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[burgess] [trade] [quaddies] [mark] [the] [bedtime] [story-books] 

[the] [adventures] [of] [buster] [bear] 

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[thornton] [w] [burgess] 

[with] [illustrations] [by] [harrison] [cady] 

[boston] [little] [,] [brown] [,] [and] [company] [@number@] 

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[[] [illustration] [:] [buster] [blinked] [his] [greedy] [little] [eyes] [and] [looked] [again] [.] 

[frontispiece] [.] []] 

[contents] 

[chapter] [page] 

[i] [buster] [bear] [goes] [fishing] [@number@] 

[ii] [.] 

[little] [joe] [otter] [gets] [even] [with] [buster] [bear] [@number@] 

[iii] [.] 

[buster] [bear] [is] [greatly] [puzzled] [@number@] 

[iv] [.] 

[little] [joe] [otter] [supplies] [buster] [bear] [with] [a] [breakfast] [@number@] 

[v] [..y] [grandfather] [frog's] [common-sense] [@number@] 

[vi] [.] 

[little] [joe] [otter] [takes] [grandfather] [frog's] [advice] [@number@] 

[vii] [.] 

[farmer] [brown's] [boy] [has] [no] [luck] [at] [all] [@number@] 

[viii] [.] 

[farmer] [brown's] [boy] [feels] [his] [hair] [rise] [@number@] 

[ix] [.] 

[little] [joe] [otter] [has] [great] [news] [to] [tell] [@number@] 

[x] [.] [buster] [bear] [becomes] [a] [hero] [@number@] 

[xi] [.] 

[blacky] [the] [crow] [tells] [his] [plan] [@number@] 

[xii] [.] 

[farmer] [brown's] [boy] [and] [buster] [bear] [grow] [curious] [@number@] 

[xiii] [.] 

[farmer] [brown's] [boy] [and] [buster] [bear] [meet] [@number@] 

[xiv] [.] 

[a] [surprising] [thing] [happens] [@number@] 

[xv] [.] 

[buster] [bear] [is] [a] [fallen] [hero] [@number@] 

[xvi] [.] 

[chatterer] [the] [red] [squirrel] [jumps] [for] [his] [life] [@number@] 

[xvii] [.] 

[buster] [bear] [goes] [berrying] [@number@] 

[xviii] [.] 

[somebody] [else] [goes] [berrying] [@number@] 

[xix] [.] 

[buster] [bear] [has] [a] [fine] [time] [@number@] 

[xx] [.] 

[buster] [bear] [carries] [off] [the] [pail] [of] [farmer] [brown's] [boy] [@number@] 

[xxi] [.] 

[sammy] [jay] [makes] [things] [worse] [for] [buster] [bear] [@number@] 

[xxii] [.] 

[buster] [bear] [has] [a] [fit] [of] [temper] [@number@] 

[xxiii] [.] 

[farmer] [brown's] [boy] [lunches] [on] [berries] [@number@] 

[list] [of] [illustrations] 

[buster] [blinked] [his] [greedy] [little] [eyes] [rapidly] [and] [looked] [again] [frontispiece] 

" [here's] [your] [trout] [,] [mr] [otter] [,] " [said] [he] [page] [@number@] 
1 " 9 "

" [you] [take] [my] [advice] [,] [little] [joe] [otter] [,] " [continued] [grandfather] [frog] [@number@] 
1 " 11 "

[reddy] [glared] [across] [the] [smiling] [pool] [at] [peter] [@number@] 

[buster] [bear] [was] [running] [away] [too] [@number@] 

[those] [who] [could] [fly] [,] [flew] [.] 

[those] [who] [could] [climb] [,] [climbed] [@number@] 

[the] [adventures] [of] [buster] [bear] 

[i] 

[buster] [bear] [goes] [fishing] 

once more [he] yawned , and slowly got to his feet and shook himself [.] 
1 once 2 more
2 more 6 and
4 yawned 6 and
5 , 6 and
6 and 12 and
6 and 14 himself
7 slowly 8 got
8 got 9 to
8 got 12 and
9 to 11 feet
10 his 11 feet
12 and 13 shook

after that he yawned until it seemed as if his jaws would crack , and then sat down to think what he wanted for breakfast [.] 
1 after 2 that
1 after 3 he
3 he 4 yawned
4 yawned 5 until
4 yawned 24 for
5 until 6 it
5 until 7 seemed
6 it 7 seemed
7 seemed 9 if
8 as 9 if
9 if 11 jaws
9 if 15 and
10 his 11 jaws
11 jaws 12 would
12 would 15 and
13 crack 15 and
14 , 15 and
15 and 17 sat
15 and 18 down
16 then 17 sat
18 down 19 to
19 to 20 think
20 think 21 what
21 what 22 he
21 what 23 wanted
22 he 23 wanted
24 for 25 breakfast

[he] [heard] [sammy] [jay] [way] [off] [in] [the] [distance] [screaming] [,] ["] [thief] [!] 

thief [!] ["] [and] grinned [.] 
1 thief 5 grinned

probably he is the thief himself [.] ["] 
1 probably 2 he
2 he 3 is
3 is 5 thief
3 is 6 himself
4 the 5 thief

he [heard] [chatterer] [the] [red] [squirrel] [scolding] [as] [fast] [as] [he] could make his tongue go [and] [working] [himself] [into] [a] [terrible] [rage] [.] 
1 he 12 could
12 could 13 make
13 make 15 tongue
13 make 16 go
14 his 15 tongue

" [must] [be] [that] [chatterer] [got] [out] [of] [bed] [the] [wrong] [way] [this] [morning] [,] " [thought] [he] [.] 
1 " 16 "

he heard the sweet voices of happy little singers , and they were good to hear [.] 
1 he 2 heard
2 heard 5 voices
2 heard 13 were
3 the 5 voices
4 sweet 5 voices
5 voices 6 of
5 voices 13 were
6 of 11 and
7 happy 9 singers
8 little 9 singers
9 singers 11 and
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 they
13 were 14 good
14 good 15 to
14 good 16 hear
15 to 16 hear

it was the voice of the [laughing] [brook] [.] 
1 it 2 was
2 was 4 voice
3 the 4 voice
4 voice 5 of
5 of 6 the

and as [buster] [listened] it suddenly came to him just what he wanted for breakfast [.] 
1 and 5 it
1 and 13 wanted
2 as 5 it
5 it 7 came
6 suddenly 7 came
7 came 8 to
7 came 10 just
8 to 9 him
11 what 12 he
12 he 13 wanted
13 wanted 14 for
14 for 15 breakfast

" [i] ['m] [going] [fishing] [,] ["] said he in his deep [grumbly-rumbly] voice [to] [no] [one] [in] [particular] [.] 
1 " 8 said
8 said 9 he
8 said 10 in
10 in 14 voice
11 his 14 voice
12 deep 14 voice

["] [yes] [,] [sir] [,] [i] ['m] [going] [fishing] [.] 

i want some fat trout for my breakfast [.] ["] 
1 i 2 want
2 want 5 trout
2 want 6 for
3 some 5 trout
4 fat 5 trout
5 trout 6 for
6 for 8 breakfast
7 my 8 breakfast

now it just happened that early as he was [,] [some] [one] [was] [before] [buster] [bear] [.] 
1 now 2 it
2 it 4 happened
3 just 4 happened
4 happened 6 early
4 happened 7 as
5 that 6 early
7 as 8 he
7 as 9 was
8 he 9 was

who was it [?] 
1 who 2 was
2 was 3 it

why , [little] [joe] [otter] [to] [be] [sure] [.] 
1 why 2 ,

he was just climbing up the bank with the fat trout in his mouth [.] 
1 he 2 was
2 was 4 climbing
3 just 4 climbing
4 climbing 5 up
4 climbing 7 bank
4 climbing 8 with
6 the 7 bank
7 bank 8 with
8 with 11 trout
9 the 11 trout
10 fat 11 trout
11 trout 12 in
12 in 14 mouth
13 his 14 mouth

[buster] [bear] ['s] [own] [mouth] [watered] [as] [he] [saw] [it] [.] 

[little] [joe] [sat] [down] [on] [the] [bank] [and] [prepared] [to] [enjoy] [his] [breakfast] [.] 

he [hadn't] [seen] [buster] [bear] [,] [and] [he] didn't know that he or any one [else] was anywhere near [.] 
1 he 9 didn't
9 didn't 10 know
10 know 11 that
11 that 13 or
11 that 17 was
12 he 13 or
13 or 15 one
13 or 17 was
14 any 15 one
17 was 18 anywhere
17 was 19 near

[buster] [bear] [tiptoed] [up] [very] [softly] [until] [he] [was] [right] [behind] [little] [joe] [otter] [.] 

" [woof] [,] [woof] [!] ["] said he in his deepest , most grumbly-rumbly [voice] [.] 
1 " 7 said
7 said 8 he
7 said 9 in
7 said 14 grumbly-rumbly
9 in 11 deepest
10 his 11 deepest
12 , 14 grumbly-rumbly
13 most 14 grumbly-rumbly

["] [that] ['s] [a] [very] [fine] [looking] [trout] [.] 

i wouldn't mind [if] [i] [had] it myself [.] ["] 
1 i 2 wouldn't
2 wouldn't 3 mind
3 mind 7 it
3 mind 8 myself

[buster] [bear] [sprang] [forward] [and] [with] [one] [of] [his] [big] [paws] [caught] [the] [fat] [trout] [just] [as] [it] [was] [slipping] [back] [into] [the] [water] [.] 

" [come] [and] [get] [it] [.] " 
1 " 7 "

[[] [illustration] [:] ["] [here] ['s] [your] [trout] [,] [mr] [otter] [,] ["] [said] [he] [.] 

[page] [@number@] []] 

[but] [little] [joe] [wouldn't] [.] 

the fact is [,] [he] [was] [afraid] [to] [.] 
1 the 2 fact
2 fact 3 is

he snarled [at] [buster] [bear] and called him a thief and everything bad he could think of [.] 
1 he 6 and
2 snarled 6 and
6 and 7 called
7 called 8 him
7 called 10 thief
7 called 11 and
9 a 10 thief
11 and 12 everything
12 everything 13 bad
12 everything 14 he
12 everything 17 of
14 he 15 could
15 could 16 think
16 think 17 of

buster didn't seem to mind [.] 
1 buster 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 seem
3 seem 4 to
3 seem 5 mind
4 to 5 mind

he chuckled as if he thought it all a great joke and repeated [his] [invitation] to [little] [joe] to come and get his fish [.] 
1 he 12 and
2 chuckled 4 if
2 chuckled 12 and
3 as 4 if
4 if 5 he
4 if 6 thought
5 he 6 thought
6 thought 8 all
6 thought 11 joke
7 it 8 all
9 a 10 great
9 a 11 joke
10 great 11 joke
12 and 13 repeated
12 and 16 to
12 and 19 to
19 to 20 come
20 come 21 and
21 and 22 get
22 get 24 fish
23 his 24 fish

but [little] [joe] [just] [turned] [his] [back] [and] went [off] [down] [the] [laughing] [brook] [in] [a] [great] [rage] [.] 
1 but 9 went

" it ['s] [too] [bad] [to] [waste] [such] [a] [fine] [fish] [,] ["] said [buster] [thoughtfully] [.] 
1 " 2 it
1 " 14 said
2 it 14 said

" [i] [wonder] [what] [i] ['d] [better] [do] [with] [it] [.] " 
1 " 12 "

and while he was wondering , he ate it all up [.] 
1 and 7 he
1 and 8 ate
2 while 3 he
2 while 4 was
2 while 6 ,
2 while 7 he
3 he 4 was
4 was 5 wondering
7 he 8 ate
8 ate 10 all
8 ate 11 up
9 it 10 all

then he started [down] [the] [laughing] [brook] [to] [try] [to] [catch] [some] [for] [himself] [.] 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 started

[ii] 

[little] [joe] [otter] [gets] [even] [with] [buster] [bear] 

little [joe] [otter] was in a terrible rage [.] 
1 little 4 was
4 was 5 in
5 in 8 rage
6 a 7 terrible
6 a 8 rage
7 terrible 8 rage

it was a bad beginning for a beautiful day [and] [little] [joe] [knew] [it] [.] 
1 it 2 was
2 was 5 beginning
2 was 6 for
3 a 4 bad
3 a 5 beginning
4 bad 5 beginning
5 beginning 6 for
6 for 9 day
7 a 9 day
8 beautiful 9 day

but who wouldn't be in a rage if his breakfast was taken from him just as he was about to eat it [?] 
1 but 2 who
1 but 4 be
2 who 3 wouldn't
2 who 4 be
3 wouldn't 4 be
4 be 5 in
4 be 8 if
5 in 7 rage
6 a 7 rage
8 if 10 breakfast
8 if 12 taken
9 his 10 breakfast
10 breakfast 11 was
11 was 12 taken
12 taken 13 from
12 taken 15 just
12 taken 16 as
13 from 14 him
16 as 17 he
16 as 18 was
17 he 18 was
18 was 19 about
19 about 20 to
20 to 21 eat
21 eat 22 it

anyway , that is [what] [little] [joe] [told] [billy] [mink] [.] 
1 anyway 2 ,
1 anyway 3 that
3 that 4 is

perhaps he didn't tell it [quite] exactly as it was [,] but you know he was [very] [badly] [frightened] at the time [.] 
1 perhaps 2 he
2 he 3 didn't
3 didn't 4 tell
4 tell 5 it
4 tell 7 exactly
4 tell 8 as
8 as 9 it
8 as 16 was
9 it 10 was
10 was 12 but
12 but 13 you
13 you 14 know
15 he 16 was
16 was 20 at
20 at 22 time
21 the 22 time

he took that fat trout away from me and ate it just as if it belonged to him [!] 
1 he 9 and
2 took 5 trout
2 took 6 away
2 took 7 from
2 took 9 and
3 that 4 fat
4 fat 5 trout
7 from 8 me
9 and 10 ate
10 ate 11 it
10 ate 12 just
12 just 14 if
13 as 14 if
14 if 15 it
14 if 16 belonged
15 it 16 belonged
16 belonged 17 to
17 to 18 him

i hate him [!] 
1 i 2 hate
2 hate 3 him

[if] [i] [live] [long] [enough] [i] ['m] [going] [to] [get] [even] [with] [him] [!] ["] 

[buster] [bear] [hadn't] [actually] [taken] [the] [fish] [away] [from] [little] [joe] [.] 

but [looking] [at] [the] [matter] as [little] [joe] [did] , it amounted to the same thing [.] 
1 but 10 ,
1 but 11 it
6 as 10 ,
11 it 12 amounted
12 amounted 13 to
13 to 16 thing
14 the 15 same
15 same 16 thing

" [where] [is] he [now] [?] ["] asked [billy] [mink] [.] 
1 " 4 he
4 he 8 asked

["] [he] ['s] [somewhere] [up] [the] [laughing] [brook] [.] 

i wish he 'd fall in and get drowned [!] ["] [snapped] [little] [joe] [.] 
1 i 7 and
2 wish 3 he
2 wish 5 fall
2 wish 7 and
3 he 4 'd
4 'd 5 fall
5 fall 6 in
7 and 8 get
8 get 9 drowned

[billy] [mink] [just] [had] [to] [laugh] [.] 

the idea of [great] [big] [buster] [bear] getting [drowned] in [the] [laughing] [brook] was too funny [.] 
1 the 2 idea
2 idea 3 of
2 idea 14 was
3 of 8 getting
8 getting 10 in
14 was 16 funny
15 too 16 funny

" [let's] [go] [see] [what] he is [doing] , " [said] [billy] [mink] [.] 
1 " 6 he
6 he 7 is
7 is 9 ,
9 , 10 "

at first [little] [joe] [didn't] [want] [to] , [but] [at] [last] [his] [curiosity] [got] [the] [better] [of] [his] [fear] , and he agreed [.] 
1 at 2 first
2 first 8 ,
2 first 20 ,
20 , 21 and
21 and 22 he
21 and 23 agreed
22 he 23 agreed

so [the] [two] [little] [brown-coated] [scamps] [turned] [down] [the] [laughing] [brook] [,] [taking] [the] [greatest] [care] to keep out of sight themselves [.] 
1 so 17 to
17 to 18 keep
18 keep 20 of
18 keep 22 themselves
19 out 20 of
20 of 21 sight

they had gone only a little way [when] [billy] [mink] [whispered] [:] ["] [sh-h] [!] 
1 they 2 had
2 had 3 gone
3 gone 4 only
3 gone 7 way
5 a 7 way
6 little 7 way

there he is [.] ["] 
1 there 2 he
2 he 3 is

sure [enough] [,] there was [buster] [bear] [sitting] [close] [beside] [a] [little] [pool] [and] looking into it [very] [intently] [.] 
1 sure 4 there
4 there 5 was
5 was 15 looking
15 looking 16 into
16 into 17 it

" [what] ['s] he [doing] [?] ["] asked [little] [joe] [otter] [,] [as] [buster] [bear] [sat] for the longest time [without] [moving] [.] 
1 " 4 he
4 he 8 asked
8 asked 17 for
17 for 20 time
18 the 19 longest
18 the 20 time

" he ['s] [fishing] [!] ["] exclaimed [billy] [mink] [.] 
1 " 2 he
2 he 7 exclaimed

and that is just [what] [buster] [bear] was doing [,] and it was very plain to see that he was having great fun [.] 
1 and 2 that
1 and 11 and
2 that 3 is
3 is 4 just
8 was 9 doing
8 was 11 and
11 and 13 was
12 it 13 was
13 was 15 plain
14 very 15 plain
15 plain 16 to
16 to 17 see
17 see 18 that
18 that 19 he
18 that 20 was
19 he 20 was
20 was 21 having
21 having 23 fun
22 great 23 fun

when he had eaten the trout he had caught [,] [he] [moved] [along] [to] [the] [next] [little] [pool] [.] 
1 when 2 he
1 when 4 eaten
1 when 7 he
2 he 3 had
3 had 4 eaten
4 eaten 6 trout
5 the 6 trout
7 he 8 had
8 had 9 caught

" they [are] [our] [fish] [!] ["] said [little] [joe] [fiercely] [.] 
1 " 2 they
1 " 8 said
2 they 8 said

" he has no business catching our fish [!] ["] 
1 " 2 he
2 he 3 has
3 has 5 business
4 no 5 business
5 business 6 catching
6 catching 8 fish
7 our 8 fish

" [i] [don't] [see] [how] [we] [are] [going] [to] [stop] [him] [,] " [said] [billy] [mink] [.] 
1 " 13 "

" [i] [do] [!] " [cried] [little] [joe] [,] [into] [whose] [head] [an] [idea] [had] [just] [popped] [.] 
1 " 5 "

["] [i] ['m] [going] [to] [drive] [all] [the] [fish] [out] [of] [the] [little] [pools] [and] [muddy] [the] [water] [all] [up] [.] 

then we 'll see how many fish he will get [!] 
1 then 2 we
2 we 3 'll
3 'll 4 see
4 see 5 how
5 how 6 many
6 many 7 fish
7 fish 10 get
8 he 9 will
9 will 10 get

just you watch me get even [with] [buster] [bear] [.] ["] 
1 just 2 you
2 you 3 watch
3 watch 4 me
3 watch 5 get
5 get 6 even

[little] [joe] [slipped] [swiftly] [into] [the] [water] [and] [swam] [straight] [to] [the] [little] [pool] [that] [buster] [bear] [would] [try] [next] [.] 

he frightened the fish so that they fled in every direction [.] 
1 he 2 frightened
2 frightened 4 fish
2 frightened 6 that
3 the 4 fish
5 so 6 that
6 that 7 they
6 that 8 fled
7 they 8 fled
8 fled 9 in
9 in 11 direction
10 every 11 direction

then he stirred up the mud until the water was so dirty that [buster] [couldn't] have seen a fish right under his nose [.] 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 stirred
3 stirred 4 up
3 stirred 6 mud
3 stirred 7 until
3 stirred 11 so
5 the 6 mud
7 until 9 water
7 until 10 was
8 the 9 water
9 water 10 was
11 so 12 dirty
12 dirty 13 that
12 dirty 21 under
16 have 17 seen
17 seen 20 right
18 a 19 fish
18 a 20 right
19 fish 20 right
20 right 21 under
21 under 23 nose
22 his 23 nose

he did the same thing in the next pool [and] [the] next [.] 
1 he 2 did
2 did 5 thing
2 did 6 in
2 did 12 next
3 the 4 same
4 same 5 thing
5 thing 6 in
6 in 9 pool
7 the 8 next
7 the 9 pool

[buster] [bear] ['s] [fishing] [was] [spoiled] [for] [that] [day] [.] 

