produced by [kent] [fielden] 1 produced 2 by [whitefoot] [the] [wood] [mouse] [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] [chapter] [i] [:] [whitefoot] [spends] [a] [happy] [winter] in all his short life [whitefoot] the [wood] [mouse] never had spent such a happy winter . 1 in 3 his 1 in 4 short 2 all 3 his 4 short 5 life 4 short 12 spent 5 life 7 the 10 never 11 had 11 had 12 spent 12 spent 13 such 12 spent 15 happy 13 such 14 a 13 such 15 happy 15 happy 17 . 16 winter 17 . whitefoot believes in getting the most from the present . 1 whitefoot 2 believes 1 whitefoot 4 getting 2 believes 3 in 4 getting 5 the 5 the 6 most 6 most 10 . 7 from 8 the 8 the 10 . 9 present 10 . the things which are past are past , and that is all there is to it . 1 the 2 things 1 the 7 past 2 things 3 which 3 which 4 are 4 are 6 are 5 past 6 are 7 past 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 that 10 that 11 is 11 is 12 all 11 is 13 there 13 there 14 is 14 is 15 to 14 is 16 it 16 it 17 . there is no use in thinking about them . 1 there 2 is 2 is 3 no 3 no 4 use 4 use 5 in 5 in 6 thinking 6 thinking 7 about 7 about 8 them 8 them 9 . as for the things of the future , it will be time enough to think about them when they happen . 1 as 2 for 1 as 7 future 2 for 3 the 3 the 4 things 4 things 5 of 5 of 6 the 7 future 13 enough 8 , 9 it 9 it 10 will 10 will 11 be 11 be 12 time 12 time 13 enough 13 enough 16 about 14 to 15 think 15 think 16 about 16 about 21 . 17 them 18 when 18 when 19 they 19 they 20 happen 20 happen 21 . but [whitefoot] is happy whenever he has a chance to be , and in this he is wiser than most human beings . 1 but 5 whenever 3 is 4 happy 4 happy 5 whenever 5 whenever 7 has 6 he 7 has 7 has 10 to 8 a 9 chance 9 chance 10 to 10 to 18 wiser 11 be 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 in 14 in 15 this 15 this 17 is 15 this 18 wiser 16 he 17 is 18 wiser 20 most 18 wiser 22 beings 19 than 20 most 20 most 21 human 22 beings 23 . there are ever so many who would like nothing better than to dine on plump little [whitefoot] . 1 there 2 are 1 there 5 many 2 are 3 ever 3 ever 4 so 5 many 8 like 6 who 7 would 6 who 8 like 8 like 11 than 9 nothing 10 better 10 better 11 than 11 than 12 to 12 to 13 dine 13 dine 15 plump 14 on 15 plump 15 plump 18 . 16 little 18 . reddy and [granny] [fox] and [old] [man] [coyote] are always looking for him . 1 reddy 2 and 2 and 10 always 5 and 9 are 9 are 10 always 10 always 11 looking 11 looking 12 for 12 for 13 him 13 him 14 . so you see [whitefoot] never knows at what instant he may have to run for his life . 1 so 2 you 1 so 3 see 3 see 9 instant 5 never 6 knows 6 knows 7 at 7 at 8 what 8 what 9 instant 9 instant 13 to 10 he 11 may 11 may 12 have 12 have 13 to 13 to 14 run 14 run 15 for 14 run 17 life 15 for 16 his 17 life 18 . that is why he is such a timid [little] fellow and is always running away at the least little unexpected sound . 1 that 10 fellow 2 is 3 why 3 why 4 he 4 he 5 is 4 he 6 such 6 such 7 a 7 a 8 timid 7 a 10 fellow 10 fellow 13 always 11 and 12 is 12 is 13 always 13 always 15 away 14 running 15 away 15 away 18 least 16 at 17 the 17 the 18 least 18 least 21 sound 19 little 20 unexpected 20 unexpected 21 sound 21 sound 22 . in spite of all this he is a happy little chap . 1 in 2 spite 2 spite 3 of 2 spite 5 this 3 of 4 all 5 this 7 is 6 he 7 is 7 is 11 chap 8 a 9 happy 9 happy 10 little 9 happy 11 chap 11 chap 12 . it didn't take him long to decide that it was the most delightful place he ever had found . 1 it 10 was 2 didn't 3 take 3 take 5 long 3 take 6 to 4 him 5 long 6 to 7 decide 7 decide 8 that 7 decide 9 it 9 it 10 was 10 was 19 . 11 the 12 most 11 the 13 delightful 13 delightful 16 ever 13 delightful 19 . 14 place 15 he 15 he 16 ever 16 ever 18 found 17 had 18 found he promptly decided to move in and spend the winter . 1 he 2 promptly 1 he 3 decided 3 decided 4 to 3 decided 5 move 4 to 5 move 5 move 6 in 6 in 10 winter 7 and 8 spend 8 spend 9 the 9 the 10 winter 10 winter 11 . in one end of the sugar-house was a pile of wood . 1 in 2 one 1 in 3 end 3 end 4 of 4 of 5 the 5 the 6 sugar-house 6 sugar-house 7 was 6 sugar-house 9 pile 7 was 8 a 8 a 9 pile 9 pile 11 wood 9 pile 12 . 10 of 11 wood 11 wood 12 . down under this [whitefoot] made himself a warm , comfortable nest . 1 down 2 under 1 down 6 himself 2 under 3 this 5 made 6 himself 6 himself 8 warm 7 a 8 warm 8 warm 9 , 9 , 10 comfortable 10 comfortable 11 nest 10 comfortable 12 . it was a regular castle to [whitefoot] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 regular 4 regular 5 castle 5 castle 6 to 6 to 8 . he moved over to it the store of seeds he had laid up for winter use . 1 he 9 seeds 2 moved 3 over 3 over 4 to 3 over 6 the 4 to 5 it 6 the 7 store 6 the 9 seeds 7 store 8 of 9 seeds 16 use 10 he 11 had 11 had 12 laid 11 had 16 use 12 laid 13 up 13 up 14 for 13 up 15 winter 16 use 17 . when rough [brother] [north] [wind] howled outside , and sleet and snow were making other little people shiver , [whitefoot] was warm and comfortable . 1 when 10 sleet 2 rough 6 howled 6 howled 7 outside 7 outside 8 , 7 outside 10 sleet 8 , 9 and 10 sleet 15 other 11 and 12 snow 11 and 15 other 12 snow 14 making 13 were 14 making 15 other 19 , 16 little 17 people 16 little 18 shiver 18 shiver 19 , 19 , 23 and 21 was 22 warm 22 warm 23 and 23 and 24 comfortable 24 comfortable 25 . there was all the room he needed or wanted in which to run about and play . 1 there 6 he 2 was 3 all 3 all 4 the 4 the 5 room 5 room 6 he 6 he 9 wanted 7 needed 8 or 8 or 9 wanted 9 wanted 12 to 10 in 11 which 11 which 12 to 12 to 13 run 12 to 16 play 13 run 15 and 14 about 15 and 15 and 16 play 16 play 17 . he could go outside when he chose to , but he didn't choose to very often . 1 he 3 go 1 he 4 outside 2 could 3 go 4 outside 7 chose 5 when 6 he 6 he 7 chose 7 chose 8 to 7 chose 13 choose 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 he 10 but 12 didn't 12 didn't 13 choose 13 choose 15 very 14 to 15 very 15 very 17 . 16 often 17 . for days at a time he didn't have a single fright . 1 for 2 days 1 for 4 a 2 days 3 at 4 a 5 time 5 time 7 didn't 6 he 7 didn't 7 didn't 10 single 8 have 9 a 9 a 10 single 10 single 12 . 11 fright 12 . yes indeed , [whitefoot] spent a happy winter . 1 yes 2 indeed 1 yes 5 spent 2 indeed 3 , 5 spent 6 a 6 a 7 happy 6 a 8 winter 7 happy 8 winter 8 winter 9 . [chapter] [ii] [:] [whitefoot] [sees] [queer] [things] whitefoot had spent the winter undisturbed in [farmer] [brown] 's sugar-house . 1 whitefoot 3 spent 2 had 3 spent 3 spent 4 the 4 the 5 winter 5 winter 6 undisturbed 6 undisturbed 7 in 6 undisturbed 11 sugar-house 10 's 11 sugar-house 11 sugar-house 12 . he had almost forgotten the meaning of fear . 1 he 2 had 1 he 4 forgotten 3 almost 4 forgotten 4 forgotten 5 the 4 forgotten 6 meaning 5 the 6 meaning 6 meaning 7 of 7 of 8 fear 8 fear 9 . he had come to look on that sugar-house as belonging to him . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 come 3 come 4 to 3 come 5 look 4 to 5 look 5 look 6 on 5 look 8 sugar-house 7 that 8 sugar-house 8 sugar-house 9 as 8 sugar-house 10 belonging 9 as 10 belonging 10 belonging 13 . 11 to 12 him 11 to 13 . it wasn't until [farmer] [brown] 's boy came over to prepare things for sugaring that [whitefoot] got a single real fright . 1 it 2 wasn't 1 it 6 's 2 wasn't 3 until 6 's 8 came 7 boy 8 came 8 came 10 to 9 over 10 to 10 to 11 prepare 11 prepare 19 single 12 things 14 sugaring 12 things 17 got 13 for 14 sugaring 15 that 17 got 17 got 18 a 18 a 19 single 19 single 22 . 20 real 22 . 21 fright 22 . at last he could stand it no longer [and] crept to a place where he could peep out and see what was going on . 1 at 2 last 1 at 8 longer 2 last 4 could 3 he 4 could 4 could 5 stand 5 stand 6 it 5 stand 7 no 6 it 7 no 8 longer 10 crept 10 crept 11 to 10 crept 16 could 11 to 12 a 12 a 13 place 13 place 14 where 14 where 15 he 16 could 17 peep 17 peep 20 see 18 out 19 and 19 and 20 see 20 see 21 what 21 what 22 was 21 what 23 going 23 going 24 on 23 going 25 . 24 on 25 . it [didn't] take him long to discover that this great two-legged creature was not looking for him , and right away he felt better . 1 it 3 take 1 it 10 great 3 take 4 him 3 take 5 long 5 long 6 to 5 long 8 that 6 to 7 discover 8 that 9 this 10 great 12 creature 10 great 18 , 11 two-legged 12 creature 12 creature 17 him 13 was 14 not 14 not 15 looking 15 looking 16 for 16 for 17 him 18 , 23 felt 19 and 21 away 19 and 22 he 20 right 21 away 21 away 22 he 22 he 23 felt 23 felt 25 . 24 better 25 . after a while [farmer] [brown] 's boy went away , and [whitefoot] had the little sugar-house to himself again . 1 after 3 while 2 a 3 while 3 while 8 went 6 's 7 boy 7 boy 8 went 8 went 9 away 8 went 16 sugar-house 9 away 10 , 9 away 14 the 10 , 11 and 11 and 13 had 14 the 15 little 16 sugar-house 18 himself 16 sugar-house 20 . 17 to 18 himself 19 again 20 . but [farmer] [brown] 's boy had carelessly left the door wide open . 1 but 10 door 4 's 5 boy 5 boy 6 had 6 had 7 carelessly 7 carelessly 8 left 7 carelessly 10 door 8 left 9 the 10 door 11 wide 11 wide 12 open 12 open 13 . whitefoot didn't like that open door . 1 whitefoot 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 like 3 like 4 that 4 that 5 open 5 open 6 door 6 door 7 . it made him nervous . 1 it 2 made 2 made 3 him 3 him 4 nervous 4 nervous 5 . there was nothing to prevent those who hunt him from walking right in . 1 there 4 to 2 was 3 nothing 3 nothing 4 to 4 to 5 prevent 4 to 6 those 6 those 7 who 6 those 9 him 7 who 8 hunt 9 him 10 from 10 from 11 walking 11 walking 14 . 12 right 13 in 12 right 14 . so the rest of that night [whitefoot] felt uncomfortable and anxious . 1 so 2 the 2 the 6 night 3 rest 4 of 4 of 5 that 5 that 6 night 6 night 11 anxious 8 felt 9 uncomfortable 9 uncomfortable 10 and 10 and 11 anxious 11 anxious 12 . he felt still more anxious when next day [farmer] [brown] 's boy returned and became very busy putting things to right . 1 he 4 more 1 he 11 's 2 felt 3 still 3 still 4 more 4 more 5 anxious 5 anxious 6 when 6 when 8 day 7 next 8 day 11 's 12 boy 11 's 17 busy 13 returned 16 very 14 and 15 became 14 and 16 very 16 very 17 busy 17 busy 19 things 18 putting 19 things 19 things 21 right 20 to 21 right 21 right 22 . then [farmer] [brown] himself came and strange things began to happen . 1 then 6 and 4 himself 5 came 5 came 6 and 6 and 9 began 7 strange 8 things 8 things 9 began 9 began 10 to 10 to 11 happen 10 to 12 . it became as warm as in summer . 1 it 2 became 2 became 3 as 2 became 4 warm 4 warm 7 summer 5 as 6 in 6 in 7 summer 7 summer 8 . you see [farmer] [brown] had built a fire under the evaporator . 1 you 2 see 1 you 5 had 5 had 6 built 5 had 7 a 7 a 8 fire 8 fire 9 under 9 under 10 the 9 under 11 evaporator 11 evaporator 12 . whitefoot 's curiosity kept him at a place where he could peep out and watch all that was done . 1 whitefoot 2 's 1 whitefoot 3 curiosity 1 whitefoot 9 where 2 's 3 curiosity 3 curiosity 4 kept 4 kept 5 him 4 kept 7 a 5 him 6 at 7 a 8 place 9 where 10 he 9 where 11 could 11 could 12 peep 12 peep 13 out 12 peep 14 and 14 and 15 watch 15 watch 17 that 16 all 17 that 17 that 18 was 18 was 20 . 19 done 20 . he saw [farmer] [brown] and [farmer] [brown] 's boy pour pails of sap into a great pan . 1 he 2 saw 1 he 8 's 2 saw 5 and 8 's 15 a 9 boy 10 pour 10 pour 11 pails 11 pails 12 of 12 of 13 sap 13 sap 14 into 14 into 15 a 15 a 17 pan 16 great 17 pan 17 pan 18 . by and by a delicious odor filled the sugar-house . 1 by 2 and 2 and 3 by 2 and 5 delicious 4 a 5 delicious 5 delicious 6 odor 6 odor 7 filled 7 filled 8 the 8 the 9 sugar-house 9 sugar-house 10 . he saw them draw the golden syrup [from] one end of the evaporator and fill shining tin cans with it . 1 he 7 syrup 2 saw 3 them 3 them 4 draw 4 draw 6 golden 5 the 6 golden 6 golden 7 syrup 7 syrup 10 end 9 one 10 end 10 end 11 of 11 of 12 the 11 of 16 shining 12 the 13 evaporator 13 evaporator 15 fill 13 evaporator 16 shining 14 and 15 fill 16 shining 17 tin 17 tin 21 . 18 cans 19 with 18 cans 21 . 19 with 20 it day after day they did the same thing . 1 day 2 after 2 after 3 day 2 after 4 they 4 they 5 did 5 did 7 same 6 the 7 same 7 same 9 . 8 thing 9 . he tasted that thick golden stuff and found it sweet and good . 1 he 2 tasted 1 he 6 stuff 2 tasted 3 that 3 that 4 thick 4 thick 5 golden 6 stuff 9 it 7 and 8 found 8 found 9 it 9 it 10 sweet 10 sweet 12 good 11 and 12 good 12 good 13 . he didn't understand these queer doings at all . 1 he 3 understand 2 didn't 3 understand 3 understand 4 these 4 these 5 queer 4 these 6 doings 6 doings 7 at 7 at 8 all 8 all 9 . but he was no longer afraid . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 no 4 no 5 longer 5 longer 6 afraid 6 afraid 7 . [chapter] [iii] [:] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [becomes] [acquainted] it didn't take [farmer] [brown] 's boy long to discover that [whitefoot] the [wood] [mouse] was living in the little sugar-house . 1 it 2 didn't 1 it 17 living 2 didn't 7 boy 3 take 6 's 3 take 7 boy 7 boy 8 long 8 long 9 to 9 to 10 discover 10 discover 11 that 11 that 13 the 11 that 16 was 17 living 20 little 18 in 19 the 19 the 20 little 20 little 21 sugar-house 21 sugar-house 22 . he caught glimpses of [whitefoot] peeping out at him . 1 he 2 caught 2 caught 3 glimpses 3 glimpses 4 of 4 of 6 peeping 6 peeping 7 out 7 out 8 at 8 at 9 him 9 him 10 . now [farmer] [brown] 's boy is wise in the ways of the little people of the [green] [forest] . 1 now 5 boy 1 now 10 ways 4 's 5 boy 6 is 7 wise 7 wise 8 in 8 in 9 the 8 in 10 ways 10 ways 11 of 11 of 12 the 12 the 13 little 13 little 14 people 14 people 15 of 15 of 16 the 16 the 19 . right away he made up his mind to get acquainted with [whitefoot] . 1 right 3 he 2 away 3 he 3 he 4 made 4 made 7 mind 5 up 6 his 6 his 7 mind 7 mind 9 get 8 to 9 get 9 get 10 acquainted 10 acquainted 13 . 11 with 13 . so at first [farmer] [brown] 's boy paid no attention whatever to [whitefoot] . 1 so 9 no 2 at 3 first 3 first 7 boy 6 's 7 boy 7 boy 8 paid 8 paid 9 no 9 no 10 attention 10 attention 11 whatever 11 whatever 12 to 12 to 14 . he took care that [whitefoot] shouldn't even know that he had been seen . 1 he 2 took 1 he 6 shouldn't 2 took 4 that 3 care 4 that 6 shouldn't 9 that 7 even 8 know 8 know 9 that 9 that 10 he 10 he 14 . 11 had 12 been 12 been 13 seen 13 seen 14 . then he and [farmer] [brown] would go out to collect sap . 1 then 2 he 2 he 6 would 2 he 7 go 3 and 6 would 7 go 8 out 7 go 9 to 9 to 10 collect 10 collect 12 . 11 sap 12 . when they returned not a crumb would be left . 1 when 2 they 1 when 5 a 3 returned 4 not 3 returned 5 a 5 a 7 would 6 crumb 7 would 7 would 8 be 8 be 9 left 9 left 10 . one day [farmer] [brown] 's boy scattered some particularly delicious crumbs . 1 one 2 day 2 day 6 boy 5 's 6 boy 6 boy 7 scattered 7 scattered 8 some 7 scattered 10 delicious 8 some 9 particularly 9 particularly 10 delicious 10 delicious 11 crumbs 11 crumbs 12 . then , instead of going out , he sat down on a bench and kept perfectly still . 1 then 2 , 1 then 7 , 2 , 6 out 3 instead 4 of 3 instead 5 going 4 of 5 going 5 going 6 out 7 , 9 sat 7 , 14 and 8 he 9 sat 9 sat 10 down 10 down 11 on 10 down 13 bench 11 on 12 a 14 and 16 perfectly 14 and 18 . 15 kept 16 perfectly 16 perfectly 17 still 17 still 18 . farmer [brown] and [bowser] the [hound] went out . 1 farmer 3 and 3 and 5 the 5 the 7 went 7 went 8 out 8 out 9 . farmer [brown] 's boy sat there right in plain sight , but [whitefoot] didn't see him . 1 farmer 3 's 1 farmer 4 boy 4 boy 10 sight 5 sat 6 there 6 there 7 right 6 there 10 sight 7 right 8 in 7 right 9 plain 10 sight 17 . 11 , 12 but 11 , 15 see 12 but 14 didn't 15 see 16 him 16 him 17 . that was because [farmer] [brown] 's boy didn't move the least bit . 1 that 2 was 1 that 6 's 2 was 3 because 6 's 7 boy 7 boy 8 didn't 8 didn't 9 move 8 didn't 11 least 10 the 11 least 11 least 12 bit 12 bit 13 . whitefoot ran out and at once began to eat those delicious crumbs . 1 whitefoot 2 ran 1 whitefoot 3 out 3 out 4 and 4 and 7 began 5 at 6 once 6 once 7 began 7 began 11 delicious 8 to 9 eat 9 eat 10 those 10 those 11 delicious 11 delicious 12 crumbs 12 crumbs 13 . when he had filled [his] little stomach , he began to carry the remainder back to his storehouse underneath the woodpile . 1 when 2 he 1 when 4 filled 2 he 3 had 4 filled 10 began 6 little 7 stomach 7 stomach 8 , 8 , 9 he 9 he 10 began 10 began 13 the 11 to 12 carry 12 carry 13 the 13 the 18 storehouse 14 remainder 15 back 15 back 17 his 16 to 17 his 17 his 18 storehouse 18 storehouse 22 . 19 underneath 20 the 19 underneath 22 . 20 the 21 woodpile right there he placed a big piece of bread crust . 1 right 5 a 2 there 3 he 3 he 4 placed 4 placed 5 a 5 a 6 big 6 big 8 of 7 piece 8 of 8 of 10 crust 9 bread 10 crust 10 crust 11 . then he happened to look up right into the eyes of [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 1 then 3 happened 1 then 7 right 2 he 3 happened 3 happened 4 to 4 to 5 look 5 look 6 up 7 right 8 into 7 right 16 . 8 into 9 the 9 the 10 eyes 10 eyes 11 of 10 eyes 15 boy 14 's 15 boy 15 boy 16 . with a frightened little squeak [whitefoot] darted back , and for a long time he was afraid to come out again . 1 with 2 a 1 with 12 a 3 frightened 4 little 3 frightened 5 squeak 5 squeak 7 darted 5 squeak 8 back 5 squeak 12 a 8 back 11 for 9 , 10 and 9 , 11 for 12 a 14 time 13 long 14 time 14 time 20 out 15 he 16 was 16 was 17 afraid 17 afraid 19 come 17 afraid 20 out 18 to 19 come 20 out 22 . 21 again 22 . but [farmer] [brown] 's boy didn't move , and at last [whitefoot] could stand the temptation no longer . 1 but 6 didn't 4 's 5 boy 5 boy 6 didn't 6 didn't 11 last 7 move 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 at 9 and 11 last 11 last 17 no 13 could 14 stand 14 stand 15 the 15 the 16 temptation 16 temptation 17 no 17 no 19 . 18 longer 19 . he darted out halfway , scurried back , came out again , and at last ventured right up [to] the crust . 1 he 9 came 1 he 15 last 2 darted 3 out 3 out 4 halfway 4 halfway 5 , 5 , 6 scurried 6 scurried 7 back 7 back 8 , 7 back 9 came 9 came 10 out 10 out 11 again 11 again 12 , 11 again 15 last 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 at 15 last 18 up 16 ventured 17 right 17 right 18 up 18 up 21 crust 20 the 21 crust 21 crust 22 . then he began to drag it back to the woodpile . 1 then 3 began 2 he 3 began 3 began 4 to 4 to 5 drag 5 drag 8 to 6 it 7 back 7 back 8 to 8 to 9 the 9 the 10 woodpile 10 woodpile 11 . still [farmer] [brown] 's boy did not move . 1 still 4 's 4 's 5 boy 5 boy 6 did 6 did 7 not 7 not 8 move 8 move 9 . for two or three days the same thing happened . 1 for 4 three 2 two 3 or 3 or 4 three 4 three 5 days 5 days 6 the 6 the 8 thing 7 same 8 thing 8 thing 9 happened 9 happened 10 . by this time , [whitefoot] had lost all fear . 1 by 2 this 2 this 3 time 3 time 4 , 3 time 7 lost 6 had 7 lost 7 lost 8 all 8 all 9 fear 9 fear 10 . after that [farmer] [brown] 's boy took care that no crumbs should be scattered on the ground . 1 after 2 that 1 after 10 no 2 that 5 's 6 boy 8 care 6 boy 10 no 7 took 8 care 8 care 9 that 10 no 17 ground 11 crumbs 12 should 11 crumbs 13 be 13 be 14 scattered 13 be 17 ground 14 scattered 15 on 15 on 16 the 17 ground 18 . whitefoot had to come to him for his food , and always [farmer] [brown] 's boy had something delicious for him . 1 whitefoot 5 to 2 had 3 to 3 to 4 come 4 come 5 to 5 to 9 food 6 him 7 for 7 for 8 his 8 his 9 food 9 food 19 delicious 10 , 11 and 10 , 12 always 12 always 17 had 15 's 16 boy 16 boy 17 had 17 had 18 something 18 something 19 delicious 19 delicious 20 for 20 for 21 him 21 him 22 . [chapter] [iv] [:] [whitefoot] [grows] [anxious] ' [tis] sad indeed to trust a friend [then] have that trust abruptly end . 1 ' 3 sad 3 sad 4 indeed 3 sad 8 friend 4 indeed 5 to 6 trust 7 a 7 a 8 friend 8 friend 13 abruptly 10 have 11 that 10 have 12 trust 12 trust 13 abruptly 13 abruptly 14 end 14 end 15 . [whitefoot] i know of nothing that is more sad than to feel that a friend is no longer to be trusted . 1 i 11 feel 2 know 3 of 2 know 4 nothing 4 nothing 5 that 4 nothing 7 more 5 that 6 is 7 more 8 sad 7 more 10 to 8 sad 9 than 9 than 10 to 10 to 11 feel 11 feel 18 to 12 that 13 a 13 a 14 friend 14 friend 16 no 14 friend 18 to 15 is 16 no 16 no 17 longer 18 to 19 be 19 be 20 trusted 19 be 21 . there came a time when [whitefoot] the [wood] [mouse] almost had this feeling . 1 there 2 came 2 came 3 a 3 a 4 time 4 time 10 almost 5 when 7 the 7 the 10 almost 10 almost 11 had 11 had 14 . 12 this 13 feeling 13 feeling 14 . it was a very , very anxious time for [whitefoot] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 5 , 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 very 5 , 6 very 6 very 7 anxious 7 anxious 8 time 8 time 9 for 8 time 11 . you see , [whitefoot] and [farmer] [brown] 's boy had become the very best of friends there in the little sugar-house . 1 you 2 see 1 you 14 best 2 see 3 , 3 , 5 and 8 's 9 boy 9 boy 10 had 10 had 11 become 11 become 13 very 12 the 13 very 13 very 14 best 14 best 15 of 15 of 16 friends 15 of 19 the 16 friends 17 there 17 there 18 in 19 the 20 little 20 little 21 sugar-house 21 sugar-house 22 . they had become such good friends that [whitefoot] did not hesitate to take food from the hands of [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 1 they 9 did 2 had 3 become 3 become 4 such 4 such 5 good 5 good 6 friends 5 good 7 that 7 that 9 did 9 did 10 not 10 not 17 hands 11 hesitate 13 take 12 to 13 take 13 take 14 food 14 food 15 from 15 from 16 the 16 the 17 hands 17 hands 18 of 18 of 23 . 21 's 22 boy 22 boy 23 . never in all his life had he had so much to eat or such good things to eat . 1 never 5 life 2 in 5 life 3 all 5 life 4 his 5 life 5 life 6 had 5 life 8 had 7 he 8 had 8 had 14 such 9 so 10 much 10 much 11 to 11 to 12 eat 11 to 14 such 12 eat 13 or 14 such 17 to 15 good 16 things 15 good 17 to 17 to 18 eat 18 eat 19 . he was getting so fat that his handsome little coat was uncomfortably tight . 1 he 2 was 1 he 7 his 2 was 3 getting 3 getting 5 fat 4 so 5 fat 5 fat 6 that 7 his 8 handsome 7 his 10 coat 8 handsome 9 little 10 coat 11 was 11 was 12 uncomfortably 12 uncomfortably 14 . 13 tight 14 . he ran about fearlessly while [farmer] [brown] and [farmer] [brown] 's boy were making maple syrup and maple sugar . 1 he 2 ran 2 ran 4 fearlessly 3 about 4 fearlessly 4 fearlessly 5 while 5 while 8 and 5 while 14 making 11 's 12 boy 12 boy 13 were 12 boy 14 making 14 making 15 maple 15 maple 17 and 16 syrup 17 and 17 and 19 sugar 18 maple 19 sugar 19 sugar 20 . he had even lost his fear of [bowser] the [hound] , for [bowser] had paid no attention to him whatever . 1 he 2 had 1 he 4 lost 3 even 4 lost 4 lost 6 fear 5 his 6 fear 6 fear 7 of 7 of 9 the 9 the 17 attention 11 , 12 for 12 for 16 no 14 had 15 paid 14 had 16 no 16 no 17 attention 17 attention 20 whatever 18 to 19 him 18 to 20 whatever 20 whatever 21 . now you remember that [whitefoot] had made his home way down beneath the great pile of wood in the sugar-house . 1 now 2 you 1 now 7 made 2 you 3 remember 4 that 6 had 6 had 7 made 7 made 11 down 8 his 9 home 9 home 10 way 10 way 11 down 11 down 16 of 12 beneath 13 the 13 the 14 great 14 great 15 pile 14 great 16 of 16 of 17 wood 17 wood 21 . 18 in 19 the 19 the 20 sugar-house 20 sugar-house 21 . of course [farmer] [brown] and [farmer] [brown] 's boy used that wood for the fire to boil the sap to make the syrup and sugar . 1 of 2 course 2 course 5 and 5 and 12 wood 8 's 9 boy 9 boy 10 used 10 used 11 that 10 used 12 wood 12 wood 19 sap 13 for 14 the 14 the 15 fire 15 fire 16 to 15 fire 19 sap 17 boil 18 the 18 the 19 sap 19 sap 21 make 19 sap 23 syrup 20 to 21 make 22 the 23 syrup 23 syrup 24 and 23 syrup 25 sugar 23 syrup 26 . 25 sugar 26 . whitefoot thought nothing of this until one day he discovered that his little home was no longer as dark as it had been . 1 whitefoot 6 until 2 thought 4 of 2 thought 6 until 3 nothing 4 of 4 of 5 this 6 until 14 home 6 until 17 longer 7 one 8 day 7 one 13 little 8 day 9 he 9 he 10 discovered 10 discovered 11 that 10 discovered 12 his 13 little 14 home 14 home 16 no 15 was 16 no 17 longer 19 dark 17 longer 24 . 18 as 19 dark 19 dark 20 as 20 as 21 it 21 it 23 been 22 had 23 been a little ray of light crept down between the sticks . 1 a 2 little 1 a 3 ray 3 ray 7 down 4 of 5 light 5 light 6 crept 6 crept 7 down 7 down 8 between 8 between 10 sticks 9 the 10 sticks 10 sticks 11 . presently another little ray of light crept down between the sticks . 1 presently 3 little 2 another 3 little 3 little 4 ray 4 ray 7 crept 5 of 6 light 6 light 7 crept 7 crept 9 between 8 down 9 between 9 between 11 sticks 10 the 11 sticks 11 sticks 12 . it was then that [whitefoot] began to grow anxious . 1 it 2 was 1 it 3 then 3 then 4 that 4 that 6 began 6 began 8 grow 7 to 8 grow 8 grow 10 . 9 anxious 10 . of course [whitefoot] didn't understand why that wood was slipping away . 1 of 2 course 2 course 5 understand 4 didn't 5 understand 5 understand 7 that 6 why 7 that 7 that 8 wood 8 wood 10 slipping 9 was 10 slipping 10 slipping 11 away 10 slipping 12 . in spite of himself he began to grow suspicious . 1 in 2 spite 2 spite 3 of 2 spite 4 himself 4 himself 5 he 5 he 8 grow 6 began 7 to 6 began 8 grow 8 grow 10 . 9 suspicious 10 . he couldn't think of any reason why that [wood] should be taken away , unless it was to look for his little home . 1 he 10 should 1 he 15 unless 2 couldn't 3 think 3 think 4 of 3 think 7 why 4 of 5 any 5 any 6 reason 7 why 8 that 7 why 10 should 10 should 11 be 11 be 12 taken 12 taken 13 away 13 away 14 , 15 unless 17 was 15 unless 23 home 16 it 17 was 18 to 19 look 19 look 20 for 20 for 21 his 21 his 22 little 21 his 23 home 23 home 24 . " oh dear , what does it mean ? " cried [whitefoot] to himself . 1 " 3 dear 1 " 6 does 2 oh 3 dear 4 , 5 what 4 , 6 does 6 does 8 mean 7 it 8 mean 8 mean 9 ? 9 ? 10 " 10 " 11 cried 11 cried 13 to 13 to 14 himself 13 to 15 . i do hope they will stop taking this wood away . 1 i 2 do 2 do 3 hope 2 do 5 will 3 hope 4 they 4 they 5 will 5 will 7 taking 6 stop 7 taking 7 taking 9 wood 8 this 9 wood 9 wood 11 . 10 away 11 . i won't have any hiding-place at all , and then [i] will have to go outside back to my old home in the hollow stump . 1 i 3 have 1 i 7 all 2 won't 3 have 4 any 5 hiding-place 5 hiding-place 6 at 6 at 7 all 7 all 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 12 will 10 then 12 will 12 will 13 have 13 have 15 go 13 have 17 back 14 to 15 go 15 go 16 outside 17 back 23 the 18 to 19 my 19 my 20 old 20 old 21 home 21 home 22 in 22 in 23 the 23 the 25 stump 24 hollow 25 stump 25 stump 26 . i don't want to do that . 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 want 3 want 4 to 4 to 5 do 5 do 6 that 6 that 7 . oh , dear ! 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 dear 3 dear 4 ! oh , dear ! 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 dear 3 dear 4 ! i was so happy and now [i] am so worried ! 1 i 2 was 2 was 3 so 3 so 4 happy 4 happy 5 and 5 and 6 now 6 now 8 am 8 am 9 so 9 so 10 worried 10 worried 11 ! why can't happy times last always ? " 1 why 2 can't 2 can't 3 happy 3 happy 4 times 4 times 5 last 5 last 6 always 6 always 7 ? 7 ? 8 " [chapter] [v] [:] [the] [end] [of] [whitefoot] ['s] [worries] you never can tell ! 1 you 2 never 2 never 3 can 3 can 4 tell 4 tell 5 ! you never can tell ! 1 you 2 never 2 never 3 can 3 can 4 tell 4 tell 5 ! things going wrong will often end well . 1 things 4 will 2 going 3 wrong 3 wrong 4 will 4 will 5 often 5 often 7 well 6 end 7 well 7 well 8 . whitefoot . 1 whitefoot 2 . the next time you meet him just ask [whitefoot] if this isn't so . 1 the 3 time 2 next 3 time 3 time 5 meet 4 you 5 meet 5 meet 8 ask 6 him 7 just 7 just 8 ask 8 ask 10 if 10 if 12 isn't 11 this 12 isn't 12 isn't 13 so 13 so 14 . things had been going very wrong for [whitefoot] . 1 things 4 going 2 had 3 been 3 been 4 going 4 going 6 wrong 5 very 6 wrong 6 wrong 7 for 7 for 9 . it had begun to look to [whitefoot] as if he would no longer have a snug , hidden little home in [farmer] [brown] 's sugar-house . 1 it 5 look 1 it 11 would 2 had 3 begun 2 had 5 look 3 begun 4 to 5 look 6 to 8 as 10 he 9 if 10 he 10 he 11 would 11 would 13 longer 12 no 13 longer 13 longer 15 a 14 have 15 a 15 a 16 snug 16 snug 17 , 16 snug 18 hidden 18 hidden 20 home 18 hidden 21 in 19 little 20 home 21 in 26 . 24 's 25 sugar-house 25 sugar-house 26 . whitefoot quite lost his appetite . 1 whitefoot 2 quite 2 quite 3 lost 3 lost 4 his 4 his 5 appetite 5 appetite 6 . he no longer came out to take food from [farmer] [brown] 's boy 's hand . 1 he 2 no 1 he 4 came 2 no 3 longer 4 came 7 take 5 out 6 to 6 to 7 take 7 take 8 food 8 food 9 from 9 from 16 . 12 's 13 boy 13 boy 14 's 14 's 15 hand 15 hand 16 . he stayed right in his snug little home and worried . 1 he 2 stayed 1 he 3 right 3 right 4 in 4 in 5 his 4 in 8 home 6 snug 7 little 7 little 8 home 8 home 10 worried 9 and 10 worried 10 worried 11 . now [farmer] [brown] 's boy had not once thought of the trouble he was making . 1 now 10 of 4 's 5 boy 5 boy 6 had 6 had 7 not 7 not 8 once 8 once 9 thought 9 thought 10 of 10 of 11 the 11 the 12 trouble 12 trouble 14 was 13 he 14 was 14 was 15 making 15 making 16 . he wondered what had become of [whitefoot] , and in his turn he began to worry . 1 he 2 wondered 2 wondered 3 what 2 wondered 9 and 3 what 5 become 4 had 5 become 5 become 6 of 8 , 9 and 9 and 16 worry 10 in 11 his 10 in 12 turn 12 turn 15 to 13 he 14 began 14 began 15 to 15 to 16 worry 16 worry 17 . he was afraid that something had happened to his little friend . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 afraid 2 was 5 something 3 afraid 4 that 5 something 7 happened 6 had 7 happened 7 happened 8 to 7 happened 11 friend 9 his 10 little 10 little 11 friend 11 friend 12 . he was thinking of this as he fed the sticks [of] wood to the fire for boiling the sap to make syrup and sugar . 1 he 10 sticks 2 was 3 thinking 3 thinking 4 of 3 thinking 8 fed 4 of 5 this 6 as 7 he 6 as 8 fed 8 fed 10 sticks 9 the 10 sticks 10 sticks 15 fire 12 wood 14 the 13 to 14 the 14 the 15 fire 15 fire 16 for 15 fire 19 sap 16 for 17 boiling 18 the 19 sap 19 sap 20 to 20 to 24 sugar 21 make 22 syrup 21 make 23 and 23 and 24 sugar 24 sugar 25 . finally , as he pulled away two big sticks , he saw something that made him whistle with surprise . 1 finally 5 pulled 2 , 3 as 3 as 4 he 4 he 5 pulled 5 pulled 8 big 5 pulled 17 whistle 6 away 7 two 7 two 8 big 8 big 12 saw 9 sticks 10 , 9 sticks 11 he 11 he 12 saw 13 something 14 that 14 that 15 made 14 that 17 whistle 15 made 16 him 17 whistle 18 with 18 with 19 surprise 19 surprise 20 . it was [whitefoot] 's nest which he had so cleverly hidden way down underneath that pile of wood when he had first moved into the sugar-house . 1 it 2 was 2 was 11 hidden 4 's 5 nest 5 nest 6 which 5 nest 11 hidden 6 which 7 he 7 he 8 had 8 had 9 so 9 so 10 cleverly 11 hidden 13 down 12 way 13 down 13 down 17 of 14 underneath 15 that 15 that 16 pile 16 pile 17 of 17 of 18 wood 18 wood 20 he 19 when 20 he 20 he 21 had 21 had 22 first 21 had 23 moved 23 moved 25 the 23 moved 27 . 24 into 25 the 26 sugar-house 27 . with a frightened little squeak , [whitefoot] ran out , scurried across the little sugar-house and out though the open door . 1 with 2 a 2 a 3 frightened 2 a 5 squeak 3 frightened 4 little 5 squeak 20 open 6 , 8 ran 8 ran 9 out 9 out 10 , 9 out 20 open 10 , 11 scurried 11 scurried 15 sugar-house 12 across 13 the 13 the 14 little 14 little 15 sugar-house 15 sugar-house 16 and 15 sugar-house 17 out 15 sugar-house 18 though 16 and 17 out 18 though 19 the 20 open 22 . 21 door 22 . farmer [brown] 's boy understood . 1 farmer 3 's 3 's 4 boy 4 boy 5 understood 5 understood 6 . he understood perfectly that little people like [whitefoot] want their homes hidden away in the dark . 1 he 2 understood 1 he 3 perfectly 3 perfectly 6 people 4 that 5 little 4 that 6 people 6 people 11 homes 7 like 9 want 9 want 10 their 9 want 11 homes 11 homes 12 hidden 12 hidden 13 away 12 hidden 14 in 14 in 15 the 15 the 16 dark 16 dark 17 . " poor little chap , " said [farmer] [brown] 's [boy."he] had a regular castle here and we have destroyed it . 1 " 2 poor 2 poor 5 , 3 little 4 chap 4 chap 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 6 " 18 we 10 's 14 regular 12 had 13 a 13 a 14 regular 14 regular 15 castle 15 castle 17 and 16 here 17 and 17 and 18 we 18 we 19 have 19 have 20 destroyed 19 have 22 . 20 destroyed 21 it he probably thinks we have been hunting for this little home of his . 1 he 2 probably 2 probably 3 thinks 3 thinks 5 have 4 we 5 have 5 have 7 hunting 6 been 7 hunting 7 hunting 12 of 8 for 9 this 9 this 10 little 10 little 11 home 11 home 12 of 12 of 13 his 13 his 14 . hello ! 1 hello 2 ! here 's his storehouse ! 1 here 2 's 2 's 4 storehouse 3 his 4 storehouse 4 storehouse 5 ! i 've often wondered how the little rascal could eat so much , but now [i] understand . 1 i 2 've 1 i 5 how 2 've 3 often 3 often 4 wondered 3 often 5 how 5 how 15 now 6 the 7 little 7 little 8 rascal 8 rascal 9 could 9 could 10 eat 9 could 12 much 10 eat 11 so 12 much 13 , 12 much 15 now 13 , 14 but 15 now 18 . 17 understand 18 . he stored away here more than half of the good things [i] have given him . 1 he 2 stored 1 he 6 than 2 stored 3 away 3 away 4 here 4 here 5 more 6 than 8 of 7 half 8 of 8 of 11 things 9 the 10 good 10 good 11 things 11 things 13 have 13 have 14 given 14 given 15 him 14 given 16 . 15 him 16 . i am glad he did . 1 i 2 am 2 am 3 glad 3 glad 4 he 4 he 5 did 5 did 6 . i must do something to keep him here . " 1 i 2 must 2 must 3 do 2 must 4 something 3 do 4 something 4 something 5 to 5 to 6 keep 6 keep 7 him 7 him 8 here 8 here 10 " 9 . 10 " farmer [brown] 's boy sat down to think things over . 1 farmer 5 sat 3 's 4 boy 4 boy 5 sat 5 sat 6 down 6 down 7 to 7 to 8 think 8 think 9 things 9 things 11 . 10 over 11 . then he got an old box and made a little round hole in one end of it . 1 then 4 an 2 he 3 got 3 got 4 an 4 an 12 hole 5 old 6 box 6 box 7 and 7 and 8 made 8 made 9 a 9 a 10 little 9 a 11 round 11 round 12 hole 12 hole 18 . 13 in 14 one 13 in 15 end 15 end 16 of 16 of 17 it 17 it 18 . very carefully he took up [whitefoot] 's nest and placed it under the old box in the darkest corner of the sugar-house . 1 very 2 carefully 1 very 5 up 3 he 4 took 3 he 5 up 5 up 9 and 5 up 10 placed 7 's 8 nest 8 nest 9 and 9 and 10 placed 10 placed 17 the 11 it 12 under 12 under 13 the 13 the 14 old 14 old 15 box 15 box 16 in 16 in 17 the 17 the 19 corner 18 darkest 19 corner 19 corner 20 of 20 of 23 . 21 the 22 sugar-house 21 the 23 . then he carried all [whitefoot] 's supplies over there and put them under the box . 1 then 2 he 1 then 8 over 2 he 3 carried 3 carried 4 all 3 carried 7 supplies 6 's 7 supplies 8 over 10 and 9 there 10 and 10 and 11 put 11 put 12 them 11 put 13 under 12 them 13 under 13 under 14 the 14 the 15 box 14 the 16 . he [went] outside , and got some branches of hemlock and threw these in a little pile over the box . 1 he 3 outside 1 he 7 some 3 outside 4 , 4 , 5 and 4 , 6 got 7 some 9 of 7 some 13 these 8 branches 9 of 10 hemlock 11 and 11 and 12 threw 12 threw 13 these 13 these 17 pile 14 in 17 pile 15 a 16 little 15 a 17 pile 17 pile 20 box 18 over 19 the 18 over 20 box 20 box 21 . after this he scattered some crumbs just outside . 1 after 2 this 2 this 6 crumbs 3 he 4 scattered 4 scattered 5 some 5 some 6 crumbs 6 crumbs 7 just 6 crumbs 8 outside 8 outside 9 . late that night [whitefoot] did come back . 1 late 2 that 2 that 3 night 3 night 5 did 5 did 6 come 6 come 7 back 6 come 8 . the crumbs led him to the old box . 1 the 2 crumbs 2 crumbs 3 led 3 led 5 to 4 him 5 to 5 to 8 box 6 the 7 old 6 the 8 box 8 box 9 . he crept inside . 1 he 2 crept 2 crept 3 inside 3 inside 4 . there was his snug little home ! 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 his 3 his 4 snug 4 snug 6 home 5 little 6 home 6 home 7 ! all in a second [whitefoot] understood , and trust and happiness returned . 1 all 2 in 2 in 3 a 3 a 4 second 4 second 9 trust 6 understood 8 and 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 trust 9 trust 11 happiness 10 and 11 happiness 11 happiness 12 returned 12 returned 13 . [chapter] [vi] [:] [a] [very] [careless] [jump] whitefoot once more was happy . 1 whitefoot 2 once 2 once 3 more 3 more 4 was 4 was 5 happy 5 happy 6 . it was better than the old place under the woodpile . 1 it 2 was 1 it 3 better 3 better 6 old 4 than 5 the 5 the 6 old 6 old 8 under 7 place 8 under 8 under 10 woodpile 9 the 10 woodpile 10 woodpile 11 . it was the best place for a home [whitefoot] ever had had . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 the 3 the 5 place 4 best 5 place 5 place 6 for 6 for 7 a 7 a 8 home 8 home 10 ever 10 ever 11 had 11 had 13 . 12 had 13 . it didn't take him long to change his mind about leaving the little sugar-house . 1 it 2 didn't 1 it 5 long 2 didn't 3 take 2 didn't 4 him 5 long 7 change 5 long 9 mind 6 to 7 change 8 his 9 mind 9 mind 11 leaving 10 about 11 leaving 11 leaving 14 sugar-house 12 the 13 little 13 little 14 sugar-house 14 sugar-house 15 . somehow he seemed to know right down inside that his home would not again be disturbed . 1 somehow 3 seemed 1 somehow 5 know 1 somehow 6 right 1 somehow 11 home 2 he 3 seemed 4 to 5 know 6 right 7 down 7 down 8 inside 7 down 10 his 8 inside 9 that 11 home 13 not 12 would 13 not 13 not 15 be 14 again 15 be 15 be 17 . 16 disturbed 17 . so he proceeded to rearrange his nest and [to] put all his supplies of food in one corner of the old box . 