e-text prepared by [janet] [blenkinship] , [brian] [sogard] , and the [project] [gutenberg] [online] [distributed] [proofreading] [team] ( [@url@] 1 e-text 2 prepared 2 prepared 3 by 3 by 11 the 6 , 10 and 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 the 11 the 18 ( note : project [gutenberg] also has an [html] version of this file which includes the original illustrations . 1 note 2 : 1 note 10 of 2 : 6 has 2 : 7 an 3 project 5 also 5 also 6 has 6 has 7 an 7 an 9 version 10 of 11 this 10 of 12 file 12 file 18 . 13 which 14 includes 13 which 18 . 14 includes 15 the 14 includes 17 illustrations 15 the 16 original see [17250-h.htm] or [17250-h.zip] : ( [@url@] or ( [@url@] 1 see 3 or 1 see 5 : 5 : 6 ( 6 ( 9 ( 8 or 9 ( [mother] [west] [wind] ["] [where] ["] [stories] [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] illustrations by [harrison] [cady] 1 illustrations 2 by [ [illustration] : " then there was a crash , and everybody 's eyes flew open . " 1 [ 11 and 3 : 4 " 4 " 5 then 5 then 6 there 6 there 7 was 7 was 8 a 8 a 9 crash 9 crash 10 , 9 crash 11 and 11 and 12 everybody 12 everybody 13 's 13 's 14 eyes 14 eyes 15 flew 14 eyes 16 open 16 open 17 . 17 . 18 " [frontispiece] [.] see [page] [@number@] ] 1 see 4 ] [burgess] [trade] [quaddies] [mark] grosset & [dunlap] [publishers] [new] [york] [by] arrangement [with] [little] , [brown] , and [company] [copyright] , [@number@] by [thornton] [w] [burgess] . 1 grosset 2 & 2 & 8 arrangement 8 arrangement 11 , 8 arrangement 17 , 11 , 14 and 13 , 14 and 17 , 19 by 19 by 23 . all rights reserved [printed] in the [united] [states] [of] [america] 1 all 2 rights 2 rights 3 reserved 3 reserved 5 in 5 in 6 the [contents] [chapter] [page] [i] [where] [grandfather] [frog] [got] [his] [big] [mouth] [@number@] [ii] [.] [where] [miser] [the] [trade] [rat] [first] [set] [up] [shop] [@number@] [iii] [.] [where] [yap-yap] [the] [prairie] [dog] [used] [his] [wits] [@number@] [iv] [.] [where] [yellow-wing] [got] [his] [liking] [for] [the] [ground] [@number@] [v] [where] [little] [chief] [learned] [to] [make] [hay] [@number@] [vi] [.] [where] [glutton] [the] [wolverine] [got] [his] [name] [@number@] [vii] [.] [where] [old] [mrs] [.] ['] [gator] [made] [the] [first] [incubator] [@number@] [viii] [.] [where] [mr] [.] [quack] [got] [his] [webbed] [feet] [@number@] [ix] [.] [where] [thunderfoot] [the] [bison] [got] [his] [hump] [@number@] x . [where] [limberheels] [got] [his] [long] [tail] [@number@] 1 x 2 . [xi] [.] [where] [old] [mr] [.] [gobbler] [got] [the] [strutting] [habit] [@number@] [xii] [.] [where] [seek-seek] [got] [his] [pretty] [coat] [@number@] [xiii] [.] [where] [old] [mr] [.] [osprey] [learned] [to] [fish] [@number@] [xiv] [.] [where] [old] [mr] [.] [bob-cat] [left] [his] [honor] [@number@] [xv] [.] [where] [dippy] [the] [loon] [got] [the] [name] [of] [being] [crazy] [@number@] [xvi] [.] [where] [big-horn] [got] [his] [curved] [horns] [@number@] [list] [of] [illustrations] [page] " [then] [there] [was] [a] [crash] , [and] [everybody's] [eyes] [flew] [open] ["] [frontispiece] 1 " 7 , ["] [little] [chief's] [father] [taught] [him] [how] [to] [make] [hay] ["] [@number@] [peter] [noticed] [those] [feet] [the] [first] [time] [he] [met] [mr] [.] [and] [mrs] [.] [quack] [@number@] " [don't] [call] [me] [striped] [chipmunk] , [and] [don't] [call] [me] [gopher] ! ["] 1 " 7 , 1 " 13 ! [said] [he] [@number@] [mother] [west] [wind] ["] [where] ["] [stories] [i] [where] [grandfather] [frog] [got] [his] [big] [mouth] everybody knows that [grandfather] [frog] has a big mouth . 1 everybody 2 knows 1 everybody 6 has 2 knows 3 that 6 has 7 a 7 a 8 big 7 a 9 mouth 9 mouth 10 . of course ! 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 ! it wouldn't be possible to look him straight in the face and not know that [he] has a big mouth . 1 it 2 wouldn't 1 it 3 be 3 be 4 possible 3 be 5 to 3 be 17 has 5 to 6 look 6 look 15 that 7 him 8 straight 8 straight 9 in 9 in 10 the 9 in 11 face 11 face 14 know 12 and 13 not 12 and 14 know 14 know 15 that 17 has 18 a 18 a 19 big 19 big 20 mouth 19 big 21 . 20 mouth 21 . he seems then to be all mouth and eyes . 1 he 2 seems 2 seems 5 be 3 then 4 to 4 to 5 be 5 be 7 mouth 6 all 7 mouth 7 mouth 8 and 8 and 10 . 9 eyes 10 . anyway , that is what [peter] [rabbit] says . 1 anyway 2 , 2 , 3 that 3 that 4 is 4 is 5 what 5 what 8 says 8 says 9 . peter never will forget the first time he saw [grandfather] [frog] . 1 peter 2 never 1 peter 5 the 2 never 4 forget 3 will 4 forget 5 the 6 first 6 first 7 time 7 time 8 he 8 he 9 saw 9 saw 12 . peter was very young then . 1 peter 2 was 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 young 4 young 5 then 5 then 6 . he had run away from home to see the [great] [world] , and in the course of his wanderings he came to the [smiling] [pool] . 1 he 2 had 1 he 8 see 2 had 3 run 3 run 4 away 4 away 5 from 5 from 6 home 6 home 7 to 8 see 9 the 9 the 16 course 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 in 14 in 15 the 15 the 16 course 16 course 22 to 17 of 18 his 17 of 19 wanderings 19 wanderings 21 came 20 he 21 came 21 came 22 to 22 to 23 the 23 the 26 . never before had he seen so much water . 1 never 2 before 2 before 3 had 2 before 4 he 4 he 5 seen 5 seen 6 so 6 so 7 much 7 much 8 water 8 water 9 . the most water he had ever seen before was a little puddle in the [lone] [little] [path] . 1 the 2 most 2 most 6 ever 3 water 4 he 3 water 6 ever 4 he 5 had 6 ever 7 seen 7 seen 8 before 8 before 9 was 9 was 10 a 10 a 11 little 10 a 12 puddle 12 puddle 13 in 12 puddle 18 . 13 in 14 the peter stared and stared at the [smiling] [pool] , and little by little he began to see other things . 1 peter 2 stared 1 peter 9 , 2 stared 3 and 3 and 4 stared 4 stared 5 at 5 at 6 the 9 , 10 and 10 and 15 began 11 little 12 by 12 by 13 little 13 little 15 began 14 he 15 began 15 began 16 to 16 to 17 see 16 to 18 other 17 see 18 other 18 other 19 things 19 things 20 . first he noticed the bulrushes growing with their feet in the water . 1 first 2 he 2 he 5 bulrushes 3 noticed 4 the 3 noticed 5 bulrushes 4 the 5 bulrushes 5 bulrushes 9 feet 6 growing 7 with 7 with 8 their 8 their 9 feet 9 feet 12 water 10 in 11 the 11 the 12 water 12 water 13 . then he noticed the lily-pads , and he stared very hard at these . 1 then 2 he 1 then 5 lily-pads 2 he 3 noticed 3 noticed 4 the 4 the 5 lily-pads 5 lily-pads 9 stared 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 he 8 he 9 stared 9 stared 10 very 9 stared 11 hard 10 very 11 hard 11 hard 12 at 12 at 13 these 13 these 14 . they looked like [growing] things , and yet they seemed to be floating right on top of the water . 1 they 2 looked 1 they 3 like 2 looked 3 like 3 like 10 seemed 5 things 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 yet 7 and 10 seemed 8 yet 9 they 10 seemed 16 top 11 to 12 be 12 be 13 floating 13 floating 14 right 13 floating 16 top 14 right 15 on 16 top 18 the 17 of 18 the 18 the 19 water 19 water 20 . he was still staring at those lily-pads when a great deep voice said : 1 he 2 was 1 he 3 still 3 still 4 staring 3 still 5 at 4 staring 5 at 5 at 6 those 6 those 7 lily-pads 7 lily-pads 10 great 8 when 9 a 9 a 10 great 10 great 11 deep 11 deep 12 voice 12 voice 14 : 13 said 14 : " [chug-a-rum] ! 1 " 3 ! chug-a-rum ! 1 chug-a-rum 2 ! don't you know it isn't polite to stare at people ? " 1 don't 2 you 2 you 3 know 3 know 5 isn't 4 it 5 isn't 5 isn't 6 polite 6 polite 7 to 6 polite 8 stare 8 stare 9 at 8 stare 10 people 10 people 11 ? 11 ? 12 " that voice was so unexpected and so deep that [peter] was startled . 1 that 2 voice 1 that 3 was 2 voice 3 was 3 was 5 unexpected 4 so 5 unexpected 5 unexpected 8 deep 6 and 7 so 7 so 8 deep 8 deep 9 that 9 that 11 was 11 was 12 startled 12 startled 13 . he jumped , started to run , then stopped . 1 he 2 jumped 2 jumped 5 to 3 , 4 started 4 started 5 to 5 to 6 run 6 run 7 , 6 run 8 then 8 then 9 stopped 9 stopped 10 . he wanted to run , but curiosity wouldn't let him . 1 he 4 run 2 wanted 3 to 3 to 4 run 4 run 7 curiosity 5 , 6 but 5 , 7 curiosity 7 curiosity 8 wouldn't 8 wouldn't 9 let 9 let 10 him 10 him 11 . he simply couldn't run away until he had found out where that voice came from and to whom it belonged . 1 he 2 simply 1 he 8 had 2 simply 4 run 3 couldn't 4 run 5 away 8 had 6 until 7 he 7 he 8 had 8 had 9 found 9 found 11 where 9 found 13 voice 10 out 11 where 12 that 13 voice 13 voice 18 whom 14 came 15 from 14 came 18 whom 16 and 17 to 17 to 18 whom 18 whom 21 . 19 it 20 belonged 20 belonged 21 . " if you please , " said [peter] timidly , " [i] 'm not staring at anybody . " 1 " 3 you 1 " 4 please 2 if 3 you 4 please 9 timidly 5 , 7 said 6 " 7 said 7 said 9 timidly 9 timidly 15 staring 10 , 11 " 10 , 15 staring 11 " 13 'm 13 'm 14 not 15 staring 16 at 15 staring 18 . 16 at 17 anybody 18 . 19 " all the time he was staring down into the [smiling] [pool] with eyes fairly popping out of his head . 1 all 2 the 1 all 3 time 1 all 6 staring 3 time 4 he 4 he 5 was 6 staring 7 down 7 down 9 the 7 down 15 popping 8 into 9 the 12 with 13 eyes 13 eyes 14 fairly 14 fairly 15 popping 15 popping 16 out 16 out 19 head 17 of 18 his 18 his 19 head 19 head 20 . " [chug-a-rum] ! 1 " 3 ! have a care , young fellow ! 1 have 2 a 2 a 3 care 3 care 4 , 4 , 5 young 5 young 6 fellow 6 fellow 7 ! have a care how you talk to your elders . 1 have 2 a 2 a 3 care 2 a 4 how 4 how 6 talk 5 you 6 talk 6 talk 8 your 7 to 8 your 8 your 9 elders 9 elders 10 . do you mean to be impudent enough to tell me to my face that [i] am not anybody ? " 1 do 5 be 1 do 8 to 2 you 3 mean 3 mean 4 to 3 mean 5 be 4 to 5 be 5 be 7 enough 6 impudent 7 enough 8 to 9 tell 8 to 18 anybody 9 tell 10 me 9 tell 13 face 10 me 11 to 11 to 12 my 13 face 14 that 16 am 17 not 16 am 18 anybody 18 anybody 19 ? 19 ? 20 " the voice was deeper and gruffer than ever , and it made [peter] more uncomfortable than ever . 1 the 2 voice 1 the 6 gruffer 2 voice 4 deeper 3 was 4 deeper 4 deeper 5 and 6 gruffer 8 ever 6 gruffer 12 made 7 than 8 ever 9 , 10 and 9 , 12 made 10 and 11 it 12 made 16 than 14 more 15 uncomfortable 14 more 16 than 16 than 17 ever 17 ever 18 . " oh , no , [sir] ! 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 , 3 , 4 no 4 no 5 , 4 no 7 ! no , indeed ! " exclaimed [peter] . 1 no 2 , 2 , 3 indeed 3 indeed 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 exclaimed 6 exclaimed 8 . " [i] don't mean anything of the kind . 1 " 4 mean 3 don't 4 mean 4 mean 5 anything 5 anything 7 the 6 of 7 the 7 the 8 kind 8 kind 9 . i 'm sure from the sound of your voice that you must be somebody very important . 1 i 2 'm 1 i 3 sure 1 i 12 must 3 sure 8 your 4 from 5 the 5 the 6 sound 6 sound 7 of 7 of 8 your 8 your 9 voice 10 that 11 you 11 you 12 must 12 must 17 . 13 be 14 somebody 14 somebody 16 important 14 somebody 17 . 15 very 16 important please excuse me for seeming to stare . 1 please 2 excuse 2 excuse 3 me 3 me 4 for 4 for 5 seeming 5 seeming 7 stare 6 to 7 stare 7 stare 8 . i was just looking for you , that is all . " 1 i 2 was 2 was 3 just 3 just 4 looking 3 just 11 . 4 looking 5 for 5 for 6 you 5 for 8 that 6 you 7 , 8 that 9 is 9 is 10 all 11 . 12 " if [peter] had stared before he doubly stared now , eyes and mouth wide open . 1 if 4 stared 1 if 6 he 3 had 4 stared 4 stared 5 before 6 he 8 stared 7 doubly 8 stared 8 stared 15 open 9 now 10 , 10 , 12 and 10 , 15 open 11 eyes 12 and 12 and 13 mouth 13 mouth 14 wide 15 open 16 . grandfather [frog] was looking his very best in his handsome green coat and white-and-yellow waistcoat . 1 grandfather 3 was 1 grandfather 9 his 4 looking 9 his 5 his 6 very 6 very 7 best 7 best 8 in 8 in 9 his 9 his 12 coat 10 handsome 11 green 10 handsome 12 coat 12 coat 15 waistcoat 13 and 14 white-and-yellow 14 white-and-yellow 15 waistcoat 15 waistcoat 16 . but [peter] had hardly noticed these at all . 1 but 5 noticed 3 had 4 hardly 4 hardly 5 noticed 5 noticed 6 these 6 these 7 at 7 at 8 all 8 all 9 . " why , you 're all mouth ! " he exclaimed , and then looked very much ashamed of his impoliteness . 1 " 11 exclaimed 2 why 3 , 2 why 4 you 3 , 4 you 4 you 5 're 5 're 6 all 5 're 7 mouth 7 mouth 11 exclaimed 8 ! 9 " 9 " 10 he 9 " 11 exclaimed 10 he 11 exclaimed 11 exclaimed 16 very 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 then 14 then 15 looked 15 looked 16 very 16 very 18 ashamed 17 much 18 ashamed 18 ashamed 22 . 19 of 20 his 20 his 21 impoliteness 21 impoliteness 22 . grandfather [frog] 's great goggly eyes twinkled . 1 grandfather 3 's 3 's 4 great 4 great 6 eyes 5 goggly 6 eyes 6 eyes 7 twinkled 7 twinkled 8 . he knew that [peter] was very young and innocent and just starting out in the [great] [world] . 1 he 5 was 2 knew 3 that 3 that 5 was 5 was 7 young 6 very 7 young 7 young 9 innocent 8 and 9 innocent 9 innocent 11 just 10 and 11 just 11 just 14 in 12 starting 13 out 13 out 14 in 14 in 15 the 15 the 18 . he knew that [peter] didn't intend to be impolite . 1 he 2 knew 1 he 5 didn't 2 knew 3 that 5 didn't 6 intend 5 didn't 8 be 7 to 8 be 8 be 9 impolite 9 impolite 10 . " not quite , " said he good-naturedly . 1 " 2 not 2 not 3 quite 3 quite 4 , 4 , 6 said 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 good-naturedly 7 he 8 good-naturedly 8 good-naturedly 9 . " not quite all mouth , though [i] must admit that it is of good size . 1 " 7 though 2 not 3 quite 3 quite 4 all 4 all 5 mouth 5 mouth 6 , 5 mouth 7 though 7 though 9 must 9 must 10 admit 9 must 15 good 10 admit 11 that 10 admit 12 it 12 it 13 is 13 is 14 of 15 good 16 size 15 good 17 . 16 size 17 . the fact is , [i] wouldn't have it a bit smaller if [i] could . 1 the 2 fact 1 the 9 a 2 fact 3 is 2 fact 4 , 4 , 6 wouldn't 6 wouldn't 7 have 7 have 8 it 9 a 10 bit 10 bit 11 smaller 11 smaller 12 if 12 if 15 . 14 could 15 . the truth is , [i] am very proud of my big mouth . 1 the 2 truth 1 the 8 proud 2 truth 3 is 4 , 6 am 6 am 7 very 7 very 8 proud 8 proud 9 of 9 of 10 my 10 my 13 . 11 big 12 mouth 12 mouth 13 . i don't know of any one who has a bigger one for their size . " 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 know 2 don't 5 any 3 know 4 of 5 any 7 who 5 any 9 a 6 one 7 who 8 has 9 a 9 a 10 bigger 10 bigger 11 one 10 bigger 14 size 12 for 13 their 13 their 14 size 14 size 15 . 15 . 16 " he opened his mouth wide , and it seemed to [peter] that [grandfather] [frog] 's whole head simply split in halves . 1 he 2 opened 1 he 4 mouth 2 opened 3 his 4 mouth 5 wide 5 wide 6 , 6 , 7 and 6 , 9 seemed 8 it 9 seemed 9 seemed 12 that 10 to 12 that 12 that 18 simply 15 's 16 whole 16 whole 17 head 16 whole 18 simply 18 simply 21 halves 19 split 20 in 20 in 21 halves 21 halves 22 . he hadn't supposed anybody in all the [great] [world] possessed such a mouth . 1 he 2 hadn't 1 he 3 supposed 3 supposed 5 in 4 anybody 5 in 5 in 7 the 6 all 7 the 7 the 14 . 10 possessed 11 such 11 such 12 a 12 a 13 mouth 13 mouth 14 . " where did you get it ? " gasped [peter] , and then felt that he had asked a very foolish question . 1 " 2 where 1 " 3 did 1 " 18 asked 3 did 6 it 4 you 5 get 5 get 6 it 7 ? 8 " 8 " 9 gasped 9 gasped 11 , 9 gasped 13 then 11 , 12 and 13 then 14 felt 13 then 16 he 14 felt 15 that 16 he 17 had 16 he 18 asked 18 asked 19 a 18 asked 22 question 19 a 20 very 19 a 22 question 20 very 21 foolish 22 question 23 . grandfather [frog] chuckled . 1 grandfather 3 chuckled 3 chuckled 4 . " would you like to hear about it ? " 1 " 2 would 2 would 3 you 3 you 4 like 4 like 5 to 5 to 6 hear 6 hear 7 about 7 about 8 it 8 it 9 ? 9 ? 10 " " [i] 'd love to ! " cried [peter] . 1 " 3 'd 3 'd 4 love 4 love 5 to 4 love 10 . 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 cried 8 cried 10 . " [chug-a-rum] ! " began [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 5 began 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 began 5 began 8 . you know he always begins a story that way . 1 you 2 know 1 you 4 always 2 know 3 he 2 know 4 always 4 always 5 begins 5 begins 6 a 6 a 7 story 7 story 8 that 8 that 9 way 9 way 10 . " [chug-a-rum] ! 1 " 3 ! once upon a time the [great] [world] was mostly water , and most of the people lived in the water . 1 once 2 upon 1 once 4 time 1 once 10 water 2 upon 3 a 4 time 5 the 8 was 9 mostly 9 mostly 10 water 10 water 11 , 10 water 17 lived 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 most 14 of 15 the 15 the 16 people 16 people 17 lived 17 lived 18 in 18 in 21 . 19 the 20 water 19 the 21 . it was in those days that my lived . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 in 3 in 4 those 4 those 5 days 5 days 6 that 6 that 9 . 7 my 8 lived 8 lived 9 . those were happy days for the [frogs] . 1 those 2 were 2 were 3 happy 3 happy 4 days 4 days 5 for 5 for 6 the 6 the 8 . yes , indeed , those were happy days for the [frogs] . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 6 were 2 , 3 indeed 3 indeed 4 , 4 , 5 those 6 were 7 happy 7 happy 8 days 8 days 9 for 9 for 10 the 10 the 12 . of course they had enemies , but those enemies were all in the water . 1 of 2 course 1 of 8 those 2 course 3 they 3 they 4 had 3 they 5 enemies 5 enemies 6 , 6 , 7 but 8 those 9 enemies 9 enemies 10 were 10 were 11 all 11 all 14 water 12 in 13 the 13 the 14 water 14 water 15 . they didn't have to be watching out for danger from the air and from the land , as [i] do now . 1 they 2 didn't 1 they 5 be 2 didn't 3 have 3 have 4 to 5 be 20 do 6 watching 7 out 6 watching 12 air 7 out 9 danger 7 out 10 from 8 for 9 danger 10 from 11 the 12 air 13 and 12 air 16 land 12 air 18 as 14 from 15 the 15 the 16 land 16 land 18 as 17 , 18 as 18 as 20 do 20 do 22 . 21 now 22 . there was plenty to eat and little to do , and the [frog] tribe increased very fast . 1 there 8 to 1 there 12 the 2 was 3 plenty 3 plenty 4 to 3 plenty 8 to 4 to 5 eat 5 eat 6 and 6 and 7 little 9 do 10 , 9 do 12 the 10 , 11 and 12 the 17 fast 14 tribe 15 increased 15 increased 16 very 16 very 17 fast 17 fast 18 . in fact , the [frogs] increased so fast that after a while there wasn't plenty to eat . 1 in 2 fact 1 in 4 the 2 fact 3 , 4 the 6 increased 6 increased 12 while 7 so 8 fast 8 fast 9 that 8 fast 12 while 9 that 10 after 10 after 11 a 12 while 13 there 13 there 15 plenty 14 wasn't 15 plenty 15 plenty 18 . 16 to 17 eat 17 eat 18 . the mouths of the [frogs] in those days were not big . 1 the 2 mouths 2 mouths 3 of 3 of 4 the 3 of 8 days 6 in 7 those 7 those 8 days 8 days 11 big 9 were 10 not 9 were 11 big 11 big 12 . in fact , they were quite small . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 3 , 4 they 3 , 6 quite 4 they 5 were 6 quite 7 small 7 small 8 . you see , living on the kind of food they did , they had no need of big mouths . 1 you 11 did 2 see 3 , 2 see 7 kind 3 , 4 living 4 living 6 the 5 on 6 the 7 kind 11 did 8 of 9 food 9 food 10 they 10 they 11 did 11 did 15 no 11 did 16 need 12 , 13 they 13 they 14 had 13 they 15 no 15 no 16 need 16 need 18 big 16 need 20 . 17 of 18 big 18 big 19 mouths 19 mouths 20 . so he caught the first one that came within reach , and he found it was good to eat . 1 so 8 came 2 he 3 caught 3 caught 4 the 4 the 5 first 5 first 6 one 5 first 8 came 6 one 7 that 8 came 9 within 9 within 10 reach 9 within 14 found 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 he 13 he 14 found 14 found 15 it 14 found 17 good 15 it 16 was 17 good 18 to 17 good 19 eat 19 eat 20 . he liked it so well that after that he caught fish whenever he could . 1 he 2 liked 2 liked 3 it 2 liked 5 well 3 it 4 so 4 so 5 well 5 well 6 that 6 that 11 fish 7 after 8 that 8 that 9 he 8 that 10 caught 10 caught 11 fish 11 fish 12 whenever 12 whenever 15 . 13 he 14 could 13 he 15 . 14 could 15 . of course he swallowed them whole . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 he 3 he 4 swallowed 4 swallowed 5 them 5 them 6 whole 6 whole 7 . he had to , because he had no chewing or biting teeth . 1 he 2 had 1 he 7 had 2 had 3 to 4 , 5 because 5 because 6 he 6 he 7 had 7 had 9 chewing 8 no 9 chewing 9 chewing 12 teeth 10 or 11 biting 11 biting 12 teeth 12 teeth 13 . but [great-grandfather] [frog] had much to learn in those day , and so he tried to swallow that fish tail first instead of head first . 1 but 4 had 4 had 5 much 5 much 11 , 6 to 7 learn 7 learn 8 in 7 learn 10 day 8 in 9 those 10 day 11 , 11 , 21 first 12 and 15 tried 13 so 14 he 14 he 15 tried 15 tried 16 to 16 to 17 swallow 16 to 21 first 17 swallow 19 fish 17 swallow 20 tail 18 that 19 fish 19 fish 20 tail 21 first 22 instead 22 instead 23 of 23 of 24 head 24 head 25 first 25 first 26 . he got the tail down and the smallest part of the body , and then that fish stuck . 1 he 12 body 2 got 3 the 2 got 4 tail 4 tail 5 down 4 tail 12 body 5 down 6 and 7 the 8 smallest 7 the 9 part 9 part 11 the 9 part 12 body 10 of 11 the 12 body 15 then 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 then 15 then 17 fish 16 that 17 fish 17 fish 19 . 18 stuck 19 . yes , [sir] , that fish stuck . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 5 that 5 that 6 fish 6 fish 7 stuck 7 stuck 8 . the fact was , [great-grandfather] [frog] 's mouth wasn't wide enough . 1 the 2 fact 2 fact 3 was 2 fact 8 mouth 3 was 4 , 7 's 8 mouth 8 mouth 9 wasn't 9 wasn't 10 wide 10 wide 11 enough 11 enough 12 . that fish was stuck ! 1 that 2 fish 2 fish 3 was 2 fish 4 stuck 4 stuck 5 ! it would go neither down nor up . 1 it 2 would 2 would 4 neither 3 go 4 neither 4 neither 6 nor 5 down 6 nor 6 nor 7 up 7 up 8 . " [poor] [great-grandfather] [frog] was in a terrible fix . 1 " 9 fix 5 was 6 in 6 in 7 a 7 a 8 terrible 8 terrible 9 fix 9 fix 10 . big tears rolled down his cheeks . 1 big 2 tears 1 big 4 down 2 tears 3 rolled 4 down 5 his 5 his 6 cheeks 6 cheeks 7 . he choked and choked and choked , until it looked very much as if he might choke to death . 1 he 17 choke 2 choked 4 choked 3 and 4 choked 4 choked 7 , 4 choked 10 looked 4 choked 12 much 5 and 6 choked 6 choked 7 , 7 , 8 until 8 until 9 it 10 looked 11 very 12 much 15 he 12 much 16 might 12 much 17 choke 13 as 14 if 13 as 15 he 15 he 16 might 17 choke 19 death 18 to 19 death 19 death 20 . just in time , in the very nick of time , who should come along but [old] [mother] [nature] . 1 just 2 in 1 just 8 nick 2 in 3 time 3 time 8 nick 4 , 5 in 5 in 6 the 6 the 7 very 6 the 8 nick 8 nick 10 time 9 of 10 time 10 time 15 along 11 , 12 who 12 who 14 come 13 should 14 come 14 come 15 along 15 along 20 . 16 but 20 . she saw right away what the trouble was , and she pulled out the fish . 1 she 8 was 2 saw 3 right 2 saw 4 away 2 saw 7 trouble 3 right 4 away 5 what 6 the 5 what 7 trouble 7 trouble 8 was 8 was 15 fish 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 she 11 she 12 pulled 12 pulled 13 out 12 pulled 14 the 13 out 14 the 14 the 15 fish 15 fish 16 . then she asked how that fish had happened to be in such a place as [great-grandfather] [frog] 's mouth . 1 then 3 asked 1 then 8 happened 2 she 3 asked 3 asked 4 how 4 how 5 that 6 fish 7 had 6 fish 8 happened 8 happened 11 in 9 to 10 be 10 be 11 in 11 in 13 a 12 such 13 a 13 a 14 place 14 place 15 as 14 place 19 mouth 18 's 19 mouth 19 mouth 20 . old [mother] [nature] looked thoughtful . 1 old 4 looked 4 looked 5 thoughtful 5 thoughtful 6 . she saw the great numbers of young fish . 1 she 2 saw 2 saw 4 great 3 the 4 great 4 great 5 numbers 5 numbers 6 of 6 of 7 young 6 of 8 fish 7 young 8 fish 8 fish 9 . suddenly she reached over and put a finger in [great-grandfather] [frog] 's mouth and stretched it sideways . 1 suddenly 2 she 2 she 6 put 3 reached 4 over 4 over 5 and 5 and 6 put 6 put 7 a 6 put 16 it 7 a 8 finger 8 finger 9 in 9 in 13 mouth 12 's 13 mouth 13 mouth 15 stretched 14 and 15 stretched 16 it 17 sideways 17 sideways 18 . then she did the same thing to the other corner . 1 then 2 she 1 then 4 the 2 she 3 did 4 the 6 thing 5 same 6 thing 6 thing 7 to 7 to 8 the 8 the 10 corner 9 other 10 corner 10 corner 11 . great-grandfather [frog] 's mouth was three times as big as it had been before . 1 great-grandfather 3 's 3 's 4 mouth 3 's 7 times 5 was 6 three 6 three 7 times 7 times 9 big 8 as 9 big 9 big 10 as 9 big 13 been 10 as 11 it 12 had 13 been 13 been 15 . 14 before 15 . " she did that very day , and from then on the [frogs] no longer had any trouble in getting plenty to eat . 1 " 2 she 1 " 5 very 2 she 3 did 3 did 4 that 5 very 8 and 6 day 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 17 any 9 from 12 the 10 then 12 the 11 on 12 the 12 the 15 longer 14 no 15 longer 15 longer 16 had 15 longer 17 any 17 any 22 to 18 trouble 19 in 18 trouble 20 getting 20 getting 21 plenty 20 getting 22 to 22 to 23 eat 23 eat 24 . " [i] think it is splendid , perfectly splendid , " cried [peter] . 1 " 3 think 1 " 5 is 3 think 4 it 5 is 9 splendid 6 splendid 7 , 7 , 8 perfectly 8 perfectly 9 splendid 9 splendid 10 , 10 , 11 " 10 , 12 cried 12 cried 14 . " [i] wish [i] had one just like it . " 1 " 3 wish 3 wish 9 it 3 wish 10 . 5 had 6 one 6 one 7 just 7 just 8 like 8 like 9 it 10 . 11 " and then he wondered why [grandfather] [frog] laughed so hard . 1 and 2 then 2 then 3 he 3 he 4 wondered 3 he 8 laughed 4 wondered 5 why 8 laughed 10 hard 9 so 10 hard 10 hard 11 . [ii] [where] [miser] [the] [trade] [rat] [first] [set] [up] [shop] it was quite by accident that [peter] [rabbit] first heard of [miser] the [trade] [rat] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 quite 3 quite 5 accident 4 by 5 accident 5 accident 10 heard 6 that 9 first 9 first 10 heard 10 heard 11 of 11 of 13 the 13 the 16 . you know how it is with [peter] ; he is forever using those big ears of his to learn interesting things . 1 you 2 know 1 you 3 how 1 you 13 those 2 know 3 how 3 how 4 it 3 how 12 using 4 it 5 is 4 it 6 with 8 ; 9 he 9 he 10 is 10 is 11 forever 11 forever 12 using 13 those 19 learn 14 big 18 to 15 ears 16 of 15 ears 18 to 16 of 17 his 18 to 19 learn 19 learn 20 interesting 20 interesting 21 things 21 things 22 . again he sometimes overhears things quite by accident when he cannot very well help hearing . 1 again 3 sometimes 1 again 11 cannot 2 he 3 sometimes 3 sometimes 4 overhears 4 overhears 8 accident 5 things 6 quite 6 quite 7 by 7 by 8 accident 9 when 10 he 10 he 11 cannot 11 cannot 12 very 12 very 15 hearing 13 well 14 help 13 well 15 hearing 15 hearing 16 . it was in this way that he first heard of [miser] the [trade] [rat] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 in 3 in 4 this 4 this 5 way 5 way 8 first 6 that 7 he 7 he 8 first 8 first 9 heard 9 heard 10 of 10 of 12 the 12 the 15 . peter had crept into a hollow log in the [green] [forest] to rest and to feel absolutely safe while he was doing it . 1 peter 5 a 2 had 3 crept 3 crept 4 into 3 crept 5 a 5 a 6 hollow 5 a 7 log 7 log 9 the 8 in 9 the 9 the 17 absolutely 12 to 13 rest 13 rest 14 and 13 rest 16 feel 15 to 16 feel 16 feel 17 absolutely 17 absolutely 18 safe 18 safe 19 while 18 safe 21 was 19 while 20 he 21 was 22 doing 21 was 24 . 22 doing 23 it the footsteps and the voice were [old] [man] [coyote] 's . 1 the 2 footsteps 2 footsteps 3 and 3 and 4 the 4 the 5 voice 5 voice 6 were 5 voice 11 . 10 's 11 . very carefully [peter] peeped out . 1 very 2 carefully 2 carefully 4 peeped 4 peeped 5 out 5 out 6 . old [man] [coyote] had sat down close by the log in which [peter] was hiding . 1 old 8 by 4 had 5 sat 5 sat 6 down 5 sat 7 close 7 close 8 by 8 by 9 the 9 the 10 log 10 log 12 which 11 in 12 which 12 which 14 was 14 was 16 . 15 hiding 16 . what a disgrace he is to the whole [rat] tribe ! 1 what 2 a 1 what 4 he 2 a 3 disgrace 4 he 5 is 5 is 8 whole 6 to 7 the 7 the 8 whole 8 whole 10 tribe 10 tribe 11 ! for that matter , he is a disgrace to all who live on the [green] [meadows] and in the [green] [forest] . 1 for 2 that 2 that 3 matter 2 that 6 is 3 matter 4 , 4 , 5 he 6 is 7 a 6 is 8 disgrace 8 disgrace 11 who 8 disgrace 12 live 9 to 10 all 10 all 11 who 12 live 13 on 13 on 14 the 13 on 22 . 17 and 18 in 18 in 19 the 19 the 22 . he isn't much like his cousin , [miser] the [trade] [rat] . " 1 he 2 isn't 2 isn't 3 much 3 much 4 like 4 like 5 his 5 his 6 cousin 6 cousin 7 , 6 cousin 12 . 7 , 9 the 12 . 13 " " [mah] goodness ! 1 " 3 goodness 3 goodness 4 ! do yo ' know [miser] ? " exclaimed [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] . 1 do 2 yo 2 yo 3 ' 3 ' 4 know 4 know 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 7 " 8 exclaimed 8 exclaimed 10 ' 10 ' 13 . " do [i] know [miser] ? 1 " 2 do 2 do 4 know 4 know 6 ? i should say [i] do ! " replied [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 i 2 should 2 should 3 say 2 should 5 do 5 do 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 6 ! 8 replied 7 " 8 replied 8 replied 12 . " [i] 've tried to catch him enough times to know him . 1 " 3 've 1 " 4 tried 4 tried 6 catch 5 to 6 catch 6 catch 7 him 6 catch 9 times 8 enough 9 times 9 times 11 know 10 to 11 know 11 know 12 him 12 him 13 . he kept a junk shop very near where [i] used to live way out west . 1 he 4 junk 1 he 6 very 2 kept 3 a 3 a 4 junk 4 junk 5 shop 6 very 7 near 6 very 12 live 7 near 8 where 8 where 11 to 10 used 11 to 12 live 13 way 13 way 14 out 13 way 16 . 14 out 15 west 15 west 16 . do you know him , [mr] [buzzard] ? " 1 do 2 you 2 you 3 know 3 know 4 him 4 him 5 , 4 him 8 ? 8 ? 9 " " ah cert'nly does , " chuckled [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] . 1 " 2 ah 2 ah 3 cert'nly 3 cert'nly 4 does 3 cert'nly 5 , 5 , 6 " 5 , 12 . 6 " 7 chuckled 7 chuckled 9 ' " ah cert'nly does . 1 " 2 ah 2 ah 3 cert'nly 3 cert'nly 4 does 4 does 5 . ah never did see such a busy fellow as he is . 1 ah 4 see 2 never 3 did 2 never 4 see 4 see 6 a 5 such 6 a 6 a 7 busy 7 busy 8 fellow 8 fellow 9 as 9 as 10 he 10 he 11 is 11 is 12 . ah [done] see his junk shop many times , and always it done be growin ' bigger . 1 ah 3 see 1 ah 5 junk 3 see 4 his 5 junk 7 many 5 junk 10 and 6 shop 7 many 7 many 8 times 8 times 9 , 10 and 13 done 11 always 12 it 11 always 13 done 13 done 17 bigger 14 be 15 growin 15 growin 16 ' 16 ' 17 bigger 17 bigger 18 . " no , " said [old] [man] [coyote] , " [i] never did , and [i] 've wondered about it a great deal . " 1 " 2 no 1 " 5 said 2 no 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 17 've 12 never 13 did 13 did 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 17 've 17 've 20 it 18 wondered 19 about 19 about 20 it 20 it 21 a 21 a 22 great 21 a 24 . 22 great 23 deal 24 . 25 " peter [rabbit] almost forgot that he was hiding . 1 peter 3 almost 3 almost 4 forgot 3 almost 5 that 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 hiding 8 hiding 9 . just in the nick of time he clapped a hand over his mouth . 1 just 6 time 2 in 3 the 3 the 4 nick 4 nick 5 of 4 nick 6 time 6 time 10 hand 7 he 8 clapped 8 clapped 9 a 9 a 10 hand 10 hand 11 over 11 over 13 mouth 12 his 13 mouth 13 mouth 14 . it seemed to [peter] a long , long time before [old] [man] [coyote] said : 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 to 3 to 6 long 5 a 6 long 6 long 7 , 7 , 8 long 8 long 10 before 9 time 10 before 10 before 15 : 14 said 15 : " [i] 'd like to hear that story , [mr] [buzzard] , if it isn't too much to ask of you . " 1 " 3 'd 1 " 8 story 3 'd 4 like 3 'd 6 hear 4 like 5 to 5 to 6 hear 6 hear 7 that 8 story 9 , 8 story 13 if 12 , 13 if 13 if 14 it 14 it 16 too 15 isn't 16 too 16 too 18 to 17 much 18 to 18 to 19 ask 19 ask 20 of 19 ask 21 you 21 you 23 " 22 . 23 " " not at all , [brer] [coyote] [;] not at all . 1 " 2 not 2 not 3 at 3 at 4 all 3 at 11 all 4 all 5 , 9 not 10 at 10 at 11 all 11 all 12 . ah 'll be mor'n pleased to tell it to yo ' . 1 ah 3 be 1 ah 4 mor'n 2 'll 3 be 3 be 4 mor'n 4 mor'n 5 pleased 5 pleased 7 tell 6 to 7 tell 7 tell 8 it 8 it 9 to 9 to 10 yo 10 yo 12 . 11 ' 12 . ah cert'nly will , " said [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] , and [peter] settled himself comfortably to listen . 1 ah 5 " 2 cert'nly 3 will 3 will 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 ' 6 said 16 comfortably 11 , 12 and 11 , 14 settled 14 settled 15 himself 15 himself 16 comfortably 16 comfortably 18 listen 17 to 18 listen 18 listen 19 . " yo ' see it was this way , " began [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] . 1 " 2 yo 1 " 4 see 2 yo 3 ' 4 see 5 it 4 see 7 this 5 it 6 was 7 this 8 way 8 way 9 , 9 , 10 " 9 , 11 began 11 began 13 ' 11 began 16 . " ah got it from mah gran'daddy , and he got it from his gran'daddy , and his gran'daddy got it from " 1 " 2 ah 2 ah 3 got 2 ah 6 mah 3 got 4 it 4 it 5 from 6 mah 7 gran'daddy 7 gran'daddy 9 and 8 , 9 and 9 and 11 got 10 he 11 got 11 got 12 it 12 it 13 from 13 from 14 his 14 his 15 gran'daddy 15 gran'daddy 19 gran'daddy 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 his 18 his 19 gran'daddy 19 gran'daddy 20 got 19 gran'daddy 21 it 19 gran'daddy 22 from 19 gran'daddy 23 " 20 got 21 it " [i] know , " interrupted [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 " 3 know 3 know 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 interrupted 6 interrupted 10 . isn't that it ? " 1 isn't 2 that 2 that 3 it 3 it 4 ? 4 ? 5 " " yes , [suh] , " replied [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] . 1 " 2 yes 2 yes 3 , 2 yes 5 , 5 , 6 " 5 , 7 replied 7 replied 9 ' 7 replied 12 . " yes , [suh] , that's it . 1 " 2 yes 2 yes 3 , 2 yes 5 , 5 , 6 that's 6 that's 7 it 7 it 8 . ol ' [mother] [nature] treat ' em all alike in those days . 1 ol 2 ' 1 ol 7 em 5 treat 6 ' 6 ' 7 em 7 em 9 alike 8 all 9 alike 9 alike 12 days 10 in 11 those 11 those 12 days 12 days 13 . she 's a right [smart] busy person , and she ain't got no time fo ' to answer foolish questions . 1 she 2 's 1 she 4 right 2 's 3 a 4 right 6 busy 6 busy 14 time 7 person 8 , 7 person 10 she 9 and 10 she 10 she 11 ain't 11 ain't 13 no 11 ain't 14 time 12 got 13 no 14 time 15 fo 15 fo 16 ' 15 fo 18 answer 17 to 18 answer 18 answer 19 foolish 18 answer 20 questions 20 questions 21 . no , [suh] , she ain't . 1 no 2 , 2 , 5 she 4 , 5 she 5 she 6 ain't 6 ain't 7 . ah reckons yo ' know all about that , [brer] [coyote] . " 1 ah 2 reckons 2 reckons 3 yo 3 yo 4 ' 4 ' 5 know 5 know 7 about 6 all 7 about 7 about 8 that 8 that 9 , 9 , 13 " 12 . 13 " old [man] [coyote] nodded , and [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] scratched his bald head gently as if trying to stir up his memory . 1 old 6 and 4 nodded 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 13 bald 8 ' 11 scratched 11 scratched 13 bald 12 his 13 bald 13 bald 21 up 14 head 15 gently 15 gently 16 as 15 gently 17 if 17 if 18 trying 18 trying 19 to 19 to 20 stir 19 to 21 up 21 up 23 memory 22 his 23 memory 23 memory 24 . peter [rabbit] almost squealed aloud in his impatience while he waited for [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] to go on . 1 peter 3 almost 1 peter 8 impatience 3 almost 4 squealed 4 squealed 5 aloud 5 aloud 6 in 6 in 7 his 8 impatience 11 waited 8 impatience 14 ' 9 while 10 he 10 he 11 waited 11 waited 12 for 14 ' 20 . 17 to 18 go 17 to 20 . 18 go 19 on " he had to win a name for hisself same as ev'ybody else . 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 to 4 to 5 win 5 win 6 a 6 a 7 name 7 name 8 for 8 for 13 else 9 hisself 10 same 10 same 12 ev'ybody 10 same 13 else 11 as 12 ev'ybody 13 else 14 . those without homes were mostly no ' count folks , same as they are today . 1 those 6 no 2 without 5 mostly 2 without 6 no 3 homes 4 were 3 homes 5 mostly 6 no 12 as 7 ' 8 count 7 ' 9 folks 9 folks 10 , 10 , 11 same 11 same 12 as 12 as 13 they 13 they 14 are 14 are 15 today 15 today 16 . person'ly , yo ' understand , [ah] thinks he was all wrong . 1 person'ly 3 yo 2 , 3 yo 3 yo 5 understand 4 ' 5 understand 5 understand 12 wrong 6 , 8 thinks 8 thinks 9 he 9 he 10 was 10 was 11 all 11 all 12 wrong 12 wrong 13 . ah never am so happy as when [ah] can take a sun-bath with nothin ' to do . 1 ah 2 never 1 ah 3 am 1 ah 5 happy 3 am 4 so 5 happy 6 as 5 happy 12 sun-bath 7 when 9 can 9 can 10 take 10 take 11 a 10 take 12 sun-bath 12 sun-bath 13 with 12 sun-bath 14 nothin 14 nothin 15 ' 14 nothin 17 do 16 to 17 do 17 do 18 . yes , [suh] , it cert'nly did . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 5 it 5 it 6 cert'nly 6 cert'nly 7 did 7 did 8 . just because he didn't have anything else to do he began to add a little more to his house . 1 just 4 didn't 1 just 6 anything 1 just 9 do 2 because 3 he 3 he 4 didn't 5 have 6 anything 6 anything 8 to 7 else 8 to 9 do 14 a 9 do 20 . 10 he 11 began 11 began 12 to 11 began 14 a 12 to 13 add 14 a 15 little 16 more 19 house 16 more 20 . 17 to 18 his 18 his 19 house one day he stepped on a thorn . 1 one 2 day 2 day 3 he 3 he 4 stepped 4 stepped 5 on 5 on 6 a 6 a 7 thorn 7 thorn 8 . ' [ouch] ! ' cried [brer] [rat] , and then right away forgot the pain in a new idea . 1 ' 5 cried 1 ' 11 right 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 cried 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 then 9 and 11 right 11 right 18 new 12 away 13 forgot 12 away 15 pain 13 forgot 14 the 15 pain 17 a 15 pain 18 new 16 in 17 a 18 new 20 . 19 idea 20 . he would cover his house [with] thorns , leavin ' just a little secret entrance for hisself ! 1 he 2 would 1 he 4 his 2 would 3 cover 4 his 5 house 4 his 14 secret 7 thorns 13 little 8 , 10 ' 8 , 11 just 9 leavin 10 ' 11 just 12 a 12 a 13 little 13 little 14 secret 14 secret 15 entrance 15 entrance 16 for 15 entrance 17 hisself 16 for 17 hisself 17 hisself 18 ! " when [brer] [rat] [had] all the thorns he needed and more , he began to collect other things and added these to his pile . 1 " 12 more 2 when 6 all 6 all 7 the 7 the 8 thorns 8 thorns 9 he 9 he 10 needed 9 he 12 more 10 needed 11 and 12 more 17 collect 13 , 15 began 14 he 15 began 15 began 17 collect 16 to 17 collect 17 collect 21 added 18 other 19 things 19 things 20 and 19 things 21 added 21 added 22 these 22 these 24 his 23 to 24 his 24 his 25 pile 25 pile 26 . so little by little his house became a sort of junk shop , the very first one in all the [great] [world] . 1 so 2 little 2 little 3 by 3 by 4 little 3 by 6 house 5 his 6 house 6 house 7 became 7 became 9 sort 7 became 14 the 8 a 9 sort 9 sort 10 of 10 of 11 junk 11 junk 12 shop 12 shop 13 , 14 the 15 very 15 very 16 first 16 first 17 one 16 first 23 . 17 one 18 in 18 in 20 the 19 all 20 the bright stones and shells , bones , anything that caught his bright eyes and pleased them , he brought home . 1 bright 5 , 2 stones 4 shells 2 stones 5 , 3 and 4 shells 5 , 8 anything 6 bones 7 , 6 bones 8 anything 7 , 8 anything 8 anything 17 , 9 that 10 caught 10 caught 12 bright 11 his 12 bright 12 bright 13 eyes 13 eyes 14 and 13 eyes 17 , 14 and 15 pleased 15 pleased 16 them 17 , 18 he 18 he 21 . 19 brought 20 home 19 brought 21 . and then the first thing he knew he had a name . 1 and 2 then 1 and 3 the 3 the 5 thing 3 the 7 knew 4 first 5 thing 5 thing 6 he 7 knew 9 had 8 he 9 had 9 had 10 a 10 a 11 name 11 name 12 . yes , [suh] , he had a name . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 had 6 had 7 a 7 a 8 name 8 name 9 . he was called [miser] . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 called 3 called 5 . he saw that some thought themselves ve'y smart when they stole from their neighbors . 1 he 2 saw 1 he 4 some 2 saw 3 that 4 some 5 thought 5 thought 9 when 6 themselves 7 ve'y 6 themselves 8 smart 8 smart 9 when 9 when 10 they 10 they 11 stole 10 they 14 neighbors 11 stole 12 from 12 from 13 their 14 neighbors 15 . brer [miser] didn't like this at all . 1 brer 3 didn't 1 brer 8 . 3 didn't 4 like 4 like 5 this 6 at 7 all 7 all 8 . he was ve'y , ye'y honest , was [brer] [miser] . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 ve'y 3 ve'y 4 , 3 ve'y 6 honest 4 , 5 ye'y 6 honest 7 , 7 , 8 was 8 was 11 . perhaps he wasn't really much tempted , not fo ' a long time anyway . 1 perhaps 2 he 2 he 4 really 3 wasn't 4 really 4 really 5 much 4 really 12 long 5 much 7 , 5 much 8 not 6 tempted 7 , 8 not 9 fo 10 ' 11 a 10 ' 12 long 12 long 13 time 13 time 14 anyway 13 time 15 . " but at last came a time when he was tempted . 1 " 2 but 2 but 5 came 3 at 4 last 4 last 5 came 5 came 10 was 6 a 7 time 7 time 8 when 8 when 9 he 9 he 10 was 10 was 11 tempted 11 tempted 12 . quite by accident he found one of [mr] [squirrel] 's storehouses . 1 quite 2 by 1 quite 3 accident 3 accident 4 he 4 he 5 found 5 found 6 one 6 one 7 of 7 of 12 . 10 's 11 storehouses 11 storehouses 12 . in it were some nuts different from any he ever had seen befo ' . 1 in 2 it 1 in 6 different 3 were 4 some 4 some 5 nuts 5 nuts 6 different 6 different 10 ever 7 from 8 any 8 any 9 he 9 he 10 ever 10 ever 12 seen 11 had 12 seen 12 seen 13 befo 13 befo 14 ' 14 ' 15 . ' [brer] [squirrel] won't mind if [ah] taste just one , ' said he , and did it . 1 ' 9 just 4 won't 5 mind 5 mind 6 if 5 mind 8 taste 8 taste 9 just 9 just 10 one 10 one 11 , 11 , 12 ' 12 ' 13 said 13 said 14 he 14 he 17 did 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 did 17 did 18 it 18 it 19 . it tasted good ; it tasted ve'y good indeed . 1 it 2 tasted 1 it 3 good 3 good 6 tasted 4 ; 5 it 5 it 6 tasted 6 tasted 7 ve'y 7 ve'y 8 good 8 good 10 . 