produced by [kent] [fielden] 1 produced 2 by [the] [adventures] [of] [jerry] [muskrat] [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] [chapter] [i] [:] [jerry] [muskrat] [has] [a] [fright] what was it [mother] [muskrat] had said about [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy and his traps [?] 1 what 3 it 1 what 7 said 2 was 3 it 6 had 7 said 7 said 8 about 8 about 15 traps 12 boy 13 and 13 and 14 his 14 his 15 traps jerry [muskrat] sat on the edge of the [big] [rock] and [kicked] [his] heels [while] [he] [tried] [to] [remember] [.] 1 jerry 14 heels 3 sat 4 on 4 on 5 the 5 the 6 edge 5 the 14 heels 6 edge 7 of 7 of 8 the 8 the 11 and the fact is , [jerry] had not half heeded [.] 1 the 2 fact 2 fact 3 is 2 fact 4 , 4 , 6 had 6 had 7 not 7 not 9 heeded 8 half 9 heeded he had been thinking of other things . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 been 3 been 4 thinking 4 thinking 5 of 4 thinking 7 things 6 other 7 things 7 things 8 . besides , it seemed to him that [mother] [muskrat] was [altogether] foolish about a great many things . 1 besides 2 , 2 , 3 it 3 it 4 seemed 4 seemed 5 to 5 to 6 him 6 him 7 that 7 that 10 was 10 was 12 foolish 12 foolish 13 about 13 about 17 things 14 a 15 great 15 great 16 many 16 many 17 things 17 things 18 . what if [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy is setting traps around the [smiling] [pool] ? 1 what 2 if 1 what 14 ? 2 if 7 is 6 boy 7 is 7 is 8 setting 8 setting 9 traps 9 traps 10 around 10 around 11 the i guess he [can't] fool [your] [uncle] [jerry] . 1 i 2 guess 2 guess 3 he 3 he 5 fool 5 fool 9 . he isn't so smart as he thinks he is ; [i] can fool him any day . " 1 he 2 isn't 2 isn't 3 so 3 so 4 smart 3 so 5 as 3 so 13 fool 5 as 7 thinks 5 as 10 ; 6 he 7 thinks 7 thinks 8 he 8 he 9 is 12 can 13 fool 13 fool 14 him 13 fool 15 any 15 any 16 day 15 any 18 " 17 . 18 " jerry chuckled . 1 jerry 2 chuckled 2 chuckled 3 . he was [thinking] [of] [how] he had once fooled [farmer] [brown] 's boy into thinking a big trout was on his hook . 1 he 2 was 1 he 23 . 2 was 13 boy 6 he 7 had 6 he 9 fooled 7 had 8 once 9 fooled 12 's 12 's 13 boy 14 into 15 thinking 15 thinking 19 was 16 a 18 trout 16 a 19 was 17 big 18 trout 19 was 20 on 19 was 22 hook 19 was 23 . 20 on 21 his slowly [jerry] [slid] into the [smiling] [pool] and swam over [towards] his favorite log . 1 slowly 4 into 4 into 5 the 4 into 14 log 5 the 13 favorite 8 and 9 swam 9 swam 10 over 10 over 12 his 12 his 13 favorite 14 log 15 . peter [rabbit] stuck his head over the edge of the bank . 1 peter 3 stuck 1 peter 4 his 1 peter 12 . 4 his 5 head 5 head 6 over 6 over 8 edge 7 the 8 edge 8 edge 9 of 9 of 10 the 10 the 11 bank better watch out ! " 1 better 2 watch 2 watch 3 out 3 out 4 ! 4 ! 5 " " go chase [yourself] , [peter] [rabbit] . 1 " 2 go 2 go 3 chase 3 chase 8 . 5 , 8 . i [guess] [i] can look out for [myself] , " replied [jerry] , just a little crossly . 1 i 4 can 1 i 13 , 4 can 5 look 5 look 6 out 6 out 7 for 7 for 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 replied 13 , 14 just 14 just 15 a 15 a 16 little 16 little 17 crossly 17 crossly 18 . peter made a wry face and started for the sweet clover patch . 1 peter 2 made 2 made 4 wry 3 a 4 wry 4 wry 5 face 5 face 7 started 6 and 7 started 7 started 8 for 8 for 9 the 9 the 10 sweet 10 sweet 11 clover 11 clover 12 patch 12 patch 13 . hardly was he out of sight when [billy] [mink] [and] [bobby] [coon] [came] [down] the [laughing] [brook] [together] [.] 1 hardly 2 was 2 was 3 he 2 was 7 when 3 he 4 out 4 out 5 of 5 of 6 sight 7 when 15 the they seemed very much excited . 1 they 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 very 3 very 4 much 4 much 5 excited 5 excited 6 . " you 'd better watch out , [jerry] , " warned [billy] [mink] , who is a great traveler and [has] [had] wide experience . 1 " 2 you 1 " 7 , 2 you 3 'd 3 'd 4 better 4 better 5 watch 5 watch 6 out 7 , 25 . 9 , 10 " 9 , 16 is 10 " 15 who 11 warned 14 , 14 , 15 who 16 is 17 a 17 a 18 great 18 great 19 traveler 19 traveler 20 and 20 and 23 wide 23 wide 24 experience 24 experience 25 . and what do you suppose he was thinking about as he swam along ? 1 and 2 what 2 what 10 as 3 do 4 you 3 do 5 suppose 5 suppose 8 thinking 6 he 7 was 6 he 8 thinking 7 was 8 thinking 8 thinking 9 about 9 about 10 as 10 as 11 he 10 as 14 ? 11 he 12 swam 12 swam 13 along as he drew near his favorite log , something tickled his nose . 1 as 2 he 1 as 8 , 2 he 3 drew 3 drew 4 near 5 his 6 favorite 6 favorite 7 log 7 log 8 , 8 , 9 something 8 , 13 . 9 something 10 tickled 9 something 12 nose 11 his 12 nose he stopped swimming to sniff and sniff . 1 he 2 stopped 1 he 3 swimming 3 swimming 4 to 4 to 5 sniff 5 sniff 6 and 6 and 7 sniff 7 sniff 8 . my , how good it did smell ! 1 my 2 , 2 , 3 how 3 how 4 good 3 how 6 did 5 it 6 did 6 did 7 smell 7 smell 8 ! and it seemed to come right straight from the old log . 1 and 2 it 2 it 3 seemed 3 seemed 4 to 3 seemed 5 come 5 come 6 right 5 come 7 straight 7 straight 8 from 8 from 11 log 9 the 10 old 9 the 11 log 11 log 12 . jerry began to swim as fast as he could . 1 jerry 2 began 2 began 3 to 3 to 4 swim 4 swim 5 as 5 as 7 as 6 fast 7 as 7 as 9 could 8 he 9 could 9 could 10 . in a few minutes he scrambled [out] on the old log . 1 in 2 a 1 in 4 minutes 1 in 5 he 3 few 4 minutes 5 he 6 scrambled 6 scrambled 8 on 8 on 9 the 9 the 10 old 10 old 11 log 11 log 12 . then [jerry] rubbed [his] [eyes] [three] [times] to be sure that he [saw] aright . 1 then 3 rubbed 3 rubbed 8 to 8 to 9 be 9 be 10 sure 10 sure 11 that 11 that 12 he 12 he 14 aright 14 aright 15 . there were luscious pieces of carrot lying right in front of him . 1 there 2 were 1 there 3 luscious 3 luscious 4 pieces 3 luscious 6 carrot 4 pieces 5 of 6 carrot 7 lying 6 carrot 13 . 7 lying 8 right 8 right 9 in 9 in 10 front 10 front 11 of 11 of 12 him now there is nothing [that] [jerry] [muskrat] likes better than carrot . 1 now 2 there 1 now 11 carrot 2 there 3 is 3 is 4 nothing 8 likes 9 better 9 better 10 than 10 than 11 carrot 11 carrot 12 . so he didn't stop to wonder how it got there . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 stop 4 stop 5 to 5 to 6 wonder 6 wonder 7 how 7 how 9 got 8 it 9 got 9 got 10 there 9 got 11 . he just reached out for the nearest piece and ate it . 1 he 2 just 2 just 3 reached 3 reached 4 out 3 reached 10 ate 4 out 5 for 5 for 7 nearest 6 the 7 nearest 8 piece 10 ate 9 and 10 ate 10 ate 11 it 11 it 12 . then he reached for the next piece and ate it . 1 then 7 piece 2 he 4 for 3 reached 4 for 4 for 5 the 5 the 6 next 6 next 7 piece 7 piece 8 and 7 piece 9 ate 9 ate 10 it 10 it 11 . then he did a funny little dance just for joy . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 did 3 did 5 funny 4 a 5 funny 5 funny 6 little 5 funny 8 just 7 dance 8 just 8 just 9 for 9 for 10 joy 10 joy 11 . when he was quite out of breath , he sat down to rest . 1 when 2 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 quite 4 quite 5 out 5 out 6 of 6 of 7 breath 7 breath 8 , 8 , 9 he 9 he 10 sat 10 sat 11 down 11 down 13 rest 12 to 13 rest 13 rest 14 . snap ! 1 snap 2 ! something had [jerry] [muskrat] [by] [the] [tail] [!] 1 something 2 had jerry squealed with fright and pain . 1 jerry 2 squealed 2 squealed 3 with 2 squealed 6 pain 3 with 4 fright 4 fright 5 and 6 pain 7 . oh , how it did hurt ! 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 how 3 how 4 it 3 how 7 ! 4 it 5 did 4 it 6 hurt he twisted and turned , but he was held fast and could not see what had him . 1 he 2 twisted 1 he 5 , 2 twisted 3 and 3 and 4 turned 5 , 6 but 6 but 7 he 7 he 8 was 8 was 9 held 9 held 10 fast 9 held 11 and 11 and 12 could 12 could 13 not 13 not 14 see 14 see 15 what 15 what 16 had 16 had 17 him 16 had 18 . then he pulled and pulled , until it seemed as if his tail would pull off . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 pulled 3 pulled 4 and 4 and 5 pulled 5 pulled 7 until 6 , 7 until 7 until 9 seemed 8 it 9 seemed 9 seemed 10 as 10 as 11 if 11 if 12 his 12 his 13 tail 13 tail 14 would 14 would 15 pull 15 pull 16 off 16 off 17 . but it didn't . 1 but 2 it 1 but 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 . so he [kept] pulling , and [pretty] [soon] [the] [thing] let go so suddenly that [jerry] tumbled [head] [first] into the water . 1 so 2 he 1 so 17 tumbled 2 he 4 pulling 4 pulling 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 11 let 11 let 12 go 12 go 14 suddenly 13 so 14 suddenly 14 suddenly 15 that 17 tumbled 20 into 20 into 21 the 21 the 22 water 22 water 23 . when he reached home , [mother] [muskrat] did his [sore] tail [up] for him . 1 when 3 reached 2 he 3 reached 3 reached 4 home 3 reached 13 for 4 home 5 , 5 , 11 tail 8 did 9 his 9 his 11 tail 13 for 14 him 14 him 15 . " what did [i] tell you about [traps] ? " she asked severely . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 did 2 what 9 ? 3 did 5 tell 5 tell 6 you 7 about 9 ? 9 ? 10 " 10 " 11 she 11 she 12 asked 12 asked 13 severely 13 severely 14 . jerry stopped crying . 1 jerry 2 stopped 2 stopped 3 crying 2 stopped 4 . " was that a trap ? " he asked . 1 " 2 was 2 was 3 that 3 that 4 a 4 a 5 trap 5 trap 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 7 " 8 he 8 he 9 asked 9 asked 10 . then he remembered that in his fright he didn't even see it . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 remembered 3 remembered 4 that 3 remembered 7 fright 5 in 6 his 6 his 7 fright 7 fright 8 he 7 fright 9 didn't 7 fright 12 it 9 didn't 10 even 10 even 11 see 12 it 13 . " oh , dear , " he moaned , " [i] [wouldn't] know [one] to-day if [i] [met] it . " 1 " 2 oh 1 " 21 " 2 oh 3 , 3 , 4 dear 4 dear 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 he 7 he 8 moaned 8 moaned 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 13 know 15 to-day 16 if 16 if 19 it 19 it 20 . 20 . 21 " [chapter] [ii] [:] [the] [convention] [at] [the] [big] [rock] jolly round , [red] [mr] [sun] [looked] [down] [on] the [smiling] [pool] . 1 jolly 2 round 2 round 3 , 3 , 10 the 10 the 13 . he almost forgot to keep on climbing up in the blue sky , he was so interested in what he saw there . 1 he 2 almost 2 almost 3 forgot 3 forgot 6 on 4 to 5 keep 5 keep 6 on 6 on 7 climbing 7 climbing 8 up 8 up 9 in 9 in 10 the 10 the 11 blue 11 blue 12 sky 12 sky 13 , 13 , 14 he 14 he 15 was 15 was 16 so 16 so 17 interested 17 interested 18 in 18 in 19 what 19 what 22 there 20 he 21 saw 21 saw 22 there 22 there 23 . what do you think it was ? 1 what 2 do 2 do 3 you 3 you 4 think 4 think 6 was 5 it 6 was 6 was 7 ? why , it was a convention at the [big] [rock] , the queerest convention he ever had seen . 1 why 2 , 2 , 3 it 3 it 4 was 4 was 5 a 5 a 6 convention 6 convention 7 at 7 at 13 queerest 8 the 11 , 11 , 13 queerest 12 the 13 queerest 13 queerest 14 convention 13 queerest 16 ever 15 he 16 ever 16 ever 17 had 16 ever 18 seen 18 seen 19 . your papa would say that it was a mass-meeting of angry citizens . 1 your 2 papa 1 your 3 would 1 your 12 citizens 3 would 4 say 4 say 5 that 5 that 6 it 6 it 7 was 7 was 8 a 8 a 9 mass-meeting 9 mass-meeting 10 of 10 of 11 angry 12 citizens 13 . maybe it was , but that is a pretty long term . 1 maybe 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 , 4 , 5 but 5 but 6 that 6 that 7 is 7 is 8 a 7 is 12 . 8 a 9 pretty 9 pretty 10 long 10 long 11 term anyway , [mother] [muskrat] said it was a convention , and she ought to know , for she is the one who had called it . 1 anyway 2 , 1 anyway 9 convention 5 said 6 it 6 it 7 was 7 was 8 a 8 a 9 convention 9 convention 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 she 12 she 13 ought 12 she 25 it 13 ought 14 to 14 to 15 know 15 know 16 , 16 , 17 for 17 for 18 she 18 she 19 is 19 is 20 the 20 the 21 one 21 one 22 who 22 who 23 had 23 had 24 called 25 it 26 . of course [jerry] [muskrat] was there , and his uncles and aunts and all his cousins . 1 of 2 course 1 of 11 and 5 was 6 there 6 there 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 his 9 his 10 uncles 10 uncles 11 and 11 and 12 aunts 12 aunts 16 cousins 13 and 14 all 14 all 15 his 15 his 16 cousins 16 cousins 17 . little [joe] [otter] was there , with his father and mother and all his relations [even] to his third cousins . 1 little 4 was 4 was 17 to 5 there 6 , 6 , 7 with 7 with 8 his 8 his 9 father 9 father 10 and 10 and 11 mother 11 mother 12 and 12 and 13 all 13 all 14 his 14 his 15 relations 15 relations 17 to 17 to 20 cousins 18 his 20 cousins 19 third 20 cousins 20 cousins 21 . and everybody was looking very solemn , very solemn indeed . 1 and 2 everybody 2 everybody 3 was 3 was 4 looking 4 looking 5 very 5 very 6 solemn 6 solemn 7 , 7 , 8 very 8 very 9 solemn 9 solemn 10 indeed 10 indeed 11 . then she made a speech . 1 then 2 she 1 then 4 a 3 made 4 a 4 a 5 speech 5 speech 6 . she stopped and pointed to [jerry] ['s] sore [tail] . 1 she 2 stopped 2 stopped 3 and 3 and 4 pointed 4 pointed 8 sore 4 pointed 10 . 5 to 8 sore " what do you think did that ? " she demanded . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 do 2 what 8 ? 3 do 4 you 4 you 5 think 6 did 7 that 7 that 8 ? 8 ? 9 " 9 " 10 she 10 she 11 demanded 11 demanded 12 . mrs [muskrat] glared at him , for she had overheard the remark . 1 mrs 3 glared 3 glared 8 she 4 at 5 him 5 him 6 , 6 , 7 for 7 for 8 she 8 she 9 had 9 had 10 overheard 10 overheard 11 the 11 the 12 remark 12 remark 13 . then she held up one hand to command silence . 1 then 2 she 2 she 8 command 3 held 5 one 3 held 6 hand 4 up 5 one 6 hand 7 to 7 to 8 command 8 command 9 silence 9 silence 10 . " it is no longer safe for our little folks to play around the [smiling] [pool] or [along] [the] [laughing] [brook] . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 is 3 is 4 no 4 no 5 longer 5 longer 6 safe 6 safe 11 to 7 for 11 to 8 our 10 folks 9 little 10 folks 10 folks 11 to 11 to 12 play 11 to 22 . 12 play 13 around 12 play 17 or 13 around 14 the what are we going to do about it ? " 1 what 2 are 1 what 9 ? 3 we 4 going 4 going 5 to 5 to 6 do 6 do 7 about 7 about 8 it 8 it 9 ? 9 ? 10 " everybody looked at everybody else in dismay . 1 everybody 2 looked 1 everybody 4 everybody 2 looked 3 at 4 everybody 5 else 5 else 6 in 6 in 7 dismay 7 dismay 8 . indeed , [i] am afraid that they would have blistered . 1 indeed 2 , 1 indeed 7 they 4 am 5 afraid 5 afraid 6 that 6 that 7 they 7 they 8 would 8 would 9 have 9 have 10 blistered 10 blistered 11 . such excitement ! 1 such 2 excitement 2 excitement 3 ! everybody had a different idea , and nobody would listen to anybody else . 1 everybody 2 had 2 had 5 idea 3 a 4 different 4 different 5 idea 5 idea 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 nobody 8 nobody 12 anybody 9 would 10 listen 10 listen 11 to 10 listen 12 anybody 12 anybody 13 else 13 else 14 . old [mr] [mink] [lost] [his] temper and [called] [grandpa] [otter] a meddlesome know-nothing . 1 old 6 temper 6 temper 7 and 7 and 11 a 11 a 12 meddlesome 12 meddlesome 13 know-nothing 13 know-nothing 14 . it looked very much as if the convention was going to break up in a sad quarrel . 1 it 2 looked 2 looked 3 very 3 very 4 much 4 much 5 as 5 as 6 if 6 if 7 the 7 the 8 convention 8 convention 9 was 9 was 10 going 10 going 11 to 11 to 18 . 12 break 13 up 13 up 14 in 14 in 15 a 15 a 16 sad 16 sad 17 quarrel 17 quarrel 18 . then [mr] [coon] climbed up on the [big] [rock] and with a stick pounded for silence . 1 then 4 climbed 4 climbed 5 up 5 up 6 on 6 on 7 the 6 on 14 pounded 7 the 13 stick 10 and 11 with 11 with 12 a 12 a 13 stick 14 pounded 15 for 15 for 16 silence 16 silence 17 . all in favor please raise their right hands . " 1 all 2 in 1 all 9 . 2 in 3 favor 3 favor 4 please 3 favor 6 their 5 raise 6 their 6 their 8 hands 7 right 8 hands 9 . 10 " at once the air was full of hands , and everybody was good-natured once more . 1 at 2 once 1 at 16 . 2 once 4 air 3 the 4 air 4 air 5 was 4 air 6 full 6 full 7 of 6 full 8 hands 8 hands 9 , 8 hands 13 good-natured 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 everybody 11 everybody 13 good-natured 12 was 13 good-natured 13 good-natured 15 more 14 once 15 more so it was agreed to call in [great-grandfather] [frog] . 1 so 2 it 1 so 10 . 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 agreed 3 was 7 in 4 agreed 5 to 5 to 6 call [chapter] [iii] [:] [the] [oracle] [of] [the] [smiling] [pool] but he pretended to be very much surprised when [jerry] [muskrat] very politely said : " good [morning] , [grandfather] [frog] . " 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 pretended 3 pretended 4 to 3 pretended 23 " 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 very 6 very 7 much 7 much 8 surprised 8 surprised 9 when 12 very 13 politely 12 very 14 said 14 said 15 : 15 : 16 " 16 " 22 . 17 good 19 , 19 , 22 . 22 . 23 " " good morning , [jerry] [muskrat] . 1 " 2 good 1 " 4 , 2 good 3 morning 4 , 7 . you 're out early this morning , " replied [grandfather] [frog] . 1 you 2 're 1 you 12 . 2 're 5 this 3 out 4 early 4 early 5 this 5 this 6 morning 6 morning 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 replied " if you please , you are wanted over at [the] [big] [rock] , " said [jerry] . 1 " 2 if 1 " 15 " 2 if 3 you 3 you 4 please 4 please 5 , 5 , 6 you 6 you 7 are 7 are 8 wanted 9 over 10 at 10 at 14 , 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 said 16 said 18 . grandfather [frog] 's eyes twinkled , but [he] [made] [his] [voice] very deep and gruff as he replied : " [chugarum] ! 1 grandfather 3 's 3 's 4 eyes 4 eyes 5 twinkled 5 twinkled 6 , 6 , 7 but 7 but 12 very 12 very 13 deep 13 deep 14 and 14 and 15 gruff 15 gruff 16 as 16 as 17 he 16 as 19 : 18 replied 19 : 19 : 20 " 20 " 22 ! you 're a scamp , [jerry] [muskrat] , and [little] [joe] [otter] [is] another . 1 you 2 're 2 're 3 a 3 a 4 scamp 4 scamp 5 , 5 , 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 14 another 14 another 15 . what trick are you trying to play on me now ? " 1 what 2 trick 1 what 11 ? 1 what 12 " 2 trick 3 are 2 trick 7 play 2 trick 8 on 3 are 4 you 3 are 5 trying 5 trying 6 to 8 on 9 me 10 now 11 ? " really and truly , [grandfather] [frog] , there isn't any trick this [time] , " said [jerry] . 1 " 8 , 1 " 9 there 2 really 3 and 3 and 4 truly 4 truly 5 , 5 , 8 , 9 there 10 isn't 10 isn't 11 any 11 any 12 trick 12 trick 19 . 13 this 15 , 15 , 16 " 16 " 17 said 17 said 19 . please come . " 1 please 3 . 2 come 3 . 3 . 4 " finally he spoke . 1 finally 2 he 1 finally 3 spoke 1 finally 4 . " get [right] on my back and [i] 'll take you over there , " said [jerry] [eagerly] [.] 1 " 2 get 2 get 4 on 4 on 5 my 4 on 6 back 6 back 7 and 7 and 9 'll 9 'll 10 take 10 take 11 you 10 take 12 over 12 over 13 there 12 over 16 said 13 there 14 , 14 , 15 " " [i] 'm afraid that you 'll [spill] [me] off , " replied [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 " 3 'm 1 " 10 off 3 'm 4 afraid 4 afraid 5 that 5 that 7 'll 6 you 7 'll 10 off 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 replied " no , [i] won't [;] [just] try me and see , " begged [jerry] . 1 " 2 no 1 " 13 " 2 no 3 , 3 , 12 , 5 won't 8 try 8 try 9 me 9 me 10 and 10 and 11 see 11 see 12 , 13 " 14 begged 13 " 16 . so [grandfather] [frog] climbed [on] [jerry] [muskrat] ['s] [back] , and [jerry] started for the [big] [rock] as fast as he could go . 1 so 4 climbed 4 climbed 19 fast 10 , 11 and 10 , 18 as 11 and 13 started 13 started 14 for 14 for 15 the 18 as 19 fast 19 fast 20 as 20 as 21 he 21 he 22 could 22 could 23 go 23 go 24 . you know an oracle is one who is very wise . 1 you 2 know 2 know 4 oracle 2 know 5 is 3 an 4 oracle 5 is 6 one 6 one 7 who 6 one 10 wise 7 who 8 is 9 very 10 wise 10 wise 11 . when she said [this] [,] [grandfather] [frog] puffed himself up until it seemed as if his white and yellow waistcoat would surely burst . 1 when 2 she 2 she 3 said 3 said 8 puffed 8 puffed 9 himself 8 puffed 10 up 8 puffed 23 burst 11 until 13 seemed 12 it 13 seemed 13 seemed 17 white 14 as 15 if 15 if 16 his 15 if 17 white 17 white 19 yellow 17 white 21 would 18 and 19 yellow 19 yellow 20 waistcoat 21 would 22 surely 22 surely 23 burst 23 burst 24 . he sat very still for a while and gazed straight at jolly , round , red [mr] [sun] [without] [blinking] [once] . 1 he 8 and 2 sat 4 still 2 sat 8 and 3 very 4 still 5 for 6 a 6 a 7 while 6 a 8 and 8 and 9 gazed 9 gazed 10 straight 10 straight 11 at 11 at 12 jolly 12 jolly 13 , 12 jolly 14 round 14 round 15 , 14 round 16 red 16 red 22 . then he spoke in a very deep voice . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 spoke 3 spoke 4 in 3 spoke 8 voice 3 spoke 9 . 