[produced] [by] [juliet] [sutherland] [,] [richard] [j] [shiffer] [and] [the] [pg] [online] [distributed] [proofreading] [team] [.] [mother] [west] [wind] ["] [why] ["] [stories] [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] author of ["] [old] [mother] [west] [wind] [,] ["] [and] ["] the [bed] [time] [story-books] [.] ["] 1 author 2 of 2 of 12 the [illustrations] [in] [color] [by] [harrison] [cady] [boston] [little] [,] [brown] [,] [and] [company] [@number@] [[] [illustration] [:] ["] [he] [went] [right] [on] [about] [his] [business] [.] ["] [frontispiece] [.] []] [books] [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] [bedtime] [story-books] [@number@] [the] [adventures] [of] [reddy] [fox] [@number@] [the] [adventures] [of] [johnny] [chuck] [@number@] [the] [adventures] [of] [peter] [cottontail] [@number@] [the] [adventures] [of] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [@number@] [the] [adventures] [of] [mr] [.] [mocker] [@number@] [the] [adventures] [of] [jerry] [muskrat] [@number@] [the] [adventures] [of] [danny] [meadow] [mouse] [@number@] [the] [adventures] [of] [grandfather] [frog] [@number@] [the] [adventures] [of] [chatterer] [,] [the] [red] [squirrel] [@number@] [the] [adventures] [of] [sammy] [jay] [@number@] [the] [adventures] [of] [buster] [bear] [@number@] [the] [adventures] [of] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] [@number@] [the] [adventures] [of] [prickly] [porky] [@number@] [the] [adventures] [of] [old] [man] [coyote] [@number@] [the] [adventures] [of] [paddy] [the] [beaver] [@number@] [the] [adventures] [of] [poor] [mrs] [.] [quack] [@number@] [the] [adventures] [of] [bobby] [coon] [@number@] [the] [adventures] [of] [jimmy] [skunk] [@number@] [the] [adventures] [of] [bob] [white] [@number@] [the] [adventures] [of] [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] [mother] [west] [wind] [series] [@number@] [old] [mother] [west] [wind] [@number@] [mother] [west] [wind's] [children] [@number@] [mother] [west] [wind's] [animal] [friends] [@number@] [mother] [west] [wind's] [neighbors] [@number@] [mother] [west] [wind] ["] [why] ["] [stories] [@number@] [mother] [west] [wind] ["] [how] ["] [stories] [@number@] [mother] [west] [wind] ["] [when] ["] [stories] [@number@] [mother] [west] [wind] ["] [where] ["] [stories] [green] [meadow] [series] [@number@] [happy] [jack] [@number@] [mrs] [peter] [rabbit] [@number@] [bowser] [the] [hound] [@number@] [old] [granny] [fox] [the] [burgess] [bird] [book] [for] [children] [the] [burgess] [animal] [book] [for] [children] [contents] [chapter] [i] [why] [striped] [chipmunk] [is] [proud] [of] [his] [stripes] [ii] [.] [why] [peter] [rabbit] [cannot] [fold] [his] [hands] [iii] [.] [why] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [plays] [dead] [iv] [.] [why] [reddy] [fox] [wears] [red] [v] [why] [jimmy] [skunk] [never] [hurries] [vi] [.] [why] [sammy] [jay] [has] [a] [fine] [coat] [vii] [.] [why] [jerry] [muskrat] [builds] [his] [house] [in] [the] [water] [viii] [.] [why] [old] [man] [coyote] [has] [many] [voices] [ix] [.] [why] [miner] [the] [mole] [lives] [under] [ground] [x] [why] [mr] [.] [snake] [cannot] [wink] [xi] [.] [why] [bobby] [coon] [has] [rings] [on] [his] [tail] [xii] [.] [why] [there] [is] [a] [black] [head] [in] [the] [buzzard] [family] [xiii] [.] [why] [buster] [bear] [appears] [to] [have] [no] [tail] [xiv] [.] [why] [flitter] [the] [bat] [flies] [at] [night] [xv] [.] [why] [spotty] [the] [turtle] [carries] [his] [house] [with] [him] [xvi] [.] [why] [paddy] [the] [beaver] [has] [a] [broad] [tail] [list] [of] [illustrations] " [he] [went] [right] [on] [about] [his] [business] " 1 " 9 " " [as] [they] [were] [all] [very] [hungry] , [they] [would] [like] [to] [know] [when] [the] [feast] [would] [be] [ready] " 1 " 8 , 8 , 20 " " [you] [don't] [mean] [to] [say] [so] , [peter] [,] " [interrupted] [grandfather] [frog] 1 " 8 , 8 , 11 " [he] [would] [make] [no] [reply] [,] [save] [to] [run] [out] [his] [tongue] [at] [them] " [then] [old] [king] [bear] [wished] [that] [he] [hadn't] [a] [tail] " 1 " 12 " " [it] [must] [be] [fine] [to] [fly] , " [thought] [peter] [.] 1 " 8 , 8 , 9 " " [i] [wish] [i] [could] [fly] " 1 " 7 " " [hi] , [spotty] ! " 1 " 3 , 3 , 6 " 5 ! 6 " [he] [shouted] [,] ["] [where] [do] [you] [live] [?] ["] [the] [first] [thing] [peter] [looked] [to] [see] [was] [what] [kind] [of] [a] [tail] [paddy] [has] [i] [why] [striped] [chipmunk] [is] [proud] [of] [his] [stripes] the [merry] [little] [breezes] of [old] [mother] [west] [wind] [are] [great] [friends] [of] [striped] [chipmunk] . 1 the 5 of 5 of 16 . they [hurry] [to] call [on] him [the] [very] [first] [thing] [every] [morning] [after] [old] [mother] [west] [wind] [has] [brought] [them] [down] [from] [the] [purple] [hills] [.] 1 they 4 call 4 call 6 him they always beg him to stop and play with them , but often he refuses . 1 they 2 always 2 always 3 beg 3 beg 4 him 3 beg 6 stop 3 beg 8 play 5 to 6 stop 7 and 8 play 8 play 9 with 9 with 15 refuses 10 them 15 refuses 11 , 12 but 12 but 15 refuses 13 often 15 refuses 14 he 15 refuses 15 refuses 16 . no , [sir] [,] [they] [never] [get] [cross] [.] 1 no 2 , if anything , they [think] [just] [a] [little] [bit] [more] [of] [striped] [chipmunk] [because] [he] [won't] play [.] 1 if 2 anything 1 if 4 they 3 , 4 they 4 they 17 play " [when] there is work for me to do [the] [sooner] [started] , [sooner] [through] . " 1 " 4 is 1 " 17 " 3 there 4 is 5 work 6 for 6 for 7 me 7 me 17 " 8 to 9 do 8 to 16 . 9 do 13 , 16 . 17 " so every morning they ask him to play , and every morning they laugh when he says he has too much to do . 1 so 3 morning 1 so 4 they 2 every 3 morning 4 they 7 to 5 ask 6 him 5 ask 7 to 7 to 8 play 7 to 14 laugh 7 to 23 do 8 play 11 every 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 every 11 every 12 morning 13 they 14 laugh 14 laugh 15 when 14 laugh 20 too 15 when 16 he 15 when 18 he 17 says 18 he 18 he 19 has 20 too 21 much 22 to 23 do 23 do 24 . now [grandfather] [frog] [is] [very] [old] [and] [very] [wise] , and he knows all about the [days] when the world [was] [young] . 1 now 10 , 10 , 11 and 10 , 12 he 12 he 13 knows 13 knows 15 about 14 all 15 about 15 about 16 the 16 the 20 world 18 when 19 the 19 the 20 world 20 world 23 . when he is feeling just right , he dearly loves to tell about those long-ago days . 1 when 2 he 2 he 3 is 2 he 9 dearly 4 feeling 9 dearly 5 just 6 right 6 right 9 dearly 7 , 8 he 8 he 9 dearly 9 dearly 10 loves 9 dearly 11 to 9 dearly 15 long-ago 12 tell 15 long-ago 13 about 15 long-ago 14 those 15 long-ago 15 long-ago 16 days 15 long-ago 17 . " [chug-a-rum] ! 1 " 3 ! they are [stripes] [of] [honor] [,] ["] [replied] [grandfather] [frog] [,] in [his] [deep] [,] [gruff] [voice] . 1 they 2 are 2 are 12 in 12 in 18 . " honor ! 1 " 3 ! 2 honor 3 ! oh , how lovely ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 3 how 1 oh 4 lovely 1 oh 5 ! do tell us about it [!] 1 do 2 tell 2 tell 3 us 2 tell 4 about 4 about 5 it please do ! " [begged] [the] [merry] [little] [breezes] [.] 1 please 2 do 1 please 3 ! 3 ! 4 " " [chug-a-rum] ! " [began] [grandfather] [frog] [,] [his] [big] [,] [goggly] [eyes] [twinkling] [.] 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 4 " he was always very busy , very busy , indeed , and it was always about his own affairs . 1 he 2 was 2 was 8 busy 3 always 8 busy 4 very 8 busy 5 busy 6 , 5 busy 8 busy 7 very 8 busy 8 busy 10 indeed 8 busy 19 affairs 9 , 10 indeed 10 indeed 11 , 11 , 12 and 13 it 14 was 14 was 15 always 15 always 19 affairs 16 about 19 affairs 17 his 18 own 18 own 19 affairs 19 affairs 20 . " [just] [what] [striped] [chipmunk] [says] [now] , " [broke] [in] [one] [of] [the] [merry] [little] [breezes] [.] 1 " 8 , 8 , 9 " " [old] [mr] [chipmunk] [wore] [just] a little , [plain] [brown] [coat] [.] 1 " 9 , 7 a 8 little 8 little 9 , it didn't worry him a bit , not a bit , that his coat was just plain brown . 1 it 17 plain 2 didn't 10 bit 3 worry 4 him 3 worry 6 bit 3 worry 10 bit 5 a 6 bit 6 bit 7 , 8 not 10 bit 9 a 10 bit 10 bit 11 , 10 bit 14 coat 12 that 14 coat 13 his 14 coat 14 coat 17 plain 15 was 17 plain 16 just 17 plain 17 plain 18 brown 17 plain 19 . he was perfectly satisfied with his little plain brown coat and took the best of care of it . 1 he 2 was 2 was 4 satisfied 3 perfectly 4 satisfied 4 satisfied 5 with 4 satisfied 6 his 4 satisfied 8 plain 4 satisfied 19 . 6 his 7 little 8 plain 10 coat 8 plain 14 best 9 brown 10 coat 10 coat 11 and 10 coat 12 took 13 the 14 best 14 best 15 of 14 best 17 of 16 care 17 of 17 of 18 it over in a little path [in] the [meadow] [grass] [was] [walking] [old] [mr] [meadow] [mouse] [.] 1 over 7 the 2 in 3 a 2 in 7 the 3 a 4 little 4 little 5 path he was strolling along as if there was nothing in the world to fear . 1 he 3 strolling 2 was 3 strolling 3 strolling 4 along 3 strolling 6 if 3 strolling 9 nothing 5 as 6 if 7 there 8 was 7 there 9 nothing 9 nothing 12 world 9 nothing 13 to 9 nothing 14 fear 10 in 12 world 11 the 12 world 14 fear 15 . way back behind him in the same [little] path [,] [walking] [very] [fast] [but] [very] [quietly] [,] [was] [big] [mr] [bob] [cat] [.] 1 way 2 back 2 back 9 path 3 behind 4 him 3 behind 6 the 5 in 6 the 6 the 7 same 6 the 9 path his eyes were yellow , and a hungry look was in them . 1 his 2 eyes 2 eyes 3 were 2 eyes 9 look 3 were 8 hungry 4 yellow 6 and 4 yellow 8 hungry 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 a 9 look 11 in 9 look 12 them 10 was 11 in 12 them 13 . he [didn't] [see] [mr] [meadow] [mouse] , but he would [in] [a] [few] [minutes] . 1 he 10 would 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 he 9 he 10 would 10 would 15 . [mr] [chipmunk] [saw] [that] [he] [would] [,] [and] [that] [there] [was] [no] [place] [for] [mr] [meadow] [mouse] [to] [hide] [.] " ' [humph] ! 1 " 4 ! 2 ' 4 ! i never [meddle] [in] [other] [people] ['s] [affairs] , and [this] [is] none of my [business] [,] ['] [said] little [mr] [chipmunk] [.] 1 i 2 never 1 i 15 my 9 , 10 and 9 , 15 my 10 and 13 none 13 none 14 of 15 my 20 little " but [old] [mr] [meadow] [mouse] [was] [a] [friend] [.] 1 " 2 but he thought a great deal of [mr] [meadow] [mouse] [,] did [little] [mr] [chipmunk] . 1 he 2 thought 1 he 11 did 2 thought 6 of 3 a 5 deal 4 great 5 deal 5 deal 6 of 11 did 15 . he couldn't bear to think of what would happen to [mr] [meadow] [mouse] [if] [big] [mr] [bob] [cat] should catch him . 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 bear 3 bear 9 happen 4 to 9 happen 5 think 6 of 5 think 9 happen 7 what 9 happen 8 would 9 happen 9 happen 10 to 9 happen 20 catch 19 should 20 catch 20 catch 21 him 21 him 22 . of course [big] [mr] [bob] [cat] [looked] [up] [right] [away] [and] [saw] [little] [mr] [chipmunk] [sitting] [on] the old [stump] . 1 of 2 course 1 of 18 the 18 the 19 old 19 old 21 . then , with [great] [leaps] [,] [he] [came] [straight] [for] the old [stump] [on] [which] [little] [mr] [chipmunk] [was] [sitting] . 1 then 2 , 2 , 3 with 3 with 11 the 11 the 12 old 12 old 21 . " [little] [mr] [chipmunk] [didn't] [wait] for [him] [to] [get] there [.] 1 " 11 there 7 for 11 there oh , my , no ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 3 my 1 oh 4 , 1 oh 5 no 1 oh 6 ! you see , there wasn't time to go anywhere else . 1 you 2 see 2 see 9 anywhere 3 , 5 wasn't 4 there 5 wasn't 5 wasn't 6 time 5 wasn't 9 anywhere 7 to 8 go 8 go 9 anywhere 9 anywhere 10 else 9 anywhere 11 . [big] [mr] [bob] [cat] [found] [the] [hole] [in] [the] [stump] [right] [away] [.] he [snarled] [when] [he] saw it . 1 he 5 saw 5 saw 6 it 6 it 7 . you see it was too small , very much too small , for him to get into himself . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 it 3 it 4 was 4 was 5 too 5 too 6 small 5 too 7 , 5 too 9 much 5 too 11 small 5 too 12 , 5 too 13 for 5 too 15 to 5 too 19 . 8 very 9 much 10 too 11 small 13 for 14 him 15 to 16 get 15 to 18 himself 16 get 17 into but he could get one [hand] [and] [arm] [in] , and he did [,] [feeling] [all] [around] [inside] [for] [little] [mr] [chipmunk] . 1 but 13 did 2 he 3 could 2 he 13 did 3 could 4 get 4 get 5 one 10 , 11 and 10 , 12 he 12 he 13 did 13 did 23 . [little] [mr] [chipmunk] [was] [frightened] [almost] [to] [death] [.] yes , [sir] , he was frightened almost to death . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 frightened 7 frightened 10 death 8 almost 10 death 9 to 10 death 10 death 11 . he made himself just as flat as he could on the bottom of the hollow and held his breath . 1 he 3 himself 2 made 3 himself 3 himself 6 flat 4 just 5 as 4 just 6 flat 6 flat 7 as 6 flat 10 on 6 flat 12 bottom 7 as 9 could 8 he 9 could 11 the 12 bottom 12 bottom 13 of 12 bottom 15 hollow 14 the 15 hollow 15 hollow 19 breath 16 and 17 held 17 held 18 his 17 held 19 breath 19 breath 20 . " ' [you] ['d] [better] [come] [out] [of] there , [mr] [chipmunk] [,] [or] [i] ['ll] [pull] you out ! ['] [snarled] [mr] [bob] [cat] [.] 1 " 18 you 1 " 20 ! 2 ' 9 there 2 ' 10 , 2 ' 18 you 19 out 20 ! " [little] [mr] [chipmunk] [just] [snuggled] [down] [flatter] [than] [ever] [and] [didn't] say a word . 1 " 13 say 13 say 15 word 14 a 15 word 15 word 16 . yes , [sir] , it stood right [up] [on] [end] , he was so [scared] [.] 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 14 so 5 it 6 stood 5 it 7 right 7 right 11 , 11 , 12 he 12 he 13 was 13 was 14 so when it [did] [that] [,] [it] [tickled] [the] [claws] [of] [mr] [bob] [cat] [.] 1 when 2 it [mr] [bob] [cat] [grinned] [.] it was an ugly grin to see . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 ugly 3 an 4 ugly 4 ugly 5 grin 5 grin 7 see 5 grin 8 . 6 to 7 see then he [reached] [in] [a] [little] [farther] [and] made a [grab] [for] little [mr] [chipmunk] . 1 then 2 he 2 he 9 made 9 made 10 a 10 a 13 little 13 little 16 . his [wide-spread] [,] [sharp] [claws] [caught] [in] [little] [mr] [chipmunk] ['s] [coat] [near] [the] neck [and] [tore] [little] [strips] [the] [whole] [length] [of] [it] . 1 his 15 neck 15 neck 25 . " [of] [course] [little] [mr] [chipmunk] [squealed] [with] [pain] , [for] [those] [claws] [hurt] [dreadfully] , but he was glad that [his] [coat] [tore] [.] 1 " 10 , 10 , 17 but 16 , 17 but 17 but 18 he 18 he 19 was 19 was 20 glad 20 glad 21 that if it [hadn't] [,] [mr] [bob] [cat] would [surely] have [pulled] [him] [out] [.] 1 if 8 would 2 it 8 would 8 would 10 have after a long time , [mr] [bob] [cat] gave up and went off , growling and snarling . 1 after 3 long 2 a 3 long 3 long 4 time 4 time 17 snarling 5 , 15 growling 9 gave 15 growling 10 up 15 growling 11 and 15 growling 12 went 15 growling 13 off 15 growling 14 , 15 growling 15 growling 17 snarling 16 and 17 snarling 17 snarling 18 . when he thought [it] [was] [safe] [,] [little] [mr] [chipmunk] [crawled] [out] of the old [stump] [and] [hurried] home . 1 when 2 he 2 he 3 thought 3 thought 13 of 13 of 14 the 14 the 15 old 15 old 19 home 19 home 20 . he ached and smarted terribly , and his little plain brown coat was torn in long strips . 1 he 4 smarted 2 ached 4 smarted 3 and 4 smarted 4 smarted 5 terribly 4 smarted 7 and 4 smarted 8 his 4 smarted 9 little 4 smarted 10 plain 4 smarted 18 . 6 , 7 and 10 plain 14 torn 11 brown 12 coat 12 coat 14 torn 13 was 14 torn 14 torn 17 strips 15 in 17 strips 16 long 17 strips " ['] [this] is what [i] [get] for [meddling] [in] [the] [affairs] [of] [other] [folks] ! ' said [little] [mr] [chipmunk] [bitterly] . 1 " 4 is 1 " 5 what 1 " 18 said 5 what 8 for 16 ! 17 ' 16 ! 18 said 18 said 23 . ' [if] [i] 'd [just] minded my own business , it wouldn't have happened . ' 1 ' 13 have 1 ' 16 ' 4 'd 13 have 6 minded 9 business 6 minded 12 wouldn't 7 my 8 own 8 own 9 business 9 business 10 , 11 it 12 wouldn't 12 wouldn't 13 have 13 have 14 happened 14 happened 15 . " just then he [happened] [to] [look] [over] [to] [the] [house] [of] [mr] [meadow] [mouse] [.] 1 " 4 he 2 just 3 then 3 then 4 he there was [mr] [meadow] [mouse] [playing] [with] his [children] . 1 there 2 was 2 was 8 his 8 his 10 . [little] [mr] [chipmunk] [grinned] [as] [well] [as] [he] [could] [for] [the] [pain] [.] " ['] [i] ['m] [glad] [i] [did] [it] [,] ['] he muttered . 1 " 12 muttered 11 he 12 muttered 12 muttered 13 . ' [yes] , [sir] [,] [i] ['m] [glad] [i] [did] [it] [,] and [i] ['m] [glad] [that] [neighbor] [meadow] [mouse] [doesn't] [know] [about] it . 1 ' 3 , 3 , 13 and 13 and 24 it 24 it 25 . i 'm glad that nobody knows about it . 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 glad 3 glad 4 that 3 glad 8 it 5 nobody 6 knows 6 knows 7 about 7 about 8 it 8 it 9 . ' [a] [kindly] [deed] ['s] [most] [kindly] [done] [in] [secret] [wrought] , and [seen] of [none] [.] 1 ' 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 15 of and so [i] 'm glad that no one knows [.] ['] 1 and 9 knows 2 so 5 glad 2 so 6 that 4 'm 5 glad 6 that 9 knows 7 no 8 one 8 one 9 knows [old] [mother] [nature] ['s] [eyes] [twinkled] [as] [she] [said] [:] they are honor stripes , and hereafter you and your children and your children 's children shall always wear stripes . ' 1 they 2 are 2 are 4 stripes 3 honor 4 stripes 4 stripes 7 hereafter 4 stripes 20 stripes 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 hereafter 7 hereafter 10 your 7 hereafter 11 children 7 hereafter 13 your 7 hereafter 14 children 7 hereafter 16 children 7 hereafter 17 shall 8 you 10 your 9 and 10 your 11 children 12 and 14 children 15 's 18 always 19 wear 19 wear 20 stripes 20 stripes 21 . 21 . 22 ' [ii] [why] [peter] [rabbit] [cannot] [fold] [his] [hands] [happy] [jack] [squirrel] [sat] [with] [his] [hands] [folded] [across] [his] [white] [waistcoat] [.] he is very fond of sitting with his hands folded that way . 1 he 4 fond 2 is 4 fond 3 very 4 fond 4 fond 5 of 4 fond 10 folded 6 sitting 10 folded 7 with 10 folded 8 his 9 hands 9 hands 10 folded 10 folded 12 way 11 that 12 way 12 way 13 . a little way [from] [him] [sat] [peter] [rabbit] . 1 a 2 little 2 little 3 way 3 way 9 . peter was sitting up very straight , but his hands dropped right down in front . 1 peter 3 sitting 2 was 3 sitting 3 sitting 6 straight 3 sitting 15 front 4 up 6 straight 5 very 6 straight 7 , 8 but 7 , 11 dropped 9 his 10 hands 10 hands 11 dropped 11 dropped 15 front 12 right 15 front 13 down 15 front 14 in 15 front 15 front 16 . [happy] [jack] [noticed] [it] [.] " why don't you [fold] your [hands] [the] way [i] do , [peter] [rabbit] ? " shouted [happy] [jack] . 1 " 2 why 1 " 17 shouted 2 why 3 don't 2 why 4 you 2 why 15 ? 4 you 6 your 6 your 9 way 11 do 12 , 11 do 15 ? 15 ? 16 " 17 shouted 20 . " [i] [i] don't want to , " [stammered] [peter] [.] 1 " 4 don't 1 " 7 , 4 don't 5 want 5 want 6 to 7 , 8 " " you [mean] you [can't] ! " [jeered] [happy] [jack] [.] 1 " 2 you 1 " 4 you 4 you 7 " 6 ! 7 " peter pretended not to hear [,] [and] [a] [few] [minutes] [later] [he] [hopped] [away] [towards] [the] [dear] [old] [briar-patch] [,] [lipperty-lipperty-lip] [.] 1 peter 2 pretended 2 pretended 3 not 2 pretended 4 to 2 pretended 5 hear happy [jack] [watched] [him] [go] , and [there] [was] [a] [puzzled] [look] [in] [happy] [jack] ['s] [eyes] [.] 1 happy 7 and 6 , 7 and " [i] [really] [believe] he can't [fold] [his] hands , " said [happy] [jack] to himself [,] [but] [speaking] [aloud] . 1 " 5 he 1 " 6 can't 1 " 12 said 9 hands 10 , 10 , 12 said 11 " 12 said 12 said 16 himself 12 said 21 . 15 to 16 himself " he can't , and none of his family can , " said a gruff voice . 1 " 15 gruff 2 he 8 his 3 can't 4 , 4 , 5 and 5 and 8 his 6 none 7 of 7 of 8 his 8 his 15 gruff 9 family 15 gruff 10 can 15 gruff 11 , 13 said 12 " 13 said 13 said 15 gruff 14 a 15 gruff 15 gruff 16 voice 16 voice 17 . [happy] [jack] [turned] [to] [find] [old] [mr] [toad] [sitting] [in] [the] [lone] [little] [path] [.] " why not ? " asked [happy] [jack] . 1 " 2 why 2 why 3 not 2 why 4 ? 4 ? 5 " 4 ? 6 asked 6 asked 9 . " [ask] [grandfather] [frog] [;] [he] [knows] [,] " [replied] [old] [mr] [toad] , and [started] on [about] [his] [business] . 1 " 9 " 9 " 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 17 on 17 on 21 . " [chug-a-rum] ! " said [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 5 said 3 ! 4 " 3 ! 5 said 5 said 8 . " [old] [mr] [rabbit] [,] [the] grandfather [a] [thousand] [times] [removed] [of] [peter] [rabbit] [,] [was] [always] [getting] [into] [trouble] . 1 " 7 grandfather 7 grandfather 21 . yes , [sir] , [old] [mr] [rabbit] [was] [always] [getting] [into] [trouble] [.] 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , seemed like he wouldn't be happy if he couldn't get into trouble . 1 seemed 2 like 1 seemed 9 couldn't 3 he 9 couldn't 4 wouldn't 5 be 5 be 6 happy 6 happy 9 couldn't 7 if 8 he 8 he 9 couldn't 9 couldn't 10 get 10 get 12 trouble 11 into 12 trouble 12 trouble 13 . it was [all] because he was so [dreadfully] [curious] [about] [other] [people] ['s] [business] [,] just [as] [peter] [rabbit] [is] now . 1 it 2 was 1 it 16 just 2 was 7 so 4 because 5 he 4 because 6 was 4 because 7 so 16 just 21 now 21 now 22 . it seemed that he was just born to be curious and so , of course , to get into trouble . 1 it 2 seemed 1 it 5 was 3 that 5 was 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 just 5 was 7 born 7 born 9 be 7 born 10 curious 7 born 20 trouble 8 to 9 be 10 curious 11 and 10 curious 12 so 10 curious 15 course 13 , 15 course 14 of 15 course 15 course 16 , 17 to 18 get 18 get 20 trouble 19 into 20 trouble 20 trouble 21 . my , my , my , such a hurrying and scurrying and worrying as there was ! 1 my 2 , 1 my 3 my 3 my 4 , 3 my 5 my 5 my 6 , 5 my 17 ! 7 such 8 a 7 such 9 hurrying 7 such 14 as 7 such 17 ! 9 hurrying 11 scurrying 9 hurrying 13 worrying 10 and 11 scurrying 11 scurrying 12 and 14 as 16 was 15 there 16 was you [see] [,] [everybody] wanted to look [his] [best] [when] [old] [mother] [nature] [arrived] [,] [yes] [,] [sir] [,] [everybody] [wanted] [to] [look] [his] [best] . 1 you 5 wanted 5 wanted 6 to 6 to 7 look 7 look 26 . " there [was] [the] [greatest] [changing] [of] [clothes] you [ever] [did] see . 1 " 2 there 1 " 9 you 9 you 12 see 12 see 13 . [old] [king] [bear] [put] [on] [his] [blackest] [coat] [.] then everybody began to fix up their homes and make them as neat and nice as they knew [how] [everybody] [but] [mr] [rabbit] [.] 1 then 2 everybody 2 everybody 8 homes 2 everybody 18 knew 3 began 4 to 3 began 8 homes 5 fix 6 up 5 fix 8 homes 7 their 8 homes 8 homes 9 and 8 homes 10 make 8 homes 11 them 8 homes 12 as 8 homes 13 neat 8 homes 17 they 13 neat 14 and 13 neat 15 nice 13 neat 16 as ["] [now] [mr] [rabbit] [was] [lazy] [.] he didn't [like] [to] [work] any more than [peter] [rabbit] does [now] . 1 he 2 didn't 1 he 11 does 2 didn't 6 any 6 any 7 more 7 more 8 than 11 does 13 . no , [sir] [,] [old] [mr] [rabbit] [was] [afraid] [of] [work] [.] 1 no 2 , the very sight [of] [work] [scared] [old] [mr] [rabbit] [.] 1 the 2 very 1 the 3 sight you see , he was so busy minding other people 's business that he didn't have time to attend to his own . 1 you 2 see 2 see 8 minding 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 7 busy 6 so 7 busy 7 busy 8 minding 8 minding 9 other 8 minding 10 people 8 minding 11 's 8 minding 12 business 8 minding 22 own 12 business 19 attend 13 that 14 he 14 he 15 didn't 15 didn't 19 attend 16 have 17 time 17 time 19 attend 18 to 19 attend 19 attend 20 to 21 his 22 own 22 own 23 . so his [brown] [and] [gray] [coat] [always] [was] [rumpled] [and] [tumbled] [and] [dirty] [.] 1 so 2 his it was all weeds and brambles . 1 it 2 was 1 it 3 all 3 all 4 weeds 4 weeds 6 brambles 5 and 6 brambles 6 brambles 7 . " ['] [oh] , dear ! 1 " 5 dear 4 , 5 dear 5 dear 6 ! oh , dear ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 3 dear 1 oh 4 ! what shall [i] do ? ' [wailed] [mr] [rabbit] [,] [wringing] [his] [hands] [.] 1 what 4 do 1 what 5 ? 2 shall 4 do 5 ? 6 ' " ['] [get] [busy] [and] [clean] up , ['] [advised] [mr] [woodchuck] [,] [hurrying] [about] [his] [own] [work] [.] 1 " 8 , 7 up 8 , " [now] [mr] [woodchuck] [was] [a] [worker] and [very] , [very] [neat] [.] 1 " 10 , 8 and 10 , he meant to have his home looking just as fine as he could make it . 1 he 2 meant 2 meant 3 to 2 meant 16 . 3 to 4 have 3 to 6 home 3 to 14 make 5 his 6 home 7 looking 11 as 8 just 9 as 8 just 11 as 10 fine 11 as 11 as 13 could 12 he 13 could 13 could 14 make 14 make 15 it he brought up some clean yellow sand from deep down in the ground and sprinkled it smoothly over his doorstep . 1 he 2 brought 2 brought 3 up 2 brought 4 some 2 brought 7 sand 5 clean 7 sand 6 yellow 7 sand 7 sand 8 from 7 sand 20 doorstep 9 deep 15 sprinkled 10 down 15 sprinkled 11 in 15 sprinkled 12 the 13 ground 13 ground 15 sprinkled 14 and 15 sprinkled 15 sprinkled 16 it 15 sprinkled 17 smoothly 15 sprinkled 18 over 15 sprinkled 20 doorstep 19 his 20 doorstep 20 doorstep 21 . " ['] [i] 'll help you [,] if [i] get through my own work in time [,] ['] [shouted] [mr] [woodchuck] [over] [his] [shoulder] [.] 1 " 4 'll 4 'll 10 get 4 'll 16 time 5 help 6 you 5 help 10 get 8 if 10 get 10 get 11 through 10 get 12 my 12 my 13 own 13 own 14 work 15 in 16 time " that [gave] [mr] [rabbit] [an] [idea] [.] 1 " 2 that [mr] [rabbit] [was] [very] [fond] [of] [sitting] [with] [folded] [arms] [.] it was very comfortable . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 comfortable 4 comfortable 5 . but [this] [was] no [time] [to] [be] [doing] [it] , and [mr] [skunk] told him so . 1 but 4 no 4 no 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 14 told 14 told 15 him 15 him 16 so 15 him 17 . " ['] [that] 's right [,] [mr] [skunk] ! 1 " 4 's 4 's 5 right 5 right 9 ! " [finally] [mr] [rabbit] [had] [made] [the] [round] [of] [all] [his] [friends] [and] [neighbors] , and [he] [once] [more] [reached] his [tumble-down] house . 1 " 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 21 his 21 his 23 house 23 house 24 . she was [greatly] [pleased] [with] all [she] [saw] [as] [she] [went] [along] [,] [until] [she] [came] to the [home] of [mr] [rabbit] . 1 she 2 was 1 she 17 to 2 was 6 all 17 to 18 the 18 the 20 of 20 of 23 . ' [can] it be [possible] [that] [any] [one] [really] [lives] here ? ' 1 ' 3 it 1 ' 13 ' 4 be 11 here 11 here 12 ? 12 ? 13 ' " at first she was very indignant , oh , very indignant , indeed ! 1 " 14 indeed 2 at 3 first 3 first 5 was 4 she 5 was 5 was 6 very 6 very 14 indeed 7 indignant 8 , 7 indignant 9 oh 7 indignant 12 indignant 9 oh 10 , 11 very 12 indignant 12 indignant 14 indeed 13 , 14 indeed 14 indeed 15 ! she [decided] [that] [mr] [rabbit] should be [punished] [very] [severely] . 1 she 6 should 6 should 7 be 7 be 11 . but [as] she [watched] [him] [sitting] [there] [,] [dreaming] [in] [the] [warm] [sunshine] [,] [her] [anger] began to [melt] [away] [.] 1 but 3 she 3 she 17 began 17 began 18 to with a long stick she reached in and tickled the end of his nose . 1 with 2 a 2 a 3 long 3 long 9 tickled 4 stick 9 tickled 5 she 6 reached 6 reached 9 tickled 7 in 9 tickled 8 and 9 tickled 9 tickled 11 end 9 tickled 14 nose 10 the 11 end 11 end 12 of 13 his 14 nose 14 nose 15 . " [mr] [rabbit] [sneezed] , and [this] made [him] [wake] up [.] 1 " 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 8 made 8 made 11 up he yawned and blinked , and then his eyes suddenly flew wide open with fright . 1 he 2 yawned 2 yawned 3 and 2 yawned 4 blinked 4 blinked 7 then 4 blinked 8 his 4 blinked 9 eyes 4 blinked 10 suddenly 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 then 10 suddenly 13 open 11 flew 13 open 12 wide 13 open 13 open 15 fright 14 with 15 fright 15 fright 16 . he had [discovered] [old] [mother] [nature] [frowning] [at] him . 1 he 2 had 2 had 9 him 9 him 10 . she pointed a long forefinger at him and said : 1 she 2 pointed 2 pointed 5 forefinger 3 a 5 forefinger 4 long 5 forefinger 5 forefinger 6 at 5 forefinger 7 him 5 forefinger 8 and 5 forefinger 10 : 9 said 10 : ' [in] [every] [single] [blessed] [day] [there] ['s] [time] [for] [work] and [time] [for] [play] [.] 1 ' 12 and [who] [folds] [his] [arms] [with] [work] [undone] [doth] [cheat] [himself] [and] [spoil] [his] [fun] [.] ['] [iii] [why] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [plays] [dead] [unc] ['] [billy] [had] [just] [grinned] [and] [said] [that] [they] [would] [have] [to] [ask] [his] [mammy] [.] it was [just] so with [peter] [rabbit] [and] [johnny] [chuck] [and] [striped] [chipmunk] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 so 2 was 5 with 5 with 14 . the more [they] [talked] [about] [it] [,] [the] [more] [they] [wanted] [to] [know] [.] 1 the 2 more why [was] it [that] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [played] [dead] [instead] [of] [trying] [to] [run] [away] when he was [surprised] [by] [his] [enemies] ? 1 why 3 it 1 why 24 ? 