " 8 demanded 8 demanded 12 , 13 more 14 crossly 14 crossly 17 . " there isn't any bug , [mr] [toad] , and [i] beg your pardon , " replied [jimmy] [,] [remembering] his politeness . 1 " 3 isn't 2 there 3 isn't 3 isn't 4 any 4 any 23 . 5 bug 6 , 5 bug 12 beg 6 , 10 and 9 , 10 and 12 beg 14 pardon 13 your 14 pardon 14 pardon 15 , 15 , 16 " 16 " 17 replied 17 replied 22 politeness 21 his 22 politeness 22 politeness 23 . " [i] [just] [thought] there [was] . 1 " 5 there 1 " 7 . you see , [i] didn't know [you] [were] [under] that piece of bark . 1 you 2 see 1 you 6 know 2 see 3 , 5 didn't 6 know 6 know 10 that 10 that 11 piece 11 piece 12 of 12 of 13 bark 13 bark 14 . i [hope] [you] will excuse me , [mr] [toad] . 1 i 4 will 4 will 5 excuse 5 excuse 10 . 6 me 10 . 7 , 10 . have you seen any fat beetles this morning ? " 1 have 2 you 1 have 3 seen 3 seen 6 beetles 4 any 6 beetles 5 fat 6 beetles 6 beetles 8 morning 6 beetles 9 ? 7 this 8 morning 9 ? 10 " " no , " said [old] [mr] [toad] grumpily , and yawned and rubbed his eyes . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 9 grumpily 9 grumpily 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 yawned 12 yawned 14 rubbed 13 and 14 rubbed 14 rubbed 15 his 15 his 16 eyes 16 eyes 17 . " why , ["] exclaimed [jimmy] [skunk] , " [i] [believe] you have [just] [waked] up ! " 1 " 2 why 2 why 3 , 3 , 9 " 5 exclaimed 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 16 up 12 you 13 have 12 you 16 up 16 up 17 ! 17 ! 18 " " what if [i] [have] ? " demanded [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 if 2 what 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 7 " 8 demanded 8 demanded 12 . " who was the other ? " asked [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 " 2 who 2 who 3 was 2 who 6 ? 3 was 4 the 4 the 5 other 6 ? 7 " 6 ? 8 asked 8 asked 12 . " [mr] [blacksnake] , " replied [jimmy] . 1 " 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 replied 6 replied 8 . " he inquired for you . " 1 " 3 inquired 2 he 3 inquired 3 inquired 6 . 4 for 5 you 4 for 6 . 6 . 7 " old [mr] [toad] [turned] [quite] [pale] . 1 old 7 . " [i] [i] think [i] 'll be moving [along] , " said he . 1 " 4 think 1 " 12 said 6 'll 7 be 7 be 8 moving 8 moving 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 said 12 said 13 he 12 said 14 . [xvii] [old] [mr] [.] [toad's] [mistake] and when he had pulled it [over] , he found [old] [mr] [toad] [there] . 1 and 3 he 2 when 3 he 3 he 4 had 4 had 5 pulled 5 pulled 6 it 6 it 8 , 8 , 9 he 9 he 10 found 10 found 15 . old [mr] [toad] [had] crept [under] that piece of [bark] because he wanted to take a nap . 1 old 5 crept 5 crept 8 piece 7 that 8 piece 8 piece 9 of 9 of 18 . 11 because 13 wanted 12 he 13 wanted 13 wanted 14 to 14 to 15 take 15 take 17 nap 16 a 17 nap 17 nap 18 . yes , [sir] , he [was] wide awake right away . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 7 wide 7 wide 8 awake 8 awake 11 . 9 right 10 away 10 away 11 . you [see] , he knew right away [why] [mr] [blacksnake] had asked [after] him . 1 you 3 , 1 you 15 . 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 knew 4 he 11 had 5 knew 6 right 6 right 7 away 11 had 14 him 12 asked 14 him he [knew] [that] [mr] [blacksnake] has a [fondness] [for] [toads] . 1 he 6 has 6 has 7 a 7 a 11 . he [turned] [quite] [pale] when he [heard] [that] [mr] [blacksnake] had asked after him , and [right] then he made his mistake . 1 he 11 had 1 he 12 asked 5 when 6 he 6 he 11 had 12 asked 23 . 13 after 14 him 14 him 16 and 15 , 16 and 16 and 18 then 18 then 19 he 19 he 20 made 20 made 21 his 20 made 22 mistake 22 mistake 23 . he [hardly] waited long enough to say good-by [to] [jimmy] [skunk] , but [started] [off] as fast as he could go . 1 he 3 waited 1 he 20 could 3 waited 4 long 4 long 5 enough 5 enough 6 to 6 to 7 say 8 good-by 12 , 12 , 13 but 13 but 19 he 16 as 17 fast 17 fast 18 as 18 as 19 he 19 he 20 could 20 could 21 go 21 go 22 . now [when] people are very much afraid , they almost always seem to think that danger [is] behind instead of in front of them . 1 now 25 . 3 people 4 are 3 people 9 they 3 people 11 always 3 people 12 seem 4 are 7 afraid 5 very 6 much 6 much 7 afraid 8 , 9 they 10 almost 11 always 12 seem 13 to 12 seem 14 think 12 seem 16 danger 14 think 15 that 16 danger 22 front 16 danger 25 . 18 behind 22 front 19 instead 20 of 19 instead 22 front 21 in 22 front 22 front 23 of 22 front 24 them it was so with [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 so 2 was 4 with 4 with 8 . instead of watching out in front as he hopped along , he kept watching over his shoulder , and that was his second mistake . 1 instead 2 of 1 instead 3 watching 3 watching 9 hopped 4 out 6 front 5 in 6 front 6 front 9 hopped 7 as 8 he 8 he 9 hopped 9 hopped 10 along 9 hopped 13 kept 9 hopped 14 watching 11 , 12 he 12 he 13 kept 14 watching 17 shoulder 15 over 17 shoulder 16 his 17 shoulder 17 shoulder 19 and 17 shoulder 23 second 17 shoulder 25 . 18 , 19 and 20 that 21 was 21 was 23 second 22 his 23 second 23 second 24 mistake and all the time he [kept] [looking] [behind] [for] [mr] [blacksnake] . 1 and 2 all 1 and 5 he 2 all 3 the 2 all 4 time 5 he 12 . it was a question which was more surprised . 1 it 2 was 2 was 8 surprised 3 a 4 question 4 question 8 surprised 5 which 8 surprised 6 was 8 surprised 7 more 8 surprised 8 surprised 9 . for just a wee second they stared at each other . 1 for 4 wee 2 just 4 wee 3 a 4 wee 4 wee 5 second 4 wee 7 stared 6 they 7 stared 7 stared 8 at 7 stared 9 each 9 each 10 other 10 other 11 . then [mr] [blacksnake] ['s] [eyes] began to sparkle . 1 then 6 began 6 began 7 to 6 began 8 sparkle 8 sparkle 9 . " good morning , [mr] [toad] . 1 " 7 . 2 good 3 morning 2 good 4 , 4 , 7 . isn't this a beautiful morning ? 1 isn't 6 ? 2 this 5 morning 2 this 6 ? 3 a 4 beautiful 4 beautiful 5 morning i was just thinking about you , " said he . 1 i 4 thinking 1 i 6 you 2 was 4 thinking 3 just 4 thinking 4 thinking 5 about 6 you 8 " 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 10 he 10 he 11 . but [poor] [old] [mr] [toad] didn't [say] [good] [morning] . 1 but 6 didn't 6 didn't 10 . he didn't say anything . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 4 anything 3 say 4 anything 4 anything 5 . he couldn't , because he was too scared . 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 4 because 3 , 4 because 4 because 5 he 4 because 8 scared 6 was 8 scared 7 too 8 scared 8 scared 9 . [xviii] [jimmy] [skunk] [is] [just] [in] [time] it had been [funny] [,] very funny [indeed] [,] to see [mr] [toad] [try] [to] hurry . 1 it 17 . 2 had 3 been 3 been 6 very 3 been 16 hurry 7 funny 10 to 7 funny 16 hurry 10 to 11 see 16 hurry 17 . suddenly [jimmy] stopped [chuckling] [.] 1 suddenly 3 stopped then he [stopped] ambling [along] [the] [crooked] [little] [path] . 1 then 2 he 2 he 4 ambling 4 ambling 10 . he turned around and looked back , and as he did so he scratched his head thoughtfully . 1 he 2 turned 1 he 14 scratched 2 turned 3 around 2 turned 5 looked 2 turned 6 back 4 and 5 looked 7 , 8 and 8 and 14 scratched 9 as 10 he 10 he 11 did 10 he 14 scratched 12 so 13 he 13 he 14 scratched 14 scratched 15 his 14 scratched 16 head 14 scratched 17 thoughtfully 15 his 16 head 17 thoughtfully 18 . how stupid of him not to have [asked] me [where] [mr] [blacksnake] [was] ! 1 how 2 stupid 2 stupid 3 of 2 stupid 14 ! 3 of 4 him 4 him 6 to 5 not 6 to 6 to 7 have 9 me 14 ! well [,] it 's none of my business . 1 well 3 it 3 it 4 's 4 's 8 business 5 none 6 of 5 none 8 business 7 my 8 business 8 business 9 . i guess [i] 'll go on . " 1 i 2 guess 1 i 4 'll 4 'll 5 go 5 go 6 on 6 on 7 . 7 . 8 " but he had gone on down [the] [crooked] [little] [path] only a few steps when he stopped again . 1 but 2 he 2 he 17 stopped 3 had 4 gone 4 gone 14 steps 5 on 14 steps 6 down 14 steps 11 only 13 few 12 a 13 few 13 few 14 steps 14 steps 15 when 14 steps 17 stopped 15 when 16 he 16 he 17 stopped 17 stopped 18 again 18 again 19 . " [i] hate to go way back [there] , " he grumbled , for you know he is naturally rather lazy . 1 " 3 hate 1 " 9 , 3 hate 4 to 4 to 5 go 5 go 7 back 6 way 7 back 9 , 10 " 10 " 12 grumbled 11 he 12 grumbled 12 grumbled 13 , 13 , 15 you 14 for 15 you 15 you 16 know 16 know 18 is 17 he 18 is 18 is 19 naturally 19 naturally 22 . 20 rather 21 lazy 21 lazy 22 . " [still] , the [green] [meadows] [wouldn't] [be] [quite] [the] [same] [without] [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 " 16 . 3 , 4 the 3 , 16 . i should miss him if anything happened to him . 1 i 2 should 1 i 6 anything 2 should 4 him 3 miss 4 him 5 if 6 anything 6 anything 7 happened 7 happened 8 to 7 happened 9 him 9 him 10 . " maybe he won't meet [mr] [blacksnake] , " said a little voice inside [of] [jimmy] . 1 " 2 maybe 1 " 10 said 2 maybe 3 he 4 won't 5 meet 5 meet 9 " 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 13 voice 10 said 17 . 11 a 12 little 11 a 13 voice 13 voice 14 inside " and [maybe] he will , " said [jimmy] [right] [out] loud . 1 " 4 he 1 " 5 will 1 " 8 said 2 and 4 he 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 12 loud 12 loud 13 . and with that , he started [back] up [the] [crooked] [little] [path] , and [strange] [to] [say] [jimmy] hurried . 1 and 2 with 2 with 3 that 3 that 5 he 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 started 6 started 8 up 8 up 14 and 13 , 14 and 14 and 19 hurried 19 hurried 20 . he had [just] [reached] [a] [turn] in the [crooked] [little] [path] [when] [who] [should] [run] [right] plump [into] him [but] [poor] [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 he 2 had 2 had 17 plump 7 in 8 the 8 the 17 plump 17 plump 25 . 19 him 25 . he gave a frightened squeal and fell right over on his back , and kicked foolishly as he tried to get on his feet again . 1 he 5 squeal 2 gave 5 squeal 3 a 5 squeal 4 frightened 5 squeal 5 squeal 7 fell 5 squeal 8 right 5 squeal 9 over 6 and 7 fell 9 over 25 again 10 on 24 feet 11 his 24 feet 12 back 15 kicked 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 kicked 15 kicked 16 foolishly 15 kicked 24 feet 16 foolishly 17 as 16 foolishly 19 tried 16 foolishly 21 get 16 foolishly 22 on 17 as 18 he 18 he 19 tried 19 tried 20 to 20 to 21 get 23 his 24 feet 24 feet 25 again 25 again 26 . but he was all out of breath , and so frightened and tired that all he could do was to kick and kick . 1 but 2 he 2 he 13 tired 3 was 13 tired 4 all 7 breath 5 out 6 of 5 out 7 breath 7 breath 9 and 7 breath 13 tired 8 , 9 and 10 so 13 tired 11 frightened 13 tired 12 and 13 tired 13 tired 14 that 13 tired 23 kick 15 all 23 kick 16 he 17 could 17 could 18 do 17 could 23 kick 19 was 20 to 20 to 23 kick 21 kick 22 and 21 kick 23 kick 23 kick 24 . right behind him [came] [mr] [blacksnake] . 1 right 2 behind 2 behind 3 him 3 him 7 . of course [he] [saw] [jimmy] , and he stopped short and hissed angrily . 1 of 2 course 2 course 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 9 stopped 8 he 9 stopped 9 stopped 10 short 10 short 11 and 10 short 12 hissed 12 hissed 13 angrily 13 angrily 14 . " what were you going to do to [mr] [toad] ? " demanded [jimmy] . 1 " 2 what 1 " 13 demanded 2 what 3 were 2 what 4 you 2 what 7 do 2 what 8 to 4 you 5 going 5 going 6 to 11 ? 12 " 12 " 13 demanded 13 demanded 15 . " [none] [of] [your] [business] ! " hissed [mr] [blacksnake] . 1 " 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 hissed 8 hissed 11 . " get out of my way , or you 'll be sorry . " 1 " 10 'll 2 get 3 out 2 get 5 my 2 get 6 way 2 get 8 or 3 out 4 of 7 , 8 or 8 or 10 'll 9 you 10 'll 10 'll 11 be 11 be 12 sorry 12 sorry 13 . 13 . 14 " jimmy [skunk] just [laughed] [and] stepped in front of [poor] [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 jimmy 6 stepped 3 just 6 stepped 6 stepped 14 . 7 in 8 front 7 in 14 . 8 front 9 of mr [blacksnake] [coiled] [himself] up [in] the path and darted his tongue [out] [at] [jimmy] in the [most] impudent [way] . 1 mr 5 up 5 up 21 . 7 the 8 path 7 the 21 . 8 path 9 and 8 path 10 darted 10 darted 12 tongue 11 his 12 tongue 12 tongue 19 impudent 16 in 17 the 17 the 19 impudent then he tried to make himself look very fierce . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 tried 3 tried 4 to 3 tried 5 make 3 tried 9 fierce 6 himself 9 fierce 7 look 9 fierce 8 very 9 fierce 9 fierce 10 . you see , he was just trying to scare [jimmy] [.] 