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