3 it 19 was 17 when 18 he 17 when 19 was they always tried to run away . 1 they 2 always 1 they 3 tried 3 tried 4 to 3 tried 5 run 5 run 6 away 6 away 7 . so did [everybody] [else] [of] [their] [acquaintance] [excepting] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [.] 1 so 2 did " there must be a reason " said [peter] [gravely] , as he [pulled] [thoughtfully] [at] one of his [long] [ears] . 1 " 3 must 1 " 8 said 2 there 3 must 3 must 4 be 3 must 6 reason 5 a 6 reason 7 " 8 said 8 said 11 , 8 said 22 . 12 as 13 he 13 he 19 his 17 one 18 of 18 of 19 his 19 his 22 . " of course there is [a] [reason] , " [asserted] [johnny] [chuck] [,] [chewing] [the] [end] [of] [a] [blade] [of] [grass] [.] 1 " 5 is 1 " 8 , 2 of 3 course 3 course 4 there 4 there 5 is 8 , 9 " " there 's a [reason] [for] [everything] , " [added] [striped] [chipmunk] [,] [combing] [out] [the] [hair] [of] [his] [funny] [little] [tail] [.] 1 " 2 there 1 " 8 , 2 there 3 's 2 there 4 a 8 , 9 " " [then] of course [grandfather] [frog] [knows] it , " said [peter] . 1 " 4 course 3 of 4 course 4 course 8 it 8 it 13 . 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 13 . " of course [!] 1 " 3 course 2 of 3 course why didn't we think of him before ? " exclaimed the others . 1 why 2 didn't 1 why 8 ? 2 didn't 4 think 2 didn't 6 him 3 we 4 think 4 think 5 of 6 him 7 before 8 ? 9 " 8 ? 10 exclaimed 10 exclaimed 12 others 10 exclaimed 13 . 11 the 12 others " [i] ['ll] [beat] you to [the] [smiling] [pool] ! " [shouted] [peter] [.] 1 " 5 you 1 " 10 ! 5 you 6 to 10 ! 11 " of course he [did] [,] [for] [his] [legs] [are] [long] [and] [made] [for] [running] [,] [but] [striped] [chipmunk] was not far behind . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 he 3 he 19 was 19 was 21 far 20 not 21 far 21 far 22 behind 22 behind 23 . [johnny] [chuck] [took] [his] [time] [,] [for] [he] [knew] [that] [he] [could] [not] [keep] [up] [with] [the] [others] [.] besides he was so fat that to run made him puff and blow . 1 besides 5 fat 2 he 3 was 2 he 5 fat 4 so 5 fat 5 fat 11 puff 6 that 11 puff 7 to 8 run 8 run 11 puff 9 made 11 puff 10 him 11 puff 11 puff 12 and 11 puff 13 blow 13 blow 14 . " [chug-a-rum] ! 1 " 3 ! what is it you want to know now ? " he demanded [,] [before] [peter] [could] [fairly] [get] [his] [breath] . 1 what 2 is 1 what 3 it 1 what 5 want 1 what 9 ? 4 you 5 want 5 want 6 to 5 want 7 know 5 want 8 now 9 ? 10 " 9 ? 12 demanded 11 he 12 demanded 12 demanded 21 . [grandfather] [frog] [chuckled] [.] " just to fool people , stupid ! " said he . 1 " 10 said 2 just 3 to 2 just 7 stupid 4 fool 7 stupid 5 people 7 stupid 6 , 7 stupid 7 stupid 8 ! 8 ! 9 " 8 ! 10 said 10 said 11 he 10 said 12 . " [i] [suspect] that [his] [mammy] [taught] him , " said [grandfather] [frog] , [with] [another] [chuckle] [way] [down] [deep] in his [throat] . 1 " 4 that 1 " 11 said 8 him 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 14 , 11 said 24 . 21 in 22 his 22 his 24 . " but who [taught] [his] [mammy] ? " [persisted] [striped] [chipmunk] [.] 1 " 2 but 1 " 3 who 3 who 7 ? 7 ? 8 " [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] ['s] [grandfather] [a] [thousand] [times] [removed] [was] ["] " [was] [this] [way] [back] in [the] [days] when the world [was] [young] ? ["] [interrupted] [peter] [.] 1 " 14 ? 6 in 11 world 9 when 10 the 10 the 11 world 11 world 14 ? [grandfather] [frog] [scowled] [at] [peter] [.] " if [i] [have] [any] [more] [interruptions] , [there] will be [no] [story] [to-day] " said he severely . 1 " 2 if 1 " 15 " 8 , 10 will 8 , 15 " 10 will 11 be 15 " 16 said 16 said 17 he 16 said 18 severely 18 severely 19 . peter looked ashamed and promised that he would hold his tongue right [between] [his] teeth [until] [grandfather] [frog] [was] [through] . 1 peter 2 looked 2 looked 3 ashamed 3 ashamed 5 promised 3 ashamed 9 hold 4 and 5 promised 5 promised 6 that 5 promised 8 would 7 he 8 would 9 hold 11 tongue 10 his 11 tongue 11 tongue 12 right 11 tongue 15 teeth 15 teeth 21 . [grandfather] [frog] [cleared] [his] [throat] [and] [began] [again] [.] he was always very sly , and he played a great many tricks on his neighbors , and sometimes he got them into trouble . 1 he 2 was 1 he 9 played 3 always 5 sly 4 very 5 sly 5 sly 6 , 5 sly 7 and 5 sly 9 played 8 he 9 played 9 played 13 tricks 9 played 21 got 10 a 11 great 11 great 12 many 12 many 13 tricks 13 tricks 14 on 13 tricks 16 neighbors 13 tricks 18 and 13 tricks 19 sometimes 15 his 16 neighbors 17 , 18 and 20 he 21 got 21 got 23 into 22 them 23 into 23 into 24 trouble 24 trouble 25 . but when he did , he always managed to keep out of their way until they had forgotten all about their anger . 1 but 8 managed 2 when 3 he 2 when 6 he 3 he 4 did 5 , 6 he 6 he 8 managed 7 always 8 managed 8 managed 9 to 8 managed 10 keep 8 managed 11 out 8 managed 13 their 8 managed 15 until 11 out 12 of 13 their 14 way 15 until 16 they 15 until 18 forgotten 17 had 18 forgotten 18 forgotten 19 all 18 forgotten 20 about 18 forgotten 22 anger 21 their 22 anger 22 anger 23 . " [one] [morning] the [very] [imp] [of] [mischief] [seemed] [to] [get] [into] [old] [mr] [possum] ['s] [head] [.] 1 " 4 the yes , [sir] [,] it certainly did seem that way . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 6 certainly 5 it 6 certainly 6 certainly 8 seem 7 did 8 seem 8 seem 10 way 9 that 10 way 10 way 11 . i never knew it to fail . 1 i 2 never 2 never 6 fail 3 knew 4 it 3 knew 6 fail 5 to 6 fail 6 fail 7 . it 's just as sure as a stomach-ache is to follow overeating . " 1 it 12 overeating 2 's 8 stomach-ache 3 just 8 stomach-ache 4 as 8 stomach-ache 5 sure 8 stomach-ache 6 as 8 stomach-ache 7 a 8 stomach-ache 8 stomach-ache 9 is 8 stomach-ache 10 to 8 stomach-ache 11 follow 8 stomach-ache 12 overeating 12 overeating 14 " 13 . 14 " just [here] [grandfather] [frog] [paused] [and] [looked] [very] [hard] at [peter] [rabbit] [.] 1 just 10 at he [hid] [old] [king] [bear] ['s] [breakfast] [,] [while] [the] [latter] had his head [turned] , and then [pretended] [that] he had [just] come along . 1 he 12 had 1 he 13 his 13 his 14 head 14 head 17 and 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 then 18 then 21 he 21 he 22 had 22 had 24 come 24 come 25 along 25 along 26 . he was very [polite] [and] [offered] to [help] [old] [king] [bear] [hunt] [for] [his] [lost] [breakfast] . 1 he 2 was 1 he 7 to 2 was 3 very 7 to 17 . then , [whenever] [old] [king] [bear] [came] [near] [the] [place] [where] it was [hidden] [,] old [mr] [possum] [would] [hide] [it] [somewhere] [else] . 1 then 2 , 2 , 12 it 12 it 13 was 13 was 16 old 16 old 24 . old [king] [bear] [was] [hungry] , and [he] [worked] [himself] [up] [into] [a] [terrible] [rage] [,] [for] [he] [was] [in] [a] [hurry] [for] [his] [breakfast] [.] 1 old 7 and 6 , 7 and old [mr] [possum] [was] [very] [sympathetic] and [seemed] [to] [be] [doing] his [very] [best] [to] [find] [the] [lost] [meal] [.] 1 old 7 and 7 and 12 his at last [old] [king] [bear] [turned] [his] [head] [suddenly] [and] [caught] sight of [old] [mr] [possum] [hiding] [that] [breakfast] [in] a [new] [place] [.] 1 at 2 last 1 at 12 sight 12 sight 13 of 13 of 21 a my , my , but his temper did boil over ! 1 my 2 , 1 my 9 boil 3 my 9 boil 4 , 5 but 5 but 9 boil 6 his 7 temper 7 temper 9 boil 8 did 9 boil 9 boil 10 over 9 boil 11 ! it certainly did . 1 it 2 certainly 2 certainly 3 did 2 certainly 4 . and if he could have [laid] [hands] [on] [old] [mr] [possum] [that] [minute] , it [surely] would have been the [end] of [him] . 1 and 3 he 1 and 20 the 2 if 3 he 3 he 4 could 4 could 5 have 5 have 19 been 14 , 17 would 15 it 17 would 17 would 18 have 18 have 19 been 20 the 22 of 22 of 24 . " but [old] [mr] [possum] [was] [mighty] [spry] , and [he] went off [through] [the] [green] [forest] [laughing] [fit] to [kill] [himself] . 1 " 2 but 1 " 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 went 12 went 13 off 12 went 20 to 20 to 23 . pretty soon he [met] [mr] [panther] [.] 1 pretty 2 soon 2 soon 3 he he was very [polite] to [mr] [panther] . 1 he 2 was 1 he 5 to 2 was 3 very 5 to 8 . " [now] , [mr] [panther] [was] [hungry] [,] [for] [he] [had] [found] [nothing] [for] [his] [breakfast] [that] [morning] [.] 1 " 3 , pretty soon along came [mr] [lynx] [.] 1 pretty 2 soon 2 soon 4 came 3 along 4 came it was such a good joke [that] [old] [mr] [possum] [tried] [it] [on] [mr] [wolf] [and] [mr] [fisher] [and] [mr] [fox] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 6 joke 2 was 3 such 4 a 6 joke 5 good 6 joke 6 joke 22 . then , [one] [after] [another] [,] [the] [others] [came] [dropping] [in] [,] [each] [licking] [his] [chops] [,] and all [very] [polite] [to] [old] [king] [bear] . 1 then 2 , 2 , 18 and 18 and 19 all 19 all 26 . [[] [illustration] [:] ["] [as] [they] [were] [all] [very] [hungry] [,] [they] [would] [like] [to] [know] [when] [the] [feast] [would] [be] [ready] [.] ["] []] " my , my , my , how angry everybody grew ! 1 " 8 how 2 my 3 , 2 my 4 my 4 my 5 , 4 my 6 my 6 my 7 , 6 my 8 how 8 how 9 angry 8 how 12 ! 9 angry 10 everybody 9 angry 11 grew with [old] [king] [bear] [at] their [head] [,] [they] [started] [out] [to] [hunt] [for] [old] [mr] [possum] [.] 1 with 6 their when he saw them coming , he realized that what he had thought was a joke had become no longer a laughing matter for him . 1 when 3 saw 2 he 3 saw 3 saw 4 them 3 saw 5 coming 5 coming 8 realized 6 , 7 he 7 he 8 realized 8 realized 9 that 8 realized 10 what 10 what 18 become 10 what 23 matter 11 he 12 had 12 had 18 become 13 thought 14 was 13 thought 16 joke 15 a 16 joke 16 joke 18 become 17 had 18 become 18 become 20 longer 18 become 21 a 19 no 20 longer 22 laughing 23 matter 23 matter 25 him 24 for 25 him 25 him 26 . he was too frightened to run , so he scrambled up a tree . 1 he 10 scrambled 2 was 4 frightened 3 too 4 frightened 4 frightened 10 scrambled 5 to 6 run 6 run 10 scrambled 7 , 10 scrambled 8 so 10 scrambled 9 he 10 scrambled 10 scrambled 11 up 10 scrambled 13 tree 12 a 13 tree 13 tree 14 . he [quite] [forgot] [that] [mr] [panther] [and] [mr] [lynx] [could] [climb] just as fast as [he] [.] 1 he 12 just 12 just 13 as 13 as 14 fast 14 fast 15 as up the tree after him they scrambled , and he crept as far out as he could get on one of the branches . 1 up 3 tree 2 the 3 tree 3 tree 7 scrambled 4 after 7 scrambled 5 him 7 scrambled 6 they 7 scrambled 7 scrambled 9 and 7 scrambled 11 crept 7 scrambled 14 out 7 scrambled 18 get 8 , 9 and 10 he 11 crept 11 crept 13 far 12 as 13 far 15 as 17 could 16 he 17 could 17 could 18 get 18 get 23 branches 19 on 23 branches 20 one 23 branches 21 of 23 branches 22 the 23 branches 23 branches 24 . [mr] [panther] [didn't] [dare] [go] [out] [there] [,] [so] [he] [just] [shook] [the] [branch] [.] ["] [old] [mr] [possum] [was] [frightened] [almost] [to] [death] [.] he shut his eyes , and then he landed with a thump that knocked all the wind from his body . 1 he 14 knocked 2 shut 3 his 3 his 4 eyes 3 his 14 knocked 4 eyes 5 , 6 and 14 knocked 7 then 12 thump 8 he 9 landed 9 landed 10 with 9 landed 12 thump 11 a 12 thump 12 thump 14 knocked 13 that 14 knocked 14 knocked 17 wind 14 knocked 20 body 15 all 16 the 16 the 17 wind 17 wind 18 from 19 his 20 body 20 body 21 . presently , while he was wondering why they didn't jump on him and tear him to pieces [,] [old] [king] [bear] [spoke] [:] 1 presently 6 wondering 2 , 6 wondering 3 while 4 he 3 while 5 was 3 while 6 wondering 6 wondering 7 why 6 wondering 10 jump 7 why 9 didn't 8 they 9 didn't 10 jump 11 on 10 jump 14 tear 12 him 14 tear 13 and 14 tear 14 tear 17 pieces 15 him 17 pieces 16 to 17 pieces " ['] [i] guess [mr] [possum] won't [play] any more [jokes] , [mr] [panther] , ' said he . 1 " 4 guess 1 " 17 said 7 won't 9 any 9 any 10 more 10 more 12 , 12 , 17 said 15 , 16 ' 16 ' 17 said 17 said 18 he 17 said 19 . ' [you] [just] [knocked] the [life] out of [him] [when] [you] [shook] [him] [off] that [branch] . ' 1 ' 5 the 1 ' 18 ' 7 out 8 of 7 out 17 . 8 of 15 that 17 . 18 ' ["] [mr] [panther] [came] [over] [and] [sniffed] [at] [mr] [possum] [and] [turned] [him] [over] [with] [one] [paw] [.] all the time [mr] [possum] [lay] [just] [as] [if] he [were] [dead] [,] [because] [he] was too frightened to move . 1 all 2 the 1 all 3 time 3 time 10 he 10 he 16 was 16 was 18 frightened 17 too 18 frightened 18 frightened 20 move 19 to 20 move 20 move 21 . ' [i] didn't mean to kill him , ' said [mr] [panther] . 1 ' 9 ' 3 didn't 4 mean 4 mean 5 to 4 mean 6 kill 6 kill 7 him 7 him 8 , 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 13 . ' [we] [certainly] will [miss] [him] . 1 ' 4 will 4 will 7 . what will we do with him ? ' 1 what 4 do 1 what 7 ? 2 will 4 do 3 we 4 do 4 do 5 with 5 with 6 him 7 ? 8 ' " ['] [leave] [him] here [as] [a] [warning] [to] [others] , ['] [growled] [old] [king] [bear] [.] 1 " 5 here 5 here 11 , " [each] [in] [turn] [came] [up] [and] [sniffed] [of] [mr] [possum] , and then they all went about their business . 1 " 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 then 14 then 17 went 15 they 16 all 15 they 17 went 17 went 20 business 18 about 20 business 19 their 20 business 20 business 21 . he waited long enough to make sure that they were out of sight , and then took the shortest way home . 1 he 2 waited 2 waited 3 long 2 waited 7 sure 2 waited 13 sight 3 long 4 enough 4 enough 5 to 6 make 7 sure 7 sure 8 that 9 they 10 were 10 were 13 sight 11 out 12 of 11 out 13 sight 13 sight 19 shortest 14 , 15 and 15 and 19 shortest 16 then 19 shortest 17 took 19 shortest 18 the 19 shortest 19 shortest 20 way 19 shortest 21 home 21 home 22 . and then a bright idea struck him : he would try the same trick whenever he was caught . 1 and 2 then 2 then 18 caught 3 a 4 bright 3 a 14 trick 4 bright 5 idea 5 idea 6 struck 6 struck 7 him 8 : 14 trick 9 he 10 would 10 would 11 try 11 try 14 trick 12 the 13 same 13 same 14 trick 14 trick 15 whenever 15 whenever 16 he 15 whenever 18 caught 16 he 17 was 18 caught 19 . so the next time he got in trouble , instead of running away , he tried playing dead . 1 so 10 instead 2 the 3 next 3 next 4 time 3 next 10 instead 5 he 6 got 6 got 8 trouble 7 in 8 trouble 8 trouble 9 , 8 trouble 10 instead 10 instead 11 of 10 instead 17 playing 12 running 13 away 12 running 17 playing 14 , 15 he 15 he 16 tried 16 tried 17 playing 17 playing 18 dead 18 dead 19 . [unc] ['] [billy] [says] [it] [is] [a] [lot] [easier] [than] [running] [away] [,] [and] [safer] [,] [too] [.] besides , it is always such a joke . 1 besides 2 , 1 besides 3 it 3 it 4 is 3 it 8 joke 4 is 5 always 6 such 7 a 7 a 8 joke 8 joke 9 . now , don't bother me any more , for [i] want to take a [nap] [,] ["] [concluded] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 now 2 , 1 now 3 don't 3 don't 4 bother 3 don't 11 want 4 bother 5 me 4 bother 6 any 4 bother 8 , 4 bother 9 for 6 any 7 more 11 want 12 to 12 to 13 take 13 take 14 a " thank you ! " cried [peter] [rabbit] [and] [johnny] [chuck] [and] [striped] [chipmunk] , and started off [to] [hunt] [up] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] . 1 " 2 thank 1 " 6 cried 2 thank 3 you 4 ! 5 " 4 ! 6 cried 6 cried 15 , 6 cried 26 . 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 started 17 started 18 off [iv] [why] [reddy] [fox] [wears] [red] peter [rabbit] [sat] [in] [the] [middle] [of] [the] [dear] [old] [briar-patch] [making] [faces] and [laughing] [at] [reddy] [fox] [.] 1 peter 14 and of course that wasn't a nice thing to do , not a bit nice . 1 of 2 course 2 course 4 wasn't 3 that 4 wasn't 4 wasn't 13 bit 5 a 13 bit 6 nice 7 thing 7 thing 9 do 8 to 9 do 9 do 11 not 10 , 11 not 11 not 13 bit 12 a 13 bit 13 bit 14 nice 13 bit 15 . now [peter] was [safe] [in] [the] [dear] [old] [briar-patch] [.] 1 now 3 was you see , [reddy] [fox] [wouldn't] [run] the [risk] [of] [tearing] [his] [handsome] [red] [coat] [on] [the] [brambles] [.] 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 2 see 8 the besides , they scratched terribly . 1 besides 2 , 1 besides 3 they 1 besides 4 scratched 4 scratched 5 terribly 5 terribly 6 . " [reddy] [fox] is very [sly] ! 1 " 4 is 1 " 7 ! 4 is 5 very [reddy] [fox] [is] [very] [spry] [!] but [sly] and [spry] [,] ['] [tis] [vain] to [try] [to] be [as] [sly] [and] [spry] [as] [i] [.] ["] 1 but 12 be 3 and 9 to 9 to 12 be when [peter] [rabbit] [shouted] this [,] [reddy] [looked] [back] [and] [showed] [all] [his] [teeth] [,] [but] [peter] [only] [laughed] [,] [and] [reddy] [trotted] [on] [.] 1 when 5 this peter watched him out of sight . 1 peter 2 watched 2 watched 3 him 2 watched 6 sight 4 out 5 of 4 out 6 sight 6 sight 7 . " my ! 1 " 3 ! 2 my 3 ! " you wouldn't , if you [had] [to] [wear] [it] [for] [the] [same] [reason] [that] [reddy] [fox] [has] [to] [wear] [his] . 1 " 2 you 1 " 6 you 2 you 3 wouldn't 4 , 5 if 5 if 6 you 6 you 22 . a good heart and honest ways are better than fine clothes [,] [peter] [rabbit] . " 1 a 2 good 2 good 5 honest 3 heart 4 and 3 heart 5 honest 5 honest 6 ways 5 honest 11 clothes 5 honest 15 . 6 ways 7 are 6 ways 9 than 8 better 9 than 10 fine 11 clothes 15 . 16 " peter looked up . 1 peter 2 looked 2 looked 3 up 3 up 4 . there was [saucy] , [pert] [,] [little] [jenny] [wren] [fussing] [around] [in] one of the old [bramble] [bushes] . 1 there 2 was 1 there 13 one 2 was 4 , 13 one 14 of 14 of 15 the 15 the 16 old 16 old 19 . " [hello] , [jenny] ! " said [peter] . 1 " 7 said 3 , 7 said 5 ! 6 " 5 ! 7 said 7 said 9 . " why [does] [reddy] [wear] [a] [red] [coat] ? " 1 " 2 why 2 why 9 ? 9 ? 10 " " do you mean to say that you don't know ? " 1 " 4 mean 2 do 4 mean 3 you 4 mean 4 mean 5 to 4 mean 6 say 4 mean 7 that 4 mean 11 ? 8 you 9 don't 8 you 11 ? 9 don't 10 know 11 ? 12 " [jenny] [wren] [looked] [very] [hard] [at] [peter] [with] [her] [sharp] [eyes] [.] " [i] [thought] [everybody] [knew] that ! 1 " 6 that 1 " 7 ! you [certainly] are [slow] [,] [peter] [rabbit] . 1 you 3 are 3 are 8 . i [haven't] time to tell you about it now . 1 i 5 tell 3 time 4 to 4 to 5 tell 5 tell 6 you 5 tell 7 about 7 about 8 it 7 about 10 . 8 it 9 now go [ask] [grandfather] [frog] [;] he knows all about it . " 1 go 12 " 6 he 7 knows 7 knows 9 about 8 all 9 about 9 about 10 it 10 it 11 . 11 . 12 " [jenny] [wren] [bustled] [off] [before] [peter] [could] [find] [his] [tongue] [.] now , you all know [how] [full] [of] [curiosity] [peter] [rabbit] [is] . 1 now 2 , 1 now 5 know 3 you 5 know 4 all 5 know 5 know 13 . [jenny] [wren] ['s] [busy] [tongue] [had] [set] [that] [curiosity] [fairly] [boiling] [over] [.] he [just] couldn't [sit] [still] [for] [wondering] [and] [wondering] [why] [reddy] [fox] [wears] [a] [red] [coat] . 1 he 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 17 . he had never thought anything about it before , but now he couldn't get it out of his head . 1 he 2 had 2 had 8 before 3 never 4 thought 3 never 5 anything 3 never 8 before 5 anything 6 about 6 about 7 it 8 before 12 he 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 now 10 but 12 he 12 he 13 couldn't 12 he 18 his 13 couldn't 14 get 14 get 15 it 14 get 16 out 16 out 17 of 18 his 19 head 19 head 20 . he just had to [know] . 1 he 2 just 1 he 3 had 3 had 4 to 4 to 6 . there [he] [found] [grandfather] [frog] [setting] on [his] [big] [green] [lily-pad] [,] [just] [as] [usual] [.] 1 there 7 on " if you [please] , [grandfather] [frog] , why [does] [reddy] [fox] [wear] [a] [red] [coat] ? " [panted] [peter] [,] [quite] [out] [of] [breath] [.] 1 " 3 you 1 " 5 , 2 if 3 you 5 , 18 " 8 , 9 why 9 why 17 ? 17 ? 18 " " [chug-a-rum] ! " [grunted] [grandfather] [frog] [crossly] [.] 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 4 " " don't you know that it is very impolite to disturb people when they are having a nap ? " 1 " 2 don't 2 don't 4 know 3 you 4 know 4 know 9 impolite 5 that 9 impolite 6 it 7 is 7 is 9 impolite 8 very 9 impolite 9 impolite 10 to 9 impolite 11 disturb 9 impolite 12 people 9 impolite 13 when 9 impolite 15 are 14 they 15 are 15 are 19 ? 16 having 18 nap 17 a 18 nap 18 nap 19 ? 19 ? 20 " " [i] [i] 'm [very] [sorry] . 1 " 4 'm 4 'm 7 . indeed [i] [am] , [grandfather] [frog] [,] " said [peter] very humbly . 1 indeed 4 , 1 indeed 13 . 4 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 12 humbly 11 very 12 humbly " will you tell me [if] [i] [come] again [some] [time] when you are not so sleepy ? " 1 " 3 you 2 will 3 you 3 you 14 are 4 tell 5 me 4 tell 13 you 5 me 9 again 12 when 13 you 13 you 14 are 14 are 15 not 14 are 16 so 14 are 18 ? 16 so 17 sleepy 18 ? 19 " " [chug-a-rum] ! " said he . 1 " 5 said 3 ! 4 " 3 ! 5 said 5 said 6 he 5 said 7 . if you 'll promise to sit perfectly still and ask no foolish questions , [i] 'll tell you the story . " 1 if 2 you 2 you 3 'll 3 'll 17 tell 4 promise 7 perfectly 4 promise 17 tell 5 to 6 sit 6 sit 7 perfectly 7 perfectly 8 still 7 perfectly 13 questions 8 still 9 and 10 ask 13 questions 11 no 13 questions 12 foolish 13 questions 13 questions 14 , 16 'll 17 tell 17 tell 18 you 17 tell 20 story 19 the 20 story 20 story 21 . 21 . 22 " of course [peter] [promised] , and [settled] [himself] [comfortably] to [listen] . 1 of 2 course 1 of 12 . 2 course 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 10 to and this is the story [that] [grandfather] [frog] told : 1 and 2 this 2 this 3 is 2 this 5 story 2 this 10 : 4 the 5 story 5 story 9 told he was so smart that he knew enough not to appear smart , and the fact is his neighbors thought him rather dull . 1 he 12 smart 2 was 12 smart 3 so 12 smart 4 smart 5 that 4 smart 6 he 4 smart 8 enough 4 smart 12 smart 6 he 7 knew 9 not 11 appear 10 to 11 appear 11 appear 12 smart 12 smart 14 and 12 smart 19 neighbors 12 smart 24 . 13 , 14 and 15 the 16 fact 16 fact 17 is 16 fact 19 neighbors 18 his 19 neighbors 19 neighbors 20 thought 19 neighbors 21 him 19 neighbors 23 dull 22 rather 23 dull he was always very polite , very polite indeed , to every one . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 always 2 was 4 very 4 very 9 indeed 5 polite 6 , 5 polite 8 polite 7 very 8 polite 8 polite 9 indeed 9 indeed 10 , 9 indeed 12 every 9 indeed 14 . 11 to 12 every 12 every 13 one yes , [sir] , [mr] [fox] [was] [very] [polite] [.] 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , [grandfather] [frog] [stopped] [a] [minute] [and] [looked] [very] [hard] [at] [peter] [after] [he] [said] [this] [,] [and] [peter] [looked] [uncomfortable] [.] everything [he] [heard] [he] [remembered] , so that [it] [wasn't] [long] [before] [he] [knew] [more] [about] [what] was [going] [on] [than] [all] [his] [neighbors] [together] [.] 1 everything 18 was 6 , 7 so 7 so 8 that 8 that 18 was but he [kept] [his] [mouth] [tight] [closed] [,] did [mr] [fox] [,] [and] was very humble and polite to everybody [.] 1 but 2 he 2 he 9 did 2 he 14 was 14 was 15 very 15 very 18 polite 16 humble 18 polite 17 and 18 polite 18 polite 19 to 18 polite 20 everybody every night he came home [early] [and] [went] [to] [bed] [by] [sundown] [,] [and] [everybody] [said] [what] [good] [habits] [mr] [fox] [had] . 1 every 2 night 2 night 4 came 3 he 4 came 4 came 5 home 5 home 23 . " but [when] [everybody] [else] [was] [asleep] , [mr] [fox] [used] [to] [steal] [out] and be [gone] [half] [the] [night] [.] 1 " 2 but 1 " 8 , 8 , 15 and 15 and 16 be yes , [sir] [,] sometimes he 'd be gone until almost morning . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 5 sometimes 5 sometimes 6 he 5 sometimes 11 almost 7 'd 8 be 7 'd 9 gone 9 gone 10 until 10 until 11 almost 11 almost 12 morning 11 almost 13 . sometimes it was a storehouse broken into , and the best things taken . 1 sometimes 5 storehouse 2 it 3 was 2 it 5 storehouse 3 was 4 a 5 storehouse 6 broken 5 storehouse 11 best 5 storehouse 14 . 6 broken 7 into 7 into 9 and 7 into 10 the 8 , 9 and 11 best 12 things 11 best 13 taken sometimes it was of worse things that were told in whispers . 1 sometimes 5 worse 2 it 3 was 2 it 5 worse 3 was 4 of 5 worse 11 whispers 5 worse 12 . 6 things 11 whispers 7 that 11 whispers 8 were 11 whispers 9 told 11 whispers 10 in 11 whispers now , [the] [very] [night] [before] she [arrived] , [mrs] [quack] [,] who [lived] [on] [the] [river] [bank] [,] had a [terrible] [fright] [.] 1 now 2 , 1 now 9 , 2 , 7 she 9 , 13 who 13 who 20 had 20 had 21 a somebody sprang upon her as she was sleeping , and in the struggle she lost all her tail feathers . 1 somebody 2 sprang 2 sprang 3 upon 2 sprang 4 her 2 sprang 8 sleeping 4 her 6 she 5 as 6 she 7 was 8 sleeping 8 sleeping 10 and 8 sleeping 11 in 8 sleeping 13 struggle 9 , 10 and 11 in 12 the 13 struggle 19 feathers 14 she 15 lost 15 lost 16 all 15 lost 17 her 15 lost 19 feathers 18 tail 19 feathers 19 feathers 20 . mother [nature] [called] [all] [the] [people] [of] [the] [forest] and [the] [meadows] [together] [.] 1 mother 10 and she made them all pass before her , and she looked sharply at each one as they went by . 1 she 7 her 1 she 11 looked 2 made 5 pass 2 made 7 her 3 them 4 all 3 them 5 pass 5 pass 6 before 8 , 9 and 9 and 11 looked 10 she 11 looked 11 looked 12 sharply 11 looked 13 at 11 looked 14 each 11 looked 16 as 14 each 15 one 16 as 17 they 17 they 18 went 18 went 19 by 19 by 20 . [mr] [fox] [looked] [meeker] [than] [ever] [,] [and] [he] [was] [very] [humble] [and] [polite] [.] it was [nothing] but a little [smear] [of] [red] [clay] , but that was enough for [old] [mother] [nature] [.] 1 it 2 was 1 it 11 , 2 was 4 but 2 was 5 a 5 a 6 little 11 , 12 but 12 but 14 was 13 that 14 was 14 was 15 enough 15 enough 16 for you see , [she] [knew] that [mrs] [quack] ['s] [home] was [right] at the [foot] of [a] [red] [claybank] . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 2 see 6 that 6 that 11 was 11 was 13 at 13 at 14 the 14 the 16 of 16 of 20 . she didn't say a word until everybody had paid their respects and passed before her . 1 she 15 her 2 didn't 3 say 3 say 5 word 4 a 5 word 5 word 11 respects 6 until 11 respects 7 everybody 11 respects 8 had 9 paid 9 paid 11 respects 10 their 11 respects 11 respects 12 and 11 respects 13 passed 11 respects 14 before 11 respects 15 her 15 her 16 . " [all] [of] [a] [sudden] [mr] [fox] [became] [aware] that everybody was [looking] [at] [him] , and in [every] [face] [was] [hate] [.] 1 " 10 that 1 " 16 , 10 that 12 was 11 everybody 12 was 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 in he glanced at his coat . 1 he 2 glanced 2 glanced 3 at 2 glanced 5 coat 4 his 5 coat 5 coat 6 . it was bright red ! 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 bright 3 bright 4 red 3 bright 5 ! then [mr] [fox] [knew] [that] he had been found out , and [he] [sneaked] [away] [with] his tail [between] [his] [legs] . 1 then 6 he 6 he 9 found 6 he 17 his 7 had 8 been 7 had 9 found 9 found 10 out 10 out 12 and 11 , 12 and 17 his 18 tail 18 tail 22 . the first chance he got [,] [he] [went] to [old] [mother] [nature] [and] [begged] her to give him [back] his [old] [coat] . 1 the 2 first 2 first 3 chance 3 chance 5 got 3 chance 9 to 4 he 5 got 9 to 15 her 15 her 23 . 16 to 17 give 17 give 18 him 18 him 20 his 18 him 23 . she promised that she would when his heart changed , and he changed his ways . 1 she 2 promised 2 promised 3 that 2 promised 5 would 2 promised 6 when 2 promised 15 ways 4 she 5 would 7 his 8 heart 8 heart 15 ways 9 changed 11 and 9 changed 13 changed 10 , 11 and 12 he 13 changed 13 changed 14 his 13 changed 15 ways 15 ways 16 . but his heart never did change , and his children and his children 's children were just like him . 1 but 3 heart 1 but 4 never 1 but 5 did 2 his 3 heart 5 did 6 change 5 did 18 like 5 did 19 him 6 change 9 his 6 change 15 children 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 his 10 children 13 children 11 and 12 his 12 his 13 children 13 children 14 's 13 children 15 children 15 children 16 were 16 were 17 just 19 him 20 . and [now] you know why [reddy] [fox] [wears] [a] [red] [coat] , " [concluded] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 and 3 you 3 you 4 know 4 know 5 why 5 why 12 , 12 , 13 " peter [rabbit] drew a long breath . 1 peter 6 breath 3 drew 6 breath 4 a 5 long 5 long 6 breath 6 breath 7 . " thank you , thank you , [grandfather] [frog] ! " said he . 1 " 5 thank 1 " 12 said 2 thank 3 you 2 thank 4 , 2 thank 5 thank 5 thank 6 you 5 thank 7 , 10 ! 11 " 10 ! 12 said 12 said 13 he 12 said 14 . " [i] [i] think [hereafter] [i] ['ll] [be] [quite] [content] [with] [my] [own] [suit] [,] [even] [if] it isn't [handsome] . 1 " 19 isn't 4 think 18 it 18 it 19 isn't 19 isn't 21 . [jenny] [wren] [was] [right] [.] a good heart and honest ways are better than fine clothes . " 1 a 2 good 2 good 5 honest 3 heart 4 and 3 heart 5 honest 5 honest 6 ways 5 honest 11 clothes 5 honest 12 . 6 ways 7 are 6 ways 9 than 8 better 9 than 10 fine 11 clothes 12 . 