1 you 2 see 1 you 9 scare 2 see 4 he 3 , 4 he 5 was 6 just 5 was 7 trying 7 trying 8 to 8 to 9 scare but [jimmy] didn't scare . 1 but 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 scare 4 scare 5 . he knows [all] [about] [mr] [blacksnake] and that [really] he is a coward . 1 he 2 knows 2 knows 14 . 7 and 14 . 8 that 10 he 8 that 11 is 11 is 12 a 12 a 13 coward 13 coward 14 . so he suddenly gritted his teeth in a way not at all pleasant to hear [and] [started] [for] [mr] [blacksnake] . 1 so 4 gritted 2 he 4 gritted 3 suddenly 4 gritted 4 gritted 5 his 4 gritted 6 teeth 4 gritted 7 in 4 gritted 8 a 4 gritted 9 way 4 gritted 10 not 10 not 13 pleasant 11 at 12 all 12 all 13 pleasant 13 pleasant 15 hear 13 pleasant 21 . 14 to 15 hear mr [blacksnake] [didn't] [wait] . 1 mr 5 . no , [sir] [,] he didn't wait . 1 no 2 , 2 , 5 he 5 he 6 didn't 6 didn't 7 wait 7 wait 8 . he [suddenly] turned and glided [back] [up] the [crooked] [little] [path] [,] hissing angrily . 1 he 3 turned 1 he 14 angrily 3 turned 5 glided 4 and 5 glided 8 the 13 hissing 13 hissing 14 angrily 14 angrily 15 . jimmy followed him a little [way] , and then he went back to [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 jimmy 2 followed 1 jimmy 4 a 2 followed 3 him 4 a 17 . 5 little 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 then 9 then 10 he 9 then 11 went 11 went 12 back 11 went 13 to 13 to 17 . " oh , " panted [mr] [toad] , " you [came] just [in] [time] ! 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 , 2 oh 12 just 2 oh 15 ! 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 panted 5 panted 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 you i couldn't have hopped another hop . ["] 1 i 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 6 hop 2 couldn't 7 . 3 have 4 hopped 4 hopped 6 hop 5 another 6 hop " [i] guess [i] [did] , " replied [jimmy] . 1 " 3 guess 3 guess 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 replied 8 replied 10 . " now you get your breath and come along with me . " 1 " 3 you 2 now 3 you 3 you 4 get 4 get 5 your 4 get 6 breath 6 breath 7 and 6 breath 9 along 6 breath 12 . 8 come 9 along 9 along 10 with 10 with 11 me 12 . 13 " and [old] [mr] [toad] did [.] 1 and 5 did [xix] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] [gets] [his] [stomach] [full] there are ants , for instance . 1 there 2 are 2 are 6 instance 3 ants 6 instance 4 , 6 instance 5 for 6 instance 6 instance 7 . you wouldn't want to eat them even if you were dreadfully hungry . 1 you 3 want 2 wouldn't 3 want 3 want 4 to 4 to 5 eat 5 eat 6 them 6 them 13 . 7 even 8 if 8 if 9 you 8 if 10 were 10 were 12 hungry 11 dreadfully 12 hungry 12 hungry 13 . but [old] [mr] [toad] and [buster] [bear] [think] there is nothing [much] [nicer] . 1 but 11 nothing 5 and 9 there 9 there 10 is 9 there 11 nothing 11 nothing 14 . right away he invited [old] [mr] [toad] to dine with him . 1 right 2 away 2 away 12 . 3 he 4 invited 4 invited 8 to 8 to 11 him 9 dine 10 with 10 with 11 him 11 him 12 . he fell right over on his back [,] [which] [wasn't] [at] [all] dignified , and [made] [buster] [bear] [laugh] [.] 1 he 2 fell 2 fell 4 over 2 fell 5 on 2 fell 7 back 3 right 4 over 5 on 6 his 7 back 15 and 13 dignified 14 , 14 , 15 and that frightened [mr] [toad] [more] [than] [ever] . 1 that 2 frightened 2 frightened 8 . so he said in a very faint voice that he would be pleased to dine [with] [buster] . 1 so 7 faint 1 so 9 that 2 he 3 said 3 said 7 faint 4 in 5 a 4 in 7 faint 5 a 7 faint 6 very 7 faint 7 faint 8 voice 9 that 11 would 10 he 11 would 11 would 12 be 12 be 13 pleased 13 pleased 14 to 14 to 15 dine 15 dine 18 . then he waved his feet feebly , trying to get on his feet again . 1 then 3 waved 2 he 3 waved 3 waved 6 feebly 3 waved 13 feet 4 his 5 feet 5 feet 6 feebly 6 feebly 8 trying 6 feebly 11 on 7 , 8 trying 8 trying 9 to 8 trying 10 get 12 his 13 feet 13 feet 14 again 14 again 15 . buster [bear] laughed harder than ever . 1 buster 4 harder 3 laughed 4 harder 4 harder 5 than 4 harder 6 ever 4 harder 7 . 5 than 6 ever it was a low , deep , grumbly-rumbly laugh , and sent [cold] shivers [all] [over] [poor] [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 low 4 low 8 grumbly-rumbly 5 , 8 grumbly-rumbly 6 deep 8 grumbly-rumbly 7 , 8 grumbly-rumbly 8 grumbly-rumbly 9 laugh 8 grumbly-rumbly 12 sent 8 grumbly-rumbly 14 shivers 8 grumbly-rumbly 21 . 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 sent but [when] [buster] [reached] [out] a [great] paw with [great] [cruel-looking] claws [mr] [toad] [quite] gave up . 1 but 6 a 6 a 8 paw 8 paw 12 claws 9 with 12 claws 12 claws 18 . 16 gave 17 up 17 up 18 . he didn't have strength enough left to even kick . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 9 kick 3 have 4 strength 4 strength 5 enough 4 strength 6 left 4 strength 9 kick 7 to 9 kick 8 even 9 kick 9 kick 10 . he just closed his eyes and waited for the end . 1 he 2 just 1 he 7 waited 3 closed 5 eyes 3 closed 7 waited 4 his 5 eyes 6 and 7 waited 7 waited 8 for 7 waited 10 end 7 waited 11 . 9 the 10 end what do you think happened ? 1 what 2 do 1 what 5 happened 1 what 6 ? 2 do 3 you 2 do 4 think why , he was rolled over on to his feet so gently that he just gasped with surprise . 1 why 2 , 2 , 16 gasped 3 he 4 was 3 he 5 rolled 5 rolled 6 over 5 rolled 7 on 5 rolled 10 feet 8 to 10 feet 9 his 10 feet 10 feet 16 gasped 11 so 12 gently 12 gently 16 gasped 13 that 14 he 14 he 15 just 14 he 16 gasped 16 gasped 18 surprise 16 gasped 19 . 17 with 18 surprise it didn't seem possible that such a great paw could be so gentle . 1 it 2 didn't 1 it 4 possible 3 seem 4 possible 4 possible 5 that 4 possible 6 such 6 such 7 a 7 a 8 great 8 great 9 paw 9 paw 14 . 10 could 11 be 11 be 13 gentle 12 so 13 gentle 13 gentle 14 . you follow me , and we 'll have it in no time . " 1 you 3 me 2 follow 3 me 3 me 14 " 4 , 5 and 4 , 6 we 6 we 7 'll 6 we 8 have 8 have 9 it 8 have 10 in 8 have 11 no 11 no 12 time 12 time 13 . 13 . 14 " so [buster] [bear] led [the] [way] , and [old] [mr] [toad] [followed] as fast as he could , because he didn't dare not to . 