1 so 7 nest 1 so 13 supplies 2 he 3 proceeded 3 proceeded 4 to 3 proceeded 6 his 3 proceeded 7 nest 4 to 5 rearrange 7 nest 8 and 8 and 10 put 10 put 11 all 11 all 12 his 13 supplies 21 old 14 of 15 food 15 food 19 of 16 in 17 one 17 one 19 of 18 corner 19 of 19 of 20 the 20 the 21 old 21 old 22 box 22 box 23 . he liked to jump up on the bench where [farmer] [brown] 's boy sometimes sat . 1 he 4 jump 2 liked 3 to 3 to 4 jump 4 jump 9 where 5 up 6 on 6 on 7 the 7 the 8 bench 7 the 9 where 9 where 12 's 12 's 13 boy 12 's 14 sometimes 14 sometimes 16 . 15 sat 16 . he would climb up to where [farmer] [brown] 's boy 's coat hung and explore the pockets of it . 1 he 2 would 1 he 4 up 2 would 3 climb 4 up 5 to 5 to 15 explore 6 where 10 boy 9 's 10 boy 10 boy 12 coat 11 's 12 coat 12 coat 13 hung 12 coat 15 explore 14 and 15 explore 15 explore 20 . 16 the 17 pockets 17 pockets 18 of 17 pockets 20 . 18 of 19 it once he stole [farmer] [brown] 's boy 's handkerchief . 1 once 2 he 2 he 3 stole 3 stole 7 boy 6 's 7 boy 7 boy 9 handkerchief 8 's 9 handkerchief 9 handkerchief 10 . he wanted it to add to the material his nest was made of . 1 he 2 wanted 1 he 5 add 2 wanted 3 it 3 it 4 to 5 add 8 material 6 to 7 the 7 the 8 material 8 material 11 was 9 his 10 nest 10 nest 11 was 11 was 12 made 12 made 14 . 13 of 14 . farmer [brown] 's boy discovered it just as it was disappearing , and how he laughed as he pulled it away . 1 farmer 4 boy 1 farmer 14 how 3 's 4 boy 4 boy 5 discovered 5 discovered 6 it 5 discovered 12 , 6 it 7 just 7 just 11 disappearing 8 as 9 it 9 it 10 was 10 was 11 disappearing 12 , 13 and 14 how 17 as 15 he 16 laughed 16 laughed 17 as 17 as 18 he 18 he 19 pulled 19 pulled 21 away 20 it 21 away 21 away 22 . he knew that [farmer] [brown] 's boy and [farmer] [brown] and [bowser] the [hound] were his friends . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 18 . 3 that 6 's 6 's 7 boy 7 boy 8 and 11 and 13 the 11 and 15 were 15 were 18 . 16 his 17 friends 16 his 18 . he knew , too , that so long as they were about , none of his enemies would dare come near . 1 he 2 knew 1 he 16 his 2 knew 8 long 2 knew 9 as 3 , 4 too 4 too 5 , 4 too 8 long 5 , 6 that 7 so 8 long 9 as 10 they 10 they 11 were 10 they 14 none 11 were 12 about 12 about 13 , 14 none 15 of 16 his 17 enemies 16 his 21 near 18 would 19 dare 19 dare 20 come 19 dare 21 near 21 near 22 . this being so , of course there was nothing to be afraid of . 1 this 2 being 2 being 10 to 3 so 4 , 4 , 6 course 5 of 6 course 6 course 7 there 7 there 8 was 7 there 9 nothing 9 nothing 10 to 10 to 11 be 11 be 12 afraid 12 afraid 13 of 13 of 14 . no harm could possibly come to him . 1 no 2 harm 1 no 3 could 3 could 4 possibly 3 could 5 come 5 come 6 to 6 to 7 him 7 him 8 . at least , that is what [whitefoot] thought . 1 at 2 least 2 least 3 , 3 , 4 that 4 that 5 is 5 is 6 what 6 what 8 thought 8 thought 9 . but you know , enemies are not the only dangers to watch out for . 1 but 2 you 1 but 3 know 2 you 3 know 3 know 7 not 4 , 5 enemies 5 enemies 6 are 6 are 7 not 7 not 9 only 8 the 9 only 9 only 10 dangers 10 dangers 11 to 10 dangers 12 watch 10 dangers 13 out 13 out 15 . 14 for 15 . accidents will happen . 1 accidents 2 will 2 will 3 happen 3 happen 4 . when they do happen , it is very likely to be when the possibility of them [is] farthest from your thoughts . 1 when 11 be 2 they 3 do 3 do 4 happen 3 do 6 it 4 happen 5 , 6 it 7 is 6 it 11 be 7 is 9 likely 8 very 9 likely 9 likely 10 to 11 be 14 possibility 12 when 13 the 13 the 14 possibility 14 possibility 22 . 15 of 16 them 16 them 18 farthest 18 farthest 21 thoughts 19 from 20 your 20 your 21 thoughts 21 thoughts 22 . almost always they are due to heedlessness or carelessness . 1 almost 2 always 1 almost 3 they 3 they 4 are 3 they 5 due 5 due 6 to 6 to 7 heedlessness 7 heedlessness 8 or 8 or 9 carelessness 9 carelessness 10 . it was heedlessness that got [whitefoot] into one of the worst mishaps of his whole life . 1 it 2 was 1 it 7 into 2 was 3 heedlessness 3 heedlessness 4 that 4 that 5 got 7 into 9 of 8 one 9 of 9 of 10 the 10 the 11 worst 10 the 15 whole 11 worst 12 mishaps 12 mishaps 13 of 12 mishaps 15 whole 13 of 14 his 15 whole 17 . 16 life 17 . he had been running and jumping all around the inside of the little sugar-house . 1 he 6 jumping 2 had 3 been 3 been 4 running 4 running 5 and 5 and 6 jumping 6 jumping 8 around 7 all 8 around 8 around 9 the 9 the 13 little 10 inside 11 of 11 of 12 the 12 the 13 little 13 little 14 sugar-house 14 sugar-house 15 . he loves to run and jump , and he had been having just the best time ever . 1 he 10 had 1 he 12 having 2 loves 3 to 3 to 6 jump 4 run 5 and 5 and 6 jump 6 jump 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 he 9 he 10 had 10 had 11 been 12 having 13 just 12 having 15 best 13 just 14 the 15 best 16 time 15 best 18 . 16 time 17 ever it wasn't a very long jump , but somehow [whitefoot] misjudged it . 1 it 5 long 2 wasn't 3 a 3 a 4 very 4 very 5 long 5 long 6 jump 6 jump 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 somehow 9 somehow 13 . 11 misjudged 12 it 12 it 13 . he was heedless , and he didn't jump quite far enough . 1 he 2 was 1 he 3 heedless 3 heedless 7 didn't 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 he 6 he 7 didn't 7 didn't 10 far 8 jump 9 quite 8 jump 10 far 10 far 11 enough 11 enough 12 . right beside that box was a tin pail half filled with sap . 1 right 2 beside 1 right 7 tin 2 beside 4 box 3 that 4 box 4 box 7 tin 5 was 6 a 6 a 7 tin 7 tin 8 pail 7 tin 13 . 9 half 10 filled 10 filled 13 . 11 with 13 . 12 sap 13 . instead of landing on the box , [whitefoot] landed with a splash in that pail of sap . 1 instead 3 landing 2 of 3 landing 3 landing 7 , 4 on 5 the 4 on 6 box 6 box 7 , 7 , 12 splash 9 landed 10 with 10 with 11 a 11 a 12 splash 12 splash 15 pail 13 in 14 that 13 in 15 pail 15 pail 17 sap 16 of 17 sap 17 sap 18 . [chapter] [vii] [:] [whitefoot] [gives] [up] [hope] whitefoot had been in many tight places . 1 whitefoot 3 been 2 had 3 been 3 been 5 many 4 in 5 many 5 many 6 tight 6 tight 7 places 7 places 8 . yes , indeed , [whitefoot] had been in many tight places . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 2 , 3 indeed 3 indeed 4 , 4 , 9 many 6 had 7 been 7 been 8 in 8 in 9 many 9 many 11 places 10 tight 11 places 11 places 12 . he had had narrow escapes of all kinds . 1 he 2 had 1 he 3 had 3 had 4 narrow 4 narrow 5 escapes 5 escapes 6 of 6 of 7 all 7 all 8 kinds 8 kinds 9 . but never had he felt so utterly hopeless as now . 1 but 2 never 2 never 3 had 3 had 5 felt 4 he 5 felt 5 felt 7 utterly 6 so 7 utterly 7 utterly 8 hopeless 8 hopeless 9 as 8 hopeless 10 now 9 as 10 now 10 now 11 . the moment he landed in that sap , [whitefoot] began to swim frantically . 1 the 4 landed 2 moment 3 he 2 moment 4 landed 4 landed 7 sap 5 in 6 that 6 that 7 sap 7 sap 8 , 8 , 10 began 10 began 11 to 11 to 12 swim 12 swim 13 frantically 13 frantically 14 . he [isn't] a particularly good swimmer , but he could swim well enough to keep afloat for a while . 1 he 3 a 3 a 5 good 3 a 6 swimmer 4 particularly 5 good 6 swimmer 9 he 6 swimmer 12 well 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 he 10 could 11 swim 10 could 12 well 12 well 18 a 13 enough 14 to 13 enough 15 keep 14 to 15 keep 15 keep 16 afloat 16 afloat 17 for 17 for 18 a 18 a 19 while 19 while 20 . he came up choking and gasping . 1 he 2 came 2 came 3 up 3 up 4 choking 4 choking 6 gasping 5 and 6 gasping 6 gasping 7 . the more he tried to climb out , the more frightened he became . 1 the 2 more 1 the 6 climb 2 more 3 he 3 he 4 tried 4 tried 5 to 6 climb 10 more 7 out 8 , 8 , 9 the 9 the 10 more 10 more 11 frightened 11 frightened 12 he 12 he 14 . 13 became 14 . he was in a perfect panic of fear . 1 he 2 was 1 he 4 a 2 was 3 in 4 a 5 perfect 5 perfect 7 of 6 panic 7 of 7 of 8 fear 8 fear 9 . he quite lost his head , did [whitefoot] . 1 he 2 quite 2 quite 3 lost 3 lost 4 his 4 his 5 head 5 head 6 , 6 , 7 did 7 did 9 . the harder he struggled , the more tired he became , and the greater was [his] danger of drowning . 1 the 2 harder 1 the 14 greater 2 harder 4 struggled 2 harder 7 more 2 harder 10 became 3 he 4 struggled 4 struggled 6 the 5 , 6 the 7 more 9 he 8 tired 9 he 9 he 10 became 10 became 13 the 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 the 14 greater 17 danger 14 greater 19 drowning 15 was 17 danger 17 danger 18 of 18 of 19 drowning 19 drowning 20 . whitefoot squeaked pitifully . 1 whitefoot 2 squeaked 2 squeaked 3 pitifully 3 pitifully 4 . he didn't want to drown . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 want 3 want 4 to 4 to 5 drown 5 drown 6 . of course not . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 not 3 not 4 . he wanted to live . 1 he 2 wanted 2 wanted 3 to 3 to 4 live 4 live 5 . but unless he could get out of that pail very soon , he would drown . 1 but 4 could 1 but 11 soon 2 unless 3 he 3 he 4 could 5 get 6 out 6 out 7 of 6 out 11 soon 7 of 8 that 7 of 9 pail 9 pail 10 very 11 soon 15 drown 12 , 13 he 13 he 14 would 14 would 15 drown 15 drown 16 . he knew it . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 it 3 it 4 . he knew that he couldn't hold on much longer . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 4 he 4 he 5 couldn't 4 he 9 longer 5 couldn't 6 hold 6 hold 7 on 7 on 8 much 9 longer 10 . he knew that just as soon as he stopped paddling , he would sink . 1 he 2 knew 1 he 4 just 2 knew 3 that 4 just 6 soon 5 as 6 soon 6 soon 7 as 7 as 8 he 7 as 13 would 8 he 9 stopped 9 stopped 10 paddling 10 paddling 11 , 11 , 12 he 13 would 15 . 14 sink 15 . already he was so tired from his frantic efforts to escape that it seemed to him that he couldn't hold out any longer . 1 already 2 he 1 already 14 seemed 1 already 20 hold 2 he 9 efforts 3 was 4 so 4 so 5 tired 5 tired 6 from 5 tired 8 frantic 6 from 7 his 8 frantic 9 efforts 10 to 11 escape 11 escape 12 that 12 that 13 it 13 it 14 seemed 14 seemed 15 to 15 to 16 him 15 to 20 hold 16 him 17 that 17 that 18 he 18 he 19 couldn't 20 hold 23 longer 20 hold 24 . 21 out 22 any 22 any 23 longer but somehow he kept his legs moving , and so kept afloat . 1 but 2 somehow 1 but 3 he 3 he 4 kept 4 kept 6 legs 5 his 6 legs 6 legs 8 , 7 moving 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 13 . 10 so 11 kept 11 kept 12 afloat 12 afloat 13 . just why he kept struggling , [whitefoot] couldn't have told . 1 just 2 why 1 just 3 he 3 he 4 kept 3 he 8 couldn't 4 kept 5 struggling 5 struggling 6 , 8 couldn't 9 have 9 have 11 . 10 told 11 . it wasn't because he had any hope . 1 it 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 because 3 because 5 had 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 any 6 any 7 hope 7 hope 8 . he didn't have the least bit of hope . 1 he 5 least 2 didn't 3 have 3 have 4 the 4 the 5 least 5 least 6 bit 6 bit 7 of 7 of 8 hope 8 hope 9 . he knew now that he couldn't climb [the] sides of that pail , and there was no other way of getting out . 1 he 2 knew 1 he 6 couldn't 2 knew 3 now 2 knew 4 that 3 now 4 that 4 that 5 he 6 couldn't 9 sides 7 climb 9 sides 9 sides 14 and 10 of 11 that 10 of 12 pail 12 pail 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 19 way 15 there 16 was 16 was 17 no 17 no 18 other 18 other 19 way 19 way 23 . 20 of 21 getting 21 getting 22 out 22 out 23 . still he kept on paddling . 1 still 2 he 2 he 3 kept 3 kept 4 on 4 on 5 paddling 5 paddling 6 . and all the time [whitefoot] squeaked hopelessly , despairingly , pitifully . 1 and 2 all 2 all 3 the 3 the 4 time 4 time 9 despairingly 6 squeaked 7 hopelessly 7 hopelessly 8 , 8 , 9 despairingly 9 despairingly 11 pitifully 10 , 11 pitifully 11 pitifully 12 . he did it without knowing that he did it , just as he kept paddling round and round . 1 he 5 knowing 2 did 3 it 2 did 5 knowing 3 it 4 without 5 knowing 11 just 6 that 7 he 7 he 8 did 7 he 11 just 8 did 9 it 9 it 10 , 11 just 19 . 12 as 13 he 13 he 14 kept 14 kept 15 paddling 15 paddling 16 round 16 round 18 round 17 and 18 round 18 round 19 . [chapter] [viii] [:] [the] [rescue] when [whitefoot] made the heedless jump that landed him in a pail half filled with sap , no one else was in the little sugar-house . 1 when 5 heedless 3 made 4 the 3 made 5 heedless 5 heedless 14 filled 6 jump 7 that 7 that 8 landed 8 landed 9 him 9 him 10 in 10 in 11 a 11 a 12 pail 11 a 13 half 12 pail 13 half 13 half 14 filled 14 filled 15 with 14 filled 20 else 16 sap 17 , 16 sap 18 no 18 no 19 one 18 no 20 else 20 else 26 . 21 was 22 in 22 in 23 the 23 the 24 little 24 little 25 sugar-house 25 sugar-house 26 . whitefoot was quite alone . 1 whitefoot 2 was 2 was 3 quite 3 quite 4 alone 4 alone 5 . you see , [farmer] [brown] and [farmer] [brown] 's boy were out collecting sap from the trees , and [bowser] the [hound] was with them . 1 you 2 see 1 you 17 trees 2 see 3 , 2 see 13 collecting 3 , 6 and 9 's 10 boy 9 's 13 collecting 10 boy 11 were 11 were 12 out 13 collecting 14 sap 14 sap 15 from 15 from 16 the 17 trees 18 , 17 trees 26 . 18 , 19 and 19 and 21 the 23 was 24 with 24 with 25 them 25 them 26 . farmer [brown] 's boy was the first to return . 1 farmer 3 's 3 's 4 boy 4 boy 5 was 4 boy 7 first 5 was 6 the 7 first 8 to 8 to 9 return 8 to 10 . he came in just after [whitefoot] had given up all hope . 1 he 2 came 1 he 7 had 2 came 3 in 2 came 5 after 3 in 4 just 7 had 8 given 8 given 9 up 9 up 10 all 10 all 11 hope 11 hope 12 . he went at once to the fire to put more wood on . 1 he 2 went 2 went 5 to 3 at 4 once 4 once 5 to 5 to 7 fire 6 the 7 fire 7 fire 11 wood 8 to 9 put 9 put 10 more 10 more 11 wood 11 wood 12 on 12 on 13 . as he finished this job he heard the faintest of little squeaks . 1 as 2 he 1 as 5 job 2 he 3 finished 3 finished 4 this 5 job 7 heard 6 he 7 heard 7 heard 8 the 8 the 9 faintest 9 faintest 10 of 10 of 13 . 11 little 12 squeaks 12 squeaks 13 . it was a very pitiful little squeak . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 very 3 a 4 very 4 very 5 pitiful 5 pitiful 6 little 5 pitiful 7 squeak 7 squeak 8 . farmer [brown] 's boy stood perfectly still and listened . 1 farmer 4 boy 3 's 4 boy 4 boy 5 stood 5 stood 6 perfectly 6 perfectly 7 still 7 still 8 and 8 and 9 listened 9 listened 10 . he heard it again . 1 he 2 heard 2 heard 3 it 3 it 4 again 4 again 5 . he knew right away that it was the voice of [whitefoot] . 1 he 2 knew 1 he 3 right 3 right 4 away 4 away 5 that 4 away 6 it 6 it 7 was 7 was 8 the 8 the 9 voice 9 voice 10 of 9 voice 12 . 10 of 12 . " hello ! " exclaimed [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 1 " 3 ! 2 hello 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 exclaimed 5 exclaimed 9 boy 8 's 9 boy 9 boy 10 . " that sounds as if [whitefoot] is in trouble of some kind . 1 " 5 if 2 that 3 sounds 3 sounds 4 as 4 as 5 if 5 if 9 trouble 7 is 8 in 8 in 9 trouble 9 trouble 10 of 10 of 11 some 11 some 13 . 12 kind 13 . i wonder where the little rascal is . 1 i 2 wonder 2 wonder 3 where 3 where 4 the 4 the 5 little 5 little 6 rascal 6 rascal 8 . 7 is 8 . i wonder what can have happened to him . 1 i 2 wonder 2 wonder 3 what 3 what 5 have 4 can 5 have 5 have 6 happened 6 happened 7 to 7 to 8 him 8 him 9 . i must look into this . " 1 i 2 must 2 must 3 look 3 look 4 into 3 look 6 . 4 into 5 this 6 . 7 " again [farmer] [brown] 's boy heard that faint little squeak . 1 again 4 's 4 's 5 boy 5 boy 6 heard 5 boy 8 faint 6 heard 7 that 8 faint 10 squeak 9 little 10 squeak 10 squeak 11 . it was so faint that he couldn't tell where it came from . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 so 2 was 4 faint 4 faint 5 that 5 that 7 couldn't 6 he 7 couldn't 7 couldn't 8 tell 8 tell 9 where 9 where 10 it 9 where 13 . 10 it 11 came 11 came 12 from hurriedly [and] anxiously he looked all over the little sugar-house , stopping every few seconds to listen for that pitiful little squeak . 1 hurriedly 3 anxiously 1 hurriedly 5 looked 3 anxiously 4 he 5 looked 16 to 6 all 7 over 7 over 8 the 8 the 9 little 8 the 10 sugar-house 10 sugar-house 11 , 10 sugar-house 12 stopping 11 , 12 stopping 12 stopping 13 every 13 every 14 few 13 every 16 to 14 few 15 seconds 16 to 17 listen 17 listen 18 for 18 for 23 . 19 that 20 pitiful 20 pitiful 22 squeak 21 little 22 squeak 22 squeak 23 . it seemed to come from nowhere in particular . 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 to 3 to 4 come 4 come 5 from 5 from 6 nowhere 6 nowhere 8 particular 7 in 8 particular 8 particular 9 . also it was growing fainter . 1 also 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 growing 4 growing 5 fainter 5 fainter 6 . at last [farmer] [brown] 's boy happened to stand still close to that tin pail half filled with sap . 1 at 2 last 2 last 9 stand 5 's 6 boy 6 boy 7 happened 7 happened 8 to 8 to 9 stand 9 stand 13 that 10 still 11 close 10 still 13 that 11 close 12 to 13 that 16 half 14 tin 15 pail 15 pail 16 half 16 half 17 filled 17 filled 19 sap 17 filled 20 . 18 with 19 sap he heard the faint little squeak again and with it a little splash . 1 he 2 heard 2 heard 4 faint 3 the 4 faint 4 faint 6 squeak 5 little 6 squeak 6 squeak 7 again 6 squeak 13 splash 7 again 8 and 8 and 9 with 10 it 11 a 11 a 12 little 12 little 13 splash 13 splash 14 . it was the sound of the little splash that led him to look down . 1 it 2 was 1 it 4 sound 2 was 3 the 4 sound 6 the 5 of 6 the 6 the 8 splash 7 little 8 splash 8 splash 13 look 9 that 10 led 10 led 11 him 11 him 12 to 12 to 13 look 13 look 15 . 14 down 15 . in a flash he understood what had happened . 1 in 2 a 2 a 3 flash 3 flash 4 he 4 he 7 had 5 understood 6 what 6 what 7 had 7 had 8 happened 8 happened 9 . he saw poor little [whitefoot] struggling feebly , and even as he looked [whitefoot] 's head went under . 1 he 3 poor 1 he 13 looked 2 saw 3 poor 4 little 6 struggling 6 struggling 8 , 7 feebly 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 even 10 even 12 he 11 as 12 he 12 he 13 looked 13 looked 17 went 15 's 16 head 16 head 17 went 17 went 18 under 18 under 19 . he was very nearly drowned . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 nearly 4 nearly 5 drowned 5 drowned 6 . stooping quickly , [farmer] [brown] 's boy grabbed [whitefoot] 's long tail and pulled him out . 1 stooping 3 , 1 stooping 7 boy 1 stooping 12 tail 2 quickly 3 , 6 's 7 boy 8 grabbed 11 long 10 's 11 long 11 long 12 tail 12 tail 13 and 13 and 14 pulled 14 pulled 15 him 14 pulled 16 out 15 him 16 out 16 out 17 . whitefoot was so nearly drowned that he didn't have strength enough to even kick . 1 whitefoot 2 was 1 whitefoot 5 drowned 2 was 4 nearly 3 so 4 nearly 5 drowned 6 that 6 that 10 strength 7 he 8 didn't 7 he 10 strength 8 didn't 9 have 10 strength 12 to 11 enough 12 to 12 to 13 even 13 even 14 kick 14 kick 15 . a great pity filled the eyes of [farmer] [brown] 's boy as he held [whitefoot] 's head down and gently shook him . 1 a 2 great 1 a 3 pity 2 great 3 pity 3 pity 6 eyes 4 filled 5 the 5 the 6 eyes 6 eyes 7 of 6 eyes 11 boy 10 's 11 boy 11 boy 18 down 12 as 14 held 13 he 14 held 14 held 17 head 14 held 18 down 16 's 17 head 18 down 19 and 19 and 20 gently 20 gently 21 shook 20 gently 23 . 21 shook 22 him 22 him 23 . he was trying to shake some of the sap out of [whitefoot] . 1 he 2 was 1 he 3 trying 3 trying 6 some 4 to 5 shake 4 to 6 some 6 some 7 of 7 of 8 the 8 the 9 sap 9 sap 10 out 10 out 11 of 11 of 13 . it ran out of [whitefoot] 's nose and out of his mouth . 1 it 2 ran 2 ran 3 out 2 ran 9 out 3 out 4 of 6 's 7 nose 7 nose 8 and 7 nose 9 out 9 out 10 of 10 of 11 his 11 his 12 mouth 12 mouth 13 . whitefoot began to gasp . 1 whitefoot 2 began 2 began 3 to 3 to 4 gasp 4 gasp 5 . then [farmer] [brown] 's boy spread his coat close by the fire , rolled [whitefoot] up in his handkerchief and gently placed him on the coat . 1 then 7 his 4 's 5 boy 5 boy 6 spread 6 spread 7 his 7 his 9 close 8 coat 9 close 9 close 13 , 10 by 11 the 11 the 12 fire 12 fire 13 , 13 , 20 and 14 rolled 16 up 16 up 17 in 16 up 20 and 17 in 19 handkerchief 18 his 19 handkerchief 20 and 26 coat 21 gently 22 placed 22 placed 23 him 22 placed 26 coat 23 him 24 on 24 on 25 the 26 coat 27 . for some time [whitefoot] lay just gasping . 1 for 2 some 2 some 3 time 3 time 5 lay 5 lay 6 just 6 just 7 gasping 7 gasping 8 . but presently his breath came easier , and after a while [he] was breathing naturally . 1 but 2 presently 1 but 5 came 2 presently 4 breath 3 his 4 breath 5 came 10 a 6 easier 7 , 6 easier 10 a 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 after 10 a 11 while 10 a 14 breathing 11 while 13 was 14 breathing 15 naturally 14 breathing 16 . little by little [whitefoot] recovered his strength . 1 little 2 by 2 by 3 little 3 little 5 recovered 5 recovered 7 strength 6 his 7 strength 7 strength 8 . at last he [could] sit up , and finally he began to move about a little , although he was still wobbly on his legs . 1 at 2 last 2 last 3 he 2 last 5 sit 5 sit 6 up 5 sit 9 finally 6 up 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 finally 9 finally 13 move 10 he 11 began 11 began 12 to 11 began 13 move 13 move 18 although 14 about 15 a 15 a 16 little 16 little 17 , 17 , 18 although 18 although 21 still 19 he 20 was 20 was 21 still 21 still 22 wobbly 22 wobbly 23 on 22 wobbly 26 . 23 on 25 legs 24 his 25 legs 25 legs 26 . [chapter] [ix] [:] [two] [timid] [persons] [meet] thus always you will meet life 's test [to] do the thing you can do best . 1 thus 3 you 1 thus 5 meet 2 always 3 you 3 you 4 will 4 will 5 meet 5 meet 8 test 6 life 7 's 6 life 8 test 8 test 10 do 8 test 12 thing 10 do 11 the 12 thing 15 do 12 thing 17 . 13 you 14 can 14 can 15 do 15 do 16 best whitefoot . 1 whitefoot 2 . jumper the [hare] sat crouched at the foot of a tree in the [green] [forest] . 1 jumper 4 sat 1 jumper 7 the 2 the 4 sat 4 sat 5 crouched 5 crouched 6 at 7 the 8 foot 8 foot 9 of 9 of 10 a 10 a 11 tree 11 tree 12 in 11 tree 16 . 12 in 13 the had you happened along there , you would not have seen him . 1 had 3 happened 1 had 4 along 2 you 3 happened 4 along 5 there 5 there 9 not 6 , 7 you 7 you 8 would 8 would 9 not 9 not 11 seen 10 have 11 seen 11 seen 12 him 12 him 13 . at least , [i] doubt if you would . 1 at 2 least 2 least 3 , 3 , 7 you 5 doubt 6 if 6 if 7 you 7 you 8 would 8 would 9 . if you had seen him , you probably wouldn't have known it . 1 if 5 him 2 you 3 had 3 had 4 seen 4 seen 5 him 5 him 6 , 6 , 7 you 7 you 9 wouldn't 8 probably 9 wouldn't 9 wouldn't 10 have 10 have 11 known 10 have 13 . 11 known 12 it just in front of [juniper] was a little round hole . 1 just 2 in 2 in 3 front 2 in 9 round 3 front 4 of 6 was 7 a 7 a 8 little 8 little 9 round 9 round 10 hole 10 hole 11 . he gave it no attention . 1 he 2 gave 2 gave 3 it 3 it 4 no 4 no 5 attention 5 attention 6 . it didn't interest him in the least . 1 it 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 interest 3 interest 4 him 4 him 5 in 5 in 6 the 6 the 7 least 7 least 8 . all through the [green] [forest] were little holes in the snow . 1 all 2 through 2 through 3 the 2 through 8 holes 6 were 8 holes 7 little 8 holes 8 holes 9 in 8 holes 11 snow 9 in 10 the 11 snow 12 . jumper was so used to them that he seldom noticed them . 1 jumper 5 to 2 was 3 so 2 was 4 used 4 used 5 to 5 to 6 them 6 them 7 that 7 that 8 he 8 he 9 seldom 8 he 10 noticed 9 seldom 10 noticed 10 noticed 11 them 11 them 12 . so he took no notice of this one until something moved down in that hole . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 took 2 he 4 no 2 he 10 something 3 took 4 no 4 no 5 notice 5 notice 6 of 6 of 7 this 7 this 8 one 8 one 9 until 10 something 12 down 10 something 13 in 11 moved 12 down 13 in 14 that 14 that 15 hole 15 hole 16 . jumper 's eyes opened a little wider and he watched . 1 jumper 2 's 1 jumper 3 eyes 3 eyes 4 opened 3 eyes 5 a 5 a 6 little 6 little 7 wider 7 wider 11 . 8 and 9 he 9 he 10 watched 10 watched 11 . a sharp little face with very bright eyes filled that little round hole . 1 a 4 face 2 sharp 3 little 2 sharp 4 face 4 face 7 bright 5 with 6 very 6 very 7 bright 7 bright 9 filled 8 eyes 9 filled 9 filled 10 that 10 that 13 hole 11 little 12 round 12 round 13 hole 13 hole 14 . jumper moved just the tiniest bit , [and] in a flash that sharp little face with the bright eyes disappeared . 1 jumper 2 moved 1 jumper 6 bit 2 moved 3 just 3 just 5 tiniest 4 the 5 tiniest 6 bit 7 , 6 bit 13 sharp 9 in 10 a 10 a 11 flash 10 a 13 sharp 11 flash 12 that 13 sharp 20 disappeared 14 little 15 face 15 face 16 with 16 with 17 the 16 with 18 bright 18 bright 19 eyes 18 bright 20 disappeared 19 eyes 20 disappeared 20 disappeared 21 . jumper sat still and waited . 1 jumper 2 sat 2 sat 3 still 3 still 4 and 4 and 5 waited 5 waited 6 . after a long wait the sharp little face with bright eyes appeared again . 1 after 5 the 2 a 3 long 3 long 4 wait 4 wait 5 the 5 the 6 sharp 6 sharp 7 little 6 sharp 8 face 8 face 9 with 9 with 10 bright 10 bright 13 again 11 eyes 12 appeared 12 appeared 13 again 13 again 14 . " don't be frightened , [whitefoot] , " said [jumper] softly . 1 " 2 don't 2 don't 3 be 3 be 4 frightened 4 frightened 5 , 5 , 8 " 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 12 . 11 softly 12 . this winter he was not living in [farmer] [brown] 's sugarhouse . 1 this 2 winter 2 winter 3 he 3 he 4 was 4 was 5 not 5 not 6 living 6 living 7 in 6 living 11 sugarhouse 10 's 11 sugarhouse 11 sugarhouse 12 . " [gracious] , [jumper] , how you did scare me ! " said he . 1 " 7 you 3 , 6 how 5 , 6 how 6 how 7 you 7 you 8 did 8 did 10 me 9 scare 10 me 10 me 11 ! 11 ! 12 " 12 " 13 said 13 said 14 he 14 he 15 . jumper chuckled . 1 jumper 2 chuckled 2 chuckled 3 . " [whitefoot] , [i] believe you are more timid than [i] am , " he replied . 1 " 5 believe 3 , 5 believe 5 believe 6 you 6 you 10 than 7 are 8 more 8 more 9 timid 9 timid 10 than 10 than 15 he 12 am 13 , 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 he 15 he 16 replied 16 replied 17 . " why shouldn't [i] be ? 1 " 2 why 2 why 3 shouldn't 3 shouldn't 5 be 5 be 6 ? i 'm ever so much smaller , and [i] have more enemies , " retorted [whitefoot] . 1 i 2 'm 1 i 10 have 2 'm 4 so 3 ever 4 so 4 so 5 much 5 much 7 , 6 smaller 7 , 7 , 8 and 10 have 17 . 11 more 13 , 12 enemies 13 , 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 retorted 15 retorted 17 . " it is true you are smaller , but [i] am not so sure that you have more enemies , " replied [jumper] thoughtfully . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 is 3 is 7 smaller 4 true 5 you 5 you 6 are 6 are 7 smaller 7 smaller 18 more 8 , 9 but 8 , 11 am 11 am 12 not 11 am 16 you 12 not 13 so 13 so 14 sure 14 sure 15 that 16 you 17 have 16 you 18 more 18 more 20 , 19 enemies 20 , 20 , 21 " 21 " 22 replied 22 replied 24 thoughtfully 24 thoughtfully 25 . " it sometimes seems to me that [i] couldn't have more , especially in winter . " 1 " 2 it 1 " 4 seems 2 it 3 sometimes 4 seems 5 to 4 seems 6 me 6 me 7 that 7 that 9 couldn't 9 couldn't 11 more 10 have 11 more 11 more 12 , 12 , 13 especially 13 especially 14 in 13 especially 15 winter 15 winter 16 . 16 . 17 " " name them , " commanded [whitefoot] . 1 " 2 name 2 name 4 , 3 them 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 commanded 6 commanded 8 . jumper paused . 1 jumper 2 paused 2 paused 3 . " is that all ? " demanded [whitefoot] . 1 " 2 is 2 is 3 that 2 is 4 all 2 is 5 ? 5 ? 6 " 6 " 7 demanded 7 demanded 9 . " isn't that enough ? " retorted [jumper] rather sharply . 1 " 2 isn't 1 " 4 enough 2 isn't 3 that 4 enough 5 ? 5 ? 6 " 6 " 7 retorted 7 retorted 10 sharply 9 rather 10 sharply 10 sharply 11 . " it seems to me sometimes as if [i] need eyes and ears all over me . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 seems 2 it 6 sometimes 3 seems 5 me 4 to 5 me 6 sometimes 10 need 7 as 8 if 8 if 10 need 10 need 11 eyes 10 need 13 ears 11 eyes 12 and 13 ears 14 all 14 all 15 over 15 over 16 me 16 me 17 . night and day there is always some one hunting for poor little me . 1 night 2 and 1 night 3 day 3 day 4 there 4 there 5 is 5 is 6 always 5 is 7 some 7 some 8 one 7 some 9 hunting 9 hunting 10 for 9 hunting 14 . 11 poor 12 little 11 poor 14 . 13 me 14 . and then some folks wonder why [i] am so timid . 1 and 3 some 2 then 3 some 3 some 4 folks 4 folks 5 wonder 4 folks 8 am 5 wonder 6 why 8 am 9 so 9 so 10 timid 10 timid 11 . if [i] were not as timid as [i] am , [i] wouldn't be alive now ; [i] would have been caught long ago . 1 if 10 , 3 were 4 not 4 not 6 timid 5 as 6 timid 6 timid 7 as 7 as 9 am 9 am 10 , 10 , 14 alive 12 wouldn't 13 be 12 wouldn't 14 alive 14 alive 19 have 15 now 16 ; 16 ; 18 would 18 would 19 have 19 have 20 been 20 been 23 ago 21 caught 22 long 22 long 23 ago 23 ago 24 . folks may laugh at me for being so easily frightened , but [i] don't care . 1 folks 2 may 1 folks 3 laugh 2 may 3 laugh 3 laugh 7 being 4 at 5 me 5 me 6 for 6 for 7 being 7 being 11 , 8 so 9 easily 9 easily 10 frightened 10 frightened 11 , 11 , 12 but 12 but 14 don't 14 don't 15 care 15 care 16 . that is what saves my life a dozen times a day . " 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 what 2 is 5 my 3 what 4 saves 5 my 8 dozen 6 life 7 a 6 life 8 dozen 8 dozen 9 times 9 times 10 a 10 a 11 day 11 day 12 . 12 . 13 " jumper looked interested . 1 jumper 2 looked 2 looked 3 interested 3 interested 4 . " [i] hadn't thought of that , " said he . 1 " 3 hadn't 3 hadn't 4 thought 4 thought 5 of 5 of 6 that 6 that 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 10 he 10 he 11 . " [i] 'm a very timid person myself , and sometimes [i] have been ashamed of being so easily frightened . 1 " 3 'm 3 'm 4 a 3 'm 5 very 5 very 9 , 6 timid 7 person 6 timid 8 myself 8 myself 9 , 9 , 17 being 10 and 11 sometimes 11 sometimes 13 have 13 have 14 been 14 been 15 ashamed 14 been 17 being 15 ashamed 16 of 17 being 19 easily 18 so 19 easily 19 easily 21 . 20 frightened 21 . whitefoot suddenly darted into his hole . 1 whitefoot 2 suddenly 2 suddenly 3 darted 2 suddenly 4 into 4 into 5 his 5 his 6 hole 6 hole 7 . jumper didn't move , but his eyes widened with fear . 1 jumper 4 , 2 didn't 3 move 3 move 4 , 4 , 7 eyes 5 but 6 his 6 his 7 eyes 7 eyes 8 widened 8 widened 9 with 8 widened 10 fear 10 fear 11 . a great white bird [had] just alighted on a stump a short distance away . 1 a 2 great 1 a 7 alighted 3 white 4 bird 4 bird 6 just 4 bird 7 alighted 7 alighted 9 a 8 on 9 a 9 a 12 short 10 stump 11 a 10 stump 12 short 12 short 15 . 13 distance 14 away 13 distance 15 . it was [whitey] the [snowy] [owl] , down from the [far] [north] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 7 , 2 was 4 the 7 , 8 down 8 down 13 . 9 from 10 the 10 the 13 . " there is another enemy we both forgot , " thought [jumper] , and tried not to shiver . 1 " 4 another 2 there 3 is 3 is 4 another 4 another 6 we 5 enemy 6 we 6 we 16 not 7 both 8 forgot 8 forgot 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 thought 11 thought 13 , 11 thought 16 not 13 , 14 and 13 , 15 tried 16 not 18 shiver 17 to 18 shiver 18 shiver 19 . [chapter] [x] [:] [the] [white] [watchers] much may be gained by sitting still [if] you but have the strength of will . 1 much 3 be 2 may 3 be 3 be 4 gained 4 gained 7 still 4 gained 9 you 5 by 6 sitting 6 sitting 7 still 9 you 11 have 10 but 11 have 11 have 13 strength 12 the 13 strength 13 strength 14 of 13 strength 16 . 15 will 16 . whitefoot . 1 whitefoot 2 . had [you] been there to see them , both would have appeared as white as the snow around them unless you had looked very closely . 1 had 3 been 1 had 6 see 1 had 12 appeared 3 been 4 there 3 been 6 see 4 there 5 to 6 see 7 them 7 them 8 , 7 them 9 both 9 both 10 would 10 would 11 have 12 appeared 14 white 12 appeared 17 snow 13 as 14 white 14 white 15 as 15 as 16 the 17 snow 18 around 17 snow 23 looked 18 around 19 them 18 around 20 unless 20 unless 21 you 21 you 22 had 22 had 23 looked 23 looked 25 closely 24 very 25 closely 25 closely 26 . then you might have seen two narrow black lines back of [jumper] 's head . 1 then 6 two 2 you 3 might 3 might 4 have 4 have 5 seen 4 have 6 two 6 two 7 narrow 7 narrow 8 black 7 narrow 10 back 8 black 9 lines 10 back 11 of 10 back 15 . 13 's 14 head 14 head 15 . they were the tips of his ears , for these remain black . 1 they 2 were 1 they 4 tips 2 were 3 the 4 tips 10 these 5 of 6 his 6 his 7 ears 7 ears 8 , 8 , 9 for 9 for 10 these 10 these 11 remain 11 remain 12 black 12 black 13 . and near the upper part of the white mound which was [whitey] you might have seen two round yellow spots , his eyes . 1 and 2 near 1 and 4 upper 2 near 3 the 2 near 4 upper 4 upper 9 mound 5 part 7 the 6 of 7 the 7 the 9 mound 8 white 9 mound 9 mound 10 which 9 mound 14 might 10 which 11 was 13 you 14 might 14 might 18 round 15 have 16 seen 16 seen 17 two 17 two 18 round 18 round 19 yellow 19 yellow 22 his 19 yellow 24 . 20 spots 21 , 21 , 22 his 23 eyes 24 . there they were for all the world like two little heaps of snow . 1 there 6 the 2 they 3 were 3 were 5 all 4 for 5 all 5 all 6 the 6 the 7 world 7 world 8 like 7 world 9 two 9 two 10 little 10 little 11 heaps 11 heaps 13 snow 12 of 13 snow 13 snow 14 . jumper didn't move so much as a hair . 1 jumper 3 move 2 didn't 3 move 3 move 5 much 4 so 5 much 5 much 6 as 6 as 7 a 7 a 9 . 8 hair 9 . whitey didn't move so much as a feather . 1 whitey 3 move 2 didn't 3 move 3 move 5 much 4 so 5 much 5 much 6 as 6 as 7 a 7 a 9 . 8 feather 9 . both were waiting and watching . 1 both 2 were 2 were 3 waiting 3 waiting 4 and 4 and 5 watching 5 watching 6 . jumper didn't move because he knew that [whitey] was there . 1 jumper 5 he 2 didn't 3 move 3 move 4 because 4 because 5 he 5 he 6 knew 6 knew 7 that 7 that 9 was 9 was 10 there 10 there 11 . whitey didn't move because he didn't want any one to know he was there , and didn't know that [jumper] was there . 1 whitey 9 one 2 didn't 3 move 3 move 4 because 4 because 5 he 4 because 6 didn't 5 he 6 didn't 6 didn't 7 want 6 didn't 8 any 8 any 9 one 9 one 17 didn't 10 to 11 know 11 know 12 he 12 he 13 was 12 he 17 didn't 13 was 14 there 14 there 15 , 15 , 16 and 17 didn't 18 know 18 know 23 . 19 that 21 was 19 that 23 . 21 was 22 there jumper was sitting still because he was afraid . 1 jumper 4 still 2 was 3 sitting 3 sitting 4 still 4 still 6 he 5 because 6 he 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 afraid 8 afraid 9 . whitey was sitting still because he was hungry . 1 whitey 4 still 2 was 3 sitting 3 sitting 4 still 4 still 6 he 5 because 6 he 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 hungry 8 hungry 9 . so there they sat , each in plain sight of the other but only one seeing the other . 1 so 6 each 2 there 3 they 2 there 4 sat 4 sat 5 , 5 , 6 each 6 each 7 in 6 each 16 seeing 7 in 9 sight 8 plain 9 sight 9 sight 10 of 10 of 11 the 10 of 16 seeing 11 the 12 other 12 other 15 one 13 but 14 only 14 only 15 one 16 seeing 18 other 16 seeing 19 . 17 the 18 other this was because [juniper] had been fortunate enough to see [whitey] alight on that stump . 1 this 3 because 2 was 3 because 3 because 7 fortunate 5 had 6 been 6 been 7 fortunate 7 fortunate 9 to 8 enough 9 to 9 to 10 see 10 see 12 alight 12 alight 15 stump 13 on 14 that 14 that 15 stump 15 stump 16 . jumper had been sitting still when [whitey] arrived , and so those fierce yellow eyes had not yet seen him . 1 jumper 3 been 1 jumper 12 those 1 jumper 14 yellow 2 had 3 been 3 been 4 sitting 4 sitting 5 still 4 sitting 8 arrived 5 still 6 when 8 arrived 10 and 8 arrived 11 so 9 , 10 and 12 those 13 fierce 12 those 14 yellow 14 yellow 15 eyes 14 yellow 18 yet 15 eyes 16 had 16 had 17 not 18 yet 19 seen 18 yet 21 . 19 seen 20 him jumper didn't want to sit still . 1 jumper 4 to 2 didn't 3 want 3 want 4 to 4 to 5 sit 5 sit 6 still 6 still 7 . no , indeed ! 1 no 2 , 2 , 3 indeed 3 indeed 4 ! he wanted to run . 1 he 2 wanted 2 wanted 3 to 3 to 4 run 4 run 5 . you know it is on those long legs of his that [jumper] depends almost wholly for safety . 1 you 2 know 2 know 3 it 2 know 11 that 2 know 15 wholly 3 it 7 long 4 is 6 those 5 on 6 those 6 those 7 long 8 legs 9 of 8 legs 11 that 9 of 10 his 13 depends 14 almost 13 depends 15 wholly 15 wholly 16 for 16 for 18 . 17 safety 18 . but there are times for running and times for sitting still , and this was a time for sitting still . 1 but 6 running 1 but 11 still 2 there 3 are 3 are 4 times 4 times 5 for 4 times 6 running 6 running 8 times 7 and 8 times 8 times 10 sitting 9 for 10 sitting 11 still 12 , 12 , 20 still 13 and 14 this 14 this 15 was 15 was 16 a 16 a 17 time 17 time 19 sitting 17 time 20 still 18 for 19 sitting 20 still 21 . he knew that [whitey] didn't know that he was anywhere near . 1 he 2 knew 1 he 6 know 2 knew 3 that 3 that 5 didn't 6 know 8 he 7 that 8 he 8 he 9 was 9 was 10 anywhere 9 was 11 near 11 near 12 . but just [the] same it was hard , very hard to sit there with one he so greatly feared watching so near . 1 but 2 just 1 but 9 very 2 just 4 same 2 just 7 hard 4 same 5 it 5 it 6 was 7 hard 8 , 7 hard 9 very 9 very 10 hard 10 hard 12 sit 11 to 12 sit 12 sit 13 there 12 sit 14 with 14 with 15 one 15 one 20 watching 16 he 19 feared 17 so 18 greatly 18 greatly 19 feared 19 feared 20 watching 20 watching 22 near 21 so 22 near 22 near 23 . it seemed as if those fierce yellow eyes of [whitey] must see him . 1 it 2 seemed 1 it 6 fierce 2 seemed 5 those 3 as 4 if 4 if 5 those 6 fierce 7 yellow 6 fierce 8 eyes 8 eyes 9 of 8 eyes 11 must 11 must 12 see 12 see 13 him 13 him 14 . they seemed to look right through him . 1 they 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 to 3 to 5 right 4 look 5 right 5 right 6 through 6 through 7 him 7 him 8 . they made him shake inside . 