produced by [david] [reed] 1 produced 2 by [just] [so] [stories] [by] [rudyard] [kipling] [table] [of] [contents] [:] [how] [the] [whale] [got] [his] [throat] [in] [the] [sea] [,] [once] [upon] [a] [time] [,] [o] [my] [best] [beloved] [,] [there] [was] [a] [whale] [,] [and] [he] [ate] [fishes] [.] all the fishes he could find in all the sea he ate with his mouth so ! 1 all 2 the 2 the 3 fishes 2 the 4 he 3 fishes 4 he 4 he 6 find 5 could 6 find 6 find 10 sea 7 in 8 all 8 all 9 the 9 the 10 sea 10 sea 11 he 11 he 14 his 12 ate 13 with 13 with 14 his 14 his 15 mouth 15 mouth 16 so 16 so 17 ! then the [whale] stood up on his tail and said , ' [i] 'm hungry . ' 1 then 2 the 1 then 10 said 2 the 5 up 4 stood 5 up 5 up 9 and 6 on 7 his 7 his 8 tail 8 tail 9 and 10 said 15 hungry 11 , 12 ' 12 ' 14 'm 14 'm 15 hungry 15 hungry 16 . 15 hungry 17 ' 16 . 17 ' ' [no] , ' said the [whale] . 1 ' 3 , 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 the 6 the 8 . ' [what] is it like ? ' 1 ' 3 is 3 is 4 it 4 it 5 like 5 like 6 ? 6 ? 7 ' ' [nice] , ' said the small ' [stute] [fish] . 1 ' 4 ' 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 the 6 the 7 small 7 small 8 ' 8 ' 11 . ' [nice] but nubbly . ' 1 ' 3 but 3 but 4 nubbly 4 nubbly 5 . 5 . 6 ' ' [then] fetch me some , ' said the [whale] , and he made the sea froth up with his tail . 1 ' 5 some 1 ' 8 said 3 fetch 4 me 3 fetch 5 some 5 some 6 , 6 , 7 ' 8 said 9 the 8 said 16 sea 11 , 12 and 11 , 15 the 12 and 13 he 13 he 14 made 15 the 16 sea 16 sea 17 froth 17 froth 19 with 18 up 19 with 19 with 21 tail 20 his 21 tail 21 tail 22 . ' [one] at a time is enough , ' said the ' [stute] [fish] . 1 ' 5 time 3 at 4 a 4 a 5 time 5 time 7 enough 6 is 7 enough 7 enough 8 , 8 , 9 ' 8 , 10 said 9 ' 10 said 10 said 11 the 10 said 12 ' 12 ' 15 . ( have you forgotten the suspenders ? ) 1 ( 2 have 2 have 3 you 3 you 4 forgotten 4 forgotten 5 the 5 the 6 suspenders 5 the 8 ) 6 suspenders 7 ? so he said to the ' [stute] [fish] , ' [this] man is very nubbly , and besides he is making me hiccough . 1 so 10 ' 2 he 3 said 2 he 4 to 3 said 4 to 4 to 5 the 5 the 6 ' 6 ' 9 , 9 , 10 ' 10 ' 19 he 12 man 15 nubbly 12 man 19 he 13 is 14 very 14 very 15 nubbly 15 nubbly 17 and 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 besides 19 he 23 hiccough 20 is 21 making 20 is 23 hiccough 21 making 22 me 23 hiccough 24 . what shall [i] do ? ' 1 what 2 shall 2 shall 4 do 4 do 5 ? 5 ? 6 ' ' [tell] him to come out , ' said the ' [stute] [fish] . 1 ' 3 him 3 him 5 come 4 to 5 come 5 come 6 out 6 out 7 , 7 , 9 said 8 ' 9 said 9 said 10 the 9 said 11 ' 11 ' 14 . so the [whale] called down his own throat to the shipwrecked [mariner] , ' [come] out and behave yourself . 1 so 2 the 1 so 7 own 2 the 4 called 4 called 5 down 5 down 6 his 7 own 9 to 8 throat 9 to 9 to 10 the 10 the 11 shipwrecked 10 the 20 . 11 shipwrecked 13 , 13 , 14 ' 16 out 17 and 17 and 18 behave 18 behave 19 yourself 18 behave 20 . i 've got the hiccoughs . ' 1 i 2 've 1 i 3 got 2 've 3 got 3 got 4 the 4 the 5 hiccoughs 5 hiccoughs 6 . 6 . 7 ' ' [nay] , nay ! ' said the [mariner] . 1 ' 3 , 3 , 4 nay 4 nay 5 ! 5 ! 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 8 the 8 the 10 . ' [not] so , but far otherwise . 1 ' 5 but 3 so 4 , 4 , 5 but 5 but 6 far 6 far 7 otherwise 7 otherwise 8 . take me to my natal-shore and the [white-cliffs-of-albion] , and [i] 'll think about it . ' 1 take 2 me 2 me 5 natal-shore 3 to 4 my 4 my 5 natal-shore 5 natal-shore 6 and 5 natal-shore 7 the 7 the 12 'll 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 'll 12 'll 13 think 13 think 14 about 14 about 15 it 14 about 16 . 16 . 17 ' and he began to dance more than ever . 1 and 2 he 2 he 4 to 3 began 4 to 4 to 5 dance 5 dance 6 more 5 dance 7 than 7 than 8 ever 8 ever 9 . ' [you] had better take him home , ' said the ' [stute] [fish] to the [whale] . 1 ' 6 him 3 had 5 take 4 better 5 take 5 take 6 him 6 him 7 home 7 home 8 , 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 11 the 9 ' 12 ' 10 said 11 the 12 ' 15 to 15 to 16 the 16 the 18 . ' [i] ought to have warned you that he is a man of ' 1 ' 3 ought 3 ought 4 to 4 to 6 warned 5 have 6 warned 6 warned 7 you 7 you 8 that 8 that 9 he 9 he 11 a 10 is 11 a 11 a 12 man 12 man 13 of 13 of 14 ' then he recited the following [sloka] , which , as you have not heard it , [i] will now proceed to relate 1 then 10 as 2 he 3 recited 3 recited 4 the 4 the 5 following 4 the 9 , 5 following 8 which 7 , 8 which 9 , 10 as 10 as 14 heard 11 you 13 not 11 you 14 heard 12 have 13 not 14 heard 22 relate 15 it 18 will 15 it 19 now 16 , 18 will 19 now 20 proceed 20 proceed 21 to 20 proceed 22 relate by means of a grating [i] have stopped your ating . 1 by 3 of 2 means 3 of 3 of 4 a 4 a 5 grating 5 grating 8 stopped 7 have 8 stopped 8 stopped 10 ating 9 your 10 ating 10 ating 11 . for the [mariner] he was also an [hi-ber-ni-an] . 1 for 2 the 2 the 7 an 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 also 6 also 7 an 7 an 9 . so did the [whale] . 1 so 2 did 2 did 3 the 3 the 5 . the small ' [stute] [fish] went and hid himself in the mud under the [door-sills] of the [equator] . 1 the 2 small 1 the 3 ' 3 ' 12 mud 6 went 7 and 7 and 8 hid 8 hid 9 himself 9 himself 10 in 10 in 11 the 11 the 12 mud 12 mud 13 under 13 under 14 the 14 the 16 of 16 of 17 the 16 of 19 . he was afraid that the [whale] might be angry with him . 1 he 2 was 1 he 7 might 2 was 3 afraid 3 afraid 4 that 4 that 5 the 7 might 8 be 7 might 9 angry 8 be 9 angry 9 angry 10 with 10 with 11 him 11 him 12 . the [sailor] took the jack-knife home . 1 the 3 took 3 took 4 the 4 the 5 jack-knife 5 jack-knife 6 home 6 home 7 . he was wearing the blue canvas breeches when he walked out on the shingle . 1 he 3 wearing 1 he 7 breeches 2 was 3 wearing 3 wearing 4 the 4 the 5 blue 5 blue 6 canvas 7 breeches 11 out 8 when 9 he 9 he 10 walked 10 walked 11 out 11 out 14 shingle 12 on 13 the 13 the 14 shingle 14 shingle 15 . the suspenders were left behind , [you] see , to tie the grating with ; and that is the end of that tale . 1 the 2 suspenders 1 the 3 were 3 were 5 behind 4 left 5 behind 5 behind 8 see 6 , 8 see 8 see 9 , 8 see 11 tie 9 , 10 to 11 tie 13 grating 11 tie 20 end 12 the 13 grating 13 grating 14 with 15 ; 16 and 16 and 17 that 17 that 18 is 18 is 19 the 18 is 20 end 20 end 21 of 21 of 22 that 21 of 23 tale 23 tale 24 . [how] [the] [camel] [got] [his] [hump] [now] [this] [is] [the] [next] [tale] [,] [and] [it] [tells] [how] [the] [camel] [got] [his] [big] [hump] [.] just ' [humph] ! ' and no more . 1 just 2 ' 2 ' 9 . 4 ! 5 ' 5 ' 6 and 6 and 7 no 7 no 8 more 8 more 9 . ' [humph] ! ' said the [camel] ; and the [horse] went away and told the [man] . 1 ' 4 ' 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 6 the 5 said 6 the 6 the 13 away 8 ; 9 and 9 and 10 the 10 the 12 went 12 went 13 away 13 away 18 . 14 and 15 told 15 told 16 the 16 the 18 . ' [humph] ! ' said the [camel] ; and the [dog] went away and told the [man] . 1 ' 4 ' 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 6 the 5 said 6 the 6 the 13 away 8 ; 9 and 9 and 10 the 10 the 12 went 12 went 13 away 13 away 18 . 14 and 15 told 15 told 16 the 16 the 18 . ' [humph] ! ' said the [camel] ; and the [ox] went away and told the [man] . 1 ' 4 ' 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 6 the 5 said 6 the 6 the 13 away 8 ; 9 and 9 and 10 the 10 the 12 went 12 went 13 away 13 away 18 . 14 and 15 told 15 told 16 the 16 the 18 . then he said ' [humph] ! ' and went away again . 1 then 3 said 2 he 3 said 3 said 4 ' 4 ' 7 ' 6 ! 7 ' 7 ' 8 and 8 and 9 went 9 went 10 away 9 went 11 again 10 away 11 again 11 again 12 . ' [certainly] not , ' said the [djinn] . 1 ' 5 ' 3 not 4 , 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 7 the 7 the 9 . he won't trot . ' 1 he 2 won't 2 won't 3 trot 3 trot 4 . 4 . 5 ' ' [whew] ! ' said the [djinn] , whistling , ' that 's my [camel] , for all the gold in [arabia] ! 1 ' 4 ' 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 6 the 4 ' 8 , 5 said 6 the 8 , 9 whistling 9 whistling 10 , 9 whistling 12 that 10 , 11 ' 12 that 13 's 13 's 14 my 14 my 16 , 16 , 20 gold 17 for 18 all 18 all 19 the 18 all 20 gold 20 gold 21 in 21 in 23 ! what does he say about it ? ' 1 what 2 does 2 does 3 he 3 he 4 say 4 say 5 about 5 about 6 it 6 it 7 ? 7 ? 8 ' ' [he] says " [humph] ! " ' said the [dog] ; ' and he won't fetch and carry . ' 1 ' 3 says 3 says 9 said 4 " 6 ! 4 " 7 " 7 " 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 9 said 10 the 10 the 12 ; 12 ; 13 ' 13 ' 14 and 14 and 16 won't 15 he 16 won't 16 won't 17 fetch 17 fetch 19 carry 18 and 19 carry 19 carry 20 . 20 . 21 ' ' [does] he say anything else ? ' 1 ' 3 he 3 he 4 say 4 say 5 anything 5 anything 6 else 6 else 7 ? 7 ? 8 ' ' [only] " [humph] ! " ; and he won't plough , ' said the [ox] . 1 ' 3 " 3 " 11 plough 5 ! 6 " 6 " 8 and 7 ; 8 and 8 and 10 won't 9 he 10 won't 10 won't 11 plough 11 plough 12 , 12 , 14 said 13 ' 14 said 14 said 15 the 14 said 17 . ' [very] good , ' said the [djinn] . 1 ' 3 good 3 good 4 , 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 7 the 7 the 9 . ' [i] 'll humph him if you will kindly wait a minute . ' 1 ' 5 him 3 'll 4 humph 3 'll 5 him 5 him 6 if 6 if 8 will 7 you 8 will 8 will 12 minute 9 kindly 10 wait 10 wait 11 a 10 wait 12 minute 12 minute 13 . 13 . 14 ' ' [humph] ! ' said the [camel] . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 the 6 the 8 . ' [humph] ! ' said the [camel] . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 the 6 the 8 . ' [i] shouldn't say that again if [i] were you , ' said the [djinn] ; you might say it once too often . 1 ' 3 shouldn't 1 ' 4 say 4 say 5 that 5 that 6 again 6 again 7 if 7 if 11 , 9 were 10 you 10 you 11 , 11 , 12 ' 11 , 21 once 12 ' 14 the 13 said 14 the 16 ; 18 might 17 you 18 might 18 might 19 say 19 say 20 it 20 it 21 once 21 once 22 too 22 too 23 often 23 often 24 . bubbles , [i] want you to work . ' 1 bubbles 2 , 1 bubbles 5 you 4 want 5 you 5 you 6 to 6 to 7 work 7 work 8 . 8 . 9 ' ' [do] you see that ? ' said the [djinn] . 1 ' 3 you 3 you 4 see 4 see 5 that 5 that 6 ? 6 ? 8 said 7 ' 8 said 8 said 9 the 9 the 11 . ' [that] 's your very own humph that you 've brought upon your very own self by not working . 1 ' 5 very 1 ' 10 've 3 's 4 your 4 your 5 very 5 very 6 own 6 own 7 humph 8 that 9 you 8 that 10 've 10 've 11 brought 11 brought 13 your 11 brought 14 very 12 upon 13 your 14 very 16 self 15 own 16 self 16 self 20 . 17 by 19 working 18 not 19 working 19 working 20 . to-day is [thursday] , and you 've done no work since [monday] , when the work began . 1 to-day 5 and 2 is 4 , 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 you 6 you 7 've 6 you 8 done 7 've 8 done 8 done 11 since 9 no 10 work 9 no 11 since 11 since 16 work 13 , 14 when 14 when 15 the 14 when 16 work 16 work 17 began 16 work 18 . 17 began 18 . now you are going to work . ' 1 now 3 are 2 you 3 are 3 are 5 to 4 going 5 to 5 to 6 work 6 work 7 . 7 . 8 ' ' [how] can [i] , ' said the [camel] , ' with this humph on my back ? ' 1 ' 3 can 1 ' 13 this 3 can 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 8 the 7 said 8 the 8 the 10 , 10 , 11 ' 11 ' 12 with 13 this 14 humph 14 humph 15 on 15 on 16 my 16 my 17 back 17 back 18 ? 18 ? 19 ' ' [that] 's made a-purpose , ' said the [djinn] , ' all because you missed those three days . 1 ' 4 made 3 's 4 made 4 made 5 a-purpose 5 a-purpose 6 , 5 a-purpose 11 , 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 9 the 11 , 18 three 12 ' 13 all 12 ' 14 because 14 because 15 you 14 because 16 missed 16 missed 17 those 16 missed 18 three 18 three 19 days 19 days 20 . come out of the [desert] and go to the [three] , and behave . 1 come 3 of 1 come 4 the 2 out 3 of 4 the 6 and 6 and 7 go 7 go 8 to 8 to 9 the 8 to 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 behave 13 behave 14 . humph yourself ! ' 1 humph 2 yourself 2 yourself 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' and the [camel] humphed himself , humph and all , and went away to join the [three] . 1 and 2 the 1 and 6 , 2 the 4 humphed 4 humphed 5 himself 6 , 7 humph 7 humph 8 and 7 humph 10 , 8 and 9 all 10 , 11 and 11 and 13 away 12 went 13 away 13 away 15 join 14 to 15 join 15 join 18 . 16 the 18 . we climb out of bed with a frouzly head [and] a snarly-yarly voice . 1 we 2 climb 1 we 3 out 3 out 6 with 4 of 5 bed 5 bed 6 with 6 with 9 head 7 a 8 frouzly 8 frouzly 9 head 9 head 11 a 11 a 14 . 12 snarly-yarly 13 voice 12 snarly-yarly 14 . 13 voice 14 . we shiver and scowl and we grunt and we growl [at] our bath and our boots and our toys ; 1 we 2 shiver 1 we 6 we 2 shiver 3 and 2 shiver 4 scowl 3 and 4 scowl 4 scowl 5 and 6 we 10 growl 7 grunt 8 and 8 and 9 we 9 we 10 growl 10 growl 12 our 12 our 13 bath 12 our 16 boots 13 bath 14 and 14 and 15 our 16 boots 17 and 16 boots 18 our 18 our 19 toys 19 toys 20 ; and then you will find that the sun and the wind . 1 and 4 will 2 then 3 you 3 you 4 will 4 will 5 find 5 find 6 that 5 find 9 and 7 the 8 sun 8 sun 9 and 9 and 11 wind 10 the 11 wind 11 wind 12 . and the [djinn] of the [garden] too , [have] lifted the hump [the] horrible hump [the] hump that is black and blue ! 1 and 2 the 1 and 4 of 4 of 7 too 5 the 7 too 7 too 8 , 8 , 10 lifted 10 lifted 14 horrible 10 lifted 17 hump 11 the 12 hump 12 hump 14 horrible 14 horrible 15 hump 17 hump 21 and 18 that 19 is 19 is 20 black 20 black 21 and 21 and 22 blue 22 blue 23 ! i get it as well as you-oo-oo [if] [i] haven't enough to do-oo-oo [we] all get hump [cameelious] hump [kiddies] and grown-ups too ! 1 i 2 get 1 i 4 as 2 get 3 it 4 as 6 as 5 well 6 as 6 as 11 enough 7 you-oo-oo 10 haven't 10 haven't 11 enough 11 enough 17 hump 12 to 13 do-oo-oo 13 do-oo-oo 15 all 15 all 16 get 16 get 17 hump 17 hump 22 grown-ups 19 hump 21 and 19 hump 22 grown-ups 22 grown-ups 23 too 23 too 24 ! [how] [the] [rhinoceros] [got] [his] [skin] in those days the [rhinoceros] 's skin fitted him quite tight . 1 in 2 those 1 in 3 days 3 days 4 the 3 days 7 skin 6 's 7 skin 7 skin 8 fitted 8 fitted 11 tight 9 him 10 quite 10 quite 11 tight 11 tight 12 . there were no wrinkles in it anywhere . 1 there 2 were 2 were 3 no 3 no 4 wrinkles 4 wrinkles 5 in 5 in 6 it 6 it 7 anywhere 7 anywhere 8 . he looked exactly like a [noah] 's [ark] [rhinoceros] , but of course much bigger . 1 he 5 a 2 looked 3 exactly 3 exactly 4 like 3 exactly 5 a 5 a 14 much 7 's 10 , 10 , 11 but 11 but 13 course 12 of 13 course 13 course 14 much 14 much 15 bigger 15 bigger 16 . all the same , he had no manners then , and he has no manners now , and he never will have any manners . 1 all 8 manners 1 all 18 and 2 the 3 same 3 same 5 he 3 same 8 manners 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 had 6 had 7 no 9 then 11 and 9 then 15 manners 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 he 12 he 13 has 13 has 14 no 15 manners 16 now 15 manners 18 and 16 now 17 , 18 and 25 . 19 he 20 never 20 never 22 have 21 will 22 have 22 have 23 any 23 any 24 manners 23 any 25 . them that takes cakes [which] the [parsee-man] bakes [makes] dreadful mistakes . 1 them 2 that 1 them 4 cakes 2 that 3 takes 4 cakes 8 bakes 6 the 8 bakes 8 bakes 10 dreadful 10 dreadful 11 mistakes 11 mistakes 12 . and there was a great deal more in that than you would think . 1 and 2 there 1 and 3 was 2 there 3 was 3 was 6 deal 4 a 5 great 4 a 6 deal 6 deal 9 that 7 more 8 in 7 more 9 that 9 that 11 you 10 than 11 you 11 you 13 think 12 would 13 think 13 think 14 . because , five weeks later , there was a heat wave in the [red] [sea] , and everybody took off all the clothes they had . 1 because 2 , 1 because 9 a 2 , 3 five 2 , 6 , 3 five 4 weeks 3 five 6 , 4 weeks 5 later 6 , 7 there 7 there 8 was 9 a 10 heat 9 a 17 and 10 heat 11 wave 10 heat 12 in 12 in 13 the 13 the 16 , 17 and 19 took 18 everybody 19 took 19 took 20 off 20 off 21 all 20 off 23 clothes 21 all 22 the 22 the 23 clothes 23 clothes 24 they 24 they 25 had 25 had 26 . in those days it buttoned underneath with three buttons and looked like a waterproof . 1 in 3 days 1 in 10 and 2 those 3 days 3 days 4 it 4 it 5 buttoned 5 buttoned 6 underneath 6 underneath 7 with 8 three 9 buttons 8 three 10 and 10 and 11 looked 11 looked 14 waterproof 12 like 13 a 13 a 14 waterproof 14 waterproof 15 . he waddled straight into the water and blew bubbles through his nose , [leaving] his skin on the beach . 1 he 3 straight 1 he 9 bubbles 2 waddled 3 straight 4 into 5 the 5 the 6 water 5 the 9 bubbles 6 water 8 blew 7 and 8 blew 9 bubbles 10 through 10 through 12 nose 10 through 13 , 11 his 12 nose 13 , 15 his 15 his 16 skin 16 skin 17 on 16 skin 19 beach 17 on 18 the 19 beach 20 . presently the [parsee] came by and found the skin , and he smiled one smile that ran all round his face two times . 1 presently 7 found 1 presently 11 and 2 the 4 came 4 came 5 by 4 came 6 and 6 and 7 found 7 found 8 the 8 the 9 skin 9 skin 10 , 11 and 16 that 12 he 13 smiled 12 he 14 one 14 one 15 smile 15 smile 16 that 16 that 17 ran 17 ran 22 two 18 all 19 round 19 round 22 two 20 his 21 face 21 face 22 two 22 two 23 times 23 times 24 . then he danced three times round the skin and rubbed his hands . 1 then 2 he 1 then 9 and 2 he 4 three 3 danced 4 three 5 times 7 the 5 times 8 skin 6 round 7 the 7 the 8 skin 8 skin 9 and 9 and 12 hands 10 rubbed 11 his 11 his 12 hands 12 hands 13 . then he climbed to the top of his palm-tree and waited for the [rhinoceros] to come out of the water and put it on . 1 then 6 top 1 then 18 of 2 he 3 climbed 3 climbed 4 to 4 to 5 the 4 to 6 top 6 top 9 palm-tree 7 of 8 his 8 his 9 palm-tree 9 palm-tree 11 waited 10 and 11 waited 11 waited 12 for 12 for 13 the 12 for 15 to 16 come 17 out 16 come 18 of 18 of 25 . 19 the 20 water 20 water 21 and 20 water 25 . 21 and 22 put 22 put 23 it 23 it 24 on and the [rhinoceros] did . 1 and 2 the 2 the 4 did 4 did 5 . he buttoned it up with the three buttons , and it tickled like cake crumbs in bed . 1 he 9 , 2 buttoned 4 up 2 buttoned 5 with 3 it 4 up 5 with 6 the 5 with 7 three 6 the 7 three 7 three 8 buttons 8 buttons 9 , 9 , 12 tickled 10 and 11 it 11 it 12 tickled 12 tickled 14 cake 13 like 14 cake 14 cake 17 bed 15 crumbs 16 in 16 in 17 bed 17 bed 18 . then he ran to the palm-tree and rubbed and rubbed and rubbed himself against it . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 ran 1 then 10 rubbed 3 ran 5 the 3 ran 6 palm-tree 4 to 5 the 6 palm-tree 7 and 7 and 9 and 8 rubbed 9 and 10 rubbed 11 and 11 and 14 against 12 rubbed 13 himself 12 rubbed 14 against 14 against 16 . 15 it 16 . and it spoiled his temper , but it didn't make the least difference to the cake-crumbs . 1 and 3 spoiled 1 and 10 make 2 it 3 spoiled 4 his 5 temper 4 his 6 , 6 , 9 didn't 7 but 8 it 8 it 9 didn't 9 didn't 10 make 10 make 17 . 11 the 12 least 12 least 13 difference 13 difference 14 to 14 to 15 the 14 to 17 . 15 the 16 cake-crumbs they were inside his skin and they tickled . 1 they 3 inside 2 were 3 inside 3 inside 5 skin 4 his 5 skin 5 skin 6 and 6 and 7 they 7 they 8 tickled 8 tickled 9 . [how] [the] [leopard] [got] [his] [spots] [in] [the] [days] [when] [everybody] [started] [fair] [,] [best] [beloved] [,] [the] [leopard] [lived] [in] [a] [place] [called] [the] [high] [veldt] [.] he would indeed ! 1 he 2 would 2 would 3 indeed 3 indeed 4 ! they didn't indeed ! 1 they 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 indeed 3 indeed 4 ! said [leopard] to [baviaan] ( and it was a very hot day ) , ' [where] has all the game gone ? ' 1 said 5 ( 1 said 6 and 3 to 5 ( 6 and 9 a 7 it 8 was 8 was 9 a 9 a 13 ) 10 very 11 hot 11 hot 12 day 11 hot 13 ) 13 ) 14 , 14 , 15 ' 14 , 20 game 17 has 18 all 18 all 19 the 19 the 20 game 20 game 21 gone 21 gone 23 ' 22 ? 23 ' and [baviaan] winked . 1 and 3 winked 3 winked 4 . he knew . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 . said the [ethiopian] to [baviaan] , ' [can] you tell me the present habitat of the aboriginal [fauna] ? ' 1 said 2 the 1 said 13 present 4 to 6 , 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 9 you 9 you 10 tell 10 tell 11 me 11 me 12 the 12 the 13 present 13 present 14 habitat 14 habitat 15 of 15 of 16 the 15 of 17 aboriginal 17 aboriginal 19 ? 19 ? 20 ' ( that meant just the same thing , but the [ethiopian] always used long words . 1 ( 8 , 2 that 3 meant 2 that 4 just 4 just 5 the 5 the 6 same 5 the 7 thing 7 thing 8 , 8 , 12 always 9 but 10 the 10 the 12 always 12 always 14 long 13 used 14 long 14 long 16 . 15 words 16 . he was a grown-up . ) 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 grown-up 4 grown-up 5 . 5 . 6 ) and [baviaan] winked . 1 and 3 winked 3 winked 4 . he knew . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 . and the [ethiopian] said , ' [that] is all very fine , but [i] wish to know whither the aboriginal [fauna] has migrated . ' 1 and 2 the 2 the 4 said 4 said 5 , 4 said 6 ' 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 11 fine 8 is 9 all 9 all 10 very 10 very 11 fine 11 fine 12 , 11 fine 17 know 12 , 13 but 13 but 15 wish 15 wish 16 to 17 know 18 whither 17 know 22 has 18 whither 20 aboriginal 19 the 20 aboriginal 22 has 23 migrated 22 has 24 . 24 . 25 ' ( say that quickly aloud , and you [will] see how very shadowy the forest must have been . ) 1 ( 4 quickly 1 ( 5 aloud 2 say 3 that 3 that 4 quickly 5 aloud 8 you 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 you 8 you 11 how 10 see 11 how 11 how 18 been 12 very 13 shadowy 12 very 15 forest 13 shadowy 14 the 15 forest 16 must 15 forest 18 been 16 must 17 have 18 been 20 ) 19 . 20 ) ' [i] don't know , said the [ethiopian] , ' but it ought to be the aboriginal [flora] . 1 ' 3 don't 1 ' 9 , 3 don't 4 know 4 know 5 , 5 , 6 said 6 said 7 the 9 , 10 ' 10 ' 11 but 11 but 12 it 12 it 13 ought 13 ought 14 to 13 ought 16 the 14 to 15 be 14 to 16 the 15 be 16 the 16 the 17 aboriginal 17 aboriginal 19 . i can smell [giraffe] , and [i] can hear [giraffe] , but [i] can't see [giraffe] . ' 1 i 3 smell 2 can 3 smell 3 smell 14 can't 5 , 6 and 6 and 8 can 8 can 9 hear 8 can 11 , 8 can 14 can't 11 , 12 but 14 can't 15 see 15 see 17 . 17 . 18 ' ' [that] 's curious , ' said the [leopard] . 1 ' 3 's 3 's 4 curious 4 curious 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 8 the 8 the 10 . ' [i] suppose it is because we have just come in out of the sunshine . 1 ' 3 suppose 1 ' 5 is 3 suppose 4 it 5 is 6 because 6 because 7 we 6 because 8 have 8 have 9 just 9 just 10 come 10 come 11 in 11 in 15 sunshine 12 out 13 of 13 of 14 the 14 the 15 sunshine 15 sunshine 16 . i can smell [zebra] , and [i] can hear [zebra] , but [i] can't see [zebra] . ' 1 i 3 smell 2 can 3 smell 3 smell 14 can't 5 , 6 and 6 and 8 can 8 can 9 hear 8 can 11 , 8 can 14 can't 11 , 12 but 14 can't 15 see 15 see 17 . 17 . 18 ' ' [wait] a bit , said the [ethiopian] . 1 ' 3 a 3 a 4 bit 4 bit 5 , 5 , 6 said 6 said 7 the 7 the 9 . ' [it] 's a long time since we 've hunted ' em . 1 ' 8 we 3 's 4 a 4 a 5 long 5 long 6 time 5 long 7 since 7 since 8 we 8 we 9 've 9 've 10 hunted 9 've 12 em 11 ' 12 em 12 em 13 . perhaps we 've forgotten what they were like . ' 1 perhaps 2 we 2 we 3 've 3 've 4 forgotten 4 forgotten 5 what 4 forgotten 6 they 6 they 7 were 7 were 8 like 8 like 9 . 9 . 10 ' ' [fiddle] ! ' said the [leopard] . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 the 6 the 8 . ' [i] remember them perfectly on the [high] [veldt] , especially their marrow-bones . 1 ' 3 remember 1 ' 10 , 3 remember 4 them 4 them 5 perfectly 5 perfectly 6 on 6 on 7 the 10 , 11 especially 11 especially 12 their 12 their 13 marrow-bones 13 marrow-bones 14 . ' [umm] , said the [ethiopian] , looking into the speckly-spickly shadows of the aboriginal [flora-forest] . 1 ' 5 the 3 , 4 said 4 said 5 the 5 the 7 , 7 , 8 looking 7 , 11 speckly-spickly 9 into 10 the 10 the 11 speckly-spickly 11 speckly-spickly 13 of 12 shadows 13 of 13 of 15 aboriginal 14 the 15 aboriginal 15 aboriginal 17 . ' [then] they ought to show up in this dark place like ripe bananas in a smokehouse . ' 1 ' 3 they 1 ' 13 ripe 3 they 7 up 4 ought 5 to 4 ought 6 show 6 show 7 up 7 up 8 in 8 in 9 this 9 this 11 place 10 dark 11 place 11 place 12 like 13 ripe 17 smokehouse 13 ripe 18 . 14 bananas 15 in 15 in 16 a 16 a 17 smokehouse 18 . 19 ' but they didn't . 1 but 2 they 2 they 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 . the [leopard] and the [ethiopian] hunted all day ; and though they could smell them and hear them , they never saw one of them . 1 the 8 day 1 the 20 they 3 and 4 the 4 the 8 day 6 hunted 7 all 6 hunted 8 day 9 ; 10 and 10 and 11 though 11 though 12 they 12 they 13 could 13 could 14 smell 14 smell 17 hear 14 smell 20 they 15 them 16 and 16 and 17 hear 17 hear 19 , 18 them 19 , 20 they 22 saw 21 never 22 saw 22 saw 26 . 23 one 25 them 23 one 26 . 24 of 25 them ' [for] goodness ' sake , ' said the [leopard] at tea-time , ' let us wait till it gets dark . 1 ' 5 sake 3 goodness 4 ' 4 ' 5 sake 5 sake 6 , 5 sake 13 , 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 9 the 11 at 12 tea-time 11 at 13 , 13 , 16 us 14 ' 15 let 14 ' 16 us 16 us 17 wait 17 wait 19 it 18 till 19 it 19 it 20 gets 20 gets 21 dark 21 dark 22 . this daylight hunting is a perfect scandal . ' 1 this 2 daylight 2 daylight 4 is 3 hunting 4 is 4 is 6 perfect 5 a 6 perfect 6 perfect 7 scandal 7 scandal 8 . 8 . 9 ' so he said , ' [be] quiet , [o] you person without any form . 1 so 2 he 1 so 4 , 2 he 3 said 4 , 8 , 5 ' 7 quiet 7 quiet 8 , 8 , 13 any 10 you 11 person 11 person 12 without 12 without 13 any 13 any 14 form 14 form 15 . i am going to sit on your head till morning , because there is something about you that [i] don't understand . ' 1 i 2 am 1 i 10 morning 2 am 4 to 3 going 4 to 4 to 5 sit 5 sit 6 on 6 on 7 your 7 your 8 head 8 head 9 till 8 head 10 morning 10 morning 11 , 11 , 15 something 11 , 20 don't 12 because 13 there 13 there 14 is 13 there 15 something 15 something 17 you 16 about 17 you 18 that 20 don't 20 don't 21 understand 21 understand 22 . 21 understand 23 ' 22 . 23 ' it smells like [giraffe] , and it kicks like [giraffe] , but it hasn't any form . ' 1 it 2 smells 1 it 8 kicks 2 smells 3 like 3 like 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 it 8 kicks 9 like 9 like 12 but 11 , 12 but 12 but 14 hasn't 13 it 14 hasn't 14 hasn't 17 . 15 any 16 form 16 form 17 . 17 . 18 ' ' [don't] you trust it , ' said the [leopard] . 1 ' 3 you 3 you 4 trust 4 trust 5 it 5 it 6 , 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 9 the 9 the 11 . ' [sit] on its head till the morning same as me . 1 ' 6 till 3 on 4 its 4 its 5 head 5 head 6 till 6 till 8 morning 7 the 8 morning 8 morning 9 same 9 same 10 as 10 as 11 me 11 me 12 . they haven't any form any of ' em . ' 1 they 2 haven't 2 haven't 3 any 3 any 4 form 4 form 8 em 5 any 6 of 6 of 7 ' 7 ' 8 em 8 em 9 . 9 . 10 ' what have you at your end of the table , [brother] ? ' 1 what 3 you 1 what 6 end 2 have 3 you 4 at 5 your 5 your 6 end 6 end 8 the 7 of 8 the 8 the 9 table 9 table 10 , 10 , 12 ? 12 ? 13 ' what in the world have you been doing to yourself , [zebra] ? 1 what 2 in 2 in 3 the 2 in 4 world 3 the 4 world 4 world 5 have 5 have 7 been 6 you 7 been 7 been 8 doing 8 doing 9 to 8 doing 10 yourself 10 yourself 11 , 11 , 13 ? don't you know that if you were on the [high] [veldt] [i] could see you ten miles off ? 1 don't 4 that 1 don't 9 the 2 you 3 know 3 know 4 that 5 if 6 you 5 if 9 the 6 you 7 were 7 were 8 on 9 the 16 ten 13 could 14 see 14 see 15 you 14 see 16 ten 16 ten 17 miles 17 miles 18 off 18 off 19 ? you haven't any form . ' 1 you 2 haven't 2 haven't 3 any 3 any 4 form 4 form 5 . 5 . 6 ' ' [yes] , ' said the [zebra] , ' but this isn't the [high] [veldt] . 1 ' 6 the 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 the 6 the 8 , 8 , 10 but 9 ' 10 but 10 but 12 isn't 11 this 12 isn't 12 isn't 13 the 13 the 16 . can't you see ? ' 1 can't 2 you 2 you 3 see 3 see 4 ? 4 ? 5 ' ' [i] can now , ' said the [leopard] . 1 ' 3 can 3 can 4 now 4 now 5 , 5 , 7 said 6 ' 7 said 7 said 8 the 8 the 10 . ' [but] [i] couldn't all yesterday . 1 ' 4 couldn't 4 couldn't 5 all 5 all 6 yesterday 6 yesterday 7 . how is it done ? ' 1 how 2 is 2 is 3 it 3 it 4 done 4 done 5 ? 5 ? 6 ' ' [let] us up , ' said the [zebra] , ' and we will show you . 1 ' 6 ' 3 us 4 up 4 up 5 , 4 up 6 ' 6 ' 10 , 7 said 8 the 7 said 10 , 10 , 12 and 11 ' 12 and 12 and 13 we 13 we 14 will 13 we 15 show 14 will 15 show 15 show 16 you 16 you 17 . ' [now] watch , ' said the [zebra] and the [giraffe] . 1 ' 3 watch 3 watch 4 , 4 , 5 ' 4 , 6 said 4 , 7 the 5 ' 6 said 7 the 9 and 9 and 10 the 10 the 12 . ' [this] is the way it 's done . 1 ' 3 is 1 ' 4 the 4 the 5 way 5 way 6 it 6 it 7 's 7 's 8 done 8 done 9 . one two three ! 1 one 2 two 2 two 3 three 3 three 4 ! and where 's your breakfast ? ' 1 and 2 where 2 where 3 's 3 's 4 your 4 your 5 breakfast 5 breakfast 6 ? 