produced by [kent] [fielden] 1 produced 2 by [blacky] [the] [crow] [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] [chapter] [i] [:] [blacky] [the] [crow] [makes] [a] [discovery] blacky [the] [crow] is [always] [watching] [for] [things] not [intended] for his sharp eyes [.] 1 blacky 4 is 4 is 9 not 9 not 11 for 11 for 12 his 12 his 14 eyes 13 sharp 14 eyes the result is that he gets into no end of trouble which he could avoid . 1 the 2 result 1 the 9 end 2 result 3 is 2 result 6 gets 4 that 5 he 5 he 6 gets 6 gets 7 into 8 no 9 end 9 end 10 of 9 end 15 avoid 11 trouble 15 avoid 12 which 13 he 13 he 14 could 14 could 15 avoid 15 avoid 16 . in this respect [he] is just like his [cousin] [,] [sammy] [jay] . 1 in 2 this 1 in 8 his 2 this 3 respect 2 this 5 is 5 is 6 just 6 just 7 like 8 his 13 . between them they see a great deal with which they have no business and which it would be better for them not to see . 1 between 2 them 1 between 7 deal 2 them 3 they 4 see 6 great 5 a 6 great 6 great 7 deal 7 deal 8 with 7 deal 19 better 9 which 10 they 10 they 11 have 10 they 17 would 11 have 12 no 12 no 13 business 13 business 14 and 15 which 17 would 16 it 17 would 17 would 18 be 18 be 19 better 19 better 20 for 20 for 21 them 21 them 23 to 22 not 23 to 23 to 24 see 24 see 25 . you can believe just which you please , [though] [i] [suspect] [that] [neither] [of] [them] [really] [knows] [.] 1 you 2 can 1 you 7 please 2 can 3 believe 3 believe 4 just 5 which 6 you 6 you 7 please 7 please 8 , like the [black] [imp] [he] [is] [,] [blacky] [flew] [over] [the] [tree-tops] [,] [his] [sharp] [eyes] [watching] [for] [something] [interesting] [below] [.] 1 like 2 the presently he saw ahead of [him] [the] [old] [nest] [of] [red-tail] [.] 1 presently 4 ahead 2 he 3 saw 3 saw 4 ahead 4 ahead 5 of he knew all about that nest . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 4 about 2 knew 5 that 3 all 4 about 5 that 6 nest 6 nest 7 . he had [visited] [it] before [when] [red-tail] was away . 1 he 2 had 1 he 8 was 2 had 5 before 8 was 9 away 9 away 10 . still [it] [might] [be] [worth] another [visit] . 1 still 6 another 6 another 8 . you never can tell what you may find in old houses . 1 you 3 can 2 never 3 can 3 can 4 tell 4 tell 5 what 4 tell 6 you 6 you 7 may 7 may 8 find 8 find 11 houses 9 in 11 houses 10 old 11 houses 11 houses 12 . but [blacky] [learned] [ever] [so] [long] [ago] [that] there is nothing like [making] [sure] that there is no [danger] [.] 1 but 9 there 9 there 10 is 9 there 11 nothing 11 nothing 12 like 12 like 15 that 15 that 17 is 16 there 17 is 17 is 18 no so , instead of flying straight to that old nest , he first flew over the tree so that he could look down into it . 1 so 3 instead 2 , 3 instead 3 instead 4 of 3 instead 5 flying 5 flying 6 straight 5 flying 10 nest 6 straight 7 to 8 that 10 nest 9 old 10 nest 10 nest 14 flew 11 , 12 he 12 he 14 flew 13 first 14 flew 14 flew 15 over 14 flew 17 tree 14 flew 23 down 14 flew 24 into 16 the 17 tree 18 so 19 that 19 that 20 he 20 he 21 could 21 could 22 look 22 look 23 down 24 into 25 it 25 it 26 . right away he saw something that made him gasp and blink his eyes . 1 right 2 away 2 away 3 he 3 he 4 saw 4 saw 5 something 5 something 6 that 5 something 11 blink 7 made 11 blink 8 him 11 blink 9 gasp 10 and 9 gasp 11 blink 11 blink 12 his 11 blink 13 eyes 13 eyes 14 . it was quite large and white , and it looked it looked very much indeed like an egg ! 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 quite 3 quite 4 large 4 large 5 and 4 large 6 white 6 white 18 egg 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 it 8 and 10 looked 10 looked 16 like 11 it 12 looked 12 looked 13 very 12 looked 16 like 13 very 14 much 13 very 15 indeed 16 like 17 an 17 an 18 egg 18 egg 19 ! do you wonder that [blacky] [gasped] [and] [blinked] ? 1 do 2 you 1 do 3 wonder 1 do 9 ? 3 wonder 4 that the idea of any one laying an egg at this time of year ! 1 the 2 idea 2 idea 3 of 2 idea 6 laying 4 any 5 one 5 one 6 laying 6 laying 8 egg 7 an 8 egg 8 egg 13 year 8 egg 14 ! 9 at 10 this 10 this 11 time 10 this 13 year 12 of 13 year blacky flew over to a tall pine-tree to think it over . 1 blacky 2 flew 2 flew 3 over 2 flew 4 to 2 flew 7 pine-tree 2 flew 11 over 5 a 6 tall 6 tall 7 pine-tree 7 pine-tree 9 think 8 to 9 think 9 think 10 it 11 over 12 . " must be it was a little lump of snow , " thought he . 1 " 2 must 2 must 3 be 3 be 6 a 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 a 6 a 7 little 6 a 8 lump 8 lump 9 of 8 lump 10 snow 8 lump 13 thought 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 thought 13 thought 14 he 13 thought 15 . " yet if ever [i] saw [an] [egg] [,] [that] looked like one . 1 " 3 if 2 yet 3 if 3 if 4 ever 3 if 12 like 4 ever 6 saw 11 looked 12 like 12 like 13 one 13 one 14 . jumping grasshoppers , how good an egg would taste right now ! " 1 jumping 2 grasshoppers 2 grasshoppers 3 , 2 grasshoppers 4 how 2 grasshoppers 5 good 2 grasshoppers 7 egg 6 an 7 egg 7 egg 9 taste 7 egg 12 ! 8 would 9 taste 9 taste 10 right 10 right 11 now 12 ! 13 " you know [blacky] [has] [a] [weakness] [for] [eggs] . 1 you 2 know 2 know 9 . the more he thought about it , the hungrier he grew . 1 the 9 hungrier 2 more 4 thought 3 he 4 thought 4 thought 9 hungrier 5 about 6 it 5 about 9 hungrier 7 , 9 hungrier 8 the 9 hungrier 9 hungrier 10 he 9 hungrier 11 grew 9 hungrier 12 . several times he almost made up his mind to fly straight over there and make sure , but he didn't quite dare . 1 several 2 times 2 times 12 over 3 he 4 almost 4 almost 11 straight 5 made 6 up 5 made 8 mind 5 made 11 straight 7 his 8 mind 9 to 10 fly 10 fly 11 straight 11 straight 12 over 12 over 13 there 13 there 14 and 14 and 15 make 15 make 16 sure 16 sure 19 he 17 , 18 but 18 but 19 he 19 he 20 didn't 20 didn't 22 dare 21 quite 22 dare 22 dare 23 . if it were an egg , it must belong to somebody , and perhaps it would be best to find out who . 1 if 2 it 1 if 3 were 3 were 5 egg 4 an 5 egg 5 egg 6 , 5 egg 9 belong 7 it 8 must 8 must 9 belong 9 belong 10 to 9 belong 11 somebody 9 belong 19 to 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 perhaps 14 perhaps 15 it 15 it 16 would 16 would 17 be 17 be 18 best 18 best 19 to 19 to 20 find 20 find 21 out 20 find 22 who 20 find 23 . [suddenly] [blacky] [shook] [himself] [.] " [i] must be [dreaming] , " said he . 1 " 3 must 3 must 4 be 4 be 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 he 8 said 10 . " there couldn't , there just couldn't be an egg at this time of year , or in that old tumble-down nest ! 1 " 2 there 2 there 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 8 be 4 , 5 there 5 there 8 be 6 just 7 couldn't 7 couldn't 8 be 8 be 9 an 9 an 10 egg 10 egg 22 nest 11 at 12 this 12 this 13 time 12 this 15 year 14 of 15 year 15 year 17 or 15 year 21 tumble-down 16 , 17 or 18 in 21 tumble-down 19 that 21 tumble-down 20 old 21 tumble-down 21 tumble-down 22 nest 22 nest 23 ! i 'll just fly away and forget it . " 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 just 2 'll 7 forget 4 fly 5 away 4 fly 7 forget 5 away 6 and 7 forget 8 it 8 it 9 . 9 . 10 " so he flew away , but he couldn't forget it . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 flew 3 flew 4 away 4 away 5 , 5 , 6 but 6 but 7 he 7 he 8 couldn't 8 couldn't 9 forget 9 forget 10 it 10 it 11 . [chapter] [ii] [:] [blacky] [makes] [sure] " as [true] [as] [ever] [i] ['ve] [cawed] a [caw] [that] [was] [a] [new-laid] [egg] [i] [saw] [.] ["] 1 " 2 as 2 as 9 a " oh nothing , [cousin] , nothing at all , " replied [blacky] . 1 " 2 oh 1 " 12 replied 2 oh 4 , 2 oh 6 , 3 nothing 4 , 7 nothing 8 at 8 at 9 all 9 all 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 replied 12 replied 14 . " [i] [was] just [talking] [foolishness] to [myself] [.] ["] 1 " 4 just 4 just 7 to sammy looked at him sharply . 1 sammy 5 sharply 2 looked 3 at 2 looked 5 sharply 4 him 5 sharply 5 sharply 6 . " you [aren't] [feeling] sick , are you , [cousin] [blacky] ? " he asked . 1 " 2 you 1 " 15 asked 5 sick 6 , 6 , 13 " 7 are 8 you 8 you 9 , 8 you 12 ? 12 ? 13 " 13 " 15 asked 14 he 15 asked 15 asked 16 . " must be something the matter with you when you begin talking about new-laid eggs , when everything 's covered with snow and ice . 1 " 2 must 2 must 3 be 2 must 4 something 4 something 6 matter 5 the 6 matter 6 matter 7 with 7 with 14 new-laid 8 you 14 new-laid 9 when 14 new-laid 10 you 11 begin 11 begin 14 new-laid 12 talking 14 new-laid 13 about 14 new-laid 14 new-laid 15 eggs 14 new-laid 17 when 14 new-laid 18 everything 14 new-laid 19 's 14 new-laid 20 covered 15 eggs 16 , 20 covered 21 with 20 covered 22 snow 22 snow 23 and 22 snow 24 ice 24 ice 25 . foolishness is no name for it . 1 foolishness 2 is 1 foolishness 4 name 1 foolishness 7 . 2 is 3 no 4 name 5 for 5 for 6 it whoever heard of such a thing as a new-laid egg this time of year . " 1 whoever 2 heard 2 heard 3 of 2 heard 4 such 4 such 5 a 4 such 6 thing 6 thing 9 new-laid 7 as 9 new-laid 8 a 9 new-laid 9 new-laid 10 egg 9 new-laid 12 time 9 new-laid 14 year 11 this 12 time 13 of 14 year 14 year 15 . 15 . 16 " " [nobody] [,] [i] guess , " replied [blacky] . 1 " 5 guess 1 " 8 replied 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 replied 8 replied 10 . " [i] [told] you [i] [was] just [talking] [foolishness] [.] 1 " 4 you 4 you 7 just you see , [i] ['m] [so] [hungry] that [i] [just] [got] [to] [thinking] [what] [i] 'd [have] if [i] could have anything [i] [wanted] [.] 1 you 2 see 1 you 16 'd 2 see 3 , 2 see 8 that 16 'd 21 have 18 if 20 could 20 could 21 have 21 have 22 anything i [guess] [i] must have said something about it . " 1 i 4 must 4 must 5 have 4 must 7 something 6 said 7 something 7 something 8 about 8 about 9 it 9 it 10 . 10 . 11 " " [i] guess you must have . 1 " 3 guess 3 guess 4 you 4 you 5 must 5 must 6 have 6 have 7 . it isn't egg time yet , and it won't be for a long time . 1 it 2 isn't 2 isn't 3 egg 3 egg 4 time 3 egg 5 yet 3 egg 14 time 5 yet 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 it 8 it 9 won't 9 won't 10 be 11 for 12 a 12 a 13 long 13 long 14 time 14 time 15 . take my advice and just forget about impossible things . 1 take 3 advice 2 my 3 advice 3 advice 4 and 3 advice 8 impossible 5 just 6 forget 6 forget 7 about 6 forget 8 impossible 8 impossible 9 things 9 things 10 . i 'm going [over] to [farmer] [brown] ['s] [corncrib] . 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 going 3 going 5 to 5 to 10 . corn may not be as good as eggs , but it is very good and very filling . 1 corn 2 may 2 may 3 not 2 may 4 be 4 be 6 good 4 be 13 very 5 as 6 good 6 good 7 as 8 eggs 9 , 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 it 11 it 12 is 12 is 13 very 13 very 14 good 13 very 17 filling 14 good 15 and 16 very 17 filling 17 filling 18 . better come along , " said [sammy] . 1 better 2 come 2 come 3 along 3 along 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 . " not this morning , thank you . 1 " 2 not 2 not 3 this 3 this 4 morning 4 morning 5 , 5 , 6 thank 6 thank 7 you 7 you 8 . some other time , [perhaps] [,] " replied [blacky] . 1 some 2 other 1 some 3 time 3 time 4 , 4 , 7 " 7 " 8 replied 8 replied 10 . he watched [sammy] [disappear] [through] [the] [trees] [.] 1 he 2 watched then he flew to the top of the tallest pine-tree to make sure that no one was about . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 flew 3 flew 4 to 3 flew 10 pine-tree 3 flew 18 about 5 the 6 top 6 top 7 of 6 top 9 tallest 8 the 9 tallest 9 tallest 10 pine-tree 10 pine-tree 13 sure 11 to 12 make 12 make 13 sure 13 sure 14 that 14 that 15 no 14 that 17 was 15 no 16 one 18 about 19 . ["] [i] ['m] [foolish] [.] i know [i] 'm foolish , " he muttered . 1 i 2 know 1 i 4 'm 4 'm 5 foolish 5 foolish 9 muttered 6 , 7 " 7 " 9 muttered 8 he 9 muttered 9 muttered 10 . " [but] [i] ['ve] just [got] to have another look [in] [that] [old] [nest] [of] [redtail] [the] [hawk] . 1 " 5 just 5 just 7 to 7 to 8 have 8 have 9 another 9 another 10 look 9 another 19 . it won't do any harm to have another look , anyway . " 1 it 2 won't 2 won't 5 harm 3 do 5 harm 4 any 5 harm 5 harm 6 to 5 harm 11 anyway 7 have 8 another 8 another 9 look 9 look 11 anyway 10 , 11 anyway 11 anyway 12 . 12 . 13 " as he passed over the top of the tree , he looked down eagerly . 1 as 2 he 2 he 3 passed 3 passed 4 over 4 over 6 top 5 the 6 top 6 top 7 of 6 top 9 tree 8 the 9 tree 9 tree 10 , 9 tree 14 eagerly 11 he 12 looked 12 looked 13 down 12 looked 14 eagerly 14 eagerly 15 . the day before there had been but one ; now there were two . 1 the 2 day 2 day 3 before 2 day 13 two 2 day 14 . 4 there 12 were 5 had 6 been 6 been 11 there 7 but 8 one 7 but 10 now 7 but 11 there 9 ; 10 now 11 there 12 were 12 were 13 two that settled it [in] [blacky] ['s] [mind] [;] [they] [were] [eggs] [!] 1 that 2 settled 2 settled 3 it they couldn't be anything else . 1 they 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 be 2 couldn't 4 anything 4 anything 5 else 5 else 6 . blacky kept right on flying . 1 blacky 2 kept 2 kept 3 right 2 kept 4 on 2 kept 5 flying 5 flying 6 . somehow he didn't dare stop [just] [then] . 1 somehow 3 didn't 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 dare 4 dare 5 stop 5 stop 8 . he was too much excited by what he had discovered to think clearly . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 too 3 too 4 much 4 much 5 excited 5 excited 6 by 5 excited 10 discovered 7 what 8 he 8 he 9 had 9 had 10 discovered 10 discovered 13 clearly 11 to 12 think 12 think 13 clearly 13 clearly 14 . he had got to have time to get his wits together . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 got 3 got 4 to 4 to 5 have 4 to 8 get 6 time 7 to 7 to 8 get 8 get 10 wits 9 his 10 wits 10 wits 11 together 11 together 12 . whoever had laid those eggs was big and strong . 1 whoever 2 had 1 whoever 3 laid 3 laid 5 eggs 4 those 5 eggs 5 eggs 7 big 6 was 7 big 7 big 9 strong 8 and 9 strong 9 strong 10 . he felt sure of that . 1 he 2 felt 2 felt 3 sure 3 sure 4 of 3 sure 5 that 5 that 6 . he must first find out whose they were ; then he would know better what to do . 1 he 2 must 1 he 12 would 2 must 3 first 2 must 4 find 4 find 5 out 6 whose 7 they 7 they 8 were 7 they 12 would 9 ; 10 then 10 then 11 he 11 he 12 would 12 would 17 do 13 know 14 better 13 know 15 what 15 what 17 do 16 to 17 do 17 do 18 . he felt sure that no one else knew about them , and he knew that they couldn't run away . 1 he 2 felt 1 he 8 knew 1 he 17 couldn't 2 felt 3 sure 3 sure 4 that 5 no 6 one 6 one 7 else 7 else 8 knew 8 knew 9 about 9 about 10 them 10 them 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 he 13 he 14 knew 14 knew 15 that 15 that 16 they 17 couldn't 18 run 18 run 19 away 19 away 20 . so he kept right on flying until he reached a certain tall pine-tree where he could sit and think without being disturbed . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 kept 3 kept 4 right 3 kept 5 on 3 kept 6 flying 6 flying 7 until 7 until 9 reached 8 he 9 reached 9 reached 13 pine-tree 10 a 11 certain 11 certain 13 pine-tree 12 tall 13 pine-tree 13 pine-tree 14 where 13 pine-tree 17 sit 13 pine-tree 19 think 15 he 16 could 16 could 17 sit 17 sit 18 and 19 think 21 being 20 without 21 being 21 being 22 disturbed 22 disturbed 23 . " eggs ! " he muttered . 1 " 6 muttered 2 eggs 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 6 muttered 5 he 6 muttered 6 muttered 7 . " real eggs ! 1 " 4 ! 2 real 3 eggs 3 eggs 4 ! now [who] under the [sun] [can] [have] [moved] [into] [redtail] ['s] old house [?] 1 now 12 old 3 under 4 the 4 the 12 old 12 old 13 house and what can they mean by [laying] [eggs] [before] [mistress] [spring] [has] [even] [sent] [word] that she has started ? 1 and 2 what 2 what 3 can 2 what 4 they 2 what 5 mean 5 mean 6 by 5 mean 16 that 5 mean 20 ? 16 that 17 she 17 she 18 has 18 has 19 started it 's too much for me . 1 it 2 's 2 's 3 too 3 too 4 much 4 much 5 for 5 for 6 me 6 me 7 . it certainly is too much for me . " 1 it 2 certainly 1 it 3 is 3 is 4 too 4 too 5 much 5 much 6 for 6 for 7 me 7 me 8 . 8 . 9 " [chapter] [iii] [:] [blacky] [finds] [out] [who] [owns] [the] [eggs] two big white eggs in a tumbledown nest , and snow and ice everywhere ! 1 two 7 tumbledown 2 big 7 tumbledown 3 white 7 tumbledown 4 eggs 7 tumbledown 5 in 7 tumbledown 6 a 7 tumbledown 7 tumbledown 8 nest 7 tumbledown 10 and 7 tumbledown 11 snow 7 tumbledown 13 ice 9 , 10 and 11 snow 12 and 13 ice 14 everywhere 14 everywhere 15 ! did ever anybody hear of such a thing before ? 1 did 2 ever 1 did 10 ? 2 ever 3 anybody 2 ever 4 hear 2 ever 6 such 2 ever 9 before 4 hear 5 of 6 such 7 a 6 such 8 thing " [wouldn't] believe it , [if] [i] [hadn't] [seen] [it] with my own eyes , " muttered [blacky] [the] [crow] [.] 1 " 3 believe 3 believe 4 it 4 it 5 , 5 , 16 " 11 with 14 eyes 12 my 13 own 13 own 14 eyes 14 eyes 15 , 15 , 16 " 16 " 17 muttered " have to believe them . 1 " 2 have 2 have 3 to 3 to 4 believe 4 believe 5 them 5 them 6 . if [i] [can't] [believe] [them] [,] it 's of no use to try to believe [anything] [in] [this] [world] . 1 if 7 it 7 it 8 's 8 's 11 use 9 of 11 use 10 no 11 use 11 use 13 try 12 to 13 try 13 try 14 to 14 to 15 believe 15 believe 20 . as [sure] [as] [i] [sit] [here] [,] [that] old [nest] [has] [two] [eggs] [in] [it] . 1 as 9 old 9 old 16 . whoever laid them must be crazy to start housekeeping at this time of year . 1 whoever 2 laid 1 whoever 6 crazy 2 laid 3 them 4 must 5 be 4 must 6 crazy 6 crazy 9 housekeeping 7 to 8 start 8 start 9 housekeeping 9 housekeeping 10 at 9 housekeeping 14 year 11 this 12 time 11 this 14 year 13 of 14 year 14 year 15 . i must find out [whose] [eggs] [they] [are] [and] [then] ["] 1 i 2 must 2 must 3 find 3 find 4 out to have seen him , you would never have guessed that he was looking for anything in particular . 1 to 2 have 2 have 3 seen 3 seen 4 him 4 him 5 , 5 , 6 you 6 you 9 have 7 would 8 never 7 would 9 have 9 have 10 guessed 10 guessed 11 that 11 that 12 he 12 he 13 was 13 was 14 looking 14 looking 15 for 15 for 16 anything 16 anything 18 particular 17 in 18 particular 18 particular 19 . he seemed to be just flying over on his way to some distant place . 1 he 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 to 2 seemed 6 flying 3 to 4 be 5 just 6 flying 6 flying 7 over 7 over 9 his 8 on 9 his 9 his 10 way 10 way 11 to 10 way 13 distant 12 some 13 distant 13 distant 14 place 14 place 15 . blacky 's heart beat fast with excitement as he drew near that old tumble-down nest . 1 blacky 2 's 2 's 3 heart 2 's 15 nest 3 heart 4 beat 4 beat 5 fast 5 fast 7 excitement 5 fast 8 as 6 with 7 excitement 8 as 9 he 9 he 10 drew 10 drew 11 near 11 near 14 tumble-down 12 that 14 tumble-down 13 old 14 tumble-down 14 tumble-down 15 nest 15 nest 16 . would those two big white eggs be there ? 1 would 2 those 2 those 3 two 2 those 6 eggs 4 big 5 white 5 white 6 eggs 6 eggs 9 ? 7 be 8 there 8 there 9 ? perhaps there would be three ! 1 perhaps 2 there 1 perhaps 3 would 1 perhaps 5 three 3 would 4 be 5 three 6 ! the very thought made him flap his wings a little faster . 1 the 6 flap 2 very 6 flap 3 thought 6 flap 4 made 6 flap 5 him 6 flap 6 flap 8 wings 6 flap 11 faster 7 his 8 wings 9 a 10 little 10 little 11 faster 11 faster 12 . a few more wing strokes and he would be right over the tree . 1 a 2 few 2 few 5 strokes 3 more 5 strokes 4 wing 5 strokes 5 strokes 6 and 5 strokes 8 would 5 strokes 10 right 7 he 8 would 8 would 9 be 10 right 11 over 11 over 12 the 12 the 13 tree 13 tree 14 . how he did hope to see those eggs ! 1 how 3 did 1 how 7 those 2 he 3 did 3 did 4 hope 3 did 6 see 5 to 6 see 7 those 8 eggs 8 eggs 9 ! he could almost see [into] the [nest] [now] [.] 1 he 2 could 2 could 3 almost 2 could 4 see 4 see 6 the one stroke ! 1 one 2 stroke 2 stroke 3 ! two strokes ! 1 two 2 strokes 2 strokes 3 ! three strokes ! 1 three 2 strokes 2 strokes 3 ! blacky bit his tongue to keep from giving a sharp caw of disappointment and surprise . 1 blacky 2 bit 1 blacky 11 caw 3 his 4 tongue 4 tongue 6 keep 4 tongue 8 giving 5 to 6 keep 6 keep 7 from 8 giving 11 caw 9 a 10 sharp 10 sharp 11 caw 11 caw 13 disappointment 12 of 13 disappointment 13 disappointment 14 and 13 disappointment 15 surprise 15 surprise 16 . there were no eggs to be seen . 1 there 2 were 1 there 3 no 1 there 6 be 3 no 4 eggs 5 to 6 be 6 be 7 seen 7 seen 8 . no [,] [sir] , there wasn't a sign of eggs in that old nest . 1 no 8 sign 4 , 5 there 5 there 6 wasn't 6 wasn't 8 sign 7 a 8 sign 8 sign 9 of 8 sign 14 nest 10 eggs 11 in 10 eggs 14 nest 12 that 14 nest 13 old 14 nest 14 nest 15 . there [wasn't] [because] why , do you think ? 1 there 9 ? 4 why 5 , 4 why 6 do 6 do 7 you 7 you 8 think 7 you 9 ? blacky didn't turn to come back as he had planned . 1 blacky 2 didn't 1 blacky 9 had 2 didn't 3 turn 3 turn 4 to 3 turn 6 back 5 come 6 back 7 as 8 he 8 he 9 had 9 had 10 planned 10 planned 11 . he kept right on , just as if he hadn't seen anything , and as he flew he shivered a little . 1 he 2 kept 1 he 17 flew 2 kept 3 right 2 kept 4 on 4 on 5 , 6 just 7 as 6 just 15 as 7 as 8 if 8 if 10 hadn't 9 he 10 hadn't 10 hadn't 11 seen 11 seen 12 anything 13 , 14 and 13 , 15 as 15 as 16 he 16 he 17 flew 17 flew 19 shivered 18 he 19 shivered 19 shivered 21 little 19 shivered 22 . 20 a 21 little " [i] ['m] [thankful] [i] [knew] enough to leave them alone , " said he . 1 " 14 said 7 enough 8 to 8 to 9 leave 9 leave 10 them 9 leave 11 alone 11 alone 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 said 14 said 15 he 14 said 16 . " [funny] [i] never [once] [guessed] [whose] [eggs] [they] [are] . 1 " 4 never 4 never 11 . i might have known that no one [but] [hooty] [the] [horned] [owl] would think of [nesting] [at] this time of [year] [.] 1 i 3 have 2 might 3 have 3 have 4 known 3 have 6 no 4 known 5 that 6 no 7 one 7 one 13 would 13 would 14 think 14 think 15 of 15 of 18 this 18 this 19 time 19 time 20 of and that was [mrs] [hooty] [i] [saw] on the nest [just] [now] [.] 1 and 2 that 2 that 3 was 3 was 8 on 8 on 9 the 9 the 10 nest my , but she 's big ! 1 my 2 , 2 , 3 but 3 but 4 she 4 she 5 's 5 's 6 big 6 big 7 ! she 's [bigger] [than] [hooty] [himself] [!] 1 she 2 's yes , [sir] , it 's a [lucky] thing [i] [didn't] [try] to get those eggs yesterday . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 5 it 5 it 6 's 6 's 7 a 7 a 9 thing 9 thing 13 to 13 to 14 get 14 get 16 eggs 15 those 16 eggs 16 eggs 17 yesterday 17 yesterday 18 . blacky [,] [blacky] [,] the [sooner] [you] [forget] [those] [eggs] [the] [better] [.] ["] 1 blacky 5 the some things are [best] [forgotten] [as] soon as they are learned . 1 some 2 things 2 things 3 are 2 things 10 are 2 things 12 . 7 soon 8 as 8 as 9 they 9 they 10 are 10 are 11 learned who never [plays] [with] [fire] [will] [surely] [not] [get] [burned] [.] 1 who 2 never [chapter] [iv] [:] [the] [cunning] [of] [blacky] he would forget that he ever had seen them , and he would stay away from [that] [corner] [of] the [green] [forest] [.] 1 he 2 would 2 would 3 forget 2 would 14 stay 3 forget 4 that 4 that 5 he 5 he 7 had 6 ever 7 had 7 had 8 seen 8 seen 9 them 9 them 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 he 13 would 14 stay 14 stay 15 away 15 away 16 from 16 from 20 the that was a very wise resolution . 1 that 2 was 2 was 4 very 3 a 4 very 4 very 5 wise 5 wise 6 resolution 6 resolution 7 . she is [bigger] [than] [hooty] [and] [certainly] quite as much to be feared by the little people . 1 she 2 is 2 is 8 quite 8 quite 9 as 9 as 10 much 10 much 11 to 11 to 12 be 12 be 13 feared 13 feared 14 by 14 by 15 the 15 the 16 little 16 little 17 people 17 people 18 . all this [blacky] [knows] . 1 all 2 this 2 this 5 . no one knows it better . 1 no 2 one 2 one 3 knows 3 knows 4 it 3 knows 5 better 5 better 6 . and [blacky] [is] [not] [one] [to] [poke] his [head] [into] [trouble] with his eyes [open] . 1 and 8 his 8 his 14 eyes 12 with 14 eyes 13 his 14 eyes 14 eyes 16 . so he very wisely resolved to forget all about those eggs . 1 so 2 he 1 so 4 wisely 3 very 4 wisely 4 wisely 5 resolved 4 wisely 7 forget 5 resolved 6 to 7 forget 8 all 8 all 9 about 9 about 10 those 10 those 11 eggs 11 eggs 12 . now it is one thing to make a resolution and quite another thing to live up to it , as you all know . 1 now 2 it 2 it 3 is 3 is 4 one 4 one 5 thing 5 thing 6 to 6 to 7 make 7 make 9 resolution 8 a 9 resolution 9 resolution 10 and 9 resolution 11 quite 9 resolution 12 another 12 another 13 thing 13 thing 14 to 14 to 15 live 15 live 16 up 16 up 17 to 17 to 18 it 18 it 19 , 19 , 20 as 20 as 21 you 21 you 22 all 21 you 23 know 23 know 24 . it was easy enough to say that he would forget , but not at all easy to forget . 1 it 2 was 1 it 3 easy 3 easy 4 enough 3 easy 18 forget 4 enough 5 to 5 to 6 say 6 say 7 that 7 that 8 he 8 he 9 would 9 would 10 forget 9 would 13 not 11 , 12 but 12 but 13 not 13 not 14 at 13 not 16 easy 14 at 15 all 16 easy 17 to 18 forget 19 . he just couldn't seem to forget them . 1 he 3 couldn't 2 just 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 seem 3 couldn't 6 forget 4 seem 5 to 6 forget 7 them 7 them 8 . after a little , he didn't try . 1 after 2 a 2 a 3 little 3 little 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 didn't 6 didn't 7 try 7 try 8 . now [blacky] [the] [crow] [is] [very] , [very] [cunning] . 1 now 7 , 1 now 10 . he is one of the smartest of all the little people who fly . 1 he 2 is 2 is 3 one 3 one 4 of 3 one 6 smartest 5 the 6 smartest 6 smartest 7 of 6 smartest 8 all 6 smartest 11 people 8 all 9 the 9 the 10 little 10 little 11 people 11 people 12 who 12 who 13 fly 13 fly 14 . no one can get into more [mischief] [and] [still] [keep] [out] [of] [trouble] than can [blacky] [the] [crow] . 1 no 2 one 1 no 6 more 2 one 3 can 3 can 4 get 4 get 5 into 6 more 14 than 6 more 19 . 14 than 15 can that is because he uses the wits in that black head of his . 1 that 2 is 2 is 5 uses 3 because 5 uses 4 he 5 uses 5 uses 6 the 5 uses 7 wits 5 uses 13 his 7 wits 8 in 7 wits 10 black 9 that 10 black 10 black 11 head 12 of 13 his 13 his 14 . in fact , some people are unkind enough to say that he spends all his spare time in planning mischief . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 7 unkind 4 some 5 people 5 people 7 unkind 6 are 7 unkind 7 unkind 8 enough 7 unkind 13 spends 8 enough 9 to 10 say 11 that 10 say 13 spends 12 he 13 spends 13 spends 14 all 13 spends 15 his 13 spends 16 spare 13 spends 19 planning 16 spare 17 time 18 in 19 planning 19 planning 20 mischief 20 mischief 21 . that won't do [at] [all] , [because] [i] [want] [them] [myself] [.] 1 that 2 won't 2 won't 3 do 3 do 6 , i found them , and [i] ought to have them . " 1 i 2 found 2 found 3 them 2 found 10 them 3 them 4 , 4 , 5 and 7 ought 8 to 7 ought 9 have 9 have 10 them 10 them 11 . 11 . 12 " he [quite] [forgot] [or] [overlooked] [the] [fact] [that] [those] [eggs] [really] belonged to [hooty] [and] [mrs] [hooty] [and] [to] [no] [one] [else] . 1 he 12 belonged 12 belonged 13 to 13 to 23 . " now let me see , what can [i] do ? " 1 " 2 now 2 now 3 let 3 let 4 me 3 let 5 see 5 see 6 , 5 see 7 what 7 what 10 do 8 can 10 do 10 do 11 ? 11 ? 12 " he thought and he thought and he thought and he thought , and little by little a plan worked out in his little black head . 1 he 2 thought 1 he 11 thought 3 and 4 he 4 he 5 thought 4 he 11 thought 6 and 7 he 7 he 8 thought 7 he 11 thought 9 and 10 he 10 he 11 thought 11 thought 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 little 14 little 24 black 15 by 16 little 16 little 24 black 17 a 18 plan 17 a 23 little 18 plan 19 worked 19 worked 20 out 19 worked 22 his 21 in 22 his 23 little 24 black 24 black 25 head 25 head 26 . then he chuckled . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 chuckled 3 chuckled 4 . he chuckled right out loud , then hurriedly looked around to see if any one had heard him . 1 he 2 chuckled 1 he 16 had 2 chuckled 5 loud 3 right 5 loud 4 out 5 loud 5 loud 8 hurriedly 6 , 7 then 7 then 8 hurriedly 8 hurriedly 10 around 9 looked 10 around 11 to 12 see 12 see 13 if 13 if 14 any 13 if 16 had 14 any 15 one 16 had 17 heard 17 heard 18 him 18 him 19 . no one had , so he chuckled again . 1 no 2 one 1 no 4 , 2 one 3 had 4 , 5 so 5 so 6 he 6 he 7 chuckled 7 chuckled 8 again 8 again 9 . then he cocked his head on the other side and did the same thing . 1 then 3 cocked 2 he 3 cocked 3 cocked 4 his 3 cocked 5 head 3 cocked 9 side 6 on 7 the 6 on 9 side 8 other 9 side 9 side 10 and 9 side 15 . 11 did 13 same 12 the 13 same 13 same 14 thing 14 thing 15 . " it 's all right , " said he at last . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 's 3 's 4 all 4 all 5 right 5 right 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 he 8 said 12 . 10 at 11 last 11 last 12 . " it 'll give my relatives a lot of fun , and of course they will be very grateful to me for that . 1 " 2 it 2 it 17 be 3 'll 4 give 3 'll 17 be 4 give 6 relatives 5 my 6 relatives 6 relatives 8 lot 7 a 8 lot 8 lot 9 of 10 fun 11 , 10 fun 13 of 11 , 12 and 13 of 14 course 14 course 15 they 15 they 16 will 16 will 17 be 17 be 19 grateful 18 very 19 grateful 19 grateful 20 to 19 grateful 22 for 19 grateful 24 . 20 to 21 me 22 for 23 that it [won't] [hurt] [hooty] [or] [mrs] [hooty] [a] [bit] , but it will make them [very] angry . 1 it 10 , 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 it 12 it 13 will 13 will 14 make 14 make 15 them 14 make 17 angry 17 angry 18 . they have very short tempers , and people with short tempers usually forget everything else when they are angry . 1 they 2 have 1 they 3 very 3 very 5 tempers 3 very 19 angry 4 short 5 tempers 5 tempers 6 , 5 tempers 8 people 5 tempers 11 tempers 6 , 7 and 9 with 11 tempers 10 short 11 tempers 11 tempers 12 usually 11 tempers 13 forget 11 tempers 14 everything 11 tempers 17 they 14 everything 15 else 16 when 17 they 17 they 18 are 19 angry 20 . then [i] ['ll] [slip] [in] [and] [get] one and [perhaps] both of them . 1 then 8 one 8 one 12 of 9 and 11 both 11 both 12 of 12 of 13 them 13 them 14 . without knowing that they are doing anything of the kind , my friends and relatives will help me to get a good meal . 1 without 2 knowing 1 without 17 help 2 knowing 3 that 2 knowing 6 doing 4 they 5 are 5 are 6 doing 6 doing 7 anything 8 of 9 the 8 of 15 relatives 10 kind 13 friends 11 , 12 my 12 my 13 friends 13 friends 14 and 13 friends 15 relatives 15 relatives 17 help 16 will 17 help 17 help 18 me 17 help 20 get 18 me 19 to 19 to 20 get 20 get 23 meal 21 a 22 good 22 good 23 meal 23 meal 24 . my , how good those eggs will taste ! " 1 my 8 taste 2 , 3 how 3 how 4 good 4 good 8 taste 5 those 6 eggs 6 eggs 8 taste 7 will 8 taste 8 taste 9 ! 9 ! 10 " [chapter] [v] [:] [blacky] [calls] [his] [friends] [when] [blacky] [cries] ["] [caw] [,] [caw] [,] [caw] [,] [caw] [!] ["] as if he 'd [dislocate] [his] [jaw] [,] [his] [relatives] [all] [hasten] [where] [he] [waits] [them] [with] a [crafty] [air] [.] 1 as 2 if 1 as 3 he 3 he 4 'd 4 'd 18 a they know that there is [mischief] [afoot] [,] [and] the [crow] [family] is always ready [for] [mischief] . 1 they 2 know 2 know 3 that 3 that 13 is 4 there 5 is 4 there 13 is 5 is 10 the 13 is 14 always 14 always 15 ready 15 ready 18 . blacky chuckled as he saw them coming . 1 blacky 2 chuckled 2 chuckled 3 as 2 chuckled 8 . 3 as 4 he 4 he 5 saw 5 saw 6 them 5 saw 7 coming " come on ! 1 " 2 come 2 come 3 on 2 come 4 ! come on ! 1 come 2 on 1 come 3 ! caw , caw , caw ! 1 caw 3 caw 2 , 3 caw 3 caw 5 caw 4 , 5 caw 5 caw 6 ! hurry up and flap your wings faster . 