( an earlier version was prepared by [k] . nordquist and [barbara] [tozier] . ) 1 ( 2 an 1 ( 3 earlier 1 ( 9 . 2 an 3 earlier 3 earlier 7 by 4 version 5 was 4 version 6 prepared 6 prepared 7 by 9 . 11 and 9 . 15 ) 10 nordquist 11 and 14 . 15 ) [the] [adventures] [of] [danny] [meadow] [mouse] [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] [old] [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's] ["] [why] ["] [stories] [@number@] [mother] [west] [wind's] ["] [how] ["] [stories] [@number@] [mother] [west] [wind's] ["] [when] ["] [stories] [@number@] [mother] [west] [wind's] ["] [where] ["] [stories] [green] [meadow] [series] [@number@] [happy] [jack] [@number@] [mrs] [peter] [rabbit] [ [illustration] : " [i] tell you what , you stay right here ! " 1 [ 3 : 3 : 4 " 4 " 6 tell 6 tell 8 what 7 you 8 what 8 what 12 right 9 , 10 you 10 you 11 stay 11 stay 12 right 12 right 14 ! 13 here 14 ! 14 ! 15 " [frontispiece] [.] see page [@number@] ] 1 see 2 page 2 page 4 ] [burgess] [trade] [quaddies] [mark] [the] [bedtime] [story-books] [the] [adventures] [of] [danny] [meadow] [mouse] [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] author [of] " the [adventures] of [reddy] [fox] , " " old [mother] [west] [wind] , " etc 1 author 3 " 1 author 4 the 4 the 6 of 6 of 18 etc 9 , 10 " 10 " 12 old 11 " 12 old 12 old 16 , 16 , 17 " 17 " 18 etc [with] [illustrations] [by] [harrison] [cady] [ [illustration] ] 1 [ 3 ] [boston] [little] [,] [brown] [,] [and] [company] [@number@] copyright , [@number@] [,] [by] [little] [,] [brown] , [and] [company] . 1 copyright 2 , 1 copyright 12 . 9 , 12 . all rights reserved 1 all 2 rights 2 rights 3 reserved [contents] [chapter] [page] [i] [danny] [meadow] [mouse] [is] [worried] [@date@] [.] [danny] [meadow] [mouse] [and] [his] [short] [tail] [@date@] [.] [danny] [meadow] [mouse] [plays] [hide] [and] [seek] [@date@] [.] [old] [granny] [fox] [tries] [for] [danny] [meadow] [mouse] [@date@] [.] [what] [happened] [on] [the] [green] [meadows] [@date@] [.] [danny] [meadow] [mouse] [remembers] [and] [reddy] [fox] [forgets] [@date@] [.] [old] [granny] [fox] [tries] [a] [new] [plan] [@date@] [.] [brother] [north] [wind] [proves] [a] [friend] [@number@] [ix] [.] [danny] [meadow] [mouse] [is] [caught] [at] [last] [@number@] [x] [.] [a] [strange] [ride] [and] [how] [it] [ended] [@number@] [xi] [.] [peter] [rabbit] [gets] [a] [fright] [@number@] [xii] [.] [the] [old] [briar-patch] [has] [a] [new] [tenant] [@number@] [xiii] [.] [peter] [rabbit] [visits] [the] [peach] [orchard] [@number@] [xiv] [.] [farmer] [brown] [sets] [a] [trap] [@number@] [xv] [.] [peter] [rabbit] [is] [caught] [in] [a] [snare] [@number@] [xvi] [.] [peter] [rabbit's] [hard] [journey] [@number@] [xvii] [.] [danny] [meadow] [mouse] [becomes] [worried] [@number@] [xviii] [.] [danny] [meadow] [mouse] [returns] [a] [kindness] [@number@] [xix] [.] [peter] [rabbit] [and] [danny] [meadow] [mouse] [live] [high] [@number@] [xx] [.] [timid] [danny] [meadow] [mouse] [@number@] [xxi] [.] [an] [exciting] [day] [for] [danny] [meadow] [mouse] [@number@] [xxii] [.] [what] [happened] [next] [to] [danny] [meadow] [mouse] [@number@] [xxiii] [.] [reddy] [fox] [grows] [curious] [@number@] [xxiv] [.] [reddy] [fox] [loses] [his] [temper] [@number@] [list] [of] [illustrations] " [i] [tell] [you] [what] , [you] [stay] [right] [here] ! ["] 1 " 6 , 1 " 11 ! frontispiece " [got] [plenty] [to] [eat] [and] [drink] , [haven't] [you] ? " 1 frontispiece 2 " 1 frontispiece 13 " 2 " 9 , 12 ? 13 " [the] [adventures] [of] [danny] [meadow] [mouse] [i] [danny] [meadow] [mouse] [is] [worried] he had only a nod for [jimmy] [skunk] , and even [peter] [rabbit] could get no more than a grumpy " good morning . " 1 he 4 a 2 had 3 only 3 only 4 a 4 a 5 nod 5 nod 6 for 5 nod 10 and 9 , 10 and 10 and 18 than 11 even 14 could 14 could 15 get 15 get 16 no 15 get 17 more 17 more 18 than 18 than 20 grumpy 19 a 20 grumpy 20 grumpy 23 morning 21 " 22 good 22 good 23 morning 23 morning 24 . 24 . 25 " it wasn't that he had been caught napping the day before by [reddy] [fox] and nearly made an end of . 1 it 6 been 1 it 16 nearly 2 wasn't 3 that 3 that 4 he 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 been 6 been 7 caught 7 caught 8 napping 8 napping 10 day 8 napping 15 and 9 the 10 day 10 day 11 before 11 before 12 by 16 nearly 17 made 16 nearly 19 end 17 made 18 an 17 made 19 end 19 end 21 . 20 of 21 . no , it wasn't that . 1 no 2 , 2 , 3 it 3 it 4 wasn't 4 wasn't 5 that 5 that 6 . danny had learned his lesson , and [reddy] would never catch him again . 1 danny 6 , 2 had 3 learned 3 learned 4 his 4 his 5 lesson 5 lesson 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 11 catch 9 would 10 never 10 never 11 catch 11 catch 12 him 12 him 13 again 13 again 14 . it wasn't that he was all alone with no one to play with . 1 it 2 wasn't 1 it 5 was 2 wasn't 3 that 3 that 4 he 5 was 6 all 5 was 9 no 6 all 7 alone 7 alone 8 with 9 no 10 one 10 one 11 to 11 to 12 play 12 play 13 with 13 with 14 . danny was rather glad that he was alone . 1 danny 3 rather 2 was 3 rather 3 rather 4 glad 4 glad 6 he 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 alone 8 alone 9 . the fact is , [danny] [meadow] [mouse] was worried . 1 the 2 fact 2 fact 3 is 3 is 4 , 4 , 9 worried 8 was 9 worried 9 worried 10 . but you know it is the easiest [thing] in the world to find something to worry over and make yourself uncomfortable about . 1 but 10 the 2 you 3 know 3 know 4 it 3 know 7 easiest 4 it 5 is 5 is 6 the 7 easiest 9 in 9 in 10 the 10 the 20 yourself 10 the 21 uncomfortable 11 world 12 to 12 to 13 find 13 find 15 to 13 find 16 worry 14 something 15 to 16 worry 17 over 17 over 18 and 17 over 20 yourself 18 and 19 make 20 yourself 21 uncomfortable 21 uncomfortable 22 about 21 uncomfortable 23 . and when you make yourself uncomfortable , you are almost sure to make every one around you equally uncomfortable . 1 and 18 equally 2 when 3 you 2 when 4 make 4 make 5 yourself 4 make 6 uncomfortable 6 uncomfortable 7 , 6 uncomfortable 8 you 8 you 9 are 9 are 12 to 9 are 13 make 10 almost 11 sure 11 sure 12 to 13 make 17 you 13 make 18 equally 14 every 15 one 15 one 16 around 16 around 17 you 18 equally 19 uncomfortable 19 uncomfortable 20 . it was so with [danny] [meadow] [mouse] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 so 2 was 8 . 3 so 4 with and what do you think was the matter with [danny] [meadow] [mouse] ? 1 and 2 what 2 what 4 you 3 do 4 you 4 you 5 think 5 think 6 was 6 was 7 the 7 the 8 matter 8 matter 9 with 9 with 13 ? why , he was worrying because his tail is short . 1 why 4 was 2 , 3 he 3 he 4 was 4 was 6 because 5 worrying 6 because 6 because 8 tail 7 his 8 tail 8 tail 9 is 9 is 10 short 10 short 11 . yes , [sir] , that is all that ailed [danny] [meadow] [mouse] that bright morning . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 5 that 5 that 6 is 6 is 7 all 7 all 8 that 8 that 9 ailed 9 ailed 14 bright 13 that 14 bright 14 bright 15 morning 15 morning 16 . you know some people let their looks make them miserable . 1 you 2 know 1 you 5 let 2 know 3 some 3 some 4 people 5 let 6 their 6 their 10 miserable 7 looks 8 make 8 make 9 them 8 make 10 miserable 10 miserable 11 . they worry because they are homely or freckled , [or] short or tall , or thin or stout , all of which is very foolish . 1 they 2 worry 1 they 5 are 2 worry 3 because 3 because 4 they 5 are 6 homely 6 homely 12 or 7 or 8 freckled 8 freckled 9 , 9 , 11 short 11 short 12 or 12 or 16 thin 13 tall 15 or 13 tall 16 thin 14 , 15 or 16 thin 19 , 17 or 18 stout 18 stout 19 , 19 , 22 which 20 all 21 of 21 of 22 which 22 which 23 is 23 is 26 . 24 very 25 foolish 24 very 26 . and [danny] [meadow] [mouse] was just as foolish in worrying because his tail is short . 1 and 5 was 5 was 8 foolish 6 just 7 as 6 just 8 foolish 8 foolish 10 worrying 9 in 10 worrying 10 worrying 11 because 11 because 13 tail 11 because 16 . 12 his 13 tail 14 is 15 short 15 short 16 . it is short ! 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 short 3 short 4 ! it certainly is all of that ! 1 it 2 certainly 1 it 3 is 3 is 4 all 4 all 6 that 5 of 6 that 6 that 7 ! danny never had realized how short until he chanced to meet his cousin [whitefoot] , who lives in the [green] [forest] . 1 danny 4 realized 1 danny 8 he 2 never 3 had 3 had 4 realized 4 realized 6 short 5 how 6 short 6 short 7 until 8 he 11 meet 9 chanced 10 to 10 to 11 meet 11 meet 13 cousin 12 his 13 cousin 13 cousin 15 , 15 , 16 who 16 who 19 the 16 who 22 . 17 lives 18 in 18 in 19 the he was very elegantly dressed , but the most imposing thing about him [was] his long , slim , beautiful tail . 1 he 2 was 1 he 3 very 3 very 4 elegantly 3 very 5 dressed 4 elegantly 5 dressed 5 dressed 12 about 6 , 7 but 7 but 8 the 8 the 11 thing 9 most 10 imposing 9 most 11 thing 11 thing 12 about 12 about 13 him 13 him 18 slim 15 his 16 long 16 long 17 , 16 long 18 slim 18 slim 21 tail 19 , 20 beautiful 20 beautiful 21 tail 21 tail 22 . ever since he had been thinking and thinking , and wondering how his family came to have such short tails . 1 ever 5 been 1 ever 8 thinking 1 ever 15 came 2 since 4 had 3 he 4 had 4 had 5 been 5 been 6 thinking 6 thinking 7 and 8 thinking 9 , 8 thinking 11 wondering 9 , 10 and 11 wondering 12 how 12 how 14 family 12 how 15 came 13 his 14 family 15 came 21 . 16 to 17 have 16 to 21 . 17 have 18 such 17 have 20 tails 19 short 20 tails then he grew envious and began to wish and wish and wish that he could have a long tail like his cousin [whitefoot] . 1 then 6 began 1 then 10 wish 2 he 3 grew 3 grew 4 envious 4 envious 6 began 5 and 6 began 6 began 7 to 7 to 8 wish 8 wish 9 and 10 wish 15 could 11 and 14 he 12 wish 13 that 13 that 14 he 14 he 15 could 15 could 24 . 16 have 17 a 17 a 18 long 17 a 19 tail 19 tail 22 cousin 19 tail 24 . 20 like 21 his 21 his 22 cousin if it hadn't been for one of the [merry] [little] [breezes] , [danny] would have been caught . 1 if 2 it 1 if 4 been 2 it 3 hadn't 4 been 6 one 4 been 14 would 5 for 6 one 6 one 7 of 7 of 8 the 12 , 14 would 14 would 16 been 15 have 16 been 16 been 17 caught 17 caught 18 . and all because he was envious . 1 and 2 all 2 all 3 because 3 because 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 envious 6 envious 7 . it 's a bad , bad habit . 1 it 2 's 2 's 3 a 3 a 5 , 4 bad 5 , 5 , 6 bad 6 bad 7 habit 7 habit 8 . [ii] [danny] [meadow] [mouse] [and] [his] [short] [tail] [all] [danny] [meadow] [mouse] [could] [think] [about] [was] [his] [short] [tail] [.] instead of playing in the sunshine as he used to do , he sat and sulked . 1 instead 2 of 2 of 6 sunshine 3 playing 4 in 4 in 5 the 5 the 6 sunshine 6 sunshine 9 used 7 as 8 he 8 he 9 used 9 used 11 do 10 to 11 do 11 do 12 , 12 , 15 and 12 , 17 . 13 he 14 sat 14 sat 15 and 15 and 16 sulked pretty soon his friends began to pass without stopping . 1 pretty 4 friends 2 soon 3 his 3 his 4 friends 4 friends 5 began 5 began 6 to 6 to 7 pass 6 to 9 stopping 7 pass 8 without 9 stopping 10 . finally one day old [mr] [toad] sat down in front of [danny] and began to ask questions . 1 finally 4 old 1 finally 8 down 2 one 3 day 2 one 4 old 7 sat 8 down 8 down 11 of 9 in 10 front 10 front 11 of 11 of 17 questions 13 and 14 began 14 began 15 to 14 began 17 questions 15 to 16 ask 17 questions 18 . " what 's the matter ? " asked old [mr] [toad] . 1 " 2 what 1 " 3 's 3 's 5 matter 4 the 5 matter 5 matter 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 6 ? 8 asked 8 asked 9 old 9 old 12 . " nothing , " replied [danny] [meadow] [mouse] . 1 " 2 nothing 2 nothing 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 replied 5 replied 9 . [ [illustration] : " got plenty to eat and drink , haven't you ? " continued [mr] . toad . 1 [ 5 got 3 : 4 " 4 " 5 got 5 got 13 you 6 plenty 7 to 6 plenty 8 eat 8 eat 9 and 8 eat 10 drink 10 drink 11 , 10 drink 12 haven't 12 haven't 13 you 13 you 14 ? 14 ? 15 " 15 " 18 . 16 continued 18 . 18 . 20 . 19 toad 20 . page [@number@] ] 1 page 3 ] danny fidgeted , and old [mr] [toad] looked up at jolly , round , red [mr] [sun] and winked . 1 danny 3 , 1 danny 11 jolly 2 fidgeted 3 , 4 and 5 old 5 old 8 looked 8 looked 9 up 9 up 10 at 9 up 11 jolly 11 jolly 13 round 12 , 13 round 13 round 15 red 14 , 15 red 15 red 18 and 18 and 20 . 19 winked 20 . " sun is just as bright as ever , isn't it ? " he inquired . 1 " 2 sun 1 " 3 is 3 is 4 just 4 just 5 as 4 just 6 bright 6 bright 8 ever 6 bright 10 isn't 7 as 8 ever 9 , 10 isn't 10 isn't 11 it 10 isn't 12 ? 12 ? 13 " 12 ? 15 inquired 13 " 14 he 14 he 15 inquired 15 inquired 16 . " yes , " said [danny] . 1 " 2 yes 2 yes 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 7 . " got plenty to eat and drink , haven't you ? " continued [mr] . toad . 1 " 7 drink 2 got 3 plenty 3 plenty 4 to 3 plenty 7 drink 4 to 5 eat 5 eat 6 and 7 drink 13 continued 8 , 9 haven't 8 , 12 " 10 you 11 ? 11 ? 12 " 12 " 13 continued 13 continued 16 toad 15 . 16 toad 16 toad 17 . " yes , " said [danny] . 1 " 2 yes 2 yes 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 7 . " seems to me that that is a pretty good looking suit of clothes you 're wearing , " said [mr] [toad] , eyeing [danny] critically . 1 " 2 seems 1 " 10 good 2 seems 3 to 3 to 4 me 4 me 5 that 6 that 7 is 7 is 8 a 8 a 9 pretty 8 a 10 good 10 good 14 clothes 11 looking 12 suit 12 suit 13 of 13 of 14 clothes 14 clothes 16 're 15 you 16 're 16 're 18 , 17 wearing 18 , 18 , 19 " 19 " 26 critically 20 said 23 , 23 , 24 eyeing 24 eyeing 26 critically 26 critically 27 . danny hung his head . 1 danny 2 hung 2 hung 3 his 3 his 4 head 4 head 5 . finally he looked up and caught a kindly twinkle in old [mr] [toad] 's eyes . 1 finally 2 he 1 finally 4 up 2 he 3 looked 4 up 9 twinkle 5 and 6 caught 5 and 7 a 7 a 8 kindly 8 kindly 9 twinkle 9 twinkle 11 old 10 in 11 old 11 old 15 eyes 14 's 15 eyes 15 eyes 16 . " [mr] [toad] , how can [i] get a long tail like my cousin [whitefoot] of the [green] [forest] ? " he asked . 1 " 6 can 4 , 5 how 4 , 6 can 6 can 8 get 8 get 10 long 8 get 13 my 9 a 10 long 11 tail 12 like 11 tail 13 my 13 my 14 cousin 14 cousin 16 of 16 of 17 the 17 the 24 . 20 ? 21 " 20 ? 23 asked 21 " 22 he 23 asked 24 . " so that 's what 's the matter ! 1 " 5 what 2 so 3 that 3 that 4 's 4 's 5 what 5 what 8 matter 6 's 7 the 7 the 8 matter 8 matter 9 ! ha ! ha ! ha ! 1 ha 2 ! 1 ha 3 ha 3 ha 4 ! 3 ha 5 ha 5 ha 6 ! danny [meadow] [mouse] , [i] 'm ashamed of you ! 1 danny 4 , 4 , 6 'm 6 'm 7 ashamed 7 ashamed 8 of 7 ashamed 9 you 9 you 10 ! i certainly am ashamed of you ! " said [mr] [toad] . 1 i 2 certainly 2 certainly 3 am 3 am 4 ashamed 4 ashamed 5 of 4 ashamed 6 you 6 you 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 12 . " what good would a long tail do you ? 1 " 2 what 2 what 5 a 3 good 4 would 4 would 5 a 5 a 6 long 5 a 7 tail 7 tail 8 do 8 do 9 you 9 you 10 ? tell me that . ["] 1 tell 2 me 2 me 3 that 3 that 4 . for a minute [danny] didn't know just what to say . 1 for 2 a 1 for 3 minute 3 minute 5 didn't 5 didn't 6 know 5 didn't 7 just 7 just 8 what 8 what 9 to 8 what 10 say 9 to 10 say 10 say 11 . " [i] [i] [i] 'd look so much better if [i] had a long tail , " he ventured . 1 " 6 look 1 " 8 much 1 " 10 if 5 'd 6 look 6 look 7 so 8 much 9 better 10 if 19 ventured 12 had 13 a 13 a 14 long 13 a 15 tail 15 tail 16 , 16 , 17 " 16 , 19 ventured 17 " 18 he 19 ventured 20 . old [mr] [toad] just laughed . 1 old 4 just 4 just 5 laughed 5 laughed 6 . " you never saw a [meadow] [mouse] with a long tail , did you ? 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 never 2 you 5 a 3 never 4 saw 4 saw 5 a 5 a 9 a 8 with 9 a 9 a 10 long 9 a 11 tail 10 long 11 tail 11 tail 12 , 11 tail 13 did 12 , 13 did 13 did 14 you 14 you 15 ? of course not . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 not 3 not 4 . what a sight it would be ! 1 what 2 a 2 a 3 sight 3 sight 4 it 4 it 5 would 5 would 6 be 6 be 7 ! why , everybody on the [green] [meadows] would laugh themselves sick at the sight ! 1 why 2 , 1 why 8 would 2 , 3 everybody 3 everybody 5 the 4 on 5 the 8 would 9 laugh 9 laugh 10 themselves 9 laugh 12 at 10 themselves 11 sick 12 at 13 the 13 the 14 sight 14 sight 15 ! you see you need to be [slim] and trim and handsome to carry a long tail well . 1 you 6 be 1 you 13 carry 2 see 3 you 2 see 6 be 3 you 4 need 4 need 5 to 6 be 9 trim 8 and 9 trim 9 trim 12 to 10 and 11 handsome 11 handsome 12 to 13 carry 14 a 14 a 16 tail 14 a 17 well 15 long 16 tail 17 well 18 . and then what a nuisance it would be ! 1 and 2 then 2 then 3 what 3 what 4 a 4 a 5 nuisance 5 nuisance 6 it 6 it 7 would 7 would 8 be 8 be 9 ! you would always have to be thinking of your tail and taking care to keep it out of harm 's way . 1 you 2 would 1 you 7 thinking 1 you 10 tail 3 always 4 have 3 always 7 thinking 4 have 6 be 5 to 6 be 7 thinking 8 of 8 of 9 your 8 of 10 tail 10 tail 21 way 11 and 12 taking 12 taking 14 to 12 taking 15 keep 13 care 14 to 14 to 15 keep 15 keep 16 it 15 keep 19 harm 16 it 17 out 17 out 18 of 19 harm 20 's 19 harm 21 way 21 way 22 . look at me . 1 look 2 at 2 at 3 me 3 me 4 . i 'm homely . 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 homely 3 homely 4 . some folks call me ugly to look at . 1 some 3 call 2 folks 3 call 3 call 5 ugly 4 me 5 ugly 5 ugly 7 look 6 to 7 look 7 look 8 at 8 at 9 . " perhaps you are right , " said [danny] [meadow] [mouse] after a little . 1 " 2 perhaps 2 perhaps 4 are 3 you 4 are 4 are 5 right 5 right 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 15 . 12 after 13 a 13 a 14 little 14 little 15 . " [i] 'll try . " 1 " 3 'll 1 " 5 . 3 'll 4 try 5 . 6 " [iii] [danny] [meadow] [mouse] [plays] [hide] [and] [seek] [life] [is] [always] [a] [game] [of] [hide] [and] [seek] [to] [danny] [meadow] [mouse] [.] danny liked the snow . 1 danny 2 liked 2 liked 3 the 3 the 4 snow 4 snow 5 . yes , [sir] , [danny] [meadow] [mouse] liked the snow . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 8 liked 8 liked 9 the 9 the 10 snow 10 snow 11 . he just loved to dig in it and make tunnels . 1 he 2 just 1 he 3 loved 3 loved 5 dig 4 to 5 dig 5 dig 6 in 6 in 10 tunnels 7 it 8 and 8 and 9 make 9 make 10 tunnels 10 tunnels 11 . through those tunnels in every direction he could go where he pleased and when he pleased without being seen by anybody . 1 through 7 he 1 through 17 without 2 those 3 tunnels 2 those 5 every 3 tunnels 4 in 5 every 6 direction 5 every 7 he 7 he 8 could 8 could 9 go 8 could 10 where 8 could 12 pleased 10 where 11 he 12 pleased 16 pleased 13 and 14 when 14 when 15 he 15 he 16 pleased 17 without 20 by 17 without 22 . 18 being 19 seen 19 seen 20 by 21 anybody 22 . it was great fun ! 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 great 3 great 4 fun 4 fun 5 ! every little way he made a little round doorway up beside a stiff stalk [of] grass . 1 every 6 a 1 every 10 up 2 little 3 way 3 way 5 made 4 he 5 made 5 made 6 a 6 a 7 little 7 little 8 round 8 round 9 doorway 10 up 11 beside 10 up 16 grass 11 beside 12 a 11 beside 13 stiff 12 a 13 stiff 13 stiff 14 stalk 14 stalk 16 grass 16 grass 17 . out of this [he] could peep at the white world , and he could get the fresh cold air . 1 out 9 white 2 of 3 this 3 this 5 could 5 could 6 peep 6 peep 7 at 7 at 8 the 8 the 9 white 9 white 11 , 9 white 20 . 10 world 11 , 12 and 13 he 12 and 14 could 14 could 15 get 15 get 16 the 16 the 19 air 16 the 20 . 17 fresh 18 cold 17 fresh 19 air now [reddy] [fox] knew all about those doorways and who made them . 1 now 4 knew 4 knew 7 those 5 all 6 about 6 about 7 those 7 those 8 doorways 8 doorways 12 them 9 and 10 who 10 who 11 made 11 made 12 them 12 them 13 . reddy was having hard work to get enough to eat this cold weather , and he was hungry most of the time . 1 reddy 13 weather 2 was 3 having 3 having 5 work 4 hard 5 work 5 work 6 to 6 to 7 get 6 to 12 cold 8 enough 9 to 9 to 12 cold 10 eat 11 this 10 eat 12 cold 12 cold 13 weather 13 weather 14 , 13 weather 18 hungry 14 , 15 and 14 , 18 hungry 15 and 16 he 16 he 17 was 18 hungry 23 . 19 most 21 the 20 of 21 the 21 the 22 time 22 time 23 . reddy 's mouth watered , and he stole forward more softly than ever . 1 reddy 3 mouth 1 reddy 5 , 2 's 3 mouth 3 mouth 4 watered 5 , 6 and 5 , 10 more 6 and 7 he 6 and 8 stole 7 he 8 stole 8 stole 9 forward 10 more 12 than 10 more 14 . 11 softly 12 than 12 than 13 ever 13 ever 14 . when he got within jumping distance , he drew his stout hind legs under [him] and made ready to spring . 1 when 13 legs 2 he 3 got 3 got 5 jumping 4 within 5 jumping 5 jumping 7 , 5 jumping 9 drew 6 distance 7 , 8 he 9 drew 9 drew 11 stout 9 drew 13 legs 10 his 11 stout 11 stout 12 hind 13 legs 18 ready 14 under 17 made 16 and 17 made 17 made 18 ready 18 ready 19 to 18 ready 21 . 19 to 21 . 20 spring 21 . presto ! 1 presto 2 ! danny [meadow] [mouse] had disappeared ! 1 danny 5 disappeared 4 had 5 disappeared 5 disappeared 6 ! reddy [fox] jumped just the same and began to dig as fast as he could make his paws go . 1 reddy 8 began 1 reddy 16 make 3 jumped 4 just 4 just 6 same 5 the 6 same 6 same 7 and 7 and 8 began 8 began 9 to 10 dig 11 as 11 as 12 fast 12 fast 13 as 12 fast 16 make 13 as 14 he 13 as 15 could 16 make 20 . 17 his 18 paws 18 paws 20 . 19 go 20 . he could smell [danny] [meadow] [mouse] and that made him almost frantic . 1 he 2 could 1 he 3 smell 2 could 3 smell 3 smell 9 made 7 and 8 that 8 that 9 made 9 made 11 almost 10 him 11 almost 11 almost 12 frantic 12 frantic 13 . [ [illustration] : danny popped his head out of another little doorway and laughed at [reddy] . 1 [ 7 head 3 : 4 danny 4 danny 5 popped 5 popped 6 his 6 his 7 head 7 head 8 out 8 out 9 of 9 of 10 another 10 another 12 doorway 10 another 14 laughed 11 little 12 doorway 13 and 14 laughed 14 laughed 15 at 14 laughed 17 . page [@number@] ] 1 page 3 ] of course [reddy] saw him , and of course [reddy] tried to catch him there , and dug frantically just as before . 1 of 2 course 2 course 13 catch 4 saw 7 and 5 him 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 13 catch 8 of 9 course 9 course 11 tried 11 tried 12 to 12 to 13 catch 13 catch 14 him 14 him 15 there 15 there 19 frantically 16 , 17 and 16 , 19 frantically 17 and 18 dug 19 frantically 23 . 20 just 21 as 20 just 22 before 22 before 23 . and of course [danny] [meadow] [mouse] wasn't there . 1 and 2 of 2 of 3 course 3 course 7 wasn't 7 wasn't 8 there 8 there 9 . after a while [reddy] [fox] grew tired of this kind of a game and tried another plan . 1 after 10 kind 2 a 3 while 3 while 7 tired 3 while 10 kind 6 grew 7 tired 7 tired 8 of 8 of 9 this 10 kind 13 game 11 of 12 a 12 a 13 game 13 game 14 and 14 and 18 . 15 tried 17 plan 15 tried 18 . 16 another 17 plan 17 plan 18 . the next time he saw [danny] [meadow] [mouse] stick his head out , [reddy] pretended not to see him . 1 the 2 next 1 the 3 time 1 the 11 head 3 time 4 he 4 he 5 saw 5 saw 9 stick 9 stick 10 his 11 head 13 , 11 head 15 pretended 12 out 13 , 15 pretended 16 not 16 not 18 see 17 to 18 see 18 see 19 him 19 him 20 . he stretched himself out on the ground and made believe that he was very tired and sleepy . 1 he 2 stretched 1 he 7 ground 2 stretched 3 himself 2 stretched 4 out 3 himself 4 out 4 out 5 on 5 on 6 the 7 ground 14 very 7 ground 15 tired 8 and 9 made 9 made 10 believe 10 believe 11 that 10 believe 14 very 11 that 12 he 12 he 13 was 15 tired 16 and 16 and 17 sleepy 17 sleepy 18 . he closed his eyes . 