6 ? 7 ' they had just walked off and hidden themselves in the shadowy forest . 1 they 3 just 2 had 3 just 3 just 5 off 4 walked 5 off 5 off 7 hidden 6 and 7 hidden 7 hidden 8 themselves 7 hidden 9 in 8 themselves 9 in 9 in 10 the 9 in 11 shadowy 9 in 12 forest 12 forest 13 . ' [hi] ! 1 ' 3 ! hi ! ' said the [ethiopian] . 1 hi 2 ! 2 ! 3 ' 3 ' 4 said 4 said 5 the 5 the 7 . ' [that] 's a trick worth learning . 1 ' 3 's 3 's 4 a 4 a 6 worth 5 trick 6 worth 6 worth 7 learning 7 learning 8 . take a lesson by it , [leopard] . 1 take 2 a 2 a 3 lesson 3 lesson 4 by 4 by 5 it 4 by 8 . 5 it 6 , you show up in this dark place like a bar of soap in a coal-scuttle . ' 1 you 4 in 2 show 3 up 2 show 4 in 4 in 7 place 5 this 6 dark 6 dark 7 place 7 place 12 soap 8 like 9 a 9 a 11 of 9 a 12 soap 10 bar 11 of 12 soap 15 coal-scuttle 13 in 14 a 14 a 15 coal-scuttle 15 coal-scuttle 16 . 16 . 17 ' ' [ho] ! 1 ' 3 ! ho ! ' said the [leopard] . 1 ho 2 ! 2 ! 3 ' 3 ' 4 said 4 said 5 the 5 the 7 . ' [well] , calling names won't catch dinner , said the [ethiopian] . 1 ' 3 , 3 , 7 catch 4 calling 5 names 4 calling 6 won't 6 won't 7 catch 7 catch 9 , 8 dinner 9 , 9 , 10 said 10 said 11 the 11 the 13 . ' [the] long and the little of it is that we don't match our backgrounds . 1 ' 9 is 3 long 4 and 4 and 5 the 5 the 6 little 6 little 7 of 7 of 8 it 8 it 9 is 9 is 10 that 10 that 13 match 11 we 12 don't 12 don't 13 match 13 match 16 . 14 our 15 backgrounds 15 backgrounds 16 . i 'm going to take [baviaan] 's advice . 1 i 2 'm 1 i 3 going 2 'm 3 going 3 going 4 to 4 to 5 take 5 take 7 's 7 's 8 advice 8 advice 9 . he told me [i] ought to change ; and as [i] 've nothing to change except my skin [i] 'm going to change that . ' 1 he 2 told 1 he 3 me 2 told 3 me 3 me 9 and 5 ought 6 to 5 ought 9 and 6 to 7 change 7 change 8 ; 9 and 18 skin 10 as 12 've 10 as 13 nothing 13 nothing 14 to 14 to 15 change 15 change 17 my 16 except 17 my 17 my 18 skin 18 skin 21 going 20 'm 21 going 21 going 23 change 22 to 23 change 23 change 24 that 24 that 25 . 25 . 26 ' ' [what] to ? ' said the [leopard] , tremendously excited . 1 ' 3 to 1 ' 4 ? 1 ' 5 ' 5 ' 7 the 6 said 7 the 7 the 9 , 9 , 10 tremendously 10 tremendously 11 excited 11 excited 12 . ' [to] a nice working blackish-brownish colour , with a little purple in it , and touches of slaty-blue . 1 ' 4 nice 1 ' 8 , 3 a 4 nice 4 nice 5 working 5 working 6 blackish-brownish 5 working 7 colour 8 , 16 and 9 with 10 a 9 with 13 in 10 a 11 little 11 little 12 purple 13 in 14 it 14 it 16 and 15 , 16 and 16 and 20 . 17 touches 18 of 17 touches 19 slaty-blue 19 slaty-blue 20 . it will be the very thing for hiding in hollows and behind trees . ' 1 it 3 be 1 it 6 thing 2 will 3 be 3 be 5 very 4 the 5 very 6 thing 10 hollows 7 for 8 hiding 8 hiding 9 in 9 in 10 hollows 10 hollows 14 . 11 and 12 behind 11 and 13 trees 13 trees 14 . 14 . 15 ' ' [but] what about me ? ' he said , when the [ethiopian] had worked his last little finger into his fine new black skin . 1 ' 7 ' 3 what 4 about 4 about 5 me 5 me 6 ? 6 ? 7 ' 7 ' 8 he 8 he 9 said 8 he 15 worked 9 said 10 , 10 , 11 when 11 when 12 the 14 had 15 worked 15 worked 17 last 15 worked 22 fine 16 his 17 last 17 last 19 finger 18 little 19 finger 20 into 21 his 20 into 22 fine 22 fine 23 new 23 new 24 black 23 new 25 skin 23 new 26 . 24 black 25 skin ' [you] take [baviaan] 's advice too . 1 ' 3 take 3 take 6 advice 5 's 6 advice 6 advice 7 too 7 too 8 . he told you to go into spots . ' 1 he 2 told 1 he 3 you 3 you 5 go 4 to 5 go 5 go 6 into 6 into 7 spots 7 spots 8 . 8 . 9 ' ' [so] [i] did , ' said the [leopard] . 1 ' 4 did 4 did 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 8 the 8 the 10 . i went into other spots as fast as [i] could . 1 i 2 went 1 i 4 other 2 went 3 into 4 other 5 spots 5 spots 6 as 6 as 8 as 7 fast 8 as 8 as 10 could 10 could 11 . i went into this spot with you , and a lot of good it has done me . ' 1 i 2 went 1 i 8 , 2 went 3 into 2 went 5 spot 3 into 4 this 5 spot 7 you 6 with 7 you 8 , 11 lot 9 and 10 a 10 a 11 lot 11 lot 12 of 12 of 15 has 12 of 18 . 13 good 14 it 13 good 15 has 15 has 16 done 16 done 17 me 18 . 19 ' ' [oh] , ' said the [ethiopian] , ' [baviaan] didn't mean spots in [south] [africa] . 1 ' 6 the 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 the 6 the 8 , 8 , 11 didn't 9 ' 11 didn't 11 didn't 12 mean 12 mean 13 spots 13 spots 14 in 14 in 17 . he meant spots on your skin . ' 1 he 3 spots 2 meant 3 spots 3 spots 4 on 4 on 5 your 5 your 6 skin 6 skin 7 . 7 . 8 ' ' [what] 's the use of that ? ' said the [leopard] . 1 ' 5 use 3 's 4 the 4 the 5 use 5 use 13 . 6 of 7 that 7 that 8 ? 8 ? 10 said 9 ' 10 said 10 said 11 the 11 the 13 . ' [think] of [giraffe] , ' said the [ethiopian] . 1 ' 3 of 1 ' 6 ' 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 8 the 8 the 10 . ' [or] if you prefer stripes , think of [zebra] . 1 ' 5 prefer 3 if 4 you 4 you 5 prefer 5 prefer 7 , 6 stripes 7 , 7 , 8 think 8 think 9 of 9 of 11 . they find their spots and stripes give them per-feet satisfaction . ' 1 they 3 their 2 find 3 their 3 their 4 spots 4 spots 6 stripes 5 and 6 stripes 6 stripes 8 them 7 give 8 them 8 them 9 per-feet 9 per-feet 10 satisfaction 10 satisfaction 12 ' 11 . 12 ' ' [umm] , ' said the [leopard] . 1 ' 3 , 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 the 6 the 8 . ' [i] wouldn't look like [zebra] not for ever so . ' 1 ' 3 wouldn't 3 wouldn't 5 like 4 look 5 like 5 like 7 not 7 not 8 for 8 for 9 ever 9 ever 10 so 10 so 11 . 11 . 12 ' ' [i] 'll take spots , then , ' said the [leopard] ; ' but don't make ' em too vulgar-big . 1 ' 5 spots 1 ' 9 ' 1 ' 10 said 1 ' 11 the 3 'll 4 take 3 'll 5 spots 5 spots 6 , 6 , 7 then 7 then 8 , 11 the 19 em 13 ; 14 ' 13 ; 15 but 14 ' 15 but 15 but 16 don't 16 don't 17 make 17 make 18 ' 17 make 19 em 19 em 21 vulgar-big 20 too 21 vulgar-big 21 vulgar-big 22 . i wouldn't look like [giraffe] not for ever so . ' 1 i 2 wouldn't 1 i 4 like 2 wouldn't 3 look 3 look 4 like 4 like 6 not 6 not 7 for 7 for 8 ever 8 ever 9 so 9 so 10 . 10 . 11 ' ' [i] 'll make ' em with the tips of my fingers , ' said the [ethiopian] . 1 ' 5 ' 3 'll 4 make 3 'll 5 ' 5 ' 8 the 6 em 7 with 6 em 8 the 8 the 9 tips 9 tips 11 my 10 of 11 my 11 my 12 fingers 12 fingers 13 , 13 , 14 ' 14 ' 15 said 15 said 18 . 16 the 18 . ' [there] 's plenty of black left on my skin still . 1 ' 3 's 3 's 4 plenty 4 plenty 6 black 4 plenty 7 left 5 of 6 black 7 left 9 my 8 on 9 my 9 my 10 skin 10 skin 12 . 11 still 12 . stand over ! ' 1 stand 2 over 2 over 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' you can see them on any [leopard] 's skin you like , [best] [beloved] . 1 you 2 can 1 you 6 any 2 can 3 see 3 see 4 them 4 them 5 on 6 any 11 like 8 's 9 skin 9 skin 10 you 10 you 11 like 11 like 12 , 12 , 15 . ' [now] you are a beauty ! ' said the [ethiopian] . 1 ' 4 are 3 you 4 are 4 are 5 a 5 a 6 beauty 5 a 7 ! 7 ! 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 9 said 10 the 10 the 12 . ' [you] can lie out on the bare ground and look like a heap of pebbles . 1 ' 4 lie 1 ' 8 bare 3 can 4 lie 4 lie 7 the 5 out 6 on 6 on 7 the 8 bare 13 a 9 ground 10 and 10 and 11 look 10 and 13 a 11 look 12 like 13 a 17 . 14 heap 15 of 15 of 16 pebbles 15 of 17 . you can lie out on the naked rocks and look like a piece of pudding-stone . 1 you 2 can 1 you 4 out 3 lie 4 out 4 out 8 rocks 5 on 7 naked 5 on 8 rocks 6 the 7 naked 8 rocks 16 . 9 and 10 look 10 look 13 piece 11 like 12 a 12 a 13 piece 13 piece 14 of 13 piece 16 . 14 of 15 pudding-stone think of that and purr ! ' 1 think 2 of 2 of 3 that 2 of 4 and 4 and 5 purr 5 purr 6 ! 6 ! 7 ' ' [but] if [i] 'm all this , ' said the [leopard] , ' why didn't you go spotty too ? ' 1 ' 3 if 1 ' 8 , 1 ' 15 why 3 if 5 'm 5 'm 6 all 6 all 7 this 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 11 the 10 said 11 the 11 the 13 , 13 , 14 ' 15 why 19 spotty 15 why 22 ' 16 didn't 17 you 16 didn't 18 go 18 go 19 spotty 20 too 21 ? 21 ? 22 ' ' [oh] , plain black 's best for a nigger , ' said the [ethiopian] . 1 ' 5 black 3 , 4 plain 3 , 5 black 5 black 7 best 6 's 7 best 7 best 8 for 8 for 9 a 9 a 10 nigger 10 nigger 11 , 11 , 13 said 12 ' 13 said 13 said 14 the 13 said 16 . ' [now] come along and we 'll see if we can't get even with [mr] [one-two-three] [where] 's your [breakfast] ! ' 1 ' 3 come 3 come 4 along 4 along 8 see 4 along 18 's 5 and 6 we 5 and 7 'll 7 'll 8 see 8 see 10 we 9 if 10 we 10 we 11 can't 11 can't 12 get 12 get 13 even 13 even 14 with 18 's 22 ' 19 your 21 ! 21 ! 22 ' so they went away and lived happily ever afterward , [best] [beloved] . 1 so 3 went 2 they 3 went 3 went 6 lived 4 away 5 and 5 and 6 lived 6 lived 7 happily 7 happily 8 ever 7 happily 10 , 8 ever 9 afterward 10 , 13 . that is all . 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 all 3 all 4 . oh , now and then you will hear grown-ups say , ' [can] the [ethiopian] change his skin or the [leopard] his spots ? ' 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 7 will 3 now 4 and 4 and 5 then 4 and 7 will 5 then 6 you 7 will 10 say 8 hear 9 grown-ups 9 grown-ups 10 say 10 say 16 change 11 , 12 ' 12 ' 14 the 14 the 16 change 16 change 18 skin 17 his 18 skin 18 skin 19 or 19 or 25 ' 20 the 25 ' 22 his 23 spots 23 spots 24 ? 24 ? 25 ' but they will never do it again , [best] [beloved] . 1 but 3 will 2 they 3 will 3 will 5 do 4 never 5 do 5 do 6 it 6 it 7 again 7 again 8 , 8 , 11 . they are quite contented as they are . 1 they 2 are 2 are 3 quite 3 quite 4 contented 4 contented 5 as 5 as 6 they 6 they 7 are 7 are 8 . people have come in a carriage calling . 1 people 2 have 1 people 4 in 2 have 3 come 4 in 5 a 5 a 6 carriage 6 carriage 7 calling 7 calling 8 . but [mummy] is there [....y] . 1 but 6 . 3 is 4 there 4 there 6 . yes , [i] can go if you take me [nurse] says she don't care . 1 yes 6 if 1 yes 12 she 2 , 5 go 4 can 5 go 5 go 6 if 6 if 8 take 7 you 8 take 8 take 9 me 11 says 12 she 12 she 14 care 13 don't 14 care 14 care 15 . let's go up to the pig-sties and sit on the farmyard rails ! 1 let's 4 to 2 go 3 up 3 up 4 to 4 to 5 the 5 the 7 and 6 pig-sties 7 and 7 and 11 farmyard 8 sit 9 on 9 on 10 the 10 the 11 farmyard 11 farmyard 12 rails 12 rails 13 ! let's say things to the bunnies , and watch ' em skitter their tails ! 1 let's 2 say 1 let's 3 things 3 things 7 , 4 to 5 the 4 to 6 bunnies 5 the 6 bunnies 6 bunnies 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 watch 8 and 11 em 9 watch 10 ' 11 em 13 their 12 skitter 13 their 13 their 14 tails 14 tails 15 ! here 's your boots ( [i've] brought ' em ) , and here 's your cap and stick , [and] here 's your pipe and tobacco . 1 here 2 's 1 here 3 your 1 here 4 boots 3 your 4 boots 4 boots 7 brought 5 ( 7 brought 7 brought 15 your 8 ' 9 em 9 em 10 ) 10 ) 11 , 11 , 12 and 11 , 15 your 12 and 13 here 13 here 14 's 15 your 16 cap 15 your 19 , 16 cap 17 and 17 and 18 stick 19 , 25 and 21 here 22 's 21 here 23 your 21 here 24 pipe 24 pipe 25 and 25 and 27 . 26 tobacco 27 . oh , come along out of it quick . 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 3 come 3 come 4 along 4 along 6 of 5 out 6 of 6 of 8 quick 7 it 8 quick 8 quick 9 . [the] [elephant's] [child] [in] [the] [high] [and] [far-off] [times] [the] [elephant] [,] [o] [best] [beloved] [,] [had] [no] [trunk] [.] and he lived in [africa] , and he filled all [africa] with his ' satiable curtiosities . 1 and 3 lived 2 he 3 lived 3 lived 7 and 4 in 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 he 8 he 9 filled 8 he 13 his 9 filled 10 all 12 with 13 his 13 his 16 curtiosities 14 ' 15 satiable 15 satiable 16 curtiosities 16 curtiosities 17 . and still he was full of ' satiable curtiosity ! 1 and 2 still 2 still 4 was 3 he 4 was 4 was 5 full 5 full 6 of 5 full 8 satiable 6 of 7 ' 8 satiable 9 curtiosity 9 curtiosity 10 ! and still he was full of ' satiable curtiosity ! 1 and 2 still 2 still 4 was 3 he 4 was 4 was 5 full 5 full 6 of 5 full 8 satiable 6 of 7 ' 8 satiable 9 curtiosity 9 curtiosity 10 ! and still he was full of ' satiable curtiosity ! 1 and 2 still 2 still 4 was 3 he 4 was 4 was 5 full 5 full 6 of 5 full 8 satiable 6 of 7 ' 8 satiable 9 curtiosity 9 curtiosity 10 ! he asked , ' [what] does the [crocodile] have for dinner ? ' 1 he 2 asked 2 asked 3 , 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 6 does 6 does 7 the 6 does 11 dinner 9 have 10 for 10 for 11 dinner 11 dinner 12 ? 12 ? 13 ' and they all spanked [him] once more for luck , though he asked them most politely to stop . 1 and 4 spanked 1 and 7 more 2 they 3 all 2 they 4 spanked 6 once 7 more 7 more 12 he 8 for 9 luck 9 luck 10 , 10 , 11 though 10 , 12 he 12 he 15 most 13 asked 14 them 13 asked 15 most 15 most 18 stop 16 politely 17 to 17 to 18 stop 18 stop 19 . it was all his ' satiable curtiosity . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 all 3 all 4 his 3 all 6 satiable 5 ' 6 satiable 6 satiable 7 curtiosity 7 curtiosity 8 . the first thing that he found was a curled round a rock . 1 the 2 first 1 the 8 a 3 thing 4 that 4 that 5 he 4 that 7 was 5 he 6 found 7 was 8 a 8 a 11 a 9 curled 10 round 10 round 11 a 11 a 12 rock 12 rock 13 . ' [have] [i] seen a [crocodile] ? ' said the , in a voice of dretful scorn . 1 ' 7 ? 4 seen 5 a 4 seen 7 ? 7 ? 8 ' 8 ' 11 , 9 said 10 the 9 said 11 , 11 , 12 in 12 in 13 a 13 a 17 scorn 14 voice 15 of 14 voice 16 dretful 16 dretful 17 scorn 17 scorn 18 . ' [what] will you ask me next ? ' 1 ' 3 will 3 will 4 you 3 will 5 ask 5 ask 6 me 6 me 7 next 7 next 8 ? 8 ? 9 ' " [scuse] me , ' said the [elephant] 's [child] , ' but could you kindly tell me what he has for dinner ? ' 1 " 3 me 3 me 4 , 4 , 6 said 5 ' 6 said 6 said 7 the 7 the 17 tell 9 's 11 , 11 , 13 but 12 ' 13 but 13 but 14 could 14 could 16 kindly 15 you 16 kindly 16 kindly 17 tell 17 tell 18 me 18 me 19 what 18 me 23 dinner 19 what 20 he 19 what 21 has 21 has 22 for 23 dinner 24 ? 24 ? 25 ' then the uncoiled himself very quickly from the rock , and spanked the [elephant] 's [child] with his scalesome , flailsome tail . 1 then 3 uncoiled 2 the 3 uncoiled 3 uncoiled 9 rock 4 himself 5 very 4 himself 6 quickly 6 quickly 7 from 6 quickly 9 rock 7 from 8 the 9 rock 11 and 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 spanked 12 spanked 13 the 13 the 23 . 15 's 22 tail 17 with 18 his 18 his 19 scalesome 19 scalesome 20 , 20 , 21 flailsome 21 flailsome 22 tail 22 tail 23 . but it was really the [crocodile] , [o] [best] [beloved] , and the [crocodile] winked one eye like this ! 1 but 2 it 1 but 3 was 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 really 4 really 11 , 5 the 7 , 7 , 11 , 11 , 15 winked 12 and 13 the 13 the 15 winked 15 winked 17 eye 16 one 17 eye 17 eye 18 like 18 like 19 this 19 this 20 ! ' [come] hither , [little] [one] , ' said the [crocodile] . 1 ' 3 hither 3 hither 4 , 4 , 7 , 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 9 said 10 the 10 the 12 . ' [why] do you ask such things ? ' 1 ' 4 you 3 do 4 you 4 you 5 ask 5 ask 6 such 6 such 7 things 7 things 8 ? 8 ? 9 ' will you please tell me what you have for dinner ? ' 1 will 4 tell 2 you 3 please 3 please 4 tell 4 tell 6 what 5 me 6 what 6 what 7 you 7 you 8 have 8 have 9 for 9 for 10 dinner 10 dinner 11 ? 10 dinner 12 ' 11 ? 12 ' ' [come] hither , [little] [one] , ' said the [crocodile] , ' and [i] 'll whisper . ' 1 ' 4 , 3 hither 4 , 4 , 7 , 7 , 12 , 8 ' 10 the 9 said 10 the 10 the 12 , 12 , 14 and 13 ' 14 and 14 and 16 'll 16 'll 17 whisper 17 whisper 19 ' 18 . 19 ' you are hurtig be ! ' 1 you 2 are 2 are 3 hurtig 3 hurtig 4 be 4 be 5 ! 5 ! 6 ' this is the way always talk . 1 this 3 the 2 is 3 the 3 the 4 way 4 way 5 always 5 always 6 talk 6 talk 7 . that is the way all always talk . 1 that 2 is 1 that 3 the 3 the 4 way 4 way 6 always 5 all 6 always 6 always 7 talk 7 talk 8 . ' [what] are you doing that for ? ' said the 1 ' 3 are 3 are 4 you 4 you 5 doing 5 doing 6 that 6 that 7 for 7 for 8 ? 8 ? 11 the 9 ' 10 said 10 said 11 the ' [then] you will have to wait a long time , said the 1 ' 3 you 3 you 5 have 4 will 5 have 5 have 6 to 6 to 8 a 7 wait 8 a 8 a 9 long 9 long 10 time 10 time 11 , 11 , 12 said 12 said 13 the ' [some] people do not know what is good for them . ' 1 ' 5 not 3 people 4 do 3 people 5 not 5 not 7 what 6 know 7 what 7 what 8 is 8 is 9 good 9 good 11 them 10 for 11 them 11 them 12 . 12 . 13 ' the [elephant] 's [child] sat there for three days waiting for his nose to shrink . 1 the 3 's 3 's 5 sat 5 sat 7 for 6 there 7 for 7 for 9 days 8 three 9 days 9 days 13 nose 10 waiting 12 his 11 for 12 his 12 his 13 nose 13 nose 14 to 14 to 15 shrink 14 to 16 . but it never grew any shorter , and , besides , it made him squint . 1 but 2 it 2 it 4 grew 2 it 10 besides 3 never 4 grew 4 grew 7 , 5 any 6 shorter 5 any 7 , 8 and 9 , 9 , 10 besides 10 besides 11 , 11 , 16 . 12 it 13 made 13 made 14 him 13 made 15 squint 15 squint 16 . " vantage number one ! ' said the 1 " 2 vantage 2 vantage 3 number 3 number 4 one 4 one 5 ! 5 ! 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 8 the ' [you] couldn't have done that with a mere-smear nose . 1 ' 4 have 3 couldn't 4 have 4 have 5 done 5 done 6 that 5 done 8 a 7 with 8 a 8 a 10 nose 9 mere-smear 10 nose 10 nose 11 . try and eat a little now . ' 1 try 2 and 2 and 3 eat 3 eat 4 a 4 a 5 little 5 little 6 now 6 now 7 . 7 . 8 ' ' [vantage] number two ! ' said the 1 ' 3 number 3 number 4 two 4 two 5 ! 5 ! 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 8 the ' [you] couldn't have done that with a mear-smear nose . 1 ' 4 have 3 couldn't 4 have 4 have 5 done 5 done 6 that 5 done 8 a 7 with 8 a 8 a 10 nose 9 mear-smear 10 nose 10 nose 11 . don't you think the sun is very hot here ? ' 1 don't 2 you 1 don't 5 sun 2 you 3 think 3 think 4 the 5 sun 6 is 6 is 8 hot 7 very 8 hot 8 hot 9 here 9 here 10 ? 10 ? 11 ' ' [vantage] number three ! ' said the 1 ' 3 number 3 number 4 three 4 three 5 ! 5 ! 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 8 the ' [you] couldn't have done that with a mere-smear nose . 1 ' 4 have 3 couldn't 4 have 4 have 5 done 5 done 6 that 5 done 8 a 7 with 8 a 8 a 10 nose 9 mere-smear 10 nose 10 nose 11 . now how do you feel about being spanked again ? ' 1 now 4 you 2 how 3 do 2 how 4 you 4 you 5 feel 5 feel 6 about 6 about 8 spanked 7 being 8 spanked 8 spanked 9 again 9 again 10 ? 10 ? 11 ' " [scuse] me , ' said the [elephant] 's [child] , ' but [i] should not like it at all . ' 1 " 3 me 3 me 4 , 4 , 6 said 5 ' 6 said 6 said 7 the 6 said 22 ' 9 's 11 , 11 , 13 but 12 ' 13 but 13 but 15 should 15 should 16 not 16 not 17 like 17 like 18 it 18 it 19 at 19 at 20 all 20 all 21 . 21 . 22 ' ' [how] would you like to spank somebody ? ' said the 1 ' 3 would 3 would 4 you 4 you 5 like 5 like 6 to 6 to 7 spank 7 spank 8 somebody 8 somebody 9 ? 9 ? 11 said 10 ' 11 said 11 said 12 the ' [i] should like it very much indeed , ' said the [elephant] 's [child] . 1 ' 5 it 3 should 4 like 3 should 5 it 5 it 6 very 5 it 8 indeed 6 very 7 much 8 indeed 9 , 9 , 10 ' 10 ' 11 said 11 said 12 the 12 the 16 . 14 's 16 . ' [well] , ' said the , ' you will find that new nose of yours very useful to spank people with . ' 1 ' 3 , 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 8 ' 5 said 6 the 5 said 7 , 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 10 will 9 you 10 will 10 will 14 nose 11 find 13 new 11 find 14 nose 12 that 13 new 14 nose 17 very 14 nose 23 . 15 of 16 yours 16 yours 17 very 17 very 18 useful 18 useful 19 to 19 to 20 spank 21 people 22 with 21 people 23 . 23 . 24 ' so the [elephant] 's [child] went home across [africa] frisking and whisking his trunk . 1 so 2 the 2 the 8 across 4 's 6 went 4 's 7 home 7 home 8 across 8 across 11 and 10 frisking 11 and 11 and 12 whisking 12 whisking 14 trunk 13 his 14 trunk 14 trunk 15 . when he wanted grass he plucked grass up from the ground , instead of going on his knees as he used to do [.] 1 when 2 he 1 when 4 grass 1 when 6 plucked 2 he 3 wanted 3 wanted 4 grass 4 grass 5 he 6 plucked 7 grass 6 plucked 11 ground 7 grass 8 up 7 grass 10 the 8 up 9 from 11 ground 13 instead 11 ground 16 on 12 , 13 instead 13 instead 14 of 14 of 15 going 16 on 19 as 17 his 18 knees 18 knees 19 as 19 as 21 used 20 he 21 used 21 used 22 to 22 to 23 do when he felt lonely walking through [africa] he sang to himself down his trunk , and the noise was louder than several brass bands . 1 when 3 felt 1 when 4 lonely 1 when 8 he 2 he 3 felt 4 lonely 5 walking 5 walking 6 through 8 he 9 sang 8 he 12 down 9 sang 10 to 10 to 11 himself 12 down 13 his 13 his 14 trunk 13 his 15 , 15 , 21 than 16 and 17 the 17 the 18 noise 18 noise 19 was 19 was 20 louder 19 was 21 than 21 than 24 bands 22 several 23 brass 23 brass 24 bands 24 bands 25 . they were very glad to see him , and immediately said , ' [come] here and be spanked for your ' satiable curtiosity . ' 1 they 6 see 1 they 18 spanked 2 were 3 very 3 very 4 glad 4 glad 5 to 4 glad 6 see 6 see 8 , 6 see 10 immediately 7 him 8 , 9 and 10 immediately 10 immediately 17 be 11 said 12 , 12 , 16 and 13 ' 15 here 13 ' 16 and 16 and 17 be 18 spanked 19 for 19 for 20 your 19 for 23 curtiosity 21 ' 22 satiable 22 satiable 23 curtiosity 23 curtiosity 24 . 24 . 25 ' ' [pooh] , ' said the [elephant] 's [child] . 1 ' 3 , 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 the 6 the 10 . 8 's 10 . ' [i] don't think you peoples know anything about spanking ; but [i] do , and [i] 'll show you . ' 1 ' 3 don't 1 ' 11 ; 3 don't 4 think 4 think 6 peoples 4 think 7 know 5 you 6 peoples 7 know 8 anything 7 know 11 ; 8 anything 9 about 9 about 10 spanking 11 ; 18 'll 12 but 16 and 12 but 18 'll 14 do 15 , 15 , 16 and 18 'll 20 you 19 show 20 you 20 you 21 . 21 . 22 ' then he uncurled his trunk and knocked two of his dear brothers head over heels . 1 then 3 uncurled 1 then 8 two 2 he 3 uncurled 4 his 5 trunk 4 his 8 two 5 trunk 6 and 6 and 7 knocked 8 two 13 head 9 of 10 his 10 his 11 dear 11 dear 13 head 12 brothers 13 head 13 head 16 . 14 over 15 heels 15 heels 16 . ' [i] asked him what he had for dinner , and he gave me this to keep . ' 1 ' 9 dinner 1 ' 13 gave 3 asked 4 him 3 asked 9 dinner 4 him 5 what 5 what 6 he 6 he 7 had 7 had 8 for 9 dinner 10 , 9 dinner 13 gave 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 he 13 gave 14 me 14 me 15 this 14 me 19 ' 16 to 17 keep 16 to 19 ' 17 keep 18 . ' [it] looks very ugly , ' said his hairy uncle , the [baboon] . 1 ' 5 ugly 3 looks 4 very 4 very 5 ugly 5 ugly 10 hairy 6 , 7 ' 6 , 8 said 8 said 9 his 9 his 10 hairy 10 hairy 12 , 11 uncle 12 , 12 , 13 the 13 the 15 . ' [it] does , ' said the [elephant] 's [child] . 1 ' 3 does 3 does 4 , 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 7 the 7 the 11 . 9 's 11 . then that bad [elephant] 's [child] spanked all his dear families for a long time , till they were very warm and greatly astonished . 1 then 2 that 1 then 10 dear 2 that 5 's 3 bad 5 's 5 's 7 spanked 7 spanked 8 all 8 all 9 his 10 dear 13 a 11 families 12 for 11 families 13 a 13 a 17 till 14 long 16 , 15 time 16 , 16 , 17 till 17 till 21 warm 18 they 19 were 19 were 20 very 19 were 21 warm 21 warm 23 greatly 22 and 23 greatly 23 greatly 24 astonished 24 astonished 25 . i let them rest from nine till five . 1 i 2 let 2 let 5 from 3 them 4 rest 4 rest 5 from 5 from 6 nine 6 nine 7 till 6 nine 8 five 7 till 8 five 8 five 9 . [the] [sing-song] [of] [old] [man] [kangaroo] [not] [always] [was] [the] [kangaroo] [as] [now] [we] [do] [behold] [him] [,] [but] [a] [different] [animal] [with] [four] [short] [legs] [.] he went to [nqa] at six before breakfast , saying , ' [make] me different from all other animals by five this afternoon . ' 1 he 2 went 1 he 6 six 3 to 5 at 5 at 6 six 6 six 10 saying 7 before 8 breakfast 7 before 9 , 7 before 10 saying 10 saying 12 ' 11 , 12 ' 12 ' 19 animals 14 me 15 different 15 different 19 animals 16 from 17 all 17 all 18 other 18 other 19 animals 19 animals 24 . 20 by 21 five 21 five 22 this 22 this 23 afternoon 23 afternoon 24 . 24 . 25 ' up jumped [nqa] from his seat on the sandflat and shouted , ' [go] away ! ' 1 up 4 from 1 up 5 his 2 jumped 4 from 5 his 9 sandflat 6 seat 7 on 7 on 8 the 8 the 9 sandflat 9 sandflat 11 shouted 10 and 11 shouted 11 shouted 12 , 12 , 13 ' 13 ' 15 away 15 away 17 ' 16 ! 17 ' up jumped [nquing] from his burrow in the spinifex and shouted , ' [go] away ! ' 1 up 7 in 2 jumped 4 from 2 jumped 6 burrow 4 from 5 his 6 burrow 7 in 7 in 8 the 8 the 9 spinifex 9 spinifex 11 shouted 10 and 11 shouted 11 shouted 12 , 12 , 13 ' 13 ' 15 away 15 away 16 ! 16 ! 17 ' up jumped [nqong] from his bath in the salt-pan and shouted , ' [yes] , [i] will ! ' 1 up 2 jumped 2 jumped 6 bath 4 from 5 his 5 his 6 bath 6 bath 8 the 7 in 8 the 8 the 9 salt-pan 9 salt-pan 10 and 10 and 11 shouted 11 shouted 12 , 12 , 13 ' 13 ' 15 , 15 , 17 will 17 will 18 ! 18 ! 19 ' nqong called [dingo] [yellow-dog] [dingo] always hungry , dusty in the sunshine , and showed him [kangaroo] . 1 nqong 2 called 1 nqong 9 dusty 6 always 8 , 6 always 9 dusty 7 hungry 8 , 9 dusty 10 in 10 in 14 and 11 the 12 sunshine 11 the 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 18 . 15 showed 16 him 15 showed 18 . nqong said , ' [dingo] ! 1 nqong 2 said 2 said 3 , 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 6 ! wake up , [dingo] ! 1 wake 2 up 2 up 3 , 3 , 5 ! do you see that gentleman dancing on an ashpit ? 1 do 3 see 2 you 3 see 3 see 4 that 4 that 5 gentleman 4 that 6 dancing 6 dancing 7 on 7 on 8 an 8 an 9 ashpit 9 ashpit 10 ? he wants to be popular and very truly run after . 1 he 3 to 2 wants 3 to 3 to 4 be 4 be 6 and 5 popular 6 and 6 and 8 truly 7 very 8 truly 8 truly 10 after 9 run 10 after 10 after 11 . dingo , make him [so] ! ' 1 dingo 2 , 2 , 3 make 3 make 4 him 4 him 6 ! 6 ! 7 ' up jumped [dingo] [yellow-dog] [dingo] and said , ' [what] , that cat-rabbit ? ' 1 up 2 jumped 2 jumped 6 and 6 and 7 said 7 said 8 , 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 11 , 11 , 15 ' 12 that 13 cat-rabbit 12 that 14 ? 14 ? 15 ' off ran [dingo] [yellow-dog] [dingo] always hungry , grinning like a coal-scuttle , ran after [kangaroo] . 1 off 6 always 2 ran 6 always 6 always 9 grinning 6 always 10 like 7 hungry 8 , 8 , 9 grinning 10 like 11 a 11 a 12 coal-scuttle 11 a 14 ran 12 coal-scuttle 13 , 12 coal-scuttle 14 ran 14 ran 15 after 15 after 17 . off went the proud [kangaroo] on his four little legs like a bunny . 1 off 2 went 1 off 3 the 3 the 4 proud 3 the 10 legs 4 proud 6 on 6 on 7 his 7 his 8 four 8 four 9 little 10 legs 11 like 10 legs 12 a 11 like 12 a 12 a 13 bunny 13 bunny 14 . this , [o] [beloved] of mine , ends the first part of the tale ! 1 this 2 , 2 , 7 , 5 of 6 mine 6 mine 7 , 7 , 10 first 8 ends 9 the 9 the 10 first 10 first 14 tale 11 part 12 of 12 of 13 the 12 of 14 tale 14 tale 15 ! he had to ! 1 he 2 had 1 he 4 ! 2 had 3 to still ran [dingo] [yellow-dog] [dingo] always hungry , grinning like a rat-trap , never getting nearer , never getting farther , ran after [kangaroo] . 1 still 8 , 2 ran 7 hungry 2 ran 8 , 6 always 7 hungry 8 , 12 rat-trap 9 grinning 10 like 10 like 11 a 11 a 12 rat-trap 12 rat-trap 13 , 13 , 16 nearer 14 never 15 getting 15 getting 16 nearer 16 nearer 19 getting 17 , 18 never 18 never 19 getting 19 getting 21 , 20 farther 21 , 21 , 22 ran 22 ran 25 . 23 after 25 . he had to ! 1 he 2 had 1 he 4 ! 2 had 3 to still ran [kangaroo] [old] [man] [kangaroo] . 1 still 2 ran 2 ran 7 . he had to ! 1 he 2 had 1 he 4 ! 2 had 3 to he had to ! 1 he 2 had 1 he 4 ! 2 had 3 to he hopped through the [flinders] ; he hopped through the [cinders] ; he hopped through the deserts in the middle of [australia] . 1 he 2 hopped 1 he 17 deserts 2 hopped 3 through 2 hopped 9 through 3 through 4 the 4 the 8 hopped 6 ; 7 he 7 he 8 hopped 9 through 10 the 10 the 14 hopped 12 ; 13 he 13 he 14 hopped 15 through 16 the 15 through 17 deserts 17 deserts 23 . 18 in 20 middle 18 in 23 . 19 the 20 middle 20 middle 21 of he hopped like a [kangaroo] . 1 he 2 hopped 2 hopped 3 like 3 like 4 a 4 a 6 . he hadn't any time for rest or refreshment , and he wanted them very much . 1 he 2 hadn't 1 he 8 refreshment 2 hadn't 4 time 2 hadn't 6 rest 3 any 4 time 4 time 5 for 6 rest 7 or 8 refreshment 10 and 9 , 10 and 10 and 13 them 11 he 12 wanted 12 wanted 13 them 13 them 15 much 14 very 15 much 15 much 16 . for he hopped like a cricket ; like a pea [in] a saucepan ; or a new rubber ball on a nursery floor . 1 for 10 pea 1 for 12 a 2 he 3 hopped 3 hopped 4 like 4 like 5 a 5 a 9 a 5 a 10 pea 6 cricket 7 ; 7 ; 8 like 8 like 9 a 12 a 15 or 13 saucepan 14 ; 14 ; 15 or 15 or 17 new 16 a 17 new 17 new 19 ball 18 rubber 19 ball 19 ball 21 a 20 on 21 a 21 a 24 . 22 nursery 23 floor 22 nursery 24 . he had to ! 1 he 2 had 1 he 4 ! 2 had 3 to he had to ! 1 he 2 had 1 he 4 ! 