1 so 4 led 4 led 14 fast 7 , 8 and 7 , 13 as 13 as 14 fast 14 fast 15 as 14 fast 17 could 16 he 17 could 17 could 23 not 18 , 19 because 19 because 22 dare 20 he 21 didn't 21 didn't 22 dare 22 dare 23 not 23 not 24 to 24 to 25 . presently [buster] [stopped] beside a [big] [decayed] old log . 1 presently 4 beside 4 beside 5 a 5 a 10 . 8 old 9 log 9 log 10 . " if you are ready , [mr] [toad] , we will dine now , " said he . 1 " 3 you 1 " 16 said 2 if 3 you 3 you 4 are 4 are 5 ready 6 , 16 said 9 , 10 we 9 , 16 said 10 we 11 will 11 will 12 dine 13 now 14 , 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 said 16 said 17 he 16 said 18 . old [mr] [toad] [didn't] [see] [anything] [to] [eat] . 1 old 9 . his heart sank again , and he shook all over . 1 his 2 heart 2 heart 3 sank 3 sank 4 again 3 sank 8 shook 4 again 5 , 6 and 8 shook 7 he 8 shook 8 shook 10 over 8 shook 11 . 9 all 10 over " [i] [i] 'm [not] hungry , " said he in a very faint voice . 1 " 4 'm 1 " 6 hungry 6 hungry 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 10 he 9 said 16 . 11 in 12 a 11 in 16 . 12 a 13 very 13 very 14 faint 14 faint 15 voice buster [bear] didn't seem to hear . 1 buster 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 seem 4 seem 5 to 5 to 6 hear 6 hear 7 . he hooked his great claws into the old log and gave a mighty pull . 1 he 2 hooked 2 hooked 3 his 2 hooked 5 claws 4 great 5 claws 5 claws 6 into 5 claws 9 log 7 the 9 log 8 old 9 log 9 log 10 and 9 log 11 gave 9 log 13 mighty 9 log 15 . 11 gave 12 a 13 mighty 14 pull " help yourself , " said [buster] [bear] politely . 1 " 9 politely 2 help 3 yourself 3 yourself 9 politely 4 , 9 politely 5 " 6 said 5 " 9 politely 9 politely 10 . old [mr] [toad] [didn't] [wait] [to] [be] [told] [twice] . 1 old 10 . he forgot all about his fright . 1 he 2 forgot 2 forgot 3 all 2 forgot 4 about 2 forgot 5 his 2 forgot 6 fright 6 fright 7 . he forgot all about [buster] [bear] . 1 he 2 forgot 2 forgot 7 . 3 all 4 about 4 about 7 . he forgot that he wasn't hungry . 1 he 2 forgot 2 forgot 3 that 2 forgot 6 hungry 4 he 5 wasn't 4 he 6 hungry 6 hungry 7 . he forgot his manners . 1 he 3 his 2 forgot 3 his 3 his 4 manners 4 manners 5 . he jumped [right] in among those ants , and [for] a [little] [while] he was the busiest [toad] [ever] [seen] . 1 he 2 jumped 2 jumped 17 busiest 4 in 6 those 4 in 17 busiest 5 among 6 those 6 those 7 ants 8 , 9 and 8 , 14 he 9 and 11 a 14 he 15 was 15 was 16 the 16 the 17 busiest 17 busiest 21 . buster [bear] was busy too . 1 buster 3 was 3 was 4 busy 4 busy 5 too 5 too 6 . at [last] [old] [mr] [toad] [couldn't] hold [another] [ant] . 1 at 7 hold 7 hold 10 . then he [remembered] [buster] [bear] [and] looked up a little fearfully . 1 then 2 he 2 he 7 looked 7 looked 8 up 8 up 12 . 9 a 10 little 10 little 11 fearfully 11 fearfully 12 . buster was smacking his lips , and there was a twinkle in each eye . 1 buster 3 smacking 2 was 3 smacking 3 smacking 4 his 3 smacking 5 lips 3 smacking 15 . 5 lips 11 twinkle 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 there 8 there 11 twinkle 9 was 10 a 10 a 11 twinkle 11 twinkle 12 in 11 twinkle 13 each 11 twinkle 14 eye " good , aren't they ? " said he . 1 " 8 said 2 good 8 said 3 , 8 said 4 aren't 5 they 4 aren't 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 6 ? 8 said 8 said 9 he 8 said 10 . " the best [i] [ever] ate , " declared [old] [mr] [toad] with a sigh of satisfaction . 1 " 18 . 2 the 3 best 2 the 17 satisfaction 6 ate 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 declared 9 declared 15 sigh 13 with 14 a 13 with 15 sigh 14 a 15 sigh 15 sigh 16 of 15 sigh 17 satisfaction 17 satisfaction 18 . " thank you , [i] will , " replied [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 " 2 thank 2 thank 3 you 3 you 4 , 4 , 6 will 4 , 9 replied 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 replied 9 replied 13 . [xx] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] [is] [puffed] [up] old [mr] [toad] hopped slowly [down] the [lone] [little] [path] . 1 old 4 hopped 4 hopped 5 slowly 5 slowly 7 the 7 the 11 . he usually does hop slowly , but this time he hopped slower than ever . 1 he 11 hopped 2 usually 3 does 2 usually 4 hop 4 hop 5 slowly 5 slowly 11 hopped 6 , 7 but 7 but 8 this 8 this 9 time 9 time 11 hopped 10 he 11 hopped 11 hopped 12 slower 12 slower 13 than 13 than 14 ever 13 than 15 . you [see] , he was so puffed up that he couldn't have hopped fast if he had wanted to , and he didn't want to . 1 you 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 13 hopped 5 was 6 so 6 so 7 puffed 7 puffed 8 up 7 puffed 11 couldn't 7 puffed 13 hopped 9 that 11 couldn't 10 he 11 couldn't 11 couldn't 12 have 13 hopped 14 fast 13 hopped 18 wanted 15 if 18 wanted 16 he 17 had 16 he 18 wanted 18 wanted 19 to 18 wanted 25 to 20 , 21 and 20 , 22 he 22 he 23 didn't 23 didn't 24 want 24 want 25 to 25 to 26 . in the first place his stomach was so full of ants that there wasn't room for another one . 1 in 6 stomach 2 the 3 first 3 first 4 place 4 place 6 stomach 5 his 6 stomach 6 stomach 9 full 6 stomach 11 ants 7 was 9 full 8 so 9 full 9 full 10 of 11 ants 14 wasn't 11 ants 15 room 11 ants 16 for 11 ants 17 another 12 that 14 wasn't 13 there 14 wasn't 17 another 18 one 17 another 19 . no , [sir] [,] [old] [mr] [toad] couldn't have swallowed [another] ant [if] [he] [had] [tried] . 1 no 2 , 1 no 17 . 8 couldn't 9 have 9 have 10 swallowed 10 swallowed 12 ant 12 ant 17 . of course they made his stomach stick out , but it wasn't the ants that puffed him out all over . 1 of 2 course 1 of 14 ants 2 course 3 they 4 made 5 his 5 his 6 stomach 6 stomach 7 stick 6 stomach 14 ants 7 stick 8 out 9 , 10 but 10 but 12 wasn't 11 it 12 wasn't 12 wasn't 14 ants 13 the 14 ants 14 ants 15 that 14 ants 16 puffed 14 ants 19 all 14 ants 20 over 14 ants 21 . 16 puffed 18 out 17 him 18 out oh , my , no ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 3 my 1 oh 4 , 1 oh 5 no 1 oh 6 ! it was pride . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 pride 3 pride 4 . that 's what it was pride . 1 that 2 's 1 that 3 what 3 what 4 it 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 pride 6 pride 7 . you know nothing can puff any one up quite like foolish pride . 