produced by [mark] [c] [orton] , [thomas] [strong] , [linda] [mckeown] and the [online] [distributed] [proofreading] [team] [at] [@url@] 1 produced 2 by 1 produced 6 , 6 , 12 and 9 , 12 and 12 and 13 the [burgess] [trade] [quaddies] [mark] [the] [bedtime] [story-books] [the] [adventures] [of] [buster] [bear] [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] [with] [illustrations] [by] [harrison] [cady] [boston] [little] [,] [brown] [,] [and] [company] [@number@] copyright , [@number@] [,] [by] [little] [,] [brown] , [and] [company] . 1 copyright 2 , 1 copyright 12 . 9 , 12 . all rights reserved 1 all 2 rights 2 rights 3 reserved [ [illustration] : buster blinked his greedy little eyes and looked again . 1 [ 3 : 1 [ 5 blinked 4 buster 5 blinked 5 blinked 7 greedy 6 his 7 greedy 7 greedy 9 eyes 8 little 9 eyes 9 eyes 11 looked 10 and 11 looked 11 looked 12 again 12 again 13 . frontispiece . ] 1 frontispiece 2 . 2 . 3 ] [contents] [chapter] [page] [i] [buster] [bear] [goes] [fishing] [@number@] [ii] [.] [little] [joe] [otter] [gets] [even] [with] [buster] [bear] [@number@] [iii] [.] [buster] [bear] [is] [greatly] [puzzled] [@number@] [iv] [.] [little] [joe] [otter] [supplies] [buster] [bear] [with] [a] [breakfast] [@number@] [v] [..y] [grandfather] [frog's] [common-sense] [@number@] [vi] [.] [little] [joe] [otter] [takes] [grandfather] [frog's] [advice] [@number@] [vii] [.] [farmer] [brown's] [boy] [has] [no] [luck] [at] [all] [@number@] [viii] [.] [farmer] [brown's] [boy] [feels] [his] [hair] [rise] [@number@] [ix] [.] [little] [joe] [otter] [has] [great] [news] [to] [tell] [@number@] x . [buster] [bear] [becomes] [a] [hero] [@number@] 1 x 2 . [xi] [.] [blacky] [the] [crow] [tells] [his] [plan] [@number@] [xii] [.] [farmer] [brown's] [boy] [and] [buster] [bear] [grow] [curious] [@number@] [xiii] [.] [farmer] [brown's] [boy] [and] [buster] [bear] [meet] [@number@] [xiv] [.] [a] [surprising] [thing] [happens] [@number@] [xv] [.] [buster] [bear] [is] [a] [fallen] [hero] [@number@] [xvi] [.] [chatterer] [the] [red] [squirrel] [jumps] [for] [his] [life] [@number@] [xvii] [.] [buster] [bear] [goes] [berrying] [@number@] [xviii] [.] [somebody] [else] [goes] [berrying] [@number@] [xix] [.] [buster] [bear] [has] [a] [fine] [time] [@number@] [xx] [.] [buster] [bear] [carries] [off] [the] [pail] [of] [farmer] [brown's] [boy] [@number@] [xxi] [.] [sammy] [jay] [makes] [things] [worse] [for] [buster] [bear] [@number@] [xxii] [.] [buster] [bear] [has] [a] [fit] [of] [temper] [@number@] [xxiii] [.] [farmer] [brown's] [boy] [lunches] [on] [berries] [@number@] [list] [of] [illustrations] [buster] [blinked] [his] [greedy] [little] [eyes] [rapidly] [and] [looked] [again] [frontispiece] " [here's] [your] [trout] , [mr] [otter] [,] ["] [said] [he] [page] [@number@] 1 " 5 , " [you] [take] [my] [advice] , [little] [joe] [otter] [,] ["] [continued] [grandfather] [frog] [@number@] 1 " 6 , [reddy] [glared] [across] [the] [smiling] [pool] [at] [peter] [@number@] [buster] [bear] [was] [running] [away] [too] [@number@] [those] [who] [could] [fly] [,] [flew] [.] [those] [who] [could] [climb] [,] [climbed] [@number@] [the] [adventures] [of] [buster] [bear] [i] [buster] [bear] [goes] [fishing] once more he yawned , and slowly got to his feet and shook himself . 1 once 6 and 1 once 11 feet 2 more 5 , 3 he 4 yawned 4 yawned 5 , 5 , 6 and 7 slowly 8 got 8 got 9 to 9 to 10 his 10 his 11 feet 11 feet 12 and 12 and 15 . 13 shook 14 himself 14 himself 15 . after that he yawned until it seemed as if [his] jaws would crack , and then sat down to think what he wanted for breakfast . 1 after 2 that 1 after 4 yawned 2 that 3 he 3 he 4 yawned 4 yawned 11 jaws 5 until 9 if 6 it 7 seemed 6 it 9 if 7 seemed 8 as 9 if 11 jaws 11 jaws 16 then 12 would 13 crack 13 crack 15 and 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 then 16 then 17 sat 17 sat 21 what 18 down 19 to 19 to 20 think 19 to 21 what 21 what 22 he 22 he 23 wanted 22 he 26 . 23 wanted 24 for 24 for 25 breakfast he heard [sammy] [jay] way off in the distance screaming , " [thief] ! 1 he 2 heard 2 heard 5 way 5 way 6 off 6 off 7 in 7 in 8 the 8 the 9 distance 9 distance 10 screaming 10 screaming 11 , 10 screaming 14 ! 11 , 12 " thief ! " and grinned . 1 thief 2 ! 2 ! 3 " 3 " 4 and 4 and 5 grinned 5 grinned 6 . probably he is the thief himself . " 1 probably 2 he 2 he 3 is 3 is 4 the 4 the 5 thief 5 thief 6 himself 6 himself 7 . 7 . 8 " he heard [chatterer] the [red] [squirrel] scolding as fast as he could make his tongue go and working himself into a terrible rage . 1 he 2 heard 2 heard 4 the 4 the 7 scolding 7 scolding 11 he 8 as 9 fast 8 as 11 he 9 fast 10 as 11 he 16 go 12 could 15 tongue 13 make 14 his 13 make 15 tongue 15 tongue 16 go 16 go 21 a 17 and 18 working 18 working 21 a 19 himself 20 into 19 himself 21 a 21 a 23 rage 22 terrible 23 rage 23 rage 24 . " must be that [chatterer] got out of bed the wrong way this morning , " thought he . 1 " 2 must 1 " 11 wrong 2 must 3 be 2 must 6 got 3 be 4 that 6 got 8 of 6 got 9 bed 7 out 8 of 9 bed 10 the 11 wrong 15 , 11 wrong 19 . 12 way 14 morning 13 this 14 morning 14 morning 15 , 15 , 16 " 16 " 17 thought 17 thought 18 he 18 he 19 . he heard the sweet voices of happy little singers , and they were good to [hear] . 1 he 2 heard 1 he 5 voices 2 heard 4 sweet 3 the 4 sweet 5 voices 14 good 6 of 7 happy 7 happy 9 singers 7 happy 10 , 8 little 9 singers 9 singers 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 they 11 and 14 good 12 they 13 were 14 good 15 to 15 to 17 . it was the voice of the [laughing] [brook] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 the 3 the 4 voice 4 voice 5 of 5 of 6 the 6 the 9 . and as [buster] listened it suddenly came to him just what he wanted for breakfast . 1 and 2 as 2 as 12 he 4 listened 5 it 4 listened 6 suddenly 6 suddenly 7 came 7 came 8 to 8 to 9 him 9 him 10 just 9 him 11 what 11 what 12 he 12 he 13 wanted 13 wanted 16 . 14 for 15 breakfast 15 breakfast 16 . " [i] 'm going fishing , " said he in his deep grumbly-rumbly voice to no one in particular . 1 " 3 'm 1 " 4 going 4 going 5 fishing 4 going 6 , 6 , 13 grumbly-rumbly 7 " 8 said 7 " 13 grumbly-rumbly 8 said 9 he 8 said 12 deep 10 in 11 his 11 his 12 deep 13 grumbly-rumbly 19 particular 14 voice 15 to 14 voice 19 particular 15 to 16 no 16 no 17 one 17 one 18 in 19 particular 20 . " yes , [sir] , [i] 'm going fishing . 1 " 2 yes 2 yes 3 , 2 yes 5 , 5 , 7 'm 7 'm 8 going 7 'm 10 . 8 going 9 fishing 8 going 10 . i want some fat trout for my breakfast . " 1 i 4 fat 2 want 3 some 3 some 4 fat 4 fat 5 trout 5 trout 6 for 6 for 7 my 7 my 8 breakfast 8 breakfast 9 . 9 . 10 " now it just happened that early as he was , some one was before [buster] [bear] . 1 now 2 it 2 it 3 just 2 it 4 happened 4 happened 5 that 5 that 9 was 6 early 7 as 7 as 8 he 8 he 9 was 9 was 11 some 10 , 11 some 11 some 17 . 12 one 13 was 13 was 14 before 14 before 17 . who was it ? 1 who 2 was 1 who 3 it 3 it 4 ? why , [little] [joe] [otter] to be sure . 1 why 2 , 1 why 6 to 6 to 7 be 7 be 8 sure 8 sure 9 . he was just climbing up the [bank] with the fat trout in his mouth . 1 he 2 was 1 he 5 up 2 was 4 climbing 3 just 4 climbing 5 up 6 the 6 the 10 fat 6 the 11 trout 8 with 9 the 9 the 10 fat 11 trout 14 mouth 12 in 13 his 13 his 14 mouth 14 mouth 15 . buster [bear] 's own mouth watered as he saw it . 1 buster 3 's 1 buster 4 own 4 own 7 as 5 mouth 6 watered 6 watered 7 as 7 as 8 he 8 he 9 saw 9 saw 10 it 10 it 11 . little [joe] sat down on the bank and prepared to enjoy his breakfast . 1 little 3 sat 3 sat 7 bank 4 down 5 on 5 on 6 the 6 the 7 bank 7 bank 8 and 8 and 11 enjoy 9 prepared 10 to 10 to 11 enjoy 11 enjoy 13 breakfast 12 his 13 breakfast 13 breakfast 14 . he hadn't seen [buster] [bear] , and he didn't know that he or any one else was anywhere near . 1 he 3 seen 1 he 10 know 2 hadn't 3 seen 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 he 8 he 9 didn't 8 he 10 know 10 know 12 he 11 that 12 he 12 he 14 any 13 or 14 any 14 any 19 near 15 one 16 else 16 else 17 was 17 was 18 anywhere 18 anywhere 19 near 19 near 20 . buster [bear] tiptoed up very softly until he was right behind [little] [joe] [otter] . 1 buster 6 softly 3 tiptoed 4 up 4 up 5 very 5 very 6 softly 6 softly 7 until 7 until 9 was 8 he 9 was 9 was 11 behind 10 right 11 behind 11 behind 15 . " woof , woof ! " said he in his deepest , most grumbly-rumbly voice . 1 " 2 woof 1 " 7 said 2 woof 3 , 2 woof 5 ! 3 , 4 woof 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 8 he 8 he 10 his 9 in 10 his 10 his 15 voice 11 deepest 12 , 12 , 14 grumbly-rumbly 13 most 14 grumbly-rumbly 14 grumbly-rumbly 15 voice 15 voice 16 . " that 's a very fine looking trout . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 a 4 a 5 very 4 a 6 fine 6 fine 8 trout 7 looking 8 trout 8 trout 9 . i wouldn't mind if [i] had it myself . " 1 i 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 3 mind 3 mind 4 if 3 mind 7 it 4 if 6 had 7 it 8 myself 8 myself 9 . 9 . 10 " buster [bear] sprang forward and with one of his big paws caught the fat trout just as it was slipping back into the water . 1 buster 5 and 3 sprang 4 forward 4 forward 5 and 5 and 11 paws 6 with 7 one 7 one 8 of 8 of 10 big 9 his 10 big 10 big 11 paws 11 paws 14 fat 12 caught 14 fat 13 the 14 fat 14 fat 16 just 14 fat 22 into 15 trout 16 just 17 as 18 it 18 it 19 was 19 was 20 slipping 20 slipping 21 back 21 back 22 into 22 into 24 water 23 the 24 water 24 water 25 . " come and get it . " 1 " 2 come 2 come 3 and 3 and 4 get 4 get 5 it 4 get 6 . 6 . 7 " [ [illustration] : " here 's your trout , [mr] [otter] , " said he . 1 [ 3 : 3 : 4 " 3 : 8 trout 4 " 5 here 5 here 6 's 6 's 7 your 8 trout 9 , 9 , 13 " 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 said 13 " 15 he 15 he 16 . page [@number@] ] 1 page 3 ] but [little] [joe] wouldn't . 1 but 4 wouldn't 4 wouldn't 5 . the fact is , he was afraid to . 1 the 2 fact 2 fact 3 is 2 fact 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 afraid 7 afraid 8 to 8 to 9 . he snarled at [buster] [bear] and called him a thief and everything bad he could think of . 1 he 2 snarled 1 he 7 called 2 snarled 3 at 6 and 7 called 7 called 10 thief 8 him 9 a 9 a 10 thief 10 thief 12 everything 10 thief 13 bad 11 and 12 everything 13 bad 15 could 14 he 15 could 15 could 16 think 16 think 18 . 17 of 18 . buster didn't seem to mind . 1 buster 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 seem 3 seem 4 to 4 to 5 mind 5 mind 6 . he chuckled as if he thought it all a great joke and repeated his invitation to [little] [joe] to come and get his fish . 1 he 6 thought 2 chuckled 3 as 3 as 4 if 4 if 5 he 5 he 6 thought 6 thought 8 all 7 it 8 all 8 all 11 joke 9 a 10 great 10 great 11 joke 11 joke 16 to 12 and 13 repeated 13 repeated 14 his 14 his 15 invitation 15 invitation 16 to 16 to 22 get 19 to 20 come 19 to 22 get 20 come 21 and 22 get 25 . 23 his 24 fish 24 fish 25 . but [little] [joe] just turned his back and went off down the [laughing] [brook] in a great rage . 1 but 7 back 4 just 5 turned 4 just 7 back 5 turned 6 his 7 back 9 went 8 and 9 went 9 went 10 off 10 off 12 the 11 down 12 the 12 the 18 rage 15 in 16 a 16 a 17 great 16 a 18 rage 18 rage 19 . " it 's too bad to waste such a fine fish , " said [buster] thoughtfully . 1 " 14 said 2 it 3 's 3 's 4 too 4 too 5 bad 5 bad 7 waste 5 bad 8 such 6 to 7 waste 8 such 11 fish 8 such 12 , 9 a 10 fine 9 a 11 fish 12 , 14 said 13 " 14 said 14 said 17 . 16 thoughtfully 17 . " [i] wonder what [i] 'd better do with it . " 1 " 3 wonder 3 wonder 4 what 4 what 6 'd 4 what 11 . 6 'd 7 better 7 better 8 do 8 do 9 with 9 with 10 it 11 . 12 " and while he was wondering , he ate it all up . 1 and 3 he 1 and 5 wondering 2 while 3 he 3 he 4 was 5 wondering 6 , 6 , 7 he 7 he 8 ate 8 ate 9 it 9 it 10 all 10 all 11 up 11 up 12 . then he started down the [laughing] [brook] to try to catch some for himself . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 started 3 started 4 down 3 started 9 try 4 down 5 the 8 to 9 try 9 try 11 catch 10 to 11 catch 11 catch 12 some 12 some 15 . 13 for 14 himself 14 himself 15 . [ii] [little] [joe] [otter] [gets] [even] [with] [buster] [bear] little [joe] [otter] was in a terrible rage . 1 little 8 rage 4 was 5 in 5 in 6 a 6 a 7 terrible 7 terrible 8 rage 8 rage 9 . it was a bad beginning for a beautiful day and [little] [joe] knew it . 1 it 4 bad 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 bad 4 bad 5 beginning 5 beginning 6 for 5 beginning 10 and 6 for 7 a 7 a 8 beautiful 8 beautiful 9 day 10 and 13 knew 13 knew 15 . 14 it 15 . but who wouldn't be in a rage if his breakfast was taken from him just as he was about to eat it ? 1 but 2 who 1 but 17 he 2 who 4 be 3 wouldn't 4 be 4 be 6 a 5 in 6 a 6 a 7 rage 7 rage 13 from 8 if 12 taken 9 his 10 breakfast 10 breakfast 11 was 10 breakfast 12 taken 12 taken 13 from 14 him 15 just 15 just 16 as 16 as 17 he 17 he 18 was 18 was 19 about 19 about 23 ? 20 to 21 eat 21 eat 22 it 21 eat 23 ? anyway , that is what [little] [joe] told [billy] [mink] . 1 anyway 2 , 2 , 3 that 3 that 4 is 4 is 5 what 5 what 8 told 8 told 11 . perhaps he didn't tell it quite exactly as it was , but you know he was very badly frightened at the time . 1 perhaps 4 tell 1 perhaps 11 , 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 tell 5 it 6 quite 6 quite 7 exactly 6 quite 11 , 7 exactly 10 was 8 as 9 it 9 it 10 was 11 , 12 but 12 but 15 he 12 but 18 badly 13 you 14 know 14 know 15 he 16 was 17 very 17 very 18 badly 18 badly 19 frightened 19 frightened 23 . 20 at 21 the 21 the 22 time 22 time 23 . he took that fat trout away from me and ate it just as if it belonged to him ! 1 he 5 trout 2 took 3 that 2 took 5 trout 3 that 4 fat 5 trout 6 away 6 away 7 from 7 from 8 me 8 me 9 and 9 and 10 ate 10 ate 12 just 11 it 12 just 12 just 13 as 13 as 14 if 14 if 15 it 15 it 16 belonged 16 belonged 18 him 17 to 18 him 18 him 19 ! i hate him ! 1 i 2 hate 2 hate 3 him 3 him 4 ! if [i] live long enough [i] 'm going to get even with him ! " 1 if 5 enough 3 live 4 long 4 long 5 enough 5 enough 9 to 7 'm 8 going 8 going 9 to 9 to 10 get 10 get 11 even 11 even 12 with 12 with 13 him 13 him 14 ! 14 ! 15 " buster [bear] hadn't actually taken the fish away from [little] [joe] . 1 buster 3 hadn't 3 hadn't 4 actually 3 hadn't 6 the 4 actually 5 taken 5 taken 6 the 6 the 7 fish 7 fish 8 away 7 fish 12 . 8 away 9 from but looking at the matter as [little] [joe] did , it amounted to the same thing . 1 but 2 looking 2 looking 6 as 3 at 4 the 4 the 5 matter 5 matter 6 as 6 as 9 did 9 did 17 . 10 , 11 it 11 it 12 amounted 12 amounted 15 same 13 to 14 the 14 the 15 same 15 same 16 thing 15 same 17 . " where is he now ? " asked [billy] [mink] . 1 " 2 where 2 where 3 is 3 is 4 he 3 is 6 ? 5 now 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 7 " 8 asked 8 asked 11 . " he 's somewhere up the [laughing] [brook] . 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 's 3 's 4 somewhere 4 somewhere 5 up 5 up 6 the 6 the 9 . i wish he 'd fall in and get drowned ! " snapped [little] [joe] . 1 i 2 wish 2 wish 4 'd 3 he 4 'd 4 'd 8 get 5 fall 6 in 5 fall 7 and 7 and 8 get 8 get 12 snapped 9 drowned 10 ! 10 ! 11 " 11 " 12 snapped 12 snapped 15 . billy [mink] just had to laugh . 1 billy 3 just 3 just 4 had 4 had 5 to 5 to 6 laugh 6 laugh 7 . the idea of great big [buster] [bear] getting drowned in the [laughing] [brook] was too funny . 1 the 4 great 2 idea 3 of 2 idea 4 great 4 great 5 big 5 big 11 the 8 getting 9 drowned 9 drowned 10 in 10 in 11 the 11 the 17 . 14 was 15 too 15 too 16 funny 15 too 17 . " let's go see what he is doing , " said [billy] [mink] . 1 " 2 let's 2 let's 3 go 3 go 7 is 4 see 5 what 5 what 6 he 6 he 7 is 7 is 8 doing 8 doing 9 , 9 , 10 " 9 , 14 . 10 " 11 said at first [little] [joe] didn't want to , but at last his curiosity got the better of his fear , and he agreed . 1 at 2 first 1 at 11 last 2 first 5 didn't 5 didn't 6 want 6 want 7 to 6 want 8 , 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 at 11 last 14 got 12 his 13 curiosity 13 curiosity 14 got 14 got 16 better 15 the 16 better 16 better 17 of 17 of 19 fear 18 his 19 fear 19 fear 23 agreed 20 , 21 and 21 and 22 he 22 he 23 agreed 23 agreed 24 . so the two little brown-coated scamps turned down the [laughing] [brook] , taking the greatest care to keep out of sight themselves . 1 so 2 the 2 the 3 two 3 two 8 down 4 little 5 brown-coated 5 brown-coated 6 scamps 6 scamps 7 turned 7 turned 8 down 8 down 19 out 9 the 15 greatest 12 , 13 taking 13 taking 14 the 14 the 15 greatest 15 greatest 16 care 16 care 17 to 16 care 18 keep 18 keep 19 out 19 out 22 themselves 20 of 21 sight 21 sight 22 themselves 22 themselves 23 . they had gone only a little way when [billy] [mink] whispered : " [sh-h] ! 1 they 2 had 2 had 3 gone 3 gone 4 only 4 only 5 a 5 a 6 little 6 little 7 way 6 little 11 whispered 7 way 8 when 11 whispered 12 : 12 : 13 " 13 " 15 ! there he is . " 1 there 2 he 2 he 3 is 3 is 4 . 4 . 5 " sure enough , there was [buster] [bear] sitting close beside a little pool and looking into it very intently . 1 sure 3 , 1 sure 5 was 2 enough 3 , 4 there 5 was 5 was 15 looking 8 sitting 10 beside 8 sitting 14 and 9 close 10 beside 10 beside 11 a 11 a 12 little 12 little 13 pool 14 and 15 looking 15 looking 18 very 16 into 17 it 17 it 18 very 18 very 19 intently 19 intently 20 . " what 's he doing ? " asked [little] [joe] [otter] , as [buster] [bear] sat for the longest time without moving . 1 " 2 what 1 " 4 he 2 what 3 's 4 he 5 doing 5 doing 12 , 6 ? 7 " 7 " 8 asked 8 asked 12 , 12 , 13 as 13 as 16 sat 16 sat 21 without 17 for 18 the 18 the 20 time 18 the 21 without 19 longest 20 time 21 without 22 moving 22 moving 23 . " he 's fishing ! " exclaimed [billy] [mink] . 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 's 3 's 4 fishing 4 fishing 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 exclaimed 7 exclaimed 10 . and that is just what [buster] [bear] was doing , and it was very plain to see that he was having great fun . 1 and 5 what 2 that 3 is 3 is 4 just 4 just 5 what 5 what 9 doing 8 was 9 doing 9 doing 12 it 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 it 12 it 17 see 13 was 14 very 14 very 15 plain 14 very 17 see 15 plain 16 to 17 see 22 great 17 see 23 fun 18 that 19 he 19 he 20 was 20 was 21 having 20 was 22 great 23 fun 24 . when he had eaten the trout he had caught , he moved along to the next little pool . 1 when 2 he 1 when 6 trout 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 eaten 4 eaten 5 the 6 trout 10 , 6 trout 12 moved 7 he 8 had 7 he 9 caught 9 caught 10 , 11 he 12 moved 12 moved 13 along 12 moved 14 to 12 moved 18 pool 13 along 14 to 14 to 15 the 15 the 18 pool 16 next 17 little 17 little 18 pool 18 pool 19 . " they are our fish ! " said [little] [joe] fiercely . 1 " 5 fish 2 they 3 are 3 are 4 our 4 our 5 fish 5 fish 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 11 fiercely 11 fiercely 12 . " he has no business catching our fish ! " 1 " 2 he 2 he 4 no 3 has 4 no 4 no 5 business 4 no 6 catching 5 business 6 catching 6 catching 7 our 7 our 8 fish 8 fish 9 ! 9 ! 10 " " [i] don't see how we are going to stop him , " said [billy] [mink] . 1 " 7 are 3 don't 4 see 4 see 5 how 5 how 6 we 6 we 7 are 7 are 8 going 8 going 9 to 8 going 10 stop 9 to 10 stop 10 stop 11 him 11 him 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 said 13 " 17 . " [i] do ! " cried [little] [joe] , into whose head an idea had just popped . 1 " 6 cried 3 do 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 cried 6 cried 11 whose 6 cried 12 head 9 , 10 into 10 into 11 whose 12 head 13 an 12 head 16 just 13 an 14 idea 14 idea 15 had 16 just 17 popped 17 popped 18 . " [i] 'm going to drive all the fish out of the little pools and muddy the water all up . 1 " 3 'm 1 " 6 drive 3 'm 5 to 4 going 5 to 6 drive 9 fish 7 all 8 the 8 the 9 fish 9 fish 11 of 9 fish 16 muddy 10 out 11 of 11 of 12 the 12 the 13 little 13 little 14 pools 15 and 16 muddy 16 muddy 21 . 17 the 18 water 18 water 21 . 19 all 20 up 20 up 21 . then we 'll see how many fish he will get ! 1 then 2 we 1 then 3 'll 3 'll 4 see 3 'll 5 how 4 see 5 how 5 how 7 fish 6 many 7 fish 7 fish 9 will 8 he 9 will 9 will 10 get 10 get 11 ! just you watch me get even with [buster] [bear] . " 1 just 2 you 2 you 3 watch 3 watch 4 me 4 me 5 get 5 get 6 even 6 even 7 with 7 with 10 . 10 . 11 " little [joe] slipped swiftly into the water and swam straight to the little pool that [buster] [bear] would try next . 1 little 7 water 3 slipped 4 swiftly 4 swiftly 5 into 4 swiftly 7 water 5 into 6 the 7 water 9 swam 8 and 9 swam 9 swam 10 straight 9 swam 14 pool 10 straight 11 to 12 the 13 little 13 little 14 pool 14 pool 20 next 15 that 18 would 18 would 19 try 19 try 20 next 20 next 21 . he frightened the fish so that they fled in every direction . 1 he 2 frightened 2 frightened 4 fish 3 the 4 fish 4 fish 7 they 5 so 6 that 6 that 7 they 7 they 8 fled 8 fled 9 in 8 fled 12 . 10 every 11 direction 10 every 12 . 11 direction 12 . then he stirred up the mud until the water was so dirty that [buster] couldn't have seen a fish right under his nose . 1 then 2 he 1 then 4 up 2 he 3 stirred 4 up 7 until 5 the 6 mud 6 mud 7 until 7 until 12 dirty 8 the 9 water 9 water 10 was 10 was 11 so 10 was 12 dirty 12 dirty 17 seen 13 that 15 couldn't 15 couldn't 17 seen 16 have 17 seen 17 seen 19 fish 17 seen 20 right 18 a 19 fish 19 fish 20 right 20 right 21 under 21 under 22 his 22 his 23 nose 23 nose 24 . he did the same thing in the next pool and the next . 1 he 2 did 1 he 5 thing 2 did 4 same 3 the 4 same 5 thing 6 in 6 in 9 pool 7 the 8 next 8 next 9 pool 9 pool 10 and 9 pool 12 next 10 and 11 the 12 next 13 . buster [bear] 's fishing was spoiled for that day . 1 buster 3 's 3 's 4 fishing 4 fishing 6 spoiled 5 was 6 spoiled 6 spoiled 7 for 7 for 8 that 8 that 9 day 9 day 10 . [iii] [buster] [bear] [is] [greatly] [puzzled] buster [bear] hadn't enjoyed himself so much since he came to the [green] [forest] to live . 