1 hurry 2 up 1 hurry 4 flap 3 and 4 flap 4 flap 5 your 4 flap 6 wings 4 flap 7 faster 7 faster 8 . i know where [hooty] the [owl] is , and we 'll have no end of fun with him , " he cried . 1 i 2 know 2 know 3 where 3 where 5 the 3 where 7 is 7 is 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 we 10 we 11 'll 11 'll 12 have 12 have 13 no 13 no 14 end 14 end 15 of 14 end 16 fun 16 fun 17 with 17 with 18 him 18 him 19 , 19 , 20 " 20 " 22 cried 21 he 22 cried 22 cried 23 . " caw , caw , caw , caw , caw , caw ! " shouted all his relatives in great glee . 1 " 2 caw 2 caw 4 caw 3 , 4 caw 4 caw 6 caw 5 , 6 caw 6 caw 8 caw 7 , 8 caw 8 caw 10 caw 9 , 10 caw 10 caw 12 caw 11 , 12 caw 12 caw 13 ! 12 caw 15 shouted 13 ! 14 " 15 shouted 21 glee 16 all 18 relatives 17 his 18 relatives 18 relatives 21 glee 19 in 21 glee 20 great 21 glee 21 glee 22 . " where is he ? 1 " 2 where 2 where 3 is 2 where 4 he 2 where 5 ? lead us to him . 1 lead 2 us 1 lead 4 him 3 to 4 him 4 him 5 . we 'll [drive] [him] [out] [of] [the] [green] [forest] [!] ["] 1 we 2 'll blacky had taken pains to slip over early that morning and make sure just where he was . 1 blacky 4 pains 2 had 3 taken 3 taken 4 pains 4 pains 5 to 4 pains 6 slip 4 pains 12 make 4 pains 18 . 6 slip 7 over 6 slip 8 early 8 early 10 morning 9 that 10 morning 11 and 12 make 12 make 13 sure 13 sure 16 he 14 just 15 where 15 where 16 he 16 he 17 was he had discovered [hooty] fast asleep , and he knew that he would remain right where he was until dark . 1 he 2 had 1 he 10 knew 2 had 3 discovered 5 fast 6 asleep 6 asleep 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 he 9 he 10 knew 10 knew 11 that 11 that 12 he 12 he 13 would 13 would 14 remain 14 remain 15 right 14 remain 16 where 14 remain 19 until 16 where 17 he 17 he 18 was 19 until 20 dark 20 dark 21 . jolly , round [,] [bright] [mr] [sun] [was] [shining] [his] [very] [brightest] [,] [and] [the] [white] [snow] [on] [the] [ground] [made] [it] [seem] [brighter] [still] [.] 1 jolly 2 , 1 jolly 3 round even [blacky] [had] to [blink] [,] [and] [he] [knew] [that] [poor] [hooty] [would] [find] [it] [harder] [still] [.] 1 even 4 to but one thing [blacky] was very [careful] [not] [to] [even] [hint] [of] , and that was [that] [mrs] [.] [hooty] [was] right close at hand . 1 but 2 one 2 one 3 thing 3 thing 5 was 5 was 6 very 6 very 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 that 15 that 16 was 16 was 22 right 22 right 23 close 23 close 25 hand 24 at 25 hand 25 hand 26 . [mrs] [hooty] [is] [bigger] [and] [even] [more] [fierce] [than] [hooty] [,] [and] [blacky] [didn't] [want] [to] [frighten] [any] [of] [the] [more] [timid] [of] [his] [relatives] [.] of course , he had heard the noisy crew coming , and he knew well enough what to expect . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 , 2 course 14 knew 4 he 5 had 4 he 14 knew 5 had 6 heard 6 heard 8 noisy 7 the 8 noisy 8 noisy 9 crew 8 noisy 12 and 9 crew 10 coming 11 , 12 and 13 he 14 knew 14 knew 15 well 14 knew 17 what 15 well 16 enough 17 what 19 expect 18 to 19 expect 19 expect 20 . as soon as they saw him , they began to scream as loud as ever they could and to call him all manner of names . 1 as 2 soon 2 soon 3 as 2 soon 14 as 3 as 4 they 5 saw 6 him 6 him 7 , 7 , 8 they 8 they 9 began 9 began 10 to 9 began 11 scream 11 scream 13 loud 12 as 13 loud 13 loud 14 as 14 as 15 ever 14 as 16 they 16 they 17 could 16 they 20 call 18 and 19 to 19 to 20 call 20 call 21 him 20 call 25 names 22 all 23 manner 23 manner 24 of 23 manner 25 names 25 names 26 . so far [blacky] ['s] [plans] [were] [working] [out] [just] as he had hoped . 1 so 2 far 2 far 10 as 10 as 11 he 11 he 12 had 12 had 13 hoped 13 hoped 14 . [chapter] [vi] [:] [hooty] [the] [owl] [doesn't] [stay] [still] now [what's] [the] [good] [of] [being] [smart] [when] [others] [do] [not] do their part ? 1 now 15 ? 12 do 14 part 12 do 15 ? 13 their 14 part if [blacky] [the] [crow] [didn't] say [this] to himself , he [thought] it . 1 if 11 he 1 if 13 it 6 say 8 to 8 to 9 himself 9 himself 10 , 10 , 11 he 13 it 14 . that is where he proves that smart as he is , he isn't as smart as he thinks he is . 1 that 2 is 2 is 15 smart 3 where 4 he 3 where 5 proves 5 proves 6 that 5 proves 7 smart 5 proves 15 smart 7 smart 8 as 8 as 9 he 10 is 15 smart 11 , 12 he 12 he 13 isn't 13 isn't 15 smart 14 as 15 smart 15 smart 16 as 15 smart 18 thinks 15 smart 21 . 16 as 17 he 17 he 18 thinks 18 thinks 19 he 18 thinks 20 is he always thought of [hooty] the [owl] [as] [stupid] [.] 1 he 3 thought 2 always 3 thought 3 thought 4 of 4 of 6 the that is , he always thought of him that way in daytime . 1 that 2 is 1 that 10 way 2 is 5 always 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 always 5 always 6 thought 6 thought 7 of 7 of 8 him 9 that 10 way 10 way 12 daytime 11 in 12 daytime 12 daytime 13 . no [,] in the night [blacky] was not at all [sure] that [hooty] was [stupid] . 1 no 3 in 3 in 4 the 4 the 5 night 5 night 7 was 7 was 8 not 8 not 9 at 9 at 10 all 10 all 12 that 12 that 14 was 14 was 16 . but in the daytime he was sure . 1 but 4 daytime 2 in 4 daytime 3 the 4 daytime 4 daytime 7 sure 4 daytime 8 . 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 sure you see , he quite forgot [the] [fact] that the [brightness] [of] day [is] [to] [hooty] what [the] [blackness] [of] [night] is to him . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 2 see 9 that 3 , 4 he 4 he 6 forgot 5 quite 6 forgot 9 that 13 day 10 the 13 day 13 day 25 . 17 what 22 is 22 is 23 to 23 to 24 him 24 him 25 . [but] [hooty] [isn't] [stupid] [.] not a bit of it . 1 not 3 bit 2 a 3 bit 3 bit 4 of 4 of 5 it 5 it 6 . " [mrs] [hooty] [mustn't] [be] [disturbed] [,] ["] thought he . 1 " 9 thought 9 thought 10 he 9 thought 11 . " that will never do at all . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 will 2 that 7 all 3 will 4 never 3 will 5 do 6 at 7 all 7 all 8 . i must [lead] [these] [black] [rascals] [away] [where] [they] won't [discover] [mrs] [hooty] . 1 i 2 must 1 i 10 won't 10 won't 14 . i [certainly] must . " 1 i 3 must 3 must 4 . 4 . 5 " so he spread his broad wings and blundered away among the trees a little way . 1 so 2 he 2 he 8 blundered 3 spread 6 wings 4 his 6 wings 5 broad 6 wings 6 wings 7 and 6 wings 8 blundered 8 blundered 9 away 8 blundered 10 among 8 blundered 14 little 10 among 11 the 10 among 12 trees 13 a 14 little 14 little 15 way 15 way 16 . he didn't fly [far] because the instant he started [to] [fly] [that] [whole] [noisy] [crew] [with] [the] [exception] [of] [blacky] [were] [after] [him] [.] 1 he 2 didn't 1 he 9 started 2 didn't 3 fly 5 because 8 he 6 the 7 instant 7 instant 8 he 8 he 9 started because he couldn't use his claws or bill while flying , they grew bold enough to pull a few feathers out of his back . 1 because 2 he 2 he 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 8 bill 4 use 6 claws 5 his 6 claws 6 claws 7 or 6 claws 8 bill 8 bill 9 while 8 bill 10 flying 8 bill 11 , 8 bill 20 feathers 12 they 13 grew 13 grew 14 bold 14 bold 15 enough 14 bold 17 pull 15 enough 16 to 17 pull 20 feathers 18 a 19 few 19 few 20 feathers 20 feathers 21 out 21 out 22 of 22 of 23 his 23 his 24 back 24 back 25 . there [he] [rested] [a] [few] [minutes] [and] [then] [did] [the] [same] [thing] [over] again . 1 there 14 again 14 again 15 . no , [hooty] [wasn't] [stupid] [.] 1 no 2 , certainly not . 1 certainly 2 not 2 not 3 . blacky awoke to that fact as he sat in the top of a tall pine-tree silently watching . 1 blacky 2 awoke 1 blacky 8 sat 2 awoke 5 fact 3 to 4 that 4 that 5 fact 6 as 7 he 7 he 8 sat 8 sat 9 in 8 sat 17 watching 9 in 10 the 10 the 11 top 11 top 12 of 11 top 15 pine-tree 13 a 14 tall 14 tall 15 pine-tree 15 pine-tree 16 silently 15 pine-tree 17 watching 17 watching 18 . blacky could imagine that she was smiling to herself . 1 blacky 3 imagine 2 could 3 imagine 3 imagine 4 that 4 that 5 she 5 she 6 was 5 she 9 herself 7 smiling 9 herself 8 to 9 herself 9 herself 10 . it was [clear] [that] [she] [had] [no] [intention] [of] going to help [hooty] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 10 going 10 going 11 to 11 to 12 help 12 help 14 . it was very provoking . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 provoking 4 provoking 5 . [chapter] [vii] [:] [blacky] [tries] [another] [plan] when [one] [plan] [fails] [,] [just] [try] [another] [;] [declare] you 'll [win] [some] [way] [or] [other] [.] 1 when 11 you 11 you 12 'll people who succeed are those who do not give up because they fail the first time they try . 1 people 2 who 2 who 3 succeed 3 succeed 4 are 3 succeed 5 those 3 succeed 13 fail 3 succeed 19 . 5 those 6 who 7 do 8 not 8 not 9 give 8 not 13 fail 9 give 10 up 11 because 12 they 11 because 13 fail 13 fail 15 first 13 fail 18 try 14 the 15 first 15 first 16 time 16 time 17 they they are the ones who , as soon as one plan fails , get busy right away and think of another plan and try that . 1 they 2 are 1 they 8 soon 2 are 4 ones 3 the 4 ones 4 ones 5 who 6 , 7 as 7 as 8 soon 8 soon 9 as 8 soon 12 fails 10 one 12 fails 11 plan 12 fails 12 fails 13 , 12 fails 15 busy 12 fails 16 right 12 fails 24 try 14 get 15 busy 16 right 17 away 17 away 18 and 19 think 20 of 19 think 22 plan 21 another 22 plan 22 plan 24 try 23 and 24 try 24 try 25 that 24 try 26 . if the thing they are trying to do is a good thing , sooner or later they succeed . 1 if 4 they 2 the 3 thing 3 thing 4 they 4 they 5 are 4 they 18 succeed 5 are 6 trying 6 trying 7 to 7 to 8 do 9 is 10 a 10 a 11 good 11 good 12 thing 12 thing 13 , 12 thing 18 succeed 14 sooner 15 or 14 sooner 16 later 16 later 18 succeed 17 they 18 succeed 18 succeed 19 . if they are trying to do a wrong thing , very likely all their plans fail , as they should . 1 if 2 they 1 if 16 fail 2 they 3 are 3 are 4 trying 4 trying 5 to 5 to 6 do 6 do 8 wrong 7 a 8 wrong 8 wrong 9 thing 8 wrong 10 , 11 very 12 likely 12 likely 15 plans 13 all 14 their 14 their 15 plans 15 plans 16 fail 16 fail 17 , 16 fail 21 . 17 , 18 as 18 as 19 they 19 they 20 should now [blacky] [the] [crow] [knows] all [about] the [value] [of] [trying] [and] [trying] [.] 1 now 6 all 6 all 8 the he isn't easily discouraged . 1 he 2 isn't 2 isn't 4 discouraged 3 easily 4 discouraged 4 discouraged 5 . sometimes it is a pity that he isn't , because he plans so much mischief . 1 sometimes 15 mischief 2 it 3 is 2 it 8 isn't 3 is 4 a 4 a 5 pity 5 pity 8 isn't 6 that 7 he 7 he 8 isn't 8 isn't 15 mischief 9 , 10 because 10 because 11 he 10 because 12 plans 12 plans 15 mischief 13 so 14 much 14 much 15 mischief 15 mischief 16 . when he [invited] [all] [his] [relatives] to [join] him [in] [tormenting] [hooty] [the] [owl] , he thought he had a plan [that] [just] [couldn't] [fail] . 1 when 2 he 2 he 19 had 7 to 9 him 9 him 15 , 15 , 16 he 16 he 17 thought 17 thought 18 he 18 he 19 had 19 had 20 a 20 a 21 plan 21 plan 26 . he felt sure that [mrs] [hooty] would [leave] [her] [nest] [and] help [hooty] [try] [to] [drive] [away] [his] [tormentors] . 1 he 2 felt 2 felt 3 sure 3 sure 4 that 4 that 7 would 7 would 12 help 12 help 20 . not one of his relatives had noticed that nest . 1 not 2 one 2 one 3 of 3 of 4 his 4 his 5 relatives 5 relatives 7 noticed 5 relatives 9 nest 6 had 7 noticed 7 noticed 8 that 9 nest 10 . they had been too [busy] [teasing] [hooty] [.] 1 they 2 had 2 had 3 been 3 been 4 too this was just as [blacky] [had] [hoped] [.] 1 this 2 was 2 was 3 just 3 just 4 as he didn't want them to know about that nest because he was selfish and wanted to get those eggs just for himself alone . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 want 2 didn't 6 know 3 want 4 them 3 want 5 to 6 know 7 about 7 about 19 eggs 8 that 9 nest 9 nest 10 because 9 nest 13 selfish 9 nest 19 eggs 10 because 11 he 11 he 12 was 12 was 13 selfish 13 selfish 14 and 13 selfish 15 wanted 15 wanted 16 to 16 to 17 get 18 those 19 eggs 19 eggs 20 just 19 eggs 22 himself 21 for 22 himself 22 himself 23 alone 23 alone 24 . if she did that , there would be a chance that he might slip in and get at least one of those eggs . 1 if 2 she 2 she 3 did 3 did 17 get 4 that 7 would 5 , 6 there 6 there 7 would 7 would 8 be 8 be 9 a 9 a 10 chance 10 chance 14 slip 10 chance 17 get 11 that 12 he 12 he 13 might 13 might 14 slip 14 slip 15 in 16 and 17 get 17 get 23 eggs 18 at 19 least 19 least 20 one 20 one 21 of 21 of 22 those 22 those 23 eggs 23 eggs 24 . he would try it . 1 he 2 would 2 would 3 try 3 try 4 it 4 it 5 . then he opened his mouth . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 opened 3 opened 5 mouth 4 his 5 mouth 5 mouth 6 . " caw , caw , caw , caw ! " he screamed . 1 " 2 caw 2 caw 4 caw 3 , 4 caw 4 caw 6 caw 5 , 6 caw 6 caw 8 caw 7 , 8 caw 8 caw 9 ! 8 caw 12 screamed 9 ! 10 " 11 he 12 screamed 12 screamed 13 . " caw , caw , caw , caw ! 1 " 2 caw 2 caw 4 caw 3 , 4 caw 4 caw 6 caw 5 , 6 caw 6 caw 8 caw 7 , 8 caw 8 caw 9 ! come back , everybody ! 1 come 2 back 1 come 5 ! 2 back 3 , 3 , 4 everybody here is [mrs] [hooty] [on] [her] [nest] ! 1 here 2 is 1 here 8 ! caw , caw , caw , caw ! " 1 caw 3 caw 2 , 3 caw 3 caw 5 caw 4 , 5 caw 5 caw 7 caw 6 , 7 caw 7 caw 8 ! 8 ! 9 " now [as] [soon] [as] [they] [heard] that , [all] [blacky] ['s] [relatives] [stopped] [chasing] [and] [tormenting] [hooty] [and] [started] [back] as fast as they could [fly] . 1 now 7 that 1 now 8 , 8 , 21 as 21 as 22 fast 22 fast 23 as 23 as 24 they 24 they 25 could 25 could 27 . they didn't like the [dark] [part] [of] [the] [green] [forest] [into] [which] [hooty] [was] [leading] [them] [.] 1 they 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 like 3 like 4 the besides , they wanted to see that nest . 1 besides 2 , 1 besides 4 wanted 3 they 4 wanted 4 wanted 5 to 5 to 6 see 6 see 7 that 7 that 8 nest 8 nest 9 . so back they came , cawing at the top of their lungs , for they were very much excited . 1 so 6 cawing 2 back 6 cawing 3 they 4 came 4 came 6 cawing 5 , 6 cawing 6 cawing 7 at 6 cawing 12 lungs 6 cawing 17 very 8 the 9 top 9 top 10 of 9 top 12 lungs 11 their 12 lungs 12 lungs 13 , 12 lungs 14 for 15 they 16 were 16 were 17 very 17 very 18 much 18 much 19 excited 19 excited 20 . some of them never had seen [a] [nest] [of] [hooty] ['s] . 1 some 2 of 2 of 3 them 3 them 12 . 4 never 6 seen 5 had 6 seen 6 seen 12 . and anyway , it would be just as [much] [fun] [to] [tease] [mrs] [hooty] [as] it was to [tease] [hooty] . 1 and 2 anyway 2 anyway 3 , 2 anyway 5 would 4 it 5 would 5 would 6 be 6 be 7 just 7 just 8 as 8 as 16 it 16 it 17 was 16 it 21 . 17 was 18 to " why , " exclaimed one , " that is the old [nest] [of] [redtail] [the] [hawk] . 1 " 2 why 2 why 3 , 2 why 7 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 exclaimed 5 exclaimed 6 one 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 that 9 that 10 is 10 is 11 the 11 the 12 old 12 old 18 . i know all about that nest . " 1 i 2 know 2 know 4 about 2 know 5 that 3 all 4 about 5 that 6 nest 6 nest 7 . 7 . 8 " and he looked at [blacky] as if he [thought] [blacky] was [playing] a joke [on] [them] . 1 and 3 looked 2 he 3 looked 3 looked 4 at 3 looked 6 as 6 as 7 if 7 if 8 he 8 he 11 was 11 was 13 a 13 a 14 joke 14 joke 17 . " it [was] [redtail] ['s] , but it is [hooty] ['s] now . 1 " 2 it 2 it 6 , 6 , 7 but 7 but 8 it 8 it 9 is 9 is 12 now 12 now 13 . if you don't believe me , just look in it , " retorted [blacky] . 1 if 2 you 1 if 10 it 2 you 3 don't 3 don't 4 believe 3 don't 8 look 4 believe 5 me 5 me 6 , 7 just 8 look 8 look 9 in 10 it 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 retorted 13 retorted 15 . such a racket ! 1 such 2 a 1 such 3 racket 3 racket 4 ! right away [hooty] [was] [forgotten] , and [the] [whole] [crowd] at once began to [torment] [mrs] [hooty] [.] 1 right 2 away 2 away 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 13 began 11 at 12 once 12 once 13 began 13 began 14 to only [blacky] [sat] [watchful] [and] [silent] [,] [waiting] [for] [mrs] [hooty] [to] [lose] [her] [temper] [and] [try] [to] [catch] one of her [tormentors] . 1 only 20 one 20 one 21 of 21 of 22 her 22 her 24 . he had hope , a great hope , that he would get one of those eggs . 1 he 2 had 1 he 11 would 3 hope 4 , 3 hope 9 that 5 a 6 great 6 great 7 hope 7 hope 8 , 7 hope 9 that 9 that 10 he 10 he 11 would 11 would 12 get 12 get 16 eggs 13 one 14 of 14 of 15 those 15 those 16 eggs 16 eggs 17 . [chapter] [viii] [:] [hooty] [comes] [to] [mrs] [.] [hooty] ['s] [aid] no one can live just for self alone . 1 no 2 one 2 one 3 can 3 can 4 live 4 live 7 self 5 just 7 self 6 for 7 self 7 self 8 alone 7 self 9 . a lot of people think they can , but they are very much mistaken . 1 a 2 lot 2 lot 3 of 2 lot 4 people 4 people 5 think 4 people 11 are 6 they 7 can 6 they 11 are 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 they 10 they 11 are 11 are 14 mistaken 12 very 13 much 13 much 14 mistaken 14 mistaken 15 . they are making one of the greatest mistakes in the world . 1 they 2 are 2 are 3 making 3 making 8 mistakes 4 one 5 of 5 of 6 the 6 the 7 greatest 7 greatest 8 mistakes 8 mistakes 9 in 9 in 11 world 10 the 11 world 11 world 12 . every teeny , weeny act , no matter what it is , affects somebody else . 1 every 2 teeny 2 teeny 3 , 2 teeny 4 weeny 4 weeny 5 act 4 weeny 6 , 4 weeny 8 matter 7 no 8 matter 8 matter 9 what 8 matter 13 affects 9 what 11 is 10 it 11 is 12 , 13 affects 13 affects 14 somebody 14 somebody 15 else 15 else 16 . that is one of [old] [mother] [nature] 's great [laws] [.] 1 that 2 is 1 that 8 's 2 is 3 one 3 one 4 of 8 's 9 great but he didn't . 1 but 3 didn't 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 . no , [sir] , he didn't . 1 no 2 , 1 no 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 didn't 6 didn't 7 . at first he gave a great sigh of relief and settled himself as if he meant to stay . 1 at 2 first 2 first 3 he 3 he 4 gave 3 he 16 meant 4 gave 7 sigh 5 a 7 sigh 6 great 7 sigh 7 sigh 9 relief 8 of 9 relief 9 relief 11 settled 10 and 11 settled 11 settled 12 himself 13 as 14 if 14 if 15 he 15 he 16 meant 16 meant 17 to 17 to 18 stay 18 stay 19 . he listened to the voices [of] [those] [noisy] [crows] growing fainter [and] [fainter] [and] [was] [glad] . 1 he 2 listened 2 listened 3 to 2 listened 5 voices 4 the 5 voices 5 voices 11 fainter 10 growing 11 fainter 11 fainter 17 . but it was only for a few minutes . 1 but 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 only 4 only 7 few 5 for 7 few 6 a 7 few 7 few 8 minutes 8 minutes 9 . presently those voices stopped growing fainter . 1 presently 3 voices 2 those 3 voices 3 voices 6 fainter 4 stopped 5 growing 5 growing 6 fainter 6 fainter 7 . they grew more excited-sounding than ever , and they came right from one place . 1 they 4 excited-sounding 2 grew 4 excited-sounding 3 more 4 excited-sounding 4 excited-sounding 5 than 4 excited-sounding 6 ever 4 excited-sounding 9 they 4 excited-sounding 10 came 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 they 10 came 11 right 10 came 12 from 12 from 13 one 13 one 14 place 14 place 15 . he snapped his bill angrily and then more angrily . 1 he 2 snapped 2 snapped 4 bill 3 his 4 bill 4 bill 5 angrily 4 bill 9 angrily 6 and 7 then 6 and 8 more 8 more 9 angrily 9 angrily 10 . i hate to go back there in that bright sunshine . 1 i 2 hate 2 hate 3 to 3 to 4 go 4 go 5 back 4 go 6 there 6 there 7 in 7 in 10 sunshine 8 that 9 bright 9 bright 10 sunshine 10 sunshine 11 . it [hurts] [my] [eyes] , and [i] don't like it , but [i] [guess] [i] ['ll] [have] to go [back] [there] [.] 1 it 5 , 5 , 6 and 5 , 8 don't 8 don't 19 go 9 like 10 it 9 like 18 to 10 it 11 , 11 , 12 but 18 to 19 go [mrs] [hooty] [needs] [my] [help] [.] i 'd rather stay here , but ["] 1 i 2 'd 2 'd 3 rather 3 rather 4 stay 4 stay 5 here 5 here 6 , 6 , 7 but he didn't finish . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 finish 3 finish 4 . instead , he spread his broad wings and flew back [towards] [the] [nest] [and] [mrs] [hooty] [.] 1 instead 2 , 1 instead 4 spread 3 he 4 spread 4 spread 7 wings 5 his 7 wings 6 broad 7 wings 7 wings 8 and 7 wings 9 flew 9 flew 10 back his great wings made no noise , for they are made so that he can fly without making a sound . 1 his 3 wings 2 great 3 wings 3 wings 6 noise 3 wings 16 fly 4 made 5 no 4 made 6 noise 6 noise 7 , 6 noise 11 made 7 , 8 for 9 they 10 are 9 they 11 made 12 so 13 that 13 that 14 he 14 he 15 can 15 can 16 fly 16 fly 17 without 17 without 18 making 18 making 19 a 18 making 20 sound 20 sound 21 . " if [i] [once] [get] [hold] [of] [one] [of] [those] [crows] [!] ["] he muttered to himself . 1 " 2 if 2 if 14 he 14 he 15 muttered 15 muttered 17 himself 16 to 17 himself 17 himself 18 . all this time the [crows] [were] [having] [what] [they] [called] fun [with] [mrs] [hooty] . 1 all 2 this 1 all 4 the 2 this 3 time 4 the 11 fun 11 fun 15 . nothing is true fun which makes others uncomfortable , but somehow a great many people seem to forget this . 1 nothing 2 is 2 is 3 true 3 true 4 fun 4 fun 8 uncomfortable 5 which 6 makes 6 makes 8 uncomfortable 7 others 8 uncomfortable 8 uncomfortable 11 somehow 8 uncomfortable 20 . 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 somehow 11 somehow 16 seem 12 a 13 great 13 great 14 many 14 many 15 people 15 people 16 seem 16 seem 17 to 16 seem 18 forget 18 forget 19 this all of a sudden he was there , right in the tree close to the nest ! 1 all 4 sudden 2 of 4 sudden 3 a 4 sudden 4 sudden 5 he 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 there 7 there 8 , 8 , 9 right 9 right 13 close 10 in 11 the 11 the 12 tree 12 tree 13 close 13 close 14 to 13 close 16 nest 15 the 16 nest 16 nest 17 ! it was lucky , very lucky indeed for that one that the sun [was] [in] [hooty] 's eyes and [so] he had missed his aim . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 lucky 3 lucky 6 lucky 4 , 5 very 5 very 6 lucky 6 lucky 7 indeed 6 lucky 8 for 6 lucky 9 that 9 that 10 one 10 one 25 aim 11 that 22 had 12 the 13 sun 13 sun 22 had 17 's 18 eyes 18 eyes 19 and 19 and 21 he 21 he 22 had 22 had 23 missed 23 missed 25 aim 24 his 25 aim 25 aim 26 . otherwise [there] [would] have been one [less] [crow] [.] 1 otherwise 4 have 4 have 5 been 5 been 6 one now it is one thing to [tease] [one] [lone] [owl] and [quite] another [to] [tease] [two] [together] . 1 now 2 it 2 it 3 is 3 is 4 one 4 one 5 thing 4 one 13 another 5 thing 6 to 11 and 13 another 13 another 18 . besides , there were those black tail feathers floating down to the snow-covered ground . 1 besides 2 , 1 besides 3 there 3 there 4 were 4 were 9 floating 5 those 6 black 6 black 9 floating 7 tail 8 feathers 8 feathers 9 floating 9 floating 10 down 9 floating 13 snow-covered 10 down 11 to 12 the 13 snow-covered 13 snow-covered 14 ground 14 ground 15 . blacky was the last to go , and his heart was sorrowful . 1 blacky 2 was 2 was 3 the 2 was 12 sorrowful 3 the 4 last 5 to 6 go 6 go 8 and 7 , 8 and 8 and 12 sorrowful 9 his 10 heart 10 heart 12 sorrowful 11 was 12 sorrowful 12 sorrowful 13 . however could he get those eggs ? 1 however 2 could 2 could 4 get 3 he 4 get 4 get 6 eggs 5 those 6 eggs 6 eggs 7 ? [chapter] [ix] [:] [blacky] [thinks] [of] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] " [such] [luck] [!] ["] [grumbled] [blacky] [,] [as] he flew over [to] his favorite tree to do [a] [little] [thinking] . 1 " 10 he 1 " 18 do 10 he 11 flew 11 flew 12 over 14 his 15 favorite 15 favorite 16 tree 16 tree 17 to 17 to 18 do 18 do 22 . " such luck ! 1 " 4 ! 2 such 3 luck 3 luck 4 ! there is one thing about it , though , and that is that [if] [i] [can't] [get] [them] [,] [nobody] [can] . 1 there 2 is 2 is 3 one 3 one 4 thing 4 thing 5 about 5 about 6 it 6 it 7 , 7 , 10 and 8 though 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 that 11 that 12 is 12 is 13 that 13 that 22 . that is to say , none of my relatives can . 1 that 2 is 2 is 6 none 3 to 4 say 4 say 5 , 5 , 6 none 6 none 7 of 6 none 9 relatives 8 my 9 relatives 9 relatives 10 can 9 relatives 11 . i 've tried every way [i] [can] think of , and those eggs are still there . 1 i 2 've 1 i 8 think 2 've 3 tried 3 tried 4 every 4 every 5 way 8 think 9 of 9 of 12 those 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 those 12 those 13 eggs 13 eggs 14 are 13 eggs 17 . 14 are 15 still 15 still 16 there my , my , my , how [i] would like one of them right now ! " 1 my 2 , 2 , 3 my 3 my 4 , 4 , 5 my 5 my 6 , 6 , 17 " 7 how 9 would 9 would 10 like 10 like 11 one 11 one 12 of 12 of 13 them 13 them 14 right 14 right 15 now 15 now 16 ! 16 ! 17 " yes , [sir] , that [is] what you would have thought if you could have heard him [muttering] to himself [there] [in] [the] [tree-top] . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 5 that 5 that 9 would 7 what 8 you 7 what 9 would 9 would 10 have 9 would 15 have 10 have 11 thought 12 if 13 you 13 you 15 have 14 could 15 have 15 have 16 heard 16 heard 17 him 17 him 25 . 19 to 20 himself 20 himself 25 . of course , that was absolute foolishness , but he made himself believe it just the same . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 , 2 course 6 absolute 4 that 5 was 5 was 6 absolute 6 absolute 7 foolishness 6 absolute 12 himself 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 he 10 he 11 made 11 made 12 himself 12 himself 13 believe 13 believe 14 it 14 it 15 just 15 just 17 same 16 the 17 same 17 same 18 . at least , he pretended to believe it . 1 at 2 least 2 least 3 , 2 least 5 pretended 4 he 5 pretended 5 pretended 6 to 5 pretended 7 believe 7 believe 8 it 8 it 9 . and the more he pretended , the angrier he grew . 1 and 8 angrier 2 the 8 angrier 3 more 8 angrier 4 he 5 pretended 5 pretended 8 angrier 6 , 8 angrier 7 the 8 angrier 8 angrier 9 he 8 angrier 10 grew 8 angrier 11 . this is often the way with people who try to wrong others . 1 this 2 is 1 this 5 way 2 is 3 often 4 the 5 way 5 way 6 with 5 way 7 people 5 way 10 to 5 way 13 . 7 people 8 who 9 try 10 to 11 wrong 12 others 12 others 13 . they grow angry with the ones they have tried to wrong . 1 they 2 grow 2 grow 3 angry 2 grow 11 wrong 3 angry 4 with 3 angry 6 ones 5 the 6 ones 6 ones 7 they 7 they 8 have 8 have 9 tried 9 tried 10 to 11 wrong 12 . it was right then that he thought of [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 1 it 2 was 1 it 11 's 2 was 3 right 3 right 4 then 4 then 6 he 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 thought 7 thought 8 of 11 's 12 boy 12 boy 13 . blacky 's eyes snapped . 1 blacky 2 's 2 's 3 eyes 3 eyes 4 snapped 4 snapped 5 . he remembered how , once upon a time , [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy had delighted to rob nests . 1 he 2 remembered 1 he 14 had 2 remembered 3 how 4 , 5 once 5 once 6 upon 6 upon 7 a 7 a 8 time 7 a 13 boy 8 time 9 , 13 boy 14 had 14 had 15 delighted 15 delighted 16 to 15 delighted 18 nests 17 rob 18 nests 18 nests 19 . blacky had [seen] [him] [take] [the] [eggs] [from] [the] [nests] [of] [blacky] ['s] [own] [relatives] [and] [from] [many] [other] [feathered] [people] [.] 1 blacky 2 had what he did [with] [the] [eggs] , [blacky] had no idea . 1 what 2 he 2 he 3 did 2 he 9 had 3 did 7 , 9 had 10 no 10 no 11 idea 11 idea 12 . just now he didn't care . 1 just 2 now 2 now 3 he 3 he 4 didn't 4 didn't 5 care 5 care 6 . he would feel that he was [even] with [hooty] [.] 1 he 2 would 2 would 3 feel 3 feel 4 that 4 that 5 he 5 he 6 was 6 was 8 with if he couldn't have those eggs himself , the next best thing would be to see some one else get them . 1 if 2 he 2 he 3 couldn't 2 he 7 himself 2 he 13 would 3 couldn't 4 have 5 those 6 eggs 6 eggs 7 himself 7 himself 8 , 9 the 10 next 10 next 11 best 11 best 12 thing 12 thing 13 would 13 would 14 be 13 would 20 get 15 to 16 see 15 to 20 get 17 some 18 one 18 one 19 else 19 else 20 get 20 get 21 them 21 them 22 . dear me , dear me , such dreadful thoughts ! 1 dear 4 dear 2 me 3 , 3 , 4 dear 4 dear 5 me 4 dear 6 , 4 dear 10 ! 7 such 8 dreadful 8 dreadful 9 thoughts 8 dreadful 10 ! i am afraid that [blacky] 's [heart] [was] [as] [black] [as] [his] [coat] . 1 i 2 am 2 am 3 afraid 3 afraid 4 that 4 that 6 's 6 's 14 . and the worst of it was , he seemed to get a lot of pleasure in his wicked plans . 1 and 2 the 2 the 3 worst 3 worst 4 of 3 worst 5 it 3 worst 13 lot 5 it 6 was 7 , 8 he 8 he 9 seemed 9 seemed 10 to 10 to 11 get 11 get 12 a 12 a 13 lot 13 lot 14 of 13 lot 15 pleasure 15 pleasure 16 in 15 pleasure 19 plans 17 his 19 plans 18 wicked 19 plans 19 plans 20 . now right down in his heart he knew that they were wicked plans , but he tried to make excuses to himself . 1 now 2 right 2 right 3 down 3 down 4 in 4 in 5 his 5 his 6 heart 5 his 20 excuses 7 he 8 knew 7 he 17 tried 8 knew 9 that 9 that 10 they 10 they 11 were 11 were 12 wicked 12 wicked 13 plans 14 , 15 but 15 but 16 he 16 he 17 tried 17 tried 18 to 17 tried 20 excuses 18 to 19 make 19 make 20 excuses 20 excuses 22 himself 21 to 22 himself 22 himself 23 . " [hooty] [the] [owl] is a [robber] , " said he . 1 " 5 is 1 " 10 said 5 is 6 a 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 11 he 10 said 12 . " [everybody] is [afraid] [of] [him] . 1 " 3 is 3 is 7 . he lives on other people , and so far as [i] [know] he does no good in the world . 1 he 2 lives 2 lives 3 on 3 on 4 other 3 on 18 the 4 other 5 people 5 people 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 so 8 so 9 far 9 far 10 as 10 as 13 he 13 he 14 does 14 does 16 good 15 no 16 good 17 in 18 the 18 the 19 world 19 world 20 . he is big and fierce , and no one loves him . 1 he 2 is 1 he 10 loves 3 big 5 fierce 4 and 5 fierce 5 fierce 6 , 5 fierce 10 loves 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 no 9 one 10 loves 10 loves 11 him 11 him 12 . the [green] [forest] [would] [be] better [off] [without] [him] . 1 the 6 better 6 better 10 . so [if] [i] [show] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] that [nest] [and] he [takes] [those] [eggs] [,] [i] will be doing [a] [kindness] [to] [my] [neighbors] . " 1 so 9 that 9 that 12 he 12 he 18 will 18 will 19 be 19 be 20 doing 20 doing 26 . 26 . 27 " and all the time he [watched] [for] [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 1 and 2 all 1 and 5 he 2 all 3 the 2 all 4 time 5 he 10 's 10 's 11 boy 11 boy 12 . [chapter] [x] [:] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [and] [hooty] farmer [brown] 's [boy] [had] [taken] [it] [into] [his] [head] [to] [visit] [the] [green] [forest] [.] 1 farmer 3 's blacky [the] [crow] saw him [coming] , and [blacky] chuckled [to] [himself] . 1 blacky 4 saw 4 saw 5 him 5 him 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 chuckled 10 chuckled 13 . he had watched every day for a week for just this thing . 1 he 2 had 1 he 3 watched 3 watched 4 every 4 every 5 day 4 every 8 week 4 every 12 thing 6 for 8 week 7 a 8 week 8 week 9 for 10 just 12 thing 11 this 12 thing 12 thing 13 . now he [would] [tell] [farmer] [brown] 's [boy] about [that] [nest] [of] [hooty] the [owl] . 1 now 2 he 1 now 16 . 2 he 7 's 7 's 9 about 9 about 14 the " caw , caw , caw , caw , caw ! " [shouted] [blacky] [.] 1 " 2 caw 2 caw 4 caw 3 , 4 caw 4 caw 6 caw 5 , 6 caw 6 caw 8 caw 7 , 8 caw 8 caw 10 caw 9 , 10 caw 10 caw 11 ! 11 ! 12 " at once all his relatives within hearing hurried over to join him . 1 at 2 once 1 at 3 all 3 all 5 relatives 4 his 5 relatives 5 relatives 6 within 5 relatives 11 join 6 within 7 hearing 7 hearing 8 hurried 8 hurried 9 over 10 to 11 join 11 join 12 him 12 him 13 . they knew that he was [tormenting] [hooty] , and they wanted to join in the fun . 