produced by [david] [newman] [and] [pg] [distributed] [proofreaders] 1 produced 2 by [the] [adventures] [of] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] [with] [illustrations] [by] [harrison] [cady] [@number@] [contents] [chapter] i [jimmy] [skunk] [is] [puzzled] [ii] . 1 i 7 . [jimmy] [skunk] [consults] [his] [friends] [iii] [.] [the] [hunt] [for] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] [iv] [.] [peter] [rabbit] [finds] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] [v] [old] [mr] [.] [toad's] [music] [bag] [vi] [.] [peter] [discovers] [something] [more] [vii] [.] a [shadow] [passes] [over] [the] [smiling] [pool] [viii] . 1 a 9 . [old] [mr] [.] [toad's] [babies] [ix] [.] [the] [smiling] [pool] [kindergarten] [x] [the] [little] [toads] [start] [out] [to] [see] [the] [world] [xi] [.] [old] [mr] [.] [toad's] [queer] [tongue] [xii] [.] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] [shows] [his] [tongue] [xiii] [.] [peter] [rabbit] [is] [impolite] [xiv] [.] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] [disappears] [xv] [.] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] [gives] [peter] [a] [scare] [xvi] [.] [jimmy] [skunk] [is] [surprised] [xvii] [.] [old] [mr] [.] [toad's] [mistake] [xviii] [.] [jimmy] [skunk] [is] [just] [in] [time] [xix] [.] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] [gets] [his] [stomach] [full] [xx] [.] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] [is] [puffed] [up] [xxi] [.] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] [receives] [another] [invitation] [xxii] [.] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] [learns] [a] [lesson] [xxiii] [.] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] [is] [very] [humble] [list] [of] [illustrations] " [can] [you] [tell] [me] [where] [all] [these] [little] [toads] [came] [from] ? " 1 " 13 ? 13 ? 14 " " [do] [you] [see] [anything] [queer] [about] [him] ? " 1 " 9 ? 9 ? 10 " [he] [asked] ["] [if] [he] [don't] [watch] [out] [,] [he'll] [blow] [up] [and] [bust] [!] ["] [the] [adventures] [of] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] [i] [jimmy] [skunk] [is] [puzzled] old [mother] [west] [wind] [almost] [sighed] as [she] [watched] [them] [for] [a] [few] [minutes] [.] 1 old 7 as she felt that she would like to join them . 1 she 2 felt 2 felt 3 that 3 that 4 she 4 she 5 would 5 would 6 like 6 like 7 to 7 to 8 join 8 join 9 them 9 them 10 . always the springtime made her feel this way , young , mad , carefree , and happy . 1 always 2 the 1 always 4 made 2 the 3 springtime 4 made 5 her 4 made 6 feel 6 feel 8 way 7 this 8 way 8 way 10 young 9 , 10 young 10 young 11 , 11 , 12 mad 12 mad 13 , 13 , 14 carefree 14 carefree 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 happy 17 happy 18 . but she had work to do . 1 but 2 she 2 she 3 had 3 had 4 work 3 had 5 to 5 to 6 do 6 do 7 . so she puffed her cheeks out and started about her business . 1 so 2 she 1 so 5 cheeks 3 puffed 4 her 3 puffed 5 cheeks 4 her 5 cheeks 5 cheeks 11 business 6 out 8 started 7 and 8 started 8 started 9 about 9 about 10 her 9 about 11 business 11 business 12 . jimmy [skunk] sat at the top of the hill that overlooks the [green] [meadows] and watched her out of sight . 1 jimmy 20 sight 1 jimmy 21 . 3 sat 4 at 4 at 6 top 5 the 6 top 6 top 7 of 6 top 15 and 7 of 12 the 8 the 9 hill 8 the 11 overlooks 9 hill 10 that 11 overlooks 12 the 15 and 16 watched 16 watched 17 her 17 her 18 out 18 out 19 of 18 out 20 sight then he started to amble down [the] [lone] [little] [path] to look for some beetles . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 started 3 started 4 to 4 to 5 amble 5 amble 6 down 6 down 11 to 11 to 15 beetles 11 to 16 . 12 look 13 for 13 for 14 some 14 some 15 beetles of course he turned to see who it was , and he was greatly surprised when he discovered [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 he 3 he 4 turned 4 turned 5 to 5 to 6 see 6 see 7 who 7 who 8 it 7 who 10 , 8 it 9 was 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 he 11 and 13 was 13 was 14 greatly 13 was 15 surprised 15 surprised 16 when 16 when 17 he 17 he 18 discovered 18 discovered 22 . yes , [sir] , it was [old] [mr] [toad] , and he seemed in a great hurry . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 it 5 it 6 was 6 was 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 he 11 and 18 . 13 seemed 14 in 14 in 17 hurry 15 a 16 great 15 a 17 hurry 17 hurry 18 . now it is a very unusual thing [for] [mr] [toad] to hurry , very unusual indeed . 1 now 2 it 2 it 3 is 3 is 4 a 3 is 14 very 4 a 5 very 5 very 6 unusual 6 unusual 7 thing 7 thing 11 to 11 to 12 hurry 12 hurry 13 , 14 very 15 unusual 15 unusual 16 indeed 16 indeed 17 . as a rule he hops a few steps and then sits down to think it over . 1 as 3 rule 1 as 4 he 2 a 3 rule 4 he 5 hops 4 he 6 a 4 he 10 then 4 he 13 to 4 he 17 . 7 few 8 steps 8 steps 9 and 9 and 10 then 11 sits 12 down 11 sits 13 to 13 to 14 think 14 think 15 it 15 it 16 over of course the first thing [jimmy] thought of was [mr] [blacksnake] , and he looked for him . 1 of 2 course 1 of 12 , 2 course 3 the 3 the 4 first 4 first 5 thing 5 thing 8 of 7 thought 8 of 8 of 9 was 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 he 14 he 15 looked 15 looked 16 for 16 for 17 him 17 him 18 . but there was no sign of [mr] [blacksnake] [nor] [of] any other danger . 1 but 2 there 2 there 3 was 3 was 5 sign 3 was 13 danger 4 no 5 sign 5 sign 6 of 6 of 11 any 11 any 12 other 13 danger 14 . old [mr] [toad] [didn't] [say] a [word] , but simply [tried] to [get] [past] [jimmy] [and] keep on his way . 1 old 6 a 6 a 8 , 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 simply 10 simply 12 to 12 to 17 keep 17 keep 18 on 18 on 19 his 18 on 20 way 19 his 20 way 20 way 21 . " [i] [i] beg your pardon . 1 " 4 beg 4 beg 6 pardon 5 your 6 pardon 6 pardon 7 . i didn't have any breath to spare , " panted [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 i 2 didn't 2 didn't 4 any 3 have 4 any 4 any 5 breath 5 breath 6 to 6 to 7 spare 7 spare 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 panted 10 panted 14 . " you see [i] ['m] in a great hurry . " 1 " 3 see 2 you 3 see 3 see 11 " 6 in 7 a 7 a 8 great 8 great 9 hurry 9 hurry 10 . 10 . 11 " " yes , [i] see , " replied [jimmy] [.] 1 " 2 yes 1 " 7 " 2 yes 3 , 3 , 6 , 5 see 6 , 7 " 8 replied " but don't you know that it isn't good for the health to hurry so ? 1 " 2 but 1 " 4 you 2 but 3 don't 4 you 5 know 4 you 6 that 6 that 8 isn't 7 it 8 isn't 8 isn't 10 for 8 isn't 15 so 9 good 10 for 10 for 11 the 10 for 12 health 10 for 14 hurry 12 health 13 to 15 so 16 ? now , pray , what are you in such a hurry for ? 1 now 2 , 2 , 3 pray 3 pray 4 , 4 , 5 what 5 what 6 are 5 what 13 ? 6 are 7 you 8 in 11 hurry 8 in 13 ? 9 such 10 a 10 a 11 hurry 11 hurry 12 for i don't see anything to run away from . " 1 i 4 anything 2 don't 4 anything 3 see 4 anything 4 anything 5 to 5 to 6 run 6 run 7 away 7 away 8 from 8 from 9 . 9 . 10 " " [i] ['m] not running away , " retorted [old] [mr] [toad] indignantly . 1 " 4 not 4 not 14 . 5 running 6 away 6 away 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 retorted 9 retorted 13 indignantly 13 indignantly 14 . " [i] ['ve] business to attend to at the [smiling] [pool] , and [i] 'm [late] as it is . " 1 " 4 business 1 " 20 . 5 to 6 attend 6 attend 7 to 6 attend 8 at 6 attend 17 as 8 at 9 the 12 , 13 and 12 , 17 as 13 and 17 as 15 'm 17 as 17 as 19 is 18 it 19 is 19 is 20 . 20 . 21 " " business ! " exclaimed [jimmy] as if he could hardly believe his ears . 1 " 2 business 1 " 15 . 2 business 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 exclaimed 7 as 8 if 8 if 9 he 8 if 15 . 9 he 10 could 10 could 11 hardly 11 hardly 12 believe 12 believe 14 ears 13 his 14 ears " what business have you [at] the [smiling] [pool] ? " 1 " 5 you 1 " 11 " 2 what 3 business 3 business 4 have 4 have 5 you 7 the 10 ? 10 ? 11 " " that is my own affair , " retorted [old] [mr] [toad] , " but if you really want to know , [i] 'll tell you . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 is 2 that 7 , 3 is 4 my 4 my 5 own 5 own 6 affair 7 , 9 retorted 8 " 9 retorted 9 retorted 13 , 13 , 15 but 14 " 15 but 15 but 16 if 16 if 17 you 16 if 19 want 17 you 18 really 19 want 20 to 20 to 21 know 21 know 22 , 22 , 27 . 24 'll 25 tell 25 tell 26 you 26 you 27 . i have a very important part in the spring chorus , and [i] 'm going down there to sing . 1 i 2 have 2 have 3 a 3 a 4 very 4 very 5 important 5 important 6 part 6 part 7 in 6 part 10 chorus 7 in 8 the 8 the 9 spring 10 chorus 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 14 'm 14 'm 15 going 15 going 16 down 16 down 17 there 17 there 18 to 18 to 19 sing 19 sing 20 . i have a very beautiful voice . " 1 i 2 have 2 have 5 beautiful 3 a 4 very 4 very 5 beautiful 5 beautiful 6 voice 5 beautiful 7 . 7 . 8 " that was too much for [jimmy] [skunk] . 1 that 2 was 2 was 3 too 3 too 4 much 3 too 5 for 3 too 8 . he just lay down and rolled over and over with laughter . 1 he 2 just 2 just 3 lay 3 lay 4 down 4 down 5 and 5 and 6 rolled 6 rolled 7 over 7 over 8 and 8 and 9 over 9 over 10 with 10 with 11 laughter 11 laughter 12 . the idea of any one so homely , almost ugly-looking , as [mr] [toad] thinking that he had a beautiful voice ! 1 the 2 idea 2 idea 3 of 2 idea 4 any 4 any 5 one 5 one 6 so 6 so 7 homely 7 homely 8 , 7 homely 10 ugly-looking 9 almost 10 ugly-looking 10 ugly-looking 11 , 10 ugly-looking 12 as 10 ugly-looking 22 ! 12 as 16 that 15 thinking 16 that 16 that 18 had 17 he 18 had 18 had 21 voice 19 a 20 beautiful 20 beautiful 21 voice " [ha] , ha , ha ! 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 ha 4 ha 5 , 5 , 6 ha 6 ha 7 ! ho , ho , ho ! " roared [jimmy] . 1 ho 2 , 2 , 3 ho 3 ho 4 , 4 , 5 ho 5 ho 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 roared 8 roared 10 . when at last he stopped because he couldn't laugh any more , he discovered [that] [old] [mr] [toad] was on his way again . 1 when 2 at 1 when 6 because 1 when 12 , 2 at 3 last 4 he 5 stopped 5 stopped 6 because 7 he 9 laugh 8 couldn't 9 laugh 9 laugh 11 more 9 laugh 12 , 10 any 11 more 12 , 13 he 13 he 14 discovered 14 discovered 24 . 19 was 20 on 20 on 21 his 20 on 22 way 22 way 23 again 23 again 24 . hop , hop , hipperty-hop , hop , hop , hipperty-hop [went] [mr] [toad] [.] 1 hop 2 , 2 , 3 hop 2 , 5 hipperty-hop 3 hop 4 , 5 hipperty-hop 6 , 5 hipperty-hop 11 hipperty-hop 7 hop 8 , 8 , 9 hop 8 , 11 hipperty-hop 9 hop 10 , jimmy watched him , and he confessed that he was puzzled . 1 jimmy 2 watched 2 watched 3 him 3 him 4 , 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 he 6 he 7 confessed 7 confessed 8 that 8 that 9 he 9 he 10 was 10 was 11 puzzled 11 puzzled 12 . [ii] [jimmy] [skunk] [consults] [his] [friends] he certainly was puzzled , was [jimmy] [skunk] . 1 he 2 certainly 2 certainly 3 was 3 was 4 puzzled 4 puzzled 5 , 5 , 6 was 6 was 9 . the truth is , [jimmy] didn't believe it . 1 the 2 truth 2 truth 3 is 2 truth 4 , 4 , 9 . 6 didn't 7 believe 7 believe 8 it 8 it 9 . he thought that [old] [mr] [toad] was [trying] to fool him . 1 he 2 thought 2 thought 3 that 3 that 7 was 7 was 12 . 9 to 10 fool 10 fool 11 him 11 him 12 . presently [peter] [rabbit] came [along] . 1 presently 4 came 4 came 6 . he found [jimmy] [skunk] sitting in a brown study . 1 he 2 found 1 he 10 . 2 found 5 sitting 5 sitting 6 in 6 in 7 a 7 a 8 brown 8 brown 9 study " hello , old [striped-coat] , what have you got on your mind this fine morning ? " cried [peter] [rabbit] . 1 " 2 hello 1 " 6 , 2 hello 3 , 2 hello 4 old 6 , 7 what 7 what 8 have 8 have 9 you 9 you 10 got 9 you 17 ? 10 got 11 on 11 on 13 mind 12 your 13 mind 13 mind 14 this 14 this 15 fine 14 this 16 morning 15 fine 16 morning 17 ? 18 " 17 ? 22 . 18 " 19 cried " him , " said [jimmy] simply , pointing [down] [the] [lone] [little] [path] . 1 " 2 him 1 " 4 " 2 him 3 , 4 " 5 said 4 " 15 . 7 simply 8 , 8 , 9 pointing 9 pointing 15 . peter looked . 1 peter 2 looked 2 looked 3 . " do you mean [old] [mr] [toad] ! " he asked . 1 " 2 do 2 do 3 you 2 do 4 mean 4 mean 8 ! 8 ! 9 " 9 " 10 he 10 he 11 asked 11 asked 12 . jimmy nodded . 1 jimmy 2 nodded 2 nodded 3 . " do you see anything queer about him ? " he asked in his turn . 1 " 2 do 2 do 3 you 3 you 4 see 4 see 5 anything 5 anything 6 queer 6 queer 7 about 7 about 8 him 8 him 9 ? 9 ? 10 " 10 " 11 he 11 he 12 asked 12 asked 13 in 13 in 14 his 14 his 15 turn 15 turn 16 . [[] [illustration] [:] ["] [do] [you] [see] [anything] [queer] [about] [him] [?] ["] [he] [asked] [.] []] peter stared [down] the [lone] [little] [path] . 1 peter 2 stared 2 stared 8 . 4 the 8 . " no , " he replied , " except that he seems in a great hurry . " 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 7 , 5 he 6 replied 6 replied 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 10 that 9 except 10 that 10 that 11 he 10 that 18 " 11 he 12 seems 13 in 14 a 14 a 15 great 15 great 16 hurry 16 hurry 17 . 17 . 18 " " that 's just it , " [jimmy] returned promptly . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 just 4 just 5 it 5 it 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 11 . 9 returned 10 promptly 10 promptly 11 . " did you ever see him hurry unless he was frightened ? " 1 " 2 did 2 did 3 you 3 you 4 ever 4 ever 5 see 5 see 6 him 6 him 7 hurry 7 hurry 8 unless 8 unless 13 " 9 he 10 was 10 was 11 frightened 11 frightened 12 ? 12 ? 13 " peter confessed that he never had . 1 peter 2 confessed 2 confessed 3 that 2 confessed 6 had 2 confessed 7 . 3 that 4 he 4 he 5 never 5 never 6 had " well , he isn't frightened now , yet just look at him go , " retorted [jimmy] . 1 " 2 well 2 well 3 , 2 well 5 isn't 4 he 5 isn't 5 isn't 6 frightened 5 isn't 7 now 7 now 8 , 8 , 9 yet 8 , 11 look 8 , 16 " 8 , 17 retorted 10 just 11 look 11 look 12 at 12 at 13 him 14 go 15 , 15 , 16 " 17 retorted 19 . peter looked very hard at [jimmy] to see if [he] [was] [fooling] [or] [telling] the truth [.] 1 peter 2 looked 1 peter 16 truth 3 very 4 hard 3 very 7 to 4 hard 5 at 7 to 8 see 8 see 9 if 9 if 15 the 15 the 16 truth then he began to laugh . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 began 3 began 4 to 4 to 5 laugh 5 laugh 6 . " old [mr] . toad [sing] [!] 1 " 2 old 1 " 4 . 4 . 5 toad the very idea ! " he cried . 1 the 2 very 1 the 3 idea 3 idea 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 he 6 he 7 cried 7 cried 8 . " he can sing about as much as [i] can , and that is not at all . " 1 " 2 he 1 " 19 " 2 he 3 can 3 can 4 sing 5 about 6 as 6 as 7 much 6 as 8 as 8 as 10 can 8 as 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 that 13 that 14 is 14 is 15 not 15 not 17 all 16 at 17 all 17 all 18 . 18 . 19 " jimmy grinned . 1 jimmy 2 grinned 2 grinned 3 . " [i] think he 's crazy , if you ask me , " said he . 1 " 3 think 1 " 9 you 3 think 4 he 4 he 5 's 5 's 6 crazy 6 crazy 7 , 7 , 8 if 9 you 10 ask 10 ask 11 me 11 me 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 said 14 said 15 he 15 he 16 . " and yet he was just as earnest about it as if it were really so . 1 " 2 and 2 and 3 yet 3 yet 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 8 earnest 6 just 7 as 7 as 8 earnest 8 earnest 9 about 9 about 10 it 10 it 11 as 11 as 12 if 11 as 14 were 12 if 13 it 13 it 14 were 14 were 15 really 15 really 16 so 15 really 17 . i think he must have eaten something that has gone to his head . 1 i 2 think 2 think 8 that 3 he 4 must 4 must 5 have 5 have 6 eaten 6 eaten 7 something 7 something 8 that 8 that 9 has 9 has 10 gone 10 gone 11 to 11 to 13 head 12 his 13 head 13 head 14 . there 's [unc] ' [billy] [possum] over there . 1 there 2 's 1 there 8 there 2 's 4 ' 7 over 8 there 8 there 9 . let's ask him what he thinks . " 1 let's 2 ask 2 ask 3 him 3 him 8 " 4 what 5 he 5 he 6 thinks 6 thinks 7 . 7 . 8 " so [jimmy] and [peter] [joined] [unc] ['] [billy] , and [jimmy] [told] the story about [old] [mr] [toad] all over again . 1 so 3 and 3 and 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 13 the 10 and 19 all 13 the 14 story 14 story 15 about 19 all 20 over 20 over 21 again 21 again 22 . unc ['] [billy] chuckled [and] [laughed] [just] as they had [at] the idea of [old] [mr] [toad] 's saying he had a [beautiful] [voice] . 1 unc 4 chuckled 4 chuckled 8 as 8 as 9 they 9 they 10 had 10 had 12 the 12 the 13 idea 13 idea 14 of 14 of 18 's 18 's 25 . 19 saying 20 he 20 he 21 had 21 had 22 a 22 a 25 . but [unc] ' [billy] has a shrewd little head on his shoulders . 1 but 3 ' 3 ' 13 . 5 has 7 shrewd 6 a 7 shrewd 7 shrewd 8 little 7 shrewd 12 shoulders 7 shrewd 13 . 9 head 12 shoulders 10 on 12 shoulders 11 his 12 shoulders after a few minutes he stopped laughing . 1 after 2 a 2 a 3 few 3 few 4 minutes 4 minutes 5 he 5 he 6 stopped 6 stopped 7 laughing 7 laughing 8 . " [we-uns] [done] think of [brer] [toad] as ugly-lookin ' fo ' so long that we-uns may have overlooked something . 1 " 4 think 1 " 21 . 4 think 5 of 8 as 9 ugly-lookin 9 ugly-lookin 10 ' 9 ugly-lookin 16 we-uns 10 ' 11 fo 11 fo 12 ' 13 so 14 long 13 so 15 that 15 that 16 we-uns 16 we-uns 17 may 16 we-uns 21 . 17 may 18 have 18 have 19 overlooked 18 have 20 something ah [don] ' reckon [brer] [toad] can sing , [but] [ah] ' lows that perhaps he thinks he can . 1 ah 3 ' 3 ' 12 ' 4 reckon 7 can 7 can 8 sing 8 sing 9 , 9 , 12 ' 12 ' 13 lows 13 lows 14 that 14 that 15 perhaps 15 perhaps 16 he 16 he 17 thinks 17 thinks 18 he 18 he 19 can 19 can 20 . what [do] [you-alls] say to we-uns going down to the [smiling] [pool] and finding [out] what he really is up to ? " 1 what 4 say 1 what 22 ? 4 say 5 to 5 to 6 we-uns 7 going 8 down 8 down 9 to 9 to 10 the 10 the 13 and 13 and 14 finding 14 finding 16 what 16 what 21 to 17 he 19 is 17 he 20 up 18 really 19 is 20 up 21 to 21 to 22 ? 22 ? 23 " " the very thing ! " cried [peter] , kicking up his heels . 1 " 2 the 2 the 4 thing 3 very 4 thing 4 thing 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 cried 7 cried 9 , 9 , 10 kicking 10 kicking 11 up 11 up 12 his 12 his 13 heels 13 heels 14 . you know [peter] is always ready to go anywhere or do anything that will satisfy his curiosity . 1 you 2 know 1 you 18 . 4 is 5 always 4 is 6 ready 6 ready 7 to 7 to 8 go 8 go 9 anywhere 9 anywhere 10 or 10 or 12 anything 11 do 12 anything 12 anything 13 that 13 that 14 will 14 will 15 satisfy 15 satisfy 16 his 16 his 17 curiosity 17 curiosity 18 . [iii] [the] [hunt] [for] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] you see he cannot make long jumps like his cousin , [grandfather] [frog] , but only [little] short hops . 1 you 2 see 2 see 4 cannot 3 he 4 cannot 4 cannot 5 make 4 cannot 19 hops 4 cannot 20 . 5 make 7 jumps 6 long 7 jumps 7 jumps 8 like 8 like 10 cousin 9 his 10 cousin 10 cousin 11 , 11 , 14 , 14 , 15 but 15 but 16 only 18 short 19 hops so [peter] and [jimmy] and [unc] ['] [billy] [took] [their] [time] [about] [following] him . 1 so 3 and 3 and 5 and 5 and 14 him 14 him 15 . they stopped to hunt for fat beetles for [jimmy] [skunk] , and at every little patch of [sweet] clover for [peter] [rabbit] to help himself . 1 they 2 stopped 2 stopped 4 hunt 3 to 4 hunt 4 hunt 5 for 5 for 6 fat 6 fat 7 beetles 7 beetles 8 for 8 for 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 19 clover 12 and 26 . 13 at 14 every 14 every 15 little 15 little 16 patch 16 patch 17 of 17 of 19 clover 20 for 23 to 23 to 24 help 23 to 26 . 24 help 25 himself he didn't find the nest for the very good reason that [carol] [hadn't] built [one] [yet] . 1 he 5 nest 2 didn't 3 find 3 find 4 the 4 the 5 nest 5 nest 17 . 6 for 7 the 7 the 14 built 7 the 17 . 8 very 9 good 9 good 10 reason 10 reason 11 that 11 that 14 built peter was secretly glad . 1 peter 4 glad 1 peter 5 . 2 was 3 secretly 3 secretly 4 glad you know he doesn't eat eggs , and he is always sorry for his feathered friends when their eggs are stolen . 1 you 2 know 1 you 3 he 3 he 4 doesn't 3 he 9 he 4 doesn't 5 eat 5 eat 6 eggs 6 eggs 7 , 7 , 8 and 9 he 10 is 10 is 12 sorry 10 is 20 are 11 always 12 sorry 12 sorry 13 for 14 his 15 feathered 14 his 17 when 15 feathered 16 friends 17 when 18 their 17 when 20 are 19 eggs 20 are 20 are 21 stolen 21 stolen 22 . when at last they started on again , [old] [mr] [toad] was out of sight . 1 when 3 last 1 when 8 , 2 at 3 last 4 they 5 started 5 started 6 on 6 on 7 again 7 again 8 , 8 , 12 was 12 was 13 out 13 out 14 of 14 of 15 sight 15 sight 16 . you see all the time he had kept right on going , hop , hop , hipperty-hop . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 all 2 see 6 he 3 all 4 the 4 the 5 time 6 he 7 had 7 had 8 kept 8 kept 11 going 8 kept 18 . 9 right 10 on 10 on 11 going 11 going 12 , 11 going 13 hop 13 hop 14 , 14 , 15 hop 15 hop 17 hipperty-hop 16 , 17 hipperty-hop " never mind , " said [peter] , " we can catch up with him easy enough , he 's such a [slow-poke] . " 1 " 3 mind 2 never 3 mind 3 mind 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 we 10 we 11 can 11 can 12 catch 12 catch 13 up 13 up 14 with 14 with 15 him 15 him 17 enough 15 him 19 he 16 easy 17 enough 17 enough 18 , 19 he 20 's 20 's 22 a 20 's 25 " 21 such 22 a 24 . 25 " so it was with [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 so 2 it 1 so 8 . 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 with " do you suppose he hid somewhere , and we passed him ? " asked [peter] . 1 " 2 do 1 " 5 he 2 do 3 you 3 you 4 suppose 5 he 6 hid 6 hid 7 somewhere 7 somewhere 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 we 10 we 12 him 10 we 13 ? 11 passed 12 him 13 ? 15 asked 14 " 15 asked 15 asked 17 . unc ['] [billy] shook his head . 1 unc 4 shook 4 shook 5 his 4 shook 6 head 6 head 7 . " ah don ' reckon so , " said he . 1 " 2 ah 2 ah 4 ' 3 don 4 ' 4 ' 5 reckon 5 reckon 6 so 6 so 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 10 he 10 he 11 . " [we-uns] [done] [been] foolin ' away our time , an ' [brer] [toad] [done] [stole] a march on us . 1 " 5 foolin 5 foolin 6 ' 6 ' 7 away 6 ' 12 ' 7 away 9 time 8 our 9 time 10 , 11 an 11 an 12 ' 12 ' 17 a 17 a 18 march 18 march 19 on 19 on 20 us 20 us 21 . ah reckons we-uns will find him sittin ' on the bank here somewhere . " 1 ah 2 reckons 1 ah 3 we-uns 3 we-uns 5 find 4 will 5 find 5 find 6 him 6 him 7 sittin 7 sittin 8 ' 7 sittin 12 here 7 sittin 14 . 9 on 10 the 9 on 11 bank 10 the 11 bank 11 bank 12 here 12 here 13 somewhere 14 . 15 " so [right] [away] the three separated to look for [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 so 4 the 1 so 6 separated 4 the 5 three 6 separated 7 to 7 to 8 look 8 look 9 for 8 look 13 . all [along] the bank of the [smiling] [pool] [they] [looked] . 