5 a 6 very 6 very 7 deep 7 deep 8 voice " [to-morrow] [morning] at sunrise [i] will tell you what to do , " said he . 1 " 4 at 1 " 17 . 5 sunrise 16 he 7 will 8 tell 8 tell 9 you 9 you 10 what 10 what 12 do 11 to 12 do 12 do 13 , 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 said 15 said 16 he 16 he 17 . and not another word could they get out of him . 1 and 2 not 1 and 3 another 3 another 4 word 4 word 5 could 4 word 6 they 6 they 7 get 6 they 10 him 6 they 11 . 8 out 9 of 9 of 10 him [chapter] [iv] [:] [grandfather] [frog] ['s] [plan] early as he was , all the little people who live along [the] [laughing] [brook] and around the [smiling] [pool] were waiting for him . 1 early 2 as 2 as 3 he 2 as 5 , 3 he 4 was 5 , 6 all 6 all 7 the 6 all 9 people 7 the 8 little 8 little 9 people 9 people 10 who 9 people 11 live 11 live 12 along 11 live 21 were 11 live 25 . 12 along 16 and 17 around 18 the 17 around 21 were 21 were 22 waiting 22 waiting 23 for 23 for 24 him bobby [coon] had found two traps [set] [by] [farmer] [brown] 's boy , and [billy] [mink] had [almost] stepped in a third . 1 bobby 3 had 1 bobby 6 traps 1 bobby 14 and 3 had 4 found 5 two 6 traps 11 's 12 boy 12 boy 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 17 had 17 had 19 stepped 19 stepped 20 in 20 in 21 a 21 a 22 third 22 third 23 . no one felt safe any more , yet no one knew what to do . 1 no 2 one 1 no 4 safe 3 felt 4 safe 4 safe 5 any 4 safe 11 knew 4 safe 15 . 5 any 6 more 7 , 8 yet 8 yet 9 no 8 yet 11 knew 9 no 10 one 11 knew 12 what 12 what 14 do 13 to 14 do so they all waited for the advice of [great-grandfather] [frog] , who , you know , is accounted very , very wise . 1 so 2 they 2 they 3 all 3 all 4 waited 4 waited 5 for 5 for 6 the 6 the 7 advice 7 advice 8 of 8 of 11 , 11 , 12 who 12 who 13 , 13 , 14 you 14 you 15 know 14 you 16 , 16 , 17 is 17 is 18 accounted 18 accounted 19 very 18 accounted 23 . 19 very 20 , 20 , 21 very 21 very 22 wise grandfather [frog] cleared his throat . 1 grandfather 3 cleared 3 cleared 4 his 4 his 5 throat 5 throat 6 . " [chugarum] ! " said he . 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 6 he 7 . " you must [find] all the traps that [farmer] [brown] 's boy has [set] . " 1 " 2 you 1 " 16 " 2 you 3 must 3 must 5 all 6 the 7 traps 6 the 16 " 7 traps 12 boy 8 that 11 's 11 's 12 boy 13 has 15 . 15 . 16 " " how are we going to do it ? " asked [bobby] [coon] . 1 " 8 it 2 how 3 are 2 how 4 we 4 we 5 going 4 we 6 to 6 to 7 do 7 do 8 it 8 it 9 ? 9 ? 11 asked 10 " 11 asked 11 asked 14 . " by looking for them , " [replied] [grandfather] [frog] tartly . 1 " 2 by 1 " 7 " 3 looking 4 for 4 for 5 them 5 them 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 11 tartly 11 tartly 12 . bobby [coon] looked foolish and slipped out of sight behind his mother . 1 bobby 10 behind 3 looked 4 foolish 4 foolish 10 behind 5 and 6 slipped 6 slipped 7 out 7 out 8 of 8 of 9 sight 8 of 10 behind 10 behind 12 mother 11 his 12 mother 12 mother 13 . you must use your eyes and your noses . 1 you 2 must 1 you 9 . 2 must 3 use 3 use 5 eyes 4 your 5 eyes 5 eyes 8 noses 6 and 8 noses 7 your 8 noses when you find things good to eat where you have never found them before , watch out ! 1 when 2 you 1 when 8 where 3 find 4 things 4 things 5 good 5 good 7 eat 6 to 7 eat 7 eat 8 where 8 where 11 never 9 you 10 have 10 have 11 never 11 never 12 found 11 never 14 before 13 them 14 before 14 before 15 , 15 , 18 ! 16 watch 17 out 17 out 18 ! when you get the first whiff of the man-smell , watch out ! 1 when 3 get 2 you 3 get 3 get 6 whiff 4 the 5 first 5 first 6 whiff 6 whiff 7 of 6 whiff 9 man-smell 7 of 8 the 9 man-smell 10 , 10 , 13 ! 11 watch 12 out 12 out 13 ! billy [mink] , you are small and quick , and your eyes are sharp . 1 billy 3 , 3 , 4 you 4 you 5 are 5 are 6 small 6 small 7 and 7 and 8 quick 8 quick 11 your 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 your 11 your 12 eyes 12 eyes 14 sharp 13 are 14 sharp 14 sharp 15 . you sit [here] on the [big] [rock] until you see [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy [coming] [.] 1 you 2 sit 1 you 9 you 2 sit 4 on 4 on 5 the 8 until 9 you 9 you 10 see 10 see 14 boy then go hide in the bulrushes where you can watch him , but where he cannot see you . 1 then 2 go 2 go 3 hide 3 hide 4 in 3 hide 6 bulrushes 5 the 6 bulrushes 6 bulrushes 7 where 6 bulrushes 14 where 7 where 8 you 7 where 9 can 10 watch 14 where 11 him 12 , 12 , 13 but 13 but 14 where 14 where 15 he 14 where 16 cannot 16 cannot 17 see 16 cannot 19 . 17 see 18 you follow him [everywhere] he goes [around] [the] [smiling] [pool] [or] [along] [the] [laughing] [brook] . 1 follow 2 him 1 follow 5 goes 2 him 4 he 5 goes 15 . without knowing it , he will show you where every trap is hidden . 1 without 2 knowing 2 knowing 3 it 3 it 4 , 3 it 5 he 5 he 8 you 5 he 11 trap 5 he 14 . 6 will 8 you 7 show 8 you 8 you 9 where 10 every 11 trap 11 trap 12 is 11 trap 13 hidden " when all the traps have been found , drop a stick or a stone in each . 1 " 2 when 1 " 6 have 1 " 10 drop 2 when 3 all 3 all 4 the 4 the 5 traps 6 have 7 been 7 been 8 found 8 found 9 , 10 drop 11 a 11 a 12 stick 12 stick 15 stone 13 or 15 stone 14 a 15 stone 15 stone 16 in 16 in 17 each 17 each 18 . that will spring them , and then they will be harmless . 1 that 2 will 2 will 3 spring 2 will 4 them 2 will 9 will 4 them 8 they 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 then 7 then 8 they 9 will 10 be 10 be 11 harmless 11 harmless 12 . then you can bury them deep in the mud . 1 then 2 you 2 you 3 can 3 can 4 bury 4 bury 5 them 5 them 6 deep 6 deep 7 in 6 deep 9 mud 7 in 8 the 9 mud 10 . " hurrah for [grandfather] [frog] ! 1 " 2 hurrah 1 " 6 ! 2 hurrah 3 for that 's a great idea ! " shouted [little] [joe] [otter] , turning a somersault in the water . 1 that 2 's 2 's 5 idea 3 a 4 great 4 great 5 idea 5 idea 6 ! 5 idea 15 somersault 6 ! 7 " 8 shouted 15 somersault 12 , 15 somersault 13 turning 15 somersault 14 a 15 somersault 15 somersault 16 in 15 somersault 19 . 16 in 17 the 17 the 18 water every one [agreed] [with] [little] [joe] [otter] , and immediately they began to plan a grand [hunt] for the traps of [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 1 every 2 one 2 one 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 immediately 9 and 18 for 10 immediately 16 grand 11 they 12 began 12 began 13 to 13 to 14 plan 14 plan 15 a 15 a 16 grand 18 for 20 traps 19 the 20 traps 20 traps 21 of 21 of 24 's 24 's 25 boy 25 boy 26 . [chapter] [v] [:] [a] [busy] [day] [at] [the] [smiling] [pool] everybody was excited . 1 everybody 2 was 2 was 3 excited 3 excited 4 . yes , [sir] , everybody in the [smiling] [pool] and [along] the [laughing] [brook] was [just] bubbling over with excitement . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 10 and 2 , 4 , 4 , 7 the 5 everybody 6 in 6 in 7 the 10 and 12 the 12 the 15 was 15 was 17 bubbling 17 bubbling 18 over 18 over 19 with 19 with 20 excitement 20 excitement 21 . what was it all about ? 1 what 2 was 1 what 6 ? 2 was 3 it 3 it 4 all 5 about 6 ? yes , [sir] , they were hunting for traps [set] [by] [farmer] [brown] 's boy , just as [grandfather] [frog] had advised them to . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 25 . 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 they 5 they 6 were 6 were 7 hunting 7 hunting 8 for 8 for 9 traps 14 's 15 boy 14 's 16 , 16 , 17 just 17 just 18 as 18 as 21 had 21 had 22 advised 22 advised 23 them 23 them 24 to 24 to 25 . jerry [muskrat] and [little] [joe] [otter] [were] [hunting] [together] [.] 1 jerry 3 and sniff , sniff , sniff , went [jerry] [muskrat] . 1 sniff 3 sniff 2 , 3 sniff 3 sniff 4 , 4 , 5 sniff 4 , 6 , 6 , 10 . 7 went 10 . then little cold shivers ran down his backbone and way out to the tip of his tail . 1 then 2 little 2 little 3 cold 2 little 4 shivers 2 little 8 backbone 4 shivers 5 ran 6 down 7 his 7 his 8 backbone 8 backbone 9 and 8 backbone 10 way 8 backbone 12 to 11 out 12 to 12 to 13 the 12 to 14 tip 14 tip 15 of 15 of 16 his 16 his 17 tail 17 tail 18 . " what is it ? " asked [little] [joe] [otter] . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 is 3 is 4 it 4 it 5 ? 5 ? 7 asked 6 " 7 asked 7 asked 11 . " it 's the man-smell , " whispered [jerry] . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 's 3 's 4 the 4 the 5 man-smell 5 man-smell 10 . 6 , 7 " 6 , 10 . 7 " 8 whispered just then [little] [joe] [otter] [gave] a [long] sniff . 1 just 2 then 2 then 7 a 7 a 9 sniff 9 sniff 10 . " my , [i] smell fish ! " he cried , his eyes sparkling , and started in the direction from which the smell [came] . 1 " 2 my 1 " 8 " 2 my 3 , 5 smell 6 fish 6 fish 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 8 " 19 the 9 he 10 cried 9 he 11 , 11 , 12 his 12 his 13 eyes 13 eyes 14 sparkling 14 sparkling 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 started 17 started 18 in 18 in 19 the 19 the 20 direction 20 direction 21 from 21 from 22 which 22 which 23 the 22 which 24 smell 24 smell 26 . he swam faster than [jerry] , and in a minute he shouted in delight . 1 he 2 swam 2 swam 3 faster 3 faster 4 than 4 than 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 in 8 in 9 a 9 a 10 minute 10 minute 11 he 11 he 12 shouted 12 shouted 14 delight 13 in 14 delight 14 delight 15 . " hi , [jerry] ! 1 " 2 hi 2 hi 3 , 3 , 5 ! some one's left a fish on the edge of the bank : what a feast ! " 1 some 2 one's 2 one's 13 what 3 left 5 fish 4 a 5 fish 5 fish 11 bank 6 on 7 the 7 the 8 edge 8 edge 11 bank 9 of 10 the 10 the 11 bank 11 bank 12 : 11 bank 13 what 13 what 14 a 13 what 16 ! 14 a 15 feast 16 ! 17 " " don't touch it , " he panted . 1 " 2 don't 2 don't 3 touch 3 touch 4 it 4 it 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 he 7 he 8 panted 8 panted 9 . " don't touch it , [joe] [otter] ! " 1 " 2 don't 2 don't 3 touch 3 touch 4 it 4 it 5 , 5 , 8 ! 8 ! 9 " little [joe] [laughed] . 1 little 4 . " what 's the matter , [jerry] ? 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 's 2 what 8 ? 3 's 4 the 4 the 5 matter 5 matter 6 , ' [fraid] [i] ['ll] [eat] it [all] up [before] you [get] [here] ? " he asked , as he reached out for the fish . 1 ' 14 " 6 it 8 up 8 up 10 you 10 you 13 ? 13 ? 14 " 14 " 16 asked 14 " 17 , 14 " 23 the 15 he 16 asked 17 , 18 as 18 as 21 out 19 he 20 reached 20 reached 21 out 21 out 22 for 23 the 24 fish 24 fish 25 . " stop ! " shrieked [jerry] , and gave [little] [joe] a push , just as the latter touched the fish . 1 " 2 stop 2 stop 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 shrieked 5 shrieked 16 as 7 , 8 and 7 , 12 a 8 and 9 gave 12 a 13 push 13 push 14 , 14 , 15 just 15 just 16 as 16 as 17 the 17 the 18 latter 18 latter 19 touched 19 touched 20 the 20 the 21 fish 21 fish 22 . snap ! 1 snap 2 ! a pair of wicked steel jaws flew together [and] caught [little] [joe] [otter] by a claw of one toe . 1 a 2 pair 2 pair 3 of 3 of 4 wicked 4 wicked 6 jaws 5 steel 6 jaws 6 jaws 7 flew 7 flew 8 together 7 flew 19 toe 10 caught 14 by 14 by 16 claw 15 a 16 claw 16 claw 17 of 16 claw 19 toe 18 one 19 toe 19 toe 20 . if it hadn't been for [jerry] 's push , he would have been [caught] by a foot . 1 if 11 would 2 it 4 been 2 it 8 push 3 hadn't 4 been 4 been 5 for 7 's 8 push 8 push 9 , 9 , 10 he 10 he 11 would 11 would 12 have 12 have 13 been 13 been 15 by 15 by 16 a 16 a 17 foot 17 foot 18 . " oh ! 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 ! oh ! 1 oh 2 ! oh ! " cried [little] [joe] [otter] . 1 oh 2 ! 1 oh 8 . 2 ! 3 " 3 " 4 cried but he left the claw behind and had a dreadfully sore toe as a result . 1 but 2 he 1 but 5 claw 3 left 4 the 3 left 5 claw 5 claw 12 toe 6 behind 12 toe 7 and 8 had 8 had 9 a 9 a 10 dreadfully 9 a 12 toe 10 dreadfully 11 sore 12 toe 13 as 13 as 14 a 14 a 15 result 15 result 16 . then they buried the trap deep down in the mud and started to look for another . 1 then 2 they 2 they 3 buried 3 buried 4 the 4 the 5 trap 5 trap 10 mud 6 deep 7 down 7 down 8 in 8 in 9 the 9 the 10 mud 10 mud 11 and 11 and 12 started 12 started 13 to 13 to 14 look 14 look 15 for 15 for 16 another 16 another 17 . [chapter] [vi] [:] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [is] [puzzled] farmer [brown] 's boy was whistling merrily as he tramped [down] [across] the [green] [meadows] . 1 farmer 3 's 1 farmer 16 . 3 's 4 boy 4 boy 5 was 4 boy 13 the 5 was 6 whistling 6 whistling 7 merrily 7 merrily 8 as 8 as 9 he 9 he 10 tramped the [merry] [little] [breezes] saw him coming , and they raced [over] to [the] [smiling] [pool] [to] tell [billy] [mink] . 1 the 9 and 5 saw 6 him 6 him 7 coming 7 coming 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 they 10 they 11 raced 11 raced 13 to 13 to 18 tell 18 tell 21 . farmer [brown] 's boy was coming to visit his traps . 1 farmer 3 's 3 's 8 visit 4 boy 5 was 5 was 6 coming 6 coming 8 visit 7 to 8 visit 8 visit 9 his 9 his 10 traps 10 traps 11 . he was very sure that he would [find] [billy] [mink] [or] [little] [joe] [otter] , [or] [jerry] [muskrat] , or perhaps [bobby] [coon] . 1 he 2 was 1 he 4 sure 2 was 3 very 4 sure 5 that 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 would 7 would 15 , 15 , 19 , 19 , 20 or 19 , 24 . 20 or 21 perhaps billy [mink] was sitting on top of the [big] [rock] . 1 billy 3 was 3 was 4 sitting 4 sitting 5 on 5 on 6 top 6 top 7 of 7 of 8 the 8 the 11 . he [saw] [the] [merry] [little] [breezes] racing across the [green] [meadows] , and behind them he [saw] [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 1 he 21 boy 1 he 22 . 7 racing 8 across 7 racing 12 , 7 racing 16 he 8 across 9 the 12 , 13 and 13 and 15 them 14 behind 15 them 16 he 20 's 20 's 21 boy billy [mink] dived head first into the [smiling] [pool] [.] 1 billy 3 dived 3 dived 4 head 4 head 5 first 4 head 7 the 5 first 6 into then he swam over to [jerry] [muskrat] 's house and warned [jerry] . 1 then 2 he 1 then 13 . 2 he 3 swam 3 swam 4 over 4 over 5 to 5 to 9 house 8 's 9 house 10 and 11 warned 11 warned 13 . the first place [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy [visited] was [jerry] [muskrat] 's old log . 1 the 2 first 1 the 7 boy 2 first 3 place 7 boy 9 was 9 was 15 . 12 's 13 old 13 old 14 log 14 log 15 . very cautiously he peeped over the edge of the bank . 1 very 2 cautiously 1 very 3 he 3 he 4 peeped 4 peeped 5 over 5 over 6 the 6 the 7 edge 7 edge 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 bank 10 bank 11 . the trap was gone ! 1 the 2 trap 2 trap 3 was 3 was 4 gone 4 gone 5 ! " hurrah ! " shouted [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy . 1 " 2 hurrah 2 hurrah 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 shouted 5 shouted 9 boy 9 boy 10 . he was very much excited , as he caught hold of the end of the chain , which fastened it to the old log . 1 he 2 was 1 he 19 fastened 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 much 4 much 5 excited 5 excited 6 , 6 , 7 as 7 as 8 he 8 he 9 caught 9 caught 10 hold 10 hold 11 of 11 of 16 chain 12 the 13 end 12 the 14 of 14 of 15 the 15 the 16 chain 16 chain 17 , 17 , 18 which 19 fastened 20 it 20 it 21 to 21 to 22 the 22 the 23 old 23 old 24 log 24 log 25 . he was sure that at last he had caught [jerry] [muskrat] . 1 he 2 was 1 he 7 he 2 was 3 sure 3 sure 4 that 5 at 6 last 5 at 7 he 7 he 8 had 8 had 9 caught 9 caught 12 . when he pulled the trap up , it was empty . 1 when 2 he 2 he 3 pulled 3 pulled 4 the 4 the 5 trap 5 trap 6 up 6 up 11 . 7 , 8 it 8 it 9 was 9 was 10 empty 10 empty 11 . farmer [brown] 's boy was disappointed . 1 farmer 4 boy 3 's 4 boy 4 boy 5 was 5 was 6 disappointed 6 disappointed 7 . " well , [i] 'll get him to-morrow , anyway , " said he to himself . 1 " 2 well 2 well 3 , 2 well 8 to-morrow 2 well 10 anyway 5 'll 8 to-morrow 6 get 8 to-morrow 7 him 8 to-morrow 9 , 10 anyway 10 anyway 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 said 13 said 14 he 14 he 15 to 15 to 16 himself 16 himself 17 . then he went on to his next trap ; it was nowhere to be seen . 1 then 8 trap 2 he 3 went 3 went 4 on 4 on 5 to 5 to 8 trap 6 his 8 trap 7 next 8 trap 8 trap 10 it 9 ; 10 it 10 it 11 was 10 it 12 nowhere 12 nowhere 13 to 13 to 14 be 14 be 15 seen 15 seen 16 . when he pulled the chain he was so excited that he trembled . 1 when 2 he 2 he 3 pulled 2 he 6 he 3 pulled 4 the 4 the 5 chain 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 so 8 so 9 excited 9 excited 10 that 10 that 11 he 11 he 12 trembled 12 trembled 13 . the trap did not come up [at] [once] . 1 the 2 trap 2 trap 3 did 3 did 4 not 3 did 5 come 5 come 6 up 6 up 9 . he pulled and pulled , and then suddenly up it came , all covered with mud . 1 he 2 pulled 2 pulled 3 and 3 and 4 pulled 4 pulled 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 then 7 then 8 suddenly 8 suddenly 11 came 9 up 11 came 10 it 11 came 11 came 12 , 12 , 13 all 13 all 14 covered 14 covered 15 with 15 with 16 mud 16 mud 17 . in it was one [little] [claw] [from] [little] [joe] [otter] . 1 in 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 one 4 one 11 . very [carefully] [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy set the trap again . 1 very 6 boy 6 boy 9 trap 7 set 8 the 8 the 9 trap 9 trap 10 again 10 again 11 . he had stopped whistling by this time , and there was a puzzled frown on his freckled face . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 stopped 3 stopped 4 whistling 4 whistling 5 by 5 by 7 time 6 this 7 time 7 time 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 there 10 there 11 was 10 there 19 . 11 was 12 a 12 a 13 puzzled 13 puzzled 14 frown 14 frown 15 on 14 frown 16 his 16 his 17 freckled 17 freckled 18 face what did it mean ? 1 what 2 did 1 what 4 mean 1 what 5 ? 2 did 3 it could some other boy have found all his traps and played a trick by springing all of them ? 1 could 4 boy 1 could 5 have 1 could 15 springing 2 some 3 other 3 other 4 boy 5 have 6 found 7 all 8 his 8 his 9 traps 9 traps 10 and 10 and 11 played 11 played 12 a 12 a 13 trick 13 trick 14 by 14 by 15 springing 15 springing 16 all 15 springing 19 ? 16 all 18 them 17 of 18 them the more he thought about it , the more puzzled he became . 1 the 2 more 2 more 10 puzzled 3 he 4 thought 3 he 5 about 5 about 6 it 5 about 10 puzzled 7 , 8 the 8 the 9 more 9 more 10 puzzled 10 puzzled 12 became 11 he 12 became 12 became 13 . " [chugarum] ! " said [grandfather] [frog] , as he snapped up a foolish green fly . 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 8 , 8 , 9 as 9 as 10 he 9 as 13 a 10 he 11 snapped 11 snapped 12 up 13 a 14 foolish 14 foolish 16 fly 15 green 16 fly 16 fly 17 . " much good it will do you to set those traps again ! " 1 " 2 much 1 " 3 good 1 " 11 traps 3 good 5 will 4 it 5 will 5 will 6 do 5 will 8 to 6 do 7 you 9 set 11 traps 10 those 11 traps 11 traps 12 again 12 again 13 ! 13 ! 14 " then they prepared for a grand feast of the good things to eat which [farmer] [brown] 's boy had left , scattered around the traps . 1 then 2 they 1 then 21 , 2 they 3 prepared 3 prepared 4 for 3 prepared 7 feast 4 for 5 a 6 grand 7 feast 7 feast 8 of 8 of 9 the 8 of 17 's 9 the 10 good 10 good 11 things 11 things 13 eat 11 things 14 which 12 to 13 eat 17 's 18 boy 18 boy 19 had 19 had 20 left 21 , 22 scattered 22 scattered 23 around 23 around 24 the 24 the 25 traps 25 traps 26 . [chapter] [vii] [:] [jerry] [muskrat] [makes] [a] [discovery] little [joe] [otter] [had] [been] more [full] [of] [fun] than [ever] , if that were possible . 1 little 6 more 6 more 10 than 10 than 16 possible 12 , 13 if 13 if 15 were 14 that 15 were 15 were 16 possible 16 possible 17 . mr [and] [mrs] [.] redwing had come back to the bulrushes [from] [their] [winter] home way down in the [warm] [southland] . 1 mr 5 redwing 5 redwing 6 had 5 redwing 11 bulrushes 7 come 8 back 8 back 9 to 9 to 10 the 10 the 11 bulrushes 11 bulrushes 22 . 15 home 16 way 16 way 17 down 17 down 18 in 18 in 19 the 19 the 22 . everybody was happy , just as happy as could be . 1 everybody 8 as 2 was 3 happy 3 happy 4 , 3 happy 7 happy 4 , 5 just 5 just 6 as 7 happy 8 as 8 as 10 be 9 could 10 be 10 be 11 . suddenly [jerry] ['s] sharp eyes saw something that made him wrinkle his forehead in a puzzled frown and look and look at the opposite bank . 1 suddenly 4 sharp 4 sharp 5 eyes 5 eyes 6 saw 6 saw 7 something 7 something 8 that 8 that 9 made 9 made 10 him 9 made 11 wrinkle 11 wrinkle 13 forehead 11 wrinkle 14 in 11 wrinkle 22 at 12 his 13 forehead 14 in 15 a 15 a 16 puzzled 16 puzzled 17 frown 17 frown 18 and 19 look 20 and 19 look 21 look 21 look 22 at 22 at 23 the 22 at 24 opposite 22 at 26 . 