1 he 2 closed 2 closed 3 his 3 his 4 eyes 4 eyes 5 . then he opened them just the tiniest bit , so that he could see [danny] [meadow] [mouse] and yet seem to be asleep . 1 then 2 he 2 he 5 just 2 he 14 see 3 opened 4 them 3 opened 5 just 6 the 7 tiniest 7 tiniest 8 bit 8 bit 9 , 9 , 10 so 10 so 11 that 11 that 12 he 12 he 13 could 12 he 14 see 14 see 19 yet 18 and 19 yet 19 yet 21 to 20 seem 21 to 21 to 22 be 22 be 24 . 23 asleep 24 . danny watched him for a long time . 1 danny 2 watched 2 watched 5 a 3 him 4 for 4 for 5 a 5 a 7 time 6 long 7 time 7 time 8 . then he chuckled to himself and dropped out of sight . 1 then 5 himself 2 he 3 chuckled 3 chuckled 4 to 4 to 5 himself 5 himself 8 out 6 and 7 dropped 7 dropped 8 out 8 out 9 of 9 of 10 sight 10 sight 11 . no sooner was he gone than [reddy] [fox] stole over close to the little doorway and waited . 1 no 9 stole 1 no 10 over 2 sooner 3 was 3 was 5 gone 3 was 9 stole 4 he 5 gone 5 gone 6 than 10 over 13 the 11 close 12 to 12 to 13 the 13 the 15 doorway 14 little 15 doorway 15 doorway 18 . 16 and 17 waited 17 waited 18 . " he 'll surely stick his head out again to see if [i] 'm asleep , and then [i] 'll have him , " said [reddy] to himself . 1 " 9 again 2 he 3 'll 3 'll 4 surely 4 surely 5 stick 4 surely 7 head 5 stick 6 his 7 head 8 out 8 out 9 again 9 again 14 'm 10 to 11 see 10 to 12 if 12 if 14 'm 14 'm 15 asleep 15 asleep 18 then 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 then 18 then 23 , 20 'll 22 him 21 have 22 him 22 him 23 , 23 , 24 " 24 " 25 said 25 said 29 . 27 to 28 himself 28 himself 29 . so he waited and waited and waited . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 waited 3 waited 4 and 4 and 5 waited 5 waited 7 waited 6 and 7 waited 7 waited 8 . by and by he turned his head . 1 by 2 and 2 and 3 by 2 and 4 he 4 he 5 turned 5 turned 6 his 6 his 7 head 7 head 8 . there was [danny] [meadow] [mouse] at another little doorway laughing at him ! 1 there 2 was 1 there 9 doorway 2 was 7 another 6 at 7 another 8 little 9 doorway 9 doorway 10 laughing 10 laughing 11 at 11 at 12 him 12 him 13 ! [iv] [old] [granny] [fox] [tries] [for] [danny] [meadow] [mouse] [danny] [meadow] [mouse] [had] [not] [enjoyed] [anything] [so] [much] [for] [a] [long] [time] [as] [he] [did] [that] [game] [of] [hide] [and] [seek] [.] he tickled and chuckled all the afternoon as he thought about it . 1 he 2 tickled 1 he 4 chuckled 2 tickled 3 and 4 chuckled 9 he 5 all 6 the 6 the 7 afternoon 7 afternoon 8 as 8 as 9 he 9 he 10 thought 10 thought 12 it 11 about 12 it 12 it 13 . of course [reddy] had been " it . " 1 of 2 course 2 course 5 been 2 course 8 . 4 had 5 been 6 " 7 it 6 " 8 . 8 . 9 " he had been " it " all the time , for never once had he caught [danny] [meadow] [mouse] . 1 he 2 had 1 he 3 been 3 been 8 the 4 " 5 it 5 it 6 " 5 it 7 all 7 all 8 the 8 the 9 time 9 time 10 , 9 time 14 had 10 , 11 for 11 for 13 once 12 never 13 once 14 had 16 caught 14 had 20 . 15 he 16 caught but [danny] never let himself think about this . 1 but 3 never 3 never 4 let 4 let 5 himself 5 himself 6 think 6 think 7 about 7 about 8 this 8 this 9 . he had enjoyed the game all the more because it had been such a dangerous game . 1 he 2 had 1 he 9 because 2 had 3 enjoyed 3 enjoyed 8 more 4 the 5 game 5 game 7 the 6 all 7 the 7 the 8 more 9 because 10 it 10 it 12 been 10 it 13 such 11 had 12 been 13 such 16 game 13 such 17 . 14 a 15 dangerous 14 a 16 game 16 game 17 . finally [reddy] had given up in disgust and gone off muttering angrily to try to find something else for dinner . 1 finally 9 gone 3 had 4 given 4 given 6 in 4 given 7 disgust 5 up 6 in 7 disgust 8 and 8 and 9 gone 9 gone 10 off 9 gone 12 angrily 10 off 11 muttering 12 angrily 17 something 12 angrily 18 else 12 angrily 20 dinner 13 to 14 try 14 try 15 to 15 to 16 find 15 to 17 something 17 something 18 else 18 else 19 for 19 for 20 dinner 20 dinner 21 . danny had sat up on the snow and watched him go . 1 danny 4 up 2 had 3 sat 3 sat 4 up 4 up 6 the 5 on 6 the 6 the 7 snow 7 snow 8 and 8 and 9 watched 9 watched 12 . 10 him 11 go 11 go 12 . in his funny little squeaky voice [danny] shouted : 1 in 2 his 2 his 3 funny 2 his 6 voice 3 funny 4 little 5 squeaky 6 voice 6 voice 8 shouted 8 shouted 9 : " though [reddy] [fox] is smart and sly , [hi-hum-diddle-de-o] ! 1 " 2 though 2 though 5 is 5 is 6 smart 6 smart 8 sly 6 smart 11 ! 7 and 8 sly 8 sly 9 , i 'm just as smart and twice as spry . 1 i 2 'm 1 i 3 just 3 just 4 as 4 as 5 smart 4 as 7 twice 5 smart 6 and 7 twice 8 as 7 twice 9 spry 8 as 9 spry 9 spry 10 . hi-hum-diddle-de-o ! " 1 hi-hum-diddle-de-o 2 ! 2 ! 3 " that night [reddy] [fox] told old [granny] [fox] all about how he had tried to catch [danny] [meadow] [mouse] . 1 that 2 night 1 that 12 he 2 night 6 old 5 told 6 old 9 all 10 about 10 about 11 how 11 how 12 he 12 he 13 had 13 had 14 tried 14 tried 15 to 15 to 16 catch 15 to 20 . granny listened with her head cocked on one side . 1 granny 2 listened 1 granny 3 with 3 with 4 her 4 her 5 head 5 head 6 cocked 5 head 9 side 6 cocked 7 on 7 on 8 one 9 side 10 . when [reddy] told how fat [danny] [meadow] [mouse] was , her mouth watered . 1 when 3 told 3 told 4 how 4 how 5 fat 5 fat 9 was 9 was 14 . 10 , 13 watered 11 her 12 mouth 12 mouth 13 watered 13 watered 14 . so , bright and early the next morning , old [granny] [fox] and [reddy] [fox] went down on the meadows where [danny] [meadow] [mouse] lives . 1 so 2 , 2 , 3 bright 3 bright 6 the 4 and 5 early 5 early 6 the 6 the 7 next 7 next 8 morning 7 next 9 , 8 morning 9 , 9 , 13 and 10 old 13 and 13 and 21 where 16 went 17 down 16 went 18 on 16 went 20 meadows 18 on 19 the 20 meadows 21 where 21 where 26 . 25 lives 26 . then he peeped out of one of his little doorways hidden in a clump of tall grass . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 peeped 3 peeped 4 out 3 peeped 10 doorways 4 out 5 of 4 out 7 of 6 one 7 of 8 his 9 little 9 little 10 doorways 10 doorways 11 hidden 11 hidden 13 a 12 in 13 a 13 a 17 grass 14 clump 15 of 14 clump 16 tall 15 of 16 tall 16 tall 17 grass 17 grass 18 . she knew that she could tell by the smell which one he had been at last . 1 she 2 knew 1 she 6 tell 2 knew 3 that 3 that 4 she 3 that 5 could 6 tell 9 smell 7 by 8 the 8 the 9 smell 9 smell 14 been 10 which 11 one 10 which 12 he 12 he 13 had 13 had 14 been 14 been 16 last 15 at 16 last 16 last 17 . finally she came straight towards the tall bunch of grass . 1 finally 2 she 1 finally 3 came 2 she 3 came 3 came 7 tall 4 straight 5 towards 5 towards 6 the 6 the 7 tall 7 tall 10 grass 8 bunch 9 of 9 of 10 grass 10 grass 11 . danny ducked down and scurried along one of his little tunnels . 1 danny 2 ducked 1 danny 5 scurried 2 ducked 3 down 3 down 4 and 5 scurried 6 along 6 along 7 one 6 along 11 tunnels 7 one 8 of 9 his 10 little 10 little 11 tunnels 11 tunnels 12 . he heard [granny] [fox] sniff at the doorway he had just left . 1 he 2 heard 2 heard 6 at 5 sniff 6 at 6 at 8 doorway 7 the 8 doorway 8 doorway 11 just 9 he 10 had 9 he 11 just 11 just 13 . 12 left 13 . suddenly something plunged down through the snow right at his very heels . 1 suddenly 2 something 1 suddenly 4 down 2 something 3 plunged 3 plunged 4 down 4 down 6 the 5 through 6 the 6 the 7 snow 7 snow 8 right 7 snow 11 very 8 right 9 at 9 at 10 his 11 very 13 . 12 heels 13 . danny didn't have to look to know that it was [granny] [fox] herself , and he squeaked with fright . 1 danny 5 look 2 didn't 3 have 3 have 4 to 4 to 5 look 5 look 7 know 6 to 7 know 7 know 8 that 8 that 16 he 9 it 10 was 10 was 13 herself 13 herself 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 he 16 he 17 squeaked 17 squeaked 20 . 18 with 20 . 19 fright 20 . [v] [what] [happened] [on] [the] [green] [meadows] [thick] [and] [fast] [things] [were] [happening] [to] [danny] [meadow] [mouse] [down] [on] [the] [snow-covered] [green] [meadows] [.] rather , they were almost happening . 1 rather 2 , 2 , 3 they 3 they 4 were 4 were 5 almost 5 almost 6 happening 6 happening 7 . he hadn't minded when [reddy] [fox] all alone tried to catch him . 1 he 2 hadn't 1 he 3 minded 3 minded 4 when 3 minded 8 alone 7 all 8 alone 8 alone 11 catch 9 tried 10 to 10 to 11 catch 11 catch 12 him 12 him 13 . indeed , he had made a regular game of hide and seek of it and had enjoyed it immensely [.] 1 indeed 6 a 1 indeed 7 regular 2 , 3 he 3 he 4 had 3 he 5 made 5 made 6 a 7 regular 8 game 8 game 19 immensely 9 of 10 hide 10 hide 11 and 11 and 12 seek 12 seek 17 enjoyed 13 of 14 it 14 it 15 and 15 and 17 enjoyed 16 had 17 enjoyed 17 enjoyed 18 it 17 enjoyed 19 immensely but now it was different . 1 but 2 now 2 now 4 was 3 it 4 was 4 was 5 different 5 different 6 . granny [fox] wasn't so easily fooled as [reddy] [fox] . 1 granny 3 wasn't 3 wasn't 5 easily 3 wasn't 6 fooled 4 so 5 easily 6 fooled 7 as 7 as 10 . just [granny] alone would have made the game dangerous for [danny] [meadow] [mouse] . 1 just 5 have 3 alone 4 would 4 would 5 have 5 have 6 made 6 made 7 the 7 the 8 game 7 the 9 dangerous 9 dangerous 10 for 10 for 14 . yes , [sir] , that is just how it seemed . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 5 that 5 that 6 is 6 is 7 just 6 is 8 how 7 just 8 how 8 how 10 seemed 9 it 10 seemed 10 seemed 11 . but old [granny] [fox] knew all about those little tunnels , and she didn't waste any time digging at the doorways . 1 but 2 old 1 but 5 knew 5 knew 16 any 6 all 7 about 7 about 8 those 8 those 10 tunnels 8 those 11 , 9 little 10 tunnels 11 , 12 and 11 , 16 any 12 and 13 she 13 she 14 didn't 14 didn't 15 waste 16 any 17 time 17 time 18 digging 17 time 20 the 18 digging 19 at 20 the 21 doorways 21 doorways 22 . instead she cocked her sharp little ears and listened with all her might . 1 instead 2 she 1 instead 3 cocked 3 cocked 5 sharp 3 cocked 6 little 4 her 5 sharp 6 little 7 ears 7 ears 8 and 8 and 9 listened 9 listened 10 with 9 listened 14 . 10 with 11 all 10 with 12 her 13 might 14 . now [granny] [fox] has very keen ears , oh , very keen ears , and she heard just what she hoped she would hear . 1 now 9 oh 4 has 5 very 5 very 6 keen 6 keen 8 , 6 keen 9 oh 7 ears 8 , 9 oh 13 ears 10 , 11 very 11 very 12 keen 11 very 13 ears 13 ears 14 , 14 , 18 just 15 and 16 she 15 and 17 heard 16 she 17 heard 17 heard 18 just 18 just 23 would 19 what 20 she 20 she 21 hoped 20 she 23 would 21 hoped 22 she 23 would 25 . 24 hear 25 . she heard [danny] [meadow] [mouse] running along one of his little tunnels under the snow . 1 she 2 heard 2 heard 10 his 6 running 7 along 7 along 8 one 8 one 9 of 9 of 10 his 10 his 15 snow 11 little 12 tunnels 12 tunnels 13 under 13 under 14 the 13 under 15 snow 15 snow 16 . plunge ! 1 plunge 2 ! old [granny] [fox] dived right into the snow and right through into the tunnel of [danny] [meadow] [mouse] . 1 old 7 the 4 dived 5 right 4 dived 6 into 5 right 6 into 6 into 7 the 7 the 11 through 8 snow 9 and 9 and 10 right 10 right 11 through 11 through 14 tunnel 12 into 14 tunnel 13 the 14 tunnel 14 tunnel 15 of 15 of 19 . her two black paws actually touched [danny] 's tail . 1 her 2 two 2 two 4 paws 3 black 4 paws 4 paws 6 touched 5 actually 6 touched 6 touched 9 tail 8 's 9 tail 9 tail 10 . he was glad then that it was no longer . 1 he 2 was 1 he 3 glad 3 glad 4 then 4 then 8 no 5 that 7 was 6 it 7 was 7 was 8 no 8 no 9 longer 9 longer 10 . " [ha] ! " cried [granny] [fox] , " [i] almost got him that time ! " 1 " 5 cried 3 ! 4 " 3 ! 5 cried 5 cried 11 almost 8 , 9 " 8 , 11 almost 11 almost 12 got 12 got 13 him 13 him 14 that 14 that 15 time 15 time 16 ! 16 ! 17 " then she ran ahead a little way over the snow , listening as before . 1 then 2 she 1 then 5 a 2 she 3 ran 4 ahead 5 a 5 a 10 snow 6 little 7 way 7 way 8 over 8 over 9 the 9 the 10 snow 10 snow 11 , 10 snow 14 before 11 , 12 listening 12 listening 13 as 14 before 15 . plunge ! 1 plunge 2 ! into the snow she went again . 1 into 2 the 2 the 3 snow 3 snow 4 she 4 she 5 went 5 went 6 again 6 again 7 . it was lucky for him that [danny] had just turned into another tunnel , for otherwise she would surely have caught him . 1 it 10 turned 2 was 3 lucky 3 lucky 4 for 3 lucky 9 just 4 for 5 him 6 that 8 had 8 had 9 just 9 just 10 turned 10 turned 21 caught 11 into 12 another 12 another 20 have 13 tunnel 16 otherwise 14 , 15 for 14 , 16 otherwise 16 otherwise 17 she 16 otherwise 18 would 17 she 18 would 18 would 19 surely 18 would 20 have 20 have 21 caught 21 caught 23 . 22 him 23 . granny [fox] blew the snow out of her nose . 1 granny 3 blew 1 granny 4 the 4 the 5 snow 5 snow 7 of 6 out 7 of 7 of 8 her 8 her 9 nose 9 nose 10 . " next time [i] 'll get him ! " said she . 1 " 2 next 1 " 5 'll 2 next 3 time 5 'll 6 get 5 'll 7 him 7 him 8 ! 8 ! 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 11 she 10 said 12 . now [reddy] [fox] is quick to learn , especially when it is a way to get something to eat . 1 now 9 especially 4 is 5 quick 5 quick 6 to 6 to 7 learn 6 to 9 especially 7 learn 8 , 9 especially 12 is 10 when 11 it 11 it 12 is 12 is 17 something 13 a 14 way 14 way 15 to 15 to 16 get 16 get 17 something 17 something 18 to 18 to 19 eat 19 eat 20 . perhaps that was because [reddy] is very selfish himself . 1 perhaps 2 that 2 that 3 was 2 that 4 because 4 because 8 selfish 6 is 7 very 6 is 8 selfish 8 selfish 9 himself 9 himself 10 . but he didn't take the pains to make sure of just where [danny] was , and so of course he didn't come anywhere near him . 1 but 2 he 1 but 5 the 2 he 4 take 3 didn't 4 take 5 the 12 where 6 pains 7 to 7 to 8 make 8 make 9 sure 9 sure 10 of 9 sure 12 where 10 of 11 just 12 where 16 and 14 was 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 so 17 so 23 anywhere 18 of 19 course 19 course 20 he 20 he 21 didn't 21 didn't 22 come 21 didn't 23 anywhere 23 anywhere 26 . 24 near 26 . 25 him 26 . but he frightened [danny] still more and made old [granny] [fox] lose her temper . 1 but 2 he 1 but 6 more 2 he 3 frightened 3 frightened 5 still 6 more 8 made 6 more 12 lose 7 and 8 made 8 made 9 old 12 lose 13 her 13 her 14 temper 14 temper 15 . poor [danny] [meadow] [mouse] ! 1 poor 5 ! he had never been so frightened in all his life . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 never 2 had 4 been 3 never 4 been 4 been 6 frightened 5 so 6 frightened 6 frightened 7 in 7 in 8 all 8 all 10 life 9 his 10 life 10 life 11 . he didn't know which way to turn or where to run . 1 he 2 didn't 1 he 3 know 3 know 6 to 4 which 5 way 5 way 6 to 6 to 7 turn 7 turn 10 to 8 or 9 where 9 where 10 to 10 to 11 run 11 run 12 . and so he sat still , which , although he didn't know it , was the very best thing he could do . 1 and 5 still 1 and 9 although 2 so 3 he 2 so 4 sat 4 sat 5 still 6 , 7 which 6 , 9 although 7 which 8 , 9 although 12 know 9 although 14 , 9 although 18 best 10 he 11 didn't 11 didn't 12 know 12 know 13 it 15 was 16 the 16 the 17 very 16 the 18 best 18 best 21 could 18 best 22 do 19 thing 20 he 20 he 21 could 21 could 22 do 22 do 23 . when he sat still he made no noise , and so of course [granny] and [reddy] [fox] could not tell where he was . 1 when 2 he 1 when 7 no 2 he 4 still 3 sat 4 still 5 he 6 made 5 he 7 no 7 no 8 noise 8 noise 10 and 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 so 11 so 22 he 12 of 13 course 13 course 15 and 15 and 18 could 18 could 19 not 19 not 20 tell 19 not 21 where 21 where 22 he 22 he 23 was 23 was 24 . old [granny] [fox] sat and listened and listened and listened , and wondered where [danny] [meadow] [mouse] was . 1 old 8 listened 4 sat 6 listened 4 sat 7 and 5 and 6 listened 7 and 8 listened 8 listened 9 and 9 and 10 listened 10 listened 13 wondered 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 wondered 13 wondered 14 where 14 where 18 was 18 was 19 . and down under the snow [danny] [meadow] [mouse] sat and listened and listened and listened , and wondered where [granny] and [reddy] [fox] were . 1 and 5 snow 1 and 15 listened 2 down 3 under 3 under 4 the 3 under 5 snow 5 snow 11 listened 9 sat 10 and 9 sat 11 listened 11 listened 13 listened 12 and 13 listened 13 listened 14 and 15 listened 16 , 16 , 17 and 16 , 21 and 17 and 19 where 18 wondered 19 where 21 and 24 were 24 were 25 . " pooh ! " said [granny] [fox] after a while , " that [meadow] [mouse] thinks he can fool me by sitting still . 1 " 5 said 2 pooh 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 10 while 8 after 9 a 9 a 10 while 10 while 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 that 13 that 16 thinks 16 thinks 20 me 16 thinks 23 still 17 he 18 can 18 can 19 fool 19 fool 20 me 21 by 22 sitting 22 sitting 23 still 23 still 24 . i 'll give him a scare . " 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 give 3 give 4 him 3 give 5 a 5 a 6 scare 6 scare 8 " 7 . 8 " [vi] [danny] [meadow] [mouse] [remembers] [and] [reddy] [fox] [forgets] " [there] he goes ! " cried old [granny] [fox] . 1 " 3 he 3 he 4 goes 4 goes 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 cried 7 cried 8 old 8 old 11 . " don't let him sit still again ! " 1 " 2 don't 2 don't 3 let 3 let 4 him 4 him 5 sit 5 sit 6 still 6 still 7 again 7 again 8 ! 8 ! 9 " " [i] hear him ! " shouted [reddy] [fox] , and plunged down into the snow just as [granny] [fox] had done a minute before . 1 " 7 shouted 3 hear 4 him 4 him 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 shouted 7 shouted 10 , 10 , 11 and 10 , 18 as 11 and 12 plunged 11 and 14 into 12 plunged 13 down 14 into 17 just 15 the 16 snow 16 snow 17 just 18 as 21 had 21 had 26 . 22 done 23 a 22 done 24 minute 24 minute 25 before 24 minute 26 . reddy [fox] grinned , then licked his chops and smacked his lips . 1 reddy 3 grinned 3 grinned 6 licked 4 , 5 then 5 then 6 licked 6 licked 8 chops 7 his 8 chops 8 chops 9 and 8 chops 10 smacked 10 smacked 12 lips 10 smacked 13 . 11 his 12 lips then once more they took turns diving into the snow . 1 then 4 they 2 once 3 more 2 once 4 they 4 they 5 took 5 took 6 turns 6 turns 9 the 7 diving 8 into 8 into 9 the 9 the 10 snow 10 snow 11 . and down underneath in the little tunnels he had made , [danny] [meadow] [mouse] was running for his life . 1 and 2 down 1 and 7 tunnels 2 down 3 underneath 3 underneath 4 in 5 the 6 little 5 the 7 tunnels 7 tunnels 10 made 7 tunnels 16 running 8 he 9 had 9 had 10 made 11 , 15 was 15 was 16 running 16 running 20 . 17 for 18 his 18 his 19 life 19 life 20 . he was getting tired , just as old [granny] [fox] had said he would . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 getting 2 was 4 tired 4 tired 6 just 4 tired 7 as 5 , 6 just 7 as 8 old 8 old 11 had 11 had 14 would 12 said 13 he 13 he 14 would 14 would 15 . he was almost out of breath . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 almost 3 almost 4 out 4 out 5 of 5 of 6 breath 6 breath 7 . " oh , dear ! 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 , 3 , 4 dear 4 dear 5 ! oh , dear ! 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 dear 3 dear 4 ! " [i] 've got to get somewhere ! 1 " 3 've 3 've 4 got 4 got 5 to 5 to 6 get 6 get 7 somewhere 7 somewhere 8 ! i 've got to get somewhere where they can't get at me ! " he sobbed . 1 i 6 somewhere 2 've 5 get 3 got 4 to 4 to 5 get 5 get 6 somewhere 6 somewhere 11 at 7 where 8 they 8 they 9 can't 9 can't 10 get 10 get 11 at 11 at 12 me 12 me 13 ! 13 ! 14 " 13 ! 16 sobbed 15 he 16 sobbed 16 sobbed 17 . and right that very instant he remembered the old fence-post ! 1 and 4 very 2 right 3 that 3 that 4 very 4 very 5 instant 5 instant 6 he 6 he 7 remembered 7 remembered 8 the 8 the 9 old 8 the 10 fence-post 10 fence-post 11 ! the old fence-post lay on the ground and was hollow . 1 the 2 old 1 the 4 lay 2 old 3 fence-post 4 lay 7 ground 5 on 6 the 6 the 7 ground 7 ground 10 hollow 8 and 9 was 9 was 10 hollow 10 hollow 11 . fastened to it were long wires with sharp cruel barbs . 1 fastened 2 to 1 fastened 6 wires 3 it 4 were 4 were 5 long 5 long 6 wires 6 wires 7 with 7 with 8 sharp 8 sharp 9 cruel 9 cruel 10 barbs 9 cruel 11 . 10 barbs 11 . why hadn't he thought of it before ? 1 why 2 hadn't 2 hadn't 3 he 3 he 4 thought 4 thought 5 of 5 of 6 it 6 it 7 before 7 before 8 ? it must have been because he was too frightened to think . 1 it 5 because 2 must 3 have 3 have 4 been 3 have 5 because 5 because 8 too 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 too 8 too 9 frightened 9 frightened 11 think 10 to 11 think 11 think 12 . now old [granny] [fox] knew all about that old fence-post and she remembered all about those barbed wires fastened to it . 1 now 7 about 1 now 9 old 2 old 5 knew 2 old 7 about 5 knew 6 all 8 that 9 old 9 old 13 remembered 10 fence-post 11 and 10 fence-post 13 remembered 11 and 12 she 13 remembered 15 about 14 all 15 about 15 about 18 wires 16 those 17 barbed 16 those 18 wires 18 wires 19 fastened 19 fastened 22 . 20 to 21 it 21 it 22 . reddy [fox] knew about those wires , too , but he was so excited that he forgot all about them . 1 reddy 3 knew 1 reddy 5 those 1 reddy 6 wires 4 about 5 those 5 those 6 wires 6 wires 11 he 6 wires 14 excited 7 , 10 but 8 too 9 , 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 he 12 was 13 so 13 so 14 excited 14 excited 17 forgot 15 that 16 he 16 he 17 forgot 17 forgot 18 all 17 forgot 19 about 19 about 20 them 20 them 21 . " stop ! " cried old [granny] [fox] sharply . 1 " 2 stop 1 " 5 cried 2 stop 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 5 cried 6 old 6 old 9 sharply 9 sharply 10 . but [reddy] [fox] didn't hear , or if he heard he didn't heed . 1 but 9 he 4 didn't 5 hear 5 hear 6 , 6 , 7 or 7 or 8 if 8 if 9 he 9 he 10 heard 10 heard 11 he 11 he 12 didn't 12 didn't 13 heed 12 didn't 14 . 13 heed 14 . his sharp ears could hear [danny] [meadow] [mouse] running almost underneath him . 1 his 2 sharp 1 his 5 hear 2 sharp 3 ears 3 ears 4 could 5 hear 9 running 9 running 10 almost 10 almost 11 underneath 11 underneath 12 him 12 him 13 . granny [fox] could stop if she wanted to , but he was going to have [danny] [meadow] [mouse] for his breakfast ! 1 granny 3 could 3 could 4 stop 3 could 7 wanted 4 stop 5 if 5 if 6 she 7 wanted 8 to 7 wanted 13 going 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 he 11 he 12 was 11 he 13 going 13 going 14 to 14 to 15 have 15 have 19 for 19 for 20 his 20 his 21 breakfast 21 breakfast 22 ! down into the snow he plunged as hard as ever he could . 1 down 3 the 2 into 3 the 3 the 4 snow 4 snow 8 hard 5 he 6 plunged 6 plunged 7 as 7 as 8 hard 8 hard 9 as 8 hard 10 ever 10 ever 11 he 11 he 12 could 12 could 13 . " oh ! 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 ! oh ! 1 oh 2 ! wow ! 1 wow 2 ! wow ! 1 wow 2 ! oh , dear ! 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 dear 3 dear 4 ! oh , dear ! " 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 dear 3 dear 4 ! 4 ! 5 " that wasn't the voice of [danny] [meadow] [mouse] . 1 that 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 the 3 the 4 voice 4 voice 5 of 5 of 9 . oh , my , no ! 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 my 3 my 4 , 4 , 5 no 5 no 6 ! it was the voice of [reddy] [fox] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 the 3 the 4 voice 4 voice 5 of 5 of 8 . yes , [sir] , it was the voice of [reddy] [fox] . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 5 it 5 it 6 was 6 was 7 the 7 the 8 voice 8 voice 9 of 9 of 12 . he had landed with [one] of his black paws right on one of those sharp wire barbs , and it did hurt dreadfully . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 landed 2 had 10 right 3 landed 4 with 6 of 7 his 6 of 10 right 7 his 8 black 7 his 10 right 8 black 9 paws 10 right 15 sharp 11 on 12 one 12 one 13 of 13 of 14 those 14 those 15 sharp 15 sharp 21 did 16 wire 17 barbs 16 wire 19 and 17 barbs 18 , 19 and 20 it 20 it 21 did 21 did 23 dreadfully 22 hurt 23 dreadfully 23 dreadfully 24 . " it serves you right for forgetting ! " 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 serves 3 serves 4 you 4 you 5 right 5 right 6 for 6 for 7 forgetting 7 forgetting 8 ! 8 ! 9 " " yes 'm , " said [reddy] meekly . 1 " 2 yes 1 " 3 'm 3 'm 4 , 4 , 6 said 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 meekly 8 meekly 9 . [vii] [old] [granny] [fox] [tries] [a] [new] [plan] [old] [granny] [fox] [kept] [thinking] [about] [danny] [meadow] [mouse] [.] she knew that he was fat , and it made her mouth water every time she thought of him . 1 she 2 knew 1 she 6 fat 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 4 he 3 that 4 he 4 he 5 was 6 fat 7 , 6 fat 20 . 7 , 10 made 7 , 15 time 8 and 9 it 9 it 10 made 10 made 12 mouth 11 her 12 mouth 12 mouth 13 water 13 water 14 every 15 time 18 of 16 she 17 thought 17 thought 18 of 18 of 19 him she made up her mind that she must and would have him . 1 she 2 made 2 made 6 that 3 up 4 her 4 her 5 mind 5 mind 6 that 6 that 7 she 7 she 8 must 7 she 10 would 8 must 9 and 10 would 11 have 10 would 12 him 12 him 13 . old [granny] [fox] is very smart . 1 old 4 is 4 is 5 very 5 very 6 smart 6 smart 7 . " [danny] [meadow] [mouse] won't put his nose out of that old fence-post for a day or two . 1 " 5 won't 1 " 8 nose 5 won't 6 put 6 put 7 his 8 nose 10 of 9 out 10 of 10 of 13 fence-post 11 that 12 old 12 old 13 fence-post 13 fence-post 16 day 14 for 15 a 15 a 16 day 16 day 19 . 17 or 18 two 18 two 19 . if nothing [frightens] him , he 'll keep going a little farther and a little farther from that old fence-post . 1 if 2 nothing 1 if 21 . 2 nothing 4 him 4 him 5 , 4 him 9 going 5 , 6 he 6 he 7 'll 7 'll 8 keep 9 going 10 a 10 a 11 little 10 a 12 farther 12 farther 14 a 12 farther 16 farther 13 and 14 a 15 little 16 farther 16 farther 17 from 16 farther 20 fence-post 17 from 18 that 19 old 20 fence-post i must see to it that [danny] [meadow] [mouse] isn't frightened for a few days . " 1 i 2 must 1 i 3 see 3 see 5 it 3 see 6 that 4 to 5 it 6 that 10 isn't 10 isn't 13 a 11 frightened 12 for 12 for 13 a 13 a 14 few 14 few 15 days 14 few 16 . 16 . 17 " so said old [granny] [fox] to herself , as she lay under a hemlock-tree , studying how she could best get the next meal . 1 so 11 lay 2 said 3 old 3 old 6 to 6 to 7 herself 6 to 11 lay 7 herself 8 , 8 , 9 as 9 as 10 she 11 lay 16 studying 12 under 13 a 13 a 14 hemlock-tree 13 a 16 studying 14 hemlock-tree 15 , 16 studying 19 could 17 how 18 she 18 she 19 could 19 could 21 get 19 could 23 next 20 best 21 get 22 the 23 next 23 next 25 . 24 meal 25 . then she called [reddy] [fox] to her and forbade him to go down on the meadows until she should tell him he might . 1 then 3 called 1 then 9 forbade 2 she 3 called 3 called 6 to 6 to 7 her 7 her 8 and 9 forbade 14 on 10 him 11 to 11 to 12 go 12 go 13 down 13 down 14 on 14 on 15 the 14 on 16 meadows 16 meadows 19 should 16 meadows 20 tell 17 until 18 she 18 she 19 should 20 tell 21 him 21 him 22 he 22 he 23 might 23 might 24 . reddy grumbled and mumbled [and] didn't see why he shouldn't go where he pleased , but he didn't dare disobey . 1 reddy 4 mumbled 1 reddy 6 didn't 2 grumbled 3 and 2 grumbled 4 mumbled 6 didn't 7 see 6 didn't 10 shouldn't 7 see 9 he 8 why 9 he 10 shouldn't 11 go 10 shouldn't 12 where 12 where 16 but 13 he 14 pleased 14 pleased 15 , 15 , 16 but 16 but 18 didn't 17 he 18 didn't 18 didn't 21 . 19 dare 20 disobey 20 disobey 21 . you see he had a sore foot . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 he 3 he 4 had 4 had 5 a 4 had 7 foot 5 a 6 sore 7 foot 8 . that meant that he must depend upon [granny] [fox] to help him get enough to eat . 1 that 2 meant 2 meant 4 he 2 meant 7 upon 3 that 4 he 5 must 6 depend 6 depend 7 upon 7 upon 12 him 10 to 11 help 11 help 12 him 12 him 13 get 13 get 15 to 14 enough 15 to 15 to 16 eat 16 eat 17 . so [reddy] didn't dare to disobey . 1 so 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 dare 4 dare 5 to 5 to 6 disobey 6 disobey 7 . it all came out just as [granny] [fox] had thought it would . 1 it 2 all 1 it 5 just 2 all 3 came 3 came 4 out 5 just 6 as 6 as 9 had 9 had 10 thought 10 thought 13 . 11 it 12 would 12 would 13 . danny [meadow] [mouse] did get tired of staying in the old fence-post . 1 danny 4 did 4 did 5 get 4 did 8 staying 5 get 6 tired 6 tired 7 of 8 staying 11 old 9 in 10 the 10 the 11 old 11 old 12 fence-post 12 fence-post 13 . hidden on the edge of the [green] [forest] , [granny] [fox] watched him . 1 hidden 2 on 2 on 3 the 3 the 4 edge 4 edge 5 of 4 edge 12 watched 5 of 6 the 9 , 12 watched 12 watched 14 . 13 him 14 . she looked up at the sky , and she knew that it was going to snow again . 1 she 6 sky 1 she 18 . 2 looked 5 the 2 looked 6 sky 3 up 4 at 4 at 5 the 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 she 9 she 10 knew 10 knew 11 that 10 knew 12 it 12 it 13 was 13 was 14 going 13 was 18 . 14 going 16 snow 15 to 16 snow 16 snow 17 again " that 's good , " said she . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 good 4 good 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 8 she 8 she 9 . " [to-morrow] morning [i] 'll have fat [meadow] [mouse] for breakfast , " and she smiled a hungry smile . 1 " 5 'll 1 " 15 she 3 morning 5 'll 5 'll 6 have 6 have 7 fat 7 fat 12 , 10 for 11 breakfast 11 breakfast 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 and 15 she 16 smiled 15 she 20 . 16 smiled 17 a 16 smiled 18 hungry 17 a 18 hungry 19 smile 20 . it had snowed again , and all of the little doorways of [danny] [meadow] [mouse] were covered up with soft , fleecy snow . 1 it 3 snowed 2 had 3 snowed 3 snowed 4 again 3 snowed 7 all 4 again 5 , 5 , 6 and 7 all 11 doorways 8 of 9 the 9 the 11 doorways 10 little 11 doorways 11 doorways 22 fleecy 12 of 20 soft 16 were 17 covered 17 covered 18 up 18 up 19 with 18 up 20 soft 20 soft 22 fleecy 21 , 22 fleecy 22 fleecy 24 . 23 snow 24 . behind [granny] [fox] limped [reddy] [fox] , grumbling to himself . 1 behind 4 limped 4 limped 7 , 7 , 8 grumbling 8 grumbling 10 himself 9 to 10 himself 10 himself 11 . when they reached the place where the old fence-post lay buried under the snow , old [granny] [fox] stretched out as flat as she could . 1 when 2 they 1 when 8 old 2 they 3 reached 3 reached 4 the 3 reached 6 where 4 the 5 place 5 place 6 where 6 where 7 the 8 old 13 the 9 fence-post 10 lay 9 fence-post 12 under 10 lay 11 buried 12 under 13 the 13 the 14 snow 14 snow 15 , 14 snow 16 old 15 , 16 old 16 old 20 out 19 stretched 20 out 20 out 26 . 21 as 22 flat 21 as 24 she 22 flat 23 as 24 she 25 could 24 she 26 . then she told [reddy] to cover her up with the new soft snow . 1 then 3 told 2 she 3 told 3 told 8 up 5 to 6 cover 6 cover 7 her 6 cover 8 up 8 up 9 with 9 with 10 the 10 the 12 soft 11 new 12 soft 12 soft 14 . 13 snow 14 . reddy did as he was told , but all the time he grumbled . 1 reddy 5 was 2 did 3 as 3 as 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 told 6 told 10 the 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 all 9 all 10 the 10 the 11 time 11 time 12 he 12 he 13 grumbled 13 grumbled 14 . " now you go off to the [green] [forest] and keep out of sight , " said [granny] [fox] . 1 " 3 you 1 " 5 off 2 now 3 you 3 you 4 go 5 off 7 the 6 to 7 the 7 the 14 sight 10 and 11 keep 11 keep 12 out 11 keep 14 sight 12 out 13 of 14 sight 15 , 15 , 16 " 16 " 17 said 16 " 20 . [viii] [brother] [north] [wind] [proves] [a] [friend] [danny] [meadow] [mouse] [had] [seen] [nothing] [of] [old] [granny] [fox] [or] [reddy] [fox] [for] [several] [days] [.] but every time he did this , [danny] used a different doorway . 1 but 4 he 2 every 3 time 3 time 4 he 4 he 5 did 5 did 6 this 6 this 7 , 7 , 12 doorway 9 used 10 a 10 a 11 different 11 different 12 doorway 12 doorway 13 . you see there is a great deal of wisdom in the little head that [danny] [meadow] [mouse] carries on his shoulders . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 there 2 see 9 wisdom 3 there 4 is 3 there 5 a 5 a 6 great 6 great 8 of 7 deal 8 of 9 wisdom 13 head 9 wisdom 14 that 10 in 11 the 11 the 12 little 12 little 13 head 14 that 18 carries 18 carries 21 shoulders 19 on 20 his 19 on 21 shoulders 21 shoulders 22 . but he hadn't forgotten , as [granny] [fox] had hoped he would . 1 but 3 hadn't 2 he 3 hadn't 3 hadn't 4 forgotten 4 forgotten 5 , 5 , 6 as 6 as 9 had 9 had 10 hoped 10 hoped 13 . 11 he 12 would 12 would 13 . no , indeed , [danny] [meadow] [mouse] hadn't forgotten . 1 no 2 , 2 , 3 indeed 3 indeed 4 , 4 , 8 hadn't 8 hadn't 9 forgotten 9 forgotten 10 . he was too wise for that . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 too 3 too 4 wise 4 wise 5 for 5 for 6 that 6 that 7 . one morning , when he started to climb up to one of his little doorways , he found that it was closed . 1 one 2 morning 1 one 7 to 2 morning 3 , 2 morning 4 when 4 when 5 he 5 he 6 started 7 to 8 climb 8 climb 9 up 8 climb 15 doorways 9 up 10 to 9 up 12 of 11 one 12 of 13 his 14 little 14 little 15 doorways 15 doorways 16 , 15 doorways 18 found 17 he 18 found 18 found 19 that 18 found 20 it 20 it 22 closed 21 was 22 closed 22 closed 23 . yes , [sir] , it was closed . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 5 it 5 it 6 was 6 was 7 closed 7 closed 8 . in fact , there wasn't any doorway . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 3 , 6 any 4 there 5 wasn't 5 wasn't 6 any 6 any 7 doorway 7 doorway 8 . more snow had fallen from the clouds in the night and had covered up every one of the little round doorways of [danny] [meadow] [mouse] . 1 more 9 the 2 snow 4 fallen 2 snow 9 the 3 had 4 fallen 4 fallen 5 from 5 from 6 the 6 the 7 clouds 7 clouds 8 in 9 the 10 night 10 night 18 the 11 and 12 had 11 and 13 covered 13 covered 14 up 13 covered 15 every 15 every 16 one 15 every 17 of 17 of 18 the 18 the 20 round 19 little 20 round 20 round 21 doorways 21 doorways 22 of 21 doorways 26 . " [ha] ! " said [danny] , " [i] shall have a busy day , a very busy day , opening all my doorways . 1 " 5 said 1 " 10 shall 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 7 , 7 , 8 " 10 shall 12 a 10 shall 16 a 11 have 12 a 12 a 14 day 13 busy 14 day 14 day 15 , 16 a 18 busy 16 a 21 opening 17 very 18 busy 18 busy 19 day 19 day 20 , 20 , 21 opening 21 opening 23 my 22 all 23 my 23 my 24 doorways 24 doorways 25 . i 'll eat my breakfast , and then [i] 'll go to work . " 1 i 2 'll 1 i 4 my 2 'll 3 eat 4 my 5 breakfast 5 breakfast 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 then 7 and 10 'll 10 'll 11 go 11 go 12 to 12 to 13 work 13 work 15 " 14 . 15 " it really wasn't work at all , for you see the snow was soft and light , and [danny] dearly loved to dig in it . 1 it 6 all 2 really 3 wasn't 2 really 4 work 4 work 5 at 5 at 6 all 6 all 11 the 7 , 8 for 8 for 9 you 9 you 10 see 10 see 11 the 11 the 12 snow 12 snow 14 soft 12 snow 17 , 13 was 14 soft 14 soft 15 and 15 and 16 light 17 , 21 loved 18 and 20 dearly 20 dearly 21 loved 21 loved 22 to 22 to 23 dig 23 dig 24 in 24 in 25 it 25 it 26 . he looked this way and he looked that way . 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 6 he 3 this 4 way 4 way 5 and 5 and 6 he 6 he 7 looked 7 looked 8 that 7 looked 9 way 9 way 10 . " [i] don't see anything or anybody to be afraid of , " said [danny] and poked his head out a little farther . 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 5 anything 4 see 5 anything 5 anything 7 anybody 6 or 7 anybody 7 anybody 11 of 8 to 9 be 9 be 10 afraid 10 afraid 11 of 11 of 18 his 12 , 13 " 12 , 16 and 13 " 14 said 16 and 17 poked 17 poked 18 his 18 his 19 head 19 head 20 out 20 out 24 . 21 a 23 farther 21 a 24 . 22 little 23 farther then he sat and studied everything around him a long , long time . 1 then 3 sat 1 then 9 a 2 he 3 sat 3 sat 5 studied 4 and 5 studied 5 studied 6 everything 5 studied 7 around 7 around 8 him 9 a 10 long 10 long 12 long 10 long 14 . 11 , 12 long 12 long 13 time 12 long 14 . it was a beautiful white world , a very beautiful white world . 1 it 3 a 1 it 8 a 2 was 3 a 3 a 6 world 4 beautiful 5 white 5 white 6 world 6 world 7 , 8 a 9 very 8 a 11 white 9 very 10 beautiful 11 white 12 world 11 white 13 . 12 world 13 . everything was so white and pure and beautiful that it didn't seem possible [that] harm or danger for any one could even be thought of . 1 everything 15 harm 2 was 3 so 3 so 4 white 4 white 5 and 4 white 6 pure 6 pure 8 beautiful 6 pure 10 it 7 and 8 beautiful 8 beautiful 9 that 10 it 11 didn't 11 didn't 13 possible 11 didn't 15 harm 12 seem 13 possible 15 harm 17 danger 15 harm 26 . 16 or 17 danger 18 for 19 any 19 any 20 one 20 one 21 could 21 could 22 even 22 even 26 . 23 be 24 thought 24 thought 25 of 24 thought 26 . just a little way off was a little heap of snow . 1 just 4 way 2 a 3 little 2 a 4 way 4 way 6 was 5 off 6 was 6 was 7 a 7 a 8 little 7 a 9 heap 9 heap 10 of 9 heap 12 . 10 of 11 snow 11 snow 12 . " [i] don't remember that , " said [danny] . 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 remember 4 remember 5 that 4 remember 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 10 . " and [i] don't remember anything that would make that . 1 " 2 and 2 and 5 remember 4 don't 5 remember 5 remember 6 anything 6 anything 8 would 7 that 8 would 8 would 9 make 9 make 11 . 10 that 11 . there isn't any little bush or old log or anything underneath it . 1 there 2 isn't 1 there 6 or 2 isn't 3 any 3 any 4 little 4 little 5 bush 6 or 7 old 7 old 9 or 8 log 9 or 9 or 10 anything 10 anything 13 . 11 underneath 12 it 12 it 13 . perhaps rough [brother] [north] [wind] heaped it up , just for fun . " 1 perhaps 2 rough 2 rough 9 , 6 heaped 7 it 7 it 8 up 8 up 9 , 9 , 10 just 10 just 12 fun 11 for 12 fun 12 fun 13 . 13 . 14 " but all the time [danny] [meadow] [mouse] kept studying and studying that little heap of snow . 1 but 2 all 2 all 3 the 2 all 4 time 4 time 11 studying 8 kept 9 studying 9 studying 11 studying 10 and 11 studying 11 studying 16 snow 12 that 13 little 13 little 14 heap 14 heap 15 of 14 heap 16 snow 16 snow 17 . pretty soon he saw rough [brother] [north] [wind] coming his way and tossing the snow about as he came . 1 pretty 10 his 2 soon 3 he 3 he 4 saw 4 saw 5 rough 4 saw 9 coming 9 coming 10 his 10 his 11 way 11 way 12 and 12 and 16 about 13 tossing 15 snow 14 the 15 snow 15 snow 16 about 16 about 18 he 17 as 18 he 18 he 19 came 19 came 20 . it was just the color of the cloak old [granny] [fox] wears . 1 it 2 was 1 it 3 just 3 just 4 the 4 the 5 color 5 color 8 cloak 6 of 7 the 6 of 8 cloak 8 cloak 9 old 9 old 12 wears 12 wears 13 . " granny [fox] , you can't fool me ! 1 " 2 granny 2 granny 4 , 4 , 5 you 5 you 6 can't 6 can't 7 fool 7 fool 8 me 8 me 9 ! i see you plain as plain can be ! " 1 i 2 see 2 see 3 you 2 see 4 plain 4 plain 5 as 5 as 6 plain 6 plain 7 can 6 plain 8 be 7 can 8 be 8 be 9 ! 9 ! 10 " [ix] [danny] [meadow] [mouse] [is] [caught] [at] [last] " [tippy-toppy-tippy-toe] , [play] and frolic in the snow ! 1 " 3 , 3 , 5 and 5 and 6 frolic 6 frolic 8 the 7 in 8 the 8 the 9 snow 9 snow 10 ! now you see me ! 1 now 2 you 2 you 3 see 3 see 4 me 4 me 5 ! now you don't ! 1 now 2 you 2 you 3 don't 3 don't 4 ! think you 'll catch me , but you won't ! 1 think 2 you 2 you 4 catch 3 'll 4 catch 4 catch 5 me 5 me 6 , 6 , 7 but 7 but 8 you 8 you 9 won't 9 won't 10 ! tippy-toppy-tippy-toe , [oh] , such fun to play in snow ! " 1 tippy-toppy-tippy-toe 2 , 2 , 5 such 4 , 5 such 5 such 6 fun 6 fun 8 play 7 to 8 play 8 play 9 in 9 in 10 snow 10 snow 11 ! 11 ! 12 " he thought he was , though , and was enjoying it just as much as if he had the most beautiful voice in the world . 1 he 2 thought 1 he 6 though 2 thought 3 he 3 he 4 was 4 was 5 , 6 though 25 world 7 , 8 and 7 , 13 as 8 and 9 was 9 was 10 enjoying 10 enjoying 12 just 11 it 12 just 13 as 14 much 14 much 16 if 14 much 18 had 15 as 16 if 16 if 17 he 18 had 19 the 19 the 25 world 20 most 21 beautiful 21 beautiful 22 voice 21 beautiful 25 world 22 voice 23 in 23 in 24 the 25 world 26 . you know singing is nothing in the world but happiness in the heart making itself heard . 1 you 2 know 1 you 5 nothing 2 know 3 singing 2 know 5 nothing 3 singing 4 is 5 nothing 16 heard 6 in 7 the 6 in 8 world 7 the 8 world 8 world 9 but 9 but 10 happiness 10 happiness 11 in 11 in 12 the 12 the 14 making 12 the 16 heard 13 heart 14 making 14 making 15 itself 16 heard 17 . oh , yes , [danny] [meadow] [mouse] was happy ! 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 yes 3 yes 4 , 4 , 8 was 8 was 9 happy 9 happy 10 ! why shouldn't he have been ? 1 why 2 shouldn't 2 shouldn't 3 he 2 shouldn't 4 have 4 have 5 been 5 been 6 ? hadn't he proved himself smarter than old [granny] [fox] ? 1 hadn't 2 he 2 he 3 proved 3 proved 4 himself 4 himself 5 smarter 4 himself 6 than 5 smarter 6 than 6 than 7 old 7 old 10 ? that is something to make any one happy . 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 something 3 something 5 make 3 something 6 any 4 to 5 make 6 any 7 one 7 one 8 happy 8 happy 9 . that is just what [danny] [meadow] [mouse] had done , and he felt very smart and of course he felt very happy . 1 that 8 had 2 is 3 just 3 just 4 what 4 what 8 had 8 had 23 . 9 done 11 and 9 done 13 felt 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 he 13 felt 15 smart 13 felt 19 he 14 very 15 smart 15 smart 16 and 15 smart 18 course 17 of 18 course 19 he 22 happy 19 he 23 . 20 felt 21 very 21 very 22 happy but [with] all his smartness , [danny] forgot . 1 but 3 all 3 all 4 his 4 his 5 smartness 5 smartness 6 , 6 , 8 forgot 8 forgot 9 . yes , [sir] , [danny] forgot one thing . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 6 forgot 6 forgot 8 thing 7 one 8 thing 8 thing 9 . he forgot to watch up in the sky . 1 he 2 forgot 1 he 4 watch 2 forgot 3 to 4 watch 6 in 5 up 6 in 6 in 7 the 7 the 8 sky 8 sky 9 . he knew that of course old [roughleg] the [hawk] was asleep , so he had nothing to fear from him . 1 he 2 knew 1 he 10 was 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 5 course 4 of 5 course 5 course 6 old 6 old 8 the 10 was 11 asleep 10 was 16 nothing 11 asleep 12 , 12 , 13 so 13 so 14 he 14 he 15 had 16 nothing 18 fear 16 nothing 19 from 17 to 18 fear 19 from 20 him 20 him 21 . but he never once thought of [hooty] the [owl] . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 never 3 never 4 once 4 once 5 thought 5 thought 6 of 6 of 8 the 8 the 10 . dear me , dear me ! 1 dear 2 me 2 me 3 , 3 , 4 dear 4 dear 5 me 5 me 6 ! forgetting is a dreadful habit . 1 forgetting 2 is 2 is 3 a 3 a 4 dreadful 4 dreadful 5 habit 5 habit 6 . if nobody ever forgot , there wouldn't be nearly so much trouble in the world . 1 if 13 in 2 nobody 3 ever 2 nobody 4 forgot 3 ever 4 forgot 4 forgot 5 , 5 , 6 there 6 there 12 trouble 7 wouldn't 8 be 8 be 9 nearly 8 be 12 trouble 9 nearly 11 much 10 so 11 much 12 trouble 13 in 13 in 15 world 14 the 15 world 15 world 16 . no , indeed , there wouldn't be nearly so much trouble . 1 no 3 indeed 2 , 3 indeed 3 indeed 4 , 3 indeed 6 wouldn't 4 , 5 there 6 wouldn't 7 be 6 wouldn't 10 much 7 be 8 nearly 8 nearly 9 so 9 so 10 much 10 much 11 trouble 11 trouble 12 . and [danny] [meadow] [mouse] forgot . 1 and 5 forgot 5 forgot 6 . he skipped and sang and was [happy] as could be , and never once thought to watch up in the sky . 1 he 2 skipped 1 he 6 was 2 skipped 3 and 2 skipped 4 sang 3 and 4 sang 4 sang 5 and 6 was 8 as 8 as 9 could 9 could 10 be 10 be 16 to 10 be 21 sky 11 , 12 and 12 and 14 once 12 and 15 thought 13 never 14 once 15 thought 16 to 16 to 17 watch 16 to 20 the 17 watch 18 up 17 watch 19 in 21 sky 22 . over in the [green] [forest] [hooty] the [owl] had had poor hunting , and he was feeling cross . 1 over 7 the 2 in 3 the 2 in 7 the 7 the 17 feeling 9 had 11 poor 9 had 12 hunting 10 had 11 poor 12 hunting 14 and 12 hunting 17 feeling 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 he 15 he 16 was 17 feeling 18 cross 18 cross 19 . you see , [hooty] was hungry , and hunger is apt to make one feel cross . 1 you 2 see 2 see 12 to 3 , 5 was 5 was 6 hungry 6 hungry 7 , 6 hungry 12 to 7 , 11 apt 8 and 9 hunger 9 hunger 11 apt 10 is 11 apt 12 to 15 feel 13 make 14 one 13 make 15 feel 15 feel 17 . 16 cross 17 . the longer he hunted , the hungrier and crosser he grew . 1 the 2 longer 2 longer 4 hunted 2 longer 5 , 3 he 4 hunted 5 , 6 the 6 the 7 hungrier 7 hungrier 8 and 7 hungrier 9 crosser 9 crosser 11 grew 10 he 11 grew 11 grew 12 . suddenly he thought of [danny] [meadow] [mouse] . 1 suddenly 2 he 2 he 3 thought 3 thought 4 of 4 of 8 . i believe [i] 'll go down on the meadows and see . " 1 i 2 believe 2 believe 6 down 4 'll 5 go 5 go 6 down 6 down 8 the 7 on 8 the 8 the 9 meadows 9 meadows 10 and 10 and 11 see 11 see 12 . 12 . 13 " now [hooty] the [owl] can fly without making the teeniest , weeniest sound . 1 now 3 the 1 now 6 fly 5 can 6 fly 6 fly 10 teeniest 7 without 9 the 8 making 9 the 9 the 10 teeniest 10 teeniest 11 , 11 , 12 weeniest 12 weeniest 13 sound 13 sound 14 . it seems as if he just drifts along through the air like a great shadow . 1 it 6 just 2 seems 3 as 2 seems 4 if 4 if 5 he 4 if 6 just 6 just 13 a 7 drifts 8 along 7 drifts 12 like 8 along 10 the 9 through 10 the 10 the 11 air 12 like 13 a 13 a 15 shadow 14 great 15 shadow 15 shadow 16 . now he spread his great wings and floated out over the meadows . 1 now 2 he 1 now 6 wings 2 he 3 spread 3 spread 4 his 4 his 5 great 6 wings 8 floated 7 and 8 floated 8 floated 10 over 9 out 10 over 10 over 12 meadows 11 the 12 meadows 12 meadows 13 . hooty 's great eyes grew brighter and fiercer . 1 hooty 2 's 2 's 4 eyes 3 great 4 eyes 4 eyes 6 brighter 5 grew 6 brighter 6 brighter 8 fiercer 7 and 8 fiercer 8 fiercer 9 . without a sound he floated through the moonlight until he was just over [danny] [meadow] [mouse] . 1 without 5 floated 2 a 3 sound 3 sound 4 he 4 he 5 floated 5 floated 8 moonlight 5 floated 13 over 6 through 7 the 7 the 8 moonlight 9 until 10 he 9 until 12 just 10 he 11 was 12 just 13 over 13 over 17 . too late [danny] looked up . 1 too 2 late 2 late 4 looked 4 looked 5 up 5 up 6 . his [little] song ended in a tiny squeak of fear , and he started for his nearest little round doorway . 1 his 3 song 3 song 9 of 4 ended 5 in 5 in 6 a 6 a 7 tiny 7 tiny 8 squeak 7 tiny 9 of 9 of 17 nearest 10 fear 11 , 10 fear 13 he 11 , 12 and 13 he 14 started 14 started 15 for 15 for 16 his 16 his 17 nearest 17 nearest 20 doorway 18 little 19 round 19 round 20 doorway 20 doorway 21 . hooty the [owl] reached down with his long cruel claws and [danny] [meadow] [mouse] was caught at last ! 1 hooty 2 the 1 hooty 4 reached 4 reached 5 down 4 reached 7 his 5 down 6 with 7 his 8 long 7 his 10 claws 8 long 9 cruel 10 claws 11 and 10 claws 16 caught 11 and 15 was 16 caught 17 at 17 at 18 last 18 last 19 ! [x] [a] [strange] [ride] [and] [how] [it] [ended] [danny] [meadow] [mouse] [often] [had] [sat] [watching] [skimmer] [the] [swallow] [sailing] [around] [up] [in] [the] [blue] [,] [blue] [sky] [.] it had seemed to him that it must be very wonderful and beautiful . 