13 " [v] [why] [jimmy] [skunk] [never] [hurries] they romped and raced and danced away , some one way , some another , to see whom they could find to play with . 1 they 2 romped 2 romped 3 and 2 romped 4 raced 2 romped 5 and 2 romped 6 danced 2 romped 7 away 7 away 8 , 7 away 14 another 9 some 10 one 10 one 14 another 11 way 12 , 11 way 13 some 11 way 14 another 14 another 18 whom 14 another 25 . 15 , 18 whom 16 to 17 see 16 to 18 whom 18 whom 19 they 18 whom 20 could 20 could 21 find 20 could 23 play 22 to 23 play 23 play 24 with they knew what he was doing that for . 1 they 2 knew 1 they 8 for 2 knew 3 what 2 knew 7 that 3 what 6 doing 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 doing 8 for 9 . they knew that he was looking for fat beetles for his breakfast . 1 they 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 5 was 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 looking 6 looking 9 beetles 7 for 9 beetles 8 fat 9 beetles 9 beetles 10 for 9 beetles 11 his 9 beetles 12 breakfast 12 breakfast 13 . they danced over to him and formed a ring around him while they sang : 1 they 2 danced 2 danced 3 over 2 danced 5 him 2 danced 7 formed 2 danced 14 sang 4 to 5 him 6 and 7 formed 7 formed 8 a 7 formed 9 ring 7 formed 10 around 7 formed 11 him 7 formed 12 while 13 they 14 sang 14 sang 15 : " who is it never , never hurries ? 1 " 2 who 2 who 8 hurries 3 is 8 hurries 4 it 8 hurries 5 never 8 hurries 6 , 8 hurries 7 never 8 hurries 8 hurries 9 ? who is it never , never worries ? 1 who 2 is 1 who 7 worries 1 who 8 ? 3 it 7 worries 4 never 7 worries 5 , 6 never 6 never 7 worries who is [it] [does] [just] [what] he [pleases] , [just] [like] [us] [merry] [little] [breezes] ? 1 who 2 is 1 who 16 ? 2 is 9 , 7 he 9 , [jimmy] [skunk] [!] [jimmy] [skunk] [!] ["] now [not] [so] [far] [away] [but] that he could hear them [very] [plainly] [sat] [peter] [rabbit] [,] [just] [finishing] [his] [breakfast] [in] [a] [sweet-clover] [patch] . 1 now 7 that 7 that 9 could 8 he 9 could 9 could 10 hear 10 hear 11 them 11 them 26 . he sat up very straight [,] [so] [as] [to] [hear] [better] [.] 1 he 2 sat 2 sat 3 up 2 sat 5 straight 4 very 5 straight of course [some] [of] [the] [merry] [little] [breezes] saw [him] right away . 1 of 2 course 2 course 9 saw 2 course 11 right 11 right 12 away 12 away 13 . they [left] [jimmy] [to] come [over] [and] [dance] [in] [a] [circle] [around] [peter] [,] for [peter] [is] [a] [great] [favorite] [with] [them] . 1 they 5 come 5 come 15 for 15 for 23 . and as they danced they sang : 1 and 4 danced 2 as 3 they 3 they 4 danced 4 danced 6 sang 5 they 6 sang 6 sang 7 : " who is it hops and skips and jumps ? 1 " 7 skips 2 who 7 skips 3 is 7 skips 4 it 7 skips 5 hops 7 skips 6 and 7 skips 7 skips 8 and 7 skips 9 jumps 7 skips 10 ? who is it sometimes loudly thumps ? 1 who 6 thumps 2 is 6 thumps 3 it 6 thumps 4 sometimes 6 thumps 5 loudly 6 thumps 6 thumps 7 ? who is it dearly loves to play [,] [but] when there 's danger runs away ? 1 who 2 is 1 who 14 runs 1 who 16 ? 3 it 14 runs 4 dearly 5 loves 4 dearly 6 to 4 dearly 7 play 7 play 13 danger 10 when 13 danger 11 there 12 's 11 there 13 danger 13 danger 14 runs 14 runs 15 away [peter] [rabbit] [!] peter [rabbit] ! " 1 peter 3 ! 3 ! 4 " peter grinned good-naturedly . 1 peter 2 grinned 2 grinned 3 good-naturedly 3 good-naturedly 4 . he is quite used to being laughed at for always running away , and he doesn't mind it in the least . 1 he 3 quite 1 he 4 used 2 is 3 quite 4 used 5 to 4 used 6 being 6 being 7 laughed 7 laughed 8 at 7 laughed 22 . 8 at 21 least 9 for 21 least 10 always 21 least 11 running 12 away 11 running 16 doesn't 12 away 14 and 13 , 14 and 15 he 16 doesn't 16 doesn't 17 mind 16 doesn't 18 it 16 doesn't 21 least 19 in 20 the 19 in 21 least " [when] [danger] ['s] [near] , [who] [runs] [away] [will] [live] [to] [run] [another] day , " retorted [peter] [promptly] . 1 " 18 retorted 6 , 18 retorted 15 day 16 , 16 , 17 " 17 " 18 retorted 18 retorted 21 . " and we wish that you [would] tell us the same [thing] , " cried [one] [of] [the] [merry] [little] [breezes] . 1 " 3 we 1 " 4 wish 2 and 3 we 4 wish 5 that 4 wish 6 you 6 you 8 tell 8 tell 9 us 9 us 14 " 10 the 11 same 11 same 13 , 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 cried 15 cried 22 . " [but] [i] [can't] , " protested [peter] . 1 " 7 protested 5 , 7 protested 6 " 7 protested 7 protested 9 . " everybody else seems to hurry , at times [anyway] [,] [but] [jimmy] [never] does [.] 1 " 15 does 2 everybody 3 else 2 everybody 4 seems 2 everybody 15 does 4 seems 5 to 4 seems 6 hurry 4 seems 9 times 6 hurry 7 , 8 at 9 times he says it is a waste of energy , whatever that means . " 1 he 2 says 2 says 4 is 2 says 8 energy 3 it 4 is 5 a 6 waste 6 waste 7 of 6 waste 8 energy 8 energy 10 whatever 8 energy 11 that 8 energy 12 means 8 energy 13 . 9 , 10 whatever 13 . 14 " " [i] [tell] you [what] [let's] go [over] [to] [the] [smiling] [pool] and [ask] [grandfather] [frog] [about] it [now] . 1 " 4 you 4 you 7 go 7 go 13 and 13 and 18 it 18 it 20 . he ['ll] [be] [sure] [to] [know] , " [spoke] [up] [one] [of] [the] [merry] [little] [breezes] [.] 1 he 7 , 7 , 8 " " all right , " [replied] [peter] [,] [hopping] [to] [his] [feet] . 1 " 3 right 2 all 3 right 3 right 5 " 3 right 13 . 4 , 5 " " but you 'll have to ask him . 1 " 4 'll 2 but 4 'll 3 you 4 'll 4 'll 5 have 4 'll 7 ask 5 have 6 to 7 ask 8 him 8 him 9 . away [they] [all] [hurried] [to] the [smiling] [pool] [.] 1 away 6 the " oh , [grandfather] [frog] , why is it that [jimmy] [skunk] [never] [hurries] ? " they [panted] . 1 " 2 oh 1 " 8 is 2 oh 3 , 2 oh 6 , 2 oh 7 why 8 is 10 that 8 is 15 ? 9 it 10 that 15 ? 16 " 15 ? 19 . 16 " 17 they " [chug-a-rum] ! " replied [grandfather] [frog] [in] [his] [deepest] [,] [gruffest] [voice] . 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 replied 5 replied 14 . " [chug-a-rum] ! 1 " 3 ! probably because he has learned better [.] ["] 1 probably 5 learned 1 probably 6 better 2 because 5 learned 3 he 5 learned 4 has 5 learned " oh ! " said [one] [of] the [merry] [little] [breezes] , in a rather [faint] [,] disappointed [sort] [of] [voice] . 1 " 2 oh 1 " 5 said 2 oh 3 ! 4 " 5 said 5 said 8 the 5 said 22 . 12 , 15 rather 13 in 14 a 14 a 15 rather 15 rather 18 disappointed 18 disappointed 22 . indeed the legs of the last one he tried to swallow stuck out of one corner of his big mouth . 1 indeed 2 the 1 indeed 3 legs 3 legs 9 tried 4 of 5 the 5 the 6 last 6 last 7 one 6 last 8 he 8 he 9 tried 9 tried 10 to 9 tried 11 swallow 11 swallow 12 stuck 12 stuck 13 out 12 stuck 20 mouth 13 out 14 of 15 one 16 corner 16 corner 17 of 16 corner 20 mouth 18 his 20 mouth 19 big 20 mouth 20 mouth 21 . " [chug-a-rum] ! " said [grandfather] [frog] [,] [trying] [very] [hard] to get [those] [legs] out of sight . 1 " 5 said 3 ! 4 " 3 ! 5 said 5 said 19 . 12 to 13 get 12 to 19 . 13 get 16 out 16 out 17 of 16 out 18 sight " [chug-a-rum] ! 1 " 3 ! i would , if [peter] [rabbit] [were] [here] [.] 1 i 2 would 2 would 4 if 3 , 4 if " [but] he is here ! " cried one [of] [the] [little] [breezes] . 1 " 4 is 1 " 8 cried 3 he 4 is 5 here 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 cried 8 cried 9 one 8 cried 14 . " he 's right over [behind] [that] [little] [clump] [of] [tall] [grass] . " 1 " 2 he 1 " 3 's 1 " 14 " 3 's 4 right 4 right 5 over 13 . 14 " " [humph] ! 1 " 3 ! i thought he [wasn't] [very] [far] [away] , " [grunted] [grandfather] [frog] [,] with [a] [twinkle] in his [great] [,] [goggly] eyes . 1 i 2 thought 2 thought 3 he 2 thought 23 . 8 , 9 " 8 , 14 with 14 with 22 eyes 17 in 18 his 18 his 22 eyes 22 eyes 23 . peter crept out of his hiding-place , looking rather shamefaced and very foolish . 1 peter 10 shamefaced 2 crept 6 hiding-place 3 out 4 of 3 out 6 hiding-place 5 his 6 hiding-place 6 hiding-place 10 shamefaced 7 , 8 looking 8 looking 10 shamefaced 9 rather 10 shamefaced 10 shamefaced 11 and 10 shamefaced 12 very 10 shamefaced 13 foolish 10 shamefaced 14 . the [great-great-ever-so-great] [grandfather] of [jimmy] [skunk] [was] [slimmer] [and] [trimmer] [than] [jimmy] [is] . 1 the 4 of 4 of 14 . he was more [like] his [cousins] [,] [mr] [weasel] [and] [mr] [mink] . 1 he 2 was 1 he 5 his 2 was 3 more 5 his 13 . he was just as quick moving as they were . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 just 3 just 4 as 3 just 7 as 5 quick 6 moving 5 quick 7 as 7 as 8 they 8 they 9 were 9 were 10 . yes , [sir] , [mr] [skunk] [was] [very] [lively] [on] [his] [feet] [.] 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , he was dressed all in black . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 dressed 3 dressed 5 in 3 dressed 6 black 4 all 5 in 6 black 7 . " [now] [mr] [skunk] [was] [very] [smart] and [shrewd] , oh , very ! 1 " 10 , 1 " 11 oh 8 and 10 , 11 oh 12 , 11 oh 13 very 11 oh 14 ! " [mr] [skunk] [had] [to] [try] [his] [new] [defence] only [once] [or] [twice] [before] [his] [enemies] [took] [the] [greatest] [care] [to] [let] [him] [alone] [.] 1 " 10 only he found that he no longer had [to] [run] [for] [a] [safe] [hiding-place] [when] [he] [met] [mr] [wolf] [or] [mr] [lynx] [or] [mr] [panther] [.] 1 he 2 found 2 found 3 that 3 that 7 had 4 he 6 longer 4 he 7 had 5 no 6 longer they just snarled at him and passed without offering to touch him . 1 they 3 snarled 2 just 3 snarled 3 snarled 4 at 3 snarled 9 offering 3 snarled 13 . 5 him 9 offering 6 and 7 passed 7 passed 9 offering 8 without 9 offering 9 offering 10 to 9 offering 11 touch 9 offering 12 him so [mr] [skunk] [grew] [very] [independent] [and] went [where] [he] [pleased] [when] [he] [pleased] . 1 so 8 went 8 went 15 . and , because he no longer had to run from his enemies , he got out of the habit of running . 1 and 4 he 2 , 4 he 3 because 4 he 4 he 15 got 5 no 6 longer 6 longer 12 enemies 7 had 12 enemies 8 to 9 run 9 run 12 enemies 10 from 12 enemies 11 his 12 enemies 12 enemies 13 , 12 enemies 15 got 14 he 15 got 15 got 16 out 15 got 19 habit 16 out 17 of 18 the 19 habit 19 habit 20 of 19 habit 21 running 19 habit 22 . then he made a discovery . 1 then 5 discovery 2 he 3 made 3 made 5 discovery 4 a 5 discovery 5 discovery 6 . it wasn't long before [mr] [skunk] [saw] [that] [in] [their] [hurry] they [overlooked] [a] [great] [deal] [.] 1 it 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 long 3 long 4 before 4 before 12 they in fact , by just following after them slowly , he found all he wanted to eat . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 6 following 4 by 6 following 5 just 6 following 6 following 7 after 6 following 9 slowly 7 after 8 them 9 slowly 10 , 9 slowly 15 wanted 11 he 12 found 11 he 15 wanted 13 all 15 wanted 14 he 15 wanted 15 wanted 16 to 16 to 17 eat 17 eat 18 . " so [mr] [skunk] [began] [to] [grow] [fat] [.] 1 " 2 so but [mr] [skunk] didn't mind . 1 but 4 didn't 4 didn't 5 mind 5 mind 6 . he went right on about his business . 1 he 2 went 2 went 4 on 2 went 7 business 3 right 4 on 5 about 7 business 6 his 7 business 7 business 8 . he never worried , because , you know , he feared nobody . 1 he 11 feared 2 never 3 worried 3 worried 5 because 4 , 5 because 5 because 8 know 5 because 10 he 5 because 11 feared 6 , 7 you 7 you 8 know 8 know 9 , 11 feared 12 nobody 12 nobody 13 . and he never hurried , because he found that it paid best to go slowly . 1 and 2 he 2 he 11 paid 3 never 11 paid 4 hurried 6 because 5 , 6 because 6 because 7 he 6 because 10 it 6 because 11 paid 7 he 8 found 8 found 9 that 11 paid 15 slowly 12 best 15 slowly 13 to 14 go 14 go 15 slowly 15 slowly 16 . in that way he never missed any of the good things that his hurrying , worrying neighbors did . 1 in 2 that 2 that 3 way 2 that 4 he 4 he 18 did 5 never 6 missed 5 never 7 any 5 never 18 did 7 any 17 neighbors 8 of 9 the 8 of 17 neighbors 10 good 17 neighbors 11 things 12 that 11 things 17 neighbors 13 his 17 neighbors 14 hurrying 15 , 14 hurrying 16 worrying 14 hurrying 17 neighbors 18 did 19 . so he grew fatter and fatter , while others grew thinner . 1 so 11 thinner 2 he 11 thinner 3 grew 11 thinner 4 fatter 5 and 4 fatter 6 fatter 6 fatter 8 while 6 fatter 9 others 6 fatter 11 thinner 7 , 8 while 10 grew 11 thinner 11 thinner 12 . after a while he almost forgot how to run . 1 after 3 while 2 a 3 while 3 while 4 he 4 he 6 forgot 5 almost 6 forgot 6 forgot 7 how 6 forgot 9 run 6 forgot 10 . 8 to 9 run being fat and never hurrying or worrying made him good-natured . 1 being 5 hurrying 2 fat 3 and 2 fat 5 hurrying 4 never 5 hurrying 5 hurrying 6 or 5 hurrying 7 worrying 5 hurrying 10 good-natured 5 hurrying 11 . 8 made 9 him 8 made 10 good-natured " of course he taught his children to do as he did , and they taught their children . 1 " 3 course 2 of 3 course 3 course 16 taught 4 he 16 taught 5 taught 7 children 5 taught 8 to 5 taught 16 taught 6 his 7 children 8 to 9 do 10 as 11 he 10 as 15 they 12 did 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 they 15 they 16 taught 16 taught 17 their 16 taught 18 children 18 children 19 . now [you] [know] [why] [jimmy] [skunk] , [whom] you all know , [is] [so] [independent] and never [hurries] . " 1 now 7 , 7 , 20 " 9 you 11 know 9 you 20 " 10 all 11 know 12 , 16 and 12 , 20 " 16 and 17 never 19 . 20 " " thank you ! 1 " 2 thank 2 thank 3 you 2 thank 4 ! thank you [,] [grandfather] [frog] [!] " [cried] [the] [merry] [little] [breezes] [.] 1 thank 2 you 1 thank 7 " " when you want some more foolish green flies , just let us know , and we 'll get them for you . " 1 " 3 you 2 when 3 you 3 you 14 know 3 you 18 'll 4 want 9 flies 4 want 14 know 5 some 9 flies 6 more 7 foolish 7 foolish 9 flies 8 green 9 flies 9 flies 10 , 9 flies 11 just 9 flies 13 us 12 let 13 us 15 , 16 and 15 , 17 we 17 we 18 'll 18 'll 19 get 18 'll 22 you 19 get 20 them 19 get 21 for 22 you 24 " 23 . 24 " " [chug-a-rum] ! 1 " 3 ! what are you looking [so] [wistful] for [,] [peter] [rabbit] ? " [demanded] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 what 11 ? 2 are 3 you 2 are 4 looking 2 are 11 ? 4 looking 7 for 11 ? 12 " " [i] [i] [was] [just] [wishing] that [i] [had] [a] ["] [began] [peter] [.] 1 " 7 that then suddenly he made a face . 1 then 2 suddenly 1 then 3 he 3 he 4 made 4 made 5 a 4 made 6 face 6 face 7 . " no , [i] don't [either] ! " [he] declared . 1 " 5 don't 1 " 7 ! 2 no 3 , 2 no 5 don't 7 ! 8 " 8 " 10 declared 10 declared 11 . " [i] [guess] [i] ['d] better [be] [getting] [home] [to] [the] [dear] [old] [briar-patch] [now] . 1 " 6 better 6 better 16 . [mrs] [peter] [probably] [thinks] [something] [has] [happened] [to] [me] [.] ["] and away he went , lipperty-lipperty-lip . 1 and 2 away 2 away 6 lipperty-lipperty-lip 3 he 6 lipperty-lipperty-lip 4 went 6 lipperty-lipperty-lip 5 , 6 lipperty-lipperty-lip 6 lipperty-lipperty-lip 7 . [vi] [why] [sammy] [jay] [has] [a] [fine] [coat] [sammy] [jay] [has] [a] [very] [fine] [coat] [,] [a] [very] [beautiful] [coat] [.] everybody knows that . 1 everybody 2 knows 2 knows 3 that 2 knows 4 . in [fact] , [sammy] ['s] [coat] [has] [long] [been] the [envy] of [a] [great] [many] [of] his [neighbors] [in] [the] [green] [forest] . 1 in 3 , 1 in 10 the 10 the 12 of 12 of 17 his 17 his 23 . some of them , you know , have very modest coats . 1 some 2 of 2 of 3 them 3 them 11 coats 4 , 11 coats 5 you 6 know 6 know 11 coats 7 , 11 coats 8 have 11 coats 9 very 11 coats 10 modest 11 coats 11 coats 12 . they are not beautiful at all . 1 they 2 are 1 they 6 all 2 are 3 not 2 are 4 beautiful 5 at 6 all 6 all 7 . peter [rabbit] [often] had [thought] [about] [it] [.] 1 peter 4 had he has a [number] [of] [feathered] [friends] [whom] [he] [likes] [ever] [so] [much] [better] [than] [he] [does] [sammy] [jay] . 1 he 2 has 2 has 3 a 3 a 20 . in fact , [he] and [sammy] [are] [forever] [falling] out [,] [because] [sammy] [delights] [to] [tease] [peter] . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 3 , 5 and 5 and 10 out 10 out 18 . but in spite of this , it never seemed to him quite [right] [that] [sammy] [jay] [should] [be] [so] [handsomely] [dressed] [.] 1 but 3 spite 2 in 3 spite 3 spite 4 of 3 spite 5 this 5 this 9 seemed 6 , 9 seemed 7 it 9 seemed 8 never 9 seemed 9 seemed 10 to 9 seemed 11 him 9 seemed 12 quite " of course , " said [peter] [to] [grandfather] [frog] , " [old] [mother] [nature] [knows] [a] [great] [deal] [more] [than] [i] do ["] 1 " 3 course 2 of 3 course 3 course 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 23 do " really ! 1 " 2 really 1 " 3 ! you don't mean to say so ! 1 you 3 mean 1 you 7 ! 2 don't 3 mean 3 mean 4 to 3 mean 5 say 5 say 6 so chug-a-rum ! 1 chug-a-rum 2 ! you don't mean to say so , [peter] ! " [interrupted] [grandfather] [frog] [,] [pretending] [to] [be] very much [surprised] [at] [what] [peter] [said] . 1 you 3 mean 1 you 19 much 2 don't 3 mean 3 mean 4 to 3 mean 5 say 5 say 6 so 7 , 10 " 7 , 18 very 9 ! 10 " 18 very 19 much 19 much 25 . [[] [illustration] [:] ["] [you] [don't] [mean] [to] [say] [so] [,] [peter] [,] ["] [interrupted] [grandfather] [frog] [.] []] peter [grinned] and [wrinkled] his [nose] [at] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 peter 5 his 3 and 5 his there must be [a] [reason] [,] [i] [suppose] , but for the [life] of [me] [i] [cannot] [understand] it . 1 there 3 be 2 must 3 be 3 be 20 . 9 , 10 but 9 , 11 for 11 for 12 the 12 the 14 of 14 of 19 it 14 of 20 . i should think that she would give [such] [a] [thief] [as] [sammy] [jay] [the] [very] [homeliest] [suit] [she] [could] find [.] 1 i 3 think 2 should 3 think 3 think 6 would 4 that 6 would 5 she 6 would 6 would 7 give 6 would 20 find you [may] [depend] [i] [would] , if [i] were in her place . " 1 you 14 " 6 , 7 if 7 if 9 were 9 were 10 in 10 in 11 her 10 in 12 place 12 place 13 . 13 . 14 " [grandfather] [frog] [chuckled] [until] [he] [shook] [all] [over] [.] " it 's lucky for some of us that you are not in her place ! " said he . 1 " 16 ! 2 it 4 lucky 3 's 4 lucky 4 lucky 5 for 4 lucky 8 us 4 lucky 9 that 4 lucky 10 you 4 lucky 16 ! 5 for 6 some 6 some 7 of 10 you 11 are 11 are 12 not 11 are 13 in 13 in 14 her 13 in 15 place 16 ! 17 " 16 ! 18 said 16 ! 19 he 16 ! 20 . " [chug-a-rum] ! 1 " 3 ! it certainly is lucky ! " 1 it 4 lucky 2 certainly 4 lucky 3 is 4 lucky 4 lucky 5 ! 5 ! 6 " " if [i] were , [i] [would] [give] you [a] [handsome] [coat] , too , [grandfather] [frog] [,] " replied [peter] . 1 " 2 if 1 " 20 replied 2 if 4 were 4 were 5 , 9 you 13 , 13 , 20 replied 14 too 15 , 15 , 19 " 19 " 20 replied 20 replied 22 . [grandfather] [frog] [suddenly] [swelled] [out] [with] [indignation] [.] " [chug-a-rum] ! 1 " 3 ! chug-a-rum ! 1 chug-a-rum 2 ! what 's the matter with the [coat] [i] [have] [got] [,] [peter] [rabbit] ? 1 what 4 matter 2 's 4 matter 3 the 4 matter 4 matter 5 with 4 matter 14 ? 5 with 6 the tell me that ! 1 tell 2 me 2 me 3 that 2 me 4 ! who 's got a handsomer one ? " 1 who 5 handsomer 1 who 7 ? 2 's 5 handsomer 3 got 5 handsomer 4 a 5 handsomer 5 handsomer 6 one 7 ? 8 " [grandfather] [frog] [glared] [with] [his] [great] [,] [goggly] [eyes] [at] [peter] [.] " [i] didn't mean to [say] [that] [you] [haven't] [got] [a] [handsome] [coat] . 1 " 4 mean 3 didn't 4 mean 4 mean 5 to 5 to 14 . your [coat] is [handsome] [,] very [handsome] indeed [,] [grandfather] [frog] [,] ["] [peter] [hastened] [to] [say] . 1 your 3 is 3 is 6 very 6 very 8 indeed 8 indeed 18 . " [i] always [did] [like] [green] [.] 1 " 3 always i just love it ! 1 i 3 love 2 just 3 love 3 love 4 it 3 love 5 ! and [i] should think [you] would be ever so proud of your white and yellow waistcoat . 1 and 16 waistcoat 3 should 7 be 4 think 6 would 6 would 7 be 7 be 10 proud 8 ever 9 so 9 so 10 proud 10 proud 11 of 10 proud 16 waistcoat 12 your 16 waistcoat 13 white 16 waistcoat 14 and 16 waistcoat 15 yellow 16 waistcoat 16 waistcoat 17 . i would if it were mine . 1 i 2 would 2 would 3 if 3 if 4 it 3 if 5 were 5 were 6 mine 6 mine 7 . what [i] meant to say is , that if [i] [were] [in] [old] [mother] [nature] ['s] [place] [,] [i] [would] [give] [some] [plain] [folks] [handsome] [suits] [.] 1 what 3 meant 1 what 5 say 3 meant 4 to 5 say 6 is 5 say 7 , 5 say 8 that 5 say 9 if [certainly] [,] [i] [wouldn't] [give] [such] [a] [rascal] [as] [sammy] [jay] [one] [of] [the] [handsomest] [coats] [in] [all] [the] [green] [forest] [.] knowing [sammy] [as] [well] [as] [i] [do] [,] [it] [is] [hard] [work] [to] [believe] that [he] [came] [by] [it] [honestly] [.] ["] 1 knowing 15 that [grandfather] [frog] [chuckled] [way] [down] [deep] [in] [his] [throat] [.] " [sammy] [came] [by] it [honestly] [enough] [,] [peter] . 1 " 5 it 5 it 10 . " but what [,] [grandfather] [frog] ? " asked [peter] eagerly [,] [when] [he] [could] [keep] [still] [no] [longer] . 1 " 3 what 2 but 3 what 3 what 7 ? 7 ? 8 " 7 ? 9 asked 9 asked 11 eagerly 11 eagerly 20 . grandfather [frog] settled himself comfortably [on] [his] [big] [green] [lily-pad] [and] [looked] [very] [hard] [at] [peter] . 1 grandfather 5 comfortably 3 settled 5 comfortably 4 himself 5 comfortably 5 comfortably 17 . in the first place , [sammy] [jay] [is] not [wholly] to [blame] [for] [all] [his] [bad] [habits] . 1 in 2 the 2 the 3 first 3 first 4 place 4 place 5 , 5 , 9 not 9 not 11 to 11 to 18 . peter nodded . 1 peter 2 nodded 2 nodded 3 . ' [i] ['ll] wait a bit , ' said she to [herself] [,] ['] [and] see how he [behaves] . 1 ' 4 wait 4 wait 6 bit 5 a 6 bit 6 bit 7 , 7 , 9 said 8 ' 9 said 9 said 10 she 9 said 20 . 11 to 16 see 11 to 20 . 16 see 17 how 17 how 18 he perhaps he is truly sorry for [what] [he] [has] [done] , and [i] [will] [not] [have] [to] [punish] him [more] . ' 1 perhaps 2 he 1 perhaps 4 truly 3 is 4 truly 4 truly 5 sorry 5 sorry 6 for 6 for 19 him 11 , 12 and 12 and 19 him 19 him 21 . 21 . 22 ' " [but] [if] [mr] [jay] [was] [truly] [sorry] [,] he [gave] no [signs] [of] [it] . 1 " 10 he 1 " 12 no 12 no 16 . his bad habits had become fixed , as bad habits have a way of doing . 1 his 10 habits 2 bad 10 habits 3 habits 5 become 3 habits 6 fixed 4 had 5 become 6 fixed 10 habits 7 , 8 as 8 as 9 bad 9 bad 10 habits 10 habits 11 have 10 habits 12 a 10 habits 13 way 10 habits 14 of 10 habits 15 doing 10 habits 16 . besides , right down in his heart , he wasn't sorry for what he had done , only angry at having been found out . 1 besides 2 , 1 besides 3 right 1 besides 8 , 1 besides 9 he 3 right 4 down 3 right 7 heart 5 in 7 heart 6 his 7 heart 9 he 23 found 10 wasn't 11 sorry 10 wasn't 23 found 11 sorry 12 for 13 what 14 he 14 he 23 found 15 had 16 done 15 had 22 been 15 had 23 found 16 done 17 , 16 done 18 only 19 angry 20 at 19 angry 21 having 21 having 22 been 23 found 24 out 24 out 25 . " [when] [old] [mother] [nature] [saw] this , [she] [changed] [her] [mind] [about] [taking] [away] [his] [handsome] [suit] [.] 1 " 8 , 7 this 8 , that bright blue coat was forever giving him away when he was out on mischief . 1 that 4 coat 2 bright 4 coat 3 blue 4 coat 4 coat 5 was 4 coat 6 forever 6 forever 7 giving 6 forever 13 out 6 forever 16 . 7 giving 8 him 7 giving 9 away 10 when 11 he 10 when 12 was 10 when 13 out 13 out 14 on 13 out 15 mischief " you would suppose that he would have mended him ways , wouldn't you ? " 1 " 2 you 2 you 13 wouldn't 2 you 15 ? 3 would 9 mended 4 suppose 9 mended 5 that 9 mended 6 he 9 mended 7 would 8 have 7 would 9 mended 9 mended 10 him 9 mended 11 ways 9 mended 12 , 9 mended 13 wouldn't 14 you 15 ? 15 ? 16 " peter nodded . 1 peter 2 nodded 2 nodded 3 . " but [he] [didn't] [.] 1 " 2 but he grew more sly and crafty than ever . 1 he 6 crafty 2 grew 3 more 2 grew 6 crafty 4 sly 5 and 4 sly 6 crafty 6 crafty 8 ever 6 crafty 9 . 7 than 8 ever but in spite of this , he didn't begin to make as much trouble as before . 1 but 3 spite 2 in 3 spite 3 spite 4 of 3 spite 5 this 3 spite 9 begin 6 , 7 he 7 he 8 didn't 8 didn't 9 begin 9 begin 10 to 9 begin 15 as 10 to 11 make 11 make 14 trouble 12 as 13 much 13 much 14 trouble 15 as 16 before 16 before 17 . he couldn't , you know , because of his bright coat . 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 7 because 3 , 7 because 4 you 5 know 5 know 7 because 6 , 7 because 7 because 11 coat 8 of 11 coat 9 his 11 coat 10 bright 11 coat 11 coat 12 . now what do you think , [peter] [rabbit] ? " 1 now 2 what 2 what 3 do 2 what 9 ? 3 do 4 you 3 do 5 think 6 , 9 ? 9 ? 10 " " [chug-a-rum] ! " said [grandfather] [frog] in his [deepest] [voice] . 1 " 5 said 3 ! 4 " 3 ! 5 said 5 said 12 . 8 in 9 his 9 his 12 . " you may be sure she does . 1 " 2 you 1 " 7 does 2 you 3 may 4 be 5 sure 5 sure 7 does 6 she 7 does 7 does 8 . and another [thing] [,] [peter] [rabbit] [:] [never] [judge] [any] [one] [by] [his] [clothes] [.] 1 and 2 another it is a great mistake , a very great mistake . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 a 3 a 4 great 4 great 10 mistake 5 mistake 6 , 5 mistake 10 mistake 7 a 8 very 7 a 9 great 9 great 10 mistake 10 mistake 11 . plain clothes sometimes cover the kindest hearts , and fine clothes often are a warning to beware of mischief . " 1 plain 6 kindest 2 clothes 6 kindest 3 sometimes 6 kindest 4 cover 6 kindest 5 the 6 kindest 6 kindest 7 hearts 6 kindest 10 fine 6 kindest 11 clothes 7 hearts 9 and 8 , 9 and 11 clothes 17 beware 12 often 17 beware 13 are 17 beware 14 a 15 warning 15 warning 16 to 15 warning 17 beware 17 beware 18 of 17 beware 19 mischief 19 mischief 20 . 20 . 21 " " [i] [i] don't know but you are right , ["] [admitted] [peter] [.] 1 " 10 , 4 don't 5 know 4 don't 7 you 5 know 6 but 7 you 8 are 8 are 9 right 9 right 10 , " [i] know [i] [am] , " said [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 3 know 1 " 7 " 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 11 . [vii] [why] [jerry] [muskrat] [builds] [his] [house] [in] [the] [water] peter [rabbit] [and] [johnny] [chuck] had gone [down] to the [smiling] [pool] [for] [a] [call] [on] [their] old friend [,] [jerry] [muskrat] . 1 peter 6 had 6 had 7 gone 7 gone 9 to 7 gone 23 . 9 to 10 the 10 the 18 old 18 old 19 friend but [jerry] was [nowhere] to be [seen] [.] 1 but 6 be 3 was 5 to 5 to 6 be they waited [and] [waited] [,] [but] [no] [jerry] [muskrat] . 1 they 2 waited 2 waited 10 . " that 's so , " replied [peter] . 1 " 3 's 1 " 7 replied 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 so 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 replied 7 replied 9 . " [i] don't see what he has [his] [house] [in] [the] [water] [for] , [anyway] [.] 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 see 4 see 5 what 5 what 6 he 6 he 7 has 6 he 14 , if he had built it on land , like sensible people , we might be able to waken him . 1 if 3 had 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 built 4 built 5 it 4 built 7 land 4 built 10 sensible 6 on 7 land 8 , 10 sensible 9 like 10 sensible 10 sensible 11 people 10 sensible 12 , 10 sensible 16 able 13 we 14 might 14 might 16 able 15 be 16 able 16 able 17 to 16 able 18 waken 18 waken 19 him 19 him 20 . funny place to build a house , isn't it ? " 1 funny 2 place 1 funny 4 build 3 to 4 build 4 build 5 a 4 build 6 house 4 build 8 isn't 7 , 8 isn't 8 isn't 9 it 8 isn't 10 ? 10 ? 11 " [johnny] [chuck] [scratched] [his] [head] [thoughtfully] [.] " it does seem a funny place , " he admitted . 1 " 11 admitted 2 it 4 seem 3 does 4 seem 4 seem 6 funny 5 a 6 funny 6 funny 11 admitted 7 place 11 admitted 8 , 11 admitted 9 " 11 admitted 10 he 11 admitted 11 admitted 12 . " it certainly does [seem] [a] [funny] [place] . 1 " 3 certainly 2 it 3 certainly 3 certainly 4 does 3 certainly 9 . but then , [jerry] [muskrat] [is] [a] [funny] [fellow] . 1 but 2 then 2 then 3 , 3 , 10 . you know how much of the time he stays in the water . 1 you 2 know 2 know 3 how 3 how 9 stays 4 much 9 stays 5 of 6 the 6 the 7 time 7 time 9 stays 8 he 9 stays 9 stays 12 water 10 in 12 water 11 the 12 water 12 water 13 . that [seems] [funny] [to] me [.] 1 that 5 me i suppose there is a reason for it , and probably there is a reason for building his house where it is . 1 i 2 suppose 2 suppose 6 reason 3 there 6 reason 4 is 5 a 4 is 6 reason 6 reason 7 for 6 reason 17 building 8 it 11 probably 9 , 10 and 9 , 11 probably 11 probably 17 building 12 there 15 reason 13 is 14 a 13 is 15 reason 15 reason 16 for 15 reason 17 building 17 building 19 house 17 building 23 . 18 his 19 house 19 house 20 where 20 where 22 is 21 it 22 is i 've found that there is a reason for most things . 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 found 2 've 11 things 3 found 4 that 4 that 8 reason 5 there 8 reason 6 is 7 a 6 is 8 reason 8 reason 9 for 10 most 11 things 11 things 12 . [probably] [jerry] ['s] [great-great-grandfather] [built] [his] [house] [that] [way] [,] [and] [so] [jerry] [does] [the] [same] [thing] [.] ["] peter [rabbit] suddenly [brightened] [up] [.] 1 peter 3 suddenly there he is [,] [over] [on] [his] [big] [green] [lily-pad] , [and] he looks as if he might be [feeling] [very] [good-natured] [this] [morning] [.] 