1 they 2 made 2 made 3 him 3 him 4 shake 4 shake 5 inside 5 inside 6 . " [i] want to run . 1 " 3 want 3 want 4 to 4 to 5 run 5 run 6 . i want to run . 1 i 2 want 2 want 3 to 3 to 4 run 4 run 5 . i want to run , " [jumper] kept saying to himself . 1 i 2 want 1 i 4 run 2 want 3 to 4 run 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 8 kept 8 kept 11 himself 9 saying 10 to 10 to 11 himself 11 himself 12 . then he would say , " but [i] mustn't . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 would 3 would 4 say 4 say 5 , 5 , 6 " 5 , 7 but 7 but 9 mustn't 9 mustn't 10 . i mustn't . 1 i 2 mustn't 2 mustn't 3 . i mustn't . " 1 i 2 mustn't 2 mustn't 3 . 3 . 4 " and so [jumper] did the hardest thing in the world , sat still and stared danger in the face . 1 and 13 still 2 so 6 hardest 4 did 5 the 5 the 6 hardest 6 hardest 7 thing 6 hardest 12 sat 8 in 9 the 8 in 12 sat 9 the 10 world 10 world 11 , 12 sat 13 still 13 still 15 stared 14 and 15 stared 15 stared 17 in 16 danger 17 in 17 in 18 the 18 the 19 face 18 the 20 . he was sitting still to save his life . 1 he 4 still 2 was 3 sitting 3 sitting 4 still 4 still 5 to 5 to 6 save 6 save 7 his 7 his 8 life 8 life 9 . whitey the [snowy] [owl] was sitting still to catch a dinner . 1 whitey 2 the 1 whitey 7 still 5 was 6 sitting 6 sitting 7 still 7 still 9 catch 8 to 9 catch 9 catch 10 a 10 a 11 dinner 11 dinner 12 . i know that sounds queer , but it was so . 1 i 2 know 2 know 3 that 3 that 4 sounds 4 sounds 7 but 5 queer 6 , 6 , 7 but 7 but 8 it 8 it 9 was 9 was 10 so 10 so 11 . he knew that so long as he sat still , he was not likely to be seen . 1 he 2 knew 1 he 9 still 2 knew 3 that 3 that 7 he 4 so 5 long 5 long 6 as 6 as 7 he 7 he 8 sat 9 still 14 likely 10 , 11 he 11 he 12 was 12 was 13 not 13 not 14 likely 14 likely 15 to 14 likely 16 be 16 be 18 . 17 seen 18 . it was for this purpose that [old] [mother] [nature] had given him that coat of white . 1 it 5 purpose 2 was 3 for 3 for 5 purpose 4 this 5 purpose 5 purpose 11 given 6 that 10 had 10 had 11 given 11 given 12 him 12 him 13 that 13 that 14 coat 14 coat 16 white 15 of 16 white 16 white 17 . so [whitey] had been given that white coat that he might have a better chance to catch food enough to keep him alive . 1 so 7 white 1 so 11 might 3 had 4 been 4 been 5 given 5 given 6 that 5 given 7 white 7 white 8 coat 8 coat 10 he 9 that 10 he 11 might 13 a 12 have 13 a 13 a 16 to 14 better 15 chance 15 chance 16 to 16 to 17 catch 17 catch 20 to 17 catch 22 him 18 food 19 enough 18 food 20 to 20 to 21 keep 22 him 23 alive 23 alive 24 . and he had learned how to make the best use of it . 1 and 2 he 1 and 4 learned 2 he 3 had 4 learned 5 how 4 learned 9 best 5 how 6 to 6 to 7 make 6 to 8 the 9 best 11 of 10 use 11 of 11 of 12 it 12 it 13 . yes , indeed , he knew how to make the best use of it . 1 yes 8 to 2 , 3 indeed 3 indeed 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 knew 6 knew 7 how 6 knew 8 to 8 to 11 best 9 make 10 the 10 the 11 best 11 best 15 . 12 use 13 of 13 of 14 it 13 of 15 . it was by doing just what he was doing now , sitting perfectly still . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 by 3 by 4 doing 4 doing 7 he 5 just 6 what 6 what 7 he 7 he 8 was 8 was 9 doing 8 was 12 sitting 9 doing 11 , 10 now 11 , 12 sitting 15 . 13 perfectly 14 still 14 still 15 . just [before] he had alighted on that stump he had seen something move at the entrance to a little round hole in the snow . 1 just 5 alighted 1 just 11 seen 3 he 4 had 4 had 5 alighted 5 alighted 6 on 5 alighted 8 stump 7 that 8 stump 9 he 10 had 9 he 11 seen 11 seen 13 move 12 something 13 move 13 move 16 entrance 14 at 15 the 15 the 16 entrance 16 entrance 17 to 16 entrance 21 hole 17 to 20 round 18 a 19 little 18 a 20 round 20 round 21 hole 21 hole 22 in 22 in 23 the 22 in 24 snow 23 the 24 snow 24 snow 25 . he was sure of it . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 sure 3 sure 4 of 4 of 5 it 5 it 6 . " a [mouse] , " thought [whitey] , and alighted on that stump . 1 " 2 a 1 " 6 thought 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 thought 6 thought 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 alighted 10 alighted 13 stump 11 on 12 that 12 that 13 stump 13 stump 14 . " he saw me flying , but he 'll forget about it after a while and will come out again . 1 " 2 he 1 " 9 'll 2 he 3 saw 3 saw 4 me 3 saw 5 flying 5 flying 6 , 6 , 7 but 7 but 8 he 9 'll 15 while 10 forget 11 about 10 forget 13 after 10 forget 15 while 12 it 13 after 13 after 14 a 15 while 21 . 16 and 17 will 16 and 18 come 18 come 19 out 18 come 21 . 20 again 21 . he won't see me then if [i] don't move . 1 he 2 won't 1 he 3 see 2 won't 3 see 3 see 5 then 4 me 5 then 5 then 6 if 6 if 9 move 8 don't 9 move 9 move 10 . and [i] won't move until he is far enough from that hole for me to catch him before he can get back to it . " 1 and 5 until 3 won't 4 move 4 move 5 until 5 until 8 far 6 he 7 is 7 is 8 far 8 far 9 enough 8 far 12 hole 10 from 11 that 11 that 12 hole 12 hole 16 catch 13 for 14 me 14 me 15 to 15 to 16 catch 16 catch 21 get 17 him 18 before 18 before 19 he 19 he 20 can 20 can 21 get 21 get 22 back 22 back 23 to 22 back 25 . 23 to 24 it 25 . 26 " [chapter] [xi] [:] [jumper] [is] [in] [doubt] when doubtful what course to pursue ' [tis] sometimes best to nothing do . 1 when 3 what 2 doubtful 3 what 3 what 5 to 4 course 5 to 5 to 10 best 6 pursue 7 ' 7 ' 9 sometimes 9 sometimes 10 best 10 best 13 do 11 to 12 nothing 12 nothing 13 do 13 do 14 . whitefoot . 1 whitefoot 2 . jumper the [hare] was beginning to feel easier in his mind . 1 jumper 2 the 1 jumper 5 beginning 4 was 5 beginning 5 beginning 6 to 5 beginning 8 easier 6 to 7 feel 8 easier 9 in 9 in 10 his 10 his 11 mind 11 mind 12 . he was no longer shaking inside . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 no 3 no 4 longer 4 longer 5 shaking 4 longer 6 inside 5 shaking 6 inside 6 inside 7 . in fact , he was beginning to feel quite safe . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 8 feel 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 beginning 6 beginning 7 to 7 to 8 feel 8 feel 9 quite 8 feel 10 safe 9 quite 10 safe 10 safe 11 . yes , sir , [i] will , " thought [jumper] . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 3 sir 3 sir 4 , 3 sir 7 , 6 will 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 thought 8 " 11 . 9 thought 11 . " by and by he will become tired and fly away . 1 " 6 will 2 by 3 and 3 and 4 by 3 and 5 he 5 he 6 will 6 will 8 tired 7 become 8 tired 8 tired 9 and 9 and 10 fly 10 fly 11 away 11 away 12 . i do hope he 'll do that before [whitefoot] comes out again . 1 i 2 do 1 i 3 hope 3 hope 6 do 4 he 5 'll 5 'll 6 do 6 do 7 that 7 that 8 before 8 before 10 comes 10 comes 11 out 10 comes 13 . 11 out 12 again 12 again 13 . " this is a queer world . 1 " 3 is 2 this 3 is 3 is 4 a 4 a 5 queer 5 queer 6 world 6 world 7 . it is so . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 so 3 so 4 . old [mother] [nature] does queer things . 1 old 4 does 4 does 5 queer 5 queer 6 things 6 things 7 . it certainly is a queer world . " 1 it 3 is 2 certainly 3 is 3 is 4 a 4 a 5 queer 5 queer 6 world 6 world 7 . 7 . 8 " jumper hadn't moved once , but once in a while [whitey] turned his great round head for a look all about in every direction . 1 jumper 5 , 2 hadn't 3 moved 3 moved 4 once 4 once 5 , 5 , 12 turned 6 but 7 once 7 once 8 in 8 in 9 a 8 in 10 while 9 a 10 while 10 while 12 turned 12 turned 21 about 13 his 14 great 13 his 15 round 14 great 15 round 15 round 16 head 16 head 17 for 16 head 19 look 17 for 18 a 19 look 20 all 20 all 21 about 21 about 24 direction 22 in 23 every 23 every 24 direction 24 direction 25 . but it was done in such a way that only eyes watching him sharply would have noticed it . 1 but 2 it 1 but 8 way 2 it 3 was 2 it 7 a 3 was 4 done 5 in 6 such 6 such 7 a 8 way 11 eyes 9 that 10 only 10 only 11 eyes 11 eyes 12 watching 12 watching 16 have 13 him 14 sharply 14 sharply 15 would 15 would 16 have 16 have 17 noticed 17 noticed 18 it 18 it 19 . most of the time he kept his fierce yellow eyes fixed on the little hole in the snow in which [whitefoot] had disappeared . 1 most 3 the 2 of 3 the 3 the 4 time 4 time 5 he 4 time 11 fixed 5 he 6 kept 6 kept 8 fierce 7 his 8 fierce 8 fierce 10 eyes 9 yellow 10 eyes 11 fixed 16 in 12 on 15 hole 13 the 14 little 13 the 15 hole 15 hole 16 in 16 in 17 the 17 the 18 snow 18 snow 19 in 19 in 20 which 20 which 23 disappeared 22 had 23 disappeared 23 disappeared 24 . you know [whitey] can see by day quite as well as any other bird . 1 you 2 know 1 you 4 can 4 can 5 see 4 can 10 well 5 see 6 by 6 by 7 day 8 quite 9 as 8 quite 10 well 10 well 13 other 11 as 12 any 12 any 13 other 13 other 14 bird 13 other 15 . 14 bird 15 . jumper , having stopped worrying about himself , began to worry about [whitefoot] . 1 jumper 2 , 1 jumper 4 stopped 3 having 4 stopped 4 stopped 5 worrying 4 stopped 6 about 5 worrying 6 about 6 about 10 to 7 himself 8 , 8 , 9 began 9 began 10 to 10 to 11 worry 11 worry 12 about 11 worry 14 . 12 about 14 . a tunnel led from this little hole to the first little hole . 1 a 9 the 2 tunnel 3 led 3 led 4 from 3 led 7 hole 4 from 5 this 6 little 7 hole 7 hole 8 to 8 to 9 the 9 the 10 first 10 first 11 little 11 little 12 hole 12 hole 13 . suddenly off among the trees something moved . 1 suddenly 2 off 1 suddenly 3 among 3 among 4 the 4 the 5 trees 4 the 6 something 6 something 7 moved 7 moved 8 . at least , [jumper] thought he saw something move . 1 at 2 least 1 at 5 thought 2 least 3 , 5 thought 6 he 6 he 7 saw 6 he 8 something 7 saw 8 something 8 something 9 move 9 move 10 . yes [,] there it was , a little black spot moving swiftly this way and that way over the snow . 1 yes 3 there 3 there 5 was 3 there 9 black 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 , 7 a 8 little 8 little 9 black 9 black 14 way 10 spot 11 moving 11 moving 12 swiftly 11 moving 14 way 12 swiftly 13 this 14 way 15 and 15 and 16 that 16 that 20 snow 17 way 19 the 18 over 19 the 19 the 20 snow 20 snow 21 . jumper stared very hard . 1 jumper 2 stared 2 stared 3 very 3 very 4 hard 4 hard 5 . and then his heart seemed to jump right up in his throat . 1 and 2 then 2 then 6 to 3 his 4 heart 4 heart 5 seemed 5 seemed 6 to 6 to 7 jump 7 jump 8 right 7 jump 9 up 8 right 9 up 9 up 12 throat 10 in 11 his 11 his 12 throat 12 throat 13 . it did so . 1 it 2 did 2 did 3 so 3 so 4 . he felt as if he would choke . 1 he 2 felt 2 felt 4 if 3 as 4 if 4 if 5 he 5 he 6 would 6 would 7 choke 7 choke 8 . it was [shadow] the [weasel] ! 1 it 2 was 1 it 6 ! 2 was 4 the in his white winter coat he is called [ermine] . 1 in 2 his 2 his 3 white 2 his 4 winter 4 winter 7 is 5 coat 6 he 6 he 7 is 7 is 8 called 8 called 10 . he was running this way and that way , back and forth , with his nose to the snow . 1 he 2 was 1 he 3 running 3 running 9 , 4 this 5 way 5 way 6 and 5 way 7 that 7 that 8 way 8 way 9 , 9 , 11 and 10 back 11 and 11 and 12 forth 12 forth 18 the 13 , 14 with 14 with 15 his 15 his 16 nose 16 nose 17 to 17 to 18 the 18 the 19 snow 19 snow 20 . he was hunting , and [jumper] knew that sooner or later [shadow] would find him . 1 he 2 was 1 he 7 knew 2 was 3 hunting 3 hunting 4 , 4 , 5 and 7 knew 9 sooner 7 knew 11 later 8 that 9 sooner 10 or 11 later 11 later 14 find 13 would 14 find 14 find 15 him 15 him 16 . what to do [jumper] didn't know . 1 what 2 to 2 to 3 do 3 do 5 didn't 5 didn't 6 know 6 know 7 . and so he did nothing . 1 and 2 so 2 so 3 he 3 he 4 did 4 did 5 nothing 5 nothing 6 . it happened to be the wisest thing he could do . 1 it 4 be 2 happened 3 to 3 to 4 be 4 be 6 wisest 5 the 6 wisest 6 wisest 7 thing 7 thing 8 he 8 he 9 could 8 he 10 do 10 do 11 . [chapter] [xii] [:] [whitey] [the] [owl] [saves] [jumper] it often happens in the end [an] enemy may prove a friend . 1 it 3 happens 2 often 3 happens 3 happens 4 in 3 happens 8 enemy 4 in 5 the 5 the 6 end 8 enemy 9 may 8 enemy 10 prove 10 prove 12 friend 11 a 12 friend 12 friend 13 . whitefoot . 1 whitefoot 2 . was ever any one in a worse position than [jumper] the [hare] ? 1 was 2 ever 2 ever 3 any 3 any 4 one 4 one 5 in 5 in 6 a 6 a 7 worse 7 worse 8 position 8 position 9 than 8 position 13 ? 9 than 11 the to move would be to give himself away to [whitey] the [snowy] [owl] . 1 to 2 move 2 move 5 to 3 would 4 be 4 be 5 to 5 to 6 give 6 give 7 himself 6 give 8 away 8 away 9 to 9 to 11 the 11 the 14 . neither [whitey] nor [shadow] knew he was there , but it would be only a few minutes before one of them knew it . 1 neither 8 there 3 nor 5 knew 3 nor 8 there 5 knew 7 was 6 he 7 was 8 there 16 few 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 it 10 but 12 would 12 would 13 be 13 be 14 only 14 only 15 a 14 only 16 few 16 few 17 minutes 17 minutes 18 before 18 before 20 of 19 one 20 of 20 of 21 them 21 them 22 knew 22 knew 24 . 23 it 24 . at least , that is the way it looked to [jumper] . 1 at 2 least 2 least 3 , 3 , 4 that 4 that 5 is 5 is 6 the 6 the 7 way 7 way 9 looked 8 it 9 looked 9 looked 10 to 10 to 12 . whitey wouldn't know it unless he moved , but [shadow] the [weasel] would find his tracks , and his nose would lead him straight there . 1 whitey 5 unless 2 wouldn't 3 know 3 know 4 it 4 it 5 unless 5 unless 7 moved 6 he 7 moved 7 moved 14 find 8 , 9 but 9 but 11 the 9 but 13 would 13 would 14 find 14 find 23 him 15 his 16 tracks 16 tracks 17 , 17 , 18 and 18 and 22 lead 19 his 20 nose 20 nose 21 would 21 would 22 lead 22 lead 23 him 23 him 24 straight 24 straight 26 . 25 there 26 . he was hunting hunting for the scent of some one whom he could kill . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 hunting 3 hunting 8 of 4 hunting 5 for 5 for 6 the 5 for 7 scent 7 scent 8 of 8 of 9 some 9 some 10 one 10 one 14 kill 11 whom 12 he 11 whom 13 could 13 could 14 kill 14 kill 15 . nearer and nearer came [shadow] . 1 nearer 2 and 1 nearer 3 nearer 3 nearer 4 came 4 came 6 . he was slim and trim and didn't look at all terrible . 1 he 5 trim 2 was 3 slim 3 slim 4 and 3 slim 5 trim 5 trim 8 look 6 and 7 didn't 7 didn't 8 look 8 look 9 at 9 at 10 all 10 all 11 terrible 11 terrible 12 . " perhaps , " thought [jumper] , " he won't find my scent after all . 1 " 2 perhaps 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 " 3 , 5 thought 5 thought 7 , 5 thought 11 find 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 he 9 he 10 won't 11 find 12 my 11 find 13 scent 12 my 13 scent 13 scent 14 after 14 after 15 all 15 all 16 . perhaps he 'll go in another direction . " 1 perhaps 2 he 2 he 4 go 3 'll 4 go 4 go 5 in 5 in 6 another 6 another 7 direction 7 direction 8 . 8 . 9 " but all the time [jumper] felt in his bones that [shadow] would find that scent . 1 but 2 all 1 but 12 would 2 all 3 the 2 all 4 time 4 time 6 felt 6 felt 7 in 7 in 8 his 8 his 9 bones 9 bones 10 that 12 would 13 find 13 find 14 that 14 that 15 scent 15 scent 16 . " when he does , [i] 'll run , " said [jumper] to himself . 1 " 4 does 2 when 3 he 3 he 4 does 4 does 8 run 5 , 7 'll 7 'll 8 run 8 run 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 15 . 13 to 14 himself 14 himself 15 . " [i] 'll have at least a chance to dodge [whitey] . 1 " 3 'll 3 'll 4 have 4 have 6 least 4 have 8 chance 5 at 6 least 7 a 8 chance 8 chance 9 to 9 to 10 dodge 10 dodge 12 . i am afraid he will catch me , but [i] 'll have a chance . 1 i 2 am 1 i 3 afraid 3 afraid 7 me 4 he 5 will 5 will 6 catch 6 catch 7 me 7 me 8 , 8 , 9 but 9 but 14 chance 11 'll 12 have 12 have 13 a 13 a 14 chance 14 chance 15 . i won't have any chance at all if [shadow] finds me . " 1 i 2 won't 2 won't 3 have 3 have 4 any 4 any 5 chance 4 any 8 if 5 chance 6 at 6 at 7 all 8 if 10 finds 8 if 12 . 10 finds 11 me 12 . 13 " suddenly [shadow] stopped running and sat up to look about with fierce little eyes , all the time testing the air with his nose . 1 suddenly 6 sat 3 stopped 4 running 4 running 5 and 5 and 6 sat 6 sat 12 fierce 7 up 8 to 8 to 9 look 9 look 10 about 9 look 12 fierce 10 about 11 with 12 fierce 17 the 13 little 14 eyes 14 eyes 15 , 15 , 16 all 16 all 17 the 17 the 19 testing 18 time 19 testing 19 testing 25 . 20 the 21 air 20 the 24 nose 21 air 22 with 22 with 23 his 24 nose 25 . jumper 's heart sank . 1 jumper 2 's 2 's 3 heart 3 heart 4 sank 4 sank 5 . he knew that [shadow] had caught a faint scent of some one . 1 he 2 knew 1 he 5 had 2 knew 3 that 5 had 6 caught 5 had 8 faint 6 caught 7 a 8 faint 9 scent 9 scent 10 of 10 of 11 some 11 some 12 one 12 one 13 . then [shadow] began to run back and forth once more , but more carefully than before . 1 then 3 began 1 then 10 more 3 began 4 to 3 began 5 run 5 run 6 back 7 and 8 forth 7 and 10 more 8 forth 9 once 10 more 16 before 11 , 12 but 12 but 13 more 13 more 15 than 13 more 16 before 14 carefully 15 than 16 before 17 . and then he started straight for where [jumper] was crouching ! 1 and 2 then 2 then 3 he 3 he 4 started 4 started 5 straight 5 straight 6 for 5 straight 7 where 7 where 9 was 7 where 10 crouching 10 crouching 11 ! jumper knew then that [shadow] had found his trail . 1 jumper 3 then 2 knew 3 then 3 then 4 that 4 that 6 had 6 had 9 trail 7 found 8 his 7 found 9 trail 9 trail 10 . and as [jumper] did this , he looked over to that stump where [whitey] had been sitting so long . 1 and 2 as 1 and 12 stump 4 did 5 this 4 did 8 looked 5 this 6 , 6 , 7 he 8 looked 9 over 8 looked 12 stump 9 over 10 to 10 to 11 that 12 stump 13 where 13 where 15 had 15 had 16 been 15 had 17 sitting 17 sitting 19 long 18 so 19 long 19 long 20 . whitey was just leaving it on his great silent wings , and his fierce yellow eyes were fixed in the direction of [shadow] the [weasel] . 1 whitey 3 just 2 was 3 just 3 just 6 on 4 leaving 5 it 5 it 6 on 6 on 10 wings 7 his 8 great 8 great 9 silent 9 silent 10 wings 10 wings 11 , 10 wings 16 eyes 11 , 12 and 11 , 14 fierce 12 and 13 his 14 fierce 15 yellow 15 yellow 16 eyes 16 eyes 21 direction 17 were 18 fixed 18 fixed 19 in 19 in 20 the 20 the 21 direction 21 direction 26 . 22 of 24 the 22 of 26 . he had seen that moving black spot which was the tip of [shadow] 's tail . 1 he 3 seen 1 he 8 which 2 had 3 seen 3 seen 7 spot 4 that 5 moving 5 moving 6 black 5 moving 7 spot 8 which 11 tip 8 which 12 of 9 was 10 the 9 was 11 tip 12 of 15 tail 12 of 16 . 14 's 15 tail jumper didn't have time to jump before [whitey] was swooping down at [shadow] . 1 jumper 2 didn't 1 jumper 3 have 3 have 4 time 4 time 6 jump 5 to 6 jump 6 jump 7 before 7 before 9 was 9 was 10 swooping 10 swooping 14 . 11 down 12 at 12 at 14 . so [juniper] just kept still and watched with eyes almost popping from his head with fear and excitement . 1 so 9 eyes 3 just 4 kept 4 kept 5 still 5 still 6 and 5 still 9 eyes 6 and 7 watched 7 watched 8 with 9 eyes 11 popping 9 eyes 16 fear 10 almost 11 popping 12 from 13 his 13 his 14 head 13 his 16 fear 14 head 15 with 16 fear 19 . 17 and 18 excitement 17 and 19 . shadow hadn't seen [whitey] until just as [whitey] was reaching for him with his great cruel claws . 1 shadow 6 just 1 shadow 7 as 2 hadn't 5 until 3 seen 5 until 5 until 6 just 7 as 16 cruel 9 was 10 reaching 10 reaching 11 for 10 reaching 15 great 11 for 12 him 13 with 14 his 13 with 15 great 15 great 16 cruel 16 cruel 17 claws 17 claws 18 . now if there is any one who can move more quickly than [shadow] the [weasel] [i] don't know who it is . 1 now 2 if 1 now 3 there 3 there 8 can 4 is 5 any 4 is 6 one 6 one 7 who 7 who 8 can 8 can 9 move 8 can 17 don't 9 move 10 more 9 move 11 quickly 11 quickly 12 than 11 quickly 14 the 17 don't 18 know 18 know 19 who 19 who 21 is 19 who 22 . 20 it 21 is whitey 's claws closed on nothing but snow ; [shadow] had dodged . 1 whitey 3 claws 2 's 3 claws 3 claws 4 closed 3 claws 8 snow 4 closed 5 on 6 nothing 7 but 6 nothing 8 snow 8 snow 9 ; 8 snow 13 . 11 had 12 dodged 12 dodged 13 . then began a game , [whitey] swooping and [shadow] dodging , and all the time they were getting farther and farther from where [jumper] was . 1 then 2 began 1 then 4 game 2 began 3 a 4 game 5 , 5 , 15 time 7 swooping 8 and 7 swooping 10 dodging 10 dodging 11 , 10 dodging 12 and 12 and 13 all 13 all 14 the 14 the 15 time 15 time 21 farther 16 they 17 were 17 were 18 getting 18 getting 21 farther 19 farther 20 and 19 farther 21 farther 21 farther 23 where 22 from 23 where 23 where 26 . 25 was 26 . whitey the [snowy] [owl] had saved him from [shadow] the [weasel] and didn't know it . 1 whitey 2 the 1 whitey 6 saved 5 had 6 saved 6 saved 7 him 6 saved 8 from 8 from 10 the 10 the 16 . 12 and 13 didn't 13 didn't 14 know 14 know 15 it 14 know 16 . an enemy had proved to be a friend . 1 an 2 enemy 2 enemy 3 had 3 had 4 proved 4 proved 7 a 5 to 6 be 6 be 7 a 7 a 8 friend 8 friend 9 . [chapter] [xiii] [:] [whitefoot] [decides] [quickly] your mind made up a certain way [be] swift to act ; do not delay . 1 your 7 way 2 mind 3 made 3 made 4 up 4 up 5 a 4 up 6 certain 6 certain 7 way 7 way 13 do 9 swift 10 to 10 to 11 act 10 to 13 do 11 act 12 ; 13 do 15 delay 14 not 15 delay 15 delay 16 . whitefoot . 1 whitefoot 2 . he had not been badly frightened . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 not 3 not 4 been 4 been 5 badly 5 badly 6 frightened 6 frightened 7 . but he was somewhat upset . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 somewhat 4 somewhat 5 upset 5 upset 6 . yes , sir , he was somewhat upset . 1 yes 4 , 2 , 3 sir 3 sir 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 somewhat 7 somewhat 8 upset 8 upset 9 . you see , he had so many enemies to watch out for , and here was another . 1 you 5 had 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 had 5 had 10 watch 6 so 8 enemies 7 many 8 enemies 8 enemies 9 to 9 to 10 watch 10 watch 11 out 11 out 12 for 12 for 17 another 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 here 15 here 16 was 16 was 17 another 17 another 18 . " [just] as if [i] didn't have troubles enough without having this white robber to add to them , " grumbled [whitefoot] . 1 " 4 if 1 " 16 add 3 as 4 if 4 if 6 didn't 6 didn't 7 have 6 didn't 14 robber 7 have 8 troubles 7 have 10 without 8 troubles 9 enough 10 without 11 having 10 without 13 white 11 having 12 this 12 this 13 white 15 to 16 add 16 add 18 them 16 add 21 grumbled 17 to 18 them 18 them 19 , 20 " 21 grumbled 21 grumbled 23 . " why doesn't he stay where he belongs , way up in the [far] [north] ? 1 " 3 doesn't 2 why 3 doesn't 3 doesn't 5 stay 4 he 5 stay 5 stay 6 where 6 where 8 belongs 6 where 11 up 7 he 8 belongs 8 belongs 9 , 9 , 10 way 11 up 12 in 11 up 16 ? 12 in 13 the it must be that food is scarce up there . 1 it 2 must 1 it 3 be 3 be 5 food 4 that 5 food 5 food 7 scarce 6 is 7 scarce 7 scarce 8 up 8 up 9 there 9 there 10 . well , now that [i] know he is here , he will have to be smarter than [i] think he is to catch me . 1 well 2 , 1 well 3 now 1 well 10 , 3 now 8 is 4 that 6 know 4 that 7 he 7 he 8 is 8 is 9 here 10 , 17 than 11 he 12 will 12 will 13 have 13 have 14 to 13 have 16 smarter 14 to 15 be 15 be 16 smarter 16 smarter 17 than 17 than 20 he 19 think 20 he 20 he 21 is 21 is 22 to 22 to 24 me 22 to 25 . 23 catch 24 me i hope [jumper] the [hare] will have sense enough to keep perfectly still . 1 i 2 hope 1 i 7 have 2 hope 6 will 4 the 6 will 7 have 8 sense 7 have 10 to 8 sense 9 enough 10 to 11 keep 11 keep 12 perfectly 11 keep 13 still 13 still 14 . i 've sometimes envied him his long legs , but [i] guess [i] am better off than he is , at that . 1 i 4 envied 2 've 3 sometimes 2 've 4 envied 4 envied 5 him 5 him 9 , 6 his 7 long 7 long 8 legs 7 long 9 , 9 , 10 but 10 but 12 guess 12 guess 14 am 14 am 15 better 14 am 17 than 15 better 16 off 17 than 18 he 17 than 23 . 18 he 19 is 19 is 20 , 21 at 22 that 22 that 23 . whitey is watching the hole where [i] disappeared ; he thinks [i] 'll come out there again after a while . 1 whitey 3 watching 1 whitey 6 where 2 is 3 watching 4 the 5 hole 4 the 6 where 6 where 8 disappeared 6 where 14 come 8 disappeared 9 ; 10 he 11 thinks 10 he 13 'll 13 'll 14 come 14 come 16 there 15 out 16 there 16 there 20 while 17 again 18 after 18 after 19 a 19 a 20 while 20 while 21 . i 'll fool him . " 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 fool 3 fool 4 him 3 fool 5 . 5 . 6 " whitefoot scampered along through a little tunnel [and] presently very cautiously peeped out of another little round hole in the snow . 1 whitefoot 7 tunnel 2 scampered 3 along 2 scampered 4 through 4 through 5 a 5 a 6 little 6 little 7 tunnel 7 tunnel 10 very 9 presently 10 very 10 very 15 another 11 cautiously 13 out 11 cautiously 15 another 12 peeped 13 out 13 out 14 of 15 another 20 the 16 little 17 round 17 round 19 in 18 hole 19 in 19 in 20 the 20 the 21 snow 21 snow 22 . whitefoot grinned . 1 whitefoot 2 grinned 2 grinned 3 . then he looked over to where he had last seen [jumper] . 1 then 4 over 2 he 3 looked 3 looked 4 over 4 over 5 to 4 over 6 where 6 where 7 he 6 where 9 last 7 he 8 had 9 last 10 seen 10 seen 12 . jumper was still there ; it was clear that he hadn't moved , and so [whitey] hadn't seen him . 1 jumper 9 that 2 was 3 still 3 still 4 there 4 there 7 was 5 ; 6 it 6 it 7 was 7 was 8 clear 8 clear 9 that 9 that 10 he 10 he 11 hadn't 10 he 12 moved 12 moved 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 so 15 so 17 hadn't 17 hadn't 18 seen 18 seen 19 him 18 seen 20 . again [whitefoot] grinned . 1 again 3 grinned 3 grinned 4 . then he settled himself to watch patiently for [whitey] to become tired of watching that hole and fly away . 1 then 4 himself 1 then 19 away 2 he 3 settled 2 he 4 himself 4 himself 5 to 4 himself 7 patiently 5 to 6 watch 6 watch 7 patiently 7 patiently 14 watching 8 for 11 become 10 to 11 become 11 become 12 tired 12 tired 13 of 12 tired 14 watching 14 watching 15 that 16 hole 17 and 16 hole 19 away 17 and 18 fly 19 away 20 . so it was that [whitefoot] saw all that happened . 1 so 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 that 4 that 6 saw 6 saw 7 all 7 all 8 that 8 that 9 happened 9 happened 10 . he saw [whitey] suddenly sail out on silent wings from that stump and swoop with great claws reaching for some one . 1 he 2 saw 2 saw 4 suddenly 2 saw 5 sail 5 sail 6 out 5 sail 14 swoop 6 out 7 on 7 on 8 silent 8 silent 9 wings 8 silent 12 stump 9 wings 10 from 10 from 11 that 12 stump 13 and 14 swoop 16 great 15 with 16 great 16 great 18 reaching 17 claws 18 reaching 18 reaching 20 some 18 reaching 22 . 19 for 20 some 20 some 21 one 21 one 22 . and then he saw who that some one was , [shadow] the [weasel] [!] 1 and 2 then 2 then 3 he 3 he 4 saw 4 saw 10 , 5 who 6 that 5 who 10 , 6 that 7 some 7 some 8 one 8 one 9 was 10 , 12 the he saw [shadow] dodge in the very nick of time . 1 he 2 saw 1 he 7 very 2 saw 4 dodge 4 dodge 5 in 5 in 6 the 7 very 8 nick 8 nick 9 of 9 of 10 time 10 time 11 . then he watched [whitey] swoop again and again as [shadow] dodged this way and that way . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 watched 3 watched 7 and 5 swoop 6 again 6 again 7 and 7 and 8 again 8 again 14 and 9 as 11 dodged 11 dodged 13 way 12 this 13 way 13 way 14 and 14 and 15 that 15 that 16 way 16 way 17 . finally both disappeared amongst the trees . 1 finally 2 both 2 both 4 amongst 3 disappeared 4 amongst 4 amongst 6 trees 5 the 6 trees 6 trees 7 . then he turned just in time to see [jumper] the [hare] bounding away with all the speed of his wonderful , long legs . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 turned 1 then 8 see 2 he 3 turned 3 turned 4 just 4 just 5 in 5 in 6 time 7 to 8 see 8 see 13 away 10 the 12 bounding 12 bounding 13 away 13 away 16 the 14 with 15 all 15 all 16 the 16 the 17 speed 16 the 20 wonderful 17 speed 18 of 18 of 19 his 20 wonderful 21 , 21 , 22 long 21 , 23 legs 23 legs 24 . fear , the greatest fear he had known for a long time , took possession of [whitefoot] . 1 fear 10 a 2 , 3 the 3 the 4 greatest 3 the 5 fear 5 fear 7 had 5 fear 8 known 6 he 7 had 7 had 8 known 8 known 9 for 9 for 10 a 10 a 11 long 11 long 13 , 12 time 13 , 13 , 14 took 14 took 18 . 15 possession 16 of 16 of 18 . " shadow the [weasel] ! " he gasped and had such a thing been possible he certainly would have turned pale . 1 " 2 shadow 1 " 8 gasped 2 shadow 3 the 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 he 6 " 8 gasped 7 he 8 gasped 8 gasped 17 certainly 9 and 10 had 10 had 11 such 11 such 12 a 12 a 13 thing 13 thing 14 been 13 thing 17 certainly 15 possible 16 he 15 possible 17 certainly 17 certainly 20 turned 18 would 19 have 19 have 20 turned 20 turned 21 pale 21 pale 22 . " [whitey] won't catch him ; [shadow] is too quick for him . 1 " 3 won't 3 won't 4 catch 4 catch 5 him 4 catch 9 too 5 him 6 ; 8 is 9 too 9 too 10 quick 10 quick 11 for 11 for 12 him 12 him 13 . and when [whitey] has given up and flown away , [shadow] will come back . 1 and 2 when 2 when 4 has 4 has 6 up 4 has 9 away 5 given 6 up 6 up 8 flown 7 and 8 flown 9 away 10 , 10 , 15 . 12 will 13 come 13 come 14 back 13 come 15 . he probably had found the tracks of [jumper] the [hare] and he will come back . 1 he 2 probably 1 he 3 had 3 had 6 tracks 4 found 5 the 5 the 6 tracks 6 tracks 7 of 7 of 9 the 9 the 16 . 11 and 12 he 11 and 13 will 13 will 14 come 14 come 15 back 14 come 16 . i know him ; he 'll come back . 1 i 2 know 2 know 3 him 2 know 7 come 3 him 4 ; 4 ; 5 he 5 he 6 'll 7 come 8 back 8 back 9 . oh , dear ! 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 dear 3 dear 4 ! oh , dear ! 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 dear 3 dear 4 ! what shall [i] do ? " 1 what 2 shall 2 shall 4 do 4 do 5 ? 5 ? 6 " you see [shadow] the [weasel] is the one enemy that can follow [whitefoot] into most of his hiding-places . 1 you 2 see 1 you 11 can 2 see 4 the 2 see 9 enemy 6 is 7 the 6 is 8 one 8 one 9 enemy 10 that 11 can 11 can 12 follow 12 follow 14 into 14 into 16 of 15 most 16 of 16 of 17 his 17 his 18 hiding-places 18 hiding-places 19 . for a minute or two [whitefoot] sat there , shaking with fright . 1 for 3 minute 2 a 3 minute 3 minute 5 two 3 minute 8 there 4 or 5 two 7 sat 8 there 8 there 10 shaking 9 , 10 shaking 10 shaking 12 fright 11 with 12 fright 12 fright 13 . then he made up his mind . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 made 3 made 4 up 4 up 5 his 5 his 6 mind 6 mind 7 . " [i] 'll get away from here before he returns , " thought [whitefoot] . 1 " 4 get 3 'll 4 get 4 get 5 away 5 away 9 he 6 from 7 here 7 here 8 before 8 before 9 he 9 he 13 thought 10 returns 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 thought 13 thought 15 . " [i've] got to . 1 " 3 got 3 got 4 to 4 to 5 . i 've spent a comfortable [winter] here so far , but there will be no safety for me here any longer . 1 i 3 spent 1 i 7 here 2 've 3 spent 3 spent 5 comfortable 4 a 5 comfortable 7 here 9 far 8 so 9 far 9 far 14 be 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 there 11 but 13 will 13 will 14 be 14 be 16 safety 15 no 16 safety 16 safety 22 . 17 for 18 me 18 me 19 here 19 here 20 any 20 any 22 . 21 longer 22 . i don't know where to go , but anywhere will be better than here now . " 1 i 4 where 2 don't 3 know 3 know 4 where 4 where 7 , 5 to 6 go 6 go 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 11 be 9 anywhere 10 will 10 will 11 be 11 be 12 better 12 better 13 than 13 than 14 here 14 here 15 now 15 now 17 " 16 . 17 " without waiting another second , [whitefoot] scampered away . 1 without 2 waiting 2 waiting 3 another 2 waiting 5 , 3 another 4 second 5 , 7 scampered 7 scampered 8 away 8 away 9 . and how he did hope that his scent would have disappeared by the time [shadow] returned . 1 and 3 he 1 and 7 his 2 how 3 he 3 he 4 did 4 did 5 hope 5 hope 6 that 7 his 8 scent 8 scent 10 have 9 would 10 have 10 have 11 disappeared 11 disappeared 12 by 12 by 13 the 12 by 14 time 14 time 17 . 16 returned 17 . if it hadn't , there would be little hope for him and he knew it . 1 if 5 there 2 it 3 hadn't 3 hadn't 4 , 4 , 5 there 5 there 6 would 6 would 7 be 6 would 9 hope 7 be 8 little 9 hope 10 for 10 for 11 him 10 for 14 knew 11 him 12 and 12 and 13 he 14 knew 16 . 15 it 16 . [chapter] [xiv] [:] [shadows] [return] he little gains and has no pride [who] from his purpose turns aside . 1 he 6 no 2 little 3 gains 3 gains 5 has 4 and 5 has 5 has 6 no 6 no 7 pride 7 pride 11 purpose 9 from 10 his 9 from 11 purpose 10 his 11 purpose 11 purpose 13 aside 12 turns 13 aside 13 aside 14 . whitefoot . 1 whitefoot 2 . shadow the [weasel] believes in persistence . 1 shadow 2 the 1 shadow 4 believes 4 believes 5 in 5 in 6 persistence 6 persistence 7 . he is not easily discouraged . 1 he 2 is 2 is 3 not 3 not 4 easily 4 easily 5 discouraged 5 discouraged 6 . this is one reason he is so feared by the little people he delights to hunt . 1 this 2 is 1 this 6 is 2 is 3 one 3 one 4 reason 4 reason 5 he 6 is 7 so 7 so 14 delights 8 feared 9 by 9 by 10 the 9 by 12 people 10 the 11 little 12 people 13 he 13 he 14 delights 14 delights 16 hunt 15 to 16 hunt 16 hunt 17 . they know that once he gets on their trail , they will be fortunate indeed if they escape [him] . 1 they 8 their 1 they 12 will 2 know 3 that 3 that 4 once 4 once 5 he 5 he 6 gets 6 gets 7 on 7 on 8 their 8 their 9 trail 9 trail 11 they 10 , 11 they 11 they 12 will 12 will 16 if 12 will 17 they 13 be 14 fortunate 14 fortunate 15 indeed 14 fortunate 16 if 17 they 18 escape 18 escape 20 . any other of the little people with the exception of his cousin , [billy] [mink] , would have been frightened half to death . 1 any 5 little 1 any 9 exception 2 other 3 of 3 of 4 the 4 the 5 little 5 little 6 people 6 people 7 with 7 with 8 the 9 exception 13 , 10 of 11 his 11 his 12 cousin 12 cousin 13 , 13 , 19 been 16 , 17 would 17 would 18 have 18 have 19 been 19 been 21 half 20 frightened 21 half 21 half 22 to 21 half 23 death 23 death 24 . but [shadow] was simply angry . 1 but 3 was 3 was 4 simply 4 simply 5 angry 5 angry 6 . he was angry that any one should try to catch him . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 angry 3 angry 5 any 3 angry 9 to 4 that 5 any 6 one 7 should 7 should 8 try 8 try 9 to 9 to 10 catch 10 catch 11 him 11 him 12 . he was still more angry because his hunt for [jumper] the [hare] was interfered with . 1 he 2 was 1 he 4 more 2 was 3 still 4 more 5 angry 5 angry 6 because 5 angry 9 for 6 because 7 his 8 hunt 9 for 9 for 11 the 11 the 16 . 13 was 14 interfered 14 interfered 15 with 14 interfered 16 . you see , he had just found [jumper] 's trail when [whitey] swooped at him . 1 you 2 see 1 you 5 had 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 just 6 just 7 found 7 found 9 's 9 's 10 trail 10 trail 11 when 11 when 13 swooped 13 swooped 16 . 14 at 15 him 15 him 16 . at last he saw a hole in an old log and into this he darted . 1 at 2 last 2 last 4 saw 2 last 6 hole 3 he 4 saw 5 a 6 hole 6 hole 7 in 7 in 8 an 8 an 10 log 9 old 10 log 10 log 11 and 10 log 16 . 11 and 12 into 12 into 13 this 14 he 15 darted 14 he 16 . whitey couldn't get him there . 1 whitey 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 get 3 get 4 him 4 him 5 there 5 there 6 . whitey knew this and he knew , too , that waiting for [shadow] to come out again would be a waste of time . 1 whitey 2 knew 1 whitey 11 waiting 2 knew 3 this 4 and 5 he 5 he 6 knew 5 he 8 too 6 knew 7 , 8 too 9 , 8 too 11 waiting 9 , 10 that 11 waiting 17 again 12 for 14 to 14 to 15 come 15 come 16 out 15 come 17 again 17 again 21 waste 18 would 19 be 19 be 20 a 20 a 21 waste 21 waste 22 of 21 waste 23 time 23 time 24 . so [whitey] promptly flew away . 1 so 3 promptly 3 promptly 4 flew 4 flew 5 away 5 away 6 . hardly had he disappeared when [shadow] popped out of that hole , for he had been peeping out and watching [whitey] . 1 hardly 12 , 2 had 4 disappeared 2 had 7 popped 3 he 4 disappeared 4 disappeared 5 when 7 popped 8 out 7 popped 11 hole 9 of 10 that 9 of 11 hole 11 hole 12 , 12 , 13 for 13 for 14 he 14 he 22 . 15 had 16 been 16 been 17 peeping 16 been 22 . 17 peeping 18 out 18 out 19 and 19 and 20 watching without a moment 's pause he turned straight back for the place where he had found the trail of [jumper] the [hare] . 1 without 2 a 1 without 7 turned 2 a 3 moment 2 a 5 pause 3 moment 4 's 5 pause 6 he 7 turned 8 straight 7 turned 10 for 8 straight 9 back 10 for 16 found 11 the 12 place 12 place 13 where 13 where 15 had 14 he 15 had 15 had 16 found 16 found 18 trail 17 the 18 trail 18 trail 23 . 19 of 23 . 21 the 23 . he had no intention of giving up that hunt just because he had been driven away . 1 he 2 had 1 he 9 hunt 2 had 3 no 2 had 6 giving 3 no 5 of 4 intention 5 of 6 giving 8 that 7 up 8 that 9 hunt 10 just 10 just 13 had 11 because 12 he 12 he 13 had 13 had 14 been 14 been 17 . 15 driven 16 away 15 driven 17 . it led him straight to the foot of the tree where [jumper] had crouched so long . 1 it 2 led 1 it 7 foot 2 led 3 him 2 led 4 straight 4 straight 6 the 5 to 6 the 7 foot 9 the 8 of 9 the 9 the 11 where 10 tree 11 where 11 where 14 crouched 13 had 14 crouched 14 crouched 16 long 15 so 16 long 16 long 17 . but , as you know , [jumper] wasn't there then . 1 but 4 you 2 , 3 as 3 as 4 you 4 you 5 know 5 know 6 , 6 , 8 wasn't 8 wasn't 9 there 9 there 10 then 10 then 11 . shadow ran in a circle and presently he found where [jumper] had landed on the snow at the end of that first bound . 1 shadow 2 ran 1 shadow 3 in 3 in 4 a 3 in 10 where 4 a 5 circle 4 a 7 presently 5 circle 6 and 7 presently 9 found 8 he 9 found 10 where 17 at 12 had 13 landed 13 landed 15 the 14 on 15 the 15 the 16 snow 16 snow 17 at 17 at 19 end 18 the 19 end 19 end 20 of 20 of 21 that 21 that 24 . 22 first 23 bound 22 first 24 . shadow snarled . 