24 opposite 25 bank finally he called to [little] [joe] [otter] [.] 1 finally 3 called 1 finally 4 to 2 he 3 called " hi , [little] [joe] ! 1 " 2 hi 2 hi 3 , 3 , 6 ! come [over] [here] ! " shouted [jerry] . 1 come 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 shouted 6 shouted 8 . " what for ? " asked [little] [joe] , turning a somersault in the [water] . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 for 3 for 4 ? 4 ? 6 asked 5 " 6 asked 6 asked 9 , 9 , 10 turning 9 , 16 . 10 turning 11 a 12 somersault 13 in 13 in 14 the 14 the 16 . " [i] [want] [you] to see if there is anything wrong with my eyes , " replied [jerry] . 1 " 5 to 1 " 19 . 5 to 6 see 6 see 7 if 7 if 10 anything 8 there 9 is 8 there 10 anything 10 anything 11 wrong 11 wrong 12 with 12 with 13 my 12 with 14 eyes 15 , 16 " 15 , 19 . 16 " 17 replied little [joe] [otter] [stopped] [swimming] [and] [stared] up [at] [jerry] [muskrat] . 1 little 8 up 8 up 12 . " they look all right to me , " said he , as he started to climb up on the [big] [rock] . 1 " 2 they 1 " 9 " 3 look 4 all 3 look 7 me 4 all 5 right 5 right 6 to 7 me 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 11 he 10 said 23 . 11 he 12 , 12 , 13 as 13 as 14 he 14 he 15 started 15 started 16 to 16 to 17 climb 17 climb 18 up 18 up 19 on 19 on 20 the " of course they [look] all right , " replied [jerry] , " but what [i] want to know is if they see all right . 1 " 3 course 1 " 9 " 2 of 3 course 4 they 6 all 6 all 7 right 7 right 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 12 , 10 replied 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 but 14 but 15 what 15 what 20 is 15 what 26 . 17 want 18 to 18 to 19 know 19 know 20 is 21 if 22 they 21 if 26 . 22 they 24 all 23 see 24 all 24 all 25 right look over at that bank . " 1 look 5 bank 2 over 5 bank 3 at 4 that 3 at 5 bank 4 that 5 bank 5 bank 6 . 6 . 7 " little [joe] [otter] looked over at the bank . 1 little 6 at 4 looked 5 over 4 looked 6 at 6 at 8 bank 7 the 8 bank 8 bank 9 . he stared and stared , but he didn't see anything unusual . 1 he 2 stared 2 stared 3 and 3 and 4 stared 4 stared 5 , 5 , 6 but 6 but 7 he 7 he 8 didn't 8 didn't 10 anything 9 see 10 anything 10 anything 11 unusual 11 unusual 12 . it looked just as it always did . 1 it 2 looked 2 looked 4 as 3 just 4 as 4 as 6 always 5 it 6 always 6 always 7 did 7 did 8 . he told [jerry] [muskrat] so . 1 he 5 so 2 told 5 so 5 so 6 . " then it must be my [eyes] , " sighed [jerry] . 1 " 5 be 1 " 8 , 1 " 9 " 2 then 3 it 3 it 4 must 4 must 5 be 6 my 8 , 9 " 10 sighed 10 sighed 12 . " it certainly must be my eyes . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 certainly 3 certainly 4 must 4 must 5 be 5 be 7 eyes 6 my 7 eyes 7 eyes 8 . it looks to me as if the water does not come as high up on the bank as it did yesterday . " 1 it 2 looks 2 looks 9 does 3 to 4 me 4 me 5 as 5 as 6 if 6 if 7 the 6 if 9 does 7 the 8 water 9 does 11 come 10 not 11 come 11 come 13 high 11 come 19 it 12 as 13 high 13 high 14 up 14 up 17 bank 15 on 16 the 16 the 17 bank 18 as 19 it 19 it 20 did 19 it 22 . 20 did 21 yesterday 22 . 23 " little [joe] [otter] [looked] [again] and [his] [eyes] opened [wide] . 1 little 6 and 6 and 9 opened 9 opened 11 . " you are right , [jerry] [muskrat] ! " he cried . 1 " 2 you 1 " 5 , 2 you 3 are 3 are 4 right 5 , 8 ! 8 ! 9 " 9 " 10 he 10 he 11 cried 11 cried 12 . " there 's nothing the matter with your eyes . 1 " 9 eyes 2 there 4 nothing 3 's 4 nothing 4 nothing 5 the 5 the 6 matter 6 matter 7 with 7 with 9 eyes 8 your 9 eyes 9 eyes 10 . the water is as low as it ever gets , even in the very middle of summer . 1 the 2 water 2 water 9 gets 3 is 9 gets 4 as 5 low 5 low 6 as 6 as 8 ever 7 it 8 ever 8 ever 9 gets 9 gets 11 even 10 , 11 even 11 even 12 in 12 in 13 the 13 the 15 middle 13 the 16 of 14 very 15 middle 16 of 17 summer 17 summer 18 . what can it mean ? " 1 what 4 mean 2 can 4 mean 3 it 4 mean 4 mean 6 " 5 ? 6 " " [i] don't know , " replied [jerry] [muskrat] . 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 know 3 don't 10 . 4 know 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 replied " it is queer ! 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 is 3 is 4 queer 4 queer 5 ! it certainly is very queer ! 1 it 2 certainly 2 certainly 3 is 3 is 4 very 4 very 5 queer 5 queer 6 ! let's go ask [grandfather] [frog] . 1 let's 2 go 1 let's 6 . 2 go 3 ask you know he is very old and very wise , so perhaps he can tell us what it means . " 1 you 2 know 1 you 11 so 2 know 3 he 4 is 5 very 5 very 6 old 6 old 7 and 6 old 9 wise 8 very 9 wise 9 wise 11 so 10 , 11 so 11 so 12 perhaps 12 perhaps 13 he 13 he 14 can 13 he 16 us 14 can 15 tell 16 us 19 means 16 us 21 " 17 what 19 means 18 it 19 means 20 . 21 " splash ! 1 splash 2 ! jerry [muskrat] [and] [little] [joe] [otter] dived into the [smiling] [pool] [and] [started] a race to [see] [who] [could] reach [grandfather] [frog] [first] . 1 jerry 7 dived 7 dived 8 into 8 into 9 the 9 the 14 a 14 a 15 race 15 race 16 to 16 to 20 reach 20 reach 24 . " [chugarum] ! 1 " 3 ! there 's nothing the matter with the [smiling] [pool] ; it 's the best place in all the world , " [replied] [grandfather] [frog] gruffly [.] 1 there 2 's 1 there 3 nothing 3 nothing 4 the 4 the 5 matter 5 matter 6 with 6 with 7 the 7 the 21 " 10 ; 11 it 11 it 12 's 11 it 14 best 13 the 14 best 14 best 15 place 15 place 16 in 16 in 17 all 17 all 18 the 17 all 20 , 18 the 19 world 20 , 21 " 21 " 25 gruffly " but there is something the matter , " insisted [jerry] [muskrat] , and then he told what he had discovered . 1 " 2 but 1 " 3 there 3 there 4 is 3 there 5 something 5 something 6 the 6 the 7 matter 7 matter 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 insisted 10 insisted 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 then 15 then 16 he 16 he 17 told 17 told 18 what 18 what 19 he 19 he 20 had 20 had 21 discovered 21 discovered 22 . " [i] don't believe it , " said [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 believe 4 believe 5 it 5 it 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 11 . " [i] never heard of such a thing in the springtime . " 1 " 13 " 3 never 4 heard 3 never 6 such 4 heard 5 of 6 such 7 a 6 such 12 . 7 a 8 thing 9 in 10 the 10 the 11 springtime 11 springtime 12 . 12 . 13 " [chapter] [viii] [:] [grandfather] [frog] [watches] [his] [toes] grandfather [frog] sat among the bulrushes on the edge of the [smiling] [pool] . 1 grandfather 3 sat 3 sat 9 edge 4 among 5 the 5 the 6 bulrushes 6 bulrushes 7 on 7 on 9 edge 8 the 9 edge 9 edge 10 of 10 of 11 the 11 the 14 . over his [head] [mr] [redwing] [was] singing as if his heart would burst with the very joy of springtime [.] 1 over 2 his 2 his 19 springtime 7 singing 8 as 7 singing 19 springtime 8 as 9 if 9 if 10 his 10 his 11 heart 11 heart 13 burst 12 would 13 burst 13 burst 14 with 14 with 15 the 15 the 17 joy 15 the 18 of 16 very 17 joy " [tra-la-la-lee] , see me ! 1 " 6 ! 3 , 4 see 4 see 5 me 5 me 6 ! see me ! 1 see 2 me 2 me 3 ! happy [am] [i] as [i] can be ! 1 happy 4 as 4 as 6 can 6 can 7 be 7 be 8 ! happy [am] [i] the whole day long [and] so [i] sing [my] [gladsome] [song] . " 1 happy 6 day 4 the 5 whole 4 the 6 day 6 day 7 long 7 long 15 . 9 so 11 sing 11 sing 15 . 15 . 16 " of course [mr] [redwing] was [happy] . 1 of 2 course 2 course 5 was 5 was 7 . why shouldn't he be ? 1 why 2 shouldn't 2 shouldn't 3 he 3 he 4 be 4 be 5 ? here it was the beautiful springtime , the gladdest time of all the year , the time when happiness creeps into everybody 's heart . 1 here 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 9 gladdest 4 the 5 beautiful 4 the 6 springtime 6 springtime 7 , 7 , 9 gladdest 8 the 9 gladdest 9 gladdest 15 , 9 gladdest 18 when 10 time 11 of 11 of 12 all 12 all 13 the 12 all 15 , 13 the 14 year 16 the 17 time 17 time 18 when 18 when 20 creeps 18 when 25 . 19 happiness 20 creeps 20 creeps 21 into 21 into 22 everybody 21 into 24 heart 22 everybody 23 's grandfather [frog] listened . 1 grandfather 3 listened 3 listened 4 . he nodded his head . 1 he 2 nodded 2 nodded 3 his 3 his 4 head 4 head 5 . " [chugarum] ! 1 " 3 ! i 'm happy , too , " said [grandfather] [frog] . 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 happy 3 happy 4 , 4 , 5 too 5 too 11 . 6 , 7 " 6 , 11 . 7 " 8 said little by little the smile grew smaller and smaller , until there wasn't any smile . 1 little 2 by 2 by 3 little 2 by 4 the 4 the 5 smile 5 smile 6 grew 5 smile 9 smaller 5 smile 15 smile 7 smaller 9 smaller 8 and 9 smaller 9 smaller 10 , 9 smaller 11 until 12 there 13 wasn't 13 wasn't 14 any 13 wasn't 15 smile 15 smile 16 . no , [sir] , there wasn't any smile [.] 1 no 2 , 1 no 5 there 4 , 5 there 5 there 6 wasn't 6 wasn't 7 any 7 any 8 smile instead of looking happy , as he said he felt , [grandfather] [frog] actually looked unhappy . 1 instead 2 of 1 instead 3 looking 1 instead 11 , 3 looking 4 happy 4 happy 5 , 6 as 7 he 6 as 11 , 7 he 8 said 9 he 10 felt 10 felt 11 , 11 , 15 looked 14 actually 15 looked 15 looked 16 unhappy 16 unhappy 17 . he didn't believe it , not a word of it . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 believe 3 believe 4 it 4 it 5 , 5 , 11 . 6 not 7 a 7 a 8 word 8 word 10 it 9 of 10 it 10 it 11 . at least he tried to make himself think that he didn't believe it . 1 at 2 least 2 least 12 believe 3 he 4 tried 4 tried 5 to 4 tried 8 think 6 make 7 himself 6 make 8 think 8 think 9 that 8 think 11 didn't 8 think 12 believe 9 that 10 he 10 he 11 didn't 12 believe 13 it 13 it 14 . now [grandfather] [frog] is very old and very wise , and he had never heard of such a thing happening in the springtime . 1 now 13 had 4 is 6 old 4 is 13 had 5 very 6 old 6 old 7 and 6 old 9 wise 8 very 9 wise 10 , 11 and 11 and 13 had 12 he 13 had 13 had 14 never 13 had 15 heard 13 had 19 thing 16 of 17 such 17 such 18 a 18 a 19 thing 19 thing 20 happening 20 happening 21 in 21 in 22 the 22 the 23 springtime 23 springtime 24 . so he wouldn't believe it now . 1 so 4 believe 2 he 3 wouldn't 3 wouldn't 4 believe 4 believe 5 it 4 believe 6 now 6 now 7 . and yet and [yet] [grandfather] [frog] had an uncomfortable feeling that something was wrong . 1 and 2 yet 2 yet 3 and 2 yet 12 something 7 had 10 feeling 8 an 9 uncomfortable 9 uncomfortable 10 feeling 10 feeling 11 that 11 that 12 something 12 something 13 was 12 something 14 wrong 12 something 15 . ha ! he knew now what it was ! 1 ha 2 ! 1 ha 3 he 3 he 4 knew 4 knew 5 now 5 now 6 what 6 what 7 it 7 it 8 was 8 was 9 ! you see he just couldn't make himself believe what he wanted to believe , try as he would . 1 you 2 see 2 see 5 couldn't 3 he 4 just 4 just 5 couldn't 5 couldn't 6 make 6 make 8 believe 7 himself 8 believe 8 believe 9 what 8 believe 13 believe 10 he 11 wanted 11 wanted 12 to 12 to 13 believe 13 believe 14 , 14 , 15 try 15 try 18 would 16 as 17 he 17 he 18 would 18 would 19 . " [chugarum] ! 1 " 3 ! i know what [i] 'll do [;] [i] 'll watch my toes ! " exclaimed [grandfather] [frog] . 1 i 2 know 1 i 9 'll 2 know 3 what 3 what 6 do 5 'll 6 do 9 'll 10 watch 9 'll 18 . 10 watch 11 my 11 my 12 toes 12 toes 13 ! 13 ! 14 " 14 " 15 exclaimed so [grandfather] [frog] waded out into the water [until] [it] [covered] [his] [feet] , and then he sat down and began to watch his toes . 1 so 4 waded 4 waded 26 . 5 out 6 into 6 into 7 the 7 the 8 water 8 water 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 23 watch 15 and 26 . 16 then 17 he 17 he 18 sat 18 sat 19 down 19 down 20 and 20 and 21 began 21 began 22 to 22 to 23 watch 23 watch 25 toes 24 his 25 toes " watching my toes , " replied [grandfather] [frog] gruffly . 1 " 6 " 2 watching 3 my 3 my 4 toes 4 toes 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 11 . 7 replied 10 gruffly 10 gruffly 11 . " watching your toes ! 1 " 4 toes 2 watching 3 your 3 your 4 toes 4 toes 5 ! ho , ho , ho ! 1 ho 2 , 2 , 3 ho 3 ho 4 , 4 , 5 ho 5 ho 6 ! watching your toes ! 1 watching 2 your 2 your 3 toes 3 toes 4 ! who ever heard of such a thing ? 1 who 2 ever 2 ever 3 heard 3 heard 4 of 4 of 5 such 5 such 6 a 5 such 7 thing 7 thing 8 ? are you afraid that they will run away , [grandfather] [frog] ? " shouted [mr] [redwing] . 1 are 2 you 2 you 3 afraid 3 afraid 4 that 3 afraid 12 ? 4 that 5 they 5 they 6 will 6 will 7 run 7 run 8 away 8 away 9 , 12 ? 13 " 13 " 14 shouted 14 shouted 17 . grandfather [frog] didn't answer . 1 grandfather 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 answer 4 answer 5 . he kept right on watching his toes . 1 he 2 kept 2 kept 3 right 3 right 4 on 4 on 5 watching 5 watching 6 his 6 his 7 toes 7 toes 8 . mr [redwing] [flew] [away] [to] [tell] [everybody] [he] [met] [how] [grandfather] [frog] [had] become foolish and was watching his toes [.] 1 mr 14 become 14 become 20 toes 15 foolish 16 and 16 and 17 was 17 was 18 watching 18 watching 19 his 19 his 20 toes the sun shone down warm and bright , and pretty soon [grandfather] [frog] ['s] [big] [goggly] [eyes] began to blink . 1 the 2 sun 2 sun 3 shone 3 shone 4 down 4 down 5 warm 4 down 8 , 4 down 20 blink 5 warm 6 and 6 and 7 bright 8 , 9 and 9 and 11 soon 10 pretty 11 soon 18 began 19 to 18 began 20 blink 20 blink 21 . then [his] [head] began to nod , and [then] [why] , then [grandfather] [frog] fell fast asleep . 1 then 4 began 4 began 5 to 5 to 6 nod 6 nod 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 11 , 8 and 16 fast 11 , 12 then 15 fell 16 fast 16 fast 17 asleep 17 asleep 18 . by and by [grandfather] [frog] awoke with a start . 1 by 2 and 1 by 3 by 3 by 9 start 6 awoke 7 with 7 with 9 start 8 a 9 start 9 start 10 . he looked down at his toes . 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 3 down 2 looked 4 at 4 at 5 his 5 his 6 toes 6 toes 7 . they were not in the water at all ! 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 not 3 not 4 in 3 not 7 at 4 in 5 the 5 the 6 water 7 at 8 all 8 all 9 ! indeed , the water was a good long jump away . 1 indeed 2 , 1 indeed 4 water 3 the 4 water 4 water 5 was 5 was 10 away 5 was 11 . 6 a 8 long 7 good 8 long 8 long 9 jump 9 jump 10 away " [chugarum] ! 1 " 3 ! [chapter] [ix] [:] [the] [laughing] [brook] [stops] [laughing] there was something wrong . 1 there 2 was 1 there 3 something 3 something 4 wrong 4 wrong 5 . grandfather [frog] knew it the very [minute] [he] [got] up [that] [morning] . 1 grandfather 3 knew 3 knew 4 it 4 it 13 . 5 the 6 very 6 very 10 up 10 up 13 . at first he couldn't think what it was [.] 1 at 2 first 1 at 8 was 2 first 3 he 4 couldn't 5 think 5 think 6 what 6 what 7 it 7 it 8 was suddenly [grandfather] [frog] realized how [still] [it] [was] [.] 1 suddenly 4 realized 4 realized 5 how it was a different kind of stillness from anything he could ever remember . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 different 4 different 7 stillness 5 kind 6 of 6 of 7 stillness 7 stillness 10 he 8 from 9 anything 8 from 10 he 10 he 11 could 10 he 14 . 11 could 13 remember 12 ever 13 remember he missed something , and he couldn't think what it was . 1 he 2 missed 2 missed 3 something 3 something 4 , 4 , 5 and 4 , 6 he 6 he 7 couldn't 7 couldn't 8 think 8 think 9 what 9 what 10 it 10 it 11 was 11 was 12 . it wasn't the song of [mr] [redwing] . 1 it 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 the 3 the 4 song 4 song 5 of 5 of 8 . there were many times when he didn't hear that . 1 there 2 were 2 were 7 didn't 3 many 4 times 4 times 5 when 4 times 6 he 6 he 7 didn't 7 didn't 8 hear 7 didn't 10 . 8 hear 9 that it was [grand-father] [frog] gave a startled jump out on to the shore . 1 it 2 was 2 was 5 gave 5 gave 6 a 5 gave 7 startled 7 startled 8 jump 8 jump 9 out 9 out 10 on 10 on 11 to 11 to 12 the 12 the 13 shore 13 shore 14 . " [chugarum] ! 1 " 3 ! it 's the [laughing] [brook] [!] 1 it 2 's 2 's 3 the the [laughing] [brook] [has] [stopped] laughing ! " cried [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 the 8 " 6 laughing 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 8 " 9 cried could it be ? 1 could 3 be 2 it 3 be 3 be 4 ? who ever heard of such a thing , excepting when [jack] [frost] bound [the] [laughing] [brook] with hard black ice ? 1 who 2 ever 2 ever 3 heard 3 heard 4 of 4 of 5 such 5 such 6 a 6 a 7 thing 7 thing 8 , 8 , 9 excepting 9 excepting 10 when 9 excepting 18 hard 9 excepting 21 ? 10 when 13 bound 17 with 18 hard 18 hard 20 ice 19 black 20 ice never once in all that time had [the] [laughing] [brook] failed to laugh . 1 never 2 once 1 never 7 had 2 once 3 in 2 once 4 all 4 all 5 that 4 all 6 time 7 had 11 failed 11 failed 12 to 12 to 13 laugh 13 laugh 14 . it couldn't be true now ! 1 it 4 true 2 couldn't 3 be 3 be 4 true 4 true 5 now 5 now 6 ! grandfather [frog] put a [hand] [behind] one ear and listened and listened , but not a sound could he hear . 1 grandfather 12 listened 1 grandfather 21 . 3 put 8 ear 4 a 7 one 7 one 8 ear 8 ear 9 and 9 and 10 listened 10 listened 11 and 11 and 12 listened 13 , 14 but 13 , 21 . 14 but 15 not 15 not 16 a 16 a 17 sound 17 sound 20 hear 18 could 19 he 18 could 20 hear " [chugarum] ! 1 " 3 ! it must be me , " said [grandfather] [frog] . 1 it 2 must 1 it 3 be 3 be 7 said 4 me 5 , 5 , 7 said 6 " 7 said 7 said 10 . " it must be [that] [i] [am] growing old and deaf . 1 " 2 it 1 " 3 must 3 must 4 be 4 be 8 growing 8 growing 9 old 9 old 10 and 10 and 11 deaf 11 deaf 12 . i 'll go over and ask [jerry] [muskrat] . " 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 go 3 go 4 over 4 over 5 and 5 and 6 ask 6 ask 9 . 9 . 10 " so [grandfather] [frog] dove into the water and swam out to the middle of the [smiling] [pool] , on his way to [jerry] [muskrat] ['s] house . 1 so 4 dove 4 dove 5 into 5 into 7 water 6 the 7 water 7 water 8 and 8 and 9 swam 9 swam 10 out 10 out 11 to 11 to 12 the 12 the 13 middle 13 middle 14 of 13 middle 26 house 14 of 15 the 18 , 19 on 19 on 20 his 20 his 21 way 21 way 22 to 22 to 26 house 26 house 27 . he stopped swimming to look around , and it seemed as if his great goggly eyes would pop right out of his head . 1 he 5 look 2 stopped 3 swimming 3 swimming 5 look 4 to 5 look 5 look 6 around 5 look 16 eyes 6 around 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 it 9 it 10 seemed 10 seemed 11 as 11 as 12 if 13 his 14 great 14 great 15 goggly 15 goggly 16 eyes 16 eyes 17 would 17 would 18 pop 18 pop 19 right 19 right 20 out 20 out 21 of 21 of 22 his 22 his 23 head 23 head 24 . yes , [sir] , it seemed as if those great goggly eyes certainly would pop right out of [grandfather] [frog] 's head . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 23 . 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 it 5 it 6 seemed 6 seemed 7 as 7 as 8 if 8 if 13 certainly 9 those 13 certainly 10 great 11 goggly 11 goggly 12 eyes 12 eyes 13 certainly 13 certainly 14 would 14 would 15 pop 15 pop 16 right 16 right 17 out 17 out 18 of 18 of 22 head 21 's 22 head the [smiling] [pool] had grown [so] [small] that there wasn't enough of it [left] to [smile] [!] 1 the 4 had 4 had 5 grown 5 grown 8 that 8 that 9 there 9 there 10 wasn't 10 wasn't 11 enough 11 enough 12 of 12 of 13 it 13 it 15 to " where are you going , [grandfather] [frog] ? " asked a voice over his head . 1 " 2 where 1 " 9 ? 2 where 3 are 2 where 5 going 3 are 5 going 4 you 5 going 5 going 6 , 9 ? 10 " 10 " 11 asked 11 asked 12 a 12 a 13 voice 13 voice 14 over 13 voice 15 his 15 his 16 head 16 head 17 . grandfather [frog] looked up . 1 grandfather 3 looked 3 looked 4 up 4 up 5 . looking down on him from over the edge of the [big] [rock] was [jerry] [muskrat] [.] 1 looking 2 down 1 looking 5 from 1 looking 6 over 2 down 3 on 4 him 5 from 6 over 7 the 6 over 8 edge 7 the 8 edge 8 edge 9 of 8 edge 10 the 10 the 13 was the edge of the [big] [rock] was twice as high above the water as [grandfather] [frog] [had] [ever] [seen] [it] [before] . 1 the 2 edge 1 the 22 . 2 edge 3 of 2 edge 8 twice 3 of 4 the 7 was 8 twice 8 twice 9 as 8 twice 11 above 10 high 11 above 11 above 12 the 11 above 14 as 12 the 13 water " [i] [i] was [going] to swim over to your house to see you , " replied [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 4 was 4 was 12 to 6 to 7 swim 7 swim 11 house 8 over 9 to 9 to 10 your 10 your 11 house 11 house 12 to 12 to 13 see 13 see 14 you 14 you 20 . 15 , 16 " 15 , 20 . 16 " 17 replied " it 's of no use , " replied [jerry] , " because [i] 'm not there . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 's 2 it 17 there 3 's 4 of 4 of 5 no 5 no 6 use 6 use 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 11 , 9 replied 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 because 15 'm 16 not 16 not 17 there 17 there 18 . besides , you couldn't swim there , anyway . " 1 besides 2 , 2 , 3 you 3 you 5 swim 4 couldn't 5 swim 5 swim 6 there 6 there 7 , 7 , 8 anyway 8 anyway 9 . 