1 they 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 3 that 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 they 10 they 11 wanted 11 wanted 12 to 12 to 13 join 13 join 14 in 13 join 16 fun 14 in 15 the 16 fun 17 . it wasn't long before there was [a] [great] [racket] going on [over] [in] [that] [lonesome] corner of the [green] [forest] [.] 1 it 2 wasn't 1 it 6 was 2 wasn't 3 long 3 long 4 before 5 there 6 was 6 was 10 going 10 going 11 on 11 on 18 the 16 corner 17 of 17 of 18 the of course [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] heard it . 1 of 2 course 2 course 8 it 7 heard 8 it 8 it 9 . he stopped and listened . 1 he 2 stopped 2 stopped 4 listened 3 and 4 listened 4 listened 5 . " now [i] [wonder] [what] [blacky] [and] [his] [friends] have found this time , " said he . 1 " 2 now 1 " 16 said 10 have 11 found 11 found 12 this 12 this 13 time 13 time 14 , 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 said 16 said 17 he 16 said 18 . " [whenever] [they] [make] [a] [fuss] like that [,] [there] is [usually] something to see [there] . 1 " 7 like 7 like 8 that 8 that 11 is 11 is 13 something 13 something 14 to 14 to 15 see 15 see 17 . i believe [i] 'll [so] [over] [and] have a look . ["] 1 i 2 believe 1 i 4 'll 4 'll 8 have 8 have 9 a 9 a 10 look 10 look 11 . blacky was the first to see him because he was watching for him . 1 blacky 2 was 2 was 11 watching 3 the 4 first 4 first 5 to 5 to 6 see 6 see 7 him 7 him 8 because 8 because 9 he 9 he 10 was 10 was 11 watching 11 watching 12 for 11 watching 13 him 13 him 14 . blacky went with them a little way . 1 blacky 2 went 2 went 3 with 3 with 4 them 3 with 5 a 5 a 6 little 6 little 7 way 7 way 8 . " that 's [an] [old] [nest] [of] [red-tail] the [hawk] [,] ["] thought [he] [.] 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 's 3 's 9 the 9 the 13 thought " [i] [found] that [last] [spring] [.] 1 " 4 that now what can there be there [to] [excite] [those] [crows] [so] ? " 1 now 2 what 2 what 3 can 2 what 12 ? 3 can 5 be 4 there 5 be 6 there 12 ? 12 ? 13 " then he caught sight of [hooty] the [owl] [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 caught 3 caught 4 sight 4 sight 5 of 5 of 7 the " [ha] , so [that's] it ! " he exclaimed . 1 " 10 exclaimed 3 , 4 so 4 so 6 it 6 it 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 8 " 10 exclaimed 9 he 10 exclaimed 10 exclaimed 11 . " [those] [scamps] [have] [discovered] [hooty] [and] [have] [been] [having] no [end] [of] [fun] [tormenting] [him] . 1 " 11 no 11 no 17 . i wonder what he 's doing there . " 1 i 2 wonder 2 wonder 3 what 3 what 4 he 3 what 5 's 3 what 6 doing 6 doing 7 there 7 there 8 . 8 . 9 " hooty saw him , [but] [instead] [of] [flying] [away] , he snapped his bill just as he had [at] the [crows] and [hissed] [.] 1 hooty 2 saw 2 saw 3 him 3 him 4 , 4 , 22 and 10 , 16 as 10 , 22 and 11 he 12 snapped 12 snapped 14 bill 13 his 14 bill 14 bill 15 just 15 just 16 as 16 as 17 he 17 he 18 had 18 had 20 the " that 's funny , " thought [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 funny 3 's 11 boy 4 funny 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 thought 11 boy 12 . he walked in a circle around the tree , looking up . 1 he 2 walked 2 walked 6 around 2 walked 11 up 3 in 5 circle 4 a 5 circle 5 circle 6 around 6 around 8 tree 7 the 8 tree 9 , 10 looking 10 looking 11 up 11 up 12 . suddenly he gave a little start . 1 suddenly 3 gave 2 he 3 gave 3 gave 4 a 3 gave 6 start 4 a 5 little 6 start 7 . was that a tail sticking over the edge of the nest ? 1 was 2 that 1 was 5 sticking 3 a 4 tail 4 tail 5 sticking 5 sticking 6 over 5 sticking 8 edge 7 the 8 edge 8 edge 9 of 8 edge 11 nest 10 the 11 nest 11 nest 12 ? he found a stick and threw it up . 1 he 2 found 1 he 6 threw 3 a 4 stick 4 stick 6 threw 5 and 6 threw 6 threw 7 it 6 threw 8 up 8 up 9 . it struck the bottom of the nest , and out flew a great bird . 1 it 2 struck 2 struck 4 bottom 3 the 4 bottom 4 bottom 5 of 4 bottom 7 nest 5 of 6 the 6 the 7 nest 7 nest 11 flew 8 , 9 and 9 and 11 flew 10 out 11 flew 11 flew 14 bird 12 a 13 great 13 great 14 bird 14 bird 15 . it was [mrs] [hooty] ! 1 it 2 was 1 it 5 ! blacky [the] [crow] chuckled . 1 blacky 4 chuckled 4 chuckled 5 . [chapter] [xi] [:] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [is] [tempted] when you 're tempted to do wrong [is] the time to prove you 're strong . 1 when 2 you 2 you 3 're 2 you 14 're 3 're 4 tempted 4 tempted 5 to 4 tempted 7 wrong 4 tempted 11 to 6 do 7 wrong 9 the 10 time 10 time 11 to 11 to 12 prove 13 you 14 're 14 're 15 strong 15 strong 16 . shut your eyes [and] [clench] [each] [fist] [;] [it] [will] [help] [you] [to] [resist] [.] 1 shut 3 eyes 2 your 3 eyes when a bird is found sitting on a nest , it is a pretty sure sign that that nest holds something worth while . 1 when 2 a 2 a 3 bird 3 bird 6 sitting 3 bird 9 nest 4 is 6 sitting 5 found 6 sitting 6 sitting 7 on 8 a 9 nest 9 nest 10 , 9 nest 20 holds 11 it 12 is 12 is 13 a 13 a 16 sign 14 pretty 15 sure 15 sure 16 sign 16 sign 20 holds 17 that 20 holds 18 that 20 holds 19 nest 20 holds 20 holds 21 something 20 holds 22 worth 22 worth 23 while 22 worth 24 . it is a sign that that bird has set up housekeeping . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 a 3 a 4 sign 4 sign 5 that 4 sign 6 that 4 sign 7 bird 7 bird 11 housekeeping 8 has 11 housekeeping 9 set 11 housekeeping 10 up 11 housekeeping 11 housekeeping 12 . perhaps [i] [should] [say] [that] he [knew] [what] it [ought] [to] [mean] [.] 1 perhaps 6 he 1 perhaps 9 it it ought to mean that there were eggs in that nest . 1 it 2 ought 2 ought 3 to 2 ought 4 mean 4 mean 5 that 5 that 11 nest 6 there 7 were 7 were 8 eggs 8 eggs 9 in 8 eggs 11 nest 10 that 11 nest 11 nest 12 . but it was hard [for] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] to believe that . 1 but 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 hard 4 hard 10 to 4 hard 11 believe 11 believe 12 that 12 that 13 . why , spring had not come yet ! 1 why 2 , 1 why 5 not 3 spring 4 had 4 had 5 not 5 not 6 come 5 not 7 yet 7 yet 8 ! there was still [snow] , and the [smiling] [pool] was still [covered] with [ice] [.] 1 there 2 was 1 there 10 was 2 was 3 still 3 still 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 the 10 was 11 still 11 still 13 with who ever heard of birds nesting at this time of year ? 1 who 6 nesting 2 ever 3 heard 3 heard 6 nesting 4 of 6 nesting 5 birds 6 nesting 6 nesting 7 at 6 nesting 8 this 6 nesting 9 time 6 nesting 11 year 10 of 11 year 11 year 12 ? certainly not [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] . 1 certainly 2 not 2 not 7 . it was very puzzling . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 puzzling 3 very 4 puzzling 4 puzzling 5 . " [if] [hooty] and his wife [have] [taken] [it] [for] their home , they are mighty poor housekeepers . 1 " 4 and 4 and 5 his 5 his 6 wife 6 wife 19 . 11 their 12 home 12 home 13 , 12 home 18 housekeepers 14 they 15 are 15 are 18 housekeepers 16 mighty 18 housekeepers 17 poor 18 housekeepers 18 housekeepers 19 . and [if] [mrs] [hooty] [has] [laid] [eggs] this time [of] [year] , she must be [crazy] . 1 and 8 this 8 this 9 time 9 time 12 , 12 , 13 she 13 she 14 must 14 must 15 be 15 be 17 . i suppose the way to find out is to climb up there . 1 i 2 suppose 2 suppose 10 climb 3 the 4 way 4 way 5 to 5 to 6 find 5 to 10 climb 6 find 7 out 8 is 9 to 9 to 10 climb 10 climb 11 up 10 climb 12 there 10 climb 13 . it seems foolish [,] [but] [i] ['m] going to do it . 1 it 2 seems 2 seems 3 foolish 2 seems 9 to 8 going 9 to 9 to 10 do 10 do 11 it 11 it 12 . those [owls] certainly [act] as if they are [mighty] [anxious] [about] [something] [,] [and] [i] ['m] [going] [to] [find] [out] [what] [it] [is] [.] ["] 1 those 3 certainly 1 those 8 are 5 as 6 if 6 if 7 they 7 they 8 are he had no desire to feel these great claws . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 no 3 no 4 desire 4 desire 5 to 4 desire 9 claws 5 to 6 feel 7 these 9 claws 8 great 9 claws 9 claws 10 . when he had found a stick to suit him , he began to climb the tree . 1 when 2 he 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 found 4 found 6 stick 5 a 6 stick 6 stick 7 to 7 to 14 climb 8 suit 9 him 8 suit 14 climb 9 him 10 , 11 he 12 began 12 began 13 to 12 began 14 climb 14 climb 16 tree 15 the 16 tree 16 tree 17 . [hooty] [and] [mrs] [hooty] [snapped] [their] [bills] [and] [hissed] [fiercely] [.] they drew nearer . 1 they 2 drew 2 drew 3 nearer 3 nearer 4 . farmer [brown] 's [boy] [kept] [a] [watchful] [eye] [on] [them] [.] 1 farmer 3 's they looked so big and fierce that he was almost tempted to give up and leave them in peace . 1 they 2 looked 2 looked 14 up 3 so 6 fierce 4 big 6 fierce 5 and 6 fierce 6 fierce 11 tempted 7 that 8 he 8 he 9 was 9 was 11 tempted 10 almost 11 tempted 11 tempted 12 to 11 tempted 13 give 13 give 14 up 14 up 15 and 15 and 16 leave 16 leave 17 them 16 leave 19 peace 18 in 19 peace 19 peace 20 . but he just had to find out if there was anything in that nest , so he kept on . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 just 2 he 4 had 2 he 18 kept 5 to 6 find 6 find 7 out 6 find 11 anything 8 if 9 there 8 if 11 anything 9 there 10 was 11 anything 12 in 11 anything 13 that 11 anything 16 so 13 that 14 nest 14 nest 15 , 16 so 17 he 17 he 18 kept 18 kept 19 on 19 on 20 . as he drew near [it] , [mrs] [hooty] [swooped] very near to him , and the [snap] [of] [her] [bill] [made] [an] [ugly] sound . 1 as 2 he 2 he 3 drew 3 drew 4 near 4 near 6 , 6 , 15 and 10 very 11 near 11 near 13 him 12 to 13 him 13 him 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 the 16 the 24 sound 24 sound 25 . he held his stick ready to strike and kept on . 1 he 2 held 2 held 3 his 2 held 4 stick 4 stick 7 strike 5 ready 6 to 5 ready 7 strike 7 strike 9 kept 8 and 9 kept 9 kept 10 on 10 on 11 . the nest was simply a great platform of sticks . 1 the 7 platform 2 nest 7 platform 3 was 4 simply 4 simply 7 platform 5 a 6 great 6 great 7 platform 7 platform 9 sticks 7 platform 10 . 8 of 9 sticks almost at once his fingers touched something that made him tingle all over . 1 almost 2 at 2 at 3 once 3 once 5 fingers 4 his 5 fingers 5 fingers 6 touched 5 fingers 11 tingle 5 fingers 14 . 6 touched 7 something 8 that 9 made 9 made 11 tingle 10 him 11 tingle 11 tingle 12 all 11 tingle 13 over it was an egg , a great big egg ! 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 an 3 an 4 egg 3 an 9 egg 4 egg 5 , 6 a 7 great 7 great 8 big 8 big 9 egg 9 egg 10 ! there was no doubt about it . 1 there 2 was 1 there 3 no 3 no 4 doubt 4 doubt 5 about 5 about 6 it 6 it 7 . farmer [brown] 's [boy] ['s] [fingers] [closed] [over] [that] [egg] [and] [took] [it] [out] [of] [the] [nest] [.] 1 farmer 3 's [mrs] [hooty] [swooped] [very] [close] [,] [and] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [nearly] [dropped] [the] [egg] [as] [he] [struck] [at] [her] [with] [his] [stick] [.] then [mrs] [hooty] [and] [hooty] [seemed] [to] [lose] [courage] [and] [withdrew] [to] [a] [tree] [near] [by] , [where] they [snapped] their [bills] [and] [hissed] [.] 1 then 17 , 1 then 19 they 19 they 21 their then [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] looked [at] [the] [prize] [in] [his] [hand] [.] 1 then 6 looked it was a big , dirty-white egg . 1 it 2 was 2 was 6 dirty-white 3 a 6 dirty-white 4 big 6 dirty-white 5 , 6 dirty-white 6 dirty-white 7 egg 6 dirty-white 8 . his eyes shone . 1 his 2 eyes 2 eyes 3 shone 2 eyes 4 . what a splendid prize to add to his collection of birds ' eggs ! 1 what 2 a 2 a 3 splendid 3 splendid 4 prize 3 splendid 14 ! 4 prize 6 add 5 to 6 add 6 add 7 to 6 add 9 collection 8 his 9 collection 9 collection 10 of 9 collection 11 birds 11 birds 12 ' 11 birds 13 eggs it was the first [egg] of the [great] [horned] [owl] [,] [the] [largest] [of] all [owls] , [that] he ever had seen . 1 it 2 was 1 it 15 all 2 was 3 the 3 the 4 first 4 first 6 of 6 of 7 the 15 all 17 , 17 , 19 he 19 he 21 had 20 ever 21 had 21 had 22 seen 22 seen 23 . once more he felt in the nest and found there was another egg there . 1 once 2 more 1 once 9 found 3 he 4 felt 3 he 9 found 5 in 6 the 6 the 7 nest 7 nest 8 and 8 and 9 found 9 found 13 egg 10 there 11 was 10 there 12 another 12 another 13 egg 13 egg 14 there 13 egg 15 . " [i] 'll take both of them , " said he . 1 " 10 said 3 'll 4 take 4 take 5 both 4 take 7 them 5 both 6 of 7 them 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 11 he 10 said 12 . " it 's the [first] [nest] of [hooty] 's [that] [i] ['ve] [ever] [found] [,] [and] [perhaps] [i] ['ll] [never] [find] another . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 's 2 it 9 's 3 's 4 the 4 the 7 of 9 's 22 another 22 another 23 . [gee] [,] [i] ['m] [glad] [i] [came] [over] [here] [to] [find] [out] [what] [those] [crows] [were] [making] [such] [a] [fuss] [about] [.] i [wonder] [if] [i] can get these down without breaking them . " 1 i 5 can 5 can 6 get 6 get 7 these 6 get 8 down 6 get 9 without 9 without 10 breaking 10 breaking 11 them 11 them 12 . 12 . 13 " just at that very minute he remembered something . 1 just 2 at 1 just 5 minute 3 that 4 very 4 very 5 minute 5 minute 7 remembered 5 minute 9 . 6 he 7 remembered 7 remembered 8 something he remembered that he had stopped collecting eggs . 1 he 2 remembered 2 remembered 3 that 2 remembered 7 collecting 4 he 5 had 4 he 6 stopped 6 stopped 7 collecting 7 collecting 8 eggs 8 eggs 9 . he remembered that he had resolved never to take another bird 's egg . 1 he 2 remembered 2 remembered 3 that 2 remembered 6 resolved 4 he 5 had 4 he 6 resolved 6 resolved 7 never 6 resolved 8 to 6 resolved 9 take 9 take 10 another 10 another 13 egg 11 bird 13 egg 12 's 13 egg 13 egg 14 . " but this is different [,] ["] [whispered] [the] [tempter] . 1 " 4 is 2 but 3 this 3 this 4 is 4 is 5 different 5 different 11 . " this isn't like [taking] [the] [eggs] [of] [the] [little] [song] [birds] [.] ["] 1 " 3 isn't 2 this 3 isn't 3 isn't 4 like [chapter] [xii] [:] [a] [tree-top] [battle] as [black] [is] [black] [and] white is [white] , [so] [wrong] [is] [wrong] and [right] [is] [right] [.] 1 as 6 white 6 white 14 and 7 is 9 , 9 , 14 and there isn't any half way about it . 1 there 2 isn't 2 isn't 3 any 2 isn't 4 half 2 isn't 7 it 4 half 5 way 6 about 7 it 7 it 8 . a thing is wrong or it is right , and that is all there is to it . 1 a 2 thing 2 thing 3 is 2 thing 15 is 2 thing 16 to 3 is 4 wrong 4 wrong 5 or 6 it 7 is 6 it 15 is 7 is 8 right 8 right 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 that 11 that 12 is 12 is 13 all 14 there 15 is 16 to 17 it 17 it 18 . they try to compromise . 1 they 4 compromise 2 try 4 compromise 3 to 4 compromise 4 compromise 5 . to [compromise] is to do [neither] [one] [thing] [nor] [the] [other] [but] [a] [little] [of] [both] . 1 to 5 do 3 is 4 to 4 to 5 do 5 do 17 . but you can't do that with right and wrong . 1 but 3 can't 2 you 3 can't 3 can't 4 do 4 do 5 that 4 do 6 with 4 do 9 wrong 7 right 8 and 7 right 9 wrong 9 wrong 10 . no , he wasn't [fighting] [with] [hooty] [or] [mrs] [hooty] . 1 no 2 , 2 , 3 he 3 he 4 wasn't 4 wasn't 11 . he was fighting a battle right inside himself . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 fighting 3 fighting 5 battle 4 a 5 battle 5 battle 6 right 5 battle 7 inside 5 battle 8 himself 8 himself 9 . it was a battle between right and wrong . 1 it 2 was 2 was 8 wrong 3 a 4 battle 4 battle 5 between 4 battle 6 right 6 right 7 and 6 right 8 wrong 8 wrong 9 . he bad declared that never again would he steal an egg from a bird . 1 he 2 bad 2 bad 3 declared 2 bad 11 egg 3 declared 4 that 5 never 6 again 6 again 9 steal 7 would 9 steal 8 he 9 steal 9 steal 11 egg 10 an 11 egg 11 egg 12 from 11 egg 14 bird 13 a 14 bird 14 bird 15 . but never before had [he] found a [nest] [of] [hooty] [the] [owl] [.] 1 but 2 never 2 never 3 before 2 never 4 had 4 had 6 found 6 found 7 a those two big eggs would add ever so much to his collection . 1 those 4 eggs 2 two 4 eggs 3 big 4 eggs 4 eggs 6 add 4 eggs 13 . 5 would 6 add 6 add 7 ever 6 add 10 to 6 add 12 collection 7 ever 8 so 8 so 9 much 11 his 12 collection " take ' em , " said a little voice inside . 1 " 2 take 1 " 7 said 3 ' 4 em 3 ' 7 said 4 em 5 , 6 " 7 said 7 said 10 voice 8 a 9 little 9 little 10 voice 10 voice 11 inside 11 inside 12 . " [hooty] is a [robber] [.] 1 " 3 is 3 is 4 a you will be doing a kindness to the other birds by taking them . " 1 you 2 will 1 you 4 doing 2 will 3 be 4 doing 6 kindness 5 a 6 kindness 6 kindness 7 to 6 kindness 10 birds 8 the 9 other 9 other 10 birds 10 birds 12 taking 11 by 12 taking 12 taking 13 them 13 them 14 . 14 . 15 " " don't do it , " said another little voice . 1 " 2 don't 2 don't 3 do 3 do 4 it 4 it 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 10 voice 8 another 10 voice 9 little 10 voice 10 voice 11 . it is just as much stealing to take his eggs as to take the eggs of any other bird . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 just 3 just 4 as 4 as 5 much 5 much 6 stealing 6 stealing 10 eggs 6 stealing 15 eggs 6 stealing 17 any 7 to 8 take 8 take 9 his 8 take 10 eggs 10 eggs 11 as 12 to 13 take 13 take 15 eggs 14 the 15 eggs 16 of 17 any 17 any 18 other 18 other 19 bird 19 bird 20 . he has just as much right to [them] as [jenny] [wren] [has] [to] [hers] [.] ["] 1 he 2 has 2 has 3 just 3 just 4 as 3 just 6 right 3 just 9 as 4 as 5 much 6 right 7 to " take one and leave one , " said the first voice . 1 " 2 take 1 " 9 said 2 take 3 one 2 take 5 leave 4 and 5 leave 5 leave 6 one 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 10 the 10 the 11 first 11 first 12 voice 12 voice 13 . " that will be just as much stealing as if you took both , " said the second voice . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 will 3 will 4 be 4 be 8 stealing 5 just 6 as 6 as 7 much 7 much 8 stealing 8 stealing 9 as 8 stealing 18 second 9 as 10 if 10 if 11 you 12 took 13 both 12 took 18 second 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 said 16 said 17 the 17 the 18 second 18 second 19 voice 19 voice 20 . " besides , you will be [breaking] your own [word] . 1 " 2 besides 1 " 8 your 2 besides 3 , 3 , 4 you 4 you 5 will 5 will 6 be 8 your 9 own 9 own 11 . you [said] [that] [you] [never] would [take] [another] [egg] . " 1 you 6 would 6 would 10 . 10 . 11 " " [i] [didn't] [promise] [anybody] but [myself] , ["] [declared] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [right] [out] [loud] [.] 1 " 6 but 1 " 8 , " a promise to yourself ought to be just as good as a promise to any one else . 1 " 3 promise 2 a 3 promise 3 promise 4 to 3 promise 5 yourself 5 yourself 6 ought 5 yourself 16 any 6 ought 7 to 6 ought 8 be 6 ought 15 to 8 be 11 good 9 just 10 as 10 as 11 good 11 good 12 as 13 a 14 promise 14 promise 15 to 16 any 17 one 17 one 18 else 18 else 19 . i don't wonder [hooty] [hisses] [at] you , " said the good little voice . 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 wonder 2 don't 7 you 7 you 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 11 the 11 the 13 little 12 good 13 little 13 little 14 voice 14 voice 15 . " and think how mean and small and cheap you 'll feel every time you look at them , " added the good little voice . 1 " 4 how 2 and 4 how 3 think 4 how 4 how 5 mean 5 mean 9 cheap 6 and 9 cheap 7 small 8 and 7 small 9 cheap 9 cheap 12 feel 9 cheap 13 every 9 cheap 17 at 10 you 11 'll 11 'll 12 feel 13 every 14 time 15 you 16 look 16 look 17 at 17 at 18 them 17 at 22 the 18 them 19 , 19 , 20 " 20 " 21 added 22 the 24 little 23 good 24 little 24 little 25 voice 25 voice 26 . besides , wrong is wrong and right is right , [always] . " 1 besides 2 , 1 besides 3 wrong 1 besides 10 , 3 wrong 5 wrong 4 is 5 wrong 5 wrong 6 and 5 wrong 7 right 5 wrong 9 right 8 is 9 right 10 , 13 " 12 . 13 " [slowly] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [reached] [over] [the] [edge] [of] [the] [nest] [and] [put] [back] [the] [egg] [.] then he began to climb down the tree . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 began 3 began 4 to 3 began 5 climb 5 climb 6 down 5 climb 8 tree 7 the 8 tree 8 tree 9 . when he reached the ground he went off a little way and watched . 1 when 3 reached 1 when 6 he 2 he 3 reached 3 reached 5 ground 4 the 5 ground 6 he 7 went 6 he 13 watched 7 went 8 off 7 went 11 way 9 a 10 little 10 little 11 way 12 and 13 watched 13 watched 14 . almost at once [mrs] [hooty] [flew] [to] [the] [nest] and [settled] [down] [on] [the] [eggs] [,] [while] [hooty] [mounted] [guard] [close] [by] [.] 1 almost 2 at 2 at 3 once 3 once 10 and " [i] ['m] [glad] [i] [didn't] take ' em , " said [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] . 1 " 7 take 1 " 12 said 8 ' 9 em 8 ' 12 said 9 em 10 , 11 " 12 said 12 said 17 . " yes , [sir] , [i] ['m] [glad] [i] didn't take ' em . " 1 " 2 yes 2 yes 3 , 2 yes 5 , 5 , 15 " 10 didn't 11 take 11 take 13 em 12 ' 13 em 13 em 14 . 14 . 15 " [chapter] [xiii] [:] [blacky] [has] [a] [change] [of] [heart] [blacky] [the] [crow] [isn't] [all] [black] [.] no , indeed . 1 no 3 indeed 2 , 3 indeed 3 indeed 4 . his coat is black , and sometimes it seems as if his heart is all black , but this isn't so . 1 his 2 coat 2 coat 3 is 2 coat 4 black 2 coat 6 and 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 sometimes 7 sometimes 9 seems 8 it 9 seems 9 seems 10 as 9 seems 21 so 10 as 11 if 12 his 13 heart 13 heart 14 is 14 is 15 all 15 all 16 black 15 all 19 this 17 , 18 but 18 but 19 this 19 this 20 isn't 20 isn't 21 so 21 so 22 . it certainly seemed as if his heart was all black when he tried so hard to make [trouble] [for] [hooty] [the] [owl] . 1 it 2 certainly 1 it 3 seemed 3 seemed 4 as 3 seemed 16 to 4 as 5 if 6 his 7 heart 6 his 10 black 7 heart 8 was 8 was 9 all 10 black 13 tried 11 when 12 he 12 he 13 tried 13 tried 15 hard 13 tried 16 to 14 so 15 hard 16 to 17 make 17 make 23 . you see , it didn't seem at all wrong to try to get those eggs . 1 you 2 see 1 you 6 seem 2 see 3 , 4 it 6 seem 5 didn't 6 seem 6 seem 9 wrong 6 seem 10 to 6 seem 12 to 7 at 8 all 8 all 9 wrong 11 try 12 to 12 to 13 get 13 get 15 eggs 14 those 15 eggs 15 eggs 16 . blacky was hungry , and those eggs would have given him a good meal . 1 blacky 7 eggs 2 was 3 hungry 3 hungry 4 , 3 hungry 7 eggs 4 , 5 and 6 those 7 eggs 7 eggs 10 given 8 would 9 have 9 have 10 given 10 given 11 him 10 given 14 meal 12 a 13 good 13 good 14 meal 14 meal 15 . and most of the other little people of the [green] [forest] and the [green] [meadows] [would] [have] [felt] [the] same way about it . 1 and 2 most 2 most 3 of 3 of 4 the 4 the 5 other 5 other 7 people 5 other 21 way 6 little 7 people 8 of 9 the 9 the 20 same 12 and 13 the 13 the 20 same 20 same 21 way 21 way 22 about 22 about 23 it 23 it 24 . you see , it is one of the [laws] of [old] [mother] [nature] that [each] one must learn to look out for himself . 1 you 2 see 1 you 17 must 2 see 3 , 2 see 4 it 4 it 5 is 5 is 6 one 6 one 7 of 6 one 10 of 7 of 8 the 10 of 14 that 14 that 16 one 17 must 18 learn 18 learn 19 to 19 to 20 look 19 to 23 himself 20 look 21 out 22 for 23 himself 23 himself 24 . he was doing something then which was pure meanness . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 doing 3 doing 9 meanness 4 something 9 meanness 5 then 9 meanness 6 which 9 meanness 7 was 8 pure 8 pure 9 meanness 9 meanness 10 . he was just trying to make [trouble] [for] [hooty] [,] to get even [because] [hooty] had been too smart for him . 1 he 2 was 1 he 16 had 2 was 3 just 2 was 4 trying 4 trying 5 to 4 trying 11 to 5 to 6 make 11 to 12 get 12 get 13 even 16 had 17 been 17 been 18 too 18 too 19 smart 18 too 20 for 20 for 21 him 21 him 22 . he felt sure that he would take both eggs . 1 he 2 felt 2 felt 3 sure 3 sure 4 that 4 that 5 he 5 he 6 would 6 would 7 take 7 take 9 eggs 8 both 9 eggs 9 eggs 10 . he hoped so , anyway . 1 he 2 hoped 2 hoped 3 so 2 hoped 5 anyway 4 , 5 anyway 5 anyway 6 . he just couldn't believe what he saw . 1 he 3 couldn't 2 just 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 believe 4 believe 5 what 5 what 6 he 6 he 7 saw 7 saw 8 . at first he was dreadfully disappointed and angry . 1 at 2 first 2 first 3 he 3 he 4 was 4 was 5 dreadfully 5 dreadfully 6 disappointed 5 dreadfully 8 angry 7 and 8 angry 8 angry 9 . it looked very much as if he weren't [going] [to] [get] [even] [with] [hooty] [after] [all] [.] 1 it 3 very 2 looked 3 very 3 very 4 much 4 much 5 as 5 as 6 if 6 if 7 he 6 if 8 weren't he flew over to his favorite tree to think things over . 1 he 2 flew 2 flew 3 over 2 flew 4 to 2 flew 6 favorite 2 flew 11 over 5 his 6 favorite 6 favorite 7 tree 8 to 9 think 9 think 10 things 10 things 11 over 11 over 12 . now [sometimes] it is a good thing to [sit] [by] [oneself] [and] think things over . 1 now 3 it 3 it 4 is 4 is 5 a 5 a 6 good 6 good 7 thing 7 thing 8 to 8 to 13 think 13 think 14 things 14 things 15 over 14 things 16 . it gives the little small voice deep down inside a chance to be heard . 1 it 2 gives 2 gives 5 small 3 the 4 little 4 little 5 small 5 small 6 voice 5 small 11 chance 6 voice 9 inside 7 deep 8 down 7 deep 9 inside 10 a 11 chance 11 chance 12 to 11 chance 15 . 12 to 13 be 13 be 14 heard it was just that way with [blacky] now . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 just 3 just 5 way 3 just 8 now 4 that 5 way 5 way 6 with 8 now 9 . the [longer] [he] [thought] [,] [the] [meaner] [his] [action] [in] [calling] [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy looked [.] 1 the 15 boy 15 boy 16 looked blacky hung his head . 1 blacky 2 hung 2 hung 4 head 3 his 4 head 4 head 5 . he knew that it was true . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 4 it 4 it 5 was 4 it 6 true 6 true 7 . at last [blacky] [threw] [up] [his] [head] [and] [chuckled] , and this time [his] [chuckle] was [good] to hear . 1 at 2 last 1 at 12 this 2 last 10 , 10 , 11 and 12 this 13 time 12 this 16 was 16 was 18 to 18 to 19 hear 19 hear 20 . " [i] ['m] [glad] that [farmer] [brown] 's [boy] [didn't] [take] [those] eggs , " said he right out loud . 1 " 5 that 1 " 16 said 5 that 8 's 13 eggs 14 , 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 said 16 said 17 he 17 he 18 right 18 right 20 loud 19 out 20 loud 20 loud 21 . " yes , sir , [i] 'm [glad] [.] 1 " 2 yes 2 yes 3 , 2 yes 4 sir 2 yes 7 'm 4 sir 5 , i 'll never do such a thing as that again . 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 never 3 never 5 such 3 never 10 again 4 do 5 such 5 such 6 a 5 such 7 thing 5 such 8 as 8 as 9 that 10 again 11 . i 'm ashamed of [what] [i] [did] [;] [yet] [i] 'm glad [i] [did] it [.] 1 i 2 'm 1 i 11 'm 2 'm 3 ashamed 3 ashamed 4 of 11 'm 12 glad 12 glad 15 it i 'm glad because [i] 've learned some things . 1 i 2 'm 1 i 6 've 2 'm 3 glad 3 glad 4 because 6 've 7 learned 7 learned 9 things 8 some 9 things 9 things 10 . i 've learned that [farmer] [brown] 's [boy] isn't as much to be feared as he used to be . 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 learned 3 learned 4 that 3 learned 18 to 4 that 7 's 9 isn't 11 much 10 as 11 much 11 much 14 feared 11 much 15 as 12 to 13 be 13 be 14 feared 15 as 16 he 16 he 17 used 17 used 18 to 18 to 19 be 19 be 20 . i ['ve] [learned] [that] [hooty] [isn't] [as] [stupid] [as] [i] thought he was . 1 i 11 thought 11 thought 12 he 12 he 13 was 13 was 14 . now [i] [think] [i] ['ll] go [hunt] [for] [an] [honest] [meal] [.] ["] 1 now 6 go and he did . 1 and 2 he 2 he 3 did 3 did 4 . [chapter] [xiv] [:] [blacky] [makes] [a] [call] [judge] [no] [one] [by] [his] [style] [of] [dress] [;] [your] [ignorance] [you] [thus] [confess] [.] blacky the [crow] [.] 1 blacky 2 the " caw , caw , caw , caw . " 1 " 2 caw 2 caw 4 caw 3 , 4 caw 4 caw 6 caw 5 , 6 caw 6 caw 8 caw 7 , 8 caw 8 caw 10 " 9 . 10 " there was no need of looking to see who that was . 1 there 2 was 1 there 3 no 1 there 11 was 3 no 4 need 4 need 5 of 4 need 6 looking 7 to 8 see 8 see 9 who 9 who 11 was 10 that 11 was 11 was 12 . peter [rabbit] knew without looking . 1 peter 3 knew 3 knew 4 without 4 without 5 looking 5 looking 6 . [mrs] [quack] [knew] [without] [looking] [.] just the same , both looked up . 1 just 3 same 2 the 3 same 3 same 4 , 3 same 5 both 5 both 6 looked 6 looked 7 up 7 up 8 . just alighting in the top of a tall tree was [blacky] [the] [crow] [.] 1 just 2 alighting 2 alighting 3 in 2 alighting 5 top 2 alighting 8 tall 4 the 5 top 5 top 6 of 7 a 8 tall 8 tall 9 tree 9 tree 10 was " [i] hope [i] [am] [not] [interrupting] [any] [secret] [gossip] [.] ["] 1 " 3 hope " not at all , " [peter] [hastened] [to] [say] [.] 1 " 2 not 2 not 3 at 3 at 4 all 4 all 5 , 5 , 6 " " [mrs] [quack] [was] [just] [telling] [me] [of] [the] [troubles] and [clangers] [in] [bringing] [up] a young [family] [in] [the] [far] [north] [.] 1 " 11 and 11 and 16 a 16 a 17 young how did you know the [quacks] [had] [arrived] ? " 1 how 2 did 2 did 3 you 3 you 4 know 3 you 9 ? 4 know 5 the 9 ? 10 " blacky chuckled hoarsely . 1 blacky 2 chuckled 2 chuckled 3 hoarsely 3 hoarsely 4 . " [i] [didn't] , " said he . 1 " 6 said 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 7 he 6 said 8 . [mr] [quack] [,] [you] [and] [mrs] [quack] [are] [looking] [very] [fine] [this] [fall] [.] and [those] [handsome] [young] [quacks] [,] you don't mean to tell me that they are your [children] ! " 1 and 7 you 7 you 8 don't 8 don't 9 mean 9 mean 10 to 10 to 11 tell 11 tell 12 me 12 me 13 that 12 me 18 ! 13 that 14 they 14 they 15 are 15 are 16 your 18 ! 19 " [mrs] [quack] [nodded] [proudly] [.] " they are , " said she . 1 " 3 are 1 " 6 said 2 they 3 are 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 7 she 6 said 8 . " they are [a] [credit] [to] [their] [parents] [.] 1 " 3 are 2 they 3 are yes , indeed , they are a credit to their parents . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 3 indeed 3 indeed 4 , 3 indeed 8 credit 5 they 6 are 6 are 8 credit 7 a 8 credit 8 credit 9 to 8 credit 11 parents 10 their 11 parents 11 parents 12 . never [have] [i] [seen] [finer] [young] [ducks] in [all] my life . 1 never 11 life 8 in 11 life 10 my 11 life 11 life 12 . how glad the hunters with terrible guns will be to see them . " 1 how 2 glad 2 glad 4 hunters 2 glad 11 see 3 the 4 hunters 4 hunters 5 with 4 hunters 7 guns 4 hunters 8 will 6 terrible 7 guns 8 will 9 be 10 to 11 see 11 see 12 them 12 them 13 . 13 . 14 " [mrs] [quack] [shivered] [at] [that] [,] [and] [blacky] [saw] [it] [.] he chuckled softly . 1 he 2 chuckled 2 chuckled 3 softly 3 softly 4 . you know he dearly loves to make others uncomfortable . 1 you 2 know 2 know 4 dearly 3 he 4 dearly 4 dearly 5 loves 4 dearly 9 uncomfortable 6 to 7 make 7 make 9 uncomfortable 8 others 9 uncomfortable 9 uncomfortable 10 . " [i] [saw] [three] [hunters] [over] [on] the [edge] of the [big] [river] [early] this [very] morning , " said he . 1 " 20 said 8 the 10 of 10 of 11 the 11 the 17 morning 15 this 17 morning 17 morning 18 , 18 , 19 " 19 " 20 said 20 said 21 he 20 said 22 . [mrs] [quack] [looked] [more] [anxious] [than] [ever] [.] blacky 's sharp eyes noted this . 1 blacky 3 sharp 2 's 3 sharp 3 sharp 4 eyes 3 sharp 5 noted 5 noted 6 this 5 noted 7 . " [that] [is] why [i] came over here , " he added kindly . 1 " 4 why 1 " 12 added 6 came 7 over 6 came 8 here 8 here 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 12 added 11 he 12 added 12 added 13 kindly 13 kindly 14 . " [i] [wanted] to [give] you [warning] . " 1 " 4 to 4 to 6 you 4 to 8 . 8 . 9 " " but you [didn't] [know] [the] [quacks] were here ! " [spoke] [up] [peter] [.] 