1 buster 3 hadn't 1 buster 7 much 3 hadn't 4 enjoyed 3 hadn't 5 himself 5 himself 6 so 7 much 8 since 7 much 10 came 8 since 9 he 10 came 11 to 11 to 12 the 11 to 16 live 15 to 16 live 16 live 17 . when he had finished it , he started on to do some fishing himself . 1 when 2 he 1 when 7 he 2 he 3 had 4 finished 5 it 5 it 6 , 6 , 7 he 7 he 8 started 8 started 9 on 8 started 13 fishing 10 to 11 do 11 do 12 some 12 some 13 fishing 13 fishing 14 himself 14 himself 15 . presently he came to another little pool . 1 presently 2 he 2 he 3 came 2 he 5 another 3 came 4 to 5 another 6 little 6 little 7 pool 7 pool 8 . he stole up to it very , very softly , so as not to frighten the fish . 1 he 3 up 2 stole 3 up 3 up 9 softly 4 to 5 it 5 it 6 very 6 very 7 , 6 very 9 softly 7 , 8 very 9 softly 10 , 9 softly 11 so 9 softly 15 frighten 12 as 13 not 13 not 14 to 14 to 15 frighten 15 frighten 16 the 16 the 17 fish 16 the 18 . then he sat down close to the edge of it and didn't move . 1 then 4 down 2 he 3 sat 3 sat 4 down 4 down 5 close 5 close 8 edge 6 to 7 the 7 the 8 edge 8 edge 9 of 9 of 10 it 10 it 12 didn't 11 and 12 didn't 12 didn't 13 move 13 move 14 . so he didn't move so much as an eye lash . 1 so 2 he 2 he 4 move 3 didn't 4 move 4 move 6 much 5 so 6 much 6 much 7 as 7 as 8 an 8 an 11 . 9 eye 10 lash 10 lash 11 . he was so still that he looked almost like the stump of an old tree . 1 he 2 was 1 he 9 like 2 was 4 still 2 was 7 looked 3 so 4 still 4 still 5 that 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 looked 7 looked 8 almost 9 like 10 the 10 the 11 stump 10 the 13 an 11 stump 12 of 13 an 16 . 14 old 15 tree 15 tree 16 . one of them [moved] now , and quicker than a wink had scooped one of those foolish fish out on to the bank . 1 one 9 than 2 of 3 them 3 them 5 now 5 now 6 , 6 , 7 and 6 , 9 than 7 and 8 quicker 9 than 11 wink 10 a 11 wink 11 wink 19 out 12 had 17 foolish 13 scooped 14 one 14 one 15 of 15 of 16 those 16 those 17 foolish 17 foolish 18 fish 18 fish 19 out 19 out 23 bank 20 on 22 the 21 to 22 the 22 the 23 bank 23 bank 24 . the fish were so frightened that they wouldn't come back for a long , long time . 1 the 9 come 2 fish 4 so 2 fish 9 come 3 were 4 so 4 so 5 frightened 5 frightened 7 they 6 that 7 they 7 they 8 wouldn't 9 come 14 , 10 back 11 for 11 for 12 a 11 for 13 long 13 long 14 , 14 , 16 time 15 long 16 time 16 time 17 . at the next little pool the same thing happened . 1 at 2 the 2 the 4 little 3 next 4 little 4 little 5 pool 5 pool 7 same 6 the 7 same 7 same 8 thing 8 thing 9 happened 8 thing 10 . by this time [buster] [bear] was in fine spirits . 1 by 2 this 2 this 3 time 3 time 6 was 6 was 7 in 7 in 8 fine 8 fine 9 spirits 9 spirits 10 . it was fun to catch the fish , and it was still more fun to eat them . 1 it 2 was 1 it 13 more 2 was 3 fun 3 fun 4 to 3 fun 8 , 4 to 5 catch 4 to 6 the 6 the 7 fish 8 , 9 and 10 it 11 was 10 it 13 more 11 was 12 still 13 more 18 . 14 fun 18 . 15 to 17 them 15 to 18 . 16 eat 17 them what finer breakfast could any one have than fresh-caught trout ? 1 what 3 breakfast 2 finer 3 breakfast 3 breakfast 4 could 4 could 5 any 5 any 8 than 6 one 7 have 7 have 8 than 8 than 10 trout 9 fresh-caught 10 trout 10 trout 11 ? no wonder he felt good ! 1 no 2 wonder 2 wonder 3 he 3 he 4 felt 4 felt 5 good 5 good 6 ! but it takes more than three trout to fill [buster] [bear] 's stomach , so he kept on to the next little pool . 1 but 6 three 2 it 3 takes 3 takes 4 more 4 more 5 than 4 more 6 three 6 three 8 to 7 trout 8 to 8 to 9 fill 9 fill 13 stomach 12 's 13 stomach 13 stomach 14 , 13 stomach 15 so 13 stomach 17 kept 15 so 16 he 17 kept 18 on 18 on 21 next 19 to 20 the 20 the 21 next 21 next 24 . 22 little 23 pool 23 pool 24 . it looked as if some one had just stirred up all the mud at the bottom . 1 it 2 looked 2 looked 5 some 3 as 4 if 4 if 5 some 5 some 8 just 6 one 7 had 7 had 8 just 8 just 13 mud 9 stirred 10 up 10 up 11 all 11 all 12 the 11 all 13 mud 13 mud 16 bottom 14 at 15 the 15 the 16 bottom 16 bottom 17 . " huh ! " said [buster] [bear] . 1 " 2 huh 2 huh 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 8 . " it 's of no use to try to fish here . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 's 3 's 6 use 4 of 5 no 5 no 6 use 6 use 10 fish 7 to 8 try 8 try 9 to 8 try 10 fish 10 fish 11 here 11 here 12 . i would just waste my time . 1 i 2 would 2 would 3 just 3 just 4 waste 4 waste 5 my 5 my 6 time 6 time 7 . i 'll try the next pool . " 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 try 3 try 4 the 4 the 5 next 5 next 6 pool 6 pool 7 . 7 . 8 " so he went on to the next little pool . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 went 3 went 4 on 4 on 7 next 5 to 6 the 6 the 7 next 7 next 9 pool 8 little 9 pool 9 pool 10 . he found this just as muddy as the other . 1 he 2 found 1 he 4 just 2 found 3 this 4 just 5 as 4 just 6 muddy 5 as 6 muddy 6 muddy 7 as 7 as 8 the 8 the 9 other 9 other 10 . then he went on to another , and this was no better . 1 then 7 , 2 he 3 went 3 went 4 on 3 went 5 to 5 to 6 another 6 another 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 this 8 and 11 no 9 this 10 was 11 no 12 better 12 better 13 . buster sat down and scratched his head . 1 buster 3 down 2 sat 3 down 3 down 4 and 4 and 5 scratched 5 scratched 7 head 6 his 7 head 7 head 8 . it was puzzling . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 puzzling 3 puzzling 4 . yes , [sir] , it was puzzling . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 5 it 5 it 6 was 6 was 7 puzzling 7 puzzling 8 . he looked this way and he looked that way suspiciously , but there was no one to be seen . 1 he 2 looked 1 he 4 way 2 looked 3 this 4 way 5 and 4 way 10 suspiciously 5 and 7 looked 6 he 7 looked 8 that 9 way 9 way 10 suspiciously 10 suspiciously 12 but 11 , 12 but 12 but 13 there 13 there 14 was 14 was 15 no 14 was 19 seen 15 no 18 be 16 one 17 to 17 to 18 be 18 be 19 seen 19 seen 20 . everything was still save for the laughter of the [laughing] [brook] . 1 everything 4 save 2 was 3 still 3 still 4 save 4 save 7 laughter 5 for 6 the 6 the 7 laughter 7 laughter 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 12 . somehow , it seemed to [buster] as if the [brook] were laughing at him . 1 somehow 2 , 1 somehow 8 if 1 somehow 12 laughing 2 , 3 it 3 it 4 seemed 4 seemed 5 to 4 seemed 7 as 8 if 9 the 11 were 12 laughing 12 laughing 13 at 13 at 14 him 14 him 15 . " it 's very curious , " muttered [buster] , " very curious indeed . 1 " 4 very 1 " 12 very 2 it 3 's 3 's 4 very 4 very 5 curious 5 curious 8 muttered 5 curious 10 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 muttered 10 , 12 very 11 " 12 very 12 very 13 curious 13 curious 14 indeed 13 curious 15 . 14 indeed 15 . it looks as if my fishing is spoiled for to-day . 1 it 2 looks 1 it 6 fishing 2 looks 3 as 3 as 4 if 4 if 5 my 6 fishing 8 spoiled 7 is 8 spoiled 8 spoiled 9 for 8 spoiled 10 to-day 9 for 10 to-day 10 to-day 11 . i don't understand it at all . 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 understand 3 understand 4 it 3 understand 5 at 5 at 6 all 6 all 7 . it 's lucky [i] caught what [i] did . 1 it 2 's 2 's 3 lucky 3 lucky 5 caught 5 caught 6 what 6 what 8 did 8 did 9 . it looks as if somebody is trying to ha ! " 1 it 2 looks 2 looks 3 as 3 as 4 if 4 if 5 somebody 5 somebody 6 is 6 is 7 trying 7 trying 9 ha 8 to 9 ha 9 ha 10 ! 10 ! 11 " a sudden thought had popped into his head . 1 a 2 sudden 1 a 3 thought 3 thought 5 popped 4 had 5 popped 5 popped 6 into 6 into 7 his 7 his 8 head 8 head 9 . then he began to chuckle and finally to laugh . 1 then 5 chuckle 2 he 3 began 3 began 4 to 4 to 5 chuckle 5 chuckle 6 and 6 and 7 finally 7 finally 8 to 8 to 9 laugh 9 laugh 10 . " [i] do believe that scamp [joe] [otter] is trying to get even with me for eating that fat trout ! " 1 " 3 do 1 " 9 is 1 " 13 even 3 do 4 believe 4 believe 6 scamp 5 that 6 scamp 9 is 10 trying 10 trying 12 get 11 to 12 get 13 even 16 for 14 with 15 me 15 me 16 for 16 for 17 eating 17 eating 18 that 18 that 19 fat 19 fat 20 trout 20 trout 21 ! 21 ! 22 " " you 're pretty smart , [mr] [otter] ! 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 're 3 're 4 pretty 4 pretty 5 smart 5 smart 6 , 5 smart 9 ! [iv] [little] [joe] [otter] [supplies] [buster] [bear] [with] [a] [breakfast] getting even just for spite [doesn't] always pay . 1 getting 2 even 1 getting 4 for 2 even 3 just 4 for 5 spite 5 spite 7 always 7 always 8 pay 8 pay 9 . fact is , it is very apt [to] work the other way . 1 fact 2 is 2 is 7 apt 3 , 4 it 4 it 5 is 5 is 6 very 6 very 7 apt 7 apt 12 way 9 work 10 the 10 the 11 other 11 other 12 way 12 way 13 . that is just how it came about that [little] [joe] [otter] furnished [buster] [bear] with the best breakfast he had had for a long time . 1 that 2 is 1 that 12 furnished 2 is 3 just 2 is 4 how 4 how 5 it 5 it 6 came 6 came 7 about 7 about 8 that 12 furnished 21 had 15 with 16 the 16 the 17 best 17 best 18 breakfast 18 breakfast 19 he 19 he 20 had 19 he 21 had 21 had 26 . 22 for 23 a 23 a 24 long 23 a 25 time 25 time 26 . he didn't mean to do it . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 mean 3 mean 4 to 4 to 5 do 5 do 6 it 6 it 7 . oh , my , no ! 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 my 3 my 4 , 4 , 5 no 5 no 6 ! the truth is , he thought all the time that he was preventing [buster] [bear] from getting a breakfast . 1 the 2 truth 1 the 6 thought 2 truth 3 is 2 truth 4 , 4 , 5 he 6 thought 12 was 7 all 8 the 7 all 9 time 9 time 11 he 10 that 11 he 11 he 12 was 12 was 19 breakfast 13 preventing 17 getting 16 from 17 getting 17 getting 18 a 18 a 19 breakfast 19 breakfast 20 . spite and selfishness were at the bottom of it . 1 spite 3 selfishness 2 and 3 selfishness 3 selfishness 4 were 3 selfishness 7 bottom 5 at 6 the 6 the 7 bottom 7 bottom 8 of 8 of 9 it 9 it 10 . to be sure [bobby] [coon] caught a few little fish there , but they didn't mind [bobby] . 1 to 2 be 1 to 3 sure 3 sure 8 few 6 caught 7 a 7 a 8 few 8 few 12 , 9 little 10 fish 10 fish 11 there 11 there 12 , 12 , 13 but 13 but 15 didn't 14 they 15 didn't 15 didn't 16 mind 16 mind 18 . but when they discovered that [buster] [bear] was a fisherman , they made up their minds that something had got to be done . 1 but 12 they 2 when 3 they 2 when 8 was 3 they 4 discovered 4 discovered 5 that 8 was 9 a 9 a 10 fisherman 10 fisherman 11 , 11 , 12 they 12 they 23 done 13 made 14 up 13 made 16 minds 14 up 15 their 16 minds 17 that 16 minds 18 something 18 something 19 had 19 had 20 got 19 had 22 be 20 got 21 to 22 be 23 done 23 done 24 . at least , [little] [joe] did . 1 at 2 least 2 least 3 , 3 , 6 did 6 did 7 . " he 'll try it again to-morrow morning , " said [little] [joe] . 1 " 2 he 2 he 4 try 3 'll 4 try 4 try 7 to-morrow 5 it 6 again 6 again 7 to-morrow 7 to-morrow 9 , 8 morning 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 14 . i guess that 'll teach him to let our fish alone . " 1 i 2 guess 2 guess 4 'll 3 that 4 'll 4 'll 5 teach 5 teach 6 him 6 him 7 to 7 to 9 our 8 let 9 our 9 our 10 fish 10 fish 11 alone 10 fish 12 . 12 . 13 " so the next morning [little] [joe] hid before daylight close by the little pool where [buster] [bear] had given him such a fright . 1 so 3 next 1 so 7 hid 2 the 3 next 3 next 4 morning 7 hid 9 daylight 8 before 9 daylight 9 daylight 15 where 10 close 11 by 10 close 14 pool 11 by 12 the 12 the 13 little 14 pool 15 where 15 where 21 such 18 had 19 given 19 given 20 him 20 him 21 such 21 such 22 a 22 a 23 fright 22 a 24 . then he hurried down to the next little pool and did the same thing . 1 then 3 hurried 2 he 3 hurried 3 hurried 4 down 3 hurried 5 to 4 down 5 to 5 to 9 pool 6 the 7 next 6 the 9 pool 7 next 8 little 9 pool 10 and 10 and 11 did 11 did 12 the 12 the 13 same 13 same 14 thing 14 thing 15 . now [buster] [bear] is very smart . 1 now 4 is 4 is 5 very 5 very 6 smart 6 smart 7 . you know he had guessed the day before who had spoiled his fishing . 1 you 4 had 2 know 3 he 3 he 4 had 4 had 9 who 5 guessed 6 the 6 the 7 day 7 day 8 before 8 before 9 who 9 who 13 fishing 10 had 11 spoiled 11 spoiled 12 his 12 his 13 fishing 13 fishing 14 . things happened just as he had expected . 1 things 2 happened 2 happened 3 just 3 just 4 as 4 as 5 he 5 he 6 had 6 had 7 expected 7 expected 8 . when they came to the place where [buster] was waiting , all he had to do was to scoop them out on to the bank . 1 when 9 was 1 when 16 do 2 they 3 came 3 came 4 to 4 to 5 the 5 the 6 place 6 place 7 where 6 place 9 was 9 was 10 waiting 10 waiting 13 he 11 , 12 all 11 , 13 he 13 he 14 had 14 had 15 to 16 do 22 on 17 was 18 to 18 to 19 scoop 19 scoop 20 them 20 them 21 out 21 out 22 on 22 on 25 bank 23 to 24 the 24 the 25 bank 25 bank 26 . it was great fun . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 great 3 great 4 fun 4 fun 5 . it didn't take [buster] long to catch all the fish he could eat . 1 it 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 take 2 didn't 6 to 3 take 5 long 6 to 7 catch 7 catch 8 all 8 all 10 fish 9 the 10 fish 10 fish 12 could 11 he 12 could 12 could 14 . 13 eat 14 . then he saved a nice fat trout and waited . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 saved 2 he 4 a 4 a 5 nice 4 a 7 trout 6 fat 7 trout 7 trout 9 waited 8 and 9 waited 9 waited 10 . by and by along came [little] [joe] [otter] , chuckling to think how he had spoiled [buster] [bear] 's fishing . 1 by 3 by 2 and 3 by 3 by 4 along 4 along 9 , 5 came 9 , 9 , 10 chuckling 10 chuckling 12 think 11 to 12 think 12 think 13 how 13 how 14 he 13 how 21 . 14 he 15 had 16 spoiled 21 . 19 's 20 fishing 20 fishing 21 . he was so intent on looking behind him to see if [buster] was coming that he didn't see [buster] waiting there until he spoke . 1 he 2 was 1 he 4 intent 2 was 3 so 4 intent 7 behind 5 on 6 looking 6 looking 7 behind 7 behind 9 to 8 him 9 to 9 to 10 see 10 see 13 was 10 see 18 see 11 if 13 was 13 was 14 coming 14 coming 17 didn't 15 that 16 he 16 he 17 didn't 18 see 24 spoke 20 waiting 21 there 21 there 22 until 21 there 23 he 23 he 24 spoke 24 spoke 25 . " [i] 'm much obliged for the fine breakfast you have given me , " said [buster] in his deepest , most grumbly-rumbly voice . 1 " 3 'm 1 " 11 have 3 'm 7 the 4 much 5 obliged 5 obliged 6 for 6 for 7 the 7 the 8 fine 8 fine 9 breakfast 9 breakfast 10 you 11 have 12 given 12 given 13 me 12 given 22 most 13 me 14 , 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 said 18 in 19 his 18 in 20 deepest 19 his 20 deepest 20 deepest 21 , 21 , 22 most 22 most 23 grumbly-rumbly 23 grumbly-rumbly 24 voice 23 grumbly-rumbly 25 . 24 voice 25 . " [i] 've saved a fat trout for you to make up for the one [i] ate yesterday . 1 " 3 've 1 " 5 a 3 've 4 saved 5 a 7 trout 6 fat 7 trout 7 trout 11 make 8 for 9 you 9 you 10 to 10 to 11 make 11 make 12 up 12 up 13 for 13 for 19 . 14 the 15 one 15 one 17 ate 17 ate 18 yesterday 18 yesterday 19 . i hope we 'll go fishing together often . " 1 i 2 hope 2 hope 3 we 2 hope 4 'll 3 we 4 'll 4 'll 6 fishing 5 go 6 fishing 6 fishing 7 together 7 together 8 often 8 often 9 . 9 . 10 " then he went off laughing fit to kill himself . 1 then 2 he 2 he 5 laughing 3 went 4 off 4 off 5 laughing 5 laughing 7 to 6 fit 7 to 7 to 8 kill 8 kill 9 himself 9 himself 10 . little [joe] couldn't find a word to say . 1 little 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 find 4 find 5 a 5 a 6 word 6 word 7 to 7 to 8 say 8 say 9 . he was so surprised and angry that he went off by himself and sulked . 1 he 2 was 1 he 4 surprised 2 was 3 so 4 surprised 7 that 5 and 6 angry 6 angry 7 that 7 that 8 he 8 he 9 went 8 he 12 himself 9 went 10 off 10 off 11 by 12 himself 15 . 13 and 14 sulked 14 sulked 15 . and [billy] [mink] , who had been watching , ate the fat trout . 1 and 5 who 4 , 5 who 5 who 7 been 6 had 7 been 7 been 8 watching 8 watching 9 , 9 , 10 ate 10 ate 12 fat 11 the 12 fat 12 fat 14 . 13 trout 14 . [v] [grandfather] [frog's] [common-sense] there is nothing quite like common sense to smooth out troubles . 1 there 4 quite 2 is 3 nothing 3 nothing 4 quite 4 quite 8 to 5 like 6 common 6 common 7 sense 7 sense 8 to 8 to 9 smooth 9 smooth 11 troubles 10 out 11 troubles 11 troubles 12 . people who have plenty of just plain common sense are often thought to be very wise . 1 people 2 who 1 people 6 just 1 people 7 plain 3 have 4 plenty 4 plenty 5 of 4 plenty 6 just 7 plain 14 be 8 common 9 sense 9 sense 10 are 9 sense 11 often 11 often 12 thought 11 often 13 to 13 to 14 be 14 be 16 wise 15 very 16 wise 16 wise 17 . their neighbors look up to [them] and are forever running to them for advice , and they are very much respected . 1 their 2 neighbors 2 neighbors 5 to 3 look 4 up 4 up 5 to 5 to 8 are 7 and 8 are 8 are 14 advice 9 forever 10 running 10 running 11 to 10 running 14 advice 11 to 12 them 12 them 13 for 14 advice 17 they 15 , 16 and 15 , 17 they 17 they 19 very 18 are 19 very 19 very 20 much 19 very 22 . 20 much 21 respected 20 much 22 . that is the way with [grandfather] [frog] . 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 the 3 the 4 way 4 way 5 with 5 with 8 . he is very old and very wise . 1 he 2 is 2 is 3 very 2 is 4 old 3 very 4 old 4 old 6 very 5 and 6 very 6 very 7 wise 7 wise 8 . anyway , that is what his neighbors think . 1 anyway 2 , 2 , 5 what 3 that 4 is 4 is 5 what 5 what 7 neighbors 6 his 7 neighbors 7 neighbors 8 think 8 think 9 . the truth is , he simply has a lot of common sense , which after [all] is the very best kind of wisdom . 1 the 2 truth 1 the 11 common 2 truth 3 is 2 truth 4 , 2 truth 5 he 5 he 6 simply 5 he 7 has 7 has 8 a 7 has 11 common 8 a 9 lot 9 lot 10 of 11 common 15 after 12 sense 13 , 13 , 14 which 14 which 15 after 15 after 22 of 17 is 18 the 17 is 19 very 18 the 19 very 19 very 20 best 19 very 22 of 20 best 21 kind 22 of 23 wisdom 23 wisdom 24 . little [joe] wouldn't tell , but [billy] [mink] told the whole story . 1 little 3 wouldn't 3 wouldn't 4 tell 4 tell 5 , 4 tell 9 told 5 , 6 but 9 told 11 whole 10 the 11 whole 11 whole 12 story 12 story 13 . so did [grandfather] [frog] . 1 so 2 did 2 did 5 . so did [jerry] [muskrat] , who had been listening . 1 so 2 did 2 did 6 who 5 , 6 who 6 who 8 been 7 had 8 been 8 been 9 listening 9 listening 10 . of course this made [little] [joe] angrier than ever . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 this 3 this 4 made 4 made 7 angrier 7 angrier 8 than 8 than 9 ever 9 ever 10 . " he 's nothing but a great big bully and thief ! " declared [little] [joe] . 1 " 2 he 2 he 9 bully 3 's 4 nothing 4 nothing 5 but 5 but 6 a 6 a 7 great 7 great 8 big 7 great 9 bully 9 bully 11 thief 10 and 11 thief 11 thief 12 ! 12 ! 13 " 13 " 14 declared 14 declared 17 . " [chug-a-rum] ! 1 " 3 ! " didn't he catch my fish and eat them ? " snapped [little] [joe] . 1 " 2 didn't 1 " 3 he 3 he 4 catch 4 catch 9 them 5 my 6 fish 6 fish 7 and 7 and 8 eat 8 eat 9 them 9 them 10 ? 10 ? 11 " 11 " 12 snapped 12 snapped 15 . " doesn't that make him a thief ? " 1 " 2 doesn't 2 doesn't 4 make 3 that 4 make 4 make 5 him 4 make 6 a 6 a 7 thief 7 thief 8 ? 8 ? 9 " " they were no more your fish than mine , " protested [billy] [mink] . 1 " 6 your 2 they 3 were 3 were 4 no 4 no 5 more 5 more 6 your 6 your 7 fish 7 fish 10 , 8 than 9 mine 8 than 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 protested 12 protested 15 . " well , our fish , then ! 1 " 2 well 2 well 3 , 2 well 4 our 4 our 5 fish 5 fish 6 , 6 , 7 then 7 then 8 ! he stole our fish , if you like that any better . 1 he 3 our 1 he 6 if 2 stole 3 our 3 our 4 fish 4 fish 5 , 6 if 9 that 7 you 8 like 8 like 9 that 9 that 10 any 10 any 11 better 11 better 12 . that makes him just as much a thief , doesn't it ? " growled [little] [joe] . 1 that 2 makes 2 makes 6 much 3 him 4 just 4 just 5 as 5 as 6 much 6 much 8 thief 7 a 8 thief 8 thief 10 doesn't 9 , 10 doesn't 10 doesn't 11 it 11 it 12 ? 12 ? 13 " 12 ? 14 growled 14 growled 17 . grandfather [frog] looked up at jolly , round , bright [mr] [sun] and slowly winked one of his great , goggly eyes . 1 grandfather 4 up 1 grandfather 6 jolly 3 looked 4 up 5 at 6 jolly 6 jolly 8 round 7 , 8 round 8 round 10 bright 8 round 14 slowly 9 , 10 bright 13 and 14 slowly 14 slowly 19 great 15 winked 16 one 15 winked 19 great 16 one 17 of 17 of 18 his 19 great 22 eyes 20 , 21 goggly 21 goggly 22 eyes 22 eyes 23 . " there comes a foolish green fly , " said he . 1 " 3 comes 1 " 4 a 2 there 3 comes 4 a 5 foolish 4 a 7 fly 5 foolish 6 green 7 fly 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 11 he 11 he 12 . " who does he belong to ? " 1 " 2 who 2 who 3 does 3 does 4 he 3 does 5 belong 5 belong 6 to 6 to 7 ? 7 ? 8 " " nobody ! " snapped [little] [joe] . 1 " 2 nobody 2 nobody 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 snapped 5 snapped 8 . " what have foolish green flies got to do with my [i] mean our fish ? " 1 " 3 have 2 what 3 have 3 have 5 green 4 foolish 5 green 5 green 8 to 6 flies 7 got 7 got 8 to 8 to 9 do 8 to 13 mean 9 do 10 with 10 with 11 my 13 mean 14 our 14 our 16 ? 15 fish 16 ? 16 ? 17 " " nothing , nothing at all , " replied [grandfather] [frog] mildly . 1 " 2 nothing 2 nothing 3 , 2 nothing 7 , 3 , 4 nothing 4 nothing 5 at 5 at 6 all 7 , 9 replied 8 " 9 replied 9 replied 12 mildly 12 mildly 13 . " [i] was just hoping that he would come near enough for me to snap him up ; then he would belong to me . 1 " 7 he 1 " 11 enough 3 was 4 just 4 just 5 hoping 5 hoping 6 that 6 that 7 he 7 he 8 would 8 would 9 come 9 come 10 near 11 enough 25 . 12 for 13 me 13 me 14 to 14 to 15 snap 15 snap 16 him 15 snap 17 up 17 up 21 would 18 ; 19 then 19 then 20 he 20 he 21 would 21 would 22 belong 22 belong 23 to 23 to 24 me 23 to 25 . as long as he doesn't , he doesn't belong to any one . 