2 had 3 to then came [nqong] from his bath in the salt-pans , and said , ' [it] 's five o'clock . ' 1 then 2 came 1 then 8 the 2 came 4 from 4 from 5 his 5 his 6 bath 6 bath 7 in 8 the 9 salt-pans 8 the 10 , 9 salt-pans 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 said 12 said 13 , 13 , 14 ' 13 , 18 o'clock 14 ' 17 five 16 's 17 five 17 five 18 o'clock 18 o'clock 19 . 19 . 20 ' down sat [dingo] [poor] [dog] [dingo] always hungry , dusky in the sunshine ; hung out his tongue and howled . 1 down 2 sat 1 down 11 in 7 always 8 hungry 8 hungry 10 dusky 8 hungry 11 in 9 , 10 dusky 11 in 13 sunshine 11 in 15 hung 12 the 13 sunshine 13 sunshine 14 ; 15 hung 17 his 16 out 17 his 17 his 18 tongue 18 tongue 20 howled 18 tongue 21 . 19 and 20 howled then said [nqong] , who is always a gentleman , ' [why] aren't you grateful to [yellow-dog] [dingo] ? 1 then 7 always 2 said 4 , 4 , 5 who 5 who 6 is 5 who 7 always 7 always 8 a 8 a 9 gentleman 8 a 10 , 10 , 11 ' 11 ' 13 aren't 13 aren't 14 you 14 you 15 grateful 15 grateful 16 to 16 to 19 ? why don't you thank him for all he has done for you ? ' 1 why 2 don't 1 why 3 you 1 why 4 thank 2 don't 3 you 4 thank 5 him 5 him 6 for 6 for 7 all 7 all 9 has 8 he 9 has 9 has 10 done 10 done 11 for 11 for 12 you 12 you 13 ? 13 ? 14 ' and now it is five o'clock . ' 1 and 2 now 2 now 3 it 2 now 4 is 4 is 5 five 5 five 7 . 6 o'clock 7 . 7 . 8 ' ' [yes] , ' said [kangaroo] . 1 ' 3 , 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 . ' [i] wish that [i] hadn't . 1 ' 3 wish 3 wish 4 that 4 that 6 hadn't 6 hadn't 7 . i thought you would do it by charms and incantations , but this is a practical joke . ' 1 i 2 thought 1 i 6 it 2 thought 3 you 4 would 5 do 4 would 6 it 6 it 15 a 7 by 8 charms 8 charms 9 and 9 and 10 incantations 9 and 11 , 11 , 12 but 12 but 13 this 13 this 14 is 14 is 15 a 15 a 16 practical 16 practical 17 joke 17 joke 18 . 17 joke 19 ' ' [joke] ! ' said [nqong] from his bath in the blue gums . 1 ' 3 ! 1 ' 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 12 blue 7 from 8 his 8 his 9 bath 9 bath 11 the 10 in 11 the 11 the 12 blue 12 blue 13 gums 13 gums 14 . ' [say] that again and [i] 'll whistle up [dingo] and run your hind legs off . ' 1 ' 9 up 1 ' 15 legs 3 that 4 again 4 again 5 and 5 and 7 'll 7 'll 8 whistle 7 'll 9 up 11 and 12 run 12 run 13 your 12 run 14 hind 14 hind 15 legs 15 legs 18 ' 16 off 17 . 16 off 18 ' 17 . 18 ' ' [no] , ' said the [kangaroo] . 1 ' 3 , 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 the 6 the 8 . ' [i] must apologise . 1 ' 3 must 3 must 4 apologise 4 apologise 5 . legs are legs , and you needn't alter ' em so far as [i] am concerned . 1 legs 2 are 1 legs 8 alter 3 legs 4 , 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 you 5 and 7 needn't 7 needn't 8 alter 8 alter 9 ' 9 ' 10 em 10 em 15 am 11 so 12 far 11 so 13 as 13 as 15 am 15 am 16 concerned 16 concerned 17 . i only meant to explain to [your] [lordliness] that [i] 've had nothing to eat since morning , and [i] 'm very empty indeed . ' 1 i 2 only 1 i 9 that 2 only 3 meant 3 meant 6 to 4 to 5 explain 5 explain 6 to 9 that 15 eat 11 've 12 had 12 had 13 nothing 12 had 15 eat 13 nothing 14 to 15 eat 19 and 16 since 17 morning 17 morning 18 , 18 , 19 and 19 and 23 empty 21 'm 22 very 22 very 23 empty 23 empty 24 indeed 24 indeed 25 . 25 . 26 ' ' [yes] , ' said [dingo] [yellow-dog] [dingo] , ' [i] am just in the same situation . 1 ' 3 , 1 ' 5 said 3 , 4 ' 5 said 9 , 9 , 10 ' 10 ' 15 the 12 am 13 just 13 just 14 in 14 in 15 the 15 the 17 situation 16 same 17 situation 17 situation 18 . i 've made him different from all other animals ; but what may [i] have for my tea ? ' 1 i 2 've 1 i 4 him 2 've 3 made 4 him 8 other 5 different 6 from 6 from 7 all 6 from 8 other 8 other 13 may 9 animals 10 ; 9 animals 13 may 10 ; 12 what 11 but 12 what 13 may 17 my 15 have 16 for 16 for 17 my 17 my 18 tea 18 tea 19 ? 19 ? 20 ' then said [nqong] from his bath in the salt-pan , ' [come] and ask me about it tomorrow , because [i] 'm going to wash . ' 1 then 2 said 2 said 9 salt-pan 4 from 5 his 5 his 6 bath 6 bath 8 the 7 in 8 the 8 the 9 salt-pan 9 salt-pan 20 because 10 , 11 ' 10 , 13 and 13 and 14 ask 14 ask 15 me 14 ask 16 about 16 about 17 it 16 about 18 tomorrow 18 tomorrow 19 , 18 tomorrow 20 because 20 because 26 . 22 'm 23 going 23 going 24 to 24 to 25 wash 24 to 26 . 26 . 27 ' kangaroo bounded away , [his] back-legs working like pistons [bounded] from morning till dark , [twenty-five] feet to a bound . 1 kangaroo 6 back-legs 1 kangaroo 9 pistons 2 bounded 3 away 3 away 4 , 3 away 6 back-legs 7 working 8 like 8 like 9 pistons 9 pistons 15 , 11 from 12 morning 12 morning 13 till 13 till 14 dark 14 dark 15 , 15 , 19 a 17 feet 18 to 17 feet 19 a 19 a 21 . 20 bound 21 . [yellow-dog] [dingo] [lay] [like] [a] [yellow] [cloud] [in] [the] [distance] [much] [too] [busy] [to] [bark] [.] my ! but they covered the ground ! 1 my 8 ! 2 ! 3 but 2 ! 4 they 2 ! 8 ! 4 they 5 covered 5 covered 6 the 6 the 7 ground nobody knows where they went , [or] followed the track that they flew in , [for] that [continent] [hadn't] been given a name . 1 nobody 2 knows 1 nobody 3 where 3 where 5 went 3 where 10 track 4 they 5 went 5 went 6 , 6 , 8 followed 8 followed 9 the 10 track 11 that 10 track 20 been 11 that 12 they 12 they 13 flew 13 flew 14 in 14 in 15 , 15 , 17 that 20 been 21 given 20 been 23 name 21 given 22 a 21 given 23 name 23 name 24 . [the] [beginning] [of] [the] [armadillos] [this] [,] [o] [best] [beloved] [,] [is] [another] [story] [of] [the] [high] [and] [far-off] [times] [.] and he had a friend , a [slow-solid] [tortoise] , who lived on the banks of the turbid [amazon] , eating green lettuces and things . 1 and 2 he 1 and 4 a 2 he 3 had 4 a 7 a 5 friend 6 , 5 friend 7 a 7 a 12 lived 10 , 11 who 11 who 12 lived 12 lived 22 green 13 on 14 the 14 the 15 banks 14 the 16 of 16 of 18 turbid 16 of 20 , 17 the 18 turbid 20 , 21 eating 20 , 22 green 22 green 24 and 23 lettuces 24 and 24 and 25 things 24 and 26 . 25 things 26 . and so that was all right , [best] [beloved] . 1 and 2 so 2 so 3 that 3 that 4 was 4 was 5 all 5 all 6 right 6 right 7 , 7 , 10 . do you see ? 1 do 2 you 2 you 3 see 3 see 4 ? and so that was all right , [best] [beloved] . 1 and 2 so 2 so 3 that 3 that 4 was 4 was 5 all 5 all 6 right 6 right 7 , 7 , 10 . do you see ? 1 do 2 you 2 you 3 see 3 see 4 ? ' [now] attend to me , ' said [painted] [jaguar] , ' because this is very important . 1 ' 3 attend 1 ' 7 ' 3 attend 4 to 4 to 5 me 5 me 6 , 7 ' 8 said 8 said 11 , 11 , 12 ' 11 , 17 important 12 ' 15 is 13 because 14 this 13 because 15 is 16 very 17 important 17 important 18 . now which of you is [hedgehog] and which is [tortoise] ? because , to save my spots , [i] can't tell . ' 1 now 2 which 1 now 7 and 2 which 3 of 3 of 4 you 4 you 5 is 7 and 8 which 8 which 15 save 8 which 18 , 9 is 11 ? 11 ? 12 because 12 because 13 , 13 , 14 to 13 , 15 save 15 save 17 spots 16 my 17 spots 18 , 21 tell 20 can't 21 tell 21 tell 22 . 22 . 23 ' ' [are] you sure of what your [mummy] told you ? ' said [stickly-prickly] [hedgehog] . 1 ' 3 you 3 you 4 sure 4 sure 9 told 5 of 6 what 6 what 7 your 6 what 9 told 9 told 10 you 10 you 11 ? 11 ? 13 said 12 ' 13 said 13 said 16 . ' [are] you quite sure ? 1 ' 3 you 3 you 4 quite 4 quite 5 sure 5 sure 6 ? ' [are] you sure of what your [mummy] told you ? ' said [slow-and-solid] [tortoise] . 1 ' 3 you 3 you 4 sure 4 sure 9 told 5 of 6 what 6 what 7 your 6 what 9 told 9 told 10 you 10 you 11 ? 11 ? 13 said 12 ' 13 said 13 said 16 . ' [are] you quite sure ? 1 ' 3 you 3 you 4 quite 4 quite 5 sure 5 sure 6 ? ' [when] you scoop water with your paw you [uncoil] it with a [hedgehog] , ' said [stickly-prickly] . 1 ' 3 you 1 ' 4 scoop 4 scoop 5 water 4 scoop 11 it 5 water 6 with 6 with 7 your 7 your 8 paw 8 paw 9 you 11 it 12 with 11 it 13 a 13 a 16 ' 15 , 16 ' 16 ' 17 said 16 ' 19 . ' [remember] that , because it 's important . ' 1 ' 3 that 3 that 5 because 4 , 5 because 5 because 8 important 6 it 7 's 7 's 8 important 8 important 9 . 9 . 10 ' ' [but] , ' said the [tortoise] , ' when you paw your meat you drop it into a [tortoise] with a scoop . 1 ' 3 , 1 ' 9 ' 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 6 the 5 said 6 the 6 the 8 , 9 ' 10 when 10 when 11 you 11 you 12 paw 12 paw 14 meat 13 your 14 meat 14 meat 19 a 15 you 17 it 16 drop 17 it 17 it 18 into 18 into 19 a 19 a 24 . 21 with 22 a 22 a 23 scoop 22 a 24 . why can't you understand ? ' 1 why 2 can't 2 can't 3 you 3 you 4 understand 4 understand 5 ? 5 ? 6 ' ' [you] are making my spots ache , ' said [painted] [jaguar] ; ' and besides , [i] didn't want your advice at all . 1 ' 3 are 3 are 4 making 3 are 13 ; 4 making 5 my 5 my 6 spots 6 spots 10 said 7 ache 8 , 7 ache 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 13 ; 16 besides 14 ' 15 and 14 ' 16 besides 16 besides 17 , 16 besides 19 didn't 19 didn't 21 your 20 want 21 your 21 your 22 advice 22 advice 23 at 23 at 24 all 24 all 25 . i only wanted to know which of you is [hedgehog] and which is [tortoise] . ' 1 i 2 only 2 only 5 know 2 only 7 of 3 wanted 4 to 4 to 5 know 5 know 6 which 7 of 8 you 7 of 11 and 8 you 9 is 11 and 12 which 12 which 13 is 13 is 15 . 15 . 16 ' ' [i] shan't tell you , ' said [stickly-prickly] , ' but you can scoop me out of my shell if you like . ' 1 ' 3 shan't 1 ' 10 , 1 ' 20 shell 3 shan't 6 , 3 shan't 8 said 4 tell 5 you 4 tell 6 , 7 ' 8 said 10 , 14 can 11 ' 12 but 12 but 13 you 13 you 14 can 14 can 15 scoop 15 scoop 16 me 15 scoop 17 out 17 out 18 of 18 of 19 my 20 shell 24 . 21 if 23 like 21 if 24 . 22 you 23 like 24 . 25 ' ' [aha] ! ' said [painted] [jaguar] . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 8 . ' [now] [i] know you 're [tortoise] . 1 ' 4 know 4 know 5 you 5 you 6 're 6 're 8 . you thought [i] wouldn't ! 1 you 2 thought 2 thought 4 wouldn't 4 wouldn't 5 ! now [i] will . ' 1 now 3 will 3 will 4 . 4 . 5 ' painted [jaguar] darted out his paddy-paw just as [stickly-prickly] curled himself up , and of course [jaguar] 's paddy-paw was just filled with prickles . 1 painted 3 darted 1 painted 7 just 3 darted 5 his 3 darted 6 paddy-paw 4 out 5 his 7 just 10 curled 7 just 13 , 8 as 10 curled 10 curled 11 himself 11 himself 12 up 13 , 18 's 14 and 15 of 14 and 16 course 16 course 18 's 18 's 19 paddy-paw 19 paddy-paw 23 with 20 was 21 just 21 just 22 filled 22 filled 23 with 23 with 25 . 24 prickles 25 . worse than that , he knocked [stickly-prickly] away and away into the woods and the bushes , where it was too dark to find him . 1 worse 8 away 2 than 3 that 2 than 6 knocked 3 that 4 , 4 , 5 he 6 knocked 8 away 8 away 9 and 9 and 11 into 9 and 16 bushes 10 away 11 into 12 the 13 woods 13 woods 14 and 14 and 15 the 14 and 16 bushes 16 bushes 17 , 17 , 18 where 17 , 22 dark 19 it 20 was 20 was 21 too 20 was 22 dark 22 dark 23 to 22 dark 24 find 24 find 26 . 25 him 26 . then he put his paddy-paw into his mouth , and of course the prickles hurt [him] worse than ever . 1 then 5 paddy-paw 1 then 6 into 2 he 3 put 3 put 4 his 4 his 5 paddy-paw 6 into 9 , 7 his 8 mouth 8 mouth 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 17 worse 11 of 12 course 12 course 13 the 13 the 14 prickles 13 the 15 hurt 14 prickles 15 hurt 15 hurt 17 worse 17 worse 18 than 18 than 19 ever 18 than 20 . 19 ever 20 . as soon as he could speak he said , ' [now] [i] know he isn't [tortoise] at all . 1 as 3 as 1 as 6 speak 2 soon 3 as 3 as 5 could 4 he 5 could 6 speak 7 he 7 he 8 said 8 said 9 , 9 , 10 ' 9 , 13 know 13 know 15 isn't 14 he 15 isn't 15 isn't 19 . 17 at 18 all 18 all 19 . but ' and then he scratched his head with his un-prickly paw ' how do [i] know that this other is [tortoise] ? ' 1 but 11 un-prickly 2 ' 3 and 3 and 4 then 4 then 5 he 4 then 6 scratched 6 scratched 7 his 6 scratched 8 head 8 head 9 with 8 head 11 un-prickly 9 with 10 his 11 un-prickly 15 do 12 paw 14 how 12 paw 15 do 13 ' 14 how 15 do 17 know 17 know 19 this 17 know 21 is 18 that 19 this 19 this 20 other 21 is 23 ? 23 ? 24 ' ' [but] [i] am [tortoise] , ' said [slow-and-solid] . 1 ' 4 am 4 am 6 , 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 10 . your mother was quite right . 1 your 2 mother 2 mother 3 was 3 was 4 quite 4 quite 5 right 5 right 6 . she said that you were to scoop me out of my shell with your paw . 1 she 2 said 2 said 3 that 3 that 4 you 4 you 7 scoop 5 were 6 to 6 to 7 scoop 7 scoop 9 out 8 me 9 out 9 out 10 of 9 out 12 shell 10 of 11 my 12 shell 15 paw 13 with 14 your 14 your 15 paw 15 paw 16 . begin . ' 1 begin 2 . 2 . 3 ' ' [you] didn't say she said that a minute ago , said [painted] [jaguar] , sucking the prickles out of his paddy-paw . 1 ' 5 she 3 didn't 4 say 4 say 5 she 5 she 10 ago 6 said 7 that 6 said 8 a 8 a 9 minute 9 minute 10 ago 10 ago 16 sucking 11 , 12 said 12 said 16 sucking 15 , 16 sucking 16 sucking 19 out 17 the 18 prickles 18 prickles 19 out 19 out 20 of 20 of 21 his 21 his 22 paddy-paw 21 his 23 . ' [you] said she said something quite different . ' 1 ' 3 said 3 said 4 she 4 she 7 quite 5 said 6 something 6 something 7 quite 7 quite 8 different 8 different 9 . 9 . 10 ' ' [but] you said you wanted to be scooped out of your shell with my paw , ' said [painted] [jaguar] . 1 ' 8 be 3 you 4 said 3 you 5 you 5 you 6 wanted 6 wanted 7 to 6 wanted 8 be 8 be 9 scooped 9 scooped 12 your 9 scooped 13 shell 10 out 11 of 11 of 12 your 13 shell 14 with 14 with 15 my 14 with 16 paw 16 paw 17 , 16 paw 19 said 17 , 18 ' 19 said 22 . ' [if] you 'll think again you 'll find that [i] didn't say anything of the kind . 1 ' 18 . 3 you 4 'll 4 'll 5 think 5 think 6 again 5 think 7 you 7 you 9 find 8 'll 9 find 9 find 10 that 10 that 12 didn't 10 that 13 say 13 say 15 of 14 anything 15 of 15 of 16 the 16 the 17 kind 16 the 18 . 17 kind 18 . i said that your mother said that you were to scoop me out of my shell , ' said [slow-and-solid] . 1 i 2 said 1 i 11 scoop 3 that 4 your 4 your 5 mother 5 mother 6 said 6 said 7 that 7 that 8 you 8 you 9 were 9 were 10 to 10 to 11 scoop 11 scoop 12 me 11 scoop 14 of 12 me 13 out 14 of 15 my 15 my 16 shell 16 shell 17 , 16 shell 18 ' 17 , 18 ' 18 ' 19 said 19 said 21 . ' [what] will happen if [i] do ? ' said the [jaguar] most sniffily and most cautious . 1 ' 5 if 3 will 4 happen 3 will 5 if 5 if 8 ? 7 do 8 ? 8 ? 9 ' 9 ' 15 and 10 said 11 the 11 the 13 most 13 most 14 sniffily 14 sniffily 15 and 15 and 17 cautious 16 most 17 cautious 17 cautious 18 . ' [i] don't believe it , ' said [painted] [jaguar] . 1 ' 4 believe 3 don't 4 believe 4 believe 5 it 5 it 6 , 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 11 . so jump into the turbid [amazon] and be quick about it . ' 1 so 5 turbid 2 jump 3 into 3 into 4 the 4 the 5 turbid 5 turbid 8 be 7 and 8 be 8 be 10 about 9 quick 10 about 10 about 11 it 11 it 12 . 12 . 13 ' ' [i] warn you that your [mummy] won't be pleased . 1 ' 3 warn 1 ' 6 your 3 warn 4 you 4 you 5 that 6 your 9 be 8 won't 9 be 9 be 10 pleased 10 pleased 11 . don't tell her [i] didn't tell you , ' said [slow-solid] . 1 don't 2 tell 1 don't 3 her 3 her 5 didn't 5 didn't 7 you 6 tell 7 you 7 you 8 , 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 12 . ' [that] was a very narrow escape , ' said [stickly-prickly] . 1 ' 3 was 3 was 4 a 4 a 6 narrow 5 very 6 narrow 6 narrow 9 ' 7 escape 8 , 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 12 . ' [i] don't rib [painted] [jaguar] . 1 ' 3 don't 3 don't 4 rib 4 rib 7 . what did you tell him that you were ? ' 1 what 2 did 1 what 3 you 3 you 4 tell 4 tell 5 him 4 tell 6 that 6 that 8 were 7 you 8 were 8 were 9 ? 9 ? 10 ' now he 's gone to tell his [mummy] . 1 now 4 gone 2 he 3 's 3 's 4 gone 4 gone 5 to 5 to 6 tell 6 tell 7 his 7 his 9 . listen to him ! ' 1 listen 2 to 2 to 3 him 3 him 4 ! 4 ! 5 ' you should have dropped him into the water . 1 you 2 should 1 you 5 him 2 should 3 have 4 dropped 5 him 5 him 6 into 6 into 7 the 6 into 8 water 7 the 8 water 8 water 9 . they are too clever on the turbid [amazon] for poor me ! ' 1 they 4 clever 2 are 3 too 3 too 4 clever 4 clever 5 on 5 on 6 the 6 the 7 turbid 7 turbid 9 for 9 for 10 poor 10 poor 11 me 11 me 12 ! 12 ! 13 ' a [hedgehog] curls himself up into a ball and his prickles stick out every which way at once . 1 a 6 into 1 a 10 his 3 curls 4 himself 3 curls 5 up 5 up 6 into 6 into 8 ball 7 a 8 ball 8 ball 9 and 9 and 10 his 10 his 19 . 11 prickles 13 out 12 stick 13 out 13 out 14 every 14 every 15 which 15 which 16 way 15 which 19 . 16 way 17 at 17 at 18 once by this you may know the [hedgehog] . ' 1 by 2 this 1 by 3 you 3 you 4 may 4 may 5 know 5 know 6 the 6 the 8 . 8 . 9 ' ' [i] don't like this old lady one little bit , ' said [stickly-prickly] , under the shadow of a large leaf . 1 ' 7 lady 3 don't 4 like 3 don't 7 lady 4 like 5 this 5 this 6 old 7 lady 8 one 8 one 12 ' 9 little 10 bit 9 little 11 , 11 , 12 ' 12 ' 16 under 13 said 15 , 13 said 16 under 16 under 22 leaf 17 the 18 shadow 18 shadow 19 of 18 shadow 20 a 20 a 22 leaf 21 large 22 leaf 22 leaf 23 . ' [i] wonder what else she knows ? ' 1 ' 3 wonder 3 wonder 4 what 4 what 5 else 5 else 6 she 6 she 7 knows 7 knows 9 ' 8 ? 9 ' ' [a] [tortoise] can't curl himself up , ' [mother] [jaguar] went on , ever so many times , graciously waving her tail . 1 ' 4 can't 1 ' 7 up 4 can't 6 himself 5 curl 6 himself 7 up 12 went 8 , 9 ' 8 , 12 went 12 went 17 many 13 on 14 , 14 , 16 so 15 ever 16 so 16 so 17 many 17 many 19 , 18 times 19 , 19 , 20 graciously 20 graciously 22 her 21 waving 22 her 22 her 24 . 23 tail 24 . ' [he] only draws his head and legs into his shell . 1 ' 4 draws 3 only 4 draws 4 draws 6 head 5 his 6 head 6 head 7 and 7 and 8 legs 8 legs 9 into 8 legs 10 his 10 his 12 . 11 shell 12 . by this you may know the tortoise . ' 1 by 2 this 2 this 4 may 3 you 4 may 4 may 6 the 5 know 6 the 6 the 7 tortoise 7 tortoise 8 . 8 . 9 ' ' [i] don't like this old lady at all at all , ' said [slow-and-solid] [tortoise] . 1 ' 3 don't 3 don't 11 all 4 like 5 this 4 like 10 at 5 this 6 old 5 this 7 lady 6 old 7 lady 7 lady 8 at 8 at 9 all 10 at 11 all 11 all 12 , 12 , 13 ' 12 , 14 said 14 said 17 . ' [even] [painted] [jaguar] can't forget those directions . 1 ' 5 can't 5 can't 6 forget 6 forget 7 those 7 those 8 directions 8 directions 9 . it 's a great pity that you can't swim , [stickly-prickly] . ' 1 it 2 's 1 it 3 a 3 a 5 pity 4 great 5 pity 5 pity 8 can't 6 that 7 you 7 you 8 can't 8 can't 9 swim 9 swim 10 , 10 , 12 . 12 . 13 ' ' [don't] talk to me , ' said [stickly-prickly] . 1 ' 3 talk 3 talk 4 to 4 to 5 me 5 me 6 , 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 10 . ' [just] think how much better it would be if you could curl up . 1 ' 6 better 3 think 4 how 4 how 5 much 5 much 6 better 6 better 12 could 7 it 8 would 8 would 9 be 8 would 12 could 9 be 10 if 10 if 11 you 12 could 14 up 13 curl 14 up 14 up 15 . this is a mess ! 1 this 2 is 2 is 3 a 3 a 4 mess 4 mess 5 ! listen to [painted] [jaguar] . ' 1 listen 2 to 2 to 5 . 5 . 6 ' painted [jaguar] was sitting on the banks of the turbid [amazon] sucking prickles out of his [paws] and saying to himself 1 painted 4 sitting 1 painted 14 out 3 was 4 sitting 5 on 7 banks 6 the 7 banks 7 banks 8 of 7 banks 9 the 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 turbid 10 turbid 13 prickles 10 turbid 14 out 12 sucking 13 prickles 14 out 15 of 15 of 21 himself 16 his 18 and 18 and 19 saying 19 saying 20 to 19 saying 21 himself ' [can't] curl , but can swim [slow-solid] , that 's him ! 1 ' 3 curl 3 curl 4 , 4 , 5 but 4 , 6 can 6 can 7 swim 6 can 9 , 9 , 10 that 10 that 11 's 11 's 12 him 11 's 13 ! curls up , but can't swim [stickly-prickly] , that 's him ! ' 1 curls 2 up 2 up 3 , 3 , 5 can't 4 but 5 can't 5 can't 6 swim 6 swim 8 , 8 , 9 that 9 that 10 's 10 's 11 him 10 's 12 ! 12 ! 13 ' ' [he] 'll never forget that this month of [sundays] , ' said [stickly-prickly] . 1 ' 3 'll 1 ' 4 never 4 never 6 that 5 forget 6 that 6 that 8 month 7 this 8 month 8 month 9 of 9 of 11 , 11 , 12 ' 12 ' 13 said 13 said 15 . ' [hold] up my chin , [slow-and-solid] . 1 ' 3 up 3 up 4 my 4 my 5 chin 5 chin 6 , 6 , 8 . i 'm going to try to learn to swim . 1 i 2 'm 1 i 3 going 3 going 5 try 4 to 5 try 5 try 6 to 6 to 7 learn 7 learn 8 to 8 to 9 swim 9 swim 10 . it may be useful . ' 1 it 2 may 2 may 3 be 3 be 4 useful 4 useful 5 . 5 . 6 ' ' [excellent] ! ' said [slow-and-solid] ; and he held up [stickly-prickly] 's chin , while [stickly-prickly] kicked in the waters of the turbid [amazon] . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 8 and 5 said 7 ; 7 ; 8 and 8 and 10 held 9 he 10 held 10 held 16 while 11 up 13 's 11 up 14 chin 14 chin 15 , 14 chin 16 while 16 while 22 of 18 kicked 19 in 19 in 20 the 20 the 22 of 21 waters 22 of 22 of 23 the 23 the 24 turbid 24 turbid 26 . ' [you] 'll make a fine swimmer yet , ' said [slow-and-solid] . 1 ' 5 a 3 'll 4 make 4 make 5 a 5 a 6 fine 6 fine 7 swimmer 7 swimmer 8 yet 7 swimmer 10 ' 8 yet 9 , 10 ' 11 said 11 said 13 . ' [now] , if you can unlace my back-plates a little , [i] 'll see what [i] can do towards curling up . 1 ' 5 you 3 , 4 if 4 if 5 you 5 you 6 can 6 can 9 back-plates 6 can 10 a 7 unlace 8 my 8 my 9 back-plates 10 a 19 do 11 little 12 , 12 , 14 'll 14 'll 15 see 15 see 16 what 16 what 18 can 16 what 19 do 19 do 22 up 20 towards 21 curling 21 curling 22 up 22 up 23 . it may be useful . ' 1 it 2 may 2 may 3 be 3 be 4 useful 4 useful 5 . 5 . 6 ' [stickly-prickly] [helped] [to] [unlace] [tortoise] ['s] [back-plates] [,] [so] [that] [by] [twisting] [and] [straining] [slow-and-solid] [actually] [managed] [to] [curl] [up] [a] [tiddy] [wee] [bit] [.] ' [excellent] ! ' said [stickly-prickly] ; ' but [i] shouldn't do any more just now . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 8 ' 5 said 7 ; 7 ; 8 ' 8 ' 12 do 9 but 11 shouldn't 9 but 12 do 12 do 13 any 13 any 15 just 14 more 15 just 15 just 16 now 16 now 17 . it 's making you black in the face . 1 it 2 's 2 's 3 making 2 's 5 black 3 making 4 you 5 black 6 in 6 in 7 the 7 the 8 face 8 face 9 . kindly lead me into the water once again and [i] 'll practice that side-stroke which you say is so easy . ' 1 kindly 2 lead 1 kindly 6 water 3 me 4 into 4 into 5 the 5 the 6 water 6 water 13 that 7 once 8 again 8 again 9 and 9 and 11 'll 11 'll 12 practice 11 'll 13 that 13 that 17 say 14 side-stroke 15 which 15 which 16 you 16 you 17 say 17 say 20 easy 18 is 19 so 19 so 20 easy 20 easy 21 . 21 . 22 ' and so [stickly-prickly] practiced , and [slow-solid] swam alongside . 1 and 2 so 2 so 4 practiced 4 practiced 6 and 5 , 6 and 6 and 8 swam 8 swam 9 alongside 9 alongside 10 . ' [excellent] ! ' said [slow-and-solid] . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 . ' [a] little more practice will make you a regular whale . 1 ' 6 will 3 little 4 more 4 more 5 practice 5 practice 6 will 6 will 7 make 7 make 8 you 8 you 9 a 9 a 10 regular 9 a 11 whale 10 regular 11 whale 11 whale 12 . won't [painted] [jaguar] be surprised ! ' 1 won't 4 be 4 be 5 surprised 5 surprised 6 ! 6 ! 7 ' ' [excellent] ! ' said [stickly-prickly] , all wet from the turbid [amazon] . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 9 wet 7 , 8 all 7 , 9 wet 9 wet 12 turbid 10 from 11 the 10 from 12 turbid 12 turbid 14 . ' [i] declare , [i] shouldn't know you from one of my own family . 1 ' 3 declare 3 declare 7 know 3 declare 8 you 4 , 6 shouldn't 6 shouldn't 7 know 8 you 9 from 9 from 11 of 10 one 11 of 11 of 12 my 12 my 13 own 13 own 14 family 13 own 15 . two holes , [i] think , you said ? 1 two 2 holes 2 holes 3 , 3 , 5 think 5 think 6 , 5 think 7 you 7 you 8 said 7 you 9 ? a little more expression , please , and don't grunt quite so much , or [painted] [jaguar] may hear us . 1 a 7 , 2 little 3 more 3 more 4 expression 4 expression 5 , 4 expression 6 please 5 , 6 please 6 please 7 , 7 , 8 and 7 , 11 quite 8 and 9 don't 8 and 10 grunt 11 quite 15 or 12 so 13 much 13 much 14 , 14 , 15 or 15 or 21 . 18 may 19 hear 19 hear 20 us 19 hear 21 . when you 've finished , [i] want to try that long dive which you say is so easy . 1 when 2 you 1 when 7 want 1 when 14 you 2 you 3 've 4 finished 5 , 4 finished 7 want 7 want 8 to 9 try 10 that 9 try 14 you 10 that 11 long 11 long 12 dive 11 long 13 which 14 you 15 say 15 say 18 easy 16 is 17 so 17 so 18 easy 18 easy 19 . won't [painted] [jaguar] be surprised ! ' 1 won't 4 be 4 be 5 surprised 5 surprised 6 ! 6 ! 7 ' and so [stickly-prickly] dived , and [slow-and-solid] dived alongside . 1 and 2 so 2 so 6 and 4 dived 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 8 dived 8 dived 9 alongside 9 alongside 10 . ' [excellent] ! ' said [slow-and-solid] . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 . ' [a] leetle more attention to holding your breath and you will be able to keep house at the bottom of the turbid [amazon] . 1 ' 5 attention 1 ' 12 will 3 leetle 4 more 3 leetle 5 attention 6 to 7 holding 7 holding 9 breath 8 your 9 breath 9 breath 10 and 10 and 11 you 11 you 12 will 12 will 13 be 12 will 14 able 13 be 14 able 14 able 16 keep 15 to 16 keep 16 keep 19 the 16 keep 20 bottom 17 house 18 at 18 at 19 the 19 the 20 bottom 20 bottom 22 the 21 of 22 the 22 the 23 turbid 23 turbid 25 . now [i] 'll try that exercise of putting my hind legs round my ears which you say is so peculiarly comfortable . 1 now 4 try 1 now 8 putting 3 'll 4 try 4 try 6 exercise 5 that 6 exercise 6 exercise 7 of 8 putting 10 hind 8 putting 22 . 9 my 10 hind 10 hind 11 legs 11 legs 12 round 12 round 15 which 13 my 14 ears 13 my 15 which 15 which 17 say 16 you 17 say 17 say 18 is 18 is 19 so 20 peculiarly 21 comfortable 20 peculiarly 22 . won't [painted] [jaguar] be surprised ! ' 1 won't 4 be 4 be 5 surprised 5 surprised 6 ! 6 ! 7 ' ' [excellent] ! ' said [stickly-prickly] . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 . ' [but] it 's straining your back-plates a little . 1 ' 3 it 3 it 4 's 4 's 5 straining 5 straining 7 back-plates 6 your 7 back-plates 7 back-plates 10 . 8 a 9 little 9 little 10 . they are all overlapping now , instead of lying side by side . ' 1 they 2 are 1 they 6 , 2 are 3 all 3 all 4 overlapping 5 now 6 , 6 , 7 instead 7 instead 9 lying 8 of 9 lying 9 lying 10 side 10 side 11 by 11 by 12 side 11 by 13 . 13 . 14 ' ' [oh] , that 's the result of exercise , ' said [slow-and-solid] . 1 ' 3 , 3 , 5 's 4 that 5 's 5 's 7 result 6 the 7 result 7 result 8 of 8 of 9 exercise 9 exercise 10 , 10 , 11 ' 11 ' 12 said 12 said 14 . ' [am] [i] ? ' said [stickly-prickly] . 1 ' 4 ? 1 ' 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 8 . ' [that] comes from my soaking in the water . 1 ' 3 comes 1 ' 5 my 3 comes 4 from 5 my 6 soaking 6 soaking 7 in 7 in 9 water 8 the 9 water 9 water 10 . oh , won't [painted] [jaguar] be surprised ! ' 1 oh 3 won't 2 , 3 won't 3 won't 6 be 6 be 7 surprised 7 surprised 8 ! 8 ! 9 ' then they saw that they were both of them quite different from what they had been . 1 then 3 saw 1 then 8 of 2 they 3 saw 3 saw 4 that 4 that 6 were 5 they 6 were 6 were 7 both 8 of 9 them 9 them 10 quite 10 quite 12 from 11 different 12 from 12 from 13 what 13 what 14 they 14 they 15 had 15 had 16 been 16 been 17 . ' [that] was the very thing [i] was thinking just now , ' said [stickly-prickly] . 1 ' 6 thing 3 was 5 very 4 the 5 very 5 very 6 thing 6 thing 9 thinking 8 was 9 thinking 9 thinking 10 just 10 just 11 now 10 just 12 , 12 , 13 ' 13 ' 14 said 14 said 16 . ' [i] think scales are a tremendous improvement on prickles to say nothing of being able to swim . 1 ' 6 a 3 think 4 scales 4 scales 5 are 4 scales 6 a 6 a 8 improvement 7 tremendous 8 improvement 8 improvement 10 prickles 9 on 10 prickles 10 prickles 16 able 11 to 12 say 11 to 16 able 12 say 15 being 13 nothing 14 of 13 nothing 15 being 16 able 17 to 17 to 18 swim 18 swim 19 . oh , won't [painted] [jaguar] be surprised ! 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 won't 3 won't 6 be 6 be 7 surprised 7 surprised 8 ! let's go and find him . ' 1 let's 3 and 2 go 3 and 3 and 4 find 4 find 5 him 5 him 6 . 6 . 7 ' by and by they found [painted] [jaguar] , still nursing his paddy-paw that had been hurt the night before . 1 by 2 and 2 and 3 by 3 by 10 nursing 4 they 5 found 5 found 9 still 8 , 9 still 9 still 10 nursing 10 nursing 12 paddy-paw 11 his 12 paddy-paw 12 paddy-paw 16 hurt 13 that 14 had 14 had 15 been 15 been 16 hurt 16 hurt 19 before 17 the 18 night 18 night 19 before 19 before 20 . he was so astonished that he fell three times backward over his own painted tail without stopping . 1 he 2 was 1 he 4 astonished 2 was 3 so 4 astonished 11 over 4 astonished 14 painted 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 fell 7 fell 8 three 8 three 9 times 8 three 11 over 9 times 10 backward 11 over 13 own 12 his 13 own 14 painted 16 without 15 tail 16 without 16 without 17 stopping 16 without 18 . ' [good] morning ! ' said [stickly-prickly] . 1 ' 3 morning 3 morning 4 ! 