1 you 2 know 2 know 5 puff 3 nothing 5 puff 4 can 5 puff 5 puff 6 any 5 puff 8 up 5 puff 9 quite 5 puff 10 like 5 puff 11 foolish 6 any 7 one 11 foolish 12 pride 12 pride 13 . old [mr] [toad] [was] [old] enough to have known better . 1 old 6 enough 6 enough 7 to 7 to 8 have 8 have 9 known 9 known 10 better 10 better 11 . he held his head so high that he couldn't see his own feet , and more than once he stubbed his toes . 1 he 2 held 2 held 6 high 3 his 4 head 4 head 6 high 5 so 6 high 6 high 22 toes 7 that 8 he 8 he 9 couldn't 8 he 11 his 9 couldn't 10 see 11 his 12 own 11 his 22 toes 13 feet 22 toes 14 , 15 and 15 and 20 stubbed 16 more 20 stubbed 17 than 20 stubbed 18 once 20 stubbed 19 he 20 stubbed 20 stubbed 21 his 20 stubbed 22 toes 22 toes 23 . presently [he] met [his] [old] [friend] [,] [danny] [meadow] [mouse] . 1 presently 3 met 3 met 11 . he tipped his head a little higher , puffed [himself] [out] a little more , and pretended not to see [danny] . 1 he 2 tipped 2 tipped 3 his 2 tipped 7 higher 3 his 4 head 5 a 6 little 5 a 7 higher 7 higher 9 puffed 8 , 9 puffed 9 puffed 12 a 12 a 13 little 13 little 14 more 14 more 22 . 15 , 16 and 15 , 18 not 16 and 17 pretended 18 not 19 to 19 to 20 see 19 to 22 . " [hello] , [mr] [toad] , " said [danny] . 1 " 8 said 3 , 8 said 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 10 . mr [toad] [pretended] [not] [to] [hear] . 1 mr 7 . danny looked puzzled . 1 danny 2 looked 2 looked 3 puzzled 3 puzzled 4 . then he spoke again , and [this] [time] he shouted : " [hello] [,] [mr] [toad] [!] 1 then 3 spoke 2 he 3 spoke 3 spoke 4 again 4 again 5 , 5 , 12 " 6 and 9 he 9 he 10 shouted 10 shouted 11 : 11 : 12 " i haven't seen you for some time . " 1 i 2 haven't 2 haven't 3 seen 2 haven't 4 you 2 haven't 7 time 5 for 7 time 6 some 7 time 7 time 8 . 8 . 9 " it wouldn't do to pretend not to hear this time . 1 it 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 3 do 2 wouldn't 5 pretend 4 to 5 pretend 5 pretend 6 not 5 pretend 7 to 5 pretend 8 hear 5 pretend 10 time 7 to 8 hear 9 this 10 time 10 time 11 . " [sorry] [i] [can't] [stop] , but [i] ['ve] [been] [dining] [with] , my friend , [buster] [bear] [,] and now [i] must get home . " 1 " 27 " 6 , 7 but 6 , 27 " 7 but 21 now 13 , 14 my 14 my 15 friend 15 friend 16 , 16 , 20 and 20 and 21 now 23 must 24 get 24 get 25 home 25 home 26 . 26 . 27 " when he mentioned the [name] [of] [buster] [bear] [,] he puffed [himself] out a [little] [more] . 1 when 2 he 1 when 10 he 2 he 3 mentioned 3 mentioned 4 the 10 he 11 puffed 11 puffed 13 out 11 puffed 14 a 14 a 17 . danny grinned as he watched him hop on [down] the [lone] [little] [path] . 1 danny 2 grinned 2 grinned 3 as 3 as 4 he 4 he 5 watched 5 watched 6 him 6 him 14 . 7 hop 8 on 7 hop 14 . 8 on 10 the " can't talk with common folks any more , " he muttered . 1 " 12 muttered 2 can't 5 common 3 talk 4 with 3 talk 5 common 5 common 6 folks 6 folks 12 muttered 7 any 8 more 7 any 12 muttered 9 , 12 muttered 10 " 12 muttered 11 he 12 muttered 12 muttered 13 . " [i] 've heard that pride is very apt to turn [people] ['s] heads , [but] [i] never expected to see [old] [mr] [toad] proud . " 1 " 27 " 3 've 4 heard 4 heard 5 that 4 heard 9 apt 6 pride 9 apt 7 is 8 very 7 is 9 apt 8 very 9 apt 9 apt 10 to 9 apt 11 turn 9 apt 14 heads 14 heads 15 , 15 , 27 " 18 never 19 expected 19 expected 20 to 19 expected 25 proud 20 to 21 see 25 proud 26 . 26 . 27 " [[] [illustration] [:] ["] [can't] [talk] [with] [common] [folks] [any] [more] [,] ["] [he] [muttered] [.] []] mr [toad] [kept] [on] [his] [way] [,] [and] presently [he] [met] [peter] [rabbit] [.] 1 mr 9 presently peter stopped to gossip , as is his way . 1 peter 2 stopped 2 stopped 3 to 2 stopped 4 gossip 2 stopped 8 his 4 gossip 5 , 4 gossip 6 as 4 gossip 7 is 5 , 6 as 8 his 9 way 9 way 10 . but [old] [mr] [toad] [took] no notice [of] him at all [.] 1 but 6 no 1 but 7 notice 7 notice 9 him 9 him 11 all 10 at 11 all he kept right on with his head high , and all puffed out . 1 he 2 kept 1 he 12 puffed 2 kept 3 right 2 kept 4 on 5 with 12 puffed 6 his 7 head 7 head 12 puffed 8 high 12 puffed 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 all 11 all 12 puffed 12 puffed 13 out 12 puffed 14 . peter [might] [have] [been] [a] [stick] [or] [a] [stone] for [all] [the] notice [old] [mr] [toad] took [of] him . 1 peter 10 for 1 peter 13 notice 13 notice 20 . 17 took 19 him 19 him 20 . peter looked puzzled . 1 peter 2 looked 2 looked 3 puzzled 3 puzzled 4 . then he hurried down to tell [danny] [meadow] [mouse] about it . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 hurried 3 hurried 4 down 4 down 5 to 5 to 6 tell 6 tell 10 about 10 about 11 it 11 it 12 . striped [chipmunk] told the same story . 1 striped 3 told 3 told 6 story 4 the 5 same 4 the 6 story 6 story 7 . so did [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [.] 1 so 2 did [xxi] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] [receives] [another] [invitation] the [friends] [and] neighbors of [old] [mr] [toad] decided that he needed to be taught a lesson . 1 the 4 neighbors 4 neighbors 5 of 5 of 18 . 9 decided 10 that 10 that 11 he 11 he 12 needed 12 needed 13 to 13 to 14 be 14 be 15 taught 15 taught 17 lesson 16 a 17 lesson 17 lesson 18 . the very next day [jimmy] [skunk] [went] [into] [the] [green] [forest] [to] [look] [for] [buster] [bear] . 1 the 3 next 2 very 3 next 3 next 4 day 4 day 17 . you know [jimmy] [isn't] afraid of [buster] . 1 you 2 know 2 know 8 . 5 afraid 6 of 6 of 8 . jimmy is usually very polite , but this time he quite forgot politeness . 1 jimmy 5 polite 1 jimmy 13 politeness 2 is 5 polite 3 usually 5 polite 4 very 5 polite 5 polite 7 but 6 , 7 but 8 this 9 time 9 time 10 he 10 he 12 forgot 11 quite 12 forgot 12 forgot 13 politeness 13 politeness 14 . i am afraid he is rather apt to when fat beetles are concerned . 1 i 2 am 2 am 3 afraid 3 afraid 7 apt 4 he 5 is 4 he 7 apt 5 is 7 apt 6 rather 7 apt 7 apt 8 to 7 apt 9 when 7 apt 10 fat 10 fat 13 concerned 11 beetles 13 concerned 12 are 13 concerned 13 concerned 14 . but [buster] didn't seem to [mind] . 