produced by [juliet] [sutherland] , [richard] [j] [shiffer] and the [pg] [distributed] [proofreading] [team] . 1 produced 2 by 1 produced 5 , 5 , 9 and 9 and 10 the 10 the 15 . [the] [bedtime] [story-books] [the] [adventures] [of] [prickly] [porky] [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] [with] [illustrations] [by] [harrison] [cady] [boston] [little] [,] [brown] [,] [and] [company] [@number@] [ [illustration] : " do tell me quickly what has happened to [peter] ! " 1 [ 3 : 3 : 4 " 4 " 6 tell 5 do 6 tell 6 tell 8 quickly 7 me 8 quickly 8 quickly 9 what 9 what 10 has 10 has 12 to 10 has 14 ! 11 happened 12 to 14 ! 15 " [frontispiece] [.] see page [@number@] ] 1 see 2 page 2 page 4 ] [contents] [list] [of] [illustrations] " [do] [tell] [me] [quickly] [what] [has] [happened] [to] [peter] ! ["] 1 " 11 ! [frontispiece] " [pooh] , " [exclaimed] [reddy] [fox] . 1 " 8 . 3 , 4 " 4 " 8 . " [who's] [afraid] [of] [that] [fellow] ? ["] 1 " 7 ? [then] [he] [braced] [himself] [and] [pulled] [with] [all] [his] [might] [reddy] [wouldn't] [have] [believed] [that] [it] [was] [alive] " [drop] [him] ! ["] 1 " 4 ! [he] [grunted] " [i] [see] [you] [are] [up] [to] [your] [old] [tricks] , [prickly] [porky] ! ["] 1 " 11 , 1 " 14 ! [he] [shouted] [the] [adventures] [of] [prickly] [porky] [i] [happy] [jack] [squirrel] [makes] [a] [find] happy [jack] [squirrel] had had a wonderful day . 1 happy 4 had 4 had 6 a 5 had 6 a 6 a 7 wonderful 7 wonderful 8 day 8 day 9 . now he was thinking of going home , for it was getting late in the afternoon . 1 now 2 he 1 now 8 , 2 he 3 was 2 he 4 thinking 4 thinking 5 of 6 going 7 home 6 going 8 , 8 , 13 late 9 for 10 it 10 it 11 was 11 was 12 getting 12 getting 13 late 13 late 15 the 14 in 15 the 15 the 17 . 16 afternoon 17 . he looked out across the open field where [mr] [goshawk] had nearly caught him that morning . 1 he 2 looked 1 he 6 open 2 looked 3 out 2 looked 4 across 4 across 5 the 6 open 13 caught 6 open 16 morning 7 field 8 where 7 field 11 had 11 had 12 nearly 12 nearly 13 caught 13 caught 14 him 13 caught 16 morning 14 him 15 that 16 morning 17 . his home was on the other side . 1 his 2 home 2 home 3 was 2 home 4 on 4 on 5 the 5 the 6 other 6 other 7 side 7 side 8 . so [happy] [jack] started on his long journey around the open field . 1 so 4 started 4 started 8 journey 5 on 6 his 6 his 7 long 7 long 8 journey 8 journey 10 the 9 around 10 the 10 the 12 field 11 open 12 field 12 field 13 . now , [happy] [jack] 's eyes are bright , and there is very little that [happy] [jack] does not see . 1 now 2 , 1 now 5 's 5 's 6 eyes 6 eyes 10 and 7 are 8 bright 8 bright 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 there 10 and 20 see 11 there 12 is 12 is 13 very 13 very 14 little 15 that 18 does 18 does 19 not 19 not 20 see 20 see 21 . so [,] as he was jumping from one tree to another , he spied something down on the ground which excited his curiosity . 1 so 3 as 1 so 6 jumping 3 as 4 he 4 he 5 was 4 he 6 jumping 6 jumping 10 to 6 jumping 24 . 7 from 8 one 8 one 9 tree 9 tree 10 to 11 another 12 , 11 another 14 spied 12 , 13 he 13 he 14 spied 14 spied 15 something 14 spied 19 ground 15 something 16 down 16 down 17 on 17 on 18 the 17 on 19 ground 19 ground 20 which 20 which 24 . 21 excited 22 his 22 his 23 curiosity 22 his 24 . 23 curiosity 24 . " [i] must stop and see what that is , " said [happy] [jack] . 1 " 3 must 3 must 4 stop 4 stop 6 see 4 stop 10 , 5 and 6 see 6 see 7 what 7 what 8 that 8 that 9 is 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 said 12 said 15 . so down [the] tree he ran , and in a few minutes he had found the queer thing , which had caught his eyes . 1 so 2 down 2 down 7 , 4 tree 5 he 5 he 6 ran 6 ran 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 15 found 9 in 10 a 10 a 11 few 11 few 12 minutes 11 few 15 found 12 minutes 14 had 13 he 14 had 15 found 17 queer 16 the 17 queer 17 queer 20 which 18 thing 19 , 19 , 20 which 20 which 22 caught 21 had 22 caught 22 caught 25 . 23 his 24 eyes 24 eyes 25 . it was smooth and black and white , and at one end it was very sharp [with] a tiny little barb . 1 it 2 was 1 it 3 smooth 3 smooth 19 tiny 4 and 5 black 5 black 8 , 6 and 7 white 7 white 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 at 10 at 19 tiny 11 one 12 end 12 end 13 it 13 it 14 was 14 was 18 a 15 very 16 sharp 15 very 18 a 18 a 19 tiny 19 tiny 22 . 20 little 21 barb 21 barb 22 . happy [jack] found it out by pricking himself with it . 1 happy 3 found 3 found 4 it 4 it 5 out 5 out 7 pricking 6 by 7 pricking 7 pricking 8 himself 8 himself 9 with 8 himself 11 . 9 with 10 it " [ooch] , " he cried , and dropped the queer thing . 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 " 3 , 6 cried 4 " 5 he 6 cried 7 , 6 cried 11 queer 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 dropped 9 dropped 10 the 11 queer 12 thing 12 thing 13 . pretty soon he noticed there were a lot more on the ground . 1 pretty 3 he 2 soon 3 he 3 he 4 noticed 4 noticed 11 the 5 there 6 were 6 were 7 a 6 were 8 lot 8 lot 10 on 9 more 10 on 10 on 11 the 11 the 12 ground 12 ground 13 . " [i] wonder what they are , " said [happy] [jack] . 1 " 3 wonder 3 wonder 4 what 4 what 5 they 5 they 6 are 6 are 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 12 . " they don't grow , for they haven't any roots . 1 " 2 they 1 " 4 grow 2 they 3 don't 4 grow 6 for 5 , 6 for 6 for 7 they 7 they 9 any 8 haven't 9 any 9 any 10 roots 10 roots 11 . they are not thorns , for there is no plant from which they could come . 1 they 2 are 1 they 5 , 2 are 3 not 3 not 4 thorns 5 , 6 for 6 for 13 they 7 there 8 is 7 there 9 no 9 no 10 plant 9 no 12 which 10 plant 11 from 12 which 13 they 13 they 14 could 14 could 15 come 15 come 16 . they are not alive , so what can they be ? " 1 they 2 are 1 they 3 not 3 not 7 what 4 alive 5 , 5 , 6 so 6 so 7 what 7 what 8 can 8 can 9 they 9 they 10 be 10 be 11 ? 11 ? 12 " now , [happy] [jack] 's eyes are bright , but sometimes he doesn't use them to the very best advantage . 1 now 2 , 1 now 12 he 5 's 8 bright 6 eyes 7 are 7 are 8 bright 8 bright 9 , 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 sometimes 10 but 12 he 12 he 14 use 13 doesn't 14 use 14 use 20 advantage 15 them 16 to 16 to 17 the 17 the 18 very 18 very 19 best 19 best 20 advantage 20 advantage 21 . he was so busy examining the queer things on the ground that [he] never once thought to look up in the tops of the trees . 1 he 5 examining 2 was 3 so 3 so 4 busy 4 busy 5 examining 5 examining 7 queer 6 the 7 queer 7 queer 14 never 8 things 10 the 9 on 10 the 10 the 11 ground 11 ground 12 that 12 that 14 never 14 never 18 look 15 once 17 to 16 thought 17 to 17 to 18 look 18 look 19 up 19 up 21 the 19 up 26 . 20 in 21 the 22 tops 23 of 23 of 26 . 24 the 25 trees 25 trees 26 . if he had , perhaps he would not have been so much puzzled . 1 if 2 he 2 he 3 had 2 he 7 would 3 had 5 perhaps 4 , 5 perhaps 6 he 7 would 7 would 10 been 8 not 9 have 9 have 10 been 10 been 13 puzzled 11 so 12 much 12 much 13 puzzled 13 puzzled 14 . as it was he just gathered up three or four of the queer things and started on again . 1 as 2 it 1 as 6 gathered 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 he 4 he 5 just 6 gathered 10 four 7 up 8 three 8 three 9 or 8 three 10 four 10 four 19 . 11 of 12 the 11 of 13 queer 13 queer 19 . 14 things 16 started 14 things 19 . 15 and 16 started 16 started 17 on 17 on 18 again on the way he met [peter] [rabbit] and showed [peter] what he had . 1 on 2 the 2 the 3 way 3 way 5 met 3 way 9 showed 4 he 5 met 8 and 9 showed 9 showed 12 he 11 what 12 he 12 he 13 had 13 had 14 . now , you know [peter] [rabbit] is very curious . 1 now 2 , 1 now 3 you 2 , 3 you 3 you 4 know 4 know 8 very 7 is 8 very 8 very 9 curious 9 curious 10 . he just couldn't sit still , but must scamper over to the place [happy] [jack] [squirrel] told him about . 1 he 2 just 1 he 5 still 1 he 17 told 2 just 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 sit 5 still 10 over 6 , 7 but 7 but 8 must 8 must 9 scamper 9 scamper 10 over 11 to 12 the 12 the 13 place 13 place 17 told 17 told 20 . 18 him 19 about 19 about 20 . " you 'd better be careful , [peter] [rabbit] ; they 're very sharp , " shouted [happy] [jack] . 1 " 3 'd 1 " 4 better 1 " 6 careful 2 you 3 'd 4 better 5 be 6 careful 7 , 6 careful 14 sharp 10 ; 11 they 11 they 12 're 11 they 14 sharp 12 're 13 very 14 sharp 15 , 15 , 16 " 15 , 17 shouted 16 " 17 shouted 17 shouted 20 . but as usual , [peter] was in too much of a hurry to heed what was said to him . 1 but 2 as 2 as 9 much 3 usual 4 , 4 , 6 was 6 was 8 too 7 in 8 too 8 too 9 much 9 much 10 of 10 of 11 a 11 a 12 hurry 12 hurry 13 to 13 to 14 heed 14 heed 15 what 14 heed 20 . 15 what 16 was 17 said 18 to 18 to 19 him 19 him 20 . lipperty-lipperty-lip , lipperty-lipperty-lip , went [peter] [rabbit] through the woods , as fast as his long legs would take him . 1 lipperty-lipperty-lip 3 lipperty-lipperty-lip 1 lipperty-lipperty-lip 9 the 2 , 3 lipperty-lipperty-lip 3 lipperty-lipperty-lip 4 , 3 lipperty-lipperty-lip 5 went 5 went 8 through 9 the 10 woods 9 the 17 legs 10 woods 11 , 10 woods 16 long 11 , 12 as 12 as 13 fast 13 fast 14 as 13 fast 16 long 14 as 15 his 17 legs 18 would 17 legs 19 take 19 take 20 him 19 take 21 . then suddenly he squealed and sat down to nurse one of his feet . 1 then 2 suddenly 1 then 6 sat 2 suddenly 3 he 4 squealed 5 and 5 and 6 sat 6 sat 7 down 7 down 8 to 8 to 12 his 9 nurse 10 one 10 one 11 of 11 of 12 his 12 his 13 feet 13 feet 14 . but he was up again in a flash with another squeal louder than before . 1 but 5 again 1 but 10 another 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 up 4 up 5 again 6 in 7 a 7 a 8 flash 8 flash 9 with 9 with 10 another 10 another 12 louder 11 squeal 12 louder 12 louder 13 than 12 louder 15 . 13 than 14 before 13 than 15 . peter [rabbit] had found the queer things that [happy] [jack] [squirrel] had told him about . 1 peter 4 found 1 peter 5 the 3 had 4 found 5 the 6 queer 6 queer 8 that 6 queer 13 told 7 things 8 that 12 had 13 told 13 told 14 him 14 him 15 about 14 him 16 . one was sticking in his foot , and one was in the white patch on [the] seat of his trousers . 1 one 14 patch 2 was 3 sticking 3 sticking 4 in 3 sticking 14 patch 4 in 5 his 5 his 6 foot 6 foot 8 and 6 foot 13 white 7 , 8 and 9 one 13 white 10 was 11 in 11 in 12 the 12 the 13 white 14 patch 17 seat 15 on 17 seat 17 seat 18 of 18 of 19 his 18 of 21 . 20 trousers 21 . [ii] [the] [stranger] [from] [the] [north] the [merry] [little] [breezes] of [old] [mother] [west] [wind] were excited . 1 the 5 of 1 the 12 . 10 were 11 excited 11 excited 12 . yes , [sir] , they certainly were excited . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 5 they 5 they 6 certainly 6 certainly 7 were 7 were 8 excited 8 excited 9 . they hurried this way and that way over the [green] [meadows] and told every one they met . 1 they 2 hurried 1 they 13 told 2 hurried 4 way 3 this 4 way 4 way 5 and 5 and 6 that 6 that 7 way 7 way 8 over 8 over 9 the 12 and 13 told 13 told 14 every 14 every 15 one 15 one 17 met 16 they 17 met 17 met 18 . finally they reached the [smiling] [pool] and excitedly told [grandfather] [frog] all about it . 1 finally 2 they 2 they 3 reached 3 reached 4 the 3 reached 8 excitedly 7 and 8 excitedly 8 excitedly 9 told 9 told 12 all 12 all 13 about 13 about 14 it 14 it 15 . grandfather [frog] smoothed down his white and yellow waistcoat and looked very wise , for you know that [grandfather] [frog] is very old . 1 grandfather 5 his 3 smoothed 4 down 3 smoothed 5 his 5 his 6 white 6 white 9 waistcoat 7 and 8 yellow 8 yellow 9 waistcoat 9 waistcoat 11 looked 9 waistcoat 12 very 9 waistcoat 13 wise 10 and 11 looked 12 very 13 wise 13 wise 18 that 14 , 15 for 14 , 17 know 15 for 16 you 17 know 18 that 18 that 21 is 21 is 22 very 22 very 24 . 23 old 24 . " pooh , " said [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 2 pooh 2 pooh 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 8 . " [i] know what they are . " 1 " 3 know 3 know 4 what 4 what 5 they 4 what 7 . 5 they 6 are 7 . 8 " " what ? " cried all the [merry] [little] [breezes] together . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 ? 3 ? 4 " 4 " 5 cried 5 cried 7 the 6 all 7 the 7 the 11 together 11 together 12 . " [happy] [jack] says he is sure they do not grow , for there are no strange plants over there . " 1 " 5 he 4 says 5 he 5 he 9 do 6 is 7 sure 7 sure 8 they 8 they 9 do 9 do 12 , 9 do 18 plants 10 not 11 grow 11 grow 12 , 13 for 16 no 14 there 15 are 14 there 16 no 16 no 17 strange 17 strange 18 plants 18 plants 19 over 19 over 20 there 20 there 22 " 21 . 22 " grandfather [frog] opened his big mouth and snapped up a foolish green fly that one of the [merry] [little] [breezes] blew over to him . 1 grandfather 7 and 3 opened 5 big 3 opened 6 mouth 4 his 5 big 5 big 6 mouth 6 mouth 7 and 7 and 11 foolish 8 snapped 9 up 9 up 10 a 10 a 11 foolish 11 foolish 12 green 12 green 13 fly 12 green 22 over 13 fly 14 that 14 that 15 one 15 one 16 of 16 of 17 the 17 the 21 blew 22 over 23 to 23 to 24 him 24 him 25 . " [chug-a-rum] , " said [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 5 said 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 8 . " things do not have to be on plants in order to grow . 1 " 3 do 2 things 3 do 3 do 4 not 4 not 5 have 5 have 6 to 6 to 7 be 6 to 13 grow 8 on 9 plants 9 plants 11 order 10 in 11 order 11 order 12 to 12 to 13 grow 13 grow 14 . now [i] am sure that those things grew , and that they did not grow on a plant . " 1 now 7 things 1 now 9 , 3 am 4 sure 4 sure 6 those 4 sure 7 things 5 that 6 those 7 things 8 grew 9 , 10 and 10 and 13 did 11 that 12 they 12 they 13 did 13 did 15 grow 14 not 15 grow 15 grow 18 plant 16 on 17 a 16 on 18 plant 18 plant 19 . 19 . 20 " the [merry] [little] [breezes] looked puzzled . 1 the 5 looked 5 looked 6 puzzled 6 puzzled 7 . " what is there that grows and doesn't grow on a plant ? " asked one of them . 1 " 2 what 1 " 8 doesn't 2 what 3 is 3 is 4 there 4 there 6 grows 5 that 6 grows 7 and 8 doesn't 8 doesn't 9 grow 9 grow 10 on 9 grow 13 ? 10 on 11 a 11 a 12 plant 13 ? 14 " 14 " 15 asked 15 asked 18 them 16 one 17 of 17 of 18 them 18 them 19 . " how about the claws on [peter] [rabbit] 's toes and the hair of [happy] [jack] 's tail ? " asked [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 2 how 1 " 9 's 2 how 3 about 2 how 5 claws 3 about 4 the 5 claws 6 on 9 's 10 toes 10 toes 13 hair 10 toes 18 tail 11 and 12 the 12 the 13 hair 13 hair 14 of 17 's 18 tail 18 tail 21 asked 19 ? 20 " 20 " 21 asked 21 asked 24 . the [merry] [little] [breezes] looked foolish . 1 the 5 looked 5 looked 6 foolish 6 foolish 7 . " of course , " they cried . 1 " 3 course 2 of 3 course 3 course 4 , 3 course 7 cried 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 they 7 cried 8 . " we didn't think of that . 1 " 2 we 2 we 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 think 4 think 5 of 5 of 6 that 6 that 7 . but we are quite sure that these queer things that prick so are not claws , and certainly they are not hair . " 1 but 7 these 2 we 3 are 2 we 4 quite 4 quite 5 sure 4 quite 6 that 6 that 7 these 7 these 15 claws 8 queer 9 things 8 queer 15 claws 9 things 10 that 9 things 11 prick 11 prick 12 so 13 are 14 not 14 not 15 claws 15 claws 16 , 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 certainly 18 certainly 19 they 19 they 20 are 19 they 21 not 21 not 22 hair 22 hair 24 " 23 . 24 " " don't you be too sure , " said [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 3 you 2 don't 3 you 3 you 4 be 4 be 5 too 5 too 7 , 6 sure 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 12 . away raced the [merry] [little] [breezes] to the [green] [forest] and began to search among the treetops . 1 away 2 raced 1 away 8 the 2 raced 3 the 7 to 8 the 8 the 14 search 11 and 12 began 12 began 13 to 12 began 14 search 14 search 17 treetops 15 among 16 the 15 among 17 treetops 17 treetops 18 . presently , way up in the top of a big poplar , they found a [stranger] . 1 presently 2 , 1 presently 13 they 2 , 7 top 3 way 4 up 4 up 5 in 5 in 6 the 5 in 7 top 7 top 8 of 8 of 9 a 10 big 11 poplar 10 big 13 they 11 poplar 12 , 13 they 14 found 14 found 15 a 14 found 17 . 15 a 17 . " good morning , " said the [merry] [little] [breezes] politely . 1 " 2 good 2 good 3 morning 2 good 4 , 4 , 6 said 5 " 6 said 6 said 7 the 7 the 11 politely 11 politely 12 . " [mornin] ' , " grunted the stranger in the treetop . 1 " 11 treetop 3 ' 6 grunted 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 grunted 6 grunted 8 stranger 7 the 8 stranger 8 stranger 9 in 9 in 10 the 10 the 11 treetop 11 treetop 12 . " may we ask where you come from ? " said one of the [merry] [little] [breezes] politely . 1 " 2 may 1 " 3 we 3 we 4 ask 3 we 6 you 4 ask 5 where 6 you 7 come 6 you 9 ? 8 from 9 ? 9 ? 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 14 the 12 one 13 of 13 of 14 the 14 the 18 politely 18 politely 19 . [iii] [prickly] [porky] [makes] [friends] the [merry] [little] [breezes] soon spread the news over the [green] [meadows] and through the [green] [forest] that a stranger had come from the [north] . 1 the 5 soon 5 soon 8 news 6 spread 7 the 7 the 8 news 8 news 9 over 8 news 13 and 9 over 10 the 13 and 14 through 14 through 15 the 15 the 20 stranger 18 that 19 a 19 a 20 stranger 20 stranger 26 . 21 had 22 come 22 come 26 . 23 from 24 the 24 the 26 . at first he was very shy and had nothing to say . 1 at 2 first 2 first 3 he 3 he 4 was 3 he 8 had 4 was 5 very 5 very 6 shy 6 shy 7 and 8 had 9 nothing 9 nothing 11 say 10 to 11 say 11 say 12 . " pooh , " exclaimed [reddy] [fox] . 1 " 2 pooh 2 pooh 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 exclaimed 5 exclaimed 8 . " who 's afraid of that fellow ? " 1 " 2 who 2 who 3 's 3 's 4 afraid 4 afraid 5 of 5 of 6 that 6 that 7 fellow 7 fellow 8 ? 8 ? 9 " just then the stranger began to come down the tree . 1 just 3 the 2 then 3 the 3 the 4 stranger 3 the 5 began 5 began 6 to 6 to 10 tree 7 come 8 down 8 down 9 the 9 the 10 tree 10 tree 11 . reddy backed away . 1 reddy 2 backed 2 backed 3 away 3 away 4 . " it looks as if you were afraid , [reddy] [fox] , " said [peter] [rabbit] . 1 " 3 looks 2 it 3 looks 3 looks 4 as 4 as 5 if 5 if 8 afraid 6 you 7 were 6 you 8 afraid 8 afraid 9 , 9 , 13 " 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 said 14 said 17 . " [i] 'm not afraid of anything , " said [reddy] [fox] , and swelled himself up to look twice as big as he really is . 1 " 4 not 3 'm 4 not 4 not 5 afraid 5 afraid 7 anything 5 afraid 8 , 6 of 7 anything 7 anything 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 13 , 13 , 17 up 14 and 15 swelled 15 swelled 16 himself 15 swelled 17 up 17 up 22 big 18 to 19 look 19 look 21 as 19 look 22 big 20 twice 21 as 22 big 24 he 23 as 24 he 24 he 27 . 25 really 26 is 25 really 27 . " it seems to me [i] hear [bowser] the [hound] , " piped up [striped] [chipmunk] . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 seems 3 seems 4 to 4 to 5 me 4 to 7 hear 7 hear 9 the 7 hear 13 piped 11 , 12 " 11 , 13 piped 13 piped 14 up 14 up 17 . [ [illustration] : " pooh , " exclaimed [reddy] [fox] . 1 [ 3 : 3 : 4 " 4 " 5 pooh 5 pooh 7 " 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 exclaimed 8 exclaimed 11 . " who 's afraid of that fellow ? " 1 " 2 who 2 who 3 's 3 's 4 afraid 4 afraid 5 of 5 of 6 that 6 that 7 fellow 7 fellow 8 ? 8 ? 9 " page [@number@] ] 1 page 3 ] my , how everybody did run , everybody but the stranger from the [north] . 1 my 2 , 1 my 4 everybody 2 , 3 how 4 everybody 5 did 5 did 6 run 6 run 8 everybody 7 , 8 everybody 8 everybody 11 stranger 9 but 10 the 10 the 11 stranger 11 stranger 12 from 12 from 13 the 13 the 15 . he kept on coming down the tree just the same . 