1 there 3 is 1 there 19 be 2 he 3 is 11 , 13 he 11 , 17 he 13 he 14 looks 14 looks 16 if 15 as 16 if 17 he 18 might 18 might 19 be let's go ask him [why] [jerry] [muskrat] [builds] his house [in] [the] [water] . ["] 1 let's 2 go 1 let's 3 ask 3 ask 4 him 4 him 14 . 9 his 10 house 10 house 14 . [grandfather] [frog] [saw] [them] [coming] [,] [and] [he] [guessed] [right] [away] [that] [they] [were] [coming] [for] [a] [story] [.] he grinned to himself and pretended to go to sleep . 1 he 6 pretended 2 grinned 4 himself 2 grinned 5 and 2 grinned 6 pretended 3 to 4 himself 6 pretended 7 to 6 pretended 10 sleep 8 go 10 sleep 9 to 10 sleep 10 sleep 11 . " good morning , [grandfather] [frog] , " said [johnny] [chuck] . 1 " 2 good 2 good 3 morning 2 good 12 . 3 morning 9 said 4 , 9 said 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said [grandfather] [frog] [didn't] [answer] [.] johnny tried again , and still no reply . 1 johnny 8 reply 2 tried 3 again 3 again 5 and 3 again 8 reply 4 , 5 and 6 still 8 reply 7 no 8 reply 8 reply 9 . peter looked at [grandfather] [frog] sharply . 1 peter 2 looked 2 looked 3 at 2 looked 6 sharply 6 sharply 7 . he wasn't so sure that that was a real nap . 1 he 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 so 2 wasn't 4 sure 4 sure 5 that 4 sure 6 that 4 sure 10 nap 6 that 7 was 8 a 10 nap 9 real 10 nap 10 nap 11 . it seemed to him [that] there was just [the] [least] [little] [hint] [of] a smile in the [corners] of [grandfather] [frog] ['s] [big] [mouth] . 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 to 2 seemed 4 him 4 him 25 . 6 there 7 was 6 there 14 a 6 there 16 in 7 was 8 just 14 a 15 smile 16 in 17 the 17 the 19 of 19 of 25 . " you sit here a minute , " he whispered in [johnny] [chuck] 's ear . 1 " 10 whispered 2 you 3 sit 3 sit 4 here 3 sit 6 minute 5 a 6 minute 6 minute 10 whispered 7 , 10 whispered 8 " 10 whispered 9 he 10 whispered 10 whispered 15 ear 11 in 15 ear 14 's 15 ear 15 ear 16 . now [just] [at] that [place] [on] [the] [bank] was [growing] a [toadstool] [.] 1 now 4 that 4 that 9 was 9 was 11 a peter looked [over] at [johnny] [chuck] [and] [winked] [.] 1 peter 2 looked 2 looked 4 at then he turned around , and with one of his long hind-feet , he kicked the toadstool with all his might . 1 then 3 turned 2 he 3 turned 3 turned 4 around 3 turned 6 and 5 , 6 and 6 and 12 hind-feet 7 with 12 hind-feet 8 one 12 hind-feet 9 of 12 hind-feet 10 his 12 hind-feet 11 long 12 hind-feet 12 hind-feet 13 , 12 hind-feet 14 he 12 hind-feet 15 kicked 12 hind-feet 16 the 12 hind-feet 17 toadstool 17 toadstool 18 with 17 toadstool 19 all 17 toadstool 20 his 17 toadstool 21 might 21 might 22 . of course he didn't see it coming , and of course it gave him a great start . 1 of 2 course 2 course 4 didn't 3 he 4 didn't 4 didn't 5 see 5 see 6 it 5 see 7 coming 7 coming 17 start 8 , 9 and 9 and 13 gave 10 of 11 course 11 course 12 it 11 course 13 gave 13 gave 14 him 13 gave 16 great 13 gave 17 start 15 a 16 great 17 start 18 . " [chug-a-rum] ! " exclaimed [grandfather] [frog] [and] [dived] [head] [first] [into] [the] [water] . 1 " 5 exclaimed 3 ! 4 " 3 ! 5 exclaimed 5 exclaimed 15 . a minute later [peter] ['s] [sharp] [eyes] [saw] [him] [peeping] [out] [from] [under] [a] [lily-pad] [to] [see] [what] [had] [frightened] [him] [so] [.] 1 a 2 minute 2 minute 3 later " [ha] , ha , ha ! " [shouted] [peter] [,] [dancing] [about] [on] [the] [bank] [.] 1 " 6 ha 3 , 4 ha 4 ha 6 ha 5 , 6 ha 6 ha 7 ! 7 ! 8 " " [ha] , ha , ha ! 1 " 6 ha 3 , 4 ha 4 ha 6 ha 5 , 6 ha 6 ha 7 ! [grandfather] [frog] [,] [afraid] [of] [a] [toadstool] [!] ha , ha , ha ! " 1 ha 3 ha 2 , 3 ha 3 ha 5 ha 4 , 5 ha 5 ha 6 ! 6 ! 7 " at first [grandfather] [frog] was [angry] [,] [very] [angry] [indeed] . 1 at 2 first 1 at 11 . 2 first 5 was so [presently] [he] [climbed] [back] [on] [to] [his] big [green] [lily-pad] [,] [blinking] his great , [goggly] [eyes] and [looking] [just] [a] [wee] [bit] [foolish] [.] 1 so 9 big 9 big 19 and 14 his 15 great 15 great 16 , 16 , 19 and " [chug-a-rum] ! 1 " 3 ! what do you mean by frightening an old fellow like me this way ? " 1 what 4 mean 1 what 14 ? 2 do 4 mean 3 you 4 mean 4 mean 6 frightening 5 by 6 frightening 6 frightening 7 an 6 frightening 8 old 6 frightening 9 fellow 6 frightening 10 like 6 frightening 11 me 6 frightening 12 this 12 this 13 way 14 ? 15 " " oh , [grandfather] [frog] [,] [do] tell us [why] [it] is [that] [jerry] [muskrat] [builds] [his] [house] in the water . 1 " 2 oh 1 " 12 is 2 oh 3 , 2 oh 8 tell 8 tell 9 us 12 is 19 in 19 in 21 water 20 the 21 water 21 water 22 . please do ! " 1 please 2 do 1 please 3 ! 3 ! 4 " " [goody] ! " cried [peter] [and] [johnny] [chuck] together [,] [sitting] [down] [side] [by] [side] [on] [the] [very] [edge] [of] [the] [bank] . 1 " 5 cried 3 ! 4 " 3 ! 5 cried 5 cried 10 together 10 together 24 . " [chug-a-rum] ! " he [began] . 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 3 ! 5 he 5 he 7 . yes , [sir] , [most] [of] [the] [animals] [lived] [in] [the] [water] [,] [as] [sensible] [animals] [do] [to-day] [.] ["] 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , [peter] [nudged] [johnny] [chuck] [.] " he means himself and his family , " he whispered with a chuckle . 1 " 11 whispered 2 he 11 whispered 3 means 7 family 4 himself 5 and 4 himself 6 his 6 his 7 family 7 family 11 whispered 8 , 11 whispered 9 " 11 whispered 10 he 11 whispered 11 whispered 14 chuckle 12 with 14 chuckle 13 a 14 chuckle 14 chuckle 15 . " [after] [a] [time] [,] " [continued] [grandfather] [frog] , " there began to be [more] [land] [and] [still] [more] [.] 1 " 6 " 6 " 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 there 12 there 15 be 13 began 14 to 14 to 15 be then some of the animals began to spend most of their time on the land . 1 then 2 some 2 some 5 animals 3 of 5 animals 4 the 5 animals 5 animals 8 spend 5 animals 15 land 6 began 7 to 6 began 8 spend 8 spend 9 most 8 spend 11 their 8 spend 12 time 9 most 10 of 13 on 15 land 14 the 15 land 15 land 16 . but it was of no use . 1 but 6 use 2 it 3 was 2 it 6 use 3 was 4 of 5 no 6 use 6 use 7 . you know that is the way [with] [you] [to-day] , [peter] [rabbit] . " 1 you 2 know 1 you 14 " 2 know 4 is 3 that 4 is 5 the 6 way 6 way 10 , 10 , 14 " 13 . 14 " peter nodded . 1 peter 2 nodded 2 nodded 3 . " one day [old] [mother] [nature] [found] [mr] [muskrat] [sitting] [on] [a] [rock] , [looking] [very] [mournful] [.] 1 " 14 , 2 one 3 day 3 day 14 , " ' [what] ['s] the matter [,] [mr] [muskrat] ? ' she asked . 1 " 13 asked 2 ' 11 ' 5 the 6 matter 6 matter 10 ? 10 ? 11 ' 11 ' 13 asked 12 she 13 asked 13 asked 14 . " ' [then] why don't you [build] you a [fine] [house] [on] [the] [land] ? ' asked [old] [mother] [nature] . 1 " 17 asked 2 ' 4 why 2 ' 17 asked 4 why 5 don't 4 why 6 you 8 you 9 a 8 you 15 ? 15 ? 16 ' 15 ? 17 asked 17 asked 21 . ["] [mr] [muskrat] [hesitated] [.] none of his [friends] [on] [land] [had] [such] [a] [big] [,] fine [house] , and [mr] [muskrat] [was] [very] [proud] [of] [it] [.] 1 none 2 of 2 of 3 his 3 his 15 and 12 fine 14 , 14 , 15 and and that is [why] [jerry] [muskrat] [has] [built] [that] [fine] [house] [in] [the] [smiling] [pool] [and] [has] so [few] [enemies] [,] ["] [concluded] [grandfather] [frog] . 1 and 2 that 2 that 3 is 3 is 18 so 3 is 26 . peter [rabbit] drew a long breath [,] [which] [was] [almost] [a] [sigh] . 1 peter 6 breath 3 drew 6 breath 4 a 5 long 5 long 6 breath 6 breath 13 . " [i] [almost] [wish] [my] grandfather [a] [thousand] [times] [removed] [had] [been] [content] [to] [stay] [in] [the] water , too , " he said . 1 " 6 grandfather 1 " 24 said 18 water 19 , 19 , 24 said 20 too 21 , 21 , 22 " 22 " 24 said 23 he 24 said 24 said 25 . " [chug-a-rum] ! " retorted [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 5 retorted 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 retorted 5 retorted 8 . " if he had [,] you wouldn't have [the] [dear] [old] [briar-patch] . 1 " 6 you 2 if 4 had 2 if 6 you 3 he 4 had 6 you 8 have 7 wouldn't 8 have 8 have 13 . be content with what you 've got [,] ["] 1 be 2 content 2 content 3 with 2 content 7 got 4 what 5 you 5 you 6 've 6 've 7 got " [i] think [i] [will] , " said [peter] . 1 " 3 think 1 " 8 said 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 10 . [viii] [why] [old] [man] [coyote] [has] [many] [voices] so [those] [who] [hear] [him] [always] [say] [that] he has many [voices] , [and] that [certainly] is the [way] [it] [seems] [.] 1 so 9 he 1 so 15 that 9 he 10 has 10 has 11 many 13 , 15 that 15 that 17 is 17 is 18 the no , [sir] [,] he wouldn't have [believed] [you] [.] 1 no 2 , 2 , 5 he 5 he 6 wouldn't 6 wouldn't 7 have and you couldn't have blamed him . 1 and 5 blamed 2 you 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 have 3 couldn't 5 blamed 5 blamed 6 him 6 him 7 . he just couldn't help it . 1 he 3 couldn't 2 just 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 help 4 help 5 it 4 help 6 . " why , " said he , " [every] [night] [i] [hear] [a] [whole] [crowd] [yelping] and [howling] [together] . " 1 " 2 why 1 " 5 said 2 why 3 , 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 5 said 7 , 5 said 20 . 7 , 8 " 7 , 17 and 20 . 21 " " but you don't ! " [insisted] [the] [merry] [little] [breezes] [.] 1 " 4 don't 1 " 5 ! 2 but 4 don't 3 you 4 don't 5 ! 6 " " it is [old] [man] [coyote] [alone] [who] [makes] all that [noise] . " 1 " 3 is 1 " 14 " 2 it 3 is 10 all 11 that 10 all 13 . 13 . 14 " " don't you suppose [i] know what [i] hear ? " demanded [peter] . 1 " 2 don't 2 don't 3 you 2 don't 4 suppose 2 don't 6 know 6 know 7 what 6 know 14 . 7 what 10 ? 9 hear 10 ? 10 ? 11 " 10 ? 12 demanded " no ! " retorted [the] [merry] [little] [breezes] . 1 " 2 no 1 " 5 retorted 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 retorted 5 retorted 10 . and with that the [merry] [little] [breezes] [indignantly] [raced] [away] [to] [spread] [the] [news] [all] [over] [the] [green] [meadows] [.] 1 and 2 with 1 and 4 the 2 with 3 that he was still thinking of [it] [as] the [black] [shadows] came [creeping] down [from] the [purple] [hills] [across] [the] [green] [meadows] [.] 1 he 2 was 1 he 11 came 2 was 3 still 2 was 4 thinking 4 thinking 5 of 5 of 8 the 11 came 13 down 13 down 15 the suddenly [peter] [saw] [a] [dark] [form] [skulking] [among] the [black] [shadows] [.] 1 suddenly 9 the at first [he] thought it was [reddy] [fox] [,] [only] [somehow] [it] [looked] [bigger] . 1 at 2 first 2 first 4 thought 4 thought 6 was 5 it 6 was 6 was 15 . peter , [safe] [in] [the] [dear] [old] [briar-patch] [,] [watched] [.] 1 peter 2 , and now [peter] [had] [to] [believe] his eyes [rather] [than] [his] [ears] . 1 and 2 now 1 and 7 his 7 his 8 eyes 8 eyes 13 . it was hard , very hard , to believe , but it was so . 1 it 2 was 1 it 3 hard 3 hard 4 , 3 hard 9 believe 5 very 6 hard 6 hard 7 , 6 hard 8 to 6 hard 9 believe 9 believe 12 it 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 it 12 it 13 was 13 was 14 so 13 was 15 . " [chug-a-rum] ! " said [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 5 said 3 ! 4 " 3 ! 5 said 5 said 8 . this [sounded] [so] much [like] [a] [story] [that] [peter] [straightway] [teased] [grandfather] [frog] to tell [him] all about it . 1 this 4 much 4 much 14 to 14 to 15 tell 15 tell 18 about 17 all 18 about 18 about 19 it 19 it 20 . at last , [to] [get] [rid] [of] [him] and [enjoy] [a] [little] [quiet] [and] [peace] [,] [grandfather] [frog] did so . 1 at 2 last 1 at 21 . 2 last 3 , 3 , 9 and 9 and 19 did 19 did 20 so " [chug-a-rum] ! " [he] [began] [,] as he [always] [does] . 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 3 ! 9 he 3 ! 12 . 8 as 9 he he was just as smart and just as clever . 1 he 5 smart 2 was 5 smart 3 just 4 as 4 as 5 smart 5 smart 6 and 5 smart 8 as 5 smart 9 clever 5 smart 10 . 7 just 8 as indeed , he was smart enough and clever enough not to let his neighbors know that he was smart and clever at all . 1 indeed 2 , 1 indeed 5 smart 3 he 5 smart 4 was 5 smart 5 smart 6 enough 5 smart 7 and 5 smart 8 clever 5 smart 9 enough 5 smart 12 let 5 smart 21 clever 9 enough 11 to 10 not 11 to 13 his 14 neighbors 14 neighbors 15 know 14 neighbors 19 smart 15 know 16 that 17 he 19 smart 18 was 19 smart 19 smart 20 and 19 smart 21 clever 21 clever 22 at 21 clever 24 . 22 at 23 all those were very peaceful times at first , and everybody was on the best of terms with everybody else , as you know . 1 those 2 were 1 those 4 peaceful 3 very 4 peaceful 4 peaceful 5 times 4 peaceful 7 first 4 peaceful 9 and 4 peaceful 10 everybody 6 at 7 first 8 , 9 and 10 everybody 16 terms 11 was 16 terms 12 on 16 terms 13 the 14 best 14 best 15 of 14 best 16 terms 16 terms 17 with 16 terms 18 everybody 16 terms 19 else 16 terms 20 , 16 terms 21 as 16 terms 24 . 21 as 22 you 22 you 23 know so [old] [king] [bear] [ruled] [in] the [green] [forest] [,] [and] [everybody] was happy [and] [contented] . 1 so 7 the 1 so 14 happy 13 was 14 happy 14 happy 17 . " but there [came] [a] [time] when [food] was [scarce] [,] [and] it was no longer [easy] [to] [get] [plenty] [to] [eat] . 1 " 13 it 2 but 3 there 2 but 13 it 3 there 9 was 7 when 9 was 13 it 14 was 14 was 15 no 15 no 16 longer 16 longer 23 . it was [then] that [the] [stronger] [began] [to] [steal] [from] [the] [weaker] , and by and by even to [prey] [upon] [those] [smaller] [than] [themselves] [.] 1 it 2 was 1 it 19 to 2 was 4 that 13 , 14 and 13 , 16 and 13 , 18 even 15 by 16 and 16 and 17 by 18 even 19 to some of them [it] [made] [very] [sly] [and] [cunning] , [like] [old] [mr] [fox] [.] 1 some 2 of 2 of 3 them 3 them 10 , [mr] [coyote] [was] [another] [whom] [it] [made] [sly] [and] [cunning] [.] and yet he liked the same things to eat . 1 and 2 yet 2 yet 4 liked 3 he 4 liked 4 liked 7 things 5 the 6 same 6 same 7 things 7 things 9 eat 8 to 9 eat 9 eat 10 . " [so] [he] [used] [to] [study] [and] [plan] how he [could] [outwit] [them] [without] [danger] to himself . 1 " 9 how 9 how 10 he 10 he 17 himself 16 to 17 himself 17 himself 18 . little by little he got the habit of slyly following them when they were hunting , always keeping out of sight . 1 little 2 by 2 by 3 little 2 by 7 habit 4 he 5 got 5 got 7 habit 6 the 7 habit 7 habit 8 of 7 habit 9 slyly 7 habit 18 keeping 9 slyly 10 following 9 slyly 11 them 9 slyly 12 when 9 slyly 13 they 9 slyly 15 hunting 13 they 14 were 15 hunting 16 , 17 always 18 keeping 18 keeping 21 sight 19 out 20 of 19 out 21 sight 21 sight 22 . in this way , he managed to get many meals of scraps . 1 in 3 way 2 this 3 way 3 way 6 managed 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 managed 6 managed 7 to 6 managed 8 get 6 managed 12 scraps 9 many 12 scraps 10 meals 12 scraps 11 of 12 scraps 12 scraps 13 . at last [one] [day] , [as] he [stole] [soft-footed] [through] [the] [green] [forest] , he [discovered] [mr] [lynx] [having] [a] [great] [feast] . 1 at 2 last 1 at 23 . 2 last 7 he 2 last 15 he 5 , 7 he 14 , 15 he why [not] [make] [mr] [lynx] [think] he had a [lot] of [friends] [with] [him] [?] 1 why 7 he 7 he 8 had 8 had 9 a 9 a 11 of it would do no harm to try . 1 it 2 would 2 would 5 harm 3 do 5 harm 4 no 5 harm 5 harm 7 try 5 harm 8 . 6 to 7 try so [mr] [coyote] [put] his [nose] [up] [in] [the] [air] [and] [howled] [.] 1 so 5 his [mr] [lynx] [looked] [up] [and] [grinned] [.] he had no fear [of] [mr] [coyote] . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 no 3 no 4 fear 4 fear 8 . [mr] [lynx] [stopped] [eating] [and] [looked] [up] [a] [little] [surprised] [.] ' [i] [wonder] [if] [mr] [coyote] has [got] [a] [brother] with him , ' [thought] [he] [.] 1 ' 7 has 1 ' 14 ' 11 with 12 him 12 him 13 , 13 , 14 ' a [minute] [later] [mr] [coyote] [howled] [again] [from] [the] place where he [had] [howled] [in] [the] [first] [place] [.] 1 a 10 place 10 place 11 where 11 where 12 he [mr] [lynx] [grew] [anxious] [and] [lost] [his] [appetite] [.] ' [mr] [coyote] [must] have a whole [crowd] [of] [brothers] , ' [thought] [he] [.] 1 ' 5 have 1 ' 12 ' 5 have 6 a 6 a 7 whole 11 , 12 ' ' [i] guess this is no place for me ! ' 1 ' 5 is 3 guess 5 is 4 this 5 is 5 is 6 no 6 no 7 place 7 place 8 for 8 for 9 me 9 me 10 ! 10 ! 11 ' with that he started to sneak away . 1 with 6 sneak 2 that 6 sneak 3 he 4 started 4 started 5 to 4 started 6 sneak 6 sneak 7 away 7 away 8 . " [mr] [coyote] [followed] [him] , [still] [trying] [to] [make] [his] [voice] [sound] [like] [the] [voices] [of] [many] [.] 1 " 6 , [mr] [lynx] [gave] [a] [hurried] [look] [over] [his] [shoulder] [and] [began] [to] [run] [.] then [mr] [coyote] [returned] [to] the [dinner] [mr] [lynx] [had] [left] , and ate [and] [ate] [until] he [couldn't] [hold] [another] [mouthful] [.] 1 then 6 the 1 then 18 he 12 , 13 and 12 , 18 he 13 and 14 ate " so [he] [had] [plenty] [to] [eat] [from] [that] [time] [on] [.] 1 " 2 so and all his children and his children 's children [had] [that] [same] [wonderful] [voice] [,] [just] [as] [old] [man] [coyote] [has] [now] [.] 1 and 2 all 1 and 3 his 3 his 9 children 4 children 7 children 5 and 6 his 6 his 7 children 7 children 8 's 7 children 9 children chug-a-rum ! 1 chug-a-rum 2 ! now [scamper] [home] , [peter] [rabbit] , and see [that] you don't let [old] [man] [coyote] ['s] [sharp] [wits] get [you] into trouble . " 1 now 4 , 1 now 7 , 7 , 8 and 7 , 25 " 8 and 9 see 9 see 11 you 11 you 12 don't 12 don't 13 let 20 get 23 trouble 22 into 23 trouble 23 trouble 24 . 24 . 25 " " [thank] you , [grandfather] [frog] [!] " cried [peter] and [scampered] as [fast] as he could go [for] [the] [dear] , [safe] [old] [briar-patch] [.] 1 " 3 you 3 you 18 go 4 , 8 " 4 , 13 as 8 " 9 cried 9 cried 11 and 13 as 15 as 15 as 17 could 16 he 17 could 17 could 18 go 18 go 22 , [ix] [why] [miner] [the] [mole] [lives] [under] [ground] [striped] [chipmunk] [sat] [staring] [at] [a] [little] [ridge] [where] [the] [grass] [was] [raised] [up] [.] he had often seen little ridges like that without thinking much about them . 1 he 6 ridges 2 had 6 ridges 3 often 6 ridges 4 seen 6 ridges 5 little 6 ridges 6 ridges 7 like 6 ridges 8 that 6 ridges 9 without 6 ridges 10 thinking 6 ridges 11 much 6 ridges 12 about 12 about 13 them 13 them 14 . he knew that they were [made] [by] [miner] [the] [mole] [.] 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 5 were 3 that 4 they 4 they 5 were he had known that ever since he was big enough to begin to ask questions . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 known 3 known 4 that 4 that 8 was 5 ever 6 since 6 since 7 he 7 he 8 was 8 was 10 enough 9 big 10 enough 10 enough 11 to 10 enough 12 begin 12 begin 15 questions 13 to 14 ask 14 ask 15 questions 15 questions 16 . " what a [queer] [way] [of] [living] ! " [thought] [striped] [chipmunk] [.] 1 " 2 what 1 " 8 ! 2 what 3 a 8 ! 9 " i wonder ["] 1 i 2 wonder " what do you wonder ? " 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 do 2 what 6 ? 3 do 4 you 3 do 5 wonder 6 ? 7 " the voice [was] [so] close to [striped] [chipmunk] [that] it [made] [him] [jump] . 1 the 2 voice 2 voice 5 close 2 voice 14 . 5 close 6 to 6 to 10 it he whirled about . 1 he 2 whirled 2 whirled 3 about 3 about 4 . there was [johnny] [chuck] [,] [who] [had] [tiptoed] [up] as [softly] as he knew how , [to] [give] [striped] [chipmunk] a [scare] [.] 1 there 2 was 1 there 21 a 2 was 10 as 10 as 12 as 12 as 13 he 13 he 14 knew 14 knew 15 how 16 , 21 a johnny grinned . 1 johnny 2 grinned 2 grinned 3 . " what do you wonder ? " he repeated . 1 " 9 repeated 2 what 3 do 3 do 4 you 3 do 5 wonder 5 wonder 9 repeated 6 ? 7 " 6 ? 8 he 6 ? 9 repeated 9 repeated 10 . [striped] [chipmunk] [made] [a] [face] [at] [johnny] [.] " [i] [wonder] [something] that [i] [bet] you don't know , " he replied . 1 " 9 don't 1 " 11 , 5 that 8 you 8 you 9 don't 9 don't 10 know 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 he 12 " 14 replied 14 replied 15 . " that 's [easy] , " replied [johnny] . 1 " 3 's 1 " 7 replied 2 that 3 's 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 replied 7 replied 9 . " there are [more] things [i] don't know [than] [i] [do] [know] , but [i] ['m] [always] [ready] [to] [learn] [.] 1 " 3 are 1 " 7 don't 2 there 3 are 3 are 5 things 7 don't 8 know 8 know 14 but 13 , 14 but what is it this time ? " 1 what 2 is 1 what 3 it 1 what 6 ? 4 this 5 time 4 this 6 ? 6 ? 7 " " why [does] [miner] [the] [mole] [live] [under] [ground] [all] [the] [time] ? " 1 " 2 why 2 why 13 ? 13 ? 14 " [striped] [chipmunk] [pointed] [to] [the] [ridge] [made] [by] [miner] [.] [johnny] [chuck] [scratched] [his] [head] [thoughtfully] [.] " [i] don't know , " he confessed finally . 1 " 8 confessed 3 don't 4 know 4 know 8 confessed 5 , 8 confessed 6 " 8 confessed 7 he 8 confessed 8 confessed 9 finally 9 finally 10 . " [i] [never] [thought] of it [before] [.] 1 " 6 it 5 of 6 it of course there must be a reason . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 there 2 course 4 must 4 must 5 be 4 must 7 reason 6 a 7 reason 7 reason 8 . i wonder ["] 1 i 2 wonder " well , what do you wonder ? " 1 " 2 well 1 " 4 what 2 well 3 , 4 what 5 do 4 what 8 ? 5 do 6 you 5 do 7 wonder 8 ? 9 " " the same thing you wonder [,] ["] laughed [johnny] [chuck] . 1 " 6 wonder 2 the 3 same 3 same 4 thing 3 same 6 wonder 4 thing 5 you 6 wonder 9 laughed 9 laughed 12 . [striped] [chipmunk] [hadn't] [anything] [else] [to] [do] [,] [so] [off] [they] [started] [.] on the way [they] [met] [jimmy] [skunk] [and] [danny] [meadow] [mouse] . 1 on 2 the 1 on 3 way 3 way 12 . " [chug-a-rum] [!] " said he in his deep voice . 1 " 5 said 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 5 said 10 voice 5 said 11 . 7 in 10 voice 8 his 10 voice 9 deep 10 voice " it 's [very] [strange] to me [how] [little] [some] [folks] know about [their] [nearest] [neighbors] . " 1 " 3 's 1 " 18 " 2 it 3 's 6 to 7 me 7 me 18 " 12 know 13 about 13 about 17 . 17 . 18 " he looked up and [winked] at [jolly] [,] [round] [,] [bright] [mr] [sun] [.] 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 3 up 2 looked 6 at 3 up 4 and [striped] [chipmunk] [,] [johnny] [chuck] [,] [jimmy] [skunk] [,] [and] [danny] [meadow] [mouse] [looked] [as] [though] [they] [felt] [very] [foolish] [,] [as] [indeed] [they] [did] [.] " it [happened] a long time ago [,] " [continued] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 " 2 it 1 " 9 " 4 a 5 long 5 long 6 time 5 long 7 ago 7 ago 9 " " when the world [was] [young] ? ["] [interrupted] [danny] [meadow] [mouse] [.] 1 " 7 ? 2 when 3 the 3 the 4 world 4 world 7 ? " of course , " replied [grandfather] [frog] [,] [pretending] [to] [be] [very] [much] [put] [out] [at] [such] [a] [foolish] [question] . 1 " 3 course 2 of 3 course 3 course 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 replied 6 replied 22 . danny hung his head and resolved that he would bite his tongue before he asked another question . 1 danny 6 resolved 2 hung 4 head 2 hung 6 resolved 3 his 4 head 4 head 5 and 6 resolved 9 would 6 resolved 10 bite 7 that 9 would 8 he 9 would 10 bite 12 tongue 10 bite 13 before 10 bite 15 asked 11 his 12 tongue 13 before 14 he 15 asked 17 question 15 asked 18 . 16 another 17 question " [in] [those] [days] [miner] 's [great-great-grandfather] a [thousand] [times] [removed] [didn't] [live] [under] [ground] [,] " [continued] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 " 6 's 1 " 17 " 6 's 8 a " nobody [did] [.] 1 " 2 nobody he wasn't so very different from a lot of other animals . 1 he 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 so 3 so 5 different 4 very 5 different 5 different 6 from 5 different 11 animals 5 different 12 . 7 a 8 lot 8 lot 9 of 8 lot 11 animals 10 other 11 animals food was plenty , and everybody was on the best of terms with everybody else . 1 food 2 was 1 food 3 plenty 3 plenty 12 terms 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 everybody 6 everybody 12 terms 7 was 12 terms 8 on 12 terms 9 the 10 best 10 best 11 of 10 best 12 terms 12 terms 13 with 12 terms 14 everybody 12 terms 15 else 12 terms 16 . [mr] [mole] [lived] [just] [as] [the] [rest] [did] [.] he went and came as he pleased , and enjoyed the sunshine and took part in all the good times of his neighbors . 1 he 2 went 1 he 4 came 1 he 7 pleased 2 went 3 and 5 as 6 he 6 he 7 pleased 7 pleased 10 enjoyed 7 pleased 23 neighbors 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 enjoyed 10 enjoyed 12 sunshine 10 enjoyed 15 part 11 the 12 sunshine 12 sunshine 13 and 14 took 15 part 15 part 16 in 17 all 18 the 17 all 23 neighbors 19 good 20 times 20 times 23 neighbors 21 of 23 neighbors 22 his 23 neighbors 23 neighbors 24 . everybody liked him , and whenever he made a call , he was sure of a welcome . 1 everybody 2 liked 1 everybody 13 was 2 liked 3 him 2 liked 6 whenever 3 him 5 and 4 , 5 and 6 whenever 7 he 6 whenever 8 made 6 whenever 10 call 6 whenever 12 he 8 made 9 a 11 , 12 he 13 was 14 sure 14 sure 15 of 14 sure 17 welcome 16 a 17 welcome 17 welcome 18 . but one thing [mr] [mole] [never] [did] [;] he [never] [meddled] [in] [other] [people] ['s] [affairs] [.] 1 but 2 one 2 one 3 thing 3 thing 9 he no , [sir] , [mr] [mole] [never] [poked] [his] [nose] [in] [where] he had no [business] . 1 no 2 , 1 no 4 , 1 no 15 no 4 , 13 he 13 he 14 had 15 no 17 . " [for] a [long] [time] [everything] [went] [smoothly] [with] [all] [the] [people] [of] [the] [green] [forest] [and] [the] [green] [meadows] [.] 1 " 3 a then came hard times . 1 then 2 came 2 came 5 . 3 hard 4 times 4 times 5 . they grew harder and harder . 1 they 2 grew 2 grew 5 harder 3 harder 5 harder 4 and 5 harder 5 harder 6 . food was scarce and kept growing more scarce . 1 food 8 scarce 2 was 8 scarce 3 scarce 6 growing 3 scarce 8 scarce 4 and 5 kept 5 kept 6 growing 6 growing 7 more 8 scarce 9 . everybody was hungry , and you know how it is with hungry people they grow ugly and quarrelsome . 1 everybody 3 hungry 2 was 3 hungry 3 hungry 4 , 3 hungry 18 quarrelsome 3 hungry 19 . 5 and 18 quarrelsome 6 you 7 know 7 know 8 how 8 how 9 it 8 how 12 hungry 9 it 10 is 9 it 11 with 12 hungry 18 quarrelsome 13 people 18 quarrelsome 14 they 18 quarrelsome 15 grow 18 quarrelsome 16 ugly 18 quarrelsome 17 and 18 quarrelsome matters grew worse and worse , and then it was that fear was born . 1 matters 3 worse 1 matters 5 worse 1 matters 15 . 2 grew 3 worse 4 and 5 worse 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 then 7 and 9 it 9 it 10 was 10 was 14 born 11 that 14 born 12 fear 14 born 13 was 14 born 14 born 15 . " [now] [,] [as] [i] said before , [mr] [mole] [never] [had] [meddled] [with] [other] [people] 's business [,] [and] [he] [didn't] [now] . 1 " 6 said 6 said 8 , 6 said 24 . 7 before 8 , 17 's 18 business 18 business 24 . he went off by himself to think things over . 1 he 2 went 2 went 3 off 2 went 4 by 2 went 6 to 2 went 9 over 4 by 5 himself 7 think 8 things 8 things 9 over 9 over 10 . ' [it] isn't [safe] [to] [run] [around] any more , ' said he . 1 ' 11 ' 3 isn't 8 any 8 any 9 more 9 more 10 , 10 , 11 ' 11 ' 12 said 12 said 13 he 12 said 14 . i believe he [would] have eaten [me] [,] [if] [i] [hadn't] [crawled] [into] [an] [old] [hollow] [stump] . 1 i 2 believe 1 i 5 have 2 believe 3 he 5 have 6 eaten 6 eaten 18 . now [i] [can't] [run] [fast] , because [my] [legs] are [too] [short] . 1 now 6 , 6 , 7 because 7 because 10 are 10 are 13 . i can't climb [trees] [like] [mr] [squirrel] [,] [and] [i] can't swim [like] [mr] [muskrat] . 1 i 2 can't 2 can't 12 swim 3 climb 12 swim 11 can't 12 swim 12 swim 16 . the only thing [i] can do is to dig . ' 1 the 2 only 2 only 3 thing 3 thing 6 do 5 can 6 do 6 do 9 dig 6 do 11 ' 7 is 9 dig 8 to 9 dig 10 . 11 ' when it was finished , he was tired , so he curled up at the bottom for a nap . 1 when 4 finished 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 finished 4 finished 8 tired 5 , 6 he 6 he 8 tired 7 was 8 tired 8 tired 12 curled 9 , 11 he 10 so 11 he 11 he 12 curled 12 curled 13 up 12 curled 19 nap 14 at 16 bottom 15 the 16 bottom 16 bottom 19 nap 17 for 19 nap 18 a 19 nap 19 nap 20 . he was awakened by hearing voices outside . 1 he 3 awakened 2 was 3 awakened 3 awakened 4 by 3 awakened 5 hearing 3 awakened 6 voices 3 awakened 7 outside 7 outside 8 . he knew those voices right away . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 those 3 those 4 voices 4 voices 5 right 4 voices 7 . 5 right 6 away they were the [voices] [of] [mr] [fox] [and] [mr] [badger] [.] 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 the " ' [these] are [terrible] [times] , ' said [mr] [fox] . 1 " 9 said 2 ' 4 are 2 ' 8 ' 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 9 said 12 . ' [i] ['m] [so] [hungry] that [i] ['m] [wasting] [away] [to] [a] [shadow] . 