1 shadow 2 snarled 2 snarled 3 . he understood exactly what had happened . 1 he 2 understood 2 understood 3 exactly 3 exactly 4 what 4 what 5 had 5 had 6 happened 6 happened 7 . i can tell that by the length of this jump . 1 i 2 can 2 can 3 tell 3 tell 4 that 3 tell 5 by 5 by 6 the 6 the 7 length 7 length 8 of 8 of 9 this 9 this 10 jump 10 jump 11 . probably he is still going . 1 probably 2 he 2 he 3 is 3 is 4 still 4 still 5 going 5 going 6 . then , for such is his way , he wasted no more time or thought on [jumper] the [hare] . 1 then 2 , 1 then 5 is 2 , 3 for 3 for 4 such 5 is 7 way 6 his 7 way 7 way 8 , 8 , 14 or 9 he 10 wasted 10 wasted 11 no 10 wasted 12 more 11 no 12 more 12 more 13 time 13 time 14 or 14 or 15 thought 15 thought 20 . 16 on 18 the 16 on 20 . instead he began to look for other trails . 1 instead 2 he 2 he 3 began 3 began 5 look 4 to 5 look 5 look 6 for 6 for 7 other 7 other 8 trails 8 trails 9 . so it was that he found one of the little holes of [whitefoot] the [wood] [mouse] . 1 so 2 it 1 so 6 found 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 that 4 that 5 he 6 found 8 of 7 one 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 little 10 little 11 holes 11 holes 12 of 11 holes 17 . 12 of 14 the " [ha] ! 1 " 3 ! so this is where [whitefoot] has been living this winter ! " he exclaimed . 1 so 7 been 2 this 3 is 3 is 4 where 4 where 6 has 6 has 7 been 7 been 8 living 8 living 9 this 8 living 10 winter 10 winter 13 he 11 ! 12 " 12 " 13 he 13 he 15 . 14 exclaimed 15 . once more his eyes glowed red , but this time with eagerness and the joy of the hunt . 1 once 2 more 2 more 4 eyes 2 more 6 red 3 his 4 eyes 5 glowed 6 red 6 red 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 12 eagerness 8 but 18 hunt 9 this 10 time 10 time 11 with 11 with 12 eagerness 12 eagerness 15 joy 13 and 14 the 14 the 15 joy 16 of 17 the 16 of 18 hunt 18 hunt 19 . he plunged down into that little hole in the snow . 1 he 2 plunged 2 plunged 3 down 2 plunged 4 into 4 into 9 the 5 that 6 little 6 little 7 hole 7 hole 8 in 8 in 9 the 9 the 10 snow 10 snow 11 . down there the scent of [whitefoot] was strong . 1 down 2 there 2 there 3 the 3 the 4 scent 4 scent 5 of 4 scent 8 strong 7 was 8 strong 8 strong 9 . shadow followed it until it led out of another little hole in the snow . 1 shadow 2 followed 1 shadow 4 until 2 followed 3 it 4 until 8 of 5 it 6 led 6 led 7 out 7 out 8 of 8 of 13 the 9 another 10 little 9 another 11 hole 11 hole 12 in 12 in 13 the 13 the 14 snow 14 snow 15 . but there he lost it . 1 but 2 there 1 but 3 he 3 he 4 lost 4 lost 5 it 5 it 6 . you see , it was so long since [whitefoot] had hurriedly left that the scent on the surface had disappeared . 1 you 2 see 1 you 11 hurriedly 2 see 4 it 3 , 4 it 4 it 5 was 5 was 7 long 5 was 11 hurriedly 6 so 7 long 7 long 8 since 8 since 10 had 11 hurriedly 18 surface 12 left 13 that 13 that 14 the 14 the 15 scent 14 the 18 surface 15 scent 16 on 16 on 17 the 18 surface 19 had 18 surface 21 . 20 disappeared 21 . shadow ran swiftly this way and that way in a big circle , but he couldn't find [whitefoot] 's trail again . 1 shadow 10 a 2 ran 3 swiftly 3 swiftly 4 this 4 this 5 way 5 way 6 and 5 way 7 that 7 that 8 way 8 way 9 in 9 in 10 a 10 a 12 circle 11 big 12 circle 12 circle 22 . 13 , 14 but 14 but 15 he 15 he 16 couldn't 16 couldn't 17 find 17 find 20 trail 17 find 21 again 19 's 20 trail 21 again 22 . snarling with anger and disappointment , he returned to the little hole in the snow and vanished . 1 snarling 5 disappointment 1 snarling 8 returned 2 with 3 anger 3 anger 4 and 4 and 5 disappointment 5 disappointment 6 , 6 , 7 he 8 returned 12 hole 9 to 10 the 9 to 12 hole 10 the 11 little 12 hole 15 snow 12 hole 17 vanished 13 in 14 the 13 in 15 snow 16 and 17 vanished 17 vanished 18 . then he followed all [whitefoot] 's little tunnels . 1 then 2 he 1 then 9 . 2 he 3 followed 3 followed 4 all 6 's 9 . 7 little 8 tunnels 8 tunnels 9 . he found [whitefoot] 's nest . 1 he 2 found 2 found 5 nest 4 's 5 nest 5 nest 6 . he found his store of seeds . 1 he 2 found 2 found 3 his 3 his 4 store 4 store 5 of 5 of 6 seeds 6 seeds 7 . but he didn't find [whitefoot] . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 find 4 find 6 . " he 'll come back , " muttered [shadow] , and curled up in [whitefoot] 's nest to wait . 1 " 3 'll 1 " 4 come 2 he 3 'll 4 come 5 back 4 come 18 to 6 , 7 " 6 , 8 muttered 8 muttered 10 , 8 muttered 12 curled 10 , 11 and 12 curled 13 up 12 curled 18 to 13 up 14 in 13 up 17 nest 16 's 17 nest 18 to 19 wait 19 wait 20 . [chapter] [xv] [:] [whitefoots] [dreadful] [journey] danger may be anywhere , [so] [i] expect it everywhere . 1 danger 3 be 2 may 3 be 3 be 4 anywhere 4 anywhere 5 , 5 , 8 expect 8 expect 11 . 9 it 10 everywhere 10 everywhere 11 . whitefoot . 1 whitefoot 2 . whitefoot the [wood] [mouse] was terribly frightened . 1 whitefoot 2 the 2 the 6 terribly 5 was 6 terribly 6 terribly 8 . 7 frightened 8 . yes , sir , he was terribly frightened . 1 yes 3 sir 2 , 3 sir 3 sir 4 , 4 , 5 he 4 , 7 terribly 5 he 6 was 7 terribly 8 frightened 8 frightened 9 . it was a long , long time since he had been as frightened as he now was . 1 it 4 long 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 long 4 long 8 since 5 , 6 long 6 long 7 time 6 long 8 since 8 since 11 been 9 he 10 had 10 had 11 been 11 been 18 . 12 as 13 frightened 13 frightened 14 as 13 frightened 18 . 14 as 15 he 16 now 17 was 16 now 18 . he is used to frights , is [whitefoot] . 1 he 2 is 2 is 3 used 3 used 4 to 4 to 5 frights 5 frights 9 . 6 , 7 is 7 is 9 . he has them [every] day and every night , but usually they are sudden frights , quickly over and as quickly forgotten . 1 he 2 has 1 he 5 day 2 has 3 them 5 day 7 every 6 and 7 every 7 every 9 , 8 night 9 , 9 , 14 sudden 10 but 11 usually 10 but 12 they 12 they 13 are 13 are 14 sudden 14 sudden 17 quickly 15 frights 16 , 16 , 17 quickly 17 quickly 18 over 17 quickly 21 quickly 19 and 20 as 20 as 21 quickly 21 quickly 22 forgotten 22 forgotten 23 . this fright was different . 1 this 2 fright 2 fright 3 was 3 was 4 different 4 different 5 . you see [whitefoot] had caught a glimpse of [shadow] the [weasel] . 1 you 2 see 1 you 5 caught 2 see 4 had 4 had 5 caught 5 caught 6 a 6 a 7 glimpse 7 glimpse 8 of 8 of 10 the 10 the 12 . the only thing for [whitefoot] to do was to get just as far from that place as he could before [shadow] should return . 1 the 3 thing 2 only 3 thing 3 thing 11 just 4 for 6 to 6 to 7 do 7 do 8 was 8 was 9 to 9 to 10 get 10 get 11 just 11 just 13 far 12 as 13 far 13 far 19 could 14 from 15 that 15 that 18 he 16 place 17 as 17 as 18 he 18 he 19 could 19 could 23 return 20 before 22 should 22 should 23 return 23 return 24 . and so poor little [whitefoot] started out on a journey that was to take him he knew not where . 1 and 2 so 1 and 6 started 2 so 3 poor 3 poor 4 little 6 started 10 journey 6 started 13 to 7 out 8 on 8 on 9 a 9 a 10 journey 11 that 12 was 12 was 13 to 13 to 14 take 14 take 15 him 14 take 17 knew 15 him 16 he 17 knew 18 not 17 knew 19 where 18 not 19 where 19 where 20 . all he could do was to go and go and go until he could find a safe hiding-place . 1 all 7 go 2 he 3 could 3 could 4 do 3 could 7 go 4 do 5 was 5 was 6 to 7 go 12 until 8 and 9 go 9 go 10 and 9 go 11 go 11 go 12 until 12 until 19 . 13 he 14 could 14 could 15 find 14 could 16 a 16 a 18 hiding-place 16 a 19 . 17 safe 18 hiding-place my , my , but that was a dreadful journey ! 1 my 2 , 2 , 3 my 3 my 4 , 4 , 5 but 5 but 6 that 6 that 7 was 7 was 8 a 8 a 9 dreadful 8 a 10 journey 10 journey 11 ! every time a twig snapped , [whitefoot] 's heart seemed to jump right up in his throat . 1 every 3 a 1 every 10 seemed 2 time 3 a 4 twig 5 snapped 5 snapped 6 , 5 snapped 8 's 8 's 9 heart 8 's 10 seemed 10 seemed 11 to 11 to 16 his 12 jump 13 right 13 right 14 up 14 up 15 in 15 in 16 his 16 his 17 throat 17 throat 18 . you see , [whitefoot] has so many enemies always looking for him that he hides whenever he sees anything moving . 1 you 8 enemies 1 you 9 always 2 see 3 , 2 see 5 has 5 has 6 so 6 so 7 many 6 so 8 enemies 9 always 13 that 9 always 15 hides 10 looking 11 for 11 for 12 him 12 him 13 that 14 he 15 hides 15 hides 19 anything 16 whenever 18 sees 16 whenever 19 anything 17 he 18 sees 19 anything 20 moving 20 moving 21 . when at home , he is forever dodging in and out of his hiding-places . 1 when 3 home 2 at 3 home 3 home 8 dodging 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 is 6 is 7 forever 7 forever 8 dodging 8 dodging 15 . 9 in 10 and 10 and 11 out 11 out 12 of 12 of 13 his 13 his 14 hiding-places 14 hiding-places 15 . for a long way no one saw him , for no one was about . 1 for 4 way 2 a 3 long 3 long 4 way 4 way 5 no 5 no 8 him 6 one 7 saw 7 saw 8 him 8 him 9 , 9 , 10 for 10 for 11 no 11 no 14 about 12 one 13 was 13 was 14 about 14 about 15 . " oh , dear ! 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 , 3 , 4 dear 4 dear 5 ! oh , dear me ! " he kept saying over and over to himself . 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 8 kept 2 , 3 dear 4 me 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 he 7 he 8 kept 8 kept 9 saying 9 saying 10 over 9 saying 12 over 10 over 11 and 12 over 13 to 13 to 14 himself 13 to 15 . " wherever shall [i] go ? 1 " 2 wherever 2 wherever 3 shall 3 shall 5 go 5 go 6 ? whatever shall [i] do ? 1 whatever 2 shall 2 shall 4 do 4 do 5 ? however shall [i] get enough to eat ? 1 however 2 shall 2 shall 4 get 4 get 5 enough 5 enough 6 to 6 to 7 eat 7 eat 8 ? i am getting tired . 1 i 2 am 2 am 3 getting 3 getting 4 tired 4 tired 5 . my legs ache . 1 my 2 legs 2 legs 3 ache 3 ache 4 . i ' m getting hungry . 1 i 3 m 2 ' 3 m 3 m 6 . 4 getting 5 hungry 5 hungry 6 . i want my nice , warm , soft bed . 1 i 2 want 1 i 4 nice 2 want 3 my 2 want 4 nice 4 nice 5 , 5 , 6 warm 6 warm 7 , 6 warm 8 soft 8 soft 9 bed 9 bed 10 . oh , dear ! 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 dear 3 dear 4 ! oh , dear ! 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 dear 3 dear 4 ! oh , dear me ! " 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 dear 3 dear 4 me 4 me 5 ! 5 ! 6 " but in spite of his frights , [whitefoot] kept on . 1 but 2 in 2 in 3 spite 3 spite 4 of 3 spite 6 frights 4 of 5 his 6 frights 7 , 7 , 9 kept 9 kept 11 . 10 on 11 . you see , he was more afraid to stop than he was to go on . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 6 more 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 more 6 more 7 afraid 7 afraid 11 he 8 to 9 stop 9 stop 10 than 10 than 11 he 11 he 12 was 12 was 13 to 13 to 14 go 14 go 16 . 15 on 16 . he just had to get as far from [shadow] the [weasel] as he could . 1 he 3 had 1 he 5 get 2 just 3 had 3 had 4 to 5 get 6 as 6 as 7 far 6 as 12 as 7 far 8 from 8 from 10 the 12 as 13 he 13 he 14 could 14 could 15 . being such a little fellow , what would be a short distance for you or me is a long distance for [whitefoot] . 1 being 3 a 1 being 5 fellow 2 such 3 a 3 a 4 little 5 fellow 9 be 6 , 7 what 7 what 8 would 8 would 9 be 9 be 10 a 10 a 11 short 10 a 12 distance 10 a 18 a 12 distance 13 for 13 for 14 you 13 for 16 me 15 or 16 me 17 is 18 a 18 a 19 long 19 long 20 distance 19 long 23 . 20 distance 21 for 20 distance 23 . and so that journey was to him very long indeed . 1 and 2 so 2 so 3 that 3 that 5 was 4 journey 5 was 5 was 6 to 5 was 8 very 6 to 7 him 8 very 10 indeed 9 long 10 indeed 10 indeed 11 . of course , it seemed longer because of the constant frights which came [one] right after another . 1 of 2 course 2 course 11 frights 3 , 4 it 4 it 5 seemed 5 seemed 7 because 5 seemed 10 constant 6 longer 7 because 7 because 10 constant 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 constant 10 constant 11 frights 11 frights 12 which 11 frights 15 right 12 which 13 came 15 right 16 after 15 right 18 . 16 after 17 another it really was a terrible journey . 1 it 2 really 1 it 3 was 3 was 4 a 4 a 5 terrible 5 terrible 6 journey 6 journey 7 . yet if he had only known it , there wasn't [a] thing along the whole way to be afraid of . 1 yet 8 , 2 if 3 he 2 if 5 only 3 he 4 had 5 only 6 known 5 only 8 , 6 known 7 it 8 , 9 there 9 there 14 the 10 wasn't 12 thing 12 thing 13 along 13 along 14 the 14 the 15 whole 15 whole 17 to 16 way 17 to 17 to 18 be 18 be 19 afraid 18 be 21 . 19 afraid 20 of 19 afraid 21 . you know it often happens that people are frightened more by what they don't know than by what they do know . 1 you 2 know 1 you 4 often 2 know 3 it 4 often 12 what 4 often 18 what 5 happens 9 frightened 5 happens 10 more 6 that 7 people 7 people 9 frightened 8 are 9 frightened 10 more 11 by 11 by 12 what 12 what 16 than 13 they 14 don't 13 they 15 know 15 know 16 than 16 than 17 by 18 what 19 they 18 what 21 know 20 do 21 know 21 know 22 . [chapter] [xvi] [:] [whitefoot] [climbs] [a] [tree] i 'd rather be frightened [with] no cause for fear [than] fearful of nothing [when] danger is near . 1 i 2 'd 1 i 4 be 2 'd 3 rather 4 be 5 frightened 5 frightened 10 fear 7 no 10 fear 8 cause 9 for 8 cause 10 fear 10 fear 14 nothing 12 fearful 13 of 13 of 14 nothing 14 nothing 19 . 16 danger 18 near 16 danger 19 . 17 is 18 near 18 near 19 . whitefoot . 1 whitefoot 2 . whitefoot kept on going and going . 1 whitefoot 2 kept 2 kept 3 on 3 on 4 going 4 going 6 going 5 and 6 going 6 going 7 . every time he thought that he was so tired he must stop , he would think of [shadow] the [weasel] and then go on again . 1 every 2 time 2 time 4 thought 3 he 4 thought 4 thought 11 must 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 so 8 so 10 he 9 tired 10 he 10 he 11 must 11 must 16 think 12 stop 15 would 13 , 14 he 14 he 15 would 15 would 16 think 16 think 17 of 17 of 19 the 19 the 26 . 21 and 22 then 21 and 23 go 23 go 24 on 23 go 26 . 24 on 25 again by and by he became so tired that not even the thought of [shadow] the [weasel] could make him go much farther . 1 by 2 and 2 and 3 by 2 and 10 even 3 by 7 tired 4 he 5 became 5 became 6 so 5 became 7 tired 8 that 9 not 9 not 10 even 10 even 23 . 11 the 12 thought 12 thought 13 of 13 of 15 the 13 of 18 make 15 the 17 could 18 make 20 go 18 make 23 . 19 him 20 go 21 much 22 farther 21 much 23 . so he began to look about for a safe hiding-place in which to rest . 1 so 5 look 2 he 3 began 3 began 4 to 3 began 5 look 5 look 6 about 6 about 8 a 7 for 8 a 8 a 9 safe 9 safe 13 to 10 hiding-place 11 in 10 hiding-place 12 which 12 which 13 to 13 to 14 rest 14 rest 15 . now the home which he had [left] had been a snug little room beneath the roots of a certain old stump . 1 now 4 which 1 now 5 he 2 the 3 home 2 the 4 which 5 he 6 had 5 he 8 had 8 had 13 room 9 been 10 a 10 a 11 snug 10 a 13 room 11 snug 12 little 13 room 17 of 13 room 19 certain 14 beneath 16 roots 15 the 16 roots 16 roots 17 of 18 a 19 certain 19 certain 22 . 20 old 22 . 21 stump 22 . there he had lived for a long time in the greatest comfort . 1 there 2 he 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 lived 3 had 6 a 4 lived 5 for 6 a 7 long 6 a 8 time 7 long 8 time 8 time 11 greatest 9 in 10 the 10 the 11 greatest 11 greatest 13 . 12 comfort 13 . little tunnels led to his storehouses and up to the surface of the snow . 1 little 2 tunnels 2 tunnels 4 to 3 led 4 to 4 to 11 surface 5 his 6 storehouses 6 storehouses 8 up 7 and 8 up 8 up 9 to 9 to 10 the 10 the 11 surface 11 surface 14 snow 12 of 13 the 13 the 14 snow 14 snow 15 . it had been a splendid place and one in which he had felt perfectly safe until [shadow] the [weasel] had appeared . 1 it 5 splendid 2 had 3 been 3 been 5 splendid 4 a 5 splendid 5 splendid 14 perfectly 6 place 7 and 7 and 8 one 8 one 9 in 9 in 10 which 10 which 11 he 11 he 12 had 12 had 13 felt 12 had 14 perfectly 14 perfectly 15 safe 14 perfectly 16 until 15 safe 16 until 16 until 18 the 16 until 22 . 20 had 21 appeared 20 had 22 . but [whitefoot] is quite as much at home in trees as on the ground . 1 but 4 quite 3 is 4 quite 4 quite 6 much 5 as 6 much 6 much 11 as 7 at 8 home 8 home 10 trees 9 in 10 trees 10 trees 11 as 11 as 14 ground 12 on 13 the 13 the 14 ground 14 ground 15 . so now that he must find a hiding-place , [whitefoot] decided that he would feel much safer in a tree than on the ground . 1 so 3 that 1 so 8 hiding-place 2 now 3 that 3 that 4 he 4 he 5 must 5 must 6 find 6 find 7 a 8 hiding-place 9 , 8 hiding-place 11 decided 11 decided 15 feel 11 decided 19 a 12 that 13 he 13 he 14 would 14 would 15 feel 15 feel 17 safer 16 much 17 safer 17 safer 19 a 18 in 19 a 19 a 21 than 20 tree 21 than 21 than 22 on 21 than 24 ground 22 on 23 the 24 ground 25 . " if only [i] can find a hollow tree , " whimpered [whitefoot] . 1 " 2 if 1 " 3 only 3 only 5 can 5 can 8 hollow 6 find 7 a 7 a 8 hollow 8 hollow 10 , 9 tree 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 whimpered 12 whimpered 14 . " [i] will feel ever so much safer in a tree than hiding in or near the ground in a strange place . " 1 " 3 will 1 " 5 ever 3 will 4 feel 5 ever 7 much 6 so 7 much 7 much 13 hiding 8 safer 9 in 9 in 10 a 10 a 12 than 10 a 13 hiding 11 tree 12 than 13 hiding 20 a 14 in 17 the 15 or 16 near 16 near 17 the 17 the 18 ground 18 ground 19 in 18 ground 20 a 20 a 22 place 21 strange 22 place 22 place 23 . 23 . 24 " so [whitefoot] began to look for a dead tree . 1 so 3 began 3 began 5 look 4 to 5 look 5 look 7 a 6 for 7 a 7 a 8 dead 8 dead 9 tree 9 tree 10 . you [see] , he knew that there was more likely to be a hollow in a dead tree than in a living tree . 1 you 3 , 1 you 7 there 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 knew 5 knew 6 that 5 knew 7 there 7 there 9 more 8 was 9 more 9 more 10 likely 10 likely 12 be 10 likely 15 in 11 to 12 be 12 be 14 hollow 13 a 14 hollow 15 in 16 a 16 a 17 dead 16 a 18 tree 18 tree 24 . 19 than 20 in 20 in 21 a 21 a 22 living 21 a 23 tree 22 living 23 tree 23 tree 24 . by and by he came to a tall , dead tree . 1 by 2 and 2 and 3 by 2 and 5 came 4 he 5 came 5 came 8 tall 6 to 7 a 7 a 8 tall 8 tall 9 , 9 , 10 dead 10 dead 11 tree 11 tree 12 . he knew it was a dead tree , because there was no bark on it . 1 he 5 a 1 he 11 was 2 knew 3 it 3 it 4 was 4 was 5 a 5 a 6 dead 6 dead 7 tree 6 dead 9 because 8 , 9 because 10 there 11 was 11 was 12 no 12 no 13 bark 12 no 16 . 13 bark 14 on 15 it 16 . but , of course , he couldn't tell whether or not that tree was hollow . 1 but 4 course 2 , 4 course 3 of 4 course 4 course 5 , 4 course 9 whether 5 , 6 he 6 he 7 couldn't 7 couldn't 8 tell 9 whether 10 or 9 whether 13 tree 10 or 11 not 12 that 13 tree 13 tree 15 hollow 14 was 15 hollow 15 hollow 16 . i mean he couldn't tell from the ground . 1 i 2 mean 1 i 4 couldn't 3 he 4 couldn't 4 couldn't 5 tell 5 tell 6 from 6 from 7 the 6 from 8 ground 8 ground 9 . " oh , dear ! " he whimpered again . 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 , 2 oh 4 dear 3 , 4 dear 4 dear 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 he 7 he 8 whimpered 8 whimpered 9 again 9 again 10 . " oh , dear ! 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 , 3 , 4 dear 4 dear 5 ! i suppose [i] will have to climb this , and [i] am so tired . 1 i 2 suppose 1 i 4 will 4 will 5 have 4 will 7 climb 5 have 6 to 6 to 7 climb 7 climb 12 am 8 this 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 am 12 am 14 tired 13 so 14 tired 14 tired 15 . it ought to be hollow . 1 it 2 ought 2 ought 3 to 3 to 4 be 4 be 5 hollow 5 hollow 6 . there ought to be splendid holes in it . 1 there 4 be 2 ought 3 to 3 to 4 be 4 be 5 splendid 5 splendid 6 holes 6 holes 7 in 7 in 8 it 8 it 9 . it is just the kind of a tree that [drummer] the [woodpecker] likes to make his house in . 1 it 2 is 1 it 8 tree 2 is 3 just 2 is 5 kind 3 just 4 the 5 kind 6 of 5 kind 7 a 8 tree 11 the 9 that 11 the 11 the 17 house 13 likes 14 to 14 to 15 make 15 make 16 his 15 make 17 house 17 house 19 . 18 in 19 . well , here goes . " 1 well 2 , 1 well 3 here 3 here 4 goes 3 here 5 . 5 . 6 " he looked anxiously this way . 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 3 anxiously 3 anxiously 4 this 4 this 5 way 5 way 6 . he looked anxiously that way . 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 3 anxiously 3 anxiously 4 that 4 that 5 way 5 way 6 . he looked anxiously the other way . 1 he 2 looked 1 he 3 anxiously 3 anxiously 5 other 4 the 5 other 5 other 6 way 6 way 7 . in fact , he looked anxiously every way . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 4 he 4 he 5 looked 4 he 7 every 5 looked 6 anxiously 7 every 8 way 8 way 9 . but he saw no one and nothing to be afraid of , and so he started up the tree . 1 but 4 no 1 but 16 started 2 he 3 saw 3 saw 4 no 4 no 9 be 5 one 6 and 6 and 7 nothing 7 nothing 8 to 8 to 9 be 9 be 10 afraid 10 afraid 11 of 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 so 14 so 15 he 15 he 16 started 16 started 20 . 17 up 19 tree 17 up 20 . 18 the 19 tree he was half-way up when , glancing down , he saw a [shadow] moving across the snow . 1 he 11 saw 1 he 12 a 2 was 3 half-way 3 half-way 4 up 4 up 5 when 4 up 7 glancing 6 , 7 glancing 7 glancing 8 down 8 down 10 he 9 , 10 he 10 he 11 saw 11 saw 12 a 12 a 14 moving 14 moving 16 the 14 moving 17 snow 15 across 16 the 16 the 17 snow 17 snow 18 . once more [whitefoot] 's heart seemed to jump right up in his throat . 1 once 6 seemed 2 more 4 's 4 's 5 heart 5 heart 6 seemed 6 seemed 7 to 7 to 8 jump 8 jump 9 right 8 jump 10 up 10 up 13 throat 11 in 12 his 12 his 13 throat 13 throat 14 . that shadow was the shadow of some one flying . 1 that 2 shadow 1 that 3 was 3 was 4 the 4 the 5 shadow 4 the 6 of 6 of 7 some 7 some 8 one 8 one 9 flying 9 flying 10 . there couldn't be the least bit of doubt about it . 1 there 3 be 2 couldn't 3 be 3 be 6 bit 4 the 5 least 4 the 6 bit 6 bit 7 of 7 of 8 doubt 8 doubt 9 about 9 about 10 it 10 it 11 . whitefoot flattened himself against the side of the tree and peeked around it . 1 whitefoot 4 against 1 whitefoot 8 the 2 flattened 3 himself 3 himself 4 against 4 against 7 of 5 the 6 side 6 side 7 of 8 the 9 tree 8 the 12 around 9 tree 11 peeked 10 and 11 peeked 12 around 13 it 13 it 14 . he had come along near the ground and then risen sharply into the tree . 1 he 2 had 1 he 10 risen 2 had 3 come 2 had 5 near 3 come 4 along 3 come 5 near 5 near 7 ground 6 the 7 ground 8 and 9 then 8 and 10 risen 10 risen 14 tree 11 sharply 12 into 11 sharply 14 tree 12 into 13 the 14 tree 15 . his bill was black , and there was just a tiny hook on the end [of] it . 1 his 2 bill 1 his 7 there 2 bill 3 was 3 was 4 black 4 black 6 and 5 , 6 and 7 there 15 end 8 was 9 just 8 was 10 a 10 a 11 tiny 10 a 15 end 11 tiny 12 hook 12 hook 13 on 13 on 14 the 15 end 18 . 17 it 18 . whitefoot knew who it was . 1 whitefoot 2 knew 2 knew 3 who 3 who 4 it 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 . it was [butcher] the [shrike] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 the 4 the 6 . whitefoot shivered . 1 whitefoot 2 shivered 2 shivered 3 . [chapter] [xvii] [:] [whitefoot] [finds] [a] [hole] [just] [in] [time] just in time , not just too late , [will] make you master of your fate . 1 just 7 too 1 just 14 of 2 in 3 time 3 time 4 , 4 , 5 not 5 not 6 just 6 just 7 too 7 too 8 late 8 late 9 , 11 make 12 you 11 make 14 of 12 you 13 master 14 of 17 . 15 your 17 . 16 fate 17 . whitefoot . 1 whitefoot 2 . it was [butcher] the [shrike] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 the 4 the 6 . often he is called just [butcher] [bird] . 1 often 2 he 2 he 3 is 3 is 4 called 4 called 5 just 5 just 8 . he did not look at all terrible . 1 he 2 did 2 did 3 not 3 not 4 look 4 look 5 at 5 at 6 all 6 all 7 terrible 7 terrible 8 . he was not quite as big as [sammy] [jay] . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 not 3 not 4 quite 4 quite 5 as 5 as 6 big 6 big 7 as 7 as 10 . he had no terrible claws like the [hawks] and [owls] . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 no 3 no 4 terrible 3 no 5 claws 5 claws 6 like 5 claws 9 and 6 like 7 the 9 and 11 . there was a tiny hook at the end of his black bill [,] but it wasn't big enough to look very dreadful . 1 there 2 was 1 there 8 end 2 was 4 tiny 3 a 4 tiny 4 tiny 5 hook 5 hook 6 at 6 at 7 the 8 end 12 bill 9 of 11 black 10 his 11 black 11 black 12 bill 12 bill 19 to 14 but 16 wasn't 15 it 16 wasn't 16 wasn't 17 big 17 big 18 enough 18 enough 19 to 19 to 20 look 20 look 23 . 21 very 22 dreadful 21 very 23 . but you can not always judge a person by looks , and [whitefoot] knew that [butcher] was one to be feared . 1 but 3 can 2 you 3 can 3 can 4 not 3 can 5 always 4 not 5 always 5 always 11 , 6 judge 7 a 6 judge 8 person 8 person 10 looks 8 person 11 , 9 by 10 looks 11 , 12 and 12 and 14 knew 14 knew 15 that 14 knew 21 feared 17 was 18 one 18 one 19 to 19 to 20 be 20 be 21 feared 21 feared 22 . so his heart went pit-a-pat , pit-a-pat as he wondered if [butcher] had seen him . 1 so 5 pit-a-pat 2 his 3 heart 3 heart 5 pit-a-pat 4 went 5 pit-a-pat 5 pit-a-pat 6 , 5 pit-a-pat 7 pit-a-pat 7 pit-a-pat 11 if 8 as 9 he 9 he 10 wondered 9 he 11 if 11 if 16 . 13 had 14 seen 14 seen 15 him 15 him 16 . he didn't have to wait long to find out . 1 he 5 wait 2 didn't 3 have 3 have 4 to 4 to 5 wait 5 wait 7 to 6 long 7 to 7 to 8 find 8 find 9 out 9 out 10 . butcher flew to a tree back of [whitefoot] and then straight at him . 1 butcher 2 flew 1 butcher 5 tree 2 flew 3 to 2 flew 4 a 5 tree 6 back 5 tree 10 then 6 back 7 of 9 and 10 then 10 then 11 straight 11 straight 12 at 12 at 13 him 13 him 14 . whitefoot dodged around to the other side of the tree . 1 whitefoot 2 dodged 2 dodged 6 other 3 around 4 to 4 to 5 the 5 the 6 other 6 other 8 of 7 side 8 of 8 of 9 the 8 of 10 tree 10 tree 11 . then began a dreadful game . 1 then 2 began 2 began 3 a 3 a 4 dreadful 4 dreadful 5 game 5 game 6 . at least , it was dreadful to [whitefoot] . 1 at 2 least 2 least 3 , 3 , 4 it 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 dreadful 6 dreadful 7 to 7 to 9 . this way and that way around the trunk of that tree he dodged , while [butcher] did his best to catch him . 1 this 2 way 1 this 5 way 1 this 8 trunk 3 and 4 that 4 that 5 way 6 around 7 the 6 around 8 trunk 8 trunk 9 of 9 of 15 while 9 of 19 best 10 that 11 tree 10 that 12 he 12 he 13 dodged 13 dodged 14 , 13 dodged 15 while 17 did 18 his 18 his 19 best 19 best 23 . 20 to 21 catch 21 catch 22 him 22 him 23 . but he was tired , very tired , for you remember he had had what was a very long and terrible journey to him . 1 but 25 . 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 tired 4 tired 5 , 4 tired 7 tired 5 , 6 very 7 tired 8 , 7 tired 16 was 8 , 9 for 8 , 12 he 9 for 10 you 10 you 11 remember 12 he 13 had 12 he 14 had 14 had 15 what 16 was 18 very 16 was 25 . 17 a 18 very 18 very 21 terrible 19 long 20 and 19 long 21 terrible 21 terrible 22 journey 22 journey 24 him 23 to 24 him he [had] felt almost too tired to climb that tree in the first place to see if it had any holes in it higher up . 1 he 3 felt 3 felt 4 almost 3 felt 5 too 3 felt 6 tired 4 almost 5 too 6 tired 9 that 7 to 8 climb 8 climb 9 that 9 that 14 place 10 tree 11 in 10 tree 13 first 11 in 12 the 12 the 13 first 13 first 14 place 14 place 17 if 15 to 16 see 16 see 17 if 17 if 18 it 18 it 21 holes 19 had 20 any 20 any 21 holes 21 holes 26 . 22 in 25 up 23 it 24 higher 24 higher 25 up 25 up 26 . now he didn't know whether to keep on going up or to go down . 1 now 2 he 1 now 4 know 3 didn't 4 know 4 know 7 keep 5 whether 6 to 6 to 7 keep 7 keep 10 up 8 on 9 going 9 going 10 up 10 up 13 go 11 or 12 to 12 to 13 go 13 go 14 down 14 down 15 . two or three times he dodged around the tree without doing either . 1 two 2 or 2 or 3 three 3 three 4 times 4 times 8 the 5 he 6 dodged 6 dodged 7 around 7 around 8 the 8 the 9 tree 8 the 10 without 10 without 13 . 11 doing 12 either 12 either 13 . then he decided to go up . 1 then 4 to 2 he 3 decided 3 decided 4 to 4 to 5 go 5 go 6 up 6 up 7 . now [butcher] was enjoying this game of dodge . 1 now 3 was 3 was 4 enjoying 4 enjoying 5 this 5 this 6 game 6 game 7 of 7 of 8 dodge 8 dodge 9 . if he should catch [whitefoot] , he would have a good dinner . 1 if 4 catch 2 he 3 should 3 should 4 catch 4 catch 6 , 6 , 7 he 7 he 8 would 8 would 9 have 8 would 10 a 10 a 13 . 11 good 12 dinner 11 good 13 . if he didn't catch [whitefoot] , he would simply go hungry a little longer . 1 if 3 didn't 1 if 8 would 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 catch 4 catch 6 , 6 , 7 he 8 would 10 go 9 simply 10 go 10 go 11 hungry 11 hungry 13 little 12 a 13 little 13 little 14 longer 14 longer 15 . so you see , there was a very big difference in the feelings of [whitefoot] and [butcher] . 1 so 2 you 1 so 9 big 3 see 4 , 4 , 5 there 5 there 6 was 6 was 8 very 6 was 9 big 7 a 8 very 9 big 11 in 10 difference 11 in 11 in 13 feelings 12 the 13 feelings 13 feelings 14 of 13 feelings 18 . 16 and 18 . whitefoot had his life to lose , while [butcher] had only a dinner to lose . 1 whitefoot 2 had 1 whitefoot 6 lose 2 had 3 his 3 his 4 life 4 life 5 to 6 lose 11 only 7 , 8 while 8 while 10 had 10 had 11 only 11 only 13 dinner 12 a 13 dinner 13 dinner 14 to 14 to 15 lose 15 lose 16 . dodging this way and dodging that way , [whitefoot] climbed higher and higher . 1 dodging 2 this 2 this 5 dodging 3 way 4 and 3 way 5 dodging 5 dodging 7 way 6 that 7 way 7 way 8 , 7 way 11 higher 8 , 10 climbed 11 higher 12 and 12 and 13 higher 12 and 14 . 13 higher 14 . twice he whisked around that tree trunk barely in time . 1 twice 2 he 1 twice 3 whisked 2 he 3 whisked 3 whisked 4 around 3 whisked 5 that 5 that 7 trunk 6 tree 7 trunk 7 trunk 8 barely 8 barely 9 in 8 barely 11 . 9 in 10 time all the time he was growing more and more tired , and more and more discouraged . 1 all 6 growing 1 all 15 more 2 the 3 time 3 time 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 growing 6 growing 10 tired 7 more 9 more 7 more 10 tired 8 and 9 more 10 tired 12 and 10 tired 13 more 11 , 12 and 13 more 14 and 15 more 17 . 16 discouraged 17 . supposing he should find no hole in that tree ! 1 supposing 2 he 2 he 4 find 3 should 4 find 4 find 6 hole 5 no 6 hole 6 hole 7 in 7 in 8 that 8 that 9 tree 9 tree 10 ! " there must be one . 1 " 2 there 2 there 3 must 3 must 4 be 4 be 5 one 5 one 6 . there must be one , " he kept saying over and over to himself , to keep his courage up . 1 there 3 be 1 there 19 courage 2 must 3 be 3 be 8 kept 4 one 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 he 7 he 8 kept 8 kept 9 saying 8 kept 14 himself 10 over 11 and 10 over 12 over 12 over 13 to 13 to 14 himself 14 himself 15 , 16 to 17 keep 17 keep 18 his 17 keep 19 courage 19 courage 20 up 20 up 21 . " [i] can't keep dodging much longer . 1 " 3 can't 3 can't 4 keep 4 keep 5 dodging 5 dodging 6 much 6 much 7 longer 7 longer 8 . if [i] don't find a hole pretty soon , [butcher] will surely catch me . 1 if 3 don't 1 if 6 hole 4 find 5 a 4 find 6 hole 6 hole 12 surely 7 pretty 8 soon 7 pretty 11 will 8 soon 9 , 11 will 12 surely 12 surely 15 . 13 catch 14 me 13 catch 15 . 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 above [whitefoot] was a broken branch . 1 just 2 above 1 just 5 a 2 above 4 was 5 a 6 broken 6 broken 7 branch 7 branch 8 . only the stub of it remained . 1 only 2 the 2 the 3 stub 3 stub 4 of 4 of 5 it 5 it 6 remained 6 remained 7 . the next time he dodged around the trunk he found himself just below that stub . 1 the 11 himself 2 next 3 time 3 time 4 he 4 he 5 dodged 5 dodged 6 around 5 dodged 7 the 7 the 8 trunk 7 the 11 himself 8 trunk 9 he 9 he 10 found 11 himself 12 just 11 himself 13 below 12 just 13 below 13 below 14 that 14 that 16 . 15 stub 16 . oh , joy ! 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 joy 3 joy 4 ! there , close under that stub , was a round hole . 1 there 2 , 1 there 6 stub 2 , 3 close 3 close 4 under 4 under 5 that 6 stub 7 , 7 , 8 was 8 was 9 a 9 a 11 hole 10 round 11 hole 11 hole 12 . whitefoot didn't hesitate a second . 1 whitefoot 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 hesitate 3 hesitate 4 a 4 a 5 second 5 second 6 . he didn't wait to find out whether or not any one was in that hole . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 wait 3 wait 6 out 4 to 5 find 5 find 6 out 6 out 10 any 7 whether 8 or 8 or 9 not 9 not 10 any 10 any 11 one 11 one 12 was 12 was 13 in 13 in 15 hole 14 that 15 hole 15 hole 16 . he didn't even think that there might be some one in there . 1 he 2 didn't 1 he 4 think 2 didn't 3 even 3 even 4 think 4 think 5 that 5 that 6 there 6 there 8 be 7 might 8 be 8 be 9 some 9 some 10 one 9 some 12 there 10 one 11 in 12 there 13 . with a tiny little squeak of relief he darted in . 1 with 2 a 1 with 3 tiny 3 tiny 5 squeak 4 little 5 squeak 5 squeak 6 of 5 squeak 7 relief 7 relief 9 darted 8 he 9 darted 9 darted 10 in 10 in 11 . he was just in time . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 just 3 just 4 in 4 in 5 time 5 time 6 . he was just in the nick of time . 1 he 2 was 1 he 3 just 3 just 4 in 4 in 5 the 4 in 6 nick 6 nick 7 of 7 of 8 time 8 time 9 . butcher struck at him and just missed him as he disappeared in that hole . 1 butcher 3 at 2 struck 3 at 3 at 4 him 4 him 5 and 5 and 6 just 6 just 10 he 7 missed 8 him 8 him 9 as 9 as 10 he 10 he 11 disappeared 11 disappeared 14 hole 12 in 13 that 12 in 14 hole 14 hole 15 . whitefoot had saved his life and [butcher] had missed a dinner . 1 whitefoot 5 life 2 had 3 saved 3 saved 4 his 4 his 5 life 5 life 6 and 6 and 9 missed 8 had 9 missed 9 missed 10 a 10 a 11 dinner 10 a 12 . [chapter] [xviii] [:] [an] [unpleasant] [surprise] be careful never to be rude [enough] to thoughtlessly intrude . 1 be 2 careful 1 be 4 to 2 careful 3 never 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 rude 6 rude 8 to 8 to 9 thoughtlessly 9 thoughtlessly 10 intrude 10 intrude 11 . whitefoot . 1 whitefoot 2 . for a few minutes he did nothing but pant , for he was quite out of breath . 1 for 3 few 1 for 7 nothing 2 a 3 few 3 few 6 did 4 minutes 5 he 5 he 6 did 7 nothing 14 quite 8 but 9 pant 9 pant 13 was 10 , 11 for 10 , 12 he 12 he 13 was 13 was 14 quite 14 quite 17 breath 15 out 16 of 16 of 17 breath 17 breath 18 . " [i] was right , " he said over and over to himself , " [i] was right . 1 " 8 said 3 was 4 right 4 right 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 8 said 7 he 8 said 8 said 13 himself 9 over 10 and 10 and 11 over 11 over 12 to 12 to 13 himself 13 himself 14 , 14 , 15 " 14 , 18 right 17 was 18 right 18 right 19 . i was sure there must be a hole in this tree . 1 i 3 sure 2 was 3 sure 3 sure 5 must 4 there 5 must 5 must 6 be 6 be 8 hole 7 a 8 hole 8 hole 9 in 9 in 11 tree 10 this 11 tree 11 tree 12 . it is one of the old houses of [drummer] the [woodpecker] . 1 it 2 is 1 it 6 old 2 is 3 one 3 one 4 of 4 of 5 the 6 old 7 houses 7 houses 8 of 8 of 10 the 10 the 12 . now [i] am safe . " 1 now 3 am 3 am 4 safe 4 safe 5 . 5 . 6 " presently he peeped out . 1 presently 2 he 2 he 3 peeped 3 peeped 4 out 4 out 5 . he wanted to see if [butcher] was watching outside . 1 he 2 wanted 2 wanted 3 to 2 wanted 5 if 3 to 4 see 4 see 5 if 5 if 7 was 7 was 8 watching 8 watching 9 outside 9 outside 10 . he was just in time to see [butcher] 's gray and black and white coat disappearing among the trees . 1 he 2 was 1 he 5 time 2 was 3 just 3 just 4 in 5 time 7 see 6 to 7 see 7 see 16 disappearing 9 's 15 coat 10 gray 12 black 10 gray 15 coat 11 and 12 black 12 black 13 and 13 and 14 white 15 coat 16 disappearing 16 disappearing 17 among 17 among 19 trees 18 the 19 trees 19 trees 20 . butcher was not foolish enough to waste time watching for [whitefoot] to come out . 1 butcher 4 foolish 2 was 3 not 2 was 4 foolish 4 foolish 6 to 5 enough 6 to 6 to 7 waste 7 waste 8 time 7 waste 9 watching 8 time 9 watching 9 watching 13 come 10 for 12 to 12 to 13 come 13 come 14 out 14 out 15 . whitefoot sighed happily . 1 whitefoot 2 sighed 2 sighed 3 happily 3 happily 4 . for the first time since he had started on his dreadful journey he felt safe . 1 for 3 first 2 the 3 first 3 first 4 time 4 time 5 since 4 time 12 journey 5 since 8 started 6 he 7 had 6 he 8 started 7 had 8 started 8 started 12 journey 9 on 10 his 10 his 11 dreadful 10 his 12 journey 11 dreadful 12 journey 12 journey 14 felt 13 he 14 felt 14 felt 16 . 15 safe 16 . nothing else mattered . 1 nothing 2 else 2 else 3 mattered 3 mattered 4 . he was hungry , but he didn't mind that . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 hungry 3 hungry 4 , 4 , 5 but 5 but 7 didn't 6 he 7 didn't 7 didn't 8 mind 8 mind 9 that 8 mind 10 . he was willing to go hungry for the sake of being safe . 1 he 2 was 1 he 5 go 2 was 3 willing 3 willing 4 to 5 go 6 hungry 5 go 10 of 6 hungry 7 for 7 for 8 the 8 the 9 sake 10 of 12 safe 11 being 12 safe 12 safe 13 . whitefoot watched until [butcher] was out of sight . 1 whitefoot 2 watched 1 whitefoot 3 until 3 until 6 out 5 was 6 out 6 out 7 of 7 of 8 sight 8 sight 9 . then he turned to see what that house was like . 1 then 3 turned 2 he 3 turned 3 turned 4 to 4 to 5 see 4 to 8 house 5 see 6 what 7 that 8 house 8 house 11 . 9 was 10 like 10 like 11 . right away he discovered that there was a soft , warm bed in it . 1 right 9 soft 2 away 3 he 2 away 6 there 3 he 4 discovered 4 discovered 5 that 6 there 7 was 7 was 8 a 7 was 9 soft 9 soft 11 warm 10 , 11 warm 11 warm 15 . 12 bed 15 . 13 in 14 it 14 it 15 . it was made of leaves , grass , moss , and the lining of bark . 1 it 2 was 1 it 3 made 3 made 7 grass 3 made 10 , 4 of 5 leaves 5 leaves 6 , 6 , 7 grass 7 grass 8 , 7 grass 9 moss 10 , 11 and 10 , 13 lining 11 and 12 the 13 lining 16 . 14 of 16 . 15 bark 16 . it was a very fine bed indeed . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 2 was 5 fine 4 very 5 fine 5 fine 6 bed 6 bed 7 indeed 7 indeed 8 . " my , my , my , but [i] am lucky , " said [whitefoot] to himself . 1 " 10 am 2 my 3 , 3 , 4 my 4 my 5 , 5 , 6 my 6 my 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 10 am 10 am 12 , 11 lucky 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 said 13 " 17 himself 16 to 17 himself 17 himself 18 . " [i] wonder who could have made this fine bed . 1 " 3 wonder 1 " 4 who 4 who 5 could 4 who 7 made 5 could 6 have 7 made 8 this 8 this 9 fine 9 fine 10 bed 10 bed 11 . i certainly shall sleep comfortably here . 1 i 2 certainly 2 certainly 3 shall 3 shall 5 comfortably 4 sleep 5 comfortably 5 comfortably 6 here 6 here 7 . goodness knows , [i] need a rest . 1 goodness 2 knows 2 knows 3 , 2 knows 5 need 5 need 6 a 6 a 7 rest 7 rest 8 . if [i] can find food enough near here , [i] 'll make this my home . 1 if 3 can 1 if 4 find 4 find 5 food 4 find 11 'll 5 food 7 near 6 enough 7 near 7 near 8 here 8 here 9 , 11 'll 12 make 12 make 13 this 12 make 14 my 14 my 15 home 15 home 16 . i couldn't ask for a better one . ["] 1 i 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 ask 3 ask 4 for 4 for 5 a 5 a 6 better 6 better 8 . 7 one 8 . chuckling happily , [whitefoot] began to pull away the top of that bed so as to get to the middle of it . 1 chuckling 2 happily 1 chuckling 3 , 1 chuckling 17 get 3 , 5 began 5 began 10 top 6 to 7 pull 6 to 9 the 7 pull 8 away 9 the 10 top 10 top 11 of 10 top 13 bed 11 of 12 that 13 bed 14 so 14 so 15 as 15 as 16 to 17 get 20 middle 17 get 22 it 18 to 20 middle 19 the 20 middle 20 middle 21 of 22 it 23 . and then he got a surprise . 1 and 2 then 2 then 3 he 3 he 5 a 4 got 5 a 5 a 6 surprise 6 surprise 7 . it was an unpleasant surprise . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 an 3 an 4 unpleasant 4 unpleasant 5 surprise 5 surprise 6 . it was a most unpleasant surprise . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 most 3 a 5 unpleasant 4 most 5 unpleasant 5 unpleasant 6 surprise 6 surprise 7 . there was some one in that bed ! 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 some 3 some 4 one 4 one 5 in 5 in 6 that 5 in 7 bed 7 bed 8 ! yes , sir , there was some one curled up in a [little] round ball in the middle of that fine bed . 1 yes 5 there 1 yes 7 some 2 , 3 sir 3 sir 4 , 4 , 5 there 5 there 6 was 7 some 8 one 7 some 14 round 8 one 9 curled 8 one 12 a 9 curled 10 up 10 up 11 in 14 round 17 the 15 ball 16 in 16 in 17 the 17 the 18 middle 18 middle 19 of 19 of 21 fine 20 that 21 fine 21 fine 23 . 22 bed 23 . it was some [one] with a coat of the softest , finest fur . 1 it 2 was 1 it 6 a 2 was 3 some 3 some 5 with 6 a 7 coat 6 a 13 fur 7 coat 8 of 9 the 12 finest 9 the 13 fur 10 softest 11 , 11 , 12 finest 13 fur 14 . can you guess who it was ? 1 can 2 you 2 you 3 guess 3 guess 4 who 4 who 5 it 4 who 7 ? 5 it 6 was it was [timmy] the [flying] [squirrel] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 the 4 the 7 . it seemed to [whitefoot] as if his heart flopped right over . 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 to 2 seemed 5 as 5 as 8 heart 6 if 7 his 6 if 8 heart 8 heart 9 flopped 9 flopped 10 right 9 flopped 12 . 11 over 12 . you see at first he didn't recognize [timmy] . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 at 3 at 4 first 4 first 6 didn't 5 he 6 didn't 6 didn't 7 recognize 7 recognize 9 . whitefoot is himself so very timid that his thought was to run ; to get out of there as quickly as possible . 1 whitefoot 3 himself 2 is 3 himself 3 himself 5 very 4 so 5 very 5 very 6 timid 6 timid 7 that 6 timid 9 thought 8 his 9 thought 9 thought 22 possible 10 was 11 to 11 to 12 run 12 run 13 ; 12 run 15 get 14 to 15 get 15 get 18 there 16 out 17 of 16 out 18 there 18 there 22 possible 19 as 20 quickly 20 quickly 21 as 20 quickly 22 possible 22 possible 23 . but he had no place to run to , so he hesitated . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 had 2 he 4 no 4 no 6 to 5 place 6 to 6 to 7 run 7 run 8 to 7 run 12 hesitated 9 , 10 so 10 so 11 he 11 he 12 hesitated 12 hesitated 13 . never in all his life had [whitefoot] had a greater disappointment . 1 never 2 in 2 in 5 life 3 all 5 life 4 his 5 life 5 life 6 had 6 had 9 a 8 had 9 a 9 a 11 disappointment 10 greater 11 disappointment 11 disappointment 12 . he knew now that this splendid house was not for him . 1 he 8 was 2 knew 3 now 3 now 4 that 4 that 6 splendid 5 this 6 splendid 6 splendid 7 house 7 house 8 was 8 was 9 not 9 not 10 for 10 for 11 him 11 him 12 . timmy the [flying] [squirrel] didn't move . 1 timmy 2 the 1 timmy 6 move 5 didn't 6 move 6 move 7 . he remained curled up in a soft little ball . 1 he 2 remained 1 he 4 up 2 remained 3 curled 4 up 7 soft 5 in 6 a 6 a 7 soft 7 soft 8 little 8 little 9 ball 9 ball 10 . he was asleep . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 asleep 3 asleep 4 . whitefoot felt easier in his mind then . 1 whitefoot 2 felt 2 felt 3 easier 3 easier 4 in 4 in 5 his 5 his 6 mind 6 mind 7 then 7 then 8 . timmy was so sound asleep that he knew nothing of his visitor . 1 timmy 3 so 2 was 3 so 3 so 4 sound 4 sound 6 that 5 asleep 6 that 6 that 7 he 7 he 9 nothing 8 knew 9 nothing 9 nothing 12 visitor 10 of 11 his 11 his 12 visitor 12 visitor 13 . and so [whitefoot] felt safe in staying long enough to get rested . 1 and 5 safe 2 so 4 felt 4 felt 5 safe 5 safe 7 staying 6 in 7 staying 7 staying 8 long 7 staying 9 enough 9 enough 10 to 10 to 11 get 10 to 13 . 11 get 12 rested then he would go out and hunt for another home . 1 then 5 out 2 he 3 would 3 would 4 go 4 go 5 out 5 out 6 and 6 and 7 hunt 7 hunt 9 another 8 for 9 another 9 another 10 home 10 home 11 . not in all the [green] [forest] could two more timid little people be found than the two in that old home of [drummer] the [woodpecker] . 1 not 2 in 2 in 4 the 3 all 4 the 4 the 12 people 7 could 8 two 8 two 9 more 8 two 12 people 9 more 10 timid 10 timid 11 little 12 people 13 be 13 be 14 found 13 be 17 two 13 be 20 old 15 than 16 the 16 the 17 two 18 in 19 that 18 in 20 old 20 old 26 . 21 home 22 of 21 home 26 . 22 of 24 the [chapter] [xix] [:] [whitefoot] [finds] [a] [home] [at] [last] true independence he has known [whose] home has been his very own . 1 true 2 independence 1 true 3 he 3 he 4 has 3 he 5 known 5 known 7 home 5 known 10 his 7 home 8 has 7 home 9 been 10 his 11 very 11 very 13 . 12 own 13 . whitefoot . 1 whitefoot 2 . curled up in his splendid warm bed , [timmy] the [flying] [squirrel] slept peacefully . 1 curled 3 in 2 up 3 in 3 in 10 the 4 his 5 splendid 5 splendid 6 warm 5 splendid 7 bed 7 bed 8 , 7 bed 10 the 10 the 15 . 13 slept 14 peacefully 14 peacefully 15 . he didn't know he had a visitor . 1 he 2 didn't 1 he 3 know 2 didn't 3 know 3 know 6 a 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 a 6 a 7 visitor 7 visitor 8 . he didn't know that on top of that same bed lay [whitefoot] the [wood] [mouse] . 1 he 2 didn't 1 he 3 know 3 know 4 that 3 know 9 same 5 on 6 top 6 top 7 of 6 top 9 same 7 of 8 that 9 same 11 lay 10 bed 11 lay 11 lay 16 . 13 the 16 . whitefoot wasn't asleep . 1 whitefoot 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 asleep 3 asleep 4 . no , indeed ! 1 no 2 , 2 , 3 indeed 3 indeed 4 ! whitefoot was too worried to sleep . 1 whitefoot 2 was 1 whitefoot 4 worried 3 too 4 worried 4 worried 5 to 5 to 6 sleep 6 sleep 7 . he knew he couldn't stay in that fine house because it belonged to [timmy] . 1 he 4 couldn't 2 knew 3 he 3 he 4 couldn't 4 couldn't 5 stay 4 couldn't 8 fine 5 stay 6 in 6 in 7 that 8 fine 12 belonged 9 house 10 because 9 house 12 belonged 10 because 11 it 12 belonged 13 to 13 to 15 . he knew that as soon as [timmy] awoke , he , [whitefoot] , would have to get out . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 5 soon 4 as 5 soon 5 soon 6 as 5 soon 8 awoke 8 awoke 9 , 8 awoke 19 . 9 , 10 he 11 , 17 get 13 , 14 would 14 would 15 have 15 have 16 to 16 to 17 get 17 get 19 . 18 out 19 . where should he go ? 1 where 2 should 2 should 3 he 3 he 4 go 4 go 5 ? he wished he knew . 1 he 2 wished 2 wished 3 he 3 he 4 knew 4 knew 5 . how he did long for the old home he had left . 1 how 6 the 2 he 3 did 3 did 4 long 4 long 5 for 5 for 6 the 6 the 7 old 7 old 9 he 8 home 9 he 9 he 10 had 10 had 12 . 11 left 12 . but when he thought of that , he remembered [shadow] the [weasel] . 1 but 2 when 2 when 8 he 3 he 4 thought 4 thought 5 of 5 of 6 that 6 that 8 he 7 , 8 he 8 he 9 remembered 9 remembered 11 the 11 the 13 . it was better to be homeless than to feel that at any minute [shadow] the [weasel] might appear . 1 it 2 was 1 it 6 homeless 2 was 3 better 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 homeless 6 homeless 8 to 7 than 8 to 8 to 9 feel 8 to 15 the 9 feel 10 that 10 that 13 minute 11 at 12 any 12 any 13 minute 15 the 17 might 17 might 19 . 18 appear 19 . it was getting late in the afternoon . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 getting 3 getting 4 late 4 late 6 the 5 in 6 the 6 the 7 afternoon 7 afternoon 8 . then [timmy] the [flying] [squirrel] would awake . 1 then 3 the 3 the 8 . 6 would 7 awake 7 awake 8 . " it won't do for me to be here then , " said [whitefoot] to himself . 1 " 2 it 1 " 3 won't 2 it 3 won't 3 won't 8 be 4 do 6 me 5 for 6 me 6 me 7 to 7 to 8 be 8 be 10 then 9 here 10 then 10 then 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 said 13 said 17 . 15 to 16 himself 16 himself 17 . " [i] must find some other place before he wakes . 1 " 4 find 3 must 4 find 4 find 5 some 5 some 6 other 5 some 7 place 7 place 10 wakes 8 before 9 he 9 he 10 wakes 10 wakes 11 . if only [i] knew this part of the [green] [forest] [i] might know where to go . 1 if 2 only 1 if 6 part 4 knew 5 this 5 this 6 part 6 part 7 of 7 of 8 the 7 of 13 know 8 the 12 might 13 know 14 where 14 where 15 to 15 to 16 go 16 go 17 . as it is , [i] shall have to go hunt for a new home and trust to luck . 1 as 2 it 1 as 6 shall 2 it 3 is 3 is 4 , 6 shall 10 hunt 6 shall 14 home 7 have 9 go 8 to 9 go 9 go 10 hunt 10 hunt 11 for 12 a 13 new 12 a 14 home 14 home 19 . 15 and 16 trust 16 trust 17 to 17 to 19 . 18 luck 19 . did ever a poor little [mouse] have so much trouble ? " 1 did 2 ever 2 ever 3 a 2 ever 7 have 3 a 4 poor 4 poor 5 little 7 have 8 so 8 so 9 much 9 much 10 trouble 10 trouble 11 ? 11 ? 12 " after awhile [whitefoot] felt rested and peeped out of the doorway . 1 after 4 felt 2 awhile 4 felt 4 felt 5 rested 5 rested 6 and 5 rested 7 peeped 7 peeped 8 out 8 out 10 the 9 of 10 the 10 the 11 doorway 11 doorway 12 . no enemy was to be seen anywhere . 1 no 2 enemy 1 no 4 to 2 enemy 3 was 3 was 4 to 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 seen 6 seen 7 anywhere 7 anywhere 8 . whitefoot crept out and climbed a little higher up in the tree . 1 whitefoot 2 crept 1 whitefoot 5 climbed 2 crept 4 and 3 out 4 and 5 climbed 10 in 6 a 7 little 7 little 8 higher 8 higher 9 up 9 up 10 in 10 in 12 tree 11 the 12 tree 12 tree 13 . presently he found another hole . 1 presently 2 he 2 he 3 found 3 found 4 another 4 another 5 hole 5 hole 6 . he peeped inside and listened long and carefully . 1 he 2 peeped 2 peeped 3 inside 2 peeped 5 listened 3 inside 4 and 4 and 5 listened 5 listened 6 long 6 long 7 and 6 long 8 carefully 8 carefully 9 . he didn't intend to make the mistake of going into another house [where] some one might be living . 1 he 2 didn't 1 he 3 intend 3 intend 4 to 4 to 6 the 5 make 6 the 6 the 17 be 7 mistake 8 of 7 mistake 9 going 9 going 10 into 9 going 12 house 10 into 11 another 12 house 14 some 12 house 17 be 14 some 16 might 15 one 16 might 17 be 18 living 18 living 19 . at last , sure that there was no one in there , he crept in . 1 at 2 last 1 at 4 sure 2 last 3 , 4 sure 5 that 5 that 7 was 6 there 7 was 7 was 8 no 8 no 9 one 8 no 14 crept 9 one 10 in 11 there 12 , 11 there 14 crept 13 he 14 crept 14 crept 16 . 15 in 16 . then he made a discovery . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 made 3 made 4 a 4 a 5 discovery 5 discovery 6 . there were beech nuts in there and there were seeds . 1 there 2 were 2 were 3 beech 3 beech 4 nuts 4 nuts 5 in 4 nuts 10 seeds 6 there 7 and 7 and 8 there 8 there 9 were 9 were 10 seeds 10 seeds 11 . it was a storehouse ! 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 storehouse 4 storehouse 5 ! whitefoot knew at once that it must be [timmy] 's storehouse . 1 whitefoot 4 once 2 knew 3 at 2 knew 4 once 4 once 5 that 5 that 7 must 6 it 7 must 7 must 8 be 8 be 12 . 10 's 11 storehouse 11 storehouse 12 . right away he realized how very , very hungry he was . 1 right 2 away 1 right 5 how 2 away 3 he 3 he 4 realized 5 how 7 , 6 very 7 , 7 , 9 hungry 8 very 9 hungry 9 hungry 10 he 10 he 11 was 11 was 12 . of course , he had no right to any of those seeds or nuts . 1 of 2 course 1 of 6 no 2 course 3 , 2 course 4 he 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 had 6 no 8 to 7 right 8 to 8 to 9 any 9 any 11 those 10 of 11 those 11 those 12 seeds 12 seeds 14 nuts 12 seeds 15 . 13 or 14 nuts certainly not ! 1 certainly 2 not 2 not 3 ! that is , he wouldn't have had any right had he been a boy or girl . 1 that 2 is 1 that 5 wouldn't 2 is 3 , 4 he 5 wouldn't 5 wouldn't 6 have 6 have 9 right 7 had 8 any 8 any 9 right 9 right 14 boy 10 had 12 been 11 he 12 been 12 been 13 a 13 a 14 boy 14 boy 15 or 15 or 16 girl 16 girl 17 . but it is the law of the [green] [forest] that whatever any one finds he may help himself to if he can . 1 but 2 it 1 but 14 finds 2 it 3 is 3 is 5 law 3 is 11 whatever 4 the 5 law 5 law 6 of 6 of 7 the 10 that 11 whatever 11 whatever 13 one 12 any 13 one 14 finds 17 help 15 he 16 may 16 may 17 help 17 help 19 to 17 help 20 if 18 himself 19 to 19 to 20 if 20 if 23 . 21 he 22 can 21 he 23 . so [whitefoot] began to fill his empty little stomach with some of those seeds . 1 so 3 began 3 began 4 to 4 to 5 fill 4 to 11 some 5 fill 6 his 6 his 7 empty 7 empty 8 little 8 little 9 stomach 9 stomach 10 with 11 some 12 of 12 of 13 those 12 of 15 . 13 those 14 seeds he ate and ate and ate and quite forgot all his troubles . 1 he 2 ate 1 he 6 ate 2 ate 3 and 2 ate 4 ate 4 ate 5 and 6 ate 7 and 6 ate 9 forgot 7 and 8 quite 9 forgot 10 all 10 all 11 his 11 his 12 troubles 12 troubles 13 . just as he felt that he hadn't room [for] another seed , he heard the sound of claws outside on the trunk of the tree . 1 just 2 as 1 just 4 felt 2 as 3 he 3 he 4 felt 4 felt 5 that 4 felt 10 another 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 hadn't 7 hadn't 8 room 10 another 11 seed 10 another 14 heard 11 seed 12 , 12 , 13 he 14 heard 15 the 14 heard 20 on 15 the 16 sound 15 the 18 claws 16 sound 17 of 16 sound 18 claws 17 of 18 claws 18 claws 19 outside 20 on 21 the 21 the 26 . 22 trunk 23 of 22 trunk 26 . 23 of 24 the 24 the 25 tree 24 the 26 . in a flash he knew that [timmy] the [flying] [squirrel] was awake , and that it wouldn't do to be found in there by him . 1 in 3 flash 1 in 8 the 2 a 3 flash 3 flash 5 knew 4 he 5 knew 5 knew 6 that 8 the 12 awake 11 was 12 awake 12 awake 20 be 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 that 15 that 17 wouldn't 16 it 17 wouldn't 17 wouldn't 18 do 18 do 19 to 18 do 20 be 20 be 21 found 20 be 26 . 21 found 22 in 23 there 24 by 23 there 26 . 24 by 25 him in a jiffy [whitefoot] was outside . 1 in 2 a 2 a 3 jiffy 3 jiffy 5 was 5 was 6 outside 6 outside 7 . he was just in time . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 just 3 just 4 in 4 in 5 time 5 time 6 . timmy was almost up to the entrance . 1 timmy 2 was 2 was 3 almost 3 almost 5 to 4 up 5 to 5 to 6 the 6 the 7 entrance 7 entrance 8 . " hi , there ! " cried [timmy] . 1 " 2 hi 2 hi 3 , 3 , 4 there 4 there 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 cried 7 cried 9 . " what were you doing in my storehouse ? " 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 were 2 what 4 you 4 you 5 doing 5 doing 6 in 6 in 7 my 7 my 8 storehouse 8 storehouse 9 ? 9 ? 10 " " [i] [i] [i] was looking for a new home , " stammered [whitefoot] . 1 " 9 new 5 was 6 looking 6 looking 7 for 7 for 8 a 8 a 9 new 9 new 10 home 10 home 11 , 11 , 13 stammered 12 " 13 stammered 13 stammered 15 . " you mean you were stealing some of my food , " snapped [timmy] suspiciously . 1 " 2 you 1 " 3 mean 1 " 4 you 3 mean 4 you 4 you 7 some 5 were 6 stealing 6 stealing 7 some 7 some 10 food 8 of 9 my 9 my 10 food 10 food 11 , 10 food 13 snapped 11 , 12 " 13 snapped 15 suspiciously 15 suspiciously 16 . " [i] [i] [i] did take a few seeds because [i] was almost starved . 1 " 5 did 5 did 6 take 6 take 8 few 6 take 9 seeds 7 a 8 few 9 seeds 10 because 10 because 13 almost 12 was 13 almost 13 almost 15 . 14 starved 15 . but truly [i] was looking for a new home , " replied [whitefoot] . 1 but 2 truly 2 truly 4 was 4 was 5 looking 4 was 7 a 5 looking 6 for 6 for 7 a 7 a 8 new 7 a 9 home 8 new 9 home 9 home 10 , 9 home 12 replied 10 , 11 " 12 replied 14 . " what was the matter with your old home ? " demanded [timmy] . 1 " 2 what 2 what 5 matter 3 was 4 the 4 the 5 matter 5 matter 9 home 6 with 7 your 7 your 8 old 8 old 9 home 9 home 12 demanded 10 ? 11 " 11 " 12 demanded 12 demanded 14 . timmy listened suspiciously at first , but soon he made up his mind that [whitefoot] was telling the truth . 1 timmy 3 suspiciously 1 timmy 6 , 2 listened 3 suspiciously 3 suspiciously 5 first 4 at 5 first 6 , 7 but 7 but 9 he 7 but 11 up 8 soon 9 he 9 he 10 made 11 up 13 mind 12 his 13 mind 13 mind 14 that 14 that 20 . 16 was 17 telling 17 telling 20 . 18 the 19 truth 18 the 20 . the mere mention of [shadow] the [weasel] made him very sober . 1 the 4 of 2 mere 3 mention 3 mention 4 of 4 of 6 the 6 the 8 made 8 made 10 very 9 him 10 very 10 very 11 sober 11 sober 12 . he scratched his nose thoughtfully . 1 he 2 scratched 2 scratched 3 his 3 his 4 nose 4 nose 5 thoughtfully 5 thoughtfully 6 . " over in that tall , dead stub you can see [from] here is an old home of mine , " said he . 1 " 8 stub 1 " 24 . 2 over 3 in 3 in 4 that 4 that 5 tall 5 tall 7 dead 6 , 7 dead 7 dead 8 stub 9 you 10 can 9 you 13 here 10 can 11 see 13 here 17 home 14 is 15 an 15 an 16 old 16 old 17 home 17 home 19 mine 18 of 19 mine 19 mine 20 , 19 mine 24 . 20 , 21 " 20 , 24 . 21 " 22 said 22 said 23 he " no one lives in it now . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 one 3 one 4 lives 4 lives 7 now 5 in 6 it 6 it 7 now 7 now 8 . i guess you can live there until you can find a better home . 1 i 5 live 2 guess 3 you 3 you 4 can 3 you 5 live 5 live 7 until 6 there 7 until 7 until 10 find 8 you 9 can 9 can 10 find 10 find 14 . 11 a 13 home 12 better 13 home 13 home 14 . but remember to keep away from my storehouse . " 1 but 2 remember 2 remember 3 to 3 to 4 keep 4 keep 5 away 5 away 6 from 6 from 7 my 7 my 8 storehouse 8 storehouse 9 . 9 . 10 " so it was that [whitefoot] found a new home . 1 so 2 it 2 it 3 was 2 it 6 found 3 was 4 that 6 found 7 a 7 a 8 new 8 new 9 home 9 home 10 . [chapter] [xx] [:] [whitefoot] [makes] [himself] [at] [home] look not too much on that behind [lest] to the future you be blind . 1 look 2 not 2 not 4 much 3 too 4 much 4 much 9 to 5 on 6 that 6 that 7 behind 7 behind 9 to 9 to 13 be 10 the 11 future 11 future 12 you 12 you 13 be 13 be 15 . 14 blind 15 . whitefoot . 1 whitefoot 2 . whitefoot didn't wait to be told twice of that empty house . 1 whitefoot 2 didn't 1 whitefoot 3 wait 2 didn't 3 wait 3 wait 4 to 4 to 5 be 4 to 7 twice 5 be 6 told 7 twice 10 empty 8 of 9 that 9 that 10 empty 10 empty 12 . 11 house 12 . he thanked [timmy] and then scampered over to that stub as fast as his legs would take him . 1 he 2 thanked 1 he 6 scampered 2 thanked 4 and 4 and 5 then 5 then 6 scampered 6 scampered 7 over 6 scampered 12 fast 7 over 9 that 8 to 9 that 10 stub 11 as 11 as 12 fast 12 fast 13 as 12 fast 16 would 13 as 14 his 14 his 15 legs 16 would 17 take 17 take 19 . 18 him 19 . up the stub he climbed , and near the top [he] found a little round hole . 1 up 4 he 1 up 10 top 2 the 3 stub 3 stub 4 he 5 climbed 6 , 5 climbed 8 near 6 , 7 and 8 near 9 the 8 near 10 top 9 the 10 top 10 top 13 a 12 found 13 a 13 a 17 . 14 little 15 round 15 round 16 hole 16 hole 17 . timmy had said no one was living there now , and so [whitefoot] didn't hesitate to pop inside . 1 timmy 9 now 2 had 4 no 3 said 4 no 4 no 8 there 5 one 6 was 6 was 7 living 7 living 8 there 8 there 9 now 9 now 10 , 10 , 11 and 10 , 15 hesitate 11 and 12 so 12 so 14 didn't 15 hesitate 19 . 16 to 17 pop 17 pop 19 . 18 inside 19 . there was even a bed in there . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 even 3 even 4 a 4 a 5 bed 5 bed 6 in 5 bed 7 there 7 there 8 . it was an old bed , but it was dry and soft . 1 it 5 bed 2 was 3 an 3 an 4 old 4 old 5 bed 5 bed 6 , 6 , 11 and 7 but 8 it 8 it 9 was 9 was 10 dry 10 dry 11 and 11 and 12 soft 12 soft 13 . it was quite clear that no one had been in there for a long time . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 quite 2 was 4 clear 4 clear 6 no 4 clear 11 there 5 that 6 no 6 no 7 one 7 one 8 had 8 had 9 been 9 been 10 in 11 there 14 long 12 for 13 a 13 a 14 long 14 long 15 time 14 long 16 . 15 time 16 . with a little sigh of pure happiness , [whitefoot] curled up in that bed for the sleep he so much needed . 1 with 2 a 1 with 6 pure 2 a 3 little 2 a 4 sigh 4 sigh 5 of 6 pure 11 up 7 happiness 8 , 8 , 10 curled 10 curled 11 up 11 up 14 bed 12 in 13 that 13 that 14 bed 14 bed 17 sleep 15 for 16 the 16 the 17 sleep 17 sleep 22 . 18 he 21 needed 19 so 20 much 20 much 21 needed 21 needed 22 . his stomach was full , and once more he felt safe . 1 his 2 stomach 2 stomach 5 , 3 was 4 full 4 full 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 once 6 and 9 he 7 once 8 more 9 he 10 felt 9 he 12 . 10 felt 11 safe the very fact that this was [an] old house in which no one had lived for a long time made it safer . 1 the 2 very 1 the 3 fact 2 very 3 fact 3 fact 4 that 4 that 5 this 5 this 9 house 6 was 8 old 8 old 9 house 9 house 15 lived 10 in 11 which 11 which 12 no 12 no 13 one 12 no 15 lived 13 one 14 had 15 lived 19 time 15 lived 22 safer 16 for 17 a 17 a 18 long 18 long 19 time 19 time 20 made 20 made 21 it 22 safer 23 . he was so tired that he slept all night . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 so 2 was 4 tired 3 so 4 tired 4 tired 5 that 4 tired 8 all 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 slept 8 all 9 night 9 night 10 . whitefoot is one of those who sleeps when he feels sleepy , whether it be by day or night . 1 whitefoot 11 sleepy 1 whitefoot 12 , 2 is 3 one 3 one 4 of 4 of 5 those 5 those 6 who 6 who 7 sleeps 7 sleeps 8 when 8 when 9 he 9 he 10 feels 9 he 11 sleepy 12 , 15 be 13 whether 14 it 13 whether 15 be 15 be 19 night 16 by 17 day 17 day 18 or 17 day 19 night 19 night 20 . he prefers the night to be out and about [in] , because he feels safer then , but he often comes out by day . 1 he 2 prefers 2 prefers 3 the 2 prefers 4 night 2 prefers 6 be 3 the 4 night 4 night 5 to 6 be 14 feels 7 out 8 and 8 and 9 about 9 about 11 , 11 , 12 because 12 because 13 he 13 he 14 feels 14 feels 15 safer 15 safer 16 then 16 then 25 . 17 , 18 but 18 but 19 he 18 but 20 often 20 often 21 comes 21 comes 22 out 21 comes 25 . 22 out 23 by 23 by 24 day 24 day 25 . so when he awoke in the early morning , he promptly went out for a look about and to get [acquainted] with his new surroundings . 1 so 2 when 1 so 7 early 2 when 3 he 3 he 4 awoke 4 awoke 5 in 5 in 6 the 7 early 9 , 7 early 15 a 8 morning 9 , 9 , 12 went 10 he 11 promptly 10 he 12 went 12 went 13 out 13 out 14 for 15 a 19 to 16 look 17 about 16 look 18 and 16 look 19 to 19 to 20 get 20 get 23 his 22 with 23 his 23 his 24 new 24 new 26 . 25 surroundings 26 . just a little way off was the tall , dead tree in which [timmy] the [flying] [squirrel] had his home . 1 just 2 a 1 just 8 tall 3 little 4 way 4 way 5 off 5 off 6 was 6 was 7 the 7 the 8 tall 8 tall 9 , 8 tall 13 which 9 , 10 dead 9 , 13 which 10 dead 11 tree 11 tree 12 in 13 which 15 the 15 the 20 home 18 had 19 his 19 his 20 home 20 home 21 . timmy was nowhere to be seen . 1 timmy 3 nowhere 2 was 3 nowhere 3 nowhere 4 to 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 seen 6 seen 7 . you see , he had been out most of the night and had gone to bed to sleep through the day . 1 you 2 see 1 you 7 out 2 see 4 he 3 , 4 he 5 had 6 been 6 been 7 out 7 out 12 and 8 most 9 of 9 of 11 night 10 the 11 night 11 night 12 and 12 and 14 gone 13 had 14 gone 14 gone 16 bed 15 to 16 bed 16 bed 21 day 17 to 18 sleep 17 to 19 through 19 through 20 the 20 the 21 day 21 day 22 . so he scurried about to see what he could find for a breakfast . 1 so 2 he 1 so 3 scurried 3 scurried 7 what 4 about 5 to 5 to 6 see 6 see 7 what 7 what 11 for 8 he 9 could 9 could 10 find 10 find 11 for 11 for 13 breakfast 12 a 13 breakfast 13 breakfast 14 . it [didn't] take him long to find some pine cones in which a few seeds were still clinging . 1 it 3 take 1 it 7 find 3 take 4 him 4 him 5 long 4 him 6 to 7 find 9 pine 7 find 12 which 8 some 9 pine 9 pine 10 cones 10 cones 11 in 12 which 14 few 12 which 19 . 13 a 14 few 14 few 15 seeds 14 few 17 still 15 seeds 16 were 16 were 17 still 17 still 18 clinging these would do nicely . 1 these 2 would 2 would 3 do 3 do 4 nicely 4 nicely 5 . whitefoot ate what he wanted and then carried [some] of them back to his new home in the tall stub . 1 whitefoot 2 ate 1 whitefoot 4 he 2 ate 3 what 4 he 5 wanted 4 he 8 carried 5 wanted 6 and 6 and 7 then 8 carried 12 back 10 of 11 them 11 them 12 back 12 back 13 to 12 back 18 the 13 to 14 his 14 his 15 new 14 his 16 home 16 home 17 in 18 the 20 stub 19 tall 20 stub 20 stub 21 . then he went to work to tear to pieces the old bed in there and make it over to suit himself . 1 then 2 he 1 then 9 pieces 1 then 16 make 2 he 3 went 3 went 4 to 3 went 5 work 5 work 6 to 5 work 7 tear 6 to 7 tear 7 tear 8 to 9 pieces 12 bed 10 the 11 old 11 old 12 bed 12 bed 13 in 14 there 15 and 14 there 16 make 16 make 21 himself 17 it 18 over 18 over 19 to 19 to 20 suit 20 suit 21 himself 21 himself 22 . it was an old bed of [timmy] the [flying] [squirrel] , for you know this was [timmy] 's old house . 1 it 14 know 2 was 3 an 2 was 4 old 4 old 5 bed 4 old 14 know 5 bed 6 of 5 bed 12 for 6 of 8 the 11 , 12 for 12 for 13 you 14 know 21 . 15 this 16 was 16 was 20 house 18 's 19 old 19 old 20 house 20 house 21 . whitefoot soon had the bed made over to suit him . 1 whitefoot 2 soon 1 whitefoot 4 the 2 soon 3 had 4 the 5 bed 5 bed 7 over 6 made 7 over 7 over 8 to 8 to 9 suit 9 suit 10 him 10 him 11 . and when this was done he felt quite at home . 1 and 2 when 2 when 4 was 2 when 10 home 3 this 4 was 4 was 5 done 6 he 7 felt 7 felt 8 quite 8 quite 9 at 9 at 10 home 10 home 11 . then he started out to explore all about within a short distance of the old stub . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 started 2 he 3 started 3 started 4 out 3 started 5 to 5 to 15 old 6 explore 11 short 6 explore 15 old 7 all 8 about 7 all 9 within 9 within 10 a 10 a 11 short 11 short 12 distance 12 distance 13 of 13 of 14 the 15 old 16 stub 16 stub 17 . he wanted to [know] every hole and every possible hiding-place all around , for it is on such knowledge that his life depends . 1 he 2 wanted 1 he 5 every 2 wanted 3 to 5 every 6 hole 5 every 10 hiding-place 6 hole 8 every 7 and 8 every 8 every 9 possible 10 hiding-place 11 all 11 all 12 around 12 around 22 life 13 , 14 for 14 for 15 it 15 it 16 is 16 is 18 such 17 on 18 such 18 such 19 knowledge 19 knowledge 22 life 20 that 21 his 21 his 22 life 22 life 24 . 23 depends 24 . when at last he returned home he was very well satisfied . 1 when 2 at 2 at 3 last 2 at 6 home 3 last 4 he 3 last 5 returned 4 he 5 returned 6 home 8 was 7 he 8 was 8 was 9 very 9 very 10 well 9 very 11 satisfied 11 satisfied 12 . " it is going to be a good place to live , " said he to himself . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 is 2 it 4 going 4 going 8 good 5 to 6 be 5 to 8 good 6 be 7 a 8 good 9 place 9 place 11 live 9 place 12 , 10 to 11 live 12 , 13 " 12 , 17 himself 13 " 14 said 14 said 15 he 15 he 16 to 17 himself 18 . " there are plenty of hiding-places and [i] am going to be able to find enough to eat . 1 " 4 plenty 1 " 13 able 2 there 3 are 2 there 4 plenty 4 plenty 12 be 5 of 6 hiding-places 6 hiding-places 7 and 7 and 9 am 9 am 11 to 10 going 11 to 11 to 12 be 13 able 15 find 13 able 18 eat 14 to 15 find 16 enough 17 to 16 enough 18 eat 17 to 18 eat 18 eat 19 . it will be very nice to have [timmy] the [flying] [squirrel] for a neighbor . 1 it 2 will 1 it 4 very 2 will 3 be 4 very 6 to 5 nice 6 to 6 to 7 have 7 have 9 the 7 have 14 neighbor 12 for 13 a 13 a 14 neighbor 14 neighbor 15 . i am sure he and [i] will get along together very nicely . 1 i 2 am 1 i 3 sure 1 i 7 will 3 sure 5 and 4 he 5 and 7 will 8 get 7 will 9 along 8 get 9 along 9 along 10 together 10 together 11 very 11 very 13 . 12 nicely 13 . i don't believe [shadow] the [weasel] , even if he should come around here , would bother to climb up this old stub . 1 i 3 believe 2 don't 3 believe 3 believe 5 the 5 the 9 if 7 , 8 even 8 even 9 if 9 if 13 around 10 he 11 should 11 should 12 come 12 come 13 around 13 around 17 bother 14 here 16 would 15 , 16 would 16 would 17 bother 17 bother 19 climb 18 to 19 climb 19 climb 20 up 20 up 23 stub 21 this 22 old 22 old 23 stub 23 stub 24 . he probably would expect to find me living down in the ground or close to it , anyway . 1 he 6 find 2 probably 4 expect 2 probably 5 to 3 would 4 expect 5 to 6 find 6 find 14 close 7 me 8 living 8 living 9 down 9 down 10 in 10 in 11 the 10 in 12 ground 12 ground 13 or 12 ground 14 close 14 close 18 anyway 15 to 16 it 16 it 17 , 17 , 18 anyway 18 anyway 19 . i certainly am glad that [i] am such a good climber . 1 i 2 certainly 1 i 4 glad 3 am 4 glad 4 glad 5 that 5 that 7 am 7 am 8 such 7 am 9 a 8 such 9 a 9 a 10 good 9 a 11 climber 9 a 12 . 10 good 11 climber [chapter] [xxi] [:] [whitefoot] [envies] [timmy] a useless thing is envy ; [a] foolish thing to boot . 1 a 4 is 2 useless 3 thing 3 thing 4 is 4 is 5 envy 5 envy 9 thing 6 ; 8 foolish 8 foolish 9 thing 9 thing 11 boot 10 to 11 boot 11 boot 12 . why should a [fox] who has a bark [want] like an [owl] to hoot ? 1 why 5 who 2 should 3 a 3 a 5 who 5 who 6 has 6 has 7 a 7 a 8 bark 8 bark 11 an 10 like 11 an 11 an 14 hoot 13 to 14 hoot 14 hoot 15 ? whitefoot was beginning to feel quite at home . 1 whitefoot 5 feel 2 was 3 beginning 3 beginning 4 to 4 to 5 feel 5 feel 6 quite 6 quite 7 at 7 at 8 home 8 home 9 . he would have been wholly contented but for one thing , he had no well-filled storehouse . 1 he 2 would 1 he 5 wholly 2 would 3 have 3 have 4 been 5 wholly 6 contented 6 contented 13 had 7 but 9 one 8 for 9 one 9 one 10 thing 10 thing 11 , 11 , 12 he 12 he 13 had 13 had 16 storehouse 14 no 15 well-filled 14 no 16 storehouse 16 storehouse 17 . this meant that each day he must hunt for his food . 1 this 2 meant 2 meant 3 that 3 that 5 day 4 each 5 day 5 day 8 hunt 6 he 7 must 7 must 8 hunt 8 hunt 9 for 9 for 11 food 10 his 11 food 11 food 12 . it wasn't that [whitefoot] minded hunting for food . 1 it 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 that 3 that 5 minded 5 minded 6 hunting 6 hunting 7 for 7 for 8 food 8 food 9 . he would have done that anyway , even though he had had close at hand a store-house with plenty in it . 1 he 12 had 2 would 3 have 2 would 4 done 4 done 6 anyway 4 done 8 even 5 that 6 anyway 7 , 8 even 8 even 10 he 9 though 10 he 10 he 11 had 10 he 12 had 12 had 22 . 13 close 14 at 13 close 16 a 14 at 15 hand 16 a 17 store-house 16 a 22 . 17 store-house 18 with 17 store-house 19 plenty 19 plenty 20 in 19 plenty 21 it but he would have felt easier in his mind . 1 but 2 he 1 but 5 felt 2 he 3 would 3 would 4 have 5 felt 6 easier 6 easier 7 in 7 in 8 his 8 his 9 mind 9 mind 10 . but [whitefoot] is a happy little fellow and wisely made the best of things . 1 but 5 happy 3 is 4 a 4 a 5 happy 5 happy 12 best 6 little 7 fellow 7 fellow 8 and 8 and 9 wisely 9 wisely 10 made 9 wisely 12 best 10 made 11 the 12 best 13 of 13 of 14 things 14 things 15 . at first he came out very little by day . 1 at 2 first 2 first 5 out 3 he 4 came 4 came 5 out 5 out 6 very 6 very 7 little 7 little 8 by 8 by 9 day 9 day 10 . he would peek out of his doorway and watch for chance visitors in the daytime . 1 he 2 would 1 he 4 out 2 would 3 peek 4 out 8 and 5 of 6 his 5 of 7 doorway 7 doorway 8 and 8 and 9 watch 9 watch 10 for 9 watch 15 daytime 10 for 11 chance 11 chance 12 visitors 13 in 14 the 14 the 15 daytime 15 daytime 16 . twice he saw [butcher] the [shrike] alight a short distance from the tree in which [timmy] lived . 1 twice 8 a 2 he 3 saw 3 saw 5 the 5 the 7 alight 5 the 8 a 8 a 9 short 8 a 10 distance 9 short 10 distance 10 distance 15 which 11 from 12 the 12 the 13 tree 13 tree 14 in 14 in 15 which 15 which 18 . 17 lived 18 . he knew [butcher] had not forgotten that he had chased a badly frightened [mouse] into a hole in that tree . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 13 frightened 4 had 5 not 4 had 6 forgotten 5 not 6 forgotten 6 forgotten 7 that 7 that 8 he 7 that 13 frightened 8 he 9 had 9 had 10 chased 10 chased 11 a 11 a 12 badly 13 frightened 17 hole 15 into 16 a 16 a 17 hole 17 hole 18 in 18 in 19 that 19 that 20 tree 20 tree 21 . once he saw [whitey] the [snowy] [owl] and so knew that [whitey] had not yet returned to the [far] [north] . 1 once 3 saw 1 once 14 not 2 he 3 saw 3 saw 5 the 8 and 9 so 8 and 10 knew 10 knew 11 that 11 that 13 had 13 had 14 not 14 not 16 returned 15 yet 16 returned 16 returned 17 to 17 to 18 the 18 the 21 . timmy came out about the same time , and they had become the best of friends . 1 timmy 11 had 2 came 3 out 2 came 6 same 3 out 4 about 4 about 5 the 6 same 8 , 6 same 10 they 7 time 8 , 8 , 9 and 10 they 11 had 11 had 12 become 12 become 17 . 13 the 14 best 14 best 15 of 14 best 17 . 15 of 16 friends 15 of 17 . timmy would nimbly climb to the top of a tree and then jump . 1 timmy 2 would 1 timmy 4 climb 1 timmy 10 tree 2 would 3 nimbly 4 climb 7 top 5 to 6 the 6 the 7 top 8 of 9 a 8 of 10 tree 10 tree 11 and 11 and 12 then 12 then 13 jump 13 jump 14 . down he would come in a long beautiful glide , for all the world [as] if he were sliding on the air . 1 down 4 come 1 down 6 a 2 he 3 would 3 would 4 come 4 come 5 in 6 a 7 long 6 a 8 beautiful 8 beautiful 9 glide 8 beautiful 14 world 9 glide 10 , 10 , 11 for 11 for 12 all 12 all 13 the 14 world 17 he 16 if 17 he 17 he 23 . 18 were 22 air 19 sliding 20 on 20 on 21 the 21 the 22 air 22 air 23 . the first time [whitefoot] saw him do it he held his breath . 1 the 2 first 1 the 3 time 3 time 5 saw 3 time 7 do 5 saw 6 him 7 do 8 it 7 do 11 his 9 he 10 held 10 held 11 his 11 his 12 breath 12 breath 13 . he really didn't know what to make of it . 1 he 2 really 1 he 4 know 2 really 3 didn't 4 know 6 to 5 what 6 to 6 to 7 make 7 make 8 of 8 of 9 it 9 it 10 . " oh ! " squeaked [whitefoot] . 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 squeaked 5 squeaked 7 . " oh ! he 'll kill himself ! 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 ! 3 ! 4 he 4 he 5 'll 5 'll 6 kill 6 kill 7 himself 7 himself 8 ! he surely will kill himself ! 1 he 2 surely 2 surely 3 will 3 will 4 kill 4 kill 5 himself 5 himself 6 ! he 'll break his neck ! " 1 he 2 'll 2 'll 3 break 3 break 4 his 4 his 5 neck 5 neck 6 ! 6 ! 7 " but [timmy] did nothing of the kind . 1 but 3 did 3 did 4 nothing 4 nothing 5 of 5 of 6 the 6 the 7 kind 7 kind 8 . whitefoot had hard work to believe his own eyes . 1 whitefoot 2 had 2 had 4 work 3 hard 4 work 4 work 5 to 4 work 6 believe 6 believe 7 his 7 his 8 own 7 his 9 eyes 9 eyes 10 . timmy seemed to be jumping just for the pleasure of it . 1 timmy 2 seemed 1 timmy 4 be 2 seemed 3 to 4 be 6 just 5 jumping 6 just 6 just 9 pleasure 7 for 8 the 8 the 9 pleasure 9 pleasure 10 of 10 of 11 it 11 it 12 . as a matter of fact , he was . 1 as 2 a 2 a 3 matter 3 matter 4 of 4 of 5 fact 5 fact 6 , 6 , 7 he 7 he 8 was 7 he 9 . he was getting his evening exercise . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 getting 3 getting 5 evening 4 his 5 evening 5 evening 6 exercise 6 exercise 7 . whitefoot sighed . 1 whitefoot 2 sighed 2 sighed 3 . " [i] wish [i] could jump like that , " said he to himself . 1 " 3 wish 3 wish 6 jump 5 could 6 jump 6 jump 9 , 7 like 8 that 7 like 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 10 " 14 himself 12 he 13 to 13 to 14 himself 14 himself 15 . " [i] wouldn't ever be afraid of anybody if [i] could jump like that . 1 " 5 be 3 wouldn't 4 ever 4 ever 5 be 5 be 9 if 6 afraid 7 of 7 of 8 anybody 8 anybody 9 if 9 if 13 like 11 could 12 jump 12 jump 13 like 13 like 14 that 14 that 15 . i envy [timmy] . 1 i 2 envy 2 envy 4 . i do so . ["] 1 i 2 do 2 do 3 so 3 so 4 . [chapter] [xxii] [:] [timmy] [proves] [to] [be] [a] [true] [neighbor] he proves himself a neighbor true [who] seeks a kindly deed to do . 1 he 3 himself 1 he 9 a 2 proves 3 himself 3 himself 6 true 4 a 5 neighbor 4 a 6 true 6 true 8 seeks 9 a 14 . 10 kindly 12 to 11 deed 12 to 12 to 13 do 13 do 14 . whitefoot . 1 whitefoot 2 . occasionally [timmy] the [flying] [squirrel] came over to visit [whitefoot] . 1 occasionally 3 the 3 the 6 came 6 came 8 to 7 over 8 to 8 to 9 visit 9 visit 11 . if [whitefoot] was in his house he always knew when [timmy] arrived . 1 if 3 was 3 was 4 in 4 in 5 his 5 his 6 house 6 house 7 he 6 house 8 always 8 always 9 knew 9 knew 13 . 10 when 12 arrived 12 arrived 13 . he would [hear] a soft thump down near the bottom of the tall stub . 