produced by [kent] [fielden] 1 produced 2 by [the] [adventures] [of] [jerry] [muskrat] [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] [chapter] [i] [:] [jerry] [muskrat] [has] [a] [fright] what [was] it [mother] [muskrat] had said about [farmer] [brown] 's boy and his traps ? 1 what 3 it 1 what 8 about 1 what 12 boy 3 it 6 had 7 said 8 about 11 's 12 boy 12 boy 15 traps 13 and 14 his 14 his 15 traps 15 traps 16 ? jerry [muskrat] sat on the edge of the [big] [rock] and kicked his heels while he tried to remember . 1 jerry 16 he 3 sat 5 the 3 sat 12 kicked 4 on 5 the 5 the 6 edge 6 edge 7 of 7 of 8 the 11 and 12 kicked 12 kicked 14 heels 12 kicked 15 while 13 his 14 heels 15 while 16 he 16 he 17 tried 17 tried 18 to 18 to 19 remember 19 remember 20 . the fact is , [jerry] had not half heeded . 1 the 2 fact 2 fact 3 is 3 is 4 , 4 , 8 half 6 had 7 not 7 not 8 half 8 half 9 heeded 8 half 10 . he had been thinking of other things . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 been 2 had 4 thinking 4 thinking 6 other 5 of 6 other 6 other 7 things 7 things 8 . besides , it seemed to him that [mother] [muskrat] was altogether foolish about a great many things . 1 besides 5 to 1 besides 11 altogether 2 , 3 it 3 it 4 seemed 4 seemed 5 to 6 him 7 that 7 that 10 was 10 was 11 altogether 11 altogether 12 foolish 11 altogether 14 a 12 foolish 13 about 14 a 17 things 14 a 18 . 15 great 16 many 15 great 17 things what if [farmer] [brown] 's boy is setting traps around the [smiling] [pool] ? 1 what 2 if 2 if 6 boy 5 's 6 boy 6 boy 8 setting 7 is 8 setting 8 setting 9 traps 9 traps 10 around 9 traps 14 ? 10 around 11 the i guess he can't fool your [uncle] [jerry] . 1 i 2 guess 2 guess 3 he 3 he 4 can't 4 can't 5 fool 5 fool 6 your 6 your 9 . he isn't so smart as he thinks he is ; [i] can fool him any day . " 1 he 2 isn't 1 he 7 thinks 2 isn't 4 smart 3 so 4 smart 4 smart 5 as 5 as 6 he 7 thinks 8 he 7 thinks 13 fool 8 he 9 is 10 ; 12 can 12 can 13 fool 13 fool 14 him 14 him 15 any 15 any 16 day 16 day 17 . 17 . 18 " jerry chuckled . 1 jerry 2 chuckled 2 chuckled 3 . he was thinking of how he had once fooled [farmer] [brown] 's boy into thinking a big trout was on his hook . 1 he 9 fooled 2 was 3 thinking 3 thinking 4 of 3 thinking 5 how 5 how 6 he 6 he 7 had 7 had 8 once 7 had 9 fooled 9 fooled 14 into 9 fooled 15 thinking 12 's 13 boy 13 boy 14 into 14 into 15 thinking 15 thinking 16 a 16 a 18 trout 17 big 18 trout 18 trout 23 . 19 was 20 on 20 on 21 his 21 his 22 hook 22 hook 23 . slowly [jerry] slid into the [smiling] [pool] and swam over towards his favorite log . 1 slowly 3 slid 1 slowly 10 over 3 slid 4 into 4 into 5 the 8 and 9 swam 9 swam 10 over 10 over 11 towards 11 towards 12 his 12 his 13 favorite 12 his 14 log 14 log 15 . peter [rabbit] stuck his head over the edge of the bank . 1 peter 6 over 3 stuck 4 his 4 his 5 head 5 head 6 over 6 over 9 of 7 the 8 edge 8 edge 9 of 9 of 10 the 10 the 11 bank 11 bank 12 . better watch out ! " 1 better 2 watch 2 watch 3 out 3 out 4 ! 4 ! 5 " " go chase yourself , [peter] [rabbit] . 1 " 2 go 2 go 3 chase 3 chase 4 yourself 4 yourself 5 , 5 , 8 . i guess [i] can look out for myself , " replied [jerry] , just a little crossly . 1 i 5 look 1 i 8 myself 2 guess 4 can 2 guess 5 look 4 can 5 look 6 out 7 for 7 for 8 myself 8 myself 13 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 replied 11 replied 13 , 13 , 14 just 14 just 15 a 15 a 17 crossly 15 a 18 . 16 little 17 crossly peter made a [wry] face and started for the sweet clover patch . 1 peter 5 face 2 made 3 a 2 made 5 face 5 face 7 started 5 face 10 sweet 6 and 7 started 8 for 9 the 9 the 10 sweet 10 sweet 11 clover 11 clover 13 . 12 patch 13 . hardly was he out of sight when [billy] [mink] and [bobby] [coon] came down the [laughing] [brook] together . 1 hardly 3 he 1 hardly 6 sight 2 was 3 he 4 out 5 of 5 of 6 sight 6 sight 7 when 7 when 19 . 10 and 13 came 10 and 14 down 14 down 15 the 14 down 18 together 18 together 19 . they seemed very much excited . 1 they 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 very 3 very 4 much 4 much 5 excited 5 excited 6 . " you 'd better watch out , [jerry] , " warned [billy] [mink] , who is a great traveler and has had wide experience . 1 " 4 better 2 you 3 'd 2 you 4 better 4 better 5 watch 4 better 6 out 5 watch 6 out 6 out 7 , 7 , 10 " 9 , 10 " 10 " 16 is 11 warned 14 , 14 , 15 who 15 who 16 is 16 is 18 great 17 a 18 great 18 great 24 experience 19 traveler 23 wide 20 and 23 wide 21 has 22 had 21 has 23 wide 23 wide 24 experience 24 experience 25 . and what do you suppose he was thinking about as he swam along ? 1 and 2 what 1 and 3 do 3 do 9 about 4 you 5 suppose 5 suppose 6 he 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 thinking 8 thinking 9 about 9 about 12 swam 10 as 11 he 11 he 12 swam 12 swam 13 along 13 along 14 ? as he drew near his favorite log , something tickled his nose . 1 as 2 he 1 as 6 favorite 2 he 3 drew 3 drew 4 near 4 near 5 his 6 favorite 8 , 7 log 8 , 8 , 9 something 9 something 11 his 10 tickled 11 his 11 his 12 nose 12 nose 13 . he stopped swimming to sniff and sniff . 1 he 2 stopped 2 stopped 3 swimming 2 stopped 4 to 4 to 5 sniff 5 sniff 7 sniff 6 and 7 sniff 7 sniff 8 . my , how good it did smell ! 1 my 2 , 2 , 3 how 3 how 4 good 4 good 5 it 5 it 6 did 6 did 7 smell 7 smell 8 ! and it seemed to come right straight from the old log . 1 and 5 come 2 it 3 seemed 3 seemed 4 to 4 to 5 come 5 come 6 right 6 right 7 straight 6 right 8 from 8 from 9 the 8 from 11 log 9 the 10 old 11 log 12 . jerry began to swim as fast as he could . 1 jerry 2 began 1 jerry 4 swim 2 began 3 to 4 swim 6 fast 5 as 6 fast 6 fast 7 as 7 as 8 he 8 he 9 could 9 could 10 . in a few minutes he scrambled out on the old log . 1 in 4 minutes 2 a 3 few 3 few 4 minutes 4 minutes 5 he 5 he 6 scrambled 6 scrambled 7 out 6 scrambled 9 the 8 on 9 the 9 the 11 log 10 old 11 log 11 log 12 . then [jerry] rubbed his eyes three times to be sure that he saw aright . 1 then 6 three 3 rubbed 4 his 4 his 5 eyes 5 eyes 6 three 6 three 7 times 7 times 10 sure 8 to 9 be 9 be 10 sure 10 sure 13 saw 11 that 12 he 11 that 13 saw 13 saw 15 . 14 aright 15 . there were luscious pieces of carrot lying right in front of him . 1 there 2 were 2 were 3 luscious 3 luscious 6 carrot 4 pieces 5 of 4 pieces 6 carrot 6 carrot 7 lying 6 carrot 8 right 8 right 9 in 9 in 10 front 10 front 13 . 11 of 12 him 12 him 13 . now there is nothing that [jerry] [muskrat] likes better than carrot . 1 now 2 there 2 there 3 is 2 there 4 nothing 4 nothing 5 that 5 that 8 likes 8 likes 11 carrot 9 better 10 than 9 better 11 carrot 11 carrot 12 . so he didn't stop to wonder how it got there . 1 so 2 he 1 so 6 wonder 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 stop 4 stop 5 to 6 wonder 9 got 7 how 8 it 8 it 9 got 9 got 10 there 10 there 11 . he just reached out for the nearest piece and ate it . 1 he 3 reached 2 just 3 reached 3 reached 4 out 3 reached 6 the 4 out 5 for 6 the 8 piece 7 nearest 8 piece 8 piece 9 and 9 and 10 ate 10 ate 11 it 10 ate 12 . then he reached for the next piece and ate it . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 reached 3 reached 5 the 4 for 5 the 5 the 6 next 6 next 7 piece 7 piece 8 and 8 and 9 ate 9 ate 11 . 10 it 11 . then he did a funny little dance just for joy . 1 then 2 he 1 then 8 just 2 he 3 did 3 did 4 a 4 a 5 funny 5 funny 6 little 6 little 7 dance 8 just 9 for 9 for 10 joy 10 joy 11 . when he was quite out of breath , he sat down to rest . 1 when 4 quite 2 he 3 was 2 he 4 quite 4 quite 7 breath 5 out 6 of 5 out 7 breath 7 breath 8 , 8 , 10 sat 9 he 10 sat 10 sat 11 down 11 down 14 . 12 to 13 rest 13 rest 14 . snap ! 1 snap 2 ! something had [jerry] [muskrat] by the tail ! 1 something 2 had 2 had 7 tail 5 by 6 the 6 the 7 tail 7 tail 8 ! jerry squealed with fright and pain . 1 jerry 2 squealed 2 squealed 4 fright 3 with 4 fright 4 fright 5 and 5 and 6 pain 6 pain 7 . oh , how it did hurt ! 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 how 3 how 4 it 4 it 5 did 5 did 6 hurt 6 hurt 7 ! he twisted and turned , but he was held fast and could not see what had him . 1 he 2 twisted 1 he 4 turned 2 twisted 3 and 4 turned 7 he 5 , 6 but 6 but 7 he 7 he 12 could 8 was 9 held 8 was 10 fast 10 fast 11 and 10 fast 12 could 12 could 15 what 13 not 14 see 14 see 15 what 15 what 18 . 16 had 17 him 17 him 18 . then he pulled and pulled , until it seemed as if his tail would pull off . 1 then 3 pulled 2 he 3 pulled 3 pulled 5 pulled 4 and 5 pulled 5 pulled 7 until 5 pulled 11 if 6 , 7 until 8 it 9 seemed 9 seemed 10 as 9 seemed 11 if 11 if 14 would 12 his 13 tail 13 tail 14 would 14 would 15 pull 15 pull 16 off 15 pull 17 . but it didn't . 1 but 2 it 2 it 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 . so he kept pulling , and pretty soon the thing let go so suddenly that [jerry] tumbled head first into the water . 1 so 7 pretty 1 so 11 let 2 he 3 kept 3 kept 4 pulling 4 pulling 7 pretty 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 pretty 7 pretty 8 soon 7 pretty 10 thing 9 the 10 thing 11 let 12 go 12 go 20 into 13 so 14 suddenly 13 so 15 that 15 that 17 tumbled 17 tumbled 18 head 17 tumbled 20 into 18 head 19 first 20 into 21 the 20 into 22 water 21 the 22 water 22 water 23 . when he reached home , [mother] [muskrat] did his sore tail up for him . 1 when 3 reached 1 when 8 did 2 he 3 reached 3 reached 4 home 4 home 5 , 8 did 11 tail 9 his 10 sore 10 sore 11 tail 11 tail 12 up 12 up 13 for 13 for 14 him 14 him 15 . " what did [i] tell you about traps ? " she asked severely . 1 " 3 did 1 " 6 you 2 what 3 did 5 tell 6 you 6 you 9 ? 7 about 8 traps 8 traps 9 ? 9 ? 10 " 10 " 11 she 11 she 12 asked 11 she 13 severely 13 severely 14 . jerry stopped crying . 1 jerry 2 stopped 2 stopped 3 crying 3 crying 4 . " was that a trap ? " he asked . 1 " 4 a 2 was 3 that 3 that 4 a 4 a 5 trap 5 trap 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 7 " 8 he 8 he 9 asked 9 asked 10 . then he remembered that in his fright he didn't even see it . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 remembered 3 remembered 4 that 4 that 8 he 5 in 6 his 6 his 7 fright 7 fright 8 he 8 he 9 didn't 9 didn't 10 even 10 even 12 it 10 even 13 . 11 see 12 it " oh , dear , " he moaned , " [i] wouldn't know one to-day if [i] met it . " 1 " 7 he 1 " 8 moaned 2 oh 3 , 2 oh 4 dear 3 , 4 dear 4 dear 7 he 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 he 8 moaned 12 wouldn't 8 moaned 20 . 9 , 10 " 10 " 12 wouldn't 12 wouldn't 13 know 13 know 15 to-day 14 one 15 to-day 16 if 18 met 16 if 20 . 18 met 19 it 20 . 21 " [chapter] [ii] [:] [the] [convention] [at] [the] [big] [rock] jolly round , red [mr] [sun] looked down on the [smiling] [pool] . 1 jolly 2 round 1 jolly 3 , 2 round 3 , 3 , 4 red 4 red 7 looked 7 looked 9 on 8 down 9 on 9 on 10 the 10 the 13 . he almost forgot to keep on climbing up in the blue [sky] , he was so interested in what he saw there . 1 he 2 almost 1 he 3 forgot 2 almost 3 forgot 3 forgot 8 up 4 to 5 keep 5 keep 7 climbing 6 on 7 climbing 7 climbing 8 up 8 up 11 blue 8 up 13 , 9 in 10 the 9 in 11 blue 10 the 11 blue 13 , 17 interested 14 he 15 was 15 was 16 so 15 was 17 interested 17 interested 23 . 18 in 19 what 19 what 20 he 20 he 21 saw 21 saw 22 there 22 there 23 . what do you think it was ? 1 what 2 do 2 do 3 you 3 you 4 think 4 think 5 it 4 think 7 ? 5 it 6 was why , it was a convention at the [big] [rock] , the queerest convention he ever had seen . 1 why 2 , 1 why 11 , 2 , 3 it 3 it 5 a 4 was 5 a 5 a 6 convention 6 convention 8 the 7 at 8 the 11 , 12 the 12 the 13 queerest 13 queerest 14 convention 14 convention 16 ever 14 convention 18 seen 15 he 16 ever 17 had 18 seen 18 seen 19 . your papa would say that it was a mass-meeting of angry citizens . 1 your 4 say 2 papa 3 would 3 would 4 say 4 say 5 that 5 that 7 was 6 it 7 was 7 was 8 a 8 a 9 mass-meeting 9 mass-meeting 12 citizens 10 of 11 angry 11 angry 12 citizens 12 citizens 13 . maybe it was , but that is a pretty long term . 1 maybe 2 it 2 it 3 was 2 it 7 is 4 , 5 but 5 but 6 that 6 that 7 is 7 is 10 long 8 a 9 pretty 9 pretty 10 long 10 long 11 term 11 term 12 . anyway , [mother] [muskrat] said it was a convention , and she ought to know , for she is the one who had called it . 1 anyway 2 , 1 anyway 14 to 2 , 11 and 5 said 10 , 6 it 7 was 6 it 10 , 7 was 9 convention 8 a 9 convention 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 she 12 she 13 ought 14 to 15 know 14 to 22 who 15 know 18 she 16 , 17 for 16 , 18 she 18 she 19 is 19 is 20 the 19 is 21 one 22 who 24 called 22 who 25 it 23 had 24 called 25 it 26 . of course [jerry] [muskrat] was there , and his uncles and aunts and all his cousins . 1 of 2 course 2 course 6 there 5 was 6 there 6 there 8 and 7 , 8 and 8 and 12 aunts 9 his 10 uncles 10 uncles 11 and 10 uncles 12 aunts 12 aunts 16 cousins 13 and 14 all 14 all 15 his 15 his 16 cousins 16 cousins 17 . little [joe] [otter] was there , with his father and mother and all his relations even to his third cousins . 1 little 11 mother 4 was 5 there 5 there 6 , 6 , 7 with 7 with 8 his 8 his 9 father 9 father 10 and 9 father 11 mother 11 mother 15 relations 12 and 13 all 12 and 15 relations 13 all 14 his 15 relations 16 even 16 even 18 his 16 even 19 third 17 to 18 his 18 his 19 third 19 third 21 . 20 cousins 21 . and everybody was looking very solemn , very solemn indeed . 1 and 2 everybody 1 and 5 very 2 everybody 3 was 3 was 4 looking 5 very 7 , 6 solemn 7 , 7 , 8 very 8 very 9 solemn 8 very 10 indeed 9 solemn 10 indeed 10 indeed 11 . then she made a speech . 1 then 2 she 2 she 3 made 3 made 4 a 4 a 5 speech 5 speech 6 . she stopped and pointed to [jerry] 's sore tail . 1 she 2 stopped 2 stopped 3 and 3 and 4 pointed 4 pointed 5 to 4 pointed 9 tail 7 's 8 sore 8 sore 9 tail 9 tail 10 . " what do you think did that ? " she demanded . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 do 2 what 6 did 3 do 4 you 5 think 6 did 6 did 8 ? 7 that 8 ? 8 ? 9 " 9 " 11 demanded 10 she 11 demanded 11 demanded 12 . mrs [muskrat] glared at him , for she had overheard the remark . 1 mrs 3 glared 3 glared 4 at 3 glared 5 him 5 him 10 overheard 6 , 7 for 7 for 8 she 8 she 9 had 9 had 10 overheard 10 overheard 12 remark 11 the 12 remark 12 remark 13 . then she held up one hand to command silence . 1 then 2 she 1 then 4 up 2 she 3 held 4 up 6 hand 5 one 6 hand 6 hand 7 to 7 to 8 command 8 command 10 . 9 silence 10 . " it is no longer safe for our little folks to play around the [smiling] [pool] or along the [laughing] [brook] . 1 " 2 it 1 " 5 longer 3 is 4 no 3 is 5 longer 5 longer 6 safe 6 safe 11 to 6 safe 12 play 7 for 8 our 7 for 10 folks 8 our 9 little 10 folks 11 to 11 to 12 play 12 play 13 around 13 around 14 the 13 around 18 along 17 or 18 along 18 along 22 . 19 the 22 . what are we going to do about it ? " 1 what 2 are 2 are 3 we 2 are 4 going 3 we 4 going 4 going 5 to 5 to 6 do 6 do 7 about 7 about 9 ? 8 it 9 ? 9 ? 10 " everybody looked at everybody else in dismay . 1 everybody 4 everybody 2 looked 3 at 3 at 4 everybody 4 everybody 5 else 5 else 6 in 6 in 7 dismay 7 dismay 8 . indeed , [i] am afraid that they would have blistered . 1 indeed 2 , 2 , 7 they 4 am 5 afraid 5 afraid 6 that 6 that 7 they 7 they 9 have 8 would 9 have 9 have 10 blistered 10 blistered 11 . such excitement ! 1 such 2 excitement 2 excitement 3 ! everybody had a different idea , and nobody would listen to anybody else . 1 everybody 6 , 2 had 3 a 3 a 4 different 4 different 5 idea 5 idea 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 nobody 8 nobody 10 listen 9 would 10 listen 10 listen 12 anybody 10 listen 13 else 11 to 12 anybody 12 anybody 13 else 13 else 14 . old [mr] [mink] lost his temper and called [grandpa] [otter] a meddlesome know-nothing . 1 old 5 his 4 lost 5 his 5 his 6 temper 6 temper 7 and 7 and 8 called 8 called 11 a 11 a 12 meddlesome 12 meddlesome 14 . 13 know-nothing 14 . it looked very much as if the convention was going to break up in a sad quarrel . 1 it 4 much 2 looked 3 very 2 looked 4 much 4 much 11 to 5 as 6 if 6 if 8 convention 7 the 8 convention 8 convention 9 was 8 convention 10 going 9 was 10 going 10 going 11 to 11 to 16 sad 12 break 13 up 13 up 14 in 14 in 15 a 15 a 16 sad 16 sad 17 quarrel 17 quarrel 18 . then [mr] [coon] climbed up on the [big] [rock] and with a stick pounded for silence . 1 then 4 climbed 4 climbed 5 up 4 climbed 12 a 5 up 6 on 6 on 7 the 10 and 11 with 11 with 12 a 12 a 13 stick 13 stick 14 pounded 14 pounded 16 silence 15 for 16 silence 16 silence 17 . all in favor please raise their right hands . " 1 all 2 in 2 in 3 favor 3 favor 4 please 4 please 5 raise 5 raise 7 right 6 their 7 right 7 right 8 hands 8 hands 9 . 9 . 10 " at once the air was full of hands , and everybody was good-natured once more . 1 at 4 air 1 at 13 good-natured 2 once 3 the 2 once 4 air 4 air 9 , 4 air 13 good-natured 5 was 6 full 6 full 7 of 7 of 8 hands 8 hands 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 everybody 11 everybody 12 was 13 good-natured 14 once 14 once 15 more 14 once 16 . so it was agreed to call in [great-grandfather] [frog] . 1 so 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 agreed 4 agreed 5 to 5 to 6 call 6 call 7 in 7 in 10 . [chapter] [iii] [:] [the] [oracle] [of] [the] [smiling] [pool] but he pretended to be very much surprised when [jerry] [muskrat] very politely said : " good morning , [grandfather] [frog] . " 1 but 2 he 1 but 3 pretended 3 pretended 4 to 4 to 5 be 4 to 8 surprised 5 be 7 much 6 very 7 much 8 surprised 19 , 9 when 12 very 12 very 13 politely 13 politely 14 said 14 said 15 : 15 : 16 " 16 " 17 good 17 good 18 morning 17 good 19 , 19 , 23 " 22 . 23 " " good morning , [jerry] [muskrat] . 1 " 2 good 2 good 3 morning 3 morning 4 , 4 , 7 . you 're out early this morning , " replied [grandfather] [frog] . 1 you 2 're 2 're 7 , 3 out 4 early 4 early 5 this 5 this 6 morning 6 morning 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 replied 9 replied 12 . " if you please , you are wanted over at the [big] [rock] , " said [jerry] . 1 " 3 you 2 if 3 you 3 you 4 please 4 please 5 , 4 please 14 , 5 , 6 you 6 you 7 are 7 are 8 wanted 8 wanted 9 over 9 over 10 at 10 at 11 the 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 said 16 said 18 . grandfather [frog] 's eyes twinkled , but he made his voice very deep and gruff as he replied : " [chugarum] ! 1 grandfather 9 made 3 's 4 eyes 4 eyes 5 twinkled 5 twinkled 6 , 6 , 7 but 7 but 8 he 8 he 9 made 9 made 11 voice 10 his 11 voice 11 voice 13 deep 12 very 13 deep 13 deep 15 gruff 14 and 15 gruff 15 gruff 19 : 16 as 17 he 17 he 18 replied 18 replied 19 : 19 : 20 " 20 " 22 ! you 're a scamp , [jerry] [muskrat] , and [little] [joe] [otter] is another . 1 you 2 're 2 're 4 scamp 3 a 4 scamp 4 scamp 5 , 5 , 9 and 8 , 9 and 9 and 15 . 13 is 14 another 14 another 15 . what trick are you trying to play on me now ? " 1 what 3 are 2 trick 3 are 3 are 4 you 4 you 5 trying 5 trying 7 play 6 to 7 play 7 play 8 on 8 on 9 me 9 me 10 now 10 now 11 ? 11 ? 12 " " really and truly , [grandfather] [frog] , there isn't any trick this time , " said [jerry] . 1 " 12 trick 2 really 3 and 3 and 4 truly 4 truly 5 , 4 truly 8 , 8 , 9 there 8 , 11 any 9 there 10 isn't 11 any 12 trick 12 trick 15 , 13 this 14 time 14 time 15 , 15 , 16 " 16 " 17 said 17 said 19 . please come . " 1 please 2 come 2 come 3 . 3 . 4 " finally he spoke . 1 finally 2 he 2 he 3 spoke 3 spoke 4 . " get right on my back and [i] 'll take you over there , " said [jerry] eagerly . 1 " 3 right 1 " 9 'll 2 get 3 right 4 on 5 my 5 my 6 back 6 back 7 and 7 and 9 'll 9 'll 10 take 10 take 11 you 10 take 18 eagerly 11 you 12 over 12 over 13 there 13 there 14 , 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 said 18 eagerly 19 . " [i] 'm afraid that you 'll spill me off , " replied [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 4 afraid 3 'm 4 afraid 4 afraid 7 'll 5 that 6 you 6 you 7 'll 7 'll 8 spill 8 spill 9 me 9 me 16 . 10 off 12 " 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 replied 13 replied 16 . " no , [i] won't ; just try me and see , " begged [jerry] . 1 " 2 no 1 " 5 won't 2 no 3 , 5 won't 8 try 6 ; 7 just 7 just 8 try 8 try 9 me 8 try 11 see 9 me 10 and 11 see 12 , 12 , 13 " 12 , 14 begged 14 begged 16 . so [grandfather] [frog] climbed on [jerry] [muskrat] 's back , and [jerry] started for the [big] [rock] as fast as he could go . 1 so 19 fast 4 climbed 5 on 4 climbed 13 started 8 's 9 back 9 back 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 13 started 13 started 14 for 13 started 19 fast 14 for 15 the 18 as 19 fast 19 fast 20 as 20 as 21 he 21 he 23 go 22 could 23 go 23 go 24 . you know an oracle is one who is very wise . 1 you 4 oracle 2 know 3 an 3 an 4 oracle 4 oracle 9 very 5 is 6 one 6 one 7 who 7 who 8 is 8 is 9 very 9 very 10 wise 10 wise 11 . when she said this , [grandfather] [frog] puffed himself up until it seemed as if his white and yellow waistcoat would surely burst . 1 when 2 she 2 she 3 said 3 said 11 until 4 this 5 , 5 , 8 puffed 8 puffed 9 himself 9 himself 10 up 10 up 11 until 11 until 17 white 12 it 13 seemed 12 it 15 if 13 seemed 14 as 15 if 16 his 16 his 17 white 17 white 18 and 17 white 19 yellow 18 and 19 yellow 19 yellow 24 . 20 waistcoat 21 would 20 waistcoat 23 burst 22 surely 23 burst 23 burst 24 . he sat very still for a while and gazed straight at jolly , round , red [mr] [sun] without blinking once . 1 he 3 very 1 he 6 a 2 sat 3 very 3 very 4 still 4 still 5 for 6 a 8 and 6 a 12 jolly 7 while 8 and 8 and 9 gazed 9 gazed 10 straight 10 straight 11 at 12 jolly 13 , 13 , 14 round 14 round 15 , 15 , 16 red 15 , 19 without 16 red 19 without 19 without 20 blinking 20 blinking 22 . 