1 as 3 as 2 long 3 as 3 as 4 he 4 he 5 doesn't 4 he 8 doesn't 5 doesn't 6 , 7 he 8 doesn't 8 doesn't 11 any 9 belong 10 to 10 to 11 any 11 any 12 one 12 one 13 . i suppose that if [buster] [bear] should happen along and catch him , he would be stealing from me , according to [little] [joe] . " 1 i 2 suppose 1 i 4 if 1 i 7 should 2 suppose 3 that 3 that 4 if 7 should 15 would 8 happen 9 along 9 along 11 catch 10 and 11 catch 11 catch 12 him 12 him 13 , 13 , 14 he 14 he 15 would 15 would 16 be 16 be 17 stealing 17 stealing 21 according 18 from 19 me 19 me 20 , 20 , 21 according 21 according 22 to 21 according 25 . 25 . 26 " " of course not ! 1 " 3 course 2 of 3 course 3 course 4 not 3 course 5 ! what a silly idea ! 1 what 2 a 2 a 3 silly 3 silly 4 idea 4 idea 5 ! you 're getting foolish in your old age , " retorted [little] [joe] . 1 you 2 're 1 you 3 getting 3 getting 6 your 4 foolish 5 in 5 in 6 your 6 your 8 age 7 old 8 age 8 age 9 , 9 , 11 retorted 10 " 11 retorted 11 retorted 14 . little [joe] couldn't find a word to say . 1 little 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 find 4 find 5 a 5 a 6 word 6 word 7 to 7 to 8 say 8 say 9 . you 'll find it pays . " 1 you 2 'll 2 'll 3 find 3 find 4 it 4 it 5 pays 5 pays 6 . 6 . 7 " [ [illustration] : " you take my advice , [little] [joe] [otter] , " continued [grandfather] [frog] . 1 [ 6 take 3 : 4 " 4 " 5 you 5 you 6 take 6 take 9 , 7 my 8 advice 8 advice 9 , 9 , 15 continued 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 continued 15 continued 18 . page [@number@] ] 1 page 3 ] [vi] [little] [joe] [otter] [takes] [grandfather] [frog's] [advice] who makes an enemy a friend , [to] fear and worry puts an end . 1 who 2 makes 1 who 3 an 3 an 7 , 3 an 13 an 4 enemy 6 friend 5 a 6 friend 6 friend 7 , 7 , 9 fear 10 and 11 worry 10 and 13 an 11 worry 12 puts 13 an 14 end 13 an 15 . little [joe] [otter] found that out when he took [grandfather] [frog] 's advice . 1 little 4 found 4 found 5 that 5 that 6 out 6 out 9 took 7 when 8 he 8 he 9 took 9 took 13 advice 12 's 13 advice 13 advice 14 . he wouldn't have admitted that he was afraid of [buster] [bear] . 1 he 2 wouldn't 1 he 4 admitted 2 wouldn't 3 have 4 admitted 6 he 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 afraid 8 afraid 9 of 9 of 12 . no one ever likes to admit being afraid , least of all [little] [joe] [otter] . 1 no 2 one 2 one 4 likes 3 ever 4 likes 4 likes 7 being 5 to 6 admit 6 admit 7 being 7 being 8 afraid 8 afraid 10 least 8 afraid 11 of 9 , 10 least 11 of 12 all 12 all 16 . and really [little] [joe] has a great deal of courage . 1 and 2 really 2 really 5 has 5 has 7 great 6 a 7 great 7 great 8 deal 8 deal 9 of 9 of 10 courage 10 courage 11 . now having one 's own way too much is a bad thing . 1 now 2 having 2 having 7 too 3 one 4 's 4 's 5 own 5 own 6 way 5 own 7 too 7 too 9 is 8 much 9 is 9 is 10 a 10 a 11 bad 10 a 12 thing 12 thing 13 . it is apt to make one selfish and thoughtless of other people and very hard to get along with . 1 it 14 very 2 is 3 apt 3 apt 4 to 4 to 5 make 5 make 10 of 5 make 14 very 6 one 9 thoughtless 6 one 10 of 7 selfish 8 and 7 selfish 9 thoughtless 10 of 11 other 11 other 12 people 12 people 13 and 14 very 16 to 15 hard 16 to 16 to 17 get 17 get 18 along 18 along 19 with 19 with 20 . little [joe] [otter] had his way too much . 1 little 9 . 4 had 5 his 5 his 6 way 6 way 7 too 6 way 9 . 7 too 8 much grandfather [frog] knew it and shook his head very soberly when [little] [joe] had been disrespectful to him . 1 grandfather 10 soberly 3 knew 4 it 3 knew 6 shook 5 and 6 shook 6 shook 7 his 7 his 8 head 8 head 9 very 8 head 10 soberly 10 soberly 15 been 10 soberly 16 disrespectful 11 when 14 had 14 had 15 been 16 disrespectful 17 to 17 to 18 him 17 to 19 . " too bad . 1 " 2 too 2 too 3 bad 3 bad 4 . too bad ! 1 too 2 bad 2 bad 3 ! too bad ! 1 too 2 bad 2 bad 3 ! chug-a-rum ! 1 chug-a-rum 2 ! it is too bad that such a fine young fellow as [little] [joe] should spoil a good disposition by such selfish heedlessness . 1 it 6 such 1 it 8 fine 2 is 3 too 3 too 4 bad 3 too 6 such 4 bad 5 that 6 such 7 a 7 a 8 fine 8 fine 10 fellow 9 young 10 fellow 10 fellow 15 spoil 11 as 14 should 14 should 15 spoil 15 spoil 16 a 16 a 17 good 17 good 18 disposition 17 good 21 selfish 19 by 20 such 20 such 21 selfish 21 selfish 23 . 22 heedlessness 23 . too bad , " said he . 1 too 2 bad 2 bad 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 6 he 7 . it tickled him so that he had hard work to keep a straight face . 1 it 2 tickled 1 it 8 hard 2 tickled 3 him 3 him 4 so 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 had 7 had 8 hard 8 hard 13 straight 9 work 10 to 10 to 11 keep 11 keep 12 a 12 a 13 straight 13 straight 14 face 14 face 15 . that was good common sense advice , but [little] [joe] just sniffed and went off declaring that he would get even with [buster] [bear] yet . 1 that 2 was 1 that 4 common 2 was 3 good 4 common 5 sense 5 sense 6 advice 5 sense 7 , 6 advice 7 , 7 , 13 and 8 but 11 just 11 just 12 sniffed 12 sniffed 13 and 13 and 15 off 14 went 15 off 15 off 20 get 16 declaring 19 would 17 that 18 he 17 that 19 would 19 would 20 get 20 get 21 even 20 get 25 yet 21 even 22 with 22 with 25 yet 25 yet 26 . by and by he grinned . 1 by 2 and 2 and 3 by 2 and 4 he 4 he 5 grinned 5 grinned 6 . it was a little sheepish grin at first , but at last it grew into a laugh . 1 it 2 was 1 it 5 sheepish 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 little 5 sheepish 6 grin 6 grin 9 , 6 grin 12 last 7 at 8 first 8 first 9 , 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 at 12 last 13 it 13 it 14 grew 14 grew 15 into 15 into 16 a 16 a 18 . 17 laugh 18 . i 'll try it to-morrow morning . " 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 try 3 try 4 it 4 it 5 to-morrow 5 to-morrow 6 morning 6 morning 7 . 7 . 8 " it was so big and fat that it made [little] [joe] 's mouth water , for you know fat trout are his favorite food . 1 it 6 fat 1 it 9 made 2 was 3 so 2 was 4 big 4 big 5 and 4 big 6 fat 7 that 8 it 8 it 9 made 9 made 13 mouth 12 's 13 mouth 13 mouth 15 , 14 water 15 , 15 , 18 know 16 for 17 you 17 you 18 know 18 know 20 trout 19 fat 20 trout 20 trout 21 are 21 are 25 . 22 his 23 favorite 23 favorite 24 food 24 food 25 . but he didn't take so much as one bite . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 take 4 take 5 so 5 so 6 much 6 much 7 as 6 much 9 bite 8 one 9 bite 9 bite 10 . instead he carefully laid it on an old log where [buster] [bear] would be sure to see it if he should come along that way . 1 instead 2 he 1 instead 4 laid 1 instead 10 where 3 carefully 4 laid 4 laid 5 it 6 on 7 an 7 an 10 where 8 old 9 log 8 old 10 where 10 where 16 to 13 would 14 be 14 be 15 sure 14 be 16 to 16 to 17 see 17 see 18 it 17 see 19 if 19 if 20 he 19 if 21 should 21 should 22 come 22 come 25 way 23 along 24 that 24 that 25 way 25 way 26 . then he hid near by , where he could watch . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 hid 3 hid 4 near 4 near 5 by 4 near 7 where 6 , 7 where 7 where 9 could 8 he 9 could 9 could 10 watch 10 watch 11 . buster was late that morning . 1 buster 2 was 2 was 3 late 3 late 4 that 4 that 5 morning 5 morning 6 . it seemed to [little] [joe] that he never would come . 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 to 3 to 6 that 6 that 8 never 7 he 8 never 8 never 10 come 9 would 10 come 10 come 11 . once he nearly lost the fish . 1 once 2 he 2 he 3 nearly 3 nearly 4 lost 4 lost 5 the 4 lost 6 fish 6 fish 7 . he [had] turned his head for just a minute , and when he looked back again , the trout was nowhere to be seen . 1 he 3 turned 3 turned 6 for 4 his 5 head 5 head 6 for 6 for 9 minute 7 just 8 a 8 a 9 minute 9 minute 13 he 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 when 12 when 13 he 13 he 20 was 14 looked 15 back 15 back 16 again 16 again 17 , 16 again 20 was 17 , 18 the 18 the 19 trout 20 was 21 nowhere 21 nowhere 24 seen 22 to 23 be 23 be 24 seen 24 seen 25 . buster couldn't have stolen up [and] taken it , because such a big fellow couldn't possibly have gotten out of sight again . 1 buster 5 up 2 couldn't 3 have 3 have 4 stolen 3 have 5 up 5 up 7 taken 7 taken 16 possibly 8 it 9 , 9 , 10 because 10 because 11 such 11 such 13 big 11 such 15 couldn't 12 a 13 big 13 big 14 fellow 15 couldn't 16 possibly 16 possibly 20 of 17 have 18 gotten 18 gotten 19 out 19 out 20 of 20 of 21 sight 21 sight 23 . 22 again 23 . little [joe] darted over to the log and looked on the other side . 1 little 3 darted 3 darted 7 log 4 over 6 the 5 to 6 the 6 the 7 log 7 log 8 and 7 log 12 other 9 looked 10 on 10 on 11 the 11 the 12 other 12 other 13 side 13 side 14 . little [joe] sprang at him angrily , but [shadow] was too quick and darted away . 1 little 3 sprang 3 sprang 12 quick 4 at 5 him 5 him 6 angrily 6 angrily 7 , 6 angrily 12 quick 7 , 8 but 8 but 11 too 10 was 11 too 12 quick 13 and 13 and 14 darted 14 darted 15 away 15 away 16 . little [joe] put the fish back on the log and waited . 1 little 3 put 3 put 5 fish 4 the 5 fish 5 fish 6 back 6 back 8 the 7 on 8 the 8 the 9 log 9 log 10 and 9 log 11 waited 10 and 11 waited 11 waited 12 . this time he didn't take his eyes off it . 1 this 2 time 1 this 4 didn't 2 time 3 he 4 didn't 5 take 5 take 6 his 6 his 7 eyes 7 eyes 8 off 8 off 9 it 8 off 10 . at last , when he was almost ready to give up , he saw [buster] [bear] shuffling along towards the [laughing] [brook] . 1 at 2 last 1 at 7 almost 2 last 3 , 3 , 4 when 4 when 5 he 5 he 6 was 7 almost 10 give 7 almost 11 up 8 ready 9 to 8 ready 10 give 10 give 11 up 11 up 12 , 12 , 14 saw 13 he 14 saw 14 saw 23 . 17 shuffling 18 along 18 along 19 towards 19 towards 20 the 19 towards 23 . suddenly [buster] stopped and sniffed . 1 suddenly 3 stopped 3 stopped 4 and 4 and 5 sniffed 5 sniffed 6 . one of the [merry] [little] [breezes] had carried the scent of that fat trout over to him . 1 one 2 of 2 of 3 the 2 of 10 scent 7 had 8 carried 8 carried 9 the 8 carried 10 scent 10 scent 11 of 11 of 14 trout 12 that 13 fat 13 fat 14 trout 14 trout 18 . 15 over 16 to 16 to 17 him 17 him 18 . then he came straight over to where [the] fish lay , his nose wrinkling , and his eyes twinkling with pleasure . 1 then 4 straight 1 then 6 to 2 he 3 came 3 came 4 straight 4 straight 5 over 6 to 10 lay 7 where 9 fish 9 fish 10 lay 10 lay 11 , 11 , 18 eyes 12 his 13 nose 13 nose 14 wrinkling 14 wrinkling 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 his 17 his 18 eyes 18 eyes 22 . 19 twinkling 20 with 19 twinkling 21 pleasure 21 pleasure 22 . " now [i] wonder who was so thoughtful as to leave this fine breakfast ready for me , " said he out loud . 1 " 5 who 1 " 13 fine 2 now 4 wonder 4 wonder 5 who 6 was 7 so 7 so 8 thoughtful 8 thoughtful 11 leave 8 thoughtful 13 fine 9 as 10 to 10 to 11 leave 11 leave 12 this 13 fine 18 , 14 breakfast 15 ready 15 ready 17 me 15 ready 18 , 16 for 17 me 18 , 19 " 19 " 20 said 19 " 24 . 20 said 21 he 22 out 23 loud 23 loud 24 . " me , " said [little] [joe] in a rather faint voice . 1 " 5 said 2 me 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 11 faint 8 in 9 a 9 a 10 rather 10 rather 11 faint 11 faint 12 voice 12 voice 13 . " [i] caught it especially for you . " 1 " 3 caught 3 caught 4 it 3 caught 5 especially 5 especially 6 for 5 especially 8 . 6 for 7 you 8 . 9 " " thank you , " replied [buster] , and his eyes twinkled more than ever . 1 " 6 replied 2 thank 3 you 2 thank 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 replied 6 replied 8 , 8 , 11 eyes 9 and 10 his 10 his 11 eyes 11 eyes 12 twinkled 12 twinkled 13 more 12 twinkled 15 ever 13 more 14 than 15 ever 16 . " [i] think we are going to be friends . " 1 " 5 are 3 think 4 we 4 we 5 are 5 are 6 going 6 going 7 to 7 to 8 be 8 be 9 friends 9 friends 10 . 10 . 11 " " [i] [i] hope so , " replied [little] [joe] . 1 " 4 hope 4 hope 8 replied 5 so 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 replied 8 replied 11 . [vii] [farmer] [brown's] [boy] [has] [no] [luck] [at] [all] farmer [brown] 's boy tramped through the [green] [forest] , whistling merrily . 1 farmer 3 's 1 farmer 4 boy 3 's 4 boy 4 boy 5 tramped 5 tramped 6 through 6 through 7 the 6 through 11 whistling 10 , 11 whistling 11 whistling 12 merrily 11 whistling 13 . he always whistles when he feels light-hearted , and he always feels light-hearted when he goes fishing . 1 he 3 whistles 1 he 6 feels 2 always 3 whistles 4 when 5 he 5 he 6 feels 6 feels 11 always 7 light-hearted 8 , 7 light-hearted 10 he 8 , 9 and 10 he 11 always 11 always 15 he 12 feels 13 light-hearted 13 light-hearted 14 when 14 when 15 he 15 he 16 goes 16 goes 17 fishing 16 goes 18 . 17 fishing 18 . you see , he is just as fond of fishing [as] is [little] [joe] [otter] or [billy] [mink] or [buster] [bear] . 1 you 2 see 2 see 4 he 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 is 5 is 6 just 5 is 8 fond 7 as 8 fond 8 fond 9 of 8 fond 10 fishing 10 fishing 12 is 10 fishing 22 . 16 or 19 or 19 or 22 . so he whistled as he tramped along , and his whistle was good to hear . 1 so 2 he 1 so 5 he 2 he 3 whistled 3 whistled 4 as 5 he 7 along 6 tramped 7 along 7 along 14 to 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 his 10 his 11 whistle 11 whistle 12 was 12 was 13 good 13 good 14 to 14 to 15 hear 15 hear 16 . he [kept] very quiet and fished and fished , patiently waiting for a foolish trout to take his hook . 1 he 3 very 1 he 10 patiently 3 very 9 , 4 quiet 5 and 4 quiet 6 fished 5 and 6 fished 6 fished 7 and 7 and 8 fished 8 fished 9 , 10 patiently 13 a 11 waiting 12 for 11 waiting 13 a 13 a 14 foolish 14 foolish 17 take 15 trout 16 to 16 to 17 take 17 take 20 . 18 his 19 hook 19 hook 20 . but he didn't get so much as a nibble . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 didn't 2 he 4 get 4 get 5 so 5 so 6 much 6 much 7 as 7 as 8 a 8 a 9 nibble 9 nibble 10 . there the same thing happened . 1 there 2 the 2 the 3 same 3 same 4 thing 4 thing 5 happened 5 happened 6 . farmer [brown] 's boy trudged on to the next pool , and there was a puzzled frown on his freckled face . 1 farmer 5 trudged 3 's 4 boy 4 boy 5 trudged 5 trudged 15 a 6 on 8 the 7 to 8 the 8 the 9 next 9 next 10 pool 10 pool 11 , 10 pool 14 was 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 there 14 was 15 a 15 a 16 puzzled 16 puzzled 18 on 16 puzzled 20 freckled 17 frown 18 on 19 his 20 freckled 20 freckled 21 face 20 freckled 22 . such a thing never had happened before . 1 such 2 a 1 such 3 thing 3 thing 4 never 4 never 5 had 5 had 6 happened 6 happened 7 before 6 happened 8 . he didn't know what to make of it . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 know 3 know 5 to 4 what 5 to 5 to 6 make 6 make 7 of 6 make 8 it 8 it 9 . " [i] never had such bad luck in all my life before . 1 " 3 never 1 " 5 such 3 never 4 had 5 such 6 bad 5 such 7 luck 6 bad 7 luck 7 luck 8 in 8 in 9 all 9 all 11 life 10 my 11 life 11 life 12 before 12 before 13 . hello ! 1 hello 2 ! what 's this ? " 1 what 2 's 1 what 4 ? 3 this 4 ? 4 ? 5 " there , on the bank beside the little pool , were the heads of three trout . 1 there 2 , 1 there 3 on 3 on 4 the 4 the 8 little 5 bank 6 beside 5 bank 8 little 6 beside 7 the 8 little 9 pool 9 pool 17 . 10 , 13 heads 11 were 12 the 11 were 13 heads 13 heads 17 . 14 of 17 . 15 three 16 trout 15 three 17 . farmer [brown] 's boy scowled down at them more puzzled than ever . 1 farmer 4 boy 3 's 4 boy 4 boy 5 scowled 5 scowled 7 at 6 down 7 at 7 at 8 them 8 them 9 more 9 more 10 puzzled 10 puzzled 11 than 10 puzzled 13 . 11 than 12 ever 11 than 13 . " somebody has been fishing here , and they have had better luck than [i] have , " thought he . 1 " 2 somebody 1 " 3 has 1 " 9 they 4 been 5 fishing 4 been 6 here 6 here 7 , 6 here 9 they 7 , 8 and 9 they 14 than 9 they 19 thought 10 have 13 luck 10 have 14 than 11 had 12 better 12 better 13 luck 16 have 17 , 16 have 19 thought 17 , 18 " 19 thought 21 . 20 he 21 . he looked up the [laughing] [brook] and down the [laughing] [brook] and this way and that way , but no one was to be seen . 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 3 up 2 looked 16 that 3 up 4 the 3 up 9 the 7 and 8 down 7 and 9 the 12 and 13 this 13 this 14 way 14 way 15 and 15 and 16 that 16 that 17 way 17 way 18 , 17 way 23 to 18 , 19 but 19 but 20 no 20 no 21 one 21 one 22 was 23 to 24 be 24 be 25 seen 25 seen 26 . then he picked up one of the little heads and looked at it sharply . 1 then 6 of 2 he 3 picked 3 picked 4 up 3 picked 5 one 5 one 6 of 6 of 7 the 7 the 8 little 8 little 9 heads 9 heads 11 looked 10 and 11 looked 11 looked 12 at 12 at 13 it 12 at 14 sharply 14 sharply 15 . " it wasn't cut off with a knife ; it was bitten off ! " he exclaimed . 1 " 2 it 1 " 7 a 2 it 3 wasn't 3 wasn't 4 cut 4 cut 5 off 5 off 6 with 7 a 8 knife 8 knife 14 ! 9 ; 10 it 10 it 11 was 11 was 12 bitten 12 bitten 13 off 13 off 14 ! 14 ! 15 " 15 " 16 he 15 " 17 exclaimed 16 he 17 exclaimed 17 exclaimed 18 . " [i] wonder now if [billy] [mink] is the scamp who has spoiled my fun . " 1 " 3 wonder 1 " 8 is 3 wonder 5 if 4 now 5 if 8 is 10 scamp 9 the 10 scamp 10 scamp 11 who 11 who 12 has 12 has 13 spoiled 13 spoiled 14 my 14 my 15 fun 15 fun 16 . 16 . 17 " this puzzled him more than ever . 1 this 2 puzzled 2 puzzled 3 him 3 him 4 more 4 more 5 than 5 than 6 ever 6 ever 7 . it didn't seem possible that such a little fellow as [billy] [mink] could have caught or frightened all the fish or have eaten so many . 1 it 3 seem 2 didn't 3 seem 3 seem 7 a 4 possible 5 that 5 that 6 such 6 such 7 a 7 a 9 fellow 7 a 15 caught 8 little 9 fellow 10 as 13 could 13 could 14 have 13 could 15 caught 15 caught 17 frightened 15 caught 20 fish 16 or 17 frightened 18 all 19 the 19 the 20 fish 20 fish 21 or 21 or 22 have 22 have 25 many 23 eaten 24 so 24 so 25 many 25 many 26 . besides , he didn't remember ever having known [billy] to leave heads around that way . 1 besides 3 he 2 , 3 he 3 he 4 didn't 4 didn't 11 leave 4 didn't 12 heads 5 remember 6 ever 6 ever 7 having 7 having 10 to 7 having 11 leave 8 known 10 to 12 heads 13 around 12 heads 15 way 14 that 15 way 15 way 16 . billy sometimes catches more fish than he can eat , but then he usually hides them . 1 billy 4 more 1 billy 8 can 2 sometimes 3 catches 2 sometimes 4 more 4 more 5 fish 5 fish 6 than 6 than 7 he 8 can 9 eat 8 can 17 . 9 eat 15 hides 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 then 12 then 14 usually 13 he 14 usually 14 usually 15 hides 16 them 17 . the farther he went down the [laughing] [brook] , the more puzzled [farmer] [brown] 's boy grew . 1 the 12 puzzled 2 farther 3 he 3 he 4 went 4 went 5 down 4 went 12 puzzled 5 down 6 the 9 , 10 the 10 the 11 more 10 the 12 puzzled 12 puzzled 17 grew 15 's 16 boy 16 boy 17 grew 17 grew 18 . it made him feel very queer . 1 it 2 made 2 made 3 him 3 him 4 feel 4 feel 5 very 5 very 6 queer 6 queer 7 . they were [little] [joe] [otter] [and] [buster] [bear] . 1 they 2 were 2 were 9 . [viii] [farmer] [brown's] [boy] [feels] [his] [hair] [rise] ' [twas] just a sudden odd surprise [made] [farmer] [brown] 's boy 's hair to rise . 1 ' 3 just 1 ' 6 odd 3 just 4 a 4 a 5 sudden 6 odd 12 boy 7 surprise 11 's 11 's 12 boy 12 boy 14 hair 13 's 14 hair 14 hair 17 . 15 to 16 rise 16 rise 17 . that 's a funny thing for hair to do rise up all of a sudden isn't it ? 1 that 4 funny 1 that 7 hair 2 's 3 a 3 a 4 funny 5 thing 6 for 5 thing 7 hair 7 hair 9 do 8 to 9 do 9 do 14 a 10 rise 11 up 10 rise 14 a 11 up 12 all 13 of 14 a 14 a 18 ? 15 sudden 16 isn't 16 isn't 17 it 17 it 18 ? there are just two things that make hair rise anger and fear . 1 there 5 things 2 are 3 just 3 just 4 two 3 just 5 things 5 things 9 rise 6 that 7 make 7 make 8 hair 8 hair 9 rise 9 rise 10 anger 10 anger 11 and 11 and 12 fear 12 fear 13 . both anger and fear make it do that . 1 both 2 anger 1 both 4 fear 2 anger 3 and 4 fear 5 make 5 make 6 it 6 it 7 do 7 do 8 that 8 that 9 . it never had happened before . 1 it 2 never 2 never 4 happened 3 had 4 happened 4 happened 5 before 5 before 6 . you see , there isn't much of anything that [farmer] [brown] 's boy is really afraid of . 1 you 2 see 1 you 5 isn't 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 there 5 isn't 9 that 6 much 7 of 6 much 9 that 7 of 8 anything 9 that 12 's 12 's 13 boy 12 's 15 really 13 boy 14 is 15 really 18 . 16 afraid 17 of 16 afraid 18 . perhaps he wouldn't have been afraid this time if it hadn't been for the surprise of what he found . 1 perhaps 3 wouldn't 1 perhaps 8 time 2 he 3 wouldn't 3 wouldn't 4 have 3 wouldn't 5 been 5 been 6 afraid 5 been 8 time 6 afraid 7 this 8 time 9 if 8 time 19 found 9 if 10 it 11 hadn't 12 been 12 been 13 for 13 for 15 surprise 14 the 15 surprise 15 surprise 18 he 16 of 17 what 17 what 18 he 18 he 19 found 19 found 20 . anyway , that is what he said when he told about it afterward . 1 anyway 2 , 1 anyway 7 said 2 , 3 that 3 that 4 is 4 is 5 what 5 what 6 he 7 said 9 he 8 when 9 he 9 he 10 told 10 told 11 about 10 told 12 it 12 it 13 afterward 13 afterward 14 . what was it he saw ? 1 what 2 was 1 what 3 it 3 it 6 ? 4 he 5 saw 5 saw 6 ? what do you think ? 1 what 2 do 2 do 3 you 3 you 4 think 4 think 5 ? why , it was a footprint in the soft mud . 1 why 2 , 1 why 4 was 2 , 3 it 4 was 5 a 5 a 6 footprint 5 a 9 soft 6 footprint 7 in 7 in 8 the 9 soft 10 mud 10 mud 11 . yes , [sir] , that 's what it was , and all it was . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 5 that 5 that 6 's 6 's 7 what 7 what 8 it 8 it 9 was 8 it 12 all 8 it 14 was 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 all 13 it 14 was 14 was 15 . it was the footprint of [buster] [bear] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 the 3 the 4 footprint 4 footprint 5 of 5 of 8 . now [farmer] [brown] 's boy didn't know that [buster] [bear] had come down to the [green] [forest] to live . 1 now 4 's 4 's 5 boy 5 boy 11 had 6 didn't 7 know 7 know 8 that 8 that 11 had 11 had 12 come 12 come 14 to 12 come 18 to 13 down 14 to 14 to 15 the 18 to 19 live 19 live 20 . he never had heard of a [bear] being in the [green] [forest] . 1 he 2 never 1 he 3 had 3 had 4 heard 4 heard 6 a 4 heard 8 being 5 of 6 a 8 being 9 in 9 in 10 the 10 the 13 . somehow , he didn't feel like meeting [buster] [bear] . 