1 he 2 would 1 he 7 down 2 would 4 a 4 a 5 soft 5 soft 6 thump 7 down 12 the 8 near 9 the 8 near 10 bottom 8 near 12 the 9 the 10 bottom 10 bottom 11 of 12 the 14 stub 13 tall 14 stub 14 stub 15 . whitefoot would poke his head out of his doorway and there , sure enough , would be [timmy] scrambling up towards him . 1 whitefoot 2 would 2 would 3 poke 3 poke 8 his 4 his 5 head 5 head 6 out 6 out 7 of 7 of 8 his 8 his 9 doorway 8 his 14 enough 9 doorway 10 and 9 doorway 12 , 10 and 11 there 12 , 13 sure 14 enough 15 , 15 , 19 scrambling 16 would 17 be 16 would 19 scrambling 19 scrambling 23 . 20 up 21 towards 21 towards 22 him 22 him 23 . whitefoot had grown to admire [timmy] with all his might . 1 whitefoot 2 had 2 had 3 grown 3 grown 4 to 4 to 5 admire 5 admire 7 with 5 admire 11 . 7 with 8 all 7 with 9 his 10 might 11 . it seemed to him that [timmy] was the most wonderful of all the people he knew . 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 4 him 2 seemed 9 most 3 to 4 him 5 that 7 was 7 was 8 the 8 the 9 most 9 most 10 wonderful 10 wonderful 11 of 11 of 13 the 12 all 13 the 13 the 14 people 14 people 16 knew 14 people 17 . 15 he 16 knew you see there was none of the others who could jump as [timmy] could . 1 you 2 see 1 you 4 was 2 see 3 there 4 was 8 others 5 none 6 of 6 of 7 the 7 the 8 others 8 others 9 who 9 who 10 could 9 who 11 jump 10 could 11 jump 11 jump 15 . 12 as 14 could 14 could 15 . timmy on his part enjoyed having [whitefoot] for a neighbor . 1 timmy 5 enjoyed 2 on 3 his 3 his 4 part 4 part 5 enjoyed 5 enjoyed 6 having 6 having 9 a 8 for 9 a 9 a 10 neighbor 10 neighbor 11 . it was such a new feeling that [timmy] enjoyed it . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 such 2 was 4 a 4 a 5 new 4 a 6 feeling 6 feeling 7 that 7 that 9 enjoyed 9 enjoyed 11 . 10 it 11 . whitefoot never went far [from] the tall , dead stub in which he was now living . 1 whitefoot 2 never 2 never 7 tall 3 went 4 far 4 far 6 the 6 the 7 tall 7 tall 8 , 7 tall 10 stub 9 dead 10 stub 10 stub 14 was 10 stub 16 living 11 in 12 which 12 which 13 he 12 which 14 was 15 now 16 living 16 living 17 . he didn't dare to . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 dare 3 dare 4 to 4 to 5 . he wanted to [be] where at the first sign of danger he could scamper back there to safety . 1 he 2 wanted 2 wanted 3 to 2 wanted 5 where 5 where 10 of 5 where 11 danger 6 at 7 the 7 the 8 first 8 first 9 sign 9 sign 10 of 11 danger 16 there 12 he 13 could 13 could 14 scamper 14 scamper 15 back 14 scamper 16 there 16 there 19 . 17 to 18 safety 18 safety 19 . timmy would go some distance , but he was seldom gone long . 1 timmy 2 would 1 timmy 5 distance 2 would 3 go 2 would 4 some 3 go 4 some 5 distance 9 was 6 , 7 but 7 but 8 he 8 he 9 was 9 was 10 seldom 10 seldom 12 long 11 gone 12 long 12 long 13 . he liked to be where he could watch and talk with [whitefoot] . 1 he 2 liked 2 liked 3 to 2 liked 5 where 3 to 4 be 5 where 7 could 5 where 8 watch 6 he 7 could 8 watch 9 and 9 and 10 talk 10 talk 11 with 11 with 13 . you see [timmy] is very much like other people , he likes to gossip a little . 1 you 7 like 2 see 4 is 4 is 5 very 5 very 6 much 6 much 7 like 7 like 10 , 8 other 9 people 9 people 10 , 10 , 11 he 11 he 12 likes 12 likes 13 to 12 likes 14 gossip 14 gossip 16 little 15 a 16 little 16 little 17 . one evening [whitefoot] had found it hard work to find enough food to fill his stomach . 1 one 2 evening 1 one 5 found 2 evening 4 had 5 found 9 to 6 it 7 hard 7 hard 8 work 8 work 9 to 9 to 10 find 9 to 14 fill 11 enough 12 food 12 food 13 to 12 food 14 fill 14 fill 16 stomach 15 his 16 stomach 16 stomach 17 . he had kept going a little farther and a little farther from home . 1 he 2 had 1 he 7 farther 2 had 3 kept 3 kept 4 going 4 going 5 a 5 a 6 little 7 farther 9 a 8 and 9 a 9 a 11 farther 10 little 11 farther 11 farther 13 home 12 from 13 home 13 home 14 . finally he was farther from it than he had ever been before . 1 finally 2 he 1 finally 4 farther 2 he 3 was 4 farther 5 from 4 farther 7 than 5 from 6 it 7 than 9 had 8 he 9 had 9 had 11 been 10 ever 11 been 11 been 13 . 12 before 13 . timmy had filled his stomach and from near the top of a tree was watching [whitefoot] . 1 timmy 2 had 1 timmy 8 near 2 had 3 filled 3 filled 4 his 3 filled 5 stomach 5 stomach 7 from 6 and 7 from 8 near 11 of 9 the 10 top 10 top 11 of 11 of 15 watching 12 a 13 tree 12 a 15 watching 13 tree 14 was 15 watching 17 . it was [hooty] the [owl] , and it was simply good fortune that [timmy] happened to see him . 1 it 2 was 1 it 9 was 2 was 4 the 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 it 8 it 9 was 9 was 10 simply 10 simply 11 good 10 simply 13 that 11 good 12 fortune 13 that 15 happened 15 happened 17 see 16 to 17 see 17 see 19 . 18 him 19 . timmy did not move . 1 timmy 2 did 2 did 3 not 3 not 4 move 4 move 5 . he knew that he was safe so long as he kept perfectly still . 1 he 2 knew 1 he 5 was 2 knew 3 that 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 safe 6 safe 9 as 7 so 8 long 8 long 9 as 9 as 12 perfectly 10 he 11 kept 11 kept 12 perfectly 12 perfectly 14 . 13 still 14 . he knew that [hooty] didn't know he was there . 1 he 5 didn't 2 knew 3 that 3 that 5 didn't 5 didn't 6 know 6 know 7 he 7 he 8 was 8 was 9 there 9 there 10 . unless he moved , those great eyes of [hooty] 's , wonderful as they were , would not see him . 1 unless 2 he 1 unless 3 moved 2 he 3 moved 3 moved 4 , 4 , 5 those 5 those 6 great 6 great 7 eyes 7 eyes 8 of 7 eyes 21 . 10 's 21 . 11 , 12 wonderful 12 wonderful 19 see 12 wonderful 21 . 13 as 14 they 14 they 15 were 14 they 17 would 15 were 16 , 17 would 18 not 17 would 19 see 19 see 20 him timmy looked over to where he had last seen [whitefoot] . 1 timmy 3 over 2 looked 3 over 3 over 4 to 4 to 5 where 4 to 8 last 5 where 6 he 6 he 7 had 8 last 9 seen 9 seen 11 . there he was picking out seeds from a pine cone on the ground . 1 there 2 he 1 there 5 out 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 picking 5 out 6 seeds 6 seeds 9 pine 7 from 8 a 8 a 9 pine 9 pine 13 ground 10 cone 11 on 11 on 12 the 12 the 13 ground 13 ground 14 . the trunk of a tree was between him and [hooty] . 1 the 2 trunk 1 the 3 of 3 of 5 tree 4 a 5 tree 5 tree 7 between 6 was 7 between 7 between 8 him 8 him 9 and 9 and 11 . but [timmy] knew that [whitefoot] hadn't seen [hooty] , and that any minute he might run out from behind that tree . 1 but 3 knew 1 but 6 hadn't 3 knew 4 that 6 hadn't 11 that 7 seen 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 that 11 that 15 might 12 any 13 minute 13 minute 14 he 13 minute 15 might 15 might 16 run 16 run 17 out 16 run 20 that 17 out 18 from 19 behind 20 that 20 that 21 tree 21 tree 22 . if he did [hooty] would see him , and silently as a shadow would swoop down and catch him . 1 if 3 did 1 if 11 as 2 he 3 did 3 did 6 see 3 did 10 silently 5 would 6 see 7 him 8 , 8 , 9 and 8 , 10 silently 11 as 12 a 12 a 15 swoop 13 shadow 14 would 13 shadow 15 swoop 15 swoop 20 . 16 down 17 and 17 and 18 catch 18 catch 19 him 18 catch 20 . 19 him 20 . what was to be done ? 1 what 2 was 2 was 3 to 3 to 4 be 4 be 5 done 5 done 6 ? " it 's no business of mine , " said [timmy] to himself . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 's 2 it 5 business 3 's 4 no 5 business 8 , 6 of 7 mine 7 mine 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 14 . 12 to 13 himself 13 himself 14 . " [whitefoot] must look out for himself . 1 " 3 must 3 must 4 look 4 look 5 out 5 out 6 for 6 for 7 himself 7 himself 8 . it is no business of mine at all . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 no 3 no 4 business 4 business 5 of 4 business 6 mine 6 mine 7 at 7 at 8 all 8 all 9 . perhaps [hooty] will fly away before [whitefoot] moves . 1 perhaps 3 will 3 will 4 fly 4 fly 5 away 5 away 6 before 6 before 8 moves 8 moves 9 . for a few minutes nothing happened . 1 for 2 a 2 a 3 few 3 few 4 minutes 4 minutes 5 nothing 5 nothing 6 happened 6 happened 7 . then [whitefoot] finished the last seed in that cone and started to look for more . 1 then 5 last 1 then 6 seed 3 finished 4 the 4 the 5 last 6 seed 7 in 6 seed 11 started 7 in 8 that 9 cone 10 and 10 and 11 started 11 started 13 look 12 to 13 look 13 look 14 for 14 for 15 more 15 more 16 . timmy knew that in a moment [hooty] would see [whitefoot] . 1 timmy 2 knew 1 timmy 6 moment 2 knew 3 that 4 in 5 a 5 a 6 moment 6 moment 8 would 8 would 9 see 9 see 11 . what do you think [timmy] did ? 1 what 2 do 2 do 3 you 3 you 4 think 4 think 6 did 6 did 7 ? he jumped . 1 he 2 jumped 2 jumped 3 . yes , sir , he jumped . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 3 sir 3 sir 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 jumped 6 jumped 7 . down , down , down , straight past the tree on which sat [hooty] the [owl] , [timmy] sailed . 1 down 9 the 2 , 3 down 3 down 4 , 4 , 5 down 5 down 6 , 6 , 7 straight 7 straight 8 past 8 past 9 the 9 the 10 tree 10 tree 12 which 10 tree 13 sat 11 on 12 which 13 sat 15 the 13 sat 20 . 17 , 19 sailed 19 sailed 20 . hooty saw him . 1 hooty 2 saw 2 saw 3 him 3 him 4 . of course . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 . he couldn't help but see him . 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 help 2 couldn't 5 see 4 but 5 see 5 see 6 him 6 him 7 . he spread his great wings and was after [timmy] in an instant . 1 he 2 spread 1 he 3 his 3 his 5 wings 4 great 5 wings 5 wings 6 and 6 and 11 an 7 was 8 after 8 after 10 in 10 in 11 an 11 an 12 instant 12 instant 13 . timmy struck near the foot of a tree [and] without wasting a second darted around to the other side . 1 timmy 7 a 1 timmy 8 tree 2 struck 4 the 2 struck 7 a 3 near 4 the 5 foot 7 a 6 of 7 a 8 tree 17 the 10 without 11 wasting 11 wasting 13 second 12 a 13 second 13 second 14 darted 14 darted 15 around 14 darted 17 the 15 around 16 to 17 the 19 side 18 other 19 side 19 side 20 . he was just in time . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 just 3 just 4 in 4 in 5 time 5 time 6 . hooty was already reaching for him . 1 hooty 2 was 2 was 3 already 3 already 4 reaching 4 reaching 5 for 5 for 6 him 6 him 7 . up the tree ran [timmy] and jumped again . 1 up 3 tree 2 the 3 tree 3 tree 4 ran 4 ran 6 and 6 and 7 jumped 7 jumped 8 again 8 again 9 . again [hooty] was too late . 1 again 3 was 3 was 4 too 4 too 5 late 5 late 6 . and so [timmy] led [hooty] the [owl] away from [whitefoot] the [wood] [mouse] . 1 and 2 so 1 and 4 led 4 led 6 the 4 led 8 away 8 away 9 from 9 from 11 the 11 the 14 . [chapter] [xxiii] [:] [whitefoot] [spends] [a] [dreadful] [night] pity those who suffer fright [in] the dark and stilly night . 1 pity 2 those 1 pity 3 who 3 who 7 the 4 suffer 5 fright 5 fright 7 the 7 the 8 dark 8 dark 9 and 8 dark 11 night 10 stilly 11 night 11 night 12 . whitefoot . 1 whitefoot 2 . one night of his life [whitefoot] will never forget so long as he lives . 1 one 2 night 1 one 3 of 2 night 3 of 3 of 4 his 4 his 5 life 5 life 7 will 5 life 11 long 7 will 8 never 8 never 9 forget 9 forget 10 so 11 long 13 he 12 as 13 he 13 he 15 . 14 lives 15 . even now it makes him shiver just to think of it . 1 even 2 now 1 even 5 him 2 now 3 it 4 makes 5 him 5 him 6 shiver 6 shiver 7 just 7 just 8 to 8 to 9 think 9 think 10 of 10 of 11 it 11 it 12 . yes , sir , he shivers even now whenever he thinks of that night . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 5 he 3 sir 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 11 thinks 6 shivers 7 even 7 even 8 now 8 now 9 whenever 9 whenever 10 he 9 whenever 11 thinks 11 thinks 14 night 12 of 13 that 13 that 14 night 14 night 15 . he had just poked his nose out that little round doorway when there was the most terrible sound . 1 he 2 had 1 he 14 was 2 had 3 just 2 had 4 poked 4 poked 7 out 4 poked 13 there 5 his 6 nose 6 nose 7 out 7 out 11 doorway 8 that 9 little 9 little 10 round 10 round 11 doorway 11 doorway 12 when 14 was 16 most 14 was 17 terrible 14 was 18 sound 15 the 16 most 18 sound 19 . it seemed to him as if it was in his very ears , so loud and terrible was it . 1 it 2 seemed 1 it 6 if 2 seemed 3 to 3 to 4 him 4 him 5 as 6 if 10 his 7 it 8 was 8 was 9 in 9 in 10 his 10 his 12 ears 11 very 12 ears 12 ears 13 , 13 , 14 so 14 so 15 loud 15 loud 18 was 15 loud 20 . 16 and 17 terrible 17 terrible 18 was 19 it 20 . it frightened him so that he simply let go and tumbled backward down inside his house . 1 it 2 frightened 2 frightened 3 him 3 him 9 go 4 so 5 that 5 that 8 let 6 he 7 simply 7 simply 8 let 8 let 9 go 9 go 14 inside 10 and 11 tumbled 11 tumbled 12 backward 12 backward 13 down 13 down 14 inside 14 inside 17 . 15 his 16 house 15 his 17 . of course it didn't hurt him any , for he landed on his soft bed . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 it 2 course 4 didn't 3 it 4 didn't 4 didn't 5 hurt 5 hurt 7 any 6 him 7 any 7 any 10 he 8 , 9 for 8 , 10 he 10 he 11 landed 11 landed 12 on 12 on 13 his 12 on 15 bed 13 his 14 soft 15 bed 16 . " [whooo-hoo-hoo] , whooo-hoo ! " came that terrible sound again , and [whitefoot] shook until his little teeth rattled . 1 " 3 , 3 , 6 " 3 , 7 came 4 whooo-hoo 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 7 came 8 that 8 that 9 terrible 9 terrible 11 again 10 sound 11 again 11 again 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 19 teeth 15 shook 16 until 16 until 18 little 16 until 19 teeth 17 his 18 little 19 teeth 21 . 20 rattled 21 . at least , that is the way it seemed to him . 1 at 6 the 2 least 3 , 3 , 4 that 4 that 5 is 5 is 6 the 6 the 7 way 7 way 9 seemed 8 it 9 seemed 9 seemed 10 to 10 to 11 him 11 him 12 . it was the voice of [hooty] the [owl] , and [whitefoot] knew that [hooty] was sitting on the top of that very stub . 1 it 2 was 1 it 15 was 2 was 3 the 3 the 5 of 4 voice 5 of 5 of 7 the 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 knew 12 knew 13 that 13 that 15 was 15 was 22 very 16 sitting 17 on 17 on 18 the 18 the 19 top 19 top 20 of 20 of 21 that 21 that 22 very 22 very 23 stub 23 stub 24 . he was , so to speak , on the roof of [whitefoot] 's house . 1 he 2 was 2 was 4 so 3 , 4 so 4 so 6 speak 5 to 6 speak 6 speak 7 , 6 speak 10 roof 8 on 9 the 9 the 10 roof 10 roof 11 of 10 roof 14 house 13 's 14 house 14 house 15 . hooty knows this . 1 hooty 2 knows 2 knows 4 . 3 this 4 . no one knows it better than he does . 1 no 2 one 2 one 3 knows 3 knows 4 it 3 knows 5 better 5 better 8 does 6 than 7 he 7 he 8 does 8 does 9 . that is why he uses it . 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 why 3 why 4 he 4 he 5 uses 5 uses 6 it 6 it 7 . he knows that many of the little people are asleep , safely hidden away . 1 he 2 knows 1 he 4 many 2 knows 3 that 4 many 5 of 5 of 6 the 5 of 8 people 6 the 7 little 8 people 10 asleep 9 are 10 asleep 10 asleep 12 safely 11 , 12 safely 12 safely 15 . 13 hidden 14 away 14 away 15 . he knows that it would be quite useless for him to simply look for them . 1 he 2 knows 1 he 5 would 2 knows 3 that 3 that 4 it 5 would 10 him 6 be 7 quite 7 quite 8 useless 8 useless 9 for 9 for 10 him 10 him 11 to 11 to 12 simply 12 simply 13 look 13 look 14 for 14 for 15 them 15 them 16 . he would starve before he could find a dinner in that way . 1 he 2 would 1 he 6 could 2 would 4 before 3 starve 4 before 5 he 6 could 6 could 7 find 7 find 9 dinner 8 a 9 dinner 9 dinner 10 in 10 in 11 that 11 that 12 way 12 way 13 . his ears are so wonderful that they can catch the faintest sound and tell exactly where it comes from . 1 his 2 ears 1 his 5 wonderful 2 ears 3 are 3 are 4 so 5 wonderful 15 exactly 6 that 7 they 7 they 8 can 7 they 9 catch 9 catch 12 sound 10 the 11 faintest 10 the 12 sound 12 sound 14 tell 12 sound 15 exactly 13 and 14 tell 15 exactly 16 where 16 where 17 it 16 where 20 . 17 it 18 comes 18 comes 19 from so he uses that terrible hunting cry to frighten the little people and make them move . 1 so 2 he 1 so 5 terrible 2 he 3 uses 3 uses 4 that 5 terrible 8 to 6 hunting 7 cry 7 cry 8 to 8 to 14 make 9 frighten 10 the 10 the 11 little 11 little 12 people 12 people 13 and 13 and 14 make 14 make 15 them 15 them 16 move 16 move 17 . now [whitefoot] knew that he was safe . 1 now 3 knew 3 knew 4 that 4 that 5 he 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 safe 7 safe 8 . hooty couldn't possibly get at him , even should he find out that he was in there . 1 hooty 7 , 2 couldn't 3 possibly 3 possibly 4 get 3 possibly 5 at 5 at 6 him 6 him 7 , 7 , 8 even 8 even 11 find 9 should 10 he 9 should 11 find 11 find 12 out 12 out 13 that 13 that 14 he 14 he 15 was 14 he 18 . 15 was 16 in 17 there 18 . he just couldn't help it . 1 he 2 just 2 just 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 help 4 help 5 it 5 it 6 . " he can't get me . 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 can't 3 can't 4 get 4 get 5 me 5 me 6 . i know he can't get me . 1 i 2 know 2 know 3 he 3 he 4 can't 4 can't 5 get 5 get 6 me 6 me 7 . i 'm perfectly safe . 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 perfectly 3 perfectly 4 safe 4 safe 5 . i 'm just as safe as if he were miles away . 1 i 3 just 2 'm 3 just 3 just 5 safe 4 as 5 safe 5 safe 6 as 5 safe 7 if 7 if 10 miles 8 he 9 were 9 were 10 miles 10 miles 12 . 11 away 12 . there 's nothing to be afraid of . 1 there 2 's 1 there 3 nothing 3 nothing 4 to 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 afraid 6 afraid 7 of 7 of 8 . it is silly to be afraid . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 silly 3 silly 4 to 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 afraid 6 afraid 7 . probably [hooty] doesn't even know [i] am inside here . 1 probably 3 doesn't 3 doesn't 4 even 3 doesn't 7 am 4 even 5 know 7 am 9 here 8 inside 9 here 9 here 10 . even if he does , it doesn't really matter . " 1 even 3 he 2 if 3 he 3 he 4 does 4 does 7 doesn't 5 , 6 it 6 it 7 doesn't 7 doesn't 8 really 8 really 9 matter 9 matter 10 . 10 . 11 " whitefoot said these things to himself over and over again . 1 whitefoot 2 said 1 whitefoot 3 these 3 these 4 things 4 things 5 to 4 things 7 over 5 to 6 himself 7 over 8 and 7 over 9 over 9 over 10 again 10 again 11 . then [hooty] would send out that fierce , terrible hunting call and [whitefoot] would jump and shake just as before . 1 then 3 would 1 then 17 shake 3 would 7 fierce 4 send 6 that 5 out 6 that 6 that 7 fierce 7 fierce 9 terrible 8 , 9 terrible 9 terrible 10 hunting 9 terrible 11 call 11 call 12 and 11 call 15 jump 12 and 14 would 15 jump 16 and 17 shake 21 . 18 just 19 as 18 just 20 before 20 before 21 . after awhile all was still . 1 after 2 awhile 2 awhile 3 all 3 all 5 still 4 was 5 still 5 still 6 . gradually [whitefoot] stopped trembling . 1 gradually 3 stopped 3 stopped 4 trembling 4 trembling 5 . he guessed that [hooty] had flown away . 1 he 2 guessed 1 he 5 had 2 guessed 3 that 5 had 6 flown 6 flown 7 away 7 away 8 . still he remained right where he was for a very long time . 1 still 2 he 1 still 6 he 2 he 3 remained 3 remained 4 right 4 right 5 where 5 where 6 he 6 he 7 was 7 was 9 a 8 for 9 a 9 a 11 long 10 very 11 long 11 long 12 time 11 long 13 . 12 time 13 . he didn't intend to foolishly take any chances . 1 he 2 didn't 1 he 3 intend 3 intend 5 foolishly 4 to 5 foolishly 5 foolishly 7 any 6 take 7 any 7 any 8 chances 8 chances 9 . 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 . at last he was sure that [hooty] had left . 1 at 2 last 2 last 3 he 3 he 4 was 4 was 5 sure 5 sure 6 that 6 that 8 had 8 had 9 left 9 left 10 . once more he [climbed] up to his little round doorway and there he waited some time before poking even his nose outside . 1 once 2 more 1 once 5 up 2 more 3 he 5 up 6 to 5 up 10 doorway 6 to 7 his 7 his 9 round 8 little 9 round 10 doorway 15 some 11 and 12 there 11 and 15 some 13 he 14 waited 13 he 15 some 15 some 17 before 15 some 20 his 16 time 17 before 17 before 18 poking 18 poking 19 even 20 his 21 nose 20 his 23 . 21 nose 22 outside whitefoot didn't go out that night at all . 1 whitefoot 3 go 2 didn't 3 go 3 go 4 out 4 out 5 that 5 that 6 night 6 night 7 at 7 at 8 all 8 all 9 . it was a moonlight night and just the kind of a night to be out . 1 it 5 night 1 it 9 kind 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 moonlight 4 moonlight 5 night 6 and 7 just 7 just 8 the 7 just 9 kind 9 kind 13 to 10 of 11 a 11 a 12 night 12 night 13 to 13 to 14 be 14 be 15 out 15 out 16 . [chapter] [xxiv] [:] [whitefoot] [the] [wood] [mouse] [is] [unhappy] unhappiness without a cause you never , never find ; [it] may be in the stomach , or it may be in the mind . 1 unhappiness 3 a 1 unhappiness 5 you 2 without 3 a 3 a 4 cause 5 you 6 never 5 you 7 , 7 , 8 never 8 never 16 stomach 9 find 10 ; 10 ; 12 may 12 may 13 be 13 be 16 stomach 14 in 15 the 15 the 16 stomach 16 stomach 22 in 17 , 18 or 18 or 20 may 19 it 20 may 20 may 21 be 21 be 22 in 22 in 23 the 23 the 24 mind 24 mind 25 . whitefoot . 1 whitefoot 2 . whitefoot the [wood] [mouse] should have been happy , but he wasn't . 1 whitefoot 2 the 2 the 8 happy 5 should 6 have 6 have 7 been 7 been 8 happy 8 happy 9 , 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 he 11 he 12 wasn't 12 wasn't 13 . winter had gone and sweet [mistress] [spring] had brought joy to all the [green] [forest] . 1 winter 4 and 2 had 3 gone 3 gone 4 and 4 and 5 sweet 5 sweet 8 had 8 had 9 brought 9 brought 10 joy 10 joy 11 to 10 joy 16 . 12 all 13 the 12 all 16 . every one was happy , [whitefoot] no less so than his neighbors at first . 1 every 2 one 1 every 5 , 2 one 3 was 4 happy 5 , 5 , 7 no 7 no 9 so 8 less 9 so 9 so 10 than 10 than 14 first 11 his 12 neighbors 12 neighbors 13 at 13 at 14 first 14 first 15 . up from the [sunny] [south] came the feathered friends and at once began planning new homes . 1 up 3 the 2 from 3 the 3 the 8 feathered 6 came 7 the 6 came 8 feathered 8 feathered 9 friends 9 friends 14 planning 10 and 11 at 10 and 13 began 11 at 12 once 13 began 14 planning 14 planning 15 new 14 planning 16 homes 16 homes 17 . twitterings and songs filled the air . 1 twitterings 2 and 1 twitterings 3 songs 2 and 3 songs 3 songs 4 filled 4 filled 5 the 5 the 6 air 6 air 7 . joy was everywhere . 1 joy 2 was 2 was 3 everywhere 3 everywhere 4 . food became plentiful , and [whitefoot] became sleek and fat . 1 food 2 became 2 became 3 plentiful 3 plentiful 4 , 3 plentiful 7 became 4 , 5 and 7 became 8 sleek 7 became 9 and 9 and 10 fat 10 fat 11 . that is , he became as fat as a lively [wood] [mouse] ever does become . 1 that 2 is 2 is 9 a 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 became 5 became 6 as 5 became 7 fat 7 fat 8 as 8 as 9 a 9 a 10 lively 10 lively 13 ever 13 ever 14 does 13 ever 15 become 15 become 16 . none of his enemies had discovered his new home , and he had little to worry about . 1 none 2 of 1 none 6 discovered 2 of 3 his 3 his 4 enemies 4 enemies 5 had 6 discovered 7 his 6 discovered 8 new 7 his 8 new 8 new 11 and 8 new 16 worry 9 home 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 he 12 he 13 had 13 had 14 little 15 to 16 worry 16 worry 17 about 17 about 18 . but by and by [whitefoot] began to feel less joyous . 1 but 2 by 2 by 3 and 3 and 4 by 3 and 6 began 6 began 7 to 7 to 8 feel 8 feel 9 less 9 less 10 joyous 10 joyous 11 . day by day he grew more and more unhappy . 1 day 2 by 2 by 3 day 3 day 5 grew 3 day 6 more 4 he 5 grew 6 more 7 and 7 and 10 . 8 more 9 unhappy 9 unhappy 10 . he no longer took pleasure in his fine home . 1 he 3 longer 1 he 4 took 2 no 3 longer 4 took 5 pleasure 4 took 6 in 6 in 7 his 7 his 8 fine 8 fine 9 home 9 home 10 . he began to wander about for no particular reason . 1 he 2 began 2 began 4 wander 2 began 5 about 3 to 4 wander 5 about 6 for 6 for 9 reason 7 no 8 particular 8 particular 9 reason 9 reason 10 . he wandered much farther from home than he had ever been in the habit of doing . 1 he 3 much 1 he 9 had 2 wandered 3 much 4 farther 6 home 4 farther 9 had 5 from 6 home 6 home 7 than 7 than 8 he 9 had 11 been 10 ever 11 been 11 been 12 in 11 been 14 habit 12 in 13 the 14 habit 15 of 14 habit 17 . 15 of 16 doing at times he would sit and listen , but what he was listening for he didn't know . 1 at 2 times 2 times 6 and 3 he 4 would 4 would 5 sit 5 sit 6 and 6 and 7 listen 7 listen 8 , 8 , 11 he 9 but 10 what 10 what 11 he 11 he 16 didn't 12 was 13 listening 13 listening 14 for 14 for 15 he 15 he 16 didn't 16 didn't 18 . 17 know 18 . " there is something the matter with me , and [i] don't know what it is , " said [whitefoot] to himself forlornly . 1 " 2 there 1 " 3 is 3 is 4 something 4 something 7 with 5 the 6 matter 6 matter 7 with 7 with 8 me 8 me 9 , 9 , 10 and 9 , 19 said 10 and 13 know 12 don't 13 know 13 know 15 it 14 what 15 it 15 it 16 is 17 , 19 said 18 " 19 said 19 said 22 himself 21 to 22 himself 22 himself 23 forlornly 23 forlornly 24 . " it can't be anything [i] have eaten . 1 " 2 it 1 " 3 can't 3 can't 4 be 4 be 5 anything 5 anything 7 have 7 have 8 eaten 8 eaten 9 . i have nothing to worry about . 1 i 2 have 2 have 3 nothing 3 nothing 4 to 4 to 5 worry 5 worry 6 about 6 about 7 . yet there is something wrong with me . 1 yet 3 is 2 there 3 is 3 is 4 something 4 something 5 wrong 5 wrong 6 with 6 with 7 me 7 me 8 . i 'm losing my appetite . 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 losing 3 losing 4 my 4 my 5 appetite 5 appetite 6 . nothing tastes good any more . 1 nothing 2 tastes 2 tastes 3 good 3 good 4 any 4 any 5 more 5 more 6 . i want something , but [i] don't know what it is [i] want . " 1 i 2 want 2 want 3 something 2 want 4 , 4 , 5 but 5 but 7 don't 7 don't 8 know 7 don't 9 what 9 what 10 it 9 what 14 . 10 it 11 is 11 is 13 want 14 . 15 " he tried to tell his troubles to his nearest neighbor , [timmy] the [flying] [squirrel] , but [timmy] was too busy to listen . 1 he 4 tell 2 tried 3 to 3 to 4 tell 4 tell 6 troubles 5 his 6 troubles 6 troubles 10 neighbor 7 to 8 his 8 his 9 nearest 8 his 10 neighbor 10 neighbor 11 , 10 neighbor 16 , 11 , 13 the 16 , 17 but 16 , 20 too 17 but 19 was 20 too 23 listen 21 busy 22 to 22 to 23 listen 23 listen 24 . when [peter] [rabbit] happened along , [whitefoot] tried to tell him . 1 when 4 happened 4 happened 5 along 5 along 9 to 6 , 8 tried 8 tried 9 to 9 to 10 tell 10 tell 11 him 11 him 12 . but [peter] himself was too happy and too eager to learn all the news in the [green] [forest] to listen . 1 but 6 happy 3 himself 4 was 3 himself 5 too 5 too 6 happy 6 happy 8 too 7 and 8 too 8 too 10 to 8 too 14 news 9 eager 10 to 10 to 11 learn 11 learn 13 the 12 all 13 the 14 news 15 in 14 news 21 . 15 in 16 the 19 to 20 listen 20 listen 21 . no one had any interest in [whitefoot] 's troubles . 1 no 2 one 2 one 3 had 3 had 4 any 4 any 5 interest 5 interest 6 in 6 in 9 troubles 8 's 9 troubles 9 troubles 10 . every one was too busy with his own affairs . 1 every 5 busy 2 one 3 was 3 was 4 too 4 too 5 busy 5 busy 6 with 6 with 7 his 6 with 8 own 8 own 9 affairs 9 affairs 10 . the beautiful song of [melody] the [wood] [thrush] somehow filled him with sadness instead of with the joy he had always felt before . 1 the 2 beautiful 1 the 4 of 2 beautiful 3 song 2 beautiful 4 of 4 of 6 the 4 of 13 sadness 9 somehow 10 filled 10 filled 11 him 10 filled 12 with 10 filled 13 sadness 11 him 12 with 13 sadness 14 instead 14 instead 15 of 14 instead 19 he 16 with 17 the 17 the 18 joy 18 joy 19 he 19 he 22 felt 20 had 21 always 21 always 22 felt 22 felt 24 . 23 before 24 . the very happiness of those about him seemed to make him more unhappy . 1 the 2 very 2 very 4 of 3 happiness 4 of 4 of 5 those 5 those 6 about 6 about 12 more 7 him 8 seemed 8 seemed 9 to 9 to 10 make 10 make 11 him 10 make 12 more 12 more 14 . 13 unhappy 14 . once he almost decided to go hunt for another home , but somehow he couldn't get interested even in this . 1 once 8 for 2 he 3 almost 2 he 4 decided 3 almost 4 decided 4 decided 5 to 4 decided 7 hunt 5 to 6 go 7 hunt 8 for 8 for 13 somehow 9 another 10 home 10 home 12 but 10 home 13 somehow 11 , 12 but 13 somehow 17 interested 14 he 15 couldn't 14 he 16 get 15 couldn't 16 get 16 get 17 interested 17 interested 21 . 18 even 19 in 19 in 20 this 20 this 21 . he did start out , but he had not gone far before he had forgotten all about what he had started for . 1 he 2 did 1 he 8 had 1 he 14 had 2 did 3 start 2 did 4 out 3 start 4 out 5 , 6 but 6 but 7 he 7 he 8 had 9 not 10 gone 10 gone 13 he 11 far 12 before 11 far 13 he 13 he 14 had 14 had 15 forgotten 14 had 18 what 15 forgotten 17 about 16 all 17 about 18 what 21 started 18 what 23 . 19 he 20 had 19 he 21 started 21 started 23 . 22 for 23 . he was unhappy , was [whitefoot] . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 unhappy 3 unhappy 4 , 4 , 5 was 5 was 7 . yes , sir , he was unhappy ; and for no cause at all so far as he could see . 1 yes 3 sir 1 yes 7 unhappy 1 yes 16 far 2 , 3 sir 3 sir 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 was 7 unhappy 9 and 7 unhappy 10 for 8 ; 9 and 10 for 11 no 11 no 12 cause 12 cause 14 all 12 cause 15 so 13 at 14 all 16 far 17 as 17 as 18 he 17 as 20 see 18 he 19 could 20 see 21 . [chapter] [xxv] [:] [whitefoot] [finds] [out] [what] [the] [matter] [was] pity the lonely , for deep in the heart [is] an ache that no doctor can heal by his art . 1 pity 4 , 1 pity 9 heart 2 the 3 lonely 3 lonely 4 , 4 , 5 for 6 deep 7 in 7 in 8 the 8 the 9 heart 9 heart 11 an 9 heart 12 ache 12 ache 14 no 13 that 14 no 14 no 15 doctor 15 doctor 16 can 15 doctor 17 heal 17 heal 21 . 18 by 19 his 19 his 20 art 20 art 21 . whitefoot . 1 whitefoot 2 . of all the little people of the [green] [forest] [whitefoot] seemed to be the only one who was unhappy . 1 of 3 the 2 all 3 the 3 the 5 people 4 little 5 people 5 people 15 only 6 of 7 the 7 the 11 seemed 11 seemed 12 to 12 to 13 be 12 to 14 the 14 the 15 only 15 only 16 one 16 one 17 who 17 who 18 was 18 was 19 unhappy 18 was 20 . and because he didn't know why he felt so he became day by day more unhappy . 1 and 4 didn't 1 and 6 why 2 because 3 he 2 because 4 didn't 4 didn't 5 know 5 know 6 why 6 why 7 he 7 he 11 became 8 felt 9 so 9 so 10 he 10 he 11 became 11 became 12 day 12 day 15 more 12 day 16 unhappy 13 by 14 day 13 by 15 more 16 unhappy 17 . " there is something wrong , something wrong , " he would say over and over to himself . 1 " 2 there 1 " 4 something 1 " 7 something 2 there 3 is 5 wrong 6 , 6 , 7 something 7 something 18 himself 8 wrong 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 he 11 he 12 would 11 he 18 himself 12 would 13 say 13 say 14 over 13 say 16 over 14 over 15 and 16 over 17 to 18 himself 19 . " it must be with me , because everybody else is happy , and this is the happiest time of all the year [.] 1 " 2 it 1 " 18 happiest 2 it 11 is 2 it 12 happy 3 must 4 be 4 be 8 because 4 be 9 everybody 5 with 6 me 6 me 7 , 6 me 8 because 9 everybody 10 else 10 else 11 is 12 happy 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 this 15 this 16 is 16 is 17 the 18 happiest 19 time 19 time 20 of 19 time 21 all 21 all 22 the 21 all 23 year i wish some one would tell me what ails me . 1 i 3 some 1 i 5 would 2 wish 3 some 4 one 5 would 5 would 6 tell 6 tell 7 me 7 me 8 what 8 what 9 ails 9 ails 10 me 10 me 11 . i want to be happy , but somehow [i] just can't be . " 1 i 2 want 1 i 5 happy 2 want 3 to 3 to 4 be 5 happy 6 , 5 happy 10 just 6 , 7 but 7 but 8 somehow 10 just 11 can't 11 can't 12 be 12 be 13 . 13 . 14 " one evening he wandered a little farther from home than usual . 1 one 2 evening 1 one 7 farther 2 evening 3 he 3 he 4 wandered 4 wandered 5 a 5 a 6 little 7 farther 9 home 8 from 9 home 9 home 10 than 10 than 11 usual 11 usual 12 . he wasn't going anywhere in particular . 1 he 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 going 3 going 4 anywhere 4 anywhere 5 in 5 in 6 particular 6 particular 7 . he had nothing in particular to do . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 nothing 3 nothing 4 in 4 in 5 particular 5 particular 6 to 6 to 7 do 7 do 8 . he was just wandering about because somehow he couldn't remain at home . 1 he 4 wandering 2 was 3 just 3 just 4 wandering 4 wandering 5 about 5 about 9 couldn't 6 because 7 somehow 7 somehow 8 he 8 he 9 couldn't 9 couldn't 10 remain 10 remain 11 at 11 at 12 home 12 home 13 . not far away [melody] the [wood] [thrush] was pouring out his beautiful evening song . 1 not 2 far 2 far 3 away 2 far 9 pouring 3 away 5 the 8 was 9 pouring 9 pouring 10 out 9 pouring 13 evening 10 out 12 beautiful 11 his 12 beautiful 13 evening 14 song 14 song 15 . whitefoot stopped to listen . 1 whitefoot 2 stopped 2 stopped 3 to 3 to 4 listen 4 listen 5 . somehow it made him more unhappy than ever . 1 somehow 2 it 1 somehow 3 made 3 made 5 more 4 him 5 more 5 more 6 unhappy 6 unhappy 7 than 6 unhappy 8 ever 7 than 8 ever 8 ever 9 . melody stopped singing for a few moments . 1 melody 4 for 2 stopped 3 singing 3 singing 4 for 4 for 5 a 5 a 6 few 6 few 7 moments 7 moments 8 . it was just then that [whitefoot] heard a faint sound . 1 it 2 was 1 it 4 then 2 was 3 just 4 then 5 that 5 that 7 heard 7 heard 10 sound 8 a 9 faint 9 faint 10 sound 10 sound 11 . it was a gentle drumming . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 gentle 4 gentle 5 drumming 5 drumming 6 . whitefoot pricked up his ears and listened . 1 whitefoot 4 his 2 pricked 3 up 2 pricked 4 his 4 his 5 ears 5 ears 6 and 6 and 7 listened 7 listened 8 . there it was again . 1 there 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 again 4 again 5 . he knew instantly how that sound was made . 1 he 2 knew 1 he 3 instantly 3 instantly 5 that 4 how 5 that 5 that 7 was 6 sound 7 was 7 was 8 made 8 made 9 . it was made by dainty little feet beating very fast on an old log . 1 it 2 was 2 was 5 dainty 3 made 4 by 4 by 5 dainty 5 dainty 7 feet 6 little 7 feet 7 feet 8 beating 7 feet 9 very 9 very 11 on 10 fast 11 on 11 on 14 log 12 an 13 old 13 old 14 log 14 log 15 . whitefoot had drummed that way himself many times . 1 whitefoot 5 way 2 had 3 drummed 3 drummed 4 that 4 that 5 way 5 way 6 himself 6 himself 7 many 7 many 8 times 7 many 9 . it was soft , but clear , and it lasted only a moment . 1 it 2 was 1 it 4 , 2 was 3 soft 4 , 6 clear 5 but 6 clear 6 clear 10 lasted 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 it 9 it 10 lasted 10 lasted 13 moment 11 only 12 a 12 a 13 moment 13 moment 14 . right then something very strange happened to [whitefoot] . 1 right 3 something 2 then 3 something 3 something 4 very 4 very 6 happened 5 strange 6 happened 6 happened 7 to 7 to 9 . yes , sir , something very strange happened to [whitefoot] . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 3 sir 3 sir 4 , 4 , 5 something 5 something 6 very 6 very 7 strange 6 very 9 to 7 strange 8 happened 9 to 11 . all in a flash he felt better . 1 all 2 in 2 in 3 a 3 a 4 flash 4 flash 5 he 5 he 6 felt 6 felt 7 better 7 better 8 . at first he didn't know why . 1 at 2 first 2 first 3 he 3 he 4 didn't 4 didn't 5 know 5 know 6 why 6 why 7 . he just did , that was all . 1 he 2 just 1 he 6 was 2 just 3 did 4 , 5 that 5 that 6 was 6 was 7 all 7 all 8 . without thinking what he was doing , he began to drum himself . 1 without 2 thinking 1 without 4 he 2 thinking 3 what 4 he 5 was 4 he 9 began 5 was 6 doing 6 doing 7 , 6 doing 8 he 8 he 9 began 9 began 10 to 10 to 11 drum 10 to 12 himself 12 himself 13 . then he listened . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 listened 3 listened 4 . at first he heard nothing . 1 at 2 first 2 first 3 he 3 he 4 heard 4 heard 5 nothing 5 nothing 6 . then , soft and low , came that drumming sound again . 1 then 2 , 1 then 3 soft 2 , 3 soft 3 soft 6 , 4 and 5 low 5 low 6 , 6 , 7 came 7 came 10 sound 8 that 9 drumming 9 drumming 10 sound 10 sound 11 again 11 again 12 . whitefoot replied to it . 1 whitefoot 2 replied 2 replied 3 to 3 to 4 it 4 it 5 . all the time he kept feeling better . 1 all 2 the 2 the 3 time 3 time 4 he 4 he 5 kept 5 kept 6 feeling 6 feeling 7 better 7 better 8 . he ran a little nearer to the place from which that drumming sound [had] come and then once more drummed . 1 he 3 a 1 he 10 which 2 ran 3 a 3 a 5 nearer 4 little 5 nearer 5 nearer 8 place 6 to 7 the 7 the 8 place 8 place 9 from 10 which 13 sound 10 which 15 come 11 that 12 drumming 12 drumming 13 sound 13 sound 15 come 15 come 17 then 16 and 17 then 17 then 19 more 18 once 19 more 19 more 20 drummed 20 drummed 21 . at first he got no reply . 1 at 2 first 2 first 3 he 3 he 4 got 4 got 5 no 5 no 6 reply 6 reply 7 . then in a few minutes he heard it again , only this time it came from a different place . 1 then 10 , 1 then 15 came 2 in 3 a 3 a 4 few 4 few 5 minutes 4 few 9 again 5 minutes 6 he 6 he 7 heard 7 heard 8 it 9 again 10 , 10 , 11 only 11 only 12 this 12 this 13 time 13 time 14 it 15 came 18 different 16 from 17 a 17 a 18 different 18 different 19 place 19 place 20 . whitefoot became quite excited . 1 whitefoot 2 became 2 became 3 quite 3 quite 4 excited 4 excited 5 . " [i] have been lonely ! " exclaimed [whitefoot] . 1 " 3 have 3 have 4 been 3 have 5 lonely 5 lonely 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 exclaimed 8 exclaimed 10 . " that is all that has been the trouble with me . 1 " 3 is 2 that 3 is 3 is 4 all 4 all 8 the 5 that 6 has 6 has 7 been 7 been 8 the 8 the 9 trouble 9 trouble 10 with 10 with 11 me 11 me 12 . i have been lonely and didn't know it . 1 i 2 have 2 have 4 lonely 3 been 4 lonely 4 lonely 5 and 5 and 7 know 6 didn't 7 know 7 know 8 it 8 it 9 . i wonder if that other [wood] [mouse] has felt the same way . " 1 i 2 wonder 1 i 5 other 2 wonder 3 if 3 if 4 that 5 other 8 has 8 has 10 the 9 felt 10 the 10 the 11 same 11 same 12 way 12 way 13 . 13 . 14 " again he drummed and again came that soft reply . 