[iii] 

[buster] [bear] [is] [greatly] [puzzled] 

[buster] [bear] [hadn't] [enjoyed] [himself] [so] [much] [since] [he] [came] [to] [the] [green] [forest] [to] [live] [.] 

when he had finished it , he started on to do some fishing himself [.] 
1 when 2 he
1 when 4 finished
1 when 6 ,
1 when 7 he
2 he 3 had
3 had 4 finished
4 finished 5 it
7 he 8 started
8 started 9 on
8 started 10 to
10 to 11 do
11 do 13 fishing
11 do 14 himself
12 some 13 fishing

presently he came to another little pool [.] 
1 presently 2 he
2 he 3 came
3 came 4 to
4 to 7 pool
5 another 7 pool
6 little 7 pool

he stole up to it [very] , very softly , so as [not] to frighten the fish [.] 
1 he 2 stole
2 stole 3 up
2 stole 4 to
2 stole 9 softly
2 stole 14 to
4 to 5 it
7 , 9 softly
8 very 9 softly
9 softly 10 ,
11 so 12 as
12 as 14 to
14 to 15 frighten
15 frighten 17 fish
16 the 17 fish

then he sat down close to the edge of it and [didn't] move [.] 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 sat
3 sat 4 down
4 down 6 to
5 close 6 to
6 to 8 edge
7 the 8 edge
8 edge 9 of
9 of 11 and
10 it 11 and
11 and 13 move

so he didn't move so much as an eye lash [.] 
1 so 2 he
2 he 3 didn't
3 didn't 4 move
4 move 6 much
4 move 7 as
5 so 6 much
7 as 10 lash
8 an 10 lash
9 eye 10 lash

he was so still that he looked almost like the stump of an old tree [.] 
1 he 2 was
2 was 4 still
3 so 4 still
4 still 5 that
5 that 6 he
5 that 7 looked
6 he 7 looked
7 looked 8 almost
8 almost 9 like
9 like 11 stump
10 the 11 stump
11 stump 12 of
12 of 15 tree
13 an 15 tree
14 old 15 tree

one of them [moved] [now] [,] and [quicker] [than] [a] [wink] [had] [scooped] one of those foolish fish out on to the bank [.] 
1 one 2 of
1 one 7 and
2 of 3 them
7 and 14 one
14 one 15 of
15 of 18 fish
16 those 18 fish
17 foolish 18 fish
18 fish 19 out
19 out 21 to
20 on 21 to
21 to 23 bank
22 the 23 bank

the fish were so frightened that they wouldn't come back for a long , long time [.] 
1 the 2 fish
2 fish 3 were
3 were 5 frightened
4 so 5 frightened
5 frightened 6 that
6 that 7 they
6 that 9 come
7 they 8 wouldn't
8 wouldn't 9 come
9 come 10 back
10 back 11 for
11 for 16 time
12 a 16 time
13 long 14 ,
13 long 16 time
14 , 15 long

at the next little pool the same thing happened [.] 
1 at 5 pool
1 at 8 thing
2 the 3 next
2 the 5 pool
4 little 5 pool
6 the 7 same
7 same 8 thing
8 thing 9 happened

[by] [this] [time] [buster] [bear] [was] [in] [fine] [spirits] [.] 

it was fun to catch [the] [fish] , and it was still more fun to eat them [.] 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 fun
3 fun 4 to
3 fun 16 eat
4 to 5 catch
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 it
9 and 11 was
10 it 11 was
11 was 12 still
11 was 13 more
11 was 14 fun
14 fun 15 to
15 to 16 eat
16 eat 17 them

what finer breakfast could any one have than fresh-caught trout [?] 
1 what 3 breakfast
2 finer 3 breakfast
3 breakfast 4 could
3 breakfast 7 have
4 could 6 one
4 could 7 have
5 any 6 one
7 have 8 than
8 than 10 trout
9 fresh-caught 10 trout

no wonder he felt good [!] 
1 no 2 wonder
2 wonder 3 he
3 he 4 felt
4 felt 5 good

but it [takes] [more] [than] [three] [trout] [to] [fill] [buster] [bear] 's [stomach] , [so] he kept on to the next little pool [.] 
1 but 2 it
1 but 16 he
2 it 12 's
12 's 14 ,
16 he 18 on
17 kept 18 on
18 on 19 to
19 to 23 pool
20 the 21 next
20 the 23 pool
22 little 23 pool

it looked as if some one had just stirred up all the mud at the bottom [.] 
1 it 2 looked
2 looked 4 if
3 as 4 if
4 if 6 one
4 if 9 stirred
5 some 6 one
6 one 7 had
7 had 9 stirred
8 just 9 stirred
9 stirred 10 up
9 stirred 11 all
9 stirred 14 at
11 all 12 the
11 all 13 mud
12 the 13 mud
13 mud 14 at
14 at 16 bottom
15 the 16 bottom

" [huh] [!] " [said] [buster] [bear] [.] 
1 " 4 "

["] [it] ['s] [of] [no] [use] [to] [try] [to] [fish] [here] [.] 

i would just waste my time [.] 
1 i 2 would
2 would 4 waste
3 just 4 waste
4 waste 6 time
5 my 6 time

i 'll try the next pool [.] ["] 
1 i 2 'll
2 'll 3 try
3 try 6 pool
4 the 5 next
4 the 6 pool

so he went on to the next little pool [.] 
1 so 2 he
2 he 3 went
3 went 5 to
4 on 5 to
5 to 9 pool
6 the 7 next
6 the 9 pool
8 little 9 pool

he found this just as muddy as the other [.] 
1 he 2 found
2 found 3 this
2 found 6 muddy
4 just 5 as
5 as 6 muddy
6 muddy 7 as
7 as 9 other
8 the 9 other

then he went on to another , and this was no better [.] 
1 then 2 he
2 he 8 and
3 went 5 to
3 went 8 and
4 on 5 to
5 to 6 another
7 , 8 and
8 and 10 was
9 this 10 was
10 was 12 better
11 no 12 better

buster sat down and scratched his head [.] 
1 buster 4 and
2 sat 3 down
2 sat 4 and
4 and 5 scratched
5 scratched 7 head
6 his 7 head

it was puzzling [.] 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 puzzling

yes , [sir] [,] it was puzzling [.] 
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 5 it
5 it 6 was
6 was 7 puzzling

he looked this way and [he] [looked] that [way] [suspiciously] , but there was no one to be seen [.] 
1 he 2 looked
2 looked 5 and
3 this 4 way
4 way 5 and
5 and 8 that
8 that 14 was
11 , 12 but
12 but 13 there
13 there 14 was
14 was 16 one
14 was 17 to
15 no 16 one
17 to 18 be
18 be 19 seen

everything was still [save] [for] [the] [laughter] [of] [the] [laughing] [brook] [.] 
1 everything 2 was
2 was 3 still

[somehow] [,] [it] [seemed] [to] [buster] [as] [if] [the] [brook] [were] [laughing] [at] [him] [.] 

" [it] ['s] [very] [curious] [,] " [muttered] [buster] [,] ["] [very] [curious] [indeed] [.] 
1 " 7 "

it looks as if my fishing is spoiled for to-day [.] 
1 it 2 looks
2 looks 4 if
3 as 4 if
4 if 6 fishing
4 if 8 spoiled
5 my 6 fishing
6 fishing 7 is
7 is 8 spoiled
8 spoiled 9 for
9 for 10 to-day

i don't understand it at all [.] 
1 i 2 don't
2 don't 3 understand
3 understand 4 it
3 understand 5 at
4 it 5 at
5 at 6 all

it ['s] [lucky] [i] [caught] [what] [i] did [.] 
1 it 8 did

it looks as if somebody is trying [to] [ha] [!] ["] 
1 it 2 looks
2 looks 4 if
3 as 4 if
4 if 5 somebody
4 if 6 is
5 somebody 6 is
6 is 7 trying

a sudden thought had popped into his head [.] 
1 a 3 thought
2 sudden 3 thought
3 thought 4 had
4 had 5 popped
5 popped 6 into
6 into 8 head
7 his 8 head

then he began to chuckle and finally to laugh [.] 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 began
3 began 4 to
3 began 6 and
4 to 6 and
5 chuckle 6 and
6 and 8 to
6 and 9 laugh
7 finally 8 to
8 to 9 laugh

" [i] [do] [believe] [that] [scamp] [joe] [otter] [is] [trying] [to] [get] [even] [with] [me] [for] [eating] [that] [fat] [trout] [!] " 
1 " 22 "

" you 're pretty smart [,] [mr] [otter] [!] 
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 're
3 're 5 smart
4 pretty 5 smart

[iv] 

[little] [joe] [otter] [supplies] [buster] [bear] [with] [a] [breakfast] 

[getting] [even] [just] [for] [spite] [doesn't] [always] [pay] [.] 

fact is [,] it is [very] [apt] [to] [work] the other way [.] 
1 fact 2 is
2 is 4 it
4 it 5 is
5 is 12 way
10 the 11 other
11 other 12 way

that is just [how] [it] [came] [about] [that] [little] [joe] [otter] [furnished] [buster] [bear] [with] [the] [best] [breakfast] [he] [had] [had] for a long time [.] 
1 that 2 is
2 is 3 just
3 just 22 for
22 for 25 time
23 a 25 time
24 long 25 time

he didn't mean to do it [.] 
1 he 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 mean
3 mean 4 to
3 mean 5 do
4 to 5 do
5 do 6 it

oh , my , no [!] 
1 oh 2 ,
2 , 3 my
2 , 4 ,
4 , 5 no

the [truth] is [,] [he] [thought] all the time [that] [he] [was] [preventing] [buster] [bear] [from] [getting] [a] [breakfast] [.] 
1 the 3 is
3 is 9 time
7 all 8 the
8 the 9 time

spite and selfishness were at the bottom of it [.] 
1 spite 2 and
2 and 3 selfishness
2 and 4 were
4 were 5 at
5 at 7 bottom
6 the 7 bottom
7 bottom 8 of
8 of 9 it

to [be] [sure] [bobby] [coon] [caught] [a] [few] [little] [fish] [there] , but they didn't mind [bobby] [.] 
1 to 12 ,
12 , 13 but
13 but 14 they
14 they 15 didn't
15 didn't 16 mind

but [when] [they] [discovered] that [buster] [bear] was [a] [fisherman] , they made up their minds that something had got to be done [.] 
1 but 5 that
1 but 13 made
5 that 8 was
11 , 12 they
12 they 13 made
13 made 14 up
13 made 16 minds
13 made 21 to
15 their 16 minds
16 minds 17 that
16 minds 20 got
17 that 18 something
17 that 20 got
18 something 19 had
19 had 20 got
21 to 22 be
22 be 23 done

at least , [little] [joe] [did] [.] 
1 at 2 least
2 least 3 ,

" he ['ll] [try] [it] [again] [to-morrow] [morning] [,] ["] said [little] [joe] [.] 
1 " 2 he
2 he 11 said

i guess that 'll teach him to let our fish alone [.] ["] 
1 i 2 guess
2 guess 3 that
2 guess 5 teach
3 that 4 'll
4 'll 5 teach
5 teach 6 him
5 teach 7 to
5 teach 8 let
7 to 8 let
8 let 10 fish
8 let 11 alone
9 our 10 fish

[so] [the] [next] [morning] [little] [joe] [hid] [before] [daylight] [close] [by] [the] [little] [pool] [where] [buster] [bear] [had] [given] [him] [such] [a] [fright] [.] 

then he hurried down to the next little pool and did the same thing [.] 
1 then 2 he
2 he 10 and
3 hurried 4 down
3 hurried 5 to
3 hurried 10 and
5 to 9 pool
6 the 7 next
6 the 9 pool
8 little 9 pool
10 and 11 did
11 did 14 thing
12 the 13 same
13 same 14 thing

[now] [buster] [bear] [is] [very] [smart] [.] 

you know he had guessed the day before who had spoiled his fishing [.] 
1 you 2 know
2 know 3 he
2 know 5 guessed
3 he 4 had
4 had 5 guessed
5 guessed 8 before
5 guessed 9 who
6 the 7 day
7 day 8 before
9 who 10 had
10 had 11 spoiled
11 spoiled 13 fishing
12 his 13 fishing

things happened just as he had expected [.] 
1 things 2 happened
2 happened 3 just
3 just 4 as
4 as 7 expected
5 he 6 had
6 had 7 expected

when they came to the place [where] [buster] [was] [waiting] , all he had to do was to scoop them out on to the bank [.] 
1 when 2 they
1 when 3 came
1 when 11 ,
1 when 12 all
2 they 3 came
3 came 4 to
4 to 6 place
5 the 6 place
12 all 13 he
12 all 14 had
12 all 17 was
13 he 14 had
14 had 15 to
15 to 16 do
17 was 18 to
17 was 21 out
18 to 19 scoop
19 scoop 20 them
21 out 23 to
22 on 23 to
23 to 25 bank
24 the 25 bank

it was great fun [.] 
1 it 2 was
2 was 4 fun
3 great 4 fun

it didn't [take] [buster] [long] [to] [catch] [all] [the] [fish] [he] [could] [eat] [.] 
1 it 2 didn't

then he saved a nice fat trout and waited [.] 
1 then 2 he
2 he 8 and
3 saved 7 trout
3 saved 8 and
4 a 5 nice
4 a 7 trout
5 nice 7 trout
6 fat 7 trout
8 and 9 waited

by [and] [by] [along] [came] [little] [joe] [otter] , [chuckling] [to] [think] [how] [he] [had] [spoiled] [buster] [bear] ['s] [fishing] [.] 
1 by 9 ,

he was so intent on looking behind him to see [if] [buster] was [coming] [that] he [didn't] [see] [buster] [waiting] [there] [until] [he] [spoke] [.] 
1 he 2 was
2 was 4 intent
3 so 4 intent
4 intent 5 on
4 intent 9 to
5 on 6 looking
6 looking 7 behind
7 behind 8 him
9 to 10 see
10 see 13 was
13 was 16 he

" [i] ['m] [much] [obliged] [for] [the] [fine] [breakfast] [you] [have] [given] [me] [,] " [said] [buster] [in] [his] [deepest] [,] [most] [grumbly-rumbly] [voice] [.] 
1 " 15 "

["] [i] ['ve] [saved] [a] [fat] [trout] [for] [you] [to] [make] [up] [for] [the] [one] [i] [ate] [yesterday] [.] 

i hope we 'll go fishing together often [.] ["] 
1 i 2 hope
2 hope 3 we
2 hope 5 go
3 we 4 'll
4 'll 5 go
5 go 6 fishing
6 fishing 7 together
6 fishing 8 often

then he went off laughing fit to kill himself [.] 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 went
3 went 4 off
4 off 5 laughing
5 laughing 6 fit
6 fit 7 to
6 fit 8 kill
7 to 8 kill
8 kill 9 himself

[little] [joe] [couldn't] [find] [a] [word] [to] [say] [.] 

he was so surprised and angry that he went off by himself and sulked [.] 
1 he 13 and
2 was 3 so
2 was 5 and
2 was 13 and
4 surprised 5 and
5 and 6 angry
5 and 7 that
5 and 10 off
8 he 9 went
9 went 10 off
10 off 11 by
11 by 12 himself
13 and 14 sulked

and [billy] [mink] , who had been watching [,] [ate] [the] [fat] [trout] [.] 
1 and 6 had
4 , 5 who
5 who 6 had
6 had 7 been
7 been 8 watching

[v] 

[grandfather] [frog's] [common-sense] 

there is nothing quite like common sense to smooth out troubles [.] 
1 there 2 is
2 is 3 nothing
2 is 5 like
2 is 8 to
3 nothing 5 like
4 quite 5 like
5 like 7 sense
6 common 7 sense
7 sense 8 to
8 to 11 troubles
9 smooth 11 troubles
10 out 11 troubles

people who have plenty of just plain common sense are often thought to be very wise [.] 
1 people 2 who
1 people 3 have
1 people 10 are
2 who 3 have
3 have 4 plenty
4 plenty 5 of
5 of 9 sense
6 just 9 sense
7 plain 9 sense
8 common 9 sense
10 are 11 often
10 are 12 thought
10 are 13 to
13 to 14 be
14 be 16 wise
15 very 16 wise

their neighbors look up to them and [are] [forever] running to them for [advice] , and they are very much respected [.] 
1 their 2 neighbors
2 neighbors 3 look
3 look 4 up
3 look 5 to
3 look 11 to
3 look 13 for
5 to 7 and
6 them 7 and
7 and 10 running
7 and 11 to
11 to 12 them
13 for 15 ,
15 , 16 and
16 and 17 they
16 and 18 are
17 they 18 are
18 are 21 respected
19 very 20 much
20 much 21 respected

that is the way [with] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 
1 that 2 is
2 is 4 way
3 the 4 way

he is very old and very wise [.] 
1 he 2 is
2 is 3 very
2 is 5 and
4 old 5 and
5 and 7 wise
6 very 7 wise

anyway , that is what his neighbors think [.] 
1 anyway 2 ,
1 anyway 3 that
3 that 4 is
4 is 5 what
5 what 7 neighbors
5 what 8 think
6 his 7 neighbors
7 neighbors 8 think

the [truth] [is] [,] [he] [simply] [has] [a] [lot] of [common] [sense] , [which] [after] [all] [is] [the] [very] [best] [kind] of [wisdom] [.] 
1 the 10 of
10 of 13 ,
13 , 22 of

little [joe] [wouldn't] [tell] , [but] [billy] [mink] [told] [the] [whole] [story] [.] 
1 little 5 ,

[so] [did] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 

so [did] [jerry] [muskrat] , [who] had been listening [.] 
1 so 5 ,
5 , 7 had
7 had 8 been
8 been 9 listening

of course [this] [made] [little] [joe] [angrier] [than] [ever] [.] 
1 of 2 course

" he ['s] [nothing] [but] [a] [great] [big] [bully] [and] [thief] [!] ["] declared [little] [joe] [.] 
1 " 14 declared
2 he 14 declared

["] [chug-a-rum] [!] 

" [didn't] [he] [catch] [my] [fish] [and] [eat] [them] [?] " [snapped] [little] [joe] [.] 
1 " 11 "

" [doesn't] [that] [make] [him] [a] [thief] [?] " 
1 " 9 "

" [they] [were] [no] [more] [your] [fish] [than] [mine] [,] " [protested] [billy] [mink] [.] 
1 " 11 "

["] [well] [,] [our] [fish] [,] [then] [!] 

he stole our fish , if you like that any better [.] 
1 he 2 stole
2 stole 4 fish
2 stole 6 if
3 our 4 fish
5 , 6 if
6 if 7 you
6 if 8 like
7 you 8 like
8 like 9 that
8 like 11 better
10 any 11 better

that makes him just as [much] a thief , [doesn't] it [?] ["] [growled] [little] [joe] [.] 
1 that 2 makes
2 makes 3 him
2 makes 4 just
4 just 5 as
5 as 9 ,
7 a 8 thief
8 thief 9 ,
9 , 11 it

[grandfather] [frog] [looked] [up] [at] [jolly] [,] [round] [,] [bright] [mr] [sun] [and] [slowly] [winked] [one] [of] [his] [great] [,] [goggly] [eyes] [.] 