1 it 3 seemed 2 had 3 seemed 3 seemed 4 to 4 to 5 him 5 him 10 very 6 that 7 it 7 it 8 must 8 must 9 be 8 must 10 very 10 very 11 wonderful 11 wonderful 12 and 11 wonderful 13 beautiful 13 beautiful 14 . sometimes he had wished that he had wings and could go up in the air and look down . 1 sometimes 4 wished 1 sometimes 10 could 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 wished 4 wished 5 that 5 that 6 he 5 that 8 wings 6 he 7 had 8 wings 9 and 10 could 11 go 10 could 19 . 11 go 13 in 12 up 13 in 13 in 14 the 14 the 15 air 15 air 16 and 15 air 19 . 16 and 17 look 17 look 18 down and now here he was , he , [danny] [meadow] [mouse] , actually doing that very thing ! 1 and 2 now 2 now 5 was 2 now 18 ! 3 here 4 he 4 he 5 was 6 , 7 he 6 , 17 thing 8 , 16 very 8 , 17 thing 12 , 13 actually 13 actually 14 doing 14 doing 15 that 14 doing 16 very 17 thing 18 ! [ [illustration] : he was being carried . 1 [ 3 : 3 : 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 being 6 being 7 carried 7 carried 8 . page [@number@] ] 1 page 3 ] but [danny] could see nothing wonderful or beautiful now . 1 but 3 could 3 could 4 see 3 could 5 nothing 5 nothing 7 or 6 wonderful 7 or 7 or 8 beautiful 8 beautiful 9 now 9 now 10 . no , indeed ! 1 no 2 , 2 , 3 indeed 3 indeed 4 ! everything was terrible , for you see [danny] [meadow] [mouse] wasn't flying himself . 1 everything 3 terrible 1 everything 5 for 2 was 3 terrible 4 , 5 for 5 for 6 you 6 you 7 see 7 see 11 wasn't 11 wasn't 14 . 12 flying 13 himself 12 flying 14 . he was being carried . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 being 3 being 4 carried 4 carried 5 . yes , [sir] , [danny] [meadow] [mouse] was being carried through the air in the cruel claws of [hooty] the [owl] ! 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 9 being 8 was 9 being 9 being 13 air 10 carried 11 through 10 carried 13 air 11 through 12 the 13 air 14 in 14 in 15 the 15 the 16 cruel 16 cruel 17 claws 16 cruel 22 ! 17 claws 18 of 18 of 20 the and all because [danny] had forgotten forgotten to watch up in the sky for danger . 1 and 2 all 1 and 6 forgotten 2 all 3 because 3 because 5 had 6 forgotten 9 watch 7 forgotten 8 to 8 to 9 watch 9 watch 10 up 10 up 13 sky 11 in 12 the 12 the 13 sky 13 sky 15 danger 14 for 15 danger 15 danger 16 . poor , poor [danny] [meadow] [mouse] ! 1 poor 2 , 2 , 3 poor 3 poor 7 ! hooty 's great cruel claws hurt him dreadfully ! 1 hooty 2 's 2 's 4 cruel 3 great 4 cruel 4 cruel 6 hurt 5 claws 6 hurt 6 hurt 7 him 7 him 8 dreadfully 8 dreadfully 9 ! but it wasn't the pain that was the worst . 1 but 3 wasn't 2 it 3 wasn't 3 wasn't 5 pain 4 the 5 pain 5 pain 6 that 6 that 7 was 7 was 9 worst 8 the 9 worst 9 worst 10 . no , indeed ! 1 no 2 , 2 , 3 indeed 3 indeed 4 ! it wasn't the pain ! 1 it 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 4 pain 3 the 4 pain 4 pain 5 ! as he flew , [hooty] kept chuckling , and [danny] [meadow] [mouse] knew just what those chuckles meant . 1 as 2 he 1 as 3 flew 2 he 3 flew 3 flew 7 chuckling 4 , 6 kept 6 kept 7 chuckling 7 chuckling 9 and 8 , 9 and 9 and 13 knew 13 knew 15 what 14 just 15 what 15 what 19 . 16 those 17 chuckles 17 chuckles 18 meant 18 meant 19 . they meant that [hooty] was thinking of the good meal he was going to have . 1 they 2 meant 2 meant 3 that 2 meant 6 thinking 3 that 5 was 6 thinking 10 meal 7 of 8 the 8 the 9 good 8 the 10 meal 10 meal 14 to 11 he 12 was 12 was 13 going 13 going 14 to 14 to 15 have 15 have 16 . hanging there in [hooty] 's great cruel claws , [danny] looked down on the snow-covered [green] [meadows] he loved so well . 1 hanging 7 cruel 2 there 3 in 3 in 7 cruel 5 's 6 great 6 great 7 cruel 7 cruel 8 claws 8 claws 13 on 9 , 11 looked 11 looked 12 down 12 down 13 on 13 on 14 the 14 the 15 snow-covered 15 snow-covered 18 he 18 he 19 loved 19 loved 20 so 20 so 21 well 21 well 22 . they seemed a frightfully long way below him , though really they were not far at all , for [hooty] was flying very low . 1 they 2 seemed 1 they 3 a 3 a 9 , 4 frightfully 5 long 5 long 6 way 5 long 9 , 6 way 7 below 7 below 8 him 9 , 11 really 10 though 11 really 11 really 19 for 12 they 13 were 12 they 14 not 14 not 15 far 15 far 16 at 15 far 18 , 16 at 17 all 18 , 19 for 19 for 24 low 21 was 22 flying 22 flying 23 very 23 very 24 low 24 low 25 . but he couldn't keep them shut . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 keep 4 keep 5 them 5 them 6 shut 6 shut 7 . no , [sir] , he couldn't keep them shut ! 1 no 2 , 1 no 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 couldn't 6 couldn't 7 keep 7 keep 8 them 8 them 10 ! 9 shut 10 ! he just had to keep opening them . 1 he 2 just 2 just 4 to 3 had 4 to 4 to 5 keep 5 keep 6 opening 6 opening 7 them 7 them 8 . there was the dear old [green] [forest] drawing nearer and nearer . 1 there 2 was 1 there 4 dear 2 was 3 the 4 dear 5 old 5 old 10 and 8 drawing 9 nearer 9 nearer 10 and 10 and 11 nearer 11 nearer 12 . just ahead of him was the [old] [briar-patch] where [peter] [rabbit] lives so safely . 1 just 2 ahead 2 ahead 3 of 2 ahead 9 where 3 of 4 him 5 was 6 the 6 the 9 where 9 where 12 lives 12 lives 15 . 13 so 14 safely 14 safely 15 . every old bramble in it was covered with snow and it was very , very beautiful . 1 every 2 old 1 every 3 bramble 3 bramble 12 was 4 in 5 it 5 it 6 was 6 was 7 covered 7 covered 8 with 7 covered 9 snow 9 snow 10 and 10 and 11 it 11 it 12 was 12 was 13 very 13 very 15 very 14 , 15 very 15 very 17 . 16 beautiful 17 . really everything was just as beautiful as ever the moonlight , the [green] [forest] , the snow-covered [green] [meadows] , the [old] [briar-patch] . 1 really 4 just 1 really 15 , 2 everything 3 was 2 everything 4 just 4 just 6 beautiful 5 as 6 beautiful 6 beautiful 7 as 6 beautiful 10 moonlight 8 ever 9 the 9 the 10 moonlight 10 moonlight 11 , 11 , 12 the 15 , 16 the 16 the 17 snow-covered 17 snow-covered 20 , 20 , 21 the 21 the 24 . the only change was in [danny] [meadow] [mouse] himself , and it was all because he had forgotten . 1 the 2 only 1 the 9 himself 2 only 3 change 3 change 5 in 4 was 5 in 9 himself 13 was 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 it 12 it 13 was 13 was 15 because 14 all 15 because 15 because 18 forgotten 16 he 17 had 17 had 18 forgotten 18 forgotten 19 . suddenly [danny] began to wriggle and struggle . 1 suddenly 3 began 3 began 4 to 4 to 5 wriggle 5 wriggle 7 struggle 6 and 7 struggle 7 struggle 8 . " keep still ! " snapped [hooty] the [owl] . 1 " 2 keep 2 keep 3 still 3 still 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 snapped 6 snapped 8 the 8 the 10 . but [danny] only struggled harder than ever . 1 but 3 only 3 only 4 struggled 4 struggled 5 harder 5 harder 6 than 6 than 7 ever 7 ever 8 . it seemed to him that [hooty] wasn't holding him as tightly as at first . 1 it 2 seemed 1 it 7 wasn't 2 seemed 5 that 3 to 4 him 4 him 5 that 7 wasn't 8 holding 8 holding 9 him 9 him 11 tightly 10 as 11 tightly 11 tightly 12 as 11 tightly 14 first 13 at 14 first 14 first 15 . he felt one of [hooty] 's claws slip . 1 he 2 felt 1 he 6 's 2 felt 3 one 3 one 4 of 6 's 7 claws 7 claws 8 slip 8 slip 9 . it tore his coat and hurt dreadfully , but it slipped ! 1 it 2 tore 2 tore 6 hurt 3 his 4 coat 4 coat 5 and 5 and 6 hurt 6 hurt 7 dreadfully 7 dreadfully 8 , 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 it 10 it 11 slipped 11 slipped 12 ! danny kicked , squirmed and twisted , and twisted , squirmed , and kicked . 1 danny 2 kicked 1 danny 3 , 3 , 8 and 4 squirmed 5 and 5 and 6 twisted 6 twisted 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 twisted 9 twisted 11 squirmed 10 , 11 squirmed 11 squirmed 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 kicked 14 kicked 15 . hooty had started down now , so as to get a better hold . 1 hooty 2 had 1 hooty 3 started 3 started 4 down 3 started 5 now 4 down 5 now 5 now 6 , 6 , 7 so 7 so 8 as 8 as 9 to 9 to 13 hold 10 get 11 a 11 a 12 better 12 better 13 hold 13 hold 14 . danny gave one more kick and then he felt himself falling ! 1 danny 2 gave 2 gave 8 he 3 one 4 more 4 more 5 kick 5 kick 6 and 6 and 7 then 7 then 8 he 8 he 10 himself 9 felt 10 himself 10 himself 11 falling 11 falling 12 ! danny [meadow] [mouse] shut his eyes and held his breath . 1 danny 6 eyes 4 shut 5 his 5 his 6 eyes 6 eyes 7 and 7 and 8 held 8 held 11 . 9 his 10 breath 10 breath 11 . down , down , down he fell . 1 down 2 , 2 , 3 down 3 down 4 , 4 , 5 down 5 down 6 he 6 he 7 fell 7 fell 8 . it seemed to him that he never would strike the snow-covered meadows ! 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 6 he 3 to 4 him 4 him 5 that 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 never 7 never 8 would 7 never 9 strike 8 would 9 strike 9 strike 11 snow-covered 10 the 11 snow-covered 11 snow-covered 12 meadows 12 meadows 13 ! really he fell only a very little distance . 1 really 2 he 1 really 4 only 2 he 3 fell 4 only 6 very 5 a 6 very 6 very 7 little 7 little 8 distance 8 distance 9 . but it seemed a terrible distance to [danny] . 1 but 2 it 2 it 3 seemed 3 seemed 4 a 4 a 5 terrible 5 terrible 6 distance 6 distance 7 to 7 to 9 . [xi] [peter] [rabbit] [gets] [a] [fright] the night before he had had a narrow escape from old [granny] [fox] over in the [green] [forest] . 1 the 2 night 2 night 3 before 2 night 6 had 3 before 4 he 4 he 5 had 6 had 7 a 6 had 11 old 7 a 8 narrow 8 narrow 9 escape 9 escape 10 from 11 old 15 in 14 over 15 in 15 in 16 the 16 the 19 . peter was just dozing off when he heard the cheeriest little voice in the world . 1 peter 2 was 2 was 4 dozing 3 just 4 dozing 4 dozing 5 off 5 off 8 heard 6 when 7 he 7 he 8 heard 8 heard 9 the 9 the 10 cheeriest 9 the 15 world 11 little 12 voice 12 voice 13 in 13 in 14 the 14 the 15 world 15 world 16 . it was saying : 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 saying 3 saying 4 : " [dee-dee-chickadee] ! 1 " 3 ! i see you ! 1 i 2 see 2 see 3 you 3 you 4 ! can you see me ? " 1 can 2 you 2 you 3 see 3 see 4 me 4 me 5 ? 5 ? 6 " peter began to smile even before he could get his eyes open and look up . 1 peter 2 began 1 peter 6 before 2 began 4 smile 2 began 5 even 3 to 4 smile 5 even 6 before 6 before 11 eyes 7 he 8 could 7 he 10 his 8 could 9 get 10 his 11 eyes 11 eyes 15 up 12 open 13 and 13 and 14 look 14 look 15 up 15 up 16 . there , right over his head , was [tommy] [tit] hanging head down from a nodding old bramble . 1 there 2 , 1 there 6 head 2 , 3 right 3 right 4 over 4 over 5 his 6 head 7 , 7 , 16 nodding 8 was 11 hanging 11 hanging 12 head 12 head 15 a 12 head 16 nodding 13 down 14 from 13 down 15 a 16 nodding 17 old 17 old 19 . 18 bramble 19 . " [dee-dee-chickadee] ! 1 " 3 ! i 'm as happy as can be ! 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 as 3 as 4 happy 4 happy 5 as 5 as 6 can 6 can 7 be 7 be 8 ! find it much the better way [to] be happy all the day . 1 find 2 it 1 find 5 better 2 it 3 much 3 much 4 the 5 better 8 be 6 way 8 be 8 be 9 happy 9 happy 10 all 10 all 11 the 11 the 12 day 11 the 13 . dee-dee-chickadee ! 1 dee-dee-chickadee 2 ! everybody 's good to me ! " 1 everybody 2 's 2 's 3 good 3 good 4 to 4 to 5 me 5 me 6 ! 6 ! 7 " " [hello] , [tommy] ! " said [peter] [rabbit] . 1 " 7 said 3 , 6 " 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 10 . " [where'd] you come from ? " 1 " 3 you 3 you 4 come 4 come 5 from 4 come 6 ? 6 ? 7 " " from [farmer] [brown] 's new orchard up on the hill . 1 " 12 . 2 from 7 orchard 5 's 6 new 6 new 7 orchard 7 orchard 11 hill 8 up 9 on 9 on 10 the 10 the 11 hill 11 hill 12 . it 's a fine orchard , [peter] [rabbit] , a fine orchard . 1 it 2 's 2 's 5 orchard 3 a 4 fine 4 fine 5 orchard 5 orchard 6 , 6 , 12 orchard 9 , 10 a 10 a 11 fine 11 fine 12 orchard 12 orchard 13 . i go there every morning for my breakfast . 1 i 3 there 2 go 3 there 3 there 4 every 4 every 5 morning 5 morning 7 my 6 for 7 my 7 my 8 breakfast 8 breakfast 9 . if the winter lasts long enough , [i] 'll have all the trees cleaned up for [farmer] [brown] . " 1 if 2 the 1 if 5 long 2 the 4 lasts 3 winter 4 lasts 5 long 6 enough 5 long 10 have 6 enough 7 , 7 , 9 'll 9 'll 10 have 10 have 11 all 11 all 14 cleaned 12 the 13 trees 12 the 14 cleaned 14 cleaned 15 up 15 up 16 for 15 up 19 . 19 . 20 " peter looked puzzled . 1 peter 2 looked 2 looked 3 puzzled 3 puzzled 4 . " what do you mean ? " he asked . 1 " 2 what 1 " 3 do 3 do 6 ? 4 you 5 mean 5 mean 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 7 " 8 he 8 he 9 asked 8 he 10 . 9 asked 10 . " just what [i] say , " replied [tommy] [tit] , almost turning a somersault in the air . 1 " 2 just 1 " 5 say 2 just 3 what 5 say 12 almost 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 replied 8 replied 11 , 8 replied 12 almost 12 almost 16 in 13 turning 14 a 14 a 15 somersault 15 somersault 16 in 16 in 17 the 17 the 18 air 17 the 19 . " there 's a million eggs of insects on those young peach-trees , but [i] 'm clearing them all off as fast as [i] can . 1 " 2 there 1 " 8 insects 2 there 3 's 2 there 6 eggs 3 's 4 a 3 's 5 million 6 eggs 7 of 8 insects 11 young 8 insects 17 clearing 9 on 11 young 10 those 11 young 12 peach-trees 13 , 13 , 14 but 14 but 17 clearing 16 'm 17 clearing 17 clearing 18 them 18 them 19 all 19 all 20 off 20 off 22 fast 21 as 22 fast 22 fast 23 as 23 as 25 can 25 can 26 . they 're mighty fine eating , [peter] [rabbit] , mighty fine eating ! " 1 they 2 're 1 they 3 mighty 3 mighty 5 eating 4 fine 5 eating 5 eating 6 , 6 , 10 mighty 9 , 10 mighty 10 mighty 11 fine 11 fine 12 eating 11 fine 13 ! 12 eating 13 ! 13 ! 14 " and [with] that [tommy] [tit] had said good-by and flitted away . 1 and 3 that 3 that 6 had 6 had 12 . 7 said 8 good-by 8 good-by 10 flitted 9 and 10 flitted 10 flitted 11 away 10 flitted 12 . peter was thinking of that young orchard now , as he sat in the moonlight trying to make up his mind where [to] go . 1 peter 2 was 1 peter 3 thinking 1 peter 6 young 4 of 5 that 5 that 6 young 6 young 7 orchard 7 orchard 9 , 7 orchard 16 trying 8 now 9 , 10 as 11 he 11 he 12 sat 12 sat 13 in 12 sat 16 trying 13 in 14 the 13 in 15 moonlight 14 the 15 moonlight 16 trying 17 to 17 to 18 make 17 to 20 his 18 make 19 up 20 his 21 mind 21 mind 24 go 22 where 24 go 24 go 25 . the thought of those young peach-trees made his mouth water . 1 the 2 thought 1 the 3 of 3 of 4 those 4 those 5 young 5 young 6 peach-trees 5 young 9 mouth 6 peach-trees 7 made 7 made 8 his 9 mouth 10 water 10 water 11 . it startled [peter] so that he nearly tumbled over backward . 1 it 2 startled 2 startled 7 nearly 4 so 5 that 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 nearly 7 nearly 9 over 8 tumbled 9 over 9 over 10 backward 10 backward 11 . and right at the same instant came the fierce , angry scream of [hooty] the [owl] . 1 and 2 right 1 and 6 instant 2 right 4 the 3 at 4 the 4 the 5 same 6 instant 10 , 6 instant 12 scream 7 came 8 the 8 the 9 fierce 9 fierce 10 , 11 angry 12 scream 12 scream 13 of 13 of 15 the 15 the 17 . that almost made [peter] 's heart stop beating , although he knew that [hooty] couldn't get him down there in the [old] [briar-patch] . 1 that 3 made 2 almost 3 made 3 made 8 beating 5 's 6 heart 5 's 8 beating 6 heart 7 stop 8 beating 9 , 9 , 10 although 10 although 11 he 11 he 12 knew 11 he 15 couldn't 12 knew 13 that 15 couldn't 16 get 16 get 20 in 17 him 18 down 18 down 19 there 19 there 20 in 20 in 21 the 21 the 24 . his big eyes grew bigger than ever , and he rubbed [them] to make quite sure that he really saw what he thought he saw . 1 his 3 eyes 1 his 6 than 2 big 3 eyes 3 eyes 4 grew 4 grew 5 bigger 4 grew 6 than 6 than 11 rubbed 7 ever 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 he 9 and 11 rubbed 10 he 11 rubbed 11 rubbed 26 . 13 to 14 make 14 make 15 quite 14 make 16 sure 16 sure 18 he 16 sure 26 . 17 that 18 he 19 really 20 saw 20 saw 21 what 20 saw 22 he 22 he 25 saw 22 he 26 . 23 thought 25 saw 24 he 25 saw yes , there was no doubt about it there at his feet lay [danny] [meadow] [mouse] ! 1 yes 4 was 2 , 3 there 3 there 4 was 4 was 5 no 5 no 7 about 6 doubt 7 about 7 about 8 it 8 it 9 there 9 there 10 at 10 at 12 feet 11 his 12 feet 12 feet 13 lay 13 lay 17 ! [xii] [the] [old] [briar-patch] [has] [a] [new] [tenant] [danny] [meadow] [mouse] [slowly] [opened] [his] [eyes] [and] [then] [closed] [them] [again] [quickly] [,] [as] [if] [afraid] [to] [look] [around] [.] he could hear some one talking . 1 he 2 could 2 could 3 hear 3 hear 4 some 4 some 5 one 5 one 6 talking 6 talking 7 . danny lay still a minute and listened . 1 danny 2 lay 2 lay 4 a 3 still 4 a 4 a 5 minute 5 minute 6 and 6 and 7 listened 7 listened 8 . " why , [danny] [meadow] [mouse] , where in the world did you drop from ? " asked the voice . 1 " 2 why 1 " 8 where 2 why 3 , 2 why 7 , 8 where 13 you 9 in 10 the 10 the 11 world 11 world 12 did 12 did 13 you 13 you 16 ? 14 drop 15 from 15 from 16 ? 16 ? 17 " 17 " 18 asked 18 asked 20 voice 18 asked 21 . 19 the 20 voice 20 voice 21 . it sounded like why , very much like [peter] [rabbit] speaking . 1 it 2 sounded 1 it 4 why 2 sounded 3 like 4 why 5 , 5 , 6 very 6 very 7 much 6 very 11 speaking 7 much 8 like 11 speaking 12 . danny opened his eyes again . 1 danny 2 opened 2 opened 3 his 3 his 4 eyes 4 eyes 5 again 5 again 6 . it was [peter] [rabbit] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 5 . " where where am [i] ? " asked [danny] [meadow] [mouse] in a very weak and small voice . 1 " 2 where 1 " 3 where 2 where 3 where 3 where 4 am 4 am 12 in 6 ? 7 " 7 " 8 asked 8 asked 12 in 12 in 17 small 13 a 14 very 13 a 17 small 14 very 15 weak 15 weak 16 and 17 small 18 voice 18 voice 19 . " in the middle of the dear [old] [briar-patch] with me , " replied [peter] [rabbit] . 1 " 2 in 2 in 4 middle 3 the 4 middle 4 middle 7 dear 5 of 6 the 6 the 7 dear 7 dear 14 replied 10 with 11 me 11 me 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 replied 14 replied 17 . " but how did you get here ? 1 " 2 but 2 but 3 how 3 how 5 you 4 did 5 you 5 you 6 get 6 get 7 here 7 here 8 ? you seemed to drop right out of the sky . " 1 you 2 seemed 1 you 4 drop 2 seemed 3 to 4 drop 6 out 5 right 6 out 6 out 7 of 7 of 8 the 8 the 9 sky 9 sky 10 . 10 . 11 " danny [meadow] [mouse] shuddered . 1 danny 4 shuddered 4 shuddered 5 . the very last thing he could remember was [hooty] 's fierce scream of rage and disappointment . 1 the 2 very 1 the 7 remember 2 very 4 thing 2 very 6 could 3 last 4 thing 5 he 6 could 7 remember 14 rage 7 remember 17 . 8 was 12 scream 10 's 11 fierce 11 fierce 12 scream 12 scream 14 rage 13 of 14 rage 15 and 16 disappointment 16 disappointment 17 . danny shuddered again . 1 danny 2 shuddered 2 shuddered 3 again 3 again 4 . then a new thought came to him . 1 then 2 a 1 then 3 new 2 a 3 new 3 new 4 thought 3 new 5 came 5 came 6 to 6 to 7 him 7 him 8 . he must get out of sight ! 1 he 2 must 2 must 3 get 3 get 4 out 4 out 5 of 5 of 6 sight 6 sight 7 ! hooty might catch him again ! 1 hooty 2 might 2 might 3 catch 3 catch 4 him 4 him 5 again 5 again 6 ! danny tried to scramble to his feet . 1 danny 2 tried 1 danny 4 scramble 2 tried 3 to 4 scramble 5 to 5 to 6 his 6 his 7 feet 7 feet 8 . " [ooch] ! 1 " 3 ! oh ! " groaned [danny] and lay still again . 1 oh 2 ! 2 ! 3 " 2 ! 4 groaned 4 groaned 8 still 6 and 7 lay 7 lay 8 still 8 still 9 again 9 again 10 . " there , there . 1 " 2 there 2 there 3 , 3 , 4 there 4 there 5 . keep still , [danny] [meadow] [mouse] . 1 keep 2 still 2 still 3 , 3 , 7 . there 's nothing to be afraid of here , " said [peter] [rabbit] gently . 1 there 2 's 1 there 3 nothing 3 nothing 4 to 3 nothing 5 be 5 be 10 " 6 afraid 7 of 6 afraid 8 here 8 here 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 15 . 14 gently 15 . " oh , dear , whatever shall [i] do now ? " he ended . 1 " 4 dear 2 oh 3 , 3 , 4 dear 4 dear 5 , 4 dear 6 whatever 5 , 6 whatever 6 whatever 10 now 7 shall 9 do 9 do 10 now 10 now 11 ? 11 ? 12 " 12 " 14 ended 13 he 14 ended 14 ended 15 . peter [rabbit] looked thoughtful . 1 peter 3 looked 3 looked 4 thoughtful 4 thoughtful 5 . " you can't do it , " said he . 1 " 2 you 1 " 4 do 2 you 3 can't 4 do 5 it 5 it 6 , 6 , 8 said 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 he 9 he 10 . " you simply can't do it . 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 simply 3 simply 4 can't 4 can't 5 do 5 do 6 it 6 it 7 . it is such a long way for a little fellow like you that it wouldn't be safe to try . 1 it 15 wouldn't 2 is 3 such 3 such 5 long 3 such 8 a 4 a 5 long 5 long 6 way 6 way 7 for 8 a 10 fellow 8 a 15 wouldn't 9 little 10 fellow 10 fellow 11 like 11 like 12 you 11 like 13 that 13 that 14 it 15 wouldn't 19 try 16 be 17 safe 17 safe 19 try 18 to 19 try 19 try 20 . if you went at night , [hooty] the [owl] might catch you again . 1 if 2 you 1 if 4 at 3 went 4 at 4 at 5 night 5 night 6 , 6 , 8 the 8 the 10 might 10 might 14 . 11 catch 12 you 11 catch 13 again 13 again 14 . if you tried in daylight , old [roughleg] the [hawk] would be almost sure to see you . 1 if 4 in 1 if 7 old 2 you 3 tried 3 tried 4 in 5 daylight 6 , 6 , 7 old 7 old 11 would 9 the 11 would 11 would 13 almost 12 be 13 almost 13 almost 15 to 14 sure 15 to 15 to 16 see 16 see 18 . 17 you 18 . i tell you what , you stay right here ! 1 i 2 tell 1 i 4 what 2 tell 3 you 4 what 6 you 5 , 6 you 6 you 7 stay 7 stay 8 right 8 right 9 here 9 here 10 ! the dear [old] [briar-patch] is the safest place in the world . 1 the 2 dear 2 dear 9 in 5 is 6 the 6 the 7 safest 7 safest 8 place 8 place 9 in 9 in 10 the 10 the 11 world 11 world 12 . you know [i] don't care for them myself . 1 you 2 know 2 know 6 for 4 don't 5 care 5 care 6 for 6 for 7 them 7 them 8 myself 8 myself 9 . i 'm lonesome sometimes , living here all alone . 1 i 2 'm 1 i 4 sometimes 2 'm 3 lonesome 4 sometimes 7 here 5 , 6 living 6 living 7 here 7 here 8 all 8 all 9 alone 9 alone 10 . you stay here , and we 'll have the [old] [briar-patch] to ourselves . " 1 you 2 stay 2 stay 3 here 3 here 4 , 3 here 12 to 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 we 6 we 7 'll 7 'll 8 have 8 have 9 the 12 to 13 ourselves 13 ourselves 14 . 14 . 15 " danny [meadow] [mouse] looked at [peter] gratefully . 1 danny 4 looked 4 looked 5 at 5 at 7 gratefully 7 gratefully 8 . " [i] will , and thank you ever so much , [peter] [rabbit] , " he said . 1 " 6 thank 3 will 6 thank 4 , 5 and 4 , 6 thank 6 thank 7 you 7 you 8 ever 8 ever 9 so 9 so 10 much 10 much 11 , 11 , 15 " 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 he 16 he 17 said 16 he 18 . and this is how the dear [old] [briar-patch] happened to have another tenant . 1 and 2 this 2 this 3 is 2 this 6 dear 3 is 4 how 4 how 5 the 6 dear 9 happened 9 happened 12 another 10 to 11 have 11 have 12 another 12 another 14 . 13 tenant 14 . [xiii] [peter] [rabbit] [visits] [the] [peach] [orchard] " [don't] go , [peter] [rabbit] ! 1 " 3 go 3 go 4 , 3 go 7 ! don't go ! " begged [danny] [meadow] [mouse] . 1 don't 2 go 2 go 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 begged 5 begged 9 . peter hopped to the edge of the [old] [briar-patch] and looked over the moonlit , snow-covered meadows to the hill back of [farmer] [brown] 's house . 1 peter 5 edge 2 hopped 4 the 2 hopped 5 edge 3 to 4 the 4 the 5 edge 5 edge 6 of 5 edge 14 moonlit 6 of 7 the 10 and 11 looked 10 and 12 over 12 over 13 the 13 the 14 moonlit 14 moonlit 15 , 14 moonlit 17 meadows 15 , 16 snow-covered 17 meadows 19 the 18 to 19 the 19 the 20 hill 20 hill 21 back 20 hill 27 . 21 back 22 of 25 's 26 house 26 house 27 . " [i] think [i] will , [danny] , just this once , " said [peter] . 