1 again 3 drummed 2 he 3 drummed 3 drummed 5 again 4 and 5 again 5 again 6 came 6 came 7 that 7 that 9 reply 8 soft 9 reply 9 reply 10 . once more [whitefoot] hurried in the direction of it , and once more he was disappointed when the next reply came from a different place . 1 once 2 more 1 once 5 in 2 more 4 hurried 5 in 13 more 6 the 7 direction 7 direction 11 and 8 of 9 it 9 it 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 once 11 and 13 more 13 more 19 next 14 he 15 was 15 was 16 disappointed 16 disappointed 17 when 17 when 18 the 18 the 19 next 19 next 20 reply 20 reply 22 from 21 came 22 from 22 from 23 a 23 a 26 . 24 different 25 place 24 different 26 . by now he was getting quite excited . 1 by 2 now 2 now 3 he 3 he 4 was 4 was 5 getting 5 getting 6 quite 6 quite 7 excited 7 excited 8 . he was bound to find that other [wood] [mouse] . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 bound 3 bound 4 to 4 to 5 find 5 find 6 that 6 that 7 other 7 other 10 . every time he heard that drumming , funny little thrills ran all over him . 1 every 2 time 1 every 5 that 2 time 4 heard 3 he 4 heard 4 heard 5 that 5 that 6 drumming 6 drumming 8 funny 7 , 8 funny 8 funny 13 over 9 little 10 thrills 10 thrills 11 ran 11 ran 12 all 12 all 13 over 13 over 14 him 14 him 15 . he didn't know why . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 know 3 know 4 why 4 why 5 . they just did , that was all . 1 they 2 just 2 just 4 , 2 just 5 that 3 did 4 , 5 that 6 was 6 was 7 all 7 all 8 . he simply must find that other [wood] [mouse] . 1 he 2 simply 2 simply 3 must 3 must 4 find 4 find 5 that 5 that 6 other 6 other 9 . he forgot everything else . 1 he 2 forgot 2 forgot 3 everything 3 everything 4 else 4 else 5 . he didn't even notice where he was going . 1 he 2 didn't 1 he 3 even 2 didn't 3 even 3 even 4 notice 4 notice 6 he 5 where 6 he 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 going 7 was 9 . he would drum , then wait for a reply . 1 he 2 would 1 he 3 drum 3 drum 4 , 4 , 5 then 5 then 9 reply 6 wait 7 for 7 for 8 a 8 a 9 reply 9 reply 10 . as soon as he heard it , he [would] scamper in the direction of it , and then pause to drum again . 1 as 2 soon 1 as 5 heard 2 soon 3 as 3 as 4 he 5 heard 8 he 6 it 7 , 7 , 8 he 8 he 10 scamper 10 scamper 12 the 10 scamper 13 direction 11 in 12 the 13 direction 16 , 14 of 15 it 15 it 16 , 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 then 17 and 23 . 18 then 19 pause 19 pause 21 drum 20 to 21 drum 21 drum 22 again [chapter] [xxvi] [:] [love] [fills] [the] [heart] [of] [whitefoot] joyous all the winds that blow [to] the heart with love aglow . 1 joyous 3 the 1 joyous 4 winds 2 all 3 the 4 winds 5 that 5 that 6 blow 6 blow 8 the 8 the 9 heart 9 heart 10 with 10 with 11 love 11 love 12 aglow 12 aglow 13 . whitefoot . 1 whitefoot 2 . it was a wonderful game of hide-and-seek that [whitefoot] the [wood] [mouse] was playing in the dusk of early evening . 1 it 2 was 1 it 13 was 2 was 3 a 2 was 5 game 3 a 4 wonderful 5 game 6 of 5 game 8 that 6 of 7 hide-and-seek 8 that 10 the 13 was 14 playing 14 playing 15 in 15 in 16 the 15 in 19 early 16 the 17 dusk 17 dusk 18 of 19 early 21 . 20 evening 21 . whitefoot was " it " all the time . 1 whitefoot 2 was 2 was 9 . 3 " 4 it 4 it 5 " 4 it 6 all 6 all 7 the 7 the 8 time 8 time 9 . that is , he was the one who had to do all the hunting . 1 that 2 is 1 that 4 he 2 is 3 , 4 he 5 was 4 he 9 had 5 was 6 the 7 one 8 who 8 who 9 had 9 had 10 to 10 to 11 do 11 do 12 all 12 all 13 the 13 the 14 hunting 14 hunting 15 . just who he was hunting for he didn't know . 1 just 2 who 2 who 3 he 3 he 4 was 3 he 5 hunting 5 hunting 6 for 6 for 7 he 7 he 8 didn't 8 didn't 9 know 8 didn't 10 . he would drum with his feet and after a slight pause there would be [an] answering drum . 1 he 2 would 1 he 8 after 2 would 3 drum 3 drum 5 his 4 with 5 his 5 his 6 feet 6 feet 7 and 8 after 9 a 9 a 10 slight 9 a 11 pause 11 pause 14 be 12 there 13 would 12 there 14 be 14 be 16 answering 16 answering 17 drum 16 answering 18 . 17 drum 18 . then [whitefoot] would run as fast as he could in that direction only to find no one at all . 1 then 8 he 3 would 4 run 4 run 5 as 4 run 6 fast 5 as 6 fast 6 fast 7 as 7 as 8 he 8 he 9 could 9 could 12 direction 9 could 13 only 10 in 11 that 11 that 12 direction 13 only 15 find 14 to 15 find 15 find 16 no 16 no 17 one 16 no 20 . 18 at 19 all 19 all 20 . then he would drum again and the reply would come from another direction . 1 then 2 he 1 then 4 drum 2 he 3 would 4 drum 6 and 5 again 6 and 6 and 9 would 7 the 8 reply 8 reply 9 would 9 would 10 come 10 come 14 . 11 from 12 another 12 another 13 direction 13 direction 14 . every moment [whitefoot] became more excited . 1 every 2 moment 2 moment 4 became 4 became 5 more 5 more 6 excited 6 excited 7 . he forgot everything , even danger , in his desire to see that little drummer . 1 he 5 even 2 forgot 3 everything 3 everything 4 , 3 everything 5 even 5 even 11 to 6 danger 7 , 7 , 8 in 8 in 9 his 9 his 10 desire 10 desire 11 to 11 to 12 see 12 see 13 that 13 that 14 little 14 little 15 drummer 15 drummer 16 . once or twice he actually lost his temper in his disappointment . 1 once 2 or 2 or 3 twice 3 twice 4 he 4 he 5 actually 4 he 6 lost 6 lost 9 in 7 his 8 temper 8 temper 9 in 9 in 10 his 10 his 11 disappointment 11 disappointment 12 . but this was only for a moment . 1 but 2 this 2 this 3 was 3 was 4 only 4 only 5 for 5 for 6 a 6 a 7 moment 7 moment 8 . he was too eager to find that little drummer to be angry very long . 1 he 2 was 1 he 4 eager 2 was 3 too 4 eager 12 angry 4 eager 15 . 5 to 6 find 6 find 7 that 6 find 9 drummer 8 little 9 drummer 9 drummer 11 be 10 to 11 be 11 be 12 angry 12 angry 15 . 13 very 14 long 13 very 15 . at last there came a time when there was no reply to his drumming . 1 at 2 last 2 last 9 was 3 there 5 a 4 came 5 a 5 a 6 time 6 time 7 when 7 when 8 there 8 there 9 was 9 was 10 no 10 no 11 reply 10 no 12 to 12 to 13 his 13 his 14 drumming 14 drumming 15 . he drummed and listened , then drummed again and listened . 1 he 2 drummed 1 he 4 listened 2 drummed 3 and 4 listened 5 , 5 , 7 drummed 6 then 7 drummed 7 drummed 8 again 8 again 9 and 9 and 10 listened 10 listened 11 . nothing was to be heard . 1 nothing 2 was 2 was 3 to 3 to 4 be 4 be 5 heard 5 heard 6 . there was no reply . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 no 3 no 4 reply 4 reply 5 . whitefoot 's heart sank . 1 whitefoot 2 's 2 's 3 heart 3 heart 4 sank 4 sank 5 . all the old lonesomeness crept over him again . 1 all 2 the 1 all 3 old 3 old 6 over 4 lonesomeness 5 crept 5 crept 6 over 6 over 7 him 7 him 8 again 8 again 9 . he didn't know which way to turn to look for that stranger . 1 he 4 which 2 didn't 3 know 3 know 4 which 4 which 8 to 5 way 6 to 6 to 7 turn 7 turn 8 to 8 to 9 look 9 look 10 for 9 look 12 stranger 10 for 11 that 11 that 12 stranger 12 stranger 13 . when he had drummed until he was tired , he sat on the end of an old log , [a] perfect picture of disappointment . 1 when 5 until 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 drummed 4 drummed 5 until 5 until 14 end 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 tired 8 tired 11 sat 9 , 10 he 10 he 11 sat 11 sat 12 on 12 on 13 the 13 the 14 end 14 end 19 , 15 of 16 an 16 an 17 old 17 old 18 log 17 old 19 , 19 , 22 picture 21 perfect 22 picture 22 picture 24 disappointment 23 of 24 disappointment 24 disappointment 25 . he was so disappointed that he could have cried if it would have done any good . 1 he 10 if 2 was 3 so 3 so 4 disappointed 3 so 6 he 4 disappointed 5 that 6 he 9 cried 6 he 10 if 7 could 8 have 7 could 9 cried 10 if 12 would 11 it 12 would 12 would 13 have 13 have 14 done 13 have 15 any 15 any 17 . 16 good 17 . instantly [whitefoot] was alert and watchful . 1 instantly 4 alert 3 was 4 alert 4 alert 7 . 5 and 6 watchful 6 watchful 7 . long ago he had learned to be suspicious of rustling leaves . 1 long 4 had 2 ago 3 he 3 he 4 had 4 had 5 learned 5 learned 6 to 5 learned 7 be 7 be 9 of 8 suspicious 9 of 9 of 10 rustling 10 rustling 11 leaves 11 leaves 12 . they might have been rustled by the feet of an enemy stealing up on him . 1 they 2 might 1 they 8 feet 1 they 10 an 2 might 3 have 2 might 4 been 4 been 7 the 5 rustled 6 by 6 by 7 the 8 feet 9 of 10 an 12 stealing 10 an 15 him 11 enemy 12 stealing 12 stealing 13 up 13 up 14 on 15 him 16 . no [wood] [mouse] who wants to live long is ever heedless of rustling leaves . 1 no 6 to 4 who 5 wants 5 wants 6 to 6 to 7 live 7 live 8 long 7 live 11 heedless 8 long 9 is 9 is 10 ever 11 heedless 12 of 12 of 13 rustling 13 rustling 15 . 14 leaves 15 . as still as if he couldn't move , [whitefoot] sat staring at the place from which that faint sound had seemed to come . 1 as 3 as 2 still 3 as 3 as 5 he 4 if 5 he 5 he 6 couldn't 6 couldn't 7 move 7 move 17 that 8 , 10 sat 10 sat 11 staring 11 staring 12 at 11 staring 16 which 12 at 13 the 13 the 14 place 14 place 15 from 16 which 17 that 17 that 19 sound 18 faint 19 sound 19 sound 24 . 20 had 21 seemed 21 seemed 22 to 21 seemed 23 come 22 to 23 come 23 come 24 . for two or three minutes he heard and saw nothing . 1 for 3 or 2 two 3 or 3 or 5 minutes 4 three 5 minutes 5 minutes 7 heard 6 he 7 heard 7 heard 9 saw 8 and 9 saw 9 saw 10 nothing 10 nothing 11 . then another leaf rustled a little bit to one side . 1 then 2 another 1 then 7 bit 2 another 3 leaf 3 leaf 4 rustled 4 rustled 5 a 5 a 6 little 7 bit 8 to 7 bit 10 side 8 to 9 one 10 side 11 . whitefoot turned like a flash , his feet gathered under him ready for a long jump for safety [.] 1 whitefoot 2 turned 1 whitefoot 4 a 2 turned 3 like 2 turned 4 a 4 a 9 gathered 5 flash 6 , 5 flash 8 feet 6 , 7 his 8 feet 9 gathered 9 gathered 10 under 9 gathered 15 long 10 under 11 him 12 ready 13 for 13 for 14 a 13 for 15 long 14 a 15 long 15 long 16 jump 16 jump 17 for 16 jump 18 safety at first he saw nothing . 1 at 2 first 2 first 3 he 3 he 4 saw 4 saw 5 nothing 5 nothing 6 . then he became aware of two bright , soft little eyes watching him . 1 then 4 aware 2 he 3 became 3 became 4 aware 4 aware 5 of 4 aware 9 soft 5 of 6 two 6 two 7 bright 7 bright 8 , 9 soft 10 little 9 soft 11 eyes 10 little 11 eyes 11 eyes 12 watching 12 watching 13 him 13 him 14 . he [knew] without being told that those eyes belonged to the little drummer with whom he had been playing hide and seek so long . 1 he 3 without 1 he 4 being 4 being 8 eyes 5 told 7 those 5 told 8 eyes 6 that 7 those 8 eyes 18 been 9 belonged 10 to 9 belonged 13 drummer 10 to 11 the 11 the 12 little 13 drummer 14 with 13 drummer 15 whom 15 whom 16 he 16 he 17 had 17 had 18 been 18 been 22 seek 19 playing 20 hide 20 hide 21 and 20 hide 22 seek 22 seek 24 long 23 so 24 long 24 long 25 . whitefoot held his breath , he was so afraid that those eyes would vanish . 1 whitefoot 7 was 2 held 3 his 2 held 4 breath 4 breath 5 , 5 , 6 he 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 so 8 so 9 afraid 8 so 10 that 10 that 12 eyes 11 those 12 eyes 12 eyes 13 would 13 would 15 . 14 vanish 15 . finally he rather timidly jumped down from the log and started toward those two soft eyes . 1 finally 6 down 1 finally 9 log 2 he 3 rather 3 rather 4 timidly 3 rather 6 down 4 timidly 5 jumped 6 down 8 the 7 from 8 the 9 log 10 and 9 log 14 two 10 and 11 started 11 started 12 toward 12 toward 13 those 14 two 17 . 15 soft 16 eyes 16 eyes 17 . they vanished . 1 they 2 vanished 2 vanished 3 . whitefoot 's heart sank . 1 whitefoot 2 's 2 's 3 heart 3 heart 4 sank 4 sank 5 . he was tempted to rush forward , but he didn't . 1 he 2 was 1 he 5 rush 2 was 3 tempted 3 tempted 4 to 5 rush 6 forward 6 forward 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 10 didn't 9 he 10 didn't 10 didn't 11 . he sat still . 1 he 2 sat 2 sat 3 still 3 still 4 . there was a slight rustle off to the right . 1 there 3 a 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 slight 4 slight 5 rustle 5 rustle 6 off 5 rustle 7 to 7 to 8 the 8 the 9 right 8 the 10 . 9 right 10 . it seemed to [whitefoot] that he was looking at the most beautiful [wood] [mouse] in all the [great] [world] . 1 it 2 seemed 1 it 7 was 2 seemed 3 to 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 looking 8 looking 12 beautiful 9 at 11 most 10 the 11 most 11 most 12 beautiful 12 beautiful 15 in 15 in 17 the 16 all 17 the 17 the 20 . suddenly he felt very shy and timid himself . 1 suddenly 4 very 2 he 3 felt 3 felt 4 very 4 very 6 and 5 shy 6 and 6 and 7 timid 7 timid 8 himself 8 himself 9 . " who who who are you ? " he stammered . 1 " 4 who 2 who 3 who 3 who 4 who 4 who 7 ? 5 are 6 you 6 you 7 ? 7 ? 8 " 8 " 9 he 9 he 10 stammered 10 stammered 11 . " [i] am little [miss] [dainty] , " replied the stranger bashfully . 1 " 3 am 3 am 4 little 3 am 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 replied 8 " 11 stranger 9 replied 10 the 11 stranger 13 . 12 bashfully 13 . right then and there [whitefoot] 's heart was filled so full of something that it seemed as if it would burst . 1 right 2 then 1 right 8 was 2 then 3 and 2 then 4 there 4 there 6 's 6 's 7 heart 8 was 13 something 9 filled 10 so 10 so 11 full 11 full 12 of 11 full 13 something 13 something 17 as 14 that 15 it 15 it 16 seemed 16 seemed 17 as 17 as 18 if 18 if 20 would 19 it 20 would 20 would 21 burst 21 burst 22 . it was love . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 love 3 love 4 . all in that instant he knew that he had found the most wonderful thing in all the [great] [world] , which of course is love . 1 all 4 instant 1 all 10 found 2 in 3 that 3 that 4 instant 4 instant 6 knew 5 he 6 knew 6 knew 7 that 7 that 8 he 8 he 9 had 10 found 13 wonderful 11 the 12 most 12 most 13 wonderful 13 wonderful 15 in 14 thing 15 in 15 in 17 the 16 all 17 the 17 the 23 course 20 , 21 which 21 which 22 of 22 of 23 course 23 course 26 . 24 is 25 love 25 love 26 . he knew that he just couldn't live without little [miss] [dainty] . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 5 just 3 that 4 he 4 he 5 just 5 just 7 live 6 couldn't 7 live 7 live 8 without 8 without 12 . 9 little 12 . [chapter] [xxvii] [:] [mr] [and] [mrs] [.] [whitefoot] when all [is] said and all [is] done ' [tis] only love of two makes one . 1 when 2 all 2 all 17 . 4 said 17 . 5 and 6 all 5 and 8 done 8 done 17 . 9 ' 11 only 11 only 12 love 11 only 14 two 12 love 13 of 14 two 15 makes 14 two 17 . 15 makes 16 one whitefoot . 1 whitefoot 2 . it took [whitefoot] a long time to make her believe that he really couldn't live without her . 1 it 2 took 1 it 10 believe 2 took 7 to 4 a 5 long 5 long 6 time 5 long 7 to 7 to 8 make 8 make 9 her 10 believe 16 without 11 that 12 he 12 he 15 live 13 really 14 couldn't 13 really 15 live 15 live 16 without 16 without 18 . 17 her 18 . at least , she pretended not to believe it . 1 at 2 least 2 least 3 , 3 , 4 she 4 she 5 pretended 5 pretended 6 not 5 pretended 8 believe 7 to 8 believe 8 believe 9 it 9 it 10 . if the truth were known , little [miss] [dainty] felt just the same way about [whitefoot] . 1 if 2 the 1 if 10 felt 2 the 3 truth 3 truth 5 known 3 truth 6 , 4 were 5 known 6 , 7 little 10 felt 12 the 10 felt 13 same 11 just 12 the 12 the 13 same 13 same 14 way 14 way 15 about 15 about 17 . secretly she thought [whitefoot] the most wonderful [wood] [mouse] in the [great] [world] , but she didn't tell him so . 1 secretly 2 she 1 secretly 3 thought 3 thought 5 the 5 the 6 most 5 the 7 wonderful 7 wonderful 10 in 7 wonderful 18 tell 10 in 11 the 14 , 15 but 15 but 16 she 16 she 17 didn't 17 didn't 18 tell 18 tell 19 him 18 tell 21 . 19 him 20 so the truth is , she made him feel as if she were doing him a great favor . 1 the 2 truth 1 the 6 made 2 truth 3 is 2 truth 4 , 4 , 5 she 6 made 8 feel 7 him 8 feel 8 feel 9 as 9 as 10 if 9 as 15 a 10 if 11 she 10 if 12 were 13 doing 14 him 13 doing 15 a 15 a 18 . 16 great 17 favor 17 favor 18 . as for [whitefoot] , he was so happy that he actually tried to sing . 1 as 2 for 1 as 5 he 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 so 6 was 8 happy 7 so 8 happy 8 happy 9 that 9 that 10 he 10 he 11 actually 10 he 12 tried 12 tried 14 sing 13 to 14 sing 14 sing 15 . yes , sir , [whitefoot] tried to sing , and he really did very well for a [mouse] . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 3 sir 1 yes 10 and 3 sir 8 sing 4 , 6 tried 6 tried 7 to 7 to 8 sing 8 sing 9 , 10 and 17 a 11 he 12 really 12 really 13 did 13 did 14 very 14 very 15 well 14 very 17 a 15 well 16 for 17 a 19 . he was ready and eager to do anything that [mrs] [whitefoot] wanted to do . 1 he 5 eager 2 was 3 ready 3 ready 4 and 4 and 5 eager 5 eager 7 do 5 eager 8 anything 6 to 7 do 8 anything 9 that 8 anything 12 wanted 12 wanted 14 do 13 to 14 do 14 do 15 . whitefoot forgot that he had ever been sad and lonely . 1 whitefoot 2 forgot 1 whitefoot 4 he 2 forgot 3 that 4 he 5 had 5 had 7 been 6 ever 7 been 7 been 8 sad 8 sad 9 and 9 and 10 lonely 10 lonely 11 . he raced about and did [all] sorts of funny things from pure joy , but he never once forgot to watch out for danger . 1 he 2 raced 1 he 10 things 2 raced 3 about 3 about 4 and 3 about 7 sorts 4 and 5 did 7 sorts 9 funny 8 of 9 funny 10 things 14 , 11 from 12 pure 12 pure 13 joy 13 joy 14 , 14 , 15 but 15 but 16 he 15 but 19 forgot 16 he 17 never 17 never 18 once 19 forgot 22 out 20 to 21 watch 21 watch 22 out 22 out 25 . 23 for 24 danger 24 danger 25 . in fact he was more watchful than ever , for now he was watching for [mrs] [whitefoot] as well as for himself . 1 in 2 fact 1 in 6 watchful 2 fact 3 he 2 fact 5 more 4 was 5 more 6 watchful 7 than 7 than 8 ever 7 than 11 now 8 ever 9 , 9 , 10 for 11 now 12 he 11 now 22 himself 12 he 13 was 12 he 14 watching 14 watching 15 for 18 as 19 well 19 well 20 as 19 well 22 himself 20 as 21 for 22 himself 23 . at last [whitefoot] rather timidly suggested that they should go see his fine home in a certain hollow stub . 1 at 2 last 2 last 9 should 4 rather 7 that 4 rather 8 they 5 timidly 6 suggested 6 suggested 7 that 8 they 9 should 9 should 10 go 9 should 11 see 10 go 11 see 11 see 16 a 12 his 13 fine 13 fine 15 in 14 home 15 in 15 in 16 a 16 a 18 hollow 17 certain 18 hollow 18 hollow 20 . 19 stub 20 . mrs [whitefoot] insisted that they should go to her home . 1 mrs 6 should 3 insisted 4 that 4 that 5 they 5 they 6 should 6 should 7 go 7 go 9 her 8 to 9 her 9 her 10 home 10 home 11 . whitefoot agreed on condition that she would afterwards visit his home . 1 whitefoot 2 agreed 1 whitefoot 6 she 2 agreed 3 on 4 condition 5 that 5 that 6 she 6 she 7 would 7 would 8 afterwards 8 afterwards 9 visit 8 afterwards 11 home 9 visit 10 his 11 home 12 . so together they went back to [mrs] [whitefoot] 's home . 1 so 2 together 2 together 3 they 3 they 4 went 4 went 5 back 5 back 6 to 5 back 10 home 9 's 10 home 10 home 11 . but [mrs] [whitefoot] was very well satisfied with her old home and not at all anxious to leave it . 1 but 4 was 4 was 11 home 5 very 6 well 5 very 7 satisfied 7 satisfied 8 with 7 satisfied 10 old 8 with 9 her 10 old 11 home 11 home 12 and 12 and 13 not 13 not 16 anxious 14 at 15 all 15 all 16 anxious 16 anxious 17 to 17 to 18 leave 18 leave 20 . 19 it 20 . it was in an old hollow stump close to the ground . 1 it 5 old 2 was 3 in 3 in 4 an 4 an 5 old 5 old 7 stump 6 hollow 7 stump 7 stump 10 the 8 close 9 to 9 to 10 the 10 the 11 ground 11 ground 12 . it was just such a place as [shadow] the [weasel] would be sure to visit should he happen along that way . 1 it 4 such 2 was 3 just 3 just 4 such 4 such 5 a 5 a 6 place 6 place 7 as 6 place 15 visit 9 the 11 would 11 would 12 be 12 be 13 sure 13 sure 14 to 13 sure 15 visit 15 visit 19 along 16 should 18 happen 16 should 19 along 17 he 18 happen 19 along 21 way 20 that 21 way 21 way 22 . it didn't seem at all safe to [whitefoot] . 1 it 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 seem 3 seem 4 at 4 at 5 all 5 all 6 safe 6 safe 7 to 7 to 9 . in fact it worried him . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 it 3 it 4 worried 4 worried 5 him 5 him 6 . then , too , it was not in such a pleasant place as was his own home . 1 then 2 , 1 then 8 in 2 , 3 too 3 too 4 , 4 , 5 it 5 it 6 was 6 was 7 not 8 in 9 such 9 such 11 pleasant 10 a 11 pleasant 11 pleasant 12 place 11 pleasant 16 own 12 place 13 as 14 was 15 his 15 his 16 own 16 own 18 . 17 home 18 . of course he didn't say this , but pretended to admire everything . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 he 2 course 5 say 3 he 4 didn't 5 say 6 this 6 this 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 pretended 9 pretended 10 to 10 to 11 admire 10 to 13 . 11 admire 12 everything two days and nights they spent there . 1 two 2 days 2 days 3 and 3 and 4 nights 4 nights 5 they 5 they 6 spent 5 they 8 . 6 spent 7 there then [whitefoot] suggested that they should visit his home . 1 then 5 they 3 suggested 4 that 4 that 5 they 5 they 6 should 6 should 7 visit 7 visit 8 his 8 his 9 home 9 home 10 . mrs [whitefoot] didn't appear at all anxious to go . 1 mrs 4 appear 3 didn't 4 appear 4 appear 5 at 5 at 6 all 6 all 7 anxious 7 anxious 9 go 8 to 9 go 9 go 10 . she began to make excuses for staying right where they were . 1 she 2 began 2 began 4 make 3 to 4 make 4 make 5 excuses 5 excuses 7 staying 5 excuses 8 right 6 for 7 staying 8 right 11 were 9 where 10 they 10 they 11 were 11 were 12 . you see , she had a great love for that old home . 1 you 8 love 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 she 4 she 5 had 5 had 6 a 6 a 7 great 7 great 8 love 8 love 11 old 9 for 10 that 10 that 11 old 11 old 12 home 12 home 13 . they were sitting just outside the doorway talking about the matter when [whitefoot] caught a glimpse of a swiftly moving form not far off . 1 they 7 doorway 2 were 3 sitting 3 sitting 4 just 4 just 5 outside 5 outside 6 the 5 outside 7 doorway 7 doorway 8 talking 8 talking 9 about 9 about 10 the 9 about 15 a 10 the 11 matter 11 matter 12 when 12 when 14 caught 15 a 16 glimpse 15 a 18 a 16 glimpse 17 of 17 of 18 a 18 a 23 far 19 swiftly 20 moving 19 swiftly 22 not 20 moving 21 form 22 not 23 far 23 far 24 off 23 far 25 . it was [shadow] the [weasel] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 the 4 the 6 . neither of them breathed . 1 neither 2 of 2 of 3 them 3 them 4 breathed 4 breathed 5 . shadow passed without looking in their direction . 1 shadow 2 passed 1 shadow 3 without 3 without 4 looking 3 without 5 in 5 in 6 their 6 their 7 direction 7 direction 8 . when he was out of sight , [mrs] [whitefoot] shivered . 1 when 2 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 out 4 out 5 of 5 of 6 sight 6 sight 7 , 7 , 10 shivered 10 shivered 11 . " let's go over to your home right away , " she whispered . 1 " 2 let's 1 " 3 go 3 go 5 to 4 over 5 to 5 to 6 your 6 your 7 home 6 your 8 right 8 right 10 , 9 away 10 , 10 , 11 " 10 , 14 . 11 " 12 she 12 she 13 whispered " [i] 've never seen [shadow] about here before , but now that he has been here once , he may come again . " 1 " 16 been 3 've 4 never 3 've 10 , 4 never 5 seen 5 seen 9 before 7 about 8 here 8 here 9 before 10 , 11 but 11 but 14 he 11 but 16 been 12 now 13 that 13 that 14 he 14 he 15 has 16 been 18 once 17 here 18 once 18 once 19 , 18 once 24 . 19 , 23 again 20 he 21 may 21 may 22 come 22 come 23 again 24 . 25 " " we 'll start at once , " replied [whitefoot] , and for once he was glad that [shadow] the [weasel] was about . 1 " 4 start 1 " 24 . 2 we 3 'll 2 we 4 start 4 start 9 replied 5 at 6 once 6 once 7 , 7 , 8 " 7 , 9 replied 9 replied 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 14 once 12 and 15 he 13 for 14 once 15 he 16 was 15 he 22 was 16 was 17 glad 17 glad 18 that 18 that 20 the 22 was 23 about [chapter] [xviii] [:] [mrs] [whitefoot] [decides] [on] [a] [home] when [mrs] [mouse] makes up her mind [then] [mr] [mouse] best get behind . 1 when 4 makes 4 makes 5 up 4 makes 11 best 5 up 6 her 6 her 7 mind 11 best 14 . 12 get 13 behind 13 behind 14 . whitefoot . 1 whitefoot 2 . whitefoot the [wood] [mouse] was very proud of his home . 1 whitefoot 2 the 2 the 7 proud 5 was 6 very 6 very 7 proud 7 proud 8 of 8 of 10 home 9 his 10 home 10 home 11 . he showed it as he led [mrs] [whitefoot] there . 1 he 2 showed 2 showed 3 it 3 it 4 as 4 as 5 he 5 he 6 led 6 led 9 there 9 there 10 . he felt sure that she would say at once that that would be the place for them to live . 1 he 6 would 2 felt 4 that 3 sure 4 that 4 that 5 she 5 she 6 would 6 would 7 say 7 say 10 that 7 say 11 that 8 at 9 once 9 once 10 that 11 that 15 place 12 would 13 be 13 be 14 the 14 the 15 place 15 place 19 live 16 for 17 them 17 them 18 to 18 to 19 live 19 live 20 . you remember that it was high up in a tall , dead stub and had once been the home of [timmy] the [flying] [squirrel] . 1 you 2 remember 2 remember 4 it 2 remember 7 up 3 that 4 it 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 high 7 up 13 stub 8 in 9 a 9 a 10 tall 10 tall 11 , 10 tall 12 dead 12 dead 13 stub 13 stub 19 home 14 and 15 had 15 had 16 once 16 once 17 been 17 been 18 the 17 been 19 home 19 home 20 of 19 home 25 . 20 of 22 the " there , my dear , what do you think of that ? " said [whitefoot] proudly as they reached the little round doorway . 1 " 2 there 2 there 3 , 2 there 6 , 2 there 13 ? 3 , 5 dear 4 my 5 dear 6 , 8 do 7 what 8 do 8 do 10 think 9 you 10 think 10 think 12 that 11 of 12 that 13 ? 14 " 14 " 15 said 15 said 25 . 17 proudly 22 little 18 as 19 they 19 they 20 reached 20 reached 21 the 21 the 22 little 22 little 25 . 23 round 24 doorway 23 round 25 . mrs [whitefoot] said nothing , but at once went inside . 1 mrs 3 said 3 said 5 , 4 nothing 5 , 5 , 6 but 6 but 7 at 7 at 9 went 8 once 9 went 9 went 10 inside 10 inside 11 . she was gone what seemed a long time to [whitefoot] , anxiously waiting outside . 1 she 4 what 1 she 5 seemed 1 she 7 long 2 was 3 gone 3 gone 4 what 5 seemed 6 a 7 long 9 to 7 long 14 outside 8 time 9 to 11 , 12 anxiously 12 anxiously 13 waiting 13 waiting 14 outside 14 outside 15 . you see , [mrs] [whitefoot] is a very thorough small person , and she was examining the inside of that house from top to bottom . 1 you 2 see 1 you 7 a 2 see 3 , 2 see 6 is 7 a 11 person 8 very 9 thorough 9 thorough 10 small 9 thorough 11 person 11 person 12 , 12 , 13 and 12 , 23 top 13 and 14 she 14 she 15 was 15 was 18 inside 16 examining 17 the 17 the 18 inside 18 inside 19 of 18 inside 21 house 19 of 20 that 21 house 22 from 23 top 24 to 23 top 26 . 24 to 25 bottom at last she appeared at the doorway . 1 at 2 last 2 last 3 she 3 she 4 appeared 4 appeared 5 at 5 at 6 the 6 the 7 doorway 7 doorway 8 . " don't you think this is a splendid house ? " asked [whitefoot] rather timidly . 1 " 2 don't 2 don't 10 ? 3 you 4 think 4 think 10 ? 5 this 6 is 6 is 7 a 6 is 8 splendid 8 splendid 9 house 8 splendid 10 ? 10 ? 11 " 10 ? 14 rather 11 " 12 asked 14 rather 16 . 15 timidly 16 . " it is very good of its kind , " replied [mrs] [whitefoot] . 1 " 2 it 2 it 8 kind 3 is 4 very 4 very 5 good 5 good 6 of 5 good 7 its 6 of 7 its 7 its 8 kind 8 kind 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 replied 10 " 14 . whitefoot 's heart sank . 1 whitefoot 2 's 2 's 3 heart 3 heart 4 sank 4 sank 5 . he didn't like the tone in which [mrs] [whitefoot] had said that . 1 he 2 didn't 1 he 11 said 1 he 13 . 2 didn't 3 like 3 like 4 the 4 the 5 tone 5 tone 7 which 6 in 7 which 7 which 10 had 11 said 12 that " just what do you mean , my dear ? " 1 " 2 just 1 " 5 you 2 just 3 what 3 what 4 do 5 you 6 mean 6 mean 7 , 7 , 8 my 8 my 9 dear 9 dear 10 ? 10 ? 11 " whitefoot asked . 1 whitefoot 2 asked 2 asked 3 . that is , it won't do for me . 1 that 2 is 2 is 4 it 3 , 4 it 4 it 5 won't 5 won't 6 do 6 do 7 for 7 for 8 me 8 me 9 . besides , [i] don't like an inside house for summer . 1 besides 2 , 1 besides 4 don't 4 don't 6 an 5 like 6 an 6 an 8 house 7 inside 8 house 8 house 9 for 8 house 10 summer 10 summer 11 . i think , [whitefoot] , we must look around and find a new home . " 1 i 2 think 1 i 8 look 2 think 3 , 5 , 6 we 6 we 7 must 7 must 8 look 8 look 9 around 9 around 10 and 10 and 13 new 11 find 12 a 12 a 13 new 13 new 14 home 14 home 15 . 15 . 16 " as she spoke [mrs] [whitefoot] was already starting down the stub . 1 as 2 she 1 as 3 spoke 2 she 3 spoke 3 spoke 8 starting 6 was 7 already 7 already 8 starting 8 starting 9 down 9 down 10 the 10 the 11 stub 11 stub 12 . whitefoot followed . 1 whitefoot 2 followed 2 followed 3 . " all right , my dear , all right , " said he meekly . 1 " 6 dear 2 all 3 right 3 right 4 , 4 , 6 dear 5 my 6 dear 6 dear 10 , 7 , 8 all 8 all 9 right 9 right 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 said 12 said 13 he 12 said 14 meekly 13 he 14 meekly 14 meekly 15 . " you know best . 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 know 3 know 4 best 4 best 5 . this seems to me like a very fine home , but of course , if you don't like it we 'll look for another . " 1 this 7 very 2 seems 3 to 2 seems 4 me 2 seems 5 like 5 like 6 a 6 a 7 very 7 very 9 home 8 fine 9 home 9 home 18 like 10 , 11 but 10 , 13 course 12 of 13 course 13 course 14 , 13 course 15 if 15 if 16 you 15 if 18 like 16 you 17 don't 18 like 19 it 19 it 20 we 19 it 22 look 20 we 21 'll 22 look 24 another 22 look 25 . 23 for 24 another 25 . 26 " mrs [whitefoot] said nothing , but led the way down the tree with [whitefoot] meekly following . 1 mrs 4 nothing 1 mrs 8 the 3 said 4 nothing 4 nothing 6 but 5 , 6 but 6 but 7 led 8 the 9 way 8 the 12 tree 9 way 10 down 10 down 11 the 11 the 12 tree 12 tree 13 with 13 with 15 meekly 15 meekly 17 . 16 following 17 . then began a patient search all about . 1 then 2 began 1 then 3 a 3 a 4 patient 4 patient 5 search 5 search 6 all 6 all 7 about 7 about 8 . mrs [whitefoot] appeared to know just what she wanted and turned up her nose at several places [whitefoot] thought would make fine homes . 1 mrs 5 know 1 mrs 9 wanted 3 appeared 4 to 4 to 5 know 5 know 6 just 6 just 7 what 6 just 8 she 9 wanted 13 her 9 wanted 15 at 10 and 11 turned 11 turned 12 up 12 up 13 her 13 her 14 nose 15 at 16 several 15 at 17 places 17 places 22 fine 19 thought 20 would 20 would 21 make 20 would 22 fine 22 fine 24 . 23 homes 24 . she hardly glanced at a fine hollow log [whitefoot] found . 1 she 2 hardly 1 she 3 glanced 3 glanced 4 at 4 at 5 a 5 a 6 fine 6 fine 8 log 7 hollow 8 log 8 log 11 . 10 found 11 . she merely poked her nose in at a splendid hole [beneath] the roots of an old stump . 1 she 2 merely 1 she 8 a 2 merely 3 poked 2 merely 5 nose 3 poked 4 her 4 her 5 nose 5 nose 6 in 5 nose 7 at 8 a 9 splendid 8 a 13 roots 9 splendid 10 hole 12 the 13 roots 13 roots 14 of 13 roots 17 stump 14 of 15 an 15 an 16 old 17 stump 18 . whitefoot began to grow tired from running about and climbing stumps and trees and bushes . 1 whitefoot 8 about 1 whitefoot 13 trees 2 began 3 to 3 to 4 grow 3 to 5 tired 5 tired 8 about 6 from 7 running 7 running 8 about 9 and 10 climbing 10 climbing 11 stumps 11 stumps 12 and 12 and 13 trees 13 trees 16 . 14 and 15 bushes 15 bushes 16 . he stopped to rest and lost sight of [mrs] [whitefoot] . 1 he 2 stopped 2 stopped 3 to 3 to 4 rest 3 to 6 lost 4 rest 5 and 6 lost 7 sight 7 sight 8 of 7 sight 11 . a moment later he heard her calling excitedly . 1 a 2 moment 2 moment 5 heard 3 later 4 he 4 he 5 heard 5 heard 6 her 6 her 8 excitedly 7 calling 8 excitedly 8 excitedly 9 . it was a nest that had once belonged to [melody] the [wood] [thrush] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 2 was 4 nest 3 a 4 nest 4 nest 7 once 5 that 6 had 6 had 7 once 7 once 8 belonged 8 belonged 9 to 9 to 11 the 11 the 14 . mrs [whitefoot] was sitting on the edge of it , and her bright eyes snapped with excitement and pleasure . 1 mrs 11 and 3 was 4 sitting 3 was 7 edge 4 sitting 5 on 5 on 6 the 7 edge 8 of 8 of 9 it 9 it 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 15 snapped 12 her 13 bright 13 bright 14 eyes 13 bright 15 snapped 15 snapped 17 excitement 16 with 17 excitement 17 excitement 18 and 18 and 19 pleasure 19 pleasure 20 . " [i] 've found it ! " she cried . 1 " 3 've 3 've 6 ! 4 found 5 it 5 it 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 she 7 " 9 cried 9 cried 10 . " [i] 've found it ! 1 " 3 've 3 've 4 found 4 found 5 it 5 it 6 ! it is just what [i] have been looking for . " 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 just 3 just 4 what 4 what 6 have 6 have 7 been 7 been 8 looking 7 been 10 . 8 looking 9 for 10 . 11 " " found what ? " 1 " 2 found 2 found 3 what 3 what 4 ? 4 ? 5 " whitefoot asked . 1 whitefoot 2 asked 2 asked 3 . " [i] don't see anything but an old nest of [melody] 's . " 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 see 4 see 5 anything 4 see 13 . 5 anything 8 old 5 anything 9 nest 6 but 7 an 7 an 8 old 9 nest 10 of 9 nest 12 's 13 . 14 " " [i] 've found the home we 've been looking for , stupid , " retorted [mrs] [whitefoot] . 1 " 3 've 1 " 8 've 3 've 4 found 5 the 6 home 6 home 7 we 6 home 8 've 8 've 12 , 8 've 14 , 9 been 10 looking 9 been 12 , 10 looking 11 for 12 , 13 stupid 14 , 16 retorted 15 " 16 retorted 16 retorted 19 . still [whitefoot] stared . 1 still 3 stared 3 stared 4 . " [i] don't see any house , " said he . 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 see 3 don't 6 house 4 see 5 any 6 house 7 , 7 , 9 said 8 " 9 said 9 said 10 he 10 he 11 . mrs [whitefoot] stamped her feet impatiently . 1 mrs 3 stamped 3 stamped 4 her 4 her 5 feet 5 feet 6 impatiently 6 impatiently 7 . " right here , stupid , " said she . 1 " 2 right 1 " 4 , 2 right 3 here 4 , 5 stupid 5 stupid 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 7 " 9 she 9 she 10 . " this old nest will make us the finest and safest home that ever was . 1 " 3 old 1 " 4 nest 1 " 7 us 2 this 3 old 3 old 4 nest 4 nest 5 will 5 will 6 make 7 us 11 safest 8 the 9 finest 9 finest 10 and 10 and 11 safest 11 safest 12 home 12 home 13 that 13 that 14 ever 14 ever 16 . 15 was 16 . no one will ever think of looking for us here . 1 no 5 think 2 one 3 will 3 will 4 ever 4 ever 5 think 5 think 6 of 6 of 9 us 7 looking 8 for 8 for 9 us 9 us 10 here 10 here 11 . we must get busy at once and fix it up . " 1 we 2 must 2 must 3 get 3 get 4 busy 4 busy 5 at 5 at 6 once 6 once 7 and 7 and 8 fix 7 and 10 up 8 fix 9 it 10 up 11 . 11 . 12 " even then [whitefoot] didn't understand . 1 even 2 then 2 then 4 didn't 4 didn't 5 understand 5 understand 6 . always he had lived either in a hole in the ground , or in a hollow stump or tree [.] 1 always 2 he 2 he 4 lived 2 he 7 a 3 had 4 lived 4 lived 5 either 5 either 6 in 7 a 10 the 7 a 15 a 8 hole 9 in 9 in 10 the 10 the 11 ground 11 ground 12 , 11 ground 15 a 12 , 13 or 14 in 15 a 15 a 16 hollow 15 a 17 stump 17 stump 19 tree 18 or 19 tree how they were to live in that old nest he couldn't see at all . 1 how 2 they 1 how 9 nest 2 they 5 live 3 were 4 to 4 to 5 live 5 live 6 in 6 in 7 that 7 that 8 old 9 nest 11 couldn't 10 he 11 couldn't 11 couldn't 12 see 12 see 13 at 13 at 14 all 14 all 15 . [chapter] [xxix] [:] [making] [over] [an] [old] [house] a home is always what you make it . 1 a 4 always 2 home 3 is 3 is 4 always 4 always 5 what 5 what 6 you 5 what 7 make 6 you 7 make 7 make 8 it 8 it 9 . with love there you will ne'er forsake it . 1 with 2 love 2 love 6 ne'er 3 there 4 you 4 you 5 will 5 will 6 ne'er 6 ne'er 7 forsake 7 forsake 8 it 8 it 9 . whitefoot . 1 whitefoot 2 . whitefoot climbed up to the old nest of [melody] the [wood] [thrush] over the edge of which little [mrs] [whitefoot] was looking down at him . 1 whitefoot 7 nest 2 climbed 3 up 3 up 6 old 4 to 5 the 5 the 6 old 6 old 7 nest 7 nest 8 of 8 of 10 the 8 of 14 the 13 over 14 the 14 the 15 edge 15 edge 16 of 15 edge 17 which 15 edge 26 . 17 which 18 little 21 was 22 looking 22 looking 23 down 22 looking 26 . 23 down 24 at 24 at 25 him he found [mrs] [whitefoot] very much excited . 1 he 2 found 2 found 5 very 5 very 6 much 6 much 7 excited 7 excited 8 . she was delighted with that old nest and she showed it . 1 she 2 was 1 she 6 old 2 was 3 delighted 3 delighted 4 with 4 with 5 that 6 old 7 nest 7 nest 8 and 8 and 9 she 9 she 10 showed 9 she 12 . 10 showed 11 it for his part , [whitefoot] couldn't see anything but a deserted old house of no use to any one . 1 for 10 a 2 his 3 part 3 part 6 couldn't 4 , 6 couldn't 6 couldn't 7 see 7 see 8 anything 7 see 10 a 8 anything 9 but 10 a 11 deserted 11 deserted 16 use 12 old 14 of 12 old 15 no 13 house 14 of 14 of 15 no 15 no 16 use 16 use 17 to 16 use 20 . 17 to 18 any 18 any 19 one to be sure , it had been a very good home in its time . 1 to 2 be 1 to 3 sure 3 sure 4 , 3 sure 8 a 4 , 5 it 5 it 7 been 6 had 7 been 8 a 11 home 9 very 10 good 10 good 11 home 11 home 12 in 12 in 13 its 13 its 15 . 14 time 15 . it had been made of tiny twigs , stalks of old weeds , leaves , little fine roots and mud . 1 it 4 made 1 it 21 . 2 had 3 been 2 had 4 made 5 of 6 tiny 6 tiny 7 twigs 7 twigs 8 , 8 , 9 stalks 9 stalks 10 of 10 of 11 old 11 old 13 , 11 old 21 . 12 weeds 13 , 13 , 19 and 14 leaves 16 little 14 leaves 17 fine 15 , 16 little 17 fine 18 roots 17 fine 19 and 19 and 20 mud it [was] still quite solid , and was firmly fixed in a crotch of the young tree . 1 it 5 solid 3 still 4 quite 4 quite 5 solid 5 solid 7 and 5 solid 9 firmly 6 , 7 and 8 was 9 firmly 9 firmly 13 crotch 10 fixed 11 in 11 in 12 a 11 in 13 crotch 12 a 13 crotch 13 crotch 16 young 14 of 15 the 14 of 16 young 16 young 17 tree 17 tree 18 . but [whitefoot] couldn't see how it could be turned into a home for a [mouse] . 1 but 3 couldn't 1 but 6 it 3 couldn't 5 how 4 see 5 how 6 it 7 could 6 it 9 turned 7 could 8 be 9 turned 10 into 10 into 12 home 11 a 12 home 12 home 13 for 13 for 14 a 14 a 16 . he said as much . 