1 ' 6 that 6 that 14 . i wonder who has dug this hole [.] ['] 1 i 2 wonder 2 wonder 4 has 2 wonder 5 dug 3 who 4 has 5 dug 6 this 5 dug 7 hole " ['] [mr] [mole] [,] ['] replied [mr] [badger] . 1 " 7 replied 7 replied 10 . ' [i] [saw] [him] [at] [work] here [this] [morning] . 1 ' 7 here 7 here 10 . have you noticed how very plump he looks ? ' 1 have 2 you 1 have 3 noticed 1 have 9 ? 3 noticed 4 how 3 noticed 5 very 3 noticed 6 plump 6 plump 8 looks 7 he 8 looks 9 ? 10 ' " ['] [yes] [,] ['] replied [mr] [fox] . 1 " 6 replied 6 replied 9 . ' [he] [made] [my] [mouth] [water] the [very] [last] [time] [i] [saw] [him] . 1 ' 7 the 7 the 14 . seems to me [i] can smell him now . 1 seems 2 to 1 seems 3 me 1 seems 6 smell 1 seems 8 now 5 can 6 smell 7 him 8 now 8 now 9 . " ['] [i] tell you [what] [,] ['] replied [mr] [badger] . 1 " 5 you 1 " 9 replied 4 tell 5 you 9 replied 12 . " [with] that they went away , [leaving] [mr] [mole] [shaking] [with] [fright] [at] [the] [bottom] [of] [his] [hole] [.] 1 " 3 that 1 " 7 , 4 they 5 went 5 went 6 away 6 away 7 , ' [it] 's [of] no use , ' [thought] [mr] [mole] [.] 1 ' 5 no 1 ' 8 ' 3 's 5 no 5 no 6 use 7 , 8 ' ' [if] [i] [go] [outside] [,] [they] will [soon] find me [,] [and] if [i] stay here , they will dig me out . 1 ' 8 will 8 will 10 find 10 find 11 me 10 find 23 out 14 if 16 stay 16 stay 17 here 16 stay 21 dig 17 here 18 , 19 they 21 dig 20 will 21 dig 21 dig 22 me 21 dig 23 out 23 out 24 . oh , dear , oh , dear ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 3 dear 1 oh 4 , 1 oh 8 ! 5 oh 6 , 5 oh 7 dear 5 oh 8 ! what [ever] can [i] do ? ' 1 what 5 do 1 what 6 ? 3 can 5 do 6 ? 7 ' " [he] [lay] there [feeling] [very] [helpless] and [miserable] , [when] [all] [of] [a] [sudden] [a] [thought] [came] [to] [him] [.] 1 " 4 there 1 " 10 , 8 and 10 , he would make a little tunnel off one side and hide in that . 1 he 2 would 2 would 6 tunnel 2 would 14 . 3 make 6 tunnel 4 a 5 little 5 little 6 tunnel 6 tunnel 7 off 6 tunnel 8 one 6 tunnel 9 side 6 tunnel 10 and 6 tunnel 11 hide 6 tunnel 13 that 11 hide 12 in so he went to work and made a little tunnel off one side just big enough for him to squeeze into . 1 so 3 went 2 he 3 went 3 went 4 to 3 went 5 work 5 work 10 tunnel 6 and 7 made 7 made 10 tunnel 8 a 9 little 9 little 10 tunnel 10 tunnel 11 off 10 tunnel 12 one 10 tunnel 13 side 10 tunnel 14 just 10 tunnel 15 big 10 tunnel 16 enough 16 enough 20 squeeze 17 for 20 squeeze 18 him 20 squeeze 19 to 20 squeeze 20 squeeze 21 into 21 into 22 . " but [they] [didn't] [.] 1 " 2 but finally they went away , still calling each other names , and from [that] day to this , [foxes] and [badgers] [have] [never] [been] [friends] [.] 1 finally 2 they 2 they 8 each 3 went 4 away 4 away 5 , 4 away 7 calling 6 still 7 calling 7 calling 8 each 8 each 9 other 9 other 10 names 9 other 15 day 10 names 12 and 10 names 13 from 11 , 12 and 15 day 20 and 16 to 17 this 17 this 18 , 18 , 20 and " [mr] [mole] [was] [very] [thankful] [for] [his] [narrow] [escape] , and [it] [set] him to [thinking] [.] 1 " 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 15 him 15 him 16 to if he had a lot of these underground tunnels , no one would be able to catch him . 1 if 3 had 1 if 17 catch 2 he 3 had 4 a 5 lot 5 lot 6 of 5 lot 9 tunnels 7 these 9 tunnels 8 underground 9 tunnels 9 tunnels 11 no 9 tunnels 12 one 9 tunnels 13 would 9 tunnels 15 able 10 , 11 no 14 be 15 able 15 able 16 to 15 able 17 catch 17 catch 18 him 18 him 19 . it was a splendid idea ! 1 it 2 was 1 it 4 splendid 3 a 4 splendid 4 splendid 5 idea 4 splendid 6 ! he went to work on it at once . 1 he 2 went 2 went 3 to 2 went 4 work 4 work 5 on 4 work 8 once 4 work 9 . 6 it 8 once 7 at 8 once and then he made a discovery such a splendid discovery ! 1 and 2 then 2 then 3 he 2 then 10 discovery 3 he 4 made 4 made 10 discovery 5 a 10 discovery 6 discovery 9 splendid 6 discovery 10 discovery 7 such 8 a 7 such 9 splendid 10 discovery 11 ! there was plenty of food to eat right down under ground worms and grubs all he needed . 1 there 2 was 1 there 3 plenty 3 plenty 4 of 3 plenty 5 food 3 plenty 7 eat 6 to 7 eat 7 eat 12 worms 8 right 12 worms 9 down 12 worms 10 under 12 worms 11 ground 12 worms 12 worms 13 and 12 worms 14 grubs 14 grubs 15 all 14 grubs 16 he 14 grubs 17 needed 14 grubs 18 . after that [,] [mr] [mole] [spent] all [his] [time] [in] [his] [tunnels] and [seldom] [put] [his] [nose] [outside] [.] 1 after 2 that 1 after 7 all 7 all 13 and he was safe , and he was comfortable , and he could always find something to eat by digging for it . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 safe 3 safe 8 comfortable 4 , 5 and 5 and 8 comfortable 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 comfortable 8 comfortable 10 and 8 comfortable 11 he 8 comfortable 20 for 8 comfortable 21 it 8 comfortable 22 . 9 , 10 and 11 he 12 could 13 always 19 digging 14 find 19 digging 15 something 17 eat 16 to 17 eat 17 eat 19 digging 18 by 19 digging 19 digging 20 for " [little] [by] little [his] [old] [neighbors] [forgot] [all] [about] [him] [.] 1 " 4 little he was perfectly happy and satisfied there , and what is there in life better than to be happy and satisfied ? " 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 perfectly 3 perfectly 4 happy 3 perfectly 6 satisfied 3 perfectly 19 happy 5 and 6 satisfied 7 there 11 is 7 there 18 be 8 , 9 and 8 , 10 what 10 what 11 is 12 there 13 in 12 there 18 be 13 in 14 life 14 life 16 than 15 better 16 than 17 to 18 be 18 be 19 happy 19 happy 21 satisfied 20 and 21 satisfied 21 satisfied 22 ? 22 ? 23 " " [nothing] , " [replied] [striped] [chipmunk] , [at] [whom] [grandfather] [frog] [happened] [to] be [looking] when he asked [the] [question] . 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 19 asked 8 , 15 be 8 , 18 he 17 when 18 he 18 he 19 asked 19 asked 22 . " [right] ! " replied [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 replied 5 replied 8 . " and now you know why [miner] [the] [mole] [lives] [under] [ground] [because] he is [perfectly] [happy] [and] [satisfied] [there] . ["] 1 " 4 you 1 " 15 is 2 and 3 now 3 now 4 you 4 you 5 know 5 know 6 why 14 he 15 is 15 is 21 . just then up came [peter] [rabbit] [,] [all] out of [breath] [.] 1 just 2 then 2 then 3 up 2 then 4 came 4 came 9 out 9 out 10 of " [has] [grandfather] [frog] [been] [telling] [a] [story] ? " he panted . 1 " 12 panted 9 ? 10 " 9 ? 12 panted 11 he 12 panted 12 panted 13 . and to this day [peter] [rabbit] [wonders] what [the] [story] was that [he] [missed] [.] 1 and 2 to 1 and 8 what 2 to 3 this 3 this 4 day 8 what 11 was 11 was 12 that [x] [why] [mr] [.] [snake] [cannot] [wink] peter [rabbit] and [johnny] [chuck] [were] [playing] [tag] [on] the [green] [meadows] [.] 1 peter 3 and 3 and 10 the but he didn't . 1 but 3 didn't 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 . no , [sir] [,] [peter] [rabbit] [didn't] [do] [anything] [of] [the] [kind] [.] 1 no 2 , it was great fun . 1 it 2 was 1 it 4 fun 3 great 4 fun 4 fun 5 . they raced and dodged and twisted and turned . 1 they 2 raced 2 raced 4 dodged 3 and 4 dodged 4 dodged 6 twisted 5 and 6 twisted 6 twisted 7 and 6 twisted 8 turned 6 twisted 9 . sometimes [peter] was so excited that he would forget and use all four legs . 1 sometimes 5 excited 3 was 5 excited 4 so 5 excited 5 excited 6 that 5 excited 9 forget 5 excited 10 and 5 excited 11 use 5 excited 15 . 6 that 8 would 7 he 8 would 11 use 12 all 11 use 14 legs 13 four 14 legs then [johnny] [chuck] would [shout] ["] [no] [fair] [!] ["] 1 then 4 would peter would say that he didn't mean to , and to make up for it would be " it " and try to catch [johnny] [.] 1 peter 6 didn't 2 would 3 say 3 say 4 that 4 that 5 he 5 he 6 didn't 6 didn't 7 mean 6 didn't 12 make 6 didn't 22 try 8 to 12 make 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 make 11 to 12 make 12 make 13 up 12 make 14 for 15 it 16 would 16 would 17 be 16 would 19 it 16 would 22 try 18 " 19 it 20 " 22 try 21 and 22 try 22 try 23 to 22 try 24 catch now it happened that [curled] [up] [on] [a] [little] [grassy] [tussock] [,] [taking] [an] [early] [morning] [sun-bath] [,] [lay] [little] [mr] [greensnake] [.] 1 now 3 happened 2 it 3 happened 3 happened 4 that of course [peter] [rabbit] [and] [johnny] [chuck] [were] not [afraid] [of] [him] . 1 of 2 course 2 course 9 not 9 not 13 . if it had been [mr] [rattlesnake] [or] [mr] [gophersnake] , it would have been different . 1 if 2 it 1 if 14 been 3 had 4 been 3 had 14 been 10 , 12 would 11 it 12 would 12 would 13 have 13 have 14 been 14 been 15 different 15 different 16 . but [from] [little] [mr] [greensnake] there was nothing to [fear] [,] [and] [sometimes] [,] [just] [for] [fun] [,] [peter] [would] [jump] [right] [over] [him] [.] 1 but 8 nothing 6 there 7 was 6 there 8 nothing 8 nothing 9 to when he did [that] [,] [peter] [always] [winked] [good-naturedly] . 1 when 2 he 2 he 3 did 3 did 10 . but [mr] [greensnake] never [winked] [back] [.] 1 but 4 never then [peter] would laugh and wink at him again . 1 then 9 again 3 would 4 laugh 4 laugh 5 and 4 laugh 6 wink 4 laugh 7 at 4 laugh 9 again 8 him 9 again 9 again 10 . but never once did [mr] [greensnake] [wink] [back] . 1 but 2 never 1 but 4 did 2 never 3 once 4 did 9 . [[] [illustration] [:] [he] [would] [make] [no] [reply] [,] [save] [to] [run] [out] [his] [tongue] [at] [them] [.] []] peter was thinking of this as he [and] [johnny] [chuck] [stretched] [out] [in] [a] [sunny] [spot] [to] [get] [their] [breath] [and] [rest] . 1 peter 3 thinking 1 peter 23 . 2 was 3 thinking 3 thinking 4 of 3 thinking 5 this 3 thinking 7 he 6 as 7 he he [mentioned] [the] [matter] to [johnny] [chuck] . 1 he 5 to 5 to 8 . " that 's so , " replied [johnny] [thoughtfully] . 1 " 3 's 1 " 7 replied 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 so 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 replied 7 replied 10 . " [i] never [have] [seen] [any] [of] [them] [wink] [,] [either] [.] 1 " 3 never do you suppose they can wink ? " 1 do 2 you 1 do 3 suppose 1 do 7 ? 3 suppose 4 they 3 suppose 5 can 3 suppose 6 wink 7 ? 8 " " let's go [ask] [mr] [greensnake] , " said [peter] . 1 " 2 let's 1 " 9 said 2 let's 3 go 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 11 . finally they gave up asking him . 1 finally 2 they 1 finally 3 gave 1 finally 4 up 1 finally 5 asking 5 asking 6 him 6 him 7 . " [i] [tell] you [what] [,] [let's] go [over] to the [smiling] [pool] [and] [ask] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 " 4 you 4 you 8 go 8 go 10 to 10 to 11 the he ['ll] [be] [sure] to [know] , and [perhaps] [,] [if] he is [feeling] [good] , [he] ['ll] tell us [a] [story] , " said [peter] . 1 he 5 to 5 to 27 . 7 , 8 and 7 , 12 he 7 , 25 said 12 he 13 is 13 is 16 , 19 tell 20 us 20 us 24 " 23 , 24 " 24 " 25 said 25 said 27 . so [off] they [scampered] to [the] [smiling] [pool] [.] 1 so 3 they 3 they 5 to his eyes twinkled [as] [peter] [and] [johnny] [very] [politely] [wished] [him] [good] [morning] . 1 his 2 eyes 2 eyes 3 twinkled 3 twinkled 14 . " good morning , " said he gruffly . 1 " 8 gruffly 2 good 3 morning 3 morning 8 gruffly 4 , 8 gruffly 5 " 8 gruffly 6 said 8 gruffly 7 he 8 gruffly 8 gruffly 9 . but [peter] [had] [seen] [that] [twinkle] [in] [his] [eyes] and [knew] [that] [grandfather] [frog] [was] [feeling] [good-natured] in spite of [his] [gruff] [greeting] [.] 1 but 19 spite 10 and 18 in 18 in 19 spite 19 spite 20 of " if you [please] , [grandfather] [frog] [,] why doesn't [mr] [greensnake] [wink] [at] [us] [when] [we] [wink] [at] [him] ? " he asked . 1 " 3 you 1 " 5 , 1 " 9 why 2 if 3 you 9 why 10 doesn't 9 why 21 ? 21 ? 22 " 21 ? 23 he 21 ? 24 asked 24 asked 25 . " [chug-a-rum] ! 1 " 3 ! because he [can't] [,] ["] [replied] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 because 2 he " can't ! " cried [peter] [rabbit] [and] [johnny] [chuck] together . 1 " 2 can't 1 " 5 cried 3 ! 4 " 3 ! 5 cried 5 cried 11 together 11 together 12 . " that 's what [i] said [can't] , " replied [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 3 's 1 " 4 what 1 " 6 said 2 that 3 's 6 said 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 replied 10 replied 13 . " and no more [can] [mr] . [blacksnake] [,] [or] [mr] [rattlesnake] [,] [or] [mr] [gophersnake] , or [any] other [member] [of] [the] [snake] [family] . " 1 " 3 no 2 and 3 no 3 no 4 more 4 more 7 . 7 . 27 " 17 , 18 or 18 or 20 other 20 other 26 . 26 . 27 " " why not ? " cried [peter] and [johnny] [,] [all] [in] [the] [same] [breath] [.] 1 " 2 why 2 why 3 not 2 why 4 ? 4 ? 5 " 5 " 6 cried 6 cried 8 and of course [peter] [and] [johnny] [promised] [to] [sit] [perfectly] [still] [and] not [say] [a] [word] . 1 of 2 course 2 course 12 not 12 not 16 . once [peter] opened his mouth to ask why , but remembered in time and closed it again without making a sound . 1 once 3 opened 3 opened 5 mouth 4 his 5 mouth 5 mouth 15 closed 6 to 7 ask 7 ask 8 why 7 ask 11 remembered 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 remembered 11 remembered 13 time 11 remembered 15 closed 12 in 13 time 14 and 15 closed 15 closed 16 it 15 closed 17 again 15 closed 21 sound 15 closed 22 . 18 without 19 making 19 making 21 sound 20 a 21 sound at last [grandfather] [frog] [cleared] [his] [throat] once more , and [with] [a] [far-away] [look] [in] [his] [great] [,] [goggly] [eyes] [began] [:] 1 at 2 last 1 at 8 once 8 once 11 and 9 more 10 , 10 , 11 and of course [he] wasn't old then . 1 of 2 course 1 of 7 . 2 course 4 wasn't 4 wasn't 5 old 4 wasn't 6 then he was young [and] [spry] [and] [smart] [,] was [mr] [snake] . 1 he 2 was 1 he 9 was 2 was 3 young 9 was 12 . now [there] is [such] [a] [thing] [as] [being] [too] [smart] . 1 now 3 is 3 is 11 . that [was] the trouble [with] [mr] [snake] . 1 that 4 trouble 3 the 4 trouble 4 trouble 8 . yes , [sir] , [that] [was] [the] [trouble] with [mr] [snake] [.] 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 9 with it [certainly] was a very bad thing . " 1 it 3 was 1 it 8 . 3 was 4 a 3 was 5 very 5 very 7 thing 6 bad 7 thing 8 . 9 " [grandfather] [frog] [shook] [his] [head] [gravely] [.] [mr] [snake] [would] [go] [about] [all] [day] [cheating] [everybody] [he] [met] [.] at night he would go home and chuckle over his smartness . 1 at 2 night 1 at 6 home 3 he 4 would 4 would 5 go 5 go 6 home 6 home 7 and 6 home 11 smartness 6 home 12 . 8 chuckle 11 smartness 9 over 11 smartness 10 his 11 smartness " [now] [one] [bad] [habit] [almost] always [leads] [to] [another] [.] 1 " 7 always [from] [cheating] [,] [mr] [snake] [just] [naturally] [slipped] [to] [stealing] [.] yes , [sir] , he [became] [a] [thief] [.] 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 5 he of course [that] [made] [trouble] [right] away , but [still] [no] [one] [suspected] [mr] [snake] . 1 of 2 course 1 of 16 . 2 course 9 but 7 away 8 , 8 , 9 but he was always very polite to every one and always offering to do favors for his neighbors . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 always 3 always 14 favors 4 very 5 polite 5 polite 6 to 5 polite 11 offering 7 every 8 one 7 every 11 offering 9 and 10 always 10 always 11 offering 11 offering 12 to 11 offering 14 favors 13 do 14 favors 14 favors 15 for 14 favors 17 neighbors 16 his 17 neighbors 17 neighbors 18 . in fact , [mr] [snake] [was] [very] [well] [liked] and [much] [respected] [.] 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 3 , 10 and when any one had been robbed , he was always the first to offer sympathy and join in the hunt for the thief . 1 when 6 robbed 2 any 3 one 2 any 6 robbed 4 had 5 been 5 been 6 robbed 6 robbed 10 always 7 , 8 he 8 he 9 was 9 was 10 always 10 always 15 sympathy 11 the 12 first 12 first 15 sympathy 13 to 14 offer 14 offer 15 sympathy 15 sympathy 17 join 15 sympathy 20 hunt 15 sympathy 24 . 16 and 17 join 17 join 18 in 17 join 19 the 20 hunt 21 for 20 hunt 23 thief 22 the 23 thief " [so] [mr] [.] [snake] [found] that [lying] [helped] [him] [to] [cheat] [and] [steal] , and all the time he kept thinking how smart he was . 1 " 7 that 1 " 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 all 17 all 18 the 17 all 19 time 19 time 22 thinking 20 he 21 kept 21 kept 22 thinking 22 thinking 24 smart 23 how 24 smart 24 smart 25 he 24 smart 27 . 25 he 26 was but [even] [mr] [snake] [had] a little [bit] [of] [conscience] , and [once] in a while [it] [would] [trouble] [him] [.] 1 but 6 a 6 a 7 little 7 little 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 14 in 14 in 15 a 15 a 16 while so [what] [do] you [think] he did ? 1 so 4 you 4 you 8 ? 6 he 7 did 7 did 8 ? why , cheating had become such a habit with him that he actually tried to cheat himself to cheat his conscience ! 1 why 3 cheating 2 , 3 cheating 3 cheating 5 become 3 cheating 6 such 3 cheating 8 habit 4 had 5 become 6 such 7 a 8 habit 9 with 8 habit 13 actually 9 with 10 him 11 that 13 actually 12 he 13 actually 13 actually 19 cheat 14 tried 15 to 14 tried 19 cheat 16 cheat 17 himself 16 cheat 19 cheat 18 to 19 cheat 19 cheat 20 his 19 cheat 21 conscience 19 cheat 22 ! when he was telling a lie , he would wink one eye . 1 when 2 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 telling 4 telling 10 wink 5 a 10 wink 6 lie 10 wink 7 , 8 he 8 he 9 would 9 would 10 wink 10 wink 11 one 10 wink 12 eye 10 wink 13 . but always he took care to wink the eye that was turned away from the one he was talking to . 1 but 2 always 1 but 17 he 2 always 7 wink 3 he 4 took 4 took 5 care 5 care 7 wink 6 to 7 wink 7 wink 9 eye 7 wink 10 that 7 wink 12 turned 7 wink 16 one 8 the 9 eye 10 that 11 was 12 turned 13 away 13 away 14 from 14 from 15 the 17 he 18 was 18 was 19 talking 19 talking 20 to 19 talking 21 . " dear me , dear me , such terrible [times] [as] [there] [were] [on] [the] [green] [meadows] [and] [in] [the] [green] [forest] ! 1 " 2 dear 2 dear 3 me 2 dear 5 dear 4 , 5 dear 5 dear 6 me 6 me 7 , 6 me 8 such 8 such 9 terrible 8 such 23 ! she had all the little people come before her in turn and tell their troubles . 1 she 2 had 2 had 15 troubles 3 all 6 people 3 all 15 troubles 4 the 6 people 5 little 6 people 6 people 7 come 8 before 9 her 9 her 15 troubles 10 in 11 turn 11 turn 15 troubles 12 and 13 tell 13 tell 15 troubles 14 their 15 troubles 15 troubles 16 . when [it] came [mr] [snake] ['s] [turn] , he had no [complaint] to make [.] 1 when 3 came 1 when 9 he 8 , 9 he 9 he 10 had 10 had 11 no 10 had 13 to 13 to 14 make he [seemed] to [be] the only one who had no [troubles] [.] 1 he 3 to 3 to 5 the 5 the 8 who 6 only 7 one 7 one 8 who 8 who 9 had 9 had 10 no she asked him a great many questions , and for each one he had a ready reply . 1 she 2 asked 2 asked 7 questions 3 him 7 questions 4 a 5 great 5 great 6 many 6 many 7 questions 7 questions 11 each 8 , 9 and 9 and 11 each 10 for 11 each 11 each 12 one 11 each 15 a 11 each 16 ready 13 he 14 had 14 had 15 a 16 ready 17 reply 17 reply 18 . of course a great many of these replies were lies , and every time he told one of these , he winked without knowing it . 1 of 2 course 2 course 8 replies 2 course 15 he 3 a 4 great 4 great 8 replies 5 many 8 replies 6 of 7 these 7 these 8 replies 8 replies 9 were 8 replies 10 lies 8 replies 12 and 8 replies 13 every 8 replies 14 time 11 , 12 and 15 he 22 winked 16 told 22 winked 17 one 19 these 18 of 19 these 19 these 22 winked 20 , 21 he 21 he 22 winked 22 winked 24 knowing 22 winked 26 . 23 without 24 knowing 24 knowing 25 it you see , it had become a habit . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 2 see 4 it 4 it 8 habit 5 had 6 become 6 become 8 habit 7 a 8 habit 8 habit 9 . " [now] , [with] [all] [his] [smartness] [,] [mr] [snake] [had] [forgotten] [one] [thing] [,] [one] [very] [important] [thing] [.] 1 " 3 , it was [this] [:] [you] [can't] [fool] [old] [mother] [nature] , and it is of no use to try [.] 1 it 2 was 1 it 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 it 13 it 17 use 14 is 17 use 15 of 17 use 16 no 17 use 17 use 19 try 18 to 19 try he hadn't been talking three minutes before she knew who was at the bottom of all the trouble . 1 he 2 hadn't 1 he 9 knew 2 hadn't 3 been 3 been 4 talking 4 talking 6 minutes 5 three 6 minutes 6 minutes 7 before 8 she 9 knew 9 knew 11 was 9 knew 16 all 10 who 11 was 12 at 14 bottom 12 at 16 all 13 the 14 bottom 14 bottom 15 of 16 all 17 the 16 all 18 trouble 18 trouble 19 . she let him [finish] [,] [then] [called] [all] [the] [others] [about] [her] [and] [told] [them] [who] [had] [made] all the trouble . 1 she 3 him 2 let 3 him 3 him 22 . 19 all 20 the 19 all 21 trouble 21 trouble 22 . [mr] [snake] [was] [very] [bold] [.] he held his head very high in the air and pretended not to care . 1 he 11 pretended 2 held 6 high 3 his 4 head 4 head 6 high 5 very 6 high 6 high 9 air 6 high 11 pretended 7 in 9 air 8 the 9 air 9 air 10 and 11 pretended 12 not 11 pretended 13 to 11 pretended 14 care 14 care 15 . " ' [from] this time on , no one will believe anything you say , and you shall have no friends . 1 " 8 no 2 ' 4 this 2 ' 7 , 2 ' 8 no 4 this 5 time 6 on 7 , 8 no 9 one 8 no 21 friends 10 will 14 say 10 will 17 you 11 believe 12 anything 12 anything 14 say 13 you 14 say 14 say 15 , 15 , 16 and 17 you 19 have 18 shall 19 have 19 have 20 no 19 have 21 friends 21 friends 22 . " and now you know why [little] [mr] [greensnake] cannot [wink] [at] you [;] [he] [hasn't] [any] [eyelids] to [wink] [with] ["] [finished] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 " 4 you 1 " 13 you 2 and 3 now 3 now 4 you 4 you 5 know 5 know 6 why 6 why 10 cannot 13 you 19 to peter [rabbit] drew a long breath . 1 peter 6 breath 3 drew 6 breath 4 a 5 long 5 long 6 breath 6 breath 7 . " [thank] you [,] oh , thank you ever so much , [grandfather] [frog] , " he said . 1 " 3 you 1 " 5 oh 5 oh 6 , 5 oh 7 thank 5 oh 12 , 7 thank 8 you 7 thank 11 much 9 ever 11 much 10 so 11 much 12 , 18 said 15 , 16 " 16 " 18 said 17 he 18 said 18 said 19 . " will you tell us [next] [time] why [bobby] [coon] [wears] [rings] [on] [his] [tail] ? " 1 " 8 why 2 will 3 you 2 will 4 tell 4 tell 5 us 4 tell 8 why 8 why 16 ? 16 ? 17 " " [perhaps] , " replied [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 replied 5 replied 8 . [xi] [why] [bobby] [coon] [has] [rings] [on] [his] [tail] [peter] [rabbit] [would] [give] [grandfather] [frog] [no] [peace] [.] every day [peter] [visited] [the] [smiling] [pool] [to] [tease] [grandfather] [frog] [for] [a] [story] for one [particular] [story] [.] 1 every 2 day 1 every 16 one 15 for 16 one he wanted to know [why] it [is] [that] [bobby] [coon] [wears] [rings] [on] his tail . 1 he 2 wanted 2 wanted 3 to 2 wanted 4 know 4 know 6 it 6 it 16 . 14 his 15 tail 15 tail 16 . you [see] , [peter] [had] [admired] [bobby] [coon] ['s] [tail] for [a] [long] [time] . 1 you 3 , 1 you 11 for 11 for 15 . but it [wasn't] [envy] so much as [curiosity] [that] [prompted] [peter] [to] [tease] [for] [that] [story] . 1 but 2 it 2 it 5 so 2 it 17 . 5 so 6 much 6 much 7 as [bobby] [coon] ['s] [tail] [is] [very] [handsome] [,] [you] [know] [.] it has [beautiful] [rings] [of] [black] [and] [gray] [,] [and] [peter] didn't know of [any] [other] [tail] [at] [all] [like] it . 1 it 2 has 1 it 22 . 12 didn't 13 know 13 know 21 it 13 know 22 . 14 of 21 it " [chug-a-rum] [!] " [began] [grandfather] [frog] , [smoothing] [down] [his] [white] and [yellow] [waistcoat] [.] 1 " 4 " 4 " 8 , 8 , 13 and " [chug-a-rum] ! 1 " 3 ! some folks seem to think that what they do doesn't matter to anybody but themselves . 1 some 2 folks 2 folks 3 seem 3 seem 4 to 3 seem 5 think 3 seem 13 anybody 5 think 6 that 7 what 8 they 7 what 9 do 7 what 11 matter 10 doesn't 11 matter 11 matter 13 anybody 12 to 13 anybody 13 anybody 14 but 13 anybody 15 themselves 15 themselves 16 . that was the [way] with [old] [mr] [rabbit] [,] [who] [lived] a long time ago when the world was young . 1 that 2 was 2 was 3 the 3 the 18 world 5 with 12 a 12 a 13 long 13 long 14 time 13 long 15 ago 15 ago 16 when 15 ago 18 world 17 the 18 world 18 world 20 young 18 world 21 . 19 was 20 young but it wasn't so . 1 but 3 wasn't 2 it 3 wasn't 3 wasn't 4 so 3 wasn't 5 . " it was [the] [same] [way] [with] old [mr] [coon] . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 8 old 8 old 11 . he was [dishonest] and [stole] [from] [old] [king] [bear] [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 4 and old [mother] [nature] [didn't] [say] [anything] , but [watched] [him] and [smiled] [to] [herself] [.] 1 old 11 and 7 , 8 but 7 , 11 and you see , [she] [knew] that [mr] [coon] was [beginning] a good [habit] , [a] very good [habit] indeed [the] [habit] [of] [neatness] . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 2 see 6 that 6 that 9 was 9 was 11 a 9 was 16 very 11 a 12 good 12 good 14 , 16 very 19 indeed 16 very 24 . 17 good 19 indeed " it was so with [mr] [coon] . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 so 3 was 5 with 5 with 8 . he found that his food tasted better for being so clean , and he grew very fussy about what he ate . 1 he 2 found 2 found 6 tasted 3 that 6 tasted 4 his 5 food 5 food 6 tasted 6 tasted 7 better 6 tasted 11 clean 8 for 9 being 9 being 10 so 9 being 11 clean 11 clean 17 fussy 11 clean 22 . 12 , 13 and 13 and 17 fussy 14 he 15 grew 15 grew 17 fussy 16 very 17 fussy 17 fussy 18 about 17 fussy 19 what 17 fussy 21 ate 20 he 21 ate they spoiled his supper . 1 they 4 supper 2 spoiled 4 supper 3 his 4 supper 4 supper 5 . yes , [sir] , they [spoiled] [his] [supper] [.] 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 5 they then he washed his face and brushed his coat . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 washed 3 washed 5 face 3 washed 6 and 3 washed 7 brushed 4 his 5 face 7 brushed 9 coat 8 his 9 coat 9 coat 10 . ' [now] [i] [feel] [better] , and [i] [know] [my] [supper] will [taste] [better] , ' said he . 1 ' 17 said 6 , 7 and 6 , 17 said 12 will 16 ' 15 , 16 ' 16 ' 17 said 17 said 18 he 17 said 19 . " [now] [at] this [time] [mr] [coon] [had] [a] [very] [plain] [tail] [.] 1 " 4 this it was all of one color , a grayish white , not at all pretty . 1 it 2 was 2 was 15 pretty 3 all 9 grayish 4 of 9 grayish 5 one 9 grayish 6 color 9 grayish 7 , 9 grayish 8 a 9 grayish 9 grayish 10 white 9 grayish 11 , 9 grayish 12 not 9 grayish 13 at 9 grayish 14 all 9 grayish 15 pretty 15 pretty 16 . [mr] [coon] [used] [to] [think] [a] [great] [deal] [about] [that] [tail] [and] [wish] [and] [wish] [that] [it] [was] [handsome] [.] sometimes he [used] [to] [envy] [mr] [fox] [his] [beautiful] [red] [tail] [with] [its] [black] [and] [white] [tip] [.] 1 sometimes 2 he " ' [good] morning , [mr] [coon] , ' said she in her pleasantest voice . 1 " 10 said 2 ' 10 said 4 morning 10 said 5 , 10 said 8 , 10 said 9 ' 10 said 10 said 14 pleasantest 10 said 16 . 11 she 14 pleasantest 12 in 14 pleasantest 13 her 14 pleasantest 14 pleasantest 15 voice " [mr] [coon] [got] [up] [and] [made] a [very] [low] [bow] [.] 1 " 8 a ' [good] [morning] , [mother] [nature] [,] ['] [he] [replied] [in] [his] [politest] [manner] [,] which was very [polite] indeed . 1 ' 4 , 4 , 16 which 16 which 17 was 17 was 18 very 18 very 20 indeed 20 indeed 21 . " ' [what] [were] you [thinking] [about] so [hard] ? ' asked [old] [mother] [nature] . 1 " 12 asked 2 ' 12 asked 5 you 8 so 5 you 10 ? 10 ? 11 ' 10 ? 12 asked 12 asked 16 . " [mr] [coon] [looked] a [little] [bit] [ashamed] [.] 1 " 5 a then he sighed . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 sighed 3 sighed 4 . ' [i] was [wishing] that my tail [was] [handsomer] , ' said he . 1 ' 5 that 1 ' 12 said 3 was 5 that 6 my 7 tail 6 my 11 ' 10 , 11 ' 11 ' 12 said 12 said 13 he 12 said 14 . ' [but] it is a very good tail as it is , ' he added hastily . 1 ' 4 is 3 it 4 is 4 is 5 a 5 a 7 good 5 a 8 tail 6 very 7 good 8 tail 16 hastily 9 as 10 it 9 as 14 he 10 it 11 is 11 is 13 ' 12 , 13 ' 14 he 15 added 15 added 16 hastily 16 hastily 17 . " [old] [mother] [nature] 's [eyes] [twinkled] [.] 1 " 5 's she sat down beside [mr] [coon] [and] asked him all about his affairs , just as if she didn't know all about them already . 1 she 2 sat 2 sat 3 down 2 sat 4 beside 2 sat 12 his 4 beside 9 him 8 asked 9 him 10 all 11 about 11 about 12 his 12 his 13 affairs 13 affairs 14 , 13 affairs 15 just 13 affairs 20 know 13 affairs 25 . 15 just 16 as 16 as 17 if 18 she 19 didn't 19 didn't 20 know 20 know 22 about 21 all 22 about 22 about 23 them 23 them 24 already she told him how pleased she was [to] [find] [him] so [neat] [and] [clean] , [and] [mr] [coon] [just] [tingled] [all] [over] with [pleasure] [.] 