1 " 3 think 3 think 6 , 3 think 12 , 5 will 6 , 8 , 9 just 9 just 10 this 10 this 11 once 11 once 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 said 13 " 16 . " oh [i] 'm as bold as bold can be ! 1 " 2 oh 1 " 4 'm 4 'm 5 as 5 as 6 bold 6 bold 7 as 7 as 8 bold 8 bold 10 be 9 can 10 be 10 be 11 ! sing hoppy-hippy-hippy-hop-o ! 1 sing 2 hoppy-hippy-hippy-hop-o 2 hoppy-hippy-hippy-hop-o 3 ! i 'll hie me forth the world to see ! 1 i 2 'll 1 i 3 hie 3 hie 4 me 3 hie 5 forth 5 forth 6 the 6 the 7 world 7 world 8 to 8 to 9 see 9 see 10 ! sing hoppy-hippy-hippy-hop-o ! 1 sing 2 hoppy-hippy-hippy-hop-o 2 hoppy-hippy-hippy-hop-o 3 ! my ears are long , [my] legs are strong , [so] now good day ; [i] 'll hie away ! 1 my 2 ears 1 my 7 legs 2 ears 3 are 3 are 4 long 4 long 5 , 7 legs 8 are 7 legs 9 strong 8 are 9 strong 9 strong 10 , 10 , 14 day 12 now 13 good 13 good 14 day 14 day 15 ; 15 ; 17 'll 17 'll 18 hie 18 hie 19 away 19 away 20 ! sing hoppy-hippy-hippy-hop-o ! " 1 sing 2 hoppy-hippy-hippy-hop-o 2 hoppy-hippy-hippy-hop-o 3 ! 3 ! 4 " danny [meadow] [mouse] watched him go and shook his head in disapproval . 1 danny 4 watched 4 watched 9 his 5 him 6 go 6 go 8 shook 7 and 8 shook 8 shook 9 his 9 his 10 head 10 head 11 in 10 head 12 disapproval 11 in 12 disapproval 12 disapproval 13 . " foolish , foolish , foolish ! " he said over and over to himself . 1 " 2 foolish 1 " 4 foolish 3 , 4 foolish 4 foolish 5 , 4 foolish 7 ! 6 foolish 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 8 " 9 he 9 he 10 said 9 he 15 himself 11 over 12 and 11 over 13 over 13 over 14 to 14 to 15 himself 15 himself 16 . " why can't [peter] be content with the good things that he has ? " 1 " 2 why 2 why 3 can't 3 can't 5 be 5 be 6 content 6 content 7 with 7 with 8 the 8 the 10 things 9 good 10 things 10 things 11 that 11 that 12 he 12 he 13 has 13 has 14 ? 14 ? 15 " peter [rabbit] hurried along through the moonlight , stopping every few minutes to sit up to look and listen . 1 peter 8 , 3 hurried 4 along 3 hurried 5 through 3 hurried 7 moonlight 4 along 5 through 5 through 6 the 6 the 7 moonlight 7 moonlight 8 , 8 , 12 minutes 9 stopping 10 every 10 every 11 few 11 few 12 minutes 12 minutes 17 look 13 to 14 sit 14 sit 15 up 15 up 16 to 16 to 17 look 17 look 18 and 18 and 19 listen 19 listen 20 . all in good time [peter] came to the young orchard . 1 all 3 good 2 in 3 good 3 good 4 time 4 time 6 came 6 came 8 the 7 to 8 the 8 the 9 young 9 young 10 orchard 9 young 11 . 10 orchard 11 . it was just as [tommy] [tit] the [chickadee] had told him . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 just 3 just 4 as 4 as 7 the 7 the 12 . 9 had 10 told 10 told 11 him 10 told 12 . peter hopped up to the nearest peach-tree and nibbled the bark . 1 peter 3 up 1 peter 6 nearest 2 hopped 3 up 4 to 5 the 5 the 6 nearest 6 nearest 9 nibbled 7 peach-tree 8 and 8 and 9 nibbled 9 nibbled 10 the 10 the 11 bark 10 the 12 . my , how good it tasted ! 1 my 2 , 2 , 3 how 3 how 4 good 4 good 5 it 5 it 6 tasted 6 tasted 7 ! he went all around the tree , stripping off the bark . 1 he 2 went 1 he 4 around 2 went 3 all 4 around 6 tree 5 the 6 tree 6 tree 7 , 6 tree 9 off 7 , 8 stripping 9 off 10 the 9 off 12 . 10 the 11 bark he stood up on his long hind legs and reached as high as he could . 1 he 5 his 2 stood 3 up 3 up 4 on 4 on 5 his 5 his 6 long 5 his 7 hind 7 hind 9 and 7 hind 12 high 8 legs 9 and 10 reached 11 as 10 reached 12 high 12 high 16 . 13 as 14 he 13 as 16 . 14 he 15 could then he dug the snow away and ate down as far as he could . 1 then 2 he 1 then 6 away 2 he 3 dug 3 dug 4 the 4 the 5 snow 6 away 7 and 7 and 11 far 8 ate 9 down 9 down 10 as 10 as 11 far 11 far 12 as 12 as 13 he 13 he 14 could 14 could 15 . when he could get no more tender young bark , he went on to the next tree . 1 when 2 he 2 he 5 no 3 could 4 get 3 could 5 no 5 no 13 on 6 more 8 young 6 more 13 on 7 tender 8 young 8 young 11 he 9 bark 10 , 10 , 11 he 11 he 12 went 13 on 15 the 14 to 15 the 15 the 16 next 16 next 17 tree 16 next 18 . now though [peter] didn't know it , he was in the very worst kind of mischief . 1 now 6 it 1 now 13 worst 2 though 4 didn't 2 though 5 know 5 know 6 it 7 , 8 he 8 he 9 was 9 was 10 in 10 in 11 the 11 the 12 very 11 the 13 worst 13 worst 15 of 13 worst 16 mischief 14 kind 15 of 16 mischief 17 . oh , it was the very worst kind of mischief that [peter] [rabbit] was in . 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 4 was 2 , 3 it 4 was 6 very 5 the 6 very 6 very 10 mischief 7 worst 8 kind 8 kind 9 of 8 kind 10 mischief 10 mischief 11 that 11 that 14 was 14 was 15 in 15 in 16 . suddenly , just as he had begun [on] another tree , a great roar right behind him made him jump almost out of his skin . 1 suddenly 2 , 2 , 3 just 2 , 5 he 3 just 4 as 5 he 12 a 6 had 7 begun 6 had 9 another 9 another 11 , 9 another 12 a 10 tree 11 , 12 a 14 roar 12 a 16 behind 13 great 14 roar 14 roar 15 right 16 behind 22 out 17 him 18 made 18 made 22 out 19 him 20 jump 20 jump 21 almost 21 almost 22 out 22 out 23 of 23 of 24 his 24 his 25 skin 25 skin 26 . right at his heels , his great mouth wide open , was [bowser] the [hound] . 1 right 2 at 1 right 7 great 2 at 4 heels 3 his 4 heels 4 heels 5 , 5 , 6 his 7 great 8 mouth 7 great 10 open 8 mouth 9 wide 10 open 11 , 10 open 14 the 11 , 12 was 14 the 16 . [xiv] [farmer] [brown] [sets] [a] [trap] [peter] [rabbit] [was] [in] [trouble] [.] he had gotten into mischief and now , like every one who gets into mischief , he wished that he hadn't . 1 he 3 gotten 1 he 13 gets 2 had 3 gotten 3 gotten 5 mischief 4 into 5 mischief 5 mischief 8 , 6 and 7 now 7 now 8 , 8 , 12 who 9 like 10 every 9 like 11 one 11 one 12 who 13 gets 14 into 14 into 16 , 14 into 21 hadn't 15 mischief 16 , 16 , 17 he 17 he 18 wished 18 wished 19 that 19 that 20 he 21 hadn't 22 . where was he ? 1 where 2 was 1 where 3 he 1 where 4 ? why , in the stone wall on one side of [farmer] [brown] 's young peach orchard . 1 why 2 , 1 why 8 one 2 , 3 in 3 in 4 the 4 the 5 stone 5 stone 7 on 6 wall 7 on 8 one 10 of 8 one 15 peach 9 side 10 of 10 of 14 young 13 's 14 young 15 peach 16 orchard 16 orchard 17 . how [peter] blessed the old stone wall in which he had found a safe hiding-place ! 1 how 5 old 1 how 7 wall 3 blessed 4 the 4 the 5 old 5 old 6 stone 7 wall 11 had 8 in 9 which 9 which 10 he 10 he 11 had 11 had 12 found 12 found 14 safe 12 found 15 hiding-place 13 a 14 safe 14 safe 15 hiding-place 15 hiding-place 16 ! bowser had hung around nearly all night , so that [peter] had not dared to try to go home . 1 bowser 2 had 1 bowser 18 go 2 had 3 hung 2 had 5 nearly 3 hung 4 around 3 hung 5 nearly 6 all 10 that 7 night 8 , 7 night 10 that 8 , 9 so 10 that 12 had 12 had 13 not 13 not 17 to 13 not 18 go 14 dared 15 to 14 dared 16 try 16 try 17 to 18 go 20 . 19 home 20 . now it was daylight , and [peter] knew it would not be safe to put his nose outside . 1 now 3 was 1 now 8 knew 1 now 12 be 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 daylight 4 daylight 6 and 5 , 6 and 8 knew 9 it 9 it 11 not 10 would 11 not 12 be 13 safe 12 be 17 nose 13 safe 14 to 13 safe 17 nose 14 to 15 put 14 to 16 his 17 nose 18 outside 18 outside 19 . peter was worried , so worried that he couldn't go to sleep as he usually does in the daytime . 1 peter 9 couldn't 2 was 3 worried 2 was 5 so 3 worried 4 , 5 so 6 worried 5 so 8 he 6 worried 7 that 8 he 9 couldn't 9 couldn't 12 sleep 10 go 11 to 10 go 12 sleep 12 sleep 19 daytime 13 as 14 he 13 as 19 daytime 14 he 15 usually 15 usually 18 the 16 does 17 in 17 in 18 the 19 daytime 20 . so he sat hidden in the old wall and waited and watched . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 sat 3 sat 6 the 4 hidden 5 in 5 in 6 the 6 the 8 wall 7 old 8 wall 8 wall 9 and 9 and 10 waited 10 waited 13 . 11 and 12 watched 12 watched 13 . by and by he saw [farmer] [brown] and [farmer] [brown] 's boy come out into the orchard . 1 by 2 and 2 and 3 by 2 and 4 he 4 he 5 saw 4 he 13 come 5 saw 8 and 11 's 12 boy 12 boy 13 come 13 come 14 out 13 come 15 into 15 into 16 the 15 into 17 orchard 17 orchard 18 . peter grew so curious that he forgot all about his troubles and how far away from home he was . 1 peter 4 curious 1 peter 7 forgot 2 grew 3 so 3 so 4 curious 4 curious 5 that 5 that 6 he 7 forgot 13 how 7 forgot 17 home 8 all 9 about 9 about 12 and 10 his 11 troubles 11 troubles 12 and 12 and 13 how 14 far 15 away 15 away 16 from 15 away 17 home 17 home 20 . 18 he 19 was 18 he 20 . he could hardly wait for night to come so that he might see what they had been doing . 1 he 17 been 2 could 3 hardly 3 hardly 4 wait 3 hardly 6 night 5 for 6 night 6 night 8 come 7 to 8 come 8 come 10 that 9 so 10 that 10 that 11 he 11 he 13 see 11 he 14 what 11 he 17 been 12 might 13 see 14 what 15 they 15 they 16 had 17 been 18 doing 18 doing 19 . farmer [brown] was smiling now . 1 farmer 3 was 3 was 4 smiling 4 smiling 5 now 5 now 6 . " [i] guess that that will fix him ! " he said . 1 " 3 guess 3 guess 7 fix 4 that 6 will 5 that 6 will 6 will 7 fix 7 fix 8 him 8 him 9 ! 9 ! 10 " 10 " 11 he 11 he 12 said 11 he 13 . " now what does he mean by that ? " thought [peter] . 1 " 3 what 2 now 3 what 3 what 4 does 4 does 5 he 4 does 6 mean 6 mean 7 by 6 mean 8 that 6 mean 9 ? 9 ? 10 " 9 ? 11 thought 11 thought 13 . " who will it fix ? 1 " 2 who 2 who 3 will 3 will 5 fix 4 it 5 fix 5 fix 6 ? can it be me ? 1 can 2 it 2 it 3 be 3 be 4 me 4 me 5 ? i don't need any fixing . " 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 need 3 need 4 any 4 any 5 fixing 5 fixing 6 . 6 . 7 " he waited just as long as he could . 1 he 2 waited 1 he 3 just 3 just 4 as 4 as 5 long 4 as 6 as 5 long 6 as 6 as 7 he 7 he 8 could 8 could 9 . so [peter] hurried over to the nearest tree . 1 so 3 hurried 3 hurried 4 over 4 over 5 to 5 to 6 the 6 the 7 nearest 7 nearest 8 tree 8 tree 9 . all around the trunk of the tree , from the ground clear up higher than [peter] could reach , was wrapped wire netting . 1 all 2 around 1 all 4 trunk 2 around 3 the 2 around 4 trunk 4 trunk 7 tree 5 of 6 the 6 the 7 tree 7 tree 15 than 8 , 12 clear 9 from 10 the 9 from 11 ground 11 ground 12 clear 12 clear 14 higher 13 up 14 higher 14 higher 15 than 15 than 18 reach 17 could 18 reach 18 reach 19 , 19 , 20 was 20 was 24 . 21 wrapped 23 netting 22 wire 23 netting 23 netting 24 . peter couldn't get so much as a nibble of the delicious bark . 1 peter 3 get 2 couldn't 3 get 3 get 5 much 4 so 5 much 5 much 11 delicious 6 as 7 a 7 a 8 nibble 8 nibble 9 of 9 of 10 the 10 the 11 delicious 11 delicious 12 bark 12 bark 13 . peter looked around . 1 peter 2 looked 2 looked 3 around 3 around 4 . everything was quiet . 1 everything 2 was 2 was 3 quiet 3 quiet 4 . he would try the next tree , and then he would go home . 1 he 3 try 2 would 3 try 3 try 6 tree 4 the 5 next 4 the 6 tree 5 next 6 tree 6 tree 8 and 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 he 9 then 10 he 10 he 12 go 11 would 12 go 12 go 13 home 13 home 14 . but the next tree was wrapped with wire . 1 but 2 the 2 the 3 next 2 the 4 tree 3 next 4 tree 4 tree 6 wrapped 5 was 6 wrapped 6 wrapped 7 with 7 with 8 wire 8 wire 9 . it was protected just like the others . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 protected 2 was 4 just 4 just 6 the 5 like 6 the 6 the 7 others 7 others 8 . then [peter] forgot all about going home . 1 then 3 forgot 3 forgot 6 going 4 all 5 about 5 about 6 going 6 going 7 home 7 home 8 . he wanted some of that delicious bark , and he ran from one tree to another as fast as he could go . 1 he 16 another 2 wanted 3 some 3 some 4 of 3 some 5 that 3 some 6 delicious 4 of 5 that 6 delicious 7 bark 7 bark 9 and 7 bark 10 he 8 , 9 and 10 he 11 ran 10 he 16 another 11 ran 12 from 12 from 13 one 13 one 14 tree 14 tree 15 to 16 another 19 as 17 as 18 fast 18 fast 19 as 19 as 20 he 19 as 21 could 21 could 22 go 22 go 23 . at last , way down at the end of the orchard , [peter] found a tree that had no wire around it . 1 at 2 last 2 last 3 , 2 last 9 of 4 way 5 down 5 down 7 the 6 at 7 the 7 the 8 end 8 end 9 of 9 of 10 the 9 of 16 tree 11 orchard 12 , 11 orchard 14 found 14 found 15 a 14 found 16 tree 16 tree 20 wire 17 that 18 had 17 that 20 wire 18 had 19 no 20 wire 21 around 20 wire 23 . 21 around 22 it 22 it 23 . " they must have forgotten this one ! " he thought , and his eyes sparkled . 1 " 3 must 2 they 3 must 3 must 4 have 4 have 5 forgotten 4 have 11 thought 5 forgotten 6 this 6 this 7 one 8 ! 9 " 9 " 10 he 10 he 11 thought 11 thought 15 eyes 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 his 14 his 15 eyes 15 eyes 16 sparkled 16 sparkled 17 . all around on the snow were a lot of little , shiny wires , but [peter] didn't notice them . 1 all 2 around 1 all 4 the 2 around 3 on 4 the 5 snow 4 the 7 a 5 snow 6 were 7 a 8 lot 7 a 13 wires 8 lot 9 of 10 little 11 , 10 little 13 wires 11 , 12 shiny 13 wires 14 , 13 wires 18 notice 15 but 17 didn't 15 but 18 notice 18 notice 20 . 19 them 20 . all he saw was that delicious bark on the young peach-tree . 1 all 2 he 2 he 3 saw 3 saw 8 on 4 was 5 that 4 was 6 delicious 6 delicious 7 bark 7 bark 8 on 8 on 9 the 9 the 10 young 10 young 11 peach-tree 10 young 12 . 11 peach-tree 12 . [xv] [peter] [rabbit] [is] [caught] [in] [a] [snare] instead of doing this , he fell flat on his face . 1 instead 6 he 2 of 3 doing 2 of 4 this 4 this 5 , 5 , 6 he 6 he 7 fell 7 fell 8 flat 7 fell 9 on 9 on 10 his 10 his 11 face 11 face 12 . the thing on his hind leg had tightened and held him fast . 1 the 2 thing 1 the 5 hind 2 thing 3 on 3 on 4 his 5 hind 6 leg 5 hind 8 tightened 6 leg 7 had 7 had 8 tightened 8 tightened 10 held 9 and 10 held 10 held 11 him 10 held 13 . 11 him 12 fast a great fear came to [peter] [rabbit] , and lying there in the snow , he kicked and struggled with all his might . 1 a 2 great 2 great 5 to 3 fear 4 came 4 came 5 to 5 to 14 snow 8 , 9 and 8 , 10 lying 10 lying 11 there 11 there 12 in 12 in 13 the 13 the 14 snow 14 snow 17 kicked 15 , 16 he 16 he 17 kicked 17 kicked 19 struggled 18 and 19 struggled 19 struggled 20 with 19 struggled 24 . 20 with 21 all 20 with 22 his 22 his 23 might but the more he kicked , the tighter grew that hateful thing on his leg ! 1 but 2 the 1 but 3 more 3 more 5 kicked 4 he 5 kicked 5 kicked 6 , 5 kicked 9 grew 7 the 8 tighter 7 the 9 grew 9 grew 11 hateful 10 that 11 hateful 11 hateful 12 thing 12 thing 13 on 13 on 14 his 14 his 15 leg 15 leg 16 ! finally he grew too tired to kick any more and lay still . 1 finally 6 to 2 he 3 grew 3 grew 4 too 3 grew 5 tired 4 too 5 tired 5 tired 6 to 6 to 7 kick 7 kick 8 any 7 kick 9 more 9 more 10 and 10 and 12 still 11 lay 12 still 12 still 13 . the dreadful thing that held him hurt his leg , but it didn't pull when he lay still . 1 the 3 thing 1 the 17 lay 2 dreadful 3 thing 3 thing 10 , 4 that 5 held 5 held 6 him 6 him 7 hurt 7 hurt 9 leg 8 his 9 leg 9 leg 10 , 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 it 12 it 13 didn't 13 didn't 14 pull 14 pull 15 when 15 when 16 he 17 lay 18 still 18 still 19 . when he had grown a little calmer , [peter] sat up to examine the thing which held him so fast . 1 when 2 he 1 when 10 sat 2 he 3 had 2 he 4 grown 4 grown 5 a 5 a 6 little 5 a 7 calmer 6 little 7 calmer 7 calmer 8 , 10 sat 12 to 11 up 12 to 12 to 18 him 13 examine 15 thing 14 the 15 thing 15 thing 16 which 16 which 17 held 16 which 18 him 18 him 19 so 19 so 20 fast 20 fast 21 . peter tried to bite off the shiny thing , but even his great , [sharp] front teeth couldn't cut it . 1 peter 11 even 2 tried 3 to 2 tried 7 shiny 3 to 4 bite 3 to 6 the 4 bite 5 off 7 shiny 8 thing 8 thing 9 , 8 thing 11 even 9 , 10 but 11 even 16 front 12 his 13 great 13 great 14 , 14 , 16 front 16 front 18 couldn't 17 teeth 18 couldn't 18 couldn't 21 . 19 cut 20 it 19 cut 21 . then [peter] knew what it was . 1 then 3 knew 3 knew 4 what 4 what 5 it 5 it 6 was 6 was 7 . it was wire ! 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 wire 3 wire 4 ! big tears rolled down [peter] 's cheeks . 1 big 3 rolled 2 tears 3 rolled 3 rolled 4 down 4 down 6 's 6 's 7 cheeks 7 cheeks 8 . what should he do ? 1 what 2 should 2 should 3 he 3 he 4 do 4 do 5 ? what could he do ? 1 what 2 could 2 could 3 he 3 he 4 do 4 do 5 ? for a long time [peter] sat in the moonlight , trying to think of something to do . 1 for 3 long 1 for 9 moonlight 2 a 3 long 3 long 4 time 4 time 6 sat 6 sat 8 the 7 in 8 the 9 moonlight 11 trying 10 , 11 trying 11 trying 13 think 12 to 13 think 13 think 16 to 14 of 15 something 15 something 16 to 16 to 17 do 17 do 18 . at last he thought of the stake to which that hateful wire was fastened . 1 at 2 last 2 last 4 thought 3 he 4 thought 4 thought 5 of 5 of 6 the 5 of 7 stake 7 stake 8 to 8 to 9 which 8 to 12 wire 9 which 10 that 9 which 12 wire 10 that 11 hateful 12 wire 14 fastened 13 was 14 fastened 14 fastened 15 . the stake was of wood , and [peter] 's teeth would cut wood . 1 the 2 stake 2 stake 3 was 2 stake 6 , 4 of 5 wood 5 wood 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 13 wood 9 's 10 teeth 10 teeth 11 would 11 would 12 cut 12 cut 13 wood 13 wood 14 . he looked up to see whom do you think ? 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 3 up 2 looked 6 whom 4 to 5 see 5 see 6 whom 6 whom 7 do 7 do 8 you 8 you 9 think 9 think 10 ? why , [bowser] the [hound] ! 1 why 2 , 1 why 6 ! 2 , 4 the poor [peter] [rabbit] ! 1 poor 4 ! there wasn't time to finish cutting off the stake . 1 there 2 wasn't 1 there 3 time 3 time 5 finish 4 to 5 finish 5 finish 7 off 6 cutting 7 off 7 off 8 the 8 the 9 stake 9 stake 10 . what could he do ? 1 what 2 could 2 could 3 he 3 he 4 do 4 do 5 ? he made a frightened jump just as he had when he first felt the wire tugging at his leg . 1 he 5 jump 1 he 6 just 2 made 3 a 3 a 4 frightened 3 a 5 jump 6 just 7 as 6 just 15 wire 7 as 13 felt 8 he 9 had 9 had 12 first 10 when 11 he 11 he 12 first 12 first 13 felt 14 the 15 wire 15 wire 20 . 16 tugging 19 leg 17 at 18 his 17 at 19 leg 19 leg 20 . just as before , he was thrown flat on his face . 1 just 5 he 2 as 3 before 3 before 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 7 thrown 6 was 7 thrown 7 thrown 8 flat 8 flat 9 on 9 on 10 his 10 his 11 face 11 face 12 . he scrambled to his feet and jumped again , only to be thrown just as before . 1 he 4 his 2 scrambled 3 to 3 to 4 his 4 his 5 feet 5 feet 6 and 5 feet 10 only 6 and 7 jumped 7 jumped 8 again 8 again 9 , 10 only 11 to 10 only 13 thrown 11 to 12 be 13 thrown 14 just 13 thrown 16 before 14 just 15 as 16 before 17 . just then [bowser] the [hound] saw him and opening his mouth sent forth a great roar . 1 just 2 then 1 just 7 him 2 then 4 the 6 saw 7 him 7 him 14 a 8 and 9 opening 9 opening 12 sent 10 his 11 mouth 11 mouth 12 sent 12 sent 13 forth 13 forth 14 a 14 a 17 . 15 great 16 roar 16 roar 17 . peter made one more frantic jump . 1 peter 2 made 2 made 3 one 3 one 4 more 4 more 5 frantic 5 frantic 6 jump 6 jump 7 . snap ! the stake had broken ! 1 snap 2 ! 2 ! 4 stake 3 the 4 stake 4 stake 6 broken 5 had 6 broken 6 broken 7 ! peter pitched forward on his head , turned a somersault , and scrambled to his feet . 1 peter 2 pitched 1 peter 7 , 1 peter 16 feet 2 pitched 3 forward 2 pitched 4 on 4 on 5 his 5 his 6 head 8 turned 9 a 9 a 10 somersault 10 somersault 11 , 11 , 12 and 11 , 16 feet 12 and 13 scrambled 13 scrambled 14 to 14 to 15 his 16 feet 17 . he was free at last ! 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 free 3 free 4 at 4 at 5 last 5 last 6 ! that is , he could run , but after him dragged a piece of the stake . 1 that 2 is 1 that 5 could 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 could 5 could 6 run 6 run 7 , 6 run 12 a 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 after 9 after 10 him 10 him 11 dragged 12 a 17 . 13 piece 14 of 14 of 15 the 15 the 16 stake 15 the 17 . how [peter] did run ! 1 how 3 did 3 did 4 run 4 run 5 ! it was hard work , for you know he had to drag that piece of stake after him . 1 it 2 was 1 it 8 know 2 was 3 hard 3 hard 6 for 4 work 5 , 5 , 6 for 6 for 7 you 8 know 9 he 9 he 10 had 10 had 11 to 10 had 14 piece 11 to 12 drag 12 drag 13 that 14 piece 15 of 15 of 16 stake 16 stake 17 after 17 after 18 him 18 him 19 . [xvi] [peter] [rabbit's] [hard] [journey] and [peter] also knew too that by this time [hooty] the [owl] would probably have caught his dinner . 1 and 3 also 1 and 4 knew 4 knew 6 that 5 too 6 that 6 that 9 time 7 by 8 this 8 this 9 time 9 time 14 probably 11 the 13 would 13 would 14 probably 14 probably 15 have 15 have 16 caught 15 have 19 . 17 his 18 dinner 18 dinner 19 . so would old [granny] [fox] and [reddy] [fox] . 1 so 2 would 2 would 3 old 3 old 6 and 6 and 9 . bowser the [hound] would be too sleepy to be on the watch . 1 bowser 5 be 2 the 4 would 4 would 5 be 5 be 7 sleepy 6 too 7 sleepy 7 sleepy 8 to 7 sleepy 9 be 8 to 9 be 9 be 12 watch 10 on 11 the 11 the 12 watch 12 watch 13 . it would be the very safest time for [peter] to try to get to his home in the dear [old] [briar-patch] . 1 it 2 would 2 would 3 be 3 be 10 to 3 be 13 get 4 the 5 very 4 the 7 time 5 very 6 safest 7 time 8 for 7 time 10 to 10 to 13 get 11 try 12 to 12 to 13 get 13 get 19 dear 14 to 15 his 15 his 16 home 16 home 17 in 16 home 19 dear 17 in 18 the 19 dear 22 . so [peter] waited and waited . 1 so 3 waited 3 waited 5 waited 4 and 5 waited 5 waited 6 . but the old wall kept [peter] safe , and [bowser] gave it up . 1 but 5 kept 2 the 3 old 3 old 4 wall 4 wall 5 kept 5 kept 7 safe 7 safe 8 , 8 , 9 and 8 , 11 gave 11 gave 12 it 12 it 13 up 13 up 14 . and all the time [peter] sat waiting he was in great pain . 1 and 2 all 2 all 3 the 3 the 4 time 4 time 8 he 6 sat 7 waiting 6 sat 8 he 8 he 9 was 9 was 10 in 10 in 12 pain 11 great 12 pain 12 pain 13 . it was on account of this that [peter] was waiting for [mrs] [moon] to put out her light . 1 it 2 was 1 it 4 account 1 it 9 was 2 was 3 on 4 account 5 of 5 of 6 this 7 that 9 was 9 was 10 waiting 10 waiting 11 for 11 for 19 . 14 to 15 put 15 put 16 out 16 out 17 her 16 out 18 light 18 light 19 . so he waited and waited , and by and by , sure enough , [mrs] [moon] put out her light . 1 so 2 he 1 so 5 waited 2 he 3 waited 3 waited 4 and 5 waited 17 put 6 , 7 and 6 , 12 sure 8 by 10 by 9 and 10 by 10 by 11 , 11 , 12 sure 12 sure 14 , 13 enough 14 , 14 , 17 put 17 put 18 out 18 out 19 her 19 her 20 light 20 light 21 . peter waited a little longer , listening with all his might . 1 peter 2 waited 1 peter 3 a 2 waited 3 a 3 a 5 longer 4 little 5 longer 5 longer 6 , 6 , 7 listening 7 listening 8 with 7 listening 12 . 8 with 9 all 8 with 10 his 11 might 12 . everything was still . 1 everything 2 was 2 was 3 still 3 still 4 . then [peter] crept out of the old stone wall . 1 then 3 crept 3 crept 4 out 4 out 7 old 5 of 6 the 6 the 7 old 7 old 9 wall 8 stone 9 wall 9 wall 10 . right away trouble began . 1 right 2 away 2 away 3 trouble 3 trouble 4 began 4 began 5 . the stake dragging at the end of the wire fast to his leg caught among the stones and pulled [peter] up short . 1 the 2 stake 1 the 3 dragging 3 dragging 6 end 3 dragging 7 of 3 dragging 9 wire 4 at 5 the 5 the 6 end 6 end 7 of 7 of 8 the 9 wire 11 to 9 wire 17 stones 10 fast 11 to 12 his 13 leg 13 leg 14 caught 14 caught 15 among 15 among 16 the 16 the 17 stones 17 stones 18 and 17 stones 22 short 18 and 19 pulled 19 pulled 21 up 21 up 22 short 22 short 23 . my , how it did hurt ! 