21 once 22 . then he spoke in a very deep voice . 1 then 5 a 2 he 3 spoke 3 spoke 4 in 4 in 5 a 5 a 6 very 6 very 7 deep 7 deep 8 voice 8 voice 9 . " [to-morrow] morning at sunrise [i] will tell you what to do , " said he . 1 " 5 sunrise 3 morning 4 at 3 morning 5 sunrise 5 sunrise 11 to 7 will 8 tell 8 tell 9 you 8 tell 10 what 10 what 11 to 11 to 12 do 12 do 13 , 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 said 15 said 16 he 15 said 17 . and not another word could they get out of him . 1 and 6 they 2 not 3 another 3 another 4 word 4 word 5 could 5 could 6 they 6 they 7 get 7 get 8 out 8 out 9 of 9 of 10 him 10 him 11 . [chapter] [iv] [:] [grandfather] [frog] ['s] [plan] early as he was , all the little people who live along the [laughing] [brook] and around the [smiling] [pool] [were] waiting for him . 1 early 8 little 2 as 3 he 3 he 4 was 4 was 6 all 5 , 6 all 6 all 7 the 7 the 8 little 8 little 9 people 9 people 10 who 9 people 12 along 10 who 11 live 12 along 13 the 13 the 22 waiting 16 and 17 around 17 around 18 the 18 the 22 waiting 22 waiting 25 . 23 for 24 him 24 him 25 . bobby [coon] had found two traps set by [farmer] [brown] 's boy , and [billy] [mink] had almost stepped in a third . 1 bobby 4 found 1 bobby 5 two 3 had 4 found 5 two 6 traps 6 traps 7 set 6 traps 14 and 7 set 8 by 11 's 12 boy 12 boy 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 22 third 17 had 18 almost 18 almost 19 stepped 18 almost 22 third 19 stepped 21 a 20 in 21 a 22 third 23 . no one felt safe any more , yet no one knew what to do . 1 no 2 one 1 no 3 felt 3 felt 4 safe 3 felt 5 any 5 any 7 , 5 any 8 yet 6 more 7 , 8 yet 10 one 9 no 10 one 10 one 11 knew 11 knew 13 to 12 what 13 to 13 to 14 do 14 do 15 . so they all waited for the advice of [great-grandfather] [frog] , who , you know , is accounted very , very wise . 1 so 19 very 2 they 3 all 2 they 4 waited 4 waited 7 advice 4 waited 12 who 5 for 6 the 6 the 7 advice 7 advice 8 of 11 , 12 who 12 who 13 , 13 , 14 you 14 you 15 know 15 know 18 accounted 15 know 19 very 16 , 17 is 17 is 18 accounted 19 very 23 . 20 , 21 very 21 very 22 wise 21 very 23 . grandfather [frog] cleared his throat . 1 grandfather 3 cleared 3 cleared 4 his 4 his 5 throat 5 throat 6 . " [chugarum] ! " said he . 1 " 5 said 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 6 he 7 . " you must find all the traps that [farmer] [brown] 's boy has set . " 1 " 4 find 2 you 3 must 2 you 4 find 4 find 7 traps 5 all 6 the 6 the 7 traps 7 traps 11 's 8 that 11 's 11 's 12 boy 12 boy 14 set 13 has 14 set 14 set 15 . 15 . 16 " " how are we going to do it ? " asked [bobby] [coon] . 1 " 2 how 2 how 3 are 3 are 5 going 4 we 5 going 5 going 8 it 6 to 7 do 7 do 8 it 8 it 9 ? 9 ? 10 " 10 " 11 asked 11 asked 14 . " by looking for them , " replied [grandfather] [frog] tartly . 1 " 8 replied 2 by 3 looking 3 looking 4 for 4 for 5 them 5 them 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 replied 8 replied 11 tartly 11 tartly 12 . bobby [coon] looked foolish and slipped out of sight behind his mother . 1 bobby 3 looked 3 looked 7 out 4 foolish 5 and 4 foolish 6 slipped 6 slipped 7 out 7 out 8 of 7 out 12 mother 8 of 9 sight 9 sight 10 behind 11 his 12 mother 12 mother 13 . you must use your eyes and your noses . 1 you 2 must 2 must 3 use 2 must 4 your 4 your 5 eyes 5 eyes 6 and 6 and 7 your 7 your 8 noses 8 noses 9 . when you find things good to eat where you have never found them before , watch out ! 1 when 2 you 1 when 4 things 2 you 3 find 4 things 8 where 5 good 7 eat 5 good 8 where 6 to 7 eat 8 where 9 you 9 you 10 have 10 have 11 never 11 never 12 found 11 never 13 them 13 them 14 before 14 before 15 , 15 , 16 watch 16 watch 18 ! 17 out 18 ! when you get the first whiff of the man-smell , watch out ! 1 when 2 you 1 when 4 the 2 you 3 get 4 the 5 first 5 first 6 whiff 6 whiff 7 of 7 of 8 the 8 the 9 man-smell 9 man-smell 10 , 10 , 11 watch 11 watch 12 out 12 out 13 ! billy [mink] , you are small and quick , and your eyes are sharp . 1 billy 6 small 3 , 4 you 4 you 5 are 5 are 6 small 6 small 9 , 7 and 8 quick 8 quick 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 your 11 your 12 eyes 11 your 14 sharp 12 eyes 13 are 14 sharp 15 . you sit here on the [big] [rock] until you see [farmer] [brown] 's boy coming . 1 you 2 sit 1 you 3 here 3 here 5 the 4 on 5 the 5 the 8 until 8 until 10 see 8 until 15 coming 9 you 10 see 13 's 14 boy 14 boy 15 coming 15 coming 16 . then go hide in the bulrushes where you can watch him , but where he cannot see you . 1 then 12 , 2 go 3 hide 3 hide 5 the 4 in 5 the 5 the 6 bulrushes 6 bulrushes 7 where 7 where 11 him 8 you 9 can 8 you 10 watch 10 watch 11 him 11 him 12 , 12 , 17 see 13 but 14 where 13 but 15 he 15 he 16 cannot 15 he 17 see 17 see 19 . 18 you 19 . follow him everywhere he goes around the [smiling] [pool] or along the [laughing] [brook] . 1 follow 2 him 2 him 3 everywhere 3 everywhere 4 he 3 everywhere 6 around 4 he 5 goes 6 around 7 the 6 around 11 along 10 or 11 along 11 along 15 . 12 the 15 . without knowing it , he will show you where every trap is hidden . 1 without 2 knowing 1 without 4 , 2 knowing 3 it 4 , 8 you 5 he 6 will 6 will 7 show 6 will 8 you 8 you 10 every 9 where 10 every 10 every 11 trap 11 trap 12 is 11 trap 13 hidden 13 hidden 14 . " when all the traps have been found , drop a stick or a stone in each . 1 " 8 found 2 when 3 all 3 all 4 the 4 the 5 traps 5 traps 6 have 5 traps 8 found 6 have 7 been 8 found 9 , 8 found 14 a 9 , 10 drop 10 drop 11 a 11 a 12 stick 12 stick 13 or 14 a 15 stone 14 a 18 . 15 stone 16 in 15 stone 17 each 16 in 17 each that will spring them , and then they will be harmless . 1 that 2 will 2 will 3 spring 2 will 4 them 4 them 5 , 5 , 8 they 6 and 7 then 7 then 8 they 8 they 9 will 9 will 10 be 9 will 12 . 10 be 11 harmless then you can bury them deep in the mud . 1 then 3 can 2 you 3 can 3 can 4 bury 4 bury 5 them 5 them 6 deep 6 deep 9 mud 7 in 8 the 8 the 9 mud 9 mud 10 . " hurrah [for] [grandfather] [frog] ! 1 " 2 hurrah 2 hurrah 6 ! that 's a great idea ! " shouted [little] [joe] [otter] , turning a somersault in the water . 1 that 8 shouted 2 's 3 a 3 a 4 great 4 great 5 idea 5 idea 6 ! 5 idea 8 shouted 6 ! 7 " 8 shouted 18 water 12 , 13 turning 13 turning 14 a 14 a 15 somersault 15 somersault 16 in 16 in 17 the 17 the 18 water 18 water 19 . every one agreed with [little] [joe] [otter] , and immediately they began to plan a grand hunt for the traps of [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 1 every 3 agreed 1 every 11 they 2 one 3 agreed 4 with 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 immediately 9 and 11 they 11 they 12 began 12 began 15 a 13 to 14 plan 13 to 15 a 15 a 17 hunt 15 a 20 traps 16 grand 17 hunt 18 for 19 the 19 the 20 traps 20 traps 21 of 21 of 26 . 24 's 25 boy 25 boy 26 . [chapter] [v] [:] [a] [busy] [day] [at] [the] [smiling] [pool] everybody was excited . 1 everybody 2 was 2 was 3 excited 3 excited 4 . yes , [sir] , everybody in the [smiling] [pool] and along the [laughing] [brook] was just bubbling over with excitement . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 5 everybody 4 , 10 and 5 everybody 6 in 6 in 7 the 10 and 11 along 10 and 17 bubbling 11 along 12 the 12 the 16 just 15 was 16 just 17 bubbling 20 excitement 18 over 19 with 19 with 20 excitement 20 excitement 21 . what was it all about ? 1 what 2 was 1 what 3 it 3 it 4 all 4 all 5 about 5 about 6 ? yes , [sir] , they were hunting for traps set by [farmer] [brown] 's boy , just as [grandfather] [frog] had advised them to . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 6 were 4 , 5 they 5 they 6 were 6 were 7 hunting 7 hunting 8 for 8 for 9 traps 9 traps 10 set 9 traps 15 boy 10 set 11 by 14 's 15 boy 15 boy 17 just 16 , 17 just 17 just 18 as 17 just 22 advised 21 had 22 advised 22 advised 25 . 23 them 24 to 24 to 25 . jerry [muskrat] and [little] [joe] [otter] were hunting together . 1 jerry 3 and 3 and 9 together 7 were 8 hunting 8 hunting 9 together 9 together 10 . sniff , sniff , sniff , went [jerry] [muskrat] . 1 sniff 2 , 1 sniff 3 sniff 3 sniff 4 , 3 sniff 5 sniff 4 , 5 sniff 5 sniff 7 went 6 , 7 went 7 went 10 . then little cold shivers ran down his backbone and way out to the tip of [his] tail . 1 then 3 cold 1 then 12 to 2 little 3 cold 3 cold 4 shivers 4 shivers 5 ran 5 ran 6 down 6 down 10 way 7 his 8 backbone 7 his 10 way 8 backbone 9 and 10 way 11 out 12 to 14 tip 13 the 14 tip 14 tip 17 tail 15 of 17 tail 17 tail 18 . " what is it ? " asked [little] [joe] [otter] . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 is 3 is 4 it 4 it 5 ? 5 ? 6 " 6 " 7 asked 7 asked 11 . " it 's the man-smell , " whispered [jerry] . 1 " 2 it 1 " 5 man-smell 2 it 3 's 3 's 4 the 5 man-smell 7 " 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 whispered 8 whispered 10 . just then [little] [joe] [otter] gave a long sniff . 1 just 2 then 2 then 6 gave 6 gave 7 a 7 a 8 long 7 a 9 sniff 9 sniff 10 . " my , [i] smell fish ! " he cried , his eyes sparkling , and started in the direction from which the smell came . 1 " 2 my 2 my 3 , 2 my 6 fish 5 smell 6 fish 6 fish 14 sparkling 7 ! 8 " 8 " 9 he 9 he 10 cried 10 cried 11 , 10 cried 14 sparkling 11 , 12 his 12 his 13 eyes 14 sparkling 16 and 14 sparkling 24 smell 15 , 16 and 17 started 18 in 18 in 19 the 18 in 23 the 19 the 20 direction 20 direction 22 which 21 from 22 which 23 the 24 smell 24 smell 25 came 25 came 26 . he swam faster than [jerry] , and in a minute he shouted in delight . 1 he 2 swam 2 swam 7 and 2 swam 8 in 3 faster 4 than 3 faster 6 , 6 , 7 and 8 in 14 delight 9 a 10 minute 9 a 12 shouted 10 minute 11 he 12 shouted 13 in 12 shouted 14 delight 14 delight 15 . " hi , [jerry] ! 1 " 2 hi 2 hi 3 , 2 hi 5 ! some one's left a fish on the edge of the bank : what a feast ! " 1 some 3 left 1 some 9 of 2 one's 3 left 4 a 5 fish 4 a 8 edge 5 fish 6 on 6 on 7 the 6 on 8 edge 8 edge 9 of 9 of 11 bank 10 the 11 bank 11 bank 13 what 12 : 13 what 13 what 14 a 14 a 16 ! 15 feast 16 ! 16 ! 17 " " don't touch it , " he panted . 1 " 2 don't 2 don't 3 touch 3 touch 4 it 4 it 5 , 5 , 6 " 5 , 9 . 6 " 7 he 7 he 8 panted " don't touch it , [joe] [otter] ! " 1 " 2 don't 2 don't 3 touch 3 touch 4 it 4 it 5 , 5 , 9 " 8 ! 9 " little [joe] laughed . 1 little 3 laughed 3 laughed 4 . " what 's the matter , [jerry] ? 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 's 3 's 4 the 4 the 5 matter 5 matter 6 , 5 matter 8 ? ' [fraid] [i] 'll eat it all up before you get here ? " he asked , as he reached out for the fish . 1 ' 10 you 1 ' 20 reached 4 'll 5 eat 5 eat 6 it 5 eat 10 you 6 it 7 all 7 all 8 up 8 up 9 before 10 you 11 get 11 get 12 here 11 get 16 asked 12 here 13 ? 13 ? 14 " 14 " 15 he 16 asked 17 , 17 , 18 as 18 as 19 he 20 reached 23 the 21 out 22 for 22 for 23 the 23 the 24 fish 24 fish 25 . " stop ! " shrieked [jerry] , and gave [little] [joe] a push , just as the latter touched the fish . 1 " 5 shrieked 2 stop 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 3 ! 5 shrieked 5 shrieked 12 a 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 gave 8 and 12 a 12 a 15 just 13 push 14 , 14 , 15 just 15 just 18 latter 16 as 17 the 17 the 18 latter 18 latter 21 fish 19 touched 20 the 20 the 21 fish 21 fish 22 . snap ! 1 snap 2 ! a pair of wicked steel jaws flew together and caught [little] [joe] [otter] by a claw of one toe . 1 a 2 pair 1 a 5 steel 2 pair 3 of 3 of 4 wicked 5 steel 6 jaws 6 jaws 7 flew 6 jaws 10 caught 7 flew 8 together 9 and 10 caught 10 caught 16 claw 14 by 15 a 15 a 16 claw 16 claw 20 . 17 of 20 . 18 one 19 toe 19 toe 20 . if it hadn't been for [jerry] 's push , he would have been caught by a foot . 1 if 2 it 1 if 8 push 2 it 3 hadn't 3 hadn't 4 been 4 been 5 for 7 's 8 push 8 push 9 , 9 , 13 been 10 he 11 would 11 would 12 have 12 have 13 been 13 been 17 foot 14 caught 15 by 15 by 16 a 16 a 17 foot 17 foot 18 . " oh ! 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 ! oh ! 1 oh 2 ! oh ! " cried [little] [joe] [otter] . 1 oh 2 ! 2 ! 3 " 3 " 4 cried 4 cried 8 . but he left the claw behind and had a dreadfully sore toe as a result [.] 1 but 2 he 1 but 3 left 3 left 6 behind 3 left 10 dreadfully 4 the 5 claw 5 claw 6 behind 6 behind 7 and 8 had 9 a 9 a 10 dreadfully 10 dreadfully 15 result 11 sore 12 toe 12 toe 13 as 13 as 14 a 14 a 15 result then they buried the trap deep down in the mud and started to look for another . 1 then 5 trap 1 then 10 mud 2 they 3 buried 3 buried 4 the 3 buried 5 trap 5 trap 6 deep 6 deep 9 the 7 down 8 in 8 in 9 the 10 mud 11 and 10 mud 12 started 12 started 13 to 12 started 14 look 13 to 14 look 14 look 15 for 15 for 16 another 16 another 17 . [chapter] [vi] [:] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [is] [puzzled] farmer [brown] 's boy was whistling merrily as he tramped down across the [green] [meadows] . 1 farmer 3 's 3 's 4 boy 3 's 7 merrily 4 boy 5 was 5 was 6 whistling 7 merrily 12 across 8 as 9 he 8 as 10 tramped 10 tramped 11 down 11 down 12 across 12 across 13 the 13 the 16 . the [merry] [little] [breezes] saw him coming , and they raced over to the [smiling] [pool] to tell [billy] [mink] . 1 the 5 saw 5 saw 8 , 6 him 7 coming 7 coming 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 they 9 and 12 over 10 they 11 raced 12 over 13 to 13 to 14 the 13 to 18 tell 17 to 18 tell 18 tell 21 . farmer [brown] 's boy was coming to visit his traps . 1 farmer 5 was 3 's 4 boy 4 boy 5 was 5 was 6 coming 6 coming 7 to 6 coming 8 visit 8 visit 9 his 9 his 10 traps 10 traps 11 . he was very sure that he would find [billy] [mink] or [little] [joe] [otter] , or [jerry] [muskrat] , or perhaps [bobby] [coon] . 1 he 2 was 1 he 3 very 3 very 7 would 4 sure 5 that 5 that 6 he 5 that 7 would 7 would 8 find 8 find 11 or 8 find 20 or 11 or 16 or 15 , 16 or 19 , 20 or 20 or 21 perhaps 21 perhaps 24 . billy [mink] was sitting on top of the [big] [rock] . 1 billy 3 was 3 was 4 sitting 4 sitting 5 on 5 on 6 top 6 top 7 of 7 of 8 the 8 the 11 . he saw the [merry] [little] [breezes] racing across the [green] [meadows] , and behind them he saw [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 1 he 2 saw 1 he 7 racing 2 saw 3 the 7 racing 15 them 7 racing 17 saw 8 across 9 the 8 across 14 behind 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 behind 14 behind 15 them 16 he 17 saw 17 saw 21 boy 20 's 21 boy 21 boy 22 . billy [mink] dived head first into the [smiling] [pool] . 1 billy 3 dived 3 dived 4 head 4 head 5 first 5 first 6 into 6 into 7 the 7 the 10 . then he swam over to [jerry] [muskrat] 's house and warned [jerry] . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 swam 2 he 3 swam 3 swam 5 to 4 over 5 to 5 to 9 house 8 's 9 house 9 house 10 and 10 and 11 warned 11 warned 13 . the first place [farmer] [brown] 's boy visited was [jerry] [muskrat] 's old log . 1 the 3 place 2 first 3 place 3 place 6 's 6 's 7 boy 7 boy 8 visited 8 visited 15 . 9 was 14 log 12 's 13 old 13 old 14 log 14 log 15 . very cautiously he peeped over the edge of the bank . 1 very 5 over 2 cautiously 3 he 3 he 4 peeped 4 peeped 5 over 5 over 8 of 6 the 7 edge 7 edge 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 bank 10 bank 11 . the trap was gone ! 1 the 2 trap 2 trap 3 was 3 was 4 gone 4 gone 5 ! " hurrah ! " shouted [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 1 " 3 ! 2 hurrah 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 shouted 5 shouted 9 boy 8 's 9 boy 9 boy 10 . he was very much excited , as he caught hold of the end of the chain , which fastened it to the old log . 1 he 2 was 1 he 5 excited 2 was 3 very 2 was 4 much 5 excited 18 which 6 , 7 as 7 as 8 he 8 he 9 caught 9 caught 10 hold 10 hold 11 of 10 hold 18 which 11 of 12 the 12 the 13 end 13 end 15 the 13 end 16 chain 14 of 15 the 15 the 16 chain 16 chain 17 , 18 which 23 old 19 fastened 20 it 19 fastened 21 to 21 to 22 the 22 the 23 old 23 old 25 . 24 log 25 . he was sure that at last he had caught [jerry] [muskrat] . 1 he 2 was 1 he 3 sure 3 sure 4 that 4 that 7 he 5 at 6 last 6 last 7 he 7 he 8 had 8 had 9 caught 9 caught 12 . when he pulled the trap up , it was empty . 1 when 3 pulled 2 he 3 pulled 3 pulled 4 the 4 the 5 trap 5 trap 9 was 6 up 7 , 7 , 8 it 8 it 9 was 9 was 10 empty 10 empty 11 . farmer [brown] 's boy was disappointed . 1 farmer 3 's 3 's 4 boy 4 boy 5 was 5 was 6 disappointed 6 disappointed 7 . " well , [i] 'll get him to-morrow , anyway , " said he to himself . 1 " 2 well 1 " 5 'll 2 well 3 , 5 'll 6 get 5 'll 10 anyway 6 get 7 him 8 to-morrow 9 , 9 , 10 anyway 10 anyway 11 , 11 , 13 said 12 " 13 said 13 said 14 he 14 he 15 to 15 to 16 himself 16 himself 17 . then he went on to his next trap ; it was nowhere to be seen . 1 then 2 he 1 then 7 next 2 he 3 went 3 went 4 on 5 to 6 his 5 to 7 next 7 next 8 trap 8 trap 9 ; 9 ; 10 it 10 it 11 was 11 was 12 nowhere 11 was 15 seen 12 nowhere 13 to 14 be 15 seen 15 seen 16 . when he pulled the chain he was so excited that he trembled . 1 when 2 he 2 he 7 was 3 pulled 4 the 4 the 5 chain 5 chain 6 he 6 he 7 was 7 was 9 excited 8 so 9 excited 9 excited 10 that 10 that 11 he 11 he 12 trembled 12 trembled 13 . the trap did not come up at once . 1 the 2 trap 2 trap 3 did 3 did 4 not 3 did 5 come 4 not 5 come 5 come 6 up 6 up 7 at 6 up 9 . 7 at 8 once he pulled and pulled , and then suddenly up it came , all covered with mud . 1 he 2 pulled 2 pulled 3 and 2 pulled 7 then 3 and 4 pulled 4 pulled 5 , 6 and 7 then 7 then 11 came 8 suddenly 9 up 9 up 10 it 10 it 11 came 11 came 16 mud 12 , 13 all 13 all 14 covered 14 covered 15 with 15 with 16 mud 16 mud 17 . in it was one little claw [from] [little] [joe] [otter] . 1 in 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 one 4 one 5 little 5 little 6 claw 6 claw 11 . very carefully [farmer] [brown] 's boy set the trap again . 1 very 2 carefully 1 very 6 boy 5 's 6 boy 6 boy 9 trap 7 set 8 the 8 the 9 trap 9 trap 10 again 10 again 11 . he had [stopped] whistling by this time , and there was a puzzled frown on his freckled face . 1 he 2 had 1 he 4 whistling 4 whistling 7 time 5 by 6 this 6 this 7 time 7 time 8 , 7 time 10 there 8 , 9 and 10 there 11 was 10 there 13 puzzled 11 was 12 a 13 puzzled 18 face 14 frown 15 on 15 on 16 his 16 his 17 freckled 16 his 18 face 18 face 19 . what did it mean ? 1 what 2 did 2 did 4 mean 3 it 4 mean 4 mean 5 ? could some other boy have found all his traps and played a trick by springing all of them ? 1 could 4 boy 1 could 6 found 2 some 3 other 3 other 4 boy 5 have 6 found 6 found 11 played 7 all 8 his 8 his 9 traps 9 traps 10 and 10 and 11 played 11 played 15 springing 12 a 13 trick 13 trick 14 by 13 trick 15 springing 15 springing 19 ? 16 all 17 of 17 of 18 them 18 them 19 ? the more he thought about it , the more puzzled he became . 1 the 2 more 1 the 4 thought 2 more 3 he 4 thought 5 about 5 about 6 it 5 about 9 more 7 , 8 the 8 the 9 more 9 more 10 puzzled 10 puzzled 11 he 10 puzzled 13 . 12 became 13 . " [chugarum] ! " said [grandfather] [frog] , as he snapped up a foolish green fly . 1 " 5 said 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 11 snapped 8 , 9 as 9 as 10 he 10 he 11 snapped 11 snapped 13 a 12 up 13 a 13 a 14 foolish 14 foolish 16 fly 15 green 16 fly 16 fly 17 . " much good it will do you to set those traps again ! " 1 " 2 much 2 much 3 good 2 much 7 you 3 good 4 it 5 will 6 do 6 do 7 you 7 you 8 to 8 to 11 traps 9 set 10 those 10 those 11 traps 11 traps 12 again 12 again 13 ! 13 ! 14 " then they prepared for a grand feast of the good things to eat which [farmer] [brown] 's boy had left , scattered around the traps . 1 then 3 prepared 1 then 5 a 2 they 3 prepared 4 for 5 a 5 a 7 feast 5 a 11 things 6 grand 7 feast 7 feast 10 good 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 good 10 good 11 things 11 things 19 had 12 to 13 eat 13 eat 14 which 14 which 17 's 17 's 18 boy 18 boy 19 had 19 had 22 scattered 20 left 21 , 20 left 22 scattered 22 scattered 23 around 23 around 24 the 23 around 25 traps 24 the 25 traps 25 traps 26 . [chapter] [vii] [:] [jerry] [muskrat] [makes] [a] [discovery] little [joe] [otter] had been more full of fun than ever , if that were possible . 1 little 7 full 4 had 5 been 5 been 6 more 5 been 7 full 7 full 9 fun 8 of 9 fun 9 fun 12 , 10 than 11 ever 10 than 12 , 12 , 13 if 13 if 17 . 14 that 15 were 15 were 16 possible 16 possible 17 . mr and [mrs] . redwing had come back to the bulrushes from their winter home way down in the warm [southland] . 1 mr 8 back 2 and 4 . 4 . 5 redwing 5 redwing 6 had 6 had 7 come 7 come 8 back 8 back 9 to 8 back 15 home 9 to 10 the 10 the 11 bulrushes 11 bulrushes 12 from 11 bulrushes 14 winter 12 from 13 their 15 home 18 in 16 way 17 down 17 down 18 in 18 in 19 the 19 the 20 warm 20 warm 22 . everybody was happy , just as happy as could be . 1 everybody 4 , 2 was 3 happy 3 happy 4 , 4 , 5 just 5 just 6 as 6 as 7 happy 6 as 8 as 8 as 9 could 9 could 10 be 9 could 11 . 10 be 11 . suddenly [jerry] 's sharp eyes saw something that made him wrinkle his forehead in a puzzled frown and look and look at the opposite bank . 1 suddenly 5 eyes 1 suddenly 6 saw 1 suddenly 7 something 3 's 4 sharp 4 sharp 5 eyes 7 something 10 him 7 something 16 puzzled 8 that 9 made 9 made 10 him 10 him 11 wrinkle 12 his 13 forehead 13 forehead 14 in 14 in 15 a 15 a 16 puzzled 16 puzzled 19 look 17 frown 18 and 18 and 19 look 19 look 22 at 20 and 21 look 21 look 22 at 22 at 23 the 23 the 25 bank 23 the 26 . 24 opposite 25 bank finally he called to [little] [joe] [otter] . 1 finally 2 he 2 he 3 called 3 called 4 to 4 to 8 . " hi , [little] [joe] ! 1 " 2 hi 2 hi 3 , 2 hi 6 ! come over here ! " shouted [jerry] . 