4 ! 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 8 . ' [and] how is your dear gracious [mummy] this morning ? ' 1 ' 3 how 3 how 7 gracious 4 is 5 your 5 your 6 dear 6 dear 7 gracious 7 gracious 9 this 9 this 11 ? 10 morning 11 ? 11 ? 12 ' ' [but] you hadn't any shell . 1 ' 3 you 3 you 4 hadn't 4 hadn't 5 any 5 any 6 shell 6 shell 7 . it was all prickles , ' said [painted] [jaguar] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 all 3 all 4 prickles 4 prickles 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 10 . ' [i] know it was . 1 ' 3 know 3 know 4 it 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 . just look at my paw ! ' 1 just 2 look 2 look 3 at 3 at 4 my 4 my 5 paw 5 paw 6 ! 6 ! 7 ' ' [you] told me to drop into the turbid [amazon] and be drowned , ' said [slow-solid] . 1 ' 3 told 1 ' 8 the 3 told 4 me 3 told 6 drop 4 me 5 to 6 drop 7 into 8 the 9 turbid 9 turbid 13 drowned 11 and 12 be 11 and 13 drowned 13 drowned 15 ' 14 , 15 ' 15 ' 16 said 16 said 18 . ' [why] are you so rude and forgetful to-day ? ' 1 ' 5 so 3 are 4 you 3 are 5 so 5 so 6 rude 6 rude 8 forgetful 7 and 8 forgetful 8 forgetful 9 to-day 9 to-day 10 ? 10 ? 11 ' ' [don't] you remember what your mother told you ? ' said [stickly-prickly] , 1 ' 4 remember 3 you 4 remember 4 remember 7 mother 5 what 6 your 6 your 7 mother 7 mother 8 told 8 told 9 you 9 you 10 ? 10 ? 11 ' 11 ' 14 , 12 said 14 , ' [can't] curl , but can swim [stickly-prickly] , that 's him ! 1 ' 3 curl 3 curl 4 , 4 , 5 but 4 , 6 can 6 can 7 swim 6 can 9 , 9 , 10 that 10 that 11 's 11 's 12 him 11 's 13 ! curls up , but can't swim [slow-solid] , that 's him ! ' 1 curls 2 up 2 up 3 , 3 , 5 can't 4 but 5 can't 5 can't 6 swim 6 swim 8 , 8 , 9 that 9 that 10 's 10 's 11 him 10 's 12 ! 12 ! 13 ' then they both curled themselves up and rolled round and round [painted] [jaguar] till his eyes turned truly cart-wheels in his head . 1 then 2 they 1 then 3 both 1 then 4 curled 2 they 3 both 4 curled 9 round 5 themselves 6 up 6 up 7 and 6 up 9 round 7 and 8 rolled 9 round 14 till 10 and 11 round 11 round 14 till 14 till 19 cart-wheels 15 his 16 eyes 16 eyes 17 turned 17 turned 18 truly 17 turned 19 cart-wheels 19 cart-wheels 21 his 20 in 21 his 21 his 22 head 22 head 23 . then he went to fetch his mother . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 went 2 he 3 went 3 went 4 to 4 to 5 fetch 5 fetch 7 mother 6 his 7 mother 7 mother 8 . ' [but] it isn't a [hedgehog] , and it isn't a [tortoise] . 1 ' 3 it 1 ' 5 a 3 it 4 isn't 5 a 8 and 7 , 8 and 8 and 11 a 9 it 10 isn't 10 isn't 11 a 11 a 13 . it 's a little bit of both , and [i] don't know its proper name . ' 1 it 7 both 1 it 14 proper 2 's 3 a 3 a 4 little 4 little 5 bit 5 bit 6 of 5 bit 7 both 7 both 8 , 8 , 11 don't 9 and 11 don't 11 don't 12 know 13 its 14 proper 14 proper 15 name 15 name 16 . 16 . 17 ' ' [nonsense] ! ' said [mother] [jaguar] . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 8 . ' [everything] has its proper name . 1 ' 3 has 3 has 4 its 4 its 5 proper 5 proper 6 name 6 name 7 . i should call it " [armadillo] " till [i] found out the real one . 1 i 2 should 1 i 3 call 3 call 4 it 3 call 7 " 4 it 5 " 7 " 8 till 8 till 14 one 10 found 11 out 11 out 13 real 12 the 13 real 13 real 14 one 14 one 15 . and [i] should leave it alone . ' 1 and 3 should 3 should 5 it 4 leave 5 it 5 it 6 alone 6 alone 7 . 7 . 8 ' so that [;] all right , [best] [beloved] . 1 so 2 that 2 that 4 all 4 all 5 right 5 right 6 , 6 , 9 . do you see ? 1 do 2 you 2 you 3 see 3 see 4 ? [i've] [never] [sailed] [the] [amazon] [,] [i] ['ve] [never] [reached] [brazil] [;] [but] [the] [don] [and] [magdelana] [,] [they] [can] [go] [there] [when] [they] [will] [!] and [i] 'd like to roll to [rio] [some] day before [i] 'm old ! 1 and 3 'd 1 and 6 roll 3 'd 4 like 4 like 5 to 6 roll 7 to 7 to 10 day 10 day 11 before 11 before 13 'm 13 'm 14 old 14 old 15 ! i 've never seen a [jaguar] , [nor] yet an [armadill] [o] dilloing in his armour , [and] [i] s'pose [i] never will , 1 i 3 never 1 i 5 a 2 've 3 never 3 never 4 seen 4 seen 5 a 5 a 10 an 7 , 9 yet 9 yet 10 an 10 an 16 armour 13 dilloing 14 in 14 in 15 his 15 his 16 armour 16 armour 17 , 17 , 20 s'pose 17 , 23 will 20 s'pose 22 never 23 will 24 , unless [i] go to [rio] [these] wonders to behold [roll] down roll down to [rio] [roll] really down to [rio] ! 1 unless 7 wonders 3 go 4 to 4 to 7 wonders 7 wonders 9 behold 8 to 9 behold 9 behold 12 roll 11 down 12 roll 12 roll 13 down 12 roll 17 really 13 down 14 to 17 really 18 down 18 down 19 to 19 to 21 ! oh , [i] 'd love to roll to [rio] [some] day before [i] 'm old ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 5 love 4 'd 5 love 5 love 8 to 6 to 7 roll 7 roll 8 to 8 to 11 day 11 day 12 before 12 before 15 old 14 'm 15 old 15 old 16 ! [how] [the] [first] [letter] [was] [written] [once] [upon] [a] [most] [early] [time] [was] [a] [neolithic] [man] [.] and his little girl-daughter 's name was [taffimai] [metallumai] , and that means , ' ; but [i] 'm going to call her [taffy] . 1 and 2 his 2 his 4 girl-daughter 2 his 5 's 3 little 4 girl-daughter 5 's 6 name 6 name 12 that 7 was 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 that 12 that 13 means 13 means 14 , 13 means 19 'm 15 ' 16 ; 16 ; 17 but 17 but 19 'm 19 'm 25 . 20 going 21 to 21 to 22 call 22 call 23 her 23 her 25 . really , my [tegumai] , you 're no better than my [taffy] . ' 1 really 2 , 1 really 3 my 3 my 6 you 5 , 6 you 6 you 7 're 7 're 8 no 7 're 10 than 8 no 9 better 10 than 11 my 11 my 13 . 11 my 14 ' now attend and listen ! 1 now 2 attend 2 attend 3 and 3 and 4 listen 4 listen 5 ! one day [tegumai] [bopsulai] went down through the beaver-swamp to the [wagai] river to spear carp-fish for dinner , and [taffy] went too . 1 one 2 day 1 one 5 went 5 went 9 beaver-swamp 6 down 7 through 7 through 8 the 8 the 9 beaver-swamp 9 beaver-swamp 10 to 9 beaver-swamp 15 spear 10 to 11 the 11 the 13 river 13 river 14 to 15 spear 22 went 16 carp-fish 18 dinner 16 carp-fish 20 and 17 for 18 dinner 19 , 20 and 20 and 22 went 22 went 23 too 23 too 24 . ' [here] 's a pretty kettle of fish ! ' said [tegumai] . 1 ' 3 's 3 's 4 a 4 a 6 kettle 5 pretty 6 kettle 6 kettle 7 of 7 of 8 fish 8 fish 9 ! 9 ! 10 ' 9 ! 11 said 11 said 13 . ' [it] will take me half the day to mend this . ' 1 ' 5 me 3 will 4 take 4 take 5 me 5 me 6 half 6 half 9 to 7 the 8 day 8 day 9 to 9 to 10 mend 10 mend 11 this 11 this 12 . 12 . 13 ' ' [there] 's your big black spear at home , ' said [taffy] . 1 ' 6 black 3 's 4 your 4 your 5 big 5 big 6 black 6 black 9 home 7 spear 8 at 8 at 9 home 9 home 10 , 10 , 11 ' 11 ' 12 said 12 said 14 . ' [let] me run back to the [cave] and ask [mummy] to give it me . ' 1 ' 3 me 3 me 5 back 4 run 5 back 5 back 10 ask 6 to 7 the 7 the 9 and 9 and 10 ask 10 ask 13 give 12 to 13 give 13 give 14 it 13 give 16 . 14 it 15 me 16 . 17 ' ' [it] 's too far for your little fat legs , ' said [tegumai] . 1 ' 7 your 3 's 4 too 4 too 5 far 4 too 6 for 6 for 7 your 7 your 10 legs 8 little 9 fat 9 fat 10 legs 10 legs 11 , 11 , 12 ' 12 ' 13 said 13 said 15 . ' [besides] , you might fall into the beaver-swamp and be drowned . 1 ' 4 you 3 , 4 you 4 you 5 might 5 might 6 fall 5 might 7 into 6 fall 7 into 7 into 10 and 8 the 9 beaver-swamp 9 beaver-swamp 10 and 10 and 11 be 11 be 12 drowned 12 drowned 13 . we must make the best of a bad job . ' 1 we 3 make 1 we 4 the 2 must 3 make 4 the 5 best 4 the 6 of 6 of 7 a 7 a 9 job 8 bad 9 job 9 job 10 . 10 . 11 ' taffy sat down too , with her toes in [the] water and her chin in her hand , and thought very hard . 1 taffy 5 , 1 taffy 7 her 2 sat 3 down 2 sat 5 , 3 down 4 too 5 , 6 with 7 her 8 toes 8 toes 9 in 9 in 12 and 11 water 12 and 12 and 14 chin 13 her 14 chin 14 chin 22 hard 15 in 16 her 16 her 17 hand 17 hand 18 , 18 , 22 hard 19 and 20 thought 20 thought 21 very 21 very 22 hard 22 hard 23 . if we did we could send a message for the new spear . ' 1 if 2 we 1 if 7 a 2 we 3 did 2 we 4 we 4 we 6 send 5 could 6 send 7 a 8 message 8 message 14 ' 9 for 10 the 9 for 11 new 11 new 14 ' 12 spear 13 . 13 . 14 ' ' [taffy] , ' said [tegumai] , ' how often have [i] told you not to use slang ? 1 ' 3 , 1 ' 5 said 3 , 4 ' 5 said 7 , 7 , 8 ' 7 , 13 told 9 how 10 often 10 often 11 have 10 often 13 told 13 told 15 not 14 you 15 not 15 not 16 to 16 to 17 use 17 use 18 slang 18 slang 19 ? he stood on the bank and smiled at [taffy] , because he had a little girl-daughter [of] his own at home . 1 he 2 stood 1 he 4 the 2 stood 3 on 4 the 11 because 5 bank 6 and 6 and 7 smiled 6 and 10 , 7 smiled 8 at 10 , 11 because 11 because 14 a 12 he 13 had 12 he 14 a 14 a 21 home 15 little 16 girl-daughter 16 girl-daughter 18 his 18 his 19 own 19 own 20 at 20 at 21 home 21 home 22 . tegumai drew a hank of deer-sinews from his mendy-bag and began to mend his spear . 1 tegumai 3 a 1 tegumai 7 from 2 drew 3 a 3 a 4 hank 4 hank 5 of 5 of 6 deer-sinews 7 from 11 began 8 his 9 mendy-bag 9 mendy-bag 10 and 10 and 11 began 11 began 16 . 12 to 13 mend 12 to 16 . 13 mend 15 spear 14 his 15 spear ' [come] here , said [taffy] . 1 ' 3 here 3 here 4 , 4 , 5 said 5 said 7 . ' [do] you know where my [mummy] lives ? ' 1 ' 3 you 3 you 4 know 4 know 5 where 5 where 6 my 6 my 8 lives 8 lives 9 ? 9 ? 10 ' and the [stranger-man] said ' [um] ! ' being , as you know , a [tewara] . 1 and 2 the 1 and 4 said 4 said 5 ' 5 ' 7 ! 7 ! 13 know 8 ' 9 being 9 being 10 , 10 , 11 as 11 as 12 you 12 you 13 know 13 know 15 a 14 , 15 a 15 a 17 . ' [don't] bother grown-ups , ' said [tegumai] , so busy with his spear-mending that he did not turn round . 1 ' 4 grown-ups 1 ' 6 ' 1 ' 7 said 3 bother 4 grown-ups 4 grown-ups 5 , 7 said 17 did 9 , 10 so 9 , 16 he 10 so 11 busy 10 so 14 spear-mending 11 busy 12 with 12 with 13 his 14 spear-mending 15 that 16 he 17 did 17 did 19 turn 18 not 19 turn 19 turn 20 round 19 turn 21 . ' [i] aren't , said [taffy] . 1 ' 3 aren't 3 aren't 4 , 4 , 5 said 5 said 7 . ' [i] only want him to do what [i] want him to do , and he won't understand . ' 1 ' 3 only 1 ' 8 what 3 only 5 him 3 only 7 do 4 want 5 him 6 to 7 do 8 what 11 him 10 want 11 him 11 him 13 do 12 to 13 do 13 do 15 and 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 he 16 he 17 won't 16 he 18 understand 17 won't 18 understand 18 understand 20 ' 19 . 20 ' the [stranger-man] a genuine [tewara] he was sat down on the grass , and [taffy] showed him what her [daddy] was doing . 1 the 3 a 1 the 8 sat 3 a 4 genuine 4 genuine 6 he 6 he 7 was 8 sat 9 down 8 sat 14 and 9 down 10 on 9 down 12 grass 10 on 12 grass 11 the 12 grass 12 grass 13 , 14 and 16 showed 14 and 18 what 16 showed 17 him 18 what 19 her 19 her 23 . 21 was 22 doing 22 doing 23 . the [stranger-man] thought , this is a very wonderful child . 1 the 3 thought 3 thought 5 this 4 , 5 this 5 this 7 a 6 is 7 a 7 a 9 wonderful 8 very 9 wonderful 9 wonderful 10 child 10 child 11 . she stamps her foot at me and she makes faces . 1 she 2 stamps 1 she 3 her 1 she 7 and 3 her 4 foot 4 foot 5 at 5 at 6 me 7 and 8 she 8 she 9 makes 9 makes 10 faces 10 faces 11 . she must be the daughter of that noble [chief] who is so great that he won't take any notice of me . ' 1 she 3 be 1 she 18 any 2 must 3 be 3 be 4 the 4 the 5 daughter 4 the 8 noble 5 daughter 6 of 6 of 7 that 10 who 11 is 10 who 18 any 11 is 15 he 12 so 13 great 12 so 14 that 14 that 15 he 15 he 16 won't 16 won't 17 take 18 any 21 me 18 any 22 . 19 notice 20 of 20 of 21 me 22 . 23 ' so he smiled more politely than ever . 1 so 2 he 1 so 3 smiled 3 smiled 5 politely 4 more 5 politely 5 politely 6 than 6 than 7 ever 7 ever 8 . the [stranger-man] ( and he was a [tewara] ) thought , ' [this] is a very , very wonderful child . 1 the 3 ( 3 ( 11 , 4 and 5 he 4 and 7 a 5 he 6 was 7 a 9 ) 9 ) 10 thought 9 ) 11 , 11 , 15 a 12 ' 14 is 12 ' 15 a 15 a 16 very 16 very 18 very 17 , 18 very 18 very 20 child 19 wonderful 20 child 20 child 21 . she waves her arms and she shouts at me , but [i] don't understand a word of what she says . 1 she 8 at 2 waves 3 her 3 her 4 arms 4 arms 5 and 4 arms 7 shouts 5 and 6 she 7 shouts 8 at 8 at 9 me 9 me 11 but 10 , 11 but 11 but 18 what 13 don't 14 understand 14 understand 15 a 15 a 18 what 16 word 17 of 16 word 18 what 18 what 21 . 19 she 20 says 20 says 21 . but if [i] don't do what she wants , [i] greatly fear that that haughty [chief] , , will be angry . ' 1 but 8 wants 2 if 4 don't 2 if 5 do 4 don't 5 do 5 do 6 what 6 what 7 she 6 what 8 wants 8 wants 11 greatly 9 , 11 greatly 11 greatly 15 haughty 12 fear 13 that 12 fear 15 haughty 13 that 14 that 15 haughty 17 , 15 haughty 20 be 17 , 18 , 18 , 19 will 19 will 20 be 20 be 21 angry 21 angry 22 . 22 . 23 ' he got up and twisted a big flat piece of bark off a birch-tree and gave it to [taffy] . 1 he 2 got 1 he 4 and 2 got 3 up 3 up 4 and 4 and 6 a 4 and 7 big 5 twisted 6 a 7 big 9 piece 7 big 13 a 8 flat 9 piece 9 piece 11 bark 9 piece 13 a 10 of 11 bark 11 bark 12 off 13 a 14 birch-tree 14 birch-tree 15 and 14 birch-tree 16 gave 16 gave 17 it 17 it 18 to 18 to 20 . ' [oh] ! ' said she . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 she 6 she 7 . ' [now] [i] see ! 1 ' 4 see 4 see 5 ! you want my [mummy] 's living-address ? 1 you 2 want 2 want 3 my 3 my 5 's 5 's 6 living-address 6 living-address 7 ? of course [i] can't write , but [i] can draw pictures if [i] 've anything sharp to scratch with . 1 of 2 course 1 of 7 but 2 course 4 can't 2 course 5 write 5 write 6 , 7 but 12 if 9 can 11 pictures 9 can 12 if 10 draw 11 pictures 12 if 14 've 14 've 15 anything 15 anything 16 sharp 15 anything 17 to 16 sharp 17 to 17 to 18 scratch 18 scratch 19 with 19 with 20 . please lend me the shark 's tooth off your necklace . ' 1 please 3 me 2 lend 3 me 3 me 4 the 4 the 8 off 5 shark 6 's 6 's 7 tooth 7 tooth 8 off 8 off 10 necklace 9 your 10 necklace 10 necklace 11 . 11 . 12 ' the [stranger-man] ( and he was a [tewara] ) thought , ' [this] is a very , very , very wonderful child . 1 the 3 ( 1 the 9 ) 3 ( 4 and 4 and 5 he 4 and 7 a 5 he 6 was 9 ) 10 thought 9 ) 15 a 10 thought 11 , 11 , 12 ' 12 ' 14 is 15 a 16 very 16 very 21 wonderful 17 , 18 very 18 very 19 , 18 very 20 very 19 , 20 very 20 very 21 wonderful 21 wonderful 22 child 21 wonderful 23 . 22 child 23 . i had better be more polite . ' 1 i 2 had 2 had 3 better 2 had 5 more 3 better 4 be 5 more 6 polite 6 polite 7 . 7 . 8 ' you can look over my shoulder , but you mustn't joggle . 1 you 2 can 2 can 5 my 3 look 4 over 3 look 5 my 5 my 6 shoulder 6 shoulder 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 you 9 you 11 joggle 10 mustn't 11 joggle 11 joggle 12 . first [i] 'll draw [daddy] fishing . 1 first 3 'll 3 'll 4 draw 4 draw 6 fishing 6 fishing 7 . it isn't very like him ; but [mummy] will know , because [i] 've drawn his spear all broken . 1 it 2 isn't 1 it 9 will 2 isn't 7 but 3 very 4 like 4 like 5 him 5 him 6 ; 6 ; 7 but 9 will 10 know 9 will 12 because 9 will 15 drawn 10 know 11 , 12 because 14 've 15 drawn 17 spear 15 drawn 20 . 16 his 17 spear 18 all 19 broken 19 broken 20 . well , now [i] 'll draw the other spear that he wants , the black-handled spear . 1 well 7 the 1 well 8 other 2 , 3 now 2 , 6 draw 3 now 5 'll 6 draw 7 the 8 other 10 that 8 other 13 , 9 spear 10 that 10 that 11 he 11 he 12 wants 13 , 15 black-handled 14 the 15 black-handled 15 black-handled 17 . 16 spear 17 . that 's the spear [i] want you to fetch ; so [i] 'll draw a picture of me myself ' splaining to you . 1 that 2 's 1 that 4 spear 2 's 3 the 4 spear 7 you 6 want 7 you 7 you 14 draw 8 to 9 fetch 8 to 13 'll 9 fetch 10 ; 10 ; 11 so 13 'll 14 draw 14 draw 16 picture 15 a 16 picture 16 picture 17 of 16 picture 21 splaining 17 of 18 me 17 of 19 myself 19 myself 20 ' 21 splaining 22 to 21 splaining 24 . 22 to 23 you 22 to 24 . my hair doesn't stand up like [i] 've drawn , but it 's easier to draw that way . 1 my 4 stand 1 my 6 like 2 hair 3 doesn't 2 hair 4 stand 4 stand 5 up 6 like 8 've 8 've 17 that 9 drawn 10 , 10 , 11 but 10 , 14 easier 11 but 13 's 12 it 13 's 14 easier 15 to 14 easier 17 that 15 to 16 draw 17 that 19 . 18 way 19 . now [i] 'll draw you . 1 now 3 'll 3 'll 4 draw 4 draw 5 you 5 you 6 . i think you 're very nice really , but [i] can't make you pretty in the picture , so you mustn't be ' fended . 1 i 7 really 2 think 5 very 3 you 4 're 3 you 5 very 5 very 6 nice 5 very 7 really 7 really 8 , 8 , 13 you 9 but 11 can't 9 but 12 make 12 make 13 you 13 you 14 pretty 13 you 18 , 14 pretty 15 in 14 pretty 17 picture 15 in 16 the 18 , 19 so 19 so 21 mustn't 20 you 21 mustn't 21 mustn't 22 be 21 mustn't 24 fended 23 ' 24 fended 24 fended 25 . are you ' fended ? ' 1 are 2 you 1 are 4 fended 2 you 3 ' 4 fended 5 ? 5 ? 6 ' the [stranger-man] ( and he was a [tewara] ) smiled . 1 the 4 and 3 ( 4 and 4 and 7 a 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 a 7 a 9 ) 9 ) 11 . 10 smiled 11 . he is a great [chief] , or he would have noticed me . 1 he 2 is 1 he 3 a 2 is 3 a 3 a 4 great 4 great 7 or 6 , 7 or 7 or 10 have 8 he 9 would 9 would 10 have 10 have 11 noticed 11 noticed 13 . 12 me 13 . now [i] 'll show you how to find my [mummy] 's living-address . 1 now 5 you 3 'll 4 show 4 show 5 you 5 you 6 how 6 how 7 to 6 how 8 find 8 find 11 's 9 my 11 's 11 's 12 living-address 12 living-address 13 . mind you don't fall in ! 1 mind 2 you 2 you 3 don't 3 don't 4 fall 4 fall 5 in 5 in 6 ! then our [cave] is just beyond the beaver-swamp . 1 then 2 our 1 then 4 is 4 is 5 just 5 just 6 beyond 6 beyond 7 the 6 beyond 8 beaver-swamp 8 beaver-swamp 9 . it isn't as high as the hills really , but [i] can't draw things very small . 1 it 4 high 1 it 7 hills 2 isn't 3 as 2 isn't 4 high 4 high 5 as 5 as 6 the 7 hills 8 really 8 really 13 draw 8 really 16 small 9 , 10 but 10 but 12 can't 12 can't 13 draw 14 things 15 very 14 things 16 small 15 very 16 small 16 small 17 . that 's my [mummy] outside . 1 that 2 's 2 's 3 my 3 my 5 outside 5 outside 6 . she is beautiful . 1 she 2 is 2 is 3 beautiful 3 beautiful 4 . she is the most beautifullest [mummy] there ever was , but she won't be ' fended when she sees [i] 've drawn her so plain . 1 she 2 is 1 she 5 beautifullest 2 is 3 the 3 the 4 most 5 beautifullest 9 was 5 beautifullest 16 fended 7 there 8 ever 7 there 9 was 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 she 12 she 13 won't 13 won't 14 be 13 won't 16 fended 14 be 15 ' 16 fended 17 when 17 when 18 she 17 when 21 've 18 she 19 sees 21 've 23 her 21 've 26 . 22 drawn 23 her 24 so 25 plain 25 plain 26 . she 'll be pleased of me because [i] can draw . 1 she 2 'll 1 she 3 be 3 be 5 of 4 pleased 5 of 5 of 7 because 6 me 7 because 7 because 10 draw 9 can 10 draw 10 draw 11 . now , in case you forget , [i] 've drawn the spear that [daddy] wants outside our [cave] . 1 now 6 forget 2 , 3 in 3 in 4 case 4 case 5 you 5 you 6 forget 6 forget 7 , 7 , 9 've 7 , 13 that 10 drawn 12 spear 11 the 12 spear 12 spear 13 that 13 that 19 . 15 wants 16 outside 15 wants 17 our 17 our 19 . it 's inside really , but you show the picture to my [mummy] and she 'll give it you . 1 it 2 's 1 it 5 , 2 's 3 inside 3 inside 4 really 5 , 11 to 6 but 7 you 7 you 8 show 8 show 9 the 8 show 10 picture 9 the 10 picture 10 picture 11 to 11 to 20 . 12 my 16 'll 14 and 15 she 14 and 16 'll 16 'll 17 give 17 give 18 it 18 it 19 you 19 you 20 . i 've made her holding up her hands , because [i] know she 'll be so pleased to see you . 1 i 4 her 2 've 3 made 3 made 4 her 4 her 8 hands 5 holding 6 up 5 holding 8 hands 6 up 7 her 8 hands 10 because 9 , 10 because 10 because 15 be 12 know 14 'll 12 know 15 be 13 she 14 'll 15 be 17 pleased 16 so 17 pleased 17 pleased 20 you 18 to 19 see 19 see 20 you 20 you 21 . isn't it a beautiful picture ? 1 isn't 2 it 2 it 3 a 3 a 4 beautiful 4 beautiful 5 picture 5 picture 6 ? and do you quite understand , or shall [i] ' splain again ? ' 1 and 2 do 1 and 4 quite 2 do 3 you 4 quite 6 , 5 understand 6 , 6 , 8 shall 7 or 8 shall 8 shall 11 splain 10 ' 11 splain 11 splain 12 again 12 again 14 ' 13 ? 14 ' the [stranger-man] ( and he was a [tewara] ) looked at the picture and nodded very hard . 1 the 3 ( 1 the 7 a 3 ( 4 and 4 and 5 he 4 and 6 was 5 he 6 was 7 a 9 ) 7 a 12 the 9 ) 10 looked 10 looked 11 at 12 the 16 very 13 picture 15 nodded 14 and 15 nodded 15 nodded 16 very 16 very 17 hard 17 hard 18 . now [i] see why the great [chief] pretended not to notice me ! 1 now 3 see 1 now 4 why 3 see 4 why 4 why 6 great 5 the 6 great 6 great 10 to 8 pretended 9 not 9 not 10 to 10 to 11 notice 11 notice 12 me 12 me 13 ! he feared that his enemies were hiding in the bushes and would see him . 1 he 2 feared 2 feared 5 enemies 2 feared 6 were 3 that 4 his 4 his 5 enemies 6 were 7 hiding 7 hiding 11 and 8 in 9 the 9 the 10 bushes 10 bushes 11 and 11 and 13 see 12 would 13 see 13 see 15 . 14 him 15 . therefore he turned to [me] his back , and let the wise and wonderful child draw the terrible picture showing me his difficulties . 1 therefore 6 his 1 therefore 10 let 2 he 3 turned 3 turned 4 to 4 to 6 his 7 back 8 , 7 back 9 and 9 and 10 let 10 let 13 and 11 the 12 wise 12 wise 13 and 13 and 17 the 14 wonderful 15 child 15 child 16 draw 16 draw 17 the 17 the 18 terrible 18 terrible 24 . 19 picture 20 showing 20 showing 21 me 21 me 23 difficulties 21 me 24 . 22 his 23 difficulties i will away and get help for him from his tribe . ' 1 i 2 will 2 will 7 for 3 away 4 and 4 and 5 get 5 get 6 help 6 help 7 for 7 for 8 him 8 him 9 from 8 him 10 his 10 his 11 tribe 11 tribe 12 . 12 . 13 ' now this is the picture that [taffy] had drawn for him ! 1 now 6 that 2 this 3 is 3 is 4 the 4 the 5 picture 5 picture 6 that 6 that 8 had 8 had 9 drawn 9 drawn 10 for 10 for 11 him 11 him 12 ! ' [what] have you been doing , [taffy] ? ' said [tegumai] . 1 ' 3 have 1 ' 4 you 4 you 5 been 4 you 6 doing 6 doing 7 , 7 , 9 ? 9 ? 11 said 10 ' 11 said 11 said 13 . he had mended his spear and was carefully waving it to and fro . 1 he 4 his 2 had 3 mended 3 mended 4 his 4 his 5 spear 5 spear 7 was 6 and 7 was 7 was 8 carefully 8 carefully 10 it 9 waving 10 it 10 it 13 fro 11 to 13 fro 12 and 13 fro 13 fro 14 . ' [it] 's a little berangement of my own , [daddy] dear , ' said [taffy] . 1 ' 3 's 3 's 4 a 4 a 12 dear 5 little 6 berangement 6 berangement 7 of 7 of 8 my 8 my 9 own 9 own 10 , 9 own 12 dear 12 dear 13 , 13 , 14 ' 14 ' 15 said 15 said 17 . ' [if] you won't ask me questions , you 'll know all about it in a little time , and you 'll be surprised . 1 ' 3 you 1 ' 5 ask 4 won't 5 ask 5 ask 11 know 6 me 7 questions 7 questions 10 'll 8 , 9 you 9 you 10 'll 10 'll 11 know 11 know 13 about 12 all 13 about 13 about 14 it 14 it 20 and 15 in 16 a 15 in 19 , 16 a 18 time 17 little 18 time 19 , 20 and 20 and 24 surprised 21 you 22 'll 22 'll 23 be 22 'll 24 surprised 24 surprised 25 . you don't know how surprised you 'll be , [daddy] ! 1 you 2 don't 1 you 5 surprised 2 don't 3 know 4 how 5 surprised 5 surprised 6 you 6 you 7 'll 6 you 8 be 8 be 9 , 9 , 11 ! promise you 'll be surprised . ' 1 promise 3 'll 2 you 3 'll 3 'll 4 be 4 be 5 surprised 5 surprised 6 . 6 . 7 ' ' [very] well , ' said [tegumai] , and went on fishing . 1 ' 5 ' 3 well 4 , 3 well 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 11 on 10 went 11 on 11 on 12 fishing 12 fishing 13 . he [had] run hard , so that he panted , and his legs were scratched with brambles , but he still tried to be polite . 1 he 3 run 1 he 9 panted 3 run 7 that 4 hard 5 , 4 hard 7 that 5 , 6 so 7 that 8 he 9 panted 10 , 9 panted 11 and 11 and 13 legs 12 his 13 legs 13 legs 15 scratched 14 were 15 scratched 15 scratched 21 still 16 with 17 brambles 17 brambles 18 , 17 brambles 21 still 18 , 19 but 19 but 20 he 21 still 22 tried 22 tried 23 to 22 tried 24 be 24 be 25 polite 25 polite 26 . as soon as [teshumai] saw the picture she screamed like anything and flew at the [stranger-man] . 1 as 2 soon 1 as 9 screamed 2 soon 3 as 3 as 5 saw 5 saw 6 the 6 the 7 picture 7 picture 8 she 9 screamed 11 anything 10 like 11 anything 11 anything 13 flew 12 and 13 flew 13 flew 15 the 14 at 15 the 15 the 17 . the other [neolithic] ladies at once knocked him down and sat on him in a long line of six , while [teshumai] pulled his hair . 1 the 4 ladies 1 the 5 at 2 other 4 ladies 5 at 6 once 5 at 11 sat 6 once 8 him 7 knocked 8 him 8 him 9 down 9 down 10 and 11 sat 15 a 11 sat 19 six 12 on 13 him 13 him 14 in 14 in 15 a 15 a 17 line 16 long 17 line 17 line 18 of 19 six 20 , 20 , 24 his 21 while 23 pulled 23 pulled 24 his 24 his 25 hair 25 hair 26 . ' [it] 's as plain as the nose on this [stranger-man] 's face , ' she said . 1 ' 8 nose 3 's 4 as 4 as 5 plain 4 as 6 as 6 as 7 the 7 the 8 nose 8 nose 14 , 9 on 10 this 10 this 13 face 12 's 13 face 13 face 14 , 14 , 16 she 15 ' 16 she 16 she 17 said 17 said 18 . look ! ' 1 look 2 ! 2 ! 3 ' she showed the picture to all the [neolithic] ladies sitting patiently on the [stranger-man] . 1 she 2 showed 1 she 3 the 3 the 4 picture 4 picture 9 ladies 5 to 6 all 6 all 7 the 7 the 9 ladies 9 ladies 11 patiently 10 sitting 11 patiently 11 patiently 15 . 12 on 13 the 13 the 15 . isn't it shocking ! ' 1 isn't 2 it 2 it 3 shocking 3 shocking 4 ! 4 ! 5 ' by this time the [stranger-man] ( in spite of being a [tewara] ) was really annoyed . 1 by 3 time 2 this 3 time 3 time 4 the 4 the 6 ( 6 ( 8 spite 6 ( 9 of 7 in 8 spite 9 of 14 was 10 being 11 a 11 a 13 ) 13 ) 14 was 14 was 16 annoyed 15 really 16 annoyed 16 annoyed 17 . ' [well] , you have been quick ! ' said [taffy] . 1 ' 5 have 3 , 4 you 4 you 5 have 5 have 6 been 6 been 7 quick 7 quick 9 ' 8 ! 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 12 . ' [but] why did you bring so many people ? 1 ' 5 you 3 why 4 did 4 did 5 you 5 you 6 bring 6 bring 7 so 7 so 8 many 8 many 9 people 9 people 10 ? daddy dear , this is my surprise . 1 daddy 2 dear 2 dear 3 , 2 dear 5 is 3 , 4 this 5 is 6 my 6 my 7 surprise 7 surprise 8 . are you surprised , [daddy] ? ' 1 are 2 you 2 you 3 surprised 3 surprised 4 , 4 , 6 ? 6 ? 7 ' ' [very] , ' said [tegumai] ; ' but it has ruined all my fishing for the day . 1 ' 3 , 3 , 7 ; 4 ' 5 said 4 ' 7 ; 7 ; 8 ' 7 ; 9 but 9 but 12 ruined 10 it 11 has 11 has 12 ruined 12 ruined 18 day 13 all 14 my 14 my 15 fishing 15 fishing 16 for 16 for 17 the 17 the 18 day 18 day 19 . why , the whole dear , kind , nice , clean , quiet [tribe] is here , [taffy] . ' 1 why 2 , 1 why 6 , 1 why 8 , 3 the 4 whole 4 whole 5 dear 4 whole 6 , 7 kind 8 , 8 , 9 nice 9 nice 10 , 9 nice 12 , 10 , 11 clean 12 , 13 quiet 13 quiet 16 here 13 quiet 17 , 15 is 16 here 17 , 19 . 19 . 20 ' and so they were . 1 and 2 so 2 so 3 they 3 they 4 were 4 were 5 . ' [explain] ! 1 ' 3 ! explain ! 1 explain 2 ! explain ! ' cried all the [tribe] of [tegumai] . 1 explain 2 ! 2 ! 3 ' 3 ' 4 cried 4 cried 5 all 5 all 6 the 6 the 8 of 8 of 10 . ' [goodness] ' sakes alive ! ' said [tegumai] . 1 ' 3 ' 3 ' 4 sakes 4 sakes 5 alive 5 alive 6 ! 6 ! 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 10 . ' [let] go of my top-knot . 1 ' 3 go 3 go 4 of 4 of 5 my 5 my 6 top-knot 6 top-knot 7 . can't a man break his carp-spear without the whole countryside descending on him ? 1 can't 2 a 1 can't 3 man 2 a 3 man 3 man 4 break 4 break 8 the 5 his 6 carp-spear 6 carp-spear 7 without 7 without 8 the 8 the 9 whole 9 whole 10 countryside 9 whole 11 descending 11 descending 12 on 12 on 13 him 13 him 14 ? you 're a very interfering people . ' 1 you 2 're 2 're 3 a 3 a 4 very 3 a 5 interfering 4 very 5 interfering 5 interfering 6 people 6 people 7 . 7 . 8 ' ' [i] don't believe you 've brought my [daddy] 's black-handled spear after all , ' said [taffy] . 1 ' 3 don't 1 ' 5 you 3 don't 4 believe 4 believe 5 you 5 you 6 've 6 've 7 brought 6 've 11 black-handled 7 brought 8 my 8 my 10 's 11 black-handled 16 ' 12 spear 13 after 12 spear 15 , 13 after 14 all 15 , 16 ' 16 ' 17 said 16 ' 19 . ' [and] what are you doing to my nice [stranger-man] ? ' 1 ' 3 what 3 what 5 you 4 are 5 you 5 you 6 doing 5 you 7 to 7 to 9 nice 8 my 9 nice 9 nice 11 ? 11 ? 12 ' they were thumping him by twos and threes and tens till his eyes turned round and round . 1 they 2 were 1 they 4 him 2 were 3 thumping 4 him 11 till 5 by 6 twos 6 twos 7 and 6 twos 8 threes 8 threes 9 and 9 and 10 tens 9 and 11 till 11 till 13 eyes 12 his 13 eyes 13 eyes 15 round 14 turned 15 round 15 round 16 and 16 and 17 round 17 round 18 . he could only gasp and point at [taffy] . 1 he 2 could 1 he 3 only 2 could 3 only 3 only 4 gasp 4 gasp 5 and 5 and 6 point 6 point 7 at 7 at 9 . ' [where] are the bad people who speared you , my darling ? ' said [teshumai] [tewindrow] . 1 ' 4 the 3 are 4 the 4 the 5 bad 5 bad 6 people 5 bad 10 , 7 who 8 speared 8 speared 9 you 9 you 10 , 10 , 12 darling 11 my 12 darling 12 darling 18 . 13 ? 15 said 14 ' 15 said 15 said 18 . ' [there] weren't any , ' said [tegumai] . 1 ' 3 weren't 3 weren't 4 any 4 any 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 9 . ' [my] only visitor this morning was the poor fellow that you are trying to choke . 1 ' 4 visitor 1 ' 9 poor 3 only 4 visitor 4 visitor 6 morning 5 this 6 morning 6 morning 7 was 7 was 8 the 9 poor 11 that 10 fellow 11 that 11 that 17 . 12 you 13 are 12 you 14 trying 14 trying 15 to 14 trying 17 . 15 to 16 choke aren't you well , or are you ill , [o] [tribe] of [tegumai] ? ' 1 aren't 2 you 1 aren't 5 or 2 you 3 well 3 well 4 , 5 or 7 you 6 are 7 you 7 you 8 ill 8 ill 9 , 9 , 15 ' 12 of 14 ? 14 ? 15 ' ' [he] came with a horrible picture , ' said the [head] [chief] , ' a picture that showed you were full of spears . ' 1 ' 7 picture 1 ' 10 said 3 came 5 a 4 with 5 a 5 a 6 horrible 6 horrible 7 picture 7 picture 8 , 8 , 9 ' 10 said 11 the 10 said 17 picture 14 , 15 ' 15 ' 16 a 16 a 17 picture 17 picture 22 full 18 that 19 showed 19 showed 21 were 20 you 21 were 21 were 22 full 22 full 23 of 23 of 26 ' 24 spears 25 . 25 . 26 ' ' [er-um-pr'aps] [i] 'd better ' splain that [i] gave him that picture , ' said [taffy] , but she did not feel quite comfy . 1 ' 5 better 1 ' 6 ' 4 'd 5 better 6 ' 10 gave 7 splain 8 that 8 that 10 gave 10 gave 14 , 11 him 12 that 12 that 13 picture 13 picture 14 , 14 , 20 she 15 ' 16 said 16 said 18 , 18 , 19 but 19 but 20 she 20 she 21 did 21 did 22 not 21 did 24 quite 22 not 23 feel 23 feel 24 quite 24 quite 26 . 25 comfy 26 . ' [you] ! ' said the [tribe] of [tegumai] all together . 1 ' 3 ! 1 ' 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 4 ' 6 the 6 the 8 of 8 of 10 all 10 all 11 together 11 together 12 . ' ! 1 ' 2 ! you ? ' 1 you 2 ? 2 ? 3 ' ' [explain] ! 1 ' 3 ! explain ! 1 explain 2 ! explain ! ' said the [head] [chief] of the [tribe] of [tegumai] , and he hopped on one foot . 1 explain 3 ' 1 explain 4 said 2 ! 3 ' 4 said 5 the 5 the 19 foot 8 of 9 the 9 the 11 of 11 of 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 he 15 he 16 hopped 16 hopped 17 on 16 hopped 19 foot 17 on 18 one 19 foot 20 . ' [i] wanted the [stranger-man] to fetch [daddy] 's spear , so [i] drawded it , ' said [taffy] . 1 ' 3 wanted 1 ' 10 spear 4 the 6 to 6 to 7 fetch 7 fetch 9 's 9 's 10 spear 10 spear 11 , 11 , 12 so 12 so 14 drawded 14 drawded 17 ' 15 it 16 , 16 , 17 ' 17 ' 18 said 17 ' 20 . ' [there] wasn't lots of spears . 1 ' 3 wasn't 3 wasn't 4 lots 4 lots 5 of 5 of 6 spears 6 spears 7 . there was only one spear . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 only 3 only 4 one 4 one 5 spear 5 spear 6 . i drawded it three times to make sure . 1 i 2 drawded 2 drawded 4 three 3 it 4 three 4 three 6 to 5 times 6 to 6 to 7 make 7 make 8 sure 8 sure 9 . ' [he] is a very nice man . 1 ' 3 is 3 is 4 a 4 a 5 very 5 very 6 nice 6 nice 7 man 7 man 8 . why have you filled his hair with mud ? 1 why 2 have 2 have 3 you 2 have 4 filled 4 filled 5 his 5 his 6 hair 5 his 8 mud 6 hair 7 with 8 mud 9 ? wash him ! ' 1 wash 2 him 2 him 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' the only people who did not laugh were [teshumai] [tewindrow] and all the [neolithic] ladies . 1 the 2 only 1 the 3 people 3 people 6 not 4 who 5 did 5 did 6 not 6 not 7 laugh 7 laugh 8 were 8 were 15 ladies 11 and 12 all 12 all 13 the 13 the 15 ladies 15 ladies 16 . they were very polite to all their husbands , and said ' [idiot] ! ' ever so often . 1 they 2 were 1 they 7 their 2 were 3 very 3 very 4 polite 4 polite 5 to 5 to 6 all 7 their 8 husbands 8 husbands 12 ' 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 said 11 said 12 ' 12 ' 14 ! 14 ! 15 ' 15 ' 18 often 16 ever 17 so 17 so 18 often 18 often 19 . ' [i] didn't intend to ; [i] only wanted [daddy] 's black-handled spear , ' said [taffy] . 1 ' 4 intend 1 ' 9 wanted 3 didn't 4 intend 5 to 6 ; 6 ; 8 only 8 only 9 wanted 9 wanted 12 black-handled 11 's 12 black-handled 12 black-handled 13 spear 13 spear 14 , 14 , 15 ' 15 ' 16 said 16 said 18 . ' [never] mind . 1 ' 3 mind 3 mind 4 . it is a great invention , and some day men will call it writing . 1 it 3 a 2 is 3 a 3 a 8 some 4 great 5 invention 4 great 6 , 6 , 7 and 6 , 8 some 8 some 11 will 9 day 10 men 9 day 11 will 11 will 12 call 12 call 13 it 13 it 14 writing 14 writing 15 . at present it is only pictures , and , as we have seen to-day , pictures are not always properly understood . 1 at 2 present 1 at 13 seen 2 present 6 pictures 3 it 4 is 4 is 5 only 4 is 6 pictures 6 pictures 7 , 7 , 8 and 7 , 9 , 9 , 12 have 10 as 11 we 11 we 12 have 13 seen 19 always 14 to-day 17 are 15 , 16 pictures 16 pictures 17 are 17 are 18 not 18 not 19 always 19 always 20 properly 20 properly 22 . 21 understood 22 . let the [neolithic] ladies wash the mud out of the stranger 's hair . ' 1 let 2 the 2 the 4 ladies 2 the 7 mud 4 ladies 6 the 5 wash 6 the 7 mud 10 the 8 out 9 of 9 of 10 the 10 the 11 stranger 11 stranger 13 hair 12 's 13 hair 13 hair 14 . 14 . 15 ' most of them prefer to draw pictures and play about with their [daddies] just like [taffy] . 1 most 7 pictures 2 of 3 them 3 them 4 prefer 4 prefer 5 to 5 to 6 draw 6 draw 7 pictures 7 pictures 9 play 8 and 9 play 9 play 10 about 9 play 11 with 11 with 12 their 12 their 15 like 14 just 15 like 15 like 17 . [how] [the] [alphabet] [was] [made] presently she began to giggle , and her [daddy] said , ' [don't] be silly , child . ' 1 presently 2 she 1 presently 3 began 3 began 4 to 3 began 8 her 4 to 5 giggle 5 giggle 6 , 6 , 7 and 8 her 15 silly 10 said 11 , 11 , 12 ' 12 ' 14 be 14 be 15 silly 15 silly 16 , 16 , 17 child 17 child 19 ' 18 . 19 ' ' [but] wasn't it [inciting] ! ' said [taffy] . 1 ' 3 wasn't 3 wasn't 4 it 4 it 6 ! 6 ! 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 10 . ' [well] do [i] , ' said [tegumai] . 1 ' 3 do 3 do 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 9 . ' [i] had to pay two [deerskins] soft ones with fringes to the [stranger-man] for the things we did to him . ' 1 ' 8 soft 1 ' 18 we 3 had 4 to 4 to 6 two 5 pay 6 two 6 two 8 soft 8 soft 11 fringes 9 ones 10 with 9 ones 11 fringes 11 fringes 12 to 12 to 13 the 13 the 17 things 15 for 16 the 16 the 17 things 18 we 19 did 18 we 22 . 19 did 20 to 20 to 21 him 22 . 23 ' ' [we] didn't do anything , ' said [taffy] . 1 ' 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 do 3 didn't 5 anything 5 anything 6 , 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 10 . ' [it] was [mummy] and the other [neolithic] ladies and the mud . ' 1 ' 3 was 3 was 7 other 5 and 6 the 6 the 7 other 7 other 9 ladies 9 ladies 11 the 9 ladies 12 mud 10 and 11 the 12 mud 13 . 13 . 14 ' ' [we] won't talk about that , ' said her [daddy] , ' [let] 's have lunch . ' 1 ' 7 , 3 won't 4 talk 4 talk 6 that 4 talk 7 , 5 about 6 that 7 , 8 ' 7 , 9 said 9 said 10 her 10 her 12 , 12 , 13 ' 13 ' 17 lunch 15 's 16 have 16 have 17 lunch 17 lunch 18 . 18 . 19 ' taffy took a marrow-bone and sat mousy-quiet for ten whole minutes , while her [daddy] scratched on pieces of birch-bark with a shark 's tooth . 1 taffy 2 took 1 taffy 5 and 2 took 3 a 3 a 4 marrow-bone 5 and 7 mousy-quiet 6 sat 7 mousy-quiet 7 mousy-quiet 10 whole 8 for 9 ten 9 ten 10 whole 10 whole 12 , 10 whole 13 while 11 minutes 12 , 13 while 18 pieces 14 her 16 scratched 14 her 18 pieces 16 scratched 17 on 18 pieces 22 a 19 of 20 birch-bark 20 birch-bark 21 with 20 birch-bark 22 a 22 a 23 shark 23 shark 26 . 24 's 25 tooth 24 's 26 . then she said , ' [daddy] , [i] 've thinked of a secret surprise . 1 then 2 she 1 then 9 've 2 she 3 said 3 said 4 , 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 7 , 9 've 10 thinked 10 thinked 12 a 11 of 12 a 12 a 13 secret 13 secret 15 . 14 surprise 15 . you make a noise any sort of noise . ' 1 you 3 a 2 make 3 a 3 a 5 any 4 noise 5 any 5 any 7 of 6 sort 7 of 7 of 8 noise 8 noise 9 . 9 . 10 ' ' [ah] ! ' said [tegumai] . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 . ' [will] that do to begin with ? ' 1 ' 3 that 3 that 4 do 4 do 5 to 5 to 6 begin 6 begin 7 with 7 with 8 ? 8 ? 9 ' ' [yes] , ' said [taffy] . 1 ' 3 , 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 . ' [you] look just like a carp-fish with its mouth open . 1 ' 3 look 3 look 8 with 4 just 5 like 5 like 6 a 6 a 7 carp-fish 7 carp-fish 8 with 8 with 9 its 9 its 10 mouth 10 mouth 12 . 11 open 12 . say it again , please . ' 1 say 2 it 1 say 3 again 2 it 3 again 3 again 4 , 4 , 5 please 5 please 6 . 6 . 7 ' ' [ah] ! ah ! ah ! ' said her [daddy] . 1 ' 5 ! 3 ! 4 ah 4 ah 5 ! 5 ! 6 ah 6 ah 7 ! 7 ! 8 ' 7 ! 12 . 8 ' 9 said 9 said 10 her ' [don't] be rude , my daughter . ' 1 ' 4 rude 3 be 4 rude 4 rude 5 , 5 , 6 my 6 my 7 daughter 7 daughter 9 ' 8 . 9 ' ' [i] 'm not meaning rude , really and truly , ' said [taffy] . 1 ' 5 meaning 3 'm 4 not 3 'm 5 meaning 5 meaning 8 really 6 rude 7 , 7 , 8 really 8 really 10 truly 9 and 10 truly 10 truly 11 , 11 , 12 ' 12 ' 13 said 13 said 15 . ' [it] 's part of my secret-surprise-think . 1 ' 7 secret-surprise-think 3 's 4 part 4 part 5 of 5 of 6 my 6 my 7 secret-surprise-think 7 secret-surprise-think 8 . do say ah , [daddy] , and keep your mouth open at the end , and lend me that tooth . 1 do 7 and 1 do 11 open 2 say 3 ah 3 ah 4 , 4 , 6 , 4 , 7 and 7 and 8 keep 7 and 10 mouth 9 your 10 mouth 11 open 13 the 11 open 20 tooth 12 at 13 the 14 end 15 , 15 , 20 tooth 16 and 17 lend 16 and 20 tooth 17 lend 18 me 18 me 19 that 20 tooth 21 . i 'm going to draw a carp-fish 's mouth wide-open . ' 1 i 5 draw 2 'm 3 going 3 going 4 to 4 to 5 draw 5 draw 6 a 6 a 8 's 7 carp-fish 8 's 8 's 9 mouth 9 mouth 10 wide-open 9 mouth 11 . 11 . 12 ' ' [what] for ? ' said her [daddy] [.] 1 ' 5 ' 1 ' 6 said 3 for 4 ? 4 ? 5 ' 6 said 7 her ' [don't] you see ? ' said [taffy] , scratching away on the bark . 1 ' 6 ' 3 you 4 see 4 see 5 ? 5 ? 6 ' 6 ' 10 scratching 7 said 9 , 9 , 10 scratching 10 scratching 11 away 11 away 13 the 12 on 13 the 13 the 14 bark 14 bark 15 . ' [that] will be our little secret s'prise . 1 ' 3 will 3 will 4 be 4 be 5 our 5 our 7 secret 6 little 7 secret 7 secret 8 s'prise 8 s'prise 9 . ' [really] ? ' said her [daddy] , in the voice that grown-ups use when they are truly attending . 1 ' 3 ? 1 ' 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 4 ' 10 the 5 said 6 her 8 , 9 in 9 in 10 the 10 the 13 grown-ups 11 voice 12 that 11 voice 13 grown-ups 13 grown-ups 15 when 14 use 15 when 15 when 19 attending 16 they 17 are 17 are 18 truly 18 truly 19 attending 19 attending 20 . ' [go] on , [taffy] . ' 1 ' 7 ' 3 on 4 , 4 , 6 . 6 . 7 ' ' [oh] bother ! ' she said . 1 ' 3 bother 3 bother 4 ! 4 ! 6 she 5 ' 6 she 6 she 7 said 7 said 8 . ' [i] can't draw all of a carp-fish , but [i] can draw something that means a carp-fish 's mouth . 1 ' 3 can't 1 ' 4 draw 3 can't 4 draw 4 draw 12 can 5 all 6 of 6 of 7 a 7 a 8 carp-fish 8 carp-fish 9 , 9 , 10 but 9 , 12 can 12 can 15 that 13 draw 14 something 14 something 15 that 15 that 20 mouth 16 means 17 a 17 a 18 carp-fish 17 a 20 mouth 18 carp-fish 19 's 20 mouth 21 . don't you know how they stand on their heads rooting in the mud ? 1 don't 2 you 1 don't 6 stand 2 you 3 know 4 how 5 they 4 how 6 stand 6 stand 7 on 7 on 8 their 8 their 9 heads 8 their 10 rooting 10 rooting 11 in 11 in 12 the 11 in 13 mud 13 mud 14 ? well , here 's a pretence carp-fish ( we can play that the rest of [him] is drawn ) . 1 well 3 here 1 well 5 a 2 , 3 here 3 here 4 's 5 a 12 that 6 pretence 7 carp-fish 6 pretence 9 we 7 carp-fish 8 ( 9 we 10 can 10 can 11 play 10 can 12 that 12 that 14 rest 13 the 14 rest 14 rest 15 of 14 rest 19 ) 17 is 18 drawn 17 is 19 ) 19 ) 20 . here 's just his mouth , and that means ah . ' 1 here 2 's 1 here 5 mouth 2 's 3 just 4 his 5 mouth 5 mouth 7 and 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 that 8 that 9 means 9 means 10 ah 9 means 11 . 10 ah 11 . 11 . 12 ' and she drew this . 1 and 2 she 2 she 3 drew 3 drew 4 this 4 this 5 . ( @number@ ) 1 ( 2 @number@ 2 @number@ 3 ) ' [but] [i] can't draw , [daddy] . ' 1 ' 4 can't 4 can't 5 draw 5 draw 6 , 6 , 8 . 8 . 9 ' ' [you] needn't draw anything of him except just the opening of his mouth and the feeler across . 1 ' 6 of 3 needn't 4 draw 4 draw 5 anything 5 anything 6 of 6 of 19 . 7 him 8 except 8 except 11 opening 9 just 10 the 10 the 11 opening 11 opening 12 of 11 opening 16 the 12 of 13 his 13 his 14 mouth 14 mouth 15 and 16 the 18 across 16 the 19 . 17 feeler 18 across then we 'll know he 's a carp-fish , ' [cause] the perches and trouts haven't got feelers . 1 then 6 's 1 then 10 ' 2 we 3 'll 3 'll 4 know 4 know 5 he 5 he 6 's 6 's 7 a 7 a 8 carp-fish 8 carp-fish 9 , 10 ' 12 the 12 the 13 perches 12 the 14 and 14 and 17 got 15 trouts 16 haven't 16 haven't 17 got 17 got 19 . 18 feelers 19 . look here , [taffy] . ' 1 look 2 here 2 here 3 , 3 , 5 . 5 . 6 ' and he drew this . 1 and 2 he 2 he 3 drew 3 drew 4 this 4 this 5 . ( @number@ ) 1 ( 2 @number@ 2 @number@ 3 ) ' [now] [i] 'll copy it . ' said [taffy] . 1 ' 4 'll 4 'll 5 copy 5 copy 6 it 6 it 7 . 7 . 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 9 said 11 . ' [will] you understand this when you see it ? ' 1 ' 3 you 3 you 6 when 4 understand 5 this 5 this 6 when 6 when 7 you 6 when 8 see 8 see 9 it 9 it 10 ? 10 ? 11 ' ' [perfectly] , ' said her [daddy] . 1 ' 4 ' 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 4 ' 8 . 5 said 6 her and she drew this . 1 and 2 she 2 she 3 drew 3 drew 4 this 4 this 5 . ( @number@ ) 1 ( 2 @number@ 2 @number@ 3 ) ' [now] , make another noise , ' said [taffy] , very proud . 1 ' 4 make 3 , 4 make 4 make 5 another 4 make 11 , 5 another 6 noise 6 noise 7 , 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 11 , 12 very 12 very 13 proud 12 very 14 . ' [yah] ! ' said her [daddy] , very loud . 1 ' 4 ' 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 her 6 her 8 , 8 , 9 very 9 very 11 . 10 loud 11 . ' [h'm] , ' said [taffy] . 1 ' 3 , 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 . ' [that] 's a mixy noise . 1 ' 3 's 3 's 4 a 4 a 5 mixy 5 mixy 6 noise 6 noise 7 . the end part is ah-carp-fish-mouth ; but what can we do about the front part ? 1 the 2 end 1 the 4 is 2 end 3 part 4 is 9 can 5 ah-carp-fish-mouth 6 ; 6 ; 7 but 7 but 8 what 8 what 9 can 9 can 12 about 10 we 11 do 11 do 12 about 12 about 14 front 13 the 14 front 14 front 15 part 15 part 16 ? yer-yer-yer and ah ! 1 yer-yer-yer 2 and 2 and 3 ah 3 ah 4 ! ya ! ' 1 ya 2 ! 2 ! 3 ' ' [it] 's very like the carp-fish-mouth noise . 1 ' 3 's 1 ' 4 very 4 very 5 like 5 like 7 carp-fish-mouth 6 the 7 carp-fish-mouth 7 carp-fish-mouth 8 noise 8 noise 9 . let's draw another bit of the carp-fish and join ' em , ' said her [daddy] . 1 let's 5 of 1 let's 9 join 2 draw 3 another 2 draw 4 bit 4 bit 5 of 5 of 6 the 7 carp-fish 8 and 7 carp-fish 9 join 9 join 10 ' 9 join 17 . 11 em 12 , 11 em 13 ' 12 , 13 ' 13 ' 14 said 13 ' 17 . 14 said 15 her he was quite incited too . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 quite 3 quite 4 incited 4 incited 5 too 5 too 6 . ' [no] . 1 ' 3 . if they 're joined , [i] 'll forget . 1 if 3 're 2 they 3 're 3 're 5 , 4 joined 5 , 5 , 7 'll 7 'll 8 forget 8 forget 9 . draw it separate . 1 draw 2 it 2 it 3 separate 3 separate 4 . draw his tail . 1 draw 2 his 2 his 3 tail 3 tail 4 . if he 's standing on his head the tail will come first . 1 if 3 's 2 he 3 's 3 's 4 standing 3 's 7 head 4 standing 6 his 5 on 6 his 7 head 10 will 8 the 9 tail 9 tail 10 will 10 will 11 come 11 come 12 first 12 first 13 . ' [sides] , [i] think [i] can draw tails easiest , ' said [taffy] . 1 ' 5 think 3 , 5 think 5 think 8 draw 7 can 8 draw 8 draw 11 , 9 tails 10 easiest 10 easiest 11 , 11 , 12 ' 12 ' 13 said 13 said 15 . ' [a] good notion , ' said [tegumai] . 1 ' 3 good 3 good 4 notion 4 notion 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 9 . ' [here] 's a carp-fish tail for the yer-noise . ' 1 ' 3 's 3 's 4 a 4 a 5 carp-fish 5 carp-fish 6 tail 6 tail 9 yer-noise 7 for 8 the 8 the 9 yer-noise 9 yer-noise 10 . 10 . 11 ' and he drew this . 1 and 2 he 2 he 3 drew 3 drew 4 this 4 this 5 . ( @number@ ) 1 ( 2 @number@ 2 @number@ 3 ) ' [i] 'll try now , ' said [taffy] . " member [i] can't draw like you , [daddy] . 1 ' 4 try 1 ' 17 you 3 'll 4 try 4 try 5 now 4 try 6 , 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 7 ' 12 member 8 said 10 . 10 . 11 " 14 can't 16 like 14 can't 17 you 15 draw 16 like 17 you 20 . 18 , 20 . will it do if [i] just draw the split part of the tail , and the sticky-down line for where it joins ? ' 1 will 8 the 1 will 13 tail 2 it 3 do 3 do 7 draw 4 if 6 just 6 just 7 draw 7 draw 8 the 8 the 11 of 9 split 10 part 9 split 11 of 11 of 12 the 13 tail 15 and 14 , 15 and 15 and 17 sticky-down 16 the 17 sticky-down 17 sticky-down 22 joins 18 line 19 for 18 line 22 joins 19 for 20 where 20 where 21 it 22 joins 23 ? 23 ? 24 ' and she drew this . 1 and 2 she 2 she 3 drew 3 drew 4 this 4 this 5 . ( @number@ ) 1 ( 2 @number@ 2 @number@ 3 ) her [daddy] nodded , and his eyes were shiny bright with ' citement . 1 her 3 nodded 3 nodded 5 and 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 his 5 and 9 shiny 6 his 7 eyes 7 eyes 8 were 9 shiny 10 bright 9 shiny 12 ' 10 bright 11 with 12 ' 14 . 13 citement 14 . ' [that] 's beautiful , ' she said . 1 ' 4 beautiful 3 's 4 beautiful 4 beautiful 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 she 7 she 8 said 8 said 9 . ' [now] make another noise , [daddy] . ' 1 ' 4 another 3 make 4 another 4 another 5 noise 5 noise 6 , 6 , 8 . 8 . 9 ' ' [oh] ! ' said her [daddy] , very loud . 1 ' 4 ' 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 her 6 her 8 , 8 , 9 very 9 very 11 . 10 loud 11 . ' [that] 's quite easy , ' said [taffy] . 1 ' 3 's 3 's 4 quite 4 quite 5 easy 5 easy 6 , 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 10 . ' [you] make your mouth all around like an egg or a stone . 1 ' 5 mouth 1 ' 9 an 3 make 5 mouth 4 your 5 mouth 5 mouth 6 all 6 all 7 around 7 around 8 like 9 an 12 a 9 an 14 . 10 egg 11 or 11 or 12 a 12 a 13 stone so an egg or a stone will do for that . ' 1 so 3 egg 1 so 4 or 2 an 3 egg 4 or 5 a 5 a 7 will 6 stone 7 will 7 will 8 do 8 do 9 for 9 for 10 that 10 that 11 . 11 . 12 ' ' [you] can't always find eggs or stones . 1 ' 3 can't 3 can't 4 always 4 always 5 find 4 always 7 or 5 find 6 eggs 7 or 8 stones 8 stones 9 . we 'll have to scratch a round something like one . ' 1 we 3 have 2 'll 3 have 3 have 5 scratch 3 have 7 round 4 to 5 scratch 6 a 7 round 7 round 8 something 8 something 9 like 9 like 10 one 10 one 11 . 11 . 12 ' and he drew this . 1 and 2 he 2 he 3 drew 3 drew 4 this 4 this 5 . ( @number@ ) 1 ( 2 @number@ 2 @number@ 3 ) ' [my] gracious ! ' said [taffy] , ' what a lot of noise-pictures we 've made , carp-mouth , carp-tail , and egg ! 1 ' 9 ' 1 ' 12 lot 3 gracious 4 ! 4 ! 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 8 , 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 11 a 10 what 11 a 12 lot 19 carp-mouth 13 of 14 noise-pictures 14 noise-pictures 15 we 15 we 16 've 15 we 17 made 15 we 19 carp-mouth 16 've 17 made 17 made 18 , 19 carp-mouth 20 , 19 carp-mouth 21 carp-tail 21 carp-tail 22 , 21 carp-tail 24 egg 21 carp-tail 25 ! 22 , 23 and now , make another noise , [daddy] . ' 1 now 3 make 2 , 3 make 3 make 5 noise 4 another 5 noise 5 noise 6 , 6 , 8 . 8 . 9 ' ' [ssh] ! ' said her [daddy] , and frowned to himself , but [taffy] was too incited to notice . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 9 and 5 said 6 her 6 her 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 12 himself 10 frowned 11 to 10 frowned 12 himself 12 himself 13 , 13 , 14 but 14 but 17 too 16 was 17 too 17 too 19 to 18 incited 19 to 19 to 20 notice 20 notice 21 . ' [that] 's quite easy , ' she said , scratching on the bark . 1 ' 3 's 3 's 4 quite 4 quite 8 she 5 easy 6 , 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 8 she 8 she 9 said 9 said 10 , 9 said 14 bark 10 , 11 scratching 11 scratching 12 on 12 on 13 the 13 the 14 bark 14 bark 15 . ' [eh] , what ? ' said her [daddy] . 1 ' 6 ' 3 , 4 what 3 , 6 ' 4 what 5 ? 6 ' 7 said 6 ' 10 . 7 said 8 her ' [i] meant [i] was thinking , and didn't want to be disturbed . ' 1 ' 7 , 1 ' 9 didn't 3 meant 5 was 5 was 6 thinking 6 thinking 7 , 8 and 9 didn't 9 didn't 11 to 10 want 11 to 11 to 12 be 12 be 13 disturbed 12 be 14 . 14 . 15 ' ' [it] 's a noise just the same . 1 ' 3 's 3 's 4 a 4 a 5 noise 4 a 7 the 5 noise 6 just 7 the 8 same 8 same 9 . it 's the noise a snake makes , [daddy] , when it is thinking and doesn't want to be disturbed . 1 it 6 snake 2 's 3 the 3 the 4 noise 4 noise 5 a 5 a 6 snake 6 snake 11 when 7 makes 8 , 7 makes 11 when 8 , 10 , 11 when 14 thinking 12 it 13 is 13 is 14 thinking 14 thinking 19 be 15 and 16 doesn't 15 and 17 want 17 want 18 to 18 to 19 be 19 be 21 . 20 disturbed 21 . let's make the ssh-noise a snake . 1 let's 4 ssh-noise 2 make 3 the 3 the 4 ssh-noise 4 ssh-noise 5 a 5 a 6 snake 6 snake 7 . will this do ? ' 1 will 2 this 2 this 3 do 3 do 4 ? 4 ? 5 ' and she drew this . 1 and 2 she 2 she 3 drew 3 drew 4 this 4 this 5 . ( @number@ ) 1 ( 2 @number@ 2 @number@ 3 ) ' [there] , ' she said . 1 ' 3 , 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 she 5 she 6 said 6 said 7 . ' [that] 's another s'prise-secret . 1 ' 3 's 1 ' 4 another 4 another 5 s'prise-secret 5 s'prise-secret 6 . ' [perfectly] true , ' said [tegumai] . 1 ' 3 true 3 true 4 , 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 8 . and there 's more in this game than you think . 1 and 2 there 1 and 3 's 1 and 4 more 4 more 6 this 5 in 6 this 6 this 7 game 7 game 8 than 8 than 9 you 9 you 10 think 10 think 11 . i believe we 've found out the big secret of the world . ' 1 i 4 've 2 believe 3 we 2 believe 4 've 4 've 5 found 5 found 6 out 5 found 7 the 5 found 9 secret 7 the 8 big 9 secret 10 of 9 secret 12 world 10 of 11 the 11 the 12 world 12 world 13 . 13 . 14 ' ' [why] ? ' said [taffy] , and her eyes shone too with incitement . 1 ' 3 ? 3 ? 4 ' 4 ' 7 , 5 said 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 eyes 9 her 10 eyes 10 eyes 11 shone 11 shone 15 . 12 too 13 with 13 with 14 incitement 14 incitement 15 . ' [i] 'll show , ' said her [daddy] . 1 ' 3 'll 3 'll 4 show 4 show 5 , 4 show 10 . 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 8 her ' [what] 's water in the [tegumai] language ? ' 1 ' 5 in 3 's 4 water 4 water 5 in 5 in 6 the 6 the 8 language 8 language 9 ? 9 ? 10 ' ' [ya] , of course , and it means river too like [wagai-ya] the [wagai] river . ' 1 ' 5 course 3 , 4 of 3 , 5 course 5 course 6 , 5 course 10 river 6 , 7 and 8 it 9 means 8 it 10 river 10 river 11 too 11 too 16 river 11 too 17 . 12 like 14 the 12 like 16 river 17 . 18 ' ' [what] is bad water that gives you fever if you drink it black water swamp-water ? ' 1 ' 3 is 3 is 6 that 4 bad 5 water 5 water 6 that 6 that 7 gives 6 that 12 drink 7 gives 10 if 8 you 9 fever 9 fever 10 if 10 if 11 you 12 drink 15 water 13 it 14 black 14 black 15 water 15 water 16 swamp-water 16 swamp-water 17 ? 16 swamp-water 18 ' 17 ? 18 ' ' [yo] , of course . ' 1 ' 3 , 3 , 5 course 4 of 5 course 5 course 6 . 6 . 7 ' ' [now] look , ' said her [daddy] . 1 ' 3 look 3 look 4 , 3 look 9 . 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 7 her ' [s'pose] you saw this scratched by the side of a pool in the beaver-swamp ? ' 1 ' 4 saw 3 you 4 saw 4 saw 5 this 5 this 6 scratched 5 this 9 side 6 scratched 7 by 7 by 8 the 9 side 10 of 10 of 12 pool 11 a 12 pool 12 pool 13 in 13 in 14 the 13 in 15 beaver-swamp 15 beaver-swamp 16 ? 16 ? 17 ' and he drew this . 1 and 2 he 2 he 3 drew 3 drew 4 this 4 this 5 . ( @number@ ) 1 ( 2 @number@ 2 @number@ 3 ) ' [carp-tail] and round egg . 1 ' 3 and 3 and 4 round 4 round 5 egg 5 egg 6 . two noises mixed ! 1 two 2 noises 2 noises 3 mixed 3 mixed 4 ! yo , bad water , ' said [taffy] . " [course] [i] wouldn't drink that water because [i] 'd know you said it was bad . ' 1 yo 2 , 1 yo 10 " 2 , 4 water 3 bad 4 water 5 , 6 ' 5 , 10 " 6 ' 7 said 7 said 9 . 10 " 16 water 13 wouldn't 14 drink 13 wouldn't 16 water 14 drink 15 that 16 water 17 because 16 water 20 know 19 'd 20 know 20 know 21 you 20 know 25 bad 22 said 23 it 23 it 25 bad 24 was 25 bad 25 bad 26 . 26 . 27 ' ' [but] [i] needn't be near the water at all . 1 ' 4 needn't 4 needn't 7 the 5 be 6 near 6 near 7 the 7 the 8 water 8 water 10 all 9 at 10 all 10 all 11 . i might be miles away , hunting , and still ' 1 i 3 be 2 might 3 be 3 be 5 away 4 miles 5 away 5 away 7 hunting 6 , 7 hunting 7 hunting 9 and 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 still 10 still 11 ' all that in a carp-fish-tail and a round egg ! 1 all 3 in 2 that 3 in 3 in 4 a 4 a 6 and 5 carp-fish-tail 6 and 6 and 7 a 7 a 8 round 8 round 9 egg 9 egg 10 ! o [daddy] , we must tell [mummy] , quick ! ' and [taffy] danced all round him . 1 o 4 we 1 o 10 ! 3 , 4 we 4 we 5 must 5 must 9 quick 6 tell 8 , 8 , 9 quick 10 ! 11 ' 11 ' 16 round 12 and 14 danced 12 and 16 round 14 danced 15 all 16 round 18 . 17 him 18 . ' [not] yet , ' said [tegumai] ; ' not till we 've gone a little further . 1 ' 5 ' 3 yet 4 , 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 13 've 6 said 8 ; 8 ; 9 ' 9 ' 10 not 10 not 11 till 10 not 13 've 11 till 12 we 13 've 14 gone 14 gone 15 a 15 a 16 little 16 little 17 further 17 further 18 . let's see . 1 let's 2 see 2 see 3 . yo is bad water , but [so] is food cooked on the fire , isn't it ? ' 1 yo 6 but 2 is 3 bad 3 bad 4 water 4 water 5 , 4 water 6 but 5 , 6 but 6 but 9 food 8 is 9 food 9 food 10 cooked 10 cooked 13 fire 11 on 12 the 12 the 13 fire 13 fire 14 , 14 , 15 isn't 14 , 17 ? 15 isn't 16 it 17 ? 18 ' and he drew this . 1 and 2 he 2 he 3 drew 3 drew 4 this 4 this 5 . ( @number@ ) 1 ( 2 @number@ 2 @number@ 3 ) ' [yes] . 1 ' 3 . snake and egg , ' said [taffy] ' [so] that means dinner 's ready . 1 snake 3 egg 1 snake 6 said 2 and 3 egg 3 egg 4 , 4 , 5 ' 6 said 8 ' 8 ' 12 dinner 10 that 11 means 10 that 12 dinner 12 dinner 13 's 13 's 15 . 14 ready 15 . if you saw that scratched on a tree you 'd know it was time to come to the [cave] . 1 if 10 'd 1 if 16 come 2 you 3 saw 2 you 5 scratched 3 saw 4 that 5 scratched 8 tree 5 scratched 10 'd 6 on 7 a 7 a 8 tree 8 tree 9 you 10 'd 12 it 11 know 12 it 12 it 13 was 13 was 14 time 14 time 15 to 16 come 17 to 17 to 18 the 18 the 20 . so 'd [i] . ' 1 so 2 'd 2 'd 4 . 4 . 5 ' ' [my] [winkie] ! ' said [tegumai] . 1 ' 4 ! 4 ! 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 8 . ' [that] 's true too . 1 ' 4 true 3 's 4 true 4 true 5 too 5 too 6 . but wait a minute . 1 but 2 wait 2 wait 3 a 3 a 4 minute 4 minute 5 . i see a difficulty . 1 i 2 see 2 see 3 a 3 a 4 difficulty 4 difficulty 5 . [so] [means] ["] [come] [and] [have] [dinner] [,] ["] [but] [sho] [means] [the] [drying-poles] [where] [we] [hang] [our] [hides] [.] ['] ' [horrid] old drying-poles ! ' said [taffy] . 1 ' 3 old 3 old 4 drying-poles 4 drying-poles 5 ! 5 ! 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 9 . ' [i] hate helping to hang heavy , hot , hairy hides on them . 1 ' 7 heavy 3 hate 4 helping 3 hate 5 to 5 to 6 hang 6 hang 7 heavy 7 heavy 8 , 8 , 11 hairy 9 hot 10 , 9 hot 11 hairy 11 hairy 12 hides 12 hides 13 on 13 on 14 them 14 them 15 . ' [you] 'd be cross . 1 ' 3 'd 3 'd 4 be 4 be 5 cross 5 cross 6 . so 'd [mummy] . 1 so 2 'd 2 'd 4 . we must make a new picture for sho . 1 we 3 make 2 must 3 make 3 make 4 a 4 a 5 new 4 a 7 for 5 new 6 picture 7 for 8 sho 8 sho 9 . we must draw a spotty snake that hisses sh-sh , and we 'll play that the plain snake [only] hisses ssss . ' 1 we 2 must 1 we 3 draw 3 draw 5 spotty 4 a 5 spotty 5 spotty 11 and 6 snake 7 that 6 snake 8 hisses 8 hisses 10 , 9 sh-sh 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 20 hisses 12 we 13 'll 13 'll 14 play 14 play 15 that 15 that 16 the 16 the 17 plain 17 plain 18 snake 17 plain 20 hisses 20 hisses 22 . 21 ssss 22 . 22 . 23 ' ' [i] couldn't be sure how to put in the spots , ' said [taffy] . 1 ' 4 be 3 couldn't 4 be 4 be 8 put 5 sure 6 how 6 how 7 to 6 how 8 put 8 put 11 spots 9 in 10 the 10 the 11 spots 11 spots 13 ' 12 , 13 ' 13 ' 14 said 14 said 16 . no ! 1 no 2 ! i [think] we 'd better draw a picture of the horrid high drying-poles their very selves , and make quite sure . 1 i 3 we 3 we 10 the 4 'd 5 better 5 better 6 draw 6 draw 7 a 7 a 8 picture 8 picture 9 of 8 picture 10 the 10 the 11 horrid 11 horrid 13 drying-poles 11 horrid 16 selves 12 high 13 drying-poles 13 drying-poles 15 very 14 their 15 very 16 selves 20 quite 17 , 18 and 18 and 19 make 18 and 20 quite 20 quite 21 sure 20 quite 22 . 21 sure 22 . i 'll put them in just after the hissy-snake . 1 i 2 'll 1 i 3 put 3 put 4 them 3 put 7 after 5 in 6 just 6 just 7 after 7 after 8 the 8 the 9 hissy-snake 9 hissy-snake 10 . look ! ' 1 look 2 ! 2 ! 3 ' and she drew this . 1 and 2 she 2 she 3 drew 3 drew 4 this 4 this 5 . ( @number@ ) 1 ( 2 @number@ 2 @number@ 3 ) ' [p'raps] that's safest . 1 ' 3 that's 3 that's 4 safest 4 safest 5 . it 's very like our drying-poles , anyhow , ' said her [daddy] , laughing . 