" [there] [comes] [a] [foolish] [green] [fly] [,] ["] said he [.] 
1 " 10 said
10 said 11 he

" [who] [does] [he] [belong] [to] [?] " 
1 " 8 "

" [nobody] [!] " [snapped] [little] [joe] [.] 
1 " 4 "

" [what] [have] [foolish] [green] [flies] [got] [to] [do] [with] [my] [i] [mean] [our] [fish] [?] " 
1 " 17 "

" [nothing] [,] [nothing] [at] [all] [,] " [replied] [grandfather] [frog] [mildly] [.] 
1 " 8 "

" [i] [was] [just] [hoping] [that] he would come near enough for me to [snap] him [up] [;] [then] [he] [would] [belong] [to] [me] [.] 
1 " 7 he
7 he 8 would
8 would 9 come
9 come 10 near
10 near 11 enough
10 near 12 for
10 near 14 to
12 for 13 me
14 to 16 him

as long as he doesn't , he doesn't belong to any one [.] 
1 as 2 long
2 long 3 as
2 long 6 ,
2 long 7 he
3 as 4 he
3 as 5 doesn't
4 he 5 doesn't
7 he 8 doesn't
8 doesn't 9 belong
9 belong 10 to
10 to 12 one
11 any 12 one

i suppose that if [buster] [bear] [should] [happen] [along] [and] [catch] [him] [,] he would be [stealing] [from] [me] , [according] [to] [little] [joe] [.] " 
1 i 2 suppose
2 suppose 3 that
3 that 14 he
3 that 20 ,
4 if 14 he
14 he 15 would
15 would 16 be
20 , 26 "

["] [of] [course] [not] [!] 

what a silly idea [!] 
1 what 4 idea
2 a 4 idea
3 silly 4 idea

you 're getting foolish in your old age [,] ["] [retorted] [little] [joe] [.] 
1 you 2 're
2 're 3 getting
3 getting 4 foolish
4 foolish 5 in
5 in 8 age
6 your 8 age
7 old 8 age

[little] [joe] [couldn't] [find] [a] [word] [to] [say] [.] 

you 'll find it pays [.] ["] 
1 you 2 'll
2 'll 3 find
3 find 4 it
3 find 5 pays
4 it 5 pays

[[] [illustration] [:] ["] [you] [take] [my] [advice] [,] [little] [joe] [otter] [,] ["] [continued] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 

[page] [@number@] []] 

[vi] 

[little] [joe] [otter] [takes] [grandfather] [frog's] [advice] 

who makes an enemy a friend [,] [to] [fear] [and] [worry] [puts] [an] [end] [.] 
1 who 2 makes
2 makes 4 enemy
2 makes 6 friend
3 an 4 enemy
5 a 6 friend

[little] [joe] [otter] [found] [that] [out] [when] [he] [took] [grandfather] [frog] ['s] [advice] [.] 

he wouldn't have admitted that he was afraid [of] [buster] [bear] [.] 
1 he 2 wouldn't
2 wouldn't 3 have
3 have 4 admitted
4 admitted 5 that
5 that 6 he
5 that 7 was
6 he 7 was
7 was 8 afraid

no one ever likes to admit being afraid [,] [least] [of] [all] [little] [joe] [otter] [.] 
1 no 2 one
2 one 4 likes
3 ever 4 likes
4 likes 5 to
4 likes 6 admit
5 to 6 admit
6 admit 7 being
7 being 8 afraid

and [really] [little] [joe] [has] a [great] [deal] [of] [courage] [.] 
1 and 6 a

now having one 's own way too much is a bad thing [.] 
1 now 2 having
2 having 6 way
2 having 8 much
2 having 9 is
3 one 4 's
4 's 5 own
4 's 6 way
7 too 8 much
9 is 12 thing
10 a 11 bad
10 a 12 thing
11 bad 12 thing

it is apt to make one selfish and thoughtless of other people and very hard to get along with [.] 
1 it 2 is
2 is 13 and
3 apt 4 to
3 apt 5 make
3 apt 13 and
4 to 5 make
5 make 6 one
5 make 8 and
7 selfish 8 and
8 and 9 thoughtless
8 and 10 of
10 of 12 people
11 other 12 people
13 and 15 hard
14 very 15 hard
15 hard 16 to
15 hard 19 with
16 to 17 get
17 get 18 along
17 get 19 with

[little] [joe] [otter] [had] [his] [way] [too] [much] [.] 

[grandfather] [frog] [knew] [it] [and] [shook] [his] [head] [very] [soberly] [when] [little] [joe] [had] [been] [disrespectful] [to] [him] [.] 

["] [too] [bad] [.] 

too bad [!] 
1 too 2 bad

too bad [!] 
1 too 2 bad

[chug-a-rum] [!] 

it is too bad [that] [such] [a] [fine] [young] [fellow] [as] [little] [joe] [should] [spoil] [a] [good] [disposition] [by] [such] [selfish] [heedlessness] [.] 
1 it 2 is
2 is 3 too
2 is 4 bad

too bad [,] ["] [said] [he] [.] 
1 too 2 bad

it tickled him so that he had hard work to keep a straight face [.] 
1 it 2 tickled
2 tickled 3 him
2 tickled 5 that
4 so 5 that
5 that 6 he
5 that 7 had
6 he 7 had
7 had 9 work
7 had 10 to
8 hard 9 work
10 to 11 keep
11 keep 14 face
12 a 13 straight
12 a 14 face
13 straight 14 face

that was good common sense advice [,] [but] [little] [joe] [just] [sniffed] [and] [went] [off] [declaring] [that] [he] [would] [get] [even] [with] [buster] [bear] [yet] [.] 
1 that 2 was
2 was 6 advice
3 good 6 advice
4 common 6 advice
5 sense 6 advice

[by] [and] [by] [he] [grinned] [.] 

it was a little sheepish grin at first [,] [but] [at] [last] [it] [grew] [into] [a] [laugh] [.] 
1 it 2 was
2 was 6 grin
2 was 8 first
3 a 6 grin
4 little 6 grin
5 sheepish 6 grin
7 at 8 first

i 'll try [it] to-morrow morning [.] ["] 
1 i 2 'll
2 'll 3 try
3 try 6 morning
5 to-morrow 6 morning

it was so big and fat that it made [little] [joe] ['s] mouth water , for you know fat trout are his favorite food [.] 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 so
2 was 5 and
2 was 7 that
4 big 5 and
5 and 6 fat
7 that 8 it
7 that 18 know
8 it 9 made
9 made 13 mouth
9 made 14 water
15 , 16 for
16 for 17 you
17 you 18 know
18 know 20 trout
18 know 21 are
19 fat 20 trout
20 trout 21 are
21 are 24 food
22 his 23 favorite
22 his 24 food

but he didn't take so much as one bite [.] 
1 but 2 he
1 but 4 take
2 he 3 didn't
3 didn't 4 take
4 take 6 much
4 take 7 as
5 so 6 much
7 as 9 bite
8 one 9 bite

[instead] [he] [carefully] [laid] [it] [on] [an] [old] [log] [where] [buster] [bear] [would] [be] [sure] [to] [see] [it] [if] [he] [should] [come] [along] [that] [way] [.] 

then he hid [near] by , where he could watch [.] 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 hid
3 hid 5 by
3 hid 7 where
6 , 7 where
7 where 8 he
7 where 10 watch
8 he 9 could
9 could 10 watch

buster was late that morning [.] 
1 buster 2 was
2 was 3 late
3 late 5 morning
4 that 5 morning

it seemed [to] [little] [joe] that he never would come [.] 
1 it 2 seemed
2 seemed 6 that
6 that 7 he
6 that 10 come
7 he 9 would
8 never 9 would
9 would 10 come

once he nearly lost the fish [.] 
1 once 2 he
2 he 4 lost
3 nearly 4 lost
4 lost 6 fish
5 the 6 fish

he had [turned] [his] [head] [for] [just] [a] [minute] , and when he looked back again , the trout was nowhere to be seen [.] 
1 he 10 ,
2 had 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 19 trout
11 and 20 was
12 when 13 he
12 when 14 looked
12 when 17 ,
12 when 19 trout
13 he 14 looked
14 looked 15 back
14 looked 16 again
18 the 19 trout
19 trout 20 was
20 was 21 nowhere
20 was 22 to
22 to 23 be
23 be 24 seen

buster couldn't have stolen up and taken it [,] because such a big fellow couldn't possibly have gotten out of sight again [.] 
1 buster 2 couldn't
2 couldn't 3 have
3 have 6 and
4 stolen 5 up
4 stolen 6 and
6 and 8 it
6 and 10 because
6 and 22 again
7 taken 8 it
10 because 14 fellow
10 because 18 gotten
11 such 12 a
12 a 13 big
12 a 14 fellow
13 big 14 fellow
14 fellow 15 couldn't
15 couldn't 17 have
16 possibly 17 have
17 have 18 gotten
18 gotten 20 of
19 out 20 of
20 of 21 sight

[little] [joe] [darted] [over] [to] [the] [log] [and] [looked] [on] [the] [other] [side] [.] 

little [joe] [sprang] [at] [him] [angrily] , [but] [shadow] [was] [too] [quick] [and] [darted] [away] [.] 
1 little 7 ,

[little] [joe] [put] [the] [fish] [back] [on] [the] [log] [and] [waited] [.] 

this time he didn't take his eyes off it [.] 
1 this 2 time
2 time 3 he
3 he 4 didn't
4 didn't 5 take
5 take 7 eyes
5 take 8 off
6 his 7 eyes
7 eyes 8 off
8 off 9 it

at last , when he was almost ready to give up , he saw [buster] [bear] [shuffling] [along] [towards] [the] [laughing] [brook] [.] 
1 at 2 last
1 at 3 ,
1 at 13 he
4 when 5 he
4 when 6 was
4 when 13 he
5 he 6 was
6 was 8 ready
7 almost 8 ready
8 ready 9 to
9 to 10 give
10 give 11 up
11 up 12 ,
13 he 14 saw

[suddenly] [buster] [stopped] [and] [sniffed] [.] 

[one] [of] [the] [merry] [little] [breezes] [had] [carried] [the] [scent] [of] [that] [fat] [trout] [over] [to] [him] [.] 

then he came [straight] over to [where] [the] [fish] lay , his nose wrinkling , and his eyes twinkling with pleasure [.] 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 came
3 came 5 over
3 came 6 to
6 to 11 ,
10 lay 11 ,
11 , 16 and
12 his 14 wrinkling
13 nose 14 wrinkling
14 wrinkling 16 and
15 , 16 and
16 and 18 eyes
16 and 19 twinkling
17 his 18 eyes
19 twinkling 20 with
20 with 21 pleasure

" [now] [i] [wonder] [who] [was] [so] [thoughtful] [as] [to] [leave] [this] [fine] [breakfast] [ready] [for] [me] [,] ["] said he [out] [loud] [.] 
1 " 20 said
20 said 21 he

" [me] [,] ["] said [little] [joe] [in] a [rather] [faint] voice [.] 
1 " 5 said
5 said 12 voice
9 a 12 voice

" [i] [caught] [it] [especially] [for] [you] [.] " 
1 " 9 "

" [thank] [you] [,] " [replied] [buster] [,] [and] [his] [eyes] [twinkled] [more] [than] [ever] [.] 
1 " 5 "

" [i] [think] [we] [are] [going] [to] [be] [friends] [.] " 
1 " 11 "

" [i] [i] [hope] so [,] ["] [replied] [little] [joe] [.] 
1 " 5 so

[vii] 

[farmer] [brown's] [boy] [has] [no] [luck] [at] [all] 

[farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [tramped] [through] [the] [green] [forest] [,] [whistling] [merrily] [.] 

he always whistles when he feels light-hearted [,] [and] [he] [always] [feels] [light-hearted] when he goes fishing [.] 
1 he 3 whistles
2 always 3 whistles
3 whistles 4 when
4 when 5 he
4 when 6 feels
5 he 6 feels
6 feels 7 light-hearted
7 light-hearted 14 when
14 when 15 he
14 when 16 goes
15 he 16 goes
16 goes 17 fishing

you see [,] [he] [is] [just] [as] [fond] [of] [fishing] [as] [is] [little] [joe] [otter] [or] [billy] [mink] [or] [buster] [bear] [.] 
1 you 2 see

so he whistled as he tramped along , and his whistle was good to hear [.] 
1 so 2 he
1 so 9 and
2 he 3 whistled
3 whistled 4 as
4 as 5 he
4 as 6 tramped
5 he 6 tramped
6 tramped 7 along
8 , 9 and
9 and 11 whistle
9 and 12 was
10 his 11 whistle
12 was 13 good
13 good 14 to
14 to 15 hear

he kept very quiet and fished and fished , patiently waiting for a foolish trout to take his hook [.] 
1 he 5 and
2 kept 4 quiet
2 kept 5 and
3 very 4 quiet
5 and 7 and
5 and 11 waiting
6 fished 7 and
7 and 8 fished
9 , 11 waiting
10 patiently 11 waiting
11 waiting 12 for
11 waiting 16 to
12 for 15 trout
13 a 14 foolish
13 a 15 trout
14 foolish 15 trout
16 to 17 take
17 take 19 hook
18 his 19 hook

but he didn't get so much as a nibble [.] 
1 but 2 he
1 but 4 get
2 he 3 didn't
3 didn't 4 get
4 get 5 so
4 get 6 much
4 get 7 as
7 as 9 nibble
8 a 9 nibble

there the same thing happened [.] 
1 there 4 thing
2 the 3 same
3 same 4 thing
4 thing 5 happened

[farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [trudged] [on] [to] [the] [next] [pool] [,] [and] [there] [was] [a] [puzzled] [frown] [on] [his] [freckled] [face] [.] 

such a thing never had happened before [.] 
1 such 2 a
2 a 3 thing
3 thing 5 had
4 never 5 had
5 had 6 happened
6 happened 7 before

he didn't know what to make [of] it [.] 
1 he 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

["] [i] [never] [had] [such] [bad] [luck] [in] [all] [my] [life] [before] [.] 

[hello] [!] 

what 's this [?] ["] 
1 what 2 's
2 's 3 this

there [,] [on] [the] [bank] [beside] [the] [little] [pool] [,] were [the] [heads] [of] three [trout] [.] 
1 there 11 were
11 were 15 three

[farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [scowled] [down] [at] [them] [more] [puzzled] [than] [ever] [.] 

" [somebody] [has] [been] [fishing] [here] [,] [and] [they] [have] [had] [better] [luck] [than] [i] [have] [,] " [thought] [he] [.] 
1 " 18 "

he looked up [the] [laughing] [brook] and down [the] [laughing] [brook] and [this] [way] and that way , but no one was to be seen [.] 
1 he 19 but
2 looked 3 up
2 looked 19 but
3 up 7 and
7 and 8 down
12 and 15 and
12 and 18 ,
15 and 16 that
15 and 17 way
18 , 19 but
19 but 22 was
20 no 21 one
21 one 22 was
22 was 23 to
23 to 24 be
24 be 25 seen

then he picked up one of the little heads and looked at it sharply [.] 
1 then 2 he
2 he 10 and
3 picked 4 up
3 picked 5 one
3 picked 10 and
5 one 6 of
6 of 9 heads
7 the 9 heads
8 little 9 heads
10 and 11 looked
10 and 12 at
10 and 14 sharply
12 at 13 it

" [it] [wasn't] [cut] [off] [with] [a] [knife] [;] [it] [was] [bitten] [off] [!] " he exclaimed [.] 
1 " 17 exclaimed
15 " 16 he
16 he 17 exclaimed

" [i] [wonder] [now] [if] [billy] [mink] [is] [the] [scamp] [who] [has] [spoiled] [my] [fun] [.] " 
1 " 17 "

this puzzled him more than ever [.] 
1 this 2 puzzled
2 puzzled 3 him
2 puzzled 4 more
2 puzzled 5 than
5 than 6 ever

it [didn't] [seem] [possible] [that] [such] [a] [little] [fellow] [as] [billy] [mink] could have [caught] [or] [frightened] [all] [the] [fish] [or] [have] eaten so many [.] 
1 it 13 could
13 could 14 have
14 have 23 eaten
23 eaten 25 many
24 so 25 many

besides , he didn't [remember] [ever] [having] [known] [billy] [to] [leave] [heads] [around] [that] [way] [.] 
1 besides 2 ,
1 besides 3 he
3 he 4 didn't

billy sometimes catches more fish than he can eat [,] [but] [then] [he] [usually] [hides] [them] [.] 
1 billy 3 catches
2 sometimes 3 catches
3 catches 5 fish
3 catches 6 than
4 more 5 fish
6 than 7 he
6 than 9 eat
7 he 8 can
8 can 9 eat

the [farther] [he] [went] [down] [the] [laughing] [brook] [,] [the] [more] [puzzled] [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy [grew] [.] 
1 the 16 boy

it made him feel very queer [.] 
1 it 2 made
2 made 3 him
2 made 4 feel
4 feel 6 queer
5 very 6 queer

they were [little] [joe] [otter] [and] [buster] [bear] [.] 
1 they 2 were

[viii] 

[farmer] [brown's] [boy] [feels] [his] [hair] [rise] 

['] [twas] [just] [a] [sudden] [odd] [surprise] [made] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] ['s] [hair] [to] [rise] [.] 

that 's a funny thing for hair to do rise up all of a sudden [isn't] [it] [?] 
1 that 2 's
2 's 5 thing
2 's 6 for
2 's 8 to
3 a 4 funny
3 a 5 thing
4 funny 5 thing
5 thing 6 for
6 for 7 hair
8 to 9 do
9 do 10 rise
10 rise 11 up
10 rise 15 sudden
12 all 13 of
13 of 14 a
14 a 15 sudden

there are just two things that make hair rise anger and fear [.] 
1 there 2 are
2 are 5 things
3 just 4 two
4 two 5 things
5 things 6 that
5 things 7 make
6 that 7 make
7 make 8 hair
7 make 10 anger
7 make 11 and
9 rise 10 anger
11 and 12 fear

both anger and fear make it do that [.] 
1 both 3 and
2 anger 3 and
3 and 4 fear
3 and 5 make
5 make 6 it
5 make 7 do
7 do 8 that

it never had happened before [.] 
1 it 3 had
2 never 3 had
3 had 4 happened
4 happened 5 before

you see [,] [there] [isn't] much of anything that [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy is really afraid of [.] 
1 you 2 see
2 see 6 much
6 much 7 of
7 of 8 anything
8 anything 9 that
8 anything 17 of
9 that 14 is
13 boy 14 is
14 is 15 really
14 is 16 afraid
16 afraid 17 of

perhaps he wouldn't have been afraid this time if it hadn't been for the surprise of what he found [.] 
1 perhaps 2 he
2 he 3 wouldn't
3 wouldn't 4 have
4 have 5 been
5 been 6 afraid
6 afraid 8 time
6 afraid 9 if
7 this 8 time
9 if 10 it
9 if 12 been
10 it 11 hadn't
11 hadn't 12 been
12 been 13 for
13 for 15 surprise
14 the 15 surprise
15 surprise 16 of
16 of 17 what
17 what 18 he
17 what 19 found
18 he 19 found

anyway , that is what he said when he told about it afterward [.] 
1 anyway 2 ,
1 anyway 3 that
3 that 4 is
4 is 5 what
5 what 6 he
5 what 7 said
6 he 7 said
7 said 8 when
7 said 11 about
7 said 13 afterward
8 when 9 he
8 when 10 told
9 he 10 told
11 about 12 it

what was it he saw [?] 
1 what 2 was
1 what 5 saw
2 was 3 it
4 he 5 saw

what do you think [?] 
1 what 2 do
2 do 3 you
3 you 4 think

why , it was a footprint in the soft mud [.] 
1 why 2 ,
1 why 3 it
3 it 4 was
4 was 6 footprint
4 was 7 in
5 a 6 footprint
6 footprint 7 in
7 in 10 mud
8 the 10 mud
9 soft 10 mud

yes , [sir] [,] that 's what it was , and [all] it was [.] 
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 5 that
5 that 6 's
6 's 7 what
7 what 8 it
7 what 14 was
8 it 9 was
9 was 10 ,
11 and 13 it
13 it 14 was

it was [the] [footprint] [of] [buster] [bear] [.] 
1 it 2 was

now [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [didn't] [know] [that] [buster] [bear] [had] come [down] [to] [the] [green] [forest] [to] [live] [.] 
1 now 12 come

he never had heard of a [bear] being in the [green] [forest] [.] 
1 he 3 had
2 never 3 had
3 had 4 heard
4 heard 5 of
4 heard 9 in
5 of 8 being
6 a 8 being
9 in 10 the

somehow , he didn't feel [like] [meeting] [buster] [bear] [.] 
1 somehow 2 ,
1 somehow 3 he
3 he 4 didn't
4 didn't 5 feel

if he had had his terrible gun with him , it might have been different [.] 
1 if 2 he
1 if 4 had
1 if 10 ,
1 if 11 it
2 he 3 had
3 had 4 had
4 had 7 gun
4 had 8 with
5 his 7 gun
6 terrible 7 gun
7 gun 8 with
8 with 9 him
11 it 12 might
12 might 13 have
13 have 14 been
14 been 15 different

but he didn't , [and] so he suddenly made up his mind that he didn't want to fish any more that day [.] 
1 but 2 he
1 but 3 didn't
2 he 3 didn't
3 didn't 6 so
4 , 6 so
6 so 7 he
6 so 9 made
7 he 9 made
8 suddenly 9 made
9 made 10 up
9 made 12 mind
11 his 12 mind
12 mind 13 that
12 mind 18 fish
13 that 14 he
13 that 18 fish
14 he 15 didn't
15 didn't 16 want
17 to 18 fish
18 fish 20 more
18 fish 22 day
19 any 20 more
21 that 22 day

he had a funny feeling , too , that he was being watched , although he couldn't see any one [.] 
1 he 2 had
2 had 5 feeling
2 had 7 too
3 a 4 funny
3 a 5 feeling
4 funny 5 feeling
6 , 7 too
7 too 8 ,
8 , 9 that
8 , 13 watched
10 he 11 was
11 was 12 being
12 being 13 watched
13 watched 15 although
14 , 15 although
15 although 16 he
16 he 17 couldn't
17 couldn't 18 see
18 see 20 one
19 any 20 one

he was being watched [.] 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 being
3 being 4 watched