1 come 2 over 2 over 3 here 3 here 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 shouted 6 shouted 8 . " what for ? " asked [little] [joe] , turning a somersault in the water . 1 " 2 what 2 what 4 ? 3 for 4 ? 4 ? 5 " 5 " 6 asked 6 asked 14 the 9 , 10 turning 10 turning 11 a 11 a 12 somersault 12 somersault 13 in 13 in 14 the 14 the 15 water 15 water 16 . " [i] want you to see if there is anything wrong with my eyes , " replied [jerry] . 1 " 10 anything 3 want 7 if 3 want 10 anything 4 you 5 to 5 to 6 see 6 see 7 if 7 if 8 there 8 there 9 is 10 anything 14 eyes 11 wrong 13 my 12 with 13 my 13 my 14 eyes 14 eyes 19 . 15 , 16 " 15 , 19 . 16 " 17 replied little [joe] [otter] stopped swimming and stared up at [jerry] [muskrat] . 1 little 4 stopped 4 stopped 8 up 5 swimming 6 and 6 and 7 stared 7 stared 8 up 8 up 9 at 8 up 12 . " they look all right to me , " said he , as he started to climb up on the [big] [rock] . 1 " 3 look 1 " 10 said 2 they 3 look 4 all 5 right 5 right 7 me 6 to 7 me 7 me 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 11 he 10 said 12 , 12 , 13 as 13 as 14 he 14 he 15 started 14 he 17 climb 15 started 16 to 17 climb 18 up 17 climb 19 on 19 on 20 the 20 the 23 . " of course they look all right , " replied [jerry] , " but what [i] want to know is if they see all right . 1 " 3 course 1 " 7 right 2 of 3 course 4 they 5 look 4 they 6 all 6 all 7 right 7 right 8 , 8 , 13 " 9 " 10 replied 10 replied 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 21 if 14 but 15 what 15 what 17 want 17 want 18 to 17 want 19 know 19 know 20 is 20 is 21 if 21 if 25 right 22 they 23 see 22 they 25 right 23 see 24 all 25 right 26 . look over at that bank . " 1 look 2 over 2 over 3 at 3 at 4 that 4 that 5 bank 5 bank 6 . 6 . 7 " little [joe] [otter] looked over at the bank . 1 little 4 looked 4 looked 5 over 5 over 6 at 6 at 7 the 7 the 8 bank 8 bank 9 . he stared and stared , but he didn't see anything unusual . 1 he 2 stared 1 he 4 stared 2 stared 3 and 3 and 4 stared 4 stared 7 he 5 , 6 but 6 but 7 he 7 he 8 didn't 8 didn't 9 see 8 didn't 11 unusual 10 anything 11 unusual 11 unusual 12 . it looked just as it always did . 1 it 2 looked 2 looked 3 just 3 just 4 as 4 as 5 it 5 it 6 always 6 always 7 did 7 did 8 . he told [jerry] [muskrat] so . 1 he 2 told 2 told 5 so 5 so 6 . " then it must be my eyes , " sighed [jerry] . 1 " 4 must 2 then 3 it 3 it 4 must 4 must 5 be 5 be 6 my 6 my 7 eyes 7 eyes 10 sighed 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 sighed 10 sighed 12 . " it certainly must be my eyes . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 certainly 3 certainly 4 must 4 must 5 be 5 be 7 eyes 6 my 7 eyes 7 eyes 8 . it [looks] to me as if the water does not come as high up on the bank as it did yesterday . " 1 it 3 to 3 to 11 come 4 me 5 as 5 as 6 if 6 if 9 does 7 the 8 water 8 water 9 does 9 does 10 not 9 does 11 come 11 come 14 up 12 as 13 high 13 high 14 up 14 up 16 the 15 on 16 the 16 the 17 bank 17 bank 20 did 18 as 19 it 19 it 20 did 20 did 21 yesterday 21 yesterday 22 . 22 . 23 " little [joe] [otter] looked again and his eyes opened wide . 1 little 4 looked 4 looked 5 again 5 again 6 and 5 again 7 his 7 his 8 eyes 8 eyes 9 opened 9 opened 10 wide 10 wide 11 . " you are right , [jerry] [muskrat] ! " he cried . 1 " 2 you 1 " 4 right 2 you 3 are 4 right 5 , 4 right 8 ! 8 ! 9 " 9 " 10 he 10 he 11 cried 11 cried 12 . " there 's nothing the matter with your eyes . 1 " 4 nothing 2 there 3 's 3 's 4 nothing 4 nothing 6 matter 5 the 6 matter 6 matter 7 with 7 with 8 your 8 your 9 eyes 9 eyes 10 . the water is as low as it ever gets , even in the very middle of summer . 1 the 2 water 1 the 11 even 2 water 3 is 2 water 5 low 4 as 5 low 5 low 6 as 7 it 8 ever 7 it 11 even 8 ever 9 gets 9 gets 10 , 11 even 18 . 12 in 13 the 12 in 15 middle 14 very 15 middle 15 middle 18 . 16 of 17 summer 17 summer 18 . what can it mean ? " 1 what 2 can 2 can 4 mean 3 it 4 mean 4 mean 5 ? 5 ? 6 " " [i] don't know , " replied [jerry] [muskrat] . 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 know 4 know 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 replied 7 replied 10 . " it is queer ! 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 is 3 is 4 queer 4 queer 5 ! it certainly is very queer ! 1 it 2 certainly 1 it 3 is 3 is 4 very 4 very 5 queer 5 queer 6 ! let's go ask [grandfather] [frog] . 1 let's 2 go 2 go 3 ask 3 ask 6 . you know he is very old and very wise , so perhaps he can tell us what it means . " 1 you 9 wise 2 know 3 he 2 know 4 is 4 is 5 very 4 is 6 old 6 old 7 and 7 and 8 very 8 very 9 wise 9 wise 14 can 10 , 11 so 11 so 13 he 12 perhaps 13 he 13 he 14 can 14 can 15 tell 14 can 16 us 15 tell 16 us 16 us 17 what 17 what 19 means 17 what 20 . 18 it 19 means 20 . 21 " splash ! 1 splash 2 ! jerry [muskrat] and [little] [joe] [otter] dived into the [smiling] [pool] and started a race to see who could reach [grandfather] [frog] first . 1 jerry 7 dived 1 jerry 14 a 3 and 7 dived 8 into 9 the 8 into 13 started 12 and 13 started 13 started 14 a 14 a 17 see 14 a 18 who 15 race 16 to 16 to 17 see 17 see 18 who 18 who 23 first 19 could 20 reach 20 reach 23 first 23 first 24 . " [chugarum] ! 1 " 3 ! there 's nothing the matter with the [smiling] [pool] ; it 's the best place in all the world , " replied [grandfather] [frog] gruffly . 1 there 6 with 2 's 3 nothing 3 nothing 4 the 4 the 5 matter 5 matter 6 with 6 with 7 the 7 the 14 best 10 ; 11 it 11 it 12 's 12 's 13 the 13 the 14 best 14 best 19 world 15 place 16 in 16 in 18 the 16 in 19 world 17 all 18 the 18 the 19 world 19 world 20 , 20 , 22 replied 21 " 22 replied 22 replied 25 gruffly 25 gruffly 26 . " but there is something the matter , " insisted [jerry] [muskrat] , and then he told what he had discovered . 1 " 2 but 1 " 7 matter 2 but 3 there 3 there 4 is 4 is 5 something 4 is 6 the 7 matter 8 , 7 matter 13 , 7 matter 17 told 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 insisted 13 , 14 and 13 , 17 told 14 and 15 then 14 and 16 he 17 told 18 what 17 told 22 . 18 what 19 he 18 what 21 discovered 19 he 20 had 21 discovered 22 . " [i] don't believe it , " said [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 believe 4 believe 5 it 5 it 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 11 . " [i] never heard of such a thing in the springtime . " 1 " 3 never 1 " 4 heard 4 heard 7 a 5 of 6 such 6 such 7 a 7 a 8 thing 8 thing 9 in 9 in 11 springtime 10 the 11 springtime 11 springtime 12 . 12 . 13 " [chapter] [viii] [:] [grandfather] [frog] [watches] [his] [toes] grandfather [frog] sat among the bulrushes on the edge of the [smiling] [pool] . 1 grandfather 8 the 3 sat 4 among 4 among 5 the 4 among 6 bulrushes 5 the 6 bulrushes 6 bulrushes 7 on 7 on 8 the 8 the 9 edge 9 edge 10 of 10 of 11 the 11 the 14 . over his head [mr] [redwing] was singing as if his heart would burst with the very joy of springtime . 1 over 3 head 1 over 9 if 1 over 16 very 2 his 3 head 6 was 7 singing 6 was 9 if 7 singing 8 as 10 his 11 heart 11 heart 12 would 12 would 13 burst 12 would 16 very 13 burst 14 with 14 with 15 the 16 very 17 joy 17 joy 20 . 18 of 19 springtime 19 springtime 20 . " [tra-la-la-lee] , see me ! 1 " 6 ! 3 , 4 see 4 see 5 me 5 me 6 ! see me ! 1 see 2 me 2 me 3 ! happy am [i] as [i] can be ! 1 happy 2 am 2 am 4 as 4 as 6 can 6 can 7 be 7 be 8 ! happy am [i] the whole day long [and] so [i] sing my gladsome song . " 1 happy 2 am 1 happy 4 the 4 the 6 day 4 the 11 sing 5 whole 6 day 6 day 7 long 7 long 9 so 11 sing 13 gladsome 12 my 13 gladsome 13 gladsome 14 song 14 song 15 . 15 . 16 " of course [mr] [redwing] was happy . 1 of 2 course 2 course 5 was 5 was 6 happy 6 happy 7 . why shouldn't he be ? 1 why 2 shouldn't 2 shouldn't 4 be 3 he 4 be 4 be 5 ? here it was the beautiful springtime , the gladdest time of all the year , the time [when] happiness creeps into everybody 's heart . 1 here 3 was 1 here 6 springtime 2 it 3 was 4 the 5 beautiful 5 beautiful 6 springtime 6 springtime 7 , 6 springtime 14 year 7 , 8 the 8 the 10 time 9 gladdest 10 time 10 time 11 of 11 of 13 the 12 all 13 the 14 year 21 into 15 , 16 the 16 the 17 time 17 time 19 happiness 17 time 21 into 19 happiness 20 creeps 21 into 22 everybody 22 everybody 24 heart 23 's 24 heart 24 heart 25 . grandfather [frog] listened . 1 grandfather 3 listened 3 listened 4 . he nodded his head . 1 he 2 nodded 2 nodded 3 his 3 his 4 head 4 head 5 . " [chugarum] ! 1 " 3 ! i 'm happy , too , " said [grandfather] [frog] . 1 i 3 happy 2 'm 3 happy 3 happy 5 too 4 , 5 too 5 too 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 11 . little by little the smile grew smaller and smaller , until there wasn't any smile . 1 little 2 by 2 by 3 little 2 by 4 the 4 the 5 smile 5 smile 7 smaller 5 smile 11 until 6 grew 7 smaller 7 smaller 8 and 7 smaller 9 smaller 10 , 11 until 11 until 14 any 12 there 13 wasn't 13 wasn't 14 any 14 any 15 smile 15 smile 16 . no , [sir] , there wasn't any smile . 1 no 2 , 1 no 4 , 4 , 5 there 5 there 6 wasn't 6 wasn't 7 any 7 any 8 smile 8 smile 9 . instead of looking happy , as he said he felt , [grandfather] [frog] actually looked unhappy . 1 instead 4 happy 1 instead 9 he 2 of 3 looking 2 of 4 happy 4 happy 6 as 5 , 6 as 6 as 7 he 7 he 8 said 9 he 10 felt 10 felt 11 , 11 , 17 . 14 actually 15 looked 15 looked 16 unhappy 15 looked 17 . he didn't believe it , not a word of it . 1 he 2 didn't 1 he 3 believe 3 believe 4 it 4 it 5 , 4 it 6 not 6 not 7 a 7 a 8 word 8 word 9 of 9 of 10 it 9 of 11 . at least he tried to make himself think that he didn't believe it . 1 at 2 least 1 at 6 make 2 least 3 he 3 he 4 tried 4 tried 5 to 6 make 7 himself 7 himself 8 think 7 himself 9 that 9 that 10 he 9 that 11 didn't 10 he 11 didn't 11 didn't 12 believe 12 believe 13 it 12 believe 14 . now [grandfather] [frog] is very old and very wise , and he had never heard of such a thing happening in the springtime . 1 now 9 wise 4 is 5 very 4 is 6 old 6 old 8 very 6 old 9 wise 7 and 8 very 9 wise 16 of 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 he 12 he 13 had 13 had 14 never 13 had 15 heard 15 heard 16 of 16 of 17 such 17 such 19 thing 18 a 19 thing 19 thing 24 . 20 happening 22 the 20 happening 23 springtime 21 in 22 the 23 springtime 24 . so he wouldn't believe it now . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 wouldn't 3 wouldn't 4 believe 4 believe 5 it 5 it 6 now 6 now 7 . and yet and yet [grandfather] [frog] had an uncomfortable feeling that something was wrong . 1 and 2 yet 1 and 4 yet 2 yet 3 and 2 yet 4 yet 4 yet 9 uncomfortable 7 had 8 an 8 an 9 uncomfortable 9 uncomfortable 12 something 10 feeling 11 that 10 feeling 12 something 12 something 14 wrong 13 was 14 wrong 14 wrong 15 . ha ! he knew now what it was ! 1 ha 2 ! 2 ! 3 he 3 he 4 knew 4 knew 5 now 5 now 6 what 6 what 7 it 7 it 8 was 7 it 9 ! you see he just couldn't make himself believe what he wanted to believe , try as he would . 1 you 2 see 1 you 4 just 2 see 3 he 2 see 4 just 4 just 12 to 5 couldn't 6 make 6 make 7 himself 7 himself 9 what 7 himself 12 to 8 believe 9 what 9 what 11 wanted 10 he 11 wanted 12 to 13 believe 13 believe 14 , 13 believe 19 . 15 try 16 as 16 as 17 he 17 he 18 would 18 would 19 . " [chugarum] ! 1 " 3 ! i know what [i] 'll do ; [i] 'll watch my toes ! " exclaimed [grandfather] [frog] . 1 i 2 know 1 i 5 'll 1 i 9 'll 2 know 3 what 5 'll 6 do 6 do 7 ; 9 'll 10 watch 10 watch 11 my 10 watch 12 toes 12 toes 13 ! 13 ! 14 " 14 " 15 exclaimed 15 exclaimed 18 . so [grandfather] [frog] waded out into the water until it covered his feet , and then he sat down and began to watch his toes . 1 so 4 waded 1 so 8 water 5 out 6 into 6 into 7 the 7 the 8 water 8 water 9 until 9 until 11 covered 9 until 15 and 10 it 11 covered 11 covered 13 feet 12 his 13 feet 13 feet 14 , 15 and 18 sat 15 and 19 down 16 then 17 he 17 he 18 sat 18 sat 19 down 19 down 21 began 20 and 21 began 21 began 22 to 22 to 23 watch 23 watch 24 his 23 watch 25 toes 25 toes 26 . " watching my toes , " replied [grandfather] [frog] gruffly . 1 " 2 watching 1 " 3 my 3 my 4 toes 4 toes 5 , 5 , 6 " 5 , 7 replied 7 replied 11 . 10 gruffly 11 . " watching your toes ! 1 " 2 watching 2 watching 3 your 3 your 4 toes 4 toes 5 ! ho , ho , ho ! 1 ho 2 , 2 , 3 ho 3 ho 4 , 3 ho 5 ho 5 ho 6 ! watching your toes ! 1 watching 2 your 2 your 3 toes 3 toes 4 ! who ever heard of such a thing ? 1 who 4 of 2 ever 3 heard 3 heard 4 of 4 of 5 such 5 such 6 a 6 a 7 thing 7 thing 8 ? are you afraid that they will run away , [grandfather] [frog] ? " shouted [mr] [redwing] . 1 are 2 you 1 are 5 they 2 you 3 afraid 3 afraid 4 that 5 they 6 will 5 they 7 run 7 run 9 , 8 away 9 , 9 , 13 " 12 ? 13 " 13 " 14 shouted 14 shouted 17 . grandfather [frog] didn't answer . 1 grandfather 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 answer 4 answer 5 . he kept right on watching his toes . 1 he 2 kept 2 kept 3 right 2 kept 4 on 4 on 6 his 5 watching 6 his 6 his 7 toes 7 toes 8 . mr [redwing] flew away to tell everybody he met how [grandfather] [frog] had become foolish and was watching his toes . 1 mr 4 away 1 mr 6 tell 3 flew 4 away 5 to 6 tell 6 tell 10 how 7 everybody 8 he 7 everybody 9 met 9 met 10 how 10 how 15 foolish 13 had 14 become 14 become 15 foolish 15 foolish 18 watching 16 and 18 watching 17 was 18 watching 18 watching 20 toes 19 his 20 toes 20 toes 21 . the sun shone down warm and bright , and pretty soon [grandfather] [frog] 's big goggly eyes began to blink . 1 the 3 shone 1 the 7 bright 2 sun 3 shone 3 shone 4 down 3 shone 5 warm 4 down 5 warm 5 warm 6 and 7 bright 17 eyes 8 , 9 and 8 , 10 pretty 10 pretty 11 soon 11 soon 14 's 14 's 15 big 14 's 17 eyes 15 big 16 goggly 17 eyes 18 began 18 began 19 to 19 to 20 blink 19 to 21 . 20 blink 21 . then his head began to nod , and then why , then [grandfather] [frog] fell fast asleep . 1 then 5 to 1 then 12 then 2 his 3 head 3 head 4 began 4 began 5 to 6 nod 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 then 9 then 11 , 9 then 12 then 10 why 11 , 12 then 18 . 15 fell 18 . 16 fast 17 asleep 17 asleep 18 . by and by [grandfather] [frog] awoke with a start . 1 by 2 and 2 and 3 by 2 and 6 awoke 6 awoke 7 with 7 with 8 a 8 a 9 start 9 start 10 . he looked down at his toes . 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 3 down 3 down 4 at 4 at 5 his 5 his 6 toes 6 toes 7 . they were not in the water at all ! 1 they 2 were 1 they 3 not 3 not 4 in 4 in 5 the 5 the 6 water 6 water 7 at 7 at 8 all 8 all 9 ! indeed , the water was a good long jump away . 1 indeed 3 the 2 , 3 the 3 the 4 water 3 the 6 a 4 water 5 was 6 a 7 good 7 good 9 jump 8 long 9 jump 9 jump 10 away 9 jump 11 . 10 away 11 . " [chugarum] ! 1 " 3 ! [chapter] [ix] [:] [the] [laughing] [brook] [stops] [laughing] there was something wrong . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 something 3 something 4 wrong 4 wrong 5 . grandfather [frog] knew it the very minute he got up that morning . 1 grandfather 3 knew 1 grandfather 9 got 3 knew 4 it 5 the 6 very 6 very 7 minute 7 minute 8 he 7 minute 9 got 9 got 10 up 10 up 11 that 10 up 12 morning 11 that 12 morning 12 morning 13 . at first he couldn't think what it was . 1 at 2 first 2 first 4 couldn't 3 he 4 couldn't 4 couldn't 5 think 4 couldn't 6 what 6 what 8 was 7 it 8 was 8 was 9 . suddenly [grandfather] [frog] realized how still it was . 1 suddenly 4 realized 4 realized 5 how 5 how 6 still 6 still 7 it 7 it 8 was 8 was 9 . it was a different kind of stillness from anything he could ever remember . 1 it 4 different 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 different 4 different 7 stillness 5 kind 6 of 6 of 7 stillness 7 stillness 10 he 8 from 9 anything 9 anything 10 he 10 he 12 ever 11 could 12 ever 12 ever 13 remember 13 remember 14 . he missed something , and he couldn't think what it was . 1 he 2 missed 2 missed 7 couldn't 3 something 4 , 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 he 6 he 7 couldn't 7 couldn't 8 think 8 think 11 was 9 what 10 it 10 it 11 was 11 was 12 . it wasn't the song of [mr] [redwing] . 1 it 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 4 song 3 the 4 song 4 song 5 of 5 of 8 . there were many times when he didn't hear that . 1 there 2 were 1 there 4 times 2 were 3 many 4 times 5 when 5 when 6 he 6 he 7 didn't 7 didn't 8 hear 7 didn't 10 . 9 that 10 . it was [grand-father] [frog] gave a startled jump out on to the shore . 1 it 2 was 2 was 10 on 5 gave 6 a 6 a 7 startled 7 startled 8 jump 8 jump 9 out 9 out 10 on 10 on 13 shore 11 to 12 the 12 the 13 shore 13 shore 14 . " [chugarum] ! 1 " 3 ! it 's the [laughing] [brook] ! 1 it 2 's 1 it 6 ! 2 's 3 the the [laughing] [brook] has stopped laughing ! " cried [grandfather] [frog] . 1 the 4 has 4 has 5 stopped 5 stopped 6 laughing 6 laughing 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 8 " 9 cried 9 cried 12 . could it be ? 1 could 2 it 2 it 4 ? 3 be 4 ? who ever heard of such a thing , excepting when [jack] [frost] bound the [laughing] [brook] with hard black ice ? 1 who 3 heard 1 who 4 of 2 ever 3 heard 3 heard 4 of 4 of 7 thing 5 such 6 a 5 such 7 thing 7 thing 8 , 7 thing 13 bound 9 excepting 10 when 10 when 13 bound 13 bound 14 the 13 bound 19 black 17 with 18 hard 18 hard 19 black 19 black 20 ice 20 ice 21 ? never once in all that time had the [laughing] [brook] failed to laugh . 1 never 2 once 2 once 5 that 2 once 6 time 3 in 4 all 4 all 5 that 6 time 7 had 6 time 11 failed 7 had 8 the 11 failed 13 laugh 12 to 13 laugh 13 laugh 14 . it couldn't be true now ! 1 it 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 be 3 be 4 true 4 true 5 now 5 now 6 ! grandfather [frog] put a hand behind one ear and listened and listened , but not a sound could he hear . 1 grandfather 8 ear 1 grandfather 11 and 3 put 4 a 4 a 5 hand 4 a 6 behind 6 behind 7 one 6 behind 8 ear 8 ear 9 and 9 and 10 listened 11 and 12 listened 12 listened 13 , 13 , 16 a 14 but 15 not 15 not 16 a 16 a 21 . 17 sound 18 could 18 could 19 he 18 could 21 . 20 hear 21 . " [chugarum] ! 1 " 3 ! it must be me , " said [grandfather] [frog] . 1 it 2 must 2 must 3 be 3 be 4 me 4 me 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 10 . " it must be that [i] am growing old and deaf . 1 " 2 it 2 it 7 am 3 must 4 be 4 be 5 that 5 that 7 am 7 am 8 growing 8 growing 9 old 8 growing 11 deaf 9 old 10 and 11 deaf 12 . i 'll go over and ask [jerry] [muskrat] . " 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 go 3 go 4 over 4 over 5 and 4 over 9 . 5 and 6 ask 9 . 10 " so [grandfather] [frog] dove into the water and swam out to the middle of the [smiling] [pool] , on his way to [jerry] [muskrat] 's house . 1 so 4 dove 4 dove 5 into 4 dove 7 water 5 into 6 the 7 water 11 to 8 and 9 swam 9 swam 10 out 10 out 11 to 11 to 12 the 12 the 13 middle 12 the 14 of 14 of 15 the 15 the 27 . 18 , 19 on 19 on 20 his 20 his 21 way 21 way 22 to 21 way 26 house 25 's 26 house 26 house 27 . he [stopped] swimming to look around , and it seemed as if his great goggly eyes would pop right out of his head . 1 he 3 swimming 3 swimming 4 to 3 swimming 5 look 3 swimming 6 around 4 to 5 look 6 around 10 seemed 6 around 16 eyes 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 it 9 it 10 seemed 10 seemed 11 as 12 if 13 his 12 if 16 eyes 14 great 15 goggly 14 great 16 eyes 16 eyes 18 pop 17 would 18 pop 18 pop 19 right 19 right 20 out 19 right 23 head 20 out 21 of 20 out 23 head 21 of 22 his 23 head 24 . yes , [sir] , it seemed as if those great goggly eyes certainly would pop right out of [grandfather] [frog] 's head . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 1 yes 9 those 4 , 7 as 5 it 6 seemed 6 seemed 7 as 7 as 8 if 9 those 10 great 9 those 13 certainly 10 great 11 goggly 10 great 12 eyes 13 certainly 15 pop 13 certainly 22 head 14 would 15 pop 15 pop 16 right 16 right 17 out 17 out 18 of 21 's 22 head 22 head 23 . the [smiling] [pool] had grown so small that there wasn't enough of it left to smile ! 1 the 7 small 4 had 5 grown 5 grown 6 so 5 grown 7 small 7 small 12 of 8 that 9 there 9 there 10 wasn't 10 wasn't 11 enough 11 enough 12 of 12 of 13 it 13 it 14 left 14 left 15 to 15 to 16 smile 16 smile 17 ! " where are you going , [grandfather] [frog] ? " asked a voice over his head . 1 " 4 you 2 where 3 are 3 are 4 you 4 you 5 going 5 going 6 , 5 going 11 asked 6 , 10 " 9 ? 10 " 11 asked 12 a 11 asked 14 over 12 a 13 voice 13 voice 14 over 14 over 16 head 15 his 16 head 16 head 17 . grandfather [frog] looked up . 1 grandfather 3 looked 3 looked 4 up 4 up 5 . looking down on him from over the edge of the [big] [rock] was [jerry] [muskrat] . 1 looking 2 down 1 looking 5 from 2 down 3 on 3 on 4 him 5 from 6 over 6 over 8 edge 7 the 8 edge 8 edge 9 of 8 edge 16 . 9 of 10 the 13 was 16 . the edge of the [big] [rock] was twice as high above the water as [grandfather] [frog] had ever seen it before . 1 the 3 of 1 the 13 water 2 edge 3 of 3 of 4 the 3 of 10 high 7 was 8 twice 8 twice 9 as 8 twice 10 high 10 high 11 above 11 above 12 the 13 water 19 seen 13 water 21 before 14 as 17 had 17 had 19 seen 18 ever 19 seen 19 seen 20 it 21 before 22 . " [i] [i] was going to swim over to your house to see you , " replied [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 5 going 4 was 5 going 5 going 7 swim 6 to 7 swim 7 swim 14 you 8 over 9 to 9 to 10 your 10 your 11 house 10 your 13 see 11 house 12 to 13 see 14 you 14 you 17 replied 15 , 16 " 16 " 17 replied 17 replied 20 . " it 's of no use , " replied [jerry] , " because [i] 'm not there . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 's 2 it 13 because 4 of 5 no 5 no 7 , 6 use 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 replied 9 replied 11 , 11 , 12 " 11 , 13 because 13 because 15 'm 15 'm 16 not 16 not 17 there 17 there 18 . besides , you couldn't swim there , anyway . " 1 besides 2 , 1 besides 3 you 3 you 4 couldn't 4 couldn't 6 there 5 swim 6 there 6 there 7 , 7 , 8 anyway 8 anyway 9 . 