1 somehow 2 , 2 , 3 he 3 he 4 didn't 4 didn't 5 feel 4 didn't 7 meeting 5 feel 6 like 6 like 7 meeting 7 meeting 10 . if he had had his terrible gun with him , it might have been different . 1 if 8 with 2 he 3 had 2 he 4 had 4 had 5 his 5 his 6 terrible 6 terrible 7 gun 7 gun 8 with 8 with 9 him 9 him 10 , 10 , 11 it 11 it 15 different 12 might 13 have 13 have 14 been 13 have 15 different 15 different 16 . but he didn't , and so he suddenly made up his mind that he didn't want to fish any more that day . 1 but 2 he 1 but 3 didn't 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 9 made 4 , 5 and 4 , 9 made 5 and 6 so 6 so 7 he 7 he 8 suddenly 9 made 19 any 10 up 12 mind 11 his 12 mind 12 mind 13 that 13 that 14 he 14 he 16 want 14 he 19 any 15 didn't 16 want 16 want 18 fish 17 to 18 fish 19 any 20 more 20 more 21 that 20 more 23 . 21 that 22 day he had a funny feeling , too , that he was being watched , although he couldn't see any one . 1 he 2 had 1 he 13 watched 2 had 3 a 2 had 7 too 3 a 5 feeling 4 funny 5 feeling 5 feeling 6 , 7 too 12 being 8 , 9 that 9 that 11 was 10 he 11 was 11 was 12 being 13 watched 14 , 14 , 21 . 15 although 16 he 16 he 17 couldn't 16 he 18 see 18 see 19 any 18 see 21 . 19 any 20 one he was being watched . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 being 3 being 4 watched 4 watched 5 . little [joe] [otter] and [buster] [bear] were watching him and taking the greatest care to keep out of his sight . 1 little 13 greatest 4 and 7 were 7 were 8 watching 8 watching 9 him 9 him 10 and 10 and 11 taking 11 taking 12 the 12 the 13 greatest 13 greatest 14 care 14 care 18 of 15 to 16 keep 16 keep 17 out 17 out 18 of 18 of 20 sight 19 his 20 sight 20 sight 21 . he hadn't run , but he had wanted to . 1 he 2 hadn't 1 he 7 had 2 hadn't 3 run 4 , 5 but 5 but 6 he 6 he 7 had 7 had 8 wanted 8 wanted 9 to 9 to 10 . " huh ! " said [buster] [bear] to [little] [joe] [otter] , " [i] believe he was afraid ! " 1 " 2 huh 2 huh 3 ! 2 huh 19 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 8 to 15 believe 12 , 13 " 13 " 15 believe 15 believe 18 afraid 16 he 17 was 16 he 18 afraid 18 afraid 19 ! 19 ! 20 " and [buster] [bear] was just exactly right . 1 and 4 was 4 was 5 just 5 just 6 exactly 6 exactly 7 right 7 right 8 . [ix] [little] [joe] [otter] [has] [great] [news] [to] [tell] little [joe] [otter] [was] fairly bursting with excitement . 1 little 5 fairly 5 fairly 8 excitement 6 bursting 7 with 6 bursting 8 excitement 8 excitement 9 . he could hardly contain himself . 1 he 2 could 2 could 3 hardly 3 hardly 4 contain 4 contain 5 himself 5 himself 6 . he felt that he had the greatest news to tell since [peter] [rabbit] had first found the tracks of [buster] [bear] in the [green] [forest] . 1 he 5 had 2 felt 3 that 3 that 4 he 4 he 5 had 5 had 10 tell 6 the 7 greatest 6 the 8 news 7 greatest 8 news 8 news 9 to 9 to 10 tell 10 tell 11 since 11 since 17 the 14 had 15 first 14 had 16 found 16 found 17 the 17 the 18 tracks 18 tracks 19 of 18 tracks 26 . 22 in 23 the 22 in 26 . he couldn't keep it to himself a minute longer than he had to . 1 he 3 keep 2 couldn't 3 keep 3 keep 6 himself 4 it 5 to 5 to 6 himself 6 himself 8 minute 7 a 8 minute 8 minute 10 than 9 longer 10 than 10 than 11 he 11 he 12 had 12 had 13 to 12 had 14 . mr and [mrs] . redwing were there , and [blacky] the [crow] was sitting in the [big] [hickory-tree] . 1 mr 8 , 2 and 4 . 4 . 5 redwing 5 redwing 6 were 6 were 7 there 7 there 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 11 the 9 and 14 sitting 13 was 14 sitting 14 sitting 15 in 15 in 16 the 16 the 19 . little [joe] [otter] swam straight to the [big] [rock] and climbed up to the very highest part . 1 little 4 swam 4 swam 5 straight 5 straight 6 to 5 straight 13 to 6 to 7 the 10 and 11 climbed 11 climbed 12 up 12 up 13 to 13 to 14 the 14 the 15 very 14 the 16 highest 16 highest 17 part 17 part 18 . he looked so excited , and his eyes sparkled so , that every one knew right away that something had happened . 1 he 9 sparkled 1 he 15 knew 2 looked 3 so 3 so 4 excited 4 excited 5 , 4 excited 9 sparkled 5 , 8 eyes 6 and 7 his 7 his 8 eyes 8 eyes 9 sparkled 10 so 11 , 10 so 12 that 12 that 13 every 13 every 14 one 14 one 15 knew 15 knew 17 away 16 right 17 away 17 away 19 something 18 that 19 something 19 something 22 . 20 had 21 happened 20 had 22 . " hi ! " cried [billy] [mink] . 1 " 2 hi 2 hi 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 cried 5 cried 8 . " look at [little] [joe] [otter] ! 1 " 2 look 2 look 3 at 2 look 7 ! it must be that for once he has been smarter than [buster] [bear] . " 1 it 3 be 2 must 3 be 3 be 4 that 4 that 7 he 5 for 6 once 6 once 7 he 7 he 8 has 8 has 11 than 9 been 10 smarter 10 smarter 11 than 11 than 14 . 14 . 15 " little [joe] made a good-natured face at [billy] [mink] and shook his head . 1 little 3 made 3 made 4 a 4 a 5 good-natured 5 good-natured 6 face 5 good-natured 10 and 6 face 7 at 10 and 11 shook 11 shook 12 his 12 his 13 head 13 head 14 . " no , [billy] , " said he , " you are wrong , altogether wrong . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 6 " 3 , 10 " 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 8 he 7 said 9 , 10 " 12 are 11 you 12 are 12 are 16 wrong 13 wrong 14 , 14 , 15 altogether 14 , 16 wrong 16 wrong 17 . i don't believe anybody can be smarter than [buster] [bear] . " 1 i 3 believe 2 don't 3 believe 3 believe 5 can 4 anybody 5 can 5 can 6 be 6 be 7 smarter 7 smarter 8 than 8 than 11 . 11 . 12 " [ [illustration] : reddy glared across the [smiling] [pool] at [peter] . 1 [ 3 : 3 : 4 reddy 4 reddy 5 glared 5 glared 6 across 5 glared 12 . 6 across 7 the 10 at 12 . page [@number@] ] 1 page 3 ] reddy [fox] rolled his lips back in an unpleasant grin . 1 reddy 6 back 3 rolled 4 his 4 his 5 lips 5 lips 6 back 6 back 9 unpleasant 7 in 8 an 8 an 9 unpleasant 9 unpleasant 10 grin 10 grin 11 . " don't be too sure of that ! " he snapped . 1 " 2 don't 1 " 5 sure 2 don't 3 be 3 be 4 too 5 sure 6 of 6 of 7 that 7 that 10 he 8 ! 9 " 9 " 10 he 10 he 11 snapped 11 snapped 12 . " [i] 'm not through with him yet . " 1 " 3 'm 3 'm 4 not 4 not 5 through 5 through 6 with 6 with 7 him 7 him 8 yet 8 yet 9 . 9 . 10 " " boaster ! 1 " 2 boaster 2 boaster 3 ! boaster ! " cried [peter] [rabbit] . 1 boaster 2 ! 2 ! 3 " 3 " 4 cried 4 cried 7 . reddy glared across the [smiling] [pool] at [peter] . 1 reddy 2 glared 2 glared 3 across 2 glared 9 . 3 across 4 the 7 at 9 . " [i] 'm not through with you either , [peter] [rabbit] ! " he snarled . 1 " 4 not 1 " 8 either 3 'm 4 not 4 not 5 through 5 through 6 with 6 with 7 you 8 either 9 , 8 either 12 ! 12 ! 13 " 13 " 14 he 14 he 15 snarled 15 snarled 16 . " you 'll find it out one of these fine days ! " 1 " 2 you 1 " 4 find 2 you 3 'll 4 find 5 it 5 it 6 out 6 out 8 of 7 one 8 of 8 of 9 these 9 these 10 fine 10 fine 11 days 11 days 12 ! 12 ! 13 " " [reddy] , [reddy] , smart and sly , [couldn't] catch a buzzing fly ! " 1 " 3 , 3 , 7 and 5 , 6 smart 5 , 7 and 7 and 8 sly 8 sly 9 , 9 , 11 catch 11 catch 12 a 12 a 13 buzzing 13 buzzing 14 fly 14 fly 15 ! 15 ! 16 " taunted [peter] . 1 taunted 3 . " [chug-a-rum] ! " said [grandfather] [frog] in his deepest , gruffest voice . 1 " 5 said 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 14 . 8 in 9 his 9 his 10 deepest 10 deepest 12 gruffest 11 , 12 gruffest 12 gruffest 13 voice 13 voice 14 . " we know all about that . 1 " 2 we 2 we 3 know 3 know 4 all 4 all 5 about 5 about 7 . 6 that 7 . what we want to know is what [little] [joe] [otter] has got on his mind . " 1 what 2 we 1 what 4 to 2 we 3 want 3 want 4 to 4 to 5 know 5 know 6 is 6 is 7 what 7 what 11 has 11 has 12 got 11 has 15 mind 12 got 13 on 13 on 14 his 15 mind 17 " 16 . 17 " " it 's news great news ! " cried [little] [joe] . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 's 3 's 4 news 4 news 5 great 4 news 6 news 5 great 6 news 6 news 9 cried 7 ! 8 " 8 " 9 cried 9 cried 12 . " we can tell better how great it is when we hear what it is , " replied [grandfather] [frog] testily . 1 " 6 how 1 " 9 is 2 we 3 can 3 can 4 tell 4 tell 5 better 4 tell 6 how 6 how 7 great 7 great 8 it 9 is 22 . 10 when 11 we 11 we 12 hear 12 hear 14 it 12 hear 16 , 13 what 14 it 14 it 15 is 16 , 21 testily 17 " 18 replied 17 " 21 testily 21 testily 22 . " what is it ? " 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 is 3 is 4 it 4 it 5 ? 5 ? 6 " for a minute no one said a word . 1 for 2 a 2 a 3 minute 3 minute 4 no 3 minute 7 a 4 no 5 one 6 said 7 a 7 a 8 word 8 word 9 . then [blacky] the [crow] leaned down from his perch in the [big] [hickory-tree] and looked very hard at [little] [joe] as he said : 1 then 3 the 1 then 5 leaned 5 leaned 6 down 5 leaned 24 : 6 down 7 from 7 from 8 his 9 perch 10 in 9 perch 15 looked 10 in 11 the 14 and 15 looked 15 looked 16 very 16 very 17 hard 16 very 21 as 17 hard 18 at 21 as 22 he 22 he 23 said 23 said 24 : " [i] don't believe it . 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 believe 4 believe 5 it 5 it 6 . i don't believe a word of it . 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 believe 3 believe 4 a 4 a 5 word 5 word 6 of 6 of 7 it 7 it 8 . we are all afraid of him . " 1 we 2 are 2 are 3 all 2 are 4 afraid 4 afraid 5 of 4 afraid 7 . 5 of 6 him 7 . 8 " little [joe] glared back at [blacky] . 1 little 3 glared 3 glared 4 back 4 back 5 at 5 at 7 . " [i] don't care whether you believe it or not ; it 's true , " he retorted . 1 " 3 don't 1 " 6 you 3 don't 4 care 5 whether 6 you 6 you 7 believe 7 believe 8 it 7 believe 14 true 9 or 10 not 10 not 11 ; 11 ; 12 it 12 it 13 's 13 's 14 true 14 true 19 . 15 , 16 " 16 " 17 he 16 " 19 . 17 he 18 retorted " now tell me that he isn't afraid ! " concluded [little] [joe] . 1 " 2 now 1 " 3 tell 3 tell 4 me 3 tell 9 ! 4 me 5 that 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 isn't 7 isn't 8 afraid 9 ! 10 " 10 " 11 concluded 11 concluded 14 . " for once he knows just how we feel when he comes prowling around where we are . 1 " 7 how 2 for 3 once 2 for 4 he 4 he 5 knows 5 knows 6 just 5 knows 7 how 7 how 12 comes 8 we 9 feel 9 feel 10 when 10 when 11 he 11 he 12 comes 12 comes 13 prowling 12 comes 14 around 14 around 17 are 15 where 16 we 16 we 17 are 17 are 18 . isn't that great news ? 1 isn't 2 that 2 that 3 great 3 great 4 news 4 news 5 ? now we 'll get even with him ! " 1 now 2 we 2 we 3 'll 3 'll 4 get 4 get 5 even 5 even 6 with 6 with 7 him 7 him 8 ! 8 ! 9 " " [i] 'll believe it when [i] see it for myself ! " snapped [blacky] the [crow] . 1 " 3 'll 3 'll 4 believe 4 believe 5 it 4 believe 11 myself 6 when 8 see 8 see 9 it 9 it 10 for 10 for 11 myself 11 myself 14 snapped 12 ! 13 " 13 " 14 snapped 14 snapped 18 . 16 the 18 . [x] [buster] [bear] [becomes] [a] [hero] of course , [peter] [rabbit] helped spread it . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 , 3 , 6 helped 6 helped 7 spread 7 spread 8 it 8 it 9 . trust [peter] for that ! 1 trust 3 for 3 for 4 that 4 that 5 ! but everybody else helped too . 1 but 2 everybody 2 everybody 3 else 3 else 4 helped 4 helped 5 too 5 too 6 . and so it was that [buster] [bear] became a hero right away to most of them . 1 and 2 so 2 so 3 it 2 so 5 that 3 it 4 was 5 that 8 became 8 became 12 away 9 a 10 hero 10 hero 11 right 10 hero 12 away 12 away 14 most 13 to 14 most 14 most 17 . 15 of 16 them 16 them 17 . a few doubted [little] [joe] 's story . 1 a 2 few 2 few 3 doubted 3 doubted 7 story 6 's 7 story 7 story 8 . one of them [was] [blacky] the [crow] . 1 one 2 of 2 of 3 them 2 of 6 the 6 the 8 . another was [reddy] [fox] . 1 another 2 was 2 was 5 . blacky doubted because he knew [farmer] [brown] 's boy so well that he couldn't imagine him afraid . 1 blacky 2 doubted 1 blacky 5 knew 2 doubted 3 because 3 because 4 he 5 knew 9 boy 5 knew 11 well 8 's 9 boy 10 so 11 well 11 well 17 afraid 12 that 13 he 13 he 14 couldn't 14 couldn't 15 imagine 15 imagine 16 him 16 him 17 afraid 17 afraid 18 . reddy doubted because he didn't want to believe . 1 reddy 2 doubted 1 reddy 4 he 2 doubted 3 because 4 he 5 didn't 5 didn't 6 want 6 want 7 to 6 want 8 believe 8 believe 9 . you see , he was jealous of [buster] [bear] , and at the same time he was afraid of him . 1 you 2 see 2 see 7 of 2 see 14 same 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 jealous 6 jealous 7 of 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 at 12 at 13 the 12 at 14 same 14 same 19 of 15 time 17 was 16 he 17 was 17 was 18 afraid 18 afraid 19 of 19 of 20 him 20 him 21 . but nearly everybody else believed it , and there was great rejoicing . 1 but 2 nearly 1 but 6 it 2 nearly 3 everybody 3 everybody 4 else 4 else 5 believed 6 it 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 there 9 there 12 rejoicing 10 was 11 great 11 great 12 rejoicing 12 rejoicing 13 . most of them were afraid of [buster] , very much afraid of him , because he was so big and strong . 1 most 2 of 1 most 5 afraid 1 most 15 because 2 of 3 them 3 them 4 were 5 afraid 6 of 8 , 9 very 9 very 10 much 9 very 11 afraid 11 afraid 14 , 11 afraid 15 because 12 of 13 him 13 him 14 , 15 because 20 and 16 he 17 was 17 was 19 big 18 so 19 big 19 big 20 and 20 and 21 strong 21 strong 22 . they tried [in] ever so many ways to show him how friendly they felt and went quite out of their way to do him favors . 1 they 4 ever 1 they 9 show 2 tried 4 ever 4 ever 6 many 5 so 6 many 6 many 7 ways 7 ways 8 to 9 show 16 went 10 him 11 how 11 how 12 friendly 12 friendly 13 they 12 friendly 14 felt 14 felt 15 and 14 felt 16 went 16 went 18 out 17 quite 18 out 18 out 23 do 19 of 20 their 20 their 21 way 21 way 22 to 22 to 23 do 23 do 26 . 24 him 25 favors 25 favors 26 . whenever they met one another , all they could talk about was the smartness and the greatness of [buster] [bear] . 1 whenever 3 met 1 whenever 6 , 2 they 3 met 3 met 5 another 4 one 5 another 6 , 8 they 6 , 21 . 7 all 8 they 8 they 10 talk 9 could 10 talk 10 talk 14 smartness 11 about 12 was 11 about 14 smartness 12 was 13 the 14 smartness 15 and 15 and 16 the 16 the 17 greatness 17 greatness 18 of " and he won't dare set any more traps for me , " gloated [billy] [mink] . 1 " 2 and 1 " 5 dare 3 he 4 won't 4 won't 5 dare 5 dare 7 any 6 set 7 any 7 any 8 more 8 more 11 me 9 traps 10 for 10 for 11 me 11 me 12 , 12 , 14 gloated 13 " 14 gloated 14 gloated 17 . " ah wish [brer] [bear] would go up to [farmer] [brown] 's henhouse and scare [farmer] [brown] 's boy so that he would keep away from there . 1 " 3 wish 1 " 6 would 2 ah 3 wish 6 would 7 go 6 would 8 up 7 go 8 up 8 up 9 to 8 up 13 henhouse 12 's 13 henhouse 13 henhouse 15 scare 14 and 15 scare 15 scare 24 keep 18 's 19 boy 19 boy 22 he 20 so 21 that 21 that 22 he 22 he 23 would 23 would 24 keep 24 keep 25 away 25 away 26 from 26 from 27 there 27 there 28 . it would be a favor to me which [ah] cert'nly would appreciate , " said [unc] ' [billy] [possum] when he heard the news . 1 it 3 be 2 would 3 be 3 be 4 a 4 a 5 favor 4 a 10 cert'nly 5 favor 6 to 6 to 7 me 7 me 8 which 10 cert'nly 11 would 10 cert'nly 12 appreciate 12 appreciate 13 , 12 appreciate 22 heard 13 , 14 " 13 , 17 ' 14 " 15 said 20 when 21 he 21 he 22 heard 22 heard 24 news 23 the 24 news 24 news 25 . " let's all go together and tell [buster] [bear] how much obliged we are for what he has done , " proposed [jerry] [muskrat] . 1 " 2 let's 2 let's 7 tell 2 let's 12 obliged 3 all 4 go 3 all 5 together 5 together 7 tell 6 and 7 tell 10 how 11 much 11 much 12 obliged 12 obliged 15 for 13 we 14 are 14 are 15 for 15 for 16 what 16 what 20 , 17 he 18 has 18 has 19 done 19 done 20 , 20 , 21 " 21 " 22 proposed 22 proposed 25 . " that 's a splendid idea ! " cried [little] [joe] [otter] . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 a 4 a 5 splendid 4 a 6 idea 5 splendid 6 idea 6 idea 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 7 ! 9 cried 9 cried 13 . " we 'll do it right away . " 1 " 2 we 2 we 3 'll 3 'll 4 do 4 do 5 it 5 it 6 right 6 right 7 away 7 away 8 . 8 . 9 " " caw , caw caw ! " broke in [blacky] the [crow] . 1 " 2 caw 2 caw 3 , 2 caw 6 ! 4 caw 5 caw 5 caw 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 broke 8 broke 9 in 9 in 11 the 11 the 13 . " [i] say , let's wait and see for ourselves if it is all true . " 1 " 3 say 3 say 4 , 3 say 6 wait 5 let's 6 wait 6 wait 8 see 7 and 8 see 8 see 11 if 9 for 10 ourselves 10 ourselves 11 if 11 if 12 it 12 it 13 is 13 is 14 all 14 all 15 true 15 true 16 . 16 . 17 " " of course it 's true ! " snapped [little] [joe] [otter] . 1 " 3 course 2 of 3 course 3 course 7 ! 4 it 5 's 5 's 6 true 6 true 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 8 " 9 snapped 9 snapped 13 . " don't you believe [i] 'm telling the truth ? " 1 " 4 believe 2 don't 3 you 2 don't 4 believe 4 believe 6 'm 6 'm 7 telling 7 telling 8 the 8 the 9 truth 9 truth 10 ? 10 ? 11 " " certainly , certainly . 1 " 2 certainly 2 certainly 3 , 3 , 4 certainly 4 certainly 5 . of course no one doubts your word , " replied [blacky] , with the utmost politeness . 1 of 2 course 1 of 6 your 2 course 5 doubts 3 no 4 one 3 no 5 doubts 6 your 7 word 6 your 10 replied 7 word 8 , 8 , 9 " 10 replied 16 politeness 12 , 13 with 13 with 15 utmost 14 the 15 utmost 15 utmost 16 politeness 16 politeness 17 . " but you say yourself that [farmer] [brown] 's boy didn't see [buster] [bear] , but only his footprint . 1 " 3 you 1 " 16 but 2 but 3 you 3 you 4 say 3 you 11 didn't 4 say 5 yourself 5 yourself 6 that 6 that 11 didn't 9 's 10 boy 10 boy 11 didn't 11 didn't 12 see 12 see 15 , 16 but 19 footprint 17 only 18 his 17 only 19 footprint 19 footprint 20 . perhaps he didn't know whose it was , and if he had he wouldn't have been afraid . 1 perhaps 12 had 2 he 3 didn't 2 he 4 know 4 know 5 whose 4 know 11 he 5 whose 7 was 6 it 7 was 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 if 10 if 11 he 11 he 12 had 12 had 16 been 13 he 14 wouldn't 14 wouldn't 15 have 15 have 16 been 16 been 17 afraid 17 afraid 18 . now [i] 've got a plan by which we can see for ourselves if he really is afraid of [buster] [bear] . " 1 now 3 've 1 now 5 a 3 've 5 a 4 got 5 a 5 a 6 plan 6 plan 12 for 7 by 8 which 8 which 11 see 9 we 10 can 10 can 11 see 11 see 12 for 12 for 13 ourselves 13 ourselves 15 he 14 if 15 he 15 he 16 really 16 really 19 of 16 really 22 . 17 is 18 afraid 18 afraid 19 of 22 . 23 " " what is it ? " asked [sammy] [jay] eagerly . 1 " 2 what 1 " 3 is 3 is 4 it 4 it 5 ? 5 ? 6 " 5 ? 10 eagerly 6 " 7 asked 10 eagerly 11 . blacky the [crow] shook his head and winked . 1 blacky 2 the 1 blacky 4 shook 4 shook 5 his 5 his 6 head 6 head 7 and 7 and 8 winked 8 winked 9 . " that 's telling , " said he . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 telling 4 telling 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 8 he 8 he 9 . " [i] want to think it over . 1 " 3 want 3 want 4 to 4 to 5 think 5 think 6 it 6 it 7 over 7 over 8 . [xi] [blacky] [the] [crow] [tells] [his] [plan] blacky is a dreamer ! 1 blacky 2 is 2 is 3 a 3 a 4 dreamer 4 dreamer 5 ! blacky is a schemer ! 1 blacky 2 is 2 is 3 a 3 a 4 schemer 4 schemer 5 ! his voice is strong ; [when] things go wrong [blacky] is a screamer ! 1 his 2 voice 2 voice 3 is 3 is 4 strong 4 strong 9 wrong 5 ; 7 things 7 things 8 go 8 go 9 wrong 9 wrong 11 is 11 is 12 a 12 a 13 screamer 13 screamer 14 ! it 's a fact . 1 it 2 's 2 's 3 a 3 a 4 fact 4 fact 5 . blacky the [crow] is forever dreaming and scheming and almost always it is of mischief . 1 blacky 2 the 2 the 6 dreaming 4 is 5 forever 5 forever 6 dreaming 6 dreaming 11 always 7 and 8 scheming 7 and 11 always 8 scheming 10 almost 9 and 10 almost 11 always 16 . 12 it 13 is 13 is 14 of 14 of 15 mischief 15 mischief 16 . blacky likes excitement . 1 blacky 2 likes 2 likes 3 excitement 3 excitement 4 . he wants something going on . 1 he 2 wants 2 wants 3 something 3 something 4 going 4 going 5 on 5 on 6 . the more exciting it is , the better he likes it . 1 the 2 more 2 more 3 exciting 3 exciting 4 it 4 it 5 is 5 is 6 , 5 is 8 better 7 the 8 better 8 better 10 likes 9 he 10 likes 10 likes 11 it 11 it 12 . then he has a chance to use that harsh voice of his , and how he does use it ! 1 then 3 has 2 he 3 has 3 has 5 chance 4 a 5 chance 5 chance 6 to 5 chance 9 harsh 7 use 8 that 8 that 9 harsh 9 harsh 10 voice 9 harsh 15 how 10 voice 11 of 12 his 13 , 13 , 14 and 13 , 15 how 15 how 17 does 16 he 17 does 17 does 18 use 17 does 19 it 19 it 20 ! in the first place he felt very important , and you know [blacky] dearly loves to feel important . 1 in 2 the 1 in 14 dearly 2 the 3 first 2 the 4 place 4 place 8 important 5 he 6 felt 6 felt 7 very 7 very 8 important 8 important 12 know 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 you 10 and 12 know 14 dearly 18 important 14 dearly 19 . 15 loves 16 to 16 to 17 feel 16 to 18 important on the [big] [rock] in the [smiling] [pool] sat [little] [joe] [otter] , [billy] [mink] , and [jerry] [muskrat] . 1 on 2 the 2 the 9 sat 5 in 6 the 6 the 9 sat 9 sat 20 . 13 , 17 and 16 , 17 and 17 and 20 . on his big , green lily-pad sat [grandfather] [frog] . 1 on 3 big 2 his 3 big 3 big 4 , 4 , 5 green 5 green 6 lily-pad 6 lily-pad 7 sat 6 lily-pad 10 . on another lily-pad sat [spotty] the [turtle] . 1 on 2 another 2 another 3 lily-pad 3 lily-pad 4 sat 4 sat 6 the 6 the 8 . on the other side of the [smiling] [pool] were [reddy] [fox] , [digger] [the] [badger] , and [bobby] [coon] . 1 on 2 the 2 the 3 other 3 other 4 side 3 other 9 were 4 side 5 of 5 of 6 the 9 were 12 , 12 , 17 and 16 , 17 and 17 and 20 . in [the] [big] [hickory-tree] [were] [chatterer] [the] [red] [squirrel] , [happy] [jack] [the] [gray] [squirrel] , and [sammy] [jay] . 1 in 10 , 10 , 17 and 16 , 17 and 17 and 20 . blacky waited until he was sure that no one else was coming . 1 blacky 2 waited 1 blacky 3 until 3 until 4 he 3 until 6 sure 5 was 6 sure 6 sure 7 that 6 sure 10 else 7 that 8 no 8 no 9 one 10 else 12 coming 11 was 12 coming 12 coming 13 . then he cleared his throat very loudly and began to speak . 1 then 4 his 2 he 3 cleared 3 cleared 4 his 4 his 5 throat 5 throat 7 loudly 6 very 7 loudly 7 loudly 10 to 8 and 9 began 9 began 10 to 10 to 11 speak 11 speak 12 . " friends , " said he . 