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' [tis] [thus] [and] only [thus] you may [to] [others] [and] [yourself] be true . 1 ' 5 only 1 ' 7 you 7 you 8 may 8 may 13 be 13 be 14 true 14 true 15 . [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] [old] [man] [coyote] [is] [full] [of] [tricks] [.] people with such clever wits as his usually are full of tricks . 1 people 8 usually 2 with 3 such 3 such 4 clever 4 clever 5 wits 5 wits 8 usually 6 as 8 usually 7 his 8 usually 8 usually 9 are 8 usually 12 tricks 10 full 11 of 10 full 12 tricks 12 tricks 13 . on the other hand [bowser] [the] [hound] [isn't] [tricky] [at] [all] . 1 on 2 the 1 on 4 hand 2 the 3 other 4 hand 12 . he just goes straight ahead with the thing he has to do and does it in the most earnest way . 1 he 2 just 1 he 10 has 1 he 14 does 2 just 5 ahead 3 goes 4 straight 4 straight 5 ahead 5 ahead 6 with 7 the 8 thing 8 thing 10 has 9 he 10 has 10 has 11 to 11 to 12 do 13 and 14 does 14 does 15 it 14 does 19 earnest 16 in 19 earnest 17 the 18 most 18 most 19 earnest 19 earnest 20 way 19 earnest 21 . not being tricky himself , he sometimes forgets to watch out for tricks in others . 1 not 3 tricky 2 being 3 tricky 3 tricky 4 himself 3 tricky 8 forgets 4 himself 5 , 6 he 8 forgets 7 sometimes 8 forgets 8 forgets 10 watch 8 forgets 13 tricks 9 to 10 watch 10 watch 11 out 10 watch 12 for 13 tricks 14 in 13 tricks 15 others 15 others 16 . he always makes up his mind like that whenever he starts out to hunt . 1 he 11 starts 2 always 3 makes 3 makes 4 up 4 up 6 mind 5 his 6 mind 6 mind 8 that 6 mind 11 starts 7 like 8 that 9 whenever 11 starts 10 he 11 starts 11 starts 12 out 11 starts 14 hunt 13 to 14 hunt 14 hunt 15 . any time he [will] [go] [without] [eating] for [the] [pleasure] [of] chasing [reddy] [or] [granny] [fox] [,] [or] [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 any 2 time 2 time 3 he 2 time 12 chasing 8 for 12 chasing 12 chasing 22 . now [old] [man] [coyote] was [annoyed] [.] 1 now 5 was he was and he wasn't afraid of [bowser] the [hound] [.] 1 he 2 was 1 he 5 wasn't 3 and 4 he 4 he 5 wasn't 5 wasn't 6 afraid 6 afraid 7 of 7 of 9 the if [bowser] had [appeared] [at] [almost] [any] [other] [time] [old] [man] [coyote] wouldn't have been so [annoyed] . 1 if 3 had 3 had 15 been 13 wouldn't 14 have 14 have 15 been 15 been 16 so 16 so 18 . but to have [bowser] [appear] [just] [then] made him [angry] [clear] [through] . 1 but 2 to 2 to 3 have 2 to 9 him 3 have 8 made 9 him 13 . you see he had just started out to get his dinner . 1 you 2 see 1 you 9 get 2 see 3 he 3 he 4 had 4 had 5 just 6 started 7 out 6 started 8 to 8 to 9 get 9 get 11 dinner 10 his 11 dinner 11 dinner 12 . " what right has he to meddle in other folks ' business ? 1 " 2 what 2 what 12 business 2 what 13 ? 3 right 7 meddle 4 has 7 meddle 5 he 6 to 6 to 7 meddle 7 meddle 8 in 7 meddle 10 folks 7 meddle 12 business 9 other 10 folks 10 folks 11 ' i 'll just teach that fellow a lesson ; [that] ['s] [what] [i] 'll do ! 1 i 2 'll 1 i 14 'll 2 'll 3 just 2 'll 4 teach 4 teach 8 lesson 5 that 6 fellow 6 fellow 8 lesson 7 a 8 lesson 8 lesson 9 ; 14 'll 15 do 15 do 16 ! i 'll teach him that he can't interfere with me not be sorry for it . " 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 teach 2 'll 12 be 3 teach 4 him 3 teach 8 interfere 3 teach 10 me 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 can't 7 can't 8 interfere 8 interfere 9 with 11 not 12 be 12 be 13 sorry 13 sorry 14 for 14 for 15 it 15 it 16 . 16 . 17 " so [old] [man] [coyote] [ran] [and] [ran] [and] [ran] , and never once did he try to [break] [his] [trail] . 1 so 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 never 12 never 13 once 12 never 14 did 14 did 15 he 14 did 16 try 16 try 17 to 17 to 21 . in fact , he [took] [pains] [to] [leave] [a] [trail] [that] [bowser] could [follow] [easily] . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 4 he 4 he 13 could 13 could 16 . after him [bowser] [ran] [and] [ran] [and] [ran] , and all the time [his] [great] [voice] [rang] [out] [joyously] . 1 after 2 him 2 him 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 all 11 all 12 the 11 all 13 time 13 time 20 . this was the kind of a hunt he loved . 1 this 2 was 1 this 4 kind 3 the 4 kind 4 kind 5 of 4 kind 7 hunt 5 of 6 a 7 hunt 9 loved 8 he 9 loved 9 loved 10 . out of the [green] [forest] into the [old] [pasture] [,] [old] [man] [coyote] [led] [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] 1 out 2 of 1 out 6 into 2 of 3 the 6 into 7 the across [the] [old] [pasture] [and] out on the other side they raced . 1 across 8 the 6 out 7 on 7 on 8 the 8 the 9 other 9 other 10 side 10 side 12 raced 10 side 13 . 11 they 12 raced farther and farther away from home [old] [man] [coyote] [led] [bowser] [the] [hound] . 1 farther 2 and 1 farther 3 farther 3 farther 4 away 4 away 5 from 5 from 6 home 6 home 14 . instead of circling back as usual , he kept on . 1 instead 2 of 1 instead 3 circling 3 circling 4 back 3 circling 6 usual 3 circling 9 kept 5 as 6 usual 6 usual 7 , 8 he 9 kept 9 kept 10 on 10 on 11 . bowser kept on after him . 1 bowser 2 kept 2 kept 3 on 2 kept 5 him 4 after 5 him 5 him 6 . by and by he was in strange country , country he had never visited before . 1 by 2 and 2 and 3 by 2 and 4 he 4 he 5 was 4 he 14 visited 6 in 8 country 7 strange 8 country 8 country 9 , 8 country 14 visited 10 country 14 visited 11 he 12 had 12 had 14 visited 13 never 14 visited 14 visited 15 before 15 before 16 . he didn't notice this . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 notice 3 notice 4 this 3 notice 5 . he didn't notice [anything] [but] [the] [splendid] [trail] [old] [man] [coyote] was [making] . 1 he 2 didn't 1 he 12 was 2 didn't 3 notice 12 was 14 . he didn't even realize that he was getting tired . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 even 3 even 4 realize 4 realize 5 that 4 realize 8 getting 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 getting 8 getting 9 tired 9 tired 10 . [always] [in] [his] [nose] [was] [the] [tantalizing] [scent] [of] [old] [man] [coyote] [.] bowser was sure that this time he would catch this fellow who had fooled him so often before . 1 bowser 2 was 1 bowser 14 fooled 2 was 3 sure 3 sure 4 that 4 that 5 this 6 time 7 he 7 he 8 would 8 would 9 catch 9 catch 14 fooled 10 this 11 fellow 11 fellow 14 fooled 12 who 13 had 13 had 14 fooled 14 fooled 15 him 14 fooled 17 often 16 so 17 often 17 often 18 before 18 before 19 . [chapter] [ii] [old] [man] [coyote] [plays] [a] [trick] of people who [play] [tricks] [beware] [,] [lest] [they] [may] [get] [you] [in] [a] [snare] [.] 1 of 2 people 2 people 3 who you [cannot] [trust] [them] , so [watch] [out] [whenever] [one] may be [about] . 1 you 5 , 1 you 11 may 5 , 6 so 11 may 12 be 12 be 14 . [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] there is such a thing as being too much interested in the thing you are doing . 1 there 2 is 1 there 15 are 2 is 3 such 3 such 4 a 3 such 5 thing 3 such 6 as 3 such 13 thing 6 as 9 much 7 being 8 too 8 too 9 much 9 much 10 interested 10 interested 11 in 11 in 12 the 14 you 15 are 15 are 16 doing 16 doing 17 . that is the way accidents very often happen . 1 that 4 way 2 is 3 the 3 the 4 way 4 way 5 accidents 5 accidents 6 very 5 accidents 7 often 5 accidents 8 happen 8 happen 9 . now just take the [case] [of] [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] 1 now 2 just 2 just 3 take 3 take 4 the [bowser] [ran] [with] [his] [nose] [in] [old] [man] [coyote] ['s] [tracks] [and] [never] [looked] [either] [to] [left] [or] [right] [.] he would lift his head only [to] look [straight] [ahead] [in] [the] [hope] [of] [seeing] [old] [man] [coyote] [.] 1 he 2 would 2 would 3 lift 2 would 6 only 3 lift 5 head 4 his 5 head 6 only 8 look then down would go his nose again to follow that scent . 1 then 2 down 2 down 5 his 3 would 4 go 3 would 5 his 5 his 6 nose 6 nose 7 again 6 nose 11 scent 8 to 9 follow 9 follow 11 scent 10 that 11 scent 11 scent 12 . so [bowser] [didn't] [notice] that [old] [man] [coyote] was [leading] [him] far [,] [far] away from home [into] [country] [with] [which] he was quite [unacquainted] . 1 so 5 that 5 that 9 was 9 was 12 far 12 far 15 away 15 away 16 from 16 from 17 home 17 home 22 he 17 home 26 . 22 he 23 was 23 was 24 quite it can be heard a very long distance indeed . 1 it 3 be 2 can 3 be 3 be 6 very 4 heard 5 a 5 a 6 very 6 very 9 indeed 7 long 8 distance 8 distance 9 indeed 9 indeed 10 . [old] [man] [coyote] [is] [himself] [a] [tireless] [runner] [.] he is not so [heavy] [as] is [bowser] , so [does] [not] [tire] [as] [easily] [.] 1 he 2 is 1 he 7 is 2 is 3 not 3 not 4 so 7 is 10 so 9 , 10 so then , too , he had not [wasted] [his] [breath] [as] had [bowser] [with] his [steady] [baying] . 1 then 2 , 2 , 3 too 3 too 4 , 3 too 18 . 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 had 5 he 12 had 6 had 7 not 12 had 15 his so [at] [last] [old] [man] [coyote] [decided] that [the] [time] [had] [come] [to] [play] [a] [trick] . 1 so 8 that 8 that 17 . by and by he came to a river . 1 by 2 and 2 and 3 by 2 and 4 he 4 he 5 came 5 came 6 to 6 to 8 river 7 a 8 river 8 river 9 . at that point there was a high , overhanging bank . 1 at 3 point 2 that 3 point 3 point 9 overhanging 4 there 5 was 4 there 9 overhanging 6 a 7 high 7 high 9 overhanging 8 , 9 overhanging 9 overhanging 10 bank 10 bank 11 . on the [very] edge of this [bank] [old] [man] [coyote] made a long [leap] [to] one side . 1 on 4 edge 1 on 17 side 2 the 4 edge 4 edge 5 of 5 of 6 this 6 this 11 made 11 made 12 a 12 a 13 long 16 one 17 side 17 side 18 . then he made another long leap to the big trunk of a fallen tree . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 made 3 made 6 leap 4 another 6 leap 5 long 6 leap 6 leap 7 to 6 leap 10 trunk 8 the 9 big 9 big 10 trunk 10 trunk 11 of 10 trunk 13 fallen 10 trunk 14 tree 12 a 13 fallen 14 tree 15 . he ran along this and from the end of it made still another long leap , as long a leap as he could . 1 he 2 ran 2 ran 3 along 3 along 4 this 3 along 5 and 3 along 7 the 6 from 7 the 7 the 8 end 8 end 9 of 9 of 10 it 10 it 11 made 11 made 15 leap 12 still 15 leap 13 another 15 leap 14 long 15 leap 15 leap 17 as 15 leap 20 leap 16 , 17 as 18 long 20 leap 19 a 20 leap 20 leap 21 as 20 leap 24 . 21 as 22 he 22 he 23 could then he hid in a little thicket to see what would happen . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 hid 3 hid 4 in 3 hid 7 thicket 5 a 6 little 6 little 7 thicket 7 thicket 12 happen 8 to 9 see 9 see 10 what 10 what 12 happen 11 would 12 happen 12 happen 13 . [chapter] [iii] [what] [happened] [to] [bowser] when a [coyote] [seems] [most] [honest] [,] [watch] [him] [closest] [.] 1 when 2 a [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] bowser was very , very tired . 1 bowser 2 was 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 , 3 very 6 tired 5 very 6 tired 6 tired 7 . bowser is wonderfully persistent . 1 bowser 4 persistent 2 is 3 wonderfully 3 wonderfully 4 persistent 4 persistent 5 . bowser didn't look to see where he was going . 1 bowser 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 look 2 didn't 5 see 4 to 5 see 5 see 6 where 6 where 7 he 7 he 8 was 8 was 9 going 9 going 10 . he didn't care . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 care 3 care 4 . so , still baying with all his might and making the hills ring with the sound of his [great] voice , [bowser] [kept] [on] [.] 1 so 3 still 2 , 3 still 3 still 4 baying 4 baying 5 with 4 baying 8 might 4 baying 10 making 4 baying 17 of 5 with 6 all 5 with 7 his 9 and 10 making 10 making 12 hills 10 making 16 sound 11 the 12 hills 12 hills 13 ring 13 ring 14 with 15 the 16 sound 17 of 18 his 18 his 20 voice 20 voice 21 , there was a [wicked] [grin] on [old] [man] [coyote] ['s] [face] , and in [his] [yellow] [eyes] a [look] [of] great [eagerness] [.] 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 21 great 6 on 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 in 14 in 18 a 18 a 21 great in a few minutes [bowser] [came] [in] [sight] , [his] [nose] [in] the [trail] [old] [man] [coyote] [had] [left] [.] 1 in 2 a 1 in 13 the 2 a 3 few 3 few 4 minutes 9 , 13 the into [bowser] ['s] [voice] [crept] a new [note] [of] [eagerness] [as] [his] [nose] [picked] [up] [the] [scent] [stronger] [than] [ever] . 1 into 6 a 6 a 7 new 7 new 21 . straight on he raced and it seemed as if he had gained new strength . 1 straight 2 on 1 straight 4 raced 3 he 4 raced 4 raced 5 and 4 raced 7 seemed 6 it 7 seemed 7 seemed 8 as 8 as 9 if 9 if 10 he 10 he 11 had 11 had 12 gained 12 gained 14 strength 13 new 14 strength 14 strength 15 . his whole [thought] [was] [on] [just] [one] thing [catching] [old] [man] [coyote] [,] [and] [old] [man] [coyote] [knew] [it] . 1 his 2 whole 2 whole 8 thing 8 thing 20 . bowser didn't see that he was coming to a steep bank . 1 bowser 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 see 3 see 4 that 4 that 5 he 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 coming 7 coming 8 to 7 coming 10 steep 9 a 10 steep 10 steep 11 bank 11 bank 12 . he didn't see it at all until he reached the edge of it , and then he was going so fast that he couldn't stop . 1 he 2 didn't 1 he 9 reached 2 didn't 3 see 3 see 4 it 4 it 6 all 5 at 6 all 7 until 9 reached 8 he 9 reached 9 reached 11 edge 10 the 11 edge 11 edge 12 of 12 of 13 it 13 it 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 then 16 then 17 he 17 he 18 was 17 he 24 couldn't 18 was 19 going 19 going 21 fast 20 so 21 fast 22 that 23 he 23 he 24 couldn't 24 couldn't 25 stop 25 stop 26 . over he went with a frightened yelp ! 1 over 7 yelp 2 he 3 went 3 went 4 with 4 with 7 yelp 5 a 7 yelp 6 frightened 7 yelp 7 yelp 8 ! down , down he fell , and landed with a thump on the ice below . 1 down 2 , 1 down 15 below 3 down 15 below 4 he 5 fell 5 fell 11 thump 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 landed 8 landed 9 with 8 landed 11 thump 10 a 11 thump 11 thump 12 on 11 thump 14 ice 13 the 14 ice 14 ice 15 below 15 below 16 . he landed so hard that he broke the ice , and went through into the cold , black water . 1 he 2 landed 2 landed 4 hard 2 landed 7 broke 3 so 4 hard 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 broke 7 broke 9 ice 7 broke 13 through 7 broke 14 into 8 the 9 ice 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 went 12 went 13 through 14 into 15 the 14 into 19 water 16 cold 17 , 16 cold 19 water 18 black 19 water 19 water 20 . old [man] [coyote] [crept] [to] [the] [edge] [of] [the] [bank] and [peeped] [over] [.] 1 old 11 and [poor] [bowser] [was] [having] [a] [terrible] [time] [.] you see , the cold water had taken what little breath his fall had not knocked out of him . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 2 see 4 the 4 the 6 water 5 cold 6 water 6 water 13 fall 7 had 8 taken 8 taken 11 breath 9 what 10 little 10 little 11 breath 11 breath 13 fall 12 his 13 fall 13 fall 16 knocked 14 had 15 not 14 had 16 knocked 16 knocked 17 out 16 knocked 19 him 17 out 18 of 19 him 20 . he doesn't like to go in water anyway . 1 he 2 doesn't 2 doesn't 3 like 3 like 4 to 4 to 5 go 5 go 6 in 6 in 7 water 7 water 8 anyway 8 anyway 9 . you know the hair of his coat is short and doesn't protect him as it would if it were long . 1 you 2 know 2 know 15 it 3 the 4 hair 4 hair 7 coat 5 of 6 his 6 his 7 coat 7 coat 8 is 7 coat 12 protect 9 short 10 and 9 short 12 protect 11 doesn't 12 protect 12 protect 13 him 12 protect 15 it 13 him 14 as 15 it 16 would 16 would 17 if 17 if 18 it 17 if 19 were 19 were 20 long 20 long 21 . [old] [man] [coyote] [grinned] [wickedly] [as] [he] [watched] [bowser] [struggling] [feebly] [to] [climb] [out] [on] [the] [ice] [.] each time he tried he slipped back , and all the time he was whimpering . 1 each 2 time 2 time 6 slipped 2 time 15 whimpering 3 he 4 tried 4 tried 6 slipped 5 he 6 slipped 6 slipped 7 back 8 , 9 and 9 and 15 whimpering 10 all 11 the 10 all 12 time 12 time 15 whimpering 13 he 14 was 14 was 15 whimpering 15 whimpering 16 . [old] [man] [coyote] [grinned] [more] [wickedly] [than] [ever] [.] i [suspect] [that] [he] hoped [that] [bowser] would not be able to get out . 1 i 5 hoped 5 hoped 8 would 8 would 9 not 8 would 10 be 10 be 11 able 11 able 12 to 11 able 13 get 13 get 14 out 14 out 15 . but after a little [bowser] [did] [manage] [to] [crawl] [out] , and stood on the [ice] [,] [shivering] [shaking] [.] 1 but 2 after 2 after 3 a 3 a 4 little 4 little 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 stood 13 stood 14 on 14 on 15 the once more [old] [man] [coyote] [grinned] [,] [then] [,] [turning] [,] he [trotted] [back] [towards] [farmer] [brown] 's [.] 1 once 2 more 2 more 12 he 12 he 18 's [chapter] [iv] [poor] [bowser] follow a crooked trail and you will find a scamp at the end . 1 follow 4 trail 2 a 4 trail 3 crooked 4 trail 4 trail 5 and 4 trail 10 scamp 6 you 7 will 7 will 8 find 8 find 10 scamp 9 a 10 scamp 10 scamp 13 end 11 at 13 end 12 the 13 end 13 end 14 . [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] poor [bowser] ! 1 poor 3 ! you see , [old] [man] [coyote] [knew] the way back . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 2 see 8 the 8 the 9 way 9 way 10 back 10 back 11 . he would take his time about getting there , for it really made no particular difference to him when he reached home . 1 he 2 would 2 would 3 take 3 take 4 his 3 take 18 him 5 time 6 about 6 about 7 getting 6 about 11 it 6 about 18 him 7 getting 8 there 9 , 10 for 10 for 11 it 11 it 12 really 13 made 16 difference 13 made 18 him 14 no 16 difference 15 particular 16 difference 17 to 18 him 18 him 19 when 19 when 21 reached 20 he 21 reached 21 reached 22 home 22 home 23 . he felt sure he would be able to find something to eat on the way . 1 he 2 felt 2 felt 3 sure 3 sure 5 would 4 he 5 would 5 would 6 be 6 be 7 able 7 able 8 to 7 able 9 find 9 find 10 something 10 something 12 eat 11 to 12 eat 12 eat 16 . 13 on 14 the 14 the 15 way 15 way 16 . but [with] [bowser] it was very different . 1 but 4 it 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 very 6 very 7 different 7 different 8 . [poor] [bowser] [didn't] [know] [where] [he] [was] [.] he hadn't the least idea which way to turn . 1 he 2 hadn't 2 hadn't 4 least 3 the 4 least 4 least 5 idea 5 idea 6 which 6 which 7 way 6 which 9 turn 7 way 8 to 8 to 9 turn 9 turn 10 . he couldn't climb up the bank to find his own trail and follow it back home if he wanted to . 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 climb 2 couldn't 8 find 3 climb 4 up 3 climb 6 bank 5 the 6 bank 7 to 8 find 8 find 11 trail 8 find 14 it 9 his 10 own 10 own 11 trail 11 trail 12 and 11 trail 13 follow 14 it 15 back 15 back 16 home 15 back 20 to 15 back 21 . 17 if 18 he 18 he 19 wanted 19 wanted 20 to you see , that [bank] was very [steep] [for] [some] [distance] in [each] [direction] , and so it was [impossible] [for] [bowser] to [climb] it . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 2 see 25 it 4 that 6 was 4 that 19 was 6 was 7 very 12 in 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 so 17 so 18 it 18 it 19 was 19 was 23 to 23 to 25 it 25 it 26 . for a few minutes he stood shivering , shaking and whimpering , not knowing which way to turn . 1 for 4 minutes 2 a 3 few 3 few 4 minutes 4 minutes 5 he 4 minutes 7 shivering 6 stood 7 shivering 7 shivering 11 whimpering 8 , 9 shaking 9 shaking 11 whimpering 10 and 11 whimpering 11 whimpering 12 , 11 whimpering 14 knowing 11 whimpering 15 which 11 whimpering 16 way 11 whimpering 19 . 13 not 14 knowing 16 way 17 to 17 to 18 turn then he started down the river on the ice , for he knew he would freeze if he continued to stand still . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 started 2 he 13 knew 3 started 4 down 4 down 6 river 5 the 6 river 6 river 9 ice 7 on 8 the 8 the 9 ice 9 ice 10 , 11 for 12 he 12 he 13 knew 13 knew 16 freeze 14 he 15 would 15 would 16 freeze 16 freeze 17 if 16 freeze 19 continued 16 freeze 21 stand 17 if 18 he 19 continued 20 to 21 stand 22 still 22 still 23 . he limped badly because one leg had been hurt in his fall . 1 he 2 limped 2 limped 3 badly 2 limped 6 leg 3 badly 4 because 5 one 6 leg 6 leg 9 hurt 6 leg 12 fall 7 had 8 been 8 been 9 hurt 9 hurt 11 his 10 in 11 his 12 fall 13 . after a while he came to a place where he could get up on the bank . 1 after 3 while 2 a 3 while 3 while 4 he 4 he 5 came 5 came 6 to 5 came 13 up 7 a 8 place 8 place 9 where 9 where 10 he 10 he 11 could 11 could 12 get 12 get 13 up 13 up 16 bank 14 on 16 bank 15 the 16 bank 16 bank 17 . it was in the midst of deep woods and a very , very lonely place . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 in 3 in 5 midst 4 the 5 midst 5 midst 6 of 5 midst 7 deep 5 midst 8 woods 8 woods 9 and 8 woods 14 lonely 10 a 11 very 11 very 12 , 11 very 14 lonely 13 very 14 lonely 14 lonely 15 place 15 place 16 . hard [crusted] [snow] [covered] [the] [ground] [,] [but] [it] [was] [better] [than] [walking] on the [ice] [and] [for] [this] [bowser] [was] [thankful] [.] 1 hard 14 on 14 on 15 the which way should he turn ? 1 which 2 way 1 which 3 should 1 which 4 he 1 which 5 turn 5 turn 6 ? where should he go ? 1 where 2 should 1 where 5 ? 2 should 4 go 3 he 4 go night was coming on ; he was wet , cold and hungry , and as utterly lost as ever a dog was . 1 night 2 was 2 was 3 coming 2 was 12 hungry 3 coming 4 on 5 ; 6 he 6 he 7 was 7 was 12 hungry 8 wet 9 , 8 wet 10 cold 10 cold 11 and 10 cold 12 hungry 12 hungry 13 , 12 hungry 16 utterly 12 hungry 23 . 13 , 14 and 15 as 16 utterly 16 utterly 17 lost 16 utterly 19 ever 16 utterly 21 dog 18 as 19 ever 20 a 21 dog 21 dog 22 was poor [bowser] ! 1 poor 3 ! for a minute or two he sat down and howled from sheer lonesomeness and discouragement . 1 for 3 minute 2 a 3 minute 3 minute 4 or 3 minute 10 howled 4 or 5 two 6 he 7 sat 7 sat 8 down 7 sat 10 howled 9 and 10 howled 10 howled 13 lonesomeness 11 from 12 sheer 12 sheer 13 lonesomeness 13 lonesomeness 15 discouragement 14 and 15 discouragement 15 discouragement 16 . how he did wish he had left [old] [man] [coyote] alone ! 1 how 2 he 1 how 12 ! 2 he 3 did 2 he 6 had 3 did 4 wish 5 he 6 had 6 had 7 left 7 left 11 alone do you wonder that he howled ? 1 do 2 you 1 do 3 wonder 3 wonder 4 that 3 wonder 6 howled 5 he 6 howled 6 howled 7 ? old [man] [coyote] , [trotting] [along] on his way home , [heard] [that] [howl] and [understood] [it] [.] 1 old 4 , 4 , 15 and 7 on 8 his 8 his 9 way 9 way 10 home 10 home 11 , 11 , 15 and again [he] [grinned] [that] [wicked] [grin] [of] [his] , and stopped to [listen] . 1 again 9 , 1 again 14 . 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 stopped 11 stopped 12 to " [i] don't think he ['ll] [hunt] me [again] in a hurry , " he muttered , then trotted on . 1 " 3 don't 1 " 16 muttered 3 don't 4 think 3 don't 8 me 4 think 5 he 10 in 12 hurry 11 a 12 hurry 12 hurry 13 , 13 , 14 " 14 " 16 muttered 15 he 16 muttered 16 muttered 17 , 16 muttered 19 trotted 16 muttered 21 . 18 then 19 trotted 19 trotted 20 on poor [bowser] ! 1 poor 3 ! hunting for anything but his home was farthest from his thoughts . 1 hunting 2 for 2 for 3 anything 3 anything 4 but 3 anything 11 thoughts 5 his 11 thoughts 6 home 8 farthest 7 was 8 farthest 8 farthest 9 from 8 farthest 11 thoughts 10 his 11 thoughts 11 thoughts 12 . [chapter] [v] [bowser] [spends] [a] [bad] [night] there 's nothing like [just] [sticking] [to] [the] [thing] you [undertake] to do . 1 there 2 's 1 there 3 nothing 3 nothing 13 do 4 like 10 you 4 like 12 to 12 to 13 do 13 do 14 . there ['ll] [be] no [cause] [then] , though you [fail] [,] [to] [hang] [your] [head] [or] [drop] [your] [tail] [.] 1 there 4 no 4 no 7 , 7 , 8 though 8 though 9 you [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] bowser was lost , utterly lost . 1 bowser 2 was 1 bowser 3 lost 3 lost 5 utterly 4 , 5 utterly 5 utterly 6 lost 5 utterly 7 . he [hadn't] [the] [least] [idea] [in] [which] [direction] [farmer] [brown] 's house was . 1 he 11 's 11 's 12 house 12 house 13 was 12 house 14 . in fact he hadn't the least idea which way to turn to find any house . 1 in 2 fact 1 in 15 house 2 fact 4 hadn't 3 he 4 hadn't 4 hadn't 6 least 4 hadn't 14 any 5 the 6 least 6 least 7 idea 7 idea 8 which 8 which 9 way 10 to 11 turn 10 to 13 find 12 to 13 find 13 find 14 any 15 house 16 . but [bowser] [couldn't] [stand] still [for] [long] . 1 but 5 still 5 still 8 . he must keep moving until he found a shelter . 1 he 2 must 2 must 3 keep 3 keep 4 moving 4 moving 5 until 4 moving 9 shelter 5 until 6 he 7 found 8 a 7 found 9 shelter 9 shelter 10 . if he didn't he would freeze . 1 if 2 he 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 6 freeze 4 he 5 would 5 would 6 freeze 6 freeze 7 . so [whimpering] [and] [whining] , [bowser] [limped] [along] [.] 1 so 5 , bowser was not afraid to be out at night as some folks are . 1 bowser 2 was 2 was 4 afraid 3 not 4 afraid 4 afraid 5 to 4 afraid 12 folks 4 afraid 14 . 5 to 6 be 6 be 7 out 7 out 8 at 8 at 9 night 9 night 10 as 11 some 12 folks 12 folks 13 are goodness , no ! 1 goodness 2 , 1 goodness 3 no 1 goodness 4 ! in [fact] [,] [on] [many] a [moonlight] [night] [bowser] [had] [hunted] [reddy] [fox] [or] [granny] [fox] [all] [night] long . 1 in 6 a 6 a 19 long 19 long 20 . never once had he felt lonesome then . 1 never 2 once 1 never 3 had 1 never 5 felt 4 he 5 felt 5 felt 6 lonesome 6 lonesome 7 then 7 then 8 . but now it was very , very different . 1 but 2 now 1 but 3 it 3 it 4 was 4 was 5 very 5 very 6 , 5 very 8 different 7 very 8 different 8 different 9 . you see , [on] [those] [nights] [when] he had hunted he always had known [where] [he] [was] [.] 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 8 he 8 he 9 had 8 he 13 had 9 had 10 hunted 11 he 12 always 11 he 13 had 13 had 14 known he had known that at any time he could go straight home if he wanted to . 1 he 2 had 1 he 15 wanted 2 had 3 known 3 known 4 that 5 at 6 any 6 any 7 time 7 time 8 he 8 he 9 could 8 he 15 wanted 9 could 10 go 10 go 11 straight 10 go 12 home 13 if 14 he 14 he 15 wanted 15 wanted 16 to 16 to 17 . that made all the difference in the world . 1 that 2 made 2 made 5 difference 3 all 4 the 4 the 5 difference 5 difference 6 in 5 difference 8 world 7 the 8 world 8 world 9 . it would have been bad enough , being lost this way , had he been feeling at his best . 1 it 2 would 2 would 3 have 3 have 4 been 3 have 9 lost 3 have 15 been 4 been 6 enough 5 bad 6 enough 6 enough 7 , 8 being 9 lost 9 lost 11 way 10 this 11 way 11 way 12 , 13 had 15 been 14 he 15 been 15 been 16 feeling 16 feeling 17 at 17 at 18 his 18 his 19 best 19 best 20 . being lost always makes one feel terribly lonesome . 1 being 2 lost 1 being 8 lonesome 3 always 4 makes 4 makes 5 one 4 makes 6 feel 6 feel 8 lonesome 7 terribly 8 lonesome 8 lonesome 9 . lonesomeness is one of the worst parts of the feeling of being lost . 1 lonesomeness 2 is 1 lonesomeness 3 one 1 lonesomeness 7 parts 3 one 4 of 4 of 5 the 5 the 6 worst 6 worst 7 parts 7 parts 8 of 7 parts 10 feeling 7 parts 11 of 8 of 9 the 11 of 12 being 12 being 13 lost 13 lost 14 . but added to [this] [was] [the] [fact] that [bowser] was really not in fit condition to be out at all . 1 but 2 added 2 added 3 to 3 to 17 be 8 that 10 was 10 was 11 really 11 really 14 fit 12 not 14 fit 13 in 14 fit 14 fit 15 condition 14 fit 16 to 16 to 17 be 17 be 18 out 18 out 19 at 19 at 20 all 20 all 21 . he was wet , tired , lame and hungry . 1 he 2 was 2 was 7 lame 3 wet 4 , 3 wet 7 lame 5 tired 6 , 5 tired 7 lame 7 lame 8 and 7 lame 9 hungry 9 hungry 10 . for a long time he kept on until it seemed to him he couldn't drag one foot after another . 1 for 2 a 2 a 3 long 3 long 4 time 3 long 18 after 5 he 6 kept 6 kept 7 on 6 kept 8 until 8 until 10 seemed 9 it 10 seemed 10 seemed 11 to 11 to 12 him 11 to 15 drag 13 he 14 couldn't 14 couldn't 15 drag 15 drag 17 foot 15 drag 18 after 16 one 17 foot 18 after 19 another 19 another 20 . then quite suddenly something big and dark loomed up in front of him . 1 then 2 quite 2 quite 8 loomed 3 suddenly 8 loomed 4 something 8 loomed 5 big 8 loomed 6 and 8 loomed 7 dark 8 loomed 8 loomed 9 up 8 loomed 11 front 10 in 11 front 11 front 12 of 11 front 13 him 13 him 14 . it really wasn't as big as it seemed . 1 it 3 wasn't 1 it 9 . 2 really 3 wasn't 3 wasn't 5 big 4 as 5 big 5 big 6 as 6 as 7 it 7 it 8 seemed it was a little house , [a] [sugar] [camp] [,] [just] such a one as [farmer] [brown] [has] [near] his home . 1 it 2 was 1 it 22 . 2 was 3 a 2 was 12 such 3 a 4 little 4 little 5 house 5 house 6 , 12 such 13 a 12 such 15 as 13 a 14 one 20 his 21 home 21 home 22 . bowser crept to the door . 1 bowser 2 crept 2 crept 3 to 3 to 4 the 4 the 5 door 5 door 6 . it was closed . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 closed 3 closed 4 . bowser sniffed and sniffed and his heart sank , for there was no scent of human beings . 1 bowser 2 sniffed 2 sniffed 4 sniffed 3 and 4 sniffed 4 sniffed 5 and 4 sniffed 8 sank 6 his 7 heart 7 heart 8 sank 8 sank 10 for 8 sank 14 scent 9 , 10 for 11 there 12 was 11 there 13 no 13 no 14 scent 14 scent 15 of 14 scent 17 beings 16 human 17 beings 17 beings 18 . then he knew that that little house was deserted and empty . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 knew 3 knew 4 that 3 knew 5 that 5 that 11 empty 6 little 7 house 7 house 9 deserted 8 was 9 deserted 9 deserted 10 and 9 deserted 11 empty 11 empty 12 . still he whined and scratched at the door . 1 still 3 whined 2 he 3 whined 3 whined 4 and 3 whined 5 scratched 3 whined 8 door 6 at 8 door 7 the 8 door 8 door 9 . by and by the door opened ever so little , for it had not been locked . 1 by 3 by 2 and 3 by 3 by 4 the 4 the 5 door 5 door 6 opened 5 door 16 locked 7 ever 15 been 8 so 9 little 9 little 10 , 10 , 11 for 11 for 12 it 12 it 15 been 13 had 14 not 13 had 15 been 15 been 16 locked 16 locked 17 . bowser crept in . 1 bowser 2 crept 2 crept 3 in 3 in 4 . in one corner he found some hay , and in this he curled up . 1 in 3 corner 2 one 3 corner 3 corner 7 hay 4 he 5 found 5 found 7 hay 6 some 7 hay 7 hay 9 and 7 hay 10 in 7 hay 13 curled 7 hay 15 . 8 , 9 and 10 in 11 this 12 he 13 curled 13 curled 14 up it was cold , very cold , but not nearly as cold as outside that little house . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 cold 3 cold 4 , 3 cold 6 cold 5 very 6 cold 6 cold 12 cold 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 not 9 not 10 nearly 10 nearly 11 as 10 nearly 12 cold 12 cold 13 as 12 cold 14 outside 14 outside 15 that 14 outside 17 house 16 little 17 house 17 house 18 . [chapter] [vi] [the] [surprise] [of] [blacky] [the] [crow] the [harder] [it] [is] [to] [follow] [a] [trail] [the] [greater] [the] reason [you] [should] [not] [fail] . 1 the 12 reason 12 reason 17 . [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] at all [seasons] of the [year] [blacky] the [crow] [is] [something] of [a] [traveler] [.] 1 at 2 all 1 at 8 the 2 all 5 the 4 of 5 the 8 the 12 of but in winter he is much more of a traveler than in summer . 1 but 2 in 2 in 3 winter 3 winter 5 is 3 winter 13 summer 4 he 5 is 5 is 7 more 6 much 7 more 7 more 11 than 8 of 9 a 9 a 10 traveler 10 traveler 11 than 12 in 13 summer 13 summer 14 . you see , in winter it is not nearly so easy to pick up a living . 1 you 2 see 1 you 13 pick 2 see 3 , 4 in 5 winter 5 winter 7 is 6 it 7 is 7 is 11 easy 8 not 11 easy 9 nearly 10 so 10 so 11 easy 11 easy 13 pick 12 to 13 pick 13 pick 14 up 13 pick 16 living 15 a 16 living 16 living 17 . all of the feathered folks have to work and work hard to find food enough to keep them warm . 1 all 4 feathered 2 of 3 the 3 the 4 feathered 4 feathered 5 folks 4 feathered 8 work 5 folks 6 have 6 have 7 to 7 to 8 work 8 work 9 and 8 work 11 hard 10 work 11 hard 11 hard 15 enough 12 to 13 find 13 find 14 food 14 food 15 enough 15 enough 16 to 16 to 17 keep 17 keep 18 them 17 keep 19 warm 19 warm 20 . you know it is food that makes heat in the body . 