9 . 10 " " why not ? " demanded [grandfather] [frog] in great surprise . 1 " 2 why 2 why 3 not 2 why 4 ? 4 ? 5 " 5 " 6 demanded 6 demanded 10 great 9 in 10 great 10 great 11 surprise 11 surprise 12 . " what 's that you say ? " cried [grandfather] [frog] , as if he couldn't believe his own ears . 1 " 2 what 1 " 5 you 2 what 3 's 4 that 5 you 5 you 7 ? 6 say 7 ? 7 ? 8 " 7 ? 9 cried 9 cried 15 he 12 , 13 as 13 as 14 if 14 if 15 he 15 he 16 couldn't 15 he 21 . 16 couldn't 17 believe 17 believe 19 own 17 believe 20 ears 18 his 19 own 20 ears 21 . " it 's just as true as that [i] 'm sitting here , " replied [jerry] sadly . 1 " 2 it 1 " 10 'm 2 it 3 's 3 's 6 true 4 just 5 as 5 as 6 true 6 true 7 as 7 as 8 that 10 'm 15 replied 11 sitting 12 here 12 here 13 , 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 replied 15 replied 18 . 17 sadly 18 . " listen , [jerry] [muskrat] , and tell me truly ; is the [laughing] [brook] laughing ? " cried [grandfather] [frog] sharply . 1 " 2 listen 2 listen 9 me 3 , 7 and 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 tell 8 tell 9 me 9 me 10 truly 10 truly 11 ; 11 ; 16 laughing 12 is 13 the 13 the 16 laughing 16 laughing 23 . 17 ? 18 " 17 ? 19 cried 19 cried 22 sharply 22 sharply 23 . [chapter] [x] [:] [why] [the] [world] [seemed] [upside] [down] [to] [jerry] [muskrat] you see , [jerry] [muskrat] 's little world was topsy-turvy . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 2 see 8 world 6 's 7 little 6 's 8 world 8 world 9 was 9 was 10 topsy-turvy 10 topsy-turvy 11 . yes , [sir] , [jerry] 's world was upside down ! 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 1 yes 7 world 6 's 7 world 7 world 8 was 7 world 9 upside 9 upside 10 down 10 down 11 ! anyway , it seemed so to him , and he couldn't understand it at all . 1 anyway 2 , 1 anyway 4 seemed 2 , 3 it 4 seemed 7 him 5 so 6 to 6 to 7 him 7 him 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 he 10 he 11 couldn't 11 couldn't 12 understand 11 couldn't 13 it 13 it 16 . 14 at 15 all 15 all 16 . the [smiling] [pool] , the [laughing] [brook] , and the [green] [meadows] [are] [jerry] [muskrat] ['s] little world . 1 the 19 . 4 , 5 the 5 the 18 world 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 the 10 the 17 little 17 little 18 world 18 world 19 . now , as he sat on the [big] [rock] and looked about him , the [green] [meadows] were as lovely as ever . 1 now 2 , 2 , 3 as 2 , 10 and 3 as 4 he 4 he 5 sat 5 sat 6 on 6 on 7 the 10 and 11 looked 11 looked 12 about 12 about 13 him 12 about 15 the 13 him 14 , 15 the 23 . 18 were 19 as 19 as 20 lovely 20 lovely 21 as 20 lovely 23 . 21 as 22 ever he could see no change in them . 1 he 2 could 2 could 3 see 3 see 4 no 4 no 5 change 5 change 6 in 5 change 7 them 7 them 8 . but the [laughing] [brook] had stopped laughing , and the [smiling] [pool] had stopped smiling . 1 but 2 the 2 the 7 laughing 5 had 6 stopped 6 stopped 7 laughing 7 laughing 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 the 9 and 14 stopped 13 had 14 stopped 14 stopped 15 smiling 15 smiling 16 . the truth is there wasn't enough of the [laughing] [brook] left to laugh , and there wasn't enough of the [smiling] [pool] left to smile . 1 the 2 truth 1 the 11 left 2 truth 3 is 3 is 4 there 4 there 5 wasn't 5 wasn't 6 enough 6 enough 7 of 7 of 8 the 11 left 19 of 12 to 13 laugh 13 laugh 15 and 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 there 16 there 17 wasn't 17 wasn't 18 enough 18 enough 19 of 19 of 20 the 20 the 26 . 23 left 24 to 23 left 26 . 24 to 25 smile it was dreadful ! 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 dreadful 3 dreadful 4 ! jerry looked over to his house , of which he had once been so proud . 1 jerry 3 over 2 looked 3 over 3 over 4 to 4 to 5 his 5 his 6 house 6 house 7 , 6 house 12 once 7 , 9 which 8 of 9 which 9 which 10 he 10 he 11 had 11 had 12 once 12 once 13 been 13 been 14 so 13 been 16 . 14 so 15 proud he had built it with the doorway under water . 1 he 2 had 1 he 3 built 3 built 4 it 3 built 5 with 5 with 7 doorway 6 the 7 doorway 7 doorway 8 under 8 under 9 water 9 water 10 . now the [smiling] [pool] had grown so small that [jerry] 's house wasn't in the water at all . 1 now 2 the 2 the 8 small 5 had 6 grown 6 grown 7 so 6 grown 8 small 8 small 14 in 9 that 11 's 9 that 12 house 12 house 13 wasn't 13 wasn't 14 in 14 in 15 the 15 the 16 water 16 water 19 . 17 at 18 all 18 all 19 . anybody who wanted to could get into it . 1 anybody 2 who 2 who 3 wanted 3 wanted 4 to 4 to 5 could 5 could 6 get 6 get 7 into 6 get 8 it 8 it 9 . there was the doorway plainly to be seen . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 the 2 was 5 plainly 3 the 4 doorway 5 plainly 6 to 6 to 7 be 7 be 9 . 8 seen 9 . worse still , there was the secret entrance to the long tunnel leading to his castle under the roots of the [big] [hickory-tree] . 1 worse 8 entrance 2 still 3 , 2 still 5 was 3 , 4 there 5 was 6 the 6 the 7 secret 6 the 8 entrance 8 entrance 9 to 9 to 17 under 10 the 11 long 11 long 12 tunnel 12 tunnel 13 leading 13 leading 14 to 14 to 15 his 15 his 16 castle 15 his 17 under 17 under 19 roots 18 the 19 roots 19 roots 24 . 20 of 21 the 20 of 24 . that had been [jerry] 's most secret secret , and now there it was for all the world to see . 1 that 3 been 2 had 3 been 3 been 6 most 5 's 6 most 6 most 7 secret 7 secret 8 secret 7 secret 10 and 8 secret 9 , 10 and 11 now 11 now 19 to 12 there 14 was 13 it 14 was 14 was 16 all 15 for 16 all 16 all 18 world 17 the 18 world 18 world 19 to 19 to 20 see 20 see 21 . now anybody could find them , for they were plainly to be seen . 1 now 4 find 2 anybody 3 could 3 could 4 find 4 find 7 for 5 them 6 , 6 , 7 for 7 for 8 they 8 they 9 were 9 were 12 be 10 plainly 11 to 10 plainly 12 be 12 be 14 . 13 seen 14 . and where had always been smiling , dimpling water , [jerry] saw only mud . 1 and 2 where 1 and 8 dimpling 3 had 4 always 3 had 5 been 5 been 6 smiling 5 been 8 dimpling 6 smiling 7 , 8 dimpling 10 , 8 dimpling 15 . 9 water 10 , 12 saw 13 only 13 only 14 mud 14 mud 15 . it was mud , mud , mud everywhere ! 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 mud 3 mud 4 , 4 , 5 mud 5 mud 6 , 6 , 7 mud 7 mud 9 ! 8 everywhere 9 ! jerry turned towards the [laughing] [brook] . 1 jerry 2 turned 2 turned 3 towards 3 towards 4 the 4 the 7 . all the secrets of the [laughing] [brook] were exposed , just as were the secrets of the [smiling] [pool] . 1 all 2 the 2 the 3 secrets 3 secrets 4 of 3 secrets 9 exposed 4 of 5 the 8 were 9 exposed 9 exposed 16 of 10 , 11 just 11 just 12 as 11 just 15 secrets 13 were 14 the 14 the 15 secrets 15 secrets 16 of 16 of 17 the 17 the 20 . " yes , [sir] , the world has turned upside down , " said [jerry] in a mournful voice . 1 " 9 turned 2 yes 3 , 2 yes 5 , 5 , 6 the 6 the 7 world 7 world 8 has 8 has 9 turned 9 turned 12 , 10 upside 11 down 11 down 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 18 mournful 14 said 16 in 16 in 17 a 16 in 18 mournful 18 mournful 19 voice 19 voice 20 . " [i] know it has ! " cried [jerry] . 1 " 3 know 3 know 5 has 4 it 5 has 5 has 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 6 ! 8 cried 8 cried 10 . " [i] wonder if it will ever turn upside up again . " 1 " 4 if 3 wonder 4 if 4 if 7 ever 5 it 6 will 6 will 7 ever 7 ever 8 turn 8 turn 9 upside 9 upside 11 again 10 up 11 again 11 again 12 . 12 . 13 " " if it doesn't , what are you going to do ? " asked [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 2 if 1 " 6 what 2 if 3 it 2 if 4 doesn't 4 doesn't 5 , 6 what 7 are 7 are 8 you 7 are 10 to 8 you 9 going 10 to 11 do 11 do 12 ? 12 ? 13 " 12 ? 14 asked 14 asked 17 . " [i] don't know , " replied [jerry] [muskrat] . 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 know 4 know 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 replied 7 replied 10 . " here come [little] [joe] [otter] and [billy] [mink] ; let's find out what they are going to do . " 1 " 2 here 1 " 3 come 3 come 7 and 3 come 12 find 10 ; 11 let's 11 let's 12 find 12 find 13 out 13 out 15 they 14 what 15 they 15 they 16 are 16 are 17 going 16 are 18 to 18 to 19 do 19 do 20 . 20 . 21 " [chapter] [xi] [:] [five] [heads] [together] something had to be done . 1 something 2 had 2 had 3 to 3 to 4 be 4 be 5 done 5 done 6 . jerry [muskrat] said so . 1 jerry 3 said 1 jerry 5 . 4 so 5 . grandfather [frog] said so . 1 grandfather 3 said 1 grandfather 5 . 4 so 5 . billy [mink] said so . 1 billy 3 said 1 billy 5 . 4 so 5 . little [joe] [otter] [said] [so] . 1 little 6 . even [spotty] the [turtle] [said] so . 1 even 3 the 1 even 7 . 6 so 7 . the [laughing] [brook] couldn't laugh , and the [smiling] [pool] couldn't smile . 1 the 4 couldn't 4 couldn't 13 . 5 laugh 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 the 7 and 12 smile 11 couldn't 12 smile 12 smile 13 . you see , there wasn't water enough in either of them to laugh or smile , and nobody knew if there ever would be again . 1 you 11 them 2 see 3 , 2 see 11 them 3 , 6 water 4 there 5 wasn't 5 wasn't 6 water 6 water 9 either 7 enough 8 in 8 in 9 either 9 either 10 of 11 them 12 to 12 to 24 be 13 laugh 15 smile 14 or 15 smile 15 smile 16 , 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 nobody 18 nobody 19 knew 18 nobody 20 if 20 if 21 there 20 if 22 ever 22 ever 23 would 22 ever 24 be 24 be 25 again 25 again 26 . nobody had ever known anything like it before , and so nobody knew what to think or do . 1 nobody 4 known 1 nobody 5 anything 2 had 3 ever 3 ever 4 known 5 anything 10 and 5 anything 19 . 6 like 9 , 7 it 8 before 8 before 9 , 9 , 10 and 11 so 12 nobody 11 so 13 knew 13 knew 14 what 14 what 15 to 15 to 16 think 15 to 19 . 16 think 18 do 17 or 18 do and yet they all felt that something must be done . 1 and 2 yet 2 yet 3 they 3 they 4 all 4 all 5 felt 5 felt 10 done 6 that 7 something 7 something 8 must 8 must 9 be 9 be 10 done 10 done 11 . " what do you think , [billy] [mink] ? " asked [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 do 2 what 4 you 3 do 4 you 4 you 5 think 4 you 9 ? 5 think 6 , 9 ? 10 " 10 " 11 asked 11 asked 14 . but somehow he didn't want to catch them . 1 but 2 somehow 2 somehow 3 he 3 he 5 want 4 didn't 5 want 5 want 7 catch 6 to 7 catch 7 catch 8 them 8 them 9 . " [i] think that the best thing we can do is to move down to the [big] [river] . 1 " 8 we 3 think 4 that 4 that 5 the 5 the 6 best 6 best 7 thing 7 thing 8 we 8 we 10 do 9 can 10 do 10 do 15 to 11 is 12 to 12 to 13 move 13 move 14 down 14 down 15 to 15 to 16 the 16 the 19 . i 've been down there , and that 's all right , " said [billy] [mink] . 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 been 2 've 5 there 3 been 4 down 5 there 6 , 5 there 9 's 6 , 7 and 8 that 9 's 9 's 11 right 10 all 11 right 11 right 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 said 14 said 17 . " that 's what [i] think , " said [little] [joe] [otter] . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 what 4 what 6 think 6 think 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 13 . " there 's no danger that the [big] [river] will go dry . " 1 " 4 no 2 there 3 's 3 's 4 no 4 no 5 danger 5 danger 6 that 6 that 7 the 7 the 12 dry 10 will 11 go 11 go 12 dry 12 dry 13 . 13 . 14 " " how do you know ? " asked [jerry] [muskrat] . 1 " 2 how 2 how 4 you 3 do 4 you 4 you 6 ? 5 know 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 7 " 8 asked 8 asked 11 . " the [laughing] [brook] and the [smiling] [pool] never went dry before . " 1 " 2 the 1 " 11 dry 5 and 6 the 5 and 9 never 9 never 10 went 10 went 11 dry 11 dry 12 before 12 before 13 . 13 . 14 " " [chugarum] ! 1 " 3 ! i , for one , don't want to leave the [smiling] [pool] without finding out what the trouble is . 1 i 2 , 1 i 9 leave 2 , 3 for 3 for 4 one 4 one 5 , 5 , 6 don't 6 don't 7 want 7 want 8 to 9 leave 10 the 9 leave 16 what 10 the 13 without 14 finding 15 out 15 out 16 what 16 what 18 trouble 17 the 18 trouble 18 trouble 20 . 19 is 20 . " there 's nothing happens , as you know , [but] has a cause to make it so . 1 " 5 happens 1 " 8 you 2 there 3 's 2 there 5 happens 3 's 4 nothing 6 , 7 as 7 as 8 you 8 you 9 know 9 know 12 has 9 know 19 . 10 , 12 has 13 a 14 cause 14 cause 15 to 14 cause 19 . 16 make 17 it 16 make 19 . 17 it 18 so jerry [muskrat] nodded his head . 1 jerry 3 nodded 3 nodded 4 his 4 his 5 head 5 head 6 . " grandfather [frog] is right , " said he . 1 " 2 grandfather 2 grandfather 5 right 4 is 5 right 5 right 6 , 6 , 8 said 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 he 9 he 10 . " of course there must be a cause , but where are we to look for it ? 1 " 2 of 2 of 3 course 2 of 6 be 3 course 4 there 3 course 6 be 4 there 5 must 6 be 7 a 7 a 8 cause 7 a 10 but 8 cause 9 , 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 where 11 where 12 are 12 are 13 we 13 we 14 to 14 to 15 look 15 look 18 ? 16 for 17 it 17 it 18 ? i 've been all over the [smiling] [pool] , and [i] 'm sure it isn't there . " 1 i 2 've 1 i 5 over 2 've 3 been 3 been 4 all 5 over 6 the 6 the 13 sure 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 'm 12 'm 13 sure 13 sure 15 isn't 14 it 15 isn't 15 isn't 16 there 16 there 17 . 17 . 18 " grandfather [frog] actually smiled . 1 grandfather 3 actually 3 actually 4 smiled 4 smiled 5 . " [chugarum] ! " said he . 1 " 5 said 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 6 he 7 . " of course the cause of all the trouble isn't in the [smiling] [pool] . 1 " 5 cause 2 of 3 course 2 of 4 the 4 the 5 cause 5 cause 9 trouble 6 of 8 the 7 all 8 the 8 the 9 trouble 9 trouble 10 isn't 10 isn't 11 in 11 in 12 the 12 the 15 . any one would know that ! " 1 any 2 one 2 one 3 would 3 would 4 know 4 know 5 that 5 that 6 ! 6 ! 7 " " well , if you know so much , tell us where it is then ! " snapped [jerry] [muskrat] . 1 " 5 you 1 " 9 , 2 well 4 if 3 , 4 if 4 if 5 you 5 you 6 know 6 know 7 so 6 know 8 much 7 so 8 much 9 , 18 snapped 10 tell 11 us 10 tell 12 where 12 where 13 it 12 where 18 snapped 13 it 14 is 14 is 15 then 15 then 16 ! 16 ! 17 " 18 snapped 21 . " in [the] [laughing] [brook] , of course , " replied [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 2 in 1 " 11 replied 6 , 8 course 7 of 8 course 8 course 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 replied 11 replied 14 . " no such thing ! " said [billy] [mink] . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 such 3 such 4 thing 4 thing 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 10 . " [i] 've been all the way down the [laughing] [brook] to the [big] [river] , and [i] didn't find a thing . " 1 " 3 've 3 've 4 been 3 've 7 way 4 been 5 all 5 all 6 the 7 way 8 down 8 down 9 the 8 down 13 the 12 to 13 the 13 the 22 thing 16 , 17 and 17 and 19 didn't 19 didn't 21 a 20 find 21 a 21 a 22 thing 22 thing 23 . 23 . 24 " " have you been all the way up the [laughing] [brook] to the place it starts from ? " asked [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 3 you 1 " 8 up 2 have 3 you 3 you 4 been 4 been 7 way 5 all 7 way 6 the 7 way 8 up 9 the 9 the 14 place 12 to 13 the 13 the 14 place 14 place 16 starts 14 place 20 asked 15 it 16 starts 17 from 18 ? 18 ? 19 " 19 " 20 asked 20 asked 23 . " [no-o] , " replied [billy] [mink] . 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 " 3 , 5 replied 5 replied 8 . " that 's so ! 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 so 4 so 5 ! i never had thought of that , " cried [little] [joe] [otter] . 1 i 2 never 1 i 3 had 3 had 4 thought 4 thought 5 of 5 of 6 that 5 of 9 cried 6 that 7 , 7 , 8 " 9 cried 13 . " [i] tell you what , [billy] [mink] and [i] will go way up the [laughing] [brook] and see what we can find . " 1 " 4 you 3 tell 4 you 4 you 5 what 5 what 6 , 5 what 13 way 6 , 9 and 6 , 12 go 9 and 11 will 13 way 14 up 13 way 19 see 14 up 15 the 18 and 19 see 19 see 20 what 20 what 21 we 20 what 24 . 21 we 22 can 22 can 23 find 24 . 25 " " [chugarum] ! 1 " 3 ! let us all go , " said [grandfather] [frog] . 1 let 2 us 2 us 3 all 3 all 4 go 4 go 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 10 . then the five put their heads together and decided that they would go up the [laughing] [brook] to hunt for the trouble . 1 then 8 and 2 the 3 five 3 five 4 put 4 put 5 their 5 their 7 together 6 heads 7 together 7 together 8 and 8 and 13 go 9 decided 10 that 10 that 12 would 11 they 12 would 12 would 13 go 13 go 14 up 14 up 15 the 14 up 22 trouble 15 the 19 hunt 18 to 19 hunt 20 for 21 the 21 the 22 trouble 22 trouble 23 . [chapter] [xii] [:] [a] [hunt] [for] [trouble] ol ' [mistah] [buzzard] , sailing high in the blue , blue sky , looked down on a funny sight . 1 ol 2 ' 2 ' 5 , 5 , 15 looked 6 sailing 8 in 6 sailing 10 blue 7 high 8 in 8 in 9 the 8 in 10 blue 9 the 10 blue 10 blue 11 , 10 blue 12 blue 12 blue 13 sky 12 blue 14 , 13 sky 14 , 14 , 15 looked 15 looked 19 funny 16 down 17 on 17 on 18 a 18 a 19 funny 19 funny 20 sight 19 funny 21 . yes , [sir] , it certainly was a funny sight . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 5 it 5 it 7 was 6 certainly 7 was 7 was 8 a 8 a 10 sight 9 funny 10 sight 10 sight 11 . it was a little procession of five of his friends of the [smiling] [pool] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 7 five 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 little 3 a 5 procession 5 procession 6 of 7 five 8 of 8 of 9 his 9 his 10 friends 10 friends 11 of 11 of 12 the 12 the 15 . first was [billy] [mink] , who , because he is slim and nimble , moves so quickly it sometimes is hard to follow him . 1 first 2 was 2 was 6 who 5 , 6 who 6 who 7 , 6 who 13 nimble 7 , 8 because 8 because 10 is 9 he 10 is 11 slim 12 and 11 slim 13 nimble 13 nimble 23 follow 14 , 15 moves 15 moves 17 quickly 16 so 17 quickly 17 quickly 19 sometimes 18 it 19 sometimes 19 sometimes 21 hard 20 is 21 hard 21 hard 23 follow 22 to 23 follow 23 follow 25 . 24 him 25 . behind him was [little] [joe] [otter] , whose legs are so short that he almost looks as if he hadn't any . 1 behind 2 him 1 behind 15 almost 2 him 3 was 3 was 8 whose 7 , 8 whose 8 whose 12 short 9 legs 10 are 9 legs 12 short 10 are 11 so 12 short 13 that 13 that 14 he 15 almost 18 if 15 almost 21 any 16 looks 17 as 16 looks 18 if 18 if 19 he 19 he 20 hadn't 19 he 21 any 21 any 22 . behind [little] [joe] was [jerry] [muskrat] , who is a better traveler in the water than on land . 1 behind 4 was 1 behind 7 , 1 behind 12 traveler 7 , 8 who 8 who 9 is 8 who 10 a 10 a 11 better 12 traveler 14 the 12 traveler 16 than 12 traveler 19 . 13 in 14 the 14 the 15 water 16 than 17 on 16 than 19 . 17 on 18 land behind [jerry] was [grandfather] [frog] , who neither walks nor runs but travels with great jumps . 1 behind 8 neither 3 was 7 who 6 , 7 who 7 who 8 neither 8 neither 9 walks 9 walks 11 runs 9 walks 13 travels 10 nor 11 runs 12 but 13 travels 13 travels 16 jumps 14 with 15 great 15 great 16 jumps 16 jumps 17 . last of all was [spotty] the [turtle] , who travels very , very slowly because , you know , he carries his house with him . 1 last 2 of 2 of 3 all 2 of 13 very 4 was 6 the 4 was 9 who 8 , 9 who 9 who 10 travels 10 travels 11 very 11 very 12 , 11 very 13 very 13 very 18 know 14 slowly 15 because 15 because 16 , 16 , 17 you 16 , 18 know 18 know 19 , 19 , 20 he 19 , 23 house 20 he 21 carries 21 carries 22 his 23 house 24 with 24 with 25 him 25 him 26 . and all five were headed up the [laughing] [brook] , which laughed no more , because there was not water enough in it . 1 and 2 all 2 all 5 headed 3 five 4 were 3 five 5 headed 5 headed 6 up 6 up 15 , 7 the 12 laughed 7 the 13 no 10 , 11 which 11 which 12 laughed 13 no 14 more 14 more 15 , 15 , 16 because 16 because 20 water 17 there 18 was 18 was 19 not 19 not 20 water 20 water 21 enough 21 enough 22 in 22 in 23 it 23 it 24 . " [fo] ' the lan's sake ! 1 " 5 lan's 3 ' 4 the 4 the 5 lan's 5 lan's 7 ! 6 sake 7 ! fo ' the lan's sake ! " 1 fo 2 ' 2 ' 3 the 3 the 4 lan's 4 lan's 5 sake 5 sake 6 ! 6 ! 7 " " where are yo'alls going ? " asked [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] . 1 " 2 where 2 where 4 yo'alls 3 are 4 yo'alls 4 yo'alls 5 going 5 going 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 6 ? 10 ' 7 " 8 asked 10 ' 13 . " [chugarum] ! 1 " 3 ! to find out what is the trouble with the [laughing] [brook] , " replied [grandfather] [frog] . 1 to 2 find 1 to 7 trouble 2 find 3 out 3 out 4 what 4 what 5 is 5 is 6 the 7 trouble 8 with 7 trouble 12 , 8 with 9 the 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 replied 14 replied 17 . " [i] 'll help you , " said [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] , once more sailing up in the blue , blue sky . 1 " 5 you 1 " 6 , 3 'll 4 help 3 'll 5 you 6 , 7 " 6 , 15 more 7 " 8 said 10 ' 13 , 13 , 14 once 14 once 15 more 15 more 16 sailing 16 sailing 18 in 17 up 18 in 18 in 19 the 19 the 24 . 20 blue 22 blue 21 , 22 blue 22 blue 23 sky 23 sky 24 . grandfather [frog] watched him until he was nothing but a speck . 1 grandfather 7 was 3 watched 4 him 4 him 5 until 5 until 6 he 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 nothing 8 nothing 9 but 9 but 10 a 10 a 12 . 11 speck 12 . the [laughing] [brook] came down from the [green] [forest] and wound through the [green] [meadows] for a little way before it reached the [smiling] [pool] . 1 the 4 came 4 came 5 down 5 down 6 from 6 from 7 the 7 the 19 way 10 and 11 wound 11 wound 12 through 11 wound 16 for 12 through 13 the 16 for 17 a 17 a 18 little 18 little 19 way 19 way 22 reached 20 before 21 it 20 before 22 reached 22 reached 26 . 