1 " 2 but 2 but 3 you 3 you 8 were 8 were 9 here 9 here 10 ! 10 ! 11 " " true [enough] [,] [peter] [.] 1 " 2 true true enough , " replied [blacky] [,] [his] [eyes] [twinkling] . 1 true 2 enough 1 true 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 replied 5 replied 11 . " [but] [i] thought they might be . 1 " 4 thought 4 thought 6 might 5 they 6 might 6 might 7 be 7 be 8 . is [it] true , [mrs] [quack] , that we are going to have a long , hard , cold winter ? " 1 is 3 true 3 true 4 , 4 , 22 " 7 , 22 " 8 that 9 we 9 we 10 are 10 are 11 going 11 going 12 to 12 to 13 have 13 have 14 a 14 a 15 long 15 long 16 , 15 long 20 winter 17 hard 18 , 17 hard 20 winter 19 cold 20 winter 20 winter 21 ? 21 ? 22 " " that is what they say [up] in [the] [far] [north] , " replied [mrs] [quack] . 1 " 2 that 1 " 14 replied 2 that 3 is 3 is 4 what 4 what 6 say 5 they 6 say 8 in 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 replied 14 replied 17 . " [and] it is true that [jack] [frost] [had] [started] [down] [earlier] [than] [usual] . 1 " 3 it 3 it 4 is 4 is 5 true 5 true 6 that 5 true 15 . that is how it happens we are here now . 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 how 3 how 5 happens 4 it 5 happens 5 happens 8 here 6 we 7 are 7 are 8 here 8 here 9 now 9 now 10 . but [about] [those] [hunters] [over] [by] [the] [big] [river] , do you suppose they will come over here ? " 1 but 10 , 10 , 20 " 11 do 12 you 12 you 13 suppose 12 you 15 will 12 you 19 ? 13 suppose 14 they 15 will 16 come 16 come 17 over 18 here 19 ? 19 ? 20 " there was an [anxious] [note] [in] [mrs] [quack] 's voice . 1 there 2 was 1 there 9 's 2 was 3 an 9 's 10 voice 10 voice 11 . " no , " replied [blacky] promptly . 1 " 2 no 1 " 5 replied 2 no 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 replied 5 replied 7 promptly 7 promptly 8 . " [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [won't] let them . 1 " 7 let 7 let 8 them 8 them 9 . i know . 1 i 2 know 2 know 3 . i 've been watching him and he has been watching those hunters . 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 been 2 've 9 been 3 been 4 watching 5 him 6 and 6 and 7 he 7 he 8 has 8 has 9 been 9 been 10 watching 10 watching 12 hunters 11 those 12 hunters 12 hunters 13 . as long as you stay here , you will be safe . 1 as 3 as 2 long 3 as 3 as 4 you 4 you 5 stay 5 stay 6 here 6 here 7 , 7 , 8 you 8 you 9 will 9 will 10 be 10 be 11 safe 11 safe 12 . what a great world [this] would be [if] [all] [those] [two-legged] [creatures] [were] [like] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] . " 1 what 2 a 1 what 6 would 2 a 3 great 3 great 4 world 6 would 7 be 7 be 19 . 19 . 20 " " wouldn't it ! " cried [peter] . 1 " 2 wouldn't 1 " 6 cried 2 wouldn't 3 it 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 cried 6 cried 8 . then he added , " [i] [wish] they were . " 1 then 2 he 1 then 8 they 2 he 3 added 3 added 4 , 4 , 5 " 8 they 9 were 9 were 10 . 10 . 11 " " you don't wish it [half] [as] [much] [as] [i] [do] [,] ["] [declared] [mrs] [quack] . 1 " 3 don't 2 you 3 don't 3 don't 4 wish 4 wish 5 it 5 it 17 . " what changed him ? " asked [mrs] [quack] , [looking] [interested] . 1 " 2 what 1 " 7 asked 3 changed 4 him 4 him 5 ? 5 ? 6 " 5 ? 7 asked 7 asked 10 , 7 asked 13 . " just getting really acquainted with some of the [little] people [of] [the] [green] [forest] [and] [the] [green] [meadows] , " replied [blacky] . 1 " 2 just 2 just 3 getting 3 getting 5 acquainted 4 really 5 acquainted 5 acquainted 6 with 5 acquainted 7 some 7 some 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 11 people 11 people 20 , 20 , 21 " 21 " 22 replied 22 replied 24 . " he found them ready to meet him more than halfway in friendship and that some of them really are his best friends . " 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 found 3 found 4 them 3 found 18 them 5 ready 6 to 6 to 7 meet 7 meet 8 him 7 meet 11 halfway 7 meet 18 them 9 more 10 than 10 than 11 halfway 11 halfway 13 friendship 12 in 13 friendship 13 friendship 14 and 15 that 16 some 16 some 17 of 17 of 18 them 18 them 24 . 19 really 20 are 20 are 23 friends 21 his 23 friends 22 best 23 friends 23 friends 24 . 24 . 25 " " [and] now he is [their] best [friend] , " [spoke] [up] [peter] [.] 1 " 3 now 3 now 4 he 4 he 5 is 5 is 7 best 7 best 9 , 9 , 10 " blacky nodded . 1 blacky 2 nodded 2 nodded 3 . " right , [peter] , " said he . 1 " 7 said 2 right 3 , 3 , 6 " 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 8 he 7 said 9 . " [that] [is] [why] [the] [quacks] [are] [safe] here [and] will be as long as they [stay] [.] ["] 1 " 9 here 9 here 11 will 11 will 12 be 12 be 13 as 13 as 15 as 14 long 15 as 15 as 16 they [chapter] [xv] [:] [blacky] [does] [a] [little] [looking] [about] blacky the [crow] [.] 1 blacky 2 the blacky the [crow] [is] [a] [shrewd] [fellow] [.] 1 blacky 2 the he is one of the [smartest] [and] [shrewdest] of all the little people in the [green] [forest] [and] [on] the [green] [meadows] [.] 1 he 2 is 2 is 3 one 3 one 4 of 3 one 9 of 4 of 5 the 9 of 11 the 9 of 20 the 10 all 11 the 11 the 12 little 12 little 13 people 14 in 15 the 14 in 20 the everybody knows it . 1 everybody 2 knows 2 knows 3 it 3 it 4 . and because of this , all his neighbors have a great deal of respect for him , despite his mischievous ways . 1 and 7 his 2 because 3 of 3 of 4 this 3 of 7 his 4 this 5 , 6 all 7 his 7 his 8 neighbors 7 his 20 mischievous 9 have 10 a 10 a 11 great 11 great 12 deal 12 deal 13 of 12 deal 18 despite 14 respect 15 for 14 respect 18 despite 16 him 18 despite 17 , 18 despite 18 despite 19 his 18 despite 20 mischievous 20 mischievous 21 ways 21 ways 22 . you know there is very little [that] [escapes] [the] [sharp] [eyes] of [blacky] the [crow] [.] 1 you 2 know 2 know 3 there 3 there 4 is 4 is 5 very 5 very 6 little 6 little 12 of 12 of 14 the he had guessed what these things meant . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 guessed 3 guessed 4 what 3 guessed 7 meant 5 these 6 things 6 things 7 meant 7 meant 8 . " they think we are going to have a long , hard , [cold] winter , " muttered [blacky] [to] [himself] [.] 1 " 2 they 2 they 8 have 3 think 4 we 4 we 5 are 5 are 6 going 6 going 7 to 7 to 8 have 8 have 9 a 9 a 10 long 10 long 11 , 10 long 15 winter 12 hard 13 , 12 hard 15 winter 15 winter 16 , 16 , 17 " 17 " 18 muttered " perhaps they know [,] [but] [i] want to see some signs of it for myself . 1 " 2 perhaps 2 perhaps 3 they 3 they 4 know 4 know 12 signs 8 want 9 to 9 to 10 see 10 see 12 signs 11 some 12 signs 12 signs 13 of 12 signs 16 myself 13 of 14 it 15 for 16 myself 16 myself 17 . they may be only guessing . 1 they 2 may 2 may 3 be 2 may 5 guessing 4 only 5 guessing 5 guessing 6 . anybody can do [that] , [and] one guess is as good as another . " 1 anybody 2 can 2 can 3 do 3 do 5 , 5 , 15 " 7 one 13 another 8 guess 9 is 9 is 11 good 9 is 13 another 10 as 11 good 11 good 12 as 13 another 14 . 14 . 15 " [mrs] [quack] [explained] [that] [jack] [frost] [had] [already] [started] [south] [,] [and] [so] [they] [had] [started] [earlier] [to] [keep] [well] [ahead] [of] [him] [.] i wouldn't take their word for it [any] [more] [than] [i] would the [word] of [johnny] [chuck] [or] [jerry] [muskrat] or [paddy] the [beaver] [.] 1 i 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 3 take 3 take 4 their 4 their 5 word 5 word 6 for 6 for 7 it 6 for 13 the 7 it 12 would 13 the 15 of 15 of 23 the 21 or 23 the i 'll look about [a] [little] [.] ["] 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 look 3 look 4 about he [headed] [straight] [for] [the] [green] [meadows] and [farmer] [brown] ['s] [cornfield] [.] 1 he 8 and a little of that yellow corn would make a good breakfast . 1 a 2 little 1 a 11 breakfast 3 of 6 corn 4 that 6 corn 5 yellow 6 corn 6 corn 11 breakfast 7 would 8 make 8 make 9 a 9 a 10 good 10 good 11 breakfast 11 breakfast 12 . " seems to me [these] [husks] [are] [unusually] [thick] , " muttered [blacky] [,] [as] [he] [tore] [at] [them] [with] [his] [stout] [bill] [.] 1 " 2 seems 2 seems 3 to 2 seems 4 me 4 me 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 muttered " don't remember ever having seen them as thick as these . 1 " 2 don't 2 don't 3 remember 3 remember 4 ever 4 ever 6 seen 5 having 6 seen 6 seen 7 them 7 them 8 as 7 them 12 . 8 as 10 as 9 thick 10 as 10 as 11 these wonder if it just happens to be so on this ear . " 1 wonder 2 if 2 if 5 happens 3 it 5 happens 4 just 5 happens 5 happens 6 to 5 happens 11 ear 6 to 7 be 7 be 8 so 9 on 10 this 9 on 11 ear 11 ear 12 . 12 . 13 " then , as a sudden thought popped into his black head , he left that ear and went to another . 1 then 2 , 1 then 13 he 2 , 3 as 3 as 4 a 4 a 5 sudden 5 sudden 7 popped 6 thought 7 popped 7 popped 8 into 7 popped 11 head 9 his 11 head 10 black 11 head 12 , 13 he 13 he 18 went 14 left 16 ear 15 that 16 ear 16 ear 17 and 17 and 18 went 18 went 19 to 19 to 20 another 20 another 21 . the husks of this were as thick as those on the first . 1 the 2 husks 1 the 12 first 2 husks 3 of 2 husks 4 this 2 husks 5 were 2 husks 7 thick 6 as 7 thick 7 thick 8 as 7 thick 9 those 10 on 11 the 11 the 12 first 12 first 13 . he flew to another shock and found the husks there just the same . 1 he 2 flew 2 flew 3 to 2 flew 5 shock 4 another 5 shock 5 shock 9 husks 6 and 7 found 7 found 9 husks 8 the 9 husks 9 husks 10 there 9 husks 11 just 9 husks 13 same 12 the 13 same 13 same 14 . he tried a third shock with the same result . 1 he 2 tried 2 tried 5 shock 3 a 5 shock 4 third 5 shock 5 shock 9 result 6 with 9 result 7 the 8 same 8 same 9 result 9 result 10 . " huh , they are all alike , " said he . 1 " 2 huh 1 " 10 said 2 huh 7 alike 3 , 4 they 4 they 5 are 5 are 7 alike 6 all 7 alike 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 11 he 10 said 12 . then he looked thoughtful and for a few minutes sat perfectly still like a black statue . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 looked 3 looked 4 thoughtful 3 looked 13 like 4 thoughtful 5 and 4 thoughtful 9 minutes 6 for 9 minutes 7 a 8 few 8 few 9 minutes 9 minutes 11 perfectly 10 sat 11 perfectly 11 perfectly 12 still 13 like 16 statue 14 a 16 statue 15 black 16 statue 16 statue 17 . " they are right , " said he at last . 1 " 7 said 2 they 3 are 3 are 4 right 4 right 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 8 he 7 said 11 . 9 at 10 last 10 last 11 . " yes , [sir] , they are right . " 1 " 2 yes 2 yes 3 , 2 yes 5 , 5 , 6 they 6 they 7 are 7 are 8 right 8 right 9 . 9 . 10 " of course he meant [johnny] [chuck] [and] [jerry] [muskrat] [and] [paddy] the [beaver] [and] [the] [quacks] [.] 1 of 2 course 1 of 12 the 2 course 4 meant 3 he 4 meant i know it myself [now] . 1 i 2 know 1 i 4 myself 3 it 4 myself 4 myself 6 . i 've found a sign . 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 found 3 found 4 a 4 a 5 sign 5 sign 6 . old [mother] [nature] [has] [wrapped] [this] [corn] [in] [extra] [thick] [husks] , and [of] [course] she has done it to protect it . 1 old 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 16 she 16 she 17 has 17 has 18 done 18 done 19 it 18 done 21 protect 20 to 21 protect 21 protect 22 it 22 it 23 . she doesn't do things without a reason . 1 she 2 doesn't 2 doesn't 3 do 3 do 4 things 3 do 5 without 5 without 6 a 5 without 7 reason 7 reason 8 . we are going to have a [cold] [winter] [,] [or] [my] name [isn't] [blacky] [the] [crow] . " 1 we 2 are 2 are 3 going 3 going 4 to 4 to 5 have 5 have 6 a 6 a 12 name 12 name 17 . 17 . 18 " [chapter] [xvi] [:] [blacky] [finds] [other] [signs] a [single] fact [may] [fail] [to] [prove] [you] [either] [right] [or] [wrong] [;] [confirm] [it] [with] [another] [and] [your] [proof] [will] [then] [be] [strong] . 1 a 3 fact 3 fact 25 . blacky the [crow] [.] 1 blacky 2 the but [blacky] [long] [ago] [learned] [that] it isn't [wise] [or] [wholly] safe to [depend] [altogether] [on] one thing . 1 but 7 it 1 but 17 one 7 it 8 isn't 8 isn't 12 safe 12 safe 13 to 17 one 18 thing 18 thing 19 . " she wouldn't take care to protect the corn that way and not do as much for other things . 1 " 2 she 2 she 3 wouldn't 3 wouldn't 4 take 4 take 5 care 4 take 19 things 5 care 7 protect 5 care 16 much 5 care 17 for 6 to 7 protect 7 protect 9 corn 7 protect 11 way 8 the 9 corn 10 that 11 way 11 way 12 and 13 not 16 much 14 do 15 as 15 as 16 much 18 other 19 things 19 things 20 . there must be [other] [signs] , [if] [i] [am] [smart] enough to find them . " 1 there 2 must 2 must 3 be 3 be 6 , 6 , 16 " 11 enough 12 to 12 to 13 find 13 find 14 them 14 them 15 . 15 . 16 " he lifted one black wing and began to set in order the feathers beneath it . 1 he 2 lifted 2 lifted 5 wing 3 one 5 wing 4 black 5 wing 5 wing 7 began 5 wing 11 order 6 and 7 began 7 began 8 to 9 set 11 order 10 in 11 order 11 order 13 feathers 12 the 13 feathers 13 feathers 14 beneath 13 feathers 16 . 14 beneath 15 it suddenly he made a funny little hop straight up . 1 suddenly 2 he 2 he 3 made 3 made 9 up 4 a 5 funny 5 funny 6 little 5 funny 7 hop 7 hop 8 straight 8 straight 9 up 9 up 10 . " well , [i] never ! " he exclaimed , as he spread his wings to regain his balance . 1 " 2 well 2 well 3 , 2 well 10 , 2 well 11 as 3 , 7 " 5 never 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 8 he 9 exclaimed 9 exclaimed 10 , 11 as 12 he 12 he 13 spread 13 spread 15 wings 14 his 15 wings 15 wings 17 regain 16 to 17 regain 17 regain 19 balance 18 his 19 balance 19 balance 20 . " [i] never [did] ! " 1 " 3 never 3 never 5 ! 5 ! 6 " " is that so ? " piped a squeaky little voice . 1 " 2 is 2 is 3 that 3 that 9 squeaky 4 so 7 piped 5 ? 6 " 6 " 7 piped 7 piped 9 squeaky 8 a 9 squeaky 9 squeaky 10 little 9 squeaky 11 voice 11 voice 12 . what is it you never did ? " 1 what 2 is 1 what 4 you 2 is 3 it 4 you 7 ? 5 never 6 did 6 did 7 ? 7 ? 8 " blacky looked down . 1 blacky 2 looked 2 looked 3 down 3 down 4 . peeping up at him from the brown grass were two bright little eyes . 1 peeping 2 up 1 peeping 3 at 1 peeping 4 him 1 peeping 5 from 1 peeping 7 brown 5 from 6 the 7 brown 8 grass 7 brown 13 eyes 9 were 10 two 10 two 11 bright 11 bright 12 little 11 bright 13 eyes 13 eyes 14 . " [hello] [,] [danny] [meadow] [mouse] ! " exclaimed [blacky] . 1 " 9 exclaimed 7 ! 8 " 8 " 9 exclaimed 9 exclaimed 11 . " [i] haven't [seen] you for a long time . 1 " 3 haven't 3 haven't 9 time 5 you 6 for 6 for 7 a 7 a 8 long 8 long 9 time 9 time 10 . i 've looked for you several times lately . " 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 looked 2 've 8 lately 4 for 5 you 4 for 6 several 6 several 7 times 7 times 8 lately 8 lately 9 . 9 . 10 " " [i] don't [doubt] it . 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 5 it 5 it 6 . i don't doubt it [at] [all] [,] ["] [squeaked] [danny] . 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 doubt 3 doubt 4 it 4 it 11 . " you 'll never see me when you are looking for me . 1 " 2 you 1 " 8 you 2 you 3 'll 3 'll 4 never 3 'll 5 see 5 see 6 me 7 when 8 you 8 you 9 are 9 are 10 looking 10 looking 11 for 11 for 12 me 12 me 13 . that [is] [,] you [won't] [if] [i] can help it . 1 that 4 you 4 you 8 can 8 can 9 help 9 help 10 it 10 it 11 . you won't [if] [i] see you [first] . " 1 you 2 won't 2 won't 6 you 5 see 6 you 6 you 8 . 8 . 9 " blacky chuckled . 1 blacky 2 chuckled 2 chuckled 3 . he knew what [danny] meant . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 what 3 what 5 meant 5 meant 6 . " [i] ['ve] [had] my [breakfast] , " said [blacky] , " and it isn't [dinner] time yet . " 1 " 9 said 5 my 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 11 , 11 , 12 " 11 , 20 " 12 " 15 isn't 13 and 14 it 14 it 15 isn't 17 time 18 yet 18 yet 19 . 19 . 20 " " what is it you [never] [did] [?] ["] [persisted] [danny] , in his [squeaky] voice . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 is 2 what 5 you 3 is 4 it 5 you 12 , 12 , 13 in 13 in 14 his 14 his 16 voice 16 voice 17 . " that was just [an] [exclamation] [,] ["] [explained] [blacky] [.] 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 was 3 was 4 just " [i] made a discovery that surprised me so [i] exclaimed right out . " 1 " 11 exclaimed 3 made 5 discovery 4 a 5 discovery 5 discovery 6 that 5 discovery 7 surprised 5 discovery 11 exclaimed 7 surprised 8 me 8 me 9 so 11 exclaimed 12 right 12 right 13 out 13 out 14 . 14 . 15 " " what was it ? " demanded [danny] . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 was 2 what 5 ? 4 it 5 ? 5 ? 6 " 5 ? 7 demanded 7 demanded 9 . " it was that the feathers of my coat are coming in thicker than [i] ever knew them to [before] . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 that 3 was 13 thicker 5 the 6 feathers 6 feathers 7 of 6 feathers 9 coat 8 my 9 coat 9 coat 13 thicker 10 are 11 coming 11 coming 12 in 11 coming 13 thicker 13 thicker 14 than 14 than 16 ever 16 ever 17 knew 16 ever 21 . 17 knew 18 them 18 them 19 to i [hadn't] noticed it [until] [i] started to set them [in] [order] [a] [minute] [ago] . ["] 1 i 3 noticed 3 noticed 4 it 4 it 16 . 7 started 8 to 8 to 9 set 9 set 10 them 10 them 16 . he buried his bill in the feathers of his breast . 1 he 2 buried 2 buried 4 bill 3 his 4 bill 4 bill 7 feathers 5 in 6 the 6 the 7 feathers 7 feathers 8 of 7 feathers 10 breast 9 his 10 breast 10 breast 11 . there is a lot of down around the roots of them . 1 there 2 is 2 is 3 a 3 a 4 lot 4 lot 5 of 4 lot 10 of 6 down 9 roots 7 around 9 roots 8 the 9 roots 9 roots 10 of 10 of 11 them 11 them 12 . i am going to have [the] [warmest] [coat] [i] 've ever had [.] ["] 1 i 2 am 1 i 10 've 2 am 3 going 3 going 4 to 4 to 5 have 10 've 11 ever 10 've 12 had " well , don't think you are the only one , " retorted [danny] . 1 " 2 well 1 " 4 don't 1 " 13 retorted 2 well 3 , 4 don't 5 think 4 don't 6 you 6 you 7 are 7 are 9 only 8 the 9 only 9 only 10 one 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 retorted 13 retorted 15 . i suppose you know what it means . " 1 i 2 suppose 2 suppose 3 you 3 you 4 know 4 know 5 what 5 what 7 means 6 it 7 means 7 means 8 . 8 . 9 " " you 'll find that everybody who doesn't go south or sleep all winter has a thicker coat than usual . 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 'll 3 'll 4 find 3 'll 9 go 4 find 5 that 6 everybody 7 who 7 who 8 doesn't 8 doesn't 9 go 9 go 10 south 10 south 11 or 10 south 14 winter 12 sleep 14 winter 13 all 14 winter 14 winter 15 has 14 winter 17 thicker 15 has 16 a 17 thicker 18 coat 17 thicker 19 than 19 than 20 usual 20 usual 21 . hello ! 1 hello 2 ! there is [old] [roughleg] the [hawk] [!] 1 there 2 is 2 is 5 the he has come extra early this year . 1 he 2 has 2 has 3 come 3 come 4 extra 4 extra 5 early 4 extra 7 year 6 this 7 year 7 year 8 . i think [i] 'll go [back] to [warn] [nanny] . " 1 i 2 think 1 i 4 'll 4 'll 5 go 5 go 7 to 7 to 10 . 10 . 11 " without another word [danny] [disappeared] [in] [the] [brown] [grass] . 1 without 3 word 2 another 3 word 3 word 10 . [again] [blacky] [chuckled] [.] " more signs , " said he to himself . 1 " 2 more 2 more 3 signs 3 signs 9 himself 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 7 he 7 he 9 himself 8 to 9 himself 9 himself 10 . " more signs . 1 " 2 more 2 more 3 signs 3 signs 4 . there isn't a doubt that we are going to have a hard winter . 1 there 2 isn't 2 isn't 3 a 2 isn't 4 doubt 2 isn't 12 hard 4 doubt 5 that 6 we 7 are 7 are 8 going 8 going 9 to 9 to 10 have 10 have 11 a 11 a 12 hard 12 hard 13 winter 13 winter 14 . i wonder if [i] [can] [stand] it [or] if [i] 'd better go a little way south , where it will be warmer . " 1 i 2 wonder 1 i 11 'd 2 wonder 3 if 2 wonder 9 if 3 if 7 it 11 'd 12 better 12 better 13 go 13 go 17 south 14 a 15 little 15 little 16 way 16 way 17 south 17 south 18 , 17 south 19 where 17 south 23 warmer 20 it 21 will 21 will 22 be 22 be 23 warmer 23 warmer 24 . 24 . 25 " [chapter] [xvii] [:] [blacky] [watches] [a] [queer] [performance] this much to me is very clear : a thing not understood is queer . 1 this 2 much 1 this 5 is 2 much 3 to 3 to 4 me 5 is 6 very 6 very 7 clear 6 very 14 queer 7 clear 8 : 9 a 10 thing 9 a 14 queer 11 not 12 understood 12 understood 14 queer 13 is 14 queer 14 queer 15 . blacky the [crow] [.] 1 blacky 2 the blacky the [crow] [may] [be] [right] [.] 1 blacky 2 the again he may not be . 1 again 2 he 2 he 3 may 3 may 4 not 3 may 5 be 5 be 6 . if he is right , it will account for a lot of the queer people in the world . 1 if 2 he 1 if 6 it 2 he 3 is 3 is 4 right 4 right 5 , 6 it 7 will 7 will 8 account 8 account 9 for 8 account 12 of 10 a 11 lot 11 lot 12 of 12 of 13 the 13 the 18 world 14 queer 15 people 14 queer 18 world 16 in 18 world 17 the 18 world 18 world 19 . they are not understood , and so they are queer . 1 they 2 are 1 they 9 are 2 are 3 not 3 not 4 understood 4 understood 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 so 8 they 9 are 9 are 10 queer 10 queer 11 . at least , that is what other people say , and never once think that perhaps they are the queer ones for not understanding . 1 at 2 least 1 at 13 once 2 least 3 , 2 least 4 that 4 that 5 is 5 is 6 what 7 other 8 people 8 people 9 say 9 say 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 never 12 never 13 once 13 once 16 perhaps 14 think 15 that 15 that 16 perhaps 16 perhaps 17 they 16 perhaps 24 understanding 17 they 18 are 19 the 21 ones 20 queer 21 ones 21 ones 22 for 21 ones 24 understanding 23 not 24 understanding 24 understanding 25 . but [blacky] [isn't] like those people [who] are [satisfied] not to [understand] [and] [to] [think] [other] [people] [and] [things] [queer] . 1 but 10 not 4 like 5 those 5 those 6 people 6 people 8 are 8 are 10 not 10 not 11 to 11 to 21 . he does his best to understand . 1 he 2 does 2 does 6 understand 3 his 4 best 4 best 5 to 5 to 6 understand 6 understand 7 . he waits and watches and uses those sharp eyes of his and those quick wits of his until at last usually he does understand . 1 he 2 waits 2 waits 3 and 2 waits 4 watches 4 watches 5 and 4 watches 6 uses 6 uses 7 those 6 uses 15 wits 8 sharp 15 wits 9 eyes 10 of 10 of 11 his 11 his 12 and 11 his 15 wits 13 those 15 wits 14 quick 15 wits 15 wits 21 usually 16 of 17 his 17 his 21 usually 18 until 20 last 19 at 20 last 20 last 21 usually 21 usually 23 does 22 he 23 does 23 does 24 understand 24 understand 25 . long ago he discovered that many things [are] to be seen [on] or [beside] [the] [big] [river] [,] things not [to] be seen elsewhere . 1 long 2 ago 2 ago 4 discovered 3 he 4 discovered 4 discovered 5 that 4 discovered 6 many 6 many 7 things 7 things 9 to 9 to 10 be 9 to 22 be 10 be 11 seen 11 seen 13 or 19 things 20 not 20 not 22 be 22 be 23 seen 23 seen 24 elsewhere 24 elsewhere 25 . so there are few clays in which he does not get over there . 1 so 5 clays 2 there 5 clays 3 are 5 clays 4 few 5 clays 5 clays 6 in 5 clays 7 which 5 clays 8 he 5 clays 9 does 5 clays 11 get 9 does 10 not 11 get 12 over 12 over 13 there 12 over 14 . more than once he had been shot at . 1 more 2 than 2 than 3 once 3 once 4 he 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 been 6 been 7 shot 7 shot 8 at 7 shot 9 . but he had learned by these experiences . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 learned 4 learned 7 experiences 5 by 7 experiences 6 these 7 experiences 7 experiences 8 . oh , yes , [blacky] [had] [learned] . 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 3 yes 3 yes 4 , 3 yes 8 . for one thing , he had learned to know a gun when he saw it . 1 for 2 one 1 for 10 a 2 one 3 thing 3 thing 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 had 6 had 7 learned 7 learned 8 to 8 to 9 know 10 a 11 gun 11 gun 12 when 12 when 13 he 13 he 14 saw 14 saw 15 it 15 it 16 . blacky looked sharply for a terrible gun . 1 blacky 3 sharply 2 looked 3 sharply 3 sharply 7 gun 3 sharply 8 . 4 for 5 a 5 a 6 terrible 6 terrible 7 gun but the man had none with him and therefore was not to be feared . 1 but 2 the 2 the 3 man 3 man 4 had 4 had 5 none 4 had 14 feared 6 with 7 him 7 him 8 and 8 and 9 therefore 9 therefore 14 feared 10 was 11 not 11 not 13 be 12 to 13 be 13 be 14 feared 14 feared 15 . blacky boldly drew near until he was able to see what the man was doing . 1 blacky 2 boldly 2 boldly 3 drew 2 boldly 5 until 2 boldly 8 able 3 drew 4 near 5 until 6 he 6 he 7 was 8 able 9 to 9 to 10 see 10 see 11 what 11 what 15 doing 12 the 13 man 13 man 14 was 14 was 15 doing 15 doing 16 . then [blacky] 's eyes [stretched] [their] [widest] and he [almost] [cawed] [right] [out] [with] [surprise] [.] 1 then 9 he 3 's 4 eyes 4 eyes 8 and 8 and 9 he the man was taking yellow corn from a bag , a handful at a time , and throwing it out in the water . 1 the 2 man 2 man 6 corn 3 was 4 taking 4 taking 5 yellow 5 yellow 6 corn 6 corn 7 from 6 corn 12 handful 8 a 12 handful 9 bag 10 , 9 bag 12 handful 11 a 12 handful 12 handful 13 at 12 handful 18 throwing 13 at 15 time 14 a 15 time 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 throwing 18 throwing 20 out 18 throwing 23 water 19 it 20 out 21 in 22 the 22 the 23 water 23 water 24 . yes , [sir] , that is what he was doing , [scattering] [nice] [yellow] [corn] [among] [the] [rushes] and [wild] [rice] in the water ! 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 5 that 5 that 6 is 6 is 7 what 7 what 10 doing 8 he 9 was 9 was 10 doing 10 doing 11 , 11 , 19 and 19 and 22 in 22 in 23 the 23 the 24 water 24 water 25 ! " that 's [a] queer [performance] , " muttered [blacky] [,] [as] [he] [watched] [.] 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 's 3 's 5 queer 5 queer 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 muttered " what is he throwing perfectly good corn out in the water for ? 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 is 2 what 4 he 2 what 14 ? 4 he 5 throwing 5 throwing 6 perfectly 5 throwing 8 corn 5 throwing 9 out 5 throwing 12 water 7 good 8 corn 10 in 11 the 11 the 12 water 12 water 13 for he isn't planting it , for this isn't the planting season . 1 he 2 isn't 2 isn't 3 planting 3 planting 4 it 3 planting 6 for 3 planting 11 season 5 , 6 for 7 this 11 season 8 isn't 10 planting 9 the 10 planting 10 planting 11 season 11 season 12 . besides , it wouldn't grow in the water , anyway . 1 besides 2 , 2 , 10 anyway 3 it 4 wouldn't 4 wouldn't 5 grow 5 grow 10 anyway 6 in 7 the 7 the 8 water 8 water 10 anyway 9 , 10 anyway 10 anyway 11 . it is a shame to waste nice corn like that . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 a 3 a 4 shame 4 shame 6 waste 5 to 6 waste 6 waste 8 corn 7 nice 8 corn 8 corn 9 like 8 corn 11 . 9 like 10 that what is he doing it for ? " 1 what 2 is 1 what 4 doing 3 he 4 doing 4 doing 5 it 4 doing 6 for 4 doing 7 ? 7 ? 8 " blacky flew over to a tree some distance away and alighted in the top of it to watch the queer performance . 1 blacky 2 flew 2 flew 3 over 2 flew 4 to 2 flew 6 tree 5 a 6 tree 6 tree 8 distance 7 some 8 distance 8 distance 9 away 8 distance 11 alighted 8 distance 18 watch 10 and 11 alighted 11 alighted 12 in 11 alighted 14 top 13 the 14 top 14 top 15 of 15 of 16 it 17 to 18 watch 18 watch 19 the 18 watch 21 performance 20 queer 21 performance 21 performance 22 . you know [blacky] [has] [very] [keen] [eyes] [and] he can see a long distance . 1 you 2 know 1 you 10 can 2 know 9 he 10 can 11 see 11 see 12 a 12 a 13 long 13 long 14 distance 14 distance 15 . for a while the man [continued] [to] [scatter] [corn] [and] [blacky] [continued] [to] [wonder] [what] [he] was doing it [for] . 1 for 2 a 1 for 4 the 2 a 3 while 4 the 5 man 5 man 17 was 17 was 18 doing 18 doing 19 it 19 it 21 . at last the man went away in a boat . 1 at 2 last 1 at 3 the 3 the 4 man 4 man 5 went 5 went 6 away 6 away 7 in 7 in 8 a 8 a 9 boat 9 boat 10 . blacky watched him until he was out of sight . 1 blacky 2 watched 2 watched 3 him 2 watched 4 until 2 watched 9 sight 4 until 5 he 6 was 7 out 7 out 8 of 7 out 9 sight 9 sight 10 . he could see some of the yellow grains on the bottom . 1 he 2 could 2 could 3 see 3 see 4 some 4 some 5 of 5 of 6 the 6 the 11 bottom 7 yellow 8 grains 8 grains 9 on 8 grains 11 bottom 10 the 11 bottom 11 bottom 12 . presently he saw something else . 1 presently 3 saw 2 he 3 saw 3 saw 4 something 4 something 5 else 5 else 6 . " [ha] ! " exclaimed [blacky] . 1 " 5 exclaimed 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 exclaimed 5 exclaimed 7 . [chapter] [xviii] [:] [blacky] [becomes] [very] [suspicious] of [things] you [do] [not] [understand] , [beware] [!] 1 of 3 you 3 you 7 , they may be [wholly] [harmless] [but] [beware] [!] 1 they 2 may 2 may 3 be you 'll find [the] [older] that [you] [grow] [that] [only] [things] and [folks] you know [are] [fully] [to] [be] [trusted] , [so] [beware] [!] 1 you 2 'll 1 you 15 know 2 'll 3 find 3 find 6 that 12 and 14 you 14 you 15 know 15 know 21 , blacky the [crow] [.] 1 blacky 2 the that is one of [blacky] ['s] [wise] [sayings] , and he [lives] [up] [to] [it] [.] 1 that 2 is 1 that 11 he 2 is 3 one 3 one 4 of 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 he he seldom gets into any real trouble because he first makes sure there is no trouble to get into . 1 he 2 seldom 2 seldom 3 gets 2 seldom 8 because 2 seldom 11 makes 3 gets 4 into 4 into 7 trouble 5 any 7 trouble 6 real 7 trouble 8 because 9 he 10 first 11 makes 11 makes 12 sure 11 makes 16 trouble 12 sure 13 there 13 there 14 is 13 there 15 no 16 trouble 18 get 16 trouble 20 . 17 to 18 get 18 get 19 into when he discovers something he does not understand , he is at once distrustful of it . 1 when 2 he 1 when 3 discovers 3 discovers 4 something 3 discovers 6 does 3 discovers 8 understand 5 he 6 does 6 does 7 not 8 understand 9 , 8 understand 14 distrustful 10 he 11 is 11 is 14 distrustful 12 at 13 once 13 once 14 distrustful 14 distrustful 15 of 14 distrustful 16 it 14 distrustful 17 . as he watched a man scattering yellow corn in the water from the shore [of] [the] [big] [river] [he] [at] [once] [became] [suspicious] . 1 as 2 he 2 he 3 watched 3 watched 6 scattering 4 a 5 man 5 man 6 scattering 6 scattering 7 yellow 6 scattering 8 corn 6 scattering 11 water 9 in 10 the 10 the 11 water 11 water 12 from 12 from 14 shore 13 the 14 shore 14 shore 24 . what was it [blacky] had [discovered] ? 1 what 2 was 1 what 3 it 1 what 5 had 1 what 7 ? only a few feathers . 1 only 3 few 2 a 3 few 3 few 4 feathers 4 feathers 5 . no one with eyes less sharp than [blacky] ['s] [would] [have] [noticed] [them] [.] 1 no 2 one 1 no 5 less 3 with 4 eyes 4 eyes 5 less 5 less 6 sharp 5 less 7 than and few would have given them a thought if they had noticed them . 1 and 2 few 2 few 3 would 3 would 4 have 4 have 5 given 4 have 7 a 4 have 8 thought 4 have 12 noticed 5 given 6 them 9 if 10 they 10 they 11 had 11 had 12 noticed 12 noticed 13 them 13 them 14 . but [blacky] [knew] [right] [away] that [those] [were] [feathers] [from] [a] [duck] [.] 1 but 6 that " [ha] ! " exclaimed [blacky] . 1 " 5 exclaimed 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 exclaimed 5 exclaimed 7 . " [mr] and [mrs] [.] [quack] [or] [some] [of] [their] [relatives] [have] [been] here [.] 1 " 14 here 3 and 14 here it is just the [kind] of a place [ducks] like . 1 it 2 is 1 it 11 . 2 is 3 just 2 is 7 a 3 just 4 the 4 the 6 of 7 a 8 place 8 place 10 like [also] [some] [ducks] [like] [corn] [.] if they should come back here and find this corn , they would have a feast , and they would be sure to come again . 