9 indeed 10 . brer [miser] began to wish he had some nuts like those . 1 brer 4 to 3 began 4 to 4 to 5 wish 5 wish 6 he 6 he 9 nuts 7 had 8 some 8 some 9 nuts 9 nuts 10 like 9 nuts 12 . 11 those 12 . when he got home he couldn't think of anything but how good those nuts tasted . 1 when 6 couldn't 1 when 15 tasted 2 he 3 got 3 got 4 home 3 got 6 couldn't 4 home 5 he 6 couldn't 7 think 7 think 8 of 7 think 14 nuts 8 of 9 anything 10 but 11 how 10 but 14 nuts 11 how 13 those 12 good 13 those 15 tasted 16 . he knew that all he had to do was to watch until [brer] [squirrel] was away and then go he'p hisself . 1 he 11 watch 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 7 to 3 that 4 all 3 that 5 he 5 he 6 had 7 to 8 do 7 to 11 watch 8 do 9 was 9 was 10 to 11 watch 12 until 12 until 15 was 15 was 16 away 16 away 17 and 17 and 19 go 17 and 22 . 18 then 19 go 20 he'p 21 hisself 20 he'p 22 . he knew that was just what any of his neighbors would do in his place . 1 he 4 was 2 knew 3 that 3 that 4 was 4 was 7 any 5 just 6 what 5 just 7 any 7 any 12 do 8 of 9 his 9 his 10 neighbors 10 neighbors 11 would 11 would 12 do 12 do 13 in 13 in 14 his 14 his 15 place 15 place 16 . but [brer] [miser] couldn't make it seem just right any way he looked at it . 1 but 6 it 4 couldn't 5 make 5 make 6 it 6 it 7 seem 7 seem 8 just 8 just 9 right 8 just 13 looked 9 right 10 any 10 any 11 way 11 way 12 he 13 looked 14 at 13 looked 16 . 15 it 16 . he was too honest , was [brer] [miser] , to do anything like that . 1 he 2 was 1 he 4 honest 2 was 3 too 4 honest 5 , 5 , 6 was 6 was 12 anything 9 , 10 to 9 , 11 do 11 do 12 anything 12 anything 15 . 13 like 14 that 14 that 15 . ' [ah] knows what [ah] 'll do , ' said he . 1 ' 4 what 1 ' 7 do 3 knows 4 what 6 'll 7 do 7 do 8 , 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 11 he 11 he 12 . ' [ah] 'll just he'p mahself to some of those nuts and [ah] 'll leave something of mine in place of them . 1 ' 3 'll 3 'll 4 just 3 'll 8 some 4 just 5 he'p 5 he'p 6 mahself 6 mahself 7 to 8 some 9 of 8 some 11 nuts 9 of 10 those 11 nuts 17 of 11 nuts 20 place 12 and 14 'll 14 'll 15 leave 15 leave 16 something 16 something 17 of 18 mine 19 in 18 mine 20 place 20 place 21 of 21 of 22 them 22 them 23 . that 's what [ah] 'll do . ' 1 that 2 's 2 's 3 what 3 what 5 'll 5 'll 6 do 6 do 7 . 7 . 8 ' " and that 's what he did do . 1 " 5 what 2 and 3 that 3 that 4 's 4 's 5 what 5 what 7 did 6 he 7 did 7 did 8 do 8 do 9 . after that he always helped himself to anything he wanted , but he always left something to pay fo ' it . 1 after 2 that 1 after 11 , 2 that 5 helped 3 he 4 always 4 always 5 helped 5 helped 7 to 6 himself 7 to 7 to 8 anything 8 anything 10 wanted 9 he 10 wanted 11 , 16 something 12 but 13 he 13 he 14 always 13 he 15 left 15 left 16 something 16 something 19 fo 17 to 18 pay 17 to 19 fo 19 fo 22 . 20 ' 21 it 20 ' 22 . it wasn't long befo ' his neighbors found out what he was doing , and then they called him [miser] the [trade] [rat] . 1 it 8 found 2 wasn't 3 long 3 long 4 befo 3 long 7 neighbors 4 befo 5 ' 6 his 7 neighbors 7 neighbors 8 found 8 found 14 , 9 out 10 what 10 what 13 doing 10 what 14 , 11 he 12 was 12 was 13 doing 14 , 17 they 15 and 16 then 16 then 17 they 17 they 18 called 18 called 19 him 18 called 24 . 19 him 21 the " and it 's been just so with [miser] 's family ever since . 1 " 3 it 2 and 3 it 3 it 4 's 4 's 5 been 5 been 6 just 6 just 7 so 7 so 14 . 8 with 13 since 10 's 11 family 11 family 12 ever 11 family 13 since 13 since 14 . there is one [rat] who is a credit to his family instead of a disgrace , " concluded [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] . 1 there 5 who 2 is 3 one 3 one 5 who 5 who 9 to 6 is 7 a 7 a 8 credit 8 credit 9 to 9 to 11 family 10 his 11 family 11 family 15 disgrace 12 instead 13 of 13 of 14 a 13 of 15 disgrace 15 disgrace 16 , 15 disgrace 23 . 16 , 17 " 17 " 18 concluded 18 concluded 20 ' [iii] [where] [yap-yap] [the] [prairie] [dog] [used] [his] [wits] peter [rabbit] had just had a great fright . 1 peter 4 just 3 had 4 just 4 just 7 great 5 had 6 a 6 a 7 great 7 great 8 fright 8 fright 9 . he [is] used to having great frights , but this time it was a different kind of a fright . 1 he 7 frights 3 used 4 to 3 used 6 great 4 to 5 having 4 to 6 great 6 great 7 frights 7 frights 8 , 7 frights 15 different 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 this 10 this 11 time 10 this 13 was 11 time 12 it 13 was 14 a 13 was 15 different 15 different 19 fright 16 kind 17 of 16 kind 18 a 16 kind 19 fright 18 a 19 fright 19 fright 20 . it was not for himself that he had been afraid but for one of his old friends and neighbors . 1 it 2 was 1 it 5 himself 2 was 3 not 3 not 4 for 5 himself 14 of 6 that 7 he 7 he 8 had 8 had 9 been 9 been 10 afraid 9 been 12 for 10 afraid 11 but 12 for 13 one 13 one 14 of 14 of 15 his 14 of 17 friends 15 his 16 old 17 friends 18 and 18 and 19 neighbors 19 neighbors 20 . now that it was over , [peter] drew a little breath of sheer relief . 1 now 2 that 1 now 6 , 2 that 4 was 3 it 4 was 4 was 5 over 6 , 11 breath 8 drew 9 a 9 a 10 little 9 a 11 breath 11 breath 13 sheer 12 of 13 sheer 13 sheer 14 relief 14 relief 15 . you see it was this way : peter had started over for a call on [johnny] [chuck] . 1 you 2 see 1 you 9 had 2 see 3 it 2 see 5 this 3 it 4 was 5 this 6 way 6 way 8 peter 7 : 8 peter 9 had 10 started 10 started 11 over 10 started 12 for 11 over 12 for 12 for 13 a 13 a 14 call 14 call 15 on 15 on 18 . when he reached [johnny] [chuck] 's house he found no one at home . 1 when 2 he 1 when 3 reached 3 reached 7 house 6 's 7 house 7 house 9 found 8 he 9 found 9 found 10 no 10 no 11 one 10 no 14 . 12 at 13 home 13 home 14 . then he changed his mind and decided to wait for [johnny] to return . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 changed 3 changed 4 his 4 his 5 mind 5 mind 8 to 6 and 7 decided 7 decided 8 to 8 to 9 wait 9 wait 10 for 10 for 13 return 12 to 13 return 13 return 14 . hardly had he settled himself when he heard [johnny] coming , and he knew by the sounds that [johnny] was running from some danger . 1 hardly 2 had 2 had 4 settled 3 he 4 settled 4 settled 6 when 5 himself 6 when 6 when 7 he 7 he 8 heard 7 he 14 knew 8 heard 10 coming 10 coming 13 he 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 he 13 he 14 knew 14 knew 18 that 15 by 16 the 16 the 17 sounds 17 sounds 18 that 18 that 24 danger 20 was 21 running 21 running 22 from 22 from 23 some 23 some 24 danger 24 danger 25 . very , very carefully [peter] raised his head to see . 1 very 4 carefully 2 , 3 very 3 very 4 carefully 4 carefully 6 raised 6 raised 7 his 7 his 8 head 8 head 11 . 9 to 10 see 10 see 11 . then he ducked it again and held his breath . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 ducked 3 ducked 4 it 4 it 5 again 4 it 9 breath 5 again 6 and 6 and 7 held 7 held 8 his 9 breath 10 . johnny [chuck] was running as [peter] never had seen him run before and with very good reason . 1 johnny 9 seen 3 was 4 running 4 running 5 as 5 as 7 never 7 never 8 had 8 had 9 seen 9 seen 10 him 9 seen 15 very 10 him 11 run 12 before 13 and 13 and 14 with 14 with 15 very 15 very 17 reason 16 good 17 reason 17 reason 18 . just a few jumps behind [johnny] 's twinkling little black heels was [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 just 2 a 1 just 5 behind 2 a 4 jumps 3 few 4 jumps 5 behind 7 's 7 's 8 twinkling 7 's 10 black 8 twinkling 9 little 10 black 12 was 11 heels 12 was 12 was 16 . it looked to [peter] as if [old] [man] [coyote] certainly would catch [johnny] [chuck] this time . 1 it 2 looked 2 looked 3 to 2 looked 6 if 5 as 6 if 6 if 10 certainly 10 certainly 11 would 10 certainly 12 catch 12 catch 17 . 15 this 16 time 16 time 17 . he was so frightened for [johnny] that he quite forgot that he himself might be in danger . 1 he 2 was 1 he 4 frightened 2 was 3 so 4 frightened 10 forgot 5 for 7 that 7 that 8 he 8 he 10 forgot 9 quite 10 forgot 10 forgot 13 himself 11 that 12 he 12 he 13 himself 13 himself 14 might 14 might 15 be 15 be 18 . 16 in 17 danger 17 danger 18 . head first through his doorway plunged [johnny] , and [old] [man] [coyote] 's teeth snapped together on nothing . 1 head 2 first 2 first 3 through 2 first 5 doorway 3 through 4 his 3 through 5 doorway 5 doorway 9 and 6 plunged 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 15 snapped 13 's 14 teeth 14 teeth 15 snapped 15 snapped 16 together 16 together 17 on 16 together 19 . 17 on 18 nothing 18 nothing 19 . presently [johnny] came half-way up his long hall where he could look out . 1 presently 4 half-way 1 presently 8 hall 3 came 4 half-way 5 up 6 his 6 his 7 long 6 his 8 hall 8 hall 11 could 9 where 10 he 10 he 11 could 11 could 14 . 12 look 14 . 13 out 14 . then he began to scold [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 began 3 began 4 to 4 to 5 scold 5 scold 9 . old [man] [coyote] grinned . 1 old 4 grinned 4 grinned 5 . " [i] give up , [johnny] [chuck] , " said he . 1 " 4 up 3 give 4 up 4 up 5 , 5 , 9 " 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 11 he 11 he 12 . " you did well when you made your home between the roots of this old tree . 1 " 3 did 1 " 8 your 2 you 3 did 3 did 7 made 4 well 5 when 4 well 7 made 5 when 6 you 8 your 10 between 8 your 15 old 9 home 10 between 10 between 12 roots 11 the 12 roots 12 roots 13 of 13 of 14 this 15 old 16 tree 16 tree 17 . if it wasn't for those roots , [i] certainly would dig you out . 1 if 2 it 1 if 4 for 2 it 3 wasn't 4 for 5 those 5 those 7 , 5 those 9 certainly 6 roots 7 , 9 certainly 11 dig 10 would 11 dig 11 dig 12 you 12 you 13 out 13 out 14 . as it is you are safe . 1 as 2 it 1 as 4 you 2 it 3 is 4 you 5 are 5 are 6 safe 6 safe 7 . you remind me very much of your cousin , [yap-yap] the [prairie] [dog] , who lives out where [i] came from . 1 you 5 much 2 remind 3 me 3 me 4 very 4 very 5 much 5 much 8 cousin 6 of 7 your 7 your 8 cousin 8 cousin 9 , 8 cousin 16 lives 9 , 11 the 14 , 15 who 15 who 16 lives 16 lives 17 out 17 out 18 where 18 where 22 . 20 came 21 from 21 from 22 . there ['s] a fellow who certainly knows how to make a house in the ground . 1 there 3 a 1 there 4 fellow 4 fellow 5 who 4 fellow 8 how 5 who 6 certainly 5 who 7 knows 6 certainly 7 knows 8 how 9 to 8 how 12 house 10 make 11 a 11 a 12 house 12 house 15 ground 12 house 16 . 13 in 14 the 13 in 15 ground 14 the 15 ground 15 ground 16 . he doesn't have to depend on the roots of trees to keep from being dug out . 1 he 2 doesn't 1 he 5 depend 2 doesn't 3 have 3 have 4 to 5 depend 10 trees 6 on 7 the 7 the 8 roots 8 roots 9 of 9 of 10 trees 10 trees 14 being 11 to 12 keep 12 keep 13 from 13 from 14 being 14 being 17 . 15 dug 16 out 15 dug 17 . well , [i] guess it is a waste of time to hang around here . 1 well 2 , 1 well 4 guess 2 , 4 guess 4 guess 8 waste 5 it 6 is 6 is 7 a 7 a 8 waste 8 waste 9 of 9 of 10 time 10 time 14 here 11 to 12 hang 12 hang 13 around 13 around 14 here 14 here 15 . you 'll make just as good a dinner some other time as you would now , so [i] 'll wait until then . " 1 you 3 make 2 'll 3 make 3 make 19 'll 4 just 5 as 5 as 6 good 6 good 8 dinner 6 good 13 you 7 a 8 dinner 8 dinner 12 as 9 some 10 other 10 other 11 time 11 time 12 as 13 you 14 would 13 you 19 'll 14 would 15 now 15 now 16 , 16 , 17 so 19 'll 20 wait 20 wait 22 then 21 until 22 then 22 then 23 . 23 . 24 " old [man] [coyote] grinned wickedly and trotted off . 1 old 4 grinned 4 grinned 5 wickedly 5 wickedly 6 and 6 and 7 trotted 7 trotted 9 . 8 off 9 . now at the mention of [yap-yap] the [prairie] [dog] , the long ears of [peter] [rabbit] had pricked up at once . 1 now 7 the 2 at 3 the 3 the 4 mention 4 mention 5 of 5 of 7 the 7 the 12 long 10 , 11 the 11 the 12 long 12 long 14 of 12 long 19 up 13 ears 14 of 17 had 18 pricked 18 pricked 19 up 19 up 21 once 20 at 21 once 21 once 22 . but [johnny] [chuck] knew nothing about his cousin , [yap-yap] , and wasn't even interested in him . 1 but 5 nothing 4 knew 5 nothing 5 nothing 8 cousin 6 about 7 his 6 about 8 cousin 8 cousin 9 , 9 , 12 and 11 , 12 and 12 and 15 interested 13 wasn't 14 even 14 even 15 interested 15 interested 16 in 15 interested 18 . 17 him 18 . so finally [peter] left him and went back home to the dear [old] [briar-patch] . 1 so 7 went 2 finally 4 left 4 left 5 him 5 him 6 and 6 and 7 went 7 went 8 back 8 back 11 the 9 home 10 to 10 to 11 the 11 the 12 dear 12 dear 15 . the chance came that very night . 1 the 2 chance 1 the 3 came 3 came 5 very 4 that 5 very 5 very 6 night 6 night 7 . old [man] [coyote] came along by the dear [old] [briar-patch] and stopped to peer in and grin at [peter] . 1 old 4 came 4 came 6 by 5 along 6 by 6 by 8 dear 7 the 8 dear 8 dear 11 and 8 dear 17 grin 11 and 12 stopped 12 stopped 13 to 12 stopped 14 peer 14 peer 15 in 16 and 17 grin 17 grin 18 at 18 at 20 . peter grinned back , for he knew that under those friendly brambles he was quite safe . 1 peter 8 that 2 grinned 4 , 2 grinned 7 knew 3 back 4 , 5 for 6 he 6 he 7 knew 7 knew 8 that 8 that 13 he 9 under 10 those 10 those 11 friendly 10 those 13 he 11 friendly 12 brambles 13 he 14 was 13 he 15 quite 15 quite 16 safe 15 quite 17 . 16 safe 17 . " [i] heard what you said to [johnny] [chuck] about his cousin , [yap-yap] , " said [peter] . 1 " 3 heard 1 " 5 you 3 heard 4 what 5 you 6 said 5 you 12 cousin 6 said 7 to 10 about 11 his 10 about 12 cousin 12 cousin 13 , 13 , 16 " 15 , 16 " 16 " 17 said 17 said 19 . old [man] [coyote] looked as surprised as he felt . 1 old 5 as 4 looked 5 as 5 as 6 surprised 5 as 7 as 6 surprised 7 as 7 as 8 he 8 he 9 felt 9 felt 10 . " where were you ? " he demanded gruffly . 1 " 2 where 2 where 3 were 2 where 4 you 4 you 5 ? 5 ? 6 " 6 " 9 gruffly 7 he 8 demanded 8 demanded 9 gruffly 9 gruffly 10 . " lying flat in the grass close by [johnny] [chuck] 's house , " replied [peter] , and grinned more broadly than ever . 1 " 3 flat 2 lying 3 flat 3 flat 6 grass 4 in 5 the 5 the 6 grass 6 grass 17 , 7 close 8 by 7 close 12 house 11 's 12 house 12 house 13 , 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 replied 15 replied 17 , 17 , 18 and 18 and 20 more 19 grinned 20 more 20 more 24 . 21 broadly 23 ever 22 than 23 ever 23 ever 24 . " and to think [i] didn't know it ! " sighed [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 " 2 and 1 " 7 know 3 to 4 think 4 think 6 didn't 6 didn't 7 know 7 know 11 sighed 8 it 9 ! 9 ! 10 " 10 " 11 sighed 11 sighed 15 . " when [i] failed to catch [johnny] [chuck] , [i] thought [i] had missed only one dinner , but it seems [i] missed two . 1 " 6 catch 1 " 11 thought 2 when 4 failed 4 failed 5 to 5 to 6 catch 9 , 11 thought 11 thought 17 dinner 13 had 14 missed 14 missed 15 only 15 only 16 one 15 only 17 dinner 17 dinner 19 but 18 , 19 but 19 but 20 it 20 it 21 seems 21 seems 23 missed 23 missed 24 two 24 two 25 . next time [i] shall look around a little more sharply . 1 next 2 time 1 next 4 shall 4 shall 5 look 5 look 9 more 6 around 7 a 7 a 8 little 8 little 9 more 9 more 10 sharply 10 sharply 11 . " [i] didn't know that [johnny] [chuck] had a cousin until you mentioned it , " said [peter] . 1 " 3 didn't 1 " 10 cousin 3 didn't 4 know 4 know 5 that 8 had 9 a 9 a 10 cousin 10 cousin 11 until 11 until 13 mentioned 11 until 15 , 12 you 13 mentioned 14 it 15 , 15 , 16 " 16 " 17 said 17 said 19 . " does he look like [johnny] ? 1 " 2 does 2 does 3 he 3 he 4 look 4 look 5 like 5 like 7 ? won't you tell me about him , [mr] [coyote] ? " 1 won't 2 you 2 you 3 tell 3 tell 4 me 4 me 5 about 5 about 6 him 6 him 7 , 7 , 11 " 10 ? 11 " " [many] and many a time [i] have chased [yap-yap] into his house . 1 " 4 many 3 and 4 many 4 many 8 have 5 a 6 time 6 time 8 have 8 have 9 chased 9 chased 12 his 11 into 12 his 12 his 13 house 13 house 14 . seems as if [i] can hear the rascal scolding me and calling me names right this minute . 1 seems 8 rascal 1 seems 11 and 2 as 3 if 3 if 5 can 5 can 6 hear 5 can 8 rascal 6 hear 7 the 8 rascal 9 scolding 9 scolding 10 me 11 and 14 names 12 calling 13 me 12 calling 14 names 14 names 17 minute 15 right 16 this 15 right 17 minute 17 minute 18 . he used to get me so provoked that it was all [i] could do to keep from trying to dig him out . " 1 he 2 used 1 he 7 provoked 2 used 3 to 4 get 5 me 4 get 7 provoked 5 me 6 so 7 provoked 8 that 8 that 10 was 9 it 10 was 10 was 11 all 11 all 14 do 13 could 14 do 14 do 18 trying 15 to 16 keep 15 to 18 trying 16 keep 17 from 18 trying 20 dig 19 to 20 dig 20 dig 21 him 21 him 22 out 22 out 23 . 23 . 24 " " why didn't you ? " asked [peter] . 1 " 2 why 2 why 3 didn't 2 why 4 you 4 you 5 ? 5 ? 6 " 6 " 7 asked 7 asked 9 . " [yap-yap] never has forgotten what his learned when he first took to living on the open prairie . " 1 " 3 never 1 " 8 learned 3 never 4 has 4 has 5 forgotten 4 has 6 what 6 what 7 his 8 learned 15 on 9 when 10 he 10 he 11 first 11 first 12 took 11 first 14 living 12 took 13 to 12 took 14 living 14 living 15 on 15 on 16 the 16 the 17 open 17 open 18 prairie 18 prairie 19 . 19 . 20 " " what did he learn ? 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 did 3 did 4 he 3 did 5 learn 5 learn 6 ? tell me about it , [mr] [coyote] , " begged [peter] . 1 tell 2 me 2 me 3 about 3 about 4 it 4 it 5 , 5 , 9 " 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 begged 10 begged 12 . " he learned to use his wits , " replied [old] [man] [coyote] , with a provoking grin . 1 " 2 he 1 " 3 learned 2 he 3 learned 3 learned 7 wits 4 to 5 use 5 use 6 his 6 his 7 wits 7 wits 8 , 7 wits 10 replied 8 , 9 " 8 , 10 replied 10 replied 14 , 14 , 15 with 15 with 17 provoking 16 a 17 provoking 17 provoking 19 . 18 grin 19 . " he learned to use his wits , that 's all . " 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 learned 3 learned 4 to 4 to 5 use 5 use 6 his 6 his 7 wits 7 wits 8 , 7 wits 12 . 8 , 9 that 9 that 10 's 10 's 11 all 12 . 13 " " please tell me about it , [mr] [coyote] . 1 " 2 please 2 please 3 tell 3 tell 4 me 4 me 5 about 5 about 6 it 6 it 7 , 7 , 10 . please , " begged [peter] . 1 please 2 , 2 , 3 " 3 " 4 begged 4 begged 6 . " [i] know , " interrupted [peter] . 1 " 3 know 3 know 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 interrupted 6 interrupted 8 . " it happened in the days when the world was young . " 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 happened 3 happened 4 in 4 in 5 the 4 in 8 the 5 the 6 days 6 days 7 when 8 the 9 world 9 world 10 was 10 was 11 young 11 young 12 . 12 . 13 " " from the very beginning [yap-yap] was a keen lover of the great open spaces . 1 " 5 beginning 1 " 9 keen 2 from 3 the 3 the 4 very 4 very 5 beginning 5 beginning 7 was 7 was 8 a 9 keen 16 . 10 lover 11 of 11 of 12 the 12 the 13 great 13 great 15 spaces 13 great 16 . 14 open 15 spaces trees were all very well for those who liked them , but he preferred to have nothing above him but the blue , blue sky . 1 trees 7 those 1 trees 11 , 2 were 3 all 3 all 5 well 4 very 5 well 5 well 6 for 6 for 7 those 7 those 8 who 8 who 10 them 9 liked 10 them 11 , 17 nothing 11 , 20 but 12 but 13 he 13 he 14 preferred 14 preferred 15 to 15 to 16 have 16 have 17 nothing 17 nothing 18 above 18 above 19 him 20 but 21 the 21 the 22 blue 21 the 26 . 22 blue 23 , 22 blue 26 . 23 , 24 blue 24 blue 25 sky " [yap-yap] looked and looked , then he drew a long breath of pure joy and started out across the green grass . 1 " 7 then 3 looked 4 and 4 and 5 looked 4 and 7 then 5 looked 6 , 7 then 10 a 8 he 9 drew 9 drew 10 a 10 a 17 started 11 long 12 breath 11 long 14 pure 12 breath 13 of 14 pure 15 joy 14 pure 16 and 16 and 17 started 17 started 18 out 18 out 20 the 19 across 20 the 20 the 22 grass 21 green 22 grass 22 grass 23 . he had found the great open space of which he had dreamed , and he was happy . 1 he 2 had 1 he 12 dreamed 2 had 3 found 2 had 5 great 3 found 4 the 5 great 6 open 5 great 7 space 7 space 9 which 8 of 9 which 10 he 11 had 10 he 12 dreamed 12 dreamed 18 . 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 he 15 he 16 was 16 was 17 happy 16 was 18 . so he ate and slept and played with the [merry] [little] [breezes] and grew fat . 1 so 3 ate 2 he 3 ate 3 ate 5 slept 4 and 5 slept 5 slept 6 and 6 and 7 played 7 played 8 with 7 played 15 fat 8 with 9 the 13 and 14 grew 14 grew 15 fat 15 fat 16 . when [skimmer] had gone , [yap-yap] grew uneasy . 1 when 3 had 3 had 4 gone 4 gone 5 , 5 , 7 grew 7 grew 8 uneasy 8 uneasy 9 . what if some of the big and strong people he had known should come out there in quest of food and should find him ? 1 what 12 known 1 what 21 and 2 if 3 some 3 some 4 of 3 some 6 big 4 of 5 the 6 big 12 known 7 and 8 strong 8 strong 9 people 8 strong 12 known 9 people 11 had 10 he 11 had 12 known 18 quest 13 should 14 come 14 come 15 out 14 come 18 quest 15 out 17 in 16 there 17 in 18 quest 19 of 19 of 20 food 21 and 23 find 22 should 23 find 23 find 24 him 24 him 25 ? there was no place in which to hide . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 no 2 was 6 which 3 no 4 place 4 place 5 in 6 which 7 to 7 to 8 hide 8 hide 9 . there was no cave or hollow log . 1 there 2 was 1 there 3 no 3 no 4 cave 4 cave 5 or 5 or 6 hollow 6 hollow 7 log 7 log 8 . " [yap-yap] looked at the strong claws [old] [mother] [nature] had given him and an idea came to him . 1 " 7 claws 3 looked 5 the 3 looked 7 claws 4 at 5 the 5 the 6 strong 7 claws 20 . 11 had 12 given 12 given 13 him 12 given 15 an 13 him 14 and 15 an 16 idea 15 an 17 came 17 came 19 him 17 came 20 . 18 to 19 him he would dig a hole in the ground . 1 he 3 dig 2 would 3 dig 3 dig 5 hole 4 a 5 hole 5 hole 6 in 6 in 7 the 6 in 8 ground 7 the 8 ground 8 ground 9 . what was to prevent some one who was very hungry from digging him out ? 1 what 2 was 1 what 5 some 3 to 4 prevent 3 to 5 some 5 some 6 one 6 one 7 who 6 one 9 very 7 who 8 was 9 very 11 from 10 hungry 11 from 11 from 12 digging 12 digging 15 ? 13 him 14 out 14 out 15 ? so he moved on a little way and started another hole , and this time he made it almost straight down . 1 so 11 hole 1 so 15 time 2 he 3 moved 3 moved 6 little 4 on 5 a 5 a 6 little 6 little 7 way 7 way 9 started 7 way 10 another 8 and 9 started 10 another 11 hole 11 hole 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 this 15 time 17 made 16 he 17 made 17 made 18 it 18 it 22 . 19 almost 20 straight 20 straight 21 down 20 straight 22 . every day he made that hole deeper until it was many feet deep . 1 every 5 that 2 day 3 he 3 he 4 made 4 made 5 that 5 that 11 many 6 hole 7 deeper 7 deeper 8 until 7 deeper 9 it 9 it 10 was 9 it 11 many 11 many 12 feet 12 feet 14 . 13 deep 14 . when it was finished he was quite satisfied . 1 when 3 was 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 finished 4 finished 7 quite 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 quite 7 quite 8 satisfied 8 satisfied 9 . " ' [i] don't believe , ' said he , ' that any one will have the patience to dig to the bottom of this . ' 1 " 4 don't 2 ' 4 don't 4 don't 13 any 5 believe 7 ' 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 9 he 8 said 10 , 10 , 11 ' 11 ' 12 that 12 that 13 any 13 any 16 have 13 any 18 patience 14 one 15 will 15 will 16 have 17 the 18 patience 18 patience 19 to 19 to 20 dig 19 to 22 the 20 dig 21 to 22 the 23 bottom 23 bottom 24 of 23 bottom 26 . 24 of 25 this 26 . 27 ' all went well until there came a time of heavy rains . 1 all 4 until 2 went 3 well 2 went 4 until 4 until 5 there 5 there 7 a 6 came 7 a 7 a 8 time 8 time 9 of 9 of 10 heavy 10 heavy 12 . 11 rains 12 . then [yap-yap] discovered that the water ran down his hole , and if he didn't do something , he was likely to be drowned out . 1 then 6 water 3 discovered 4 that 4 that 5 the 5 the 6 water 6 water 7 ran 6 water 12 and 7 ran 8 down 8 down 10 hole 9 his 10 hole 10 hole 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 15 didn't 13 if 14 he 13 if 15 didn't 15 didn't 17 something 16 do 17 something 17 something 23 be 18 , 19 he 18 , 21 likely 19 he 20 was 21 likely 22 to 21 likely 23 be 23 be 25 out 23 be 26 . 24 drowned 25 out right away he set his sharp wits to work . 1 right 2 away 2 away 5 his 3 he 4 set 4 set 5 his 5 his 6 sharp 6 sharp 8 to 7 wits 8 to 8 to 9 work 9 work 10 . he noticed that when the water on [the] surface reached the little piles of sand he had made , it ran around them . 1 he 17 had 2 noticed 3 that 2 noticed 9 surface 4 when 5 the 5 the 6 water 6 water 7 on 6 water 9 surface 9 surface 15 sand 10 reached 11 the 10 reached 15 sand 11 the 12 little 11 the 13 piles 13 piles 14 of 15 sand 16 he 16 he 17 had 17 had 18 made 17 had 21 ran 18 made 19 , 19 , 20 it 21 ran 23 them 21 ran 24 . 22 around 23 them then , although the water stood all around , it no longer ran down in his house . 1 then 4 the 1 then 12 longer 2 , 3 although 3 although 4 the 4 the 8 around 5 water 6 stood 5 water 8 around 6 stood 7 all 8 around 9 , 9 , 10 it 10 it 11 no 12 longer 14 down 13 ran 14 down 14 down 15 in 15 in 17 house 16 his 17 house 17 house 18 . in [fair] weather that mound was a splendid place on which to sit and watch for danger . 1 in 5 mound 3 weather 4 that 4 that 5 mound 5 mound 11 which 6 was 7 a 6 was 11 which 7 a 8 splendid 8 splendid 9 place 9 place 10 on 11 which 15 watch 12 to 13 sit 12 to 15 watch 13 sit 14 and 15 watch 16 for 16 for 17 danger 16 for 18 . so once more [yap-yap] was happy and care-free , all because he had used his wits . 1 so 6 happy 2 once 3 more 3 more 5 was 3 more 6 happy 6 happy 7 and 7 and 12 he 8 care-free 9 , 9 , 11 because 10 all 11 because 11 because 12 he 12 he 13 had 13 had 14 used 14 used 16 wits 15 his 16 wits 16 wits 17 . [iv] [where] [yellow-wing] [got] [his] [liking] [for] [the] [ground] peter [rabbit] was hopping along on the edge of the [green] [meadows] , looking for a new patch of sweet clover . 1 peter 3 was 1 peter 8 edge 4 hopping 5 along 5 along 6 on 6 on 8 edge 7 the 8 edge 8 edge 9 of 8 edge 16 a 9 of 10 the 13 , 14 looking 14 looking 15 for 14 looking 16 a 16 a 17 new 16 a 21 clover 17 new 18 patch 18 patch 19 of 18 patch 21 clover 19 of 20 sweet 21 clover 22 . it was very beautiful that morning , and [peter] was in the best of spirits . 1 it 4 beautiful 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 beautiful 4 beautiful 7 , 5 that 6 morning 6 morning 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 was 10 was 13 best 11 in 12 the 12 the 13 best 13 best 15 spirits 14 of 15 spirits 15 spirits 16 . it was good just to be alive . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 good 2 was 4 just 4 just 5 to 4 just 6 be 6 be 7 alive 7 alive 8 . every once in a while [peter] would jump up and kick his long heels together just from pure happiness . 1 every 3 in 1 every 10 and 2 once 3 in 3 in 4 a 4 a 5 while 5 while 8 jump 7 would 8 jump 8 jump 9 up 10 and 16 just 11 kick 13 long 12 his 13 long 13 long 14 heels 14 heels 15 together 14 heels 16 just 16 just 19 happiness 17 from 18 pure 18 pure 19 happiness 19 happiness 20 . he was so happy that he didn't pay particular attention to where he was going or what was about him . 1 he 2 was 1 he 8 pay 1 he 14 was 2 was 4 happy 3 so 4 happy 4 happy 7 didn't 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 didn't 9 particular 13 he 10 attention 11 to 10 attention 12 where 12 where 13 he 13 he 14 was 14 was 15 going 15 going 17 what 15 going 21 . 16 or 17 what 18 was 19 about 19 about 20 him 20 him 21 . the result was that [peter] got a fright . 1 the 2 result 2 result 4 that 2 result 6 got 3 was 4 that 6 got 7 a 7 a 8 fright 8 fright 9 . right from under his very nose something sprang out of the grass so suddenly and so wholly unexpectedly that [peter] very nearly tumbled over backward . 1 right 7 something 2 from 3 under 3 under 6 nose 4 his 5 very 5 very 6 nose 6 nose 7 something 7 something 9 out 8 sprang 9 out 9 out 12 grass 10 of 11 the 11 the 12 grass 12 grass 14 suddenly 13 so 14 suddenly 14 suddenly 21 very 15 and 16 so 15 and 17 wholly 17 wholly 18 unexpectedly 18 unexpectedly 19 that 19 that 21 very 21 very 24 over 22 nearly 23 tumbled 23 tumbled 24 over 24 over 26 . 25 backward 26 . he made two long jumps off to one side and then turned to see what had startled him so . 1 he 2 made 1 he 4 long 2 made 3 two 4 long 7 to 4 long 14 see 5 jumps 6 off 6 off 7 to 8 one 9 side 9 side 10 and 10 and 11 then 10 and 14 see 11 then 12 turned 12 turned 13 to 14 see 18 him 14 see 20 . 15 what 17 startled 16 had 17 startled 17 startled 18 him 19 so 20 . but all he saw was an old feathered acquaintance headed towards the [old] [orchard] . 1 but 2 all 1 but 3 he 3 he 7 old 4 saw 5 was 5 was 6 an 6 an 7 old 7 old 9 acquaintance 8 feathered 9 acquaintance 9 acquaintance 11 towards 10 headed 11 towards 11 towards 12 the 12 the 15 . he seemed to bound along through the air much as [peter] bounds along over the ground when he is in a hurry . 1 he 2 seemed 1 he 5 along 1 he 9 much 2 seemed 4 bound 3 to 4 bound 5 along 7 the 6 through 7 the 7 the 8 air 9 much 22 hurry 10 as 12 bounds 10 as 13 along 13 along 14 over 14 over 16 ground 14 over 20 in 15 the 16 ground 16 ground 19 is 17 when 18 he 18 he 19 is 20 in 21 a 21 a 22 hurry 22 hurry 23 . it was [yellow-wing] the [flicker] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 the 4 the 6 . peter grinned and looked a little foolish . 1 peter 2 grinned 2 grinned 4 looked 3 and 4 looked 4 looked 5 a 5 a 6 little 5 a 7 foolish 7 foolish 8 . he felt a little foolish . 1 he 2 felt 2 felt 3 a 3 a 4 little 4 little 5 foolish 5 foolish 6 . you know it always makes you feel foolish to be frightened when there is nothing to be afraid of . 1 you 2 know 1 you 8 foolish 1 you 15 nothing 2 know 4 always 2 know 5 makes 3 it 4 always 5 makes 6 you 5 makes 8 foolish 6 you 7 feel 8 foolish 10 be 9 to 10 be 10 be 11 frightened 11 frightened 12 when 12 when 13 there 13 there 14 is 15 nothing 16 to 15 nothing 20 . 16 to 17 be 17 be 18 afraid 18 afraid 19 of 19 of 20 . peter suspected that he was . 1 peter 2 suspected 2 suspected 3 that 3 that 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 . but [peter] was feeling too happy to mind being laughed at . 1 but 3 was 3 was 4 feeling 4 feeling 5 too 4 feeling 7 to 5 too 6 happy 7 to 10 laughed 8 mind 9 being 9 being 10 laughed 10 laughed 11 at 11 at 12 . in fact , he chuckled himself . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 chuckled 5 chuckled 6 himself 6 himself 7 . it was something of a joke to be frightened by one who was so wholly harmless . 1 it 8 be 1 it 13 was 2 was 3 something 3 something 6 joke 3 something 7 to 4 of 5 a 4 of 6 joke 7 to 8 be 8 be 9 frightened 9 frightened 10 by 11 one 12 who 12 who 13 was 13 was 15 wholly 14 so 15 wholly 15 wholly 16 harmless 16 harmless 17 . peter recalled how many times he had frightened other people and thought it the best of jokes . 1 peter 2 recalled 1 peter 10 people 2 recalled 3 how 4 many 5 times 5 times 9 other 5 times 10 people 6 he 7 had 6 he 8 frightened 8 frightened 9 other 10 people 15 best 11 and 12 thought 12 thought 13 it 12 thought 15 best 14 the 15 best 15 best 17 jokes 16 of 17 jokes 17 jokes 18 . peter went on until he found a new patch of sweet clover . 1 peter 3 on 2 went 3 on 3 on 4 until 4 until 6 found 4 until 9 patch 5 he 6 found 7 a 8 new 7 a 9 patch 9 patch 10 of 9 patch 11 sweet 9 patch 13 . 11 sweet 12 clover 11 sweet 13 . then he forgot all about [yellow-wing] . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 forgot 3 forgot 4 all 4 all 5 about 5 about 7 . he was too busy filling that big stomach of his to think of anything else . 1 he 2 was 1 he 10 his 2 was 3 too 3 too 5 filling 4 busy 5 filling 5 filling 9 of 6 that 7 big 7 big 8 stomach 8 stomach 9 of 10 his 15 else 11 to 12 think 12 think 14 anything 13 of 14 anything 14 anything 15 else 15 else 16 . presently his thoughts returned to [yellow-wing] , and he chuckled again at the memory of his fright that morning . 1 presently 3 thoughts 1 presently 13 the 2 his 3 thoughts 3 thoughts 4 returned 4 returned 5 to 4 returned 10 chuckled 7 , 8 and 7 , 10 chuckled 8 and 9 he 10 chuckled 11 again 11 again 12 at 13 the 14 memory 13 the 20 . 14 memory 15 of 14 memory 17 fright 15 of 16 his 17 fright 19 morning 18 that 19 morning and then for the first time it struck [peter] as queer that [yellow-wing] should have been out there on the [green] [meadows] on the ground . 1 and 6 time 2 then 3 for 3 for 4 the 4 the 5 first 5 first 6 time 6 time 8 struck 7 it 8 struck 8 struck 11 queer 10 as 11 queer 11 queer 19 on 12 that 14 should 14 should 15 have 14 should 17 out 15 have 16 been 17 out 18 there 18 there 19 on 19 on 20 the 19 on 25 ground 23 on 24 the 24 the 25 ground 25 ground 26 . he often had seen [yellow-wing] on the ground , but until that moment there never had seemed anything queer about that . 1 he 2 often 1 he 4 seen 3 had 4 seen 4 seen 11 until 6 on 7 the 7 the 8 ground 7 the 11 until 8 ground 10 but 9 , 10 but 11 until 14 there 11 until 20 about 12 that 13 moment 13 moment 14 there 15 never 19 queer 15 never 20 about 16 had 17 seemed 17 seemed 19 queer 18 anything 19 queer 20 about 22 . 21 that 22 . now , however , it suddenly came to [peter] that [yellow-wing] belonged in trees , not on the ground . 1 now 2 , 1 now 8 to 2 , 3 however 3 however 4 , 3 however 6 suddenly 4 , 5 it 6 suddenly 7 came 8 to 10 that 10 that 14 trees 12 belonged 13 in 13 in 14 trees 14 trees 15 , 15 , 16 not 16 not 19 ground 17 on 18 the 18 the 19 ground 19 ground 20 . " he belongs to the [woodpecker] family , " thought [peter] , " and never have [i] seen any of his relatives on the ground . 1 " 10 thought 2 he 3 belongs 3 belongs 7 family 4 to 5 the 4 to 7 family 7 family 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 thought 10 thought 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 15 never 14 and 15 never 15 never 19 any 16 have 18 seen 18 seen 19 any 19 any 25 ground 20 of 21 his 21 his 22 relatives 22 relatives 23 on 23 on 24 the 23 on 25 ground 25 ground 26 . they get all their food in the trees . 1 they 4 their 2 get 3 all 3 all 4 their 4 their 5 food 5 food 6 in 6 in 7 the 7 the 8 trees 8 trees 9 . now why is [yellow-wing] so different from his relatives ? " 1 now 2 why 1 now 3 is 3 is 5 so 5 so 6 different 6 different 7 from 7 from 8 his 8 his 9 relatives 9 relatives 10 ? 10 ? 11 " so [peter] made up his mind to watch for [yellow-wing] and ask him all about it the first chance he got . 1 so 3 made 3 made 9 for 4 up 5 his 5 his 6 mind 6 mind 7 to 7 to 8 watch 8 watch 9 for 9 for 13 him 11 and 12 ask 12 ask 13 him 13 him 19 chance 14 all 15 about 14 all 17 the 15 about 16 it 17 the 18 first 18 first 19 chance 19 chance 21 got 20 he 21 got 21 got 22 . the chance came the very next day in the very same place where [peter] had been so startled . 1 the 7 day 1 the 12 place 1 the 13 where 2 chance 3 came 3 came 4 the 3 came 6 next 4 the 5 very 4 the 6 next 6 next 7 day 7 day 8 in 8 in 9 the 9 the 10 very 10 very 11 same 13 where 15 had 13 where 18 startled 15 had 16 been 16 been 17 so 18 startled 19 . this time he was on the watch and saw [yellow-wing] very busy about something . 1 this 4 was 2 time 3 he 3 he 4 was 4 was 9 saw 5 on 6 the 6 the 7 watch 7 watch 8 and 8 and 9 saw 9 saw 11 very 11 very 12 busy 11 very 13 about 12 busy 13 about 13 about 15 . 14 something 15 . peter stole up within speaking distance . 1 peter 2 stole 1 peter 3 up 3 up 4 within 4 within 5 speaking 5 speaking 6 distance 6 distance 7 . " good morning , [yellow-wing] , " said he . 1 " 2 good 2 good 3 morning 3 morning 4 , 4 , 7 " 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 7 " 9 he 9 he 10 . " [i] wonder if you will tell me something . " 1 " 4 if 3 wonder 4 if 4 if 6 will 5 you 6 will 6 will 7 tell 7 tell 8 me 8 me 9 something 9 something 10 . 10 . 11 " it was [yellow-wing] 's turn to be startled , for he had not seen [peter] approaching . 1 it 2 was 1 it 8 startled 4 's 5 turn 5 turn 6 to 6 to 7 be 7 be 8 startled 8 startled 9 , 9 , 10 for 10 for 11 he 11 he 14 seen 12 had 13 not 13 not 14 seen 14 seen 16 approaching 16 approaching 17 . he half lifted his wings to fly , but when he saw who it was , he changed his mind . 1 he 3 lifted 1 he 5 wings 2 half 3 lifted 3 lifted 4 his 3 lifted 5 wings 5 wings 6 to 6 to 7 fly 6 to 13 who 7 fly 8 , 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 when 10 when 11 he 11 he 12 saw 13 who 15 was 14 it 15 was 15 was 21 . 16 , 17 he 17 he 18 changed 18 changed 19 his 19 his 20 mind 20 mind 21 . " it all depends on what it is you want me to tell you , " he replied rather shortly . 1 " 2 it 2 it 4 depends 3 all 4 depends 4 depends 5 on 4 depends 6 what 6 what 8 is 7 it 8 is 8 is 18 replied 9 you 10 want 10 want 11 me 10 want 12 to 12 to 13 tell 13 tell 14 you 13 tell 18 replied 14 you 15 , 15 , 16 " 16 " 17 he 18 replied 20 shortly 19 rather 20 shortly 20 shortly 21 . " it is just this , " replied [peter] . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 is 3 is 4 just 3 is 5 this 5 this 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 replied 8 replied 10 . " why do you spend so much time on the ground ? " 1 " 4 you 2 why 3 do 3 do 4 you 4 you 5 spend 5 spend 6 so 6 so 7 much 7 much 8 time 7 much 11 ground 8 time 9 on 9 on 10 the 11 ground 12 ? 12 ? 13 " " that 's easily answered , " laughed [fellow-wing] . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 easily 4 easily 6 , 5 answered 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 laughed 8 laughed 10 . " [i] do it because it is the easiest way to get enough to eat . " 1 " 3 do 1 " 7 is 3 do 4 it 4 it 5 because 5 because 6 it 7 is 8 the 8 the 9 easiest 9 easiest 12 get 10 way 11 to 11 to 12 get 12 get 14 to 13 enough 14 to 14 to 15 eat 15 eat 17 " 16 . 17 " peter looked as surprised as he felt . 1 peter 2 looked 2 looked 3 as 3 as 4 surprised 3 as 5 as 5 as 6 he 6 he 7 felt 6 he 8 . 7 felt 8 . " [i] thought that all your family got their living in the trees ! " he exclaimed . 1 " 3 thought 1 " 10 living 3 thought 4 that 4 that 5 all 6 your 7 family 7 family 8 got 7 family 10 living 8 got 9 their 10 living 14 ! 11 in 12 the 11 in 13 trees 13 trees 14 ! 14 ! 15 " 15 " 17 exclaimed 16 he 17 exclaimed 17 exclaimed 18 . " all do but me , " replied [yellow-wing] a wee bit testily . 1 " 2 all 1 " 3 do 1 " 4 but 1 " 8 replied 5 me 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 replied 8 replied 11 wee 10 a 11 wee 11 wee 12 bit 12 bit 13 testily 13 testily 14 . " but [i] don't have to do what they do just because they do it . 1 " 2 but 1 " 8 what 4 don't 5 have 5 have 6 to 6 to 7 do 7 do 8 what 8 what 12 because 9 they 10 do 9 they 11 just 10 do 11 just 11 just 12 because 12 because 13 they 12 because 14 do 13 they 14 do 14 do 16 . 15 it 16 . no , [siree] , [i] 'm independent ! 1 no 2 , 1 no 4 , 4 , 6 'm 6 'm 7 independent 7 independent 8 ! do you like ants , [peter] ? " 1 do 2 you 2 you 3 like 3 like 4 ants 4 ants 5 , 5 , 8 " 7 ? 8 " " what ? " exclaimed [peter] . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 ? 3 ? 4 " 4 " 5 exclaimed 5 exclaimed 7 . " [i] asked if you like ants , " repeated [yellow-wing] . 1 " 3 asked 3 asked 4 if 3 asked 8 , 4 if 5 you 5 you 6 like 6 like 7 ants 8 , 9 " 8 , 10 repeated 9 " 10 repeated 10 repeated 12 . " [i] 've never tried them , " [peter] replied , " but [i] 've heard [old] [mr] [toad] say they are very nice . " 1 " 3 've 1 " 10 replied 3 've 4 never 3 've 5 tried 4 never 5 tried 5 tried 6 them 7 , 8 " 7 , 10 replied 10 replied 16 heard 11 , 12 " 12 " 15 've 13 but 15 've 15 've 16 heard 16 heard 21 they 20 say 21 they 21 they 22 are 22 are 23 very 23 very 24 nice 24 nice 26 " 25 . 26 " " they are , " said [yellow-wing] . 1 " 2 they 2 they 3 are 3 are 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 . " they are more than nice they are de-li-cious . 1 " 3 are 2 they 3 are 3 are 6 nice 4 more 5 than 5 than 6 nice 6 nice 7 they 7 they 9 de-li-cious 8 are 9 de-li-cious 9 de-li-cious 10 . it is because of them that [i] spend so much time on the ground . 1 it 2 is 1 it 3 because 3 because 4 of 4 of 5 them 4 of 10 much 5 them 6 that 8 spend 9 so 8 spend 10 much 10 much 14 ground 11 time 12 on 12 on 13 the 13 the 14 ground 14 ground 15 . ants changed the habits of the [flicker] branch of the [woodpecker] family . 1 ants 6 the 2 changed 3 the 3 the 4 habits 4 habits 5 of 5 of 6 the 6 the 8 branch 8 branch 9 of 9 of 10 the 10 the 13 . 12 family 13 . i wouldn't be surprised if we became regular ground birds one of these days . " 1 i 2 wouldn't 1 i 3 be 3 be 4 surprised 3 be 6 we 4 surprised 5 if 4 surprised 6 we 6 we 7 became 7 became 8 regular 7 became 10 birds 8 regular 9 ground 10 birds 11 one 11 one 12 of 12 of 14 days 13 these 14 days 14 days 15 . 15 . 16 " peter looked puzzled . 1 peter 2 looked 2 looked 3 puzzled 3 puzzled 4 . " [i] don't see how ants could change the habits of anybody , " he ventured after a while . 1 " 12 anybody 3 don't 4 see 4 see 5 how 5 how 6 ants 6 ants 7 could 6 ants 8 change 8 change 9 the 9 the 10 habits 9 the 12 anybody 10 habits 11 of 12 anybody 16 ventured 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 he 15 he 16 ventured 16 ventured 20 . 