1 but 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 seem 4 seem 5 to 5 to 7 . when [the] [last] [beetle] [had] disappeared [jimmy] [smacked] his lips , and then he told [buster] [bear] what he had come [for] . 1 when 6 disappeared 1 when 19 he 6 disappeared 10 lips 9 his 10 lips 10 lips 12 and 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 then 13 then 14 he 13 then 15 told 18 what 19 he 19 he 20 had 20 had 21 come 21 come 23 . of course , at first [buster] [had] thought it was [for] the [fat] beetles . 1 of 2 course 1 of 14 beetles 3 , 4 at 4 at 5 first 5 first 8 thought 8 thought 10 was 9 it 10 was 10 was 12 the 12 the 14 beetles 14 beetles 15 . but it wasn't . 1 but 3 wasn't 2 it 3 wasn't 3 wasn't 4 . no , [sir] , [it] [wasn't] for the fat [beetles] at all . 1 no 2 , 1 no 9 fat 4 , 7 for 4 , 9 fat 7 for 8 the 9 fat 13 . 11 at 12 all 11 at 13 . it was to get [buster] [bear] ['s] help in a plan to teach [old] [mr] [toad] a lesson . 1 it 2 was 1 it 3 to 3 to 4 get 3 to 13 teach 4 get 8 help 9 in 10 a 10 a 11 plan 11 plan 13 teach 12 to 13 teach 13 teach 18 lesson 17 a 18 lesson 18 lesson 19 . then [jimmy] told him the plan to teach [old] [mr] [toad] a lesson [and] [asked] [buster] [if] he would help . 1 then 3 told 3 told 4 him 3 told 13 lesson 4 him 12 a 5 the 6 plan 6 plan 8 teach 7 to 8 teach 8 teach 12 a 13 lesson 21 . 18 he 19 would 18 he 21 . 19 would 20 help buster 's eyes twinkled as he promised to do what [jimmy] asked . 1 buster 4 twinkled 1 buster 13 . 2 's 4 twinkled 3 eyes 4 twinkled 4 twinkled 5 as 4 twinkled 6 he 4 twinkled 7 promised 7 promised 8 to 8 to 9 do 9 do 10 what 12 asked 13 . then [jimmy] went straight to where [old] [mr] [toad] was [sitting] [all] puffed up [,] [taking] a sun-bath . 1 then 3 went 1 then 13 puffed 3 went 4 straight 4 straight 5 to 4 straight 6 where 6 where 10 was 13 puffed 14 up 13 puffed 17 a 17 a 19 . 18 sun-bath 19 . now [if] [old] [mr] [toad] [was] [puffed] up [before] , [just] [think] [how] [he] [swelled] [out] [when] [he] [heard] that . 1 now 10 , 1 now 20 that 1 now 21 . 8 up 10 , jimmy [skunk] was actually afraid that he would burst . 1 jimmy 4 actually 3 was 4 actually 4 actually 5 afraid 4 actually 9 burst 5 afraid 8 would 6 that 8 would 7 he 8 would 9 burst 10 . jimmy went [off] to deliver [his] reply , and [old] [mr] [toad] sat [and] puffed himself out until he could hardly breathe . 1 jimmy 15 puffed 2 went 4 to 4 to 5 deliver 5 deliver 7 reply 7 reply 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 13 sat 13 sat 15 puffed 15 puffed 16 himself 15 puffed 17 out 15 puffed 18 until 15 puffed 21 hardly 19 he 20 could 19 he 21 hardly 21 hardly 22 breathe 22 breathe 23 . " honor him by dining with him , " said he over and over to himself . 1 " 2 honor 2 honor 3 him 2 honor 4 by 2 honor 5 dining 2 honor 7 him 5 dining 6 with 7 him 11 he 7 him 17 . 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 11 he 11 he 16 himself 12 over 13 and 12 over 14 over 14 over 16 himself 15 to 16 himself " [i] never was [so] [flattered] in my life . " 1 " 11 " 3 never 9 life 4 was 7 in 7 in 9 life 8 my 9 life 9 life 10 . 10 . 11 " [xxii] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] [learns] [a] [lesson] pride is like a great big bubble ; [you] 'll find there 's nothing in it . 1 pride 2 is 1 pride 7 bubble 3 like 4 a 3 like 7 bubble 5 great 7 bubble 6 big 7 bubble 7 bubble 8 ; 7 bubble 11 find 7 bubble 12 there 10 'll 11 find 12 there 13 's 12 there 14 nothing 12 there 15 in 15 in 17 . 16 it 17 . prick it and for all your trouble [it] has vanished in a minute . 1 prick 2 it 1 prick 3 and 1 prick 4 for 1 prick 5 all 1 prick 6 your 1 prick 7 trouble 7 trouble 10 vanished 9 has 10 vanished 10 vanished 13 minute 10 vanished 14 . 11 in 13 minute 12 a 13 minute everybody knew where he was going , and this [made] [old] [mr] [toad] feel [more] important [and] proud than ever . 1 everybody 2 knew 2 knew 3 where 2 knew 9 this 3 where 5 was 3 where 6 going 4 he 5 was 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 this 9 this 16 important 14 feel 16 important 16 important 21 . 18 proud 19 than 18 proud 21 . 19 than 20 ever no , indeed , [jimmy] [didn't] [say] [anything] [at] [all] [about] [that] ! 1 no 3 indeed 2 , 3 indeed 3 indeed 4 , 3 indeed 13 ! he didn't see his old friends and neighbors peeping out at him and laughing because he looked so foolish and silly . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 see 2 didn't 8 neighbors 4 his 8 neighbors 5 old 6 friends 6 friends 7 and 6 friends 8 neighbors 8 neighbors 9 peeping 8 neighbors 22 . 9 peeping 10 out 9 peeping 11 at 9 peeping 12 him 9 peeping 14 laughing 9 peeping 15 because 12 him 13 and 16 he 17 looked 17 looked 19 foolish 18 so 19 foolish 19 foolish 20 and 19 foolish 21 silly 21 silly 22 . buster was waiting for him . 1 buster 3 waiting 2 was 3 waiting 3 waiting 4 for 3 waiting 5 him 5 him 6 . " how do you do this fine day ? 1 " 2 how 2 how 3 do 2 how 5 do 3 do 4 you 5 do 9 ? 6 this 8 day 6 this 9 ? 7 fine 8 day you look a little tired and rather warm , [mr] [toad] , " said he . 1 you 2 look 2 look 5 tired 3 a 4 little 4 little 5 tired 5 tired 6 and 5 tired 7 rather 5 tired 8 warm 8 warm 9 , 9 , 14 said 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 said 14 said 15 he 15 he 16 . " [i] [hope] you are feeling as well as you are [looking] , [mr] [bear] . " 1 " 4 you 1 " 13 , 4 you 5 are 4 you 11 are 5 are 6 feeling 7 as 8 well 8 well 9 as 8 well 10 you 10 you 11 are 13 , 17 " 16 . 17 " [[] [illustration] [:] ["] [i] [am] [a] [little] [warm] [,] ["] [replied] [mr] [toad] [in] [his] [most] [polite] [manner] [.] []] buster [bear] laughed a great , grumbly-rumbly laugh . 1 buster 7 grumbly-rumbly 3 laughed 7 grumbly-rumbly 4 a 5 great 5 great 7 grumbly-rumbly 6 , 7 grumbly-rumbly 7 grumbly-rumbly 8 laugh 7 grumbly-rumbly 9 . " [i] always [feel] fine when there is a dinner of fat ants ready for me , " said he . 1 " 19 said 3 always 14 ready 5 fine 10 dinner 6 when 10 dinner 7 there 8 is 7 there 9 a 9 a 10 dinner 10 dinner 13 ants 10 dinner 14 ready 11 of 13 ants 12 fat 13 ants 14 ready 15 for 15 for 16 me 16 me 18 " 17 , 18 " 18 " 19 said 19 said 20 he 19 said 21 . " it is fine of you to honor me by coming to dine . " 1 " 3 is 2 it 3 is 3 is 4 fine 4 fine 8 honor 5 of 8 honor 6 you 7 to 7 to 8 honor 8 honor 10 by 8 honor 13 dine 9 me 10 by 11 coming 13 dine 12 to 13 dine 13 dine 15 " 14 . 