1 he 2 kept 2 kept 3 on 3 on 6 the 3 on 7 tree 4 coming 5 down 5 down 6 the 6 the 7 tree 7 tree 8 just 8 just 9 the 9 the 10 same 10 same 11 . bowser saw him and stopped in surprise . 1 bowser 5 stopped 2 saw 3 him 3 him 4 and 4 and 5 stopped 5 stopped 6 in 6 in 7 surprise 7 surprise 8 . he had never seen anything quite like this big dark fellow . 1 he 2 had 1 he 3 never 3 never 4 seen 3 never 6 quite 5 anything 6 quite 6 quite 7 like 7 like 9 big 8 this 9 big 9 big 12 . 10 dark 12 . 11 fellow 12 . " bow , wow , wow ! " shouted [bowser] in his deepest voice . 1 " 2 bow 1 " 5 , 2 bow 3 , 3 , 4 wow 5 , 9 shouted 6 wow 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 8 " 9 shouted 9 shouted 13 deepest 11 in 12 his 12 his 13 deepest 13 deepest 14 voice 13 deepest 15 . bowser was so surprised that he just stood still and stared . 1 bowser 2 was 1 bowser 6 he 2 was 3 so 3 so 4 surprised 4 surprised 5 that 6 he 7 just 7 just 8 stood 7 just 9 still 9 still 10 and 10 and 11 stared 11 stared 12 . then he growled his deepest growl . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 growled 3 growled 4 his 4 his 5 deepest 5 deepest 6 growl 6 growl 7 . still the stranger paid no attention to him . 1 still 3 stranger 2 the 3 stranger 3 stranger 4 paid 3 stranger 5 no 5 no 7 to 6 attention 7 to 7 to 8 him 8 him 9 . bowser did not know what to make of it . 1 bowser 3 not 2 did 3 not 3 not 4 know 4 know 6 to 5 what 6 to 6 to 7 make 7 make 8 of 8 of 9 it 9 it 10 . " [i] 'll teach that fellow a lesson , " said [bowser] to himself . 1 " 4 teach 3 'll 4 teach 4 teach 8 lesson 5 that 6 fellow 6 fellow 7 a 7 a 8 lesson 8 lesson 9 , 9 , 10 " 9 , 14 himself 10 " 11 said 13 to 14 himself 14 himself 15 . " [i] 'll shake him , and shake him and shake him until he hasn't any breath left . " 1 " 3 'll 3 'll 5 him 3 'll 12 him 4 shake 5 him 5 him 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 shake 8 shake 9 him 8 shake 11 shake 10 and 11 shake 12 him 15 hasn't 13 until 14 he 13 until 15 hasn't 15 hasn't 17 breath 16 any 17 breath 17 breath 18 left 18 left 19 . 19 . 20 " by this time the stranger was down [on] the ground and starting for another tree , minding his own business . 1 by 2 this 1 by 9 the 2 this 3 time 3 time 5 stranger 4 the 5 stranger 5 stranger 6 was 6 was 7 down 9 the 12 starting 10 ground 11 and 10 ground 12 starting 12 starting 15 tree 13 for 14 another 13 for 15 tree 15 tree 17 minding 16 , 17 minding 17 minding 21 . 18 his 20 business 18 his 21 . 19 own 20 business then something happened . 1 then 2 something 2 something 3 happened 3 happened 4 . bowser made a rush at him , and instead of running , what do you suppose the stranger did ? 1 bowser 3 a 1 bowser 7 , 2 made 3 a 4 rush 5 at 5 at 6 him 6 him 7 , 7 , 14 do 8 and 9 instead 9 instead 12 , 10 of 11 running 11 running 12 , 12 , 13 what 13 what 14 do 14 do 15 you 15 you 19 did 15 you 20 ? 16 suppose 17 the 16 suppose 18 stranger 18 stranger 19 did he just rolled himself up in a tight ball with his head tucked down in his waistcoat [.] 1 he 3 rolled 1 he 9 ball 2 just 3 rolled 3 rolled 5 up 4 himself 5 up 5 up 8 tight 6 in 7 a 7 a 8 tight 9 ball 12 head 9 ball 13 tucked 10 with 11 his 11 his 12 head 12 head 13 tucked 13 tucked 14 down 13 tucked 17 waistcoat 15 in 16 his 15 in 17 waistcoat 16 his 17 waistcoat bowser stopped short . 1 bowser 2 stopped 2 stopped 3 short 3 short 4 . then he reached out his nose and sniffed at this queer thing . 1 then 6 nose 2 he 3 reached 3 reached 4 out 3 reached 5 his 5 his 6 nose 6 nose 7 and 7 and 8 sniffed 8 sniffed 9 at 9 at 10 this 10 this 12 thing 11 queer 12 thing 12 thing 13 . slap ! 1 slap 2 ! then the [stranger] unrolled himself and smiled , and all the little meadow people and forest folk who had been watching shouted aloud for joy . 1 then 5 himself 2 the 4 unrolled 2 the 5 himself 5 himself 14 people 6 and 7 smiled 7 smiled 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 all 10 all 11 the 11 the 12 little 12 little 13 meadow 12 little 14 people 14 people 19 had 15 and 16 forest 15 and 17 folk 17 folk 18 who 18 who 19 had 19 had 21 watching 20 been 21 watching 21 watching 23 aloud 22 shouted 23 aloud 23 aloud 26 . 24 for 25 joy 25 joy 26 . and this is the way that [prickly] [porky] the [porcupine] made friends . 1 and 2 this 2 this 3 is 3 is 4 the 4 the 5 way 5 way 6 that 6 that 11 made 9 the 11 made 11 made 12 friends 12 friends 13 . [iv] [peter] [rabbit] [has] [some] [startling] [news] she was worried . 1 she 2 was 2 was 3 worried 3 worried 4 . there was no doubt about it . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 no 3 no 4 doubt 4 doubt 5 about 5 about 6 it 6 it 7 . little [mrs] [peter] was very much worried . 1 little 6 much 1 little 7 worried 4 was 5 very 5 very 6 much 7 worried 8 . why didn't [peter] come home ? 1 why 2 didn't 2 didn't 4 come 4 come 5 home 5 home 6 ? she did wish that he would be content to stay close by the dear [old] [briar-patch] . 1 she 2 did 1 she 6 would 2 did 3 wish 3 wish 4 that 4 that 5 he 6 would 7 be 6 would 10 stay 7 be 8 content 8 content 9 to 10 stay 11 close 10 stay 12 by 11 close 12 by 12 by 13 the 13 the 14 dear 13 the 17 . for her part , she couldn't see why under the sun he wanted to go way over to the [green] [forest] . 1 for 10 the 2 her 3 part 3 part 4 , 4 , 5 she 5 she 6 couldn't 6 couldn't 7 see 7 see 8 why 7 see 10 the 8 why 9 under 10 the 11 sun 11 sun 16 way 12 he 13 wanted 13 wanted 14 to 14 to 15 go 15 go 16 way 16 way 17 over 17 over 18 to 17 over 19 the 19 the 22 . she didn't feel easy in her mind one minute while he was out of her sight . 1 she 6 her 2 didn't 3 feel 3 feel 4 easy 3 feel 5 in 5 in 6 her 6 her 9 minute 7 mind 8 one 8 one 9 minute 9 minute 13 out 10 while 11 he 11 he 12 was 12 was 13 out 13 out 14 of 14 of 15 her 15 her 16 sight 16 sight 17 . but he wouldn't promise not to go to the [green] [forest] . 1 but 2 he 1 but 3 wouldn't 3 wouldn't 5 not 4 promise 5 not 5 not 7 go 6 to 7 go 7 go 8 to 8 to 9 the 9 the 12 . no , [sir] , [peter] wouldn't promise that . 1 no 2 , 1 no 4 , 4 , 6 wouldn't 6 wouldn't 7 promise 7 promise 8 that 8 that 9 . this particular morning she was unusually anxious . 1 this 2 particular 1 this 3 morning 3 morning 4 she 4 she 5 was 5 was 6 unusually 5 was 7 anxious 7 anxious 8 . peter had been gone all night . 1 peter 2 had 2 had 3 been 3 been 4 gone 4 gone 5 all 5 all 6 night 6 night 7 . " something has happened . 1 " 2 something 2 something 3 has 3 has 4 happened 4 happened 5 . i just know something has happened ! " she wailed . 1 i 2 just 1 i 3 know 3 know 4 something 3 know 7 ! 5 has 6 happened 5 has 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 8 " 9 she 9 she 10 wailed 10 wailed 11 . " oh , [peter] , [peter] , [peter] [rabbit] [why] will you be so heedless ? 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 , 2 oh 5 , 2 oh 7 , 7 , 11 will 11 will 12 you 12 you 13 be 13 be 14 so 14 so 15 heedless 15 heedless 16 ? why will you take such dreadful risks , [so] foolish and so needless ? " 1 why 2 will 1 why 3 you 3 you 4 take 3 you 5 such 4 take 5 such 5 such 6 dreadful 5 such 10 foolish 6 dreadful 7 risks 7 risks 8 , 10 foolish 14 ? 11 and 12 so 12 so 13 needless 13 needless 14 ? 14 ? 15 " " don't worry . 1 " 2 don't 2 don't 3 worry 3 worry 4 . " he 'll be home pretty soon . 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 'll 2 he 4 be 3 'll 4 be 4 be 5 home 5 home 6 pretty 5 home 7 soon 7 soon 8 . in fact , [i] think [i] see him coming now . " 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 3 , 5 think 5 think 8 him 7 see 8 him 8 him 9 coming 9 coming 10 now 10 now 11 . 11 . 12 " mrs [peter] looked in the direction that the [merry] [little] [breeze] was looking , and sure enough there was [peter] . 1 mrs 8 the 3 looked 4 in 4 in 5 the 4 in 8 the 5 the 6 direction 6 direction 7 that 8 the 16 sure 12 was 13 looking 13 looking 14 , 13 looking 16 sure 14 , 15 and 16 sure 17 enough 17 enough 18 there 18 there 19 was 19 was 21 . mrs [peter] 's heart gave a frightened thump . 1 mrs 3 's 3 's 6 a 4 heart 5 gave 5 gave 6 a 6 a 7 frightened 7 frightened 8 thump 8 thump 9 . in a few minutes he reached her side . 1 in 2 a 1 in 4 minutes 2 a 3 few 3 few 4 minutes 4 minutes 5 he 5 he 6 reached 6 reached 7 her 7 her 8 side 8 side 9 . his eyes were very [wide] , and it was plain to see that he was bursting with important news . 1 his 2 eyes 2 eyes 6 , 2 eyes 10 plain 2 eyes 12 see 3 were 4 very 4 very 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 it 8 it 9 was 10 plain 11 to 12 see 19 news 13 that 15 was 13 that 19 news 14 he 15 was 15 was 16 bursting 16 bursting 17 with 16 bursting 18 important 17 with 18 important 19 news 20 . " what is it , [peter] ? 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 is 2 what 7 ? 3 is 4 it 4 it 5 , do tell me quick ! 1 do 2 tell 2 tell 3 me 3 me 4 quick 4 quick 5 ! have you had another narrow escape ? " gasped little [mrs] . peter . 1 have 2 you 1 have 4 another 3 had 4 another 4 another 5 narrow 5 narrow 6 escape 5 narrow 7 ? 6 escape 7 ? 7 ? 8 " 8 " 9 gasped 9 gasped 12 . 9 gasped 13 peter 10 little 12 . 13 peter 14 . peter nodded while he panted for breath . 1 peter 2 nodded 1 peter 3 while 3 while 4 he 4 he 5 panted 5 panted 6 for 6 for 7 breath 6 for 8 . [v] [peter] [rabbit] [tells] [his] [story] at least , that is what [peter] said . 1 at 2 least 2 least 3 , 3 , 4 that 4 that 5 is 5 is 6 what 6 what 9 . 8 said 9 . " you see , it was this way , " declared [peter] . 1 " 2 you 1 " 8 way 2 you 3 see 3 see 5 it 4 , 5 it 5 it 6 was 6 was 7 this 8 way 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 declared 11 declared 13 . mrs [peter] nodded . 1 mrs 3 nodded 3 nodded 4 . " but somehow time slipped away faster than [i] thought for , or else [mr] [sun] got up earlier than usual , " continued [peter] . 1 " 4 time 2 but 3 somehow 3 somehow 4 time 4 time 10 thought 5 slipped 6 away 6 away 7 faster 7 faster 8 than 8 than 10 thought 10 thought 17 got 11 for 14 else 11 for 17 got 12 , 13 or 13 or 14 else 17 got 20 than 18 up 19 earlier 19 earlier 20 than 20 than 22 , 21 usual 22 , 22 , 23 " 23 " 26 . 24 continued 26 . then he stopped . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 stopped 3 stopped 4 . that last idea was a new one , and it struck [peter] as a good one . 1 that 4 was 2 last 3 idea 2 last 4 was 4 was 6 new 5 a 6 new 6 new 11 struck 7 one 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 it 10 it 11 struck 11 struck 17 . 13 as 14 a 14 a 15 good 15 good 16 one 16 one 17 . mrs [peter] looked as if she very much doubted it , but she didn't say anything , and so [peter] went on with his story . 1 mrs 6 she 3 looked 4 as 4 as 5 if 4 as 6 she 6 she 14 didn't 7 very 8 much 8 much 9 doubted 9 doubted 10 it 10 it 11 , 11 , 12 but 12 but 13 she 12 but 14 didn't 13 she 14 didn't 14 didn't 15 say 15 say 21 went 16 anything 17 , 17 , 18 and 17 , 21 went 18 and 19 so 21 went 25 story 22 on 24 his 23 with 24 his 24 his 25 story 25 story 26 . of course [i] thought it was [prickly] himself starting out for his breakfast , and [i] looked up with my mouth open to say hello . 1 of 2 course 2 course 9 starting 4 thought 5 it 5 it 6 was 5 it 9 starting 6 was 8 himself 9 starting 14 , 10 out 11 for 11 for 13 breakfast 12 his 13 breakfast 13 breakfast 14 , 14 , 15 and 14 , 17 looked 17 looked 18 up 17 looked 20 my 18 up 19 with 20 my 21 mouth 20 my 22 open 21 mouth 22 open 22 open 26 . 23 to 24 say 23 to 25 hello 25 hello 26 . but [i] didn't say hello . 1 but 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 say 4 say 5 hello 5 hello 6 . no , [sir] , [i] didn't say a word . 1 no 2 , 1 no 4 , 4 , 6 didn't 6 didn't 7 say 7 say 8 a 8 a 9 word 9 word 10 . i was too scared . 1 i 2 was 2 was 3 too 3 too 4 scared 4 scared 5 . peter 's eyes grew very round and wide as he said this . 1 peter 2 's 1 peter 3 eyes 3 eyes 4 grew 3 eyes 6 round 4 grew 5 very 5 very 6 round 6 round 7 and 7 and 8 wide 8 wide 9 as 8 wide 13 . 9 as 10 he 10 he 11 said 12 this 13 . " [i] took one good look , and then [i] jumped . 1 " 5 good 3 took 4 one 3 took 5 good 5 good 6 look 6 look 8 and 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 then 9 then 11 jumped 11 jumped 12 . my gracious , how [i] did jump ! " he continued . 1 my 2 gracious 1 my 4 how 2 gracious 3 , 4 how 7 jump 6 did 7 jump 7 jump 8 ! 8 ! 9 " 9 " 10 he 9 " 11 continued 11 continued 12 . mrs [peter] had listened with her mouth wide open . 1 mrs 3 had 3 had 4 listened 4 listened 6 her 5 with 6 her 6 her 7 mouth 7 mouth 9 open 8 wide 9 open 9 open 10 . when [peter] finished , she closed it with a snap and hopped over and felt of his head . 1 when 6 closed 3 finished 4 , 4 , 5 she 5 she 6 closed 6 closed 13 over 7 it 9 a 8 with 9 a 9 a 10 snap 10 snap 12 hopped 11 and 12 hopped 12 hopped 13 over 13 over 16 of 14 and 15 felt 15 felt 16 of 16 of 17 his 17 his 18 head 18 head 19 . " are you sick , [peter] ? " she asked anxiously . 1 " 2 are 2 are 3 you 2 are 4 sick 4 sick 5 , 5 , 10 asked 7 ? 8 " 8 " 9 she 9 she 10 asked 10 asked 12 . 11 anxiously 12 . peter stared at her . 1 peter 2 stared 2 stared 3 at 3 at 4 her 4 her 5 . " sick ! 1 " 2 sick 2 sick 3 ! me sick ! 1 me 2 sick 2 sick 3 ! not a bit of it ! " he exclaimed . 1 not 2 a 1 not 3 bit 3 bit 5 it 4 of 5 it 5 it 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 9 exclaimed 8 he 9 exclaimed 9 exclaimed 10 . " never felt better in my life , save that [i] am a little tired from my long run . 1 " 2 never 1 " 3 felt 3 felt 7 life 3 felt 9 save 4 better 5 in 5 in 6 my 6 my 7 life 7 life 8 , 9 save 10 that 9 save 12 am 9 save 15 tired 10 that 12 am 13 a 14 little 13 a 15 tired 15 tired 20 . 16 from 17 my 17 my 18 long 18 long 20 . 19 run 20 . what a silly question ! 1 what 2 a 2 a 3 silly 3 silly 4 question 4 question 5 ! do [i] look sick ? " 1 do 3 look 3 look 4 sick 4 sick 5 ? 5 ? 6 " " [no-o] , " replied little [mrs] [peter] slowly . 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 " 3 , 5 replied 5 replied 6 little 6 little 9 slowly 9 slowly 10 . " [no-o] , you don't look sick , but you talk as if there were something the matter with your head . 1 " 4 you 1 " 6 look 3 , 4 you 4 you 5 don't 6 look 13 if 6 look 18 matter 7 sick 8 , 7 sick 13 if 8 , 9 but 8 , 12 as 9 but 10 you 10 you 11 talk 13 if 14 there 14 there 15 were 14 there 16 something 16 something 17 the 18 matter 20 your 18 matter 21 head 19 with 20 your 21 head 22 . i think you must be just a little light-headed , [peter] , or else you have taken a nap somewhere and had a bad dream . 1 i 2 think 1 i 3 you 1 i 6 just 4 must 5 be 5 be 6 just 6 just 10 , 7 a 8 little 7 a 9 light-headed 9 light-headed 10 , 10 , 15 you 12 , 13 or 12 , 14 else 14 else 15 you 15 you 19 nap 16 have 17 taken 17 taken 18 a 17 taken 19 nap 19 nap 20 somewhere 20 somewhere 21 and 20 somewhere 26 . 21 and 26 . 22 had 23 a 23 a 24 bad 23 a 25 dream 25 dream 26 . did [i] understand you to say that this dreadful creature has no legs , and yet that it chased you ? " 1 did 4 you 1 did 10 creature 1 did 11 has 3 understand 4 you 5 to 6 say 6 say 7 that 6 say 9 dreadful 8 this 9 dreadful 9 dreadful 10 creature 11 has 14 , 11 has 17 that 12 no 13 legs 13 legs 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 yet 17 that 18 it 18 it 19 chased 19 chased 20 you 20 you 21 ? 21 ? 22 " peter scratched his head in great perplexity . 1 peter 2 scratched 1 peter 5 in 2 scratched 3 his 3 his 4 head 5 in 6 great 6 great 7 perplexity 7 perplexity 8 . suddenly he had a happy thought . 1 suddenly 3 had 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 a 4 a 5 happy 5 happy 6 thought 6 thought 7 . " [mr] [blacksnake] runs fast enough , but he doesn't have legs , does he ? " he asked in triumph . 1 " 15 he 4 runs 5 fast 5 fast 8 but 6 enough 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 he 9 he 10 doesn't 9 he 14 does 10 doesn't 11 have 10 doesn't 12 legs 12 legs 13 , 14 does 15 he 15 he 16 ? 16 ? 17 " 17 " 22 . 18 he 21 triumph 18 he 22 . 19 asked 20 in 19 asked 21 triumph little [mrs] [peter] looked a bit discomfited . 1 little 4 looked 4 looked 5 a 5 a 6 bit 6 bit 7 discomfited 7 discomfited 8 . " [no-o] , " she admitted slowly , " he doesn't have legs ; but [i] never could understand how he runs without them . " 1 " 6 admitted 1 " 17 never 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 she 5 she 6 admitted 6 admitted 7 slowly 7 slowly 8 , 7 slowly 10 he 8 , 9 " 10 he 11 doesn't 11 doesn't 12 have 11 doesn't 17 never 12 have 13 legs 13 legs 14 ; 14 ; 15 but 17 never 19 understand 17 never 23 without 18 could 19 understand 19 understand 20 how 19 understand 22 runs 20 how 21 he 21 he 22 runs 23 without 24 them 23 without 25 . 25 . 26 " " well , then , " snapped [peter] , " if he can run without legs , why can't other creatures ? 1 " 2 well 1 " 14 run 2 well 4 then 2 well 13 can 3 , 4 then 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 snapped 7 snapped 11 if 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 if 11 if 12 he 12 he 13 can 14 run 22 ? 15 without 16 legs 16 legs 17 , 16 legs 19 can't 18 why 19 can't 19 can't 20 other 20 other 21 creatures 20 other 22 ? besides , this one didn't run exactly ; it rolled . 1 besides 2 , 1 besides 5 didn't 3 this 4 one 4 one 5 didn't 5 didn't 6 run 6 run 7 exactly 7 exactly 8 ; 8 ; 9 it 9 it 10 rolled 10 rolled 11 . now [i] 've told you all [i] 'm going to . 1 now 3 've 1 now 4 told 4 told 5 you 5 you 6 all 6 all 8 'm 8 'm 9 going 9 going 10 to 10 to 11 . i need a long nap , after all [i] 've been through , so don't let any one disturb me . " 1 i 7 after 1 i 15 don't 2 need 4 long 2 need 5 nap 3 a 4 long 5 nap 6 , 5 nap 7 after 8 all 10 've 10 've 11 been 11 been 12 through 12 through 13 , 12 through 15 don't 13 , 14 so 15 don't 16 let 16 let 17 any 16 let 19 disturb 17 any 18 one 19 disturb 20 me 19 disturb 21 . 21 . 22 " " [i] won't , " replied [mrs] [peter] meekly . 1 " 6 replied 3 won't 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 replied 6 replied 9 meekly 9 meekly 10 . " but , [peter] , if [i] were you , [i] wouldn't tell that story to any one else . " 1 " 2 but 2 but 9 you 3 , 9 you 5 , 6 if 5 , 9 you 6 if 8 were 9 you 12 wouldn't 10 , 12 wouldn't 12 wouldn't 17 any 13 tell 16 to 14 that 15 story 15 story 16 to 16 to 17 any 17 any 18 one 18 one 19 else 19 else 20 . 20 . 21 " [vi] [peter] [has] [to] [tell] [his] [story] [many] [times] once you start a story you cannot call it back ; [it] travels on and on and on and ever on , alack ! 1 once 3 start 1 once 4 a 2 you 3 start 4 a 5 story 5 story 7 cannot 6 you 7 cannot 7 cannot 8 call 8 call 9 it 8 call 10 back 8 call 13 travels 10 back 11 ; 13 travels 14 on 14 on 23 alack 15 and 16 on 16 on 17 and 16 on 23 alack 18 on 23 alack 19 and 20 ever 20 ever 23 alack 21 on 23 alack 22 , 23 alack 23 alack 24 ! that is the reason why you should always [be] sure that a story you repeat is a good story . 1 that 8 always 2 is 4 reason 2 is 5 why 3 the 4 reason 5 why 6 you 6 you 7 should 6 you 8 always 8 always 10 sure 10 sure 11 that 10 sure 14 you 12 a 13 story 13 story 14 you 14 you 20 . 15 repeat 16 is 16 is 17 a 16 is 18 good 18 good 19 story 18 good 20 . then you will be glad to have it travel on and on and on , and will never want to call it back . 1 then 11 and 2 you 3 will 3 will 4 be 4 be 5 glad 5 glad 10 on 5 glad 11 and 6 to 7 have 6 to 9 travel 7 have 8 it 9 travel 10 on 11 and 21 call 12 on 13 and 13 and 14 on 14 on 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 will 17 will 19 want 18 never 19 want 19 want 20 to 20 to 21 call 21 call 22 it 22 it 23 back 23 back 24 . you see stories are just like rivers , they run on and on forever . 