17 after 19 while 18 a 19 while 19 while 20 . [yellow-wing] ['s] [eyes] [twinkled] [.] " why don't you learn to eat them ? " he demanded . 1 " 2 why 2 why 4 you 3 don't 4 you 4 you 5 learn 5 learn 8 them 6 to 7 eat 6 to 8 them 8 them 9 ? 9 ? 10 " 10 " 12 demanded 11 he 12 demanded 12 demanded 13 . " if you would , they might change your habits . 1 " 4 would 2 if 3 you 3 you 4 would 4 would 7 might 5 , 6 they 6 they 7 might 7 might 8 change 8 change 10 habits 9 your 10 habits 10 habits 11 . the beginning of the change in the habits of [my] folks began a long time ago . " 1 the 2 beginning 1 the 11 folks 2 beginning 8 habits 3 of 4 the 4 the 5 change 5 change 8 habits 6 in 7 the 7 the 8 habits 8 habits 9 of 11 folks 14 long 11 folks 17 . 12 began 13 a 13 a 14 long 15 time 16 ago 15 time 17 . 17 . 18 " " way back in the beginning of things , when the world was young ? " asked [peter] . 1 " 2 way 1 " 6 beginning 2 way 3 back 3 back 4 in 4 in 5 the 6 beginning 8 things 7 of 8 things 8 things 12 world 9 , 10 when 10 when 11 the 11 the 12 world 12 world 15 ? 13 was 14 young 14 young 15 ? 15 ? 16 " 15 ? 17 asked 17 asked 19 . " no , not quite so far back as that , " replied [yellow-wing] . 1 " 2 no 1 " 4 not 2 no 3 , 4 not 7 far 5 quite 6 so 6 so 7 far 7 far 9 as 7 far 10 that 8 back 9 as 10 that 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 replied 13 replied 15 . it was the same with his children and his children 's children for a long time . 1 it 4 same 2 was 3 the 3 the 4 same 4 same 7 children 5 with 6 his 6 his 7 children 7 children 8 and 8 and 15 long 9 his 10 children 10 children 13 for 11 's 12 children 12 children 13 for 13 for 14 a 14 a 15 long 15 long 17 . 16 time 17 . " but though they lived as true [woodpeckers] should , the [flickers] always were a bit sharper-witted and more independent than most of their relatives . 1 " 4 they 1 " 5 lived 2 but 3 though 3 though 4 they 5 lived 6 as 6 as 7 true 7 true 9 should 9 should 10 , 10 , 11 the 11 the 20 independent 13 always 14 were 13 always 19 more 15 a 16 bit 15 a 17 sharper-witted 17 sharper-witted 18 and 17 sharper-witted 19 more 19 more 20 independent 20 independent 22 most 21 than 22 most 22 most 25 relatives 23 of 24 their 23 of 25 relatives 25 relatives 26 . so the [flickers] used to look for these trees and feast on the ants . 1 so 2 the 2 the 8 these 4 used 5 to 5 to 6 look 6 look 7 for 6 look 8 these 8 these 9 trees 9 trees 10 and 10 and 15 . 11 feast 12 on 12 on 13 the 13 the 14 ants 14 ants 15 . it saved a lot of labor . 1 it 2 saved 2 saved 3 a 3 a 4 lot 4 lot 5 of 5 of 6 labor 6 labor 7 . so he watched and presently discovered that that double line of ants led out along the ground from the foot of the tree . 1 so 5 presently 1 so 12 ants 2 he 3 watched 3 watched 4 and 3 watched 5 presently 5 presently 10 line 6 discovered 7 that 6 discovered 9 double 8 that 9 double 9 double 10 line 10 line 11 of 12 ants 14 out 12 ants 17 ground 13 led 14 out 14 out 17 ground 15 along 16 the 16 the 17 ground 17 ground 20 foot 18 from 20 foot 19 the 20 foot 20 foot 23 tree 21 of 22 the 21 of 23 tree 23 tree 24 . this made him still more curious and he followed it , flying along just over it . 1 this 6 curious 2 made 3 him 2 made 4 still 2 made 5 more 3 him 4 still 5 more 6 curious 6 curious 13 along 7 and 8 he 7 and 13 along 8 he 9 followed 9 followed 10 it 9 followed 12 flying 10 it 11 , 11 , 12 flying 13 along 15 over 14 just 15 over 15 over 16 it 16 it 17 . he had gone but a short distance when he came [to] a little mound of sand , and there the line of ants ended . 1 he 2 had 1 he 5 a 2 had 3 gone 3 gone 4 but 5 a 12 a 6 short 9 he 7 distance 8 when 8 when 9 he 9 he 10 came 10 came 12 a 12 a 17 , 13 little 14 mound 14 mound 15 of 14 mound 16 sand 16 sand 17 , 17 , 18 and 18 and 23 ants 19 there 20 the 20 the 21 line 20 the 23 ants 21 line 22 of 23 ants 25 . 24 ended 25 . " ' [as] [i] live , that must be their home ! ' exclaimed he . 1 " 8 must 2 ' 5 live 5 live 6 , 6 , 7 that 7 that 8 must 8 must 9 be 8 must 11 home 9 be 10 their 11 home 12 ! 12 ! 13 ' 13 ' 14 exclaimed 14 exclaimed 15 he 15 he 16 . ' [that] place is alive with them . 1 ' 3 place 3 place 4 is 4 is 5 alive 5 alive 6 with 6 with 7 them 7 them 8 . what a place to fill one 's stomach ! 1 what 2 a 2 a 3 place 3 place 4 to 4 to 5 fill 5 fill 6 one 6 one 7 's 7 's 8 stomach 8 stomach 9 ! i won't have to stay on it long to get my dinner here . ' 1 i 2 won't 2 won't 5 stay 2 won't 7 it 3 have 4 to 4 to 5 stay 5 stay 6 on 7 it 8 long 8 long 10 get 9 to 10 get 10 get 12 dinner 11 my 12 dinner 12 dinner 13 here 13 here 15 ' 14 . 15 ' " grandfather [flicker] was as good as his word . 1 " 2 grandfather 2 grandfather 4 was 4 was 5 as 5 as 6 good 6 good 7 as 7 as 8 his 8 his 9 word 9 word 10 . when he was ready for another meal , he flew down to that ant hill . 1 when 2 he 2 he 3 was 2 he 10 flew 3 was 4 ready 4 ready 7 meal 5 for 6 another 6 another 7 meal 7 meal 8 , 8 , 9 he 10 flew 11 down 11 down 12 to 12 to 14 ant 13 that 14 ant 14 ant 15 hill 15 hill 16 . never in all his life before had he filled his stomach so easily . 1 never 2 in 2 in 4 his 3 all 4 his 4 his 5 life 4 his 11 stomach 5 life 6 before 6 before 7 had 6 before 8 he 8 he 9 filled 9 filled 10 his 11 stomach 13 easily 12 so 13 easily 13 easily 14 . he taught his children to do the same thing . 1 he 2 taught 1 he 3 his 3 his 4 children 4 children 5 to 5 to 7 the 6 do 7 the 7 the 8 same 8 same 9 thing 9 thing 10 . that was the beginning of the change of habits with the [flickers] . 1 that 2 was 2 was 3 the 2 was 4 beginning 4 beginning 5 of 4 beginning 7 change 5 of 6 the 7 change 8 of 7 change 9 habits 9 habits 10 with 10 with 11 the 11 the 13 . ever since we have spent more and more time on the ground , so that now we feel quite at home there . 1 ever 3 we 1 ever 8 more 1 ever 18 feel 2 since 3 we 3 we 4 have 4 have 5 spent 4 have 6 more 6 more 7 and 8 more 11 the 8 more 12 ground 9 time 10 on 10 on 11 the 11 the 12 ground 12 ground 13 , 13 , 14 so 14 so 15 that 15 that 16 now 16 now 17 we 18 feel 22 there 19 quite 20 at 19 quite 21 home 21 home 22 there 22 there 23 . and so once more the curiosity of [peter] [rabbit] was satisfied , and he had learned something . 1 and 2 so 1 and 5 the 2 so 3 once 3 once 4 more 5 the 6 curiosity 5 the 11 satisfied 6 curiosity 7 of 10 was 11 satisfied 11 satisfied 18 . 12 , 13 and 12 , 16 learned 13 and 14 he 14 he 15 had 16 learned 18 . 17 something 18 . [v] [where] [little] [chief] [learned] [to] [make] [hay] no one in all the [great] [world] thinks more of the present and less of the future than does careless , happy-go-lucky [peter] [rabbit] . 1 no 2 one 1 no 9 more 2 one 3 in 3 in 5 the 4 all 5 the 8 thinks 9 more 9 more 14 less 10 of 11 the 11 the 12 present 11 the 14 less 12 present 13 and 14 less 18 than 15 of 16 the 15 of 17 future 17 future 18 than 18 than 21 , 18 than 22 happy-go-lucky 19 does 20 careless 20 careless 21 , 22 happy-go-lucky 25 . everybody who knows [peter] at all knows that [peter] doesn't waste any time worrying over what may happen in a day that may never be . 1 everybody 2 who 1 everybody 12 any 2 who 8 that 3 knows 5 at 5 at 6 all 6 all 7 knows 7 knows 8 that 10 doesn't 11 waste 10 doesn't 12 any 12 any 15 over 13 time 14 worrying 14 worrying 15 over 15 over 16 what 16 what 20 a 17 may 18 happen 18 happen 19 in 19 in 20 a 20 a 21 day 21 day 25 be 22 that 23 may 22 that 24 never 24 never 25 be 25 be 26 . no , [peter] isn't the least bit thrifty . 1 no 2 , 2 , 4 isn't 4 isn't 6 least 5 the 6 least 6 least 7 bit 6 least 8 thrifty 8 thrifty 9 . it is the same way with [peter] 's big cousin , [jumper] the [hare] . 1 it 4 same 2 is 3 the 3 the 4 same 4 same 5 way 5 way 6 with 6 with 10 cousin 8 's 9 big 9 big 10 cousin 10 cousin 11 , 11 , 13 the 13 the 15 . the truth is the whole family is happy-go-lucky . 1 the 2 truth 1 the 5 whole 3 is 4 the 4 the 5 whole 5 whole 6 family 6 family 7 is 6 family 8 happy-go-lucky 7 is 8 happy-go-lucky 8 happy-go-lucky 9 . happy [jack] [squirrel] says that every blessed one of them is shiftless . 1 happy 5 that 4 says 5 that 5 that 7 blessed 6 every 7 blessed 7 blessed 9 of 7 blessed 12 shiftless 8 one 9 of 9 of 10 them 11 is 12 shiftless 12 shiftless 13 . it does look that way . 1 it 2 does 2 does 3 look 3 look 4 that 4 that 5 way 5 way 6 . he is also called a [coney] and sometimes the [calling] [hare] . 1 he 2 is 1 he 3 also 3 also 7 and 4 called 5 a 4 called 7 and 7 and 8 sometimes 8 sometimes 9 the 9 the 12 . no true member of [peter] 's family ever would think of doing such a thing as that , more is the pity . 1 no 3 member 1 no 12 doing 2 true 3 member 3 member 4 of 3 member 7 family 6 's 7 family 7 family 10 think 7 family 12 doing 8 ever 9 would 8 ever 10 think 10 think 11 of 11 of 12 doing 12 doing 15 thing 13 such 14 a 14 a 15 thing 15 thing 23 . 16 as 17 that 17 that 22 pity 18 , 19 more 19 more 20 is 20 is 21 the 21 the 22 pity 22 pity 23 . old [man] [coyote] grinned . 1 old 4 grinned 4 grinned 5 . " [i] 'm just as well pleased not to have caught you this time , [peter] , " said he . 1 " 7 pleased 3 'm 4 just 4 just 5 as 4 just 7 pleased 5 as 6 well 7 pleased 8 not 8 not 9 to 9 to 10 have 10 have 11 caught 11 caught 12 you 12 you 21 . 13 this 14 time 14 time 15 , 15 , 18 " 17 , 18 " 18 " 19 said 19 said 20 he 19 said 21 . " you wouldn't make much of a dinner just now . 1 " 2 you 1 " 5 much 2 you 4 make 3 wouldn't 4 make 5 much 7 a 6 of 7 a 7 a 8 dinner 8 dinner 9 just 9 just 10 now 10 now 11 . when [i] dine [i] want something more than skin and bones . 1 when 3 dine 3 dine 7 more 5 want 6 something 6 something 7 more 7 more 9 skin 8 than 9 skin 9 skin 11 bones 10 and 11 bones 11 bones 12 . it must be that you are having as hard work as [i] am to get a living these days . " 1 it 2 must 2 must 3 be 3 be 16 a 4 that 5 you 4 that 7 having 5 you 6 are 7 having 8 as 7 having 9 hard 9 hard 10 work 9 hard 15 get 10 work 11 as 13 am 14 to 13 am 15 get 15 get 16 a 16 a 17 living 17 living 18 these 17 living 19 days 19 days 20 . 20 . 21 " " [i] am , " replied [peter] . 1 " 3 am 3 am 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 replied 6 replied 8 . but they 'll keep me alive until better times come , and then perhaps [i] 'll get fat enough to suit you . " 1 but 2 they 1 but 9 times 2 they 3 'll 3 'll 5 me 4 keep 5 me 5 me 6 alive 6 alive 7 until 7 until 8 better 9 times 11 , 10 come 11 , 11 , 17 get 12 and 13 then 13 then 14 perhaps 14 perhaps 16 'll 14 perhaps 17 get 17 get 18 fat 18 fat 21 suit 19 enough 20 to 20 to 21 suit 21 suit 22 you 22 you 24 " 23 . 24 " it was [peter] 's turn to grin . 1 it 2 was 1 it 4 's 4 's 5 turn 5 turn 6 to 6 to 7 grin 7 grin 8 . old [man] [coyote] grinned back good-naturedly . 1 old 4 grinned 4 grinned 5 back 5 back 6 good-naturedly 6 good-naturedly 7 . there 's the thrifty little hay-maker for you ! " 1 there 2 's 2 's 3 the 3 the 4 thrifty 4 thrifty 5 little 4 thrifty 6 hay-maker 6 hay-maker 7 for 7 for 8 you 8 you 9 ! 9 ! 10 " now [mr] [pika] , who was promptly called [little] [chief] , no one remembers now just why , was exactly like [little] [chief] of today . 1 now 4 , 1 now 7 promptly 1 now 11 , 4 , 5 who 5 who 6 was 7 promptly 8 called 11 , 13 one 12 no 13 one 13 one 16 just 14 remembers 15 now 15 now 16 just 16 just 20 exactly 17 why 18 , 17 why 20 exactly 18 , 19 was 20 exactly 21 like 21 like 24 of 24 of 25 today 25 today 26 . he was just about a fourth as big as you , [peter] . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 just 3 just 5 a 4 about 5 a 5 a 6 fourth 6 fourth 7 as 6 fourth 8 big 8 big 9 as 8 big 13 . 9 as 10 you 11 , 13 . in fact [,] he looked a lot like one of your babies , excepting his legs and his ears . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 4 he 4 he 6 a 5 looked 6 a 6 a 10 of 6 a 14 excepting 7 lot 8 like 8 like 10 of 9 one 10 of 11 your 12 babies 12 babies 13 , 13 , 14 excepting 14 excepting 16 legs 15 his 16 legs 16 legs 17 and 17 and 18 his 18 his 19 ears 18 his 20 . his legs were short and rather weak , and his ears were short and rounded . 1 his 2 legs 1 his 6 rather 2 legs 3 were 3 were 4 short 4 short 5 and 6 rather 8 , 6 rather 11 ears 7 weak 8 , 9 and 10 his 10 his 11 ears 11 ears 16 . 12 were 13 short 13 short 15 rounded 14 and 15 rounded 15 rounded 16 . he was very gentle and timid . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 gentle 4 gentle 5 and 5 and 7 . 6 timid 7 . at last he came to a big rock-slide above where [the] trees grew , and where there was nothing but broken stone and big rocks . 1 at 2 last 1 at 9 above 2 last 3 he 3 he 4 came 3 he 6 a 4 came 5 to 6 a 7 big 7 big 8 rock-slide 9 above 13 grew 10 where 12 trees 10 where 13 grew 13 grew 15 and 13 grew 19 nothing 14 , 15 and 16 where 17 there 16 where 19 nothing 17 there 18 was 19 nothing 22 stone 20 but 21 broken 21 broken 22 stone 22 stone 25 rocks 23 and 24 big 23 and 25 rocks 24 big 25 rocks 25 rocks 26 . it didn't take him long to discover that there were wonderful [little] winding galleries and hiding-places down among the stones . 1 it 5 long 2 didn't 3 take 3 take 4 him 3 take 5 long 5 long 7 discover 6 to 7 discover 7 discover 11 wonderful 7 discover 14 galleries 8 that 9 there 9 there 10 were 10 were 11 wonderful 13 winding 14 galleries 14 galleries 17 down 15 and 16 hiding-places 16 hiding-places 17 down 17 down 20 stones 18 among 19 the 19 the 20 stones 20 stones 21 . these led to little cracks and caves deep down in the mountain side . 1 these 3 to 1 these 9 down 2 led 3 to 4 little 5 cracks 5 cracks 6 and 6 and 7 caves 7 caves 8 deep 8 deep 9 down 9 down 11 the 10 in 11 the 11 the 12 mountain 12 mountain 14 . 13 side 14 . little [chief] was tickled almost to death . 1 little 7 death 3 was 4 tickled 4 tickled 5 almost 5 almost 6 to 5 almost 7 death 7 death 8 . " ' [this] is the place for me ! ' he cried . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 6 place 4 is 5 the 5 the 6 place 6 place 9 ! 7 for 8 me 8 me 9 ! 9 ! 10 ' 10 ' 11 he 11 he 12 cried 12 cried 13 . all day long [i] can enjoy the sun , and at night [i] can sleep in perfect safety in one of these little caves . ' 1 all 3 long 1 all 12 night 2 day 3 long 5 can 6 enjoy 6 enjoy 7 the 7 the 8 sun 7 the 12 night 8 sun 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 at 12 night 14 can 14 can 15 sleep 15 sleep 21 of 16 in 17 perfect 17 perfect 18 safety 18 safety 19 in 19 in 20 one 20 one 21 of 21 of 22 these 22 these 24 caves 23 little 24 caves 24 caves 25 . 25 . 26 ' one day he decided he would take some of his dinner into his little cave and eat it there . 1 one 2 day 1 one 9 of 3 he 4 decided 4 decided 7 take 5 he 6 would 5 he 7 take 7 take 8 some 8 some 9 of 9 of 15 cave 10 his 11 dinner 11 dinner 12 into 11 dinner 15 cave 12 into 13 his 13 his 14 little 15 cave 17 eat 16 and 17 eat 17 eat 18 it 17 eat 19 there 19 there 20 . so he cut a little bundle of pea vine and other green things . 1 so 6 bundle 2 he 3 cut 3 cut 5 little 3 cut 6 bundle 4 a 5 little 6 bundle 11 other 7 of 8 pea 8 pea 9 vine 9 vine 10 and 10 and 11 other 11 other 13 things 12 green 13 things 13 things 14 . it didn't enter [his] head again until a few days later he happened along by that flat rock and discovered that little bundle . 1 it 3 enter 2 didn't 3 enter 3 enter 5 head 5 head 6 again 5 head 8 a 6 again 7 until 8 a 17 flat 9 few 10 days 10 days 11 later 10 days 12 he 10 days 13 happened 12 he 13 happened 13 happened 14 along 13 happened 16 that 14 along 15 by 16 that 17 flat 17 flat 18 rock 18 rock 19 and 18 rock 20 discovered 18 rock 23 bundle 20 discovered 21 that 22 little 23 bundle 23 bundle 24 . so he carried it home and made a bed of it . 1 so 2 he 1 so 5 home 2 he 3 carried 3 carried 4 it 5 home 8 a 6 and 7 made 7 made 8 a 8 a 9 bed 9 bed 10 of 10 of 11 it 11 it 12 . there wasn't quite enough , so the next day he cut some more and carried it home at once . 1 there 3 quite 1 there 4 enough 2 wasn't 3 quite 4 enough 11 cut 4 enough 13 more 5 , 6 so 6 so 8 next 7 the 8 next 8 next 9 day 8 next 11 cut 9 day 10 he 11 cut 12 some 13 more 14 and 14 and 19 once 15 carried 16 it 15 carried 19 once 16 it 17 home 17 home 18 at 19 once 20 . but this , being green , soon soured and smelled so badly that he was forced to take it out and throw it away . 1 but 2 this 1 but 7 soon 2 this 3 , 2 this 5 green 3 , 4 being 5 green 6 , 7 soon 15 was 8 soured 9 and 9 and 14 he 10 smelled 11 so 10 smelled 12 badly 12 badly 13 that 13 that 14 he 14 he 15 was 15 was 22 throw 16 forced 18 take 16 forced 22 throw 17 to 18 take 18 take 19 it 19 it 20 out 20 out 21 and 22 throw 23 it 23 it 24 away 23 it 25 . that set him to thinking . 1 that 2 set 2 set 3 him 3 him 4 to 4 to 5 thinking 5 thinking 6 . why was the first he had brought in so dry and sweet and pleasant ? 1 why 2 was 1 why 5 he 2 was 3 the 3 the 4 first 5 he 6 had 6 had 7 brought 7 brought 8 in 8 in 10 dry 9 so 10 dry 10 dry 12 sweet 11 and 12 sweet 12 sweet 13 and 13 and 14 pleasant 14 pleasant 15 ? why didn't it spoil as the other had done ? 1 why 2 didn't 2 didn't 4 spoil 3 it 4 spoil 4 spoil 6 the 5 as 6 the 6 the 7 other 7 other 8 had 8 had 9 done 9 done 10 ? he cut some more and spread it out on the big flat rock and once again he forgot . 1 he 12 flat 2 cut 3 some 3 some 11 big 4 more 5 and 4 more 6 spread 6 spread 7 it 7 it 8 out 7 it 11 big 8 out 9 on 9 on 10 the 11 big 12 flat 12 flat 13 rock 13 rock 15 once 13 rock 16 again 14 and 15 once 16 again 18 forgot 17 he 18 forgot 18 forgot 19 . this he took home to add to his bed . 1 this 4 home 2 he 3 took 3 took 4 home 4 home 6 add 5 to 6 add 6 add 9 bed 7 to 8 his 8 his 9 bed 9 bed 10 . then he took home some more that was green , and this spoiled just as the other had done . 1 then 4 home 1 then 9 green 2 he 3 took 3 took 4 home 4 home 5 some 5 some 8 was 6 more 7 that 7 that 8 was 9 green 11 and 10 , 11 and 11 and 20 . 12 this 13 spoiled 13 spoiled 14 just 14 just 17 other 14 just 20 . 15 as 16 the 16 the 17 other 17 other 19 done 18 had 19 done " [little] [chief] was puzzling over this as he squatted on a rock taking a sun-bath . 1 " 12 a 4 was 5 puzzling 5 puzzling 6 over 5 puzzling 10 squatted 6 over 7 this 8 as 9 he 9 he 10 squatted 10 squatted 11 on 10 squatted 12 a 12 a 13 rock 13 rock 15 a 14 taking 15 a 15 a 16 sun-bath 16 sun-bath 17 . the sun was very warm and comforting . 1 the 2 sun 2 sun 3 was 3 was 4 very 3 was 5 warm 5 warm 6 and 6 and 8 . 7 comforting 8 . after a while the rock on which he sat grew almost hot . 1 after 4 the 1 after 7 which 2 a 3 while 3 while 4 the 4 the 5 rock 5 rock 6 on 7 which 10 grew 8 he 9 sat 8 he 10 grew 10 grew 11 almost 11 almost 13 . 12 hot 13 . by and by he happened to glance at them . 1 by 2 and 2 and 3 by 2 and 4 he 4 he 5 happened 5 happened 6 to 6 to 7 glance 7 glance 8 at 8 at 9 them 9 them 10 . they had wilted and already they were beginning to dry . 1 they 2 had 1 they 7 were 2 had 3 wilted 4 and 5 already 5 already 6 they 6 they 7 were 7 were 8 beginning 8 beginning 9 to 9 to 10 dry 10 dry 11 . an idea popped into his funny little head . 1 an 5 his 2 idea 3 popped 3 popped 4 into 4 into 5 his 5 his 6 funny 6 funny 7 little 7 little 8 head 8 head 9 . " ' [it] 's the sun that does it ! ' he cried . 1 " 8 does 2 ' 7 that 4 's 5 the 5 the 6 sun 6 sun 7 that 7 that 8 does 8 does 13 cried 9 it 10 ! 10 ! 11 ' 11 ' 12 he 12 he 13 cried 13 cried 14 . " up he jumped and scampered away to cut some more and spread it out on the rocks . 1 " 3 he 2 up 3 he 3 he 10 some 4 jumped 5 and 4 jumped 10 some 5 and 6 scampered 6 scampered 7 away 6 scampered 9 cut 8 to 9 cut 10 some 15 out 10 some 18 rocks 11 more 12 and 11 more 15 out 13 spread 14 it 13 spread 15 out 16 on 17 the 17 the 18 rocks 18 rocks 19 . he had learned how to make hay . 1 he 2 had 1 he 3 learned 3 learned 5 to 4 how 5 to 5 to 7 hay 6 make 7 hay 7 hay 8 . he was the first hay-maker in the [great] [world] . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 the 3 the 4 first 4 first 5 hay-maker 5 hay-maker 6 in 6 in 7 the 7 the 10 . he soon [had] more than enough for a bed , but he kept on making hay and storing it away just for fun . 1 he 6 enough 2 soon 5 than 4 more 5 than 5 than 6 enough 6 enough 10 , 7 for 8 a 8 a 9 bed 9 bed 10 , 10 , 15 making 11 but 13 kept 12 he 13 kept 13 kept 14 on 13 kept 15 making 15 making 18 storing 16 hay 17 and 16 hay 18 storing 18 storing 21 just 18 storing 23 fun 19 it 20 away 20 away 21 just 22 for 23 fun 23 fun 24 . then came cold weather and all the green things died . 1 then 4 weather 2 came 3 cold 3 cold 4 weather 4 weather 5 and 5 and 6 all 6 all 8 green 7 the 8 green 8 green 9 things 9 things 10 died 9 things 11 . there was no food for [little] [chief] . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 no 3 no 4 food 4 food 5 for 5 for 8 . he hunted and hunted , but there was nothing . 1 he 2 hunted 2 hunted 3 and 2 hunted 4 hunted 4 hunted 7 there 5 , 6 but 6 but 7 there 7 there 8 was 8 was 9 nothing 9 nothing 10 . then because he was so hungry he began to nibble at his hay . 1 then 2 because 1 then 6 hungry 2 because 3 he 3 he 4 was 4 was 5 so 6 hungry 9 to 7 he 8 began 8 began 9 to 9 to 10 nibble 10 nibble 13 hay 11 at 12 his 12 his 13 hay 13 hay 14 . it tasted good , very good indeed . 1 it 2 tasted 1 it 3 good 3 good 4 , 4 , 5 very 5 very 7 indeed 6 good 7 indeed 7 indeed 8 . it tasted almost as good as the fresh green things . 1 it 2 tasted 2 tasted 3 almost 2 tasted 5 good 3 almost 4 as 5 good 6 as 5 good 9 green 6 as 7 the 7 the 8 fresh 9 green 10 things 10 things 11 . little [chief] 's heart gave a great leap . 1 little 8 leap 3 's 4 heart 4 heart 5 gave 5 gave 6 a 6 a 7 great 7 great 8 leap 8 leap 9 . he had food in plenty ! 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 food 3 food 5 plenty 4 in 5 plenty 5 plenty 6 ! " and so it proved . 1 " 2 and 2 and 5 proved 3 so 4 it 4 it 5 proved 5 proved 6 . and that is how [little] [chief] the [pika] learned to make hay while the sun shone in the days of plenty . 1 and 2 that 1 and 4 how 2 that 3 is 4 how 9 learned 7 the 9 learned 9 learned 12 hay 9 learned 16 shone 10 to 11 make 11 make 12 hay 12 hay 14 the 12 hay 15 sun 13 while 14 the 14 the 15 sun 15 sun 16 shone 16 shone 19 days 17 in 18 the 17 in 19 days 19 days 20 of 20 of 21 plenty 21 plenty 22 . he taught his children and they taught their children , and [little] [chief] of today does it just as his did . 1 he 2 taught 1 he 4 children 2 taught 3 his 4 children 15 today 5 and 6 they 6 they 7 taught 7 taught 8 their 8 their 9 children 9 children 10 , 9 children 14 of 10 , 11 and 14 of 15 today 15 today 18 just 16 does 17 it 17 it 18 just 18 just 19 as 19 as 20 his 19 as 21 did 21 did 22 . i don't see why you don't do the same thing , [peter] . 1 i 3 see 2 don't 3 see 3 see 4 why 4 why 6 don't 5 you 6 don't 6 don't 7 do 6 don't 9 same 7 do 8 the 9 same 10 thing 10 thing 11 , 10 thing 13 . you would make me a great deal finer dinner if you did . " 1 you 2 would 2 would 3 make 2 would 5 a 3 make 4 me 5 a 9 dinner 6 great 7 deal 7 deal 8 finer 8 finer 9 dinner 9 dinner 10 if 10 if 11 you 10 if 13 . 11 you 12 did 13 . 14 " " perhaps that is the reason [i] don't , " replied [peter] with a grin . 1 " 2 perhaps 1 " 6 reason 2 perhaps 5 the 3 that 4 is 4 is 5 the 6 reason 8 don't 6 reason 9 , 9 , 10 " 9 , 11 replied 11 replied 13 with 13 with 14 a 14 a 15 grin 15 grin 16 . [ [illustration] : " [little] [chief] 's father taught him how to make hay . " 1 [ 3 : 1 [ 9 taught 3 : 4 " 7 's 8 father 8 father 9 taught 9 taught 10 him 10 him 11 how 11 how 13 make 12 to 13 make 13 make 14 hay 14 hay 15 . 15 . 16 " page [@number@] ] 1 page 3 ] [vi] [where] [glutton] [the] [wolverine] [got] [his] [name] this acquaintance with [honker] and [peter] 's everlasting curiosity have resulted in many strange stories . 1 this 2 acquaintance 2 acquaintance 15 stories 3 with 14 strange 5 and 13 many 7 's 8 everlasting 8 everlasting 9 curiosity 8 everlasting 11 resulted 9 curiosity 10 have 11 resulted 12 in 12 in 13 many 13 many 14 strange 14 strange 15 stories 15 stories 16 . at least they have seemed strange to [peter] because they have been about furred and feathered people whom [peter] has never seen . 1 at 2 least 1 at 5 seemed 1 at 9 because 2 least 3 they 3 they 4 have 4 have 5 seemed 5 seemed 6 strange 6 strange 7 to 9 because 12 been 10 they 11 have 11 have 12 been 12 been 21 never 13 about 14 furred 14 furred 15 and 14 furred 16 feathered 16 feathered 18 whom 16 feathered 20 has 17 people 18 whom 20 has 21 never 21 never 22 seen 22 seen 23 . and one of the strangest of these is the story of how [glutton] the [wolverine] got his name . 1 and 2 one 2 one 5 strangest 3 of 4 the 4 the 5 strangest 5 strangest 7 these 6 of 7 these 7 these 10 story 8 is 9 the 9 the 10 story 10 story 19 . 11 of 12 how 12 how 16 got 14 the 16 got 16 got 18 name 17 his 18 name 18 name 19 . of course you know what a glutton is . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 you 3 you 4 know 4 know 5 what 4 know 6 a 6 a 7 glutton 7 glutton 9 . 8 is 9 . it is one who is all the time thinking of his stomach . 1 it 2 is 1 it 5 is 2 is 3 one 3 one 4 who 5 is 6 all 6 all 7 the 7 the 8 time 8 time 9 thinking 8 time 10 of 10 of 11 his 11 his 12 stomach 12 stomach 13 . no one likes to be called a glutton . 1 no 4 to 2 one 3 likes 3 likes 4 to 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 called 6 called 7 a 7 a 8 glutton 8 glutton 9 . so when [honker] the [goose] happened to mention [glutton] , it caused [peter] to prick up his ears at once . 1 so 2 when 2 when 4 the 4 the 18 ears 6 happened 7 to 6 happened 8 mention 8 mention 11 it 8 mention 12 caused 10 , 11 it 12 caused 14 to 14 to 15 prick 15 prick 16 up 16 up 17 his 16 up 18 ears 18 ears 20 once 19 at 20 once 20 once 21 . " who 's a glutton ? " he demanded . 1 " 2 who 2 who 4 a 3 's 4 a 4 a 5 glutton 5 glutton 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 6 ? 9 demanded 7 " 8 he 8 he 9 demanded 9 demanded 10 . " [i] didn't say any one was a glutton , " replied [honker] . 1 " 4 say 3 didn't 4 say 4 say 5 any 5 any 6 one 5 any 8 a 6 one 7 was 8 a 12 replied 9 glutton 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 replied 12 replied 14 . " [i] was speaking of [glutton] the [wolverine] who lives in the [great] [forests] of the [far] [north] , and whom everybody hates . " 1 " 10 lives 3 was 4 speaking 4 speaking 5 of 5 of 7 the 7 the 9 who 7 the 10 lives 10 lives 11 in 11 in 16 the 11 in 21 whom 12 the 15 of 15 of 16 the 19 , 20 and 19 , 21 whom 21 whom 22 everybody 22 everybody 23 hates 22 everybody 24 . 24 . 25 " " certainly , " replied [honker] . 1 " 2 certainly 2 certainly 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 replied 5 replied 7 . " certainly that is his name , and a very good name for him it is . 1 " 4 is 2 certainly 3 that 3 that 4 is 4 is 6 name 5 his 6 name 6 name 7 , 7 , 11 good 8 and 9 a 9 a 10 very 10 very 11 good 11 good 12 name 12 name 13 for 12 name 17 . 13 for 14 him 15 it 16 is 16 is 17 . but then of course it is because he is a glutton that he is named [glutton] . 1 but 2 then 1 but 4 course 2 then 3 of 4 course 5 it 5 it 6 is 6 is 7 because 6 is 10 a 7 because 8 he 8 he 9 is 10 a 11 glutton 11 glutton 17 . 12 that 13 he 12 that 14 is 14 is 15 named 15 named 17 . rather [i] should say that is the reason the first [wolverine] was named [glutton] . 1 rather 3 should 3 should 4 say 4 say 5 that 4 say 9 the 5 that 8 reason 6 is 7 the 7 the 8 reason 9 the 10 first 10 first 12 was 12 was 13 named 12 was 15 . " tell me about it , " [peter] begged . 1 " 2 tell 2 tell 3 me 3 me 4 about 4 about 5 it 5 it 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 9 begged 9 begged 10 . " please tell me about it . " 1 " 2 please 1 " 7 . 2 please 3 tell 3 tell 4 me 4 me 5 about 5 about 6 it 7 . 8 " " tell you about what ? " asked [honker] , pretending not to understand . 1 " 3 you 2 tell 3 you 3 you 6 ? 4 about 5 what 4 about 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 7 " 8 asked 8 asked 13 to 10 , 11 pretending 11 pretending 12 not 12 not 13 to 13 to 14 understand 14 understand 15 . " about how the first [wolverine] got the name of [glutton] , " replied [peter] promptly . 1 " 3 how 2 about 3 how 3 how 5 first 3 how 7 got 4 the 5 first 7 got 9 name 7 got 12 , 8 the 9 name 9 name 10 of 12 , 14 replied 13 " 14 replied 14 replied 16 promptly 16 promptly 17 . " there must have [been] a very good reason , and if there was a very good reason , there must be a story . 1 " 2 there 1 " 4 have 2 there 3 must 4 have 6 a 4 have 7 very 7 very 9 reason 7 very 18 reason 8 good 9 reason 9 reason 11 and 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 if 12 if 13 there 12 if 15 a 13 there 14 was 15 a 16 very 16 very 17 good 18 reason 21 must 19 , 20 there 20 there 21 must 21 must 22 be 22 be 24 story 23 a 24 story 24 story 25 . please , [honker] , tell me all about it . " 1 please 2 , 1 please 5 tell 4 , 5 tell 5 tell 6 me 6 me 7 all 7 all 8 about 8 about 9 it 8 about 10 . 10 . 11 " then he swam back to where [peter] was sitting on the bank . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 swam 2 he 3 swam 3 swam 4 back 4 back 5 to 4 back 6 where 5 to 6 where 6 where 12 bank 8 was 9 sitting 9 sitting 10 on 10 on 11 the 11 the 12 bank 12 bank 13 . " peter , " said he , " [i] never in all my born days have seen such a fellow for questions as you are . 1 " 2 peter 1 " 17 seen 2 peter 10 never 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 4 " 10 never 5 said 6 he 5 said 7 , 7 , 8 " 10 never 16 have 11 in 13 my 11 in 14 born 12 all 13 my 14 born 15 days 15 days 16 have 17 seen 20 fellow 18 such 19 a 18 such 20 fellow 20 fellow 26 . 21 for 22 questions 22 questions 26 . 23 as 24 you 24 you 25 are 25 are 26 . if [i] lived about here , [i] think [i] should swim away every time [i] saw you coming . 1 if 11 swim 3 lived 4 about 4 about 5 here 5 here 6 , 6 , 8 think 8 think 10 should 8 think 11 swim 11 swim 14 time 12 away 13 every 13 every 14 time 14 time 18 coming 16 saw 17 you 16 saw 18 coming 18 coming 19 . but as [i] only stop here for a day or two twice a year , [i] guess [i] can stand it . 1 but 9 day 2 as 4 only 4 only 5 stop 5 stop 6 here 5 stop 9 day 6 here 8 a 7 for 8 a 9 day 14 year 10 or 11 two 11 two 13 a 12 twice 13 a 13 a 14 year 14 year 15 , 15 , 17 guess 17 guess 19 can 19 can 20 stand 20 stand 21 it 21 it 22 . besides , you really ought to know something about some of the people who live in the [great] [forest] . 1 besides 3 you 1 besides 4 really 1 besides 5 ought 2 , 3 you 3 you 4 really 4 really 5 ought 5 ought 13 people 6 to 7 know 7 know 8 something 7 know 9 about 8 something 9 about 9 about 10 some 10 some 12 the 11 of 12 the 12 the 13 people 13 people 14 who 14 who 20 . 15 live 16 in 15 live 20 . 17 the 20 . it is shameful , [peter] , that you should be so ignorant . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 shameful 3 shameful 4 , 3 shameful 10 be 6 , 7 that 7 that 9 should 8 you 9 should 9 should 10 be 10 be 12 ignorant 11 so 12 ignorant 12 ignorant 13 . of course [peter] promised . 1 of 2 course 2 course 4 promised 4 promised 5 . he wanted that story so much that he would have promised anything . 1 he 2 wanted 2 wanted 3 that 2 wanted 9 would 4 story 5 so 5 so 7 that 6 much 7 that 7 that 8 he 8 he 9 would 9 would 10 have 10 have 11 promised 11 promised 12 anything 12 anything 13 . so [honker] told the story , and here it is just as [peter] heard it . 1 so 5 story 3 told 4 the 4 the 5 story 5 story 11 just 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 here 8 here 10 is 9 it 10 is 10 is 11 just 11 just 12 as 12 as 14 heard 14 heard 15 it 14 heard 16 . in fact , some of his new neighbors were inclined to think that he was related to [old] [king] [bear] . 1 in 4 some 1 in 10 inclined 2 fact 3 , 3 , 4 some 5 of 6 his 6 his 7 new 6 his 8 neighbors 8 neighbors 9 were 8 neighbors 10 inclined 10 inclined 12 think 11 to 12 think 12 think 13 that 13 that 21 . 14 he 15 was 15 was 16 related 16 related 17 to 16 related 21 . certainly he looked more like [king] [bear] than he did like little [mr] [weasel] . 1 certainly 2 he 2 he 3 looked 3 looked 4 more 3 looked 8 than 4 more 5 like 8 than 9 he 8 than 10 did 10 did 11 like 11 like 15 . 12 little 15 . but for his bushy tail he would have looked still more like a member of the [bear] family . 1 but 6 he 2 for 3 his 2 for 5 tail 3 his 4 bushy 5 tail 6 he 6 he 7 would 7 would 8 have 7 would 12 like 9 looked 10 still 9 looked 12 like 10 still 11 more 12 like 13 a 13 a 14 member 14 member 19 . 15 of 16 the 15 of 18 family 18 family 19 . he was clumsy-looking . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 clumsy-looking 3 clumsy-looking 4 . he was rather slow moving , but he was strong , very strong for his size . 1 he 2 was 1 he 3 rather 1 he 12 very 3 rather 6 , 3 rather 10 strong 4 slow 5 moving 5 moving 6 , 7 but 8 he 8 he 9 was 9 was 10 strong 10 strong 11 , 12 very 15 his 12 very 17 . 13 strong 14 for 14 for 15 his 15 his 16 size and he had a mean disposition . 1 and 2 he 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 a 4 a 5 mean 5 mean 6 disposition 6 disposition 7 . yes , [sir] , [mr] [wolverine] had a mean disposition . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 1 yes 8 a 7 had 8 a 8 a 10 disposition 9 mean 10 disposition 10 disposition 11 . he had such a mean [disposition] that he would snarl at his own reflection in a pool of water . 1 he 2 had 1 he 3 such 3 such 7 that 4 a 5 mean 5 mean 7 that 7 that 8 he 8 he 9 would 9 would 13 own 9 would 17 pool 10 snarl 11 at 10 snarl 13 own 11 at 12 his 13 own 14 reflection 14 reflection 15 in 15 in 16 a 17 pool 19 water 17 pool 20 . 18 of 19 water 19 water 20 . " now you know as well as [i] do that no one with a mean disposition has any friends . 1 " 19 friends 2 now 3 you 2 now 4 know 4 know 5 as 5 as 6 well 6 well 7 as 6 well 13 with 7 as 9 do 9 do 10 that 10 that 11 no 11 no 12 one 13 with 14 a 14 a 15 mean 14 a 16 disposition 16 disposition 17 has 16 disposition 18 any 16 disposition 19 friends 17 has 18 any 19 friends 20 . it was so with [mr] [wolverine] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 so 2 was 7 . 3 so 4 with when his neighbors found out what a mean disposition he had , they let him severely alone . 1 when 4 found 1 when 6 what 1 when 10 he 2 his 3 neighbors 3 neighbors 4 found 4 found 5 out 6 what 8 mean 7 a 8 mean 8 mean 9 disposition 10 he 11 had 10 he 18 . 11 had 17 alone 12 , 13 they 12 , 16 severely 13 they 14 let 14 let 15 him 16 severely 17 alone they would go out of their way to avoid meeting him . 1 they 3 go 2 would 3 go 3 go 5 of 4 out 5 of 5 of 6 their 6 their 7 way 7 way 9 avoid 8 to 9 avoid 9 avoid 12 . 10 meeting 11 him 11 him 12 . this made his disposition all the meaner . 1 this 2 made 2 made 4 disposition 3 his 4 disposition 4 disposition 5 all 5 all 6 the 6 the 7 meaner 7 meaner 8 . he didn't really care because his neighbors would have nothing to do with him . 1 he 4 care 2 didn't 3 really 3 really 4 care 4 care 5 because 5 because 8 would 6 his 7 neighbors 7 neighbors 8 would 8 would 12 do 9 have 10 nothing 9 have 11 to 11 to 12 do 12 do 13 with 13 with 14 him 13 with 15 . no , he didn't really care , for the simple reason that he didn't want anything to do with them . 1 no 5 really 1 no 7 , 2 , 3 he 3 he 4 didn't 4 didn't 5 really 5 really 6 care 7 , 21 . 8 for 9 the 9 the 10 simple 9 the 11 reason 11 reason 12 that 12 that 13 he 13 he 14 didn't 13 he 18 do 14 didn't 15 want 14 didn't 16 anything 15 want 16 anything 16 anything 17 to 18 do 20 them 18 do 21 . 19 with 20 them but just the same it made him angry to have them show that they didn't want to have anything to do with him . 1 but 2 just 1 but 4 same 1 but 15 didn't 2 just 3 the 4 same 9 to 5 it 6 made 6 made 8 angry 6 made 9 to 7 him 8 angry 9 to 10 have 10 have 11 them 11 them 12 show 12 show 14 they 13 that 14 they 15 didn't 18 have 15 didn't 19 anything 16 want 17 to 17 to 18 have 19 anything 21 do 19 anything 24 . 20 to 21 do 22 with 23 him 23 him 24 . he also learned very early in life that patience is a virtue few possess , and that patience and [nimble] wits will accomplish almost anything . 1 he 2 also 1 he 3 learned 3 learned 5 early 3 learned 6 in 4 very 5 early 6 in 7 life 7 life 10 is 8 that 9 patience 8 that 10 is 10 is 13 few 11 a 12 virtue 11 a 13 few 13 few 21 wits 14 possess 15 , 15 , 16 and 15 , 18 patience 16 and 17 that 18 patience 19 and 18 patience 21 wits 21 wits 22 will 22 will 25 anything 23 accomplish 24 almost 24 almost 25 anything 25 anything 26 . no one knew this because , you see , everybody kept away from him . 1 no 7 you 2 one 3 knew 3 knew 4 this 4 this 5 because 5 because 6 , 6 , 7 you 7 you 8 see 8 see 9 , 8 see 12 away 9 , 10 everybody 10 everybody 11 kept 12 away 13 from 13 from 14 him 14 him 15 . " ' [one] never knows when such knowledge may be useful , ' he would say to himself . 1 " 4 never 1 " 10 be 2 ' 4 never 4 never 7 such 5 knows 6 when 6 when 7 such 8 knowledge 9 may 8 knowledge 10 be 10 be 12 , 11 useful 12 , 12 , 19 . 13 ' 14 he 13 ' 15 would 15 would 16 say 15 would 18 himself 16 say 17 to 18 himself 19 . ' [the] more [i] know about other people and the less they know about me the better . ' 1 ' 3 more 1 ' 5 know 5 know 6 about 5 know 9 and 6 about 7 other 7 other 8 people 9 and 12 they 10 the 11 less 11 less 12 they 12 they 13 know 13 know 14 about 13 know 17 better 14 about 15 me 14 about 16 the 17 better 18 . 18 . 19 ' " the time did come . 1 " 2 the 2 the 3 time 3 time 4 did 4 did 5 come 5 come 6 . mr [wolverine] didn't . 1 mr 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 . the fact is , [mr] [wolverine] lived very well indeed . 1 the 2 fact 2 fact 3 is 3 is 8 very 4 , 7 lived 7 lived 8 very 8 very 9 well 9 well 10 indeed 10 indeed 11 . instead of hunting for food himself , he depended on his neighbors to hunt for him . 1 instead 4 for 2 of 3 hunting 3 hunting 4 for 4 for 5 food 5 food 7 , 5 food 9 depended 6 himself 7 , 7 , 8 he 9 depended 10 on 10 on 11 his 11 his 12 neighbors 11 his 17 . 12 neighbors 13 to 13 to 14 hunt 14 hunt 15 for 15 for 16 him a growl from him was enough , and that meal was left in his possession . 1 a 2 growl 2 growl 3 from 2 growl 6 enough 3 from 4 him 5 was 6 enough 6 enough 7 , 7 , 8 and 7 , 12 left 8 and 9 that 9 that 10 meal 10 meal 11 was 12 left 13 in 13 in 15 possession 14 his 15 possession 15 possession 16 . when he awoke [mr] [wolverine] would finish what remained . 1 when 2 he 2 he 3 awoke 3 awoke 6 would 6 would 7 finish 7 finish 8 what 8 what 10 . 9 remained 10 . you know [i] told you he had a mean disposition . 1 you 2 know 2 know 7 had 4 told 5 you 4 told 6 he 6 he 7 had 7 had 8 a 8 a 9 mean 9 mean 10 disposition 10 disposition 11 . glutton by name and a glutton in habit he remained as long as he lived . 1 glutton 2 by 1 glutton 3 name 3 name 4 and 3 name 8 habit 5 a 6 glutton 5 a 8 habit 6 glutton 7 in 8 habit 12 long 9 he 10 remained 10 remained 11 as 11 as 12 long 12 long 14 he 13 as 14 he 14 he 15 lived 15 lived 16 . both name and habits he handed down to his children and they to their children . 1 both 2 name 1 both 4 habits 2 name 3 and 4 habits 6 handed 4 habits 7 down 5 he 6 handed 6 handed 7 down 7 down 8 to 8 to 9 his 9 his 10 children 10 children 11 and 10 children 15 children 12 they 14 their 13 to 14 their 14 their 15 children 15 children 16 . " [queer] how a habit will stick , isn't it ? " said [peter] thoughtfully . 1 " 3 how 1 " 6 will 4 a 5 habit 5 habit 6 will 6 will 7 stick 7 stick 8 , 7 stick 11 ? 8 , 9 isn't 9 isn't 10 it 11 ? 12 " 11 ? 15 thoughtfully 12 " 13 said 15 thoughtfully 16 . " particularly a bad habit , " added [honker] . 1 " 2 particularly 1 " 3 a 3 a 4 bad 4 bad 6 , 5 habit 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 added 8 added 10 . [vii] [where] [old] [mrs] [.] ['] [gator] [made] [the] [first] [incubator] peter [rabbit] and [mrs] [quack] the [mallard] [duck] are great friends . 1 peter 3 and 3 and 6 the 6 the 10 great 9 are 10 great 10 great 11 friends 11 friends 12 . during that long summer [peter] had become very well acquainted with them . 1 during 2 that 2 that 6 had 3 long 4 summer 4 summer 6 had 6 had 9 well 7 become 8 very 8 very 9 well 9 well 10 acquainted 10 acquainted 11 with 11 with 12 them 11 with 13 . people who live where he does call him just ' [gator] , but you and [i] would call him [alligator] . 1 people 2 who 1 people 4 where 2 who 3 live 4 where 8 him 5 he 6 does 6 does 7 call 7 call 8 him 8 him 9 just 9 just 19 him 10 ' 14 you 10 ' 18 call 12 , 13 but 13 but 14 you 14 you 17 would 15 and 17 would 18 call 19 him 19 him 21 . ' [gator] . 1 ' 3 . it seemed as if he couldn't think of anything else . 1 it 6 couldn't 2 seemed 3 as 3 as 4 if 4 if 5 he 4 if 6 couldn't 6 couldn't 7 think 7 think 8 of 8 of 9 anything 8 of 10 else 9 anything 10 else 10 else 11 . " what ? " he squealed , hopping up and down in excitement . 1 " 2 what 1 " 6 squealed 2 what 3 ? 3 ? 4 " 4 " 5 he 6 squealed 8 hopping 7 , 8 hopping 8 hopping 9 up 9 up 12 in 10 and 11 down 11 down 12 in 12 in 13 excitement 13 excitement 14 . i don't believe it ! 