9 . 10 " " why not ? " demanded [grandfather] [frog] in great surprise . 1 " 3 not 1 " 12 . 2 why 3 not 3 not 4 ? 4 ? 5 " 5 " 6 demanded 6 demanded 9 in 9 in 11 surprise 10 great 11 surprise " what 's that you say ? " cried [grandfather] [frog] , as if he couldn't believe his own ears . 1 " 2 what 2 what 4 that 3 's 4 that 4 that 5 you 5 you 6 say 5 you 21 . 6 say 7 ? 7 ? 8 " 8 " 9 cried 12 , 13 as 12 , 21 . 13 as 14 if 14 if 15 he 15 he 16 couldn't 16 couldn't 17 believe 16 couldn't 20 ears 17 believe 19 own 18 his 19 own " it 's just as true as that [i] ['m] sitting here , " replied [jerry] [sadly] . 1 " 2 it 1 " 18 . 2 it 3 's 2 it 12 here 3 's 4 just 4 just 5 as 5 as 7 as 6 true 7 as 7 as 8 that 7 as 11 sitting 12 here 13 , 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 replied " listen , [jerry] [muskrat] , and tell me truly ; [is] the [laughing] [brook] [laughing] [?] " cried [grandfather] [frog] sharply . 1 " 2 listen 1 " 18 " 2 listen 3 , 3 , 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 tell 8 tell 9 me 9 me 10 truly 10 truly 11 ; 11 ; 13 the 18 " 19 cried 19 cried 22 sharply 22 sharply 23 . [chapter] [x] [:] [why] [the] [world] [seemed] [upside] [down] [to] [jerry] [muskrat] you see , [jerry] [muskrat] 's little world was topsy-turvy . 1 you 2 see 1 you 3 , 3 , 11 . 6 's 7 little 7 little 8 world 7 little 10 topsy-turvy 9 was 10 topsy-turvy 10 topsy-turvy 11 . yes , [sir] , [jerry] 's [world] was upside [down] ! 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 11 ! 2 , 4 , 4 , 6 's 8 was 9 upside 9 upside 11 ! anyway , it seemed so to him , and he couldn't understand it at all . 1 anyway 2 , 2 , 3 it 3 it 7 him 4 seemed 5 so 5 so 6 to 6 to 7 him 7 him 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 he 9 and 11 couldn't 11 couldn't 12 understand 12 understand 13 it 13 it 14 at 13 it 16 . 14 at 15 all the [smiling] [pool] , the [laughing] [brook] , and the [green] [meadows] [are] [jerry] [muskrat] ['s] [little] world . 1 the 4 , 4 , 5 the 5 the 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 the 10 the 18 world 18 world 19 . now , as he sat on the [big] [rock] and looked about him , [the] [green] [meadows] were as [lovely] as ever . 1 now 2 , 2 , 3 as 3 as 4 he 4 he 13 him 5 sat 6 on 5 sat 10 and 6 on 7 the 10 and 11 looked 11 looked 12 about 12 about 13 him 13 him 14 , 14 , 18 were 18 were 19 as 19 as 21 as 21 as 22 ever 22 ever 23 . he could see no change in them . 1 he 2 could 2 could 3 see 3 see 4 no 3 see 5 change 5 change 6 in 5 change 7 them 7 them 8 . but the [laughing] [brook] [had] [stopped] [laughing] , and the [smiling] [pool] had [stopped] smiling . 1 but 2 the 1 but 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 the 10 the 15 smiling 13 had 15 smiling 15 smiling 16 . the truth is there wasn't enough of the [laughing] [brook] [left] to [laugh] , and there wasn't enough of the [smiling] [pool] [left] [to] [smile] . 1 the 2 truth 1 the 7 of 2 truth 3 is 3 is 4 there 4 there 5 wasn't 5 wasn't 6 enough 7 of 8 the 7 of 12 to 12 to 14 , 14 , 15 and 14 , 26 . 15 and 16 there 16 there 17 wasn't 17 wasn't 18 enough 19 of 20 the 20 the 26 . it was dreadful ! 1 it 2 was 1 it 3 dreadful 3 dreadful 4 ! jerry looked over to his house , of which he had once been so proud . 1 jerry 2 looked 2 looked 4 to 3 over 4 to 4 to 5 his 4 to 6 house 6 house 7 , 7 , 8 of 8 of 9 which 9 which 10 he 10 he 11 had 11 had 13 been 12 once 13 been 13 been 14 so 14 so 15 proud 15 proud 16 . he had built it with the doorway under water . 1 he 9 water 1 he 10 . 2 had 3 built 3 built 4 it 3 built 9 water 5 with 6 the 5 with 7 doorway 6 the 7 doorway 7 doorway 8 under 8 under 9 water now the [smiling] [pool] had grown so small that [jerry] 's house wasn't in the water at all . 1 now 2 the 1 now 5 had 5 had 6 grown 6 grown 7 so 7 so 8 small 7 so 9 that 9 that 13 wasn't 11 's 12 house 12 house 13 wasn't 13 wasn't 14 in 13 wasn't 18 all 13 wasn't 19 . 14 in 15 the 15 the 16 water 17 at 18 all anybody who wanted to could get into it . 1 anybody 2 who 2 who 3 wanted 2 who 5 could 3 wanted 4 to 5 could 6 get 6 get 7 into 7 into 8 it 8 it 9 . there was the doorway plainly to be seen . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 the 3 the 4 doorway 4 doorway 5 plainly 5 plainly 6 to 6 to 7 be 7 be 8 seen 8 seen 9 . worse still , there was the secret entrance to the long tunnel leading to his castle under the roots of the [big] [hickory-tree] . 1 worse 2 still 2 still 3 , 2 still 4 there 4 there 5 was 5 was 6 the 6 the 7 secret 6 the 20 of 7 secret 8 entrance 8 entrance 9 to 8 entrance 12 tunnel 9 to 10 the 10 the 12 tunnel 11 long 12 tunnel 12 tunnel 13 leading 13 leading 14 to 14 to 16 castle 15 his 16 castle 17 under 18 the 18 the 19 roots 19 roots 20 of 20 of 21 the 21 the 24 . that had been [jerry] ['s] most secret secret , and now there it was [for] all the world to see . 1 that 3 been 1 that 21 . 2 had 3 been 6 most 7 secret 7 secret 8 secret 8 secret 12 there 9 , 12 there 10 and 12 there 11 now 12 there 12 there 13 it 13 it 14 was 14 was 16 all 14 was 21 . 16 all 17 the 17 the 18 world 18 world 19 to 19 to 20 see now anybody could find them , for they were plainly to be seen . 1 now 3 could 2 anybody 3 could 3 could 4 find 3 could 9 were 4 find 5 them 6 , 7 for 7 for 9 were 8 they 9 were 9 were 10 plainly 10 plainly 11 to 11 to 12 be 12 be 13 seen 13 seen 14 . and where had always been smiling , dimpling water [,] [jerry] [saw] [only] [mud] [.] 1 and 2 where 2 where 4 always 2 where 8 dimpling 3 had 4 always 4 always 5 been 4 always 6 smiling 7 , 8 dimpling 8 dimpling 9 water it was mud , mud , mud everywhere ! 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 mud 3 mud 4 , 4 , 5 mud 5 mud 6 , 6 , 7 mud 7 mud 8 everywhere 8 everywhere 9 ! [jerry] [turned] [towards] [the] [laughing] [brook] [.] all the secrets of the [laughing] [brook] were exposed , just as were the secrets of the [smiling] [pool] . 1 all 2 the 2 the 3 secrets 3 secrets 4 of 4 of 5 the 4 of 9 exposed 5 the 8 were 9 exposed 10 , 10 , 15 secrets 11 just 12 as 11 just 14 the 12 as 13 were 14 the 15 secrets 15 secrets 16 of 16 of 17 the 17 the 20 . " yes , [sir] , the world has [turned] upside [down] , " said [jerry] in a mournful voice . 1 " 2 yes 1 " 13 " 2 yes 3 , 3 , 5 , 5 , 6 the 6 the 7 world 7 world 8 has 10 upside 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 said 14 said 16 in 16 in 17 a 17 a 18 mournful 18 mournful 19 voice 19 voice 20 . " [i] know it has ! " cried [jerry] [.] 1 " 3 know 1 " 6 ! 3 know 4 it 4 it 5 has 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 cried " [i] wonder if it will ever turn upside up again . " 1 " 13 " 3 wonder 9 upside 4 if 5 it 5 it 9 upside 6 will 8 turn 7 ever 8 turn 8 turn 9 upside 9 upside 10 up 9 upside 12 . 10 up 11 again 12 . 13 " " if it doesn't , what are you going to do ? " asked [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 4 doesn't 2 if 4 doesn't 3 it 4 doesn't 4 doesn't 5 , 4 doesn't 8 you 5 , 6 what 5 , 7 are 8 you 9 going 8 you 11 do 9 going 10 to 11 do 12 ? 12 ? 14 asked 13 " 14 asked 14 asked 17 . " [i] don't know , " replied [jerry] [muskrat] . 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 know 3 don't 10 . 4 know 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 replied " here come [little] [joe] [otter] and [billy] [mink] ; let's find out what they are going to do . " 1 " 2 here 1 " 7 and 2 here 3 come 7 and 21 " 10 ; 11 let's 11 let's 14 what 12 find 13 out 13 out 14 what 14 what 15 they 14 what 18 to 14 what 19 do 15 they 16 are 16 are 17 going 19 do 20 . 20 . 21 " [chapter] [xi] [:] [five] [heads] [together] something had to be done . 1 something 5 done 2 had 3 to 3 to 4 be 4 be 5 done 5 done 6 . [jerry] [muskrat] [said] [so] [.] grandfather [frog] said so [.] 1 grandfather 4 so 3 said 4 so billy [mink] said so [.] 1 billy 4 so 3 said 4 so little [joe] [otter] said [so] [.] 1 little 4 said even [spotty] [the] [turtle] [said] so . 1 even 6 so 6 so 7 . the [laughing] [brook] [couldn't] laugh , and the [smiling] [pool] [couldn't] smile . 1 the 5 laugh 5 laugh 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 the 8 the 12 smile 8 the 13 . you see , there wasn't water enough in either of them to laugh or smile , and nobody knew if there ever would be again . 1 you 2 see 2 see 8 in 3 , 8 in 4 there 6 water 4 there 8 in 5 wasn't 6 water 6 water 7 enough 8 in 10 of 8 in 12 to 9 either 10 of 10 of 11 them 12 to 13 laugh 13 laugh 15 smile 14 or 15 smile 15 smile 25 again 16 , 17 and 16 , 24 be 17 and 18 nobody 18 nobody 19 knew 18 nobody 20 if 20 if 24 be 21 there 24 be 22 ever 23 would 23 would 24 be 24 be 25 again 25 again 26 . nobody had ever known anything like it before , and so nobody knew what to think or do . 1 nobody 2 had 2 had 4 known 3 ever 4 known 4 known 6 like 5 anything 6 like 6 like 7 it 6 like 14 what 7 it 8 before 8 before 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 so 11 so 12 nobody 12 nobody 13 knew 14 what 18 do 15 to 17 or 16 think 17 or 17 or 18 do 18 do 19 . and yet they all felt that something must be done . 1 and 2 yet 2 yet 5 felt 3 they 4 all 4 all 5 felt 5 felt 6 that 5 felt 7 something 7 something 8 must 7 something 9 be 7 something 10 done 7 something 11 . " what do you think , [billy] [mink] ? " asked [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 do 2 what 6 , 3 do 4 you 4 you 5 think 6 , 9 ? 9 ? 10 " 9 ? 11 asked 10 " 11 asked 11 asked 14 . but somehow he didn't want to catch them . 1 but 2 somehow 2 somehow 3 he 3 he 4 didn't 4 didn't 5 want 5 want 6 to 6 to 7 catch 7 catch 8 them 8 them 9 . " [i] [think] that the best [thing] we can do is to move down to the [big] [river] . 1 " 4 that 4 that 5 the 5 the 6 best 6 best 8 we 8 we 9 can 9 can 10 do 10 do 11 is 11 is 12 to 12 to 13 move 13 move 14 down 13 move 15 to 15 to 16 the 15 to 19 . i 've been down there , and that 's all right , " said [billy] [mink] . 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 been 3 been 4 down 4 down 5 there 5 there 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 that 8 that 9 's 9 's 10 all 10 all 11 right 11 right 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 said 14 said 17 . " that 's what [i] think , " said [little] [joe] [otter] . 1 " 2 that 1 " 7 , 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 what 6 think 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 13 . " there 's no danger that the [big] [river] will go dry . " 1 " 2 there 2 there 3 's 3 's 4 no 4 no 5 danger 5 danger 6 that 6 that 7 the 7 the 14 " 10 will 11 go 11 go 12 dry 12 dry 13 . 13 . 14 " " how do you know ? " asked [jerry] [muskrat] . 1 " 2 how 2 how 3 do 3 do 4 you 3 do 6 ? 4 you 5 know 6 ? 8 asked 7 " 8 asked 8 asked 11 . " the [laughing] [brook] and [the] [smiling] [pool] never went dry before . " 1 " 2 the 1 " 5 and 5 and 9 never 5 and 13 . 9 never 10 went 9 never 12 before 11 dry 12 before 13 . 14 " " [chugarum] ! 1 " 3 ! i , for one , [don't] [want] [to] [leave] [the] [smiling] [pool] without finding out what the trouble is . 1 i 2 , 2 , 3 for 3 for 4 one 4 one 5 , 5 , 13 without 13 without 14 finding 14 finding 15 out 14 finding 16 what 16 what 19 is 17 the 18 trouble 18 trouble 19 is 19 is 20 . " there 's nothing happens , as you know , [but] has a cause to make it so . 1 " 2 there 2 there 3 's 2 there 4 nothing 4 nothing 5 happens 5 happens 6 , 5 happens 12 has 6 , 7 as 7 as 8 you 8 you 9 know 9 know 10 , 12 has 13 a 13 a 14 cause 13 a 15 to 13 a 19 . 15 to 16 make 16 make 17 it 17 it 18 so [jerry] [muskrat] [nodded] [his] [head] [.] " grandfather [frog] is right , " said he . 1 " 2 grandfather 1 " 7 " 4 is 5 right 5 right 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 he 9 he 10 . " of course there must be a cause , but where are we to look for it ? 1 " 2 of 2 of 3 course 3 course 13 we 4 there 5 must 5 must 6 be 6 be 7 a 7 a 8 cause 8 cause 9 , 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 where 11 where 12 are 12 are 13 we 13 we 14 to 14 to 15 look 15 look 16 for 16 for 17 it 17 it 18 ? i 've been all [over] the [smiling] [pool] , and [i] 'm sure it isn't [there] . " 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 been 3 been 4 all 4 all 6 the 6 the 18 " 9 , 10 and 9 , 14 it 10 and 13 sure 12 'm 13 sure 14 it 15 isn't 15 isn't 17 . 17 . 18 " grandfather [frog] actually smiled . 1 grandfather 3 actually 3 actually 4 smiled 4 smiled 5 . " [chugarum] ! " said he . 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 6 he 7 . " of course the cause of all the trouble isn't in the [smiling] [pool] . 1 " 2 of 2 of 3 course 3 course 4 the 4 the 5 cause 5 cause 6 of 5 cause 10 isn't 7 all 8 the 7 all 9 trouble 8 the 9 trouble 9 trouble 10 isn't 10 isn't 11 in 11 in 12 the 12 the 15 . any one would know that ! " 1 any 2 one 1 any 4 know 3 would 4 know 4 know 5 that 4 know 7 " 5 that 6 ! 6 ! 7 " " well , if you know so much , tell us where it is then ! " snapped [jerry] [muskrat] . 1 " 2 well 1 " 17 " 2 well 3 , 3 , 4 if 4 if 5 you 4 if 9 , 6 know 7 so 7 so 8 much 8 much 9 , 9 , 10 tell 10 tell 11 us 10 tell 12 where 12 where 14 is 13 it 14 is 14 is 15 then 15 then 16 ! 17 " 18 snapped 18 snapped 21 . " in the [laughing] [brook] , of course , " replied [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 2 in 2 in 3 the 3 the 14 . 6 , 8 course 6 , 14 . 7 of 8 course 8 course 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 replied " no such thing ! " said [billy] [mink] . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 such 3 such 4 thing 3 such 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 10 . " [i] 've been all the way [down] [the] [laughing] [brook] to the [big] [river] , and [i] [didn't] find a thing . " 1 " 24 " 3 've 4 been 4 been 5 all 5 all 6 the 6 the 7 way 7 way 12 to 12 to 13 the 13 the 24 " 16 , 17 and 16 , 21 a 17 and 20 find 21 a 22 thing 22 thing 23 . 23 . 24 " " have you been all the way up the [laughing] [brook] to the place it starts from ? " asked [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 " 2 have 1 " 18 ? 2 have 3 you 2 have 4 been 4 been 5 all 5 all 6 the 6 the 7 way 7 way 8 up 8 up 9 the 9 the 12 to 12 to 13 the 13 the 14 place 15 it 16 starts 15 it 18 ? 16 starts 17 from 18 ? 19 " 19 " 20 asked " [no-o] , " replied [billy] [mink] . 1 " 3 , 1 " 8 . 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 replied " that 's so ! 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 so 4 so 5 ! i never had thought of that , " cried [little] [joe] [otter] . 1 i 2 never 1 i 3 had 1 i 9 cried 1 i 13 . 3 had 4 thought 4 thought 5 of 5 of 6 that 6 that 7 , 7 , 8 " " [i] tell you what , [billy] [mink] and [i] will [go] way up [the] [laughing] [brook] and see what we can find . " 1 " 3 tell 3 tell 5 what 4 you 5 what 5 what 6 , 6 , 9 and 9 and 11 will 9 and 25 " 11 will 20 what 13 way 14 up 14 up 18 and 18 and 19 see 19 see 20 what 21 we 22 can 22 can 23 find 22 can 24 . 24 . 25 " " [chugarum] ! 1 " 3 ! let us [all] go , " said [grandfather] [frog] . 1 let 2 us 1 let 4 go 4 go 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 10 . then the five put their heads together and decided that they would go [up] [the] [laughing] [brook] to hunt for the trouble . 1 then 3 five 1 then 8 and 2 the 3 five 3 five 4 put 4 put 6 heads 4 put 7 together 5 their 6 heads 8 and 9 decided 9 decided 10 that 10 that 11 they 11 they 12 would 12 would 13 go 13 go 18 to 18 to 19 hunt 19 hunt 20 for 19 hunt 22 trouble 20 for 21 the 22 trouble 23 . [chapter] [xii] [:] [a] [hunt] [for] [trouble] ol ' [mistah] [buzzard] , sailing high in the blue , blue sky , looked down on a funny sight . 1 ol 2 ' 1 ol 17 on 5 , 6 sailing 6 sailing 7 high 7 high 8 in 8 in 9 the 9 the 10 blue 10 blue 11 , 11 , 12 blue 12 blue 13 sky 13 sky 14 , 14 , 15 looked 15 looked 16 down 16 down 17 on 17 on 20 sight 17 on 21 . 18 a 19 funny 19 funny 20 sight yes , [sir] , it certainly was a funny sight . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 6 certainly 5 it 6 certainly 6 certainly 7 was 7 was 8 a 8 a 9 funny 9 funny 10 sight 10 sight 11 . it was a little procession of five of his friends of the [smiling] [pool] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 little 3 a 5 procession 5 procession 6 of 5 procession 8 of 6 of 7 five 8 of 9 his 9 his 10 friends 10 friends 11 of 11 of 12 the 12 the 15 . first was [billy] [mink] , who , because he is slim and nimble , moves so quickly it sometimes is hard to follow him . 1 first 2 was 2 was 15 moves 5 , 6 who 6 who 7 , 7 , 8 because 8 because 9 he 9 he 10 is 10 is 11 slim 11 slim 12 and 12 and 13 nimble 13 nimble 15 moves 14 , 15 moves 15 moves 16 so 16 so 17 quickly 16 so 18 it 18 it 19 sometimes 18 it 21 hard 18 it 22 to 18 it 24 him 18 it 25 . 19 sometimes 20 is 22 to 23 follow behind him was [little] [joe] [otter] , [whose] [legs] [are] so short that he [almost] looks [as] [if] he hadn't any . 1 behind 2 him 2 him 14 he 3 was 7 , 7 , 11 so 11 so 12 short 11 so 13 that 13 that 14 he 14 he 16 looks 16 looks 20 hadn't 19 he 20 hadn't 20 hadn't 21 any 21 any 22 . behind [little] [joe] [was] [jerry] [muskrat] , [who] [is] a [better] traveler in the [water] [than] [on] [land] . 1 behind 7 , 7 , 10 a 7 , 19 . 12 traveler 13 in 13 in 14 the 14 the 19 . behind [jerry] was [grandfather] [frog] [,] [who] neither walks nor runs but travels with great jumps . 1 behind 3 was 1 behind 8 neither 1 behind 13 travels 1 behind 16 jumps 9 walks 10 nor 9 walks 11 runs 11 runs 12 but 12 but 13 travels 14 with 16 jumps 15 great 16 jumps 16 jumps 17 . last of all [was] [spotty] the [turtle] , [who] [travels] very , very slowly because , you know , he carries his house with him . 1 last 2 of 2 of 3 all 3 all 6 the 3 all 8 , 8 , 26 . 11 very 12 , 12 , 13 very 13 very 14 slowly 14 slowly 15 because 15 because 16 , 15 because 20 he 16 , 17 you 17 you 18 know 18 know 19 , 20 he 23 house 20 he 26 . 21 carries 23 house 22 his 23 house 23 house 24 with 23 house 25 him and all [five] were headed up the [laughing] [brook] , [which] [laughed] no more , [because] there was not [water] enough in it . 1 and 2 all 1 and 10 , 4 were 5 headed 5 headed 6 up 6 up 7 the 7 the 10 , 10 , 13 no 13 no 14 more 14 more 15 , 15 , 24 . 17 there 18 was 17 there 21 enough 18 was 19 not 21 enough 22 in 22 in 23 it 23 it 24 . " [fo] ' the lan's sake ! 1 " 3 ' 3 ' 4 the 4 the 5 lan's 5 lan's 6 sake 6 sake 7 ! fo ' the lan's sake ! " 1 fo 2 ' 2 ' 3 the 3 the 4 lan's 4 lan's 5 sake 5 sake 6 ! 6 ! 7 " " where are yo'alls going ? " [asked] [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] . 1 " 7 " 2 where 3 are 2 where 4 yo'alls 4 yo'alls 5 going 4 yo'alls 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 7 " 10 ' 10 ' 13 . " [chugarum] ! 1 " 3 ! to find out what [is] the trouble with the [laughing] [brook] , " [replied] [grandfather] [frog] . 1 to 2 find 2 find 3 out 2 find 17 . 3 out 13 " 4 what 6 the 4 what 12 , 6 the 7 trouble 7 trouble 8 with 8 with 9 the 12 , 13 " " [i] 'll help you , " said [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] , once more [sailing] up in the blue , blue sky . 1 " 7 " 3 'll 4 help 4 help 5 you 5 you 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 7 " 24 . 10 ' 23 sky 10 ' 24 . 13 , 14 once 14 once 15 more 15 more 17 up 17 up 18 in 18 in 19 the 19 the 20 blue 20 blue 21 , 21 , 22 blue 22 blue 23 sky grandfather [frog] watched him until he was nothing but a speck . 1 grandfather 3 watched 1 grandfather 12 . 3 watched 4 him 4 him 5 until 5 until 6 he 6 he 11 speck 7 was 11 speck 8 nothing 9 but 9 but 10 a 10 a 11 speck the [laughing] [brook] came down from the [green] [forest] [and] wound [through] [the] [green] [meadows] [for] a little way before it [reached] [the] [smiling] [pool] . 1 the 4 came 4 came 5 down 4 came 6 from 6 from 7 the 7 the 11 wound 11 wound 26 . 17 a 18 little 17 a 26 . 18 little 19 way 19 way 20 before 20 before 21 it there [the] sun shone down into it , and [grandfather] [frog] [didn't] [mind] , although [his] [legs] [were] getting tired . 1 there 3 sun 3 sun 4 shone 3 sun 6 into 4 shone 5 down 6 into 7 it 7 it 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 14 , 14 , 15 although 15 although 19 getting 19 getting 20 tired 20 tired 21 . but when they got into the [green] [forest] it was dark and gloomy . 1 but 2 when 2 when 3 they 2 when 9 it 3 they 4 got 4 got 5 into 5 into 6 the 9 it 10 was 10 was 11 dark 11 dark 12 and 12 and 13 gloomy 13 gloomy 14 . at least [grandfather] [frog] thought so , and so did [spotty] the [turtle] , for both dearly love the sunshine . 