1 all 3 the 3 the 4 bank 4 bank 5 of 5 of 6 the 6 the 11 . they peeped under old leaves and sticks . 1 they 2 peeped 2 peeped 3 under 3 under 4 old 4 old 5 leaves 5 leaves 6 and 6 and 7 sticks 7 sticks 8 . they looked in every place where [old] [mr] [toad] might have hidden , but not a trace of him did they find . 1 they 2 looked 2 looked 3 in 3 in 4 every 3 in 5 place 3 in 11 have 5 place 6 where 10 might 11 have 11 have 17 trace 12 hidden 17 trace 13 , 14 but 14 but 15 not 15 not 16 a 16 a 17 trace 17 trace 18 of 17 trace 19 him 19 him 20 did 20 did 22 find 21 they 22 find 22 find 23 . " [tra-la-la-lee] ! 1 " 3 ! oka-chee ! 1 oka-chee 2 ! oka-chee ! 1 oka-chee 2 ! happy [am] [i] as [i] can be ! " 1 happy 4 as 4 as 6 can 6 can 7 be 7 be 8 ! 8 ! 9 " sang [mr] [redwing] , as he swayed [to] and fro among the bulrushes . 1 sang 4 , 4 , 5 as 5 as 6 he 6 he 13 bulrushes 7 swayed 9 and 9 and 10 fro 9 and 13 bulrushes 10 fro 11 among 11 among 12 the 13 bulrushes 14 . " [say] , [mr] [redwing] , have you [seen] [old] [mr] [toad] ? " called [peter] [rabbit] . 1 " 3 , 1 " 18 . 6 , 7 have 7 have 8 you 8 you 13 ? 13 ? 14 " 13 ? 18 . 14 " 15 called " no , " replied [mr] [redwing] . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 2 no 8 . 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 replied " is that whom you fellows are looking for ? 1 " 7 are 2 is 3 that 2 is 4 whom 4 whom 5 you 4 whom 7 are 6 fellows 7 are 7 are 8 looking 8 looking 9 for 9 for 10 ? i wondered if you had lost something . 1 i 2 wondered 1 i 4 you 2 wondered 3 if 4 you 6 lost 5 had 6 lost 6 lost 7 something 7 something 8 . what do you want with [old] [mr] [toad] ? " 1 what 4 want 2 do 4 want 3 you 4 want 4 want 10 " 5 with 9 ? 9 ? 10 " peter [explained] [how] [they] [had] followed [old] [mr] [toad] [just] to see what he really was up to . 1 peter 6 followed 6 followed 11 to 11 to 12 see 12 see 13 what 13 what 14 he 14 he 15 really 15 really 16 was 16 was 17 up 16 was 18 to 18 to 19 . it looks to us as if the spring has made [old] [mr] [toad] [crazy] . " 1 it 2 looks 1 it 15 . 2 looks 4 us 2 looks 5 as 2 looks 9 has 3 to 4 us 6 if 7 the 7 the 8 spring 8 spring 9 has 9 has 10 made 15 . 16 " " oh , that 's it , is it ? " replied [mr] [redwing] , his bright eyes twinkling . 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 , 2 oh 20 . 3 , 4 that 4 that 5 's 5 's 6 it 6 it 7 , 7 , 8 is 8 is 9 it 8 is 10 ? 10 ? 12 replied 11 " 12 replied 15 , 16 his 16 his 18 eyes 16 his 19 twinkling 17 bright 18 eyes 19 twinkling 20 . " some people don't know as much as they might . 1 " 2 some 2 some 3 people 3 people 4 don't 3 people 9 they 4 don't 5 know 4 don't 7 much 5 know 6 as 6 as 7 much 8 as 9 they 9 they 10 might 10 might 11 . then once more [mr] [redwing] began to sing . 1 then 8 sing 1 then 9 . 2 once 3 more 2 once 6 began 6 began 7 to 7 to 8 sing [iv] [peter] [rabbit] [finds] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] it isn't often that [peter] [rabbit] is truly envious , but sometimes in the [joyousness] of spring he is . 1 it 2 isn't 1 it 20 . 2 isn't 3 often 3 often 4 that 3 often 9 envious 4 that 7 is 7 is 8 truly 9 envious 10 , 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 sometimes 12 sometimes 13 in 13 in 14 the 13 in 18 he 14 the 16 of 16 of 17 spring 19 is 20 . he envies the birds because they can pour out in beautiful song the joy that is in them . 1 he 2 envies 2 envies 4 birds 2 envies 18 them 3 the 4 birds 4 birds 6 they 5 because 6 they 6 they 7 can 8 pour 9 out 9 out 10 in 10 in 11 beautiful 11 beautiful 14 joy 12 song 13 the 13 the 14 joy 14 joy 15 that 15 that 16 is 16 is 17 in 17 in 18 them 18 them 19 . the only way he can express his feelings is by kicking his long heels , jumping about , and such foolish things . 1 the 2 only 2 only 3 way 3 way 5 can 4 he 5 can 5 can 6 express 6 express 8 feelings 7 his 8 feelings 8 feelings 9 is 8 feelings 10 by 10 by 11 kicking 11 kicking 12 his 11 kicking 15 , 12 his 13 long 13 long 14 heels 15 , 16 jumping 15 , 18 , 16 jumping 17 about 18 , 19 and 19 and 20 such 20 such 21 foolish 21 foolish 22 things 22 things 23 . so there [are] [times] when [peter] [wishes] he could sing . 1 so 2 there 1 so 5 when 5 when 8 he 8 he 9 could 9 could 10 sing 10 sing 11 . he was wishing this very thing [now] , as he sat on the bank of the [smiling] [pool] , listening to the great [spring] chorus . 1 he 2 was 1 he 3 wishing 2 was 3 wishing 3 wishing 4 this 4 this 5 very 5 very 6 thing 6 thing 8 , 8 , 14 bank 9 as 10 he 10 he 11 sat 11 sat 12 on 12 on 13 the 13 the 14 bank 14 bank 15 of 15 of 16 the 16 the 19 , 19 , 26 . 20 listening 21 to 21 to 22 the 22 the 23 great 23 great 25 chorus 25 chorus 26 . " [tra-la-la-lee] ! 1 " 3 ! oka-chee ! 1 oka-chee 2 ! oka-chee ! 1 oka-chee 2 ! there 's joy in the spring for you and for me . " 1 there 2 's 1 there 3 joy 3 joy 4 in 3 joy 6 spring 3 joy 9 and 4 in 5 the 7 for 8 you 7 for 9 and 9 and 10 for 10 for 11 me 11 me 12 . 12 . 13 " sang [redwing] the [blackbird] from the bulrushes . 1 sang 3 the 3 the 7 bulrushes 5 from 6 the 6 the 7 bulrushes 7 bulrushes 8 . even [sammy] [jay] [was] adding a beautiful , [bell-like] [note] instead of his usual [harsh] scream . 1 even 5 adding 5 adding 6 a 6 a 7 beautiful 7 beautiful 8 , 8 , 11 instead 11 instead 12 of 12 of 13 his 13 his 14 usual 14 usual 16 scream 16 scream 17 . peter knew who those singers were , although look as he would he could see none of them . 1 peter 2 knew 2 knew 3 who 3 who 6 were 3 who 7 , 4 those 5 singers 5 singers 6 were 7 , 8 although 8 although 10 as 9 look 10 as 10 as 11 he 11 he 12 would 12 would 13 he 13 he 14 could 14 could 15 see 15 see 16 none 16 none 17 of 16 none 18 them 16 none 19 . 17 of 18 them they were hylas , the tiny cousins of [stickytoes] the [tree] [toad] . 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 hylas 3 hylas 4 , 4 , 5 the 5 the 6 tiny 6 tiny 7 cousins 7 cousins 8 of 8 of 10 the 10 the 13 . listening to all these joyous voices , [peter] forgot for a time [what] [had] [brought] [him] to the [smiling] [pool] [.] 1 listening 2 to 1 listening 3 all 1 listening 5 joyous 3 all 4 these 5 joyous 6 voices 6 voices 7 , 7 , 9 forgot 9 forgot 10 for 10 for 11 a 11 a 12 time 12 time 17 to 17 to 18 the but [jimmy] [skunk] and [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] didn't forget . 1 but 4 and 1 but 9 didn't 9 didn't 10 forget 10 forget 11 . they were still hunting for [old] [mr] [toad] [.] 1 they 2 were 1 they 5 for 2 were 3 still 3 still 4 hunting peter came to himself with a start . 1 peter 2 came 1 peter 7 start 1 peter 8 . 2 came 3 to 3 to 4 himself 5 with 7 start 6 a 7 start " no , " said he . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 6 he 7 . " [i] was [just] listening and wishing that [i] could sing , too . 1 " 3 was 3 was 5 listening 5 listening 6 and 6 and 7 wishing 7 wishing 8 that 8 that 14 . 10 could 11 sing 11 sing 12 , 12 , 13 too 13 too 14 . don't you ever wish you could sing , [jimmy] ? " 1 don't 2 you 1 don't 3 ever 3 ever 4 wish 4 wish 5 you 4 wish 6 could 6 could 7 sing 7 sing 8 , 8 , 10 ? 10 ? 11 " " no , " replied [jimmy] . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 2 no 7 . 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 replied " [i] never [waste] [time] [wishing] [i] could do things it was never meant [i] should do . 1 " 3 never 1 " 18 . 8 could 9 do 9 do 10 things 9 do 17 do 10 things 11 it 11 it 12 was 12 was 13 never 13 never 14 meant 16 should 17 do 17 do 18 . it 's funny where [old] [mr] [toad] is . 1 it 2 's 1 it 9 . 2 's 3 funny 4 where 8 is 8 is 9 . he said that he was coming down here to sing , and [redwing] the [blackbird] seemed to be expecting him . 1 he 2 said 2 said 3 that 3 that 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 coming 6 coming 7 down 7 down 8 here 8 here 9 to 9 to 10 sing 10 sing 19 expecting 11 , 12 and 11 , 16 seemed 12 and 14 the 16 seemed 17 to 17 to 18 be 18 be 19 expecting 19 expecting 20 him 20 him 21 . i 've looked everywhere [i] [can] [think] [of] [without] [finding] him , but [i] don't believe in giving up without another try . 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 looked 2 've 11 him 3 looked 4 everywhere 11 him 20 without 11 him 23 . 12 , 20 without 13 but 20 without 15 don't 16 believe 16 believe 17 in 17 in 18 giving 18 giving 19 up 19 up 20 without 20 without 21 another 20 without 22 try stop your dreaming and come help us hunt . " 1 stop 3 dreaming 2 your 3 dreaming 3 dreaming 4 and 4 and 5 come 5 come 6 help 6 help 7 us 6 help 8 hunt 8 hunt 9 . 9 . 10 " so [peter] [stopped] [his] dreaming and joined in the search . 1 so 5 dreaming 5 dreaming 6 and 6 and 7 joined 7 joined 8 in 8 in 9 the 9 the 10 search 10 search 11 . now there was one place where neither [peter] [nor] [jimmy] [nor] [unc] ['] [billy] [had] [thought] [of] [looking] [.] 1 now 2 there 2 there 3 was 3 was 4 one 4 one 5 place 5 place 6 where 6 where 7 neither that was in the [smiling] [pool] itself . 1 that 2 was 2 was 3 in 3 in 4 the 4 the 7 itself 7 itself 8 . they just took it for granted that [old] [mr] [toad] was somewhere on the bank . 1 they 2 just 2 just 3 took 3 took 4 it 3 took 5 for 5 for 6 granted 6 granted 7 that 7 that 11 was 11 was 12 somewhere 12 somewhere 13 on 13 on 14 the 14 the 15 bank 15 bank 16 . suddenly he jumped right up in the air with surprise . 1 suddenly 2 he 2 he 3 jumped 3 jumped 4 right 4 right 5 up 5 up 6 in 6 in 7 the 7 the 8 air 8 air 9 with 9 with 10 surprise 10 surprise 11 . there was a familiar-looking head sticking out of the water . 1 there 2 was 1 there 3 a 1 there 5 head 3 a 4 familiar-looking 5 head 10 water 6 sticking 10 water 7 out 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 water 10 water 11 . peter had found [old] [mr] [toad] [!] 1 peter 2 had 2 had 3 found [v] [old] [mr] [.] [toad's] [music] [bag] never think that you have learned [all] there is to know [.] 1 never 2 think 2 think 3 that 3 that 4 you 4 you 5 have 5 have 6 learned 6 learned 11 know 8 there 9 is 9 is 10 to 10 to 11 know that 's the surest way of [all] [ignorance] to show . 1 that 2 's 2 's 10 show 3 the 4 surest 3 the 6 of 4 surest 5 way 6 of 9 to 9 to 10 show 10 show 11 . " [i] 've [found] [old] [mr] [toad] ! " cried [peter] [rabbit] , hurrying [after] [jimmy] [skunk] . 1 " 3 've 1 " 9 " 8 ! 9 " 9 " 10 cried 10 cried 13 , 13 , 14 hurrying 14 hurrying 18 . " where ? " demanded [jimmy] . 1 " 2 where 2 where 3 ? 3 ? 4 " 4 " 5 demanded 5 demanded 7 . " [in] the water , " declared [peter] . 1 " 3 the 1 " 6 " 3 the 4 water 4 water 5 , 6 " 7 declared 7 declared 9 . " he 's sitting right over there where the water is shallow , and he didn't notice me at all . 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 's 3 's 4 sitting 4 sitting 5 right 4 sitting 8 where 5 right 6 over 6 over 7 there 8 where 10 water 8 where 11 is 9 the 10 water 11 is 12 shallow 12 shallow 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 he 15 he 16 didn't 16 didn't 17 notice 17 notice 18 me 18 me 20 all 18 me 21 . 19 at 20 all sure enough , there sat [old] [mr] [toad] with [just] his head out of water . 1 sure 2 enough 2 enough 3 , 3 , 4 there 4 there 5 sat 5 sat 9 with 9 with 11 his 11 his 12 head 12 head 13 out 13 out 14 of 14 of 15 water 15 water 16 . and while they were watching him , something very strange happened . 1 and 2 while 2 while 3 they 3 they 4 were 4 were 5 watching 5 watching 6 him 6 him 7 , 7 , 11 happened 8 something 9 very 8 something 11 happened 9 very 10 strange 11 happened 12 . " [what] what 's the matter with him ? " whispered [peter] , his big eyes looking as if [they] [might] pop out of his head . 1 " 19 if 1 " 27 . 3 what 4 's 3 what 13 , 4 's 5 the 5 the 6 matter 6 matter 7 with 7 with 8 him 8 him 9 ? 9 ? 10 " 10 " 11 whispered 13 , 14 his 14 his 15 big 15 big 16 eyes 16 eyes 17 looking 17 looking 18 as 18 as 19 if 22 pop 23 out 23 out 24 of 24 of 25 his 25 his 26 head 26 head 27 . " if he don't watch out , he 'll blow up and bust ! " exclaimed [jimmy] . 1 " 3 he 2 if 3 he 3 he 4 don't 3 he 8 he 4 don't 5 watch 5 watch 6 out 6 out 7 , 8 he 9 'll 8 he 18 . 9 'll 10 blow 10 blow 11 up 11 up 12 and 12 and 13 bust 13 bust 14 ! 14 ! 15 " 15 " 16 exclaimed [[] [illustration] [:] ["] [if] [he] [don't] [watch] [out] [,] [he] ['ll] [blow] [up] [and] [bust] [!] ["] [exclaimed] [jimmy] [.] []] " listen ! " whispered [unc] ' [billy] [possum] . 1 " 2 listen 1 " 10 . 2 listen 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 whispered 7 ' 10 . " do mah ol ' ears hear right ? 1 " 2 do 2 do 7 hear 2 do 9 ? 3 mah 4 ol 3 mah 7 hear 4 ol 5 ' 6 ears 7 hear 7 hear 8 right ' [pears] to me that that [song] is [coming] right [from] [where] [brer] [toad] [is] [sitting] . " 1 ' 3 to 3 to 4 me 3 to 17 . 4 me 5 that 5 that 6 that 6 that 8 is 8 is 10 right 17 . 18 " it certainly did appear so , and of all the songs that glad spring day there was none sweeter . 1 it 2 certainly 2 certainly 3 did 3 did 8 of 4 appear 5 so 5 so 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 of 8 of 9 all 9 all 10 the 10 the 11 songs 11 songs 19 sweeter 12 that 13 glad 12 that 15 day 13 glad 14 spring 15 day 16 there 16 there 17 was 17 was 19 sweeter 18 none 19 sweeter 19 sweeter 20 . indeed there were few as sweet . 1 indeed 4 few 2 there 3 were 2 there 4 few 3 were 4 few 4 few 5 as 5 as 6 sweet 6 sweet 7 . the only trouble was the song was so very short . 1 the 3 trouble 2 only 3 trouble 3 trouble 4 was 3 trouble 6 song 5 the 6 song 6 song 7 was 6 song 10 short 6 song 11 . 8 so 10 short 9 very 10 short it lasted only for two or three seconds . 1 it 2 lasted 2 lasted 3 only 2 lasted 4 for 2 lasted 8 seconds 4 for 5 two 5 two 6 or 6 or 7 three 8 seconds 9 . and when it ended , [old] [mr] [toad] looked [quite] his natural self again ; just as commonplace , almost ugly , as ever . 1 and 2 when 1 and 25 . 2 when 3 it 3 it 4 ended 4 ended 5 , 5 , 9 looked 9 looked 11 his 11 his 13 self 12 natural 13 self 14 again 15 ; 15 ; 17 as 16 just 17 as 17 as 18 commonplace 18 commonplace 19 , 19 , 20 almost 19 , 21 ugly 21 ugly 22 , 22 , 23 as 23 as 24 ever 24 ever 25 . peter looked at [jimmy] [skunk] , [jimmy] looked at [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] , and [unc] ['] [billy] looked at [peter] . 1 peter 2 looked 1 peter 22 . 2 looked 3 at 3 at 6 , 6 , 15 and 8 looked 9 at 9 at 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 19 looked 19 looked 20 at and no one had a word to say . 1 and 2 no 1 and 9 . 2 no 3 one 3 one 8 say 4 had 8 say 5 a 6 word 6 word 8 say 7 to 8 say then all [three] looked [back] at [old] [mr] [toad] [.] 1 then 2 all 2 all 4 looked 4 looked 6 at it was very hard to believe , [but] [peter] and [jimmy] and [unc] ['] [billy] [both] saw and heard , and that was enough . 1 it 2 was 1 it 7 , 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 hard 4 hard 5 to 5 to 6 believe 7 , 10 and 10 and 21 and 12 and 17 saw 17 saw 19 heard 18 and 19 heard 19 heard 20 , 20 , 21 and 21 and 22 that 22 that 23 was 23 was 24 enough 24 enough 25 . their respect for [old] [mr] [toad] [grew] [tremendously] as they listened . 1 their 2 respect 1 their 10 they 2 respect 3 for 9 as 10 they 10 they 11 listened 11 listened 12 . " how does he do it ? " whispered [peter] . 1 " 2 how 2 how 3 does 2 how 7 ? 3 does 4 he 4 he 6 it 5 do 6 it 7 ? 8 " 7 ? 11 . 8 " 9 whispered " [with] that bag under his chin , of course , " replied [jimmy] [skunk] . 1 " 3 that 1 " 16 . 3 that 4 bag 4 bag 7 chin 5 under 6 his 6 his 7 chin 8 , 10 course 8 , 16 . 9 of 10 course 10 course 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 replied " don't you see it 's only when that is swelled out that he sings ? 1 " 2 don't 2 don't 3 you 3 you 4 see 3 you 16 ? 4 see 5 it 5 it 7 only 6 's 7 only 7 only 8 when 8 when 9 that 9 that 10 is 10 is 11 swelled 11 swelled 12 out 11 swelled 14 he 13 that 14 he 14 he 15 sings it 's a regular music bag . 1 it 2 's 2 's 3 a 3 a 4 regular 4 regular 5 music 4 regular 6 bag 6 bag 7 . and [i] didn't know he had any [such] bag there at all . " 1 and 3 didn't 1 and 14 " 3 didn't 4 know 4 know 5 he 5 he 6 had 6 had 7 any 7 any 9 bag 10 there 11 at 11 at 12 all 12 all 13 . 13 . 14 " [vi] [peter] [discovers] [something] [more] there are [stranger] things in the world to-day [than] [ever] you [dreamed] [could] [be] . 1 there 2 are 1 there 15 . 2 are 4 things 5 in 6 the 5 in 8 to-day 6 the 7 world 8 to-day 11 you 11 you 15 . there 's beauty in some of the commonest [things] [if] only you've eyes to see . 1 there 2 's 1 there 4 in 3 beauty 4 in 4 in 5 some 5 some 6 of 6 of 7 the 7 the 8 commonest 8 commonest 15 see 11 only 12 you've 12 you've 13 eyes 12 you've 14 to 14 to 15 see 15 see 16 . also he had thought [old] [mr] [toad] [almost] [ugly-looking] , and he knew that most of his neighbors [thought] the [same] way . 1 also 3 had 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 thought 4 thought 10 , 10 , 11 and 10 , 23 . 11 and 12 he 12 he 13 knew 13 knew 14 that 14 that 15 most 15 most 16 of 16 of 17 his 17 his 18 neighbors 20 the 22 way 20 the 23 . this was especially so with [peter] . 1 this 2 was 1 this 7 . 2 was 4 so 3 especially 4 so 4 so 5 with " what was the use of wasting my breath ? " demanded [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 " 2 what 1 " 10 ? 2 what 3 was 3 was 4 the 4 the 5 use 5 use 6 of 6 of 7 wasting 7 wasting 9 breath 8 my 9 breath 10 ? 11 " 11 " 12 demanded 12 demanded 16 . " you wouldn't have believed me if [i] had . 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 wouldn't 3 wouldn't 5 believed 3 wouldn't 7 if 4 have 5 believed 5 believed 6 me 7 if 9 had 9 had 10 . you didn't believe me when [i] did tell you . " 1 you 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 believe 2 didn't 7 did 3 believe 4 me 5 when 7 did 7 did 8 tell 8 tell 9 you 9 you 10 . 10 . 11 " peter knew that this was true , and he couldn't find any answer ready . 1 peter 3 that 1 peter 10 couldn't 2 knew 3 that 4 this 6 true 5 was 6 true 6 true 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 he 8 and 10 couldn't 10 couldn't 11 find 10 couldn't 12 any 12 any 13 answer 13 answer 14 ready 14 ready 15 . at last he ventured another question . 1 at 2 last 1 at 7 . 2 last 4 ventured 3 he 4 ventured 4 ventured 6 question 5 another 6 question " why haven't [i] [ever] [heard] you sing before ? " 1 " 2 why 1 " 7 you 2 why 3 haven't 7 you 8 sing 8 sing 11 " 9 before 10 ? 10 ? 11 " " you have , " replied [old] [mr] [toad] tartly . 1 " 2 you 1 " 11 . 2 you 3 have 2 you 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 replied 10 tartly 11 . " [i] sang right in this very place last spring , and the spring before , and the spring before that . 1 " 3 sang 1 " 22 . 4 right 5 in 5 in 6 this 6 this 7 very 7 very 8 place 8 place 9 last 9 last 10 spring 10 spring 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 15 before 13 the 14 spring 13 the 15 before 15 before 20 before 16 , 17 and 17 and 20 before 18 the 19 spring 19 spring 20 before 20 before 21 that 21 that 22 . you ['ve] [sat] on that very bank lots [of] [times] while [i] was singing . 1 you 4 on 4 on 7 bank 5 that 7 bank 6 very 7 bank 7 bank 8 lots 8 lots 15 . 11 while 13 was 13 was 14 singing 14 singing 15 . the trouble with you , [peter] , is that you don't use your eyes or your ears . " 1 the 2 trouble 2 trouble 3 with 3 with 4 you 4 you 5 , 5 , 7 , 7 , 8 is 8 is 9 that 9 that 10 you 9 that 11 don't 9 that 15 or 11 don't 12 use 12 use 14 eyes 13 your 14 eyes 15 or 16 your 16 your 17 ears 17 ears 18 . 18 . 19 " peter looked more foolish than ever [.] 1 peter 2 looked 1 peter 6 ever 3 more 4 foolish 4 foolish 5 than 5 than 6 ever but he ventured another question . 1 but 2 he 1 but 6 . 2 he 3 ventured 3 ventured 5 question 4 another 5 question it wouldn't be [peter] to [let] a chance for questions go by . 1 it 3 be 1 it 5 to 2 wouldn't 3 be 5 to 7 a 7 a 8 chance 8 chance 9 for 9 for 10 questions 10 questions 11 go 11 go 12 by 12 by 13 . " have [i] [ever] [heard] you singing up on the meadows or in the [old] [orchard] ? " 1 " 2 have 2 have 6 you 6 you 7 singing 6 you 17 ? 7 singing 14 the 8 up 9 on 9 on 10 the 10 the 11 meadows 11 meadows 12 or 12 or 13 in 13 in 14 the 17 ? 18 " " no , " replied [old] [mr] [toad] , " [i] only sing in the springtime . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 2 no 13 sing 3 , 4 " 4 " 9 , 5 replied 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 12 only 13 sing 14 in 14 in 15 the 15 the 16 springtime 16 springtime 17 . that 's the time for singing . 1 that 2 's 1 that 6 singing 2 's 3 the 3 the 4 time 4 time 5 for 6 singing 7 . i just have to sing then . 1 i 2 just 2 just 3 have 3 have 4 to 4 to 5 sing 5 sing 6 then 6 then 7 . in the summer it is too hot , and in the winter [i] [sleep] . 1 in 2 the 2 the 3 summer 3 summer 4 it 4 it 5 is 5 is 6 too 6 too 7 hot 7 hot 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 in 10 in 11 the 11 the 12 winter 12 winter 15 . i always return to my old home to sing . 1 i 2 always 2 always 7 home 3 return 4 to 3 return 5 my 3 return 7 home 6 old 7 home 7 home 9 sing 8 to 9 sing 9 sing 10 . you know [i] was [born] [here] . 1 you 2 know 1 you 7 . 2 know 4 was all my family [gathers] [here] in the spring to sing , so of course [i] come too . " 1 all 2 my 2 my 3 family 3 family 6 in 6 in 8 spring 7 the 8 spring 8 spring 9 to 9 to 10 sing 10 sing 11 , 10 sing 19 " 11 , 12 so 12 so 14 course 13 of 14 course 16 come 17 too 17 too 18 . 18 . 19 " old [mr] [toad] filled out his queer music bag under his chin and began to sing again . 1 old 8 music 4 filled 5 out 5 out 6 his 6 his 7 queer 7 queer 8 music 8 music 9 bag 9 bag 10 under 9 bag 13 and 10 under 11 his 11 his 12 chin 13 and 14 began 14 began 15 to 15 to 16 sing 16 sing 17 again 17 again 18 . peter watched him . 1 peter 2 watched 2 watched 3 him 3 him 4 . now it just happened that [old] [mr] [toad] was facing him , and [so] [peter] looked down [straight] into his eyes . 1 now 2 it 2 it 3 just 3 just 4 happened 4 happened 5 that 5 that 9 was 9 was 10 facing 10 facing 11 him 11 him 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 16 looked 16 looked 17 down 16 looked 19 into 19 into 20 his 20 his 21 eyes 21 eyes 22 . " oh ! " he exclaimed , " what beautiful eyes you have , [mr] [toad] ! " 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 he 5 he 6 exclaimed 6 exclaimed 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 what 9 what 11 eyes 9 what 12 you 10 beautiful 11 eyes 12 you 13 have 12 you 14 , 14 , 17 ! 17 ! 18 " " so [i] 've been told before , " replied [old] [mr] [toad] [.] 