23 the 26 . there the sun shone down into it , and [grandfather] [frog] didn't mind , although his legs were getting tired . 1 there 2 the 1 there 3 sun 2 the 3 sun 3 sun 4 shone 4 shone 8 , 5 down 6 into 6 into 7 it 7 it 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 19 getting 12 didn't 13 mind 13 mind 14 , 14 , 15 although 15 although 16 his 16 his 17 legs 16 his 19 getting 17 legs 18 were 19 getting 21 . 20 tired 21 . but when they got into the [green] [forest] it was dark and gloomy . 1 but 3 they 2 when 3 they 3 they 4 got 4 got 6 the 5 into 6 the 6 the 11 dark 9 it 10 was 10 was 11 dark 11 dark 13 gloomy 12 and 13 gloomy 13 gloomy 14 . at least [grandfather] [frog] thought so , and so did [spotty] the [turtle] , for both dearly love the sunshine . 1 at 2 least 1 at 12 the 2 least 5 thought 5 thought 6 so 6 so 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 so 8 and 10 did 12 the 17 dearly 14 , 15 for 15 for 16 both 16 both 17 dearly 17 dearly 20 sunshine 18 love 19 the 19 the 20 sunshine 20 sunshine 21 . but still they kept on , for they felt that they must find the trouble with the [laughing] [brook] . 1 but 2 still 1 but 8 they 2 still 3 they 3 they 4 kept 4 kept 5 on 6 , 7 for 6 , 8 they 8 they 9 felt 9 felt 13 find 10 that 11 they 11 they 12 must 12 must 13 find 13 find 15 trouble 14 the 15 trouble 15 trouble 16 with 15 trouble 20 . 16 with 17 the if they found this , they would also find the trouble with the [smiling] [pool] . 1 if 2 they 1 if 6 they 3 found 4 this 4 this 5 , 5 , 6 they 6 they 7 would 7 would 9 find 8 also 9 find 9 find 10 the 9 find 11 trouble 10 the 11 trouble 11 trouble 12 with 12 with 13 the 13 the 16 . [chapter] [xiii] [:] [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] [sees] [something] indeed , [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] can see all that is going on below on the [green] [meadows] and in the [green] [forest] . 1 indeed 2 , 1 indeed 4 ' 4 ' 7 can 7 can 8 see 7 can 12 going 8 see 9 all 9 all 10 that 10 that 11 is 12 going 13 on 12 going 15 on 13 on 14 below 15 on 16 the 15 on 24 . 19 and 20 in 20 in 21 the 21 the 24 . his wings are very broad , [and] he can sail through the air very swiftly when he makes up his mind to . 1 his 2 wings 1 his 5 broad 2 wings 3 are 3 are 4 very 5 broad 6 , 5 broad 13 air 6 , 8 he 8 he 10 sail 9 can 10 sail 10 sail 11 through 11 through 12 the 13 air 14 very 13 air 19 up 14 very 15 swiftly 14 very 17 he 15 swiftly 16 when 17 he 18 makes 19 up 23 . 20 his 21 mind 21 mind 22 to 21 mind 23 . in a few minutes he was as far ahead of [billy] [mink] as [billy] was ahead of [spotty] the [turtle] . 1 in 3 few 1 in 4 minutes 2 a 3 few 3 few 4 minutes 4 minutes 5 he 5 he 6 was 5 he 15 was 6 was 7 as 7 as 8 far 8 far 9 ahead 8 far 13 as 9 ahead 10 of 15 was 16 ahead 16 ahead 17 of 16 ahead 21 . 17 of 19 the for wings are swifter far than legs , [on] whatsoever purpose bent , [but] doubly swift and tireless [those] wings on kindly deed intent . 1 for 2 wings 1 for 10 whatsoever 2 wings 6 than 3 are 4 swifter 4 swifter 5 far 5 far 6 than 6 than 7 legs 7 legs 8 , 10 whatsoever 13 , 11 purpose 12 bent 11 purpose 13 , 13 , 17 and 15 doubly 16 swift 16 swift 17 and 17 and 22 kindly 18 tireless 20 wings 20 wings 21 on 20 wings 22 kindly 22 kindly 23 deed 23 deed 24 intent 23 deed 25 . he forgot everything but his own great surprise [,] and he blinked his eyes a great many times to make sure that he wasn't dreaming . 1 he 8 surprise 2 forgot 3 everything 3 everything 4 but 3 everything 8 surprise 4 but 7 great 5 his 6 own 6 own 7 great 8 surprise 12 blinked 10 and 12 blinked 11 he 12 blinked 12 blinked 13 his 12 blinked 14 eyes 14 eyes 20 make 15 a 16 great 16 great 17 many 17 many 18 times 18 times 19 to 19 to 20 make 20 make 22 that 20 make 25 dreaming 21 sure 22 that 22 that 23 he 23 he 24 wasn't 25 dreaming 26 . " did yo ' ever ? 1 " 2 did 2 did 3 yo 3 yo 4 ' 4 ' 5 ever 5 ever 6 ? no , [ah] never ! 1 no 2 , 2 , 4 never 4 never 5 ! did yo ' ever ? 1 did 2 yo 2 yo 3 ' 3 ' 4 ever 4 ever 5 ? no , [ah] never ! " 1 no 2 , 2 , 4 never 4 never 5 ! 5 ! 6 " [chapter] [xiv] [:] [spotty] [the] [turtle] [keeps] [right] [on] [going] " one step , two steps , three steps , so ! 1 " 2 one 2 one 3 step 3 step 4 , 3 step 6 steps 4 , 5 two 6 steps 7 , 7 , 8 three 8 three 10 , 9 steps 10 , 10 , 11 so 11 so 12 ! four steps , five steps , six steps go ! 1 four 2 steps 1 four 3 , 3 , 4 five 3 , 5 steps 5 steps 6 , 6 , 7 six 6 , 9 go 7 six 8 steps 9 go 10 ! keep right on and do your best ; [mayhap] you 'll win while others rest . " 1 keep 3 on 1 keep 4 and 2 right 3 on 4 and 5 do 5 do 8 ; 6 your 7 best 7 best 8 ; 8 ; 10 you 10 you 11 'll 11 'll 12 win 11 'll 13 while 13 while 14 others 13 while 16 . 14 others 15 rest 16 . 17 " and every time he said it , he felt better . 1 and 2 every 2 every 3 time 3 time 4 he 4 he 5 said 5 said 8 he 6 it 7 , 7 , 8 he 8 he 10 better 9 felt 10 better 10 better 11 . they were very short steps , very short steps indeed , for [spotty] 's legs are very short . 1 they 8 short 1 they 19 . 2 were 3 very 3 very 4 short 3 very 5 steps 5 steps 6 , 5 steps 7 very 7 very 8 short 9 steps 10 indeed 10 indeed 11 , 10 indeed 16 are 11 , 12 for 12 for 15 legs 14 's 15 legs 16 are 19 . 17 very 18 short 17 very 19 . but each one carried him forward just so much , and he knew that he was just so much nearer the thing he was seeking . 1 but 3 one 1 but 23 he 2 each 3 one 3 one 6 forward 4 carried 5 him 4 carried 6 forward 7 just 8 so 8 so 9 much 9 much 10 , 10 , 11 and 10 , 13 knew 11 and 12 he 13 knew 15 he 13 knew 23 he 14 that 15 he 15 he 16 was 16 was 18 so 17 just 18 so 18 so 19 much 19 much 20 nearer 20 nearer 21 the 21 the 22 thing 23 he 24 was 24 was 26 . 25 seeking 26 . anyway , he hoped he was . 1 anyway 2 , 2 , 3 he 3 he 4 hoped 4 hoped 5 he 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 . so [spotty] the [turtle] , who has to carry his house with him , was a long , long way behind the others . 1 so 3 the 3 the 11 house 5 , 6 who 6 who 7 has 7 has 8 to 8 to 9 carry 9 carry 10 his 9 carry 11 house 11 house 19 long 12 with 13 him 13 him 14 , 13 him 17 long 14 , 15 was 15 was 16 a 17 long 18 , 18 , 19 long 19 long 22 the 20 way 21 behind 21 behind 22 the 22 the 23 others 23 others 24 . but he kept right on going . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 kept 3 kept 4 right 4 right 5 on 5 on 6 going 6 going 7 . " one step , two steps , three steps , so ! " 1 " 2 one 2 one 6 steps 3 step 4 , 4 , 5 two 5 two 6 steps 6 steps 8 three 7 , 8 three 8 three 9 steps 9 steps 10 , 10 , 11 so 11 so 12 ! 12 ! 13 " and he didn't stop for anything . 1 and 2 he 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 stop 4 stop 5 for 5 for 6 anything 6 anything 7 . he crawled over sticks and around big stones and sometimes , when he found a little pool of water , he swam [.] 1 he 2 crawled 1 he 6 around 2 crawled 3 over 3 over 4 sticks 4 sticks 5 and 6 around 7 big 6 around 22 swam 7 big 8 stones 9 and 14 found 9 and 22 swam 10 sometimes 11 , 10 sometimes 13 he 11 , 12 when 13 he 14 found 14 found 15 a 15 a 18 of 16 little 17 pool 17 pool 18 of 18 of 19 water 19 water 20 , 19 water 21 he he always felt better then , because he can swim faster than he can walk . 1 he 4 better 1 he 5 then 2 always 3 felt 3 felt 4 better 5 then 11 faster 6 , 7 because 7 because 8 he 7 because 11 faster 8 he 9 can 9 can 10 swim 11 faster 15 walk 12 than 14 can 12 than 15 walk 13 he 14 can 15 walk 16 . after a long , long time , [spotty] the [turtle] came to a little pool where the sunshine lay warm and inviting . 1 after 6 time 2 a 3 long 2 a 5 long 3 long 4 , 3 long 5 long 5 long 6 time 6 time 16 where 7 , 9 the 9 the 11 came 11 came 12 to 12 to 13 a 13 a 15 pool 14 little 15 pool 15 pool 16 where 16 where 18 sunshine 16 where 20 warm 17 the 18 sunshine 18 sunshine 19 lay 20 warm 22 inviting 21 and 22 inviting 22 inviting 23 . there , in the middle of it , on a mossy stone , sat [grandfather] [frog] fast asleep . 1 there 2 , 1 there 3 in 3 in 5 middle 3 in 11 mossy 4 the 5 middle 5 middle 6 of 6 of 7 it 7 it 8 , 9 on 10 a 10 a 11 mossy 11 mossy 14 sat 12 stone 13 , 13 , 14 sat 14 sat 19 . 17 fast 19 . 18 asleep 19 . he had thought that he was so far ahead of [spotty] that he could safely rest his tired legs . 1 he 6 was 1 he 14 could 2 had 3 thought 3 thought 4 that 4 that 5 he 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 so 7 so 8 far 7 so 12 that 8 far 10 of 9 ahead 10 of 12 that 13 he 14 could 18 tired 14 could 19 legs 15 safely 16 rest 15 safely 18 tired 16 rest 17 his 19 legs 20 . spotty wanted to climb right up [beside] him and take a nap too , but he didn't . 1 spotty 8 him 2 wanted 3 to 3 to 4 climb 4 climb 5 right 4 climb 6 up 6 up 8 him 8 him 11 a 9 and 10 take 10 take 11 a 11 a 12 nap 12 nap 13 too 13 too 18 . 14 , 15 but 15 but 16 he 16 he 18 . 17 didn't 18 . he just grinned and kept right on going . 1 he 2 just 1 he 5 kept 3 grinned 4 and 4 and 5 kept 5 kept 6 right 6 right 7 on 7 on 8 going 8 going 9 . " one step , two steps , three steps , so ! " 1 " 2 one 2 one 6 steps 3 step 4 , 4 , 5 two 5 two 6 steps 6 steps 8 three 7 , 8 three 8 three 9 steps 9 steps 10 , 10 , 11 so 11 so 12 ! 12 ! 13 " while [grandfather] [frog] slept on . 1 while 4 slept 4 slept 5 on 5 on 6 . spotty would have liked to take just one slide , but he didn't . 1 spotty 3 have 2 would 3 have 3 have 7 just 4 liked 5 to 5 to 6 take 5 to 7 just 7 just 9 slide 8 one 9 slide 9 slide 10 , 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 he 11 but 13 didn't 12 he 13 didn't 13 didn't 14 . he didn't even let [little] [joe] [otter] see him , but kept right on going . 1 he 2 didn't 1 he 4 let 2 didn't 3 even 4 let 9 him 8 see 9 him 9 him 10 , 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 kept 12 kept 16 . 13 right 14 on 14 on 15 going 15 going 16 . " one step , two steps , three steps , so ! " 1 " 2 one 2 one 6 steps 3 step 4 , 4 , 5 two 5 two 6 steps 6 steps 8 three 7 , 8 three 8 three 9 steps 9 steps 10 , 10 , 11 so 11 so 12 ! 12 ! 13 " who was it ? 1 who 2 was 1 who 3 it 3 it 4 ? why , [billy] [mink] , to be sure ! 1 why 2 , 1 why 5 , 1 why 8 sure 6 to 7 be 7 be 8 sure 8 sure 9 ! spotty the [turtle] didn't waken him . 1 spotty 2 the 1 spotty 5 waken 4 didn't 5 waken 5 waken 6 him 6 him 7 . [chapter] [xv] [:] [what] [spotty] [the] [turtle] [found] spotty the [turtle] stared and stared and stared , until it seemed as if his eyes surely would pop out of his funny little head . 1 spotty 2 the 1 spotty 8 stared 4 stared 5 and 4 stared 6 stared 5 and 6 stared 6 stared 7 and 7 and 8 stared 8 stared 14 if 9 , 10 until 10 until 11 it 11 it 12 seemed 11 it 14 if 12 seemed 13 as 14 if 20 out 15 his 16 eyes 16 eyes 17 surely 17 surely 19 pop 17 surely 20 out 18 would 19 pop 20 out 25 head 21 of 22 his 22 his 23 funny 23 funny 24 little 24 little 25 head 25 head 26 . no , [sir] , he wouldn't have believed it . 1 no 2 , 1 no 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 wouldn't 6 wouldn't 7 have 7 have 8 believed 8 believed 9 it 9 it 10 . you see , he couldn't have believed it because why , because it didn't seem as if it could be really and truly so . 1 you 2 see 1 you 5 couldn't 1 you 6 have 2 see 4 he 3 , 4 he 5 couldn't 6 have 6 have 7 believed 6 have 15 seem 7 believed 8 it 7 believed 9 because 9 because 10 why 9 because 11 , 11 , 12 because 12 because 13 it 12 because 15 seem 13 it 14 didn't 15 seem 21 really 16 as 17 if 17 if 18 it 18 it 19 could 19 could 20 be 19 could 21 really 21 really 25 . 22 and 23 truly 22 and 25 . 23 truly 24 so it made no difference . 1 it 2 made 2 made 3 no 3 no 4 difference 4 difference 5 . spotty the [turtle] was feeling pretty good . 1 spotty 2 the 1 spotty 5 feeling 4 was 5 feeling 5 feeling 6 pretty 6 pretty 7 good 7 good 8 . at least , he thought that he was the first , and he was of all the little people who live in the [smiling] [pool] . 1 at 2 least 1 at 10 first 2 least 5 thought 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 thought 5 thought 6 that 6 that 7 he 7 he 8 was 8 was 9 the 10 first 11 , 10 first 19 people 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 he 13 he 14 was 14 was 16 all 15 of 16 all 16 all 17 the 17 the 18 little 19 people 21 live 20 who 21 live 21 live 26 . 22 in 23 the 23 the 26 . the ones who really counted [were] [billy] [mink] and [little] [joe] [otter] and [jerry] [muskrat] and [grandfather] [frog] . 1 the 2 ones 2 ones 3 who 2 ones 13 and 3 who 4 really 4 really 5 counted 5 counted 9 and 13 and 19 . 16 and 19 . billy [mink] had stopped for a nap . 1 billy 3 had 3 had 4 stopped 4 stopped 5 for 5 for 7 nap 6 a 7 nap 7 nap 8 . little [joe] [otter] had stopped to play . 1 little 7 play 4 had 5 stopped 5 stopped 6 to 6 to 7 play 7 play 8 . jerry [muskrat] had stopped to eat . 1 jerry 3 had 3 had 4 stopped 4 stopped 5 to 5 to 6 eat 6 eat 7 . grandfather [frog] had stopped for a sun-nap . 1 grandfather 3 had 3 had 4 stopped 4 stopped 5 for 5 for 6 a 6 a 7 sun-nap 7 sun-nap 8 . do you wonder that he felt proud and very happy ? 1 do 4 that 2 you 3 wonder 3 wonder 4 that 4 that 5 he 5 he 6 felt 6 felt 7 proud 6 felt 8 and 8 and 10 happy 9 very 10 happy 10 happy 11 ? keeping at it , that 's the way [spotty] won the race that day . 1 keeping 3 it 2 at 3 it 3 it 4 , 4 , 5 that 5 that 10 won 6 's 7 the 7 the 8 way 8 way 10 won 10 won 12 race 11 the 12 race 12 race 14 day 13 that 14 day 14 day 15 . but now [spotty] was beginning to wish that some of the others would hurry up . 1 but 2 now 2 now 8 that 4 was 5 beginning 5 beginning 6 to 6 to 7 wish 7 wish 8 that 8 that 9 some 9 some 15 up 10 of 11 the 11 the 12 others 12 others 13 would 12 others 14 hurry 14 hurry 15 up 15 up 16 . he wanted to know what they thought . 1 he 2 wanted 2 wanted 3 to 3 to 4 know 4 know 7 thought 5 what 6 they 6 they 7 thought 7 thought 8 . he wanted to talk it all over . 1 he 2 wanted 2 wanted 3 to 3 to 4 talk 4 talk 5 it 5 it 6 all 6 all 7 over 7 over 8 . so [spotty] the [turtle] found a good place to spend the night , and then he sat down to watch and wait . 1 so 12 night 3 the 5 found 5 found 9 to 6 a 7 good 7 good 8 place 7 good 9 to 9 to 10 spend 10 spend 11 the 10 spend 12 night 12 night 15 then 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 then 15 then 16 he 16 he 23 . 17 sat 20 watch 17 sat 22 wait 18 down 19 to 19 to 20 watch 20 watch 21 and 22 wait 23 . right before him was the thing which he had found and which puzzled him so . 1 right 3 him 1 right 6 thing 2 before 3 him 4 was 5 the 5 the 6 thing 6 thing 7 which 7 which 9 had 8 he 9 had 9 had 10 found 10 found 12 which 11 and 12 which 12 which 13 puzzled 13 puzzled 16 . 14 him 16 . 15 so 16 . what was it ? 1 what 2 was 1 what 3 it 3 it 4 ? why , it was a wall . 1 why 2 , 2 , 3 it 3 it 4 was 4 was 5 a 5 a 6 wall 6 wall 7 . spotty wondered what lay behind that wall , and who had built it , and what for , and a lot of other things . 1 spotty 2 wondered 1 spotty 15 and 2 wondered 3 what 2 wondered 9 and 3 what 4 lay 4 lay 5 behind 4 lay 7 wall 5 behind 6 that 5 behind 7 wall 7 wall 8 , 9 and 10 who 10 who 14 , 11 had 12 built 12 built 13 it 13 it 14 , 15 and 16 what 16 what 24 things 17 for 20 a 17 for 23 other 18 , 19 and 19 and 20 a 20 a 21 lot 22 of 23 other 23 other 24 things 24 things 25 . and he was still wondering when he fell asleep . 1 and 6 when 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 still 4 still 5 wondering 5 wondering 6 when 6 when 7 he 7 he 8 fell 8 fell 9 asleep 9 asleep 10 . [chapter] [xvi] [:] [the] [pond] [in] [the] [green] [forest] [spotty] [the] [turtle] [was] [awake] [by] [the] [time] [the] [first] [rays] [of] [the] [rising] [sun] [began] [to] [creep] [through] [the] [green] [forest] [.] when he had rubbed the last sleepy-wink out of his eyes , he looked again . 1 when 2 he 1 when 4 rubbed 2 he 3 had 4 rubbed 8 out 5 the 7 sleepy-wink 6 last 7 sleepy-wink 7 sleepy-wink 8 out 8 out 12 , 9 of 10 his 10 his 11 eyes 11 eyes 12 , 12 , 14 looked 13 he 14 looked 14 looked 15 again 15 again 16 . there it was , just as he had seen it the night before ! 1 there 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 5 just 4 , 5 just 5 just 6 as 6 as 7 he 7 he 8 had 8 had 9 seen 9 seen 10 it 9 seen 12 night 11 the 12 night 12 night 13 before 13 before 14 ! then [spotty] knew that it was real , and he began to wonder what was on the other side of it . 1 then 8 , 1 then 17 the 3 knew 4 that 3 knew 7 real 4 that 6 was 5 it 6 was 7 real 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 11 began 10 he 11 began 11 began 13 wonder 11 began 16 on 12 to 13 wonder 13 wonder 14 what 14 what 15 was 17 the 18 other 17 the 19 side 19 side 20 of 19 side 22 . 20 of 21 it " oh , dear , [i] wish that [i] could climb like [happy] [jack] [squirrel] ! " 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 , 3 , 4 dear 4 dear 5 , 4 dear 10 could 5 , 7 wish 7 wish 8 that 10 could 11 climb 10 could 12 like 12 like 16 ! 16 ! 17 " just then a thought popped into his head and chased away the little frown that had crept into [spotty] 's face . 1 just 5 popped 1 just 9 and 2 then 3 a 3 a 4 thought 4 thought 5 popped 5 popped 6 into 6 into 8 head 7 his 8 head 9 and 21 face 10 chased 11 away 10 chased 14 frown 11 away 12 the 12 the 13 little 14 frown 17 crept 14 frown 21 face 15 that 16 had 16 had 17 crept 17 crept 18 into 18 into 20 's 21 face 22 . " perhaps [happy] [jack] sometimes wishes that he could swim as [i] can , so [i] guess we are even . 1 " 8 he 2 perhaps 5 sometimes 2 perhaps 7 that 6 wishes 7 that 7 that 8 he 8 he 13 can 9 could 10 swim 9 could 13 can 10 swim 11 as 13 can 21 . 14 , 15 so 14 , 17 guess 17 guess 18 we 18 we 19 are 19 are 20 even 19 are 21 . i can't climb , but he can't swim . 1 i 2 can't 1 i 3 climb 3 climb 4 , 4 , 5 but 5 but 6 he 5 but 9 . 6 he 7 can't 7 can't 8 swim how foolish it is to wish for things never meant for you ! " 1 how 3 it 1 how 5 to 2 foolish 3 it 3 it 4 is 5 to 6 wish 6 wish 7 for 7 for 8 things 8 things 9 never 9 never 10 meant 10 meant 11 for 11 for 12 you 12 you 13 ! 13 ! 14 " so [spotty] the [turtle] wasted no more time wishing that he could do something it was never meant that he should do . 1 so 8 time 3 the 5 wasted 5 wasted 6 no 6 no 7 more 7 more 8 time 8 time 13 do 9 wishing 10 that 10 that 11 he 10 that 12 could 12 could 13 do 13 do 15 it 13 do 22 do 14 something 15 it 15 it 16 was 16 was 17 never 17 never 18 meant 18 meant 19 that 19 that 20 he 20 he 21 should 22 do 23 . instead , he picked out what looked like the easiest place to climb the bank and started up [.] 1 instead 2 , 1 instead 7 looked 1 instead 8 like 2 , 3 he 3 he 4 picked 4 picked 5 out 5 out 6 what 8 like 11 place 9 the 10 easiest 9 the 11 place 11 place 15 bank 12 to 13 climb 13 climb 14 the 14 the 15 bank 15 bank 16 and 16 and 17 started 17 started 18 up my , my , my , it was hard work ! 1 my 2 , 2 , 3 my 3 my 4 , 4 , 5 my 5 my 6 , 5 my 10 work 7 it 8 was 8 was 9 hard 9 hard 10 work 10 work 11 ! " [i] can if [i] will , and will if [i] can ! 1 " 3 can 3 can 4 if 3 can 6 will 6 will 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 will 8 and 10 if 10 if 13 ! 12 can 13 ! i 'm sure to get there if [i] follow this plan . " 1 i 2 'm 1 i 3 sure 3 sure 4 to 4 to 5 get 4 to 7 if 5 get 6 there 7 if 9 follow 9 follow 10 this 10 this 11 plan 11 plan 12 . 12 . 13 " " [i] needed to cool off , " said [spotty] to himself and slid into a little pool of water . 1 " 3 needed 1 " 9 said 3 needed 4 to 4 to 5 cool 5 cool 6 off 6 off 8 " 7 , 8 " 9 said 21 . 11 to 12 himself 12 himself 21 . 13 and 14 slid 14 slid 15 into 15 into 20 water 15 into 21 . 16 a 17 little 17 little 18 pool 17 little 20 water 18 pool 19 of then he tried the bank again , and just as before he slipped back two steps for every three he went up . 1 then 3 tried 1 then 9 just 2 he 3 tried 3 tried 4 the 3 tried 5 bank 4 the 5 bank 5 bank 7 , 6 again 7 , 7 , 8 and 9 just 13 slipped 9 just 16 steps 10 as 11 before 10 as 12 he 12 he 13 slipped 13 slipped 15 two 14 back 15 two 16 steps 22 up 17 for 18 every 18 every 19 three 19 three 21 went 20 he 21 went 21 went 22 up 22 up 23 . there he stopped to get his breath . 1 there 2 he 1 there 3 stopped 2 he 3 stopped 3 stopped 4 to 4 to 5 get 4 to 6 his 6 his 7 breath 7 breath 8 . " [i] can if [i] will , and will if [i] can ! 1 " 3 can 3 can 4 if 3 can 6 will 6 will 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 will 8 and 10 if 10 if 13 ! 12 can 13 ! i 'm sure to get there if [i] follow this plan , " 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 4 to 3 sure 4 to 4 to 5 get 4 to 7 if 5 get 6 there 7 if 9 follow 9 follow 11 plan 10 this 11 plan 11 plan 12 , 12 , 13 " said he and started on again . 1 said 2 he 2 he 4 started 3 and 4 started 4 started 5 on 4 started 6 again 6 again 7 . twice more he tumbled [clear] down to the place he had started from , but each time he laughed at himself and tried again . 1 twice 4 tumbled 1 twice 6 down 2 more 3 he 2 more 4 tumbled 6 down 7 to 6 down 8 the 8 the 9 place 8 the 17 time 9 place 10 he 10 he 11 had 10 he 12 started 12 started 13 from 14 , 15 but 15 but 16 each 16 each 17 time 17 time 25 . 18 he 19 laughed 19 laughed 20 at 19 laughed 24 again 21 himself 22 and 21 himself 24 again 22 and 23 tried 24 again 25 . and at last he reached the top of the bank . 1 and 6 the 2 at 3 last 3 last 4 he 4 he 5 reached 5 reached 6 the 6 the 7 top 7 top 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 bank 10 bank 11 . " [i] said [i] could if [i] would , and [i] would if [i] could , and [i] have ! " he cried . 