1 you 2 know 2 know 3 it 3 it 4 is 4 is 5 food 5 food 8 heat 6 that 7 makes 7 makes 8 heat 8 heat 11 body 9 in 10 the 10 the 11 body 11 body 12 . so in the winter [blacky] is [in] [the] [habit] [of] [flying] [long] [distances] [in] [search] [of] [food] [.] 1 so 2 in 2 in 3 the 2 in 4 winter 4 winter 6 is he often [goes] [some] [miles] [from] [the] [thick] [hemlock-tree] [in] [the] [green] [forest] [where] [he] [spends] [his] [nights] . 1 he 2 often 2 often 19 . you may see him starting out early in the morning and returning late in the afternoon . 1 you 2 may 1 you 3 see 3 see 4 him 4 him 5 starting 5 starting 6 out 5 starting 7 early 7 early 8 in 7 early 10 morning 8 in 9 the 10 morning 11 and 10 morning 12 returning 12 returning 13 late 13 late 16 afternoon 14 in 15 the 15 the 16 afternoon 16 afternoon 17 . now [blacky] [knew] [all] [about] that [river] [into] [which] [bowser] [the] [hound] had fallen [.] 1 now 6 that 6 that 13 had 13 had 14 fallen there was a certain place on that river [where] [jack] [frost] [never] [did] [succeed] [in] [making] [ice] . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 certain 4 certain 5 place 4 certain 7 that 4 certain 8 river 5 place 6 on 8 river 18 . sometimes things good to eat would be washed up along the edge of this open place . 1 sometimes 2 things 2 things 5 eat 3 good 5 eat 4 to 5 eat 5 eat 8 washed 6 would 7 be 7 be 8 washed 8 washed 9 up 8 washed 12 edge 10 along 12 edge 11 the 12 edge 12 edge 13 of 12 edge 15 open 13 of 14 this 15 open 16 place 16 place 17 . blacky visited it regularly . 1 blacky 2 visited 2 visited 3 it 2 visited 4 regularly 4 regularly 5 . he was on the way there now , flying low over the tree-tops . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 on 3 on 4 the 4 the 5 way 4 the 13 tree-tops 6 there 7 now 7 now 8 , 8 , 9 flying 9 flying 10 low 10 low 13 tree-tops 11 over 13 tree-tops 12 the 13 tree-tops 13 tree-tops 14 . presently he came to a little opening among the trees . 1 presently 2 he 1 presently 3 came 1 presently 5 a 3 came 4 to 5 a 6 little 6 little 7 opening 7 opening 8 among 8 among 9 the 8 among 10 trees 10 trees 11 . in the middle of it was a little house , a rough little house . 1 in 3 middle 2 the 3 middle 3 middle 4 of 4 of 5 it 5 it 6 was 6 was 7 a 7 a 8 little 8 little 9 house 8 little 14 house 9 house 10 , 11 a 12 rough 11 a 13 little 13 little 14 house 14 house 15 . blacky knew all about it . 1 blacky 2 knew 2 knew 4 about 3 all 4 about 4 about 5 it 5 it 6 . it was a sugar camp . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 sugar 4 sugar 5 camp 5 camp 6 . he knew that only in the spring of the year was he likely to find anybody about there . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 17 about 2 knew 18 there 4 only 5 in 5 in 6 the 6 the 7 spring 7 spring 10 year 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 year 10 year 16 anybody 11 was 13 likely 12 he 13 likely 13 likely 14 to 14 to 15 find 15 find 16 anybody 16 anybody 17 about 18 there 19 . all the rest of the year it was shut up . 1 all 3 rest 2 the 3 rest 3 rest 4 of 4 of 5 the 5 the 6 year 6 year 11 . 7 it 8 was 8 was 9 shut 9 shut 10 up 10 up 11 . every time he passed [that] [way] [blacky] flew over it . 1 every 2 time 2 time 4 passed 3 he 4 passed 4 passed 9 over 8 flew 9 over 9 over 10 it 10 it 11 . blacky 's eyes are very sharp indeed , as everybody knows . 1 blacky 6 sharp 1 blacky 11 knows 2 's 3 eyes 3 eyes 6 sharp 4 are 5 very 5 very 6 sharp 6 sharp 7 indeed 7 indeed 8 , 9 as 10 everybody 10 everybody 11 knows 11 knows 12 . now , as he drew near , he noticed right away that the door was partly open . 1 now 16 partly 2 , 3 as 3 as 4 he 4 he 5 drew 4 he 9 noticed 4 he 15 was 5 drew 6 near 7 , 8 he 8 he 9 noticed 9 noticed 10 right 9 noticed 12 that 10 right 11 away 13 the 14 door 14 door 15 was 15 was 16 partly 16 partly 17 open 17 open 18 . it hadn't been that way the last time he passed . 1 it 2 hadn't 2 hadn't 3 been 2 hadn't 4 that 2 hadn't 8 time 4 that 5 way 6 the 7 last 7 last 8 time 8 time 10 passed 8 time 11 . 9 he 10 passed " [ho] ! " exclaimed [blacky] . 1 " 5 exclaimed 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 exclaimed 5 exclaimed 7 . " [i] [wonder] if [the] [wind] [blew] that [open] , [or] if there is [some] one [inside] . 1 " 4 if 4 if 8 that 8 that 14 is 10 , 12 if 12 if 13 there 13 there 14 is 14 is 16 one 16 one 18 . i think [i] 'll watch a while [.] ["] 1 i 2 think 1 i 4 'll 4 'll 5 watch 5 watch 7 while 6 a 7 while for a long time he sat there as silent as the trees themselves . 1 for 2 a 1 for 13 themselves 2 a 3 long 3 long 4 time 3 long 8 as 4 time 5 he 5 he 6 sat 6 sat 7 there 8 as 10 as 9 silent 10 as 11 the 12 trees 12 trees 13 themselves 13 themselves 14 . nothing happened . 1 nothing 2 happened 2 happened 3 . he began to grow tired . 1 he 2 began 2 began 3 to 2 began 4 grow 4 grow 5 tired 5 tired 6 . rather , he began to grow so hungry that he became impatient . 1 rather 6 grow 2 , 3 he 3 he 4 began 4 began 5 to 4 began 6 grow 6 grow 8 hungry 6 grow 12 impatient 7 so 8 hungry 9 that 10 he 10 he 11 became 11 became 12 impatient 12 impatient 13 . " if there is anybody in there he [must] [be] [asleep] [,] ["] muttered [blacky] to himself . 1 " 14 muttered 2 if 3 there 2 if 5 anybody 2 if 7 there 2 if 8 he 3 there 4 is 5 anybody 6 in 8 he 14 muttered 14 muttered 17 himself 16 to 17 himself 17 himself 18 . " [i] ['ll] [see] [if] [i] [can] wake [him] up . 1 " 8 wake 8 wake 10 up 10 up 11 . caw , caw , ca-a-w , caw , caw ! " 1 caw 5 ca-a-w 1 caw 7 caw 2 , 3 caw 3 caw 5 ca-a-w 4 , 5 ca-a-w 6 , 7 caw 7 caw 9 caw 8 , 9 caw 9 caw 10 ! 10 ! 11 " blacky waited a few minutes , then repeated his cry . 1 blacky 2 waited 2 waited 5 minutes 3 a 4 few 4 few 5 minutes 5 minutes 8 repeated 6 , 7 then 7 then 8 repeated 8 repeated 9 his 8 repeated 10 cry 10 cry 11 . blacky was so surprised that he nearly fell from his perch . 1 blacky 11 perch 2 was 4 surprised 3 so 4 surprised 4 surprised 5 that 4 surprised 7 nearly 5 that 6 he 7 nearly 8 fell 7 nearly 11 perch 9 from 11 perch 10 his 11 perch 11 perch 12 . " [as] [i] [live] , " he muttered [,] " that is [bowser] the [hound] [!] 1 " 12 is 5 , 6 " 5 , 10 " 6 " 8 muttered 7 he 8 muttered 10 " 11 that 11 that 12 is 12 is 14 the it certainly is . 1 it 2 certainly 1 it 3 is 1 it 4 . now what is he doing way over here ? 1 now 2 what 2 what 3 is 2 what 5 doing 4 he 5 doing 5 doing 6 way 5 doing 8 here 5 doing 9 ? 7 over 8 here i 've never known him to go so far from home before . " 1 i 2 've 2 've 4 known 3 never 4 known 4 known 5 him 4 known 12 before 6 to 7 go 7 go 11 home 8 so 9 far 9 far 10 from 10 from 11 home 11 home 12 before 12 before 13 . 13 . 14 " [chapter] [vii] [blacky] [the] [crow] [takes] [pity] [on] [bowser] [beneath] [a] [coat] [of] [ebon] [hue] [may] [beat] [a] [heart] [that] ['s] [kind] [and] [true] [.] the worst of scamps in time of need [will] [often] [do] [a] kindly deed . 1 the 2 worst 2 worst 3 of 2 worst 4 scamps 4 scamps 5 in 4 scamps 6 time 4 scamps 7 of 4 scamps 8 need 8 need 14 deed 13 kindly 14 deed 14 deed 15 . [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] " caw [,] [ca-a-w] ! " exclaimed [blacky] the [crow] . 1 " 7 exclaimed 2 caw 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 exclaimed 7 exclaimed 9 the 7 exclaimed 11 . you [know] [blacky] [is] [not] used to [friendly] [looks] . 1 you 6 used 6 used 7 to 7 to 10 . he is used to quite the other kind . 1 he 2 is 1 he 3 used 3 used 4 to 4 to 6 the 5 quite 6 the 6 the 7 other 7 other 8 kind 7 other 9 . blacky didn't know what to make of it . 1 blacky 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 know 2 didn't 6 make 3 know 4 what 5 to 6 make 6 make 7 of 6 make 8 it 8 it 9 . he had never been more surprised in his life . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 never 2 had 4 been 4 been 6 surprised 5 more 6 surprised 6 surprised 9 life 7 in 8 his 8 his 9 life 9 life 10 . he didn't know which [surprised] him [most] , [finding] [bowser] ' way over here where he had no business to be , [or] [bowser] ['s] [friendliness] [.] 1 he 2 didn't 1 he 17 had 2 didn't 3 know 3 know 4 which 6 him 8 , 8 , 11 ' 11 ' 15 where 12 way 13 over 13 over 14 here 14 here 15 where 15 where 16 he 16 he 17 had 17 had 18 no 18 no 19 business 19 business 20 to 20 to 21 be 21 be 22 , never had he thought of [blacky] [the] [crow] [as] a [friend] [.] 1 never 2 had 2 had 10 a 3 he 4 thought 4 thought 5 of 5 of 10 a in fact , he [never] [thought] [much] [about] [blacky] [at] [all] [.] 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 4 he so he [whined] [softly] and [wagged] [his] [tail] [feebly] as he looked up at [blacky] [sitting] [in] the [top] [of] [a] [tall] tree . 1 so 2 he 2 he 12 looked 5 and 10 as 10 as 11 he 11 he 12 looked 12 looked 13 up 12 looked 14 at 14 at 18 the 18 the 23 tree 23 tree 24 . presently [bowser] [limped] [out] [to] the [middle] [of] [the] [little] [clearing] [and] [turned] [first] [this] [way] [and] [then] [that] [way] [.] 1 presently 6 the then he sat down and howled dismally . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 sat 3 sat 4 down 3 sat 6 howled 5 and 6 howled 6 howled 7 dismally 7 dismally 8 . in an instant [blacky] the [crow] [understood] [;] [bowser] [was] [lost] [.] 1 in 3 instant 1 in 5 the 2 an 3 instant " [so] that 's the trouble , " muttered [blacky] [to] [himself] [.] 1 " 3 that 3 that 4 's 4 's 6 trouble 5 the 6 trouble 6 trouble 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 muttered " that silly dog has got himself lost . 1 " 2 that 2 that 4 dog 3 silly 4 dog 4 dog 5 has 5 has 6 got 5 has 8 lost 7 himself 8 lost 8 lost 9 . i never will be able to understand how anybody can get lost . 1 i 2 never 1 i 3 will 3 will 4 be 4 be 5 able 5 able 6 to 5 able 7 understand 7 understand 8 how 8 how 10 can 9 anybody 10 can 10 can 11 get 11 get 12 lost 12 lost 13 . i never in my life was lost , and never expect to be . 1 i 2 never 2 never 5 life 3 in 5 life 4 my 5 life 5 life 6 was 5 life 8 , 5 life 14 . 6 was 7 lost 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 never 10 never 11 expect 11 expect 12 to 12 to 13 be but it is easy enough to see that [bowser] is lost and badly lost . 1 but 2 it 2 it 3 is 2 it 10 is 3 is 4 easy 4 easy 5 enough 5 enough 6 to 6 to 7 see 7 see 8 that 10 is 11 lost 11 lost 12 and 11 lost 13 badly 13 badly 14 lost 14 lost 15 . my goodness , how lame he is ! 1 my 2 goodness 2 goodness 3 , 2 goodness 4 how 2 goodness 5 lame 2 goodness 8 ! 5 lame 6 he 6 he 7 is i wonder what 's happened to him . 1 i 2 wonder 2 wonder 3 what 3 what 4 's 3 what 5 happened 5 happened 6 to 6 to 7 him 7 him 8 . serves him right for hunting other people , but [i] ['m] sorry for him just the same . 1 serves 2 him 1 serves 3 right 1 serves 4 for 1 serves 5 hunting 1 serves 14 him 5 hunting 6 other 5 hunting 13 for 6 other 7 people 7 people 8 , 8 , 9 but 12 sorry 13 for 14 him 18 . 15 just 17 same 16 the 17 same 17 same 18 . what a helpless creature a lost dog is , anyway . 1 what 2 a 2 a 7 dog 3 helpless 4 creature 3 helpless 6 lost 3 helpless 7 dog 4 creature 5 a 7 dog 8 is 7 dog 10 anyway 9 , 10 anyway 10 anyway 11 . i suppose if he doesn't find a house pretty soon he will starve to death . 1 i 2 suppose 2 suppose 5 doesn't 3 if 5 doesn't 4 he 5 doesn't 5 doesn't 6 find 5 doesn't 13 starve 7 a 8 house 7 a 9 pretty 9 pretty 10 soon 10 soon 11 he 10 soon 13 starve 12 will 13 starve 13 starve 15 death 14 to 15 death 15 death 16 . [old] [man] [coyote] [wouldn't] [.] reddy [fox] wouldn't . 1 reddy 3 wouldn't 3 wouldn't 4 . they would catch something to eat , no matter where they were . 1 they 2 would 1 they 12 were 2 would 3 catch 3 catch 4 something 4 something 6 eat 5 to 6 eat 7 , 8 no 8 no 9 matter 9 matter 10 where 10 where 11 they 11 they 12 were 12 were 13 . [chapter] [viii] [how] [blacky] [the] [crow] [helped] [bowser] the blackest coat may cover the kindest heart . 1 the 2 blackest 2 blackest 3 coat 2 blackest 4 may 2 blackest 7 kindest 5 cover 7 kindest 6 the 7 kindest 7 kindest 8 heart 8 heart 9 . [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] perhaps if there had been very much trouble in it , [blacky] would not have been quite so ready and willing . 1 perhaps 2 if 2 if 3 there 2 if 4 had 4 had 5 been 4 had 16 been 5 been 6 very 6 very 7 much 7 much 8 trouble 8 trouble 9 in 10 it 11 , 10 it 13 would 13 would 14 not 13 would 15 have 15 have 16 been 16 been 21 willing 17 quite 18 so 17 quite 21 willing 19 ready 21 willing 20 and 21 willing 21 willing 22 . then again , perhaps it isn't fair [to] [blacky] to think that he might not have been willing . 1 then 2 again 2 again 3 , 3 , 4 perhaps 4 perhaps 5 it 4 perhaps 14 might 5 it 6 isn't 6 isn't 7 fair 10 to 11 think 11 think 12 that 12 that 13 he 13 he 14 might 14 might 15 not 14 might 16 have 16 have 17 been 17 been 18 willing 18 willing 19 . even the most selfish people are sometimes kindly and unselfish . 1 even 4 selfish 2 the 3 most 3 most 4 selfish 4 selfish 5 people 4 selfish 10 unselfish 5 people 6 are 7 sometimes 10 unselfish 8 kindly 10 unselfish 9 and 10 unselfish 10 unselfish 11 . blacky knew just where the nearest house was . 1 blacky 2 knew 1 blacky 6 nearest 2 knew 3 just 3 just 4 where 5 the 6 nearest 6 nearest 7 house 7 house 8 was 7 house 9 . blacky makes it his business to know these things . 1 blacky 2 makes 2 makes 3 it 2 makes 5 business 2 makes 9 things 4 his 5 business 5 business 6 to 6 to 7 know 8 these 9 things 9 things 10 . he could , if he would , tell you which houses have terrible guns in them and which have not . 1 he 2 could 2 could 8 tell 3 , 4 if 4 if 5 he 5 he 6 would 6 would 8 tell 7 , 8 tell 8 tell 9 you 8 tell 16 them 10 which 11 houses 11 houses 12 have 11 houses 14 guns 13 terrible 14 guns 14 guns 15 in 14 guns 16 them 16 them 17 and 16 them 21 . 18 which 19 have 19 have 20 not 20 not 21 . it is [by] [knowing] [such] [things] that [blacky] [manages] [to] [avoid] [danger] . 1 it 2 is 2 is 7 that 7 that 13 . so [blacky] [spread] [his] [black] [wings] [and] [disappeared] over [the] [tree-tops] [in] [the] [direction] [of] [the] [nearest] [farmhouse] [.] 1 so 9 over bowser watched him disappear and whined sadly , for somehow it made him feel more lonesome than before . 1 bowser 6 whined 2 watched 3 him 2 watched 4 disappear 4 disappear 6 whined 5 and 6 whined 6 whined 7 sadly 6 whined 10 somehow 7 sadly 8 , 8 , 9 for 10 somehow 11 it 10 somehow 14 feel 12 made 13 him 12 made 14 feel 14 feel 16 lonesome 15 more 16 lonesome 16 lonesome 17 than 17 than 18 before 18 before 19 . but for one thing he would have gone back to his bed of hay in the corner of that sugar camp . 1 but 5 he 2 for 3 one 3 one 4 thing 4 thing 5 he 5 he 6 would 6 would 7 have 7 have 8 gone 8 gone 12 bed 9 back 10 to 10 to 12 bed 11 his 12 bed 12 bed 14 hay 13 of 14 hay 14 hay 15 in 14 hay 20 sugar 16 the 17 corner 17 corner 18 of 17 corner 20 sugar 19 that 20 sugar 20 sugar 21 camp 21 camp 22 . that one thing was hunger . 1 that 2 one 2 one 3 thing 3 thing 4 was 3 thing 5 hunger 5 hunger 6 . it seemed to [bowser] [that] [his] [stomach] was so [empty] that [the] [very] [sides] [of] it [had] [fallen] [in] . 1 it 2 seemed 1 it 8 was 2 seemed 3 to 8 was 9 so 9 so 11 that 11 that 16 it 16 it 20 . he just must get something to eat . 1 he 2 just 1 he 3 must 3 must 4 get 4 get 5 something 5 something 7 eat 6 to 7 eat 7 eat 8 . then , too , he was very , very stiff from the cold and the wetting he had received the night before . 1 then 2 , 2 , 3 too 3 too 4 , 3 too 10 stiff 4 , 5 he 6 was 7 very 7 very 8 , 7 very 10 stiff 9 very 10 stiff 10 stiff 16 wetting 11 from 12 the 11 from 16 wetting 13 cold 14 and 13 cold 16 wetting 15 the 16 wetting 16 wetting 17 he 16 wetting 19 received 16 wetting 21 night 18 had 19 received 20 the 21 night 21 night 22 before 22 before 23 . so [poor] [bowser] [made] [slow] [work] [of] [it] , [and] [blacky] [the] [crow] [almost] [lost] [patience] [waiting] for him to [appear] . 1 so 9 , 9 , 18 for 18 for 19 him 19 him 20 to 19 him 22 . you see , he knew that [bowser] would [shortly] come to a [road] [.] 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 knew 5 knew 6 that 5 knew 8 would 8 would 10 come 10 come 11 to 11 to 12 a " if he [doesn't] know [enough] [to] [follow] that [road] [,] he [deserves] [to] [starve] [,] ["] thought [blacky] [.] 1 " 2 if 2 if 3 he 3 he 18 thought 5 know 9 that 9 that 12 he 12 he 18 thought bowser did know enough to follow that road . 1 bowser 2 did 1 bowser 6 follow 2 did 3 know 4 enough 5 to 5 to 6 follow 6 follow 8 road 7 that 8 road 8 road 9 . the instant he saw that road , he knew that if he kept on following it , it would lead him somewhere . 1 the 2 instant 1 the 6 road 2 instant 4 saw 3 he 4 saw 4 saw 5 that 6 road 7 , 6 road 20 lead 8 he 9 knew 8 he 13 kept 9 knew 10 that 11 if 12 he 12 he 13 kept 13 kept 14 on 14 on 15 following 15 following 20 lead 16 it 19 would 17 , 18 it 18 it 19 would 19 would 20 lead 20 lead 21 him 20 lead 22 somewhere 22 somewhere 23 . so with new [hope] [in] [his] [heart] [,] [bowser] [limped] [along] [.] 1 so 2 with 2 with 3 new [chapter] [ix] [old] [man] [coyote] [gives] [out] [dark] [hints] [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] he didn't have any trouble at all in finding his way back . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 4 any 3 have 4 any 4 any 5 trouble 4 any 11 way 5 trouble 6 at 6 at 7 all 8 in 9 finding 8 in 10 his 10 his 11 way 11 way 12 back 12 back 13 . you can't [lose] [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 you 2 can't 2 can't 7 . no , [sir] [,] you can't [lose] [old] [man] [coyote] , and it is of no use to try . 1 no 2 , 1 no 11 , 2 , 5 you 5 you 6 can't 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 it 13 it 14 is 14 is 15 of 14 is 16 no 16 no 17 use 17 use 19 try 18 to 19 try 19 try 20 . so [,] [stopping] [two] [or] [three] [times] [to] [hunt] [a] little by [the] [way] [,] [old] [man] [coyote] [trotted] [back] [.] 1 so 11 little 11 little 12 by he [grinned] [as] [only] [old] [man] [coyote] can [grin] . 1 he 8 can 8 can 10 . " if he had [drowned] [in] [that] [river] [,] [i] [shouldn't] [have] cried over it . 1 " 2 if 2 if 3 he 3 he 4 had 3 he 13 cried 13 cried 16 . 14 over 15 it 15 it 16 . but even as it [is] , [i] [don't] [think] he will get back here in a hurry . 1 but 2 even 1 but 4 it 2 even 3 as 4 it 6 , 6 , 10 he 10 he 11 will 11 will 12 get 12 get 13 back 13 back 14 here 13 back 15 in 15 in 17 hurry 16 a 17 hurry 17 hurry 18 . i must pass the word along [.] ["] 1 i 2 must 2 must 3 pass 3 pass 4 the 3 pass 5 word 3 pass 6 along " why do you ask ? " said [sammy] sharply . 1 " 2 why 2 why 3 do 3 do 4 you 3 do 6 ? 4 you 5 ask 6 ? 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 10 sharply 10 sharply 11 . [old] [man] [coyote] [grinned] [slyly] [.] " [for] no reason at all , [sammy] [.] 1 " 3 no 3 no 4 reason 4 reason 5 at 5 at 6 all 6 all 7 , for no reason at all , " he replied . 1 for 3 reason 2 no 3 reason 3 reason 4 at 3 reason 8 he 4 at 5 all 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 he 8 he 9 replied 9 replied 10 . " it [just] [popped] [into] [my] [head] [that] [i] [hadn't] [heard] [bowser] 's voice for two or three days . 1 " 2 it 2 it 13 's 13 's 14 voice 14 voice 20 . 15 for 16 two 16 two 19 days 17 or 18 three 18 three 19 days 19 days 20 . it set me to wondering if he is sick , or if anything has happened to him . " 1 it 15 happened 2 set 3 me 2 set 5 wondering 3 me 4 to 5 wondering 6 if 5 wondering 12 if 6 if 7 he 7 he 8 is 8 is 9 sick 9 sick 11 or 10 , 11 or 12 if 13 anything 13 anything 15 happened 14 has 15 happened 15 happened 16 to 16 to 17 him 17 him 18 . 18 . 19 " that was enough to start [sammy] [jay] [straight] [for] [farmer] [brown] 's [dooryard] . 1 that 2 was 1 that 12 's 2 was 3 enough 3 enough 4 to 4 to 5 start 12 's 14 . of course [bowser] [wasn't] [to] [be] [seen] . 1 of 2 course 2 course 8 . sammy hung around and watched . 1 sammy 2 hung 1 sammy 5 watched 2 hung 3 around 4 and 5 watched 5 watched 6 . twice he saw [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [come] [to] the door with a [worried] look on his face and [heard] him [whistle] [and] [call] for [bowser] . 1 twice 2 he 2 he 3 saw 3 saw 10 the 10 the 11 door 11 door 27 . 12 with 13 a 12 with 21 him 13 a 15 look 15 look 16 on 16 on 17 his 17 his 18 face 18 face 19 and 21 him 25 for 21 him 27 . then there [wasn't] [the] [slightest] [doubt] [in] [sammy] 's mind [that] [something] [had] [happened] to [bowser] [.] 1 then 2 there 2 there 9 's 9 's 10 mind 10 mind 15 to " he can't fool me . 1 " 2 he 1 " 3 can't 3 can't 4 fool 4 fool 5 me 5 me 6 . i almost know [he] [did] from the way [he] [grinned] . " 1 i 2 almost 1 i 3 know 3 know 8 way 6 from 7 the 7 the 8 way 8 way 11 . 11 . 12 " [chapter] [x] [how] [reddy] [fox] [investigated] in-vest-i-gate [if] [you] [would] [know] [that] [something] is or isn't so . 1 in-vest-i-gate 8 is 8 is 11 so 9 or 11 so 10 isn't 11 so 11 so 12 . [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] to in-vest-i-gate something means to try to find out about it . 1 to 2 in-vest-i-gate 2 in-vest-i-gate 3 something 2 in-vest-i-gate 4 means 2 in-vest-i-gate 6 try 2 in-vest-i-gate 8 find 5 to 6 try 6 try 7 to 8 find 9 out 8 find 11 it 10 about 11 it 11 it 12 . if it [were] true [,] well , [reddy] had [certain] [plans] [of] [his] [own] [in] [regard] to [farmer] [brown] ['s] [henhouse] . 1 if 2 it 1 if 9 had 2 it 4 true 4 true 7 , 6 well 7 , 9 had 17 to 17 to 22 . reddy had begun by doubting that story because it seemed to have come first from [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 reddy 5 doubting 2 had 3 begun 3 begun 5 doubting 4 by 5 doubting 5 doubting 6 that 5 doubting 7 story 5 doubting 8 because 5 doubting 10 seemed 9 it 10 seemed 10 seemed 11 to 11 to 12 have 12 have 13 come 13 come 14 first 13 come 15 from 15 from 19 . reddy would [doubt] [anything] [with] [which] [old] [man] [coyote] [was] [concerned] [.] 1 reddy 2 would just as soon as the [black] [shadows] came [creeping] [out] [from] the [purple] [hills] [,] [reddy] [started] [up] [towards] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [.] 1 just 2 as 2 as 3 soon 3 soon 4 as 3 soon 8 came 4 as 5 the 8 came 12 the although he was inclined to think it was true [that] [bowser] was not there , he was far too wise to take any unnecessary risk . 1 although 2 he 1 although 4 inclined 3 was 4 inclined 4 inclined 5 to 4 inclined 6 think 6 think 7 it 7 it 8 was 7 it 9 true 7 it 12 was 12 was 13 not 13 not 18 far 14 there 17 was 15 , 16 he 16 he 17 was 17 was 18 far 18 far 19 too 19 too 20 wise 20 wise 24 unnecessary 21 to 22 take 22 take 24 unnecessary 23 any 24 unnecessary 24 unnecessary 25 risk 24 unnecessary 26 . he [approached] [farmer] [brown] 's [dooryard] just as [carefully] as if he knew [bowser] to be in his little house as usual . 1 he 5 's 5 's 7 just 7 just 8 as 7 just 15 to 8 as 11 if 10 as 11 if 11 if 12 he 12 he 13 knew 15 to 16 be 16 be 17 in 17 in 18 his 18 his 20 house 19 little 20 house 20 house 23 . 21 as 22 usual 22 usual 23 . he kept in the [black] [shadows] [.] 1 he 2 kept 2 kept 3 in 3 in 4 the he [crouched] so [low] [that] [he] [seemed] [hardly] [more] [than] [a] [black] [shadow] himself . 1 he 14 himself 3 so 14 himself 14 himself 15 . every two or three steps he stopped to look , listen , and test the air with his keen nose . 1 every 14 test 2 two 4 three 3 or 4 three 4 three 5 steps 5 steps 14 test 6 he 7 stopped 7 stopped 11 listen 8 to 9 look 8 to 11 listen 10 , 11 listen 11 listen 14 test 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 test 14 test 16 air 14 test 19 keen 15 the 16 air 17 with 19 keen 18 his 19 keen 19 keen 20 nose 20 nose 21 . as he [drew] [near] [bowser] 's own little house , [reddy] [circled] [out] [around] [it] [until] [he] [could] [see] the doorway . 1 as 2 he 2 he 6 's 6 's 7 own 7 own 21 doorway 8 little 9 house 8 little 21 doorway 9 house 10 , 20 the 21 doorway 21 doorway 22 . then he sat down where he could peek around from behind a tree and watch . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 sat 3 sat 4 down 3 sat 8 peek 5 where 8 peek 6 he 7 could 7 could 8 peek 8 peek 9 around 8 peek 11 behind 8 peek 13 tree 8 peek 15 watch 10 from 11 behind 12 a 13 tree 13 tree 14 and 15 watch 16 . he had been there only a few moments when [the] [back] [door] [of] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [house] [opened] [and] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [stepped] [out] [.] 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 been 3 been 4 there 4 there 8 moments 5 only 7 few 6 a 7 few 7 few 8 moments 8 moments 9 when reddy didn't run . 1 reddy 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 run 3 run 4 . he knew that [farmer] [brown] 's [boy] would never dream that he would dare come so near . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 8 would 3 that 6 's 8 would 9 never 9 never 10 dream 10 dream 11 that 11 that 12 he 12 he 13 would 13 would 15 come 14 dare 15 come 15 come 17 near 16 so 17 near 17 near 18 . besides , it [was] [very] [clear] [that] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] was [thinking] of no one [but] [bowser] . 1 besides 2 , 1 besides 3 it 3 it 12 was 12 was 14 of 12 was 15 no 15 no 16 one 16 one 19 . he whistled and called just as he had done several times during the day . 1 he 2 whistled 2 whistled 3 and 2 whistled 4 called 2 whistled 11 times 5 just 6 as 6 as 7 he 7 he 8 had 8 had 9 done 9 done 10 several 10 several 11 times 11 times 12 during 12 during 13 the 12 during 14 day 14 day 15 . but no [bowser] [came] , [so] after a while [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [went] [back] [into] [the] [house] . 1 but 2 no 2 no 5 , 5 , 7 after 7 after 9 while 8 a 9 while 9 while 19 . there was a worried look on his face . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 a 2 was 4 worried 4 worried 5 look 5 look 6 on 6 on 7 his 7 his 8 face 8 face 9 . reddy barked softly . 1 reddy 2 barked 2 barked 3 softly 3 softly 4 . then he barked a little louder . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 barked 3 barked 6 louder 4 a 5 little 5 little 6 louder 6 louder 7 . he knew that [if] [bowser] [were] [at] [home] [,] [that] [bark] would bring him out if nothing else did . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 17 nothing 3 that 12 would 12 would 13 bring 13 bring 14 him 13 bring 15 out 16 if 17 nothing 17 nothing 18 else 18 else 19 did 18 else 20 . bowser didn't appear . 1 bowser 3 appear 2 didn't 3 appear 3 appear 4 . reddy grinned . 1 reddy 2 grinned 2 grinned 3 . he was sure now that [bowser] was [nowhere] about . 1 he 2 was 1 he 7 was 2 was 3 sure 3 sure 5 that 4 now 5 that 7 was 9 about 9 about 10 . chuckling to himself , he turned [and] [trotted] towards [farmer] [brown] ['s] [henhouse] [.] 1 chuckling 2 to 1 chuckling 3 himself 1 chuckling 6 turned 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 turned 6 turned 9 towards [chapter] [xi] [a] [little] [unpleasantness] [watch] [a] [coyote] [most] [closely] [when] [it] [appears] [that] [he] [least] [needs] [watching] [.] [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] never in his life [had] [reddy] [fox] [visited] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [henhouse] with [quite] [such] a [comfortable] feeling as he [now] had [.] 1 never 2 in 2 in 3 his 3 his 4 life 4 life 22 had 13 with 16 a 16 a 18 feeling 18 feeling 19 as 19 as 20 he 20 he 22 had he knew [for] [a] [certainty] that [bowser] the [hound] was not at home . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 6 that 6 that 8 the 6 that 10 was 10 was 11 not 11 not 12 at 12 at 13 home 13 home 14 . he knew [because] he had [finally] [crept] [up] [and] [peeped] [in] the [door] [of] [bowser] ['s] little house . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 4 he 4 he 5 had 5 had 12 the 12 the 18 house 17 little 18 house 18 house 19 . what [had] [become] [of] [bowser] he didn't know , and he didn't care . 1 what 6 he 6 he 7 didn't 7 didn't 8 know 8 know 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 he 11 he 12 didn't 12 didn't 13 care 13 care 14 . it was enough to know that he wasn't about . 1 it 2 was 1 it 8 wasn't 2 was 3 enough 3 enough 4 to 4 to 5 know 6 that 7 he 7 he 8 wasn't 8 wasn't 9 about 9 about 10 . once he stopped , and looking up at the lighted windows of the house , grinned . 1 once 16 grinned 2 he 3 stopped 2 he 16 grinned 3 stopped 8 at 4 , 5 and 4 , 6 looking 6 looking 7 up 6 looking 8 at 8 at 9 the 10 lighted 11 windows 10 lighted 16 grinned 11 windows 12 of 13 the 14 house 14 house 15 , 14 house 16 grinned 16 grinned 17 . you [see] [,] [with] [bowser] gone , [reddy] [wasn't] the [least] [bit] [afraid] [.] 1 you 6 gone 6 gone 7 , 7 , 10 the " [if] [i] [can] [get] [into] that [henhouse] [,] ["] [thought] [reddy] [,] ["] [i] [certainly] will have one [good] [feast] [to-night] . 1 " 7 that 7 that 17 will 17 will 18 have 18 have 19 one 19 one 23 . that [is] [,] [i] [will] [if] those [stupid] hens are [not] [roosting] so [high] [that] [i] [can't] [get] [them] . 1 that 7 those 7 those 9 hens 9 hens 10 are 10 are 13 so 13 so 20 . i 'll eat one right there [.] ["] 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 eat 2 'll 5 right 3 eat 4 one 5 right 6 there reddy 's mouth watered at the very thought . 1 reddy 4 watered 2 's 3 mouth 3 mouth 4 watered 4 watered 5 at 4 watered 7 very 4 watered 8 thought 5 at 6 the 8 thought 9 . " then [i] ['ll] [take] [one] [home] [to] [mrs] [reddy] [.] 1 " 2 then if there is time we both will come back for a couple more . " 1 if 2 there 1 if 5 we 2 there 3 is 4 time 5 we 5 we 6 both 5 we 7 will 7 will 8 come 8 come 9 back 9 back 10 for 10 for 11 a 11 a 12 couple 12 couple 13 more 13 more 14 . 14 . 15 " so [reddy] [made] [pleasant] [plans] as he [approached] [farmer] [brown] 's [henhouse] [.] 1 so 6 as 6 as 7 he 7 he 11 's when he reached it he paused to listen to certain sounds within , certain fretful little cluckings . 1 when 2 he 2 he 3 reached 2 he 6 paused 3 reached 4 it 5 he 6 paused 6 paused 8 listen 7 to 8 listen 8 listen 9 to 8 listen 10 certain 10 certain 17 cluckings 11 sounds 17 cluckings 12 within 13 , 12 within 17 cluckings 14 certain 17 cluckings 15 fretful 17 cluckings 16 little 17 cluckings 17 cluckings 18 . reddy sat down for a minute with his tongue hanging out and the water actually dripping from it . 1 reddy 2 sat 2 sat 3 down 2 sat 16 dripping 4 for 6 minute 5 a 6 minute 6 minute 9 tongue 7 with 8 his 8 his 9 tongue 9 tongue 10 hanging 10 hanging 11 out 10 hanging 16 dripping 12 and 16 dripping 13 the 14 water 14 water 16 dripping 15 actually 16 dripping 16 dripping 17 from 17 from 18 it 18 it 19 . but [reddy] [sat] [there] only [for] a minute . 1 but 5 only 5 only 7 a 7 a 8 minute 8 minute 9 . he was too eager to find out if it would prove to be possible to get inside that henhouse . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 too 2 was 14 possible 3 too 4 eager 4 eager 5 to 4 eager 6 find 6 find 7 out 8 if 14 possible 9 it 14 possible 10 would 11 prove 11 prove 14 possible 12 to 13 be 13 be 14 possible 14 possible 19 henhouse 15 to 16 get 16 get 17 inside 17 inside 19 henhouse 18 that 19 henhouse 19 henhouse 20 . his heart gave a leap of joy as he saw that the gate was not quite closed . 1 his 2 heart 2 heart 5 leap 3 gave 4 a 3 gave 5 leap 5 leap 7 joy 5 leap 8 as 6 of 7 joy 8 as 9 he 9 he 10 saw 9 he 14 was 10 saw 11 that 12 the 13 gate 13 gate 14 was 14 was 16 quite 15 not 16 quite 16 quite 17 closed 17 closed 18 . all [he] [would] [have] [to] [do] [would] be [to] [push] [it] [and] [enter] [.] 1 all 8 be reddy turned the corner quickly . 1 reddy 2 turned 2 turned 5 quickly 3 the 4 corner 4 corner 5 quickly 5 quickly 6 . his first thought was of [bowser] . 1 his 2 first 2 first 3 thought 3 thought 4 was 3 thought 5 of 5 of 7 . it must be that [bowser] [had] [returned] [!] 1 it 2 must 2 must 3 be 3 be 4 that [believing] [in] [safety] [first] [,] [reddy] [did] [not] [stop] [to] [see] [who] [had] [growled] [,] [but] [ran] [swiftly] [a] [short] [distance] [.] then he looked behind him . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 looked 3 looked 4 behind 4 behind 5 him 5 him 6 . over [at] the gate [of] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [henyard] [he] [could] [see] [a] [dark] [form] . 1 over 3 the 3 the 4 gate 4 gate 16 . at [once] [reddy] [knew] [that] it [wasn't] [bowser] [the] [hound] , for it had a [bushy] tail [,] [while] [bowser] ['s] [was] [smooth] . 1 at 6 it 6 it 11 , 11 , 12 for 12 for 13 it 13 it 24 . 14 had 15 a 15 a 17 tail 17 tail 24 . reddy knew who it was . 1 reddy 2 knew 2 knew 3 who 3 who 5 was 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 . it was [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 6 . [[] [illustration] [:] [over] [at] [the] [gate] [of] [farmer] [brown's] [henyard] [he] [could] [see] [a] [dark] [form] []] [chapter] [xii] [the] [cleverness] [of] [old] [man] [coyote] [who] [thinks] [the] [quickest] [and] [the] [best] [is] [bound] [to] [win] [in] [every] [test] [.] [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] the [meeting] of [reddy] [fox] [and] [old] [man] [coyote] [just] [outside] the gate [to] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [henyard] [had] [been] [wholly] [unexpected] [to] [both] . 1 the 3 of 3 of 12 the 12 the 13 gate 13 gate 25 . reddy had been so eager to get inside that gate that when he turned the corner at the henyard he hadn't looked beyond the gate . 1 reddy 2 had 2 had 3 been 3 been 4 so 4 so 5 eager 5 eager 6 to 5 eager 8 inside 7 get 8 inside 8 inside 19 henyard 9 that 19 henyard 10 gate 19 henyard 11 that 19 henyard 12 when 13 he 13 he 14 turned 14 turned 16 corner 15 the 16 corner 16 corner 19 henyard 17 at 18 the 18 the 19 henyard 19 henyard 21 hadn't 19 henyard 22 looked 19 henyard 23 beyond 19 henyard 25 gate 20 he 21 hadn't 24 the 25 gate 25 gate 26 . if he had looked [beyond] , he would have seen [old] [man] [coyote] [just] [coming] [around] the other [corner] . 1 if 2 he 1 if 7 he 2 he 3 had 2 he 4 looked 6 , 7 he 7 he 8 would 8 would 9 have 9 have 10 seen 10 seen 17 the 17 the 18 other 18 other 20 . he was sorry the very instant he did it . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 sorry 2 was 5 very 4 the 5 very 5 very 6 instant 6 instant 7 he 7 he 8 did 8 did 9 it 9 it 10 . " [i] [should] [have] [kept] [out] [of] [sight] and let [him] [open] [that] [gate] [and] go [inside] [first] . 1 " 10 let 9 and 10 let 10 let 16 go 16 go 19 . there may be traps in there , for all [i] know [.] 1 there 2 may 2 may 3 be 2 may 4 traps 2 may 11 know 4 traps 5 in 4 traps 6 there 4 traps 8 for 4 traps 9 all 7 , 8 for when there 's likely to be danger , always let some one else find it out for you if you can . " 1 when 7 danger 2 there 3 's 3 's 4 likely 4 likely 5 to 4 likely 7 danger 5 to 6 be 7 danger 8 , 7 danger 9 always 7 danger 22 . 10 let 13 else 11 some 12 one 12 one 13 else 13 else 21 can 13 else 22 . 14 find 15 it 14 find 16 out 16 out 17 for 17 for 18 you 18 you 21 can 19 if 20 you 20 you 21 can 22 . 23 " [old] [man] [coyote] [grinned] [as] [he] [said] [this] [.] reddy [fox] sat down at a [safe] distance [to] [watch] [what] [old] [man] [coyote] [would] [do] . 1 reddy 3 sat 3 sat 4 down 4 down 5 at 5 at 8 distance 6 a 8 distance 8 distance 17 . [inside] [,] [reddy] [was] [fairly] [boiling] [with] [disappointment] [and] [anger] [.] he felt that he hated [old] [man] [coyote] more than he hated anybody else he knew of . 1 he 2 felt 1 he 16 knew 2 felt 3 that 4 he 5 hated 4 he 16 knew 5 hated 13 anybody 9 more 10 than 10 than 13 anybody 11 he 12 hated 12 hated 13 anybody 13 anybody 14 else 15 he 16 knew 16 knew 17 of 17 of 18 . he hated him , yet there wasn't a thing he could do about it . 1 he 2 hated 1 he 7 wasn't 2 hated 3 him 3 him 4 , 5 yet 6 there 6 there 7 wasn't 7 wasn't 8 a 8 a 9 thing 9 thing 12 do 9 thing 13 about 10 he 11 could 11 could 12 do 13 about 14 it 14 it 15 . he didn't [dare] [fight] [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 8 . all he could do was [to] [sit] [there] [at] [a] safe [distance] [and] [watch] . 1 all 11 safe 2 he 3 could 2 he 5 was 3 could 4 do 5 was 11 safe 11 safe 15 . the gate of the henyard was open two or three inches . 1 the 2 gate 2 gate 3 of 2 gate 5 henyard 4 the 5 henyard 5 henyard 7 open 5 henyard 11 inches 6 was 7 open 8 two 11 inches 9 or 10 three 10 three 11 inches 11 inches 12 . for a long time [old] [man] [coyote] [stood] [looking] [through] [that] [little] [opening] . 1 for 2 a 2 a 3 long 3 long 4 time 4 time 14 . once or twice he thrust his nose out and sniffed cautiously around the gate , but he took the greatest care not to touch it . 1 once 3 twice 2 or 3 twice 3 twice 5 thrust 4 he 5 thrust 5 thrust 11 cautiously 6 his 7 nose 7 nose 8 out 7 nose 10 sniffed 9 and 10 sniffed 10 sniffed 11 cautiously 11 cautiously 12 around 11 cautiously 14 gate 11 cautiously 26 . 13 the 14 gate 14 gate 20 greatest 15 , 16 but 16 but 17 he 17 he 18 took 18 took 20 greatest 19 the 20 greatest 20 greatest 21 care 20 greatest 24 touch 22 not 24 touch 23 to 24 touch 24 touch 25 it finally he turned [and] [trotted] [away] towards [the] [green] [forest] [.] 1 finally 2 he 1 finally 3 turned 3 turned 7 towards reddy sat right where he was , so surprised that he couldn't even think . 1 reddy 2 sat 2 sat 3 right 3 right 4 where 3 right 15 . 4 where 5 he 5 he 12 couldn't 6 was 9 surprised 7 , 8 so 8 so 9 surprised 9 surprised 10 that 10 that 11 he 11 he 12 couldn't 12 couldn't 13 even 12 couldn't 14 think " [i] [do] [believe] [that] [fellow] didn't know [enough] [to] [push] [that] [gate] [open] , " muttered [reddy] [to] [himself] [.] 1 " 7 didn't 7 didn't 8 know 8 know 15 , 15 , 16 " 16 " 17 muttered all this time [old] [man] [coyote] was not so far away as [reddy] [thought] [.] 1 all 2 this 2 this 3 time 2 this 7 was 7 was 8 not 8 not 10 far 9 so 10 far 10 far 11 away 10 far 12 as he had [gone] [only] [fat] enough to make sure that [reddy] couldn't see him . 1 he 2 had 1 he 12 couldn't 2 had 6 enough 6 enough 7 to 7 to 8 make 8 make 9 sure 9 sure 10 that 12 couldn't 13 see 13 see 14 him 14 him 15 . then , [creeping] [along] in the [blackest] of the [black] [shadows] , he had returned to a place where he could watch [reddy] . 1 then 2 , 1 then 13 he 2 , 5 in 5 in 6 the 5 in 9 the 8 of 9 the 12 , 13 he 13 he 14 had 13 he 21 could 14 had 15 returned 15 returned 16 to 17 a 18 place 18 place 19 where 19 where 20 he 20 he 21 could 21 could 22 watch 22 watch 24 . " [it's] [queer] that [gate] should have been [left] [unlocked] , " thought [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 " 4 that 4 that 6 should 6 should 7 have 7 have 8 been 8 been 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 thought 13 thought 17 . " it may have been an accident , and again it may have been done purposely . 1 " 2 it 2 it 16 purposely 3 may 4 have 4 have 5 been 4 have 14 been 4 have 15 done 5 been 7 accident 6 an 7 accident 7 accident 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 again 11 it 12 may 12 may 13 have 13 have 14 been 15 done 16 purposely 16 purposely 17 . there may not be any danger inside ; then again there may . 1 there 6 danger 2 may 3 not 2 may 4 be 4 be 5 any 5 any 6 danger 6 danger 7 inside 6 danger 8 ; 6 danger 12 may 6 danger 13 . 8 ; 9 then 9 then 10 again 11 there 12 may i 'm not going to push that gate open or step inside when there is some one to do it for me . 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 not 2 'm 4 going 4 going 5 to 4 going 18 to 5 to 6 push 6 push 7 that 6 push 8 gate 6 push 10 or 6 push 11 step 8 gate 9 open 11 step 12 inside 11 step 13 when 13 when 14 there 14 there 15 is 14 there 16 some 16 some 17 one 18 to 19 do 19 do 20 it 20 it 23 . 21 for 22 me 22 me 23 . i 'll just leave it for [reddy] [fox] to do . " 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 just 2 'll 4 leave 2 'll 10 do 4 leave 5 it 4 leave 6 for 9 to 10 do 10 do 11 . 11 . 12 " [chapter] [xiii] [the] [mischievous] [little] [night] [breeze] a little [act] of [mischief] [can] [upset] the [deepest] [,] best [laid] plan . 1 a 2 little 1 a 13 plan 2 little 4 of 4 of 8 the 8 the 11 best 13 plan 14 . [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] reddy [fox] was [very] [pleased] [with] [himself] [as] [he] [thought] [how] [much] [smarter] [he] [was] [than] [old] [man] [coyote] [.] 1 reddy 3 was he didn't waste any time in pushing open the henyard gate . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 waste 3 waste 4 any 3 waste 5 time 3 waste 7 pushing 6 in 7 pushing 7 pushing 8 open 7 pushing 10 henyard 9 the 10 henyard 10 henyard 11 gate 11 gate 12 . it didn't enter his head that there might be a trap inside . 1 it 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 enter 3 enter 5 head 3 enter 11 trap 4 his 5 head 6 that 8 might 7 there 8 might 8 might 9 be 8 might 11 trap 10 a 11 trap 11 trap 12 inside 12 inside 13 . old [man] [coyote] , [watching] [from] his [hiding] place , [saw] [reddy] [push] [the] [gate] [open] and [enter] the [henyard] [.] 1 old 4 , 4 , 17 and 7 his 9 place 9 place 10 , 10 , 17 and 17 and 19 the " so [far] , so good , " muttered [old] [man] [coyote] [to] [himself] [.] 1 " 2 so 2 so 4 , 4 , 8 " 5 so 6 good 6 good 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 muttered " there isn't any trap just inside that gate , so it will be safe enough for me to follow [reddy] in there . 1 " 3 isn't 2 there 3 isn't 3 isn't 4 any 3 isn't 11 so 3 isn't 12 it 3 isn't 15 safe 4 any 5 trap 5 trap 7 inside 6 just 7 inside 7 inside 8 that 7 inside 9 gate 9 gate 10 , 13 will 14 be 14 be 15 safe 15 safe 16 enough 15 safe 22 in 15 safe 23 there 15 safe 24 . 16 enough 17 for 16 enough 19 to 17 for 18 me 19 to 20 follow i think [i] 'll wait a bit , however , and see what luck he has in getting into the henhouse . 1 i 2 think 1 i 4 'll 4 'll 5 wait 5 wait 7 bit 6 a 7 bit 7 bit 9 however 8 , 9 however 9 however 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 see 12 see 13 what 13 what 14 luck 14 luck 16 has 14 luck 18 getting 15 he 16 has 17 in 18 getting 18 getting 19 into 18 getting 21 henhouse 20 the 21 henhouse 21 henhouse 22 . if he catches a chicken he won't stop to eat it there . 1 if 3 catches 1 if 12 there 2 he 3 catches 3 catches 5 chicken 3 catches 8 stop 3 catches 10 eat 4 a 5 chicken 5 chicken 7 won't 6 he 7 won't 9 to 10 eat 10 eat 11 it 12 there 13 . he won't dare to . 1 he 2 won't 2 won't 3 dare 3 dare 4 to 4 to 5 . then [i] [will] [have] the [chicken] [and] [will] [have] [run] [no] [risk] [.] ["] 1 then 5 the you see [old] [man] [coyote] [is] a [very] [,] [very] [clever] [old] [sinner] [.] 1 you 2 see 2 see 7 a it was [closed] , but it [wasn't] [fastened] , as [reddy] could tell [by] [poking] [at] [it] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 4 , 4 , 5 but 5 but 6 it 5 but 12 could 6 it 9 , 9 , 10 as 12 could 13 tell 13 tell 18 . " it is just a [matter] [of] time [and] [patience] , " muttered [reddy] [to] [himself] . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 is 3 is 4 just 3 is 5 a 5 a 8 time 8 time 11 , 8 time 17 . 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 muttered " [if] [i] keep [at] it [long] [enough] , [i] [can] [work] it open . " 1 " 4 keep 4 keep 6 it 6 it 9 , 9 , 16 " 13 it 14 open 14 open 15 . 15 . 16 " you [see] [reddy] had [done] [that] [very] [thing] [once] [before] a great while ago . 1 you 4 had 4 had 11 a 11 a 12 great 12 great 13 while 13 while 14 ago 14 ago 15 . he [guessed] [that] [reddy] was having some trouble , but [also] he knew [from] [reddy] ['s] [actions] that [reddy] [hoped] [to] [get] [inside] that [henhouse] . 1 he 5 was 5 was 6 having 6 having 7 some 7 some 8 trouble 8 trouble 9 , 9 , 10 but 10 but 12 he 12 he 13 knew 13 knew 18 that 13 knew 24 that 24 that 26 . now [reddy] [had] [left] the [henyard] [gate] [ajar] [.] 1 now 5 the if he had pushed it wide open things might have been different . 1 if 2 he 2 he 3 had 2 he 4 pushed 2 he 9 might 4 pushed 5 it 4 pushed 7 open 6 wide 7 open 8 things 9 might 9 might 10 have 10 have 11 been 11 been 12 different 12 different 13 . but he didn't push it wide open . 1 but 3 didn't 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 push 4 push 5 it 4 push 6 wide 6 wide 7 open 7 open 8 . he left it only halfway open . 1 he 2 left 2 left 5 halfway 3 it 4 only 4 only 5 halfway 5 halfway 6 open 6 open 7 . by and by [there] [happened] [along] a [mischievous] [little] [night] [breeze] [.] 1 by 3 by 2 and 3 by 3 by 7 a there is [nothing] [that] a [mischievous] little [night] [breeze] [enjoys] more than [making] [things] [move] [.] 1 there 2 is 2 is 5 a 5 a 7 little 7 little 11 more 11 more 12 than reddy [fox] was a prisoner ! 1 reddy 5 prisoner 3 was 5 prisoner 4 a 5 prisoner 5 prisoner 6 ! [chapter] [xiv] [the] [difference] [between] [being] [inside] [and] [outside] you ['ll] [find] ' [twill] [often] [come] [about] [that] he [who] ['s] [in] [fain] would be out . 1 you 15 would 4 ' 10 he 10 he 15 would 15 would 16 be 16 be 17 out 17 out 18 . [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] it certainly is queer what a difference there is between being inside and outside . 1 it 2 certainly 2 certainly 3 is 2 certainly 4 queer 4 queer 12 inside 5 what 7 difference 6 a 7 difference 7 difference 8 there 7 difference 10 between 7 difference 11 being 8 there 9 is 11 being 12 inside 12 inside 13 and 12 inside 14 outside 14 outside 15 . sometimes happiness is inside and sometimes it is outside . 1 sometimes 2 happiness 2 happiness 4 inside 3 is 4 inside 4 inside 6 sometimes 4 inside 9 outside 5 and 6 sometimes 6 sometimes 7 it 7 it 8 is 9 outside 10 . just take the [case] [of] [reddy] [fox] [.] 1 just 2 take 2 take 3 the he had [stolen] [inside] [of] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [henyard] [,] [leaving] the [gate] [halfway] [open] [.] 1 he 2 had 2 had 12 the as he worked he had been filled with great contentment and joy . 1 as 2 he 1 as 4 he 2 he 3 worked 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 been 6 been 10 contentment 7 filled 8 with 7 filled 10 contentment 9 great 10 contentment 10 contentment 11 and 10 contentment 12 joy 12 joy 13 . he knew that [bowser] the [hound] had disappeared . 1 he 2 knew 1 he 7 had 2 knew 3 that 3 that 5 the 7 had 8 disappeared 8 disappeared 9 . he felt sure that there was nothing to fear , and he fully expected to dine that night on chicken . 1 he 2 felt 2 felt 3 sure 3 sure 4 that 4 that 6 was 5 there 6 was 6 was 7 nothing 7 nothing 8 to 8 to 16 dine 9 fear 13 fully 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 he 12 he 13 fully 13 fully 14 expected 13 fully 16 dine 15 to 16 dine 16 dine 18 night 16 dine 19 on 16 dine 20 chicken 17 that 18 night 20 chicken 21 . then [along] [came] a [mischievous] little [night] [breeze] and [swung] [that] [gate] [shut] [.] 1 then 4 a 4 a 6 little 6 little 9 and at the [click] of the [latch] [reddy] [turned] his head [,] and in a [flash] he saw [what] [had] [happened] . 1 at 2 the 2 the 4 of 4 of 5 the 5 the 10 head 9 his 10 head 10 head 21 . 12 and 13 in 12 and 16 he 13 in 14 a 16 he 17 saw 17 saw 21 . all in an instant [everything] [had] [changed] [for] [reddy] [fox] . 1 all 2 in 2 in 4 instant 3 an 4 instant 4 instant 11 . fear and despair took the place of contentment and happy anticipations . 1 fear 3 despair 2 and 3 despair 3 despair 8 contentment 4 took 6 place 5 the 6 place 6 place 8 contentment 7 of 8 contentment 8 contentment 9 and 8 contentment 11 anticipations 10 happy 11 anticipations 11 anticipations 12 . he was a prisoner inside that henyard . 1 he 2 was 2 was 4 prisoner 3 a 4 prisoner 4 prisoner 7 henyard 5 inside 7 henyard 6 that 7 henyard 7 henyard 8 . [frantically] [reddy] [rushed] [over] [to] [the] [gate] [.] there wasn't even a crack through which he could thrust his sharp little nose . 1 there 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 even 2 wasn't 5 crack 4 a 5 crack 5 crack 6 through 5 crack 7 which 5 crack 10 thrust 8 he 9 could 8 he 10 thrust 10 thrust 11 his 10 thrust 12 sharp 12 sharp 13 little 12 sharp 14 nose 14 nose 15 . then , beside himself with fear , he raced around that henyard , seeking a hole through which he might escape . 1 then 2 , 1 then 9 raced 3 beside 4 himself 3 beside 9 raced 5 with 6 fear 6 fear 9 raced 7 , 8 he 8 he 9 raced 9 raced 10 around 9 raced 12 henyard 11 that 12 henyard 12 henyard 14 seeking 13 , 14 seeking 14 seeking 16 hole 14 seeking 21 escape 15 a 16 hole 16 hole 17 through 17 through 18 which 19 he 20 might 20 might 21 escape 21 escape 22 . there wasn't any hole . 1 there 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 any 2 wasn't 4 hole 4 hole 5 . he couldn't dig down under it , because , you know , the ground was frozen hard and covered with snow and an icy crust . 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 dig 3 dig 5 under 4 down 5 under 5 under 6 it 5 under 14 ground 6 it 8 because 7 , 8 because 8 because 10 you 9 , 10 you 10 you 11 know 11 know 12 , 13 the 14 ground 14 ground 16 frozen 15 was 16 frozen 16 frozen 17 hard 16 frozen 21 snow 17 hard 18 and 19 covered 20 with 19 covered 21 snow 21 snow 22 and 21 snow 24 icy 23 an 24 icy 24 icy 25 crust 25 crust 26 . he was caught , and that was all there was to it . 1 he 2 was 1 he 3 caught 1 he 7 was 1 he 10 was 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 that 6 that 7 was 7 was 8 all 9 there 10 was 10 was 11 to 11 to 12 it 12 it 13 . suddenly [reddy] [became] [aware] [of] [some] [one] [just] [outside] the [wire] [fence] [,] [looking] [in] [and] [grinning] [wickedly] [.] 1 suddenly 10 the it was [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 6 . between them was nothing but that wire , but , oh , what a difference ! 1 between 2 them 1 between 7 wire 3 was 4 nothing 4 nothing 5 but 4 nothing 7 wire 6 that 7 wire 7 wire 9 but 7 wire 10 , 7 wire 16 ! 8 , 9 but 11 oh 12 , 11 oh 13 what 11 oh 16 ! 13 what 15 difference 14 a 15 difference reddy was inside and a prisoner . 1 reddy 6 prisoner 2 was 6 prisoner 3 inside 4 and 3 inside 6 prisoner 5 a 6 prisoner 6 prisoner 7 . old [man] [coyote] [was] [outside] and [free] [.] 1 old 6 and " good evening , [reddy] , " said [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 " 2 good 2 good 3 evening 3 evening 4 , 4 , 7 " 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 12 . " [i] [hope] you 'll enjoy your chicken dinner . 1 " 4 you 4 you 5 'll 5 'll 6 enjoy 6 enjoy 7 your 6 enjoy 8 chicken 8 chicken 9 dinner 9 dinner 10 . i would like a [chicken] [dinner] [myself] , but as it is , [i] [think] [i] will [enjoy] [a] [mouse] [or] [two] [better] . 1 i 2 would 1 i 17 will 2 would 3 like 3 like 4 a 8 , 9 but 8 , 10 as 10 as 11 it 11 it 12 is 11 it 17 will 12 is 13 , 17 will 24 . pay [my] [respects] [to] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] when [he] comes in the morning . " 1 pay 9 when 9 when 11 comes 11 comes 12 in 12 in 13 the 13 the 14 morning 14 morning 15 . 15 . 16 " with [this] , [old] [man] [coyote] [once] [more] [grinned] [that] [wicked] [grin] [of] [his] and [trotted] away [towards] [the] [green] [forest] . 1 with 3 , 3 , 15 and 15 and 17 away 17 away 22 . [chapter] [xv] [reddy's] [forlorn] [chance] this saying is both true and terse : there 's nothing bad but might be worse . 1 this 7 terse 2 saying 7 terse 3 is 7 terse 4 both 7 terse 5 true 7 terse 6 and 7 terse 7 terse 8 : 7 terse 9 there 7 terse 10 's 7 terse 11 nothing 7 terse 12 bad 12 bad 13 but 12 bad 16 worse 14 might 15 be 14 might 16 worse 16 worse 17 . [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] he wouldn't have believed a word of it . 1 he 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 4 believed 3 have 4 believed 4 believed 6 word 4 believed 8 it 5 a 6 word 6 word 7 of 8 it 9 . he would have said that he couldn't possibly have been worse off than he was . 1 he 2 would 1 he 15 was 2 would 3 have 3 have 4 said 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 couldn't 7 couldn't 8 possibly 8 possibly 9 have 8 possibly 11 worse 9 have 10 been 11 worse 12 off 11 worse 13 than 13 than 14 he 14 he 15 was 15 was 16 . he was a prisoner , and he couldn't possibly get out . 1 he 2 was 2 was 4 prisoner 3 a 4 prisoner 4 prisoner 5 , 4 prisoner 9 possibly 5 , 6 and 7 he 8 couldn't 8 couldn't 9 possibly 9 possibly 10 get 10 get 11 out 11 out 12 . he knew that in the morning [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [would] [certainly] [discover] [him] [.] 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 3 that 6 morning 4 in 5 the 5 the 6 morning it couldn't be otherwise . 1 it 4 otherwise 2 couldn't 4 otherwise 3 be 4 otherwise 4 otherwise 5 . that is , it couldn't be otherwise as long as he remained in that henyard . 1 that 2 is 1 that 15 henyard 3 , 7 otherwise 4 it 7 otherwise 5 couldn't 7 otherwise 6 be 7 otherwise 7 otherwise 12 remained 8 as 10 as 9 long 10 as 10 as 11 he 11 he 12 remained 12 remained 13 in 12 remained 15 henyard 14 that 15 henyard 15 henyard 16 . there wasn't a thing , not one solitary thing , under or behind which he could hide . 1 there 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 a 2 wasn't 8 solitary 3 a 4 thing 4 thing 5 , 6 not 7 one 7 one 8 solitary 8 solitary 9 thing 8 solitary 11 under 8 solitary 13 behind 9 thing 10 , 12 or 13 behind 13 behind 14 which 14 which 15 he 15 he 16 could 16 could 17 hide 17 hide 18 . so , [to] [reddy] ['s] [way] [of] [thinking] [,] [things] [couldn't] [possibly] [have] [been] [worse] [.] 1 so 2 , but after a while , having nothing else to do [,] [reddy] began to think . 1 but 2 after 2 after 4 while 2 after 6 having 3 a 4 while 5 , 6 having 6 having 7 nothing 7 nothing 8 else 8 else 10 do 8 else 16 . 9 to 10 do 10 do 15 think 13 began 14 to 14 to 15 think now it is surprising how thinking will change matters . 1 now 2 it 2 it 3 is 3 is 4 surprising 4 surprising 5 how 4 surprising 6 thinking 4 surprising 9 matters 7 will 8 change 8 change 9 matters 9 matters 10 . right away [reddy] [realized] [that] [to] [have] [been] [so] [caught] [would] [have] [been] [much] [worse] [than] [being] [a] [prisoner] [in] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [henyard] . 1 right 2 away 2 away 25 . this made him [feel] [just] [a] [wee] , [wee] [bit] [better] [,] and he began to do [some] more [thinking] . 1 this 2 made 2 made 3 him 3 him 8 , 8 , 13 and 13 and 15 began 14 he 15 began 15 began 16 to 16 to 17 do 17 do 19 more 19 more 21 . for a long time his thinking didn't help him in the least . 1 for 2 a 1 for 9 him 2 a 3 long 3 long 4 time 4 time 5 his 4 time 6 thinking 6 thinking 7 didn't 8 help 9 him 9 him 10 in 10 in 11 the 11 the 12 least 12 least 13 . at last , however , he remembered the chicken dinner he had felt so sure he was going to enjoy . 1 at 2 last 2 last 4 however 3 , 4 however 4 however 5 , 4 however 13 felt 6 he 7 remembered 6 he 13 felt 7 remembered 9 chicken 8 the 9 chicken 9 chicken 10 dinner 11 he 12 had 11 he 13 felt 13 felt 14 so 13 felt 15 sure 15 sure 16 he 16 he 17 was 17 was 18 going 18 going 19 to 19 to 20 enjoy 20 enjoy 21 . the thought of the chicken dinner reminded him that inside the henhouse it was dark . 1 the 12 henhouse 2 thought 3 of 3 of 4 the 4 the 12 henhouse 5 chicken 6 dinner 5 chicken 7 reminded 7 reminded 8 him 7 reminded 12 henhouse 9 that 12 henhouse 10 inside 12 henhouse 11 the 12 henhouse 12 henhouse 15 dark 12 henhouse 16 . 13 it 14 was 14 was 15 dark he had been inside that henhouse before , and he knew that there were boxes in there . 1 he 2 had 1 he 11 knew 2 had 3 been 3 been 4 inside 4 inside 6 henhouse 5 that 6 henhouse 6 henhouse 7 before 6 henhouse 9 and 8 , 9 and 10 he 11 knew 11 knew 12 that 11 knew 15 boxes 13 there 14 were 14 were 15 boxes 15 boxes 16 in 15 boxes 17 there 15 boxes 18 . so [once] [more] [reddy] [went] [to] [work] [at] that [little] [sliding] door [where] [the] [hens] [ran] in [and] [out] [during] the day . 1 so 9 that 9 that 22 day 12 door 17 in 17 in 21 the 21 the 22 day 22 day 23 . he already had found out that it wasn't fastened , and he felt sure that with patience he could open it . 1 he 13 felt 2 already 4 found 2 already 9 fastened 3 had 4 found 4 found 5 out 4 found 6 that 7 it 8 wasn't 8 wasn't 9 fastened 9 fastened 13 felt 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 he 12 he 13 felt 13 felt 14 sure 14 sure 15 that 15 that 17 patience 15 that 18 he 16 with 17 patience 18 he 19 could 19 could 20 open 20 open 21 it 21 it 22 . so he worked away and worked away , until at last there was a little crack . 1 so 3 worked 2 he 3 worked 3 worked 4 away 3 worked 6 worked 5 and 6 worked 6 worked 7 away 6 worked 9 until 7 away 8 , 9 until 11 last 9 until 13 was 10 at 11 last 12 there 13 was 13 was 14 a 14 a 15 little 15 little 16 crack 16 crack 17 . he got his claws in the little crack and pulled and pulled . 1 he 2 got 1 he 10 pulled 3 his 4 claws 4 claws 8 crack 5 in 6 the 6 the 7 little 7 little 8 crack 8 crack 10 pulled 9 and 10 pulled 10 pulled 12 pulled 11 and 12 pulled 12 pulled 13 . the little crack became a little wider . 1 the 2 little 2 little 7 wider 3 crack 4 became 3 crack 7 wider 5 a 6 little 6 little 7 wider 7 wider 8 . by and by it was wide enough for him to get his whole paw in . 1 by 3 by 2 and 3 by 3 by 14 paw 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 wide 6 wide 7 enough 7 enough 8 for 7 enough 10 to 8 for 9 him 10 to 11 get 11 get 14 paw 12 his 14 paw 13 whole 14 paw 14 paw 15 in 14 paw 16 . then [it] [became] [wide] [enough] [for] [him] [to] [get] his head [half] in . 1 then 10 his 10 his 11 head 11 head 13 in 11 head 14 . after [this] [,] [all] he had to do was to force himself through , for as he pushed and shoved , the little door opened . 1 after 5 he 5 he 6 had 6 had 7 to 6 had 20 shoved 7 to 8 do 9 was 10 to 10 to 11 force 11 force 12 himself 11 force 13 through 11 force 16 as 14 , 15 for 14 , 16 as 16 as 17 he 17 he 20 shoved 18 pushed 20 shoved 19 and 20 shoved 20 shoved 21 , 20 shoved 23 little 20 shoved 25 opened 22 the 23 little 24 door 25 opened 25 opened 26 . he was inside at last ! 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 inside 3 inside 4 at 4 at 5 last 5 last 6 ! [chapter] [xvi] [why] [reddy] [went] [without] [a] [chicken] [dinner] a dinner [is] far [better] [lost] [than] eaten at too great a cost . 1 a 2 dinner 1 a 11 great 2 dinner 10 too 4 far 10 too 8 eaten 9 at 8 eaten 10 too 11 great 13 cost 12 a 13 cost 13 cost 14 . [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] can you [imagine] [reddy] [fox] [with] [a] [chicken] [dinner] right before him and not touching it ? 1 can 2 you 2 you 17 ? 10 right 11 before 11 before 12 him 12 him 13 and 12 him 15 touching 14 not 15 touching 15 touching 16 it 16 it 17 ? well , that is just what happened in [farmer] [brown] ['s] [henhouse] [.] 1 well 2 , 2 , 3 that 3 that 4 is 4 is 5 just 5 just 6 what 6 what 7 happened 7 happened 8 in it wasn't because [reddy] [had] [no] [appetite] . 1 it 2 wasn't 1 it 8 . 2 wasn't 3 because he was hungry , very hungry . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 hungry 3 hungry 4 , 3 hungry 6 hungry 5 very 6 hungry 6 hungry 7 . he always is in winter . 1 he 2 always 1 he 3 is 3 is 4 in 4 in 5 winter 5 winter 6 . then it [doesn't] [often] [happen] that he [gets] [enough] [to] [eat] [at] [one] [meal] [to] [really] [fill] [his] [stomach] [.] 1 then 7 he 2 it 6 that 6 that 7 he yet here he was with a chicken dinner right before him , and he didn't touch it . 1 yet 2 here 1 yet 7 chicken 3 he 4 was 4 was 6 a 5 with 6 a 6 a 7 chicken 7 chicken 8 dinner 7 chicken 9 right 7 chicken 10 before 10 before 11 him 11 him 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 he 14 he 15 didn't 15 didn't 16 touch 16 touch 17 it 17 it 18 . you see it was this way : [reddy] ['s] [wits] were [working] [very] [fast] there in [farmer] [brown] ['s] [henhouse] [.] 1 you 2 see 1 you 11 were 2 see 3 it 2 see 5 this 3 it 4 was 5 this 6 way 6 way 7 : 11 were 15 there 15 there 16 in he knew that he had [only] a [forlorn] [chance] [of] [escaping] [when] [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy should come [to] [open] [the] [henhouse] in the morning . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 3 that 4 he 4 he 5 had 5 had 7 a 7 a 16 boy 16 boy 17 should 17 should 18 come 18 come 23 in 23 in 24 the 24 the 25 morning 25 morning 26 . he knew that he must make the most of that forlorn chance . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 3 that 4 he 4 he 5 must 5 must 6 make 6 make 8 most 7 the 8 most 8 most 9 of 8 most 11 forlorn 10 that 11 forlorn 11 forlorn 12 chance 12 chance 13 . he knew that freedom is a thousand times better than a full stomach . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 4 freedom 4 freedom 5 is 4 freedom 7 thousand 6 a 7 thousand 7 thousand 8 times 7 thousand 13 stomach 8 times 10 than 9 better 10 than 11 a 12 full 12 full 13 stomach 13 stomach 14 . on one of the lower roosts sat a fat hen . 1 on 6 roosts 2 one 3 of 2 one 6 roosts 4 the 6 roosts 5 lower 6 roosts 6 roosts 7 sat 6 roosts 10 hen 8 a 9 fat 9 fat 10 hen 10 hen 11 . she was within easy jumping distance . 1 she 2 was 2 was 3 within 3 within 4 easy 3 within 5 jumping 5 jumping 6 distance 6 distance 7 . reddy knew that [with] [one] [quick] spring she would be [his] . 1 reddy 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 9 would 3 that 7 spring 8 she 9 would 9 would 10 be 10 be 12 . if the henyard gate had been open , he would have wasted no time in making that one quick spring . 1 if 9 he 2 the 3 henyard 3 henyard 4 gate 3 henyard 6 been 3 henyard 7 open 3 henyard 9 he 5 had 6 been 7 open 8 , 9 he 10 would 10 would 11 have 11 have 12 wasted 12 wasted 13 no 12 wasted 14 time 12 wasted 16 making 15 in 16 making 16 making 19 quick 17 that 18 one 18 one 19 quick 19 quick 20 spring 20 spring 21 . but the henyard gate , as you know , was closed fast . 1 but 2 the 2 the 3 henyard 3 henyard 4 gate 3 henyard 6 as 3 henyard 11 closed 5 , 6 as 6 as 7 you 7 you 8 know 8 know 9 , 10 was 11 closed 11 closed 12 fast 12 fast 13 . it won't do , [reddy] ; it won't do . 1 it 2 won't 2 won't 3 do 2 won't 9 do 3 do 4 , 6 ; 7 it 7 it 8 won't 8 won't 9 do 9 do 10 . you can't afford to have the least little thing seem wrong in this henhouse . 1 you 2 can't 1 you 5 have 1 you 10 seem 2 can't 3 afford 3 afford 4 to 6 the 7 least 7 least 8 little 7 least 10 seem 8 little 9 thing 10 seem 11 wrong 11 wrong 12 in 11 wrong 14 henhouse 13 this 14 henhouse 14 henhouse 15 . what you have got to do is to swallow your appetite and keep quiet in the darkest corner you can find , " 1 what 2 you 2 you 3 have 3 have 4 got 4 got 5 to 5 to 6 do 5 to 21 find 7 is 8 to 8 to 21 find 9 swallow 11 appetite 10 your 11 appetite 11 appetite 12 and 11 appetite 17 darkest 13 keep 14 quiet 14 quiet 17 darkest 15 in 17 darkest 16 the 17 darkest 17 darkest 18 corner 17 darkest 21 find 19 you 20 can 20 can 21 find 21 find 22 , 22 , 23 " so [reddy] [fox] [spent] [the] [rest] [of] [the] [night] [curled] [up] [in] [the] [darkest] [corner] , [partly] [behind] [a] [box] [.] 1 so 16 , all the time his nose was filled with the smell of fat hens . 1 all 2 the 2 the 3 time 2 the 13 hens 4 his 5 nose 5 nose 10 smell 6 was 7 filled 7 filled 8 with 7 filled 10 smell 9 the 10 smell 10 smell 11 of 10 smell 13 hens 12 fat 13 hens 13 hens 14 . every little while a hen who was being crowded too much on the roost would stir uneasily and protest in a sleepy voice . 1 every 2 little 2 little 3 while 3 while 5 hen 4 a 5 hen 5 hen 6 who 5 hen 9 crowded 6 who 7 was 8 being 9 crowded 9 crowded 14 roost 10 too 11 much 11 much 14 roost 12 on 14 roost 13 the 14 roost 14 roost 15 would 14 roost 16 stir 14 roost 17 uneasily 14 roost 19 protest 18 and 19 protest 19 protest 20 in 19 protest 22 sleepy 19 protest 24 . 20 in 21 a 22 sleepy 23 voice just think of what [reddy] suffered . 1 just 2 think 1 just 4 what 2 think 3 of 4 what 6 suffered 6 suffered 7 . some foolish folks in [reddy] 's place would have eaten that dinner and trusted to luck to get out of trouble later . 1 some 3 folks 2 foolish 3 folks 3 folks 4 in 3 folks 9 have 4 in 7 place 6 's 7 place 8 would 9 have 9 have 10 eaten 10 eaten 12 dinner 11 that 12 dinner 12 dinner 13 and 12 dinner 14 trusted 14 trusted 15 to 14 trusted 16 luck 16 luck 18 get 17 to 18 get 18 get 19 out 18 get 21 trouble 19 out 20 of 21 trouble 22 later 21 trouble 23 . but [reddy] [was] [far] [too] [wise] [to] [do] [anything] [of] that kind [.] 1 but 11 that 11 that 12 kind [doing] [as] [reddy] [did] [that] [night] [is] [called] [exercising] [self-restraint] [.] everybody should be able to do it . 1 everybody 2 should 2 should 3 be 3 be 4 able 4 able 5 to 5 to 6 do 6 do 7 it 7 it 8 . but it sometimes seems as if very many people cannot do it . 1 but 2 it 2 it 4 seems 3 sometimes 4 seems 4 seems 5 as 5 as 6 if 5 as 8 many 7 very 8 many 8 many 9 people 9 people 10 cannot 10 cannot 11 do 11 do 12 it 12 it 13 . anyway , they don't do it , and because they don't do it they are forever getting into trouble . 1 anyway 2 , 1 anyway 3 they 3 they 4 don't 3 they 15 are 4 don't 5 do 5 do 6 it 6 it 7 , 7 , 8 and 9 because 10 they 10 they 11 don't 10 they 15 are 11 don't 12 do 12 do 13 it 14 they 15 are 15 are 16 forever 16 forever 17 getting 16 forever 20 . 17 getting 18 into 18 into 19 trouble reddy knew when morning came , although the henhouse was still dark . 1 reddy 2 knew 1 reddy 9 henhouse 3 when 4 morning 4 morning 5 came 4 morning 6 , 6 , 7 although 7 although 9 henhouse 8 the 9 henhouse 9 henhouse 11 still 9 henhouse 12 dark 9 henhouse 13 . 10 was 11 still the big rooster on the topmost perch stretched his long neck , flapped his wings , and crowed at the top of his voice . 1 the 2 big 2 big 3 rooster 3 rooster 6 topmost 3 rooster 18 crowed 4 on 6 topmost 5 the 6 topmost 6 topmost 7 perch 6 topmost 8 stretched 9 his 11 neck 10 long 11 neck 11 neck 13 flapped 12 , 13 flapped 13 flapped 14 his 13 flapped 15 wings 13 flapped 18 crowed 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 crowed 18 crowed 21 top 19 at 21 top 20 the 21 top 21 top 22 of 21 top 24 voice 23 his 24 voice 24 voice 25 . reddy shivered . 1 reddy 2 shivered 2 shivered 3 . " it [won't] [be] [long] [now] [before] [farmer] [brown] 's boy [comes] , " thought he . 1 " 2 it 2 it 10 's 10 's 11 boy 11 boy 13 , 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 thought 15 thought 16 he 15 thought 17 . [chapter] [xvii] [farmer] [brown's] [boy] [drops] [a] [pan] [of] [corn] who when surprised keeps calm and cool [is] [one] [most] [difficult] [to] [fool] [.] 1 who 4 keeps 2 when 3 surprised 3 surprised 4 keeps 4 keeps 5 calm 5 calm 6 and 5 calm 7 cool [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] hiding behind a box in the darkest corner of the henhouse , he hardly dared to breathe . 1 hiding 2 behind 1 hiding 7 darkest 3 a 4 box 4 box 7 darkest 5 in 7 darkest 6 the 7 darkest 7 darkest 8 corner 7 darkest 11 henhouse 9 of 10 the 10 the 11 henhouse 11 henhouse 12 , 11 henhouse 17 breathe 13 he 14 hardly 14 hardly 17 breathe 15 dared 17 breathe 16 to 17 breathe 17 breathe 18 . you see , he didn't want those hens to discover him . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 didn't 5 didn't 6 want 5 didn't 10 discover 7 those 8 hens 8 hens 10 discover 9 to 10 discover 10 discover 11 him 11 him 12 . reddy had had experience with hens before . 1 reddy 6 hens 2 had 4 experience 3 had 4 experience 4 experience 5 with 4 experience 6 hens 6 hens 7 before 7 before 8 . this was the one thing that [reddy] [did] [not] [want] . 1 this 2 was 1 this 5 thing 3 the 5 thing 4 one 5 thing 5 thing 6 that 5 thing 11 . his one chance to escape would be to take [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [entirely] [by] surprise [.] 1 his 5 escape 1 his 16 surprise 2 one 3 chance 3 chance 5 escape 4 to 5 escape 5 escape 6 would 6 would 7 be 6 would 9 take 7 be 8 to never had time dragged more slowly . 1 never 2 had 2 had 4 dragged 3 time 4 dragged 4 dragged 6 slowly 5 more 6 slowly 6 slowly 7 . the hens were awake , and several of them flew down to the floor of the henhouse . 1 the 2 hens 1 the 14 floor 2 hens 3 were 2 hens 4 awake 4 awake 6 and 4 awake 7 several 5 , 6 and 7 several 8 of 7 several 10 flew 8 of 9 them 10 flew 11 down 12 to 13 the 13 the 14 floor 14 floor 17 henhouse 15 of 16 the 16 the 17 henhouse 17 henhouse 18 . they passed [so] close [to] [where] [reddy] [was] [hiding] [that] [merely] by [reaching] [out] [a] [black] [paw] [he] [could] [have] [touched] [them] . 1 they 2 passed 2 passed 4 close 4 close 12 by 12 by 23 . because he took particular pains not to move , not even to twitch a black ear , they did not see him . 1 because 2 he 2 he 3 took 3 took 5 pains 4 particular 5 pains 5 pains 8 move 6 not 8 move 7 to 8 move 8 move 13 twitch 9 , 11 even 10 not 11 even 11 even 13 twitch 12 to 13 twitch 13 twitch 14 a 13 twitch 15 black 13 twitch 16 ear 13 twitch 19 did 16 ear 17 , 18 they 19 did 19 did 20 not 20 not 21 see 21 see 22 him 22 him 23 . anyway , if they did see him , they took no notice of him . 1 anyway 2 , 1 anyway 12 notice 3 if 4 they 4 they 5 did 5 did 6 see 5 did 12 notice 6 see 7 him 7 him 8 , 8 , 9 they 10 took 12 notice 11 no 12 notice 12 notice 13 of 12 notice 14 him 14 him 15 . how the moments did drag ! 1 how 5 drag 2 the 3 moments 3 moments 5 drag 4 did 5 drag 5 drag 6 ! all the time he [lay] [there] [listening] [,] [wishing] [that] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] would come , [yet] [dreading] to have [him] come . 1 all 2 the 1 all 3 time 3 time 4 he 4 he 15 would 15 would 21 have 15 would 23 come 16 come 17 , 16 come 20 to 20 to 21 have 23 come 24 . it [seemed] [ages] [before] [he] [heard] [sounds] [which] [told] [him] [that] [people] [were] [awake] [in] [farmer] [brown] 's house . 1 it 18 's 18 's 19 house 19 house 20 . finally he heard a distant door slam . 1 finally 2 he 1 finally 7 slam 3 heard 7 slam 4 a 5 distant 5 distant 7 slam 6 door 7 slam 7 slam 8 . then he heard a whistle , a merry whistle . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 heard 3 heard 5 whistle 4 a 5 whistle 5 whistle 6 , 5 whistle 9 whistle 7 a 9 whistle 8 merry 9 whistle 9 whistle 10 . it [drew] [nearer] [and] [nearer] [;] [farmer] [brown] 's boy was coming to [feed] the hens . 1 it 9 's 1 it 11 was 9 's 10 boy 11 was 12 coming 12 coming 13 to 13 to 15 the 15 the 16 hens 16 hens 17 . reddy tried to hold his breath . 1 reddy 2 tried 2 tried 3 to 2 tried 4 hold 4 hold 6 breath 5 his 6 breath 6 breath 7 . suddenly the [henhouse] door was [thrown] open [and] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [stepped] [inside] . 1 suddenly 4 door 2 the 4 door 4 door 7 open 5 was 7 open 7 open 15 . in his hand he held a pan filled with the breakfast he had brought for the hens . 1 in 2 his 2 his 3 hand 2 his 11 breakfast 3 hand 5 held 4 he 5 held 5 held 7 pan 6 a 7 pan 7 pan 8 filled 8 filled 9 with 9 with 10 the 11 breakfast 17 hens 12 he 13 had 13 had 14 brought 14 brought 17 hens 15 for 16 the 16 the 17 hens 17 hens 18 . suddenly a box in the darkest corner of the henhouse moved . 1 suddenly 11 moved 2 a 3 box 3 box 6 darkest 4 in 6 darkest 5 the 6 darkest 6 darkest 7 corner 6 darkest 10 henhouse 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 henhouse 10 henhouse 11 moved 11 moved 12 . farmer [brown] 's [boy] [turned] [to] [look] [,] [and] [as] [he] [did] [so] [a] [slim] [form] [dashed] [fairly] [between] [his] [legs] [.] 1 farmer 3 's it startled him so that he dropped the pan and spilled the corn all over the henhouse floor . 1 it 2 startled 2 startled 3 him 2 startled 7 dropped 4 so 5 that 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 dropped 7 dropped 8 the 7 dropped 11 spilled 9 pan 11 spilled 10 and 11 spilled 11 spilled 13 corn 11 spilled 14 all 11 spilled 15 over 11 spilled 17 henhouse 12 the 13 corn 16 the 17 henhouse 17 henhouse 18 floor 18 floor 19 . " [great] [scott] ! " he exclaimed . 1 " 7 exclaimed 4 ! 5 " 5 " 7 exclaimed 6 he 7 exclaimed 7 exclaimed 8 . " what under the sun was that ? " and rushed to the door to see . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 under 3 under 5 sun 3 under 13 the 4 the 5 sun 5 sun 6 was 6 was 7 that 7 that 8 ? 8 ? 9 " 10 and 11 rushed 11 rushed 12 to 12 to 13 the 13 the 14 door 14 door 17 . 15 to 16 see 16 see 17 . he was just in time to get a glimpse of a red coat and a bushy tail disappearing around a corner of the barn . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 just 2 was 18 disappearing 4 in 5 time 5 time 6 to 6 to 7 get 7 get 9 glimpse 8 a 9 glimpse 9 glimpse 10 of 9 glimpse 13 coat 11 a 12 red 12 red 13 coat 13 coat 14 and 13 coat 18 disappearing 15 a 16 bushy 16 bushy 17 tail 16 bushy 18 disappearing 18 disappearing 19 around 18 disappearing 21 corner 18 disappearing 24 barn 20 a 21 corner 21 corner 22 of 23 the 24 barn 24 barn 25 . [chapter] [xviii] [mutual] [relief] the [wise] [fox] [knows] [that] [with] [every] [chicken] [he] [steals] [he] [puts] [an] [increased] price [on] [his] [own] [skin] . 1 the 15 price 15 price 20 . [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] at least , it seemed that way . 1 at 2 least 2 least 3 , 2 least 5 seemed 4 it 5 seemed 5 seemed 6 that 6 that 7 way 7 way 8 . would he find the henyard gate open ? 1 would 3 find 2 he 3 find 3 find 5 henyard 4 the 5 henyard 5 henyard 6 gate 5 henyard 7 open 5 henyard 8 ? [supposing] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [had] [closed] [it] [after] [he] [entered] [!] reddy [would] [then] [be] [a] [prisoner] [just] [as] [he] had been all night , and [all] [hope] would [end] . 1 reddy 10 had 10 had 11 been 11 been 12 all 12 all 13 night 13 night 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 18 would 18 would 20 . just [imagine] [with] [what] [terrible] [anxiety] [and] [eagerness] [reddy] [looked] [towards] [that] [gate] as he dashed out of the open door . 1 just 14 as 14 as 15 he 15 he 16 dashed 16 dashed 17 out 16 dashed 20 open 17 out 18 of 18 of 19 the 20 open 21 door 21 door 22 . just imagine the relief that was his when he saw that the gate was open . 1 just 2 imagine 2 imagine 3 the 3 the 13 gate 4 relief 5 that 4 relief 8 when 5 that 6 was 6 was 7 his 8 when 9 he 9 he 10 saw 10 saw 11 that 11 that 13 gate 12 the 13 gate 13 gate 15 open 14 was 15 open 15 open 16 . in that very instant the snowy outside world became more beautiful and wonderful than ever it had been in all his life before . 1 in 4 instant 2 that 4 instant 3 very 4 instant 4 instant 6 snowy 5 the 6 snowy 6 snowy 7 outside 6 snowy 8 world 6 snowy 9 became 9 became 10 more 10 more 11 beautiful 10 more 14 than 11 beautiful 12 and 13 wonderful 14 than 14 than 15 ever 14 than 23 before 15 ever 18 been 16 it 18 been 17 had 18 been 19 in 22 life 20 all 22 life 21 his 22 life 22 life 23 before 23 before 24 . he was free ! free ! free ! 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 free 3 free 4 ! 3 free 5 free 5 free 6 ! 5 free 7 free 7 free 8 ! " [reddy] [fox] ! " he exclaimed . 1 " 7 exclaimed 4 ! 5 " 5 " 7 exclaimed 6 he 7 exclaimed 7 exclaimed 8 . " now how under the sun did that rascal get in [here] [?] ["] 1 " 2 now 1 " 3 how 3 how 10 get 4 under 6 sun 5 the 6 sun 6 sun 7 did 6 sun 9 rascal 8 that 9 rascal 9 rascal 10 get 10 get 11 in then , as he [realized] [that] [reddy] had [actually] been inside the [henhouse] , [anxiety] for [the] [biddies] [swept] [over] him . 1 then 4 he 1 then 14 , 2 , 3 as 3 as 4 he 4 he 8 had 8 had 10 been 10 been 11 inside 11 inside 12 the 14 , 16 for 16 for 21 him 21 him 22 . there were no feathers , and so far as he could see , all the hens were standing or walking about . 1 there 2 were 2 were 4 feathers 2 were 8 far 2 were 14 all 3 no 4 feathers 4 feathers 6 and 5 , 6 and 7 so 8 far 8 far 9 as 9 as 10 he 10 he 11 could 11 could 12 see 12 see 13 , 14 all 21 about 15 the 16 hens 16 hens 17 were 16 hens 18 standing 16 hens 20 walking 19 or 20 walking 20 walking 21 about 21 about 22 . at [once] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [began] [to] [count] them . 1 at 10 them 10 them 11 . of course , he knew exactly how many there should be . 1 of 2 course 2 course 5 knew 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 knew 5 knew 6 exactly 6 exactly 7 how 7 how 8 many 7 how 10 should 8 many 9 there 10 should 11 be 11 be 12 . when he got through counting , not one was missing . 1 when 2 he 2 he 3 got 3 got 4 through 4 through 5 counting 5 counting 6 , 5 counting 10 missing 7 not 8 one 8 one 10 missing 9 was 10 missing 10 missing 11 . farmer [brown] 's [boy] [was] [puzzled] [.] 1 farmer 3 's he counted them again . 1 he 2 counted 2 counted 3 them 2 counted 4 again 4 again 5 . then he counted them a third time . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 counted 3 counted 4 them 3 counted 6 third 5 a 6 third 6 third 7 time 7 time 8 . he began to think there must be something wrong with his counting . 1 he 2 began 2 began 3 to 2 began 12 counting 3 to 4 think 5 there 8 something 6 must 7 be 6 must 8 something 8 something 9 wrong 9 wrong 10 with 9 wrong 12 counting 10 with 11 his 12 counting 13 . after the fourth count , however , he was forced to believe that not a single one was missing . 1 after 4 count 2 the 3 fourth 3 fourth 4 count 4 count 6 however 4 count 10 forced 5 , 6 however 6 however 7 , 8 he 9 was 9 was 10 forced 10 forced 11 to 10 forced 12 believe 10 forced 16 single 12 believe 13 that 14 not 16 single 15 a 16 single 16 single 17 one 16 single 19 missing 18 was 19 missing 19 missing 20 . when two people are relieved at the same time , it is called mutual relief . 1 when 3 people 2 two 3 people 3 people 4 are 3 people 5 relieved 5 relieved 8 same 6 at 8 same 7 the 8 same 8 same 9 time 8 same 14 mutual 10 , 11 it 11 it 12 is 12 is 14 mutual 13 called 14 mutual 14 mutual 15 relief 15 relief 16 . he went all around that henhouse , trying to find a way by which [reddy] [fox] [had] [managed] [to] get in . 1 he 2 went 2 went 4 around 3 all 4 around 4 around 6 henhouse 5 that 6 henhouse 6 henhouse 8 trying 6 henhouse 22 . 7 , 8 trying 8 trying 9 to 8 trying 10 find 8 trying 20 get 10 find 11 a 10 find 12 way 12 way 14 which 13 by 14 which 20 get 21 in of course , he discovered that the little sliding door where the biddies go in and out of the henhouse was open . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 discovered 5 discovered 6 that 5 discovered 9 sliding 7 the 8 little 8 little 9 sliding 9 sliding 10 door 9 sliding 11 where 9 sliding 13 biddies 12 the 13 biddies 13 biddies 14 go 13 biddies 17 out 14 go 15 in 14 go 16 and 17 out 18 of 18 of 19 the 19 the 20 henhouse 20 henhouse 22 open 20 henhouse 23 . 21 was 22 open he [guessed] [that] [this] was the way by which [reddy] had entered . 1 he 5 was 1 he 11 had 5 was 6 the 6 the 7 way 7 way 9 which 8 by 9 which 11 had 12 entered 12 entered 13 . but this didn't explain matters at all . 1 but 2 this 1 but 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 explain 4 explain 5 matters 4 explain 7 all 6 at 7 all 7 all 8 . he knew that the gate had been latched when he entered the henyard that morning . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 8 latched 4 the 5 gate 5 gate 8 latched 6 had 7 been 7 been 8 latched 8 latched 9 when 8 latched 11 entered 8 latched 13 henyard 9 when 10 he 12 the 13 henyard 13 henyard 14 that 13 henyard 15 morning 15 morning 16 . how had [reddy] [managed] to get into [that] [henyard] [with] [that] [gate] [closed] [?] 1 how 6 get 2 had 5 to 5 to 6 get 6 get 7 into to this day [,] [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy is still wondering . 1 to 2 this 2 this 3 day 3 day 12 . 8 boy 9 is 9 is 10 still 10 still 11 wondering 10 still 12 . [chapter] [xix] [where] [was] [bowser] [the] [hound] [?] a good [hound] [never] [barks] [on] [a] [cold] [trail] . 1 a 2 good 2 good 10 . [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] where was [bowser] the [hound] ? 1 where 2 was 1 where 4 the 1 where 6 ? that was the question which was puzzling all the little people who knew him . 1 that 2 was 2 was 7 puzzling 3 the 4 question 4 question 5 which 4 question 7 puzzling 6 was 7 puzzling 7 puzzling 8 all 7 puzzling 12 who 7 puzzling 13 knew 8 all 9 the 10 little 11 people 11 people 12 who 13 knew 14 him 14 him 15 . [also] [it] [was] [puzzling] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [and] [farmer] [brown] [and] [mrs] [brown] [.] i have said that it was puzzling all the little people who knew him . 1 i 2 have 2 have 3 said 3 said 15 . 4 that 6 was 5 it 6 was 6 was 7 puzzling 7 puzzling 8 all 7 puzzling 12 who 7 puzzling 13 knew 8 all 9 the 9 the 10 little 10 little 11 people 13 knew 14 him 14 him 15 . this is not quite true , because there were two who could at least guess what had become of [bowser] [.] 1 this 2 is 2 is 3 not 3 not 4 quite 3 not 14 least 4 quite 5 true 5 true 6 , 6 , 7 because 7 because 8 there 8 there 9 were 9 were 10 two 10 two 11 who 11 who 12 could 13 at 14 least 14 least 15 guess 15 guess 16 what 16 what 18 become 17 had 18 become 18 become 19 of one [was] [old] [man] [coyote] , [who] [had] [,] [as] you remember , [led] [bowser] far away and [got] [him] [lost] [.] 1 one 6 , 6 , 11 you 11 you 12 remember 12 remember 13 , 13 , 18 and 16 far 17 away 17 away 18 and the other was [blacky] [the] [crow] , [who] [had] [discovered] [bowser] [in] [his] [trouble] and [had] helped him . 1 the 2 other 2 other 3 was 2 other 7 , 7 , 15 and 15 and 17 helped 17 helped 18 him 18 him 19 . old [man] [coyote] [didn't] [know] [exactly] [where] [bowser] [was] , and he wasn't [interested] enough to think much about it . 1 old 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 he 12 he 13 wasn't 13 wasn't 15 enough 15 enough 16 to 16 to 17 think 17 think 19 about 18 much 19 about 19 about 20 it 20 it 21 . he [hoped] [that] [bowser] had been so [badly] [lost] that he never would return . 1 he 5 had 1 he 13 would 5 had 6 been 5 had 12 never 6 been 7 so 10 that 11 he 11 he 12 never 13 would 14 return 14 return 15 . blacky the [crow] [knew] [exactly] [where] [bowser] [was] [,] [but] [he] [kept] [it] [to] [himself] [.] 1 blacky 2 the it [pleases] [blacky] [to] [have] a secret which [other] [people] would give [much] [to] [know] [.] 1 it 6 a 1 it 11 would 6 a 7 secret 7 secret 8 which 11 would 12 give blacky is one of those people who can keep a secret . 1 blacky 2 is 2 is 3 one 3 one 4 of 4 of 5 those 5 those 7 who 6 people 7 who 7 who 8 can 8 can 9 keep 9 keep 11 secret 10 a 11 secret 11 secret 12 . he isn't at all like [peter] [rabbit] [.] 1 he 2 isn't 2 isn't 3 at 3 at 4 all 4 all 5 like reddy [fox] was [one] [who] [was] [very] [much] [interested] [in] [the] [fate] [of] [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] 1 reddy 3 was as day after day [went] [by] [and] [bowser] [did] [not] [appear] , [reddy] [had] [a] [growing] [hope] [that] he [never] would [appear] . 1 as 2 day 2 day 3 after 3 after 4 day 4 day 12 , 12 , 19 he 19 he 21 would 21 would 23 . " [i] can't [imagine] what [old] [man] [coyote] could have done [to] [bowser] , " said [reddy] to himself . 1 " 3 can't 1 " 16 said 5 what 9 could 9 could 10 have 10 have 11 done 11 done 14 , 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 said 16 said 19 himself 18 to 19 himself 19 himself 20 . but he [certainly] has [caused] [something] to [happen] [to] [bowser] . 1 but 2 he 2 he 4 has 4 has 7 to 7 to 11 . if that bothersome dog never returns , it certainly will make things [a] [lot] easier for [granny] [fox] [and] myself . " 1 if 3 bothersome 2 that 3 bothersome 3 bothersome 4 dog 3 bothersome 5 never 3 bothersome 6 returns 3 bothersome 7 , 3 bothersome 9 certainly 8 it 9 certainly 9 certainly 10 will 10 will 11 make 11 make 15 easier 11 make 20 myself 12 things 15 easier 15 easier 16 for 20 myself 21 . 21 . 22 " as for [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] , he was as [much] [puzzled] as any of the little people and a whole lot more [worried] [.] 1 as 2 for 2 for 20 a 7 , 8 he 7 , 19 and 8 he 9 was 9 was 10 as 10 as 13 as 13 as 14 any 14 any 15 of 15 of 16 the 16 the 17 little 17 little 18 people 19 and 20 a 20 a 22 lot 21 whole 22 lot 22 lot 23 more no one had seen him . 1 no 2 one 2 one 3 had 3 had 4 seen 4 seen 5 him 5 him 6 . it was very mysterious . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 mysterious 4 mysterious 5 . it made [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] very sad indeed . 1 it 2 made 2 made 8 sad 7 very 8 sad 8 sad 9 indeed 9 indeed 10 . his cheery whistle was no longer heard , for he did not feel like whistling . 1 his 2 cheery 2 cheery 3 whistle 2 cheery 6 longer 2 cheery 7 heard 3 whistle 4 was 5 no 6 longer 7 heard 15 whistling 8 , 9 for 8 , 10 he 10 he 11 did 11 did 12 not 11 did 13 feel 13 feel 14 like 13 feel 15 whistling 15 whistling 16 . at last he quite gave up hope of [ever] [again] [seeing] [bowser] [.] 1 at 2 last 2 last 3 he 2 last 8 of 3 he 4 quite 3 he 5 gave 5 gave 6 up 6 up 7 hope [chapter] [xx] [where] [bowser] [was] [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] you remember that [blacky] [the] [crow] [led] [poor] [bowser] [to] [an] [old] [road] [and] [there] [left] [him] . 1 you 2 remember 2 remember 3 that 3 that 18 . blacky [reasoned] [that] [if] [bowser] had [any] [sense] [at] [all] [,] [he] [would] [know] [that] [that] [road] [must] [lead] [somewhere] [and] [would] [follow] [it] [.] 1 blacky 6 had if he didn't have [sense] enough to do this , he [deserved] [to] [starve] [or] [freeze] [,] was the way [blacky] [reasoned] [it] out . 1 if 2 he 1 if 11 he 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 have 4 have 6 enough 6 enough 7 to 7 to 8 do 8 do 9 this 9 this 10 , 11 he 18 was 18 was 19 the 19 the 20 way 20 way 24 out 20 way 25 . of course [blacky] [knew] [exactly] [where] the road [would] [lead] . 1 of 2 course 1 of 7 the 7 the 8 road 8 road 11 . [now] [bowser] [did] [have] [sense] [.] of course he did . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 he 3 he 4 did 4 did 5 . the minute he found that road , a great load was taken from his mind . 1 the 6 road 2 minute 3 he 3 he 4 found 4 found 5 that 5 that 6 road 6 road 7 , 6 road 10 load 8 a 9 great 9 great 10 load 10 load 12 taken 10 load 15 mind 11 was 12 taken 12 taken 13 from 14 his 15 mind 15 mind 16 . he [no] [longer] felt [wholly] [lost] . 1 he 4 felt 4 felt 7 . the thing that worried him most was whether or not he would have strength enough to keep going until he reached that house . 1 the 2 thing 2 thing 3 that 2 thing 4 worried 4 worried 5 him 4 worried 6 most 4 worried 8 whether 7 was 8 whether 8 whether 9 or 8 whether 10 not 8 whether 20 he 10 not 18 going 11 he 12 would 12 would 13 have 13 have 14 strength 14 strength 15 enough 15 enough 16 to 16 to 17 keep 17 keep 18 going 19 until 20 he 20 he 21 reached 21 reached 23 house 22 that 23 house 23 house 24 . you remember that he was weak from lack of food , lame , and half frozen . 1 you 2 remember 2 remember 3 that 2 remember 16 frozen 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 weak 6 weak 8 lack 7 from 8 lack 8 lack 9 of 8 lack 10 food 8 lack 12 lame 10 food 11 , 12 lame 13 , 12 lame 16 frozen 13 , 14 and 15 half 16 frozen 16 frozen 17 . poor old [bowser] ! 1 poor 2 old 1 poor 4 ! he certainly was the picture of misery as he limped along that road . 1 he 10 limped 2 certainly 3 was 2 certainly 7 misery 4 the 5 picture 5 picture 6 of 5 picture 7 misery 7 misery 10 limped 8 as 10 limped 9 he 10 limped 10 limped 11 along 11 along 13 road 12 that 13 road 13 road 14 . his tail hung down as if he hadn't strength enough to hold it up . 1 his 2 tail 1 his 9 strength 2 tail 3 hung 3 hung 4 down 5 as 6 if 6 if 8 hadn't 7 he 8 hadn't 8 hadn't 9 strength 9 strength 10 enough 10 enough 11 to 10 enough 12 hold 12 hold 13 it 12 hold 14 up 14 up 15 . his head also hung low . 1 his 2 head 2 head 4 hung 2 head 6 . 3 also 4 hung 4 hung 5 low he walked on three legs and limped with one of these . 1 he 7 limped 2 walked 3 on 2 walked 7 limped 4 three 5 legs 5 legs 7 limped 6 and 7 limped 7 limped 11 these 8 with 11 these 9 one 10 of 10 of 11 these 11 these 12 . in his eyes was such a look of pain and suffering as would have touched the hardest heart . 1 in 2 his 2 his 3 eyes 2 his 18 heart 4 was 5 such 4 was 11 suffering 5 such 6 a 7 look 9 pain 8 of 9 pain 9 pain 10 and 9 pain 11 suffering 11 suffering 12 as 11 suffering 17 hardest 13 would 14 have 14 have 15 touched 15 touched 17 hardest 16 the 17 hardest 17 hardest 18 heart 18 heart 19 . he whined and whimpered as he limped along . 1 he 2 whined 2 whined 3 and 2 whined 4 whimpered 4 whimpered 5 as 4 whimpered 7 limped 4 whimpered 9 . 6 he 7 limped 7 limped 8 along but this time it wasn't the smell of a track that tickled his nose ; it was something in the air . 1 but 2 this 1 but 5 wasn't 3 time 4 it 4 it 5 wasn't 5 wasn't 7 smell 6 the 7 smell 7 smell 8 of 7 smell 10 track 9 a 10 track 10 track 11 that 10 track 12 tickled 12 tickled 14 nose 13 his 14 nose 14 nose 21 air 15 ; 16 it 16 it 17 was 17 was 18 something 18 something 19 in 19 in 20 the 20 the 21 air 21 air 22 . bowser lifted his head and sniffed long and hard . 1 bowser 2 lifted 1 bowser 6 sniffed 2 lifted 4 head 3 his 4 head 5 and 6 sniffed 6 sniffed 7 long 6 sniffed 8 and 6 sniffed 9 hard 6 sniffed 10 . what he smelled was smoke . 1 what 3 smelled 2 he 3 smelled 3 smelled 4 was 3 smelled 5 smoke 5 smoke 6 . he knew what that meant . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 what 3 what 5 meant 4 that 5 meant 5 meant 6 . somewhere not very far ahead of him was a house . 1 somewhere 5 ahead 2 not 4 far 3 very 4 far 4 far 5 ahead 5 ahead 6 of 5 ahead 7 him 5 ahead 10 house 8 was 9 a 9 a 10 house 10 house 11 . [[] [illustration] [:] [somewhere] [not] [very] [far] [ahead] [of] [him] [was] [a] [house] [.] page @number@ []] 1 page 2 @number@ with new [hope] [and] [courage] [bowser] [tried] [to] [hurry] [on] [.] 1 with 2 new presently around a turn of the road he saw a farmyard . 1 presently 2 around 2 around 4 turn 3 a 4 turn 4 turn 7 road 5 of 6 the 6 the 7 road 7 road 11 farmyard 8 he 9 saw 9 saw 11 farmyard 10 a 11 farmyard 11 farmyard 12 . into [bowser] ['s] [whimper] [there] [now] [crept] a little [note] of [eagerness] [as] [he] [dragged] [himself] [across] the [farmyard] [and] up to the [back] door . 1 into 8 a 8 a 9 little 9 little 11 of 11 of 18 the 18 the 25 door 21 up 22 to 22 to 23 the 23 the 25 door 25 door 26 . there his strength quite left him . 1 there 5 left 2 his 3 strength 3 strength 4 quite 3 strength 5 left 5 left 6 him 6 him 7 . he didn't have enough left to even bark . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 have 2 didn't 7 even 3 have 4 enough 4 enough 5 left 4 enough 6 to 7 even 8 bark 8 bark 9 . [all] [he] [could] [do] [was] [whine] [.] after what seemed a long , long time the door opened , and a motherly woman stood looking down at him . 1 after 4 a 2 what 3 seemed 3 seemed 4 a 4 a 5 long 4 a 15 motherly 5 long 6 , 5 long 8 time 7 long 8 time 9 the 10 door 10 door 11 opened 11 opened 13 and 11 opened 15 motherly 12 , 13 and 14 a 15 motherly 15 motherly 16 woman 15 motherly 17 stood 15 motherly 18 looking 18 looking 19 down 18 looking 20 at 20 at 21 him 21 him 22 . two minutes later [bowser] [lay] [on] [a] [mat] [close] [by] [the] [kitchen] [stove] [.] 1 two 2 minutes 2 minutes 3 later [chapter] [xxi] [bowser] [becomes] [a] [prisoner] there is no one in all the [great] [world] more [faithful] than a [faithful] [dog] . 1 there 2 is 1 there 3 no 3 no 4 one 3 no 10 more 4 one 5 in 5 in 7 the 6 all 7 the 10 more 12 than 10 more 16 . 12 than 13 a [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] bowser [the] [hound] was [a] [prisoner] [.] 1 bowser 4 was yes , [sir] , [bowser] [was] a [sure-enough] [prisoner] [.] 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 7 a but there is a great difference in prisons . 1 but 2 there 2 there 3 is 2 there 8 prisons 4 a 5 great 5 great 8 prisons 6 difference 8 prisons 7 in 8 prisons 8 prisons 9 . bowser was a prisoner of kindness . 1 bowser 2 was 1 bowser 4 prisoner 3 a 4 prisoner 4 prisoner 6 kindness 5 of 6 kindness 6 kindness 7 . it seems funny that kindness should ever make any one a prisoner , but it is so sometimes . 1 it 2 seems 2 seems 3 funny 2 seems 18 sometimes 3 funny 4 that 3 funny 5 kindness 5 kindness 6 should 6 should 7 ever 7 ever 17 so 8 make 9 any 8 make 12 prisoner 9 any 10 one 11 a 12 prisoner 12 prisoner 13 , 13 , 14 but 14 but 15 it 15 it 16 is 16 is 17 so 18 sometimes 19 . right away [the] [people] [in] [that] [farmhouse] knew what had happened [to] [bowser] . 1 right 2 away 2 away 14 . 8 knew 9 what 9 what 11 happened 10 had 11 happened 11 happened 14 . that is , they knew part of what had happened to him . 1 that 2 is 1 that 4 they 2 is 3 , 4 they 5 knew 5 knew 6 part 5 knew 8 what 6 part 7 of 8 what 10 happened 9 had 10 happened 10 happened 11 to 11 to 12 him 12 him 13 . they knew that he had been lost and had somehow hurt one leg . 1 they 5 had 2 knew 3 that 3 that 4 he 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 been 5 had 7 lost 7 lost 13 leg 8 and 10 somehow 9 had 10 somehow 10 somehow 11 hurt 11 hurt 13 leg 12 one 13 leg 13 leg 14 . they were very , very good to him . 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 very 3 very 4 , 3 very 6 good 5 very 6 good 6 good 7 to 7 to 8 him 8 him 9 . almost right away after [eating] [bowser] [went] [to] [sleep] [and] [slept] [and] [slept] [and] [slept] [.] 1 almost 2 right 2 right 3 away 2 right 4 after it was the very best thing he could have done . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 the 2 was 4 very 4 very 5 best 5 best 6 thing 6 thing 10 done 7 he 8 could 8 could 9 have 9 have 10 done 10 done 11 . the next day he felt a whole lot better , but he was so stiff and lame that he could hardly move . 1 the 2 next 2 next 3 day 3 day 4 he 4 he 5 felt 4 he 13 was 5 felt 9 better 6 a 8 lot 7 whole 8 lot 8 lot 9 better 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 he 12 he 13 was 13 was 17 lame 14 so 15 stiff 15 stiff 16 and 15 stiff 17 lame 17 lame 18 that 17 lame 21 hardly 19 he 20 could 20 could 21 hardly 21 hardly 22 move 22 move 23 . he didn't try very much . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 try 2 didn't 5 much 4 very 5 much 5 much 6 . he was petted and cared for quite as tenderly as he would have been at his own home . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 petted 3 petted 4 and 3 petted 5 cared 3 petted 9 tenderly 3 petted 10 as 3 petted 18 home 5 cared 6 for 7 quite 8 as 7 quite 9 tenderly 10 as 11 he 12 would 13 have 13 have 14 been 14 been 15 at 15 at 18 home 16 his 17 own 17 own 18 home 18 home 19 . so [several] [days] [passed] , and [bowser] [was] [beginning] [to] [feel] more like [himself] [.] 1 so 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 12 more 12 more 13 like the more he felt like himself , the more he wanted to go home . 1 the 2 more 2 more 3 he 3 he 4 felt 3 he 11 wanted 4 felt 5 like 6 himself 7 , 7 , 10 he 8 the 9 more 9 more 10 he 10 he 11 wanted 11 wanted 12 to 12 to 13 go 13 go 14 home 14 home 15 . so [bowser] began [to] [be] [uneasy] [.] 1 so 3 began " this dog doesn't belong anywhere around here , " said the man of the house . 1 " 11 said 2 this 3 dog 3 dog 5 belong 4 doesn't 5 belong 5 belong 6 anywhere 5 belong 8 here 6 anywhere 7 around 8 here 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 12 the 12 the 13 man 12 the 16 house 14 of 15 the 15 the 16 house 16 house 17 . " [i] know [every] [hound] [for] [miles] [around] , and [i] never have seen this one before . 1 " 12 never 3 know 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 never 12 never 14 seen 13 have 14 seen 14 seen 15 this 14 seen 17 before 15 this 16 one 17 before 18 . he has come a long distance . 1 he 2 has 2 has 3 come 2 has 4 a 4 a 5 long 5 long 6 distance 6 distance 7 . we must keep him in the house or chained up . 1 we 2 must 2 must 3 keep 3 keep 4 him 3 keep 7 house 5 in 6 the 6 the 7 house 7 house 9 chained 8 or 9 chained 9 chained 10 up 9 chained 11 . perhaps some day we may be able to find his owner . 1 perhaps 2 some 1 perhaps 5 may 2 some 3 day 4 we 5 may 5 may 6 be 6 be 7 able 7 able 8 to 7 able 9 find 7 able 11 owner 10 his 11 owner 11 owner 12 . if not , we will keep him . 