1 " 2 so 1 " 9 " 4 've 5 been 5 been 6 told 6 told 7 before 7 before 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 replied " my family always has had beautiful eyes . 1 " 2 my 2 my 3 family 3 family 4 always 4 always 5 has 5 has 6 had 6 had 7 beautiful 7 beautiful 8 eyes 8 eyes 9 . there is an old [saying] [that] [every] [toad] [has] jewels in his head , but of course he hasn't , [not] real jewels . 1 there 2 is 1 there 3 an 3 an 4 old 4 old 10 jewels 10 jewels 11 in 11 in 12 his 12 his 13 head 13 head 14 , 14 , 17 course 15 but 16 of 16 of 17 course 17 course 18 he 18 he 19 hasn't 19 hasn't 20 , 20 , 24 . 22 real 23 jewels 23 jewels 24 . it is just the beautiful eyes . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 just 3 just 4 the 4 the 5 beautiful 4 the 7 . 5 beautiful 6 eyes excuse me , [peter] , but [i] 'm needed in that chorus . " 1 excuse 2 me 2 me 3 , 3 , 14 " 5 , 6 but 5 , 9 needed 6 but 8 'm 9 needed 10 in 10 in 11 that 11 that 12 chorus 12 chorus 13 . 13 . 14 " old [mr] [toad] [once] [more] swelled out his throat and began to sing . 1 old 6 swelled 6 swelled 7 out 7 out 8 his 8 his 9 throat 9 throat 10 and 10 and 11 began 11 began 12 to 12 to 13 sing 13 sing 14 . peter watched him a while longer , then hopped away to the dear [old] [briarpatch] , and he was very thoughtful . 1 peter 2 watched 2 watched 3 him 3 him 6 longer 4 a 5 while 5 while 6 longer 6 longer 7 , 7 , 16 , 8 then 9 hopped 9 hopped 10 away 10 away 11 to 11 to 12 the 12 the 13 dear 13 dear 16 , 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 he 18 he 19 was 19 was 20 very 20 very 21 thoughtful 21 thoughtful 22 . don't you think so ? 1 don't 2 you 2 you 3 think 3 think 4 so 4 so 5 ? [vii] [a] [shadow] [passes] [over] [the] [smiling] [pool] he says that that is the reason that he lives to a good old age , does [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 he 2 says 1 he 21 . 2 says 3 that 3 that 4 that 4 that 5 is 5 is 6 the 5 is 16 , 6 the 7 reason 7 reason 8 that 8 that 9 he 9 he 10 lives 10 lives 11 to 10 lives 12 a 12 a 13 good 12 a 15 age 13 good 14 old 14 old 15 age 16 , 17 does it is the same way with danger and trouble . 1 it 2 is 1 it 4 same 3 the 4 same 4 same 6 with 5 way 6 with 6 with 8 and 7 danger 8 and 8 and 9 trouble 9 trouble 10 . so [old] [mr] [toad] [very] wisely [watches] [out] [when] there seems to be the least need of it , and he finds it always pays . 1 so 6 wisely 6 wisely 22 finds 10 there 11 seems 11 seems 12 to 12 to 13 be 13 be 19 , 14 the 15 least 14 the 17 of 15 least 16 need 17 of 18 it 18 it 19 , 19 , 20 and 20 and 21 he 20 and 22 finds 22 finds 23 it 22 finds 26 . 23 it 24 always 24 always 25 pays it was a beautiful spring evening . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 beautiful 4 beautiful 5 spring 5 spring 6 evening 6 evening 7 . but [over] the [green] [meadows] and the [smiling] [pool] the shadows had drawn a curtain of soft dusk which in the [green] [forest] became [black] . 1 but 3 the 3 the 6 and 3 the 16 of 6 and 7 the 6 and 15 curtain 10 the 11 shadows 11 shadows 12 had 12 had 13 drawn 13 drawn 14 a 14 a 15 curtain 16 of 17 soft 17 soft 18 dusk 18 dusk 19 which 19 which 20 in 19 which 21 the 19 which 24 became 19 which 26 . the little stars looked down from the sky and twinkled [just] to see their reflections twinkle back at them from the [smiling] [pool] . 1 the 2 little 1 the 3 stars 2 little 3 stars 3 stars 8 sky 4 looked 5 down 5 down 6 from 6 from 7 the 7 the 8 sky 8 sky 9 and 9 and 10 twinkled 10 twinkled 12 to 12 to 13 see 13 see 14 their 14 their 15 reflections 14 their 16 twinkle 14 their 24 . 16 twinkle 17 back 16 twinkle 18 at 18 at 19 them 19 them 20 from 20 from 21 the and there and all around it was perfect peace . 1 and 2 there 2 there 3 and 2 there 5 around 4 all 5 around 5 around 6 it 5 around 8 perfect 7 was 8 perfect 8 perfect 9 peace 9 peace 10 . all the feathered songsters who had made joyous the bright day had gone to bed . 1 all 2 the 1 all 12 had 2 the 3 feathered 3 feathered 9 the 4 songsters 9 the 5 who 6 had 6 had 7 made 7 made 8 joyous 8 joyous 9 the 9 the 10 bright 10 bright 11 day 12 had 13 gone 13 gone 15 bed 14 to 15 bed 15 bed 16 . but this did not mean that the glad spring chorus was silent . 1 but 2 this 2 this 5 mean 3 did 4 not 3 did 5 mean 5 mean 6 that 5 mean 10 chorus 7 the 8 glad 7 the 9 spring 9 spring 10 chorus 10 chorus 12 silent 10 chorus 13 . 11 was 12 silent oh , my , no ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 4 , 2 , 3 my 4 , 5 no 5 no 6 ! no indeed ! 1 no 2 indeed 2 indeed 3 ! it was so peaceful and beautiful there that it didn't seem possible that danger of any kind could be lurking near . 1 it 2 was 2 was 8 that 3 so 7 there 3 so 8 that 4 peaceful 6 beautiful 4 peaceful 7 there 5 and 6 beautiful 8 that 9 it 9 it 12 possible 10 didn't 11 seem 11 seem 12 possible 12 possible 13 that 13 that 14 danger 14 danger 15 of 15 of 17 kind 15 of 18 could 16 any 17 kind 18 could 19 be 18 could 20 lurking 18 could 22 . 20 lurking 21 near instantly he stopped singing . 1 instantly 2 he 1 instantly 5 . 2 he 3 stopped 3 stopped 4 singing now that was a signal . 1 now 2 that 2 that 3 was 3 was 4 a 4 a 5 signal 5 signal 6 . that great chorus stopped as abruptly as the electric lights go out when you press a button . 1 that 3 chorus 2 great 3 chorus 3 chorus 4 stopped 3 chorus 17 button 5 as 6 abruptly 5 as 7 as 7 as 8 the 8 the 9 electric 9 electric 10 lights 9 electric 13 when 10 lights 12 out 11 go 12 out 13 when 14 you 14 you 15 press 15 press 17 button 16 a 17 button 17 button 18 . after awhile the shadow floated away over the [green] [meadows] without a sound . 1 after 2 awhile 2 awhile 3 the 3 the 5 floated 4 shadow 5 floated 5 floated 6 away 5 floated 7 over 5 floated 13 sound 5 floated 14 . 7 over 8 the 11 without 13 sound 12 a 13 sound then he swelled out his music bag and began to sing again . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 swelled 3 swelled 4 out 4 out 5 his 4 out 7 bag 5 his 6 music 7 bag 8 and 8 and 9 began 9 began 10 to 10 to 11 sing 11 sing 12 again 12 again 13 . [viii] [old] [mr] [.] [toad's] [babies] the [smiling] [pool] ['s] a nursery [where] all the sunny day [a] thousand [funny] babies [are] taught [while] [at] [their] [play] . 1 the 5 a 5 a 6 nursery 6 nursery 8 all 8 all 9 the 8 all 15 babies 9 the 10 sunny 10 sunny 11 day 10 sunny 13 thousand 15 babies 22 . 17 taught 22 . really the [smiling] [pool] is a sort of kindergarten , one of the most interesting kindergartens in the world . 1 really 5 is 2 the 5 is 5 is 6 a 6 a 7 sort 7 sort 8 of 8 of 9 kindergarten 9 kindergarten 10 , 10 , 12 of 11 one 12 of 12 of 13 the 13 the 14 most 14 most 15 interesting 15 interesting 16 kindergartens 16 kindergartens 17 in 17 in 18 the 18 the 19 world 19 world 20 . little [joe] [otter] ['s] [children] learn to swim there . 1 little 7 to 6 learn 7 to 7 to 8 swim 8 swim 9 there 9 there 10 . so [do] [jerry] [muskrat] ['s] [babies] and [those] of [billy] [mink] , the [trout] and [minnow] babies , and a lot more . 1 so 7 and 7 and 18 , 9 of 12 , 12 , 13 the 13 the 15 and 13 the 18 , 17 babies 18 , 18 , 19 and 19 and 20 a 20 a 21 lot 21 lot 22 more 22 more 23 . and there you will find the [children] and [grandchildren] [of] [grandfather] [frog] and [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 and 2 there 1 and 8 and 2 there 3 you 3 you 4 will 4 will 5 find 5 find 6 the 8 and 13 and 13 and 17 . peter had heard it said that [toads] rain [down] [from] the sky , and sometimes it seems as if this must be so . 1 peter 2 had 1 peter 8 rain 2 had 3 heard 3 heard 4 it 3 heard 6 that 4 it 5 said 8 rain 11 the 11 the 12 sky 12 sky 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 sometimes 15 sometimes 17 seems 15 sometimes 23 so 16 it 17 seems 17 seems 21 must 18 as 19 if 19 if 21 must 20 this 21 must 21 must 22 be 23 so 24 . of course he knew it [couldn't] [be] , but it puzzled him a great deal . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 he 3 he 12 him 4 knew 5 it 5 it 8 , 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 it 10 it 12 him 11 puzzled 12 him 12 him 13 a 12 him 15 deal 14 great 15 deal 15 deal 16 . there wouldn't be a [toad] [in] sight . 1 there 3 be 1 there 4 a 2 wouldn't 3 be 4 a 7 sight 7 sight 8 . he remembered this as he went to pay his daily call on [old] [mr] [toad] in the [smiling] [pool] and listen to his [sweet] song . 1 he 2 remembered 1 he 23 his 2 remembered 3 this 2 remembered 4 as 4 as 5 he 5 he 6 went 6 went 10 daily 7 to 8 pay 8 pay 9 his 9 his 10 daily 10 daily 11 call 11 call 12 on 16 in 17 the 16 in 21 listen 17 the 20 and 21 listen 22 to 22 to 23 his 23 his 25 song 25 song 26 . old [mr] [toad] [was] [sitting] [in] [his] usual [place] , but he wasn't singing . 1 old 8 usual 8 usual 10 , 10 , 11 but 11 but 13 wasn't 12 he 13 wasn't 13 wasn't 14 singing 13 wasn't 15 . he was staring at something in the water . 1 he 8 water 2 was 3 staring 3 staring 4 at 4 at 8 water 5 something 8 water 6 in 7 the 7 the 8 water 8 water 9 . when [peter] said " good morning , " [old] [mr] [toad] [didn't] [seem] to hear him . 1 when 3 said 3 said 4 " 4 " 5 good 5 good 6 morning 6 morning 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 17 . 14 to 15 hear 15 hear 16 him 16 him 17 . he was too much interested in what he was watching . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 too 3 too 4 much 4 much 5 interested 5 interested 6 in 6 in 7 what 7 what 8 he 8 he 9 was 9 was 10 watching 10 watching 11 . " what are you [staring] [at] so , [mr] [sobersides] ? " asked [peter] , speaking a little louder than before . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 are 2 what 11 ? 3 are 4 you 4 you 7 so 8 , 11 ? 11 ? 13 asked 12 " 13 asked 13 asked 15 , 15 , 16 speaking 16 speaking 17 a 17 a 18 little 18 little 19 louder 19 louder 20 than 20 than 21 before 21 before 22 . old [mr] [toad] turned and looked at [peter] , and [there] was a [look] of [great] pride in his face . 1 old 10 and 4 turned 5 and 5 and 6 looked 6 looked 7 at 7 at 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 was 10 and 21 . 12 was 13 a 13 a 15 of 15 of 17 pride 17 pride 18 in 18 in 19 his 19 his 20 face " [i] ['m] just watching my babies . 1 " 4 just 1 " 8 . 5 watching 6 my 6 my 7 babies 7 babies 8 . aren't they lovely ? " said he . 1 aren't 2 they 1 aren't 3 lovely 1 aren't 4 ? 1 aren't 7 he 1 aren't 8 . 5 " 6 said 6 said 7 he peter [stared] [harder] [than] [ever] , but he [couldn't] [see] [anything] [that] looked like a baby [toad] . 1 peter 6 , 6 , 7 but 7 but 8 he 8 he 13 looked 13 looked 14 like 14 like 15 a 15 a 16 baby 16 baby 18 . " where are they ? " asked he . 1 " 2 where 2 where 3 are 3 are 4 they 4 they 7 asked 5 ? 7 asked 6 " 7 asked 7 asked 8 he 8 he 9 . old [mr] [toad] [grew] [indignant] . 1 old 6 . " those are not [grandfather] [frog] 's [children] [;] [they] ['re] mine ! " he sputtered . 1 " 4 not 1 " 7 's 2 those 3 are 3 are 4 not 7 's 12 mine 12 mine 13 ! 13 ! 14 " 14 " 15 he 15 he 16 sputtered 16 sputtered 17 . " and [i] 'll have you know that they are the [most] [beautiful] babies in th ['] [world] ! " 1 " 10 are 1 " 11 the 2 and 4 'll 4 'll 5 have 5 have 6 you 5 have 7 know 7 know 8 that 8 that 9 they 9 they 10 are 11 the 14 babies 14 babies 15 in 15 in 16 th 16 th 19 ! 19 ! 20 " peter drew a hand across his mouth to hide a smile . 1 peter 2 drew 2 drew 3 a 2 drew 4 hand 4 hand 5 across 4 hand 11 smile 5 across 6 his 5 across 7 mouth 5 across 9 hide 8 to 9 hide 10 a 11 smile 11 smile 12 . " [i] beg your pardon , [mr] [toad] , " said he . 1 " 3 beg 3 beg 5 pardon 4 your 5 pardon 5 pardon 6 , 5 pardon 11 said 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 12 he 12 he 13 . " [i] [i] thought all tadpoles were [frog] babies . 1 " 4 thought 4 thought 6 tadpoles 5 all 6 tadpoles 6 tadpoles 7 were 7 were 9 babies 9 babies 10 . they all look alike to me . " 1 they 2 all 2 all 3 look 2 all 4 alike 4 alike 5 to 5 to 6 me 6 me 7 . 7 . 8 " " well , they 're not , " declared [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 " 2 well 2 well 3 , 3 , 4 they 4 they 5 're 5 're 6 not 6 not 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 declared 9 declared 13 . " how any one can mistake [my] [babies] [for] [their] [cousins] [i] cannot understand . 1 " 2 how 2 how 3 any 3 any 4 one 3 any 5 can 5 can 6 mistake 6 mistake 14 understand 13 cannot 14 understand 14 understand 15 . now mine are beautiful , while " 1 now 2 mine 1 now 3 are 1 now 7 " 3 are 5 , 4 beautiful 5 , 5 , 6 while " [chug-arum] ! " interrupted the great deep voice of [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 3 ! 1 " 13 . 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 interrupted 5 interrupted 6 the 6 the 7 great 6 the 10 of 7 great 8 deep 8 deep 9 voice " what are you talking about ? 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 are 3 are 4 you 4 you 5 talking 5 talking 6 about 6 about 7 ? why , your babies are no more to be compared with my babies for real beauty than nothing at all ! 1 why 2 , 1 why 3 your 3 your 4 babies 4 babies 5 are 4 babies 13 babies 5 are 7 more 6 no 7 more 8 to 9 be 9 be 10 compared 10 compared 11 with 11 with 13 babies 12 my 13 babies 13 babies 14 for 14 for 15 real 15 real 17 than 15 real 18 nothing 16 beauty 17 than 18 nothing 20 all 19 at 20 all 20 all 21 ! i 'll leave it [to] [peter] [if] they are . " 1 i 3 leave 1 i 11 " 2 'll 3 leave 4 it 11 " 8 they 9 are 9 are 10 . 10 . 11 " but [peter] [wisely] [held] his tongue . 1 but 5 his 5 his 6 tongue 6 tongue 7 . to tell the truth , he couldn't see beauty in any of them . 1 to 2 tell 1 to 7 couldn't 2 tell 4 truth 3 the 4 truth 5 , 7 couldn't 6 he 7 couldn't 7 couldn't 8 see 7 couldn't 11 any 8 see 10 in 9 beauty 10 in 11 any 12 of 12 of 13 them 13 them 14 . to him they were all just wriggling pollywogs . 1 to 2 him 1 to 8 pollywogs 2 him 3 they 3 they 4 were 4 were 5 all 5 all 6 just 6 just 7 wriggling 8 pollywogs 9 . [ix] [the] [smiling] [pool] [kindergarten] play a little , learn a little , grow a little too ; [that] ['s] what every pollywoggy tries his best to do . 1 play 2 a 2 a 3 little 2 a 4 , 4 , 5 learn 5 learn 6 a 5 learn 8 , 5 learn 18 pollywoggy 6 a 7 little 9 grow 11 little 9 grow 13 ; 9 grow 18 pollywoggy 10 a 11 little 12 too 13 ; 16 what 18 pollywoggy 17 every 18 pollywoggy 18 pollywoggy 19 tries 19 tries 21 best 20 his 21 best 21 best 22 to 22 to 23 do 23 do 24 . of course . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 . that 's what a kindergarten is for . 1 that 2 's 1 that 3 what 3 what 6 is 3 what 7 for 4 a 5 kindergarten 5 kindergarten 6 is 7 for 8 . they looked considerably alike , did these little cousins , for they were all pollywogs to begin with . 1 they 4 alike 2 looked 3 considerably 3 considerably 4 alike 4 alike 5 , 5 , 7 these 6 did 7 these 7 these 9 cousins 8 little 9 cousins 9 cousins 15 pollywogs 10 , 11 for 11 for 12 they 12 they 13 were 13 were 15 pollywogs 14 all 15 pollywogs 15 pollywogs 17 begin 16 to 17 begin 17 begin 18 with 17 begin 19 . peter [rabbit] came [over] [every] [day] to watch them . 1 peter 3 came 3 came 7 to 7 to 8 watch 8 watch 9 them 9 them 10 . peter stared . 1 peter 2 stared 2 stared 3 . could it be that [that] [ugly-looking] [bug] was as dangerous an enemy to the baby [toad] as [reddy] [fox] is to a baby [rabbit] ? 1 could 2 it 2 it 3 be 2 it 4 that 4 that 8 was 8 was 9 as 9 as 10 dangerous 9 as 17 as 10 dangerous 11 an 11 an 12 enemy 12 enemy 13 to 13 to 14 the 14 the 15 baby 17 as 20 is 20 is 21 to 21 to 22 a 22 a 23 baby 23 baby 25 ? there were several kinds of queer , ugly-looking bugs forever darting out at the wriggling pollywogs . 1 there 2 were 1 there 3 several 3 several 8 ugly-looking 4 kinds 5 of 4 kinds 7 , 6 queer 7 , 7 , 8 ugly-looking 8 ugly-looking 9 bugs 8 ugly-looking 11 darting 10 forever 11 darting 11 darting 12 out 11 darting 13 at 13 at 14 the 14 the 16 pollywogs 14 the 17 . 15 wriggling 16 pollywogs hungry-looking fish lay in wait for them , and [longlegs] the [blue] [heron] seemed to have a special liking for them . 1 hungry-looking 2 fish 2 fish 3 lay 3 lay 4 in 4 in 5 wait 5 wait 6 for 6 for 7 them 7 them 21 them 8 , 9 and 8 , 14 seemed 9 and 11 the 14 seemed 15 to 15 to 16 have 16 have 17 a 17 a 18 special 18 special 19 liking 19 liking 20 for 20 for 21 them 21 them 22 . but the pollywogs were spry , and seemed to have learned to watch out . 1 but 2 the 2 the 3 pollywogs 3 pollywogs 4 were 3 pollywogs 5 spry 3 pollywogs 13 watch 5 spry 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 seemed 8 seemed 9 to 9 to 10 have 10 have 11 learned 11 learned 12 to 13 watch 14 out 14 out 15 . they seemed to [peter] to spend all their time swimming and eating and growing . 1 they 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 to 2 seemed 5 to 5 to 6 spend 6 spend 9 time 7 all 8 their 8 their 9 time 9 time 10 swimming 10 swimming 14 growing 11 and 12 eating 12 eating 13 and 13 and 14 growing 14 growing 15 . they grew so fast that it seemed to him that he could almost see them grow . 1 they 2 grew 1 they 4 fast 1 they 15 them 2 grew 3 so 4 fast 5 that 6 it 7 seemed 7 seemed 8 to 7 seemed 9 him 9 him 10 that 9 him 11 he 11 he 15 them 12 could 14 see 13 almost 14 see 14 see 15 them 15 them 16 grow 15 them 17 . that [puzzled] [peter] more than [anything] he had seen in a [long] [time] . 1 that 14 . 4 more 5 than 4 more 11 a 5 than 7 he 7 he 8 had 8 had 9 seen 9 seen 10 in 11 a 14 . " [why] , [i] couldn't do that ! " he exclaimed right out loud . 1 " 3 , 1 " 15 . 3 , 10 he 5 couldn't 6 do 6 do 7 that 7 that 8 ! 8 ! 9 " 9 " 10 he 10 he 11 exclaimed 12 right 13 out 13 out 14 loud 14 loud 15 . " [do] what ? " demanded [jerry] [muskrat] , who happened along just then . 1 " 3 what 3 what 4 ? 4 ? 5 " 5 " 6 demanded 6 demanded 9 , 9 , 14 then 10 who 11 happened 11 happened 12 along 12 along 13 just 13 just 14 then 14 then 15 . " why , grow a new tail like that pollywog , " replied [peter] , and told [jerry] all that he had seen . 1 " 2 why 2 why 3 , 2 why 21 he 3 , 4 grow 3 , 11 , 4 grow 6 new 5 a 6 new 6 new 7 tail 7 tail 8 like 9 that 10 pollywog 9 that 11 , 11 , 12 " 11 , 13 replied 13 replied 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 20 that 17 told 19 all 19 all 20 that 21 he 22 had 22 had 23 seen 23 seen 24 . jerry laughed . 1 jerry 2 laughed 2 laughed 3 . " you 'll see queerer things than that if you watch those pollywogs long enough , " said he . 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 'll 2 you 4 see 2 you 10 you 2 you 13 pollywogs 4 see 5 queerer 5 queerer 6 things 5 queerer 7 than 7 than 8 that 9 if 10 you 11 watch 12 those 12 those 13 pollywogs 13 pollywogs 15 enough 13 pollywogs 19 he 14 long 15 enough 16 , 17 " 17 " 18 said 18 said 19 he 19 he 20 . " they are a queer lot of babies , and very interesting to watch if you 've got the time for it . 1 " 2 they 2 they 3 are 3 are 4 a 4 a 5 queer 5 queer 6 lot 6 lot 7 of 7 of 8 babies 8 babies 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 very 11 very 12 interesting 12 interesting 13 to 13 to 14 watch 14 watch 15 if 15 if 16 you 16 you 17 've 17 've 18 got 18 got 21 for 19 the 21 for 20 time 21 for 21 for 22 it 21 for 23 . i haven't . 1 i 2 haven't 2 haven't 3 . this [smiling] [pool] is a great kindergarten , and there 's something happening here every minute . 1 this 7 kindergarten 4 is 5 a 5 a 6 great 6 great 7 kindergarten 7 kindergarten 8 , 7 kindergarten 9 and 7 kindergarten 11 's 8 , 9 and 10 there 11 's 11 's 12 something 11 's 14 here 12 something 13 happening 14 here 16 minute 15 every 16 minute 16 minute 17 . there 's no [place] [like] [it] . " 1 there 3 no 2 's 3 no 3 no 7 . 7 . 8 " " are [those] [great] [big] fat pollywogs [grandfather] [frog] 's children , or [old] [mr] [toad] ['s] ? " asked [peter] [.] 1 " 2 are 1 " 18 ? 2 are 6 fat 6 fat 7 pollywogs 10 's 11 children 11 children 12 , 12 , 13 or 13 or 18 ? 18 ? 19 " 19 " 20 asked " grandfather [frog] 's last year 's [children] , " replied [jerry] [.] 1 " 2 grandfather 1 " 10 " 4 's 5 last 5 last 6 year 6 year 7 's 7 's 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 replied " they 'll grow into [real] [frogs] this [summer] , if nothing happens to them . " 1 " 2 they 2 they 3 'll 3 'll 4 grow 3 'll 17 " 4 grow 5 into 8 this 10 , 10 , 11 if 11 if 13 happens 12 nothing 13 happens 13 happens 14 to 13 happens 15 them 15 them 16 . 16 . 17 " " where are [old] [mr] [toad] 's last year 's children ? " asked [peter] . 1 " 2 where 2 where 3 are 2 where 12 ? 3 are 11 children 7 's 8 last 8 last 9 year 9 year 10 's 9 year 11 children 12 ? 14 asked 13 " 14 asked 14 asked 16 . " don't ask me , " replied [jerry] . 1 " 2 don't 2 don't 3 ask 3 ask 4 me 3 ask 9 . 4 me 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 replied " they hopped away last summer . 1 " 6 summer 2 they 6 summer 3 hopped 4 away 3 hopped 6 summer 5 last 6 summer 6 summer 7 . never saw anything like the [way] [those] [toad] youngsters grow . 1 never 2 saw 2 saw 4 like 3 anything 4 like 4 like 5 the 5 the 9 youngsters 9 youngsters 10 grow 10 grow 11 . those [toad] [pollywogs] [you] [see] [now] [will] [turn] [into] [real] [toads] , and [be] leaving the [smiling] [pool] [in] a [few] [weeks] [.] 1 those 12 , 12 , 20 a 13 and 15 leaving 15 leaving 16 the 16 the 20 a people [think] [old] [mr] [toad] [is] [slow] , but [there] [is] nothing slow about his [children] . 1 people 8 , 8 , 9 but 9 but 12 nothing 12 nothing 13 slow 12 nothing 17 . 13 slow 14 about 14 about 15 his look at that little fellow over there ; he 's begun to grow legs already . " 1 look 2 at 1 look 5 fellow 2 at 3 that 4 little 5 fellow 5 fellow 9 he 6 over 7 there 7 there 8 ; 8 ; 9 he 9 he 14 legs 10 's 11 begun 11 begun 12 to 12 to 13 grow 13 grow 14 legs 14 legs 15 already 14 legs 17 " 15 already 16 . peter looked , and sure enough there was a pollywog with a pair of legs sprouting out . 1 peter 2 looked 1 peter 10 pollywog 3 , 4 and 3 , 6 enough 4 and 5 sure 5 sure 6 enough 6 enough 7 there 6 enough 10 pollywog 7 there 8 was 9 a 10 pollywog 10 pollywog 11 with 10 pollywog 17 out 10 pollywog 18 . 11 with 12 a 12 a 13 pair 13 pair 14 of 14 of 15 legs 15 legs 16 sprouting they were his fore legs , and they certainly did make him look funny . 1 they 8 they 2 were 3 his 3 his 5 legs 3 his 6 , 4 fore 5 legs 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 they 8 they 9 certainly 9 certainly 10 did 10 did 11 make 11 make 12 him 11 make 13 look 13 look 14 funny 14 funny 15 . and only a few days before there hadn't been a sign of legs . 