1 if 2 they 2 they 3 should 3 should 4 come 3 should 8 find 3 should 14 have 4 come 5 back 4 come 6 here 6 here 7 and 8 find 10 corn 9 this 10 corn 11 , 12 they 12 they 13 would 13 would 14 have 14 have 15 a 15 a 16 feast 16 feast 20 would 17 , 18 and 18 and 19 they 19 they 20 would 20 would 21 be 20 would 24 come 21 be 22 sure 22 sure 23 to 24 come 25 again 25 again 26 . that man who scattered the corn here didn't have a terrible gun , but that doesn't mean that he isn't a hunter . 1 that 12 gun 2 man 3 who 3 who 4 scattered 4 scattered 6 corn 5 the 6 corn 6 corn 7 here 6 corn 12 gun 8 didn't 9 have 9 have 10 a 10 a 11 terrible 11 terrible 12 gun 12 gun 13 , 12 gun 22 hunter 13 , 14 but 15 that 22 hunter 16 doesn't 17 mean 17 mean 18 that 18 that 22 hunter 19 he 20 isn't 20 isn't 21 a 21 a 22 hunter 22 hunter 23 . he may come back again , and then he may have a terrible gun . 1 he 2 may 2 may 3 come 2 may 11 have 3 come 4 back 4 back 5 again 5 again 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 then 9 he 10 may 10 may 11 have 11 have 12 a 12 a 13 terrible 13 terrible 14 gun 14 gun 15 . i 'm suspicious of that man . 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 suspicious 3 suspicious 4 of 3 suspicious 6 man 3 suspicious 7 . 5 that 6 man i am so . 1 i 2 am 2 am 3 so 3 so 4 . i believe he put that [corn] here [for] [ducks] and [i] [don't] [believe] he [did] it out of the kindness of his heart . 1 i 2 believe 2 believe 3 he 2 believe 5 that 2 believe 16 it 3 he 4 put 5 that 14 he 7 here 10 and 10 and 14 he 16 it 17 out 17 out 18 of 17 out 21 of 18 of 19 the 18 of 20 kindness 21 of 22 his 22 his 23 heart 23 heart 24 . but it [wasn't] [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 1 but 2 it 2 it 6 's 6 's 7 boy 7 boy 8 . i don't like the looks of it . 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 like 3 like 4 the 3 like 5 looks 5 looks 6 of 6 of 7 it 7 it 8 . i don't [indeed] . 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 4 . i 'll keep watch of this place and see what happens . " 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 keep 2 'll 9 see 3 keep 4 watch 3 keep 7 place 5 of 6 this 6 this 7 place 8 and 9 see 9 see 10 what 10 what 11 happens 11 happens 12 . 12 . 13 " he didn't like the looks of it at all . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 like 3 like 4 the 3 like 5 looks 5 looks 6 of 6 of 7 it 7 it 9 all 8 at 9 all 9 all 10 . " [i] ['ll] [warn] [the] [quacks] [to] [keep] [away] [from] there . 1 " 11 there 11 there 12 . i 'll do it [the] [very] [first] [thing] [in] [the] [morning] , " he muttered , as he prepared to go to sleep . 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 do 3 do 4 it 4 it 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 15 muttered 14 he 15 muttered 15 muttered 16 , 15 muttered 17 as 15 muttered 19 prepared 17 as 18 he 19 prepared 20 to 19 prepared 23 sleep 21 go 23 sleep 22 to 23 sleep 23 sleep 24 . " if they have any sense at all , they will stay [in] [the] [pond] [of] [paddy] [the] [beaver] [.] 1 " 2 if 2 if 3 they 2 if 10 they 3 they 4 have 3 they 8 all 4 have 6 sense 5 any 6 sense 7 at 8 all 9 , 10 they 10 they 11 will 11 will 12 stay it may be all right , but [i] don't like the looks of it . " 1 it 2 may 2 may 3 be 3 be 5 right 4 all 5 right 5 right 6 , 6 , 7 but 7 but 14 it 9 don't 10 like 10 like 11 the 10 like 12 looks 12 looks 13 of 13 of 14 it 14 it 15 . 15 . 16 " and [still] [full] [of] [suspicions] [,] [blacky] went to sleep . 1 and 8 went 8 went 10 sleep 9 to 10 sleep 10 sleep 11 . [chapter] [xix] [:] [blacky] [makes] [more] [discoveries] little things [you] [fail] [to] [see] [may] [important] [prove] [to] [be] [.] 1 little 2 things blacky the [crow] [.] 1 blacky 2 the one of the [secrets] of [blacky] ['s] [success] [in] [life] [is] the fact that he never [fails] [to] [take] [note] [of] [little] things . 1 one 2 of 1 one 5 of 2 of 3 the 5 of 12 the 5 of 23 things 12 the 13 fact 13 fact 14 that 14 that 15 he 15 he 16 never 23 things 24 . long ago he learned that little things which in themselves seem harmless and not worth noticing may together prove the most important things in life . 1 long 2 ago 2 ago 4 learned 3 he 4 learned 4 learned 5 that 4 learned 7 things 6 little 7 things 7 things 8 which 8 which 9 in 8 which 12 harmless 10 themselves 12 harmless 11 seem 12 harmless 12 harmless 13 and 12 harmless 16 noticing 14 not 15 worth 15 worth 16 noticing 16 noticing 17 may 16 noticing 18 together 16 noticing 19 prove 16 noticing 22 important 20 the 21 most 21 most 22 important 22 important 23 things 22 important 25 life 24 in 25 life 25 life 26 . so , [no] [matter] [how] [unimportant] [a] [thing] [may] [appear] [,] [blacky] [examines] [it] [closely] with [those] [sharp] eyes of his [and] [remembers] [it] . 1 so 2 , 2 , 16 with 16 with 19 eyes 19 eyes 20 of 19 eyes 25 . 20 of 21 his then he got some breakfast . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 got 3 got 4 some 4 some 5 breakfast 5 breakfast 6 . he ate it in a hurry and flew straight [over] to the [big] [river] [to] [the] place where he had seen that yellow corn scattered . 1 he 2 ate 2 ate 3 it 3 it 4 in 4 in 5 a 5 a 6 hurry 5 a 17 place 7 and 8 flew 8 flew 9 straight 9 straight 11 to 11 to 12 the 12 the 17 place 17 place 18 where 17 place 25 scattered 17 place 26 . 18 where 19 he 19 he 20 had 20 had 21 seen 22 that 24 corn 23 yellow 24 corn 24 corn 25 scattered they seemed quite contented and in the best of spirits . 1 they 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 quite 3 quite 4 contented 4 contented 5 and 4 contented 10 spirits 6 in 7 the 7 the 8 best 8 best 9 of 8 best 10 spirits 10 spirits 11 . blacky guessed why . 1 blacky 2 guessed 1 blacky 4 . 2 guessed 3 why not a single grain of that [yellow] corn [could] [blacky] [see] . 1 not 3 single 2 a 3 single 3 single 4 grain 4 grain 5 of 4 grain 6 that 4 grain 8 corn 8 corn 12 . he knew the [ways] [of] [dusky] and his [relatives] [.] 1 he 2 knew 1 he 8 his 2 knew 3 the 7 and 8 his he knew that they must have come in there just at dusk the night before and at once had found that corn . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 3 that 4 they 4 they 20 found 5 must 6 have 6 have 7 come 6 have 20 found 7 come 8 in 9 there 18 once 10 just 11 at 11 at 12 dusk 11 at 18 once 12 dusk 14 night 13 the 14 night 14 night 15 before 14 night 16 and 17 at 18 once 18 once 20 found 19 had 20 found 20 found 21 that 20 found 22 corn 22 corn 23 . [dusky] [looked] [up] [as] [blacky] [flew] [over] [him] [,] [but] [blacky] [said] [nothing] [,] [and] [dusky] [said] [nothing] [.] but if [blacky] [didn't] [use] [his] [tongue] , he did [use] [his] [eyes] . 1 but 2 if 1 but 10 did 8 , 9 he 9 he 10 did 10 did 14 . mixed in with them were a lot of the brown rushes . 1 mixed 2 in 1 mixed 3 with 1 mixed 7 lot 3 with 4 them 4 them 5 were 6 a 7 lot 7 lot 8 of 7 lot 11 rushes 9 the 11 rushes 10 brown 11 rushes 11 rushes 12 . they looked very harmless and innocent . 1 they 2 looked 2 looked 4 harmless 3 very 4 harmless 4 harmless 6 innocent 4 harmless 7 . 5 and 6 innocent but [blacky] [knew] [every] [foot] [of] [that] [shore] [along] [the] [big] [river] , and he [knew] [that] [those] [bushes] hadn't been there [during] [the] [summer] . 1 but 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 he 15 he 20 hadn't 20 hadn't 21 been 21 been 22 there 22 there 26 . he knew that they hadn't grown there . 1 he 2 knew 1 he 5 hadn't 2 knew 3 that 3 that 4 they 4 they 5 hadn't 5 hadn't 6 grown 6 grown 7 there 6 grown 8 . he flew directly over them . 1 he 2 flew 2 flew 3 directly 2 flew 4 over 4 over 5 them 5 them 6 . just back of them were a couple of logs . 1 just 2 back 2 back 3 of 3 of 4 them 3 of 9 logs 5 were 7 couple 6 a 7 couple 7 couple 8 of 7 couple 9 logs 9 logs 10 . those logs hadn't been there when he passed that way a few days before . 1 those 2 logs 1 those 13 days 2 logs 3 hadn't 2 logs 8 passed 3 hadn't 4 been 4 been 5 there 6 when 7 he 7 he 8 passed 8 passed 10 way 9 that 10 way 11 a 12 few 12 few 13 days 13 days 14 before 14 before 15 . he was sure of it . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 sure 3 sure 4 of 3 sure 5 it 5 it 6 . " [ha] ! " exclaimed [blacky] [under] [his] [breath] . 1 " 5 exclaimed 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 exclaimed 5 exclaimed 10 . " [those] [look] to me [as] [if] [they] [might] [be] [very] [handy] , [very] [handy] indeed , for a [hunter] [to] [sit] [on] [.] 1 " 16 indeed 4 to 5 me 5 me 13 , 13 , 16 indeed 16 indeed 17 , 17 , 18 for 18 for 19 a it doesn't look right to me . 1 it 2 doesn't 2 doesn't 3 look 2 doesn't 4 right 4 right 5 to 5 to 6 me 6 me 7 . no , [sir] , it doesn't look right to me . 1 no 2 , 1 no 4 , 4 , 5 it 5 it 6 doesn't 6 doesn't 7 look 6 doesn't 8 right 8 right 9 to 9 to 10 me 10 me 11 . i think [i] 'll keep an eye on this place . " 1 i 2 think 1 i 4 'll 4 'll 5 keep 5 keep 7 eye 6 an 7 eye 7 eye 8 on 8 on 9 this 9 this 10 place 10 place 11 . 11 . 12 " so [blacky] [came] [back] [to] [the] [big] [river] [several] [times] that day . 1 so 11 that 11 that 12 day 12 day 13 . the [second] time [back] he found that [dusky] [the] [black] [duck] [and] his [relatives] [had] [left] [.] 1 the 3 time 3 time 5 he 5 he 6 found 6 found 7 that 6 found 13 his and as before , he went away in a boat . 1 and 6 went 2 as 3 before 2 as 5 he 3 before 4 , 5 he 6 went 6 went 7 away 7 away 8 in 8 in 9 a 9 a 10 boat 10 boat 11 . " [i] don't like it , " muttered [blacky] [,] [shaking] [his] [black] [head] [.] 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 like 4 like 5 it 5 it 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 muttered " [i] don't like it . " 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 like 4 like 5 it 5 it 6 . 6 . 7 " [chapter] [xx] [:] [blacky] [drops] [a] [hint] when you see [another] ['s] [danger] [warn] him [though] [he] [be] [a] [stranger] . 1 when 2 you 2 you 3 see 3 see 8 him 8 him 14 . blacky the [crow] [.] 1 blacky 2 the sometimes [blacky] [watched] [from] [a] [distance] , and [sometimes] [he] [flew] [right] [over] the man . 1 sometimes 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 14 the 14 the 15 man 15 man 16 . but never once did the man have a gun with him . 1 but 2 never 2 never 3 once 2 never 4 did 2 never 7 have 5 the 6 man 6 man 7 have 7 have 8 a 8 a 9 gun 9 gun 10 with 10 with 11 him 11 him 12 . that man may be fooling them , but he isn't fooling me . 1 that 2 man 2 man 5 fooling 3 may 4 be 3 may 5 fooling 5 fooling 6 them 5 fooling 11 fooling 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 he 9 he 10 isn't 10 isn't 11 fooling 11 fooling 12 me 12 me 13 . not a bit of it . 1 not 3 bit 2 a 3 bit 3 bit 4 of 4 of 5 it 5 it 6 . he hasn't had a gun with him once [when] [i] have seen him , but just the same he is a hunter . 1 he 2 hasn't 1 he 3 had 3 had 4 a 3 had 12 seen 4 a 5 gun 5 gun 6 with 6 with 7 him 7 him 8 once 11 have 12 seen 12 seen 13 him 13 him 14 , 14 , 15 but 15 but 16 just 16 just 18 same 16 just 22 hunter 17 the 18 same 19 he 20 is 20 is 21 a 21 a 22 hunter 22 hunter 23 . i feel it in my bones . 1 i 2 feel 2 feel 3 it 2 feel 6 bones 4 in 5 my 5 my 6 bones 6 bones 7 . he knows [those] [silly] [ducks] [come] [in] [here] [every] [night] [for] that [corn] he [puts] [out] [.] 1 he 2 knows 2 knows 12 that 12 that 14 he then he will hide behind those bushes he has placed close to the edge of the water and wait for them with his terrible gun . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 will 3 will 4 hide 4 hide 5 behind 5 behind 7 bushes 5 behind 21 them 6 those 7 bushes 7 bushes 11 close 8 he 9 has 9 has 10 placed 10 placed 11 close 11 close 12 to 11 close 14 edge 12 to 13 the 13 the 14 edge 14 edge 15 of 14 edge 17 water 16 the 17 water 17 water 18 and 19 wait 20 for 20 for 21 them 21 them 22 with 22 with 25 gun 23 his 25 gun 24 terrible 25 gun 25 gun 26 . that is what he will do , [or] my name [isn't] [blacky] . " 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 what 3 what 4 he 3 what 6 do 5 will 6 do 6 do 7 , 7 , 14 " 9 my 10 name 10 name 13 . 13 . 14 " [finally] [blacky] [decided] [to] [drop] [a] [hint] [to] [dusky] [the] [black] [duck] [.] so the next morning he stopped for a call . 1 so 5 he 2 the 3 next 3 next 4 morning 4 morning 5 he 5 he 6 stopped 6 stopped 7 for 7 for 8 a 8 a 9 call 9 call 10 . " good morning , " said he , as [dusky] [swam] in [just] in front of him . 1 " 2 good 2 good 3 morning 3 morning 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 7 he 6 said 8 , 6 said 18 . 8 , 9 as 9 as 12 in 14 in 15 front 15 front 16 of 15 front 17 him 17 him 18 . " [i] [hope] you are feeling as fine as you look . ["] 1 " 4 you 1 " 10 you 4 you 5 are 5 are 6 feeling 6 feeling 7 as 6 feeling 8 fine 8 fine 9 as 10 you 11 look 11 look 12 . " quack , quack , " replied [dusky] . 1 " 2 quack 2 quack 3 , 2 quack 4 quack 4 quack 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 replied 7 replied 9 . " [when] [blacky] the [crow] [flatters] [,] [he] [hopes] [to] [gain] [something] [.] 1 " 4 the what is it this time ? " 1 what 2 is 1 what 6 ? 2 is 3 it 4 this 5 time 4 this 6 ? 6 ? 7 " " not a thing , " replied [blacky] . 1 " 2 not 2 not 3 a 3 a 4 thing 4 thing 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 replied 7 replied 9 . " on my honor , not a thing . 1 " 4 honor 2 on 4 honor 3 my 4 honor 4 honor 5 , 4 honor 9 . 6 not 7 a 7 a 8 thing 8 thing 9 . what is it ? " 1 what 2 is 2 is 3 it 3 it 4 ? 4 ? 5 " " [corn] , ["] [replied] [dusky] in a [low] voice , as if [afraid] [some] [one] [might] [overhear] [him] [.] 1 " 13 if 3 , 7 in 7 in 8 a 8 a 10 voice 10 voice 11 , 11 , 12 as 12 as 13 if ["] [nice] [yellow] [corn] [.] ["] " [corn] ! " exclaimed [blacky] , as if [very] [much] [astonished] . 1 " 5 exclaimed 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 exclaimed 5 exclaimed 7 , 5 exclaimed 13 . 7 , 8 as 8 as 9 if " how does corn happen to be way over here in the water ? " 1 " 2 how 2 how 3 does 3 does 5 happen 3 does 14 ? 4 corn 5 happen 5 happen 6 to 6 to 7 be 8 way 9 over 9 over 10 here 10 here 14 ? 11 in 12 the 12 the 13 water 13 water 14 ? 14 ? 15 " dusky shook his head . 1 dusky 2 shook 2 shook 4 head 3 his 4 head 4 head 5 . " don't ask me , for [i] can't tell you , " said he . 1 " 2 don't 1 " 13 said 2 don't 3 ask 3 ask 4 me 4 me 5 , 5 , 6 for 8 can't 9 tell 9 tell 10 you 10 you 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 said 13 said 14 he 13 said 15 . " [i] [haven't] the [least] [idea] [.] 1 " 4 the all [i] [know] [is] that [every] evening [when] [we] [arrive] , [we] [find] [it] [here] [.] 1 all 5 that 5 that 7 evening 7 evening 11 , how it gets here , [i] don't know , and [furthermore] [i] [don't] care . 1 how 2 it 2 it 3 gets 3 gets 4 here 4 here 5 , 5 , 10 and 7 don't 8 know 8 know 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 14 care 14 care 15 . it is enough for me that it is here . " 1 it 2 is 1 it 8 is 2 is 3 enough 3 enough 4 for 5 me 6 that 6 that 8 is 7 it 8 is 8 is 9 here 9 here 10 . 10 . 11 " " [i] ['ve] [seen] [a] [man] [over] here every afternoon , " said [blacky] . 1 " 8 here 1 " 13 said 9 every 10 afternoon 10 afternoon 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 said 13 said 15 . " [i] thought he might be a hunter [.] ["] 1 " 3 thought 3 thought 5 might 4 he 5 might 5 might 6 be 6 be 7 a 7 a 8 hunter " did he have a terrible gun [?] ["] [asked] [dusky] [suspiciously] . 1 " 2 did 2 did 3 he 3 he 4 have 4 have 5 a 5 a 6 terrible 6 terrible 7 gun 7 gun 13 . " [no-o] , " replied [blacky] . 1 " 5 replied 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 replied 5 replied 7 . " [then] [he] isn't a hunter [,] ["] [declared] [dusky] [,] [looking] [much] [relieved] [.] 1 " 4 isn't 4 isn't 5 a 5 a 6 hunter " he could hide behind these bushes , [you] [know] [.] ["] 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 could 3 could 4 hide 4 hide 5 behind 5 behind 7 bushes 6 these 7 bushes 7 bushes 8 , " nonsense , " retorted [dusky] [,] [tossing] [his] [head] . 1 " 2 nonsense 2 nonsense 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 retorted 5 retorted 11 . " there hasn't been a sign of danger here since we have been here . 1 " 2 there 2 there 3 hasn't 3 hasn't 4 been 3 hasn't 6 sign 3 hasn't 13 been 5 a 6 sign 6 sign 7 of 6 sign 8 danger 9 here 11 we 10 since 11 we 11 we 12 have 12 have 13 been 13 been 14 here 14 here 15 . i know you , [blacky] ; you are jealous because we find plenty to eat here , and you find nothing . 1 i 2 know 2 know 3 you 3 you 4 , 3 you 8 are 6 ; 7 you 7 you 8 are 8 are 9 jealous 8 are 13 plenty 8 are 19 you 9 jealous 10 because 10 because 11 we 12 find 13 plenty 13 plenty 15 eat 14 to 15 eat 15 eat 16 here 16 here 17 , 17 , 18 and 19 you 20 find 20 find 21 nothing 21 nothing 22 . you are trying to scare us . 1 you 2 are 2 are 3 trying 3 trying 4 to 3 trying 5 scare 5 scare 6 us 6 us 7 . but [i] ['ll] [tell] you [right] [now] , you can't scare us away from such splendid eating as we have had here . 1 but 5 you 5 you 8 , 8 , 9 you 9 you 10 can't 9 you 20 have 10 can't 11 scare 11 scare 12 us 11 scare 13 away 11 scare 17 eating 13 away 14 from 15 such 16 splendid 16 splendid 17 eating 18 as 19 we 19 we 20 have 20 have 21 had 20 have 22 here 22 here 23 . so [there] ! " 1 so 3 ! 3 ! 4 " [chapter] [xxi] [:] [at] [last] [blacky] [is] [sure] who [for] [another] [conquers] [fear] [is] [truly] [brave] , it is [most] [clear] . 1 who 11 is 9 , 10 it 10 it 11 is 11 is 14 . blacky the [crow] [.] 1 blacky 2 the it was late in the afternoon , and [blacky] the [crow] was on his way to the [green] [forest] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 12 was 1 it 20 . 2 was 3 late 3 late 4 in 4 in 5 the 5 the 6 afternoon 6 afternoon 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 the 12 was 13 on 13 on 14 his 14 his 15 way 15 way 16 to 16 to 17 the as [usual] , he went [around] [by] [the] [big] [river] to see if that [man] was [scattering] [corn] [for] the [ducks] [.] 1 as 4 he 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 went 5 went 11 to 11 to 12 see 12 see 13 if 12 see 14 that 14 that 16 was 16 was 20 the he wasn't there . 1 he 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 there 3 there 4 . no one was to be seen along the bank of [the] [big] [river] [.] 1 no 2 one 2 one 3 was 3 was 4 to 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 seen 6 seen 7 along 7 along 9 bank 8 the 9 bank 9 bank 10 of " he hasn't come to-day , or else he came early and has left [,] ["] thought [blacky] . 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 hasn't 2 he 13 has 2 he 17 thought 3 hasn't 4 come 3 hasn't 5 to-day 5 to-day 6 , 7 or 8 else 8 else 13 has 9 he 10 came 9 he 13 has 10 came 11 early 11 early 12 and 13 has 14 left 17 thought 19 . what was it [blacky] [saw] ? 1 what 2 was 1 what 3 it 1 what 6 ? it was a boat coming down the [big] [river] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 10 . 2 was 5 coming 3 a 4 boat 4 boat 5 coming 5 coming 6 down 6 down 7 the blacky sat still and watched . 1 blacky 2 sat 1 blacky 5 watched 2 sat 3 still 4 and 5 watched 5 watched 6 . presently the boat turned in among the rushes , and a moment later a man stepped out on the shore . 1 presently 3 boat 2 the 3 boat 3 boat 4 turned 3 boat 8 rushes 5 in 8 rushes 6 among 7 the 6 among 8 rushes 8 rushes 10 and 8 rushes 13 later 8 rushes 20 shore 9 , 10 and 11 a 12 moment 12 moment 13 later 13 later 18 on 14 a 15 man 15 man 16 stepped 16 stepped 17 out 16 stepped 18 on 19 the 20 shore 20 shore 21 . it was the same man [blacky] [had] [watched] [scatter] [corn] in the [rushes] [every] day [for] [a] [week] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 the 3 the 4 same 3 the 5 man 5 man 11 in 11 in 12 the 12 the 15 day 15 day 19 . there wasn't the least doubt about it , it was the same man . 1 there 2 wasn't 1 there 10 was 2 wasn't 4 least 3 the 4 least 4 least 5 doubt 4 least 8 , 5 doubt 6 about 6 about 7 it 9 it 10 was 10 was 11 the 11 the 12 same 11 the 13 man 13 man 14 . " [ha] [,] ha ! " exclaimed [blacky] , [and] [nearly] [lost] [his] [balance] [in] [his] [excitement] . 1 " 7 exclaimed 4 ha 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 exclaimed 7 exclaimed 9 , 7 exclaimed 18 . " [ha] [,] ha ! 1 " 4 ha 4 ha 5 ! it is just as [i] [thought] ! " 1 it 2 is 1 it 7 ! 2 is 3 just 3 just 4 as 7 ! 8 " you see [blacky] ['s] [sharp] [eyes] [had] [seen] that [the] man [was] [carrying] [something] , and that [something] was a gun , a terrible gun . 1 you 2 see 2 see 9 that 9 that 11 man 11 man 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 that 17 that 19 was 19 was 20 a 20 a 21 gun 21 gun 22 , 21 gun 25 gun 23 a 24 terrible 24 terrible 25 gun 25 gun 26 . blacky knows a terrible gun as far as he can see it . 1 blacky 2 knows 2 knows 5 gun 2 knows 12 it 3 a 4 terrible 4 terrible 5 gun 5 gun 7 far 6 as 7 far 7 far 8 as 8 as 9 he 10 can 11 see 11 see 12 it 12 it 13 . the hunter looked out over the [big] [river] [.] 1 the 2 hunter 2 hunter 3 looked 3 looked 4 out 3 looked 5 over 5 over 6 the then he walked along where he had scattered corn the day before . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 walked 2 he 7 had 3 walked 4 along 5 where 6 he 6 he 7 had 7 had 8 scattered 8 scattered 9 corn 9 corn 12 before 10 the 11 day 11 day 12 before 12 before 13 . not a grain was to be seen . 1 not 3 grain 2 a 3 grain 3 grain 4 was 3 grain 7 seen 5 to 6 be 6 be 7 seen 7 seen 8 . this seemed to please him . 1 this 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 to 3 to 4 please 4 please 5 him 5 him 6 . then he went back to the bushes and sat down on a log behind them , his terrible gun across his knees . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 went 3 went 4 back 4 back 5 to 4 back 13 log 6 the 7 bushes 7 bushes 8 and 7 bushes 13 log 9 sat 10 down 9 sat 11 on 9 sat 13 log 12 a 13 log 13 log 14 behind 13 log 20 across 14 behind 15 them 15 them 16 , 17 his 19 gun 18 terrible 19 gun 19 gun 20 across 20 across 22 knees 21 his 22 knees 22 knees 23 . " [i] [was] [sure] [of] it , " muttered [blacky] [.] 1 " 6 it 6 it 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 muttered " he is going to wait [there] for [those] [ducks] to come [in] , and then something dreadful will happen . 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 is 3 is 4 going 4 going 5 to 4 going 20 happen 5 to 6 wait 6 wait 8 for 11 to 12 come 12 come 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 then 16 then 17 something 17 something 18 dreadful 18 dreadful 20 happen 19 will 20 happen 20 happen 21 . what terrible creatures these hunters are ! 1 what 6 are 2 terrible 5 hunters 3 creatures 5 hunters 4 these 5 hunters 5 hunters 6 are 6 are 7 ! they don't know what fairness is . 1 they 5 fairness 2 don't 3 know 3 know 5 fairness 4 what 5 fairness 5 fairness 6 is 5 fairness 7 . no , [sir] , they don't know what [fairness] is . 1 no 2 , 1 no 4 , 4 , 5 they 5 they 6 don't 6 don't 7 know 7 know 8 what 8 what 10 is 10 is 11 . he knows they will feel so sure that all is safe that they will come in without looking for danger . 1 he 2 knows 2 knows 3 they 3 they 4 will 4 will 15 come 5 feel 6 so 5 feel 7 sure 5 feel 11 safe 5 feel 12 that 7 sure 8 that 9 all 11 safe 10 is 11 safe 12 that 13 they 13 they 14 will 14 will 15 come 15 come 16 in 16 in 20 danger 17 without 18 looking 17 without 20 danger 18 looking 19 for 20 danger 21 . then he will fire that terrible gun and kill them without giving them any chance at all . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 will 3 will 9 kill 4 fire 7 gun 5 that 6 terrible 6 terrible 7 gun 7 gun 8 and 7 gun 9 kill 9 kill 10 them 9 kill 13 them 11 without 12 giving 12 giving 13 them 13 them 17 all 13 them 18 . 14 any 15 chance 15 chance 16 at 16 at 17 all " [reddy] [fox] [is] [a] [sly] [,] [clever] [hunter] [,] but he wouldn't do [a] [thing] [like] that . 1 " 11 but 11 but 12 he 12 he 13 wouldn't 13 wouldn't 14 do 14 do 18 that 18 that 19 . neither would [old] [man] [coyote] [or] [anybody] [else] [who] [wears] [fur] [or] [feathers] [.] 1 neither 2 would they might hide and try to catch some one by surprise . 1 they 2 might 2 might 3 hide 2 might 5 try 2 might 11 surprise 3 hide 4 and 5 try 6 to 5 try 7 catch 7 catch 9 one 8 some 9 one 10 by 11 surprise 11 surprise 12 . that is all right , because each of us is supposed to be on the watch for things of that sort . 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 all 3 all 4 right 3 all 18 things 4 right 5 , 4 right 14 on 5 , 6 because 6 because 11 supposed 7 each 8 of 8 of 9 us 9 us 11 supposed 10 is 11 supposed 11 supposed 13 be 12 to 13 be 14 on 15 the 14 on 16 watch 16 watch 17 for 18 things 20 that 19 of 20 that 20 that 21 sort 21 sort 22 . oh , dear , what 's to be done ? 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 3 dear 1 oh 4 , 1 oh 5 what 5 what 6 's 5 what 9 done 7 to 8 be 8 be 9 done 9 done 10 ? it is time [i] was getting home to the [green] [forest] [.] 1 it 2 is 1 it 5 was 2 is 3 time 5 was 6 getting 6 getting 7 home 7 home 8 to 8 to 9 the [the] [black] [shadows] [will] [soon] [come] [creeping] [out] [from] [the] [purple] [hills] [,] [and] [i] [must] [be] [safe] [in] [my] [hemlock-tree] [by] [then] [.] i would be scared to death to be out after dark . 1 i 2 would 2 would 3 be 2 would 8 be 3 be 4 scared 4 scared 6 death 5 to 6 death 7 to 8 be 8 be 11 dark 9 out 11 dark 10 after 11 dark 11 dark 12 . [yet] [those] [ducks] [ought] [to] [be] [warned] [.] oh , dear , what shall [i] do ? " 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 3 dear 1 oh 4 , 1 oh 5 what 5 what 6 shall 5 what 8 do 8 do 9 ? 9 ? 10 " with them [might] [come] [hooty] [the] [owl] , and [hooty] [wouldn't] [object] in the least [to] [a] [crow] [dinner] . 1 with 2 them 2 them 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 13 in 13 in 14 the 14 the 15 least 15 least 20 . he wished he was in that hemlock-tree that very minute . 1 he 2 wished 2 wished 3 he 2 wished 7 hemlock-tree 3 he 4 was 5 in 7 hemlock-tree 6 that 7 hemlock-tree 7 hemlock-tree 8 that 7 hemlock-tree 10 minute 9 very 10 minute 10 minute 11 . " [i] ['ll] [wait] a little [while] [longer] , ["] [muttered] [blacky] [,] and tried to feel [brave] [.] 1 " 5 a 5 a 6 little 6 little 9 , 9 , 14 and 14 and 15 tried 15 tried 16 to 16 to 17 feel but instead he shivered . 1 but 2 instead 2 instead 4 shivered 3 he 4 shivered 4 shivered 5 . [chapter] [xxii] [:] [blacky] [goes] [home] [happy] no greater [happiness] [is] [won] [than] [through] [a] [deed] [for] [others] [done] [.] 1 no 2 greater blacky the [crow] [.] 1 blacky 2 the blacky sat in the top of a tree near [the] [bank] [of] [the] [big] [river] [and] [couldn't] [make] [up] [his] [mind] [what] [to] [do] [.] 1 blacky 5 top 2 sat 3 in 3 in 4 the 4 the 5 top 5 top 6 of 5 top 8 tree 7 a 8 tree 8 tree 9 near he wanted to get [home] [to] [the] [big] [,] [thick] [hemlock-tree] in [the] [green] [forest] [before] [dusk] [,] [for] [blacky] is afraid of the [dark] [.] 1 he 2 wanted 2 wanted 3 to 3 to 4 get 4 get 12 in 12 in 24 the 21 is 22 afraid 22 afraid 23 of 23 of 24 the that is , he is afraid to be out after dark . 1 that 2 is 1 that 5 is 2 is 3 , 4 he 5 is 5 is 6 afraid 6 afraid 7 to 7 to 8 be 8 be 11 dark 9 out 11 dark 10 after 11 dark 11 dark 12 . don't waste any more time here . 1 don't 2 waste 2 waste 3 any 2 waste 5 time 2 waste 6 here 3 any 4 more 6 here 7 . what [may] [happen] [to] [those] [silly] [ducks] is no business of yours , and there is nothing you can do , anyway . 1 what 8 is 8 is 9 no 9 no 10 business 10 business 12 yours 11 of 12 yours 12 yours 13 , 12 yours 16 is 12 yours 22 anyway 14 and 15 there 15 there 16 is 16 is 17 nothing 17 nothing 19 can 18 you 19 can 19 can 20 do 21 , 22 anyway 22 anyway 23 . go along home . " 1 go 2 along 1 go 3 home 3 home 4 . 4 . 5 " " wait a few minutes , " said another little voice down inside him . 1 " 2 wait 2 wait 4 few 2 wait 9 another 3 a 4 few 4 few 5 minutes 5 minutes 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 9 another 11 voice 10 little 11 voice 11 voice 13 inside 12 down 13 inside 13 inside 14 him 14 him 15 . " don't be a coward . 1 " 2 don't 2 don't 3 be 3 be 5 coward 4 a 5 coward 5 coward 6 . you ought to [warn] [dusky] [the] [black] [duck] [and] [his] [flock] [that] [a] [hunter] [with] [a] [terrible] [gun] [is] [waiting] [for] [them] . 1 you 2 ought 2 ought 3 to 3 to 23 . is it true that it is no business of yours [what] [happens] [to] [those] [ducks] ? 1 is 3 true 2 it 3 true 3 true 4 that 3 true 16 ? 4 that 6 is 5 it 6 is 6 is 7 no 7 no 8 business 8 business 10 yours 9 of 10 yours think again , [blacky] ; think again . 1 think 2 again 2 again 3 , 2 again 5 ; 2 again 8 . 6 think 7 again 7 again 8 . it is the duty of each one who sees a common danger to warn his neighbors . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 the 2 is 4 duty 4 duty 9 sees 5 of 6 each 6 each 7 one 7 one 9 sees 8 who 9 sees 9 sees 11 common 10 a 11 common 11 common 12 danger 12 danger 14 warn 13 to 14 warn 14 warn 16 neighbors 15 his 16 neighbors 16 neighbors 17 . if [something] [dreadful] [should] [happen] [to] [dusky] because you were afraid of the dark , you never would be comfortable in your own mind . 1 if 9 you 1 if 10 were 1 if 16 you 8 because 9 you 10 were 11 afraid 11 afraid 12 of 12 of 13 the 13 the 14 dark 14 dark 15 , 16 you 17 never 17 never 24 mind 18 would 19 be 19 be 20 comfortable 20 comfortable 21 in 21 in 22 your 22 your 23 own 23 own 24 mind 24 mind 25 . stay a little while and keep watch . " 1 stay 4 while 1 stay 7 watch 2 a 3 little 3 little 4 while 5 and 6 keep 6 keep 7 watch 7 watch 8 . 8 . 9 " not [five] [minutes] [later] [blacky] saw something that made him , [oh] [,] so [glad] [he] [had] [kept] [watch] [.] 1 not 14 so 6 saw 7 something 7 something 8 that 8 that 9 made 9 made 10 him 10 him 11 , 11 , 14 so it was [a] [swiftly] [moving] [black] [line] just above the water [far] [down] [the] [big] [river] , and it was coming [up] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 21 coming 8 just 9 above 9 above 11 water 10 the 11 water 11 water 17 , 17 , 18 and 18 and 19 it 19 it 20 was 20 was 21 coming 21 coming 23 . he knew what that black line was . 1 he 2 knew 1 he 7 was 2 knew 3 what 2 knew 4 that 4 that 6 line 5 black 6 line 7 was 8 . he looked over at the hunter hiding behind some bushes close to the edge of the water . 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 3 over 2 looked 4 at 4 at 5 the 5 the 6 hunter 6 hunter 7 hiding 7 hiding 8 behind 7 hiding 10 bushes 9 some 10 bushes 10 bushes 11 close 11 close 12 to 11 close 14 edge 12 to 13 the 13 the 14 edge 14 edge 15 of 14 edge 17 water 16 the 17 water 17 water 18 . the hunter was crouching with his terrible gun in his hands and was peeping over the bushes , watching that black line . 1 the 2 hunter 2 hunter 4 crouching 3 was 4 crouching 4 crouching 5 with 4 crouching 8 gun 6 his 8 gun 7 terrible 8 gun 8 gun 14 peeping 9 in 10 his 10 his 11 hands 11 hands 12 and 11 hands 14 peeping 13 was 14 peeping 14 peeping 15 over 14 peeping 17 bushes 14 peeping 19 watching 16 the 17 bushes 18 , 19 watching 19 watching 22 line 20 that 22 line 21 black 22 line 22 line 23 . he , too , knew what it was . 1 he 3 too 1 he 5 knew 2 , 3 too 3 too 4 , 5 knew 6 what 5 knew 7 it 7 it 8 was 8 was 9 . it was a [flock] [of] [ducks] [flying] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 8 . 2 was 3 a and [blacky] was [glad] [.] 1 and 3 was perhaps now he could give them warning . 1 perhaps 3 he 2 now 3 he 3 he 4 could 4 could 5 give 5 give 7 warning 6 them 7 warning 7 warning 8 . up the middle of the [big] [river] [,] [flying] [just] [above] the water [,] [swept] [the] [flock] [with] [dusky] [at] [its] [head] . 