[little] [joe] [otter] [and] [buster] [bear] [were] [watching] [him] [and] [taking] [the] [greatest] [care] [to] [keep] [out] [of] [his] [sight] [.] 

he [hadn't] [run] , but he had [wanted] [to] [.] 
1 he 7 had
4 , 6 he
5 but 6 he
6 he 7 had

" [huh] [!] ["] said [buster] [bear] [to] [little] [joe] [otter] [,] ["] [i] [believe] he was afraid [!] ["] 
1 " 5 said
5 said 16 he
16 he 17 was
17 was 18 afraid

and [buster] [bear] was just exactly right [.] 
1 and 4 was
4 was 5 just
5 just 6 exactly
6 exactly 7 right

[ix] 

[little] [joe] [otter] [has] [great] [news] [to] [tell] 

[little] [joe] [otter] [was] [fairly] [bursting] [with] [excitement] [.] 

he could hardly contain himself [.] 
1 he 2 could
2 could 4 contain
3 hardly 4 contain
4 contain 5 himself

he felt that he had the greatest news to tell [since] [peter] [rabbit] [had] [first] [found] [the] [tracks] [of] [buster] [bear] [in] [the] [green] [forest] [.] 
1 he 2 felt
2 felt 3 that
3 that 4 he
3 that 5 had
4 he 5 had
5 had 8 news
5 had 9 to
6 the 7 greatest
6 the 8 news
9 to 10 tell

he couldn't keep it to himself a minute longer than he had to [.] 
1 he 2 couldn't
2 couldn't 3 keep
3 keep 4 it
3 keep 5 to
3 keep 9 longer
3 keep 10 than
4 it 5 to
5 to 6 himself
7 a 8 minute
8 minute 9 longer
10 than 11 he
10 than 12 had
11 he 12 had
12 had 13 to

mr and [mrs] [.] redwing were there [,] [and] [blacky] [the] [crow] [was] [sitting] [in] [the] [big] [hickory-tree] [.] 
1 mr 2 and
2 and 5 redwing
5 redwing 6 were
6 were 7 there

[little] [joe] [otter] [swam] [straight] [to] [the] [big] [rock] [and] [climbed] [up] [to] [the] [very] [highest] [part] [.] 

he looked so excited , and his eyes sparkled so , that every one knew right away that something had happened [.] 
1 he 2 looked
2 looked 3 so
3 so 6 and
3 so 9 sparkled
3 so 11 ,
4 excited 6 and
5 , 6 and
6 and 8 eyes
6 and 9 sparkled
7 his 8 eyes
9 sparkled 10 so
10 so 11 ,
11 , 12 that
11 , 21 happened
12 that 14 one
12 that 15 knew
12 that 21 happened
13 every 14 one
14 one 15 knew
15 knew 16 right
15 knew 17 away
15 knew 18 that
18 that 19 something
18 that 20 had
19 something 20 had

" [hi] [!] " [cried] [billy] [mink] [.] 
1 " 4 "

["] [look] [at] [little] [joe] [otter] [!] 

it must be [that] for [once] he has been smarter than [buster] [bear] [.] ["] 
1 it 2 must
2 must 3 be
3 be 5 for
5 for 7 he
7 he 8 has
8 has 9 been
9 been 10 smarter
10 smarter 11 than

[little] [joe] [made] [a] [good-natured] [face] [at] [billy] [mink] [and] [shook] [his] [head] [.] 

" [no] [,] [billy] [,] ["] said he , " you are wrong , altogether wrong [.] 
1 " 7 said
7 said 8 he
7 said 9 ,
7 said 11 you
7 said 14 ,
9 , 10 "
11 you 12 are
12 are 14 ,
13 wrong 14 ,
14 , 16 wrong
15 altogether 16 wrong

i don't believe anybody can be smarter than [buster] [bear] [.] ["] 
1 i 2 don't
2 don't 3 believe
3 believe 4 anybody
3 believe 6 be
4 anybody 5 can
5 can 6 be
6 be 7 smarter
7 smarter 8 than

[[] [illustration] [:] [reddy] [glared] [across] [the] [smiling] [pool] [at] [peter] [.] 

[page] [@number@] []] 

[reddy] [fox] [rolled] [his] [lips] [back] [in] [an] [unpleasant] [grin] [.] 

" [don't] [be] [too] [sure] [of] [that] [!] " [he] [snapped] [.] 
1 " 9 "

" [i] ['m] [not] [through] [with] [him] [yet] [.] " 
1 " 10 "

["] [boaster] [!] 

[boaster] [!] ["] [cried] [peter] [rabbit] [.] 

[reddy] [glared] [across] [the] [smiling] [pool] [at] [peter] [.] 

" [i] ['m] [not] [through] [with] [you] [either] [,] [peter] [rabbit] [!] " [he] [snarled] [.] 
1 " 13 "

" [you] ['ll] [find] [it] [out] [one] [of] [these] [fine] [days] [!] " 
1 " 13 "

" [reddy] [,] [reddy] [,] [smart] [and] [sly] [,] [couldn't] [catch] [a] [buzzing] [fly] [!] " 
1 " 16 "

[taunted] [peter] [.] 

" [chug-a-rum] [!] " [said] [grandfather] [frog] [in] [his] [deepest] [,] [gruffest] [voice] [.] 
1 " 4 "

["] [we] [know] [all] [about] [that] [.] 

what we want to know is what [little] [joe] [otter] has [got] [on] [his] [mind] [.] ["] 
1 what 2 we
1 what 3 want
1 what 6 is
2 we 3 want
3 want 4 to
3 want 5 know
4 to 5 know
6 is 7 what
7 what 11 has

" it ['s] [news] [great] [news] [!] ["] cried [little] [joe] [.] 
1 " 9 cried
2 it 9 cried

" [we] [can] [tell] [better] [how] [great] [it] [is] [when] [we] [hear] [what] [it] [is] [,] " [replied] [grandfather] [frog] [testily] [.] 
1 " 17 "

" [what] [is] [it] [?] " 
1 " 6 "

for a minute no one said a word [.] 
1 for 3 minute
1 for 5 one
2 a 3 minute
4 no 5 one
5 one 6 said
6 said 8 word
7 a 8 word

then [blacky] [the] [crow] [leaned] [down] [from] [his] [perch] [in] [the] [big] [hickory-tree] [and] [looked] [very] [hard] [at] [little] [joe] [as] he said : 
1 then 22 he
22 he 23 said
23 said 24 :

["] [i] [don't] [believe] [it] [.] 

i don't believe a word of it [.] 
1 i 2 don't
2 don't 3 believe
3 believe 5 word
4 a 5 word
5 word 6 of
6 of 7 it

we are all afraid of him [.] ["] 
1 we 2 are
2 are 3 all
3 all 4 afraid
4 afraid 5 of
5 of 6 him

[little] [joe] [glared] [back] [at] [blacky] [.] 

" [i] [don't] [care] [whether] [you] [believe] [it] [or] [not] [;] [it] ['s] [true] [,] ["] he retorted [.] 
1 " 18 retorted
17 he 18 retorted

" [now] [tell] [me] [that] he [isn't] [afraid] [!] ["] concluded [little] [joe] [.] 
1 " 11 concluded
6 he 11 concluded

["] [for] [once] [he] [knows] [just] [how] [we] [feel] [when] [he] [comes] [prowling] [around] [where] [we] [are] [.] 

isn't that great news [?] 
1 isn't 4 news
2 that 3 great
3 great 4 news

now we 'll get even with him [!] ["] 
1 now 2 we
2 we 3 'll
3 'll 4 get
4 get 5 even
5 even 6 with
6 with 7 him

" [i] ['ll] [believe] [it] [when] [i] [see] [it] [for] [myself] [!] " [snapped] [blacky] [the] [crow] [.] 
1 " 13 "

[x] 

[buster] [bear] [becomes] [a] [hero] 

of course [,] [peter] [rabbit] [helped] [spread] it [.] 
1 of 2 course
1 of 8 it

[trust] [peter] [for] [that] [!] 

but everybody else helped too [.] 
1 but 2 everybody
1 but 4 helped
2 everybody 3 else
2 everybody 4 helped
4 helped 5 too

and so it was that [buster] [bear] [became] [a] [hero] [right] [away] to [most] [of] them [.] 
1 and 2 so
2 so 4 was
3 it 4 was
4 was 5 that
4 was 13 to
13 to 16 them

a few [doubted] [little] [joe] ['s] [story] [.] 
1 a 2 few

one of them was [blacky] [the] [crow] [.] 
1 one 2 of
1 one 4 was
2 of 3 them

another was [reddy] [fox] [.] 
1 another 2 was

blacky doubted because he knew [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] so well that he couldn't imagine him [afraid] [.] 
1 blacky 2 doubted
2 doubted 3 because
2 doubted 12 that
3 because 4 he
4 he 5 knew
5 knew 10 so
10 so 11 well
12 that 13 he
12 that 15 imagine
13 he 14 couldn't
14 couldn't 15 imagine
15 imagine 16 him

reddy doubted because he didn't want to believe [.] 
1 reddy 2 doubted
2 doubted 3 because
2 doubted 6 want
3 because 4 he
4 he 5 didn't
5 didn't 6 want
6 want 7 to
6 want 8 believe
7 to 8 believe

you see [,] he was [jealous] [of] [buster] [bear] [,] and at the same time he was afraid of him [.] 
1 you 2 see
2 see 4 he
2 see 5 was
4 he 5 was
5 was 11 and
11 and 17 was
12 at 15 time
12 at 16 he
13 the 14 same
14 same 15 time
16 he 17 was
17 was 18 afraid
18 afraid 19 of
19 of 20 him

but nearly everybody else believed [it] , and there was great rejoicing [.] 
1 but 3 everybody
1 but 7 ,
2 nearly 3 everybody
3 everybody 4 else
3 everybody 5 believed
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 there
8 and 10 was
9 there 10 was
10 was 12 rejoicing
11 great 12 rejoicing

most of them were afraid of [buster] [,] very much afraid of [him] , because he was so big and strong [.] 
1 most 2 of
1 most 3 them
2 of 3 them
3 them 4 were
4 were 20 and
5 afraid 6 of
5 afraid 15 because
5 afraid 20 and
6 of 14 ,
9 very 10 much
10 much 11 afraid
11 afraid 12 of
12 of 14 ,
15 because 16 he
15 because 17 was
16 he 17 was
17 was 19 big
18 so 19 big
20 and 21 strong

they tried in ever so many ways to show him how friendly they felt and went [quite] out of their way to do him favors [.] 
1 they 2 tried
2 tried 3 in
2 tried 4 ever
2 tried 7 ways
2 tried 25 favors
5 so 6 many
6 many 7 ways
7 ways 8 to
7 ways 15 and
8 to 15 and
9 show 10 him
9 show 11 how
9 show 15 and
11 how 12 friendly
12 friendly 14 felt
13 they 14 felt
15 and 16 went
16 went 19 of
18 out 19 of
19 of 21 way
20 their 21 way
21 way 22 to
21 way 23 do
22 to 23 do
23 do 24 him

whenever they met one another , all they could talk about was [the] [smartness] [and] [the] [greatness] [of] [buster] [bear] [.] 
1 whenever 2 they
1 whenever 3 met
1 whenever 6 ,
1 whenever 7 all
2 they 3 met
3 met 5 another
4 one 5 another
7 all 8 they
7 all 10 talk
7 all 12 was
8 they 9 could
9 could 10 talk
10 talk 11 about

" [and] [he] [won't] [dare] [set] [any] [more] [traps] [for] [me] [,] " [gloated] [billy] [mink] [.] 
1 " 13 "

" [ah] [wish] [brer] [bear] [would] [go] [up] [to] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [henhouse] [and] [scare] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [so] [that] he would [keep] [away] [from] [there] [.] 
1 " 22 he
22 he 23 would

it would be [a] [favor] to [me] [which] [ah] [cert'nly] [would] [appreciate] , " said [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [when] he [heard] [the] [news] [.] 
1 it 2 would
2 would 3 be
3 be 6 to
6 to 13 ,
13 , 14 "
13 , 15 said
15 said 21 he

" [let's] [all] [go] [together] [and] [tell] [buster] [bear] [how] [much] [obliged] [we] [are] [for] [what] he has done [,] ["] [proposed] [jerry] [muskrat] [.] 
1 " 17 he
17 he 18 has
18 has 19 done

" [that] ['s] [a] [splendid] [idea] [!] " [cried] [little] [joe] [otter] [.] 
1 " 8 "

" we ['ll] do [it] [right] [away] [.] ["] 
1 " 2 we
2 we 4 do

" [caw] [,] [caw] [caw] [!] " [broke] [in] [blacky] [the] [crow] [.] 
1 " 7 "

" [i] say , [let's] [wait] and [see] [for] [ourselves] [if] it [is] all [true] [.] ["] 
1 " 7 and
3 say 4 ,
4 , 7 and
7 and 14 all
12 it 14 all

" [of] [course] [it] ['s] [true] [!] " [snapped] [little] [joe] [otter] [.] 
1 " 8 "

" [don't] [you] [believe] [i] ['m] [telling] [the] [truth] [?] " 
1 " 11 "

["] [certainly] [,] [certainly] [.] 

of course no one doubts your word [,] ["] [replied] [blacky] [,] [with] [the] [utmost] [politeness] [.] 
1 of 2 course
2 course 4 one
3 no 4 one
4 one 5 doubts
5 doubts 7 word
6 your 7 word

["] [but] [you] [say] [yourself] [that] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [didn't] [see] [buster] [bear] [,] [but] [only] [his] [footprint] [.] 

perhaps he [didn't] know [whose] it was , and if he had he wouldn't have been afraid [.] 
1 perhaps 2 he
2 he 8 ,
4 know 6 it
6 it 7 was
7 was 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 13 he
10 if 11 he
10 if 12 had
10 if 13 he
11 he 12 had
13 he 14 wouldn't
14 wouldn't 15 have
15 have 16 been
16 been 17 afraid

now [i] ['ve] [got] [a] [plan] [by] [which] [we] [can] see [for] [ourselves] if he really is afraid [of] [buster] [bear] [.] ["] 
1 now 11 see
11 see 14 if
14 if 15 he
14 if 17 is
15 he 17 is
16 really 17 is
17 is 18 afraid

" [what] [is] it [?] ["] asked [sammy] [jay] [eagerly] [.] 
1 " 7 asked
4 it 7 asked

[blacky] [the] [crow] [shook] [his] [head] [and] [winked] [.] 

" [that] ['s] [telling] [,] ["] said he [.] 
1 " 7 said
7 said 8 he

["] [i] [want] [to] [think] [it] [over] [.] 

[xi] 

[blacky] [the] [crow] [tells] [his] [plan] 

blacky is a dreamer [!] 
1 blacky 2 is
2 is 4 dreamer
3 a 4 dreamer

blacky is a schemer [!] 
1 blacky 2 is
2 is 4 schemer
3 a 4 schemer

his voice is strong [;] [when] [things] [go] [wrong] [blacky] [is] [a] [screamer] [!] 
1 his 2 voice
2 voice 3 is
3 is 4 strong

it 's a fact [.] 
1 it 2 's
2 's 4 fact
3 a 4 fact

[blacky] [the] [crow] [is] [forever] [dreaming] [and] [scheming] [and] [almost] [always] [it] [is] [of] [mischief] [.] 

blacky likes excitement [.] 
1 blacky 2 likes
2 likes 3 excitement

he wants something going on [.] 
1 he 2 wants
2 wants 3 something
3 something 4 going
4 going 5 on

the [more] [exciting] [it] is [,] [the] [better] [he] [likes] [it] [.] 
1 the 5 is

then he has a chance to use that harsh voice of his , and how he does use it [!] 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 has
3 has 5 chance
3 has 18 use
4 a 5 chance
5 chance 6 to
5 chance 7 use
6 to 7 use
7 use 14 and
8 that 10 voice
9 harsh 10 voice
10 voice 11 of
10 voice 14 and
11 of 12 his
13 , 14 and
14 and 15 how
14 and 16 he
14 and 17 does
18 use 19 it

in the first place he felt very important [,] [and] [you] [know] [blacky] [dearly] [loves] [to] [feel] [important] [.] 
1 in 4 place
1 in 5 he
2 the 4 place
3 first 4 place
5 he 6 felt
6 felt 8 important
7 very 8 important

on [the] [big] [rock] [in] [the] [smiling] [pool] [sat] [little] [joe] [otter] [,] [billy] [mink] [,] and [jerry] [muskrat] [.] 
1 on 17 and

on his [big] [,] green lily-pad [sat] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 
1 on 2 his
1 on 6 lily-pad
5 green 6 lily-pad

[on] [another] [lily-pad] [sat] [spotty] [the] [turtle] [.] 

on [the] [other] [side] [of] [the] [smiling] [pool] [were] [reddy] [fox] [,] [digger] [the] [badger] [,] and [bobby] [coon] [.] 
1 on 17 and

in the [big] [hickory-tree] [were] [chatterer] [the] [red] [squirrel] [,] [happy] [jack] [the] [gray] [squirrel] [,] [and] [sammy] [jay] [.] 
1 in 2 the

blacky waited until he was sure that no one else was coming [.] 
1 blacky 2 waited
2 waited 3 until
3 until 4 he
3 until 5 was
4 he 5 was
5 was 6 sure
6 sure 7 that
7 that 9 one
7 that 11 was
8 no 9 one
9 one 10 else
9 one 11 was
11 was 12 coming

then he cleared his throat very loudly and began to speak [.] 
1 then 2 he
2 he 8 and
3 cleared 5 throat
3 cleared 7 loudly
3 cleared 8 and
4 his 5 throat
6 very 7 loudly
8 and 9 began
9 began 10 to
10 to 11 speak

" [friends] [,] ["] said he [.] 
1 " 5 said
5 said 6 he

but no one said anything [,] [and] [blacky] [went] [on] [.] 
1 but 3 one
1 but 4 said
2 no 3 one
3 one 4 said
4 said 5 anything

perhaps he was , and then again perhaps he wasn't [.] 
1 perhaps 2 he
2 he 4 ,
3 was 4 ,
4 , 5 and
5 and 6 then
5 and 9 he
5 and 10 wasn't
7 again 9 he
8 perhaps 9 he
9 he 10 wasn't

perhaps he had something else on his mind [.] 
1 perhaps 2 he
2 he 3 had
3 had 4 something
3 had 6 on
4 something 5 else
6 on 8 mind
7 his 8 mind

you have [made] a [hero] [of] [buster] [bear] [,] [because] [you] [believe] [little] [joe] ['s] story [.] 
1 you 2 have
2 have 16 story
4 a 16 story

now here is my plan [:] 
1 now 2 here
2 here 3 is
3 is 5 plan
4 my 5 plan

["] [to-morrow] [morning] [,] [very] [early] [,] [sammy] [jay] [and] [i] [will] [make] [a] [great] [fuss] [near] [the] [edge] [of] [the] [green] [forest] [.] 

[farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [has] [a] [lot] [of] [curiosity] [,] [and] [he] [will] [be] [sure] [to] [come] [over] [to] [see] [what] [it] [is] [all] [about] [.] 

then we will [lead] [him] [to] [where] [buster] [bear] [is] [.] 
1 then 2 we
2 we 3 will

now what do you say ? " 
1 now 2 what
2 what 3 do
2 what 5 say
3 do 4 you
5 say 6 ?
6 ? 7 "

right away everybody began to talk at the same time [.] 
1 right 3 everybody
2 away 3 everybody
3 everybody 4 began
4 began 5 to
4 began 6 talk
5 to 6 talk
6 talk 7 at
7 at 10 time
8 the 9 same
9 same 10 time

it was such a simple plan that everybody agreed to it [.] 
1 it 2 was
2 was 6 plan
2 was 7 that
3 such 4 a
4 a 5 simple
4 a 6 plan
5 simple 6 plan
7 that 8 everybody
7 that 9 agreed
8 everybody 9 agreed
9 agreed 10 to
10 to 11 it

so it was [agreed] [that] [blacky] [should] [try] [his] [plan] the very next morning [.] 
1 so 2 it
2 it 3 was
3 was 14 morning
11 the 12 very
11 the 13 next
13 next 14 morning

[xii] 

[farmer] [brown's] [boy] [and] [buster] [bear] [grow] [curious] 

what was he watching for [?] 
1 what 2 was
1 what 5 for
2 was 3 he
2 was 4 watching
4 watching 5 for

why , [for] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [to] [come] [out] [on] [his] [way] [to] [milk] [the] [cows] [.] 
1 why 2 ,

by and [by] [the] [back] [door] [of] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [house] [opened] , and [out] [stepped] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [.] 
1 by 13 ,
2 and 13 ,
13 , 14 and

in each hand he carried a milk pail [.] 
1 in 3 hand
1 in 4 he
2 each 3 hand
4 he 5 carried
5 carried 8 pail
6 a 7 milk
6 a 8 pail
7 milk 8 pail

[right] [away] [blacky] [began] [to] [scream] [at] [the] [top] [of] [his] [lungs] [.] 

" [caw] [,] [caw] [,] [caw] [!] " [shouted] [blacky] [.] 
1 " 8 "

" [caw] [,] [caw] [,] [caw] [!] " 
1 " 8 "

no , [sir] [,] [he] [started] [straight] [for] [the] [barn] [.] 
1 no 2 ,

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

so , [when] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [started] for [the] [barn] [instead] [of] [for] [the] [green] [forest] , [blacky] [didn't] [know] [what] to make [of] it [.] 
1 so 2 ,
2 , 9 for
9 for 18 ,
18 , 23 to
23 to 24 make
24 make 26 it

when [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [disappeared] [in] [the] [barn] , [chatterer] [the] [red] [squirrel] [snickered] [right] [out] [loud] [.] 
1 when 10 ,

["] [ha] [,] [ha] [,] [ha] [!] 

this is a great plan of yours [,] [blacky] [!] 
1 this 2 is
2 is 5 plan
3 a 5 plan
4 great 5 plan
5 plan 6 of
6 of 7 yours

[ha] [,] [ha] [,] [ha] [!] ["] [he] [shouted] [.] 

blacky couldn't find a word to say [.] 
1 blacky 2 couldn't
2 couldn't 3 find
3 find 5 word
3 find 6 to
4 a 5 word
6 to 7 say

he just hung his head [,] [which] [is] [something] [blacky] [seldom] [does] [.] 
1 he 3 hung
2 just 3 hung
3 hung 5 head
4 his 5 head

so it was decided to wait [.] 
1 so 2 it
1 so 4 decided
2 it 3 was
3 was 4 decided
4 decided 5 to
5 to 6 wait

it [seemed] [as] [if] [farmer] [brown] 's boy never would come out [,] [but] at last [he] [did] [.] 
1 it 7 's
7 's 8 boy
8 boy 10 would
9 never 10 would
10 would 11 come
11 come 12 out
12 out 15 at
15 at 16 last

[blacky] [and] [sammy] [jay] [at] [once] [began] [to] [scream] [and] [make] [all] [the] [fuss] [they] [could] [.] 

[farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [took] [the] [two] [pails] [of] [milk] [into] [the] [house] [,] [then] [out] [he] [came] [and] [started] [straight] [for] [the] [green] [forest] [.] 

he was so curious to know what it all meant that he couldn't wait [another] [minute] [.] 
1 he 2 was
2 was 4 curious
3 so 4 curious
4 curious 5 to
4 curious 6 know
5 to 6 know
6 know 7 what
6 know 11 that
7 what 8 it
7 what 10 meant
8 it 10 meant
9 all 10 meant
11 that 12 he
11 that 14 wait
12 he 13 couldn't
13 couldn't 14 wait

now there was some one [else] with a great deal of curiosity also [.] 
1 now 2 there
2 there 3 was
3 was 5 one
3 was 7 with
3 was 13 also
4 some 5 one
5 one 7 with
7 with 10 deal
8 a 9 great
8 a 10 deal
9 great 10 deal
10 deal 11 of
11 of 12 curiosity

he had heard the [screaming] of [blacky] [the] [crow] [and] [sammy] [jay] , and he had listened until he couldn't stand [it] another minute [.] 
1 he 2 had
1 he 14 and
3 heard 14 and
4 the 6 of
6 of 13 ,
13 , 14 and
14 and 17 listened
15 he 16 had
16 had 17 listened
17 listened 18 until
18 until 19 he
18 until 21 stand
19 he 20 couldn't
20 couldn't 21 stand
21 stand 24 minute
23 another 24 minute

he just had to know what it was all about [.] 
1 he 3 had
2 just 3 had
3 had 4 to
4 to 5 know
5 know 6 what
6 what 7 it
6 what 8 was
8 was 9 all
8 was 10 about

he walked very softly so as [not] to make a sound [.] 
1 he 2 walked
2 walked 4 softly
2 walked 8 to
3 very 4 softly
5 so 6 as
6 as 8 to
8 to 9 make
9 make 11 sound
10 a 11 sound

it was [buster] [bear] [.] 
1 it 2 was

[xiii] 

[farmer] [brown's] [boy] [and] [buster] [bear] [meet] 

if you should [meet] [with] [buster] [bear] [while] [walking] [through] [the] [wood] , [what] [would] you do [?] 
1 if 2 you
1 if 13 ,
1 if 16 you
2 you 3 should
16 you 17 do

now tell me true , [i] ['d] [run] [the] [best] [i] [could] [.] 
1 now 2 tell
2 tell 4 true
2 tell 5 ,
3 me 4 true

[farmer] [brown] [had] [laughed] [and] [laughed] [.] 

if you want to [find] [mr] [bear] , you will have to go [to] [the] [great] [woods] [.] 
1 if 2 you
1 if 3 want
1 if 9 you
2 you 3 want
3 want 4 to
4 to 8 ,
9 you 10 will
10 will 11 have
11 have 12 to
12 to 13 go

i don't know who made that footprint [,] [but] [it] [certainly] [couldn't] [have] [been] [a] [bear] [.] 
1 i 2 don't
2 don't 3 know
3 know 4 who
4 who 5 made
5 made 7 footprint
6 that 7 footprint

i think you must have imagined it [.] ["] 
1 i 2 think
2 think 3 you
2 think 6 imagined
3 you 4 must
4 must 5 have
5 have 6 imagined
6 imagined 7 it

[buster] [bear] [had] [come] [to] [live] [in] [the] [green] [forest] [,] [and] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [had] [seen] [his] [footprint] [.] 

it was very exciting [,] [the] [most] [exciting] [thing] [they] [could] [remember] [.] 
1 it 2 was
2 was 4 exciting
3 very 4 exciting

every one was [so] busy watching [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [that] [no] [one] [saw] [buster] [coming] [from] [the] [other] [direction] [.] 
1 every 2 one
2 one 3 was
3 was 6 watching
5 busy 6 watching

you see [,] [buster] [walked] [very] [softly] [.] 
1 you 2 see

big as he is , he can walk without making the teeniest , weeniest sound [.] 
1 big 2 as
1 big 5 ,
1 big 6 he
2 as 3 he
2 as 4 is
3 he 4 is
6 he 7 can
7 can 8 walk
8 walk 9 without
9 without 10 making
10 making 14 weeniest
10 making 15 sound
11 the 14 weeniest
12 teeniest 13 ,
12 teeniest 14 weeniest

then everybody held their breath [,] [even] [blacky] [the] [crow] [and] [sammy] [jay] [.] 
1 then 2 everybody
2 everybody 3 held
3 held 5 breath
4 their 5 breath

for just a little minute it was so still [there] [in] [the] [green] [forest] that not the least little sound could be heard [.] 
1 for 5 minute
2 just 5 minute
3 a 4 little
4 little 5 minute
5 minute 7 was
6 it 7 was
7 was 9 still
8 so 9 still
9 still 15 that
15 that 16 not
15 that 20 sound
15 that 23 heard
17 the 20 sound
18 least 19 little
19 little 20 sound
20 sound 21 could
21 could 22 be
22 be 23 heard

what was going to happen [?] 
1 what 2 was
2 was 3 going
3 going 4 to
4 to 5 happen

[xiv] 

[a] [surprising] [thing] [happens] 

blacky [the] [crow] [and] [sammy] [jay] , [looking] [down] [from] [the] [top] [of] [a] [tall] [tree] [,] [held] [their] [breath] [.] 
1 blacky 7 ,

happy [jack] [the] [gray] [squirrel] [and] [his] [cousin] , [chatterer] [the] [red] [squirrel] [,] [looking] [down] [from] [another] [tree] [,] [held] [their] [breath] [.] 
1 happy 9 ,

[unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [,] [sticking] [his] [head] [out] [from] [a] [hollow] [tree] [,] [held] [his] [breath] [.] 

[bobby] [coon] [,] [looking] [through] [a] [hole] [in] [a] [hollow] [stump] [in] [which] [he] [was] [hiding] [,] [held] [his] [breath] [.] 

reddy [fox] , [lying] [flat] [down] [behind] [a] [heap] [of] [brush] [,] [held] [his] [breath] [.] 
1 reddy 3 ,

peter [rabbit] [,] [sitting] [bolt] [upright] [under] [a] [thick] [hemlock] [branch] [,] [with] [eyes] [and] [ears] [wide] [open] [,] held his breath [.] 
1 peter 20 held
20 held 22 breath
21 his 22 breath

and all the other little people who happened to be where they could see did the same thing [.] 
1 and 15 did
2 all 3 the
2 all 6 people
2 all 15 did
3 the 4 other
4 other 6 people
5 little 6 people
6 people 7 who
6 people 8 happened
7 who 8 happened
8 happened 9 to
8 happened 10 be
9 to 10 be
10 be 11 where
11 where 12 they
11 where 14 see
12 they 13 could
13 could 14 see
15 did 18 thing
16 the 17 same
17 same 18 thing

you see [,] [it] [was] [the] [most] [exciting] [moment] [ever] [was] [in] [the] [green] [forest] [.] 
1 you 2 see

then something happened [.] 
1 then 2 something
2 something 3 happened

yes , [sir] [,] [something] [happened] [.] 
1 yes 2 ,

[farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [opened] [his] [mouth] [and] [yelled] [!] 

and that yell was a yell of fright [.] 
1 and 3 yell
1 and 4 was
2 that 3 yell
3 yell 4 was
4 was 6 yell
5 a 6 yell
6 yell 7 of
7 of 8 fright

there wasn't any doubt that he was afraid , very much afraid [.] 
1 there 2 wasn't
2 wasn't 4 doubt
3 any 4 doubt
4 doubt 5 that
4 doubt 12 afraid
5 that 6 he
5 that 7 was
6 he 7 was
7 was 8 afraid
9 , 12 afraid
10 very 11 much
11 much 12 afraid

everybody leaned forward to watch him [.] 
1 everybody 2 leaned
2 leaned 3 forward
2 leaned 4 to
4 to 5 watch
5 watch 6 him

["] [what] [did] [i] [tell] [you] [?] 

didn't [i] say that he was afraid of [buster] [bear] [?] ["] [cried] [little] [joe] [otter] , [dancing] [about] [with] [excitement] [.] 
1 didn't 3 say
3 say 4 that
4 that 5 he
4 that 6 was
5 he 6 was
6 was 7 afraid
7 afraid 8 of
8 of 17 ,

["] [you] [were] [right] [,] [little] [joe] [!] 

i 'm sorry [that] [i] [doubted] [it] [.] 
1 i 2 'm
2 'm 3 sorry

see him go [!] 
1 see 2 him
1 see 3 go

caw , caw , caw [!] ["] [shrieked] [blacky] [the] [crow] [.] 
1 caw 2 ,
2 , 4 ,
3 caw 4 ,
4 , 5 caw

for a minute [or] two everybody [forgot] [about] [buster] [bear] [.] 
1 for 3 minute
1 for 6 everybody
2 a 3 minute
3 minute 5 two

then there was a great crash which made everybody turn to look the other way [.] 
1 then 2 there
2 there 3 was
3 was 6 crash
4 a 5 great
4 a 6 crash
5 great 6 crash
6 crash 7 which
6 crash 8 made
7 which 8 made
8 made 9 everybody
8 made 10 turn
10 turn 11 to
11 to 12 look
12 look 15 way
13 the 14 other
14 other 15 way

what do you think they saw [?] 
1 what 2 do
1 what 6 saw
2 do 3 you
3 you 4 think
5 they 6 saw

why [,] [buster] [bear] [was] [running] [away] [too] [,] [and] he was running [twice] [as] [fast] [as] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [!] 
1 why 11 he
11 he 12 was
12 was 13 running

he bumped into trees and crashed through bushes and jumped over logs , and in almost no time at all he was out of sight [.] 
1 he 5 and
2 bumped 3 into
2 bumped 5 and
3 into 4 trees
5 and 9 and
5 and 14 and
5 and 19 at
6 crashed 7 through
6 crashed 9 and
7 through 8 bushes
9 and 10 jumped
11 over 12 logs
11 over 14 and
13 , 14 and
14 and 15 in
15 in 18 time
16 almost 17 no
17 no 18 time
19 at 20 all
20 all 21 he
20 all 22 was
21 he 22 was
22 was 24 of
23 out 24 of
24 of 25 sight

altogether it was the most surprising thing that [the] [little] people [of] [the] [green] [forest] ever had seen [.] 
1 altogether 2 it
2 it 3 was
3 was 7 thing
4 the 7 thing
5 most 6 surprising
6 surprising 7 thing
7 thing 8 that
8 that 11 people
8 that 18 seen
11 people 17 had
16 ever 17 had
17 had 18 seen

[[] [illustration] [:] [buster] [bear] [was] [running] [away] [,] [too] [.] 

[page] [@number@] [.] []] 

[then] [little] [joe] [gave] [a] [funny] [little] [gasp] [.] 

" [why] [,] [why-e-e] [!] ["] said he [,] ["] [i] [believe] [buster] [bear] is afraid too [!] ["] 
1 " 7 said
7 said 8 he
8 he 15 is
15 is 16 afraid
16 afraid 17 too

[unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [chuckled] [.] 

" [ah] [believe] [yo] ['] [are] [right] [again] [,] [brer] [otter] [,] ["] said he [.] 
1 " 14 said
14 said 15 he

" [it] [cert'nly] [does] [look] so [.] 
1 " 6 so

if [brer] [bear] [isn't] [scared] [,] he must have remembered something impo'tant and has gone to attend to it in a powerful hurry [.] ["] 
1 if 7 he
7 he 13 and
8 must 9 have
8 must 13 and
9 have 10 remembered
10 remembered 11 something
11 something 12 impo'tant
13 and 14 has
14 has 15 gone
15 gone 16 to
15 gone 20 in
16 to 17 attend
17 attend 18 to
18 to 19 it
20 in 23 hurry
21 a 22 powerful
21 a 23 hurry
22 powerful 23 hurry

then everybody began to laugh [.] 
1 then 2 everybody
2 everybody 3 began
3 began 4 to
3 began 5 laugh
4 to 5 laugh

[xv] 

[buster] [bear] [is] [a] [fallen] [hero] 

that was [the] [way] [with] [buster] [bear] [.] 
1 that 2 was

at least some of them had [.] 
1 at 2 least
2 least 3 some
3 some 4 of
3 some 6 had
4 of 5 them

it was hard to [believe] , but it was true [.] 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 hard
3 hard 4 to
4 to 6 ,
6 , 7 but
7 but 8 it
7 but 9 was
8 it 9 was
9 was 10 true

and right away everybody lost a great deal of [the] respect [for] [buster] [which] [they] [had] [felt] [.] 
1 and 4 everybody
1 and 5 lost
2 right 4 everybody
3 away 4 everybody
4 everybody 5 lost
5 lost 8 deal
6 a 7 great
6 a 8 deal
7 great 8 deal
8 deal 9 of
9 of 11 respect

it is always that way [.] 
1 it 2 is
2 is 3 always
2 is 5 way
4 that 5 way

they began to say unkind things about him [.] 
1 they 2 began
2 began 3 to
2 began 4 say
3 to 4 say
4 say 6 things
4 say 7 about
5 unkind 6 things
6 things 7 about
7 about 8 him

[a] [dozen] [times] [a] [day] [buster] [would] [hear] [them] [screaming] [this] [.] 

he would grind his teeth and glare up at them , but that was all he could do [.] 
1 he 2 would
2 would 6 and
3 grind 5 teeth
3 grind 6 and
4 his 5 teeth
6 and 12 but
7 glare 8 up
7 glare 9 at
7 glare 12 but
9 at 10 them
11 , 12 but
12 but 18 do
13 that 14 was
14 was 15 all
15 all 16 he
15 all 18 do
16 he 17 could
17 could 18 do

he couldn't get at them [.] 
1 he 2 couldn't
2 couldn't 3 get
3 get 4 at
4 at 5 them

he just had to stand it and do nothing [.] 
1 he 3 had
2 just 3 had
3 had 4 to
4 to 7 and
5 stand 6 it
5 stand 7 and
7 and 8 do
8 do 9 nothing

he gave a deep , angry growl that made little shivers run over [chatterer] [,] [and] [then] [suddenly] [he] [started] [up] [that] [tree] [after] [chatterer] [.] 
1 he 2 gave
2 gave 7 growl
3 a 4 deep
3 a 7 growl
4 deep 5 ,
4 deep 7 growl
6 angry 7 growl
7 growl 8 that
7 growl 9 made
8 that 9 made
9 made 11 shivers
9 made 13 over
10 little 11 shivers
11 shivers 12 run

with [a] [frightened] [little] [shriek] [chatterer] [scampered] [to] the [top] [of] [the] [tree] [.] 
1 with 9 the

he hadn't known that [buster] [could] [climb] [.] 
1 he 2 hadn't
2 hadn't 3 known
3 known 4 that

how [chatterer] [did] [wish] [that] he had kept his tongue still [!] 
1 how 6 he
6 he 7 had
7 had 8 kept
8 kept 10 tongue
8 kept 11 still
9 his 10 tongue

the worst of it was [there] wasn't another tree near enough for him to jump to [.] 
1 the 2 worst
2 worst 3 of
2 worst 5 was
3 of 4 it
5 was 7 wasn't
7 wasn't 9 tree
8 another 9 tree
9 tree 10 near
10 near 11 enough
10 near 12 for
10 near 14 to
10 near 16 to
12 for 13 him
14 to 15 jump
15 jump 16 to

he was in trouble this time , [was] [chatterer] , sure enough [!] 
1 he 7 ,
2 was 3 in
2 was 6 time
2 was 7 ,
3 in 4 trouble
5 this 6 time
7 , 10 ,
10 , 11 sure
11 sure 12 enough

and there was no one to help him [.] 
1 and 2 there
2 there 3 was
3 was 5 one
3 was 6 to
4 no 5 one
6 to 7 help
7 help 8 him

[xvi] 