1 my 2 , 2 , 3 how 3 how 4 it 4 it 5 did 5 did 6 hurt 6 hurt 7 ! it made the tears come . 1 it 2 made 2 made 3 the 3 the 4 tears 4 tears 5 come 5 come 6 . but [peter] shut his teeth hard , and turning back , he worked until he got the stake free . 1 but 10 back 3 shut 4 his 4 his 5 teeth 5 teeth 6 hard 5 teeth 7 , 6 hard 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 turning 8 and 10 back 10 back 16 got 11 , 12 he 11 , 14 until 12 he 13 worked 14 until 15 he 14 until 16 got 16 got 20 . 17 the 19 free 18 stake 19 free 19 free 20 . then he started on once more , dragging the stake after him . 1 then 2 he 1 then 6 more 2 he 3 started 4 on 5 once 5 once 6 more 6 more 8 dragging 7 , 8 dragging 8 dragging 10 stake 9 the 10 stake 10 stake 11 after 11 after 12 him 12 him 13 . he had to stop to rest very , very often , and then he would listen and listen . 1 he 9 very 2 had 3 to 3 to 4 stop 4 stop 6 rest 5 to 6 rest 6 rest 7 very 6 rest 8 , 8 , 9 very 9 very 11 , 10 often 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 then 12 and 15 would 13 then 14 he 15 would 16 listen 16 listen 17 and 16 listen 18 listen 18 listen 19 . over and over again he said to himself : 1 over 2 and 2 and 3 over 3 over 4 again 4 again 5 he 5 he 6 said 6 said 8 himself 7 to 8 himself 8 himself 9 : " oh , dear , whatever did [i] go up to the young peach orchard for when [i] knew [i] had no business there ? 1 " 7 did 2 oh 3 , 2 oh 4 dear 4 dear 5 , 4 dear 7 did 5 , 6 whatever 7 did 9 go 9 go 11 to 10 up 11 to 11 to 12 the 12 the 14 peach 13 young 14 peach 14 peach 15 orchard 15 orchard 16 for 15 orchard 23 business 17 when 19 knew 19 knew 23 business 21 had 22 no 22 no 23 business 23 business 24 there 24 there 25 ? why couldn't [i] have been content with all the good things that were mine in the [green] [forest] and on the [green] [meadows] ? 1 why 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 4 have 4 have 5 been 4 have 24 ? 5 been 6 content 6 content 7 with 7 with 8 all 8 all 9 the 9 the 10 good 10 good 11 things 10 good 14 mine 11 things 12 that 11 things 13 were 14 mine 16 the 14 mine 21 the 15 in 16 the 19 and 20 on 20 on 21 the oh , dear ! 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 dear 3 dear 4 ! oh , dear ! " 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 dear 3 dear 4 ! 4 ! 5 " just as jolly , round , red [mr] [sun] began to light up the [green] [meadows] , [peter] [rabbit] reached the dear [old] [briar-patch] . 1 just 2 as 1 just 10 began 2 as 3 jolly 3 jolly 6 , 4 , 5 round 5 round 6 , 6 , 7 red 10 began 12 light 10 began 17 , 11 to 12 light 12 light 13 up 13 up 14 the 17 , 20 reached 20 reached 21 the 21 the 22 dear 22 dear 25 . danny [meadow] [mouse] was sitting on the edge of it anxiously watching for him . 1 danny 7 the 4 was 5 sitting 5 sitting 6 on 6 on 7 the 7 the 8 edge 8 edge 9 of 8 edge 11 anxiously 9 of 10 it 11 anxiously 12 watching 12 watching 13 for 13 for 14 him 14 him 15 . peter crawled up and started to creep in along one of his little private paths . 1 peter 3 up 2 crawled 3 up 3 up 4 and 4 and 5 started 5 started 6 to 5 started 7 creep 7 creep 8 in 7 creep 12 his 8 in 9 along 9 along 10 one 10 one 11 of 12 his 15 paths 13 little 14 private 14 private 15 paths 15 paths 16 . [xvii] [danny] [meadow] [mouse] [becomes] [worried] the seeds in these were very nice indeed , and [danny] always felt especially good after a meal of them . 1 the 2 seeds 1 the 4 these 2 seeds 3 in 4 these 6 very 4 these 9 , 5 were 6 very 7 nice 8 indeed 8 indeed 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 14 especially 10 and 17 a 12 always 13 felt 13 felt 14 especially 14 especially 16 after 15 good 16 after 17 a 19 of 17 a 21 . 18 meal 19 of 19 of 20 them 20 them 21 . danny [meadow] [mouse] had grown very fond of [peter] [rabbit] , for [peter] had been very , very good to him . 1 danny 5 grown 1 danny 11 , 4 had 5 grown 5 grown 7 fond 6 very 7 fond 7 fond 8 of 11 , 12 for 12 for 16 very 14 had 15 been 15 been 16 very 16 very 22 . 17 , 18 very 18 very 19 good 19 good 20 to 20 to 21 him 21 him 22 . danny felt that he never , never could repay all of [peter] 's kindness . 1 danny 2 felt 2 felt 3 that 3 that 4 he 4 he 5 never 5 never 8 could 6 , 7 never 7 never 8 could 8 could 9 repay 9 repay 10 all 9 repay 15 . 11 of 15 . 13 's 14 kindness 14 kindness 15 . but [peter] had done more than that . 1 but 5 more 3 had 4 done 4 done 5 more 5 more 8 . 6 than 7 that 7 that 8 . he had taken care of [danny] , such good care , during the first few days after [danny] 's escape from [hooty] the [owl] . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 taken 3 taken 14 first 4 care 5 of 4 care 8 such 7 , 8 such 8 such 9 good 9 good 10 care 9 good 14 first 10 care 11 , 11 , 12 during 12 during 13 the 14 first 17 after 15 few 16 days 15 few 17 after 17 after 19 's 19 's 20 escape 20 escape 25 . 21 from 23 the 23 the 25 . he had brought good things to eat while [danny] was too weak and sore to get things for himself . 1 he 4 good 1 he 11 too 2 had 3 brought 3 brought 4 good 4 good 8 while 5 things 6 to 5 things 8 while 6 to 7 eat 8 while 10 was 11 too 16 get 12 weak 13 and 12 weak 14 sore 14 sore 15 to 14 sore 16 get 16 get 17 things 17 things 20 . 18 for 19 himself 19 himself 20 . oh , [peter] had been very good indeed to him ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 4 had 4 had 6 very 5 been 6 very 6 very 8 indeed 7 good 8 indeed 8 indeed 9 to 9 to 10 him 10 him 11 ! but now , as [danny] limped around , he was not happy . 1 but 4 as 2 now 3 , 3 , 4 as 4 as 6 limped 6 limped 7 around 7 around 8 , 7 around 10 was 8 , 9 he 10 was 12 happy 11 not 12 happy 12 happy 13 . no , [sir] , he was not happy . 1 no 2 , 1 no 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 not 7 not 8 happy 8 happy 9 . the truth is , [danny] [meadow] [mouse] was worried . 1 the 2 truth 2 truth 3 is 3 is 4 , 4 , 9 worried 8 was 9 worried 9 worried 10 . it was a different kind of worry from any he had known before . 1 it 4 different 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 different 4 different 5 kind 5 kind 6 of 5 kind 9 any 6 of 7 worry 8 from 9 any 9 any 10 he 10 he 11 had 11 had 12 known 12 known 13 before 13 before 14 . you see , for the first time in his life , [danny] was worrying about some one else . 1 you 2 see 1 you 14 worrying 2 see 5 the 3 , 4 for 4 for 5 the 5 the 6 first 6 first 13 was 7 time 10 life 7 time 13 was 8 in 9 his 9 his 10 life 10 life 11 , 14 worrying 16 some 14 worrying 17 one 15 about 16 some 17 one 18 else 18 else 19 . he was worrying about [peter] [rabbit] . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 worrying 3 worrying 4 about 4 about 7 . peter had been gone from the [old] [briar-patch] a whole night and a whole day . 1 peter 3 been 1 peter 4 gone 1 peter 11 night 2 had 3 been 4 gone 5 from 5 from 6 the 9 a 10 whole 9 a 11 night 11 night 14 whole 12 and 13 a 13 a 14 whole 14 whole 15 day 15 day 16 . he often was gone all night , but never all day too . 1 he 2 often 1 he 3 was 3 was 4 gone 3 was 6 night 5 all 6 night 6 night 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 never 8 but 12 too 9 never 10 all 10 all 11 day 12 too 13 . danny was sure that something had happened to [peter] . 1 danny 2 was 1 danny 3 sure 2 was 3 sure 3 sure 4 that 4 that 5 something 5 something 7 happened 6 had 7 happened 7 happened 8 to 8 to 10 . he thought of how he had begged [peter] not to go up to [farmer] [brown] 's young peach orchard . 1 he 6 had 2 thought 3 of 3 of 4 how 4 how 5 he 5 he 6 had 6 had 7 begged 7 begged 13 to 9 not 10 to 10 to 11 go 11 go 12 up 11 go 13 to 13 to 20 . 16 's 17 young 17 young 18 peach 18 peach 19 orchard 18 peach 20 . he had felt in his bones that it was not safe , that something dreadful would happen to [peter] . 1 he 6 bones 1 he 9 was 2 had 3 felt 3 felt 4 in 3 felt 6 bones 4 in 5 his 7 that 9 was 8 it 9 was 9 was 11 safe 10 not 11 safe 11 safe 15 dreadful 12 , 13 that 13 that 14 something 14 something 15 dreadful 15 dreadful 16 would 16 would 20 . 17 happen 18 to 18 to 20 . how [peter] had laughed at him and bravely started off ! 1 how 3 had 3 had 4 laughed 4 laughed 5 at 5 at 6 him 6 him 7 and 7 and 8 bravely 8 bravely 9 started 9 started 10 off 10 off 11 ! why hadn't he come home ? 1 why 2 hadn't 2 hadn't 3 he 3 he 4 come 4 come 5 home 5 home 6 ? as he limped around , [danny] talked to himself : 1 as 2 he 1 as 3 limped 2 he 3 limped 3 limped 4 around 4 around 5 , 5 , 7 talked 7 talked 9 himself 8 to 9 himself 9 himself 10 : it was now the second night since [peter] [rabbit] had gone away . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 now 2 was 4 the 4 the 5 second 4 the 7 since 5 second 6 night 6 night 7 since 7 since 12 away 10 had 11 gone 11 gone 12 away 12 away 13 . danny [meadow] [mouse] couldn't sleep at all . 1 danny 4 couldn't 4 couldn't 5 sleep 5 sleep 6 at 6 at 7 all 7 all 8 . round and round through the [old] [briar-patch] he limped , and finally sat down at the edge of it to wait and watch . 1 round 3 round 2 and 3 round 3 round 4 through 4 through 5 the 4 through 12 finally 8 he 9 limped 9 limped 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 finally 12 finally 14 down 12 finally 17 edge 13 sat 14 down 14 down 15 at 15 at 16 the 17 edge 18 of 17 edge 21 wait 18 of 19 it 20 to 21 wait 21 wait 24 . 22 and 23 watch 23 watch 24 . he rubbed his eyes and looked again . 1 he 2 rubbed 1 he 3 his 3 his 4 eyes 4 eyes 5 and 5 and 6 looked 6 looked 7 again 7 again 8 . it was no , it couldn't be yes , it was [peter] [rabbit] ! 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 no 3 no 4 , 4 , 5 it 5 it 6 couldn't 6 couldn't 7 be 7 be 8 yes 8 yes 9 , 8 yes 14 ! 9 , 10 it 10 it 11 was but what was the matter with him ? 1 but 2 what 2 what 3 was 3 was 4 the 4 the 5 matter 5 matter 6 with 6 with 7 him 7 him 8 ? always before [peter] had come home , but now he was crawling , actually crawling ! 1 always 2 before 1 always 4 had 1 always 5 come 5 come 6 home 6 home 8 but 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 now 9 now 10 he 9 now 12 crawling 10 he 11 was 12 crawling 13 , 13 , 14 actually 14 actually 15 crawling 15 crawling 16 ! danny [meadow] [mouse] didn't know what to make of it . 1 danny 7 to 4 didn't 5 know 5 know 6 what 6 what 7 to 7 to 8 make 8 make 9 of 9 of 10 it 10 it 11 . nearer and nearer came [peter] . 1 nearer 2 and 1 nearer 3 nearer 3 nearer 4 came 4 came 6 . something was following him . 1 something 2 was 2 was 3 following 3 following 4 him 4 him 5 . no , [peter] was dragging something after him . 1 no 2 , 1 no 5 dragging 4 was 5 dragging 5 dragging 7 after 6 something 7 after 7 after 8 him 8 him 9 . at last [peter] started to crawl along one of his little private paths into the [old] [briar-patch] . 1 at 2 last 2 last 4 started 4 started 5 to 4 started 6 crawl 6 crawl 8 one 6 crawl 12 private 7 along 8 one 9 of 10 his 10 his 12 private 11 little 12 private 12 private 13 paths 13 paths 14 into 14 into 15 the 15 the 18 . the thing dragging behind caught in the brambles , and [peter] fell headlong in the snow , too tired and worn out to move . 1 the 2 thing 2 thing 5 caught 2 thing 9 , 3 dragging 4 behind 3 dragging 5 caught 5 caught 6 in 6 in 8 brambles 7 the 8 brambles 9 , 10 and 9 , 13 headlong 10 and 12 fell 13 headlong 17 , 13 headlong 21 worn 14 in 15 the 14 in 16 snow 16 snow 17 , 17 , 18 too 18 too 19 tired 19 tired 20 and 21 worn 22 out 22 out 25 . 23 to 24 move 24 move 25 . then [danny] saw what the trouble was . 1 then 3 saw 3 saw 4 what 4 what 5 the 5 the 6 trouble 6 trouble 7 was 7 was 8 . peter had been caught in a snare ! 1 peter 2 had 2 had 3 been 3 been 4 caught 4 caught 5 in 5 in 6 a 6 a 7 snare 7 snare 8 ! danny hurried over to [peter] and tears stood in his eyes . 1 danny 2 hurried 1 danny 3 over 3 over 4 to 3 over 7 tears 6 and 7 tears 7 tears 8 stood 8 stood 9 in 9 in 10 his 10 his 11 eyes 11 eyes 12 . " [poor] [peter] [rabbit] ! 1 " 5 ! oh , [i] 'm so sorry , [peter] ! " he whispered . 1 oh 4 'm 2 , 4 'm 4 'm 6 sorry 5 so 6 sorry 6 sorry 7 , 7 , 12 whispered 9 ! 10 " 10 " 11 he 11 he 12 whispered 12 whispered 13 . [xviii] [danny] [meadow] [mouse] [returns] [a] [kindness] [there] [peter] [rabbit] [lay] [.] he had dragged that piece of stake a long way [,] a very long way , indeed . 1 he 3 dragged 1 he 7 stake 2 had 3 dragged 3 dragged 5 piece 4 that 5 piece 5 piece 6 of 7 stake 9 long 7 stake 15 way 8 a 9 long 10 way 12 a 12 a 13 very 12 a 15 way 13 very 14 long 15 way 18 . 16 , 18 . 17 indeed 18 . but now he could drag it no farther , for it had caught in the bramble bushes . 1 but 2 now 2 now 5 drag 3 he 4 could 4 could 5 drag 5 drag 10 for 6 it 7 no 7 no 8 farther 8 farther 9 , 9 , 10 for 10 for 15 the 11 it 12 had 12 had 13 caught 13 caught 14 in 14 in 15 the 15 the 17 bushes 16 bramble 17 bushes 17 bushes 18 . so [peter] just dropped on the snow and cried . 1 so 3 just 3 just 4 dropped 4 dropped 6 the 5 on 6 the 6 the 7 snow 7 snow 8 and 8 and 9 cried 9 cried 10 . yes , [sir] , he cried ! 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 cried 6 cried 7 ! you see he was so tired and worn out and frightened , and his leg was so stiff and sore and hurt him so ! 1 you 6 tired 1 you 11 frightened 2 see 3 he 2 see 6 tired 3 he 4 was 4 was 5 so 6 tired 8 worn 7 and 8 worn 8 worn 9 out 9 out 10 and 11 frightened 15 leg 12 , 13 and 12 , 15 leg 13 and 14 his 15 leg 18 stiff 16 was 17 so 16 was 18 stiff 17 so 18 stiff 18 stiff 19 and 18 stiff 20 sore 20 sore 21 and 20 sore 22 hurt 22 hurt 23 him 22 hurt 24 so 24 so 25 ! and then it was so dreadful to actually get home and be [stopped] right on your very own door-step . 1 and 8 actually 2 then 3 it 3 it 4 was 4 was 5 so 4 was 6 dreadful 6 dreadful 7 to 6 dreadful 8 actually 8 actually 14 right 9 get 10 home 9 get 12 be 10 home 11 and 10 home 12 be 12 be 14 right 14 right 18 own 15 on 16 your 16 your 17 very 16 your 18 own 18 own 20 . 19 door-step 20 . so [peter] just lay there and cried . 1 so 3 just 3 just 4 lay 4 lay 5 there 5 there 6 and 6 and 7 cried 7 cried 8 . just supposing old [granny] [fox] should come poking around and find [peter] caught that way ! 1 just 2 supposing 1 just 6 should 2 supposing 3 old 6 should 7 come 6 should 8 poking 8 poking 9 around 8 poking 10 and 10 and 11 find 11 find 13 caught 13 caught 14 that 14 that 15 way 15 way 16 ! do you wonder that [peter] cried ? 1 do 2 you 1 do 3 wonder 3 wonder 4 that 3 wonder 6 cried 6 cried 7 ? by and by he became aware that some one was wiping away his tears . 1 by 3 by 2 and 3 by 3 by 6 aware 4 he 5 became 5 became 6 aware 6 aware 7 that 6 aware 8 some 6 aware 11 wiping 8 some 9 one 9 one 10 was 11 wiping 12 away 12 away 13 his 13 his 14 tears 13 his 15 . it was [danny] [meadow] [mouse] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 6 . and [danny] was singing in a funny little voice . 1 and 3 was 3 was 4 singing 4 singing 5 in 5 in 7 funny 6 a 7 funny 7 funny 9 voice 8 little 9 voice 9 voice 10 . pretty soon [peter] stopped crying and listened , and this is what he heard : 1 pretty 5 crying 2 soon 4 stopped 4 stopped 5 crying 5 crying 6 and 5 crying 7 listened 7 listened 9 and 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 this 10 this 11 is 10 this 14 heard 11 is 12 what 12 what 13 he 14 heard 15 : " isn't any use to cry ! 1 " 2 isn't 2 isn't 3 any 3 any 4 use 4 use 5 to 5 to 6 cry 6 cry 7 ! not a bit ! 1 not 2 a 2 a 3 bit 3 bit 4 ! not a bit ! 1 not 2 a 2 a 3 bit 3 bit 4 ! wipe your eyes and wipe ' em dry ! 1 wipe 3 eyes 2 your 3 eyes 3 eyes 4 and 4 and 5 wipe 5 wipe 7 em 6 ' 7 em 7 em 8 dry 8 dry 9 ! use your wit ! 1 use 2 your 2 your 3 wit 3 wit 4 ! use your wit ! 1 use 2 your 2 your 3 wit 3 wit 4 ! just remember that to-morrow [never] brings a single sorrow . 1 just 3 that 2 remember 3 that 3 that 4 to-morrow 4 to-morrow 8 single 6 brings 7 a 7 a 8 single 8 single 9 sorrow 9 sorrow 10 . yesterday has gone forever [and] to-morrow gets here never . 1 yesterday 2 has 1 yesterday 4 forever 2 has 3 gone 4 forever 6 to-morrow 6 to-morrow 7 gets 7 gets 8 here 8 here 9 never 9 never 10 . chase your worries all away ; [nothing] 's worse than just to-day . " 1 chase 3 worries 2 your 3 worries 3 worries 4 all 3 worries 5 away 3 worries 9 worse 5 away 6 ; 8 's 9 worse 9 worse 10 than 10 than 11 just 11 just 12 to-day 12 to-day 13 . 13 . 14 " peter smiled in spite of himself . 1 peter 2 smiled 2 smiled 3 in 3 in 4 spite 4 spite 5 of 5 of 6 himself 6 himself 7 . " that 's right ! 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 right 4 right 5 ! that 's right ! 1 that 2 's 2 's 3 right 3 right 4 ! smile away , [peter] [rabbit] . 1 smile 2 away 2 away 3 , 3 , 6 . smile away ! 1 smile 2 away 2 away 3 ! your troubles , [sir] , are all to-day . 1 your 2 troubles 2 troubles 3 , 2 troubles 8 to-day 5 , 6 are 6 are 7 all 7 all 8 to-day 8 to-day 9 . and between you and me , [i] don't believe they are so bad as you think they are . 1 and 2 between 1 and 9 believe 2 between 3 you 3 you 5 me 4 and 5 me 5 me 6 , 6 , 8 don't 9 believe 10 they 10 they 13 bad 11 are 12 so 12 so 13 bad 13 bad 16 think 14 as 15 you 15 you 16 think 16 think 19 . 17 they 18 are 18 are 19 . now you lie still just where you are , while [i] go see what can be done . " 1 now 9 , 2 you 3 lie 2 you 4 still 4 still 5 just 5 just 6 where 5 just 9 , 6 where 7 you 7 you 8 are 9 , 10 while 10 while 12 go 10 while 13 see 13 see 14 what 14 what 15 can 14 what 18 . 15 can 16 be 16 be 17 done 18 . 19 " [ [illustration] : peter knew that [danny] was doing something at the other end . 1 [ 4 peter 3 : 4 peter 4 peter 5 knew 5 knew 12 the 6 that 8 was 8 was 10 something 9 doing 10 something 10 something 11 at 11 at 12 the 12 the 14 end 13 other 14 end 14 end 15 . page [@number@] ] 1 page 3 ] he was . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 . danny [meadow] [mouse] had set out to gnaw that piece of stake all to splinters . 1 danny 4 had 4 had 5 set 5 set 6 out 5 set 8 gnaw 6 out 7 to 8 gnaw 9 that 8 gnaw 12 stake 9 that 10 piece 10 piece 11 of 12 stake 13 all 12 stake 16 . 13 all 14 to 15 splinters 16 . so there he sat and gnawed and gnawed and gnawed . 1 so 2 there 1 so 3 he 3 he 4 sat 4 sat 5 and 5 and 6 gnawed 6 gnawed 8 gnawed 7 and 8 gnawed 8 gnawed 9 and 9 and 10 gnawed 10 gnawed 11 . by and by , happening to look across the snow-covered [green] [meadows] , he saw something that made his heart jump . 1 by 16 something 2 and 3 by 3 by 4 , 3 by 5 happening 5 happening 8 across 6 to 7 look 7 look 8 across 8 across 15 saw 9 the 10 snow-covered 10 snow-covered 13 , 10 snow-covered 15 saw 13 , 14 he 15 saw 16 something 16 something 18 made 17 that 18 made 18 made 21 jump 19 his 20 heart 20 heart 21 jump 21 jump 22 . it was [farmer] [brown] 's boy coming straight over towards the dear [old] [briar-patch] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 7 coming 5 's 6 boy 6 boy 7 coming 7 coming 8 straight 8 straight 10 towards 9 over 10 towards 10 towards 12 dear 11 the 12 dear 12 dear 15 . danny didn't say a word to [peter] [rabbit] , but gnawed faster than ever . 1 danny 3 say 2 didn't 3 say 3 say 5 word 4 a 5 word 5 word 6 to 6 to 13 than 9 , 10 but 10 but 12 faster 11 gnawed 12 faster 12 faster 13 than 13 than 14 ever 14 ever 15 . farmer [brown] 's boy was almost there when [danny] stopped gnawing . 1 farmer 3 's 3 's 4 boy 3 's 6 almost 4 boy 5 was 6 almost 7 there 6 almost 10 stopped 7 there 8 when 10 stopped 11 gnawing 11 gnawing 12 . while [peter] slowly dragged his way along , [danny] trotted behind to see that the wire did not catch on the bushes . 1 while 6 way 3 slowly 4 dragged 4 dragged 5 his 5 his 6 way 6 way 8 , 7 along 8 , 8 , 11 behind 10 trotted 11 behind 11 behind 16 wire 12 to 13 see 12 to 16 wire 13 see 14 that 14 that 15 the 16 wire 17 did 16 wire 19 catch 17 did 18 not 19 catch 20 on 20 on 22 bushes 21 the 22 bushes 22 bushes 23 . they had safely reached [peter] [rabbit] 's secretest retreat when [farmer] [brown] 's boy came up to the edge of the dear [old] [briar-patch] . 1 they 2 had 1 they 4 reached 2 had 3 safely 2 had 4 reached 4 reached 16 up 7 's 8 secretest 8 secretest 9 retreat 9 retreat 10 when 10 when 15 came 13 's 14 boy 14 boy 15 came 15 came 16 up 16 up 20 of 17 to 18 the 18 the 19 edge 19 edge 20 of 20 of 21 the 21 the 22 dear 22 dear 25 . " so this is where that rabbit that killed our peach-tree lives ! " said he . 1 " 2 so 1 " 4 is 3 this 4 is 4 is 5 where 5 where 6 that 6 that 7 rabbit 7 rabbit 10 our 7 rabbit 13 ! 8 that 9 killed 9 killed 10 our 11 peach-tree 12 lives 12 lives 13 ! 13 ! 14 " 14 " 15 said 15 said 16 he 15 said 17 . " we 'll try a few snares and put you out of mischief . " 1 " 2 we 1 " 3 'll 2 we 3 'll 3 'll 4 try 4 try 5 a 4 try 7 snares 5 a 6 few 7 snares 9 put 8 and 9 put 9 put 10 you 10 you 11 out 11 out 12 of 11 out 13 mischief 13 mischief 14 . 14 . 15 " and for the rest of the afternoon [farmer] [brown] 's boy was very busy around the edge of the [old] [briar-patch] . 1 and 4 rest 2 for 3 the 3 the 4 rest 4 rest 7 afternoon 5 of 6 the 6 the 7 afternoon 7 afternoon 12 was 10 's 11 boy 11 boy 12 was 12 was 15 around 13 very 14 busy 14 busy 15 around 15 around 17 edge 16 the 17 edge 17 edge 18 of 17 edge 19 the 19 the 22 . [xix] [peter] [rabbit] [and] [danny] [meadow] [mouse] [live] [high] he could hear [farmer] [brown] 's boy going around on the edge of the dear [old] [briar-patch] and stopping every little while to do something . 1 he 2 could 1 he 6 's 2 could 3 hear 6 's 8 going 7 boy 8 going 8 going 12 edge 9 around 11 the 10 on 11 the 11 the 12 edge 12 edge 13 of 12 edge 15 dear 14 the 15 dear 15 dear 19 stopping 18 and 19 stopping 19 stopping 20 every 20 every 22 while 21 little 22 while 22 while 26 . 23 to 24 do 23 to 26 . 24 do 25 something in spite of his pain , [peter] was curious . 1 in 4 his 2 spite 3 of 3 of 4 his 4 his 5 pain 5 pain 6 , 6 , 8 was 8 was 10 . 9 curious 10 . finally he called [danny] [meadow] [mouse] . 1 finally 2 he 2 he 3 called 3 called 7 . " [danny] , you are small and can keep out of sight easier than [i] can . 1 " 8 can 3 , 4 you 4 you 5 are 5 are 6 small 6 small 7 and 7 and 8 can 8 can 12 sight 9 keep 10 out 10 out 11 of 11 of 12 sight 12 sight 14 than 13 easier 14 than 14 than 16 can 16 can 17 . go as near as ever you dare to [farmer] [brown] 's boy and find out what he is doing , " said [peter] [rabbit] . 1 go 3 near 1 go 8 to 2 as 3 near 3 near 4 as 3 near 5 ever 6 you 7 dare 7 dare 8 to 8 to 16 what 11 's 12 boy 12 boy 13 and 13 and 14 find 14 find 15 out 15 out 16 what 16 what 19 doing 17 he 18 is 18 is 19 doing 19 doing 20 , 20 , 21 " 21 " 22 said 21 " 25 . by and by he returned to [peter] [rabbit] . 1 by 2 and 2 and 3 by 2 and 4 he 4 he 5 returned 5 returned 6 to 6 to 9 . " [ha] ! " said [peter] [rabbit] . 1 " 5 said 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 8 . " there are little loops of that queer stuff you 've got hanging to your leg , [peter] , " continued [danny] [meadow] [mouse] . 1 " 9 stuff 2 there 3 are 2 there 5 loops 3 are 5 loops 4 little 5 loops 5 loops 6 of 5 loops 7 that 5 loops 8 queer 7 that 8 queer 8 queer 9 stuff 9 stuff 11 've 10 you 11 've 11 've 14 to 12 got 13 hanging 12 got 14 to 14 to 16 leg 15 your 16 leg 16 leg 17 , 17 , 20 " 19 , 20 " 20 " 25 . 21 continued 25 . " just so ! " said [peter] [rabbit] . 1 " 6 said 2 just 3 so 3 so 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 9 . " and he 's put cabbage leaves and pieces of apple all around , " said [danny] . 