1 at 2 least 2 least 5 thought 5 thought 6 so 6 so 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 so 9 so 10 did 10 did 21 . 12 the 14 , 14 , 15 for 15 for 16 both 16 both 17 dearly 17 dearly 18 love 17 dearly 19 the 19 the 20 sunshine 20 sunshine 21 . but still they kept on , for they felt that they must find the trouble with the [laughing] [brook] . 1 but 2 still 1 but 4 kept 2 still 3 they 4 kept 5 on 5 on 6 , 6 , 20 . 7 for 8 they 7 for 20 . 8 they 9 felt 8 they 11 they 9 felt 10 that 11 they 13 find 12 must 13 find 13 find 15 trouble 14 the 15 trouble 15 trouble 16 with 16 with 17 the if they found this , they would also find the trouble with the [smiling] [pool] [.] 1 if 7 would 2 they 3 found 3 found 7 would 4 this 5 , 4 this 6 they 4 this 7 would 7 would 9 find 8 also 9 find 9 find 11 trouble 10 the 11 trouble 11 trouble 12 with 12 with 13 the [chapter] [xiii] [:] [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] [sees] [something] indeed , [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] [can] see all that is going on below on [the] [green] [meadows] and in the [green] [forest] . 1 indeed 2 , 1 indeed 24 . 2 , 8 see 8 see 9 all 9 all 10 that 10 that 11 is 11 is 12 going 12 going 13 on 13 on 14 below 14 below 21 the 15 on 19 and 19 and 20 in 20 in 21 the his wings are very broad , and he can sail through the air very swiftly when he makes up his mind to . 1 his 2 wings 2 wings 3 are 2 wings 5 broad 3 are 4 very 4 very 5 broad 5 broad 6 , 5 broad 9 can 6 , 7 and 8 he 9 can 9 can 11 through 9 can 18 makes 10 sail 11 through 11 through 13 air 11 through 14 very 12 the 13 air 14 very 15 swiftly 15 swiftly 16 when 17 he 18 makes 18 makes 19 up 18 makes 20 his 18 makes 21 mind 21 mind 22 to 22 to 23 . in a few minutes he was as far ahead of [billy] [mink] as [billy] was ahead of [spotty] the [turtle] . 1 in 4 minutes 1 in 21 . 2 a 3 few 3 few 4 minutes 4 minutes 5 he 5 he 6 was 6 was 13 as 7 as 8 far 7 as 13 as 8 far 9 ahead 9 ahead 10 of 13 as 15 was 15 was 16 ahead 16 ahead 19 the 17 of 19 the for [wings] [are] [swifter] [far] [than] legs , [on] [whatsoever] purpose [bent] , [but] doubly [swift] and tireless [those] wings on kindly deed intent . 1 for 7 legs 7 legs 8 , 8 , 11 purpose 11 purpose 13 , 13 , 15 doubly 15 doubly 17 and 17 and 18 tireless 17 and 24 intent 20 wings 21 on 21 on 23 deed 22 kindly 23 deed 23 deed 24 intent 24 intent 25 . he forgot everything but his own great surprise , and he blinked his eyes a great many times to make sure that he wasn't dreaming . 1 he 2 forgot 2 forgot 3 everything 3 everything 4 but 4 but 6 own 5 his 6 own 6 own 7 great 7 great 8 surprise 8 surprise 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 he 11 he 12 blinked 12 blinked 13 his 13 his 14 eyes 14 eyes 18 times 15 a 16 great 16 great 17 many 17 many 18 times 18 times 24 wasn't 19 to 20 make 20 make 21 sure 21 sure 22 that 21 sure 24 wasn't 23 he 24 wasn't 24 wasn't 25 dreaming 25 dreaming 26 . " did yo ' ever ? 1 " 2 did 2 did 3 yo 3 yo 4 ' 3 yo 5 ever 5 ever 6 ? no , [ah] never ! 1 no 2 , 2 , 4 never 4 never 5 ! did yo ' ever ? 1 did 2 yo 2 yo 3 ' 2 yo 4 ever 4 ever 5 ? no , [ah] never ! " 1 no 2 , 2 , 4 never 4 never 5 ! 5 ! 6 " [chapter] [xiv] [:] [spotty] [the] [turtle] [keeps] [right] [on] [going] " one step , two steps , three steps , so ! 1 " 2 one 2 one 3 step 3 step 4 , 4 , 5 two 5 two 6 steps 6 steps 7 , 6 steps 9 steps 8 three 9 steps 9 steps 11 so 10 , 11 so 11 so 12 ! four steps , five steps , six steps go ! 1 four 2 steps 2 steps 3 , 2 steps 5 steps 4 five 5 steps 5 steps 6 , 5 steps 8 steps 7 six 8 steps 8 steps 9 go 9 go 10 ! keep [right] on [and] [do] your [best] [;] [mayhap] you ['ll] [win] [while] others [rest] . " 1 keep 3 on 3 on 6 your 6 your 10 you 10 you 14 others 14 others 16 . 16 . 17 " and every time he said it , he felt better . 1 and 2 every 2 every 3 time 3 time 4 he 4 he 5 said 5 said 6 it 6 it 7 , 7 , 8 he 8 he 9 felt 9 felt 10 better 10 better 11 . they were very short steps , very short steps [indeed] , for [spotty] 's legs are very short . 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 very 3 very 4 short 4 short 5 steps 5 steps 6 , 5 steps 9 steps 6 , 7 very 7 very 8 short 9 steps 18 short 9 steps 19 . 11 , 12 for 11 , 16 are 12 for 15 legs 14 's 15 legs 16 are 17 very 17 very 18 short but each one carried him forward just so much , and he knew that he was just so much nearer the thing he was seeking . 1 but 2 each 2 each 3 one 2 each 4 carried 4 carried 5 him 4 carried 6 forward 6 forward 20 nearer 7 just 8 so 8 so 9 much 9 much 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 he 12 he 13 knew 13 knew 14 that 14 that 15 he 15 he 16 was 16 was 17 just 17 just 18 so 18 so 19 much 19 much 20 nearer 20 nearer 22 thing 20 nearer 25 seeking 21 the 22 thing 22 thing 23 he 24 was 25 seeking 25 seeking 26 . anyway , he hoped he was . 1 anyway 4 hoped 2 , 3 he 3 he 4 hoped 4 hoped 5 he 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 . so [spotty] the [turtle] , [who] [has] to carry his house with him , was a long , long way behind [the] [others] . 1 so 3 the 1 so 5 , 5 , 8 to 8 to 9 carry 9 carry 11 house 10 his 11 house 11 house 13 him 12 with 13 him 13 him 14 , 13 him 15 was 15 was 16 a 16 a 17 long 17 long 18 , 18 , 19 long 19 long 20 way 20 way 21 behind 21 behind 24 . but he kept right on going . 1 but 6 going 2 he 3 kept 3 kept 4 right 4 right 5 on 5 on 6 going 6 going 7 . " one step , two steps , three steps , so ! " 1 " 2 one 2 one 3 step 3 step 4 , 4 , 5 two 5 two 6 steps 6 steps 7 , 6 steps 9 steps 7 , 8 three 9 steps 11 so 10 , 11 so 11 so 12 ! 12 ! 13 " and he didn't stop for anything . 1 and 2 he 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 stop 4 stop 5 for 5 for 6 anything 6 anything 7 . he crawled over sticks and around big stones and sometimes , when he found a little pool of water , he swam . 1 he 2 crawled 2 crawled 3 over 3 over 4 sticks 4 sticks 5 and 5 and 6 around 6 around 8 stones 7 big 8 stones 8 stones 9 and 9 and 10 sometimes 10 sometimes 11 , 11 , 12 when 12 when 13 he 13 he 14 found 14 found 15 a 15 a 16 little 16 little 17 pool 17 pool 18 of 18 of 19 water 19 water 20 , 20 , 23 . 21 he 22 swam 22 swam 23 . he always felt better then , because he can swim faster than he can walk . 1 he 2 always 2 always 3 felt 2 always 16 . 3 felt 4 better 3 felt 9 can 4 better 5 then 5 then 6 , 5 then 8 he 6 , 7 because 9 can 10 swim 9 can 14 can 10 swim 11 faster 11 faster 12 than 12 than 13 he 14 can 15 walk after a long , long time , [spotty] the [turtle] came to a little pool where the sunshine [lay] warm and inviting . 1 after 2 a 2 a 3 long 3 long 4 , 4 , 5 long 5 long 6 time 5 long 7 , 7 , 9 the 9 the 15 pool 9 the 18 sunshine 11 came 12 to 12 to 13 a 13 a 14 little 14 little 15 pool 15 pool 16 where 16 where 17 the 18 sunshine 20 warm 20 warm 21 and 21 and 22 inviting 22 inviting 23 . there , in the middle of it , on a mossy stone , [sat] [grandfather] [frog] fast asleep . 1 there 2 , 2 , 3 in 3 in 4 the 3 in 12 stone 4 the 5 middle 5 middle 6 of 5 middle 11 mossy 6 of 7 it 7 it 8 , 8 , 9 on 9 on 10 a 12 stone 13 , 13 , 17 fast 17 fast 18 asleep 18 asleep 19 . he had thought that he was so far ahead of [spotty] that he could safely [rest] his [tired] legs . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 thought 3 thought 4 that 4 that 5 he 5 he 6 was 6 was 12 that 7 so 8 far 7 so 12 that 8 far 9 ahead 9 ahead 10 of 12 that 13 he 13 he 14 could 14 could 15 safely 15 safely 17 his 17 his 19 legs 19 legs 20 . spotty wanted to climb right up beside him and take a nap too , but he didn't . 1 spotty 2 wanted 2 wanted 3 to 3 to 4 climb 4 climb 5 right 5 right 7 beside 5 right 12 nap 6 up 7 beside 7 beside 8 him 7 beside 9 and 10 take 11 a 11 a 12 nap 12 nap 13 too 13 too 14 , 14 , 15 but 15 but 16 he 16 he 17 didn't 17 didn't 18 . he just grinned and kept right on going . 1 he 2 just 2 just 3 grinned 3 grinned 4 and 4 and 5 kept 5 kept 8 going 5 kept 9 . 6 right 7 on 7 on 8 going " one step , two steps , three steps , so ! " 1 " 2 one 2 one 3 step 3 step 4 , 4 , 5 two 5 two 6 steps 6 steps 7 , 6 steps 9 steps 7 , 8 three 9 steps 11 so 10 , 11 so 11 so 12 ! 12 ! 13 " while [grandfather] [frog] slept [on] . 1 while 4 slept 4 slept 6 . spotty would have liked to take just one slide , but he didn't . 1 spotty 9 slide 2 would 3 have 3 have 4 liked 4 liked 5 to 5 to 6 take 6 take 9 slide 7 just 8 one 8 one 9 slide 9 slide 10 , 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 he 12 he 13 didn't 13 didn't 14 . he didn't even [let] [little] [joe] [otter] see him , but kept right on going . 1 he 2 didn't 1 he 9 him 2 didn't 3 even 3 even 8 see 9 him 10 , 10 , 11 but 11 but 15 going 12 kept 13 right 13 right 14 on 14 on 15 going 15 going 16 . " one step , two steps , three steps , so ! " 1 " 2 one 2 one 3 step 3 step 4 , 4 , 5 two 5 two 6 steps 6 steps 7 , 6 steps 9 steps 7 , 8 three 9 steps 11 so 10 , 11 so 11 so 12 ! 12 ! 13 " who was it ? 1 who 2 was 2 was 3 it 3 it 4 ? why , [billy] [mink] , to be sure ! 1 why 2 , 2 , 5 , 5 , 6 to 6 to 7 be 7 be 8 sure 8 sure 9 ! spotty [the] [turtle] didn't waken him . 1 spotty 6 him 4 didn't 5 waken 5 waken 6 him 6 him 7 . [chapter] [xv] [:] [what] [spotty] [the] [turtle] [found] spotty [the] [turtle] stared and stared and stared , until it seemed as if his eyes surely would pop out of his funny [little] head . 1 spotty 4 stared 4 stared 5 and 5 and 6 stared 6 stared 25 head 6 stared 26 . 7 and 8 stared 7 and 15 his 8 stared 10 until 9 , 10 until 10 until 12 seemed 11 it 12 seemed 12 seemed 13 as 13 as 14 if 15 his 16 eyes 16 eyes 17 surely 17 surely 18 would 18 would 19 pop 19 pop 20 out 20 out 21 of 21 of 22 his 22 his 25 head 23 funny 25 head no , [sir] , he wouldn't have believed it . 1 no 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 wouldn't 6 wouldn't 7 have 7 have 8 believed 8 believed 9 it 9 it 10 . you see , he couldn't have believed it because why , because it didn't seem as if it could be really and truly so . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 couldn't 5 couldn't 6 have 6 have 7 believed 7 believed 8 it 8 it 9 because 9 because 12 because 10 why 11 , 11 , 12 because 12 because 13 it 12 because 14 didn't 14 didn't 15 seem 15 seem 16 as 16 as 17 if 17 if 25 . 18 it 24 so 19 could 20 be 20 be 21 really 21 really 23 truly 22 and 23 truly 23 truly 24 so 24 so 25 . it made no difference . 1 it 2 made 2 made 4 difference 3 no 4 difference 4 difference 5 . spotty [the] [turtle] was feeling pretty good . 1 spotty 4 was 1 spotty 8 . 4 was 5 feeling 5 feeling 7 good 6 pretty 7 good at least , he thought that he was the first , and he was of all the little people who live in the [smiling] [pool] . 1 at 2 least 1 at 4 he 2 least 3 , 4 he 5 thought 5 thought 8 was 6 that 7 he 7 he 8 was 8 was 9 the 9 the 10 first 10 first 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 he 13 he 14 was 14 was 15 of 15 of 16 all 16 all 17 the 17 the 18 little 18 little 19 people 19 people 20 who 20 who 21 live 21 live 22 in 22 in 23 the 22 in 26 . the ones who really counted were [billy] [mink] and [little] [joe] [otter] [and] [jerry] [muskrat] [and] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 the 2 ones 1 the 9 and 2 ones 3 who 3 who 5 counted 3 who 6 were 4 really 5 counted billy [mink] had stopped for a nap . 1 billy 3 had 3 had 4 stopped 4 stopped 5 for 5 for 6 a 6 a 7 nap 7 nap 8 . little [joe] [otter] had [stopped] [to] [play] [.] 1 little 4 had jerry [muskrat] had [stopped] [to] [eat] [.] 1 jerry 3 had grandfather [frog] had stopped for a sun-nap . 1 grandfather 3 had 3 had 4 stopped 4 stopped 5 for 5 for 6 a 6 a 7 sun-nap 7 sun-nap 8 . do you wonder that he felt proud and very happy ? 1 do 2 you 1 do 3 wonder 3 wonder 4 that 4 that 5 he 5 he 6 felt 6 felt 7 proud 7 proud 8 and 8 and 9 very 9 very 10 happy 10 happy 11 ? keeping at it , that 's the [way] [spotty] won the race that day . 1 keeping 2 at 2 at 3 it 3 it 4 , 4 , 5 that 5 that 6 's 5 that 7 the 7 the 10 won 10 won 11 the 11 the 12 race 12 race 13 that 13 that 14 day 14 day 15 . but now [spotty] was beginning to wish that some of the others [would] hurry up . 1 but 2 now 2 now 4 was 4 was 5 beginning 5 beginning 6 to 5 beginning 7 wish 7 wish 8 that 8 that 9 some 9 some 10 of 10 of 11 the 11 the 12 others 12 others 14 hurry 14 hurry 16 . 15 up 16 . he wanted to know what they thought [.] 1 he 7 thought 2 wanted 3 to 2 wanted 4 know 2 wanted 7 thought 5 what 6 they 6 they 7 thought he wanted to talk it all over . 1 he 2 wanted 2 wanted 3 to 3 to 5 it 4 talk 5 it 5 it 7 over 6 all 7 over 7 over 8 . so [spotty] [the] [turtle] [found] a [good] place to spend the night , and then he sat down to watch and wait . 1 so 6 a 6 a 8 place 8 place 10 spend 9 to 10 spend 10 spend 11 the 10 spend 12 night 12 night 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 then 15 then 16 he 16 he 17 sat 17 sat 18 down 18 down 19 to 19 to 20 watch 20 watch 21 and 21 and 22 wait 22 wait 23 . right before him was the thing which he had found and which puzzled him so . 1 right 2 before 2 before 3 him 3 him 6 thing 4 was 6 thing 5 the 6 thing 6 thing 7 which 6 thing 13 puzzled 8 he 9 had 9 had 10 found 10 found 11 and 10 found 12 which 12 which 13 puzzled 13 puzzled 14 him 14 him 15 so 15 so 16 . what was it ? 1 what 2 was 2 was 3 it 3 it 4 ? why , it was a wall . 1 why 2 , 2 , 3 it 3 it 4 was 4 was 5 a 5 a 6 wall 6 wall 7 . spotty wondered what lay behind that wall , and who had built it , and what for , and a lot of other things . 1 spotty 7 wall 2 wondered 3 what 3 what 4 lay 4 lay 5 behind 5 behind 7 wall 6 that 7 wall 7 wall 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 13 it 10 who 11 had 11 had 12 built 12 built 13 it 13 it 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 what 16 what 17 for 17 for 18 , 18 , 19 and 19 and 20 a 20 a 21 lot 21 lot 22 of 21 lot 24 things 23 other 24 things 24 things 25 . and he was still wondering when he fell asleep . 1 and 2 he 1 and 5 wondering 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 still 5 wondering 6 when 6 when 7 he 7 he 8 fell 8 fell 9 asleep 9 asleep 10 . [chapter] [xvi] [:] [the] [pond] [in] [the] [green] [forest] [spotty] [the] [turtle] [was] [awake] [by] [the] [time] [the] [first] [rays] [of] [the] [rising] [sun] [began] [to] [creep] [through] [the] [green] [forest] [.] when he had rubbed the last sleepy-wink out of his eyes , he looked again . 1 when 3 had 1 when 4 rubbed 1 when 12 , 1 when 13 he 1 when 14 looked 2 he 3 had 4 rubbed 6 last 4 rubbed 11 eyes 5 the 6 last 6 last 7 sleepy-wink 7 sleepy-wink 8 out 8 out 9 of 9 of 10 his 14 looked 15 again 15 again 16 . there it was , just as he had seen it the night before ! 1 there 2 it 1 there 14 ! 2 it 3 was 2 it 10 it 4 , 5 just 5 just 6 as 6 as 7 he 7 he 8 had 8 had 9 seen 9 seen 10 it 10 it 12 night 11 the 12 night 12 night 13 before then [spotty] knew that it was [real] , and he began to wonder what was on the other side of it . 1 then 9 and 3 knew 8 , 4 that 8 , 5 it 6 was 5 it 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 he 10 he 11 began 11 began 12 to 12 to 13 wonder 13 wonder 14 what 14 what 15 was 15 was 16 on 16 on 17 the 17 the 18 other 18 other 19 side 19 side 20 of 20 of 21 it 21 it 22 . " oh , dear , [i] wish that [i] [could] climb [like] [happy] [jack] [squirrel] ! " 1 " 2 oh 1 " 17 " 2 oh 3 , 2 oh 8 that 3 , 4 dear 4 dear 5 , 5 , 7 wish 11 climb 16 ! 16 ! 17 " just then a thought popped into his head and chased away the little frown that had crept into [spotty] ['s] face . 1 just 2 then 2 then 3 a 3 a 5 popped 4 thought 5 popped 5 popped 6 into 5 popped 8 head 7 his 8 head 8 head 9 and 9 and 10 chased 10 chased 11 away 11 away 12 the 12 the 13 little 13 little 14 frown 14 frown 15 that 15 that 16 had 16 had 17 crept 17 crept 18 into 18 into 21 face 21 face 22 . " [perhaps] [happy] [jack] sometimes wishes that he could swim [as] [i] [can] , so [i] guess we are even . 1 " 21 . 5 sometimes 6 wishes 6 wishes 7 that 7 that 8 he 7 that 21 . 8 he 9 could 9 could 10 swim 10 swim 14 , 14 , 15 so 15 so 17 guess 15 so 19 are 18 we 19 are 19 are 20 even i can't climb , but he can't swim . 1 i 2 can't 2 can't 3 climb 3 climb 4 , 4 , 9 . 5 but 6 he 5 but 7 can't 7 can't 8 swim 8 swim 9 . how foolish it is to wish for things never meant for you ! " 1 how 2 foolish 2 foolish 3 it 3 it 4 is 4 is 5 to 5 to 6 wish 6 wish 7 for 7 for 14 " 8 things 9 never 9 never 10 meant 10 meant 11 for 11 for 12 you 12 you 13 ! 13 ! 14 " so [spotty] the [turtle] wasted no more time wishing that he could do something it was never meant that he should do . 1 so 19 that 1 so 20 he 3 the 5 wasted 3 the 9 wishing 5 wasted 8 time 6 no 7 more 6 no 8 time 9 wishing 10 that 10 that 11 he 11 he 12 could 12 could 13 do 13 do 14 something 14 something 15 it 15 it 16 was 16 was 17 never 17 never 18 meant 18 meant 19 that 20 he 21 should 21 should 22 do 22 do 23 . instead , he picked out what looked like the easiest place to climb the bank and started up . 1 instead 2 , 2 , 3 he 3 he 4 picked 4 picked 5 out 5 out 6 what 6 what 7 looked 6 what 16 and 7 looked 8 like 8 like 10 easiest 9 the 10 easiest 10 easiest 11 place 10 easiest 13 climb 12 to 13 climb 13 climb 15 bank 14 the 15 bank 16 and 17 started 17 started 18 up 18 up 19 . my , my , my , it was hard work ! 1 my 8 was 2 , 3 my 2 , 4 , 4 , 6 , 5 my 6 , 6 , 7 it 7 it 8 was 8 was 9 hard 9 hard 10 work 10 work 11 ! " [i] [can] [if] [i] will , and [will] if [i] can ! 1 " 8 and 1 " 13 ! 6 will 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 if 10 if 12 can i 'm sure to get there [if] [i] follow this plan . " 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 sure 2 'm 11 plan 4 to 5 get 5 get 6 there 5 get 11 plan 9 follow 10 this 10 this 11 plan 11 plan 13 " 12 . 13 " " [i] needed to cool off , " said [spotty] [to] [himself] and slid into a little pool of water . 1 " 9 said 1 " 13 and 3 needed 4 to 4 to 6 off 5 cool 6 off 6 off 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 13 and 14 slid 14 slid 15 into 15 into 16 a 16 a 17 little 17 little 18 pool 18 pool 19 of 19 of 20 water 20 water 21 . then he tried the bank again , and just as before he slipped back two steps for every three he went up . 1 then 2 he 1 then 5 bank 2 he 5 bank 3 tried 5 bank 4 the 5 bank 5 bank 6 again 5 bank 9 just 5 bank 18 every 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 just 9 just 10 as 10 as 11 before 11 before 13 slipped 12 he 13 slipped 13 slipped 14 back 14 back 15 two 15 two 16 steps 17 for 18 every 18 every 19 three 19 three 20 he 20 he 21 went 21 went 22 up 22 up 23 . there he stopped to get his breath . 1 there 2 he 2 he 3 stopped 2 he 7 breath 2 he 8 . 3 stopped 4 to 5 get 7 breath 6 his 7 breath " [i] [can] [if] [i] will , and [will] if [i] can ! 1 " 8 and 1 " 13 ! 6 will 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 if 10 if 12 can i 'm sure to get there if [i] follow this plan , " 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 sure 2 'm 9 follow 3 sure 4 to 5 get 6 there 6 there 9 follow 7 if 9 follow 9 follow 10 this 9 follow 12 , 10 this 11 plan 12 , 13 " said he and started on again . 1 said 2 he 2 he 3 and 3 and 4 started 4 started 5 on 5 on 6 again 6 again 7 . twice more he tumbled clear down to the place he had started from , but each time he laughed at himself and tried again . 1 twice 2 more 1 twice 4 tumbled 3 he 4 tumbled 4 tumbled 5 clear 5 clear 6 down 6 down 7 to 7 to 9 place 8 the 9 place 9 place 13 from 10 he 11 had 11 had 12 started 12 started 13 from 13 from 14 , 14 , 15 but 15 but 16 each 16 each 17 time 16 each 19 laughed 17 time 18 he 19 laughed 20 at 19 laughed 21 himself 21 himself 22 and 22 and 23 tried 23 tried 24 again 23 tried 25 . and at last he reached the top of the bank . 1 and 2 at 2 at 3 last 2 at 4 he 4 he 5 reached 5 reached 6 the 6 the 7 top 7 top 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 bank 10 bank 11 . " [i] said [i] [could] if [i] would , and [i] would if [i] could , and [i] have ! " he cried . 1 " 3 said 1 " 21 " 6 if 8 would 6 if 20 ! 8 would 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 17 and 12 would 13 if 13 if 15 could 15 could 16 , 16 , 17 and 17 and 19 have 20 ! 21 " 21 " 22 he 22 he 23 cried 23 cried 24 . then he hurried to see what was behind the strange wall . 1 then 2 he 1 then 12 . 2 he 3 hurried 3 hurried 4 to 3 hurried 11 wall 4 to 5 see 6 what 7 was 7 was 8 behind 8 behind 11 wall 9 the 11 wall 10 strange 11 wall what do you think it was ? 1 what 2 do 2 do 3 you 3 you 4 think 4 think 6 was 5 it 6 was 6 was 7 ? why , a pond ! 1 why 2 , 2 , 3 a 2 , 5 ! 