1 she 2 told 2 told 3 him 2 told 4 how 4 how 5 pleased 5 pleased 6 she 6 she 7 was 7 was 11 so 11 so 15 , 15 , 23 with at last she got up to go , and her eyes twinkled more than ever , as she said : 1 at 2 last 2 last 3 she 3 she 4 got 3 she 10 her 4 got 5 up 5 up 9 and 6 to 7 go 7 go 9 and 8 , 9 and 10 her 11 eyes 11 eyes 12 twinkled 12 twinkled 15 ever 12 twinkled 17 as 12 twinkled 20 : 13 more 14 than 14 than 15 ever 16 , 17 as 17 as 18 she 19 said 20 : " ['] [by] [the] [way] , [mr] [coon] [,] [i] [am] [so] [pleased] [with] [your] [neatness] [that] [i] [am] [leaving] you [a] [reward] . 1 " 6 , 1 " 21 you 21 you 24 . i hope you will like it . ' 1 i 2 hope 2 hope 3 you 2 hope 4 will 4 will 8 ' 5 like 6 it 6 it 7 . 7 . 8 ' " [mr] [coon] [didn't] see [any] [reward] , but he [thanked] her [just] [the] [same] , and [old] [mother] [nature] went on her way . 1 " 5 see 1 " 8 , 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 he 10 he 21 went 12 her 17 and 16 , 17 and 17 and 21 went 21 went 22 on 22 on 23 her 23 her 24 way 23 her 25 . [mr] [coon] [watched] [her] [out] [of] [sight] [.] then he sat down on the old log again and scratched his head thoughtfully as he looked this way and that . 1 then 11 scratched 2 he 11 scratched 3 sat 4 down 3 sat 8 log 5 on 8 log 6 the 8 log 7 old 8 log 8 log 11 scratched 9 again 11 scratched 10 and 11 scratched 11 scratched 12 his 11 scratched 13 head 11 scratched 14 thoughtfully 14 thoughtfully 17 looked 14 thoughtfully 22 . 15 as 16 he 16 he 17 looked 17 looked 19 way 17 looked 20 and 17 looked 21 that 18 this 19 way " ' [i] wonder what she meant by reward . 1 " 5 what 2 ' 5 what 4 wonder 5 what 5 what 7 meant 6 she 7 meant 7 meant 8 by 7 meant 9 reward 9 reward 10 . i don't see any anywhere , ' he said to himself . 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 see 2 don't 4 any 2 don't 5 anywhere 5 anywhere 9 said 5 anywhere 12 . 6 , 9 said 7 ' 9 said 8 he 9 said 9 said 11 himself 10 to 11 himself " by and by he [just] [happened] [to] [glance] [at] [his] [tail] [.] 1 " 5 he 2 by 3 and 3 and 4 by 3 and 5 he you see , [old] [mother] [nature] [had] [left] [a] [beautiful] [,] [broad] [,] [black] [ring] [around] [his] [tail] [.] 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , " [now] [about] [this] [time] , [hard] [times] [came] [to] [all] [the] [little] [people] [of] [the] [green] [forest] and the [green] [meadows] [.] 1 " 6 , 6 , 19 and 19 and 20 the every one began to grumble . 1 every 2 one 1 every 5 grumble 3 began 4 to 3 began 5 grumble 5 grumble 6 . [mr] [bear] [grumbled] [.] [mr] [fox] [grumbled] [.] [mr] [rabbit] [grumbled] [.] [mr] [jay] [grumbled] [.] [mr] [squirrel] [grumbled] [.] [even] [mr] [chuck] [grumbled] [.] and [one] [and] all they began to [blame] [old] [mother] [nature] [.] 1 and 4 all 1 and 6 began 5 they 6 began 6 began 7 to then they began to quarrel among themselves and to steal from each other . 1 then 2 they 2 they 7 themselves 3 began 4 to 3 began 5 quarrel 5 quarrel 7 themselves 6 among 7 themselves 7 themselves 8 and 7 themselves 10 steal 7 themselves 12 each 9 to 10 steal 10 steal 11 from 12 each 13 other 13 other 14 . " but [mr] [coon] [didn't] [grumble] , and [he] [didn't] go [away] . 1 " 2 but 1 " 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 11 go 11 go 13 . no , [sir] [,] [mr] [coon] [just] [stuck] [to] [his] [home] and [did] the best he could [to] find [enough] [to] [eat] . 1 no 2 , 2 , 12 and 12 and 14 the 14 the 15 best 15 best 17 could 16 he 17 could 17 could 19 find 19 find 23 . he kept himself as neat as ever and was always cheerful . 1 he 2 kept 2 kept 3 himself 2 kept 5 neat 4 as 5 neat 5 neat 6 as 5 neat 8 and 5 neat 11 cheerful 5 neat 12 . 6 as 7 ever 9 was 11 cheerful 10 always 11 cheerful whenever he met one of his grumbling neighbors , he would say : 1 whenever 2 he 1 whenever 7 grumbling 3 met 7 grumbling 4 one 5 of 4 one 7 grumbling 5 of 6 his 7 grumbling 8 neighbors 7 grumbling 12 say 7 grumbling 13 : 8 neighbors 11 would 9 , 10 he 10 he 11 would " ' [better] [times] [coming] ! 1 " 6 ! 2 ' 6 ! better times coming ! 1 better 2 times 2 times 3 coming 3 coming 4 ! [old] [mother] [nature] [is] [doing] [the] [best] [she] [can] [.] better times coming ! ' 1 better 2 times 2 times 3 coming 3 coming 4 ! 4 ! 5 ' " [more] [rings] , " cried [peter] [rabbit] . 1 " 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 cried 6 cried 9 . " yes , " replied [grandfather] [frog] [,] ["] [mr] [coon] ['s] [tail] [was] [ringed] [way] [to] the [tip] . 1 " 2 yes 1 " 5 replied 3 , 5 replied 4 " 5 replied 5 replied 18 the 5 replied 20 . now you know , [peter] [rabbit] [,] [why] [bobby] [coon] [wears] [rings] on [his] [tail] , " [concluded] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 now 3 know 1 now 4 , 1 now 16 , 2 you 3 know 4 , 13 on 16 , 17 " peter gave a long sigh . 1 peter 2 gave 2 gave 5 sigh 3 a 5 sigh 4 long 5 sigh 5 sigh 6 . " [i] think it 's [perfectly] beautiful , " he said . 1 " 5 's 1 " 11 said 3 think 4 it 4 it 5 's 7 beautiful 8 , 8 , 11 said 9 " 11 said 10 he 11 said 11 said 12 . " [i] [wish] [i] [had] [rings] on my [tail] . " 1 " 11 " 7 on 8 my 7 on 10 . 10 . 11 " and then he wondered why everybody laughed . 1 and 2 then 2 then 3 he 2 then 7 laughed 4 wondered 5 why 4 wondered 7 laughed 6 everybody 7 laughed 7 laughed 8 . [xii] [why] [there] [is] [a] [black] [head] [in] [the] [buzzard] [family] [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] [had] [just] [told] [the] [story] [of] [why] [he] [has] [a] [bald] [head] [and] [is] [proud] [of] [it] [.] you know he hasn't a feather on it , and it is very , very red . 1 you 2 know 2 know 4 hasn't 2 know 12 is 3 he 4 hasn't 4 hasn't 6 feather 5 a 6 feather 6 feather 7 on 8 it 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 it 11 it 12 is 12 is 15 very 13 very 14 , 13 very 15 very 15 very 16 red 15 very 17 . " [may] [ah] [ask] yo ' [a] [question] , [brer] [buzzard] ? " said he . 1 " 5 yo 1 " 14 said 5 yo 6 ' 6 ' 9 , 12 ? 13 " 13 " 14 said 14 said 15 he 14 said 16 . " [cert'nly] , [brer] [possum] [.] 1 " 3 , [cert'nly] [,] ["] [replied] [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] [.] " is [buzzard] [really] your [fam'ly] [name] ? " asked [unc] ['] [billy] . 1 " 2 is 2 is 8 ? 5 your 8 ? 8 ? 9 " 8 ? 10 asked 10 asked 14 . " no , [brer] [possum] [,] it isn't , " replied [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] . 1 " 8 isn't 1 " 11 replied 2 no 3 , 2 no 8 isn't 7 it 8 isn't 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 replied 11 replied 16 . everybody looked surprised . 1 everybody 3 surprised 2 looked 3 surprised 3 surprised 4 . you see , [no] [one] [ever] [had] [heard] him [called] [anything] [but] [buzzard] . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 2 see 9 him 9 him 14 . but no one said anything , and [after] a [minute] [or] [two] [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] [explained] [.] 1 but 2 no 2 no 3 one 2 no 6 , 4 said 6 , 5 anything 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 9 a " [mah] [fam'ly] [name] is [vulture] , " said he . 1 " 5 is 1 " 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 10 he 9 said 11 . " [an] ['] do [ah] understand that [all] [of] your [fam'ly] [have] [red] [haids] ? " [inquired] [unc] ['] [billy] [.] 1 " 16 " 4 do 6 understand 4 do 15 ? 6 understand 7 that 10 your 15 ? 15 ? 16 " [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] [looked] [down] [at] [unc] ['] [billy] [,] [and] [he] [saw] [a] [twinkle] [in] [unc] ['] [billy] ['s] [shrewd] [little] [eyes] [.] [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] [grinned] [.] " ah [knows] [jes] ' what [yo] ' [done] [got] [in] your mind , [brer] [possum] , " said he . 1 " 2 ah 1 " 19 said 5 ' 6 what 5 ' 8 ' 8 ' 19 said 12 your 13 mind 13 mind 14 , 14 , 19 said 17 , 18 " 18 " 19 said 19 said 20 he 19 said 21 . " it 's that trifling , no ' count cousin of mine . 1 " 10 cousin 2 it 3 's 3 's 5 trifling 4 that 5 trifling 5 trifling 6 , 5 trifling 7 no 5 trifling 8 ' 5 trifling 9 count 5 trifling 10 cousin 10 cousin 12 mine 11 of 12 mine 12 mine 13 . he has a [bald] [haid] [,] [jes] ['] [like] [ah] [have] [,] [but] his [haid] [is] [black] [instead] [of] [red] . 1 he 2 has 1 he 14 his 2 has 3 a 14 his 21 . that 's because his grandpap was trifling an ' po ' trash , jes ' like he is . " 1 that 5 grandpap 2 's 5 grandpap 3 because 5 grandpap 4 his 5 grandpap 5 grandpap 6 was 5 grandpap 10 po 5 grandpap 20 " 7 trifling 10 po 8 an 10 po 9 ' 10 po 10 po 11 ' 10 po 12 trash 10 po 14 jes 10 po 15 ' 10 po 16 like 13 , 14 jes 17 he 18 is 18 is 20 " 19 . 20 " peter [rabbit] pricked up his ears . 1 peter 3 pricked 3 pricked 4 up 3 pricked 5 his 3 pricked 6 ears 6 ears 7 . this sounded like another story . 1 this 2 sounded 2 sounded 3 like 2 sounded 5 story 4 another 5 story 5 story 6 . he was curious [about] [that] [black-headed] [cousin] [of] [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] , very curious indeed . 1 he 2 was 2 was 15 curious 3 curious 15 curious 13 , 14 very 14 very 15 curious 15 curious 16 indeed 16 indeed 17 . he [wondered] [if] [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] would have to be [teased] for a story , [like] [grandfather] [frog] . 1 he 8 would 8 would 9 have 8 would 20 . 9 have 10 to 10 to 11 be 11 be 13 for 13 for 14 a 14 a 15 story 15 story 16 , anyway , he would find out . 1 anyway 2 , 1 anyway 4 would 1 anyway 7 . 3 he 4 would 4 would 5 find 5 find 6 out there would be no harm in trying . 1 there 3 be 1 there 4 no 2 would 3 be 4 no 5 harm 5 harm 6 in 5 harm 7 trying 5 harm 8 . " if you please , how does your cousin happen to have a black head ? " asked [peter] [as] politely [as] [he] [knew] [how] . 1 " 3 you 2 if 3 you 3 you 4 please 3 you 16 ? 4 please 5 , 6 how 7 does 7 does 10 happen 7 does 16 ? 8 your 9 cousin 9 cousin 10 happen 10 happen 11 to 10 happen 12 have 10 happen 14 black 13 a 14 black 14 black 15 head 16 ? 17 " 16 ? 18 asked 18 asked 21 politely 21 politely 26 . " because [his] [grandpap] [asked] [too] [many] [questions] , " replied [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] [,] [slyly] [winking] [at] [the] [others] . 1 " 2 because 1 " 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 replied 11 replied 22 . everybody laughed , [for] [everybody] knows that [no] [one] [asks] [more] [questions] [than] [peter] [rabbit] . 1 everybody 2 laughed 1 everybody 6 knows 2 laughed 3 , 6 knows 7 that 6 knows 16 . peter laughed with the rest , although he looked a wee bit foolish . 1 peter 2 laughed 1 peter 11 wee 3 with 5 rest 4 the 5 rest 5 rest 11 wee 6 , 7 although 7 although 8 he 7 although 11 wee 9 looked 11 wee 10 a 11 wee 11 wee 12 bit 11 wee 13 foolish 11 wee 14 . but he didn't mean to give up just because he was laughed at . 1 but 3 didn't 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 mean 3 didn't 9 because 3 didn't 13 at 4 mean 5 to 4 mean 6 give 6 give 7 up 8 just 9 because 9 because 10 he 9 because 11 was 12 laughed 13 at 13 at 14 . oh , my , no ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 3 my 1 oh 4 , 1 oh 5 no 1 oh 6 ! " please [,] [mr] [buzzard] [,] [please] tell us the story [,] ["] [he] [begged] . 1 " 2 please 2 please 8 tell 8 tell 9 us 8 tell 11 story 10 the 11 story 11 story 16 . besides , he rather enjoys telling stories . 1 besides 2 , 1 besides 5 enjoys 3 he 5 enjoys 4 rather 5 enjoys 5 enjoys 6 telling 5 enjoys 7 stories 5 enjoys 8 . wasn't [anything] going [on] [that] [this] [trifling] [member] [of] [the] [buzzard] [fam'ly] [didn't] [find] [out] [about] [and] [meddle] [in] [.] 1 wasn't 3 going he [could] [ask] [mo] ['] [questions] [than] [peter] [rabbit] [can] , [an] ['] [anybody] [that] [can] [do] [that] has [got] [to] [ask] a [lot] . " 1 he 11 , 11 , 26 " 19 has 23 a 23 a 25 . 25 . 26 " everybody looked at [peter] [and] laughed [.] 1 everybody 2 looked 1 everybody 6 laughed 2 looked 3 at peter made a funny face and laughed too . 1 peter 4 funny 2 made 4 funny 3 a 4 funny 4 funny 5 face 4 funny 7 laughed 5 face 6 and 7 laughed 8 too 7 laughed 9 . " why , [i] [thought] it was warm [down] [south] [!] ["] [interrupted] [peter] [rabbit] . 1 " 2 why 2 why 3 , 2 why 6 it 6 it 7 was 7 was 8 warm 8 warm 16 . " so it is , [brer] [rabbit] [!] 1 " 4 is 1 " 5 , 2 so 3 it 3 it 4 is so it is ! ["] 1 so 2 it 2 it 3 is 3 is 4 ! [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] [hastened] [to] [say] [.] so [we-uns] [sit] [on] [the] [chimney-tops] [whenever] [ol] ['] [jack] [frost] [gets] [to] [straying] [down] [where] he [have] [no] [business] . 1 so 17 he 17 he 21 . yo ' see , if we-uns keep our toes warm , we-uns are warm all over . 1 yo 2 ' 1 yo 12 we-uns 3 see 12 we-uns 4 , 5 if 5 if 12 we-uns 6 we-uns 7 keep 6 we-uns 8 our 6 we-uns 12 we-uns 9 toes 12 we-uns 10 warm 11 , 10 warm 12 we-uns 12 we-uns 13 are 12 we-uns 14 warm 12 we-uns 15 all 12 we-uns 16 over 16 over 17 . " one day this no ['] [count] [,] [trifling] [cousin] [of] [grandpap] [buzzard] [get] [cold] [in] [his] [feet] [.] 1 " 5 no 2 one 3 day 3 day 4 this 4 this 5 no it was on a lil ol ' house , a lil ol ' tumble-down house . 1 it 2 was 2 was 5 lil 3 on 5 lil 4 a 5 lil 5 lil 6 ol 5 lil 8 house 5 lil 9 , 5 lil 14 tumble-down 6 ol 7 ' 10 a 11 lil 11 lil 12 ol 11 lil 14 tumble-down 12 ol 13 ' 14 tumble-down 15 house 14 tumble-down 16 . [mistah] [buzzard] [fly] [right] [over] [an] ['] [sit] [on] [that] [chimney-top] [fo] ['] [to] [warm] [his] [toes] [.] of course he right smart curious about that lil ol ' tumble-down house and who live there . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 he 2 course 4 right 4 right 9 lil 5 smart 9 lil 6 curious 9 lil 7 about 9 lil 8 that 9 lil 9 lil 10 ol 9 lil 12 tumble-down 10 ol 11 ' 12 tumble-down 13 house 12 tumble-down 15 who 12 tumble-down 16 live 12 tumble-down 17 there 12 tumble-down 18 . 13 house 14 and " he [listen] [an] ['] [listen] [.] 1 " 2 he then he shift ' round to the other side of the chimney an ' listen . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 shift 3 shift 4 ' 3 shift 5 round 3 shift 6 to 3 shift 9 side 7 the 8 other 8 other 9 side 9 side 10 of 9 side 12 chimney 11 the 12 chimney 12 chimney 13 an 12 chimney 14 ' 12 chimney 15 listen 12 chimney 16 . no matter where he sit , he can't hear what being said down inside that lil ol ' tumble-down house . 1 no 2 matter 2 matter 10 what 3 where 4 he 3 where 5 sit 5 sit 9 hear 6 , 7 he 6 , 8 can't 8 can't 9 hear 9 hear 10 what 10 what 16 lil 11 being 16 lil 12 said 16 lil 13 down 16 lil 14 inside 16 lil 15 that 16 lil 16 lil 17 ol 16 lil 19 tumble-down 17 ol 18 ' 19 tumble-down 20 house 19 tumble-down 21 . then what [do] [yo] ['] [think] [mistah] [buzzard] [do] [?] 1 then 2 what why , he jes ' stretch his fool haid as far down that chimney as he can an ' listen an ' listen . 1 why 4 jes 2 , 4 jes 3 he 4 jes 4 jes 5 ' 4 jes 9 haid 6 stretch 9 haid 7 his 9 haid 8 fool 9 haid 9 haid 10 as 9 haid 11 far 9 haid 12 down 9 haid 13 that 9 haid 14 chimney 14 chimney 17 can 14 chimney 18 an 14 chimney 19 ' 14 chimney 20 listen 14 chimney 21 an 14 chimney 22 ' 14 chimney 23 listen 14 chimney 24 . 15 as 16 he 15 as 17 can yes , [sah] [,] [that] [is] [jes] ' [what] [that] [no] ' [count] [buzzard] [do] . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 8 ' 8 ' 12 ' 12 ' 16 . but all he hear is jes ' a mumbling and a mumbling , an ' that make him more curious than ever . 1 but 2 all 1 but 3 he 3 he 12 mumbling 4 hear 12 mumbling 5 is 6 jes 6 jes 7 ' 6 jes 12 mumbling 8 a 12 mumbling 9 mumbling 12 mumbling 10 and 12 mumbling 11 a 12 mumbling 12 mumbling 13 , 12 mumbling 14 an 12 mumbling 15 ' 12 mumbling 16 that 12 mumbling 17 make 12 mumbling 18 him 18 him 20 curious 18 him 23 . 19 more 20 curious 20 curious 22 ever 21 than 22 ever " now [when] [he] [stretch] [his] [haid] [an] ['] [neck] [down] [the] [chimney] that [way] [,] he [get] ['] [em] [all] [black] [with] [soot] [.] 1 " 17 he 2 now 14 that 14 that 17 he but he don't mind that . 1 but 2 he 1 but 3 don't 3 don't 4 mind 4 mind 5 that 4 mind 6 . no , [sah] [,] [he] [don] ' [mind] that [a] [bit] . 1 no 2 , 2 , 7 ' 7 ' 9 that 9 that 12 . fact is , he don ' notice it . 1 fact 2 is 1 fact 3 , 1 fact 4 he 1 fact 5 don 5 don 6 ' 5 don 7 notice 7 notice 8 it 7 notice 9 . he plumb fo'get all about this , an ' he holler down that chimney . 1 he 3 fo'get 2 plumb 3 fo'get 3 fo'get 4 all 3 fo'get 5 about 3 fo'get 6 this 3 fo'get 7 , 3 fo'get 8 an 8 an 11 holler 9 ' 11 holler 10 he 11 holler 11 holler 12 down 11 holler 13 that 11 holler 14 chimney 14 chimney 15 . yes , [sah] , he [holler] [right] [down] [that] [chimney] [!] 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 5 he " ['] [will] [yo'-alls] please [speak] [a] [lil] [louder] , ['] [he] [holler] [down] [the] [chimney] [,] [jes] ['] [like] [that] [.] 1 " 5 please 5 please 10 , yes , [sah] , she [sho'ly] was [plumb] [scared] . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 5 she 5 she 7 was 7 was 10 . she so scared she tip over a whole kettleful of soup right in the fire . 1 she 9 kettleful 2 so 3 scared 3 scared 9 kettleful 4 she 9 kettleful 5 tip 9 kettleful 6 over 9 kettleful 7 a 9 kettleful 8 whole 9 kettleful 9 kettleful 10 of 9 kettleful 11 soup 9 kettleful 12 right 9 kettleful 13 in 9 kettleful 15 fire 14 the 15 fire 15 fire 16 . of course that make a terrible mess an ' a powerful lot of smoke an ' hot ashes fly up the chimney . 1 of 2 course 2 course 7 mess 3 that 7 mess 4 make 7 mess 5 a 7 mess 6 terrible 7 mess 7 mess 8 an 7 mess 11 powerful 9 ' 11 powerful 10 a 11 powerful 11 powerful 12 lot 11 powerful 14 smoke 12 lot 13 of 14 smoke 15 an 14 smoke 22 chimney 16 ' 22 chimney 17 hot 22 chimney 18 ashes 19 fly 18 ashes 22 chimney 20 up 22 chimney 21 the 22 chimney 22 chimney 23 . they like [to] [choke] [that] [no] ['] [count] [buzzard] [to] [death] [.] 1 they 2 like " [mistah] [buzzard] he [give] [a] [mighty] [squawk] [an] ['] [fly] [away] [.] 1 " 4 he his chillen jes ' like him , an ' his chillen's chillen the same way . 1 his 2 chillen 2 chillen 3 jes 2 chillen 14 same 2 chillen 15 way 4 ' 11 chillen's 5 like 11 chillen's 6 him 11 chillen's 7 , 11 chillen's 8 an 11 chillen's 9 ' 11 chillen's 10 his 11 chillen's 11 chillen's 12 chillen 11 chillen's 13 the 11 chillen's 14 same 15 way 16 . an ' [that] [is] [the] [reason] [that] [mah] [cousin] [who] [lives] [down] [souf] [done] [have] [a] [black] [haid] [,] ["] [concluded] [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] . 1 an 2 ' 2 ' 23 ' 23 ' 26 . a little sigh of satisfaction went around the circle of listeners . 1 a 3 sigh 2 little 3 sigh 3 sigh 4 of 3 sigh 5 satisfaction 5 satisfaction 11 listeners 5 satisfaction 12 . 6 went 11 listeners 7 around 11 listeners 8 the 9 circle 9 circle 10 of 9 circle 11 listeners as [usual] [,] [peter] [rabbit] [was] the first to [speak] [.] 1 as 7 the 7 the 8 first 8 first 9 to " that was a splendid story , [mr] [buzzard] , " said he , " [and] [i] 'm [ever] and [ever] so [much] [obliged] to you . 1 " 2 that 1 " 7 , 2 that 3 was 3 was 5 splendid 4 a 5 splendid 5 splendid 6 story 7 , 11 " 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 said 11 " 26 you 12 said 13 he 12 said 14 , 14 , 15 " 14 , 20 and 15 " 18 'm 20 and 22 so 22 so 25 to 26 you 27 . it was just as good as one of [grandfather] [frog] ['s] . " 1 it 2 was 1 it 3 just 3 just 4 as 3 just 6 as 3 just 7 one 5 good 6 as 7 one 8 of 8 of 12 . 12 . 13 " [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] [grinned] [and] [slowly] [winked] [one] [eye] [at] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [as] [he] [replied] [:] ["] [thank] [yo] ['] [,] [brer] [rabbit] [.] that 's quite the nicest thing yo ' could say [.] ["] 1 that 2 's 2 's 7 yo 3 quite 5 nicest 4 the 5 nicest 5 nicest 6 thing 5 nicest 7 yo 7 yo 8 ' 7 yo 10 say 9 could 10 say [xiii] [why] [buster] [bear] [appears] [to] [have] [no] [tail] peter [rabbit] had [something] [new] to [bother] [his] [bump] [of] [curiosity] . 1 peter 3 had 3 had 6 to 6 to 12 . and [it] did [bother] it [a] [lot] . 1 and 5 it 3 did 5 it 5 it 8 . he had just seen [buster] [bear] [for] [the] [first] [time] [,] [and] [what] [do] [you] [think] had [impressed] him [most] [?] 1 he 2 had 1 he 17 had 2 had 3 just 2 had 4 seen 17 had 19 him well , [it] [wasn't] [buster] ['s] [great] [size] [,] or [wonderful] [strength] , or [big] [claws] [,] [or] [deep] [,] [grumbly-rumbly] [voice] [.] 1 well 2 , 1 well 13 , 2 , 10 or 13 , 14 or no , [sir] [,] [it] [wasn't] one of [these] . 1 no 2 , 1 no 7 one 7 one 8 of 8 of 10 . it was the [fact] [that] [buster] [bear] seemed to [have] [no] [tail] [!] 1 it 2 was 1 it 8 seemed 2 was 3 the 8 seemed 9 to peter couldn't get over that . 1 peter 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 get 2 couldn't 5 that 2 couldn't 6 . 3 get 4 over he almost [pitied] [buster] [bear] [.] 1 he 2 almost you see , [peter] [has] a great [admiration] [for] [fine] [tails] [.] 1 you 2 see 2 see 7 great 3 , 6 a 6 a 7 great he has always been rather ashamed of the funny little one he has himself . 1 he 14 himself 2 has 4 been 3 always 4 been 4 been 6 ashamed 5 rather 6 ashamed 6 ashamed 7 of 6 ashamed 9 funny 6 ashamed 14 himself 7 of 8 the 9 funny 10 little 9 funny 11 one 12 he 13 has 12 he 14 himself 14 himself 15 . still , it is a real tail , and he has often comforted himself with that thought . 1 still 2 , 2 , 13 comforted 3 it 4 is 3 it 6 real 5 a 6 real 6 real 7 tail 7 tail 13 comforted 8 , 13 comforted 9 and 10 he 10 he 11 has 11 has 12 often 12 often 13 comforted 13 comforted 14 himself 13 comforted 16 that 13 comforted 17 thought 13 comforted 18 . 14 himself 15 with so [the] [first] [thing] [peter] [did] [when] he [saw] [buster] [bear] was to [look] [to] see what [kind] [of] a [tail] [he] [had] [.] 1 so 8 he 8 he 12 was 12 was 13 to 12 was 20 a 13 to 16 see 16 see 17 what just imagine how surprised he was when he couldn't make sure that [buster] had any tail at all . 1 just 2 imagine 2 imagine 3 how 2 imagine 4 surprised 4 surprised 5 he 4 surprised 7 when 4 surprised 9 couldn't 4 surprised 17 at 4 surprised 19 . 5 he 6 was 8 he 9 couldn't 9 couldn't 10 make 9 couldn't 15 any 9 couldn't 16 tail 10 make 11 sure 11 sure 12 that 12 that 14 had 17 at 18 all there was something that might , just might , be [meant] [for] [a] [tail] [,] [and] [peter] wasn't [even] sure of that . 1 there 2 was 1 there 3 something 3 something 5 might 4 that 5 might 5 might 7 just 5 might 10 be 6 , 7 just 8 might 10 be 9 , 10 be 10 be 20 sure 10 be 23 . 18 wasn't 20 sure 20 sure 21 of 20 sure 22 that if it [was] [,] [it] [was] [so] [ridiculously] [small] [that] [peter] felt that he had no reason to be ashamed of his own tail . 1 if 2 it 2 it 25 . 12 felt 20 ashamed 13 that 15 had 14 he 15 had 15 had 16 no 16 no 17 reason 17 reason 20 ashamed 18 to 19 be 19 be 20 ashamed 20 ashamed 21 of 20 ashamed 23 own 20 ashamed 24 tail 22 his 23 own 24 tail 25 . he was still thinking about this when he started for home . 1 he 2 was 1 he 9 started 2 was 3 still 2 was 4 thinking 4 thinking 5 about 4 thinking 6 this 7 when 8 he 8 he 9 started 9 started 10 for 9 started 11 home 11 home 12 . off he started , lipperty-lipperty-lip . 1 off 5 lipperty-lipperty-lip 2 he 5 lipperty-lipperty-lip 3 started 5 lipperty-lipperty-lip 4 , 5 lipperty-lipperty-lip 5 lipperty-lipperty-lip 6 . [grandfather] [frog] [regarded] [peter] [in] [silence] [for] [a] [minute] [or] [two] [.] then very slowly he asked : " what are your eyes [for] [,] [peter] [rabbit] [?] 1 then 3 slowly 1 then 4 he 2 very 3 slowly 4 he 5 asked 5 asked 8 what 6 : 8 what 7 " 8 what 8 what 9 are 9 are 10 your 10 your 11 eyes couldn't you see whether or not he has a tail [?] ["] 1 couldn't 4 whether 2 you 3 see 3 see 4 whether 4 whether 5 or 4 whether 6 not 4 whether 10 tail 7 he 8 has 8 has 10 tail 9 a 10 tail " no , [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 2 no 6 . i really couldn't tell [whether] [he] [has] [a] [tail] [or] [not] [,] ["] [replied] [peter] [quite] [truthfully] [.] 1 i 3 couldn't 2 really 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 tell " at first [i] [thought] [he] [hadn't] , and then [i] [thought] he [might] [have] [.] 1 " 13 he 2 at 3 first 3 first 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 then 10 then 13 he if he has , it doesn't seem to me that it is enough to call a really truly tail . " 1 if 6 doesn't 2 he 3 has 2 he 6 doesn't 4 , 6 doesn't 5 it 6 doesn't 6 doesn't 7 seem 6 doesn't 17 really 7 seem 8 to 7 seem 9 me 7 seem 14 to 7 seem 16 a 9 me 10 that 11 it 12 is 12 is 13 enough 13 enough 14 to 14 to 15 call 17 really 18 truly 18 truly 19 tail 18 truly 21 " 20 . 21 " " [a] [reminder] ! " exclaimed [peter] [,] [looking] [very] [much] [puzzled] . 1 " 6 exclaimed 4 ! 5 " 4 ! 6 exclaimed 6 exclaimed 13 . " a reminder of what ? " 1 " 3 reminder 2 a 3 reminder 3 reminder 4 of 3 reminder 5 what 5 what 6 ? 6 ? 7 " [grandfather] [frog] [cleared] [his] [throat] [two] [or] [three] [times] [.] peter nodded [and] [grandfather] [frog] [went] [on] . 1 peter 2 nodded 2 nodded 8 . at first , before he was made [king] [of] [the] [green] [forest] , he didn't mind this at all . 1 at 2 first 1 at 17 this 2 first 7 made 3 , 5 he 4 before 5 he 5 he 6 was 5 he 7 made 7 made 16 mind 13 , 14 he 14 he 15 didn't 15 didn't 16 mind 17 this 19 all 18 at 19 all 19 all 20 . in fact , he was rather pleased that he didn't have a tail . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 4 he 2 fact 5 was 2 fact 6 rather 6 rather 7 pleased 7 pleased 10 didn't 7 pleased 13 tail 8 that 9 he 9 he 10 didn't 10 didn't 11 have 12 a 13 tail 13 tail 14 . " this was just [old] [mother] [nature] ['s] [view] [of] [the] [matter] [.] 1 " 2 this 2 this 3 was 3 was 4 just she had done her very best to give everybody everything that they really needed , and not to give them things which they didn't need . 1 she 2 had 2 had 3 done 3 done 6 best 3 done 9 everybody 4 her 6 best 5 very 6 best 6 best 8 give 7 to 8 give 9 everybody 10 everything 9 everybody 13 really 11 that 12 they 11 that 13 really 13 really 14 needed 13 really 25 need 14 needed 15 , 14 needed 19 give 15 , 16 and 17 not 19 give 18 to 19 give 19 give 20 them 20 them 23 they 21 things 22 which 21 things 23 they 24 didn't 25 need 25 need 26 . she couldn't see that [mr] [bear] [had] [the] [least] [need] [of] [a] [tail] , and so she [hadn't] [given] [him] [one] [.] 1 she 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 see 3 see 4 that 4 that 17 she 14 , 15 and 14 , 17 she 15 and 16 so " [then] he was [made] [king] [over] all the people of the [green] [forest] [,] [and] [his] [word] [was] [law] . 1 " 3 he 3 he 4 was 4 was 8 all 8 all 12 the 8 all 21 . 9 the 10 people 9 the 11 of 11 of 12 the it was a very great honor , and for a while he felt it so and did his best to rule wisely . 1 it 2 was 2 was 15 so 3 a 4 very 3 a 5 great 5 great 6 honor 6 honor 7 , 6 honor 11 while 7 , 8 and 9 for 11 while 10 a 11 while 11 while 12 he 12 he 13 felt 13 felt 15 so 14 it 15 so 15 so 22 wisely 16 and 22 wisely 17 did 19 best 18 his 19 best 19 best 20 to 19 best 21 rule 21 rule 22 wisely 22 wisely 23 . he went about just as before , hunting for his living , and had no more time than before for foolish thoughts or vain wishes . 1 he 2 went 1 he 14 had 2 went 3 about 2 went 8 hunting 2 went 13 and 4 just 5 as 4 just 6 before 4 just 8 hunting 6 before 7 , 8 hunting 9 for 8 hunting 10 his 8 hunting 11 living 12 , 13 and 14 had 15 no 15 no 16 more 16 more 17 time 16 more 18 than 16 more 20 for 16 more 21 foolish 18 than 19 before 21 foolish 25 wishes 22 thoughts 25 wishes 23 or 24 vain 24 vain 25 wishes 25 wishes 26 . he grew so fat that when he walked , he puffed and wheezed . 1 he 13 wheezed 2 grew 3 so 3 so 4 fat 3 so 13 wheezed 5 that 13 wheezed 6 when 13 wheezed 7 he 13 wheezed 8 walked 13 wheezed 9 , 10 he 10 he 13 wheezed 11 puffed 13 wheezed 12 and 13 wheezed 13 wheezed 14 . he grew so lazy that he wanted to be waited on all the time . 1 he 10 waited 2 grew 3 so 2 grew 4 lazy 4 lazy 7 wanted 4 lazy 10 waited 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 wanted 7 wanted 8 to 8 to 9 be 10 waited 11 on 10 waited 14 time 10 waited 15 . 12 all 13 the 12 all 14 time " it [happened] [about] [this] [time] that he [overheard] [mr] [fox] [talking] [to] [mr] [wolf] [when] [they] [both] [thought] [him] [asleep] [.] 1 " 8 he 2 it 7 that 7 that 8 he ' [a] [pretty] [kind] [of] [a] [king] , he is ! ' [sneered] [mr] [fox] [.] 1 ' 10 is 1 ' 11 ! 8 , 9 he 9 he 10 is 11 ! 12 ' ' [the] [idea] [of] a king without a tail ! ' 1 ' 6 king 1 ' 11 ' 5 a 6 king 7 without 9 tail 8 a 9 tail 9 tail 10 ! 10 ! 11 ' " ['] [that] 's [so] [,] ['] [assented] [mr] [.] [wolf] [.] 1 " 4 's ' [why] [,] [even] that little [upstart] , [mr] [rabbit] [,] [has] [got] [a] [make-believe] [tail] . ' ["] 1 ' 5 that 1 ' 18 ' 6 little 8 , 8 , 18 ' 17 . 18 ' grandfather [frog] 's [eyes] [twinkled] [as] [he] [said] [this] [,] [and] [peter] [looked] [very] [much] [embarrassed] [.] 1 grandfather 3 's but he didn't say anything , so [grandfather] [frog] [went] [on] [.] 