1 " 3 he 2 and 3 he 3 he 5 put 4 's 5 put 5 put 6 cabbage 6 cabbage 8 and 6 cabbage 9 pieces 7 leaves 8 and 8 and 9 pieces 9 pieces 14 , 10 of 11 apple 11 apple 13 around 12 all 13 around 13 around 14 , 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 said 16 said 18 . " we must be careful ! " said [peter] [rabbit] . 1 " 2 we 1 " 3 must 3 must 4 be 3 must 5 careful 5 careful 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 11 . peter 's leg was in a very bad way , indeed , and [peter] suffered a great deal of pain . 1 peter 2 's 1 peter 7 very 2 's 3 leg 3 leg 4 was 4 was 6 a 5 in 6 a 7 very 10 , 8 bad 9 way 8 bad 10 , 10 , 13 and 11 indeed 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 17 great 13 and 20 pain 15 suffered 16 a 16 a 17 great 18 deal 19 of 18 deal 20 pain 20 pain 21 . the worst of it was , he didn't know how to get off the wire that was cutting into it so . 1 the 3 of 1 the 15 wire 2 worst 3 of 3 of 4 it 4 it 5 was 5 was 10 how 5 was 12 get 6 , 7 he 7 he 8 didn't 7 he 9 know 8 didn't 9 know 9 know 10 how 10 how 11 to 12 get 13 off 13 off 14 the 15 wire 22 . 16 that 17 was 17 was 18 cutting 18 cutting 19 into 19 into 20 it 20 it 21 so 21 so 22 . he had tried to cut the wire with his big teeth , but he couldn't do it . 1 he 2 had 1 he 3 tried 1 he 5 cut 3 tried 4 to 5 cut 7 wire 5 cut 15 couldn't 6 the 7 wire 7 wire 10 big 8 with 9 his 8 with 10 big 10 big 11 teeth 11 teeth 13 but 12 , 13 but 13 but 14 he 15 couldn't 18 . 16 do 17 it 16 do 18 . danny [meadow] [mouse] had tried and tried to gnaw the wire , but it wasn't of the least bit of use . 1 danny 7 tried 4 had 5 tried 5 tried 6 and 6 and 7 tried 7 tried 15 wasn't 8 to 9 gnaw 9 gnaw 11 wire 10 the 11 wire 11 wire 12 , 12 , 13 but 13 but 15 wasn't 14 it 15 wasn't 15 wasn't 19 bit 16 of 17 the 16 of 18 least 18 least 19 bit 19 bit 20 of 19 bit 21 use 21 use 22 . but [danny] wasn't easily discouraged , and he kept working and working at it . 1 but 3 wasn't 1 but 4 easily 4 easily 6 , 5 discouraged 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 9 kept 8 he 9 kept 9 kept 10 working 10 working 11 and 10 working 12 working 12 working 13 at 12 working 15 . 14 it 15 . once he thought he felt it slip a little . 1 once 3 thought 1 once 4 he 2 he 3 thought 4 he 5 felt 5 felt 6 it 6 it 7 slip 7 slip 8 a 8 a 9 little 9 little 10 . he said nothing , but kept right on working . 1 he 2 said 2 said 4 , 3 nothing 4 , 4 , 5 but 5 but 7 right 6 kept 7 right 7 right 9 working 8 on 9 working 9 working 10 . pretty soon he was sure that it slipped . 1 pretty 2 soon 2 soon 4 was 3 he 4 was 4 was 5 sure 5 sure 6 that 6 that 7 it 7 it 8 slipped 8 slipped 9 . he went right on working harder than ever . 1 he 2 went 2 went 3 right 2 went 5 working 3 right 4 on 5 working 7 than 6 harder 7 than 7 than 8 ever 8 ever 9 . by and by he had it so loose that he slipped it right off of [peter] 's leg , and [peter] didn't know anything about it . 1 by 2 and 2 and 3 by 2 and 4 he 4 he 5 had 5 had 8 loose 6 it 7 so 7 so 8 loose 8 loose 11 slipped 9 that 10 he 10 he 11 slipped 11 slipped 14 off 11 slipped 18 leg 12 it 13 right 13 right 14 off 14 off 15 of 17 's 18 leg 18 leg 23 know 19 , 20 and 20 and 22 didn't 20 and 23 know 23 know 24 anything 24 anything 26 it 24 anything 27 . 25 about 26 it my , how thankful [peter] was , and how he did thank [danny] [meadow] [mouse] ! 1 my 2 , 2 , 3 how 3 how 4 thankful 4 thankful 8 and 6 was 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 how 9 how 10 he 10 he 11 did 11 did 12 thank 12 thank 16 ! it was a long time before [peter] could hop as he used to , but after the first day he managed to get around . 1 it 2 was 1 it 8 could 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 long 4 long 5 time 5 time 6 before 8 could 9 hop 9 hop 13 to 10 as 11 he 10 as 12 used 12 used 13 to 13 to 23 get 14 , 15 but 15 but 16 after 16 after 17 the 17 the 18 first 17 the 19 day 19 day 20 he 19 day 21 managed 21 managed 22 to 22 to 23 get 23 get 25 . 24 around 25 . he found that [farmer] [brown] 's boy had spread those miserable wire snares in every one of his private little paths . 1 he 2 found 1 he 6 's 2 found 3 that 6 's 7 boy 6 's 11 miserable 8 had 9 spread 9 spread 10 those 10 those 11 miserable 11 miserable 17 of 12 wire 13 snares 13 snares 14 in 13 snares 15 every 14 in 15 every 15 every 16 one 16 one 17 of 17 of 18 his 18 his 19 private 19 private 20 little 19 private 21 paths 21 paths 22 . but [peter] knew what they were now . 1 but 3 knew 3 knew 4 what 4 what 5 they 5 they 6 were 6 were 7 now 7 now 8 . danny [meadow] [mouse] thought this great fun and a great joke on [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 1 danny 7 fun 4 thought 5 this 5 this 6 great 6 great 7 fun 7 fun 8 and 8 and 9 a 9 a 10 great 10 great 11 joke 10 great 16 boy 11 joke 12 on 15 's 16 boy 16 boy 17 . so every day he stole the bait , and he and [peter] [rabbit] lived high while [peter] 's leg was getting well . 1 so 2 every 1 so 7 bait 2 every 3 day 3 day 5 stole 4 he 5 stole 5 stole 6 the 7 bait 8 , 7 bait 19 leg 8 , 9 and 8 , 11 and 9 and 10 he 11 and 14 lived 14 lived 15 high 15 high 16 while 16 while 18 's 19 leg 22 well 20 was 21 getting 21 getting 22 well 22 well 23 . and all the time [farmer] [brown] 's boy wondered and wondered why he couldn't catch [peter] [rabbit] . 1 and 2 all 2 all 3 the 3 the 4 time 3 the 8 boy 4 time 7 's 8 boy 9 wondered 8 boy 11 wondered 9 wondered 10 and 11 wondered 12 why 11 wondered 14 couldn't 12 why 13 he 13 he 14 couldn't 14 couldn't 18 . 15 catch 18 . [xx] [timid] [danny] [meadow] [mouse] [danny] [meadow] [mouse] [is] [timid] [.] everybody says so , and what everybody says ought to be so . 1 everybody 5 and 2 says 3 so 3 so 4 , 4 , 5 and 5 and 7 everybody 6 what 7 everybody 7 everybody 8 says 8 says 9 ought 8 says 10 to 10 to 11 be 11 be 12 so 12 so 13 . but just as anybody can make a mistake sometimes , so can everybody . 1 but 4 anybody 2 just 3 as 2 just 4 anybody 4 anybody 6 make 5 can 6 make 6 make 10 , 7 a 8 mistake 8 mistake 9 sometimes 9 sometimes 10 , 10 , 11 so 11 so 13 everybody 12 can 13 everybody 13 everybody 14 . still , in this case , it is quite likely that everybody is right . 1 still 2 , 1 still 8 is 2 , 3 in 3 in 4 this 4 this 5 case 5 case 6 , 6 , 7 it 8 is 9 quite 8 is 12 everybody 9 quite 10 likely 10 likely 11 that 12 everybody 14 right 13 is 14 right 14 right 15 . danny [meadow] [mouse] is timid . 1 danny 4 is 4 is 5 timid 5 timid 6 . ask [peter] [rabbit] . 1 ask 4 . ask [sammy] [jay] . 1 ask 4 . ask [striped] [chipmunk] . 1 ask 4 . they will all tell you the same thing . 1 they 2 will 2 will 3 all 2 will 4 tell 4 tell 5 you 4 tell 6 the 6 the 7 same 7 same 8 thing 8 thing 9 . of course this isn't true . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 this 3 this 4 isn't 4 isn't 5 true 5 true 6 . sammy [jay] likes to say mean things . 1 sammy 4 to 3 likes 4 to 4 to 5 say 5 say 6 mean 6 mean 7 things 7 things 8 . it isn't fair to [danny] [meadow] [mouse] to believe what [sammy] [jay] says . 1 it 2 isn't 1 it 3 fair 3 fair 4 to 4 to 9 believe 8 to 9 believe 9 believe 10 what 10 what 13 says 13 says 14 . but the fact is [danny] certainly is timid . 1 but 2 the 2 the 3 fact 3 fact 4 is 4 is 6 certainly 6 certainly 8 timid 7 is 8 timid 8 timid 9 . more than this , he isn't ashamed of it not the least little bit . 1 more 3 this 2 than 3 this 3 this 7 ashamed 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 isn't 6 isn't 7 ashamed 7 ashamed 8 of 8 of 9 it 8 of 11 the 9 it 10 not 11 the 12 least 12 least 13 little 12 least 15 . 14 bit 15 . there was an answering twinkle in [danny] 's own eyes as he continued . 1 there 2 was 1 there 8 's 2 was 3 an 3 an 4 answering 4 answering 5 twinkle 5 twinkle 6 in 8 's 9 own 8 's 10 eyes 9 own 10 eyes 10 eyes 11 as 11 as 12 he 12 he 13 continued 12 he 14 . 13 continued 14 . " no , [sir] , " said he , " [i] wouldn't stand a particle more chance than that foolish ant did . 1 " 2 no 1 " 7 said 2 no 3 , 2 no 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 8 he 7 said 9 , 9 , 17 chance 10 " 12 wouldn't 12 wouldn't 13 stand 13 stand 14 a 13 stand 17 chance 14 a 15 particle 15 particle 16 more 17 chance 18 than 18 than 20 foolish 19 that 20 foolish 20 foolish 23 . 21 ant 22 did 22 did 23 . now , [i] don't know what it is . 1 now 2 , 2 , 4 don't 4 don't 5 know 5 know 6 what 6 what 7 it 7 it 8 is 8 is 9 . i mind my own business , and no one ever bothers me . 1 i 2 mind 1 i 3 my 3 my 4 own 3 my 5 business 4 own 5 business 5 business 7 and 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 no 8 no 10 ever 9 one 10 ever 10 ever 11 bothers 11 bothers 12 me 11 bothers 13 . i should think it would be a very uncomfortable feeling . " 1 i 3 think 2 should 3 think 3 think 5 would 4 it 5 would 5 would 6 be 5 would 7 a 7 a 8 very 8 very 9 uncomfortable 9 uncomfortable 10 feeling 9 uncomfortable 11 . 11 . 12 " now there 's [mr] [blacksnake] and ["] 1 now 2 there 1 now 6 and 2 there 3 's danny turned his head to hide a smile . 1 danny 5 to 2 turned 3 his 3 his 4 head 4 head 5 to 5 to 6 hide 6 hide 7 a 7 a 8 smile 8 smile 9 . if old [mr] [toad] wasn't showing fear , no one ever did . 1 if 2 old 2 old 5 wasn't 5 wasn't 6 showing 6 showing 8 , 6 showing 10 one 7 fear 8 , 8 , 9 no 10 one 11 ever 11 ever 12 did 12 did 13 . " oh , " said he , " [i] didn't mean that he is anywhere around here now . 1 " 5 said 2 oh 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 6 he 11 mean 7 , 8 " 8 " 10 didn't 10 didn't 11 mean 11 mean 15 anywhere 12 that 13 he 13 he 14 is 14 is 15 anywhere 15 anywhere 16 around 16 around 17 here 16 around 19 . 17 here 18 now 18 now 19 . do you wonder that [i] am afraid most of the time ? " 1 do 3 wonder 2 you 3 wonder 3 wonder 4 that 4 that 6 am 6 am 9 of 7 afraid 8 most 8 most 9 of 9 of 10 the 10 the 11 time 11 time 12 ? 12 ? 13 " " no , " replied old [mr] [toad] . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 replied 5 replied 6 old 6 old 9 . " no , [i] don't wonder that you are afraid . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 8 you 5 don't 6 wonder 6 wonder 7 that 7 that 8 you 8 you 9 are 9 are 10 afraid 10 afraid 11 . it must be dreadful to feel hungry eyes are watching for you every [minute] of the day and night , too . " 1 it 2 must 1 it 7 hungry 2 must 4 dreadful 3 be 4 dreadful 4 dreadful 5 to 5 to 6 feel 7 hungry 13 every 8 eyes 9 are 9 are 10 watching 10 watching 11 for 11 for 12 you 12 you 13 every 13 every 15 of 15 of 16 the 15 of 17 day 16 the 17 day 17 day 20 , 18 and 19 night 19 night 20 , 20 , 23 " 21 too 22 . 22 . 23 " " oh , it 's not so bad , " replied [danny] . 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 , 2 oh 4 it 4 it 5 's 5 's 6 not 6 not 11 replied 7 so 8 bad 8 bad 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 replied 11 replied 13 . " it 's rather exciting . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 's 3 's 4 rather 4 rather 5 exciting 5 exciting 6 . besides , it keeps my wits sharp all the time . 1 besides 6 wits 2 , 3 it 3 it 4 keeps 4 keeps 5 my 5 my 6 wits 6 wits 7 sharp 7 sharp 8 all 8 all 9 the 9 the 10 time 10 time 11 . i am afraid [i] should find life very dull indeed if , like you , [i] feared nothing and nobody . 1 i 3 afraid 2 am 3 afraid 3 afraid 5 should 3 afraid 7 life 5 should 6 find 7 life 9 dull 8 very 9 dull 9 dull 13 like 10 indeed 11 if 11 if 12 , 11 if 13 like 13 like 20 nobody 14 you 15 , 14 you 18 nothing 15 , 17 feared 18 nothing 19 and 19 and 20 nobody 20 nobody 21 . by the way , see how queerly that grass is moving over there . 1 by 2 the 1 by 3 way 3 way 4 , 3 way 9 grass 4 , 5 see 5 see 6 how 6 how 7 queerly 8 that 9 grass 9 grass 11 moving 10 is 11 moving 11 moving 12 over 11 moving 13 there 13 there 14 . it looks as if [mr] [blacksnake] [why] , [mr] [toad] , where are you going in such a hurry ? " 1 it 2 looks 1 it 4 if 2 looks 3 as 4 if 8 , 8 , 14 you 11 , 12 where 12 where 13 are 13 are 14 you 14 you 15 going 15 going 18 a 16 in 17 such 16 in 18 a 18 a 19 hurry 19 hurry 20 ? 20 ? 21 " danny chuckled as he sat alone on his door-step . 1 danny 5 sat 2 chuckled 3 as 3 as 4 he 4 he 5 sat 5 sat 6 alone 6 alone 7 on 7 on 8 his 8 his 9 door-step 9 door-step 10 . " oh , no , old [mr] [toad] doesn't know what fear is ! " said he . 1 " 2 oh 1 " 6 old 2 oh 3 , 3 , 4 no 4 no 5 , 4 no 6 old 6 old 13 is 9 doesn't 10 know 10 know 11 what 11 what 12 fear 12 fear 13 is 13 is 14 ! 14 ! 15 " 15 " 16 said 15 " 17 he 17 he 18 . " [funny] how some people won't admit what everybody can see for themselves . 1 " 4 some 3 how 4 some 4 some 7 admit 5 people 6 won't 6 won't 7 admit 7 admit 8 what 8 what 9 everybody 8 what 13 themselves 9 everybody 10 can 11 see 12 for 12 for 13 themselves 13 themselves 14 . now , [i] am afraid , and [i] 'm willing to say so . " 1 now 2 , 1 now 4 am 2 , 4 am 4 am 6 , 5 afraid 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 9 'm 9 'm 10 willing 10 willing 11 to 10 willing 14 . 11 to 12 say 12 say 13 so 14 . 15 " [xxi] [an] [exciting] [day] [for] [danny] [meadow] [mouse] [danny] [meadow] [mouse] [started] [along] [one] [of] [his] [private] [little] [paths] [very] [early] [one] [morning] [.] he was on his way to get a [supply] of a certain kind of grass-seed of which he is very fond . 1 he 2 was 1 he 7 get 2 was 3 on 3 on 4 his 4 his 5 way 5 way 6 to 7 get 8 a 8 a 12 certain 10 of 11 a 11 a 12 certain 12 certain 20 very 13 kind 14 of 13 kind 17 which 15 grass-seed 16 of 16 of 17 which 17 which 18 he 18 he 19 is 18 he 20 very 20 very 22 . 21 fond 22 . he had been thinking about that seed for some time and waiting for it to get ripe . 1 he 4 thinking 1 he 9 some 2 had 3 been 3 been 4 thinking 5 about 6 that 5 about 7 seed 7 seed 8 for 8 for 9 some 9 some 17 ripe 10 time 11 and 10 time 12 waiting 12 waiting 13 for 12 waiting 17 ripe 13 for 14 it 15 to 16 get 16 get 17 ripe 17 ripe 18 . now it was just right , as he had found out the [day] before by a visit to the place where this particular grass grew . 1 now 3 was 1 now 5 right 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 just 5 right 6 , 5 right 10 found 6 , 7 as 7 as 8 he 8 he 9 had 10 found 11 out 10 found 14 before 11 out 12 the 14 before 19 the 15 by 16 a 16 a 17 visit 17 visit 18 to 18 to 19 the 19 the 24 grass 20 place 21 where 21 where 23 particular 21 where 24 grass 22 this 23 particular 24 grass 25 grew 25 grew 26 . " [i] suppose that if [i] were really wise , [i] would stay nearer home and do without that nice seed . 1 " 3 suppose 1 " 10 , 3 suppose 5 if 4 that 5 if 5 if 8 really 7 were 8 really 8 really 9 wise 10 , 14 nearer 12 would 13 stay 13 stay 14 nearer 14 nearer 17 do 15 home 16 and 15 home 17 do 17 do 20 nice 18 without 19 that 19 that 20 nice 20 nice 21 seed 21 seed 22 . he had gone only a little way when he thought he heard a queer rustling behind him . 1 he 7 way 2 had 3 gone 3 gone 4 only 4 only 5 a 4 only 7 way 5 a 6 little 7 way 14 queer 8 when 9 he 8 when 10 thought 9 he 10 thought 10 thought 13 a 11 he 12 heard 12 heard 13 a 13 a 14 queer 14 queer 16 behind 14 queer 18 . 15 rustling 16 behind 17 him 18 . he stopped to listen . 1 he 2 stopped 2 stopped 3 to 3 to 4 listen 4 listen 5 . there it was again , and it certainly was right in the path behind him ! 1 there 5 , 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 again 4 again 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 it 6 and 8 certainly 8 certainly 12 the 9 was 10 right 10 right 11 in 11 in 12 the 12 the 13 path 13 path 14 behind 14 behind 15 him 15 him 16 ! he didn't need to be told who was making it . 1 he 2 didn't 1 he 3 need 3 need 4 to 4 to 7 who 5 be 6 told 6 told 7 who 7 who 9 making 8 was 9 making 9 making 10 it 10 it 11 . there was only one who could make such a sound as that [mr] [blacksnake] . 1 there 2 was 1 there 5 who 2 was 4 one 3 only 4 one 5 who 6 could 5 who 8 such 6 could 7 make 8 such 9 a 8 such 10 sound 10 sound 11 as 10 sound 12 that 12 that 15 . now [danny] can run very fast along his private little paths , but he knew that [mr] [blacksnake] could run faster . 1 now 3 can 1 now 5 very 3 can 4 run 5 very 6 fast 5 very 7 along 6 fast 7 along 7 along 8 his 8 his 9 private 9 private 15 knew 10 little 11 paths 11 paths 12 , 12 , 13 but 13 but 14 he 14 he 15 knew 15 knew 16 that 16 that 19 could 16 that 21 faster 19 could 20 run 21 faster 22 . " [i] must reach that fallen old hollow fence-post . " 1 " 3 must 3 must 4 reach 4 reach 5 that 5 that 7 old 6 fallen 7 old 7 old 8 hollow 8 hollow 9 fence-post 9 fence-post 10 . 10 . 11 " he was almost out of breath when he reached the post and scurried into the open end . 1 he 2 was 1 he 4 out 2 was 3 almost 4 out 11 post 5 of 6 breath 6 breath 9 reached 6 breath 11 post 7 when 8 he 8 he 9 reached 10 the 11 post 11 post 17 end 12 and 13 scurried 13 scurried 14 into 14 into 15 the 14 into 17 end 15 the 16 open 15 the 17 end 17 end 18 . he knew by the sound of the rustling that [mr] [blacksnake] was right at his heels . 1 he 2 knew 1 he 8 rustling 2 knew 4 the 2 knew 5 sound 3 by 4 the 5 sound 6 of 6 of 7 the 8 rustling 9 that 9 that 12 was 12 was 13 right 12 was 16 heels 13 right 14 at 14 at 15 his 16 heels 17 . now the old post was hollow its whole length , but half-way there was an old knot-hole just big enough for [danny] to squeeze through . 1 now 2 the 1 now 6 hollow 2 the 3 old 3 old 4 post 4 post 5 was 6 hollow 14 was 7 its 8 whole 8 whole 11 but 9 length 10 , 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 half-way 11 but 13 there 13 there 14 was 14 was 15 an 15 an 19 big 15 an 20 enough 16 old 17 knot-hole 16 old 18 just 18 just 19 big 20 enough 21 for 20 enough 25 through 23 to 24 squeeze 23 to 25 through 25 through 26 . danny ran back along the top of the log and was just in time to see the tip of [mr] [blacksnake] 's tail disappear inside . 1 danny 4 along 1 danny 12 just 2 ran 3 back 2 ran 4 along 4 along 6 top 5 the 6 top 6 top 7 of 8 the 9 log 9 log 10 and 9 log 12 just 10 and 11 was 12 just 18 tip 13 in 14 time 14 time 15 to 15 to 16 see 16 see 17 the 17 the 18 tip 18 tip 19 of 18 tip 24 disappear 22 's 24 disappear 23 tail 24 disappear 24 disappear 26 . 25 inside 26 . then what do you think [danny] did ? 1 then 2 what 2 what 3 do 3 do 4 you 4 you 5 think 5 think 7 did 7 did 8 ? why , he followed [mr] [blacksnake] right into the old post , but in doing it he didn't make the least little bit of noise . 1 why 7 right 2 , 3 he 2 , 7 right 3 he 4 followed 7 right 10 old 7 right 11 post 8 into 9 the 8 into 10 old 9 the 10 old 11 post 13 but 12 , 13 but 13 but 16 it 14 in 15 doing 15 doing 16 it 16 it 18 didn't 17 he 18 didn't 18 didn't 23 bit 19 make 20 the 19 make 23 bit 20 the 21 least 21 least 22 little 23 bit 24 of 24 of 25 noise 25 noise 26 . he kept right on along the little path . 1 he 2 kept 2 kept 3 right 3 right 4 on 4 on 6 the 5 along 6 the 6 the 8 path 7 little 8 path 8 path 9 . so [danny] waited only long enough to get his breath and then ran back along the path to where another little path branched off . 1 so 3 waited 3 waited 4 only 4 only 5 long 4 only 6 enough 6 enough 7 to 6 enough 14 back 7 to 8 get 8 get 9 his 9 his 10 breath 10 breath 11 and 11 and 12 then 12 then 13 ran 14 back 17 path 15 along 16 the 15 along 17 path 16 the 17 path 17 path 19 where 18 to 19 where 19 where 24 off 20 another 21 little 20 another 22 path 22 path 23 branched 22 path 24 off 24 off 25 . for just a minute he paused . 1 for 2 just 2 just 3 a 3 a 4 minute 4 minute 5 he 5 he 6 paused 6 paused 7 . and [danny] was right . 1 and 3 was 3 was 4 right 4 right 5 . " brains are better far than speed [as] wise men long ago agreed , " 1 " 2 brains 1 " 4 better 2 brains 3 are 4 better 5 far 4 better 6 than 5 far 6 than 6 than 7 speed 6 than 10 men 7 speed 9 wise 9 wise 10 men 10 men 11 long 11 long 12 ago 12 ago 13 agreed 13 agreed 14 , 14 , 15 " said [danny] , as he trotted on his way for the grass-seed he liked so well . 1 said 3 , 3 , 9 way 4 as 5 he 5 he 6 trotted 6 trotted 7 on 7 on 8 his 8 his 9 way 9 way 12 grass-seed 10 for 11 the 11 the 12 grass-seed 12 grass-seed 14 liked 13 he 14 liked 14 liked 17 . 15 so 16 well 16 well 17 . " [i] felt it in my bones that this would be an exciting day . 1 " 3 felt 3 felt 4 it 3 felt 10 would 4 it 5 in 5 in 7 bones 6 my 7 bones 8 that 9 this 8 that 10 would 10 would 12 an 11 be 12 an 12 an 14 day 13 exciting 14 day 14 day 15 . i wonder what next . " 1 i 2 wonder 2 wonder 3 what 3 what 4 next 4 next 5 . 5 . 6 " [xxii] [what] [happened] [next] [to] [danny] [meadow] [mouse] [danny] [is] [so] [used] [to] [narrow] [escapes] [that] [he] [doesn't] [waste] [any] [time] [thinking] [about] [them] [.] he didn't this time . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 this 3 this 4 time 4 time 5 . he [had] got to cross this , and all the way he would be in plain sight of any one who happened to be near . 1 he 3 got 1 he 5 cross 3 got 4 to 5 cross 13 would 6 this 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 all 9 all 10 the 10 the 11 way 11 way 12 he 12 he 13 would 13 would 14 be 13 would 16 plain 14 be 15 in 16 plain 19 any 16 plain 22 happened 17 sight 18 of 18 of 19 any 19 any 21 who 20 one 21 who 22 happened 25 near 23 to 24 be 24 be 25 near 25 near 26 . very [cautiously] he peeped out and looked this way and looked that way , not forgetting to look up in the sky . 1 very 3 he 1 very 7 looked 3 he 4 peeped 5 out 6 and 5 out 7 looked 7 looked 13 way 8 this 9 way 9 way 11 looked 10 and 11 looked 11 looked 12 that 12 that 13 way 13 way 16 forgetting 14 , 16 forgetting 15 not 16 forgetting 16 forgetting 18 look 17 to 18 look 18 look 21 the 19 up 20 in 20 in 21 the 21 the 22 sky 22 sky 23 . he could see no one anywhere . 1 he 2 could 2 could 4 no 3 see 4 no 4 no 5 one 5 one 6 anywhere 6 anywhere 7 . drawing a long breath , [danny] started across the open place as fast as his short legs could take him . 1 drawing 2 a 1 drawing 5 , 2 a 4 breath 3 long 4 breath 5 , 12 as 7 started 8 across 8 across 9 the 9 the 10 open 10 open 11 place 10 open 12 as 12 as 14 as 13 fast 14 as 14 as 15 his 15 his 17 legs 16 short 17 legs 17 legs 21 . 18 could 19 take 18 could 20 him 20 him 21 . [ [illustration] : with another frightened squeak , [danny] dived into the opening just in time . 1 [ 3 : 1 [ 5 another 3 : 4 with 5 another 6 frightened 5 another 13 opening 6 frightened 7 squeak 6 frightened 11 into 7 squeak 8 , 7 squeak 10 dived 8 , 10 dived 11 into 12 the 11 into 13 opening 13 opening 17 . 14 just 15 in 14 just 16 time 16 time 17 . page [@number@] ] 1 page 3 ] that is why [danny] hadn't seen him . 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 why 3 why 5 hadn't 5 hadn't 6 seen 6 seen 7 him 7 him 8 . with a satisfied chuckle , he spread his broad wings and started after [danny] . 1 with 2 a 2 a 7 spread 3 satisfied 4 chuckle 3 satisfied 7 spread 4 chuckle 5 , 5 , 6 he 7 spread 10 wings 8 his 9 broad 8 his 10 wings 10 wings 11 and 11 and 12 started 12 started 13 after 12 started 15 . danny gave a frightened [squeak] , for he thought that surely this time he would be caught . 1 danny 10 that 2 gave 3 a 2 gave 4 frightened 4 frightened 6 , 6 , 7 for 6 , 9 thought 7 for 8 he 9 thought 10 that 10 that 11 surely 11 surely 15 would 12 this 13 time 13 time 14 he 14 he 15 would 15 would 16 be 15 would 18 . 16 be 17 caught 17 caught 18 . but he didn't mean to give up without trying to escape . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 didn't 2 he 4 mean 4 mean 7 up 5 to 6 give 6 give 7 up 7 up 8 without 8 without 10 to 9 trying 10 to 10 to 11 escape 11 escape 12 . three jumps ahead of him was a queer looking thing . 1 three 2 jumps 2 jumps 3 ahead 2 jumps 7 a 3 ahead 5 him 4 of 5 him 6 was 7 a 7 a 8 queer 8 queer 10 thing 9 looking 10 thing 10 thing 11 . he didn't know what it was , but if there was a hole in it he might yet fool [redtail] . 1 he 3 know 1 he 6 was 1 he 17 might 2 didn't 3 know 3 know 5 it 4 what 5 it 6 was 7 , 8 but 9 if 9 if 10 there 9 if 12 a 10 there 11 was 12 a 13 hole 12 a 17 might 13 hole 14 in 13 hole 15 it 16 he 17 might 17 might 21 . 18 yet 19 fool 18 yet 21 . 19 fool 21 . one jump ! 1 one 2 jump 2 jump 3 ! would he be able to reach it ? 1 would 2 he 2 he 3 be 3 be 4 able 4 able 5 to 5 to 6 reach 6 reach 7 it 7 it 8 ? two jumps ! 1 two 2 jumps 2 jumps 3 ! there was a hole in it ! 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 hole 4 hole 5 in 5 in 6 it 6 it 7 ! three jumps ! 1 three 2 jumps 2 jumps 3 ! with another frightened squeak , [danny] dived into the opening just in time . 1 with 4 squeak 2 another 3 frightened 2 another 4 squeak 4 squeak 5 , 5 , 7 dived 7 dived 9 the 7 dived 10 opening 8 into 9 the 9 the 10 opening 10 opening 14 . 11 just 12 in 12 in 13 time 13 time 14 . and what do you think he was in ? 1 and 2 what 2 what 3 do 3 do 4 you 4 you 5 think 4 you 9 ? 5 think 6 he 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 in why , an old tomato can [farmer] [brown] 's boy had once used to carry bait in when he went fishing at the [smiling] [pool] . 1 why 3 an 2 , 3 an 3 an 5 tomato 4 old 5 tomato 5 tomato 6 can 5 tomato 16 bait 9 's 10 boy 10 boy 11 had 11 had 12 once 12 once 13 used 13 used 14 to 14 to 15 carry 14 to 16 bait 16 bait 17 in 17 in 23 the 18 when 19 he 19 he 20 went 19 he 21 fishing 21 fishing 22 at 22 at 23 the 23 the 26 . he had dropped it there on his way home . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 dropped 3 dropped 6 on 4 it 5 there 5 there 6 on 6 on 7 his 7 his 8 way 7 his 9 home 9 home 10 . redtail screamed with rage and disappointment as he struck the old can with his great claws . 1 redtail 5 and 1 redtail 9 struck 2 screamed 3 with 2 screamed 4 rage 4 rage 5 and 5 and 6 disappointment 6 disappointment 7 as 7 as 8 he 9 struck 12 can 9 struck 16 claws 10 the 11 old 11 old 12 can 13 with 14 his 13 with 15 great 15 great 16 claws 16 claws 17 . he had been sure , very sure of [danny] [meadow] [mouse] this time ! 1 he 2 had 2 had 4 sure 3 been 4 sure 4 sure 7 sure 5 , 6 very 6 very 7 sure 7 sure 8 of 8 of 12 this 12 this 13 time 13 time 14 ! he tried to pick the can up , but he couldn't get hold of it . 1 he 2 tried 1 he 4 pick 2 tried 3 to 4 pick 5 the 4 pick 6 can 6 can 7 up 7 up 8 , 8 , 12 get 9 but 10 he 10 he 11 couldn't 10 he 12 get 12 get 16 . 13 hold 14 of 14 of 15 it 14 of 16 . it just rolled away from him every time , try as he would . 1 it 2 just 2 just 4 away 3 rolled 4 away 4 away 5 from 5 from 6 him 5 from 7 every 7 every 8 time 8 time 9 , 8 time 10 try 10 try 11 as 11 as 12 he 12 he 13 would 13 would 14 . finally , in disgust , he gave up and flew back to the tree from which he had first seen [danny] . 1 finally 6 he 1 finally 7 gave 2 , 3 in 3 in 4 disgust 4 disgust 5 , 5 , 6 he 7 gave 12 to 8 up 9 and 9 and 10 flew 9 and 11 back 11 back 12 to 12 to 14 tree 13 the 14 tree 14 tree 22 . 15 from 16 which 16 which 19 first 17 he 18 had 17 he 19 first 19 first 22 . 20 seen 22 . but he wisely decided [that] the best thing he could do was to stay there for a while . 1 but 11 do 2 he 3 wisely 3 wisely 4 decided 4 decided 6 the 6 the 7 best 6 the 8 thing 8 thing 10 could 8 thing 11 do 9 he 10 could 11 do 14 stay 12 was 13 to 13 to 14 stay 14 stay 18 while 15 there 16 for 16 for 17 a 17 a 18 while 18 while 19 . and it was very fortunate that he did so , as he was very soon to find out . 1 and 9 so 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 very 4 very 5 fortunate 5 fortunate 6 that 6 that 7 he 6 that 8 did 8 did 9 so 9 so 14 very 10 , 11 as 11 as 12 he 12 he 13 was 13 was 14 very 14 very 15 soon 15 soon 16 to 16 to 17 find 16 to 19 . 17 find 18 out [xxiii] [reddy] [fox] [grows] [curious] " if [i] stay here long enough , he 'll get tired and go away , if he hasn't already , " thought [danny] . 1 " 7 enough 1 " 12 tired 2 if 5 here 2 if 6 long 4 stay 5 here 5 here 6 long 6 long 7 enough 7 enough 8 , 8 , 9 he 9 he 10 'll 10 'll 11 get 12 tired 15 away 13 and 14 go 14 go 15 away 15 away 16 , 16 , 17 if 16 , 20 already 17 if 18 he 18 he 19 hasn't 20 already 23 thought 21 , 22 " 22 " 23 thought 23 thought 25 . " this has been a pretty exciting morning so far , and [i] find that [i] am a little tired . 1 " 4 been 2 this 3 has 2 this 4 been 4 been 7 exciting 5 a 6 pretty 6 pretty 7 exciting 7 exciting 11 , 8 morning 9 so 9 so 10 far 10 far 11 , 11 , 12 and 11 , 20 tired 12 and 14 find 14 find 15 that 15 that 17 am 17 am 18 a 18 a 19 little 20 tired 21 . i may as well take a nap while [i] am waiting to make sure that the way is clear . " 1 i 6 a 1 i 14 sure 2 may 5 take 3 as 4 well 4 well 5 take 5 take 6 a 6 a 10 am 7 nap 8 while 8 while 10 am 11 waiting 12 to 11 waiting 14 sure 12 to 13 make 14 sure 17 way 15 that 16 the 16 the 17 way 17 way 19 clear 18 is 19 clear 19 clear 20 . 20 . 21 " with that [danny] curled up in the old tomato can . 1 with 2 that 2 that 4 curled 4 curled 6 in 5 up 6 in 6 in 7 the 7 the 8 old 8 old 9 tomato 9 tomato 10 can 10 can 11 . but it wasn't meant that [danny] should have that nap . 1 but 3 wasn't 2 it 3 wasn't 3 wasn't 4 meant 4 meant 5 that 5 that 7 should 7 should 8 have 8 have 10 nap 8 have 11 . 9 that 10 nap he had closed [his] eyes , but his ears were still open , and presently he heard soft footsteps drawing near . 1 he 2 had 1 he 3 closed 1 he 5 eyes 2 had 3 closed 5 eyes 14 and 6 , 7 but 7 but 8 his 8 his 9 ears 9 ears 10 were 10 were 11 still 11 still 12 open 11 still 13 , 12 open 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 18 soft 15 presently 17 heard 15 presently 18 soft 16 he 17 heard 18 soft 21 near 19 footsteps 20 drawing 20 drawing 21 near 21 near 22 . his eyes [flew] open , and he forgot all about sleep , you may be sure , for those footsteps sounded familiar . 1 his 2 eyes 1 his 4 open 4 open 5 , 5 , 16 sure 6 and 7 he 7 he 8 forgot 8 forgot 9 all 8 forgot 10 about 10 about 11 sleep 11 sleep 12 , 12 , 13 you 13 you 14 may 13 you 15 be 14 may 15 be 15 be 16 sure 16 sure 20 footsteps 17 , 18 for 17 , 19 those 19 those 20 footsteps 20 footsteps 21 sounded 20 footsteps 22 familiar 21 sounded 22 familiar 22 familiar 23 . they sounded to [danny] very , very much like the footsteps of whom do you think ? 1 they 5 very 2 sounded 3 to 3 to 5 very 5 very 7 very 5 very 11 footsteps 6 , 7 very 8 much 9 like 9 like 10 the 10 the 11 footsteps 11 footsteps 12 of 12 of 13 whom 13 whom 14 do 14 do 15 you 15 you 17 ? 16 think 17 ? why , [reddy] [fox] ! 1 why 2 , 1 why 5 ! danny 's heart began to beat faster as he listened . 1 danny 5 to 2 's 3 heart 3 heart 4 began 4 began 5 to 5 to 6 beat 6 beat 7 faster 7 faster 9 he 8 as 9 he 9 he 10 listened 10 listened 11 . could it be ? 1 could 2 it 2 it 4 ? 3 be 4 ? he didn't dare peep out . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 dare 3 dare 4 peep 4 peep 5 out 5 out 6 . presently a little whiff of scent blew into the old tomato can . 1 presently 2 a 1 presently 6 scent 2 a 3 little 4 whiff 5 of 5 of 6 scent 6 scent 10 old 7 blew 8 into 8 into 9 the 9 the 10 old 10 old 11 tomato 11 tomato 12 can 12 can 13 . then [danny] knew it was [reddy] [fox] . 1 then 3 knew 3 knew 4 it 4 it 5 was 5 was 8 . " oh , dear ! 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 , 3 , 4 dear 4 dear 5 ! i hope he doesn't find that [i] am in here ! " thought [danny] . 1 i 4 doesn't 1 i 5 find 2 hope 3 he 3 he 4 doesn't 5 find 6 that 6 that 8 am 8 am 9 in 9 in 10 here 10 here 11 ! 11 ! 13 thought 12 " 13 thought 13 thought 15 . " [i] wonder what under the sun has brought him up here just now . " 1 " 4 what 3 wonder 4 what 4 what 7 sun 5 under 6 the 6 the 7 sun 7 sun 8 has 8 has 10 him 8 has 11 up 9 brought 10 him 11 up 12 here 11 up 14 now 12 here 13 just 14 now 15 . 15 . 16 " if the truth were to be known , it was curiosity that had brought [reddy] up there . 1 if 4 were 2 the 3 truth 3 truth 4 were 4 were 5 to 5 to 6 be 6 be 7 known 6 be 11 curiosity 7 known 8 , 8 , 9 it 9 it 10 was 11 curiosity 12 that 12 that 13 had 12 that 16 up 13 had 14 brought 16 up 18 . 17 there 18 . he had seen [redtail] strike and strike again at something on the ground , and finally fly off in disgust with empty claws . 1 he 3 seen 2 had 3 seen 3 seen 8 again 3 seen 13 ground 5 strike 7 strike 6 and 7 strike 7 strike 8 again 8 again 9 at 9 at 10 something 11 on 12 the 12 the 13 ground 13 ground 14 , 13 ground 17 fly 14 , 15 and 14 , 16 finally 17 fly 20 disgust 18 off 19 in 19 in 20 disgust 20 disgust 22 empty 21 with 22 empty 22 empty 24 . 23 claws 24 . " now , [i] wonder what it was [redtail] was after and why he didn't get it , " thought [reddy] . 1 " 5 wonder 1 " 13 why 2 now 3 , 2 now 5 wonder 5 wonder 6 what 6 what 7 it 7 it 8 was 7 it 10 was 10 was 11 after 11 after 12 and 13 why 15 didn't 13 why 20 thought 14 he 15 didn't 15 didn't 16 get 16 get 17 it 17 it 18 , 18 , 19 " 20 thought 22 . " he acts terribly put out and disappointed . 1 " 2 he 2 he 5 put 3 acts 4 terribly 4 terribly 5 put 5 put 6 out 6 out 8 disappointed 7 and 8 disappointed 8 disappointed 9 . i believe [i] 'll go over there and find out . " 1 i 2 believe 1 i 4 'll 4 'll 5 go 4 'll 6 over 6 over 7 there 6 over 8 and 8 and 9 find 9 find 10 out 10 out 11 . 11 . 12 " as he drew near , [he] crept very softly until he reached the very edge of the open patch . 1 as 2 he 1 as 3 drew 3 drew 7 crept 4 near 5 , 4 near 7 crept 7 crept 10 until 7 crept 14 very 8 very 9 softly 8 very 10 until 11 he 12 reached 12 reached 13 the 13 the 14 very 14 very 15 edge 15 edge 18 open 16 of 17 the 16 of 18 open 18 open 20 . 19 patch 20 . there he stopped and looked sharply all over it . 1 there 3 stopped 1 there 5 looked 2 he 3 stopped 4 and 5 looked 5 looked 6 sharply 6 sharply 7 all 7 all 8 over 8 over 9 it 9 it 10 . there was nothing to be seen but an old tomato can . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 nothing 2 was 5 be 3 nothing 4 to 5 be 6 seen 5 be 8 an 6 seen 7 but 8 an 9 old 9 old 12 . 10 tomato 11 can 11 can 12 . reddy had seen it many times before . 1 reddy 2 had 2 had 5 many 3 seen 4 it 4 it 5 many 5 many 6 times 6 times 7 before 7 before 8 . " now what under the sun could [redtail] have been after here ? " thought [reddy] . 1 " 9 have 2 now 3 what 3 what 4 under 4 under 5 the 5 the 6 sun 6 sun 7 could 7 could 9 have 9 have 10 been 10 been 11 after 11 after 12 here 11 after 13 ? 13 ? 14 " 13 ? 15 thought 15 thought 17 . " the grass isn't long enough for a grasshopper to hide in , and yet [redtail] didn't get what he was after . 1 " 6 enough 2 the 3 grass 3 grass 4 isn't 4 isn't 5 long 4 isn't 6 enough 6 enough 9 grasshopper 7 for 8 a 8 a 9 grasshopper 9 grasshopper 11 hide 10 to 11 hide 11 hide 12 in 12 in 19 what 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 yet 15 yet 17 didn't 15 yet 19 what 17 didn't 18 get 19 what 20 he 20 he 23 . 21 was 22 after 22 after 23 . it 's very queer . 1 it 2 's 2 's 3 very 3 very 4 queer 4 queer 5 . it certainly is very queer . " 1 it 2 certainly 1 it 3 is 3 is 4 very 4 very 5 queer 5 queer 6 . 6 . 7 " back and forth , back and forth he ran , and then suddenly he stopped . 1 back 2 and 1 back 4 , 2 and 3 forth 4 , 6 and 4 , 7 forth 5 back 6 and 7 forth 8 he 7 forth 12 then 8 he 9 ran 9 ran 10 , 10 , 11 and 12 then 14 he 13 suddenly 14 he 14 he 15 stopped 15 stopped 16 . " [ha] ! " exclaimed [reddy] . 1 " 5 exclaimed 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 exclaimed 5 exclaimed 7 . he had found the scent left by [danny] [meadow] [mouse] when he ran across towards the old tomato can . 1 he 2 had 1 he 3 found 1 he 6 left 1 he 13 ran 3 found 4 the 3 found 5 scent 4 the 5 scent 6 left 7 by 11 when 12 he 12 he 13 ran 13 ran 14 across 13 ran 15 towards 15 towards 20 . 16 the 17 old 17 old 18 tomato 17 old 20 . 19 can 20 . right up to the old can [reddy] 's nose led him . 1 right 3 to 2 up 3 to 3 to 4 the 4 the 5 old 4 the 9 nose 5 old 6 can 8 's 9 nose 9 nose 10 led 10 led 11 him 11 him 12 . he hopped over the old can , but on the other side he could find no scent of [danny] [meadow] [mouse] . 1 he 6 can 2 hopped 3 over 3 over 4 the 4 the 5 old 5 old 6 can 6 can 11 other 6 can 15 find 7 , 8 but 8 but 10 the 9 on 10 the 10 the 11 other 11 other 12 side 12 side 14 could 13 he 14 could 15 find 16 no 16 no 17 scent 16 no 18 of 18 of 22 . in a flash [he] understood , and a gleam of satisfaction shone in his yellow eyes as he turned back to the old can . 1 in 2 a 1 in 3 flash 3 flash 10 of 5 understood 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 a 8 a 9 gleam 9 gleam 10 of 10 of 12 shone 11 satisfaction 12 shone 12 shone 15 yellow 13 in 14 his 13 in 15 yellow 15 yellow 21 to 16 eyes 19 turned 17 as 18 he 18 he 19 turned 19 turned 20 back 19 turned 21 to 21 to 22 the 22 the 25 . 23 old 24 can 23 old 25 . he knew that [danny] must be hiding in there . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 3 that 5 must 5 must 6 be 6 be 7 hiding 7 hiding 8 in 7 hiding 9 there 9 there 10 . " [i] 've got you this time ! " he snarled , as he sniffed at the opening in the end of the can . 1 " 5 you 3 've 4 got 3 've 5 you 5 you 15 sniffed 6 this 7 time 7 time 8 ! 8 ! 9 " 9 " 11 snarled 9 " 14 he 10 he 11 snarled 11 snarled 12 , 12 , 13 as 14 he 15 sniffed 15 sniffed 21 end 16 at 17 the 16 at 18 opening 18 opening 20 the 19 in 20 the 20 the 21 end 21 end 25 . 22 of 23 the 23 the 24 can 24 can 25 . [xxiv] [reddy] [fox] [loses] [his] [temper] [reddy] [fox] [had] [caught] [danny] [meadow] [mouse] [,] [and] [yet] [he] [hadn't] [caught] [him] [.] he was in no hurry . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 in 3 in 4 no 4 no 6 . 5 hurry 6 . he had had a pretty good breakfast of grasshoppers , and so he thought he would torment [danny] a while before gobbling him up . 1 he 2 had 1 he 6 good 2 had 4 a 3 had 4 a 4 a 5 pretty 5 pretty 6 good 6 good 14 thought 7 breakfast 8 of 7 breakfast 9 grasshoppers 9 grasshoppers 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 so 11 and 14 thought 12 so 13 he 14 thought 15 he 15 he 17 torment 16 would 17 torment 17 torment 19 a 19 a 20 while 19 a 24 up 20 while 21 before 22 gobbling 23 him 22 gobbling 24 up 24 up 25 . reddy grinned until he showed all his long teeth . 1 reddy 4 he 2 grinned 3 until 3 until 4 he 4 he 5 showed 5 showed 6 all 6 all 7 his 7 his 8 long 8 long 9 teeth 9 teeth 10 . reddy [always] is a bully , especially when his victim is a great deal smaller and weaker than himself . 1 reddy 3 is 1 reddy 7 especially 3 is 4 a 4 a 5 bully 5 bully 6 , 7 especially 14 deal 8 when 9 his 9 his 10 victim 10 victim 11 is 11 is 13 great 12 a 13 great 13 great 14 deal 14 deal 17 weaker 14 deal 18 than 15 smaller 17 weaker 16 and 17 weaker 18 than 20 . 19 himself 20 . " [i] 've got you this time , [mr] [smarty] , haven't [i] ? " taunted [reddy] . 1 " 3 've 3 've 4 got 3 've 11 , 4 got 5 you 4 got 7 time 6 this 7 time 7 time 8 , 11 , 12 haven't 12 haven't 18 . 14 ? 15 " 15 " 16 taunted 16 taunted 18 . danny didn't say anything . 1 danny 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 say 3 say 4 anything 4 anything 5 . " you think you 've been very clever because you have fooled me two or three times , don't you ? 1 " 10 you 2 you 3 think 3 think 4 you 4 you 9 because 5 've 6 been 5 've 7 very 6 been 7 very 7 very 8 clever 8 clever 9 because 9 because 10 you 10 you 12 fooled 11 have 12 fooled 12 fooled 14 two 12 fooled 17 times 13 me 14 two 15 or 16 three 15 or 17 times 17 times 19 don't 18 , 19 don't 19 don't 20 you 20 you 21 ? danny didn't answer . 1 danny 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 answer 3 answer 4 . the fact is , he was too frightened to answer . 1 the 2 fact 2 fact 3 is 2 fact 6 was 3 is 4 , 5 he 6 was 6 was 8 frightened 7 too 8 frightened 8 frightened 9 to 8 frightened 10 answer 10 answer 11 . besides , he didn't know what he could do . 1 besides 2 , 2 , 6 what 3 he 4 didn't 4 didn't 5 know 5 know 6 what 6 what 8 could 7 he 8 could 8 could 9 do 9 do 10 . so he just kept still , but his bright eyes never once left [reddy] 's cruel face . 1 so 10 eyes 2 he 3 just 3 just 4 kept 3 just 10 eyes 4 kept 5 still 4 kept 9 bright 6 , 7 but 7 but 8 his 8 his 9 bright 10 eyes 12 once 11 never 12 once 12 once 18 . 13 left 15 's 15 's 17 face 16 cruel 17 face 17 face 18 . for all his fright , [danny] was doing some hard thinking . 1 for 2 all 2 all 3 his 3 his 4 fright 4 fright 8 doing 5 , 7 was 7 was 8 doing 8 doing 10 hard 9 some 10 hard 10 hard 11 thinking 10 hard 12 . he had been in tight places before and had learned never to give up hope . 1 he 2 had 1 he 5 tight 3 been 4 in 3 been 5 tight 5 tight 6 places 6 places 7 before 6 places 10 learned 8 and 9 had 8 and 10 learned 10 learned 14 up 11 never 13 give 12 to 13 give 13 give 14 up 14 up 15 hope 15 hope 16 . something might happen to frighten [reddy] away . 1 something 2 might 2 might 3 happen 3 happen 4 to 4 to 5 frighten 5 frighten 7 away 7 away 8 . anyway , [reddy] had got to get him out of that old can before he would admit that he was really caught . 1 anyway 6 to 2 , 4 had 4 had 5 got 5 got 6 to 6 to 7 get 7 get 9 out 7 get 14 before 8 him 9 out 9 out 10 of 10 of 11 that 11 that 12 old 12 old 13 can 14 before 17 admit 15 he 16 would 15 he 17 admit 17 admit 21 really 18 that 19 he 19 he 20 was 20 was 21 really 21 really 23 . 22 caught 23 . for a long time [reddy] lay there licking his chops and saying all the things he could think of to frighten poor [danny] [meadow] [mouse] . 1 for 4 time 2 a 3 long 3 long 4 time 4 time 6 lay 6 lay 7 there 7 there 18 think 8 licking 9 his 8 licking 15 things 10 chops 11 and 10 chops 12 saying 12 saying 13 all 13 all 14 the 14 the 15 things 15 things 16 he 16 he 17 could 17 could 18 think 18 think 19 of 19 of 22 poor 20 to 21 frighten 21 frighten 22 poor 22 poor 26 . " [i] 'll pull you out , " said [reddy] and thrust in one black paw . 1 " 3 'll 3 'll 4 pull 3 'll 6 out 4 pull 5 you 4 pull 6 out 6 out 7 , 7 , 8 " 7 , 11 and 8 " 9 said 11 and 12 thrust 12 thrust 13 in 12 thrust 17 . 13 in 14 one 14 one 15 black 15 black 16 paw 16 paw 17 . danny promptly bit it so hard that [reddy] yelped with pain and pulled it out in a hurry . 1 danny 6 hard 1 danny 11 pain 2 promptly 3 bit 2 promptly 6 hard 3 bit 5 so 4 it 5 so 6 hard 7 that 9 yelped 10 with 9 yelped 11 pain 11 pain 18 hurry 12 and 13 pulled 13 pulled 14 it 13 pulled 15 out 15 out 16 in 16 in 17 a 17 a 18 hurry 18 hurry 19 . presently he tried again with the other paw . 1 presently 3 tried 2 he 3 tried 3 tried 5 with 4 again 5 with 5 with 6 the 6 the 7 other 6 the 8 paw 8 paw 9 . danny bit this one harder still , and [reddy] danced with pain and anger . 1 danny 7 , 2 bit 3 this 3 this 4 one 4 one 5 harder 5 harder 6 still 6 still 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 14 anger 10 danced 11 with 11 with 12 pain 12 pain 13 and 12 pain 14 anger 14 anger 15 . then he lost his temper completely , a very foolish thing to do , as it always is . 1 then 3 lost 1 then 10 foolish 2 he 3 lost 3 lost 6 completely 4 his 5 temper 4 his 6 completely 6 completely 9 very 7 , 8 a 8 a 9 very 10 foolish 14 , 10 foolish 19 . 11 thing 12 to 12 to 13 do 13 do 14 , 14 , 15 as 15 as 16 it 17 always 18 is 17 always 19 . he hit the old can , and away it rolled with [danny] [meadow] [mouse] inside . 1 he 2 hit 1 he 5 can 2 hit 4 old 3 the 4 old 5 can 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 away 7 and 15 inside 8 away 9 it 9 it 10 rolled 10 rolled 11 with 15 inside 16 . this seemed to make [reddy] angrier than ever . 1 this 2 seemed 2 seemed 4 make 3 to 4 make 4 make 6 angrier 6 angrier 7 than 6 angrier 8 ever 8 ever 9 . he sprang after it and hit it again . 1 he 2 sprang 2 sprang 3 after 2 sprang 6 hit 3 after 4 it 5 and 6 hit 6 hit 7 it 7 it 8 again 8 again 9 . then he batted it first this way and then that way , growing angrier and angrier . 1 then 2 he 1 then 5 first 2 he 3 batted 4 it 5 first 5 first 12 , 6 this 7 way 7 way 8 and 8 and 9 then 9 then 10 that 10 that 11 way 11 way 12 , 12 , 15 and 13 growing 14 angrier 14 angrier 15 and 15 and 16 angrier 16 angrier 17 . and all the time [danny] [meadow] [mouse] managed to keep inside , although he got a terrible shaking up . 1 and 2 all 2 all 3 the 2 all 8 managed 3 the 4 time 8 managed 15 got 9 to 10 keep 9 to 13 although 10 keep 11 inside 11 inside 12 , 13 although 14 he 14 he 15 got 15 got 17 terrible 16 a 17 terrible 17 terrible 20 . 18 shaking 19 up 19 up 20 . like a flash [danny] was out and scurrying along the little path . 1 like 3 flash 2 a 3 flash 3 flash 6 out 5 was 6 out 6 out 10 the 7 and 8 scurrying 8 scurrying 9 along 9 along 10 the 10 the 12 path 11 little 12 path 12 path 13 . under this he was safe . 1 under 2 this 2 this 4 was 3 he 4 was 4 was 5 safe 5 safe 6 . " phew ! " exclaimed [danny] , breathing very hard . 1 " 3 ! 2 phew 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 exclaimed 5 exclaimed 10 hard 7 , 8 breathing 8 breathing 9 very 9 very 10 hard 10 hard 11 . " that was the narrowest escape yet ! 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 was 3 was 4 the 4 the 5 narrowest 5 narrowest 6 escape 6 escape 7 yet 7 yet 8 ! but [i] guess [i] 'll get that special grass-seed [i] started out for , after all . " 1 but 3 guess 3 guess 6 get 5 'll 6 get 6 get 7 that 7 that 8 special 8 special 9 grass-seed 9 grass-seed 11 started 11 started 12 out 12 out 18 " 13 for 14 , 14 , 18 " 15 after 16 all 15 after 17 . 17 . 18 " and he did , while to this day [reddy] [fox] wonders how [danny] got out of the old tomato can without him knowing it . 1 and 2 he 2 he 3 did 2 he 8 day 3 did 4 , 4 , 5 while 5 while 6 to 6 to 7 this 8 day 14 got 11 wonders 12 how 11 wonders 14 got 14 got 15 out 14 got 21 without 15 out 16 of 16 of 17 the 17 the 18 old 18 old 19 tomato 19 tomato 20 can 21 without 23 knowing 22 him 23 knowing 23 knowing 25 . 24 it 25 . danny has had many more adventures , but there isn't room to tell about them here . 1 danny 12 to 2 has 3 had 2 has 4 many 4 many 7 , 4 many 9 there 5 more 6 adventures 6 adventures 7 , 7 , 8 but 9 there 11 room 9 there 12 to 10 isn't 11 room 12 to 13 tell 13 tell 15 them 13 tell 17 . 14 about 15 them 16 here 17 . besides [grandfather] [frog] is anxious that you should hear about the queer things that have happened to him . 1 besides 6 that 4 is 5 anxious 5 anxious 6 that 6 that 8 should 7 you 8 should 8 should 9 hear 9 hear 10 about 9 hear 12 queer 10 about 11 the 12 queer 13 things 13 things 14 that 13 things 17 to 15 have 16 happened 16 happened 17 to 17 to 18 him 18 him 19 . they are told in the next book . 1 they 2 are 1 they 3 told 3 told 4 in 4 in 5 the 5 the 6 next 6 next 7 book 7 book 8 . [the] [end] transcriber 's [note] : obvious punctuation errors repaired . 1 transcriber 2 's 2 's 4 : 4 : 5 obvious 5 obvious 6 punctuation 6 punctuation 7 errors 7 errors 9 . 8 repaired 9 . end of the [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] of [the] [adventures] [of] [danny] [meadow] [mouse] [,] [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] 1 end 2 of 1 end 7 of 2 of 3 the