[chatterer] [the] [red] [squirrel] [jumps] [for] [his] [life] 

it isn't very often that [chatterer] [the] [red] [squirrel] [knows] [fear] [.] 
1 it 2 isn't
2 isn't 4 often
2 isn't 5 that
3 very 4 often

that is one reason that he is so often impudent and saucy [.] 
1 that 2 is
2 is 4 reason
3 one 4 reason
4 reason 5 that
5 that 6 he
5 that 7 is
6 he 7 is
7 is 9 often
7 is 11 and
8 so 9 often
10 impudent 11 and
11 and 12 saucy

but once in a while a great fear takes possession of [him] , as [when] he [knows] [that] [shadow] [the] [weasel] is looking for him [.] 
1 but 8 fear
1 but 9 takes
2 once 3 in
2 once 8 fear
3 in 5 while
4 a 5 while
6 a 8 fear
7 great 8 fear
8 fear 9 takes
9 takes 10 possession
9 takes 24 for
10 possession 11 of
11 of 13 ,
13 , 14 as
16 he 22 is
22 is 23 looking
23 looking 24 for
24 for 25 him

you see [,] [he] [knows] that [shadow] [can] [go] [wherever] [he] [can] [go] [.] 
1 you 2 see
2 see 6 that

if only he had kept his tongue still instead of saying [hateful] [things] [to] [buster] [bear] [!] 
1 if 2 only
2 only 3 he
3 he 4 had
4 had 5 kept
5 kept 7 tongue
6 his 7 tongue
7 tongue 8 still
8 still 10 of
9 instead 10 of
10 of 11 saying

if only he had known that [buster] [could] [climb] [a] [tree] [!] 
1 if 2 only
2 only 3 he
3 he 4 had
4 had 5 known
5 known 6 that

if only he had chosen a tree near enough to other trees for him to jump across [!] 
1 if 2 only
2 only 3 he
3 he 4 had
4 had 5 chosen
5 chosen 7 tree
6 a 7 tree
7 tree 8 near
8 near 9 enough
8 near 10 to
8 near 13 for
8 near 15 to
8 near 16 jump
10 to 12 trees
11 other 12 trees
12 trees 13 for
13 for 14 him
15 to 16 jump
16 jump 17 across

chatterer was in the worst kind of [trouble] , and there was no one to blame but himself [.] 
1 chatterer 2 was
2 was 3 in
3 in 6 kind
4 the 5 worst
4 the 6 kind
6 kind 7 of
7 of 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 there
10 and 12 was
11 there 12 was
12 was 14 one
12 was 15 to
12 was 17 but
13 no 14 one
14 one 15 to
15 to 16 blame
16 blame 17 but
17 but 18 himself

that is usually the case with those who get into trouble [.] 
1 that 2 is
2 is 3 usually
2 is 5 case
2 is 6 with
4 the 5 case
5 case 6 with
6 with 7 those
7 those 8 who
7 those 9 get
8 who 9 get
9 get 10 into
10 into 11 trouble

[nearer] [and] [nearer] [came] [buster] [bear] [,] [and] [deeper] [and] [angrier] [sounded] [his] [voice] [.] 

chatterer gave a little frightened gasp and looked this way and looked that way [.] 
1 chatterer 7 and
2 gave 6 gasp
2 gave 7 and
3 a 4 little
3 a 6 gasp
4 little 6 gasp
5 frightened 6 gasp
7 and 11 and
7 and 14 way
8 looked 10 way
8 looked 11 and
9 this 10 way
11 and 12 looked
13 that 14 way

what should he do [?] 
1 what 2 should
2 should 3 he
2 should 4 do

what could he do [!] 
1 what 2 could
2 could 3 he
2 could 4 do

the ground [seemed] [a] [terrible] [distance] [below] [.] 
1 the 2 ground

if only he had [wings] [like] [sammy] [jay] [!] 
1 if 2 only
2 only 3 he
3 he 4 had

but he hadn't [.] 
1 but 2 he
2 he 3 hadn't

" [gr-r-r-r] [!] " [growled] [buster] [bear] [.] 
1 " 4 "

["] [i] ['ll] [teach] [you] [manners] [!] 

i 'll teach you to treat [your] [betters] with respect [!] 
1 i 2 'll
2 'll 3 teach
3 teach 4 you
3 teach 5 to
3 teach 6 treat
5 to 6 treat
6 treat 9 with
9 with 10 respect

i 'll swallow you whole [,] [that] ['s] [what] [i] ['ll] [do] [.] 
1 i 2 'll
2 'll 3 swallow
3 swallow 5 whole
4 you 5 whole

[gr-r-r-r] [!] ["] 

" [oh] [!] " [cried] [chatterer] [.] 
1 " 4 "

["] [gr-r-r-r] [!] 

i 'll eat you all up to the last hair on your tail [!] ["] [growled] [buster] [,] [scrambling] [a] [little] [nearer] [.] 
1 i 2 'll
2 'll 3 eat
3 eat 5 all
3 eat 6 up
3 eat 7 to
3 eat 11 on
4 you 5 all
7 to 10 hair
8 the 9 last
8 the 10 hair
10 hair 11 on
11 on 13 tail
12 your 13 tail

["] [oh] [!] 

oh ! " cried [chatterer] , and ran out to the very tip of the little branch to which he had been clinging [.] 
1 oh 2 !
1 oh 7 and
2 ! 3 "
4 cried 7 and
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 ran
8 ran 9 out
9 out 10 to
10 to 13 tip
11 the 12 very
11 the 13 tip
13 tip 14 of
14 of 17 branch
15 the 17 branch
16 little 17 branch
17 branch 18 to
18 to 19 which
18 to 20 he
18 to 22 been
20 he 21 had
21 had 22 been
22 been 23 clinging

but [chatterer] [didn't] [think] [of] that [.] 
1 but 6 that

he did it now [.] 
1 he 2 did
2 did 3 it
3 it 4 now

and then there was his tail , that funny little tail he is so fond of jerking when he scolds [.] 
1 and 4 was
2 then 3 there
3 there 4 was
4 was 6 tail
5 his 6 tail
6 tail 11 tail
7 , 11 tail
8 that 11 tail
9 funny 11 tail
10 little 11 tail
11 tail 12 he
11 tail 17 jerking
12 he 13 is
13 is 15 fond
14 so 15 fond
15 fond 16 of
16 of 17 jerking
17 jerking 18 when
18 when 19 he
18 when 20 scolds
19 he 20 scolds

this helped him too [.] 
1 this 2 helped
2 helped 3 him
2 helped 4 too

it helped him keep his balance and keep from turning over and over [.] 
1 it 2 helped
2 helped 3 him
2 helped 7 and
4 keep 6 balance
4 keep 7 and
5 his 6 balance
7 and 8 keep
7 and 9 from
9 from 10 turning
10 turning 13 over
11 over 12 and
12 and 13 over

down , down , down he sailed and landed on his feet [.] 
1 down 2 ,
2 , 3 down
3 down 4 ,
3 down 6 he
4 , 5 down
6 he 8 and
7 sailed 8 and
8 and 9 landed
8 and 10 on
10 on 12 feet
11 his 12 feet

of [course] , he [hit] [the] [ground] [pretty] [hard] , and for just a second he quite lost his breath [.] 
1 of 10 ,
3 , 4 he
3 , 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 16 he
11 and 18 lost
12 for 15 second
12 for 16 he
13 just 15 second
14 a 15 second
16 he 18 lost
17 quite 18 lost
18 lost 20 breath
19 his 20 breath

but it was only for a second , and then he was [scurrying] off as fast [as] [a] [frightened] [squirrel] [could] [.] 
1 but 2 it
1 but 8 ,
2 it 3 was
3 was 4 only
3 was 5 for
5 for 7 second
6 a 7 second
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 then
9 and 11 he
9 and 12 was
12 was 14 off
12 was 16 fast
15 as 16 fast

[buster] [bear] [watched] [him] [and] [grinned] [.] 

[xvii] 

[buster] [bear] [goes] [berrying] 

[buster] [bear] [is] [a] [great] [hand] [to] [talk] [to] [himself] [when] [he] [thinks] [no] [one] [is] [around] [to] [overhear] [.] 

it 's a habit [.] 
1 it 2 's
2 's 4 habit
3 a 4 habit

however , it isn't a bad habit unless it is carried too far [.] 
1 however 2 ,
1 however 3 it
3 it 4 isn't
4 isn't 7 habit
4 isn't 8 unless
5 a 6 bad
5 a 7 habit
6 bad 7 habit
8 unless 9 it
8 unless 11 carried
9 it 10 is
10 is 11 carried
11 carried 12 too
11 carried 13 far

any habit becomes bad , if it is carried too far [.] 
1 any 2 habit
2 habit 3 becomes
3 becomes 4 bad
4 bad 6 if
5 , 6 if
6 if 7 it
6 if 9 carried
7 it 8 is
8 is 9 carried
9 carried 11 far
10 too 11 far

suppose you had a secret , a real secret , something that nobody else knew [and] that you didn't want anybody else to know [.] 
1 suppose 2 you
1 suppose 3 had
2 you 3 had
3 had 5 secret
4 a 5 secret
5 secret 9 secret
5 secret 11 something
6 , 9 secret
7 a 9 secret
8 real 9 secret
9 secret 10 ,
10 , 11 something
11 something 12 that
11 something 24 know
12 that 13 nobody
12 that 15 knew
13 nobody 14 else
13 nobody 15 knew
15 knew 17 that
17 that 18 you
17 that 24 know
18 you 19 didn't
19 didn't 20 want
20 want 21 anybody
21 anybody 22 else
23 to 24 know

and suppose you had the habit of talking to [yourself] [.] 
1 and 9 to
2 suppose 3 you
2 suppose 4 had
3 you 4 had
4 had 6 habit
4 had 9 to
5 the 6 habit
6 habit 7 of
7 of 8 talking

then there wouldn't be any secret [.] 
1 then 2 there
2 there 3 wouldn't
3 wouldn't 4 be
4 be 6 secret
5 any 6 secret

that is the way that a habit which isn't bad in itself can become bad when it is carried too far [.] 
1 that 2 is
2 is 4 way
3 the 4 way
4 way 5 that
5 that 7 habit
5 that 14 become
6 a 7 habit
7 habit 8 which
7 habit 9 isn't
7 habit 13 can
8 which 9 isn't
9 isn't 10 bad
10 bad 11 in
11 in 12 itself
13 can 14 become
14 become 15 bad
15 bad 16 when
16 when 17 it
16 when 19 carried
17 it 18 is
18 is 19 carried
19 carried 21 far
20 too 21 far

[now] [buster] [bear] [had] [lived] [by] [himself] [in] [the] [great] [woods] [so] [long] [that] [this] [habit] [of] [talking] [to] [himself] [had] [grown] [and] [grown] [.] 

he did it just to keep from being lonesome [.] 
1 he 2 did
2 did 3 it
3 it 4 just
4 just 5 to
4 just 6 keep
5 to 6 keep
6 keep 7 from
6 keep 9 lonesome
7 from 8 being

of course , when he came down to [the] [green] [forest] to [live] , he brought all his habits with him [.] 
1 of 2 course
2 course 3 ,
2 course 15 he
4 when 5 he
4 when 6 came
4 when 15 he
5 he 6 came
6 came 7 down
7 down 8 to
8 to 14 ,
12 to 14 ,
15 he 16 brought
16 brought 17 all
16 brought 20 with
17 all 18 his
17 all 19 habits
18 his 19 habits
19 habits 20 with
20 with 21 him

that is one thing about habits [,] [you] [always] [take] [them] [with] [you] [wherever] [you] [go] [.] 
1 that 2 is
2 is 4 thing
2 is 5 about
3 one 4 thing
4 thing 5 about
5 about 6 habits

["] [i] [find] [my] [appetite] [isn't] [what] [it] [ought] [to] [be] [.] 

i need a change [.] 
1 i 2 need
2 need 4 change
3 a 4 change

yes , [sir] [,] [i] [need] [a] [change] [.] 
1 yes 2 ,

there is [something] [i] [ought] to have at this time of year , and [i] [haven't] [got] it [.] 
1 there 13 ,
2 is 6 to
2 is 13 ,
6 to 7 have
7 have 8 at
8 at 12 year
9 this 12 year
10 time 11 of
11 of 12 year
13 , 14 and
14 and 18 it

there is [something] that [i] used to have and [don't] have now [.] 
1 there 2 is
2 is 12 now
4 that 6 used
6 used 7 to
7 to 9 and
8 have 9 and
9 and 11 have
9 and 12 now

[ha] [!] 

i know [!] 
1 i 2 know

i need some fresh fruit [.] 
1 i 2 need
2 need 5 fruit
3 some 5 fruit
4 fresh 5 fruit

that 's [it] fresh fruit [!] 
1 that 2 's
2 's 5 fruit
4 fresh 5 fruit

it must be about berry time now [,] [and] [i] ['d] [forgotten] [all] [about] [it] [.] 
1 it 2 must
2 must 3 be
3 be 4 about
3 be 7 now
4 about 6 time
5 berry 6 time
6 time 7 now

my , my , my , [how] good some berries [would] taste [!] 
1 my 2 ,
2 , 3 my
3 my 4 ,
4 , 5 my
5 my 6 ,
6 , 8 good
8 good 12 taste
9 some 12 taste
10 berries 12 taste

now [if] [i] [were] [back] [up] [there] [in] [the] [great] [woods] [i] [could] [have] [all] [i] [could] eat [.] 
1 now 18 eat

[um-m-m-m] [!] 

[makes] [my] [mouth] [water] [just] [to] [think] [of] [it] [.] 

[there] [ought] [to] [be] [some] [up] [in] [the] [old] [pasture] [.] 

[there] [ought] [to] [be] [a] [lot] [of] ['] [em] [up] [there] [.] 

if [i] [wasn't] [afraid] that [some] [one] [would] [see] [me] , [i] ['d] [go] [up] [there] [.] " 
1 if 5 that
5 that 11 ,
11 , 18 "

buster sighed [.] 
1 buster 2 sighed

then he sighed again [.] 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 sighed
3 sighed 4 again

the more he thought about those berries he felt sure were growing in [the] [old] [pasture] , the more he wanted some [.] 
1 the 2 more
2 more 3 he
2 more 4 thought
2 more 17 ,
2 more 19 more
3 he 4 thought
4 thought 5 about
5 about 7 berries
6 those 7 berries
7 berries 8 he
7 berries 11 were
8 he 9 felt
9 felt 11 were
10 sure 11 were
11 were 12 growing
12 growing 13 in
18 the 19 more
19 more 20 he
19 more 21 wanted
20 he 21 wanted
21 wanted 22 some

it seemed to him that never in all his life had he wanted berries as he did now [.] 
1 it 2 seemed
2 seemed 3 to
2 seemed 5 that
3 to 4 him
5 that 6 never
5 that 12 he
5 that 13 wanted
7 in 8 all
7 in 12 he
8 all 9 his
8 all 10 life
9 his 10 life
10 life 11 had
12 he 13 wanted
13 wanted 14 berries
13 wanted 15 as
15 as 16 he
15 as 17 did
16 he 17 did
17 did 18 now

he wandered about uneasily [.] 
1 he 2 wandered
2 wandered 3 about
3 about 4 uneasily

he was hungry hungry for berries and nothing else [.] 
1 he 2 was
2 was 7 and
3 hungry 4 hungry
3 hungry 7 and
4 hungry 5 for
5 for 6 berries
7 and 8 nothing
8 nothing 9 else

[by] [and] [by] [he] [began] [talking] [to] [himself] [again] [.] 

["] [if] [i] [wasn't] [afraid] [of] [being] [seen] [,] [i] ['d] [go] [up] [to] [the] [old] [pasture] [this] [very] [minute] [.] 

[seems] [as] [if] [i] [could] [taste] [those] [berries] [.] ["] 

he licked his lips hungrily as he spoke [.] 
1 he 2 licked
2 licked 4 lips
2 licked 5 hungrily
2 licked 6 as
3 his 4 lips
6 as 7 he
6 as 8 spoke
7 he 8 spoke

then his face brightened [.] 
1 then 2 his
2 his 3 face
3 face 4 brightened

["] [i] [know] [what] [i] ['ll] [do] [!] 

i 'll go up there at the very first peep of day to-morrow [.] 
1 i 2 'll
2 'll 3 go
3 go 4 up
3 go 5 there
3 go 6 at
6 at 10 peep
7 the 8 very
7 the 10 peep
9 first 10 peep
10 peep 11 of
11 of 13 to-morrow
12 day 13 to-morrow

that 's just [what] [i] ['ll] [do] [.] 
1 that 2 's
2 's 3 just

my , [i] [wish] [to-morrow] [morning] [would] [hurry] [up] [and] [come] [.] " 
1 my 2 ,
2 , 13 "

now [though] [buster] [didn't] [know] it , some one had [been] [listening] , and that some one was none [other] than [sammy] [jay] [.] 
1 now 6 it
6 it 14 and
7 , 9 one
7 , 10 had
8 some 9 one
10 had 14 and
13 , 14 and
14 and 18 was
15 that 17 one
16 some 17 one
17 one 18 was
18 was 19 none
18 was 21 than

when [at] [last] [buster] [lay] [down] [for] [a] [nap] , [sammy] [flew] [away] [,] [chuckling] [to] [himself] [.] 
1 when 10 ,

" [i] [believe] [i] ['ll] [visit] [the] [old] [pasture] [to-morrow] [morning] [myself] [,] " [thought] [he] [.] 
1 " 14 "

" [i] [have] [an] [idea] [that] [something] [interesting] [may] [happen] [if] [buster] [doesn't] [change] [his] [mind] [.] " 
1 " 18 "

sammy was on the lookout very early the next morning [.] 
1 sammy 2 was
2 was 3 on
3 on 5 lookout
4 the 5 lookout
5 lookout 7 early
6 very 7 early
7 early 10 morning
8 the 9 next
9 next 10 morning

it moved very swiftly and silently , as if in a great hurry [.] 
1 it 2 moved
2 moved 5 and
2 moved 9 if
3 very 4 swiftly
4 swiftly 5 and
5 and 6 silently
7 , 9 if
8 as 9 if
9 if 10 in
10 in 13 hurry
11 a 12 great
12 great 13 hurry

sammy knew who [it] was [:] it was [buster] [bear] , and he was going berrying [.] 
1 sammy 2 knew
2 knew 3 who
3 who 5 was
5 was 7 it
7 it 11 ,
8 was 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 13 he
12 and 14 was
13 he 14 was
14 was 16 berrying
15 going 16 berrying

sammy waited a little until he could see better [.] 
1 sammy 2 waited
2 waited 4 little
2 waited 5 until
3 a 4 little
5 until 6 he
5 until 8 see
6 he 7 could
7 could 8 see
8 see 9 better

then he [too] started for the [old] [pasture] [.] 
1 then 2 he
2 he 4 started
4 started 5 for
5 for 6 the

[xviii] 

[somebody] [else] [goes] [berrying] 

that is just what happened [the] [day] [that] [buster] [bear] [first] [thought] [of] [going] [berrying] [.] 
1 that 2 is
2 is 4 what
3 just 4 what
4 what 5 happened

" [will] [you] [make] [me] [a] [berry] [pie] [if] [i] [will] [get] [the] [berries] [to-morrow] [?] ["] asked [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [of] his mother [.] 
1 " 18 asked
18 asked 25 mother
24 his 25 mother

[now] [the] [old] [pasture] [is] [very] [large] [.] 