1 " 2 friends 2 friends 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 6 he 7 . but no one said anything , and [blacky] went on . 1 but 2 no 2 no 3 one 2 no 5 anything 4 said 5 anything 5 anything 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 9 went 9 went 10 on 10 on 11 . perhaps he was , and then again perhaps he wasn't . 1 perhaps 2 he 1 perhaps 4 , 2 he 3 was 4 , 5 and 4 , 8 perhaps 5 and 6 then 6 then 7 again 8 perhaps 9 he 9 he 10 wasn't 10 wasn't 11 . perhaps he had something else on his mind . 1 perhaps 2 he 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 something 3 had 5 else 5 else 6 on 6 on 7 his 7 his 8 mind 8 mind 9 . you have made a hero of [buster] [bear] , because you believe [little] [joe] 's story . 1 you 3 made 2 have 3 made 3 made 5 hero 4 a 5 hero 5 hero 6 of 5 hero 10 because 9 , 10 because 10 because 11 you 11 you 12 believe 12 believe 17 . 15 's 16 story 16 story 17 . now here is my plan : 1 now 2 here 2 here 3 is 3 is 4 my 4 my 5 plan 5 plan 6 : " [to-morrow] morning , very early , [sammy] [jay] and [i] will make a great fuss near the edge of the [green] [forest] . 1 " 5 very 3 morning 4 , 3 morning 5 very 5 very 7 , 6 early 7 , 7 , 15 great 10 and 12 will 12 will 13 make 13 make 14 a 13 make 15 great 15 great 17 near 16 fuss 17 near 17 near 19 edge 18 the 19 edge 19 edge 20 of 20 of 24 . 21 the 24 . farmer [brown] 's boy has a lot of curiosity , and he will be sure to come over to see what it is all about . 1 farmer 6 a 3 's 5 has 3 's 6 a 4 boy 5 has 6 a 7 lot 6 a 9 curiosity 7 lot 8 of 9 curiosity 10 , 9 curiosity 16 to 10 , 11 and 10 , 14 be 11 and 12 he 12 he 13 will 14 be 15 sure 15 sure 16 to 16 to 17 come 17 come 19 to 18 over 19 to 19 to 20 see 20 see 21 what 20 see 22 it 22 it 23 is 22 it 26 . 24 all 25 about 24 all 26 . then we will lead him to where [buster] [bear] is . 1 then 2 we 2 we 3 will 3 will 4 lead 4 lead 5 him 5 him 6 to 6 to 7 where 7 where 11 . 10 is 11 . now what do you say ? " 1 now 2 what 2 what 3 do 3 do 4 you 4 you 5 say 5 say 6 ? 6 ? 7 " right away everybody began to talk at the same time . 1 right 5 to 2 away 4 began 3 everybody 4 began 4 began 5 to 5 to 6 talk 6 talk 7 at 7 at 8 the 8 the 9 same 8 the 10 time 9 same 10 time 10 time 11 . it was such a simple plan that everybody agreed to it . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 a 3 such 4 a 4 a 6 plan 5 simple 6 plan 6 plan 8 everybody 7 that 8 everybody 8 everybody 9 agreed 9 agreed 10 to 9 agreed 12 . 10 to 11 it so it was agreed that [blacky] should try his plan the very next morning . 1 so 2 it 1 so 4 agreed 2 it 3 was 4 agreed 10 plan 5 that 7 should 7 should 8 try 8 try 9 his 9 his 10 plan 10 plan 12 very 11 the 12 very 12 very 13 next 13 next 14 morning 14 morning 15 . [xii] [farmer] [brown's] [boy] [and] [buster] [bear] [grow] [curious] what was he watching for ? 1 what 2 was 1 what 4 watching 2 was 3 he 4 watching 5 for 4 watching 6 ? why , for [farmer] [brown] 's boy to come out on his way to milk the cows . 1 why 2 , 1 why 10 out 2 , 3 for 6 's 7 boy 7 boy 8 to 8 to 9 come 9 come 10 out 10 out 13 way 11 on 12 his 12 his 13 way 13 way 14 to 14 to 17 cows 15 milk 16 the 16 the 17 cows 17 cows 18 . by and by the back door of [farmer] [brown] 's house opened , and out stepped [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 1 by 3 by 2 and 3 by 3 by 4 the 4 the 6 door 4 the 11 house 5 back 6 door 6 door 7 of 10 's 11 house 11 house 16 stepped 12 opened 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 out 15 out 16 stepped 16 stepped 20 boy 19 's 20 boy 20 boy 21 . in each hand he carried a milk pail . 1 in 2 each 2 each 3 hand 3 hand 5 carried 4 he 5 carried 5 carried 6 a 6 a 7 milk 7 milk 8 pail 8 pail 9 . right away [blacky] began to scream at the top of his lungs . 1 right 8 the 2 away 4 began 4 began 5 to 4 began 6 scream 6 scream 7 at 7 at 8 the 8 the 9 top 9 top 10 of 10 of 11 his 11 his 12 lungs 12 lungs 13 . " caw , caw , caw ! " shouted [blacky] . 1 " 2 caw 1 " 4 caw 2 caw 3 , 4 caw 5 , 4 caw 7 ! 6 caw 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 8 " 9 shouted 9 shouted 11 . " caw , caw , caw ! " 1 " 2 caw 2 caw 3 , 3 , 4 caw 4 caw 6 caw 5 , 6 caw 6 caw 7 ! 7 ! 8 " no , [sir] , he started straight for the barn . 1 no 2 , 1 no 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 started 6 started 8 for 7 straight 8 for 8 for 10 barn 9 the 10 barn 10 barn 11 . blacky didn't know what to make of it . 1 blacky 5 to 2 didn't 3 know 3 know 4 what 4 what 5 to 5 to 6 make 6 make 7 of 7 of 8 it 8 it 9 . so , when [farmer] [brown] 's boy started for the barn instead of [for] the [green] [forest] , [blacky] didn't know what to make of it . 1 so 2 , 2 , 11 barn 3 when 8 started 6 's 7 boy 7 boy 8 started 8 started 10 the 8 started 11 barn 9 for 10 the 11 barn 12 instead 12 instead 13 of 13 of 15 the 13 of 22 what 18 , 20 didn't 20 didn't 21 know 21 know 22 what 22 what 24 make 23 to 24 make 24 make 25 of 25 of 26 it 26 it 27 . when [farmer] [brown] 's boy disappeared in the barn , [chatterer] the [red] [squirrel] snickered right out loud . 1 when 15 snickered 4 's 5 boy 5 boy 6 disappeared 6 disappeared 7 in 7 in 8 the 8 the 9 barn 8 the 15 snickered 9 barn 10 , 10 , 12 the 15 snickered 19 . 16 right 17 out 17 out 19 . 18 loud 19 . " [ha] , ha , ha ! 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 ha 4 ha 6 ha 5 , 6 ha 6 ha 7 ! this is a great plan of yours , [blacky] ! 1 this 2 is 2 is 3 a 3 a 4 great 4 great 5 plan 5 plan 6 of 5 plan 7 yours 7 yours 8 , 7 yours 10 ! ha , ha , ha ! " he shouted . 1 ha 3 ha 1 ha 6 ! 2 , 3 ha 3 ha 4 , 4 , 5 ha 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 he 8 he 9 shouted 9 shouted 10 . blacky couldn't find a word to say . 1 blacky 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 find 3 find 5 word 4 a 5 word 5 word 6 to 6 to 7 say 7 say 8 . he just hung his head , which is something [blacky] seldom does . 1 he 2 just 1 he 4 his 2 just 3 hung 4 his 5 head 5 head 6 , 5 head 7 which 7 which 8 is 8 is 9 something 9 something 11 seldom 11 seldom 12 does 12 does 13 . so it was decided to wait . 1 so 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 decided 4 decided 5 to 5 to 6 wait 6 wait 7 . it seemed as if [farmer] [brown] 's boy never would come out , but at last he did . 1 it 2 seemed 1 it 7 's 2 seemed 3 as 3 as 4 if 7 's 8 boy 8 boy 11 come 9 never 10 would 9 never 11 come 11 come 16 last 12 out 13 , 13 , 14 but 14 but 15 at 15 at 16 last 16 last 17 he 17 he 18 did 18 did 19 . blacky and [sammy] [jay] at once began to scream and make all the fuss they could . 1 blacky 2 and 1 blacky 7 began 5 at 6 once 6 once 7 began 7 began 9 scream 8 to 9 scream 9 scream 11 make 10 and 11 make 11 make 13 the 12 all 13 the 13 the 14 fuss 14 fuss 15 they 15 they 17 . 16 could 17 . farmer [brown] 's boy took the two pails of milk into the house , then out he came and started straight for the [green] [forest] . 1 farmer 3 's 1 farmer 8 pails 3 's 4 boy 3 's 5 took 5 took 6 the 6 the 7 two 8 pails 9 of 9 of 10 milk 9 of 12 the 9 of 18 came 10 milk 11 into 12 the 13 house 13 house 14 , 14 , 15 then 15 then 16 out 16 out 17 he 18 came 20 started 19 and 20 started 20 started 21 straight 21 straight 22 for 21 straight 26 . 22 for 23 the he was so curious to know what it all meant that he couldn't wait another minute . 1 he 7 what 2 was 3 so 3 so 4 curious 4 curious 5 to 4 curious 6 know 6 know 7 what 7 what 8 it 8 it 15 another 8 it 16 minute 9 all 10 meant 9 all 11 that 11 that 12 he 12 he 13 couldn't 12 he 15 another 13 couldn't 14 wait 16 minute 17 . now there was some one else with a great deal of curiosity also . 1 now 3 was 2 there 3 was 3 was 4 some 3 was 8 a 4 some 5 one 5 one 6 else 6 else 7 with 8 a 10 deal 9 great 10 deal 10 deal 11 of 10 deal 12 curiosity 11 of 12 curiosity 12 curiosity 14 . 13 also 14 . he had heard the screaming of [blacky] the [crow] and [sammy] [jay] , and he had listened until he couldn't stand it another minute . 1 he 2 had 1 he 3 heard 3 heard 4 the 4 the 5 screaming 5 screaming 6 of 6 of 8 the 8 the 18 until 10 and 17 listened 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 he 14 and 17 listened 15 he 16 had 17 listened 18 until 18 until 20 couldn't 19 he 20 couldn't 20 couldn't 21 stand 20 couldn't 23 another 21 stand 22 it 23 another 24 minute 24 minute 25 . he just had to know what it was all about . 1 he 2 just 1 he 8 was 3 had 4 to 4 to 5 know 5 know 6 what 6 what 7 it 7 it 8 was 8 was 9 all 9 all 10 about 10 about 11 . he walked very softly so as not to make a sound . 1 he 2 walked 2 walked 3 very 2 walked 4 softly 4 softly 5 so 4 softly 7 not 5 so 6 as 7 not 11 sound 8 to 9 make 9 make 10 a 10 a 11 sound 11 sound 12 . it was [buster] [bear] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 5 . [xiii] [farmer] [brown's] [boy] [and] [buster] [bear] [meet] if you should meet with [buster] [bear] [while] walking through the wood , [what] would you do ? 1 if 3 should 1 if 9 walking 2 you 3 should 3 should 4 meet 4 meet 5 with 9 walking 10 through 10 through 11 the 11 the 12 wood 12 wood 15 would 13 , 15 would 15 would 17 do 16 you 17 do 17 do 18 ? now tell me true , [i] 'd run the best [i] could . 1 now 2 tell 2 tell 3 me 2 tell 4 true 4 true 5 , 4 true 10 best 7 'd 8 run 8 run 9 the 9 the 10 best 10 best 13 . 12 could 13 . farmer [brown] had laughed and laughed . 1 farmer 3 had 3 had 4 laughed 4 laughed 5 and 5 and 6 laughed 6 laughed 7 . if you want to find [mr] [bear] , you will have to go to the [great] [woods] . 1 if 2 you 1 if 5 find 2 you 3 want 3 want 4 to 5 find 10 will 8 , 9 you 9 you 10 will 10 will 13 go 11 have 12 to 12 to 13 go 13 go 14 to 14 to 15 the 15 the 18 . i don't know who made that footprint , but it certainly couldn't have been a [bear] . 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 know 2 don't 5 made 3 know 4 who 5 made 13 have 5 made 14 been 6 that 7 footprint 7 footprint 8 , 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 it 9 but 13 have 10 it 11 certainly 11 certainly 12 couldn't 14 been 15 a 15 a 17 . i think you must have imagined it . " 1 i 2 think 2 think 3 you 2 think 8 . 3 you 4 must 4 must 5 have 5 have 6 imagined 6 imagined 7 it 8 . 9 " buster [bear] had come to live in the [green] [forest] , and [farmer] [brown] 's boy had seen his footprint . 1 buster 4 come 1 buster 11 , 3 had 4 come 4 come 6 live 5 to 6 live 6 live 7 in 7 in 8 the 11 , 12 and 12 and 18 seen 15 's 16 boy 16 boy 17 had 17 had 18 seen 18 seen 20 footprint 19 his 20 footprint 20 footprint 21 . it was very exciting , the most exciting thing they could remember . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 very 2 was 6 the 3 very 4 exciting 4 exciting 5 , 6 the 8 exciting 7 most 8 exciting 8 exciting 9 thing 9 thing 12 remember 10 they 11 could 11 could 12 remember 12 remember 13 . every one was so busy watching [farmer] [brown] 's boy that no one saw [buster] coming from the other direction . 1 every 6 watching 1 every 20 direction 2 one 3 was 3 was 5 busy 4 so 5 busy 5 busy 6 watching 6 watching 10 boy 9 's 10 boy 10 boy 19 other 11 that 12 no 12 no 13 one 13 one 14 saw 14 saw 16 coming 16 coming 17 from 17 from 18 the 18 the 19 other 20 direction 21 . you see , [buster] walked very softly . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 5 walked 5 walked 6 very 6 very 7 softly 7 softly 8 . big as he is , he can walk without making the teeniest , weeniest sound . 1 big 4 is 2 as 3 he 3 he 4 is 4 is 9 without 5 , 6 he 6 he 7 can 7 can 8 walk 8 walk 9 without 9 without 12 teeniest 10 making 11 the 11 the 12 teeniest 12 teeniest 16 . 13 , 14 weeniest 14 weeniest 15 sound 15 sound 16 . then everybody held their breath , even [blacky] the [crow] and [sammy] [jay] . 1 then 2 everybody 1 then 3 held 3 held 5 breath 4 their 5 breath 5 breath 6 , 6 , 7 even 6 , 11 and 7 even 9 the 11 and 14 . for just a little minute it was so still there in the [green] [forest] that not the least little sound could be heard . 1 for 3 a 2 just 3 a 3 a 5 minute 4 little 5 minute 5 minute 9 still 6 it 7 was 7 was 8 so 8 so 9 still 9 still 11 in 9 still 18 least 10 there 11 in 11 in 12 the 15 that 16 not 16 not 18 least 17 the 18 least 18 least 21 could 19 little 20 sound 20 sound 21 could 21 could 22 be 22 be 23 heard 22 be 24 . 23 heard 24 . what was going to happen ? 1 what 2 was 2 was 3 going 3 going 4 to 4 to 5 happen 5 happen 6 ? [xiv] [a] [surprising] [thing] [happens] blacky the [crow] and [sammy] [jay] , looking down from the top of a tall tree , held their breath . 1 blacky 2 the 2 the 12 top 4 and 8 looking 7 , 8 looking 8 looking 12 top 9 down 10 from 10 from 11 the 11 the 12 top 12 top 14 a 13 of 14 a 14 a 17 , 15 tall 16 tree 16 tree 17 , 17 , 20 breath 18 held 19 their 19 their 20 breath 20 breath 21 . happy [jack] the [gray] [squirrel] and his cousin , [chatterer] the [red] [squirrel] , looking down from another tree , held their breath . 1 happy 3 the 3 the 8 cousin 6 and 7 his 7 his 8 cousin 8 cousin 9 , 8 cousin 19 tree 9 , 11 the 14 , 15 looking 15 looking 16 down 15 looking 19 tree 16 down 17 from 17 from 18 another 19 tree 21 held 19 tree 24 . 20 , 21 held 22 their 23 breath 22 their 24 . unc ' [billy] [possum] , sticking his head out from a hollow tree , held his breath . 1 unc 2 ' 1 unc 8 head 5 , 6 sticking 6 sticking 7 his 7 his 8 head 8 head 13 tree 9 out 12 hollow 10 from 11 a 11 a 12 hollow 12 hollow 13 tree 13 tree 14 , 14 , 15 held 15 held 17 breath 16 his 17 breath 17 breath 18 . bobby [coon] , looking through a hole in a hollow stump in which he was hiding , held his breath . 1 bobby 6 a 1 bobby 8 in 3 , 4 looking 4 looking 5 through 5 through 6 a 6 a 7 hole 8 in 13 which 9 a 10 hollow 10 hollow 11 stump 10 hollow 13 which 11 stump 12 in 13 which 14 he 14 he 18 held 15 was 16 hiding 16 hiding 17 , 16 hiding 18 held 18 held 21 . 19 his 20 breath 20 breath 21 . reddy [fox] , lying flat down behind a heap of brush , held his breath . 1 reddy 3 , 1 reddy 13 held 3 , 5 flat 4 lying 5 flat 5 flat 6 down 6 down 9 heap 7 behind 8 a 8 a 9 heap 9 heap 10 of 10 of 11 brush 11 brush 12 , 13 held 14 his 13 held 15 breath 14 his 15 breath 15 breath 16 . peter [rabbit] , sitting bolt upright under a thick hemlock branch , with eyes and ears wide open , held his breath . 1 peter 4 sitting 1 peter 13 with 3 , 4 sitting 4 sitting 9 thick 5 bolt 6 upright 5 bolt 7 under 7 under 9 thick 8 a 9 thick 9 thick 11 branch 10 hemlock 11 branch 11 branch 12 , 13 with 17 wide 14 eyes 15 and 15 and 16 ears 16 ears 17 wide 17 wide 18 open 18 open 19 , 18 open 23 . 19 , 20 held 20 held 22 breath 20 held 23 . 21 his 22 breath and all the other little people who happened to be where they could see did the same thing . 1 and 16 the 2 all 3 the 3 the 4 other 4 other 8 happened 5 little 6 people 6 people 7 who 7 who 8 happened 8 happened 9 to 9 to 10 be 9 to 16 the 10 be 12 they 11 where 12 they 12 they 14 see 13 could 14 see 14 see 15 did 16 the 17 same 17 same 18 thing 17 same 19 . you see , it was the most exciting moment ever was in the [green] [forest] . 1 you 2 see 2 see 5 was 3 , 4 it 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 the 6 the 9 moment 7 most 8 exciting 8 exciting 9 moment 9 moment 12 in 10 ever 11 was 11 was 12 in 12 in 13 the 13 the 16 . then something happened . 1 then 2 something 2 something 3 happened 3 happened 4 . yes , [sir] , something happened . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 5 something 5 something 6 happened 6 happened 7 . farmer [brown] 's boy opened his mouth and yelled ! 1 farmer 3 's 3 's 4 boy 4 boy 5 opened 5 opened 6 his 6 his 7 mouth 7 mouth 8 and 7 mouth 9 yelled 8 and 9 yelled 9 yelled 10 ! and that yell was a yell of fright . 1 and 2 that 2 that 3 yell 3 yell 4 was 3 yell 6 yell 4 was 5 a 6 yell 7 of 7 of 8 fright 8 fright 9 . there wasn't any doubt that he was afraid , very much afraid . 1 there 7 was 2 wasn't 3 any 3 any 4 doubt 4 doubt 5 that 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 afraid 8 afraid 9 , 9 , 10 very 10 very 11 much 10 very 12 afraid 12 afraid 13 . everybody leaned forward to watch him . 1 everybody 2 leaned 1 everybody 3 forward 2 leaned 3 forward 3 forward 5 watch 4 to 5 watch 5 watch 6 him 6 him 7 . " what did [i] tell you ? 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 did 3 did 5 tell 5 tell 6 you 6 you 7 ? didn't [i] say that he was afraid of [buster] [bear] ? " cried [little] [joe] [otter] , dancing about with excitement . 1 didn't 3 say 1 didn't 11 ? 3 say 4 that 4 that 5 he 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 afraid 7 afraid 8 of 11 ? 12 " 11 ? 13 cried 13 cried 18 dancing 17 , 18 dancing 18 dancing 21 excitement 19 about 20 with 20 with 21 excitement 21 excitement 22 . " you were right , [little] [joe] ! 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 were 3 were 4 right 4 right 5 , 4 right 8 ! i 'm sorry that [i] doubted it . 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 sorry 3 sorry 4 that 4 that 6 doubted 6 doubted 7 it 7 it 8 . see him go ! 1 see 2 him 2 him 3 go 3 go 4 ! caw , caw , caw ! " shrieked [blacky] the [crow] . 1 caw 2 , 2 , 3 caw 3 caw 4 , 3 caw 5 caw 5 caw 8 shrieked 6 ! 7 " 6 ! 8 shrieked 8 shrieked 10 the 10 the 12 . for a minute or two everybody forgot about [buster] [bear] . 1 for 3 minute 2 a 3 minute 3 minute 5 two 4 or 5 two 5 two 7 forgot 6 everybody 7 forgot 7 forgot 8 about 8 about 11 . then there was a great crash which made everybody turn to look the other way . 1 then 2 there 2 there 7 which 3 was 4 a 3 was 5 great 5 great 6 crash 5 great 7 which 7 which 9 everybody 8 made 9 everybody 9 everybody 11 to 9 everybody 16 . 10 turn 11 to 11 to 12 look 12 look 16 . 13 the 14 other 14 other 15 way 14 other 16 . what do you think they saw ? 1 what 2 do 2 do 5 they 3 you 4 think 4 think 5 they 5 they 6 saw 6 saw 7 ? why , [buster] [bear] was running away too , and he was running twice as fast as [farmer] [brown] 's boy ! 1 why 2 , 1 why 9 , 5 was 6 running 6 running 7 away 7 away 8 too 8 too 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 he 11 he 12 was 12 was 13 running 13 running 14 twice 14 twice 16 fast 14 twice 22 ! 15 as 16 fast 16 fast 17 as 20 's 21 boy 21 boy 22 ! he bumped into trees and [crashed] through bushes and jumped over logs , and in almost no time at all he was out of sight . 1 he 7 through 2 bumped 3 into 2 bumped 4 trees 4 trees 5 and 5 and 7 through 7 through 12 logs 8 bushes 9 and 8 bushes 10 jumped 10 jumped 11 over 10 jumped 12 logs 12 logs 14 and 12 logs 16 almost 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 in 16 almost 21 he 17 no 18 time 17 no 21 he 18 time 19 at 19 at 20 all 21 he 22 was 22 was 23 out 23 out 24 of 23 out 25 sight 25 sight 26 . altogether it was the most surprising thing that the little people of the [green] [forest] ever had seen . 1 altogether 2 it 1 altogether 4 the 2 it 3 was 4 the 5 most 5 most 12 of 6 surprising 7 thing 7 thing 8 that 8 that 11 people 9 the 10 little 9 the 11 people 11 people 12 of 12 of 13 the 13 the 16 ever 16 ever 18 seen 17 had 18 seen 18 seen 19 . [ [illustration] : buster [bear] was running away , too . 1 [ 6 was 3 : 4 buster 4 buster 6 was 6 was 7 running 7 running 8 away 7 running 9 , 8 away 9 , 9 , 10 too 10 too 11 . page [@number@] . ] 1 page 3 . 3 . 4 ] then [little] [joe] gave a funny little gasp . 1 then 5 a 4 gave 5 a 5 a 6 funny 6 funny 7 little 7 little 8 gasp 8 gasp 9 . " why , why-e-e ! " said he , " [i] believe [buster] [bear] is afraid too ! " 1 " 2 why 1 " 4 why-e-e 2 why 3 , 4 why-e-e 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 8 he 7 said 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 17 too 12 believe 15 is 15 is 16 afraid 16 afraid 17 too 17 too 18 ! 18 ! 19 " unc ' [billy] [possum] chuckled . 1 unc 2 ' 1 unc 6 . 5 chuckled 6 . " ah believe yo ' are right again , [brer] [otter] , " said he . 1 " 2 ah 1 " 4 yo 2 ah 3 believe 4 yo 5 ' 4 yo 7 right 6 are 7 right 7 right 8 again 8 again 9 , 9 , 13 " 12 , 13 " 13 " 16 . 14 said 15 he 15 he 16 . " it cert'nly does look so . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 cert'nly 3 cert'nly 4 does 4 does 5 look 5 look 6 so 6 so 7 . if [brer] [bear] isn't scared , he must have remembered something impo'tant and has gone to attend to it in a powerful hurry . " 1 if 5 scared 1 if 7 he 4 isn't 5 scared 5 scared 6 , 6 , 7 he 7 he 10 remembered 8 must 9 have 9 have 10 remembered 10 remembered 14 has 11 something 12 impo'tant 11 something 13 and 13 and 14 has 14 has 16 to 15 gone 16 to 16 to 17 attend 17 attend 18 to 17 attend 22 powerful 18 to 19 it 20 in 21 a 20 in 22 powerful 22 powerful 23 hurry 23 hurry 25 " 24 . 25 " then everybody began to laugh . 1 then 2 everybody 2 everybody 3 began 3 began 4 to 4 to 5 laugh 5 laugh 6 . [xv] [buster] [bear] [is] [a] [fallen] [hero] that was the way with [buster] [bear] . 1 that 2 was 2 was 3 the 3 the 4 way 4 way 5 with 5 with 8 . at least some of them had . 1 at 2 least 2 least 3 some 3 some 4 of 4 of 5 them 4 of 7 . 5 them 6 had it was hard to believe , but it was true . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 hard 3 hard 7 but 4 to 5 believe 5 believe 6 , 6 , 7 but 7 but 8 it 8 it 9 was 9 was 10 true 10 true 11 . and right away everybody lost a great deal of the respect for [buster] which they had felt . 1 and 2 right 1 and 6 a 2 right 3 away 3 away 5 lost 4 everybody 5 lost 6 a 11 respect 7 great 10 the 8 deal 9 of 9 of 10 the 10 the 11 respect 11 respect 16 had 12 for 14 which 14 which 15 they 15 they 16 had 16 had 18 . 17 felt 18 . it is always that way . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 always 3 always 4 that 4 that 5 way 5 way 6 . they began to say unkind things about him . 1 they 2 began 2 began 4 say 3 to 4 say 4 say 5 unkind 5 unkind 6 things 6 things 7 about 7 about 8 him 8 him 9 . a dozen times a day [buster] would hear them screaming this . 1 a 3 times 2 dozen 3 times 3 times 5 day 4 a 5 day 5 day 7 would 7 would 8 hear 8 hear 9 them 8 hear 10 screaming 9 them 10 screaming 10 screaming 12 . 