1 up 5 the 2 the 3 middle 3 middle 4 of 4 of 5 the 5 the 13 water 12 the 13 water 13 water 23 . how swiftly they flew , those nine big birds ! 1 how 2 swiftly 2 swiftly 4 flew 2 swiftly 7 nine 3 they 4 flew 4 flew 5 , 6 those 7 nine 7 nine 8 big 7 nine 9 birds 9 birds 10 ! blacky envied them their swift wings . 1 blacky 2 envied 2 envied 3 them 2 envied 5 swift 4 their 5 swift 5 swift 6 wings 6 wings 7 . on [past] the [hidden] [hunter] but [far] [out] [over] the [big] [river] [they] [swept] [.] 1 on 3 the 1 on 10 the 6 but 10 the for [just] a minute [blacky] [thought] they were going on up the river and not coming in to eat , after all . 1 for 4 minute 3 a 4 minute 4 minute 7 they 7 they 8 were 8 were 9 going 8 were 22 all 9 going 10 on 9 going 18 to 10 on 12 the 11 up 12 the 12 the 13 river 13 river 14 and 15 not 16 coming 16 coming 17 in 16 coming 18 to 18 to 19 eat 20 , 21 after 21 after 22 all 22 all 23 . then they turned toward the other shore , swept around in a circle and headed straight in toward that hidden hunter . 1 then 2 they 1 then 3 turned 3 turned 4 toward 4 toward 5 the 4 toward 20 hidden 6 other 7 shore 7 shore 8 , 7 shore 9 swept 9 swept 15 headed 10 around 13 circle 11 in 13 circle 12 a 13 circle 13 circle 15 headed 14 and 15 headed 15 headed 16 straight 15 headed 18 toward 16 straight 17 in 18 toward 19 that 18 toward 20 hidden 20 hidden 21 hunter 21 hunter 22 . blacky glanced at him and saw that he was ready to shoot . 1 blacky 2 glanced 1 blacky 6 saw 2 glanced 3 at 3 at 4 him 5 and 6 saw 6 saw 7 that 7 that 8 he 8 he 9 was 9 was 10 ready 10 ready 12 shoot 11 to 12 shoot 12 shoot 13 . almost without thinking , [blacky] spread his wings and started out from that tree . 1 almost 2 without 1 almost 8 wings 2 without 3 thinking 3 thinking 4 , 6 spread 8 wings 7 his 8 wings 8 wings 9 and 8 wings 10 started 10 started 11 out 11 out 12 from 12 from 14 tree 13 that 14 tree 14 tree 15 . " caw , caw , caw , caw , caw ! " he shrieked at the top of his lungs . 1 " 2 caw 2 caw 4 caw 3 , 4 caw 4 caw 6 caw 5 , 6 caw 6 caw 8 caw 7 , 8 caw 8 caw 10 caw 9 , 10 caw 10 caw 11 ! 10 caw 14 shrieked 11 ! 12 " 13 he 14 shrieked 14 shrieked 20 lungs 15 at 17 top 16 the 17 top 17 top 18 of 17 top 20 lungs 19 his 20 lungs 20 lungs 21 . " caw , caw , caw , caw , caw ! " 1 " 2 caw 2 caw 4 caw 3 , 4 caw 4 caw 6 caw 5 , 6 caw 6 caw 8 caw 7 , 8 caw 8 caw 10 caw 9 , 10 caw 10 caw 11 ! 11 ! 12 " it was his danger cry that everybody [on] [the] [green] [meadows] [and] [in] [the] [green] [forest] knows . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 danger 3 his 4 danger 4 danger 5 cry 4 danger 7 everybody 4 danger 18 . 6 that 7 everybody 7 everybody 17 knows he did put up his gun and aim at them , but he didn't shoot . 1 he 2 did 1 he 3 put 3 put 4 up 3 put 5 his 5 his 6 gun 6 gun 7 and 6 gun 8 aim 6 gun 15 shoot 8 aim 9 at 8 aim 10 them 11 , 12 but 12 but 14 didn't 13 he 14 didn't 14 didn't 15 shoot 15 shoot 16 . you see , he didn't want to frighten them so that they would not return . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 didn't 5 didn't 6 want 6 want 7 to 7 to 8 frighten 8 frighten 9 them 8 frighten 10 so 10 so 11 that 11 that 12 they 12 they 13 would 13 would 14 not 14 not 15 return 15 return 16 . blacky [headed] [straight] [for] the [green] [forest] [,] [chuckling] [as] [he] [flew] [.] 1 blacky 5 the he knew that [those] [ducks] would not return until after dark . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 6 would 6 would 7 not 7 not 8 return 8 return 9 until 9 until 11 dark 10 after 11 dark 11 dark 12 . he had saved them this time , and he was so happy he didn't even notice [the] [black] [shadows] [.] 1 he 2 had 1 he 14 didn't 2 had 3 saved 3 saved 4 them 5 this 6 time 6 time 7 , 6 time 13 he 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 he 9 he 10 was 10 was 11 so 11 so 12 happy 13 he 14 didn't 14 didn't 16 notice 15 even 16 notice and [the] [hunter] stood up and [shook] [his] [fist] [at] [blacky] the [crow] [.] 1 and 4 stood 4 stood 5 up 5 up 6 and 5 up 12 the [chapter] [xxiii] [:] [blacky] [calls] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] blacky awoke in the best of spirits . 1 blacky 2 awoke 2 awoke 3 in 2 awoke 7 spirits 4 the 5 best 5 best 6 of 5 best 7 spirits 7 spirits 8 . late the afternoon [before] [he] [had] [saved] [dusky] [the] [black] [duck] and [his] [flock] [from] [a] [hunter] [with] [a] [terrible] [gun] [.] 1 late 3 afternoon 2 the 3 afternoon 3 afternoon 12 and he hates a hunter with a terrible gun [,] [does] [blacky] . 1 he 2 hates 2 hates 4 hunter 2 hates 7 terrible 3 a 4 hunter 4 hunter 5 with 6 a 7 terrible 7 terrible 8 gun 8 gun 12 . for that matter , so do all the [little] people of the [green] [forest] [and] the [green] [meadows] [.] 1 for 2 that 1 for 16 the 2 that 3 matter 3 matter 4 , 4 , 5 so 5 so 6 do 6 do 7 all 7 all 8 the 8 the 10 people 10 people 11 of 11 of 12 the [so] [blacky] [started] [out] [for] [his] [breakfast] [in] [high] [spirits] [.] after [breakfast] [,] he [flew] [over] [to] [the] [big] [river] [to] [see] [if] [dusky] [the] [black] [duck] was [feeding] in the [rushes] [along] the shore . 1 after 4 he 4 he 18 was 18 was 20 in 20 in 21 the 20 in 24 the 24 the 25 shore 25 shore 26 . " [they] ['ll] come back , and so [will] that hunter [.] 1 " 4 come 4 come 5 back 5 back 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 so 8 so 10 that 10 that 11 hunter if he sees me around again , he 'll try to shoot me . 1 if 2 he 2 he 3 sees 3 sees 4 me 3 sees 5 around 3 sees 13 me 5 around 6 again 6 again 7 , 8 he 9 'll 9 'll 10 try 10 try 11 to 10 try 12 shoot 12 shoot 13 me 13 me 14 . i 've done all [i] can do . 1 i 2 've 1 i 6 can 2 've 3 done 3 done 4 all 6 can 7 do 7 do 8 . anyway , [dusky] [ought] [to] [have] [sense] [enough] [to] [be] [suspicious] [of] [this] [place] [after] [that] [warning] . 1 anyway 2 , 1 anyway 18 . hello , who is that ? 1 hello 2 , 2 , 3 who 3 who 4 is 4 is 5 that 4 is 6 ? i do believe it [is] [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 1 i 3 believe 2 do 3 believe 3 believe 4 it 4 it 8 's 8 's 9 boy 9 boy 10 . i wish he would come over here . 1 i 2 wish 2 wish 4 would 3 he 4 would 4 would 5 come 5 come 6 over 5 come 7 here 7 here 8 . if he should find out about that hunter , perhaps he would do something to drive him away . 1 if 2 he 2 he 3 should 3 should 4 find 4 find 5 out 4 find 14 something 6 about 7 that 7 that 8 hunter 7 that 12 would 9 , 10 perhaps 10 perhaps 11 he 11 he 12 would 12 would 13 do 13 do 14 something 14 something 15 to 15 to 16 drive 16 drive 17 him 16 drive 18 away 18 away 19 . i 'll see if [i] [can] call him over here . " 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 see 2 'll 7 call 3 see 4 if 7 call 8 him 8 him 9 over 9 over 10 here 10 here 11 . 11 . 12 " blacky began to call in the way he does when he has discovered something and wants others to know about it . 1 blacky 2 began 1 blacky 6 the 1 blacky 13 discovered 2 began 3 to 3 to 4 call 5 in 6 the 6 the 7 way 8 he 9 does 8 he 13 discovered 10 when 11 he 11 he 12 has 11 he 13 discovered 13 discovered 14 something 13 discovered 16 wants 15 and 16 wants 16 wants 17 others 16 wants 18 to 16 wants 19 know 19 know 20 about 20 about 21 it 21 it 22 . " caw , caw [,] [caaw] [,] [caaw] , caw , caw [,] [caaw] ! " [screamed] [blacky] , as if [greatly] [excited] [.] 1 " 2 caw 2 caw 4 caw 3 , 4 caw 4 caw 10 caw 9 , 10 caw 10 caw 12 caw 11 , 12 caw 12 caw 15 ! 15 ! 16 " 16 " 21 if 19 , 20 as 20 as 21 if he heard the [excited] [cawing] [of] [blacky] [and] [at] [once] turned in [that] [direction] [.] 1 he 2 heard 1 he 11 turned 2 heard 3 the 11 turned 12 in " that black rascal has found something over on the shore of [the] [big] [river] , " said [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] to himself . 1 " 2 that 2 that 4 rascal 3 black 4 rascal 4 rascal 5 has 4 rascal 6 found 6 found 7 something 7 something 9 on 8 over 9 on 9 on 11 shore 10 the 11 shore 11 shore 12 of 11 shore 25 . 16 , 17 " 17 " 18 said 18 said 24 himself 23 to 24 himself 24 himself 25 . " [i] 'll go [over] [there] to see what it is . 1 " 9 what 3 'll 4 go 4 go 7 to 7 to 8 see 8 see 9 what 9 what 11 is 10 it 11 is 11 is 12 . there isn't much escapes the sharp eyes of that black busybody . 1 there 2 isn't 2 isn't 4 escapes 3 much 4 escapes 4 escapes 5 the 4 escapes 6 sharp 6 sharp 7 eyes 6 sharp 11 busybody 7 eyes 8 of 9 that 11 busybody 10 black 11 busybody 11 busybody 12 . he has led me to a lot of interesting things , one time and another . 1 he 2 has 2 has 3 led 2 has 7 lot 3 led 4 me 3 led 5 to 6 a 7 lot 7 lot 8 of 7 lot 9 interesting 9 interesting 10 things 9 interesting 11 , 9 interesting 16 . 12 one 13 time 12 one 15 another 14 and 15 another 15 another 16 . there [he] is [on] [the] [top] [of] that [tree] [over] [by] [the] [big] [river] . " 1 there 3 is 3 is 8 that 8 that 15 . 15 . 16 " as [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] drew near , [blacky] [flew] [down] and [disappeared] [below] the [bank] [.] 1 as 6 drew 6 drew 7 near 7 near 8 , 8 , 12 and 12 and 15 the [fanner] [brown] ['s] [boy] [chuckled] [.] " whatever it is , it is right down there , " he muttered . 1 " 2 whatever 1 " 14 muttered 2 whatever 4 is 2 whatever 7 is 3 it 4 is 5 , 6 it 6 it 7 is 7 is 8 right 8 right 9 down 10 there 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 14 muttered 13 he 14 muttered 14 muttered 15 . he walked forward rapidly but quietly , and presently he reached the edge of the bank . 1 he 2 walked 2 walked 4 rapidly 3 forward 4 rapidly 4 rapidly 5 but 4 rapidly 6 quietly 4 rapidly 9 presently 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 presently 9 presently 11 reached 10 he 11 reached 11 reached 13 edge 12 the 13 edge 13 edge 14 of 13 edge 16 bank 15 the 16 bank 16 bank 17 . up [flew] [blacky] [cawing] [wildly] [,] [and] [pretending] to be [scared] [half] [to] [death] . 1 up 9 to 9 to 10 be 10 be 15 . [again] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [chuckled] [.] " you 're just making believe , " he declared . 1 " 2 you 1 " 10 declared 2 you 3 're 3 're 4 just 3 're 5 making 5 making 6 believe 7 , 8 " 8 " 10 declared 9 he 10 declared 10 declared 11 . now , what have you found over here ? " 1 now 2 , 2 , 10 " 3 what 4 have 3 what 5 you 3 what 9 ? 5 you 6 found 7 over 8 here 8 here 9 ? 9 ? 10 " he looked eagerly along the shore , and at once he saw a row of low bushes close to the edge of the water . 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 3 eagerly 3 eagerly 4 along 4 along 5 the 5 the 6 shore 5 the 21 edge 6 shore 7 , 7 , 8 and 9 at 10 once 9 at 21 edge 11 he 12 saw 12 saw 13 a 13 a 14 row 14 row 15 of 14 row 17 bushes 16 low 17 bushes 17 bushes 18 close 18 close 19 to 18 close 21 edge 19 to 20 the 20 the 21 edge 21 edge 22 of 21 edge 24 water 23 the 24 water 24 water 25 . he knew what it was instantly . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 what 2 knew 4 it 2 knew 6 instantly 4 it 5 was 6 instantly 7 . " [a] [duck] blind ! " he exclaimed . 1 " 8 exclaimed 4 blind 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 8 exclaimed 7 he 8 exclaimed 8 exclaimed 9 . " a hunter [has] [built] [a] [blind] [over] [here] [from] [which] [to] [shoot] [ducks] [.] 1 " 2 a 2 a 3 hunter i wonder if he has killed any yet . 1 i 2 wonder 2 wonder 3 if 3 if 4 he 4 he 5 has 5 has 6 killed 6 killed 7 any 7 any 8 yet 8 yet 9 . i hope not . " 1 i 2 hope 2 hope 3 not 3 not 4 . 4 . 5 " he went down [to] the blind , [for] that is what a [duck] hunter ['s] [hiding-place] is [called] , and [looked] [about] [.] 1 he 2 went 2 went 3 down 3 down 20 and 5 the 6 blind 6 blind 7 , 7 , 20 and 9 that 10 is 9 that 17 is 10 is 11 what 10 is 12 a 12 a 14 hunter 17 is 19 , 19 , 20 and a couple of grains of corn just inside the blind caught his eyes , and his face darkened . 1 a 2 couple 2 couple 3 of 2 couple 4 grains 4 grains 5 of 4 grains 6 corn 4 grains 8 inside 4 grains 10 blind 7 just 8 inside 9 the 10 blind 10 blind 11 caught 11 caught 12 his 12 his 13 eyes 13 eyes 15 and 13 eyes 18 darkened 14 , 15 and 16 his 17 face 17 face 18 darkened 18 darkened 19 . " [that] [fellow] [has] [been] [baiting] [ducks] [,] ["] thought he . 1 " 10 thought 10 thought 11 he 10 thought 12 . " he has been putting out corn to get them to come here regularly . 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 has 3 has 4 been 3 has 7 corn 3 has 12 come 5 putting 6 out 5 putting 7 corn 7 corn 9 get 8 to 9 get 9 get 10 them 10 them 11 to 11 to 12 come 12 come 13 here 12 come 14 regularly 14 regularly 15 . my , how [i] [hate] [that] [sort] [of] [thing] ! 1 my 2 , 2 , 3 how 3 how 10 ! it is bad enough to hunt them fairly , but to feed them and then kill them ugh ! 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 bad 3 bad 4 enough 4 enough 12 feed 5 to 6 hunt 6 hunt 8 fairly 7 them 8 fairly 8 fairly 9 , 8 fairly 12 feed 9 , 10 but 11 to 12 feed 12 feed 13 them 12 feed 18 ugh 14 and 15 then 15 then 16 kill 16 kill 18 ugh 17 them 18 ugh 18 ugh 19 ! i wonder if he has shot any yet . " 1 i 2 wonder 2 wonder 3 if 3 if 4 he 3 if 7 any 4 he 5 has 6 shot 7 any 7 any 8 yet 8 yet 9 . 9 . 10 " he looked all about keenly , and his face cleared . 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 5 keenly 3 all 4 about 4 about 5 keenly 5 keenly 7 and 5 keenly 10 cleared 5 keenly 11 . 6 , 7 and 8 his 9 face 9 face 10 cleared he knew that [if] that [hunter] [had] [killed] [any] [ducks] , there would be [tell-tale] [feathers] in the blind , and there were [none] [.] 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 5 that 5 that 13 would 11 , 12 there 12 there 13 would 13 would 14 be 14 be 17 in 17 in 18 the 18 the 19 blind 19 blind 20 , 20 , 21 and 21 and 22 there 22 there 23 were [chapter] [xxiv] [:] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [does] [some] [thinking] farmer [brown] ['s] [boy] [sat] [on] [the] [bank] [of] [the] [big] [river] [in] [a] brown [study] . 1 farmer 15 brown 15 brown 17 . that means that he was thinking very hard . 1 that 2 means 2 means 3 that 3 that 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 thinking 5 was 7 very 7 very 8 hard 8 hard 9 . blacky [the] [crow] [sat] in the top of a tall tree a short distance away and watched him . 1 blacky 17 watched 5 in 6 the 5 in 12 a 6 the 7 top 7 top 8 of 7 top 10 tall 9 a 10 tall 10 tall 11 tree 12 a 13 short 13 short 14 distance 14 distance 15 away 14 distance 17 watched 16 and 17 watched 17 watched 18 him 18 him 19 . blacky was silent now , and there was a knowing look in his shrewd little eyes . 1 blacky 3 silent 1 blacky 14 shrewd 2 was 3 silent 3 silent 4 now 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 there 7 there 8 was 8 was 9 a 9 a 14 shrewd 10 knowing 11 look 10 knowing 14 shrewd 12 in 13 his 13 his 14 shrewd 14 shrewd 15 little 14 shrewd 16 eyes 16 eyes 17 . to-night , or some night soon , that hunter will be waiting for them . 1 to-night 2 , 1 to-night 15 . 2 , 3 or 3 or 4 some 5 night 6 soon 5 night 7 , 5 night 12 waiting 8 that 9 hunter 9 hunter 12 waiting 10 will 11 be 11 be 12 waiting 12 waiting 13 for 13 for 14 them 14 them 15 . " [i] guess [the] [law] that [permits] [hunting] [ducks] is all right , but [there] [ought] to be a law against baiting them in . 1 " 10 is 3 guess 6 that 6 that 10 is 10 is 11 all 11 all 12 right 12 right 13 , 13 , 14 but 14 but 17 to 17 to 18 be 18 be 19 a 18 be 22 baiting 20 law 22 baiting 21 against 22 baiting 22 baiting 23 them 22 baiting 24 in 22 baiting 25 . that isn't hunting . 1 that 2 isn't 2 isn't 3 hunting 3 hunting 4 . no , [sir] [,] that isn't hunting . 1 no 2 , 1 no 6 isn't 5 that 6 isn't 6 isn't 7 hunting 7 hunting 8 . if this land were [my] [father] ['s] [,] [i] [would] [know] [what] [to] [do] [.] 1 if 4 were 2 this 3 land 3 land 4 were i would put up a sign saying that this was private property and no shooting was allowed . 1 i 2 would 2 would 3 put 3 put 4 up 4 up 15 shooting 5 a 6 sign 6 sign 7 saying 6 sign 12 property 7 saying 8 that 8 that 10 was 9 this 10 was 11 private 12 property 12 property 13 and 12 property 15 shooting 14 no 15 shooting 15 shooting 17 allowed 15 shooting 18 . 16 was 17 allowed but it isn't my father 's land , and that hunter has a perfect right to shoot here . 1 but 2 it 2 it 3 isn't 3 isn't 18 here 4 my 5 father 4 my 7 land 5 father 6 's 7 land 8 , 7 land 18 here 8 , 9 and 10 that 11 hunter 11 hunter 14 perfect 12 has 13 a 13 a 14 perfect 14 perfect 15 right 14 perfect 17 shoot 16 to 17 shoot 17 shoot 18 here 18 here 19 . he has just as much right here as [i] [have] [.] 1 he 2 has 2 has 3 just 3 just 4 as 3 just 6 right 3 just 8 as 4 as 5 much 6 right 7 here i wish [i] could stop him , [but] [i] don't see how [i] can [.] ["] 1 i 2 wish 2 wish 4 could 4 could 5 stop 4 could 11 see 5 stop 6 him 7 , 10 don't 10 don't 11 see 11 see 12 how 12 how 14 can a [frown] [puckered] [the] [freckled] face of [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [.] 1 a 6 face 6 face 7 of you see , he was thinking very hard , and when he does that he is very apt to frown . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 thinking 5 was 7 very 7 very 8 hard 7 very 18 apt 8 hard 9 , 9 , 10 and 11 when 12 he 12 he 13 does 13 does 18 apt 14 that 15 he 14 that 16 is 16 is 18 apt 17 very 18 apt 18 apt 19 to 18 apt 20 frown 20 frown 21 . " [i] [suppose] , " he muttered [,] ["] [i] [can] [tear] [down] [his] [blind] . 1 " 7 muttered 4 , 5 " 5 " 7 muttered 6 he 7 muttered 7 muttered 16 . he wouldn't know who did it . 1 he 2 wouldn't 1 he 5 did 3 know 4 who 4 who 5 did 5 did 6 it 6 it 7 . but that wouldn't do much good ; he would build another . 1 but 2 that 2 that 9 would 3 wouldn't 4 do 3 wouldn't 5 much 5 much 6 good 6 good 7 ; 7 ; 8 he 8 he 9 would 9 would 10 build 10 build 11 another 11 another 12 . besides , it wouldn't be right . 1 besides 2 , 1 besides 4 wouldn't 3 it 4 wouldn't 4 wouldn't 5 be 5 be 6 right 6 right 7 . i won't do a thing [i] haven't [a] right to do . 1 i 2 won't 1 i 7 haven't 1 i 11 do 2 won't 3 do 3 do 5 thing 4 a 5 thing 9 right 10 to 10 to 11 do 11 do 12 . that wouldn't be honest . 1 that 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 3 be 3 be 4 honest 4 honest 5 . i 've got to think of some other way [of] [saving] [those] [ducks] . " 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 got 3 got 4 to 3 got 7 some 4 to 5 think 5 think 6 of 7 some 8 other 8 other 9 way 9 way 14 . 14 . 15 " the frown on his freckled face grew deeper , and for a long time he sat without moving . 1 the 2 frown 2 frown 3 on 2 frown 5 freckled 4 his 5 freckled 5 freckled 6 face 5 freckled 8 deeper 7 grew 8 deeper 8 deeper 10 and 9 , 10 and 10 and 16 sat 11 for 12 a 12 a 13 long 13 long 14 time 14 time 15 he 15 he 16 sat 16 sat 18 moving 17 without 18 moving 18 moving 19 . suddenly his face cleared , and he jumped to his feet . 1 suddenly 2 his 2 his 3 face 2 his 11 feet 3 face 4 cleared 4 cleared 8 jumped 5 , 6 and 6 and 8 jumped 7 he 8 jumped 9 to 10 his 10 his 11 feet 11 feet 12 . he began to chuckle . 1 he 2 began 2 began 3 to 2 began 4 chuckle 4 chuckle 5 . " [i] [have] it ! " he exclaimed . 1 " 8 exclaimed 4 it 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 8 exclaimed 7 he 8 exclaimed 8 exclaimed 9 . " [i] 'll do [a] [little] [shooting] [myself] ! " 1 " 3 'll 3 'll 4 do 4 do 9 ! 9 ! 10 " then he chuckled again and started for home . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 chuckled 3 chuckled 4 again 3 chuckled 6 started 5 and 6 started 6 started 7 for 6 started 8 home 8 home 9 . presently he began to whistle , a way he has when he is in good spirits . 1 presently 2 he 1 presently 3 began 1 presently 16 spirits 3 began 4 to 3 began 5 whistle 5 whistle 6 , 7 a 8 way 7 a 15 good 8 way 9 he 9 he 10 has 11 when 12 he 12 he 13 is 13 is 14 in 13 is 15 good 15 good 16 spirits 16 spirits 17 . blacky the [crow] [watched] [him] [go] [,] [and] [blacky] [was] [well] [satisfied] [.] 1 blacky 2 the perhaps [blacky] [wouldn't] [have] [felt] [so] [sure] [could] he [have] [understood] [what] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] had said [about] [doing] a little [shooting] [himself] . 1 perhaps 9 he 9 he 17 had 17 had 18 said 17 had 21 a 21 a 22 little 22 little 25 . none of the little people of the [green] [forest] [and] [the] [green] [meadows] [knew] [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy [better] [than] did [blacky] [the] [crow] [.] 1 none 2 of 1 none 6 of 2 of 3 the 3 the 4 little 4 little 5 people 6 of 7 the 7 the 18 boy 18 boy 21 did none knew [better] [than] [he] [that] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [was] [their] [best] [friend] . 1 none 2 knew 2 knew 15 . " it is all right now , " [chuckled] [blacky] . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 is 2 it 11 . 3 is 4 all 4 all 5 right 5 right 6 now 6 now 7 , 7 , 8 " " it is all right now . " 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 is 3 is 4 all 4 all 5 right 5 right 6 now 6 now 7 . 7 . 8 " [chapter] [xxv] [:] [blacky] [gets] [a] [dreadful] [shock] when friends prove false , whom may we trust ? 1 when 3 prove 2 friends 3 prove 3 prove 4 false 4 false 6 whom 5 , 6 whom 6 whom 9 trust 7 may 9 trust 8 we 9 trust 9 trust 10 ? the springs of faith are turned to dust . 1 the 2 springs 2 springs 3 of 2 springs 4 faith 2 springs 5 are 2 springs 8 dust 6 turned 7 to 6 turned 8 dust 8 dust 9 . blacky the [crow] [.] 1 blacky 2 the blacky [the] [crow] was in the top of his favorite tree [over] near the [big] [river] [early] [this] [afternoon] [.] 1 blacky 14 the 4 was 5 in 5 in 6 the 5 in 14 the 6 the 7 top 7 top 8 of 7 top 11 tree 9 his 10 favorite 10 favorite 11 tree 11 tree 13 near for a long time he sat there , seeing nothing unusual . 1 for 2 a 2 a 3 long 3 long 4 time 4 time 7 there 5 he 6 sat 6 sat 7 there 7 there 11 unusual 8 , 9 seeing 9 seeing 11 unusual 10 nothing 11 unusual 11 unusual 12 . at last he [spied] [a] [tiny] [figure] [far] [away] [across] the [green] [meadows] [.] 1 at 2 last 1 at 11 the 2 last 3 he even at that distance he knew who it was ; it was [farmer] [brown] 's boy , and he was coming [toward] [the] [big] [river] . 1 even 4 distance 2 at 4 distance 3 that 4 distance 4 distance 5 he 5 he 6 knew 6 knew 7 who 7 who 12 was 8 it 9 was 8 it 12 was 10 ; 11 it 11 it 12 was 12 was 21 coming 15 's 16 boy 16 boy 17 , 17 , 18 and 18 and 19 he 19 he 20 was 20 was 21 coming 21 coming 26 . " [i] thought [as] [much] [,] ["] [chuckled] [blacky] . 1 " 3 thought 3 thought 10 . " he is coming over here to drive that hunter away . " 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 is 3 is 4 coming 4 coming 5 over 4 coming 6 here 4 coming 7 to 7 to 8 drive 8 drive 10 hunter 8 drive 11 away 9 that 10 hunter 11 away 12 . 12 . 13 " the tiny figure grew larger . 1 the 3 figure 2 tiny 3 figure 3 figure 5 larger 3 figure 6 . 4 grew 5 larger it was [farmer] [brown] 's boy [beyond] [a] [doubt] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 5 's 5 's 6 boy 6 boy 10 . suddenly [blacky] ['s] [eyes] [opened] [so] [wide] that [they] [looked] [as] [if] [they] [were] [in] [danger] [of] [popping] [out] [of] [his] [head] [.] 1 suddenly 8 that he had [discovered] [that] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [was] [carrying] something and that [that] [something] was a gun ! 1 he 2 had 1 he 16 was 2 had 11 something 11 something 13 that 12 and 13 that 16 was 17 a 17 a 18 gun 18 gun 19 ! yes , [sir] , [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [was] [carrying] a [terrible] [gun] ! 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 1 yes 14 ! 4 , 11 a " a [gun] [!] ["] [croaked] [blacky] [.] 1 " 2 a " [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy [with] [a] [terrible] [gun] ! 1 " 10 ! 5 boy 10 ! what does it mean ? " 1 what 2 does 2 does 3 it 2 does 4 mean 4 mean 5 ? 5 ? 6 " nearer came [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [,] [and] [blacky] [could] [see] [that] [terrible] [gun] [plainly] [now] [.] 1 nearer 2 came suddenly an idea popped into his head . 1 suddenly 4 popped 2 an 3 idea 3 idea 4 popped 4 popped 5 into 4 popped 7 head 6 his 7 head 7 head 8 . " perhaps he is going to [shoot] that [hunter] ! " thought [blacky] , and somehow he felt better . 1 " 2 perhaps 2 perhaps 3 he 3 he 4 is 3 he 18 felt 4 is 5 going 5 going 6 to 6 to 8 that 8 that 10 ! 10 ! 11 " 11 " 12 thought 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 somehow 16 somehow 18 felt 17 he 18 felt 18 felt 19 better 19 better 20 . farmer [brown] 's [boy] [reached] [the] [big] [river] [at] [a] [point] [some] [distance] [below] [the] [blind] [built] [by] [the] [hunter] [.] 1 farmer 3 's he laid his gun down on the bank and went down to the edge of the water . 1 he 2 laid 2 laid 3 his 2 laid 5 down 2 laid 6 on 3 his 4 gun 6 on 8 bank 6 on 14 edge 7 the 8 bank 9 and 10 went 10 went 11 down 11 down 12 to 11 down 14 edge 13 the 14 edge 14 edge 15 of 14 edge 17 water 16 the 17 water 17 water 18 . the [rushes] [grew] very [thick] [there] [,] [and] [for] [a] [while] [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy was very busy among them . 1 the 4 very 1 the 15 boy 15 boy 16 was 16 was 17 very 17 very 18 busy 18 busy 19 among 19 among 20 them 20 them 21 . blacky from his high perch could watch him , and as he watched , he grew more and more puzzled . 1 blacky 5 perch 1 blacky 13 watched 2 from 5 perch 3 his 5 perch 4 high 5 perch 5 perch 6 could 5 perch 7 watch 7 watch 8 him 9 , 10 and 10 and 13 watched 11 as 12 he 12 he 13 watched 13 watched 16 grew 14 , 15 he 15 he 16 grew 16 grew 17 more 17 more 20 puzzled 18 and 19 more 19 more 20 puzzled 20 puzzled 21 . it looked very much as if [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [was] [building] [a] [blind] [much] like that [of] [the] [hunter] 's . 1 it 2 looked 2 looked 3 very 2 looked 16 like 3 very 4 much 4 much 5 as 5 as 6 if 16 like 17 that 17 that 21 's 21 's 22 . he was [quite] [hidden] [there] , [excepting] [from] a place [high] [up] like [blacky] ['s] [perch] [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 6 , 2 was 9 a 9 a 10 place 10 place 13 like " [i] [i] [i] [do] [believe] he is going to try to [shoot] [those] [ducks] himself , " gasped [blacky] . 1 " 7 he 7 he 8 is 8 is 9 going 9 going 10 to 10 to 11 try 11 try 12 to 12 to 16 himself 16 himself 17 , 17 , 18 " 18 " 19 gasped 19 gasped 21 . " [i] wouldn't [have] [believed] it if [any] [one] had told me . 1 " 3 wouldn't 3 wouldn't 6 it 6 it 13 . 7 if 10 had 10 had 11 told 11 told 12 me 12 me 13 . no , [sir] , [i] [wouldn't] [have] [believed] it [.] 1 no 2 , 1 no 4 , 4 , 9 it i [i] can't believe it now . 1 i 3 can't 3 can't 4 believe 4 believe 5 it 5 it 6 now 6 now 7 . farmer [brown] 's [boy] [hunting] [with] [a] [terrible] [gun] [!] 1 farmer 3 's [yet] [i] ['ve] [got] [to] [believe] [my] [own] [eyes] [.] ["] a noise up river caught his attention . 1 a 2 noise 2 noise 3 up 2 noise 5 caught 4 river 5 caught 5 caught 7 attention 6 his 7 attention 7 attention 8 . it was the noise of oars in a boat . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 the 3 the 4 noise 4 noise 5 of 4 noise 6 oars 6 oars 7 in 6 oars 9 boat 6 oars 10 . 8 a 9 boat there was the hunter , [rowing] [down] [the] [big] [river] [.] 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 the 3 the 4 hunter 4 hunter 5 , just as he had done the day before , he came ashore above his blind and walked down to it . 1 just 2 as 2 as 3 he 3 he 4 had 3 he 17 walked 4 had 5 done 5 done 8 before 6 the 7 day 7 day 8 before 9 , 10 he 10 he 17 walked 11 came 12 ashore 12 ashore 13 above 12 ashore 15 blind 14 his 15 blind 15 blind 17 walked 16 and 17 walked 17 walked 18 down 18 down 19 to 19 to 20 it 20 it 21 . " this is no place for me , " muttered [blacky] . 1 " 4 no 2 this 3 is 3 is 4 no 4 no 5 place 5 place 6 for 6 for 7 me 7 me 8 , 7 me 12 . 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 muttered " he 'll remember [that] [i] [scared] [those] [ducks] [yesterday] , and as [likely] as not he 'll try to shoot me . " 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 'll 3 'll 4 remember 4 remember 11 , 11 , 24 " 12 and 13 as 13 as 15 as 15 as 17 he 16 not 17 he 17 he 18 'll 18 'll 19 try 19 try 20 to 19 try 21 shoot 21 shoot 22 me 22 me 23 . 23 . 24 " there [he] [sat] [until] [the] [black] [shadows] [warned] [him] that it was high time for him to be [getting] [back] [to] [the] [green] [forest] [.] 1 there 18 be 10 that 12 was 11 it 12 was 12 was 13 high 13 high 14 time 14 time 15 for 15 for 16 him 16 him 17 to 17 to 18 be he had to hurry , for it was later than usual , and he was afraid to be out after dark . 1 he 2 had 1 he 8 was 2 had 3 to 3 to 4 hurry 4 hurry 5 , 4 hurry 6 for 7 it 8 was 8 was 16 afraid 8 was 21 dark 9 later 11 usual 10 than 11 usual 11 usual 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 he 14 he 15 was 15 was 16 afraid 16 afraid 17 to 17 to 18 be 19 out 21 dark 20 after 21 dark 21 dark 22 . " it is true , " [croaked] [blacky] . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 is 2 it 9 . 3 is 4 true 4 true 5 , 5 , 6 " " [farmer] [brown] 's [boy] [has] [turned] [hunter] [.] ["] 1 " 4 's it was such a dreadful [shock] [to] [blacky] that it was a long time before he could go to sleep . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 such 3 such 4 a 3 such 5 dreadful 3 such 12 a 9 that 11 was 10 it 11 was 11 was 12 a 12 a 13 long 13 long 14 time 13 long 15 before 15 before 16 he 16 he 17 could 17 could 18 go 18 go 20 sleep 19 to 20 sleep 20 sleep 21 . [chapter] [xxvi] [:] [why] [the] [hunter] [got] [no] [ducks] " it is well for you that you didn't wait for me to get nearer , " said the hunter . 1 " 2 it 1 " 6 you 2 it 3 is 3 is 4 well 5 for 6 you 6 you 14 get 7 that 8 you 8 you 9 didn't 9 didn't 10 wait 9 didn't 14 get 11 for 12 me 12 me 13 to 13 to 14 get 14 get 15 nearer 15 nearer 20 hunter 16 , 17 " 17 " 18 said 18 said 19 the 19 the 20 hunter 20 hunter 21 . " you are smart enough to know that you can't play the same trick on me twice . 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 are 3 are 4 smart 4 smart 5 enough 4 smart 14 trick 5 enough 6 to 6 to 7 know 7 know 8 that 9 you 10 can't 10 can't 11 play 11 play 14 trick 12 the 13 same 13 same 14 trick 14 trick 15 on 14 trick 17 twice 16 me 17 twice 17 twice 18 . the hunter couldn't see him at all . 1 the 2 hunter 2 hunter 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 see 4 see 5 him 5 him 6 at 6 at 7 all 7 all 8 . he didn't have the least idea that any one else was anywhere near . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 have 2 didn't 5 least 2 didn't 12 anywhere 4 the 5 least 5 least 6 idea 6 idea 7 that 8 any 9 one 9 one 10 else 10 else 12 anywhere 11 was 12 anywhere 12 anywhere 13 near 12 anywhere 14 . far down [the] [big] [river] [the] [hunter] [saw] [a] swiftly moving black line just above the water . 1 far 2 down 1 far 15 above 10 swiftly 11 moving 11 moving 12 black 11 moving 13 line 13 line 15 above 14 just 15 above 15 above 17 water 16 the 17 water 17 water 18 . " here they come , " he muttered , as he eagerly watched that black line draw nearer . 1 " 2 here 1 " 8 muttered 3 they 4 come 4 come 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 8 muttered 7 he 8 muttered 8 muttered 9 , 8 muttered 13 watched 10 as 11 he 11 he 13 watched 12 eagerly 13 watched 13 watched 17 draw 14 that 16 line 15 black 16 line 16 line 17 draw 17 draw 18 nearer 18 nearer 19 . twice [those] [big] [black] [birds] [circled] [around] over the [big] [river] [opposite] [where] [the] [hunter] [was] [crouching] [behind] [his] [blind] [.] 