15 " here [mr] [toad] put one hand on [his] stomach and tried to make a [very] [grand] bow . 1 here 18 . 4 put 6 hand 4 put 7 on 4 put 9 stomach 5 one 6 hand 9 stomach 17 bow 10 and 11 tried 11 tried 12 to 11 tried 13 make 13 make 17 bow 14 a 17 bow 17 bow 18 . peter [rabbit] [,] hiding [behind] a near-by [tree] , [almost] [giggled] [aloud] [,] he looked [so] funny . 1 peter 4 hiding 4 hiding 6 a 6 a 18 . 7 near-by 9 , 7 near-by 18 . 9 , 14 he 14 he 15 looked 15 looked 17 funny " [i] [have] ventured to invite another to enjoy the dinner [with] [us] , " continued [buster] [bear] . 1 " 16 continued 4 ventured 5 to 4 ventured 6 invite 6 invite 7 another 6 invite 8 to 6 invite 9 enjoy 6 invite 10 the 6 invite 11 dinner 8 to 9 enjoy 11 dinner 14 , 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 continued 16 continued 19 . mr [toad] ['s] [face] [fell] . 1 mr 6 . you see he [was] selfish [.] 1 you 2 see 1 you 5 selfish 2 see 3 he he wanted to be the only one to have the honor of dining [with] [buster] [bear] . 1 he 2 wanted 2 wanted 3 to 3 to 4 be 4 be 17 . 5 the 6 only 6 only 7 one 7 one 11 honor 8 to 9 have 9 have 11 honor 10 the 11 honor 11 honor 12 of 11 honor 13 dining 13 dining 17 . ah , there he comes now ! " 1 ah 2 , 1 ah 5 comes 1 ah 6 now 1 ah 7 ! 3 there 5 comes 4 he 5 comes 7 ! 8 " old [mr] [toad] [looked] [in] [the] direction in [which] [buster] [bear] [was] [looking] . 1 old 7 direction 7 direction 14 . 8 in 14 . he gave a little gasp and turned quite pale . 1 he 2 gave 2 gave 5 gasp 3 a 4 little 3 a 5 gasp 4 little 5 gasp 5 gasp 6 and 5 gasp 9 pale 5 gasp 10 . 7 turned 9 pale 8 quite 9 pale 9 pale 10 . all his puffiness disappeared . 1 all 3 puffiness 2 his 3 puffiness 3 puffiness 4 disappeared 3 puffiness 5 . he didn't look like [the] [same] [toad] at all . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 look 3 look 4 like 3 look 8 at 8 at 9 all 9 all 10 . the newcomer was [mr] [blacksnake] . 1 the 2 newcomer 2 newcomer 6 . 3 was 6 . " [ha] , ha , ha ! " shouted [peter] [rabbit] , jumping out from [behind] a [tree] . 1 " 6 ha 1 " 19 . 3 , 4 ha 4 ha 6 ha 5 , 6 ha 6 ha 7 ! 6 ha 9 shouted 6 ha 12 , 6 ha 13 jumping 7 ! 8 " 13 jumping 14 out 15 from 17 a 17 a 19 . " [ho] , ho , ho ! " shouted [jimmy] [skunk] [from] [behind] another . 1 " 3 , 1 " 4 ho 4 ho 5 , 4 ho 15 . 5 , 9 shouted 6 ho 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 8 " 9 shouted 9 shouted 14 another " [hee] , hee , hee ! " shouted [johnny] [chuck] from [behind] a [third] . 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 hee 4 hee 6 hee 5 , 6 hee 6 hee 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 8 " 9 shouted 9 shouted 14 a 12 from 14 a 14 a 16 . then [old] [mr] [toad] [knew] [that] his old friends and neighbors had planned [this] to teach him a lesson . 1 then 7 his 7 his 11 neighbors 8 old 9 friends 9 friends 10 and 9 friends 11 neighbors 11 neighbors 20 . 12 had 13 planned 12 had 18 a 13 planned 15 to 13 planned 16 teach 16 teach 17 him 18 a 19 lesson 19 lesson 20 . [xxiii] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] [is] [very] [humble] he forgot to [ask] [buster] [bear] [to] excuse him . 1 he 2 forgot 2 forgot 3 to 2 forgot 10 . 8 excuse 9 him 9 him 10 . he forgot that he was tired and hot . 1 he 2 forgot 2 forgot 3 that 3 that 5 was 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 tired 6 tired 7 and 6 tired 8 hot 8 hot 9 . he forgot all the pride with which he had been so puffed up . 1 he 2 forgot 2 forgot 3 all 3 all 4 the 3 all 5 pride 3 all 12 puffed 6 with 12 puffed 7 which 9 had 7 which 12 puffed 8 he 9 had 9 had 10 been 11 so 12 puffed 12 puffed 13 up 12 puffed 14 . he forgot everything but [the] [need] [of] [getting] [out] [of] [sight] [of] [mr] [blacksnake] as soon as ever he could . 1 he 2 forgot 1 he 20 could 2 forgot 3 everything 4 but 19 he 15 as 16 soon 16 soon 17 as 17 as 18 ever 17 as 19 he 19 he 20 could 20 could 21 . so [away] [went] [old] [mr] [toad] [,] hop , hop [,] [hipperty-hop] [,] hop , hop [,] [hipperty-hop] ! 1 so 10 hop 8 hop 9 , 8 hop 10 hop 10 hop 14 hop 14 hop 15 , 14 hop 16 hop 16 hop 19 ! he heard [peter] [rabbit] [and] [jimmy] [skunk] [and] [johnny] [chuck] and others [of] his old [friends] [and] neighbors shouting with laughter . 1 he 2 heard 2 heard 18 neighbors 11 and 12 others 12 others 18 neighbors 14 his 15 old 14 his 18 neighbors 18 neighbors 22 . 19 shouting 21 laughter 20 with 21 laughter 21 laughter 22 . yes , and [he] [heard] the deep , [grumbly-rumbly] [laugh] of [buster] [bear] . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 3 and 3 and 6 the 6 the 7 deep 7 deep 8 , 7 deep 14 . 11 of 14 . but he didn't mind it . 1 but 3 didn't 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 mind 3 didn't 5 it 5 it 6 . not [then] [,] anyway . 1 not 4 anyway 4 anyway 5 . he [hadn't] [room] [for] any [feeling] [except] [fear] of [mr] [blacksnake] [.] 1 he 5 any 5 any 9 of but [old] [mr] [toad] had [to] [stop] [after] a [while] . 1 but 5 had 5 had 9 a 9 a 11 . you see , his legs were so tired they just wouldn't go any longer . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 2 see 5 legs 4 his 5 legs 5 legs 6 were 5 legs 8 tired 5 legs 9 they 5 legs 14 longer 7 so 8 tired 9 they 10 just 11 wouldn't 12 go 11 wouldn't 13 any 13 any 14 longer 14 longer 15 . and he was so out of breath that he wheezed . 1 and 10 wheezed 2 he 3 was 2 he 10 wheezed 4 so 10 wheezed 5 out 6 of 5 out 10 wheezed 7 breath 10 wheezed 8 that 9 he 8 that 10 wheezed 9 he 10 wheezed 10 wheezed 11 . he crawled under a big piece of bark , and there he lay flat on the ground and panted and panted for breath . 1 he 2 crawled 2 crawled 3 under 2 crawled 10 and 2 crawled 14 flat 4 a 5 big 4 a 6 piece 6 piece 7 of 6 piece 8 bark 8 bark 9 , 9 , 10 and 11 there 13 lay 12 he 13 lay 13 lay 14 flat 14 flat 15 on 14 flat 17 ground 14 flat 21 panted 16 the 17 ground 17 ground 18 and 19 panted 21 panted 20 and 21 panted 21 panted 22 for 21 panted 23 breath 23 breath 24 . he would stay there until [jolly] [,] [round] [,] [bright] [mr] [sun] went to [bed] [behind] the [purple] [hills] . 