1 and 5 days 2 only 3 a 3 a 4 few 4 few 5 days 5 days 6 before 5 days 13 legs 7 there 9 been 7 there 11 sign 8 hadn't 9 been 9 been 10 a 11 sign 12 of 11 sign 13 legs 13 legs 14 . " my gracious ! " exclaimed [peter] . 1 " 2 my 1 " 8 . 2 my 3 gracious 2 my 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 exclaimed " what a funny sight ! 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 a 3 a 4 funny 4 funny 5 sight 5 sight 6 ! i thought my babies grew fast , but these beat them . " 1 i 2 thought 2 thought 5 grew 3 my 5 grew 4 babies 5 grew 5 grew 10 beat 6 fast 10 beat 7 , 8 but 8 but 10 beat 9 these 10 beat 10 beat 11 them 11 them 12 . 12 . 13 " [x] [the] [little] [toads] [start] [out] [to] [see] [the] [world] it had been some time since [peter] [rabbit] had visited the [smiling] [pool] to watch the pollywogs . 1 it 17 pollywogs 2 had 3 been 2 had 9 had 3 been 4 some 4 some 5 time 5 time 6 since 9 had 10 visited 10 visited 11 the 10 visited 17 pollywogs 14 to 15 watch 14 to 16 the 16 the 17 pollywogs 17 pollywogs 18 . so off he started , lipperty-lipperty-lip . 1 so 2 off 2 off 3 he 3 he 4 started 4 started 6 lipperty-lipperty-lip 5 , 6 lipperty-lipperty-lip 6 lipperty-lipperty-lip 7 . he wondered if [those] [pollywog] [children] [of] [old] [mr] [toad] would be much [changed] . 1 he 2 wondered 2 wondered 3 if 3 if 11 would 11 would 12 be 12 be 13 much 13 much 15 . the last time he saw them some of them had just begun to grow legs , although they still had long tails . 1 the 2 last 2 last 3 time 2 last 6 them 3 time 4 he 5 saw 6 them 6 them 7 some 6 them 10 had 6 them 15 legs 7 some 8 of 8 of 9 them 10 had 11 just 10 had 12 begun 12 begun 13 to 13 to 14 grow 15 legs 16 , 15 legs 22 tails 17 although 18 they 17 although 22 tails 19 still 20 had 20 had 22 tails 21 long 22 tails 22 tails 23 . he had [almost] reached the [smiling] [pool] [when] great big drops of rain began to splash [down] . 1 he 2 had 1 he 11 drops 2 had 4 reached 5 the 9 great 5 the 11 drops 9 great 10 big 11 drops 12 of 12 of 13 rain 12 of 18 . 13 rain 16 splash 14 began 15 to 15 to 16 splash and with those first raindrops something funny happened . 1 and 2 with 1 and 5 raindrops 3 those 5 raindrops 4 first 5 raindrops 5 raindrops 6 something 6 something 7 funny 6 something 8 happened 6 something 9 . anyway , [it] seemed funny to [peter] . 1 anyway 2 , 2 , 4 seemed 4 seemed 5 funny 5 funny 6 to 6 to 8 . right away he was surrounded by [tiny] [little] [toads] . 1 right 2 away 2 away 3 he 3 he 5 surrounded 4 was 5 surrounded 5 surrounded 6 by 6 by 10 . peter 's big eyes grew round with surprise as he stared [.] 1 peter 2 's 2 's 3 big 3 big 11 stared 4 eyes 5 grew 4 eyes 11 stared 5 grew 6 round 6 round 7 with 7 with 8 surprise 9 as 10 he 10 he 11 stared where had they all come from so suddenly ? 1 where 3 they 1 where 6 from 1 where 9 ? 2 had 3 they 3 they 4 all 5 come 6 from 7 so 8 suddenly 7 so 9 ? a minute before he hadn't seen a single one , and now he could hardly move without stepping on one . 1 a 2 minute 1 a 3 before 3 before 4 he 3 before 5 hadn't 5 hadn't 6 seen 5 hadn't 8 single 5 hadn't 15 hardly 7 a 8 single 8 single 9 one 9 one 10 , 11 and 12 now 12 now 13 he 13 he 14 could 14 could 15 hardly 15 hardly 16 move 16 move 17 without 17 without 18 stepping 18 stepping 19 on 19 on 20 one 20 one 21 . it seemed , it really seemed , as if each raindrop turned into a tiny [toad] the instant it struck the ground . 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 6 seemed 3 , 5 really 4 it 5 really 5 really 6 seemed 6 seemed 10 each 7 , 8 as 8 as 9 if 9 if 10 each 10 each 12 turned 11 raindrop 12 turned 12 turned 13 into 12 turned 23 . 13 into 14 a 13 into 22 ground 14 a 15 tiny 17 the 18 instant 18 instant 19 it 19 it 20 struck 20 struck 21 the 21 the 22 ground of course [peter] [knew] that that couldn't be , but it was very puzzling . 1 of 2 course 1 of 15 . 2 course 5 that 6 that 8 be 6 that 9 , 7 couldn't 8 be 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 it 11 it 12 was 12 was 13 very 13 very 14 puzzling 14 puzzling 15 . and [all] [those] [little] [toads] were [bravely] hopping [along] as if they were bound for some particular place . 1 and 11 if 6 were 8 hopping 8 hopping 10 as 10 as 11 if 11 if 12 they 12 they 13 were 13 were 14 bound 14 bound 15 for 15 for 16 some 16 some 17 particular 16 some 19 . 17 particular 18 place peter watched them for a few minutes , then he [once] [more] started for the [smiling] [pool] . 1 peter 2 watched 1 peter 18 . 2 watched 3 them 3 them 4 for 4 for 5 a 5 a 6 few 6 few 7 minutes 7 minutes 9 then 8 , 9 then 9 then 10 he 10 he 13 started 13 started 14 for 14 for 15 the on the very bank [whom] [should] he meet [but] [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 on 2 the 1 on 8 meet 2 the 3 very 3 very 4 bank 3 very 7 he 8 meet 13 . he looked rather thin , and his back was to the [smiling] [pool] . 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 3 rather 3 rather 4 thin 4 thin 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 9 was 6 and 14 . 7 his 8 back 7 his 9 was 9 was 10 to 9 was 11 the yes , [sir] , he was hopping away from the [smiling] [pool] where he had been all the spring , singing in the great chorus . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 hopping 7 hopping 8 away 8 away 9 from 9 from 26 . 10 the 13 where 13 where 14 he 14 he 15 had 15 had 16 been 16 been 17 all 17 all 18 the 18 the 19 spring 19 spring 20 , 20 , 21 singing 21 singing 22 in 22 in 25 chorus 23 the 24 great 24 great 25 chorus 25 chorus 26 . " good morning , [old] [mr] [toad] , " said [peter] in his most polite manner . 1 " 2 good 1 " 8 , 2 good 3 morning 3 morning 4 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 12 in 12 in 13 his 13 his 14 most 14 most 15 polite 15 polite 16 manner 16 manner 17 . " can you tell me where all these [little] [toads] came from ? " 1 " 2 can 2 can 3 you 2 can 13 ? 3 you 4 tell 4 tell 5 me 6 where 7 all 7 all 8 these 7 all 11 came 11 came 12 from 11 came 13 ? 13 ? 14 " [[] [illustration] [:] ["] [can] [you] [tell] [me] [where] [all] [these] [little] [toads] [came] [from] [?] ["] []] " certainly , " replied [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 " 2 certainly 1 " 9 . 2 certainly 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 replied " they came from the [smiling] [pool] , of course . 1 " 2 they 2 they 3 came 3 came 4 from 4 from 5 the 5 the 11 . 8 , 10 course 8 , 11 . 9 of 10 course where did you suppose they came from ? " 1 where 2 did 1 where 7 from 1 where 8 ? 2 did 4 suppose 3 you 4 suppose 4 suppose 5 they 6 came 7 from 8 ? 9 " " [i] [i] didn't know . 1 " 4 didn't 4 didn't 5 know 5 know 6 . there wasn't one to be seen , and then it began to rain , and right away they were everywhere . 1 there 3 one 2 wasn't 3 one 3 one 6 seen 3 one 7 , 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 seen 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 then 9 then 10 it 10 it 11 began 11 began 12 to 12 to 13 rain 13 rain 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 17 away 16 right 17 away 17 away 18 they 18 they 19 were 19 were 20 everywhere 20 everywhere 21 . it it almost seemed as if they had rained down out of the sky . " 1 it 2 it 2 it 4 seemed 3 almost 4 seemed 4 seemed 8 had 5 as 6 if 6 if 7 they 7 they 8 had 8 had 9 rained 9 rained 10 down 10 down 14 sky 11 out 12 of 12 of 13 the 13 the 14 sky 14 sky 15 . 15 . 16 " old [mr] [toad] [chuckled] . 1 old 5 . " they 've got good sense , if [i] must say it about my own children , " said he . 1 " 2 they 2 they 3 've 2 they 17 , 3 've 4 got 3 've 6 sense 5 good 6 sense 6 sense 7 , 6 sense 16 children 7 , 8 if 10 must 11 say 11 say 12 it 11 say 13 about 13 about 16 children 14 my 15 own 15 own 16 children 17 , 18 " 18 " 19 said 19 said 20 he 20 he 21 . " they know that wet weather is the [only] weather for [toads] to travel in . 1 " 2 they 1 " 16 . 2 they 3 know 3 know 4 that 5 wet 6 weather 6 weather 7 is 7 is 8 the 8 the 10 weather 10 weather 11 for 11 for 13 to 13 to 14 travel 14 travel 15 in 15 in 16 . the minute this shower came up , they knew it was good traveling weather and out they popped . " 1 the 2 minute 2 minute 3 this 2 minute 4 shower 4 shower 5 came 4 shower 7 , 5 came 6 up 7 , 8 they 8 they 9 knew 8 they 17 they 9 knew 10 it 10 it 11 was 11 was 12 good 13 traveling 14 weather 14 weather 15 and 15 and 16 out 16 out 17 they 17 they 18 popped 18 popped 19 . 19 . 20 " " but what did they leave the [smiling] [pool] for ? " 1 " 2 but 2 but 3 what 3 what 5 they 3 what 6 leave 3 what 7 the 3 what 10 for 4 did 5 they 10 for 11 ? 11 ? 12 " peter asked . 1 peter 2 asked 2 asked 3 . " to see the [great] [world] , " replied [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 " 2 to 1 " 13 . 2 to 3 see 3 see 4 the 7 , 8 " 7 , 13 . 8 " 9 replied " foolish , very foolish of them , but they would do it . 1 " 2 foolish 2 foolish 3 , 3 , 4 very 4 very 5 foolish 5 foolish 6 of 6 of 7 them 7 them 8 , 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 they 9 but 14 . 10 they 11 would 12 do 13 it 13 it 14 . i did the same thing myself [when] [i] was their age . 1 i 2 did 2 did 5 thing 2 did 9 was 3 the 4 same 4 same 5 thing 5 thing 6 myself 9 was 11 age 10 their 11 age 11 age 12 . couldn't stop me any more than [i] could stop them . 1 couldn't 2 stop 1 couldn't 8 could 2 stop 3 me 3 me 5 more 4 any 5 more 5 more 6 than 8 could 9 stop 9 stop 10 them 10 them 11 . they don't know when they 're well off , but young folks never do . 1 they 2 don't 1 they 4 when 2 don't 3 know 4 when 6 're 4 when 7 well 5 they 6 're 7 well 8 off 8 off 9 , 9 , 10 but 10 but 12 folks 11 young 12 folks 12 folks 13 never 13 never 14 do 14 do 15 . fine weather , isn't it ? " 1 fine 2 weather 2 weather 3 , 3 , 4 isn't 4 isn't 5 it 5 it 6 ? 6 ? 7 " [xi] [old] [mr] [.] [toad's] [queer] [tongue] old [mother] [nature] doth [provide] [for] [all] [her] [children] , large or small . 1 old 4 doth 4 doth 10 , 10 , 12 or 11 large 12 or 12 or 13 small 12 or 14 . her wisdom foresees [all] [their] [needs] [and] [makes] [provision] for them all . 1 her 2 wisdom 1 her 3 foresees 3 foresees 10 for 10 for 11 them 11 them 12 all 12 all 13 . perhaps you 'll learn something just as [peter] did . 1 perhaps 6 just 2 you 3 'll 2 you 4 learn 4 learn 5 something 5 something 6 just 6 just 7 as 7 as 9 did 9 did 10 . when the last [little] [toad] [had] [passed] [them] , [old] [mr] [toad] suddenly remembered that he was hungry , very hungry indeed . 1 when 2 the 2 the 3 last 3 last 9 , 9 , 23 . 13 suddenly 14 remembered 14 remembered 15 that 15 that 16 he 16 he 17 was 16 he 23 . 17 was 18 hungry 18 hungry 19 , 19 , 20 very 20 very 21 hungry 20 very 22 indeed " didn't have time to eat much [while] [i] [was] [in] [the] [smiling] [pool] , " he explained . 1 " 16 " 2 didn't 3 have 3 have 4 time 4 time 5 to 5 to 6 eat 6 eat 7 much 7 much 15 , 15 , 16 " 16 " 17 he 17 he 18 explained 18 explained 19 . " couldn't eat and sing too , and while [i] was down there , [i] was supposed to sing . 1 " 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 eat 3 eat 4 and 4 and 5 sing 5 sing 6 too 5 sing 19 sing 6 too 8 and 6 too 9 while 7 , 8 and 9 while 11 was 12 down 13 there 13 there 14 , 14 , 16 was 16 was 17 supposed 17 supposed 18 to 18 to 19 sing 19 sing 20 . see that bug over there on that leaf ? 1 see 3 bug 2 that 3 bug 3 bug 4 over 3 bug 8 leaf 5 there 6 on 6 on 8 leaf 7 that 8 leaf 8 leaf 9 ? watch him . " 1 watch 2 him 2 him 3 . 3 . 4 " peter looked , and sure enough there was a fat bug crawling along on an old leaf . 1 peter 2 looked 1 peter 11 bug 3 , 11 bug 4 and 5 sure 5 sure 6 enough 6 enough 7 there 7 there 8 was 8 was 9 a 9 a 11 bug 10 fat 11 bug 11 bug 12 crawling 11 bug 15 an 12 crawling 13 along 14 on 15 an 15 an 16 old 16 old 17 leaf 17 leaf 18 . he was about two inches from [old] [mr] [toad] , and he was crawling very fast . 1 he 2 was 1 he 3 about 3 about 4 two 4 two 5 inches 5 inches 6 from 5 inches 16 fast 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 he 12 he 13 was 12 he 14 crawling 14 crawling 16 fast 15 very 16 fast 16 fast 17 . and [right] while [peter] was looking at him he disappeared . 1 and 10 disappeared 3 while 5 was 5 was 6 looking 6 looking 7 at 7 at 8 him 8 him 9 he 9 he 10 disappeared 10 disappeared 11 . peter turned to look at [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 peter 2 turned 2 turned 3 to 3 to 4 look 4 look 5 at 5 at 9 . he hadn't budged . 1 he 2 hadn't 1 he 4 . 2 hadn't 3 budged peter opened his eyes very wide . 1 peter 3 his 2 opened 3 his 3 his 4 eyes 4 eyes 5 very 5 very 6 wide 6 wide 7 . " [wha] what " he began . 1 " 3 what 1 " 4 " 4 " 5 he 5 he 6 began 6 began 7 . " [nice] bug , " interrupted [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 " 3 bug 3 bug 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 interrupted 6 interrupted 10 . " nicest bug [i] 've eaten for a longtime . " 1 " 2 nicest 1 " 10 . 2 nicest 3 bug 5 've 6 eaten 6 eaten 9 longtime 7 for 9 longtime 8 a 9 longtime 9 longtime 10 . 10 . 11 " " but [i] didn't see you catch him ! " protested [peter] , looking at [old] [mr] [toad] as if he suspected him of joking . 1 " 2 but 1 " 6 you 2 but 4 didn't 4 didn't 5 see 6 you 7 catch 7 catch 8 him 8 him 9 ! 9 ! 10 " 10 " 11 protested 11 protested 13 , 13 , 14 looking 14 looking 15 at 14 looking 19 as 19 as 20 if 20 if 21 he 21 he 23 him 22 suspected 23 him 23 him 24 of 23 him 25 joking 25 joking 26 . " anything wrong with your eyes [?] ["] [inquired] [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 " 6 eyes 2 anything 3 wrong 3 wrong 4 with 4 with 6 eyes 5 your 6 eyes 6 eyes 13 . " no , " [replied] [peter] just a wee bit crossly . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 12 . 7 just 8 a 8 a 9 wee 9 wee 10 bit 9 wee 11 crossly 11 crossly 12 . " my eyes are just as good as ever . " 1 " 2 my 1 " 11 " 2 my 3 eyes 3 eyes 4 are 5 just 6 as 6 as 7 good 6 as 8 as 8 as 9 ever 9 ever 10 . 10 . 11 " " then watch me catch that fly over yonder , " said [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 " 2 then 1 " 11 " 2 then 3 watch 3 watch 4 me 3 watch 5 catch 5 catch 6 that 5 catch 7 fly 7 fly 8 over 8 over 9 yonder 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 said 12 said 16 . he hopped towards a fly which had lighted on a blade of grass just ahead . 1 he 2 hopped 2 hopped 3 towards 2 hopped 14 just 3 towards 4 a 4 a 5 fly 4 a 6 which 6 which 7 had 7 had 8 lighted 8 lighted 9 on 9 on 10 a 10 a 11 blade 11 blade 12 of 12 of 13 grass 14 just 15 ahead 14 just 16 . about two inches from it he stopped , and so far as [peter] could see , he sat perfectly still . 1 about 2 two 2 two 3 inches 3 inches 7 stopped 4 from 5 it 4 from 6 he 6 he 7 stopped 7 stopped 8 , 7 stopped 10 so 8 , 9 and 10 so 11 far 10 so 12 as 10 so 21 . 12 as 14 could 14 could 15 see 15 see 16 , 16 , 17 he 17 he 18 sat 18 sat 20 still 19 perfectly 20 still but the fly disappeared , and it wasn't because it flew away , either . 1 but 2 the 2 the 3 fly 2 the 4 disappeared 4 disappeared 5 , 5 , 6 and 5 , 11 flew 6 and 7 it 7 it 8 wasn't 8 wasn't 9 because 8 wasn't 10 it 11 flew 12 away 12 away 13 , 13 , 14 either 14 either 15 . peter was sure of that . 1 peter 2 was 1 peter 3 sure 3 sure 4 of 3 sure 5 that 5 that 6 . old [mr] [toad] [chuckled] . 1 old 5 . " didn't you see that one [go] , [peter] ? " he asked . 1 " 2 didn't 1 " 11 " 3 you 4 see 3 you 8 , 4 see 5 that 5 that 6 one 8 , 10 ? 10 ? 11 " 11 " 12 he 12 he 13 asked 13 asked 14 . peter shook his head . 1 peter 2 shook 1 peter 3 his 3 his 4 head 4 head 5 . " [i] [wish] you [would] stop fooling me , " said [peter] . 1 " 4 you 1 " 10 " 4 you 6 stop 7 fooling 8 me 8 me 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 13 . please , [mr] [toad] . " 1 please 2 , 2 , 5 . 5 . 6 " now when [peter] said [please] that [way] , of course [old] [mr] [toad] [couldn't] [resist] [him] . 1 now 2 when 2 when 4 said 2 when 17 . 4 said 6 that 6 that 8 , 8 , 9 of 9 of 10 course nobody could . 1 nobody 2 could 1 nobody 3 . " here comes an ant this way . 1 " 2 here 2 here 3 comes 3 comes 4 an 4 an 5 ant 5 ant 6 this 6 this 7 way 7 way 8 . now you watch [my] mouth instead of the ant and see what happens , " said [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 now 2 you 2 you 3 watch 3 watch 9 ant 5 mouth 6 instead 6 instead 7 of 7 of 8 the 8 the 9 ant 9 ant 10 and 10 and 11 see 11 see 12 what 12 what 13 happens 13 happens 14 , 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 said 16 said 20 . peter looked and saw a big black ant coming . 1 peter 2 looked 1 peter 10 . 2 looked 3 and 3 and 4 saw 4 saw 5 a 4 saw 9 coming 5 a 6 big 6 big 7 black 8 ant 9 coming then he kept his eyes [on] [old] [mr] [toad] ['s] mouth . 1 then 2 he 1 then 4 his 2 he 3 kept 4 his 5 eyes 5 eyes 11 mouth 11 mouth 12 . but when he looked for the ant , it was nowhere to be seen . 1 but 2 when 1 but 15 . 2 when 3 he 3 he 7 ant 4 looked 5 for 5 for 7 ant 6 the 7 ant 8 , 9 it 9 it 10 was 9 it 15 . 10 was 11 nowhere 11 nowhere 12 to 12 to 13 be 13 be 14 seen peter [looked] [at] [old] [mr] [toad] very hard . 1 peter 7 very 7 very 8 hard 8 hard 9 . old [mr] [toad] chuckled again . 1 old 5 again 4 chuckled 5 again 5 again 6 . with every insect swallowed he felt better natured . 1 with 5 he 2 every 3 insect 3 insect 4 swallowed 4 swallowed 5 he 5 he 6 felt 6 felt 7 better 6 felt 9 . 7 better 8 natured " you 've guessed it , [peter] , " said he . 1 " 3 've 2 you 3 've 3 've 4 guessed 4 guessed 5 it 5 it 6 , 6 , 8 , 8 , 10 said 9 " 10 said 10 said 11 he 11 he 12 . " handy tongue , isn't it ? " 1 " 3 tongue 2 handy 3 tongue 3 tongue 4 , 4 , 5 isn't 5 isn't 6 it 6 it 7 ? 7 ? 8 " " [i] think it 's a very queer tongue , " retorted [peter] , " and [i] don't understand it at all . 1 " 3 think 3 think 4 it 4 it 8 queer 5 's 6 a 6 a 7 very 7 very 8 queer 8 queer 9 tongue 9 tongue 10 , 10 , 12 retorted 11 " 12 retorted 12 retorted 14 , 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 and 16 and 18 don't 18 don't 19 understand 19 understand 20 it 20 it 21 at 20 it 23 . 21 at 22 all if it 's so long as all that , where do you keep it when it isn't in use ? 1 if 2 it 1 if 3 's 1 if 9 , 1 if 10 where 4 so 5 long 4 so 6 as 5 long 6 as 6 as 7 all 7 all 8 that 8 that 9 , 10 where 11 do 11 do 12 you 11 do 13 keep 13 keep 14 it 13 keep 15 when 15 when 17 isn't 15 when 20 ? 16 it 17 isn't 17 isn't 18 in 18 in 19 use " [ha] , ha , ha , ha , ha ! " laughed [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 " 3 , 1 " 17 . 3 , 4 ha 4 ha 5 , 5 , 6 ha 6 ha 7 , 7 , 8 ha 8 ha 9 , 9 , 10 ha 10 ha 11 ! 11 ! 12 " 12 " 13 laughed " my tongue never is in the way , and it 's the handiest tongue in the world . 1 " 2 my 2 my 3 tongue 3 tongue 4 never 4 never 5 is 4 never 6 in 6 in 7 the 6 in 8 way 8 way 9 , 8 way 14 handiest 10 and 14 handiest 11 it 12 's 11 it 14 handiest 12 's 14 handiest 13 the 14 handiest 14 handiest 15 tongue 15 tongue 18 world 15 tongue 19 . 16 in 17 the 17 the 18 world i 'll show it to you . " 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 show 3 show 4 it 4 it 5 to 5 to 6 you 6 you 7 . 7 . 8 " [xii] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] [shows] [his] [tongue] i 'm quite sure you would . 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 6 would 3 quite 4 sure 4 sure 6 would 5 you 6 would 6 would 7 . old [mr] [toad] thinks his tongue the most satisfactory tongue in the world . 1 old 10 tongue 4 thinks 7 the 5 his 6 tongue 6 tongue 7 the 7 the 8 most 7 the 10 tongue 8 most 9 satisfactory 10 tongue 13 world 11 in 13 world 12 the 13 world 13 world 14 . in fact , he is quite sure that [without] it he couldn't get [along] at all , and [i] don't know as he could . 1 in 2 fact 1 in 25 . 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 7 sure 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 is 6 quite 7 sure 7 sure 8 that 8 that 24 could 10 it 11 he 11 he 12 couldn't 12 couldn't 13 get 13 get 15 at 15 at 16 all 16 all 17 , 17 , 18 and 18 and 20 don't 20 don't 21 know 21 know 22 as 22 as 23 he 23 he 24 could and yet very few of his neighbors know anything about that tongue and how different it is from most other tongues . 1 and 2 yet 2 yet 4 few 3 very 4 few 4 few 5 of 4 few 7 neighbors 5 of 6 his 6 his 7 neighbors 7 neighbors 8 know 8 know 10 about 9 anything 10 about 10 about 12 tongue 10 about 13 and 11 that 12 tongue 13 and 14 how 14 how 15 different 15 different 16 it 16 it 17 is 17 is 18 from 18 from 19 most 19 most 20 other 19 most 21 tongues 19 most 22 . what [peter] [couldn't] [understand] was what [old] [mr] [toad] did with a [tongue] that would reach two inches [beyond] his mouth . 1 what 5 was 5 was 22 . 6 what 10 did 10 did 11 with 11 with 12 a 11 with 21 mouth 12 a 14 that 14 that 15 would 15 would 16 reach 16 reach 17 two 17 two 18 inches 20 his 21 mouth 21 mouth 22 . he said as much . 1 he 2 said 2 said 4 much 3 as 4 much 4 much 5 . he opened his big mouth and slowly ran his tongue out its full length . 1 he 2 opened 2 opened 5 mouth 2 opened 12 its 3 his 4 big 3 his 5 mouth 4 big 5 mouth 6 and 7 slowly 6 and 8 ran 8 ran 10 tongue 8 ran 12 its 9 his 10 tongue 11 out 12 its 12 its 13 full 13 full 14 length 14 length 15 . " why ! 1 " 2 why 2 why 3 ! why-ee ! " exclaimed [peter] . 1 why-ee 2 ! 1 why-ee 6 . 2 ! 3 " 3 " 4 exclaimed " it 's fastened at the wrong end ! " 1 " 10 " 2 it 5 at 3 's 4 fastened 3 's 5 at 5 at 6 the 5 at 7 wrong 5 at 8 end 5 at 9 ! 9 ! 10 " " no such thing ! " replied [old] [mr] [toad] indignantly . 1 " 2 no 1 " 6 " 2 no 3 such 4 thing 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 12 . 7 replied 11 indignantly 11 indignantly 12 . " if it was fastened at the other end , how could [i] run it out so far ? " 1 " 2 if 2 if 5 fastened 3 it 4 was 3 it 5 fastened 5 fastened 6 at 5 fastened 14 run 6 at 9 end 7 the 8 other 8 other 9 end 9 end 10 , 11 how 12 could 12 could 14 run 14 run 15 it 15 it 16 out 16 out 17 so 17 so 18 far 18 far 19 ? 19 ? 20 " " but [mine] and all other tongues that [i] ever have seen are fastened way down in the throat , " [protested] [peter] [.] 1 " 2 but 1 " 21 " 2 but 4 and 4 and 5 all 5 all 6 other 7 tongues 15 way 8 that 10 ever 10 ever 12 seen 11 have 12 seen 12 seen 13 are 13 are 15 way 14 fastened 15 way 15 way 16 down 15 way 19 throat 15 way 21 " 16 down 17 in 17 in 18 the 19 throat 20 , " yours is fastened at the other end , way in the very front of your mouth . 1 " 2 yours 1 " 4 fastened 3 is 4 fastened 4 fastened 5 at 4 fastened 7 other 5 at 6 the 7 other 8 end 7 other 9 , 9 , 10 way 10 way 11 in 10 way 16 your 11 in 12 the 12 the 13 very 13 very 14 front 13 very 15 of 16 your 17 mouth 17 mouth 18 . i never heard of such a thing . " 1 i 2 never 2 never 3 heard 3 heard 4 of 4 of 5 such 5 such 6 a 6 a 7 thing 7 thing 8 . 8 . 9 " " there are a great many things you have never heard of , [peter] [rabbit] , " [replied] [old] [mr] [toad] drily . 1 " 2 there 1 " 17 " 2 there 3 are 2 there 6 many 3 are 4 a 5 great 6 many 6 many 7 things 8 you 9 have 9 have 10 never 10 never 11 heard 11 heard 12 of 12 of 13 , 13 , 16 , 16 , 17 " 17 " 22 drily 22 drily 23 . " mine is the right way to have a tongue . 1 " 2 mine 1 " 10 tongue 2 mine 3 is 4 the 5 right 4 the 6 way 4 the 10 tongue 7 to 8 have 8 have 9 a 9 a 10 tongue 10 tongue 11 . because it is fastened way up in the front of my mouth that way , [i] can use the [whole] of it . 1 because 2 it 2 it 3 is 3 is 4 fastened 4 fastened 9 front 5 way 6 up 6 up 7 in 7 in 8 the 8 the 9 front 9 front 10 of 10 of 11 my 11 my 12 mouth 12 mouth 13 that 13 that 14 way 14 way 15 , 15 , 18 use 17 can 18 use 18 use 23 . 19 the 21 of 21 of 22 it 22 it 23 . you see it goes out its full length . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 it 2 see 4 goes 4 goes 5 out 5 out 6 its 5 out 8 length 6 its 7 full 8 length 9 . peter thought this over for a few minutes before he ventured another question . 1 peter 2 thought 2 thought 3 this 2 thought 4 over 2 thought 13 question 2 thought 14 . 4 over 5 for 4 over 8 minutes 6 a 7 few 7 few 8 minutes 8 minutes 9 before 9 before 10 he 11 ventured 13 question 12 another 13 question " [i] begin to understand , " said he , " but how do you hold on to the bug with your tongue ? " 1 " 3 begin 3 begin 4 to 4 to 5 understand 5 understand 6 , 5 understand 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 he 9 he 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 but 12 but 13 how 13 how 16 hold 14 do 15 you 15 you 16 hold 16 hold 18 to 17 on 18 to 18 to 19 the 19 the 20 bug 20 bug 25 " 21 with 22 your 22 your 23 tongue 23 tongue 24 ? 23 tongue 25 " " my tongue is sticky , of course , [mr] [stupid] , " [replied] [old] [mr] [toad] , looking very much disgusted . 1 " 2 my 1 " 13 " 2 my 3 tongue 4 is 5 sticky 5 sticky 6 , 6 , 8 course 7 of 8 course 8 course 9 , 9 , 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 18 , 18 , 23 . 19 looking 20 very 20 very 21 much 21 much 22 disgusted 22 disgusted 23 . " just let me touch a bug with it , and he 's mine every time . " 1 " 2 just 2 just 3 let 3 let 4 me 3 let 5 touch 5 touch 7 bug 6 a 7 bug 7 bug 8 with 7 bug 12 he 7 bug 15 every 9 it 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 he 13 's 14 mine 13 's 15 every 15 every 16 time 16 time 17 . 17 . 18 " peter thought this over . 1 peter 2 thought 2 thought 3 this 2 thought 4 over 2 thought 5 . then he felt of his own tongue . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 felt 3 felt 4 of 4 of 6 own 4 of 7 tongue 4 of 8 . 5 his 6 own " mine isn't sticky , " said he very innocently . 1 " 8 he 2 mine 3 isn't 2 mine 4 sticky 2 mine 6 " 2 mine 8 he 4 sticky 5 , 7 said 8 he 8 he 10 innocently 9 very 10 innocently 10 innocently 11 . old [mr] [toad] [laughed] [right] [out] . 1 old 7 . " perhaps if it was , you couldn't ask so many questions , " said he . 1 " 2 perhaps 2 perhaps 3 if 3 if 8 couldn't 4 it 5 was 5 was 8 couldn't 6 , 8 couldn't 7 you 8 couldn't 8 couldn't 9 ask 9 ask 12 questions 10 so 11 many 11 many 12 questions 12 questions 13 , 13 , 15 said 14 " 15 said 15 said 16 he 16 he 17 . " now watch me catch that fly . " 1 " 2 now 2 now 3 watch 3 watch 4 me 3 watch 5 catch 5 catch 6 that 5 catch 7 fly 7 fly 8 . 8 . 9 " his funny little tongue darted out , and the fly was gone . 1 his 2 funny 2 funny 3 little 3 little 4 tongue 4 tongue 5 darted 5 darted 6 out 5 darted 10 fly 6 out 7 , 7 , 8 and 9 the 10 fly 10 fly 12 gone 11 was 12 gone 12 gone 13 . [[] [illustration] [:] [his] [funny] [little] [tongue] [darted] [out] [,] [and] [the] [fly] [was] [gone] [.] []] " it certainly is very handy , " said [peter] politely . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 certainly 3 certainly 4 is 4 is 5 very 5 very 6 handy 6 handy 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 11 politely 11 politely 12 . " [i] [think] we are going to have more rain , and [i] 'd [better] be getting back to the dear [old] [briarpatch] [.] 1 " 4 we 1 " 10 rain 4 we 5 are 5 are 6 going 6 going 7 to 7 to 8 have 8 have 9 more 10 rain 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 14 'd 14 'd 16 be 16 be 17 getting 17 getting 18 back 18 back 19 to 19 to 20 the 20 the 21 dear very much obliged to you , [mr] [toad] . 1 very 2 much 2 much 3 obliged 3 obliged 4 to 4 to 5 you 5 you 6 , 6 , 9 . i think you are very wonderful . " 1 i 2 think 1 i 3 you 3 you 4 are 4 are 5 very 5 very 6 wonderful 6 wonderful 7 . 7 . 8 " " not at all , " replied [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 " 2 not 2 not 3 at 3 at 4 all 4 all 5 , 4 all 11 . 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 replied " [i] 've [simply] got the things [i] need in order to live , just as you have the things you need . 1 " 7 things 3 've 5 got 5 got 7 things 6 the 7 things 7 things 9 need 7 things 10 in 7 things 20 things 10 in 11 order 11 order 12 to 12 to 13 live 13 live 14 , 14 , 15 just 15 just 16 as 16 as 17 you 17 you 18 have 19 the 20 things 20 things 22 need 21 you 22 need 22 need 23 . i couldn't get along with your kind of a tongue , but no more could you get along with mine . 1 i 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 get 2 couldn't 6 your 2 couldn't 15 could 3 get 4 along 4 along 5 with 6 your 7 kind 8 of 9 a 9 a 10 tongue 10 tongue 11 , 11 , 12 but 12 but 15 could 13 no 14 more 13 no 15 could 15 could 16 you 15 could 17 get 17 get 18 along 18 along 19 with 19 with 20 mine 19 with 21 . if you live long enough , you will learn that [old] [mother] [nature] makes no mistakes . 1 if 2 you 1 if 6 , 1 if 17 . 2 you 3 live 3 live 4 long 4 long 5 enough 6 , 7 you 7 you 9 learn 8 will 9 learn 9 learn 10 that 14 makes 16 mistakes 15 no 16 mistakes 16 mistakes 17 . she gives each of us what we need , and each one has different needs . " 1 she 2 gives 2 gives 3 each 2 gives 15 needs 3 each 4 of 4 of 5 us 5 us 6 what 7 we 8 need 8 need 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 each 11 each 12 one 12 one 13 has 13 has 15 needs 14 different 15 needs 15 needs 16 . 16 . 17 " [xiii] [peter] [rabbit] [is] [impolite] peter [rabbit] couldn't get [old] [mr] [toad] off [his] [mind] . 1 peter 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 get 4 get 8 off 8 off 11 . and his respect [for] [old] [mr] [toad] had [become] [very] [great] [indeed] . 1 and 2 his 2 his 3 respect 3 respect 8 had 8 had 13 . of course . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 . who wouldn't respect any one with such beautiful eyes and such a sweet voice and such a wonderful tongue ? 1 who 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 3 respect 3 respect 10 and 4 any 5 one 5 one 6 with 5 one 9 eyes 7 such 9 eyes 8 beautiful 9 eyes 9 eyes 10 and 10 and 12 a 10 and 13 sweet 11 such 12 a 13 sweet 14 voice 14 voice 19 tongue 15 and 16 such 15 and 18 wonderful 15 and 19 tongue 16 such 17 a 19 tongue 20 ? " [funny] , " mused [peter] , " how we [can] live right beside people all our lives and not really know them [at] all . 1 " 3 , 1 " 26 . 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 mused 5 mused 7 , 5 mused 12 live 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 how 9 how 10 we 13 right 14 beside 14 beside 15 people 15 people 16 all 16 all 17 our 17 our 18 lives 18 lives 19 and 19 and 20 not 20 not 22 know 21 really 22 know 22 know 23 them 23 them 25 all 25 all 26 . i suppose that is why we should never judge people hastily . 1 i 2 suppose 2 suppose 4 is 2 suppose 6 we 3 that 4 is 4 is 5 why 6 we 10 people 7 should 9 judge 8 never 9 judge 9 judge 10 people 10 people 11 hastily 11 hastily 12 . i [believe] [i] will go hunt up [old] [mr] [toad] and see if [i] can find out anything more . " 1 i 4 will 4 will 6 hunt 5 go 6 hunt 6 hunt 7 up 7 up 11 and 11 and 12 see 12 see 13 if 13 if 15 can 15 can 16 find 16 find 17 out 17 out 21 " 18 anything 19 more 19 more 20 . 20 . 21 " off started [peter] , lipperty-lipperty-lip . 1 off 2 started 2 started 5 lipperty-lipperty-lip 4 , 5 lipperty-lipperty-lip 5 lipperty-lipperty-lip 6 . but when he got there , [peter] found no trace of [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 but 2 when 1 but 9 no 2 when 3 he 3 he 4 got 4 got 5 there 5 there 6 , 5 there 8 found 9 no 10 trace 10 trace 11 of 11 of 15 . you see , it had rained the day before , and that is just the kind of weather that a [toad] likes [best] [for] traveling . 1 you 2 see 2 see 6 rained 3 , 4 it 4 it 6 rained 5 had 6 rained 6 rained 7 the 6 rained 8 day 6 rained 12 that 8 day 9 before 9 before 10 , 10 , 11 and 12 that 13 is 13 is 14 just 14 just 15 the 14 just 16 kind 16 kind 17 of 17 of 18 weather 18 weather 19 that 19 that 26 . 20 a 22 likes 20 a 26 . 22 likes 25 traveling peter ought to have thought of that , but he didn't . 1 peter 2 ought 2 ought 3 to 3 to 4 have 4 have 5 thought 5 thought 6 of 6 of 7 that 7 that 8 , 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 he 10 he 11 didn't 11 didn't 12 . jolly , round , bright [mr] [sun] [was] shining his brightest , and [peter] [soon] forgot all about [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 jolly 2 , 1 jolly 3 round 3 round 4 , 4 , 13 and 5 bright 9 shining 5 bright 12 , 9 shining 11 brightest 10 his 11 brightest 12 , 13 and 13 and 16 forgot 16 forgot 17 all 17 all 18 about 18 about 22 . he had just done this when his ears caught the sound of a queer noise a little to one side of the [crooked] [little] [path] . 1 he 5 this 1 he 7 his 2 had 3 just 2 had 4 done 4 done 5 this 5 this 6 when 7 his 8 ears 8 ears 11 sound 9 caught 10 the 9 caught 11 sound 11 sound 12 of 11 sound 15 noise 12 of 13 a 13 a 14 queer 15 noise 26 . 16 a 17 little 16 a 18 to 18 to 19 one 19 one 20 side 20 side 21 of 21 of 22 the 22 the 26 . instantly [peter] stopped and sat up to listen [.] 1 instantly 8 listen 3 stopped 4 and 4 and 5 sat 5 sat 6 up 6 up 7 to 7 to 8 listen there it was again , and it seemed to come from under an old piece of board . 1 there 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 again 4 again 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 it 7 it 8 seemed 8 seemed 9 to 9 to 10 come 10 come 11 from 11 from 12 under 12 under 13 an 13 an 14 old 14 old 15 piece 15 piece 16 of 16 of 17 board 17 board 18 . it was just a little , rustling sound , hardly to be heard . 1 it 2 was 1 it 3 just 2 was 3 just 3 just 4 a 3 just 5 little 5 little 6 , 5 little 7 rustling 7 rustling 8 sound 8 sound 9 , 9 , 10 hardly 9 , 11 to 9 , 14 . 11 to 12 be 12 be 13 heard " there 's some one [under] that old board , " thought [peter] , and peeped under . 1 " 2 there 2 there 3 's 2 there 9 board 3 's 4 some 4 some 5 one 4 some 8 old 5 one 7 that 9 board 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 18 . 12 thought 14 , 14 , 15 and 14 , 18 . 15 and 16 peeped 16 peeped 17 under all he could see was that there was something moving . 1 all 2 he 2 he 3 could 3 could 4 see 4 see 5 was 4 see 6 that 4 see 10 moving 6 that 7 there 7 there 8 was 9 something 10 moving 10 moving 11 . instantly [peter] [was] [all] curiosity . 1 instantly 5 curiosity 5 curiosity 6 . whoever was there was not very big . 1 whoever 2 was 1 whoever 4 was 2 was 3 there 4 was 5 not 4 was 6 very 4 was 8 . 6 very 7 big he was sure of that . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 sure 3 sure 4 of 4 of 5 that 5 that 6 . of course that meant that he had nothing to fear . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 that 3 that 4 meant 4 meant 5 that 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 had 7 had 8 nothing 8 nothing 9 to 8 nothing 10 fear 10 fear 11 . so what do you think [peter] did [?] 1 so 2 what 2 what 3 do 3 do 5 think 4 you 5 think 5 think 7 did why , he just pulled that old board over . 1 why 5 pulled 2 , 3 he 3 he 5 pulled 4 just 5 pulled 5 pulled 7 old 5 pulled 8 board 5 pulled 9 over 6 that 7 old 9 over 10 . and when he did that , he saw , whom do you think ? 1 and 2 when 2 when 3 he 2 when 9 , 3 he 7 he 4 did 5 that 5 that 6 , 6 , 7 he 7 he 8 saw 9 , 14 ? 10 whom 11 do 11 do 12 you 11 do 13 think 13 think 14 ? why , [old] [mr] [toad] , to be sure . 1 why 2 , 2 , 6 , 6 , 7 to 7 to 8 be 8 be 9 sure 9 sure 10 . but such a sight as [old] [mr] [toad] was ! 1 but 2 such 2 such 3 a 2 such 5 as 2 such 10 ! 3 a 4 sight 9 was 10 ! peter just stared . 1 peter 3 stared 1 peter 4 . 2 just 3 stared for a full minute he couldn't find his voice . 1 for 4 minute 2 a 3 full 2 a 4 minute 4 minute 5 he 4 minute 6 couldn't 6 couldn't 7 find 7 find 8 his 8 his 9 voice 9 voice 10 . old [mr] [toad] was changing his clothes ! 1 old 8 ! 4 was 5 changing 5 changing 6 his 5 changing 7 clothes 5 changing 8 ! yes , [sir] , that is just what [old] [mr] [toad] was doing . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 that 5 that 6 is 5 that 8 what 6 is 7 just 8 what 12 was 12 was 13 doing 13 doing 14 . he was taking off his old suit , and under it was a brand new one . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 taking 3 taking 4 off 4 off 5 his 5 his 7 suit 6 old 7 suit 7 suit 8 , 7 suit 14 brand 8 , 9 and 10 under 11 it 10 under 13 a 10 under 14 brand 11 it 12 was 14 brand 15 new 15 new 16 one 16 one 17 . but such a time as he was having ! 1 but 2 such 2 such 3 a 2 such 5 as 2 such 9 ! 3 a 4 time 5 as 6 he 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 having he was opening and shutting his big mouth , and drawing his hind legs under him , and rubbing them against his body . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 opening 3 opening 5 shutting 3 opening 8 mouth 4 and 5 shutting 6 his 7 big 6 his 8 mouth 8 mouth 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 drawing 11 drawing 19 rubbing 12 his 13 hind 13 hind 14 legs 14 legs 15 under 15 under 16 him 15 under 18 and 16 him 17 , 18 and 19 rubbing 19 rubbing 20 them 19 rubbing 21 against 21 against 23 body 22 his 23 body 23 body 24 . then [peter] [saw] a strange thing . 1 then 4 a 4 a 5 strange 5 strange 6 thing 6 thing 7 . all the time [old] [mr] [toad] was working very hard to suck it at the corners of his big mouth . 1 all 2 the 1 all 16 corners 2 the 3 time 3 time 7 was 7 was 8 working 8 working 10 hard 9 very 10 hard 11 to 12 suck 12 suck 13 it 12 suck 14 at 12 suck 15 the 15 the 16 corners 16 corners 17 of 17 of 18 his 18 his 20 mouth 18 his 21 . 19 big 20 mouth he glared [angrily] [at] [peter] , [but] he couldn't say anything [because] his mouth was too [full] . 1 he 2 glared 1 he 18 . 2 glared 6 , 6 , 8 he 8 he 9 couldn't 9 couldn't 10 say 10 say 11 anything 13 his 14 mouth 13 his 18 . 14 mouth 15 was 15 was 16 too he [looked] so funny that [peter] just threw himself on the ground and rolled over and over with laughter . 1 he 9 himself 3 so 4 funny 3 so 7 just 4 funny 5 that 7 just 8 threw 8 threw 9 himself 9 himself 10 on 10 on 11 the 11 the 12 ground 12 ground 13 and 13 and 14 rolled 14 rolled 15 over 15 over 16 and 16 and 17 over 17 over 18 with 18 with 19 laughter 19 laughter 20 . this [made] [old] [mr] [toad] [glare] more [angrily] than ever , but he couldn't say anything , not a word . 1 this 7 more 7 more 9 than 9 than 10 ever 10 ever 12 but 11 , 12 but 12 but 13 he 12 but 14 couldn't 12 but 15 say 15 say 16 anything 15 say 20 word 17 , 18 not 18 not 19 a 19 a 20 word 20 word 21 . [xiv] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] [disappears] admit your fault when you 've done wrong , [and] [don't] postpone it over [long] . 1 admit 2 your 2 your 3 fault 3 fault 4 when 4 when 5 you 5 you 6 've 6 've 7 done 7 done 8 wrong 8 wrong 9 , 9 , 16 . 12 postpone 13 it 13 it 14 over 14 over 16 . peter [rabbit] didn't blame [old] [mr] [toad] [a] [bit] [for] [being] [indignant] [because] [peter] [had] [watched] him [change] his suit . 1 peter 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 blame 4 blame 17 him 17 him 19 his 19 his 20 suit 20 suit 21 . it wasn't a nice thing to do . 1 it 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 a 2 wasn't 5 thing 2 wasn't 8 . 3 a 4 nice 5 thing 7 do 6 to 7 do old [mr] [toad] had looked very funny while he was struggling out of his old suit , and [peter] [just] [couldn't] [help] [laughing] [at] [him] [.] 1 old 7 funny 4 had 5 looked 5 looked 6 very 6 very 7 funny 7 funny 18 and 8 while 9 he 9 he 10 was 10 was 11 struggling 10 was 17 , 11 struggling 12 out 12 out 13 of 13 of 14 his 14 his 16 suit 15 old 16 suit 17 , 18 and but he realized that he had been very impolite , and he very meekly told [old] [mr] [toad] so . 1 but 2 he 1 but 3 realized 3 realized 4 that 3 realized 5 he 5 he 6 had 6 had 7 been 7 been 8 very 7 been 9 impolite 9 impolite 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 he 12 he 14 meekly 13 very 14 meekly 14 meekly 15 told 15 told 19 so 19 so 20 . " you see , it was this way , " explained [peter] . 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 see 3 see 4 , 4 , 5 it 5 it 6 was 5 it 13 . 6 was 7 this 7 this 8 way 8 way 9 , 9 , 11 explained 10 " 11 explained " [i] [heard] [something] [under] that old board , and [i] just naturally turned it over to find out what was there . " 1 " 6 that 1 " 24 " 6 that 7 old 7 old 8 board 8 board 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 just 13 naturally 22 there 14 turned 16 over 15 it 16 over 16 over 17 to 17 to 18 find 18 find 19 out 19 out 20 what 20 what 21 was 21 was 22 there 22 there 23 . 23 . 24 " " hump ! " grunted [old] [mr] . toad . 1 " 3 ! 1 " 10 . 2 hump 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 grunted 5 grunted 8 . 9 toad 10 . " [i] [didn't] have the least idea that you were there , " continued [peter] . 1 " 4 have 1 " 16 . 4 have 6 least 5 the 6 least 6 least 7 idea 6 least 8 that 9 you 10 were 10 were 11 there 11 there 12 , 12 , 14 continued 12 , 16 . 13 " 14 continued but [i] 'm sorry , [mr] [toad] . 1 but 3 'm 3 'm 4 sorry 4 sorry 5 , 5 , 8 . truly [i] [am] . 1 truly 4 . i didn't mean to be so impolite . 1 i 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 mean 3 mean 4 to 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 so 6 so 7 impolite 7 impolite 8 . i promise never to do it again . 1 i 2 promise 2 promise 3 never 3 never 4 to 3 never 7 again 5 do 6 it 6 it 7 again 7 again 8 . i had heard that you [swallowed] [your] old suits , but [i] [never] [half] believed it . 1 i 2 had 1 i 5 you 2 had 3 heard 3 heard 4 that 5 you 17 . 8 old 9 suits 9 suits 10 , 10 , 11 but 11 but 15 believed 15 believed 16 it 16 it 17 . now [i] [know] it is so and just how you do it , and [i] feel as if [i] had learned something worth knowing . 1 now 4 it 4 it 5 is 5 is 7 and 6 so 7 and 7 and 8 just 7 and 23 worth 8 just 9 how 9 how 11 do 10 you 11 do 11 do 12 it 12 it 13 , 13 , 14 and 16 feel 17 as 17 as 18 if 18 if 20 had 20 had 21 learned 21 learned 22 something 22 something 23 worth 23 worth 24 knowing 24 knowing 25 . do you go down into the mud at the bottom of the [smiling] [pool] the way [grandfather] [frog] does ? " 1 do 2 you 2 you 15 the 3 go 4 down 4 down 5 into 5 into 10 bottom 6 the 7 mud 7 mud 8 at 8 at 9 the 9 the 10 bottom 10 bottom 11 of 10 bottom 15 the 11 of 12 the 15 the 16 way 15 the 19 does 19 does 20 ? 20 ? 21 " " certainly not ! " retorted [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 " 2 certainly 2 certainly 3 not 3 not 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 retorted 6 retorted 10 . " use your common sense , [peter] [rabbit] . 1 " 2 use 2 use 3 your 3 your 4 common 4 common 5 sense 5 sense 6 , 6 , 9 . i 'm not so fond of long journeys as all that . " 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 not 3 not 4 so 4 so 5 fond 5 fond 6 of 5 fond 8 journeys 7 long 8 journeys 8 journeys 9 as 9 as 11 that 9 as 12 . 10 all 11 that 12 . 13 " " that 's so . " 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 's 2 that 5 . 3 's 4 so 5 . 6 " peter looked foolish . 1 peter 2 looked 2 looked 3 foolish 3 foolish 4 . " [i] [didn't] think of that when [i] [spoke] . " 1 " 4 think 1 " 10 . 4 think 5 of 5 of 6 that 7 when 10 . 10 . 11 " " now if [i] wanted to , [i] could disappear right here . " 1 " 2 now 1 " 10 disappear 2 now 3 if 3 if 5 wanted 5 wanted 6 to 6 to 7 , 9 could 10 disappear 10 disappear 11 right 11 right 12 here 11 right 14 " 13 . 14 " " [nothing] [of] the sort ! " snapped [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 " 4 the 1 " 6 ! 1 " 7 " 5 sort 6 ! 7 " 8 snapped 8 snapped 12 . " [i] could disappear and not go near that old board , not a step nearer than [i] [am] now . " 1 " 4 disappear 3 could 4 disappear 4 disappear 5 and 4 disappear 11 board 4 disappear 13 not 5 and 6 not 6 not 7 go 7 go 8 near 9 that 10 old 10 old 11 board 11 board 12 , 13 not 16 nearer 13 not 22 " 14 a 15 step 15 step 16 nearer 16 nearer 17 than 20 now 21 . 21 . 22 " old [mr] [toad] ['s] eyes twinkled . 1 old 5 eyes 5 eyes 6 twinkled 6 twinkled 7 . here was a chance to get even with [peter] [for] [watching] him [change] his suit . 1 here 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 chance 4 chance 6 get 5 to 6 get 6 get 15 suit 7 even 8 with 8 with 12 him 12 him 14 his 14 his 15 suit 15 suit 16 . " more than that , [i] give you my word of honor that [i] [will] not hop three feet from where [i] [am] sitting . " 1 " 2 more 1 " 26 " 2 more 3 than 3 than 4 that 4 that 5 , 5 , 13 that 7 give 8 you 7 give 9 my 9 my 10 word 10 word 11 of 11 of 12 honor 11 of 13 that 16 not 17 hop 17 hop 19 feet 17 hop 21 where 17 hop 24 sitting 18 three 19 feet 20 from 21 where 24 sitting 25 . 25 . 26 " " all right , " replied [peter] promptly , turning his back to [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 " 2 all 2 all 3 right 2 all 17 . 3 right 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 replied 6 replied 8 promptly 6 replied 9 , 9 , 10 turning 10 turning 11 his 11 his 12 back 12 back 13 to " [i] ['ll] [look] down the [crooked] [little] [path] for five minutes and promise not to peek . " 1 " 5 down 1 " 18 . 5 down 6 the 10 for 11 five 10 for 18 . 11 five 12 minutes 12 minutes 13 and 13 and 14 promise 14 promise 15 not 15 not 16 to 16 to 17 peek 18 . 19 " so [peter] sat and gazed straight down the [crooked] [little] [path] [.] 1 so 3 sat 3 sat 4 and 4 and 5 gazed 5 gazed 6 straight 6 straight 7 down 7 down 8 the when he thought the five minutes were up , he turned around . 1 when 2 he 2 he 3 thought 3 thought 5 five 3 thought 7 were 4 the 5 five 5 five 6 minutes 7 were 8 up 8 up 9 , 9 , 10 he 10 he 11 turned 11 turned 12 around 12 around 13 . old [mr] [toad] [was] [nowhere] to be seen . 1 old 6 to 6 to 7 be 7 be 8 seen 8 seen 9 . peter looked hastily this way and that way , but there was not a sign of [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 peter 3 hastily 2 looked 3 hastily 3 hastily 5 way 3 hastily 11 there 4 this 5 way 5 way 6 and 6 and 7 that 7 that 8 way 8 way 9 , 9 , 10 but 11 there 12 was 11 there 14 a 12 was 13 not 14 a 15 sign 15 sign 20 . 16 of 20 . he had disappeared as completely as if he never had been there . 1 he 3 disappeared 2 had 3 disappeared 3 disappeared 4 as 4 as 6 as 5 completely 6 as 6 as 7 if 7 if 8 he 8 he 9 never 9 never 10 had 10 had 11 been 11 been 12 there 12 there 13 . [xv] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] [gives] [peter] [a] [scare] old [mr] [toad] [was] [getting] [even] [with] [peter] [for] [laughing] [at] [him] . 1 old 13 . while [peter] ['s] [back] had been turned , [old] [mr] [toad] [had] disappeared . 1 while 13 disappeared 5 had 6 been 5 had 13 disappeared 6 been 7 turned 7 turned 8 , 13 disappeared 14 . it was too much for [peter] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 too 3 too 4 much 3 too 5 for 3 too 7 . nevertheless , [peter] hopped over to it and [turned] it over again , because he couldn't think of any other place to look . 1 nevertheless 2 , 2 , 4 hopped 4 hopped 5 over 5 over 6 to 6 to 7 it 7 it 8 and 8 and 10 it 10 it 11 over 11 over 12 again 12 again 13 , 13 , 14 because 14 because 15 he 15 he 23 look 16 couldn't 17 think 17 think 18 of 18 of 19 any 19 any 20 other 20 other 21 place 21 place 23 look 22 to 23 look 23 look 24 . of course , [old] [mr] [toad] wasn't there . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 , 2 course 8 there 7 wasn't 8 there 8 there 9 . of course not . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 not 3 not 4 . he had given his word that he wouldn't hide there , and he always lives up to his word . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 given 2 had 7 he 2 had 8 wouldn't 2 had 15 lives 3 given 4 his 4 his 5 word 5 word 6 that 8 wouldn't 9 hide 10 there 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 he 13 he 14 always 14 always 15 lives 15 lives 16 up 16 up 17 to 17 to 18 his 18 his 19 word 19 word 20 . peter should have known better than to have looked there . 1 peter 2 should 2 should 3 have 3 have 4 known 4 known 5 better 5 better 6 than 5 better 10 there 6 than 7 to 7 to 8 have 8 have 9 looked 10 there 11 . but if [old] [mr] [toad] had nothing to hide under , of course he must have hopped away , reasoned [peter] . 1 but 2 if 1 but 22 . 2 if 6 had 2 if 11 , 6 had 8 to 7 nothing 8 to 8 to 9 hide 9 hide 10 under 11 , 13 course 12 of 13 course 13 course 14 he 14 he 15 must 15 must 16 have 16 have 17 hopped 17 hopped 18 away 17 hopped 20 reasoned 18 away 19 , peter never had felt more foolish in all his life . 1 peter 2 never 2 never 3 had 2 never 6 foolish 2 never 10 life 2 never 11 . 3 had 4 felt 4 felt 5 more 7 in 8 all 8 all 9 his 9 his 10 life he began to [think] [that] [old] [mr] [toad] [must] be bewitched [and] had some strange power of making himself invisible . 1 he 2 began 2 began 3 to 3 to 10 be 10 be 11 bewitched 11 bewitched 17 of 13 had 14 some 14 some 15 strange 15 strange 16 power 15 strange 17 of 17 of 18 making 18 making 19 himself 18 making 20 invisible 20 invisible 21 . and [yet] [old] [mr] [toad] had disappeared . 1 and 6 had 6 had 7 disappeared 7 disappeared 8 . suddenly [peter] gave a frightened scream and jumped higher than he ever had jumped before in all his life . 1 suddenly 3 gave 3 gave 4 a 4 a 5 frightened 5 frightened 6 scream 6 scream 7 and 7 and 8 jumped 8 jumped 9 higher 9 higher 10 than 10 than 12 ever 11 he 12 ever 12 ever 13 had 12 ever 15 before 13 had 14 jumped 15 before 19 life 16 in 17 all 17 all 18 his 17 all 19 life 19 life 20 . a voice , the voice of [old] [mr] [toad] himself , had said , " well , now are you satisfied ? " 1 a 2 voice 2 voice 3 , 3 , 5 voice 3 , 11 , 4 the 5 voice 6 of 10 himself 10 himself 11 , 11 , 12 had 12 had 13 said 12 had 16 well 12 had 23 " 13 said 14 , 15 " 16 well 16 well 17 , 16 well 18 now 18 now 21 satisfied 18 now 22 ? 19 are 20 you 19 are 21 satisfied and [that] [voice] [had] [come] [from] [right] [under] [peter] [!] do you wonder that he was frightened ? 1 and 11 do 11 do 12 you 12 you 18 ? 13 wonder 14 that 14 that 15 he 15 he 16 was 16 was 17 frightened 17 frightened 18 ? when he turned to look , there sat [old] [mr] [toad] [right] [where] he himself had been sitting a moment before . 1 when 2 he 1 when 6 , 1 when 14 he 2 he 3 turned 3 turned 4 to 4 to 5 look 6 , 7 there 7 there 8 sat 14 he 15 himself 15 himself 16 had 16 had 17 been 17 been 18 sitting 18 sitting 21 before 19 a 20 moment 20 moment 21 before 21 before 22 . peter rubbed his eyes and stared very foolishly . 1 peter 2 rubbed 2 rubbed 3 his 2 rubbed 4 eyes 2 rubbed 6 stared 2 rubbed 8 foolishly 3 his 4 eyes 5 and 6 stared 7 very 8 foolishly 8 foolishly 9 . " [wh-wh-where] did you come from ? " he stammered at last . 1 " 3 did 1 " 8 " 3 did 4 you 3 did 7 ? 4 you 6 from 5 come 6 from 8 " 9 he 8 " 13 . 9 he 10 stammered 11 at 12 last 11 at 13 . old [mr] [toad] [grinned] . 1 old 5 . " [i] 'll show you , " said he . 1 " 3 'll 3 'll 4 show 4 show 5 you 5 you 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 he 9 he 10 . then that disappeared . 1 then 2 that 1 then 3 disappeared 3 disappeared 4 . old [mr] [toad] [had] [gone] [down] , and the sand had fallen right back over him . 1 old 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 the 9 the 10 sand 10 sand 12 fallen 11 had 12 fallen 12 fallen 13 right 13 right 14 back 14 back 15 over 14 back 16 him 16 him 17 . peter just had to rub his eyes again . 1 peter 2 just 1 peter 6 his 2 just 3 had 3 had 4 to 4 to 5 rub 6 his 7 eyes 7 eyes 8 again 8 again 9 . he had to ! 1 he 2 had 1 he 4 ! 2 had 3 to then , to make sure , he began to dig away the sand where [old] [mr] [toad] had been sitting . 1 then 2 , 1 then 6 , 2 , 3 to 3 to 4 make 4 make 5 sure 6 , 7 he 7 he 8 began 8 began 10 dig 9 to 10 dig 10 dig 11 away 10 dig 20 sitting 11 away 12 the 12 the 13 sand 13 sand 14 where 18 had 19 been 19 been 20 sitting 20 sitting 21 . in a minute he felt [old] [mr] [toad] , who at once came out again . 1 in 2 a 1 in 4 he 2 a 3 minute 4 he 5 felt 4 he 10 who 9 , 10 who 10 who 11 at 11 at 12 once 11 at 13 came 11 at 16 . 13 came 14 out 14 out 15 again old [mr] [toad] ['s] [beautiful] eyes twinkled more than ever . 1 old 6 eyes 6 eyes 7 twinkled 7 twinkled 8 more 7 twinkled 9 than 9 than 10 ever 10 ever 11 . " [i] guess we are even now , [peter] , " said he . 1 " 5 are 1 " 11 " 3 guess 4 we 4 we 5 are 6 even 7 now 7 now 8 , 8 , 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 said 12 said 13 he 13 he 14 . peter nodded . 1 peter 2 nodded 2 nodded 3 . " more than that , [mr] [toad] . 1 " 2 more 2 more 3 than 3 than 4 that 4 that 5 , 5 , 8 . i think you have a little the best of it , " he replied . 1 i 2 think 2 think 3 you 3 you 4 have 4 have 5 a 5 a 6 little 6 little 7 the 7 the 8 best 8 best 9 of 9 of 10 it 10 it 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 he 13 he 14 replied 14 replied 15 . " now won't you tell me how you did it ? " 1 " 2 now 1 " 8 you 2 now 3 won't 3 won't 4 you 4 you 5 tell 5 tell 6 me 6 me 7 how 8 you 9 did 9 did 10 it 10 it 11 ? 11 ? 12 " old [mr] [toad] held up one of his stout hind feet , and [on] [it] was a kind of spur . 1 old 13 and 4 held 5 up 5 up 6 one 6 one 7 of 7 of 8 his 8 his 9 stout 9 stout 10 hind 10 hind 11 feet 11 feet 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 16 was 13 and 21 . 16 was 17 a 17 a 20 spur 18 kind 19 of 19 of 20 spur " there 's another just like that on the other foot , " said he , " and [i] use them to dig with . 1 " 4 another 2 there 3 's 3 's 4 another 4 another 5 just 5 just 6 like 6 like 7 that 6 like 8 on 8 on 11 foot 9 the 10 other 9 the 11 foot 11 foot 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 said 13 " 17 " 14 said 15 he 15 he 16 , 16 , 17 " 17 " 18 and 18 and 20 use 20 use 21 them 21 them 22 to 22 to 23 dig 23 dig 24 with 24 with 25 . you go into a hole headfirst , but [i] go in the other way . 1 you 2 go 1 you 15 . 2 go 3 into 3 into 4 a 4 a 5 hole 5 hole 6 headfirst 6 headfirst 7 , 7 , 8 but 10 go 11 in 11 in 14 way 12 the 13 other 12 the 14 way 14 way 15 . i make my hole in soft earth and back into it at the same time , this way . " 1 i 2 make 1 i 3 my 3 my 4 hole 4 hole 5 in 5 in 6 soft 6 soft 8 and 7 earth 8 and 8 and 9 back 8 and 20 " 9 back 10 into 10 into 11 it 10 into 12 at 12 at 14 same 13 the 14 same 14 same 15 time 15 time 16 , 17 this 18 way 18 way 19 . 19 . 20 " he began to work his stout hind feet , and as he kicked the earth out , he backed in at the same time . 1 he 2 began 2 began 3 to 2 began 4 work 2 began 6 stout 5 his 6 stout 6 stout 7 hind 6 stout 15 earth 7 hind 8 feet 8 feet 9 , 10 and 11 as 11 as 12 he 12 he 13 kicked 13 kicked 15 earth 14 the 15 earth 15 earth 16 out 16 out 17 , 17 , 18 he 18 he 19 backed 19 backed 20 in 20 in 21 at 21 at 23 same 22 the 23 same 23 same 24 time 24 time 25 . when he once more reappeared , [peter] thanked him . 1 when 2 he 2 he 9 him 3 once 4 more 3 once 6 , 4 more 5 reappeared 6 , 8 thanked 8 thanked 9 him 9 him 10 . then he asked one more question . 1 then 2 he 1 then 7 . 2 he 3 asked 3 asked 4 one 3 asked 6 question 4 one 5 more " is that the way you go into winter quarters ? " 1 " 5 way 1 " 6 you 2 is 3 that 3 that 4 the 4 the 5 way 6 you 7 go 7 go 8 into 8 into 10 quarters 9 winter 10 quarters 10 quarters 11 ? 11 ? 12 " old [mr] [toad] [nodded] . 1 old 5 . " and it 's the way [i] escape from my enemies . " 1 " 2 and 1 " 13 " 2 and 3 it 3 it 4 's 4 's 6 way 5 the 6 way 8 escape 11 enemies 9 from 10 my 10 my 11 enemies 11 enemies 12 . 12 . 13 " [xvi] [jimmy] [skunk] [is] [surprised] jimmy [skunk] ambled along the [crooked] [little] [path] down the hill . 1 jimmy 3 ambled 3 ambled 4 along 3 ambled 9 down 4 along 5 the 9 down 10 the 10 the 11 hill 11 hill 12 . he didn't hurry [because] [jimmy] [doesn't] [believe] in hurrying . 1 he 3 hurry 2 didn't 3 hurry 3 hurry 9 hurrying 8 in 9 hurrying 9 hurrying 10 . the only time he ever hurries is when he sees a fat beetle trying to get out of sight . 1 the 2 only 1 the 3 time 3 time 4 he 4 he 6 hurries 5 ever 6 hurries 6 hurries 7 is 7 is 8 when 8 when 9 he 8 when 10 sees 8 when 12 fat 8 when 20 . 9 he 10 sees 11 a 12 fat 12 fat 13 beetle 12 fat 14 trying 14 trying 15 to 14 trying 16 get 16 get 19 sight 17 out 19 sight 18 of 19 sight then [jimmy] [does] [hurry] . 1 then 5 . but just now he didn't see any fat beetles , although he was looking for them . 1 but 2 just 2 just 3 now 3 now 11 although 4 he 11 although 5 didn't 7 any 6 see 7 any 7 any 9 beetles 8 fat 9 beetles 9 beetles 11 although 10 , 11 although 11 although 16 them 12 he 16 them 13 was 14 looking 14 looking 15 for 15 for 16 them 16 them 17 . so he just ambled along as if he had all the time in the world , as indeed he had . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 just 3 just 4 ambled 4 ambled 5 along 4 ambled 16 , 5 along 6 as 6 as 7 if 7 if 8 he 8 he 9 had 9 had 10 all 10 all 11 the 11 the 12 time 13 in 14 the 14 the 15 world 15 world 16 , 16 , 17 as 16 , 18 indeed 16 , 21 . 18 indeed 19 he 19 he 20 had he was feeling very good-natured , was [jimmy] [skunk] . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 feeling 3 feeling 4 very 4 very 5 good-natured 5 good-natured 6 , 6 , 7 was 7 was 10 . and why shouldn't he ? 1 and 3 shouldn't 2 why 3 shouldn't 3 shouldn't 4 he 3 shouldn't 5 ? there was everything to make him feel good-natured . 1 there 8 good-natured 1 there 9 . 2 was 3 everything 2 was 4 to 2 was 8 good-natured 4 to 5 make 5 make 7 feel 6 him 7 feel summer had arrived to stay . 1 summer 3 arrived 2 had 3 arrived 3 arrived 5 stay 4 to 5 stay 5 stay 6 . on every side he heard glad voices . 1 on 2 every 2 every 3 side 2 every 4 he 4 he 5 heard 5 heard 7 voices 6 glad 7 voices 7 voices 8 . bumble the [bee] was humming a song . 1 bumble 5 humming 2 the 4 was 4 was 5 humming 5 humming 6 a 6 a 7 song 7 song 8 . best of all , [jimmy] [had] [found] [three] beetles that very morning , and he knew that [there] [were] [more] if he could find them . 1 best 2 of 2 of 3 all 3 all 4 , 4 , 14 and 9 beetles 12 morning 10 that 11 very 10 that 12 morning 12 morning 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 he 15 he 16 knew 16 knew 17 that 17 that 21 if 21 if 22 he 22 he 23 could 23 could 24 find 24 find 25 them 25 them 26 . so why shouldn't he feel good ? 1 so 2 why 2 why 3 shouldn't 3 shouldn't 4 he 4 he 5 feel 4 he 6 good 4 he 7 ? his sharp little eyes twinkled as he ambled along , and there wasn't much that they missed . 1 his 2 sharp 2 sharp 3 little 3 little 4 eyes 4 eyes 5 twinkled 5 twinkled 6 as 6 as 7 he 7 he 8 ambled 8 ambled 9 along 8 ambled 15 that 9 along 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 there 13 wasn't 14 much 14 much 15 that 15 that 17 missed 16 they 17 missed 17 missed 18 . " [beetle] , beetle , smooth and [smug] , [you] [are] nothing but a bug . 1 " 3 , 1 " 4 beetle 4 beetle 5 , 4 beetle 14 a 5 , 6 smooth 6 smooth 7 and 7 and 9 , 9 , 13 but 12 nothing 13 but 14 a 15 bug 15 bug 16 . bugs [were] [made] [for] [skunks] to [eat] [,] [so] come out from [your] retreat . 1 bugs 6 to 1 bugs 14 retreat 6 to 10 come 10 come 11 out 11 out 12 from 14 retreat 15 . " hello ! 1 " 2 hello 2 hello 3 ! there 's a nice big piece of bark over there that looks as if it ought to have a dozen fat beetles under it . 1 there 2 's 2 's 12 looks 3 a 4 nice 4 nice 5 big 5 big 6 piece 6 piece 7 of 6 piece 8 bark 8 bark 9 over 9 over 10 there 9 over 11 that 9 over 12 looks 12 looks 13 as 13 as 14 if 14 if 15 it 15 it 16 ought 15 it 25 . 16 ought 18 have 17 to 18 have 18 have 23 under 19 a 20 dozen 20 dozen 22 beetles 21 fat 22 beetles 22 beetles 23 under 23 under 24 it it 's great fun to pull over pieces of bark and see fat beetles run all ways at once . 1 it 2 's 1 it 14 beetles 2 's 5 to 3 great 4 fun 4 fun 5 to 6 pull 7 over 6 pull 8 pieces 8 pieces 9 of 9 of 10 bark 10 bark 11 and 10 bark 14 beetles 11 and 12 see 13 fat 14 beetles 14 beetles 15 run 14 beetles 20 . 15 run 17 ways 16 all 17 ways 17 ways 19 once 18 at 19 once i 'll just have to see what is under that piece . " 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 just 3 just 4 have 4 have 5 to 5 to 6 see 6 see 7 what 7 what 8 is 8 is 9 under 9 under 10 that 10 that 11 piece 11 piece 12 . 12 . 13 " " [beetle] , beetle , smooth and [smug] , [you] [are] nothing but a bug . " 1 " 3 , 1 " 4 beetle 4 beetle 5 , 4 beetle 14 a 5 , 6 smooth 6 smooth 7 and 7 and 9 , 9 , 13 but 12 nothing 13 but 14 a 15 bug 15 bug 16 . 16 . 17 " as he said the last word , he suddenly pulled the piece of bark over . 1 as 2 he 1 as 7 , 2 he 3 said 3 said 6 word 4 the 6 word 5 last 6 word 7 , 8 he 8 he 9 suddenly 9 suddenly 10 pulled 10 pulled 11 the 10 pulled 12 piece 10 pulled 16 . 11 the 12 piece 12 piece 13 of 13 of 14 bark 14 bark 15 over " who 's a bug ? " asked a funny voice , and it sounded rather cross . 1 " 2 who 2 who 3 's 2 who 5 bug 2 who 6 ? 3 's 4 a 6 ? 8 asked 7 " 8 asked 8 asked 9 a 8 asked 11 voice 8 asked 13 and 10 funny 11 voice 12 , 13 and 13 and 15 sounded 14 it 15 sounded 15 sounded 16 rather 16 rather 17 cross 16 rather 18 . jimmy [skunk] nearly tumbled over backward in surprise , and for a minute he couldn't find his tongue . 1 jimmy 4 tumbled 3 nearly 4 tumbled 4 tumbled 5 over 4 tumbled 6 backward 4 tumbled 19 . 6 backward 7 in 6 backward 8 surprise 8 surprise 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 for 11 for 13 minute 12 a 13 minute 13 minute 14 he 13 minute 15 couldn't 15 couldn't 16 find 16 find 17 his 17 his 18 tongue " who 's a bug ? " he repeated . 1 " 2 who 2 who 3 's 2 who 5 bug 2 who 6 ? 4 a 5 bug 6 ? 7 " 7 " 8 he 8 he 9 repeated 9 repeated 10 . instead of answering , [jimmy] [skunk] began to laugh . 1 instead 2 of 2 of 3 answering 3 answering 4 , 4 , 7 began 7 began 8 to 8 to 9 laugh 9 laugh 10 . " who 's a bug ? " demanded [old] [mr] [toad] [,] more crossly than before . 1 " 2 who 2 who 3 's 2 who 5 bug 2 who 6 ? 4 a 5 bug 6 ? 7 " 7 " 8 demanded 8 demanded 14 crossly 13 more 14 crossly 14 crossly 15 than 15 than 16 before 16 before 17 . " there isn't any bug , [mr] [toad] , and [i] beg your pardon , " replied [jimmy] , remembering his politeness . 1 " 2 there 2 there 3 isn't 3 isn't 4 any 3 isn't 6 , 4 any 5 bug 6 , 10 and 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 beg 12 beg 13 your 13 your 14 pardon 14 pardon 15 , 15 , 16 " 16 " 23 . 17 replied 19 , 19 , 20 remembering 20 remembering 21 his 21 his 22 politeness 22 politeness 23 . " [i] [just] thought there was . 1 " 4 thought 4 thought 6 was 5 there 6 was 6 was 7 . you see , [i] didn't know [you] [were] [under] that piece of bark . 1 you 2 see 1 you 3 , 3 , 14 . 5 didn't 6 know 6 know 10 that 10 that 11 piece 11 piece 12 of 12 of 13 bark 13 bark 14 . i hope you will excuse me , [mr] [toad] . 1 i 2 hope 1 i 3 you 3 you 4 will 4 will 10 . 5 excuse 6 me 5 excuse 7 , 7 , 10 . have you seen any fat beetles this morning ? " 1 have 2 you 1 have 3 seen 3 seen 4 any 3 seen 9 ? 4 any 6 beetles 5 fat 6 beetles 6 beetles 8 morning 7 this 8 morning 9 ? 10 " " no , " said [old] [mr] [toad] grumpily , and yawned and rubbed his eyes . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 4 " 3 , 5 said 5 said 9 grumpily 5 said 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 yawned 12 yawned 13 and 12 yawned 14 rubbed 14 rubbed 15 his 14 rubbed 16 eyes 14 rubbed 17 . " why , " exclaimed [jimmy] [skunk] , " [i] believe you have just waked up ! " 1 " 2 why 2 why 3 , 2 why 8 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 exclaimed 8 , 9 " 9 " 17 ! 11 believe 12 you 12 you 13 have 13 have 14 just 14 just 15 waked 15 waked 16 up 16 up 17 ! 17 ! 18 " " what if [i] have ? " demanded [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 if 2 what 6 ? 5 have 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 7 " 8 demanded 8 demanded 12 . " who was the other ? " asked [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 " 2 who 2 who 3 was 2 who 6 ? 3 was 5 other 4 the 5 other 6 ? 8 asked 7 " 8 asked 8 asked 12 . " [mr] [blacksnake] , " replied [jimmy] . 1 " 4 , 1 " 8 . 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 replied " he inquired for you . " 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 inquired 3 inquired 4 for 4 for 5 you 5 you 6 . 6 . 7 " old [mr] [toad] [turned] [quite] pale [.] 1 old 6 pale " [i] [i] think [i] 'll be moving [along] , " said he . 1 " 4 think 1 " 11 " 6 'll 7 be 7 be 8 moving 8 moving 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 said 12 said 13 he 13 he 14 . [xvii] [old] [mr] [.] [toad's] [mistake] and when he had pulled it over , he found [old] [mr] [toad] there . 1 and 2 when 1 and 5 pulled 1 and 9 he 3 he 4 had 3 he 5 pulled 5 pulled 6 it 5 pulled 7 over 7 over 8 , 9 he 10 found 10 found 14 there 14 there 15 . old [mr] [toad] had crept under that piece of bark because he wanted to take a nap . 1 old 4 had 4 had 5 crept 5 crept 6 under 6 under 7 that 7 that 8 piece 8 piece 9 of 8 piece 10 bark 10 bark 13 wanted 10 bark 17 nap 11 because 12 he 11 because 13 wanted 13 wanted 14 to 14 to 15 take 15 take 16 a 17 nap 18 . yes , [sir] , he was wide awake [right] away . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 6 was 4 , 8 awake 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 wide 8 awake 10 away 10 away 11 . you see , he knew right away why [mr] [blacksnake] had asked after him . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 knew 5 knew 6 right 6 right 7 away 7 away 8 why 8 why 12 asked 11 had 12 asked 12 asked 13 after 13 after 14 him 14 him 15 . he knew that [mr] [blacksnake] has a fondness [for] [toads] . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 3 that 11 . 6 has 7 a 6 has 8 fondness 8 fondness 11 . he turned [quite] pale when he [heard] [that] [mr] [blacksnake] had asked after him , and right then he made his mistake . 1 he 2 turned 1 he 6 he 2 turned 4 pale 4 pale 5 when 6 he 11 had 11 had 12 asked 12 asked 13 after 13 after 14 him 14 him 15 , 15 , 16 and 15 , 22 mistake 16 and 17 right 17 right 18 then 18 then 19 he 19 he 20 made 20 made 21 his 22 mistake 23 . he hardly waited long enough to say good-by [to] [jimmy] [skunk] , but started off as fast as he could go . 1 he 2 hardly 1 he 3 waited 3 waited 4 long 3 waited 8 good-by 4 long 5 enough 5 enough 6 to 6 to 7 say 8 good-by 12 , 12 , 13 but 13 but 14 started 14 started 15 off 15 off 17 fast 16 as 17 fast 17 fast 18 as 18 as 19 he 19 he 20 could 20 could 21 go 21 go 22 . now when people are very much afraid , they almost always seem to think that danger is behind instead of in front of them . 1 now 2 when 2 when 3 people 2 when 8 , 3 people 4 are 5 very 6 much 6 much 7 afraid 7 afraid 8 , 8 , 9 they 8 , 11 always 10 almost 11 always 11 always 12 seem 11 always 17 is 13 to 14 think 14 think 17 is 15 that 17 is 16 danger 17 is 17 is 18 behind 18 behind 19 instead 19 instead 20 of 19 instead 21 in 21 in 22 front 22 front 23 of 23 of 24 them 24 them 25 . it was so with [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 4 with 2 was 3 so 4 with 8 . instead of watching out in front as he hopped along , he kept watching over his shoulder , and that was his second mistake . 1 instead 2 of 2 of 3 watching 3 watching 14 watching 4 out 5 in 5 in 6 front 6 front 7 as 7 as 8 he 7 as 10 along 7 as 11 , 7 as 12 he 9 hopped 10 along 12 he 13 kept 13 kept 14 watching 14 watching 15 over 14 watching 19 and 14 watching 25 . 16 his 17 shoulder 17 shoulder 18 , 18 , 19 and 19 and 20 that 20 that 21 was 21 was 24 mistake 22 his 23 second 22 his 24 mistake and all the time he kept looking [behind] for [mr] [blacksnake] . 1 and 2 all 2 all 3 the 3 the 4 time 4 time 5 he 5 he 6 kept 6 kept 7 looking 7 looking 9 for 9 for 12 . it was a question which was more surprised . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 2 was 8 surprised 3 a 4 question 4 question 5 which 5 which 6 was 6 was 7 more 8 surprised 9 . for just a wee second they stared at each other . 1 for 2 just 1 for 6 they 2 just 3 a 3 a 4 wee 4 wee 5 second 6 they 7 stared 6 they 9 each 7 stared 8 at 9 each 10 other 10 other 11 . then [mr] [blacksnake] 's [eyes] began to sparkle . 1 then 4 's 1 then 9 . 6 began 7 to 7 to 8 sparkle 8 sparkle 9 . " good morning , [mr] [toad] . 