1 twice 8 over 8 over 9 the it was plain that [dusky] [,] [their] [leader] [,] [remembered] [blacky] 's [warning] the night before . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 plain 3 plain 4 that 4 that 12 's 12 's 14 the 14 the 15 night 15 night 16 before 16 before 17 . but this time there was no warning . 1 but 2 this 2 this 3 time 3 time 4 there 4 there 5 was 4 there 6 no 6 no 7 warning 7 warning 8 . everything appeared safe . 1 everything 2 appeared 2 appeared 3 safe 3 safe 4 . once more the flock circled and then headed straight for that place where they hoped to find more corn . 1 once 2 more 2 more 5 circled 3 the 4 flock 4 flock 5 circled 5 circled 8 headed 6 and 7 then 7 then 8 headed 8 headed 9 straight 8 headed 10 for 8 headed 19 corn 11 that 14 they 12 place 13 where 13 where 14 they 14 they 15 hoped 15 hoped 17 find 15 hoped 19 corn 16 to 17 find 18 more 19 corn 19 corn 20 . the hunter crouched lower . 1 the 2 hunter 2 hunter 3 crouched 3 crouched 4 lower 4 lower 5 . they were almost near enough for him to shoot when " bang , bang " went a gun a short distance away . 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 almost 3 almost 4 near 4 near 5 enough 4 near 9 shoot 5 enough 6 for 6 for 7 him 8 to 9 shoot 9 shoot 10 when 9 shoot 12 bang 11 " 12 bang 12 bang 13 , 12 bang 14 bang 14 bang 15 " 14 bang 16 went 14 bang 18 gun 17 a 18 gun 18 gun 21 distance 19 a 20 short 20 short 21 distance 21 distance 22 away 22 away 23 . [instantly] [dusky] [and] [his] [flock] [turned] [and] [on] [swift] [wings] [swung] [off] [and] [up] [the] [river] [.] if ever there was a disappointed hunter , it was the one crouching in that blind . 1 if 2 ever 1 if 3 there 3 there 4 was 4 was 5 a 4 was 13 crouching 6 disappointed 7 hunter 7 hunter 8 , 7 hunter 13 crouching 9 it 10 was 10 was 13 crouching 11 the 13 crouching 12 one 13 crouching 13 crouching 14 in 13 crouching 15 that 13 crouching 16 blind 16 blind 17 . " somebody else is hunting , and he spoiled my shot that time , " he muttered . 1 " 17 muttered 2 somebody 3 else 2 somebody 5 hunting 4 is 5 hunting 5 hunting 6 , 5 hunting 9 spoiled 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 he 9 spoiled 10 my 9 spoiled 11 shot 11 shot 17 muttered 12 that 13 time 13 time 14 , 14 , 15 " 15 " 17 muttered 16 he 17 muttered 17 muttered 18 . " he must have a blind farther down . 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 must 3 must 4 have 4 have 5 a 5 a 6 blind 6 blind 7 farther 7 farther 8 down 7 farther 9 . [probably] [some] [other] [ducks] [i] [didn't] [see] [came] [in] [to] [him] [.] i wonder if he got them . 1 i 2 wonder 2 wonder 3 if 3 if 4 he 4 he 5 got 5 got 6 them 6 them 7 . here 's [hoping] [that] [next] [time] [those] [ducks] [come] [in] [here] [first] [.] ["] 1 here 2 's he once more made himself comfortable and settled down for a long wait . 1 he 8 settled 2 once 3 more 3 more 6 comfortable 4 made 6 comfortable 5 himself 6 comfortable 6 comfortable 8 settled 7 and 8 settled 8 settled 9 down 8 settled 13 wait 10 for 11 a 11 a 12 long 12 long 13 wait 13 wait 14 . the [black] [shadows] [crept] [out] [from] [the] [farther] [bank] of the [big] [river] [.] 1 the 10 of 10 of 11 the jolly , round [red] [mr] [sun] [had] [gone] [to] [bed] [,] [and] [the] [first] [little] [star] [was] [twinkling] [high] [overhead] [.] 1 jolly 2 , 1 jolly 3 round it was very still and peaceful . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 still 4 still 6 peaceful 5 and 6 peaceful 6 peaceful 7 . from [out] [in] the [middle] [of] [the] [big] [river] [sounded] [a] [low] ["] [quack] ["] [;] [dusky] [and] [his] [flock] [were] [swimming] [in] this time . 1 from 4 the 1 from 24 this 24 this 25 time 25 time 26 . presently the hunter could see a silver line on the water , and then he made out nine black spots . 1 presently 3 hunter 1 presently 8 line 2 the 3 hunter 3 hunter 4 could 4 could 5 see 5 see 6 a 7 silver 8 line 8 line 11 water 8 line 19 black 9 on 10 the 10 the 11 water 11 water 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 then 14 then 15 he 15 he 16 made 17 out 18 nine 18 nine 19 black 19 black 20 spots 20 spots 21 . in a few minutes [those] [ducks] [would] [be] [where] he [could] [shoot] [them] [.] 1 in 2 a 2 a 3 few 3 few 4 minutes 4 minutes 10 he " bang , bang " went that gun below him again . 1 " 2 bang 2 bang 3 , 2 bang 4 bang 4 bang 5 " 4 bang 6 went 4 bang 8 gun 7 that 8 gun 8 gun 9 below 9 below 10 him 10 him 11 again 11 again 12 . with a [roar] of [wings] , [dusky] and [his] [flock] [were] in the air [and] [away] . 1 with 2 a 1 with 14 air 4 of 13 the 6 , 8 and 8 and 12 in 12 in 13 the 13 the 14 air 14 air 17 . that [hunter] stood up [and] [said] things , and they were not [nice] [things] [.] 1 that 10 they 3 stood 4 up 4 up 9 and 7 things 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 they 10 they 11 were 11 were 12 not he knew that [those] [ducks] would [not] come back again that night , and [that] once more he must go home [empty-handed] . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 6 would 6 would 8 come 8 come 9 back 8 come 21 home 9 back 10 again 10 again 13 , 11 that 12 night 12 night 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 16 once 16 once 17 more 18 he 19 must 19 must 20 go 20 go 21 home 21 home 23 . he found the [blind] [of] [farmer] [brown] 's boy , but there was no one [there] . 1 he 2 found 1 he 13 was 2 found 3 the 8 's 9 boy 9 boy 10 , 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 there 12 there 13 was 13 was 14 no 14 no 15 one 15 one 17 . you see , as soon as he had [fired] his gun the [last] [time] [,] [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy had slipped out and away . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 2 see 12 the 3 , 4 as 4 as 5 soon 5 soon 6 as 6 as 7 he 7 he 8 had 8 had 10 his 10 his 11 gun 12 the 19 boy 19 boy 20 had 20 had 21 slipped 21 slipped 22 out 21 slipped 24 away 23 and 24 away 24 away 25 . and as he tramped across the [green] [meadows] toward home with his gun , he chuckled . 1 and 4 tramped 2 as 4 tramped 3 he 4 tramped 4 tramped 5 across 4 tramped 9 toward 4 tramped 10 home 5 across 6 the 10 home 11 with 11 with 13 gun 12 his 13 gun 13 gun 14 , 13 gun 16 chuckled 15 he 16 chuckled 16 chuckled 17 . " he didn't get [those] [ducks] this time , " said [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] . 1 " 2 he 1 " 11 said 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 get 7 this 8 time 8 time 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 16 . [chapter] [xxvii] [:] [the] [hunter] [gives] [up] blacky [the] [crow] didn't know what to think . 1 blacky 4 didn't 4 didn't 5 know 4 didn't 8 think 5 know 6 what 7 to 8 think 8 think 9 . he couldn't make himself believe that [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] had [really] turned hunter , yet what else could he believe ? 1 he 2 couldn't 1 he 11 had 1 he 13 turned 2 couldn't 3 make 3 make 4 himself 4 himself 5 believe 5 believe 6 that 13 turned 14 hunter 14 hunter 15 , 14 hunter 19 could 16 yet 17 what 17 what 18 else 18 else 19 could 19 could 20 he 19 could 21 believe 21 believe 22 ? and hadn't he with his own ears heard the " bang , bang " of that very gun ? 1 and 3 he 1 and 4 with 2 hadn't 3 he 4 with 18 gun 5 his 6 own 6 own 7 ears 7 ears 11 bang 8 heard 9 the 8 heard 11 bang 10 " 11 bang 11 bang 12 , 11 bang 13 bang 13 bang 14 " 13 bang 15 of 13 bang 16 that 13 bang 18 gun 16 that 17 very 18 gun 19 ? the very first thing [the] [next] [morning] [blacky] [had] [hastened] over to the place where [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy had [hidden] [in] [the] [rushes] [.] 1 the 3 first 1 the 19 boy 2 very 3 first 3 first 4 thing 3 first 14 place 11 over 12 to 11 over 13 the 13 the 14 place 14 place 15 where 19 boy 20 had with [sharp] eyes [he] [looked] [for] [feathers] [,] [that] [would] [tell] [the] [tale] of a [duck] [killed] . 1 with 3 eyes 3 eyes 14 of 3 eyes 18 . 14 of 15 a but there were no feathers . 1 but 2 there 2 there 3 were 2 there 4 no 4 no 5 feathers 5 feathers 6 . there wasn't a thing to show that anything so dreadful had happened . 1 there 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 a 3 a 4 thing 4 thing 5 to 4 thing 12 happened 5 to 6 show 6 show 7 that 8 anything 12 happened 9 so 10 dreadful 10 dreadful 12 happened 11 had 12 happened 12 happened 13 . perhaps [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [had] [missed] [when] he [shot] [at] [those] [ducks] [.] 1 perhaps 9 he blacky shook his head and decided to say nothing to [anybody] about [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [and] that [terrible] [gun] [.] 1 blacky 2 shook 1 blacky 6 decided 2 shook 4 head 3 his 4 head 4 head 5 and 6 decided 7 to 7 to 8 say 8 say 9 nothing 9 nothing 10 to 9 nothing 12 about 12 about 18 that you may be sure that [early] [in] [the] [afternoon] he was [perched] in the top of his [favorite] [tree] [over] by the [big] [river] [.] 1 you 2 may 2 may 3 be 3 be 4 sure 4 sure 5 that 5 that 10 he 10 he 11 was 11 was 13 in 13 in 14 the 13 in 22 the 14 the 15 top 15 top 16 of 15 top 17 his 21 by 22 the instead of going to the same hiding place he made a new one farther down . 1 instead 2 of 1 instead 3 going 1 instead 7 hiding 3 going 4 to 5 the 6 same 6 same 7 hiding 7 hiding 8 place 7 hiding 12 new 9 he 10 made 10 made 11 a 11 a 12 new 12 new 13 one 12 new 14 farther 14 farther 15 down 14 farther 16 . then came the hunter a little earlier than usual . 1 then 2 came 2 came 7 earlier 3 the 4 hunter 4 hunter 7 earlier 5 a 6 little 6 little 7 earlier 7 earlier 8 than 7 earlier 9 usual 9 usual 10 . instead of [stopping] [at] [his] [blind] [,] [he] [walked] [straight] [to] the [blind] [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy had first made . 1 instead 2 of 2 of 12 the 12 the 17 boy 17 boy 18 had 18 had 19 first 18 had 20 made 20 made 21 . of course , there was no one [there] . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 , 2 course 4 there 4 there 5 was 4 there 6 no 6 no 7 one 7 one 9 . the hunter looked both glad and disappointed . 1 the 2 hunter 2 hunter 7 disappointed 3 looked 7 disappointed 4 both 5 glad 5 glad 7 disappointed 6 and 7 disappointed 7 disappointed 8 . but the same thing happened as on the night before . 1 but 2 the 2 the 3 same 3 same 4 thing 3 same 6 as 4 thing 5 happened 6 as 10 before 7 on 8 the 8 the 9 night 9 night 10 before 10 before 11 . just as [those] [ducks] were almost near enough , [a] [gun] [went] " [bang] [,] [bang] [,] ["] [and] [away] [went] the [ducks] [.] 1 just 2 as 2 as 22 the 5 were 6 almost 6 almost 7 near 7 near 8 enough 8 enough 9 , 9 , 13 " 13 " 22 the they didn't come back again , and once more a disappointed hunter went home without any . 1 they 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 come 3 come 14 home 4 back 5 again 5 again 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 once 8 once 9 more 9 more 11 disappointed 10 a 11 disappointed 11 disappointed 12 hunter 12 hunter 13 went 13 went 14 home 14 home 15 without 14 home 17 . 15 without 16 any the next afternoon he was on hand very early . 1 the 2 next 2 next 3 afternoon 3 afternoon 9 early 3 afternoon 10 . 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 on 5 was 8 very 6 on 7 hand 8 very 9 early he was there [before] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [arrived] , and when he did come , of course the hunter saw him . 1 he 2 was 1 he 21 saw 2 was 3 there 3 there 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 when 12 when 13 he 13 he 14 did 14 did 15 come 15 come 16 , 17 of 18 course 18 course 20 hunter 19 the 20 hunter 20 hunter 21 saw 21 saw 22 him 22 him 23 . he walked down to where [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [was] [hiding] [in] the [rushes] [.] 1 he 2 walked 2 walked 3 down 3 down 4 to 4 to 5 where 5 where 13 the " hello ! " said he . 1 " 2 hello 2 hello 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 5 said 7 . " are you the one who was shooting here last night and the night before ? " 1 " 2 are 2 are 3 you 2 are 8 shooting 2 are 16 ? 4 the 8 shooting 5 one 6 who 6 who 7 was 6 who 8 shooting 8 shooting 9 here 8 shooting 15 before 10 last 11 night 10 last 14 night 12 and 13 the 13 the 14 night 14 night 15 before 16 ? 17 " farmer [brown] 's [boy] [grinned] [.] 1 farmer 3 's " yes , " said he . 1 " 2 yes 2 yes 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 5 said 7 . " what luck did you have ? " asked the hunter . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 luck 2 what 4 did 4 did 5 you 5 you 6 have 5 you 7 ? 7 ? 8 " 7 ? 9 asked 9 asked 10 the 10 the 11 hunter 11 hunter 12 . " fine , " replied [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] . 1 " 5 replied 2 fine 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 replied 5 replied 10 . " how many [ducks] did you get ? " asked the hunter . 1 " 2 how 2 how 3 many 2 how 5 did 5 did 6 you 6 you 7 get 6 you 8 ? 8 ? 9 " 8 ? 10 asked 10 asked 11 the 11 the 12 hunter 12 hunter 13 . farmer [brown] 's [boy] [grinned] [more] [broadly] [than] [before] [.] 1 farmer 3 's " none , " said he . 1 " 2 none 1 " 5 said 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 5 said 7 . " [i] [guess] [i] ['m] not a [very] good [shot] . " 1 " 6 not 6 not 7 a 7 a 9 good 9 good 11 . 11 . 12 " " then what did you mean by saying you had fine luck ? " demanded the hunter . 1 " 2 then 1 " 15 demanded 3 what 4 did 3 what 6 mean 4 did 5 you 6 mean 7 by 6 mean 13 ? 7 by 8 saying 9 you 13 ? 10 had 12 luck 11 fine 12 luck 12 luck 13 ? 13 ? 14 " 13 ? 15 demanded 15 demanded 17 hunter 15 demanded 18 . 16 the 17 hunter the hunter lost patience . 1 the 2 hunter 2 hunter 4 patience 3 lost 4 patience 4 patience 5 . he [tried] [to] [order] [farmer] [brown] 's boy [away] . 1 he 7 's 7 's 8 boy 8 boy 10 . but the latter said he had as much right there as the hunter had , and the hunter knew that this was so . 1 but 2 the 2 the 3 latter 2 the 13 hunter 2 the 18 hunter 3 latter 6 had 3 latter 8 much 4 said 5 he 5 he 6 had 7 as 8 much 8 much 9 right 8 much 11 as 9 right 10 there 11 as 12 the 13 hunter 14 had 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 the 17 the 18 hunter 18 hunter 19 knew 18 hunter 22 was 19 knew 20 that 21 this 22 was 22 was 23 so 23 so 24 . finally he gave up , and muttering angrily , he went back to his blind . 1 finally 2 he 1 finally 3 gave 1 finally 7 muttering 1 finally 10 he 3 gave 4 up 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 muttering 7 muttering 8 angrily 8 angrily 9 , 10 he 11 went 11 went 12 back 12 back 13 to 13 to 14 his 14 his 15 blind 15 blind 16 . again the [gun] [of] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [frightened] [away] [the] [ducks] [just] [as] [they] [were] [coming] [in] [.] 1 again 2 the the next afternoon there was [no] [hunter] [nor] the next [,] [though] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [was] [there] . 1 the 2 next 1 the 10 next 2 next 3 afternoon 4 there 5 was 5 was 9 the 9 the 10 next 10 next 19 . the hunter [had] [decided] [that] [it] was a [waste] [of] time [to] [hunt] there [while] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] was about . 1 the 2 hunter 2 hunter 7 was 7 was 8 a 8 a 11 time 11 time 14 there 14 there 20 was 20 was 21 about 21 about 22 . [chapter] [xxviii] [:] [blacky] [has] [a] [talk] [with] [dusky] [the] [black] [duck] doubt not a friend , but [to] the last [grip] [hard] [on] [faith] [and] [hold] [it] [fast] . 1 doubt 2 not 2 not 3 a 3 a 4 friend 4 friend 5 , 5 , 6 but 6 but 8 the 8 the 9 last 9 last 18 . blacky the [crow] [.] 1 blacky 2 the every morning [blacky] [the] [crow] [visited] [the] [rushes] [along] [the] [shore] [of] [the] [big] [river] , [hoping] [to] [find] [dusky] [the] [black] [duck] [.] 1 every 2 morning 2 morning 16 , he was [anxious] , was [blacky] . 1 he 2 was 1 he 5 was 2 was 4 , 5 was 7 . he [feared] [that] [dusky] [or] [some] [of] [his] [flock] had been killed , and he wanted to know . 1 he 10 had 1 he 16 wanted 10 had 11 been 11 been 12 killed 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 he 15 he 16 wanted 16 wanted 17 to 16 wanted 18 know 18 know 19 . you see , he knew that [farmer] [brown] 's [boy] had been [shooting] [over] there . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 knew 4 he 11 had 5 knew 6 that 6 that 9 's 11 had 12 been 12 been 15 there 15 there 16 . at last , early one morning , [he] [found] [dusky] and his [flock] [in] the [rushes] [and] [wild] [rice] [.] 1 at 2 last 1 at 15 the 2 last 3 , 3 , 11 and 4 early 6 morning 5 one 6 morning 6 morning 7 , 7 , 11 and 11 and 12 his eagerly he counted them . 1 eagerly 3 counted 1 eagerly 5 . 2 he 3 counted 3 counted 4 them there were nine . 1 there 2 were 2 were 3 nine 3 nine 4 . not one was missing . 1 not 2 one 2 one 4 missing 3 was 4 missing 4 missing 5 . blacky sighed with relief and dropped down on the shore [close] [to] [where] [dusky] [was] [taking] [a] [nap] . 1 blacky 2 sighed 2 sighed 4 relief 3 with 4 relief 4 relief 6 dropped 5 and 6 dropped 6 dropped 7 down 7 down 8 on 8 on 10 shore 9 the 10 shore 10 shore 19 . " hello ! " said [blacky] . 1 " 2 hello 2 hello 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 7 . dusky awoke with a start . 1 dusky 2 awoke 2 awoke 3 with 2 awoke 5 start 4 a 5 start 5 start 6 . " hello , yourself , " said he . 1 " 2 hello 2 hello 3 , 3 , 6 " 4 yourself 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 8 he 7 said 9 . " we haven't [lost] [a] [feather] [,] ["] [declared] [dusky] . 1 " 2 we 2 we 3 haven't 3 haven't 11 . " that [gun] [wasn't] [fired] [at] [us] [,] [anyway] [.] ["] 1 " 2 that " then [who] was it [fired] [at] ? " demanded [blacky] . 1 " 2 then 1 " 10 demanded 4 was 5 it 5 it 8 ? 8 ? 9 " 8 ? 10 demanded 10 demanded 12 . " [i] [haven't] [the] [least] [idea] , " replied [dusky] . 1 " 9 replied 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 replied 9 replied 11 . " have you seen any other [ducks] [about] [here] ? " [inquired] [blacky] [.] 1 " 2 have 2 have 3 you 2 have 4 seen 4 seen 5 any 5 any 6 other 6 other 10 ? 10 ? 11 " " not one , " was [dusky] ['s] [prompt] reply . 1 " 2 not 2 not 3 one 2 not 10 reply 3 one 4 , 4 , 5 " 6 was 10 reply 10 reply 11 . " if there had been any [,] [i] guess we would have known it . " 1 " 2 if 2 if 3 there 2 if 4 had 4 had 5 been 4 had 6 any 4 had 13 known 9 guess 10 we 10 we 12 have 11 would 12 have 12 have 13 known 13 known 14 it 14 it 15 . 15 . 16 " " did you know that when that terrible gun was fired there was another [terrible] [gun] [right] [over] [behind] [those] [bushes] ? " asked [blacky] . 1 " 3 you 1 " 24 asked 2 did 3 you 3 you 4 know 4 know 5 that 4 know 6 when 4 know 7 that 7 that 8 terrible 8 terrible 9 gun 9 gun 11 fired 10 was 11 fired 11 fired 12 there 11 fired 14 another 12 there 13 was 22 ? 23 " 22 ? 24 asked 24 asked 26 . dusky shook his head . 1 dusky 2 shook 2 shook 4 head 3 his 4 head 4 head 5 . we didn't want to take any chances . " 1 we 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 want 2 didn't 5 take 3 want 4 to 5 take 7 chances 6 any 7 chances 7 chances 8 . 8 . 9 " " it is a [lucky] thing you [did] , " replied [blacky] . 1 " 2 it 1 " 7 you 2 it 3 is 3 is 4 a 4 a 6 thing 7 you 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 replied 11 replied 13 . " there was a hunter hiding behind those bushes all the time . 1 " 2 there 2 there 3 was 3 was 4 a 4 a 5 hunter 5 hunter 6 hiding 6 hiding 7 behind 6 hiding 9 bushes 8 those 9 bushes 9 bushes 10 all 10 all 11 the 10 all 12 time 12 time 13 . i warned you of him once [.] ["] 1 i 2 warned 2 warned 3 you 2 warned 5 him 2 warned 6 once 4 of 5 him " that reminds me [that] [i] [haven't] [thanked] [you] , " said [dusky] . 1 " 3 reminds 2 that 3 reminds 3 reminds 4 me 4 me 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 said 12 said 14 . " [i] [knew] there was something wrong [over] here [,] [but] [i] [didn't] [know] [what] . 1 " 4 there 4 there 5 was 4 there 6 something 6 something 7 wrong 7 wrong 9 here 7 wrong 16 . so it was a hunter . 1 so 5 hunter 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 a 4 a 5 hunter 5 hunter 6 . i guess it is a good thing [that] [i] [heeded] [your] [warn-ing] . " 1 i 2 guess 2 guess 3 it 3 it 4 is 4 is 5 a 5 a 6 good 6 good 7 thing 7 thing 13 . 13 . 14 " " [i] guess it [is] , " retorted [blacky] [dryly] . 1 " 8 retorted 3 guess 4 it 4 it 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 retorted 8 retorted 11 . " do you come here in daytime instead of night now ? " 1 " 2 do 2 do 3 you 3 you 4 come 4 come 5 here 5 here 7 daytime 6 in 7 daytime 7 daytime 8 instead 7 daytime 10 night 7 daytime 11 now 8 instead 9 of 11 now 12 ? 12 ? 13 " " no , " replied [dusky] . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 replied 5 replied 7 . " we come in after dark and spend the night here . 1 " 2 we 2 we 3 come 3 come 4 in 3 come 11 here 4 in 6 dark 5 after 6 dark 6 dark 7 and 6 dark 10 night 8 spend 9 the 8 spend 10 night 11 here 12 . there is nothing to fear from hunters after dark . 1 there 2 is 1 there 3 nothing 3 nothing 4 to 3 nothing 5 fear 5 fear 6 from 5 fear 7 hunters 7 hunters 9 dark 8 after 9 dark 9 dark 10 . we 've given up coming here until late in the evening . 1 we 2 've 2 've 3 given 3 given 4 up 4 up 6 here 5 coming 6 here 6 here 7 until 7 until 8 late 8 late 11 evening 9 in 10 the 10 the 11 evening 11 evening 12 . and since we did that , we haven't heard a gun . " 1 and 3 we 2 since 3 we 3 we 4 did 3 we 8 haven't 5 that 7 we 6 , 7 we 7 we 8 haven't 8 haven't 9 heard 9 heard 11 gun 10 a 11 gun 11 gun 12 . 12 . 13 " [blacky] [gossiped] [a] [while] [longer] [,] [then] [flew] [off] [to] [look] [for] [his] [breakfast] [;] [and] [as] [he] [flew] [his] [heart] [was] [light] [.] his shrewd little eyes twinkled . 1 his 2 shrewd 2 shrewd 3 little 2 shrewd 5 twinkled 4 eyes 5 twinkled 5 twinkled 6 . " [i] [ought] [to] have [known] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [better] [than] [even] to [suspect] him , " thought he . 1 " 5 have 5 have 14 to 14 to 16 him 16 him 17 , 17 , 18 " 18 " 19 thought 19 thought 20 he 19 thought 21 . " [i] [know] now [why] he had [that] [terrible] [gun] . 1 " 4 now 4 now 6 he 6 he 7 had 7 had 11 . it was [to] [frighten] [those] [ducks] [away] so that [the] hunter would not have a chance to [shoot] [them] [.] 1 it 2 was 1 it 12 would 2 was 8 so 8 so 9 that 9 that 11 hunter 12 would 13 not 12 would 14 have 14 have 16 chance 15 a 16 chance 16 chance 17 to he wasn't shooting at anything . 1 he 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 shooting 3 shooting 4 at 3 shooting 5 anything 5 anything 6 . he just [fired] [in] [the] [air] [to] [scare] [those] [ducks] [away] [.] 1 he 2 just i know it just as well as if [i] had seen him do it . 1 i 2 know 2 know 3 it 3 it 4 just 4 just 5 as 5 as 6 well 6 well 7 as 7 as 8 if 8 if 10 had 10 had 11 seen 11 seen 12 him 12 him 15 . 13 do 14 it 14 it 15 . i 'll never [doubt] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] again . 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 never 3 never 9 again 9 again 10 . and [i] ['m] [glad] [i] [didn't] [say] a word to [anybody] [about] [seeing] him with a terrible gun . " 1 and 8 a 8 a 17 terrible 9 word 10 to 10 to 14 him 14 him 15 with 15 with 16 a 16 a 17 terrible 17 terrible 18 gun 18 gun 19 . 19 . 20 " blacky was right . 1 blacky 3 right 2 was 3 right 3 right 4 . while [appearing] [to] [be] [an] [enemy] [,] he [really] had been a friend of [dusky] [the] [black] [duck] [and] his [flock] . 1 while 8 he 8 he 10 had 10 had 11 been 11 been 12 a 12 a 13 friend 13 friend 14 of 14 of 20 his 20 his 22 . [chapter] [xxix] [:] [blacky] [discovers] [an] [egg] blacky is fond of eggs , as you know . 1 blacky 5 eggs 2 is 3 fond 3 fond 4 of 3 fond 5 eggs 5 eggs 6 , 5 eggs 10 . 6 , 7 as 7 as 8 you 8 you 9 know in this he is a great deal like other people , [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [for] [instance] . 1 in 2 this 2 this 4 is 3 he 4 is 4 is 5 a 5 a 6 great 6 great 7 deal 7 deal 8 like 8 like 9 other 9 other 10 people 9 other 18 . 10 people 11 , but [as] [blacky] [cannot] [keep] [hens] [,] [as] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [does] [,] he is [obliged] to [steal] [eggs] [or] [else] go without . 1 but 15 he 15 he 16 is 16 is 18 to 18 to 23 go 23 go 24 without 24 without 25 . he [quite] [overlooks] [the] [fact] [that] [farmer] [brown] 's boy [feeds] [the] [biddies] and [takes] [the] [eggs] [as] [pay] [.] 1 he 9 's 9 's 10 boy 10 boy 14 and anyway , [that] [is] what [farmer] [brown] 's boy [says] , but [i] do not know whether [or] [not] [the] [biddies] understand it that way . 1 anyway 2 , 2 , 12 but 5 what 8 's 8 's 9 boy 9 boy 11 , 11 , 12 but 12 but 23 it 14 do 15 not 14 do 23 it 15 not 16 know 15 not 22 understand 16 know 17 whether 23 it 26 . 24 that 25 way 25 way 26 . so [blacky] [the] [crow] [cannot] [see] [why] he [should] [not] [help] himself to [an] [egg] [when] he [gets] [the] [chance] [.] 1 so 8 he 1 so 17 he 8 he 12 himself 12 himself 13 to the [eggs] [he] [does] [get] [are] [mostly] [those] of [his] [neighbors] in the [green] [forest] [and] the [old] [orchard] [.] 1 the 9 of 9 of 17 the 12 in 13 the 12 in 17 the blacky knows quite as well as any one what a gun looks like . 1 blacky 2 knows 2 knows 5 well 2 knows 9 what 2 knows 11 gun 3 quite 5 well 4 as 5 well 5 well 6 as 6 as 7 any 7 any 8 one 10 a 11 gun 11 gun 12 looks 11 gun 14 . 12 looks 13 like he also knows that without a terrible [gun] , [there] [is] [little] [farmer] [brown] or any one else can do to him . 1 he 3 knows 2 also 3 knows 3 knows 4 that 3 knows 5 without 5 without 6 a 5 without 16 any 6 a 7 terrible 9 , 15 or 15 or 16 any 16 any 17 one 17 one 18 else 18 else 19 can 18 else 21 to 19 can 20 do 21 to 22 him 22 him 23 . but [blacky] [doesn't] [do] [anything] of this [kind] [around] [the] [buildings] [of] [farmer] [brown] [.] 1 but 7 this 6 of 7 this though he [has] [suspected] [that] [farmer] [brown] 's boy [would] [not] [now] [try] [to] [harm] [him] , [blacky] [is] [naturally] [cautious] and [takes] no [chances] . 1 though 2 he 2 he 8 's 8 's 9 boy 9 boy 17 , 17 , 22 and 22 and 24 no 24 no 26 . first he [sits] [in] [a] [tall] [tree] [from] [which] [he] [can] [watch] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [home] [.] 1 first 2 he it was on one of these [silent] visits that [blacky] [spied] [something] [which] he couldn't forget . 1 it 2 was 1 it 17 . 2 was 3 on 2 was 9 that 3 on 4 one 4 one 5 of 5 of 6 these 6 these 8 visits 9 that 14 he 14 he 15 couldn't 15 couldn't 16 forget it was a box just inside the henhouse door . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 box 4 box 8 henhouse 5 just 6 inside 6 inside 8 henhouse 7 the 8 henhouse 8 henhouse 9 door 9 door 10 . in the box was some hay and in that hay he was sure that he had seen an egg . 1 in 2 the 2 the 3 box 3 box 4 was 3 box 6 hay 5 some 6 hay 6 hay 7 and 6 hay 8 in 6 hay 10 hay 9 that 10 hay 10 hay 13 sure 11 he 12 was 12 was 13 sure 13 sure 14 that 14 that 15 he 14 that 19 egg 15 he 16 had 16 had 17 seen 18 an 19 egg 19 egg 20 . in fact , he was sure that he saw two eggs there . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 7 that 2 fact 11 eggs 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 sure 6 sure 7 that 8 he 9 saw 9 saw 10 two 10 two 11 eggs 11 eggs 12 there 11 eggs 13 . he might not have noticed them but for the fact that a hen had jumped down from that box , making a terrible fuss . 1 he 2 might 2 might 3 not 2 might 4 have 4 have 5 noticed 5 noticed 6 them 5 noticed 12 a 6 them 7 but 8 for 9 the 8 for 12 a 9 the 10 fact 10 fact 11 that 12 a 24 fuss 13 hen 14 had 13 hen 15 jumped 13 hen 19 box 15 jumped 16 down 16 down 17 from 18 that 19 box 19 box 20 , 19 box 24 fuss 21 making 24 fuss 22 a 23 terrible 23 terrible 24 fuss 24 fuss 25 . she didn't seem frightened , but very proud . 1 she 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 seem 3 seem 4 frightened 3 seem 7 very 4 frightened 5 , 5 , 6 but 7 very 8 proud 8 proud 9 . what under the sun she had to be [proud] [about] [blacky] [couldn't] [understand] , but he didn't [stay] to find out . 1 what 2 under 2 under 4 sun 3 the 4 sun 4 sun 6 had 5 she 6 had 6 had 7 to 7 to 8 be 8 be 14 , 14 , 15 but 15 but 17 didn't 16 he 17 didn't 17 didn't 20 find 19 to 20 find 20 find 21 out 21 out 22 . the noise she was making made him nervous . 1 the 2 noise 2 noise 5 making 2 noise 6 made 3 she 4 was 4 was 5 making 6 made 7 him 6 made 8 nervous 8 nervous 9 . he was afraid that it would bring some one to find out what was going on . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 afraid 2 was 15 going 3 afraid 4 that 5 it 6 would 6 would 7 bring 6 would 11 find 7 bring 8 some 9 one 10 to 10 to 11 find 11 find 12 out 12 out 13 what 13 what 14 was 14 was 15 going 15 going 16 on 16 on 17 . so he spread his black wings and flew away as silently as he had come . 1 so 2 he 2 he 14 had 3 spread 6 wings 4 his 6 wings 5 black 6 wings 6 wings 7 and 6 wings 8 flew 6 wings 11 silently 8 flew 9 away 10 as 11 silently 11 silently 12 as 12 as 13 he 13 he 14 had 14 had 15 come 15 come 16 . as he was flying away he saw those eggs . 1 as 2 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 flying 4 flying 5 away 4 flying 9 eggs 6 he 7 saw 7 saw 9 eggs 8 those 9 eggs 9 eggs 10 . that one glance was enough . 1 that 2 one 2 one 3 glance 3 glance 5 enough 4 was 5 enough 5 enough 6 . you know [blacky] ['s] [eyes] are very sharp [.] 1 you 2 know 1 you 6 are 6 are 7 very 7 very 8 sharp he saw the hay in the box and the two eggs in the hay , and that was enough for him . 1 he 2 saw 2 saw 4 hay 2 saw 17 that 3 the 4 hay 4 hay 5 in 4 hay 14 hay 6 the 7 box 7 box 14 hay 8 and 9 the 9 the 10 two 10 two 11 eggs 11 eggs 12 in 11 eggs 14 hay 12 in 13 the 14 hay 16 and 15 , 16 and 17 that 18 was 18 was 19 enough 19 enough 20 for 20 for 21 him 21 him 22 . from [that] [instant] [blacky] [the] [crow] [began] [to] [scheme] [and] [plan] [to] [get] one [or] [both] of those eggs . 1 from 14 one 14 one 17 of 17 of 18 those 18 those 19 eggs 19 eggs 20 . [chapter] [xxx] [:] [blacky] [screws] [up] [his] [courage] if out of sight , then out of mind . 1 if 9 mind 2 out 3 of 2 out 4 sight 4 sight 6 then 4 sight 8 of 5 , 6 then 7 out 8 of 8 of 9 mind 9 mind 10 . this is a saying which you often hear . 1 this 2 is 2 is 3 a 3 a 4 saying 3 a 5 which 5 which 6 you 6 you 8 hear 7 often 8 hear 8 hear 9 . it may be true sometimes , but it is very far from true at other times . 1 it 4 true 2 may 3 be 3 be 4 true 4 true 5 sometimes 4 true 13 true 6 , 7 but 7 but 8 it 8 it 9 is 9 is 10 very 9 is 13 true 10 very 11 far 11 far 12 from 13 true 17 . 14 at 16 times 15 other 16 times 16 times 17 . take the [case] [of] [blacky] [.] 1 take 2 the then , as he flew away [toward] the [green] [forest] [,] [those] [eggs] [were] [out] of sight [,] of course [.] 1 then 2 , 1 then 8 the 2 , 3 as 3 as 4 he 4 he 5 flew 5 flew 6 away 8 the 16 of 16 of 20 course 17 sight 19 of 19 of 20 course but do you think they were out of mind ? 1 but 2 do 2 do 3 you 3 you 4 think 3 you 10 ? 4 think 5 they 4 think 8 of 6 were 7 out 7 out 8 of 8 of 9 mind not much ! 1 not 2 much 2 much 3 ! no , indeed ! 1 no 3 indeed 2 , 3 indeed 3 indeed 4 ! in [fact] [,] those eggs [were] [very] [much] [in] [blacky] ['s] [mind] . 1 in 4 those 4 those 5 eggs 5 eggs 13 . he couldn't think of anything else . 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 think 2 couldn't 5 anything 3 think 4 of 5 anything 6 else 6 else 7 . he flew straight to a certain tall pine-tree in a lonely part of the [green] [forest] [.] 