[it] [lies] [at] [the] [foot] [of] [the] [big] [mountain] [,] [and] [even] [extends] [a] [little] [way] [up] [on] [the] [big] [mountain] [.] 

you see [,] [the] [bushes] [grow] [very] [thick] [there] [,] [and] [you] [cannot] [see] [very] [far] in any direction [.] 
1 you 2 see
2 see 17 in
17 in 19 direction
18 any 19 direction

[farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [started] [to] [whistle] [,] [and] [then] [he] [stopped] [.] 

that is how he happened to hear a little [cry] , a [very] [faint] little cry [.] 
1 that 2 is
2 is 3 how
3 how 4 he
3 how 5 happened
4 he 5 happened
5 happened 6 to
5 happened 7 hear
6 to 7 hear
7 hear 16 cry
8 a 9 little
8 a 16 cry
9 little 11 ,
12 a 15 little
15 little 16 cry

if he had been whistling , he wouldn't have heard it at all [.] 
1 if 2 he
1 if 4 been
1 if 6 ,
1 if 7 he
2 he 3 had
3 had 4 been
4 been 5 whistling
7 he 8 wouldn't
8 wouldn't 9 have
9 have 10 heard
10 heard 11 it
10 heard 12 at
11 it 12 at
12 at 13 all

he stopped to listen [.] 
1 he 2 stopped
2 stopped 3 to
3 to 4 listen

he never had heard a cry just like it before [.] 
1 he 3 had
2 never 3 had
3 had 4 heard
4 heard 6 cry
4 heard 8 like
5 a 6 cry
7 just 8 like
8 like 9 it
8 like 10 before

at first he couldn't make out just what it was [or] where it came from [.] 
1 at 2 first
2 first 3 he
3 he 4 couldn't
4 couldn't 5 make
5 make 6 out
5 make 7 just
5 make 8 what
8 what 9 it
8 what 15 from
9 it 10 was
10 was 12 where
10 was 15 from
12 where 13 it
12 where 14 came
13 it 14 came

but one thing he was sure of , and that was that it was a cry of fright [.] 
1 but 3 thing
1 but 13 it
2 one 3 thing
3 thing 4 he
3 thing 9 and
4 he 9 and
5 was 6 sure
5 was 9 and
7 of 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 11 was
10 that 11 was
11 was 12 that
13 it 14 was
14 was 16 cry
15 a 16 cry
16 cry 17 of
17 of 18 fright

he stood perfectly still and listened with all his might [.] 
1 he 5 and
2 stood 3 perfectly
2 stood 4 still
2 stood 5 and
5 and 6 listened
5 and 7 with
7 with 8 all
8 all 9 his
9 his 10 might

there it was again " help [!] 
1 there 2 it
2 it 3 was
3 was 4 again
3 was 6 help
4 again 5 "

[help] [!] 

help " [and] [it] [was] [very] [faint] [and] [sounded] [terribly] [frightened] [.] 
1 help 2 "

he waited a minute [or] [two] , but heard nothing more [.] 
1 he 8 but
2 waited 4 minute
2 waited 8 but
3 a 4 minute
7 , 8 but
8 but 9 heard
9 heard 10 nothing
9 heard 11 more

then he put down his pail and began a hurried look here , there , and everywhere [.] 
1 then 2 he
2 he 7 and
3 put 4 down
3 put 6 pail
3 put 7 and
5 his 6 pail
7 and 8 began
8 began 11 look
8 began 12 here
8 began 14 there
8 began 17 everywhere
9 a 11 look
10 hurried 11 look
11 look 12 here
13 , 14 there
14 there 15 ,
15 , 16 and

well , [i] [don't] like to tell you , but he was trying to swallow one of the children [of] [stickytoes] [the] [tree] [toad] [.] 
1 well 2 ,
2 , 10 but
5 like 6 to
5 like 9 ,
6 to 7 tell
7 tell 8 you
9 , 10 but
10 but 11 he
10 but 12 was
11 he 12 was
12 was 13 trying
13 trying 14 to
14 to 15 swallow
15 swallow 16 one
16 one 17 of
17 of 19 children
18 the 19 children

of course [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [didn't] [let] [him] [.] 
1 of 2 course

he made [little] [mr] [gartersnake] [set] [master] [stickytoes] [free] and held [mr] [gartersnake] [until] [master] [stickytoes] [was] [safely] [out] [of] [reach] [.] 
1 he 2 made
1 he 10 and
2 made 10 and
10 and 11 held

[xix] 

[buster] [bear] [has] [a] [fine] [time] 

[buster] [bear] [was] [having] [the] [finest] [time] [he] [had] [had] [since] [he] [came] [down] [from] [the] [great] [woods] [to] [live] [in] [the] [green] [forest] [.] 

to be sure [,] [he] [wasn't] in [the] [green] [forest] [now] , but he wasn't far from it [.] 
1 to 2 be
2 be 3 sure
3 sure 7 in
7 in 12 ,
12 , 13 but
13 but 14 he
13 but 15 wasn't
14 he 15 wasn't
15 wasn't 16 far
16 far 17 from
17 from 18 it

he was in [the] [old] [pasture] [,] one [edge] of which [touches] [one] [edge] [of] [the] [green] [forest] [.] 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 in
3 in 8 one
8 one 10 of
10 of 11 which

and where do you think he was [,] in [the] [old] [pasture] [?] 
1 and 2 where
2 where 3 do
3 do 4 you
4 you 5 think
5 think 6 he
5 think 7 was
6 he 7 was
7 was 9 in

why [,] [right] [in] [the] [middle] [of] [the] [biggest] [patch] [of] [the] [biggest] [blueberries] he ever had seen in all his life [!] 
1 why 15 he
15 he 17 had
16 ever 17 had
17 had 18 seen
18 seen 19 in
19 in 20 all
20 all 21 his
20 all 22 life
21 his 22 life

nothing can quite equal honey in [buster] ['s] mind [.] 
1 nothing 2 can
2 can 4 equal
3 quite 4 equal
4 equal 5 honey
4 equal 6 in
5 honey 6 in
6 in 9 mind

but next to honey give him berries [.] 
1 but 3 to
1 but 5 give
2 next 3 to
3 to 4 honey
5 give 6 him
5 give 7 berries

he isn't particular [what] kind [of] berries [.] 
1 he 2 isn't
2 isn't 7 berries
3 particular 7 berries
5 kind 7 berries

raspberries , blackberries , or blueberries , either kind , will make him perfectly happy [.] 
1 raspberries 2 ,
2 , 3 blackberries
2 , 5 or
4 , 5 or
5 or 6 blueberries
5 or 9 kind
5 or 11 will
7 , 9 kind
8 either 9 kind
9 kind 10 ,
11 will 12 make
12 make 13 him
12 make 14 perfectly
12 make 15 happy

he didn't try to get them out [.] 
1 he 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 try
3 try 4 to
3 try 5 get
4 to 5 get
5 get 6 them
5 get 7 out

oh , my , no [!] 
1 oh 2 ,
2 , 3 my
2 , 4 ,
4 , 5 no

he just chomped them all up together and patted his stomach from sheer delight [.] 
1 he 8 and
2 just 3 chomped
3 chomped 5 all
3 chomped 6 up
3 chomped 8 and
4 them 5 all
6 up 7 together
8 and 9 patted
9 patted 11 stomach
9 patted 12 from
10 his 11 stomach
11 stomach 12 from
12 from 14 delight
13 sheer 14 delight

it [seems] [funny] [but] [he] [actually] is [afraid] of them [.] 
1 it 7 is
7 is 9 of
9 of 10 them

but when he found those berries he was so hungry that he forgot his fears and everything else [.] 
1 but 2 when
1 but 4 found
3 he 4 found
4 found 6 berries
5 those 6 berries
6 berries 7 he
6 berries 13 forgot
7 he 8 was
8 was 10 hungry
9 so 10 hungry
10 hungry 11 that
11 that 12 he
11 that 13 forgot
12 he 13 forgot
13 forgot 16 and
14 his 15 fears
15 fears 16 and
16 and 17 everything
17 everything 18 else

they tasted so good that he just had to eat and eat and eat [.] 
1 they 2 tasted
2 tasted 4 good
3 so 4 good
4 good 5 that
5 that 6 he
5 that 8 had
6 he 8 had
7 just 8 had
8 had 9 to
9 to 10 eat
10 eat 11 and
11 and 13 and
12 eat 13 and
13 and 14 eat

now you know that [buster] is a very big fellow , and it takes a lot to fill him up [.] 
1 now 2 you
2 you 12 and
3 know 4 that
3 know 12 and
4 that 6 is
6 is 10 fellow
7 a 8 very
7 a 10 fellow
8 very 9 big
9 big 10 fellow
11 , 12 and
12 and 18 fill
13 it 14 takes
14 takes 16 lot
14 takes 17 to
15 a 16 lot
17 to 18 fill
18 fill 19 him
18 fill 20 up

he kept eating and eating and eating [,] [and] [the] [more] [he] [ate] [the] [more] [he] [wanted] [.] 
1 he 2 kept
2 kept 4 and
3 eating 4 and
4 and 6 and
5 eating 6 and
6 and 7 eating

you know how it is [.] 
1 you 2 know
2 know 3 how
3 how 4 it
3 how 5 is
4 it 5 is

so he wandered from one patch of berries to another [in] [the] [old] [pasture] , and never once thought of the time [.] 
1 so 16 and
2 he 16 and
3 wandered 4 from
3 wandered 9 to
3 wandered 16 and
4 from 6 patch
5 one 6 patch
6 patch 7 of
7 of 8 berries
8 berries 9 to
9 to 10 another
15 , 16 and
16 and 19 thought
17 never 19 thought
18 once 19 thought
19 thought 20 of
20 of 22 time
21 the 22 time

somehow , time is the hardest thing in the world to remember , when you are having a good time [.] 
1 somehow 2 ,
1 somehow 3 time
3 time 4 is
4 is 7 thing
4 is 8 in
4 is 11 to
4 is 14 when
5 the 6 hardest
5 the 7 thing
8 in 9 the
9 the 10 world
11 to 12 remember
13 , 14 when
14 when 15 you
14 when 17 having
15 you 16 are
16 are 17 having
17 having 20 time
18 a 19 good
18 a 20 time
19 good 20 time

jolly , round , red [mr] [sun] [climbed] [higher] [and] [higher] [in] [the] [blue] , [blue] [sky] [.] 
1 jolly 2 ,
1 jolly 15 ,
2 , 4 ,
3 round 4 ,
4 , 5 red

he looked down on [all] [the] [great] [world] and saw all that was going on [.] 
1 he 9 and
2 looked 3 down
2 looked 9 and
3 down 4 on
9 and 10 saw
10 saw 12 that
11 all 12 that
12 that 13 was
13 was 14 going
14 going 15 on

he saw [buster] [bear] [in] [the] [old] [pasture] , and smiled as he saw what a [perfectly] [glorious] time [buster] [was] [having] [.] 
1 he 10 and
2 saw 10 and
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 smiled
10 and 12 as
10 and 19 time
12 as 13 he
12 as 14 saw
13 he 14 saw
14 saw 15 what
16 a 19 time

and he saw something else in the [old] [pasture] [that] [made] [his] smile [still] [broader] [.] 
1 and 2 he
2 he 3 saw
3 saw 4 something
4 something 5 else
4 something 6 in
6 in 13 smile
7 the 13 smile

" [um-m-m] [,] [um-m-m] [,] " [mumbled] [buster] [bear] [with] [his] [mouth] [full] [,] [as] [he] [moved] [along] [to] [another] [patch] [of] [berries] [.] 
1 " 6 "

and then he gave a little gasp of surprise and delight [.] 
1 and 3 he
2 then 3 he
3 he 4 gave
4 gave 7 gasp
5 a 6 little
5 a 7 gasp
7 gasp 8 of
8 of 10 and
9 surprise 10 and
10 and 11 delight

right in front of him was a shiny thing just full of the finest , biggest , bluest berries [!] 
1 right 4 of
1 right 6 was
2 in 3 front
3 front 4 of
4 of 5 him
6 was 9 thing
6 was 10 just
6 was 11 full
7 a 9 thing
8 shiny 9 thing
10 just 11 full
11 full 12 of
12 of 19 berries
13 the 14 finest
13 the 16 biggest
13 the 18 bluest
13 the 19 berries
14 finest 15 ,
16 biggest 17 ,

there were no leaves or green ones there [.] 
1 there 2 were
2 were 5 or
2 were 8 there
3 no 4 leaves
4 leaves 5 or
5 or 7 ones
5 or 8 there
6 green 7 ones

buster blinked his greedy little eyes rapidly and looked again [.] 
1 buster 2 blinked
2 blinked 3 his
3 his 4 greedy
4 greedy 5 little
5 little 6 eyes
6 eyes 7 rapidly
7 rapidly 8 and
8 and 9 looked
9 looked 10 again

no , he wasn't dreaming [.] 
1 no 2 ,
1 no 3 he
3 he 4 wasn't
4 wasn't 5 dreaming

they were [real] [berries] , and all he had got to do was to help himself [.] 
1 they 5 ,
2 were 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 all
7 all 8 he
7 all 10 got
7 all 13 was
8 he 9 had
9 had 10 got
10 got 11 to
11 to 12 do
13 was 14 to
14 to 15 help
15 help 16 himself

buster looked sharply at the shiny thing that held the berries [.] 
1 buster 2 looked
2 looked 3 sharply
2 looked 4 at
4 at 7 thing
5 the 7 thing
6 shiny 7 thing
7 thing 8 that
7 thing 9 held
8 that 9 held
9 held 11 berries
10 the 11 berries

it seemed perfectly harmless [.] 
1 it 2 seemed
2 seemed 3 perfectly
2 seemed 4 harmless

he reached out a big paw and pushed it gently [.] 
1 he 7 and
2 reached 3 out
2 reached 6 paw
2 reached 7 and
4 a 6 paw
5 big 6 paw
7 and 8 pushed
8 pushed 9 it
8 pushed 10 gently

it tipped over and spilled out a lot of the berries [.] 
1 it 4 and
2 tipped 3 over
2 tipped 4 and
4 and 5 spilled
5 spilled 6 out
5 spilled 8 lot
7 a 8 lot
8 lot 9 of
9 of 11 berries
10 the 11 berries

yes , it was perfectly harmless [.] 
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 3 it
3 it 4 was
4 was 5 perfectly
4 was 6 harmless

buster gave a little sigh of pure happiness [.] 
1 buster 2 gave
2 gave 5 sigh
3 a 5 sigh
4 little 5 sigh
5 sigh 6 of
6 of 8 happiness
7 pure 8 happiness

he would eat those berries to the last one [,] [and] [then] [he] [would] [go] [home] [to] [the] [green] [forest] [.] 
1 he 2 would
2 would 3 eat
3 eat 5 berries
3 eat 6 to
4 those 5 berries
5 berries 6 to
6 to 9 one
7 the 8 last
7 the 9 one

[xx] 

[buster] [bear] [carries] [off] [the] [pail] [of] [farmer] [brown's] [boy] 

the question is [,] [did] [buster] [bear] [steal] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] ['s] [pail] [?] 
1 the 2 question
2 question 3 is

to steal is to take something which belongs to some one [else] [.] 
1 to 2 steal
1 to 3 is
3 is 4 to
4 to 5 take
5 take 6 something
6 something 7 which
6 something 8 belongs
7 which 8 belongs
8 belongs 9 to
9 to 11 one
10 some 11 one

there is no doubt that he stole the berries that were in the pail when he found it , for he deliberately ate them [.] 
1 there 2 is
2 is 4 doubt
2 is 12 in
3 no 4 doubt
4 doubt 5 that
5 that 6 he
5 that 7 stole
6 he 7 stole
7 stole 9 berries
8 the 9 berries
9 berries 10 that
9 berries 11 were
9 berries 12 in
10 that 11 were
12 in 14 pail
13 the 14 pail
14 pail 15 when
15 when 16 he
15 when 23 ate
16 he 17 found
17 found 18 it
19 , 20 for
20 for 21 he
21 he 23 ate
22 deliberately 23 ate
23 ate 24 them

he knew well enough that some one must have picked them for whoever heard of blueberries growing in tin pails [?] 
1 he 2 knew
2 knew 3 well
2 knew 7 one
2 knew 10 picked
3 well 4 enough
5 that 7 one
6 some 7 one
7 one 8 must
8 must 9 have
9 have 10 picked
10 picked 11 them
10 picked 12 for
10 picked 18 in
12 for 13 whoever
13 whoever 14 heard
13 whoever 15 of
15 of 16 blueberries
16 blueberries 17 growing
18 in 20 pails
19 tin 20 pails

so there is no doubt that [when] [buster] [took] [them] [,] he stole them [.] 
1 so 2 there
2 there 3 is
3 is 5 doubt
4 no 5 doubt
5 doubt 6 that
6 that 12 he
6 that 13 stole
12 he 13 stole
13 stole 14 them

but with the pail it was different [.] 
1 but 2 with
1 but 5 it
2 with 4 pail
3 the 4 pail
5 it 6 was
6 was 7 different

he [took] [the] [pail] [,] [but] [he] didn't mean to take it [.] 
1 he 8 didn't
8 didn't 9 mean
9 mean 10 to
9 mean 11 take
10 to 11 take
11 take 12 it

in fact , he didn't want that pail at all [.] 
1 in 2 fact
2 fact 3 ,
2 fact 4 he
4 he 5 didn't
5 didn't 6 want
6 want 8 pail
6 want 9 at
7 that 8 pail
8 pail 9 at
9 at 10 all

he didn't think anything about the right or wrong of helping himself [.] 
1 he 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 think
3 think 4 anything
3 think 5 about
4 anything 5 about
5 about 8 or
6 the 7 right
7 right 8 or
8 or 9 wrong
8 or 10 of
10 of 11 helping
11 helping 12 himself

and that is just what he did do [.] 
1 and 2 that
2 that 3 is
3 is 5 what
4 just 5 what
5 what 6 he
5 what 8 do
6 he 7 did

of [course] [he] [upset] [the] [pail] , but he didn't mind a little thing like that [.] 
1 of 7 ,
7 , 8 but
8 but 9 he
8 but 11 mind
9 he 10 didn't
10 didn't 11 mind
11 mind 14 thing
11 mind 15 like
12 a 14 thing
13 little 14 thing
14 thing 15 like
15 like 16 that

just then he heard a little noise [,] [as] [if] [some] [one] [were] [coming] [.] 
1 just 3 he
2 then 3 he
3 he 4 heard
4 heard 7 noise
5 a 6 little
5 a 7 noise

get out of there [!] ["] 
1 get 3 of
2 out 3 of
3 of 4 there

he didn't need to be told whose voice that was [.] 
1 he 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 need
3 need 4 to
3 need 6 told
4 to 5 be
5 be 6 told
6 told 7 whose
7 whose 8 voice
8 voice 10 was
9 that 10 was

it was the voice of [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy [.] 
1 it 2 was
2 was 4 voice
3 the 4 voice
4 voice 5 of
5 of 9 boy

[right] [then] [and] [there] [buster] [bear] [nearly] [had] [a] [fit] [.] 

there was that awful pail fast over his head so that he couldn't see a thing [.] 
1 there 2 was
2 was 6 fast
2 was 7 over
2 was 11 that
3 that 6 fast
4 awful 5 pail
5 pail 6 fast
6 fast 7 over
7 over 9 head
8 his 9 head
10 so 11 that
11 that 12 he
11 that 14 see
12 he 13 couldn't
13 couldn't 14 see
14 see 16 thing
15 a 16 thing

he growled and whined and squealed [.] 
1 he 3 and
2 growled 3 and
3 and 5 and
4 whined 5 and
5 and 6 squealed

he tried to back out of the pail [and] [couldn't] [.] 
1 he 2 tried
2 tried 3 to
2 tried 4 back
3 to 4 back
4 back 6 of
5 out 6 of
6 of 8 pail
7 the 8 pail

he tried to shake it off [and] [couldn't] [.] 
1 he 2 tried
2 tried 3 to
2 tried 4 shake
3 to 4 shake
4 shake 5 it
4 shake 6 off

he tried to [pull] [it] [off] , but somehow he couldn't get hold of it [.] 
1 he 2 tried
2 tried 3 to
3 to 7 ,
7 , 8 but
8 but 10 he
8 but 12 get
9 somehow 10 he
10 he 11 couldn't
11 couldn't 12 get
12 get 13 hold
13 hold 14 of
14 of 15 it

then there was another yell [.] 
1 then 2 there
2 there 3 was
3 was 5 yell
4 another 5 yell

you see [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [had] [just] [discovered] [buster] [bear] [.] 
1 you 2 see

in fact , he was too surprised and frightened even to run [.] 
1 in 2 fact
2 fact 3 ,
2 fact 4 he
4 he 5 was
5 was 6 too
5 was 8 and
7 surprised 8 and
8 and 9 frightened
8 and 11 to
8 and 12 run
10 even 11 to
11 to 12 run

after that second yell he just stood still and stared [.] 
1 after 4 yell
1 after 5 he
2 that 4 yell
3 second 4 yell
5 he 9 and
6 just 7 stood
7 stood 8 still
7 stood 9 and
9 and 10 stared

buster clawed at that awful thing on his head more frantically than ever [.] 
1 buster 2 clawed
2 clawed 3 at
2 clawed 7 on
2 clawed 9 head
2 clawed 11 frantically
2 clawed 13 ever
3 at 6 thing
4 that 6 thing
5 awful 6 thing
6 thing 7 on
7 on 8 his
10 more 11 frantically
12 than 13 ever

suddenly it slipped off , so that he could see [.] 
1 suddenly 2 it
2 it 3 slipped
3 slipped 4 off
3 slipped 6 so
5 , 6 so
6 so 7 that
6 so 10 see
7 that 8 he
7 that 10 see
8 he 9 could
9 could 10 see

but the funniest thing of all is this he took that pail with him [!] 
1 but 4 thing
1 but 7 is
2 the 3 funniest
2 the 4 thing
4 thing 5 of
4 thing 7 is
5 of 6 all
7 is 8 this
7 is 13 with
9 he 10 took
10 took 12 pail
11 that 12 pail
12 pail 13 with
13 with 14 him

yes , [sir] [,] [buster] [bear] [ran] [away] [with] [the] [big] [tin] [pail] [of] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [!] 
1 yes 2 ,

he didn't want it [.] 
1 he 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 want
3 want 4 it

he would have given anything to get rid of it [.] 
1 he 2 would
2 would 3 have
3 have 4 given
4 given 5 anything
4 given 6 to
6 to 9 of
7 get 8 rid
8 rid 9 of
9 of 10 it

but he took it because he couldn't help it [.] 
1 but 2 he
1 but 3 took
2 he 3 took
3 took 4 it
3 took 5 because
5 because 6 he
5 because 8 help
6 he 7 couldn't
7 couldn't 8 help
8 help 9 it

and that brings us back to the question [,] [did] [buster] [steal] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] ['s] [pail] [?] 
1 and 2 that
1 and 3 brings
2 that 3 brings
3 brings 4 us
3 brings 5 back
5 back 6 to
6 to 8 question
7 the 8 question

what do you think [?] 
1 what 2 do
2 do 3 you
3 you 4 think

[xxi] 

[sammy] [jay] [makes] [things] [worse] [for] [buster] [bear] 

["] [thief] [,] [thief] [,] [thief] [!] 