1 he 2 would 1 he 13 went 2 would 3 stay 3 stay 5 until 4 there 5 until 13 went 14 to 13 went 17 the 17 the 20 . then [mr] [blacksnake] [would] go to [bed] too , and it would be safe for him [to] go home . 1 then 5 go 5 go 19 home 6 to 16 him 6 to 18 go 8 too 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 it 11 it 13 be 12 would 13 be 13 be 14 safe 14 safe 15 for 15 for 16 him 18 go 19 home 19 home 20 . at first he was angry , very angry indeed . 1 at 2 first 2 first 5 angry 3 he 5 angry 4 was 5 angry 5 angry 9 indeed 6 , 9 indeed 7 very 9 indeed 8 angry 9 indeed 9 indeed 10 . then he began to see how foolish and silly he had been , and shame took the place of anger . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 began 3 began 4 to 4 to 5 see 5 see 6 how 6 how 9 silly 7 foolish 8 and 7 foolish 9 silly 9 silly 15 shame 10 he 11 had 11 had 12 been 12 been 15 shame 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 shame 15 shame 16 took 15 shame 20 anger 16 took 18 place 17 the 18 place 19 of 20 anger 20 anger 21 . as he remembered the deep , [grumbly-rumbly] laughter of [buster] [bear] [,] the feeling of [shame] [grew] . 1 as 2 he 2 he 3 remembered 3 remembered 14 feeling 4 the 5 deep 4 the 9 of 5 deep 8 laughter 6 , 8 laughter 9 of 13 the 13 the 14 feeling 14 feeling 18 . 15 of 18 . " [i] deserve it , " thought [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 " 3 deserve 3 deserve 4 it 3 deserve 11 . 5 , 6 " 5 , 11 . 6 " 7 thought " yes , [sir] , [i] deserve [every] [bit] of it . 1 " 2 yes 2 yes 3 , 2 yes 5 , 5 , 7 deserve 7 deserve 12 . 10 of 11 it 11 it 12 . the only thing that [i] have to be proud of [is] that [i] ['m] honest [and] [work] for my living . 1 the 2 only 1 the 21 . 2 only 3 thing 3 thing 4 that 6 have 7 to 7 to 8 be 8 be 9 proud 9 proud 10 of 9 proud 20 living 10 of 12 that 15 honest 18 for 15 honest 20 living 18 for 19 my 20 living 21 . yes , [sir] , that 's all . " 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 9 " 5 that 6 's 6 's 7 all 7 all 8 . 8 . 9 " when darkness came at last , and he crawled out to go home , he was feeling very humble . 1 when 3 came 2 darkness 3 came 3 came 13 home 4 at 5 last 4 at 13 home 5 last 9 crawled 6 , 7 and 7 and 9 crawled 8 he 9 crawled 9 crawled 10 out 11 to 12 go 12 go 13 home 13 home 19 humble 14 , 15 he 14 , 17 feeling 15 he 16 was 16 was 17 feeling 17 feeling 19 humble 18 very 19 humble 19 humble 20 . peter [rabbit] [happened] [along] just [then] [.] 1 peter 5 just mr [toad] gulped [and] [went] [on] . 1 mr 3 gulped 3 gulped 7 . pretty soon he [met] [jimmy] [skunk] [.] 1 pretty 2 soon 2 soon 3 he jimmy went right on about his business [and] actually stepped right over [old] [mr] [toad] as if he had been a stick or a stone . 1 jimmy 2 went 2 went 4 on 2 went 7 business 3 right 4 on 5 about 7 business 6 his 7 business 7 business 9 actually 9 actually 10 stepped 9 actually 26 . 10 stepped 12 over 11 right 12 over 16 as 17 if 16 as 18 he 18 he 19 had 19 had 20 been 20 been 22 stick 21 a 22 stick 22 stick 23 or 22 stick 25 stone 24 a 25 stone 25 stone 26 . old [mr] [toad] gulped [again] [and] [went] [on] . 1 old 4 gulped 4 gulped 9 . the next day he went down to see [danny] [meadow] [mouse] . 1 the 2 next 2 next 3 day 2 next 5 went 4 he 5 went 5 went 6 down 5 went 7 to 7 to 8 see 8 see 12 . he meant to tell [danny] how ashamed he was for the way he had treated [danny] and his [other] [friends] . 1 he 2 meant 2 meant 3 to 3 to 4 tell 4 tell 6 how 6 how 7 ashamed 7 ashamed 8 he 8 he 9 was 8 he 14 had 9 was 10 for 11 the 12 way 12 way 13 he 13 he 14 had 14 had 15 treated 15 treated 21 . 17 and 18 his 18 his 21 . but [danny] [brushed] [right] [past] [without] even [a] glance at him . 1 but 7 even 1 but 9 glance 9 glance 12 . 10 at 11 him 11 him 12 . old [mr] [toad] [gulped] [and] [started] up to see [johnny] [chuck] . 1 old 7 up 7 up 12 . 8 to 9 see 8 to 12 . the same thing happened again . 1 the 2 same 2 same 3 thing 2 same 5 again 3 thing 4 happened 5 again 6 . so it [did] [when] he [met] [striped] [chipmunk] . 1 so 2 it 1 so 5 he 5 he 9 . he didn't have appetite enough to snap at a single fly . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 7 snap 3 have 4 appetite 4 appetite 7 snap 5 enough 6 to 5 enough 7 snap 7 snap 8 at 7 snap 10 single 7 snap 11 fly 7 snap 12 . 9 a 10 single late that afternoon he heard a little noise and looked up to find all his old friends and neighbors forming a circle around him . 1 late 3 afternoon 1 late 8 noise 2 that 3 afternoon 4 he 5 heard 5 heard 8 noise 6 a 7 little 6 a 8 noise 8 noise 10 looked 9 and 10 looked 10 looked 23 around 10 looked 24 him 11 up 12 to 11 up 20 forming 12 to 13 find 14 all 20 forming 15 his 20 forming 16 old 20 forming 17 friends 20 forming 18 and 20 forming 19 neighbors 20 forming 20 forming 21 a 20 forming 22 circle 20 forming 23 around 24 him 25 . suddenly they began to dance and shout : 1 suddenly 7 shout 2 they 7 shout 3 began 7 shout 4 to 5 dance 5 dance 7 shout 6 and 7 shout 7 shout 8 : " [old] [mr] [toad] is a jolly good fellow ! 1 " 5 is 1 " 10 ! 5 is 6 a 6 a 7 jolly 8 good 9 fellow 9 fellow 10 ! his temper is sweet , disposition is mellow ! 1 his 2 temper 2 temper 8 mellow 2 temper 9 ! 3 is 4 sweet 4 sweet 5 , 4 sweet 8 mellow 6 disposition 7 is 6 disposition 8 mellow and now that his [bubble] [of] pride is [quite] busted [we] [know] [that] he knows that his [friends] [can] be trusted . " 1 and 2 now 1 and 4 his 2 now 3 that 4 his 7 pride 7 pride 10 busted 8 is 10 busted 10 busted 23 " 14 he 15 knows 14 he 17 his 15 knows 16 that 17 his 22 . 20 be 21 trusted 21 trusted 22 . 22 . 23 " the next book will tell you all about his adventures . 1 the 10 adventures 2 next 3 book 3 book 10 adventures 4 will 5 tell 5 tell 6 you 5 tell 8 about 7 all 8 about 8 about 10 adventures 9 his 10 adventures 10 adventures 11 . [the] [end] end of [the] [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] [of] [the] [adventures] [of] [old] [mr] [toad] [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] 1 end 2 of