1 he 2 flew 2 flew 3 straight 2 flew 8 pine-tree 3 straight 4 to 5 a 6 certain 6 certain 8 pine-tree 7 tall 8 pine-tree 8 pine-tree 9 in 8 pine-tree 11 lonely 10 a 11 lonely 11 lonely 12 part 12 part 13 of 13 of 14 the " there is [more] [in] one of those eggs [than] [in] [a] [whole] [nestful] of [welcome] [robin] 's [eggs] . 1 " 2 there 2 there 3 is 2 there 18 's 3 is 6 one 6 one 7 of 6 one 15 of 7 of 8 those 8 those 9 eggs 18 's 20 . it is a very long time since [i] have been lucky enough to taste a hen 's egg , and now is my chance . 1 it 2 is 2 is 11 lucky 3 a 4 very 4 very 5 long 4 very 11 lucky 5 long 6 time 5 long 7 since 9 have 10 been 10 been 11 lucky 11 lucky 12 enough 11 lucky 14 taste 12 enough 13 to 14 taste 16 hen 15 a 16 hen 16 hen 17 's 16 hen 18 egg 18 egg 19 , 18 egg 24 chance 19 , 20 and 20 and 21 now 21 now 22 is 23 my 24 chance 24 chance 25 . i don't like having to go inside that henhouse , even though it is barely inside the door . 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 like 3 like 4 having 4 having 9 henhouse 5 to 6 go 6 go 7 inside 7 inside 9 henhouse 8 that 9 henhouse 9 henhouse 15 barely 9 henhouse 18 door 10 , 12 though 11 even 12 though 12 though 15 barely 13 it 14 is 14 is 15 barely 15 barely 16 inside 17 the 18 door 18 door 19 . i 'm suspicious of doors . 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 suspicious 3 suspicious 5 doors 3 suspicious 6 . 4 of 5 doors they have a way of closing most unexpectedly . 1 they 2 have 2 have 3 a 3 a 4 way 4 way 5 of 4 way 6 closing 6 closing 8 unexpectedly 7 most 8 unexpectedly 8 unexpectedly 9 . i might see [if] [i] cannot get [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [to] [bring] [one] [of] [those] [eggs] out for me . 1 i 2 might 2 might 3 see 3 see 20 me 6 cannot 7 get 7 get 18 out 18 out 19 for 19 for 20 me 20 me 21 . but that plan won't do , [come] [to] think of it [,] [because] [i] [can't] [trust] [unc] ['] [billy] [.] 1 but 2 that 1 but 11 it 3 plan 4 won't 4 won't 5 do 5 do 6 , 5 do 9 think 9 think 10 of 9 think 11 it the old sinner is too fond of eggs himself . 1 the 2 old 2 old 3 sinner 3 sinner 4 is 3 sinner 6 fond 3 sinner 8 eggs 5 too 6 fond 6 fond 7 of 8 eggs 9 himself 9 himself 10 . [no] [.] i 've got to get one of those eggs myself . 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 got 3 got 4 to 4 to 5 get 5 get 6 one 5 get 9 eggs 7 of 8 those 8 those 9 eggs 9 eggs 10 myself 10 myself 11 . it is the only way [i] can be sure of it . 1 it 2 is 2 is 4 only 3 the 4 only 4 only 5 way 5 way 10 of 7 can 8 be 8 be 9 sure 9 sure 10 of 10 of 11 it 11 it 12 . " [the] [thing] [to] [do] is [to] [make] [sure] that [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy [and] [farmer] [brown] [himself] [are] [nowhere] [about] . 1 " 6 is 6 is 10 that 10 that 14 boy 14 boy 22 . they ought to be down in the cornfield pretty soon . 1 they 2 ought 2 ought 3 to 2 ought 4 be 2 ought 8 cornfield 5 down 8 cornfield 6 in 7 the 6 in 8 cornfield 8 cornfield 9 pretty 8 cornfield 11 . 9 pretty 10 soon with them down there , [i] [have] [only] [to] [watch] [my] [chance] and [slip] in [.] 1 with 2 them 2 them 3 down 3 down 4 there 4 there 5 , 5 , 13 and 13 and 15 in it won't take but a second . 1 it 2 won't 2 won't 3 take 3 take 5 a 4 but 5 a 5 a 6 second 6 second 7 . just a little courage [,] [blacky] , just a little courage ! 1 just 2 a 2 a 3 little 2 a 10 little 3 little 4 courage 7 , 8 just 8 just 9 a 9 a 10 little 10 little 11 courage 10 little 12 ! nothing in this world worth having is gained without some risk . 1 nothing 4 world 2 in 4 world 3 this 4 world 4 world 8 gained 5 worth 6 having 6 having 8 gained 7 is 8 gained 8 gained 9 without 8 gained 11 risk 10 some 11 risk 11 risk 12 . the thing to do is to make sure that the risk is as small as possible . " 1 the 2 thing 2 thing 4 do 2 thing 16 possible 3 to 4 do 5 is 16 possible 6 to 7 make 7 make 8 sure 8 sure 9 that 8 sure 11 risk 10 the 11 risk 11 risk 16 possible 12 is 16 possible 13 as 16 possible 14 small 16 possible 15 as 16 possible 16 possible 17 . 17 . 18 " blacky [shook] [out] [his] [feathers] [and] [then] [flew] [out] [of] the [tall] [pine-tree] [as] [silently] [as] [he] [had] [flown] [into] [it] [.] 1 blacky 11 the he [headed] [straight] [toward] [farmer] [brown] 's [cornfield] [.] 1 he 7 's he didn't have long to wait . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 have 2 didn't 6 wait 4 long 6 wait 5 to 6 wait 6 wait 7 . in fact , he had been there but a few minutes when he spied two people coming down the [long] [lane] [toward] the [cornfield] [.] 1 in 2 fact 1 in 23 the 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 4 he 4 he 5 had 4 he 14 spied 5 had 6 been 6 been 7 there 8 but 9 a 9 a 10 few 10 few 11 minutes 11 minutes 14 spied 12 when 13 he 13 he 14 spied 14 spied 15 two 14 spied 17 coming 15 two 16 people 17 coming 18 down 18 down 19 the he looked at them sharply , and then gave a little sigh of satisfaction . 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 3 at 2 looked 5 sharply 3 at 4 them 5 sharply 15 . 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 then 8 then 9 gave 9 gave 12 sigh 10 a 12 sigh 11 little 12 sigh 12 sigh 13 of 12 sigh 14 satisfaction 14 satisfaction 15 . they were [farmer] [brown] [and] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] . 1 they 2 were 2 were 10 . presently they [reached] [the] [cornfield] [and] [turned] [into] [it] [.] 1 presently 2 they he didn't fly straight there . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 fly 3 fly 4 straight 3 fly 6 . 4 straight 5 there oh , my , no ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 3 my 1 oh 4 , 1 oh 5 no 1 oh 6 ! blacky is too clever to do anything like that . 1 blacky 2 is 2 is 3 too 3 too 4 clever 3 too 10 . 4 clever 7 anything 5 to 6 do 6 do 7 anything 7 anything 8 like 8 like 9 that he flew [toward] [the] [green] [forest] . 1 he 2 flew 2 flew 7 . when he was quite sure , he silently flew down into the henyard as he had done many times before . 1 when 2 he 1 when 7 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 quite 4 quite 5 sure 6 , 7 he 7 he 8 silently 8 silently 9 flew 8 silently 13 henyard 9 flew 10 down 9 flew 11 into 12 the 13 henyard 13 henyard 14 as 13 henyard 15 he 13 henyard 19 times 15 he 16 had 16 had 17 done 18 many 19 times 19 times 20 before 20 before 21 . at last he could see [the] [box] [with] [the] [hay] in it . 1 at 2 last 2 last 3 he 3 he 4 could 4 could 5 see 5 see 12 it 11 in 12 it 12 it 13 . he walked right up to the open door and peered inside . 1 he 2 walked 2 walked 3 right 3 right 11 inside 4 up 5 to 4 up 10 peered 6 the 7 open 7 open 8 door 7 open 10 peered 9 and 10 peered 10 peered 11 inside 11 inside 12 . there was nothing to be afraid of that he could see . 1 there 2 was 1 there 3 nothing 3 nothing 4 to 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 afraid 6 afraid 7 of 6 afraid 8 that 8 that 9 he 9 he 10 could 10 could 11 see 11 see 12 . still he hesitated . 1 still 3 hesitated 2 he 3 hesitated 3 hesitated 4 . blacky closed his eyes for just a second , and when he did that he seemed to see himself eating one of those eggs . 1 blacky 2 closed 2 closed 4 eyes 3 his 4 eyes 4 eyes 16 seemed 5 for 7 a 6 just 7 a 7 a 8 second 8 second 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 when 11 when 12 he 11 when 15 he 12 he 13 did 14 that 15 he 15 he 16 seemed 16 seemed 17 to 17 to 18 see 17 to 19 himself 19 himself 20 eating 20 eating 24 eggs 21 one 22 of 22 of 23 those 23 those 24 eggs 24 eggs 25 . " what are you afraid of ? " he muttered to himself as he opened his eyes . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 are 3 are 4 you 4 you 5 afraid 4 you 7 ? 5 afraid 6 of 7 ? 8 " 8 " 9 he 9 he 10 muttered 9 he 15 opened 10 muttered 12 himself 11 to 12 himself 13 as 14 he 14 he 15 opened 15 opened 17 eyes 16 his 17 eyes 17 eyes 18 . then with a hurried look in all directions , he flew up to the edge of the box . 1 then 2 with 1 then 4 hurried 2 with 3 a 4 hurried 5 look 4 hurried 8 directions 4 hurried 13 to 4 hurried 15 edge 6 in 8 directions 7 all 8 directions 8 directions 9 , 8 directions 11 flew 10 he 11 flew 11 flew 12 up 13 to 14 the 14 the 15 edge 15 edge 16 of 15 edge 18 box 17 the 18 box 18 box 19 . there lay the two eggs ! 1 there 2 lay 2 lay 5 eggs 3 the 4 two 4 two 5 eggs 5 eggs 6 ! [chapter] [xxxi] [:] [an] [egg] [that] [wouldn't] [behave] if you had an egg [and] [it] [wouldn't] [behave] [just] [what] [would] [you] [do] [with] that egg , may [i] ask ? 1 if 2 you 1 if 3 had 3 had 4 an 4 an 5 egg 4 an 17 egg 16 that 17 egg 17 egg 18 , 17 egg 19 may 19 may 21 ask 21 ask 22 ? to make an egg do [what] it don't want to do [strikes] me [like] [a] [difficult] [sort] [of] [a] [task] . 1 to 2 make 1 to 5 do 2 make 3 an 3 an 4 egg 5 do 7 it 7 it 21 . 8 don't 9 want 9 want 10 to 10 to 11 do 10 to 13 me 13 me 21 . all of which is pure nonsense . 1 all 6 nonsense 2 of 5 pure 3 which 5 pure 4 is 5 pure 5 pure 6 nonsense 6 nonsense 7 . of course . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 . who ever heard of an egg either behaving or misbehaving ? 1 who 2 ever 2 ever 3 heard 3 heard 4 of 4 of 10 misbehaving 5 an 6 egg 6 egg 10 misbehaving 7 either 10 misbehaving 8 behaving 10 misbehaving 9 or 10 misbehaving 10 misbehaving 11 ? [nobody] [.] that is [,] [nobody] [that] [i] [know] [,] [unless] it be [blacky] . 1 that 2 is 2 is 10 it 10 it 11 be 11 be 13 . it is best not to [mention] [eggs] [in] [blacky] 's [presence] [these] [days] [.] 1 it 2 is 1 it 10 's 2 is 3 best 3 best 5 to 4 not 5 to they are a forbidden topic when he is about . 1 they 2 are 2 are 5 topic 3 a 5 topic 4 forbidden 5 topic 5 topic 6 when 5 topic 8 is 5 topic 9 about 6 when 7 he 9 about 10 . blacky is apt to be a little resentful at the mere mention of an egg . 1 blacky 3 apt 2 is 3 apt 3 apt 4 to 3 apt 5 be 3 apt 8 resentful 6 a 7 little 7 little 8 resentful 8 resentful 9 at 8 resentful 11 mere 10 the 11 mere 11 mere 12 mention 12 mention 13 of 12 mention 15 egg 14 an 15 egg 15 egg 16 . i don't know [as] [i] [wholly] blame him . 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 know 2 don't 7 blame 7 blame 8 him 8 him 9 . well , that is the way it is [with] [blacky] the [crow] . 1 well 2 , 2 , 3 that 3 that 4 is 4 is 5 the 5 the 6 way 6 way 7 it 6 way 13 . 7 it 8 is 8 is 11 the if any one had told [blacky] that he didn't know all there is to know about eggs , he would have laughed at the idea . 1 if 2 any 2 any 3 one 2 any 17 eggs 3 one 4 had 5 told 7 that 7 that 8 he 8 he 9 didn't 9 didn't 10 know 9 didn't 15 know 10 know 11 all 10 know 13 is 12 there 13 is 14 to 15 know 15 know 16 about 16 about 17 eggs 17 eggs 18 , 18 , 19 he 19 he 20 would 20 would 21 have 21 have 25 idea 22 laughed 23 at 22 laughed 25 idea 24 the 25 idea 25 idea 26 . [wasn't] [he] [,] [blacky] [,] [hatched] [from] [an] [egg] [himself] [?] and hadn't he , ever since he was big enough , hunted eggs and stolen eggs and eaten eggs ? 1 and 2 hadn't 2 hadn't 3 he 2 hadn't 6 since 4 , 6 since 5 ever 6 since 6 since 7 he 6 since 18 eaten 7 he 8 was 9 big 10 enough 9 big 13 eggs 10 enough 11 , 12 hunted 13 eggs 13 eggs 14 and 13 eggs 15 stolen 15 stolen 16 eggs 15 stolen 18 eaten 16 eggs 17 and 18 eaten 19 eggs 19 eggs 20 ? if he didn't know about eggs , who did ? 1 if 2 he 2 he 3 didn't 2 he 9 did 3 didn't 4 know 4 know 5 about 5 about 6 eggs 7 , 8 who 8 who 9 did 9 did 10 ? that is the way he would have talked [before] [his] [visit] to [farmer] [brown] 's [henhouse] . 1 that 2 is 1 that 15 's 2 is 3 the 3 the 4 way 4 way 5 he 5 he 6 would 6 would 7 have 7 have 8 talked 8 talked 12 to 15 's 17 . it is since then that it has been unwise to mention eggs . 1 it 2 is 2 is 9 unwise 3 since 4 then 3 since 9 unwise 5 that 7 has 6 it 7 has 7 has 8 been 8 been 9 unwise 9 unwise 11 mention 9 unwise 12 eggs 10 to 11 mention 12 eggs 13 . when [blacky] saw [the] [two] [eggs] [in] [the] [nest] in [farmer] [brown] ['s] [henhouse] [how] [blacky] [did] [wish] that he could take both [.] 1 when 3 saw 1 when 20 he 3 saw 19 that 10 in 19 that 20 he 21 could 21 could 22 take 22 take 23 both but he couldn't . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 . one would be all that he could manage . 1 one 2 would 2 would 3 be 2 would 8 manage 4 all 5 that 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 could 7 could 8 manage 8 manage 9 . he must take his choice and go away while the going was good . 1 he 2 must 1 he 12 was 2 must 3 take 2 must 7 go 3 take 5 choice 4 his 5 choice 5 choice 6 and 7 go 8 away 9 while 10 the 9 while 11 going 9 while 12 was 12 was 13 good 13 good 14 . which should he take ? 1 which 2 should 2 should 3 he 2 should 4 take 4 take 5 ? it often happens in this life that things which seem to be unimportant , mere trifles in themselves , prove to be just the opposite . 1 it 3 happens 2 often 3 happens 3 happens 4 in 4 in 5 this 4 in 6 life 6 life 7 that 6 life 10 seem 8 things 9 which 8 things 10 seem 10 seem 11 to 10 seem 13 unimportant 12 be 13 unimportant 13 unimportant 14 , 13 unimportant 16 trifles 15 mere 16 trifles 16 trifles 17 in 16 trifles 18 themselves 16 trifles 19 , 16 trifles 20 prove 20 prove 22 be 20 prove 25 opposite 21 to 22 be 23 just 25 opposite 24 the 25 opposite 25 opposite 26 . as a matter of fact , it made all the difference in the world . 1 as 2 a 2 a 5 fact 2 a 11 difference 3 matter 4 of 3 matter 5 fact 5 fact 6 , 7 it 8 made 8 made 11 difference 9 all 10 the 10 the 11 difference 11 difference 12 in 11 difference 14 world 13 the 14 world 14 world 15 . one was brown and very good to look at . 1 one 2 was 2 was 5 very 3 brown 4 and 4 and 5 very 5 very 6 good 6 good 7 to 7 to 8 look 8 look 9 at 9 at 10 . the other , the larger of the two , was white and also very good to look at . 1 the 2 other 2 other 3 , 2 other 5 larger 4 the 5 larger 5 larger 8 two 5 larger 9 , 5 larger 18 at 6 of 7 the 7 the 8 two 10 was 11 white 10 was 14 very 11 white 12 and 13 also 14 very 14 very 15 good 15 good 16 to 16 to 17 look 17 look 18 at 18 at 19 . in fact , [blacky] [thought] [it] the [better] [of] [the] two to look at , for it was very smooth and shiny . 1 in 2 fact 1 in 7 the 2 fact 3 , 7 the 11 two 11 two 22 shiny 12 to 13 look 13 look 14 at 13 look 16 for 15 , 16 for 16 for 22 shiny 17 it 18 was 18 was 19 very 19 very 20 smooth 20 smooth 21 and 20 smooth 22 shiny 22 shiny 23 . so , [partly] on this [account] , and [partly] [because] [it] [was] the [largest] [,] [blacky] [chose] [the] white [egg] [.] 1 so 2 , 2 , 8 and 4 on 5 this 5 this 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 13 the 13 the 19 white he fluttered to the ground just outside the door , and there he got a better grip . 1 he 2 fluttered 1 he 14 got 2 fluttered 5 ground 3 to 4 the 4 the 5 ground 6 just 7 outside 6 just 14 got 7 outside 9 door 8 the 9 door 9 door 11 and 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 there 13 he 14 got 14 got 15 a 14 got 17 grip 16 better 17 grip 17 grip 18 . never had [blacky] felt [more] like [cawing] [at] [the] [top] [of] [his] [lungs] [.] 1 never 2 had 1 never 4 felt 4 felt 6 like you see , he felt that he had been very smart [,] and [i] [suspect] that he [also] felt that he had been very brave . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 2 see 16 that 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 felt 5 felt 6 that 6 that 7 he 7 he 8 had 8 had 9 been 9 been 10 very 10 very 11 smart 11 smart 13 and 16 that 17 he 17 he 19 felt 19 felt 20 that 20 that 21 he 21 he 22 had 22 had 23 been 23 been 24 very 24 very 25 brave 25 brave 26 . he would have liked to boast a little . 1 he 2 would 2 would 3 have 3 have 4 liked 4 liked 6 boast 5 to 6 boast 6 boast 7 a 7 a 8 little 8 little 9 . but he didn't . 1 but 3 didn't 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 . he wisely held his tongue . 1 he 2 wisely 2 wisely 3 held 2 wisely 5 tongue 4 his 5 tongue 5 tongue 6 . it would be time enough to do his boasting after he had reached a place of safety and had eaten that egg . 1 it 2 would 2 would 3 be 3 be 5 enough 4 time 5 enough 5 enough 6 to 5 enough 9 boasting 6 to 7 do 8 his 9 boasting 9 boasting 10 after 9 boasting 13 reached 11 he 12 had 11 he 13 reached 13 reached 17 safety 14 a 15 place 15 place 17 safety 16 of 17 safety 17 safety 18 and 17 safety 20 eaten 19 had 20 eaten 20 eaten 22 egg 21 that 22 egg 22 egg 23 . he was halfway across the [old] [orchard] when he felt that egg beginning to slip . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 halfway 2 was 13 beginning 3 halfway 4 across 4 across 5 the 8 when 9 he 9 he 10 felt 10 felt 11 that 11 that 12 egg 12 egg 13 beginning 13 beginning 14 to 13 beginning 15 slip 15 slip 16 . now [at] [best] it isn't [easy] [to] [carry] [an] [egg] [without] [breaking] it . 1 now 4 it 4 it 5 isn't 5 isn't 13 it 13 it 14 . you know how very careful you have to be . 1 you 2 know 2 know 3 how 3 how 5 careful 4 very 5 careful 5 careful 6 you 5 careful 8 to 6 you 7 have 8 to 9 be 9 be 10 . just [imagine] [how] [blacky] felt [when] that [egg] [began] [to] [slip] . 1 just 5 felt 5 felt 7 that 7 that 12 . do what he would , he couldn't get [a] [better] [grip] [on] it . 1 do 2 what 2 what 3 he 3 he 4 would 3 he 7 couldn't 5 , 6 he 6 he 7 couldn't 7 couldn't 8 get 8 get 13 it 13 it 14 . it slipped a wee bit more . 1 it 2 slipped 2 slipped 4 wee 3 a 4 wee 4 wee 5 bit 5 bit 6 more 6 more 7 . blacky started down towards the ground . 1 blacky 2 started 2 started 3 down 2 started 4 towards 4 towards 5 the 5 the 6 ground 6 ground 7 . but he wasn't quick enough . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 wasn't 3 wasn't 5 enough 4 quick 5 enough 5 enough 6 . [striped] [chipmunk] [,] [watching] [blacky] [from] [the] [old] [stone] [wall] [,] [saw] [something] [white] [drop] [from] [blacky] ['s] [claws] [.] he saw [blacky] [dash] [after] it [and] [clutch] [at] [it] [only] [to] [miss] [it] . 1 he 2 saw 2 saw 6 it 6 it 15 . then the white thing struck a branch of an old apple tree , bounced off and fell to the ground . 1 then 2 the 2 the 7 branch 3 white 4 thing 4 thing 5 struck 5 struck 7 branch 6 a 7 branch 7 branch 8 of 7 branch 11 apple 9 an 10 old 9 an 11 apple 11 apple 12 tree 11 apple 14 bounced 12 tree 13 , 14 bounced 15 off 14 bounced 17 fell 14 bounced 20 ground 16 and 17 fell 17 fell 18 to 19 the 20 ground 20 ground 21 . [blacky] [followed] [it] [.] [striped] [chipmunk] [stole] [very] [softly] [through] [the] [grass] [to] [see] [what] [blacky] [was] [doing] [.] blacky was standing close beside a white thing that looked very much like an egg . 1 blacky 15 egg 2 was 3 standing 2 was 11 very 3 standing 5 beside 4 close 5 beside 6 a 7 white 6 a 11 very 7 white 8 thing 8 thing 9 that 10 looked 11 very 11 very 12 much 12 much 13 like 13 like 14 an 14 an 15 egg 15 egg 16 . he was looking at it with the queerest expression . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 looking 3 looking 4 at 3 looking 8 queerest 5 it 8 queerest 6 with 8 queerest 7 the 8 queerest 8 queerest 9 expression 9 expression 10 . he didn't . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 . that egg wasn't behaving right . 1 that 2 egg 2 egg 4 behaving 3 wasn't 4 behaving 4 behaving 5 right 5 right 6 . it should have broken when it hit the branch of the apple tree . 1 it 2 should 2 should 3 have 3 have 4 broken 4 broken 5 when 4 broken 9 branch 5 when 6 it 7 hit 9 branch 8 the 9 branch 9 branch 10 of 9 branch 13 tree 11 the 12 apple 12 apple 13 tree 13 tree 14 . certainly it should have broken when he struck it that way with his bill . 1 certainly 3 should 2 it 3 should 3 should 4 have 4 have 5 broken 5 broken 8 struck 6 when 7 he 7 he 8 struck 8 struck 9 it 8 struck 14 bill 10 that 11 way 11 way 12 with 12 with 13 his 13 his 14 bill 14 bill 15 . however was he to eat that egg , if he couldn't break the shell ? 1 however 2 was 1 however 3 he 1 however 7 egg 4 to 5 eat 5 eat 7 egg 6 that 7 egg 7 egg 8 , 7 egg 14 shell 9 if 10 he 10 he 11 couldn't 11 couldn't 12 break 12 break 14 shell 13 the 14 shell 14 shell 15 ? blacky didn't know . 1 blacky 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 know 3 know 4 . [chapter] [xxxii] [:] [what] [blacky] [did] [with] [the] [stolen] [egg] blacky was puzzled . 1 blacky 3 puzzled 2 was 3 puzzled 3 puzzled 4 . he didn't know what to make of that [egg] he had [stolen] [from] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [henhouse] . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 know 3 know 4 what 3 know 8 that 4 what 6 make 5 to 6 make 6 make 7 of 8 that 10 he 10 he 11 had 11 had 18 . it wasn't like any egg he ever had seen or even heard of . 1 it 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 like 2 wasn't 4 any 4 any 5 egg 4 any 13 of 6 he 12 heard 7 ever 9 seen 7 ever 12 heard 8 had 9 seen 9 seen 10 or 10 or 11 even 12 heard 13 of 13 of 14 . it was a beautiful-looking egg , and he had been sure that it would taste as good , quite as good as it looked . 1 it 4 beautiful-looking 1 it 14 would 2 was 4 beautiful-looking 3 a 4 beautiful-looking 4 beautiful-looking 5 egg 4 beautiful-looking 7 and 4 beautiful-looking 10 been 6 , 7 and 8 he 9 had 9 had 10 been 11 sure 12 that 11 sure 14 would 13 it 14 would 14 would 15 taste 15 taste 17 good 15 taste 21 good 15 taste 23 it 15 taste 25 . 16 as 17 good 17 good 18 , 19 quite 20 as 20 as 21 good 21 good 22 as 23 it 24 looked even now he wasn't sure that if he could only taste it , it would be all that he had hoped . 1 even 2 now 1 even 7 if 2 now 3 he 3 he 4 wasn't 4 wasn't 5 sure 5 sure 6 that 7 if 8 he 8 he 9 could 8 he 21 hoped 9 could 10 only 11 taste 12 it 12 it 13 , 12 it 15 would 14 it 15 would 15 would 16 be 16 be 17 all 17 all 18 that 18 that 19 he 19 he 20 had 20 had 21 hoped 21 hoped 22 . but how could he taste it , when he couldn't break that shell ? 1 but 2 how 1 but 4 he 2 how 3 could 4 he 10 couldn't 5 taste 6 it 5 taste 7 , 7 , 8 when 8 when 9 he 9 he 10 couldn't 10 couldn't 11 break 11 break 13 shell 12 that 13 shell 13 shell 14 ? he never had heard of such a shell . 1 he 2 never 2 never 4 heard 2 never 6 such 3 had 4 heard 4 heard 5 of 6 such 7 a 7 a 8 shell 8 shell 9 . he doubted if anybody else ever had , either . 1 he 2 doubted 1 he 7 had 2 doubted 4 anybody 3 if 4 anybody 4 anybody 5 else 4 anybody 6 ever 7 had 9 either 8 , 9 either 9 either 10 . he had hammered at it with his stout bill until he was afraid that he would break that , instead of the egg . 1 he 3 hammered 2 had 3 hammered 3 hammered 4 at 3 hammered 5 it 3 hammered 8 stout 6 with 7 his 7 his 8 stout 8 stout 9 bill 9 bill 10 until 9 bill 23 egg 10 until 11 he 11 he 12 was 13 afraid 14 that 14 that 15 he 15 he 16 would 16 would 17 break 17 break 18 that 17 break 20 instead 19 , 20 instead 20 instead 21 of 20 instead 23 egg 21 of 22 the 23 egg 24 . but the [old] [orchard] [was] [not] [the] place for him to [work] [on] [that] [egg] . 1 but 2 the 2 the 8 place 8 place 9 for 9 for 10 him 10 him 11 to 10 him 16 . in the first place , it was too [near] [farmer] [brown] 's house . 1 in 2 the 2 the 3 first 2 the 13 house 3 first 4 place 4 place 5 , 6 it 7 was 6 it 12 's 7 was 8 too 12 's 13 house 13 house 14 . this made [blacky] [uneasy] [.] 1 this 2 made you see , he had something of a guilty conscience . 1 you 2 see 2 see 6 something 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 something 6 something 7 of 6 something 9 guilty 8 a 9 guilty 9 guilty 10 conscience 10 conscience 11 . not that he felt at all a sense of having done wrong . 1 not 10 having 2 that 3 he 3 he 4 felt 4 felt 5 at 4 felt 8 sense 5 at 6 all 7 a 8 sense 8 sense 9 of 8 sense 10 having 10 having 11 done 11 done 12 wrong 12 wrong 13 . yet he wasn't at all sure that [farmer] [brown] 's [boy] would look at the matter quite that way . 1 yet 2 he 2 he 3 wasn't 3 wasn't 4 at 3 wasn't 6 sure 3 wasn't 17 quite 4 at 5 all 6 sure 7 that 6 sure 12 would 7 that 10 's 12 would 13 look 13 look 14 at 14 at 15 the 15 the 16 matter 17 quite 18 that 18 that 19 way 19 way 20 . in fact , he had a [feeling] [that] [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy [would] [call] him [a] [thief] if he should be [discovered] [with] [that] [egg] . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 4 he 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 a 6 a 12 boy 12 boy 26 . 15 him 18 if 18 if 19 he 19 he 20 should 20 should 21 be 21 be 26 . then , too , [there] [were] too many [sharp] [eyes] [in] [the] [old] [orchard] . 1 then 2 , 2 , 3 too 3 too 4 , 3 too 15 . 7 too 8 many 7 too 15 . he wanted to get away where he could be sure of being alone . 1 he 2 wanted 2 wanted 3 to 3 to 4 get 3 to 9 be 4 get 5 away 6 where 7 he 7 he 8 could 8 could 9 be 9 be 10 sure 9 be 13 alone 10 sure 11 of 12 being 13 alone 13 alone 14 . then if he couldn't break that shell , no one would be the wiser . 1 then 3 he 2 if 3 he 3 he 4 couldn't 4 couldn't 5 break 4 couldn't 12 be 5 break 7 shell 6 that 7 shell 7 shell 8 , 7 shell 10 one 9 no 10 one 11 would 12 be 12 be 14 wiser 13 the 14 wiser 14 wiser 15 . but he is . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 is 3 is 4 . in fact , [blacky] is quite like a little child in this matter . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 5 is 5 is 6 quite 5 is 13 matter 7 like 8 a 7 like 12 this 8 a 9 little 9 little 10 child 11 in 12 this 12 this 13 matter 13 matter 14 . anything that is [bright] [and] [shiny] [interests] [blacky] right away . 1 anything 2 that 2 that 3 is 3 is 9 right 9 right 10 away 10 away 11 . always their pockets are filled with all sorts of useless odds and ends which they have picked up here and there . 1 always 3 pockets 2 their 3 pockets 3 pockets 4 are 3 pockets 5 filled 3 pockets 8 sorts 5 filled 6 with 7 all 8 sorts 8 sorts 9 of 8 sorts 11 odds 8 sorts 22 . 10 useless 11 odds 11 odds 12 and 11 odds 13 ends 11 odds 14 which 11 odds 17 picked 11 odds 20 and 14 which 15 they 16 have 17 picked 17 picked 18 up 18 up 19 here 20 and 21 there blacky has no pockets , so he keeps his treasures of this kind in a secret hiding-place , a sort of treasure storehouse . 1 blacky 4 pockets 2 has 3 no 2 has 4 pockets 4 pockets 5 , 4 pockets 8 keeps 6 so 7 he 7 he 8 keeps 8 keeps 10 treasures 8 keeps 16 secret 9 his 10 treasures 10 treasures 11 of 10 treasures 13 kind 12 this 13 kind 14 in 15 a 15 a 16 secret 16 secret 17 hiding-place 17 hiding-place 18 , 17 hiding-place 20 sort 17 hiding-place 23 storehouse 19 a 20 sort 20 sort 21 of 22 treasure 23 storehouse 23 storehouse 24 . first [blacky] [took] [this] [egg] [over] [near] [his] [home] , and there he [once] [more] tried [and] [tried] [and] [tried] to [break] [the] [shell] . 1 first 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 there 11 and 16 tried 13 he 16 tried 16 tried 21 to 21 to 25 . but the shell wouldn't break , not even when [blacky] [quite] [lost] [his] [temper] and [hammered] [at] [it] for all he was worth . 1 but 4 wouldn't 1 but 7 not 2 the 3 shell 3 shell 4 wouldn't 4 wouldn't 5 break 6 , 7 not 7 not 8 even 7 not 23 worth 8 even 9 when 15 and 20 all 15 and 21 he 19 for 20 all 21 he 22 was 22 was 23 worth 23 worth 24 . little by little [he] [forgot] [that] [it] [was] [an] [egg] [.] 1 little 2 by 2 by 3 little at least , he forgot that he wanted to eat it . 1 at 2 least 2 least 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 forgot 5 forgot 6 that 6 that 7 he 7 he 8 wanted 8 wanted 9 to 9 to 10 eat 10 eat 11 it 11 it 12 . he began to find pleasure in just looking at it . 1 he 2 began 2 began 3 to 3 to 4 find 4 find 5 pleasure 4 find 10 it 5 pleasure 6 in 5 pleasure 8 looking 7 just 8 looking 8 looking 9 at 10 it 11 . it might not satisfy his stomach , but it certainly was very satisfying to his eyes . 1 it 2 might 2 might 4 satisfy 3 not 4 satisfy 4 satisfy 6 stomach 4 satisfy 10 certainly 5 his 6 stomach 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 it 9 it 10 certainly 10 certainly 13 satisfying 11 was 12 very 12 very 13 satisfying 13 satisfying 14 to 13 satisfying 16 eyes 15 his 16 eyes 16 eyes 17 . he was glad he hadn't been able to break that shell . 1 he 2 was 1 he 5 hadn't 2 was 3 glad 4 he 5 hadn't 5 hadn't 6 been 5 hadn't 11 shell 6 been 7 able 7 able 8 to 9 break 11 shell 10 that 11 shell 11 shell 12 . once more he spread his black wings and flew down to the egg . 1 once 2 more 2 more 4 spread 3 he 4 spread 4 spread 7 wings 5 his 7 wings 6 black 7 wings 7 wings 8 and 7 wings 9 flew 7 wings 13 egg 9 flew 10 down 10 down 11 to 10 down 12 the 13 egg 14 . he cocked his head to one side and looked at it . 1 he 2 cocked 1 he 9 looked 2 cocked 3 his 2 cocked 4 head 2 cocked 7 side 5 to 7 side 6 one 7 side 8 and 9 looked 9 looked 10 at 10 at 11 it 11 it 12 . he cocked his head to the other side and looked at it . 1 he 2 cocked 1 he 10 looked 2 cocked 3 his 2 cocked 4 head 2 cocked 8 side 5 to 6 the 6 the 7 other 7 other 8 side 9 and 10 looked 10 looked 11 at 11 at 12 it 12 it 13 . pretty , pretty , and all mine ! " 1 pretty 2 , 2 , 5 and 3 pretty 4 , 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 all 6 all 7 mine 7 mine 8 ! 8 ! 9 " than he craftily looked all about to make sure that no one was watching him . 1 than 3 craftily 2 he 3 craftily 3 craftily 4 looked 3 craftily 6 about 3 craftily 9 sure 3 craftily 15 him 5 all 6 about 7 to 8 make 8 make 9 sure 9 sure 10 that 11 no 12 one 12 one 14 watching 13 was 14 watching 14 watching 15 him 15 him 16 . having made quite sure , he rolled the egg over and turned it around and admired it to his heart 's content . 1 having 2 made 1 having 7 rolled 2 made 4 sure 3 quite 4 sure 5 , 6 he 6 he 7 rolled 7 rolled 9 egg 7 rolled 10 over 7 rolled 19 his 8 the 9 egg 11 and 12 turned 12 turned 13 it 12 turned 14 around 12 turned 18 to 12 turned 19 his 14 around 16 admired 15 and 16 admired 16 admired 17 it 19 his 20 heart 20 heart 22 content 21 's 22 content 22 content 23 . at last he picked it up and carried it to his treasure-house and covered it over very carefully . 1 at 2 last 2 last 3 he 3 he 4 picked 4 picked 5 it 4 picked 6 up 6 up 12 treasure-house 7 and 8 carried 8 carried 12 treasure-house 9 it 12 treasure-house 10 to 12 treasure-house 11 his 12 treasure-house 12 treasure-house 13 and 12 treasure-house 14 covered 12 treasure-house 15 it 12 treasure-house 16 over 12 treasure-house 18 carefully 17 very 18 carefully 18 carefully 19 . blacky has had very many other adventures , but it would take another book to tell about all of them . 1 blacky 2 has 2 has 5 many 3 had 5 many 4 very 5 many 5 many 6 other 6 other 7 adventures 7 adventures 16 tell 7 adventures 19 of 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 it 10 it 11 would 11 would 12 take 12 take 13 another 13 another 14 book 14 book 16 tell 15 to 16 tell 16 tell 17 about 16 tell 18 all 19 of 20 them 20 them 21 . that would be hardly fair to some of the other little people who also have had adventures and want them told to you . 1 that 2 would 2 would 3 be 2 would 4 hardly 4 hardly 5 fair 5 fair 6 to 6 to 7 some 7 some 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 other 10 other 12 people 11 little 12 people 12 people 13 who 13 who 14 also 13 who 16 had 13 who 21 told 14 also 15 have 16 had 17 adventures 18 and 19 want 18 and 21 told 19 want 20 them 21 told 22 to 21 told 23 you 23 you 24 . [end] [of] [the] [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] [of] [blacky] [the] [crow] [,] [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess]