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