1 but 3 didn't 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 5 anything 4 say 5 anything 5 anything 7 so 6 , 7 so " [after] [that] [he] [couldn't] think of [anything] [but] the [fact] [that] [he] [hadn't] [any] [tail] . 1 " 6 think 1 " 17 . 6 think 7 of 7 of 10 the he took particular notice of all who came to pay him tribute , and he saw that every one of them had a tail . 1 he 2 took 2 took 4 notice 3 particular 4 notice 4 notice 5 of 4 notice 20 of 6 all 12 tribute 7 who 12 tribute 8 came 12 tribute 9 to 10 pay 10 pay 12 tribute 11 him 12 tribute 12 tribute 14 and 12 tribute 16 saw 12 tribute 18 every 12 tribute 20 of 13 , 14 and 15 he 16 saw 16 saw 17 that 18 every 19 one 20 of 21 them 21 them 25 . 22 had 24 tail 23 a 24 tail 24 tail 25 . the more he tried not to think of these tails , the more he did think of them . 1 the 17 of 2 more 4 tried 3 he 4 tried 4 tried 6 to 4 tried 10 tails 4 tried 16 think 5 not 6 to 7 think 10 tails 8 of 9 these 9 these 10 tails 10 tails 12 the 10 tails 13 more 11 , 12 the 14 he 15 did 15 did 16 think 16 think 17 of 17 of 18 them 18 them 19 . the more he thought of them , the more discontented he grew because he had none . 1 the 10 discontented 2 more 10 discontented 3 he 4 thought 4 thought 5 of 4 thought 10 discontented 6 them 7 , 6 them 10 discontented 8 the 10 discontented 9 more 10 discontented 10 discontented 12 grew 10 discontented 13 because 10 discontented 16 none 11 he 12 grew 13 because 14 he 14 he 15 had 16 none 17 . he didn't stop to think that probably all of them had use for their tails . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 stop 3 stop 5 think 3 stop 7 probably 3 stop 15 tails 4 to 5 think 6 that 7 probably 7 probably 8 all 7 probably 10 them 9 of 10 them 11 had 15 tails 12 use 13 for 12 use 15 tails 14 their 15 tails 15 tails 16 . no , [sir] [,] he didn't think of that . 1 no 2 , 2 , 5 he 5 he 6 didn't 6 didn't 7 think 7 think 8 of 7 think 9 that 9 that 10 . everybody else had a tail , and he hadn't . 1 everybody 2 else 1 everybody 3 had 3 had 5 tail 4 a 5 tail 5 tail 7 and 5 tail 9 hadn't 5 tail 10 . 6 , 7 and 8 he 9 hadn't he felt that it was a disgrace that he , the king , should have no tail . 1 he 2 felt 2 felt 3 that 2 felt 7 disgrace 4 it 5 was 5 was 7 disgrace 6 a 7 disgrace 7 disgrace 9 he 7 disgrace 12 king 7 disgrace 16 no 8 that 9 he 10 , 12 king 11 the 12 king 13 , 16 no 14 should 15 have 15 have 16 no 16 no 17 tail 17 tail 18 . he brooded over it so much that he lost his appetite and grew cross and peevish . 1 he 2 brooded 2 brooded 3 over 2 brooded 6 much 2 brooded 7 that 2 brooded 9 lost 4 it 5 so 5 so 6 much 8 he 9 lost 9 lost 11 appetite 10 his 11 appetite 11 appetite 16 peevish 11 appetite 17 . 12 and 16 peevish 13 grew 16 peevish 14 cross 16 peevish 15 and 16 peevish " [then] [along] [came] [old] [mother] [nature] [to] [see] [how] [things] [were] going [in] [the] [green] [forest] . 1 " 13 going 13 going 18 . of course she saw [right] [away] that [something] was wrong [with] [old] [king] [bear] . 1 of 2 course 2 course 9 was 3 she 4 saw 4 saw 7 that 7 that 9 was 9 was 10 wrong 10 wrong 15 . when she asked him what the matter was , he was ashamed to tell her at first . 1 when 2 she 1 when 17 first 2 she 15 her 3 asked 4 him 3 asked 7 matter 3 asked 15 her 5 what 7 matter 6 the 7 matter 7 matter 12 ashamed 8 was 12 ashamed 9 , 10 he 10 he 11 was 11 was 12 ashamed 12 ashamed 14 tell 13 to 14 tell 16 at 17 first 17 first 18 . but after a little he told her that he wanted a tail ; that he could never again be happy unless he had a tail . 1 but 2 after 2 after 3 a 3 a 4 little 4 little 12 tail 5 he 10 wanted 6 told 7 her 6 told 8 that 6 told 10 wanted 9 he 10 wanted 10 wanted 12 tail 11 a 12 tail 12 tail 25 tail 13 ; 19 be 14 that 16 could 15 he 16 could 16 could 17 never 16 could 19 be 17 never 18 again 19 be 20 happy 20 happy 21 unless 20 happy 25 tail 21 unless 22 he 22 he 23 had 24 a 25 tail 25 tail 26 . nothing that she could say made any difference he wanted a tail . 1 nothing 2 that 2 that 8 difference 3 she 4 could 4 could 5 say 4 could 8 difference 6 made 8 difference 7 any 8 difference 8 difference 10 wanted 8 difference 12 tail 9 he 10 wanted 11 a 12 tail 12 tail 13 . finally she gave him one . 1 finally 3 gave 2 she 3 gave 3 gave 4 him 3 gave 5 one 5 one 6 . " [for] a [few] [days] [old] [king] [bear] [was] [perfectly] [happy] [.] 1 " 3 a he spent all his spare time admiring his new tail . 1 he 2 spent 2 spent 3 all 2 spent 4 his 2 spent 5 spare 5 spare 6 time 5 spare 7 admiring 7 admiring 8 his 7 admiring 9 new 7 admiring 10 tail 10 tail 11 . but it wasn't long before he found that his new tail was very much in the way . 1 but 3 wasn't 2 it 3 wasn't 3 wasn't 4 long 4 long 5 before 4 long 11 tail 4 long 17 way 6 he 7 found 6 he 9 his 7 found 8 that 9 his 11 tail 10 new 11 tail 11 tail 13 very 12 was 13 very 13 very 14 much 15 in 16 the 15 in 17 way 17 way 18 . it [bothered] [him] when [he] [walked] [.] 1 it 4 when it was in the way when he sat down . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 in 3 in 4 the 3 in 5 way 5 way 9 down 5 way 10 . 6 when 7 he 7 he 8 sat 8 sat 9 down it was a nuisance when he climbed a tree . 1 it 2 was 1 it 4 nuisance 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 nuisance 4 nuisance 5 when 4 nuisance 7 climbed 4 nuisance 10 . 6 he 7 climbed 7 climbed 9 tree 8 a 9 tree he didn't have a single use for it , and yet he had to carry it with him wherever he went . 1 he 2 didn't 1 he 13 had 2 didn't 3 have 2 didn't 5 single 4 a 5 single 5 single 6 use 6 use 7 for 6 use 8 it 9 , 10 and 9 , 12 he 10 and 11 yet 12 he 13 had 13 had 14 to 14 to 15 carry 15 carry 16 it 15 carry 18 him 15 carry 19 wherever 17 with 18 him 19 wherever 20 he 19 wherever 21 went 21 went 22 . worse still [,] [he] [overheard] [little] [mr] [squirrel] [and] [mr] [possum] [making] [fun] [of] [it] . 1 worse 2 still 1 worse 16 . " [and] then [old] [king] [bear] [wished] [that] he [hadn't] [a] [tail] [more] [than] [ever] [he] wished [that] he [did] [have] [a] [tail] [.] 1 " 19 he 3 then 9 he 3 then 19 he 9 he 17 wished again he lost his appetite and grew cross and peevish , so that no one dared come near him . 1 again 5 appetite 2 he 5 appetite 3 lost 5 appetite 4 his 5 appetite 5 appetite 10 peevish 5 appetite 20 . 6 and 10 peevish 7 grew 10 peevish 8 cross 10 peevish 9 and 10 peevish 10 peevish 11 , 10 peevish 12 so 10 peevish 13 that 10 peevish 14 no 10 peevish 15 one 10 peevish 16 dared 16 dared 18 near 16 dared 19 him 17 come 18 near so matters went from [bad] [to] worse , [until] [once] [more] [old] [mother] [nature] [visited] [the] [green] [forest] [to] [see] [how] [things] [were] [.] 1 so 2 matters 2 matters 3 went 2 matters 4 from 2 matters 7 worse 7 worse 8 , [very] [humbly] [old] [king] [bear] [went] [down] [on] [his] [knees] [and] [begged] [her] [to] [take] [away] [his] [tail] [.] that she left as a reminder lest he should forget the lesson he had learned and should again grow envious . 1 that 6 reminder 2 she 6 reminder 3 left 6 reminder 4 as 6 reminder 5 a 6 reminder 6 reminder 7 lest 6 reminder 10 forget 6 reminder 12 lesson 7 lest 8 he 7 lest 9 should 10 forget 11 the 12 lesson 15 learned 12 lesson 21 . 13 he 14 had 14 had 15 learned 15 learned 20 envious 16 and 20 envious 17 should 20 envious 18 again 20 envious 19 grow 20 envious [[] [illustration] [:] ["] [then] [old] [king] [bear] [wished] [that] [he] [hadn't] [a] [tail] [.] ["] []] peter [rabbit] [scratched] [one] [long] [ear] [thoughtfully] [as] [he] [replied] : ["] [thank] [you] [,] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 peter 11 : [xiv] [why] [flitter] [the] [bat] [flies] [at] [night] [[] [illustration] [:] ["] [it] [must] [be] [fine] [to] [fly] [,] ["] [thought] [peter] [.] " [i] [wish] [i] [could] [fly] . " []] 1 " 8 " 7 . 8 " [flitter] [the] [bat] [made] [peter] [rabbit] ['s] [head] [dizzy] [.] peter couldn't help watching him . 1 peter 4 watching 2 couldn't 3 help 3 help 4 watching 4 watching 5 him 5 him 6 . he just had to . 1 he 2 just 1 he 3 had 3 had 4 to 4 to 5 . it seemed so wonderful that [flitter] [could] [really] [fly] [,] [that] [whenever] he saw him , [peter] had [to] [stop] [and] [watch] . 1 it 2 seemed 1 it 23 . 2 seemed 3 so 3 so 4 wonderful 3 so 5 that 5 that 18 had 13 he 14 saw 13 he 18 had 14 saw 15 him 15 him 16 , " it must be [fine] to [fly] , " thought [peter] [.] 1 " 3 must 1 " 8 , 2 it 3 must 3 must 4 be 4 be 6 to 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 thought " [i] wish [i] [could] [fly] [.] 1 " 3 wish if [i] could [,] [i] [wouldn't] [spend] [all] [my] [time] [flying] [around] [the] [way] [flitter] [does] . 1 if 3 could 3 could 17 . i 'd go [on] [long] [journeys] and [see] [the] [great] [world] [.] 1 i 2 'd 2 'd 3 go 3 go 7 and and [i] ['d] [fly] [in] [the] [daytime] [,] [because] there is [more] going on [then] . 1 and 10 there 10 there 11 is 11 is 13 going 13 going 14 on 14 on 16 . i [never] see him [in] [the] [daytime] , and [i] don't even know where he keeps himself . 1 i 3 see 1 i 11 don't 3 see 4 him 4 him 9 and 8 , 9 and 11 don't 13 know 12 even 13 know 13 know 14 where 14 where 16 keeps 15 he 16 keeps 16 keeps 17 himself 17 himself 18 . i never thought of it [before] , but [i] [wonder] [why] [it] [is] that [he] [flies] [only] [at] night . 1 i 2 never 2 never 3 thought 3 thought 4 of 3 thought 5 it 5 it 20 . 7 , 8 but 8 but 14 that 14 that 19 night 19 night 20 . i believe [i] ['ll] [ask] [grandfather] [frog] the very next time [i] [see] [him] . " 1 i 2 believe 2 believe 16 " 8 the 10 next 9 very 10 next 10 next 11 time 11 time 15 . 15 . 16 " now [you] [know] that [once] [peter] [rabbit] 's [curiosity] [is] [aroused] , [it] [just] [has] [to] [be] [satisfied] [.] 1 now 4 that 4 that 8 's 8 's 12 , no [sooner] [did] [he] [begin] [to] wonder [about] [flitter] [the] [bat] [than] he [could] [think] [of] [nothing] [else] . 1 no 7 wonder 7 wonder 13 he 13 he 19 . so he watched until the way was clear , and then he started for [the] [smiling] [pool] as fast as he could [go] , lipperty-lipperty-lip . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 watched 3 watched 4 until 3 watched 5 the 3 watched 8 clear 6 way 8 clear 7 was 8 clear 8 clear 9 , 9 , 25 lipperty-lipperty-lip 10 and 11 then 11 then 25 lipperty-lipperty-lip 12 he 25 lipperty-lipperty-lip 13 started 14 for 13 started 25 lipperty-lipperty-lip 18 as 19 fast 19 fast 20 as 19 fast 22 could 19 fast 25 lipperty-lipperty-lip 21 he 22 could 24 , 25 lipperty-lipperty-lip 25 lipperty-lipperty-lip 26 . he [hoped] [he] would [find] [grandfather] [frog] [sitting] [as] [usual] [on] [his] [big] [green] [lily-pad] , and that he would be [good-natured] [.] 1 he 4 would 4 would 21 be 16 , 17 and 16 , 19 he 17 and 18 that 19 he 20 would 20 would 21 be if he wasn't feeling good-natured , it would be of no use to ask him for a story . 1 if 3 wasn't 2 he 3 wasn't 3 wasn't 5 good-natured 3 wasn't 12 use 4 feeling 5 good-natured 5 good-natured 6 , 7 it 12 use 8 would 9 be 9 be 12 use 10 of 12 use 11 no 12 use 12 use 14 ask 12 use 16 for 13 to 14 ask 14 ask 15 him 16 for 17 a 17 a 18 story 18 story 19 . when [peter] [reached] [the] [smiling] [pool] he was [disappointed] , [terribly] [disappointed] [.] 1 when 7 he 7 he 8 was 8 was 10 , the [big] green [lily-pad] [was] [there] [,] [but] [there] [was] [no] one [sitting] [on] [it] . 1 the 3 green 3 green 12 one 3 green 16 . [somehow] [the] [smiling] [pool] [didn't] [seem] [quite] [like] [itself] [without] [grandfather] [frog] [sitting] [there] [watching] [for] [foolish] [green] [flies] [.] peter 's face showed just how disappointed he felt . 1 peter 9 felt 2 's 3 face 3 face 4 showed 4 showed 6 how 4 showed 7 disappointed 5 just 6 how 7 disappointed 9 felt 8 he 9 felt 9 felt 10 . he was just going to turn away when a great , deep voice said : 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 just 2 was 4 going 4 going 5 to 4 going 6 turn 6 turn 7 away 6 turn 8 when 6 turn 12 deep 9 a 10 great 10 great 11 , 10 great 12 deep 12 deep 13 voice 13 voice 15 : 14 said 15 : " [chug-a-rum] ! 1 " 3 ! where are your [manners] [,] [peter] [rabbit] [,] that you forget to speak to your elders ? " 1 where 2 are 1 where 17 ? 2 are 16 elders 3 your 16 elders 9 that 16 elders 10 you 11 forget 11 forget 16 elders 12 to 13 speak 13 speak 16 elders 14 to 16 elders 15 your 16 elders 17 ? 18 " it was [grandfather] [frog] [himself] [,] [having] his [morning] [swim] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 8 his 8 his 11 . the fact is , [i] [i] ["] 1 the 2 fact 2 fact 3 is 2 fact 4 , " you want a story [,] ["] [finished] [grandfather] [frog] [for] [him] . 1 " 2 you 1 " 5 story 2 you 3 want 4 a 5 story 5 story 13 . " you can't fool me [,] [peter] [rabbit] . 1 " 3 can't 2 you 3 can't 3 can't 4 fool 4 fool 5 me 5 me 9 . you came over here just to ask me for a story . 1 you 7 ask 2 came 3 over 2 came 4 here 2 came 6 to 5 just 6 to 6 to 7 ask 7 ask 8 me 7 ask 9 for 9 for 10 a 10 a 11 story 11 story 12 . i know you , [peter] ! 1 i 2 know 1 i 3 you 3 you 4 , 3 you 6 ! i know you ! 1 i 2 know 1 i 3 you 3 you 4 ! well , what is it this time ? " 1 well 2 , 1 well 3 what 3 what 4 is 3 what 5 it 3 what 8 ? 6 this 7 time 6 this 8 ? 8 ? 9 " [grandfather] [frog] [climbed] [out] [on] [his] [big] [green] [lily-pad] [and] [made] [himself] [comfortable] [.] peter sat still and tried not to show how impatient he felt . 1 peter 2 sat 1 peter 5 tried 2 sat 3 still 2 sat 4 and 5 tried 7 to 5 tried 10 impatient 6 not 7 to 8 show 9 how 8 show 10 impatient 10 impatient 12 felt 10 impatient 13 . 11 he 12 felt [grandfather] [frog] [took] [his] [time] [.] it [tickled] [him] [to] [see] [how] hard [impatient] [peter] [was] [trying] to be [patient] , and his [big] [,] [goggly] eyes twinkled . 1 it 7 hard 7 hard 12 to 12 to 13 be 13 be 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 his 17 his 21 eyes 21 eyes 22 twinkled 22 twinkled 23 . " [chug-a-rum] ! " said he [at] [last] [,] [with] a [suddenness] [that] [made] [peter] [jump] . 1 " 5 said 3 ! 4 " 3 ! 5 said 5 said 6 he 5 said 17 . 6 he 11 a " that 's very good , [peter] , very good indeed ! 1 " 11 indeed 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 very 4 very 11 indeed 5 good 11 indeed 6 , 11 indeed 8 , 11 indeed 9 very 11 indeed 10 good 11 indeed 11 indeed 12 ! now [i] 'll tell you the story . " 1 now 9 " 3 'll 4 tell 4 tell 5 you 4 tell 7 story 6 the 7 story 7 story 8 . 8 . 9 " the latter cleared his throat two or three times , each time as if he intended to begin right then . 1 the 2 latter 2 latter 3 cleared 2 latter 13 as 3 cleared 5 throat 3 cleared 9 times 4 his 5 throat 6 two 8 three 7 or 8 three 8 three 9 times 9 times 11 each 10 , 11 each 11 each 12 time 13 as 14 if 14 if 15 he 14 if 16 intended 16 intended 17 to 16 intended 18 begin 16 intended 19 right 16 intended 20 then 16 intended 21 . it was one of [grandfather] [frog] 's little [jokes] [.] 1 it 2 was 1 it 7 's 2 was 3 one 3 one 4 of 7 's 8 little he did it just [to] [tease] [peter] . 1 he 2 did 2 did 3 it 3 it 4 just 4 just 8 . at last he really did begin , and the very first thing [he] [did] was to ask [peter] a question . 1 at 2 last 1 at 11 first 2 last 3 he 4 really 6 begin 5 did 6 begin 6 begin 11 first 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 the 9 the 11 first 10 very 11 first 11 first 12 thing 11 first 20 question 15 was 16 to 16 to 17 ask 17 ask 20 question 19 a 20 question 20 question 21 . " what is the reason that you stay in the [dear] [old] [briar-patch] [when] [reddy] [fox] [is] [around] ? " 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 is 2 what 19 ? 3 is 5 reason 4 the 5 reason 5 reason 6 that 7 you 8 stay 7 you 19 ? 8 stay 9 in 9 in 10 the 19 ? 20 " " [so] that he [won't] [catch] me , of course , " replied [peter] . 1 " 4 he 1 " 13 replied 3 that 4 he 7 me 12 " 8 , 10 course 9 of 10 course 10 course 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 replied 13 replied 15 . " very good , " said [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 5 " 2 very 3 good 3 good 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 9 . " now , why do you go over to the sweet-clover patch every day ? " 1 " 4 why 2 now 3 , 2 now 4 why 4 why 5 do 4 why 11 sweet-clover 4 why 15 ? 5 do 6 you 7 go 11 sweet-clover 8 over 11 sweet-clover 9 to 11 sweet-clover 10 the 11 sweet-clover 11 sweet-clover 12 patch 11 sweet-clover 13 every 13 every 14 day 15 ? 16 " " why , [because] [there] is [plenty] [to] [eat] [there] [,] ["] [replied] [peter] [,] [looking] very [,] [very] much puzzled . 1 " 2 why 1 " 6 is 2 why 3 , 6 is 17 very 17 very 20 much 20 much 21 puzzled 21 puzzled 22 . " well , now you 've answered [your] [own] [question] , " [grunted] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 " 2 well 1 " 7 answered 2 well 3 , 2 well 6 've 4 now 5 you 5 you 6 've 7 answered 11 , 11 , 12 " " [flitter] [flies] [at] [night] [because] he is [safest] [then] , and [because] he [can] [find] plenty to eat . " 1 " 8 is 1 " 21 " 7 he 8 is 11 , 12 and 11 , 14 he 11 , 21 " 17 plenty 19 eat 18 to 19 eat 19 eat 20 . 20 . 21 " " oh , " said [peter] , and his voice [sounded] [dreadfully] [disappointed] . 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 his 9 his 10 voice 10 voice 14 . he had found out what he had wanted to know , but he hadn't had a story . 1 he 3 found 1 he 8 wanted 1 he 14 hadn't 1 he 15 had 2 had 3 found 3 found 4 out 5 what 8 wanted 6 he 7 had 6 he 8 wanted 8 wanted 9 to 8 wanted 10 know 8 wanted 12 but 11 , 12 but 12 but 13 he 15 had 16 a 16 a 17 story 17 story 18 . [finally] [peter] [sighed] [,] [and] [it] [was] [such] [a] [heavy] [sigh] [!] then very slowly he turned his back [on] [the] [smiling] [pool] [and] [started] to [hop] away . 1 then 5 turned 2 very 3 slowly 3 slowly 5 turned 4 he 5 turned 5 turned 6 his 5 turned 7 back 5 turned 16 away 7 back 14 to 16 away 17 . " [chug-a-rum] ! " said [grandfather] [frog] in his [deepest] [,] [story-telling] [voice] . 1 " 5 said 3 ! 4 " 3 ! 5 said 5 said 14 . 8 in 9 his 9 his 14 . " [a] [long] [time] [ago] [when] the world was young [,] [the] [great-great-ever-so-great] [grandfather] of [flitter] the [bat] first [learned] [to] [fly] . " 1 " 24 " 7 the 8 world 7 the 15 of 8 world 10 young 9 was 10 young 15 of 17 the 17 the 19 first 19 first 23 . 23 . 24 " " [i] [know] ! " cried [peter] [eagerly] . 1 " 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 cried 6 cried 9 . " you told me about that , and it was a splendid story [.] ["] 1 " 2 you 1 " 13 story 2 you 4 me 3 told 4 me 5 about 6 that 5 about 9 it 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 it 9 it 10 was 9 it 12 splendid 11 a 12 splendid 12 splendid 13 story " [old] [mr] [bat] [had] [wings] [;] [something] no [other] [animal] [had] , [but] he [found] [that] [he] could no longer run and jump . 1 " 9 no 9 no 13 , 13 , 15 he 15 he 19 could 19 could 21 longer 20 no 21 longer 21 longer 24 jump 21 longer 25 . 22 run 23 and 22 run 24 jump he could just flop about on the ground , and was almost helpless . 1 he 4 flop 2 could 4 flop 3 just 4 flop 4 flop 5 about 4 flop 8 ground 6 on 8 ground 7 the 8 ground 8 ground 10 and 8 ground 13 helpless 9 , 10 and 11 was 12 almost 12 almost 13 helpless 13 helpless 14 . of course that meant that he could [very] [easily] be [caught] , and so [the] [ground] was [no] [longer] a [safe] place for him . 1 of 2 course 2 course 4 meant 3 that 4 meant 4 meant 5 that 5 that 17 was 6 he 7 could 6 he 17 was 7 could 10 be 10 be 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 so 17 was 20 a 20 a 22 place 22 place 23 for 23 for 24 him 24 him 25 . but he soon found that he was not safe in the air in daytime . 1 but 14 daytime 2 he 9 safe 3 soon 4 found 3 soon 9 safe 5 that 7 was 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 not 7 was 9 safe 9 safe 14 daytime 10 in 14 daytime 11 the 14 daytime 12 air 14 daytime 13 in 14 daytime 14 daytime 15 . old [mr] [hawk] [could] [fly] [even] [faster] [than] [he] , and [mr] [hawk] [was] [always] [watching] [for] [him] [.] 1 old 11 and 10 , 11 and at first , [mr] [bat] [didn't] [know] [what] [to] [do] . 1 at 2 first 1 at 11 . 2 first 3 , he [didn't] [like] to [go] [to] [old] [mother] [nature] and [complain] that [his] [new] [wings] [were] [not] all that he [had] thought they would be [.] 1 he 4 to 4 to 25 be 10 and 18 all 12 that 18 all 18 all 19 that 19 that 20 he 20 he 22 thought 22 thought 24 would 23 they 24 would 24 would 25 be that would look as if he were ungrateful for her kindness in giving him the wings . 1 that 2 would 1 that 8 ungrateful 3 look 4 as 3 look 8 ungrateful 4 as 5 if 5 if 6 he 5 if 7 were 8 ungrateful 11 kindness 8 ungrateful 13 giving 9 for 11 kindness 10 her 11 kindness 11 kindness 12 in 13 giving 14 him 13 giving 15 the 13 giving 16 wings 16 wings 17 . " ['] [i] ['ve] [got] to think of [some] [way] [out] [of] my [troubles] [myself] [,] ['] [thought] [old] [mr] [bat] . 1 " 7 think 1 " 22 . 6 to 7 think 7 think 8 of 8 of 13 my ' [when] [i] ['m] [sure] that [i] [can't] , it will be time enough to go to [old] [mother] [nature] . ' 1 ' 6 that 1 ' 22 ' 9 , 10 it 10 it 11 will 11 will 12 be 11 will 16 go 12 be 14 enough 13 time 14 enough 14 enough 15 to 16 go 17 to 17 to 21 . 21 . 22 ' " now of course it is very hard to think when you are twisting and dodging and turning in the air . " 1 " 2 now 1 " 14 twisting 3 of 4 course 4 course 5 it 5 it 6 is 5 it 8 hard 6 is 7 very 7 very 8 hard 8 hard 9 to 8 hard 14 twisting 10 think 14 twisting 11 when 14 twisting 12 you 13 are 13 are 14 twisting 14 twisting 15 and 14 twisting 16 dodging 14 twisting 17 and 14 twisting 18 turning 18 turning 21 air 19 in 21 air 20 the 21 air 21 air 22 . 22 . 23 " " of course ! " said [peter] [rabbit] , just as if he knew all about it . 1 " 3 course 2 of 3 course 3 course 14 knew 4 ! 5 " 4 ! 6 said 6 said 9 , 9 , 12 if 10 just 11 as 11 as 12 if 12 if 14 knew 13 he 14 knew 14 knew 16 about 15 all 16 about 16 about 17 it 17 it 18 . " [he] [flew] [and] [he] [flew] and [had] [almost] [given] up [hope] [of] [finding] [any] [such] [place] [when] he [saw] [a] [cave] [.] 1 " 19 he 7 and 11 up 7 and 19 he it [looked] [very] [black] [inside] , but it was [big] enough for [mr] [bat] [to] [fly] [into] , and [in] he went . 1 it 9 was 1 it 18 , 6 , 7 but 7 but 8 it 8 it 9 was 9 was 11 enough 11 enough 12 for 18 , 19 and 19 and 22 went 21 he 22 went 22 went 23 . it was just the place to rest and think . 1 it 2 was 1 it 3 just 3 just 5 place 3 just 9 think 4 the 5 place 6 to 7 rest 6 to 9 think 7 rest 8 and 9 think 10 . so he rested , and while he rested , he thought and thought . 1 so 8 rested 2 he 8 rested 3 rested 5 and 3 rested 8 rested 4 , 5 and 6 while 8 rested 7 he 8 rested 8 rested 9 , 8 rested 11 thought 8 rested 12 and 8 rested 13 thought 10 he 11 thought 13 thought 14 . " by and by he [noticed] [that] [it] [was] [growing] [dark] [outside] [.] 1 " 5 he 2 by 3 and 3 and 4 by 3 and 5 he ' [my] [goodness] ! 1 ' 4 ! if [i] [am] [going] [to] [get] anything to eat [to-day] [,] [i] [shall] [have] [to] [hurry] [,] ['] [thought] [he] . 1 if 7 anything 7 anything 9 eat 8 to 9 eat 9 eat 21 . when he got [outside] , he found that [mr] [sun] had [gone] to [bed] . 1 when 2 he 1 when 3 got 1 when 6 he 1 when 7 found 5 , 6 he 7 found 8 that 8 that 11 had 11 had 13 to 13 to 15 . so [had] [all] the [birds] [,] [except] [mr] [owl] [and] [mr] [nighthawk] [.] 1 so 4 the now [mr] [nighthawk] [doesn't] [belong] [to] [the] [hawk] [family] [at] [all] , so [there] [was] [nothing] [to] [fear] [from] [him] [.] 1 now 12 , 12 , 13 so then [mr] [bat] [had] a [very] [pleasant] [surprise] [.] 1 then 5 a he found the air full of insects , ever so many more than in the daytime . 1 he 2 found 2 found 3 the 3 the 16 daytime 4 air 7 insects 4 air 16 daytime 5 full 6 of 5 full 7 insects 7 insects 8 , 7 insects 9 ever 7 insects 11 many 10 so 11 many 12 more 13 than 12 more 16 daytime 14 in 16 daytime 15 the 16 daytime 16 daytime 17 . by being very smart and quick he caught a few before it was too dark for him to see . 1 by 2 being 2 being 4 smart 3 very 4 smart 4 smart 5 and 4 smart 6 quick 6 quick 8 caught 7 he 8 caught 8 caught 10 few 8 caught 17 him 9 a 10 few 10 few 11 before 11 before 15 dark 12 it 13 was 13 was 15 dark 14 too 15 dark 16 for 17 him 17 him 18 to 17 him 20 . 18 to 19 see they didn't fill his stomach , but they kept him from starving . 1 they 12 starving 2 didn't 12 starving 3 fill 5 stomach 4 his 5 stomach 5 stomach 9 kept 6 , 7 but 7 but 9 kept 8 they 9 kept 9 kept 12 starving 10 him 12 starving 11 from 12 starving 12 starving 13 . as he flew back to the cave , a great idea came to him , the idea for which he had been thinking so hard . 1 as 2 he 2 he 3 flew 3 flew 7 cave 4 back 5 to 4 back 7 cave 6 the 7 cave 7 cave 8 , 7 cave 10 great 7 cave 11 idea 7 cave 15 , 7 cave 17 idea 7 cave 19 which 9 a 10 great 11 idea 12 came 12 came 13 to 13 to 14 him 16 the 17 idea 18 for 19 which 19 which 21 had 20 he 21 had 21 had 22 been 22 been 23 thinking 23 thinking 25 hard 24 so 25 hard 25 hard 26 . then he [would] [be] [safe] [and] would not have to [complain] [to] [old] [mother] [nature] . 1 then 2 he 2 he 7 would 7 would 8 not 7 would 9 have 9 have 10 to 10 to 16 . she had given him night-seeing eyes , and he no more had to go hungry . 1 she 5 night-seeing 1 she 12 had 2 had 5 night-seeing 3 given 5 night-seeing 4 him 5 night-seeing 5 night-seeing 6 eyes 5 night-seeing 7 , 5 night-seeing 8 and 5 night-seeing 9 he 5 night-seeing 10 no 5 night-seeing 11 more 12 had 13 to 13 to 14 go 14 go 15 hungry 15 hungry 16 . you [ask] [flitter] if it [isn't] [so] . " 1 you 9 " 4 if 5 it 5 it 8 . 8 . 9 " peter grinned . 1 peter 2 grinned 2 grinned 3 . " [he] never [stays] [in] [one] [place] long enough for me to [ask] him [anything] , " said he . 1 " 3 never 1 " 18 said 8 long 9 enough 9 enough 10 for 10 for 11 me 11 me 17 " 12 to 14 him 14 him 16 , 16 , 17 " 17 " 18 said 18 said 19 he 18 said 20 . " [i] ['m] [ever] so much obliged for the story [,] [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 10 story 5 so 6 much 6 much 7 obliged 7 obliged 8 for 8 for 9 the 9 the 10 story 10 story 14 . it pays to make the best of what we have , doesn't it ? " 1 it 2 pays 1 it 12 doesn't 2 pays 4 make 2 pays 6 best 2 pays 8 what 3 to 4 make 5 the 6 best 6 best 7 of 8 what 10 have 9 we 10 have 11 , 12 doesn't 12 doesn't 13 it 12 doesn't 14 ? 14 ? 15 " " it certainly does . 1 " 3 certainly 2 it 3 certainly 3 certainly 4 does 3 certainly 5 . chug-a-rum ! 1 chug-a-rum 2 ! it [certainly] [does] ! " replied [grandfather] [frog] . 1 it 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 replied 6 replied 9 . [xv] [why] [spotty] [the] [turtle] [carries] [his] [house] [with] [him] [spotty] [the] [turtle] [sat] [on] [an] [old] [log] [on] [the] [bank] [of] [the] [smiling] [pool] [,] [taking] [a] [sun-bath] [.] he had sat that way for the longest time without once moving . 1 he 2 had 1 he 3 sat 3 sat 8 longest 4 that 5 way 5 way 8 longest 6 for 8 longest 7 the 8 longest 8 longest 9 time 8 longest 12 moving 10 without 11 once 10 without 12 moving 12 moving 13 . spotty was still there [when] [peter] [returned] [a] [long] [time] [after] [,] [and] [he] [didn't] [look] [as] [if] [he] [had] [moved] . 1 spotty 3 still 2 was 3 still 3 still 4 there 4 there 22 . a sudden [thought] [struck] [peter] . 1 a 2 sudden 2 sudden 6 . he couldn't [remember] [that] [he] ever had seen [spotty] ['s] [house] . 1 he 2 couldn't 1 he 7 had 6 ever 7 had 7 had 8 seen 8 seen 12 . " [hi] , [spotty] [!] " he shouted . 1 " 3 , 3 , 6 " 6 " 8 shouted 7 he 8 shouted 8 shouted 9 . " where do you live ? " 1 " 2 where 2 where 6 ? 3 do 4 you 3 do 6 ? 4 you 5 live 6 ? 7 " [spotty] [slowly] [turned] [his] [head] [and] [looked] [up] [at] [peter] [.] there was a twinkle in his eyes [,] [though] [peter] [didn't] [see] [it] . 1 there 2 was 1 there 4 twinkle 3 a 4 twinkle 4 twinkle 5 in 4 twinkle 6 his 4 twinkle 7 eyes 7 eyes 14 . " right [here] [in] [the] [smiling] [pool] . 1 " 2 right 2 right 8 . where [else] [should] [i] live ? " he replied . 1 where 5 live 1 where 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 7 " 8 he 7 " 9 replied 9 replied 10 . " [i] mean , where is your house ? " returned [peter] . 1 " 3 mean 3 mean 9 ? 4 , 5 where 5 where 6 is 5 where 9 ? 7 your 8 house 7 your 9 ? 9 ? 10 " 10 " 11 returned 11 returned 13 . " [of] [course] [i] [know] [you] [live] [in] [the] [smiling] [pool] [,] but where is your house ? 1 " 14 where 13 but 14 where 14 where 15 is 14 where 18 ? 16 your 17 house 16 your 18 ? is it in the bank or down under water ? " 1 is 2 it 1 is 3 in 1 is 10 ? 3 in 9 water 4 the 5 bank 5 bank 6 or 5 bank 8 under 7 down 8 under 8 under 9 water 10 ? 11 " " it [is] just [wherever] [i] [happen] to be . 