1 it 2 's 1 it 5 our 2 's 3 very 3 very 4 like 5 our 7 , 6 drying-poles 7 , 7 , 8 anyhow 8 anyhow 9 , 8 anyhow 10 ' 9 , 10 ' 10 ' 11 said 11 said 15 laughing 12 her 14 , 14 , 15 laughing 15 laughing 16 . ' [now] [i] 'll make a new noise with a snake and drying-pole sound in it . 1 ' 9 with 4 'll 5 make 4 'll 7 new 5 make 6 a 7 new 8 noise 7 new 9 with 9 with 11 snake 10 a 11 snake 11 snake 13 drying-pole 12 and 13 drying-pole 13 drying-pole 17 . 14 sound 15 in 15 in 16 it 15 in 17 . i 'll say shi . 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 say 3 say 4 shi 4 shi 5 . that 's [tegumai] for spear , [taffy] . ' 1 that 2 's 2 's 4 for 4 for 5 spear 5 spear 6 , 6 , 8 . 8 . 9 ' and he laughed . 1 and 2 he 2 he 3 laughed 3 laughed 4 . ' [don't] make fun of me , ' said [taffy] , as she thought of her [picture-letter] and the mud in the [stranger-man] 's hair . 1 ' 3 make 1 ' 4 fun 4 fun 5 of 4 fun 11 , 5 of 6 me 5 of 7 , 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 11 , 14 thought 12 as 13 she 13 she 14 thought 14 thought 15 of 15 of 16 her 15 of 24 's 16 her 18 and 16 her 20 mud 18 and 19 the 20 mud 21 in 21 in 22 the 24 's 26 . 25 hair 26 . ' [you] draw it , [daddy] . ' 1 ' 3 draw 3 draw 4 it 4 it 5 , 5 , 7 . 7 . 8 ' ( @number@ ) 1 ( 2 @number@ 2 @number@ 3 ) ' [even] [mummy] couldn't mistake that for me being killed . ' 1 ' 4 couldn't 4 couldn't 8 me 5 mistake 6 that 6 that 7 for 7 for 8 me 8 me 10 killed 9 being 10 killed 10 killed 11 . 11 . 12 ' ' [please] don't , [daddy] . 1 ' 3 don't 3 don't 4 , 4 , 6 . it makes me uncomfy . 1 it 2 makes 2 makes 3 me 3 me 4 uncomfy 4 uncomfy 5 . do some more noises . 1 do 2 some 2 some 3 more 3 more 4 noises 4 noises 5 . we 're getting on beautifully . ' 1 we 2 're 2 're 3 getting 3 getting 4 on 4 on 5 beautifully 5 beautifully 6 . 6 . 7 ' ' [er-hm] ! ' said [tegumai] , looking up . 1 ' 4 ' 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 8 looking 7 , 8 looking 8 looking 9 up 9 up 10 . ' [we] 'll say shu . 1 ' 3 'll 3 'll 4 say 4 say 5 shu 5 shu 6 . that means sky . ' 1 that 2 means 2 means 3 sky 3 sky 4 . 4 . 5 ' taffy drew the snake and the drying-pole . 1 taffy 3 the 2 drew 3 the 3 the 4 snake 4 snake 5 and 5 and 6 the 6 the 7 drying-pole 7 drying-pole 8 . then she stopped . 1 then 2 she 2 she 3 stopped 3 stopped 4 . ' [we] must make a new picture for that end sound , mustn't we ? ' 1 ' 3 must 1 ' 7 picture 3 must 4 make 3 must 6 new 5 a 6 new 7 picture 8 for 8 for 12 , 9 that 10 end 9 that 11 sound 11 sound 12 , 12 , 13 mustn't 13 mustn't 14 we 13 mustn't 15 ? 15 ? 16 ' ' [shu-shu-u-u-u] ! ' said her [daddy] . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 3 ! 8 . 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 her ' [why] , it 's just like the round-egg-sound made thin . ' 1 ' 3 , 3 , 4 it 4 it 9 round-egg-sound 5 's 6 just 6 just 7 like 7 like 8 the 8 the 9 round-egg-sound 9 round-egg-sound 11 thin 10 made 11 thin 11 thin 12 . 12 . 13 ' ' [then] s'pose we draw a thin round egg , and pretend it 's a frog that hasn't eaten anything for years . ' 1 ' 3 s'pose 1 ' 7 thin 3 s'pose 4 we 3 s'pose 5 draw 4 we 5 draw 5 draw 6 a 7 thin 9 egg 8 round 9 egg 9 egg 10 , 9 egg 11 and 11 and 13 it 12 pretend 13 it 13 it 19 eaten 14 's 15 a 15 a 16 frog 16 frog 17 that 16 frog 19 eaten 17 that 18 hasn't 19 eaten 24 ' 20 anything 21 for 21 for 22 years 21 for 23 . 23 . 24 ' ' [n-no] , ' said her [daddy] . 1 ' 4 ' 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 4 ' 8 . 5 said 6 her ' [if] we drew that in a hurry we might mistake it for the round egg itself . 1 ' 13 for 3 we 4 drew 4 drew 10 might 5 that 9 we 6 in 7 a 7 a 8 hurry 8 hurry 9 we 9 we 10 might 10 might 13 for 11 mistake 12 it 12 it 13 for 13 for 16 egg 14 the 15 round 14 the 16 egg 16 egg 17 itself 17 itself 18 . shu-shu-shu ! 1 shu-shu-shu 2 ! ' [i] tell you what we 'll do . 1 ' 3 tell 3 tell 6 we 4 you 5 what 5 what 6 we 6 we 7 'll 7 'll 8 do 8 do 9 . we 'll open a little hole at the end of the round egg to show how the [o-noise] runs out all thin , ooo-oo-oo . 1 we 2 'll 1 we 3 open 1 we 9 end 3 open 4 a 4 a 5 little 5 little 6 hole 6 hole 7 at 7 at 8 the 9 end 13 egg 10 of 11 the 11 the 12 round 11 the 13 egg 12 round 13 egg 13 egg 20 out 14 to 15 show 15 show 16 how 16 how 17 the 17 the 19 runs 19 runs 20 out 20 out 22 thin 21 all 22 thin 22 thin 24 ooo-oo-oo 22 thin 25 . 23 , 24 ooo-oo-oo 24 ooo-oo-oo 25 . like this . ' 1 like 2 this 2 this 3 . 3 . 4 ' and he drew this . 1 and 2 he 2 he 3 drew 3 drew 4 this 4 this 5 . ( @number@ ) 1 ( 2 @number@ 2 @number@ 3 ) ' [oh] , that 's lovely ! 1 ' 3 , 3 , 5 's 4 that 5 's 5 's 6 lovely 6 lovely 7 ! much better than a thin frog . 1 much 2 better 2 better 4 a 3 than 4 a 4 a 6 frog 5 thin 6 frog 6 frog 7 . go on , ' said [taffy] , using her shark 's tooth . 1 go 2 on 2 on 3 , 3 , 4 ' 3 , 5 said 4 ' 5 said 5 said 8 using 7 , 8 using 8 using 12 tooth 9 her 10 shark 10 shark 11 's 11 's 12 tooth 12 tooth 13 . her [daddy] went on drawing , and his hand shook with incitement . 1 her 7 and 3 went 4 on 4 on 5 drawing 5 drawing 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 10 shook 8 his 9 hand 9 hand 10 shook 10 shook 11 with 11 with 12 incitement 12 incitement 13 . he went on till he had drawn this . 1 he 2 went 2 went 3 on 2 went 4 till 4 till 5 he 5 he 6 had 6 had 7 drawn 7 drawn 8 this 8 this 9 . ( @number@ ) 1 ( 2 @number@ 2 @number@ 3 ) ' [don't] look up , [taffy] , ' he said . 1 ' 3 look 3 look 4 up 4 up 5 , 5 , 9 he 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 he 9 he 10 said 10 said 11 . ' [try] if you can make out what that means in the [tegumai] language . 1 ' 3 if 3 if 4 you 3 if 6 make 4 you 5 can 5 can 6 make 6 make 7 out 7 out 8 what 8 what 9 that 9 that 10 means 10 means 11 in 10 means 14 language 11 in 12 the 12 the 14 language 14 language 15 . if you can , we 've found the [secret] . ' 1 if 4 , 2 you 3 can 3 can 4 , 4 , 6 've 5 we 6 've 6 've 7 found 7 found 8 the 8 the 10 . 10 . 11 ' ' [snake] pole broken egg carp tail and carp-mouth , ' said [taffy] . 1 ' 7 tail 3 pole 4 broken 3 pole 5 egg 5 egg 6 carp 5 egg 7 tail 7 tail 8 and 8 and 9 carp-mouth 8 and 10 , 10 , 11 ' 11 ' 12 said 12 said 14 . ' [shu-ya] . 1 ' 3 . sky-water ( rain ) . ' 1 sky-water 2 ( 2 ( 3 rain 3 rain 4 ) 4 ) 5 . 5 . 6 ' just then a drop fell on her hand , for the day had clouded over . 1 just 2 then 2 then 6 on 3 a 4 drop 4 drop 5 fell 4 drop 6 on 6 on 8 hand 7 her 8 hand 8 hand 9 , 9 , 10 for 10 for 13 had 11 the 12 day 12 day 13 had 13 had 14 clouded 14 clouded 15 over 15 over 16 . ' [why] , [daddy] , it 's raining . 1 ' 3 , 3 , 7 's 5 , 6 it 6 it 7 's 7 's 8 raining 8 raining 9 . was that what you meant to tell me ? ' 1 was 2 that 2 that 3 what 3 what 4 you 3 what 5 meant 5 meant 6 to 5 meant 7 tell 7 tell 8 me 7 tell 9 ? 9 ? 10 ' ' [of] course , ' said her [daddy] . 1 ' 3 course 3 course 4 , 4 , 5 ' 4 , 9 . 5 ' 6 said 6 said 7 her ' [and] [i] told it you without saying a word , didn't [i] ? ' 1 ' 5 it 4 told 5 it 5 it 9 a 6 you 7 without 7 without 8 saying 8 saying 9 a 9 a 11 , 10 word 11 , 11 , 12 didn't 12 didn't 14 ? 14 ? 15 ' ' [well] , [i] think [i] would have known it in a minute , but that raindrop made me quite sure . 1 ' 9 known 3 , 5 think 5 think 7 would 7 would 8 have 7 would 9 known 9 known 11 in 10 it 11 in 11 in 13 minute 12 a 13 minute 13 minute 18 made 14 , 15 but 15 but 16 that 15 but 17 raindrop 17 raindrop 18 made 18 made 21 sure 19 me 20 quite 20 quite 21 sure 21 sure 22 . i 'll always remember now . 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 always 3 always 4 remember 4 remember 5 now 5 now 6 . shu-ya means rain , or " it is going to rain . " 1 shu-ya 4 , 1 shu-ya 5 or 2 means 3 rain 3 rain 4 , 5 or 8 is 6 " 7 it 7 it 8 is 8 is 10 to 9 going 10 to 10 to 11 rain 11 rain 12 . 12 . 13 " why , [daddy] ! ' 1 why 2 , 2 , 4 ! 4 ! 5 ' she got up and danced round him . 1 she 2 got 2 got 4 and 3 up 4 and 4 and 6 round 5 danced 6 round 6 round 8 . 7 him 8 . wouldn't [mummy] be surprised ? ' 1 wouldn't 3 be 3 be 4 surprised 4 surprised 5 ? 5 ? 6 ' tegumai got up and danced . 1 tegumai 2 got 2 got 3 up 3 up 4 and 4 and 5 danced 5 danced 6 . ( daddies didn't mind doing those things in those days . ) 1 ( 3 didn't 1 ( 6 those 1 ( 10 days 2 daddies 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 mind 4 mind 5 doing 6 those 7 things 8 in 9 those 9 those 10 days 10 days 12 ) 11 . 12 ) ' [more] than that ! 1 ' 3 than 3 than 4 that 4 that 5 ! more than that ! ' he said . 1 more 2 than 2 than 3 that 3 that 4 ! 4 ! 5 ' 5 ' 6 he 6 he 7 said 7 said 8 . say the words in [tegumai-talk] first . ' 1 say 2 the 2 the 3 words 3 words 4 in 4 in 6 first 6 first 7 . 7 . 8 ' ' [shu-ya-las] , ya maru . 1 ' 3 , 3 , 4 ya 4 ya 5 maru 5 maru 6 . ( [sky-water] ending . 1 ( 3 ending 3 ending 4 . river come to . ) what a lot of new sounds ! 1 river 2 come 1 river 3 to 2 come 3 to 3 to 4 . 4 . 7 a 5 ) 6 what 6 what 7 a 7 a 8 lot 8 lot 10 new 9 of 10 new 10 new 11 sounds 11 sounds 12 ! i don't see how we can draw them . ' 1 i 2 don't 1 i 5 we 3 see 4 how 4 how 5 we 5 we 6 can 6 can 7 draw 7 draw 8 them 8 them 9 . 9 . 10 ' ' [but] [i] do but [i] do ! ' said [tegumai] . 1 ' 4 do 4 do 5 but 5 but 7 do 7 do 8 ! 8 ! 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 12 . ' [just] attend a minute , [taffy] , and we won't do any more to-day . 1 ' 5 minute 3 attend 4 a 3 attend 5 minute 5 minute 6 , 6 , 11 won't 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 we 9 and 11 won't 11 won't 13 any 12 do 13 any 13 any 14 more 14 more 15 to-day 14 more 16 . 15 to-day 16 . we 've got shu-ya all right , haven't we ? 1 we 2 've 1 we 3 got 3 got 4 shu-ya 4 shu-ya 5 all 4 shu-ya 6 right 5 all 6 right 6 right 7 , 7 , 8 haven't 8 haven't 9 we 9 we 10 ? but this las is a teaser . 1 but 2 this 2 this 5 a 3 las 4 is 4 is 5 a 5 a 6 teaser 6 teaser 7 . la-la-la ' and he waved his shark-tooth . 1 la-la-la 4 he 2 ' 3 and 3 and 4 he 4 he 5 waved 5 waved 6 his 6 his 7 shark-tooth 7 shark-tooth 8 . ' [there] 's the hissy-snake at the end and the carp-mouth before the snake [as-as-as] . 1 ' 5 hissy-snake 3 's 4 the 4 the 5 hissy-snake 5 hissy-snake 11 carp-mouth 6 at 7 the 7 the 8 end 8 end 9 and 9 and 10 the 9 and 11 carp-mouth 11 carp-mouth 13 the 12 before 13 the 13 the 14 snake 14 snake 16 . we only want la-la , ' said [taffy] . 1 we 3 want 2 only 3 want 3 want 4 la-la 4 la-la 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 9 . ' [i] know it , but we have to make la-la . 1 ' 4 it 3 know 4 it 4 it 5 , 5 , 9 to 6 but 7 we 7 we 8 have 8 have 9 to 9 to 10 make 10 make 11 la-la 11 la-la 12 . and we 're the first people in all the world who 've ever tried to do it , [taffimai] ! ' 1 and 5 first 1 and 11 who 2 we 3 're 2 we 4 the 3 're 4 the 4 the 5 first 5 first 6 people 6 people 7 in 6 people 10 world 7 in 8 all 8 all 9 the 8 all 10 world 11 who 13 ever 11 who 14 tried 12 've 13 ever 14 tried 15 to 15 to 17 it 16 do 17 it 17 it 18 , 18 , 20 ! 20 ! 21 ' ' [well] , ' said [taffy] , yawning , for she was rather tired . 1 ' 3 , 1 ' 5 said 3 , 4 ' 5 said 7 , 7 , 9 , 8 yawning 9 , 9 , 13 rather 10 for 11 she 11 she 12 was 12 was 13 rather 13 rather 14 tired 14 tired 15 . ' [las] means breaking or finishing as well as ending , doesn't it ? ' 1 ' 3 means 1 ' 6 finishing 4 breaking 5 or 5 or 6 finishing 6 finishing 8 well 7 as 8 well 8 well 9 as 9 as 10 ending 10 ending 11 , 11 , 12 doesn't 12 doesn't 13 it 13 it 14 ? 14 ? 15 ' ' [so] it does , ' said [tegumai] . 1 ' 3 it 3 it 4 does 4 does 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 9 . ' [to-las] means that there 's no water in the tank for [mummy] to cook with just when [i] 'm going hunting , too . ' 1 ' 6 's 3 means 4 that 4 that 5 there 5 there 6 's 6 's 11 tank 7 no 8 water 8 water 10 the 9 in 10 the 10 the 11 tank 11 tank 20 'm 12 for 14 to 14 to 15 cook 15 cook 16 with 16 with 17 just 16 with 18 when 18 when 20 'm 20 'm 21 going 21 going 23 , 21 going 25 . 22 hunting 23 , 23 , 24 too 25 . 26 ' ' [and] shi-las means that your spear is broken . 1 ' 3 shi-las 3 shi-las 4 means 4 means 6 your 5 that 6 your 6 your 7 spear 7 spear 8 is 8 is 9 broken 9 broken 10 . if [i] 'd only thought of that instead of drawing silly beaver pictures for the [stranger] ! ' 1 if 3 'd 3 'd 5 thought 3 'd 7 that 4 only 5 thought 5 thought 6 of 7 that 8 instead 7 that 9 of 8 instead 9 of 9 of 10 drawing 10 drawing 11 silly 11 silly 12 beaver 12 beaver 18 ' 13 pictures 14 for 13 pictures 17 ! 14 for 15 the 17 ! 18 ' ' [la] ! 1 ' 3 ! la ! 1 la 2 ! la ! ' said [tegumai] , waiving his stick and frowning . 1 la 2 ! 1 la 4 said 2 ! 3 ' 4 said 6 , 6 , 7 waiving 7 waiving 9 stick 8 his 9 stick 9 stick 12 . 10 and 11 frowning 11 frowning 12 . ' [oh] bother ! ' 1 ' 3 bother 3 bother 4 ! 4 ! 5 ' ' [i] could have drawn shi quite easily , ' [taffy] went on . 1 ' 6 shi 3 could 4 have 4 have 5 drawn 5 drawn 6 shi 6 shi 9 , 7 quite 8 easily 7 quite 9 , 9 , 10 ' 10 ' 12 went 12 went 13 on 13 on 14 . ' [then] [i] 'd have drawn your spear all broken this way ! ' 1 ' 6 drawn 4 'd 5 have 5 have 6 drawn 6 drawn 8 spear 7 your 8 spear 8 spear 11 this 9 all 10 broken 10 broken 11 this 11 this 12 way 12 way 13 ! 13 ! 14 ' and she drew . 1 and 2 she 2 she 3 drew 3 drew 4 . ( @number@ ) 1 ( 2 @number@ 2 @number@ 3 ) ' [the] very thing , ' said [tegumai] . 1 ' 3 very 3 very 4 thing 4 thing 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 9 . ' [that] 's la all over . 1 ' 3 's 1 ' 4 la 4 la 7 . 5 all 6 over 5 all 7 . it isn't like any of the other marks either . ' 1 it 4 any 2 isn't 3 like 2 isn't 4 any 4 any 7 other 5 of 6 the 6 the 7 other 7 other 8 marks 8 marks 9 either 9 either 10 . 9 either 11 ' and he drew this . 1 and 2 he 2 he 3 drew 3 drew 4 this 4 this 5 . ( @number@ ) 1 ( 2 @number@ 2 @number@ 3 ) ' [now] for ya . 1 ' 5 . 3 for 4 ya 4 ya 5 . oh , we 've done that before . 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 3 we 3 we 4 've 4 've 5 done 5 done 6 that 6 that 8 . 7 before 8 . now for maru . 1 now 2 for 2 for 3 maru 3 maru 4 . [mum-mum-mum] [.] mum shuts one 's mouth up , doesn't it ? 1 mum 4 's 2 shuts 3 one 3 one 4 's 4 's 5 mouth 5 mouth 6 up 6 up 7 , 7 , 8 doesn't 8 doesn't 9 it 9 it 10 ? we 'll draw a shut mouth like this . ' 1 we 2 'll 1 we 3 draw 3 draw 4 a 4 a 5 shut 5 shut 7 like 6 mouth 7 like 7 like 8 this 8 this 9 . 8 this 10 ' 9 . 10 ' and he drew . 1 and 2 he 2 he 3 drew 3 drew 4 . ( @number@ ) 1 ( 2 @number@ 2 @number@ 3 ) ' [then] the carp-mouth open . 1 ' 3 the 3 the 4 carp-mouth 4 carp-mouth 5 open 5 open 6 . that makes [ma-ma-ma] ! 1 that 2 makes 2 makes 4 ! but what about this rrrrr-thing , [taffy] ? ' 1 but 2 what 2 what 3 about 3 about 4 this 4 this 5 rrrrr-thing 5 rrrrr-thing 6 , 6 , 8 ? 8 ? 9 ' ' [it] sounds all rough and edgy , like your shark-tooth saw when you 're cutting out a plank for the canoe , ' said [taffy] . 1 ' 3 sounds 3 sounds 5 rough 4 all 5 rough 5 rough 8 , 6 and 7 edgy 7 edgy 8 , 8 , 12 saw 9 like 10 your 9 like 12 saw 10 your 11 shark-tooth 12 saw 19 plank 13 when 14 you 14 you 15 're 15 're 16 cutting 15 're 18 a 16 cutting 17 out 18 a 19 plank 19 plank 21 the 20 for 21 the 21 the 22 canoe 21 the 27 . 23 , 24 ' 23 , 27 . 24 ' 25 said ' [you] mean all sharp at the edges , like this ? ' said [tegumai] . 1 ' 7 the 3 mean 4 all 3 mean 5 sharp 5 sharp 6 at 6 at 7 the 7 the 8 edges 8 edges 9 , 9 , 10 like 9 , 12 ? 10 like 11 this 12 ? 14 said 13 ' 14 said 14 said 16 . and he drew . 1 and 2 he 2 he 3 drew 3 drew 4 . ( @number@ ) 1 ( 2 @number@ 2 @number@ 3 ) " [xactly] , ' said [taffy] . 1 " 4 ' 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 . ' [but] we don't want all those teeth : only put two . ' 1 ' 3 we 3 we 5 want 3 we 7 those 4 don't 5 want 6 all 7 those 7 those 8 teeth 8 teeth 9 : 9 : 13 . 10 only 11 put 11 put 12 two 12 two 13 . 13 . 14 ' ' [i] 'll only put in one , ' said [tegumai] . 1 ' 3 'll 3 'll 4 only 3 'll 5 put 5 put 6 in 5 put 8 , 6 in 7 one 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 12 . and he drew . 1 and 2 he 2 he 3 drew 3 drew 4 . ( @number@ ) 1 ( 2 @number@ 2 @number@ 3 ) ' [now] , we 've got it , ' said [tegumai] , standing on one leg . 1 ' 7 it 3 , 4 we 4 we 5 've 5 've 6 got 5 've 7 it 7 it 8 , 8 , 13 standing 9 ' 10 said 10 said 12 , 12 , 13 standing 13 standing 14 on 14 on 15 one 14 on 16 leg 15 one 16 leg 16 leg 17 . ' [i] 'll draw ' em all in a string like fish . ' 1 ' 3 'll 1 ' 4 draw 3 'll 4 draw 4 draw 8 in 5 ' 6 em 6 em 7 all 7 all 8 in 8 in 10 string 9 a 10 string 10 string 11 like 11 like 12 fish 11 like 13 . 13 . 14 ' ' [oh] , [i] 'll leave a space for that , ' said her [daddy] . 1 ' 3 , 3 , 7 a 5 'll 6 leave 6 leave 7 a 7 a 8 space 8 space 9 for 8 space 14 her 9 for 10 that 10 that 11 , 11 , 12 ' 12 ' 13 said 14 her 16 . and very incitedly he drew them all without stopping , on a big new bit of [birch-bark] . 1 and 5 drew 2 very 3 incitedly 2 very 5 drew 3 incitedly 4 he 5 drew 6 them 6 them 10 , 6 them 14 new 7 all 8 without 7 all 10 , 8 without 9 stopping 11 on 12 a 12 a 13 big 13 big 14 new 14 new 18 . 15 bit 16 of 15 bit 18 . ( @number@ ) 1 ( 2 @number@ 2 @number@ 3 ) ' [shu-ya-las] [ya-maru] , ' said [taffy] , reading it out sound by sound . 1 ' 5 ' 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 8 , 8 , 9 reading 8 , 11 out 9 reading 10 it 11 out 12 sound 12 sound 13 by 13 by 15 . 14 sound 15 . ' [that] 's enough for to-day , ' said [tegumai] . 1 ' 4 enough 3 's 4 enough 4 enough 7 , 5 for 6 to-day 6 to-day 7 , 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 9 said 11 . ' [besides] , you 're getting tired , [taffy] . 1 ' 3 , 3 , 5 're 4 you 5 're 5 're 6 getting 6 getting 7 tired 7 tired 8 , 8 , 10 . never mind , dear . 1 never 2 mind 2 mind 3 , 3 , 4 dear 4 dear 5 . ' [please] don't mind , ' said [taffy] . 1 ' 3 don't 3 don't 4 mind 4 mind 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 9 . ' [um] , ' said [taffy] . 1 ' 3 , 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 . ' [these] picture-sounds are rather a bother ! 1 ' 3 picture-sounds 3 picture-sounds 4 are 4 are 5 rather 5 rather 6 a 6 a 7 bother 7 bother 8 ! daddy 's just as good as come here himself and told me to get more water for [mummy] to cook with . ' 1 daddy 3 just 1 daddy 20 cook 2 's 3 just 4 as 5 good 4 as 6 as 6 as 7 come 7 come 10 and 8 here 9 himself 8 here 10 and 10 and 14 get 11 told 12 me 11 told 14 get 12 me 13 to 14 get 15 more 15 more 20 cook 16 water 17 for 16 water 20 cook 17 for 19 to 20 cook 21 with 21 with 22 . 22 . 23 ' you can see from these three pictures partly how it happened . 1 you 4 from 2 can 3 see 3 see 4 from 4 from 7 pictures 5 these 6 three 6 three 7 pictures 7 pictures 9 how 8 partly 9 how 9 how 11 happened 10 it 11 happened 11 happened 12 . ( @number@ @number@ @number@ ) 1 ( 2 @number@ 2 @number@ 3 @number@ 3 @number@ 4 @number@ 4 @number@ 5 ) but [i] remember [tegumai] [bopsulai] , and [taffimai] [metallumai] and [teshumai] [tewindrow] , her dear [mummy] , and all the days gone by . 1 but 3 remember 1 but 7 and 6 , 7 and 7 and 15 dear 10 and 13 , 13 , 14 her 14 her 15 dear 15 dear 21 days 17 , 18 and 17 , 19 all 19 all 20 the 19 all 21 days 21 days 22 gone 22 gone 23 by 22 gone 24 . 23 by 24 . and it was so just so a little time ago on the banks of the big [wagai] ! 1 and 2 it 2 it 3 was 2 it 7 a 4 so 5 just 5 just 6 so 6 so 7 a 7 a 14 of 8 little 9 time 9 time 10 ago 10 ago 13 banks 11 on 12 the 12 the 13 banks 13 banks 14 of 14 of 16 big 15 the 16 big 16 big 18 ! but as the faithful years return [and] hearts unwounded sing again , [comes] [taffy] dancing through the fern [to] lead the [surrey] spring again . 1 but 2 as 1 but 6 return 2 as 5 years 3 the 4 faithful 4 faithful 5 years 6 return 12 , 8 hearts 9 unwounded 9 unwounded 10 sing 10 sing 11 again 10 sing 12 , 12 , 16 through 15 dancing 16 through 16 through 20 lead 17 the 18 fern 17 the 20 lead 20 lead 24 again 21 the 23 spring 21 the 24 again 24 again 25 . her brows are bound with bracken-fronds , [and] golden elf-locks fly above ; [her] eyes are bright as diamonds [and] bluer than the skies above . 1 her 2 brows 1 her 9 golden 2 brows 3 are 3 are 4 bound 4 bound 5 with 5 with 6 bracken-fronds 6 bracken-fronds 7 , 7 , 9 golden 9 golden 13 ; 10 elf-locks 11 fly 11 fly 12 above 12 above 13 ; 13 ; 17 bright 15 eyes 16 are 15 eyes 17 bright 17 bright 22 than 18 as 19 diamonds 19 diamonds 21 bluer 21 bluer 22 than 22 than 25 above 23 the 24 skies 24 skies 25 above 25 above 26 . [the] [crab] [that] [played] [with] [the] [sea] he took the [elephant] and said , ' [play] at being an [elephant] , ' and played . 1 he 6 said 2 took 3 the 2 took 5 and 5 and 6 said 6 said 8 ' 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 12 an 10 at 11 being 11 being 12 an 12 an 14 , 14 , 15 ' 14 , 18 . 16 and 17 played 16 and 18 . he took the [beaver] [all-the-beaver-there-was] and said , ' [play] at being a [beaver] , ' and [all-the] [beaver-there-was] played . 1 he 2 took 1 he 6 and 2 took 3 the 6 and 12 being 7 said 8 , 8 , 9 ' 8 , 12 being 9 ' 11 at 12 being 13 a 13 a 17 and 15 , 16 ' 15 , 17 and 17 and 20 played 20 played 21 . he took the [cow] [all-the] [cow-there-was] and said , ' [play] at being a [cow] , ' and [all-the-cow-there-was] played . 1 he 2 took 1 he 7 and 2 took 3 the 7 and 13 being 8 said 9 , 9 , 10 ' 9 , 13 being 10 ' 12 at 13 being 14 a 14 a 18 and 16 , 17 ' 16 , 18 and 18 and 20 played 20 played 21 . he took the [turtle] [all-the-turtle] there-was and said , ' [play] at being a [turtle] , ' and [all-the-turtle-there-was] played . 1 he 2 took 1 he 3 the 3 the 6 there-was 6 there-was 8 said 7 and 8 said 8 said 9 , 9 , 10 ' 9 , 13 being 10 ' 12 at 13 being 14 a 13 being 16 , 16 , 18 and 16 , 21 . 17 ' 18 and 20 played 21 . one by one he took all the beasts and birds and fishes and told them what to play at . 1 one 2 by 1 one 6 all 2 by 3 one 3 one 4 he 3 one 5 took 4 he 5 took 6 all 12 fishes 7 the 9 and 8 beasts 9 and 9 and 11 and 10 birds 11 and 11 and 12 fishes 12 fishes 13 and 13 and 17 to 14 told 15 them 15 them 16 what 16 what 17 to 17 to 18 play 18 play 19 at 19 at 20 . nobody saw him go away except the little girl-daughter where she leaned on the [man] 's shoulder . 1 nobody 5 away 1 nobody 10 where 2 saw 3 him 2 saw 4 go 4 go 5 away 5 away 9 girl-daughter 6 except 9 girl-daughter 7 the 8 little 7 the 9 girl-daughter 10 where 17 shoulder 11 she 12 leaned 12 leaned 13 on 13 on 14 the 14 the 16 's 16 's 17 shoulder 17 shoulder 18 . ' [kun] ? ' said , meaning , ' [is] this right ? ' 1 ' 3 ? 3 ? 4 ' 3 ? 7 meaning 5 said 6 , 5 said 7 meaning 7 meaning 8 , 8 , 9 ' 8 , 11 this 11 this 13 ? 12 right 13 ? 13 ? 14 ' ' [kun] ? ' said [all-the-cow-there-was] . 1 ' 3 ? 1 ' 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 . he went [west] , and he found [all-the-beaver-there-was] making a beaver-dam across the mouths of broad rivers that had been got ready for him . 1 he 2 went 2 went 4 , 2 went 5 and 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 he 5 and 9 making 6 he 7 found 9 making 13 the 10 a 11 beaver-dam 11 beaver-dam 12 across 12 across 13 the 13 the 16 broad 14 mouths 15 of 14 mouths 16 broad 16 broad 20 been 17 rivers 18 that 18 that 19 had 19 had 20 been 20 been 22 ready 21 got 22 ready 22 ready 23 for 23 for 25 . 24 him 25 . ' [kun] ? ' said [all-the-beaver-there-was] . 1 ' 3 ? 1 ' 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 . ' [kun] ? ' said [all-the-turtle-there-was] . 1 ' 3 ? 1 ' 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 . by and by the [eldest] [magician] met the [man] on the banks of the [perak] river , and said , ' [ho] ! 1 by 3 by 2 and 3 by 3 by 4 the 4 the 7 met 7 met 12 banks 8 the 10 on 10 on 11 the 11 the 12 banks 12 banks 14 the 13 of 14 the 14 the 16 river 16 river 17 , 16 river 18 and 18 and 21 ' 19 said 20 , 20 , 21 ' 21 ' 23 ! son of [adam] , are all the [animals] obedient to you ? ' 1 son 2 of 1 son 6 all 4 , 5 are 5 are 6 all 6 all 7 the 7 the 9 obedient 9 obedient 10 to 10 to 11 you 11 you 12 ? 12 ? 13 ' ' [yes] , ' said the [man] . 1 ' 3 , 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 the 6 the 8 . ' [is] all the [earth] obedient to you ? ' 1 ' 3 all 3 all 4 the 4 the 6 obedient 6 obedient 7 to 7 to 8 you 8 you 9 ? 9 ? 10 ' ' [yes] , ' said the [man] . 1 ' 3 , 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 the 6 the 8 . ' [is] all the [sea] obedient to you ? ' 1 ' 3 all 3 all 4 the 4 the 6 obedient 6 obedient 7 to 7 to 8 you 8 you 9 ? 9 ? 10 ' ' [no] , ' said the [man] . 1 ' 3 , 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 the 6 the 8 . is that the play you told it to play ? ' 1 is 4 play 2 that 3 the 3 the 4 play 4 play 6 told 5 you 6 told 6 told 7 it 7 it 8 to 8 to 9 play 9 play 10 ? 10 ? 11 ' ' [no] , ' said the [eldest] [magician] . 1 ' 3 , 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 the 6 the 9 . ' [that] is a new and a bad play . ' 1 ' 3 is 3 is 4 a 4 a 5 new 4 a 6 and 6 and 7 a 7 a 8 bad 7 a 10 . 8 bad 9 play 10 . 11 ' ' [this] is wrong . 1 ' 3 is 3 is 4 wrong 4 wrong 5 . launch your canoe and we will find out who is playing with the [sea] , ' said the [eldest] [magician] . 1 launch 3 canoe 1 launch 5 we 2 your 3 canoe 4 and 5 we 5 we 7 find 6 will 7 find 7 find 8 out 8 out 9 who 9 who 10 is 10 is 11 playing 11 playing 12 with 12 with 13 the 12 with 21 . 15 , 16 ' 15 , 17 said 17 said 18 the 18 the 21 . but not one of us plays with the [sea] . ' 1 but 2 not 2 not 3 one 2 not 4 of 4 of 5 us 5 us 6 plays 6 plays 7 with 7 with 8 the 8 the 10 . 10 . 11 ' fisher of the [moon] , are you playing with the [sea] ? ' 1 fisher 2 of 2 of 3 the 3 the 5 , 5 , 6 are 5 , 12 ? 6 are 7 you 7 you 8 playing 8 playing 9 with 9 with 10 the 12 ? 13 ' and he went on spinning his line . 1 and 2 he 2 he 3 went 3 went 4 on 4 on 5 spinning 5 spinning 6 his 6 his 7 line 7 line 8 . rat of the [moon] , are you playing with the [sea] ? ' 1 rat 2 of 1 rat 5 , 2 of 3 the 5 , 6 are 6 are 7 you 7 you 8 playing 7 you 12 ? 8 playing 9 with 9 with 10 the 12 ? 13 ' and the [rat] said , ' [i] am too busy biting through the line that this old [fisherman] is spinning . 1 and 2 the 1 and 6 ' 2 the 4 said 4 said 5 , 6 ' 9 too 8 am 9 too 9 too 11 biting 10 busy 11 biting 11 biting 13 the 12 through 13 the 13 the 14 line 14 line 16 this 14 line 20 spinning 15 that 16 this 16 this 19 is 17 old 19 is 20 spinning 21 . i do not play with the [sea] . ' 1 i 2 do 2 do 3 not 3 not 4 play 3 not 5 with 5 with 6 the 6 the 8 . 8 . 9 ' and he went on biting the line . 1 and 3 went 2 he 3 went 3 went 4 on 4 on 5 biting 5 biting 6 the 6 the 7 line 7 line 8 . and the [eldest] [magician] said , ' [how] wise are little children who see and are silent ! 1 and 2 the 1 and 5 said 5 said 6 , 5 said 7 ' 7 ' 9 wise 9 wise 13 who 10 are 11 little 10 are 12 children 12 children 13 who 13 who 14 see 14 see 15 and 15 and 16 are 16 are 17 silent 17 silent 18 ! what was the beast like ? ' 1 what 2 was 2 was 3 the 3 the 4 beast 4 beast 5 like 5 like 6 ? 6 ? 7 ' and the [eldest] [magician] said , ' [how] wise are little children who speak truth ! 1 and 2 the 2 the 5 said 5 said 6 , 5 said 7 ' 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 9 wise 9 wise 12 children 10 are 11 little 11 little 12 children 12 children 14 speak 13 who 14 speak 14 speak 15 truth 15 truth 16 ! now [i] know where [pau] [amma] went . 1 now 3 know 3 know 4 where 4 where 7 went 7 went 8 . give me the paddle ! ' 1 give 2 me 2 me 3 the 3 the 4 paddle 4 paddle 5 ! 5 ! 6 ' ' [ah] ! ' said the [eldest] [magician] . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 the 6 the 9 . once a day and once a night [i] return . 1 once 2 a 2 a 4 and 3 day 4 and 4 and 7 night 5 once 6 a 6 a 7 night 7 night 9 return 9 return 10 . leave me alone . ' 1 leave 2 me 2 me 3 alone 3 alone 4 . 4 . 5 ' then the [eldest] [magician] said , ' [listen] , [pau] [amma] . 1 then 2 the 2 the 5 said 5 said 6 , 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 9 , 9 , 12 . then [pau] [amma] , deep down below , laughed and said , ' [i] did not know [i] was so important . 1 then 7 below 4 , 5 deep 4 , 6 down 6 down 7 below 7 below 9 laughed 8 , 9 laughed 9 laughed 12 , 10 and 11 said 10 and 12 , 12 , 13 ' 13 ' 15 did 15 did 17 know 16 not 17 know 17 know 22 . 19 was 21 important 19 was 22 . 20 so 21 important henceforward [i] will go out seven times a day , and the waters shall never be still . ' 1 henceforward 3 will 3 will 9 day 4 go 5 out 4 go 7 times 5 out 6 seven 7 times 8 a 7 times 9 day 9 day 10 , 10 , 15 never 11 and 12 the 12 the 13 waters 13 waters 14 shall 13 waters 15 never 15 never 18 . 16 be 17 still 17 still 18 . 18 . 19 ' ' [i] am not afraid , ' said [pau] [amma] , and he rose to the top of the sea in the moonlight . 