11 this 12 . he would grind his teeth and glare up at them , but that was all he could do . 1 he 2 would 1 he 4 his 2 would 3 grind 4 his 5 teeth 5 teeth 13 that 6 and 7 glare 7 glare 9 at 8 up 9 at 9 at 10 them 10 them 11 , 11 , 12 but 12 but 13 that 13 that 14 was 14 was 15 all 15 all 16 he 16 he 19 . 17 could 18 do 17 could 19 . he couldn't get at them . 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 get 3 get 4 at 4 at 5 them 5 them 6 . he just had to stand it and do nothing . 1 he 2 just 1 he 3 had 3 had 4 to 4 to 5 stand 5 stand 6 it 5 stand 7 and 7 and 8 do 8 do 10 . 9 nothing 10 . he gave a deep , angry growl that made little shivers run over [chatterer] , and then suddenly he started up that tree after [chatterer] . 1 he 3 a 1 he 9 made 2 gave 3 a 3 a 4 deep 4 deep 5 , 4 deep 7 growl 5 , 6 angry 7 growl 8 that 9 made 15 , 10 little 11 shivers 11 shivers 12 run 12 run 13 over 13 over 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 then 16 and 23 tree 17 then 18 suddenly 18 suddenly 20 started 19 he 20 started 21 up 22 that 21 up 23 tree 23 tree 26 . 24 after 26 . with a frightened little shriek [chatterer] scampered to the top of the tree . 1 with 2 a 1 with 7 scampered 2 a 4 little 3 frightened 4 little 4 little 5 shriek 7 scampered 10 top 8 to 9 the 9 the 10 top 10 top 11 of 11 of 12 the 11 of 13 tree 12 the 13 tree 13 tree 14 . he hadn't known that [buster] could climb . 1 he 2 hadn't 2 hadn't 3 known 3 known 4 that 4 that 6 could 6 could 7 climb 7 climb 8 . how [chatterer] did wish that he had kept his tongue still ! 1 how 5 that 3 did 4 wish 4 wish 5 that 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 had 7 had 8 kept 8 kept 10 tongue 9 his 10 tongue 10 tongue 11 still 11 still 12 ! the worst of it was there wasn't another tree near enough for him to jump to . 1 the 2 worst 2 worst 7 wasn't 3 of 4 it 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 there 6 there 7 wasn't 7 wasn't 10 near 8 another 9 tree 9 tree 10 near 10 near 12 for 11 enough 12 for 12 for 13 him 13 him 14 to 14 to 15 jump 15 jump 16 to 16 to 17 . he was in trouble this time , was [chatterer] , sure enough ! 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 in 2 was 4 trouble 4 trouble 5 this 5 this 12 enough 6 time 7 , 6 time 8 was 6 time 11 sure 10 , 11 sure 11 sure 12 enough 12 enough 13 ! and there was no one to help him . 1 and 2 there 2 there 3 was 3 was 4 no 4 no 5 one 5 one 6 to 6 to 7 help 7 help 8 him 8 him 9 . [xvi] [chatterer] [the] [red] [squirrel] [jumps] [for] [his] [life] it isn't very often that [chatterer] the [red] [squirrel] knows fear . 1 it 2 isn't 1 it 4 often 2 isn't 3 very 4 often 5 that 5 that 7 the 7 the 11 fear 10 knows 11 fear 11 fear 12 . that is one reason that he is so often impudent and saucy . 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 one 2 is 4 reason 4 reason 5 that 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 is 7 is 10 impudent 8 so 9 often 9 often 10 impudent 10 impudent 12 saucy 11 and 12 saucy 12 saucy 13 . but once in a while a great fear takes possession of him , as when he knows that [shadow] the [weasel] is looking for him . 1 but 2 once 1 but 6 a 2 once 3 in 4 a 6 a 5 while 6 a 6 a 7 great 6 a 10 possession 7 great 8 fear 8 fear 9 takes 10 possession 11 of 11 of 12 him 12 him 13 , 13 , 14 as 14 as 16 he 15 when 16 he 16 he 17 knows 17 knows 18 that 18 that 20 the 20 the 26 . 22 is 23 looking 23 looking 26 . 24 for 25 him 25 him 26 . you see , he knows that [shadow] can go wherever he can go . 1 you 8 can 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 knows 5 knows 6 that 5 knows 8 can 8 can 9 go 9 go 11 he 10 wherever 11 he 11 he 12 can 12 can 14 . 13 go 14 . if only he had kept his tongue still instead of saying hateful things to [buster] [bear] ! 1 if 3 he 2 only 3 he 3 he 4 had 4 had 5 kept 5 kept 7 tongue 6 his 7 tongue 7 tongue 8 still 8 still 9 instead 9 instead 11 saying 9 instead 12 hateful 10 of 11 saying 12 hateful 13 things 12 hateful 17 ! 13 things 14 to if only he had known that [buster] could climb a tree ! 1 if 2 only 1 if 3 he 2 only 3 he 3 he 4 had 4 had 5 known 5 known 6 that 6 that 8 could 8 could 9 climb 9 climb 10 a 10 a 12 ! 11 tree 12 ! if only he had chosen a tree near enough to other trees for him to jump across ! 1 if 9 enough 2 only 7 tree 3 he 4 had 4 had 5 chosen 5 chosen 6 a 5 chosen 7 tree 7 tree 8 near 7 tree 9 enough 9 enough 11 other 10 to 11 other 11 other 13 for 12 trees 13 for 13 for 14 him 14 him 18 ! 15 to 16 jump 16 jump 17 across 16 jump 18 ! chatterer was in the worst kind of trouble , and there was no one to blame but himself . 1 chatterer 2 was 1 chatterer 5 worst 3 in 4 the 4 the 5 worst 5 worst 6 kind 6 kind 17 but 7 of 8 trouble 8 trouble 9 , 9 , 10 and 9 , 17 but 10 and 11 there 11 there 12 was 11 there 13 no 13 no 14 one 14 one 15 to 15 to 16 blame 17 but 18 himself 18 himself 19 . that is usually the case with those who get into trouble . 1 that 2 is 1 that 5 case 2 is 3 usually 4 the 5 case 5 case 10 into 6 with 7 those 7 those 8 who 8 who 9 get 9 get 10 into 10 into 11 trouble 11 trouble 12 . nearer and nearer came [buster] [bear] , and deeper and angrier sounded his voice . 1 nearer 2 and 1 nearer 3 nearer 1 nearer 4 came 4 came 8 and 4 came 12 sounded 7 , 8 and 8 and 11 angrier 9 deeper 10 and 9 deeper 11 angrier 12 sounded 15 . 13 his 14 voice 14 voice 15 . chatterer gave a little frightened gasp and looked this way and looked that way . 1 chatterer 2 gave 1 chatterer 3 a 1 chatterer 5 frightened 3 a 4 little 5 frightened 6 gasp 6 gasp 7 and 6 gasp 8 looked 8 looked 10 way 9 this 10 way 10 way 11 and 11 and 15 . 12 looked 13 that 13 that 14 way 14 way 15 . what should he do ? 1 what 2 should 2 should 3 he 3 he 4 do 4 do 5 ? what could he do ! 1 what 2 could 2 could 3 he 3 he 4 do 4 do 5 ! the ground seemed a terrible distance below . 1 the 3 seemed 2 ground 3 seemed 3 seemed 5 terrible 4 a 5 terrible 5 terrible 6 distance 6 distance 7 below 7 below 8 . if only he had wings like [sammy] [jay] ! 1 if 2 only 2 only 3 he 3 he 4 had 4 had 5 wings 5 wings 6 like 6 like 9 ! but he hadn't . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 hadn't 3 hadn't 4 . " [gr-r-r-r] ! " growled [buster] [bear] . 1 " 5 growled 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 growled 5 growled 8 . " [i] 'll teach you manners ! 1 " 3 'll 3 'll 4 teach 4 teach 5 you 5 you 6 manners 6 manners 7 ! i 'll teach you to treat your betters with respect ! 1 i 2 'll 1 i 4 you 2 'll 3 teach 4 you 5 to 5 to 6 treat 6 treat 7 your 6 treat 8 betters 8 betters 9 with 9 with 10 respect 10 respect 11 ! i 'll swallow you whole , that 's what [i] 'll do . 1 i 2 'll 1 i 3 swallow 3 swallow 6 , 4 you 5 whole 5 whole 6 , 6 , 9 what 7 that 8 's 8 's 9 what 9 what 12 do 11 'll 12 do 12 do 13 . gr-r-r-r ! " 1 gr-r-r-r 2 ! 2 ! 3 " " oh ! " cried [chatterer] . 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 cried 5 cried 7 . " [gr-r-r-r] ! 1 " 3 ! i 'll eat you all up to the last hair on your tail ! " growled [buster] , scrambling a little nearer . 1 i 2 'll 1 i 5 all 2 'll 3 eat 3 eat 4 you 5 all 6 up 6 up 8 the 7 to 8 the 8 the 13 tail 9 last 10 hair 10 hair 11 on 10 hair 13 tail 12 your 13 tail 13 tail 14 ! 14 ! 15 " 14 ! 19 scrambling 15 " 16 growled 16 growled 18 , 19 scrambling 20 a 20 a 23 . 21 little 22 nearer 22 nearer 23 . " oh ! 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 ! oh ! " cried [chatterer] , and ran out to the very tip of the little branch to which he had been clinging . 1 oh 4 cried 1 oh 6 , 2 ! 3 " 3 " 4 cried 6 , 7 and 6 , 13 tip 7 and 9 out 8 ran 9 out 10 to 11 the 11 the 12 very 12 very 13 tip 13 tip 17 branch 14 of 15 the 14 of 17 branch 15 the 16 little 17 branch 22 been 18 to 19 which 19 which 20 he 20 he 21 had 21 had 22 been 22 been 24 . 23 clinging 24 . but [chatterer] didn't think of that . 1 but 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 think 4 think 5 of 5 of 6 that 6 that 7 . he did it now . 1 he 2 did 2 did 3 it 3 it 4 now 4 now 5 . and then there was his tail , that funny little tail he is so fond of jerking when he scolds . 1 and 2 then 1 and 5 his 2 then 3 there 3 there 4 was 5 his 6 tail 5 his 9 funny 6 tail 7 , 7 , 8 that 9 funny 10 little 10 little 11 tail 11 tail 16 of 12 he 13 is 13 is 14 so 14 so 15 fond 15 fond 16 of 16 of 17 jerking 17 jerking 21 . 18 when 19 he 19 he 20 scolds 19 he 21 . this helped him too . 1 this 2 helped 2 helped 3 him 3 him 4 too 4 too 5 . it helped him keep his balance and keep from turning over and over . 1 it 2 helped 2 helped 3 him 3 him 4 keep 4 keep 8 keep 5 his 6 balance 6 balance 7 and 7 and 8 keep 8 keep 13 over 9 from 10 turning 10 turning 11 over 11 over 12 and 12 and 13 over 13 over 14 . down , down , down he sailed and landed on his feet . 1 down 2 , 2 , 3 down 3 down 4 , 4 , 8 and 5 down 6 he 5 down 7 sailed 7 sailed 8 and 8 and 9 landed 9 landed 10 on 9 landed 11 his 10 on 11 his 11 his 12 feet 12 feet 13 . of course , he hit the ground pretty hard , and for just [a] second he quite lost his breath . 1 of 2 course 2 course 12 for 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 hit 5 hit 8 pretty 6 the 7 ground 7 ground 8 pretty 8 pretty 9 hard 9 hard 10 , 9 hard 12 for 10 , 11 and 12 for 15 second 13 just 15 second 15 second 21 . 16 he 17 quite 17 quite 18 lost 17 quite 21 . 19 his 20 breath 19 his 21 . but it was only for a second , and then he was scurrying off as fast as a frightened [squirrel] could . 1 but 2 it 1 but 6 a 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 only 4 only 5 for 6 a 12 was 7 second 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 then 10 then 11 he 11 he 12 was 12 was 18 a 13 scurrying 14 off 14 off 16 fast 15 as 16 fast 16 fast 17 as 17 as 18 a 18 a 19 frightened 19 frightened 21 could 21 could 22 . buster [bear] watched him and grinned . 1 buster 3 watched 3 watched 4 him 4 him 5 and 5 and 6 grinned 6 grinned 7 . [xvii] [buster] [bear] [goes] [berrying] buster [bear] is a great hand to talk to himself when he thinks no one is around to overhear . 1 buster 7 to 1 buster 8 talk 3 is 4 a 4 a 5 great 5 great 6 hand 5 great 7 to 7 to 8 talk 8 talk 19 overhear 9 to 10 himself 9 to 14 no 10 himself 11 when 11 when 13 thinks 12 he 13 thinks 14 no 15 one 15 one 16 is 16 is 17 around 17 around 18 to 17 around 19 overhear 19 overhear 20 . it 's a habit . 1 it 2 's 2 's 3 a 3 a 4 habit 4 habit 5 . however , it isn't a bad habit unless it is carried too far . 1 however 7 habit 2 , 3 it 3 it 4 isn't 4 isn't 5 a 5 a 6 bad 5 a 7 habit 7 habit 11 carried 7 habit 13 far 8 unless 10 is 9 it 10 is 10 is 11 carried 11 carried 12 too 12 too 13 far 13 far 14 . any habit becomes bad , if it is carried too far . 1 any 5 , 2 habit 4 bad 3 becomes 4 bad 4 bad 5 , 5 , 6 if 6 if 8 is 7 it 8 is 8 is 11 far 9 carried 10 too 10 too 11 far 11 far 12 . suppose you had a secret , a real secret , something that nobody else knew and that you didn't want anybody [else] to know . 1 suppose 6 , 1 suppose 11 something 1 suppose 13 nobody 2 you 3 had 2 you 4 a 4 a 5 secret 5 secret 6 , 7 a 8 real 7 a 10 , 8 real 9 secret 10 , 11 something 12 that 13 nobody 13 nobody 16 and 13 nobody 21 anybody 14 else 15 knew 14 else 16 and 17 that 18 you 18 you 19 didn't 19 didn't 20 want 19 didn't 21 anybody 21 anybody 25 . 23 to 24 know 23 to 25 . and suppose you had the habit of talking to yourself . 1 and 2 suppose 2 suppose 6 habit 3 you 4 had 4 had 5 the 5 the 6 habit 6 habit 7 of 7 of 8 talking 8 talking 10 yourself 9 to 10 yourself 10 yourself 11 . then there wouldn't be any secret . 1 then 2 there 2 there 3 wouldn't 3 wouldn't 4 be 3 wouldn't 5 any 5 any 6 secret 6 secret 7 . that [is] the way that a habit which isn't bad in itself can become bad when it is carried too far . 1 that 4 way 3 the 4 way 4 way 9 isn't 5 that 7 habit 5 that 8 which 6 a 7 habit 8 which 9 isn't 9 isn't 10 bad 10 bad 12 itself 10 bad 15 bad 11 in 12 itself 12 itself 14 become 13 can 14 become 15 bad 19 carried 16 when 17 it 17 it 18 is 18 is 19 carried 19 carried 20 too 20 too 21 far 20 too 22 . 21 far 22 . now [buster] [bear] had lived by himself in the [great] [woods] so long that this habit of talking to himself had grown and grown . 1 now 4 had 4 had 5 lived 4 had 7 himself 5 lived 6 by 7 himself 9 the 8 in 9 the 9 the 18 talking 12 so 13 long 13 long 14 that 13 long 16 habit 14 that 15 this 16 habit 17 of 16 habit 18 talking 18 talking 20 himself 18 talking 22 grown 19 to 20 himself 21 had 22 grown 22 grown 24 grown 23 and 24 grown 24 grown 25 . he did it just to keep from being lonesome . 1 he 2 did 1 he 4 just 2 did 3 it 4 just 6 keep 5 to 6 keep 6 keep 7 from 7 from 8 being 8 being 10 . 9 lonesome 10 . of course , when he came down to the [green] [forest] to live , he brought all his habits with him . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 , 2 course 5 he 3 , 4 when 5 he 6 came 6 came 8 to 6 came 19 habits 7 down 8 to 8 to 9 the 12 to 13 live 13 live 14 , 14 , 15 he 15 he 16 brought 16 brought 17 all 17 all 18 his 18 his 19 habits 19 habits 22 . 20 with 21 him 20 with 22 . that is one thing about habits , you always take them with you wherever you go . 1 that 2 is 1 that 4 thing 2 is 3 one 4 thing 5 about 5 about 8 you 5 about 10 take 6 habits 7 , 7 , 8 you 8 you 9 always 10 take 13 you 11 them 12 with 12 with 13 you 13 you 14 wherever 14 wherever 16 go 15 you 16 go 16 go 17 . " [i] find my appetite isn't what it ought to be . 1 " 5 appetite 3 find 4 my 4 my 5 appetite 5 appetite 9 ought 6 isn't 7 what 7 what 8 it 8 it 9 ought 9 ought 10 to 9 ought 11 be 11 be 12 . i need a change . 1 i 2 need 2 need 3 a 3 a 4 change 4 change 5 . yes , [sir] , [i] need a change . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 6 need 6 need 7 a 7 a 8 change 8 change 9 . there is something [i] ought to have at this time of year , and [i] haven't got it . 1 there 2 is 1 there 3 something 3 something 5 ought 5 ought 7 have 5 ought 10 time 6 to 7 have 8 at 9 this 9 this 10 time 10 time 14 and 11 of 12 year 12 year 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 16 haven't 16 haven't 19 . 17 got 18 it 17 got 19 . there is something that [i] used to have and don't have now . 1 there 2 is 2 is 3 something 3 something 4 that 4 that 6 used 6 used 7 to 7 to 8 have 7 to 11 have 9 and 10 don't 10 don't 11 have 11 have 12 now 12 now 13 . ha ! 1 ha 2 ! i know ! 1 i 2 know 2 know 3 ! i need some fresh fruit . 1 i 2 need 2 need 3 some 3 some 4 fresh 4 fresh 5 fruit 5 fruit 6 . that 's it fresh fruit ! 1 that 2 's 1 that 3 it 3 it 4 fresh 4 fresh 5 fruit 5 fruit 6 ! it must be about berry time now , and [i] 'd forgotten all about it . 1 it 2 must 1 it 7 now 2 must 3 be 3 be 4 about 4 about 5 berry 5 berry 6 time 7 now 9 and 8 , 9 and 9 and 11 'd 11 'd 12 forgotten 12 forgotten 13 all 13 all 14 about 14 about 15 it 15 it 16 . my , my , my , how good some berries would taste ! 1 my 2 , 2 , 3 my 3 my 4 , 4 , 9 some 5 my 6 , 6 , 7 how 7 how 8 good 8 good 9 some 9 some 11 would 10 berries 11 would 11 would 12 taste 12 taste 13 ! now if [i] were back up there in the [great] [woods] [i] could have all [i] could eat . 1 now 2 if 1 now 13 could 2 if 7 there 4 were 5 back 5 back 6 up 6 up 7 there 7 there 9 the 8 in 9 the 13 could 14 have 13 could 17 could 14 have 15 all 17 could 18 eat 17 could 19 . um-m-m-m ! 1 um-m-m-m 2 ! makes my mouth water just to think of it . 1 makes 4 water 2 my 3 mouth 3 mouth 4 water 4 water 6 to 5 just 6 to 6 to 7 think 7 think 8 of 8 of 9 it 9 it 10 . there ought to be some up in the [old] [pasture] . 1 there 4 be 2 ought 3 to 3 to 4 be 4 be 5 some 5 some 6 up 6 up 7 in 7 in 8 the 8 the 11 . there ought to be a lot of ' em up there . 1 there 2 ought 1 there 4 be 2 ought 3 to 4 be 5 a 5 a 6 lot 6 lot 7 of 6 lot 9 em 8 ' 9 em 9 em 11 there 10 up 11 there 11 there 12 . if [i] wasn't afraid that some one would see me , [i] 'd go up there . " 1 if 7 one 3 wasn't 4 afraid 4 afraid 5 that 5 that 6 some 6 some 7 one 7 one 9 see 8 would 9 see 9 see 14 go 10 me 11 , 11 , 13 'd 13 'd 14 go 14 go 15 up 15 up 16 there 15 up 17 . 17 . 18 " buster sighed . 1 buster 2 sighed 2 sighed 3 . then he sighed again . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 sighed 3 sighed 4 again 4 again 5 . the more he thought about those berries he felt sure were growing in the [old] [pasture] , the more he wanted some . 1 the 2 more 1 the 6 those 2 more 5 about 3 he 4 thought 4 thought 5 about 6 those 7 berries 6 those 10 sure 7 berries 9 felt 7 berries 10 sure 8 he 9 felt 10 sure 13 in 11 were 12 growing 12 growing 13 in 13 in 14 the 14 the 19 more 17 , 18 the 18 the 19 more 19 more 22 some 20 he 21 wanted 20 he 22 some 22 some 23 . it seemed to him that never in all his life had he wanted berries as he did now . 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 to 3 to 4 him 4 him 5 that 5 that 16 he 6 never 7 in 7 in 10 life 8 all 10 life 9 his 10 life 10 life 11 had 11 had 13 wanted 12 he 13 wanted 13 wanted 14 berries 14 berries 15 as 15 as 16 he 16 he 17 did 17 did 18 now 18 now 19 . he wandered about uneasily . 1 he 2 wandered 2 wandered 3 about 3 about 4 uneasily 4 uneasily 5 . he was hungry hungry for berries and nothing else . 1 he 2 was 1 he 3 hungry 3 hungry 6 berries 4 hungry 5 for 5 for 6 berries 6 berries 7 and 7 and 9 else 8 nothing 9 else 9 else 10 . by and by he began talking to himself again . 1 by 2 and 2 and 3 by 2 and 5 began 4 he 5 began 5 began 7 to 6 talking 7 to 7 to 8 himself 8 himself 9 again 9 again 10 . " if [i] wasn't afraid of being seen , [i] 'd go up to the [old] [pasture] this very minute . 1 " 2 if 1 " 5 afraid 2 if 4 wasn't 5 afraid 11 'd 6 of 7 being 7 being 8 seen 8 seen 9 , 9 , 11 'd 11 'd 12 go 12 go 15 the 12 go 19 very 13 up 14 to 14 to 15 the 18 this 19 very 19 very 20 minute 20 minute 21 . seems as if [i] could taste those berries . " 1 seems 2 as 2 as 3 if 3 if 6 taste 5 could 6 taste 6 taste 7 those 7 those 8 berries 7 those 9 . 9 . 10 " he licked his lips hungrily as he spoke . 1 he 2 licked 1 he 3 his 3 his 4 lips 4 lips 7 he 5 hungrily 6 as 6 as 7 he 7 he 8 spoke 8 spoke 9 . then his face brightened . 1 then 2 his 2 his 3 face 3 face 4 brightened 4 brightened 5 . " [i] know what [i] 'll do ! 1 " 3 know 3 know 4 what 4 what 6 'll 6 'll 7 do 7 do 8 ! i 'll go up there at the very first peep of day to-morrow . 1 i 2 'll 1 i 3 go 1 i 9 first 3 go 4 up 3 go 5 there 5 there 6 at 6 at 7 the 7 the 8 very 9 first 10 peep 9 first 14 . 10 peep 12 day 10 peep 13 to-morrow 11 of 12 day that 's just what [i] 'll do . 1 that 2 's 2 's 3 just 3 just 4 what 4 what 6 'll 6 'll 7 do 7 do 8 . my , [i] wish to-morrow morning would hurry up and come . " 1 my 2 , 1 my 5 to-morrow 4 wish 5 to-morrow 5 to-morrow 8 hurry 6 morning 7 would 7 would 8 hurry 8 hurry 9 up 9 up 10 and 10 and 11 come 11 come 12 . 12 . 13 " now though [buster] didn't know it , some one had been listening , and that some one was none other than [sammy] [jay] . 1 now 5 know 2 though 4 didn't 2 though 5 know 5 know 9 one 6 it 7 , 7 , 8 some 8 some 9 one 9 one 12 listening 10 had 11 been 11 been 12 listening 12 listening 16 some 13 , 14 and 13 , 16 some 14 and 15 that 16 some 17 one 17 one 21 than 18 was 19 none 18 was 20 other 20 other 21 than 21 than 24 . when at last [buster] lay down for a nap , [sammy] flew away , chuckling to himself . 1 when 2 at 2 at 3 last 2 at 9 nap 3 last 5 lay 5 lay 6 down 6 down 8 a 7 for 8 a 9 nap 15 chuckling 10 , 12 flew 12 flew 13 away 13 away 14 , 14 , 15 chuckling 15 chuckling 17 himself 16 to 17 himself 17 himself 18 . " [i] believe [i] 'll visit the [old] [pasture] to-morrow morning myself , " thought he . 1 " 3 believe 1 " 5 'll 5 'll 6 visit 5 'll 10 to-morrow 6 visit 7 the 10 to-morrow 11 morning 11 morning 12 myself 11 morning 15 thought 12 myself 13 , 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 thought 15 thought 17 . 16 he 17 . " [i] have an idea that something interesting may happen if [buster] doesn't change his mind . " 1 " 3 have 1 " 5 idea 3 have 4 an 5 idea 6 that 6 that 7 something 7 something 9 may 8 interesting 9 may 9 may 10 happen 10 happen 11 if 11 if 14 change 11 if 17 . 13 doesn't 14 change 14 change 16 mind 15 his 16 mind 17 . 18 " sammy was on the lookout very early the next morning . 1 sammy 3 on 2 was 3 on 3 on 4 the 4 the 5 lookout 5 lookout 6 very 5 lookout 7 early 7 early 11 . 8 the 9 next 9 next 10 morning 10 morning 11 . it moved very swiftly and silently , as if in a great hurry . 1 it 4 swiftly 2 moved 3 very 3 very 4 swiftly 4 swiftly 6 silently 5 and 6 silently 6 silently 8 as 6 silently 12 great 7 , 8 as 9 if 10 in 10 in 11 a 11 a 12 great 12 great 13 hurry 13 hurry 14 . sammy knew who it was : it was [buster] [bear] , and he was going berrying . 1 sammy 2 knew 1 sammy 5 was 2 knew 3 who 3 who 4 it 5 was 6 : 6 : 7 it 7 it 16 berrying 8 was 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 he 13 he 14 was 14 was 15 going 14 was 16 berrying 16 berrying 17 . sammy waited a little until he could see better . 1 sammy 3 a 1 sammy 6 he 2 waited 3 a 4 little 5 until 5 until 6 he 6 he 7 could 7 could 8 see 8 see 9 better 9 better 10 . then he too started for the [old] [pasture] . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 too 3 too 4 started 4 started 5 for 5 for 6 the 6 the 9 . [xviii] [somebody] [else] [goes] [berrying] that is just what happened the day that [buster] [bear] first thought of going berrying . 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 just 3 just 7 day 4 what 5 happened 5 happened 6 the 6 the 7 day 7 day 8 that 8 that 11 first 11 first 13 of 12 thought 13 of 13 of 15 berrying 14 going 15 berrying 15 berrying 16 . " will you make me a berry pie if [i] will get the berries to-morrow ? " asked [farmer] [brown] 's boy of his mother . 1 " 6 a 2 will 3 you 3 you 4 make 4 make 5 me 4 make 6 a 6 a 14 berries 7 berry 8 pie 8 pie 9 if 9 if 11 will 11 will 12 get 12 get 13 the 12 get 14 berries 14 berries 18 asked 15 to-morrow 16 ? 16 ? 17 " 17 " 18 asked 18 asked 22 boy 18 asked 25 mother 21 's 22 boy 22 boy 23 of 23 of 24 his 25 mother 26 . now the [old] [pasture] is very large . 