1 " 2 it 2 it 9 be 4 just 8 to 8 to 9 be 9 be 10 . just now [it] [is] [right] [here] , " said [spotty] . 1 just 2 now 2 now 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 11 . " [i] [always] [take] it with me [wherever] [i] [go] [;] [i] [find] [it] [much] the [handiest] way . " 1 " 5 it 1 " 20 " 6 with 7 me 7 me 20 " 16 the 18 way 18 way 19 . 19 . 20 " [[] [illustration] [:] ["] [hi] [,] [spotty] [!] ["] [he] [shouted] [.] " where do you live ? " []] 1 " 2 where 2 where 6 ? 3 do 4 you 3 do 6 ? 4 you 5 live 6 ? 7 " with that [spotty] [disappeared] [.] 1 with 2 that that is to say , his head and legs and tail disappeared . 1 that 2 is 1 that 12 disappeared 3 to 4 say 3 to 6 his 4 say 5 , 6 his 7 head 6 his 9 legs 7 head 8 and 9 legs 10 and 9 legs 11 tail 9 legs 12 disappeared 12 disappeared 13 . peter stared very hard . 1 peter 2 stared 2 stared 4 hard 2 stared 5 . 3 very 4 hard then he began to laugh , for it came to him that what [spotty] [had] said [was] [true] . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 began 3 began 4 to 3 began 5 laugh 3 began 10 to 5 laugh 6 , 5 laugh 8 it 7 for 8 it 9 came 10 to 10 to 11 him 11 him 19 . 12 that 13 what 13 what 16 said 16 said 19 . his house was with him , and now he had simply retired inside . 1 his 2 house 2 house 3 was 2 house 14 . 4 with 5 him 5 him 13 inside 5 him 14 . 6 , 7 and 7 and 12 retired 8 now 12 retired 9 he 10 had 9 he 12 retired 11 simply 12 retired 12 retired 13 inside he didn't need any other house than just that hard , spotted shell , inside of which he was now so cosily tucked away . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 need 2 didn't 4 any 4 any 5 other 5 other 17 which 6 house 12 spotted 7 than 12 spotted 8 just 12 spotted 9 that 12 spotted 10 hard 12 spotted 11 , 12 spotted 12 spotted 13 shell 12 spotted 14 , 12 spotted 15 inside 12 spotted 16 of 12 spotted 17 which 17 which 22 cosily 18 he 22 cosily 19 was 22 cosily 20 now 22 cosily 21 so 22 cosily 22 cosily 23 tucked 22 cosily 24 away 24 away 25 . " that 's a great idea ! 1 " 7 ! 2 that 3 's 3 's 6 idea 4 a 5 great 5 great 6 idea 6 idea 7 ! ho , ho , ho ! 1 ho 3 ho 2 , 3 ho 3 ho 5 ho 4 , 5 ho 5 ho 6 ! that 's a great idea ! " [shouted] [peter] [.] 1 that 2 's 2 's 5 idea 3 a 4 great 4 great 5 idea 5 idea 6 ! 6 ! 7 " " [i] [wonder] [how] [it] [happens] that [he] [does] [it] , " thought he . 1 " 7 that 1 " 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 thought 13 thought 14 he 14 he 15 . " no wonder he is so slow . 1 " 3 wonder 2 no 3 wonder 3 wonder 4 he 3 wonder 7 slow 5 is 7 slow 6 so 7 slow 7 slow 8 . of course , it is very handy to have his house always with him . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 , 2 course 7 handy 4 it 7 handy 5 is 7 handy 6 very 7 handy 7 handy 8 to 7 handy 9 have 7 handy 11 house 7 handy 12 always 7 handy 13 with 10 his 11 house 13 with 14 him 14 him 15 . as he says , he is always at home . 1 as 5 he 2 he 3 says 3 says 5 he 4 , 5 he 5 he 7 always 5 he 9 home 6 is 7 always 8 at 9 home 9 home 10 . i [i] [why] , [how] [stupid] [of] [me] [!] 1 i 4 , he doesn't have to run away at all ! 1 he 2 doesn't 1 he 5 run 3 have 5 run 4 to 5 run 5 run 6 away 5 run 9 ! 6 away 7 at 7 at 8 all all [he] [has] [got] [to] [do] is [to] [go] [inside] [his] [house] [and] [stay] [there] [until] [the] [danger] [is] [past] [!] 1 all 7 is i never thought of that before . 1 i 2 never 2 never 3 thought 2 never 6 before 3 thought 4 of 3 thought 5 that 6 before 7 . why , [that] [is] [the] [handiest] [thing] [i] ever heard of . " 1 why 2 , 2 , 13 " 9 ever 10 heard 10 heard 11 of 11 of 12 . 12 . 13 " now [peter] [knew] that [there] [must] [be] [a] [good] [story] [about] [spotty] [and] [his] house [,] and you know [peter] [dearly] [loves] [a] [good] [story] . 1 now 4 that 1 now 19 know 15 house 17 and 17 and 18 you 18 you 19 know 19 know 26 . so [at] [the] [very] [first] [opportunity] [the] [next] [day] , he [hurried] [over] [to] [the] [smiling] [pool] [to] [ask] [grandfather] [frog] [about] [it] [.] 1 so 11 he 10 , 11 he as usual , [grandfather] [frog] [was] [sitting] [on] [his] [big] [green] [lily-pad] [.] 1 as 2 usual 2 usual 3 , [no] [sooner] [did] [peter] [pop] [his] [head] [above] [the] [edge] [of] [the] [bank] [of] [the] [smiling] [pool] [than] [grandfather] [frog] [exclaimed] [:] " [chug-a-rum] ! 1 " 3 ! you 've kept me [waiting] [a] [long] [time] [,] [peter] [rabbit] [.] 1 you 2 've 1 you 4 me 3 kept 4 me i don't like to be kept waiting . 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 like 2 don't 5 be 4 to 5 be 5 be 7 waiting 6 kept 7 waiting 7 waiting 8 . if you [wanted] [to] know about [spotty] the [turtle] [,] [why] [didn't] you [come] [earlier] ? " 1 if 2 you 1 if 13 you 2 you 5 know 5 know 6 about 6 about 8 the 13 you 16 ? 16 ? 17 " all the time [there] [was] [a] [twinkle] [in] [the] [big] , [goggly] [eyes] [of] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 all 2 the 1 all 3 time 1 all 11 , peter was so surprised that he couldn't find his tongue . 1 peter 4 surprised 2 was 4 surprised 3 so 4 surprised 4 surprised 5 that 4 surprised 8 find 4 surprised 10 tongue 6 he 7 couldn't 7 couldn't 8 find 9 his 10 tongue 10 tongue 11 . he hadn't said [a] [word] [to] [any] [one] [about] [spotty] , [so] [how] [could] [grandfather] [frog] [know] what he had come for ? 1 he 2 hadn't 1 he 3 said 3 said 11 , 11 , 18 what 18 what 23 ? 19 he 20 had 20 had 21 come 21 come 22 for 21 come 23 ? you see , it seemed [to] [peter] as if [grandfather] [frog] had [read] [his] [very] [thoughts] [.] 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 2 see 4 it 4 it 5 seemed 5 seemed 9 if 8 as 9 if 9 if 12 had " [i] [i] [didn't] [know] you were waiting . 1 " 6 you 6 you 7 were 7 were 8 waiting 8 waiting 9 . [truly] [i] [didn't] [,] ["] [stammered] [peter] [.] " if [i] had , [i] would have been here long ago . 1 " 10 here 2 if 9 been 4 had 9 been 5 , 7 would 7 would 8 have 8 have 9 been 9 been 10 here 10 here 12 ago 11 long 12 ago 12 ago 13 . if you please , how did you know that [i] was coming [and] what [i] was coming for ? " 1 if 2 you 2 you 3 please 2 you 8 know 4 , 5 how 5 how 6 did 6 did 8 know 7 you 8 know 8 know 9 that 8 know 14 what 9 that 11 was 11 was 12 coming 14 what 19 ? 16 was 17 coming 17 coming 19 ? 18 for 19 ? 19 ? 20 " " never [mind] [how] [i] knew [.] 1 " 2 never 2 never 6 knew i know a great deal that [i] don't [tell] [,] [which] [is] [more] [than] [some] [folks] [can] say [,] ["] [replied] [grandfather] [frog] . 1 i 2 know 1 i 8 don't 2 know 5 deal 2 know 6 that 3 a 5 deal 4 great 5 deal 8 don't 18 say 18 say 24 . peter [wondered] [if] [he] [meant] [him] , [for] [you] [know] [peter] [is] [a] [great] [gossip] [.] 1 peter 7 , almost everything to-day is the result of things that happened in those long-ago days . 1 almost 2 everything 2 everything 6 result 3 to-day 4 is 3 to-day 6 result 5 the 6 result 6 result 7 of 6 result 8 things 8 things 13 long-ago 9 that 13 long-ago 10 happened 13 long-ago 11 in 13 long-ago 12 those 13 long-ago 13 long-ago 14 days 13 long-ago 15 . the [great-great-ever-so-great] [grandfather] of [spotty] the [turtle] [lived] [then] [,] [and] [unlike] [spotty] [,] [whom] [you] [know] [,] [he] [had] [no] house . 1 the 4 of 4 of 6 the 6 the 22 house 22 house 23 . if he had had , he would have been saved a great deal of trouble and worry . 1 if 3 had 2 he 3 had 3 had 10 saved 4 had 10 saved 5 , 6 he 6 he 7 would 7 would 8 have 8 have 9 been 8 have 10 saved 10 saved 15 trouble 11 a 13 deal 12 great 13 deal 13 deal 14 of 13 deal 15 trouble 15 trouble 17 worry 16 and 17 worry 17 worry 18 . for a long time everybody lived at peace with everybody else . 1 for 4 time 2 a 3 long 3 long 4 time 4 time 5 everybody 5 everybody 11 else 6 lived 8 peace 7 at 8 peace 8 peace 9 with 8 peace 10 everybody 10 everybody 11 else 11 else 12 . now [mr] [turtle] , [living] in [the] [smiling] [pool] , [had] [plenty] [to] [eat] [.] 1 now 4 , 1 now 10 , 4 , 6 in he had nothing to worry about on that score . 1 he 2 had 2 had 5 worry 3 nothing 5 worry 4 to 5 worry 5 worry 6 about 5 worry 9 score 5 worry 10 . 7 on 9 score 8 that 9 score everybody [who] [lives] [in] [the] [smiling] [pool] knows that it is the best place in the world , anyway . " 1 everybody 8 knows 8 knows 11 is 8 knows 13 best 9 that 11 is 10 it 11 is 12 the 13 best 13 best 17 world 13 best 19 anyway 14 place 17 world 15 in 17 world 16 the 17 world 18 , 19 anyway 19 anyway 21 " 20 . 21 " grandfather [frog] [winked] [at] [jerry] [muskrat] [,] [who] [was] [listening] , and [jerry] [nodded] his [head] [.] 1 grandfather 15 his 11 , 12 and 12 and 15 his " [he] [had] [two] [or] [three] [very] [narrow] [escapes] , and [these] [set] him to [thinking] [.] 1 " 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 14 him 14 him 15 to he was too slow and awkward to run or to fight . 1 he 2 was 2 was 4 slow 3 too 4 slow 4 slow 5 and 4 slow 6 awkward 6 awkward 8 run 6 awkward 9 or 6 awkward 11 fight 7 to 8 run 10 to 11 fight 11 fight 12 . the only thing he could do was to keep out of sight as much as possible . 1 the 3 thing 2 only 3 thing 3 thing 6 do 3 thing 16 possible 4 he 5 could 5 could 6 do 7 was 12 sight 8 to 9 keep 9 keep 12 sight 10 out 11 of 10 out 12 sight 12 sight 16 possible 13 as 16 possible 14 much 15 as 15 as 16 possible 16 possible 17 . so he learned to swim with only his head out of water , and sometimes with only the end of his nose out of water . 1 so 2 he 2 he 5 swim 3 learned 4 to 3 learned 5 swim 5 swim 7 only 5 swim 12 water 6 with 7 only 8 his 9 head 9 head 12 water 10 out 11 of 10 out 12 water 12 water 14 and 12 water 15 sometimes 12 water 22 nose 13 , 14 and 16 with 22 nose 17 only 19 end 18 the 19 end 19 end 20 of 19 end 22 nose 21 his 22 nose 22 nose 23 out 22 nose 26 . 23 out 24 of 23 out 25 water at first he was annoyed and started to shake it off . 1 at 2 first 2 first 5 annoyed 3 he 4 was 4 was 5 annoyed 5 annoyed 7 started 5 annoyed 9 shake 5 annoyed 12 . 6 and 7 started 8 to 9 shake 9 shake 10 it 9 shake 11 off before he succeeded , he heard someone coming , so he promptly drew in his head and legs and tail . 1 before 3 succeeded 2 he 3 succeeded 3 succeeded 7 someone 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 heard 6 heard 7 someone 7 someone 8 coming 7 someone 12 promptly 9 , 11 he 9 , 12 promptly 10 so 11 he 12 promptly 13 drew 12 promptly 18 legs 12 promptly 21 . 14 in 15 his 15 his 16 head 15 his 18 legs 16 head 17 and 18 legs 19 and 18 legs 20 tail it was [mr] [fisher] , and he was very [hungry] and [fierce] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 13 . 2 was 11 and 5 , 6 and 5 , 7 he 5 , 11 and 7 he 8 was 8 was 9 very i believe he 'll make me a good dinner . ' 1 i 2 believe 2 believe 3 he 2 believe 4 'll 2 believe 6 me 4 'll 5 make 6 me 11 ' 7 a 8 good 8 good 9 dinner 9 dinner 10 . 10 . 11 ' for a long time he lay very still . 1 for 3 long 2 a 3 long 3 long 4 time 3 long 6 lay 5 he 6 lay 6 lay 8 still 7 very 8 still 8 still 9 . at last he [reached] [the] [smiling] [pool] [and] [slipped] [into] [the] [water] , [leaving] the [piece] of [bark] [on] the [bank] [.] 1 at 2 last 1 at 20 the 2 last 3 he 13 , 15 the 15 the 17 of 17 of 20 the thereafter , when he wanted to go on land , he would first make sure that no one was watching . 1 thereafter 2 , 1 thereafter 3 when 1 thereafter 5 wanted 1 thereafter 7 go 4 he 5 wanted 5 wanted 6 to 7 go 8 on 8 on 9 land 9 land 17 no 9 land 21 . 10 , 11 he 11 he 12 would 12 would 14 make 13 first 14 make 14 make 15 sure 15 sure 16 that 15 sure 17 no 17 no 18 one 18 one 20 watching 19 was 20 watching then he would crawl under the piece of bark and get it on his back . 1 then 2 he 1 then 4 crawl 1 then 15 back 3 would 4 crawl 4 crawl 9 bark 4 crawl 13 on 4 crawl 14 his 5 under 6 the 5 under 9 bark 7 piece 8 of 7 piece 9 bark 9 bark 10 and 9 bark 11 get 11 get 12 it 15 back 16 . wherever he went he carried the piece of bark so as to have it handy to hide under . 1 wherever 2 he 1 wherever 3 went 1 wherever 4 he 1 wherever 5 carried 1 wherever 7 piece 5 carried 6 the 7 piece 8 of 7 piece 9 bark 9 bark 15 handy 10 so 15 handy 11 as 15 handy 12 to 13 have 13 have 14 it 14 it 15 handy 15 handy 17 hide 16 to 17 hide 17 hide 18 under 17 hide 19 . so she began to study [how] [she] [could] [help] [mr] [turtle] . 1 so 3 began 2 she 3 began 3 began 4 to 4 to 5 study 5 study 12 . one day she came up behind him just as he sat down to rest . 1 one 2 day 2 day 4 came 3 she 4 came 4 came 5 up 4 came 6 behind 4 came 12 down 6 behind 7 him 8 just 9 as 9 as 10 he 10 he 11 sat 11 sat 12 down 12 down 14 rest 13 to 14 rest 14 rest 15 . then she touched the skin of his stomach and turned that into hard shell . 1 then 2 she 1 then 14 shell 3 touched 4 the 3 touched 8 stomach 5 skin 8 stomach 6 of 7 his 7 his 8 stomach 8 stomach 14 shell 9 and 10 turned 10 turned 12 into 11 that 12 into 12 into 14 shell 13 hard 14 shell 14 shell 15 . ' [now] [draw] [in] [your] [head] and [your] [legs] and [your] [tail] , ' said she . 1 ' 7 and 1 ' 14 ' 10 and 13 , 13 , 14 ' 14 ' 15 said 15 said 16 she 15 said 17 . " ['] [oh] , [mother] [nature] [,] how can [i] [ever] thank you ? ' [he] [cried] [.] 1 " 4 , 1 " 8 how 8 how 9 can 8 how 14 ? 12 thank 13 you 13 you 14 ? 14 ? 15 ' " ['] [by] [doing] [as] you [always] have done , [attending] [wholly] [to] your own [affairs] [,] ['] replied [old] [mother] [nature] . 1 " 6 you 1 " 19 replied 6 you 8 have 6 you 14 your 8 have 9 done 9 done 10 , 14 your 15 own 19 replied 23 . " oh , thank you , [grandfather] [frog] [,] " exclaimed [peter] [,] [drawing] [a] [long] [breath] [.] 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 , 2 oh 4 thank 2 oh 6 , 4 thank 5 you 6 , 10 " 10 " 11 exclaimed " that was a [perfectly] [splendid] thing for [old] [mother] [nature] to do [.] ["] 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 was 3 was 4 a 4 a 7 thing 7 thing 8 for 7 thing 13 do 12 to 13 do you [see] , he didn't notice that [grandfather] [frog] was [listening] [when] [he] [asked] [spotty] [about] his [house] . 1 you 3 , 1 you 7 that 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 didn't 5 didn't 6 notice 7 that 10 was 10 was 17 his 17 his 19 . [xvi] [why] [paddy] [the] [beaver] [has] [a] [broad] [tail] usually the thing that interests us most is something that we haven't got ourselves . 1 usually 5 interests 2 the 3 thing 3 thing 5 interests 4 that 5 interests 5 interests 6 us 5 interests 7 most 5 interests 8 is 5 interests 9 something 5 interests 10 that 5 interests 14 ourselves 5 interests 15 . 11 we 14 ourselves 12 haven't 13 got 12 haven't 14 ourselves it is that way [with] [peter] [rabbit] . 1 it 2 is 2 is 4 way 3 that 4 way 4 way 8 . peter is not naturally envious . 1 peter 5 envious 2 is 3 not 3 not 5 envious 4 naturally 5 envious 5 envious 6 . oh , my , no ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 3 my 1 oh 4 , 1 oh 5 no 1 oh 6 ! peter is pretty well satisfied with what he has , which is quite as it should be . 1 peter 5 satisfied 1 peter 13 quite 2 is 3 pretty 3 pretty 4 well 4 well 5 satisfied 5 satisfied 6 with 6 with 11 which 7 what 8 he 8 he 9 has 8 he 10 , 10 , 11 which 12 is 13 quite 13 quite 14 as 13 quite 16 should 15 it 16 should 16 should 17 be 17 be 18 . can you guess what it is ? 1 can 2 you 1 can 3 guess 3 guess 4 what 4 what 6 is 4 what 7 ? 5 it 6 is well [,] it [is] his tail . 1 well 3 it 3 it 7 . 5 his 6 tail 6 tail 7 . yes , [sir] [,] that is [the] one thing [that] [ever] [really] [troubles] [peter] [.] 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 6 is 5 that 6 is 6 is 9 thing 8 one 9 thing you see , [peter] ['s] [tail] [is] [,] nothing but a [funny] little [bunch] [of] [cotton] , [which] [doesn't] look [like] [a] [tail] at all [.] 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 2 see 9 nothing 9 nothing 10 but 10 but 11 a 10 but 25 all 11 a 13 little 13 little 17 , 20 look 24 at 24 at 25 all why , [even] [little] [danny] [meadow] [mouse] [has] [a] [real] [tail] , [short] as it is [.] 1 why 2 , 1 why 16 is 12 , 14 as 14 as 15 it 15 it 16 is and as for [happy] [jack] [squirrel] [and] [reddy] [fox] [and] [bobby] [coon] [and] [jimmy] [skunk] [,] [everybody] [knows] [what] [beautiful] [tails] [they] [have] . 1 and 2 as 2 as 3 for 3 for 24 . once [peter] thought about it so much [that] [grandfather] [frog] [noticed] [how] [sober] [he] [was] [and] [asked] [peter] [what] [the] trouble [was] . 1 once 3 thought 3 thought 4 about 3 thought 6 so 4 about 5 it 6 so 7 much 7 much 21 trouble 21 trouble 23 . " why , [peter] , " said he , " you look so sober , that [i] [thought] you [really] had something [to] [worry] [about] . 1 " 2 why 1 " 7 said 2 why 3 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 8 he 7 said 9 , 7 said 26 . 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 you 11 you 12 look 12 look 14 sober 13 so 14 sober 14 sober 15 , 14 sober 16 that 19 you 22 something 21 had 22 something 22 something 26 . what would you do with a big tail , if you had one ? 1 what 2 would 1 what 3 you 1 what 4 do 1 what 12 had 1 what 14 ? 4 do 5 with 4 do 11 you 5 with 8 tail 6 a 8 tail 7 big 8 tail 9 , 10 if 10 if 11 you 12 had 13 one it would always be in your way . 1 it 4 be 2 would 4 be 3 always 4 be 4 be 6 your 5 in 6 your 6 your 7 way 7 way 8 . just think how many times [reddy] [fox] [or] [old] [granny] [fox] have [almost] [caught] [you] [.] 1 just 2 think 1 just 3 how 3 how 4 many 4 many 5 times 5 times 12 have they certainly would have before this , if you had had a long tail sticking out behind for them to get hold of . 1 they 2 certainly 2 certainly 3 would 3 would 4 have 3 would 8 if 4 have 5 before 4 have 6 this 7 , 8 if 8 if 9 you 8 if 10 had 8 if 11 had 8 if 21 get 12 a 15 sticking 13 long 15 sticking 14 tail 15 sticking 15 sticking 16 out 15 sticking 17 behind 15 sticking 21 get 17 behind 19 them 18 for 19 them 20 to 21 get 21 get 22 hold 22 hold 23 of 23 of 24 . i [had] [a] [long] [tail] [when] [i] [was] [young] , [and] [i] was [mighty] [glad] to [get] [rid] of it . " 1 i 16 to 1 i 20 it 10 , 13 was 13 was 16 to 19 of 20 it 20 it 21 . 21 . 22 " after he heard that [,] [peter] felt better . 1 after 2 he 2 he 3 heard 2 he 7 felt 3 heard 4 that 7 felt 8 better 8 better 9 . he just stared and stared . 1 he 5 stared 2 just 5 stared 3 stared 5 stared 4 and 5 stared 5 stared 6 . he [hardly] [noticed] [the] [wonderful] [dam] [or] [the] [equally] [wonderful] [canals] [which] [paddy] had made . 1 he 14 had 14 had 15 made 15 made 16 . the very next morning [he] [hurried] [over] [to] [the] [smiling] [pool] [to] [tell] [grandfather] [frog] [about] [it] . 1 the 3 next 2 very 3 next 3 next 4 morning 4 morning 18 . grandfather [frog] 's [big] [,] [goggly] [eyes] [twinkled] [.] 1 grandfather 3 's " [chug-a-rum] ! " said he . 1 " 5 said 3 ! 4 " 3 ! 5 said 5 said 6 he 5 said 7 . " [paddy] the [beaver] [has] [one] [of] [the] [most] [useful] [tails] [i] [know] [of] [.] 1 " 3 the would you like to know how he comes by such a queer tail ? " 1 would 2 you 2 you 3 like 2 you 5 know 2 you 14 ? 3 like 4 to 5 know 6 how 6 how 8 comes 7 he 8 comes 8 comes 13 tail 9 by 13 tail 10 such 11 a 10 such 12 queer 12 queer 13 tail 14 ? 15 " [[] [illustration] [:] [the] [first] [thing] [peter] [looked] [to] [see] [was] [what] [kind] [of] [a] [tail] [paddy] [has] [.] []] " oh , if you please ! 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 , 2 oh 6 please 2 oh 7 ! 4 if 6 please 5 you 6 please if you please , [grandfather] [frog] [!] 1 if 3 please 2 you 3 please 3 please 4 , i didn't suppose there was such a queer tail in all the world , and [i] don't see what possible use it can be . 1 i 3 suppose 2 didn't 3 suppose 3 suppose 6 such 4 there 5 was 4 there 6 such 6 such 7 a 6 such 8 queer 6 such 20 possible 8 queer 9 tail 8 queer 13 world 10 in 13 world 11 all 13 world 12 the 13 world 14 , 15 and 14 , 17 don't 17 don't 18 see 18 see 19 what 18 see 20 possible 20 possible 21 use 20 possible 23 can 20 possible 25 . 21 use 22 it 23 can 24 be do tell me about it ! " cried [peter] . 1 do 2 tell 2 tell 3 me 3 me 4 about 3 me 6 ! 4 about 5 it 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 cried 8 cried 10 . " [chug-a-rum] ! 1 " 3 ! " [some] [people] [never] [do] learn to use their eyes . " 1 " 12 " 6 learn 7 to 6 learn 8 use 8 use 9 their 8 use 10 eyes 10 eyes 11 . 11 . 12 " peter looked a bit sheepish , but he said nothing and waited patiently . 1 peter 5 sheepish 1 peter 12 waited 2 looked 5 sheepish 3 a 4 bit 4 bit 5 sheepish 5 sheepish 7 but 5 sheepish 8 he 5 sheepish 9 said 5 sheepish 10 nothing 6 , 7 but 11 and 12 waited 12 waited 13 patiently 13 patiently 14 . [presently] [grandfather] [frog] [cleared] [his] [throat] [two] [or] [three] [times] [and] [began] [to] [talk] [.] " once upon a time , long , long ago , when the world was young " 1 " 17 " 2 once 3 upon 3 upon 4 a 3 upon 5 time 5 time 6 , 5 time 10 ago 7 long 8 , 7 long 10 ago 9 long 10 ago 10 ago 11 , 10 ago 12 when 10 ago 14 world 10 ago 17 " 13 the 14 world 14 world 16 young 15 was 16 young " it seems to me that everything wonderful happened long ago when the world was young [,] ["] [interrupted] [peter] [.] 1 " 3 seems 2 it 3 seems 3 seems 4 to 3 seems 5 me 3 seems 11 ago 6 that 9 happened 7 everything 9 happened 8 wonderful 9 happened 9 happened 11 ago 10 long 11 ago 11 ago 12 when 11 ago 14 world 13 the 14 world 14 world 16 young 15 was 16 young grandfather [frog] [looked] [at] [peter] [severely] , and [peter] [hastened] [to] [beg] his [pardon] [.] 1 grandfather 13 his 7 , 8 and 8 and 13 his after a long time [grandfather] [frog] [began] [again] . 1 after 3 long 2 a 3 long 3 long 4 time 4 time 9 . " he was [very] [thrifty] [,] [was] [mr] [beaver] [;] not at all like [some] [people] [i] [know] . 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 11 not 11 not 12 at 12 at 13 all 12 at 19 . 13 all 14 like that is [how] [he] [first] [came] [to] [think] [of] [making] [a] [dam] and a [pond] [.] 1 that 2 is 2 is 14 a 13 and 14 a like [his] [small] [cousin] , [mr] [muskrat] [,] [he] [was] [very] [fond] [of] [the] [water] [,] and [felt] [most] at [home] [and] [safest] [there] . 1 like 5 , 5 , 17 and 17 and 20 at 20 at 25 . that made him think harder than ever . 1 that 2 made 2 made 3 him 2 made 5 harder 4 think 5 harder 5 harder 6 than 5 harder 7 ever 5 harder 8 . the more sticks he added , the bigger the pool grew . 1 the 11 grew 2 more 11 grew 3 sticks 5 added 3 sticks 8 bigger 4 he 5 added 5 added 6 , 5 added 7 the 8 bigger 10 pool 8 bigger 11 grew 9 the 10 pool 11 grew 12 . [mr] [beaver] [had] [discovered] [what] [a] [dam] [is] [for] [and] [how] [to] [build] [it] [.] " [now] [cutting] [down] [trees] is [hard] [work] . 1 " 6 is 6 is 9 . yes , [siree] , [cutting] [down] [trees] [is] [the] [hardest] [kind] [of] [hard] [work] [.] 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , [mr] [beaver] [had] [to] [sit] [up] [on] [his] [hind] [legs] [to] [do] [it] [,] [and] [his] [legs] [grew] [very] [,] [very] [tired] [.] in [those] [days] [he] [had] a [tail] very much like the [tail] of [jerry] [muskrat] . 1 in 6 a 1 in 11 the 6 a 8 very 8 very 9 much 9 much 10 like 11 the 13 of 13 of 16 . it was very useful when he was swimming , but it was of no use at all at any other time . 1 it 2 was 1 it 15 use 2 was 8 swimming 3 very 4 useful 4 useful 8 swimming 5 when 6 he 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 swimming 9 , 10 but 10 but 15 use 11 it 12 was 11 it 15 use 13 of 15 use 14 no 15 use 15 use 19 any 16 at 17 all 16 at 19 any 18 at 19 any 19 any 20 other 19 any 21 time 19 any 22 . sometimes he tried to brace himself with it when he was sitting up to cut trees , and found it of no help . 1 sometimes 5 brace 2 he 3 tried 3 tried 4 to 3 tried 5 brace 5 brace 6 himself 5 brace 7 with 5 brace 8 it 5 brace 9 when 5 brace 13 up 5 brace 18 and 5 brace 20 it 9 when 10 he 10 he 11 was 11 was 12 sitting 12 sitting 13 up 14 to 15 cut 15 cut 16 trees 16 trees 18 and 17 , 18 and 19 found 20 it 20 it 21 of 20 it 22 no 22 no 23 help 23 help 24 . " he [was] [working] [just] [as] [usual] [one] [day] when [old] [mother] [nature] came [along] to see how he was [getting] [on] . 1 " 2 he 2 he 20 was 10 when 14 came 14 came 16 to 16 to 17 see 17 see 18 how 18 how 19 he 19 he 20 was 20 was 23 . she saw the [new] [dam] [and] [the] [new] [pond] , and she [asked] [mr] [beaver] [who] had made them . 1 she 2 saw 1 she 17 had 2 saw 3 the 10 , 11 and 10 , 12 she 12 she 17 had 17 had 18 made 18 made 19 them 19 them 20 . he told her that he had and explained why . 1 he 2 told 2 told 3 her 2 told 4 that 2 told 6 had 2 told 9 why 5 he 6 had 7 and 9 why 8 explained 9 why 9 why 10 . old [mother] [nature] [was] [greatly] [pleased] , [but] [she] [didn't] [say] so [.] 1 old 7 , 7 , 12 so she just passed the time of day with him and then sat down to watch him cut a tree . 1 she 3 passed 2 just 3 passed 3 passed 19 tree 4 the 5 time 4 the 19 tree 6 of 19 tree 7 day 12 sat 8 with 9 him 9 him 10 and 10 and 11 then 11 then 12 sat 12 sat 13 down 12 sat 15 watch 12 sat 19 tree 14 to 15 watch 15 watch 16 him 17 cut 19 tree 18 a 19 tree 19 tree 20 . she saw him try to brace himself with his useless tail , and she saw him stop to rest his tired legs . 1 she 2 saw 2 saw 6 brace 3 him 6 brace 4 try 5 to 4 try 6 brace 6 brace 7 himself 6 brace 8 with 6 brace 9 his 6 brace 10 useless 6 brace 11 tail 11 tail 22 legs 11 tail 23 . 12 , 13 and 13 and 19 rest 14 she 15 saw 15 saw 16 him 16 him 17 stop 17 stop 19 rest 18 to 19 rest 19 rest 22 legs 20 his 22 legs 21 tired 22 legs " ['] [that] [looks] [to] me [like] pretty hard work , ' said [old] [mother] [nature] . 1 " 6 me 6 me 17 . 8 pretty 9 hard 9 hard 10 work 10 work 11 , 11 , 13 said 12 ' 13 said 13 said 17 . " ['so] it is , ' replied [mr] [beaver] , [stretching] [first] [one] [leg] and then [another] [.] 1 " 4 is 1 " 5 , 3 it 4 is 5 , 15 and 6 ' 7 replied 7 replied 10 , 10 , 15 and 15 and 16 then ' [but] [things] [worth] [having] [are] [worth] [working] [for] , ['] and [with] [that] [he] began [cutting] again . 1 ' 10 , 10 , 12 and 12 and 16 began 16 began 18 again 18 again 19 . " ' [you] [ought] [to] have [something] [to] [sit] [on] , ' said [old] [mother] [nature] [,] [her] [eyes] [twinkling] . 1 " 13 said 2 ' 6 have 2 ' 12 ' 11 , 12 ' 12 ' 13 said 13 said 21 . ["] [mr] [beaver] [grinned] [.] " the next [morning] [when] [he] [awoke] , [he] [had] [the] [greatest] [surprise] [of] [his] [life] [.] 1 " 8 , 2 the 3 next 3 next 8 , he had a new tail ! 1 he 2 had 2 had 5 tail 3 a 4 new 4 new 5 tail 5 tail 6 ! it was broad and thick and flat . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 broad 3 broad 4 and 3 broad 7 flat 5 thick 6 and 5 thick 7 flat 7 flat 8 . it wasn't like any tail he had ever seen or heard of . 1 it 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 like 2 wasn't 4 any 4 any 5 tail 4 any 12 of 4 any 13 . 6 he 7 had 7 had 11 heard 8 ever 9 seen 8 ever 11 heard 9 seen 10 or 11 heard 12 of it was almost like a stool to sit on , and he could work all day long without tiring his legs . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 almost 3 almost 6 stool 4 like 5 a 4 like 6 stool 6 stool 8 sit 6 stool 22 . 7 to 8 sit 8 sit 9 on 8 sit 11 and 8 sit 21 legs 10 , 11 and 12 he 13 could 13 could 19 tiring 14 work 19 tiring 15 all 19 tiring 16 day 19 tiring 17 long 19 tiring 18 without 19 tiring 19 tiring 21 legs 20 his 21 legs then [was] [mr] [beaver] [very] [happy] , and to [show] [how] [happy] he [was] , he [worked] [harder] [than] [ever] [.] 1 then 13 he 1 then 16 he 7 , 8 and 7 , 13 he 8 and 9 to 15 , 16 he " ' [why] , ' he [cried] [,] ['] [i] [believe] [it] is the most useful tail in all the world ! ['] 1 " 22 ! 2 ' 13 is 2 ' 22 ! 4 , 5 ' 4 , 6 he 6 he 13 is 13 is 21 world 14 the 21 world 15 most 16 useful 15 most 21 world 16 useful 17 tail 18 in 21 world 19 all 21 world 20 the 21 world " and [then] he [wished] with [all] [his] [might] that [old] [mother] [nature] [would] [return] [so] [that] he [might] [thank] [her] [for] [it] [.] 1 " 18 he 2 and 4 he 2 and 6 with 6 with 10 that 10 that 18 he and that [,] ["] [concluded] [grandfather] [frog] , ["] is how [mr] [beaver] [came] [by] [his] [broad] [tail] [.] 1 and 2 that 1 and 11 how 2 that 10 is 8 , 10 is you see , [old] [mother] [nature] [always] [helps] [those] [who] [help] [themselves] [.] 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , and [ever] [since] [that] [long-ago] [day] [,] all [beavers] [have] [had] [broad] [tails] [,] [and] have been [the] [greatest] [workers] in the world . " 1 and 8 all 8 all 22 the 16 have 17 been 17 been 21 in 21 in 22 the 22 the 23 world 23 world 24 . 24 . 25 " end of [the] [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] [of] [mother] [west] [wind] ['] [why] ['] [stories] [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] 1 end 2 of