1 if 2 not 1 if 4 we 3 , 4 we 4 we 5 will 5 will 6 keep 6 keep 7 him 7 him 8 . i am sure he will soon become contented here [.] ["] 1 i 2 am 2 am 3 sure 2 am 8 contented 4 he 5 will 5 will 6 soon 6 soon 7 become 7 become 8 contented 8 contented 9 here now that man knew dogs . 1 now 2 that 2 that 3 man 3 man 4 knew 4 knew 5 dogs 5 dogs 6 . had [bowser] had [the] [chance] , he would have done exactly what that man had said . 1 had 10 done 3 had 10 done 6 , 7 he 7 he 8 would 8 would 9 have 9 have 10 done 10 done 11 exactly 11 exactly 12 what 12 what 15 had 13 that 14 man 14 man 15 had 15 had 16 said 16 said 17 . he would have tried to find his way home , and he hadn't the least idea in the world in which direction home lay . 1 he 2 would 2 would 3 have 3 have 4 tried 4 tried 5 to 5 to 6 find 6 find 8 way 7 his 8 way 8 way 9 home 8 way 23 home 9 home 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 he 12 he 13 hadn't 14 the 15 least 15 least 16 idea 16 idea 22 direction 17 in 19 world 17 in 22 direction 18 the 19 world 20 in 22 direction 21 which 22 direction 22 direction 23 home 23 home 24 lay 23 home 25 . but he didn't get the chance to try . 1 but 3 didn't 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 get 4 get 6 chance 5 the 6 chance 6 chance 7 to 6 chance 9 . 7 to 8 try when he was allowed to run out of doors it was always with some one to watch him . 1 when 2 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 allowed 4 allowed 5 to 4 allowed 9 doors 4 allowed 15 one 4 allowed 16 to 6 run 9 doors 7 out 8 of 7 out 9 doors 9 doors 12 always 10 it 11 was 11 was 12 always 13 with 14 some 14 some 15 one 16 to 17 watch 17 watch 18 him 18 him 19 . he was petted and babied and made a great deal of , but he knew all the time that he was a prisoner . 1 he 2 was 1 he 15 knew 2 was 3 petted 3 petted 5 babied 4 and 5 babied 5 babied 6 and 5 babied 7 made 5 babied 10 deal 8 a 9 great 9 great 10 deal 10 deal 11 of 12 , 13 but 13 but 14 he 14 he 15 knew 15 knew 16 all 15 knew 19 that 16 all 17 the 16 all 18 time 19 that 20 he 20 he 21 was 21 was 23 prisoner 22 a 23 prisoner 23 prisoner 24 . he was grateful to [these] [kindly] [people] [,] [but] down in his heart was [a] [great] [longing] [for] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [and] [home] [.] 1 he 2 was 1 he 12 his 2 was 3 grateful 3 grateful 4 to 10 down 11 in 11 in 12 his 12 his 13 heart 13 heart 14 was he [always] [felt] [this] [longing] [just] [a] [wee] [bit] [stronger] [when] [blacky] [the] [crow] passed over [and] [cawed] . 1 he 15 passed 15 passed 16 over 16 over 19 . [chapter] [xxii] [farmer] [brown's] [boy] [looks] [in] [vain] [loyalty] [is] [priceless] [and] [is] [neither] [sold] [nor] [bought] [.] alas , how [few] [who] [seem] [to] [know] [its] [value] [as] [they] [ought] [.] 1 alas 2 , 1 alas 3 how [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] for several days [he] [tramped] [through] [the] [green] [forest] [and] [up] [through] [the] [old] [pasture] , [looking] for [signs] [of] [bowser] [.] 1 for 2 several 2 several 3 days 3 days 16 , 16 , 18 for his heart [was] [heavy] , for you know [bowser] was [quite] one of the family . 1 his 2 heart 1 his 15 family 2 heart 5 , 5 , 6 for 6 for 7 you 7 you 8 know 10 was 12 one 12 one 13 of 13 of 14 the 14 the 15 family 15 family 16 . he [visited] [every] place he could think of where he [and] [bowser] had [hunted] [together] . 1 he 13 had 4 place 5 he 4 place 9 where 5 he 6 could 6 could 7 think 7 think 8 of 9 where 10 he 10 he 13 had 13 had 16 . he had quite given up all hope [of] [ever] [seeing] [bowser] [alive] [again] . 1 he 2 had 2 had 4 given 3 quite 4 given 4 given 5 up 4 given 7 hope 6 all 7 hope 7 hope 14 . but he did want to know just what had happened to him , and so he kept searching and searching . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 did 2 he 17 kept 3 did 4 want 4 want 5 to 6 know 8 what 7 just 8 what 8 what 10 happened 9 had 10 happened 10 happened 11 to 11 to 12 him 12 him 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 so 15 so 16 he 16 he 17 kept 17 kept 18 searching 18 searching 20 searching 19 and 20 searching 20 searching 21 . one [day] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [heard] [that] [a] [strange] [dog] had been found over in the next township . 1 one 12 had 12 had 13 been 13 been 19 township 14 found 19 township 15 over 19 township 16 in 19 township 17 the 18 next 18 next 19 township 19 township 20 . that afternoon he drove over there , his heart filled with great hope . 1 that 2 afternoon 2 afternoon 4 drove 3 he 4 drove 4 drove 5 over 5 over 6 there 5 over 8 his 6 there 7 , 8 his 9 heart 9 heart 10 filled 9 heart 14 . 10 filled 11 with 10 filled 13 hope 11 with 12 great but he had his long ride for nothing , for when he got there he found that the strange dog was not [bowser] at all . 1 but 2 he 1 but 11 when 2 he 3 had 3 had 8 nothing 4 his 5 long 5 long 6 ride 6 ride 8 nothing 7 for 8 nothing 8 nothing 10 for 9 , 10 for 11 when 12 he 12 he 13 got 13 got 14 there 14 there 21 was 15 he 16 found 15 he 21 was 16 found 17 that 18 the 20 dog 19 strange 20 dog 20 dog 21 was 21 was 22 not 22 not 24 at 24 at 25 all 25 all 26 . [meanwhile] [old] [man] [coyote] [and] [reddy] [fox] [and] [old] [granny] [fox] [had] [become] [very] [bold] [.] they even came up around the henyard in broad daylight . 1 they 2 even 1 they 3 came 3 came 4 up 3 came 5 around 5 around 7 henyard 6 the 7 henyard 7 henyard 10 daylight 8 in 10 daylight 9 broad 10 daylight 10 daylight 11 . " you certainly know that he isn't home , and [i] more than [suspect] that [you] know why he isn't home . 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 certainly 2 you 4 know 2 you 17 know 4 know 5 that 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 isn't 7 isn't 8 home 8 home 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 more 12 more 13 than 13 than 15 that 17 know 18 why 18 why 19 he 19 he 20 isn't 20 isn't 21 home 21 home 22 . i certainly shall have to get another dog to teach you not to be so bold . " 1 i 3 shall 2 certainly 3 shall 3 shall 4 have 3 shall 10 teach 5 to 6 get 5 to 10 teach 6 get 7 another 7 another 8 dog 9 to 10 teach 10 teach 11 you 10 teach 16 bold 12 not 14 be 13 to 14 be 14 be 15 so 15 so 16 bold 16 bold 17 . 17 . 18 " but somehow [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] couldn't bring himself quite to taking such a step as getting a new dog . 1 but 2 somehow 2 somehow 7 couldn't 7 couldn't 8 bring 8 bring 9 himself 9 himself 10 quite 10 quite 11 to 10 quite 16 as 10 quite 19 new 12 taking 13 such 13 such 14 a 13 such 16 as 14 a 15 step 17 getting 18 a 18 a 19 new 19 new 20 dog 20 dog 21 . whenever he went about away from home , he kept an eye out for dogs in the farmyards he passed . 1 whenever 2 he 2 he 3 went 3 went 4 about 3 went 5 away 3 went 7 home 5 away 6 from 7 home 8 , 8 , 9 he 9 he 10 kept 10 kept 12 eye 11 an 12 eye 12 eye 18 farmyards 13 out 18 farmyards 14 for 18 farmyards 15 dogs 18 farmyards 16 in 18 farmyards 17 the 18 farmyards 18 farmyards 19 he 18 farmyards 20 passed 18 farmyards 21 . he did it without really thinking anything about it . 1 he 2 did 2 did 3 it 3 it 4 without 4 without 6 thinking 5 really 6 thinking 6 thinking 8 about 7 anything 8 about 8 about 9 it 9 it 10 . he had given up hope [of] [finding] [bowser] [,] yet he was always looking for him . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 given 3 given 4 up 3 given 5 hope 3 given 16 him 10 yet 11 he 11 he 12 was 12 was 13 always 13 always 14 looking 14 looking 15 for 15 for 16 him 16 him 17 . [chapter] [xxiii] [bowser's] [great] [voice] to [long] [for] [home] [when] [far] [away] [will] [rob] [of] [joy] the [brightest] day . 1 to 12 the 12 the 14 day 14 day 15 . [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] there is as much difference in the voices of dogs as in the voices of human beings . 1 there 2 is 1 there 5 difference 3 as 4 much 4 much 5 difference 5 difference 6 in 5 difference 8 voices 6 in 7 the 8 voices 9 of 8 voices 10 dogs 8 voices 17 beings 11 as 17 beings 12 in 13 the 13 the 14 voices 14 voices 15 of 14 voices 17 beings 16 human 17 beings 17 beings 18 . for that matter , this is true of many of the little people who wear fur . 1 for 2 that 1 for 9 many 2 that 3 matter 2 that 6 is 3 matter 4 , 5 this 6 is 6 is 7 true 8 of 9 many 9 many 13 people 10 of 11 the 11 the 12 little 12 little 13 people 13 people 14 who 14 who 16 fur 15 wear 16 fur 16 fur 17 . bowser [the] [hound] had [a] [wonderful] [,] [deep] [,] [clear] [voice] [,] [a] [voice] [that] [could] [be] [heard] [a] [great] [distance] [.] 1 bowser 4 had no one who knew it would ever mistake it for the voice of any other [hound] . 1 no 2 one 1 no 8 mistake 1 no 15 other 2 one 3 who 3 who 4 knew 4 knew 5 it 5 it 6 would 7 ever 8 mistake 8 mistake 10 for 9 it 10 for 10 for 11 the 11 the 12 voice 12 voice 13 of 14 any 15 other 15 other 17 . as a rule , [bowser] [seldom] [used] that great voice of his save when he was hunting some one . 1 as 3 rule 1 as 15 he 2 a 3 rule 3 rule 4 , 8 that 9 great 8 that 15 he 9 great 10 voice 10 voice 11 of 11 of 12 his 13 save 14 when 14 when 15 he 15 he 16 was 16 was 17 hunting 17 hunting 18 some 17 hunting 20 . 18 some 19 one then , when the [scent] [was] [strong] , he [gave] [tongue] so fast that [you] [wondered] [how] he had [breath] enough [left] to run . 1 then 2 , 1 then 9 he 2 , 3 when 3 when 4 the 8 , 9 he 9 he 19 had 12 so 13 fast 12 so 14 that 14 that 18 he 18 he 19 had 19 had 21 enough 21 enough 23 to 23 to 24 run 24 run 25 . you remember that [blacky] [knew] [just] [where] [bowser] was [and] [often] [flew] [over] [that] [farmyard] to make sure that [bowser] was still there . 1 you 2 remember 2 remember 3 that 3 that 9 was 9 was 16 to 16 to 17 make 17 make 18 sure 18 sure 19 that 19 that 21 was 21 was 22 still 22 still 23 there 22 still 24 . so [more] [than] [once] [blacky] [heard] [bowser] ['s] [great] [voice] [with] [its] [mournful] [note] , and [understood] it [.] 1 so 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 18 it [it] [troubled] [blacky] [.] yes , [sir] , it [actually] [troubled] [blacky] [.] 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 5 it he knew just what was the matter with [bowser] , but for [the] life of him he couldn't think of any way [of] [helping] [bowser] . 1 he 2 knew 1 he 18 couldn't 2 knew 4 what 3 just 4 what 4 what 5 was 4 what 7 matter 5 was 6 the 6 the 7 matter 7 matter 8 with 10 , 11 but 10 , 12 for 12 for 14 life 14 life 15 of 15 of 16 him 16 him 17 he 17 he 18 couldn't 18 couldn't 19 think 18 couldn't 21 any 19 think 20 of 21 any 22 way 22 way 26 . anyway , they don't give him a chance to try . 1 anyway 2 , 1 anyway 4 don't 1 anyway 11 . 3 they 4 don't 4 don't 10 try 5 give 6 him 5 give 8 chance 7 a 8 chance 8 chance 9 to 9 to 10 try i can't [lead] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [over] [here] [because] [he] [doesn't] understand [my] [talk] [,] [and] [i] don't understand [his] . 1 i 2 can't 1 i 19 don't 2 can't 13 understand 19 don't 20 understand 20 understand 22 . there isn't a thing [i] can do [but] [keep] [watch] [.] 1 there 2 isn't 2 isn't 3 a 3 a 4 thing 4 thing 7 do 6 can 7 do i wish [bowser] would [stop] [barking] . 1 i 2 wish 2 wish 4 would 4 would 7 . it makes me feel uncomfortable . 1 it 2 makes 2 makes 3 me 2 makes 4 feel 4 feel 5 uncomfortable 5 uncomfortable 6 . yes , [sir] , it [makes] [me] [feel] [uncomfortable] [.] 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 5 it it won't do any harm to try , anyway . " 1 it 2 won't 2 won't 5 harm 3 do 5 harm 4 any 5 harm 5 harm 7 try 6 to 7 try 7 try 9 anyway 8 , 9 anyway 9 anyway 10 . 10 . 11 " [chapter] [xxiv] [blacky] [tries] [to] [get] [help] you 'll [find] [that] nothing [more] [worth] [while] can be [than] [helping] [others] [whose] [distress] [you] see . 1 you 2 'll 2 'll 10 be 2 'll 17 see 5 nothing 9 can 9 can 10 be 17 see 18 . [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] on his way back to the [green] [forest] [near] [farmer] [brown] ['s] home , [blacky] [the] [crow] [kept] [a] [sharp] [watch] for [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 on 2 his 2 his 3 way 3 way 4 back 3 way 13 home 4 back 5 to 5 to 6 the 13 home 14 , 13 home 26 . 14 , 22 for blacky never is out after dark . 1 blacky 2 never 1 blacky 3 is 1 blacky 6 dark 4 out 6 dark 5 after 6 dark 6 dark 7 . you might think [that] [one] [with] [so] black a coat would be fond of [the] [black] [shadows] [,] [but] it isn't so [at] [all] . 1 you 2 might 1 you 3 think 3 think 14 of 3 think 20 it 8 black 10 coat 9 a 10 coat 10 coat 13 fond 11 would 12 be 12 be 13 fond 13 fond 14 of 20 it 21 isn't 21 isn't 22 so 22 so 25 . the fact is , [bold] and [impudent] [as] [blacky] the [crow] [is] [in] [daylight] [,] he is afraid of the dark . 1 the 2 fact 2 fact 3 is 2 fact 4 , 4 , 6 and 6 and 10 the 6 and 16 he 16 he 17 is 17 is 18 afraid 18 afraid 19 of 19 of 20 the 20 the 21 dark 21 dark 22 . he is quite as [timid] as [anybody] [i] [know] of in the dark . 1 he 2 is 2 is 3 quite 3 quite 4 as 3 quite 13 dark 4 as 6 as 10 of 12 the 11 in 12 the 12 the 13 dark 13 dark 14 . perhaps it isn't quite fair to say that [blacky] is [afraid] [of] the [dark] [.] 1 perhaps 2 it 2 it 3 isn't 2 it 10 is 3 isn't 5 fair 4 quite 5 fair 6 to 7 say 7 say 8 that 8 that 10 is 10 is 13 the it isn't the dark [itself] [that] [blacky] [fears] , but it is one who is [abroad] [in] the [dark] [.] 1 it 2 isn't 1 it 15 is 3 the 4 dark 4 dark 9 , 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 it 11 it 12 is 11 it 15 is 12 is 13 one 13 one 14 who 15 is 18 the it is [hooty] the [owl] . 1 it 2 is 1 it 6 . 2 is 4 the [hooty] [would] [just] [as] [soon] [dine] [on] [blacky] [the] [crow] [as] [he] [would] [on] [any] [one] [else] [,] [and] [blacky] [knows] [it] [.] the next morning , bright and early [,] [blacky] [flew] [over] [to] [the] [old] [pasture] [to] [the] [home] [of] [old] [man] [coyote] [.] 1 the 2 next 2 next 3 morning 3 morning 7 early 4 , 5 bright 5 bright 6 and 5 bright 7 early just as he got there he saw [old] [man] [coyote] coming [home] [from] [an] [all-night] [hunt] . 1 just 2 as 2 as 3 he 2 as 6 he 3 he 4 got 4 got 5 there 6 he 7 saw 7 saw 11 coming 11 coming 17 . " [i] hope you have had good hunting , " said [blacky] politely . 1 " 11 said 3 hope 4 you 4 you 5 have 5 have 6 had 5 have 7 good 7 good 8 hunting 8 hunting 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 13 politely 13 politely 14 . [old] [man] [coyote] [looked] [up] [at] [blacky] [sharply] [.] blacky is polite only when he wants to get something . 1 blacky 3 polite 2 is 3 polite 3 polite 4 only 3 polite 7 wants 5 when 6 he 6 he 7 wants 7 wants 8 to 7 wants 10 something 8 to 9 get 10 something 11 . " there was plenty of hunting , but little enough reward for it , " replied [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 " 2 there 1 " 16 replied 2 there 3 was 2 there 4 plenty 4 plenty 5 of 4 plenty 6 hunting 7 , 8 but 7 , 16 replied 8 but 9 little 8 but 13 it 10 enough 11 reward 11 reward 12 for 12 for 13 it 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 replied 16 replied 20 . " what brings you over here so early ? 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 brings 2 what 9 ? 3 brings 4 you 3 brings 6 here 3 brings 8 early 5 over 6 here 7 so 8 early i should suppose you would be looking for a breakfast . " 1 i 2 should 1 i 3 suppose 3 suppose 4 you 4 you 5 would 5 would 6 be 6 be 7 looking 7 looking 8 for 8 for 9 a 8 for 10 breakfast 10 breakfast 11 . 11 . 12 " now [blacky] the [crow] [is] [a] [very] [wise] [fellow] [.] 1 now 3 the he knows when it is to be sly and crafty and when it is best to be frank and out-spoken . 1 he 2 knows 2 knows 3 when 2 knows 4 it 4 it 5 is 5 is 20 out-spoken 6 to 7 be 7 be 20 out-spoken 8 sly 9 and 9 and 20 out-spoken 10 crafty 11 and 11 and 12 when 11 and 20 out-spoken 13 it 14 is 14 is 20 out-spoken 15 best 20 out-spoken 16 to 17 be 17 be 20 out-spoken 18 frank 20 out-spoken 19 and 20 out-spoken 20 out-spoken 21 . this was a time for the latter . 1 this 4 time 1 this 7 latter 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 time 4 time 5 for 6 the 7 latter 7 latter 8 . " [i] know [where] [bowser] [the] [hound] [is] , " said [blacky] . 1 " 11 said 3 know 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 13 . ["] [i] [saw] [him] [yesterday] [.] ["] old [man] [coyote] [pricked] [up] [his] [ears] and [grinned] [.] 1 old 8 and " [i] thought he was dead , " said he . 1 " 3 thought 3 thought 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 dead 6 dead 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 10 he 9 said 11 . " it 's a long time since we 've heard [from] [bowser] . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 's 3 's 4 a 4 a 5 long 5 long 6 time 5 long 7 since 7 since 8 we 8 we 9 've 9 've 10 heard 10 heard 13 . is he [well] ? " 1 is 2 he 1 is 4 ? 4 ? 5 " " quite well , " replied [blacky] , " [but] [unhappy] [.] 1 " 3 well 2 quite 3 well 3 well 4 , 4 , 5 " 4 , 9 " 5 " 6 replied 8 , 9 " he is homesick . 1 he 2 is 2 is 3 homesick 3 homesick 4 . i suspect [that] [the] [trouble] [with] [bowser] [is] [that] [he] [hasn't] [the] [least] [idea] [in] [which] [direction] [home] [lies] . 1 i 2 suspect 2 suspect 20 . you [enjoy] [running] , [so] why not go with me to pay [bowser] [a] [visit] [and] [then] [lead] him [back] [home] ? " 1 you 4 , 4 , 23 " 6 why 7 not 6 why 22 ? 7 not 8 go 8 go 9 with 8 go 11 to 9 with 10 me 11 to 12 pay 12 pay 19 him 22 ? 23 " [chapter] [xxv] [blacky] [calls] [on] [reddy] [fox] saying what you mean , and meaning what [you] say [are] matters quite as different as night is from the day . 1 saying 7 meaning 2 what 4 mean 3 you 4 mean 4 mean 5 , 4 mean 7 meaning 5 , 6 and 7 meaning 12 matters 8 what 10 say 8 what 12 matters 12 matters 15 different 13 quite 14 as 13 quite 15 different 15 different 16 as 15 different 17 night 15 different 19 from 17 night 18 is 19 from 20 the 20 the 21 day 21 day 22 . [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] blacky the [crow] [wasted] [no] [time] [with] [old] [man] [coyote] [after] [he] [heard] [old] [man] [coyote] [laugh] [.] 1 blacky 2 the " you ['re] [a] [hard-hearted] [old] [sinner] , " [declared] [blacky] [,] [as] he [prepared] [to] [fly] [in] [search] [of] [reddy] [fox] [.] 1 " 2 you 2 you 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 14 he [old] [man] [coyote] [grinned] [.] " it is every one for himself , you know , " said he . 1 " 2 it 1 " 13 said 2 it 3 is 3 is 5 one 4 every 5 one 6 for 7 himself 7 himself 8 , 8 , 12 " 9 you 10 know 10 know 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 said 13 said 14 he 13 said 15 . " [bowser] [would] [do] [his] [best] [to] [catch] [me] if he had the chance . 1 " 10 if 10 if 11 he 11 he 12 had 12 had 14 chance 13 the 14 chance 14 chance 15 . so if he is in trouble , he can stay there for all of me . " 1 so 3 he 2 if 3 he 3 he 4 is 4 is 6 trouble 5 in 6 trouble 6 trouble 7 , 6 trouble 12 for 7 , 8 he 8 he 9 can 9 can 10 stay 10 stay 11 there 12 for 13 all 12 for 15 me 13 all 14 of 15 me 16 . 16 . 17 " it didn't take [blacky] long to find [reddy] [fox] . 1 it 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 take 3 take 5 long 5 long 6 to 6 to 7 find 7 find 10 . you see , it was so early in the morning [that] [reddy] [had] not [retired] for his [daily] [nap] [.] 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 2 see 4 it 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 so 5 was 14 not 6 so 7 early 7 early 8 in 7 early 10 morning 8 in 9 the 9 the 10 morning 14 not 16 for 16 for 17 his like [old] [man] [coyote] [,] [he] [was] [just] [returning] [from] a [night] ['s] [hunt] [when] [blacky] [arrived] [.] 1 like 11 a " [hello] [,] [reddy] ! " exclaimed [blacky] . 1 " 7 exclaimed 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 exclaimed 7 exclaimed 9 . " you certainly are looking in mighty fine condition . 1 " 2 you 1 " 3 certainly 3 certainly 9 condition 4 are 5 looking 5 looking 7 mighty 6 in 7 mighty 7 mighty 8 fine 7 mighty 9 condition 9 condition 10 . that red coat [of] [yours] [is] [the] [handsomest] coat [i] ['ve] [ever] [seen] [.] 1 that 2 red 2 red 3 coat 2 red 9 coat i 'm glad you 're not that [way] [,] [reddy] . 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 glad 2 'm 6 not 3 glad 4 you 4 you 5 're 6 not 7 that 7 that 11 . one of the things [i] like about you is the fact that you never allow your fine coat to make you proud . 1 one 2 of 2 of 3 the 3 the 11 fact 4 things 6 like 4 things 7 about 7 about 8 you 7 about 10 the 9 is 10 the 10 the 11 fact 11 fact 12 that 11 fact 15 allow 12 that 13 you 14 never 15 allow 15 allow 18 coat 15 allow 19 to 16 your 18 coat 17 fine 18 coat 19 to 20 make 20 make 21 you 21 you 22 proud 22 proud 23 . that is more than [i] can [say] [for] [some] [folks] [i] [know] [.] ["] 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 more 3 more 4 than 4 than 6 can " now [what] [has] [that] [black] [scamp] [got] in his mind , " thought [reddy] . 1 " 2 now 2 now 9 in 9 in 10 his 10 his 11 mind 11 mind 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 thought 14 thought 16 . " he never pays compliments unless he wants something in return . 1 " 2 he 2 he 4 pays 3 never 4 pays 4 pays 5 compliments 5 compliments 6 unless 5 compliments 8 wants 5 compliments 11 return 7 he 8 wants 8 wants 9 something 10 in 11 return 11 return 12 . that [old] [black] [rascal] [has] [the] [smoothest] [tongue] in the [green] [forest] [.] 1 that 9 in 9 in 10 the he hasn't come ' way over here [just] to [tell] [me] [that] [i] have a handsome coat . 1 he 2 hasn't 2 hasn't 3 come 3 come 7 here 3 come 9 to 4 ' 7 here 5 way 6 over 6 over 7 here 9 to 14 have 14 have 15 a 15 a 16 handsome 16 handsome 17 coat 17 coat 18 . he wouldn't fly over a fence to tell anybody that unless it was for a purpose . " 1 he 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 11 unless 3 fly 6 fence 3 fly 11 unless 4 over 6 fence 5 a 6 fence 7 to 8 tell 8 tell 9 anybody 9 anybody 10 that 9 anybody 11 unless 11 unless 12 it 11 unless 16 purpose 12 it 13 was 14 for 15 a 14 for 16 purpose 16 purpose 17 . 17 . 18 " aloud he said , " good morning , [blacky] [.] 1 aloud 2 he 1 aloud 4 , 2 he 3 said 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 good 6 good 7 morning 7 morning 8 , i suppose [i] must [admit] [i] have a fine [coat] [.] 1 i 2 suppose 2 suppose 4 must 4 must 7 have 7 have 8 a 8 a 9 fine to be quite honest , [i] [am] not feeling half as fine as [i] look . 1 to 2 be 1 to 15 look 2 be 3 quite 3 quite 4 honest 3 quite 11 as 4 honest 5 , 8 not 10 half 9 feeling 10 half 10 half 11 as 11 as 13 as 12 fine 13 as 15 look 16 . [chapter] [xxvi] [red] [wits] [and] [black] [wits] this [fact] [you] ['ll] [find] is [always] so [:] he ['s] [quick] [of] [wit] [who] [fools] [a] [crow] [.] 1 this 6 is 6 is 8 so 8 so 10 he [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] there is no [greater] [flatterer] [in] the [green] [forest] [or] [on] [the] [green] [meadows] [than] [blacky] [the] [crow] [when] [he] [hopes] [to] [gain] something [thereby] [.] 1 there 2 is 1 there 24 something 2 is 3 no 2 is 7 the his tongue is so smooth that it is a wonder it does not drip oil . 1 his 2 tongue 2 tongue 3 is 2 tongue 5 smooth 3 is 4 so 5 smooth 6 that 5 smooth 7 it 5 smooth 10 wonder 7 it 8 is 8 is 9 a 10 wonder 14 drip 11 it 12 does 12 does 14 drip 13 not 14 drip 14 drip 15 oil 14 drip 16 . he is [crafty] , is [blacky] . 1 he 2 is 1 he 5 is 2 is 4 , 5 is 7 . but these same things are true [of] [reddy] [fox] . 1 but 2 these 2 these 4 things 2 these 5 are 3 same 4 things 5 are 6 true 6 true 10 . no one ever [yet] [had] [a] chance [to] [accuse] [reddy] [fox] of [lacking] [in] [sharp] [wits] [.] 1 no 2 one 1 no 7 chance 2 one 3 ever 7 chance 12 of [mistakes] [he] [makes] [,] [as] [everybody] [does] [,] [but] [reddy] ['s] [wits] [are] [always] [keen] [and] [active] [.] now [reddy] [knew] [perfectly] [well] that [blacky] [wanted] something of him , and this was [why] he was saying such pleasant things . 1 now 6 that 6 that 17 he 9 something 10 of 10 of 11 him 11 him 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 this 13 and 17 he 14 this 15 was 17 he 18 was 18 was 19 saying 19 saying 22 things 20 such 22 things 21 pleasant 22 things 22 things 23 . it was red wits against black wits . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 red 3 red 4 wits 4 wits 5 against 4 wits 7 wits 6 black 7 wits 7 wits 8 . reddy was trying to [outguess] [blacky] [,] [and] [blacky] [was] [trying] to [outguess] [reddy] [,] [and] [both] [were] [enjoying] [it] . 1 reddy 2 was 2 was 3 trying 3 trying 4 to 3 trying 12 to 12 to 21 . people with sharp wits always enjoy matching their wits against other sharp wits . 1 people 7 matching 2 with 3 sharp 3 sharp 4 wits 4 wits 7 matching 5 always 7 matching 6 enjoy 7 matching 7 matching 8 their 7 matching 9 wits 7 matching 10 against 7 matching 11 other 7 matching 13 wits 12 sharp 13 wits 13 wits 14 . " you surprise me , " said he . 1 " 2 you 1 " 7 said 3 surprise 4 me 4 me 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 8 he 7 said 9 . by the way , [i] saw [bowser] the other day . " 1 by 2 the 2 the 3 way 2 the 9 other 3 way 4 , 6 saw 8 the 8 the 9 other 9 other 10 day 10 day 11 . 11 . 12 " at this , just for an instant [,] [reddy] 's eyes flew wide open . 1 at 2 this 2 this 3 , 3 , 4 just 4 just 5 for 5 for 6 an 6 an 7 instant 6 an 14 open 10 's 11 eyes 11 eyes 14 open 12 flew 14 open 13 wide 14 open 14 open 15 . then they half closed again until they were just two yellow slits . 1 then 2 they 1 then 4 closed 3 half 4 closed 4 closed 5 again 5 again 6 until 6 until 7 they 6 until 12 slits 7 they 8 were 9 just 12 slits 10 two 12 slits 11 yellow 12 slits 12 slits 13 . but [quickly] [as] he [closed] [them] [,] [blacky] had seen that startled surprise . 1 but 4 he 4 he 9 had 9 had 10 seen 10 seen 11 that 10 seen 12 startled 12 startled 13 surprise 13 surprise 14 . " yes , " said [blacky] , " [i] saw [bowser] the other day , or at least some one who looked just like him . 1 " 5 said 2 yes 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 7 , 5 said 26 . 7 , 8 " 10 saw 12 the 12 the 13 other 13 other 14 day 14 day 16 or 15 , 16 or 16 or 18 least 17 at 18 least 18 least 24 like 19 some 20 one 20 one 21 who 21 who 22 looked 22 looked 24 like 23 just 24 like 24 like 25 him 25 him 26 . wouldn't you like to have him back here , [reddy] ? " 1 wouldn't 2 you 2 you 3 like 2 you 5 have 2 you 11 ? 3 like 4 to 6 him 7 back 7 back 8 here 8 here 9 , 8 here 11 ? 11 ? 12 " " [most] [decidedly] no , " replied [reddy] [with] [great] [promptness] . 1 " 4 no 4 no 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 replied 7 replied 12 . " a dog is a nuisance . 1 " 2 a 2 a 6 nuisance 3 dog 6 nuisance 4 is 6 nuisance 5 a 6 nuisance 6 nuisance 7 . he isn't of any use in the wide , wide world . " 1 he 2 isn't 2 isn't 4 any 3 of 4 any 4 any 5 use 5 use 6 in 6 in 11 world 7 the 11 world 8 wide 9 , 8 wide 11 world 10 wide 11 world 11 world 12 . 12 . 13 " reddy pretended not to hear this . 1 reddy 2 pretended 2 pretended 3 not 2 pretended 4 to 2 pretended 5 hear 5 hear 6 this 6 this 7 . " [i] don't believe you [saw] [bowser] , " said he . 1 " 10 said 3 don't 4 believe 3 don't 5 you 5 you 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 11 he 10 said 12 . " [i] don't believe anybody will ever [see] [bowser] [again] [.] 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 believe 4 believe 5 anybody 5 anybody 7 ever 6 will 7 ever i hope not [,] [anyway] . " 1 i 2 hope 2 hope 3 not 3 not 6 . 6 . 7 " and [blacky] [knew] [by] the way [reddy] [said] [this] [that] it would be quite [useless] to ask [reddy] [to] [help] [get] [bowser] [home] . 1 and 5 the 5 the 6 way 6 way 24 . 11 it 12 would 11 it 24 . 12 would 13 be 12 would 17 ask 13 be 14 quite 16 to 17 ask [chapter] [xxvii] [the] [artfulness] [of] [blacky] who runs in circles never gets far . 1 who 2 runs 2 runs 4 circles 3 in 4 circles 4 circles 5 never 4 circles 6 gets 4 circles 7 far 4 circles 8 . [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] to be artful is to be very clever . 1 to 2 be 2 be 3 artful 3 artful 4 is 3 artful 8 clever 5 to 6 be 6 be 7 very 7 very 8 clever 8 clever 9 . it is to do things in a way so clever that people will not see what you are really doing . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 to 3 to 4 do 3 to 15 see 4 do 5 things 4 do 14 not 5 things 6 in 6 in 7 a 7 a 8 way 7 a 10 clever 9 so 10 clever 10 clever 11 that 10 clever 12 people 13 will 14 not 15 see 16 what 16 what 20 doing 17 you 18 are 18 are 20 doing 19 really 20 doing 20 doing 21 . no one can be more [artful] [than] [blacky] [the] [crow] [when] [he] [sets] [out] to be . 1 no 2 one 1 no 5 more 2 one 3 can 3 can 4 be 5 more 15 to 15 to 16 be 16 be 17 . blacky [was] [smart] [enough] [not] [to] [let] [reddy] [know] [that] [he] [was] [seeking] [reddy] 's [help] [for] [bowser] [.] 1 blacky 15 's he changed the subject very abruptly . 1 he 2 changed 2 changed 4 subject 3 the 4 subject 4 subject 6 abruptly 5 very 6 abruptly 6 abruptly 7 . " how are [the] [chickens] [at] [farmer] [brown] ['s] ? " inquired he . 1 " 2 how 1 " 12 inquired 2 how 3 are 10 ? 11 " 10 ? 12 inquired 12 inquired 13 he 12 inquired 14 . reddy looked up and grinned . 1 reddy 2 looked 1 reddy 5 grinned 2 looked 3 up 4 and 5 grinned 5 grinned 6 . " they seem to be [in] just as good [health] [as] [ever] , " said he , " so far as [i] can [judge] . 1 " 15 said 2 they 3 seem 3 seem 4 to 4 to 5 be 5 be 7 just 7 just 8 as 8 as 9 good 9 good 13 , 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 said 15 said 16 he 15 said 17 , 17 , 18 " 17 , 19 so 19 so 20 far 20 far 21 as 21 as 23 can 23 can 25 . farmer [brown] 's [boy] [seems] [to] [be] [terribly] [suspicious] [.] 1 farmer 3 's he [locks] [them] [up] [at] [night] [so] [tight] [that] [not] [even] [shadow] [the] [weasel] could get his nose inside that henhouse . " 1 he 15 could 15 could 16 get 16 get 19 inside 17 his 18 nose 18 nose 19 inside 19 inside 21 henhouse 20 that 21 henhouse 21 henhouse 22 . 22 . 23 " blacky 's eyes twinkled , but he took [care] that [reddy] should [not] see them . 1 blacky 4 twinkled 2 's 4 twinkled 3 eyes 4 twinkled 4 twinkled 7 he 5 , 6 but 6 but 7 he 7 he 8 took 8 took 15 them 10 that 12 should 12 should 14 see 14 see 15 them 15 them 16 . " [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] is [different] [from] [some] [folks] [i] know , " said he . 1 " 6 is 1 " 15 said 12 know 13 , 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 said 15 said 16 he 15 said 17 . " how 's that ? " demanded [reddy] [fox] . 1 " 2 how 1 " 3 's 1 " 7 demanded 4 that 5 ? 5 ? 6 " 5 ? 7 demanded 7 demanded 10 . i see them every day when [i] am flying over . 1 i 2 see 1 i 8 am 2 see 3 them 3 them 4 every 4 every 5 day 5 day 6 when 8 am 9 flying 9 flying 10 over 10 over 11 . they certainly are fine-looking hens . 1 they 2 certainly 2 certainly 4 fine-looking 3 are 4 fine-looking 4 fine-looking 5 hens 4 fine-looking 6 . i don't think [i] 've ever seen fatter ones . 1 i 2 don't 1 i 5 've 2 don't 3 think 5 've 7 seen 6 ever 7 seen 7 seen 8 fatter 8 fatter 9 ones 9 ones 10 . some of them are so fat they can hardly run . " 1 some 2 of 1 some 6 fat 2 of 3 them 4 are 5 so 5 so 6 fat 6 fat 9 hardly 7 they 9 hardly 8 can 9 hardly 9 hardly 10 run 10 run 11 . 11 . 12 " as [reddy] [fox] [listened] [,] [a] [look] [of] [eagerness] [crept] [into] his eyes , and [his] [mouth] [began] [to] [water] [.] 1 as 12 his 12 his 13 eyes 13 eyes 15 and 14 , 15 and he just couldn't help it . 1 he 3 couldn't 2 just 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 help 4 help 5 it 5 it 6 . " where did you say those hens are ? " he asked , trying to speak carelessly . 1 " 2 where 2 where 3 did 2 where 8 are 4 you 5 say 4 you 8 are 6 those 7 hens 7 hens 8 are 8 are 9 ? 8 are 14 trying 9 ? 10 " 9 ? 12 asked 10 " 11 he 13 , 14 trying 14 trying 15 to 14 trying 16 speak 16 speak 17 carelessly 17 carelessly 18 . " [i] [didn't] say , " replied [blacky] [,] [turning] [his] [head] [aside] [to] [hide] [a] [grin] . 