1 now 2 the 2 the 7 large 5 is 6 very 6 very 7 large 7 large 8 . it lies at the foot of the [big] [mountain] , and even extends a little way up on the [big] [mountain] . 1 it 2 lies 1 it 5 foot 2 lies 3 at 3 at 4 the 4 the 5 foot 5 foot 16 way 6 of 7 the 6 of 13 extends 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 even 12 even 13 extends 13 extends 14 a 14 a 15 little 15 little 16 way 16 way 17 up 17 up 18 on 18 on 19 the 19 the 22 . you see , the bushes [grow] very thick there , and you cannot see very far in any direction . 1 you 7 very 2 see 3 , 2 see 5 bushes 3 , 4 the 5 bushes 7 very 7 very 9 there 8 thick 9 there 9 there 14 see 10 , 11 and 11 and 13 cannot 12 you 13 cannot 13 cannot 14 see 14 see 17 in 15 very 16 far 16 far 17 in 17 in 19 direction 18 any 19 direction 19 direction 20 . farmer [brown] 's boy started to whistle , and then he stopped . 1 farmer 4 boy 3 's 4 boy 4 boy 8 , 5 started 6 to 6 to 7 whistle 7 whistle 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 then 10 then 12 stopped 11 he 12 stopped 12 stopped 13 . that is how he happened to hear a little cry , a very faint little cry . 1 that 2 is 2 is 5 happened 3 how 4 he 3 how 5 happened 5 happened 6 to 6 to 7 hear 6 to 8 a 7 hear 8 a 8 a 13 very 9 little 10 cry 10 cry 11 , 11 , 12 a 12 a 13 very 13 very 14 faint 14 faint 17 . 15 little 16 cry 16 cry 17 . if he had been whistling , he wouldn't have heard it at all . 1 if 5 whistling 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 been 4 been 5 whistling 5 whistling 7 he 6 , 7 he 7 he 8 wouldn't 8 wouldn't 9 have 8 wouldn't 11 it 9 have 10 heard 11 it 14 . 12 at 13 all 13 all 14 . he stopped to listen . 1 he 2 stopped 2 stopped 3 to 3 to 4 listen 4 listen 5 . he never had heard a cry just like it before . 1 he 2 never 2 never 6 cry 3 had 4 heard 4 heard 5 a 5 a 6 cry 6 cry 8 like 7 just 8 like 8 like 9 it 9 it 10 before 10 before 11 . at first he couldn't make out just what it was or where it came from . 1 at 2 first 2 first 6 out 3 he 4 couldn't 4 couldn't 5 make 5 make 6 out 6 out 7 just 7 just 9 it 8 what 9 it 9 it 10 was 10 was 11 or 11 or 12 where 12 where 13 it 13 it 16 . 14 came 15 from 14 came 16 . but one thing he was sure of , and that was that it was a cry of fright . 1 but 4 he 2 one 3 thing 3 thing 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 sure 5 was 15 a 6 sure 7 of 6 sure 9 and 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 that 10 that 11 was 12 that 14 was 13 it 14 was 14 was 15 a 15 a 16 cry 16 cry 18 fright 17 of 18 fright 18 fright 19 . he stood perfectly still and listened with all his might . 1 he 2 stood 1 he 3 perfectly 3 perfectly 6 listened 4 still 5 and 5 and 6 listened 6 listened 10 might 7 with 8 all 7 with 9 his 9 his 10 might 10 might 11 . there it was again " help ! 1 there 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 again 4 again 7 ! 5 " 6 help 6 help 7 ! help ! 1 help 2 ! help " and it was very faint and sounded terribly frightened . 1 help 2 " 2 " 6 very 3 and 4 it 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 very 6 very 7 faint 7 faint 8 and 8 and 10 terribly 9 sounded 10 terribly 10 terribly 12 . 11 frightened 12 . he waited a minute or two , but heard nothing more . 1 he 2 waited 1 he 3 a 3 a 4 minute 4 minute 8 but 5 or 6 two 6 two 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 heard 9 heard 10 nothing 9 heard 11 more 10 nothing 11 more 11 more 12 . then he put down his pail and began a hurried look here , there , and everywhere . 1 then 4 down 1 then 12 here 2 he 3 put 3 put 4 down 5 his 6 pail 6 pail 8 began 7 and 8 began 8 began 12 here 9 a 10 hurried 9 a 11 look 11 look 12 here 12 here 13 , 13 , 16 and 13 , 17 everywhere 14 there 15 , 15 , 16 and 17 everywhere 18 . well , [i] don't like to tell you , but he was trying to swallow one of the children of [stickytoes] the [tree] [toad] . 1 well 2 , 1 well 8 you 2 , 4 don't 4 don't 5 like 5 like 6 to 6 to 7 tell 8 you 13 trying 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 he 11 he 12 was 12 was 13 trying 13 trying 17 of 13 trying 19 children 14 to 15 swallow 15 swallow 16 one 16 one 17 of 17 of 18 the 19 children 20 of 20 of 22 the 22 the 25 . of course [farmer] [brown] 's [boy] didn't let him . 1 of 2 course 2 course 10 . 5 's 7 didn't 7 didn't 10 . 8 let 9 him 8 let 10 . he made little [mr] [gartersnake] set [master] [stickytoes] free and held [mr] [gartersnake] until [master] [stickytoes] was safely out of reach . 1 he 2 made 2 made 3 little 3 little 9 free 6 set 9 free 9 free 14 until 10 and 11 held 10 and 14 until 14 until 18 safely 17 was 18 safely 18 safely 19 out 19 out 20 of 19 out 22 . 21 reach 22 . [xix] [buster] [bear] [has] [a] [fine] [time] buster [bear] was having the finest time he had had since he came down from the [great] [woods] to live in the [green] [forest] . 1 buster 6 finest 1 buster 7 time 3 was 4 having 4 having 5 the 5 the 6 finest 7 time 8 he 8 he 9 had 8 he 13 came 9 had 11 since 10 had 11 since 12 he 13 came 13 came 14 down 14 down 15 from 15 from 16 the 15 from 25 . 19 to 20 live 20 live 21 in 21 in 22 the 22 the 25 . to be sure , he wasn't in the [green] [forest] now , but he wasn't far from it . 1 to 2 be 1 to 6 wasn't 2 be 3 sure 3 sure 4 , 4 , 5 he 6 wasn't 7 in 6 wasn't 11 now 7 in 8 the 11 now 14 he 12 , 13 but 13 but 14 he 14 he 15 wasn't 15 wasn't 16 far 15 wasn't 18 it 16 far 17 from 18 it 19 . he was in the [old] [pasture] , one edge of which touches one edge of the [green] [forest] . 1 he 2 was 1 he 11 which 2 was 3 in 3 in 4 the 7 , 8 one 7 , 9 edge 9 edge 10 of 9 edge 11 which 11 which 12 touches 12 touches 14 edge 13 one 14 edge 14 edge 15 of 15 of 16 the 16 the 19 . and where do you think he was , in the [old] [pasture] ? 1 and 2 where 2 where 3 do 3 do 4 you 3 do 13 ? 4 you 5 think 4 you 8 , 5 think 6 he 6 he 7 was 8 , 9 in 9 in 10 the why , right in the middle of the biggest patch of the biggest blueberries he ever had seen in all his life ! 1 why 2 , 1 why 9 biggest 2 , 3 right 4 in 5 the 5 the 6 middle 5 the 9 biggest 6 middle 7 of 6 middle 9 biggest 7 of 8 the 9 biggest 11 of 9 biggest 14 blueberries 10 patch 11 of 11 of 12 the 12 the 13 biggest 14 blueberries 15 he 15 he 18 seen 16 ever 17 had 16 ever 18 seen 18 seen 21 his 19 in 21 his 20 all 21 his 21 his 22 life 22 life 23 ! nothing can quite equal honey in [buster] 's mind . 1 nothing 2 can 2 can 3 quite 3 quite 4 equal 4 equal 5 honey 4 equal 8 's 5 honey 6 in 8 's 9 mind 9 mind 10 . but next to honey give him berries . 1 but 2 next 2 next 3 to 3 to 4 honey 4 honey 5 give 5 give 6 him 6 him 7 berries 7 berries 8 . he isn't particular what kind of berries . 1 he 2 isn't 1 he 3 particular 3 particular 4 what 3 particular 5 kind 4 what 5 kind 5 kind 6 of 6 of 7 berries 7 berries 8 . raspberries , blackberries , or blueberries , either kind , will make him perfectly happy . 1 raspberries 2 , 1 raspberries 5 or 1 raspberries 6 blueberries 1 raspberries 13 him 2 , 3 blackberries 4 , 5 or 6 blueberries 8 either 6 blueberries 9 kind 7 , 8 either 9 kind 10 , 11 will 12 make 11 will 13 him 13 him 14 perfectly 14 perfectly 15 happy 15 happy 16 . he didn't try to get them out . 1 he 3 try 2 didn't 3 try 3 try 5 get 4 to 5 get 5 get 6 them 6 them 7 out 7 out 8 . oh , my , no ! 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 my 3 my 4 , 4 , 5 no 5 no 6 ! he just chomped them all up together and patted his stomach from sheer delight . 1 he 2 just 2 just 3 chomped 2 just 6 up 3 chomped 4 them 4 them 5 all 6 up 8 and 6 up 10 his 7 together 8 and 9 patted 10 his 10 his 11 stomach 11 stomach 15 . 12 from 13 sheer 13 sheer 14 delight 14 delight 15 . it seems funny but he actually is afraid of them . 1 it 2 seems 1 it 6 actually 2 seems 3 funny 3 funny 4 but 4 but 5 he 6 actually 8 afraid 7 is 8 afraid 8 afraid 9 of 9 of 10 them 10 them 11 . but when he found those berries he was so hungry that he forgot his fears and everything else . 1 but 3 he 2 when 3 he 3 he 8 was 4 found 5 those 4 found 8 was 5 those 6 berries 6 berries 7 he 8 was 15 fears 9 so 10 hungry 9 so 15 fears 10 hungry 13 forgot 11 that 12 he 12 he 13 forgot 13 forgot 14 his 15 fears 17 everything 16 and 17 everything 17 everything 19 . 18 else 19 . they tasted so good that he just had to eat and eat and eat . 1 they 8 had 2 tasted 3 so 3 so 5 that 4 good 5 that 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 just 6 he 8 had 8 had 9 to 9 to 10 eat 10 eat 12 eat 11 and 12 eat 12 eat 13 and 13 and 14 eat 14 eat 15 . now you know that [buster] is a very big fellow , and it takes a lot to fill him up . 1 now 2 you 1 now 13 it 2 you 3 know 2 you 7 a 3 know 4 that 4 that 6 is 7 a 8 very 8 very 9 big 9 big 11 , 10 fellow 11 , 11 , 12 and 13 it 14 takes 14 takes 17 to 15 a 16 lot 16 lot 17 to 17 to 18 fill 18 fill 21 . 19 him 20 up 20 up 21 . he kept eating and eating and eating , and the more he ate the more he wanted . 1 he 7 eating 2 kept 3 eating 3 eating 4 and 3 eating 5 eating 4 and 5 eating 5 eating 6 and 6 and 7 eating 7 eating 9 and 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 the 10 the 11 more 11 more 15 more 12 he 13 ate 13 ate 14 the 14 the 15 more 15 more 16 he 16 he 17 wanted 17 wanted 18 . you know how it is . 1 you 2 know 2 know 3 how 3 how 4 it 4 it 5 is 5 is 6 . so he wandered from one patch of berries to another in the [old] [pasture] , and never once thought of the time . 1 so 2 he 1 so 3 wandered 3 wandered 10 another 4 from 5 one 5 one 6 patch 6 patch 7 of 6 patch 8 berries 8 berries 9 to 9 to 10 another 10 another 11 in 11 in 12 the 12 the 18 once 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 never 17 never 18 once 18 once 19 thought 19 thought 20 of 20 of 21 the 20 of 22 time 22 time 23 . somehow , time is the hardest thing in the world to remember , when you are having [a] good time . 1 somehow 2 , 1 somehow 5 the 1 somehow 12 remember 2 , 3 time 3 time 4 is 6 hardest 7 thing 6 hardest 10 world 7 thing 9 the 8 in 9 the 10 world 11 to 10 world 12 remember 12 remember 19 good 13 , 14 when 14 when 15 you 15 you 16 are 16 are 17 having 17 having 19 good 19 good 21 . 20 time 21 . jolly , round , red [mr] [sun] climbed higher and higher in the blue , blue sky . 1 jolly 2 , 1 jolly 4 , 1 jolly 5 red 2 , 3 round 5 red 8 climbed 8 climbed 9 higher 9 higher 11 higher 9 higher 14 blue 10 and 11 higher 12 in 13 the 13 the 14 blue 14 blue 18 . 15 , 16 blue 16 blue 17 sky 16 blue 18 . 17 sky 18 . he looked down on all the [great] [world] and saw all that was going on . 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 3 down 2 looked 12 that 3 down 4 on 4 on 6 the 5 all 6 the 9 and 10 saw 10 saw 11 all 11 all 12 that 12 that 13 was 13 was 14 going 14 going 15 on 15 on 16 . he saw [buster] [bear] in the [old] [pasture] , and smiled as he saw what a perfectly glorious time [buster] was having . 1 he 2 saw 2 saw 5 in 2 saw 14 saw 5 in 6 the 9 , 10 and 9 , 12 as 10 and 11 smiled 12 as 13 he 13 he 14 saw 14 saw 16 a 15 what 16 a 16 a 18 glorious 17 perfectly 18 glorious 18 glorious 19 time 19 time 21 was 19 time 22 having 21 was 22 having 22 having 23 . and he saw something else in the [old] [pasture] that made his smile still broader . 1 and 4 something 2 he 3 saw 3 saw 4 something 4 something 5 else 5 else 6 in 5 else 13 smile 6 in 7 the 10 that 11 made 11 made 13 smile 12 his 13 smile 13 smile 14 still 14 still 16 . 15 broader 16 . " [um-m-m] , um-m-m , " mumbled [buster] [bear] with his mouth full , as he moved along to another patch of berries . 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 um-m-m 4 um-m-m 5 , 4 um-m-m 7 mumbled 5 , 6 " 7 mumbled 14 , 10 with 11 his 11 his 12 mouth 12 mouth 13 full 13 full 14 , 14 , 20 another 15 as 16 he 15 as 17 moved 17 moved 19 to 18 along 19 to 19 to 20 another 20 another 24 . 21 patch 22 of 21 patch 23 berries 23 berries 24 . and then he gave a little gasp of surprise and delight . 1 and 3 he 2 then 3 he 3 he 4 gave 4 gave 7 gasp 5 a 6 little 6 little 7 gasp 7 gasp 9 surprise 8 of 9 surprise 9 surprise 10 and 10 and 12 . 11 delight 12 . right in front of him was a shiny thing just full [of] the finest , biggest , bluest berries ! 1 right 3 front 1 right 6 was 2 in 3 front 3 front 4 of 4 of 5 him 6 was 11 full 7 a 8 shiny 7 a 9 thing 9 thing 10 just 9 thing 11 full 11 full 14 finest 13 the 14 finest 14 finest 16 biggest 14 finest 18 bluest 15 , 16 biggest 16 biggest 17 , 17 , 18 bluest 18 bluest 19 berries 19 berries 20 ! there were no leaves or green ones there . 1 there 2 were 1 there 3 no 3 no 4 leaves 3 no 5 or 5 or 6 green 6 green 8 there 7 ones 8 there 8 there 9 . buster blinked his greedy little eyes rapidly and looked again . 1 buster 2 blinked 2 blinked 3 his 2 blinked 6 eyes 3 his 4 greedy 5 little 6 eyes 6 eyes 9 looked 7 rapidly 8 and 7 rapidly 9 looked 9 looked 10 again 10 again 11 . no , he wasn't dreaming . 1 no 2 , 2 , 3 he 3 he 4 wasn't 4 wasn't 5 dreaming 5 dreaming 6 . they were real berries , and all he had got to do was to help himself . 1 they 2 were 1 they 9 had 2 were 3 real 2 were 4 berries 4 berries 5 , 5 , 6 and 7 all 8 he 8 he 9 had 9 had 10 got 10 got 12 do 10 got 15 help 11 to 12 do 13 was 14 to 14 to 15 help 15 help 16 himself 15 help 17 . buster looked sharply at the shiny thing that held the berries . 1 buster 3 sharply 1 buster 6 shiny 2 looked 3 sharply 3 sharply 4 at 4 at 5 the 6 shiny 7 thing 7 thing 8 that 8 that 9 held 9 held 12 . 10 the 11 berries 11 berries 12 . it seemed perfectly harmless . 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 perfectly 3 perfectly 4 harmless 4 harmless 5 . he reached out a big paw and pushed it gently . 1 he 2 reached 1 he 5 big 2 reached 3 out 3 out 4 a 5 big 6 paw 6 paw 7 and 7 and 8 pushed 7 and 11 . 9 it 10 gently 10 gently 11 . it tipped over and spilled out a lot of the berries . 1 it 2 tipped 2 tipped 3 over 2 tipped 5 spilled 3 over 4 and 4 and 5 spilled 5 spilled 6 out 6 out 9 of 7 a 8 lot 8 lot 9 of 9 of 10 the 9 of 12 . 10 the 11 berries 11 berries 12 . yes , it was perfectly harmless . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 3 it 3 it 4 was 4 was 5 perfectly 5 perfectly 6 harmless 6 harmless 7 . buster gave a little sigh of pure happiness . 1 buster 2 gave 2 gave 4 little 3 a 4 little 4 little 5 sigh 4 little 8 happiness 5 sigh 6 of 6 of 7 pure 8 happiness 9 . he would eat those berries to the last one , and then he would go home to the [green] [forest] . 1 he 3 eat 2 would 3 eat 3 eat 5 berries 4 those 5 berries 5 berries 14 would 6 to 7 the 6 to 8 last 8 last 9 one 9 one 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 then 11 and 13 he 13 he 14 would 14 would 15 go 15 go 16 home 15 go 18 the 16 home 17 to 18 the 21 . [xx] [buster] [bear] [carries] [off] [the] [pail] [of] [farmer] [brown's] [boy] the question is , did [buster] [bear] steal [farmer] [brown] 's boy 's pail ? 1 the 2 question 2 question 3 is 3 is 4 , 4 , 5 did 5 did 8 steal 8 steal 12 boy 11 's 12 boy 12 boy 14 pail 13 's 14 pail 14 pail 15 ? to steal is to take something which belongs to some one else . 1 to 2 steal 1 to 5 take 3 is 4 to 4 to 5 take 5 take 8 belongs 6 something 7 which 7 which 8 belongs 8 belongs 11 one 9 to 10 some 10 some 11 one 11 one 12 else 12 else 13 . there is no doubt that he stole the berries that were in the pail when he found it , for he deliberately ate them . 1 there 2 is 1 there 11 were 2 is 3 no 2 is 4 doubt 4 doubt 5 that 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 stole 7 stole 9 berries 7 stole 10 that 8 the 9 berries 11 were 25 . 12 in 13 the 13 the 14 pail 14 pail 17 found 14 pail 25 . 15 when 16 he 16 he 17 found 17 found 18 it 18 it 19 , 19 , 20 for 20 for 24 them 21 he 22 deliberately 22 deliberately 23 ate 22 deliberately 24 them he knew well enough that some one must have picked them for whoever heard of blueberries growing in tin pails ? 1 he 3 well 1 he 9 have 2 knew 3 well 3 well 4 enough 3 well 6 some 4 enough 5 that 6 some 7 one 7 one 8 must 9 have 14 heard 10 picked 11 them 10 picked 12 for 12 for 13 whoever 13 whoever 14 heard 14 heard 16 blueberries 15 of 16 blueberries 16 blueberries 17 growing 17 growing 21 ? 18 in 19 tin 19 tin 20 pails 20 pails 21 ? so there is no doubt that when [buster] took them , he stole them . 1 so 2 there 2 there 3 is 2 there 4 no 4 no 6 that 5 doubt 6 that 6 that 12 he 7 when 9 took 9 took 10 them 10 them 11 , 11 , 12 he 12 he 13 stole 13 stole 14 them 13 stole 15 . but with the pail it was different . 1 but 3 the 2 with 3 the 3 the 4 pail 4 pail 5 it 5 it 6 was 6 was 7 different 7 different 8 . he took the pail , but he didn't mean to take it . 1 he 8 didn't 2 took 3 the 3 the 4 pail 4 pail 5 , 5 , 6 but 6 but 7 he 7 he 8 didn't 8 didn't 9 mean 9 mean 10 to 10 to 11 take 11 take 12 it 11 take 13 . in fact , he didn't want that pail at all . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 5 didn't 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 didn't 5 didn't 6 want 6 want 7 that 7 that 8 pail 8 pail 11 . 9 at 10 all 10 all 11 . he didn't think anything about the right or wrong of helping himself . 1 he 2 didn't 1 he 4 anything 2 didn't 3 think 4 anything 7 right 5 about 6 the 6 the 7 right 7 right 11 helping 8 or 9 wrong 9 wrong 10 of 10 of 11 helping 11 helping 12 himself 12 himself 13 . and that is just what he did do . 1 and 2 that 1 and 4 just 2 that 3 is 4 just 5 what 5 what 6 he 6 he 8 do 7 did 8 do 8 do 9 . of course he upset the pail , but he didn't mind a little thing like that . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 he 2 course 7 , 3 he 4 upset 4 upset 5 the 5 the 6 pail 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 he 8 but 10 didn't 10 didn't 15 like 11 mind 12 a 12 a 13 little 13 little 14 thing 14 thing 15 like 15 like 16 that 16 that 17 . just then he heard a little noise , as if some one were coming . 1 just 4 heard 1 just 7 noise 2 then 3 he 3 he 4 heard 4 heard 5 a 5 a 6 little 7 noise 8 , 7 noise 9 as 8 , 9 as 9 as 10 if 10 if 11 some 11 some 12 one 11 some 15 . 13 were 14 coming 14 coming 15 . get out of there ! " 1 get 2 out 1 get 4 there 2 out 3 of 4 there 5 ! 5 ! 6 " he didn't need to be told whose voice that was . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 5 be 3 need 4 to 4 to 5 be 5 be 8 voice 6 told 7 whose 7 whose 8 voice 8 voice 9 that 9 that 10 was 10 was 11 . it was the voice of [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 the 3 the 4 voice 4 voice 5 of 4 voice 9 boy 8 's 9 boy 9 boy 10 . right then and there [buster] [bear] nearly had a fit . 1 right 3 and 2 then 3 and 3 and 4 there 4 there 7 nearly 7 nearly 10 fit 8 had 9 a 9 a 10 fit 10 fit 11 . there was that awful pail fast over his head so that he couldn't see a thing . 1 there 2 was 1 there 4 awful 3 that 4 awful 4 awful 9 head 5 pail 6 fast 6 fast 7 over 6 fast 9 head 7 over 8 his 9 head 13 couldn't 10 so 11 that 11 that 12 he 12 he 13 couldn't 13 couldn't 14 see 14 see 17 . 15 a 16 thing 16 thing 17 . he growled and whined and squealed . 1 he 2 growled 2 growled 3 and 3 and 4 whined 4 whined 5 and 4 whined 6 squealed 6 squealed 7 . he tried to back out of the pail and couldn't . 1 he 2 tried 2 tried 3 to 3 to 8 pail 4 back 5 out 4 back 6 of 6 of 7 the 7 the 8 pail 8 pail 9 and 9 and 10 couldn't 10 couldn't 11 . he tried to shake it off and couldn't . 1 he 2 tried 1 he 4 shake 2 tried 3 to 4 shake 5 it 5 it 6 off 6 off 7 and 7 and 8 couldn't 8 couldn't 9 . he tried to pull it off , but somehow he couldn't get hold of it . 1 he 2 tried 1 he 4 pull 2 tried 3 to 4 pull 5 it 4 pull 9 somehow 5 it 6 off 6 off 7 , 7 , 8 but 9 somehow 11 couldn't 9 somehow 13 hold 10 he 11 couldn't 12 get 13 hold 13 hold 14 of 14 of 15 it 14 of 16 . then there was another yell . 1 then 2 there 2 there 3 was 3 was 4 another 4 another 5 yell 5 yell 6 . you see [farmer] [brown] 's boy had just discovered [buster] [bear] . 1 you 2 see 2 see 7 had 5 's 6 boy 6 boy 7 had 7 had 8 just 8 just 9 discovered 9 discovered 12 . in fact , he was too surprised and frightened even to run . 1 in 2 fact 1 in 7 surprised 2 fact 4 he 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 too 7 surprised 9 frightened 8 and 9 frightened 9 frightened 10 even 10 even 11 to 11 to 12 run 11 to 13 . after that second yell he just stood still and stared . 1 after 4 yell 2 that 3 second 3 second 4 yell 4 yell 6 just 5 he 6 just 6 just 8 still 7 stood 8 still 8 still 9 and 9 and 10 stared 10 stared 11 . buster clawed at that awful thing on his head more frantically than ever . 1 buster 2 clawed 2 clawed 3 at 2 clawed 6 thing 3 at 5 awful 4 that 5 awful 6 thing 10 more 7 on 8 his 8 his 9 head 9 head 10 more 10 more 12 than 11 frantically 12 than 12 than 13 ever 13 ever 14 . suddenly it slipped off , so that he could see . 1 suddenly 3 slipped 1 suddenly 4 off 2 it 3 slipped 4 off 5 , 5 , 6 so 6 so 7 that 7 that 8 he 7 that 9 could 8 he 9 could 9 could 10 see 10 see 11 . but the funniest thing of all is this he took that pail with him ! 1 but 2 the 2 the 3 funniest 3 funniest 4 thing 3 funniest 10 took 4 thing 5 of 5 of 6 all 6 all 8 this 7 is 8 this 9 he 10 took 10 took 12 pail 11 that 12 pail 12 pail 13 with 13 with 14 him 14 him 15 ! yes , [sir] , [buster] [bear] ran away with the big tin pail of [farmer] [brown] 's boy ! 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 7 ran 7 ran 11 big 8 away 9 with 8 away 10 the 10 the 11 big 11 big 12 tin 12 tin 13 pail 13 pail 14 of 13 pail 18 boy 17 's 18 boy 18 boy 19 ! he didn't want it . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 want 3 want 4 it 4 it 5 . he would have given anything to get rid of it . 1 he 2 would 1 he 5 anything 2 would 3 have 3 have 4 given 5 anything 6 to 6 to 7 get 6 to 8 rid 8 rid 9 of 9 of 10 it 10 it 11 . but he took it because he couldn't help it . 1 but 2 he 1 but 3 took 3 took 6 he 4 it 5 because 5 because 6 he 6 he 7 couldn't 7 couldn't 8 help 8 help 9 it 9 it 10 . and that brings us back to the question , did [buster] steal [farmer] [brown] 's boy 's pail ? 1 and 5 back 2 that 3 brings 3 brings 4 us 4 us 5 back 5 back 7 the 6 to 7 the 7 the 8 question 8 question 9 , 8 question 10 did 10 did 12 steal 12 steal 16 boy 15 's 16 boy 16 boy 18 pail 17 's 18 pail 18 pail 19 ? what do you think ? 