1 you 2 see 1 you 5 just 2 see 4 are 3 stories 4 are 5 just 8 , 6 like 7 rivers 7 rivers 8 , 8 , 9 they 9 they 10 run 10 run 14 forever 11 on 12 and 12 and 13 on 13 on 14 forever 14 forever 15 . when [peter] awoke , the first thing he thought of was the terrible creature he had seen in the [green] [forest] . 1 when 3 awoke 3 awoke 6 first 4 , 5 the 5 the 6 first 6 first 13 terrible 7 thing 11 was 8 he 9 thought 8 he 11 was 9 thought 10 of 11 was 12 the 12 the 13 terrible 13 terrible 14 creature 14 creature 19 the 15 he 16 had 15 he 17 seen 17 seen 18 in 18 in 19 the 19 the 22 . " [i] won't , " said [peter] to himself . 1 " 6 said 3 won't 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 10 . 8 to 9 himself 9 himself 10 . " [i] won't repeat it to a soul . 1 " 3 won't 3 won't 4 repeat 4 repeat 5 it 5 it 6 to 6 to 7 a 7 a 8 soul 8 soul 9 . no one will believe it . 1 no 2 one 2 one 3 will 3 will 4 believe 4 believe 5 it 5 it 6 . the truth is , [i] can hardly believe it myself . 1 the 2 truth 2 truth 3 is 3 is 4 , 4 , 6 can 6 can 8 believe 7 hardly 8 believe 8 believe 9 it 9 it 10 myself 9 it 11 . 10 myself 11 . i 'll just keep my tongue still . " 1 i 3 just 2 'll 3 just 3 just 4 keep 4 keep 5 my 5 my 6 tongue 6 tongue 7 still 7 still 8 . 8 . 9 " so [peter] was obliged to repeat it ever so many times , and every time it sounded to him more foolish than before . 1 so 4 obliged 3 was 4 obliged 4 obliged 5 to 4 obliged 6 repeat 6 repeat 13 and 7 it 8 ever 8 ever 9 so 9 so 10 many 9 so 11 times 11 times 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 every 14 every 15 time 15 time 17 sounded 15 time 22 than 16 it 17 sounded 17 sounded 22 than 18 to 19 him 19 him 20 more 20 more 21 foolish 21 foolish 22 than 22 than 24 . 23 before 24 . now , strange to say , no one laughed at [peter] , queer as the story sounded . 1 now 3 strange 1 now 10 at 2 , 3 strange 3 strange 4 to 4 to 5 say 5 say 7 no 5 say 9 laughed 6 , 7 no 8 one 9 laughed 10 at 17 sounded 12 , 13 queer 13 queer 16 story 13 queer 17 sounded 14 as 15 the 15 the 16 story 17 sounded 18 . then it had been [peter] 's turn to laugh at them . 1 then 2 it 2 it 4 been 3 had 4 been 4 been 8 to 6 's 7 turn 7 turn 8 to 8 to 9 laugh 9 laugh 10 at 10 at 11 them 11 them 12 . so now , impossible as this new story sounded , they didn't dare laugh at it . 1 so 2 now 2 now 8 story 3 , 4 impossible 4 impossible 7 new 5 as 6 this 5 as 7 new 7 new 8 story 8 story 13 dare 9 sounded 10 , 10 , 11 they 11 they 12 didn't 11 they 13 dare 13 dare 14 laugh 14 laugh 15 at 14 laugh 16 it 16 it 17 . " that is very true , " replied [old] [mr] [toad] solemnly . 1 " 2 that 1 " 4 very 2 that 3 is 4 very 6 , 5 true 6 , 6 , 8 replied 7 " 8 replied 8 replied 12 solemnly 12 solemnly 13 . " probably [peter] has seen something out of the ordinary , and in his excitement he has exaggerated it . 1 " 5 seen 1 " 6 something 2 probably 4 has 2 probably 5 seen 6 something 9 the 6 something 10 ordinary 7 out 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 ordinary 10 ordinary 11 , 11 , 12 and 11 , 17 has 13 in 14 his 13 in 17 has 14 his 15 excitement 15 excitement 16 he 17 has 18 exaggerated 18 exaggerated 20 . 19 it 20 . the thing to do is to make sure whether or not there is a stranger in the [green] [forest] . 1 the 2 thing 1 the 7 make 1 the 15 stranger 2 thing 3 to 2 thing 4 do 4 do 5 is 5 is 6 to 7 make 9 whether 8 sure 9 whether 9 whether 10 or 10 or 11 not 12 there 13 is 13 is 14 a 14 a 15 stranger 15 stranger 20 . 16 in 17 the 16 in 20 . 17 the 20 . peter says that it came down the hill where [prickly] [porky] the [porcupine] lives . 1 peter 2 says 1 peter 5 came 2 says 3 that 3 that 4 it 5 came 7 the 6 down 7 the 7 the 9 where 8 hill 9 where 9 where 14 lives 12 the 14 lives 14 lives 15 . some one ought to go ask him what he knows about it . 1 some 6 ask 2 one 3 ought 3 ought 4 to 3 ought 5 go 4 to 5 go 5 go 6 ask 6 ask 7 him 7 him 8 what 8 what 9 he 9 he 10 knows 10 knows 11 about 10 knows 13 . 12 it 13 . if there is such a terrible creature up there , he ought to have seen it . 1 if 2 there 1 if 4 such 2 there 3 is 2 there 4 such 4 such 8 up 5 a 6 terrible 5 a 7 creature 7 creature 8 up 8 up 9 there 9 there 14 have 10 , 11 he 11 he 12 ought 12 ought 13 to 13 to 14 have 14 have 15 seen 15 seen 16 it 16 it 17 . why don't you go up there and ask him , [jimmy] [skunk] ? 1 why 3 you 2 don't 3 you 3 you 4 go 4 go 6 there 5 up 6 there 6 there 7 and 7 and 8 ask 8 ask 9 him 9 him 10 , 9 him 13 ? you 're not afraid of anybody or anything . " 1 you 2 're 1 you 3 not 3 not 4 afraid 4 afraid 5 of 5 of 6 anybody 6 anybody 7 or 7 or 8 anything 8 anything 9 . 9 . 10 " " [i] will , " replied [jimmy] promptly , and off he started . 1 " 6 replied 3 will 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 replied 6 replied 9 , 8 promptly 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 off 11 off 12 he 11 off 13 started 12 he 13 started 13 started 14 . [vii] [jimmy] [skunk] [calls] [on] [prickly] [porky] " of course [i] 'm not afraid , but just the same [i] don't like meddling with things [i] don't know anything about . 1 " 3 course 2 of 3 course 3 course 6 not 5 'm 6 not 6 not 7 afraid 7 afraid 8 , 7 afraid 12 same 8 , 9 but 10 just 11 the 10 just 12 same 12 same 18 things 12 same 22 anything 14 don't 15 like 14 don't 16 meddling 16 meddling 17 with 16 meddling 18 things 20 don't 21 know 20 don't 22 anything 22 anything 24 . 23 about 24 . whoever heard of such a thing ? 1 whoever 2 heard 2 heard 3 of 3 of 4 such 4 such 5 a 5 a 6 thing 6 thing 7 ? it gives me a queer feeling inside . " 1 it 2 gives 2 gives 3 me 3 me 4 a 4 a 5 queer 5 queer 6 feeling 6 feeling 7 inside 7 inside 8 . 8 . 9 " but there was nothing unusual to be seen . 1 but 4 nothing 2 there 3 was 3 was 4 nothing 4 nothing 5 unusual 5 unusual 6 to 6 to 7 be 7 be 8 seen 8 seen 9 . the [green] [forest] looked just as it always did . 1 the 4 looked 4 looked 5 just 5 just 6 as 6 as 7 it 7 it 8 always 8 always 9 did 9 did 10 . it was very still and quiet there save for the cheerful voice of [redeye] the [vireo] telling over and over how happy he was . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 still 2 was 6 quiet 3 very 4 still 4 still 5 and 6 quiet 7 there 6 quiet 12 voice 8 save 9 for 9 for 10 the 10 the 11 cheerful 10 the 12 voice 12 voice 13 of 13 of 21 how 15 the 17 telling 17 telling 18 over 18 over 19 and 19 and 20 over 19 and 21 how 21 how 22 happy 22 happy 23 he 22 happy 25 . 24 was 25 . " that doesn't sound as if there were any terrible stranger around here , " muttered [jimmy] . 1 " 2 that 1 " 3 doesn't 3 doesn't 6 if 3 doesn't 12 around 4 sound 5 as 5 as 6 if 7 there 8 were 7 there 9 any 9 any 11 stranger 9 any 12 around 10 terrible 11 stranger 12 around 14 , 12 around 16 muttered 13 here 14 , 14 , 15 " 16 muttered 18 . jimmy grinned as he listened . 1 jimmy 2 grinned 2 grinned 3 as 3 as 4 he 4 he 5 listened 5 listened 6 . " that 's [prickly] [porky] telling himself how good his dinner tastes , " laughed [jimmy] . 1 " 2 that 1 " 6 telling 2 that 3 's 6 telling 12 tastes 7 himself 8 how 8 how 9 good 9 good 10 his 10 his 11 dinner 11 dinner 12 tastes 12 tastes 13 , 13 , 14 " 13 , 15 laughed 15 laughed 17 . " [funny] how some people do like to hear their own voices . " 1 " 3 how 3 how 5 people 3 how 9 hear 4 some 5 people 5 people 6 do 6 do 7 like 7 like 8 to 9 hear 10 their 10 their 11 own 11 own 12 voices 12 voices 13 . 13 . 14 " " hello ! " said [jimmy] [skunk] . 1 " 2 hello 2 hello 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 8 . prickly [porky] took no notice . 1 prickly 3 took 3 took 4 no 4 no 5 notice 5 notice 6 . he was so busy eating , and making so much noise about it , that he didn't hear [jimmy] at all . 1 he 2 was 1 he 5 eating 1 he 17 didn't 2 was 3 so 3 so 4 busy 5 eating 8 making 6 , 7 and 6 , 8 making 9 so 10 much 10 much 17 didn't 11 noise 12 about 12 about 13 it 13 it 14 , 14 , 16 he 15 that 16 he 16 he 17 didn't 17 didn't 22 . 18 hear 20 at 18 hear 22 . 20 at 21 all " hello ! " shouted [jimmy] a little louder . 1 " 3 ! 2 hello 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 shouted 5 shouted 7 a 7 a 8 little 8 little 9 louder 9 louder 10 . " hello , there ! 1 " 2 hello 2 hello 3 , 3 , 4 there 4 there 5 ! are you deaf ? " 1 are 2 you 2 you 3 deaf 3 deaf 4 ? 4 ? 5 " of course this wasn't polite at all , but [jimmy] was feeling a little out of sorts because he had had to make this call . 1 of 2 course 1 of 3 this 3 this 4 wasn't 4 wasn't 5 polite 4 wasn't 12 feeling 5 polite 6 at 5 polite 8 , 6 at 7 all 8 , 9 but 9 but 11 was 12 feeling 13 a 12 feeling 18 because 13 a 14 little 14 little 15 out 16 of 17 sorts 17 sorts 18 because 18 because 23 make 19 he 20 had 19 he 21 had 21 had 22 to 22 to 23 make 23 make 26 . 24 this 25 call 25 call 26 . this time [prickly] [porky] looked down . 1 this 2 time 2 time 5 looked 5 looked 6 down 6 down 7 . " hello yourself , and see how you like it , [jimmy] [skunk] ! " he cried . 1 " 2 hello 1 " 8 you 2 hello 3 yourself 2 hello 4 , 5 and 6 see 5 and 8 you 6 see 7 how 8 you 17 cried 9 like 10 it 9 like 16 he 10 it 11 , 14 ! 15 " 15 " 16 he 16 he 17 cried 17 cried 18 . " come on up and have some of this nice bark with me . " 1 " 2 come 1 " 4 up 2 come 3 on 2 come 4 up 4 up 7 some 5 and 6 have 6 have 7 some 7 some 10 nice 8 of 9 this 9 this 10 nice 10 nice 11 bark 11 bark 12 with 12 with 13 me 12 with 14 . 14 . 15 " jimmy made a face at him . 1 jimmy 2 made 2 made 3 a 3 a 4 face 3 a 7 . 5 at 6 him 6 him 7 . " thank you , [i] 've just dined . 1 " 3 you 2 thank 3 you 3 you 4 , 3 you 6 've 6 've 7 just 7 just 8 dined 8 dined 9 . come down here where [i] can talk to you without straining my voice , " he replied . 1 come 7 talk 2 down 3 here 3 here 4 where 4 where 6 can 6 can 7 talk 7 talk 11 straining 8 to 9 you 8 to 10 without 10 without 11 straining 11 straining 13 voice 12 my 13 voice 13 voice 14 , 13 voice 18 . 14 , 15 " 16 he 18 . 17 replied 18 . " wait until [i] get another bite , " replied [prickly] [porky] , stripping off a long piece of bark . 1 " 3 until 2 wait 3 until 3 until 14 stripping 5 get 6 another 5 get 7 bite 6 another 7 bite 7 bite 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 replied 10 replied 13 , 13 , 14 stripping 14 stripping 16 a 15 off 16 a 16 a 17 long 17 long 21 . 18 piece 20 bark 19 of 20 bark 20 bark 21 . then with this [to] chew on , he came half way down the tree and made himself comfortable on a big limb . 1 then 11 way 2 with 3 this 3 this 5 chew 5 chew 10 half 6 on 7 , 7 , 8 he 8 he 9 came 9 came 10 half 10 half 11 way 11 way 16 made 12 down 14 tree 13 the 14 tree 14 tree 15 and 14 tree 16 made 15 and 16 made 16 made 18 comfortable 17 himself 18 comfortable 18 comfortable 21 big 19 on 20 a 20 a 21 big 21 big 23 . 22 limb 23 . " now , what is it you've got on your mind ? " he demanded . 1 " 4 what 2 now 3 , 3 , 4 what 4 what 8 got 5 is 6 it 6 it 7 you've 7 you've 8 got 8 got 12 ? 9 on 10 your 10 your 11 mind 11 mind 12 ? 12 ? 13 " 13 " 14 he 14 he 16 . 15 demanded 16 . at once [jimmy] told him the queer story [peter] [rabbit] had told . 1 at 2 once 1 at 7 queer 2 once 4 told 4 told 5 him 6 the 7 queer 7 queer 8 story 8 story 12 told 11 had 12 told 12 told 13 . " [i] 've been sent up here to find out if you have seen this legless , headless , tailess creature . 1 " 9 find 3 've 4 been 3 've 5 sent 5 sent 6 up 5 sent 9 find 6 up 7 here 7 here 8 to 9 find 21 creature 10 out 11 if 11 if 12 you 12 you 13 have 12 you 14 seen 14 seen 20 tailess 14 seen 21 creature 15 this 16 legless 16 legless 20 tailess 17 , 18 headless 18 headless 19 , 18 headless 20 tailess 21 creature 22 . have you ? " he concluded . 1 have 2 you 2 you 3 ? 3 ? 4 " 4 " 5 he 5 he 6 concluded 6 concluded 7 . prickly [porky] slowly shook his head . 1 prickly 3 slowly 3 slowly 4 shook 4 shook 5 his 5 his 6 head 6 head 7 . " no , " said he . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 6 he 7 . " [i] 've been right here all the time , and [i] haven't seen any such creature . " 1 " 9 time 3 've 4 been 4 been 5 right 5 right 6 here 5 right 9 time 6 here 7 all 7 all 8 the 9 time 10 , 10 , 11 and 10 , 13 haven't 13 haven't 14 seen 14 seen 15 any 14 seen 17 creature 15 any 16 such 16 such 17 creature 17 creature 18 . 18 . 19 " " that 's all [i] want to know , " replied [jimmy] . 1 " 2 that 1 " 6 want 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 all 6 want 7 to 7 to 8 know 8 know 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 replied 11 replied 13 . " peter [rabbit] 's got something the matter with his eyes , and [i] 'm going straight back to the [old] [briar-patch] to tell him so . 1 " 4 's 2 peter 4 's 4 's 8 matter 5 got 7 the 6 something 7 the 7 the 8 matter 8 matter 12 , 9 with 11 eyes 10 his 11 eyes 11 eyes 12 , 12 , 16 going 13 and 15 'm 15 'm 16 going 16 going 17 straight 17 straight 18 back 17 straight 23 to 18 back 19 to 19 to 20 the 23 to 24 tell 24 tell 25 him 24 tell 26 so 26 so 27 . much obliged . " 1 much 2 obliged 2 obliged 3 . 3 . 4 " with that [jimmy] started back the way he had come , grumbling to himself . 1 with 2 that 2 that 7 way 4 started 5 back 5 back 6 the 6 the 7 way 7 way 12 grumbling 8 he 9 had 9 had 10 come 10 come 11 , 11 , 12 grumbling 12 grumbling 13 to 13 to 14 himself 14 himself 15 . [viii] [prickly] [porky] [nearly] [chokes] he was very busy , was [redeye] , telling all who would listen how happy he was and what a beautiful world this is . 1 he 4 busy 1 he 19 what 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 busy 5 , 6 was 5 , 9 telling 8 , 9 telling 9 telling 14 how 10 all 11 who 11 who 13 listen 12 would 13 listen 13 listen 14 how 14 how 15 happy 15 happy 16 he 15 happy 19 what 16 he 17 was 18 and 19 what 19 what 25 . 20 a 21 beautiful 21 beautiful 22 world 21 beautiful 25 . 22 world 24 is 23 this 24 is it never seems to enter his head that he is making other people happy just by being happy himself and saying so . 1 it 2 never 1 it 11 making 2 never 3 seems 2 never 5 enter 3 seems 4 to 5 enter 6 his 5 enter 7 head 7 head 8 that 8 that 9 he 9 he 10 is 11 making 14 happy 12 other 13 people 13 people 14 happy 14 happy 15 just 15 just 18 happy 16 by 17 being 17 being 18 happy 18 happy 23 . 19 himself 20 and 20 and 21 saying 21 saying 22 so 22 so 23 . right away he saw that [prickly] [porky] was in some kind of trouble , and that it was he who was making the queer noise . 1 right 2 away 2 away 3 he 3 he 4 saw 3 he 8 was 4 saw 5 that 8 was 9 in 8 was 11 kind 9 in 10 some 11 kind 16 that 12 of 13 trouble 13 trouble 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 that 16 that 21 was 17 it 20 who 17 it 21 was 18 was 19 he 19 he 20 who 21 was 22 making 22 making 26 . 23 the 24 queer 24 queer 26 . 25 noise 26 . it was such a strange performance that [redeye] simply stared for a minute . 1 it 2 was 1 it 12 a 2 was 3 such 2 was 4 a 4 a 5 strange 4 a 9 simply 5 strange 6 performance 6 performance 7 that 9 simply 11 for 10 stared 11 for 12 a 13 minute 13 minute 14 . then in a flash it came to him what it meant . 1 then 6 came 2 in 3 a 3 a 4 flash 4 flash 5 it 5 it 6 came 6 came 7 to 7 to 8 him 8 him 9 what 9 what 10 it 10 it 12 . 11 meant 12 . prickly [porky] was choking , and if something wasn't done to help him , he might choke to death ! 1 prickly 5 , 3 was 4 choking 4 choking 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 10 done 7 if 9 wasn't 7 if 10 done 8 something 9 wasn't 10 done 11 to 11 to 13 him 12 help 13 him 13 him 14 , 14 , 15 he 15 he 16 might 15 he 17 choke 17 choke 19 death 18 to 19 death 19 death 20 ! now there was nothing that [redeye] himself could do to help , for he was too small . 1 now 10 to 2 there 3 was 3 was 4 nothing 3 was 7 himself 4 nothing 5 that 7 himself 8 could 8 could 9 do 9 do 10 to 10 to 11 help 10 to 16 too 11 help 12 , 12 , 13 for 13 for 14 he 14 he 15 was 16 too 17 small 17 small 18 . he must get help somewhere else , and he must do it quickly . 1 he 2 must 1 he 4 help 2 must 3 get 4 help 6 else 5 somewhere 6 else 6 else 10 must 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 he 9 he 10 must 10 must 12 it 10 must 13 quickly 11 do 12 it 13 quickly 14 . anxiously he looked this way and that way , but there was no one in sight . 1 anxiously 7 that 2 he 3 looked 3 looked 5 way 3 looked 7 that 4 this 5 way 5 way 6 and 7 that 8 way 8 way 12 was 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 there 11 there 12 was 12 was 13 no 13 no 14 one 14 one 15 in 15 in 16 sight 15 in 17 . then he remembered that [unc] ' [billy] [possum] 's hollow tree was not far away . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 remembered 3 remembered 4 that 3 remembered 16 . 6 ' 14 far 9 's 10 hollow 10 hollow 11 tree 11 tree 12 was 12 was 13 not 13 not 14 far 14 far 15 away 15 away 16 . perhaps [unc] ' [billy] could help . 1 perhaps 3 ' 3 ' 5 could 5 could 6 help 6 help 7 . he hoped that [unc] ' [billy] was at home , and he wasted no time in finding out . 1 he 2 hoped 2 hoped 3 that 2 hoped 14 no 5 ' 12 he 7 was 8 at 8 at 9 home 9 home 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 he 12 he 13 wasted 13 wasted 14 no 14 no 15 time 14 no 17 finding 15 time 16 in 17 finding 18 out 18 out 19 . he saw right away what was the trouble . 1 he 2 saw 1 he 3 right 3 right 7 the 4 away 5 what 5 what 6 was 6 was 7 the 7 the 8 trouble 8 trouble 9 . prickly [porky] did as he was told . 1 prickly 3 did 3 did 4 as 4 as 5 he 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 told 7 told 8 . indeed , he was so weak from his long struggle that he was glad to . 1 indeed 2 , 1 indeed 4 was 2 , 3 he 4 was 5 so 4 was 6 weak 6 weak 9 long 7 from 8 his 8 his 9 long 9 long 10 struggle 9 long 14 glad 10 struggle 11 that 11 that 12 he 12 he 13 was 14 glad 15 to 14 glad 16 . 15 to 16 . unc ' [billy] caught hold of the piece of bark hanging from [prickly] [porky] 's mouth . 1 unc 2 ' 2 ' 8 piece 4 caught 5 hold 5 hold 6 of 6 of 7 the 7 the 8 piece 8 piece 10 bark 9 of 10 bark 10 bark 11 hanging 10 bark 16 mouth 11 hanging 12 from 15 's 16 mouth 16 mouth 17 . then he braced himself and pulled with all his might . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 braced 3 braced 4 himself 4 himself 5 and 5 and 6 pulled 6 pulled 7 with 6 pulled 11 . 7 with 8 all 7 with 9 his 9 his 10 might for a minute the piece of bark held . 1 for 2 a 1 for 3 minute 3 minute 6 of 4 the 5 piece 5 piece 6 of 6 of 7 bark 7 bark 8 held 8 held 9 . then it gave way so suddenly that [unc] ' [billy] fell over flat on his back . 1 then 2 it 1 then 3 gave 3 gave 4 way 3 gave 6 suddenly 4 way 5 so 6 suddenly 7 that 6 suddenly 13 flat 9 ' 11 fell 11 fell 12 over 12 over 13 flat 13 flat 17 . 14 on 15 his 15 his 16 back 16 back 17 . [ [illustration] : then he braced himself and pulled with all his might . 1 [ 3 : 3 : 4 then 4 then 5 he 5 he 9 pulled 6 braced 7 himself 7 himself 8 and 8 and 9 pulled 9 pulled 10 with 9 pulled 14 . 10 with 11 all 10 with 12 his 13 might 14 . page [@number@] ] 1 page 3 ] prickly [porky] grinned weakly and rather foolishly . 1 prickly 3 grinned 1 prickly 4 weakly 4 weakly 5 and 5 and 6 rather 6 rather 7 foolishly 7 foolishly 8 . " it wasn't greed , [unc] ' [billy] . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 wasn't 3 wasn't 4 greed 4 greed 7 ' 5 , 7 ' 7 ' 9 . it wasn't greed at all , " he replied . 1 it 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 greed 3 greed 4 at 3 greed 9 replied 4 at 5 all 5 all 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 he 9 replied 10 . " then what was it , may [ah] ask ? " demanded [unc] ' [billy] severely . 1 " 2 then 1 " 3 what 3 what 4 was 3 what 7 may 5 it 6 , 5 it 7 may 7 may 9 ask 9 ask 10 ? 10 ? 11 " 10 ? 14 ' 11 " 12 demanded 14 ' 16 severely 16 severely 17 . he laughed and laughed and laughed , until finally [unc] ' [billy] quite lost patience . 1 he 2 laughed 1 he 6 laughed 2 laughed 3 and 3 and 4 laughed 4 laughed 5 and 6 laughed 9 finally 7 , 8 until 8 until 9 finally 9 finally 15 patience 11 ' 13 quite 13 quite 14 lost 14 lost 15 patience 15 patience 16 . " yo ' cert'nly have lost your manners , [brer] [porky] ! " he snapped . 1 " 2 yo 1 " 7 your 2 yo 3 ' 2 yo 4 cert'nly 3 ' 4 cert'nly 4 cert'nly 5 have 5 have 6 lost 7 your 8 manners 8 manners 9 , 8 manners 12 ! 12 ! 13 " 13 " 15 snapped 14 he 15 snapped 15 snapped 16 . prickly [porky] wiped the tears from his eyes . 1 prickly 5 tears 3 wiped 4 the 4 the 5 tears 5 tears 6 from 6 from 7 his 7 his 8 eyes 8 eyes 9 . " come closer so that [i] can whisper , [unc] ' [billy] , " said he . 1 " 2 come 1 " 7 can 2 come 5 that 3 closer 4 so 4 so 5 that 7 can 8 whisper 8 whisper 11 ' 9 , 11 ' 11 ' 15 said 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 said 15 said 16 he 16 he 17 . [ix] [jimmy] [skunk] [and] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [tell] [different] [stories] the little people of the [green] [meadows] and the [green] [forest] didn't know what to believe . 1 the 2 little 2 little 3 people 3 people 4 of 4 of 5 the 5 the 14 what 8 and 9 the 8 and 12 didn't 12 didn't 13 know 13 know 14 what 14 what 16 believe 15 to 16 believe 16 believe 17 . first came [peter] [rabbit] with the strangest kind of a story about being chased by a terrible creature without legs , head , or tail . 1 first 2 came 2 came 10 a 5 with 8 kind 6 the 7 strangest 6 the 8 kind 8 kind 9 of 9 of 10 a 10 a 11 story 11 story 12 about 11 story 16 a 13 being 14 chased 13 being 16 a 14 chased 15 by 16 a 19 without 17 terrible 18 creature 17 terrible 19 without 19 without 24 or 20 legs 21 , 20 legs 24 or 21 , 22 head 22 head 23 , 24 or 25 tail 25 tail 26 . he said that it had come down the hill where [prickly] [porky] the [porcupine] lives in the [green] [forest] . 1 he 2 said 1 he 5 had 2 said 3 that 4 it 5 had 5 had 6 come 6 come 8 the 7 down 8 the 8 the 9 hill 9 hill 13 the 10 where 13 the 13 the 15 lives 15 lives 16 in 16 in 17 the 17 the 20 . if [jimmy] [skunk] was right , why [peter] [rabbit] 's queer story wasn't to be believed at all . 1 if 5 right 4 was 5 right 5 right 7 why 6 , 7 why 7 why 13 wasn't 10 's 11 queer 11 queer 12 story 11 queer 13 wasn't 13 wasn't 14 to 14 to 15 be 15 be 19 . 16 believed 17 at 16 believed 19 . 17 at 18 all if [unc] ' [billy] was right , why [peter] 's story wasn't as crazy as it sounded . 1 if 3 ' 3 ' 8 why 5 was 6 right 6 right 7 , 7 , 8 why 8 why 11 story 10 's 11 story 11 story 12 wasn't 12 wasn't 18 . 13 as 14 crazy 14 crazy 15 as 14 crazy 17 sounded 16 it 17 sounded 17 sounded 18 . little by little they began to think that [jimmy] [skunk] was right , and that [peter] [rabbit] 's terrible creature existed only in [peter] 's imagination . 1 little 2 by 2 by 3 little 3 little 19 terrible 4 they 5 began 5 began 12 right 6 to 7 think 7 think 8 that 7 think 12 right 8 that 11 was 12 right 14 and 12 right 19 terrible 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 that 15 that 18 's 19 terrible 20 creature 20 creature 22 only 20 creature 23 in 21 existed 22 only 23 in 26 imagination 25 's 26 imagination 26 imagination 27 . about this time [unc] ' [billy] told of having just such an experience as [peter] had . 1 about 2 this 1 about 3 time 3 time 12 an 5 ' 7 told 7 told 8 of 8 of 9 having 8 of 11 such 9 having 10 just 11 such 12 an 12 an 13 experience 13 experience 14 as 14 as 16 had 16 had 17 . " what did you do , [unc] ' [billy] ? " asked [bobby] [coon] . 1 " 4 you 2 what 3 did 3 did 4 you 4 you 5 do 4 you 10 ? 5 do 6 , 6 , 8 ' 10 ? 11 " 11 " 12 asked 12 asked 15 . " what did [ah] do ? 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 did 3 did 5 do 5 do 6 ? " yes , [sah] , [ah] done run , and [ah] didn't turn around until [ah] was safe in mah holler tree . " 1 " 2 yes 2 yes 3 , 3 , 10 and 5 , 7 done 7 done 8 run 8 run 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 14 around 12 didn't 13 turn 13 turn 14 around 14 around 15 until 15 until 19 in 15 until 22 tree 17 was 18 safe 18 safe 19 in 20 mah 21 holler 20 mah 22 tree 22 tree 23 . 23 . 24 " " pooh ! " sneered [reddy] [fox] , who had been listening . 1 " 5 sneered 2 pooh 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 sneered 5 sneered 9 who 8 , 9 who 9 who 12 listening 10 had 11 been 11 been 12 listening 12 listening 13 . " you 're a coward . 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 're 3 're 4 a 4 a 5 coward 5 coward 6 . i wouldn't have run ! 1 i 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 3 have 3 have 4 run 4 run 5 ! i would have waited and found out what it was . 1 i 2 would 1 i 3 have 1 i 4 waited 4 waited 6 found 5 and 6 found 6 found 7 out 7 out 8 what 8 what 9 it 9 it 11 . 10 was 11 . you and [peter] [rabbit] would run away from your own shadows . " 1 you 2 and 1 you 6 run 5 would 6 run 6 run 7 away 7 away 8 from 8 from 9 your 9 your 11 shadows 10 own 11 shadows 11 shadows 12 . 12 . 13 " " you don't dare go there yourself at daybreak to-morrow ! " retorted [unc] ' [billy] . 1 " 3 don't 2 you 3 don't 3 don't 7 yourself 4 dare 5 go 5 go 6 there 5 go 7 yourself 7 yourself 11 ! 8 at 9 daybreak 9 daybreak 10 to-morrow 10 to-morrow 11 ! 11 ! 12 " 12 " 13 retorted 13 retorted 15 ' 15 ' 17 . " [i] do too ! " declared [reddy] angrily , though he didn't have the least intention of going . 1 " 3 do 1 " 4 too 3 do 4 too 4 too 7 declared 5 ! 6 " 5 ! 7 declared 7 declared 11 though 9 angrily 10 , 9 angrily 11 though 11 though 12 he 12 he 13 didn't 13 didn't 16 least 14 have 15 the 14 have 16 least 16 least 17 intention 17 intention 18 of 17 intention 20 . 19 going 20 . " all right . 1 " 2 all 2 all 3 right 3 right 4 . then [reddy] knew that he would have to go or else be called a coward . 1 then 5 he 1 then 6 would 3 knew 4 that 4 that 5 he 5 he 6 would 6 would 13 called 7 have 8 to 8 to 9 go 9 go 11 else 9 go 13 called 10 or 11 else 11 else 12 be 13 called 14 a 14 a 15 coward 15 coward 16 . " [i] 'll be there , " he snarled angrily , as he slunk away . 1 " 6 , 3 'll 4 be 3 'll 5 there 5 there 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 he 8 he 9 snarled 9 snarled 10 angrily 9 snarled 11 , 11 , 12 as 12 as 13 he 13 he 14 slunk 14 slunk 16 . 15 away 16 . [x] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [tells] [jimmy] [skunk] [a] [secret] be sure before you drop a friend [that] you 've done nothing to offend . 1 be 2 sure 2 sure 3 before 2 sure 10 've 3 before 4 you 3 before 6 a 4 you 5 drop 6 a 7 friend 9 you 10 've 10 've 13 to 10 've 14 offend 11 done 12 nothing 11 done 13 to 14 offend 15 . a friend is always worth keeping . 1 a 2 friend 2 friend 4 always 3 is 4 always 4 always 5 worth 5 worth 6 keeping 6 keeping 7 . unc ' [billy] [possum] says so , and he knows . 1 unc 2 ' 2 ' 5 says 5 says 6 so 6 so 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 he 9 he 10 knows 10 knows 11 . and when [unc] ' [billy] makes a friend , he keeps him . 1 and 2 when 2 when 10 he 4 ' 6 makes 6 makes 7 a 7 a 8 friend 8 friend 9 , 9 , 10 he 10 he 11 keeps 11 keeps 12 him 12 him 13 . he says that it is easier and a lot better to keep a friend than to make a new [one] . 1 he 2 says 1 he 5 is 2 says 3 that 2 says 4 it 5 is 15 than 6 easier 8 a 6 easier 12 keep 7 and 8 a 8 a 9 lot 10 better 11 to 11 to 12 keep 12 keep 13 a 13 a 14 friend 13 a 15 than 15 than 19 new 16 to 17 make 17 make 18 a 18 a 19 new 19 new 21 . instead , he goes to that friend , [finds] out what the trouble is , explains it all away , and then does something nice . 1 instead 5 to 2 , 3 he 3 he 4 goes 4 goes 5 to 5 to 11 what 6 that 10 out 7 friend 8 , 8 , 10 out 10 out 11 what 11 what 21 and 12 the 13 trouble 13 trouble 14 is 13 trouble 15 , 13 trouble 16 explains 16 explains 17 it 17 it 18 all 18 all 19 away 19 away 20 , 20 , 21 and 21 and 22 then 22 then 23 does 23 does 24 something 23 does 25 nice 24 something 25 nice 25 nice 26 . in fact , they had been partners in stealing eggs from the hen-house of [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 1 in 2 fact 1 in 6 been 2 fact 3 , 3 , 4 they 4 they 5 had 6 been 10 eggs 7 partners 8 in 7 partners 9 stealing 8 in 9 stealing 9 stealing 10 eggs 10 eggs 14 of 10 eggs 18 boy 11 from 12 the 12 the 13 hen-house 13 hen-house 14 of 17 's 18 boy 18 boy 19 . it seemed to him that either [prickly] [porky] had told an untruth or that [unc] ' [billy] was telling an untruth . 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 to 3 to 4 him 4 him 5 that 5 that 6 either 6 either 9 had 9 had 10 told 10 told 11 an 10 told 22 . 11 an 12 untruth 11 an 13 or 13 or 14 that 16 ' 21 untruth 18 was 19 telling 19 telling 20 an 20 an 21 untruth 21 untruth 22 . it made him very angry . 1 it 2 made 2 made 3 him 3 him 4 very 4 very 5 angry 5 angry 6 . jimmy scowled and was going to pass without so much as speaking . 1 jimmy 6 to 2 scowled 3 and 3 and 4 was 4 was 5 going 5 going 6 to 6 to 8 without 7 pass 8 without 8 without 10 much 9 so 10 much 10 much 11 as 11 as 12 speaking 12 speaking 13 . unc ' [billy] 's shrewd little eyes twinkled , and he grinned as only [unc] ' [billy] can grin . 1 unc 12 grinned 1 unc 18 can 2 ' 8 twinkled 4 's 5 shrewd 5 shrewd 6 little 6 little 7 eyes 7 eyes 8 twinkled 8 twinkled 9 , 8 twinkled 12 grinned 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 he 10 and 12 grinned 12 grinned 13 as 12 grinned 14 only 14 only 16 ' 18 can 19 grin 19 grin 20 . " howdy , [brer] [skunk] , " said he . 1 " 2 howdy 2 howdy 3 , 3 , 7 " 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 he 9 he 10 . jimmy just frowned harder than ever and tried to pass . 1 jimmy 2 just 1 jimmy 4 harder 2 just 3 frowned 4 harder 5 than 4 harder 7 and 5 than 6 ever 7 and 10 pass 8 tried 9 to 9 to 10 pass 10 pass 11 . " howdy , [brer] [skunk] , " repeated [unc] ' [billy] [possum] . 1 " 2 howdy 2 howdy 3 , 3 , 7 " 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 repeated 8 repeated 10 ' 10 ' 13 . " yo ' must have something on your mind . " 1 " 2 yo 2 yo 3 ' 3 ' 4 must 4 must 5 have 5 have 6 something 6 something 7 on 6 something 10 . 7 on 8 your 8 your 9 mind 10 . 11 " jimmy [skunk] stopped . 1 jimmy 3 stopped 3 stopped 4 . " [i] have ! " he snapped . 1 " 7 snapped 3 have 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 he 6 he 7 snapped 7 snapped 8 . " [i] want to know whether it is you or [prickly] [porky] who has been telling an untruth . 1 " 5 know 1 " 9 you 3 want 4 to 3 want 5 know 5 know 8 is 6 whether 8 is 7 it 8 is 9 you 14 has 9 you 17 an 10 or 13 who 13 who 14 has 14 has 16 telling 15 been 16 telling 17 an 18 untruth 18 untruth 19 . if [peter] saw that thing , [prickly] [porky] would know it , for he hasn't been away from home this summer . 1 if 9 would 1 if 15 hasn't 3 saw 4 that 3 saw 5 thing 5 thing 6 , 5 thing 9 would 9 would 10 know 10 know 11 it 11 it 12 , 12 , 13 for 13 for 14 he 15 hasn't 21 summer 16 been 17 away 16 been 20 this 17 away 18 from 17 away 19 home 19 home 20 this 20 this 21 summer 21 summer 22 . why would he tell me that he hasn't seen it if he has ? " 1 why 3 he 1 why 4 tell 2 would 3 he 4 tell 5 me 4 tell 6 that 6 that 7 he 7 he 9 seen 8 hasn't 9 seen 9 seen 10 it 10 it 11 if 11 if 12 he 12 he 13 has 13 has 14 ? 14 ? 15 " " [don] ' be hasty , [brer] [skunk] . 1 " 4 be 3 ' 4 be 4 be 5 hasty 5 hasty 6 , 6 , 9 . don ' be hasty , " replied [unc] ' [billy] soothingly . 1 don 3 be 2 ' 3 be 3 be 4 hasty 4 hasty 5 , 5 , 6 " 5 , 7 replied 7 replied 12 . 9 ' 11 soothingly 11 soothingly 12 . " ah haven't said that [brer] [porky] told me that he had seen the thing that [peter] says chased him . 1 " 2 ah 1 " 4 said 1 " 8 told 2 ah 3 haven't 4 said 5 that 8 told 16 that 9 me 10 that 10 that 11 he 11 he 12 had 12 had 13 seen 13 seen 14 the 14 the 15 thing 15 thing 16 that 16 that 19 chased 18 says 19 chased 19 chased 21 . 20 him 21 . he told the truth when he told you that he hadn't seen any stranger around his hill . 1 he 2 told 1 he 4 truth 2 told 3 the 4 truth 7 told 4 truth 14 stranger 5 when 6 he 5 when 7 told 7 told 12 seen 8 you 11 hadn't 8 you 12 seen 9 that 10 he 10 he 11 hadn't 12 seen 13 any 12 seen 14 stranger 14 stranger 17 hill 15 around 16 his 16 his 17 hill 17 hill 18 . what he told me was that " here [unc] ' [billy] whispered . 1 what 2 he 2 he 3 told 2 he 5 was 3 told 4 me 5 was 6 that 6 that 13 . 7 " 12 whispered 8 here 10 ' 8 here 12 whispered 12 whispered 13 . jimmy [skunk] 's face cleared . 1 jimmy 3 's 3 's 4 face 4 face 5 cleared 5 cleared 6 . " that 's different , " said he . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 different 4 different 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 8 he 8 he 9 . " of course it is , " replied [unc] ' [billy] . 1 " 3 course 1 " 6 , 2 of 3 course 3 course 4 it 4 it 5 is 6 , 7 " 6 , 8 replied 8 replied 10 ' 8 replied 12 . " yo ' see [peter] did see something strange , even if [brer] [porky] didn't . 1 " 2 yo 1 " 4 see 2 yo 3 ' 4 see 6 did 4 see 9 strange 6 did 7 see 6 did 9 strange 7 see 8 something 9 strange 10 , 10 , 11 even 11 even 12 if 12 if 15 didn't 15 didn't 16 . only don ' forget that it 's a secret . " 1 only 2 don 1 only 4 forget 2 don 3 ' 4 forget 6 it 5 that 6 it 6 it 7 's 7 's 8 a 8 a 9 secret 9 secret 10 . 10 . 11 " jimmy was chuckling by this time . 1 jimmy 3 chuckling 2 was 3 chuckling 3 chuckling 4 by 4 by 5 this 5 this 6 time 6 time 7 . " [i] won't forget , and [i] 'll be there , " he promised . 1 " 3 won't 1 " 8 'll 3 won't 4 forget 4 forget 5 , 5 , 6 and 8 'll 9 be 9 be 10 there 10 there 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 15 . 13 he 14 promised 14 promised 15 . " [don] ' mention it , [brer] [skunk] , don ' mention it . 1 " 14 . 3 ' 4 mention 3 ' 10 don 4 mention 5 it 5 it 6 , 9 , 10 don 10 don 11 ' 11 ' 12 mention 12 mention 13 it 13 it 14 . ah 'll be looking fo ' yo ' to-morrow mo'ning , " replied [unc] ' [billy] , with a sly wink that made [jimmy] laugh aloud . 1 ah 7 yo 2 'll 3 be 2 'll 4 looking 3 be 4 looking 4 looking 5 fo 5 fo 6 ' 6 ' 7 yo 7 yo 8 ' 8 ' 9 to-morrow 9 to-morrow 11 , 9 to-morrow 13 replied 10 mo'ning 11 , 12 " 13 replied 13 replied 21 wink 15 ' 20 sly 17 , 18 with 18 with 19 a 19 a 20 sly 20 sly 21 wink 21 wink 25 laugh 22 that 23 made 23 made 25 laugh 25 laugh 26 aloud 26 aloud 27 . [xi] [what] [happened] [to] [reddy] [fox] he was just idly boasting and nothing more . 1 he 2 was 1 he 4 idly 2 was 3 just 4 idly 5 boasting 5 boasting 6 and 6 and 7 nothing 7 nothing 8 more 7 nothing 9 . 8 more 9 . you see , [reddy] is one of the greatest boasters in the [green] [forest] or on the [green] [meadows] . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 2 see 5 is 5 is 6 one 6 one 7 of 7 of 8 the 8 the 9 greatest 9 greatest 10 boasters 9 greatest 20 . 10 boasters 11 in 11 in 12 the 15 or 20 . 16 on 17 the 17 the 20 . he likes to strut around and talk big . 1 he 2 likes 1 he 4 strut 2 likes 3 to 4 strut 5 around 5 around 6 and 6 and 7 talk 7 talk 9 . 8 big 9 . but like most boasters , he is a coward at heart . 1 but 2 like 2 like 3 most 3 most 4 boasters 4 boasters 7 is 5 , 6 he 6 he 7 is 7 is 8 a 8 a 9 coward 8 a 11 heart 9 coward 10 at 9 coward 11 heart 11 heart 12 . but think as he would , he couldn't think of a single excuse that would sound reasonable . 1 but 5 would 1 but 15 would 2 think 3 as 3 as 4 he 4 he 5 would 6 , 7 he 7 he 9 think 7 he 15 would 8 couldn't 9 think 9 think 11 a 10 of 11 a 11 a 12 single 12 single 13 excuse 13 excuse 14 that 15 would 18 . 16 sound 17 reasonable 17 reasonable 18 . but he knew that [bowser] was chained . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 knew 3 knew 4 that 4 that 6 was 6 was 7 chained 7 chained 8 . nevertheless he did go up to [farmer] [brown] 's dooryard to make sure . 1 nevertheless 2 he 1 nevertheless 3 did 2 he 3 did 3 did 5 up 4 go 5 up 5 up 6 to 5 up 10 dooryard 9 's 10 dooryard 10 dooryard 13 sure 11 to 12 make 12 make 13 sure 13 sure 14 . it was just as he expected , [bowser] was chained . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 just 3 just 4 as 4 as 5 he 5 he 6 expected 6 expected 7 , 6 expected 10 chained 9 was 10 chained 10 chained 11 . reddy sneaked away without even a look at [farmer] [brown] 's hen-house . 1 reddy 2 sneaked 1 reddy 3 away 3 away 4 without 4 without 5 even 4 without 6 a 6 a 7 look 7 look 8 at 7 look 13 . 11 's 12 hen-house 12 hen-house 13 . he didn't [see] that the door had carelessly been left open , and even if he had , it would have made no difference . 1 he 2 didn't 1 he 8 carelessly 2 didn't 4 that 4 that 5 the 5 the 6 door 6 door 7 had 8 carelessly 12 , 8 carelessly 25 . 9 been 10 left 9 been 12 , 10 left 11 open 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 even 14 even 15 if 15 if 16 he 17 had 23 no 17 had 25 . 18 , 19 it 19 it 20 would 20 would 21 have 21 have 22 made 21 have 23 no 23 no 24 difference he hadn't a bit of appetite . 1 he 2 hadn't 2 hadn't 3 a 3 a 4 bit 4 bit 5 of 5 of 6 appetite 6 appetite 7 . no , [sir] . 1 no 2 , 2 , 4 . reddy [fox] wouldn't have eaten the fattest chicken there if it had been right before him . 1 reddy 3 wouldn't 1 reddy 7 fattest 3 wouldn't 4 have 4 have 5 eaten 5 eaten 6 the 7 fattest 9 there 7 fattest 10 if 8 chicken 9 there 10 if 17 . 11 it 12 had 12 had 13 been 13 been 14 right 14 right 17 . 15 before 16 him 15 before 17 . he just wandered about restlessly , waiting for daybreak and hoping that something would turn up to prevent him from going to [prickly] [porky] 's hill . 1 he 5 restlessly 2 just 3 wandered 3 wandered 4 about 3 wandered 5 restlessly 5 restlessly 6 , 5 restlessly 7 waiting 7 waiting 8 for 8 for 9 daybreak 9 daybreak 16 up 10 and 11 hoping 11 hoping 12 that 12 that 13 something 13 something 14 would 14 would 15 turn 14 would 16 up 16 up 21 going 17 to 18 prevent 17 to 21 going 18 prevent 19 him 18 prevent 20 from 21 going 27 . 22 to 27 . 25 's 26 hill 26 hill 27 . he didn't dare to tell old [granny] [fox] about it . 1 he 2 didn't 1 he 5 tell 2 didn't 3 dare 3 dare 4 to 5 tell 6 old 6 old 9 about 9 about 10 it 10 it 11 . he knew just what she would say . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 just 3 just 5 she 4 what 5 she 5 she 6 would 6 would 7 say 7 say 8 . it seemed as if he could hear her sharp voice and the very words : 1 it 4 if 2 seemed 3 as 2 seemed 4 if 4 if 7 hear 5 he 6 could 6 could 7 hear 7 hear 10 voice 8 her 9 sharp 8 her 10 voice 10 voice 11 and 11 and 12 the 12 the 13 very 13 very 14 words 14 words 15 : " serves you right for boasting about something you don't know anything about . 1 " 2 serves 1 " 3 you 1 " 6 boasting 4 right 5 for 4 right 6 boasting 6 boasting 7 about 7 about 10 don't 8 something 9 you 9 you 10 don't 10 don't 11 know 11 know 12 anything 12 anything 14 . 13 about 14 . how many times have [i] told you that no good comes of boasting ? 1 how 2 many 1 how 7 you 2 many 3 times 3 times 4 have 4 have 6 told 7 you 8 that 8 that 9 no 9 no 11 comes 10 good 11 comes 11 comes 13 boasting 12 of 13 boasting 13 boasting 14 ? a wise [fox] never goes near strange things until he has found out all about them . 1 a 2 wise 1 a 6 near 1 a 7 strange 1 a 11 has 2 wise 4 never 4 never 5 goes 5 goes 6 near 6 near 7 strange 7 strange 8 things 8 things 9 until 9 until 10 he 11 has 13 out 11 has 15 about 12 found 13 out 14 all 15 about 15 about 16 them 16 them 17 . that is the only way to keep out of trouble and live to a ripe old age [.] 1 that 2 is 2 is 4 only 3 the 4 only 4 only 5 way 4 only 12 live 5 way 6 to 6 to 7 keep 7 keep 8 out 8 out 9 of 8 out 10 trouble 10 trouble 11 and 10 trouble 12 live 12 live 14 a 13 to 14 a 14 a 17 age 15 ripe 16 old 16 old 17 age wisdom is nothing but knowledge , and a wise [fox] always knows what he is doing . " 1 wisdom 7 and 1 wisdom 9 wise 2 is 3 nothing 3 nothing 6 , 4 but 5 knowledge 5 knowledge 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 a 8 a 9 wise 9 wise 11 always 11 always 14 he 12 knows 13 what 13 what 14 he 14 he 15 is 15 is 16 doing 15 is 17 . 17 . 18 " so [reddy] wandered about all the long night . 1 so 3 wandered 3 wandered 4 about 4 about 5 all 5 all 6 the 5 all 7 long 7 long 8 night 8 night 9 . it seemed as if it never would pass , and yet he wished it would last forever . 1 it 2 seemed 1 it 6 never 2 seemed 3 as 3 as 4 if 4 if 5 it 6 never 15 would 7 would 8 pass 8 pass 10 and 8 pass 11 yet 9 , 10 and 11 yet 12 he 11 yet 15 would 12 he 13 wished 13 wished 14 it 15 would 16 last 16 last 18 . 17 forever 18 . the more he thought about it , the more afraid he grew . 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 afraid 10 afraid 11 he 10 afraid 13 . 12 grew 13 . at last he saw the first beams from jolly , round , red [mr] [sun] creeping through the [green] [forest] . 1 at 5 the 2 last 3 he 2 last 4 saw 4 saw 5 the 5 the 6 first 6 first 13 red 7 beams 8 from 7 beams 9 jolly 9 jolly 13 red 10 , 11 round 11 round 12 , 12 , 13 red 13 red 17 through 16 creeping 17 through 17 through 18 the 18 the 21 . the time [had] come , and he must choose between making his boast good or being called a coward by everybody . 1 the 2 time 2 time 5 , 2 time 8 must 4 come 5 , 6 and 7 he 7 he 8 must 8 must 9 choose 8 must 11 making 9 choose 10 between 11 making 19 coward 12 his 13 boast 13 boast 16 being 14 good 15 or 14 good 16 being 16 being 17 called 17 called 18 a 18 a 19 coward 19 coward 21 everybody 19 coward 22 . 20 by 21 everybody very , very slowly , [reddy] [fox] began to walk towards the hill where [prickly] [porky] lives . 1 very 2 , 1 very 8 began 2 , 3 very 3 very 4 slowly 4 slowly 5 , 8 began 14 where 9 to 10 walk 9 to 11 towards 11 towards 12 the 12 the 13 hill 12 the 14 where 14 where 18 . 17 lives 18 . [xii] [what] [reddy] [fox] [saw] [and] [did] the trouble with a great many people is that they remember this too late . 1 the 7 people 2 trouble 3 with 3 with 4 a 4 a 5 great 5 great 7 people 6 many 7 people 7 people 11 remember 8 is 9 that 9 that 10 they 10 they 11 remember 11 remember 14 late 12 this 13 too 13 too 14 late 14 late 15 . reddy [fox] is one of these . 1 reddy 3 is 3 is 4 one 4 one 5 of 5 of 6 these 6 these 7 . you see it is a boastful tongue and an untruthful tongue and that is the worst combination for making trouble that [i] know of . 1 you 10 untruthful 2 see 3 it 3 it 4 is 4 is 5 a 5 a 8 and 5 a 10 untruthful 6 boastful 7 tongue 7 tongue 8 and 8 and 9 an 10 untruthful 17 combination 11 tongue 12 and 12 and 13 that 13 that 14 is 14 is 15 the 14 is 16 worst 15 the 16 worst 16 worst 17 combination 17 combination 20 trouble 18 for 19 making 19 making 20 trouble 20 trouble 23 know 21 that 23 know 23 know 25 . 24 of 25 . he had almost reached the foot of the hill without seeing anything out of the usual and without any signs of [unc] ' [billy] [possum] . 1 he 2 had 1 he 4 reached 2 had 3 almost 4 reached 6 foot 4 reached 8 the 5 the 6 foot 6 foot 7 of 8 the 11 seeing 8 the 12 anything 9 hill 10 without 9 hill 11 seeing 10 without 11 seeing 11 seeing 12 anything 12 anything 16 usual 13 out 15 the 14 of 15 the 15 the 16 usual 16 usual 19 any 17 and 18 without 17 and 19 any 19 any 20 signs 20 signs 21 of 20 signs 26 . 23 ' 26 . reddy looked up with a sickly grin . 1 reddy 2 looked 2 looked 3 up 3 up 4 with 4 with 5 a 5 a 6 sickly 6 sickly 8 . 7 grin 8 . there sat [unc] ' [billy] [possum] in a pine tree right over his head . 1 there 4 ' 1 there 9 pine 2 sat 4 ' 7 in 8 a 8 a 9 pine 9 pine 10 tree 9 pine 12 over 10 tree 11 right 12 over 13 his 13 his 14 head 14 head 15 . he knew now that there was no backing out ; he had got to go on . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 4 that 2 knew 5 there 3 now 4 that 5 there 11 he 6 was 7 no 7 no 8 backing 8 backing 9 out 9 out 10 ; 10 ; 11 he 11 he 15 go 12 had 13 got 13 got 14 to 13 got 15 go 15 go 17 . 16 on 17 . he tried to swagger and look very bold and brave . 1 he 2 tried 1 he 4 swagger 2 tried 3 to 4 swagger 5 and 4 swagger 6 look 4 swagger 7 very 6 look 7 very 7 very 8 bold 8 bold 10 brave 9 and 10 brave 10 brave 11 . " [i] told you [i] 'm not afraid . 1 " 4 you 3 told 4 you 4 you 6 'm 6 'm 7 not 7 not 8 afraid 7 not 9 . " keep right on to the foot of the hill ; that 's where [ah] saw it yesterday . 1 " 2 keep 1 " 12 that 2 keep 7 foot 3 right 4 on 3 right 5 to 3 right 7 foot 5 to 6 the 7 foot 10 hill 8 of 9 the 8 of 10 hill 10 hill 11 ; 12 that 19 . 13 's 14 where 14 where 16 saw 16 saw 18 yesterday 16 saw 19 . 17 it 18 yesterday my , [ah] 'm glad that we 've got some one so truly brave ! " replied [unc] ' [billy] . 1 my 2 , 2 , 4 'm 4 'm 7 we 5 glad 6 that 5 glad 7 we 7 we 14 brave 8 've 9 got 8 've 10 some 10 some 13 truly 11 one 12 so 12 so 13 truly 13 truly 14 brave 14 brave 15 ! 15 ! 16 " 15 ! 19 ' 16 " 17 replied 19 ' 21 . so , there being nothing else to do , he went on . 1 so 5 nothing 2 , 3 there 3 there 4 being 4 being 5 nothing 5 nothing 6 else 6 else 10 he 7 to 8 do 8 do 9 , 9 , 10 he 10 he 11 went 11 went 13 . 12 on 13 . he reached the foot of the hill [without] seeing or hearing a thing out of the usual . 1 he 2 reached 2 reached 4 foot 2 reached 6 the 3 the 4 foot 4 foot 5 of 6 the 9 seeing 7 hill 9 seeing 9 seeing 12 a 10 or 11 hearing 11 hearing 12 a 12 a 15 of 12 a 17 usual 13 thing 14 out 14 out 15 of 15 of 16 the 17 usual 18 . the [green] [forest] seemed just as it always had seemed . 1 the 4 seemed 4 seemed 5 just 5 just 6 as 6 as 7 it 7 it 8 always 8 always 10 seemed 9 had 10 seemed 10 seemed 11 . redeye the [vireo] was pouring out his little song of gladness , quite as if everything was just as it should be . 1 redeye 2 the 1 redeye 5 pouring 4 was 5 pouring 5 pouring 13 quite 6 out 7 his 6 out 9 song 7 his 8 little 9 song 10 of 9 song 11 gladness 11 gladness 12 , 12 , 13 quite 13 quite 18 just 14 as 15 if 15 if 16 everything 16 everything 17 was 16 everything 18 just 18 just 23 . 19 as 21 should 20 it 21 should 21 should 22 be 22 be 23 . reddy 's courage began to come back . 1 reddy 2 's 2 's 3 courage 3 courage 4 began 4 began 5 to 5 to 6 come 6 come 7 back 6 come 8 . nothing had happened , and nothing was going to happen . 1 nothing 4 , 2 had 3 happened 3 happened 4 , 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 nothing 6 nothing 9 to 7 was 8 going 8 going 9 to 9 to 10 happen 10 happen 11 . of course not ! 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 not 2 course 4 ! it was all some of [peter] [rabbit] 's foolishness . 1 it 2 was 1 it 3 all 3 all 4 some 4 some 5 of 5 of 10 . 8 's 9 foolishness 9 foolishness 10 . some day he would catch [peter] [rabbit] and put an end to such silly tales . 1 some 3 he 1 some 5 catch 2 day 3 he 3 he 4 would 5 catch 12 to 5 catch 15 tales 8 and 9 put 9 put 10 an 10 an 11 end 10 an 12 to 13 such 14 silly 13 such 15 tales 15 tales 16 . " ah ! 1 " 2 ah 2 ah 3 ! what was that ? " 1 what 2 was 2 was 3 that 3 that 4 ? 4 ? 5 " reddy 's sharp [ears] had caught a sound up near the top of the hill . 1 reddy 2 's 1 reddy 3 sharp 1 reddy 6 caught 3 sharp 5 had 6 caught 8 sound 6 caught 12 top 7 a 8 sound 9 up 11 the 9 up 12 top 10 near 11 the 11 the 12 top 12 top 13 of 13 of 16 . 14 the 15 hill 14 the 16 . he stopped short and looked up . 1 he 2 stopped 2 stopped 3 short 2 stopped 5 looked 3 short 4 and 5 looked 6 up 6 up 7 . for just a little wee minute [reddy] couldn't believe that his eyes saw right . 1 for 3 a 1 for 5 wee 2 just 3 a 3 a 4 little 5 wee 6 minute 5 wee 14 right 8 couldn't 9 believe 9 believe 12 eyes 9 believe 14 right 10 that 11 his 11 his 12 eyes 12 eyes 13 saw 14 right 15 . coming down the hill straight towards him was the strangest thing he ever had seen . 1 coming 3 the 1 coming 4 hill 2 down 3 the 3 the 4 hill 4 hill 5 straight 4 hill 6 towards 5 straight 6 towards 6 towards 7 him 6 towards 11 thing 8 was 9 the 9 the 10 strangest 10 strangest 11 thing 11 thing 16 . 12 he 13 ever 13 ever 15 seen 14 had 15 seen 15 seen 16 . he couldn't see any legs . 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 see 3 see 4 any 4 any 5 legs 5 legs 6 . he couldn't see any head . 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 see 3 see 4 any 4 any 5 head 5 head 6 . he couldn't see any tail . 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 see 3 see 4 any 4 any 5 tail 5 tail 6 . it was round like a ball , but it was the strangest looking ball that ever was . 1 it 2 was 1 it 5 a 1 it 10 was 2 was 3 round 3 round 4 like 5 a 6 ball 6 ball 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 it 10 was 11 the 10 was 13 looking 11 the 12 strangest 13 looking 14 ball 13 looking 18 . 15 that 16 ever 15 that 17 was 17 was 18 . it was covered with old leaves . 1 it 2 was 1 it 3 covered 3 covered 4 with 4 with 5 old 5 old 6 leaves 6 leaves 7 . reddy wouldn't have believed that it was alive but for the noises it was making . 1 reddy 7 was 2 wouldn't 3 have 2 wouldn't 4 believed 3 have 4 believed 4 believed 5 that 5 that 7 was 6 it 7 was 7 was 8 alive 8 alive 9 but 9 but 13 it 10 for 11 the 11 the 12 noises 12 noises 13 it 13 it 14 was 14 was 15 making 15 making 16 . for just a wee minute he stared , and then , what do you think he did ? 1 for 2 just 1 for 3 a 2 just 3 a 3 a 5 minute 4 wee 5 minute 5 minute 7 stared 6 he 7 stared 7 stared 10 then 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 then 10 then 13 do 11 , 12 what 11 , 13 do 13 do 15 think 14 you 15 think 15 think 16 he 16 he 17 did 17 did 18 ? yes , [sir] , that 's just what [reddy] [fox] did . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 5 that 5 that 6 's 6 's 7 just 7 just 8 what 8 what 11 did 11 did 12 . [ [illustration] : reddy wouldn't have believed that it was alive . 1 [ 6 have 3 : 4 reddy 4 reddy 5 wouldn't 5 wouldn't 6 have 6 have 7 believed 7 believed 8 that 8 that 9 it 9 it 12 . 10 was 11 alive 11 alive 12 . page [@number@] ] 1 page 3 ] [xiii] [reddy] [fox] [is] [very] [miserable] he forgot all about [unc] ' [billy] [possum] watching from the safety of a big pine-tree . 1 he 2 forgot 1 he 9 watching 2 forgot 3 all 2 forgot 4 about 4 about 6 ' 9 watching 10 from 10 from 11 the 10 from 12 safety 12 safety 15 big 13 of 14 a 14 a 15 big 15 big 17 . 16 pine-tree 17 . he didn't see [jimmy] [skunk] poking his head out from behind an old stump and laughing fit to kill himself . 1 he 2 didn't 1 he 7 his 2 didn't 3 see 3 see 6 poking 7 his 8 head 8 head 11 behind 8 head 14 stump 9 out 10 from 10 from 11 behind 12 an 14 stump 13 old 14 stump 14 stump 19 kill 15 and 16 laughing 16 laughing 18 to 17 fit 18 to 18 to 19 kill 19 kill 20 himself 20 himself 21 . when [reddy] was safely past , [peter] came out . 1 when 3 was 3 was 4 safely 4 safely 5 past 5 past 6 , 6 , 8 came 8 came 9 out 9 out 10 . " why ! 1 " 2 why 2 why 3 ! why , my gracious , [i] do believe [reddy] has had a fright ! " exclaimed [peter] . 1 why 2 , 1 why 4 gracious 1 why 7 do 2 , 3 my 4 gracious 5 , 7 do 11 had 7 do 18 . 8 believe 10 has 10 has 11 had 11 had 12 a 12 a 13 fright 14 ! 15 " 15 " 16 exclaimed 16 exclaimed 18 . " [i] do believe that was it ! " he cried . 1 " 3 do 1 " 4 believe 4 believe 5 that 5 that 6 was 6 was 11 cried 7 it 8 ! 8 ! 9 " 9 " 10 he 10 he 11 cried 11 cried 12 . " [i] do believe it was . 1 " 3 do 3 do 4 believe 4 believe 5 it 5 it 6 was 6 was 7 . reddy is coming from the direction of [prickly] [porky] 's , and that was where [i] got my fright . 1 reddy 3 coming 2 is 3 coming 3 coming 6 direction 4 from 5 the 5 the 6 direction 6 direction 7 of 6 direction 20 . 10 's 19 fright 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 that 13 that 14 was 13 that 15 where 15 where 17 got 15 where 19 fright 17 got 18 my 19 fright 20 . [i] [i] ["] peter hesitated . 1 peter 2 hesitated 2 hesitated 3 . he knew it would be a foolish thing to do , for he might walk right into danger . 1 he 5 be 2 knew 4 would 2 knew 5 be 3 it 4 would 5 be 11 , 5 be 16 right 6 a 7 foolish 7 foolish 10 do 7 foolish 11 , 8 thing 9 to 9 to 10 do 11 , 12 for 11 , 13 he 13 he 14 might 13 he 15 walk 16 right 17 into 16 right 18 danger 17 into 18 danger 18 danger 19 . " it won't do any harm to go part way up there , " thought [peter] . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 won't 2 it 6 harm 3 won't 4 do 4 do 5 any 6 harm 10 way 7 to 8 go 8 go 9 part 8 go 10 way 10 way 13 , 11 up 12 there 12 there 13 , 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 thought 14 " 17 . " perhaps [i] will find out something without going way up there . " 1 " 2 perhaps 1 " 4 will 4 will 6 out 5 find 6 out 6 out 7 something 7 something 8 without 8 without 9 going 8 without 10 way 9 going 10 way 10 way 11 up 10 way 13 . 11 up 12 there 13 . 14 " with that he boldly hopped up the hill and joined them . 1 with 2 that 1 with 4 boldly 2 that 3 he 4 boldly 6 up 5 hopped 6 up 6 up 8 hill 7 the 8 hill 8 hill 9 and 9 and 10 joined 10 joined 11 them 11 them 12 . " what 's the joke ? " he demanded . 1 " 2 what 1 " 3 's 3 's 5 joke 4 the 5 joke 5 joke 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 7 " 8 he 7 " 9 demanded 8 he 9 demanded 9 demanded 10 . " did you meet [reddy] [fox] ? " asked [jimmy] [skunk] , wiping the tears of laughter from his eyes . 1 " 4 meet 2 did 3 you 2 did 4 meet 4 meet 9 asked 7 ? 8 " 8 " 9 asked 9 asked 20 eyes 12 , 13 wiping 13 wiping 15 tears 14 the 15 tears 15 tears 16 of 15 tears 17 laughter 17 laughter 18 from 18 from 19 his 19 his 20 eyes 20 eyes 21 . " did [i] meet him ? 1 " 2 did 2 did 4 meet 4 meet 5 him 5 him 6 ? why , he almost ran into me and didn't see me at all . 1 why 2 , 1 why 5 ran 2 , 3 he 3 he 4 almost 5 ran 6 into 5 ran 9 didn't 6 into 7 me 7 me 8 and 9 didn't 10 see 9 didn't 11 me 11 me 12 at 12 at 13 all 13 all 14 . i guess he 's running yet . 1 i 2 guess 2 guess 3 he 3 he 4 's 4 's 5 running 5 running 6 yet 6 yet 7 . now , what 's the joke ? " 1 now 2 , 2 , 3 what 3 what 4 's 4 's 5 the 5 the 6 joke 6 joke 7 ? 7 ? 8 " peter demanded . 1 peter 2 demanded 2 demanded 3 . " now who else can we scare ? " 1 " 2 now 2 now 5 can 3 who 4 else 4 else 5 can 5 can 6 we 6 we 7 scare 7 scare 8 ? 8 ? 9 " all of which shows that there was something very like mischief being planned on the hill where [prickly] [porky] the [porcupine] lives . 1 all 2 of 2 of 3 which 3 which 4 shows 3 which 7 was 4 shows 5 that 6 there 7 was 7 was 8 something 7 was 12 being 8 something 10 like 9 very 10 like 10 like 11 mischief 12 being 16 hill 12 being 17 where 13 planned 14 on 13 planned 16 hill 15 the 16 hill 17 where 20 the 17 where 23 . 20 the 22 lives 22 lives 23 . [xiv] [reddy] [fox] [tries] [to] [keep] [out] [of] [sight] never in all his life was [reddy] [fox] more uncomfortable in his mind . 1 never 2 in 2 in 5 life 3 all 5 life 4 his 5 life 5 life 10 uncomfortable 6 was 9 more 9 more 10 uncomfortable 10 uncomfortable 11 in 11 in 12 his 12 his 13 mind 13 mind 14 . and he was right ; everybody did know it , and everybody was laughing about it . 1 and 2 he 1 and 4 right 2 he 3 was 4 right 10 , 5 ; 6 everybody 6 everybody 7 did 7 did 8 know 8 know 9 it 9 it 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 everybody 12 everybody 14 laughing 13 was 14 laughing 14 laughing 15 about 14 laughing 17 . 15 about 16 it usually he is very proud of his handsome red coat , but now he wished that he could get rid of it . 1 usually 2 he 1 usually 13 now 2 he 3 is 3 is 8 handsome 3 is 10 coat 4 very 5 proud 4 very 8 handsome 5 proud 7 his 6 of 7 his 9 red 10 coat 10 coat 11 , 11 , 12 but 13 now 19 get 14 he 15 wished 15 wished 16 that 16 that 17 he 16 that 18 could 18 could 19 get 19 get 23 . 20 rid 21 of 21 of 22 it 22 it 23 . it is very hard to keep out of sight when you have bright colored clothes . 1 it 2 is 1 it 9 sight 2 is 3 very 2 is 4 hard 3 very 4 hard 4 hard 5 to 5 to 6 keep 6 keep 7 out 7 out 8 of 9 sight 11 you 10 when 11 you 11 you 12 have 12 have 13 bright 13 bright 15 clothes 14 colored 15 clothes 15 clothes 16 . presently [sammy] [jay] 's sharp eyes spied him as he tried to crawl up on the young family of [mrs] [grouse] . 1 presently 10 he 4 's 6 eyes 5 sharp 6 eyes 6 eyes 7 spied 7 spied 8 him 8 him 9 as 9 as 10 he 10 he 11 tried 11 tried 12 to 11 tried 14 up 12 to 13 crawl 13 crawl 14 up 14 up 18 family 15 on 16 the 16 the 17 young 17 young 18 family 18 family 19 of 19 of 22 . at once [sammy] flew over there screaming at the top of his lungs : 1 at 2 once 2 once 4 flew 2 once 7 screaming 4 flew 6 there 5 over 6 there 7 screaming 8 at 8 at 10 top 9 the 10 top 10 top 11 of 11 of 12 his 12 his 13 lungs 13 lungs 14 : reddy looked up at [sammy] and snarled . 1 reddy 2 looked 2 looked 3 up 2 looked 6 and 3 up 4 at 6 and 7 snarled 7 snarled 8 . he had gone only a little way when a sharp voice called : " [coward] ! 1 he 2 had 1 he 3 gone 3 gone 4 only 3 gone 6 little 4 only 5 a 6 little 7 way 7 way 8 when 8 when 9 a 9 a 12 called 10 sharp 11 voice 11 voice 12 called 12 called 13 : 13 : 14 " 14 " 16 ! coward ! 1 coward 2 ! coward ! " 1 coward 2 ! 2 ! 3 " it was [chatterer] the [red] [squirrel] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 the 4 the 7 . no sooner had he got out out of [chatterer] 's sight than he heard another voice . 1 no 2 sooner 1 no 6 out 3 had 5 got 4 he 5 got 5 got 6 out 6 out 8 of 7 out 8 of 8 of 12 than 10 's 11 sight 11 sight 12 than 12 than 16 voice 13 he 14 heard 13 he 15 another 15 another 16 voice 16 voice 17 . it was saying over and over : 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 saying 3 saying 4 over 4 over 5 and 5 and 6 over 6 over 7 : " [dee] , dee , dee ! 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 dee 4 dee 6 dee 5 , 6 dee 6 dee 7 ! oh , me , me ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 4 , 1 oh 6 ! 3 me 4 , 5 me 6 ! some folks can talk so very brave [and] then such cowards be . " 1 some 5 so 2 folks 3 can 3 can 4 talk 3 can 5 so 5 so 7 brave 6 very 7 brave 7 brave 9 then 9 then 10 such 10 such 12 be 11 cowards 12 be 12 be 13 . 13 . 14 " it was [tommy] [tit] the [chickadee] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 5 the 5 the 7 . but nowhere that he could go was he free from those taunting voices . 1 but 2 nowhere 1 but 4 he 3 that 4 he 4 he 7 was 5 could 6 go 6 go 7 was 7 was 9 free 8 he 9 free 9 free 12 taunting 10 from 11 those 11 those 12 taunting 12 taunting 13 voices 13 voices 14 . " [bumble] , grumble , rumble , hum ! 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 grumble 4 grumble 5 , 5 , 6 rumble 6 rumble 7 , 7 , 8 hum 8 hum 9 ! reddy surely can run some . " 1 reddy 2 surely 2 surely 3 can 3 can 4 run 4 run 5 some 5 some 6 . 6 . 7 " late that afternoon old [granny] [fox] called him out , and it was clear to see that [granny] was very much put out about something . 1 late 4 old 2 that 3 afternoon 3 afternoon 4 old 4 old 9 out 7 called 8 him 7 called 9 out 9 out 12 it 9 out 20 very 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 it 12 it 13 was 13 was 14 clear 13 was 16 see 14 clear 15 to 16 see 17 that 17 that 19 was 20 very 24 about 21 much 22 put 21 much 24 about 22 put 23 out 24 about 26 . 25 something 26 . " [serves] you right for boasting ! " snapped [granny] . 1 " 3 you 3 you 4 right 4 right 7 ! 5 for 6 boasting 6 boasting 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 8 " 9 snapped 9 snapped 11 . " how many times have [i] told you that no good comes of boasting ? 1 " 2 how 1 " 4 times 2 how 3 many 4 times 8 you 5 have 7 told 7 told 8 you 8 you 11 good 9 that 10 no 10 no 11 good 11 good 12 comes 12 comes 13 of 12 comes 14 boasting 14 boasting 15 ? probably somebody has played a trick on you . 1 probably 2 somebody 2 somebody 3 has 3 has 4 played 4 played 5 a 5 a 6 trick 6 trick 7 on 6 trick 9 . 8 you 9 . i 've lived a good many years , and [i] never before heard of such a creature . 1 i 2 've 1 i 3 lived 1 i 13 heard 3 lived 4 a 4 a 5 good 4 a 11 never 5 good 8 , 6 many 7 years 7 years 8 , 8 , 9 and 11 never 12 before 13 heard 16 a 13 heard 18 . 14 of 15 such 15 such 16 a 16 a 17 creature if there were one , [i] 'd have seen it before now . 1 if 2 there 1 if 4 one 2 there 3 were 4 one 7 'd 5 , 7 'd 7 'd 8 have 8 have 9 seen 9 seen 10 it 10 it 11 before 11 before 12 now 12 now 13 . you go back into the house and stay there . 1 you 2 go 1 you 4 into 2 go 3 back 4 into 5 the 5 the 6 house 6 house 7 and 7 and 8 stay 8 stay 9 there 9 there 10 . you are a disgrace to the [fox] family . 1 you 2 are 1 you 4 disgrace 2 are 3 a 4 disgrace 5 to 5 to 6 the 6 the 8 family 8 family 9 . i am going to have a look about and find out what is going on . 1 i 2 am 1 i 3 going 1 i 5 have 3 going 4 to 5 have 11 out 6 a 7 look 6 a 8 about 8 about 9 and 8 about 11 out 9 and 10 find 11 out 12 what 12 what 13 is 13 is 14 going 14 going 16 . 15 on 16 . if this is some trick , they 'll find that old [granny] [fox] isn't so easily fooled . " 1 if 2 this 1 if 7 they 3 is 4 some 4 some 5 trick 4 some 6 , 6 , 7 they 7 they 11 old 8 'll 9 find 8 'll 11 old 9 find 10 that 11 old 14 isn't 14 isn't 15 so 15 so 16 easily 16 easily 17 fooled 16 easily 18 . 18 . 19 " [xv] [old] [granny] [fox] [investigates] in-vest-i-gate is a great big word , but its meaning is very simple . 1 in-vest-i-gate 2 is 1 in-vest-i-gate 13 simple 2 is 3 a 3 a 4 great 4 great 7 , 4 great 9 its 5 big 6 word 5 big 7 , 7 , 8 but 9 its 10 meaning 11 is 12 very 11 is 13 simple 13 simple 14 . to in-vest-i-gate is to look into and try to find out all about something . 1 to 5 look 2 in-vest-i-gate 3 is 3 is 4 to 4 to 5 look 5 look 8 try 6 into 7 and 7 and 8 try 8 try 10 find 9 to 10 find 10 find 11 out 11 out 12 all 12 all 13 about 13 about 14 something 14 something 15 . now old [granny] [fox] is very sly and smart and clever , as you all know . 1 now 2 old 2 old 5 is 5 is 7 sly 6 very 7 sly 7 sly 9 smart 8 and 9 smart 9 smart 11 clever 10 and 11 clever 11 clever 13 as 12 , 13 as 13 as 14 you 14 you 15 all 15 all 16 know 16 know 17 . compared with her , [reddy] [fox] is almost stupid . 1 compared 2 with 2 with 3 her 3 her 4 , 4 , 10 . 7 is 8 almost 8 almost 10 . 9 stupid 10 . he may be [as] sly and smart and clever some day , but he has got a lot to learn before then . 1 he 2 may 1 he 3 be 2 may 3 be 3 be 7 smart 5 sly 6 and 6 and 7 smart 7 smart 9 clever 8 and 9 clever 9 clever 12 , 10 some 11 day 11 day 12 , 12 , 16 got 13 but 14 he 14 he 15 has 14 he 16 got 16 got 21 before 17 a 18 lot 18 lot 19 to 18 lot 21 before 19 to 20 learn 21 before 22 then 22 then 23 . but old [granny] [fox] did nothing of the kind . 1 but 2 old 1 but 5 did 5 did 6 nothing 6 nothing 7 of 7 of 8 the 8 the 9 kind 8 the 10 . 9 kind 10 . oh , my , no ! 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 my 3 my 4 , 4 , 5 no 5 no 6 ! she went about hunting her dinner just as usual and didn't appear to be paying the least attention to what was going [on] about her . 1 she 2 went 1 she 9 usual 2 went 3 about 3 about 4 hunting 3 about 6 dinner 4 hunting 5 her 6 dinner 7 just 7 just 8 as 9 usual 13 to 9 usual 19 to 10 and 11 didn't 11 didn't 12 appear 12 appear 13 to 14 be 15 paying 15 paying 18 attention 16 the 17 least 17 least 18 attention 18 attention 19 to 19 to 20 what 20 what 24 about 21 was 22 going 22 going 24 about 24 about 25 her 25 her 26 . with her nose to the ground she ran this way and ran that way as if hunting for a trail . 1 with 2 her 1 with 6 ground 2 her 3 nose 2 her 6 ground 3 nose 5 the 4 to 5 the 6 ground 11 and 6 ground 17 hunting 7 she 8 ran 8 ran 10 way 9 this 10 way 10 way 11 and 12 ran 13 that 12 ran 14 way 14 way 15 as 15 as 16 if 16 if 17 hunting 17 hunting 21 . 18 for 20 trail 19 a 20 trail 20 trail 21 . granny had heard that the same thing had happened to [peter] [rabbit] and to [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] . 1 granny 2 had 1 granny 3 heard 3 heard 4 that 4 that 5 the 5 the 7 thing 6 same 7 thing 7 thing 8 had 8 had 9 happened 8 had 14 to 9 happened 10 to 9 happened 13 and 14 to 19 . so instead of coming to the hill along the hollow at the bottom , she came to it from the other way . 1 so 7 hill 2 instead 4 coming 2 instead 6 the 3 of 4 coming 5 to 6 the 6 the 7 hill 7 hill 8 along 8 along 9 the 8 along 10 hollow 9 the 10 hollow 10 hollow 17 to 10 hollow 23 . 11 at 12 the 11 at 13 bottom 12 the 13 bottom 13 bottom 16 came 14 , 15 she 15 she 16 came 16 came 17 to 18 it 19 from 19 from 20 the 20 the 21 other 21 other 22 way 21 other 23 . " if there is anything there , [i] 'll be behind it instead of in front of it , " she thought shrewdly . 1 " 2 if 1 " 4 is 2 if 3 there 4 is 5 anything 5 anything 6 there 6 there 11 behind 7 , 9 'll 9 'll 10 be 10 be 11 behind 11 behind 12 it 11 behind 22 thought 13 instead 14 of 13 instead 16 front 15 in 16 front 16 front 17 of 17 of 18 it 18 it 19 , 19 , 20 " 20 " 21 she 21 she 22 thought 22 thought 23 shrewdly 23 shrewdly 24 . no one would ever have guessed that she was thinking of anything else . 1 no 9 was 2 one 3 would 3 would 4 ever 4 ever 5 have 5 have 6 guessed 6 guessed 7 that 7 that 8 she 8 she 9 was 9 was 10 thinking 10 thinking 11 of 11 of 12 anything 12 anything 13 else 13 else 14 . she followed these down to the bottom , but there they disappeared . 1 she 2 followed 2 followed 3 these 2 followed 5 to 3 these 4 down 5 to 7 bottom 6 the 7 bottom 7 bottom 8 , 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 there 9 but 11 they 10 there 11 they 11 they 12 disappeared 12 disappeared 13 . as she was trotting home along the [lone] [little] [path] through the [green] [forest] , she met [unc] ' [billy] [possum] . 1 as 2 she 2 she 3 was 3 was 4 trotting 4 trotting 5 home 4 trotting 22 . 5 home 6 along 6 along 7 the 7 the 11 through 11 through 12 the 11 through 17 met 15 , 16 she 16 she 17 met 19 ' 22 . no , she didn't exactly meet him , because he saw her before she saw [him] , and he promptly climbed a tree . 1 no 4 didn't 1 no 11 saw 1 no 15 saw 2 , 3 she 3 she 4 didn't 4 didn't 6 meet 5 exactly 6 meet 6 meet 7 him 7 him 9 because 8 , 9 because 9 because 10 he 11 saw 12 her 11 saw 13 before 13 before 14 she 15 saw 17 , 17 , 22 a 18 and 19 he 19 he 20 promptly 20 promptly 21 climbed 20 promptly 22 a 22 a 23 tree 23 tree 24 . granny stopped and looked up . 1 granny 2 stopped 2 stopped 3 and 3 and 4 looked 4 looked 5 up 5 up 6 . " it doesn't take much to scare the young and innocent , [mr] [possum] , " she replied . 1 " 2 it 1 " 5 much 2 it 3 doesn't 3 doesn't 4 take 5 much 11 innocent 5 much 17 she 6 to 7 scare 7 scare 11 innocent 8 the 9 young 8 the 11 innocent 9 young 10 and 12 , 16 " 15 , 16 " 16 " 17 she 17 she 19 . 18 replied 19 . " [i] don't believe all [i] hear . 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 believe 4 believe 5 all 4 believe 7 hear 7 hear 8 . i 've just been hunting all over the hill where [prickly] [porky] lives , and [i] couldn't find so much as a [wood] [mouse] for dinner . 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 just 2 've 9 hill 3 just 4 been 4 been 5 hunting 4 been 7 over 5 hunting 6 all 7 over 8 the 7 over 9 hill 9 hill 13 lives 10 where 13 lives 13 lives 14 , 14 , 15 and 14 , 20 much 15 and 17 couldn't 17 couldn't 18 find 18 find 19 so 20 much 21 as 20 much 27 . 21 as 22 a 25 for 26 dinner 26 dinner 27 . do you believe such a foolish tale , [mr] [possum] ? " 1 do 3 believe 2 you 3 believe 3 believe 4 such 4 such 6 foolish 5 a 6 foolish 6 foolish 7 tale 7 tale 8 , 7 tale 11 ? 11 ? 12 " unc ' [billy] coughed behind one hand . 1 unc 2 ' 1 unc 4 coughed 4 coughed 5 behind 5 behind 6 one 6 one 7 hand 7 hand 8 . " yes , [mrs] [fox] , [ah] confess [ah] done have to believe it , " he replied . 1 " 2 yes 1 " 8 confess 2 yes 3 , 2 yes 6 , 8 confess 12 to 10 done 11 have 11 have 12 to 12 to 13 believe 13 believe 14 it 13 believe 18 replied 14 it 15 , 15 , 16 " 16 " 17 he 18 replied 19 . " yo ' see , [ah] done see that thing mah own self , and [ah] just naturally has to believe mah own eyes . " 1 " 8 see 2 yo 3 ' 3 ' 4 see 4 see 5 , 4 see 7 done 7 done 8 see 8 see 10 thing 9 that 10 thing 10 thing 18 naturally 11 mah 12 own 12 own 13 self 13 self 14 , 13 self 18 naturally 14 , 15 and 14 , 17 just 18 naturally 19 has 19 has 22 mah 20 to 21 believe 20 to 22 mah 22 mah 25 . 23 own 24 eyes 24 eyes 25 . 25 . 26 " " huh ! 1 " 2 huh 2 huh 3 ! i 'd like to see it ! 1 i 2 'd 2 'd 3 like 3 like 4 to 4 to 5 see 5 see 6 it 6 it 7 ! maybe [i] 'd believe it then ! " snapped [granny] [fox] . 1 maybe 3 'd 1 maybe 4 believe 3 'd 4 believe 4 believe 5 it 5 it 6 then 6 then 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 7 ! 9 snapped 9 snapped 12 . " the only time to see it is just at sun-up , " replied [unc] ' [billy] . 1 " 2 the 2 the 3 only 3 only 5 to 4 time 5 to 5 to 6 see 6 see 7 it 6 see 9 just 7 it 8 is 9 just 10 at 9 just 11 sun-up 11 sun-up 12 , 11 sun-up 16 ' 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 replied 16 ' 18 . " anybody that comes along through that hollow at the foot of [brer] [porky] 's hill at sun-up is likely never to forget it . 1 " 2 anybody 1 " 4 comes 2 anybody 3 that 4 comes 5 along 5 along 9 at 6 through 7 that 7 that 8 hollow 8 hollow 9 at 9 at 11 foot 10 the 11 foot 11 foot 12 of 12 of 16 hill 15 's 16 hill 16 hill 20 likely 17 at 18 sun-up 18 sun-up 20 likely 19 is 20 likely 20 likely 22 to 20 likely 25 . 21 never 22 to 22 to 23 forget 23 forget 25 . 24 it 25 . ah wouldn't do it again . 1 ah 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 3 do 3 do 4 it 4 it 5 again 5 again 6 . no , [sah] , once is enough fo ' your [unc] ' [billy] . " 1 no 2 , 1 no 4 , 4 , 5 once 4 , 15 " 5 once 6 is 6 is 7 enough 7 enough 8 fo 8 fo 9 ' 8 fo 14 . 9 ' 10 your 12 ' 14 . " huh ! " snorted [granny] and trotted on . 1 " 3 ! 2 huh 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 snorted 5 snorted 8 trotted 7 and 8 trotted 8 trotted 9 on 9 on 10 . unc ' [billy] watched her out of sight and grinned broadly . 1 unc 2 ' 1 unc 4 watched 4 watched 5 her 5 her 6 out 6 out 10 grinned 7 of 8 sight 8 sight 9 and 8 sight 10 grinned 10 grinned 12 . 11 broadly 12 . " as sho ' as [brer] [sun] gets up to-morrow mo'ning , [ol] ' [granny] [fox] will be there , " he chuckled . 1 " 11 mo'ning 2 as 3 sho 3 sho 11 mo'ning 4 ' 10 to-morrow 4 ' 11 mo'ning 5 as 8 gets 8 gets 9 up 9 up 10 to-morrow 11 mo'ning 14 ' 11 mo'ning 21 " 12 , 14 ' 17 will 18 be 18 be 19 there 19 there 20 , 20 , 21 " 21 " 23 chuckled 22 he 23 chuckled 23 chuckled 24 . " ah must get word to [brer] [porky] and [brer] [skunk] and [brer] [rabbit] . ["] 1 " 2 ah 2 ah 3 must 3 must 4 get 4 get 5 word 4 get 9 and 5 word 6 to 9 and 15 . 12 and 15 . [xvi] [old] [granny] [fox] [loses] [her] [dignity] how did [unc] ' [billy] know ? 1 how 2 did 2 did 7 ? 4 ' 6 know 6 know 7 ? well , he just guessed . 1 well 2 , 2 , 3 he 3 he 4 just 4 just 5 guessed 5 guessed 6 . she 'll come just the way she did this afternoon , from [back] of the hill instead of along the holler . " 1 she 2 'll 2 'll 6 way 3 come 4 just 3 come 6 way 4 just 5 the 6 way 11 , 6 way 17 instead 7 she 8 did 8 did 9 this 9 this 10 afternoon 10 afternoon 11 , 12 from 17 instead 14 of 15 the 15 the 16 hill 15 the 17 instead 17 instead 18 of 17 instead 19 along 18 of 19 along 19 along 23 " 20 the 21 holler 21 holler 22 . 22 . 23 " unc ' [billy] was quite right . 1 unc 2 ' 2 ' 5 quite 4 was 5 quite 5 quite 6 right 6 right 7 . she was at the top of the hill where [prickly] [porky] lives a full hour before sun-up , and there she sat down to wait . 1 she 2 was 1 she 5 top 2 was 3 at 3 at 4 the 5 top 9 where 5 top 12 lives 6 of 9 where 7 the 8 hill 7 the 9 where 12 lives 15 hour 12 lives 17 sun-up 13 a 14 full 14 full 15 hour 15 hour 16 before 17 sun-up 20 there 18 , 19 and 19 and 20 there 20 there 21 she 21 she 22 sat 22 sat 23 down 22 sat 24 to 24 to 25 wait 24 to 26 . she couldn't see or hear anything in the least suspicious . 1 she 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 see 2 couldn't 5 hear 3 see 4 or 5 hear 6 anything 5 hear 7 in 7 in 9 least 8 the 9 least 9 least 10 suspicious 10 suspicious 11 . only [prickly] [porky] was to be seen , and he seemed to be asleep in his favorite tree . 1 only 4 was 1 only 11 seemed 4 was 5 to 5 to 6 be 6 be 7 seen 7 seen 8 , 9 and 10 he 9 and 11 seemed 11 seemed 19 . 12 to 13 be 13 be 14 asleep 14 asleep 15 in 15 in 19 . 16 his 17 favorite 16 his 19 . 17 favorite 18 tree everything seemed to be just as old [granny] [fox] had seen it a hundred times before . 1 everything 6 as 2 seemed 3 to 3 to 4 be 3 to 5 just 5 just 6 as 6 as 7 old 7 old 15 times 10 had 11 seen 11 seen 12 it 12 it 14 hundred 13 a 14 hundred 14 hundred 15 times 15 times 16 before 16 before 17 . at last the [jolly] [little] [sunbeams] began to dance through the [green] [forest] , chasing out the [black] [shadows] . 1 at 3 the 2 last 3 the 3 the 7 began 7 began 9 dance 8 to 9 dance 9 dance 16 out 10 through 11 the 10 through 15 chasing 14 , 15 chasing 15 chasing 16 out 16 out 17 the 17 the 20 . redeye the [vireo] awoke and at once began to sing , as is his way , not even waiting to get a mouthful of breakfast . 1 redeye 4 awoke 1 redeye 8 began 2 the 4 awoke 5 and 6 at 5 and 8 began 6 at 7 once 8 began 12 as 9 to 10 sing 10 sing 11 , 11 , 12 as 12 as 21 get 13 is 15 way 14 his 15 way 15 way 16 , 16 , 17 not 17 not 18 even 18 even 19 waiting 18 even 21 get 19 waiting 20 to 21 get 24 of 22 a 23 mouthful 23 mouthful 24 of 24 of 25 breakfast 25 breakfast 26 . prickly [porky] yawned and grunted . 1 prickly 3 yawned 3 yawned 4 and 4 and 5 grunted 5 grunted 6 . old [granny] [fox] arose and slowly stretched . 1 old 4 arose 4 arose 5 and 5 and 6 slowly 6 slowly 7 stretched 7 stretched 8 . she glanced at [prickly] [porky] contemptuously . 1 she 2 glanced 2 glanced 3 at 3 at 6 contemptuously 6 contemptuously 7 . she had seen him act in this stupid , uncertain way dozens of times before . 1 she 2 had 1 she 5 act 2 had 3 seen 3 seen 4 him 5 act 10 uncertain 6 in 7 this 7 this 8 stupid 8 stupid 9 , 9 , 10 uncertain 10 uncertain 11 way 11 way 12 dozens 11 way 14 times 13 of 14 times 14 times 16 . 15 before 16 . now old [granny] [fox] can be very dignified when she wants to be , and she was now . 1 now 2 old 1 now 5 can 5 can 6 be 5 can 11 wants 6 be 7 very 7 very 8 dignified 8 dignified 9 when 9 when 10 she 11 wants 12 to 12 to 13 be 13 be 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 she 15 and 18 now 16 she 17 was 18 now 19 . she didn't hurry the least little bit . 1 she 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 hurry 3 hurry 4 the 4 the 5 least 5 least 6 little 5 least 8 . 7 bit 8 . she carried her big , plumey tail just so . 1 she 2 carried 1 she 3 her 3 her 4 big 4 big 5 , 4 big 7 tail 5 , 6 plumey 7 tail 8 just 8 just 9 so 9 so 10 . she turned like a flash and then well , for a minute old [granny] [fox] was too surprised to do anything but stare . 1 she 2 turned 1 she 5 flash 2 turned 3 like 2 turned 4 a 5 flash 9 , 6 and 7 then 6 and 8 well 8 well 9 , 9 , 10 for 10 for 17 too 11 a 12 minute 12 minute 13 old 12 minute 17 too 13 old 16 was 17 too 20 do 18 surprised 19 to 19 to 20 do 20 do 21 anything 21 anything 22 but 21 anything 24 . 23 stare 24 . there , rolling down the hill straight towards her , was the very thing [reddy] had told her about . 1 there 12 the 2 , 3 rolling 3 rolling 4 down 3 rolling 6 hill 4 down 5 the 6 hill 7 straight 6 hill 11 was 7 straight 9 her 7 straight 10 , 8 towards 9 her 11 was 12 the 12 the 14 thing 13 very 14 thing 14 thing 16 had 16 had 17 told 17 told 18 her 17 told 20 . 19 about 20 . the nearer it got , the stranger and more terrible it seemed . 1 the 2 nearer 1 the 4 got 2 nearer 3 it 4 got 5 , 5 , 8 and 6 the 7 stranger 7 stranger 8 and 8 and 9 more 9 more 10 terrible 10 terrible 12 seemed 10 terrible 13 . 11 it 12 seemed 12 seemed 13 . then [granny] forgot her dignity . 1 then 3 forgot 3 forgot 5 dignity 4 her 5 dignity 5 dignity 6 . yes , [sir] , she forgot her dignity . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 5 she 5 she 6 forgot 6 forgot 7 her 7 her 8 dignity 8 dignity 9 . in fact , she quite lost it altogether . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 4 she 3 , 4 she 4 she 5 quite 5 quite 7 it 6 lost 7 it 7 it 8 altogether 8 altogether 9 . granny [fox] ran just as [reddy] had run ! 1 granny 3 ran 3 ran 4 just 4 just 5 as 4 just 8 run 5 as 7 had 8 run 9 ! [xvii] [granny] [fox] [catches] [peter] [rabbit] now listen to this little tale [that] deals somewhat with folly , [and] shows how sometimes one may be [a] little bit too jolly . 1 now 2 listen 2 listen 3 to 2 listen 11 folly 3 to 4 this 4 this 6 tale 5 little 6 tale 6 tale 8 deals 8 deals 9 somewhat 9 somewhat 10 with 11 folly 18 may 12 , 14 shows 14 shows 15 how 15 how 16 sometimes 16 sometimes 17 one 17 one 18 may 18 may 19 be 19 be 25 . 21 little 22 bit 22 bit 24 jolly 23 too 24 jolly 24 jolly 25 . " [ho] , ho , ho ! " shouted [jimmy] [skunk] . 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 ho 4 ho 5 , 4 ho 9 shouted 5 , 6 ho 7 ! 8 " 8 " 9 shouted 9 shouted 12 . " [i] wonder what [reddy] [fox] would have said if he could have seen old [granny] go down that hollow ! " 1 " 4 what 1 " 9 said 3 wonder 4 what 4 what 7 would 7 would 8 have 9 said 11 he 10 if 11 he 11 he 12 could 12 could 14 seen 12 could 17 go 13 have 14 seen 14 seen 15 old 17 go 18 down 17 go 19 that 19 that 20 hollow 20 hollow 21 ! 21 ! 22 " " [ha] , ha , ha ! " shouted [peter] [rabbit] . 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 ha 4 ha 5 , 4 ha 9 shouted 5 , 6 ha 7 ! 8 " 8 " 9 shouted 9 shouted 12 . " did you see how her eyes popped out ? " 1 " 3 you 2 did 3 you 3 you 4 see 3 you 5 how 5 how 6 her 6 her 7 eyes 7 eyes 8 popped 8 popped 9 out 9 out 10 ? 10 ? 11 " " [hee] , hee , hee ! " squeaked [unc] ' [billy] [possum] in his funny cracked voice . 1 " 7 ! 3 , 4 hee 4 hee 6 hee 5 , 6 hee 6 hee 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 8 " 9 squeaked 9 squeaked 16 funny 11 ' 14 in 14 in 15 his 15 his 16 funny 16 funny 17 cracked 17 cracked 19 . 18 voice 19 . " ah reckons she am bound to have sore feet if she keeps on running the way she started . " 1 " 6 bound 2 ah 3 reckons 2 ah 5 am 3 reckons 4 she 5 am 6 bound 6 bound 9 sore 7 to 8 have 7 to 9 sore 9 sore 10 feet 9 sore 13 keeps 9 sore 17 way 10 feet 11 if 11 if 12 she 11 if 13 keeps 13 keeps 14 on 14 on 16 the 15 running 16 the 17 way 19 started 17 way 20 . 18 she 19 started 20 . 21 " prickly [porky] didn't say a word . 1 prickly 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 say 4 say 5 a 5 a 6 word 6 word 7 . he just smiled in a quiet sort of way as he [slowly] climbed up to the top of the hill . 1 he 3 smiled 1 he 9 way 2 just 3 smiled 3 smiled 5 a 4 in 5 a 5 a 6 quiet 6 quiet 7 sort 7 sort 8 of 9 way 14 up 10 as 11 he 11 he 13 climbed 13 climbed 14 up 14 up 19 the 15 to 16 the 16 the 17 top 17 top 18 of 18 of 19 the 19 the 20 hill 20 hill 21 . now old [granny] [fox] had been badly frightened . 1 now 2 old 2 old 5 had 5 had 7 badly 6 been 7 badly 7 badly 8 frightened 8 frightened 9 . who wouldn't have been at [seeing] a strange creature without head , tail , or legs rolling down hill straight towards them ? 1 who 5 at 2 wouldn't 3 have 2 wouldn't 4 been 4 been 5 at 5 at 8 strange 7 a 8 strange 8 strange 11 head 9 creature 10 without 9 creature 11 head 11 head 12 , 12 , 15 or 13 tail 14 , 13 tail 15 or 14 , 15 or 15 or 17 rolling 16 legs 17 rolling 17 rolling 20 straight 18 down 19 hill 19 hill 20 straight 20 straight 21 towards 21 towards 22 them 22 them 23 ? but [granny] was too old and wise to run very far without cause . 1 but 5 old 3 was 4 too 4 too 5 old 5 old 9 run 6 and 7 wise 7 wise 8 to 8 to 9 run 9 run 11 far 10 very 11 far 11 far 12 without 12 without 13 cause 12 without 14 . 13 cause 14 . it didn't take her long to decide that it wasn't . 1 it 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 take 3 take 4 her 3 take 6 to 4 her 5 long 6 to 7 decide 7 decide 8 that 8 that 9 it 9 it 10 wasn't 10 wasn't 11 . then she did some quick thinking . 1 then 3 did 2 she 3 did 3 did 4 some 4 some 5 quick 5 quick 6 thinking 6 thinking 7 . " [i] said beforehand that there was some trick , and now [i] 'm sure of it , " she muttered . 1 " 3 said 1 " 9 trick 3 said 4 beforehand 4 beforehand 8 some 5 that 7 was 6 there 7 was 7 was 8 some 9 trick 16 of 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 now 11 and 14 'm 14 'm 15 sure 14 'm 16 of 16 of 17 it 17 it 18 , 18 , 21 muttered 19 " 20 she 19 " 21 muttered 21 muttered 22 . " [i] have an idea that that good-for-nothing old [billy] [possum] knows something about it , and [i] 'm just going back to find out . " 1 " 3 have 1 " 5 idea 3 have 4 an 5 idea 6 that 6 that 12 knows 7 that 8 good-for-nothing 8 good-for-nothing 9 old 9 old 12 knows 12 knows 14 about 13 something 14 about 14 about 17 and 15 it 16 , 16 , 17 and 17 and 25 out 19 'm 23 to 19 'm 25 out 20 just 22 back 21 going 22 back 22 back 23 to 23 to 24 find 25 out 26 . 26 . 27 " she wasted no time thinking about it , but began to steal back the way she had come . 1 she 2 wasted 1 she 3 no 1 she 10 began 3 no 4 time 4 time 8 , 5 thinking 7 it 5 thinking 8 , 6 about 7 it 8 , 9 but 10 began 13 back 11 to 12 steal 12 steal 13 back 13 back 15 way 14 the 15 way 15 way 17 had 15 way 18 come 16 she 17 had 18 come 19 . now , no one is lighter of foot than old [granny] [fox] , and no one knows better how to keep out of sight . 1 now 2 , 1 now 6 lighter 1 now 13 , 2 , 3 no 3 no 4 one 4 one 5 is 6 lighter 7 of 7 of 8 foot 8 foot 9 than 9 than 10 old 13 , 14 and 14 and 17 knows 15 no 16 one 15 no 17 knows 17 knows 20 to 18 better 19 how 19 how 20 to 20 to 21 keep 21 keep 23 of 22 out 23 of 23 of 24 sight 24 sight 25 . then she smiled grimly . 1 then 2 she 2 she 3 smiled 3 smiled 4 grimly 4 grimly 5 . at last they were so tired with their good time that they just had to stop for a rest . 1 at 2 last 1 at 6 tired 2 last 3 they 3 they 4 were 4 were 5 so 6 tired 11 that 7 with 8 their 8 their 9 good 9 good 10 time 10 time 11 that 11 that 12 they 12 they 13 just 12 they 14 had 14 had 15 to 15 to 16 stop 15 to 19 rest 16 stop 17 for 17 for 18 a 19 rest 20 . " oh , dear , [i] 'm all out of breath , " panted [peter] , as he threw himself flat on the ground . 1 " 2 oh 1 " 7 'm 2 oh 3 , 2 oh 5 , 3 , 4 dear 4 dear 5 , 7 'm 9 out 7 'm 11 breath 8 all 9 out 9 out 10 of 9 out 11 breath 11 breath 12 , 11 breath 14 panted 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 panted 14 panted 18 he 16 , 17 as 17 as 18 he 18 he 19 threw 19 threw 20 himself 20 himself 21 flat 21 flat 24 ground 21 flat 25 . 22 on 23 the 22 on 24 ground " that was the funniest thing [i] ever saw . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 was 3 was 4 the 4 the 5 funniest 5 funniest 6 thing 6 thing 8 ever 8 ever 9 saw 9 saw 10 . i wonder who we " 1 i 2 wonder 2 wonder 3 who 3 who 4 we 4 we 5 " peter didn't finish . 1 peter 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 finish 3 finish 4 . no , [sir] , [peter] didn't finish . 1 no 2 , 1 no 4 , 4 , 6 didn't 6 didn't 7 finish 7 finish 8 . old [granny] [fox] had caught [peter] [rabbit] at last ! 1 old 5 caught 4 had 5 caught 5 caught 8 at 8 at 9 last 9 last 10 ! [xviii] [a] [friend] [in] [need] [is] [a] [friend] [indeed] the friendship which is truest , best , [is] that which meets the trouble test . 1 the 3 which 1 the 11 which 2 friendship 3 which 3 which 5 truest 4 is 5 truest 5 truest 7 best 6 , 7 best 7 best 8 , 8 , 10 that 11 which 14 trouble 11 which 15 test 12 meets 13 the 12 meets 14 trouble 13 the 14 trouble 15 test 16 . no one really knows who his best friends are until he gets in trouble . 1 no 3 really 1 no 4 knows 2 one 3 really 4 knows 6 his 5 who 6 his 6 his 7 best 6 his 10 until 8 friends 9 are 8 friends 10 until 10 until 12 gets 11 he 12 gets 12 gets 13 in 12 gets 14 trouble 13 in 14 trouble 14 trouble 15 . when everything is lovely and there is no sign of trouble anywhere , one may have ever and ever so many friends . 1 when 17 ever 2 everything 3 is 2 everything 4 lovely 4 lovely 5 and 4 lovely 8 no 5 and 6 there 6 there 7 is 8 no 11 trouble 8 no 12 anywhere 8 no 17 ever 9 sign 10 of 9 sign 11 trouble 10 of 11 trouble 12 anywhere 13 , 12 anywhere 16 have 13 , 14 one 14 one 15 may 17 ever 21 many 18 and 19 ever 18 and 21 many 19 ever 20 so 21 many 22 friends 22 friends 23 . at least , it may seem so . 1 at 2 least 2 least 3 , 3 , 4 it 4 it 5 may 5 may 6 seem 6 seem 7 so 7 so 8 . these are the real friends , the true friends , and they are worth more than all the others put together . 1 these 3 the 1 these 12 they 2 are 3 the 3 the 5 friends 4 real 5 friends 5 friends 6 , 5 friends 8 true 6 , 7 the 8 true 9 friends 9 friends 10 , 10 , 11 and 12 they 22 . 13 are 14 worth 13 are 15 more 15 more 16 than 16 than 17 all 17 all 18 the 18 the 19 others 18 the 20 put 20 put 21 together 20 put 22 . remember [that] if you are a true friend to any one , you will stand by him and help him , no matter what happens . 1 remember 5 are 3 if 4 you 3 if 5 are 5 are 8 friend 6 a 7 true 6 a 8 friend 8 friend 15 stand 9 to 10 any 10 any 11 one 10 any 15 stand 11 one 12 , 12 , 13 you 13 you 14 will 15 stand 26 . 16 by 26 . 17 him 18 and 18 and 19 help 19 help 20 him 19 help 22 no 20 him 21 , 22 no 23 matter 22 no 26 . 24 what 25 happens 24 what 26 . sometimes it is almost worth while getting into trouble just to find out who your real friends are . 1 sometimes 2 it 1 sometimes 9 trouble 2 it 3 is 3 is 4 almost 3 is 5 worth 5 worth 6 while 6 while 7 getting 6 while 8 into 8 into 9 trouble 9 trouble 13 out 10 just 12 find 11 to 12 find 12 find 13 out 13 out 17 friends 14 who 15 your 15 your 16 real 15 your 17 friends 17 friends 19 . 18 are 19 . peter [rabbit] found out who some of his truest friends are when , because of his own carelessness , old [granny] [fox] caught him . 1 peter 4 out 1 peter 11 are 3 found 4 out 4 out 7 of 5 who 6 some 6 some 7 of 7 of 8 his 8 his 10 friends 9 truest 10 friends 11 are 18 carelessness 12 when 14 because 13 , 14 because 14 because 17 own 15 of 16 his 16 his 17 own 17 own 18 carelessness 18 carelessness 19 , 19 , 20 old 20 old 25 . 23 caught 24 him 24 him 25 . now it was her turn to laugh , all because he had been careless and foolish . 1 now 2 it 1 now 13 been 2 it 3 was 4 her 5 turn 5 turn 6 to 6 to 7 laugh 7 laugh 8 , 8 , 9 all 9 all 10 because 10 because 11 he 11 he 12 had 12 had 13 been 13 been 14 careless 14 careless 15 and 15 and 16 foolish 16 foolish 17 . at [peter] 's scream of fright , [unc] ' [billy] [possum] scampered for the nearest tree , and [jimmy] [skunk] dodged behind a big stump . 1 at 6 fright 3 's 4 scream 4 scream 5 of 4 scream 6 fright 6 fright 15 nearest 7 , 9 ' 7 , 12 scampered 12 scampered 13 for 12 scampered 15 nearest 13 for 14 the 15 nearest 18 and 16 tree 17 , 17 , 18 and 18 and 21 dodged 21 dodged 22 behind 21 dodged 24 big 23 a 24 big 24 big 25 stump 25 stump 26 . you see , it was so sudden that they really didn't know what had happened . 1 you 2 see 1 you 7 sudden 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 it 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 so 7 sudden 9 they 7 sudden 10 really 8 that 9 they 10 really 11 didn't 10 really 12 know 11 didn't 12 know 12 know 13 what 13 what 14 had 14 had 15 happened 15 happened 16 . but [prickly] [porky] , whom some people call stupid , made no move to run away . 1 but 8 call 4 , 5 whom 5 whom 6 some 6 some 7 people 7 people 8 call 8 call 9 stupid 9 stupid 10 , 9 stupid 12 no 10 , 11 made 12 no 15 run 13 move 14 to 14 to 15 run 15 run 16 away 16 away 17 . he happened to be looking at [peter] when [granny] caught him , and so he knew just what it meant . 1 he 2 happened 1 he 17 just 3 to 4 be 3 to 11 him 4 be 5 looking 4 be 10 caught 5 looking 6 at 8 when 10 caught 11 him 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 so 13 and 17 just 14 so 15 he 15 he 16 knew 17 just 18 what 18 what 19 it 19 it 20 meant 20 meant 21 . a spark of anger flashed in his usually dull eyes and for once in his life [prickly] [porky] moved quickly . 1 a 3 of 1 a 8 usually 2 spark 3 of 3 of 4 anger 4 anger 5 flashed 5 flashed 7 his 6 in 7 his 8 usually 9 dull 8 usually 13 once 9 dull 11 and 10 eyes 11 and 12 for 13 once 13 once 14 in 13 once 16 life 15 his 16 life 16 life 19 moved 19 moved 20 quickly 19 moved 21 . 20 quickly 21 . the thousand little spears hidden in his coat suddenly stood on end and [prickly] [porky] made a fierce little rush forward . 1 the 3 little 2 thousand 3 little 3 little 8 coat 4 spears 5 hidden 4 spears 8 coat 5 hidden 6 in 6 in 7 his 8 coat 9 suddenly 9 suddenly 10 stood 9 suddenly 17 a 10 stood 11 on 10 stood 12 end 11 on 12 end 13 and 16 made 16 made 17 a 17 a 18 fierce 18 fierce 19 little 18 fierce 21 forward 20 rush 21 forward 21 forward 22 . [ [illustration] : " drop him ! " he grunted . 1 [ 7 ! 3 : 4 " 4 " 5 drop 5 drop 6 him 6 him 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 8 " 9 he 9 he 10 grunted 10 grunted 11 . page [@number@] ] 1 page 3 ] " drop him ! " he grunted . 1 " 2 drop 2 drop 3 him 3 him 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 he 6 he 7 grunted 7 grunted 8 . granny [fox] just snarled and backed away , dragging [peter] with her and keeping him between [prickly] [porky] and herself . 1 granny 3 just 1 granny 7 away 3 just 6 backed 4 snarled 5 and 5 and 6 backed 7 away 9 dragging 7 away 11 with 8 , 9 dragging 11 with 12 her 11 with 16 between 12 her 13 and 13 and 14 keeping 14 keeping 15 him 16 between 19 and 19 and 21 . 20 herself 21 . by this time [jimmy] [skunk] had recovered himself . 1 by 2 this 2 this 3 time 3 time 6 had 6 had 7 recovered 7 recovered 8 himself 8 himself 9 . you know he is not afraid of anybody or anything . 1 you 2 know 1 you 5 not 2 know 3 he 3 he 4 is 5 not 6 afraid 6 afraid 9 or 7 of 8 anybody 8 anybody 9 or 9 or 10 anything 10 anything 11 . he sprang out from behind the stump , looking a wee bit shame-faced , and started for old [granny] [fox] . 1 he 2 sprang 2 sprang 4 from 2 sprang 7 stump 3 out 4 from 5 behind 6 the 6 the 7 stump 7 stump 11 wee 7 stump 13 shame-faced 8 , 9 looking 8 , 11 wee 9 looking 10 a 11 wee 12 bit 13 shame-faced 14 , 13 shame-faced 15 and 15 and 16 started 16 started 17 for 16 started 21 . 17 for 18 old " you let [peter] [rabbit] go ! " he commanded in a very threatening way . 1 " 3 let 1 " 6 go 2 you 3 let 6 go 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 7 ! 10 commanded 9 he 10 commanded 10 commanded 13 very 11 in 12 a 11 in 13 very 13 very 15 way 14 threatening 15 way 15 way 16 . granny [fox] knows all about this . 1 granny 3 knows 3 knows 4 all 4 all 5 about 5 about 6 this 6 this 7 . for just a minute she hesitated . 1 for 2 just 2 just 3 a 3 a 4 minute 4 minute 5 she 5 she 6 hesitated 6 hesitated 7 . so she kept on backing away , dragging [peter] with her . 1 so 2 she 2 she 3 kept 3 kept 4 on 4 on 5 backing 5 backing 8 dragging 6 away 7 , 7 , 8 dragging 8 dragging 10 with 10 with 11 her 11 her 12 . he slipped down from the tree where he had sought safety , crept around behind [granny] , and bit her sharply on one heel . 1 he 2 slipped 1 he 6 tree 2 slipped 3 down 2 slipped 4 from 4 from 5 the 6 tree 9 had 6 tree 14 around 7 where 8 he 8 he 9 had 9 had 10 sought 10 sought 11 safety 11 safety 12 , 11 safety 14 around 12 , 13 crept 14 around 17 , 14 around 20 her 15 behind 17 , 17 , 18 and 18 and 19 bit 20 her 21 sharply 21 sharply 22 on 22 on 24 heel 23 one 24 heel 24 heel 25 . granny let go [of] [peter] to turn and snap at [unc] ' [billy] . 1 granny 2 let 2 let 3 go 3 go 6 to 6 to 7 turn 7 turn 8 and 7 turn 14 . 8 and 9 snap 9 snap 10 at 12 ' 14 . this was [peter] 's chance . 1 this 2 was 2 was 6 . 4 's 5 chance 5 chance 6 . he slipped out from under [granny] 's paws and in a flash was behind [prickly] [porky] . 1 he 2 slipped 2 slipped 3 out 2 slipped 4 from 4 from 5 under 5 under 8 paws 5 under 12 flash 7 's 8 paws 9 and 10 in 10 in 11 a 11 a 12 flash 12 flash 14 behind 13 was 14 behind 14 behind 17 . [xix] [jimmy] [skunk] [takes] [word] [to] [mrs] [.] [peter] to think that she actually had caught [peter] [rabbit] and then lost him was too provoking ! 1 to 2 think 2 think 3 that 2 think 7 caught 3 that 4 she 4 she 5 actually 4 she 6 had 7 caught 11 then 10 and 11 then 11 then 13 him 11 then 15 too 12 lost 13 him 14 was 15 too 15 too 16 provoking 16 provoking 17 ! it was more than her temper , never of the best , could stand . 1 it 2 was 1 it 3 more 3 more 5 her 4 than 5 her 5 her 6 temper 6 temper 7 , 6 temper 10 the 7 , 8 never 9 of 10 the 10 the 11 best 11 best 12 , 11 best 15 . 12 , 13 could 13 could 14 stand her yellow eyes snapped so that it seemed almost as if sparks of fire flew from them . 1 her 3 eyes 2 yellow 3 eyes 3 eyes 9 almost 4 snapped 8 seemed 5 so 6 that 6 that 7 it 7 it 8 seemed 8 seemed 9 almost 9 almost 14 fire 9 almost 15 flew 10 as 11 if 11 if 13 of 11 if 14 fire 12 sparks 13 of 15 flew 17 them 15 flew 18 . 16 from 17 them it made [peter] shiver just to look at her . 1 it 2 made 2 made 6 to 4 shiver 5 just 5 just 6 to 6 to 7 look 7 look 8 at 8 at 9 her 9 her 10 . so she talked herself out and then with many parting threats of what she would do , she started for home . 1 so 2 she 1 so 4 herself 2 she 3 talked 4 herself 16 do 5 out 6 and 5 out 7 then 7 then 8 with 8 with 9 many 9 many 10 parting 10 parting 13 what 10 parting 16 do 11 threats 12 of 11 threats 13 what 13 what 15 would 14 she 15 would 16 do 22 . 17 , 18 she 18 she 19 started 19 started 21 home 19 started 22 . 20 for 21 home 21 home 22 . when she had gone , the others turned to [peter] [rabbit] to see how badly he had been hurt . 1 when 2 she 1 when 15 badly 2 she 3 had 3 had 4 gone 4 gone 9 to 4 gone 12 to 5 , 6 the 5 , 7 others 7 others 8 turned 8 turned 9 to 12 to 13 see 13 see 14 how 15 badly 18 been 15 badly 19 hurt 16 he 17 had 17 had 18 been 19 hurt 20 . they looked him all over and found that he wasn't much the worse for his rough experience . 1 they 2 looked 1 they 5 over 2 looked 3 him 3 him 4 all 5 over 6 and 6 and 10 wasn't 7 found 8 that 8 that 9 he 9 he 10 wasn't 10 wasn't 13 worse 11 much 12 the 12 the 13 worse 13 worse 14 for 14 for 18 . 15 his 16 rough 16 rough 17 experience 17 experience 18 . " [i] must get home now , " said he in a rather faint voice . 1 " 5 home 3 must 4 get 3 must 5 home 5 home 7 , 6 now 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 8 " 12 a 9 said 10 he 11 in 12 a 12 a 15 voice 13 rather 14 faint 14 faint 15 voice 15 voice 16 . " [mrs] [peter] will be sure that something has happened to me and will be worried almost to death . " 1 " 5 be 1 " 14 will 4 will 5 be 5 be 9 has 6 sure 7 that 7 that 8 something 8 something 9 has 9 has 10 happened 10 happened 11 to 11 to 12 me 12 me 13 and 14 will 17 almost 15 be 16 worried 16 worried 17 almost 17 almost 19 death 18 to 19 death 19 death 20 . 20 . 21 " " no , you don't ! " declared [jimmy] [skunk] . 1 " 2 no 1 " 4 you 2 no 3 , 4 you 5 don't 5 don't 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 declared 8 declared 11 . " you are going to stay right here where we can take care of you . 1 " 3 are 2 you 3 are 3 are 7 right 4 going 5 to 5 to 6 stay 6 stay 7 right 7 right 9 where 8 here 9 where 9 where 12 take 10 we 11 can 11 can 12 take 12 take 13 care 13 care 14 of 13 care 16 . 15 you 16 . he found little [mrs] [peter] anxiously looking towards the [green] [forest] for some sign of [peter] . 1 he 2 found 1 he 6 anxiously 2 found 3 little 6 anxiously 7 looking 7 looking 8 towards 7 looking 9 the 9 the 14 sign 12 for 13 some 13 some 14 sign 14 sign 17 . 15 of 17 . " oh ! " she cried , " you have come to bring me bad news . 1 " 2 oh 1 " 9 you 2 oh 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 she 6 cried 7 , 6 cried 9 you 7 , 8 " 9 you 11 come 10 have 11 come 11 come 12 to 12 to 13 bring 12 to 14 me 13 bring 14 me 14 me 15 bad 15 bad 16 news 16 news 17 . do tell me quickly what has happened to [peter] ! " 1 do 2 tell 2 tell 3 me 3 me 4 quickly 4 quickly 5 what 5 what 6 has 6 has 8 to 6 has 10 ! 7 happened 8 to 10 ! 11 " " nothing much has happened to [peter] , " replied [jimmy] promptly . 1 " 3 much 1 " 4 has 2 nothing 3 much 4 has 5 happened 5 happened 6 to 5 happened 10 replied 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 replied 10 replied 12 promptly 12 promptly 13 . but little [mrs] [peter] wasn't wholly satisfied . 1 but 2 little 2 little 7 satisfied 5 wasn't 6 wholly 6 wholly 7 satisfied 7 satisfied 8 . nothing that [jimmy] could say had the least effect , and so at last he agreed to take her to [peter] . 1 nothing 14 last 2 that 4 could 2 that 8 least 4 could 5 say 6 had 7 the 7 the 8 least 8 least 9 effect 9 effect 10 , 9 effect 13 at 9 effect 14 last 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 so 14 last 18 take 15 he 16 agreed 16 agreed 17 to 17 to 18 take 18 take 19 her 19 her 20 to 20 to 22 . [xx] [a] [plot] [to] [frighten] [old] [man] [coyote] mischief leads to mischief , for it is almost sure [to] never , never be content without a little more . 1 mischief 2 leads 1 mischief 7 it 2 leads 3 to 2 leads 4 mischief 4 mischief 5 , 4 mischief 7 it 5 , 6 for 7 it 20 more 8 is 9 almost 9 almost 10 sure 10 sure 12 never 10 sure 14 never 12 never 13 , 14 never 15 be 15 be 16 content 16 content 17 without 16 content 20 more 17 without 18 a 18 a 19 little 20 more 21 . no , [sir] , they were not [!] 1 no 2 , 1 no 4 , 4 , 5 they 5 they 6 were 6 were 7 not you see , when danger is over , it is quickly forgotten . 1 you 2 see 2 see 7 over 3 , 4 when 4 when 5 danger 5 danger 6 is 6 is 7 over 7 over 10 is 8 , 9 it 9 it 10 is 10 is 11 quickly 11 quickly 12 forgotten 12 forgotten 13 . " there is [old] [man] [coyote] ; he is forever frightening those smaller and weaker than himself . 1 " 2 there 2 there 3 is 2 there 11 frightening 7 ; 8 he 7 ; 10 forever 8 he 9 is 10 forever 11 frightening 11 frightening 12 those 11 frightening 15 weaker 12 those 13 smaller 13 smaller 14 and 15 weaker 16 than 15 weaker 18 . 16 than 17 himself i 'd just love to see him run , " said [peter] [rabbit] . 1 i 2 'd 1 i 4 love 2 'd 3 just 4 love 6 see 5 to 6 see 6 see 7 him 7 him 8 run 8 run 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 14 . " the very one ! " cried [jimmy] [skunk] . 1 " 2 the 2 the 3 very 3 very 4 one 4 one 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 cried 7 cried 10 . " [i] wonder if he would be afraid . 1 " 3 wonder 3 wonder 5 he 4 if 5 he 5 he 6 would 6 would 7 be 7 be 9 . 8 afraid 9 . you know he is even smarter than [granny] [fox] , and though she was frightened at first , she soon got over it . 1 you 2 know 1 you 5 even 2 know 3 he 3 he 4 is 5 even 15 frightened 6 smarter 7 than 7 than 11 and 10 , 11 and 11 and 13 she 12 though 13 she 13 she 14 was 14 was 15 frightened 15 frightened 18 , 16 at 17 first 17 first 18 , 18 , 19 she 19 she 20 soon 20 soon 22 over 21 got 22 over 22 over 23 it 23 it 24 . how do you suppose we can get him over here ? " 1 how 4 suppose 2 do 3 you 3 you 4 suppose 4 suppose 7 get 5 we 6 can 6 can 7 get 7 get 8 him 8 him 9 over 9 over 10 here 10 here 11 ? 11 ? 12 " " [we-uns] will take [brer] [jay] into our secret . 1 " 3 will 3 will 4 take 4 take 7 into 7 into 9 secret 8 our 9 secret 9 secret 10 . " that 's all [brer] [jay] need to say . 1 " 2 that 1 " 7 need 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 all 7 need 8 to 8 to 9 say 9 say 10 . " [peter] has had trouble enough already , and [i] 'm not going to let him have any more , so there ! " 1 " 3 has 1 " 6 enough 1 " 13 going 3 has 4 had 4 had 5 trouble 5 trouble 6 enough 6 enough 8 , 7 already 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 11 'm 11 'm 12 not 13 going 14 to 14 to 15 let 14 to 18 any 15 let 16 him 16 him 17 have 18 any 22 there 18 any 23 ! 19 more 20 , 19 more 22 there 20 , 21 so 22 there 23 ! 23 ! 24 " " [peter] isn't going to get into any trouble , " spoke up [jimmy] [skunk] . 1 " 3 isn't 3 isn't 4 going 3 isn't 7 into 4 going 5 to 5 to 6 get 7 into 12 spoke 8 any 9 trouble 9 trouble 10 , 9 trouble 12 spoke 10 , 11 " 12 spoke 13 up 13 up 16 . now , please , [mrs] . peter , don't be foolish . 1 now 2 , 1 now 4 , 2 , 3 please 4 , 6 . 6 . 7 peter 6 . 8 , 8 , 9 don't 9 don't 10 be 10 be 12 . 11 foolish 12 . you don't like [old] [man] [coyote] , do you ? 1 you 2 don't 2 don't 3 like 3 like 7 , 7 , 8 do 8 do 9 you 9 you 10 ? you know [sammy] is always ready for any mischief . 1 you 2 know 1 you 6 ready 4 is 5 always 5 always 6 ready 6 ready 7 for 7 for 8 any 7 for 9 mischief 9 mischief 10 . just as he started to look for [old] [man] [coyote] , [unc] ' [billy] [possum] made another suggestion . 1 just 3 he 2 as 3 he 3 he 4 started 4 started 5 to 4 started 7 for 5 to 6 look 6 look 7 for 7 for 17 another 11 , 13 ' 13 ' 16 made 16 made 17 another 17 another 18 suggestion 18 suggestion 19 . yo ' know she isn't wasting any love on him . 1 yo 4 she 2 ' 3 know 3 know 4 she 4 she 5 isn't 5 isn't 6 wasting 5 isn't 7 any 7 any 8 love 8 love 10 him 8 love 11 . 9 on 10 him what do yo ' alls say ? " 1 what 2 do 2 do 3 yo 3 yo 4 ' 4 ' 5 alls 5 alls 6 say 6 say 7 ? 7 ? 8 " [xxi] [sammy] [jay] [delivers] [his] [message] sammy [jay] has been the bearer of so many messages that no one knows better than he how to deliver one . 1 sammy 3 has 1 sammy 12 no 3 has 4 been 3 has 9 many 4 been 5 the 5 the 6 bearer 6 bearer 7 of 8 so 9 many 9 many 10 messages 10 messages 11 that 12 no 19 to 12 no 20 deliver 13 one 14 knows 14 knows 15 better 14 knows 16 than 16 than 17 he 16 than 18 how 18 how 19 to 20 deliver 22 . 21 one 22 . he knows [when] to be polite , and no one can be more polite than he . 1 he 5 be 1 he 11 can 2 knows 4 to 2 knows 5 be 6 polite 10 one 7 , 8 and 7 , 10 one 8 and 9 no 10 one 11 can 11 can 13 more 12 be 13 more 13 more 17 . 14 polite 15 than 14 polite 17 . 15 than 16 he " all right , " replied [sammy] , quite as if it made no difference to him . 1 " 3 right 1 " 6 replied 2 all 3 right 3 right 4 , 4 , 5 " 6 replied 8 , 8 , 9 quite 8 , 11 if 9 quite 10 as 11 if 13 made 12 it 13 made 13 made 15 difference 14 no 15 difference 15 difference 18 . 16 to 17 him 17 him 18 . " they 'll be there , " he muttered . 1 " 6 , 2 they 3 'll 3 'll 4 be 4 be 5 there 5 there 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 he 8 he 9 muttered 9 muttered 10 . they 'll try to keep out of sight , but they 'll be there . " 1 they 2 'll 1 they 3 try 3 try 4 to 3 try 8 sight 4 to 5 keep 6 out 7 of 7 of 8 sight 8 sight 9 , 9 , 10 but 10 but 12 'll 11 they 12 'll 12 'll 13 be 13 be 14 there 14 there 15 . 15 . 16 " sammy found [old] [man] [coyote] taking a sun-bath . 1 sammy 2 found 2 found 6 taking 6 taking 7 a 7 a 8 sun-bath 8 sun-bath 9 . " good morning , [mr] [coyote] . 1 " 2 good 2 good 3 morning 3 morning 4 , 4 , 7 . i hope you are feeling well , " said [sammy] in his politest manner . 1 i 2 hope 2 hope 7 , 3 you 4 are 4 are 5 feeling 5 feeling 6 well 6 well 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 15 . 11 in 12 his 12 his 13 politest 13 politest 14 manner 13 politest 15 . " what 's the news in the [green] [forest] ? " 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 's 2 what 5 news 3 's 4 the 5 news 6 in 5 news 10 ? 6 in 7 the 10 ? 11 " " there isn't any , that is , none to amount to anything , " declared [sammy] . 1 " 4 any 1 " 7 is 2 there 3 isn't 3 isn't 4 any 4 any 5 , 6 that 7 is 7 is 9 none 7 is 13 anything 8 , 9 none 9 none 10 to 9 none 11 amount 11 amount 12 to 13 anything 14 , 14 , 15 " 15 " 18 . 16 declared 18 . " [i] never did see such a dull summer . 1 " 4 did 3 never 4 did 4 did 5 see 5 see 8 dull 6 such 7 a 7 a 8 dull 8 dull 9 summer 9 summer 10 . is there any news down here on the [green] [meadows] ? 1 is 2 there 2 there 3 any 3 any 4 news 4 news 5 down 4 news 11 ? 5 down 6 here 6 here 7 on 7 on 8 the i hear [danny] [meadow] [mouse] has found his lost baby . " 1 i 2 hear 1 i 6 has 6 has 7 found 6 has 9 lost 7 found 8 his 9 lost 10 baby 10 baby 11 . 11 . 12 " " so [i] hear , " replied [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 " 2 so 1 " 11 . 4 hear 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 replied 6 " 11 . " [i] tried to find it for him . 1 " 3 tried 3 tried 4 to 4 to 5 find 5 find 6 it 6 it 7 for 7 for 8 him 8 him 9 . you know [i] believe in being neighborly . " 1 you 2 know 2 know 4 believe 4 believe 5 in 5 in 6 being 6 being 7 neighborly 7 neighborly 8 . 8 . 9 " peter is going to come to a bad end some day if he doesn't watch out . " 1 peter 8 bad 2 is 3 going 3 going 8 bad 4 to 5 come 5 come 6 to 5 come 8 bad 6 to 7 a 8 bad 11 day 9 end 10 some 9 end 11 day 11 day 13 he 12 if 13 he 13 he 14 doesn't 14 doesn't 15 watch 14 doesn't 16 out 16 out 17 . 17 . 18 " " that depends on what you call a bad end , " replied [old] [man] [coyote] with a sly grin . 1 " 2 that 1 " 6 you 2 that 3 depends 3 depends 5 what 4 on 5 what 6 you 11 , 7 call 10 end 8 a 9 bad 8 a 10 end 10 end 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 replied 12 " 19 sly 17 with 18 a 18 a 19 sly 19 sly 20 grin 20 grin 21 . " it might be bad for [peter] and at the same time be very good for some one else . " 1 " 4 be 2 it 3 might 3 might 4 be 4 be 17 some 5 bad 6 for 5 bad 12 time 8 and 9 at 9 at 10 the 10 the 11 same 10 the 12 time 12 time 14 very 13 be 14 very 14 very 15 good 14 very 17 some 15 good 16 for 17 some 18 one 17 some 19 else 19 else 21 " 20 . 21 " sammy laughed right out . 1 sammy 2 laughed 2 laughed 3 right 3 right 4 out 4 out 5 . " that 's one way of looking at it , " said he . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 's 2 that 5 way 3 's 4 one 5 way 6 of 6 of 7 looking 7 looking 8 at 8 at 9 it 9 it 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 said 12 said 13 he 13 he 14 . i think [i] 'll go up to the [old] [orchard] and see what is going on there . " 1 i 4 'll 2 think 4 'll 4 'll 5 go 4 'll 6 up 5 go 6 up 6 up 7 to 7 to 8 the 7 to 12 see 11 and 12 see 12 see 13 what 13 what 14 is 14 is 15 going 15 going 16 on 15 going 17 there 17 there 18 . 18 . 19 " off flew [sammy] in the direction of the [old] [orchard] , and once more he chuckled as he flew . 1 off 2 flew 1 off 14 more 2 flew 6 direction 4 in 6 direction 5 the 6 direction 6 direction 7 of 7 of 8 the 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 once 12 and 14 more 14 more 16 chuckled 15 he 16 chuckled 16 chuckled 20 . 17 as 18 he 17 as 19 flew 18 he 19 flew 19 flew 20 . " old [man] [coyote] will start for the [green] [forest] as soon as [i] am out of sight , " thought [sammy] . 1 " 5 will 1 " 18 sight 2 old 5 will 5 will 6 start 6 start 7 for 6 start 15 am 7 for 8 the 11 as 12 soon 12 soon 13 as 12 soon 15 am 15 am 16 out 16 out 17 of 18 sight 19 , 18 sight 23 . 20 " 21 thought 20 " 23 . and that is just what [old] [man] [coyote] did . 1 and 2 that 2 that 3 is 3 is 4 just 4 just 5 what 5 what 9 did 9 did 10 . [xxii] [old] [man] [coyote] [loses] [his] [appetite] hardly was [sammy] [jay] out of sight , flying towards the [old] [orchard] , before [old] [man] [coyote] started for the [green] [forest] . 1 hardly 2 was 2 was 9 flying 5 out 6 of 5 out 7 sight 7 sight 8 , 7 sight 9 flying 9 flying 10 towards 10 towards 11 the 10 towards 15 before 14 , 15 before 15 before 19 started 19 started 24 . 20 for 21 the 20 for 24 . he is very sharp , is [old] [man] [coyote] , so sharp that it is not very often that he is fooled . 1 he 2 is 2 is 11 so 3 very 4 sharp 4 sharp 5 , 4 sharp 10 , 5 , 6 is 10 , 11 so 11 so 12 sharp 12 sharp 17 very 13 that 15 is 14 it 15 is 15 is 16 not 16 not 17 very 17 very 19 that 18 often 19 that 19 that 20 he 20 he 21 is 20 he 23 . 21 is 22 fooled sammy had been clever enough to know this . 1 sammy 3 been 2 had 3 been 3 been 4 clever 4 clever 5 enough 4 clever 6 to 6 to 7 know 7 know 8 this 8 this 9 . there wasn't even a hint that [old] [man] [coyote] should go over there . 1 there 4 a 2 wasn't 3 even 3 even 4 a 4 a 5 hint 5 hint 6 that 6 that 10 should 10 should 11 go 11 go 12 over 12 over 13 there 13 there 14 . this was what made him sure that the news about [peter] was probably true . 1 this 4 made 2 was 3 what 3 what 4 made 4 made 6 sure 5 him 6 sure 6 sure 8 the 7 that 8 the 8 the 9 news 9 news 10 about 10 about 14 true 12 was 13 probably 13 probably 14 true 14 true 15 . " [i] knew they would be on hand , " he chuckled . 1 " 3 knew 3 knew 9 , 4 they 5 would 5 would 6 be 6 be 7 on 6 be 8 hand 8 hand 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 he 10 " 12 chuckled 12 chuckled 13 . it was decided that everybody but [peter] should get out of sight at once . 1 it 2 was 1 it 5 everybody 2 was 3 decided 3 decided 4 that 5 everybody 9 get 6 but 8 should 8 should 9 get 9 get 11 of 10 out 11 of 11 of 12 sight 12 sight 13 at 12 sight 15 . 13 at 14 once 14 once 15 . so [unc] ' [billy] [possum] climbed a tree . 1 so 9 . 3 ' 6 climbed 6 climbed 7 a 7 a 8 tree 8 tree 9 . jimmy [skunk] crawled into a hollow log . 1 jimmy 3 crawled 3 crawled 5 a 4 into 5 a 5 a 6 hollow 6 hollow 8 . 7 log 8 . sammy [jay] hid in the thickest part of a hemlock tree . 1 sammy 5 the 3 hid 4 in 4 in 5 the 5 the 7 part 6 thickest 7 part 7 part 10 hemlock 8 of 9 a 9 a 10 hemlock 10 hemlock 11 tree 11 tree 12 . prickly [porky] got behind a big stump right at the top of the hill . 1 prickly 3 got 1 prickly 7 stump 1 prickly 8 right 3 got 5 a 4 behind 5 a 5 a 6 big 7 stump 8 right 8 right 12 of 9 at 10 the 9 at 11 top 11 top 12 of 12 of 13 the 13 the 15 . 14 hill 15 . peter took a couple of steps , and it was very plain to see that he was lame , just as [sammy] [jay] had said . 1 peter 2 took 1 peter 7 , 2 took 3 a 2 took 4 couple 4 couple 5 of 5 of 6 steps 7 , 11 very 7 , 14 see 8 and 9 it 9 it 10 was 10 was 11 very 11 very 12 plain 13 to 14 see 14 see 16 he 15 that 16 he 16 he 17 was 17 was 18 lame 18 lame 19 , 18 lame 26 . 19 , 20 just 20 just 21 as 21 as 24 had 25 said 26 . " that good-for-nothing [jay] told the truth for once , " thought [old] [man] [coyote] , with a hungry gleam in his eyes . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 good-for-nothing 3 good-for-nothing 10 , 5 told 7 truth 5 told 9 once 6 the 7 truth 7 truth 8 for 7 truth 9 once 9 once 10 , 10 , 12 thought 11 " 12 thought 12 thought 20 gleam 16 , 19 hungry 17 with 18 a 18 a 19 hungry 19 hungry 20 gleam 20 gleam 21 in 21 in 22 his 22 his 23 eyes 23 eyes 24 . he would lie perfectly still when [peter] seemed to be looking towards him . 1 he 3 lie 2 would 3 lie 3 lie 4 perfectly 4 perfectly 5 still 4 perfectly 8 seemed 5 still 6 when 8 seemed 9 to 8 seemed 10 be 10 be 14 . 11 looking 12 towards 11 looking 13 him 13 him 14 . my , but it was exciting to those who were watching ! 1 my 2 , 2 , 3 but 3 but 4 it 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 exciting 6 exciting 7 to 7 to 8 those 8 those 9 who 9 who 10 were 9 who 11 watching 11 watching 12 ! peter knew what it meant and jumped to one side . 1 peter 2 knew 1 peter 3 what 3 what 4 it 3 what 7 jumped 4 it 5 meant 5 meant 6 and 7 jumped 8 to 7 jumped 10 side 9 one 10 side 10 side 11 . it was plain to see that he was afraid , very much afraid . 1 it 2 was 1 it 3 plain 3 plain 4 to 4 to 5 see 5 see 7 he 6 that 7 he 7 he 12 much 8 was 9 afraid 9 afraid 11 very 10 , 11 very 11 very 12 much 12 much 14 . 13 afraid 14 . quite suddenly he had lost his appetite . 1 quite 2 suddenly 1 quite 4 had 2 suddenly 3 he 4 had 5 lost 5 lost 6 his 6 his 7 appetite 7 appetite 8 . [xxiii] [buster] [bear] [gives] [it] [all] [away] now , it is a very bad plan to run fast down-hill . 1 now 2 , 2 , 3 it 3 it 4 is 4 is 5 a 4 is 8 plan 5 a 6 very 6 very 7 bad 8 plan 9 to 9 to 10 run 9 to 12 down-hill 10 run 11 fast 12 down-hill 13 . yes , [sir] , it is a very bad plan . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 5 it 5 it 6 is 6 is 7 a 7 a 8 very 8 very 11 . 9 bad 11 . 10 plan 11 . you see , once you are started , it is not the easiest thing in the world to stop . 1 you 7 started 2 see 3 , 2 see 4 once 3 , 4 once 4 once 5 you 5 you 6 are 5 you 7 started 7 started 9 it 8 , 9 it 9 it 10 is 10 is 11 not 11 not 19 stop 12 the 13 easiest 13 easiest 14 thing 14 thing 15 in 15 in 16 the 15 in 17 world 17 world 18 to 18 to 19 stop 19 stop 20 . and then again , you are quite likely to stub your toes . 1 and 2 then 2 then 3 again 3 again 4 , 4 , 7 quite 5 you 6 are 6 are 7 quite 7 quite 8 likely 8 likely 9 to 9 to 12 toes 10 stub 11 your 11 your 12 toes 12 toes 13 . this is what [old] [man] [coyote] did . 1 this 2 is 2 is 3 what 3 what 7 did 7 did 8 . he stubbed his toes and turned a complete somersault . 1 he 2 stubbed 2 stubbed 3 his 3 his 4 toes 4 toes 5 and 4 toes 6 turned 6 turned 7 a 7 a 9 somersault 8 complete 9 somersault 9 somersault 10 . he looked so funny that the little scamps watching him had [all] they could do to keep from shouting right out . 1 he 2 looked 1 he 11 had 2 looked 3 so 3 so 4 funny 4 funny 5 that 4 funny 8 scamps 5 that 6 the 7 little 8 scamps 8 scamps 9 watching 9 watching 10 him 11 had 15 do 11 had 17 keep 13 they 14 could 14 could 15 do 15 do 16 to 16 to 17 keep 17 keep 20 right 18 from 19 shouting 19 shouting 20 right 20 right 21 out 21 out 22 . old [granny] [fox] and [reddy] [fox] , looking on from a safe distance , did laugh . 1 old 4 and 1 old 12 safe 7 , 8 looking 8 looking 9 on 8 looking 11 a 10 from 11 a 11 a 12 safe 12 safe 13 distance 13 distance 14 , 14 , 15 did 15 did 16 laugh 16 laugh 17 . but [old] [man] [coyote] didn't stop for a little thing like a tumble . 1 but 5 didn't 5 didn't 6 stop 6 stop 7 for 7 for 8 a 8 a 9 little 9 little 10 thing 10 thing 11 like 11 like 14 . 12 a 13 tumble 13 tumble 14 . oh , my , no ! 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 my 3 my 4 , 4 , 5 no 5 no 6 ! he just rolled over on to his feet and was off again , harder than before . 1 he 2 just 2 just 5 on 3 rolled 4 over 4 over 5 on 5 on 8 feet 6 to 7 his 7 his 8 feet 8 feet 9 and 8 feet 14 harder 9 and 10 was 11 off 12 again 12 again 13 , 13 , 14 harder 14 harder 16 before 14 harder 17 . 15 than 16 before why , [buster] [bear] , to be sure . 1 why 2 , 1 why 5 , 5 , 8 sure 5 , 9 . 6 to 7 be 7 be 8 sure where [buster] had come from nobody knew , but there he was , as big as life . 1 where 5 from 1 where 6 nobody 3 had 4 come 4 come 5 from 6 nobody 9 but 7 knew 8 , 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 there 10 there 11 he 10 there 15 big 11 he 12 was 13 , 14 as 14 as 15 big 15 big 16 as 16 as 17 life 17 life 18 . then it was that [buster] [bear] first saw , rolling down the hill , the strange creature which had so frightened [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 then 10 rolling 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 that 4 that 7 first 7 first 8 saw 8 saw 9 , 8 saw 10 rolling 10 rolling 11 down 11 down 12 the 12 the 16 strange 13 hill 14 , 13 hill 16 strange 14 , 15 the 16 strange 17 creature 16 strange 21 frightened 17 creature 18 which 19 had 20 so 20 so 21 frightened 21 frightened 25 . if he did , it would be almost too good to be true . 1 if 4 , 1 if 5 it 2 he 3 did 3 did 4 , 5 it 8 almost 6 would 7 be 7 be 8 almost 8 almost 11 to 9 too 10 good 9 too 11 to 11 to 13 true 12 be 13 true 13 true 14 . but he didn't . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 . then he began to laugh . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 began 3 began 4 to 4 to 5 laugh 5 laugh 6 . " [ha] , ha , ha ! 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 ha 4 ha 6 ha 5 , 6 ha 6 ha 7 ! ho , ho , ho ! 1 ho 2 , 2 , 3 ho 3 ho 4 , 3 ho 5 ho 5 ho 6 ! ha , ha , ho ! 1 ha 2 , 2 , 3 ha 3 ha 4 , 3 ha 5 ho 5 ho 6 ! [ [illustration] : " [i] see you are up to your old tricks , [prickly] [porky] ! " he shouted . 1 [ 6 see 1 [ 9 up 3 : 4 " 4 " 6 see 6 see 7 you 7 you 8 are 9 up 10 to 10 to 11 your 11 your 13 tricks 12 old 13 tricks 13 tricks 14 , 13 tricks 20 shouted 17 ! 18 " 18 " 20 shouted 19 he 20 shouted 20 shouted 21 . page [@number@] ] 1 page 3 ] old [man] [coyote] heard him and stopped short and turned to see what it meant . 1 old 7 stopped 4 heard 5 him 5 him 6 and 6 and 7 stopped 7 stopped 10 turned 8 short 9 and 9 and 10 turned 10 turned 11 to 11 to 12 see 11 to 16 . 12 see 14 it 13 what 14 it 14 it 15 meant very slowly the strange creature unrolled and turned over . 1 very 3 the 2 slowly 3 the 3 the 4 strange 4 strange 5 creature 4 strange 7 and 5 creature 6 unrolled 7 and 8 turned 7 and 9 over 8 turned 9 over 9 over 10 . there was a head now and a tail and four legs . 1 there 5 now 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 head 4 head 5 now 5 now 8 tail 6 and 7 a 7 a 8 tail 8 tail 9 and 8 tail 10 four 10 four 11 legs 11 legs 12 . it was none other than [prickly] [porky] himself ! 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 none 3 none 4 other 4 other 5 than 5 than 8 himself 8 himself 9 ! prickly [porky] grinned . 1 prickly 3 grinned 3 grinned 4 . " [i] think it was high time [i] did , " replied [buster] [bear] , still chuckling . 1 " 3 think 1 " 7 time 3 think 4 it 4 it 5 was 4 it 6 high 7 time 10 , 7 time 15 , 9 did 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 replied 15 , 17 chuckling 16 still 17 chuckling 17 chuckling 18 . " you might have scared somebody to death down here where they don't know you . " 1 " 2 you 1 " 4 have 2 you 3 might 4 have 6 somebody 5 scared 6 somebody 6 somebody 7 to 7 to 8 death 8 death 10 here 9 down 10 here 10 here 11 where 11 where 12 they 11 where 16 . 12 they 14 know 13 don't 14 know 14 know 15 you 16 . 17 " as for [old] [man] [coyote] , he sneaked away , grinding his teeth angrily . 1 as 2 for 1 as 7 he 6 , 7 he 7 he 8 sneaked 8 sneaked 9 away 8 sneaked 12 his 9 away 10 , 10 , 11 grinding 12 his 14 angrily 13 teeth 14 angrily 14 angrily 15 . like a great many other people , he couldn't take a joke on himself . 1 like 4 many 1 like 6 people 2 a 3 great 3 great 4 many 4 many 5 other 6 people 9 couldn't 6 people 12 joke 7 , 8 he 8 he 9 couldn't 9 couldn't 10 take 10 take 11 a 11 a 12 joke 12 joke 15 . 13 on 14 himself 14 himself 15 . so [prickly] [porky] made himself at home in the [green] [forest] and took his place among the little people who live there . 1 so 4 made 1 so 15 place 4 made 5 himself 4 made 7 home 5 himself 6 at 7 home 8 in 7 home 13 took 8 in 9 the 12 and 13 took 13 took 14 his 15 place 20 who 16 among 17 the 16 among 19 people 17 the 19 people 18 little 19 people 19 people 20 who 20 who 22 there 21 live 22 there 22 there 23 . in just the same way [old] [man] [coyote] came as a stranger to the [green] [meadows] and established himself there . 1 in 2 just 1 in 5 way 3 the 4 same 4 same 5 way 5 way 12 stranger 9 came 11 a 9 came 12 stranger 10 as 11 a 11 a 12 stranger 12 stranger 13 to 13 to 14 the 14 the 21 . 17 and 18 established 18 established 19 himself 19 himself 20 there 19 himself 21 . [the] [end] end of the [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] of [the] [adventures] [of] [prickly] [porky] [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] 1 end 2 of 1 end 7 of 2 of 3 the