1 ' 4 not 3 am 4 not 4 not 5 afraid 5 afraid 6 , 5 afraid 7 ' 5 afraid 8 said 6 , 7 ' 8 said 17 top 11 , 12 and 11 , 14 rose 12 and 13 he 14 rose 15 to 14 rose 17 top 15 to 16 the 17 top 20 sea 18 of 19 the 18 of 20 sea 20 sea 23 moonlight 21 in 22 the 21 in 23 moonlight 22 the 23 moonlight 23 moonlight 24 . there was nobody in the world so big as [pau] [amma] for he was the [king] [crab] of all [crabs] . 1 there 5 the 2 was 3 nobody 3 nobody 4 in 3 nobody 5 the 5 the 6 world 6 world 8 big 6 world 14 was 7 so 8 big 8 big 9 as 9 as 12 for 12 for 13 he 14 was 15 the 14 was 21 . 15 the 18 of 18 of 19 all not a common [crab] , but a [king] [crab] . 1 not 2 a 2 a 3 common 2 a 5 , 5 , 6 but 6 but 7 a 7 a 10 . ' [now] , ' said the [magician] , ' make a [magic] , [pau] [amma] , to show that you are really important . ' 1 ' 3 , 1 ' 4 ' 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 the 5 said 11 a 8 , 10 make 8 , 11 a 9 ' 10 make 11 a 18 show 13 , 16 , 16 , 17 to 17 to 18 show 18 show 22 really 19 that 20 you 20 you 21 are 21 are 22 really 22 really 24 . 23 important 24 . 24 . 25 ' ' [you] are not so important after all , [pau] [amma] , ' he said . 1 ' 3 are 3 are 7 after 4 not 5 so 5 so 6 important 6 important 7 after 7 after 8 all 8 all 9 , 9 , 15 said 12 , 13 ' 13 ' 15 said 14 he 15 said 15 said 16 . ' [indeed] , you are very important , ' said the [eldest] [magician] . 1 ' 3 , 3 , 7 important 4 you 5 are 5 are 6 very 6 very 7 important 7 important 8 , 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 11 the 11 the 14 . ' [shall] [i] ask the [man] here to cut you with kris ? 1 ' 4 ask 4 ask 5 the 5 the 7 here 5 the 12 kris 7 here 8 to 8 to 9 cut 9 cut 10 you 10 you 11 with 12 kris 13 ? and [pau] [amma] said , ' [i] am ashamed ! 1 and 4 said 4 said 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 8 am 8 am 9 ashamed 9 ashamed 10 ! then [pau] [amma] said , ' [what] shall [i] do ? 1 then 4 said 4 said 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 8 shall 8 shall 10 do 10 do 11 ? then he waved his legs and lamented . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 waved 2 he 4 his 4 his 5 legs 5 legs 7 lamented 6 and 7 lamented 7 lamented 8 . ' [listen] , [pau] [amma] , ' said the [eldest] [magician] . 1 ' 3 , 1 ' 7 ' 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 8 said 8 said 9 the 9 the 12 . then [pau] [amma] said , ' [that] is good , but [i] do not choose yet . 1 then 4 said 4 said 6 ' 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 9 good 8 is 9 good 9 good 13 do 10 , 11 but 10 , 13 do 13 do 16 yet 14 not 15 choose 15 choose 16 yet 16 yet 17 . look ! there is that [man] who talked to you at the [very] [beginning] . 1 look 2 ! 2 ! 3 there 3 there 4 is 4 is 5 that 5 that 7 who 7 who 8 talked 8 talked 9 to 9 to 10 you 9 to 15 . 11 at 12 the 12 the 15 . what will he do for me ? ' 1 what 2 will 2 will 3 he 3 he 4 do 4 do 5 for 5 for 6 me 6 me 7 ? 7 ? 8 ' and [pau] [amma] said , ' [i] do not choose yet . 1 and 4 said 4 said 5 , 4 said 6 ' 6 ' 9 not 8 do 9 not 9 not 10 choose 10 choose 11 yet 11 yet 12 . look ! there is that girl who saw me running away at the [very] [beginning] . 1 look 2 ! 2 ! 3 there 2 ! 4 is 4 is 5 that 4 is 8 saw 5 that 6 girl 6 girl 7 who 8 saw 9 me 8 saw 11 away 9 me 10 running 11 away 12 at 12 at 13 the 13 the 16 . if she had spoken then , the [eldest] [magician] would have called me back , and all this would never have happened . 1 if 3 had 1 if 6 , 2 she 3 had 3 had 4 spoken 4 spoken 5 then 6 , 7 the 7 the 19 would 10 would 11 have 11 have 12 called 11 have 13 me 13 me 14 back 14 back 15 , 15 , 16 and 15 , 19 would 16 and 17 all 17 all 18 this 19 would 20 never 20 never 21 have 20 never 22 happened 22 happened 23 . what will she do for me ? ' 1 what 2 will 2 will 3 she 3 she 4 do 4 do 5 for 5 for 6 me 6 me 7 ? 7 ? 8 ' and the little girl-daughter said , ' [this] is a good nut that [i] am eating . 1 and 2 the 1 and 5 said 2 the 3 little 3 little 4 girl-daughter 5 said 7 ' 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 12 nut 9 is 10 a 10 a 11 good 11 good 12 nut 12 nut 16 eating 13 that 15 am 15 am 16 eating 16 eating 17 . give me back my shell , [o] [eldest] [magician] , and then [i] will play your play . ' 1 give 2 me 1 give 10 , 2 me 3 back 2 me 4 my 4 my 5 shell 5 shell 6 , 10 , 14 will 11 and 12 then 11 and 14 will 14 will 17 play 15 play 16 your 15 play 17 play 17 play 18 . 18 . 19 ' then [pau] [amma] thought a little and said , ' [i] have made my choice . 1 then 4 thought 4 thought 6 little 5 a 6 little 6 little 7 and 7 and 13 made 8 said 9 , 9 , 10 ' 10 ' 12 have 12 have 13 made 13 made 15 choice 14 my 15 choice 15 choice 16 . i will take all the gifts . ' 1 i 2 will 2 will 3 take 3 take 4 all 4 all 5 the 5 the 6 gifts 6 gifts 7 . 7 . 8 ' i can crack shells . 1 i 2 can 2 can 3 crack 3 crack 4 shells 4 shells 5 . i can dig holes . 1 i 2 can 2 can 3 dig 3 dig 4 holes 4 holes 5 . i can climb trees . 1 i 2 can 2 can 3 climb 3 climb 4 trees 4 trees 5 . i can breathe in the dry air , and [i] can find a safe [pusat] [tasek] under every stone . 1 i 3 breathe 1 i 9 and 2 can 3 breathe 3 breathe 5 the 4 in 5 the 6 dry 7 air 6 dry 8 , 7 air 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 11 can 11 can 13 a 12 find 13 a 13 a 14 safe 13 a 19 stone 17 under 18 every 17 under 19 stone 19 stone 20 . i did not know [i] was so important . 1 i 2 did 2 did 4 know 3 not 4 know 4 know 6 was 6 was 7 so 7 so 8 important 7 so 9 . kun ? ' 1 kun 2 ? 2 ? 3 ' ( is this right ? ) 1 ( 2 is 2 is 3 this 3 this 4 right 4 right 5 ? 5 ? 6 ) ' [was] that well done ? ' said the [eldest] [magician] . 1 ' 3 that 3 that 4 well 4 well 5 done 5 done 6 ? 6 ? 8 said 7 ' 8 said 8 said 9 the 9 the 12 . ' [yes] , ' said the [man] . 1 ' 3 , 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 the 6 the 8 . ' [but] now we must go back to [perak] , and that is a weary way to paddle . 1 ' 4 we 3 now 4 we 4 we 7 back 5 must 6 go 5 must 7 back 7 back 14 a 8 to 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 that 12 that 13 is 13 is 14 a 14 a 16 way 15 weary 16 way 16 way 18 paddle 17 to 18 paddle 18 paddle 19 . ' [you] are lazy , ' said the [eldest] [magician] . 1 ' 3 are 3 are 4 lazy 4 lazy 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 said 7 said 8 the 8 the 11 . ' [so] your children shall be lazy . 1 ' 3 your 3 your 4 children 3 your 5 shall 5 shall 6 be 6 be 7 lazy 7 lazy 8 . they shall be the laziest people in the world . 1 they 2 shall 1 they 4 the 2 shall 3 be 4 the 5 laziest 5 laziest 6 people 5 laziest 7 in 7 in 9 world 8 the 9 world 9 world 10 . pull his canoe home with your line , [fisherman] . ' 1 pull 2 his 2 his 4 home 3 canoe 4 home 4 home 7 line 5 with 6 your 6 your 7 line 7 line 8 , 8 , 10 . 10 . 11 ' ' [no] , ' said the [man] . 1 ' 3 , 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 the 6 the 8 . ' [if] [i] am to be lazy all my days , let the [sea] work for me twice a day for ever . 1 ' 4 am 1 ' 5 to 5 to 6 be 5 to 15 work 7 lazy 8 all 8 all 9 my 8 all 10 days 10 days 11 , 10 days 15 work 11 , 12 let 12 let 13 the 15 work 17 me 16 for 17 me 17 me 18 twice 18 twice 19 a 19 a 20 day 19 a 23 . 20 day 21 for 22 ever 23 . that will save paddling . ' 1 that 2 will 2 will 3 save 3 save 4 paddling 4 paddling 5 . 5 . 6 ' and the [eldest] [magician] laughed and said , ' [payah] kun ' ( that is right ) . 1 and 2 the 1 and 7 said 2 the 5 laughed 5 laughed 6 and 7 said 8 , 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 11 kun 11 kun 12 ' 11 kun 16 right 12 ' 13 ( 13 ( 15 is 14 that 15 is 16 right 18 . 17 ) 18 . kun ? ' said the [fisherman] of the [moon] . 1 kun 2 ? 1 kun 3 ' 3 ' 4 said 4 said 10 . 5 the 7 of 7 of 8 the 8 the 10 . ' [payah] kun , ' said the [eldest] [magician] . 1 ' 3 kun 3 kun 4 , 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 7 the 7 the 10 . but be careful not to do it too hard , or [i] shall make a magic on you as [i] did to [pau] [amma] . ' 1 but 5 to 2 be 3 careful 2 be 4 not 4 not 5 to 5 to 9 hard 6 do 7 it 6 do 8 too 8 too 9 hard 9 hard 10 , 10 , 15 a 11 or 13 shall 11 or 14 make 13 shall 14 make 14 make 15 a 15 a 16 magic 16 magic 17 on 16 magic 25 . 17 on 18 you 18 you 19 as 21 did 22 to 22 to 25 . 25 . 26 ' then they all went up the [perak] [river] and went to bed , [best] [beloved] . 1 then 2 they 1 then 4 went 2 they 3 all 4 went 5 up 5 up 6 the 5 up 12 bed 9 and 10 went 10 went 11 to 11 to 12 bed 12 bed 13 , 13 , 16 . now listen and attend ! 1 now 2 listen 2 listen 3 and 3 and 4 attend 4 attend 5 ! from that day to this the [moon] has always pulled the sea up and down and made what we call the tides . 1 from 3 day 2 that 3 day 3 day 10 pulled 4 to 5 this 5 this 6 the 6 the 8 has 8 has 9 always 9 always 10 pulled 10 pulled 11 the 11 the 17 made 12 sea 13 up 12 sea 15 down 13 up 14 and 15 down 16 and 15 down 17 made 17 made 19 we 18 what 19 we 19 we 23 . 20 call 21 the 20 call 22 tides 20 call 23 . 21 the 22 tides and [pau] [amma] ? 1 and 4 ? but once a year all [pau] [ammas] must shake off their hard armour and be soft-to remind them of what the [eldest] [magician] could do . 1 but 4 year 1 but 11 their 2 once 3 a 3 a 4 year 4 year 8 must 5 all 8 must 8 must 10 off 9 shake 10 off 11 their 12 hard 12 hard 16 soft-to 13 armour 14 and 14 and 15 be 14 and 16 soft-to 16 soft-to 17 remind 17 remind 18 them 17 remind 20 what 18 them 19 of 20 what 25 do 21 the 24 could 24 could 25 do 25 do 26 . and so it isn't fair to kill or hunt [pau] [amma] 's babies just because old [pau] [amma] was stupidly rude a very long time ago . 1 and 4 isn't 2 so 3 it 3 it 4 isn't 4 isn't 6 to 5 fair 6 to 6 to 9 hunt 7 kill 8 or 7 kill 9 hunt 9 hunt 16 old 12 's 13 babies 13 babies 14 just 14 just 15 because 15 because 16 old 16 old 25 time 19 was 20 stupidly 20 stupidly 21 rude 21 rude 22 a 22 a 23 very 22 a 25 time 23 very 24 long 25 time 27 . 26 ago 27 . oh yes ! 1 oh 2 yes 2 yes 3 ! and [pau] [amma] 's babies hate being taken out of their little [pusat] [taseks] and brought home in pickle-bottles . 1 and 5 babies 4 's 5 babies 5 babies 6 hate 6 hate 7 being 6 hate 8 taken 8 taken 10 of 8 taken 19 pickle-bottles 9 out 10 of 11 their 16 brought 11 their 17 home 12 little 15 and 15 and 16 brought 17 home 19 pickle-bottles 18 in 19 pickle-bottles 19 pickle-bottles 20 . that is why they nip you with their scissors , and it serves you right ! 1 that 2 is 1 that 4 they 2 is 3 why 4 they 5 nip 5 nip 6 you 5 nip 7 with 7 with 8 their 8 their 9 scissors 9 scissors 11 and 10 , 11 and 11 and 13 serves 12 it 13 serves 13 serves 14 you 14 you 15 right 15 right 16 ! [china-going] [p] ['s] [and] [o's] [pass] [pau] [amma] ['s] [playground] [close] [,] [and] [his] [pusat] [tasek] [lies] [near] [the] [track] [of] [most] [b.i] [.] ['s] [.] [u.y.k] [.] [and] [n.d.l] [.] [know] [pau] [amma] ['s] [home] [as] [well] [as] [the] [fisher] [of] [the] [sea] [knows] ['] [bens] [,] ['] [m.m] [.] ['s] [,] [and] [rubattinos] [.] but ( and this is rather queer ) [a.t.l] . 's can not come here ; [o] and [o] and [d.o.a] . must go round another way . 1 but 8 ) 2 ( 3 and 3 and 4 this 4 this 5 is 4 this 8 ) 5 is 6 rather 5 is 7 queer 8 ) 10 . 10 . 14 come 10 . 18 and 11 's 12 can 12 can 13 not 13 not 14 come 14 come 15 here 15 here 16 ; 18 and 20 and 20 and 25 round 22 . 23 must 22 . 24 go 24 go 25 round 25 round 26 another 25 round 28 . 26 another 27 way orient , [anchor] , [bibby] , [hall] , [never] go that way at all . 1 orient 2 , 1 orient 4 , 4 , 6 , 6 , 10 go 8 , 10 go 10 go 11 that 11 that 12 way 12 way 15 . 13 at 14 all 13 at 15 . [u.c.s] [.] [would] [have] [a] [fit] [if] [it] [found] [itself] [on] [it] [.] you 'll know what my riddle means [when] you 've eaten mangosteens . 1 you 4 what 2 'll 3 know 3 know 4 what 4 what 7 means 5 my 6 riddle 6 riddle 7 means 7 means 10 've 9 you 10 've 10 've 11 eaten 11 eaten 12 mangosteens 12 mangosteens 13 . any steamer-kiddy ought to be able to do that ; but if you can't read [,] ask some one to show it you . 1 any 12 if 1 any 13 you 2 steamer-kiddy 3 ought 3 ought 8 do 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 able 5 be 8 do 6 able 7 to 8 do 12 if 9 that 10 ; 10 ; 11 but 11 but 12 if 12 if 13 you 13 you 15 read 14 can't 15 read 15 read 22 it 17 ask 19 one 17 ask 20 to 18 some 19 one 20 to 22 it 21 show 22 it 22 it 24 . 23 you 24 . [the] [cat] [that] [walked] [by] [himself] but the wildest of all the wild animals was the [cat] . 1 but 3 wildest 2 the 3 wildest 3 wildest 7 wild 4 of 5 all 5 all 6 the 6 the 7 wild 7 wild 8 animals 8 animals 9 was 9 was 10 the 10 the 12 . he walked by himself , and all places were alike to him . 1 he 2 walked 2 walked 5 , 3 by 4 himself 4 himself 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 11 to 7 all 9 were 8 places 9 were 9 were 10 alike 10 alike 11 to 11 to 12 him 12 him 13 . of course the [man] was wild too . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 the 3 the 6 wild 5 was 6 wild 6 wild 7 too 7 too 8 . he was dreadfully wild . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 dreadfully 3 dreadfully 4 wild 4 wild 5 . then the [man] went to sleep in front of the fire ever so happy ; but the [woman] sat up , combing her hair . 1 then 8 front 2 the 4 went 4 went 6 sleep 5 to 6 sleep 6 sleep 7 in 7 in 8 front 8 front 20 up 9 of 11 fire 10 the 11 fire 11 fire 12 ever 12 ever 14 happy 12 ever 16 but 13 so 14 happy 14 happy 15 ; 16 but 17 the 17 the 19 sat 17 the 20 up 20 up 22 combing 21 , 22 combing 22 combing 24 hair 23 her 24 hair 24 hair 25 . she made the [first] [singing] [magic] in the world . 1 she 2 made 2 made 3 the 3 the 7 in 7 in 8 the 8 the 9 world 9 world 10 . cat , come with me . ' 1 cat 2 , 2 , 3 come 3 come 4 with 4 with 5 me 5 me 6 . 6 . 7 ' ' [nenni] ! ' said the [cat] . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 the 6 the 8 . ' [i] am the [cat] who walks by himself , and all places are alike to me . 1 ' 3 am 3 am 10 , 4 the 6 who 6 who 7 walks 7 walks 8 by 8 by 9 himself 9 himself 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 all 11 and 16 to 13 places 14 are 13 places 15 alike 15 alike 16 to 16 to 17 me 17 me 18 . i will not come . ' 1 i 2 will 2 will 3 not 3 not 4 come 4 come 5 . 5 . 6 ' ' [then] we can never be friends again , ' said [wild] [dog] , and he trotted off to the [cave] . 1 ' 4 can 1 ' 6 be 3 we 4 can 5 never 6 be 6 be 7 friends 7 friends 9 , 7 friends 10 ' 8 again 9 , 10 ' 14 , 11 said 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 18 off 16 he 17 trotted 17 trotted 18 off 18 off 19 to 19 to 22 . 20 the 22 . but when he had gone a little way the [cat] said to himself , ' [all] places are alike to me . 1 but 5 gone 1 but 11 said 2 when 3 he 3 he 4 had 3 he 5 gone 5 gone 6 a 6 a 7 little 6 a 8 way 8 way 9 the 11 said 13 himself 12 to 13 himself 13 himself 14 , 14 , 15 ' 14 , 18 are 15 ' 17 places 18 are 19 alike 18 are 20 to 20 to 21 me 21 me 22 . why should [i] not go too and see and look and come away at my own liking . ' 1 why 4 not 1 why 16 own 2 should 4 not 4 not 6 too 5 go 6 too 6 too 7 and 7 and 8 see 7 and 13 away 8 see 12 come 9 and 10 look 10 look 11 and 10 look 12 come 13 away 14 at 14 at 15 my 16 own 17 liking 17 liking 18 . 18 . 19 ' so he slipped after [wild] [dog] softly , very softly , and hid himself where he could hear everything . 1 so 4 after 1 so 11 , 2 he 3 slipped 3 slipped 4 after 7 softly 8 , 8 , 9 very 9 very 10 softly 9 very 11 , 11 , 14 himself 12 and 13 hid 12 and 14 himself 14 himself 16 he 15 where 16 he 16 he 20 . 17 could 18 hear 18 hear 19 everything 18 hear 20 . wild [thing] out of the [wild] [woods] , what do you want ? ' 1 wild 3 out 3 out 4 of 4 of 5 the 5 the 8 , 8 , 10 do 9 what 10 do 10 do 12 want 11 you 12 want 12 want 13 ? 13 ? 14 ' ' [ah] ! ' said the [cat] , listening . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 6 the 5 said 6 the 6 the 8 , 8 , 9 listening 9 listening 10 . ' [this] is a very wise [woman] , but she is not so wise as [i] am . ' 1 ' 5 very 1 ' 18 . 3 is 4 a 4 a 5 very 5 very 8 , 6 wise 8 , 9 but 10 she 10 she 11 is 11 is 13 so 12 not 13 so 13 so 14 wise 14 wise 17 am 14 wise 18 . 15 as 17 am 18 . 19 ' ' [ah] ! ' said the [cat] , listening . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 6 the 5 said 6 the 6 the 8 , 8 , 9 listening 9 listening 10 . ' [that] is a very foolish [dog] . ' 1 ' 3 is 3 is 4 a 4 a 5 very 5 very 6 foolish 6 foolish 9 ' 8 . 9 ' and he went back through the [wet] [wild] [woods] waving his wild tail , and walking by his wild lone . 1 and 6 the 2 he 3 went 2 he 5 through 3 went 4 back 5 through 6 the 6 the 13 tail 10 waving 11 his 10 waving 12 wild 12 wild 13 tail 13 tail 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 walking 15 and 19 wild 17 by 18 his 18 his 19 wild 19 wild 20 lone 20 lone 21 . but he never told anybody . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 never 3 never 4 told 4 told 5 anybody 5 anybody 6 . when the [man] waked up he said , ' [what] is [wild] [dog] doing here ? ' 1 when 2 the 1 when 5 up 2 the 4 waked 5 up 6 he 6 he 7 said 7 said 8 , 7 said 9 ' 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 15 here 11 is 14 doing 14 doing 15 here 15 here 16 ? 16 ? 17 ' take him with you when you go hunting . ' 1 take 5 when 2 him 3 with 3 with 4 you 4 you 5 when 5 when 6 you 6 you 7 go 7 go 8 hunting 7 go 9 . 9 . 10 ' she made the [second] [singing] [magic] in the world . 1 she 2 made 2 made 3 the 3 the 7 in 7 in 8 the 8 the 9 world 9 world 10 . cat , come with me . ' 1 cat 2 , 2 , 3 come 3 come 4 with 4 with 5 me 5 me 6 . 6 . 7 ' ' [nenni] ! ' said the [cat] . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 the 6 the 8 . ' [i] am the [cat] who walks by himself , and all places are alike to me . 1 ' 3 am 3 am 10 , 4 the 6 who 6 who 7 walks 7 walks 8 by 8 by 9 himself 9 himself 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 all 11 and 16 to 13 places 14 are 13 places 15 alike 15 alike 16 to 16 to 17 me 17 me 18 . i will not come . ' 1 i 2 will 2 will 3 not 3 not 4 come 4 come 5 . 5 . 6 ' but all the same he followed [wild] [horse] softly , very softly , and hid himself where he could hear everything . 1 but 2 all 2 all 6 followed 3 the 4 same 3 the 6 followed 4 same 5 he 6 followed 10 , 9 softly 10 , 10 , 15 hid 11 very 12 softly 12 softly 14 and 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 hid 15 hid 16 himself 16 himself 19 could 17 where 18 he 17 where 19 could 19 could 20 hear 20 hear 21 everything 21 everything 22 . when the [woman] heard [wild] [horse] tripping and stumbling on his long mane , she laughed and said , ' [here] comes the second . 1 when 2 the 1 when 7 tripping 2 the 4 heard 7 tripping 16 laughed 8 and 9 stumbling 9 stumbling 10 on 10 on 11 his 11 his 12 long 11 his 16 laughed 12 long 13 mane 12 long 14 , 14 , 15 she 16 laughed 19 , 17 and 18 said 17 and 19 , 19 , 20 ' 20 ' 22 comes 20 ' 24 second 22 comes 23 the 23 the 24 second 24 second 25 . wild [thing] out of the [wild] [woods] what do you want ? ' 1 wild 4 of 3 out 4 of 4 of 5 the 5 the 8 what 8 what 9 do 9 do 11 want 10 you 11 want 11 want 12 ? 12 ? 13 ' wild [horse] said , ' [o] my [enemy] and [wife] of my [enemy] , where is [wild] [dog] ? ' 1 wild 3 said 3 said 4 , 3 said 5 ' 5 ' 7 my 5 ' 20 ' 9 and 11 of 11 of 15 where 12 my 14 , 14 , 15 where 15 where 16 is 15 where 19 ? 19 ? 20 ' and [wild] [horse] , tripping and stumbling on his long mane , said , ' [that] is true ; give it me to eat . ' 1 and 4 , 1 and 6 and 4 , 5 tripping 6 and 11 mane 7 stumbling 8 on 7 stumbling 10 long 8 on 9 his 10 long 11 mane 11 mane 15 ' 12 , 13 said 13 said 14 , 14 , 15 ' 15 ' 17 is 17 is 18 true 18 true 25 . 19 ; 20 give 20 give 24 eat 21 it 22 me 22 me 24 eat 23 to 24 eat 24 eat 25 . 25 . 26 ' ' [ah] , ' said the [cat] , listening , ' that is a very foolish [horse] . ' 1 ' 3 , 1 ' 5 said 3 , 4 ' 5 said 6 the 5 said 16 foolish 8 , 9 listening 9 listening 10 , 10 , 11 ' 11 ' 12 that 12 that 13 is 13 is 14 a 14 a 15 very 14 a 16 foolish 16 foolish 18 . 18 . 19 ' and he went back through the [wet] [wild] [woods] , waving his wild tail and walking by his wild lone . 1 and 2 he 1 and 3 went 2 he 3 went 3 went 4 back 4 back 6 the 5 through 6 the 6 the 13 wild 10 , 11 waving 11 waving 12 his 11 waving 13 wild 13 wild 15 and 13 wild 19 wild 14 tail 15 and 15 and 16 walking 16 walking 17 by 17 by 18 his 19 wild 20 lone 19 wild 21 . 20 lone 21 . but he never told anybody . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 never 3 never 4 told 4 told 5 anybody 5 anybody 6 . when the [man] and the [dog] came back from hunting , the [man] said , ' [what] is [wild] [horse] doing here ? ' 1 when 2 the 1 when 9 from 2 the 4 and 4 and 5 the 5 the 7 came 7 came 8 back 9 from 11 , 10 hunting 11 , 11 , 21 doing 12 the 14 said 14 said 15 , 14 said 16 ' 16 ' 18 is 18 is 21 doing 21 doing 22 here 22 here 23 ? 23 ? 24 ' ride on his back when you go hunting . 1 ride 3 his 2 on 3 his 3 his 4 back 4 back 7 go 5 when 6 you 6 you 7 go 7 go 8 hunting 8 hunting 9 . but he never told anybody . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 never 3 never 4 told 4 told 5 anybody 5 anybody 6 . cat said , ' [o] my [enemy] and [wife] of my [enemy] , where did [wild] [cow] go ? ' 1 cat 2 said 2 said 3 , 2 said 4 ' 4 ' 6 my 4 ' 20 ' 8 and 19 ? 8 and 20 ' 10 of 11 my 11 my 14 where 13 , 14 where 14 where 15 did 14 where 19 ? 15 did 18 go cat said , ' [i] am not a friend , and [i] am not a servant . 1 cat 7 not 2 said 3 , 3 , 4 ' 3 , 6 am 6 am 7 not 7 not 9 friend 8 a 9 friend 9 friend 10 , 10 , 13 am 11 and 13 am 13 am 15 a 14 not 15 a 15 a 17 . 16 servant 17 . i am the [cat] who walks by himself , and [i] wish to come into your cave . ' 1 i 2 am 1 i 3 the 1 i 6 walks 5 who 6 walks 6 walks 14 come 7 by 8 himself 7 by 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 wish 12 wish 13 to 12 wish 14 come 14 come 17 cave 15 into 16 your 16 your 17 cave 17 cave 18 . 18 . 19 ' woman said , ' [then] why did you not come with [first] [friend] on the first night ? ' 1 woman 3 , 1 woman 4 ' 2 said 3 , 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 7 did 6 why 7 did 7 did 10 come 8 you 9 not 9 not 10 come 10 come 11 with 11 with 16 first 14 on 15 the 15 the 16 first 16 first 17 night 17 night 19 ' 18 ? 19 ' cat grew very angry and said , ' [has] [wild] [dog] told tales of me ? ' 1 cat 2 grew 1 cat 3 very 1 cat 4 angry 3 very 4 angry 4 angry 6 said 5 and 6 said 6 said 7 , 6 said 12 told 7 , 8 ' 12 told 13 tales 13 tales 14 of 14 of 15 me 15 me 16 ? 15 me 17 ' 16 ? 17 ' then the [woman] laughed and said , ' [you] are the [cat] who walks by himself , and all places are alike to you . 1 then 2 the 1 then 4 laughed 2 the 4 laughed 4 laughed 7 , 5 and 6 said 5 and 7 , 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 10 are 10 are 21 are 11 the 13 who 13 who 14 walks 14 walks 15 by 15 by 16 himself 16 himself 17 , 17 , 18 and 18 and 19 all 18 and 21 are 19 all 20 places 21 are 25 . 22 alike 23 to 22 alike 24 you 24 you 25 . your are neither a friend nor a servant . 1 your 2 are 2 are 3 neither 3 neither 4 a 4 a 5 friend 4 a 7 a 5 friend 6 nor 7 a 8 servant 8 servant 9 . you have said it yourself . 1 you 2 have 2 have 3 said 3 said 4 it 4 it 5 yourself 5 yourself 6 . go away and walk by yourself in all places alike . ' 1 go 5 by 2 away 3 and 3 and 4 walk 4 walk 5 by 5 by 6 yourself 6 yourself 7 in 7 in 10 alike 8 all 9 places 9 places 10 alike 10 alike 11 . 11 . 12 ' then [cat] pretended to be sorry and said , ' [must] [i] never come into the [cave] ? 1 then 5 be 3 pretended 4 to 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 sorry 6 sorry 9 , 7 and 8 said 7 and 9 , 9 , 10 ' 10 ' 13 never 13 never 14 come 13 never 18 ? 14 come 15 into 15 into 16 the must [i] never sit by the warm fire ? 1 must 3 never 3 never 5 by 4 sit 5 by 5 by 7 warm 6 the 7 warm 7 warm 8 fire 8 fire 9 ? must [i] never drink the warm white milk ? 1 must 3 never 3 never 6 warm 4 drink 5 the 5 the 6 warm 6 warm 7 white 7 white 8 milk 8 milk 9 ? you are very wise and very beautiful . 1 you 2 are 2 are 3 very 3 very 4 wise 3 very 6 very 5 and 6 very 6 very 7 beautiful 7 beautiful 8 . you should not be cruel even to a [cat] . ' 1 you 2 should 1 you 4 be 2 should 3 not 4 be 5 cruel 5 cruel 6 even 6 even 8 a 7 to 8 a 8 a 10 . 10 . 11 ' woman said , ' [i] knew [i] was wise , but [i] did not know [i] was beautiful . 1 woman 3 , 1 woman 8 was 2 said 3 , 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 6 knew 8 was 13 did 8 was 15 know 9 wise 10 , 9 wise 13 did 10 , 11 but 14 not 15 know 15 know 18 beautiful 17 was 18 beautiful 18 beautiful 19 . so [i] will make a bargain with you . 1 so 3 will 3 will 4 make 4 make 5 a 5 a 6 bargain 6 bargain 7 with 7 with 8 you 8 you 9 . if ever [i] say one word in your praise you may come into the [cave] . ' 1 if 2 ever 1 if 6 word 2 ever 5 one 4 say 5 one 6 word 7 in 7 in 9 praise 8 your 9 praise 9 praise 12 come 10 you 11 may 10 you 12 come 12 come 13 into 13 into 14 the 14 the 16 . 16 . 17 ' ' [and] if you say two words in my praise ? ' said the [cat] . 1 ' 3 if 1 ' 6 two 3 if 4 you 3 if 6 two 4 you 5 say 6 two 7 words 7 words 8 in 8 in 9 my 9 my 10 praise 10 praise 11 ? 11 ? 13 said 12 ' 13 said 13 said 14 the 14 the 16 . ' [and] if you say three words ? ' said the [cat] . 1 ' 5 say 3 if 4 you 4 you 5 say 5 say 7 words 6 three 7 words 7 words 8 ? 7 words 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 11 the 11 the 13 . and he went away through the [wet] [wild] [woods] waving his wild tail and walking by his wild lone . 1 and 2 he 1 and 4 away 2 he 3 went 4 away 6 the 5 through 6 the 6 the 13 tail 10 waving 12 wild 11 his 12 wild 12 wild 13 tail 13 tail 15 walking 14 and 15 walking 15 walking 16 by 16 by 19 lone 16 by 20 . 17 his 18 wild 17 his 19 lone one evening [bat] said , ' [there] is a [baby] in the [cave] . 1 one 2 evening 2 evening 4 said 4 said 5 , 4 said 6 ' 6 ' 8 is 8 is 9 a 9 a 11 in 11 in 12 the 12 the 14 . he is new and pink and fat and small , and the [woman] is very fond of him . ' 1 he 5 pink 1 he 15 very 2 is 3 new 3 new 5 pink 4 and 5 pink 5 pink 7 fat 6 and 7 fat 7 fat 8 and 7 fat 9 small 9 small 10 , 9 small 12 the 10 , 11 and 12 the 14 is 15 very 16 fond 15 very 19 . 16 fond 18 him 17 of 18 him 19 . 20 ' ' [ah] , ' said the [cat] , listening , ' but what is the [baby] fond of ? ' 1 ' 4 ' 1 ' 5 said 3 , 4 ' 5 said 6 the 6 the 9 listening 8 , 9 listening 9 listening 10 , 9 listening 11 ' 11 ' 14 is 12 but 13 what 13 what 14 is 14 is 15 the 15 the 17 fond 17 fond 18 of 18 of 19 ? 19 ? 20 ' ' [he] is fond of things that are soft and tickle , ' said the [bat] . 1 ' 4 fond 3 is 4 fond 4 fond 9 soft 5 of 6 things 6 things 7 that 7 that 8 are 8 are 9 soft 9 soft 11 tickle 10 and 11 tickle 11 tickle 12 , 12 , 13 ' 12 , 14 said 14 said 15 the 15 the 17 . ' [he] is fond of warm things to hold in his arms when he goes to sleep . 1 ' 4 fond 1 ' 10 in 3 is 4 fond 4 fond 9 hold 5 of 6 warm 6 warm 7 things 6 warm 9 hold 7 things 8 to 7 things 9 hold 10 in 12 arms 10 in 13 when 11 his 12 arms 12 arms 13 when 13 when 17 sleep 14 he 15 goes 14 he 17 sleep 15 goes 16 to 17 sleep 18 . he is fond of being played with . 1 he 2 is 2 is 3 fond 3 fond 4 of 4 of 5 being 5 being 6 played 6 played 7 with 7 with 8 . he is fond of all those things . ' 1 he 2 is 1 he 3 fond 2 is 3 fond 3 fond 7 things 4 of 5 all 5 all 6 those 6 those 7 things 7 things 8 . 8 . 9 ' ' [ah] , ' said the [cat] , listening , ' then my time has come . ' 1 ' 6 the 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 the 6 the 8 , 8 , 10 , 9 listening 10 , 10 , 14 time 11 ' 12 then 11 ' 13 my 13 my 14 time 14 time 16 come 15 has 16 come 16 come 17 . 17 . 18 ' the [woman] was busy cooking that morning , and the [baby] cried and interrupted . 1 the 6 that 3 was 4 busy 3 was 5 cooking 5 cooking 6 that 6 that 7 morning 7 morning 8 , 8 , 10 the 9 and 10 the 10 the 12 cried 12 cried 13 and 12 cried 14 interrupted 13 and 14 interrupted 14 interrupted 15 . so she carried him outside the [cave] and gave him a handful of pebbles to play with . 1 so 2 she 1 so 9 gave 2 she 5 outside 3 carried 4 him 3 carried 5 outside 5 outside 8 and 6 the 8 and 9 gave 11 a 10 him 11 a 11 a 16 play 12 handful 13 of 13 of 14 pebbles 13 of 16 play 14 pebbles 15 to 16 play 18 . 17 with 18 . but still the [baby] cried . 1 but 2 still 2 still 3 the 3 the 5 cried 5 cried 6 . and the [baby] laughed ; and the [woman] heard him and smiled . 1 and 2 the 1 and 9 heard 2 the 4 laughed 4 laughed 5 ; 5 ; 6 and 6 and 7 the 9 heard 10 him 10 him 11 and 11 and 13 . 12 smiled 13 . but still [i] am the [cat] who walks by himself , and all places are alike to me . ' 1 but 2 still 1 but 7 who 2 still 4 am 4 am 5 the 7 who 11 , 8 walks 10 himself 9 by 10 himself 10 himself 11 , 11 , 16 alike 12 and 13 all 13 all 14 places 14 places 15 are 15 are 16 alike 16 alike 18 me 17 to 18 me 18 me 19 . 19 . 20 ' the [woman] was very angry , and shut her lips tight and took up her spinning-wheel and began to spin . 