1 " 7 replied 4 say 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 replied 7 replied 18 . " it is a long way from here , [reddy] , so [i] don't believe you would really be interested . " 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 is 3 is 4 a 3 is 12 so 4 a 5 long 5 long 6 way 6 way 7 from 7 from 8 here 8 here 9 , 11 , 12 so 12 so 20 interested 14 don't 15 believe 14 don't 16 you 16 you 17 would 16 you 18 really 18 really 20 interested 19 be 20 interested 20 interested 21 . 21 . 22 " " that all [depends] , " replied [reddy] . 1 " 2 that 1 " 7 replied 3 all 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 replied 7 replied 9 . " [i] [would] [go] a long way if it were worth while . 1 " 5 a 5 a 6 long 6 long 7 way 6 long 12 while 8 if 9 it 8 if 10 were 10 were 11 worth 11 worth 12 while 12 while 13 . i don't suppose you noticed if there were any dogs about where those hens are ? " 1 i 2 don't 1 i 3 suppose 3 suppose 4 you 4 you 15 are 5 noticed 7 there 6 if 7 there 7 there 8 were 7 there 9 any 7 there 15 are 10 dogs 11 about 10 dogs 14 hens 12 where 14 hens 13 those 14 hens 14 hens 15 are 15 are 16 ? 16 ? 17 " blacky pretended not to hear this . 1 blacky 2 pretended 2 pretended 3 not 2 pretended 4 to 2 pretended 5 hear 5 hear 6 this 6 this 7 . " [i] ['ve] [often] thought , " said he , " [of] you and [mrs] [reddy] [as] [i] have looked down [at] [those] [fat] [hens] . 1 " 8 said 5 thought 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 he 8 said 10 , 8 said 26 . 10 , 11 " 10 , 14 and 11 " 13 you 14 and 19 have 20 looked 21 down 21 down 26 . it is too bad that they are so far away . " 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 too 3 too 4 bad 3 too 9 far 5 that 6 they 6 they 7 are 7 are 8 so 8 so 9 far 9 far 10 away 10 away 11 . 11 . 12 " [chapter] [xxviii] [reddy] [fox] [dreams] [of] [chickens] it 's a poor watch-dog who sleeps with both eyes closed . 1 it 2 's 2 's 5 watch-dog 3 a 5 watch-dog 4 poor 5 watch-dog 5 watch-dog 6 who 5 watch-dog 7 sleeps 5 watch-dog 8 with 5 watch-dog 9 both 5 watch-dog 11 closed 10 eyes 11 closed 11 closed 12 . [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] reddy [fox] [watched] [blacky] [the] [crow] [grow] [smaller] [and] [smaller] [until] [he] was [just] [a] [black] [speck] [in] [the] [distance] [.] 1 reddy 13 was finally he disappeared . 1 finally 2 he 1 finally 3 disappeared 3 disappeared 4 . reddy looked very thoughtful . 1 reddy 2 looked 2 looked 4 thoughtful 3 very 4 thoughtful 4 thoughtful 5 . he looked that way because he was thoughtful . 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 4 way 2 looked 8 thoughtful 3 that 4 way 5 because 6 he 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 thoughtful 8 thoughtful 9 . in fact , [reddy] was [doing] [a] [lot] [of] [hard] [thinking] [.] 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 5 was he was thinking about [those] [chickens] [blacky] had told him [of] . 1 he 2 was 1 he 8 had 2 was 3 thinking 3 thinking 4 about 8 had 9 told 9 told 10 him 10 him 12 . the more he thought of them , the hungrier he grew . 1 the 9 hungrier 2 more 4 thought 3 he 4 thought 4 thought 5 of 4 thought 9 hungrier 5 of 6 them 6 them 7 , 8 the 9 hungrier 9 hungrier 10 he 9 hungrier 11 grew 9 hungrier 12 . you [see] [,] [reddy] had [been] [having] [rather] a hard time to get enough to eat . 1 you 5 had 5 had 9 a 9 a 10 hard 10 hard 11 time 10 hard 12 to 12 to 13 get 13 get 14 enough 14 enough 16 eat 15 to 16 eat 16 eat 17 . i [wish] [i] knew just where that farm is that that black rascal talked about . 1 i 4 knew 4 knew 5 just 4 knew 7 that 5 just 6 where 7 that 13 rascal 8 farm 9 is 8 farm 13 rascal 10 that 13 rascal 11 that 13 rascal 12 black 13 rascal 13 rascal 14 talked 14 talked 15 about 15 about 16 . i wonder if he has gone that way now . 1 i 2 wonder 2 wonder 3 if 3 if 4 he 4 he 5 has 5 has 6 gone 6 gone 8 way 6 gone 9 now 7 that 8 way 9 now 10 . if [i] were sure that he has [,] [i] would make a little journey in that direction myself . 1 if 3 were 3 were 4 sure 4 sure 5 that 4 sure 10 would 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 has 10 would 11 make 11 make 12 a 11 make 14 journey 12 a 13 little 14 journey 17 direction 15 in 17 direction 16 that 17 direction 17 direction 18 myself 18 myself 19 . but [i] ['m] not [sure] [.] 1 but 4 not that black rascal flies all over the country . 1 that 3 rascal 2 black 3 rascal 3 rascal 4 flies 4 flies 6 over 4 flies 8 country 5 all 6 over 7 the 8 country 8 country 9 . that farm may lie in the direction he has gone now , and it may be in quite the opposite direction . 1 that 2 farm 2 farm 4 lie 3 may 4 lie 4 lie 5 in 5 in 7 direction 5 in 21 direction 6 the 7 direction 7 direction 10 gone 8 he 9 has 9 has 10 gone 10 gone 11 now 11 now 12 , 13 and 14 it 14 it 15 may 15 may 16 be 15 may 21 direction 17 in 21 direction 18 quite 20 opposite 19 the 20 opposite 20 opposite 21 direction 21 direction 22 . somehow [i] 've got to find out in just which direction it [is] . " 1 somehow 4 got 1 somehow 12 it 3 've 4 got 4 got 7 out 5 to 6 find 6 find 7 out 7 out 8 in 8 in 11 direction 9 just 11 direction 10 which 11 direction 12 it 14 . 14 . 15 " reddy yawned , for he had been out all night , and he was sleepy . 1 reddy 2 yawned 2 yawned 3 , 2 yawned 12 and 2 yawned 15 sleepy 3 , 4 for 5 he 6 had 6 had 7 been 7 been 8 out 8 out 9 all 9 all 10 night 10 night 11 , 11 , 12 and 13 he 14 was 14 was 15 sleepy 15 sleepy 16 . he decided that the best thing he could do would be to get a good rest . 1 he 2 decided 2 decided 3 that 3 that 4 the 4 the 5 best 4 the 16 rest 5 best 6 thing 7 he 8 could 8 could 9 do 8 could 11 be 10 would 11 be 11 be 15 good 12 to 13 get 13 get 14 a 14 a 15 good 15 good 16 rest 16 rest 17 . one must always be fit if one is to get on in this life . 1 one 2 must 2 must 4 be 2 must 10 get 3 always 4 be 4 be 5 fit 5 fit 6 if 5 fit 7 one 8 is 9 to 9 to 10 get 10 get 11 on 11 on 13 this 12 in 13 this 13 this 14 life 14 life 15 . [so] [reddy] [curled] [up] [to] [sleep] [.] hardly had his eyes closed when he began to dream . 1 hardly 2 had 1 hardly 5 closed 1 hardly 6 when 3 his 4 eyes 4 eyes 5 closed 6 when 7 he 7 he 8 began 8 began 9 to 8 began 10 dream 10 dream 11 . it was a beautiful dream . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 5 dream 4 beautiful 5 dream 5 dream 6 . at least , [it] [was] [a] [beautiful] [dream] [to] [reddy] . 1 at 2 least 2 least 3 , 2 least 11 . fat hens were all about him . 1 fat 2 hens 2 hens 3 were 3 were 4 all 4 all 5 about 5 about 6 him 6 him 7 . they were so fat that they could hardly walk . 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 so 3 so 4 fat 4 fat 8 hardly 5 that 6 they 6 they 7 could 7 could 8 hardly 8 hardly 9 walk 9 walk 10 . never [in] [all] [his] [life] [had] [reddy] [fox] known anything so wonderful as was that dream . 1 never 9 known 1 never 10 anything 1 never 16 dream 10 anything 11 so 12 wonderful 13 as 12 wonderful 16 dream 14 was 15 that 15 that 16 dream 16 dream 17 . there were no dogs to worry him . 1 there 2 were 2 were 3 no 2 were 4 dogs 4 dogs 6 worry 5 to 6 worry 6 worry 7 him 7 him 8 . there were no hunters with dreadful guns . 1 there 2 were 2 were 3 no 2 were 4 hunters 4 hunters 5 with 4 hunters 7 guns 6 dreadful 7 guns 7 guns 8 . all he had to [do] was to [reach] [out] [and] help himself [to] as many fat [hens] as he wanted . 1 all 2 he 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 to 4 to 11 help 6 was 7 to 7 to 11 help 11 help 12 himself 12 himself 21 . 14 as 15 many 14 as 18 as 16 fat 18 as 18 as 19 he 19 he 20 wanted 20 wanted 21 . when he started for home the fat hens that were left started along with him . 1 when 2 he 2 he 3 started 3 started 4 for 3 started 5 home 3 started 8 hens 6 the 8 hens 7 fat 8 hens 8 hens 10 were 9 that 10 were 10 were 11 left 11 left 15 him 12 started 13 along 13 along 14 with 14 with 15 him 15 him 16 . he [led] [a] [procession] [of] [fat] [hens] [straight] [over] [to] his [home] [in] [the] [old] [pasture] . 1 he 11 his 11 his 17 . [chapter] [xxix] [reddy] [tries] [to] [arouse] [blacky's] [pity] trust a [fox] [only] as far as you can see him , and lock the chickens up before you do that . 1 trust 2 a 2 a 14 lock 5 as 6 far 6 far 7 as 7 as 9 can 8 you 9 can 9 can 10 see 10 see 11 him 11 him 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 lock 14 lock 15 the 14 lock 16 chickens 14 lock 17 up 14 lock 21 that 14 lock 22 . 17 up 18 before 19 you 20 do 20 do 21 that [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] early the next morning , just as [on] [the] morning [before] [,] [blacky] [stopped] [over] [by] [reddy] ['s] [house] . 1 early 10 morning 2 the 3 next 3 next 4 morning 3 next 10 morning 4 morning 5 , 5 , 7 as 6 just 7 as 10 morning 20 . this time [reddy] was already home . 1 this 2 time 1 this 4 was 4 was 5 already 5 already 6 home 6 home 7 . [actually] [he] [was] [waiting] [for] [blacky] [,] [though] [he] [wouldn't] [have] [had] [blacky] [know] [it] [for] [the] [world] [.] as soon as he saw [blacky] coming [,] he lay down [on] [his] [doorstep] [and] [pretended] [not] to see [blacky] at all . 1 as 2 soon 2 soon 3 as 3 as 4 he 3 as 9 he 4 he 5 saw 5 saw 7 coming 9 he 10 lay 10 lay 11 down 11 down 18 to 18 to 19 see 19 see 22 all 21 at 22 all 22 all 23 . " good morning , [reddy] , " said [blacky] , as he alighted in the top of a little [tree] [close] [by] . 1 " 2 good 1 " 8 said 2 good 3 morning 3 morning 4 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 10 , 8 said 23 . 10 , 11 as 11 as 12 he 12 he 13 alighted 13 alighted 14 in 13 alighted 16 top 15 the 16 top 16 top 17 of 18 a 19 little 19 little 23 . reddy raised his head as if it were all he could do to lift it . 1 reddy 2 raised 2 raised 4 head 3 his 4 head 4 head 5 as 4 head 16 . 5 as 6 if 6 if 7 it 6 if 8 were 6 if 11 could 8 were 9 all 10 he 11 could 11 could 12 do 11 could 14 lift 13 to 14 lift 14 lift 15 it " good morning , [blacky] , " said he in a feeble voice . 1 " 2 good 1 " 8 said 2 good 3 morning 3 morning 4 , 6 , 8 said 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 he 8 said 12 feeble 10 in 11 a 11 a 12 feeble 12 feeble 13 voice 13 voice 14 . blacky looked at him sharply . 1 blacky 5 sharply 2 looked 3 at 2 looked 5 sharply 4 him 5 sharply 5 sharply 6 . " what 's the matter , [reddy] ? " he demanded . 1 " 2 what 2 what 5 matter 3 's 5 matter 4 the 5 matter 5 matter 6 , 5 matter 8 ? 8 ? 9 " 8 ? 11 demanded 10 he 11 demanded 11 demanded 12 . " you seem to be feeling badly . " 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 seem 3 seem 4 to 3 seem 7 badly 4 to 5 be 6 feeling 7 badly 7 badly 8 . 8 . 9 " reddy sighed . 1 reddy 2 sighed 2 sighed 3 . it was a long , doleful sigh . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 7 sigh 4 long 5 , 4 long 7 sigh 6 doleful 7 sigh 7 sigh 8 . " [i] [am] [feeling] [badly] , [blacky] , " said he . 1 " 10 said 6 , 9 " 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 11 he 10 said 12 . " [i] never [felt] [worse] in my life . 1 " 3 never 3 never 8 life 6 in 8 life 7 my 8 life 8 life 9 . the truth is [i] [i] [i] ["] [reddy] [paused] . 1 the 2 truth 2 truth 3 is 2 truth 10 . " you what ? " [demanded] [blacky] [,] [looking] [at] [reddy] more sharply than ever . 1 " 2 you 2 you 4 ? 2 you 15 ever 3 what 4 ? 4 ? 5 " 12 more 13 sharply 12 more 14 than 14 than 15 ever 15 ever 16 . " [i] [am] [starving] , " said [reddy] [very] [feebly] . 1 " 7 said 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 11 . " [i] [certainly] [shall] [starve] [to] [death] [unless] [i] [can] [find] [some] [way] [of] [getting] [at] [least] [one] good [meal] [soon] . 1 " 19 good 19 good 22 . you have no idea [,] [blacky] , how dreadful it is to be hungry all the time . " 1 you 2 have 2 have 3 no 3 no 4 idea 3 no 17 time 4 idea 8 how 7 , 8 how 8 how 9 dreadful 9 dreadful 14 hungry 10 it 11 is 11 is 12 to 12 to 13 be 13 be 14 hungry 15 all 16 the 15 all 17 time 17 time 18 . 18 . 19 " again [reddy] [sighed] , and [followed] [this] [with] a second [sigh] and then [a] [third] [sigh] . 1 again 4 , 4 , 5 and 4 , 12 and 5 and 9 a 9 a 10 second 12 and 13 then 13 then 17 . blacky looked behind him [so] [that] [reddy] [might] [not] [see] [the] [twinkle] in his eyes . 1 blacky 2 looked 2 looked 3 behind 3 behind 4 him 4 him 13 in 13 in 14 his 14 his 15 eyes 15 eyes 16 . [for] [blacky] [understood] [perfectly] [what] [reddy] [was] [trying] [to] [do] [.] reddy wasn't fooling him a bit . 1 reddy 3 fooling 2 wasn't 3 fooling 3 fooling 4 him 3 fooling 6 bit 5 a 6 bit 6 bit 7 . when he looked back at [reddy] he was very grave . 1 when 2 he 2 he 3 looked 3 looked 4 back 3 looked 5 at 3 looked 10 grave 7 he 8 was 8 was 9 very 9 very 10 grave 10 grave 11 . he was doing his best to look very sympathetic . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 doing 3 doing 5 best 3 doing 9 sympathetic 4 his 5 best 6 to 7 look 7 look 9 sympathetic 8 very 9 sympathetic 9 sympathetic 10 . " [i] ['m] [right] sorry to hear this , [reddy] , " said he . 1 " 5 sorry 1 " 13 said 5 sorry 7 hear 6 to 7 hear 7 hear 8 this 9 , 12 " 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 said 13 said 14 he 13 said 15 . " [i] certainly [am] . 1 " 3 certainly 3 certainly 5 . i 've been hungry myself more than once . 1 i 2 've 1 i 5 myself 2 've 3 been 4 hungry 5 myself 5 myself 8 once 6 more 7 than 7 than 8 once 8 once 9 . if you were not so weak [,] [i] would be tempted to show you where they are . " 1 if 2 you 2 you 3 were 2 you 17 are 3 were 4 not 5 so 6 weak 6 weak 11 tempted 9 would 10 be 10 be 11 tempted 11 tempted 12 to 11 tempted 13 show 13 show 14 you 14 you 17 are 15 where 17 are 16 they 17 are 17 are 18 . 18 . 19 " [chapter] [xxx] [blacky] [the] [crow] [is] [all] [pity] people who think that they are fooling others very often discover that they have been fooling themselves . 1 people 2 who 1 people 6 are 3 think 4 that 4 that 5 they 5 they 6 are 6 are 7 fooling 7 fooling 8 others 7 fooling 11 discover 7 fooling 16 fooling 9 very 10 often 10 often 11 discover 11 discover 12 that 13 they 14 have 14 have 15 been 15 been 16 fooling 16 fooling 17 themselves 17 themselves 18 . [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] i just can't bear to see an old friend starve . 1 i 2 just 1 i 3 can't 3 can't 4 bear 4 bear 10 starve 5 to 6 see 5 to 10 starve 7 an 8 old 8 old 9 friend 9 friend 10 starve 10 starve 11 . it is too bad that those fat hens are so far away . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 too 3 too 4 bad 3 too 11 far 5 that 6 those 6 those 8 hens 7 fat 8 hens 8 hens 9 are 9 are 10 so 10 so 11 far 11 far 12 away 12 away 13 . i feel sure that one of them would make you [quite] [yourself] [again] . " 1 i 2 feel 2 feel 3 sure 3 sure 4 that 3 sure 6 of 3 sure 8 would 5 one 6 of 6 of 7 them 8 would 9 make 9 make 10 you 10 you 14 . 14 . 15 " " don't don't talk about them , " said [reddy] [feebly] . 1 " 2 don't 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 talk 4 talk 5 about 5 about 6 them 6 them 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 12 . " [if] [i] [could] [have] just one fat hen that is all [i] would [ask] [.] 1 " 6 just 6 just 7 one 7 one 8 fat 8 fat 9 hen 9 hen 10 that 10 that 11 is 10 that 14 would 11 is 12 all are they so very far from here ? " 1 are 2 they 1 are 3 so 3 so 5 far 4 very 5 far 5 far 6 from 6 from 7 here 7 here 8 ? 8 ? 9 " blacky nodded his head vigorously . 1 blacky 5 vigorously 2 nodded 5 vigorously 3 his 4 head 4 head 5 vigorously 5 vigorously 6 . " yes , " said he , " they are a long way from here . 1 " 2 yes 2 yes 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 5 said 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 10 are 9 they 10 are 10 are 15 here 11 a 12 long 12 long 13 way 13 way 14 from 14 from 15 here 15 here 16 . they are such a long way that [i] ['m] [afraid] you are too weak to make the journey . 1 they 2 are 1 they 12 are 2 are 3 such 3 such 4 a 4 a 5 long 5 long 6 way 7 that 11 you 11 you 12 are 12 are 13 too 13 too 14 weak 14 weak 18 journey 15 to 16 make 16 make 18 journey 17 the 18 journey 18 journey 19 . " it wouldn't do any harm to try it , [perhaps] [,] " suggested [reddy] [,] [in] [a] [hesitating] [way] . 1 " 2 it 1 " 14 suggested 2 it 3 wouldn't 3 wouldn't 4 do 4 do 6 harm 5 any 6 harm 6 harm 7 to 8 try 9 it 9 it 10 , 10 , 13 " 13 " 14 suggested 14 suggested 21 . " it is no worse to starve to death in one place than another [,] [and] [i] [never] was one to [give] [up] [without] [trying] [.] 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 is 2 it 19 was 3 is 4 no 3 is 5 worse 5 worse 7 starve 5 worse 13 than 6 to 7 starve 7 starve 9 death 7 starve 10 in 8 to 9 death 10 in 12 place 11 one 12 place 13 than 14 another 19 was 20 one 20 one 21 to of course [i] [cannot] [keep] [up] [with] you [.] 1 of 2 course 2 course 8 you in fact , [i] [couldn't] [if] [i] [were] [feeling] [well] and strong . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 3 , 11 and 11 and 12 strong 12 strong 13 . perhaps you can tell me just how to find that place , and [then] [i] [needn't] [bother] [you] [at] all . " 1 perhaps 2 you 2 you 3 can 3 can 4 tell 3 can 9 find 4 tell 5 me 4 tell 7 how 6 just 7 how 8 to 9 find 9 find 10 that 9 find 11 place 11 place 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 20 all 20 all 21 . 21 . 22 " blacky pretended to be lost in thought [while] [reddy] [watched] [him] [anxiously] [.] 1 blacky 2 pretended 2 pretended 3 to 2 pretended 4 be 2 pretended 5 lost 5 lost 6 in 5 lost 7 thought finally [blacky] spoke . 1 finally 3 spoke 3 spoke 4 . " it certainly makes my heart ache to see you in such a [condition] , [brother] [reddy] , " said he . 1 " 2 it 1 " 20 said 2 it 4 makes 3 certainly 4 makes 4 makes 7 ache 4 makes 12 such 5 my 6 heart 6 heart 7 ache 7 ache 8 to 7 ache 11 in 8 to 9 see 9 see 10 you 12 such 13 a 15 , 19 " 18 , 19 " 19 " 20 said 20 said 21 he 20 said 22 . " [i] tell you what [i] 'll do . 1 " 5 what 3 tell 4 you 3 tell 5 what 5 what 8 do 7 'll 8 do 8 do 9 . you know [crows] [are] [famous] [for] [flying] [in] [a] [straight] [line] when we want to get to any place in particular . 1 you 2 know 1 you 14 want 12 when 13 we 13 we 14 want 14 want 15 to 14 want 17 to 14 want 18 any 15 to 16 get 18 any 19 place 18 any 21 particular 20 in 21 particular 21 particular 22 . i will fly straight towards that farm where the fat hens are . 1 i 2 will 2 will 3 fly 3 fly 4 straight 4 straight 5 towards 5 towards 7 farm 6 that 7 farm 7 farm 8 where 7 farm 11 hens 9 the 11 hens 10 fat 11 hens 11 hens 12 are 11 hens 13 . you follow along as best you can . 1 you 7 can 2 follow 3 along 3 along 4 as 4 as 7 can 5 best 7 can 6 you 7 can 7 can 8 . in [your] [feeble] [condition] [it] [will] [take] [you] a long time to get [anywhere] [near] there . 1 in 9 a 9 a 10 long 10 long 11 time 11 time 12 to 12 to 13 get 13 get 16 there 16 there 17 . this will give me time to go hunt for my own dinner , and [then] [i] will come back [until] [i] meet you . 1 this 2 will 1 this 5 time 2 will 3 give 3 give 4 me 5 time 6 to 6 to 7 go 6 to 22 meet 7 go 8 hunt 7 go 19 back 8 hunt 9 for 9 for 12 dinner 10 my 11 own 11 own 12 dinner 12 dinner 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 17 will 17 will 18 come 22 meet 23 you 22 meet 24 . after that [,] [i] will show you the way . 1 after 2 that 2 that 9 way 5 will 6 show 6 show 7 you 6 show 9 way 8 the 9 way 9 way 10 . now [i] [will] [start] [along] [and] you [follow] . " 1 now 7 you 7 you 9 . 9 . 10 " reddy got to his feet as if it were hard work . 1 reddy 2 got 2 got 3 to 3 to 11 work 4 his 5 feet 4 his 11 work 6 as 7 if 7 if 8 it 8 it 10 hard 9 were 10 hard 10 hard 11 work 11 work 12 . then [blacky] [spread] [his] [wings] [and] started [off] [,] [cawing] [encouragement] . 1 then 7 started 7 started 12 . all the time [inside] he was laughing to think that [reddy] [fox] [should] [think] he had [fooled] [him] . 1 all 2 the 1 all 3 time 3 time 5 he 5 he 6 was 5 he 16 had 6 was 7 laughing 8 to 9 think 9 think 10 that 10 that 15 he 15 he 16 had 16 had 19 . " he forgot to ask again if there is a dog [there] , " chuckled [blacky] [to] [himself] . 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 forgot 2 he 15 chuckled 3 forgot 4 to 4 to 5 ask 5 ask 6 again 5 ask 7 if 7 if 8 there 8 there 9 is 9 is 10 a 10 a 11 dog 11 dog 13 , 13 , 14 " 15 chuckled 19 . as for [reddy] [,] [no] [sooner] [was] [blacky] [well] [on] his [way] [than] he started [off] [at] [his] [swiftest] [pace] . 1 as 2 for 1 as 14 he 2 for 11 his 14 he 15 started 15 started 21 . there was nothing [weak] [or] [feeble] in the way [reddy] [ran] [then] . 1 there 2 was 1 there 3 nothing 3 nothing 7 in 7 in 8 the 8 the 9 way 9 way 13 . he was in a hurry to get to those fat hens . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 in 3 in 5 hurry 4 a 5 hurry 5 hurry 7 get 5 hurry 8 to 5 hurry 11 hens 6 to 7 get 9 those 11 hens 10 fat 11 hens 11 hens 12 . [chapter] [xxxi] [blacky] [is] [much] [pleased] [with] [himself] you cannot tell from a single feather what a bird looks like , nor from a lone hair how big a dog is . 1 you 2 cannot 2 cannot 3 tell 2 cannot 7 feather 4 from 5 a 5 a 6 single 6 single 7 feather 7 feather 8 what 7 feather 10 bird 7 feather 15 from 7 feather 18 hair 9 a 10 bird 10 bird 11 looks 10 bird 14 nor 11 looks 12 like 13 , 14 nor 15 from 16 a 17 lone 18 hair 18 hair 20 big 19 how 20 big 20 big 22 dog 21 a 22 dog 22 dog 23 is 22 dog 24 . [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] straight [away] towards the [farm] [where] [bowser] [the] [hound] [was] [flew] [blacky] [the] [crow] [.] 1 straight 3 towards 3 towards 4 the [in] [between] [times] [blacky] [would] [chuckle] [to] [himself] [.] he was [mightily] pleased with himself , [was] [blacky] [.] 1 he 2 was 1 he 6 himself 2 was 4 pleased 4 pleased 5 with 6 himself 7 , in the first place his plan was working beautifully . 1 in 2 the 1 in 5 his 2 the 3 first 3 first 4 place 5 his 6 plan 6 plan 8 working 7 was 8 working 8 working 9 beautifully 9 beautifully 10 . you know what he was after was to get [reddy] [fox] over [to] that [farm] [where] [bowser] was . 1 you 2 know 2 know 3 what 3 what 4 he 4 he 5 was 4 he 7 was 4 he 18 was 5 was 6 after 7 was 8 to 8 to 9 get 9 get 12 over 12 over 14 that 18 was 19 . he [hoped] [that] [if] [reddy] [should] [catch] [one] [of] [those] [fat] [hens] [,] [the] [farmer] would [put] [bowser] [on] [reddy] ['s] [trail] . 1 he 16 would 16 would 23 . of course , it [all] [depended] [on] [whether] [reddy] would [catch] [one] [of] [those] [fat] [hens] and [whether] [bowser] would be [allowed] to [hunt] him . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 , 2 course 4 it 4 it 10 would 10 would 21 be 17 and 20 would 20 would 21 be 21 be 23 to 23 to 25 him 25 him 26 . blacky [had] [a] [plan] [for] [making] [sure] [that] [if] [reddy] [did] [get] one [of] [those] [hens] [the] [folks] in the [farmhouse] [would] [know] [it] [.] 1 blacky 20 the 13 one 19 in 19 in 20 the but what [tickled] [blacky] [most] [the] [knowledge] [that] [reddy] [fox] thought he was [fooling] [blacky] [.] 1 but 2 what 2 what 13 was 11 thought 12 he 12 he 13 was you [remember] [that] [reddy] [had] [pretended] to be very [weak] [.] 1 you 7 to 7 to 8 be 8 be 9 very blacky knew that [reddy] was nothing of the kind . 1 blacky 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 6 nothing 3 that 5 was 6 nothing 7 of 7 of 8 the 8 the 9 kind 9 kind 10 . at [the] [very] [first] [opportunity] [blacky] [stopped] in the top of a tall tree as if [to] [rest] [.] 1 at 10 top 8 in 9 the 9 the 10 top 10 top 11 of 10 top 13 tall 12 a 13 tall 13 tall 14 tree 13 tall 15 as 15 as 16 if his real reason for stopping was to have a chance to look back . 1 his 13 back 2 real 3 reason 2 real 10 chance 3 reason 4 for 3 reason 5 stopping 5 stopping 7 to 6 was 7 to 8 have 10 chance 9 a 10 chance 10 chance 11 to 11 to 12 look 12 look 13 back 13 back 14 . you see , while he was flying he couldn't look behind him . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 2 see 12 him 4 while 5 he 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 flying 7 flying 11 behind 8 he 9 couldn't 9 couldn't 10 look 10 look 11 behind 11 behind 12 him 12 him 13 . there was nothing weak or feeble in the way that red speck was coming across the snow-covered fields . 1 there 2 was 1 there 3 nothing 3 nothing 4 weak 4 weak 6 feeble 5 or 6 feeble 6 feeble 7 in 6 feeble 9 way 6 feeble 10 that 6 feeble 12 speck 7 in 8 the 11 red 12 speck 12 speck 14 coming 12 speck 17 snow-covered 13 was 14 coming 15 across 17 snow-covered 16 the 17 snow-covered 17 snow-covered 18 fields 18 fields 19 . blacky chuckled hoarsely . 1 blacky 2 chuckled 2 chuckled 3 hoarsely 3 hoarsely 4 . nearer and nearer came the red speck , and of course the nearer it came the larger it grew . 1 nearer 2 and 1 nearer 3 nearer 3 nearer 4 came 3 nearer 7 speck 3 nearer 13 nearer 5 the 6 red 6 red 7 speck 7 speck 8 , 7 speck 10 of 8 , 9 and 10 of 11 course 10 of 12 the 13 nearer 14 it 13 nearer 15 came 13 nearer 17 larger 16 the 17 larger 17 larger 18 it 17 larger 19 grew 19 grew 20 . presently it stopped moving fast . 1 presently 3 stopped 2 it 3 stopped 3 stopped 4 moving 4 moving 5 fast 5 fast 6 . it began to move slowly and stop every once in a while , as if to rest . 1 it 2 began 2 began 3 to 2 began 4 move 2 began 16 to 4 move 5 slowly 5 slowly 6 and 5 slowly 7 stop 5 slowly 13 , 7 stop 8 every 8 every 9 once 9 once 10 in 10 in 11 a 11 a 12 while 13 , 14 as 14 as 15 if 16 to 17 rest 17 rest 18 . blacky laughed right out . 1 blacky 2 laughed 2 laughed 3 right 2 laughed 5 . 3 right 4 out he knew [then] that [reddy] [fox] had [discovered] him [sitting] in the top of that [tall] tree [and] was once [more] [pretending] . 1 he 2 knew 1 he 7 had 2 knew 4 that 7 had 9 him 9 him 11 in 9 him 23 . 11 in 12 the 12 the 13 top 13 top 14 of 13 top 17 tree 14 of 15 that 19 was 20 once 20 once 23 . it was a sort of a game , [a] [game] [that] [blacky] [thoroughly] [enjoyed] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 15 . 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 sort 4 sort 5 of 4 sort 7 game 5 of 6 a 7 game 8 , as soon as he [knew] [that] [reddy] had [discovered] him , he [once] [more] spread his black wings and started on . 1 as 2 soon 2 soon 3 as 3 as 4 he 4 he 8 had 8 had 10 him 10 him 11 , 11 , 12 he 12 he 15 spread 15 spread 18 wings 16 his 18 wings 17 black 18 wings 18 wings 19 and 18 wings 20 started 20 started 21 on 21 on 22 . the same thing happened over again . 1 the 2 same 2 same 3 thing 2 same 6 again 3 thing 4 happened 5 over 6 again 6 again 7 . in [fact] [,] [blacky] [did] [not] [fly] [far] this time before [once] [more] [waiting] . 1 in 9 this 9 this 10 time 10 time 11 before 11 before 15 . it was great fun to see [reddy] [suddenly] [pretend] that he was too [weak] to run . 1 it 2 was 1 it 12 was 2 was 3 great 3 great 4 fun 4 fun 6 see 5 to 6 see 10 that 11 he 11 he 12 was 12 was 13 too 13 too 17 . 15 to 16 run 16 run 17 . it was [such] [fun] that [blacky] [quite] [forgot] [that] he had had no [breakfast] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 15 . 2 was 5 that 5 that 10 he 10 he 11 had 10 he 12 had 12 had 13 no yes , [blacky] [the] [crow] [was] very much pleased with [himself] [.] 1 yes 2 , 2 , 7 very 7 very 8 much 8 much 9 pleased 9 pleased 10 with it looked very much as if he would [succeed] [in] [helping] [bowser] [the] [hound] . 1 it 3 very 2 looked 3 very 3 very 4 much 4 much 5 as 5 as 6 if 6 if 7 he 7 he 8 would 8 would 15 . this pleased him . 1 this 2 pleased 2 pleased 3 him 3 him 4 . [chapter] [xxxii] [blacky] [waits] [for] [reddy] be wise , my friends , and [do] [not] [fail] [to] [trust] [a] [dog] [who] [wags] his tail . 1 be 2 wise 2 wise 3 , 3 , 4 my 4 my 5 friends 5 friends 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 17 his 17 his 18 tail 18 tail 19 . [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] just [before] [reaching] [the] [farm] where [the] [fat] [hens] and [bowser] the [hound] [were] [,] [blacky] [waited] [for] [reddy] [fox] [to] [catch] [up] [.] 1 just 6 where 6 where 12 the 10 and 12 the it was some time before [reddy] [appeared] , [for] [he] [wasn't] [traveling] as fast [now] as when he had started out . 1 it 2 was 1 it 8 , 2 was 3 some 3 some 4 time 4 time 5 before 8 , 13 as 13 as 14 fast 14 fast 16 as 16 as 18 he 17 when 18 he 18 he 19 had 19 had 20 started 20 started 21 out 21 out 22 . as soon as [blacky] saw [him] he hid in the thick branches [of] [a] [tall] [pine-tree] [.] 1 as 2 soon 2 soon 3 as 3 as 5 saw 3 as 7 he 7 he 8 hid 8 hid 9 in 8 hid 11 thick 9 in 10 the 11 thick 12 branches reddy didn't see him . 1 reddy 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 see 3 see 4 him 4 him 5 . in [fact] [,] [blacky] [had] [been] [so] [far] [ahead] [that] [reddy] [had] [lost] sight of him some time before . 1 in 14 sight 14 sight 15 of 15 of 16 him 16 him 20 . 17 some 18 time 18 time 19 before 19 before 20 . out of the bushes [trotted] [reddy] . 1 out 2 of 2 of 3 the 3 the 4 bushes 4 bushes 7 . his tongue was hanging out just a little , and he was panting . 1 his 2 tongue 2 tongue 4 hanging 2 tongue 9 , 3 was 4 hanging 4 hanging 5 out 4 hanging 6 just 6 just 7 a 7 a 8 little 9 , 10 and 10 and 13 panting 11 he 12 was 12 was 13 panting 13 panting 14 . blacky was just about [to] [speak] [when] [reddy] [stopped] [.] 1 blacky 2 was 2 was 3 just 3 just 4 about he stood as still as if he had suddenly been frozen stiff . 1 he 2 stood 1 he 8 had 3 as 6 if 4 still 5 as 5 as 6 if 6 if 7 he 7 he 8 had 8 had 9 suddenly 9 suddenly 11 frozen 10 been 11 frozen 11 frozen 12 stiff 11 frozen 13 . his sharp black ears were cocked forward , and his head was turned just a little to one side . 1 his 4 ears 2 sharp 3 black 2 sharp 4 ears 4 ears 6 cocked 5 were 6 cocked 6 cocked 7 forward 6 cocked 11 head 6 cocked 16 little 6 cocked 19 side 7 forward 9 and 8 , 9 and 10 his 11 head 11 head 12 was 11 head 13 turned 14 just 15 a 15 a 16 little 17 to 19 side 18 one 19 side 19 side 20 . reddy was listening . 1 reddy 3 listening 2 was 3 listening 3 listening 4 . he was [listening] [for] the voice of [blacky] . 1 he 2 was 2 was 5 the 5 the 6 voice 6 voice 7 of 6 voice 9 . you see , he [thought] [blacky] was still [far] [ahead] of him . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 2 see 12 him 3 , 4 he 4 he 7 was 7 was 8 still 11 of 12 him 12 him 13 . for several minutes [reddy] [stood] [listening] [with] [all] [his] [might] , and [blacky] 's [sharp] eyes [twinkled] as he looked [down] [,] [watching] [reddy] [.] 1 for 2 several 2 several 3 minutes 3 minutes 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 20 looked 14 's 16 eyes 16 eyes 18 as 18 as 19 he 19 he 20 looked [suddenly] [reddy] [sat] [down] [.] there was an expression [on] [his] [sharp] [face] which [blacky] [understood] [perfectly] [.] 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 an 3 an 4 expression 4 expression 9 which it was [quite] plain that [reddy] was [becoming] [suspicious] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 7 was 2 was 4 plain 4 plain 5 that 7 was 10 . he had begun to [suspect] that he had been [tricked] [by] [blacky] [and] [led] so far away from home for nothing . 1 he 2 had 1 he 8 had 2 had 3 begun 3 begun 4 to 6 that 7 he 7 he 8 had 8 had 9 been 9 been 15 so 15 so 16 far 16 far 17 away 17 away 18 from 18 from 19 home 19 home 20 for 19 home 22 . 20 for 21 nothing [down] [inside] [blacky] [chuckled] [.] it was a [noiseless] [chuckle] , [for] [blacky] [did] not [intend] to give [himself] away [until] [he] [had] [to] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 20 . 2 was 3 a 2 was 10 not 6 , 10 not 12 to 13 give 13 give 15 away 15 away 20 . but when [at] [last] he saw that [reddy] was beginning to get [uneasy] [,] [blacky] [spoke] . 1 but 2 when 2 when 5 he 5 he 6 saw 6 saw 7 that 7 that 9 was 9 was 10 beginning 10 beginning 11 to 11 to 12 get 12 get 17 . " you seem to be feeling better , [brother] [reddy] , " said he . 