4 pond 5 ! yes , [sir] , there was a pond [right] in the middle of the [green] [forest] ! 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 5 there 5 there 6 was 6 was 7 a 7 a 8 pond 8 pond 10 in 10 in 11 the 11 the 12 middle 11 the 13 of 13 of 14 the 13 of 17 ! trees were coming up right out of the middle of it , but it was a sure enough pond . 1 trees 2 were 2 were 3 coming 3 coming 4 up 4 up 9 middle 5 right 6 out 6 out 7 of 7 of 8 the 8 the 9 middle 9 middle 10 of 10 of 11 it 11 it 12 , 12 , 13 but 13 but 14 it 14 it 15 was 14 it 16 a 15 was 16 a 16 a 18 enough 16 a 19 pond 17 sure 18 enough 19 pond 20 . spotty found it harder [work] to [believe] his own eyes [now] than when he had [first] [seen] the [strange] wall [across] the [laughing] [brook] . 1 spotty 2 found 2 found 3 it 3 it 4 harder 4 harder 6 to 4 harder 12 than 6 to 8 his 8 his 9 own 9 own 10 eyes 12 than 15 had 13 when 14 he 14 he 15 had 15 had 18 the 15 had 25 . 18 the 20 wall 20 wall 22 the " why , why , why , what does it [mean] ? " exclaimed [spotty] the [turtle] . 1 " 7 , 1 " 18 . 2 why 3 , 2 why 4 why 4 why 5 , 4 why 6 why 6 why 7 , 7 , 8 what 8 what 9 does 9 does 10 it 10 it 12 ? 12 ? 13 " 13 " 14 exclaimed 16 the 18 . " that 's what [i] want to know ! " cried [billy] [mink] , who came hurrying up just then . 1 " 3 's 1 " 9 ! 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 what 6 want 7 to 7 to 8 know 8 know 9 ! 9 ! 10 " 9 ! 11 cried 10 " 11 cried 11 cried 20 then 14 , 15 who 15 who 16 came 16 came 17 hurrying 17 hurrying 18 up 17 hurrying 20 then 19 just 20 then 20 then 21 . [chapter] [xvii] [:] [who] [had] [made] [the] [strange] [pond] [?] who had made the strange pond ? 1 who 2 had 1 who 7 ? 2 had 3 made 3 made 4 the 4 the 5 strange 5 strange 6 pond that is what [spotty] [the] [turtle] wanted to know . 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 what 3 what 7 wanted 7 wanted 8 to 8 to 9 know 9 know 10 . that is what [billy] [mink] wanted to know . 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 what 3 what 6 wanted 6 wanted 7 to 7 to 8 know 8 know 9 . so [did] [little] [joe] [otter] and [jerry] [muskrat] and [grandfather] [frog] , when they arrived . 1 so 6 and 6 and 9 and 9 and 12 , 12 , 13 when 13 when 14 they 14 they 15 arrived 15 arrived 16 . so did [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] , [looking] [down] [from] the blue , blue sky . 1 so 2 did 1 so 7 , 7 , 11 the 11 the 12 blue 12 blue 13 , 13 , 14 blue 14 blue 15 sky 15 sky 16 . it was very strange , very strange indeed ! 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 strange 4 strange 7 strange 5 , 6 very 6 very 7 strange 7 strange 8 indeed 8 indeed 9 ! of course some one had made it . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 some 3 some 4 one 4 one 5 had 5 had 6 made 6 made 7 it 7 it 8 . spotty [the] [turtle] had known that as soon as he had seen the strange pond . 1 spotty 4 had 4 had 5 known 5 known 6 that 6 that 8 soon 7 as 8 soon 8 soon 9 as 9 as 10 he 10 he 11 had 11 had 12 seen 12 seen 14 strange 13 the 14 strange 14 strange 15 pond 15 pond 16 . all in a flash he had understood what that wall of logs and brush and mud across the [laughing] [brook] [was] for . 1 all 4 flash 2 in 4 flash 3 a 4 flash 4 flash 7 understood 5 he 6 had 6 had 7 understood 7 understood 8 what 8 what 9 that 8 what 12 logs 8 what 22 for 10 wall 12 logs 11 of 12 logs 12 logs 13 and 13 and 14 brush 14 brush 15 and 15 and 16 mud 16 mud 17 across 17 across 18 the 22 for 23 . it was to stop the water from running down the [laughing] [brook] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 to 3 to 4 stop 4 stop 5 the 4 stop 13 . 5 the 6 water 6 water 7 from 7 from 8 running 8 running 9 down 9 down 10 the of course ! 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 ! there was nothing else for it to do . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 nothing 3 nothing 4 else 4 else 5 for 5 for 6 it 5 for 7 to 7 to 8 do 8 do 9 . spotty felt very proud when he had thought that out all by himself . 1 spotty 2 felt 2 felt 3 very 3 very 4 proud 4 proud 5 when 5 when 6 he 6 he 7 had 6 he 13 himself 7 had 8 thought 8 thought 9 that 10 out 11 all 11 all 12 by 12 by 13 himself 13 himself 14 . " you don't say so ! " said [billy] [mink] . 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 don't 3 don't 4 say 4 say 5 so 5 so 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 11 . " how ever , ever , did you guess it ? 1 " 2 how 2 how 3 ever 2 how 11 ? 3 ever 5 ever 4 , 5 ever 5 ever 7 did 6 , 7 did 8 you 9 guess 9 guess 10 it 10 it 11 ? are you sure , quite sure that the pond didn't make the wall ? " 1 are 2 you 1 are 3 sure 1 are 14 ? 3 sure 4 , 3 sure 9 pond 4 , 5 quite 5 quite 6 sure 6 sure 7 that 7 that 9 pond 8 the 9 pond 9 pond 10 didn't 10 didn't 11 make 10 didn't 13 wall 12 the 13 wall 14 ? 15 " " this wall is what [farmer] [brown] 's boy calls a dam , " said [billy] [mink] , who is a great traveler . 1 " 2 this 1 " 24 . 2 this 3 wall 3 wall 4 is 5 what 10 calls 8 's 10 calls 9 boy 10 calls 10 calls 12 dam 11 a 12 dam 12 dam 23 traveler 12 dam 24 . 13 , 14 " 13 , 23 traveler 14 " 15 said 15 said 23 traveler 18 , 19 who 19 who 23 traveler 20 is 23 traveler 21 a 22 great 22 great 23 traveler " dams are usually built to keep water from running where it isn't wanted or to make it go where it is wanted . 1 " 2 dams 2 dams 3 are 2 dams 8 water 3 are 4 usually 4 usually 5 built 5 built 7 keep 6 to 7 keep 8 water 9 from 9 from 10 running 10 running 11 where 11 where 13 isn't 11 where 15 or 12 it 13 isn't 14 wanted 15 or 15 or 16 to 16 to 17 make 17 make 18 it 17 make 19 go 19 go 20 where 19 go 21 it 21 it 22 is 21 it 23 wanted 23 wanted 24 . who do you think built [this] dam , [grandfather] [frog] ? " 1 who 2 do 2 do 4 think 3 you 4 think 4 think 5 built 5 built 7 dam 7 dam 8 , 8 , 11 ? 11 ? 12 " grandfather [frog] shook his head . 1 grandfather 3 shook 3 shook 4 his 3 shook 5 head 5 head 6 . his big goggly eyes seemed more goggly than ever , as he stared at the new pond in the [green] [forest] . 1 his 2 big 2 big 3 goggly 3 goggly 4 eyes 4 eyes 5 seemed 5 seemed 8 than 6 more 8 than 7 goggly 8 than 8 than 9 ever 8 than 10 , 10 , 11 as 11 as 12 he 12 he 13 stared 13 stared 14 at 13 stared 22 . 15 the 16 new 16 new 17 pond 17 pond 18 in 18 in 19 the 19 the 22 . " [i] don't know , " said [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 know 4 know 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 10 . " [i] don't know what to think . " 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 know 4 know 5 what 5 what 6 to 6 to 7 think 7 think 8 . 8 . 9 " " why , it must be [farmer] [brown] 's [boy] or [farmer] [brown] [himself] , " said [jerry] [muskrat] . 1 " 2 why 1 " 16 " 2 why 3 , 3 , 4 it 4 it 5 must 5 must 6 be 6 be 9 's 11 or 15 , 15 , 16 " 16 " 17 said 17 said 20 . " of course , " said [little] [joe] [otter] , just as if he knew all about it . 1 " 2 of 2 of 3 course 3 course 4 , 4 , 5 " 4 , 6 said 6 said 10 , 10 , 11 just 11 just 12 as 12 as 13 if 13 if 16 all 14 he 16 all 15 knew 16 all 16 all 17 about 17 about 18 it 18 it 19 . still [grandfather] [frog] [shook] [his] [head] , as if he didn't agree . 1 still 7 , 7 , 9 if 8 as 9 if 9 if 10 he 10 he 11 didn't 11 didn't 12 agree 12 agree 13 . " [i] don't know , " said [grandfather] [frog] , " [i] don't know . 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 know 4 know 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 13 don't 13 don't 14 know 14 know 15 . it doesn't look so to me . " 1 it 2 doesn't 1 it 6 me 2 doesn't 3 look 3 look 4 so 5 to 6 me 6 me 7 . 7 . 8 " billy [mink] ran along the top of the dam and down the [back] side . 1 billy 14 side 3 ran 4 along 4 along 5 the 5 the 6 top 6 top 7 of 7 of 8 the 8 the 9 dam 9 dam 10 and 10 and 11 down 11 down 12 the 12 the 14 side 14 side 15 . he looked it all over with those sharp little eyes of his . 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 5 over 2 looked 6 with 3 it 4 all 4 all 5 over 6 with 8 sharp 7 those 8 sharp 8 sharp 9 little 8 sharp 10 eyes 10 eyes 12 his 11 of 12 his 12 his 13 . " grandfather [frog] is right , " said he , when he came back . 1 " 2 grandfather 1 " 7 " 4 is 5 right 5 right 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 he 9 he 10 , 10 , 11 when 11 when 12 he 12 he 13 came 13 came 14 back 14 back 15 . " it doesn't look like the work of [farmer] [brown] [or] [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy . 1 " 2 it 1 " 15 boy 2 it 3 doesn't 3 doesn't 4 look 4 look 5 like 4 look 7 work 6 the 7 work 7 work 8 of 15 boy 16 . but if they didn't do it , who did ? 1 but 2 if 2 if 3 they 3 they 4 didn't 3 they 5 do 3 they 8 who 5 do 6 it 6 it 7 , 8 who 9 did 8 who 10 ? who could have done it ? " 1 who 2 could 1 who 6 ? 2 could 3 have 3 have 4 done 5 it 6 ? 6 ? 7 " " [i] don't know , " said [grandfather] [frog] again , in a dreamy sort of voice . 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 know 4 know 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 6 " 18 . 10 again 11 , 11 , 12 in 12 in 13 a 13 a 14 dreamy 14 dreamy 15 sort 14 dreamy 18 . 15 sort 16 of 15 sort 17 voice [chapter] [xviii] [:] [jerry] [muskrat] ['s] [big] [cousin] fiddle , faddle , feedle , fuddle ! 1 fiddle 2 , 2 , 3 faddle 3 faddle 4 , 4 , 5 feedle 5 feedle 6 , 6 , 7 fuddle 7 fuddle 8 ! was there ever such a muddle ? 1 was 2 there 2 there 3 ever 3 ever 4 such 4 such 5 a 5 a 6 muddle 6 muddle 7 ? fuddle , feedle , faddle , fiddle ! 1 fuddle 2 , 2 , 3 feedle 3 feedle 4 , 4 , 5 faddle 4 , 6 , 6 , 7 fiddle 7 fiddle 8 ! who is there will solve the riddle ? 1 who 2 is 2 is 3 there 2 is 4 will 4 will 5 solve 5 solve 6 the 6 the 7 riddle 7 riddle 8 ? here was the [laughing] [brook] laughing [no] [longer] . 1 here 2 was 2 was 3 the 3 the 6 laughing 6 laughing 9 . here was the [smiling] [pool] smiling [no] [longer] . 1 here 2 was 2 was 3 the 3 the 6 smiling 6 smiling 9 . here was a brand new pond deep in the [green] [forest] . 1 here 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 brand 4 brand 6 pond 5 new 6 pond 6 pond 7 deep 7 deep 8 in 8 in 9 the 9 the 12 . here was a wall of logs and bushes and mud called a dam , built by some one whom nobody had seen . 1 here 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 wall 4 wall 5 of 5 of 6 logs 6 logs 7 and 6 logs 8 bushes 7 and 8 bushes 8 bushes 10 mud 9 and 10 mud 10 mud 11 called 10 mud 13 dam 11 called 12 a 13 dam 14 , 14 , 19 whom 15 built 16 by 15 built 19 whom 17 some 18 one 18 one 19 whom 19 whom 20 nobody 20 nobody 22 seen 21 had 22 seen 22 seen 23 . " [i] [i] haven't any big cousin , " said [jerry] , when he had quite recovered from his surprise at [grandfather] [frog] ['s] question . 1 " 4 haven't 4 haven't 5 any 5 any 6 big 6 big 7 cousin 7 cousin 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 13 when 10 said 13 when 12 , 13 when 13 when 14 he 14 he 15 had 15 had 17 recovered 16 quite 17 recovered 17 recovered 18 from 17 recovered 20 surprise 18 from 19 his 20 surprise 21 at 21 at 25 question 25 question 26 . " [chugarum] ! " exclaimed [grandfather] [frog] , and the scornful way in which he said it made [jerry] [muskrat] feel [very] [small] . 1 " 3 ! 1 " 24 . 3 ! 4 " 4 " 9 and 5 exclaimed 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 the 10 the 11 scornful 11 scornful 14 which 12 way 13 in 13 in 14 which 14 which 15 he 15 he 16 said 16 said 17 it 16 said 18 made 18 made 21 feel " [chugarum] ! 1 " 3 ! of course you 've got a big cousin in the [north] . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 you 3 you 4 've 4 've 5 got 4 've 8 cousin 6 a 7 big 7 big 8 cousin 8 cousin 9 in 9 in 10 the 10 the 12 . do you mean to tell me that you don't know that , [jerry] [muskrat] ? " 1 do 2 you 1 do 10 know 2 you 3 mean 2 you 6 me 3 mean 4 to 5 tell 6 me 6 me 7 that 8 you 9 don't 8 you 10 know 10 know 11 that 11 that 12 , 12 , 15 ? 15 ? 16 " jerry had to admit that it was true that he didn't know anything about that big cousin . 1 jerry 4 admit 1 jerry 17 cousin 2 had 4 admit 3 to 4 admit 4 admit 5 that 4 admit 8 true 5 that 7 was 6 it 7 was 9 that 10 he 10 he 11 didn't 11 didn't 12 know 12 know 14 about 13 anything 14 about 14 about 15 that 15 that 16 big 16 big 17 cousin 17 cousin 18 . still , it was very hard for [jerry] to believe that he had a big cousin of whom he had never heard . 1 still 2 , 2 , 3 it 3 it 4 was 4 was 6 hard 5 very 6 hard 6 hard 7 for 7 for 9 to 9 to 10 believe 10 believe 11 that 10 believe 17 of 12 he 13 had 13 had 15 big 14 a 15 big 15 big 16 cousin 15 big 17 of 17 of 18 whom 17 of 23 . 18 whom 19 he 19 he 20 had 20 had 21 never 21 never 22 heard " did did you ever see him , [grandfather] [frog] ? " 1 " 2 did 2 did 3 did 2 did 11 ? 3 did 4 you 3 did 5 ever 5 ever 6 see 6 see 7 him 7 him 8 , 11 ? 12 " jerry asked . 1 jerry 2 asked 2 asked 3 . " no ! " snapped [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 snapped 5 snapped 8 . " [i] never did , but [i] know all about him . 1 " 3 never 1 " 12 . 3 never 4 did 3 never 5 , 5 , 6 but 8 know 9 all 9 all 10 about 10 about 11 him 11 him 12 . he is a great worker , is this big cousin of yours , and he builds dams like this one we are sitting on . " 1 he 2 is 1 he 5 worker 2 is 3 a 3 a 4 great 5 worker 6 , 5 worker 13 , 6 , 7 is 7 is 8 this 7 is 10 cousin 9 big 10 cousin 10 cousin 12 yours 11 of 12 yours 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 he 15 he 16 builds 16 builds 17 dams 17 dams 18 like 18 like 19 this 19 this 20 one 20 one 21 we 21 we 22 are 22 are 23 sitting 23 sitting 24 on 23 sitting 25 . 25 . 26 " " [i] don't believe it ! " cried [billy] [mink] . 1 " 3 don't 1 " 7 " 3 don't 4 believe 4 believe 5 it 5 it 6 ! 7 " 8 cried 7 " 11 . " [i] don't [believe] any cousin of [jerry] [muskrat] 's [ever] built such a dam as this . 1 " 3 don't 1 " 18 . 3 don't 5 any 5 any 6 cousin 6 cousin 7 of 7 of 10 's 10 's 12 built 13 such 14 a 13 such 16 as 14 a 15 dam 16 as 17 this 16 as 18 . why , just look at that great tree trunk at the bottom ! 1 why 2 , 2 , 3 just 2 , 13 ! 3 just 4 look 3 just 12 bottom 4 look 5 at 5 at 9 trunk 6 that 9 trunk 7 great 8 tree 8 tree 9 trunk 10 at 11 the 11 the 12 bottom no one but [farmer] [brown] or [farmer] [brown] 's boy could ever have dragged that there . 1 no 2 one 1 no 6 or 1 no 17 . 2 one 3 but 9 's 11 could 10 boy 11 could 11 could 13 have 12 ever 13 have 13 have 14 dragged 14 dragged 15 that 14 dragged 17 . 15 that 16 there you 're crazy [,] [grandfather] [frog] , just plain crazy . " 1 you 2 're 2 're 3 crazy 3 crazy 10 crazy 7 , 8 just 8 just 9 plain 9 plain 10 crazy 10 crazy 11 . 11 . 12 " billy [mink] sometimes is very disrespectful to [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 billy 3 sometimes 3 sometimes 4 is 4 is 5 very 4 is 6 disrespectful 6 disrespectful 7 to " [chugarum] ! " replied [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 " 3 ! 1 " 4 " 4 " 5 replied " did [i] say that that tree trunk was dragged here ? " 1 " 2 did 2 did 4 say 4 say 5 that 5 that 7 tree 6 that 7 tree 7 tree 8 trunk 7 tree 13 " 8 trunk 9 was 8 trunk 12 ? 9 was 10 dragged 10 dragged 11 here " no , " replied [billy] [mink] , " but if it wasn't dragged [here] , how did it get here ? 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 8 , 5 replied 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 but 10 but 11 if 11 if 13 wasn't 11 if 14 dragged 12 it 13 wasn't 14 dragged 19 it 16 , 17 how 17 how 18 did 18 did 19 it 19 it 21 here 20 get 21 here 21 here 22 ? you are so smart , [grandfather] [frog] , tell me that ! " 1 you 2 are 2 are 3 so 3 so 4 smart 4 smart 5 , 5 , 8 , 8 , 11 that 9 tell 10 me 9 tell 11 that 11 that 13 " 12 ! 13 " that tree wasn't dragged here ; it was cut so that it fell right where it lies . " 1 that 2 tree 2 tree 3 wasn't 2 tree 12 it 3 wasn't 4 dragged 4 dragged 5 here 5 here 6 ; 7 it 9 cut 8 was 9 cut 9 cut 10 so 9 cut 12 it 10 so 11 that 12 it 13 fell 13 fell 14 right 14 right 15 where 15 where 16 it 15 where 17 lies 17 lies 18 . 18 . 19 " as he spoke , [grandfather] [frog] pointed to the stump of the tree , and [billy] [mink] saw that he was right . 1 as 2 he 1 as 7 pointed 2 he 3 spoke 3 spoke 4 , 7 pointed 8 to 8 to 9 the 9 the 10 stump 10 stump 11 of 11 of 12 the 12 the 13 tree 13 tree 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 18 saw 18 saw 19 that 19 that 20 he 20 he 21 was 21 was 22 right 22 right 23 . but [billy] [mink] [is] [like] [a] [great] [many] [other] [people] [;] he dearly loves to have the last word . 1 but 12 he 12 he 13 dearly 13 dearly 14 loves 14 loves 16 have 14 loves 19 word 15 to 16 have 17 the 18 last 18 last 19 word 19 word 20 . now he suddenly began to laugh . 1 now 3 suddenly 2 he 3 suddenly 3 suddenly 4 began 4 began 5 to 5 to 6 laugh 6 laugh 7 . " [ha] , ha , ha ! 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 ha 4 ha 5 , 5 , 6 ha 6 ha 7 ! ho , ho , ho ! " laughed [billy] [mink] . 1 ho 2 , 1 ho 11 . 2 , 3 ho 3 ho 4 , 4 , 5 ho 5 ho 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 laughed " [ho] , ho , ho ! 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 ho 4 ho 5 , 5 , 6 ho 6 ho 7 ! ha , ha , ha ! " 1 ha 2 , 2 , 3 ha 3 ha 4 , 4 , 5 ha 5 ha 6 ! 6 ! 7 " " what is it that is so funny ? " snapped [grandfather] [frog] , for nothing makes him so angry as to be laughed at . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 is 3 is 4 it 4 it 5 that 5 that 6 is 6 is 7 so 7 so 8 funny 7 so 16 nothing 8 funny 9 ? 9 ? 10 " 10 " 11 snapped 14 , 15 for 14 , 16 nothing 16 nothing 18 him 17 makes 18 him 18 him 20 angry 19 so 20 angry 20 angry 21 as 21 as 22 to 22 to 23 be 23 be 24 laughed 24 laughed 25 at 25 at 26 . " why , that would be as hard as to drag the tree here . " 1 " 2 why 2 why 3 , 3 , 4 that 4 that 5 would 5 would 6 be 6 be 7 as 7 as 8 hard 7 as 9 as 9 as 10 to 10 to 11 drag 11 drag 16 " 12 the 13 tree 13 tree 14 here 14 here 15 . 15 . 16 " " [jerry] [muskrat] ['s] [big] [cousin] from the [north] could do it , and [i] [believe] he did , " replied [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 7 from 7 from 8 the 8 the 24 . 10 could 11 do 11 do 12 it 12 it 13 , 13 , 14 and 13 , 24 . 14 and 17 he 17 he 18 did 18 did 19 , 19 , 20 " 20 " 21 replied [chapter] [xix] [:] [jerry] [muskrat] [has] [a] [busy] [day] it was very queer . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 queer 4 queer 5 . the more they thought about it , the queerer it seemed . 1 the 2 more 2 more 9 queerer 3 they 9 queerer 4 thought 5 about 5 about 6 it 6 it 7 , 7 , 8 the 8 the 9 queerer 9 queerer 10 it 10 it 11 seemed 11 seemed 12 . they looked this way , and [they] looked that way . 1 they 6 and 2 looked 3 this 3 this 4 way 4 way 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 8 looked 6 and 11 . 8 looked 9 that 9 that 10 way " they are selfish , just plain , every-day selfish ; that 's what they are ! 1 " 9 every-day 2 they 3 are 3 are 4 selfish 4 selfish 5 , 4 selfish 9 every-day 5 , 6 just 6 just 7 plain 7 plain 8 , 9 every-day 10 selfish 9 every-day 11 ; 9 every-day 17 ! 12 that 13 's 12 that 14 what 14 what 15 they 15 they 16 are 16 are 17 ! " and so what ? " cried [billy] [mink] impatiently . 1 " 2 and 2 and 3 so 2 and 4 what 4 what 5 ? 5 ? 6 " 6 " 7 cried 7 cried 10 impatiently 10 impatiently 11 . " and so we must spoil this dam . 1 " 2 and 2 and 3 so 2 and 9 . 3 so 4 we 4 we 6 spoil 5 must 6 spoil 6 spoil 8 dam 7 this 8 dam we must make a place for the water to run [through] , " said [grandfather] [frog] very gravely . 1 we 2 must 1 we 19 . 2 must 5 place 3 make 4 a 3 make 5 place 5 place 6 for 6 for 8 water 6 for 9 to 7 the 8 water 9 to 10 run 12 , 13 " 12 , 14 said 13 " 14 said 14 said 18 gravely 14 said 19 . 17 very 18 gravely " of course ! 1 " 2 of 2 of 3 course 3 course 4 ! that 's the very thing ! " [cried] [little] [joe] [otter] and [billy] [mink] and [jerry] [muskrat] and [spotty] the [turtle] . 1 that 2 's 1 that 3 the 3 the 5 thing 4 very 5 thing 5 thing 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 12 and 12 and 15 and 15 and 18 and 18 and 20 the 20 the 22 . grandfather [frog] scratched his head thoughtfully and [looked] a long time [at] the dam of logs and sticks and mud . 1 grandfather 3 scratched 3 scratched 5 head 4 his 5 head 5 head 6 thoughtfully 6 thoughtfully 7 and 7 and 9 a 9 a 10 long 9 a 11 time 11 time 13 the 13 the 14 dam 14 dam 15 of 14 dam 16 logs 16 logs 17 and 17 and 18 sticks 18 sticks 20 mud 19 and 20 mud 20 mud 21 . then his big mouth widened in a big smile . 1 then 2 his 2 his 3 big 2 his 4 mouth 4 mouth 5 widened 5 widened 6 in 5 widened 8 big 5 widened 9 smile 7 a 8 big 9 smile 10 . " the very thing ! " cried [little] [joe] [otter] and [billy] [mink] and [spotty] the [turtle] , but [jerry] [muskrat] thought it wasn't fair . 1 " 2 the 1 " 5 ! 2 the 3 very 3 very 4 thing 5 ! 6 " 5 ! 14 and 6 " 7 cried 7 cried 11 and 14 and 16 the 14 and 26 . 16 the 18 , 18 , 19 but 19 but 22 thought 23 it 24 wasn't 23 it 26 . 24 wasn't 25 fair you see , it gave him all of the real work to do . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 it 4 it 6 him 5 gave 6 him 6 him 7 all 6 him 11 work 7 all 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 real 11 work 13 do 12 to 13 do 13 do 14 . but almost right away he found trouble . 1 but 3 right 2 almost 3 right 3 right 4 away 4 away 6 found 5 he 6 found 6 found 7 trouble 7 trouble 8 . yes , [sir] , [jerry] [had] [hardly] [begun] [before] he found real trouble . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 10 he 10 he 11 found 11 found 12 real 12 real 13 trouble 13 trouble 14 . it was hard work , the hardest kind of hard work . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 hard 3 hard 4 work 4 work 5 , 5 , 7 hardest 6 the 7 hardest 7 hardest 8 kind 7 hardest 12 . 8 kind 9 of 8 kind 11 work 10 hard 11 work but [jerry] [muskrat] is the kind that is the more determined to do the work the harder the work is to be done . 1 but 7 that 4 is 7 that 5 the 6 kind 6 kind 7 that 7 that 8 is 8 is 9 the 9 the 10 more 10 more 11 determined 11 determined 12 to 12 to 13 do 13 do 15 work 14 the 15 work 15 work 19 work 16 the 17 harder 17 harder 18 the 18 the 19 work 19 work 23 done 19 work 24 . 20 is 21 to 21 to 22 be 22 be 23 done [chapter] [xx] [:] [jerry] [has] [a] [dreadful] [disappointment] there 's nothing in this world that 's sure , [no] matter how we scheme and plan . 1 there 2 's 1 there 3 nothing 3 nothing 6 world 4 in 6 world 5 this 6 world 6 world 9 sure 7 that 8 's 8 's 9 sure 9 sure 10 , 9 sure 17 plan 12 matter 13 how 13 how 14 we 14 we 17 plan 15 scheme 16 and 15 scheme 17 plan 16 and 17 plan 17 plan 18 . we simply have to be [content] [with] [doing] just the best we can . 1 we 3 have 1 we 12 we 2 simply 3 have 3 have 4 to 4 to 5 be 5 be 11 best 9 just 10 the 10 the 11 best 12 we 13 can 13 can 14 . but he was happy . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 happy 4 happy 5 . yes , [indeed] , [jerry] was [happy] . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 6 was 6 was 8 . he [could] [hear] [the] [laughing] [brook] beginning to laugh again . 1 he 7 beginning 7 beginning 8 to 8 to 9 laugh 9 laugh 10 again 10 again 11 . so [jerry] [was] happy , for was it not because of him that the [laughing] [brook] was beginning to laugh ? 1 so 4 happy 4 happy 5 , 5 , 21 ? 6 for 21 ? 7 was 8 it 8 it 9 not 8 it 10 because 8 it 21 ? 10 because 11 of 10 because 12 him 12 him 13 that 13 that 14 the 14 the 17 was 17 was 18 beginning 18 beginning 19 to 19 to 20 laugh it was because he had worked so hard all day that he was going to sleep now . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 because 3 because 4 he 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 worked 6 worked 7 so 7 so 8 hard 7 so 11 that 9 all 10 day 10 day 11 that 11 that 12 he 11 that 17 now 12 he 13 was 13 was 14 going 14 going 15 to 15 to 16 sleep 17 now 18 . usually he would rather sleep a part of the day and be abroad at night . 1 usually 2 he 1 usually 3 would 3 would 4 rather 3 would 5 sleep 3 would 11 and 5 sleep 7 part 6 a 7 part 7 part 8 of 7 part 10 day 9 the 10 day 11 and 13 abroad 12 be 13 abroad 13 abroad 14 at 14 at 15 night 15 night 16 . he was still dreaming when [spotty] the [turtle] found him and waked him , for it was broad daylight . 1 he 2 was 2 was 4 dreaming 2 was 5 when 3 still 4 dreaming 5 when 7 the 5 when 12 waked 9 found 10 him 10 him 12 waked 11 and 12 waked 12 waked 13 him 12 waked 14 , 14 , 15 for 15 for 16 it 16 it 17 was 17 was 18 broad 18 broad 19 daylight 19 daylight 20 . jerry yawned and stretched , and then he lay still for a minute to listen to the pleasant murmur of the [laughing] [brook] . 1 jerry 2 yawned 2 yawned 3 and 3 and 4 stretched 4 stretched 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 then 7 then 8 he 8 he 9 lay 9 lay 10 still 10 still 13 minute 11 for 12 a 11 for 13 minute 12 a 13 minute 13 minute 15 listen 14 to 15 listen 15 listen 16 to 15 listen 19 murmur 16 to 17 the 17 the 18 pleasant 19 murmur 24 . 20 of 21 the 21 the 24 . but there wasn't any pleasant murmur . 1 but 4 any 2 there 4 any 3 wasn't 4 any 4 any 6 murmur 5 pleasant 6 murmur 6 murmur 7 . there wasn't any sound at all . 1 there 3 any 2 wasn't 3 any 3 any 4 sound 4 sound 5 at 5 at 6 all 6 all 7 . jerry began to wonder if he really was awake after all . 1 jerry 2 began 2 began 3 to 3 to 4 wonder 4 wonder 5 if 5 if 8 was 6 he 7 really 7 really 8 was 8 was 10 after 9 awake 10 after 10 after 11 all 10 after 12 . he looked at [spotty] the [turtle] , and he knew then that he was , for [spotty] 's [face] had such a worried [look] . 1 he 2 looked 1 he 9 he 2 looked 8 and 3 at 5 the 3 at 7 , 7 , 8 and 9 he 10 knew 10 knew 11 then 11 then 12 that 12 that 13 he 13 he 14 was 13 he 25 . 14 was 16 for 15 , 16 for 18 's 23 worried 18 's 25 . 20 had 21 such 21 such 22 a 22 a 23 worried " get up , [jerry] [muskrat] , and come look at the hole you [made] yesterday in the dam . 1 " 2 get 1 " 7 , 2 get 3 up 3 up 4 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 come 9 come 10 look 10 look 11 at 10 look 13 hole 10 look 14 you 11 at 12 the 12 the 13 hole 14 you 20 . 16 yesterday 17 in 17 in 18 the 18 the 19 dam 19 dam 20 . " [i] did do it well ! " snapped [jerry] crossly . 1 " 8 " 3 did 4 do 4 do 5 it 5 it 6 well 6 well 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 8 " 12 . 9 snapped 11 crossly 11 crossly 12 . " [i] did it just as well as [i] know how . 1 " 3 did 3 did 4 it 3 did 10 know 4 it 5 just 5 just 6 as 6 as 7 well 7 well 8 as 10 know 11 how 11 how 12 . " [i] [i] beg your pardon , [jerry] [muskrat] . 1 " 4 beg 4 beg 6 pardon 5 your 6 pardon 6 pardon 10 . 7 , 10 . i didn't mean to say [just] that , " replied [spotty] . 1 i 2 didn't 1 i 12 . 2 didn't 3 mean 3 mean 4 to 4 to 5 say 5 say 7 that 7 that 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 replied " you see , we are all worried . 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 see 3 see 4 , 4 , 5 we 5 we 6 are 6 are 7 all 7 all 8 worried 8 worried 9 . first he carefully examined it from the [laughing] [brook] side . 1 first 2 he 2 he 3 carefully 3 carefully 4 examined 4 examined 5 it 5 it 6 from 6 from 7 the 7 the 10 side 10 side 11 . then he dived down under water on the other side . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 dived 3 dived 4 down 3 dived 6 water 5 under 6 water 6 water 7 on 7 on 8 the 8 the 9 other 9 other 10 side 10 side 11 . " what is the trouble ? " cried [spotty] [the] [turtle] and [grandfather] [frog] and [billy] [mink] and [little] [joe] [otter] [together] . 1 " 23 . 2 what 3 is 2 what 6 ? 3 is 5 trouble 4 the 5 trouble 6 ? 8 cried 6 ? 23 . 7 " 8 cried 12 and 15 and 15 and 18 and 18 and 23 . " is the hole filled up with stuff that has drifted in ? " 1 " 2 is 1 " 14 " 2 is 4 hole 3 the 4 hole 4 hole 5 filled 5 filled 6 up 6 up 7 with 7 with 8 stuff 8 stuff 9 that 10 has 11 drifted 10 has 13 ? 11 drifted 12 in 13 ? 14 " jerry shook his head , as he slowly climbed out of the water . 1 jerry 9 climbed 2 shook 9 climbed 3 his 4 head 4 head 5 , 5 , 6 as 6 as 7 he 7 he 8 slowly 8 slowly 9 climbed 9 climbed 10 out 10 out 11 of 11 of 12 the 12 the 13 water 13 water 14 . " no , " said he . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 6 he 7 . " no , it isn't filled with drift stuff brought down by the water . 1 " 5 isn't 2 no 5 isn't 3 , 4 it 4 it 5 isn't 5 isn't 8 drift 6 filled 7 with 6 filled 8 drift 8 drift 9 stuff 8 drift 11 down 8 drift 14 water 9 stuff 10 brought 11 down 12 by 13 the 14 water 14 water 15 . it is filled with sticks and mud that somebody has put there . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 filled 2 is 10 has 3 filled 4 with 5 sticks 6 and 5 sticks 7 mud 5 sticks 9 somebody 7 mud 8 that 9 somebody 10 has 10 has 11 put 11 put 12 there 12 there 13 . [chapter] [xxi] [:] [jerry] [muskrat] [keeps] [watch] i 'm going to [find] [out] [if] [i] have to move up here and live all summer ! " 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 going 3 going 4 to 4 to 9 have 9 have 10 to 10 to 11 move 11 move 12 up 12 up 13 here 13 here 14 and 14 and 15 live 15 live 17 summer 16 all 17 summer 17 summer 18 ! 18 ! 19 " the way in which [jerry] [said] [this] [and] [snapped] his teeth [together] showed that he meant just what he said . 1 the 2 way 2 way 3 in 3 in 4 which 4 which 10 his 10 his 11 teeth 11 teeth 13 showed 11 teeth 21 . 13 showed 14 that 14 that 15 he 15 he 16 meant 17 just 18 what 18 what 19 he 19 he 20 said 20 said 21 . that had been enough for [jerry] [.] 1 that 2 had 2 had 3 been 3 been 4 enough 4 enough 5 for he hadn't tried again . 1 he 2 hadn't 2 hadn't 3 tried 2 hadn't 5 . 3 tried 4 again instead he had made up his mind that he would find out who was playing such a trick on him . 1 instead 2 he 1 instead 13 who 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 made 4 made 5 up 5 up 6 his 6 his 7 mind 7 mind 8 that 9 he 11 find 10 would 11 find 11 find 12 out 11 find 13 who 13 who 14 was 13 who 15 playing 15 playing 16 such 15 playing 18 trick 16 such 17 a 18 trick 19 on 19 on 20 him 20 him 21 . billy [mink] and [little] [joe] [otter] had given up in disgust and started for the [big] [river] [.] 1 billy 3 and 1 billy 12 and 3 and 11 disgust 7 had 8 given 8 given 9 up 9 up 10 in 10 in 11 disgust 12 and 13 started 13 started 14 for 14 for 15 the they bad gone to sleep now , each in his own secret place where he would be safe for the night . 1 they 3 gone 1 they 8 each 2 bad 3 gone 3 gone 5 sleep 4 to 5 sleep 5 sleep 6 now 6 now 7 , 8 each 9 in 8 each 21 night 9 in 10 his 9 in 12 secret 9 in 13 place 10 his 11 own 13 place 14 where 15 he 16 would 16 would 17 be 17 be 18 safe 18 safe 19 for 19 for 20 the 20 the 21 night 21 night 22 . so [jerry] [muskrat] sat [alone] and watched . 1 so 4 sat 4 sat 6 and 6 and 7 watched 7 watched 8 . the black shadows crept farther and farther across the pond and grew blacker and blacker . 1 the 2 black 2 black 3 shadows 3 shadows 4 crept 4 crept 5 farther 4 crept 6 and 6 and 7 farther 7 farther 8 across 7 farther 9 the 9 the 10 pond 10 pond 11 and 11 and 13 blacker 11 and 16 . 12 grew 13 blacker 13 blacker 15 blacker 14 and 15 blacker jerry had sat there a long time without moving . 1 jerry 2 had 2 had 3 sat 3 sat 4 there 3 sat 9 moving 5 a 6 long 6 long 7 time 7 time 8 without 8 without 9 moving 9 moving 10 . he was listening and watching . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 listening 3 listening 4 and 4 and 5 watching 5 watching 6 . by and by he saw something that made him draw in his breath and anger leap into his eyes . 1 by 2 and 1 by 3 by 2 and 3 by 3 by 15 anger 4 he 5 saw 5 saw 6 something 6 something 7 that 7 that 8 made 8 made 9 him 9 him 10 draw 10 draw 11 in 10 draw 13 breath 12 his 13 breath 13 breath 15 anger 14 and 15 anger 15 anger 16 leap 15 anger 19 eyes 15 anger 20 . 17 into 18 his 18 his 19 eyes it was a little silver line on the water , and it was coming straight towards the dam where he sat . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 little 4 little 5 silver 5 silver 6 line 6 line 7 on 7 on 8 the 8 the 9 water 9 water 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 it 12 it 13 was 13 was 14 coming 14 coming 15 straight 15 straight 16 towards 16 towards 17 the 17 the 18 dam 18 dam 19 where 19 where 21 sat 20 he 21 sat 21 sat 22 . jerry knew that it was made by some one swimming . 1 jerry 2 knew 1 jerry 10 swimming 1 jerry 11 . 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 4 it 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 made 6 made 7 by 8 some 9 one 9 one 10 swimming " [ha] ! " said [jerry] . 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 7 . " now we shall see ! " 1 " 2 now 2 now 3 we 3 we 4 shall 4 shall 5 see 5 see 7 " 6 ! 7 " nearer and nearer came the silver line . 1 nearer 2 and 1 nearer 3 nearer 3 nearer 4 came 3 nearer 5 the 5 the 6 silver 6 silver 7 line 7 line 8 . then [jerry] [made] [out] the [head] of the swimmer . 1 then 5 the 5 the 7 of 7 of 8 the 8 the 9 swimmer 9 swimmer 10 . suddenly [all] the [anger] [left] [jerry] [.] 1 suddenly 3 the he didn't have room for anger ; a great fear had crowded it out . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 have 2 didn't 4 room 4 room 5 for 4 room 7 ; 4 room 14 out 6 anger 7 ; 7 ; 8 a 8 a 9 great 10 fear 11 had 11 had 12 crowded 12 crowded 13 it 13 it 14 out 14 out 15 . the [head] was bigger than [that] [of] [any] [muskrat] [jerry] [had] ever seen . 1 the 3 was 3 was 4 bigger 4 bigger 5 than 5 than 12 ever 12 ever 13 seen 13 seen 14 . it was bigger than the head of any of [billy] [mink] 's relatives . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 bigger 3 bigger 4 than 4 than 5 the 5 the 7 of 6 head 7 of 7 of 8 any 8 any 9 of 9 of 12 's 12 's 13 relatives 13 relatives 14 . jerry held his breath as the stranger swam past and then climbed out on the dam . 1 jerry 4 breath 1 jerry 7 stranger 1 jerry 16 dam 1 jerry 17 . 2 held 3 his 2 held 4 breath 3 his 4 breath 5 as 7 stranger 6 the 7 stranger 7 stranger 8 swam 8 swam 9 past 10 and 11 then 11 then 12 climbed 12 climbed 16 dam 13 out 14 on 14 on 15 the 15 the 16 dam he looked very much [like] [jerry] [himself] , [only] [ever] and ever so much bigger . 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 3 very 3 very 4 much 4 much 8 , 8 , 11 and 11 and 12 ever 12 ever 13 so 12 ever 16 . 13 so 14 much 14 much 15 bigger and his tail ! 1 and 2 his 2 his 3 tail 3 tail 4 ! jerry had never seen such a tail . 1 jerry 2 had 2 had 3 never 2 had 4 seen 4 seen 5 such 5 such 6 a 6 a 7 tail 7 tail 8 . it was very broad and flat . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 broad 4 broad 5 and 5 and 6 flat 6 flat 7 . suddenly the [big] stranger turned and looked straight at [jerry] [.] 1 suddenly 2 the 2 the 4 stranger 4 stranger 5 turned 5 turned 6 and 6 and 7 looked 7 looked 8 straight 7 looked 9 at " [hello] , [jerry] [muskrat] ! " said he . 1 " 3 , 3 , 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 he 9 he 10 . " don't you know me ? " 1 " 2 don't 2 don't 3 you 2 don't 4 know 4 know 5 me 5 me 6 ? 6 ? 7 " jerry was too frightened to speak . 1 jerry 2 was 1 jerry 4 frightened 1 jerry 6 speak 3 too 4 frightened 5 to 6 speak 6 speak 7 . [chapter] [xxii] [:] [jerry] [loses] [his] [fear] it 's true . 1 it 3 true 2 's 3 true 3 true 4 . it 's the truest thing that ever was . 1 it 4 truest 1 it 9 . 2 's 4 truest 3 the 4 truest 4 truest 5 thing 5 thing 6 that 6 that 8 was 7 ever 8 was if you don't believe it , you just [go] ask [jerry] [muskrat] . 1 if 2 you 1 if 3 don't 3 don't 4 believe 4 believe 5 it 5 it 6 , 6 , 13 . 7 you 8 just 7 you 13 . 8 just 10 ask he 'll tell [you] it 's true , and [jerry] knows . 1 he 2 'll 2 'll 3 tell 3 tell 5 it 5 it 7 true 6 's 7 true 7 true 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 11 knows 11 knows 12 . you see , it 's this way : words are more than just sounds . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 it 4 it 5 's 5 's 14 sounds 6 this 7 way 6 this 8 : 8 : 9 words 9 words 10 are 9 words 14 sounds 11 more 12 than 11 more 14 sounds 13 just 14 sounds 14 sounds 15 . oh , my , yes ! 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 my 3 my 4 , 4 , 5 yes 5 yes 6 ! they are little messengers , and once they have been sent out , you can't call them back . 1 they 2 are 2 are 4 messengers 3 little 4 messengers 4 messengers 6 and 4 messengers 11 sent 4 messengers 14 you 4 messengers 18 back 5 , 6 and 7 once 8 they 8 they 9 have 9 have 10 been 10 been 11 sent 11 sent 12 out 12 out 13 , 14 you 15 can't 16 call 18 back 17 them 18 back 18 back 19 . just take the ease of [jerry] [muskrat] . 1 just 2 take 2 take 4 ease 3 the 4 ease 4 ease 5 of 5 of 8 . so he sat with chattering teeth , too frightened to even try to run . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 sat 3 sat 4 with 4 with 5 chattering 5 chattering 6 teeth 6 teeth 7 , 7 , 8 too 8 too 9 frightened 9 frightened 10 to 10 to 11 even 11 even 12 try 12 try 13 to 13 to 14 run 14 run 15 . " [i] wish [i] had [let] some one else [keep] watch , " said [jerry] to himself . 1 " 3 wish 1 " 13 " 3 wish 5 had 5 had 7 some 7 some 8 one 8 one 9 else 11 watch 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 said 14 said 16 to 16 to 17 himself 17 himself 18 . then the big stranger had spoken . 1 then 2 the 1 then 4 stranger 3 big 4 stranger 4 stranger 6 spoken 4 stranger 7 . 5 had 6 spoken he had said : " hello , [jerry] [muskrat] ! 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 said 3 said 4 : 4 : 5 " 5 " 10 ! 6 hello 7 , 7 , 10 ! don't you know me ? " and his voice hadn't sounded the least bit angry . 1 don't 2 you 1 don't 3 know 3 know 4 me 4 me 5 ? 5 ? 6 " 6 " 7 and 7 and 10 hadn't 8 his 9 voice 9 voice 10 hadn't 10 hadn't 11 sounded 10 hadn't 13 least 12 the 13 least 13 least 14 bit 14 bit 15 angry 15 angry 16 . then he had told [jerry] that he was his big cousin , [paddy] the [beaver] , and he hoped that they would be friends . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 had 3 had 17 and 4 told 6 that 6 that 7 he 7 he 8 was 7 he 9 his 9 his 10 big 10 big 11 cousin 11 cousin 12 , 12 , 14 the 14 the 16 , 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 he 18 he 19 hoped 19 hoped 20 that 20 that 21 they 21 they 22 would 22 would 23 be 23 be 24 friends 24 friends 25 . so he replied to [paddy] [the] [beaver] as politely as he [knew] [how] . 1 so 2 he 1 so 14 . 2 he 11 he 3 replied 9 politely 4 to 8 as 8 as 9 politely 9 politely 10 as 10 as 11 he jerry didn't know just what to say . 1 jerry 2 didn't 1 jerry 7 say 2 didn't 3 know 4 just 5 what 5 what 7 say 6 to 7 say 7 say 8 . at last he made up his mind [to] [tell] the whole story . 1 at 2 last 1 at 10 the 2 last 3 he 3 he 7 mind 4 made 5 up 4 made 7 mind 5 up 6 his 6 his 7 mind 10 the 11 whole 11 whole 12 story 12 story 13 . [chapter] [xxiii] [:] [paddy] [the] [beaver] [does] [a] [kind] [deed] " that is why [i] tried to spoil your dam . " 1 " 2 that 1 " 11 . 2 that 3 is 3 is 4 why 6 tried 7 to 7 to 8 spoil 8 spoil 9 your 9 your 10 dam 10 dam 11 . 11 . 12 " " [i] don't know , " said [jerry] [muskrat] sadly . 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 know 4 know 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 10 sadly 10 sadly 11 . " [i] don't see what we can do about it . 1 " 3 don't 1 " 11 . 3 don't 4 see 4 see 5 what 5 what 8 do 6 we 7 can 7 can 8 do 9 about 10 it 10 it 11 . i tell you what ! " 1 i 2 tell 2 tell 3 you 2 tell 4 what 3 you 4 what 4 what 5 ! 5 ! 6 " jerry 's eyes sparkled as a brand new thought came to him . 1 jerry 2 's 2 's 3 eyes 3 eyes 4 sparkled 4 sparkled 5 as 5 as 6 a 6 a 7 brand 7 brand 8 new 8 new 9 thought 8 new 10 came 8 new 13 . 10 came 11 to 10 came 12 him " couldn't you come down and live in the [smiling] [pool] with [us] ? 1 " 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 you 2 couldn't 7 live 2 couldn't 14 ? 4 come 7 live 5 down 6 and 6 and 7 live 7 live 8 in 8 in 9 the 9 the 12 with i 'm sure [there] [is] [room] [enough] ! " 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 sure 3 sure 8 ! 8 ! 9 " paddy [the] [beaver] shook his head . 1 paddy 4 shook 4 shook 5 his 5 his 6 head 6 head 7 . " no , " said he , and [jerry] 's [heart] sank . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 6 he 7 , 6 he 12 sank 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 's 12 sank 13 . " no , [i] can't do that because down there there isn't any of the [kind] [of] food [i] [eat] . 1 " 2 no 2 no 12 isn't 3 , 9 down 5 can't 6 do 6 do 7 that 7 that 9 down 8 because 9 down 9 down 10 there 9 down 12 isn't 11 there 12 isn't 12 isn't 13 any 13 any 14 of 14 of 15 the 15 the 18 food 18 food 21 . besides , [i] wouldn't feel at all safe in the [smiling] [pool] . 1 besides 2 , 2 , 13 . 4 wouldn't 5 feel 5 feel 6 at 6 at 7 all 7 all 8 safe 8 safe 9 in 9 in 10 the 10 the 13 . you see , [i] always live in the woods . 1 you 2 see 1 you 3 , 3 , 10 . 5 always 6 live 6 live 7 in 6 live 9 woods 8 the 9 woods 9 woods 10 . no , [i] couldn't possibly come down to live in the [smiling] [pool] . 1 no 2 , 2 , 14 . 4 couldn't 5 possibly 5 possibly 6 come 6 come 7 down 7 down 8 to 8 to 9 live 9 live 10 in 10 in 11 the 11 the 14 . but [i] 'm [truly] sorry that [i] have made you so much worry , [cousin] [jerry] , and [i] 'm going to prove it to you . 1 but 3 'm 1 but 27 . 3 'm 5 sorry 6 that 8 have 8 have 9 made 9 made 12 much 9 made 13 worry 10 you 11 so 11 so 12 much 13 worry 14 , 14 , 17 , 17 , 18 and 18 and 20 'm 20 'm 21 going 21 going 22 to 22 to 23 prove 23 prove 24 it 24 it 25 to 25 to 26 you 26 you 27 . now you sit right here [until] [i] come back . " 1 now 11 " 2 you 3 sit 2 you 10 . 3 sit 4 right 4 right 5 here 8 come 9 back 8 come 10 . 10 . 11 " then there began a great disturbance down under water . 1 then 2 there 2 there 3 began 3 began 6 disturbance 3 began 8 under 4 a 5 great 5 great 6 disturbance 6 disturbance 7 down 8 under 9 water 8 under 10 . paddy was gone a long time . 1 paddy 2 was 2 was 3 gone 3 gone 5 long 3 gone 7 . 4 a 5 long 5 long 6 time jerry wondered how he could stay under water so long without air . 1 jerry 8 water 2 wondered 3 how 3 how 5 could 4 he 5 could 5 could 6 stay 6 stay 7 under 7 under 8 water 8 water 9 so 9 so 10 long 10 long 11 without 11 without 13 . 12 air 13 . all the [time] [paddy] was [just] fooling him . 1 all 2 the 2 the 5 was 5 was 7 fooling 7 fooling 8 him 8 him 9 . what do you think that sound was ? 1 what 7 was 2 do 3 you 3 you 4 think 4 think 7 was 5 that 6 sound 6 sound 7 was 7 was 8 ? why , it was the sound of [rushing] [water] , the sweetest [sound] [jerry] had listened to for a long time . 1 why 2 , 2 , 3 it 3 it 4 was 4 was 5 the 5 the 6 sound 6 sound 7 of 7 of 10 , 10 , 11 the 11 the 12 sweetest 12 sweetest 15 had 15 had 16 listened 16 listened 20 long 17 to 18 for 18 for 19 a 19 a 20 long 20 long 21 time 21 time 22 . there was a great hole in the dam , and already the brook was beginning to laugh as the water rushed down it . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 great 4 great 5 hole 5 hole 8 dam 6 in 7 the 7 the 8 dam 8 dam 20 water 9 , 10 and 9 , 11 already 11 already 12 the 12 the 13 brook 13 brook 14 was 13 brook 17 laugh 13 brook 20 water 15 beginning 16 to 16 to 17 laugh 17 laugh 18 as 19 the 20 water 20 water 21 rushed 21 rushed 22 down 21 rushed 23 it 23 it 24 . " how do you like that , [cousin] [jerry] ? " said a voice right in his ear . 1 " 2 how 2 how 3 do 3 do 4 you 4 you 10 ? 5 like 6 that 6 that 7 , 7 , 10 ? 10 ? 11 " 11 " 12 said 12 said 14 voice 13 a 14 voice 14 voice 18 ear 15 right 16 in 16 in 17 his 16 in 18 ear 18 ear 19 . paddy [the] [beaver] had climbed up beside him , and his eyes were twinkling . 1 paddy 4 had 1 paddy 8 him 4 had 5 climbed 5 climbed 7 beside 6 up 7 beside 8 him 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 his 11 his 12 eyes 12 eyes 13 were 13 were 14 twinkling 14 twinkling 15 . " it it 's splendid ! " cried [jerry] . 1 " 2 it 1 " 7 " 2 it 3 it 3 it 4 's 4 's 5 splendid 5 splendid 6 ! 7 " 8 cried 7 " 10 . " but but you 've spoiled your dam ! " 1 " 2 but 1 " 4 you 2 but 3 but 4 you 5 've 5 've 6 spoiled 6 spoiled 7 your 7 your 8 dam 8 dam 9 ! 9 ! 10 " " oh , that 's all right , " replied [paddy] . 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 , 3 , 4 that 4 that 5 's 5 's 7 right 5 's 12 . 6 all 7 right 7 right 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 replied " [i] didn't really want it now , anyway . 1 " 7 now 3 didn't 4 really 4 really 5 want 5 want 6 it 6 it 7 now 7 now 8 , 8 , 9 anyway 9 anyway 10 . you see , [i] was traveling through [here] , and [it] [seemed] such a nice place , that [i] [thought] [i] would stay a while . 1 you 2 see 1 you 9 , 1 you 17 , 2 see 3 , 3 , 5 was 5 was 6 traveling 6 traveling 7 through 9 , 10 and 10 and 13 such 13 such 14 a 14 a 15 nice 15 nice 16 place 17 , 18 that 18 that 22 would 22 would 26 . 23 stay 24 a 24 a 25 while 25 while 26 . i didn't know anything about [the] [smiling] [pool] , you know . 1 i 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 know 2 didn't 4 anything 4 anything 5 about 5 about 9 , 9 , 11 know 10 you 11 know 11 know 12 . you [see] [,] [i] don't like to be troubled myself , and so [i] don't want to trouble other people . 1 you 9 troubled 5 don't 6 like 6 like 7 to 7 to 8 be 8 be 9 troubled 9 troubled 10 myself 10 myself 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 21 . 13 so 17 to 15 don't 16 want 16 want 17 to 17 to 19 other 18 trouble 19 other 19 other 20 people 20 people 21 . this [green] [forest] is a very nice place . " 1 this 4 is 4 is 10 " 5 a 6 very 5 a 8 place 6 very 7 nice 8 place 9 . 9 . 10 " " the very nicest place in all the world excepting the [green] [meadows] and the [smiling] [pool] ! " replied [jerry] promptly . 1 " 2 the 1 " 19 " 2 the 3 very 3 very 4 nicest 4 nicest 5 place 4 nicest 6 in 6 in 7 all 7 all 8 the 8 the 9 world 9 world 10 excepting 10 excepting 11 the 10 excepting 14 and 14 and 15 the 18 ! 19 " 19 " 23 . 20 replied 22 promptly 22 promptly 23 . " won't you [stay] , [cousin] [paddy] ? 1 " 2 won't 2 won't 3 you 3 you 5 , 5 , 8 ? i 'm sure we would all like to have you . " 1 i 2 'm 1 i 11 . 2 'm 3 sure 2 'm 5 would 4 we 5 would 5 would 7 like 6 all 7 like 8 to 9 have 9 have 10 you 10 you 11 . 11 . 12 " " of course we would , " said a gruff voice right beside them . 1 " 3 course 1 " 7 " 2 of 3 course 3 course 4 we 5 would 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 11 voice 9 a 10 gruff 9 a 11 voice 11 voice 12 right 12 right 13 beside 13 beside 14 them 14 them 15 . it was [grandfather] [frog] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 5 . paddy [the] [beaver] looked thoughtful . 1 paddy 4 looked 4 looked 5 thoughtful 5 thoughtful 6 . " perhaps [i] will , " said he , " if [i] can find some good hiding-places in the [laughing] [brook] . " 1 " 2 perhaps 1 " 6 " 2 perhaps 4 will 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 8 he 8 he 9 , 8 he 23 " 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 if 11 if 13 can 13 can 14 find 14 find 15 some 15 some 16 good 15 some 17 hiding-places 18 in 19 the 19 the 22 . 22 . 23 " [chapter] [xxiv] [:] [a] [merry] [home-going] " the [laughing] [brook] is merry [and] so [am] [i] , " cried [jerry] . 1 " 2 the 1 " 8 so 2 the 5 is 5 is 6 merry 8 so 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 15 . 13 cried 15 . grandfather [frog] said he was too . 1 grandfather 3 said 3 said 4 he 3 said 7 . 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 too and [spotty] was , the others knew . 1 and 3 was 1 and 8 . 3 was 4 , 4 , 7 knew 5 the 6 others 6 others 7 knew in the dam was a [great] hole made by [paddy] [himself] . 1 in 2 the 2 the 3 dam 2 the 12 . 3 dam 4 was 4 was 5 a 5 a 7 hole 7 hole 8 made 8 made 9 by through the [green] [forest] rang the laughter of the [laughing] [brook] , for once more the water [ran] deep [between] [its] banks . 1 through 2 the 1 through 22 banks 2 the 8 of 5 rang 6 the 6 the 7 laughter 7 laughter 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 12 , 12 , 13 for 13 for 14 once 14 once 15 more 14 once 16 the 16 the 17 water 17 water 19 deep 22 banks 23 . and there was one more who laughed . 1 and 2 there 1 and 7 laughed 2 there 3 was 3 was 4 one 4 one 5 more 5 more 7 laughed 6 who 7 laughed 7 laughed 8 . who was it ? 1 who 2 was 2 was 3 it 3 it 4 ? spotty laughed good-naturedly . 1 spotty 2 laughed 2 laughed 3 good-naturedly 3 good-naturedly 4 . i 've found that is the only way to get anywhere . " 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 found 3 found 4 that 4 that 5 is 5 is 6 the 6 the 7 only 7 only 8 way 8 way 11 anywhere 9 to 10 get 10 get 11 anywhere 11 anywhere 12 . 11 anywhere 13 " 12 . 13 " " let us [all] go down together " said [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 2 let 1 " 8 " 2 let 3 us 2 let 5 go 5 go 6 down 6 down 7 together 8 " 9 said 9 said 12 . " we can help each other over the bad places . " 1 " 3 can 1 " 12 " 2 we 3 can 3 can 4 help 4 help 5 each 4 help 10 places 5 each 6 other 7 over 8 the 7 over 10 places 8 the 10 places 9 bad 10 places 11 . 12 " now [spotty] [the] [turtle] is a very slow [traveler] on land , but in the water [spotty] is not [so] slow [.] 1 now 5 is 5 is 21 slow 6 a 7 very 6 a 21 slow 7 very 8 slow 8 slow 10 on 10 on 11 land 11 land 12 , 12 , 13 but 13 but 19 not 14 in 15 the 14 in 18 is 15 the 16 water 18 is 19 not in fact , it was not long before [grandfather] [frog] found that he was the one who could not [keep] up . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 3 , 4 it 4 it 5 was 4 it 22 . 5 was 6 not 6 not 7 long 7 long 8 before 11 found 12 that 12 that 13 he 13 he 14 was 14 was 15 the 15 the 16 one 16 one 17 who 17 who 18 could 18 could 19 not 19 not 21 up 21 up 22 . you see , while he is a great diver and can swim fast for a short distance , he is soon tired out . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 while 4 while 9 diver 5 he 9 diver 6 is 7 a 7 a 8 great 8 great 9 diver 9 diver 10 and 9 diver 17 distance 9 diver 21 soon 10 and 13 fast 11 can 12 swim 12 swim 13 fast 14 for 15 a 15 a 16 short 16 short 17 distance 18 , 21 soon 19 he 20 is 20 is 21 soon 21 soon 22 tired 21 soon 23 out 23 out 24 . pretty soon he was puffing and blowing and dropping farther and farther behind . 1 pretty 2 soon 1 pretty 3 he 3 he 4 was 4 was 5 puffing 5 puffing 6 and 6 and 7 blowing 7 blowing 8 and 8 and 9 dropping 9 dropping 10 farther 9 dropping 14 . 10 farther 12 farther 11 and 12 farther 12 farther 13 behind by and by [,] [spotty] the [turtle] [looked] back . 1 by 2 and 2 and 3 by 3 by 6 the 6 the 9 back 9 back 10 . there was [grandfather] [frog] just tumbling head first over [a] [little] waterfall . 1 there 2 was 2 was 5 just 5 just 6 tumbling 6 tumbling 9 over 7 head 8 first 8 first 9 over 9 over 12 waterfall 12 waterfall 13 . he came up choking and gasping and kicking his long legs very feebly . 1 he 2 came 2 came 4 choking 3 up 4 choking 4 choking 5 and 5 and 6 gasping 6 gasping 7 and 7 and 8 kicking 7 and 14 . 8 kicking 9 his 9 his 11 legs 10 long 11 legs 11 legs 13 feebly 12 very 13 feebly spotty climbed out on a rock and waited . 1 spotty 2 climbed 2 climbed 3 out 3 out 4 on 4 on 6 rock 5 a 6 rock 6 rock 7 and 7 and 8 waited 8 waited 9 . why , he [took] [grandfather] [frog] [right] on his [back] and started on again . 1 why 2 , 2 , 11 and 3 he 9 his 3 he 11 and 8 on 9 his 11 and 12 started 12 started 13 on 13 on 14 again 14 again 15 . now [jerry] [muskrat] [and] [paddy] [the] [beaver] , being [great] [swimmers] , were soon out of sight [.] 1 now 8 , 1 now 17 sight 8 , 9 being 9 being 12 , 13 were 14 soon 14 soon 15 out 15 out 16 of 15 out 17 sight so he and [paddy] sat down to wait . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 and 3 and 5 sat 5 sat 6 down 6 down 7 to 7 to 8 wait 8 wait 9 . after what seemed a long time , they saw something queer bobbing along in the water . 1 after 2 what 2 what 3 seemed 2 what 6 time 4 a 5 long 5 long 6 time 6 time 16 water 7 , 8 they 8 they 12 bobbing 9 saw 10 something 10 something 11 queer 10 something 12 bobbing 12 bobbing 13 along 12 bobbing 16 water 14 in 15 the 15 the 16 water 16 water 17 . " it 's [grandfather] [frog] , " cried [paddy] the [beaver] . 1 " 2 it 1 " 7 " 2 it 3 's 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 cried 7 " 12 . 8 cried 10 the " no , it 's [spotty] the [turtle] , " said [jerry] [muskrat] . 1 " 2 no 1 " 9 , 2 no 3 , 3 , 4 it 4 it 5 's 5 's 7 the 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 14 . " it 's both , " replied [paddy] , beginning to laugh . 1 " 2 it 1 " 13 . 2 it 3 's 2 it 4 both 2 it 5 , 2 it 6 " 2 it 7 replied 5 , 6 " 9 , 10 beginning 10 beginning 11 to 11 to 12 laugh 12 laugh 13 . " [i] have an idea ! " cried [paddy] . 1 " 7 " 3 have 5 idea 4 an 5 idea 5 idea 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 10 . 8 cried 10 . " what is it ? " asked [jerry] . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 is 3 is 4 it 4 it 5 ? 5 ? 7 asked 6 " 7 asked 7 asked 9 . " [chugarum] ! " said [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 8 . [chapter] [xxv] [:] [paddy] [the] [beaver] [decides] [to] [stay] " [chugarum] ! " said [grandfather] [frog] in his great deep voice from the bulrushes . 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 15 bulrushes 8 in 9 his 8 in 12 voice 10 great 11 deep 11 deep 12 voice 12 voice 13 from 13 from 14 the 14 the 15 bulrushes 15 bulrushes 16 . " one never knows how great their blessings are until they have been lost and found again . " 1 " 2 one 2 one 4 knows 3 never 4 knows 4 knows 5 how 5 how 6 great 5 how 7 their 5 how 9 are 7 their 8 blessings 9 are 10 until 10 until 11 they 10 until 18 . 10 until 19 " 11 they 12 have 12 have 13 been 13 been 14 lost 14 lost 15 and 15 and 16 found 15 and 17 again the bulrushes nodded , as if they too were thinking of this . 1 the 2 bulrushes 2 bulrushes 3 nodded 3 nodded 4 , 4 , 5 as 5 as 6 if 6 if 7 they 7 they 8 too 8 too 9 were 9 were 10 thinking 10 thinking 11 of 11 of 12 this 12 this 13 . you see their feet were once more in the cool water . 1 you 2 see 2 see 5 were 3 their 4 feet 4 feet 5 were 5 were 7 more 5 were 8 in 5 were 10 cool 6 once 7 more 8 in 9 the 10 cool 11 water 11 water 12 . " it surely is a very nice place here , and [i] don't [wonder] that you couldn't bear to leave it , " said he . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 surely 3 surely 4 is 3 surely 7 nice 5 a 6 very 5 a 7 nice 6 very 7 nice 7 nice 8 place 8 place 9 here 8 place 20 leave 9 here 10 , 10 , 11 and 13 don't 15 that 15 that 17 couldn't 16 you 17 couldn't 17 couldn't 18 bear 18 bear 19 to 18 bear 20 leave 20 leave 21 it 20 leave 23 " 20 leave 25 he 21 it 22 , 24 said 25 he 25 he 26 . " [i] 'm sorry that [i] made you all that trouble and worry , but you see [i] didn't know . " 1 " 3 'm 3 'm 4 sorry 4 sorry 22 " 5 that 7 made 7 made 8 you 7 made 9 all 9 all 11 trouble 10 that 11 trouble 11 trouble 12 and 12 and 13 worry 13 worry 14 , 14 , 21 . 15 but 16 you 15 but 19 didn't 16 you 17 see 19 didn't 20 know 20 know 21 . 21 . 22 " " oh , that 's all right , " replied [jerry] [muskrat] , who was now very proud of his big cousin . 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 , 3 , 4 that 4 that 5 's 5 's 7 right 5 's 23 . 6 all 7 right 7 right 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 replied 13 , 14 who 13 , 23 . 14 who 15 was 15 was 16 now 15 was 17 very 17 very 18 proud 18 proud 19 of 19 of 22 cousin 20 his 21 big 20 his 22 cousin " [i] hope that now you see how nice it is , you will stay and make your home here . " 1 " 22 " 3 hope 4 that 4 that 5 now 5 now 6 you 5 now 14 will 6 you 7 see 6 you 13 you 8 how 9 nice 9 nice 10 it 10 it 11 is 11 is 12 , 12 , 13 you 14 will 15 stay 15 stay 16 and 16 and 17 make 17 make 20 here 17 make 21 . 18 your 19 home 19 home 20 here 21 . 22 " paddy [the] [beaver] looked [back] at the great black shadow which [he] [knew] was the [green] [forest] . 1 paddy 4 looked 4 looked 6 at 6 at 9 black 7 the 8 great 8 great 9 black 9 black 10 shadow 10 shadow 11 which 10 shadow 18 . 11 which 14 was 14 was 15 the way over in the middle of it he heard the hunting-call of [hooty] the [owl] . 1 way 2 over 2 over 3 in 3 in 4 the 4 the 5 middle 5 middle 6 of 5 middle 10 the 6 of 7 it 6 of 8 he 7 it 8 he 8 he 9 heard 10 the 11 hunting-call 11 hunting-call 12 of 12 of 14 the 14 the 16 . " no , " said [paddy] the [beaver] , " [i] can't possibly live here in the [smiling] [pool] . 1 " 14 live 1 " 20 . 2 no 3 , 2 no 14 live 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 4 " 13 possibly 5 said 7 the 9 , 10 " 9 , 13 possibly 10 " 12 can't 15 here 16 in 16 in 17 the 17 the 20 . it is a very nice pool , but it wouldn't do at all for me , [cousin] [jerry] . 1 it 2 is 1 it 6 pool 2 is 3 a 3 a 4 very 4 very 5 nice 6 pool 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 it 8 but 14 for 9 it 13 all 10 wouldn't 11 do 11 do 12 at 12 at 13 all 14 for 15 me 14 for 19 . 15 me 16 , i wouldn't feel safe here a minute . 1 i 5 here 2 wouldn't 3 feel 3 feel 4 safe 4 safe 5 here 5 here 7 minute 6 a 7 minute 7 minute 8 . besides , there is nothing to eat here . " 1 besides 2 , 1 besides 7 eat 3 there 4 is 3 there 5 nothing 5 nothing 7 eat 6 to 7 eat 7 eat 8 here 7 eat 10 " 9 . 10 " " oh , yes , there is , " [jerry] [muskrat] interrupted . 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 , 3 , 4 yes 4 yes 5 , 5 , 6 there 6 there 7 is 7 is 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 12 interrupted 12 interrupted 13 . " there are lily-roots and the nicest fresh-water clams and " 1 " 2 there 2 there 4 lily-roots 3 are 4 lily-roots 4 lily-roots 5 and 4 lily-roots 9 clams 5 and 6 the 7 nicest 8 fresh-water 8 fresh-water 9 clams 9 clams 10 and 10 and 11 " " but there are no trees , " said [paddy] the [beaver] , " and you know [i] have to have trees . " 1 " 2 but 2 but 3 there 2 but 5 no 3 there 4 are 5 no 6 trees 6 trees 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 8 " 14 " 9 said 11 the 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 and 15 and 16 you 15 and 19 have 15 and 23 . 16 you 17 know 19 have 20 to 20 to 21 have 21 have 22 trees 23 . 24 " jerry stared at [paddy] as if he didn't understand . 1 jerry 2 stared 2 stared 3 at 2 stared 5 as 5 as 6 if 6 if 7 he 7 he 8 didn't 8 didn't 9 understand 9 understand 10 . " [do] do you [eat] trees ? " he asked finally . 1 " 3 do 1 " 8 " 3 do 4 you 6 trees 7 ? 7 ? 8 " 8 " 9 he 9 he 11 finally 10 asked 11 finally 11 finally 12 . paddy laughed . 1 paddy 2 laughed 2 laughed 3 . " just the bark , " said he , " and [i] have to have a great deal of it . " 1 " 2 just 2 just 3 the 3 the 4 bark 4 bark 5 , 5 , 7 said 6 " 7 said 7 said 8 he 8 he 9 , 8 he 10 " 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 and 11 and 22 " 13 have 14 to 14 to 15 have 15 have 16 a 16 a 17 great 17 great 18 deal 18 deal 19 of 19 of 20 it 19 of 21 . 21 . 22 " jerry looked as disappointed as he felt . 1 jerry 2 looked 2 looked 4 disappointed 3 as 4 disappointed 4 disappointed 5 as 4 disappointed 7 felt 6 he 7 felt 7 felt 8 . paddy 's eyes twinkled . 1 paddy 2 's 2 's 3 eyes 3 eyes 4 twinkled 4 twinkled 5 . " perhaps we may yet , " said he . 1 " 10 . 2 perhaps 4 may 2 perhaps 9 he 3 we 4 may 4 may 5 yet 5 yet 6 , 5 yet 7 " 8 said 9 he 9 he 10 . but if [i] do [stay] , you and [grandfather] [frog] and [spotty] [the] [turtle] [must] [keep] my secret . 1 but 2 if 2 if 4 do 4 do 6 , 6 , 7 you 7 you 19 . 8 and 11 and 11 and 17 my 17 my 18 secret 18 secret 19 . no one must know that [i] am there [.] 1 no 2 one 2 one 3 must 3 must 4 know 3 must 8 there 4 know 5 that 5 that 7 am will you ? " 1 will 2 you 2 you 3 ? 3 ? 4 " " of course we will ! " cried [jerry] [muskrat] and [grandfather] [frog] and [spotty] the [turtle] [together] . 1 " 3 course 1 " 7 " 2 of 3 course 3 course 6 ! 4 we 5 will 5 will 6 ! 7 " 8 cried 7 " 19 . 11 and 14 and 14 and 16 the 16 the 19 . " then [i] 'll [stay] , " said [paddy] the [beaver] , diving [into] the [smiling] [pool] with a great splash . 1 " 2 then 1 " 7 " 2 then 4 'll 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 7 " 22 . 10 the 12 , 12 , 13 diving 13 diving 15 the 15 the 21 splash 18 with 19 a 19 a 20 great 20 great 21 splash 21 splash 22 . and so one of [jerry] [muskrat] 's greatest adventures ended in the finding of his biggest cousin , [paddy] the [beaver] . 1 and 2 so 2 so 3 one 2 so 9 adventures 3 one 4 of 7 's 8 greatest 8 greatest 9 adventures 9 adventures 10 ended 10 ended 11 in 11 in 12 the 12 the 13 finding 13 finding 14 of 14 of 15 his 15 his 16 biggest 16 biggest 17 cousin 17 cousin 18 , 18 , 20 the 20 the 22 . now [jerry] [has] a [lot] [of] cousins , and one of them [lives] on the [green] [meadows] not far from the [smiling] [pool] . 1 now 4 a 4 a 7 cousins 7 cousins 8 , 8 , 9 and 8 , 24 . 9 and 10 one 10 one 11 of 11 of 12 them 12 them 14 on 14 on 15 the 18 not 19 far 19 far 20 from 20 from 21 the 21 the 24 . his name [is] [danny] [meadow] [mouse] , and [danny] [is] [forever] having adventures too . 1 his 2 name 2 name 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 15 . 12 having 13 adventures 13 adventures 14 too 14 too 15 . he has them every day . 1 he 2 has 2 has 3 them 3 them 4 every 4 every 5 day 5 day 6 . in the next book you will be told about some of these , if you care to read about them . 1 in 4 book 1 in 5 you 2 the 3 next 3 next 4 book 5 you 6 will 6 will 7 be 6 will 13 , 7 be 8 told 7 be 9 about 9 about 10 some 10 some 11 of 11 of 12 these 13 , 14 if 14 if 15 you 15 you 16 care 16 care 17 to 17 to 18 read 18 read 19 about 19 about 20 them 20 them 21 . end of the [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] of [the] [adventures] [of] [jerry] [muskrat] , [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] 1 end 2 of 2 of 3 the 3 the 7 of 7 of 13 ,