1 the 5 angry 1 the 6 , 3 was 4 very 4 very 5 angry 6 , 11 tight 7 and 8 shut 8 shut 9 her 9 her 10 lips 10 lips 11 tight 11 tight 13 took 12 and 13 took 13 took 14 up 14 up 20 spin 15 her 16 spinning-wheel 16 spinning-wheel 17 and 17 and 18 began 18 began 19 to 18 began 20 spin 20 spin 21 . ' [now] , ' said the [cat] , ' [i] will sing the [baby] a song that shall keep him asleep for an hour . 1 ' 4 ' 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 9 ' 5 said 6 the 5 said 8 , 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 11 will 11 will 12 sing 11 will 18 shall 12 sing 15 a 13 the 15 a 15 a 16 song 16 song 17 that 18 shall 19 keep 18 shall 23 an 20 him 21 asleep 20 him 23 an 21 asleep 22 for 23 an 24 hour 24 hour 25 . and he began to purr , loud and low , low and loud , till the [baby] fell fast asleep . 1 and 5 purr 2 he 3 began 3 began 4 to 3 began 5 purr 5 purr 7 loud 6 , 7 loud 7 loud 10 , 7 loud 12 and 8 and 9 low 9 low 10 , 10 , 11 low 12 and 13 loud 12 and 19 fast 14 , 15 till 14 , 16 the 16 the 18 fell 16 the 19 fast 19 fast 20 asleep 20 asleep 21 . the [woman] smiled as she looked down upon the two of them and said , ' [that] was wonderfully done . 1 the 3 smiled 3 smiled 4 as 3 smiled 10 two 4 as 6 looked 5 she 6 looked 6 looked 9 the 7 down 8 upon 8 upon 9 the 10 two 16 ' 11 of 12 them 11 of 13 and 13 and 14 said 14 said 15 , 15 , 16 ' 16 ' 20 done 18 was 19 wonderfully 19 wonderfully 20 done 20 done 21 . no question but you are very clever , [o] [cat] . ' 1 no 2 question 1 no 3 but 3 but 4 you 4 you 6 very 5 are 6 very 6 very 7 clever 7 clever 8 , 8 , 11 . 11 . 12 ' but still [i] am the [cat] who walks by himself , and all places are alike to me . ' 1 but 2 still 1 but 7 who 2 still 4 am 4 am 5 the 7 who 11 , 8 walks 10 himself 9 by 10 himself 10 himself 11 , 11 , 16 alike 12 and 13 all 13 all 14 places 14 places 15 are 15 are 16 alike 16 alike 18 me 17 to 18 me 18 me 19 . 19 . 20 ' ' [ouh] ! 1 ' 3 ! chee ! 1 chee 2 ! ' [ah] , ' said the [cat] , watching , ' then the mouse will do me no harm if [i] eat it ? ' 1 ' 14 mouse 1 ' 15 will 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 4 ' 14 mouse 5 said 6 the 6 the 9 watching 8 , 9 watching 9 watching 10 , 9 watching 11 ' 10 , 11 ' 11 ' 12 then 12 then 13 the 15 will 17 me 15 will 18 no 16 do 17 me 18 no 20 if 19 harm 20 if 20 if 22 eat 22 eat 23 it 23 it 24 ? 24 ? 25 ' cat made one jump and caught the little mouse , and the [woman] said , ' [a] hundred thanks . 1 cat 8 little 1 cat 9 mouse 2 made 3 one 3 one 4 jump 3 one 6 caught 4 jump 5 and 6 caught 7 the 6 caught 8 little 9 mouse 11 and 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 the 12 the 14 said 14 said 15 , 14 said 16 ' 16 ' 18 hundred 18 hundred 19 thanks 19 thanks 20 . even the [first] [friend] is not quick enough to catch little mice as you have done . 1 even 2 the 1 even 8 enough 5 is 6 not 5 is 7 quick 7 quick 8 enough 8 enough 12 mice 9 to 10 catch 10 catch 11 little 10 catch 12 mice 12 mice 13 as 13 as 15 have 14 you 15 have 15 have 17 . 16 done 17 . you must be very wise . ' 1 you 2 must 2 must 3 be 3 be 4 very 3 be 5 wise 4 very 5 wise 5 wise 6 . 6 . 7 ' but still [i] am the [cat] who walks by himself , and all places are alike to me . ' 1 but 2 still 1 but 7 who 2 still 4 am 4 am 5 the 7 who 11 , 8 walks 10 himself 9 by 10 himself 10 himself 11 , 11 , 16 alike 12 and 13 all 13 all 14 places 14 places 15 are 15 are 16 alike 16 alike 18 me 17 to 18 me 18 me 19 . 19 . 20 ' ' [what] is that to me ? ' said the [cat] . 1 ' 3 is 3 is 4 that 4 that 5 to 5 to 6 me 6 me 7 ? 7 ? 9 said 8 ' 9 said 9 said 10 the 10 the 12 . then the [man] said , ' [yes] , but he has not made a bargain with me or with all proper [men] after me . ' 1 then 5 , 1 then 12 not 2 the 4 said 4 said 5 , 6 ' 8 , 8 , 10 he 9 but 10 he 10 he 11 has 11 has 12 not 12 not 15 bargain 13 made 14 a 14 a 15 bargain 15 bargain 16 with 16 with 23 after 17 me 18 or 18 or 19 with 19 with 20 all 20 all 21 proper 21 proper 23 after 23 after 24 me 24 me 25 . 25 . 26 ' ' [not] when [i] am near , ' said the [man] . 1 ' 3 when 3 when 5 am 3 when 6 near 5 am 6 near 6 near 7 , 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 9 said 10 the 10 the 12 . and so shall all proper [men] do after me ! ' 1 and 2 so 1 and 3 shall 3 shall 4 all 4 all 5 proper 5 proper 7 do 7 do 8 after 8 after 9 me 9 me 10 ! 10 ! 11 ' then the [dog] said , ' [wait] a minute . 1 then 2 the 1 then 4 said 4 said 6 ' 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 9 minute 8 a 9 minute 9 minute 10 . he has not made a bargain with me or with all proper [dogs] after me . ' 1 he 2 has 1 he 4 made 2 has 3 not 4 made 5 a 4 made 9 or 5 a 6 bargain 6 bargain 8 me 7 with 8 me 9 or 10 with 10 with 11 all 11 all 12 proper 12 proper 14 after 14 after 15 me 15 me 17 ' 16 . 17 ' and so shall all proper [dogs] do after me . ' 1 and 2 so 1 and 3 shall 3 shall 4 all 4 all 5 proper 4 all 7 do 7 do 8 after 8 after 9 me 9 me 10 . 10 . 11 ' but still [i] am the [cat] that walks by himself , and all places are alike to me . ' 1 but 2 still 1 but 10 himself 2 still 4 am 4 am 7 that 5 the 7 that 7 that 8 walks 8 walks 9 by 10 himself 11 , 10 himself 15 are 11 , 12 and 11 , 13 all 13 all 14 places 15 are 16 alike 16 alike 18 me 17 to 18 me 18 me 19 . 19 . 20 ' ' [not] when [i] am near , ' said the [dog] . 1 ' 3 when 3 when 5 am 3 when 6 near 5 am 6 near 6 near 7 , 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 9 said 10 the 10 the 12 . and so shall all proper [dogs] do after me . ' 1 and 2 so 1 and 3 shall 3 shall 4 all 4 all 5 proper 4 all 7 do 7 do 8 after 8 after 9 me 9 me 10 . 10 . 11 ' but the [cat] keeps his side of the bargain too . 1 but 2 the 1 but 4 keeps 4 keeps 7 of 5 his 6 side 6 side 7 of 7 of 8 the 8 the 10 too 9 bargain 10 too 10 too 11 . but [binkie] will play whatever [i] choose , [and] he is my true [first] [friend] . 1 but 4 play 3 will 4 play 4 play 5 whatever 4 play 7 choose 7 choose 8 , 8 , 13 true 10 he 11 is 10 he 12 my 12 my 13 true 13 true 16 . [the] [butterfly] [that] [stamped] there are three hundred and fifty-five stories about [suleiman-bin-daoud] ; but this is not one of them . 1 there 3 three 1 there 6 fifty-five 2 are 3 three 3 three 4 hundred 4 hundred 5 and 6 fifty-five 7 stories 6 fifty-five 8 about 8 about 10 ; 10 ; 11 but 11 but 12 this 11 but 15 one 12 this 14 not 13 is 14 not 15 one 16 of 16 of 17 them 17 them 18 . it is not the story of the [lapwing] who found the [water] ; or the [hoopoe] who shaded [suleimanbin-daoud] from the heat . 1 it 5 story 1 it 10 found 2 is 3 not 3 not 4 the 3 not 5 story 5 story 6 of 6 of 7 the 6 of 9 who 10 found 20 from 11 the 18 shaded 13 ; 14 or 14 or 15 the 15 the 17 who 17 who 18 shaded 18 shaded 20 from 20 from 23 . 21 the 22 heat 21 the 23 . it is not the story of the [glass] [pavement] , or the [ruby] with the [crooked] [hole] , or the [gold] [bars] of [balkis] . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 not 3 not 5 story 3 not 10 , 4 the 5 story 5 story 6 of 6 of 7 the 10 , 11 or 11 or 14 with 12 the 14 with 14 with 15 the 15 the 25 . 18 , 19 or 18 , 25 . 19 or 20 the 20 the 23 of it is the story of the [butterfly] that [stamped] . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 the 3 the 4 story 4 story 5 of 5 of 6 the 6 the 8 that 8 that 10 . now attend all over again and listen ! 1 now 2 attend 2 attend 3 all 3 all 4 over 4 over 5 again 5 again 6 and 6 and 7 listen 7 listen 8 ! [suleiman-bin-daoud] [was] [wise] [.] he understood what the beasts said , what the birds said , what the fishes said , and what the insects said . 1 he 2 understood 1 he 18 and 2 understood 5 beasts 2 understood 7 , 3 what 4 the 4 the 5 beasts 5 beasts 6 said 7 , 10 birds 8 what 9 the 8 what 10 birds 10 birds 13 what 10 birds 15 fishes 11 said 12 , 12 , 13 what 14 the 15 fishes 15 fishes 17 , 16 said 17 , 18 and 21 insects 19 what 20 the 20 the 21 insects 21 insects 22 said 22 said 23 . [suleiman-bin-daoud] [was] [strong] [.] upon the third finger of the right hand he wore a ring . 1 upon 5 of 1 upon 11 a 2 the 3 third 2 the 4 finger 4 finger 5 of 5 of 7 right 6 the 7 right 7 right 8 hand 8 hand 10 wore 9 he 10 wore 11 a 12 ring 12 ring 13 . when he turned it once , [afrits] and [djinns] came [out] of the earth to do whatever he told them . 1 when 2 he 1 when 3 turned 3 turned 5 once 3 turned 6 , 4 it 5 once 5 once 6 , 6 , 10 came 8 and 10 came 10 came 14 earth 12 of 13 the 13 the 14 earth 14 earth 20 them 15 to 16 do 16 do 17 whatever 17 whatever 18 he 18 he 19 told 19 told 20 them 20 them 21 . and yet [suleiman-bin-daoud] was not proud . 1 and 2 yet 2 yet 4 was 4 was 5 not 5 not 6 proud 6 proud 7 . he very seldom showed off , and when he did he was sorry for it . 1 he 2 very 2 very 6 , 3 seldom 4 showed 4 showed 5 off 5 off 6 , 6 , 9 he 7 and 8 when 7 and 9 he 9 he 10 did 10 did 12 was 11 he 12 was 12 was 13 sorry 13 sorry 16 . 14 for 15 it 15 it 16 . [suleiman-bin-daoud] [was] [very] [surprised] [and] [said] [,] ['] [o] [animal] [,] [who] [are] [you] [?] ['] and the [animal] said , ' [o] [king] , live for ever ! 1 and 2 the 2 the 4 said 4 said 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 9 , 9 , 10 live 10 live 11 for 11 for 12 ever 12 ever 13 ! i am the smallest [of] thirty thousand brothers , and our home is at the bottom of the sea . 1 i 4 smallest 1 i 20 . 2 am 3 the 2 am 4 smallest 4 smallest 7 thousand 6 thirty 7 thousand 7 thousand 9 , 8 brothers 9 , 9 , 16 bottom 10 and 15 the 11 our 12 home 11 our 15 the 12 home 13 is 13 is 14 at 15 the 16 bottom 16 bottom 19 sea 16 bottom 20 . 17 of 18 the 18 the 19 sea and the [animal] said , ' [o] [king] , live for ever , but do you really call that a dinner ? 1 and 14 but 2 the 4 said 4 said 5 , 5 , 13 , 6 ' 9 , 9 , 10 live 10 live 12 ever 10 live 13 , 11 for 12 ever 13 , 14 but 14 but 15 do 15 do 16 you 15 do 20 a 16 you 18 call 16 you 19 that 17 really 18 call 20 a 21 dinner 21 dinner 22 ? where [i] come from we each eat twice as much as that between meals . ' 1 where 8 twice 3 come 4 from 3 come 6 each 3 come 8 twice 5 we 6 each 6 each 7 eat 8 twice 14 meals 9 as 11 as 9 as 14 meals 10 much 11 as 11 as 12 that 12 that 13 between 14 meals 15 . 15 . 16 ' then [suleiman-bin-daoud] fell flat on his face and said , ' [o] [animal] ! 1 then 3 fell 1 then 4 flat 3 fell 4 flat 4 flat 5 on 5 on 6 his 6 his 7 face 7 face 8 and 8 and 9 said 9 said 10 , 10 , 11 ' 11 ' 14 ! now [i] am ashamed , and it serves me right . 1 now 3 am 3 am 4 ashamed 3 am 5 , 5 , 7 it 6 and 7 it 7 it 8 serves 8 serves 10 right 9 me 10 right 10 right 11 . [suleiman-bin-daoud] [was] [a] [really] [truly] [wise] [man] [,] [best] [beloved] [.] after [that] he never forgot that it was silly to show off ; and now the real story part of my story begins . 1 after 3 he 1 after 9 silly 3 he 4 never 3 he 5 forgot 5 forgot 6 that 6 that 7 it 7 it 8 was 9 silly 15 now 10 to 11 show 11 show 12 off 12 off 13 ; 13 ; 14 and 14 and 15 now 15 now 23 begins 16 the 17 real 17 real 18 story 18 story 19 part 18 story 21 my 19 part 20 of 21 my 22 story 21 my 23 begins 23 begins 24 . he married ever so many wifes . 1 he 2 married 1 he 3 ever 3 ever 4 so 4 so 5 many 5 many 6 wifes 6 wifes 7 . but [balkis] the [most] [beautiful] never quarrelled with [suleiman-bin-daoud] . 1 but 3 the 3 the 6 never 6 never 7 quarrelled 7 quarrelled 8 with 8 with 10 . she loved him too much . 1 she 2 loved 2 loved 3 him 3 him 4 too 4 too 5 much 5 much 6 . she sat in her rooms in the [golden] [palace] , or walked in the [palace] garden , and was truly sorry for him . 1 she 2 sat 1 she 4 her 1 she 5 rooms 2 sat 3 in 2 sat 4 her 5 rooms 6 in 6 in 7 the 7 the 10 , 10 , 20 truly 11 or 12 walked 12 walked 13 in 12 walked 16 garden 13 in 14 the 16 garden 17 , 16 garden 20 truly 17 , 18 and 17 , 19 was 20 truly 21 sorry 21 sorry 22 for 22 for 23 him 23 him 24 . and [balkis] the [most] [beautiful] said , ' [o] my [lord] [and] [treasure] of my [soul] , what will you do ? ' 1 and 3 the 3 the 6 said 6 said 7 , 7 , 8 ' 7 , 21 do 8 ' 10 my 10 my 15 my 14 of 15 my 17 , 18 what 18 what 19 will 19 will 20 you 20 you 21 do 21 do 23 ' 22 ? 23 ' presently two [butterflies] flew under the tree , quarrelling . 1 presently 2 two 1 presently 5 under 4 flew 5 under 5 under 6 the 5 under 7 tree 6 the 7 tree 7 tree 9 quarrelling 8 , 9 quarrelling 9 quarrelling 10 . [suleiman-bin-daoud] [heard] [one] [say] [to] [the] [other] [,] ['] [i] [wonder] [at] [your] [presumption] [in] [talking] [like] [this] [to] [me] [.] then [suleiman-bin-daoud] forgot his nine hundred and ninety-nine bothersome wives , and laughed , till the camphor-tree shook , at the [butterfly] 's boast . 1 then 4 his 3 forgot 4 his 4 his 5 nine 5 nine 9 bothersome 6 hundred 7 and 6 hundred 8 ninety-nine 6 hundred 9 bothersome 7 and 8 ninety-nine 9 bothersome 13 laughed 10 wives 11 , 10 wives 12 and 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 laughed 13 laughed 15 till 14 , 15 till 15 till 17 camphor-tree 16 the 17 camphor-tree 17 camphor-tree 18 shook 18 shook 21 the 19 , 20 at 20 at 21 the 21 the 25 . 23 's 24 boast 24 boast 25 . and he held out his finger and said , ' [little] man , come here . ' 1 and 2 he 2 he 5 his 3 held 4 out 4 out 5 his 5 his 6 finger 6 finger 7 and 7 and 8 said 8 said 9 , 8 said 12 man 8 said 13 , 9 , 10 ' 13 , 14 come 14 come 15 here 15 here 16 . 15 here 17 ' 16 . 17 ' the [butterfly] was dreadfully frightened , but he managed to fly up to the hand of [suleiman-bin-daoud] , and clung there , fanning himself . 1 the 5 frightened 1 the 13 to 3 was 4 dreadfully 4 dreadfully 5 frightened 5 frightened 9 managed 6 , 7 but 7 but 8 he 8 he 9 managed 9 managed 10 to 9 managed 12 up 10 to 11 fly 13 to 14 the 14 the 15 hand 14 the 16 of 16 of 18 , 18 , 20 clung 19 and 20 clung 20 clung 22 , 21 there 22 , 22 , 24 himself 23 fanning 24 himself 24 himself 25 . [suleiman-bin-daoud] [bent] [his] [head] [and] [whispered] [very] [softly] [,] ['] [little] [man] [,] [you] [know] [that] [all] [your] [stamping] [wouldn't] [bend] [one] [blade] [of] [grass] [.] what made you tell that awful fib to your wife ? for doubtless she is your wife . ' 1 what 3 you 1 what 6 awful 2 made 3 you 3 you 5 that 4 tell 5 that 6 awful 7 fib 6 awful 10 wife 7 fib 8 to 8 to 9 your 10 wife 11 ? 11 ? 13 doubtless 12 for 13 doubtless 13 doubtless 14 she 14 she 15 is 15 is 18 . 15 is 19 ' 16 your 17 wife 17 wife 18 . she is my wife ; and you know what wives are like . 1 she 2 is 1 she 5 ; 2 is 4 wife 3 my 4 wife 5 ; 6 and 6 and 7 you 7 you 8 know 7 you 11 are 8 know 9 what 9 what 10 wives 11 are 12 like 12 like 13 . [suleiman-bin-daoud] [smiled] [in] [his] [beard] [and] [said] [,] ['] [yes] [,] [i] [know] [,] [little] [brother] [.] ' [one] must keep them in order somehow , said the [butterfly] , and she has been quarrelling with me all the morning . 1 ' 4 keep 3 must 4 keep 4 keep 7 order 5 them 6 in 6 in 7 order 7 order 8 somehow 8 somehow 9 , 8 somehow 13 , 9 , 10 said 10 said 11 the 13 , 16 has 13 , 17 been 14 and 15 she 14 and 16 has 17 been 18 quarrelling 17 been 21 all 18 quarrelling 20 me 19 with 20 me 21 all 22 the 22 the 24 . 23 morning 24 . i said that to quiet her . ' 1 i 2 said 1 i 6 her 2 said 3 that 4 to 5 quiet 5 quiet 6 her 6 her 7 . 7 . 8 ' and [suleiman-bin-daoud] said , ' [may] it quiet her . 1 and 3 said 3 said 4 , 3 said 5 ' 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 7 it 7 it 8 quiet 8 quiet 9 her 9 her 10 . go back to your wife , little brother , and let me hear what you say . ' 1 go 2 back 1 go 8 brother 1 go 12 me 2 back 3 to 2 back 4 your 4 your 5 wife 5 wife 6 , 6 , 7 little 8 brother 11 let 8 brother 12 me 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 let 12 me 13 hear 13 hear 16 say 14 what 15 you 14 what 16 say 16 say 17 . 17 . 18 ' [suleiman-bin-daoud] [himself] [heard] [you] [!] ['] ' [heard] me ! ' said the [butterfly] . 1 ' 3 me 3 me 4 ! 4 ! 5 ' 5 ' 6 said 6 said 7 the 7 the 9 . ' [of] course he did . 1 ' 3 course 3 course 4 he 4 he 5 did 5 did 6 . i meant him to hear me . ' 1 i 3 him 2 meant 3 him 3 him 4 to 4 to 6 me 5 hear 6 me 6 me 7 . 7 . 8 ' ' [and] what did he say ? 1 ' 3 what 3 what 4 did 4 did 5 he 5 he 6 say 6 say 7 ? oh , what did he say ? ' 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 3 what 3 what 4 did 4 did 6 say 5 he 6 say 6 say 7 ? 7 ? 8 ' balkis the [most] [beautiful] stood up behind the tree among the red lilies and smiled to herself , for she had heard all this talk . 1 balkis 5 stood 1 balkis 6 up 2 the 5 stood 6 up 8 the 6 up 10 among 7 behind 8 the 8 the 9 tree 10 among 11 the 10 among 12 red 10 among 15 smiled 12 red 13 lilies 13 lilies 14 and 13 lilies 15 smiled 15 smiled 19 for 16 to 17 herself 17 herself 18 , 18 , 19 for 19 for 24 this 20 she 21 had 20 she 22 heard 22 heard 23 all 23 all 24 this 24 this 25 talk 25 talk 26 . up flew the [butterfly] 's [wife] , very frightened , and clung to [balkis] 's white hand . 1 up 3 the 2 flew 3 the 3 the 9 frightened 5 's 7 , 7 , 8 very 8 very 9 frightened 9 frightened 11 and 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 clung 12 clung 13 to 12 clung 17 hand 15 's 16 white 15 's 17 hand 16 white 17 hand 17 hand 18 . balkis bent her beautiful head down and whispered , ' [little] woman , do you believe what your husband has just said ? ' 1 balkis 4 beautiful 1 balkis 10 ' 2 bent 3 her 3 her 4 beautiful 4 beautiful 5 head 5 head 6 down 5 head 9 , 6 down 8 whispered 7 and 8 whispered 10 ' 17 what 12 woman 13 , 12 woman 14 do 14 do 15 you 14 do 17 what 15 you 16 believe 17 what 23 ? 18 your 19 husband 19 husband 20 has 20 has 21 just 20 has 23 ? 21 just 22 said 23 ? 24 ' you know what men-folk are like . ' 1 you 2 know 2 know 3 what 3 what 4 men-folk 4 men-folk 5 are 5 are 6 like 6 like 7 . 7 . 8 ' they never mean half they say . 1 they 2 never 1 they 3 mean 3 mean 4 half 4 half 5 they 5 they 6 say 6 say 7 . he 'll forget all about it to-morrow . ' 1 he 3 forget 2 'll 3 forget 3 forget 4 all 4 all 5 about 5 about 6 it 6 it 7 to-morrow 7 to-morrow 8 . 8 . 9 ' ask him to stamp , and see what will happen . 1 ask 2 him 1 ask 3 to 3 to 7 see 4 stamp 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 see 7 see 8 what 8 what 9 will 8 what 10 happen 10 happen 11 . we know what men-folk are like , don't we ? 1 we 2 know 1 we 4 men-folk 2 know 3 what 4 men-folk 5 are 5 are 6 like 6 like 8 don't 7 , 8 don't 8 don't 9 we 9 we 10 ? he 'll be very much ashamed . ' 1 he 2 'll 2 'll 3 be 2 'll 4 very 3 be 4 very 4 very 5 much 4 very 6 ashamed 6 ashamed 7 . 7 . 8 ' away flew the [butterfly] 's [wife] to her husband , and in five minutes they were quarrelling worse than ever . 1 away 2 flew 1 away 5 's 2 flew 3 the 5 's 11 and 7 to 8 her 8 her 9 husband 9 husband 10 , 9 husband 11 and 11 and 14 minutes 12 in 13 five 13 five 14 minutes 14 minutes 18 worse 15 they 16 were 15 they 18 worse 16 were 17 quarrelling 18 worse 21 . 19 than 20 ever 20 ever 21 . ' [remember] ! ' said the [butterfly] . 1 ' 3 ! 3 ! 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 6 the 6 the 8 . ' [remember] what [i] can do if [i] stamp my foot . ' 1 ' 6 do 3 what 5 can 5 can 6 do 6 do 7 if 7 if 9 stamp 9 stamp 11 foot 10 my 11 foot 11 foot 13 ' 12 . 13 ' ' [i] don't believe you one little bit , ' said the [butterfly] 's [wife] . 1 ' 3 don't 3 don't 5 you 4 believe 5 you 5 you 9 , 6 one 7 little 7 little 8 bit 8 bit 9 , 9 , 10 ' 10 ' 11 said 11 said 12 the 12 the 16 . 14 's 16 . ' [i] should very much like to see it done . 1 ' 4 very 3 should 4 very 4 very 6 like 5 much 6 like 6 like 8 see 7 to 8 see 8 see 9 it 8 see 10 done 9 it 10 done 10 done 11 . suppose you stamp now . ' 1 suppose 2 you 2 you 3 stamp 3 stamp 4 now 4 now 5 . 5 . 6 ' ' [i] promised [suleiman-bin-daoud] that [i] wouldn't , ' said the [butterfly] , ' and [i] don't want to break my promise . ' 1 ' 11 the 3 promised 5 that 3 promised 8 , 5 that 7 wouldn't 8 , 9 ' 8 , 10 said 10 said 11 the 11 the 22 promise 13 , 14 ' 13 , 15 and 15 and 17 don't 15 and 20 break 17 don't 19 to 18 want 19 to 20 break 21 my 20 break 22 promise 22 promise 23 . 23 . 24 ' ' [it] wouldn't matter if you did , ' said his wife . 1 ' 3 wouldn't 3 wouldn't 4 matter 3 wouldn't 5 if 5 if 6 you 5 if 7 did 7 did 12 wife 8 , 9 ' 8 , 10 said 10 said 11 his 11 his 12 wife 12 wife 13 . ' [you] couldn't bend a blade of grass with your stamping . 1 ' 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 bend 4 bend 5 a 5 a 8 grass 6 blade 7 of 7 of 8 grass 8 grass 12 . 9 with 10 your 10 your 11 stamping 11 stamping 12 . i dare you to do it , ' she said . 1 i 2 dare 1 i 5 do 3 you 4 to 4 to 5 do 5 do 6 it 6 it 7 , 7 , 9 she 8 ' 9 she 9 she 10 said 10 said 11 . stamp ! 1 stamp 2 ! stamp ! 1 stamp 2 ! stamp ! ' 1 stamp 2 ! 2 ! 3 ' [suleiman-bin-daoud] [,] [sitting] [under] [the] [camphor-tree] [,] [heard] [every] [word] [of] [this] [,] [and] [he] [laughed] [as] [he] [had] [never] [laughed] [in] [his] [life] [before] [.] he forgot all about his [queens] ; he forgot all about the [animal] that came out of the sea ; he forgot about showing off . 1 he 2 forgot 2 forgot 4 about 2 forgot 15 came 3 all 4 about 4 about 5 his 7 ; 8 he 8 he 9 forgot 9 forgot 10 all 9 forgot 11 about 11 about 12 the 11 about 14 that 14 that 15 came 15 came 19 sea 16 out 17 of 16 out 18 the 18 the 19 sea 19 sea 24 showing 20 ; 21 he 21 he 22 forgot 22 forgot 23 about 22 forgot 24 showing 24 showing 25 off 25 off 26 . she wants to see what will happen , [o] [suleiman-bin-daoud] ! 1 she 2 wants 1 she 3 to 3 to 4 see 4 see 5 what 5 what 6 will 6 will 7 happen 7 happen 8 , 8 , 11 ! you know [i] can't do it , and now she 'll never believe a word [i] say . 1 you 8 and 2 know 4 can't 4 can't 5 do 4 can't 6 it 6 it 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 13 believe 9 now 10 she 10 she 11 'll 10 she 13 believe 11 'll 12 never 13 believe 15 word 14 a 15 word 15 word 17 say 17 say 18 . she 'll laugh at me to the end of my days ! ' 1 she 2 'll 1 she 5 me 2 'll 3 laugh 3 laugh 4 at 3 laugh 5 me 5 me 6 to 6 to 7 the 7 the 9 of 8 end 9 of 9 of 10 my 10 my 11 days 11 days 12 ! 12 ! 13 ' when he stamps again you will bring them back carefully . ' 1 when 2 he 1 when 4 again 2 he 3 stamps 4 again 5 you 4 again 7 bring 6 will 7 bring 7 bring 8 them 8 them 9 back 8 them 10 carefully 9 back 10 carefully 10 carefully 11 . 11 . 12 ' ' [now] , little brother , ' he said , ' go back to your wife and stamp all you 've a mind to . ' 1 ' 6 , 1 ' 9 said 3 , 5 brother 4 little 5 brother 5 brother 6 , 7 ' 8 he 8 he 9 said 9 said 16 wife 10 , 11 ' 10 , 12 go 12 go 13 back 13 back 14 to 13 back 15 your 15 your 16 wife 16 wife 18 stamp 17 and 18 stamp 18 stamp 23 mind 19 all 20 you 20 you 21 've 21 've 22 a 22 a 23 mind 23 mind 24 to 24 to 25 . 25 . 26 ' away flew the [butterfly] to his wife , who was crying , ' [i] dare you to do it ! 1 away 2 flew 1 away 8 , 2 flew 3 the 5 to 6 his 5 to 7 wife 7 wife 8 , 8 , 10 was 9 who 10 was 10 was 11 crying 11 crying 17 to 12 , 13 ' 13 ' 15 dare 15 dare 16 you 15 dare 17 to 17 to 18 do 18 do 19 it 19 it 20 ! i dare you to do it ! 1 i 2 dare 2 dare 3 you 3 you 4 to 4 to 5 do 5 do 6 it 6 it 7 ! stamp ! 1 stamp 2 ! stamp now ! 1 stamp 2 now 2 now 3 ! stamp ! ' 1 stamp 2 ! 2 ! 3 ' the the butterfly stamped . 1 the 2 the 2 the 3 butterfly 3 butterfly 4 stamped 4 stamped 5 . the [butterfly] 's [wife] fluttered about in the dark , crying , ' [oh] , [i] 'll be good ! 1 the 11 crying 3 's 5 fluttered 5 fluttered 6 about 6 about 7 in 7 in 8 the 7 in 9 dark 9 dark 10 , 9 dark 11 crying 11 crying 12 , 12 , 13 ' 13 ' 19 good 15 , 17 'll 17 'll 18 be 18 be 19 good 19 good 20 ! i 'm so sorry [i] spoke . 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 so 3 so 4 sorry 4 sorry 6 spoke 6 spoke 7 . only bring the gardens back , my dear darling husband , and [i] 'll never contradict again . ' 1 only 2 bring 1 only 10 husband 2 bring 4 gardens 3 the 4 gardens 5 back 6 , 6 , 7 my 7 my 9 darling 8 dear 9 darling 9 darling 10 husband 10 husband 12 and 11 , 12 and 12 and 14 'll 14 'll 15 never 15 never 19 ' 16 contradict 17 again 17 again 18 . 18 . 19 ' give me back my [palace] , most great magician . ' 1 give 3 back 2 me 3 back 3 back 4 my 4 my 6 , 6 , 7 most 7 most 8 great 8 great 10 . 8 great 11 ' 9 magician 10 . 10 . 11 ' ' [yes] , give him back his [palace] , ' said the [butterfly] 's [wife] , still flying about in the dark like a moth . 1 ' 3 , 1 ' 10 ' 3 , 4 give 4 give 6 back 5 him 6 back 6 back 7 his 7 his 9 , 10 ' 12 the 11 said 12 the 12 the 22 dark 14 's 16 , 16 , 17 still 17 still 18 flying 17 still 22 dark 18 flying 20 in 19 about 20 in 20 in 21 the 22 dark 23 like 23 like 24 a 24 a 25 moth 25 moth 26 . ' [give] him back his [palace] , and don't let's have any more [horrid.magic] . ' 1 ' 3 him 3 him 4 back 4 back 8 and 5 his 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 don't 8 and 10 let's 10 let's 11 have 11 have 12 any 11 have 13 more 13 more 15 . 15 . 16 ' ' [well] , my dear , ' said the [butterfly] as bravely as he could , ' you see what your nagging has led to . 1 ' 3 , 1 ' 5 dear 4 my 5 dear 5 dear 6 , 6 , 20 what 7 ' 8 said 8 said 9 the 8 said 12 bravely 11 as 12 bravely 12 bravely 13 as 12 bravely 15 could 13 as 14 he 15 could 16 , 16 , 18 you 16 , 19 see 17 ' 18 you 18 you 19 see 19 see 20 what 20 what 26 . 21 your 22 nagging 22 nagging 25 to 22 nagging 26 . 23 has 24 led 24 led 25 to so he stamped once more , and that instant the [djinns] let down the [palace] and the gardens , without even a bump . 1 so 6 , 2 he 3 stamped 3 stamped 4 once 4 once 5 more 4 once 6 , 6 , 13 down 7 and 8 that 7 and 9 instant 9 instant 10 the 9 instant 13 down 10 the 12 let 13 down 18 gardens 14 the 16 and 16 and 17 the 17 the 18 gardens 18 gardens 21 even 19 , 20 without 20 without 21 even 21 even 22 a 22 a 24 . 23 bump 24 . i 'll be good ! ' 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 be 3 be 4 good 4 good 5 ! 5 ! 6 ' [suleiman-bin-daolld] [could] [hardly] [speak] [for] [laughing] [.] they stood on the marble steps one hundred abreast and shouted , ' [what] is our trouble ? 1 they 2 stood 1 they 4 the 1 they 6 steps 2 stood 3 on 4 the 5 marble 6 steps 11 shouted 7 one 8 hundred 8 hundred 9 abreast 8 hundred 11 shouted 9 abreast 10 and 11 shouted 12 , 12 , 16 our 12 , 17 trouble 13 ' 15 is 13 ' 16 our 17 trouble 18 ? no ! 1 no 2 ! [suleiman-bin-daoud] [must] [be] [dead] [,] [and] [what] [we] [heard] [and] [saw] [was] [the] [earth] [thundering] [and] [darkening] [at] [the] [news] [.] ['] then [balkis] beckoned that bold [queen] without looking at her , and said to her and to the others , ' [come] and see . ' 1 then 5 bold 1 then 9 at 3 beckoned 4 that 3 beckoned 5 bold 5 bold 7 without 7 without 8 looking 9 at 19 others 10 her 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 said 13 said 14 to 14 to 15 her 15 her 16 and 16 and 17 to 17 to 18 the 18 the 19 others 19 others 20 , 19 others 23 and 20 , 21 ' 21 ' 23 and 23 and 24 see 24 see 25 . 25 . 26 ' go in peace , little folk ! ' 1 go 2 in 2 in 3 peace 3 peace 4 , 4 , 5 little 5 little 6 folk 6 folk 7 ! 7 ! 8 ' and he kissed them on the wings , and they flew away . 1 and 2 he 1 and 5 on 2 he 3 kissed 3 kissed 4 them 5 on 6 the 6 the 9 and 7 wings 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 they 10 they 11 flew 11 flew 12 away 12 away 13 . for [i] have been jesting with a [butterfly] ever since [i] came into the garden . ' 1 for 9 ever 3 have 4 been 4 been 5 jesting 5 jesting 6 with 6 with 7 a 7 a 9 ever 9 ever 10 since 10 since 12 came 12 came 13 into 13 into 15 garden 14 the 15 garden 15 garden 17 ' 16 . 17 ' and he told [balkis] what he had done . 1 and 3 told 2 he 3 told 3 told 5 what 5 what 6 he 6 he 7 had 7 had 9 . 8 done 9 . and she told him what the [queens] had said and seen and thought . 1 and 2 she 1 and 3 told 3 told 4 him 4 him 5 what 5 what 8 had 6 the 8 had 8 had 11 seen 9 said 10 and 10 and 11 seen 11 seen 13 thought 12 and 13 thought 13 thought 14 . tell me , therefore , [o] my [lady] and [heart] of my [heart] , how did you come to be so wise ? ' 1 tell 4 therefore 1 tell 9 and 2 me 3 , 3 , 4 therefore 4 therefore 5 , 5 , 7 my 9 and 11 of 11 of 20 be 12 my 14 , 12 my 20 be 14 , 16 did 15 how 16 did 16 did 17 you 17 you 18 come 18 come 19 to 20 be 22 wise 21 so 22 wise 22 wise 23 ? 23 ? 24 ' then they went up to the [palace] and lived happily ever afterwards . 1 then 4 up 2 they 3 went 3 went 4 up 4 up 6 the 5 to 6 the 6 the 10 happily 8 and 9 lived 9 lived 10 happily 10 happily 11 ever 11 ever 12 afterwards 11 ever 13 . but wasn't it clever of [balkis] ? 1 but 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 it 3 it 4 clever 4 clever 5 of 5 of 7 ? end of the [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] of [just] [so] [stories] , [by] [rudyard] [kipling] 1 end 2 of 2 of 3 the 3 the 7 of 7 of 11 ,