1 " 2 good 1 " 4 , 2 good 3 morning 4 , 7 . isn't this a beautiful morning ? 1 isn't 2 this 1 isn't 3 a 1 isn't 6 ? 3 a 4 beautiful 4 beautiful 5 morning i was just thinking about you , " said he . 1 i 2 was 2 was 4 thinking 3 just 4 thinking 4 thinking 5 about 4 thinking 6 you 6 you 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 10 he 10 he 11 . but [poor] [old] [mr] [toad] didn't say good morning . 1 but 6 didn't 6 didn't 7 say 7 say 8 good 8 good 9 morning 9 morning 10 . he didn't say anything . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 4 anything 2 didn't 5 . 3 say 4 anything he couldn't , because he was too scared . 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 , 3 , 4 because 4 because 5 he 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 too 7 too 8 scared 8 scared 9 . [xviii] [jimmy] [skunk] [is] [just] [in] [time] it had been funny , very funny indeed , to see [mr] [toad] try to hurry . 1 it 2 had 2 had 3 been 3 been 4 funny 4 funny 5 , 4 funny 7 funny 4 funny 16 hurry 4 funny 17 . 6 very 7 funny 7 funny 8 indeed 8 indeed 9 , 9 , 10 to 10 to 11 see 14 try 15 to 15 to 16 hurry [suddenly] [jimmy] [stopped] [chuckling] [.] then he stopped ambling along the [crooked] [little] [path] . 1 then 2 he 1 then 10 . 2 he 4 ambling 3 stopped 4 ambling 4 ambling 5 along 5 along 6 the he turned around and looked back , and as he did so he scratched his head thoughtfully . 1 he 2 turned 2 turned 3 around 3 around 4 and 4 and 5 looked 5 looked 6 back 6 back 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 as 8 and 12 so 9 as 10 he 10 he 11 did 12 so 13 he 13 he 14 scratched 14 scratched 15 his 15 his 16 head 16 head 17 thoughtfully 17 thoughtfully 18 . how stupid of him [not] to have asked me where [mr] [blacksnake] was ! 1 how 2 stupid 1 how 14 ! 2 stupid 3 of 3 of 4 him 4 him 6 to 6 to 7 have 7 have 8 asked 7 have 9 me 9 me 10 where 13 was 14 ! well , it 's none of my business . 1 well 2 , 2 , 3 it 3 it 4 's 4 's 5 none 4 's 7 my 5 none 6 of 7 my 8 business 8 business 9 . i guess [i] 'll go on . " 1 i 2 guess 1 i 8 " 4 'll 5 go 5 go 6 on 6 on 7 . 7 . 8 " but he had gone on down the [crooked] [little] [path] only a few steps when he stopped again . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 gone 4 gone 5 on 5 on 7 the 5 on 14 steps 6 down 7 the 11 only 12 a 12 a 13 few 13 few 14 steps 14 steps 15 when 15 when 16 he 15 when 17 stopped 15 when 18 again 18 again 19 . " [i] hate to go way back there , " he grumbled , for you know he is naturally rather lazy . 1 " 10 " 3 hate 4 to 4 to 5 go 5 go 6 way 6 way 7 back 7 back 8 there 8 there 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 he 11 he 12 grumbled 12 grumbled 13 , 13 , 14 for 14 for 15 you 15 you 16 know 16 know 18 is 17 he 18 is 18 is 19 naturally 18 is 21 lazy 19 naturally 20 rather 21 lazy 22 . " [still] [,] [the] [green] [meadows] [wouldn't] [be] quite the same [without] [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 " 11 same 9 quite 10 the 10 the 11 same 11 same 16 . i should miss him if anything happened to him . 1 i 2 should 2 should 4 him 3 miss 4 him 4 him 9 him 5 if 6 anything 6 anything 7 happened 7 happened 8 to 7 happened 9 him 9 him 10 . " maybe he won't meet [mr] [blacksnake] , " said a little voice inside of [jimmy] . 1 " 2 maybe 1 " 9 " 2 maybe 3 he 4 won't 5 meet 5 meet 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 9 " 17 . 10 said 11 a 11 a 12 little 12 little 14 inside 13 voice 14 inside 14 inside 15 of " and maybe he will , " said [jimmy] right out loud . 1 " 3 maybe 1 " 13 . 2 and 3 maybe 3 maybe 4 he 3 maybe 5 will 3 maybe 6 , 3 maybe 8 said 6 , 7 " 10 right 11 out 11 out 12 loud 12 loud 13 . and with that , he started back up the [crooked] [little] [path] , and strange to say [jimmy] hurried . 1 and 2 with 2 with 3 that 3 that 4 , 4 , 5 he 4 , 20 . 5 he 6 started 6 started 7 back 8 up 9 the 9 the 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 strange 15 strange 16 to 16 to 17 say 17 say 19 hurried 19 hurried 20 . he had [just] [reached] a turn in the [crooked] [little] [path] [when] [who] [should] [run] [right] plump into him [but] [poor] [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 he 2 had 2 had 5 a 5 a 6 turn 6 turn 7 in 7 in 8 the 8 the 17 plump 17 plump 18 into 18 into 19 him 19 him 25 . he gave a frightened squeal and fell right over on his back , and kicked foolishly as he tried to get on his feet again . 1 he 2 gave 2 gave 3 a 2 gave 5 squeal 3 a 4 frightened 4 frightened 5 squeal 5 squeal 9 over 6 and 7 fell 7 fell 8 right 8 right 9 over 9 over 10 on 10 on 11 his 11 his 12 back 12 back 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 kicked 15 kicked 16 foolishly 15 kicked 17 as 15 kicked 22 on 17 as 18 he 19 tried 20 to 20 to 21 get 20 to 22 on 22 on 23 his 23 his 24 feet 24 feet 25 again 25 again 26 . but he was all out of breath , and so frightened and tired that all he could do was to kick and kick . 1 but 2 he 1 but 3 was 3 was 7 breath 4 all 5 out 5 out 6 of 5 out 7 breath 7 breath 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 14 that 10 so 11 frightened 10 so 14 that 11 frightened 12 and 12 and 13 tired 14 that 15 all 14 that 16 he 16 he 17 could 17 could 18 do 18 do 19 was 19 was 20 to 20 to 21 kick 21 kick 22 and 22 and 23 kick 23 kick 24 . right behind him [came] [mr] [blacksnake] . 1 right 2 behind 2 behind 3 him 3 him 7 . of course he saw [jimmy] , and he stopped short and hissed angrily . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 he 3 he 4 saw 4 saw 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 he 8 he 9 stopped 9 stopped 10 short 10 short 11 and 11 and 12 hissed 12 hissed 13 angrily 13 angrily 14 . " what were you going to do to [mr] [toad] ? " demanded [jimmy] . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 were 2 what 11 ? 3 were 4 you 4 you 5 going 5 going 6 to 6 to 7 do 7 do 8 to 11 ? 12 " 12 " 13 demanded 13 demanded 15 . " none of your business ! " hissed [mr] [blacksnake] . 1 " 2 none 2 none 3 of 3 of 4 your 4 your 5 business 5 business 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 hissed 8 hissed 11 . " get out of my way , or you 'll be sorry . " 1 " 2 get 1 " 8 or 1 " 14 " 2 get 3 out 3 out 4 of 3 out 6 way 4 of 5 my 6 way 7 , 9 you 10 'll 10 'll 11 be 11 be 12 sorry 12 sorry 13 . 13 . 14 " jimmy [skunk] just laughed and stepped in front of [poor] [old] [mr] [toad] [.] 1 jimmy 3 just 3 just 4 laughed 4 laughed 5 and 4 laughed 6 stepped 6 stepped 8 front 7 in 8 front 8 front 9 of mr [blacksnake] [coiled] [himself] up [in] the path and darted his tongue [out] [at] [jimmy] in the most impudent way . 1 mr 5 up 5 up 7 the 7 the 8 path 8 path 9 and 9 and 10 darted 10 darted 11 his 11 his 12 tongue 12 tongue 16 in 16 in 17 the 17 the 18 most 18 most 19 impudent 18 most 20 way 20 way 21 . then he tried to make himself look very fierce . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 tried 3 tried 4 to 3 tried 7 look 5 make 6 himself 5 make 7 look 7 look 9 fierce 8 very 9 fierce 9 fierce 10 . you see , he was just trying to scare [jimmy] . 1 you 2 see 1 you 3 , 3 , 11 . 4 he 5 was 4 he 9 scare 5 was 6 just 6 just 7 trying 8 to 9 scare 9 scare 11 . but [jimmy] [didn't] scare . 1 but 4 scare 4 scare 5 . he knows all about [mr] [blacksnake] and that really he is a coward . 1 he 2 knows 1 he 7 and 2 knows 3 all 3 all 4 about 7 and 8 that 8 that 13 coward 9 really 10 he 10 he 11 is 11 is 13 coward 12 a 13 coward 13 coward 14 . so he suddenly gritted his teeth in a way not at all pleasant to hear and started for [mr] [blacksnake] . 1 so 10 not 2 he 3 suddenly 2 he 4 gritted 4 gritted 6 teeth 4 gritted 7 in 5 his 6 teeth 7 in 8 a 7 in 9 way 9 way 10 not 10 not 11 at 11 at 12 all 12 all 13 pleasant 13 pleasant 14 to 13 pleasant 21 . 14 to 15 hear 14 to 16 and 16 and 17 started 17 started 18 for mr [blacksnake] didn't wait . 1 mr 5 . 3 didn't 4 wait 4 wait 5 . no , [sir] , he didn't wait . 1 no 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 didn't 6 didn't 7 wait 7 wait 8 . he suddenly turned and glided [back] up [the] [crooked] [little] [path] , hissing [angrily] . 1 he 2 suddenly 2 suddenly 3 turned 3 turned 4 and 4 and 5 glided 5 glided 7 up 7 up 12 , 12 , 13 hissing 13 hissing 15 . jimmy followed him a little way , and then he went back to [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 jimmy 2 followed 2 followed 3 him 3 him 10 he 4 a 5 little 4 a 6 way 6 way 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 then 9 then 10 he 10 he 11 went 11 went 12 back 12 back 13 to 12 back 17 . " oh , " panted [mr] [toad] , " you came just in time ! 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 panted 5 panted 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 you 10 you 11 came 10 you 15 ! 11 came 12 just 12 just 14 time 13 in 14 time i couldn't have hopped another hop . " 1 i 2 couldn't 1 i 7 . 2 couldn't 3 have 3 have 4 hopped 4 hopped 6 hop 5 another 6 hop 7 . 8 " " [i] guess [i] did , " replied [jimmy] . 1 " 3 guess 1 " 10 . 3 guess 5 did 6 , 7 " 6 , 10 . 7 " 8 replied " now you get your breath and come along with me . " 1 " 2 now 2 now 3 you 3 you 11 me 4 get 5 your 5 your 6 breath 6 breath 7 and 7 and 8 come 8 come 9 along 9 along 10 with 10 with 11 me 11 me 12 . 12 . 13 " and [old] [mr] [toad] did . 1 and 5 did 5 did 6 . [xix] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] [gets] [his] [stomach] [full] there are ants , for instance . 1 there 2 are 2 are 3 ants 3 ants 4 , 4 , 5 for 5 for 6 instance 6 instance 7 . you wouldn't want to eat them even if you were dreadfully hungry . 1 you 2 wouldn't 1 you 9 you 2 wouldn't 3 want 3 want 4 to 4 to 5 eat 5 eat 6 them 7 even 8 if 8 if 9 you 9 you 10 were 10 were 11 dreadfully 11 dreadfully 12 hungry 12 hungry 13 . but [old] [mr] [toad] [and] [buster] [bear] [think] there is [nothing] much nicer . 1 but 9 there 9 there 10 is 9 there 14 . 10 is 13 nicer 12 much 13 nicer right away he invited [old] [mr] [toad] to dine with him . 1 right 2 away 2 away 3 he 3 he 4 invited 4 invited 8 to 8 to 9 dine 9 dine 10 with 10 with 11 him 11 him 12 . he fell right over on his back , [which] [wasn't] at all dignified , and made [buster] [bear] [laugh] . 1 he 2 fell 2 fell 3 right 3 right 4 over 4 over 5 on 5 on 6 his 6 his 7 back 7 back 8 , 8 , 11 at 11 at 12 all 12 all 13 dignified 13 dignified 20 . 14 , 15 and 14 , 20 . 15 and 16 made that [frightened] [mr] [toad] more than [ever] [.] 1 that 6 than 5 more 6 than so he said in a very faint voice that he would be pleased to dine with [buster] . 1 so 2 he 1 so 18 . 2 he 3 said 3 said 10 he 4 in 5 a 4 in 9 that 5 a 6 very 6 very 7 faint 7 faint 8 voice 9 that 10 he 10 he 11 would 11 would 12 be 12 be 13 pleased 13 pleased 14 to 14 to 15 dine 15 dine 16 with then he waved his feet feebly , trying to get on his feet again . 1 then 2 he 2 he 5 feet 3 waved 5 feet 4 his 5 feet 5 feet 6 feebly 5 feet 13 feet 6 feebly 7 , 7 , 8 trying 8 trying 9 to 9 to 10 get 11 on 13 feet 12 his 13 feet 13 feet 14 again 14 again 15 . buster [bear] laughed harder than ever . 1 buster 4 harder 3 laughed 4 harder 4 harder 5 than 4 harder 6 ever 4 harder 7 . it was a low , deep , grumbly-rumbly laugh , and sent cold shivers all over [poor] [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 10 , 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 low 3 a 6 deep 4 low 5 , 6 deep 8 grumbly-rumbly 7 , 8 grumbly-rumbly 8 grumbly-rumbly 9 laugh 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 sent 12 sent 13 cold 12 sent 15 all 13 cold 14 shivers 15 all 16 over 16 over 21 . but when [buster] reached [out] a [great] paw [with] [great] cruel-looking claws [mr] [toad] [quite] [gave] up . 1 but 2 when 2 when 4 reached 4 reached 6 a 6 a 8 paw 8 paw 11 cruel-looking 11 cruel-looking 12 claws 12 claws 17 up 17 up 18 . he didn't have strength enough left to even kick . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 have 3 have 4 strength 4 strength 5 enough 5 enough 6 left 6 left 9 kick 7 to 8 even 8 even 9 kick 9 kick 10 . he just closed his eyes and waited for the end . 1 he 2 just 2 just 3 closed 3 closed 5 eyes 3 closed 6 and 4 his 5 eyes 6 and 7 waited 7 waited 8 for 7 waited 10 end 9 the 10 end 10 end 11 . what do you think [happened] ? 1 what 2 do 2 do 3 you 3 you 4 think 4 think 6 ? why , he was rolled over on to his feet so gently that he just gasped with surprise . 1 why 2 , 2 , 3 he 2 , 19 . 3 he 4 was 3 he 11 so 4 was 5 rolled 5 rolled 6 over 5 rolled 7 on 7 on 8 to 8 to 9 his 9 his 10 feet 11 so 13 that 12 gently 13 that 14 he 15 just 14 he 19 . 15 just 16 gasped 16 gasped 17 with 17 with 18 surprise it didn't seem possible that such a great paw could be so gentle . 1 it 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 seem 3 seem 4 possible 4 possible 5 that 5 that 6 such 6 such 7 a 7 a 8 great 8 great 9 paw 9 paw 10 could 10 could 11 be 11 be 12 so 12 so 13 gentle 13 gentle 14 . you follow me , and we 'll have it in no time . " 1 you 2 follow 2 follow 3 me 3 me 4 , 3 me 14 " 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 we 6 we 7 'll 7 'll 8 have 9 it 10 in 10 in 11 no 11 no 12 time 12 time 13 . 13 . 14 " so [buster] [bear] led the way , and [old] [mr] [toad] followed as fast as he could , because he didn't dare not to . 1 so 4 led 4 led 5 the 5 the 6 way 6 way 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 12 followed 12 followed 14 fast 13 as 14 fast 14 fast 15 as 15 as 16 he 16 he 17 could 17 could 18 , 18 , 19 because 19 because 20 he 19 because 21 didn't 21 didn't 22 dare 22 dare 23 not 23 not 24 to 24 to 25 . presently [buster] [stopped] [beside] a big decayed [old] log . 1 presently 5 a 5 a 9 log 6 big 7 decayed 7 decayed 9 log 9 log 10 . " if you are ready , [mr] [toad] , we will dine now , " said he . 1 " 2 if 1 " 15 " 2 if 3 you 2 if 6 , 3 you 4 are 4 are 5 ready 6 , 9 , 9 , 10 we 10 we 11 will 12 dine 13 now 13 now 14 , 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 said 16 said 17 he 17 he 18 . old [mr] [toad] [didn't] [see] [anything] to [eat] [.] 1 old 7 to his heart sank again , and he shook all over . 1 his 2 heart 2 heart 3 sank 3 sank 4 again 4 again 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 he 7 he 8 shook 8 shook 9 all 9 all 10 over 10 over 11 . " [i] [i] 'm not hungry , " said he in a very faint voice . 1 " 8 " 4 'm 5 not 5 not 6 hungry 6 hungry 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 15 voice 10 he 11 in 11 in 12 a 12 a 13 very 13 very 14 faint 14 faint 15 voice 15 voice 16 . buster [bear] didn't seem to [hear] . 1 buster 3 didn't 1 buster 7 . 3 didn't 4 seem 4 seem 5 to he hooked his great claws into the old log and gave a mighty pull . 1 he 3 his 2 hooked 3 his 3 his 4 great 4 great 5 claws 5 claws 6 into 6 into 7 the 6 into 9 log 7 the 8 old 9 log 10 and 10 and 11 gave 10 and 15 . 11 gave 14 pull 12 a 13 mighty 12 a 14 pull " help yourself , " said [buster] [bear] politely . 1 " 2 help 2 help 3 yourself 3 yourself 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 9 politely 9 politely 10 . old [mr] [toad] [didn't] [wait] to be told twice . 1 old 6 to 6 to 7 be 7 be 8 told 8 told 9 twice 9 twice 10 . he forgot all about his fright . 1 he 2 forgot 2 forgot 3 all 3 all 4 about 4 about 5 his 5 his 6 fright 6 fright 7 . he forgot all about [buster] [bear] . 1 he 2 forgot 2 forgot 3 all 3 all 4 about 4 about 7 . he forgot that he wasn't hungry . 1 he 2 forgot 2 forgot 3 that 2 forgot 4 he 2 forgot 5 wasn't 3 that 4 he 5 wasn't 6 hungry 5 wasn't 7 . he forgot his manners . 1 he 2 forgot 2 forgot 4 manners 3 his 4 manners 4 manners 5 . he jumped right in among those ants , and for a little while he was the busiest [toad] ever [seen] . 1 he 7 ants 2 jumped 3 right 2 jumped 6 those 4 in 5 among 5 among 6 those 6 those 7 ants 7 ants 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 for 10 for 11 a 11 a 12 little 12 little 13 while 13 while 14 he 14 he 15 was 15 was 17 busiest 16 the 17 busiest 17 busiest 19 ever 19 ever 21 . buster [bear] was busy too . 1 buster 3 was 3 was 4 busy 4 busy 5 too 5 too 6 . at last [old] [mr] [toad] [couldn't] hold [another] [ant] . 1 at 2 last 2 last 7 hold 7 hold 10 . then he remembered [buster] [bear] and looked up a little fearfully . 1 then 2 he 1 then 7 looked 2 he 3 remembered 3 remembered 6 and 7 looked 8 up 8 up 10 little 8 up 12 . 9 a 10 little 10 little 11 fearfully buster was smacking his lips , and there was a twinkle in each eye [.] 1 buster 3 smacking 2 was 3 smacking 3 smacking 5 lips 3 smacking 7 and 3 smacking 11 twinkle 3 smacking 13 each 4 his 5 lips 5 lips 6 , 6 , 7 and 8 there 9 was 9 was 11 twinkle 10 a 11 twinkle 11 twinkle 12 in 13 each 14 eye " good , aren't they ? " said he . 1 " 2 good 2 good 3 , 3 , 4 aren't 4 aren't 5 they 4 aren't 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 he 9 he 10 . " the best [i] ever ate , " declared [old] [mr] [toad] with a sigh of satisfaction . 1 " 3 best 1 " 8 " 2 the 3 best 5 ever 6 ate 6 ate 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 18 . 9 declared 13 with 13 with 14 a 14 a 15 sigh 15 sigh 16 of 16 of 17 satisfaction 17 satisfaction 18 . " thank you , [i] will , " replied [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 " 2 thank 2 thank 3 you 2 thank 7 , 2 thank 13 . 3 you 4 , 4 , 6 will 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 replied [xx] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] [is] [puffed] [up] old [mr] [toad] [hopped] [slowly] [down] [the] [lone] [little] [path] . 1 old 11 . he usually does hop slowly , but this time he hopped slower than ever . 1 he 2 usually 2 usually 3 does 3 does 4 hop 3 does 11 hopped 4 hop 5 slowly 5 slowly 6 , 7 but 11 hopped 8 this 9 time 9 time 10 he 10 he 11 hopped 11 hopped 12 slower 12 slower 13 than 13 than 14 ever 14 ever 15 . you see , he was so puffed up that he couldn't have hopped fast if he had wanted to , and he didn't want to . 1 you 2 see 1 you 3 , 3 , 5 was 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 so 6 so 9 that 7 puffed 8 up 8 up 9 that 9 that 10 he 10 he 11 couldn't 11 couldn't 12 have 12 have 13 hopped 13 hopped 15 if 14 fast 15 if 15 if 17 had 15 if 20 , 16 he 17 had 17 had 18 wanted 18 wanted 19 to 20 , 21 and 21 and 22 he 22 he 24 want 23 didn't 24 want 24 want 25 to 25 to 26 . in the first place his stomach was so full of ants that there wasn't room for another one . 1 in 2 the 1 in 4 place 3 first 4 place 4 place 6 stomach 5 his 6 stomach 6 stomach 11 ants 7 was 8 so 8 so 9 full 9 full 10 of 10 of 11 ants 11 ants 17 another 12 that 14 wasn't 13 there 14 wasn't 14 wasn't 15 room 14 wasn't 17 another 15 room 16 for 17 another 18 one 17 another 19 . no [,] [sir] [,] [old] [mr] [toad] couldn't have swallowed another ant if he had tried . 1 no 10 swallowed 8 couldn't 9 have 9 have 10 swallowed 10 swallowed 11 another 10 swallowed 13 if 10 swallowed 16 tried 10 swallowed 17 . 11 another 12 ant 14 he 16 tried 15 had 16 tried of course they made his stomach stick out , but it wasn't the ants that puffed him out all over . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 they 3 they 4 made 4 made 7 stick 5 his 6 stomach 6 stomach 7 stick 7 stick 8 out 7 stick 20 over 7 stick 21 . 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 it 11 it 12 wasn't 12 wasn't 13 the 13 the 14 ants 13 the 15 that 15 that 16 puffed 15 that 20 over 16 puffed 17 him 16 puffed 18 out 19 all 20 over oh , my , no ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 4 , 2 , 3 my 4 , 5 no 5 no 6 ! it was pride . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 pride 3 pride 4 . that 's what it was pride . 1 that 2 's 2 's 3 what 3 what 4 it 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 pride 6 pride 7 . you know nothing can puff any one up quite like foolish pride . 1 you 2 know 1 you 5 puff 3 nothing 4 can 4 can 5 puff 5 puff 11 foolish 6 any 7 one 7 one 11 foolish 8 up 9 quite 9 quite 10 like 9 quite 11 foolish 11 foolish 12 pride 12 pride 13 . old [mr] [toad] [was] [old] enough to have known better . 1 old 6 enough 6 enough 7 to 7 to 8 have 8 have 9 known 9 known 10 better 10 better 11 . he held his head so high that he couldn't see his own feet , and more than once he stubbed his toes . 1 he 2 held 2 held 3 his 2 held 5 so 2 held 9 couldn't 3 his 4 head 5 so 6 high 5 so 7 that 8 he 9 couldn't 9 couldn't 10 see 9 couldn't 20 stubbed 11 his 12 own 12 own 13 feet 12 own 20 stubbed 14 , 15 and 15 and 17 than 16 more 17 than 17 than 18 once 17 than 19 he 19 he 20 stubbed 20 stubbed 22 toes 20 stubbed 23 . 21 his 22 toes presently he [met] his old friend , [danny] [meadow] [mouse] . 1 presently 2 he 1 presently 11 . 2 he 4 his 4 his 5 old 5 old 6 friend 6 friend 7 , he tipped his head a little higher , puffed himself out a little more , and pretended not to see [danny] . 1 he 2 tipped 2 tipped 4 head 2 tipped 7 higher 3 his 4 head 4 head 5 a 5 a 6 little 7 higher 8 , 8 , 9 puffed 9 puffed 10 himself 9 puffed 11 out 11 out 15 , 12 a 13 little 12 a 15 , 13 little 14 more 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 pretended 17 pretended 18 not 18 not 19 to 19 to 20 see 20 see 22 . " [hello] , [mr] [toad] , " said [danny] . 1 " 3 , 1 " 7 " 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 10 . mr [toad] [pretended] [not] [to] [hear] . 1 mr 7 . danny looked puzzled . 1 danny 2 looked 2 looked 3 puzzled 3 puzzled 4 . then he spoke again , and this time he shouted : " [hello] , [mr] [toad] ! 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 spoke 3 spoke 4 again 4 again 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 this 7 this 8 time 8 time 9 he 9 he 10 shouted 10 shouted 11 : 11 : 12 " 12 " 17 ! 14 , 17 ! i haven't seen you for some time . " 1 i 2 haven't 2 haven't 3 seen 2 haven't 5 for 3 seen 4 you 5 for 6 some 6 some 7 time 7 time 8 . 8 . 9 " it wouldn't do to pretend not to hear this time . 1 it 2 wouldn't 1 it 11 . 2 wouldn't 3 do 2 wouldn't 4 to 4 to 5 pretend 5 pretend 6 not 5 pretend 8 hear 6 not 7 to 8 hear 10 time 9 this 10 time " [sorry] [i] can't stop , but [i] 've been dining with , my friend , [buster] [bear] , and now [i] must get home . " 1 " 4 can't 1 " 11 dining 4 can't 5 stop 5 stop 6 , 6 , 7 but 9 've 10 been 10 been 11 dining 11 dining 12 with 11 dining 23 must 12 with 13 , 13 , 20 and 13 , 21 now 14 my 15 friend 15 friend 16 , 16 , 20 and 19 , 20 and 23 must 24 get 24 get 25 home 25 home 26 . 26 . 27 " when he mentioned the name of [buster] [bear] , [he] puffed himself out a little more . 1 when 2 he 1 when 9 , 2 he 3 mentioned 3 mentioned 4 the 4 the 6 of 5 name 6 of 9 , 11 puffed 11 puffed 12 himself 11 puffed 13 out 13 out 16 more 13 out 17 . 14 a 15 little 15 little 16 more danny grinned as he [watched] [him] hop on down the [lone] [little] [path] . 1 danny 2 grinned 1 danny 14 . 2 grinned 3 as 3 as 4 he 4 he 7 hop 7 hop 8 on 8 on 10 the 9 down 10 the " can't talk with common folks any more , " he muttered . 1 " 2 can't 1 " 10 " 2 can't 3 talk 3 talk 4 with 4 with 6 folks 5 common 6 folks 7 any 8 more 7 any 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 he 11 he 12 muttered 12 muttered 13 . " [i] 've heard that pride is very apt to turn people 's heads , but [i] [never] expected to see [old] [mr] [toad] [proud] . " 1 " 3 've 1 " 27 " 3 've 4 heard 4 heard 5 that 6 pride 7 is 7 is 8 very 8 very 9 apt 9 apt 10 to 10 to 11 turn 11 turn 21 see 12 people 13 's 13 's 14 heads 14 heads 15 , 15 , 16 but 16 but 19 expected 19 expected 20 to 20 to 21 see 21 see 26 . 26 . 27 " [[] [illustration] [:] ["] [can't] [talk] [with] [common] [folks] [any] [more] [,] ["] [he] [muttered] [.] []] mr [toad] [kept] [on] [his] [way] [,] and [presently] [he] [met] [peter] [rabbit] [.] 1 mr 8 and peter stopped to gossip , as is his way . 1 peter 2 stopped 1 peter 3 to 1 peter 4 gossip 4 gossip 5 , 4 gossip 6 as 6 as 9 way 7 is 9 way 8 his 9 way 9 way 10 . but [old] [mr] [toad] [took] no notice of him [at] [all] . 1 but 6 no 6 no 7 notice 7 notice 8 of 8 of 9 him 9 him 12 . he kept right on with his head high , and all puffed out . 1 he 3 right 1 he 6 his 1 he 12 puffed 2 kept 3 right 3 right 4 on 5 with 6 his 6 his 7 head 8 high 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 all 11 all 12 puffed 12 puffed 13 out 12 puffed 14 . peter might have been a stick [or] a stone [for] [all] the notice [old] [mr] [toad] [took] of [him] . 1 peter 6 stick 2 might 3 have 3 have 4 been 4 been 5 a 5 a 6 stick 6 stick 20 . 8 a 9 stone 8 a 20 . 9 stone 12 the 12 the 18 of 13 notice 18 of peter looked puzzled . 1 peter 2 looked 2 looked 3 puzzled 3 puzzled 4 . then he hurried down to tell [danny] [meadow] [mouse] about it . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 hurried 3 hurried 4 down 4 down 5 to 5 to 6 tell 6 tell 10 about 10 about 11 it 11 it 12 . striped [chipmunk] told [the] [same] [story] [.] 1 striped 3 told so [did] [unc] ' [billy] [possum] . 1 so 4 ' 4 ' 7 . [xxi] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] [receives] [another] [invitation] the friends and neighbors [of] [old] [mr] [toad] decided that he needed to be taught a lesson . 1 the 2 friends 2 friends 3 and 2 friends 4 neighbors 4 neighbors 18 . 9 decided 10 that 10 that 11 he 11 he 12 needed 12 needed 13 to 13 to 14 be 14 be 15 taught 15 taught 16 a 15 taught 18 . 16 a 17 lesson the very next day [jimmy] [skunk] went [into] [the] [green] [forest] to look for [buster] [bear] . 1 the 2 very 2 very 3 next 3 next 4 day 4 day 7 went 7 went 12 to 12 to 13 look 13 look 14 for 13 look 17 . you know [jimmy] [isn't] [afraid] of [buster] . 1 you 2 know 2 know 6 of 6 of 8 . jimmy is usually very polite , but this time he quite forgot politeness . 1 jimmy 2 is 2 is 3 usually 2 is 5 polite 4 very 5 polite 5 polite 7 but 5 polite 13 politeness 6 , 7 but 8 this 9 time 9 time 12 forgot 10 he 12 forgot 11 quite 12 forgot 12 forgot 13 politeness 13 politeness 14 . i am afraid he is rather apt to when fat beetles are concerned . 1 i 9 when 2 am 8 to 3 afraid 4 he 4 he 5 is 5 is 7 apt 6 rather 7 apt 7 apt 8 to 8 to 9 when 9 when 10 fat 9 when 12 are 10 fat 11 beetles 12 are 13 concerned 13 concerned 14 . but [buster] didn't seem to mind . 1 but 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 seem 4 seem 5 to 5 to 6 mind 6 mind 7 . when the [last] beetle had disappeared [jimmy] smacked his lips , and then he told [buster] [bear] what he had come for . 1 when 2 the 1 when 11 , 2 the 4 beetle 4 beetle 5 had 5 had 6 disappeared 6 disappeared 10 lips 8 smacked 9 his 9 his 10 lips 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 then 13 then 14 he 14 he 15 told 15 told 18 what 18 what 19 he 19 he 20 had 20 had 21 come 20 had 23 . 21 come 22 for of course , at first [buster] [had] thought it was for the fat beetles . 1 of 2 course 1 of 3 , 3 , 10 was 4 at 5 first 4 at 9 it 5 first 8 thought 9 it 10 was 10 was 11 for 11 for 14 beetles 12 the 13 fat 12 the 14 beetles 14 beetles 15 . but it wasn't . 1 but 2 it 2 it 3 wasn't 3 wasn't 4 . no , [sir] , it wasn't for the fat beetles at all . 1 no 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 it 5 it 6 wasn't 6 wasn't 12 all 7 for 8 the 7 for 10 beetles 8 the 9 fat 10 beetles 11 at 11 at 12 all 12 all 13 . it was to get [buster] [bear] ['s] help in a plan to teach [old] [mr] [toad] a lesson . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 to 2 was 9 in 3 to 4 get 4 get 8 help 9 in 10 a 10 a 11 plan 11 plan 12 to 12 to 13 teach 13 teach 17 a 17 a 18 lesson 18 lesson 19 . then [jimmy] told [him] the plan to teach [old] [mr] [toad] a lesson and asked [buster] if he would help . 1 then 5 the 1 then 14 and 3 told 5 the 5 the 6 plan 5 the 7 to 7 to 8 teach 8 teach 12 a 12 a 13 lesson 14 and 15 asked 15 asked 17 if 17 if 18 he 17 if 20 help 19 would 20 help 20 help 21 . buster 's eyes twinkled as he promised to do what [jimmy] asked . 1 buster 2 's 1 buster 3 eyes 1 buster 12 asked 3 eyes 4 twinkled 4 twinkled 5 as 5 as 6 he 6 he 7 promised 7 promised 8 to 8 to 9 do 9 do 10 what 12 asked 13 . then [jimmy] went [straight] to where [old] [mr] [toad] was sitting [all] [puffed] [up] , taking a sun-bath . 1 then 3 went 3 went 5 to 5 to 6 where 6 where 11 sitting 10 was 11 sitting 11 sitting 15 , 15 , 18 sun-bath 15 , 19 . 16 taking 18 sun-bath 17 a 18 sun-bath now [if] [old] [mr] [toad] was puffed up [before] , [just] think [how] he swelled [out] when he heard that . 1 now 6 was 6 was 21 . 7 puffed 8 up 7 puffed 21 . 8 up 10 , 10 , 14 he 12 think 14 he 14 he 15 swelled 15 swelled 17 when 17 when 19 heard 18 he 19 heard 19 heard 20 that jimmy [skunk] was actually afraid that he would burst . 1 jimmy 3 was 3 was 5 afraid 4 actually 5 afraid 5 afraid 6 that 5 afraid 8 would 7 he 8 would 8 would 9 burst 9 burst 10 . jimmy went off to deliver his reply , and [old] [mr] [toad] [sat] and puffed himself [out] until he could hardly breathe . 1 jimmy 2 went 1 jimmy 5 deliver 2 went 3 off 4 to 5 deliver 5 deliver 6 his 5 deliver 7 reply 5 deliver 21 hardly 7 reply 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 14 and 14 and 15 puffed 15 puffed 16 himself 18 until 19 he 19 he 20 could 20 could 21 hardly 21 hardly 22 breathe 21 hardly 23 . " honor him by dining with him , " said he over and over to himself . 1 " 5 dining 2 honor 3 him 3 him 4 by 4 by 5 dining 5 dining 6 with 6 with 7 him 7 him 8 , 8 , 10 said 9 " 10 said 10 said 11 he 11 he 16 himself 12 over 13 and 13 and 14 over 14 over 15 to 15 to 16 himself 16 himself 17 . " [i] never was so flattered in my life . " 1 " 11 " 3 never 4 was 4 was 5 so 5 so 6 flattered 6 flattered 7 in 7 in 8 my 8 my 9 life 9 life 10 . 10 . 11 " [xxii] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] [learns] [a] [lesson] pride is like a great big bubble ; [you] ['ll] [find] there 's nothing in it . 1 pride 2 is 2 is 3 like 3 like 4 a 3 like 7 bubble 5 great 6 big 6 big 7 bubble 7 bubble 8 ; 7 bubble 15 in 12 there 13 's 12 there 14 nothing 14 nothing 15 in 15 in 16 it 15 in 17 . prick it and [for] all your trouble [it] [has] vanished in a minute . 1 prick 2 it 1 prick 10 vanished 3 and 5 all 3 and 10 vanished 5 all 6 your 6 your 7 trouble 10 vanished 11 in 11 in 12 a 12 a 13 minute 13 minute 14 . everybody [knew] [where] [he] [was] [going] , and this [made] [old] [mr] [toad] [feel] more important and proud than ever . 1 everybody 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 this 9 this 15 more 15 more 19 than 16 important 17 and 17 and 18 proud 18 proud 19 than 19 than 20 ever 20 ever 21 . no , [indeed] , [jimmy] [didn't] say anything at all about that ! 1 no 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 7 say 7 say 8 anything 8 anything 9 at 9 at 10 all 9 at 12 that 10 all 11 about 12 that 13 ! he didn't see his old friends and neighbors peeping out at him and laughing because he looked so foolish and silly . 1 he 2 didn't 1 he 4 his 2 didn't 3 see 4 his 5 old 5 old 6 friends 6 friends 7 and 7 and 8 neighbors 8 neighbors 9 peeping 9 peeping 10 out 10 out 11 at 11 at 12 him 12 him 13 and 13 and 15 because 14 laughing 15 because 15 because 17 looked 16 he 17 looked 17 looked 18 so 17 looked 19 foolish 19 foolish 20 and 20 and 21 silly 21 silly 22 . buster was waiting for him . 1 buster 2 was 2 was 3 waiting 3 waiting 4 for 4 for 5 him 5 him 6 . " how do you do this fine day ? 1 " 8 day 2 how 3 do 3 do 4 you 4 you 5 do 5 do 6 this 6 this 8 day 7 fine 8 day 8 day 9 ? you look a little tired and [rather] warm , [mr] [toad] , " said he . 1 you 2 look 2 look 3 a 3 a 4 little 4 little 5 tired 5 tired 6 and 5 tired 8 warm 6 and 8 warm 8 warm 9 , 9 , 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 said 14 said 15 he 15 he 16 . " [i] hope you are feeling as well as you are looking , [mr] [bear] . " 1 " 16 . 3 hope 5 are 4 you 5 are 5 are 6 feeling 6 feeling 8 well 7 as 8 well 8 well 9 as 9 as 10 you 10 you 11 are 10 you 13 , 11 are 12 looking 13 , 16 . 16 . 17 " [[] [illustration] [:] ["] [i] [am] [a] [little] [warm] [,] ["] [replied] [mr] [toad] [in] [his] [most] [polite] [manner] [.] []] buster [bear] laughed a great , grumbly-rumbly laugh . 1 buster 7 grumbly-rumbly 3 laughed 7 grumbly-rumbly 4 a 5 great 5 great 7 grumbly-rumbly 6 , 7 grumbly-rumbly 7 grumbly-rumbly 8 laugh 8 laugh 9 . " [i] always [feel] [fine] when there is a dinner of fat ants ready for me , " said he . 1 " 3 always 1 " 21 . 6 when 7 there 7 there 8 is 7 there 9 a 7 there 10 dinner 8 is 9 a 10 dinner 12 fat 11 of 12 fat 12 fat 13 ants 13 ants 20 he 14 ready 15 for 15 for 16 me 16 me 17 , 17 , 18 " 18 " 19 said 19 said 20 he 20 he 21 . " it is fine of you to honor me by coming to dine . " 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 is 3 is 4 fine 3 is 13 dine 5 of 6 you 5 of 7 to 5 of 13 dine 7 to 9 me 8 honor 9 me 9 me 10 by 10 by 11 coming 12 to 13 dine 13 dine 14 . 14 . 15 " here [mr] [toad] [put] [one] [hand] [on] [his] [stomach] and tried to make a very grand [bow] . 1 here 10 and 10 and 16 grand 11 tried 12 to 12 to 13 make 13 make 14 a 14 a 15 very 15 very 16 grand 16 grand 18 . peter [rabbit] , hiding behind a near-by tree , [almost] giggled [aloud] , he [looked] so funny . 1 peter 17 funny 3 , 4 hiding 3 , 9 , 4 hiding 5 behind 5 behind 6 a 6 a 7 near-by 6 a 8 tree 9 , 11 giggled 11 giggled 13 , 13 , 16 so 14 he 16 so 16 so 17 funny 17 funny 18 . " [i] have [ventured] to invite [another] to enjoy the dinner with us , " continued [buster] [bear] . 1 " 3 have 3 have 5 to 5 to 6 invite 6 invite 11 dinner 8 to 9 enjoy 9 enjoy 10 the 10 the 11 dinner 11 dinner 13 us 12 with 13 us 13 us 19 . 14 , 15 " 14 , 19 . 15 " 16 continued mr [toad] 's [face] [fell] [.] 1 mr 3 's you see he was selfish . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 he 3 he 4 was 4 was 5 selfish 5 selfish 6 . he wanted to be the only one to have the honor of dining with [buster] [bear] . 1 he 2 wanted 2 wanted 3 to 2 wanted 17 . 3 to 4 be 4 be 5 the 5 the 6 only 6 only 7 one 7 one 8 to 8 to 9 have 9 have 10 the 10 the 11 honor 11 honor 12 of 11 honor 13 dining 13 dining 14 with ah , there he comes now ! " 1 ah 5 comes 1 ah 7 ! 2 , 3 there 3 there 5 comes 4 he 5 comes 5 comes 6 now 7 ! 8 " old [mr] [toad] [looked] [in] [the] direction in which [buster] [bear] was looking . 1 old 7 direction 7 direction 8 in 8 in 9 which 8 in 14 . 9 which 12 was 12 was 13 looking he gave a little gasp and turned quite pale [.] 1 he 2 gave 2 gave 5 gasp 3 a 5 gasp 4 little 5 gasp 5 gasp 6 and 5 gasp 9 pale 7 turned 9 pale 8 quite 9 pale all his puffiness disappeared . 1 all 3 puffiness 1 all 4 disappeared 2 his 3 puffiness 4 disappeared 5 . he didn't look like the [same] [toad] at all . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 look 2 didn't 9 all 3 look 4 like 5 the 8 at 8 at 9 all 9 all 10 . the newcomer was [mr] [blacksnake] [.] 1 the 2 newcomer 2 newcomer 3 was " [ha] , ha , ha ! " shouted [peter] [rabbit] , jumping out from behind a tree . 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 ha 4 ha 5 , 5 , 6 ha 6 ha 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 8 " 9 shouted 9 shouted 12 , 12 , 13 jumping 13 jumping 14 out 14 out 15 from 15 from 16 behind 16 behind 17 a 17 a 18 tree 18 tree 19 . " [ho] , ho , ho ! " shouted [jimmy] [skunk] from [behind] [another] . 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 ho 4 ho 5 , 5 , 6 ho 6 ho 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 7 ! 9 shouted 7 ! 15 . 8 " 9 shouted 9 shouted 12 from " [hee] , hee , hee ! " shouted [johnny] [chuck] from behind a third . 1 " 7 ! 1 " 16 . 3 , 4 hee 4 hee 5 , 4 hee 6 hee 6 hee 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 8 " 9 shouted 12 from 13 behind 13 behind 14 a 14 a 15 third 15 third 16 . then [old] [mr] [toad] knew that his old friends and neighbors had planned [this] to teach him a lesson . 1 then 5 knew 5 knew 6 that 6 that 7 his 7 his 9 friends 8 old 9 friends 9 friends 10 and 10 and 11 neighbors 11 neighbors 12 had 12 had 13 planned 13 planned 15 to 15 to 16 teach 16 teach 17 him 17 him 18 a 18 a 19 lesson 19 lesson 20 . [xxiii] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] [is] [very] [humble] he forgot to ask [buster] [bear] to excuse him . 1 he 2 forgot 2 forgot 3 to 3 to 4 ask 4 ask 7 to 7 to 9 him 8 excuse 9 him 9 him 10 . he forgot that he was tired and hot . 1 he 2 forgot 2 forgot 3 that 3 that 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 tired 6 tired 7 and 7 and 8 hot 8 hot 9 . he forgot all the pride with which he had been so puffed up . 1 he 2 forgot 2 forgot 3 all 3 all 4 the 4 the 5 pride 5 pride 6 with 6 with 7 which 7 which 8 he 8 he 9 had 9 had 10 been 10 been 11 so 11 so 13 up 11 so 14 . 12 puffed 13 up he forgot everything but the need of getting out of sight of [mr] [blacksnake] as soon as ever he could . 1 he 2 forgot 1 he 19 he 2 forgot 3 everything 3 everything 4 but 4 but 7 of 5 the 7 of 6 need 7 of 7 of 8 getting 8 getting 9 out 9 out 10 of 10 of 11 sight 11 sight 12 of 15 as 16 soon 16 soon 17 as 17 as 18 ever 18 ever 19 he 19 he 20 could 20 could 21 . so [away] [went] [old] [mr] [toad] , [hop] , [hop] , [hipperty-hop] , [hop] , [hop] , [hipperty-hop] [!] 1 so 7 , 7 , 9 , 9 , 11 , 11 , 13 , 13 , 15 , 15 , 17 , he [heard] [peter] [rabbit] [and] [jimmy] [skunk] [and] [johnny] [chuck] and others of his old friends and [neighbors] shouting with laughter . 1 he 21 laughter 11 and 12 others 12 others 13 of 13 of 14 his 14 his 16 friends 15 old 16 friends 16 friends 17 and 17 and 19 shouting 19 shouting 20 with 20 with 21 laughter 21 laughter 22 . yes , and he heard the deep , grumbly-rumbly laugh of [buster] [bear] . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 3 and 3 and 4 he 3 and 14 . 4 he 5 heard 5 heard 6 the 6 the 7 deep 6 the 11 of 7 deep 9 grumbly-rumbly 8 , 9 grumbly-rumbly 9 grumbly-rumbly 10 laugh but he didn't mind it . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 mind 4 mind 5 it 5 it 6 . not then , anyway . 1 not 4 anyway 2 then 3 , 3 , 4 anyway 4 anyway 5 . he hadn't room for any feeling [except] fear of [mr] [blacksnake] . 1 he 2 hadn't 1 he 12 . 2 hadn't 3 room 2 hadn't 5 any 2 hadn't 6 feeling 3 room 4 for 8 fear 9 of 9 of 12 . but [old] [mr] [toad] had to stop after a while . 1 but 5 had 1 but 11 . 5 had 6 to 6 to 7 stop 8 after 9 a 9 a 10 while 9 a 11 . you see , his legs were so tired they just wouldn't go any longer . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 his 4 his 5 legs 4 his 9 they 6 were 8 tired 7 so 8 tired 8 tired 9 they 9 they 10 just 10 just 11 wouldn't 11 wouldn't 12 go 12 go 14 longer 13 any 14 longer 14 longer 15 . and he was so out of breath that he wheezed . 1 and 2 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 8 that 4 so 5 out 4 so 8 that 5 out 6 of 6 of 7 breath 8 that 9 he 9 he 10 wheezed 10 wheezed 11 . he crawled under a big piece of bark , and there he lay flat on the ground and panted and panted for breath . 1 he 2 crawled 2 crawled 3 under 2 crawled 18 and 3 under 4 a 4 a 6 piece 5 big 6 piece 6 piece 7 of 7 of 8 bark 8 bark 9 , 9 , 10 and 11 there 12 he 11 there 14 flat 11 there 15 on 11 there 18 and 12 he 13 lay 16 the 17 ground 17 ground 18 and 18 and 19 panted 19 panted 20 and 19 panted 21 panted 21 panted 22 for 22 for 23 breath 23 breath 24 . he would stay there [until] jolly , [round] , [bright] [mr] [sun] went to [bed] [behind] the [purple] [hills] . 1 he 2 would 1 he 20 . 2 would 3 stay 3 stay 17 the 4 there 6 jolly 6 jolly 7 , 7 , 9 , 9 , 13 went 13 went 14 to 14 to 17 the then [mr] [blacksnake] would go to bed too , and it would be safe for him to go home . 1 then 8 too 4 would 5 go 5 go 7 bed 6 to 7 bed 7 bed 8 too 8 too 9 , 8 too 10 and 8 too 11 it 9 , 10 and 11 it 13 be 11 it 16 him 11 it 17 to 12 would 13 be 13 be 14 safe 14 safe 15 for 17 to 18 go 18 go 19 home 19 home 20 . at first he was angry , very angry indeed . 1 at 2 first 1 at 3 he 3 he 4 was 4 was 5 angry 5 angry 6 , 6 , 7 very 7 very 8 angry 8 angry 10 . 9 indeed 10 . then he began to see how foolish and silly he had been , and shame took the place of anger . 1 then 2 he 2 he 15 shame 3 began 4 to 4 to 5 see 5 see 6 how 6 how 7 foolish 6 how 8 and 6 how 15 shame 9 silly 10 he 10 he 11 had 11 had 12 been 12 been 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 shame 15 shame 16 took 16 took 17 the 16 took 18 place 16 took 20 anger 19 of 20 anger 20 anger 21 . as he remembered the deep , grumbly-rumbly laughter of [buster] [bear] , the [feeling] of shame grew . 1 as 2 he 1 as 12 , 2 he 3 remembered 3 remembered 9 of 4 the 5 deep 4 the 9 of 5 deep 6 , 6 , 7 grumbly-rumbly 8 laughter 9 of 12 , 13 the 13 the 15 of 15 of 16 shame 16 shame 17 grew 17 grew 18 . " [i] deserve it , " thought [old] [mr] [toad] . 1 " 3 deserve 1 " 6 " 3 deserve 4 it 4 it 5 , 6 " 7 thought 6 " 11 . " yes , [sir] , [i] [deserve] every bit of it . 1 " 2 yes 2 yes 3 , 3 , 5 , 5 , 12 . 8 every 9 bit 9 bit 10 of 10 of 11 it 11 it 12 . the only thing [that] [i] [have] to be proud of is that [i] 'm honest and work for my living . 1 the 2 only 1 the 3 thing 3 thing 7 to 7 to 8 be 8 be 9 proud 9 proud 10 of 10 of 11 is 11 is 12 that 12 that 15 honest 14 'm 15 honest 15 honest 16 and 16 and 17 work 17 work 18 for 17 work 19 my 17 work 20 living 20 living 21 . yes , [sir] , that 's all . " 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 that 5 that 6 's 6 's 7 all 7 all 8 . 8 . 9 " when darkness came at last , and he crawled out to go home , he was feeling very humble . 1 when 3 came 2 darkness 3 came 3 came 5 last 4 at 5 last 5 last 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 he 7 and 9 crawled 9 crawled 10 out 10 out 11 to 11 to 12 go 12 go 13 home 13 home 14 , 14 , 15 he 15 he 16 was 16 was 17 feeling 17 feeling 18 very 18 very 19 humble 19 humble 20 . peter [rabbit] [happened] [along] [just] [then] . 1 peter 7 . mr [toad] gulped [and] [went] [on] [.] 1 mr 3 gulped pretty soon he met [jimmy] [skunk] . 1 pretty 2 soon 2 soon 3 he 3 he 4 met 4 met 7 . jimmy went right on about his business and actually stepped [right] [over] [old] [mr] [toad] as if he had been a stick or a stone . 1 jimmy 2 went 2 went 3 right 3 right 4 on 3 right 5 about 5 about 6 his 6 his 7 business 7 business 8 and 8 and 9 actually 9 actually 17 if 10 stepped 16 as 16 as 17 if 17 if 18 he 18 he 19 had 19 had 20 been 20 been 21 a 21 a 22 stick 22 stick 26 . 23 or 24 a 24 a 25 stone 25 stone 26 . old [mr] [toad] [gulped] [again] and [went] [on] [.] 1 old 6 and the next day he went down to see [danny] [meadow] [mouse] . 1 the 2 next 2 next 3 day 3 day 5 went 4 he 5 went 5 went 6 down 5 went 7 to 7 to 8 see 8 see 12 . he meant to tell [danny] how ashamed he was [for] [the] [way] he had treated [danny] [and] his [other] friends . 1 he 2 meant 1 he 13 he 2 meant 9 was 3 to 4 tell 4 tell 6 how 6 how 7 ashamed 7 ashamed 8 he 8 he 9 was 13 he 14 had 14 had 15 treated 15 treated 18 his 18 his 20 friends 20 friends 21 . but [danny] [brushed] [right] [past] [without] even a glance at him . 1 but 7 even 7 even 8 a 8 a 9 glance 9 glance 10 at 10 at 11 him 11 him 12 . old [mr] [toad] [gulped] and [started] up to see [johnny] [chuck] . 1 old 5 and 5 and 7 up 7 up 12 . 8 to 9 see 9 see 12 . the same thing happened again . 1 the 2 same 2 same 3 thing 3 thing 4 happened 4 happened 5 again 5 again 6 . so [it] [did] when he met [striped] [chipmunk] . 1 so 4 when 4 when 5 he 5 he 6 met 6 met 9 . he didn't have appetite enough to snap at a single fly . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 have 3 have 4 appetite 4 appetite 5 enough 5 enough 6 to 6 to 7 snap 7 snap 8 at 8 at 9 a 9 a 10 single 10 single 11 fly 11 fly 12 . late that afternoon he heard a little noise and looked up to find all his old friends and neighbors forming a circle around him . 1 late 2 that 1 late 3 afternoon 3 afternoon 4 he 4 he 19 neighbors 5 heard 8 noise 6 a 7 little 7 little 8 noise 8 noise 10 looked 9 and 10 looked 10 looked 11 up 11 up 13 find 12 to 13 find 13 find 14 all 14 all 15 his 15 his 16 old 16 old 17 friends 17 friends 19 neighbors 18 and 19 neighbors 19 neighbors 20 forming 20 forming 21 a 21 a 22 circle 22 circle 23 around 23 around 24 him 24 him 25 . suddenly they began to dance and shout : 1 suddenly 8 : 2 they 3 began 3 began 4 to 4 to 5 dance 5 dance 6 and 6 and 7 shout 7 shout 8 : " [old] [mr] [toad] is a jolly good fellow ! 1 " 5 is 5 is 6 a 6 a 9 fellow 7 jolly 8 good 8 good 9 fellow 9 fellow 10 ! his temper is sweet , disposition is mellow ! 1 his 2 temper 2 temper 3 is 3 is 4 sweet 4 sweet 5 , 5 , 7 is 6 disposition 7 is 7 is 8 mellow 8 mellow 9 ! and now that his bubble of pride is [quite] [busted] [we] [know] that he knows that his friends can be trusted . " 1 and 2 now 1 and 23 " 2 now 3 that 2 now 17 his 3 that 16 that 4 his 5 bubble 4 his 7 pride 5 bubble 6 of 7 pride 8 is 8 is 13 that 13 that 14 he 14 he 15 knows 15 knows 16 that 18 friends 19 can 19 can 20 be 20 be 21 trusted 21 trusted 22 . 22 . 23 " the next book will tell you all about his adventures . 1 the 2 next 2 next 3 book 3 book 10 adventures 4 will 5 tell 4 will 6 you 6 you 7 all 7 all 8 about 8 about 9 his 9 his 10 adventures 10 adventures 11 . [the] [end] end of the [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] of [the] [adventures] of [old] [mr] [toad] [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] 1 end 2 of 1 end 10 of 2 of 3 the 3 the 7 of