1 " 2 you 1 " 13 said 2 you 3 seem 3 seem 4 to 4 to 5 be 5 be 7 better 6 feeling 7 better 8 , 12 " 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 said 13 said 14 he 13 said 15 . at [the] [sound] [of] [blacky] ['s] [voice] [,] [reddy] [was] [so] [startled] that he [jumped] quite as if he had sat [down] on a [prickly] [briar] [.] 1 at 13 that 13 that 14 he 14 he 21 sat 16 quite 17 as 17 as 18 if 18 if 19 he 19 he 20 had 19 he 21 sat 21 sat 23 on 23 on 24 a he was sharp enough to know that it was no longer of any use to pretend . 1 he 2 was 2 was 4 enough 3 sharp 4 enough 4 enough 5 to 5 to 6 know 5 to 16 pretend 6 know 7 that 8 it 9 was 9 was 10 no 10 no 11 longer 10 no 14 use 12 of 14 use 13 any 14 use 14 use 16 pretend 15 to 16 pretend 16 pretend 17 . " [i] ['m] [feeling] better , " said he . 1 " 8 said 5 better 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 he 8 said 10 . " the thought of [those] [fat] [hens] [has] [quite] [restored] my strength . 1 " 3 thought 2 the 3 thought 3 thought 4 of 4 of 11 my 11 my 12 strength 12 strength 13 . did you say that they are near here ? " 1 did 2 you 2 you 3 say 3 say 4 that 3 say 9 ? 4 that 5 they 5 they 6 are 7 near 8 here 8 here 9 ? 9 ? 10 " " [i] [didn't] [say] [,] but ["] [blacky] didn't [finish] . 1 " 6 but 6 but 9 didn't 9 didn't 11 . he didn't need to . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 need 3 need 4 to 4 to 5 . from the other side of a little swamp in front of them a rooster crowed . 1 from 4 side 2 the 3 other 3 other 4 side 4 side 5 of 4 side 8 swamp 6 a 7 little 7 little 8 swamp 8 swamp 10 front 8 swamp 14 rooster 9 in 10 front 10 front 11 of 11 of 12 them 13 a 14 rooster 14 rooster 15 crowed 15 crowed 16 . that was answer enough ! 1 that 2 was 2 was 3 answer 3 answer 4 enough 4 enough 5 ! reddy 's yellow eyes gleamed . 1 reddy 2 's 1 reddy 5 gleamed 3 yellow 5 gleamed 4 eyes 5 gleamed 5 gleamed 6 . in an instant he was on his feet , the picture of alertness . 1 in 3 instant 2 an 3 instant 3 instant 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 on 6 on 7 his 7 his 8 feet 8 feet 9 , 8 feet 13 alertness 10 the 11 picture 11 picture 13 alertness 12 of 13 alertness 13 alertness 14 . " are you satisfied that [i] [told] [the] [truth] ? " asked [blacky] . 1 " 2 are 1 " 12 asked 2 are 3 you 2 are 4 satisfied 5 that 10 ? 10 ? 11 " 10 ? 12 asked 12 asked 14 . reddy nodded . 1 reddy 2 nodded 2 nodded 3 . [chapter] [xxxiii] [reddy] [watches] [the] [fat] [hens] sooner or later the crookedest trail will straighten . 1 sooner 5 crookedest 2 or 5 crookedest 3 later 5 crookedest 4 the 5 crookedest 5 crookedest 6 trail 5 crookedest 7 will 5 crookedest 8 straighten 8 straighten 9 . [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] at the sound of [that] [rooster] 's voice [on] the other side of the little [swamp] [,] [reddy] [became] [a] [changed] [fox] . 1 at 2 the 1 at 10 the 2 the 3 sound 3 sound 4 of 3 sound 8 voice 7 's 8 voice 10 the 11 other 11 other 12 side 12 side 13 of 12 side 23 . 13 of 14 the 14 the 15 little he did not even [glance] [up] [at] [blacky] [.] 1 he 2 did 2 did 3 not 3 not 4 even he did not even say thank you to [blacky] [for] [having] [shown] [him] the way . 1 he 2 did 2 did 3 not 2 did 5 say 3 not 4 even 5 say 6 thank 6 thank 7 you 7 you 8 to 8 to 14 the 14 the 15 way 15 way 16 . he looked neither to the right nor to the left , but with eyes fixed eagerly ahead , began to steal forward swiftly . 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 3 neither 3 neither 7 nor 4 to 5 the 5 the 6 right 6 right 7 nor 7 nor 21 steal 8 to 9 the 8 to 21 steal 10 left 15 fixed 11 , 12 but 11 , 13 with 13 with 14 eyes 14 eyes 15 fixed 15 fixed 16 eagerly 15 fixed 21 steal 16 eagerly 17 ahead 16 eagerly 18 , 19 began 20 to 19 began 21 steal 21 steal 23 swiftly 22 forward 23 swiftly 23 swiftly 24 . to [this] [he] [crawled] [on] [his] [stomach] [and] [peeped] [around] the end of it . 1 to 11 the 11 the 12 end 12 end 13 of 13 of 14 it 14 it 15 . everything was [as] [blacky] [the] [crow] [had] [said] [.] 1 everything 2 was they were not [shut] [in] [by] a [wire] [fence] [as] were [farmer] [brown] ['s] [hens] . 1 they 2 were 1 they 11 were 2 were 3 not 3 not 7 a 11 were 16 . some were taking a sun bath just in front of the barn door . 1 some 2 were 2 were 3 taking 3 taking 6 bath 4 a 6 bath 5 sun 6 bath 6 bath 7 just 6 bath 9 front 6 bath 12 barn 8 in 9 front 9 front 10 of 10 of 11 the 11 the 12 barn 12 barn 13 door 13 door 14 . others were scattered about , picking up bits of food which had been thrown out for them . 1 others 3 scattered 2 were 3 scattered 3 scattered 4 about 3 scattered 6 picking 5 , 6 picking 6 picking 7 up 6 picking 8 bits 8 bits 9 of 8 bits 10 food 8 bits 14 thrown 11 which 12 had 12 had 13 been 13 been 14 thrown 14 thrown 15 out 14 thrown 17 them 16 for 17 them 17 them 18 . a few were scratching in some straw in the cowyard . 1 a 2 few 2 few 4 scratching 3 were 4 scratching 4 scratching 5 in 4 scratching 10 cowyard 6 some 7 straw 7 straw 10 cowyard 8 in 10 cowyard 9 the 10 cowyard 10 cowyard 11 . in the barn a horse stamped . 1 in 3 barn 2 the 3 barn 3 barn 6 stamped 3 barn 7 . 4 a 5 horse 5 horse 6 stamped from the farmhouse sounded the voice of a woman singing . 1 from 3 farmhouse 2 the 3 farmhouse 3 farmhouse 4 sounded 4 sounded 6 voice 5 the 6 voice 6 voice 7 of 6 voice 10 singing 8 a 9 woman 9 woman 10 singing 10 singing 11 . once [the] [door] [of] [the] [farmhouse] [opened] , and [an] [appetizing] [odor] [floated] out [to] [tickle] [the] [nose] of [reddy] . 1 once 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 14 out 14 out 19 of 19 of 21 . reddy looked sharply for signs of a dog . 1 reddy 3 sharply 2 looked 3 sharply 3 sharply 5 signs 3 sharply 9 . 4 for 5 signs 5 signs 6 of 5 signs 8 dog 7 a 8 dog not one could he see . 1 not 2 one 2 one 3 could 3 could 5 see 4 he 5 see 5 see 6 . if there was a dog , he must be either in the barn or in the house . 1 if 2 there 1 if 7 he 2 there 3 was 3 was 4 a 4 a 5 dog 5 dog 6 , 7 he 8 must 8 must 9 be 9 be 10 either 10 either 13 barn 10 either 14 or 10 either 18 . 11 in 13 barn 12 the 13 barn 15 in 16 the 16 the 17 house 17 house 18 . it was quite clear [to] [reddy] that no [fox] [had] [bothered] [this] [flock] [of] [fat] [hens] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 17 . 2 was 3 quite 2 was 8 no 3 quite 4 clear 4 clear 7 that he was sorely tempted to rush out and grab one of them at once , but he didn't . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 sorely 3 sorely 4 tempted 3 sorely 9 grab 4 tempted 5 to 6 rush 7 out 6 rush 9 grab 8 and 9 grab 9 grab 10 one 9 grab 13 at 10 one 11 of 11 of 12 them 13 at 14 once 14 once 15 , 15 , 16 but 16 but 18 didn't 17 he 18 didn't 18 didn't 19 . he was far too clever to do anything like that until he was absolutely sure that it would be safe . 1 he 2 was 2 was 4 too 2 was 14 absolutely 3 far 4 too 4 too 5 clever 5 clever 8 anything 6 to 7 do 7 do 8 anything 8 anything 9 like 9 like 10 that 11 until 12 he 11 until 14 absolutely 13 was 14 absolutely 14 absolutely 15 sure 14 absolutely 20 safe 15 sure 16 that 17 it 18 would 18 would 19 be 19 be 20 safe 20 safe 21 . he was sure that he could get one of those fat hens , but he wanted more . 1 he 16 wanted 2 was 3 sure 3 sure 4 that 4 that 5 he 5 he 16 wanted 6 could 7 get 7 get 8 one 8 one 9 of 9 of 10 those 10 those 12 hens 11 fat 12 hens 12 hens 16 wanted 13 , 14 but 14 but 15 he 15 he 16 wanted 16 wanted 17 more 17 more 18 . the thing to do was to be patient until he could catch one without alarming the others . 1 the 17 others 2 thing 3 to 3 to 4 do 3 to 7 be 5 was 6 to 6 to 7 be 7 be 8 patient 8 patient 9 until 9 until 15 alarming 10 he 11 could 11 could 12 catch 12 catch 13 one 12 catch 15 alarming 14 without 15 alarming 15 alarming 17 others 16 the 17 others 17 others 18 . then perhaps he would be able to catch another . 1 then 3 he 2 perhaps 3 he 3 he 4 would 4 would 5 be 5 be 6 able 6 able 7 to 6 able 8 catch 8 catch 9 another 9 another 10 . reddy decided to be patient and wait . 1 reddy 2 decided 2 decided 3 to 2 decided 7 wait 3 to 4 be 4 be 5 patient 5 patient 6 and 5 patient 7 wait 7 wait 8 . [chapter] [xxxiv] [patience] [and] [impatience] [patience] [is] [a] [virtue] [in] [a] [cause] [that] ['s] [right] [.] in a [cause] [that] [isn't] [,] [it] ['s] [a] [cause] [for] fright . 1 in 2 a 2 a 12 fright 12 fright 13 . [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] one of the first things that the little people of the [green] [forest] [and] the [green] [meadows] [who] [hunt] other little people [learn] [is] [patience] [.] 1 one 2 of 1 one 10 of 2 of 3 the 2 of 7 the 3 the 4 first 4 first 5 things 5 things 6 that 7 the 8 little 8 little 9 people 10 of 11 the 10 of 15 the 15 the 20 other 20 other 22 people 21 little 22 people sometimes it takes a long time to learn this , but it is a necessary lesson . 1 sometimes 3 takes 2 it 3 takes 3 takes 4 a 4 a 5 long 4 a 16 lesson 6 time 7 to 7 to 8 learn 8 learn 9 this 8 learn 16 lesson 9 this 10 , 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 it 12 it 13 is 14 a 16 lesson 15 necessary 16 lesson 16 lesson 17 . reddy [fox] had [learned] [it] [.] 1 reddy 3 had reddy knew that often even his cleverness would not succeed without patience . 1 reddy 2 knew 1 reddy 7 cleverness 2 knew 3 that 4 often 7 cleverness 5 even 7 cleverness 6 his 7 cleverness 7 cleverness 10 succeed 8 would 10 succeed 9 not 10 succeed 10 succeed 11 without 10 succeed 12 patience 12 patience 13 . when he was young he had lost many a good meal through impatience . 1 when 2 he 2 he 3 was 2 he 6 had 3 was 4 young 5 he 6 had 6 had 7 lost 7 lost 11 meal 8 many 9 a 9 a 10 good 10 good 11 meal 11 meal 13 impatience 12 through 13 impatience 13 impatience 14 . reddy could not remember when he had been more hungry than he was now . 1 reddy 2 could 2 could 3 not 2 could 4 remember 4 remember 5 when 4 remember 14 now 5 when 6 he 5 when 12 he 6 he 7 had 7 had 8 been 8 been 9 more 9 more 11 than 10 hungry 11 than 12 he 13 was 14 now 15 . if he were discovered , there would be small chance for him to get another fat hen . 1 if 2 he 2 he 4 discovered 3 were 4 discovered 4 discovered 6 there 4 discovered 15 another 5 , 6 there 6 there 8 be 7 would 8 be 9 small 10 chance 10 chance 11 for 10 chance 14 get 11 for 12 him 13 to 14 get 14 get 15 another 15 another 17 hen 15 another 18 . 16 fat 17 hen reddy is keen enough to make the most of an opportunity . 1 reddy 3 keen 2 is 3 keen 3 keen 4 enough 4 enough 5 to 5 to 6 make 6 make 8 most 7 the 8 most 8 most 9 of 8 most 11 opportunity 10 an 11 opportunity 11 opportunity 12 . he knew that if he could get one of these hens without frightening the others , he would have a chance to get another . 1 he 2 knew 1 he 6 could 2 knew 3 that 4 if 5 he 5 he 6 could 6 could 7 get 6 could 13 frightening 6 could 19 have 8 one 9 of 9 of 10 these 10 these 13 frightening 11 hens 13 frightening 12 without 13 frightening 13 frightening 15 others 14 the 15 others 16 , 17 he 17 he 18 would 18 would 19 have 19 have 21 chance 20 a 21 chance 21 chance 22 to 22 to 23 get 23 get 24 another 24 another 25 . he might have a chance to get several in this way . 1 he 2 might 2 might 3 have 3 have 5 chance 4 a 5 chance 5 chance 6 to 5 chance 8 several 5 chance 12 . 6 to 7 get 9 in 10 this 10 this 11 way 11 way 12 . so , though he was so eager and so hungry , he made himself keep perfectly still , while he studied out a plan . 1 so 2 , 1 so 12 he 2 , 3 though 3 though 4 he 3 though 12 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 so 6 so 7 eager 7 eager 10 hungry 8 and 9 so 9 so 10 hungry 10 hungry 11 , 12 he 13 made 12 he 21 studied 13 made 14 himself 15 keep 16 perfectly 16 perfectly 17 still 16 perfectly 21 studied 18 , 19 while 19 while 21 studied 20 he 21 studied 21 studied 22 out 21 studied 24 plan 23 a 24 plan 24 plan 25 . by and by he stole ever so carefully around back of the barn to the cowyard . 1 by 2 and 2 and 3 by 2 and 5 stole 4 he 5 stole 5 stole 8 carefully 6 ever 7 so 7 so 8 carefully 8 carefully 9 around 9 around 13 barn 10 back 13 barn 11 of 12 the 12 the 13 barn 13 barn 16 cowyard 14 to 15 the 15 the 16 cowyard 16 cowyard 17 . some of those fat hens were scratching in the straw of the cowyard . 1 some 2 of 2 of 3 those 3 those 5 hens 4 fat 5 hens 5 hens 6 were 5 hens 7 scratching 7 scratching 8 in 7 scratching 13 cowyard 9 the 13 cowyard 10 straw 13 cowyard 11 of 13 cowyard 12 the 13 cowyard 13 cowyard 14 . just outside the cowyard was a pile of old boards . 1 just 2 outside 2 outside 4 cowyard 3 the 4 cowyard 4 cowyard 5 was 4 cowyard 10 boards 4 cowyard 11 . 6 a 7 pile 7 pile 8 of 7 pile 10 boards 9 old 10 boards reddy crawled behind this pile of old boards and then crouched and settled himself to be patient . 1 reddy 2 crawled 2 crawled 8 boards 3 behind 5 pile 4 this 5 pile 5 pile 6 of 5 pile 8 boards 7 old 8 boards 8 boards 11 crouched 9 and 10 then 10 then 11 crouched 11 crouched 13 settled 11 crouched 17 patient 12 and 13 settled 13 settled 14 himself 15 to 16 be 16 be 17 patient 17 patient 18 . he knew that sooner or later one of those fat hens would be likely to come out of the cowyard . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 4 sooner 4 sooner 5 or 4 sooner 6 later 6 later 11 hens 7 one 8 of 8 of 9 those 9 those 11 hens 10 fat 11 hens 11 hens 14 likely 12 would 13 be 13 be 14 likely 14 likely 15 to 14 likely 20 cowyard 16 come 17 out 17 out 18 of 18 of 20 cowyard 19 the 20 cowyard 20 cowyard 21 . in this way he might be able to catch one without the others knowing a thing about it . 1 in 2 this 2 this 3 way 3 way 14 knowing 4 he 5 might 5 might 6 be 6 be 7 able 7 able 8 to 7 able 9 catch 9 catch 10 one 9 catch 11 without 11 without 14 knowing 12 the 13 others 13 others 14 knowing 14 knowing 17 about 15 a 16 thing 16 thing 17 about 17 about 18 it 18 it 19 . blacky [the] [crow] sat in the top of a tall tree where he could see all that was going on . 1 blacky 7 top 4 sat 5 in 5 in 6 the 6 the 7 top 7 top 8 of 7 top 10 tall 9 a 10 tall 10 tall 11 tree 11 tree 12 where 11 tree 21 . 12 where 13 he 12 where 19 going 13 he 14 could 14 could 15 see 15 see 16 all 17 that 18 was 18 was 19 going 19 going 20 on [blacky] [was] [as] [impatient] [as] [reddy] [was] [patient] [.] " why doesn't the red rascal rush in [and] get [one] [of] [those] [fat] [hens] ? " muttered [blacky] [.] 1 " 2 why 2 why 3 doesn't 2 why 16 ? 3 doesn't 6 rascal 4 the 5 red 5 red 6 rascal 6 rascal 7 rush 6 rascal 10 get 7 rush 8 in 16 ? 17 " 17 " 18 muttered " what is the matter with him , anyway ? 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 is 2 what 5 matter 4 the 5 matter 5 matter 6 with 5 matter 10 ? 6 with 7 him 8 , 9 anyway 9 anyway 10 ? i wonder if he is afraid . 1 i 2 wonder 1 i 6 afraid 2 wonder 3 if 3 if 4 he 4 he 5 is 6 afraid 7 . he could catch one of them without half trying , and there he lies as if he expected them to run right into his mouth . 1 he 2 could 2 could 3 catch 3 catch 4 one 3 catch 6 them 3 catch 7 without 4 one 5 of 7 without 9 trying 8 half 9 trying 9 trying 20 to 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 there 12 there 14 lies 13 he 14 lies 14 lies 18 expected 15 as 16 if 16 if 17 he 17 he 18 expected 18 expected 19 them 18 expected 20 to 20 to 21 run 21 run 22 right 22 right 23 into 23 into 24 his 24 his 25 mouth 25 mouth 26 . i don't want to sit here all day . 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 want 3 want 4 to 4 to 5 sit 5 sit 6 here 6 here 7 all 7 all 8 day 8 day 9 . yet [i] [can't] [do] [a] [thing] [until] he [catches] [one] [of] [those] [hens] [.] ["] 1 yet 8 he [chapter] [xxxv] [things] [happen] [all] [at] [once] the [cleverest] [fox] is [almost] [certain] [to] [visit] the [chicken] yard [once] [too] [often] . 1 the 11 yard 4 is 9 the 9 the 11 yard 11 yard 15 . [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] in the cowyard back of the barn of this particular farm stood several cows contentedly chewing their cuds as they took their daily airing . 1 in 10 particular 2 the 3 cowyard 3 cowyard 4 back 3 cowyard 5 of 3 cowyard 7 barn 6 the 7 barn 7 barn 10 particular 8 of 9 this 9 this 10 particular 10 particular 11 farm 11 farm 12 stood 12 stood 18 cuds 13 several 18 cuds 14 cows 15 contentedly 15 contentedly 18 cuds 16 chewing 18 cuds 17 their 18 cuds 18 cuds 19 as 18 cuds 20 they 18 cuds 21 took 18 cuds 24 airing 22 their 24 airing 23 daily 24 airing 24 airing 25 . half a dozen fat hens were walking about among them and scratching in the straw . 1 half 3 dozen 2 a 3 dozen 3 dozen 4 fat 4 fat 5 hens 5 hens 6 were 5 hens 7 walking 5 hens 12 scratching 7 walking 8 about 9 among 10 them 9 among 12 scratching 11 and 12 scratching 12 scratching 13 in 12 scratching 15 straw 13 in 14 the 15 straw 16 . out in the farmyard in front of the barn were many more fat hens . 1 out 4 farmyard 2 in 4 farmyard 3 the 4 farmyard 4 farmyard 6 front 4 farmyard 9 barn 4 farmyard 14 hens 5 in 6 front 6 front 7 of 8 the 9 barn 10 were 11 many 11 many 12 more 11 many 14 hens 13 fat 14 hens 14 hens 15 . behind a pile of old boards just outside the cowyard was a spot of red . 1 behind 3 pile 2 a 3 pile 3 pile 4 of 3 pile 6 boards 5 old 6 boards 6 boards 10 cowyard 7 just 8 outside 8 outside 10 cowyard 9 the 10 cowyard 10 cowyard 11 was 10 cowyard 13 spot 10 cowyard 14 of 10 cowyard 15 red 10 cowyard 16 . 12 a 13 spot in the top of a tall tree not far distant was a spot of black . 1 in 2 the 2 the 3 top 3 top 4 of 3 top 6 tall 5 a 6 tall 6 tall 7 tree 6 tall 10 distant 8 not 9 far 9 far 10 distant 10 distant 13 spot 11 was 12 a 12 a 13 spot 13 spot 14 of 13 spot 15 black 13 spot 16 . the smoke from the chimney of the farmhouse floated skyward in a lazy way . 1 the 5 chimney 2 smoke 3 from 2 smoke 5 chimney 4 the 5 chimney 5 chimney 10 skyward 6 of 7 the 7 the 8 farmhouse 8 farmhouse 10 skyward 9 floated 10 skyward 10 skyward 11 in 10 skyward 12 a 10 skyward 13 lazy 10 skyward 14 way 14 way 15 . looking down on the [great] [world] [,] [jolly] [,] [round] [,] [bright] [mr] [sun] [saw] [no] [more] [peaceful] [scene] [anywhere] [.] 1 looking 2 down 2 down 3 on 3 on 4 the by and by a fat hen walked over to the bars of the cowyard and hopped up on the lower bar . 1 by 3 by 2 and 3 by 3 by 4 a 4 a 5 fat 5 fat 6 hen 6 hen 7 walked 6 hen 11 bars 7 walked 8 over 8 over 9 to 10 the 11 bars 11 bars 12 of 11 bars 14 cowyard 13 the 14 cowyard 14 cowyard 15 and 14 cowyard 16 hopped 14 cowyard 20 lower 14 cowyard 22 . 16 hopped 17 up 18 on 20 lower 19 the 20 lower 20 lower 21 bar there she sat for some time . 1 there 3 sat 1 there 5 some 2 she 3 sat 4 for 5 some 5 some 6 time 6 time 7 . right then things happened all at once . 1 right 2 then 2 then 4 happened 3 things 4 happened 4 happened 7 once 5 all 7 once 6 at 7 once 7 once 8 . that red spot behind the pile of old boards suddenly came to life . 1 that 2 red 2 red 3 spot 3 spot 9 boards 4 behind 5 the 4 behind 6 pile 6 pile 7 of 6 pile 9 boards 8 old 9 boards 9 boards 10 suddenly 9 boards 13 life 10 suddenly 11 came 11 came 12 to 13 life 14 . now those who [know] [blacky] well , [know] when he is [screaming] ["] [fox] [!] 1 now 2 those 2 those 3 who 3 who 11 is 6 well 7 , 7 , 9 when 9 when 10 he 10 he 11 is fox ! 1 fox 2 ! fox ! " although it sounds as if he were saying " caw ! 1 fox 2 ! 2 ! 3 " 3 " 13 caw 4 although 6 sounds 5 it 6 sounds 6 sounds 7 as 7 as 8 if 8 if 9 he 8 if 10 were 10 were 11 saying 11 saying 13 caw 12 " 13 caw 13 caw 14 ! caw ! 1 caw 2 ! caw ! " 1 caw 2 ! 2 ! 3 " in a moment the door of the farmhouse flew open , and a man stepped out with a dog at his heels . 1 in 2 a 2 a 3 moment 3 moment 15 stepped 4 the 5 door 5 door 6 of 5 door 10 open 5 door 15 stepped 6 of 7 the 7 the 8 farmhouse 8 farmhouse 9 flew 9 flew 10 open 11 , 12 and 12 and 15 stepped 13 a 14 man 14 man 15 stepped 15 stepped 16 out 15 stepped 19 dog 17 with 18 a 18 a 19 dog 19 dog 22 heels 20 at 22 heels 21 his 22 heels 22 heels 23 . the man [looked] [up] [at] [blacky] , and he knew [by] [blacky] ['s] [actions] that something was going on [back] of the [barn] [.] 1 the 2 man 2 man 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 he 9 he 10 knew 10 knew 15 that 15 that 16 something 15 that 17 was 17 was 18 going 18 going 19 on 19 on 22 the 21 of 22 the just as [reddy] [reached] [the] [edge] [of] [the] [swamp] [,] he heard [the] [roar] [of] a great voice behind him . 1 just 2 as 2 as 11 he 11 he 12 heard 12 heard 16 a 16 a 17 great 17 great 18 voice 18 voice 19 behind 19 behind 20 him 20 him 21 . he knew that voice . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 4 voice 4 voice 5 . it was the voice of [bowser] the [hound] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 the 3 the 4 voice 4 voice 5 of 4 voice 9 . 5 of 7 the it could be [no] [one] [else] but [bowser] [who] was [behind] [him] , for there was no other [voice] [quite] [like] [his] . 1 it 3 be 1 it 16 was 2 could 3 be 7 but 10 was 7 but 15 there 13 , 14 for 13 , 15 there 15 there 16 was 16 was 17 no 17 no 18 other 18 other 23 . [dismay] [awoke] [in] [reddy] ['s] [heart] [.] to do it he would have to drop that fat hen he had come so far to get . 1 to 2 do 2 do 3 it 3 it 5 would 4 he 5 would 5 would 6 have 6 have 7 to 7 to 8 drop 7 to 18 get 8 drop 11 hen 9 that 10 fat 10 fat 11 hen 11 hen 13 had 11 hen 16 far 12 he 13 had 13 had 14 come 15 so 16 far 17 to 18 get 18 get 19 . do you wonder that [reddy] [was] [dismayed] ? 1 do 2 you 1 do 3 wonder 1 do 8 ? 3 wonder 4 that [chapter] [xxxvi] [reddy] [hides] [the] [fat] [hen] [dishonesty] [will] [run] [away] [where] [honesty] [will] [boldly] [stay] [.] [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] reddy [fox] was [in] [a] [fix] [!] 1 reddy 3 was he certainly was in a fix ! 1 he 2 certainly 2 certainly 3 was 2 certainly 6 fix 4 in 5 a 5 a 6 fix 6 fix 7 ! reddy 's wits were working quite as fast as his legs . 1 reddy 3 wits 2 's 3 wits 3 wits 4 were 3 wits 5 working 3 wits 8 fast 6 quite 7 as 7 as 8 fast 8 fast 9 as 8 fast 11 legs 10 his 11 legs 11 legs 12 . " [i] [can't] [carry] [this] [fat] [hen] [far] [,] ["] thought [reddy] [,] ["] [for] [bowser] [will] [surely] [catch] [me] . 1 " 11 thought 11 thought 21 . goodness , what a noise he makes ! " 1 goodness 2 , 1 goodness 7 makes 1 goodness 8 ! 3 what 7 makes 4 a 5 noise 5 noise 7 makes 6 he 7 makes 8 ! 9 " as [he] [ran] [,] [reddy] [watched] [sharply] [this] [way] [and] [that] [way] for a place to hide [the] [fat] [hen] . 1 as 13 for 13 for 14 a 14 a 15 place 15 place 17 hide 16 to 17 hide 17 hide 21 . he knew he must find a place soon , because already that fat hen was growing very heavy . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 4 must 3 he 4 must 4 must 5 find 5 find 6 a 6 a 7 place 6 a 18 heavy 7 place 8 soon 9 , 10 because 10 because 11 already 11 already 14 hen 12 that 13 fat 13 fat 14 hen 14 hen 16 growing 15 was 16 growing 16 growing 18 heavy 17 very 18 heavy 18 heavy 19 . presently he spied the hollow stump of a tree . 1 presently 3 spied 2 he 3 spied 3 spied 5 hollow 4 the 5 hollow 5 hollow 6 stump 5 hollow 9 tree 6 stump 7 of 8 a 9 tree 9 tree 10 . he didn't know it was hollow when he first saw it , but from its looks he thought it might be . 1 he 2 didn't 1 he 10 saw 1 he 16 looks 2 didn't 3 know 3 know 4 it 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 hollow 7 when 8 he 7 when 10 saw 9 first 10 saw 11 it 12 , 11 it 16 looks 12 , 13 but 13 but 16 looks 14 from 15 its 15 its 16 looks 16 looks 17 he 17 he 18 thought 18 thought 19 it 18 thought 20 might 20 might 21 be 21 be 22 . the top of it was only about two feet above the ground . 1 the 2 top 1 the 12 ground 2 top 3 of 3 of 4 it 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 only 7 about 8 two 8 two 9 feet 9 feet 10 above 10 above 12 ground 11 the 12 ground 12 ground 13 . reddy stopped and stood up on his hind legs so as to see if the top of that stump was hollow . 1 reddy 2 stopped 2 stopped 3 and 2 stopped 8 hind 2 stopped 16 top 4 stood 5 up 4 stood 8 hind 6 on 8 hind 7 his 8 hind 8 hind 9 legs 9 legs 10 so 10 so 11 as 11 as 14 if 12 to 13 see 13 see 14 if 15 the 16 top 16 top 17 of 16 top 19 stump 18 that 19 stump 19 stump 20 was 19 stump 21 hollow 19 stump 22 . it was . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 . he had no intention of running any farther than he must . 1 he 2 had 2 had 4 intention 3 no 4 intention 4 intention 5 of 4 intention 6 running 4 intention 8 farther 7 any 8 farther 8 farther 9 than 8 farther 12 . 9 than 10 he 10 he 11 must in the first place he had traveled so far that he did not feel like running . 1 in 2 the 2 the 3 first 3 first 4 place 3 first 5 he 5 he 7 traveled 5 he 12 did 6 had 7 traveled 7 traveled 9 far 8 so 9 far 10 that 11 he 11 he 12 did 12 did 13 not 12 did 14 feel 14 feel 15 like 15 like 16 running 16 running 17 . in the second place he wanted to get back to that hollow stump and the fat hen just as soon as possible . 1 in 2 the 2 the 3 second 2 the 17 hen 3 second 4 place 5 he 6 wanted 6 wanted 7 to 7 to 8 get 8 get 9 back 8 get 17 hen 9 back 10 to 11 that 13 stump 12 hollow 13 stump 13 stump 14 and 13 stump 17 hen 15 the 17 hen 16 fat 17 hen 17 hen 18 just 18 just 19 as 19 as 20 soon 20 soon 21 as 21 as 22 possible 22 possible 23 . it wasn't long before [reddy] [realized] [that] it was not going to be so easy [to] [fool] [bowser] [the] [hound] . 1 it 2 wasn't 1 it 9 was 2 wasn't 3 long 3 long 4 before 8 it 9 was 9 was 10 not 10 not 11 going 11 going 12 to 12 to 13 be 13 be 15 easy 14 so 15 easy 15 easy 21 . reddy didn't know that country about there at all , and little by little he began to realize how much this meant . 1 reddy 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 know 3 know 4 that 3 know 6 about 3 know 7 there 3 know 19 how 5 country 6 about 8 at 9 all 9 all 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 16 began 12 little 13 by 13 by 14 little 14 little 16 began 15 he 16 began 16 began 17 to 16 began 18 realize 18 realize 19 how 19 how 20 much 20 much 23 . 21 this 22 meant 22 meant 23 . at home he knew every foot of the ground for a long distance in every direction . 1 at 2 home 1 at 5 every 3 he 4 knew 4 knew 5 every 5 every 6 foot 5 every 16 direction 6 foot 7 of 8 the 9 ground 9 ground 13 distance 10 for 11 a 11 a 12 long 12 long 13 distance 13 distance 16 direction 14 in 16 direction 15 every 16 direction 16 direction 17 . this made all the difference in the world , because he knew just how to play all kinds of tricks . 1 this 8 world 2 made 5 difference 3 all 4 the 4 the 5 difference 5 difference 6 in 5 difference 8 world 7 the 8 world 8 world 9 , 9 , 10 because 10 because 11 he 11 he 12 knew 12 knew 14 how 13 just 14 how 14 how 15 to 15 to 16 play 16 play 20 tricks 17 all 18 kinds 18 kinds 19 of 18 kinds 20 tricks 20 tricks 21 . but here it was different . 1 but 2 here 1 but 3 it 3 it 4 was 4 was 5 different 5 different 6 . it seemed to him that all he could do was to run and run . 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 to 2 seemed 11 to 3 to 4 him 5 that 6 all 5 that 7 he 7 he 8 could 7 he 10 was 8 could 9 do 10 was 11 to 11 to 12 run 12 run 13 and 12 run 14 run 14 run 15 . [chapter] [xxxvii] [farmer] [brown's] [boy] [has] [a] [glad] [surprise] the sweetest sound in the world is the voice of one you love . 1 the 2 sweetest 2 sweetest 3 sound 2 sweetest 6 world 2 sweetest 9 voice 4 in 6 world 5 the 6 world 6 world 7 is 8 the 9 voice 9 voice 10 of 9 voice 14 . 10 of 11 one 12 you 13 love 13 love 14 . [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] farmer [brown] 's [boy] [had] [an] [errand] [which] [took] [him] [far] [from] [home] [.] 1 farmer 3 's he harnessed the horse to a sleigh and started off right after dinner . 1 he 2 harnessed 2 harnessed 4 horse 2 harnessed 5 to 2 harnessed 7 sleigh 3 the 4 horse 6 a 7 sleigh 7 sleigh 9 started 7 sleigh 13 dinner 8 and 9 started 9 started 10 off 11 right 12 after 12 after 13 dinner 13 dinner 14 . farmer [brown] 's [boy] [was] [not] [thinking] [of] [bowser] [.] 1 farmer 3 's he had almost reached the place he had started for when ' way off across the fields to his right he heard a dog . 1 he 2 had 1 he 4 reached 1 he 8 had 3 almost 4 reached 4 reached 5 the 4 reached 6 place 7 he 8 had 8 had 9 started 8 had 22 heard 9 started 10 for 9 started 11 when 9 started 14 off 9 started 15 across 9 started 20 right 12 ' 13 way 13 way 14 off 15 across 16 the 15 across 17 fields 15 across 19 his 18 to 19 his 21 he 22 heard 22 heard 23 a 23 a 24 dog 24 dog 25 . now [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [enjoys] [listening] [to] the [sound] [of] [a] [hound] [chasing] [a] [fox] [.] 1 now 9 the there is something about it which stirs the blood . 1 there 2 is 1 there 3 something 3 something 4 about 3 something 7 stirs 5 it 7 stirs 6 which 7 stirs 7 stirs 9 blood 8 the 9 blood 9 blood 10 . he stopped whistling and stopped the horse in order that he might listen better . 1 he 2 stopped 2 stopped 3 whistling 3 whistling 5 stopped 4 and 5 stopped 5 stopped 7 horse 5 stopped 13 listen 6 the 7 horse 8 in 9 order 9 order 10 that 9 order 13 listen 10 that 11 he 11 he 12 might 13 listen 14 better 14 better 15 . at [first] that [sound] [was] [very] , [very] faint , [but] [as] [farmer] [brown] 's boy [listened] , [it] [grew] [louder] and [clearer] [.] 1 at 3 that 3 that 7 , 7 , 22 and 9 faint 10 , 10 , 22 and 15 's 16 boy 16 boy 18 , 18 , 22 and [suddenly] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [leaped] [up] [excitedly] [.] " that 's [bowser] ! " he cried . 1 " 2 that 1 " 8 cried 2 that 3 's 5 ! 6 " 6 " 8 cried 7 he 8 cried 8 cried 9 . " [as] [sure] [as] [i] [live] that 's good [old] [bowser] ! 1 " 7 that 7 that 8 's 8 's 9 good 9 good 12 ! i would know that voice among a million ! " 1 i 2 would 2 would 3 know 2 would 8 million 3 know 4 that 5 voice 8 million 6 among 8 million 7 a 8 million 8 million 9 ! 9 ! 10 " he leaped from the sleigh and tied the horse . 1 he 2 leaped 2 leaped 3 from 2 leaped 5 sleigh 4 the 5 sleigh 5 sleigh 6 and 5 sleigh 7 tied 7 tied 9 horse 8 the 9 horse 9 horse 10 . then he climbed over the fence and began to run across the snow-covered fields . 1 then 3 climbed 2 he 3 climbed 3 climbed 4 over 4 over 6 fence 4 over 14 fields 5 the 6 fence 6 fence 7 and 8 began 9 to 9 to 10 run 10 run 13 snow-covered 11 across 13 snow-covered 12 the 13 snow-covered 13 snow-covered 14 fields 14 fields 15 . he could tell [from] [the] [sound] [in] what [direction] [bowser] was [running] . 1 he 2 could 2 could 3 tell 3 tell 8 what 8 what 11 was 11 was 13 . at last he reached an old road . 1 at 2 last 2 last 4 reached 3 he 4 reached 4 reached 5 an 4 reached 7 road 5 an 6 old 7 road 8 . he felt certain that [reddy] would follow that road . 1 he 2 felt 2 felt 3 certain 2 felt 4 that 2 felt 8 that 4 that 6 would 6 would 7 follow 8 that 9 road 9 road 10 . so he hid behind an old stone wall on the edge of it . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 hid 3 hid 4 behind 4 behind 8 wall 5 an 6 old 6 old 7 stone 7 stone 8 wall 8 wall 11 edge 8 wall 14 . 9 on 11 edge 10 the 11 edge 11 edge 12 of 12 of 13 it he did not have long to wait . 1 he 2 did 2 did 3 not 3 not 4 have 3 not 7 wait 5 long 7 wait 6 to 7 wait 7 wait 8 . a red form appeared around a turn in the old road , running swiftly . 1 a 2 red 2 red 3 form 3 form 4 appeared 3 form 13 running 4 appeared 5 around 5 around 7 turn 6 a 7 turn 7 turn 11 road 8 in 9 the 9 the 10 old 9 the 11 road 11 road 12 , 13 running 14 swiftly 14 swiftly 15 . then it stopped and stood perfectly still . 1 then 3 stopped 2 it 3 stopped 3 stopped 4 and 3 stopped 5 stood 5 stood 7 still 6 perfectly 7 still 7 still 8 . of course it was [reddy] [fox] . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 it 3 it 4 was 4 was 7 . he was listening to make sure just how far behind him [bowser] was . 1 he 2 was 1 he 13 was 2 was 3 listening 3 listening 4 to 4 to 5 make 5 make 6 sure 5 make 11 him 7 just 8 how 8 how 9 far 9 far 10 behind 10 behind 11 him 13 was 14 . he listened for only a moment and then started on as swiftly as before . 