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 believe 3 believe 4 it 4 it 5 ! besides , only birds lay eggs . " 1 besides 2 , 2 , 3 only 3 only 5 lay 4 birds 5 lay 5 lay 6 eggs 6 eggs 8 " 7 . 8 " " quack , quack , quack , quack , quack , quack , quack , [peter] , you must take that back ! " 1 " 2 quack 1 " 4 quack 1 " 6 quack 2 quack 3 , 4 quack 5 , 6 quack 11 , 6 quack 14 quack 7 , 8 quack 8 quack 9 , 9 , 10 quack 10 quack 11 , 12 quack 13 , 13 , 14 quack 14 quack 15 , 14 quack 20 take 15 , 18 you 17 , 18 you 18 you 19 must 20 take 21 that 20 take 22 back 22 back 23 ! 23 ! 24 " cried [mrs] [quack] . 1 cried 4 . " why must [i] take it back ? " demanded [peter] . 1 " 2 why 1 " 3 must 1 " 5 take 5 take 6 it 6 it 7 back 7 back 8 ? 8 ? 9 " 8 ? 10 demanded 10 demanded 12 . " because as usual you 've let your tongue run loose , and that is a bad habit , [peter] . 1 " 2 because 1 " 8 your 2 because 5 you 3 as 4 usual 3 as 5 you 5 you 6 've 6 've 7 let 8 your 9 tongue 8 your 11 loose 9 tongue 10 run 11 loose 13 and 12 , 13 and 13 and 17 bad 14 that 15 is 15 is 16 a 16 a 17 bad 17 bad 18 habit 18 habit 19 , 18 habit 21 . 19 , 21 . it certainly is a bad habit . 1 it 3 is 2 certainly 3 is 3 is 4 a 4 a 5 bad 5 bad 6 habit 6 habit 7 . how about the [snake] family ? " 1 how 2 about 2 about 3 the 3 the 5 family 5 family 6 ? 6 ? 7 " " oh ! " said [peter] , looking very foolish . 1 " 5 said 2 oh 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 7 , 7 , 8 looking 8 looking 9 very 9 very 11 . 10 foolish 11 . " [i] forgot all about the [snakes] . 1 " 3 forgot 3 forgot 8 . 4 all 5 about 5 about 6 the 6 the 8 . they do lay eggs . " 1 they 2 do 2 do 3 lay 3 lay 4 eggs 4 eggs 5 . 5 . 6 " " and how about [spotty] the [turtle] ? 1 " 2 and 2 and 3 how 3 how 4 about 3 how 8 ? 4 about 6 the didn't he come from an egg ? " persisted [mrs] [quack] . 1 didn't 2 he 2 he 3 come 2 he 5 an 3 come 4 from 5 an 6 egg 6 egg 7 ? 6 egg 9 persisted 7 ? 8 " 9 persisted 12 . peter looked more foolish than before , if that were possible . 1 peter 3 more 1 peter 6 before 2 looked 3 more 4 foolish 5 than 5 than 6 before 6 before 7 , 7 , 8 if 8 if 9 that 9 that 10 were 9 that 11 possible 11 possible 12 . " [y-e-s] , " he replied slowly and reluctantly . 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 " 3 , 6 replied 4 " 5 he 6 replied 7 slowly 7 slowly 8 and 7 slowly 9 reluctantly 8 and 9 reluctantly 9 reluctantly 10 . " then don't be so quick to doubt a thing just because you 've never seen it , " retorted [mrs] [quack] . 1 " 4 be 2 then 3 don't 3 don't 4 be 4 be 11 just 5 so 6 quick 6 quick 7 to 6 quick 8 doubt 8 doubt 10 thing 8 doubt 11 just 9 a 10 thing 11 just 14 've 12 because 13 you 13 you 14 've 14 've 20 retorted 15 never 16 seen 16 seen 17 it 17 it 18 , 18 , 19 " 19 " 20 retorted 20 retorted 23 . " [i] 've seen [mrs] . 1 " 3 've 3 've 4 seen 4 seen 6 . " [i] beg your pardon , [mrs] [quack] . " 1 " 3 beg 3 beg 5 pardon 4 your 5 pardon 5 pardon 6 , 6 , 10 " 9 . 10 " peter was very humble . 1 peter 2 was 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 humble 4 humble 5 . " [i] do indeed . 1 " 3 do 3 do 4 indeed 4 indeed 5 . please forgive me . 1 please 2 forgive 2 forgive 3 me 3 me 4 . is [is] [mrs] . 1 is 4 . ' [gator] ['s] nest at all like yours ? " 1 ' 4 nest 4 nest 8 yours 5 at 6 all 6 all 7 like 7 like 8 yours 8 yours 9 ? 9 ? 10 " peter seemed so truly sorry for having doubted her that [mrs] [quack] recovered her good nature at once . 1 peter 2 seemed 2 seemed 4 truly 2 seemed 5 sorry 3 so 4 truly 5 sorry 7 having 5 sorry 16 nature 6 for 7 having 7 having 8 doubted 8 doubted 9 her 10 that 13 recovered 13 recovered 14 her 13 recovered 16 nature 14 her 15 good 16 nature 18 once 17 at 18 once 18 once 19 . " no , " said she , " it isn't . 1 " 5 said 2 no 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 she 5 said 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 10 isn't 9 it 10 isn't 10 isn't 11 . if [i] hadn't seen her make it , [i] wouldn't have known it was a nest . 1 if 3 hadn't 1 if 10 wouldn't 3 hadn't 4 seen 4 seen 5 her 5 her 6 make 6 make 8 , 7 it 8 , 10 wouldn't 11 have 10 wouldn't 12 known 12 known 13 it 13 it 15 a 14 was 15 a 15 a 17 . 16 nest 17 . ' [gator] 's nest and eggs and a lot of other things . 1 ' 6 eggs 3 's 4 nest 4 nest 5 and 5 and 6 eggs 6 eggs 8 a 7 and 8 a 8 a 9 lot 9 lot 11 other 10 of 11 other 11 other 13 . 12 things 13 . mrs . 1 mrs 2 . ' [gator] is lazy , but she is smart . 1 ' 3 is 3 is 4 lazy 4 lazy 5 , 5 , 6 but 6 but 7 she 7 she 8 is 8 is 9 smart 9 smart 10 . she 's smart enough to make [mr] [sun] do her work . 1 she 2 's 2 's 4 enough 3 smart 4 enough 4 enough 6 make 5 to 6 make 6 make 9 do 9 do 10 her 10 her 11 work 10 her 12 . 11 work 12 . what do you think of that ? " 1 what 2 do 2 do 3 you 3 you 4 think 4 think 5 of 5 of 6 that 6 that 7 ? 7 ? 8 " right away [peter] was all excitement . 1 right 2 away 2 away 4 was 4 was 5 all 5 all 6 excitement 6 excitement 7 . you see , that sounded as if there might be a story behind it . 1 you 2 see 1 you 5 sounded 2 see 4 that 2 see 5 sounded 3 , 4 that 5 sounded 9 might 6 as 7 if 7 if 8 there 8 there 9 might 9 might 10 be 10 be 11 a 11 a 13 behind 12 story 13 behind 13 behind 15 . 14 it 15 . " [i] never have heard of such a thing ! " he cried . 1 " 4 have 3 never 4 have 4 have 7 such 5 heard 6 of 6 of 7 such 7 such 9 thing 8 a 9 thing 9 thing 10 ! 10 ! 11 " 11 " 12 he 11 " 13 cried 12 he 13 cried 13 cried 14 . " how did she learn to do such a smart thing as that ? 1 " 2 how 2 how 3 did 2 how 4 she 4 she 5 learn 5 learn 6 to 6 to 7 do 6 to 8 such 8 such 9 a 8 such 10 smart 10 smart 11 thing 10 smart 13 that 11 thing 12 as 13 that 14 ? of course [i] don't for a minute believe that she herself discovered a way to get [mr] [sun] to work for her . 1 of 2 course 1 of 8 believe 2 course 4 don't 4 don't 5 for 5 for 7 minute 6 a 7 minute 8 believe 15 to 9 that 10 she 10 she 11 herself 11 herself 12 discovered 12 discovered 13 a 12 discovered 14 way 14 way 15 to 15 to 16 get 16 get 20 work 19 to 20 work 20 work 21 for 21 for 22 her 22 her 23 . probably it was her ever-so-great-grandmother who first did it . 1 probably 2 it 2 it 3 was 2 it 6 who 3 was 4 her 4 her 5 ever-so-great-grandmother 6 who 7 first 7 first 8 did 8 did 9 it 9 it 10 . isn't that so , [mrs] [quack] ? " 1 isn't 2 that 1 isn't 3 so 1 isn't 7 ? 3 so 4 , 7 ? 8 " mrs [quack] nodded . 1 mrs 3 nodded 3 nodded 4 . " you 've guessed it , [peter] , " said she . 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 've 2 you 4 guessed 4 guessed 5 it 5 it 6 , 6 , 10 said 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 11 she 11 she 12 . " it all happened way , way back in the days when the world was young . " 1 " 5 way 2 it 3 all 3 all 4 happened 4 happened 5 way 5 way 6 , 5 way 7 way 7 way 11 days 8 back 9 in 9 in 10 the 10 the 11 days 11 days 15 was 12 when 13 the 13 the 14 world 14 world 15 was 15 was 16 young 16 young 17 . 17 . 18 " " tell me about it ! 1 " 2 tell 2 tell 3 me 3 me 4 about 4 about 5 it 5 it 6 ! when she was quite satisfied , she turned to [peter] , fidgeting on the bank . 1 when 2 she 1 when 4 quite 2 she 3 was 4 quite 5 satisfied 4 quite 8 turned 5 satisfied 6 , 6 , 7 she 8 turned 9 to 8 turned 11 , 11 , 12 fidgeting 12 fidgeting 15 bank 13 on 14 the 14 the 15 bank 15 bank 16 . ' [gator] , who live way down south now , belong to a very old family and are proud of it . 1 ' 5 live 3 , 4 who 4 who 5 live 5 live 16 family 6 way 7 down 6 way 11 belong 7 down 8 south 8 south 10 , 9 now 10 , 11 belong 12 to 12 to 16 family 13 a 14 very 13 a 16 family 14 very 15 old 16 family 17 and 17 and 22 . 18 are 21 it 18 are 22 . 19 proud 20 of 20 of 21 it in the beginning of things there was very little dry land , as you may have heard , so old [mr] . and [mrs] . 1 in 3 beginning 1 in 8 very 2 the 3 beginning 3 beginning 4 of 4 of 5 things 5 things 6 there 6 there 7 was 8 very 9 little 8 very 10 dry 10 dry 12 , 11 land 12 , 12 , 20 old 13 as 14 you 14 you 15 may 15 may 16 have 16 have 17 heard 16 have 20 old 17 heard 19 so 18 , 19 so 20 old 22 . 22 . 23 and 22 . 25 . ' [gator] , who of course were not old then , were made to live in the water with the fish . 1 ' 9 old 3 , 4 who 3 , 6 course 4 who 5 of 6 course 7 were 7 were 8 not 8 not 9 old 9 old 18 water 10 then 11 , 10 then 13 made 12 were 13 made 13 made 18 water 14 to 15 live 14 to 18 water 15 live 17 the 16 in 17 the 18 water 21 fish 19 with 20 the 19 with 21 fish 21 fish 22 . old [mother] [nature] was experimenting then . 1 old 4 was 4 was 5 experimenting 5 experimenting 7 . 6 then 7 . " it didn't take [mr] . and [mrs] . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 take 4 take 6 . 6 . 7 and 7 and 9 . ' [gator] long to discover that their legs were not of much use in the water , for they used their powerful tails for swimming . 1 ' 3 long 1 ' 7 their 3 long 5 discover 4 to 5 discover 5 discover 6 that 7 their 16 water 8 legs 9 were 9 were 10 not 10 not 12 much 11 of 12 much 12 much 13 use 13 use 14 in 14 in 15 the 14 in 16 water 16 water 17 , 17 , 18 for 17 , 19 they 19 they 22 powerful 20 used 22 powerful 21 their 22 powerful 22 powerful 26 . 23 tails 24 for 24 for 26 . 25 swimming 26 . then one day [mrs] . 1 then 2 one 2 one 3 day 3 day 5 . ' [gator] crawled out on land and right away discovered what those legs were for . 1 ' 3 crawled 3 crawled 4 out 4 out 7 and 5 on 6 land 6 land 7 and 7 and 11 what 8 right 9 away 8 right 11 what 9 away 10 discovered 11 what 12 those 12 those 13 legs 13 legs 14 were 13 legs 16 . 15 for 16 . she could go on dry land while fishes could not . 1 she 3 go 2 could 3 go 3 go 4 on 4 on 5 dry 4 on 7 while 5 dry 6 land 7 while 9 could 8 fishes 9 could 9 could 10 not 10 not 11 . ' [gator] spent most of their time on sunny days taking sun-baths . 1 ' 6 their 3 spent 4 most 4 most 5 of 5 of 6 their 6 their 10 days 7 time 8 on 8 on 9 sunny 9 sunny 10 days 10 days 11 taking 11 taking 12 sun-baths 12 sun-baths 13 . " one day [old] [mother] [nature] came along and whispered a wonderful secret to [mrs] . 1 " 2 one 1 " 3 day 3 day 9 and 7 came 8 along 8 along 9 and 9 and 13 secret 10 whispered 11 a 11 a 12 wonderful 12 wonderful 13 secret 13 secret 16 . 14 to 16 . ' [gator] . 1 ' 3 . but if you let those eggs get cold , there will be no babies . 1 but 2 if 1 but 3 you 3 you 5 those 3 you 8 cold 4 let 5 those 5 those 6 eggs 5 those 7 get 8 cold 15 . 9 , 10 there 9 , 12 be 10 there 11 will 12 be 14 babies 12 be 15 . 13 no 14 babies don't forget that you must keep them warm . ' 1 don't 2 forget 2 forget 4 you 3 that 4 you 4 you 5 must 5 must 6 keep 6 keep 8 warm 7 them 8 warm 8 warm 9 . 9 . 10 ' " old [mother] [nature] was as good as her word . 1 " 2 old 2 old 5 was 5 was 7 good 6 as 7 good 7 good 8 as 8 as 11 . 9 her 10 word 10 word 11 . she gave [mrs] . 1 she 2 gave 2 gave 4 . ' [gator] twenty beautiful white eggs , and [mrs] . 1 ' 3 twenty 3 twenty 4 beautiful 3 twenty 5 white 5 white 6 eggs 5 white 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 . ' [gator] was perfectly happy . 1 ' 3 was 1 ' 4 perfectly 4 perfectly 5 happy 5 happy 6 . those eggs were the most precious things in all the [great] [world] . 1 those 2 eggs 1 those 3 were 3 were 5 most 4 the 5 most 5 most 7 things 6 precious 7 things 7 things 8 in 8 in 10 the 9 all 10 the 10 the 13 . it was very pleasant to lie there in the sun and dream of the babies [to] come from those wonderful eggs . 1 it 2 was 1 it 7 there 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 pleasant 3 very 6 lie 5 to 6 lie 7 there 14 the 8 in 9 the 9 the 12 dream 10 sun 11 and 10 sun 12 dream 12 dream 13 of 13 of 14 the 14 the 15 babies 15 babies 17 come 17 come 18 from 17 come 20 wonderful 18 from 19 those 20 wonderful 21 eggs 20 wonderful 22 . all in a twinkling happiness was turned to worry . 1 all 2 in 2 in 3 a 3 a 5 happiness 4 twinkling 5 happiness 5 happiness 7 turned 6 was 7 turned 7 turned 8 to 8 to 9 worry 9 worry 10 . " ' [what] can [i] do ? 1 " 4 can 2 ' 4 can 4 can 6 do 6 do 7 ? what can [i] do ? ' 1 what 2 can 2 can 4 do 4 do 5 ? 5 ? 6 ' mrs . 1 mrs 2 . ' [gator] kept saying over and over . 1 ' 3 kept 3 kept 4 saying 4 saying 5 over 5 over 6 and 6 and 7 over 7 over 8 . ' [however] can [i] keep them warm when [mr] [sun] goes to bed at night ? 1 ' 3 can 1 ' 5 keep 5 keep 6 them 5 keep 7 warm 7 warm 8 when 8 when 13 bed 11 goes 12 to 11 goes 13 bed 13 bed 15 night 14 at 15 night 15 night 16 ? oh , dear ! 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 dear 3 dear 4 ! oh , dear ! 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 dear 3 dear 4 ! my beautiful eggs never , never will turn to darling babies ! 1 my 2 beautiful 2 beautiful 3 eggs 2 beautiful 5 , 3 eggs 4 never 5 , 6 never 6 never 8 turn 7 will 8 turn 8 turn 10 darling 9 to 10 darling 10 darling 11 babies 11 babies 12 ! what can [i] do ? ' 1 what 2 can 2 can 4 do 4 do 5 ? 5 ? 6 ' " all this time [mr] . 1 " 2 all 2 all 6 . 3 this 4 time 4 time 6 . ' [gator] was a great deal more interested in making himself comfortable than he was in those eggs . 1 ' 3 was 1 ' 8 interested 4 a 6 deal 4 a 8 interested 5 great 6 deal 6 deal 7 more 8 interested 12 comfortable 9 in 10 making 10 making 12 comfortable 11 himself 12 comfortable 12 comfortable 17 those 13 than 14 he 14 he 15 was 15 was 16 in 16 in 17 those 17 those 18 eggs 18 eggs 19 . the sand he had thrown in a pile at one side . 1 the 2 sand 2 sand 5 thrown 3 he 4 had 3 he 5 thrown 5 thrown 7 a 6 in 7 a 7 a 8 pile 8 pile 9 at 9 at 11 side 10 one 11 side 11 side 12 . when [mrs] . 1 when 3 . ' [gator] went to consult [mr] . 1 ' 3 went 3 went 4 to 4 to 5 consult 5 consult 7 . a clever idea came to her like a flash . 1 a 2 clever 1 a 4 came 2 clever 3 idea 4 came 5 to 5 to 6 her 6 her 7 like 7 like 9 flash 8 a 9 flash 9 flash 10 . " first she sent [mr] . 1 " 2 first 2 first 3 she 3 she 4 sent 4 sent 6 . ' [gator] into the water to get his supper . 1 ' 3 into 3 into 5 water 4 the 5 water 5 water 6 to 6 to 7 get 6 to 8 his 8 his 9 supper 9 supper 10 . when this was done she stretched out close by to keep watch and see that nothing disturbed those treasures . 1 when 3 was 2 this 3 was 3 was 4 done 4 done 10 to 5 she 6 stretched 6 stretched 7 out 6 stretched 8 close 8 close 9 by 8 close 10 to 10 to 14 see 11 keep 12 watch 12 watch 13 and 13 and 14 see 14 see 18 those 15 that 17 disturbed 16 nothing 17 disturbed 17 disturbed 18 those 18 those 19 treasures 19 treasures 20 . that was a very anxious night for [mrs] . 1 that 2 was 1 that 4 very 2 was 3 a 4 very 5 anxious 5 anxious 6 night 6 night 7 for 7 for 9 . ' [gator] . 1 ' 3 . the sand on which she lay grew very cool . 1 the 2 sand 2 sand 5 she 3 on 4 which 4 which 5 she 5 she 6 lay 5 she 7 grew 6 lay 7 grew 7 grew 8 very 8 very 9 cool 8 very 10 . when [mr] . 1 when 3 . mrs . 1 mrs 2 . night and [day] she kept guard , and all the time she worried lest those eggs should not be warm enough . 1 night 5 kept 1 night 10 the 2 and 4 she 4 she 5 kept 5 kept 6 guard 6 guard 8 and 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 all 10 the 11 time 10 the 14 lest 11 time 12 she 12 she 13 worried 14 lest 15 those 14 lest 16 eggs 16 eggs 17 should 17 should 19 be 18 not 19 be 19 be 22 . 20 warm 21 enough 20 warm 22 . then one day twenty baby ' [gators] dug their way out of that mound of sand . 1 then 9 their 2 one 3 day 3 day 4 twenty 4 twenty 5 baby 4 twenty 8 dug 5 baby 6 ' 8 dug 9 their 9 their 10 way 10 way 11 out 11 out 14 mound 12 of 13 that 13 that 14 mound 14 mound 15 of 14 mound 16 sand 16 sand 17 . yes , [sir] , they did . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 5 they 5 they 6 did 6 did 7 . and today it is done just as [i] 've told you , for [i] 've seen with my own eyes [mrs] . 1 and 6 just 1 and 11 you 2 today 5 done 2 today 6 just 3 it 4 is 4 is 5 done 6 just 10 told 7 as 9 've 9 've 10 told 11 you 18 my 12 , 13 for 12 , 16 seen 13 for 15 've 16 seen 17 with 17 with 18 my 18 my 20 eyes 19 own 20 eyes 20 eyes 22 . ' [gator] build her nest , cover her eggs , and then lie around while [mr] [sun] did the work for her . 1 ' 7 cover 3 build 4 her 3 build 5 nest 5 nest 7 cover 6 , 7 cover 7 cover 10 , 7 cover 14 around 8 her 9 eggs 9 eggs 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 then 13 lie 14 around 14 around 23 . 15 while 20 work 18 did 19 the 18 did 20 work 20 work 21 for 21 for 22 her 22 her 23 . what do you think of that ? " 1 what 2 do 2 do 3 you 3 you 4 think 4 think 5 of 5 of 6 that 6 that 7 ? 7 ? 8 " [viii] [where] [mr] [.] [quack] [got] [his] [webbed] [feet] can you guess why ? 1 can 2 you 2 you 3 guess 3 guess 4 why 4 why 5 ? they are [mr] and [mrs] . quack , the [mallard] [ducks] . 1 they 2 are 1 they 6 . 4 and 6 . 6 . 7 quack 7 quack 8 , 8 , 9 the 9 the 12 . one reason [peter] is so fond of [mr] and [mrs] . quack is because they always have a story for him . 1 one 2 reason 1 one 7 of 2 reason 6 fond 4 is 6 fond 5 so 6 fond 7 of 14 because 9 and 11 . 11 . 12 quack 12 quack 13 is 12 quack 14 because 14 because 20 for 15 they 16 always 16 always 17 have 16 always 19 story 18 a 19 story 19 story 20 for 20 for 21 him 21 him 22 . sometimes it is a story of adventure , a tale of terrible danger [and] narrow escapes . 1 sometimes 3 is 1 sometimes 5 story 1 sometimes 10 tale 2 it 3 is 4 a 5 story 6 of 7 adventure 6 of 10 tale 7 adventure 8 , 8 , 9 a 10 tale 16 escapes 11 of 12 terrible 11 of 15 narrow 12 terrible 13 danger 15 narrow 16 escapes 16 escapes 17 . sometimes it is about their home in the far [northland] , and again it is about the wonderful [southland] where they spend the winter . 1 sometimes 2 it 1 sometimes 9 far 2 it 3 is 3 is 4 about 5 their 6 home 6 home 7 in 6 home 9 far 7 in 8 the 8 the 9 far 9 far 11 , 9 far 18 wonderful 12 and 13 again 13 again 14 it 14 it 15 is 15 is 16 about 15 is 18 wonderful 16 about 17 the 18 wonderful 21 they 20 where 21 they 21 they 22 spend 22 spend 24 winter 23 the 24 winter 24 winter 25 . but the story that [peter] likes best is the one about where and how the [quack] family got their funny , webbed feet . 1 but 2 the 1 but 10 one 2 the 3 story 3 story 4 that 4 that 6 likes 6 likes 7 best 7 best 9 the 8 is 9 the 10 one 20 funny 11 about 13 and 12 where 13 and 13 and 14 how 14 how 15 the 15 the 17 family 15 the 20 funny 17 family 18 got 18 got 19 their 20 funny 21 , 21 , 22 webbed 22 webbed 23 feet 23 feet 24 . mr [quack] doesn't think those feet funny at all , but [peter] does . 1 mr 3 doesn't 3 doesn't 4 think 4 think 5 those 4 think 8 at 5 those 6 feet 5 those 7 funny 6 feet 7 funny 8 at 9 all 9 all 10 , 10 , 11 but 11 but 13 does 13 does 14 . and always he goes back to the dear [old] [briar-patch] with renewed admiration for the wisdom of [old] [mother] [nature] . 1 and 3 he 2 always 3 he 3 he 4 goes 4 goes 8 dear 5 back 6 to 5 back 7 the 7 the 8 dear 8 dear 12 renewed 8 dear 16 wisdom 11 with 12 renewed 12 renewed 13 admiration 13 admiration 14 for 14 for 15 the 16 wisdom 17 of 17 of 21 . peter noticed those feet the first time he met [mr] and [mrs] . quack . 1 peter 2 noticed 1 peter 5 the 2 noticed 3 those 3 those 4 feet 5 the 7 time 5 the 13 . 6 first 7 time 7 time 8 he 8 he 9 met 9 met 11 and 13 . 14 quack 14 quack 15 . he couldn't help but notice them . 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 help 3 help 5 notice 4 but 5 notice 5 notice 7 . 6 them 7 . they heard him coming and not knowing at first who it was they at once started for the water . 1 they 2 heard 1 they 6 not 2 heard 3 him 3 him 4 coming 4 coming 5 and 6 not 7 knowing 6 not 13 they 7 knowing 8 at 8 at 9 first 9 first 12 was 10 who 11 it 11 it 12 was 13 they 19 water 14 at 15 once 15 once 16 started 16 started 17 for 16 started 19 water 17 for 18 the 19 water 20 . peter never will forget the funny way in which they waddled . 1 peter 2 never 1 peter 5 the 2 never 3 will 3 will 4 forget 5 the 7 way 6 funny 7 way 7 way 8 in 8 in 9 which 9 which 10 they 9 which 11 waddled 11 waddled 12 . he never had seen anybody quite so awkward . 1 he 2 never 2 never 4 seen 3 had 4 seen 4 seen 5 anybody 5 anybody 6 quite 6 quite 8 awkward 7 so 8 awkward 8 awkward 9 . but when they reached the water he forgot to laugh . 1 but 3 they 2 when 3 they 3 they 4 reached 4 reached 6 water 5 the 6 water 6 water 8 forgot 7 he 8 forgot 8 forgot 9 to 9 to 10 laugh 10 laugh 11 . he simply stared open-mouthed in astonishment . 1 he 2 simply 2 simply 3 stared 3 stared 4 open-mouthed 4 open-mouthed 5 in 5 in 6 astonishment 6 astonishment 7 . you see there they were as graceful as they had been awkward on land . 1 you 2 see 1 you 5 were 2 see 4 they 3 there 4 they 5 were 6 as 6 as 7 graceful 6 as 11 been 7 graceful 8 as 8 as 9 they 9 they 10 had 11 been 12 awkward 12 awkward 13 on 12 awkward 14 land 14 land 15 . afterward , when [peter] had become acquainted with them and they were the best of friends , he ventured to speak of their queer feet . 1 afterward 2 , 1 afterward 7 acquainted 2 , 3 when 5 had 6 become 6 become 7 acquainted 7 acquainted 8 with 8 with 9 them 9 them 10 and 10 and 19 ventured 11 they 12 were 12 were 13 the 13 the 14 best 14 best 15 of 14 best 19 ventured 15 of 16 friends 16 friends 17 , 17 , 18 he 19 ventured 25 feet 20 to 21 speak 21 speak 22 of 22 of 23 their 23 their 24 queer 23 their 25 feet 25 feet 26 . " do you know , " said he , " you have the most interesting feet of anybody [i] know of . 1 " 3 you 2 do 3 you 3 you 4 know 3 you 12 have 4 know 11 you 5 , 6 " 5 , 10 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 8 he 7 said 9 , 10 " 11 you 12 have 14 most 13 the 14 most 14 most 16 feet 14 most 20 know 15 interesting 16 feet 16 feet 17 of 17 of 18 anybody 20 know 22 . 21 of 22 . they are so broad that the first time [i] saw them [i] couldn't believe my own eyes . 1 they 2 are 2 are 8 time 3 so 4 broad 3 so 5 that 5 that 7 first 6 the 7 first 7 first 8 time 8 time 14 believe 10 saw 11 them 10 saw 13 couldn't 13 couldn't 14 believe 14 believe 16 own 15 my 16 own 16 own 18 . 17 eyes 18 . i didn't suppose anybody had such broad feet . 1 i 2 didn't 2 didn't 5 had 3 suppose 4 anybody 3 suppose 5 had 5 had 6 such 6 such 8 feet 7 broad 8 feet 8 feet 9 . i suppose there is some special reason why they are so broad and why your legs are so short . 1 i 2 suppose 1 i 3 there 3 there 6 special 4 is 5 some 5 some 6 special 6 special 14 why 7 reason 8 why 8 why 9 they 9 they 10 are 9 they 14 why 10 are 11 so 11 so 12 broad 12 broad 13 and 14 why 16 legs 15 your 16 legs 16 legs 20 . 17 are 19 short 17 are 20 . 18 so 19 short do you know how [mother] [nature] happened to give you feet so different from the feet of other birds , [mr] [quack] ? " 1 do 4 how 1 do 8 to 2 you 3 know 3 know 4 how 4 how 7 happened 7 happened 8 to 8 to 9 give 9 give 11 feet 9 give 16 feet 10 you 11 feet 12 so 13 different 12 so 16 feet 13 different 15 the 14 from 15 the 16 feet 18 other 17 of 18 other 18 other 19 birds 19 birds 20 , 19 birds 23 ? 23 ? 24 " mr [quack] chuckled . 1 mr 3 chuckled 3 chuckled 4 . peter agreed at once . 1 peter 2 agreed 2 agreed 3 at 3 at 4 once 4 once 5 . at last , just as [peter] [rabbit] was beginning to lose patience [mr] [quack] began . 1 at 2 last 2 last 3 , 3 , 5 as 4 just 5 as 5 as 12 patience 8 was 9 beginning 9 beginning 10 to 10 to 11 lose 10 to 12 patience 12 patience 16 . 15 began 16 . perhaps they knew each other . 1 perhaps 2 they 2 they 3 knew 3 knew 4 each 4 each 5 other 5 other 6 . perhaps they were acquainted just as you and [i] are now . 1 perhaps 2 they 2 they 10 are 3 were 4 acquainted 4 acquainted 5 just 5 just 6 as 6 as 7 you 7 you 10 are 8 and 10 are 10 are 11 now 11 now 12 . they were made for scratching , and there was nothing between the toes . 1 they 2 were 1 they 3 made 3 made 7 and 4 for 5 scratching 5 scratching 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 10 nothing 8 there 9 was 8 there 10 nothing 10 nothing 12 the 11 between 12 the 12 the 13 toes 13 toes 14 . you see , [old] [mother] [nature] was experimenting . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 7 was 7 was 9 . 8 experimenting 9 . when he walked , everybody laughed at him . 1 when 3 walked 2 he 3 walked 3 walked 4 , 4 , 5 everybody 5 everybody 6 laughed 6 laughed 7 at 7 at 8 him 8 him 9 . when he tried to run , they laughed harder than ever . 1 when 2 he 1 when 3 tried 3 tried 5 run 4 to 5 run 5 run 6 , 6 , 8 laughed 7 they 8 laughed 8 laughed 9 harder 9 harder 10 than 9 harder 12 . 10 than 11 ever 11 ever 12 . he didn't mind this so very much , though he did a little . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 mind 2 didn't 7 much 3 mind 4 this 5 so 6 very 6 very 7 much 7 much 8 , 8 , 9 though 9 though 14 . 10 he 11 did 11 did 12 a 12 a 13 little 13 little 14 . nobody likes to be laughed at , especially when it is because of something they cannot help . 1 nobody 9 when 2 likes 3 to 3 to 4 be 3 to 5 laughed 5 laughed 6 at 5 laughed 8 especially 6 at 7 , 8 especially 9 when 9 when 15 they 10 it 11 is 11 is 12 because 12 because 13 of 12 because 15 they 13 of 14 something 15 they 17 help 16 cannot 17 help 17 help 18 . and when he was quite out of breath , [mr] [quack] discovered that he was making all this fuss for nothing . 1 and 6 out 2 when 3 he 3 he 4 was 3 he 5 quite 5 quite 6 out 6 out 14 he 7 of 8 breath 8 breath 9 , 8 breath 13 that 9 , 12 discovered 13 that 14 he 14 he 22 . 15 was 16 making 16 making 17 all 17 all 19 fuss 18 this 19 fuss 19 fuss 22 . 20 for 21 nothing 21 nothing 22 . he didn't sink , but floated on the water , and what was more the water didn't get under [his] feathers at all . 1 he 2 didn't 1 he 9 water 2 didn't 3 sink 3 sink 4 , 3 sink 6 floated 4 , 5 but 6 floated 7 on 7 on 8 the 9 water 12 what 10 , 11 and 10 , 12 what 12 what 15 the 13 was 14 more 14 more 15 the 15 the 16 water 16 water 18 get 16 water 21 feathers 17 didn't 18 get 18 get 19 under 21 feathers 22 at 22 at 23 all 22 at 24 . but he kept moving them back and forth , and pretty soon he discovered that he moved ahead . 1 but 3 kept 1 but 16 he 2 he 3 kept 3 kept 4 moving 5 them 6 back 6 back 7 and 7 and 8 forth 8 forth 9 , 8 forth 16 he 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 pretty 11 pretty 15 that 12 soon 13 he 13 he 14 discovered 14 discovered 15 that 16 he 18 ahead 17 moved 18 ahead 18 ahead 19 . he knew then that he could get back to land . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 then 2 knew 4 that 4 that 6 could 5 he 6 could 6 could 7 get 7 get 9 to 7 get 11 . 8 back 9 to 9 to 10 land 10 land 11 . then he tried his wings and he found that he could rise into the air from the water quite as easily as from the land . 1 then 8 found 1 then 13 into 2 he 3 tried 3 tried 4 his 3 tried 5 wings 5 wings 7 he 5 wings 8 found 6 and 7 he 8 found 12 rise 9 that 10 he 10 he 11 could 11 could 12 rise 13 into 18 water 14 the 15 air 15 air 16 from 15 air 18 water 16 from 17 the 17 the 18 water 18 water 21 easily 19 quite 20 as 20 as 21 easily 21 easily 22 as 22 as 25 land 23 from 24 the 24 the 25 land 25 land 26 . right then and there all fear of the water left him . 1 right 2 then 1 right 3 and 2 then 3 and 3 and 4 there 4 there 8 the 5 all 6 fear 6 fear 7 of 7 of 8 the 8 the 9 water 9 water 10 left 9 water 12 . 10 left 11 him in fact , he liked it . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 liked 5 liked 6 it 6 it 7 . " [little] by little , [grandfather] [quack] began to understand that he had made a great discovery . 1 " 8 began 3 by 4 little 4 little 5 , 5 , 8 began 8 began 14 made 9 to 10 understand 10 understand 11 that 11 that 12 he 12 he 13 had 13 had 14 made 14 made 17 discovery 15 a 16 great 16 great 17 discovery 17 discovery 18 . he had discovered the safest place in all the [great] [world] for him . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 discovered 3 discovered 4 the 4 the 5 safest 5 safest 6 place 6 place 7 in 6 place 14 . 7 in 9 the 8 all 9 the 12 for 13 him 12 for 14 . out on the water he was safe from [mr] [fox] and [mr] [wolf] and all the other four-footed hunters . 1 out 4 water 2 on 3 the 3 the 4 water 4 water 6 was 4 water 7 safe 5 he 6 was 7 safe 8 from 7 safe 20 . 11 and 18 four-footed 11 and 20 . 14 and 15 all 15 all 16 the 16 the 17 other 16 the 18 four-footed 18 four-footed 19 hunters so he took to spending most of his time on the water or near it . 1 so 2 he 1 so 3 took 3 took 5 spending 4 to 5 spending 5 spending 6 most 6 most 10 on 7 of 8 his 8 his 9 time 9 time 10 on 10 on 12 water 11 the 12 water 12 water 16 . 13 or 14 near 14 near 15 it 15 it 16 . when he wanted a nap , he would hide among the rushes that grew in the water . 1 when 2 he 2 he 10 among 3 wanted 4 a 3 wanted 5 nap 5 nap 6 , 5 nap 7 he 7 he 8 would 7 he 10 among 8 would 9 hide 10 among 17 water 11 the 12 rushes 12 rushes 13 that 12 rushes 14 grew 13 that 14 grew 14 grew 15 in 15 in 16 the 15 in 17 water 17 water 18 . ' [if] only [i] didn't have to leave the water for food ! ' sighed [grandfather] [quack] . 1 ' 3 only 1 ' 5 didn't 5 didn't 6 have 5 didn't 10 water 6 have 7 to 8 leave 9 the 9 the 10 water 10 water 13 ! 11 for 12 food 12 food 13 ! 13 ! 14 ' 14 ' 15 sighed 15 sighed 18 . ' [if] only [i] could find food here , [i] would never leave the water . ' 1 ' 3 only 1 ' 8 here 3 only 6 find 5 could 6 find 6 find 7 food 8 here 9 , 9 , 11 would 11 would 12 never 11 would 13 leave 12 never 13 leave 13 leave 14 the 14 the 15 water 15 water 16 . 16 . 17 ' " at the time he was squatting at the very edge of the [smiling] [pool] . 1 " 4 time 2 at 3 the 3 the 4 time 4 time 7 squatting 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 squatting 7 squatting 11 edge 8 at 9 the 9 the 10 very 9 the 11 edge 11 edge 12 of 11 edge 16 . 12 of 13 the presently [he] noticed a funny water bug crawling on the bottom where the water was only an inch or two deep . 1 presently 4 a 1 presently 5 funny 3 noticed 4 a 5 funny 10 the 6 water 7 bug 7 bug 8 crawling 8 crawling 9 on 9 on 10 the 10 the 14 water 11 bottom 12 where 12 where 13 the 12 where 14 water 14 water 18 inch 15 was 16 only 16 only 17 an 16 only 18 inch 18 inch 22 . 19 or 20 two 19 or 21 deep 21 deep 22 . it was good . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 good 3 good 4 . then quite [by] accident he got hold of a tender root in the mud and found that this was especially good . 1 then 2 quite 1 then 6 got 2 quite 4 accident 4 accident 5 he 6 got 9 a 7 hold 8 of 8 of 9 a 9 a 14 mud 10 tender 11 root 11 root 12 in 12 in 13 the 13 the 14 mud 14 mud 20 especially 15 and 16 found 16 found 17 that 17 that 19 was 18 this 19 was 19 was 20 especially 20 especially 21 good 20 especially 22 . " this was enough for [grandfather] [quack] . 1 " 2 this 2 this 3 was 3 was 4 enough 4 enough 5 for 4 enough 8 . he had found that he could get plenty to eat without leaving the [smiling] [pool] . 1 he 2 had 2 had 6 could 2 had 10 eat 3 found 4 that 4 that 5 he 5 he 6 could 7 get 8 plenty 8 plenty 9 to 9 to 10 eat 10 eat 11 without 11 without 12 leaving 12 leaving 13 the 13 the 16 . moreover , he didn't have to share it with anybody , because there was no one else who thought of looking for food there . 1 moreover 13 there 2 , 3 he 3 he 4 didn't 4 didn't 5 have 5 have 6 to 5 have 10 anybody 6 to 7 share 7 share 8 it 8 it 9 with 10 anybody 11 , 10 anybody 12 because 10 anybody 13 there 11 , 12 because 13 there 23 food 14 was 15 no 15 no 16 one 15 no 17 else 17 else 20 of 17 else 22 for 18 who 19 thought 18 who 20 of 20 of 21 looking 22 for 23 food 23 food 25 . 24 there 25 . he knew when he was well off . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 when 3 when 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 well 6 well 7 off 7 off 8 . so [grandfather] [quack] grew fat and was happy . 1 so 4 grew 4 grew 5 fat 5 fat 6 and 6 and 7 was 7 was 8 happy 8 happy 9 . but in spite of these things he was happy and made the best of his lot . 1 but 3 spite 1 but 5 these 2 in 3 spite 3 spite 4 of 5 these 7 he 6 things 7 he 7 he 11 made 8 was 9 happy 9 happy 10 and 9 happy 11 made 11 made 13 best 12 the 13 best 13 best 14 of 14 of 15 his 15 his 16 lot 16 lot 17 . " one day he tugged and tugged at a root with his head under water . 1 " 10 root 2 one 3 day 3 day 4 he 4 he 5 tugged 5 tugged 6 and 5 tugged 7 tugged 7 tugged 8 at 8 at 9 a 9 a 10 root 10 root 13 head 11 with 12 his 12 his 13 head 13 head 14 under 14 under 15 water 15 water 16 . ' [come] over here , [mr] [quack] , and tell me all about it , ' she commanded . 1 ' 3 over 1 ' 4 here 4 here 5 , 4 here 8 , 8 , 16 ' 9 and 10 tell 10 tell 11 me 11 me 12 all 12 all 13 about 13 about 14 it 14 it 15 , 15 , 16 ' 16 ' 19 . 17 she 18 commanded 18 commanded 19 . old [mother] [nature] smiled as she watched him . 1 old 4 smiled 4 smiled 5 as 5 as 6 she 6 she 7 watched 7 watched 8 him 8 him 9 . ' [you] look better on the water than you do on land , ' said she . 1 ' 3 look 1 ' 4 better 4 better 9 you 5 on 7 water 5 on 8 than 6 the 7 water 8 than 9 you 9 you 10 do 10 do 13 , 11 on 12 land 12 land 13 , 13 , 14 ' 14 ' 15 said 15 said 16 she 16 she 17 . ' [in] fact , [i] believe that is just where you belong . 1 ' 3 fact 3 fact 4 , 3 fact 9 just 6 believe 7 that 7 that 8 is 8 is 9 just 9 just 12 belong 10 where 11 you 11 you 12 belong 12 belong 13 . now tell me how you happened to take to the water . ' 1 now 3 me 2 tell 3 me 3 me 5 you 4 how 5 you 5 you 8 take 6 happened 7 to 7 to 8 take 8 take 9 to 9 to 10 the 10 the 11 water 11 water 12 . 12 . 13 ' suddenly she reached out and caught him by the bill . 1 suddenly 4 out 2 she 3 reached 3 reached 4 out 4 out 5 and 5 and 6 caught 6 caught 7 him 7 him 8 by 8 by 9 the 8 by 10 bill 10 bill 11 . ' [i] don't think much of that bill for poking about in the mud , ' said she . 1 ' 5 much 3 don't 4 think 4 think 5 much 5 much 10 poking 6 of 7 that 6 of 8 bill 8 bill 9 for 9 for 10 poking 10 poking 11 about 11 about 12 in 11 about 14 mud 12 in 13 the 13 the 14 mud 14 mud 15 , 15 , 17 said 16 ' 17 said 17 said 18 she 18 she 19 . ' [how] will this do ? ' 1 ' 3 will 3 will 6 ? 4 this 5 do 4 this 6 ? 6 ? 7 ' she let go , and [grandfather] [quack] found he had a broad bill just suited for getting food out of the mud . 1 she 8 found 2 let 3 go 3 go 4 , 4 , 5 and 5 and 8 found 8 found 14 just 9 he 10 had 10 had 11 a 11 a 13 bill 11 a 14 just 12 broad 13 bill 14 just 15 suited 15 suited 19 out 16 for 17 getting 16 for 18 food 17 getting 18 food 18 food 19 out 19 out 21 the 20 of 21 the 21 the 22 mud 22 mud 23 . then [old] [mother] [nature] bade him hold forth first one foot and then the other . 1 then 9 first 5 bade 6 him 6 him 7 hold 7 hold 8 forth 8 forth 9 first 9 first 11 foot 10 one 11 foot 11 foot 13 then 12 and 13 then 13 then 15 other 14 the 15 other 15 other 16 . between the toes she stretched a tough skin clear to the toe nails . 1 between 10 to 2 the 3 toes 3 toes 4 she 4 she 5 stretched 5 stretched 7 tough 5 stretched 10 to 6 a 7 tough 7 tough 8 skin 8 skin 9 clear 10 to 11 the 11 the 12 toe 11 the 14 . 12 toe 13 nails ' [now] let me see you swim , ' said she . 1 ' 3 let 3 let 4 me 3 let 5 see 5 see 7 swim 6 you 7 swim 7 swim 8 , 8 , 10 said 9 ' 10 said 10 said 11 she 11 she 12 . " grandfather [quack] tried . 1 " 2 grandfather 2 grandfather 4 tried 4 tried 5 . he kicked one foot and then the other , and to his great joy he shot along swiftly . 1 he 2 kicked 1 he 4 foot 2 kicked 3 one 4 foot 6 then 4 foot 19 . 5 and 6 then 7 the 8 other 8 other 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 14 joy 11 to 12 his 12 his 13 great 12 his 14 joy 14 joy 19 . 15 he 16 shot 15 he 18 swiftly 16 shot 17 along 18 swiftly 19 . when he drew his feet back for another kick his toes closed together , and so his feet came through the water easily . 1 when 13 together 2 he 3 drew 3 drew 4 his 3 drew 5 feet 3 drew 8 another 5 feet 6 back 6 back 7 for 8 another 9 kick 8 another 13 together 9 kick 12 closed 10 his 11 toes 11 toes 12 closed 13 together 14 , 14 , 15 and 14 , 19 came 15 and 16 so 17 his 18 feet 18 feet 19 came 19 came 24 . 20 through 22 water 21 the 22 water 22 water 23 easily 22 water 24 . 23 easily 24 . but when [he] kicked back they were wide spread , and the skin between them pushed against the water , and drove him ahead . 1 but 2 when 1 but 5 back 2 when 4 kicked 5 back 6 they 6 they 17 against 7 were 8 wide 8 wide 9 spread 9 spread 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 the 12 the 13 skin 12 the 14 between 13 skin 14 between 14 between 16 pushed 14 between 17 against 15 them 16 pushed 17 against 19 water 18 the 19 water 19 water 21 and 19 water 22 drove 20 , 21 and 22 drove 23 him 23 him 24 ahead 24 ahead 25 . it was wonderful ! 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 wonderful 3 wonderful 4 ! it was splendid ! 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 splendid 3 splendid 4 ! he hurried over to [old] [mother] [nature] , and with tears of joy in his eyes he thanked her . 1 he 2 hurried 2 hurried 3 over 2 hurried 8 , 3 over 4 to 8 , 9 and 9 and 11 tears 10 with 11 tears 11 tears 13 joy 12 of 13 joy 13 joy 20 . 14 in 15 his 15 his 16 eyes 16 eyes 18 thanked 17 he 18 thanked 18 thanked 19 her 19 her 20 . [ [illustration] : peter noticed those feet the first time he met [mr] and [mrs] . quack . 1 [ 3 : 1 [ 7 feet 3 : 4 peter 4 peter 5 noticed 4 peter 6 those 7 feet 12 met 8 the 9 first 9 first 10 time 9 first 11 he 11 he 12 met 12 met 14 and 14 and 17 quack 16 . 17 quack 17 quack 18 . page [@number@] ] 1 page 3 ] [ix] [where] [thunderfoot] [the] [bison] [got] [his] [hump] his head [is] carried low , very near the ground , and on his shoulders is a great hump . 1 his 2 head 1 his 4 carried 4 carried 7 very 5 low 6 , 6 , 7 very 7 very 11 , 8 near 9 the 9 the 10 ground 10 ground 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 15 shoulders 12 and 18 great 13 on 14 his 14 his 15 shoulders 15 shoulders 17 a 16 is 17 a 18 great 19 hump 19 hump 20 . no , you wouldn't call him handsome . 1 no 3 you 2 , 3 you 3 you 4 wouldn't 4 wouldn't 6 him 5 call 6 him 6 him 7 handsome 7 handsome 8 . you would hardly call him good-looking even . 1 you 2 would 2 would 3 hardly 2 would 4 call 3 hardly 4 call 4 call 7 even 5 him 6 good-looking 6 good-looking 7 even 7 even 8 . in fact , you would , [i] suspect , call him homely . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 6 , 3 , 4 you 4 you 5 would 6 , 8 suspect 8 suspect 11 him 9 , 10 call 10 call 11 him 11 him 12 homely 12 homely 13 . certainly there is nothing about him to suggest pride . 1 certainly 2 there 2 there 3 is 2 there 4 nothing 4 nothing 5 about 4 nothing 7 to 5 about 6 him 7 to 8 suggest 8 suggest 9 pride 9 pride 10 . peter [rabbit] , as you know , is very fond of stories . 1 peter 7 , 3 , 4 as 4 as 5 you 5 you 6 know 6 know 7 , 7 , 9 very 8 is 9 very 9 very 10 fond 10 fond 12 stories 11 of 12 stories 12 stories 13 . in this respect he is very like some other folks [i] know . 1 in 2 this 2 this 3 respect 2 this 5 is 3 respect 4 he 5 is 6 very 5 is 9 other 6 very 8 some 7 like 8 some 8 some 9 other 9 other 10 folks 10 folks 12 know 12 know 13 . anyway , he never misses a chance for a story if he can help it . 1 anyway 2 , 1 anyway 11 if 2 , 7 chance 3 he 4 never 4 never 5 misses 4 never 7 chance 5 misses 6 a 7 chance 10 story 8 for 9 a 9 a 10 story 11 if 14 help 12 he 13 can 13 can 14 help 14 help 15 it 15 it 16 . perhaps [old] [man] [coyote] hoped that [peter] would become so interested that he would forget and come out of the dear [old] [briar-patch] . 1 perhaps 9 become 1 perhaps 15 forget 5 hoped 6 that 6 that 8 would 8 would 9 become 9 become 12 that 10 so 11 interested 11 interested 12 that 13 he 14 would 13 he 15 forget 15 forget 24 . 16 and 17 come 17 come 20 the 17 come 24 . 18 out 19 of 19 of 20 the 20 the 21 dear but [peter] never did . 1 but 3 never 3 never 4 did 4 did 5 . it was thus that he heard about [thunderfoot] the [bison] and where he got that great hump of his . 1 it 2 was 1 it 7 about 2 was 3 thus 3 thus 4 that 4 that 5 he 5 he 6 heard 7 about 9 the 9 the 18 of 11 and 12 where 12 where 13 he 13 he 14 got 14 got 15 that 14 got 16 great 16 great 17 hump 16 great 18 of 18 of 19 his 19 his 20 . all the very big people seem to prefer to live in the [green] [forest] . " 1 all 2 the 1 all 3 very 3 very 4 big 4 big 5 people 5 people 6 seem 5 people 7 to 7 to 8 prefer 8 prefer 9 to 8 prefer 15 . 9 to 10 live 10 live 11 in 11 in 12 the 15 . 16 " digger shook his head sadly . 1 digger 2 shook 2 shook 3 his 3 his 4 head 4 head 5 sadly 5 sadly 6 . instantly [peter] pricked up his ears . 1 instantly 3 pricked 3 pricked 4 up 4 up 5 his 5 his 6 ears 6 ears 7 . " who was [thunderfoot] ? " he demanded . 1 " 2 who 2 who 3 was 2 who 5 ? 5 ? 6 " 6 " 7 he 7 he 8 demanded 8 demanded 9 . digger looked at [peter] with such a look of pity for [peter] 's ignorance that [peter] felt almost ashamed . 1 digger 2 looked 1 digger 5 with 2 looked 3 at 5 with 10 pity 6 such 7 a 6 such 10 pity 7 a 8 look 8 look 9 of 10 pity 14 ignorance 11 for 14 ignorance 13 's 14 ignorance 14 ignorance 18 almost 15 that 17 felt 17 felt 18 almost 18 almost 19 ashamed 19 ashamed 20 . " if that 's the case , " replied [digger] , " it is time you learned about the [lord] of the [prairies] . " 1 " 4 's 2 if 3 that 3 that 4 's 4 's 6 case 5 the 6 case 6 case 7 , 7 , 9 replied 8 " 9 replied 9 replied 15 time 11 , 12 " 11 , 15 time 12 " 13 it 13 it 14 is 15 time 17 learned 16 you 17 learned 17 learned 18 about 17 learned 24 . 18 about 19 the 19 the 21 of 22 the 24 . 24 . 25 " " but [i] want to know about [thunderfoot] first ! " cried [peter] . 1 " 2 but 2 but 7 about 4 want 5 to 5 to 6 know 6 know 7 about 7 about 9 first 9 first 12 cried 10 ! 11 " 11 " 12 cried 12 cried 14 . " you can tell me about the [lord] of the [prairies] another time . " 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 can 2 you 6 about 3 can 4 tell 4 tell 5 me 6 about 7 the 7 the 9 of 9 of 10 the 10 the 13 time 12 another 13 time 13 time 14 . 14 . 15 " " were you born stupid or have you grown so ? " asked [digger] impatiently . 1 " 3 you 2 were 3 you 3 you 11 ? 4 born 5 stupid 5 stupid 6 or 5 stupid 7 have 7 have 8 you 7 have 11 ? 8 you 9 grown 9 grown 10 so 11 ? 12 " 12 " 13 asked 13 asked 15 impatiently 15 impatiently 16 . then without waiting for an answer he added : " [thunderfoot] was the [lord] of the [prairies] . 1 then 3 waiting 1 then 7 he 2 without 3 waiting 3 waiting 5 an 4 for 5 an 5 an 6 answer 7 he 8 added 7 he 12 was 8 added 9 : 9 : 10 " 12 was 13 the 13 the 15 of 15 of 16 the 16 the 18 . he ruled over the [wide] [prairies] just as [old] [king] [bear] ruled in the [green] [forest] . 1 he 2 ruled 1 he 7 just 2 ruled 3 over 3 over 4 the 7 just 8 as 7 just 12 ruled 12 ruled 13 in 13 in 14 the 14 the 17 . he ruled by might . 1 he 2 ruled 2 ruled 3 by 2 ruled 4 might 4 might 5 . he ruled because no one dared deny him the right to rule . 1 he 2 ruled 1 he 3 because 3 because 4 no 4 no 5 one 4 no 10 right 5 one 6 dared 6 dared 8 him 7 deny 8 him 9 the 10 right 10 right 11 to 10 right 12 rule 11 to 12 rule 12 rule 13 . he ruled because of his great size and his great strength . 1 he 2 ruled 1 he 5 his 2 ruled 3 because 3 because 4 of 5 his 7 size 6 great 7 size 7 size 11 strength 8 and 9 his 9 his 10 great 10 great 11 strength 11 strength 12 . and all who lived on the [wide] [prairies] looked up to him and admired him and bowed before him and paid him the utmost respect . 1 and 4 lived 1 and 14 admired 2 all 3 who 3 who 4 lived 4 lived 11 to 5 on 6 the 6 the 9 looked 9 looked 10 up 10 up 11 to 11 to 12 him 12 him 13 and 14 admired 18 before 14 admired 21 paid 15 him 16 and 15 him 18 before 16 and 17 bowed 18 before 19 him 20 and 21 paid 21 paid 22 him 21 paid 25 respect 23 the 24 utmost 24 utmost 25 respect 25 respect 26 . make way ! 1 make 2 way 2 way 3 ! make way ! ' 1 make 2 way 2 way 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' that there was a story he hadn't the least doubt . 1 that 5 story 2 there 3 was 3 was 4 a 4 a 5 story 5 story 7 hadn't 6 he 7 hadn't 7 hadn't 8 the 8 the 9 least 8 the 10 doubt 9 least 10 doubt 10 doubt 11 . big was he , the biggest of all living creatures thereabouts . 1 big 2 was 1 big 3 he 3 he 6 biggest 4 , 5 the 5 the 6 biggest 6 biggest 10 creatures 7 of 8 all 7 of 9 living 9 living 10 creatures 10 creatures 11 thereabouts 11 thereabouts 12 . strong was he with a strength none cared to test . 1 strong 2 was 1 strong 3 he 3 he 10 test 4 with 5 a 5 a 6 strength 6 strength 7 none 7 none 8 cared 8 cared 9 to 8 cared 10 test 10 test 11 . and he was handsome . 1 and 2 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 handsome 4 handsome 5 . he held his head proudly . 1 he 2 held 2 held 3 his 3 his 4 head 4 head 5 proudly 5 proudly 6 . all who lived on the [wide] [prairies] admired him with a great admiration and hastened to pay homage to him . 1 all 2 who 1 all 5 the 2 who 3 lived 3 lived 4 on 5 the 13 admiration 8 admired 9 him 9 him 10 with 10 with 11 a 11 a 12 great 12 great 13 admiration 13 admiration 16 to 14 and 15 hastened 15 hastened 16 to 16 to 17 pay 17 pay 18 homage 17 pay 20 him 19 to 20 him 20 him 21 . " for a long time he ruled wisely . 1 " 5 time 2 for 3 a 3 a 4 long 4 long 5 time 5 time 7 ruled 6 he 7 ruled 7 ruled 8 wisely 8 wisely 9 . the humblest of his subjects [could] come to him freely and be sure of a hearing and that justice would be done . 1 the 7 come 2 humblest 5 subjects 3 of 4 his 4 his 5 subjects 5 subjects 7 come 7 come 13 sure 8 to 9 him 9 him 10 freely 10 freely 12 be 11 and 12 be 12 be 13 sure 13 sure 20 would 14 of 15 a 14 of 16 hearing 16 hearing 19 justice 17 and 18 that 17 and 19 justice 19 justice 20 would 20 would 21 be 21 be 22 done 21 be 23 . big as he was and [mighty] as he was , he took the greatest care never to forget the rights of others . 1 big 5 and 1 big 7 as 2 as 3 he 3 he 4 was 4 was 5 and 7 as 8 he 7 as 11 he 8 he 9 was 9 was 10 , 11 he 12 took 11 he 16 never 12 took 13 the 13 the 14 greatest 14 greatest 15 care 16 never 18 forget 16 never 22 others 17 to 18 forget 19 the 20 rights 20 rights 21 of 20 rights 22 others 22 others 23 . " but there came a time when flattery turned his head , as the saying is . 1 " 2 but 1 " 5 a 2 but 3 there 3 there 4 came 5 a 6 time 5 a 11 head 7 when 9 turned 8 flattery 9 turned 9 turned 10 his 10 his 11 head 11 head 12 , 12 , 13 as 13 as 14 the 14 the 15 saying 15 saying 17 . 16 is 17 . mr [coyote] and [mr] [fox] were the chief flatterers , and in all the [great] [world] there were no smoother tongues than theirs . 1 mr 3 and 3 and 9 flatterers 6 were 7 the 7 the 8 chief 8 chief 9 flatterers 9 flatterers 10 , 9 flatterers 21 tongues 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 in 12 in 14 the 13 all 14 the 17 there 18 were 18 were 19 no 19 no 20 smoother 19 no 21 tongues 21 tongues 22 than 21 tongues 23 theirs 22 than 23 theirs 23 theirs 24 . " little by little , without knowing it , he yielded to the flattery of [mr] [coyote] and [mr] [fox] . 1 " 6 without 2 little 3 by 3 by 4 little 4 little 5 , 5 , 6 without 6 without 7 knowing 7 knowing 10 he 8 it 9 , 9 , 10 he 10 he 11 yielded 11 yielded 12 to 12 to 13 the 13 the 14 flattery 14 flattery 15 of 14 flattery 21 . 18 and 21 . he liked to hear the pleasant things they said . 1 he 2 liked 2 liked 4 hear 3 to 4 hear 4 hear 6 pleasant 5 the 6 pleasant 6 pleasant 7 things 7 things 10 . 8 they 9 said 9 said 10 . little by little it became [easier] to find them in the right than in the wrong when they were accused of wronging their neighbors . 1 little 2 by 2 by 3 little 2 by 11 the 4 it 5 became 5 became 7 to 7 to 8 find 7 to 11 the 8 find 9 them 9 them 10 in 11 the 16 wrong 12 right 13 than 13 than 14 in 14 in 16 wrong 15 the 16 wrong 16 wrong 24 neighbors 17 when 18 they 18 they 19 were 19 were 20 accused 20 accused 21 of 20 accused 22 wronging 22 wronging 23 their 22 wronging 24 neighbors 24 neighbors 25 . of course they flattered him still more . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 they 3 they 4 flattered 4 flattered 5 him 5 him 6 still 6 still 7 more 7 more 8 . " gradually the little people of the [wide] [prairies] began to notice a change in [thunderfoot] . 1 " 2 gradually 1 " 10 began 2 gradually 5 people 3 the 4 little 3 the 5 people 5 people 6 of 6 of 7 the 10 began 12 notice 11 to 12 notice 12 notice 13 a 13 a 14 change 14 change 15 in 15 in 17 . he became proud and vain . 1 he 2 became 2 became 3 proud 3 proud 4 and 4 and 5 vain 5 vain 6 . he openly boasted of his strength and fine appearance . 1 he 2 openly 1 he 3 boasted 3 boasted 4 of 4 of 5 his 5 his 6 strength 6 strength 8 fine 6 strength 9 appearance 7 and 8 fine 9 appearance 10 . when he met them he passed them haughtily , not seeing them at all , or at least appearing not to . 1 when 2 he 1 when 3 met 2 he 3 met 3 met 4 them 3 met 8 haughtily 4 them 5 he 5 he 6 passed 6 passed 7 them 8 haughtily 16 or 9 , 10 not 10 not 11 seeing 11 seeing 12 them 12 them 13 at 13 at 14 all 14 all 15 , 15 , 16 or 16 or 19 appearing 17 at 18 least 18 least 19 appearing 19 appearing 22 . 20 not 21 to 21 to 22 . no longer did he regard the rights of others . 1 no 2 longer 1 no 3 did 3 did 4 he 4 he 5 regard 5 regard 7 rights 5 regard 9 others 6 the 7 rights 7 rights 8 of 9 others 10 . no longer did he watch out not to crush the nest of [mrs] [meadow] [lark] or to step on the babies of [danny] [meadow] [mouse] . 1 no 2 longer 2 longer 3 did 3 did 5 watch 3 did 9 crush 4 he 5 watch 5 watch 6 out 7 not 8 to 7 not 9 crush 9 crush 11 nest 9 crush 16 or 9 crush 18 step 10 the 11 nest 11 nest 12 of 17 to 18 step 18 step 19 on 19 on 20 the 20 the 21 babies 21 babies 22 of 21 babies 26 . mr [meadow] [lark] was in great distress . 1 mr 4 was 4 was 5 in 5 in 6 great 6 great 7 distress 7 distress 8 . ' [turn] aside , my [lord] ! ' he begged . 1 ' 3 aside 3 aside 4 , 3 aside 7 ! 4 , 5 my 7 ! 8 ' 8 ' 9 he 9 he 10 begged 10 begged 11 . " [thunderfoot] the [bison] [,] [lord] of the [wide] [prairies] [,] tossed his head . 1 " 15 . 3 the 7 of 7 of 8 the 8 the 12 tossed 12 tossed 14 head 13 his 14 head 14 head 15 . ' [if] anything so unfortunate happens to it , it is your own fault , and you mustn't blame me . ' 1 ' 3 anything 1 ' 11 is 3 anything 4 so 4 so 5 unfortunate 5 unfortunate 6 happens 6 happens 8 it 6 happens 10 it 7 to 8 it 9 , 10 it 11 is 18 mustn't 12 your 13 own 13 own 16 and 13 own 18 mustn't 14 fault 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 you 18 mustn't 19 blame 19 blame 20 me 19 blame 21 . 21 . 22 ' and he neither looked down to see where he was putting his feet nor turned aside so much as an inch . 1 and 2 he 1 and 4 looked 2 he 3 neither 4 looked 7 see 4 looked 11 putting 5 down 6 to 6 to 7 see 7 see 8 where 8 where 9 he 9 he 10 was 11 putting 12 his 12 his 13 feet 12 his 14 nor 14 nor 16 aside 15 turned 16 aside 16 aside 18 much 16 aside 22 . 17 so 18 much 18 much 21 inch 19 as 20 an 20 an 21 inch " [mr] [coyote] , who was racing beside him on one side and saw what had happened , grinned . 1 " 7 racing 4 , 5 who 5 who 6 was 5 who 7 racing 7 racing 8 beside 8 beside 9 him 8 beside 17 happened 9 him 10 on 10 on 12 side 11 one 12 side 12 side 13 and 13 and 14 saw 14 saw 15 what 15 what 16 had 17 happened 20 . 18 , 19 grinned 19 grinned 20 . mr [fox] , who was racing beside him on the other side and saw what had happened , grinned . 1 mr 11 other 3 , 4 who 4 who 5 was 4 who 6 racing 6 racing 8 him 6 racing 9 on 7 beside 8 him 9 on 10 the 10 the 11 other 11 other 19 grinned 12 side 13 and 13 and 14 saw 14 saw 19 grinned 15 what 17 happened 15 what 18 , 16 had 17 happened 18 , 19 grinned 19 grinned 20 . seeing them grin , [thunderfoot] himself grinned . 1 seeing 2 them 1 seeing 3 grin 3 grin 4 , 4 , 6 himself 6 himself 7 grinned 7 grinned 8 . thus grinning heartlessly , they continued to run until they came to a place where [mother] [nature] walked among the flowers of the [wide] [prairies] . 1 thus 4 , 1 thus 11 came 2 grinning 3 heartlessly 3 heartlessly 4 , 5 they 6 continued 6 continued 7 to 7 to 8 run 7 to 11 came 8 run 9 until 9 until 10 they 11 came 13 a 12 to 13 a 13 a 14 place 14 place 15 where 15 where 20 the 18 walked 19 among 19 among 20 the 20 the 21 flowers 21 flowers 26 . 22 of 23 the 23 the 26 . " ' [my] [lord] of the [prairies] seems in fine spirits , ' said [mother] [nature] softly . 1 " 11 spirits 2 ' 6 the 5 of 6 the 6 the 10 fine 8 seems 9 in 8 seems 10 fine 10 fine 11 spirits 11 spirits 12 , 12 , 14 said 13 ' 14 said 14 said 17 softly 17 softly 18 . ' [is] [all] well with my [lord] [?] ' 1 ' 4 well 1 ' 9 ' 4 well 5 with 5 with 6 my " [thunderfoot] tossed his head proudly . 1 " 3 tossed 3 tossed 5 head 4 his 5 head 5 head 6 proudly 6 proudly 7 . ' [all] is well , ' said he . 1 ' 3 is 3 is 4 well 4 well 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 8 he 8 he 9 . ' [i] seem to hear the sobs of a broken-hearted little [meadow] [lark] , ' she continued . 1 ' 3 seem 3 seem 4 to 4 to 5 hear 4 to 6 the 6 the 7 sobs 6 the 9 a 7 sobs 8 of 9 a 10 broken-hearted 9 a 15 ' 11 little 14 , 14 , 15 ' 15 ' 17 continued 16 she 17 continued 17 continued 18 . " it was so . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 so 4 so 5 . from that day on , [thunderfoot] ceased to rule over the [wide] [prairies] . 1 from 3 day 2 that 3 day 3 day 4 on 4 on 11 the 5 , 7 ceased 7 ceased 8 to 8 to 9 rule 9 rule 10 over 10 over 11 the 11 the 14 . [x] [where] [limberheels] [got] [his] [long] [tail] [.] have you ever seen [limberheels] the [jumping] [mouse] when he was in a hurry ? 1 have 2 you 2 you 3 ever 3 ever 4 seen 3 ever 14 hurry 4 seen 6 the 9 when 10 he 10 he 11 was 11 was 13 a 12 in 13 a 13 a 14 hurry 14 hurry 15 ? if you have , very likely the first time you felt very much as [peter] [rabbit] did when he saw [limberheels] for the first time . 1 if 2 you 1 if 3 have 1 if 6 likely 3 have 5 very 4 , 5 very 6 likely 8 first 6 likely 9 time 7 the 8 first 8 first 9 time 9 time 12 very 10 you 11 felt 10 you 12 very 12 very 20 saw 13 much 14 as 14 as 19 he 17 did 18 when 18 when 19 he 19 he 20 saw 20 saw 24 first 22 for 23 the 23 the 24 first 24 first 25 time 25 time 26 . peter rubbed his eyes . 1 peter 2 rubbed 2 rubbed 3 his 3 his 4 eyes 4 eyes 5 . " did [i] see it , or didn't [i] ? 1 " 2 did 2 did 4 see 4 see 5 it 5 it 6 , 6 , 7 or 7 or 8 didn't 8 didn't 10 ? and if [i] did , what was it ? " gasped [peter] . 1 and 2 if 2 if 4 did 4 did 6 what 5 , 6 what 6 what 11 gasped 7 was 8 it 8 it 9 ? 9 ? 10 " 10 " 11 gasped 11 gasped 13 . a squeaky little laugh answered him . 1 a 2 squeaky 1 a 4 laugh 2 squeaky 3 little 4 laugh 5 answered 5 answered 6 him 6 him 7 . " you saw it all right , [peter] , but it isn't polite to call any one it . 1 " 2 you 1 " 6 right 2 you 3 saw 3 saw 4 it 3 saw 5 all 6 right 7 , 6 right 12 isn't 9 , 10 but 9 , 12 isn't 10 but 11 it 12 isn't 13 polite 13 polite 14 to 14 to 15 call 15 call 16 any 15 call 18 it 16 any 17 one 18 it 19 . he would be quite provoked if he had heard you . 1 he 2 would 2 would 3 be 2 would 4 quite 4 quite 8 had 5 provoked 6 if 6 if 7 he 7 he 8 had 8 had 9 heard 9 heard 10 you 10 you 11 . that was my cousin , [limberheels] , " replied a voice quite as squeaky as the laugh had been . 1 that 2 was 2 was 10 a 3 my 4 cousin 4 cousin 5 , 5 , 8 " 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 replied 9 replied 10 a 10 a 11 voice 11 voice 12 quite 11 voice 17 laugh 12 quite 13 as 12 quite 15 as 13 as 14 squeaky 15 as 16 the 17 laugh 18 had 18 had 19 been 19 been 20 . " hello , [danny] ! " he exclaimed . 1 " 2 hello 2 hello 3 , 2 hello 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 he 7 he 8 exclaimed 8 exclaimed 9 . " do you mean to tell me that was a relative of yours ? 1 " 3 you 2 do 3 you 3 you 4 mean 4 mean 5 to 5 to 6 tell 5 to 10 a 6 tell 7 me 7 me 8 that 8 that 9 was 10 a 11 relative 11 relative 12 of 12 of 13 yours 13 yours 14 ? since when have any of your relatives taken to flying ? " 1 since 2 when 1 since 7 relatives 3 have 4 any 4 any 5 of 5 of 6 your 6 your 7 relatives 7 relatives 8 taken 8 taken 9 to 9 to 10 flying 10 flying 11 ? 11 ? 12 " danny chuckled . 1 danny 2 chuckled 2 chuckled 3 . " he wasn't flying , " he retorted . 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 wasn't 3 wasn't 4 flying 4 flying 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 8 retorted 7 he 8 retorted 8 retorted 9 . " he just jumped , that was all . " 1 " 2 he 1 " 9 . 2 he 3 just 3 just 4 jumped 3 just 6 that 4 jumped 5 , 6 that 7 was 7 was 8 all 9 . 10 " " jumped ! " snorted [peter] . 1 " 2 jumped 2 jumped 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 snorted 5 snorted 7 . " jumped ! 1 " 2 jumped 2 jumped 3 ! do you expect me to believe that any [mouse] can jump like that ? 1 do 3 expect 1 do 4 me 2 you 3 expect 4 me 5 to 5 to 6 believe 6 believe 7 that 7 that 8 any 7 that 10 can 10 can 11 jump 11 jump 12 like 11 jump 13 that 13 that 14 ? i didn't get a good look at that fellow , but whoever he is [i] tell you he flew . 1 i 2 didn't 1 i 3 get 1 i 5 good 3 get 4 a 5 good 7 at 5 good 9 fellow 6 look 7 at 8 that 9 fellow 9 fellow 10 , 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 whoever 12 whoever 13 he 13 he 14 is 14 is 16 tell 16 tell 20 . 17 you 19 flew 17 you 20 . 18 he 19 flew nobody can jump like that . " 1 nobody 2 can 1 nobody 6 . 2 can 3 jump 3 jump 4 like 4 like 5 that 6 . 7 " danny chuckled again . 1 danny 2 chuckled 2 chuckled 3 again 3 again 4 . " wait a minute , [peter] , " said he . 1 " 2 wait 2 wait 4 minute 3 a 4 minute 4 minute 5 , 5 , 9 said 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 10 he 10 he 11 . he disappeared , and [peter] waited . 1 he 2 disappeared 2 disappeared 3 , 3 , 4 and 4 and 6 waited 6 waited 7 . he waited one minute , two minutes , three minutes , and then suddenly [danny] poked his head out from the grass beside the path . 1 he 2 waited 1 he 4 minute 2 waited 3 one 4 minute 5 , 5 , 6 two 6 two 14 suddenly 7 minutes 8 , 7 minutes 9 three 9 three 10 minutes 9 three 11 , 11 , 12 and 11 , 14 suddenly 12 and 13 then 14 suddenly 18 head 16 poked 17 his 17 his 18 head 18 head 19 out 19 out 21 the 19 out 24 the 20 from 21 the 21 the 23 beside 22 grass 23 beside 24 the 25 path 25 path 26 . " here he is , [peter] , " said he , coming wholly out into the path . 1 " 5 , 2 here 4 is 2 here 5 , 3 he 4 is 5 , 8 " 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 8 " 10 he 10 he 13 wholly 11 , 12 coming 12 coming 13 wholly 13 wholly 14 out 14 out 16 the 14 out 17 path 15 into 16 the 17 path 18 . " let me introduce my cousin , [limberheels] . " 1 " 2 let 2 let 3 me 2 let 4 introduce 4 introduce 5 my 5 my 6 cousin 6 cousin 7 , 7 , 10 " 9 . 10 " as he spoke the grass beside him rustled , and out crept some one beside whom [danny] [meadow] [mouse] looked big , clumsy and homely . 1 as 2 he 1 as 6 beside 2 he 3 spoke 3 spoke 4 the 4 the 5 grass 6 beside 13 some 7 him 8 rustled 8 rustled 11 out 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 out 11 out 12 crept 12 crept 13 some 13 some 16 whom 14 one 15 beside 15 beside 16 whom 16 whom 20 looked 16 whom 23 clumsy 21 big 22 , 21 big 23 clumsy 22 , 23 clumsy 23 clumsy 26 . 24 and 25 homely 25 homely 26 . he was trim and slender . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 trim 3 trim 4 and 3 trim 5 slender 5 slender 6 . he wore a reddish-brown coat with a white waistcoat . 1 he 2 wore 2 wore 3 a 2 wore 5 coat 3 a 4 reddish-brown 5 coat 6 with 6 with 7 a 7 a 9 waistcoat 8 white 9 waistcoat 9 waistcoat 10 . but the things that made [peter] stare very impolitely were his tail and his legs . 1 but 3 things 1 but 8 very 2 the 3 things 4 that 5 made 5 made 7 stare 5 made 8 very 8 very 9 impolitely 9 impolitely 10 were 9 impolitely 12 tail 11 his 12 tail 12 tail 13 and 13 and 14 his 14 his 15 legs 15 legs 16 . it took only one glance to convince [peter] that here was a born jumper . 1 it 2 took 1 it 3 only 3 only 5 glance 3 only 6 to 4 one 5 glance 6 to 7 convince 7 convince 10 here 9 that 10 here 10 here 11 was 11 was 12 a 11 was 14 jumper 13 born 14 jumper 14 jumper 15 . any one built like that must jump . 1 any 2 one 2 one 3 built 3 built 4 like 4 like 5 that 5 that 6 must 6 must 7 jump 7 jump 8 . " you two must become acquainted and be friends , " continued [danny] [meadow] [mouse] . 1 " 2 you 1 " 5 become 2 you 3 two 3 two 4 must 5 become 9 friends 6 acquainted 7 and 7 and 8 be 8 be 9 friends 9 friends 10 , 10 , 12 continued 11 " 12 continued 12 continued 16 . " [peter] is one of my best friends , [limberheels] . 1 " 3 is 3 is 6 my 4 one 5 of 5 of 6 my 6 my 7 best 7 best 8 friends 8 friends 9 , 9 , 11 . he wouldn't hurt a flea . 1 he 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 3 hurt 3 hurt 4 a 4 a 5 flea 5 flea 6 . i 'm sure that from now on he will be one of your best friends . " 1 i 2 'm 1 i 3 sure 3 sure 4 that 3 sure 8 he 4 that 5 from 6 now 7 on 6 now 8 he 8 he 10 be 9 will 10 be 10 be 14 best 11 one 12 of 12 of 13 your 13 your 14 best 14 best 15 friends 15 friends 16 . 16 . 17 " " [i] 'll be happy to , " said [peter] promptly . 1 " 3 'll 1 " 4 be 4 be 5 happy 4 be 7 , 5 happy 6 to 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 8 " 11 promptly 11 promptly 12 . " [danny] has been telling me what a wonderful jumper you are . 1 " 9 wonderful 3 has 4 been 4 been 5 telling 5 telling 6 me 5 telling 7 what 7 what 8 a 8 a 9 wonderful 9 wonderful 10 jumper 10 jumper 11 you 11 you 13 . 12 are 13 . would you mind showing me how you jump ? 1 would 2 you 1 would 4 showing 2 you 3 mind 4 showing 5 me 5 me 6 how 6 how 8 jump 7 you 8 jump 8 jump 9 ? " [i] guess [i] did , " replied [limberheels] rather timidly . 1 " 5 did 3 guess 5 did 5 did 8 replied 6 , 7 " 6 , 8 replied 8 replied 10 rather 10 rather 12 . 11 timidly 12 . i 'll be ever so glad to have you for a friend and next time [i] won't run away . " 1 i 3 be 2 'll 3 be 3 be 7 to 4 ever 5 so 5 so 6 glad 6 glad 7 to 7 to 8 have 8 have 11 a 9 you 10 for 10 for 11 a 11 a 15 time 12 friend 13 and 13 and 14 next 14 next 15 time 15 time 19 away 17 won't 18 run 18 run 19 away 19 away 21 " 20 . 21 " " show him how you can jump , " interrupted [danny] [meadow] [mouse] . 1 " 2 show 1 " 6 can 2 show 5 you 3 him 4 how 4 how 5 you 5 you 6 can 6 can 7 jump 7 jump 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 interrupted 10 interrupted 14 . " he wouldn't believe me when [i] told him that you didn't fly . " 1 " 3 wouldn't 2 he 3 wouldn't 3 wouldn't 4 believe 4 believe 5 me 5 me 6 when 6 when 8 told 8 told 9 him 9 him 10 that 10 that 11 you 11 you 12 didn't 11 you 13 fly 13 fly 15 " 14 . 15 " limberheels grinned rather sheepishly . 1 limberheels 2 grinned 2 grinned 3 rather 3 rather 4 sheepishly 4 sheepishly 5 . " of course [i] didn't fly , " said he . 1 " 3 course 2 of 3 course 3 course 5 didn't 5 didn't 6 fly 6 fly 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 10 he 10 he 11 . " no animal can fly but [flitter] the [bat] . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 animal 3 animal 4 can 4 can 5 fly 5 fly 6 but 6 but 8 the 8 the 10 . i just jumped like this . " 1 i 2 just 2 just 3 jumped 2 just 6 . 3 jumped 4 like 4 like 5 this 6 . 7 " with a tremendous spring from his long hind legs [limberheels] leaped , while [peter] [rabbit] stared , his mouth wide open with astonishment . 1 with 3 tremendous 1 with 4 spring 2 a 3 tremendous 4 spring 9 legs 5 from 6 his 5 from 7 long 7 long 8 hind 8 hind 9 legs 9 legs 12 , 9 legs 16 stared 11 leaped 12 , 13 while 16 stared 16 stared 17 , 16 stared 20 wide 17 , 19 mouth 18 his 19 mouth 20 wide 24 . 21 open 22 with 22 with 23 astonishment 23 astonishment 24 . he hadn't dreamed that any one could jump so far in proportion to his size as this slim , trim little cousin of [danny] 's . 1 he 5 any 2 hadn't 3 dreamed 3 dreamed 4 that 3 dreamed 5 any 5 any 10 far 6 one 7 could 7 could 8 jump 8 jump 9 so 8 jump 10 far 10 far 12 proportion 11 in 12 proportion 12 proportion 15 size 13 to 14 his 14 his 15 size 15 size 16 as 16 as 17 this 17 this 22 cousin 18 slim 19 , 18 slim 22 cousin 19 , 20 trim 20 trim 21 little 22 cousin 23 of 22 cousin 26 . 25 's 26 . " never in my life have [i] seen such jumping , " he declared . 1 " 2 never 2 never 6 have 3 in 4 my 4 my 5 life 5 life 6 have 6 have 8 seen 8 seen 9 such 9 such 13 he 10 jumping 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 he 13 he 15 . 14 declared 15 . " and never have [i] seen such a tail . 1 " 4 have 2 and 3 never 3 never 4 have 4 have 7 such 6 seen 7 such 7 such 8 a 8 a 9 tail 9 tail 10 . i thought [whitefoot] the [wood] [mouse] had a fine tail , but it doesn't compare with that of [limberheels] . " 1 i 2 thought 1 i 7 had 2 thought 4 the 7 had 8 a 8 a 9 fine 8 a 20 . 9 fine 10 tail 10 tail 11 , 10 tail 16 with 11 , 12 but 12 but 13 it 13 it 14 doesn't 14 doesn't 15 compare 16 with 17 that 18 of 20 . 20 . 21 " " it is a fine tail , " replied [danny] , whose own tail , as you know , is very short . 1 " 2 it 1 " 9 replied 2 it 3 is 2 it 4 a 4 a 5 fine 4 a 6 tail 6 tail 7 , 7 , 8 " 9 replied 12 whose 9 replied 17 you 11 , 12 whose 12 whose 13 own 13 own 16 as 14 tail 15 , 15 , 16 as 17 you 18 know 17 you 19 , 19 , 22 short 20 is 21 very 21 very 22 short 22 short 23 . " it is a fine tail , " he repeated rather wistfully . 1 " 3 is 1 " 6 tail 2 it 3 is 4 a 5 fine 5 fine 6 tail 6 tail 10 repeated 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 he 9 he 10 repeated 10 repeated 12 wistfully 11 rather 12 wistfully 12 wistfully 13 . " would you like to hear where he got it ? " 1 " 3 you 2 would 3 you 3 you 4 like 4 like 6 hear 5 to 6 hear 6 hear 7 where 7 where 8 he 8 he 9 got 9 got 10 it 10 it 11 ? 11 ? 12 " " [i] know , " retorted [peter] with a grin . 1 " 3 know 3 know 6 retorted 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 retorted 6 retorted 9 a 8 with 9 a 9 a 10 grin 10 grin 11 . danny brightened up at once . 1 danny 2 brightened 2 brightened 3 up 3 up 4 at 4 at 5 once 5 once 6 . " it 's funny how things come about in this world , " he began . 1 " 4 funny 2 it 3 's 3 's 4 funny 4 funny 7 come 5 how 6 things 5 how 7 come 7 come 8 about 8 about 10 this 9 in 10 this 10 this 11 world 11 world 12 , 12 , 15 began 13 " 14 he 14 he 15 began 15 began 16 . he was [little] , one of the smallest of the family , and his tail was short , no longer than mine . 1 he 2 was 2 was 4 , 4 , 13 and 5 one 6 of 6 of 7 the 7 the 8 smallest 8 smallest 10 the 8 smallest 11 family 9 of 10 the 11 family 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 19 no 14 his 15 tail 15 tail 16 was 15 tail 17 short 17 short 18 , 18 , 19 no 19 no 20 longer 20 longer 23 . 21 than 22 mine 22 mine 23 . his hind legs were like those of all his relatives . 1 his 2 hind 2 hind 3 legs 3 legs 4 were 4 were 5 like 5 like 7 of 6 those 7 of 7 of 9 his 8 all 9 his 9 his 10 relatives 9 his 11 . he ran about just as his relatives did . 1 he 2 ran 1 he 4 just 2 ran 3 about 4 just 5 as 5 as 6 his 6 his 7 relatives 7 relatives 9 . 8 did 9 . he was so small and kept out of sight so much that he didn't even have a name . 1 he 2 was 1 he 4 small 2 was 3 so 4 small 7 out 5 and 6 kept 6 kept 7 out 7 out 8 of 7 out 9 sight 9 sight 12 that 10 so 11 much 10 so 12 that 12 that 13 he 13 he 14 didn't 13 he 15 even 14 didn't 15 even 15 even 18 name 16 have 17 a 17 a 18 name 18 name 19 . there was nothing about him to suggest a name . 1 there 2 was 1 there 3 nothing 3 nothing 5 him 4 about 5 him 5 him 6 to 6 to 7 suggest 7 suggest 8 a 8 a 10 . 9 name 10 . " for a long time he was contented and happy . 1 " 4 long 2 for 3 a 3 a 4 long 4 long 8 contented 5 time 6 he 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 contented 8 contented 9 and 9 and 10 happy 10 happy 11 . then one day he happened to see [mr] [hare] jump . 1 then 2 one 2 one 3 day 3 day 6 to 4 he 5 happened 5 happened 6 to 6 to 7 see 7 see 10 jump 10 jump 11 . it seemed to him the most wonderful thing in the world that any one should be able to jump like that . 1 it 16 be 2 seemed 3 to 3 to 4 him 3 to 5 the 5 the 6 most 5 the 7 wonderful 7 wonderful 8 thing 7 wonderful 15 should 8 thing 10 the 9 in 10 the 10 the 11 world 12 that 13 any 12 that 15 should 13 any 14 one 15 should 16 be 16 be 17 able 17 able 20 like 17 able 22 . 18 to 19 jump 19 jump 20 like 20 like 21 that 21 that 22 . so he began to spend most of his spare time where he could watch [mr] [hare] . 1 so 2 he 1 so 6 most 2 he 3 began 3 began 5 spend 4 to 5 spend 6 most 7 of 7 of 8 his 8 his 9 spare 9 spare 14 watch 10 time 11 where 10 time 13 could 11 where 13 could 12 he 13 could 13 could 14 watch 14 watch 17 . i wish [i] had long hind legs like [mr] [hare] . ' 1 i 2 wish 2 wish 4 had 4 had 5 long 5 long 6 hind 6 hind 7 legs 7 legs 8 like 8 like 12 ' 11 . 12 ' " old [mother] [nature] 's kindly eyes twinkled . 1 " 2 old 2 old 5 's 5 's 6 kindly 6 kindly 7 eyes 7 eyes 8 twinkled 8 twinkled 9 . ' [that] 's easily arranged , ' said she . 1 ' 4 easily 3 's 4 easily 4 easily 5 arranged 5 arranged 6 , 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 9 she 9 she 10 . ' [if] you think long hind legs will be of more use to you than the ones you have , you shall have them . ' 1 ' 6 hind 1 ' 8 will 3 you 4 think 4 think 5 long 4 think 6 hind 6 hind 7 legs 8 will 11 more 9 be 10 of 10 of 11 more 11 more 12 use 12 use 13 to 12 use 18 you 14 you 15 than 15 than 17 ones 16 the 17 ones 17 ones 18 you 18 you 22 shall 19 have 20 , 20 , 21 you 21 you 22 shall 22 shall 23 have 22 shall 25 . 23 have 24 them 25 . 26 ' " the next morning when little [mr] [mouse] awoke , he discovered that in the night something had happened to his hind legs . 1 " 2 the 2 the 3 next 3 next 4 morning 4 morning 5 when 5 when 17 something 6 little 9 awoke 9 awoke 16 night 10 , 11 he 11 he 12 discovered 12 discovered 15 the 13 that 14 in 14 in 15 the 15 the 16 night 16 night 17 something 17 something 23 legs 18 had 19 happened 19 happened 20 to 20 to 21 his 21 his 22 hind 21 his 23 legs 23 legs 24 . they were very long and strong , regular jumping legs like those of [mr] [hare] . 1 they 2 were 1 they 8 regular 2 were 4 long 3 very 4 long 4 long 6 strong 5 and 6 strong 6 strong 7 , 8 regular 9 jumping 8 regular 16 . 9 jumping 10 legs 9 jumping 11 like 9 jumping 12 those 10 legs 11 like 12 those 13 of of course he was in such a great hurry to try them that he couldn't wait for his breakfast . 1 of 2 course 1 of 6 such 2 course 3 he 3 he 4 was 4 was 5 in 6 such 10 to 7 a 8 great 7 a 9 hurry 9 hurry 10 to 10 to 11 try 10 to 16 wait 11 try 12 them 12 them 13 that 13 that 14 he 14 he 15 couldn't 16 wait 20 . 17 for 18 his 18 his 19 breakfast 19 breakfast 20 . he began by making little short hops , and in no time at all [he] was getting about splendidly . 1 he 2 began 1 he 16 was 2 began 3 by 4 making 8 , 4 making 16 was 5 little 6 short 6 short 7 hops 7 hops 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 in 9 and 11 no 11 no 12 time 12 time 13 at 13 at 14 all 16 was 17 getting 17 getting 20 . 18 about 19 splendidly 19 splendidly 20 . at last he got up his courage to try a long jump . 1 at 2 last 2 last 3 he 2 last 5 up 3 he 4 got 5 up 9 try 6 his 7 courage 7 courage 8 to 8 to 9 try 9 try 10 a 10 a 11 long 11 long 12 jump 12 jump 13 . up in the air he shot , and then something happened . 1 up 2 in 1 up 4 air 2 in 3 the 4 air 8 and 5 he 6 shot 6 shot 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 then 9 then 10 something 10 something 11 happened 11 happened 12 . yes , [sir] , something happened . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 5 something 5 something 6 happened 6 happened 7 . he couldn't kept his balance . 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 kept 3 kept 5 balance 4 his 5 balance 5 balance 6 . he turned two or three somersaults and landed on his back . 1 he 2 turned 2 turned 4 or 3 two 4 or 4 or 5 three 5 three 8 landed 6 somersaults 7 and 7 and 8 landed 8 landed 9 on 9 on 10 his 10 his 11 back 11 back 12 . " ' [i] guess , ' said he to himself , ' [i] 've got to learn to make long jumps . ' 1 " 4 guess 1 " 7 said 2 ' 4 guess 4 guess 5 , 5 , 6 ' 7 said 8 he 7 said 10 himself 8 he 9 to 10 himself 18 to 11 , 12 ' 12 ' 14 've 14 've 15 got 14 've 17 learn 15 got 16 to 17 learn 18 to 18 to 19 make 19 make 21 jumps 20 long 21 jumps 21 jumps 22 . 22 . 23 ' so at last he gave up trying and contented himself with short jumps . 1 so 4 he 2 at 3 last 3 last 4 he 4 he 5 gave 5 gave 6 up 6 up 8 and 6 up 9 contented 7 trying 8 and 9 contented 11 with 9 contented 12 short 10 himself 11 with 12 short 13 jumps 13 jumps 14 . finally [old] [mother] [nature] came that way again . 1 finally 5 came 5 came 6 that 6 that 7 way 7 way 8 again 8 again 9 . " ' [how] do you like your long hind legs ? ' she asked . 1 " 4 do 2 ' 4 do 4 do 9 hind 5 you 6 like 5 you 7 your 7 your 8 long 8 long 9 hind 9 hind 10 legs 9 hind 11 ? 11 ? 12 ' 12 ' 13 she 13 she 14 asked 14 asked 15 . " ' [very] much , thank you , ' replied little [mr] [mouse] politely . 1 " 6 thank 2 ' 4 much 4 much 5 , 5 , 6 thank 6 thank 7 you 7 you 8 , 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 15 . 10 replied 11 little 11 little 14 politely 14 politely 15 . " ' [let] me see you jump , ' said [old] [mother] [nature] . 1 " 10 said 2 ' 6 you 4 me 5 see 5 see 6 you 6 you 7 jump 7 jump 8 , 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 14 . " little [mr] [mouse] made half a dozen little jumps . 1 " 2 little 2 little 6 half 5 made 6 half 6 half 8 dozen 7 a 8 dozen 8 dozen 9 little 8 dozen 10 jumps 10 jumps 11 . they were not much more than hops . 1 they 2 were 1 they 3 not 3 not 4 much 3 not 5 more 4 much 5 more 5 more 7 hops 6 than 7 hops 7 hops 8 . ' [you] don't call that jumping , do you ? ' laughed [old] [mother] [nature] . 1 ' 3 don't 3 don't 9 you 4 call 5 that 5 that 6 jumping 6 jumping 7 , 7 , 8 do 8 do 9 you 9 you 10 ? 10 ? 11 ' 11 ' 12 laughed 12 laughed 16 . ' [with] such long , strong legs as [i] 've given you , you ought to be one of the best jumpers anywhere about . 1 ' 5 , 3 such 4 long 4 long 5 , 5 , 8 as 6 strong 7 legs 7 legs 8 as 8 as 10 've 10 've 14 you 11 given 12 you 12 you 13 , 13 , 14 you 14 you 17 be 15 ought 16 to 16 to 17 be 17 be 25 . 18 one 19 of 19 of 20 the 20 the 21 best 21 best 22 jumpers 21 best 25 . 23 anywhere 24 about 23 anywhere 25 . now let me see you make a long jump . ' 1 now 3 me 2 let 3 me 3 me 4 see 4 see 7 a 5 you 6 make 6 make 7 a 7 a 8 long 8 long 9 jump 9 jump 10 . 10 . 11 ' " little [mr] [mouse] tried his best to think of some excuse , but he couldn't . 1 " 11 some 2 little 5 tried 5 tried 7 best 6 his 7 best 7 best 8 to 8 to 9 think 9 think 10 of 9 think 11 some 11 some 12 excuse 11 some 13 , 13 , 14 but 14 but 15 he 14 but 16 couldn't 16 couldn't 17 . so [he] made a long jump , and the usual thing happened he turned two or three somersaults and landed on his back . 1 so 3 made 1 so 10 usual 3 made 5 long 4 a 5 long 5 long 6 jump 6 jump 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 the 10 usual 11 thing 10 usual 15 two 11 thing 12 happened 12 happened 13 he 13 he 14 turned 15 two 17 three 16 or 17 three 17 three 18 somersaults 18 somersaults 23 back 19 and 20 landed 19 and 23 back 20 landed 21 on 21 on 22 his 23 back 24 . old [mother] [nature] looked astonished . 1 old 4 looked 4 looked 5 astonished 5 astonished 6 . then she laughed until she had to hold her sides . 1 then 5 she 2 she 3 laughed 3 laughed 4 until 4 until 5 she 5 she 6 had 6 had 7 to 7 to 8 hold 8 hold 10 sides 9 her 10 sides 10 sides 11 . ' [do] it again , ' she commanded . 1 ' 3 it 3 it 9 . 4 again 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 she 7 she 8 commanded 8 commanded 9 . " with the most shamefaced air that you can imagine , little [mr] [mouse] jumped again . 1 " 6 air 2 with 3 the 3 the 4 most 4 most 5 shamefaced 4 most 6 air 6 air 8 you 7 that 8 you 8 you 9 can 9 can 10 imagine 9 can 16 again 10 imagine 11 , 10 imagine 15 jumped 12 little 15 jumped 16 again 17 . old [mother] [nature] watched him closely . 1 old 4 watched 4 watched 5 him 5 him 6 closely 6 closely 7 . ' [come] here to me , ' said she as he scrambled to his feet after his tumble . 1 ' 7 ' 3 here 4 to 4 to 5 me 5 me 6 , 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 9 she 9 she 14 his 10 as 11 he 11 he 12 scrambled 12 scrambled 13 to 13 to 14 his 14 his 15 feet 15 feet 19 . 16 after 17 his 17 his 18 tumble 18 tumble 19 . ' [it] 's all my fault , ' said she kindly , as he obeyed her . 1 ' 8 ' 3 's 4 all 4 all 5 my 5 my 6 fault 6 fault 7 , 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 9 said 12 , 10 she 11 kindly 11 kindly 12 , 12 , 13 as 13 as 14 he 14 he 15 obeyed 15 obeyed 17 . 16 her 17 . ' [it] was very stupid of me . 1 ' 4 very 3 was 4 very 4 very 5 stupid 5 stupid 6 of 6 of 7 me 7 me 8 . what you need is a long tail to balance you on a long jump . 1 what 7 tail 1 what 10 you 2 you 3 need 3 need 4 is 4 is 5 a 5 a 6 long 5 a 7 tail 7 tail 8 to 8 to 9 balance 10 you 13 long 11 on 12 a 12 a 13 long 13 long 15 . 14 jump 15 . that short tail is all right for short jumps , but it won't do for long jumps . 1 that 2 short 1 that 4 is 2 short 3 tail 4 is 5 all 5 all 9 jumps 6 right 8 short 7 for 8 short 8 short 9 jumps 9 jumps 10 , 9 jumps 16 long 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 it 12 it 13 won't 13 won't 14 do 14 do 15 for 16 long 17 jumps 17 jumps 18 . it won't do at all . 1 it 2 won't 2 won't 3 do 3 do 4 at 4 at 5 all 5 all 6 . i should have thought of that when [i] made your legs long . ' 1 i 2 should 1 i 3 have 2 should 3 have 3 have 4 thought 4 thought 5 of 5 of 6 that 5 of 12 long 7 when 9 made 9 made 11 legs 10 your 11 legs 11 legs 12 long 12 long 13 . 13 . 14 ' ' [now] jump , ' she commanded , ' and jump with all your might . ' 1 ' 3 jump 3 jump 4 , 3 jump 7 commanded 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 6 she 7 commanded 8 , 7 commanded 15 might 8 , 9 ' 8 , 10 and 10 and 11 jump 11 jump 12 with 12 with 14 your 13 all 14 your 15 might 16 . 16 . 17 ' " a little fearfully but with the beginning of a little hope [mr] [mouse] jumped with all his might . 1 " 2 a 1 " 4 fearfully 2 a 3 little 4 fearfully 8 beginning 5 but 6 with 6 with 7 the 6 with 8 beginning 8 beginning 12 hope 9 of 10 a 10 a 11 little 11 little 12 hope 12 hope 15 jumped 15 jumped 19 might 16 with 17 all 16 with 18 his 18 his 19 might 19 might 20 . mother [nature] was smiling . 1 mother 3 was 3 was 4 smiling 4 smiling 5 . " ' [there] you are , [mr] [limberheels] . 1 " 4 you 1 " 6 , 2 ' 4 you 4 you 5 are 6 , 9 . i guess that that will make you quite the most wonderful jumper of all my children , ' said she . 1 i 15 my 2 guess 3 that 3 that 7 you 4 that 5 will 5 will 6 make 6 make 7 you 7 you 8 quite 8 quite 10 most 8 quite 15 my 9 the 10 most 10 most 11 wonderful 11 wonderful 12 jumper 11 wonderful 13 of 13 of 14 all 15 my 16 children 16 children 17 , 16 children 21 . 17 , 18 ' 17 , 21 . 18 ' 19 said 19 said 20 she " do you know , " he added wistfully , " sometimes [i] envy my cousin [limberheels] . " 1 " 2 do 1 " 3 you 1 " 7 he 2 do 3 you 3 you 4 know 4 know 5 , 5 , 6 " 7 he 9 wistfully 8 added 9 wistfully 9 wistfully 12 sometimes 10 , 11 " 10 , 12 sometimes 12 sometimes 14 envy 14 envy 15 my 15 my 16 cousin 16 cousin 18 . 18 . 19 " " [i] envy him myself , " declared [peter] . 1 " 3 envy 3 envy 4 him 3 envy 5 myself 5 myself 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 declared 8 declared 10 . [xi] [where] [old] [mr] [.] [gobbler] [got] [the] [strutting] [habit] peter [rabbit] never will forget the first time he saw [big] [tom] [gobbler] . 1 peter 3 never 1 peter 6 the 3 never 5 forget 4 will 5 forget 6 the 7 first 7 first 8 time 8 time 9 he 9 he 10 saw 10 saw 14 . it seemed to come from somewhere back in the woods in the very direction from which he had just come . 1 it 6 somewhere 2 seemed 3 to 3 to 4 come 4 come 5 from 4 come 6 somewhere 6 somewhere 7 back 6 somewhere 10 woods 7 back 8 in 8 in 9 the 10 woods 14 direction 11 in 12 the 12 the 13 very 12 the 14 direction 14 direction 16 which 14 direction 19 just 14 direction 21 . 15 from 16 which 17 he 18 had 18 had 19 just 19 just 20 come 20 come 21 . " [gobble-obble-obble] ! " said the voice , and again a moment later " [gobble-obble-obble] ! " 1 " 5 said 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 the 6 the 7 voice 7 voice 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 again 10 again 11 a 11 a 12 moment 12 moment 13 later 12 moment 16 ! 13 later 14 " 16 ! 17 " only the shine of a pair of the sharpest eyes [peter] ever had seen showed that he was alive . 1 only 3 shine 1 only 12 ever 2 the 3 shine 3 shine 6 pair 4 of 5 a 5 a 6 pair 6 pair 9 sharpest 7 of 8 the 8 the 9 sharpest 9 sharpest 10 eyes 12 ever 14 seen 12 ever 15 showed 13 had 14 seen 15 showed 17 he 15 showed 20 . 16 that 17 he 17 he 18 was 19 alive 20 . peter held his breath , [and] it was so still that you could have heard a leaf drop had you been there . 1 peter 5 , 2 held 3 his 2 held 4 breath 4 breath 5 , 5 , 12 you 7 it 8 was 8 was 9 so 9 so 10 still 9 so 11 that 10 still 11 that 11 that 12 you 12 you 13 could 12 you 17 leaf 13 could 14 have 14 have 16 a 15 heard 16 a 17 leaf 18 drop 18 drop 19 had 19 had 21 been 20 you 21 been 21 been 23 . 22 there 23 . when at last the stranger moved , it was his head only . 1 when 2 at 2 at 3 last 2 at 5 stranger 4 the 5 stranger 5 stranger 6 moved 6 moved 8 it 6 moved 10 his 7 , 8 it 8 it 9 was 10 his 11 head 11 head 12 only 11 head 13 . 12 only 13 . he turned it suddenly to the right and a moment later to the left . 1 he 7 right 2 turned 3 it 2 turned 4 suddenly 4 suddenly 5 to 4 suddenly 7 right 5 to 6 the 7 right 8 and 8 and 9 a 9 a 10 moment 9 a 11 later 10 moment 11 later 11 later 12 to 12 to 13 the 13 the 14 left 14 left 15 . it was plain that he was listening for suspicious sounds . 1 it 2 was 1 it 7 listening 2 was 3 plain 3 plain 4 that 4 that 5 he 5 he 6 was 7 listening 8 for 7 listening 9 suspicious 8 for 9 suspicious 9 suspicious 10 sounds 10 sounds 11 . a sound seemed to catch the stranger 's quick ears , [for] he stopped and stared very hard at a little clump of brush . 1 a 2 sound 1 a 7 stranger 2 sound 3 seemed 2 sound 4 to 4 to 5 catch 5 catch 6 the 5 catch 7 stranger 7 stranger 16 stared 8 's 9 quick 8 's 10 ears 9 quick 10 ears 10 ears 11 , 10 ears 16 stared 11 , 13 he 13 he 14 stopped 14 stopped 15 and 16 stared 18 hard 17 very 18 hard 18 hard 19 at 19 at 20 a 20 a 21 little 21 little 22 clump 22 clump 23 of 22 clump 25 . 