1 he 2 said 2 said 5 . 3 as 4 much 4 much 5 . little [mrs] [whitefoot] became more excited than ever . 1 little 4 became 4 became 6 excited 5 more 6 excited 6 excited 7 than 7 than 8 ever 8 ever 9 . " you dear old stupid , " said she , " whatever is the matter with you ? 1 " 4 old 2 you 3 dear 3 dear 4 old 4 old 9 she 5 stupid 6 , 6 , 8 said 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 she 9 she 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 whatever 11 " 17 you 12 whatever 13 is 13 is 14 the 14 the 15 matter 15 matter 16 with 17 you 18 ? " [i] don't see why we don't make a new home altogether , " protested [whitefoot] . 1 " 4 see 1 " 8 make 3 don't 4 see 5 why 6 we 5 why 7 don't 5 why 8 make 6 we 7 don't 8 make 9 a 9 a 10 new 9 a 12 altogether 9 a 15 protested 10 new 11 home 12 altogether 13 , 14 " 15 protested 15 protested 17 . " it seems to me that hollow stub of mine is ever so much better than this . 1 " 2 it 1 " 7 hollow 2 it 3 seems 3 seems 4 to 4 to 5 me 5 me 6 that 7 hollow 11 is 8 stub 9 of 9 of 10 mine 10 mine 11 is 11 is 14 much 12 ever 13 so 12 ever 14 much 14 much 16 than 15 better 16 than 16 than 18 . 17 this 18 . that has good solid walls , and we won't have to do a thing to it . " 1 that 2 has 2 has 4 solid 3 good 4 solid 4 solid 5 walls 5 walls 6 , 5 walls 8 we 6 , 7 and 8 we 9 won't 8 we 12 do 9 won't 10 have 10 have 11 to 12 do 13 a 13 a 14 thing 14 thing 15 to 14 thing 17 . 15 to 16 it 17 . 18 " " it will be all right for winter , but winter is a long way off . 1 " 3 will 2 it 3 will 3 will 4 be 3 will 11 winter 5 all 6 right 6 right 7 for 7 for 8 winter 8 winter 9 , 9 , 10 but 9 , 11 winter 11 winter 15 way 12 is 13 a 13 a 14 long 13 a 15 way 15 way 16 off 16 off 17 . it may suit you for summer , but it doesn't suit me , and this place does . 1 it 3 suit 2 may 3 suit 3 suit 6 summer 4 you 5 for 5 for 6 summer 6 summer 11 suit 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 it 8 but 10 doesn't 10 doesn't 11 suit 11 suit 13 , 12 me 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 this 15 this 16 place 16 place 18 . 17 does 18 . so this is where we are going to live . " 1 so 4 where 2 this 3 is 3 is 4 where 4 where 8 to 5 we 6 are 6 are 7 going 7 going 8 to 8 to 9 live 9 live 11 " 10 . 11 " " certainly , my dear . 1 " 2 certainly 2 certainly 3 , 3 , 4 my 4 my 5 dear 5 dear 6 . certainly , " replied [whitefoot] very meekly . 1 certainly 2 , 1 certainly 3 " 3 " 4 replied 4 replied 6 very 6 very 7 meekly 7 meekly 8 . " if you want to live here , here we will live . 1 " 2 if 1 " 3 you 2 if 3 you 3 you 4 want 4 want 11 will 5 to 6 live 6 live 7 here 7 here 8 , 8 , 9 here 9 here 10 we 10 we 11 will 11 will 12 live 12 live 13 . but [i] must confess it isn't clear to me yet how we are going to make a decent home out of this old nest . " 1 but 3 must 1 but 10 yet 3 must 4 confess 3 must 6 isn't 4 confess 5 it 6 isn't 8 to 7 clear 8 to 8 to 9 me 10 yet 12 we 10 yet 19 home 11 how 12 we 13 are 14 going 14 going 15 to 14 going 16 make 16 make 17 a 17 a 18 decent 17 a 19 home 19 home 21 of 20 out 21 of 21 of 22 this 22 this 24 nest 23 old 24 nest 24 nest 25 . 25 . 26 " " don't you worry about that , " replied [mrs] [whitefoot] . 1 " 2 don't 2 don't 3 you 2 don't 5 about 3 you 4 worry 5 about 6 that 6 that 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 replied 9 replied 12 . " you can get the material , and [i] 'll attend to the rest . 1 " 2 you 1 " 4 get 2 you 3 can 4 get 7 , 5 the 6 material 6 material 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 'll 8 and 11 attend 11 attend 12 to 12 to 13 the 13 the 14 rest 14 rest 15 . let us waste no time about it . 1 let 3 waste 2 us 3 waste 3 waste 4 no 4 no 5 time 4 no 6 about 5 time 6 about 6 about 7 it 7 it 8 . i am anxious to get our home finished and to feel a little bit settled . 1 i 2 am 1 i 3 anxious 1 i 6 our 2 am 3 anxious 3 anxious 5 get 4 to 5 get 6 our 7 home 6 our 8 finished 8 finished 11 feel 9 and 10 to 10 to 11 feel 11 feel 12 a 12 a 13 little 12 a 14 bit 14 bit 15 settled 15 settled 16 . i have already planned just what has got to be done and how we will do it . 1 i 2 have 1 i 10 be 3 already 7 has 3 already 10 be 4 planned 5 just 5 just 6 what 6 what 7 has 7 has 9 to 8 got 9 to 10 be 13 how 11 done 12 and 12 and 13 how 13 how 14 we 14 we 16 do 14 we 18 . 15 will 16 do 16 do 17 it 16 do 18 . just get busy and don't stop to talk . " 1 just 3 busy 2 get 3 busy 3 busy 4 and 4 and 5 don't 5 don't 6 stop 6 stop 7 to 7 to 8 talk 8 talk 10 " 9 . 10 " of course [whitefoot] did as he was told . 1 of 2 course 2 course 4 did 4 did 8 told 5 as 6 he 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 told 8 told 9 . he ran down to the ground and began to hunt for the things [mrs] [whitefoot] wanted . 1 he 6 ground 2 ran 3 down 3 down 4 to 3 down 6 ground 4 to 5 the 6 ground 9 to 7 and 8 began 8 began 9 to 9 to 10 hunt 10 hunt 11 for 11 for 13 things 12 the 13 things 13 things 16 wanted 16 wanted 17 . he was very particular about it . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 particular 4 particular 5 about 5 about 6 it 6 it 7 . mrs [whitefoot] joined [whitefoot] in hunting for just the right things , but she spent more time in arranging the material . 1 mrs 3 joined 1 mrs 6 hunting 3 joined 5 in 3 joined 6 hunting 6 hunting 12 , 7 for 8 just 8 just 10 right 9 the 10 right 10 right 11 things 11 things 12 , 12 , 17 time 13 but 14 she 13 but 16 more 14 she 15 spent 16 more 17 time 17 time 19 arranging 18 in 19 arranging 19 arranging 21 material 20 the 21 material 21 material 22 . over that old nest she made a fine high roof . 1 over 3 old 1 over 4 nest 2 that 3 old 3 old 4 nest 4 nest 6 made 5 she 6 made 6 made 8 fine 7 a 8 fine 8 fine 9 high 9 high 10 roof 10 roof 11 . down through [the] lower side she cut a little round doorway just big enough for them to pass through . 1 down 2 through 1 down 6 she 2 through 4 lower 2 through 5 side 6 she 7 cut 6 she 12 just 7 cut 8 a 8 a 11 doorway 9 little 10 round 9 little 11 doorway 12 just 15 for 13 big 14 enough 14 enough 15 for 15 for 16 them 16 them 17 to 17 to 18 pass 18 pass 20 . 19 through 20 . unless you happened to be underneath looking up , you [never] would have guessed there was an entrance at all . 1 unless 7 looking 1 unless 12 would 2 you 3 happened 3 happened 4 to 3 happened 5 be 5 be 6 underneath 5 be 7 looking 8 up 9 , 9 , 10 you 10 you 12 would 12 would 13 have 13 have 17 an 13 have 18 entrance 14 guessed 15 there 15 there 16 was 15 there 17 an 17 an 18 entrance 18 entrance 21 . 19 at 20 all 20 all 21 . inside was a snug , round room , and in this she made [the] softest and most comfortable of beds . 1 inside 8 , 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 snug 4 snug 6 round 4 snug 7 room 5 , 6 round 7 room 8 , 8 , 16 and 9 and 10 in 9 and 12 she 10 in 11 this 12 she 13 made 12 she 15 softest 15 softest 16 and 16 and 18 comfortable 17 most 18 comfortable 18 comfortable 20 beds 19 of 20 beds 20 beds 21 . " it certainly is going to be a fine home , " said [whitefoot] . 1 " 2 it 2 it 4 is 3 certainly 4 is 4 is 8 a 5 going 6 to 6 to 7 be 7 be 8 a 8 a 9 fine 9 fine 11 , 10 home 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 said 13 said 15 . " didn't [i] tell you it would be ? " retorted [mrs] [whitefoot] . 1 " 2 didn't 2 didn't 4 tell 2 didn't 7 would 4 tell 5 you 6 it 7 would 7 would 8 be 8 be 9 ? 9 ? 10 " 10 " 11 retorted 11 retorted 14 . [chapter] [xxx] [:] [the] [whitefoots] [enjoy] [their] [new] [home] no home is ever mean or poor [where] love awaits you at the door . 1 no 2 home 1 no 4 ever 2 home 3 is 4 ever 5 mean 4 ever 9 love 5 mean 6 or 6 or 7 poor 9 love 11 you 9 love 14 door 10 awaits 11 you 12 at 14 door 13 the 14 door 14 door 15 . whitefoot . 1 whitefoot 2 . i don't think any water will get through it even in the hardest rain . " 1 i 3 think 1 i 6 will 1 i 8 through 2 don't 3 think 3 think 4 any 4 any 5 water 5 water 6 will 6 will 7 get 8 through 9 it 9 it 10 even 10 even 11 in 11 in 12 the 11 in 14 rain 12 the 13 hardest 14 rain 15 . 15 . 16 " " it is wonderful , " declared [whitefoot] admiringly . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 is 2 it 4 wonderful 4 wonderful 5 , 5 , 6 " 5 , 7 declared 6 " 7 declared 7 declared 10 . 9 admiringly 10 . " wherever did you learn to build such a house as this ? " 1 " 2 wherever 1 " 3 did 3 did 4 you 3 did 5 learn 4 you 5 learn 5 learn 6 to 6 to 7 build 6 to 8 such 8 such 10 house 9 a 10 house 10 house 11 as 11 as 12 this 12 this 13 ? 13 ? 14 " " from my mother , " replied [mrs] [whitefoot] . 1 " 4 mother 2 from 3 my 3 my 4 mother 4 mother 5 , 4 mother 10 . 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 replied " [i] was born in just such a home . 1 " 7 such 3 was 4 born 4 born 5 in 5 in 6 just 6 just 7 such 7 such 8 a 8 a 9 home 9 home 10 . it makes the finest kind of a home for [wood] [mouse] babies . " 1 it 2 makes 2 makes 3 the 2 makes 4 finest 4 finest 6 of 5 kind 6 of 6 of 7 a 7 a 8 home 8 home 12 babies 9 for 12 babies 12 babies 13 . 13 . 14 " " you don't think there is danger that the wind will blow it down , do you ? " ventured [whitefoot] . 1 " 3 don't 1 " 20 ventured 2 you 3 don't 3 don't 7 danger 4 think 6 is 4 think 7 danger 5 there 6 is 8 that 9 the 9 the 10 wind 10 wind 11 will 11 will 12 blow 11 will 16 do 12 blow 13 it 14 down 15 , 14 down 16 do 16 do 17 you 16 do 20 ventured 17 you 18 ? 18 ? 19 " 20 ventured 22 . " of course [i] don't , " retorted little [mrs] [whitefoot] scornfully . 1 " 3 course 2 of 3 course 3 course 5 don't 3 course 6 , 6 , 7 " 6 , 8 retorted 7 " 8 retorted 8 retorted 12 scornfully 9 little 12 scornfully 12 scornfully 13 . " hasn't this old nest remained right where it is for over a year ? 1 " 6 remained 2 hasn't 3 this 3 this 4 old 4 old 5 nest 5 nest 6 remained 6 remained 7 right 7 right 8 where 7 right 12 over 8 where 9 it 9 it 10 is 10 is 11 for 12 over 13 a 13 a 14 year 14 year 15 ? do credit me with a little sense , my dear . " 1 do 2 credit 1 do 5 a 2 credit 3 me 3 me 4 with 5 a 6 little 6 little 7 sense 7 sense 8 , 8 , 9 my 9 my 10 dear 10 dear 11 . 11 . 12 " " yes 'm , [i] do , " replied [whitefoot] meekly . 1 " 2 yes 1 " 3 'm 3 'm 4 , 3 'm 7 , 6 do 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 replied 9 replied 11 meekly 11 meekly 12 . " you are the most sensible person in all the [great] [world] . 1 " 2 you 1 " 3 are 3 are 5 most 4 the 5 most 5 most 7 person 6 sensible 7 person 7 person 8 in 8 in 10 the 9 all 10 the 10 the 13 . i wasn't finding fault . 1 i 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 finding 3 finding 4 fault 4 fault 5 . but if you say it is all right , why of course it is all right . 1 but 5 it 2 if 4 say 3 you 4 say 4 say 5 it 5 it 6 is 6 is 7 all 7 all 8 right 8 right 10 why 9 , 10 why 10 why 11 of 11 of 12 course 12 course 14 is 12 course 17 . 13 it 14 is 15 all 16 right 16 right 17 . probably [i] will get used to it after awhile . " 1 probably 3 will 3 will 5 used 4 get 5 used 5 used 6 to 6 to 7 it 7 it 8 after 8 after 9 awhile 9 awhile 10 . 10 . 11 " whitefoot did get used to it . 1 whitefoot 2 did 2 did 3 get 3 get 4 used 4 used 5 to 5 to 6 it 6 it 7 . the fact is , he rather enjoyed it . 1 the 2 fact 2 fact 3 is 2 fact 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 rather 6 rather 7 enjoyed 7 enjoyed 8 it 8 it 9 . so [whitefoot] and [mrs] [whitefoot] settled down to enjoy their new home . 1 so 3 and 3 and 6 settled 6 settled 7 down 7 down 8 to 8 to 11 new 9 enjoy 10 their 10 their 11 new 11 new 12 home 12 home 13 . now and then they added a bit to it here and there . 1 now 5 added 2 and 3 then 3 then 4 they 3 then 5 added 5 added 6 a 6 a 7 bit 7 bit 8 to 8 to 9 it 9 it 10 here 10 here 11 and 10 here 12 there 11 and 12 there 12 there 13 . somehow [whitefoot] felt unusually safe , safer than he had ever felt in any of his other homes . 1 somehow 3 felt 1 somehow 6 , 1 somehow 18 homes 4 unusually 5 safe 5 safe 6 , 6 , 14 any 7 safer 8 than 8 than 9 he 9 he 10 had 9 he 12 felt 10 had 11 ever 12 felt 13 in 12 felt 14 any 15 of 16 his 15 of 18 homes 16 his 17 other 18 homes 19 . you [see] , he had seen several feathered folk alight close to it and not give it a second look . 1 you 3 , 3 , 9 folk 4 he 5 had 4 he 6 seen 5 had 6 seen 6 seen 7 several 7 several 8 feathered 7 several 9 folk 9 folk 11 close 10 alight 11 close 11 close 19 second 12 to 13 it 13 it 16 give 14 and 15 not 14 and 16 give 16 give 17 it 17 it 18 a 18 a 19 second 19 second 20 look 20 look 21 . whitefoot had chuckled . 1 whitefoot 2 had 2 had 3 chuckled 3 chuckled 4 . he had chuckled long and heartily . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 chuckled 3 chuckled 4 long 4 long 5 and 5 and 6 heartily 6 heartily 7 . " if they make that mistake , " said he to himself , " everybody else is likely to make it . 1 " 6 mistake 1 " 9 said 1 " 18 likely 2 if 3 they 2 if 4 make 4 make 5 that 4 make 6 mistake 6 mistake 8 " 7 , 8 " 9 said 10 he 9 said 13 , 10 he 11 to 11 to 12 himself 13 , 14 " 13 , 18 likely 14 " 15 everybody 15 everybody 17 is 16 else 17 is 18 likely 22 . 19 to 20 make 20 make 21 it 21 it 22 . it was only a day or two later that [buster] [bear] happened along that way . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 a 2 was 7 two 3 only 4 a 4 a 5 day 5 day 6 or 7 two 8 later 7 two 12 happened 8 later 9 that 12 happened 13 along 12 happened 15 way 13 along 14 that 15 way 16 . now [buster] is very fond of tender [wood] [mouse] . 1 now 3 is 3 is 4 very 4 very 5 fond 5 fond 6 of 6 of 7 tender 7 tender 10 . he saw [buster] glance up at the new home without the slightest interest in those shrewd little eyes of his . 1 he 2 saw 1 he 12 slightest 2 saw 4 glance 2 saw 6 at 4 glance 5 up 6 at 7 the 7 the 8 new 7 the 9 home 8 new 9 home 9 home 10 without 10 without 11 the 12 slightest 13 interest 12 slightest 16 shrewd 13 interest 14 in 14 in 15 those 16 shrewd 17 little 17 little 18 eyes 18 eyes 19 of 19 of 20 his 20 his 21 . then [buster] shuffled on to roll over an old log and lick up the ants he found under it . 1 then 3 shuffled 1 then 10 log 3 shuffled 4 on 5 to 6 roll 6 roll 7 over 7 over 9 old 8 an 9 old 9 old 10 log 10 log 12 lick 11 and 12 lick 12 lick 15 ants 13 up 15 ants 14 the 15 ants 15 ants 18 under 15 ants 20 . 16 he 17 found 16 he 18 under 18 under 19 it 19 it 20 . again [whitefoot] chuckled . 1 again 3 chuckled 3 chuckled 4 . " yes , sir , " said he . 1 " 2 yes 1 " 4 sir 3 , 4 sir 4 sir 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 8 he 8 he 9 . " it is the safest home [i] ' ve ever had . " 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 is 3 is 4 the 4 the 5 safest 5 safest 6 home 5 safest 9 ve 6 home 8 ' 9 ve 10 ever 9 ve 12 . 10 ever 11 had 12 . 13 " life seemed more beautiful than it had ever been before . 1 life 2 seemed 1 life 4 beautiful 2 seemed 3 more 3 more 4 beautiful 4 beautiful 5 than 5 than 6 it 6 it 10 before 7 had 8 ever 8 ever 9 been 9 been 10 before 10 before 11 . and he almost forgot that there was such a thing as a hungry enemy . 1 and 2 he 1 and 3 almost 3 almost 4 forgot 3 almost 8 such 5 that 6 there 6 there 7 was 6 there 8 such 8 such 10 thing 9 a 10 thing 10 thing 13 hungry 11 as 12 a 12 a 13 hungry 13 hungry 14 enemy 14 enemy 15 . [chapter] [xxxi] [:] [whitefoot] [is] [hurt] the hurts that hardest are to bear [come] from those for whom we care . 1 the 2 hurts 1 the 10 those 2 hurts 4 hardest 3 that 4 hardest 4 hardest 7 bear 5 are 6 to 6 to 7 bear 7 bear 9 from 10 those 11 for 11 for 12 whom 12 whom 13 we 13 we 14 care 14 care 15 . whitefoot . 1 whitefoot 2 . whitefoot was hurt . 1 whitefoot 2 was 2 was 3 hurt 3 hurt 4 . yes , sir , [whitefoot] was hurt . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 2 , 3 sir 4 , 6 was 6 was 8 . 7 hurt 8 . he was very much hurt . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 much 4 much 5 hurt 5 hurt 6 . it wasn't a bodily hurt ; it was an inside hurt . 1 it 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 4 bodily 3 a 4 bodily 4 bodily 9 an 5 hurt 6 ; 6 ; 7 it 7 it 8 was 8 was 9 an 9 an 10 inside 10 inside 11 hurt 11 hurt 12 . it was a hurt that made his heart ache . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 hurt 4 hurt 5 that 4 hurt 8 heart 5 that 6 made 7 his 8 heart 8 heart 10 . 9 ache 10 . and to make it worse , he couldn't understand it at all . 1 and 3 make 2 to 3 make 3 make 5 worse 4 it 5 worse 5 worse 6 , 6 , 7 he 7 he 8 couldn't 8 couldn't 9 understand 9 understand 10 it 9 understand 11 at 11 at 12 all 12 all 13 . one evening he had been met at the little round doorway by little [mrs] [whitefoot] . 1 one 2 evening 2 evening 3 he 3 he 4 had 4 had 5 been 5 been 7 at 6 met 7 at 7 at 8 the 8 the 9 little 9 little 10 round 10 round 11 doorway 11 doorway 12 by 11 doorway 16 . 13 little 16 . " you can't come in , " said she . 1 " 3 can't 2 you 3 can't 3 can't 4 come 4 come 5 in 5 in 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 she 9 she 10 . " why can't [i] ? " demanded [whitefoot] , in the greatest surprise . 1 " 2 why 2 why 3 can't 3 can't 5 ? 5 ? 6 " 5 ? 7 demanded 7 demanded 13 surprise 9 , 10 in 10 in 11 the 11 the 12 greatest 11 the 13 surprise 13 surprise 14 . " never mind why . 1 " 2 never 2 never 3 mind 3 mind 4 why 4 why 5 . you can't , and that is all there is to it , " replied [mrs] [whitefoot] . 1 you 2 can't 2 can't 3 , 3 , 4 and 4 and 5 that 5 that 6 is 6 is 7 all 6 is 8 there 8 there 9 is 9 is 10 to 9 is 11 it 11 it 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 replied 14 replied 17 . " you mean [i] can't ever come in any more ? " asked [whitefoot] . 1 " 2 you 1 " 5 can't 2 you 3 mean 5 can't 6 ever 5 can't 9 any 6 ever 7 come 8 in 9 any 9 any 10 more 10 more 11 ? 11 ? 12 " 11 ? 13 asked 13 asked 15 . " [i] don't know about that , " replied [mrs] [whitefoot] , " but you can't come in now , nor for some time . 1 " 4 know 3 don't 4 know 4 know 5 about 5 about 6 that 5 about 9 replied 6 that 7 , 7 , 8 " 9 replied 20 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 but 13 " 15 you 15 you 16 can't 15 you 19 now 16 can't 17 come 17 come 18 in 17 come 19 now 19 now 20 , 20 , 21 nor 21 nor 24 time 22 for 23 some 23 some 24 time 24 time 25 . i think the best thing you can do is to go back to your old home in the hollow stub . " 1 i 2 think 2 think 7 can 2 think 19 hollow 3 the 4 best 4 best 7 can 5 thing 6 you 6 you 7 can 7 can 8 do 8 do 12 back 9 is 10 to 10 to 11 go 11 go 12 back 13 to 14 your 14 your 15 old 15 old 18 the 16 home 17 in 17 in 18 the 18 the 19 hollow 19 hollow 20 stub 20 stub 21 . 21 . 22 " whitefoot stared at little [mrs] [whitefoot] quite as if he thought she had gone crazy . 1 whitefoot 2 stared 2 stared 3 at 2 stared 7 quite 4 little 7 quite 7 quite 15 crazy 8 as 9 if 9 if 10 he 10 he 11 thought 11 thought 14 gone 12 she 13 had 13 had 14 gone 14 gone 15 crazy 15 crazy 16 . then he lost his temper . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 lost 3 lost 4 his 4 his 5 temper 5 temper 6 . " [i] guess [i] 'll come in if [i] want to , " said he . 1 " 3 guess 1 " 5 'll 3 guess 5 'll 5 'll 8 if 6 come 7 in 6 come 8 if 8 if 12 , 10 want 11 to 10 want 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 said 14 said 15 he 15 he 16 . " this home is quite as much my home as it is yours . 1 " 4 is 2 this 3 home 2 this 4 is 4 is 5 quite 5 quite 7 much 6 as 7 much 7 much 10 as 8 my 9 home 9 home 10 as 10 as 11 it 11 it 14 . 12 is 13 yours 13 yours 14 . you have no right to keep me out of it . 1 you 2 have 1 you 4 right 2 have 3 no 4 right 5 to 5 to 6 keep 5 to 7 me 7 me 8 out 8 out 9 of 9 of 10 it 10 it 11 . just you get out of my way . " 1 just 2 you 2 you 3 get 3 get 4 out 4 out 5 of 5 of 6 my 6 my 7 way 7 way 8 . 8 . 9 " but little [mrs] [whitefoot] didn't get out of his way , and do what he would , [whitefoot] couldn't get in . 1 but 2 little 2 little 10 way 5 didn't 6 get 6 get 7 out 6 get 10 way 7 out 8 of 8 of 9 his 10 way 22 . 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 do 12 and 14 what 14 what 15 he 15 he 16 would 15 he 19 couldn't 16 would 17 , 19 couldn't 20 get 19 couldn't 22 . 20 get 21 in you see she quite filled that little round doorway . 1 you 2 see 1 you 4 quite 2 see 3 she 4 quite 5 filled 4 quite 6 that 6 that 7 little 7 little 8 round 8 round 10 . 9 doorway 10 . finally , he had to give up trying . 1 finally 3 he 2 , 3 he 3 he 4 had 4 had 5 to 5 to 6 give 5 to 7 up 7 up 8 trying 8 trying 9 . three times he came back and each time he found little [mrs] [whitefoot] in the doorway . 1 three 3 he 1 three 9 he 2 times 3 he 4 came 5 back 4 came 9 he 5 back 8 time 6 and 7 each 7 each 8 time 9 he 10 found 10 found 17 . 11 little 17 . 14 in 15 the 15 the 16 doorway 16 doorway 17 . and each time she drove him away . 1 and 2 each 2 each 3 time 3 time 4 she 4 she 5 drove 5 drove 6 him 6 him 7 away 7 away 8 . finally , for lack of any other place to go to , he returned to his old home in the old stub . 1 finally 11 to 1 finally 14 returned 2 , 3 for 3 for 4 lack 4 lack 5 of 5 of 6 any 6 any 7 other 6 any 10 go 7 other 8 place 7 other 10 go 8 place 9 to 10 go 11 to 12 , 13 he 13 he 14 returned 14 returned 21 old 15 to 16 his 15 to 18 home 16 his 17 old 18 home 20 the 18 home 21 old 19 in 20 the 21 old 22 stub 22 stub 23 . once he had thought this the finest home possible , but now somehow it didn't suit him at all . 1 once 2 he 1 once 7 finest 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 thought 4 thought 5 this 6 the 7 finest 7 finest 8 home 7 finest 9 possible 9 possible 10 , 10 , 11 but 11 but 14 it 12 now 13 somehow 12 now 14 it 14 it 20 . 15 didn't 16 suit 16 suit 18 at 16 suit 20 . 17 him 18 at 18 at 19 all whitefoot 's anger did not last long . 1 whitefoot 3 anger 2 's 3 anger 3 anger 4 did 4 did 5 not 5 not 6 last 5 not 7 long 7 long 8 . it was replaced by that hurt feeling . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 replaced 3 replaced 4 by 3 replaced 8 . 5 that 6 hurt 6 hurt 7 feeling 7 feeling 8 . several times he went back to see if [mrs] [whitefoot] felt any differently , but found she didn't . 1 several 5 back 1 several 13 differently 2 times 3 he 2 times 4 went 4 went 5 back 5 back 8 if 6 to 7 see 7 see 8 if 11 felt 12 any 11 felt 13 differently 12 any 13 differently 13 differently 14 , 13 differently 16 found 13 differently 19 . 14 , 15 but 17 she 18 didn't 17 she 19 . 18 didn't 19 . finally she told him rather sharply to go away and stay away . 1 finally 2 she 2 she 6 sharply 3 told 4 him 3 told 5 rather 4 him 5 rather 5 rather 6 sharply 6 sharply 9 away 7 to 8 go 8 go 9 away 9 away 10 and 10 and 11 stay 11 stay 13 . 12 away 13 . after that [whitefoot] didn't venture over to the new home . 1 after 2 that 2 that 5 venture 4 didn't 5 venture 5 venture 7 to 6 over 7 to 7 to 8 the 8 the 9 new 9 new 10 home 9 new 11 . he would sometimes sit a short distance away and gaze at it longingly . 1 he 2 would 1 he 3 sometimes 3 sometimes 6 short 4 sit 6 short 5 a 6 short 6 short 7 distance 7 distance 8 away 7 distance 9 and 9 and 10 gaze 9 and 13 longingly 10 gaze 11 at 11 at 12 it 13 longingly 14 . all the joy had gone out of the beautiful springtime for him . 1 all 2 the 1 all 6 out 2 the 3 joy 4 had 5 gone 5 gone 6 out 6 out 8 the 7 of 8 the 8 the 9 beautiful 9 beautiful 10 springtime 10 springtime 11 for 11 for 12 him 12 him 13 . he was quite as unhappy as he had been before he met little [mrs] [whitefoot] . 1 he 2 was 1 he 3 quite 3 quite 5 unhappy 4 as 5 unhappy 5 unhappy 6 as 5 unhappy 9 been 7 he 8 had 7 he 9 been 9 been 10 before 10 before 12 met 11 he 12 met 12 met 16 . 13 little 16 . you see , he was even more lonely than he had been then . 1 you 2 see 1 you 5 was 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 he 5 was 7 more 6 even 7 more 7 more 13 then 8 lonely 9 than 9 than 11 had 10 he 11 had 11 had 12 been 12 been 13 then 13 then 14 . and added to this loneliness was that hurt feeling , which made it ever and ever so much worse . 1 and 2 added 2 added 3 to 3 to 4 this 3 to 8 hurt 5 loneliness 6 was 5 loneliness 8 hurt 6 was 7 that 8 hurt 13 it 9 feeling 10 , 9 feeling 13 it 10 , 11 which 11 which 12 made 13 it 14 ever 14 ever 16 ever 15 and 16 ever 16 ever 19 worse 17 so 18 much 18 much 19 worse 19 worse 20 . it was very hard to bear . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 hard 4 hard 5 to 5 to 6 bear 6 bear 7 . i don't understand why [mrs] [whitefoot] doesn't love me any more . " 1 i 3 understand 2 don't 3 understand 3 understand 4 why 3 understand 7 doesn't 7 doesn't 9 me 8 love 9 me 9 me 10 any 10 any 11 more 11 more 12 . 12 . 13 " [chapter] [xxxii] [:] [the] [surprise] surprises sometimes are so great [you] 're tempted to believe in fate . 1 surprises 2 sometimes 1 surprises 7 're 2 sometimes 3 are 3 are 5 great 4 so 5 great 7 're 8 tempted 7 're 9 to 9 to 10 believe 10 believe 11 in 10 believe 12 fate 11 in 12 fate 12 fate 13 . whitefoot . 1 whitefoot 2 . one never-to-be forgotten evening [whitefoot] met [mrs] [whitefoot] and she invited him to come back to their home . 1 one 6 met 2 never-to-be 3 forgotten 3 forgotten 4 evening 4 evening 6 met 6 met 14 come 9 and 10 she 10 she 11 invited 11 invited 12 him 11 invited 14 come 12 him 13 to 14 come 15 back 15 back 16 to 15 back 17 their 17 their 18 home 18 home 19 . of course [whitefoot] was delighted . 1 of 2 course 2 course 4 was 4 was 5 delighted 5 delighted 6 . whitefoot hesitated . 1 whitefoot 2 hesitated 2 hesitated 3 . in the first place , it was dark in there . 1 in 2 the 1 in 4 place 2 the 3 first 4 place 5 , 5 , 6 it 6 it 7 was 7 was 8 dark 8 dark 9 in 8 dark 10 there 10 there 11 . in the second place , he had the feeling that somehow that little bedroom seemed crowded . 1 in 3 second 1 in 11 somehow 2 the 3 second 3 second 5 , 4 place 5 , 6 he 7 had 7 had 9 feeling 8 the 9 feeling 9 feeling 10 that 9 feeling 11 somehow 11 somehow 17 . 12 that 13 little 13 little 14 bedroom 14 bedroom 15 seemed 14 bedroom 16 crowded 16 crowded 17 . it hadn't been that way the last time he was there . 1 it 2 hadn't 1 it 3 been 3 been 5 way 4 that 5 way 5 way 7 last 6 the 7 last 7 last 8 time 8 time 9 he 9 he 12 . 10 was 11 there 11 there 12 . mrs [whitefoot] was right in front of him , and she seemed very much excited about something . 1 mrs 7 of 1 mrs 12 seemed 3 was 4 right 4 right 5 in 4 right 6 front 5 in 6 front 6 front 7 of 7 of 8 him 8 him 9 , 10 and 11 she 10 and 12 seemed 12 seemed 15 excited 13 very 14 much 14 much 15 excited 15 excited 18 . 16 about 18 . 17 something 18 . presently she crowded to one side . 1 presently 2 she 1 presently 3 crowded 3 crowded 4 to 3 crowded 6 side 5 one 6 side 6 side 7 . " come here and look , " said she . 1 " 2 come 1 " 5 look 2 come 3 here 3 here 4 and 5 look 6 , 6 , 8 said 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 she 9 she 10 . whitefoot looked . 1 whitefoot 2 looked 2 looked 3 . in the middle of a soft bed of moss was a [squirming] mass of legs and funny little heads . 1 in 6 soft 1 in 11 a 2 the 4 of 2 the 5 a 3 middle 4 of 5 a 6 soft 7 bed 8 of 7 bed 9 moss 9 moss 10 was 10 was 11 a 11 a 13 mass 13 mass 14 of 13 mass 15 legs 13 mass 17 funny 14 of 15 legs 16 and 17 funny 17 funny 19 heads 18 little 19 heads 19 heads 20 . at first that was all [whitefoot] could make out . 1 at 2 first 2 first 7 could 3 that 4 was 3 that 7 could 4 was 5 all 7 could 8 make 8 make 9 out 9 out 10 . " don't you think this is the most wonderful surprise that ever was ? " whispered little [mrs] [whitefoot] . 1 " 6 is 2 don't 4 think 3 you 4 think 4 think 5 this 5 this 6 is 6 is 9 wonderful 7 the 8 most 7 the 9 wonderful 8 most 9 wonderful 9 wonderful 10 surprise 10 surprise 12 ever 10 surprise 14 ? 11 that 12 ever 12 ever 13 was 14 ? 15 " 14 ? 16 whispered 16 whispered 20 . 17 little 20 . " aren't they darlings ? 1 " 2 aren't 2 aren't 3 they 3 they 4 darlings 4 darlings 5 ? aren't you proud of them ? " 1 aren't 2 you 2 you 3 proud 3 proud 4 of 4 of 5 them 5 them 6 ? 6 ? 7 " by this time [whitefoot] had made out that that squirming mass of legs and heads was composed of baby [mice] . 1 by 2 this 1 by 11 mass 2 this 3 time 3 time 5 had 5 had 6 made 6 made 7 out 7 out 8 that 7 out 10 squirming 9 that 10 squirming 11 mass 13 legs 12 of 13 legs 13 legs 14 and 14 and 17 composed 15 heads 16 was 16 was 17 composed 17 composed 21 . 18 of 19 baby 19 baby 21 . he counted them . 1 he 2 counted 2 counted 3 them 3 them 4 . there were four . 1 there 2 were 2 were 3 four 3 four 4 . " whose are they , and what are they doing here ? " 1 " 2 whose 1 " 4 they 2 whose 3 are 4 they 8 are 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 what 7 what 8 are 8 are 9 they 9 they 10 doing 10 doing 11 here 11 here 12 ? 12 ? 13 " whitefoot asked in a queer voice . 1 whitefoot 3 in 2 asked 3 in 3 in 5 queer 4 a 5 queer 5 queer 6 voice 6 voice 7 . " why , you old stupid , they are yours , yours and mine , " declared little [mrs] [whitefoot] . 1 " 5 old 2 why 3 , 2 why 5 old 3 , 4 you 5 old 8 they 6 stupid 7 , 6 stupid 8 they 8 they 9 are 9 are 14 mine 10 yours 11 , 10 yours 12 yours 12 yours 13 and 12 yours 14 mine 14 mine 15 , 14 mine 17 declared 15 , 16 " 17 declared 21 . 18 little 21 . " did you ever , ever see such beautiful babies ? 1 " 2 did 1 " 3 you 3 you 4 ever 3 you 8 such 4 ever 5 , 6 ever 7 see 6 ever 8 such 8 such 9 beautiful 9 beautiful 10 babies 10 babies 11 ? now [i] guess you understand why [i] kept you away from here . " 1 now 3 guess 3 guess 4 you 4 you 5 understand 5 understand 6 why 6 why 8 kept 8 kept 9 you 8 kept 10 away 10 away 11 from 10 away 12 here 12 here 13 . 13 . 14 " whitefoot shook his head . 1 whitefoot 2 shook 2 shook 3 his 3 his 4 head 4 head 5 . " no , " said he , " [i] don't understand at all . 1 " 2 no 1 " 5 said 2 no 3 , 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 5 said 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 10 don't 10 don't 11 understand 11 understand 12 at 11 understand 14 . 12 at 13 all i don't see yet what you drove me away for . " 1 i 3 see 2 don't 3 see 3 see 4 yet 3 see 5 what 5 what 6 you 5 what 9 away 6 you 7 drove 7 drove 8 me 9 away 10 for 9 away 11 . 11 . 12 " it wouldn't have done to have had you running in and out and disturbing them when they were so tiny . 1 it 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 6 have 3 have 4 done 4 done 5 to 5 to 6 have 6 have 7 had 6 have 8 you 6 have 14 disturbing 8 you 9 running 9 running 13 and 10 in 11 and 11 and 12 out 12 out 13 and 14 disturbing 20 tiny 15 them 16 when 16 when 17 they 17 they 18 were 18 were 19 so 19 so 20 tiny 20 tiny 21 . i had to be alone with them , and that is why [i] made you go off and live by yourself . 1 i 4 be 2 had 3 to 3 to 4 be 4 be 14 made 5 alone 7 them 5 alone 14 made 6 with 7 them 8 , 9 and 8 , 14 made 9 and 10 that 10 that 11 is 11 is 12 why 14 made 17 off 15 you 16 go 16 go 17 off 17 off 18 and 18 and 19 live 19 live 22 . 20 by 21 yourself 21 yourself 22 . i am so proud of them , [i] don't know what to do . 1 i 2 am 2 am 6 them 3 so 4 proud 4 proud 5 of 5 of 6 them 6 them 7 , 7 , 9 don't 9 don't 11 what 10 know 11 what 11 what 12 to 12 to 13 do 12 to 14 . aren't you proud , [whitefoot] ? 1 aren't 2 you 2 you 3 proud 3 proud 4 , 3 proud 6 ? aren't you [the] proudest [wood] [mouse] in all the [green] [forest] ? " 1 aren't 2 you 1 aren't 4 proudest 1 aren't 12 ? 4 proudest 7 in 7 in 9 the 8 all 9 the 12 ? 13 " of course [whitefoot] should have promptly said that he was , but the truth is , [whitefoot] wasn't proud at all . 1 of 2 course 1 of 6 promptly 2 course 4 should 4 should 5 have 6 promptly 11 , 6 promptly 14 truth 7 said 9 he 8 that 9 he 9 he 10 was 10 was 11 , 12 but 13 the 13 the 14 truth 14 truth 15 is 15 is 16 , 16 , 18 wasn't 18 wasn't 19 proud 19 proud 20 at 20 at 21 all 21 all 22 . you see , he was so surprised that he hadn't yet had time to feel that they were really his . 1 you 2 see 1 you 7 surprised 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 so 7 surprised 8 that 8 that 9 he 9 he 11 yet 10 hadn't 11 yet 11 yet 14 to 12 had 13 time 13 time 14 to 14 to 15 feel 15 feel 16 that 15 feel 21 . 16 that 17 they 17 they 18 were 18 were 19 really 19 really 20 his in fact , just then he felt a wee bit jealous of them . 1 in 2 fact 1 in 4 just 2 fact 3 , 4 just 7 felt 5 then 6 he 6 he 7 felt 7 felt 8 a 8 a 9 wee 9 wee 10 bit 10 bit 11 jealous 11 jealous 12 of 11 jealous 14 . 12 of 13 them 13 them 14 . it came over him that they would take all the time and attention of little [mrs] [whitefoot] . 1 it 2 came 1 it 3 over 3 over 6 they 4 him 5 that 5 that 6 they 6 they 7 would 7 would 8 take 7 would 9 all 9 all 10 the 9 all 11 time 11 time 12 and 12 and 13 attention 13 attention 14 of 13 attention 18 . 15 little 18 . so [whitefoot] didn't answer that question . 1 so 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 answer 4 answer 5 that 5 that 6 question 6 question 7 . he simply sat and stared at those four squirming babies . 1 he 3 sat 2 simply 3 sat 3 sat 7 those 4 and 5 stared 5 stared 6 at 6 at 7 those 7 those 8 four 8 four 10 babies 9 squirming 10 babies 10 babies 11 . finally little [mrs] [whitefoot] gently pushed him out and followed him . 1 finally 5 gently 2 little 5 gently 5 gently 6 pushed 6 pushed 8 out 7 him 8 out 8 out 9 and 9 and 10 followed 10 followed 11 him 11 him 12 . " of course , " said she , " there isn't room for you to stay here now . 1 " 3 course 1 " 4 , 2 of 3 course 4 , 5 " 4 , 11 isn't 5 " 6 said 6 said 7 she 6 said 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 there 11 isn't 14 you 12 room 13 for 13 for 14 you 14 you 16 stay 15 to 16 stay 16 stay 17 here 17 here 18 now 18 now 19 . you will have to sleep in your old home [because] there isn't room in here for both of us and the babies too . " 1 you 12 isn't 2 will 3 have 2 will 5 sleep 3 have 4 to 5 sleep 6 in 5 sleep 9 home 6 in 7 your 7 your 8 old 9 home 11 there 9 home 12 isn't 12 isn't 13 room 13 room 14 in 13 room 18 of 15 here 16 for 16 for 17 both 17 both 18 of 18 of 22 babies 19 us 21 the 20 and 21 the 21 the 22 babies 22 babies 24 . 23 too 24 . 24 . 25 " whitefoot 's heart sank . 1 whitefoot 2 's 2 's 3 heart 3 heart 4 sank 4 sank 5 . he had thought that he was to stay and that everything would be just as it had been before . 1 he 2 had 1 he 6 was 1 he 12 would 2 had 3 thought 3 thought 5 he 4 that 5 he 6 was 7 to 7 to 8 stay 8 stay 9 and 10 that 11 everything 10 that 12 would 12 would 13 be 12 would 14 just 14 just 15 as 15 as 16 it 16 it 18 been 17 had 18 been 18 been 20 . 19 before 20 . " can't [i] come over here any more ? " he asked rather timidly . 1 " 7 any 2 can't 4 come 4 come 5 over 5 over 6 here 5 over 7 any 7 any 9 ? 8 more 9 ? 9 ? 10 " 10 " 12 asked 11 he 12 asked 12 asked 13 rather 13 rather 15 . 14 timidly 15 . " what a foolish question ! " cried little [mrs] [whitefoot] . 1 " 2 what 1 " 3 a 3 a 4 foolish 4 foolish 5 question 5 question 6 ! 5 question 8 cried 6 ! 7 " 8 cried 9 little 9 little 12 . " of course you can . 1 " 3 course 2 of 3 course 3 course 4 you 3 course 5 can 5 can 6 . you will have to help take care of these babies . 1 you 2 will 2 will 3 have 2 will 6 take 4 to 5 help 4 to 6 take 6 take 7 care 7 care 8 of 8 of 9 these 9 these 10 babies 10 babies 11 . why , they couldn't get along without you . 1 why 2 , 1 why 3 they 3 they 5 get 4 couldn't 5 get 5 get 6 along 6 along 7 without 6 along 9 . 7 without 8 you neither could [i] , " she added softly . 1 neither 2 could 2 could 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 she 5 " 7 added 6 she 7 added 7 added 8 softly 8 softly 9 . at that [whitefoot] felt better . 1 at 2 that 2 that 4 felt 4 felt 5 better 5 better 6 . and suddenly there was a queer swelling in his heart . 1 and 2 suddenly 2 suddenly 4 was 3 there 4 was 4 was 5 a 5 a 7 swelling 6 queer 7 swelling 7 swelling 10 heart 8 in 9 his 9 his 10 heart 10 heart 11 . it was the beginning of pride , pride in those wonderful babies . 1 it 2 was 1 it 4 beginning 2 was 3 the 4 beginning 7 , 5 of 6 pride 6 pride 7 , 7 , 10 those 8 pride 9 in 9 in 10 those 10 those 12 babies 11 wonderful 12 babies 12 babies 13 . " you have given me the best surprise that ever was , my dear , " said [whitefoot] softly . 1 " 2 you 1 " 12 , 2 you 3 have 2 you 4 given 4 given 5 me 5 me 8 surprise 6 the 7 best 6 the 8 surprise 8 surprise 10 ever 9 that 10 ever 10 ever 11 was 12 , 19 softly 13 my 14 dear 14 dear 15 , 15 , 16 " 16 " 17 said 16 " 19 softly 19 softly 20 . " now [i] think [i] will go and look for some supper . " 1 " 2 now 2 now 6 will 4 think 6 will 6 will 9 look 7 go 8 and 8 and 9 look 9 look 11 some 10 for 11 some 11 some 12 supper 12 supper 13 . 13 . 14 " so now we will leave [whitefoot] and his family . 1 so 2 now 1 so 3 we 3 we 4 will 4 will 5 leave 5 leave 9 family 7 and 8 his 8 his 9 family 9 family 10 . you see there are two very lively little people of the [green] [forest] who demand attention and insist on having it . 1 you 2 see 1 you 3 there 3 there 9 people 4 are 5 two 5 two 6 very 6 very 7 lively 6 very 8 little 8 little 9 people 9 people 16 attention 10 of 11 the 11 the 14 who 14 who 15 demand 15 demand 16 attention 16 attention 17 and 16 attention 20 having 18 insist 19 on 19 on 20 having 20 having 22 . 21 it 22 . they are [buster] [bear] 's [twins] , and this is to be the title of the next book . 1 they 2 are 2 are 17 next 5 's 14 title 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 this 9 this 10 is 10 is 11 to 11 to 12 be 11 to 13 the 13 the 14 title 14 title 15 of 14 title 17 next 15 of 16 the 17 next 18 book 18 book 19 . end of [project] [gutenberg] ['s] [whitefoot] the [wood] [mouse] [,] [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] 1 end 2 of 2 of 7 the