[thief] [,] [thief] [,] [thief] [!] ["] 

[sammy] [jay] [was] [screaming] [at] [the] [top] [of] [his] [lungs] [,] [as] [he] [followed] [buster] [bear] [across] [the] [old] [pasture] [towards] [the] [green] [forest] [.] 

never had he screamed so loud [,] [and] [never] [had] [his] [voice] [sounded] [so] [excited] [.] 
1 never 2 had
2 had 3 he
2 had 4 screamed
4 screamed 6 loud
5 so 6 loud

but [every] [blessed] one [who] [heard] [sammy] this morning [stopped] [whatever] he was [doing] [and] [pricked] up [his] [ears] to listen [.] 
1 but 4 one
1 but 13 was
8 this 9 morning
9 morning 12 he
12 he 13 was
13 was 17 up
17 up 20 to
20 to 21 listen

he was so surprised that he almost forgot to keep his wings moving [.] 
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 so
3 so 4 surprised
4 surprised 5 that
5 that 6 he
6 he 8 forgot
7 almost 8 forgot
8 forgot 9 to
8 forgot 10 keep
9 to 10 keep
10 keep 12 wings
11 his 12 wings
12 wings 13 moving

[buster] [bear] [had] [what] [looked] [to] [blacky] [very] [much] [like] [a] [tin] [pail] [hanging] [from] [his] [neck] [!] 

no wonder [sammy] [was] [excited] [.] 
1 no 2 wonder

[blacky] [beat] [his] [wings] [fiercely] [and] [started] [after] [sammy] [.] 

come on , [everybody] [!] 
1 come 2 on
1 come 3 ,

come on [!] 
1 come 2 on

come on [!] ["] 
1 come 2 on

[poor] [buster] [!] 

he felt humiliated [.] 
1 he 2 felt
2 felt 3 humiliated

that is just another way of saying shamed [.] 
1 that 2 is
2 is 3 just
3 just 5 way
4 another 5 way
5 way 6 of
6 of 7 saying
7 saying 8 shamed

but [buster] is [so] [big] that it is not easy for him to find a hiding place [.] 
1 but 3 is
3 is 6 that
6 that 7 it
6 that 8 is
7 it 8 is
8 is 9 not
8 is 10 easy
9 not 10 easy
10 easy 11 for
10 easy 13 to
10 easy 14 find
11 for 12 him
13 to 14 find
14 find 16 hiding
14 find 17 place
15 a 16 hiding

but it was of no use [.] 
1 but 2 it
2 it 3 was
3 was 4 of
4 of 6 use
5 no 6 use

[the] [sharp] [eyes] [of] [sammy] [jay] [and] [blacky] [the] [crow] [saw] [him] [.] 

they actually flew into the very tree under which he was hiding , and how they did scream ! 
1 they 3 flew
2 actually 3 flew
3 flew 4 into
4 into 7 tree
5 the 6 very
5 the 7 tree
7 tree 8 under
8 under 9 which
8 under 10 he
8 under 18 scream
10 he 11 was
11 was 14 and
12 hiding 14 and
13 , 14 and
14 and 15 how
16 they 17 did
17 did 18 scream
18 scream 19 !

[ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] [began] [to] [grin] [as] [soon] [as] [he] [saw] [that] [tin] [pail] [on] [buster] ['s] [neck] [.] 

even [timid] [little] [whitefoot] [the] [wood] [mouse] [was] [where] he could [peer] [out] [and] see [without] [being] [seen] [.] 
1 even 10 he
10 he 11 could
11 could 15 see

of course , [chatterer] [the] [red] [squirrel] and [happy] [jack] [the] [gray] [squirrel] [were] there [.] 
1 of 2 course
2 course 3 ,
2 course 15 there
3 , 8 and

" [thief] [,] [thief] [,] [thief] [!] " [screamed] [sammy] [until] [his] [throat] [was] [sore] [.] 
1 " 8 "

the worst of it was [buster] knew that everybody knew that it was true [.] 
1 the 2 worst
2 worst 3 of
2 worst 7 knew
3 of 4 it
4 it 5 was
7 knew 8 that
8 that 9 everybody
8 that 10 knew
9 everybody 10 knew
10 knew 11 that
11 that 12 it
11 that 13 was
12 it 13 was
13 was 14 true

that awful pail was proof of it [.] 
1 that 3 pail
2 awful 3 pail
3 pail 4 was
4 was 5 proof
5 proof 6 of
6 of 7 it

" [i] [wish] [i] [never] [had] [thought] [of] [berries] [,] " [growled] [buster] [to] [himself] [.] 
1 " 11 "

[xxii] 

[buster] [bear] [has] [a] [fit] [of] [temper] 

a temper is a bad , bad thing [when] once it gets away [.] 
1 a 2 temper
2 temper 3 is
3 is 8 thing
3 is 10 once
4 a 5 bad
4 a 8 thing
5 bad 6 ,
5 bad 8 thing
7 bad 8 thing
10 once 11 it
10 once 12 gets
11 it 12 gets
12 gets 13 away

there 's nothing [quite] at all like [it] [to] [spoil] [a] [pleasant] day [.] 
1 there 2 's
2 's 3 nothing
2 's 7 like
5 at 6 all
6 all 7 like
7 like 13 day

[buster] [bear] [was] [in] [a] [terrible] [temper] [.] 

yes , [sir] [,] [buster] [bear] [was] [having] [the] [worst] [fit] [of] [temper] [ever] [seen] [in] [the] [green] [forest] [.] 
1 yes 2 ,

[now] [ordinarily] [buster] [is] [one] [of] [the] [most] [good-natured] [persons] [in] [the] [world] [.] 

it takes a great deal to rouse his temper [.] 
1 it 2 takes
2 takes 5 deal
2 takes 6 to
3 a 4 great
3 a 5 deal
4 great 5 deal
6 to 7 rouse
7 rouse 9 temper
8 his 9 temper

he isn't [one] [tenth] [so] [quick] [tempered] [as] [chatterer] [the] [red] [squirrel] [,] [or] [sammy] [jay] [,] [or] [reddy] [fox] [.] 
1 he 2 isn't

but when [his] [temper] is [aroused] [and] [gets] [away] [from] [him] [,] [then] [watch] [out] [!] 
1 but 2 when
1 but 5 is

it seemed [to] [buster] that he had had all that he could stand that day and a little more [.] 
1 it 2 seemed
2 seemed 5 that
5 that 6 he
5 that 8 had
6 he 7 had
7 had 8 had
8 had 10 that
9 all 10 that
10 that 11 he
10 that 13 stand
11 he 12 could
12 could 13 stand
13 stand 16 and
14 that 15 day
15 day 16 and
16 and 19 more
17 a 18 little
18 little 19 more

[first] [had] [come] [the] [fright] [back] [there] [in] [the] [old] [pasture] [.] 

this was [bad] [enough] , for he knew [just] how funny he must look [,] and besides , it was very uncomfortable [.] 
1 this 2 was
2 was 6 for
5 , 6 for
6 for 7 he
7 he 16 and
8 knew 10 how
8 knew 16 and
10 how 11 funny
11 funny 14 look
12 he 13 must
13 must 14 look
16 and 20 was
17 besides 18 ,
17 besides 19 it
19 it 20 was
20 was 22 uncomfortable
21 very 22 uncomfortable

but to have [sammy] [jay] [call] [everybody] [within] [hearing] to come and see him [was] [more] [than] he could [stand] [.] 
1 but 2 to
1 but 18 he
2 to 3 have
3 have 12 and
10 to 11 come
11 come 12 and
12 and 13 see
13 see 14 him
18 he 19 could

it was more than any [self-respecting] [bear] [could] [stand] [.] 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 more
2 was 4 than
4 than 5 any

[with] [a] [roar] [of] [anger] [buster] [bear] [charged] [out] [of] [his] [hiding] [place] [.] 

he rushed this way and that way [!] 
1 he 2 rushed
2 rushed 5 and
3 this 4 way
4 way 5 and
5 and 7 way
6 that 7 way

he roared with all his [might] [!] 
1 he 2 roared
2 roared 3 with
3 with 4 all
3 with 5 his

he was very terrible to see [.] 
1 he 2 was
2 was 4 terrible
3 very 4 terrible
4 terrible 5 to
4 terrible 6 see
5 to 6 see

those who could fly , flew [.] 
1 those 2 who
1 those 3 could
1 those 5 ,
2 who 3 could
4 fly 5 ,
5 , 6 flew

those who could climb , climbed [.] 
1 those 2 who
1 those 3 could
1 those 5 ,
2 who 3 could
4 climb 5 ,
5 , 6 climbed

and those who were swift [of] foot , ran [.] 
1 and 2 those
1 and 8 ,
2 those 3 who
2 those 4 were
2 those 8 ,
3 who 4 were
4 were 5 swift
7 foot 8 ,
8 , 9 ran

a few who could neither fly nor climb [nor] run fast , hid and lay shaking and trembling for fear that [buster] [would] [find] [them] [.] 
1 a 2 few
2 few 3 who
2 few 4 could
2 few 12 ,
3 who 4 could
4 could 7 nor
5 neither 6 fly
6 fly 7 nor
7 nor 8 climb
10 run 11 fast
10 run 12 ,
12 , 14 and
13 hid 14 and
14 and 15 lay
15 lay 17 and
15 lay 19 for
16 shaking 17 and
17 and 18 trembling
19 for 20 fear
20 fear 21 that

in less time than it takes to tell about [it] , [buster] was alone [.] 
1 in 2 less
1 in 13 was
3 time 5 it
3 time 6 takes
3 time 13 was
4 than 5 it
5 it 6 takes
6 takes 7 to
6 takes 9 about
7 to 8 tell
9 about 11 ,
13 was 14 alone

at least [,] he couldn't see any one [.] 
1 at 2 least
2 least 4 he
4 he 5 couldn't
5 couldn't 6 see
6 see 8 one
7 any 8 one

[[] [illustration] [:] [those] [who] [could] [fly] [,] [flew] [.] 

those who could climb , climbed [.] 
1 those 2 who
1 those 3 could
1 those 5 ,
2 who 3 could
4 climb 5 ,
5 , 6 climbed

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then he vented his temper on the tin pail [.] 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 vented
3 vented 5 temper
3 vented 6 on
4 his 5 temper
5 temper 6 on
6 on 9 pail
7 the 9 pail
8 tin 9 pail

he cuffed [at] it and pulled at it , all the time growling angrily [.] 
1 he 5 and
2 cuffed 4 it
2 cuffed 5 and
5 and 6 pulled
5 and 7 at
5 and 12 time
7 at 9 ,
8 it 9 ,
9 , 10 all
11 the 12 time
12 time 13 growling
13 growling 14 angrily

he lay down and clawed at it with his hind feet [.] 
1 he 4 and
2 lay 3 down
2 lay 4 and
4 and 5 clawed
4 and 6 at
4 and 8 with
6 at 7 it
8 with 11 feet
9 his 11 feet
10 hind 11 feet

at last [the] [handle] [broke] , and he was free [!] 
1 at 2 last
1 at 6 ,
1 at 8 he
6 , 7 and
8 he 9 was
9 was 10 free

he shook himself [.] 
1 he 2 shook
2 shook 3 himself

then he jumped on the helpless pail [.] 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 jumped
3 jumped 4 on
4 on 7 pail
5 the 7 pail
6 helpless 7 pail

with a blow of a big paw he sent it clattering against a tree [.] 
1 with 3 blow
1 with 8 he
2 a 3 blow
3 blow 4 of
4 of 7 paw
5 a 7 paw
6 big 7 paw
8 he 9 sent
9 sent 10 it
9 sent 12 against
10 it 11 clattering
10 it 12 against
12 against 14 tree
13 a 14 tree

he tried to bite it [.] 
1 he 2 tried
2 tried 3 to
2 tried 4 bite
3 to 4 bite
4 bite 5 it

then , [and] not till [then] , [did] [buster] [recover] [his] [usual] [good] [nature] [.] 
1 then 2 ,
1 then 7 ,
2 , 4 not
2 , 5 till

little by little , as he thought it all over , a look [of] shame crept into his face [.] 
1 little 2 by
1 little 4 ,
1 little 15 shame
2 by 3 little
4 , 5 as
5 as 6 he
5 as 7 thought
5 as 11 ,
5 as 15 shame
6 he 7 thought
7 thought 8 it
8 it 10 over
9 all 10 over
12 a 15 shame
13 look 15 shame
15 shame 16 crept
16 crept 17 into
17 into 19 face
18 his 19 face

["] [i] [i] [guess] [it] [wasn't] [the] [fault] [of] [that] [thing] [.] 

i ought to have known enough to keep my head [out] of [it] , " he said slowly and thoughtfully [.] 
1 i 2 ought
2 ought 3 to
3 to 4 have
4 have 5 known
5 known 6 enough
5 known 7 to
7 to 8 keep
8 keep 10 head
9 my 10 head
10 head 12 of
12 of 14 ,
14 , 17 said
15 " 16 he
16 he 17 said
17 said 19 and
18 slowly 19 and
19 and 20 thoughtfully

" [you] [ought] [to] [know] [by] [this] [time] [that] [no] [good] [comes] [of] [stealing] [.] " 
1 " 16 "

[buster] [bear] [looked] [up] [and] [grinned] [,] [and] [there] [was] [a] [twinkle] [in] [his] [eyes] [.] 

" [you] [ought] [to] [know] [,] [sammy] [jay] [,] ["] said he [.] 
1 " 11 said
11 said 12 he

" [i] [hope] [you] ['ll] [always] [remember] [it] [.] " 
1 " 10 "

" [thief] [,] [thief] [,] [thief] [!] " [screamed] [sammy] [,] [and] [flew] [away] [.] 
1 " 8 "

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[farmer] [brown's] [boy] [lunches] [on] [berries] 

it hadn't entered his head that [it] could be anybody who would eat those berries [.] 
1 it 2 hadn't
2 hadn't 3 entered
3 entered 5 head
4 his 5 head
5 head 6 that
5 head 8 could
6 that 8 could
8 could 9 be
9 be 10 anybody
10 anybody 11 who
10 anybody 12 would
11 who 12 would
12 would 13 eat
13 eat 15 berries
14 those 15 berries

" [if] he is so afraid of [me] , [i] [guess] [i] [needn't] be afraid of [him] , ["] said he [.] 
1 " 3 he
1 " 20 said
3 he 4 is
4 is 6 afraid
5 so 6 afraid
6 afraid 7 of
7 of 18 ,
9 , 14 be
14 be 15 afraid
15 afraid 16 of
16 of 18 ,
20 said 21 he

" [i] ['ve] [lost] [my] [berries] [,] [but] [it] [is] [worth] [it] [to] [find] [out] [that] he is afraid of me [.] 
1 " 17 he
17 he 18 is
18 is 19 afraid
19 afraid 20 of
20 of 21 me

there are plenty more on [the] [bushes] , and all [i] ['ve] [got] to do is to pick them [.] 
1 there 2 are
2 are 4 more
2 are 5 on
3 plenty 4 more
5 on 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 all
9 and 16 is
14 to 15 do
14 to 16 is
16 is 17 to
17 to 18 pick
18 pick 19 them

it might be worse [.] ["] 
1 it 2 might
2 might 3 be
3 be 4 worse

he whistled [.] 
1 he 2 whistled

" [it] ['s] [worse] [than] [i] [thought] [,] ["] cried he [.] 
1 " 10 cried
10 cried 11 he

" [that] [bear] [has] [cheated] [me] [out] [of] [that] [berry] [pie] [my] [mother] [promised] [me] [.] " 
1 " 17 "

yes , indeed , it might have been worse [.] 
1 yes 2 ,
1 yes 5 it
2 , 3 indeed
3 indeed 4 ,
3 indeed 5 it
5 it 6 might
6 might 7 have
7 have 8 been
8 been 9 worse

that bear might have tried to eat me instead of the berries [.] 
1 that 2 bear
2 bear 3 might
3 might 4 have
4 have 5 tried
5 tried 6 to
5 tried 7 eat
6 to 7 eat
7 eat 8 me
7 eat 10 of
9 instead 10 of
10 of 12 berries
11 the 12 berries

i guess [i] ['ll] [go] [eat] that [lunch] [i] left back by the spring , and [then] [i] ['ll] [go] home [.] 
1 i 2 guess
1 i 16 and
2 guess 7 that
10 left 11 back
10 left 16 and
11 back 12 by
12 by 14 spring
13 the 14 spring
15 , 16 and
16 and 21 home

i can pick [berries] some other day [.] ["] 
1 i 2 can
2 can 3 pick
3 pick 7 day
5 some 6 other
6 other 7 day

" [my] [,] [but] [those] [sandwiches] [will] [taste] [good] [,] " [thought] [he] [.] 
1 " 11 "

["] [i] ['m] [glad] [they] [are] [big] [and] [thick] [.] 

i never was hungrier in my life [.] 
1 i 3 was
2 never 3 was
3 was 4 hungrier
4 hungrier 5 in
5 in 7 life
6 my 7 life

[hello] [!] ["] 

no , [sir] [,] there wasn't so much as a crumb left of those two thick sandwiches [.] 
1 no 2 ,
1 no 5 there
5 there 6 wasn't
6 wasn't 7 so
6 wasn't 8 much
6 wasn't 9 as
9 as 11 crumb
10 a 11 crumb
11 crumb 12 left
11 crumb 13 of
13 of 17 sandwiches
14 those 15 two
15 two 17 sandwiches
16 thick 17 sandwiches

you [see] [,] [old] [man] [coyote] had [found] [them] and [gobbled] [them] [up] [while] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] was [away] [.] 
1 you 7 had
7 had 10 and
10 and 19 was

but [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [didn't] know [anything] [about] [old] [man] [coyote] [.] 
1 but 7 know

he rubbed his eyes and stared everywhere [,] [even] [up] [in] [the] [trees] [,] [as] [if] [he] [thought] [those] [sandwiches] [might] [be] [hanging] [up] [there] [.] 
1 he 5 and
2 rubbed 4 eyes
2 rubbed 5 and
3 his 4 eyes
5 and 6 stared
5 and 7 everywhere

[farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [gaped] [foolishly] [this] [way] [and] [that] [way] [.] 

then , instead of growing angry , a slow smile stole over his freckled face [.] 
1 then 2 ,
1 then 10 smile
2 , 4 of
3 instead 4 of
4 of 5 growing
4 of 7 ,
4 of 10 smile
5 growing 6 angry
8 a 10 smile
9 slow 10 smile
10 smile 11 stole
11 stole 12 over
12 over 15 face
13 his 15 face
14 freckled 15 face

" [i] [guess] [some] [one] [else] [was] [hungry] [too] , " he muttered [.] 
1 " 13 muttered
10 , 11 "
10 , 12 he
12 he 13 muttered

["] [wonder] [who] [it] [was] [?] 

guess this [old] [pasture] is no place for me [to-day] [.] 
1 guess 5 is
2 this 5 is
5 is 7 place
5 is 8 for
6 no 7 place
8 for 9 me

i 'll fill up on berries [and] [then] [i] ['ll] [go] [home] [.] ["] 
1 i 2 'll
2 'll 3 fill
3 fill 4 up
3 fill 5 on
5 on 6 berries

two or three times , as he trudged along , he stopped to scratch his head thoughtfully [.] 
1 two 2 or
2 or 3 three
2 or 4 times
4 times 11 he
5 , 6 as
6 as 7 he
6 as 8 trudged
6 as 10 ,
6 as 11 he
7 he 8 trudged
8 trudged 9 along
11 he 12 stopped
12 stopped 13 to
13 to 14 scratch
14 scratch 16 head
14 scratch 17 thoughtfully
15 his 16 head

this is the end of the adventures [of] [buster] [bear] in this book [because] [guess] [why] [.] 
1 this 2 is
2 is 4 end
2 is 11 in
3 the 4 end
4 end 5 of
5 of 7 adventures
6 the 7 adventures
11 in 13 book
12 this 13 book

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