24 brush 25 . peter stared at it too . 1 peter 2 stared 2 stared 3 at 3 at 4 it 4 it 5 too 5 too 6 . at first [he] saw nothing , but presently he saw a head poked out , and this also was a stranger . 1 at 8 presently 2 first 4 saw 4 saw 6 , 4 saw 8 presently 5 nothing 6 , 6 , 7 but 8 presently 9 he 9 he 10 saw 10 saw 11 a 11 a 18 also 12 head 13 poked 13 poked 16 and 14 out 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 this 17 this 18 also 18 also 21 stranger 19 was 20 a 20 a 21 stranger 21 stranger 22 . never had he seen such a change in anybody . 1 never 2 had 2 had 4 seen 2 had 6 a 3 he 4 seen 5 such 6 a 6 a 7 change 7 change 8 in 8 in 9 anybody 9 anybody 10 . this stranger didn't look like the same bird at all . 1 this 2 stranger 2 stranger 6 the 3 didn't 4 look 4 look 5 like 5 like 6 the 6 the 7 same 7 same 8 bird 8 bird 9 at 9 at 10 all 10 all 11 . he was swelled up until [peter] was afraid he would burst . 1 he 7 was 2 was 3 swelled 3 swelled 4 up 4 up 5 until 5 until 7 was 7 was 8 afraid 8 afraid 9 he 9 he 10 would 10 would 11 burst 11 burst 12 . his tail was spread out like a great fan . 1 his 2 tail 2 tail 3 was 3 was 4 spread 3 was 6 like 4 spread 5 out 6 like 7 a 7 a 9 fan 8 great 9 fan 9 fan 10 . his head was laid back on his humped shoulders . 1 his 2 head 2 head 3 was 2 head 4 laid 3 was 4 laid 4 laid 6 on 5 back 6 on 6 on 7 his 7 his 8 humped 8 humped 9 shoulders 8 humped 10 . 9 shoulders 10 . his wings were dropped until the stiffly spread feathers brushed the ground . 1 his 2 wings 1 his 5 until 2 wings 3 were 3 were 4 dropped 5 until 7 stiffly 5 until 8 spread 6 the 7 stiffly 7 stiffly 8 spread 8 spread 9 feathers 9 feathers 12 ground 10 brushed 11 the 11 the 12 ground 12 ground 13 . his head and neck were as red as blood , and there were no feathers on either . 1 his 2 head 1 his 14 no 2 head 10 , 3 and 4 neck 4 neck 7 red 5 were 6 as 6 as 7 red 7 red 8 as 7 red 10 , 8 as 9 blood 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 there 12 there 13 were 14 no 15 feathers 15 feathers 16 on 16 on 17 either 17 either 18 . back and forth in front of the [brush] from which the other stranger was peeping very shyly this great bird strutted . 1 back 2 and 1 back 9 from 2 and 3 forth 3 forth 4 in 3 forth 5 front 4 in 5 front 5 front 6 of 6 of 7 the 9 from 15 peeping 10 which 11 the 10 which 12 other 12 other 13 stranger 12 other 15 peeping 13 stranger 14 was 15 peeping 17 shyly 16 very 17 shyly 17 shyly 18 this 17 shyly 21 strutted 18 this 20 bird 19 great 20 bird 21 strutted 22 . never had [peter] seen such vanity , such conceit , such imposing , puffed-up pride . 1 never 4 seen 1 never 5 such 2 had 4 seen 5 such 8 such 6 vanity 7 , 7 , 8 such 8 such 10 , 9 conceit 10 , 10 , 11 such 11 such 15 pride 12 imposing 14 puffed-up 12 imposing 15 pride 13 , 14 puffed-up 15 pride 16 . " [chug-a-rum] ! " exclaimed [grandfather] [frog] , opening his big mouth very wide to laugh at [peter] and his excitement . 1 " 5 exclaimed 1 " 9 opening 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 exclaimed 5 exclaimed 8 , 9 opening 13 very 9 opening 14 wide 10 his 11 big 10 his 12 mouth 12 mouth 13 very 14 wide 16 laugh 14 wide 22 . 15 to 16 laugh 16 laugh 17 at 19 and 22 . 20 his 21 excitement 20 his 22 . it was her head you saw . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 her 3 her 4 head 4 head 5 you 5 you 6 saw 6 saw 7 . big [tom] is the most conceited fellow in the [green] [forest] . 1 big 3 is 3 is 6 conceited 4 the 5 most 4 the 6 conceited 6 conceited 7 fellow 7 fellow 8 in 8 in 9 the 9 the 12 . he dearly loves to strut . 1 he 2 dearly 2 dearly 3 loves 3 loves 4 to 4 to 5 strut 5 strut 6 . he is just like his father and his grandfather and his great-grandfather . 1 he 5 his 2 is 3 just 3 just 4 like 4 like 5 his 5 his 6 father 6 father 9 grandfather 7 and 8 his 8 his 9 grandfather 9 grandfather 12 great-grandfather 10 and 11 his 11 his 12 great-grandfather 12 great-grandfather 13 . the [gobblers] never have gotten over strutting since [old] [mr] [gobbler] , the first of the family , got the habit . " 1 the 3 never 3 never 7 strutting 4 have 5 gotten 4 have 7 strutting 5 gotten 6 over 7 strutting 8 since 7 strutting 17 family 12 , 13 the 13 the 14 first 14 first 15 of 15 of 16 the 16 the 17 family 17 family 18 , 18 , 19 got 18 , 21 habit 19 got 20 the 21 habit 22 . 22 . 23 " " tell me about it . 1 " 2 tell 2 tell 3 me 3 me 4 about 4 about 5 it 5 it 6 . please , [grandfather] [frog] , tell me about it , " begged [peter] . 1 please 2 , 1 please 6 tell 5 , 6 tell 6 tell 7 me 7 me 8 about 8 about 9 it 9 it 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 begged 12 begged 14 . " how did [old] [mr] [gobbler] get the habit ? " 1 " 2 how 2 how 3 did 3 did 7 get 7 get 8 the 8 the 9 habit 9 habit 10 ? 10 ? 11 " grandfather [frog] chuckled . 1 grandfather 3 chuckled 3 chuckled 4 . " he got it from admiring his own reflection in a pool of water , " said he . 1 " 9 reflection 1 " 17 said 2 he 3 got 2 he 6 admiring 3 got 4 it 4 it 5 from 6 admiring 8 own 6 admiring 9 reflection 7 his 8 own 9 reflection 10 in 9 reflection 12 pool 11 a 12 pool 12 pool 15 , 13 of 14 water 14 water 15 , 15 , 16 " 17 said 18 he 18 he 19 . with plenty to eat and little to do , they had more time to think about themselves than they do now . 1 with 22 . 2 plenty 4 eat 2 plenty 7 to 3 to 4 eat 4 eat 5 and 5 and 6 little 7 to 8 do 8 do 9 , 8 do 10 they 10 they 11 had 10 they 12 more 12 more 13 time 12 more 16 about 13 time 15 think 14 to 15 think 16 about 17 themselves 16 about 18 than 18 than 19 they 18 than 22 . 19 they 21 now 20 do 21 now then one day as he was walking along , he came to a little pool of water . 1 then 2 one 2 one 3 day 3 day 10 he 4 as 5 he 4 as 8 along 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 walking 8 along 9 , 9 , 10 he 10 he 11 came 11 came 12 to 12 to 13 a 13 a 17 water 14 little 15 pool 15 pool 16 of 16 of 17 water 17 water 18 . it was very clear , and there wasn't a ripple on the surface . 1 it 2 was 1 it 4 clear 2 was 3 very 4 clear 7 there 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 there 7 there 9 a 8 wasn't 9 a 9 a 10 ripple 10 ripple 11 on 11 on 13 surface 12 the 13 surface 13 surface 14 . there for the first time [mr] [gobbler] saw his reflection . 1 there 2 for 2 for 4 first 3 the 4 first 4 first 5 time 5 time 10 reflection 8 saw 9 his 9 his 10 reflection 10 reflection 11 . the more he looked , the better he liked his own appearance . 1 the 2 more 2 more 4 looked 3 he 4 looked 4 looked 7 better 5 , 6 the 6 the 7 better 7 better 11 own 8 he 9 liked 9 liked 10 his 10 his 11 own 11 own 12 appearance 12 appearance 13 . he spread his tail just to see how it would look in the water . 1 he 2 spread 1 he 4 tail 2 spread 3 his 4 tail 5 just 5 just 10 would 6 to 7 see 7 see 8 how 7 see 9 it 8 how 9 it 9 it 10 would 10 would 11 look 11 look 12 in 12 in 15 . 13 the 14 water 13 the 15 . then he puffed himself out and strutted . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 puffed 2 he 4 himself 4 himself 5 out 5 out 6 and 6 and 7 strutted 7 strutted 8 . " ' [there] is nobody to compare with me , ' thought he , and strutted more than ever . 1 " 13 he 2 ' 4 is 4 is 5 nobody 5 nobody 7 compare 6 to 7 compare 7 compare 8 with 8 with 9 me 9 me 10 , 10 , 11 ' 11 ' 12 thought 12 thought 13 he 13 he 16 strutted 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 strutted 16 strutted 18 than 17 more 18 than 18 than 20 . 19 ever 20 . " after that he used to steal away every day to admire himself in that little pool of water . 1 " 5 used 1 " 10 day 2 after 3 that 3 that 4 he 4 he 5 used 5 used 6 to 6 to 7 steal 7 steal 8 away 8 away 9 every 10 day 13 himself 11 to 12 admire 11 to 13 himself 13 himself 14 in 14 in 17 pool 15 that 16 little 16 little 17 pool 17 pool 19 water 18 of 19 water 19 water 20 . he tried new ways of strutting and of puffing himself out . 1 he 4 ways 2 tried 3 new 3 new 4 ways 4 ways 6 strutting 5 of 6 strutting 6 strutting 7 and 6 strutting 9 puffing 8 of 9 puffing 9 puffing 10 himself 9 puffing 11 out 11 out 12 . after a while he was no longer content to admire himself . 1 after 2 a 1 after 3 while 3 while 4 he 3 while 6 no 5 was 6 no 6 no 9 to 7 longer 8 content 8 content 9 to 9 to 10 admire 10 admire 12 . 11 himself 12 . he wanted others to admire him . 1 he 2 wanted 2 wanted 3 others 3 others 4 to 4 to 5 admire 5 admire 6 him 6 him 7 . so the first chance he got he began to strut and show off all his grand airs before [mrs] [gobbler] . 1 so 7 he 1 so 17 airs 2 the 3 first 3 first 4 chance 4 chance 5 he 4 chance 7 he 5 he 6 got 7 he 8 began 8 began 9 to 8 began 10 strut 10 strut 12 show 11 and 12 show 13 off 14 all 13 off 17 airs 14 all 15 his 15 his 16 grand 17 airs 21 . 18 before 21 . at first she paid no attention to him . 1 at 2 first 2 first 3 she 3 she 4 paid 3 she 5 no 5 no 7 to 6 attention 7 to 7 to 8 him 8 him 9 . at least that is the way she appeared . 1 at 2 least 2 least 3 that 3 that 4 is 4 is 5 the 5 the 6 way 6 way 7 she 7 she 8 appeared 8 appeared 9 . she would turn her back on him and walk off into the bushes . 1 she 2 would 2 would 3 turn 3 turn 5 back 4 her 5 back 5 back 6 on 6 on 7 him 7 him 10 off 8 and 9 walk 9 walk 10 off 10 off 12 the 11 into 12 the 12 the 13 bushes 13 bushes 14 . that made him strut all the more . 1 that 2 made 1 that 5 all 2 made 3 him 3 him 4 strut 5 all 6 the 6 the 7 more 7 more 8 . then he took to bragging and boasting that there was no bird to compare with him . 1 then 6 and 2 he 3 took 3 took 4 to 3 took 6 and 4 to 5 bragging 6 and 11 no 7 boasting 8 that 8 that 9 there 9 there 10 was 9 there 11 no 11 no 12 bird 12 bird 14 compare 13 to 14 compare 14 compare 15 with 15 with 16 him 16 him 17 . thus he became quite unbearable , and all his neighbors would turn their backs on him when they saw him coming . 1 thus 6 , 1 thus 14 backs 2 he 3 became 2 he 5 unbearable 3 became 4 quite 5 unbearable 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 all 8 all 9 his 10 neighbors 11 would 11 would 12 turn 12 turn 14 backs 13 their 14 backs 14 backs 15 on 14 backs 16 him 14 backs 20 him 15 on 16 him 17 when 18 they 17 when 19 saw 19 saw 20 him 20 him 22 . 21 coming 22 . only [mrs] [gobbler] continued to watch in secret and to admire him . 1 only 5 to 4 continued 5 to 5 to 6 watch 6 watch 7 in 7 in 8 secret 8 secret 9 and 9 and 11 admire 10 to 11 admire 11 admire 12 him 12 him 13 . " now in those days [mr] [gobbler] didn't have a red head and neck . 1 " 2 now 1 " 5 days 2 now 3 in 3 in 4 those 4 those 5 days 5 days 9 have 8 didn't 9 have 9 have 10 a 10 a 11 red 11 red 12 head 11 red 14 neck 13 and 14 neck 14 neck 15 . one day [old] [mother] [nature] happened along when [mr] [gobbler] was strutting and boasting how big and brave he was . 1 one 2 day 1 one 6 happened 6 happened 14 boasting 7 along 8 when 8 when 11 was 11 was 12 strutting 12 strutting 13 and 12 strutting 14 boasting 14 boasting 16 big 15 how 16 big 16 big 17 and 17 and 18 brave 18 brave 19 he 18 brave 21 . 19 he 20 was he didn't see her , and she watched him quietly for a few minutes . 1 he 2 didn't 1 he 8 watched 3 see 4 her 4 her 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 she 7 she 8 watched 8 watched 9 him 9 him 10 quietly 10 quietly 12 a 11 for 12 a 12 a 13 few 13 few 14 minutes 13 few 15 . 14 minutes 15 . then she slipped away and hunted up [mr] [wolf] . 1 then 3 slipped 2 she 3 slipped 3 slipped 4 away 4 away 5 and 5 and 7 up 6 hunted 7 up 7 up 10 . " [mr] [wolf] grinned and trotted off to do her bidding . 1 " 4 grinned 4 grinned 9 do 5 and 6 trotted 6 trotted 8 to 7 off 8 to 8 to 9 do 9 do 10 her 10 her 11 bidding 11 bidding 12 . he found [mr] [gobbler] swelled up until he looked as if he must burst , and bragging to [mrs] [gobbler] . 1 he 2 found 1 he 5 swelled 5 swelled 13 must 6 up 7 until 6 up 11 if 7 until 8 he 8 he 9 looked 9 looked 10 as 11 if 12 he 11 if 13 must 13 must 14 burst 14 burst 16 and 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 bragging 17 bragging 18 to 17 bragging 21 . " ' [i] 'm the biggest of all the birds , ' bragged [mr] [gobbler] . 1 " 4 'm 2 ' 4 'm 4 'm 11 , 5 the 6 biggest 6 biggest 7 of 7 of 8 all 8 all 9 the 8 all 10 birds 10 birds 11 , 11 , 12 ' 12 ' 13 bragged 13 bragged 16 . ' [i] 'm afraid of no one . 1 ' 3 'm 3 'm 4 afraid 4 afraid 5 of 5 of 6 no 6 no 7 one 7 one 8 . while you have me with you , my dear , you have nothing in all the [great] [world] to fear . ' 1 while 2 you 2 you 3 have 2 you 13 nothing 3 have 4 me 4 me 5 with 5 with 6 you 6 you 7 , 7 , 9 dear 8 my 9 dear 9 dear 10 , 10 , 11 you 11 you 12 have 13 nothing 14 in 13 nothing 20 fear 14 in 16 the 15 all 16 the 19 to 20 fear 20 fear 21 . 21 . 22 ' " [just] then out sprang [mr] [wolf] with all his long , sharp teeth showing . 1 " 5 sprang 3 then 4 out 4 out 5 sprang 5 sprang 13 sharp 8 with 9 all 8 with 10 his 10 his 11 long 11 long 12 , 11 long 13 sharp 12 , 13 sharp 13 sharp 14 teeth 14 teeth 15 showing 14 teeth 16 . 15 showing 16 . mr [gobbler] gave a yelp of fright . 1 mr 3 gave 3 gave 4 a 4 a 5 yelp 5 yelp 7 fright 6 of 7 fright 7 fright 8 . he lost his swelled-up appearance as suddenly as a bubble flattens out when it is pricked . 1 he 2 lost 2 lost 3 his 2 lost 7 suddenly 3 his 4 swelled-up 5 appearance 6 as 6 as 7 suddenly 7 suddenly 8 as 8 as 9 a 9 a 10 bubble 10 bubble 12 out 10 bubble 17 . 11 flattens 12 out 13 when 14 it 14 it 15 is 15 is 16 pricked 16 pricked 17 . with a frantic beating of his wings he took to the air . 1 with 2 a 1 with 4 beating 2 a 3 frantic 4 beating 5 of 5 of 6 his 6 his 7 wings 7 wings 10 to 8 he 9 took 9 took 10 to 10 to 11 the 11 the 13 . 12 air 13 . the blood ran all over his head and down his neck , though he really was hardly hurt at all . 1 the 7 head 1 the 13 though 2 blood 3 ran 3 ran 4 all 4 all 5 over 5 over 6 his 6 his 7 head 7 head 11 neck 8 and 9 down 8 and 10 his 10 his 11 neck 11 neck 12 , 13 though 16 was 13 though 17 hardly 14 he 15 really 14 he 16 was 17 hardly 18 hurt 18 hurt 19 at 19 at 20 all 20 all 21 . from the top of a tall tree he looked down . 1 from 2 the 1 from 6 tall 2 the 3 top 4 of 5 a 5 a 6 tall 6 tall 7 tree 7 tree 8 he 8 he 9 looked 9 looked 10 down 10 down 11 . there stood [old] [mother] [nature] , looking up at him . 1 there 2 stood 2 stood 6 , 6 , 7 looking 7 looking 8 up 8 up 9 at 9 at 10 him 10 him 11 . " ' [mr] [gobbler] , ' said she , ' you have acquired a bad habit , a very bad habit . 1 " 7 said 1 " 14 a 2 ' 7 said 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 8 she 9 , 10 ' 10 ' 11 you 11 you 12 have 11 you 14 a 12 have 13 acquired 14 a 19 very 14 a 22 . 15 bad 17 , 15 bad 18 a 16 habit 17 , 18 a 19 very 20 bad 21 habit 21 habit 22 . " and so it was . 1 " 2 and 2 and 3 so 2 and 6 . 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 . and so it is [with] [big] [tom] [gobbler] to this day . 1 and 2 so 1 and 12 . 2 so 3 it 3 it 4 is 9 to 10 this 10 this 11 day 11 day 12 . there is nothing in the world more foolish than vanity , " concluded [grandfather] [frog] . 1 there 6 world 2 is 3 nothing 3 nothing 4 in 4 in 5 the 5 the 6 world 6 world 9 than 7 more 8 foolish 8 foolish 9 than 9 than 10 vanity 10 vanity 16 . 11 , 12 " 11 , 16 . 12 " 13 concluded [ [illustration] : " don't call me [striped] [chipmunk] , and don't call me [gopher] ! " said he . 1 [ 10 , 3 : 4 " 4 " 5 don't 5 don't 7 me 6 call 7 me 7 me 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 don't 11 and 13 call 12 don't 13 call 13 call 14 me 14 me 16 ! 16 ! 17 " 17 " 18 said 17 " 19 he 19 he 20 . page [@number@] ] 1 page 3 ] [xii] [where] [seek-seek] [got] [his] [pretty] [coat] peter [won't] forget that meeting , because of the funny mistake he made and the foolish feeling he had as a result of it . 1 peter 3 forget 3 forget 5 meeting 3 forget 10 funny 4 that 5 meeting 5 meeting 8 of 6 , 7 because 7 because 8 of 8 of 9 the 10 funny 18 he 11 mistake 12 he 12 he 13 made 13 made 17 feeling 14 and 15 the 14 and 16 foolish 16 foolish 17 feeling 17 feeling 18 he 18 he 19 had 19 had 22 result 20 as 21 a 21 a 22 result 22 result 23 of 22 result 25 . 24 it 25 . you see , [peter] didn't know that there was such a person as [seek-seek] . 1 you 2 see 1 you 5 didn't 2 see 3 , 5 didn't 6 know 5 didn't 10 such 6 know 7 that 7 that 9 was 8 there 9 was 10 such 12 person 11 a 12 person 12 person 13 as 13 as 15 . but as he drew nearer , it suddenly moved . 1 but 2 as 2 as 4 drew 3 he 4 drew 4 drew 5 nearer 5 nearer 6 , 6 , 7 it 7 it 8 suddenly 8 suddenly 9 moved 9 moved 10 . " hello , [striped] [chipmunk] ! 1 " 2 hello 2 hello 3 , 2 hello 6 ! what are you doing way out here so far from the old stone wall ? " exclaimed [peter] . 1 what 3 you 1 what 4 doing 1 what 15 ? 2 are 3 you 4 doing 7 here 5 way 6 out 6 out 7 here 8 so 9 far 9 far 10 from 9 far 12 old 10 from 11 the 12 old 14 wall 12 old 15 ? 13 stone 14 wall 15 ? 16 " 15 ? 17 exclaimed 17 exclaimed 19 . the small person in the striped coat whirled and faced [peter] with snapping eyes . 1 the 6 striped 1 the 7 coat 2 small 3 person 3 person 4 in 3 person 6 striped 5 the 6 striped 6 striped 7 coat 7 coat 13 snapping 8 whirled 9 and 9 and 10 faced 10 faced 12 with 12 with 13 snapping 13 snapping 14 eyes 14 eyes 15 . " don't call me [striped] [chipmunk] , and don't call me [gopher] ! " said he very fiercely for so small a person . 1 " 2 don't 1 " 15 said 2 don't 9 don't 3 call 8 and 4 me 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 don't 9 don't 11 me 10 call 11 me 11 me 13 ! 13 ! 14 " 15 said 18 fiercely 16 he 17 very 16 he 18 fiercely 18 fiercely 22 a 19 for 21 small 19 for 22 a 20 so 21 small 22 a 23 person 23 person 24 . " [i] am neither one . 1 " 3 am 3 am 4 neither 4 neither 5 one 5 one 6 . i am [seek-seek] the [ground] [squirrel] , and [i] 'll thank you to call me by my own name . 1 i 2 am 1 i 11 thank 2 am 4 the 7 , 8 and 7 , 10 'll 10 'll 11 thank 11 thank 12 you 11 thank 14 call 12 you 13 to 14 call 15 me 14 call 18 own 15 me 16 by 17 my 18 own 18 own 20 . 19 name 20 . i am getting everlastingly tired of being called the names of other people . " 1 i 2 am 1 i 7 being 2 am 3 getting 2 am 4 everlastingly 4 everlastingly 5 tired 5 tired 6 of 7 being 10 names 7 being 11 of 8 called 10 names 9 the 10 names 11 of 12 other 12 other 13 people 13 people 15 " 14 . 15 " peter looked very foolish . 1 peter 2 looked 2 looked 3 very 3 very 4 foolish 4 foolish 5 . " [i] beg your pardon , " said he . 1 " 3 beg 3 beg 5 pardon 4 your 5 pardon 5 pardon 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 he 9 he 10 . " [i] do indeed . 1 " 3 do 3 do 4 indeed 4 indeed 5 . i 'm sorry . 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 sorry 3 sorry 4 . perhaps you don't know it , but you look very much like [striped] [chipmunk] , who is one of my best friends . 1 perhaps 2 you 2 you 9 look 3 don't 4 know 4 know 5 it 5 it 6 , 6 , 7 but 7 but 8 you 8 you 9 look 9 look 10 very 9 look 11 much 10 very 11 much 11 much 12 like 11 much 21 best 15 , 16 who 16 who 17 is 17 is 18 one 18 one 19 of 18 one 21 best 19 of 20 my 21 best 23 . 22 friends 23 . you look so much like him that [i] thought you must be him . 1 you 2 look 1 you 4 much 1 you 5 like 2 look 3 so 5 like 6 him 6 him 7 that 7 that 11 must 9 thought 10 you 10 you 11 must 11 must 12 be 12 be 13 him 13 him 14 . i wonder if you are related to him . " 1 i 2 wonder 2 wonder 3 if 3 if 4 you 3 if 9 . 4 you 5 are 5 are 6 related 6 related 7 to 7 to 8 him 9 . 10 " " certainly [i] 'm related to him , or he is related to me , whichever way you please to put it , " snapped [seek-seek] . 1 " 4 'm 1 " 17 way 2 certainly 4 'm 5 related 7 him 5 related 13 to 5 related 17 way 6 to 7 him 7 him 8 , 8 , 9 or 10 he 11 is 11 is 12 related 12 related 13 to 13 to 14 me 14 me 16 whichever 15 , 16 whichever 17 way 21 put 18 you 19 please 19 please 20 to 20 to 21 put 21 put 27 . 22 it 23 , 23 , 24 " 23 , 27 . 24 " 25 snapped " we are cousins . 1 " 2 we 2 we 3 are 3 are 4 cousins 4 cousins 5 . but he is a [rock] [squirrel] , and [i] am a [ground] [squirrel] which is altogether different . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 is 3 is 4 a 4 a 14 which 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 am 10 am 11 a 11 a 14 which 14 which 17 different 15 is 16 altogether 16 altogether 17 different 17 different 18 . you don't find me where there are rocks and stones in the way if [i] know it . 1 you 3 find 1 you 14 if 2 don't 3 find 3 find 4 me 3 find 10 stones 4 me 5 where 5 where 6 there 6 there 7 are 7 are 8 rocks 8 rocks 9 and 10 stones 11 in 11 in 13 way 12 the 13 way 14 if 16 know 14 if 18 . 16 know 17 it 16 know 18 . besides , if you used your eyes , you would see that we are not dressed alike either . 1 besides 10 would 2 , 3 if 3 if 4 you 4 you 5 used 4 you 10 would 5 used 6 your 5 used 7 eyes 6 your 7 eyes 7 eyes 8 , 8 , 9 you 10 would 13 we 11 see 12 that 11 see 13 we 13 we 15 not 14 are 15 not 15 not 16 dressed 16 dressed 18 either 17 alike 18 either 18 either 19 . just because we both happen to wear stripes is [no] reason why we should be mistaken for each other . " 1 just 8 stripes 1 just 11 reason 2 because 3 we 3 we 4 both 4 both 5 happen 4 both 6 to 6 to 7 wear 6 to 8 stripes 8 stripes 9 is 8 stripes 11 reason 11 reason 14 should 12 why 13 we 13 we 14 should 14 should 15 be 14 should 18 each 15 be 16 mistaken 15 be 18 each 16 mistaken 17 for 18 each 19 other 19 other 20 . 20 . 21 " peter looked at [seek-seek] more closely than he had , and at once he made a discovery . 1 peter 7 than 1 peter 9 had 2 looked 3 at 3 at 6 closely 5 more 6 closely 6 closely 7 than 8 he 9 had 9 had 17 discovery 10 , 11 and 10 , 13 once 11 and 12 at 13 once 14 he 13 once 15 made 15 made 16 a 15 made 17 discovery 17 discovery 18 . " why ! " he exclaimed , " your coat has more stripes than [striped] [chipmunk] 's has , hasn't it ? " 1 " 2 why 1 " 6 exclaimed 2 why 3 ! 4 " 6 exclaimed 5 he 6 exclaimed 6 exclaimed 7 , 6 exclaimed 13 stripes 7 , 8 " 8 " 10 coat 9 your 10 coat 10 coat 13 stripes 11 has 12 more 11 has 13 stripes 13 stripes 14 than 14 than 22 ? 17 's 18 has 18 has 19 , 19 , 20 hasn't 20 hasn't 21 it 21 it 22 ? 22 ? 23 " " [i] should hope so , " retorted [seek-seek] . 1 " 3 should 3 should 4 hope 4 hope 5 so 4 hope 8 retorted 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 retorted 8 retorted 10 . " and it has little rows of spots , too ! " cried [peter] . 1 " 4 has 2 and 3 it 3 it 4 has 4 has 6 rows 5 little 6 rows 6 rows 9 , 7 of 8 spots 8 spots 9 , 9 , 10 too 10 too 13 cried 11 ! 12 " 12 " 13 cried 13 cried 15 . " if [i] had noticed those spots at first , [i] wouldn't have made such a foolish mistake . 1 " 2 if 1 " 7 spots 4 had 5 noticed 4 had 6 those 6 those 7 spots 7 spots 12 wouldn't 8 at 9 first 9 first 10 , 10 , 12 wouldn't 12 wouldn't 14 made 13 have 14 made 14 made 16 a 15 such 16 a 16 a 17 foolish 17 foolish 18 mistake 17 foolish 19 . i do believe that your coat is prettier than [striped] [chipmunk] 's , and [i] had thought his as pretty as a coat can be . " 1 i 3 believe 2 do 3 believe 3 believe 6 coat 4 that 5 your 5 your 6 coat 6 coat 7 is 6 coat 8 prettier 8 prettier 9 than 9 than 12 's 9 than 20 pretty 13 , 14 and 13 , 19 as 14 and 16 had 16 had 17 thought 17 thought 18 his 19 as 20 pretty 20 pretty 23 coat 21 as 22 a 22 a 23 coat 23 coat 25 be 24 can 25 be 25 be 26 . 26 . 27 " [seek-seek] [looked] [rather] [pleased] [,] [though] [he] [tried] [not] [to] [.] " huh ! " he sniffed . 1 " 2 huh 2 huh 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 he 5 he 6 sniffed 6 sniffed 7 . " of course it 's prettier . 1 " 3 course 2 of 3 course 3 course 4 it 4 it 5 's 5 's 6 prettier 6 prettier 7 . it took you a long time to find it out . 1 it 2 took 2 took 4 a 3 you 4 a 4 a 5 long 5 long 7 to 6 time 7 to 7 to 8 find 8 find 9 it 9 it 10 out 10 out 11 . i wouldn't trade coats with [striped] [chipmunk] or anybody else of my acquaintance . " 1 i 2 wouldn't 1 i 4 coats 2 wouldn't 3 trade 4 coats 5 with 5 with 8 or 8 or 11 of 9 anybody 10 else 10 else 11 of 11 of 12 my 12 my 13 acquaintance 13 acquaintance 14 . 14 . 15 " " neither would [i] if [i] were in your place , " declared [peter] . 1 " 2 neither 2 neither 3 would 2 neither 5 if 3 would 5 if 5 if 10 place 7 were 8 in 8 in 9 your 9 your 10 place 10 place 11 , 11 , 13 declared 12 " 13 declared 13 declared 15 . " [i] wish [old] [mother] [nature] had given me a coat like that . " 1 " 3 wish 3 wish 8 given 7 had 8 given 8 given 9 me 9 me 10 a 10 a 11 coat 11 coat 12 like 11 coat 14 . 12 like 13 that 14 . 15 " he said this so wistfully that [seek-seek] , who had started to laugh , turned his head so that [peter] might not know it . 1 he 2 said 2 said 25 . 3 this 17 head 4 so 5 wistfully 5 wistfully 6 that 5 wistfully 11 started 8 , 9 who 9 who 10 had 10 had 11 started 11 started 12 to 12 to 13 laugh 13 laugh 14 , 14 , 15 turned 15 turned 16 his 16 his 17 head 17 head 25 . 18 so 19 that 19 that 21 might 21 might 22 not 22 not 23 know 23 know 24 it 23 know 25 . " [i] 'm afraid it wouldn't look so well on one as big as you , " he replied . 1 " 5 it 3 'm 4 afraid 4 afraid 5 it 5 it 6 wouldn't 6 wouldn't 7 look 6 wouldn't 9 well 7 look 8 so 9 well 10 on 9 well 13 big 10 on 11 one 12 as 13 big 13 big 14 as 13 big 20 . 14 as 15 you 16 , 17 " 17 " 18 he 17 " 20 . 18 he 19 replied " anyway , you wouldn't be able to hide from your enemies as you can now . " 1 " 2 anyway 1 " 6 be 2 anyway 3 , 4 you 5 wouldn't 4 you 6 be 6 be 7 able 7 able 9 hide 7 able 12 enemies 8 to 9 hide 10 from 11 your 11 your 12 enemies 12 enemies 13 as 13 as 14 you 14 you 15 can 15 can 16 now 16 now 17 . 17 . 18 " " that 's so , " said [peter] thoughtfully . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 so 4 so 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 9 thoughtfully 9 thoughtfully 10 . " [i] would be easily seen in a coat like that , for a fact . 1 " 3 would 1 " 4 be 4 be 8 a 4 be 10 like 5 easily 6 seen 6 seen 7 in 7 in 8 a 8 a 9 coat 10 like 11 that 11 that 15 fact 12 , 13 for 13 for 14 a 14 a 15 fact 15 fact 16 . i hadn't thought of that . 1 i 2 hadn't 2 hadn't 3 thought 3 thought 4 of 4 of 5 that 5 that 6 . i guess [old] [mother] [nature] knows best . 1 i 2 guess 2 guess 6 knows 6 knows 7 best 7 best 8 . i [i] wonder how she ever happened to think of a coat like yours . " 1 i 7 happened 3 wonder 4 how 4 how 5 she 4 how 7 happened 5 she 6 ever 7 happened 9 think 8 to 9 think 9 think 10 of 10 of 11 a 11 a 12 coat 12 coat 13 like 13 like 14 yours 14 yours 15 . 15 . 16 " [seek-seek] [chuckled] [.] he had quite forgotten that he had felt offended because [peter] had mistaken him for his cousin , [striped] [chipmunk] . 1 he 2 had 1 he 3 quite 1 he 8 felt 3 quite 4 forgotten 4 forgotten 5 that 4 forgotten 8 felt 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 had 8 felt 17 cousin 9 offended 10 because 9 offended 13 mistaken 10 because 12 had 13 mistaken 14 him 13 mistaken 17 cousin 14 him 15 for 15 for 16 his 17 cousin 18 , 18 , 21 . he enjoyed [peter] 's admiration of his coat . 1 he 2 enjoyed 2 enjoyed 7 his 4 's 5 admiration 5 admiration 6 of 6 of 7 his 7 his 8 coat 8 coat 9 . he is naturally rather talkative , and like most folks he enjoyed talking about himself . 1 he 4 rather 1 he 10 folks 2 is 3 naturally 3 naturally 4 rather 5 talkative 6 , 6 , 7 and 6 , 10 folks 7 and 8 like 7 and 9 most 10 folks 13 talking 11 he 12 enjoyed 12 enjoyed 13 talking 13 talking 14 about 14 about 16 . 15 himself 16 . " this coat , " said he , " has been in the family a very great while . 1 " 6 said 1 " 10 has 2 this 3 coat 3 coat 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 7 he 8 , 9 " 8 , 10 has 10 has 11 been 10 has 16 very 11 been 13 the 12 in 13 the 13 the 14 family 14 family 15 a 14 family 16 very 16 very 19 . 17 great 18 while 17 great 19 . 18 while 19 . " [i] mean this style of coat has been in the family a very long time . 1 " 7 coat 1 " 13 a 3 mean 4 this 3 mean 5 style 5 style 6 of 5 style 7 coat 7 coat 8 has 8 has 9 been 9 been 11 the 10 in 11 the 11 the 12 family 13 a 14 very 13 a 17 . 14 very 16 time 15 long 16 time 16 time 17 . my father was dressed just as [i] am . 1 my 2 father 2 father 4 dressed 3 was 4 dressed 4 dressed 6 as 5 just 6 as 6 as 8 am 8 am 9 . so [was] [his] father [and] ["] 1 so 4 father " [i] know , " interrupted [peter] . 1 " 3 know 3 know 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 interrupted 6 interrupted 8 . it 's funny to me that all [the] interesting things happened such a long time ago . 1 it 2 's 1 it 9 interesting 2 's 3 funny 3 funny 4 to 4 to 5 me 5 me 7 all 6 that 7 all 9 interesting 11 happened 9 interesting 14 long 10 things 11 happened 12 such 14 long 13 a 14 long 14 long 15 time 15 time 16 ago 15 time 17 . now wasn't that what you were going to say ? " 1 now 5 you 2 wasn't 3 that 2 wasn't 4 what 4 what 5 you 5 you 6 were 6 were 7 going 7 going 8 to 8 to 9 say 9 say 10 ? 10 ? 11 " [seek-seek] [admitted] [that] [it] [was] [,] [and] [looked] [a] [little] [disappointed] [that] [peter] [had] [guessed] [it] [.] " there is a story . 1 " 2 there 2 there 3 is 3 is 4 a 4 a 5 story 5 story 6 . i know there is a story , " declared [peter] . 1 i 3 there 2 know 3 there 3 there 5 a 4 is 5 a 5 a 6 story 6 story 7 , 7 , 9 declared 8 " 9 declared 9 declared 11 . " won't you tell it to me please , [seek-seek] ? " 1 " 2 won't 2 won't 3 you 3 you 4 tell 4 tell 5 it 4 tell 7 me 5 it 6 to 7 me 8 please 8 please 9 , 9 , 12 " 11 ? 12 " the very first of all my great-great-grandfathers was called [seek-seek] . 1 the 2 very 2 very 3 first 3 first 4 of 3 first 7 great-great-grandfathers 4 of 5 all 6 my 7 great-great-grandfathers 7 great-great-grandfathers 9 called 7 great-great-grandfathers 11 . 8 was 9 called true [,] he could climb a little , but it was not easy , and he felt anything but comfortable off the ground . 1 true 3 he 1 true 4 could 4 could 13 easy 5 climb 6 a 6 a 7 little 7 little 8 , 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 it 10 it 11 was 11 was 12 not 11 was 13 easy 13 easy 17 felt 14 , 15 and 14 , 17 felt 15 and 16 he 17 felt 23 ground 18 anything 19 but 18 anything 20 comfortable 20 comfortable 22 the 21 off 22 the 22 the 23 ground 23 ground 24 . so [old] [mother] [nature] must have been thinking of the [marmots] when she fashioned those claws . 1 so 5 must 5 must 6 have 5 must 7 been 7 been 8 thinking 8 thinking 9 of 8 thinking 15 those 9 of 10 the 12 when 13 she 12 when 15 those 13 she 14 fashioned 15 those 16 claws 16 claws 17 . " at first [seek-seek] wandered about trying to find a place for himself in the [great] [world] . 1 " 2 at 2 at 7 trying 3 first 5 wandered 3 first 7 trying 5 wandered 6 about 7 trying 9 find 8 to 9 find 9 find 10 a 9 find 13 himself 10 a 11 place 11 place 12 for 13 himself 14 in 14 in 15 the 15 the 18 . then one day he met [mr] [chipmunk] . 1 then 2 one 2 one 3 day 3 day 4 he 4 he 5 met 5 met 8 . they stopped and stared at each other in surprise because , you know , their coats were so much alike . 1 they 7 other 1 they 10 because 2 stopped 3 and 3 and 4 stared 4 stared 5 at 5 at 6 each 6 each 7 other 7 other 8 in 8 in 9 surprise 9 surprise 10 because 10 because 11 , 10 because 21 . 11 , 12 you 11 , 13 know 14 , 15 their 15 their 21 . 16 coats 19 much 17 were 18 so 18 so 19 much 19 much 20 alike 20 alike 21 . at that time [seek-seek] was wearing plain stripes , just as [striped] [chipmunk] does to this day . 1 at 2 that 2 that 3 time 3 time 5 was 3 time 7 plain 5 was 6 wearing 7 plain 8 stripes 8 stripes 9 , 8 stripes 11 as 9 , 10 just 11 as 14 does 14 does 18 . 15 to 16 this 16 this 17 day 17 day 18 . " ' [what] do you mean by stealing my coat ? ' demanded [mr] [chipmunk] angrily . 1 " 4 do 2 ' 4 do 4 do 10 coat 5 you 6 mean 6 mean 8 stealing 6 mean 9 my 7 by 8 stealing 9 my 10 coat 10 coat 11 ? 11 ? 12 ' 11 ? 13 demanded 13 demanded 16 angrily 16 angrily 17 . " ' [i] was just about to ask you the same question , ' retorted [seek-seek] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 11 same 4 was 5 just 5 just 6 about 5 just 7 to 7 to 8 ask 7 to 10 the 8 ask 9 you 10 the 11 same 11 same 12 question 12 question 14 ' 12 question 15 retorted 13 , 14 ' 15 retorted 17 . " [mr] [chipmunk] had a sharp reply right on the tip of his tongue , but he checked it just in time . 1 " 11 tip 4 had 5 a 4 had 6 sharp 6 sharp 7 reply 7 reply 8 right 7 reply 10 the 8 right 9 on 10 the 11 tip 11 tip 12 of 11 tip 14 tongue 12 of 13 his 14 tongue 15 , 14 tongue 18 checked 15 , 16 but 16 but 17 he 18 checked 23 . 19 it 20 just 20 just 21 in 21 in 22 time 22 time 23 . ' [what] 's the use of quarreling over something neither of us had anything to do with ? ' said he . 1 ' 12 us 3 's 5 use 4 the 5 use 5 use 6 of 5 use 10 neither 6 of 7 quarreling 7 quarreling 8 over 8 over 9 something 10 neither 11 of 10 neither 12 us 12 us 16 do 13 had 14 anything 14 anything 15 to 15 to 16 do 16 do 17 with 16 do 18 ? 18 ? 19 ' 19 ' 20 said 20 said 21 he 20 said 22 . ' [it] must be that we are cousins . 1 ' 3 must 3 must 4 be 4 be 5 that 5 that 6 we 6 we 7 are 7 are 8 cousins 8 cousins 9 . where do you live ? ' 1 where 2 do 2 do 3 you 3 you 4 live 4 live 5 ? 5 ? 6 ' " [seek-seek] explained that he didn't live anywhere in particular but was trying to find his place in the [great] [world] . 1 " 5 he 1 " 7 live 3 explained 4 that 4 that 5 he 5 he 6 didn't 7 live 17 place 8 anywhere 9 in 8 anywhere 10 particular 10 particular 11 but 10 particular 13 trying 12 was 13 trying 13 trying 14 to 13 trying 17 place 14 to 15 find 15 find 16 his 17 place 22 . 18 in 19 the 19 the 22 . he told how he had tried to live like the other [squirrels] and failed . 1 he 2 told 1 he 5 had 2 told 4 he 3 how 4 he 5 had 8 live 6 tried 7 to 7 to 8 live 8 live 9 like 9 like 10 the 10 the 11 other 11 other 13 and 13 and 14 failed 14 failed 15 . ' [i] know ! 1 ' 3 know 3 know 4 ! i know all about it , ' interrupted [mr] [chipmunk] . 1 i 2 know 2 know 3 all 3 all 4 about 4 about 5 it 5 it 6 , 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 8 interrupted 8 interrupted 11 . ' [i] 've been all through it . 1 ' 3 've 3 've 4 been 4 been 5 all 5 all 6 through 6 through 7 it 7 it 8 . the place for us is on the ground or at least close to it . 1 the 2 place 2 place 3 for 2 place 5 is 3 for 4 us 5 is 12 close 6 on 7 the 7 the 8 ground 8 ground 9 or 9 or 11 least 10 at 11 least 11 least 12 close 12 close 13 to 13 to 14 it 14 it 15 . come see how [i] live . ' 1 come 2 see 2 see 3 how 3 how 5 live 5 live 6 . 6 . 7 ' " [so] [seek-seek] went with [mr] [chipmunk] and saw how he lived among the rocks and stones . 1 " 13 among 4 went 5 with 5 with 9 saw 8 and 9 saw 9 saw 10 how 10 how 11 he 11 he 12 lived 12 lived 13 among 13 among 15 rocks 14 the 15 rocks 15 rocks 16 and 15 rocks 17 stones 17 stones 18 . for a time he tried living there [too] , but he didn't like the rocks and stones much better than he did the trees . 1 for 2 a 2 a 9 , 3 time 4 he 3 time 5 tried 5 tried 6 living 6 living 7 there 6 living 9 , 9 , 16 and 10 but 11 he 11 he 12 didn't 12 didn't 13 like 13 like 15 rocks 14 the 15 rocks 15 rocks 16 and 16 and 17 stones 17 stones 20 than 18 much 19 better 19 better 20 than 20 than 22 did 21 he 22 did 22 did 24 trees 23 the 24 trees 24 trees 25 . besides , all the neighbors were forever mistaking him for [mr] [chipmunk] because they looked so much alike , and he didn't like this . 1 besides 4 the 2 , 3 all 3 all 4 the 4 the 7 forever 5 neighbors 6 were 5 neighbors 7 forever 7 forever 15 looked 8 mistaking 9 him 9 him 10 for 10 for 13 because 13 because 14 they 14 they 15 looked 15 looked 19 , 16 so 17 much 17 much 18 alike 18 alike 19 , 19 , 20 and 20 and 21 he 20 and 25 . 21 he 22 didn't 22 didn't 23 like 23 like 24 this one day he wandered out on the [green] [meadows] . 1 one 2 day 2 day 3 he 3 he 4 wandered 4 wandered 5 out 5 out 6 on 6 on 7 the 7 the 10 . it was very lovely out there among the grasses and flowers . 1 it 2 was 1 it 4 lovely 2 was 3 very 4 lovely 5 out 5 out 6 there 6 there 9 grasses 7 among 8 the 8 the 9 grasses 9 grasses 10 and 9 grasses 12 . 11 flowers 12 . he wandered farther and farther , and the farther he wandered the better he liked it . 1 he 3 farther 2 wandered 3 farther 3 farther 6 , 4 and 5 farther 5 farther 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 the 7 and 10 he 8 the 9 farther 10 he 11 wandered 11 wandered 15 liked 12 the 13 better 13 better 15 liked 14 he 15 liked 15 liked 16 it 16 it 17 . by and by he came to the home of [yap-yap] the [prairie] [dog] , who is one of the [marmot] family , as you know . 1 by 3 by 2 and 3 by 3 by 26 . 4 he 5 came 5 came 6 to 5 came 8 home 6 to 7 the 8 home 9 of 8 home 15 who 9 of 11 the 14 , 15 who 15 who 16 is 16 is 21 family 16 is 25 know 17 one 18 of 18 of 19 the 18 of 21 family 21 family 22 , 22 , 23 as 23 as 24 you 25 know 26 . " ' [a] home like that would suit me , ' thought [grandfather] [seek-seek] wistfully , as he journeyed on . 1 " 7 would 2 ' 4 home 4 home 5 like 5 like 6 that 6 that 7 would 7 would 12 thought 8 suit 9 me 8 suit 12 thought 9 me 10 , 10 , 11 ' 12 thought 15 wistfully 15 wistfully 16 , 16 , 17 as 17 as 18 he 17 as 19 journeyed 19 journeyed 21 . 20 on 21 . ' [i] wonder if [i] could dig one . 1 ' 3 wonder 3 wonder 4 if 4 if 6 could 6 could 7 dig 7 dig 8 one 8 one 9 . i believe [i] 'll try . ' 1 i 2 believe 2 believe 4 'll 4 'll 5 try 5 try 6 . 6 . 7 ' " so when he found a place to suit him he began to dig . 1 " 9 suit 2 so 3 when 3 when 4 he 4 he 5 found 4 he 6 a 6 a 7 place 7 place 8 to 8 to 9 suit 9 suit 10 him 10 him 11 he 11 he 12 began 12 began 13 to 12 began 14 dig 13 to 14 dig 14 dig 15 . there were no stones to hurt his feet and dull his nails , and he actually enjoyed [digging] . 1 there 6 hurt 1 there 12 nails 2 were 3 no 3 no 4 stones 4 stones 5 to 4 stones 6 hurt 7 his 8 feet 8 feet 9 and 8 feet 12 nails 9 and 10 dull 10 dull 11 his 12 nails 17 enjoyed 13 , 14 and 13 , 17 enjoyed 14 and 15 he 14 and 16 actually 15 he 16 actually 17 enjoyed 19 . so he dug and dug until he had a wonderful underground home . 1 so 2 he 1 so 7 he 3 dug 4 and 4 and 5 dug 5 dug 6 until 6 until 7 he 7 he 8 had 8 had 9 a 8 had 10 wonderful 10 wonderful 12 home 11 underground 12 home 12 home 13 . all about were plenty of seeds and tender grasses to eat , and he was happy . 1 all 2 about 1 all 4 plenty 3 were 4 plenty 4 plenty 9 grasses 5 of 6 seeds 6 seeds 7 and 6 seeds 8 tender 8 tender 9 grasses 9 grasses 11 eat 10 to 11 eat 11 eat 12 , 11 eat 16 happy 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 he 14 he 15 was 16 happy 17 . he had found his place in the [great] [world] . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 found 3 found 4 his 4 his 5 place 5 place 6 in 6 in 7 the 7 the 10 . then one day along came [old] [mother] [nature] . 1 then 2 one 2 one 3 day 3 day 4 along 4 along 5 came 5 came 9 . " then she discovered her mistake . 1 " 2 then 2 then 3 she 3 she 4 discovered 4 discovered 5 her 5 her 6 mistake 6 mistake 7 . ' [dear] me , ' said she , ' this will never do at all . 1 ' 6 said 3 me 4 , 4 , 6 said 5 ' 6 said 6 said 7 she 6 said 8 , 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 10 this 10 this 11 will 11 will 13 do 12 never 13 do 13 do 16 . 14 at 15 all 15 all 16 . if [i] can't tell my own children apart , how can [i] expect others to ? 1 if 5 my 3 can't 4 tell 4 tell 5 my 5 my 7 children 6 own 7 children 7 children 8 apart 8 apart 11 can 9 , 10 how 10 how 11 can 11 can 13 expect 13 expect 14 others 13 expect 16 ? 14 others 15 to your coat is altogether too much like that of [mr] [chipmunk] . 1 your 2 coat 1 your 3 is 3 is 4 altogether 4 altogether 5 too 5 too 6 much 6 much 7 like 6 much 9 of 7 like 8 that 9 of 12 . i must change it . 1 i 2 must 2 must 3 change 3 change 4 it 4 it 5 . i certainly must change it . ' 1 i 2 certainly 2 certainly 3 must 3 must 4 change 4 change 5 it 4 change 6 . 6 . 7 ' " she leaned over and lightly tapped [seek-seek] right down the length of the broadest brown stripe of his coat . 1 " 10 down 2 she 3 leaned 3 leaned 4 over 4 over 5 and 5 and 7 tapped 5 and 10 down 6 lightly 7 tapped 7 tapped 9 right 10 down 15 broadest 11 the 12 length 12 length 13 of 13 of 14 the 14 the 15 broadest 15 broadest 16 brown 16 brown 19 his 17 stripe 18 of 18 of 19 his 19 his 20 coat 20 coat 21 . wherever her finger touched a little spot of yellow was left . 1 wherever 6 little 2 her 3 finger 3 finger 4 touched 4 touched 5 a 5 a 6 little 6 little 7 spot 7 spot 8 of 8 of 9 yellow 9 yellow 11 left 10 was 11 left 11 left 12 . then she did the same thing to each of the other brown stripes . 1 then 2 she 1 then 6 thing 3 did 4 the 4 the 5 same 5 same 6 thing 6 thing 8 each 7 to 8 each 8 each 10 the 9 of 10 the 10 the 11 other 11 other 12 brown 12 brown 13 stripes 12 brown 14 . 13 stripes 14 . from that day on he never was mistaken for [mr] [chipmunk] or any one else . 1 from 2 that 2 that 3 day 2 that 7 was 3 day 4 on 5 he 6 never 5 he 7 was 7 was 8 mistaken 8 mistaken 9 for 9 for 12 or 12 or 13 any 13 any 14 one 14 one 15 else 15 else 16 . that 's the story of my coat , and now [i] must get busy collecting seeds for my storehouse , " concluded [seek-seek] . 1 that 2 's 1 that 12 must 2 's 3 the 3 the 4 story 4 story 8 , 5 of 6 my 6 my 7 coat 7 coat 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 now 12 must 14 busy 13 get 14 busy 14 busy 17 for 15 collecting 16 seeds 16 seeds 17 for 17 for 19 storehouse 18 my 19 storehouse 19 storehouse 20 , 19 storehouse 22 concluded 20 , 21 " 22 concluded 24 . " come and see me again , [peter] [rabbit] . " 1 " 2 come 2 come 3 and 3 and 4 see 4 see 5 me 5 me 6 again 6 again 7 , 7 , 11 " 10 . 11 " [xiii] [where] [old] [mr] [.] [osprey] [learned] [to] [fish] peter [rabbit] had seen a very strange thing . 1 peter 6 very 3 had 4 seen 4 seen 5 a 5 a 6 very 6 very 7 strange 7 strange 8 thing 8 thing 9 . it was strange to [peter] , anyway . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 strange 3 strange 4 to 3 strange 6 , 6 , 7 anyway 7 anyway 8 . coming straight towards him , but high in [the] air , was a big bird , a bird with broad wings . 1 coming 4 him 1 coming 7 high 2 straight 3 towards 3 towards 4 him 4 him 5 , 5 , 6 but 7 high 11 , 7 high 15 bird 8 in 10 air 10 air 11 , 12 was 13 a 13 a 14 big 13 a 15 bird 15 bird 16 , 16 , 18 bird 16 , 22 . 17 a 18 bird 18 bird 20 broad 19 with 20 broad 20 broad 21 wings peter didn't have to look twice to know that it was a member of the [hawk] family . 1 peter 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 have 2 didn't 6 twice 3 have 4 to 3 have 5 look 6 twice 12 a 7 to 8 know 8 know 9 that 9 that 11 was 10 it 11 was 11 was 12 a 12 a 17 family 13 member 14 of 13 member 17 family 14 of 15 the 17 family 18 . at first he thought it was [redtail] . 1 at 2 first 2 first 3 he 3 he 4 thought 4 thought 5 it 5 it 6 was 6 was 8 . peter didn't stop to think of that . 1 peter 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 stop 3 stop 4 to 4 to 5 think 5 think 6 of 6 of 7 that 7 that 8 . he would stay there until the way was clear to get home to the dear [old] [briar-patch] . 1 he 8 was 2 would 3 stay 3 stay 4 there 4 there 5 until 5 until 6 the 5 until 7 way 7 way 8 was 8 was 11 get 9 clear 10 to 9 clear 11 get 11 get 13 to 12 home 13 to 13 to 14 the 14 the 15 dear 14 the 18 . 15 dear 18 . as soon as he was safe in the old house of [johnny] [chuck] , he turned and poked his head out of the doorway . 1 as 2 soon 1 as 3 as 2 soon 3 as 3 as 4 he 3 as 6 safe 4 he 5 was 6 safe 10 house 6 safe 18 poked 7 in 8 the 7 in 10 house 8 the 9 old 10 house 11 of 14 , 15 he 15 he 16 turned 16 turned 17 and 16 turned 18 poked 18 poked 21 out 19 his 20 head 20 head 21 out 21 out 23 the 22 of 23 the 23 the 24 doorway 24 doorway 25 . he wanted to see if any one would be caught . 1 he 5 if 2 wanted 3 to 3 to 4 see 4 see 5 if 5 if 6 any 6 any 7 one 6 any 8 would 7 one 8 would 8 would 9 be 9 be 10 caught 9 be 11 . 10 caught 11 . he hoped not , but if any one was caught , he wanted to see . 1 he 2 hoped 1 he 10 caught 2 hoped 3 not 4 , 5 but 5 but 6 if 6 if 7 any 7 any 8 one 7 any 10 caught 8 one 9 was 10 caught 12 he 11 , 12 he 12 he 15 see 13 wanted 14 to 14 to 15 see 15 see 16 . you know [peter] never misses anything if he can help it . 1 you 4 never 2 know 4 never 4 never 7 if 5 misses 6 anything 6 anything 7 if 7 if 9 can 8 he 9 can 9 can 10 help 9 can 11 it 11 it 12 . then [peter] saw that he had a white waist-coat and was a stranger . 1 then 3 saw 3 saw 4 that 4 that 5 he 5 he 6 had 6 had 7 a 6 had 9 waist-coat 7 a 8 white 8 white 9 waist-coat 9 waist-coat 13 stranger 10 and 13 stranger 11 was 12 a 12 a 13 stranger 13 stranger 14 . " [i] wonder who he is ? " thought [peter] , staring very hard . 1 " 5 he 3 wonder 4 who 4 who 5 he 5 he 9 thought 6 is 7 ? 7 ? 8 " 7 ? 9 thought 9 thought 12 staring 11 , 12 staring 12 staring 14 hard 13 very 14 hard 14 hard 15 . " he 's bigger than either [redtail] or [whitetail] . 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 's 3 's 4 bigger 4 bigger 5 than 5 than 6 either 6 either 8 or 8 or 10 . i hope he isn't going to make his home here , because we have trouble enough as it is . " 1 i 2 hope 1 i 10 here 2 hope 4 isn't 2 hope 5 going 2 hope 7 make 3 he 4 isn't 4 isn't 5 going 5 going 6 to 7 make 9 home 7 make 10 here 8 his 9 home 10 here 11 , 11 , 15 trouble 12 because 13 we 13 we 14 have 13 we 15 trouble 15 trouble 16 enough 16 enough 19 is 16 enough 20 . 17 as 18 it 18 it 19 is 20 . 21 " suddenly [mr] [hawk] paused high up in the air , then closed his wings and shot straight down like an arrow . 1 suddenly 4 paused 4 paused 7 in 4 paused 12 closed 5 high 6 up 6 up 7 in 7 in 9 air 8 the 9 air 9 air 10 , 10 , 11 then 12 closed 13 his 13 his 14 wings 13 his 20 an 14 wings 16 shot 15 and 16 shot 16 shot 19 like 17 straight 18 down 17 straight 19 like 20 an 22 . 21 arrow 22 . plunge ! 1 plunge 2 ! peter couldn't believe his own eyes . 1 peter 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 believe 3 believe 4 his 4 his 5 own 5 own 6 eyes 6 eyes 7 . mr [hawk] actually had disappeared in the [smiling] [pool] [!] 1 mr 3 actually 1 mr 4 had 4 had 5 disappeared 5 disappeared 6 in 6 in 7 the up , up he went , and then [peter] saw that in his great claws was a fish . 1 up 4 he 1 up 8 then 2 , 3 up 3 up 4 he 4 he 5 went 5 went 7 and 5 went 8 then 6 , 7 and 8 then 15 claws 10 saw 11 that 10 saw 14 great 12 in 13 his 12 in 14 great 14 great 15 claws 15 claws 19 . 16 was 17 a 16 was 19 . 17 a 18 fish peter watched him fly away with the fish , and when he felt [that] it was quite safe to do so , he came out . 1 peter 13 felt 2 watched 3 him 2 watched 4 fly 4 fly 5 away 5 away 8 fish 5 away 9 , 6 with 7 the 7 the 8 fish 9 , 10 and 9 , 13 felt 10 and 11 when 11 when 12 he 13 felt 16 was 13 felt 26 . 15 it 16 was 16 was 20 do 17 quite 18 safe 18 safe 19 to 18 safe 20 do 21 so 22 , 21 so 23 he 23 he 24 came 24 came 25 out 24 came 26 . over on the end of an old log among the bulrushes sat [jerry] [muskrat] just where [peter] had left him . 1 over 2 on 1 over 11 bulrushes 2 on 3 the 2 on 4 end 3 the 4 end 4 end 5 of 5 of 6 an 6 an 8 log 6 an 9 among 7 old 8 log 8 log 9 among 9 among 10 the 11 bulrushes 12 sat 11 bulrushes 16 where 12 sat 15 just 16 where 19 left 18 had 19 left 19 left 20 him 20 him 21 . it was very plain that [jerry] hadn't been the least bit frightened by [mr] [hawk] . 1 it 4 plain 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 plain 4 plain 7 hadn't 5 that 7 hadn't 7 hadn't 10 least 8 been 9 the 8 been 10 least 10 least 11 bit 11 bit 12 frightened 12 frightened 13 by 13 by 16 . peter couldn't understand it . 1 peter 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 understand 3 understand 4 it 4 it 5 . his eyes fairly popped out of his head with excitement and curiosity . 1 his 2 eyes 2 eyes 6 of 3 fairly 4 popped 4 popped 5 out 5 out 6 of 6 of 7 his 7 his 8 head 7 his 10 excitement 8 head 9 with 10 excitement 12 curiosity 11 and 12 curiosity 12 curiosity 13 . " who was that ? " he asked eagerly . 1 " 2 who 2 who 3 was 2 who 5 ? 4 that 5 ? 5 ? 6 " 6 " 7 he 6 " 9 eagerly 7 he 8 asked 8 asked 9 eagerly 9 eagerly 10 . " that ? 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 ? why , that was [plunger] the [osprey] , though some people call him [fish] [hawk] , " replied [jerry] . 1 why 2 , 1 why 8 , 2 , 3 that 3 that 4 was 4 was 6 the 8 , 9 though 9 though 13 him 10 some 11 people 10 some 12 call 12 call 13 him 13 him 16 , 16 , 20 . 17 " 18 replied 18 replied 20 . " [i] thought everybody knew him . 1 " 3 thought 3 thought 4 everybody 4 everybody 5 knew 5 knew 6 him 6 him 7 . why did you run away , [peter] ? 1 why 2 did 2 did 3 you 3 you 4 run 4 run 5 away 5 away 6 , 5 away 8 ? he wouldn't hurt you . " 1 he 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 3 hurt 3 hurt 4 you 4 you 6 " 5 . 6 " " huh ! 1 " 2 huh 2 huh 3 ! i wouldn't trust any [hawk] ! " snapped [peter] . 1 i 3 trust 2 wouldn't 3 trust 3 trust 4 any 4 any 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 snapped 8 snapped 10 . " which goes to show how little you know ! " retorted [jerry] [muskrat] . 1 " 2 which 1 " 3 goes 3 goes 5 show 4 to 5 show 5 show 8 you 6 how 7 little 6 how 8 you 8 you 9 know 9 know 12 retorted 10 ! 11 " 11 " 12 retorted 12 retorted 15 . " [plunger] never bothers anybody but the fish , but he surely is a terror to them . 1 " 3 never 1 " 11 he 3 never 5 anybody 4 bothers 5 anybody 5 anybody 9 , 6 but 7 the 7 the 8 fish 8 fish 9 , 9 , 10 but 11 he 12 surely 11 he 13 is 13 is 14 a 13 is 15 terror 15 terror 16 to 15 terror 18 . 16 to 17 them 16 to 18 . old [mother] [nature] knew what she was doing when she made fishermen out of that family , didn't she ? " 1 old 8 doing 4 knew 5 what 4 knew 6 she 6 she 7 was 6 she 8 doing 8 doing 11 made 9 when 10 she 10 she 11 made 11 made 12 fishermen 12 fishermen 13 out 13 out 16 family 14 of 15 that 15 that 16 family 16 family 17 , 17 , 18 didn't 17 , 19 she 19 she 20 ? 20 ? 21 " " she certainly did , though [i] 've never heard how she came to do it . 1 " 2 she 1 " 9 never 2 she 3 certainly 3 certainly 4 did 4 did 6 though 4 did 8 've 5 , 6 though 8 've 9 never 9 never 10 heard 9 never 11 how 11 how 14 to 11 how 17 . 12 she 13 came 13 came 14 to 14 to 15 do 15 do 16 it 15 do 17 . how did it happen , [jerry] ? " 1 how 2 did 2 did 3 it 2 did 4 happen 4 happen 5 , 4 happen 7 ? 7 ? 8 " peter was doing some fishing himself . 1 peter 2 was 2 was 4 some 3 doing 4 some 4 some 6 himself 5 fishing 6 himself 6 himself 7 . he was fishing for a story . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 fishing 3 fishing 4 for 4 for 5 a 5 a 6 story 6 story 7 . jerry [muskrat] grinned . 1 jerry 3 grinned 3 grinned 4 . " think you 'll sleep any better if [i] tell you ? " he inquired . 1 " 2 think 1 " 3 you 1 " 4 'll 3 you 4 'll 4 'll 6 any 4 'll 8 if 5 sleep 6 any 7 better 8 if 8 if 11 you 8 if 15 inquired 10 tell 11 you 11 you 12 ? 12 ? 13 " 13 " 14 he 15 inquired 16 . peter grinned back and nodded . 1 peter 2 grinned 2 grinned 3 back 3 back 4 and 4 and 5 nodded 5 nodded 6 . so [jerry] [muskrat] told him this story : 1 so 4 told 4 told 7 story 5 him 6 this 6 this 7 story 7 story 8 : the [great] [world] was a new place , and they were new in it . 1 the 6 new 4 was 5 a 5 a 6 new 6 new 8 , 7 place 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 they 10 they 11 were 11 were 12 new 12 new 15 . 13 in 14 it 14 it 15 . no one knew exactly his place or what was expected of him , and [old] [mother] [nature] was too busy to be bothered with questions . 1 no 5 his 2 one 3 knew 3 knew 4 exactly 4 exactly 5 his 5 his 6 place 6 place 13 , 7 or 8 what 7 or 11 of 8 what 10 expected 9 was 10 expected 11 of 12 him 12 him 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 19 too 18 was 19 too 19 too 21 to 20 busy 21 to 21 to 25 questions 22 be 23 bothered 22 be 25 questions 23 bothered 24 with 25 questions 26 . if he couldn't do that , she didn't want him around at all , and the sooner something happened to him the better . 1 if 4 do 1 if 15 and 2 he 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 do 4 do 9 want 5 that 7 she 6 , 7 she 7 she 8 didn't 8 didn't 9 want 10 him 11 around 11 around 12 at 12 at 13 all 13 all 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 18 something 16 the 17 sooner 17 sooner 18 something 18 something 19 happened 19 happened 20 to 19 happened 24 . 20 to 21 him 22 the 23 better 23 better 24 . so the [great] [world] began to be peopled with birds and animals . 1 so 2 the 2 the 5 began 5 began 6 to 6 to 8 peopled 7 be 8 peopled 8 peopled 10 birds 9 with 10 birds 10 birds 11 and 10 birds 13 . 12 animals 13 . you 've heard about that hard time and sad time ? " 1 you 2 've 1 you 3 heard 1 you 4 about 4 about 5 that 4 about 6 hard 5 that 6 hard 6 hard 7 time 7 time 8 and 8 and 9 sad 9 sad 10 time 10 time 11 ? 11 ? 12 " peter nodded , and [jerry] took a drink of water and then went on with his tale . 1 peter 2 nodded 1 peter 10 water 2 nodded 4 and 3 , 4 and 6 took 8 drink 6 took 10 water 7 a 8 drink 8 drink 9 of 10 water 13 went 11 and 12 then 11 and 13 went 13 went 14 on 14 on 18 . 15 with 16 his 16 his 17 tale 17 tale 18 . and yet [i] guess it wasn't wholly bad . 1 and 2 yet 1 and 4 guess 4 guess 5 it 5 it 6 wasn't 6 wasn't 7 wholly 7 wholly 9 . 8 bad 9 . nothing is , so far as [i] can find out . 1 nothing 2 is 2 is 4 so 3 , 4 so 4 so 5 far 5 far 6 as 5 far 9 find 8 can 9 find 9 find 11 . 10 out 11 . anyway , because of that hard time , everybody became a little smarter than before . 1 anyway 2 , 1 anyway 7 time 2 , 3 because 4 of 6 hard 4 of 7 time 5 that 6 hard 7 time 13 smarter 8 , 9 everybody 9 everybody 10 became 9 everybody 13 smarter 10 became 11 a 10 became 13 smarter 11 a 12 little 13 smarter 16 . 14 than 16 . 15 before 16 . you know an empty stomach sharpens wit , and fear puts a fine edge on it . 1 you 2 know 1 you 10 fear 2 know 3 an 2 know 4 empty 4 empty 8 , 5 stomach 6 sharpens 5 stomach 7 wit 7 wit 8 , 8 , 9 and 10 fear 12 a 10 fear 13 fine 11 puts 12 a 12 a 13 fine 13 fine 17 . 14 edge 16 it 14 edge 17 . 15 on 16 it one day he caught little [mr] [sparrow] when [little] [mr] [sparrow] was so busy that he forgot to watch out . 1 one 2 day 2 day 3 he 3 he 4 caught 3 he 17 forgot 4 caught 5 little 8 when 12 was 12 was 14 busy 13 so 14 busy 14 busy 15 that 15 that 16 he 16 he 17 forgot 17 forgot 19 watch 18 to 19 watch 19 watch 21 . 20 out 21 . i hate to make a neighbor uncomfortable , and [i] 'll be just as quick and accommodating about this little matter as [i] can . 1 i 2 hate 1 i 6 neighbor 1 i 11 'll 2 hate 3 to 2 hate 4 make 4 make 5 a 4 make 6 neighbor 6 neighbor 7 uncomfortable 7 uncomfortable 9 and 8 , 9 and 11 'll 12 be 11 'll 17 accommodating 12 be 13 just 13 just 14 as 15 quick 16 and 15 quick 17 accommodating 17 accommodating 18 about 18 about 19 this 19 this 21 matter 20 little 21 matter 21 matter 25 . 22 as 24 can 24 can 25 . i just must have it , or [i] wouldn't bother you at all . 1 i 4 have 2 just 3 must 3 must 4 have 4 have 5 it 5 it 6 , 6 , 7 or 7 or 9 wouldn't 9 wouldn't 10 bother 10 bother 11 you 11 you 13 all 12 at 13 all 13 all 14 . i hope you won't hold it against me , [mr] [sparrow] . ' 1 i 2 hope 1 i 5 hold 2 hope 3 you 4 won't 5 hold 5 hold 6 it 6 it 7 against 7 against 8 me 8 me 9 , 9 , 13 ' 12 . 13 ' " [mr] [osprey] was so nice and polite about it that little [mr] [sparrow] perked up a little and started his wits working . 1 " 8 polite 1 " 9 about 4 was 5 so 4 was 6 nice 5 so 6 nice 6 nice 7 and 6 nice 8 polite 9 about 23 working 10 it 22 wits 11 that 12 little 12 little 15 perked 15 perked 16 up 16 up 17 a 16 up 20 started 17 a 18 little 18 little 19 and 20 started 21 his 20 started 22 wits 22 wits 23 working 23 working 24 . he tried to be just as nice and polite as [mr] [osprey] . 1 he 5 just 2 tried 3 to 3 to 4 be 4 be 5 just 5 just 7 nice 6 as 7 nice 7 nice 9 polite 8 and 9 polite 9 polite 10 as 10 as 13 . so long as that emptiness is filled , [i] don't suppose it matters to you if [i] shouldn't happen to fill it . ' 1 so 7 filled 2 long 3 as 2 long 5 emptiness 3 as 4 that 5 emptiness 6 is 5 emptiness 7 filled 7 filled 11 suppose 7 filled 13 matters 8 , 10 don't 8 , 11 suppose 11 suppose 12 it 13 matters 15 you 13 matters 23 . 14 to 15 you 16 if 18 shouldn't 18 shouldn't 23 . 19 happen 20 to 20 to 21 fill 20 to 23 . 21 fill 22 it 23 . 24 ' " ' [not] at all , ' replied [mr] [osprey] . 1 " 8 replied 2 ' 8 replied 4 at 5 all 5 all 6 , 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 8 replied 8 replied 11 . " ' [mr] [osprey] , ' said little [mr] [sparrow] very earnestly , ' if [i] were in your place , [i] never would go hungry . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 26 hungry 5 , 11 very 6 ' 7 said 6 ' 11 very 7 said 8 little 11 very 12 earnestly 12 earnestly 13 , 12 earnestly 14 ' 14 ' 15 if 15 if 25 go 15 if 26 hungry 17 were 18 in 18 in 19 your 19 your 20 place 20 place 21 , 21 , 23 never 23 never 24 would 23 never 25 go 24 would 25 go 26 hungry 27 . no , [sir] , [i] never would go hungry . 1 no 2 , 1 no 4 , 4 , 6 never 6 never 7 would 7 would 8 go 8 go 9 hungry 9 hungry 10 . and [i] certainly never , never would trouble any of my neighbors who wear feathers . 1 and 4 never 3 certainly 4 never 4 never 9 any 5 , 6 never 6 never 7 would 6 never 9 any 7 would 8 trouble 9 any 13 who 10 of 11 my 11 my 12 neighbors 12 neighbors 13 who 13 who 14 wear 14 wear 15 feathers 15 feathers 16 . i certainly would feel most happy if [old] [mother] [nature] had given me what she has given you . 1 i 2 certainly 2 certainly 3 would 2 certainly 4 feel 4 feel 6 happy 4 feel 12 given 5 most 6 happy 6 happy 7 if 7 if 11 had 12 given 15 she 13 me 14 what 14 what 15 she 15 she 16 has 16 has 17 given 16 has 19 . 17 given 18 you 18 you 19 . indeed [i] would . ' 1 indeed 3 would 3 would 4 . 4 . 5 ' " [mr] [osprey] looked down at little [mr] [sparrow] and blinked at him in a puzzled way . 1 " 4 looked 4 looked 6 at 4 looked 18 . 5 down 6 at 7 little 18 . 10 and 11 blinked 11 blinked 15 a 12 at 13 him 13 him 14 in 14 in 15 a 15 a 16 puzzled 16 puzzled 17 way 16 puzzled 18 . ' [what] has [old] [mother] [nature] given me that you would be happy to have ? ' he asked . 1 ' 3 has 1 ' 9 that 3 has 7 given 7 given 8 me 9 that 10 you 10 you 13 happy 11 would 12 be 12 be 13 happy 13 happy 14 to 14 to 15 have 15 have 16 ? 16 ? 17 ' 16 ? 19 asked 17 ' 18 he 19 asked 20 . " ' [fishhooks] ! ' replied little [mr] [sparrow] , pointing to [mr] [osprey] 's great claws , ' the finest fishhooks in the world . 1 " 6 replied 2 ' 4 ! 4 ! 5 ' 5 ' 6 replied 6 replied 11 pointing 7 little 10 , 10 , 11 pointing 11 pointing 12 to 11 pointing 17 claws 15 's 16 great 16 great 17 claws 17 claws 23 in 18 , 19 ' 18 , 21 finest 19 ' 20 the 21 finest 22 fishhooks 22 fishhooks 23 in 23 in 24 the 24 the 25 world 25 world 26 . you don't hear [billy] [mink] or [little] [joe] [otter] or [mr] [heron] complaining about hard times . 1 you 2 don't 1 you 3 hear 3 hear 6 or 6 or 16 times 10 or 13 complaining 13 complaining 15 hard 14 about 15 hard 15 hard 16 times 16 times 17 . why ? 1 why 2 ? because they don't know what hard times are . 1 because 2 they 1 because 4 know 2 they 3 don't 3 don't 4 know 4 know 7 times 5 what 6 hard 6 hard 7 times 7 times 8 are 8 are 9 . there are plenty of fish to be caught , and when they are hungry they go fishing . 1 there 2 are 1 there 3 plenty 3 plenty 13 are 4 of 5 fish 5 fish 7 be 6 to 7 be 7 be 12 they 8 caught 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 when 11 when 12 they 12 they 13 are 13 are 16 go 14 hungry 15 they 15 they 16 go 16 go 18 . 17 fishing 18 . fish are very filling and satisfying , [i] 've heard say . 1 fish 2 are 2 are 6 satisfying 3 very 4 filling 3 very 6 satisfying 4 filling 5 and 6 satisfying 7 , 7 , 9 've 9 've 10 heard 10 heard 11 say 11 say 12 . seemed like he was just waiting for some one with hooks to come along and snatch him right out of the water . ' 1 seemed 5 just 1 seemed 20 of 2 like 3 he 3 he 4 was 4 was 5 just 5 just 16 snatch 6 waiting 9 one 6 waiting 11 hooks 7 for 8 some 8 some 9 one 10 with 11 hooks 11 hooks 14 along 12 to 13 come 13 come 14 along 14 along 15 and 15 and 16 snatch 16 snatch 17 him 17 him 19 out 18 right 19 out 20 of 21 the 21 the 22 water 22 water 23 . 23 . 24 ' " ' [where] 'd you say that fish was ? ' asked [mr] [osprey] . 1 " 4 'd 2 ' 4 'd 4 'd 6 say 5 you 6 say 6 say 7 that 6 say 10 ? 7 that 8 fish 7 that 9 was 10 ? 11 ' 11 ' 12 asked 12 asked 15 . " ' [if] you 'll let me go , [i] 'll show you , ' replied little [mr] [sparrow] . 1 " 5 'll 1 " 8 go 2 ' 4 you 4 you 5 'll 5 'll 6 let 6 let 7 me 8 go 13 you 9 , 11 'll 11 'll 12 show 12 show 13 you 13 you 14 , 14 , 15 ' 15 ' 16 replied 16 replied 20 . 17 little 20 . " so [mr] [osprey] let little [mr] [sparrow] go , but he followed him right close . 1 " 2 so 1 " 5 let 5 let 13 followed 6 little 9 go 9 go 10 , 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 he 12 he 13 followed 13 followed 15 right 14 him 15 right 15 right 16 close 16 close 17 . mr [sparrow] led the way straight to the [smiling] [pool] . 1 mr 5 way 3 led 4 the 4 the 5 way 5 way 6 straight 6 straight 7 to 7 to 8 the 8 the 11 . sure enough , there was the big fish taking a sun-bath . 1 sure 2 enough 1 sure 3 , 3 , 4 there 4 there 7 big 5 was 6 the 6 the 7 big 7 big 8 fish 7 big 9 taking 9 taking 10 a 10 a 11 sun-bath 10 a 12 . 11 sun-bath 12 . mr [.] osprey hardly wet his feet putting those big hooks into that fish . 1 mr 4 hardly 3 osprey 4 hardly 4 hardly 7 feet 4 hardly 9 those 5 wet 6 his 6 his 7 feet 7 feet 8 putting 9 those 10 big 9 those 13 that 10 big 11 hooks 10 big 12 into 11 hooks 12 into 13 that 14 fish 13 that 15 . he flew away with it , and presently he was rid of that emptiness in his stomach and had back his peace of mind . 1 he 2 flew 1 he 17 stomach 2 flew 3 away 3 away 7 and 4 with 5 it 5 it 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 presently 8 presently 10 was 9 he 10 was 10 was 11 rid 11 rid 14 emptiness 11 rid 15 in 12 of 13 that 12 of 14 emptiness 15 in 16 his 17 stomach 25 . 18 and 19 had 19 had 25 . 20 back 21 his 20 back 22 peace 22 peace 23 of 22 peace 25 . 23 of 24 mind after [that] , whenever he was hungry , he went fishing instead of hunting the birds and the animals . 1 after 3 , 1 after 9 he 3 , 4 whenever 4 whenever 5 he 6 was 7 hungry 7 hungry 8 , 8 , 9 he 9 he 11 fishing 10 went 11 fishing 11 fishing 12 instead 11 fishing 14 hunting 13 of 14 hunting 14 hunting 20 . 15 the 16 birds 16 birds 19 animals 17 and 18 the 18 the 19 animals 19 animals 20 . by practice [he] learned how to use those big fishhooks of his and became one of the smartest of all fishermen . 1 by 2 practice 2 practice 7 use 4 learned 5 how 4 learned 6 to 6 to 7 use 7 use 9 big 8 those 9 big 9 big 10 fishhooks 10 fishhooks 11 of 10 fishhooks 14 became 11 of 12 his 13 and 14 became 14 became 18 smartest 15 one 16 of 16 of 17 the 17 the 18 smartest 18 smartest 19 of 18 smartest 22 . 19 of 20 all 20 all 22 . 21 fishermen 22 . and it 's been just that way ever since . 1 and 2 it 1 and 4 been 2 it 3 's 4 been 6 that 5 just 6 that 6 that 7 way 7 way 8 ever 8 ever 9 since 9 since 10 . there comes old [redtail] the [hawk] . 1 there 2 comes 2 comes 3 old 3 old 5 the 5 the 7 . you 'd better get out of sight , [peter] . " 1 you 2 'd 2 'd 3 better 3 better 4 get 4 get 5 out 5 out 6 of 6 of 7 sight 7 sight 8 , 7 sight 10 . 10 . 11 " peter did . 1 peter 2 did 2 did 3 . [xiv] [where] [old] [mr] [.] [bob-cat] [left] [his] [honor] of all those who are forever trying to catch [peter] [rabbit] , he fears none more than [yowler] the [bob-cat] . 1 of 3 those 2 all 3 those 3 those 4 who 4 who 7 trying 4 who 12 , 5 are 6 forever 5 are 7 trying 7 trying 8 to 7 trying 9 catch 8 to 9 catch 12 , 15 none 13 he 14 fears 14 fears 15 none 15 none 17 than 16 more 17 than 17 than 19 the 17 than 21 . 19 the 21 . and from that fear has grown hate . 1 and 2 from 2 from 4 fear 3 that 4 fear 4 fear 5 has 5 has 6 grown 6 grown 7 hate 7 hate 8 . you will find it true all through life that hate often springs from great fear . 1 you 3 find 1 you 6 all 2 will 3 find 3 find 5 true 4 it 5 true 6 all 8 life 7 through 8 life 8 life 9 that 9 that 10 hate 10 hate 12 springs 11 often 12 springs 12 springs 15 fear 13 from 14 great 14 great 15 fear 15 fear 16 . peter isn't much given to hate , but he does hate [yowler] the [bob-cat] . 1 peter 2 isn't 2 isn't 5 to 3 much 4 given 4 given 5 to 5 to 6 hate 6 hate 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 10 does 9 he 10 does 10 does 11 hate 11 hate 13 the 11 hate 15 . he has no honor . 1 he 2 has 2 has 3 no 3 no 4 honor 4 honor 5 . there are many others whom [peter] fears , [reddy] [fox] , [old] [man] [coyote] , [hooty] the [owl] , and with very good reason . 1 there 3 many 2 are 3 many 3 many 4 others 3 many 15 , 4 others 5 whom 4 others 7 fears 7 fears 8 , 7 fears 11 , 15 , 17 the 17 the 23 good 19 , 20 and 19 , 21 with 21 with 22 very 22 very 23 good 23 good 24 reason 24 reason 25 . but [peter] considers that these hunt him fairly . 1 but 3 considers 3 considers 5 these 4 that 5 these 5 these 9 . 6 hunt 7 him 7 him 8 fairly 8 fairly 9 . he knows when and where to be on the watch for them . 1 he 2 knows 2 knows 3 when 2 knows 5 where 4 and 5 where 5 where 6 to 6 to 7 be 7 be 13 . 8 on 9 the 9 the 10 watch 10 watch 11 for 11 for 12 them 12 them 13 . but [with] [yowler] it is altogether different . 1 but 4 it 4 it 5 is 5 is 6 altogether 6 altogether 7 different 7 different 8 . yowler hides beside one of [peter] 's favorite little paths , and there he waits patiently for unsuspecting [peter] to come along . 1 yowler 2 hides 1 yowler 8 favorite 2 hides 5 of 3 beside 4 one 4 one 5 of 7 's 8 favorite 8 favorite 11 , 9 little 10 paths 10 paths 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 21 come 13 there 14 he 13 there 15 waits 15 waits 16 patiently 16 patiently 17 for 16 patiently 18 unsuspecting 18 unsuspecting 20 to 20 to 21 come 21 come 22 along 22 along 23 . he waits and watches much as [black] [pussy] , who is a cousin of [yowler] , waits and watches at a mousehole . 1 he 4 watches 2 waits 3 and 2 waits 4 watches 4 watches 5 much 4 watches 12 a 5 much 6 as 9 , 10 who 10 who 11 is 10 who 12 a 12 a 14 of 13 cousin 14 of 14 of 23 . 16 , 17 waits 17 waits 19 watches 18 and 19 watches 19 watches 21 a 20 at 21 a 21 a 22 mousehole 22 mousehole 23 . peter feels that it doesn't give him a chance , and everybody is entitled to [at] least a chance to live . 1 peter 2 feels 2 feels 4 it 2 feels 6 give 3 that 4 it 4 it 5 doesn't 6 give 7 him 6 give 12 everybody 7 him 8 a 9 chance 10 , 9 chance 12 everybody 10 , 11 and 12 everybody 13 is 13 is 17 least 14 entitled 15 to 14 entitled 17 least 17 least 19 chance 18 a 19 chance 19 chance 22 . 20 to 21 live 21 live 22 . he had been hopping along one of his favorite little paths without a thought of danger . 1 he 5 along 1 he 14 thought 2 had 3 been 3 been 4 hopping 3 been 5 along 6 one 7 of 7 of 8 his 8 his 9 favorite 9 favorite 12 without 9 favorite 14 thought 10 little 11 paths 10 little 12 without 12 without 13 a 14 thought 17 . 15 of 16 danger 16 danger 17 . presently he came to a little branch path . 1 presently 3 came 2 he 3 came 3 came 4 to 3 came 5 a 4 to 5 a 5 a 7 branch 6 little 7 branch 7 branch 8 path 8 path 9 . there he hesitated . 1 there 2 he 2 he 3 hesitated 3 hesitated 4 . he knew no reason why he shouldn't keep on as he had planned . 1 he 2 knew 1 he 3 no 3 no 4 reason 4 reason 5 why 4 reason 13 planned 5 why 6 he 5 why 7 shouldn't 7 shouldn't 8 keep 8 keep 9 on 10 as 11 he 11 he 12 had 12 had 13 planned 13 planned 14 . it was just a feeling that it would be better to take [the] other path , a feeling without any real reason . 1 it 2 was 1 it 3 just 3 just 6 that 4 a 5 feeling 5 feeling 6 that 6 that 10 better 7 it 8 would 7 it 10 better 8 would 9 be 10 better 12 take 11 to 12 take 12 take 16 , 14 other 15 path 14 other 16 , 16 , 20 any 17 a 18 feeling 18 feeling 19 without 18 feeling 20 any 20 any 23 . 21 real 22 reason 21 real 23 . 22 reason 23 . so he hesitated and finally turned down the little branch path . 1 so 2 he 1 so 5 finally 2 he 3 hesitated 3 hesitated 4 and 5 finally 7 down 6 turned 7 down 7 down 8 the 7 down 10 branch 9 little 10 branch 10 branch 11 path 11 path 12 . as he did so he caught a glimpse of a brown form moving stealthily [from] behind a log farther up the main little path . 1 as 2 he 1 as 8 glimpse 2 he 7 a 3 did 4 so 4 so 5 he 5 he 6 caught 6 caught 7 a 8 glimpse 17 a 9 of 10 a 10 a 11 brown 10 a 12 form 12 form 14 stealthily 12 form 16 behind 13 moving 14 stealthily 16 behind 17 a 17 a 20 up 18 log 19 farther 19 farther 20 up 20 up 22 main 21 the 22 main 22 main 24 path 23 little 24 path 24 path 25 . it was moving swiftly in the direction of the little branch path . 1 it 2 was 1 it 4 swiftly 2 was 3 moving 4 swiftly 5 in 5 in 6 the 6 the 11 branch 7 direction 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 little 10 little 11 branch 11 branch 13 . 12 path 13 . that glimpse was enough for [peter] . 1 that 2 glimpse 2 glimpse 4 enough 2 glimpse 7 . 3 was 4 enough 4 enough 5 for that stealthy form could be but one person [yowler] the [bob-cat] . 1 that 2 stealthy 2 stealthy 3 form 3 form 4 could 3 form 6 but 4 could 5 be 6 but 7 one 7 one 8 person 8 person 10 the 10 the 12 . " who is it you hate ? " asked a voice . 1 " 2 who 1 " 5 you 2 who 3 is 3 is 4 it 5 you 9 asked 6 hate 7 ? 7 ? 8 " 8 " 9 asked 9 asked 10 a 10 a 11 voice 11 voice 12 . for just a second [peter] was startled , then he recognized the voice of [mrs] [grouse] , one of his very best friends . 1 for 3 a 2 just 3 a 3 a 4 second 4 second 7 startled 6 was 7 startled 7 startled 14 of 8 , 9 then 9 then 10 he 10 he 11 recognized 11 recognized 12 the 12 the 13 voice 13 voice 14 of 14 of 22 best 17 , 18 one 18 one 19 of 19 of 20 his 20 his 21 very 21 very 22 best 22 best 24 . 23 friends 24 . " [yowler] the [bob-cat] , " said he as fiercely as before . 1 " 13 . 3 the 13 . 5 , 6 " 5 , 9 as 6 " 7 said 7 said 8 he 9 as 10 fiercely 10 fiercely 11 as 10 fiercely 13 . 11 as 12 before " [i] don't love him myself , " replied [mrs] [grouse] . 1 " 4 love 3 don't 4 love 4 love 6 myself 5 him 6 myself 6 myself 7 , 7 , 8 " 7 , 9 replied 9 replied 12 . " [i] suspected that he was somewhere about , and that is why [i] am here . 1 " 12 is 3 suspected 4 that 4 that 5 he 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 somewhere 7 somewhere 8 about 7 somewhere 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 that 11 that 12 is 12 is 13 why 12 is 15 am 15 am 17 . 16 here 17 . did you see him ? " 1 did 2 you 2 you 3 see 3 see 4 him 4 him 5 ? 5 ? 6 " " yes , " said [peter] , " [i] saw him . 1 " 5 said 2 yes 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 10 saw 10 saw 11 him 11 him 12 . he was hiding beside my favorite little path , and it is a wonder [i] didn't hop straight into his jaws . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 hiding 3 hiding 10 and 4 beside 5 my 5 my 6 favorite 6 favorite 9 , 7 little 8 path 8 path 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 14 wonder 11 it 12 is 12 is 13 a 13 a 14 wonder 14 wonder 17 hop 16 didn't 17 hop 17 hop 18 straight 18 straight 21 jaws 18 straight 22 . 19 into 20 his 20 his 21 jaws that fellow doesn't hunt fairly . 1 that 2 fellow 2 fellow 3 doesn't 3 doesn't 4 hunt 4 hunt 5 fairly 5 fairly 6 . he doesn't give us a chance . 1 he 3 give 2 doesn't 3 give 3 give 4 us 4 us 5 a 5 a 6 chance 6 chance 7 . he hasn't any honor . " 1 he 2 hasn't 2 hasn't 3 any 3 any 4 honor 4 honor 5 . 5 . 6 " " honor ! " exclaimed [mrs] [grouse] . 1 " 2 honor 2 honor 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 exclaimed 5 exclaimed 8 . " honor ! 1 " 2 honor 2 honor 3 ! of course he hasn't any honor . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 he 3 he 4 hasn't 4 hasn't 5 any 5 any 6 honor 6 honor 7 . honor ! 1 honor 2 ! of course [yowler] hasn't any . 1 of 2 course 2 course 4 hasn't 4 hasn't 5 any 5 any 6 . what could you expect ? " 1 what 2 could 2 could 3 you 3 you 4 expect 4 expect 5 ? 5 ? 6 " at once [peter] was all ears . 1 at 2 once 2 once 4 was 4 was 5 all 5 all 6 ears 6 ears 7 . " [i] 've never heard about that , " said he . 1 " 3 've 1 " 4 never 4 never 5 heard 5 heard 6 about 5 heard 7 that 7 that 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 12 . 10 said 11 he 11 he 12 . " tell me about it , [mrs] [grouse] . 1 " 2 tell 2 tell 3 me 3 me 4 about 4 about 5 it 5 it 6 , 6 , 9 . where was [turkey] [wood] , and how did old [mr] [bob-cat] happen to leave his honor there ? " 1 where 2 was 1 where 7 how 2 was 5 , 5 , 6 and 7 how 9 old 8 did 9 old 9 old 12 happen 12 happen 13 to 13 to 14 leave 14 leave 15 his 15 his 16 honor 16 honor 18 ? 17 there 18 ? 18 ? 19 " " he didn't happen to ; he did it deliberately , " replied [mrs] [grouse] . 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 didn't 2 he 8 did 3 didn't 4 happen 4 happen 5 to 6 ; 7 he 7 he 8 did 8 did 9 it 9 it 10 deliberately 10 deliberately 13 replied 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 replied 13 replied 16 . already [mr] [bob-cat] had begun to form a sneaky habit of stealth . 1 already 6 to 4 had 5 begun 5 begun 6 to 6 to 7 form 7 form 11 of 8 a 9 sneaky 9 sneaky 10 habit 10 habit 11 of 11 of 12 stealth 12 stealth 13 . " it happened that as he stole into [turkey] [wood] , [mrs] [gobbler] left her nest to get a bite to eat . 1 " 2 it 1 " 6 he 2 it 3 happened 3 happened 4 that 5 as 6 he 6 he 7 stole 7 stole 17 to 8 into 11 , 8 into 14 left 14 left 16 nest 14 left 17 to 15 her 16 nest 17 to 18 get 18 get 19 a 18 get 20 bite 19 a 20 bite 20 bite 23 . 21 to 22 eat 22 eat 23 . mr [bob-cat] saw her , but she didn't see him . 1 mr 3 saw 3 saw 6 but 4 her 5 , 5 , 6 but 6 but 7 she 7 she 8 didn't 7 she 9 see 9 see 10 him 9 see 11 . 10 him 11 . he crouched flat until she was out of sight . 1 he 6 was 2 crouched 3 flat 3 flat 4 until 4 until 5 she 5 she 6 was 6 was 7 out 7 out 8 of 8 of 9 sight 9 sight 10 . " ' [she] seemed mighty careful about how she slipped out of those bushes , ' thought [mr] [bob-cat] . 1 " 6 careful 1 " 10 slipped 2 ' 4 seemed 2 ' 5 mighty 4 seemed 5 mighty 5 mighty 6 careful 6 careful 7 about 7 about 9 she 8 how 9 she 10 slipped 14 bushes 11 out 12 of 12 of 13 those 13 those 14 bushes 14 bushes 15 , 14 bushes 17 thought 15 , 16 ' 17 thought 20 . ' [she] acted as if she didn't want to be seen . 1 ' 3 acted 3 acted 9 to 4 as 5 if 5 if 6 she 5 if 7 didn't 7 didn't 8 want 8 want 9 to 9 to 10 be 10 be 11 seen 11 seen 12 . i wonder why . 1 i 2 wonder 2 wonder 3 why 3 why 4 . i wonder if she has a secret hidden in those bushes . 1 i 3 if 2 wonder 3 if 3 if 6 a 4 she 5 has 5 has 6 a 6 a 7 secret 7 secret 8 hidden 7 secret 11 bushes 8 hidden 9 in 9 in 11 bushes 10 those 11 bushes 11 bushes 12 . i suppose the way to find out is to look . ' 1 i 2 suppose 1 i 6 find 3 the 4 way 4 way 5 to 5 to 6 find 6 find 7 out 7 out 8 is 8 is 9 to 9 to 10 look 10 look 11 . 11 . 12 ' he didn't know what they were , for they were the first eggs he had ever seen . 1 he 2 didn't 1 he 3 know 3 know 8 for 4 what 5 they 4 what 7 , 5 they 6 were 7 , 8 for 8 for 9 they 9 they 16 ever 10 were 11 the 11 the 12 first 12 first 13 eggs 12 first 14 he 14 he 15 had 15 had 16 ever 16 ever 18 . 17 seen 18 . he stared at them and wondered if they were good to eat . 1 he 2 stared 1 he 7 if 2 stared 3 at 3 at 4 them 4 them 5 and 5 and 6 wondered 7 if 8 they 8 they 9 were 9 were 10 good 10 good 11 to 11 to 12 eat 11 to 13 . he glanced this way and that way to be sure that no one was watching him . 1 he 2 glanced 1 he 4 way 2 glanced 3 this 4 way 15 watching 5 and 6 that 6 that 7 way 7 way 8 to 8 to 9 be 9 be 10 sure 10 sure 11 that 11 that 12 no 12 no 13 one 13 one 14 was 14 was 15 watching 15 watching 16 him 16 him 17 . " ' [don't] touch them , ' warned something inside of him . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 10 inside 4 touch 5 them 5 them 6 , 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 9 something 8 warned 9 something 9 something 10 inside 10 inside 13 . 11 of 12 him 12 him 13 . " ' [remember] your honor , ' warned the first little voice . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 5 honor 4 your 5 honor 5 honor 6 , 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 8 warned 8 warned 9 the 9 the 10 first 10 first 13 . 11 little 12 voice 12 voice 13 . " ' [bother] my honor ! 1 " 6 ! 2 ' 4 my 4 my 5 honor 5 honor 6 ! i 'm not going to do any harm , ' muttered [mr] [bob-cat] , and picked up one of the eggs in his mouth . 1 i 2 'm 1 i 4 going 1 i 8 harm 2 'm 3 not 2 'm 4 going 4 going 6 do 5 to 6 do 6 do 7 any 8 harm 9 , 8 harm 14 , 9 , 10 ' 10 ' 11 muttered 14 , 15 and 15 and 23 his 16 picked 17 up 17 up 19 of 18 one 19 of 19 of 20 the 20 the 21 eggs 21 eggs 22 in 22 in 23 his 23 his 24 mouth 24 mouth 25 . he tried it with his teeth [to] see if it was hard , and of course he put his teeth right through the shell . 1 he 9 if 1 he 11 was 2 tried 4 with 2 tried 5 his 3 it 4 with 5 his 6 teeth 6 teeth 8 see 8 see 9 if 10 it 11 was 11 was 18 put 12 hard 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 17 he 15 of 16 course 16 course 17 he 17 he 18 put 18 put 24 shell 19 his 20 teeth 19 his 24 shell 20 teeth 22 through 21 right 22 through 22 through 23 the 24 shell 25 . he started to put it back in a hurry , but just then he noticed a good taste in his mouth . 1 he 6 back 1 he 15 noticed 2 started 3 to 3 to 4 put 4 put 5 it 4 put 6 back 6 back 7 in 8 a 10 , 8 a 12 just 8 a 15 noticed 9 hurry 10 , 11 but 12 just 12 just 13 then 13 then 14 he 15 noticed 18 taste 16 a 17 good 16 a 18 taste 18 taste 21 mouth 19 in 20 his 20 his 21 mouth 21 mouth 22 . the inside of that egg was good to eat , very good indeed ! 1 the 2 inside 1 the 3 of 3 of 5 egg 4 that 5 egg 5 egg 9 eat 6 was 7 good 7 good 8 to 8 to 9 eat 9 eat 11 very 10 , 11 very 11 very 13 indeed 12 good 13 indeed 13 indeed 14 ! " when [mrs] [gobbler] returned , she did miss that egg . 1 " 2 when 1 " 5 returned 5 returned 6 , 6 , 7 she 7 she 8 did 8 did 9 miss 9 miss 10 that 10 that 11 egg 11 egg 12 . she looked all about for it , but there was nothing to show what had become of it . 1 she 2 looked 1 she 10 was 2 looked 3 all 2 looked 4 about 4 about 5 for 6 it 7 , 6 it 10 was 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 there 10 was 11 nothing 11 nothing 12 to 11 nothing 14 what 12 to 13 show 14 what 16 become 15 had 16 become 16 become 17 of 17 of 18 it 17 of 19 . with a troubled mind she began to sit on her eggs . 1 with 2 a 1 with 3 troubled 3 troubled 6 began 4 mind 5 she 5 she 6 began 6 began 7 to 7 to 8 sit 8 sit 9 on 9 on 10 her 10 her 11 eggs 11 eggs 12 . she was so worried that she didn't leave them until she simply had to get something to eat . 1 she 7 didn't 1 she 13 had 2 was 3 so 3 so 4 worried 4 worried 5 that 5 that 6 she 5 that 7 didn't 8 leave 9 them 8 leave 10 until 10 until 13 had 11 she 12 simply 11 she 13 had 13 had 16 something 14 to 15 get 15 get 16 something 16 something 18 eat 17 to 18 eat 18 eat 19 . there he lay and watched and watched until [mrs] [gobbler] left to get something to eat . 1 there 8 until 2 he 3 lay 3 lay 4 and 3 lay 8 until 4 and 5 watched 5 watched 7 watched 6 and 7 watched 8 until 11 left 11 left 16 eat 12 to 13 get 13 get 14 something 13 get 16 eat 14 something 15 to 16 eat 17 . no sooner was she out of sight than [mr] [bob-cat] stole to the nest . 1 no 2 sooner 2 sooner 3 was 2 sooner 4 she 4 she 11 stole 5 out 6 of 6 of 8 than 7 sight 8 than 8 than 11 stole 11 stole 12 to 11 stole 14 nest 13 the 14 nest 14 nest 15 . " ' [remember] your honor , ' warned the little voice inside . 1 " 5 honor 2 ' 4 your 4 your 5 honor 5 honor 6 , 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 8 warned 8 warned 9 the 8 warned 11 voice 9 the 10 little 11 voice 13 . 12 inside 13 . " ' [bother] honor . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 4 honor 4 honor 5 . i 'd rather have an egg , ' muttered [mr] [bob-cat] , and pulled one out of the nest . 1 i 6 egg 1 i 16 out 2 'd 3 rather 3 rather 5 an 3 rather 6 egg 4 have 5 an 6 egg 7 , 7 , 13 and 8 ' 9 muttered 9 muttered 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 pulled 14 pulled 15 one 16 out 17 of 16 out 19 nest 17 of 18 the 19 nest 20 . he bit a hole in one end and sucked out the contents . 1 he 2 bit 2 bit 3 a 2 bit 7 end 3 a 4 hole 4 hole 5 in 5 in 6 one 7 end 9 sucked 8 and 9 sucked 9 sucked 10 out 10 out 11 the 11 the 12 contents 12 contents 13 . it was so good he took another . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 so 3 so 4 good 4 good 6 took 5 he 6 took 6 took 7 another 7 another 8 . this led to a third , and finally [mr] [bob-cat] had sucked every one of those eggs . 1 this 2 led 2 led 3 to 3 to 4 a 4 a 8 finally 5 third 6 , 5 third 8 finally 6 , 7 and 8 finally 16 those 11 had 12 sucked 11 had 13 every 13 every 14 one 14 one 15 of 15 of 16 those 16 those 18 . 17 eggs 18 . then silently he sneaked away away from [turkey] [wood] to a distant part of the [green] [forest] . 1 then 2 silently 1 then 4 sneaked 2 silently 3 he 3 he 4 sneaked 4 sneaked 5 away 4 sneaked 10 to 5 away 6 away 6 away 7 from 10 to 11 a 11 a 13 part 12 distant 13 part 13 part 18 . 14 of 15 the 15 the 18 . behind him in [turkey] [wood] he left a nestful of empty shells and his honor . 1 behind 2 him 1 behind 7 left 2 him 3 in 6 he 7 left 7 left 8 a 8 a 12 shells 9 nestful 10 of 9 nestful 11 empty 11 empty 12 shells 12 shells 14 his 13 and 14 his 14 his 15 honor 15 honor 16 . he never would meet any one face to face . 1 he 4 meet 2 never 3 would 3 would 4 meet 4 meet 5 any 5 any 6 one 6 one 7 face 7 face 10 . 8 to 9 face 9 face 10 . you know that is something that one who has lost his honor never can do . 1 you 5 something 2 know 3 that 3 that 4 is 4 is 5 something 5 something 12 honor 6 that 7 one 7 one 8 who 8 who 12 honor 9 has 10 lost 10 lost 11 his 11 his 12 honor 12 honor 15 do 13 never 14 can 14 can 15 do 15 do 16 . it wasn't long before all his neighbors knew that he was without honor , and so would have nothing to do with him . 1 it 4 before 1 it 8 knew 2 wasn't 3 long 3 long 4 before 5 all 6 his 5 all 7 neighbors 7 neighbors 8 knew 8 knew 14 , 9 that 10 he 10 he 11 was 11 was 12 without 12 without 13 honor 12 without 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 19 nothing 16 so 17 would 17 would 18 have 18 have 19 nothing 19 nothing 21 do 20 to 21 do 21 do 22 with 22 with 23 him 23 him 24 . they shunned him . 1 they 2 shunned 2 shunned 3 him 3 him 4 . he grew to be more and more of a sneak . 1 he 2 grew 1 he 5 more 2 grew 3 to 3 to 4 be 5 more 7 more 6 and 7 more 7 more 8 of 8 of 10 sneak 9 a 10 sneak 10 sneak 11 . and all the time he believed that no one knew what he had done or where he had left his honor . 1 and 2 all 1 and 14 done 3 the 4 time 3 the 14 done 4 time 8 no 5 he 6 believed 5 he 8 no 6 believed 7 that 8 no 11 what 9 one 10 knew 10 knew 11 what 11 what 13 had 12 he 13 had 14 done 21 honor 15 or 16 where 16 where 17 he 17 he 18 had 17 he 19 left 19 left 20 his 20 his 21 honor 21 honor 22 . " but [old] [mother] [nature] knew . 1 " 2 but 2 but 6 knew 6 knew 7 . of course [mrs] [gobbler] told her what had happened to her eggs . 1 of 2 course 2 course 5 told 5 told 7 what 5 told 9 happened 6 her 7 what 8 had 9 happened 9 happened 10 to 10 to 11 her 11 her 12 eggs 11 her 13 . the first time she met [mr] [bob-cat] he tried to slip past unseen . 1 the 3 time 2 first 3 time 3 time 10 to 4 she 5 met 5 met 8 he 8 he 9 tried 9 tried 10 to 10 to 11 slip 11 slip 13 unseen 12 past 13 unseen 13 unseen 14 . when [old] [mother] [nature] stepped in front of him , he couldn't look her in the face , try as he would . 1 when 5 stepped 1 when 16 the 5 stepped 6 in 5 stepped 7 front 7 front 8 of 8 of 9 him 9 him 10 , 10 , 11 he 11 he 12 couldn't 12 couldn't 13 look 13 look 14 her 14 her 15 in 16 the 17 face 17 face 18 , 17 face 19 try 19 try 20 as 20 as 21 he 21 he 22 would 21 he 23 . " ['ah-ha] ! ' said she . 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 she 6 she 7 . ' [you] are the one who left his honor in [turkey] [wood] . 1 ' 3 are 3 are 6 who 4 the 5 one 5 one 6 who 6 who 9 honor 7 left 8 his 8 his 9 honor 9 honor 10 in 10 in 13 . from this time forth you shall be an outcast , friendless and alone , hated by every one . ' 1 from 2 this 1 from 4 forth 2 this 3 time 4 forth 5 you 4 forth 8 an 5 you 6 shall 5 you 8 an 6 shall 7 be 8 an 14 , 9 outcast 10 , 9 outcast 11 friendless 10 , 11 friendless 11 friendless 12 and 11 friendless 13 alone 12 and 13 alone 13 alone 14 , 14 , 20 ' 15 hated 16 by 15 hated 17 every 17 every 18 one 17 every 19 . 19 . 20 ' " and so it was , and has been ever since . 1 " 2 and 2 and 9 been 3 so 4 it 4 it 5 was 5 was 8 has 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 has 8 has 9 been 9 been 11 since 10 ever 11 since 11 since 12 . and so it is with [yowler] today . 1 and 2 so 2 so 3 it 3 it 4 is 4 is 8 . 5 with 7 today 7 today 8 . you said truly , [peter] , that he hasn't any honor . 1 you 2 said 2 said 3 truly 3 truly 4 , 3 truly 9 hasn't 6 , 8 he 7 that 8 he 8 he 9 hasn't 9 hasn't 10 any 10 any 11 honor 11 honor 12 . isn't it dreadful ? " 1 isn't 2 it 2 it 3 dreadful 3 dreadful 4 ? 4 ? 5 " and [peter] agreed that it is . 1 and 3 agreed 3 agreed 4 that 4 that 6 is 5 it 6 is 6 is 7 . [xv] [where] [dippy] [the] [loon] [got] [the] [name] [of] [being] [crazy] as you all know , [peter] [rabbit] is out and about at a time when most folks are snugly tucked in bed . 1 as 2 you 1 as 4 know 2 you 3 all 4 know 5 , 5 , 10 and 8 is 9 out 9 out 10 and 10 and 11 about 11 about 16 most 12 at 13 a 13 a 14 time 14 time 15 when 15 when 16 most 16 most 19 snugly 17 folks 18 are 17 folks 19 snugly 19 snugly 22 bed 20 tucked 21 in 21 in 22 bed 22 bed 23 . the fact is , [peter] is very fond of roaming around at night . 1 the 2 fact 2 fact 3 is 2 fact 10 roaming 4 , 7 very 6 is 7 very 7 very 8 fond 8 fond 9 of 8 fond 10 roaming 10 roaming 11 around 11 around 12 at 12 at 13 night 13 night 14 . now it happened one moonlight night that [peter] had ventured way over almost to the [big] [river] . 1 now 2 it 2 it 6 night 3 happened 4 one 3 happened 6 night 4 one 5 moonlight 6 night 7 that 6 night 13 almost 7 that 9 had 9 had 10 ventured 11 way 12 over 12 over 13 almost 13 almost 14 to 14 to 15 the 15 the 18 . he had heard [hooty] the [owl] 's fierce hunting call far off in the [green] [forest] . 1 he 2 had 1 he 3 heard 3 heard 5 the 3 heard 11 far 7 's 8 fierce 8 fierce 9 hunting 9 hunting 10 call 10 call 11 far 11 far 13 in 12 off 13 in 13 in 14 the 14 the 17 . he had heard [reddy] [fox] barking up in the [old] [pasture] . 1 he 2 had 1 he 6 barking 2 had 3 heard 6 barking 7 up 7 up 8 in 8 in 9 the 9 the 12 . so [peter] felt quite safe . 1 so 3 felt 3 felt 4 quite 4 quite 5 safe 5 safe 6 . he felt so safe that he had almost forgotten that there could be such a thing as fear . 1 he 4 safe 1 he 7 had 2 felt 3 so 2 felt 4 safe 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 had 7 had 9 forgotten 7 had 14 such 8 almost 9 forgotten 9 forgotten 10 that 10 that 11 there 11 there 13 be 12 could 13 be 14 such 15 a 14 such 19 . 15 a 16 thing 15 a 18 fear 16 thing 17 as 16 thing 18 fear and then , from the direction of the [big] [river] , there came such a sound as [peter] never had heard before . 1 and 19 never 2 then 3 , 2 then 5 the 4 from 5 the 5 the 6 direction 6 direction 7 of 6 direction 13 came 7 of 8 the 11 , 12 there 12 there 13 came 13 came 14 such 14 such 16 sound 14 such 19 never 15 a 16 sound 16 sound 17 as 19 never 21 heard 20 had 21 heard 21 heard 23 . 22 before 23 . it was a sound that made his heart seem to quite stop beating for an instant . 1 it 2 was 1 it 12 stop 2 was 3 a 2 was 4 sound 4 sound 5 that 5 that 9 seem 6 made 8 heart 6 made 9 seem 7 his 8 heart 9 seem 10 to 10 to 11 quite 12 stop 13 beating 12 stop 16 instant 13 beating 14 for 15 an 16 instant 16 instant 17 . it was a sound that sent cold chills racing and chasing all over him . 1 it 4 sound 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 sound 4 sound 8 chills 5 that 6 sent 5 that 7 cold 7 cold 8 chills 8 chills 9 racing 9 racing 10 and 9 racing 11 chasing 11 chasing 12 all 12 all 13 over 13 over 14 him 14 him 15 . he didn't waste much time getting back to the dear [old] [briar-patch] , once he was sure his heart hadn't really stopped beating . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 waste 2 didn't 4 much 4 much 9 the 5 time 6 getting 6 getting 7 back 7 back 8 to 7 back 9 the 9 the 17 sure 10 dear 13 , 13 , 14 once 14 once 16 was 14 once 17 sure 15 he 16 was 17 sure 22 stopped 18 his 19 heart 18 his 20 hadn't 20 hadn't 21 really 21 really 22 stopped 22 stopped 23 beating 23 beating 24 . he didn't run a little way , stop , run a little farther and stop again , as [is] his usual way . 1 he 2 didn't 1 he 13 farther 2 didn't 3 run 2 didn't 6 way 4 a 5 little 5 little 6 way 6 way 7 , 6 way 13 farther 7 , 8 stop 8 stop 9 , 8 stop 10 run 10 run 11 a 11 a 12 little 13 farther 21 usual 14 and 15 stop 15 stop 16 again 16 again 17 , 17 , 18 as 18 as 20 his 20 his 21 usual 21 usual 23 . 22 way 23 . he kept lipperty-lipperty-lipping without a single stop until he reached the edge of the dear [old] [briar-patch] and once more felt really safe . 1 he 2 kept 1 he 10 reached 2 kept 4 without 2 kept 6 single 3 lipperty-lipperty-lipping 4 without 5 a 6 single 6 single 7 stop 7 stop 8 until 8 until 9 he 10 reached 11 the 10 reached 12 edge 11 the 12 edge 12 edge 15 dear 12 edge 18 and 13 of 14 the 13 of 15 dear 18 and 19 once 19 once 20 more 19 once 21 felt 20 more 21 felt 21 felt 23 safe 22 really 23 safe 23 safe 24 . it was a voice ; [peter] was sure of that . 1 it 2 was 1 it 3 a 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 voice 4 voice 5 ; 4 voice 8 sure 7 was 8 sure 8 sure 9 of 9 of 10 that 10 that 11 . it was a voice , but such a voice as [peter] never in his life had heard before . 1 it 2 was 1 it 7 such 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 voice 4 voice 5 , 5 , 6 but 7 such 10 as 8 a 9 voice 9 voice 10 as 10 as 12 never 12 never 17 heard 13 in 14 his 14 his 15 life 15 life 16 had 16 had 17 heard 17 heard 19 . 18 before 19 . it was quite as bad if not worse than the voice of [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 5 bad 2 was 3 quite 3 quite 4 as 5 bad 6 if 6 if 8 worse 6 if 11 voice 7 not 8 worse 8 worse 9 than 9 than 10 the 10 the 11 voice 11 voice 12 of 12 of 16 . something inside [peter] told him that it wasn't a human voice , in spite of its sounding so . 1 something 5 him 1 something 13 in 2 inside 4 told 2 inside 5 him 5 him 12 , 6 that 7 it 7 it 8 wasn't 8 wasn't 9 a 9 a 11 voice 10 human 11 voice 11 voice 12 , 13 in 14 spite 14 spite 15 of 14 spite 16 its 15 of 16 its 16 its 17 sounding 17 sounding 19 . 18 so 19 . when he tried to tell [grandfather] [frog] what that voice was like , he couldn't . 1 when 2 he 1 when 3 tried 3 tried 5 tell 4 to 5 tell 5 tell 10 voice 8 what 9 that 9 that 10 voice 10 voice 11 was 11 was 12 like 12 like 13 , 13 , 14 he 14 he 15 couldn't 15 couldn't 16 . he just couldn't describe it . 1 he 2 just 2 just 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 describe 4 describe 5 it 5 it 6 . " it was the lonesomest and craziest sound [i] 've ever heard , " declared [peter] , " and that is all [i] can tell you . 1 " 8 sound 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 the 4 the 5 lonesomest 5 lonesomest 6 and 5 lonesomest 7 craziest 7 craziest 8 sound 8 sound 12 heard 10 've 11 ever 11 ever 12 heard 12 heard 13 , 13 , 14 " 13 , 15 declared 15 declared 17 , 15 declared 25 tell 17 , 18 " 17 , 19 and 19 and 20 that 20 that 21 is 22 all 24 can 24 can 25 tell 25 tell 27 . 26 you 27 . it was crazier than the voice of [old] [man] [coyote] . " 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 crazier 3 crazier 4 than 4 than 5 the 5 the 6 voice 6 voice 7 of 6 voice 11 . 11 . 12 " " that is all you need tell me , " chuckled [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 is 3 is 4 all 3 is 6 need 5 you 6 need 6 need 7 tell 7 tell 8 me 8 me 9 , 8 me 11 chuckled 9 , 10 " 11 chuckled 14 . " that was the voice of [dippy] the [loon] . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 was 3 was 4 the 4 the 5 voice 5 voice 6 of 6 of 8 the 8 the 10 . and let me tell you something , [peter] : you are not the first one to think his voice has a crazy sound . 1 and 4 tell 2 let 3 me 2 let 4 tell 4 tell 9 : 5 you 6 something 6 something 7 , 6 something 9 : 9 : 14 first 10 you 11 are 11 are 12 not 12 not 13 the 13 the 14 first 14 first 19 voice 14 first 24 . 15 one 16 to 16 to 17 think 17 think 18 his 18 his 19 voice 19 voice 24 . 20 has 21 a 20 has 22 crazy 22 crazy 24 . 23 sound 24 . oh , my , no ! 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 my 3 my 4 , 4 , 5 no 5 no 6 ! no , indeed ! 1 no 2 , 2 , 3 indeed 3 indeed 4 ! " but is he crazy ? " asked [peter] . 1 " 2 but 1 " 8 asked 3 is 5 crazy 4 he 5 crazy 5 crazy 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 7 " 8 asked 8 asked 10 . " [chug-a-rum] ! " exclaimed [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 5 exclaimed 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 exclaimed 5 exclaimed 8 . " [chug-a-rum] ! 1 " 3 ! not half so crazy as you are , [peter] , coming over here to the [smiling] [pool] in broad daylight . 1 not 2 half 1 not 12 over 2 half 4 crazy 3 so 4 crazy 4 crazy 5 as 5 as 6 you 6 you 7 are 6 you 11 coming 7 are 8 , 10 , 11 coming 12 over 15 the 12 over 21 . 13 here 14 to 13 here 15 the 15 the 20 daylight 18 in 19 broad 19 broad 20 daylight he likes to be thought crazy , just as his did before him , that 's all . 1 he 2 likes 1 he 6 crazy 2 likes 3 to 3 to 4 be 3 to 5 thought 6 crazy 7 , 7 , 8 just 8 just 9 as 9 as 10 his 9 as 11 did 11 did 12 before 12 before 13 him 12 before 15 that 13 him 14 , 15 that 16 's 16 's 17 all 16 's 18 . everybody thought his was crazy , and it paid [mr] [loon] to have them think so . 1 everybody 2 thought 1 everybody 5 crazy 3 his 4 was 4 was 5 crazy 5 crazy 8 it 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 it 8 it 9 paid 9 paid 12 to 9 paid 15 think 13 have 14 them 13 have 15 think 15 think 16 so 16 so 17 . so he did his best to make them keep thinking so . " 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 did 3 did 5 best 4 his 5 best 5 best 6 to 6 to 7 make 7 make 8 them 7 make 12 . 8 them 9 keep 9 keep 10 thinking 10 thinking 11 so 12 . 13 " " tell me about it . 1 " 2 tell 2 tell 3 me 3 me 4 about 4 about 5 it 5 it 6 . do please tell me about it , [grandfather] [frog] , " begged [peter] . 1 do 2 please 1 do 3 tell 3 tell 4 me 4 me 5 about 5 about 7 , 6 it 7 , 7 , 11 " 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 begged 12 begged 14 . " please , please , please . " 1 " 2 please 1 " 7 . 2 please 3 , 2 please 4 please 4 please 6 please 5 , 6 please 7 . 8 " now how could [grandfather] [frog] resist that ? 1 now 2 how 2 how 3 could 2 how 8 ? 3 could 6 resist 7 that 8 ? he couldn't . 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 . he didn't even try to . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 even 3 even 4 try 4 try 5 to 5 to 6 . he just cleared his throat once or twice and began . 1 he 2 just 1 he 4 his 2 just 3 cleared 4 his 5 throat 4 his 6 once 6 once 8 twice 7 or 8 twice 8 twice 9 and 9 and 10 began 10 began 11 . grandfather [frog] chuckled and went right on with his story . 1 grandfather 5 went 3 chuckled 5 went 4 and 5 went 5 went 6 right 6 right 7 on 7 on 8 with 8 with 10 story 9 his 10 story 10 story 11 . " right from the beginning [mr] [loon] was a mighty independent fellow . 1 " 2 right 1 " 5 beginning 3 from 4 the 4 the 5 beginning 5 beginning 10 mighty 8 was 9 a 9 a 10 mighty 10 mighty 13 . 11 independent 12 fellow 12 fellow 13 . he had sharp eyes , had old [mr] [loon] , just as [dippy] has today , and he used them to good account . 1 he 2 had 1 he 6 had 3 sharp 4 eyes 4 eyes 5 , 4 eyes 6 had 6 had 14 has 7 old 10 , 10 , 11 just 11 just 12 as 12 as 14 has 14 has 15 today 15 today 17 and 16 , 17 and 17 and 19 used 18 he 19 used 19 used 20 them 19 used 23 account 21 to 22 good 22 good 23 account 23 account 24 . " ' [i] suppose , ' said she , ' that you want a bill like [mr] [duck] 's . ' 1 " 2 ' 1 " 4 suppose 4 suppose 5 , 4 suppose 9 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 8 she 9 , 10 ' 10 ' 11 that 11 that 12 you 12 you 13 want 13 want 14 a 14 a 15 bill 15 bill 16 like 15 bill 20 . 16 like 19 's 20 . 21 ' " [mr] [loon] shook his head . 1 " 4 shook 4 shook 6 head 5 his 6 head 6 head 7 . ' [thank] you , ' said he , ' but [i] would prefer a sharp bill to a broad one . ' 1 ' 3 you 1 ' 6 said 3 you 4 , 4 , 5 ' 6 said 7 he 6 said 8 , 8 , 9 ' 8 , 10 but 10 but 16 bill 12 would 13 prefer 13 prefer 15 sharp 14 a 15 sharp 15 sharp 16 bill 16 bill 18 a 17 to 18 a 18 a 19 broad 19 broad 20 one 19 broad 21 . 21 . 22 ' " ' [how] is that ? ' exclaimed [mother] [nature] . 1 " 11 . 2 ' 4 is 2 ' 8 exclaimed 4 is 5 that 6 ? 7 ' 7 ' 8 exclaimed 8 exclaimed 11 . ' [mr] [duck] has been delighted with his bill ever since [i] gave it to him . ' 1 ' 4 has 1 ' 5 been 5 been 8 his 6 delighted 7 with 7 with 8 his 8 his 9 bill 9 bill 11 since 10 ever 11 since 11 since 13 gave 13 gave 14 it 13 gave 17 . 14 it 15 to 15 to 16 him 17 . 18 ' " ' [and] with good reason , ' replied [mr] . loon . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 6 reason 4 with 5 good 5 good 6 reason 6 reason 7 , 7 , 8 ' 7 , 9 replied 9 replied 11 . 11 . 12 loon 12 loon 13 . also [i] have noticed that there are fewer who eat fish . ' 1 also 7 are 3 have 4 noticed 4 noticed 5 that 5 that 6 there 6 there 7 are 7 are 9 who 8 fewer 9 who 9 who 11 fish 10 eat 11 fish 11 fish 12 . 12 . 13 ' " so [mother] [nature] gave him the kind of bill he wanted , and [mr] [loon] went about his business . 1 " 5 gave 2 so 5 gave 5 gave 14 and 6 him 8 kind 7 the 8 kind 8 kind 11 he 9 of 10 bill 10 bill 11 he 11 he 12 wanted 12 wanted 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 21 . 17 went 18 about 17 went 19 his 19 his 20 business 20 business 21 . in fact , his fishing was much like that of [mr] [heron] , save that the latter stood instead of sitting . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 5 fishing 3 , 4 his 5 fishing 7 much 5 fishing 10 of 5 fishing 17 latter 6 was 7 much 7 much 8 like 8 like 9 that 13 , 14 save 14 save 17 latter 15 that 16 the 16 the 17 latter 17 latter 18 stood 18 stood 19 instead 19 instead 20 of 19 instead 21 sitting 21 sitting 22 . success was chiefly the result of luck and patience . 1 success 2 was 1 success 5 result 3 chiefly 4 the 4 the 5 result 5 result 6 of 6 of 7 luck 7 luck 8 and 7 luck 9 patience 8 and 9 patience 9 patience 10 . " now this sort of thing was not at all to the liking of [mr] [loon] . 1 " 2 now 1 " 8 not 2 now 3 this 3 this 4 sort 4 sort 5 of 4 sort 6 thing 6 thing 7 was 8 not 9 at 9 at 10 all 9 at 12 the 10 all 11 to 12 the 13 liking 13 liking 14 of 13 liking 17 . he watched the fish swim , and he saw that [the] power which drove them through the water came from their tails . 1 he 2 watched 1 he 5 swim 2 watched 3 the 3 the 4 fish 4 fish 5 swim 5 swim 16 through 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 he 8 he 9 saw 9 saw 10 that 10 that 12 power 12 power 14 drove 13 which 14 drove 14 drove 15 them 15 them 16 through 16 through 22 tails 17 the 18 water 18 water 19 came 19 came 20 from 20 from 21 their 21 their 22 tails 22 tails 23 . mr [loon] grew very thoughtful . 1 mr 3 grew 3 grew 4 very 4 very 5 thoughtful 5 thoughtful 6 . " mother [nature] was surprised . 1 " 2 mother 2 mother 4 was 4 was 5 surprised 5 surprised 6 . she looked it . 1 she 2 looked 2 looked 3 it 3 it 4 . ' [but] you 'll hardly be able to walk at all with your legs there ! ' she exclaimed . 1 ' 3 you 1 ' 6 be 3 you 4 'll 3 you 5 hardly 4 'll 5 hardly 6 be 7 able 6 be 9 walk 8 to 9 walk 9 walk 10 at 9 walk 14 legs 10 at 11 all 12 with 13 your 13 your 14 legs 14 legs 16 ! 15 there 16 ! 16 ! 17 ' 17 ' 20 . 18 she 19 exclaimed 19 exclaimed 20 . " [mr] [loon] said that he knew that , and that he didn't want to walk . 1 " 4 said 4 said 5 that 5 that 13 didn't 6 he 7 knew 7 knew 8 that 8 that 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 he 11 that 12 he 12 he 13 didn't 13 didn't 14 want 13 didn't 16 walk 14 want 15 to 16 walk 17 . he would far rather spend all his time on the water . 1 he 2 would 1 he 3 far 3 far 4 rather 3 far 5 spend 4 rather 5 spend 5 spend 8 time 6 all 7 his 7 his 8 time 8 time 11 water 9 on 10 the 10 the 11 water 11 water 12 . so [mother] [nature] granted his request . 1 so 4 granted 4 granted 5 his 5 his 6 request 6 request 7 . mr [loon] thanked her and started for the water . 1 mr 3 thanked 3 thanked 4 her 4 her 5 and 5 and 8 the 6 started 7 for 7 for 8 the 8 the 9 water 9 water 10 . he couldn't keep his balance . 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 keep 3 keep 5 balance 4 his 5 balance 5 balance 6 . he simply flopped along , while all his neighbors , who [had] heard his queer request , jeered at him and called him crazy . 1 he 2 simply 1 he 3 flopped 3 flopped 14 his 4 along 5 , 4 along 6 while 6 while 9 neighbors 7 all 8 his 7 all 9 neighbors 9 neighbors 10 , 10 , 11 who 11 who 13 heard 13 heard 14 his 14 his 15 queer 15 queer 19 at 16 request 18 jeered 16 request 19 at 17 , 18 jeered 19 at 20 him 20 him 21 and 21 and 22 called 22 called 24 crazy 22 called 25 . 23 him 24 crazy he just didn't pay any attention , but flopped along until he reached the water . 1 he 3 didn't 1 he 10 along 2 just 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 pay 4 pay 5 any 4 pay 6 attention 6 attention 7 , 6 attention 9 flopped 8 but 9 flopped 10 along 11 until 10 along 16 . 12 he 13 reached 12 he 16 . 13 reached 14 the 13 reached 15 water then he swam away swiftly . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 swam 3 swam 4 away 4 away 5 swiftly 5 swiftly 6 . he practised a while and then he went fishing . 1 he 2 practised 1 he 3 a 3 a 4 while 4 while 8 went 5 and 6 then 6 then 8 went 7 he 8 went 8 went 9 fishing 9 fishing 10 . and those who had heard his strange request [and] thought him crazy were sure of it , as they listened to his wild laughter . 1 and 7 strange 1 and 10 thought 2 those 3 who 2 those 7 strange 3 who 4 had 4 had 5 heard 5 heard 6 his 7 strange 8 request 10 thought 18 as 11 him 12 crazy 12 crazy 14 sure 13 were 14 sure 14 sure 15 of 14 sure 16 it 16 it 17 , 17 , 18 as 18 as 20 listened 19 they 20 listened 20 listened 21 to 21 to 24 laughter 22 his 23 wild 22 his 24 laughter 24 laughter 25 . it pleased him to have them think him crazy , and he kept it up . 1 it 5 have 2 pleased 3 him 3 him 4 to 4 to 5 have 5 have 9 crazy 6 them 7 think 7 think 9 crazy 8 him 9 crazy 9 crazy 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 he 11 and 15 up 12 he 13 kept 13 kept 14 it 15 up 16 . [xvi] [where] [big-horn] [got] [his] [curved] [horns] at the head of the flock was a [ram] whose horns curved around in almost a circle , and whom [peter] [rabbit] often had admired . 1 at 2 the 1 at 5 the 3 head 4 of 4 of 5 the 5 the 8 a 6 flock 7 was 6 flock 8 a 8 a 15 almost 10 whose 12 curved 10 whose 14 in 11 horns 12 curved 12 curved 13 around 14 in 15 almost 15 almost 17 circle 16 a 17 circle 17 circle 18 , 17 circle 23 often 18 , 19 and 18 , 23 often 19 and 20 whom 23 often 26 . 24 had 25 admired 25 admired 26 . peter delights in doing things like this , because it isn't hard work at all . 1 peter 6 like 2 delights 3 in 3 in 4 doing 4 doing 5 things 5 things 6 like 6 like 11 isn't 7 this 8 , 8 , 9 because 9 because 10 it 10 it 11 isn't 11 isn't 12 hard 12 hard 16 . 13 work 14 at 14 at 15 all 15 all 16 . it is only when there is real work concerned that [peter] loses interest . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 only 3 only 4 when 4 when 7 real 5 there 6 is 5 there 7 real 7 real 12 loses 8 work 9 concerned 9 concerned 10 that 10 that 12 loses 12 loses 14 . 13 interest 14 . a lot of people are just like [peter] in this respect . 1 a 2 lot 2 lot 3 of 3 of 4 people 4 people 7 like 5 are 6 just 6 just 7 like 7 like 11 respect 9 in 10 this 10 this 11 respect 11 respect 12 . for a long time [peter] had greatly admired those horns , though he never had told any one so . 1 for 9 those 2 a 3 long 3 long 4 time 4 time 6 had 6 had 8 admired 6 had 9 those 7 greatly 8 admired 9 those 12 though 10 horns 11 , 11 , 12 though 12 though 16 told 13 he 14 never 14 never 15 had 14 never 16 told 16 told 17 any 17 any 18 one 17 any 20 . 19 so 20 . he had admired those horns because they were different from any other horns [peter] ever had seen . 1 he 4 those 1 he 5 horns 1 he 11 any 2 had 3 admired 3 admired 4 those 5 horns 6 because 6 because 7 they 6 because 9 different 7 they 8 were 9 different 10 from 11 any 12 other 11 any 15 ever 12 other 13 horns 15 ever 17 seen 15 ever 18 . 16 had 17 seen now as he watched he spoke aloud , without thinking what he was doing . 1 now 2 as 2 as 4 watched 3 he 4 watched 4 watched 7 aloud 5 he 6 spoke 6 spoke 7 aloud 7 aloud 8 , 8 , 9 without 8 , 11 what 9 without 10 thinking 11 what 13 was 11 what 14 doing 12 he 13 was 13 was 14 doing 14 doing 15 . " [i] wish [i] had a pair of horns like those , " said he wistfully . 1 " 3 wish 3 wish 12 , 5 had 6 a 6 a 7 pair 7 pair 8 of 8 of 9 horns 9 horns 10 like 10 like 11 those 11 those 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 17 . 14 said 16 wistfully 15 he 16 wistfully 16 wistfully 17 . digger the [badger] stopped watching his shadow , and turned to stare at [peter] . 1 digger 2 the 1 digger 5 watching 4 stopped 5 watching 5 watching 9 and 6 his 7 shadow 7 shadow 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 turned 10 turned 11 to 10 turned 12 stare 12 stare 13 at 12 stare 15 . then he laughed until finally he choked . 1 then 4 until 2 he 3 laughed 3 laughed 4 until 4 until 5 finally 5 finally 6 he 6 he 7 choked 7 choked 8 . peter looked at him in surprise . 1 peter 2 looked 2 looked 3 at 3 at 4 him 4 him 5 in 5 in 6 surprise 6 surprise 7 . " what 's the matter with you , [mr] [badger] ? " asked he . 1 " 2 what 1 " 3 's 3 's 5 matter 4 the 5 matter 5 matter 6 with 5 matter 11 ? 6 with 7 you 7 you 8 , 11 ? 12 " 11 ? 13 asked 13 asked 14 he 14 he 15 . " what is there to laugh at ? " 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 is 2 what 8 ? 3 is 4 there 3 is 5 to 5 to 6 laugh 6 laugh 7 at 8 ? 9 " " only you , [peter] . 1 " 2 only 2 only 3 you 3 you 4 , 4 , 6 . only you , " replied [digger] faintly , for he had laughed so hard that he had almost lost his voice . 1 only 5 replied 1 only 8 , 2 you 3 , 2 you 5 replied 3 , 4 " 5 replied 7 faintly 8 , 18 almost 9 for 10 he 10 he 11 had 11 had 12 laughed 12 laughed 13 so 12 laughed 14 hard 14 hard 15 that 14 hard 18 almost 15 that 16 he 16 he 17 had 18 almost 19 lost 19 lost 20 his 19 lost 22 . 20 his 21 voice 20 his 22 . " [i] am afraid you would find a pair of horns like those rather heavy , [peter] , rather heavy . " 1 " 6 would 3 am 4 afraid 4 afraid 5 you 4 afraid 6 would 6 would 7 find 7 find 12 like 8 a 9 pair 9 pair 10 of 9 pair 12 like 10 of 11 horns 12 like 13 those 13 those 15 heavy 13 those 19 rather 14 rather 15 heavy 15 heavy 16 , 15 heavy 18 , 19 rather 20 heavy 20 heavy 21 . 21 . 22 " peter grinned . 1 peter 2 grinned 2 grinned 3 . " of course [i] didn't really mean that , " said he . 1 " 6 really 2 of 3 course 3 course 5 didn't 5 didn't 6 really 6 really 7 mean 7 mean 10 " 8 that 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 12 he 12 he 13 . " of course not . 1 " 3 course 2 of 3 course 3 course 4 not 4 not 5 . i was just thinking how nice it would be to have such fine horns , if [one] were big enough to have horns . 1 i 3 just 1 i 8 would 2 was 3 just 3 just 5 how 3 just 6 nice 4 thinking 5 how 6 nice 7 it 8 would 9 be 8 would 12 such 8 would 13 fine 9 be 11 have 10 to 11 have 13 fine 14 horns 14 horns 15 , 14 horns 16 if 16 if 18 were 18 were 20 enough 19 big 20 enough 20 enough 21 to 21 to 22 have 22 have 24 . 23 horns 24 . i don't believe there are any other such horns in all the [great] [world] . " 1 i 2 don't 1 i 3 believe 2 don't 3 believe 3 believe 4 there 4 there 5 are 5 are 6 any 5 are 7 other 6 any 7 other 7 other 8 such 8 such 9 horns 9 horns 10 in 9 horns 15 . 10 in 12 the 11 all 12 the 15 . 16 " " and that shows how little you know about the [great] [world] , [peter] , " retorted [digger] the [badger] . 1 " 3 that 1 " 5 how 2 and 3 that 4 shows 5 how 5 how 6 little 5 how 7 you 7 you 8 know 8 know 9 about 8 know 13 , 9 about 10 the 13 , 17 retorted 15 , 16 " 16 " 17 retorted 17 retorted 21 . 19 the 21 . " did you ever see such horns before ? " demanded [peter] . 1 " 2 did 1 " 4 ever 2 did 3 you 2 did 4 ever 4 ever 5 see 5 see 7 horns 6 such 7 horns 7 horns 9 ? 8 before 9 ? 9 ? 10 " 10 " 11 demanded 11 demanded 13 . from what [i] have heard my grandfather say , those horns over there of [mr] [ram] 's are nothing to brag about . 1 from 2 what 2 what 7 grandfather 4 have 5 heard 5 heard 6 my 6 my 7 grandfather 7 grandfather 10 those 8 say 9 , 9 , 10 those 10 those 11 horns 10 those 13 there 11 horns 12 over 13 there 14 of 14 of 23 . 17 's 18 are 18 are 19 nothing 19 nothing 20 to 20 to 21 brag 21 brag 22 about 21 brag 23 . no , [sir] , they are nothing to brag about . 1 no 2 , 1 no 5 they 4 , 5 they 5 they 6 are 6 are 7 nothing 6 are 8 to 8 to 9 brag 9 brag 10 about 10 about 11 . one of those wild , free cousins of [mr] [ram] over there would laugh at those horns . 1 one 2 of 1 one 4 wild 2 of 3 those 4 wild 14 laugh 5 , 6 free 6 free 11 over 7 cousins 8 of 7 cousins 11 over 11 over 12 there 12 there 13 would 13 would 14 laugh 14 laugh 17 horns 15 at 16 those 16 those 17 horns 17 horns 18 . peter pricked up his ears . 1 peter 2 pricked 2 pricked 3 up 3 up 4 his 4 his 5 ears 5 ears 6 . " that was a funny thing for [big-horn] to be doing , " said he . 1 " 2 that 2 that 5 funny 3 was 4 a 4 a 5 funny 5 funny 11 doing 6 thing 7 for 6 thing 9 to 9 to 10 be 10 be 11 doing 11 doing 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 16 . 14 said 15 he 15 he 16 . " what under the sun did he have a chip on his shoulder for ? 1 " 3 under 2 what 3 under 3 under 6 did 4 the 5 sun 5 sun 6 did 6 did 8 have 7 he 8 have 8 have 9 a 9 a 13 shoulder 10 chip 11 on 11 on 12 his 12 his 13 shoulder 13 shoulder 14 for 14 for 15 ? and what harm was there in that , even if he did ? " 1 and 2 what 2 what 3 harm 2 what 12 did 4 was 5 there 5 there 6 in 6 in 7 that 7 that 11 he 8 , 9 even 9 even 10 if 10 if 11 he 11 he 12 did 12 did 13 ? 13 ? 14 " once more [digger] began to laugh . 1 once 2 more 2 more 4 began 4 began 5 to 5 to 6 laugh 6 laugh 7 . " [peter] , " said he , " you certainly are the funniest fellow [i] know . 1 " 5 said 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 5 said 10 certainly 7 , 8 " 7 , 10 certainly 8 " 9 you 10 certainly 13 funniest 11 are 13 funniest 12 the 13 funniest 13 funniest 14 fellow 13 funniest 16 know 16 know 17 . of course old [big-horn] didn't really have a chip on his shoulder . 1 of 3 old 2 course 3 old 3 old 6 really 5 didn't 6 really 6 really 7 have 7 have 8 a 8 a 9 chip 9 chip 12 shoulder 10 on 11 his 10 on 12 shoulder 11 his 12 shoulder 12 shoulder 13 . that is just a saying , [peter] , just a saying . 1 that 2 is 1 that 5 saying 2 is 3 just 3 just 4 a 5 saying 6 , 6 , 9 just 8 , 9 just 9 just 11 saying 10 a 11 saying 11 saying 12 . " oh ! " said [peter] . 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 7 . it wasn't that [big-horn] was ugly . 1 it 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 that 3 that 5 was 5 was 6 ugly 6 ugly 7 . he wasn't . 1 he 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 . you see [old] [mother] [nature] had given him great strength . 1 you 2 see 2 see 8 him 6 had 7 given 7 given 8 him 8 him 9 great 9 great 10 strength 10 strength 11 . yes , [sir] , for his size [big-horn] was very strong , and in that strength be took great pride . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 1 yes 10 very 4 , 5 for 5 for 6 his 6 his 7 size 7 size 9 was 10 very 11 strong 11 strong 13 and 11 strong 19 great 12 , 13 and 14 in 15 that 14 in 16 strength 16 strength 19 great 17 be 18 took 18 took 19 great 19 great 20 pride 20 pride 21 . and [mother] [nature] had given him a pair of very large and strong horns with which to defend himself if there should be need . 1 and 4 had 4 had 5 given 5 given 8 pair 5 given 11 large 6 him 7 a 7 a 8 pair 8 pair 9 of 9 of 10 very 11 large 13 strong 11 large 17 to 12 and 13 strong 13 strong 14 horns 14 horns 15 with 15 with 16 which 17 to 23 be 18 defend 19 himself 18 defend 20 if 20 if 21 there 21 there 22 should 22 should 23 be 23 be 24 need 24 need 25 . those horns were almost straight , and with [big-horn] 's great strength behind them , they were truly dangerous weapons . 1 those 5 straight 1 those 14 them 2 horns 3 were 2 horns 4 almost 4 almost 5 straight 5 straight 6 , 5 straight 12 strength 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 with 10 's 11 great 11 great 12 strength 12 strength 13 behind 14 them 19 dangerous 15 , 16 they 16 they 17 were 17 were 18 truly 17 were 19 dangerous 19 dangerous 21 . 20 weapons 21 . he didn't think of that . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 think 3 think 4 of 4 of 5 that 5 that 6 . no , [sir] , he didn't think of that . 1 no 2 , 1 no 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 didn't 6 didn't 7 think 7 think 8 of 8 of 9 that 9 that 10 . he was just brimming full of life , and he dearly loved to [try] his strength against the strength of others . 1 he 4 brimming 1 he 7 life 2 was 3 just 3 just 4 brimming 4 brimming 5 full 5 full 6 of 7 life 13 to 8 , 9 and 9 and 12 loved 10 he 11 dearly 10 he 12 loved 12 loved 13 to 13 to 15 his 15 his 16 strength 16 strength 20 of 17 against 18 the 17 against 19 strength 19 strength 20 of 20 of 21 others 21 others 22 . it got so that the instant he saw anybody , down would go his head and at them he would go full tilt . 1 it 3 so 1 it 12 would 2 got 3 so 3 so 6 instant 4 that 5 the 5 the 6 instant 6 instant 9 anybody 7 he 8 saw 7 he 9 anybody 9 anybody 11 down 10 , 11 down 12 would 13 go 12 would 21 go 13 go 15 head 14 his 15 head 15 head 16 and 16 and 21 go 17 at 18 them 18 them 19 he 19 he 20 would 20 would 21 go 21 go 24 . 22 full 23 tilt 23 tilt 24 . " it was great fun for him . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 great 4 great 5 fun 5 fun 6 for 6 for 7 him 7 him 8 . but usually it was the other who got the worst of it , for those great , sharp-pointed horns of [big-horn] 's tore and hurt . 1 but 2 usually 2 usually 4 was 2 usually 7 who 3 it 4 was 5 the 6 other 6 other 7 who 7 who 10 worst 8 got 9 the 9 the 10 worst 10 worst 16 great 11 of 12 it 12 it 13 , 13 , 14 for 14 for 15 those 15 those 16 great 16 great 17 , 17 , 18 sharp-pointed 18 sharp-pointed 19 horns 18 sharp-pointed 26 . 19 horns 20 of 19 horns 23 tore 22 's 23 tore 24 and 26 . 25 hurt 26 . indeed , even [when] he tried to be gentle with those smaller than himself he was forever hurting some one . 1 indeed 5 he 1 indeed 6 tried 2 , 3 even 3 even 5 he 6 tried 13 than 7 to 8 be 8 be 9 gentle 9 gentle 10 with 9 gentle 11 those 11 those 12 smaller 11 those 13 than 13 than 15 he 14 himself 15 he 15 he 16 was 16 was 17 forever 16 was 19 some 17 forever 18 hurting 19 some 20 one 19 some 21 . so instead they called a meeting to which everybody except [big-horn] was invited . 1 so 2 instead 1 so 3 they 3 they 4 called 3 they 7 to 4 called 5 a 5 a 6 meeting 7 to 9 everybody 8 which 9 everybody 9 everybody 10 except 10 except 14 . 12 was 13 invited 13 invited 14 . if [big-horn] could have heard all that was said about him , his ears surely would have burned . 1 if 5 heard 3 could 4 have 4 have 5 heard 5 heard 10 about 6 all 7 that 6 all 10 about 7 that 8 was 9 said 10 about 10 about 11 him 10 about 14 ears 11 him 12 , 12 , 13 his 14 ears 17 have 15 surely 16 would 16 would 17 have 17 have 18 burned 18 burned 19 . every one was of the opinion that something must be done , but just what no one could suggest . 1 every 6 opinion 1 every 11 done 2 one 3 was 3 was 6 opinion 4 of 5 the 5 the 6 opinion 7 that 8 something 7 that 9 must 9 must 10 be 9 must 11 done 11 done 15 what 12 , 13 but 12 , 14 just 14 just 15 what 15 what 18 could 16 no 17 one 17 one 18 could 18 could 19 suggest 19 suggest 20 . at last , just when it seemed that the meeting would break up without anything being done , [old] [man] [coyote] stepped forward . 1 at 2 last 1 at 9 the 2 last 3 , 2 last 7 seemed 3 , 4 just 4 just 6 it 5 when 6 it 7 seemed 8 that 7 seemed 9 the 9 the 10 meeting 10 meeting 12 break 11 would 12 break 12 break 13 up 13 up 16 being 14 without 15 anything 15 anything 16 being 16 being 17 done 17 done 22 stepped 18 , 22 stepped 22 stepped 23 forward 22 stepped 24 . being rather bashful , [i] haven't liked to suggest it before , because [i] thought surely some one else would do it . 1 being 4 , 1 being 12 , 2 rather 3 bashful 3 bashful 4 , 6 haven't 7 liked 7 liked 8 to 8 to 9 suggest 9 suggest 10 it 10 it 11 before 11 before 12 , 12 , 13 because 13 because 16 surely 15 thought 16 surely 16 surely 17 some 16 surely 20 would 17 some 19 else 18 one 19 else 20 would 21 do 21 do 22 it 21 do 23 . then [i] think he will have had enough of fighting . ' 1 then 3 think 3 think 5 will 4 he 5 will 5 will 6 have 6 have 8 enough 7 had 8 enough 8 enough 9 of 9 of 10 fighting 10 fighting 11 . 11 . 12 ' " [up] spoke [mr] [fox] and he winked at his neighbor on the right and he winked at his neighbor on the left . 1 " 3 spoke 1 " 8 winked 6 and 7 he 6 and 8 winked 8 winked 11 neighbor 8 winked 14 right 9 at 10 his 10 his 11 neighbor 11 neighbor 12 on 12 on 13 the 12 on 14 right 13 the 14 right 14 right 15 and 14 right 17 winked 15 and 16 he 17 winked 18 at 18 at 23 left 19 his 20 neighbor 20 neighbor 21 on 21 on 22 the 22 the 23 left 23 left 24 . so with one accord everybody agreed with [mr] [fox] , and [old] [man] [coyote] was selected as the first one to face [big-horn] . 1 so 6 agreed 2 with 4 accord 3 one 4 accord 4 accord 5 everybody 4 accord 6 agreed 6 agreed 7 with 7 with 16 selected 10 , 11 and 10 , 16 selected 11 and 15 was 16 selected 24 . 17 as 18 the 18 the 19 first 19 first 20 one 20 one 21 to 21 to 22 face 22 face 24 . to everybody 's surprise , [old] [man] [coyote] made no objections . 1 to 2 everybody 2 everybody 4 surprise 3 's 4 surprise 4 surprise 5 , 5 , 9 made 9 made 11 objections 10 no 11 objections 11 objections 12 . so it was arranged that [big-horn] should be invited to fight [old] [man] [coyote] the very next day . 1 so 17 next 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 arranged 4 arranged 5 that 4 arranged 7 should 7 should 9 invited 8 be 9 invited 9 invited 10 to 10 to 11 fight 10 to 15 the 15 the 16 very 15 the 17 next 17 next 18 day 17 next 19 . " you may be sure that everybody was on hand the next day to see that fight . 1 " 10 hand 1 " 12 next 2 you 3 may 2 you 4 be 4 be 5 sure 4 be 7 everybody 5 sure 6 that 7 everybody 9 on 7 everybody 10 hand 8 was 9 on 11 the 12 next 12 next 13 day 13 day 18 . 14 to 15 see 15 see 18 . 16 that 17 fight 17 fight 18 . no one expected [old] [man] [coyote] to appear . 1 no 2 one 2 one 3 expected 3 expected 7 to 7 to 8 appear 8 appear 9 . but he did . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 did 3 did 4 . yes , [sir] , he did . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 did 6 did 7 . he was right on hand at the appointed time . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 right 3 right 4 on 3 right 8 appointed 5 hand 6 at 6 at 7 the 7 the 8 appointed 8 appointed 9 time 9 time 10 . [big-horn] [hadn't] [been] [told] [whom] [he] [was] [to] [fight] [,] [and] [when] [he] [found] [that] [it] [was] [old] [man] [coyote] [,] [he] [was] [disappointed] [.] you see , there was no anger in [big-horn] 's fighting ; he fought just for the love of using his great strength and big horns . 1 you 2 see 1 you 4 there 2 see 3 , 4 there 7 anger 5 was 6 no 6 no 7 anger 7 anger 16 for 8 in 11 fighting 10 's 11 fighting 11 fighting 14 fought 12 ; 13 he 13 he 14 fought 14 fought 15 just 15 just 16 for 16 for 17 the 17 the 19 of 18 love 19 of 19 of 25 big 20 using 21 his 20 using 23 strength 22 great 23 strength 23 strength 24 and 23 strength 25 big 25 big 27 . 26 horns 27 . fighting was fun to him , and he wanted some one who would stand up to him . 1 fighting 4 to 1 fighting 6 , 2 was 3 fun 3 fun 4 to 4 to 5 him 6 , 11 one 7 and 8 he 7 and 9 wanted 9 wanted 10 some 10 some 11 one 11 one 12 who 12 who 14 stand 13 would 14 stand 14 stand 15 up 15 up 16 to 16 to 17 him 17 him 18 . mr [deer] had horns and was somewhere near his size . 1 mr 4 horns 3 had 4 horns 4 horns 7 somewhere 5 and 6 was 6 was 7 somewhere 7 somewhere 8 near 8 near 9 his 8 near 10 size 10 size 11 . " old [man] [coyote] slipped around until he had his back to a great rock . 1 " 2 old 2 old 11 back 5 slipped 6 around 6 around 7 until 7 until 8 he 7 until 11 back 8 he 9 had 9 had 10 his 11 back 12 to 12 to 13 a 13 a 16 . 14 great 15 rock 15 rock 16 . ' [i] 'm ready any time , ' said he . 1 ' 4 ready 3 'm 4 ready 4 ready 6 time 5 any 6 time 6 time 7 , 7 , 9 said 8 ' 9 said 9 said 10 he 10 he 11 . " [big-horn] , who had been stamping with impatience , lowered his head so that his horns pointed straight at [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 " 7 stamping 3 , 4 who 4 who 6 been 4 who 7 stamping 5 had 6 been 7 stamping 9 impatience 8 with 9 impatience 9 impatience 10 , 9 impatience 11 lowered 11 lowered 12 his 11 lowered 13 head 11 lowered 17 horns 13 head 14 so 14 so 15 that 16 his 17 horns 17 horns 18 pointed 17 horns 24 . 18 pointed 19 straight 19 straight 20 at 20 at 24 . but they had hardly time to think of this , for with a snort [big-horn] bounded forward . 1 but 2 they 1 but 7 think 2 they 3 had 3 had 4 hardly 4 hardly 5 time 5 time 6 to 7 think 8 of 7 think 14 snort 8 of 9 this 10 , 11 for 11 for 14 snort 12 with 13 a 13 a 14 snort 14 snort 16 bounded 16 bounded 17 forward 17 forward 18 . " then there was a crash , and everybody 's eyes flew open . 1 " 2 then 2 then 5 a 3 there 4 was 4 was 5 a 5 a 6 crash 6 crash 7 , 6 crash 9 everybody 7 , 8 and 9 everybody 11 eyes 9 everybody 12 flew 10 's 11 eyes 11 eyes 12 flew 12 flew 13 open 12 flew 14 . there lay [big-horn] on the ground , looking mighty puzzled , as if he wasn't quite sure what had happened . 1 there 7 , 1 there 10 puzzled 2 lay 6 ground 4 on 5 the 5 the 6 ground 6 ground 7 , 8 looking 9 mighty 8 looking 10 puzzled 10 puzzled 17 sure 11 , 12 as 12 as 13 if 13 if 14 he 14 he 16 quite 14 he 17 sure 15 wasn't 16 quite 17 sure 18 what 18 what 20 happened 19 had 20 happened 20 happened 21 . and there sat [old] [man] [coyote] , grinning at him ! 1 and 2 there 1 and 8 grinning 2 there 3 sat 3 sat 7 , 8 grinning 9 at 9 at 10 him 10 him 11 ! what had happened ? 1 what 2 had 2 had 3 happened 3 happened 4 ?