1 " 3 said 1 " 12 would 5 could 6 if 6 if 8 would 8 would 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 would 12 would 13 if 13 if 22 he 15 could 16 , 15 could 19 have 16 , 17 and 19 have 20 ! 20 ! 21 " 21 " 22 he 22 he 23 cried 23 cried 24 . then he hurried to see what was behind the strange wall . 1 then 4 to 2 he 3 hurried 3 hurried 4 to 4 to 5 see 5 see 7 was 6 what 7 was 7 was 8 behind 8 behind 9 the 8 behind 10 strange 9 the 10 strange 10 strange 11 wall 10 strange 12 . what do you think it was ? 1 what 2 do 2 do 3 you 3 you 4 think 4 think 5 it 4 think 7 ? 5 it 6 was why , a pond ! 1 why 2 , 2 , 3 a 3 a 4 pond 4 pond 5 ! yes , [sir] , there was a pond right in the middle of the [green] [forest] ! 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 5 there 5 there 7 a 6 was 7 a 7 a 8 pond 8 pond 9 right 9 right 11 the 10 in 11 the 11 the 12 middle 12 middle 13 of 12 middle 17 ! 13 of 14 the trees were coming up right out of the middle of it , but it was a sure enough pond . 1 trees 16 a 2 were 3 coming 3 coming 4 up 4 up 7 of 4 up 9 middle 5 right 6 out 6 out 7 of 7 of 8 the 9 middle 10 of 9 middle 11 it 11 it 12 , 11 it 15 was 12 , 13 but 14 it 15 was 15 was 16 a 16 a 17 sure 17 sure 20 . 18 enough 19 pond 19 pond 20 . spotty found it harder work to believe his own eyes now than when he had first seen the strange wall across the [laughing] [brook] . 1 spotty 4 harder 1 spotty 9 own 2 found 3 it 2 found 4 harder 4 harder 5 work 5 work 6 to 5 work 7 believe 7 believe 8 his 9 own 10 eyes 9 own 13 when 10 eyes 12 than 11 now 12 than 13 when 16 first 14 he 15 had 14 he 16 first 16 first 19 strange 17 seen 18 the 17 seen 19 strange 18 the 19 strange 19 strange 20 wall 20 wall 21 across 21 across 22 the 21 across 25 . " why , why , why , what does it mean ? " exclaimed [spotty] the [turtle] . 1 " 4 why 2 why 3 , 2 why 4 why 4 why 9 does 5 , 6 why 6 why 7 , 6 why 8 what 7 , 8 what 8 what 9 does 9 does 11 mean 10 it 11 mean 11 mean 12 ? 12 ? 13 " 12 ? 14 exclaimed 14 exclaimed 16 the 16 the 18 . " that 's what [i] want to know ! " cried [billy] [mink] , who came hurrying up just then . 1 " 2 that 1 " 8 know 1 " 17 hurrying 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 what 4 what 6 want 6 want 7 to 6 want 8 know 8 know 14 , 9 ! 10 " 10 " 11 cried 11 cried 14 , 14 , 15 who 16 came 17 hurrying 17 hurrying 20 then 18 up 19 just 18 up 20 then 20 then 21 . [chapter] [xvii] [:] [who] [had] [made] [the] [strange] [pond] [?] who had made the strange pond ? 1 who 2 had 2 had 3 made 3 made 4 the 4 the 5 strange 5 strange 6 pond 6 pond 7 ? that is what [spotty] the [turtle] wanted to know . 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 what 3 what 5 the 5 the 7 wanted 7 wanted 9 know 8 to 9 know 9 know 10 . that is what [billy] [mink] wanted to know . 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 what 3 what 6 wanted 6 wanted 7 to 7 to 8 know 8 know 9 . so did [little] [joe] [otter] and [jerry] [muskrat] and [grandfather] [frog] , when they arrived . 1 so 2 did 2 did 16 . 6 and 15 arrived 9 and 13 when 12 , 13 when 13 when 14 they 14 they 15 arrived 15 arrived 16 . so did [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] , looking down from the blue , blue sky . 1 so 2 did 2 did 8 looking 4 ' 7 , 7 , 8 looking 8 looking 12 blue 9 down 10 from 10 from 11 the 11 the 12 blue 12 blue 14 blue 12 blue 15 sky 13 , 14 blue 14 blue 15 sky 15 sky 16 . it was very strange , very strange indeed ! 1 it 2 was 1 it 3 very 3 very 5 , 4 strange 5 , 5 , 6 very 6 very 7 strange 7 strange 8 indeed 8 indeed 9 ! of course some one had made it . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 some 3 some 4 one 4 one 5 had 5 had 6 made 6 made 7 it 7 it 8 . spotty the [turtle] had known that as soon as he had seen the strange pond . 1 spotty 2 the 1 spotty 12 seen 4 had 5 known 5 known 6 that 5 known 8 soon 7 as 8 soon 8 soon 9 as 9 as 10 he 10 he 11 had 10 he 12 seen 12 seen 13 the 13 the 16 . 14 strange 15 pond 15 pond 16 . all in a flash he had understood what that wall of logs and brush and mud across the [laughing] [brook] was for . 1 all 2 in 2 in 3 a 3 a 4 flash 3 a 10 wall 4 flash 5 he 6 had 7 understood 7 understood 8 what 8 what 9 that 8 what 10 wall 10 wall 16 mud 11 of 12 logs 12 logs 13 and 12 logs 14 brush 14 brush 15 and 15 and 16 mud 16 mud 17 across 17 across 18 the 17 across 23 . 21 was 22 for 22 for 23 . it was to stop the water from running down the [laughing] [brook] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 to 3 to 6 water 4 stop 5 the 5 the 6 water 6 water 9 down 7 from 8 running 8 running 9 down 9 down 10 the 10 the 13 . of course ! 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 ! there was nothing else for it to do . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 nothing 3 nothing 4 else 4 else 5 for 5 for 6 it 6 it 9 . 7 to 8 do 8 do 9 . spotty felt very proud when he had thought that out all by himself . 1 spotty 4 proud 2 felt 3 very 3 very 4 proud 4 proud 8 thought 5 when 6 he 6 he 7 had 7 had 8 thought 8 thought 9 that 9 that 10 out 10 out 14 . 11 all 12 by 12 by 13 himself 13 himself 14 . " you don't say so ! " said [billy] [mink] . 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 don't 3 don't 4 say 4 say 5 so 5 so 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 11 . " how ever , ever , did you guess it ? 1 " 2 how 2 how 3 ever 2 how 5 ever 3 ever 4 , 5 ever 6 , 5 ever 9 guess 7 did 8 you 8 you 9 guess 9 guess 10 it 10 it 11 ? are you sure , quite sure that the pond didn't make the wall ? " 1 are 5 quite 2 you 3 sure 3 sure 4 , 4 , 5 quite 5 quite 6 sure 6 sure 7 that 7 that 8 the 8 the 9 pond 8 the 11 make 9 pond 10 didn't 11 make 13 wall 12 the 13 wall 13 wall 14 ? 14 ? 15 " " this wall is what [farmer] [brown] 's boy calls a dam , " said [billy] [mink] , who is a great traveler . 1 " 4 is 1 " 9 boy 2 this 3 wall 2 this 4 is 5 what 8 's 8 's 9 boy 9 boy 12 dam 10 calls 11 a 10 calls 12 dam 12 dam 13 , 13 , 15 said 14 " 15 said 15 said 23 traveler 18 , 19 who 19 who 22 great 20 is 21 a 21 a 22 great 22 great 23 traveler 23 traveler 24 . " dams are usually built to keep water from running where it isn't wanted or to make it go where it is wanted . 1 " 7 keep 2 dams 4 usually 3 are 4 usually 4 usually 6 to 5 built 6 to 6 to 7 keep 7 keep 8 water 8 water 10 running 8 water 13 isn't 9 from 10 running 11 where 12 it 11 where 13 isn't 13 isn't 17 make 14 wanted 16 to 15 or 16 to 16 to 17 make 17 make 21 it 18 it 19 go 18 it 20 where 20 where 21 it 21 it 24 . 22 is 23 wanted 23 wanted 24 . who do you think built this dam , [grandfather] [frog] ? " 1 who 2 do 2 do 3 you 3 you 4 think 4 think 5 built 5 built 6 this 5 built 7 dam 7 dam 8 , 7 dam 11 ? 11 ? 12 " grandfather [frog] shook his head . 1 grandfather 3 shook 3 shook 4 his 4 his 5 head 5 head 6 . his big goggly eyes seemed more goggly than ever , as he stared at the new pond in the [green] [forest] . 1 his 2 big 2 big 6 more 3 goggly 4 eyes 4 eyes 5 seemed 4 eyes 6 more 6 more 9 ever 7 goggly 8 than 8 than 9 ever 9 ever 13 stared 10 , 11 as 11 as 12 he 12 he 13 stared 13 stared 16 new 14 at 15 the 14 at 16 new 16 new 17 pond 17 pond 19 the 17 pond 22 . 18 in 19 the " [i] don't know , " said [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 know 4 know 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 10 . " [i] don't know what to think . " 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 know 4 know 5 what 5 what 6 to 6 to 7 think 7 think 8 . 8 . 9 " " why , it must be [farmer] [brown] 's boy or [farmer] [brown] himself , " said [jerry] [muskrat] . 1 " 2 why 2 why 6 be 2 why 10 boy 3 , 4 it 4 it 5 must 5 must 6 be 9 's 10 boy 10 boy 15 , 11 or 14 himself 14 himself 15 , 15 , 16 " 16 " 17 said 17 said 20 . " of course , " said [little] [joe] [otter] , just as if he knew all about it . 1 " 6 said 2 of 3 course 3 course 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 10 , 10 , 12 as 11 just 12 as 12 as 13 if 13 if 17 about 14 he 15 knew 15 knew 17 about 16 all 17 about 17 about 18 it 18 it 19 . still [grandfather] [frog] shook his head , as if he didn't agree . 1 still 4 shook 4 shook 8 as 5 his 6 head 6 head 7 , 7 , 8 as 8 as 9 if 9 if 10 he 9 if 11 didn't 11 didn't 12 agree 12 agree 13 . " [i] don't know , " said [grandfather] [frog] , " [i] don't know . 1 " 7 said 3 don't 4 know 4 know 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 13 don't 11 " 14 know 14 know 15 . it doesn't look so to me . " 1 it 2 doesn't 1 it 3 look 3 look 4 so 3 look 7 . 5 to 6 me 5 to 7 . 7 . 8 " billy [mink] ran along the top of the dam and down the back side . 1 billy 3 ran 1 billy 6 top 1 billy 9 dam 3 ran 4 along 3 ran 6 top 4 along 5 the 6 top 7 of 7 of 8 the 7 of 9 dam 9 dam 14 side 10 and 11 down 11 down 12 the 12 the 14 side 13 back 14 side 14 side 15 . he looked it all over with those sharp little eyes of his . 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 3 it 2 looked 7 those 3 it 4 all 3 it 5 over 6 with 7 those 7 those 8 sharp 8 sharp 9 little 9 little 10 eyes 10 eyes 11 of 11 of 12 his 11 of 13 . " grandfather [frog] is right , " said he , when he came back . 1 " 2 grandfather 1 " 8 said 2 grandfather 4 is 4 is 5 right 5 right 6 , 6 , 7 " 8 said 9 he 8 said 10 , 10 , 11 when 11 when 13 came 12 he 13 came 13 came 14 back 14 back 15 . " it doesn't look like the work of [farmer] [brown] or [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 1 " 2 it 1 " 4 look 2 it 3 doesn't 4 look 5 like 5 like 6 the 6 the 7 work 7 work 8 of 7 work 16 . 11 or 14 's 14 's 15 boy 15 boy 16 . but if they didn't do it , who did ? 1 but 3 they 2 if 3 they 3 they 4 didn't 4 didn't 5 do 5 do 6 it 6 it 7 , 7 , 8 who 8 who 9 did 9 did 10 ? who could have done it ? " 1 who 2 could 2 could 3 have 3 have 4 done 4 done 5 it 5 it 6 ? 6 ? 7 " " [i] don't know , " said [grandfather] [frog] again , in a dreamy sort of voice . 1 " 7 said 3 don't 4 know 4 know 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 10 again 10 again 14 dreamy 11 , 12 in 12 in 13 a 13 a 14 dreamy 14 dreamy 17 voice 15 sort 16 of 15 sort 17 voice 17 voice 18 . [chapter] [xviii] [:] [jerry] [muskrat] ['s] [big] [cousin] fiddle , faddle , feedle , fuddle ! 1 fiddle 3 faddle 2 , 3 faddle 3 faddle 4 , 4 , 5 feedle 5 feedle 6 , 5 feedle 7 fuddle 6 , 7 fuddle 7 fuddle 8 ! was there ever such a muddle ? 1 was 2 there 2 there 3 ever 3 ever 4 such 4 such 5 a 5 a 6 muddle 6 muddle 7 ? fuddle , feedle , faddle , fiddle ! 1 fuddle 2 , 2 , 3 feedle 3 feedle 5 faddle 4 , 5 faddle 5 faddle 6 , 6 , 7 fiddle 7 fiddle 8 ! who is there will solve the riddle ? 1 who 2 is 2 is 3 there 3 there 5 solve 4 will 5 solve 5 solve 7 riddle 6 the 7 riddle 7 riddle 8 ? here was the [laughing] [brook] laughing no longer . 1 here 3 the 2 was 3 the 3 the 6 laughing 6 laughing 8 longer 7 no 8 longer 8 longer 9 . here was the [smiling] [pool] smiling no longer . 1 here 2 was 2 was 3 the 3 the 6 smiling 6 smiling 7 no 7 no 8 longer 8 longer 9 . here was a brand new pond deep in the [green] [forest] . 1 here 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 brand 4 brand 6 pond 4 brand 7 deep 5 new 6 pond 7 deep 8 in 8 in 9 the 9 the 12 . here was a wall of logs and bushes and mud called a dam , built [by] some one whom nobody had seen . 1 here 6 logs 1 here 8 bushes 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 wall 4 wall 5 of 4 wall 6 logs 7 and 8 bushes 8 bushes 17 some 9 and 10 mud 10 mud 11 called 11 called 12 a 12 a 13 dam 12 a 17 some 13 dam 14 , 13 dam 15 built 14 , 15 built 17 some 19 whom 18 one 19 whom 19 whom 20 nobody 19 whom 23 . 20 nobody 22 seen 21 had 22 seen 22 seen 23 . " [i] [i] haven't any big cousin , " said [jerry] , when he had quite recovered from his surprise at [grandfather] [frog] 's question . 1 " 10 said 4 haven't 5 any 5 any 6 big 6 big 7 cousin 6 big 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 12 , 12 , 13 when 13 when 14 he 13 when 16 quite 14 he 15 had 16 quite 17 recovered 16 quite 20 surprise 17 recovered 18 from 18 from 19 his 20 surprise 21 at 20 surprise 26 . 24 's 25 question 24 's 26 . " [chugarum] ! " exclaimed [grandfather] [frog] , and the scornful way in which he said it made [jerry] [muskrat] feel very small . 1 " 5 exclaimed 3 ! 4 " 3 ! 5 exclaimed 5 exclaimed 24 . 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 the 10 the 11 scornful 11 scornful 12 way 11 scornful 14 which 12 way 13 in 14 which 15 he 15 he 16 said 15 he 18 made 16 said 17 it 18 made 21 feel 21 feel 22 very 21 feel 24 . 22 very 23 small " [chugarum] ! 1 " 3 ! of course you 've got a big cousin in the [north] . 1 of 4 've 2 course 3 you 2 course 4 've 4 've 5 got 5 got 6 a 6 a 7 big 7 big 9 in 8 cousin 9 in 9 in 10 the 10 the 12 . do you mean to tell me that you don't know that , [jerry] [muskrat] ? " 1 do 2 you 1 do 3 mean 3 mean 4 to 3 mean 6 me 4 to 5 tell 6 me 7 that 7 that 8 you 8 you 10 know 9 don't 10 know 10 know 11 that 10 know 12 , 12 , 16 " 15 ? 16 " jerry had to admit that it was true that he didn't know anything about that big cousin . 1 jerry 11 didn't 1 jerry 12 know 2 had 3 to 3 to 4 admit 4 admit 5 that 4 admit 6 it 6 it 7 was 6 it 8 true 8 true 9 that 9 that 10 he 10 he 11 didn't 12 know 17 cousin 13 anything 14 about 13 anything 17 cousin 14 about 15 that 16 big 17 cousin 17 cousin 18 . still , it was very hard for [jerry] to believe that he had a big cousin of whom he had never heard . 1 still 3 it 1 still 19 he 2 , 3 it 4 was 5 very 5 very 6 hard 5 very 10 believe 6 hard 7 for 6 hard 9 to 10 believe 11 that 10 believe 15 big 11 that 12 he 12 he 13 had 13 had 14 a 15 big 16 cousin 15 big 19 he 16 cousin 17 of 16 cousin 18 whom 17 of 18 whom 19 he 20 had 20 had 22 heard 20 had 23 . 21 never 22 heard " did did you ever see him , [grandfather] [frog] ? " 1 " 2 did 2 did 3 did 3 did 5 ever 4 you 5 ever 5 ever 6 see 6 see 7 him 7 him 8 , 8 , 12 " 11 ? 12 " jerry asked . 1 jerry 2 asked 2 asked 3 . " no ! " snapped [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 snapped 5 snapped 8 . " [i] never did , but [i] know all about him . 1 " 3 never 3 never 4 did 4 did 5 , 5 , 6 but 6 but 8 know 8 know 10 about 9 all 10 about 10 about 11 him 11 him 12 . he [is] a great worker , is this big cousin of yours , and he builds dams like this one we are sitting on . " 1 he 3 a 3 a 5 worker 4 great 5 worker 5 worker 6 , 5 worker 12 yours 6 , 7 is 8 this 9 big 8 this 12 yours 9 big 10 cousin 10 cousin 11 of 12 yours 14 and 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 he 15 he 16 builds 16 builds 17 dams 17 dams 18 like 17 dams 25 . 18 like 22 are 19 this 20 one 20 one 21 we 21 we 22 are 22 are 23 sitting 23 sitting 24 on 25 . 26 " " [i] don't believe it ! " cried [billy] [mink] . 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 believe 4 believe 5 it 5 it 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 cried 8 cried 11 . " [i] don't believe any cousin of [jerry] [muskrat] 's ever built such a dam as this . 1 " 4 believe 1 " 5 any 3 don't 4 believe 4 believe 5 any 5 any 6 cousin 6 cousin 7 of 6 cousin 14 a 10 's 11 ever 11 ever 14 a 12 built 13 such 13 such 14 a 14 a 15 dam 15 dam 16 as 16 as 17 this 17 this 18 . why , just look at that great tree trunk at the bottom ! 1 why 2 , 1 why 6 that 2 , 3 just 3 just 4 look 4 look 5 at 6 that 8 tree 7 great 8 tree 8 tree 9 trunk 9 trunk 10 at 10 at 11 the 11 the 12 bottom 12 bottom 13 ! no one but [farmer] [brown] or [farmer] [brown] 's boy could ever have dragged that there . 1 no 2 one 1 no 6 or 2 one 3 but 6 or 12 ever 9 's 10 boy 10 boy 11 could 11 could 12 ever 12 ever 13 have 13 have 14 dragged 14 dragged 17 . 15 that 16 there 16 there 17 . you 're crazy , [grandfather] [frog] , just plain crazy . " 1 you 3 crazy 2 're 3 crazy 3 crazy 4 , 4 , 9 plain 7 , 8 just 8 just 9 plain 9 plain 10 crazy 10 crazy 11 . 11 . 12 " billy [mink] sometimes is very disrespectful to [grandfather] [frog] . 1 billy 3 sometimes 3 sometimes 4 is 4 is 5 very 5 very 6 disrespectful 6 disrespectful 7 to 7 to 10 . " [chugarum] ! " replied [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 5 replied 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 replied 5 replied 8 . " did [i] say that that tree trunk was dragged here ? " 1 " 2 did 2 did 4 say 4 say 5 that 5 that 8 trunk 6 that 7 tree 7 tree 8 trunk 8 trunk 10 dragged 9 was 10 dragged 10 dragged 11 here 11 here 12 ? 12 ? 13 " " no , " replied [billy] [mink] , " but if it wasn't dragged here , how did it get here ? 1 " 5 replied 2 no 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 replied 5 replied 8 , 8 , 17 how 9 " 10 but 9 " 11 if 11 if 12 it 11 if 15 here 12 it 13 wasn't 13 wasn't 14 dragged 15 here 16 , 16 , 17 how 17 how 20 get 18 did 19 it 18 did 20 get 20 get 21 here 21 here 22 ? you are so smart , [grandfather] [frog] , tell me that ! " 1 you 2 are 2 are 3 so 3 so 4 smart 4 smart 5 , 4 smart 8 , 8 , 9 tell 9 tell 10 me 10 me 11 that 10 me 12 ! 12 ! 13 " that tree wasn't dragged here ; it was cut so that it fell right where it lies . " 1 that 2 tree 1 that 4 dragged 2 tree 3 wasn't 4 dragged 5 here 5 here 6 ; 6 ; 7 it 7 it 13 fell 8 was 9 cut 8 was 10 so 10 so 11 that 11 that 12 it 12 it 13 fell 13 fell 14 right 13 fell 15 where 15 where 16 it 15 where 17 lies 17 lies 19 " 18 . 19 " as he spoke , [grandfather] [frog] pointed to the stump of the tree , and [billy] [mink] saw that he was right . 1 as 7 pointed 2 he 3 spoke 2 he 7 pointed 3 spoke 4 , 7 pointed 9 the 8 to 9 the 9 the 13 tree 10 stump 12 the 10 stump 13 tree 11 of 12 the 13 tree 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 18 saw 18 saw 19 that 19 that 20 he 20 he 23 . 21 was 22 right 22 right 23 . but [billy] [mink] is like a great many other people ; he dearly loves to have the last word . 1 but 9 other 4 is 5 like 5 like 6 a 6 a 7 great 7 great 8 many 8 many 9 other 9 other 13 dearly 10 people 11 ; 10 people 13 dearly 11 ; 12 he 13 dearly 16 have 14 loves 15 to 15 to 16 have 16 have 18 last 17 the 18 last 18 last 19 word 19 word 20 . now he suddenly began to laugh . 1 now 2 he 2 he 3 suddenly 3 suddenly 4 began 4 began 5 to 5 to 6 laugh 6 laugh 7 . " [ha] , ha , ha ! 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 ha 4 ha 6 ha 5 , 6 ha 6 ha 7 ! ho , ho , ho ! " laughed [billy] [mink] . 1 ho 2 , 2 , 3 ho 3 ho 5 ho 4 , 5 ho 5 ho 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 6 ! 8 laughed 8 laughed 11 . " [ho] , ho , ho ! 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 ho 4 ho 6 ho 5 , 6 ho 6 ho 7 ! ha , ha , ha ! " 1 ha 2 , 2 , 3 ha 3 ha 5 ha 4 , 5 ha 5 ha 6 ! 6 ! 7 " " what is it that is so funny ? " snapped [grandfather] [frog] , for nothing makes him so angry as to be laughed at . 1 " 11 snapped 2 what 3 is 2 what 8 funny 3 is 4 it 5 that 6 is 5 that 8 funny 6 is 7 so 8 funny 11 snapped 9 ? 10 " 10 " 11 snapped 11 snapped 20 angry 14 , 15 for 15 for 16 nothing 16 nothing 17 makes 17 makes 18 him 17 makes 20 angry 18 him 19 so 20 angry 21 as 20 angry 26 . 22 to 23 be 22 to 26 . 23 be 24 laughed 24 laughed 25 at " why , that would be as hard as to drag the tree here . " 1 " 5 would 2 why 3 , 2 why 4 that 4 that 5 would 5 would 6 be 6 be 7 as 7 as 8 hard 8 hard 9 as 8 hard 11 drag 10 to 11 drag 11 drag 12 the 11 drag 13 tree 12 the 13 tree 13 tree 14 here 14 here 15 . 15 . 16 " " [jerry] [muskrat] 's big cousin from the [north] could do it , and [i] believe he did , " replied [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 10 could 4 's 5 big 5 big 6 cousin 5 big 10 could 6 cousin 7 from 7 from 8 the 10 could 16 believe 11 do 12 it 12 it 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 16 believe 16 believe 24 . 17 he 18 did 18 did 19 , 19 , 20 " 20 " 21 replied 21 replied 24 . [chapter] [xix] [:] [jerry] [muskrat] [has] [a] [busy] [day] it was very queer . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 queer 4 queer 5 . the more they thought about it , the queerer it seemed . 1 the 2 more 1 the 4 thought 2 more 3 they 4 thought 5 about 5 about 6 it 5 about 9 queerer 6 it 7 , 8 the 9 queerer 9 queerer 11 seemed 10 it 11 seemed 11 seemed 12 . they looked this way , and they looked that way . 1 they 2 looked 2 looked 3 this 2 looked 4 way 3 this 4 way 4 way 5 , 5 , 6 and 5 , 8 looked 6 and 7 they 8 looked 10 way 9 that 10 way 10 way 11 . " they are selfish , just plain , every-day selfish ; that 's what they are ! 1 " 2 they 1 " 5 , 2 they 3 are 3 are 4 selfish 5 , 7 plain 6 just 7 plain 7 plain 9 every-day 8 , 9 every-day 9 every-day 10 selfish 10 selfish 11 ; 11 ; 12 that 12 that 13 's 13 's 14 what 14 what 17 ! 15 they 16 are 15 they 17 ! " and so what ? " cried [billy] [mink] impatiently . 1 " 4 what 2 and 3 so 2 and 4 what 4 what 5 ? 5 ? 6 " 6 " 7 cried 7 cried 10 impatiently 10 impatiently 11 . " and so we must spoil this dam . 1 " 4 we 2 and 3 so 3 so 4 we 4 we 5 must 5 must 6 spoil 6 spoil 7 this 7 this 8 dam 8 dam 9 . we must make a place for the water to run through , " said [grandfather] [frog] very gravely . 1 we 3 make 2 must 3 make 3 make 12 , 4 a 5 place 5 place 6 for 6 for 7 the 7 the 8 water 8 water 11 through 9 to 10 run 9 to 11 through 11 through 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 said 14 said 17 very 17 very 18 gravely 18 gravely 19 . " of course ! 1 " 3 course 2 of 3 course 3 course 4 ! that 's the very thing ! " cried [little] [joe] [otter] and [billy] [mink] [and] [jerry] [muskrat] and [spotty] the [turtle] . 1 that 2 's 2 's 3 the 3 the 4 very 4 very 5 thing 5 thing 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 cried 8 cried 12 and 12 and 22 . 18 and 20 the 18 and 22 . grandfather [frog] scratched his head thoughtfully and looked a long time at the dam of logs and sticks and mud . 1 grandfather 3 scratched 1 grandfather 9 a 3 scratched 5 head 4 his 5 head 5 head 6 thoughtfully 6 thoughtfully 7 and 6 thoughtfully 8 looked 7 and 8 looked 8 looked 9 a 9 a 10 long 10 long 13 the 11 time 12 at 12 at 13 the 13 the 14 dam 14 dam 15 of 14 dam 21 . 15 of 16 logs 16 logs 18 sticks 17 and 18 sticks 19 and 20 mud 19 and 21 . then his big mouth widened in a big smile . 1 then 3 big 2 his 3 big 3 big 5 widened 4 mouth 5 widened 5 widened 6 in 6 in 7 a 7 a 10 . 8 big 9 smile 8 big 10 . " the very thing ! " cried [little] [joe] [otter] [and] [billy] [mink] and [spotty] the [turtle] , but [jerry] [muskrat] thought it wasn't fair . 1 " 2 the 2 the 4 thing 3 very 4 thing 4 thing 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 cried 7 cried 16 the 14 and 16 the 16 the 25 fair 18 , 19 but 19 but 22 thought 22 thought 23 it 23 it 24 wasn't 24 wasn't 25 fair 25 fair 26 . you see , it gave him all of the real work to do . 1 you 2 see 1 you 7 all 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 it 4 it 5 gave 5 gave 6 him 7 all 9 the 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 real 10 real 11 work 11 work 14 . 12 to 13 do 12 to 14 . but almost right away he found trouble . 1 but 2 almost 2 almost 3 right 3 right 6 found 4 away 5 he 5 he 6 found 6 found 7 trouble 7 trouble 8 . yes , [sir] , [jerry] had hardly begun before he found real trouble . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 11 found 6 had 7 hardly 7 hardly 8 begun 8 begun 9 before 9 before 10 he 10 he 11 found 11 found 14 . 12 real 13 trouble 13 trouble 14 . it was hard work , the hardest kind of hard work . 1 it 2 was 1 it 5 , 2 was 3 hard 3 hard 4 work 5 , 7 hardest 6 the 7 hardest 7 hardest 8 kind 8 kind 9 of 9 of 10 hard 10 hard 11 work 11 work 12 . but [jerry] [muskrat] is the kind that is the more determined to do the work the harder the work is to be done . 1 but 15 work 4 is 5 the 4 is 6 kind 6 kind 7 that 7 that 8 is 8 is 9 the 8 is 10 more 10 more 11 determined 11 determined 12 to 12 to 13 do 12 to 15 work 13 do 14 the 15 work 17 harder 16 the 17 harder 17 harder 19 work 18 the 19 work 19 work 20 is 19 work 23 done 21 to 22 be 22 be 23 done 23 done 24 . [chapter] [xx] [:] [jerry] [has] [a] [dreadful] [disappointment] there 's nothing in this world that 's sure , [no] matter how we scheme and plan . 1 there 2 's 1 there 9 sure 2 's 3 nothing 3 nothing 6 world 4 in 6 world 5 this 6 world 6 world 7 that 7 that 8 's 9 sure 14 we 9 sure 15 scheme 10 , 12 matter 12 matter 13 how 12 matter 14 we 15 scheme 16 and 16 and 17 plan 17 plan 18 . we simply have to be content [with] doing just the best we can . 1 we 5 be 2 simply 3 have 2 simply 4 to 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 content 6 content 9 just 8 doing 9 just 9 just 11 best 10 the 11 best 11 best 12 we 11 best 13 can 12 we 13 can 13 can 14 . but he was happy . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 happy 4 happy 5 . yes , indeed , [jerry] was happy . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 3 indeed 3 indeed 4 , 4 , 6 was 6 was 7 happy 7 happy 8 . he could hear the [laughing] [brook] beginning to laugh again . 1 he 2 could 2 could 3 hear 2 could 7 beginning 3 hear 4 the 7 beginning 8 to 8 to 9 laugh 9 laugh 10 again 9 laugh 11 . so [jerry] was happy , for was it not because of him that the [laughing] [brook] was beginning to laugh ? 1 so 4 happy 1 so 10 because 3 was 4 happy 4 happy 6 for 5 , 6 for 7 was 9 not 8 it 9 not 9 not 10 because 10 because 11 of 11 of 12 him 12 him 13 that 13 that 14 the 14 the 18 beginning 17 was 18 beginning 18 beginning 19 to 18 beginning 20 laugh 20 laugh 21 ? it was because he had worked so hard all day that he was going to sleep now . 1 it 2 was 1 it 6 worked 3 because 5 had 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 worked 6 worked 8 hard 7 so 8 hard 8 hard 11 that 9 all 10 day 10 day 11 that 11 that 13 was 12 he 13 was 13 was 14 going 14 going 16 sleep 15 to 16 sleep 16 sleep 17 now 17 now 18 . usually he would rather sleep a part of the day and [be] abroad at night . 1 usually 4 rather 1 usually 6 a 2 he 3 would 3 would 4 rather 4 rather 5 sleep 6 a 7 part 6 a 11 and 7 part 8 of 8 of 9 the 10 day 11 and 11 and 13 abroad 13 abroad 14 at 13 abroad 16 . 14 at 15 night 15 night 16 . he was still dreaming when [spotty] the [turtle] found him and waked him , for it was broad daylight . 1 he 2 was 1 he 9 found 2 was 3 still 3 still 4 dreaming 3 still 5 when 5 when 7 the 9 found 10 him 9 found 13 him 10 him 11 and 11 and 12 waked 13 him 14 , 14 , 18 broad 15 for 16 it 16 it 17 was 17 was 18 broad 18 broad 20 . 19 daylight 20 . jerry yawned and stretched , and then he lay still for a minute to listen to the pleasant murmur of the [laughing] [brook] . 1 jerry 7 then 2 yawned 3 and 2 yawned 4 stretched 4 stretched 6 and 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 then 7 then 9 lay 8 he 9 lay 9 lay 14 to 10 still 11 for 10 still 13 minute 11 for 12 a 13 minute 14 to 14 to 15 listen 15 listen 17 the 15 listen 18 pleasant 16 to 17 the 18 pleasant 20 of 19 murmur 20 of 20 of 21 the 21 the 24 . but there wasn't any pleasant murmur . 1 but 2 there 2 there 3 wasn't 3 wasn't 4 any 4 any 5 pleasant 5 pleasant 6 murmur 6 murmur 7 . there wasn't any sound at all . 1 there 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 any 3 any 4 sound 4 sound 5 at 5 at 6 all 6 all 7 . jerry began to wonder if he really was awake after all . 1 jerry 3 to 2 began 3 to 3 to 7 really 4 wonder 5 if 5 if 6 he 5 if 7 really 7 really 9 awake 8 was 9 awake 9 awake 10 after 10 after 11 all 11 all 12 . he looked at [spotty] the [turtle] , and he knew then that he was , for [spotty] 's face had such a worried look . 1 he 2 looked 1 he 10 knew 1 he 20 had 2 looked 5 the 3 at 5 the 7 , 8 and 7 , 10 knew 8 and 9 he 10 knew 15 , 11 then 12 that 11 then 15 , 12 that 13 he 13 he 14 was 15 , 16 for 18 's 19 face 19 face 20 had 20 had 21 such 20 had 24 look 21 such 23 worried 21 such 24 look 22 a 23 worried 24 look 25 . " get up , [jerry] [muskrat] , and come look at the hole you made yesterday in the dam . 1 " 3 up 2 get 3 up 3 up 4 , 4 , 8 and 4 , 10 look 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 come 10 look 14 you 10 look 16 yesterday 11 at 12 the 11 at 13 hole 13 hole 14 you 14 you 15 made 16 yesterday 17 in 16 yesterday 19 dam 17 in 18 the 19 dam 20 . " [i] did do it well ! " snapped [jerry] crossly . 1 " 6 well 3 did 4 do 4 do 5 it 5 it 6 well 6 well 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 7 ! 9 snapped 9 snapped 11 crossly 11 crossly 12 . " [i] did it just as well as [i] know how . 1 " 3 did 3 did 4 it 3 did 7 well 4 it 5 just 5 just 6 as 7 well 8 as 8 as 10 know 10 know 12 . 11 how 12 . " [i] [i] beg your pardon , [jerry] [muskrat] . 1 " 4 beg 4 beg 6 pardon 5 your 6 pardon 6 pardon 7 , 7 , 10 . i didn't mean to say just that , " replied [spotty] . 1 i 2 didn't 1 i 3 mean 3 mean 4 to 3 mean 6 just 4 to 5 say 6 just 7 that 7 that 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 replied 9 " 12 . " you see , we are all worried . 1 " 2 you 1 " 3 see 3 see 4 , 4 , 5 we 5 we 6 are 5 we 7 all 7 all 8 worried 8 worried 9 . first he carefully examined it from the [laughing] [brook] side . 1 first 2 he 1 first 5 it 2 he 3 carefully 3 carefully 4 examined 5 it 6 from 6 from 7 the 7 the 10 side 10 side 11 . then he dived down under water on the other side . 1 then 2 he 1 then 6 water 2 he 3 dived 3 dived 5 under 4 down 5 under 6 water 7 on 7 on 8 the 8 the 9 other 8 the 10 side 10 side 11 . " what is the trouble ? " cried [spotty] the [turtle] [and] [grandfather] [frog] and [billy] [mink] and [little] [joe] [otter] together . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 is 3 is 4 the 4 the 5 trouble 5 trouble 6 ? 5 trouble 23 . 6 ? 7 " 7 " 8 cried 8 cried 10 the 15 and 23 . 18 and 22 together 22 together 23 . " is the hole filled up with stuff that has drifted in ? " 1 " 2 is 2 is 3 the 3 the 4 hole 4 hole 5 filled 5 filled 6 up 6 up 7 with 6 up 8 stuff 8 stuff 10 has 8 stuff 13 ? 9 that 10 has 10 has 11 drifted 11 drifted 12 in 13 ? 14 " jerry shook his head , as he slowly climbed out of the water . 1 jerry 4 head 2 shook 3 his 3 his 4 head 4 head 10 out 5 , 6 as 6 as 7 he 7 he 9 climbed 8 slowly 9 climbed 9 climbed 10 out 10 out 12 the 11 of 12 the 12 the 13 water 13 water 14 . " no , " said he . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 6 he 7 . " no , it isn't filled with drift stuff brought down by the water . 1 " 2 no 1 " 8 drift 2 no 3 , 3 , 5 isn't 4 it 5 isn't 5 isn't 6 filled 6 filled 7 with 8 drift 11 down 9 stuff 10 brought 10 brought 11 down 11 down 13 the 12 by 13 the 13 the 14 water 14 water 15 . it is filled with sticks and mud that somebody has put there . 1 it 2 is 1 it 3 filled 2 is 3 filled 3 filled 5 sticks 4 with 5 sticks 5 sticks 7 mud 6 and 7 mud 7 mud 8 that 8 that 9 somebody 8 that 10 has 9 somebody 10 has 10 has 11 put 11 put 13 . 12 there 13 . [chapter] [xxi] [:] [jerry] [muskrat] [keeps] [watch] i 'm going to find out if [i] have to move up here and live all summer ! " 1 i 3 going 1 i 5 find 2 'm 3 going 3 going 4 to 4 to 5 find 5 find 7 if 6 out 7 if 7 if 11 move 9 have 10 to 9 have 11 move 11 move 12 up 12 up 13 here 13 here 14 and 14 and 15 live 15 live 17 summer 16 all 17 summer 17 summer 18 ! 18 ! 19 " the way in which [jerry] said this and snapped his teeth together showed that he meant just what he said . 1 the 2 way 1 the 12 together 2 way 4 which 2 way 6 said 3 in 4 which 6 said 7 this 8 and 9 snapped 9 snapped 10 his 10 his 11 teeth 10 his 12 together 12 together 18 what 13 showed 14 that 14 that 15 he 15 he 17 just 16 meant 17 just 17 just 18 what 18 what 21 . 19 he 20 said 20 said 21 . that had been enough for [jerry] . 1 that 2 had 2 had 3 been 3 been 4 enough 4 enough 5 for 4 enough 7 . he hadn't tried again . 1 he 2 hadn't 2 hadn't 3 tried 3 tried 4 again 4 again 5 . instead he had made up his mind that he would find out who was playing such a trick on him . 1 instead 11 find 2 he 3 had 2 he 4 made 4 made 9 he 4 made 10 would 5 up 7 mind 6 his 7 mind 7 mind 8 that 8 that 9 he 10 would 11 find 11 find 17 a 12 out 13 who 13 who 16 such 14 was 15 playing 14 was 16 such 16 such 17 a 17 a 18 trick 18 trick 19 on 18 trick 21 . 19 on 20 him billy [mink] and [little] [joe] [otter] had given up in disgust and started for the [big] [river] . 1 billy 3 and 1 billy 9 up 7 had 8 given 8 given 9 up 9 up 11 disgust 10 in 11 disgust 11 disgust 13 started 12 and 13 started 13 started 14 for 14 for 15 the 15 the 18 . they [bad] gone to sleep now , each in his own secret place where he would be safe for the night . 1 they 3 gone 3 gone 8 each 3 gone 17 be 4 to 5 sleep 5 sleep 7 , 5 sleep 8 each 6 now 7 , 8 each 12 secret 9 in 10 his 9 in 11 own 11 own 12 secret 12 secret 14 where 13 place 14 where 15 he 16 would 15 he 17 be 17 be 22 . 18 safe 19 for 19 for 22 . 20 the 21 night 20 the 22 . so [jerry] [muskrat] sat alone and watched . 1 so 4 sat 4 sat 5 alone 5 alone 6 and 6 and 7 watched 7 watched 8 . the black shadows crept farther and farther across the pond and grew blacker and blacker . 1 the 4 crept 1 the 10 pond 2 black 3 shadows 2 black 4 crept 4 crept 5 farther 5 farther 7 farther 5 farther 8 across 6 and 7 farther 7 farther 8 across 8 across 9 the 10 pond 11 and 10 pond 12 grew 11 and 12 grew 12 grew 13 blacker 13 blacker 15 blacker 13 blacker 16 . 14 and 15 blacker 15 blacker 16 . jerry had sat there a long time without moving . 1 jerry 2 had 1 jerry 3 sat 3 sat 5 a 4 there 5 a 5 a 7 time 6 long 7 time 7 time 9 moving 8 without 9 moving 9 moving 10 . he was listening and watching . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 listening 3 listening 4 and 4 and 5 watching 5 watching 6 . by and by he saw something that made him draw in his breath and anger leap into his eyes . 1 by 3 by 2 and 3 by 3 by 6 something 4 he 5 saw 5 saw 6 something 6 something 8 made 7 that 8 made 8 made 10 draw 9 him 10 draw 10 draw 17 into 11 in 12 his 12 his 13 breath 13 breath 14 and 13 breath 15 anger 15 anger 16 leap 15 anger 17 into 17 into 19 eyes 18 his 19 eyes 19 eyes 20 . it [was] a little silver line on the water , and it was coming straight towards the dam where he sat . 1 it 3 a 1 it 9 water 3 a 5 silver 4 little 5 silver 5 silver 6 line 6 line 8 the 7 on 8 the 9 water 10 , 10 , 15 straight 11 and 12 it 12 it 13 was 13 was 14 coming 14 coming 15 straight 15 straight 20 he 16 towards 17 the 17 the 18 dam 18 dam 19 where 19 where 20 he 20 he 22 . 21 sat 22 . jerry knew that it was made by some one swimming . 1 jerry 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 4 it 4 it 5 was 4 it 6 made 6 made 8 some 6 made 11 . 7 by 8 some 9 one 10 swimming 10 swimming 11 . " [ha] ! " said [jerry] . 1 " 5 said 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 7 . " now we shall see ! " 1 " 2 now 2 now 3 we 3 we 4 shall 4 shall 5 see 5 see 6 ! 6 ! 7 " nearer and nearer came the silver line . 1 nearer 4 came 2 and 3 nearer 3 nearer 4 came 4 came 6 silver 5 the 6 silver 6 silver 7 line 7 line 8 . then [jerry] made out the head of the swimmer . 1 then 4 out 3 made 4 out 4 out 5 the 5 the 7 of 6 head 7 of 7 of 8 the 8 the 9 swimmer 9 swimmer 10 . suddenly all the anger left [jerry] . 1 suddenly 2 all 2 all 3 the 3 the 4 anger 4 anger 5 left 5 left 7 . he didn't have room for anger ; a great fear had crowded it out . 1 he 2 didn't 1 he 4 room 2 didn't 3 have 4 room 9 great 5 for 6 anger 5 for 8 a 6 anger 7 ; 8 a 9 great 9 great 10 fear 10 fear 15 . 11 had 12 crowded 12 crowded 13 it 13 it 14 out 14 out 15 . the head was bigger than that of any [muskrat] [jerry] had ever seen . 1 the 2 head 2 head 3 was 2 head 8 any 3 was 4 bigger 4 bigger 5 than 5 than 6 that 7 of 8 any 8 any 13 seen 11 had 12 ever 12 ever 13 seen 13 seen 14 . it was bigger than the head of any of [billy] [mink] 's relatives . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 than 3 bigger 4 than 4 than 8 any 5 the 6 head 5 the 7 of 7 of 8 any 8 any 9 of 8 any 13 relatives 12 's 13 relatives 13 relatives 14 . jerry held his breath as the stranger swam past and then climbed out on the dam . 1 jerry 3 his 2 held 3 his 3 his 4 breath 4 breath 9 past 4 breath 10 and 5 as 6 the 6 the 7 stranger 7 stranger 8 swam 7 stranger 9 past 10 and 12 climbed 11 then 12 climbed 12 climbed 16 dam 13 out 14 on 13 out 16 dam 14 on 15 the 16 dam 17 . he looked very much like [jerry] himself , only ever and ever so much bigger . 1 he 2 looked 1 he 3 very 1 he 7 himself 3 very 4 much 4 much 5 like 7 himself 9 only 7 himself 14 much 8 , 9 only 9 only 10 ever 11 and 12 ever 12 ever 13 so 13 so 14 much 14 much 15 bigger 15 bigger 16 . and his tail ! 1 and 2 his 2 his 3 tail 3 tail 4 ! jerry had never seen such a tail . 1 jerry 3 never 2 had 3 never 3 never 4 seen 4 seen 5 such 4 seen 6 a 5 such 6 a 6 a 7 tail 7 tail 8 . it was very broad and flat . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 broad 4 broad 5 and 5 and 7 . 6 flat 7 . suddenly the big stranger turned and looked straight at [jerry] . 1 suddenly 2 the 2 the 4 stranger 3 big 4 stranger 4 stranger 5 turned 5 turned 7 looked 6 and 7 looked 7 looked 8 straight 8 straight 9 at 9 at 11 . " [hello] , [jerry] [muskrat] ! " said he . 1 " 8 said 3 , 7 " 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 he 9 he 10 . " don't you know me ? " 1 " 2 don't 2 don't 3 you 3 you 4 know 4 know 5 me 5 me 6 ? 6 ? 7 " jerry was too frightened to speak . 1 jerry 2 was 1 jerry 4 frightened 3 too 4 frightened 4 frightened 5 to 5 to 6 speak 6 speak 7 . [chapter] [xxii] [:] [jerry] [loses] [his] [fear] it 's true . 1 it 2 's 2 's 3 true 3 true 4 . it 's the truest thing that ever was . 1 it 2 's 2 's 3 the 3 the 4 truest 4 truest 5 thing 5 thing 6 that 6 that 7 ever 7 ever 9 . 8 was 9 . if you don't believe it , you just go ask [jerry] [muskrat] . 1 if 2 you 2 you 4 believe 3 don't 4 believe 4 believe 7 you 5 it 6 , 6 , 7 you 7 you 8 just 8 just 9 go 8 just 10 ask 10 ask 13 . he 'll tell you it 's true , and [jerry] knows . 1 he 2 'll 2 'll 3 tell 3 tell 4 you 4 you 7 true 5 it 6 's 5 it 7 true 7 true 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 11 knows 11 knows 12 . you see , it 's this way : words are more than just sounds . 1 you 2 see 1 you 8 : 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 it 4 it 5 's 5 's 7 way 6 this 7 way 8 : 11 more 9 words 10 are 9 words 11 more 11 more 13 just 12 than 13 just 13 just 14 sounds 14 sounds 15 . oh , my , yes ! 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 my 3 my 4 , 4 , 5 yes 5 yes 6 ! they are little messengers , and once they have been sent out , you can't call them back . 1 they 2 are 1 they 10 been 3 little 4 messengers 4 messengers 7 once 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 once 7 once 10 been 8 they 9 have 8 they 10 been 10 been 12 out 11 sent 12 out 12 out 16 call 13 , 14 you 14 you 15 can't 15 can't 16 call 16 call 17 them 17 them 18 back 18 back 19 . just take the ease of [jerry] [muskrat] . 1 just 2 take 2 take 3 the 3 the 4 ease 4 ease 5 of 5 of 8 . so he sat with chattering teeth , too frightened to even try to run . 1 so 2 he 1 so 3 sat 3 sat 4 with 4 with 8 too 5 chattering 6 teeth 6 teeth 7 , 6 teeth 8 too 8 too 9 frightened 9 frightened 13 to 10 to 11 even 11 even 12 try 12 try 13 to 13 to 14 run 14 run 15 . " [i] wish [i] had let some one else keep watch , " said [jerry] to himself . 1 " 3 wish 3 wish 6 let 5 had 6 let 6 let 10 keep 7 some 8 one 8 one 9 else 9 else 10 keep 10 keep 16 to 11 watch 12 , 11 watch 16 to 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 said 16 to 17 himself 17 himself 18 . then the big stranger had spoken . 1 then 2 the 2 the 3 big 3 big 4 stranger 4 stranger 5 had 5 had 6 spoken 6 spoken 7 . he had said : " hello , [jerry] [muskrat] ! 1 he 2 had 1 he 3 said 3 said 4 : 4 : 5 " 5 " 6 hello 6 hello 7 , 6 hello 10 ! don't you know me ? " and his voice hadn't sounded the least bit angry . 1 don't 3 know 2 you 3 know 3 know 4 me 4 me 5 ? 5 ? 6 " 6 " 10 hadn't 7 and 8 his 8 his 9 voice 9 voice 10 hadn't 10 hadn't 15 angry 11 sounded 13 least 12 the 13 least 13 least 14 bit 13 least 15 angry 15 angry 16 . then he had told [jerry] that he was his big cousin , [paddy] the [beaver] , and he hoped that they would be friends . 1 then 2 he 1 then 4 told 2 he 3 had 4 told 8 was 4 told 11 cousin 6 that 7 he 7 he 8 was 9 his 10 big 10 big 11 cousin 11 cousin 12 , 11 cousin 19 hoped 12 , 14 the 16 , 17 and 16 , 19 hoped 17 and 18 he 19 hoped 20 that 20 that 21 they 21 they 23 be 21 they 25 . 22 would 23 be 23 be 24 friends so he replied to [paddy] the [beaver] as politely as he knew how . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 replied 3 replied 6 the 3 replied 9 politely 4 to 6 the 8 as 9 politely 9 politely 10 as 10 as 13 how 11 he 12 knew 12 knew 13 how 13 how 14 . jerry didn't know just what to say . 1 jerry 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 know 2 didn't 4 just 3 know 4 just 4 just 6 to 5 what 6 to 6 to 7 say 7 say 8 . at last he made up his mind to tell the whole story . 1 at 2 last 2 last 5 up 3 he 4 made 4 made 5 up 5 up 10 the 6 his 7 mind 7 mind 8 to 8 to 9 tell 9 tell 10 the 10 the 11 whole 11 whole 12 story 12 story 13 . [chapter] [xxiii] [:] [paddy] [the] [beaver] [does] [a] [kind] [deed] " that is why [i] tried to spoil your dam . " 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 is 3 is 4 why 4 why 6 tried 6 tried 7 to 6 tried 8 spoil 8 spoil 9 your 9 your 10 dam 10 dam 11 . 11 . 12 " " [i] don't know , " said [jerry] [muskrat] sadly . 1 " 3 don't 1 " 4 know 4 know 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 6 " 10 sadly 10 sadly 11 . " [i] don't see what we can do about it . 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 6 we 4 see 5 what 4 see 6 we 6 we 7 can 7 can 8 do 8 do 10 it 9 about 10 it 10 it 11 . i tell you what ! " 1 i 2 tell 2 tell 3 you 3 you 4 what 4 what 5 ! 5 ! 6 " jerry 's eyes sparkled as a brand new thought came to him . 1 jerry 2 's 1 jerry 3 eyes 2 's 3 eyes 3 eyes 4 sparkled 4 sparkled 8 new 5 as 6 a 6 a 7 brand 7 brand 8 new 8 new 9 thought 8 new 10 came 9 thought 10 came 10 came 11 to 11 to 12 him 12 him 13 . " couldn't you come down and live in the [smiling] [pool] with us ? 1 " 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 you 3 you 4 come 4 come 5 down 5 down 6 and 5 down 12 with 6 and 7 live 7 live 9 the 8 in 9 the 12 with 13 us 13 us 14 ? i 'm sure there is room enough ! " 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 sure 3 sure 4 there 4 there 5 is 5 is 6 room 6 room 7 enough 7 enough 8 ! 8 ! 9 " paddy the [beaver] shook his head . 1 paddy 2 the 1 paddy 4 shook 4 shook 5 his 5 his 6 head 6 head 7 . " no , " said he , and [jerry] 's heart sank . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 5 said 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 12 sank 10 's 11 heart 11 heart 12 sank 12 sank 13 . " no , [i] can't do that because down there there isn't any of the kind of food [i] eat . 1 " 11 there 2 no 3 , 2 no 5 can't 5 can't 6 do 5 can't 9 down 6 do 7 that 7 that 8 because 9 down 10 there 10 there 11 there 11 there 12 isn't 12 isn't 14 of 12 isn't 16 kind 13 any 14 of 14 of 15 the 16 kind 17 of 17 of 18 food 18 food 20 eat 20 eat 21 . besides , [i] wouldn't feel at all safe in the [smiling] [pool] . 1 besides 2 , 1 besides 4 wouldn't 4 wouldn't 7 all 5 feel 6 at 6 at 7 all 7 all 8 safe 8 safe 10 the 9 in 10 the 10 the 13 . you see , [i] always live in the woods . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 5 always 5 always 6 live 6 live 7 in 7 in 8 the 7 in 9 woods 8 the 9 woods 9 woods 10 . no , [i] couldn't possibly come down to live in the [smiling] [pool] . 1 no 2 , 1 no 6 come 2 , 4 couldn't 4 couldn't 5 possibly 6 come 8 to 7 down 8 to 8 to 9 live 9 live 10 in 10 in 11 the 11 the 14 . but [i] 'm truly sorry that [i] have made you so much worry , [cousin] [jerry] , and [i] 'm going to prove it to you . 1 but 4 truly 3 'm 4 truly 4 truly 5 sorry 5 sorry 9 made 6 that 8 have 8 have 9 made 9 made 13 worry 10 you 11 so 10 you 13 worry 11 so 12 much 13 worry 14 , 14 , 18 and 14 , 21 going 17 , 18 and 18 and 20 'm 21 going 22 to 22 to 23 prove 23 prove 26 you 23 prove 27 . 24 it 25 to 25 to 26 you now you sit right here until [i] come back . " 1 now 2 you 1 now 3 sit 3 sit 5 here 4 right 5 here 5 here 6 until 6 until 8 come 8 come 9 back 9 back 10 . 10 . 11 " then there began a great disturbance down under water . 1 then 3 began 1 then 5 great 2 there 3 began 3 began 4 a 5 great 6 disturbance 6 disturbance 7 down 7 down 8 under 8 under 9 water 9 water 10 . paddy was gone a long time . 1 paddy 2 was 2 was 3 gone 2 was 4 a 3 gone 4 a 4 a 5 long 5 long 6 time 6 time 7 . jerry wondered how he could stay under water so long without air . 1 jerry 2 wondered 1 jerry 4 he 2 wondered 3 how 3 how 4 he 4 he 5 could 5 could 6 stay 5 could 7 under 7 under 8 water 7 under 10 long 8 water 9 so 10 long 11 without 10 long 12 air 12 air 13 . all the time [paddy] was just fooling him . 1 all 2 the 2 the 3 time 3 time 5 was 5 was 6 just 6 just 7 fooling 7 fooling 8 him 8 him 9 . what do you think that sound was ? 1 what 2 do 2 do 3 you 2 do 4 think 4 think 5 that 4 think 8 ? 5 that 6 sound 6 sound 7 was why , it was the sound of rushing water , the sweetest sound [jerry] had listened to for a long time . 1 why 2 , 1 why 7 of 2 , 3 it 3 it 4 was 4 was 5 the 4 was 6 sound 7 of 8 rushing 7 of 13 sound 8 rushing 9 water 10 , 11 the 10 , 13 sound 11 the 12 sweetest 13 sound 20 long 15 had 16 listened 16 listened 17 to 16 listened 18 for 18 for 19 a 18 for 20 long 20 long 22 . 21 time 22 . there [was] a great hole in the dam , and already the brook was beginning to laugh as the water rushed down it . 1 there 3 a 1 there 7 the 3 a 5 hole 4 great 5 hole 5 hole 6 in 7 the 8 dam 8 dam 9 , 8 dam 15 beginning 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 already 11 already 12 the 12 the 13 brook 13 brook 14 was 15 beginning 17 laugh 15 beginning 20 water 16 to 17 laugh 18 as 19 the 18 as 20 water 20 water 21 rushed 21 rushed 22 down 21 rushed 24 . 23 it 24 . " how do you like that , [cousin] [jerry] ? " said a voice right in his ear . 1 " 2 how 1 " 3 do 1 " 4 you 2 how 3 do 3 do 4 you 4 you 5 like 5 like 6 that 6 that 7 , 7 , 11 " 10 ? 11 " 11 " 12 said 12 said 14 voice 12 said 18 ear 13 a 14 voice 14 voice 15 right 15 right 17 his 16 in 17 his 18 ear 19 . paddy the [beaver] had climbed up beside him , and his eyes were twinkling . 1 paddy 2 the 1 paddy 7 beside 4 had 5 climbed 5 climbed 6 up 6 up 7 beside 7 beside 12 eyes 8 him 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 his 11 his 12 eyes 12 eyes 15 . 13 were 14 twinkling 14 twinkling 15 . " it it 's splendid ! " cried [jerry] . 1 " 2 it 2 it 4 's 3 it 4 's 4 's 5 splendid 5 splendid 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 cried 8 cried 10 . " but but you 've spoiled your dam ! " 1 " 2 but 2 but 4 you 3 but 4 you 4 you 5 've 5 've 6 spoiled 6 spoiled 7 your 7 your 8 dam 8 dam 9 ! 9 ! 10 " " oh , that 's all right , " replied [paddy] . 1 " 5 's 2 oh 3 , 3 , 4 that 4 that 5 's 5 's 7 right 6 all 7 right 7 right 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 replied 10 replied 12 . " [i] didn't really want it now , anyway . 1 " 4 really 3 didn't 4 really 4 really 5 want 5 want 6 it 6 it 7 now 7 now 8 , 8 , 9 anyway 8 , 10 . you see , [i] was traveling through here , and it seemed such a nice place , that [i] thought [i] would stay a while . 1 you 6 traveling 1 you 8 here 2 see 3 , 2 see 6 traveling 3 , 5 was 6 traveling 7 through 8 here 10 and 9 , 10 and 10 and 14 a 11 it 12 seemed 11 it 13 such 13 such 14 a 14 a 16 place 15 nice 16 place 16 place 22 would 17 , 18 that 18 that 20 thought 20 thought 22 would 22 would 24 a 23 stay 24 a 24 a 25 while 24 a 26 . i didn't know anything about the [smiling] [pool] , you know . 1 i 2 didn't 1 i 4 anything 2 didn't 3 know 4 anything 5 about 4 anything 10 you 5 about 6 the 9 , 10 you 10 you 11 know 11 know 12 . you see , [i] don't like to be troubled myself , and so [i] don't want to trouble other people . 1 you 5 don't 2 see 3 , 3 , 5 don't 5 don't 10 myself 6 like 9 troubled 7 to 8 be 8 be 9 troubled 9 troubled 10 myself 10 myself 16 want 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 so 13 so 15 don't 15 don't 16 want 16 want 18 trouble 16 want 20 people 17 to 18 trouble 19 other 20 people 20 people 21 . this [green] [forest] is a very nice place . " 1 this 4 is 4 is 5 a 5 a 6 very 6 very 7 nice 7 nice 8 place 8 place 9 . 9 . 10 " " the very nicest place in all the world excepting the [green] [meadows] and the [smiling] [pool] ! " replied [jerry] promptly . 1 " 2 the 1 " 5 place 3 very 4 nicest 3 very 5 place 5 place 6 in 6 in 8 the 6 in 15 the 7 all 8 the 8 the 9 world 9 world 10 excepting 10 excepting 11 the 14 and 15 the 15 the 23 . 18 ! 19 " 19 " 20 replied 20 replied 22 promptly 22 promptly 23 . " won't you stay , [cousin] [paddy] ? 1 " 2 won't 2 won't 3 you 3 you 4 stay 4 stay 5 , 4 stay 8 ? i 'm sure we would all like to have you . " 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 sure 2 'm 5 would 3 sure 4 we 5 would 6 all 6 all 7 like 7 like 8 to 8 to 9 have 9 have 10 you 10 you 12 " 11 . 12 " " of course we would , " said a gruff voice right beside them . 1 " 8 said 2 of 3 course 3 course 4 we 4 we 5 would 5 would 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 a 9 a 10 gruff 10 gruff 11 voice 11 voice 13 beside 11 voice 15 . 12 right 13 beside 13 beside 14 them it was [grandfather] [frog] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 5 . paddy the [beaver] looked thoughtful . 1 paddy 2 the 2 the 4 looked 4 looked 5 thoughtful 5 thoughtful 6 . " perhaps [i] will , " said he , " if [i] can find some good hiding-places in the [laughing] [brook] . " 1 " 2 perhaps 1 " 7 said 4 will 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 8 he 7 said 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 if 10 " 15 some 11 if 13 can 13 can 14 find 15 some 16 good 15 some 17 hiding-places 17 hiding-places 19 the 17 hiding-places 22 . 18 in 19 the 22 . 23 " [chapter] [xxiv] [:] [a] [merry] [home-going] " the [laughing] [brook] is merry [and] so am [i] , " cried [jerry] . 1 " 2 the 1 " 6 merry 5 is 6 merry 6 merry 13 cried 8 so 9 am 9 am 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 cried 13 cried 15 . grandfather [frog] said he was too . 1 grandfather 3 said 3 said 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 too 6 too 7 . and [spotty] was , the others knew . 1 and 3 was 3 was 6 others 4 , 5 the 5 the 6 others 6 others 7 knew 7 knew 8 . in the dam was a great hole made by [paddy] himself . 1 in 2 the 1 in 5 a 2 the 3 dam 3 dam 4 was 5 a 7 hole 6 great 7 hole 7 hole 8 made 8 made 9 by 9 by 11 himself 11 himself 12 . through the [green] [forest] rang the laughter of the [laughing] [brook] , for once more the water ran deep between its banks . 1 through 2 the 1 through 9 the 2 the 5 rang 5 rang 7 laughter 6 the 7 laughter 7 laughter 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 18 ran 12 , 13 for 12 , 15 more 13 for 14 once 15 more 16 the 16 the 17 water 16 the 18 ran 18 ran 19 deep 19 deep 21 its 19 deep 23 . 20 between 21 its 22 banks 23 . and there was one more who laughed . 1 and 2 there 2 there 3 was 3 was 4 one 3 was 5 more 5 more 6 who 6 who 7 laughed 7 laughed 8 . who was it ? 1 who 2 was 1 who 3 it 3 it 4 ? spotty laughed good-naturedly . 1 spotty 2 laughed 2 laughed 3 good-naturedly 3 good-naturedly 4 . i 've found that is the only way to get anywhere . " 1 i 2 've 2 've 4 that 3 found 4 that 4 that 7 only 5 is 6 the 6 the 7 only 7 only 8 way 8 way 9 to 8 way 10 get 10 get 11 anywhere 10 get 12 . 12 . 13 " " let us all go down together " said [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 2 let 2 let 3 us 3 us 5 go 3 us 7 together 4 all 5 go 5 go 6 down 7 together 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 12 . " we can help each other over the bad places . " 1 " 2 we 1 " 3 can 3 can 4 help 4 help 5 each 4 help 6 other 5 each 6 other 6 other 9 bad 7 over 8 the 8 the 9 bad 9 bad 10 places 10 places 11 . 11 . 12 " now [spotty] the [turtle] is a very slow traveler on land , but in the water [spotty] is not so slow . 1 now 3 the 3 the 7 very 3 the 11 land 5 is 6 a 6 a 7 very 8 slow 10 on 9 traveler 10 on 10 on 11 land 11 land 12 , 12 , 13 but 12 , 20 so 13 but 15 the 14 in 15 the 15 the 16 water 16 water 18 is 18 is 19 not 20 so 21 slow 21 slow 22 . in fact , it was not long before [grandfather] [frog] found that he was the one who could not keep up . 1 in 11 found 2 fact 3 , 3 , 4 it 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 not 5 was 7 long 7 long 8 before 7 long 11 found 11 found 20 keep 12 that 13 he 12 that 18 could 13 he 14 was 13 he 17 who 14 was 15 the 16 one 17 who 18 could 19 not 18 could 20 keep 20 keep 21 up 21 up 22 . you see , while he [is] a great diver and can swim fast for a short distance , he is soon tired out . 1 you 2 see 1 you 4 while 1 you 8 great 2 see 3 , 4 while 5 he 5 he 7 a 8 great 9 diver 8 great 16 short 9 diver 12 swim 10 and 11 can 11 can 12 swim 12 swim 13 fast 13 fast 14 for 13 fast 16 short 15 a 16 short 16 short 17 distance 17 distance 18 , 17 distance 23 out 18 , 19 he 19 he 20 is 20 is 21 soon 21 soon 22 tired 23 out 24 . pretty soon he was puffing and blowing and dropping farther and farther behind . 1 pretty 4 was 1 pretty 14 . 2 soon 3 he 3 he 4 was 5 puffing 10 farther 6 and 9 dropping 7 blowing 8 and 7 blowing 9 dropping 9 dropping 10 farther 10 farther 11 and 11 and 14 . 12 farther 13 behind 13 behind 14 . by and by , [spotty] the [turtle] looked back . 1 by 3 by 2 and 3 by 3 by 4 , 3 by 6 the 6 the 8 looked 8 looked 9 back 9 back 10 . there was [grandfather] [frog] just tumbling head first over a little waterfall . 1 there 2 was 1 there 7 head 5 just 6 tumbling 5 just 7 head 7 head 8 first 8 first 9 over 9 over 12 waterfall 10 a 11 little 11 little 12 waterfall 12 waterfall 13 . he came up choking and gasping and kicking his long legs very feebly . 1 he 2 came 1 he 9 his 2 came 3 up 2 came 6 gasping 4 choking 5 and 4 choking 6 gasping 6 gasping 8 kicking 7 and 8 kicking 9 his 10 long 9 his 11 legs 11 legs 12 very 12 very 14 . 13 feebly 14 . spotty climbed out on a rock and waited . 1 spotty 3 out 1 spotty 4 on 2 climbed 3 out 4 on 5 a 5 a 6 rock 6 rock 7 and 7 and 8 waited 8 waited 9 . why , he took [grandfather] [frog] right on his back and started on again . 1 why 2 , 1 why 4 took 3 he 4 took 4 took 8 on 7 right 8 on 8 on 9 his 9 his 10 back 10 back 11 and 11 and 12 started 12 started 13 on 12 started 14 again 14 again 15 . now [jerry] [muskrat] and [paddy] the [beaver] , being great swimmers , were soon out of sight . 1 now 11 swimmers 4 and 6 the 4 and 9 being 8 , 9 being 9 being 10 great 10 great 11 swimmers 11 swimmers 14 soon 12 , 13 were 13 were 14 soon 14 soon 16 of 15 out 16 of 16 of 17 sight 17 sight 18 . so he and [paddy] sat down to wait . 1 so 2 he 2 he 5 sat 3 and 5 sat 5 sat 6 down 6 down 7 to 7 to 8 wait 8 wait 9 . after what seemed a long time , they saw something queer bobbing along in the water . 1 after 5 long 1 after 6 time 2 what 5 long 3 seemed 4 a 3 seemed 5 long 6 time 7 , 6 time 12 bobbing 7 , 10 something 8 they 9 saw 9 saw 10 something 10 something 11 queer 12 bobbing 15 the 12 bobbing 16 water 13 along 14 in 14 in 15 the 15 the 16 water 16 water 17 . " it 's [grandfather] [frog] , " cried [paddy] the [beaver] . 1 " 2 it 1 " 8 cried 2 it 3 's 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 cried 8 cried 10 the 10 the 12 . " no , it 's [spotty] the [turtle] , " said [jerry] [muskrat] . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 2 no 9 , 3 , 4 it 4 it 5 's 5 's 7 the 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 14 . " it 's both , " replied [paddy] , beginning to laugh . 1 " 2 it 1 " 7 replied 2 it 3 's 3 's 4 both 4 both 5 , 6 " 7 replied 7 replied 9 , 9 , 10 beginning 10 beginning 12 laugh 11 to 12 laugh 12 laugh 13 . " [i] have an idea ! " cried [paddy] . 1 " 4 an 3 have 4 an 4 an 5 idea 5 idea 7 " 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 cried 8 cried 10 . " what is it ? " asked [jerry] . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 is 3 is 4 it 4 it 5 ? 5 ? 6 " 6 " 7 asked 7 asked 9 . " [chugarum] ! " said [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 5 said 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 8 . [chapter] [xxv] [:] [paddy] [the] [beaver] [decides] [to] [stay] " [chugarum] ! " said [grandfather] [frog] in his great deep voice from the bulrushes . 1 " 5 said 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 11 deep 8 in 9 his 8 in 10 great 10 great 11 deep 11 deep 12 voice 12 voice 13 from 13 from 14 the 14 the 15 bulrushes 15 bulrushes 16 . " one never knows how great their blessings are until they have been lost and found again . " 1 " 4 knows 2 one 3 never 3 never 4 knows 4 knows 10 until 5 how 6 great 5 how 8 blessings 6 great 7 their 8 blessings 9 are 9 are 10 until 10 until 13 been 11 they 12 have 11 they 13 been 13 been 16 found 14 lost 15 and 15 and 16 found 16 found 17 again 17 again 19 " 18 . 19 " the bulrushes nodded , as if they too were thinking of this . 1 the 2 bulrushes 1 the 3 nodded 3 nodded 6 if 4 , 5 as 4 , 6 if 6 if 7 they 7 they 8 too 7 they 10 thinking 8 too 9 were 10 thinking 11 of 11 of 12 this 11 of 13 . you see their feet were once more in the cool water . 1 you 2 see 1 you 5 were 2 see 3 their 2 see 4 feet 4 feet 5 were 5 were 6 once 6 once 8 in 7 more 8 in 8 in 9 the 9 the 10 cool 10 cool 11 water 11 water 12 . " it surely is a very nice place here , and [i] don't wonder that you couldn't bear to leave it , " said he . 1 " 3 surely 1 " 7 nice 2 it 3 surely 3 surely 6 very 3 surely 7 nice 4 is 5 a 5 a 6 very 7 nice 10 , 8 place 9 here 9 here 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 16 you 13 don't 14 wonder 14 wonder 15 that 14 wonder 16 you 16 you 17 couldn't 17 couldn't 18 bear 17 couldn't 21 it 18 bear 19 to 18 bear 20 leave 21 it 22 , 22 , 24 said 23 " 24 said 24 said 25 he 25 he 26 . " [i] 'm sorry that [i] made you all that trouble and worry , but you see [i] didn't know . " 1 " 3 'm 3 'm 5 that 3 'm 11 trouble 4 sorry 5 that 7 made 8 you 7 made 9 all 9 all 10 that 10 that 11 trouble 11 trouble 12 and 12 and 13 worry 13 worry 16 you 14 , 15 but 15 but 16 you 16 you 19 didn't 17 see 19 didn't 19 didn't 20 know 20 know 21 . 21 . 22 " " oh , that 's all right , " replied [jerry] [muskrat] , who was now very proud of his big cousin . 1 " 5 's 2 oh 3 , 3 , 4 that 4 that 5 's 5 's 7 right 6 all 7 right 7 right 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 replied 10 replied 15 was 10 replied 21 big 13 , 14 who 14 who 15 was 15 was 18 proud 16 now 17 very 16 now 18 proud 19 of 20 his 20 his 21 big 21 big 22 cousin 22 cousin 23 . " [i] hope that now you see how nice it is , you will stay and make your home here . " 1 " 6 you 1 " 13 you 3 hope 4 that 3 hope 5 now 5 now 6 you 6 you 7 see 6 you 8 how 8 how 10 it 8 how 13 you 9 nice 10 it 11 is 12 , 12 , 13 you 13 you 14 will 14 will 15 stay 14 will 17 make 14 will 20 here 15 stay 16 and 16 and 17 make 17 make 19 home 18 your 19 home 20 here 21 . 21 . 22 " paddy the [beaver] looked back at the great black shadow which he knew was the [green] [forest] . 1 paddy 5 back 1 paddy 9 black 2 the 4 looked 4 looked 5 back 5 back 7 the 6 at 7 the 7 the 9 black 8 great 9 black 9 black 10 shadow 10 shadow 11 which 10 shadow 13 knew 11 which 12 he 12 he 13 knew 13 knew 14 was 14 was 18 . 15 the 18 . way over in the middle of it he heard the hunting-call of [hooty] the [owl] . 1 way 4 the 2 over 3 in 3 in 4 the 4 the 5 middle 5 middle 6 of 5 middle 9 heard 6 of 7 it 8 he 9 heard 9 heard 14 the 10 the 11 hunting-call 11 hunting-call 12 of 12 of 14 the 14 the 16 . " no , " said [paddy] the [beaver] , " [i] can't possibly live here in the [smiling] [pool] . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 2 no 9 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 7 the 9 , 10 " 10 " 12 can't 12 can't 13 possibly 13 possibly 17 the 13 possibly 20 . 14 live 15 here 15 here 16 in 16 in 17 the it is a very nice pool , but it wouldn't do at all for me , [cousin] [jerry] . 1 it 6 pool 2 is 4 very 2 is 5 nice 3 a 4 very 5 nice 6 pool 6 pool 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 it 9 it 10 wouldn't 10 wouldn't 11 do 10 wouldn't 15 me 11 do 12 at 12 at 13 all 14 for 15 me 15 me 16 , 16 , 19 . i wouldn't feel safe here a minute . 1 i 3 feel 2 wouldn't 3 feel 3 feel 4 safe 4 safe 5 here 5 here 6 a 6 a 7 minute 7 minute 8 . besides , there is nothing to eat here . " 1 besides 4 is 2 , 3 there 3 there 4 is 4 is 5 nothing 5 nothing 6 to 6 to 7 eat 7 eat 8 here 8 here 9 . 9 . 10 " " oh , yes , there is , " [jerry] [muskrat] interrupted . 1 " 2 oh 1 " 4 yes 2 oh 3 , 4 yes 5 , 4 yes 6 there 6 there 7 is 6 there 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 13 . 12 interrupted 13 . " there are lily-roots and the nicest fresh-water clams and " 1 " 2 there 2 there 3 are 3 are 4 lily-roots 4 lily-roots 5 and 5 and 6 the 6 the 7 nicest 7 nicest 11 " 8 fresh-water 9 clams 8 fresh-water 11 " 9 clams 10 and " but there are no trees , " said [paddy] the [beaver] , " and you know [i] have to have trees . " 1 " 6 trees 2 but 3 there 2 but 6 trees 3 there 4 are 4 are 5 no 6 trees 7 , 7 , 8 " 7 , 15 and 8 " 9 said 9 said 11 the 13 , 14 " 13 , 15 and 15 and 17 know 16 you 17 know 17 know 20 to 19 have 20 to 20 to 21 have 21 have 22 trees 22 trees 23 . 23 . 24 " jerry stared at [paddy] as if he didn't understand . 1 jerry 2 stared 2 stared 3 at 2 stared 6 if 5 as 6 if 6 if 7 he 7 he 8 didn't 8 didn't 9 understand 9 understand 10 . " [do] do you eat trees ? " he asked finally . 1 " 3 do 3 do 5 eat 4 you 5 eat 5 eat 6 trees 5 eat 7 ? 7 ? 8 " 8 " 9 he 9 he 11 finally 10 asked 11 finally 11 finally 12 . paddy laughed . 1 paddy 2 laughed 2 laughed 3 . " just the bark , " said he , " and [i] have to have a great deal of it . " 1 " 2 just 1 " 7 said 3 the 4 bark 4 bark 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 8 he 7 said 9 , 9 , 10 " 9 , 11 and 11 and 13 have 13 have 15 have 14 to 15 have 15 have 16 a 16 a 17 great 17 great 18 deal 17 great 21 . 18 deal 20 it 19 of 20 it 21 . 22 " jerry looked as disappointed as he felt . 1 jerry 2 looked 2 looked 3 as 3 as 4 disappointed 3 as 5 as 5 as 6 he 6 he 7 felt 6 he 8 . 7 felt 8 . paddy 's eyes twinkled . 1 paddy 2 's 2 's 3 eyes 3 eyes 4 twinkled 4 twinkled 5 . " perhaps we may yet , " said he . 1 " 2 perhaps 1 " 4 may 2 perhaps 3 we 4 may 5 yet 5 yet 6 , 6 , 8 said 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 he 9 he 10 . but if [i] do stay , you and [grandfather] [frog] and [spotty] the [turtle] must keep my secret . 1 but 4 do 2 if 4 do 4 do 5 stay 5 stay 8 and 5 stay 16 keep 6 , 7 you 6 , 8 and 11 and 13 the 11 and 15 must 15 must 16 keep 16 keep 18 secret 17 my 18 secret 18 secret 19 . no one must know that [i] am there . 1 no 2 one 2 one 3 must 3 must 4 know 4 know 5 that 4 know 7 am 7 am 8 there 8 there 9 . will you ? " 1 will 2 you 2 you 3 ? 3 ? 4 " " of course we will ! " cried [jerry] [muskrat] and [grandfather] [frog] and [spotty] the [turtle] together . 1 " 3 course 2 of 3 course 3 course 6 ! 4 we 5 will 5 will 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 cried 8 cried 11 and 11 and 19 . 14 and 16 the 14 and 18 together 18 together 19 . " then [i] 'll stay , " said [paddy] the [beaver] , diving into the [smiling] [pool] with a great splash . 1 " 2 then 1 " 5 stay 2 then 4 'll 5 stay 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 7 " 21 splash 8 said 10 the 8 said 13 diving 12 , 13 diving 13 diving 14 into 14 into 15 the 18 with 19 a 19 a 20 great 20 great 21 splash 21 splash 22 . and so one of [jerry] [muskrat] 's greatest adventures ended in the finding of his biggest cousin , [paddy] the [beaver] . 1 and 2 so 1 and 3 one 3 one 4 of 4 of 16 biggest 7 's 8 greatest 8 greatest 9 adventures 9 adventures 10 ended 9 adventures 13 finding 11 in 12 the 12 the 13 finding 13 finding 14 of 13 finding 16 biggest 14 of 15 his 16 biggest 17 cousin 17 cousin 18 , 18 , 20 the 20 the 22 . now [jerry] has a lot of cousins , and one of them lives on the [green] [meadows] not far from the [smiling] [pool] . 1 now 4 a 3 has 4 a 4 a 5 lot 5 lot 7 cousins 6 of 7 cousins 7 cousins 13 lives 8 , 9 and 8 , 13 lives 9 and 10 one 10 one 11 of 11 of 12 them 13 lives 14 on 13 lives 19 far 14 on 15 the 18 not 19 far 19 far 24 . 20 from 21 the 21 the 24 . his name is [danny] [meadow] [mouse] , and [danny] is forever having adventures too . 1 his 2 name 1 his 12 having 2 name 3 is 7 , 8 and 7 , 11 forever 8 and 10 is 11 forever 12 having 12 having 13 adventures 13 adventures 14 too 14 too 15 . he has them every day . 1 he 2 has 2 has 3 them 3 them 4 every 4 every 5 day 5 day 6 . in the next book you will be told about some of these , if you care to read about them . 1 in 2 the 1 in 12 these 2 the 4 book 2 the 8 told 3 next 4 book 4 book 7 be 5 you 6 will 5 you 7 be 8 told 9 about 8 told 10 some 10 some 11 of 12 these 17 to 13 , 14 if 14 if 15 you 14 if 16 care 16 care 17 to 17 to 18 read 18 read 21 . 19 about 20 them 19 about 21 . end of the [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] of [the] [adventures] [of] [jerry] [muskrat] [,] [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] 1 end 2 of 1 end 7 of 2 of 3 the