1 what 2 do 2 do 3 you 3 you 4 think 4 think 5 ? [xxi] [sammy] [jay] [makes] [things] [worse] [for] [buster] [bear] " thief , thief , thief ! 1 " 2 thief 2 thief 3 , 3 , 4 thief 4 thief 5 , 5 , 6 thief 6 thief 7 ! thief , thief , thief ! " 1 thief 2 , 2 , 3 thief 3 thief 4 , 4 , 5 thief 5 thief 6 ! 6 ! 7 " sammy [jay] was screaming at the top of his lungs , as he followed [buster] [bear] across the [old] [pasture] towards the [green] [forest] . 1 sammy 7 top 3 was 4 screaming 4 screaming 5 at 5 at 6 the 6 the 7 top 7 top 10 lungs 8 of 9 his 9 his 10 lungs 10 lungs 17 across 11 , 12 as 12 as 13 he 12 as 14 followed 14 followed 17 across 17 across 18 the 18 the 21 towards 21 towards 25 . 22 the 25 . never had he screamed so loud , and never had his voice sounded so excited . 1 never 2 had 1 never 4 screamed 3 he 4 screamed 4 screamed 6 loud 4 screamed 12 voice 5 so 6 loud 6 loud 7 , 7 , 8 and 9 never 10 had 10 had 11 his 11 his 12 voice 12 voice 13 sounded 13 sounded 14 so 14 so 15 excited 15 excited 16 . but every blessed one who heard [sammy] this morning stopped whatever he was doing and pricked up his ears to listen . 1 but 5 who 1 but 10 stopped 2 every 3 blessed 3 blessed 4 one 3 blessed 5 who 5 who 6 heard 6 heard 8 this 8 this 9 morning 10 stopped 21 listen 11 whatever 13 was 11 whatever 14 doing 12 he 13 was 14 doing 15 and 14 doing 16 pricked 16 pricked 20 to 17 up 18 his 17 up 19 ears 19 ears 20 to 20 to 21 listen 21 listen 22 . he was so surprised that he almost forgot to keep his wings moving . 1 he 7 almost 2 was 3 so 2 was 4 surprised 4 surprised 5 that 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 almost 7 almost 9 to 8 forgot 9 to 9 to 10 keep 10 keep 11 his 11 his 12 wings 11 his 13 moving 13 moving 14 . buster [bear] had what looked to [blacky] very much like a tin pail hanging from his neck ! 1 buster 3 had 3 had 4 what 3 had 6 to 4 what 5 looked 6 to 8 very 8 very 10 like 9 much 10 like 10 like 11 a 11 a 14 hanging 12 tin 13 pail 13 pail 14 hanging 14 hanging 17 neck 15 from 16 his 16 his 17 neck 17 neck 18 ! no wonder [sammy] was excited . 1 no 2 wonder 2 wonder 4 was 4 was 5 excited 5 excited 6 . blacky beat his wings fiercely and started after [sammy] . 1 blacky 2 beat 2 beat 5 fiercely 3 his 4 wings 4 wings 5 fiercely 5 fiercely 6 and 6 and 7 started 7 started 8 after 7 started 10 . come on , everybody ! 1 come 2 on 2 on 3 , 3 , 4 everybody 4 everybody 5 ! come on ! 1 come 2 on 2 on 3 ! come on ! " 1 come 2 on 2 on 3 ! 3 ! 4 " poor [buster] ! 1 poor 3 ! he felt humiliated . 1 he 2 felt 2 felt 3 humiliated 3 humiliated 4 . that is just another way of saying shamed . 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 just 2 is 4 another 3 just 4 another 4 another 5 way 5 way 6 of 6 of 9 . 7 saying 8 shamed 8 shamed 9 . but [buster] is so big that it is not easy for him to find a hiding place . 1 but 9 not 3 is 4 so 4 so 5 big 5 big 6 that 6 that 8 is 7 it 8 is 8 is 9 not 9 not 10 easy 10 easy 15 a 11 for 12 him 12 him 13 to 13 to 14 find 14 find 15 a 15 a 16 hiding 16 hiding 18 . 17 place 18 . but it was of no use . 1 but 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 of 3 was 5 no 5 no 6 use 6 use 7 . the sharp eyes of [sammy] [jay] and [blacky] the [crow] saw him . 1 the 2 sharp 2 sharp 3 eyes 2 sharp 11 saw 3 eyes 4 of 7 and 9 the 9 the 11 saw 11 saw 13 . 12 him 13 . they actually flew into the very tree under which he was hiding , and how they did scream ! 1 they 2 actually 1 they 6 very 1 they 17 did 2 actually 3 flew 3 flew 5 the 4 into 5 the 6 very 8 under 6 very 11 was 7 tree 8 under 8 under 9 which 9 which 10 he 11 was 12 hiding 12 hiding 15 how 13 , 14 and 13 , 15 how 15 how 16 they 17 did 18 scream 17 did 19 ! ol ' [mistah] [buzzard] began to grin as soon as he saw that tin pail on [buster] 's neck . 1 ol 2 ' 2 ' 14 tin 5 began 7 grin 5 began 8 as 6 to 7 grin 8 as 9 soon 8 as 10 as 10 as 11 he 11 he 12 saw 12 saw 13 that 13 that 14 tin 14 tin 15 pail 15 pail 16 on 15 pail 19 neck 18 's 19 neck 19 neck 20 . even timid little [whitefoot] the [wood] [mouse] was where he could peer out and see without being seen . 1 even 2 timid 1 even 16 without 2 timid 3 little 2 timid 12 peer 5 the 9 where 8 was 9 where 9 where 12 peer 10 he 11 could 11 could 12 peer 13 out 14 and 13 out 16 without 14 and 15 see 16 without 19 . 17 being 18 seen 17 being 19 . of course , [chatterer] [the] [red] [squirrel] and [happy] [jack] the [gray] [squirrel] were there . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 , 2 course 16 . 3 , 8 and 8 and 11 the 14 were 15 there 15 there 16 . " thief , thief , thief ! " screamed [sammy] until his throat was sore . 1 " 6 thief 2 thief 3 , 2 thief 4 thief 4 thief 5 , 5 , 6 thief 6 thief 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 7 ! 9 screamed 9 screamed 11 until 11 until 12 his 11 until 13 throat 13 throat 15 sore 14 was 15 sore 15 sore 16 . the worst of it was [buster] knew that everybody knew that it was true . 1 the 2 worst 2 worst 3 of 2 worst 4 it 4 it 5 was 4 it 7 knew 7 knew 10 knew 8 that 9 everybody 8 that 10 knew 10 knew 14 true 11 that 12 it 12 it 13 was 12 it 14 true 14 true 15 . that awful pail was proof of it . 1 that 3 pail 2 awful 3 pail 3 pail 4 was 3 pail 5 proof 4 was 5 proof 5 proof 6 of 6 of 7 it 7 it 8 . " [i] wish [i] never had thought of berries , " growled [buster] to himself . 1 " 3 wish 3 wish 10 , 5 never 6 had 6 had 7 thought 7 thought 8 of 7 thought 9 berries 8 of 9 berries 9 berries 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 growled 11 " 15 himself 14 to 15 himself 15 himself 16 . [xxii] [buster] [bear] [has] [a] [fit] [of] [temper] a temper is a bad , bad thing [when] once it gets away . 1 a 5 bad 1 a 6 , 2 temper 3 is 2 temper 4 a 3 is 4 a 4 a 5 bad 6 , 10 once 7 bad 8 thing 8 thing 10 once 10 once 14 . 11 it 12 gets 12 gets 13 away 13 away 14 . there 's nothing quite at all like it [to] spoil a pleasant day . 1 there 2 's 2 's 3 nothing 2 's 4 quite 4 quite 8 it 5 at 6 all 6 all 7 like 7 like 8 it 8 it 11 a 10 spoil 11 a 11 a 12 pleasant 12 pleasant 14 . 13 day 14 . buster [bear] was in a terrible temper . 1 buster 3 was 3 was 4 in 3 was 5 a 5 a 6 terrible 6 terrible 7 temper 7 temper 8 . yes , [sir] , [buster] [bear] was having the worst fit of temper ever seen in the [green] [forest] . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 1 yes 10 worst 7 was 8 having 8 having 9 the 9 the 10 worst 10 worst 12 of 11 fit 12 of 12 of 13 temper 13 temper 16 in 14 ever 15 seen 15 seen 16 in 16 in 17 the 17 the 20 . now ordinarily [buster] is one of the most good-natured persons in the world . 1 now 2 ordinarily 2 ordinarily 8 most 4 is 5 one 5 one 6 of 6 of 7 the 7 the 8 most 8 most 13 world 9 good-natured 10 persons 10 persons 11 in 11 in 12 the 12 the 13 world 13 world 14 . it takes a great deal to rouse his temper . 1 it 2 takes 1 it 4 great 2 takes 3 a 4 great 5 deal 5 deal 6 to 6 to 7 rouse 7 rouse 9 temper 8 his 9 temper 9 temper 10 . he isn't one tenth so quick tempered as [chatterer] the [red] [squirrel] [,] or [sammy] [jay] , or [reddy] [fox] . 1 he 2 isn't 2 isn't 3 one 3 one 4 tenth 4 tenth 6 quick 5 so 6 quick 6 quick 7 tempered 7 tempered 8 as 7 tempered 21 . 8 as 10 the 10 the 14 or 17 , 18 or 18 or 21 . but when his temper is aroused and gets away from him , then watch out ! 1 but 2 when 1 but 8 gets 2 when 3 his 3 his 4 temper 4 temper 5 is 5 is 6 aroused 6 aroused 7 and 8 gets 9 away 9 away 10 from 10 from 11 him 11 him 12 , 12 , 13 then 13 then 14 watch 14 watch 15 out 15 out 16 ! it seemed to [buster] that he had had all that he could stand that day and a little more . 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 to 3 to 13 stand 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 had 6 he 8 had 6 he 12 could 9 all 10 that 10 that 11 he 11 he 12 could 12 could 13 stand 13 stand 17 a 14 that 15 day 15 day 16 and 16 and 17 a 17 a 20 . 18 little 19 more 19 more 20 . first had come the fright back there in the [old] [pasture] . 1 first 3 come 2 had 3 come 3 come 6 back 4 the 5 fright 5 fright 6 back 6 back 7 there 7 there 8 in 8 in 9 the 9 the 12 . this was bad enough , for he knew just how funny he must look , and besides , it was very uncomfortable . 1 this 2 was 1 this 17 besides 2 was 3 bad 3 bad 4 enough 4 enough 5 , 4 enough 6 for 5 , 6 for 7 he 8 knew 8 knew 9 just 8 knew 10 how 10 how 17 besides 11 funny 14 look 11 funny 17 besides 12 he 13 must 13 must 14 look 14 look 15 , 15 , 16 and 17 besides 18 , 18 , 21 very 19 it 20 was 19 it 21 very 21 very 23 . 22 uncomfortable 23 . but to have [sammy] [jay] call everybody within hearing to come and see him was more than he could stand . 1 but 6 call 2 to 3 have 2 to 6 call 6 call 9 hearing 7 everybody 8 within 7 everybody 9 hearing 9 hearing 12 and 10 to 11 come 11 come 12 and 12 and 13 see 13 see 20 stand 14 him 17 than 15 was 16 more 16 more 17 than 17 than 19 could 18 he 19 could 19 could 20 stand 20 stand 21 . it was more than any self-respecting [bear] could stand . 1 it 2 was 1 it 4 than 2 was 3 more 4 than 5 any 5 any 6 self-respecting 6 self-respecting 8 could 8 could 9 stand 9 stand 10 . with a roar of anger [buster] [bear] charged out of his hiding place . 1 with 2 a 1 with 5 anger 2 a 3 roar 3 roar 4 of 5 anger 10 of 8 charged 9 out 9 out 10 of 10 of 11 his 11 his 13 place 12 hiding 13 place 13 place 14 . he rushed this way and that way ! 1 he 2 rushed 2 rushed 3 this 3 this 4 way 4 way 5 and 5 and 6 that 6 that 7 way 7 way 8 ! he roared with all his might ! 1 he 2 roared 1 he 6 might 2 roared 3 with 3 with 4 all 3 with 5 his 6 might 7 ! he was very terrible to see . 1 he 2 was 2 was 4 terrible 3 very 4 terrible 4 terrible 5 to 5 to 6 see 6 see 7 . those who could fly , flew . 1 those 2 who 2 who 3 could 3 could 4 fly 4 fly 5 , 5 , 6 flew 6 flew 7 . those who could climb , climbed . 1 those 2 who 2 who 3 could 3 could 4 climb 4 climb 5 , 5 , 6 climbed 6 climbed 7 . and those who were swift of foot , ran . 1 and 2 those 1 and 5 swift 2 those 3 who 3 who 4 were 5 swift 7 foot 6 of 7 foot 7 foot 8 , 8 , 9 ran 9 ran 10 . a few who could neither fly nor climb nor run fast , hid and lay shaking and trembling for fear that [buster] would find them . 1 a 4 could 1 a 12 , 2 few 3 who 3 who 4 could 5 neither 6 fly 6 fly 7 nor 7 nor 8 climb 8 climb 9 nor 8 climb 10 run 10 run 11 fast 11 fast 12 , 12 , 15 lay 13 hid 14 and 13 hid 15 lay 15 lay 18 trembling 16 shaking 17 and 17 and 18 trembling 18 trembling 20 fear 19 for 20 fear 20 fear 26 . 21 that 23 would 23 would 24 find 24 find 25 them 25 them 26 . in less time than it takes to tell about it , [buster] was alone . 1 in 2 less 1 in 3 time 3 time 7 to 4 than 5 it 5 it 6 takes 6 takes 7 to 7 to 8 tell 8 tell 9 about 8 tell 10 it 10 it 11 , 11 , 14 alone 13 was 14 alone 14 alone 15 . at least , he couldn't see any one . 1 at 2 least 2 least 5 couldn't 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 couldn't 5 couldn't 6 see 5 couldn't 7 any 6 see 7 any 7 any 8 one 8 one 9 . [ [illustration] : those who could fly , flew . 1 [ 5 who 3 : 4 those 4 those 5 who 5 who 7 fly 6 could 7 fly 7 fly 8 , 8 , 9 flew 9 flew 10 . those who could climb , climbed . 1 those 2 who 2 who 3 could 3 could 4 climb 4 climb 5 , 5 , 6 climbed 6 climbed 7 . page [@number@] ] 1 page 3 ] then he vented his temper on the tin pail . 1 then 2 he 1 then 5 temper 2 he 3 vented 3 vented 4 his 5 temper 6 on 6 on 7 the 7 the 9 pail 8 tin 9 pail 9 pail 10 . he cuffed at it and pulled at it , all the time growling angrily . 1 he 2 cuffed 2 cuffed 3 at 2 cuffed 4 it 2 cuffed 6 pulled 2 cuffed 7 at 5 and 6 pulled 6 pulled 7 at 7 at 8 it 8 it 9 , 9 , 12 time 10 all 11 the 11 the 12 time 12 time 13 growling 13 growling 14 angrily 14 angrily 15 . he lay down and clawed at it with his hind feet . 1 he 2 lay 1 he 5 clawed 2 lay 3 down 3 down 4 and 5 clawed 6 at 6 at 7 it 7 it 11 feet 8 with 9 his 9 his 10 hind 10 hind 11 feet 11 feet 12 . at last the handle broke , and he was free ! 1 at 2 last 2 last 4 handle 3 the 4 handle 4 handle 5 broke 5 broke 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 he 8 he 9 was 9 was 10 free 10 free 11 ! he shook himself . 1 he 2 shook 2 shook 3 himself 3 himself 4 . then he jumped on the helpless pail . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 jumped 2 he 3 jumped 3 jumped 4 on 4 on 5 the 4 on 6 helpless 5 the 6 helpless 6 helpless 7 pail 7 pail 8 . with a blow of a big paw he sent it clattering against a tree . 1 with 6 big 1 with 13 a 2 a 3 blow 2 a 6 big 3 blow 4 of 4 of 5 a 6 big 9 sent 7 paw 8 he 8 he 9 sent 9 sent 10 it 10 it 11 clattering 11 clattering 12 against 13 a 14 tree 14 tree 15 . he tried to bite it . 1 he 2 tried 2 tried 3 to 3 to 4 bite 4 bite 5 it 5 it 6 . then , and not till then , did [buster] recover his usual good nature . 1 then 3 and 2 , 3 and 3 and 8 did 4 not 5 till 5 till 6 then 5 till 7 , 7 , 8 did 8 did 13 good 10 recover 11 his 11 his 12 usual 12 usual 13 good 13 good 14 nature 14 nature 15 . little by little , as he thought it all over , a look of shame crept into his face . 1 little 2 by 2 by 3 little 3 little 4 , 4 , 13 look 5 as 6 he 5 as 7 thought 7 thought 8 it 7 thought 13 look 8 it 9 all 9 all 10 over 10 over 11 , 11 , 12 a 13 look 15 shame 14 of 15 shame 15 shame 16 crept 16 crept 17 into 16 crept 18 his 18 his 19 face 19 face 20 . " [i] [i] guess it wasn't the fault of that thing . 1 " 6 wasn't 4 guess 5 it 4 guess 6 wasn't 6 wasn't 8 fault 7 the 8 fault 8 fault 9 of 9 of 10 that 10 that 11 thing 11 thing 12 . i ought to have known enough to keep my head out of it , " he said slowly and thoughtfully . 1 i 9 my 2 ought 4 have 2 ought 5 known 3 to 4 have 5 known 7 to 5 known 8 keep 6 enough 7 to 8 keep 9 my 9 my 20 thoughtfully 10 head 11 out 11 out 14 , 12 of 13 it 13 it 14 , 14 , 15 " 15 " 17 said 16 he 17 said 17 said 20 thoughtfully 18 slowly 19 and 18 slowly 20 thoughtfully 20 thoughtfully 21 . " you ought to know by this time that no good comes of stealing . " 1 " 2 you 1 " 3 ought 3 ought 4 to 3 ought 5 know 5 know 8 time 6 by 7 this 7 this 8 time 8 time 12 comes 9 that 10 no 10 no 11 good 11 good 12 comes 12 comes 14 stealing 13 of 14 stealing 14 stealing 15 . 15 . 16 " buster [bear] looked up and grinned , and there was a twinkle in his eyes . 1 buster 4 up 1 buster 9 there 3 looked 4 up 4 up 5 and 5 and 6 grinned 6 grinned 7 , 7 , 8 and 9 there 12 twinkle 10 was 11 a 11 a 12 twinkle 12 twinkle 16 . 13 in 16 . 14 his 15 eyes 14 his 16 . " you ought to know , [sammy] [jay] , " said he . 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 ought 3 ought 5 know 4 to 5 know 5 know 6 , 6 , 11 said 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 12 he 12 he 13 . " [i] hope you 'll always remember it . " 1 " 3 hope 3 hope 4 you 4 you 5 'll 5 'll 6 always 6 always 7 remember 6 always 9 . 7 remember 8 it 9 . 10 " " thief , thief , thief ! " screamed [sammy] , and flew away . 1 " 2 thief 1 " 4 thief 2 thief 3 , 4 thief 5 , 4 thief 7 ! 5 , 6 thief 7 ! 8 " 7 ! 9 screamed 9 screamed 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 flew 12 and 14 away 14 away 15 . [xxiii] [farmer] [brown's] [boy] [lunches] [on] [berries] it hadn't entered his head that it could be anybody who would eat those berries . 1 it 10 anybody 2 hadn't 3 entered 3 entered 4 his 4 his 5 head 5 head 6 that 6 that 8 could 7 it 8 could 8 could 9 be 9 be 10 anybody 10 anybody 13 eat 11 who 12 would 12 would 13 eat 13 eat 15 berries 14 those 15 berries 15 berries 16 . " if he is so afraid of me , [i] guess [i] needn't be afraid of him , " said he . 1 " 2 if 1 " 6 afraid 2 if 4 is 3 he 4 is 4 is 5 so 6 afraid 7 of 7 of 8 me 7 of 15 afraid 8 me 11 guess 9 , 11 guess 11 guess 13 needn't 13 needn't 14 be 15 afraid 16 of 16 of 17 him 17 him 18 , 18 , 19 " 19 " 20 said 20 said 21 he 20 said 22 . " [i] 've lost my berries , but it is worth it to find out that he is afraid of me . 1 " 3 've 1 " 6 berries 3 've 4 lost 4 lost 5 my 6 berries 14 find 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 it 8 but 11 worth 9 it 10 is 11 worth 12 it 12 it 13 to 13 to 14 find 14 find 15 out 15 out 18 is 16 that 17 he 16 that 18 is 18 is 19 afraid 19 afraid 20 of 19 afraid 21 me 21 me 22 . there are plenty more on the bushes , and all [i] 've got to do is to pick them . 1 there 8 , 2 are 3 plenty 2 are 4 more 4 more 7 bushes 4 more 8 , 5 on 7 bushes 6 the 7 bushes 8 , 9 and 9 and 20 . 10 all 12 've 12 've 13 got 13 got 14 to 13 got 15 do 15 do 16 is 15 do 20 . 16 is 17 to 17 to 19 them 18 pick 19 them it might be worse . " 1 it 2 might 2 might 3 be 3 be 4 worse 4 worse 5 . 5 . 6 " he whistled . 1 he 2 whistled 2 whistled 3 . " it 's worse than [i] thought , " cried he . 1 " 2 it 1 " 4 worse 2 it 3 's 4 worse 5 than 5 than 8 , 7 thought 8 , 8 , 11 he 9 " 10 cried 10 cried 11 he 11 he 12 . " that bear has cheated me out of that berry pie my mother promised me . " 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 bear 3 bear 5 cheated 4 has 5 cheated 5 cheated 10 berry 6 me 7 out 7 out 8 of 8 of 9 that 9 that 10 berry 10 berry 11 pie 11 pie 12 my 11 pie 16 . 12 my 13 mother 13 mother 14 promised 14 promised 15 me 16 . 17 " yes , indeed , it might have been worse . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 2 , 3 indeed 4 , 5 it 5 it 6 might 6 might 7 have 6 might 9 worse 7 have 8 been 9 worse 10 . that bear might have tried to eat me instead of the berries . 1 that 4 have 2 bear 3 might 3 might 4 have 4 have 7 eat 5 tried 6 to 6 to 7 eat 7 eat 8 me 8 me 9 instead 9 instead 10 of 9 instead 12 berries 10 of 11 the 11 the 12 berries 12 berries 13 . i guess [i] 'll go eat that lunch [i] left back by the spring , and then [i] 'll go home . 1 i 4 'll 1 i 11 back 2 guess 4 'll 4 'll 6 eat 5 go 6 eat 6 eat 7 that 7 that 8 lunch 8 lunch 10 left 11 back 19 'll 12 by 13 the 12 by 14 spring 13 the 14 spring 14 spring 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 then 17 then 19 'll 19 'll 20 go 20 go 22 . 21 home 22 . i can pick berries some other day . " 1 i 2 can 2 can 4 berries 3 pick 4 berries 4 berries 5 some 5 some 7 day 6 other 7 day 7 day 8 . 8 . 9 " " my , but those sandwiches will taste good , " thought he . 1 " 4 but 2 my 3 , 3 , 4 but 4 but 6 sandwiches 5 those 6 sandwiches 6 sandwiches 9 good 7 will 8 taste 7 will 9 good 9 good 12 thought 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 thought 12 thought 14 . 13 he 14 . " [i] 'm glad they are big and thick . 1 " 5 they 3 'm 4 glad 4 glad 5 they 5 they 6 are 6 are 7 big 7 big 8 and 7 big 9 thick 8 and 9 thick 9 thick 10 . i never was hungrier in my life . 1 i 2 never 2 never 4 hungrier 3 was 4 hungrier 4 hungrier 5 in 4 hungrier 7 life 5 in 6 my 7 life 8 . hello ! " 1 hello 2 ! 2 ! 3 " no , [sir] , there wasn't so much as a crumb left of those two thick sandwiches . 1 no 2 , 2 , 9 as 4 , 5 there 5 there 6 wasn't 6 wasn't 8 much 7 so 8 much 8 much 9 as 9 as 14 those 10 a 11 crumb 11 crumb 12 left 12 left 13 of 12 left 14 those 14 those 16 thick 15 two 16 thick 16 thick 18 . 17 sandwiches 18 . you see , [old] [man] [coyote] had found them and gobbled them up while [farmer] [brown] 's boy was away . 1 you 2 see 1 you 8 found 2 see 3 , 7 had 8 found 8 found 9 them 9 them 10 and 10 and 11 gobbled 11 gobbled 12 them 12 them 13 up 13 up 18 boy 14 while 17 's 17 's 18 boy 18 boy 19 was 19 was 20 away 20 away 21 . but [farmer] [brown] 's boy didn't know anything about [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 but 6 didn't 4 's 5 boy 5 boy 6 didn't 6 didn't 7 know 7 know 8 anything 8 anything 9 about 9 about 13 . he rubbed his eyes and stared everywhere , even up [in] the trees , as if he thought those sandwiches might be hanging up there . 1 he 9 even 2 rubbed 3 his 3 his 4 eyes 4 eyes 5 and 4 eyes 7 everywhere 5 and 6 stared 7 everywhere 8 , 7 everywhere 9 even 9 even 12 the 10 up 12 the 12 the 13 trees 13 trees 14 , 13 trees 20 sandwiches 14 , 15 as 15 as 16 if 15 as 19 those 16 if 17 he 17 he 18 thought 20 sandwiches 22 be 21 might 22 be 22 be 23 hanging 23 hanging 26 . 24 up 25 there 25 there 26 . farmer [brown] 's boy gaped foolishly this way and that way . 1 farmer 3 's 3 's 4 boy 3 's 8 way 4 boy 5 gaped 5 gaped 6 foolishly 6 foolishly 7 this 8 way 9 and 9 and 10 that 10 that 11 way 11 way 12 . then , instead of growing angry , a slow smile stole over his freckled face . 1 then 6 angry 2 , 3 instead 3 instead 4 of 3 instead 6 angry 4 of 5 growing 6 angry 11 stole 7 , 8 a 8 a 9 slow 9 slow 10 smile 9 slow 11 stole 11 stole 12 over 11 stole 14 freckled 12 over 13 his 14 freckled 15 face 14 freckled 16 . " [i] guess some one else was hungry too , " he muttered . 1 " 4 some 3 guess 4 some 4 some 9 too 5 one 6 else 6 else 8 hungry 7 was 8 hungry 8 hungry 9 too 9 too 10 , 10 , 11 " 10 , 13 muttered 11 " 12 he 13 muttered 14 . " wonder who it was ? 1 " 2 wonder 2 wonder 3 who 3 who 4 it 3 who 6 ? 4 it 5 was guess this [old] [pasture] is no place for me to-day . 1 guess 2 this 1 guess 7 place 5 is 6 no 6 no 7 place 7 place 8 for 8 for 9 me 8 for 10 to-day 10 to-day 11 . i 'll fill up on berries and then [i] 'll go home . " 1 i 3 fill 1 i 6 berries 2 'll 3 fill 3 fill 4 up 4 up 5 on 6 berries 8 then 7 and 8 then 8 then 11 go 10 'll 11 go 11 go 12 home 12 home 13 . 13 . 14 " two or three times , as he trudged along , he stopped to scratch his head thoughtfully . 1 two 5 , 1 two 10 , 2 or 3 three 2 or 4 times 4 times 5 , 6 as 7 he 6 as 9 along 7 he 8 trudged 9 along 10 , 10 , 14 scratch 11 he 12 stopped 11 he 14 scratch 12 stopped 13 to 14 scratch 17 thoughtfully 15 his 16 head 16 head 17 thoughtfully 17 thoughtfully 18 . this is the end of the adventures of [buster] [bear] in this book because guess why . 1 this 2 is 2 is 7 adventures 3 the 4 end 4 end 6 the 4 end 7 adventures 5 of 6 the 6 the 7 adventures 7 adventures 14 because 7 adventures 15 guess 8 of 14 because 11 in 13 book 12 this 13 book 13 book 14 because 15 guess 17 . 16 why 17 . 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