1 he 2 listened 2 listened 3 for 3 for 6 moment 4 only 5 a 5 a 6 moment 6 moment 12 swiftly 7 and 8 then 8 then 9 started 9 started 10 on 9 started 12 swiftly 11 as 12 swiftly 12 swiftly 13 as 12 swiftly 14 before 14 before 15 . right down the road [past] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [reddy] [ran] , and [never] once [suspected] he was [being] [watched] . 1 right 2 down 2 down 4 road 3 the 4 road 4 road 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 15 once 15 once 17 he 17 he 18 was 18 was 21 . a few minutes later another form appeared around the turn in the road . 1 a 2 few 2 few 3 minutes 3 minutes 4 later 4 later 5 another 4 later 7 appeared 6 form 7 appeared 7 appeared 8 around 8 around 9 the 8 around 10 turn 10 turn 13 road 11 in 12 the 12 the 13 road 13 road 14 . it was [bowser] ! 1 it 2 was 1 it 4 ! yes , [sir] , it was [bowser] ! 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 1 yes 8 ! 4 , 5 it 5 it 6 was with a [glad] cry [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy [jumped] [over] [the] [stone] [wall] and [waited] [.] 1 with 2 a 2 a 4 cry 2 a 8 boy 8 boy 14 and [chapter] [xxxviii] [reddy] [goes] [back] [for] [his] [fat] [hen] joy will make a puppy of an old dog . 1 joy 5 puppy 2 will 3 make 3 make 5 puppy 4 a 5 puppy 5 puppy 6 of 5 puppy 7 an 5 puppy 9 dog 7 an 8 old 9 dog 10 . [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] when [bowser] the [hound] [is] [following] [the] [trail] [of] [reddy] [fox] [,] [it] [takes] [a] [great] [deal] [to] [make] [him] [leave] [that] [trail] [.] 1 when 3 the his love of the hunt is so great that , as a rule , nothing short of losing the trail will make him stop . 1 his 2 love 2 love 3 of 3 of 4 the 4 the 20 trail 5 hunt 20 trail 6 is 7 so 6 is 13 rule 7 so 8 great 7 so 9 that 10 , 11 as 11 as 13 rule 12 a 13 rule 13 rule 14 , 13 rule 18 losing 15 nothing 16 short 16 short 18 losing 17 of 18 losing 18 losing 20 trail 19 the 20 trail 20 trail 21 will 20 trail 24 stop 21 will 22 make 22 make 23 him 24 stop 25 . he will follow it until he cannot follow it any longer . 1 he 2 will 2 will 3 follow 3 follow 4 it 3 follow 5 until 5 until 6 he 6 he 7 cannot 7 cannot 8 follow 7 cannot 11 longer 8 follow 9 it 10 any 11 longer 11 longer 12 . but [for] once [bowser] [actually] [forgot] that he was [following] [reddy] [fox] . 1 but 3 once 1 but 8 he 7 that 8 he 8 he 9 was 9 was 13 . yes , [sir] , he did . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 did 6 did 7 . he didn't see him until he almost ran into him . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 see 3 see 4 him 3 see 10 him 4 him 5 until 5 until 6 he 5 until 7 almost 7 almost 8 ran 8 ran 9 into 10 him 11 . for just a second [bowser] [stared] [in] [utter] [surprise] . 1 for 3 a 2 just 3 a 3 a 4 second 4 second 10 . then with a little yelp of pure joy he leaped up and did his best to lick his master 's face . 1 then 10 leaped 2 with 5 yelp 3 a 5 yelp 4 little 5 yelp 5 yelp 6 of 5 yelp 7 pure 5 yelp 10 leaped 7 pure 8 joy 9 he 10 leaped 10 leaped 11 up 11 up 12 and 11 up 14 his 12 and 13 did 14 his 21 face 15 best 17 lick 16 to 17 lick 17 lick 18 his 18 his 19 master 18 his 21 face 19 master 20 's 21 face 22 . he yelped and whined and barked . 1 he 2 yelped 2 yelped 3 and 2 yelped 4 whined 2 yelped 6 barked 5 and 6 barked 6 barked 7 . he [nearly] [knocked] [farmer] [brown] 's boy [down] [by] [leaping] [up] [on] [him] . 1 he 6 's 6 's 7 boy 7 boy 14 . he raced around in circles . 1 he 2 raced 2 raced 3 around 2 raced 5 circles 4 in 5 circles 5 circles 6 . when at last he was [still] [long] enough , [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [just] [threw] his [arms] [around] [him] [and] [hugged] [him] [.] 1 when 4 he 2 at 3 last 3 last 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 8 enough 8 enough 9 , 9 , 16 his he [hugged] [him] so [hard] he made [bowser] [squeal] [.] 1 he 7 made 4 so 6 he 6 he 7 made then [two] [of] [the] [happiest] [folks] [in] all the [great] [world] [started] [back] [across] [the] [snow-covered] [fields] [to] [the] [sleigh] [.] 1 then 8 all 8 all 9 the [bowser] [and] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [were] [not] [the] [only] [ones] [who] [rejoiced] [.] reddy [fox] had been [badly] [worried] . 1 reddy 3 had 3 had 4 been 4 been 7 . that would mean giving up the fat hen which he had hidden in the hollow stump . 1 that 2 would 1 that 16 stump 3 mean 4 giving 4 giving 5 up 4 giving 8 hen 6 the 8 hen 7 fat 8 hen 8 hen 9 which 8 hen 12 hidden 10 he 11 had 11 had 12 hidden 12 hidden 13 in 12 hidden 15 hollow 14 the 15 hollow 15 hollow 16 stump 16 stump 17 . of course , [reddy] [knew] [the] [instant] [that] [bowser] [began] [to] [yelp] and [bark] that something had happened . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 , 3 , 13 and 13 and 15 that 15 that 16 something 16 something 18 happened 17 had 18 happened 18 happened 19 . what it was he couldn't imagine . 1 what 2 it 1 what 4 he 2 it 3 was 4 he 5 couldn't 5 couldn't 6 imagine 6 imagine 7 . he sat down to wait and listen . 1 he 2 sat 2 sat 3 down 3 down 4 to 4 to 5 wait 4 to 7 listen 5 wait 6 and 7 listen 8 . then he heard the voice of [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] . 1 then 2 he 1 then 4 the 2 he 3 heard 4 the 5 voice 5 voice 6 of 5 voice 11 . reddy knew that [voice] [and] he [grinned] , for he felt sure that [bowser] would give up the [hunt] [.] 1 reddy 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 3 that 6 he 6 he 11 felt 8 , 9 for 8 , 10 he 10 he 11 felt 11 felt 12 sure 12 sure 13 that 13 that 15 would 15 would 16 give 16 give 17 up 17 up 18 the he grinned because now he would have a chance to go back for that fat hen . 1 he 2 grinned 2 grinned 3 because 2 grinned 17 . 3 because 5 he 4 now 5 he 5 he 6 would 6 would 7 have 7 have 8 a 8 a 9 chance 8 a 15 fat 9 chance 10 to 9 chance 13 for 10 to 11 go 11 go 12 back 14 that 15 fat 15 fat 16 hen at the same time [that] [grin] [was] [not] [wholly] [a] [happy] [grin] , because [reddy] [knew] [that] [now] [bowser] [would] [return] [to] his [home] [.] 1 at 3 same 2 the 3 same 3 same 4 time 4 time 13 , 13 , 14 because 14 because 23 his presently [reddy] [very] [carefully] [crept] [back] [to] [a] [place] [where] he [could] [see] [what] was going on . 1 presently 11 he 11 he 15 was 15 was 16 going 16 going 17 on 17 on 18 . reddy 's thoughts were very pleasant thoughts , for they were all of the fine dinner of which he now felt sure . 1 reddy 2 's 1 reddy 3 thoughts 1 reddy 16 dinner 3 thoughts 4 were 3 thoughts 11 were 5 very 6 pleasant 6 pleasant 7 thoughts 7 thoughts 8 , 7 thoughts 11 were 8 , 9 for 9 for 10 they 10 they 11 were 11 were 12 all 12 all 14 the 13 of 14 the 15 fine 16 dinner 16 dinner 18 which 16 dinner 23 . 17 of 18 which 18 which 19 he 19 he 21 felt 20 now 21 felt 21 felt 22 sure [chapter] [xxxix] [a] [vanished] [dinner] [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] yes , [sir] , very [pleasant] [were] [the] [thoughts] [of] [reddy] [fox] [.] 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 5 very he felt sure that no dinner he had ever eaten had tasted anywhere near as good as would the dinner he was about to enjoy . 1 he 2 felt 2 felt 3 sure 3 sure 4 that 4 that 6 dinner 5 no 6 dinner 6 dinner 12 tasted 7 he 8 had 8 had 12 tasted 9 ever 12 tasted 10 eaten 12 tasted 11 had 12 tasted 12 tasted 13 anywhere 12 tasted 16 good 13 anywhere 14 near 15 as 16 good 16 good 17 as 16 good 20 dinner 17 as 18 would 19 the 20 dinner 20 dinner 22 was 20 dinner 25 enjoy 20 dinner 26 . 21 he 22 was 22 was 23 about 24 to 25 enjoy in the first place his stomach had not been really filled for a long time . 1 in 2 the 2 the 3 first 3 first 4 place 3 first 15 time 4 place 6 stomach 5 his 6 stomach 6 stomach 11 filled 7 had 8 not 8 not 9 been 8 not 10 really 10 really 11 filled 12 for 13 a 13 a 14 long 14 long 15 time 15 time 16 . there is nothing like a good appetite to make things taste good . 1 there 2 is 1 there 3 nothing 3 nothing 4 like 4 like 5 a 5 a 6 good 6 good 7 appetite 7 appetite 9 make 7 appetite 11 taste 7 appetite 13 . 8 to 9 make 10 things 11 taste 11 taste 12 good reddy [certainly] had [the] [appetite] to make [that] [fat] [hen] [the] [finest] [dinner] a [fox] [ever] [ate] [.] 1 reddy 3 had 3 had 6 to 6 to 7 make 7 make 14 a so , with pleasant thoughts [of] [the] [feast] [to] [come] [,] [reddy] [trotted] [along] [swiftly] . 1 so 2 , 1 so 4 pleasant 2 , 3 with 4 pleasant 5 thoughts 5 thoughts 16 . presently he reached the little swamp in which was the hollow stump . 1 presently 3 reached 2 he 3 reached 3 reached 4 the 3 reached 6 swamp 5 little 6 swamp 6 swamp 7 in 6 swamp 8 which 6 swamp 12 stump 8 which 9 was 10 the 11 hollow 11 hollow 12 stump 12 stump 13 . as he drew near it , he moved very carefully . 1 as 2 he 2 he 3 drew 3 drew 4 near 3 drew 8 moved 5 it 6 , 6 , 7 he 7 he 8 moved 8 moved 10 carefully 9 very 10 carefully 10 carefully 11 . you see , he was not quite sure that all was safe . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 7 quite 6 not 7 quite 7 quite 8 sure 7 quite 12 safe 8 sure 9 that 10 all 12 safe 11 was 12 safe 12 safe 13 . so [reddy] [used] [his] [eyes] [and] [his] [ears] [and] [his] [nose] as [only] [he] can use them . 1 so 12 as 12 as 15 can 15 can 16 use 16 use 17 them 17 them 18 . all seemed safe . 1 all 3 safe 2 seemed 3 safe 3 safe 4 . it was as still in that little swamp as if no living creature had ever visited it . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 still 3 as 4 still 4 still 8 swamp 5 in 6 that 5 in 8 swamp 7 little 8 swamp 8 swamp 9 as 8 swamp 13 creature 8 swamp 18 . 9 as 10 if 11 no 12 living 12 living 13 creature 13 creature 16 visited 14 had 16 visited 15 ever 16 visited 16 visited 17 it [stopping] [every] [few] [steps] [to] [look] [,] [listen] [,] [and] [sniff] [,] [reddy] [approached] [that] [hollow] [stump] [.] then he blinked his eyes very fast indeed . 1 then 3 blinked 2 he 3 blinked 3 blinked 4 his 3 blinked 5 eyes 3 blinked 6 very 6 very 8 indeed 7 fast 8 indeed 8 indeed 9 . if ever there has been a surprised [fox] [in] [all] [the] [great] [world] [that] [one] [was] [reddy] . 1 if 2 ever 2 ever 5 been 3 there 5 been 4 has 5 been 5 been 6 a 5 been 7 surprised 7 surprised 18 . there was no fat hen in that hollow ! 1 there 2 was 1 there 3 no 3 no 9 ! 4 fat 5 hen 5 hen 8 hollow 6 in 8 hollow 7 that 8 hollow 8 hollow 9 ! reddy couldn't believe it . 1 reddy 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 believe 3 believe 4 it 4 it 5 . he wouldn't believe it . 1 he 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 3 believe 3 believe 4 it 4 it 5 . that fat hen just had to be there . 1 that 2 fat 2 fat 3 hen 3 hen 4 just 3 hen 5 had 5 had 6 to 6 to 7 be 7 be 8 there 8 there 9 . he blinked his eyes some more and looked again . 1 he 2 blinked 2 blinked 3 his 2 blinked 4 eyes 2 blinked 9 again 4 eyes 8 looked 5 some 6 more 6 more 7 and 7 and 8 looked 9 again 10 . all [he] [saw] [in] that [hollow] [stump] was a [feather] [.] 1 all 5 that 5 that 8 was 8 was 9 a the fat hen had vanished . 1 the 3 hen 2 fat 3 hen 3 hen 5 vanished 4 had 5 vanished 5 vanished 6 . all [reddy] ['s] [dreams] of a [good] dinner [vanished] too . 1 all 5 of 5 of 6 a 6 a 8 dinner 8 dinner 10 too 10 too 11 . a great rage took their place . 1 a 2 great 2 great 3 rage 3 rage 4 took 3 rage 7 . 4 took 5 their 4 took 6 place somebody had stolen his fat hen ! 1 somebody 3 stolen 2 had 3 stolen 3 stolen 6 hen 3 stolen 7 ! 4 his 5 fat 5 fat 6 hen reddy looked about him hurriedly and anxiously . 1 reddy 2 looked 2 looked 3 about 2 looked 7 anxiously 4 him 5 hurriedly 5 hurriedly 6 and 5 hurriedly 7 anxiously 7 anxiously 8 . there wasn't a sign of anybody about , or that anybody had been there . 1 there 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 4 sign 2 wasn't 14 there 3 a 4 sign 4 sign 5 of 4 sign 6 anybody 4 sign 11 anybody 6 anybody 7 about 8 , 9 or 9 or 11 anybody 10 that 11 anybody 12 had 13 been 13 been 14 there 14 there 15 . reddy 's anger began to give place to wonder and then to something very like fear . 1 reddy 3 anger 2 's 3 anger 3 anger 4 began 3 anger 16 fear 4 began 5 to 4 began 8 to 4 began 9 wonder 4 began 12 to 5 to 6 give 7 place 8 to 10 and 11 then 11 then 12 to 12 to 13 something 13 something 14 very 13 something 15 like 16 fear 17 . how could anybody have taken that fat hen and left no trace ? 1 how 2 could 1 how 13 ? 2 could 3 anybody 2 could 4 have 4 have 5 taken 5 taken 8 hen 6 that 7 fat 7 fat 8 hen 8 hen 9 and 8 hen 12 trace 10 left 12 trace 11 no 12 trace and how could a fat hen with a broken neck disappear of its own accord ? 1 and 11 disappear 2 how 3 could 3 could 11 disappear 4 a 5 fat 5 fat 6 hen 6 hen 11 disappear 7 with 8 a 8 a 9 broken 9 broken 10 neck 10 neck 11 disappear 11 disappear 15 accord 12 of 15 accord 13 its 15 accord 14 own 15 accord 15 accord 16 ? it [gave] [reddy] a [creepy] [feeling] [.] 1 it 4 a [chapter] [xl] [where] [was] [reddy's] [dinner] [?] often it is better to look for a new trail than to waste time hunting for an old one . 1 often 13 waste 2 it 3 is 3 is 4 better 4 better 13 waste 5 to 6 look 6 look 7 for 7 for 8 a 8 a 9 new 9 new 10 trail 10 trail 11 than 10 trail 13 waste 12 to 13 waste 13 waste 14 time 13 waste 15 hunting 15 hunting 16 for 15 hunting 20 . 16 for 17 an 16 for 19 one 17 an 18 old [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] [reddy] [fox] [is] [used] [to] [all] [sorts] [of] [queer] [happenings] [.] yes , [sir] , he is used to all [sorts] [of] [queer] [happenings] , and as a rule [reddy] [is] [seldom] [puzzled] [for] [long] . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 15 and 2 , 16 as 4 , 5 he 4 , 15 and 5 he 6 is 5 he 7 used 7 used 8 to 9 all 14 , 14 , 15 and 16 as 18 rule 17 a 18 rule 18 rule 25 . you see he is such a clever fellow himself that any one clever enough to fool him for long must be very clever indeed . 1 you 2 see 2 see 5 such 3 he 4 is 4 is 5 such 5 such 6 a 6 a 7 clever 7 clever 8 fellow 7 clever 9 himself 7 clever 14 enough 7 clever 23 clever 10 that 11 any 11 any 12 one 11 any 13 clever 13 clever 14 enough 14 enough 15 to 14 enough 16 fool 14 enough 18 for 16 fool 17 him 18 for 19 long 20 must 21 be 21 be 22 very 22 very 23 clever 23 clever 24 indeed 24 indeed 25 . this time , however , all the cleverness of his sharp wits did him no good . 1 this 2 time 2 time 4 however 3 , 4 however 4 however 5 , 4 however 8 cleverness 4 however 13 did 6 all 8 cleverness 7 the 8 cleverness 8 cleverness 9 of 8 cleverness 12 wits 10 his 12 wits 11 sharp 12 wits 13 did 14 him 14 him 17 . 15 no 16 good 16 good 17 . the fat hen he had hidden in a hollow stump had disappeared without leaving trace . 1 the 3 hen 2 fat 3 hen 3 hen 6 hidden 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 hidden 6 hidden 7 in 6 hidden 9 hollow 8 a 9 hollow 9 hollow 10 stump 10 stump 15 trace 10 stump 16 . 11 had 12 disappeared 12 disappeared 13 without 12 disappeared 14 leaving 14 leaving 15 trace reddy 's first thought was that probably the farmer from whom he had stolen the fat hen had found it and taken it away . 1 reddy 2 's 1 reddy 14 stolen 3 first 4 thought 4 thought 5 was 5 was 7 probably 6 that 7 probably 7 probably 8 the 7 probably 9 farmer 7 probably 11 whom 10 from 11 whom 11 whom 14 stolen 12 he 13 had 13 had 14 stolen 14 stolen 17 hen 14 stolen 24 away 15 the 17 hen 16 fat 17 hen 18 had 19 found 18 had 22 taken 19 found 20 it 21 and 22 taken 22 taken 23 it 22 taken 24 away 24 away 25 . at once he began to use that wonderful nose of his searching for the scent of that farmer . 1 at 2 once 2 once 4 began 3 he 4 began 4 began 5 to 5 to 6 use 6 use 12 searching 7 that 8 wonderful 8 wonderful 9 nose 9 nose 12 searching 10 of 11 his 11 his 12 searching 12 searching 13 for 12 searching 15 scent 14 the 15 scent 15 scent 16 of 15 scent 18 farmer 15 scent 19 . 17 that 18 farmer very carefully he sniffed all about the top of that old stump and inside the hollow . 1 very 2 carefully 2 carefully 4 sniffed 3 he 4 sniffed 4 sniffed 6 about 4 sniffed 8 top 5 all 6 about 7 the 8 top 8 top 9 of 8 top 12 stump 10 that 12 stump 11 old 12 stump 12 stump 13 and 12 stump 16 hollow 14 inside 16 hollow 15 the 16 hollow 16 hollow 17 . there wasn't the faintest scent of anybody there . 1 there 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 4 faintest 3 the 4 faintest 4 faintest 5 scent 4 faintest 7 anybody 5 scent 6 of 7 anybody 8 there 7 anybody 9 . then he jumped down , and with his nose to the ground , ran all around the stump , sniffing , sniffing , sniffing . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 jumped 3 jumped 4 down 3 jumped 6 and 3 jumped 9 nose 5 , 6 and 7 with 8 his 8 his 9 nose 9 nose 20 sniffing 10 to 11 the 11 the 12 ground 12 ground 20 sniffing 13 , 20 sniffing 14 ran 16 around 15 all 16 around 16 around 17 the 16 around 20 sniffing 18 stump 20 sniffing 19 , 20 sniffing 20 sniffing 22 sniffing 21 , 22 sniffing 22 sniffing 24 sniffing 23 , 24 sniffing 24 sniffing 25 . reddy began to feel afraid of that old stump . 1 reddy 2 began 2 began 3 to 2 began 4 feel 4 feel 5 afraid 4 feel 7 that 5 afraid 6 of 7 that 9 stump 8 old 9 stump 9 stump 10 . reddy sat down at a little distance and did a lot of hard thinking . 1 reddy 2 sat 2 sat 3 down 2 sat 14 thinking 3 down 4 at 5 a 6 little 5 a 11 lot 6 little 7 distance 7 distance 8 and 8 and 9 did 10 a 11 lot 11 lot 12 of 11 lot 14 thinking 13 hard 14 thinking 14 thinking 15 . he looked every which way even up in the tree tops , but all his looking was in vain . 1 he 2 looked 1 he 17 was 2 looked 3 every 3 every 5 way 3 every 10 tree 4 which 5 way 6 even 7 up 7 up 10 tree 8 in 9 the 9 the 10 tree 10 tree 11 tops 11 tops 16 looking 12 , 13 but 12 , 16 looking 13 but 14 all 14 all 15 his 17 was 19 vain 18 in 19 vain 19 vain 20 . it was so mysterious that if he hadn't known positively that he was awake he would have thought it was all a dream . 1 it 2 was 2 was 14 awake 3 so 4 mysterious 4 mysterious 5 that 4 mysterious 10 positively 6 if 8 hadn't 7 he 8 hadn't 8 hadn't 9 known 9 known 10 positively 10 positively 11 that 10 positively 14 awake 12 he 13 was 13 was 14 awake 14 awake 21 all 15 he 16 would 16 would 17 have 17 have 18 thought 18 thought 19 it 19 it 20 was 19 it 21 all 21 all 23 dream 22 a 23 dream 23 dream 24 . but [reddy] [is] [something] [of] a [philosopher] [.] 1 but 6 a that fat hen was gone , and there was no use in wasting time puzzling over it . 1 that 2 fat 2 fat 3 hen 3 hen 5 gone 3 hen 9 was 4 was 5 gone 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 there 8 there 9 was 9 was 15 puzzling 10 no 11 use 11 use 13 wasting 12 in 13 wasting 13 wasting 14 time 13 wasting 15 puzzling 15 puzzling 16 over 15 puzzling 17 it 17 it 18 . there were other fat hens where that one came from , and he would just have to catch another . 1 there 2 were 2 were 3 other 3 other 5 hens 4 fat 5 hens 5 hens 6 where 6 where 13 he 7 that 8 one 7 that 13 he 8 one 9 came 9 came 10 from 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 he 13 he 14 would 14 would 15 just 14 would 16 have 14 would 18 catch 17 to 18 catch 18 catch 19 another 19 another 20 . so [reddy] [trotted] [through] [the] [swamp] [till] he came to the edge of it . 1 so 8 he 8 he 9 came 9 came 10 to 10 to 11 the 11 the 12 edge 12 edge 13 of 13 of 14 it 14 it 15 . [there] [his] [keen] [nose] [found] [the] [scent] [of] [the] [farmer] [.] [eagerly] [reddy] [looked] [over] [to] [the] [farmyard] [for] [those] [fat] [hens] [.] they , too , had disappeared . 1 they 3 too 1 they 5 had 2 , 3 too 3 too 4 , 5 had 6 disappeared 6 disappeared 7 . not one was to be seen . 1 not 2 one 2 one 3 was 3 was 4 to 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 seen 6 seen 7 . but there was no mystery about the disappearance of these other fat hens . 1 but 2 there 2 there 3 was 2 there 4 no 4 no 5 mystery 5 mystery 6 about 5 mystery 8 disappearance 7 the 8 disappearance 8 disappearance 9 of 8 disappearance 10 these 8 disappearance 11 other 8 disappearance 13 hens 12 fat 13 hens 13 hens 14 . he heard the muffled crow of the big rooster . 1 he 2 heard 2 heard 4 muffled 3 the 4 muffled 4 muffled 5 crow 4 muffled 9 rooster 6 of 7 the 7 the 8 big 8 big 9 rooster 9 rooster 10 . it came from the henhouse . 1 it 2 came 2 came 3 from 3 from 5 henhouse 4 the 5 henhouse 5 henhouse 6 . all those fat hens had been shut up . 1 all 2 those 2 those 4 hens 3 fat 4 hens 4 hens 7 shut 4 hens 9 . 5 had 6 been 6 been 7 shut 7 shut 8 up it was [perfectly] plain [to] [reddy] that [the] [farmer] [suspected] [reddy] [might] [return] , and he didn't [intend] [to] [lose] [another] [fat] [hen] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 14 , 2 was 4 plain 4 plain 7 that 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 he 16 he 17 didn't 17 didn't 24 . with a little [yelp] of [disappointment] [,] [reddy] [turned] his back on [the] [farm] [and] [trotted] [off] [into] [the] [woods] [.] 1 with 2 a 1 with 10 his 2 a 3 little 3 little 5 of 10 his 11 back 11 back 12 on [chapter] [xli] [what] [blacky] [the] [crow] [saw] the greatest puzzle is simple enough when you know the answer . 1 the 2 greatest 2 greatest 3 puzzle 3 puzzle 5 simple 3 puzzle 7 when 4 is 5 simple 5 simple 6 enough 7 when 8 you 7 when 10 the 8 you 9 know 10 the 11 answer 11 answer 12 . [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] there were just two people [to] [whom] [the] [disappearance] [of] [that] [fat] [hen] [reddy] [fox] [had] [hidden] [in] [the] [hollow] [stump] was not a [mystery] [.] 1 there 2 were 1 there 22 was 2 were 3 just 2 were 4 two 4 two 5 people 22 was 23 not 22 was 24 a one of them [was] [blacky] the [crow] [.] 1 one 2 of 2 of 3 them 2 of 6 the everything had happened just as [blacky] [had] hoped it would . 1 everything 2 had 1 everything 11 . 2 had 3 happened 2 had 8 hoped 3 happened 4 just 4 just 5 as 8 hoped 10 would 9 it 10 would blacky was doubly pleased with himself . 1 blacky 3 doubly 2 was 3 doubly 3 doubly 4 pleased 4 pleased 5 with 4 pleased 6 himself 6 himself 7 . he didn't [wish] [reddy] any harm , and he felt sure that [no] harm would come to him . 1 he 2 didn't 1 he 15 would 2 didn't 14 harm 5 any 6 harm 5 any 14 harm 6 harm 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 he 9 he 10 felt 10 felt 11 sure 11 sure 12 that 15 would 16 come 16 come 17 to 17 to 18 him 18 him 19 . " he can't carry that hen far and keep out of the way of [bowser] . 1 " 2 he 1 " 3 can't 3 can't 4 carry 3 can't 9 keep 4 carry 6 hen 5 that 6 hen 6 hen 7 far 8 and 9 keep 9 keep 10 out 10 out 11 of 10 out 14 of 11 of 12 the 12 the 13 way 14 of 16 . i think [i] 'll [follow] and see what he does [with] it . " 1 i 2 think 1 i 4 'll 4 'll 7 see 6 and 7 see 7 see 8 what 8 what 10 does 9 he 10 does 10 does 12 it 12 it 13 . 13 . 14 " so [blacky] [followed] , and his eyes [twinkled] [when] he saw [reddy] [hide] the [fat] [hen] [in] [the] [hollow] [stump] [.] 1 so 4 , 1 so 10 he 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 his 6 his 7 eyes 10 he 11 saw 11 saw 14 the reddy has earned that dinner . 1 reddy 3 earned 2 has 3 earned 3 earned 5 dinner 4 that 5 dinner 5 dinner 6 . now [i] [think] [i] ['ll] go get something to eat [myself] . " 1 now 6 go 6 go 9 to 7 get 8 something 8 something 9 to 9 to 10 eat 10 eat 12 . 12 . 13 " he plunged in among the branches and hid in the thickest part he could find . 1 he 2 plunged 2 plunged 3 in 2 plunged 6 branches 4 among 5 the 4 among 6 branches 6 branches 11 thickest 6 branches 16 . 7 and 8 hid 8 hid 9 in 8 hid 11 thickest 10 the 11 thickest 11 thickest 12 part 11 thickest 15 find 13 he 14 could 14 could 15 find with little shivers of fear running all over him , he peeked out and watched that big gray form . 1 with 3 shivers 2 little 3 shivers 3 shivers 4 of 3 shivers 5 fear 3 shivers 6 running 6 running 12 peeked 7 all 8 over 8 over 12 peeked 9 him 10 , 9 him 12 peeked 11 he 12 peeked 12 peeked 13 out 12 peeked 14 and 12 peeked 15 watched 12 peeked 18 gray 16 that 17 big 17 big 18 gray 18 gray 19 form 19 form 20 . on broad wings it sailed over to that hollow stump . 1 on 10 stump 2 broad 3 wings 3 wings 5 sailed 4 it 5 sailed 5 sailed 6 over 5 sailed 10 stump 6 over 7 to 8 that 10 stump 9 hollow 10 stump 10 stump 11 . two long legs with great curving claws reached down in , and a moment later that fat hen was disappearing over the tree tops . 1 two 6 curving 1 two 15 later 2 long 3 legs 3 legs 6 curving 4 with 6 curving 5 great 6 curving 6 curving 7 claws 6 curving 8 reached 6 curving 9 down 9 down 10 in 9 down 12 and 11 , 12 and 13 a 14 moment 14 moment 15 later 15 later 20 disappearing 16 that 17 fat 17 fat 18 hen 18 hen 20 disappearing 19 was 20 disappearing 20 disappearing 21 over 20 disappearing 24 tops 22 the 23 tree 23 tree 24 tops 24 tops 25 . blacky sighed with relief . 1 blacky 2 sighed 2 sighed 4 relief 3 with 4 relief 4 relief 5 . [[] [illustration] [:] [on] [broad] [wings] [it] [sailed] [over] [to] [that] [hollow] [stump] [.] page @number@ []] 1 page 2 @number@ " it 's a [lucky] thing for me [that] [robber] , [mr] [goshawk] [,] [saw] [reddy] [hide] [that] [fat] [hen] , " muttered [blacky] . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 's 3 's 4 a 4 a 6 thing 6 thing 7 for 7 for 8 me 8 me 11 , 8 me 25 . 11 , 22 " 21 , 22 " 22 " 23 muttered " if he hadn't , he might have caught me , for [i] didn't see him at all . " 1 " 2 if 2 if 3 he 3 he 4 hadn't 3 he 14 didn't 5 , 6 he 6 he 7 might 6 he 14 didn't 7 might 8 have 8 have 9 caught 9 caught 10 me 10 me 11 , 11 , 12 for 14 didn't 15 see 15 see 16 him 16 him 17 at 17 at 18 all 18 all 19 . 19 . 20 " [chapter] [xlii] [all] [is] [well] [that] [ends] [well] when [things] [go] [wrong] [,] [just] [patient] [be] [until] [the] [end] you [plainly] see . 1 when 12 you 12 you 14 see 14 see 15 . for often things that seem all bad [will] end [by] [making] all hands glad . 1 for 12 all 2 often 5 seem 3 things 4 that 3 things 5 seem 5 seem 6 all 5 seem 7 bad 5 seem 12 all 7 bad 9 end 12 all 13 hands 13 hands 14 glad 13 hands 15 . [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] reddy [fox] [,] [trotting] [homeward] [,] had [nothing] [but] [bitterness] [in] [his] [heart] [,] [and] [nothing] [at] [all] [in] [his] [stomach] [.] 1 reddy 7 had he was tired and hungry and bitterly disappointed . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 tired 3 tired 4 and 3 tired 5 hungry 5 hungry 6 and 5 hungry 7 bitterly 7 bitterly 8 disappointed 8 disappointed 9 . do what he would , he couldn't help thinking about that fat hen he had hidden and which had so mysteriously disappeared . 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 help 8 help 9 thinking 9 thinking 10 about 9 thinking 11 that 11 that 12 fat 12 fat 13 hen 13 hen 16 hidden 14 he 15 had 15 had 16 hidden 16 hidden 17 and 16 hidden 21 mysteriously 18 which 19 had 18 which 21 mysteriously 20 so 21 mysteriously 21 mysteriously 22 disappeared 21 mysteriously 23 . the more he thought of it , the worse he felt . 1 the 2 more 2 more 3 he 3 he 4 thought 3 he 11 felt 4 thought 5 of 4 thought 6 it 6 it 7 , 6 it 9 worse 8 the 9 worse 10 he 11 felt 11 felt 12 . to [reddy] [,] [everything] [was] all [wrong] [.] 1 to 6 all [now] [on] [his] [way] [home] [ready] [had] [to] [pass] [several] [farms] [.] he was picking these chickens in a shed attached to the barn . 1 he 2 was 2 was 9 attached 3 picking 5 chickens 4 these 5 chickens 5 chickens 6 in 5 chickens 9 attached 6 in 7 a 8 shed 9 attached 9 attached 10 to 9 attached 12 barn 11 the 12 barn 12 barn 13 . he had several all picked when he was called to the house on an errand . 1 he 2 had 1 he 9 called 2 had 3 several 3 several 5 picked 4 all 5 picked 6 when 7 he 7 he 8 was 7 he 9 called 9 called 10 to 9 called 15 errand 11 the 12 house 12 house 15 errand 13 on 15 errand 14 an 15 errand 15 errand 16 . it happened that [just] [after] he had disappeared [reddy] [fox] [came] [stealing] [around] [from] [behind] [the] [barn] , and at once [he] [smelled] [those] [chickens] . 1 it 2 happened 2 happened 3 that 3 that 6 he 6 he 7 had 7 had 8 disappeared 8 disappeared 18 , 18 , 19 and 19 and 20 at 20 at 21 once 21 once 26 . just imagine how [reddy] [felt] [when] he [peeped] [in] [that] [shed] [and] [saw] [those] [fine] [chickens] [just] [waiting] [for] [him] [.] 1 just 2 imagine 2 imagine 3 how 3 how 7 he two [minutes] [later] [reddy] [was] [racing] [back] [to] [the] [woods] [with] [one] of them . 1 two 13 of 13 of 14 them 14 them 15 . this time there was no dog behind him . 1 this 2 time 2 time 3 there 3 there 4 was 3 there 5 no 5 no 6 dog 6 dog 7 behind 7 behind 8 him 8 him 9 . and in a little [hollow] [reddy] [ate] [the] [finest] [dinner] he [ever] had had . 1 and 2 in 2 in 3 a 3 a 4 little 4 little 15 . 11 he 13 had 11 he 14 had 14 had 15 . you see there were no feathers to bother him on that chicken , for it had been picked . 1 you 2 see 2 see 6 feathers 3 there 4 were 3 there 5 no 5 no 6 feathers 6 feathers 8 bother 6 feathers 10 on 6 feathers 12 chicken 6 feathers 18 picked 6 feathers 19 . 7 to 8 bother 8 bother 9 him 11 that 12 chicken 12 chicken 13 , 12 chicken 14 for 14 for 15 it 16 had 17 been 17 been 18 picked long before [reddy] [got] [back] [to] the [old] [pasture] [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy and [bowser] [the] [hound] [had] [reached] [home] [.] 1 long 2 before 2 before 7 the 7 the 13 boy 13 boy 14 and such a [fuss] as everybody did [make] [over] [bowser] [.] 1 such 2 a 1 such 4 as 4 as 5 everybody 5 everybody 6 did it seemed as if [each] one [at] [farmer] [brown] ['s] was trying to [spoil] [bowser] . 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 as 2 seemed 13 to 3 as 4 if 4 if 6 one 11 was 12 trying 12 trying 13 to 13 to 16 . as for [bowser] himself , he was [the] [happiest] [dog] in all the [great] [world] . 1 as 2 for 2 for 4 himself 4 himself 5 , 4 himself 16 . 5 , 6 he 6 he 7 was 7 was 11 in 11 in 13 the 12 all 13 the blacky the [crow] [got] [back] [to] [the] [green] [forest] [near] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [just] [before] [jolly] [,] [round] [mr] [sun] [went] [to] [bed] [.] 1 blacky 2 the blacky had found plenty to eat and he had seen [no] [more] [of] [fierce] [mr] [goshawk] . 1 blacky 2 had 2 had 3 found 2 had 10 seen 3 found 4 plenty 4 plenty 6 eat 5 to 6 eat 7 and 8 he 8 he 9 had 9 had 10 seen 10 seen 17 . as [blacky] [settled] [himself] [on] [his] [roost] he heard [from] [the] [direction] [of] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [house] a great voice . 1 as 8 he 8 he 9 heard 9 heard 18 a 18 a 19 great 19 great 20 voice 20 voice 21 . it was the voice of [bowser] the [hound] [trying] to [express] his [joy] [in] [being] home . 1 it 2 was 1 it 17 . 2 was 3 the 3 the 4 voice 4 voice 5 of 5 of 7 the 10 to 12 his 12 his 16 home 16 home 17 . blacky chuckled contentedly . 1 blacky 2 chuckled 2 chuckled 3 contentedly 3 contentedly 4 . he , too , was happy , for it always makes one happy to have one 's plans succeed . 1 he 3 too 1 he 5 was 2 , 3 too 3 too 4 , 5 was 6 happy 5 was 10 always 7 , 8 for 8 for 9 it 9 it 10 always 10 always 11 makes 10 always 19 succeed 11 makes 12 one 11 makes 16 one 12 one 13 happy 14 to 15 have 15 have 16 one 17 's 18 plans 18 plans 19 succeed 19 succeed 20 . " all 's well that end 's well , " he chuckled , and closed his eyes sleepily . 1 " 4 well 1 " 8 well 2 all 4 well 3 's 4 well 4 well 5 that 5 that 6 end 5 that 7 's 8 well 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 he 11 he 12 chuckled 12 chuckled 18 sleepily 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 closed 15 closed 18 sleepily 16 his 17 eyes 17 eyes 18 sleepily 18 sleepily 19 . [blacky] [never] [could] [have] [fooled] [old] [granny] [fox] [as] [he] [did] [reddy] [.] she is [far] [too] [smart] to be [fooled] [even] [by] so [clever] [a] [scamp] [as] [blacky] . 1 she 2 is 2 is 6 to 6 to 7 be 7 be 11 so 11 so 17 . [the] [end] [end] [of] [the] [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] [of] [bowser] [the] [hound] [,] [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess]