produced by [juliet] [sutherland] , [richard] [j] [shiffer] and the [pg] [online] [distributed] [proofreading] [team] . 1 produced 2 by 2 by 5 , 5 , 9 and 9 and 10 the 10 the 16 . [mother] [west] [wind] ["] [why] ["] [stories] [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] author of " old [mother] [west] [wind] , " and " the [bed] [time] [story-books] . " 1 author 2 of 1 author 3 " 1 author 17 " 3 " 4 old 8 , 9 " 8 , 12 the 9 " 10 and 10 and 11 " 12 the 16 . 16 . 17 " illustrations in [color] [by] [harrison] [cady] 1 illustrations 2 in [boston] [little] [,] [brown] [,] [and] [company] [@number@] [[] [illustration] [:] ["] [he] [went] [right] [on] [about] [his] [business] [.] ["] [frontispiece] [.] []] [books] [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] [bedtime] [story-books] [@number@] [the] [adventures] [of] [reddy] [fox] [@number@] [the] [adventures] [of] [johnny] [chuck] [@number@] [the] [adventures] [of] [peter] [cottontail] [@number@] [the] [adventures] [of] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [@number@] [the] [adventures] [of] [mr] [.] [mocker] [@number@] [the] [adventures] [of] [jerry] [muskrat] [@number@] [the] [adventures] [of] [danny] [meadow] [mouse] [@number@] [the] [adventures] [of] [grandfather] [frog] [@number@] [the] [adventures] [of] [chatterer] [,] [the] [red] [squirrel] [@number@] [the] [adventures] [of] [sammy] [jay] [@number@] [the] [adventures] [of] [buster] [bear] [@number@] [the] [adventures] [of] [old] [mr] [.] [toad] [@number@] [the] [adventures] [of] [prickly] [porky] [@number@] [the] [adventures] [of] [old] [man] [coyote] [@number@] [the] [adventures] [of] [paddy] [the] [beaver] [@number@] [the] [adventures] [of] [poor] [mrs] [.] [quack] [@number@] [the] [adventures] [of] [bobby] [coon] [@number@] [the] [adventures] [of] [jimmy] [skunk] [@number@] [the] [adventures] [of] [bob] [white] [@number@] [the] [adventures] [of] [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] [mother] [west] [wind] [series] [@number@] [old] [mother] [west] [wind] [@number@] [mother] [west] [wind's] [children] [@number@] [mother] [west] [wind's] [animal] [friends] [@number@] [mother] [west] [wind's] [neighbors] [@number@] [mother] [west] [wind] ["] [why] ["] [stories] [@number@] [mother] [west] [wind] ["] [how] ["] [stories] [@number@] [mother] [west] [wind] ["] [when] ["] [stories] [@number@] [mother] [west] [wind] ["] [where] ["] [stories] [green] [meadow] [series] [@number@] [happy] [jack] [@number@] [mrs] [peter] [rabbit] [@number@] [bowser] [the] [hound] [@number@] [old] [granny] [fox] [the] [burgess] [bird] [book] [for] [children] [the] [burgess] [animal] [book] [for] [children] [contents] [chapter] i [why] [striped] [chipmunk] [is] [proud] [of] [his] [stripes] [ii] . 1 i 11 . [why] [peter] [rabbit] [cannot] [fold] [his] [hands] [iii] [.] [why] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [plays] [dead] [iv] [.] [why] [reddy] [fox] [wears] [red] [v] [why] [jimmy] [skunk] [never] [hurries] [vi] [.] [why] [sammy] [jay] [has] [a] [fine] [coat] [vii] [.] [why] [jerry] [muskrat] [builds] [his] [house] [in] [the] [water] [viii] [.] [why] [old] [man] [coyote] [has] [many] [voices] [ix] [.] [why] [miner] [the] [mole] [lives] [under] [ground] [x] [why] [mr] [.] [snake] [cannot] [wink] [xi] [.] [why] [bobby] [coon] [has] [rings] [on] [his] [tail] [xii] [.] [why] [there] [is] [a] [black] [head] [in] [the] [buzzard] [family] [xiii] [.] [why] [buster] [bear] [appears] [to] [have] [no] [tail] [xiv] [.] [why] [flitter] [the] [bat] [flies] [at] [night] [xv] [.] [why] [spotty] [the] [turtle] [carries] [his] [house] [with] [him] [xvi] [.] [why] [paddy] [the] [beaver] [has] [a] [broad] [tail] [list] [of] [illustrations] " [he] [went] [right] [on] [about] [his] [business] " 1 " 9 " " [as] [they] [were] [all] [very] [hungry] , [they] [would] [like] [to] [know] [when] [the] [feast] [would] [be] [ready] " 1 " 8 , 8 , 20 " " [you] [don't] [mean] [to] [say] [so] , [peter] , " [interrupted] [grandfather] [frog] 1 " 8 , 8 , 11 " 10 , 11 " [he] [would] [make] [no] [reply] [,] [save] [to] [run] [out] [his] [tongue] [at] [them] " [then] [old] [king] [bear] [wished] [that] [he] [hadn't] [a] [tail] " 1 " 12 " " [it] [must] [be] [fine] [to] [fly] , " [thought] [peter] . 1 " 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 12 . " [i] [wish] [i] [could] [fly] " 1 " 7 " " [hi] , [spotty] ! " 1 " 3 , 3 , 5 ! 5 ! 6 " [he] [shouted] [,] ["] [where] [do] [you] [live] [?] ["] [the] [first] [thing] [peter] [looked] [to] [see] [was] [what] [kind] [of] [a] [tail] [paddy] [has] [i] [why] [striped] [chipmunk] [is] [proud] [of] [his] [stripes] the [merry] [little] [breezes] [of] [old] [mother] [west] [wind] are great friends of [striped] [chipmunk] [.] 1 the 13 of 10 are 12 friends 11 great 12 friends 12 friends 13 of they hurry to call on him the very first thing [every] [morning] [after] [old] [mother] [west] [wind] has [brought] [them] [down] [from] [the] [purple] [hills] [.] 1 they 2 hurry 2 hurry 4 call 2 hurry 18 has 3 to 4 call 4 call 5 on 4 call 6 him 6 him 7 the 7 the 8 very 7 the 9 first 9 first 10 thing they always beg him to stop and play with them , but often he refuses . 1 they 2 always 1 they 3 beg 3 beg 4 him 4 him 5 to 5 to 6 stop 6 stop 7 and 7 and 8 play 8 play 9 with 9 with 10 them 10 them 11 , 11 , 12 but 12 but 13 often 13 often 14 he 14 he 15 refuses 15 refuses 16 . no , [sir] , they never get cross . 1 no 2 , 1 no 6 never 4 , 5 they 5 they 6 never 6 never 8 cross 7 get 8 cross 8 cross 9 . if [anything] , [they] [think] just a little bit [more] of [striped] [chipmunk] [because] he won't play . 1 if 3 , 1 if 18 . 3 , 6 just 6 just 7 a 7 a 8 little 8 little 9 bit 9 bit 11 of 15 he 16 won't 16 won't 17 play 17 play 18 . " when there is work for me to do [the] sooner started , sooner through . " 1 " 2 when 2 when 3 there 2 when 11 sooner 3 there 4 is 3 there 5 work 5 work 6 for 5 work 9 do 6 for 7 me 7 me 8 to 8 to 9 do 11 sooner 17 " 12 started 13 , 13 , 15 through 14 sooner 15 through 15 through 16 . 16 . 17 " so every morning they ask him to play , and every morning they laugh when he says he has too much to do . 1 so 2 every 2 every 3 morning 3 morning 4 they 4 they 5 ask 4 they 13 they 6 him 7 to 7 to 8 play 8 play 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 every 11 every 12 morning 12 morning 13 they 13 they 14 laugh 13 they 17 says 14 laugh 15 when 15 when 16 he 17 says 19 has 18 he 19 has 19 has 21 much 20 too 21 much 21 much 23 do 22 to 23 do 23 do 24 . now [grandfather] [frog] is [very] old and very wise , and he knows all about the days when the world was young . 1 now 6 old 4 is 6 old 6 old 7 and 7 and 8 very 7 and 9 wise 9 wise 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 he 12 he 13 knows 13 knows 14 all 13 knows 21 was 14 all 15 about 15 about 16 the 17 days 18 when 18 when 21 was 19 the 20 world 19 the 21 was 21 was 22 young 21 was 23 . when he is feeling just right , he dearly loves to tell about those long-ago days . 1 when 2 he 1 when 8 he 2 he 3 is 3 is 4 feeling 4 feeling 6 right 5 just 6 right 6 right 7 , 8 he 9 dearly 9 dearly 10 loves 10 loves 11 to 11 to 12 tell 12 tell 13 about 13 about 14 those 14 those 15 long-ago 15 long-ago 16 days 15 long-ago 17 . " [chug-a-rum] ! 1 " 3 ! they are stripes of honor , " replied [grandfather] [frog] , in his deep , gruff [voice] . 1 they 2 are 1 they 11 , 2 are 3 stripes 3 stripes 4 of 4 of 5 honor 5 honor 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 replied 11 , 12 in 12 in 13 his 13 his 16 gruff 14 deep 15 , 14 deep 16 gruff 16 gruff 18 . " honor ! 1 " 2 honor 2 honor 3 ! oh , how lovely ! 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 how 3 how 4 lovely 4 lovely 5 ! do tell us about it ! 1 do 2 tell 2 tell 3 us 2 tell 4 about 4 about 5 it 5 it 6 ! please do ! " begged the [merry] [little] [breezes] . 1 please 2 do 1 please 3 ! 3 ! 5 begged 4 " 5 begged 5 begged 6 the 6 the 10 . " [chug-a-rum] ! " began [grandfather] [frog] , [his] [big] , [goggly] [eyes] [twinkling] . 1 " 4 " 3 ! 4 " 4 " 15 . 5 began 8 , 8 , 11 , 11 , 15 . he was always very busy , very busy , indeed , and it was always about his own affairs . 1 he 2 was 1 he 5 busy 2 was 3 always 4 very 5 busy 5 busy 6 , 6 , 7 very 7 very 8 busy 8 busy 9 , 9 , 10 indeed 10 indeed 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 it 13 it 14 was 14 was 15 always 15 always 16 about 16 about 19 affairs 16 about 20 . 17 his 18 own 18 own 19 affairs " [just] what [striped] [chipmunk] [says] now , " broke in one of the [merry] [little] [breezes] . 1 " 3 what 1 " 9 " 7 now 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 broke 10 broke 11 in 11 in 12 one 12 one 13 of 13 of 14 the 14 the 18 . " old [mr] [chipmunk] wore just a little , [plain] [brown] [coat] . 1 " 2 old 1 " 13 . 5 wore 6 just 6 just 7 a 7 a 8 little 8 little 9 , 9 , 13 . it didn't worry him a bit , not a bit , that his coat was just plain brown . 1 it 3 worry 2 didn't 3 worry 3 worry 4 him 3 worry 6 bit 3 worry 7 , 5 a 6 bit 7 , 8 not 8 not 9 a 9 a 10 bit 10 bit 11 , 11 , 12 that 12 that 13 his 12 that 16 just 13 his 14 coat 14 coat 15 was 16 just 17 plain 16 just 19 . 17 plain 18 brown he was perfectly satisfied with his little plain brown coat and took the best of care of it . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 perfectly 3 perfectly 4 satisfied 4 satisfied 5 with 5 with 6 his 6 his 10 coat 7 little 8 plain 8 plain 10 coat 9 brown 10 coat 10 coat 11 and 11 and 12 took 12 took 14 best 12 took 16 care 13 the 14 best 14 best 15 of 16 care 17 of 17 of 18 it 18 it 19 . over in a little path in the meadow grass was walking old [mr] [meadow] [mouse] . 1 over 2 in 2 in 3 a 2 in 5 path 2 in 6 in 2 in 9 grass 2 in 10 was 3 a 4 little 4 little 5 path 6 in 7 the 8 meadow 9 grass 10 was 11 walking 10 was 16 . 11 walking 12 old he was strolling along as if there was nothing in the world to fear . 1 he 14 fear 2 was 3 strolling 3 strolling 4 along 3 strolling 14 fear 4 along 5 as 4 along 12 world 5 as 6 if 6 if 7 there 7 there 8 was 9 nothing 12 world 10 in 11 the 10 in 12 world 11 the 12 world 13 to 14 fear 14 fear 15 . way back behind him in the [same] little path , walking very fast but very quietly [,] [was] [big] [mr] [bob] [cat] . 1 way 2 back 2 back 3 behind 3 behind 4 him 4 him 5 in 5 in 6 the 6 the 8 little 8 little 9 path 8 little 23 . 9 path 10 , 10 , 11 walking 11 walking 13 fast 12 very 13 fast 13 fast 14 but 14 but 16 quietly 15 very 16 quietly his eyes were yellow , and a hungry look was in them . 1 his 2 eyes 2 eyes 3 were 3 were 4 yellow 3 were 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 10 was 7 a 9 look 7 a 10 was 8 hungry 9 look 10 was 12 them 11 in 12 them 12 them 13 . he didn't [see] [mr] [meadow] [mouse] , but he [would] [in] a few minutes . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 he 9 he 12 a 12 a 13 few 13 few 14 minutes 14 minutes 15 . mr [chipmunk] saw that he would , and that there was [no] [place] [for] [mr] [meadow] [mouse] [to] hide . 1 mr 19 hide 3 saw 4 that 4 that 5 he 5 he 6 would 6 would 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 that 9 that 10 there 10 there 11 was 11 was 19 hide 19 hide 20 . " ' [humph] [!] 1 " 2 ' i never meddle in other people 's affairs , and this is none of my business , ' said little [mr] [chipmunk] . 1 i 2 never 2 never 3 meddle 3 meddle 4 in 4 in 5 other 5 other 6 people 6 people 7 's 7 's 8 affairs 8 affairs 9 , 9 , 10 and 9 , 23 . 10 and 11 this 11 this 12 is 12 is 13 none 13 none 14 of 13 none 15 my 15 my 16 business 16 business 17 , 17 , 18 ' 18 ' 19 said 19 said 20 little " but old [mr] [meadow] [mouse] was a friend . 1 " 2 but 2 but 3 old 2 but 7 was 7 was 8 a 8 a 9 friend 9 friend 10 . he thought a great deal of [mr] [meadow] [mouse] , [did] little [mr] [chipmunk] [.] 1 he 2 thought 2 thought 5 deal 2 thought 6 of 3 a 5 deal 4 great 5 deal 6 of 10 , 10 , 12 little he couldn't bear to think of what would happen to [mr] [meadow] [mouse] if [big] [mr] [bob] [cat] should catch him . 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 bear 3 bear 7 what 4 to 5 think 5 think 6 of 6 of 7 what 7 what 9 happen 7 what 14 if 8 would 9 happen 9 happen 10 to 14 if 19 should 19 should 20 catch 20 catch 21 him 21 him 22 . of [course] [big] [mr] [bob] [cat] [looked] up right away and saw little [mr] [chipmunk] sitting on the old stump . 1 of 19 old 8 up 9 right 9 right 10 away 10 away 11 and 11 and 12 saw 12 saw 13 little 12 saw 16 sitting 16 sitting 17 on 17 on 18 the 18 the 19 old 19 old 20 stump 20 stump 21 . then , with great leaps , he came straight for the [old] stump on which little [mr] [chipmunk] was sitting . 1 then 2 , 2 , 3 with 3 with 4 great 4 great 5 leaps 5 leaps 6 , 6 , 7 he 7 he 8 came 8 came 10 for 9 straight 10 for 10 for 11 the 11 the 13 stump 13 stump 14 on 14 on 15 which 14 on 20 sitting 14 on 21 . 15 which 16 little 19 was 20 sitting " [little] [mr] [chipmunk] didn't wait for him to get there . 1 " 5 didn't 5 didn't 6 wait 6 wait 7 for 7 for 8 him 8 him 9 to 9 to 10 get 10 get 11 there 11 there 12 . oh , my , no ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 4 , 2 , 3 my 4 , 5 no 5 no 6 ! you see , there wasn't time to go anywhere else . 1 you 2 see 2 see 6 time 3 , 5 wasn't 4 there 5 wasn't 5 wasn't 6 time 6 time 7 to 7 to 8 go 8 go 9 anywhere 9 anywhere 10 else 10 else 11 . big [mr] [bob] [cat] [found] [the] hole in the stump right away [.] 1 big 7 hole 7 hole 8 in 8 in 9 the 9 the 10 stump 10 stump 12 away 11 right 12 away he snarled when he saw it . 1 he 2 snarled 2 snarled 3 when 3 when 4 he 4 he 5 saw 5 saw 6 it 6 it 7 . you see it was too small , very much too small , for him to get into himself . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 it 3 it 4 was 4 was 5 too 5 too 6 small 6 small 11 small 7 , 8 very 8 very 9 much 9 much 10 too 10 too 11 small 11 small 12 , 12 , 14 him 13 for 14 him 14 him 15 to 15 to 16 get 16 get 17 into 16 get 18 himself 18 himself 19 . but he could get one hand and arm in , and he did , feeling all around inside for [little] [mr] [chipmunk] . 1 but 8 arm 2 he 5 one 3 could 4 get 4 get 5 one 5 one 8 arm 6 hand 7 and 6 hand 8 arm 8 arm 9 in 9 in 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 14 , 12 he 13 did 13 did 14 , 14 , 15 feeling 14 , 23 . 15 feeling 16 all 16 all 17 around 17 around 18 inside 19 for 23 . little [mr] [chipmunk] [was] frightened [almost] to death . 1 little 5 frightened 5 frightened 8 death 7 to 8 death 8 death 9 . yes , [sir] , he was frightened almost to death . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 frightened 7 frightened 8 almost 7 frightened 10 death 9 to 10 death 10 death 11 . he made himself just as flat as he could on the bottom of the hollow and held his breath . 1 he 2 made 2 made 3 himself 2 made 4 just 4 just 5 as 4 just 15 hollow 6 flat 7 as 7 as 9 could 8 he 9 could 9 could 10 on 10 on 12 bottom 11 the 12 bottom 12 bottom 13 of 12 bottom 15 hollow 14 the 15 hollow 15 hollow 16 and 16 and 17 held 17 held 18 his 18 his 19 breath 19 breath 20 . " ' [you] 'd better come out of there , [mr] [chipmunk] , or [i] 'll pull you out ! ' snarled [mr] [bob] [cat] . 1 " 21 ' 1 " 22 snarled 2 ' 14 or 2 ' 21 ' 4 'd 5 better 5 better 6 come 6 come 7 out 7 out 8 of 7 out 9 there 9 there 10 , 10 , 13 , 13 , 14 or 16 'll 17 pull 17 pull 18 you 18 you 19 out 19 out 20 ! 20 ! 21 ' 22 snarled 26 . " [little] [mr] [chipmunk] [just] [snuggled] [down] [flatter] [than] [ever] and didn't say a word . 1 " 11 and 11 and 16 . 12 didn't 13 say 12 didn't 16 . 13 say 15 word 14 a 15 word yes , [sir] , it stood right up on end , he was so scared . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 13 was 5 it 6 stood 5 it 12 he 6 stood 7 right 6 stood 8 up 8 up 9 on 9 on 10 end 10 end 11 , 12 he 13 was 13 was 14 so 14 so 15 scared 15 scared 16 . when it did that , it tickled the claws of [mr] [bob] [cat] [.] 1 when 2 it 1 when 4 that 1 when 5 , 2 it 3 did 5 , 6 it 6 it 7 tickled 7 tickled 8 the 8 the 9 claws 9 claws 10 of mr [bob] [cat] [grinned] . 1 mr 5 . it was an ugly grin to see . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 an 3 an 4 ugly 4 ugly 5 grin 4 ugly 7 see 6 to 7 see 7 see 8 . then he reached in a little farther and made a grab for little [mr] [chipmunk] . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 reached 3 reached 4 in 4 in 5 a 5 a 6 little 6 little 7 farther 7 farther 8 and 8 and 9 made 9 made 10 a 9 made 16 . 10 a 11 grab 10 a 12 for 12 for 13 little his wide-spread , sharp claws caught in little [mr] [chipmunk] ['s] [coat] near the neck and tore little strips the whole length of it . 1 his 2 wide-spread 2 wide-spread 5 claws 3 , 4 sharp 4 sharp 5 claws 5 claws 6 caught 6 caught 7 in 7 in 8 little 7 in 19 strips 13 near 14 the 14 the 15 neck 15 neck 16 and 16 and 17 tore 17 tore 18 little 18 little 19 strips 19 strips 20 the 20 the 21 whole 21 whole 22 length 22 length 23 of 23 of 24 it 24 it 25 . " of course little [mr] [chipmunk] squealed with pain , for those claws [hurt] dreadfully , but he was glad that his coat tore . 1 " 3 course 1 " 4 little 1 " 17 but 2 of 3 course 7 squealed 8 with 8 with 9 pain 9 pain 10 , 10 , 11 for 11 for 12 those 12 those 13 claws 13 claws 15 dreadfully 15 dreadfully 16 , 16 , 17 but 17 but 18 he 17 but 19 was 19 was 20 glad 20 glad 21 that 20 glad 22 his 22 his 23 coat 23 coat 24 tore 24 tore 25 . if it hadn't , [mr] [bob] [cat] would [surely] have pulled him out . 1 if 2 it 1 if 4 , 2 it 3 hadn't 4 , 8 would 8 would 10 have 10 have 11 pulled 11 pulled 13 out 12 him 13 out 13 out 14 . after a long time , [mr] [bob] [cat] gave up and went off , growling and snarling . 1 after 2 a 1 after 5 , 2 a 3 long 3 long 4 time 5 , 17 snarling 9 gave 10 up 10 up 11 and 11 and 12 went 12 went 13 off 13 off 14 , 14 , 15 growling 15 growling 16 and 16 and 17 snarling 17 snarling 18 . when he thought it was safe , little [mr] [chipmunk] crawled out of the old stump and hurried home . 1 when 2 he 1 when 11 crawled 2 he 3 thought 3 thought 4 it 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 safe 6 safe 7 , 7 , 8 little 11 crawled 12 out 12 out 13 of 13 of 14 the 14 the 15 old 15 old 16 stump 16 stump 17 and 17 and 18 hurried 18 hurried 19 home 19 home 20 . he ached and smarted terribly , and his little plain brown coat was torn in long strips . 1 he 2 ached 2 ached 4 smarted 3 and 4 smarted 4 smarted 6 , 4 smarted 9 little 5 terribly 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 his 9 little 12 coat 10 plain 12 coat 11 brown 12 coat 12 coat 14 torn 13 was 14 torn 14 torn 15 in 15 in 16 long 15 in 18 . 16 long 17 strips " ' [this] is what [i] get for meddling in the affairs of other folks ! ' said little [mr] [chipmunk] bitterly . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 23 . 2 ' 17 ' 4 is 5 what 5 what 8 for 7 get 8 for 8 for 9 meddling 9 meddling 10 in 10 in 12 affairs 11 the 12 affairs 12 affairs 13 of 12 affairs 16 ! 13 of 14 other 14 other 15 folks 16 ! 17 ' 17 ' 18 said 18 said 19 little 22 bitterly 23 . ' [if] [i] 'd just minded my own business , it wouldn't have happened . ' 1 ' 4 'd 1 ' 16 ' 4 'd 5 just 4 'd 6 minded 7 my 8 own 8 own 9 business 9 business 10 , 10 , 11 it 11 it 12 wouldn't 12 wouldn't 13 have 13 have 14 happened 14 happened 15 . 15 . 16 ' " just then he happened to look over [to] the [house] of [mr] [meadow] [mouse] . 1 " 2 just 1 " 16 . 2 just 3 then 2 just 5 happened 3 then 4 he 5 happened 6 to 6 to 7 look 7 look 8 over 8 over 10 the 10 the 12 of there was [mr] [meadow] [mouse] [playing] with [his] [children] [.] 1 there 2 was 1 there 7 with little [mr] [chipmunk] [grinned] as [well] [as] he could [for] [the] pain [.] 1 little 5 as 5 as 8 he 8 he 9 could 9 could 12 pain " ' [i] 'm glad [i] did it , ' he muttered . 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 4 'm 2 ' 10 ' 4 'm 5 glad 7 did 8 it 8 it 9 , 9 , 10 ' 10 ' 11 he 11 he 12 muttered 12 muttered 13 . ' [yes] , [sir] [,] [i] 'm glad [i] did it , and [i] 'm glad that [neighbor] [meadow] [mouse] doesn't know about it [.] 1 ' 3 , 1 ' 7 'm 7 'm 8 glad 8 glad 16 glad 10 did 11 it 11 it 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 15 'm 15 'm 16 glad 16 glad 17 that 17 that 24 it 21 doesn't 22 know 22 know 23 about 23 about 24 it i 'm glad that nobody knows about it . 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 glad 3 glad 4 that 3 glad 5 nobody 5 nobody 6 knows 6 knows 7 about 7 about 8 it 8 it 9 . ' [a] kindly deed 's most kindly [done] [in] secret wrought , and seen of none . 1 ' 3 kindly 3 kindly 17 . 4 deed 5 's 5 's 6 most 6 most 7 kindly 7 kindly 10 secret 10 secret 11 wrought 11 wrought 12 , 12 , 13 and 12 , 17 . 13 and 14 seen 14 seen 15 of 15 of 16 none and so [i] 'm glad that no one knows . ' 1 and 2 so 2 so 4 'm 4 'm 5 glad 5 glad 6 that 5 glad 9 knows 7 no 8 one 7 no 9 knows 9 knows 11 ' 10 . 11 ' old [mother] [nature] ['s] eyes twinkled as she said : 1 old 5 eyes 5 eyes 6 twinkled 6 twinkled 7 as 7 as 8 she 8 she 9 said 9 said 10 : they are honor stripes , and hereafter you and your children and your children 's children shall always wear stripes . ' 1 they 2 are 2 are 3 honor 3 honor 4 stripes 4 stripes 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 hereafter 7 hereafter 8 you 8 you 9 and 9 and 10 your 10 your 11 children 11 children 22 ' 12 and 13 your 12 and 15 's 13 your 14 children 15 's 16 children 15 's 17 shall 17 shall 19 wear 18 always 19 wear 19 wear 20 stripes 20 stripes 21 . 21 . 22 ' [ii] [why] [peter] [rabbit] [cannot] [fold] [his] [hands] happy [jack] [squirrel] sat with his hands folded across his [white] waistcoat [.] 1 happy 12 waistcoat 4 sat 5 with 5 with 6 his 6 his 7 hands 7 hands 8 folded 8 folded 9 across 9 across 10 his 10 his 12 waistcoat he is very fond of sitting with his hands folded that way . 1 he 2 is 2 is 3 very 3 very 4 fond 4 fond 5 of 4 fond 6 sitting 4 fond 7 with 7 with 8 his 8 his 9 hands 9 hands 10 folded 10 folded 12 way 11 that 12 way 12 way 13 . a little way from [him] [sat] [peter] [rabbit] . 1 a 2 little 1 a 9 . 2 little 3 way 3 way 4 from peter was sitting up very straight , but his hands dropped right down in front . 1 peter 3 sitting 1 peter 9 his 1 peter 12 right 2 was 3 sitting 3 sitting 4 up 3 sitting 8 but 4 up 5 very 5 very 6 straight 7 , 8 but 9 his 10 hands 10 hands 11 dropped 12 right 13 down 12 right 15 front 12 right 16 . 13 down 14 in happy [jack] [noticed] [it] . 1 happy 5 . " why don't you fold [your] [hands] the way [i] [do] , [peter] [rabbit] ? " shouted [happy] [jack] . 1 " 2 why 1 " 4 you 2 why 3 don't 4 you 5 fold 5 fold 20 . 8 the 9 way 8 the 20 . 9 way 12 , 12 , 15 ? 15 ? 16 " 16 " 17 shouted " [i] [i] don't want to , " stammered [peter] . 1 " 4 don't 4 don't 5 want 5 want 6 to 6 to 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 stammered 9 stammered 11 . " you mean you can't ! " jeered [happy] [jack] [.] 1 " 2 you 1 " 4 you 2 you 3 mean 4 you 5 can't 5 can't 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 jeered peter pretended not to hear , and a [few] minutes later he hopped away [towards] the [dear] [old] [briar-patch] , lipperty-lipperty-lip . 1 peter 2 pretended 2 pretended 3 not 3 not 4 to 4 to 5 hear 5 hear 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 10 minutes 7 and 16 the 8 a 10 minutes 10 minutes 11 later 11 later 12 he 12 he 13 hopped 13 hopped 14 away 16 the 21 lipperty-lipperty-lip 20 , 21 lipperty-lipperty-lip 21 lipperty-lipperty-lip 22 . happy [jack] [watched] [him] [go] , and there was a puzzled look in [happy] [jack] 's eyes . 1 happy 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 there 8 there 9 was 9 was 10 a 10 a 11 puzzled 11 puzzled 12 look 12 look 17 eyes 13 in 17 eyes 16 's 17 eyes 17 eyes 18 . " [i] really believe he can't fold his hands , " said [happy] [jack] to himself , but speaking aloud . 1 " 21 . 3 really 4 believe 4 believe 7 fold 5 he 7 fold 6 can't 7 fold 7 fold 9 hands 7 fold 20 aloud 8 his 9 hands 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 said 12 said 20 aloud 15 to 16 himself 15 to 17 , 17 , 19 speaking 18 but 19 speaking 19 speaking 20 aloud 20 aloud 21 . " he can't , and none of his family can , " said a gruff voice . 1 " 2 he 1 " 12 " 3 can't 4 , 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 none 5 and 11 , 6 none 7 of 6 none 10 can 7 of 8 his 8 his 9 family 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 said 12 " 17 . 13 said 14 a 15 gruff 16 voice 15 gruff 17 . happy [jack] [turned] [to] [find] [old] [mr] [toad] [sitting] in the [lone] [little] [path] . 1 happy 10 in 10 in 11 the 11 the 15 . " why not ? " asked [happy] [jack] . 1 " 2 why 2 why 3 not 3 not 4 ? 4 ? 5 " 4 ? 6 asked 5 " 6 asked 6 asked 9 . " [ask] [grandfather] [frog] ; he knows , " replied [old] [mr] [toad] , and started on about his business . 1 " 7 knows 1 " 8 , 5 ; 6 he 6 he 7 knows 8 , 17 on 9 " 16 started 10 replied 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 started 16 started 17 on 17 on 18 about 18 about 19 his 18 about 20 business 20 business 21 . " [chug-a-rum] ! " said [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 8 . " old [mr] [rabbit] , the grandfather a thousand times removed of [peter] [rabbit] , was always getting into trouble . 1 " 2 old 1 " 16 was 5 , 6 the 6 the 7 grandfather 7 grandfather 9 thousand 8 a 9 thousand 9 thousand 10 times 10 times 11 removed 11 removed 12 of 12 of 15 , 15 , 16 was 16 was 18 getting 17 always 18 getting 18 getting 19 into 19 into 20 trouble 20 trouble 21 . yes , [sir] , [old] [mr] [rabbit] [was] always [getting] [into] [trouble] . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 9 always 9 always 13 . seemed like he wouldn't be happy if he couldn't get into trouble . 1 seemed 2 like 1 seemed 11 into 2 like 6 happy 3 he 6 happy 4 wouldn't 5 be 5 be 6 happy 6 happy 7 if 8 he 9 couldn't 9 couldn't 10 get 10 get 11 into 11 into 12 trouble 12 trouble 13 . it was all because he was so dreadfully curious about other people 's business , just as [peter] [rabbit] is now . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 all 2 was 22 . 3 all 4 because 4 because 5 he 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 so 7 so 8 dreadfully 8 dreadfully 9 curious 9 curious 10 about 10 about 13 's 11 other 12 people 12 people 13 's 13 's 14 business 14 business 15 , 15 , 16 just 16 just 17 as 20 is 21 now 21 now 22 . it seemed that he was just born to be curious and so , of course , to get into trouble . 1 it 2 seemed 1 it 3 that 3 that 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 just 6 just 7 born 7 born 8 to 8 to 9 be 9 be 10 curious 10 curious 11 and 11 and 12 so 12 so 13 , 13 , 15 course 14 of 15 course 15 course 16 , 16 , 17 to 17 to 18 get 18 get 19 into 19 into 20 trouble 20 trouble 21 . my , my , my , such a hurrying and scurrying and worrying as there was ! 1 my 2 , 2 , 3 my 3 my 4 , 4 , 5 my 5 my 6 , 6 , 7 such 7 such 8 a 7 such 17 ! 9 hurrying 10 and 10 and 11 scurrying 11 scurrying 17 ! 12 and 13 worrying 13 worrying 14 as 13 worrying 17 ! 14 as 16 was 15 there 16 was you see , [everybody] [wanted] to look [his] [best] when [old] [mother] [nature] [arrived] , [yes] , [sir] , [everybody] [wanted] to look [his] [best] . 1 you 2 see 1 you 15 , 2 see 3 , 3 , 6 to 6 to 7 look 7 look 10 when 15 , 17 , 17 , 19 , 19 , 22 to 22 to 23 look 23 look 26 . " there was the greatest changing of clothes you ever did see . 1 " 8 clothes 2 there 3 was 3 was 8 clothes 4 the 5 greatest 5 greatest 6 changing 6 changing 8 clothes 7 of 8 clothes 8 clothes 9 you 9 you 10 ever 9 you 12 see 10 ever 11 did 12 see 13 . old [king] [bear] [put] [on] [his] [blackest] coat . 1 old 8 coat 8 coat 9 . then everybody began to fix up their homes and make them as neat and nice [as] [they] [knew] [how] [everybody] [but] [mr] [rabbit] . 1 then 2 everybody 2 everybody 3 began 2 everybody 8 homes 3 began 5 fix 4 to 5 fix 6 up 7 their 7 their 8 homes 8 homes 13 neat 9 and 10 make 10 make 11 them 10 make 13 neat 12 as 13 neat 13 neat 14 and 14 and 15 nice 15 nice 24 . " now [mr] [rabbit] was lazy . 1 " 2 now 1 " 7 . 5 was 6 lazy 6 lazy 7 . he didn't [like] to work any more than [peter] [rabbit] [does] now . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 6 any 4 to 5 work 4 to 6 any 6 any 7 more 7 more 8 than 8 than 12 now 12 now 13 . no , [sir] , [old] [mr] [rabbit] was afraid of [work] . 1 no 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 8 was 8 was 9 afraid 9 afraid 10 of 10 of 12 . the very sight of work scared old [mr] [rabbit] [.] 1 the 2 very 1 the 3 sight 3 sight 5 work 3 sight 6 scared 4 of 5 work 6 scared 7 old you see , he was so busy minding other people 's business that he didn't have time to attend to his own . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 so 6 so 7 busy 6 so 13 that 7 busy 8 minding 8 minding 9 other 9 other 10 people 10 people 11 's 11 's 12 business 13 that 14 he 14 he 15 didn't 15 didn't 16 have 16 have 17 time 17 time 18 to 18 to 19 attend 19 attend 20 to 20 to 21 his 21 his 22 own 22 own 23 . so his brown and gray coat always was rumpled and tumbled and dirty . 1 so 7 always 1 so 14 . 2 his 6 coat 3 brown 5 gray 4 and 5 gray 5 gray 6 coat 6 coat 7 always 7 always 8 was 7 always 9 rumpled 9 rumpled 11 tumbled 10 and 11 tumbled 11 tumbled 12 and 12 and 13 dirty it was all weeds and brambles . 1 it 2 was 1 it 4 weeds 3 all 4 weeds 4 weeds 5 and 4 weeds 6 brambles 6 brambles 7 . " ' [oh] , dear ! 1 " 2 ' 1 " 4 , 4 , 5 dear 5 dear 6 ! oh , dear ! 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 dear 3 dear 4 ! what shall [i] do ? ' wailed [mr] [rabbit] , wringing his hands . 1 what 2 shall 1 what 4 do 1 what 5 ? 5 ? 6 ' 5 ? 14 . 7 wailed 10 , 7 wailed 14 . 10 , 11 wringing 11 wringing 13 hands 12 his 13 hands " ' [get] busy and clean up , ' advised [mr] [woodchuck] , hurrying about his own work . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 10 advised 2 ' 4 busy 4 busy 5 and 5 and 6 clean 6 clean 7 up 7 up 8 , 8 , 9 ' 10 advised 13 , 13 , 14 hurrying 14 hurrying 15 about 14 hurrying 19 . 15 about 18 work 16 his 17 own 17 own 18 work " now [mr] [woodchuck] was a worker and very , very neat . 1 " 2 now 1 " 13 . 5 was 6 a 6 a 7 worker 7 worker 8 and 8 and 10 , 9 very 10 , 10 , 11 very 11 very 12 neat 12 neat 13 . he meant to have his home looking just as fine as he could make it . 1 he 2 meant 2 meant 3 to 3 to 4 have 4 have 5 his 5 his 6 home 6 home 7 looking 7 looking 8 just 8 just 10 fine 9 as 10 fine 10 fine 15 it 11 as 12 he 11 as 15 it 12 he 13 could 13 could 14 make 14 make 15 it 15 it 16 . he brought up some clean yellow sand from deep down in the ground and sprinkled it smoothly over his doorstep . 1 he 15 sprinkled 2 brought 3 up 2 brought 15 sprinkled 3 up 4 some 4 some 5 clean 4 some 8 from 5 clean 6 yellow 6 yellow 7 sand 8 from 10 down 9 deep 10 down 11 in 12 the 12 the 13 ground 13 ground 15 sprinkled 14 and 15 sprinkled 15 sprinkled 16 it 16 it 17 smoothly 17 smoothly 18 over 18 over 19 his 19 his 20 doorstep 20 doorstep 21 . " ' [i] 'll help you , if [i] [get] [through] my own work in time , ' shouted [mr] [woodchuck] over his shoulder . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 25 . 2 ' 6 you 2 ' 18 ' 4 'll 5 help 5 help 6 you 6 you 7 , 7 , 8 if 12 my 13 own 13 own 14 work 14 work 16 time 15 in 16 time 16 time 17 , 17 , 18 ' 18 ' 19 shouted 22 over 23 his 23 his 24 shoulder 24 shoulder 25 . " that [gave] [mr] [rabbit] [an] idea . 1 " 2 that 2 that 7 idea 7 idea 8 . mr [rabbit] [was] [very] [fond] [of] [sitting] [with] [folded] [arms] . 1 mr 11 . it was very comfortable . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 comfortable 4 comfortable 5 . but this was no time to be doing it , and [mr] [skunk] told him [so] . 1 but 2 this 2 this 3 was 2 this 4 no 2 this 5 time 5 time 6 to 6 to 7 be 7 be 10 , 8 doing 9 it 9 it 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 14 told 14 told 15 him 15 him 17 . " ' [that] ['s] [right] , [mr] [skunk] ! 1 " 2 ' 1 " 6 , 6 , 9 ! " [finally] [mr] [rabbit] had made the round of all his friends and neighbors , and he once more [reached] his tumble-down [house] . 1 " 17 he 1 " 24 . 5 had 6 made 6 made 7 the 7 the 9 of 8 round 9 of 9 of 10 all 9 of 14 neighbors 10 all 11 his 11 his 12 friends 12 friends 13 and 14 neighbors 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 he 18 once 19 more 18 once 22 tumble-down 19 more 21 his 22 tumble-down 24 . she was greatly pleased with all she saw as she went along , until she came to the home of [mr] [rabbit] . 1 she 9 as 2 was 3 greatly 3 greatly 4 pleased 4 pleased 5 with 5 with 6 all 6 all 8 saw 7 she 8 saw 8 saw 9 as 9 as 10 she 9 as 14 until 11 went 13 , 12 along 13 , 13 , 14 until 14 until 15 she 14 until 16 came 16 came 17 to 17 to 18 the 17 to 23 . 18 the 20 of 19 home 20 of ' [can] it be possible that any one [really] [lives] [here] ? ' 1 ' 13 ' 3 it 5 possible 4 be 5 possible 5 possible 7 any 6 that 7 any 7 any 8 one 8 one 12 ? 12 ? 13 ' " at first she was very indignant , oh , very indignant , indeed ! 1 " 4 she 1 " 5 was 2 at 3 first 2 at 4 she 5 was 7 indignant 6 very 7 indignant 7 indignant 12 indignant 8 , 9 oh 9 oh 10 , 9 oh 12 indignant 11 very 12 indignant 12 indignant 14 indeed 13 , 14 indeed 14 indeed 15 ! she decided that [mr] [rabbit] should be punished very severely . 1 she 2 decided 2 decided 3 that 3 that 6 should 6 should 7 be 7 be 8 punished 8 punished 10 severely 8 punished 11 . 9 very 10 severely but as she watched him sitting there , dreaming in the warm sunshine , her anger began to melt away . 1 but 4 watched 2 as 3 she 2 as 4 watched 4 watched 5 him 4 watched 6 sitting 4 watched 9 dreaming 4 watched 19 melt 6 sitting 7 there 7 there 8 , 10 in 11 the 11 the 12 warm 12 warm 13 sunshine 13 sunshine 14 , 14 , 15 her 15 her 16 anger 16 anger 17 began 17 began 18 to 17 began 19 melt 19 melt 20 away 20 away 21 . with a long stick she reached in and tickled the end of his nose . 1 with 2 a 1 with 5 she 2 a 3 long 3 long 4 stick 5 she 7 in 5 she 13 his 6 reached 7 in 7 in 8 and 8 and 9 tickled 8 and 10 the 10 the 11 end 11 end 12 of 13 his 14 nose 14 nose 15 . " [mr] [rabbit] sneezed , and this made him wake up . 1 " 4 sneezed 4 sneezed 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 11 up 7 this 8 made 8 made 9 him 9 him 10 wake 10 wake 11 up 11 up 12 . he yawned and blinked , and then his eyes suddenly flew wide open with fright . 1 he 2 yawned 2 yawned 3 and 3 and 4 blinked 4 blinked 12 wide 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 then 7 then 10 suddenly 8 his 9 eyes 9 eyes 10 suddenly 10 suddenly 11 flew 11 flew 12 wide 12 wide 13 open 12 wide 14 with 12 wide 16 . 14 with 15 fright he had discovered [old] [mother] [nature] frowning at him . 1 he 2 had 1 he 3 discovered 3 discovered 7 frowning 3 discovered 10 . 7 frowning 9 him 8 at 9 him she pointed a long forefinger at him and said : 1 she 2 pointed 2 pointed 5 forefinger 3 a 4 long 4 long 5 forefinger 5 forefinger 6 at 6 at 7 him 7 him 8 and 8 and 9 said 9 said 10 : ' [in] [every] single blessed day [there] ['s] [time] for [work] and [time] [for] play . 1 ' 4 single 1 ' 16 . 4 single 5 blessed 5 blessed 6 day 6 day 10 for 12 and 15 play 12 and 16 . who [folds] [his] [arms] [with] [work] [undone] [doth] cheat himself and spoil his fun . ' 1 who 16 ' 9 cheat 10 himself 10 himself 11 and 11 and 12 spoil 12 spoil 13 his 12 spoil 14 fun 14 fun 15 . 15 . 16 ' [iii] [why] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [plays] [dead] unc ' [billy] had just grinned and said that they would have to ask his mammy . 1 unc 2 ' 1 unc 4 had 4 had 5 just 5 just 6 grinned 6 grinned 7 and 7 and 8 said 8 said 9 that 9 that 17 . 10 they 11 would 10 they 16 mammy 11 would 12 have 12 have 13 to 13 to 14 ask 14 ask 15 his 16 mammy 17 . it was just so with [peter] [rabbit] and [johnny] [chuck] and [striped] [chipmunk] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 8 and 2 was 3 just 3 just 4 so 4 so 5 with 8 and 11 and 11 and 14 . the more they talked about it , the more they wanted to know . 1 the 2 more 2 more 3 they 3 they 4 talked 4 talked 5 about 5 about 6 it 6 it 7 , 7 , 8 the 8 the 9 more 9 more 10 they 10 they 11 wanted 11 wanted 12 to 12 to 13 know 13 know 14 . why was it that [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [played] [dead] instead of trying to run away when he was surprised by his enemies ? 1 why 2 was 2 was 3 it 3 it 4 that 4 that 11 instead 11 instead 12 of 12 of 13 trying 13 trying 14 to 14 to 15 run 15 run 16 away 16 away 17 when 17 when 18 he 18 he 19 was 19 was 20 surprised 20 surprised 21 by 21 by 22 his 22 his 23 enemies 23 enemies 24 ? they always tried to run away . 1 they 2 always 1 they 3 tried 3 tried 4 to 4 to 5 run 5 run 6 away 6 away 7 . so did everybody else of [their] acquaintance excepting [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] . 1 so 2 did 1 so 3 everybody 3 everybody 4 else 4 else 5 of 5 of 7 acquaintance 7 acquaintance 8 excepting 8 excepting 13 . " [there] must be a reason " said [peter] gravely , as he pulled thoughtfully at one of his long ears . 1 " 3 must 1 " 7 " 3 must 4 be 4 be 5 a 5 a 6 reason 7 " 8 said 8 said 10 gravely 10 gravely 11 , 11 , 12 as 12 as 13 he 13 he 14 pulled 14 pulled 15 thoughtfully 15 thoughtfully 16 at 16 at 17 one 16 at 22 . 17 one 18 of 18 of 19 his 19 his 20 long 20 long 21 ears " of course there is a reason , " asserted [johnny] [chuck] , chewing the end of a blade of grass . 1 " 4 there 1 " 13 , 2 of 3 course 3 course 4 there 4 there 5 is 4 there 6 a 6 a 7 reason 7 reason 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 asserted 13 , 14 chewing 14 chewing 15 the 15 the 17 of 16 end 17 of 17 of 18 a 18 a 19 blade 19 blade 20 of 19 blade 22 . 20 of 21 grass " there 's a reason for everything , " added [striped] [chipmunk] , combing out the hair of his funny little tail . 1 " 2 there 1 " 13 , 2 there 3 's 3 's 4 a 4 a 5 reason 4 a 8 , 5 reason 6 for 6 for 7 everything 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 added 13 , 14 combing 14 combing 15 out 14 combing 22 tail 15 out 16 the 16 the 17 hair 18 of 19 his 19 his 20 funny 20 funny 21 little 20 funny 22 tail 22 tail 23 . " then of course [grandfather] [frog] knows it , " said [peter] . 1 " 2 then 1 " 10 " 2 then 4 course 3 of 4 course 7 knows 8 it 8 it 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 13 . " of course ! 1 " 2 of 2 of 3 course 3 course 4 ! why didn't we think of him before ? " exclaimed the others . 1 why 2 didn't 1 why 9 " 1 why 10 exclaimed 1 why 13 . 2 didn't 3 we 2 didn't 4 think 4 think 5 of 5 of 6 him 5 of 7 before 7 before 8 ? 10 exclaimed 12 others 11 the 12 others " [i] ['ll] beat [you] to the [smiling] [pool] ! " shouted [peter] . 1 " 4 beat 1 " 10 ! 4 beat 6 to 6 to 7 the 10 ! 11 " 11 " 12 shouted 12 shouted 14 . of course he did , for his legs are long and [made] [for] running , but [striped] [chipmunk] was not far behind . 1 of 2 course 1 of 11 and 2 course 3 he 3 he 4 did 4 did 5 , 5 , 6 for 6 for 7 his 7 his 8 legs 8 legs 9 are 9 are 10 long 11 and 14 running 11 and 23 . 14 running 15 , 15 , 16 but 16 but 19 was 19 was 20 not 20 not 21 far 21 far 22 behind johnny [chuck] [took] his time , for he knew that he could not keep up with the others . 1 johnny 4 his 4 his 5 time 5 time 6 , 5 time 18 others 7 for 8 he 8 he 9 knew 9 knew 10 that 10 that 11 he 11 he 12 could 12 could 13 not 13 not 14 keep 14 keep 18 others 15 up 16 with 16 with 18 others 17 the 18 others 18 others 19 . besides he was so fat that to run made him puff and blow . 1 besides 2 he 1 besides 3 was 1 besides 11 puff 3 was 4 so 4 so 5 fat 6 that 7 to 7 to 8 run 8 run 9 made 9 made 10 him 9 made 11 puff 11 puff 12 and 11 puff 13 blow 13 blow 14 . " [chug-a-rum] ! 1 " 3 ! what is it you want to know now ? " he demanded , [before] [peter] [could] fairly [get] his breath . 1 what 2 is 1 what 9 ? 2 is 3 it 3 it 4 you 4 you 5 want 5 want 7 know 6 to 7 know 7 know 8 now 9 ? 10 " 10 " 11 he 11 he 12 demanded 12 demanded 13 , 13 , 17 fairly 17 fairly 19 his 19 his 20 breath 20 breath 21 . grandfather [frog] chuckled . 1 grandfather 3 chuckled 3 chuckled 4 . " just to fool people , stupid ! " said he . 1 " 2 just 2 just 3 to 3 to 4 fool 3 to 5 people 3 to 6 , 6 , 7 stupid 6 , 8 ! 8 ! 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 11 he 11 he 12 . " [i] suspect that his mammy taught him , " said [grandfather] [frog] , with another chuckle way down deep in his throat . 1 " 3 suspect 1 " 24 . 3 suspect 6 mammy 4 that 5 his 5 his 6 mammy 7 taught 8 him 8 him 9 , 9 , 11 said 10 " 11 said 11 said 14 , 14 , 15 with 15 with 23 throat 16 another 17 chuckle 17 chuckle 18 way 18 way 19 down 18 way 20 deep 20 deep 21 in 20 deep 23 throat 21 in 22 his 23 throat 24 . " but who taught his mammy ? " persisted [striped] [chipmunk] . 1 " 2 but 2 but 3 who 3 who 4 taught 4 taught 5 his 5 his 6 mammy 6 mammy 7 ? 7 ? 8 " 8 " 9 persisted 9 persisted 12 . unc ' [billy] [possum] 's grandfather a thousand times removed was " 1 unc 2 ' 1 unc 11 was 5 's 6 grandfather 6 grandfather 7 a 7 a 8 thousand 8 thousand 9 times 8 thousand 10 removed 10 removed 11 was 11 was 12 " " was this way back in the days when the world was young ? " interrupted [peter] . 1 " 14 ? 2 was 3 this 2 was 12 was 2 was 14 ? 3 this 4 way 5 back 6 in 6 in 7 the 7 the 8 days 8 days 9 when 9 when 12 was 10 the 11 world 11 world 12 was 12 was 13 young 14 ? 15 " 15 " 16 interrupted 16 interrupted 18 . grandfather [frog] scowled at [peter] . 1 grandfather 3 scowled 3 scowled 4 at 3 scowled 6 . " if [i] [have] [any] more interruptions , there will be no story to-day " said he severely . 1 " 2 if 1 " 19 . 2 if 8 , 6 more 7 interruptions 7 interruptions 8 , 9 there 10 will 9 there 12 no 10 will 11 be 12 no 13 story 12 no 14 to-day 14 to-day 15 " 15 " 16 said 16 said 17 he 17 he 18 severely 18 severely 19 . peter looked ashamed and promised that he would hold his tongue right between his teeth until [grandfather] [frog] was [through] [.] 1 peter 15 teeth 2 looked 3 ashamed 3 ashamed 4 and 4 and 5 promised 5 promised 6 that 6 that 7 he 7 he 8 would 8 would 9 hold 9 hold 11 tongue 10 his 11 tongue 11 tongue 12 right 12 right 13 between 13 between 14 his 13 between 15 teeth 15 teeth 16 until 16 until 19 was grandfather [frog] cleared his throat and began [again] . 1 grandfather 3 cleared 3 cleared 4 his 4 his 5 throat 4 his 9 . 5 throat 6 and 6 and 7 began he was always very sly , and he played a great many tricks on his neighbors , and sometimes he got them into trouble . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 always 3 always 4 very 4 very 5 sly 5 sly 13 tricks 6 , 7 and 7 and 9 played 8 he 9 played 9 played 13 tricks 10 a 11 great 11 great 12 many 12 many 13 tricks 13 tricks 14 on 13 tricks 19 sometimes 14 on 15 his 15 his 16 neighbors 17 , 19 sometimes 18 and 19 sometimes 19 sometimes 20 he 19 sometimes 21 got 19 sometimes 25 . 21 got 23 into 22 them 23 into 23 into 24 trouble but when he did , he [always] managed to keep out of their way [until] they had forgotten all about their anger . 1 but 2 when 2 when 3 he 2 when 17 had 3 he 4 did 4 did 5 , 5 , 6 he 6 he 8 managed 8 managed 9 to 9 to 10 keep 10 keep 11 out 11 out 12 of 11 out 14 way 12 of 13 their 16 they 17 had 17 had 18 forgotten 18 forgotten 19 all 19 all 20 about 20 about 21 their 21 their 22 anger 22 anger 23 . " one morning the very imp of mischief seemed to get into old [mr] [possum] ['s] head [.] 1 " 2 one 1 " 6 imp 1 " 9 seemed 2 one 3 morning 4 the 5 very 4 the 6 imp 6 imp 7 of 7 of 8 mischief 9 seemed 10 to 9 seemed 11 get 11 get 12 into 12 into 13 old 12 into 17 head yes , [sir] , it certainly did seem that way . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 7 did 4 , 6 certainly 5 it 6 certainly 6 certainly 7 did 7 did 8 seem 7 did 9 that 9 that 10 way 10 way 11 . i never knew it to fail . 1 i 2 never 2 never 3 knew 3 knew 4 it 4 it 5 to 5 to 6 fail 6 fail 7 . it 's just as sure as a stomach-ache is to follow overeating . " 1 it 2 's 2 's 3 just 3 just 4 as 3 just 5 sure 5 sure 7 a 6 as 7 a 7 a 8 stomach-ache 7 a 12 overeating 9 is 10 to 10 to 11 follow 11 follow 12 overeating 12 overeating 13 . 13 . 14 " just [here] [grandfather] [frog] paused and [looked] [very] [hard] [at] [peter] [rabbit] [.] 1 just 6 and 5 paused 6 and he hid [old] [king] [bear] 's breakfast , while the latter [had] his head [turned] , and [then] pretended that he had just come along . 1 he 2 hid 1 he 21 he 6 's 7 breakfast 7 breakfast 8 , 8 , 17 and 9 while 10 the 10 the 11 latter 11 latter 13 his 13 his 14 head 14 head 16 , 16 , 17 and 17 and 19 pretended 19 pretended 20 that 20 that 21 he 21 he 22 had 22 had 23 just 23 just 24 come 24 come 25 along 25 along 26 . he was very polite and offered to [help] [old] [king] [bear] hunt for his lost breakfast . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 polite 4 polite 5 and 5 and 6 offered 6 offered 7 to 7 to 12 hunt 12 hunt 13 for 12 hunt 16 breakfast 14 his 15 lost 15 lost 16 breakfast 16 breakfast 17 . then , whenever [old] [king] [bear] [came] near the place where it was hidden , [old] [mr] [possum] would hide it somewhere else . 1 then 2 , 1 then 15 , 2 , 3 whenever 3 whenever 14 hidden 8 near 9 the 9 the 10 place 10 place 11 where 11 where 12 it 12 it 13 was 12 it 14 hidden 15 , 24 . 19 would 20 hide 20 hide 21 it 20 hide 24 . 21 it 22 somewhere 22 somewhere 23 else old [king] [bear] [was] hungry , and he worked himself up into a terrible rage , for he was in a hurry for his breakfast . 1 old 5 hungry 5 hungry 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 he 8 he 9 worked 8 he 18 he 9 worked 10 himself 10 himself 11 up 11 up 12 into 13 a 14 terrible 14 terrible 15 rage 15 rage 16 , 16 , 17 for 17 for 18 he 18 he 19 was 19 was 20 in 20 in 21 a 21 a 22 hurry 22 hurry 23 for 23 for 25 breakfast 24 his 25 breakfast 25 breakfast 26 . old [mr] [possum] [was] [very] [sympathetic] [and] [seemed] to be doing his [very] [best] to find the [lost] meal . 1 old 9 to 9 to 10 be 10 be 11 doing 11 doing 12 his 12 his 19 meal 15 to 16 find 16 find 17 the 17 the 19 meal 19 meal 20 . at [last] [old] [king] [bear] [turned] [his] [head] [suddenly] [and] [caught] sight of old [mr] [possum] hiding [that] [breakfast] in a new place . 1 at 12 sight 12 sight 13 of 12 sight 17 hiding 13 of 14 old 17 hiding 20 in 20 in 21 a 21 a 23 place 22 new 23 place 23 place 24 . my , my , but his temper did boil over ! 1 my 2 , 2 , 3 my 3 my 4 , 4 , 5 but 5 but 8 did 5 but 11 ! 6 his 7 temper 6 his 8 did 8 did 9 boil 9 boil 10 over it certainly did . 1 it 2 certainly 1 it 4 . 2 certainly 3 did and if he could have laid hands on [old] [mr] [possum] that minute , it surely would have been the end of him . 1 and 2 if 1 and 24 . 2 if 3 he 3 he 4 could 4 could 5 have 5 have 6 laid 6 laid 7 hands 6 laid 8 on 12 that 13 minute 13 minute 14 , 14 , 15 it 15 it 16 surely 16 surely 17 would 17 would 18 have 18 have 19 been 18 have 24 . 19 been 20 the 20 the 21 end 21 end 22 of 22 of 23 him " but old [mr] [possum] was mighty spry , and he went off [through] [the] [green] [forest] laughing fit to kill himself . 1 " 2 but 2 but 3 old 2 but 6 was 6 was 7 mighty 7 mighty 8 spry 8 spry 9 , 9 , 10 and 9 , 23 . 10 and 11 he 11 he 12 went 12 went 13 off 18 laughing 19 fit 19 fit 20 to 19 fit 21 kill 21 kill 22 himself 21 kill 23 . pretty soon he met [mr] [panther] . 1 pretty 2 soon 2 soon 3 he 3 he 4 met 4 met 7 . he was very polite to [mr] [panther] . 1 he 2 was 1 he 3 very 3 very 4 polite 3 very 8 . 4 polite 5 to " now , [mr] [panther] was hungry , for he had [found] nothing for his breakfast that morning . 1 " 2 now 1 " 8 , 2 now 3 , 2 now 7 hungry 6 was 7 hungry 8 , 9 for 9 for 10 he 9 for 19 . 10 he 11 had 11 had 13 nothing 13 nothing 14 for 14 for 16 breakfast 15 his 16 breakfast 16 breakfast 18 morning 17 that 18 morning pretty soon along came [mr] [lynx] [.] 1 pretty 2 soon 2 soon 4 came 3 along 4 came it was such a good joke that [old] [mr] [possum] [tried] [it] [on] [mr] [wolf] and [mr] [fisher] and [mr] [fox] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 16 and 2 was 3 such 3 such 4 a 4 a 5 good 5 good 6 joke 6 joke 7 that 16 and 19 and 19 and 22 . then , one after another , the others came dropping in , each licking his chops , and all very polite to [old] [king] [bear] [.] 1 then 2 , 2 , 3 one 3 one 5 another 4 after 5 another 5 another 6 , 5 another 21 polite 7 the 8 others 8 others 9 came 8 others 13 each 9 came 10 dropping 9 came 11 in 12 , 13 each 13 each 18 and 14 licking 16 chops 15 his 16 chops 16 chops 17 , 17 , 18 and 18 and 19 all 19 all 20 very 20 very 21 polite 21 polite 22 to [[] [illustration] [:] ["] [as] [they] [were] [all] [very] [hungry] [,] [they] [would] [like] [to] [know] [when] [the] [feast] [would] [be] [ready] [.] ["] []] " my , my , my , how angry everybody grew ! 1 " 2 my 2 my 3 , 3 , 4 my 4 my 5 , 5 , 6 my 6 my 7 , 7 , 8 how 8 how 9 angry 9 angry 11 grew 10 everybody 11 grew 11 grew 12 ! with [old] [king] [bear] at their head , they started out to hunt for [old] [mr] [possum] . 1 with 5 at 5 at 6 their 6 their 7 head 6 their 9 they 8 , 9 they 9 they 13 hunt 10 started 11 out 11 out 13 hunt 12 to 13 hunt 13 hunt 14 for 14 for 18 . when he saw them coming , he realized that what he had thought was a joke had become no longer a laughing matter for him . 1 when 2 he 2 he 3 saw 3 saw 4 them 4 them 5 coming 5 coming 6 , 6 , 7 he 7 he 8 realized 8 realized 9 that 9 that 10 what 10 what 11 he 10 what 14 was 11 he 12 had 12 had 13 thought 14 was 16 joke 14 was 17 had 15 a 16 joke 17 had 18 become 18 become 20 longer 19 no 20 longer 20 longer 21 a 20 longer 23 matter 21 a 22 laughing 23 matter 25 him 24 for 25 him 25 him 26 . he was too frightened to run , so he scrambled up a tree . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 too 3 too 4 frightened 4 frightened 5 to 5 to 6 run 6 run 7 , 7 , 8 so 8 so 9 he 8 so 10 scrambled 10 scrambled 13 tree 11 up 13 tree 12 a 13 tree 13 tree 14 . he [quite] forgot that [mr] [panther] and [mr] [lynx] could climb just as fast as he [.] 1 he 3 forgot 1 he 16 he 3 forgot 4 that 3 forgot 10 could 4 that 7 and 11 climb 12 just 12 just 13 as 13 as 14 fast 14 fast 15 as 15 as 16 he up the tree after him they scrambled , and he crept as far out as he could get on one of the branches . 1 up 2 the 1 up 4 after 2 the 3 tree 4 after 5 him 5 him 6 they 6 they 7 scrambled 6 they 10 he 7 scrambled 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 he 10 he 11 crept 10 he 16 he 11 crept 13 far 12 as 13 far 13 far 14 out 15 as 16 he 16 he 17 could 17 could 18 get 18 get 19 on 19 on 23 branches 20 one 21 of 21 of 22 the 22 the 23 branches 23 branches 24 . mr [panther] [didn't] [dare] [go] [out] [there] [,] [so] [he] [just] [shook] [the] branch . 1 mr 14 branch 14 branch 15 . " old [mr] [possum] was frightened almost to death . 1 " 2 old 1 " 5 was 5 was 6 frightened 6 frightened 7 almost 6 frightened 9 death 8 to 9 death 9 death 10 . he shut his eyes , and then he landed with a thump that knocked all the wind from his body . 1 he 2 shut 1 he 3 his 3 his 4 eyes 4 eyes 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 then 7 then 8 he 8 he 9 landed 9 landed 10 with 10 with 11 a 11 a 12 thump 12 thump 13 that 13 that 14 knocked 14 knocked 15 all 14 knocked 18 from 14 knocked 21 . 16 the 17 wind 17 wind 18 from 18 from 20 body 19 his 20 body presently , while he was wondering [why] [they] [didn't] [jump] on him and tear him to pieces , [old] [king] [bear] [spoke] : 1 presently 2 , 1 presently 23 : 2 , 3 while 3 while 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 wondering 5 was 18 , 6 wondering 11 on 11 on 12 him 12 him 13 and 12 him 14 tear 14 tear 15 him 14 tear 17 pieces 16 to 17 pieces " ' [i] guess [mr] [possum] won't play any more jokes , [mr] [panther] , ' said he . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 16 ' 2 ' 4 guess 7 won't 8 play 8 play 9 any 8 play 11 jokes 9 any 10 more 11 jokes 12 , 12 , 15 , 15 , 16 ' 16 ' 17 said 17 said 18 he 18 he 19 . ' [you] just knocked the life out of him when you shook him off that branch . ' 1 ' 3 just 3 just 4 knocked 4 knocked 6 life 4 knocked 7 out 4 knocked 9 him 5 the 6 life 7 out 8 of 9 him 13 him 10 when 11 you 11 you 13 him 12 shook 13 him 13 him 14 off 14 off 16 branch 15 that 16 branch 16 branch 17 . 17 . 18 ' " [mr] [panther] [came] [over] and sniffed [at] [mr] [possum] and turned him over with one paw . 1 " 6 and 1 " 18 . 6 and 7 sniffed 7 sniffed 11 and 11 and 12 turned 13 him 14 over 14 over 15 with 15 with 17 paw 16 one 17 paw 17 paw 18 . all the time [mr] [possum] [lay] [just] as if he were dead , because he was too frightened to move . 1 all 3 time 2 the 3 time 3 time 8 as 8 as 9 if 9 if 10 he 9 if 11 were 11 were 12 dead 12 dead 13 , 13 , 14 because 14 because 15 he 15 he 16 was 16 was 17 too 17 too 18 frightened 18 frightened 19 to 19 to 20 move 20 move 21 . ' [i] didn't mean to kill him , ' said [mr] [panther] . 1 ' 9 ' 3 didn't 4 mean 4 mean 5 to 5 to 6 kill 6 kill 7 him 7 him 8 , 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 13 . ' [we] certainly [will] [miss] [him] . 1 ' 3 certainly 3 certainly 7 . what will we do with him ? ' 1 what 4 do 2 will 4 do 3 we 4 do 4 do 5 with 5 with 6 him 5 with 7 ? 7 ? 8 ' " ' [leave] him here as a warning to others , ' growled [old] [king] [bear] . 1 " 12 ' 1 " 13 growled 2 ' 4 him 2 ' 12 ' 5 here 6 as 6 as 7 a 7 a 8 warning 8 warning 9 to 8 warning 10 others 10 others 11 , 11 , 12 ' 13 growled 17 . " [each] [in] turn [came] up and sniffed of [mr] [possum] , and then they all went about their business . 1 " 4 turn 1 " 12 , 4 turn 6 up 6 up 7 and 7 and 8 sniffed 8 sniffed 9 of 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 then 14 then 15 they 15 they 16 all 16 all 17 went 16 all 18 about 18 about 19 their 19 their 20 business 20 business 21 . he waited long enough to make sure that they were out of sight , and then took the shortest way home . 1 he 2 waited 2 waited 3 long 2 waited 13 sight 2 waited 17 took 3 long 4 enough 5 to 13 sight 6 make 7 sure 6 make 13 sight 8 that 9 they 9 they 10 were 10 were 13 sight 11 out 12 of 11 out 13 sight 14 , 17 took 15 and 16 then 16 then 17 took 17 took 21 home 17 took 22 . 18 the 19 shortest 19 shortest 20 way 20 way 21 home and then a bright idea struck him : he would try the same trick whenever he was caught . 1 and 2 then 2 then 6 struck 3 a 4 bright 4 bright 5 idea 4 bright 6 struck 6 struck 7 him 6 struck 8 : 6 struck 10 would 8 : 9 he 10 would 11 try 11 try 14 trick 12 the 13 same 13 same 14 trick 14 trick 18 caught 15 whenever 16 he 15 whenever 17 was 17 was 18 caught 18 caught 19 . so the next time he got in trouble , instead of running away , he tried playing dead . 1 so 2 the 2 the 3 next 3 next 4 time 4 time 5 he 5 he 15 he 6 got 7 in 6 got 15 he 8 trouble 9 , 9 , 10 instead 10 instead 11 of 10 instead 12 running 10 instead 15 he 12 running 13 away 13 away 14 , 15 he 16 tried 16 tried 17 playing 16 tried 18 dead 16 tried 19 . unc ['] [billy] says it is a lot easier than running away , and safer , too . 1 unc 4 says 4 says 5 it 4 says 6 is 4 says 8 lot 6 is 7 a 7 a 8 lot 8 lot 9 easier 9 easier 10 than 10 than 11 running 11 running 12 away 12 away 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 safer 15 safer 17 too 16 , 17 too 17 too 18 . besides , it is always such a joke . 1 besides 2 , 2 , 3 it 3 it 4 is 4 is 9 . 5 always 6 such 6 such 7 a 7 a 8 joke 8 joke 9 . now , don't bother me any more , for [i] [want] to take a nap , " concluded [grandfather] [frog] . 1 now 2 , 2 , 3 don't 3 don't 21 . 4 bother 5 me 4 bother 8 , 4 bother 21 . 5 me 7 more 6 any 7 more 8 , 9 for 9 for 12 to 12 to 13 take 13 take 14 a 14 a 15 nap 15 nap 16 , 16 , 17 " 17 " 18 concluded " thank you ! " cried [peter] [rabbit] and [johnny] [chuck] and [striped] [chipmunk] , and started off to hunt up [unc] ' [billy] [possum] . 1 " 4 ! 1 " 9 and 2 thank 3 you 3 you 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 cried 9 and 12 and 12 and 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 started 17 started 18 off 18 off 19 to 19 to 20 hunt 20 hunt 26 . 21 up 23 ' 23 ' 26 . [iv] [why] [reddy] [fox] [wears] [red] peter [rabbit] sat in the middle of the dear [old] [briar-patch] [making] faces and [laughing] at [reddy] [fox] . 1 peter 3 sat 3 sat 4 in 4 in 6 middle 5 the 6 middle 6 middle 7 of 6 middle 19 . 7 of 13 faces 8 the 9 dear 8 the 13 faces 13 faces 14 and 14 and 16 at of course that wasn't a nice thing to do , not a bit nice . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 that 2 course 4 wasn't 4 wasn't 5 a 5 a 6 nice 6 nice 14 nice 7 thing 8 to 8 to 9 do 9 do 10 , 10 , 11 not 11 not 12 a 12 a 13 bit 13 bit 14 nice 14 nice 15 . now [peter] was safe in the dear [old] [briar-patch] . 1 now 3 was 3 was 4 safe 3 was 10 . 4 safe 5 in 5 in 6 the 6 the 7 dear you [see] [,] [reddy] [fox] wouldn't run the risk of tearing his handsome red coat on the brambles . 1 you 6 wouldn't 6 wouldn't 9 risk 7 run 9 risk 8 the 9 risk 9 risk 10 of 10 of 11 tearing 11 tearing 12 his 11 tearing 15 coat 12 his 13 handsome 14 red 15 coat 15 coat 16 on 16 on 17 the 17 the 18 brambles 18 brambles 19 . besides , they scratched terribly . 1 besides 2 , 2 , 3 they 3 they 4 scratched 4 scratched 5 terribly 5 terribly 6 . " [reddy] [fox] is very sly ! 1 " 7 ! 4 is 5 very 5 very 6 sly 6 sly 7 ! reddy [fox] [is] [very] spry [!] 1 reddy 5 spry but sly and spry , ' tis vain to try [to] be as sly and spry as [i] . " 1 but 2 sly 1 but 19 . 2 sly 3 and 2 sly 16 spry 3 and 4 spry 4 spry 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 tis 7 tis 8 vain 8 vain 9 to 9 to 10 try 12 be 13 as 13 as 14 sly 14 sly 15 and 15 and 16 spry 16 spry 17 as 19 . 20 " when [peter] [rabbit] shouted this , [reddy] [looked] [back] and showed all his teeth , but [peter] only [laughed] , and [reddy] trotted on . 1 when 5 this 1 when 21 and 4 shouted 5 this 6 , 10 and 6 , 20 , 10 and 11 showed 11 showed 12 all 12 all 13 his 13 his 14 teeth 14 teeth 15 , 15 , 16 but 16 but 18 only 20 , 21 and 21 and 23 trotted 23 trotted 24 on 24 on 25 . peter watched him out of sight . 1 peter 2 watched 2 watched 3 him 3 him 4 out 4 out 5 of 5 of 6 sight 6 sight 7 . " my ! 1 " 2 my 2 my 3 ! " you wouldn't , if you had to wear it for the same reason that [reddy] [fox] has to wear his . 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 wouldn't 3 wouldn't 9 wear 4 , 5 if 5 if 6 you 6 you 7 had 7 had 8 to 8 to 9 wear 9 wear 10 it 9 wear 11 for 9 wear 20 wear 11 for 14 reason 12 the 13 same 13 same 14 reason 15 that 18 has 18 has 19 to 19 to 20 wear 20 wear 21 his 20 wear 22 . a good heart and honest ways [are] better than fine clothes [,] [peter] [rabbit] . " 1 a 2 good 1 a 3 heart 3 heart 4 and 4 and 5 honest 5 honest 16 " 6 ways 11 clothes 6 ways 15 . 8 better 9 than 9 than 10 fine 10 fine 11 clothes 15 . 16 " peter looked up . 1 peter 2 looked 2 looked 3 up 2 looked 4 . there was saucy , pert , little [jenny] [wren] fussing around in one of the old bramble bushes . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 saucy 3 saucy 4 , 4 , 5 pert 5 pert 6 , 6 , 14 of 7 little 10 fussing 10 fussing 11 around 11 around 12 in 12 in 13 one 13 one 14 of 14 of 15 the 15 the 16 old 16 old 17 bramble 17 bramble 18 bushes 18 bushes 19 . " [hello] , [jenny] ! " said [peter] . 1 " 3 , 3 , 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 9 . " why does [reddy] [wear] a [red] coat ? " 1 " 2 why 1 " 9 ? 2 why 3 does 6 a 8 coat 6 a 9 ? 9 ? 10 " " do you mean to say that you don't know ? " 1 " 2 do 2 do 3 you 2 do 4 mean 4 mean 5 to 5 to 6 say 6 say 12 " 7 that 8 you 7 that 11 ? 8 you 10 know 9 don't 10 know 11 ? 12 " jenny [wren] [looked] [very] [hard] at [peter] [with] [her] [sharp] [eyes] [.] 1 jenny 6 at " [i] [thought] everybody knew that ! 1 " 7 ! 4 everybody 5 knew 5 knew 6 that 6 that 7 ! you [certainly] are slow , [peter] [rabbit] . 1 you 3 are 3 are 4 slow 4 slow 5 , 5 , 8 . i haven't time to tell you about it now . 1 i 2 haven't 2 haven't 3 time 3 time 4 to 4 to 5 tell 5 tell 8 it 6 you 7 about 7 about 8 it 8 it 9 now 9 now 10 . go ask [grandfather] [frog] ; he knows all about it . " 1 go 12 " 2 ask 10 it 2 ask 11 . 5 ; 6 he 6 he 7 knows 7 knows 8 all 8 all 9 about 9 about 10 it 11 . 12 " jenny [wren] [bustled] [off] before [peter] could find his tongue [.] 1 jenny 10 tongue 5 before 7 could 7 could 8 find 8 find 9 his 9 his 10 tongue now , you all know how full of curiosity [peter] [rabbit] is . 1 now 2 , 1 now 3 you 3 you 4 all 4 all 5 know 5 know 6 how 6 how 7 full 7 full 8 of 7 full 9 curiosity 9 curiosity 13 . 12 is 13 . jenny [wren] 's [busy] tongue had set that curiosity fairly boiling over . 1 jenny 3 's 3 's 5 tongue 5 tongue 6 had 6 had 10 fairly 7 set 8 that 7 set 9 curiosity 7 set 10 fairly 10 fairly 12 over 11 boiling 12 over 12 over 13 . he just couldn't sit [still] for [wondering] and [wondering] [why] [reddy] [fox] wears a red coat [.] 1 he 2 just 1 he 13 wears 2 just 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 sit 4 sit 6 for 6 for 8 and 13 wears 14 a 14 a 16 coat 15 red 16 coat he had never thought anything about it before , but now he couldn't get it out of his head . 1 he 2 had 1 he 12 he 2 had 3 never 3 never 4 thought 4 thought 6 about 5 anything 6 about 6 about 7 it 7 it 8 before 8 before 9 , 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 now 12 he 13 couldn't 13 couldn't 14 get 14 get 16 out 15 it 16 out 16 out 17 of 17 of 18 his 18 his 19 head 19 head 20 . he just had to know . 1 he 2 just 2 just 3 had 3 had 4 to 4 to 5 know 5 know 6 . there he [found] [grandfather] [frog] setting on his big green lily-pad , just as usual . 1 there 13 just 2 he 6 setting 2 he 8 his 6 setting 7 on 8 his 9 big 9 big 10 green 9 big 11 lily-pad 11 lily-pad 12 , 12 , 13 just 13 just 14 as 14 as 15 usual 15 usual 16 . " if you please , [grandfather] [frog] , [why] [does] [reddy] [fox] wear a red coat [?] " panted [peter] , quite out of [breath] . 1 " 2 if 1 " 18 " 1 " 26 . 2 if 3 you 2 if 5 , 3 you 4 please 5 , 8 , 8 , 13 wear 13 wear 14 a 14 a 16 coat 15 red 16 coat 18 " 19 panted 19 panted 21 , 22 quite 23 out 23 out 24 of 24 of 26 . " [chug-a-rum] ! " grunted [grandfather] [frog] crossly . 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 grunted 5 grunted 8 crossly 5 grunted 9 . " don't you know that it is very impolite to disturb people when they are having a nap ? " 1 " 2 don't 2 don't 3 you 3 you 4 know 4 know 5 that 5 that 6 it 6 it 9 impolite 7 is 8 very 8 very 9 impolite 9 impolite 11 disturb 10 to 11 disturb 11 disturb 12 people 12 people 14 they 13 when 14 they 14 they 15 are 15 are 16 having 16 having 18 nap 17 a 18 nap 18 nap 19 ? 19 ? 20 " " [i] [i] 'm very sorry . 1 " 6 sorry 1 " 7 . 4 'm 5 very 5 very 6 sorry indeed [i] [am] , [grandfather] [frog] [,] " said [peter] very humbly . 1 indeed 4 , 4 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 12 humbly 11 very 12 humbly 12 humbly 13 . " will you tell me [if] [i] come again some time when you are not so sleepy ? " 1 " 2 will 2 will 3 you 2 will 9 again 3 you 5 me 4 tell 5 me 8 come 9 again 9 again 11 time 10 some 11 time 11 time 17 sleepy 12 when 17 sleepy 13 you 14 are 14 are 15 not 15 not 17 sleepy 16 so 17 sleepy 17 sleepy 18 ? 18 ? 19 " " [chug-a-rum] ! " said he . 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 6 he 7 . if you ['ll] promise to sit perfectly still and [ask] no foolish questions , [i] 'll tell [you] the story . " 1 if 2 you 1 if 14 , 1 if 22 " 2 you 4 promise 4 promise 5 to 5 to 6 sit 6 sit 8 still 7 perfectly 8 still 9 and 11 no 11 no 12 foolish 12 foolish 13 questions 12 foolish 14 , 16 'll 17 tell 17 tell 19 the 19 the 20 story 20 story 21 . 21 . 22 " of course [peter] promised , and settled himself comfortably to listen . 1 of 2 course 1 of 5 , 2 course 4 promised 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 settled 7 settled 8 himself 8 himself 9 comfortably 9 comfortably 10 to 10 to 11 listen 11 listen 12 . and this is the story that [grandfather] [frog] [told] [:] 1 and 2 this 2 this 3 is 3 is 5 story 3 is 6 that 4 the 5 story he was so smart that he knew enough not to appear smart , and the fact is his neighbors thought him rather dull . 1 he 2 was 2 was 17 is 3 so 4 smart 4 smart 12 smart 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 knew 7 knew 8 enough 8 enough 10 to 8 enough 12 smart 9 not 10 to 11 appear 12 smart 12 smart 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 17 is 15 the 16 fact 16 fact 17 is 17 is 19 neighbors 18 his 19 neighbors 19 neighbors 21 him 20 thought 21 him 21 him 22 rather 22 rather 23 dull 22 rather 24 . he was always very polite , very polite indeed , to every one . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 always 2 was 11 to 3 always 4 very 4 very 5 polite 5 polite 6 , 6 , 7 very 7 very 8 polite 8 polite 9 indeed 10 , 11 to 11 to 12 every 12 every 13 one 13 one 14 . yes , [sir] , [mr] [fox] was very polite . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 7 was 7 was 8 very 8 very 9 polite 9 polite 10 . grandfather [frog] stopped [a] [minute] and looked very hard at [peter] after he said this , and [peter] [looked] uncomfortable . 1 grandfather 3 stopped 3 stopped 6 and 6 and 7 looked 7 looked 8 very 7 looked 20 uncomfortable 8 very 9 hard 9 hard 10 at 12 after 13 he 13 he 14 said 14 said 15 this 14 said 16 , 16 , 17 and 17 and 20 uncomfortable 20 uncomfortable 21 . everything he heard he remembered , so that it wasn't long before he knew more about what was going on than all his neighbors together . 1 everything 2 he 2 he 3 heard 3 heard 5 remembered 4 he 5 remembered 5 remembered 7 so 6 , 7 so 7 so 8 that 7 so 9 it 9 it 10 wasn't 10 wasn't 11 long 10 wasn't 25 together 11 long 12 before 12 before 13 he 14 knew 15 more 15 more 16 about 15 more 21 than 17 what 18 was 18 was 19 going 19 going 20 on 20 on 21 than 21 than 22 all 21 than 25 together 22 all 23 his 23 his 24 neighbors 25 together 26 . but he kept his mouth tight closed , did [mr] [fox] , and was very humble and polite to everybody . 1 but 3 kept 2 he 3 kept 3 kept 7 closed 4 his 5 mouth 5 mouth 7 closed 6 tight 7 closed 7 closed 8 , 8 , 13 and 9 did 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 was 14 was 15 very 15 very 16 humble 16 humble 17 and 17 and 18 polite 17 and 21 . 18 polite 20 everybody 19 to 20 everybody every night he came [home] early and went to bed [by] [sundown] , and [everybody] [said] what good habits [mr] [fox] had . 1 every 2 night 1 every 3 he 3 he 4 came 4 came 6 early 6 early 7 and 7 and 9 to 8 went 9 to 9 to 10 bed 10 bed 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 17 what 17 what 18 good 18 good 19 habits 19 habits 22 had 22 had 23 . " but when everybody else was asleep , [mr] [fox] used to steal out and be gone half the night . 1 " 2 but 1 " 6 was 2 but 3 when 4 everybody 5 else 5 else 6 was 6 was 7 asleep 6 was 11 used 6 was 16 be 7 asleep 8 , 12 to 16 be 13 steal 14 out 14 out 16 be 15 and 16 be 16 be 17 gone 16 be 21 . 17 gone 18 half 18 half 20 night 19 the 20 night yes , [sir] , [sometimes] he 'd be gone [until] [almost] [morning] . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 13 . 2 , 4 , 4 , 6 he 6 he 7 'd 7 'd 8 be 8 be 9 gone sometimes it was a storehouse broken into , and the best things taken . 1 sometimes 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 a 4 a 5 storehouse 5 storehouse 7 into 6 broken 7 into 7 into 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 the 10 the 11 best 11 best 12 things 12 things 13 taken 13 taken 14 . sometimes it was of worse things that were told in whispers . 1 sometimes 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 6 things 4 of 5 worse 4 of 6 things 6 things 7 that 6 things 8 were 6 things 9 told 9 told 10 in 10 in 11 whispers 10 in 12 . now , the very night before she arrived , [mrs] [quack] , who lived on the river bank , had a terrible fright . 1 now 2 , 1 now 3 the 3 the 4 very 3 the 5 night 5 night 6 before 6 before 7 she 7 she 8 arrived 8 arrived 17 river 9 , 12 , 12 , 13 who 13 who 14 lived 14 lived 15 on 15 on 16 the 16 the 17 river 17 river 18 bank 18 bank 19 , 19 , 20 had 20 had 21 a 21 a 22 terrible 22 terrible 23 fright 23 fright 24 . somebody sprang upon her as she was sleeping , and in the struggle she lost all her tail feathers . 1 somebody 5 as 2 sprang 3 upon 3 upon 4 her 3 upon 5 as 5 as 6 she 5 as 7 was 5 as 9 , 5 as 19 feathers 6 she 7 was 8 sleeping 9 , 10 and 11 in 11 in 12 the 12 the 13 struggle 13 struggle 19 feathers 14 she 19 feathers 15 lost 19 feathers 16 all 17 her 17 her 18 tail 18 tail 19 feathers 19 feathers 20 . mother [nature] [called] [all] [the] [people] [of] [the] [forest] and the meadows together . 1 mother 10 and 10 and 11 the 11 the 12 meadows 12 meadows 13 together 13 together 14 . she made them all pass before her , and she looked sharply at each one as they went by . 1 she 2 made 1 she 12 sharply 2 made 3 them 3 them 4 all 5 pass 6 before 6 before 7 her 7 her 12 sharply 8 , 10 she 9 and 10 she 10 she 12 sharply 11 looked 12 sharply 12 sharply 14 each 12 sharply 16 as 13 at 14 each 14 each 15 one 16 as 17 they 17 they 18 went 18 went 19 by 18 went 20 . mr [fox] looked meeker than ever , and he was very humble and polite [.] 1 mr 14 polite 3 looked 12 humble 4 meeker 5 than 5 than 6 ever 6 ever 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 he 9 he 10 was 10 was 11 very 11 very 12 humble 12 humble 13 and 13 and 14 polite it was nothing but a little smear of red clay , but that was enough for [old] [mother] [nature] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 nothing 3 nothing 4 but 4 but 6 little 4 but 12 but 5 a 6 little 6 little 7 smear 6 little 8 of 8 of 10 clay 9 red 10 clay 11 , 12 but 12 but 13 that 13 that 20 . 14 was 15 enough 14 was 20 . 15 enough 16 for you see , she knew that [mrs] [quack] 's home was [right] at the foot of a red claybank . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 she 4 she 5 knew 5 knew 6 that 6 that 20 . 9 's 10 home 9 's 11 was 11 was 16 of 13 at 14 the 14 the 16 of 15 foot 16 of 16 of 17 a 17 a 19 claybank 17 a 20 . 18 red 19 claybank she didn't say a word until everybody had paid their respects and passed before her . 1 she 15 her 2 didn't 3 say 2 didn't 6 until 3 say 5 word 4 a 5 word 6 until 8 had 7 everybody 8 had 8 had 9 paid 9 paid 11 respects 10 their 11 respects 11 respects 14 before 12 and 13 passed 13 passed 14 before 14 before 15 her 15 her 16 . " all of a sudden [mr] [fox] [became] aware that everybody was looking at him , and in every [face] was [hate] . 1 " 2 all 1 " 23 . 2 all 3 of 3 of 4 a 4 a 5 sudden 5 sudden 17 and 9 aware 10 that 9 aware 16 , 11 everybody 12 was 12 was 13 looking 13 looking 14 at 14 at 15 him 15 him 16 , 16 , 17 and 18 in 19 every 18 in 23 . 19 every 21 was he glanced at his coat . 1 he 2 glanced 2 glanced 3 at 3 at 4 his 4 his 5 coat 5 coat 6 . it was bright red ! 1 it 2 was 1 it 4 red 1 it 5 ! 3 bright 4 red then [mr] [fox] knew that he had been found out , and he sneaked away with his tail between his legs . 1 then 4 knew 4 knew 5 that 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 had 7 had 8 been 8 been 18 tail 9 found 10 out 10 out 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 he 13 he 14 sneaked 14 sneaked 15 away 15 away 18 tail 16 with 18 tail 17 his 18 tail 18 tail 21 legs 18 tail 22 . 19 between 21 legs 20 his 21 legs the first chance he got , he went to [old] [mother] [nature] and begged [her] to give him back his [old] coat . 1 the 2 first 1 the 3 chance 3 chance 22 coat 4 he 5 got 4 he 7 he 5 got 6 , 7 he 8 went 8 went 9 to 9 to 13 and 13 and 14 begged 14 begged 16 to 16 to 17 give 17 give 19 back 18 him 19 back 19 back 20 his 20 his 22 coat 22 coat 23 . she promised that she would when his heart changed , and he changed his ways . 1 she 2 promised 2 promised 3 that 2 promised 5 would 3 that 4 she 4 she 5 would 5 would 6 when 6 when 9 changed 6 when 16 . 7 his 8 heart 8 heart 9 changed 9 changed 13 changed 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 he 12 he 13 changed 13 changed 15 ways 14 his 15 ways but his heart never did change , and his children and his children 's children were just like him . 1 but 2 his 2 his 3 heart 3 heart 4 never 3 heart 10 children 4 never 5 did 5 did 6 change 6 change 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 his 10 children 12 his 10 children 13 children 10 children 19 him 11 and 12 his 13 children 14 's 13 children 15 children 16 were 17 just 17 just 18 like 18 like 19 him 19 him 20 . and now you know why [reddy] [fox] [wears] a red coat , ["] concluded [grandfather] [frog] . 1 and 2 now 1 and 17 . 2 now 3 you 3 you 4 know 4 know 5 why 9 a 10 red 10 red 11 coat 11 coat 12 , 12 , 14 concluded 14 concluded 17 . peter [rabbit] drew a long breath . 1 peter 3 drew 3 drew 6 breath 4 a 5 long 5 long 6 breath 6 breath 7 . " thank you , thank you , [grandfather] [frog] ! " said he . 1 " 2 thank 2 thank 3 you 3 you 6 you 4 , 5 thank 5 thank 6 you 6 you 7 , 7 , 12 said 10 ! 11 " 11 " 12 said 12 said 13 he 13 he 14 . " [i] [i] think hereafter [i] 'll be quite content with my own suit , [even] if it isn't handsome . 1 " 4 think 1 " 21 . 5 hereafter 10 content 7 'll 8 be 8 be 9 quite 9 quite 10 content 10 content 11 with 11 with 12 my 12 my 13 own 13 own 14 suit 14 suit 15 , 15 , 17 if 15 , 21 . 17 if 18 it 18 it 19 isn't 18 it 20 handsome jenny [wren] was right . 1 jenny 3 was 3 was 5 . 4 right 5 . a good heart and honest ways [are] better than fine clothes . " 1 a 2 good 1 a 3 heart 3 heart 4 and 4 and 5 honest 5 honest 13 " 6 ways 11 clothes 6 ways 12 . 8 better 9 than 9 than 10 fine 10 fine 11 clothes 12 . 13 " [v] [why] [jimmy] [skunk] [never] [hurries] they romped and raced and danced away , some one way , some another , to see whom they could find to play with . 1 they 2 romped 1 they 3 and 3 and 4 raced 4 raced 11 way 5 and 6 danced 6 danced 7 away 7 away 8 , 8 , 11 way 9 some 10 one 10 one 11 way 11 way 12 , 12 , 13 some 13 some 17 see 14 another 15 , 14 another 16 to 16 to 17 see 17 see 18 whom 18 whom 19 they 18 whom 21 find 20 could 21 find 21 find 22 to 21 find 25 . 22 to 23 play 23 play 24 with they knew what he was doing that for . 1 they 8 for 2 knew 8 for 3 what 8 for 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 doing 6 doing 7 that 7 that 8 for 8 for 9 . they knew that he was looking for fat beetles for his breakfast . 1 they 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 3 that 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 looking 6 looking 7 for 7 for 8 fat 8 fat 9 beetles 9 beetles 10 for 10 for 12 breakfast 11 his 12 breakfast 12 breakfast 13 . they danced over to him and formed a ring around him while they sang : 1 they 2 danced 2 danced 4 to 3 over 4 to 4 to 5 him 5 him 11 him 6 and 7 formed 7 formed 8 a 8 a 9 ring 9 ring 10 around 10 around 11 him 11 him 12 while 12 while 13 they 13 they 14 sang 14 sang 15 : " who is it never , never hurries ? 1 " 2 who 2 who 3 is 2 who 9 ? 3 is 4 it 4 it 5 never 5 never 6 , 6 , 7 never 7 never 8 hurries who is it never , never worries ? 1 who 2 is 1 who 8 ? 2 is 3 it 3 it 4 never 4 never 5 , 5 , 6 never 6 never 7 worries who is it does just [what] [he] pleases , [just] like us [merry] [little] [breezes] ? 1 who 2 is 1 who 16 ? 2 is 4 does 3 it 4 does 4 does 5 just 8 pleases 9 , 8 pleases 16 ? 9 , 11 like 11 like 12 us jimmy [skunk] ! 1 jimmy 3 ! jimmy [skunk] ! " 1 jimmy 3 ! 3 ! 4 " now not so far away but that he could hear them [very] [plainly] [sat] [peter] [rabbit] [,] [just] [finishing] his breakfast in a sweet-clover patch . 1 now 2 not 2 not 3 so 3 so 4 far 4 far 5 away 5 away 6 but 6 but 7 that 6 but 9 could 8 he 9 could 9 could 10 hear 10 hear 11 them 10 hear 24 sweet-clover 20 his 21 breakfast 21 breakfast 24 sweet-clover 22 in 23 a 23 a 24 sweet-clover 24 sweet-clover 25 patch 25 patch 26 . he sat up very straight , so as to hear better . 1 he 2 sat 1 he 11 better 2 sat 3 up 3 up 4 very 4 very 5 straight 6 , 7 so 7 so 8 as 8 as 9 to 8 as 11 better 9 to 10 hear 11 better 12 . of course some of the [merry] [little] [breezes] [saw] [him] right [away] . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 some 3 some 4 of 4 of 5 the 5 the 11 right 11 right 13 . they left [jimmy] to come over and dance in a circle [around] [peter] , for [peter] is a [great] favorite with them . 1 they 22 them 2 left 4 to 4 to 5 come 5 come 6 over 5 come 7 and 7 and 8 dance 8 dance 9 in 9 in 10 a 10 a 11 circle 10 a 20 favorite 11 circle 14 , 14 , 15 for 15 for 17 is 17 is 18 a 20 favorite 21 with 21 with 22 them 22 them 23 . and as they [danced] they sang : 1 and 2 as 2 as 3 they 3 they 5 they 5 they 6 sang 6 sang 7 : " who is it hops and skips and jumps ? 1 " 2 who 2 who 3 is 2 who 10 ? 3 is 4 it 4 it 6 and 5 hops 6 and 6 and 7 skips 7 skips 8 and 8 and 9 jumps who is it sometimes loudly thumps ? 1 who 6 thumps 1 who 7 ? 2 is 3 it 3 it 6 thumps 4 sometimes 5 loudly 4 sometimes 6 thumps who is it dearly loves to play , [but] when there 's danger runs away ? 1 who 2 is 1 who 16 ? 2 is 3 it 3 it 4 dearly 4 dearly 5 loves 5 loves 6 to 6 to 7 play 7 play 8 , 10 when 12 's 11 there 12 's 12 's 14 runs 12 's 16 ? 13 danger 14 runs 14 runs 15 away peter [rabbit] ! 1 peter 3 ! peter [rabbit] ! " 1 peter 3 ! 3 ! 4 " peter grinned good-naturedly . 1 peter 2 grinned 2 grinned 3 good-naturedly 3 good-naturedly 4 . he is quite used to being laughed at for always running away , and he doesn't mind it in the least . 1 he 2 is 2 is 8 at 3 quite 8 at 4 used 5 to 4 used 6 being 6 being 7 laughed 7 laughed 8 at 8 at 9 for 8 at 13 , 8 at 14 and 9 for 10 always 10 always 11 running 11 running 12 away 14 and 15 he 15 he 16 doesn't 16 doesn't 17 mind 17 mind 21 least 18 it 19 in 19 in 20 the 20 the 21 least 21 least 22 . " when danger 's near , who runs away will live to run another day , " retorted [peter] promptly . 1 " 7 who 2 when 5 near 2 when 7 who 3 danger 4 's 3 danger 5 near 6 , 7 who 7 who 8 runs 8 runs 9 away 8 runs 10 will 10 will 11 live 10 will 12 to 12 to 13 run 13 run 14 another 13 run 18 retorted 14 another 15 day 14 another 17 " 15 day 16 , 18 retorted 20 promptly 20 promptly 21 . " and we wish that you would tell us the same thing , " cried one of the [merry] [little] [breezes] . 1 " 2 and 2 and 3 we 2 and 13 , 3 we 4 wish 4 wish 5 that 5 that 6 you 6 you 8 tell 7 would 8 tell 8 tell 9 us 10 the 11 same 11 same 12 thing 11 same 13 , 13 , 15 cried 14 " 15 cried 15 cried 16 one 16 one 17 of 17 of 18 the 18 the 22 . " but [i] can't , " protested [peter] . 1 " 2 but 1 " 9 . 2 but 4 can't 5 , 6 " 5 , 9 . 6 " 7 protested " everybody else seems to hurry , at times anyway , but [jimmy] never does . 1 " 4 seems 2 everybody 3 else 3 else 4 seems 4 seems 6 hurry 4 seems 15 does 5 to 6 hurry 6 hurry 7 , 7 , 8 at 8 at 9 times 9 times 10 anyway 10 anyway 11 , 11 , 12 but 12 but 14 never 15 does 16 . he says it is a waste of energy , whatever that means . " 1 he 2 says 2 says 3 it 3 it 6 waste 4 is 5 a 5 a 6 waste 6 waste 7 of 6 waste 8 energy 8 energy 9 , 9 , 10 whatever 10 whatever 14 " 11 that 12 means 12 means 13 . 13 . 14 " " [i] tell you what let's go over to the [smiling] [pool] and ask [grandfather] [frog] about it [now] . 1 " 3 tell 1 " 6 let's 3 tell 4 you 4 you 5 what 6 let's 7 go 7 go 8 over 8 over 9 to 9 to 10 the 10 the 13 and 13 and 14 ask 14 ask 18 it 14 ask 20 . 17 about 18 it he 'll be sure to know , " spoke up one of the [merry] [little] [breezes] . 1 he 2 'll 2 'll 3 be 2 'll 8 " 3 be 4 sure 4 sure 5 to 6 know 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 spoke 9 spoke 10 up 10 up 11 one 11 one 12 of 12 of 13 the 13 the 17 . " all right , " replied [peter] , [hopping] to his feet . 1 " 2 all 2 all 3 right 2 all 8 , 3 right 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 replied 8 , 10 to 10 to 11 his 11 his 12 feet 12 feet 13 . " but you 'll have to ask him . 1 " 2 but 2 but 4 'll 3 you 4 'll 4 'll 5 have 5 have 6 to 6 to 7 ask 7 ask 8 him 8 him 9 . away they all hurried to the [smiling] [pool] [.] 1 away 3 all 2 they 3 all 3 all 4 hurried 4 hurried 5 to 5 to 6 the " oh , [grandfather] [frog] , why is it that [jimmy] [skunk] [never] [hurries] ? " they panted . 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 , 2 oh 7 why 6 , 7 why 7 why 8 is 8 is 9 it 8 is 10 that 10 that 15 ? 15 ? 16 " 16 " 18 panted 17 they 18 panted 18 panted 19 . " [chug-a-rum] ! " [replied] [grandfather] [frog] in his deepest , gruffest voice . 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 8 in 8 in 10 deepest 9 his 10 deepest 10 deepest 11 , 11 , 12 gruffest 12 gruffest 13 voice 13 voice 14 . " [chug-a-rum] ! 1 " 3 ! probably because he has learned better . " 1 probably 5 learned 2 because 3 he 3 he 4 has 4 has 5 learned 5 learned 6 better 6 better 7 . 7 . 8 " " oh ! " said one of the [merry] [little] [breezes] , in a rather faint , disappointed sort of voice . 1 " 2 oh 1 " 12 , 2 oh 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 one 6 one 7 of 7 of 8 the 12 , 13 in 13 in 16 faint 14 a 15 rather 15 rather 16 faint 16 faint 18 disappointed 16 faint 19 sort 17 , 18 disappointed 19 sort 20 of 19 sort 21 voice 21 voice 22 . indeed the legs of the last one he tried to swallow stuck out of one corner of his big mouth . 1 indeed 2 the 1 indeed 12 stuck 2 the 3 legs 2 the 4 of 3 legs 4 of 5 the 6 last 6 last 7 one 7 one 12 stuck 8 he 9 tried 9 tried 10 to 10 to 11 swallow 11 swallow 12 stuck 12 stuck 13 out 12 stuck 14 of 12 stuck 16 corner 12 stuck 20 mouth 12 stuck 21 . 15 one 16 corner 16 corner 17 of 18 his 20 mouth 19 big 20 mouth " [chug-a-rum] ! " said [grandfather] [frog] , trying very hard to get those legs out of sight . 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 8 , 8 , 9 trying 9 trying 11 hard 10 very 11 hard 11 hard 14 those 12 to 13 get 13 get 14 those 14 those 15 legs 15 legs 16 out 16 out 17 of 17 of 18 sight 18 sight 19 . " [chug-a-rum] ! 1 " 3 ! i would , if [peter] [rabbit] were here . 1 i 2 would 2 would 3 , 2 would 4 if 4 if 7 were 7 were 8 here 8 here 9 . " but he is here ! " cried one of the [little] [breezes] . 1 " 2 but 2 but 3 he 2 but 6 ! 3 he 4 is 4 is 5 here 6 ! 7 " 6 ! 8 cried 7 " 8 cried 8 cried 9 one 9 one 10 of 10 of 11 the 11 the 14 . " he 's right over behind that little clump of tall grass . " 1 " 3 's 2 he 3 's 3 's 4 right 4 right 5 over 4 right 9 clump 6 behind 7 that 6 behind 8 little 6 behind 9 clump 9 clump 10 of 10 of 11 tall 11 tall 12 grass 12 grass 13 . 13 . 14 " " [humph] ! 1 " 3 ! i thought he wasn't very far away , " grunted [grandfather] [frog] , with a twinkle in his great , goggly eyes . 1 i 2 thought 2 thought 3 he 3 he 4 wasn't 3 he 10 grunted 4 wasn't 6 far 5 very 6 far 6 far 7 away 7 away 8 , 8 , 9 " 10 grunted 13 , 13 , 14 with 14 with 15 a 15 a 16 twinkle 16 twinkle 17 in 17 in 18 his 18 his 19 great 19 great 20 , 19 great 21 goggly 21 goggly 22 eyes 22 eyes 23 . peter crept out of his hiding-place , looking rather shamefaced and very foolish . 1 peter 2 crept 1 peter 8 looking 2 crept 3 out 3 out 4 of 4 of 5 his 5 his 6 hiding-place 7 , 8 looking 8 looking 10 shamefaced 9 rather 10 shamefaced 10 shamefaced 11 and 10 shamefaced 13 foolish 11 and 12 very 13 foolish 14 . the great-great-ever-so-great grandfather of [jimmy] [skunk] [was] slimmer and trimmer than [jimmy] is [.] 1 the 4 of 1 the 8 slimmer 2 great-great-ever-so-great 3 grandfather 3 grandfather 4 of 8 slimmer 9 and 9 and 10 trimmer 10 trimmer 11 than 11 than 13 is he was more like his cousins , [mr] [weasel] and [mr] [mink] . 1 he 2 was 1 he 5 his 2 was 3 more 3 more 4 like 5 his 6 cousins 6 cousins 7 , 7 , 10 and 10 and 13 . he was just as quick moving as they were . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 just 3 just 4 as 4 as 5 quick 4 as 7 as 6 moving 7 as 7 as 8 they 8 they 9 were 9 were 10 . yes , [sir] , [mr] [skunk] was very lively on his feet . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 7 was 7 was 8 very 8 very 9 lively 9 lively 10 on 10 on 12 feet 11 his 12 feet 12 feet 13 . he was dressed all in black . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 dressed 3 dressed 4 all 3 dressed 6 black 4 all 5 in 6 black 7 . " now [mr] [skunk] was very smart and shrewd , oh , very ! 1 " 12 , 1 " 14 ! 2 now 5 was 5 was 6 very 6 very 7 smart 7 smart 8 and 7 smart 9 shrewd 8 and 9 shrewd 9 shrewd 10 , 9 shrewd 11 oh 11 oh 12 , 13 very 14 ! " [mr] [skunk] [had] [to] [try] his new defence only once or twice before his enemies took the greatest care to let him alone . 1 " 8 new 7 his 8 new 8 new 9 defence 9 defence 10 only 9 defence 22 let 10 only 11 once 11 once 12 or 12 or 13 twice 12 or 14 before 14 before 16 enemies 14 before 17 took 15 his 16 enemies 17 took 20 care 18 the 19 greatest 19 greatest 20 care 21 to 22 let 22 let 24 alone 23 him 24 alone 24 alone 25 . he found that he no longer had to run for a safe hiding-place when he met [mr] [wolf] or [mr] [lynx] [or] [mr] [panther] . 1 he 2 found 2 found 3 that 3 that 4 he 4 he 6 longer 5 no 6 longer 6 longer 7 had 7 had 8 to 8 to 9 run 9 run 10 for 10 for 11 a 11 a 12 safe 12 safe 13 hiding-place 12 safe 25 . 13 hiding-place 14 when 13 hiding-place 16 met 14 when 15 he 16 met 19 or they just snarled at him and passed without offering to touch him . 1 they 2 just 1 they 5 him 1 they 13 . 3 snarled 4 at 4 at 5 him 5 him 6 and 5 him 12 him 6 and 7 passed 8 without 9 offering 9 offering 10 to 10 to 11 touch 11 touch 12 him so [mr] [skunk] [grew] very independent and went where he pleased when he pleased . 1 so 9 where 1 so 15 . 5 very 6 independent 6 independent 7 and 6 independent 8 went 8 went 9 where 9 where 10 he 9 where 11 pleased 11 pleased 12 when 12 when 13 he 13 he 14 pleased and , because he no longer had to run from his enemies , he got out of the habit of running . 1 and 2 , 2 , 3 because 3 because 4 he 4 he 6 longer 4 he 7 had 5 no 6 longer 7 had 9 run 8 to 9 run 9 run 10 from 9 run 21 running 10 from 12 enemies 10 from 14 he 11 his 12 enemies 12 enemies 13 , 15 got 16 out 16 out 17 of 17 of 18 the 18 the 19 habit 19 habit 20 of 19 habit 21 running 21 running 22 . then he made a discovery . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 made 3 made 5 discovery 4 a 5 discovery 5 discovery 6 . it wasn't long before [mr] [skunk] [saw] that in their hurry [they] overlooked a [great] deal . 1 it 2 wasn't 1 it 8 that 2 wasn't 3 long 3 long 4 before 8 that 16 deal 9 in 11 hurry 9 in 13 overlooked 10 their 11 hurry 13 overlooked 14 a 14 a 16 deal 16 deal 17 . in fact , by just following after them slowly , he found all he wanted to eat . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 4 by 4 by 6 following 4 by 11 he 5 just 6 following 6 following 7 after 7 after 8 them 7 after 9 slowly 9 slowly 10 , 11 he 12 found 12 found 13 all 12 found 17 eat 13 all 15 wanted 13 all 16 to 14 he 15 wanted 17 eat 18 . " so [mr] [skunk] began to grow fat . 1 " 2 so 1 " 5 began 1 " 7 grow 5 began 6 to 7 grow 8 fat 8 fat 9 . but [mr] [skunk] didn't mind . 1 but 4 didn't 4 didn't 5 mind 5 mind 6 . he went right on about his business . 1 he 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 . he never worried , because , you know , he feared nobody . 1 he 2 never 2 never 3 worried 2 never 12 nobody 4 , 5 because 5 because 6 , 6 , 7 you 7 you 8 know 8 know 9 , 9 , 10 he 10 he 11 feared 11 feared 12 nobody 12 nobody 13 . and he never hurried , because he found that it paid best to go slowly . 1 and 8 found 2 he 3 never 3 never 4 hurried 4 hurried 5 , 4 hurried 6 because 4 hurried 8 found 6 because 7 he 8 found 9 that 9 that 10 it 10 it 11 paid 11 paid 12 best 12 best 15 slowly 13 to 14 go 14 go 15 slowly 15 slowly 16 . in that way he never missed any of the good things that his hurrying , worrying neighbors did . 1 in 2 that 2 that 3 way 3 way 5 never 4 he 5 never 5 never 6 missed 6 missed 7 any 6 missed 18 did 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 good 10 good 11 things 11 things 12 that 12 that 13 his 12 that 14 hurrying 12 that 15 , 15 , 17 neighbors 16 worrying 17 neighbors 17 neighbors 18 did 18 did 19 . so he [grew] [fatter] and fatter , [while] [others] [grew] thinner . 1 so 2 he 1 so 5 and 5 and 6 fatter 6 fatter 7 , 7 , 11 thinner 11 thinner 12 . after a while he almost forgot how to run . 1 after 3 while 2 a 3 while 3 while 6 forgot 4 he 5 almost 5 almost 6 forgot 6 forgot 7 how 7 how 8 to 8 to 9 run 9 run 10 . being fat and never hurrying or worrying made him good-natured . 1 being 2 fat 1 being 3 and 3 and 4 never 4 never 5 hurrying 5 hurrying 7 worrying 6 or 7 worrying 7 worrying 8 made 8 made 9 him 8 made 11 . 9 him 10 good-natured " of course he taught his children to do as he did , and they taught their children . 1 " 2 of 2 of 3 course 3 course 4 he 4 he 5 taught 5 taught 7 children 5 taught 8 to 6 his 7 children 8 to 9 do 9 do 10 as 10 as 12 did 10 as 13 , 11 he 12 did 13 , 14 and 13 , 19 . 14 and 15 they 15 they 16 taught 15 they 17 their 17 their 18 children now you know why [jimmy] [skunk] , whom you all know , is so independent and never hurries . " 1 now 2 you 1 now 15 independent 2 you 3 know 3 know 4 why 7 , 8 whom 8 whom 9 you 9 you 11 know 10 all 11 know 11 know 13 is 12 , 13 is 13 is 14 so 13 is 15 independent 15 independent 16 and 16 and 18 hurries 17 never 18 hurries 18 hurries 19 . 19 . 20 " " thank you ! 1 " 2 thank 2 thank 3 you 3 you 4 ! thank you , [grandfather] [frog] ! " cried the [merry] [little] [breezes] . 1 thank 2 you 1 thank 13 . 2 you 3 , 3 , 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 cried 8 cried 9 the " when you want some more foolish green flies , just let us know , and we 'll get them for you . " 1 " 2 when 2 when 3 you 2 when 11 just 3 you 4 want 4 want 5 some 5 some 6 more 6 more 7 foolish 7 foolish 8 green 8 green 9 flies 10 , 11 just 11 just 12 let 11 just 18 'll 11 just 23 . 12 let 13 us 13 us 17 we 14 know 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 we 18 'll 20 them 19 get 20 them 20 them 21 for 21 for 22 you 23 . 24 " " [chug-a-rum] ! 1 " 3 ! what are you looking so wistful for , [peter] [rabbit] ? " demanded [grandfather] [frog] . 1 what 7 for 1 what 11 ? 2 are 4 looking 3 you 4 looking 4 looking 5 so 5 so 6 wistful 5 so 7 for 7 for 8 , 11 ? 12 " 12 " 13 demanded 13 demanded 16 . " [i] [i] was [just] [wishing] that [i] had a " began [peter] . 1 " 4 was 1 " 14 . 4 was 7 that 7 that 9 had 9 had 10 a 10 a 11 " 11 " 12 began then suddenly he made a face . 1 then 2 suddenly 1 then 6 face 3 he 4 made 4 made 5 a 5 a 6 face 6 face 7 . " no , [i] don't either ! " he declared . 1 " 2 no 1 " 6 either 2 no 3 , 3 , 5 don't 6 either 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 8 " 9 he 9 he 10 declared 10 declared 11 . " [i] guess [i] 'd better be getting home [to] [the] [dear] [old] [briar-patch] [now] . 1 " 3 guess 1 " 16 . 5 'd 6 better 6 better 7 be 7 be 8 getting 8 getting 9 home 9 home 16 . mrs [peter] probably thinks something has happened to me . " 1 mrs 11 " 3 probably 4 thinks 4 thinks 5 something 4 thinks 6 has 6 has 7 happened 7 happened 8 to 8 to 9 me 9 me 10 . 10 . 11 " and away he went , lipperty-lipperty-lip . 1 and 3 he 1 and 6 lipperty-lipperty-lip 2 away 3 he 3 he 4 went 5 , 6 lipperty-lipperty-lip 6 lipperty-lipperty-lip 7 . [vi] [why] [sammy] [jay] [has] [a] [fine] [coat] sammy [jay] has a very fine coat , a very beautiful coat . 1 sammy 3 has 1 sammy 13 . 3 has 4 a 4 a 5 very 5 very 6 fine 6 fine 7 coat 7 coat 8 , 8 , 9 a 9 a 10 very 10 very 11 beautiful 11 beautiful 12 coat everybody knows that . 1 everybody 2 knows 2 knows 3 that 3 that 4 . in fact , [sammy] 's coat has [long] been the envy of a great [many] of his [neighbors] in the [green] [forest] . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 3 , 23 . 5 's 6 coat 6 coat 7 has 7 has 9 been 9 been 10 the 10 the 12 of 11 envy 12 of 12 of 13 a 13 a 14 great 14 great 16 of 16 of 17 his 17 his 19 in 19 in 20 the 20 the 23 . some of them , you know , have very modest coats . 1 some 2 of 2 of 3 them 3 them 11 coats 4 , 7 , 5 you 6 know 5 you 7 , 7 , 8 have 8 have 9 very 8 have 10 modest 8 have 11 coats 11 coats 12 . they are not beautiful at all . 1 they 2 are 2 are 3 not 3 not 5 at 4 beautiful 5 at 5 at 6 all 6 all 7 . peter [rabbit] [often] [had] thought about it . 1 peter 5 thought 5 thought 6 about 6 about 7 it 7 it 8 . he has a number of feathered friends whom he likes ever so much better than he does [sammy] [jay] . 1 he 2 has 1 he 16 he 2 has 6 feathered 3 a 4 number 4 number 5 of 5 of 6 feathered 6 feathered 7 friends 6 feathered 10 likes 7 friends 8 whom 9 he 10 likes 10 likes 11 ever 10 likes 14 better 11 ever 12 so 12 so 13 much 14 better 15 than 16 he 17 does 17 does 20 . in fact , he and [sammy] are forever falling out , [because] [sammy] delights to tease [peter] . 1 in 2 fact 1 in 15 to 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 14 delights 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 and 5 and 7 are 8 forever 9 falling 9 falling 10 out 10 out 11 , 11 , 14 delights 15 to 16 tease 16 tease 18 . but in spite of this , it [never] seemed to him quite right that [sammy] [jay] should be so handsomely dressed . 1 but 2 in 2 in 3 spite 3 spite 4 of 3 spite 6 , 4 of 5 this 6 , 22 . 7 it 9 seemed 7 it 10 to 10 to 11 him 10 to 14 that 11 him 12 quite 12 quite 13 right 14 that 17 should 17 should 18 be 18 be 19 so 19 so 20 handsomely 20 handsomely 21 dressed 21 dressed 22 . " of course , " said [peter] to [grandfather] [frog] , " [old] [mother] [nature] [knows] a great deal more than [i] [do] " 1 " 3 course 1 " 24 " 2 of 3 course 3 course 4 , 4 , 5 " 4 , 6 said 6 said 8 to 6 said 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 17 a 17 a 18 great 18 great 19 deal 19 deal 20 more 20 more 21 than " really ! 1 " 3 ! 2 really 3 ! you don't mean to say so ! 1 you 2 don't 2 don't 3 mean 3 mean 4 to 4 to 5 say 5 say 6 so 6 so 7 ! chug-a-rum ! 1 chug-a-rum 2 ! you don't mean to say so , [peter] ! " interrupted [grandfather] [frog] , pretending to be very much surprised at what [peter] said . 1 you 2 don't 2 don't 3 mean 3 mean 4 to 4 to 5 say 5 say 6 so 6 so 7 , 7 , 11 interrupted 9 ! 10 " 10 " 11 interrupted 11 interrupted 14 , 14 , 15 pretending 15 pretending 16 to 16 to 17 be 17 be 18 very 18 very 19 much 19 much 20 surprised 20 surprised 21 at 21 at 22 what 22 what 24 said 24 said 25 . [[] [illustration] [:] ["] [you] [don't] [mean] [to] [say] [so] [,] [peter] [,] ["] [interrupted] [grandfather] [frog] [.] []] peter grinned and wrinkled his nose [at] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 peter 2 grinned 2 grinned 3 and 2 grinned 6 nose 4 wrinkled 5 his 5 his 6 nose there must be a reason , [i] suppose , but for the life of me [i] cannot understand it . 1 there 5 reason 2 must 3 be 3 be 4 a 4 a 5 reason 5 reason 6 , 5 reason 11 for 5 reason 18 understand 8 suppose 9 , 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 for 11 for 14 of 12 the 14 of 13 life 14 of 14 of 15 me 17 cannot 18 understand 18 understand 20 . 19 it 20 . i should think that she would give such a thief [as] [sammy] [jay] the very homeliest suit she could find . 1 i 2 should 2 should 3 think 3 think 4 that 4 that 5 she 5 she 6 would 6 would 7 give 7 give 8 such 8 such 9 a 9 a 10 thief 10 thief 17 suit 14 the 15 very 14 the 17 suit 16 homeliest 17 suit 17 suit 20 find 17 suit 21 . 18 she 19 could 19 could 20 find you may depend [i] [would] , if [i] were in her place . " 1 you 2 may 1 you 3 depend 3 depend 6 , 6 , 7 if 7 if 9 were 9 were 10 in 10 in 11 her 10 in 12 place 12 place 13 . 13 . 14 " grandfather [frog] chuckled until he shook all over . 1 grandfather 6 shook 3 chuckled 6 shook 4 until 5 he 4 until 6 shook 6 shook 7 all 7 all 8 over 8 over 9 . " it 's lucky for some of us that you are not in her place ! " said he . 1 " 2 it 1 " 9 that 2 it 3 's 2 it 4 lucky 4 lucky 5 for 5 for 6 some 6 some 7 of 7 of 8 us 9 that 10 you 10 you 11 are 11 are 12 not 11 are 13 in 11 are 16 ! 13 in 15 place 14 her 15 place 16 ! 17 " 17 " 18 said 18 said 19 he 19 he 20 . " [chug-a-rum] ! 1 " 3 ! it certainly is lucky ! " 1 it 2 certainly 1 it 4 lucky 2 certainly 3 is 4 lucky 5 ! 5 ! 6 " " if [i] were [,] [i] would [give] you a handsome coat , too , [grandfather] [frog] , " replied [peter] . 1 " 2 if 1 " 9 you 1 " 22 . 2 if 4 were 4 were 7 would 9 you 10 a 10 a 12 coat 11 handsome 12 coat 12 coat 13 , 13 , 14 too 14 too 15 , 18 , 19 " 18 , 22 . 19 " 20 replied grandfather [frog] [suddenly] swelled [out] [with] [indignation] . 1 grandfather 4 swelled 4 swelled 8 . " [chug-a-rum] ! 1 " 3 ! chug-a-rum ! 1 chug-a-rum 2 ! what 's the matter with the coat [i] have got , [peter] [rabbit] ? 1 what 7 coat 1 what 9 have 1 what 14 ? 2 's 3 the 3 the 4 matter 4 matter 5 with 5 with 6 the 6 the 7 coat 9 have 10 got 10 got 11 , tell me that ! 1 tell 2 me 1 tell 3 that 3 that 4 ! who 's got a handsomer one ? " 1 who 2 's 1 who 7 ? 2 's 3 got 2 's 5 handsomer 2 's 6 one 4 a 5 handsomer 7 ? 8 " grandfather [frog] glared with his great , [goggly] eyes [at] [peter] . 1 grandfather 3 glared 3 glared 4 with 4 with 9 eyes 4 with 12 . 5 his 6 great 5 his 9 eyes 6 great 7 , " [i] didn't mean to say that you haven't got a handsome coat . 1 " 9 haven't 3 didn't 4 mean 3 didn't 9 haven't 4 mean 5 to 5 to 6 say 6 say 7 that 8 you 9 haven't 9 haven't 10 got 10 got 11 a 11 a 12 handsome 12 handsome 13 coat 13 coat 14 . your coat is handsome , very handsome indeed , [grandfather] [frog] , " [peter] hastened to say . 1 your 2 coat 1 your 9 , 2 coat 3 is 3 is 5 , 4 handsome 5 , 5 , 6 very 6 very 7 handsome 6 very 8 indeed 9 , 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 18 . 15 hastened 16 to 16 to 17 say 17 say 18 . " [i] [always] did like [green] . 1 " 4 did 4 did 5 like 5 like 7 . i just love it ! 1 i 4 it 2 just 3 love 2 just 4 it 4 it 5 ! and [i] should think you would be ever so proud of your white and yellow waistcoat . 1 and 4 think 1 and 16 waistcoat 3 should 4 think 5 you 10 proud 5 you 12 your 5 you 16 waistcoat 6 would 7 be 7 be 8 ever 8 ever 9 so 9 so 10 proud 10 proud 11 of 13 white 14 and 14 and 15 yellow 15 yellow 16 waistcoat 16 waistcoat 17 . i would if it were mine . 1 i 2 would 2 would 3 if 3 if 4 it 3 if 5 were 3 if 6 mine 6 mine 7 . what [i] meant to say [is] , [that] if [i] were [in] [old] [mother] [nature] ['s] [place] [,] [i] would give some plain folks handsome suits . 1 what 3 meant 3 meant 4 to 4 to 5 say 5 say 7 , 7 , 9 if 9 if 11 were 11 were 20 would 20 would 21 give 20 would 24 folks 22 some 24 folks 23 plain 24 folks 24 folks 25 handsome 25 handsome 26 suits 26 suits 27 . certainly , [i] [wouldn't] [give] [such] a rascal as [sammy] [jay] one of the handsomest coats in all the [green] [forest] . 1 certainly 2 , 1 certainly 19 the 2 , 7 a 7 a 8 rascal 8 rascal 16 coats 9 as 12 one 12 one 13 of 13 of 14 the 13 of 16 coats 14 the 15 handsomest 16 coats 17 in 17 in 18 all 19 the 22 . knowing [sammy] as well as [i] [do] , it is hard work to believe that he came by it honestly . " 1 knowing 22 " 3 as 4 well 3 as 5 as 5 as 8 , 8 , 9 it 9 it 10 is 10 is 11 hard 11 hard 12 work 12 work 13 to 13 to 14 believe 14 believe 15 that 15 that 17 came 15 that 21 . 16 he 17 came 17 came 18 by 18 by 19 it 19 it 20 honestly 21 . 22 " grandfather [frog] chuckled way down deep in his throat . 1 grandfather 3 chuckled 3 chuckled 4 way 3 chuckled 9 throat 4 way 5 down 5 down 6 deep 6 deep 7 in 7 in 8 his 8 his 9 throat 9 throat 10 . " [sammy] came by it honestly [enough] , [peter] . 1 " 10 . 3 came 4 by 4 by 5 it 5 it 6 honestly 6 honestly 8 , 8 , 10 . " but what , [grandfather] [frog] ? " asked [peter] eagerly , when he could [keep] [still] no longer . 1 " 2 but 1 " 20 . 2 but 3 what 3 what 4 , 3 what 7 ? 7 ? 9 asked 8 " 9 asked 9 asked 11 eagerly 12 , 13 when 13 when 14 he 14 he 15 could 15 could 18 no 18 no 19 longer 19 longer 20 . grandfather [frog] settled [himself] [comfortably] [on] his big green lily-pad and looked very hard at [peter] . 1 grandfather 3 settled 1 grandfather 17 . 3 settled 7 his 7 his 10 lily-pad 7 his 11 and 8 big 9 green 9 green 10 lily-pad 11 and 12 looked 12 looked 13 very 13 very 14 hard 14 hard 15 at in the first place , [sammy] [jay] is not wholly to blame for all his bad habits . 1 in 4 place 1 in 5 , 2 the 3 first 3 first 4 place 5 , 18 . 8 is 9 not 8 is 10 wholly 10 wholly 11 to 11 to 12 blame 12 blame 13 for 13 for 14 all 13 for 18 . 14 all 15 his 15 his 17 habits 16 bad 17 habits peter nodded . 1 peter 2 nodded 2 nodded 3 . ' [i] 'll wait a bit , ' said she to herself , ' and see how he behaves . 1 ' 3 'll 1 ' 8 ' 4 wait 5 a 4 wait 7 , 5 a 6 bit 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 9 said 10 she 10 she 12 herself 10 she 13 , 11 to 12 herself 13 , 14 ' 14 ' 15 and 15 and 16 see 16 see 17 how 17 how 19 behaves 18 he 19 behaves 19 behaves 20 . perhaps he is truly sorry for what he has done , and [i] will not have to punish him more . ' 1 perhaps 2 he 2 he 3 is 3 is 4 truly 4 truly 5 sorry 4 truly 18 punish 5 sorry 6 for 6 for 7 what 7 what 8 he 7 what 10 done 9 has 10 done 11 , 12 and 12 and 14 will 14 will 15 not 15 not 16 have 16 have 17 to 17 to 18 punish 18 punish 19 him 18 punish 20 more 18 punish 22 ' 21 . 22 ' " but if [mr] [jay] was truly sorry , he gave no signs of it . 1 " 2 but 1 " 3 if 3 if 6 was 6 was 7 truly 7 truly 8 sorry 8 sorry 9 , 9 , 10 he 10 he 11 gave 11 gave 12 no 11 gave 15 it 13 signs 15 it 14 of 15 it 15 it 16 . his bad habits had become fixed , as bad habits have a way of doing . 1 his 3 habits 1 his 4 had 2 bad 3 habits 4 had 5 become 4 had 11 have 5 become 6 fixed 7 , 8 as 7 , 10 habits 9 bad 10 habits 10 habits 11 have 11 have 12 a 11 have 13 way 11 have 16 . 13 way 14 of 14 of 15 doing besides , right down in his heart , he wasn't sorry for what he had done , only angry at having been found out . 1 besides 2 , 2 , 3 right 3 right 4 down 3 right 10 wasn't 5 in 6 his 6 his 7 heart 7 heart 10 wasn't 8 , 10 wasn't 9 he 10 wasn't 10 wasn't 11 sorry 10 wasn't 19 angry 11 sorry 12 for 12 for 13 what 13 what 14 he 14 he 15 had 15 had 16 done 17 , 18 only 18 only 19 angry 19 angry 20 at 20 at 21 having 21 having 22 been 21 having 25 . 22 been 23 found 23 found 24 out " when [old] [mother] [nature] saw this , she changed [her] [mind] about taking away his [handsome] suit . 1 " 2 when 1 " 19 . 6 saw 7 this 7 this 8 , 8 , 9 she 9 she 10 changed 10 changed 18 suit 13 about 14 taking 14 taking 15 away 15 away 16 his 16 his 18 suit 18 suit 19 . that bright blue coat was forever giving him away when he was out on mischief . 1 that 9 away 2 bright 3 blue 3 blue 4 coat 4 coat 6 forever 5 was 6 forever 6 forever 7 giving 7 giving 8 him 7 giving 9 away 9 away 10 when 10 when 11 he 10 when 14 on 12 was 14 on 13 out 14 on 14 on 15 mischief 15 mischief 16 . " you would suppose that he would have mended him ways , wouldn't you ? " 1 " 2 you 2 you 4 suppose 2 you 14 you 3 would 4 suppose 4 suppose 5 that 5 that 6 he 6 he 10 him 7 would 8 have 8 have 9 mended 9 mended 10 him 10 him 11 ways 11 ways 12 , 13 wouldn't 14 you 14 you 15 ? 14 you 16 " peter nodded . 1 peter 2 nodded 2 nodded 3 . " but he didn't . 1 " 2 but 2 but 3 he 3 he 4 didn't 4 didn't 5 . he grew more sly and crafty than ever . 1 he 3 more 2 grew 3 more 3 more 4 sly 4 sly 5 and 5 and 6 crafty 6 crafty 7 than 7 than 8 ever 8 ever 9 . but in spite of this , he didn't begin to make as much trouble as before . 1 but 2 in 2 in 3 spite 3 spite 4 of 4 of 5 this 5 this 6 , 6 , 7 he 7 he 8 didn't 8 didn't 9 begin 9 begin 10 to 10 to 11 make 11 make 12 as 12 as 13 much 12 as 15 as 13 much 14 trouble 15 as 16 before 16 before 17 . he couldn't , you know , because of his bright coat . 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 6 , 3 , 4 you 4 you 5 know 4 you 6 , 6 , 7 because 7 because 8 of 8 of 9 his 9 his 11 coat 9 his 12 . 10 bright 11 coat now what do you think , [peter] [rabbit] ? " 1 now 2 what 2 what 3 do 2 what 9 ? 3 do 4 you 4 you 5 think 5 think 6 , 9 ? 10 " " [chug-a-rum] ! " said [grandfather] [frog] in his deepest voice . 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 8 in 8 in 9 his 9 his 10 deepest 9 his 12 . 10 deepest 11 voice " you may be sure she does . 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 may 3 may 4 be 4 be 5 sure 5 sure 6 she 6 she 7 does 7 does 8 . and another thing [,] [peter] [rabbit] : never judge any one by his clothes . 1 and 2 another 2 another 3 thing 3 thing 14 clothes 7 : 9 judge 8 never 9 judge 9 judge 12 by 10 any 11 one 11 one 12 by 12 by 14 clothes 13 his 14 clothes 14 clothes 15 . it is a great mistake , a very great mistake . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 a 3 a 4 great 4 great 5 mistake 5 mistake 6 , 6 , 7 a 7 a 8 very 8 very 9 great 9 great 10 mistake 10 mistake 11 . plain clothes sometimes cover the kindest hearts , and fine clothes often are a warning to beware of mischief . " 1 plain 2 clothes 2 clothes 3 sometimes 2 clothes 11 clothes 3 sometimes 4 cover 5 the 6 kindest 6 kindest 7 hearts 7 hearts 11 clothes 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 fine 10 fine 11 clothes 11 clothes 13 are 12 often 13 are 13 are 14 a 14 a 15 warning 15 warning 16 to 15 warning 19 mischief 16 to 17 beware 18 of 19 mischief 19 mischief 20 . 20 . 21 " " [i] [i] don't know but you are right , " admitted [peter] . 1 " 4 don't 4 don't 5 know 5 know 6 but 6 but 7 you 7 you 8 are 8 are 9 right 9 right 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 admitted 12 admitted 14 . " [i] know [i] am , " said [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 3 know 1 " 6 , 1 " 11 . 5 am 6 , 7 " 8 said 8 said 11 . [vii] [why] [jerry] [muskrat] [builds] [his] [house] [in] [the] [water] peter [rabbit] [and] [johnny] [chuck] had gone down to the [smiling] [pool] [for] a [call] [on] [their] old friend [,] [jerry] [muskrat] . 1 peter 6 had 6 had 7 gone 7 gone 8 down 8 down 9 to 9 to 10 the 10 the 14 a 14 a 23 . 18 old 19 friend 19 friend 23 . but [jerry] was nowhere to be seen . 1 but 3 was 3 was 4 nowhere 4 nowhere 5 to 5 to 6 be 6 be 7 seen 7 seen 8 . they waited and waited , but no [jerry] [muskrat] . 1 they 2 waited 2 waited 3 and 3 and 4 waited 4 waited 5 , 5 , 6 but 6 but 7 no 7 no 10 . " that 's so , " replied [peter] . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 's 2 that 9 . 3 's 4 so 4 so 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 replied " [i] don't see what he has his house in the water for , anyway . 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 see 4 see 5 what 5 what 7 has 6 he 7 has 7 has 8 his 8 his 9 house 9 house 10 in 10 in 11 the 11 the 12 water 12 water 13 for 13 for 14 , 14 , 15 anyway 15 anyway 16 . if he had built it on land , like sensible people , we might be able to waken him . 1 if 2 he 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 built 4 built 5 it 4 built 13 we 6 on 7 land 7 land 8 , 8 , 9 like 9 like 11 people 9 like 12 , 9 like 13 we 10 sensible 11 people 13 we 16 able 14 might 15 be 15 be 16 able 16 able 18 waken 17 to 18 waken 18 waken 19 him 19 him 20 . funny place to build a house , isn't it ? " 1 funny 2 place 1 funny 8 isn't 1 funny 10 ? 2 place 3 to 3 to 4 build 4 build 5 a 4 build 6 house 7 , 8 isn't 8 isn't 9 it 9 it 10 ? 10 ? 11 " johnny [chuck] scratched his head thoughtfully . 1 johnny 3 scratched 3 scratched 4 his 3 scratched 5 head 5 head 6 thoughtfully 6 thoughtfully 7 . " it does seem a funny place , " he admitted . 1 " 2 it 1 " 8 , 2 it 3 does 3 does 4 seem 4 seem 5 a 5 a 6 funny 6 funny 7 place 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 he 10 he 11 admitted 11 admitted 12 . " it certainly does seem a funny place . 1 " 4 does 2 it 3 certainly 3 certainly 4 does 4 does 5 seem 5 seem 6 a 6 a 7 funny 7 funny 8 place 8 place 9 . but then , [jerry] [muskrat] is a funny fellow [.] 1 but 2 then 2 then 3 , 3 , 6 is 6 is 7 a 7 a 8 funny 8 funny 9 fellow you know how much of the time he stays in the water . 1 you 2 know 2 know 3 how 3 how 4 much 4 much 5 of 5 of 6 the 6 the 7 time 7 time 8 he 8 he 9 stays 9 stays 10 in 10 in 11 the 11 the 12 water 12 water 13 . that seems funny to me . 1 that 2 seems 2 seems 3 funny 3 funny 4 to 4 to 5 me 5 me 6 . i suppose there is a reason for it , and probably there is a reason for building his house where it is . 1 i 2 suppose 2 suppose 3 there 3 there 4 is 4 is 5 a 5 a 6 reason 6 reason 7 for 7 for 9 , 8 it 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 probably 11 probably 14 a 12 there 13 is 12 there 14 a 14 a 15 reason 15 reason 16 for 16 for 17 building 17 building 19 house 18 his 19 house 19 house 20 where 20 where 21 it 20 where 23 . 21 it 22 is i 've found that there is a reason for most things . 1 i 2 've 1 i 12 . 2 've 3 found 3 found 4 that 4 that 6 is 5 there 6 is 7 a 8 reason 7 a 12 . 8 reason 9 for 9 for 11 things 10 most 11 things probably [jerry] ['s] [great-great-grandfather] built [his] [house] that way , and so [jerry] [does] the same thing . " 1 probably 19 " 5 built 8 that 8 that 9 way 9 way 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 so 12 so 15 the 15 the 16 same 16 same 17 thing 17 thing 18 . 18 . 19 " peter [rabbit] [suddenly] brightened up . 1 peter 4 brightened 4 brightened 5 up 5 up 6 . there he is , over on his big green lily-pad , and he looks as if he might be feeling very good-natured this morning . 1 there 2 he 1 there 4 , 2 he 3 is 4 , 5 over 5 over 6 on 6 on 7 his 7 his 10 lily-pad 8 big 9 green 9 green 10 lily-pad 10 lily-pad 22 good-natured 11 , 12 and 12 and 14 looks 13 he 14 looks 14 looks 15 as 14 looks 22 good-natured 15 as 16 if 16 if 17 he 17 he 19 be 18 might 19 be 20 feeling 21 very 20 feeling 22 good-natured 22 good-natured 24 morning 23 this 24 morning 24 morning 25 . let's go ask him why [jerry] [muskrat] [builds] his house in the water . " 1 let's 2 go 1 let's 15 " 2 go 3 ask 3 ask 4 him 4 him 5 why 9 his 10 house 10 house 11 in 11 in 12 the 12 the 13 water 13 water 14 . 14 . 15 " grandfather [frog] [saw] [them] [coming] , and he guessed right away that they were coming for a story . 1 grandfather 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 he 8 he 9 guessed 9 guessed 10 right 9 guessed 12 that 10 right 11 away 12 that 13 they 13 they 14 were 14 were 15 coming 15 coming 16 for 16 for 17 a 17 a 18 story 18 story 19 . he grinned to himself and pretended to go to sleep . 1 he 2 grinned 2 grinned 3 to 3 to 4 himself 4 himself 5 and 5 and 6 pretended 6 pretended 7 to 7 to 8 go 8 go 9 to 9 to 10 sleep 10 sleep 11 . " good morning , [grandfather] [frog] , " said [johnny] [chuck] . 1 " 2 good 1 " 7 , 2 good 3 morning 3 morning 4 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 12 . grandfather [frog] didn't answer . 1 grandfather 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 answer 4 answer 5 . johnny tried again , and still no reply . 1 johnny 2 tried 2 tried 3 again 2 tried 5 and 3 again 4 , 5 and 6 still 6 still 8 reply 6 still 9 . 7 no 8 reply peter looked at [grandfather] [frog] sharply . 1 peter 2 looked 2 looked 6 sharply 3 at 6 sharply 6 sharply 7 . he wasn't so sure that that was a real nap . 1 he 2 wasn't 1 he 4 sure 2 wasn't 3 so 4 sure 5 that 5 that 6 that 6 that 7 was 7 was 11 . 8 a 9 real 9 real 10 nap 10 nap 11 . it seemed to him that there was just the least [little] hint of a smile in the corners of [grandfather] [frog] 's big mouth . 1 it 2 seemed 1 it 6 there 2 seemed 3 to 3 to 4 him 4 him 5 that 6 there 7 was 7 was 8 just 8 just 9 the 9 the 10 least 10 least 12 hint 12 hint 25 . 13 of 14 a 13 of 16 in 14 a 15 smile 16 in 17 the 17 the 18 corners 17 the 25 . 18 corners 19 of 18 corners 24 mouth 22 's 23 big 23 big 24 mouth " you sit here a minute , " he whispered in [johnny] [chuck] 's ear . 1 " 2 you 1 " 8 " 2 you 3 sit 3 sit 4 here 5 a 6 minute 6 minute 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 he 9 he 10 whispered 10 whispered 11 in 10 whispered 15 ear 10 whispered 16 . 14 's 15 ear now just at that place on the bank was growing a toadstool [.] 1 now 2 just 2 just 3 at 3 at 4 that 3 at 5 place 5 place 6 on 6 on 8 bank 7 the 8 bank 8 bank 9 was 9 was 10 growing 10 growing 11 a 11 a 12 toadstool peter looked over at [johnny] [chuck] and winked . 1 peter 2 looked 1 peter 8 winked 2 looked 3 over 2 looked 4 at 7 and 8 winked 8 winked 9 . then he turned around , and with one of his long hind-feet , he kicked the toadstool with all his might . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 turned 3 turned 4 around 3 turned 12 hind-feet 4 around 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 with 7 with 8 one 8 one 9 of 9 of 10 his 10 his 11 long 12 hind-feet 13 , 13 , 14 he 14 he 15 kicked 15 kicked 17 toadstool 16 the 17 toadstool 17 toadstool 18 with 18 with 19 all 19 all 20 his 20 his 21 might 21 might 22 . of course he didn't see it coming , and of course it gave him a great start . 1 of 2 course 1 of 6 it 3 he 4 didn't 3 he 6 it 4 didn't 5 see 6 it 7 coming 6 it 10 of 6 it 12 it 6 it 17 start 7 coming 8 , 8 , 9 and 10 of 11 course 13 gave 14 him 13 gave 15 a 15 a 16 great 16 great 17 start 17 start 18 . " [chug-a-rum] ! " exclaimed [grandfather] [frog] and dived head first into the water . 1 " 3 ! 1 " 8 and 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 exclaimed 8 and 9 dived 9 dived 10 head 9 dived 11 first 9 dived 14 water 11 first 12 into 13 the 14 water 14 water 15 . a [minute] [later] [peter] 's [sharp] eyes [saw] [him] peeping out from under a lily-pad to see what had frightened him so . 1 a 5 's 5 's 7 eyes 7 eyes 10 peeping 10 peeping 11 out 11 out 12 from 12 from 13 under 13 under 14 a 14 a 15 lily-pad 15 lily-pad 18 what 16 to 17 see 17 see 18 what 18 what 19 had 18 what 21 him 19 had 20 frightened 20 frightened 21 him 21 him 22 so 22 so 23 . " [ha] , ha , ha ! " shouted [peter] , dancing about on the bank . 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 ha 4 ha 5 , 5 , 6 ha 6 ha 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 8 " 9 shouted 9 shouted 11 , 11 , 12 dancing 12 dancing 13 about 13 about 16 bank 14 on 15 the 15 the 16 bank 16 bank 17 . " [ha] , ha , ha ! 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 ha 4 ha 5 , 5 , 6 ha 6 ha 7 ! grandfather [frog] , afraid of a toadstool ! 1 grandfather 3 , 3 , 4 afraid 4 afraid 5 of 5 of 6 a 6 a 7 toadstool 6 a 8 ! ha , ha , ha ! " 1 ha 2 , 2 , 3 ha 3 ha 4 , 4 , 5 ha 5 ha 6 ! 6 ! 7 " at first [grandfather] [frog] was angry , very angry indeed . 1 at 2 first 1 at 6 angry 2 first 5 was 6 angry 11 . 7 , 8 very 8 very 9 angry 8 very 10 indeed 10 indeed 11 . so presently he climbed back on to his big green lily-pad , blinking his great , goggly eyes and looking just a wee bit foolish . 1 so 11 lily-pad 2 presently 3 he 2 presently 4 climbed 4 climbed 5 back 5 back 6 on 6 on 7 to 7 to 8 his 8 his 11 lily-pad 9 big 10 green 10 green 11 lily-pad 11 lily-pad 17 goggly 12 , 13 blinking 13 blinking 14 his 14 his 15 great 15 great 17 goggly 16 , 17 goggly 17 goggly 18 eyes 17 goggly 19 and 19 and 20 looking 19 and 21 just 21 just 22 a 21 just 23 wee 23 wee 24 bit 24 bit 25 foolish 25 foolish 26 . " [chug-a-rum] ! 1 " 3 ! what do you mean by frightening an old fellow like me this way ? " 1 what 2 do 2 do 3 you 3 you 6 frightening 4 mean 5 by 5 by 6 frightening 6 frightening 7 an 6 frightening 10 like 6 frightening 15 " 7 an 8 old 8 old 9 fellow 10 like 11 me 11 me 12 this 12 this 13 way 14 ? 15 " " oh , [grandfather] [frog] , do tell us why it is that [jerry] [muskrat] [builds] his house in the [water] . 1 " 2 oh 1 " 22 . 2 oh 3 , 2 oh 6 , 6 , 7 do 7 do 8 tell 8 tell 9 us 8 tell 10 why 10 why 11 it 11 it 12 is 12 is 13 that 17 his 18 house 18 house 19 in 19 in 20 the 20 the 22 . please do ! " 1 please 2 do 1 please 3 ! 3 ! 4 " " goody ! " cried [peter] and [johnny] [chuck] [together] , sitting down side by side on the very edge of the bank . 1 " 2 goody 1 " 4 " 2 goody 3 ! 4 " 5 cried 4 " 24 . 5 cried 7 and 11 , 12 sitting 12 sitting 13 down 13 down 20 edge 14 side 15 by 14 side 16 side 16 side 17 on 17 on 20 edge 18 the 19 very 19 very 20 edge 20 edge 21 of 20 edge 23 bank 21 of 22 the 23 bank 24 . " [chug-a-rum] ! " he began . 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 he 5 he 6 began 6 began 7 . yes , [sir] , most of the animals lived in the water , as sensible animals do to-day . " 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 most 5 most 6 of 5 most 7 the 7 the 8 animals 8 animals 9 lived 8 animals 12 water 8 animals 16 animals 9 lived 10 in 10 in 11 the 12 water 13 , 14 as 15 sensible 15 sensible 16 animals 16 animals 17 do 16 animals 18 to-day 18 to-day 19 . 19 . 20 " peter nudged [johnny] [chuck] . 1 peter 2 nudged 1 peter 5 . " he means himself and his family , " he whispered with a chuckle . 1 " 2 he 1 " 3 means 2 he 3 means 3 means 4 himself 3 means 7 family 3 means 11 whispered 4 himself 5 and 6 his 7 family 8 , 11 whispered 9 " 10 he 10 he 11 whispered 11 whispered 12 with 12 with 13 a 13 a 14 chuckle 14 chuckle 15 . " after a time , " continued [grandfather] [frog] , " there began to be more land and still more . 1 " 2 after 2 after 3 a 3 a 4 time 4 time 5 , 5 , 7 continued 6 " 7 continued 7 continued 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 13 began 12 there 13 began 13 began 14 to 14 to 15 be 15 be 16 more 16 more 17 land 16 more 20 more 18 and 19 still 19 still 20 more 20 more 21 . then some of the animals began to spend most of their time on the land . 1 then 2 some 2 some 3 of 2 some 5 animals 3 of 4 the 5 animals 6 began 5 animals 15 land 6 began 7 to 7 to 8 spend 9 most 10 of 10 of 11 their 11 their 12 time 12 time 13 on 13 on 15 land 14 the 15 land 15 land 16 . but it was of no use . 1 but 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 of 4 of 5 no 5 no 6 use 6 use 7 . you know that is the way with you to-day , [peter] [rabbit] . " 1 you 2 know 2 know 4 is 3 that 4 is 4 is 5 the 5 the 6 way 6 way 7 with 7 with 8 you 8 you 9 to-day 9 to-day 10 , 10 , 13 . 13 . 14 " peter nodded . 1 peter 2 nodded 2 nodded 3 . " one day [old] [mother] [nature] [found] [mr] [muskrat] [sitting] on [a] [rock] , looking very mournful . 1 " 2 one 2 one 3 day 3 day 11 on 11 on 14 , 14 , 15 looking 15 looking 16 very 16 very 17 mournful 17 mournful 18 . " ' [what] 's the matter , [mr] [muskrat] ? ' she asked . 1 " 11 ' 1 " 12 she 2 ' 6 matter 2 ' 11 ' 4 's 5 the 5 the 6 matter 7 , 10 ? 10 ? 11 ' 12 she 13 asked 13 asked 14 . " ' [then] why don't you build you a fine house on the land ? ' asked [old] [mother] [nature] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 21 . 2 ' 4 why 4 why 5 don't 5 don't 6 you 6 you 8 you 7 build 8 you 8 you 9 a 9 a 10 fine 10 fine 11 house 11 house 12 on 12 on 13 the 12 on 14 land 15 ? 17 asked 15 ? 21 . 16 ' 17 asked " [mr] [muskrat] hesitated . 1 " 4 hesitated 4 hesitated 5 . none of his friends on land had such a [big] , [fine] house , and [mr] [muskrat] was very proud of it . 1 none 2 of 1 none 4 friends 2 of 3 his 3 his 4 friends 4 friends 5 on 5 on 6 land 6 land 7 had 7 had 8 such 8 such 9 a 9 a 11 , 11 , 15 and 13 house 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 18 was 18 was 19 very 19 very 20 proud 20 proud 21 of 21 of 22 it 22 it 23 . and that is why [jerry] [muskrat] [has] built [that] [fine] [house] in the [smiling] [pool] and [has] so few enemies , " concluded [grandfather] [frog] . 1 and 2 that 1 and 26 . 2 that 3 is 3 is 4 why 3 is 8 built 8 built 12 in 12 in 13 the 13 the 16 and 18 so 19 few 19 few 20 enemies 20 enemies 21 , 20 enemies 23 concluded 21 , 22 " 23 concluded 26 . peter [rabbit] drew a long breath , which was almost a sigh . 1 peter 12 sigh 3 drew 4 a 4 a 5 long 5 long 6 breath 6 breath 7 , 7 , 8 which 8 which 9 was 9 was 10 almost 10 almost 11 a 11 a 12 sigh 12 sigh 13 . " [i] [almost] [wish] my grandfather a thousand times removed had been content to stay in the water , too , " he said . 1 " 5 my 1 " 22 " 5 my 6 grandfather 6 grandfather 8 thousand 7 a 8 thousand 8 thousand 9 times 9 times 10 removed 11 had 12 been 11 had 19 , 12 been 13 content 13 content 14 to 14 to 18 water 15 stay 16 in 16 in 17 the 17 the 18 water 19 , 20 too 19 , 21 , 21 , 22 " 22 " 23 he 23 he 24 said 24 said 25 . " [chug-a-rum] ! " retorted [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 retorted 5 retorted 8 . " if he had , you wouldn't have the [dear] [old] [briar-patch] . 1 " 2 if 2 if 3 he 3 he 4 had 4 had 7 wouldn't 5 , 6 you 5 , 7 wouldn't 7 wouldn't 8 have 8 have 9 the 9 the 13 . be content with what you 've got , " 1 be 2 content 2 content 3 with 2 content 8 , 3 with 4 what 4 what 5 you 4 what 7 got 5 you 6 've 8 , 9 " " [i] think [i] will , " said [peter] . 1 " 3 think 1 " 10 . 5 will 6 , 6 , 7 " 6 , 8 said 8 said 10 . [viii] [why] [old] [man] [coyote] [has] [many] [voices] so those who hear him always say that he has many voices , and that certainly is the way it seems . 1 so 3 who 2 those 3 who 3 who 5 him 4 hear 5 him 5 him 6 always 5 him 9 he 5 him 16 certainly 6 always 7 say 7 say 8 that 9 he 10 has 10 has 11 many 11 many 12 voices 12 voices 14 and 13 , 14 and 15 that 16 certainly 16 certainly 17 is 16 certainly 20 it 17 is 19 way 18 the 19 way 20 it 21 seems 20 it 22 . no , [sir] , he wouldn't have believed you . 1 no 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 wouldn't 6 wouldn't 7 have 7 have 8 believed 8 believed 9 you 9 you 10 . and you couldn't have blamed him . 1 and 5 blamed 2 you 5 blamed 3 couldn't 4 have 4 have 5 blamed 5 blamed 6 him 5 blamed 7 . he just couldn't help it . 1 he 2 just 2 just 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 help 4 help 5 it 5 it 6 . " why , " said he , " [every] [night] [i] [hear] a [whole] crowd yelping and howling together . " 1 " 2 why 2 why 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 6 he 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 13 a 13 a 15 crowd 15 crowd 16 yelping 16 yelping 17 and 17 and 18 howling 18 howling 21 " 19 together 20 . 20 . 21 " " but you don't ! " insisted the [merry] [little] [breezes] . 1 " 2 but 1 " 3 you 3 you 4 don't 3 you 12 . 4 don't 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 insisted 7 insisted 8 the " it is [old] [man] [coyote] [alone] who makes all that noise . " 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 is 3 is 14 " 8 who 9 makes 9 makes 12 noise 9 makes 13 . 10 all 11 that 11 that 12 noise 13 . 14 " " don't you suppose [i] know what [i] hear ? " demanded [peter] . 1 " 7 what 1 " 11 " 1 " 12 demanded 2 don't 3 you 2 don't 6 know 3 you 4 suppose 6 know 7 what 9 hear 10 ? 10 ? 11 " 12 demanded 14 . " no ! " retorted the [merry] [little] [breezes] [.] 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 retorted 5 retorted 6 the and with that the [merry] [little] [breezes] [indignantly] raced away to spread the news all over the [green] [meadows] [.] 1 and 2 with 1 and 9 raced 2 with 3 that 3 that 4 the 9 raced 10 away 10 away 11 to 11 to 12 spread 12 spread 13 the 13 the 14 news 14 news 15 all 15 all 16 over 16 over 17 the he was still thinking of it as the [black] [shadows] [came] creeping down from the [purple] [hills] [across] [the] [green] [meadows] . 1 he 2 was 1 he 4 thinking 2 was 3 still 4 thinking 5 of 5 of 6 it 6 it 7 as 7 as 8 the 8 the 12 creeping 12 creeping 13 down 13 down 14 from 14 from 15 the 15 the 22 . suddenly [peter] [saw] a [dark] [form] [skulking] [among] [the] [black] [shadows] [.] 1 suddenly 4 a at first he thought it was [reddy] [fox] , only somehow it looked bigger . 1 at 2 first 1 at 3 he 3 he 4 thought 3 he 12 it 5 it 6 was 5 it 12 it 9 , 10 only 10 only 11 somehow 11 somehow 12 it 12 it 13 looked 13 looked 14 bigger 14 bigger 15 . peter , safe in the dear [old] [briar-patch] , watched . 1 peter 10 watched 2 , 6 dear 2 , 9 , 3 safe 4 in 4 in 5 the 5 the 6 dear 9 , 10 watched 10 watched 11 . and [now] [peter] had to believe his eyes rather than his ears . 1 and 4 had 4 had 5 to 5 to 6 believe 6 believe 8 eyes 7 his 8 eyes 8 eyes 12 ears 9 rather 10 than 10 than 12 ears 11 his 12 ears 12 ears 13 . it was hard , very hard , to believe , but it was so . 1 it 3 hard 2 was 3 hard 3 hard 4 , 3 hard 6 hard 5 very 6 hard 6 hard 7 , 7 , 9 believe 8 to 9 believe 9 believe 14 so 10 , 11 but 11 but 14 so 12 it 14 so 13 was 14 so 14 so 15 . " [chug-a-rum] ! " said [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 8 . this sounded [so] [much] like a story that [peter] straightway [teased] [grandfather] [frog] to tell him all about it . 1 this 2 sounded 2 sounded 5 like 5 like 6 a 6 a 7 story 7 story 15 tell 8 that 10 straightway 10 straightway 14 to 14 to 15 tell 15 tell 18 about 16 him 17 all 17 all 18 about 18 about 19 it 19 it 20 . at last , to get rid of him and enjoy a little quiet and peace , [grandfather] [frog] [did] [so] . 1 at 2 last 2 last 3 , 3 , 15 peace 4 to 5 get 5 get 6 rid 6 rid 7 of 7 of 8 him 8 him 9 and 9 and 10 enjoy 10 enjoy 11 a 11 a 12 little 12 little 13 quiet 13 quiet 14 and 14 and 15 peace 15 peace 21 . 16 , 21 . " [chug-a-rum] ! " he began , as he always does . 1 " 4 " 1 " 9 he 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 he 5 he 6 began 6 began 7 , 7 , 8 as 9 he 10 always 10 always 11 does 11 does 12 . he was just as smart and just as clever . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 just 3 just 4 as 4 as 5 smart 5 smart 6 and 6 and 9 clever 7 just 8 as 8 as 9 clever 9 clever 10 . indeed , he was smart enough and clever enough not to let his neighbors know that he was smart and clever at all . 1 indeed 8 clever 2 , 3 he 3 he 4 was 4 was 5 smart 5 smart 6 enough 6 enough 7 and 7 and 8 clever 8 clever 9 enough 8 clever 21 clever 9 enough 10 not 10 not 11 to 12 let 13 his 13 his 14 neighbors 14 neighbors 15 know 14 neighbors 19 smart 15 know 16 that 16 that 17 he 17 he 18 was 19 smart 20 and 19 smart 21 clever 21 clever 23 all 21 clever 24 . 22 at 23 all those were very peaceful times at first , and everybody was on the best of terms with everybody else , as you know . 1 those 2 were 1 those 4 peaceful 2 were 3 very 4 peaceful 5 times 4 peaceful 12 on 5 times 7 first 5 times 11 was 6 at 7 first 7 first 8 , 7 first 10 everybody 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 everybody 12 on 16 terms 13 the 14 best 14 best 15 of 15 of 16 terms 16 terms 17 with 17 with 19 else 18 everybody 19 else 19 else 20 , 20 , 21 as 21 as 22 you 22 you 23 know 23 know 24 . so [old] [king] [bear] ruled in the [green] [forest] , and [everybody] was happy and contented . 1 so 11 and 5 ruled 6 in 6 in 7 the 7 the 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 13 was 13 was 17 . 14 happy 15 and 15 and 16 contented 16 contented 17 . " but there came a time when food was scarce , and it was no longer easy to get plenty to eat . 1 " 2 but 1 " 8 food 2 but 3 there 3 there 4 came 4 came 5 a 5 a 6 time 7 when 8 food 8 food 10 scarce 8 food 13 it 9 was 10 scarce 10 scarce 11 , 11 , 12 and 13 it 14 was 13 it 16 longer 15 no 16 longer 16 longer 17 easy 17 easy 18 to 18 to 19 get 19 get 20 plenty 20 plenty 21 to 21 to 22 eat 22 eat 23 . it was then that the stronger began to steal from the weaker , and by and by even to prey upon those smaller than themselves . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 then 2 was 4 that 4 that 7 began 5 the 7 began 6 stronger 7 began 7 began 8 to 7 began 14 and 8 to 9 steal 10 from 11 the 11 the 12 weaker 12 weaker 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 by 15 by 16 and 15 by 17 by 17 by 18 even 17 by 19 to 19 to 21 upon 20 prey 21 upon 21 upon 22 those 22 those 23 smaller 23 smaller 24 than 23 smaller 26 . 24 than 25 themselves some of them it made very sly and cunning , like old [mr] [fox] . 1 some 3 them 1 some 4 it 2 of 3 them 4 it 5 made 5 made 6 very 5 made 7 sly 7 sly 8 and 8 and 9 cunning 9 cunning 10 , 9 cunning 15 . 10 , 11 like 11 like 12 old mr [coyote] [was] [another] [whom] it made sly and cunning [.] 1 mr 10 cunning 6 it 9 and 7 made 8 sly 8 sly 9 and 9 and 10 cunning and yet he liked the same things to eat . 1 and 2 yet 2 yet 3 he 3 he 4 liked 4 liked 7 things 5 the 6 same 6 same 7 things 7 things 9 eat 7 things 10 . 8 to 9 eat " so he used to study and plan how he could outwit them without danger to himself . 1 " 2 so 1 " 4 used 2 so 3 he 4 used 12 outwit 5 to 6 study 6 study 7 and 7 and 9 how 8 plan 9 how 9 how 11 could 9 how 12 outwit 10 he 11 could 12 outwit 13 them 13 them 15 danger 14 without 15 danger 15 danger 16 to 15 danger 18 . 16 to 17 himself little by little he got the habit of slyly following them when they were hunting , always keeping out of sight . 1 little 2 by 2 by 3 little 2 by 4 he 4 he 5 got 5 got 6 the 6 the 7 habit 7 habit 8 of 8 of 10 following 9 slyly 10 following 10 following 11 them 10 following 15 hunting 12 when 15 hunting 13 they 14 were 14 were 15 hunting 15 hunting 16 , 16 , 18 keeping 17 always 18 keeping 18 keeping 21 sight 19 out 20 of 19 out 21 sight 21 sight 22 . in this way , he managed to get many meals of scraps . 1 in 2 this 2 this 3 way 2 this 13 . 3 way 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 10 meals 6 managed 7 to 7 to 8 get 8 get 10 meals 9 many 10 meals 10 meals 11 of 11 of 12 scraps at last one day , as he stole [soft-footed] through the [green] [forest] , he discovered [mr] [lynx] [having] a great feast . 1 at 2 last 2 last 3 one 3 one 4 day 4 day 5 , 5 , 6 as 6 as 7 he 6 as 14 , 7 he 8 stole 8 stole 10 through 10 through 11 the 14 , 15 he 15 he 16 discovered 16 discovered 22 feast 20 a 21 great 21 great 22 feast 22 feast 23 . why not [make] [mr] [lynx] think he had a lot of friends with him ? 1 why 2 not 1 why 15 ? 6 think 7 he 7 he 8 had 8 had 9 a 9 a 10 lot 10 lot 11 of 10 lot 12 friends 12 friends 13 with 12 friends 15 ? 13 with 14 him it would do [no] harm to try . 1 it 2 would 1 it 3 do 3 do 5 harm 5 harm 6 to 6 to 7 try 7 try 8 . so [mr] [coyote] [put] [his] [nose] up in the air and howled . 1 so 7 up 7 up 8 in 8 in 9 the 9 the 10 air 10 air 11 and 11 and 12 howled 12 howled 13 . mr [lynx] [looked] up and [grinned] . 1 mr 4 up 4 up 7 . 5 and 7 . he had no fear of [mr] [coyote] . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 no 3 no 4 fear 4 fear 5 of 5 of 8 . mr [lynx] [stopped] [eating] [and] [looked] up a little surprised . 1 mr 7 up 7 up 8 a 8 a 9 little 9 little 10 surprised 10 surprised 11 . ' [i] wonder if [mr] [coyote] has got a brother [with] [him] , ' thought he . 1 ' 14 ' 3 wonder 4 if 4 if 7 has 7 has 8 got 8 got 9 a 9 a 10 brother 10 brother 13 , 13 , 14 ' 14 ' 15 thought 15 thought 16 he 16 he 17 . a [minute] [later] [mr] [coyote] howled [again] from the place where he had howled in the first place . 1 a 6 howled 6 howled 8 from 8 from 9 the 9 the 10 place 10 place 11 where 11 where 12 he 12 he 13 had 13 had 14 howled 14 howled 15 in 15 in 18 place 16 the 17 first 17 first 18 place 18 place 19 . mr [lynx] [grew] [anxious] and [lost] [his] [appetite] [.] 1 mr 5 and ' [mr] [coyote] must have a whole crowd of brothers , ' thought he . 1 ' 4 must 1 ' 12 ' 5 have 6 a 6 a 7 whole 7 whole 8 crowd 8 crowd 9 of 8 crowd 10 brothers 8 crowd 11 , 9 of 10 brothers 11 , 12 ' 12 ' 13 thought 13 thought 14 he 14 he 15 . ' [i] guess this is no place for me ! ' 1 ' 3 guess 1 ' 11 ' 4 this 5 is 4 this 6 no 6 no 7 place 7 place 8 for 8 for 9 me 9 me 10 ! 10 ! 11 ' with that he started to sneak away . 1 with 2 that 2 that 3 he 3 he 4 started 4 started 5 to 4 started 6 sneak 4 started 8 . 6 sneak 7 away " [mr] [coyote] followed him , [still] trying to make his voice sound like the voices of [many] . 1 " 4 followed 1 " 19 . 4 followed 5 him 5 him 6 , 6 , 8 trying 8 trying 9 to 9 to 10 make 10 make 13 sound 11 his 12 voice 12 voice 13 sound 13 sound 14 like 13 sound 16 voices 15 the 16 voices 16 voices 17 of mr [lynx] [gave] a [hurried] [look] [over] [his] shoulder and began to run . 1 mr 4 a 4 a 9 shoulder 9 shoulder 10 and 10 and 11 began 11 began 12 to 12 to 13 run 13 run 14 . then [mr] [coyote] returned to the [dinner] [mr] [lynx] [had] left , and ate and ate until he couldn't hold another mouthful . 1 then 17 until 4 returned 5 to 5 to 6 the 6 the 11 left 11 left 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 ate 14 ate 15 and 15 and 16 ate 16 ate 17 until 17 until 18 he 18 he 19 couldn't 19 couldn't 20 hold 20 hold 22 mouthful 20 hold 23 . 21 another 22 mouthful " so he had plenty to eat from that time on . 1 " 2 so 2 so 3 he 3 he 4 had 4 had 5 plenty 5 plenty 7 eat 5 plenty 8 from 6 to 7 eat 8 from 10 time 9 that 10 time 10 time 11 on 11 on 12 . and all his children and his children 's children had that same wonderful voice , just as [old] [man] [coyote] has now . 1 and 2 all 2 all 3 his 3 his 4 children 3 his 6 his 5 and 6 his 6 his 7 children 7 children 8 's 8 's 9 children 8 's 10 had 10 had 12 same 10 had 21 has 11 that 12 same 12 same 13 wonderful 13 wonderful 14 voice 15 , 16 just 16 just 17 as 17 as 21 has 21 has 22 now 22 now 23 . chug-a-rum ! 1 chug-a-rum 2 ! now scamper home , [peter] [rabbit] , and see that you don't let [old] [man] [coyote] 's sharp wits get you into trouble . " 1 now 10 that 2 scamper 3 home 2 scamper 8 and 4 , 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 see 8 and 10 that 10 that 11 you 10 that 12 don't 12 don't 13 let 13 let 20 get 17 's 18 sharp 18 sharp 19 wits 19 wits 20 get 20 get 22 into 21 you 22 into 22 into 23 trouble 23 trouble 24 . 24 . 25 " " thank you , [grandfather] [frog] ! " [cried] [peter] and scampered as fast as he could go for [the] dear , safe [old] [briar-patch] . 1 " 2 thank 2 thank 3 you 2 thank 22 , 3 you 4 , 4 , 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 8 " 11 and 11 and 12 scampered 12 scampered 14 fast 13 as 14 fast 14 fast 15 as 15 as 16 he 16 he 17 could 17 could 18 go 18 go 19 for 19 for 21 dear 22 , 23 safe 23 safe 26 . [ix] [why] [miner] [the] [mole] [lives] [under] [ground] striped [chipmunk] sat staring at a little ridge where the grass was raised up . 1 striped 11 grass 3 sat 6 a 4 staring 5 at 5 at 6 a 6 a 7 little 6 a 8 ridge 6 a 11 grass 9 where 10 the 10 the 11 grass 11 grass 14 up 11 grass 15 . 12 was 14 up 13 raised 14 up he had often seen little ridges like that without thinking much about them . 1 he 6 ridges 2 had 4 seen 3 often 4 seen 4 seen 6 ridges 5 little 6 ridges 6 ridges 7 like 6 ridges 13 them 6 ridges 14 . 8 that 9 without 8 that 13 them 9 without 10 thinking 10 thinking 11 much 10 thinking 12 about he knew that they were [made] by [miner] the [mole] . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 5 were 3 that 4 they 4 they 5 were 5 were 7 by 7 by 9 the 9 the 11 . he had known that ever since he was big enough to begin to ask questions . 1 he 4 that 2 had 3 known 3 known 4 that 4 that 6 since 4 that 9 big 5 ever 6 since 7 he 9 big 8 was 9 big 9 big 10 enough 10 enough 11 to 11 to 12 begin 12 begin 13 to 13 to 14 ask 14 ask 15 questions 15 questions 16 . " what a queer way of living ! " thought [striped] [chipmunk] . 1 " 2 what 1 " 9 " 2 what 3 a 3 a 4 queer 4 queer 5 way 5 way 6 of 6 of 7 living 7 living 8 ! 9 " 10 thought 9 " 13 . i wonder " 1 i 2 wonder 1 i 3 " " what do you wonder ? " 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 do 3 do 4 you 4 you 5 wonder 4 you 6 ? 6 ? 7 " the voice was so close to [striped] [chipmunk] that it made him jump [.] 1 the 2 voice 1 the 4 so 2 voice 3 was 4 so 5 close 4 so 9 that 5 close 6 to 9 that 10 it 10 it 11 made 11 made 12 him 12 him 13 jump he whirled about . 1 he 2 whirled 2 whirled 3 about 3 about 4 . there was [johnny] [chuck] , who had tiptoed up as softly as he knew how , to give [striped] [chipmunk] a scare . 1 there 2 was 1 there 16 , 2 was 5 , 5 , 6 who 6 who 7 had 7 had 8 tiptoed 8 tiptoed 9 up 8 tiptoed 11 softly 10 as 11 softly 11 softly 12 as 12 as 13 he 13 he 14 knew 14 knew 15 how 16 , 17 to 17 to 18 give 18 give 21 a 21 a 22 scare 22 scare 23 . johnny grinned . 1 johnny 2 grinned 2 grinned 3 . " what do you wonder ? " he repeated . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 do 3 do 4 you 4 you 5 wonder 4 you 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 7 " 8 he 8 he 9 repeated 9 repeated 10 . striped [chipmunk] [made] a [face] at [johnny] . 1 striped 4 a 4 a 6 at 6 at 8 . " [i] wonder [something] that [i] bet you don't know , " he replied . 1 " 3 wonder 1 " 12 " 5 that 11 , 7 bet 8 you 8 you 11 , 9 don't 10 know 10 know 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 he 13 he 14 replied 14 replied 15 . " that 's easy , " replied [johnny] . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 's 2 that 9 . 3 's 4 easy 4 easy 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 replied " there are more [things] [i] [don't] [know] than [i] [do] [know] , but [i] 'm [always] ready to learn . 1 " 14 but 1 " 21 . 2 there 3 are 2 there 4 more 4 more 9 than 9 than 13 , 13 , 14 but 16 'm 18 ready 18 ready 20 learn 19 to 20 learn 20 learn 21 . what is it this time ? " 1 what 2 is 2 is 3 it 3 it 5 time 4 this 5 time 5 time 6 ? 5 time 7 " 6 ? 7 " " why does [miner] the [mole] [live] [under] ground all the time ? " 1 " 2 why 1 " 14 " 2 why 3 does 5 the 9 ground 9 ground 10 all 10 all 12 time 11 the 12 time 12 time 13 ? 13 ? 14 " striped [chipmunk] pointed to the ridge made by [miner] . 1 striped 3 pointed 1 striped 10 . 3 pointed 4 to 4 to 5 the 5 the 6 ridge 6 ridge 8 by 7 made 8 by johnny [chuck] scratched his head thoughtfully . 1 johnny 3 scratched 3 scratched 4 his 3 scratched 5 head 5 head 6 thoughtfully 6 thoughtfully 7 . " [i] don't know , " he confessed finally . 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 know 4 know 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 he 6 " 10 . 7 he 8 confessed 9 finally 10 . " [i] never thought of it before . 1 " 3 never 3 never 4 thought 4 thought 5 of 5 of 6 it 6 it 7 before 7 before 8 . of course there [must] [be] a reason . 1 of 2 course 1 of 6 a 2 course 3 there 6 a 7 reason 7 reason 8 . i wonder " 1 i 2 wonder 1 i 3 " " well , what do you wonder ? " 1 " 2 well 2 well 3 , 3 , 4 what 4 what 5 do 5 do 6 you 6 you 7 wonder 6 you 8 ? 8 ? 9 " " the [same] thing you wonder , " laughed [johnny] [chuck] . 1 " 2 the 1 " 12 . 2 the 4 thing 4 thing 5 you 6 wonder 7 , 6 wonder 12 . 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 laughed striped [chipmunk] [hadn't] [anything] else to do , so [off] they started . 1 striped 5 else 5 else 6 to 6 to 7 do 7 do 8 , 8 , 9 so 9 so 11 they 11 they 12 started 12 started 13 . on the way they [met] [jimmy] [skunk] and [danny] [meadow] [mouse] [.] 1 on 3 way 1 on 8 and 2 the 3 way 3 way 4 they " [chug-a-rum] ! " said he in his deep voice . 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 6 he 8 his 7 in 8 his 8 his 9 deep 9 deep 10 voice 10 voice 11 . " it 's very strange to me how little some folks know about their nearest neighbors . " 1 " 2 it 1 " 3 's 3 's 5 strange 3 's 11 folks 4 very 5 strange 6 to 7 me 7 me 8 how 8 how 9 little 9 little 10 some 10 some 11 folks 11 folks 12 know 11 folks 14 their 12 know 13 about 14 their 15 nearest 15 nearest 16 neighbors 16 neighbors 17 . 17 . 18 " he looked up and winked at jolly , round , bright [mr] [sun] . 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 3 up 3 up 4 and 4 and 5 winked 5 winked 6 at 5 winked 14 . 6 at 7 jolly 7 jolly 8 , 7 jolly 9 round 9 round 10 , 10 , 11 bright striped [chipmunk] , [johnny] [chuck] , [jimmy] [skunk] , and [danny] [meadow] [mouse] looked as though they felt very foolish , as indeed they did . 1 striped 3 , 3 , 6 , 6 , 26 . 9 , 10 and 9 , 15 as 10 and 14 looked 15 as 16 though 16 though 17 they 17 they 18 felt 18 felt 19 very 19 very 20 foolish 20 foolish 21 , 21 , 22 as 22 as 25 did 23 indeed 24 they 24 they 25 did 25 did 26 . " it happened a long time ago , " continued [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 2 it 1 " 8 , 2 it 3 happened 3 happened 7 ago 4 a 5 long 5 long 6 time 6 time 7 ago 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 continued 10 continued 13 . " when the world was young ? " interrupted [danny] [meadow] [mouse] . 1 " 2 when 2 when 5 was 2 when 6 young 3 the 4 world 4 world 5 was 6 young 7 ? 7 ? 8 " 8 " 9 interrupted 9 interrupted 13 . " of course , " replied [grandfather] [frog] , pretending to be very much put out at [such] a foolish [question] . 1 " 2 of 1 " 22 . 2 of 3 course 3 course 20 foolish 4 , 5 " 4 , 20 foolish 5 " 19 a 6 replied 9 , 9 , 10 pretending 10 pretending 11 to 10 pretending 19 a 11 to 12 be 12 be 15 put 13 very 14 much 14 much 15 put 15 put 16 out 15 put 17 at danny hung his head and resolved that he would bite his tongue before he asked another question . 1 danny 2 hung 1 danny 6 resolved 1 danny 13 before 2 hung 3 his 3 his 4 head 5 and 6 resolved 6 resolved 7 that 6 resolved 9 would 7 that 8 he 9 would 10 bite 10 bite 12 tongue 11 his 12 tongue 13 before 14 he 13 before 15 asked 13 before 18 . 15 asked 17 question 16 another 17 question " in [those] [days] [miner] ['s] [great-great-grandfather] a thousand times removed [didn't] live under ground , " continued [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 2 in 1 " 16 , 1 " 17 " 2 in 8 a 8 a 9 thousand 9 thousand 10 times 10 times 11 removed 13 live 14 under 14 under 15 ground 15 ground 16 , 17 " 18 continued 18 continued 21 . " nobody did . 1 " 2 nobody 2 nobody 3 did 3 did 4 . he wasn't so very different from a lot of [other] animals . 1 he 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 so 3 so 4 very 4 very 5 different 5 different 6 from 6 from 7 a 7 a 8 lot 8 lot 9 of 8 lot 11 animals 11 animals 12 . food was plenty , and everybody was on the best of terms with everybody else . 1 food 3 plenty 2 was 3 plenty 3 plenty 5 and 3 plenty 12 terms 4 , 5 and 6 everybody 12 terms 7 was 8 on 8 on 12 terms 9 the 10 best 10 best 11 of 11 of 12 terms 12 terms 13 with 13 with 15 else 14 everybody 15 else 15 else 16 . mr [mole] [lived] [just] [as] [the] [rest] [did] . 1 mr 9 . he went and came as he pleased , and enjoyed the sunshine and took part in all the good times of his neighbors . 1 he 2 went 2 went 3 and 3 and 4 came 4 came 5 as 4 came 9 and 5 as 6 he 6 he 7 pleased 7 pleased 8 , 9 and 10 enjoyed 10 enjoyed 11 the 11 the 12 sunshine 12 sunshine 13 and 13 and 14 took 14 took 15 part 15 part 16 in 15 part 24 . 16 in 21 of 17 all 18 the 18 the 21 of 19 good 20 times 19 good 21 of 21 of 23 neighbors 22 his 23 neighbors everybody liked him , and whenever he made a call , he was sure of a welcome . 1 everybody 2 liked 2 liked 3 him 3 him 4 , 3 him 5 and 3 him 12 he 5 and 6 whenever 6 whenever 9 a 7 he 8 made 8 made 9 a 9 a 10 call 11 , 12 he 12 he 13 was 13 was 14 sure 14 sure 15 of 15 of 16 a 16 a 17 welcome 17 welcome 18 . but one thing [mr] [mole] never did ; he never meddled in other people 's affairs . 1 but 2 one 1 but 17 . 2 one 3 thing 6 never 7 did 7 did 8 ; 8 ; 9 he 8 ; 10 never 10 never 11 meddled 11 meddled 12 in 12 in 15 's 13 other 14 people 14 people 15 's 15 's 16 affairs 16 affairs 17 . no , [sir] , [mr] [mole] [never] [poked] his nose [in] where he had no [business] . 1 no 2 , 1 no 15 no 2 , 4 , 4 , 9 his 9 his 10 nose 10 nose 14 had 12 where 13 he 13 he 14 had 15 no 17 . " for a long time everything went smoothly with all the people of the [green] [forest] and the [green] [meadows] . 1 " 6 everything 2 for 3 a 3 a 4 long 4 long 5 time 5 time 6 everything 6 everything 7 went 7 went 8 smoothly 7 went 9 with 9 with 10 all 9 with 12 people 10 all 11 the 12 people 13 of 13 of 14 the 14 the 17 and 17 and 18 the 18 the 21 . then came hard times . 1 then 2 came 1 then 3 hard 3 hard 4 times 3 hard 5 . they grew harder and harder . 1 they 2 grew 1 they 5 harder 3 harder 4 and 3 harder 5 harder 5 harder 6 . food was scarce and kept growing more scarce . 1 food 2 was 1 food 3 scarce 1 food 9 . 3 scarce 4 and 3 scarce 8 scarce 4 and 5 kept 5 kept 6 growing 6 growing 7 more everybody was hungry , and you know how it is with hungry people they grow ugly and quarrelsome . 1 everybody 2 was 2 was 3 hungry 3 hungry 4 , 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 you 6 you 7 know 7 know 8 how 8 how 9 it 8 how 11 with 9 it 10 is 11 with 12 hungry 11 with 13 people 13 people 14 they 13 people 18 quarrelsome 13 people 19 . 15 grow 16 ugly 16 ugly 17 and 16 ugly 18 quarrelsome matters grew worse and worse , and then it was that fear was born . 1 matters 2 grew 2 grew 3 worse 2 grew 4 and 4 and 5 worse 5 worse 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 then 8 then 9 it 9 it 10 was 10 was 11 that 11 that 13 was 12 fear 13 was 13 was 14 born 14 born 15 . " now , as [i] said before , [mr] [mole] [never] had meddled with other people 's business , and he didn't now . 1 " 2 now 1 " 24 . 2 now 20 and 3 , 4 as 3 , 13 meddled 4 as 6 said 6 said 7 before 7 before 8 , 8 , 12 had 13 meddled 18 business 13 meddled 19 , 14 with 15 other 15 other 16 people 16 people 17 's 17 's 18 business 19 , 20 and 21 he 22 didn't 21 he 23 now 23 now 24 . he went off by himself to think things over . 1 he 5 himself 2 went 3 off 3 off 4 by 4 by 5 himself 5 himself 8 things 6 to 7 think 7 think 8 things 8 things 9 over 9 over 10 . ' [it] isn't safe to run [around] any more , ' said he . 1 ' 11 ' 3 isn't 4 safe 4 safe 5 to 5 to 6 run 6 run 8 any 8 any 9 more 9 more 10 , 10 , 11 ' 11 ' 12 said 12 said 13 he 13 he 14 . i [believe] [he] would have eaten me , if [i] hadn't crawled into an old hollow stump . 1 i 4 would 1 i 18 . 4 would 5 have 5 have 6 eaten 6 eaten 7 me 7 me 8 , 8 , 9 if 9 if 11 hadn't 12 crawled 13 into 13 into 17 stump 14 an 15 old 15 old 16 hollow 16 hollow 17 stump 17 stump 18 . now [i] can't run fast , because my legs are too short . 1 now 3 can't 3 can't 4 run 4 run 5 fast 5 fast 9 legs 6 , 7 because 7 because 8 my 7 because 9 legs 9 legs 10 are 9 legs 12 short 11 too 12 short 12 short 13 . i can't climb trees [like] [mr] [squirrel] , and [i] [can't] swim [like] [mr] [muskrat] . 1 i 2 can't 1 i 8 , 2 can't 3 climb 3 climb 4 trees 8 , 9 and 9 and 12 swim 12 swim 16 . the only thing [i] can do is to dig . ' 1 the 2 only 1 the 3 thing 3 thing 9 dig 5 can 6 do 6 do 7 is 7 is 8 to 8 to 9 dig 9 dig 11 ' 10 . 11 ' when it was finished , he was tired , so he curled up at the bottom for a nap . 1 when 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 finished 3 was 20 . 4 finished 5 , 5 , 6 he 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 tired 9 , 10 so 10 so 11 he 10 so 12 curled 12 curled 13 up 13 up 14 at 14 at 15 the 15 the 16 bottom 16 bottom 17 for 17 for 18 a 18 a 19 nap 19 nap 20 . he was awakened by hearing voices outside . 1 he 3 awakened 1 he 6 voices 2 was 3 awakened 3 awakened 4 by 4 by 5 hearing 6 voices 7 outside 7 outside 8 . he knew those voices right away . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 those 3 those 4 voices 3 those 5 right 5 right 6 away 6 away 7 . they were the voices of [mr] [fox] and [mr] [badger] . 1 they 2 were 1 they 11 . 2 were 3 the 3 the 4 voices 4 voices 5 of 5 of 8 and " ' [these] are terrible times , ' said [mr] [fox] . 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 8 ' 4 are 6 times 5 terrible 6 times 6 times 7 , 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 said 9 said 12 . ' [i] 'm so hungry that [i] ['m] wasting [away] to a [shadow] . 1 ' 14 . 3 'm 4 so 4 so 5 hungry 5 hungry 6 that 6 that 9 wasting 9 wasting 11 to 11 to 12 a 12 a 14 . i wonder who has dug this hole . ' 1 i 2 wonder 2 wonder 3 who 3 who 4 has 3 who 6 this 4 has 5 dug 6 this 7 hole 7 hole 8 . 8 . 9 ' " ' [mr] [mole] , ' replied [mr] [badger] . 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 6 ' 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 replied 6 ' 10 . ' [i] [saw] [him] [at] work [here] [this] [morning] . 1 ' 6 work 6 work 10 . have you noticed how very plump he looks ? ' 1 have 2 you 2 you 3 noticed 3 noticed 4 how 4 how 7 he 5 very 6 plump 5 very 7 he 7 he 8 looks 8 looks 10 ' 9 ? 10 ' " ' [yes] , ' replied [mr] [fox] . 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 5 ' 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 6 replied 5 ' 9 . ' [he] [made] my mouth water [the] [very] [last] [time] [i] [saw] [him] . 1 ' 4 my 4 my 5 mouth 5 mouth 6 water 6 water 14 . seems to me [i] [can] [smell] [him] now . 1 seems 2 to 2 to 3 me 3 me 8 now 8 now 9 . " ' [i] tell you what , ' replied [mr] [badger] . 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 8 ' 4 tell 5 you 4 tell 7 , 5 you 6 what 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 replied 8 ' 12 . " with that they went away , leaving [mr] [mole] shaking with fright at the bottom of his hole . 1 " 2 with 1 " 20 . 2 with 3 that 3 that 4 they 5 went 6 away 6 away 7 , 7 , 8 leaving 8 leaving 16 bottom 11 shaking 12 with 12 with 13 fright 13 fright 14 at 14 at 15 the 15 the 16 bottom 16 bottom 17 of 17 of 18 his 18 his 19 hole 19 hole 20 . ' [it] 's of no use , ' thought [mr] [mole] [.] 1 ' 8 ' 3 's 4 of 4 of 5 no 5 no 6 use 6 use 7 , 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 thought ' [if] [i] [go] outside , they will soon find me , and [if] [i] stay [here] , they will dig me out . 1 ' 24 . 5 outside 6 , 6 , 7 they 7 they 11 me 8 will 9 soon 9 soon 10 find 10 find 11 me 11 me 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 16 stay 13 and 24 . 16 stay 18 , 18 , 19 they 19 they 22 me 20 will 21 dig 21 dig 22 me 22 me 23 out oh , dear , oh , dear ! 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 dear 3 dear 4 , 4 , 5 oh 5 oh 6 , 6 , 7 dear 7 dear 8 ! what ever can [i] do ? ' 1 what 2 ever 1 what 5 do 3 can 5 do 5 do 6 ? 6 ? 7 ' " he lay there feeling very helpless and miserable , when all of a sudden a thought came to him . 1 " 3 lay 2 he 3 lay 3 lay 4 there 3 lay 7 helpless 4 there 6 very 5 feeling 6 very 7 helpless 8 and 8 and 9 miserable 9 miserable 10 , 10 , 11 when 11 when 12 all 12 all 13 of 13 of 14 a 14 a 15 sudden 15 sudden 17 thought 16 a 17 thought 17 thought 18 came 18 came 19 to 19 to 20 him 20 him 21 . he would make a little tunnel [off] [one] [side] and hide in that . 1 he 2 would 2 would 3 make 3 make 6 tunnel 4 a 5 little 5 little 6 tunnel 6 tunnel 10 and 10 and 11 hide 11 hide 12 in 12 in 13 that 13 that 14 . so he went to work and made a little tunnel off one side just big enough for him to squeeze into . 1 so 2 he 2 he 10 tunnel 3 went 4 to 4 to 5 work 5 work 7 made 6 and 7 made 7 made 8 a 7 made 10 tunnel 8 a 9 little 9 little 10 tunnel 10 tunnel 11 off 10 tunnel 20 squeeze 11 off 13 side 12 one 13 side 13 side 14 just 14 just 16 enough 15 big 16 enough 16 enough 17 for 17 for 18 him 18 him 20 squeeze 19 to 20 squeeze 20 squeeze 21 into 21 into 22 . " but they didn't . 1 " 2 but 2 but 4 didn't 3 they 4 didn't 4 didn't 5 . finally they went away , still calling each other names , and from that day to this , [foxes] and [badgers] have [never] been [friends] . 1 finally 2 they 1 finally 4 away 3 went 4 away 4 away 5 , 5 , 7 calling 6 still 7 calling 7 calling 10 names 8 each 9 other 8 each 10 names 10 names 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 from 13 from 14 that 13 from 15 day 14 that 15 day 15 day 16 to 16 to 17 this 17 this 18 , 18 , 20 and 20 and 22 have 22 have 24 been 24 been 26 . " [mr] [mole] was very thankful for his narrow [escape] , and it [set] him to thinking . 1 " 12 and 4 was 5 very 5 very 6 thankful 6 thankful 7 for 7 for 8 his 8 his 9 narrow 9 narrow 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 it 12 and 18 . 15 him 16 to 16 to 17 thinking 16 to 18 . if he had a lot of these underground tunnels , no one would be able to catch him . 1 if 2 he 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 a 4 a 5 lot 5 lot 6 of 6 of 7 these 7 these 8 underground 8 underground 9 tunnels 9 tunnels 10 , 10 , 17 catch 11 no 12 one 12 one 13 would 13 would 14 be 14 be 15 able 15 able 16 to 15 able 17 catch 17 catch 18 him 18 him 19 . it was a splendid idea ! 1 it 2 was 1 it 5 idea 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 splendid 5 idea 6 ! he went to work on it at once . 1 he 2 went 2 went 4 work 3 to 4 work 4 work 5 on 4 work 6 it 6 it 7 at 7 at 8 once 8 once 9 . and then he made a discovery such a splendid discovery ! 1 and 2 then 2 then 3 he 3 he 4 made 4 made 6 discovery 5 a 6 discovery 6 discovery 7 such 6 discovery 10 discovery 8 a 9 splendid 9 splendid 10 discovery 10 discovery 11 ! there was plenty of food to eat right down under ground worms and grubs all he needed . 1 there 2 was 1 there 3 plenty 3 plenty 4 of 3 plenty 5 food 5 food 7 eat 5 food 12 worms 6 to 7 eat 8 right 9 down 9 down 10 under 10 under 11 ground 11 ground 12 worms 12 worms 14 grubs 12 worms 15 all 13 and 14 grubs 15 all 17 needed 16 he 17 needed 17 needed 18 . after that , [mr] [mole] spent all his [time] in his tunnels and seldom put his nose outside . 1 after 2 that 1 after 3 , 3 , 12 tunnels 6 spent 7 all 6 spent 10 in 7 all 8 his 10 in 12 tunnels 11 his 12 tunnels 12 tunnels 14 seldom 13 and 14 seldom 14 seldom 15 put 15 put 17 nose 16 his 17 nose 17 nose 18 outside 18 outside 19 . he was safe , and he was comfortable , and he could always find something to eat by digging for it . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 safe 3 safe 8 comfortable 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 he 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 comfortable 8 comfortable 9 , 8 comfortable 13 always 10 and 11 he 11 he 12 could 12 could 13 always 13 always 14 find 14 find 15 something 15 something 17 eat 16 to 17 eat 17 eat 19 digging 17 eat 22 . 18 by 19 digging 19 digging 20 for 20 for 21 it " [little] [by] [little] his old neighbors forgot all about him . 1 " 8 forgot 5 his 7 neighbors 6 old 7 neighbors 7 neighbors 8 forgot 8 forgot 9 all 8 forgot 10 about 8 forgot 12 . 10 about 11 him he was perfectly happy and satisfied there , and what is there in life better than to be happy and satisfied ? " 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 perfectly 2 was 8 , 3 perfectly 4 happy 4 happy 5 and 5 and 6 satisfied 6 satisfied 7 there 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 what 10 what 11 is 11 is 12 there 11 is 15 better 13 in 14 life 14 life 15 better 15 better 16 than 16 than 17 to 17 to 18 be 18 be 20 and 19 happy 20 and 20 and 21 satisfied 21 satisfied 22 ? 22 ? 23 " " [nothing] , " replied [striped] [chipmunk] , [at] [whom] [grandfather] [frog] [happened] to be [looking] when he asked the question . 1 " 8 , 1 " 22 . 3 , 4 " 3 , 8 , 4 " 5 replied 14 to 15 be 14 to 20 the 15 be 17 when 17 when 18 he 18 he 19 asked 20 the 21 question 20 the 22 . " right ! " [replied] [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 3 ! 1 " 4 " 2 right 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 8 . " and now you know why [miner] the [mole] lives under ground because he is perfectly happy and satisfied there . " 1 " 2 and 1 " 8 the 1 " 21 . 2 and 3 now 3 now 4 you 4 you 5 know 5 know 6 why 8 the 10 lives 11 under 12 ground 12 ground 13 because 13 because 14 he 14 he 15 is 15 is 16 perfectly 16 perfectly 17 happy 17 happy 18 and 18 and 19 satisfied 19 satisfied 20 there 19 satisfied 21 . 21 . 22 " just then up came [peter] [rabbit] , all out of breath . 1 just 2 then 2 then 4 came 3 up 4 came 4 came 7 , 7 , 8 all 8 all 9 out 9 out 10 of 10 of 11 breath 11 breath 12 . " has [grandfather] [frog] been telling a story ? " he panted . 1 " 2 has 1 " 9 ? 2 has 5 been 5 been 6 telling 6 telling 8 story 7 a 8 story 9 ? 10 " 10 " 11 he 11 he 12 panted 12 panted 13 . and to this [day] [peter] [rabbit] wonders what the story was that he missed . 1 and 3 this 1 and 7 wonders 2 to 3 this 7 wonders 14 missed 8 what 12 that 9 the 10 story 10 story 11 was 11 was 12 that 12 that 13 he 13 he 14 missed 14 missed 15 . [x] [why] [mr] [.] [snake] [cannot] [wink] peter [rabbit] and [johnny] [chuck] were [playing] [tag] on the [green] [meadows] . 1 peter 3 and 1 peter 13 . 3 and 6 were 6 were 9 on 9 on 10 the but he didn't . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 . no , [sir] , [peter] [rabbit] didn't do anything [of] [the] [kind] [.] 1 no 2 , 1 no 7 didn't 2 , 4 , 7 didn't 9 anything 8 do 9 anything it was great fun . 1 it 2 was 1 it 4 fun 3 great 4 fun 4 fun 5 . they raced and dodged and twisted and turned . 1 they 2 raced 2 raced 3 and 3 and 4 dodged 4 dodged 6 twisted 5 and 6 twisted 6 twisted 8 turned 7 and 8 turned 8 turned 9 . sometimes [peter] [was] [so] [excited] [that] he would forget and use all four legs . 1 sometimes 7 he 7 he 8 would 8 would 9 forget 9 forget 10 and 10 and 11 use 10 and 12 all 12 all 14 legs 13 four 14 legs 14 legs 15 . then [johnny] [chuck] would [shout] ["] [no] [fair] [!] ["] 1 then 4 would peter would say that he didn't mean to , and to make up for it would be " it " and try to catch [johnny] . 1 peter 2 would 2 would 3 say 3 say 4 that 4 that 5 he 5 he 6 didn't 6 didn't 7 mean 7 mean 8 to 8 to 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 to 11 to 17 be 12 make 13 up 12 make 14 for 13 up 14 for 14 for 15 it 15 it 17 be 16 would 17 be 17 be 20 " 18 " 19 it 18 " 20 " 20 " 21 and 21 and 22 try 22 try 23 to 23 to 24 catch 24 catch 26 . now it happened that curled up on a little grassy tussock , taking an early morning sun-bath , lay little [mr] [greensnake] . 1 now 2 it 1 now 23 . 2 it 3 happened 3 happened 4 that 4 that 5 curled 5 curled 6 up 5 curled 7 on 7 on 10 grassy 7 on 11 tussock 8 a 9 little 9 little 10 grassy 11 tussock 13 taking 12 , 13 taking 13 taking 17 sun-bath 14 an 15 early 15 early 16 morning 16 morning 17 sun-bath 17 sun-bath 18 , 17 sun-bath 20 little 18 , 19 lay of [course] [peter] [rabbit] and [johnny] [chuck] were not afraid of him . 1 of 5 and 1 of 11 of 5 and 10 afraid 8 were 9 not 9 not 10 afraid 11 of 12 him 12 him 13 . if it had been [mr] [rattlesnake] [or] [mr] [gophersnake] , it would have been different . 1 if 2 it 1 if 10 , 2 it 3 had 3 had 4 been 10 , 11 it 11 it 12 would 12 would 13 have 13 have 14 been 14 been 15 different 15 different 16 . but [from] [little] [mr] [greensnake] there was nothing to fear , and sometimes , just for fun , [peter] would jump right over [him] . 1 but 12 and 6 there 7 was 6 there 11 , 7 was 8 nothing 8 nothing 9 to 9 to 10 fear 11 , 12 and 12 and 14 , 13 sometimes 14 , 14 , 18 , 14 , 25 . 15 just 16 for 16 for 17 fun 17 fun 18 , 20 would 21 jump 21 jump 22 right 22 right 23 over 23 over 25 . when he did that , [peter] always winked good-naturedly . 1 when 2 he 1 when 10 . 2 he 5 , 3 did 4 that 3 did 5 , 7 always 8 winked 8 winked 9 good-naturedly 8 winked 10 . but [mr] [greensnake] never winked back . 1 but 4 never 4 never 7 . 5 winked 6 back 6 back 7 . then [peter] [would] [laugh] [and] [wink] at him again . 1 then 7 at 7 at 8 him 8 him 9 again 9 again 10 . but never [once] [did] [mr] [greensnake] wink back . 1 but 2 never 2 never 9 . 7 wink 8 back 8 back 9 . [[] [illustration] [:] [he] [would] [make] [no] [reply] [,] [save] [to] [run] [out] [his] [tongue] [at] [them] [.] []] peter was thinking of this as he and [johnny] [chuck] stretched out in a sunny [spot] to get their breath and [rest] . 1 peter 2 was 2 was 3 thinking 3 thinking 4 of 4 of 5 this 5 this 6 as 6 as 7 he 7 he 8 and 8 and 11 stretched 11 stretched 12 out 12 out 13 in 13 in 14 a 14 a 15 sunny 15 sunny 17 to 15 sunny 23 . 17 to 18 get 18 get 19 their 18 get 20 breath 18 get 21 and he mentioned the matter to [johnny] [chuck] . 1 he 2 mentioned 2 mentioned 3 the 3 the 4 matter 4 matter 5 to 5 to 8 . " that 's so , " replied [johnny] thoughtfully . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 so 4 so 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 10 . 7 replied 9 thoughtfully 9 thoughtfully 10 . " [i] never have seen any of them wink , either . 1 " 12 . 3 never 4 have 4 have 5 seen 5 seen 6 any 6 any 7 of 7 of 8 them 8 them 9 wink 9 wink 11 either 10 , 11 either 11 either 12 . do you suppose they can wink ? " 1 do 2 you 2 you 3 suppose 3 suppose 4 they 4 they 6 wink 4 they 7 ? 5 can 6 wink 7 ? 8 " " let's go ask [mr] [greensnake] , " said [peter] . 1 " 2 let's 1 " 8 " 2 let's 3 go 3 go 4 ask 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 11 . finally they gave up asking him . 1 finally 2 they 1 finally 7 . 2 they 6 him 3 gave 4 up 4 up 5 asking 5 asking 6 him " [i] tell you what , let's go over to the [smiling] [pool] and ask [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 3 tell 3 tell 5 what 4 you 5 what 5 what 6 , 6 , 7 let's 7 let's 8 go 8 go 9 over 9 over 10 to 10 to 11 the 11 the 14 and 14 and 15 ask 15 ask 18 . he 'll be sure to know , and perhaps [,] if he is [feeling] good , he ['ll] tell us a story , " said [peter] . 1 he 4 sure 2 'll 3 be 3 be 4 sure 4 sure 6 know 5 to 6 know 6 know 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 perhaps 9 perhaps 11 if 11 if 12 he 12 he 13 is 13 is 15 good 15 good 16 , 16 , 24 " 16 , 25 said 16 , 27 . 17 he 19 tell 19 tell 20 us 20 us 21 a 21 a 22 story 22 story 23 , 23 , 24 " so off they scampered to the [smiling] [pool] [.] 1 so 2 off 2 off 6 the 3 they 4 scampered 4 scampered 5 to 5 to 6 the his eyes twinkled [as] [peter] and [johnny] [very] politely wished him good morning . 1 his 2 eyes 2 eyes 3 twinkled 3 twinkled 6 and 6 and 9 politely 9 politely 10 wished 10 wished 11 him 11 him 12 good 12 good 13 morning 13 morning 14 . " good morning , " said he gruffly . 1 " 2 good 2 good 3 morning 3 morning 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 7 he 7 he 8 gruffly 8 gruffly 9 . but [peter] had seen that twinkle in his eyes and knew that [grandfather] [frog] was feeling good-natured in spite of his gruff greeting . 1 but 3 had 1 but 24 . 3 had 4 seen 4 seen 5 that 6 twinkle 7 in 7 in 8 his 8 his 9 eyes 9 eyes 10 and 10 and 23 greeting 11 knew 12 that 12 that 15 was 15 was 16 feeling 16 feeling 17 good-natured 17 good-natured 18 in 18 in 19 spite 19 spite 20 of 20 of 21 his 21 his 22 gruff 22 gruff 23 greeting 23 greeting 24 . " if you please , [grandfather] [frog] , [why] [doesn't] [mr] [greensnake] wink at us when we wink at him ? " he asked . 1 " 2 if 2 if 3 you 2 if 5 , 3 you 4 please 5 , 8 , 8 , 13 wink 8 , 18 wink 13 wink 14 at 14 at 15 us 15 us 17 we 16 when 17 we 18 wink 19 at 19 at 20 him 20 him 23 he 21 ? 22 " 21 ? 23 he 22 " 23 he 23 he 24 asked 24 asked 25 . " [chug-a-rum] ! 1 " 3 ! because he can't [,] ["] [replied] [grandfather] [frog] . 1 because 3 can't 2 he 3 can't 3 can't 9 . " can't ! " cried [peter] [rabbit] and [johnny] [chuck] [together] . 1 " 2 can't 1 " 8 and 2 can't 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 cried 8 and 12 . " that 's what [i] said [can't] , " replied [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 2 that 1 " 13 . 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 what 4 what 6 said 8 , 9 " 8 , 13 . 9 " 10 replied " and no more [can] [mr] . blacksnake , or [mr] [rattlesnake] , or [mr] [gophersnake] , or any other member of the [snake] family . " 1 " 2 and 1 " 7 . 2 and 3 no 3 no 4 more 7 . 8 blacksnake 8 blacksnake 9 , 9 , 10 or 10 or 14 or 13 , 14 or 14 or 27 " 17 , 18 or 17 , 21 member 18 or 19 any 19 any 20 other 21 member 22 of 22 of 23 the 23 the 25 family 25 family 26 . 26 . 27 " " why not ? " cried [peter] and [johnny] , all in the same breath . 1 " 3 not 1 " 8 and 2 why 3 not 3 not 4 ? 4 ? 5 " 5 " 6 cried 8 and 10 , 10 , 11 all 11 all 12 in 12 in 15 breath 13 the 14 same 13 the 15 breath 15 breath 16 . of course [peter] and [johnny] promised to sit perfectly still and not say a word . 1 of 2 course 1 of 4 and 4 and 6 promised 6 promised 7 to 6 promised 8 sit 8 sit 10 still 8 sit 12 not 9 perfectly 10 still 11 and 12 not 12 not 13 say 12 not 16 . 13 say 15 word 14 a 15 word once [peter] [opened] [his] [mouth] to ask why , but remembered in time and closed [it] again without making a sound . 1 once 10 but 6 to 7 ask 7 ask 8 why 8 why 9 , 8 why 10 but 10 but 11 remembered 11 remembered 12 in 12 in 13 time 13 time 14 and 14 and 15 closed 15 closed 17 again 17 again 18 without 18 without 19 making 18 without 22 . 19 making 20 a 20 a 21 sound at last [grandfather] [frog] cleared his throat once more , and with a [far-away] [look] in his great , goggly eyes began : 1 at 2 last 2 last 5 cleared 5 cleared 6 his 6 his 7 throat 7 throat 8 once 8 once 9 more 9 more 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 with 12 with 13 a 13 a 16 in 16 in 17 his 17 his 18 great 18 great 19 , 18 great 20 goggly 20 goggly 21 eyes 21 eyes 22 began 22 began 23 : of course he [wasn't] old [then] . 1 of 2 course 1 of 7 . 2 course 3 he 5 old 7 . he was young and spry and smart , was [mr] [snake] . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 young 3 young 4 and 4 and 5 spry 5 spry 6 and 6 and 7 smart 7 smart 8 , 8 , 9 was 9 was 12 . now there is such a thing as being too smart . 1 now 2 there 2 there 3 is 3 is 4 such 4 such 5 a 4 such 6 thing 4 such 7 as 7 as 8 being 8 being 9 too 9 too 10 smart 10 smart 11 . that was the trouble with [mr] [snake] . 1 that 2 was 1 that 8 . 2 was 3 the 3 the 4 trouble 4 trouble 5 with yes , [sir] , that was the trouble with [mr] [snake] . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 12 . 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 that 5 that 6 was 6 was 7 the 7 the 8 trouble 8 trouble 9 with it certainly was a very bad thing . " 1 it 2 certainly 2 certainly 3 was 2 certainly 6 bad 2 certainly 7 thing 3 was 4 a 4 a 5 very 7 thing 8 . 8 . 9 " grandfather [frog] shook his head gravely . 1 grandfather 3 shook 3 shook 5 head 4 his 5 head 5 head 6 gravely 6 gravely 7 . mr [snake] [would] [go] [about] [all] [day] cheating [everybody] [he] [met] [.] 1 mr 8 cheating at night he would go home and chuckle over his smartness . 1 at 2 night 1 at 4 would 3 he 4 would 4 would 5 go 5 go 6 home 5 go 8 chuckle 6 home 7 and 8 chuckle 9 over 8 chuckle 11 smartness 9 over 10 his 11 smartness 12 . " now one bad habit almost always leads to another . 1 " 2 now 2 now 3 one 3 one 4 bad 4 bad 5 habit 4 bad 6 almost 6 almost 8 leads 7 always 8 leads 8 leads 9 to 8 leads 10 another 10 another 11 . from cheating , [mr] [snake] just naturally slipped to stealing . 1 from 2 cheating 2 cheating 10 stealing 3 , 6 just 6 just 7 naturally 7 naturally 8 slipped 8 slipped 9 to 8 slipped 10 stealing 10 stealing 11 . yes , [sir] , he became a thief . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 8 thief 6 became 8 thief 7 a 8 thief 8 thief 9 . of course that [made] [trouble] [right] [away] , but still no one suspected [mr] [snake] [.] 1 of 2 course 1 of 3 that 3 that 8 , 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 still 10 still 11 no 11 no 12 one 12 one 13 suspected he was always very polite to every one and always offering to do favors for his neighbors . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 always 2 was 4 very 2 was 14 favors 4 very 5 polite 5 polite 6 to 5 polite 7 every 7 every 8 one 9 and 10 always 10 always 14 favors 11 offering 12 to 12 to 13 do 13 do 14 favors 14 favors 15 for 15 for 17 neighbors 15 for 18 . 16 his 17 neighbors in fact , [mr] [snake] was very well liked and much respected . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 3 , 6 was 6 was 7 very 7 very 8 well 8 well 9 liked 9 liked 11 much 10 and 11 much 11 much 12 respected 11 much 13 . when any one had been robbed , he was always the first to offer sympathy and join in the hunt for the thief . 1 when 2 any 1 when 24 . 2 any 3 one 3 one 4 had 4 had 5 been 5 been 6 robbed 6 robbed 7 , 7 , 8 he 8 he 9 was 9 was 10 always 9 was 13 to 10 always 11 the 11 the 12 first 13 to 14 offer 14 offer 23 thief 15 sympathy 16 and 16 and 17 join 17 join 18 in 18 in 19 the 19 the 20 hunt 20 hunt 21 for 21 for 22 the 22 the 23 thief " [so] [mr] . snake found that [lying] helped him to cheat and steal , and all the time he kept thinking how smart he was . 1 " 4 . 4 . 5 snake 5 snake 27 . 6 found 7 that 7 that 9 helped 9 helped 10 him 9 helped 11 to 11 to 12 cheat 12 cheat 13 and 13 and 14 steal 14 steal 15 , 15 , 16 and 15 , 27 . 16 and 17 all 16 and 26 was 17 all 18 the 18 the 19 time 19 time 20 he 20 he 21 kept 21 kept 22 thinking 23 how 24 smart 24 smart 25 he 25 he 26 was but even [mr] [snake] [had] a little bit of conscience , and once in a while it would trouble him . 1 but 2 even 2 even 6 a 6 a 7 little 7 little 8 bit 8 bit 9 of 9 of 10 conscience 10 conscience 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 21 . 13 once 14 in 13 once 16 while 14 in 15 a 15 a 16 while 16 while 17 it 17 it 18 would 17 it 21 . 18 would 20 him 19 trouble 20 him so what do you think he did ? 1 so 2 what 2 what 3 do 3 do 4 you 4 you 5 think 5 think 6 he 6 he 7 did 7 did 8 ? why , cheating had become such a habit with him that he actually tried to cheat himself to cheat his conscience ! 1 why 2 , 1 why 3 cheating 3 cheating 6 such 3 cheating 10 him 3 cheating 13 actually 4 had 5 become 5 become 6 such 6 such 7 a 8 habit 9 with 9 with 10 him 11 that 12 he 11 that 13 actually 12 he 13 actually 13 actually 14 tried 14 tried 15 to 14 tried 16 cheat 16 cheat 17 himself 16 cheat 18 to 18 to 19 cheat 18 to 22 ! 19 cheat 20 his 20 his 21 conscience when he was telling a lie , he would wink one eye . 1 when 2 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 telling 4 telling 5 a 5 a 6 lie 6 lie 7 , 7 , 8 he 8 he 9 would 9 would 10 wink 10 wink 11 one 10 wink 12 eye 12 eye 13 . but always he took care to wink the eye that was turned away from the one he was talking to . 1 but 2 always 1 but 3 he 3 he 4 took 3 he 17 he 4 took 5 care 5 care 6 to 6 to 7 wink 7 wink 9 eye 8 the 9 eye 9 eye 10 that 10 that 11 was 11 was 12 turned 11 was 16 one 13 away 14 from 14 from 15 the 15 the 16 one 17 he 18 was 18 was 19 talking 19 talking 20 to 20 to 21 . " dear me , dear me , such terrible [times] as there [were] on the [green] [meadows] and [in] the [green] [forest] ! 1 " 4 , 1 " 12 there 2 dear 3 me 3 me 4 , 4 , 5 dear 5 dear 6 me 6 me 7 , 7 , 11 as 8 such 9 terrible 8 such 11 as 12 there 14 on 14 on 15 the 15 the 18 and 18 and 20 the 20 the 23 ! she had all the little people come before her in turn and tell their troubles . 1 she 3 all 1 she 9 her 1 she 14 their 2 had 3 all 3 all 4 the 3 all 6 people 3 all 7 come 4 the 5 little 8 before 9 her 9 her 10 in 10 in 11 turn 11 turn 12 and 12 and 13 tell 14 their 15 troubles 15 troubles 16 . when it [came] [mr] [snake] 's turn , he had no complaint to make . 1 when 2 it 2 it 6 's 6 's 7 turn 7 turn 8 , 8 , 9 he 9 he 10 had 10 had 11 no 10 had 13 to 11 no 12 complaint 13 to 14 make 14 make 15 . he seemed to be the only one who had no troubles . 1 he 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 to 3 to 4 be 4 be 5 the 5 the 6 only 6 only 7 one 7 one 8 who 8 who 9 had 9 had 10 no 10 no 11 troubles 11 troubles 12 . she asked him a great many questions , and for each one he had a ready reply . 1 she 9 and 2 asked 3 him 2 asked 7 questions 3 him 4 a 5 great 6 many 6 many 7 questions 7 questions 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 14 had 10 for 12 one 11 each 12 one 12 one 13 he 13 he 14 had 14 had 15 a 15 a 16 ready 15 a 17 reply 17 reply 18 . of course a great many of these replies were lies , and every time he told one of these , he winked without knowing it . 1 of 2 course 2 course 5 many 3 a 4 great 3 a 5 many 5 many 6 of 5 many 8 replies 6 of 7 these 8 replies 9 were 8 replies 19 these 9 were 10 lies 10 lies 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 every 13 every 14 time 14 time 15 he 15 he 16 told 17 one 19 these 18 of 19 these 19 these 22 winked 19 these 26 . 20 , 22 winked 21 he 22 winked 22 winked 24 knowing 23 without 24 knowing 24 knowing 25 it you see , it had become a habit . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 it 4 it 5 had 5 had 6 become 5 had 8 habit 6 become 7 a 8 habit 9 . " now , with all his smartness , [mr] [snake] had forgotten one thing , one very important thing . 1 " 2 now 2 now 3 , 3 , 4 with 4 with 5 all 5 all 6 his 6 his 7 smartness 7 smartness 8 , 8 , 11 had 11 had 12 forgotten 12 forgotten 13 one 13 one 14 thing 14 thing 15 , 15 , 17 very 16 one 17 very 17 very 18 important 18 important 19 thing 19 thing 20 . it was this : you can't [fool] [old] [mother] [nature] , and it is of no use to try . 1 it 2 was 1 it 17 use 2 was 3 this 3 this 4 : 5 you 6 can't 6 can't 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 it 13 it 14 is 14 is 15 of 15 of 16 no 16 no 17 use 17 use 18 to 18 to 19 try 19 try 20 . he hadn't been talking three minutes before she knew who was at the bottom of all the trouble . 1 he 2 hadn't 2 hadn't 3 been 2 hadn't 9 knew 3 been 4 talking 5 three 6 minutes 6 minutes 7 before 7 before 9 knew 8 she 9 knew 9 knew 10 who 10 who 11 was 11 was 12 at 12 at 13 the 13 the 14 bottom 14 bottom 15 of 15 of 16 all 16 all 17 the 17 the 18 trouble 18 trouble 19 . she let him finish , then called all the others about her and told them who had made all the trouble . 1 she 2 let 1 she 6 then 1 she 12 her 1 she 15 them 2 let 4 finish 3 him 4 finish 5 , 6 then 7 called 8 all 8 all 10 others 8 all 11 about 9 the 10 others 11 about 12 her 13 and 14 told 14 told 15 them 15 them 16 who 16 who 17 had 16 who 22 . 17 had 18 made 18 made 21 trouble 19 all 20 the 20 the 21 trouble mr [snake] was very bold . 1 mr 5 bold 3 was 4 very 3 was 5 bold 5 bold 6 . he held his head very high in the air and pretended not to care . 1 he 2 held 2 held 4 head 2 held 11 pretended 3 his 4 head 4 head 5 very 5 very 6 high 7 in 8 the 7 in 10 and 8 the 9 air 10 and 11 pretended 11 pretended 12 not 11 pretended 13 to 13 to 14 care 14 care 15 . " ' [from] this time on , no one will believe anything you say , and you shall have no friends . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 22 . 2 ' 4 this 4 this 5 time 5 time 16 and 6 on 7 , 7 , 8 no 8 no 9 one 9 one 10 will 10 will 11 believe 11 believe 12 anything 12 anything 13 you 12 anything 14 say 12 anything 15 , 15 , 16 and 17 you 18 shall 17 you 22 . 18 shall 19 have 19 have 20 no 20 no 21 friends " and now you know why [little] [mr] [greensnake] cannot wink at you ; he hasn't [any] [eyelids] to wink [with] " finished [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 2 and 1 " 16 hasn't 1 " 22 " 2 and 3 now 3 now 4 you 3 now 14 ; 4 you 5 know 5 know 6 why 10 cannot 11 wink 11 wink 12 at 12 at 13 you 12 at 14 ; 14 ; 15 he 16 hasn't 19 to 19 to 20 wink 22 " 23 finished 23 finished 26 . peter [rabbit] drew a long breath . 1 peter 3 drew 3 drew 6 breath 4 a 5 long 5 long 6 breath 6 breath 7 . " thank you , oh , thank you ever so much , [grandfather] [frog] , " he said . 1 " 2 thank 2 thank 3 you 3 you 15 , 4 , 5 oh 5 oh 6 , 6 , 7 thank 7 thank 8 you 7 thank 12 , 8 you 9 ever 9 ever 11 much 10 so 11 much 12 , 15 , 15 , 19 . 16 " 17 he 17 he 18 said 17 he 19 . " will you tell us [next] [time] [why] [bobby] [coon] wears rings on his tail [?] " 1 " 3 you 1 " 17 " 2 will 3 you 3 you 4 tell 4 tell 5 us 11 wears 12 rings 12 rings 13 on 13 on 14 his 14 his 15 tail 15 tail 17 " " perhaps , " replied [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 " 4 " 2 perhaps 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 replied [xi] [why] [bobby] [coon] [has] [rings] [on] [his] [tail] peter [rabbit] would [give] [grandfather] [frog] [no] [peace] . 1 peter 3 would 3 would 9 . every day [peter] [visited] the [smiling] [pool] [to] [tease] [grandfather] [frog] [for] a [story] [for] [one] [particular] [story] . 1 every 2 day 2 day 5 the 5 the 13 a 13 a 19 . he wanted to know why it is that [bobby] [coon] wears rings on his tail . 1 he 2 wanted 1 he 14 his 2 wanted 3 to 3 to 4 know 4 know 5 why 5 why 6 it 5 why 8 that 6 it 7 is 11 wears 12 rings 12 rings 13 on 13 on 14 his 14 his 15 tail 15 tail 16 . you see , [peter] had admired [bobby] [coon] ['s] tail for a long time . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 5 had 5 had 6 admired 6 admired 10 tail 10 tail 11 for 11 for 12 a 12 a 13 long 13 long 14 time 14 time 15 . but it wasn't [envy] so much as curiosity that prompted [peter] to tease for that story . 1 but 3 wasn't 2 it 3 wasn't 3 wasn't 5 so 3 wasn't 17 . 5 so 6 much 6 much 7 as 7 as 8 curiosity 9 that 10 prompted 9 that 17 . 10 prompted 12 to 12 to 13 tease 13 tease 14 for 14 for 15 that 15 that 16 story bobby [coon] 's tail is very handsome , you know . 1 bobby 3 's 1 bobby 8 , 3 's 4 tail 4 tail 5 is 4 tail 7 handsome 6 very 7 handsome 8 , 9 you 9 you 10 know 10 know 11 . it has beautiful rings of black and gray , and [peter] didn't know of any other tail at all like it . 1 it 2 has 1 it 22 . 2 has 4 rings 3 beautiful 4 rings 4 rings 5 of 4 rings 6 black 7 and 8 gray 8 gray 9 , 9 , 10 and 9 , 22 . 10 and 12 didn't 12 didn't 13 know 13 know 14 of 14 of 15 any 14 of 18 at 15 any 16 other 17 tail 18 at 18 at 19 all 19 all 20 like 20 like 21 it " [chug-a-rum] ! " began [grandfather] [frog] , smoothing down his white and [yellow] waistcoat . 1 " 4 " 3 ! 4 " 4 " 16 . 5 began 9 smoothing 8 , 9 smoothing 9 smoothing 10 down 10 down 11 his 10 down 13 and 12 white 13 and 13 and 15 waistcoat 15 waistcoat 16 . " [chug-a-rum] ! 1 " 3 ! some folks seem to think that what they do doesn't matter to anybody but themselves . 1 some 2 folks 2 folks 3 seem 3 seem 4 to 4 to 5 think 5 think 6 that 6 that 7 what 7 what 8 they 7 what 11 matter 8 they 9 do 10 doesn't 11 matter 11 matter 13 anybody 12 to 13 anybody 13 anybody 14 but 14 but 15 themselves 15 themselves 16 . that was [the] [way] with [old] [mr] [rabbit] , who lived a long time ago when the world was young . 1 that 2 was 1 that 21 . 2 was 19 was 5 with 9 , 9 , 10 who 10 who 11 lived 11 lived 15 ago 12 a 13 long 13 long 14 time 14 time 15 ago 15 ago 16 when 16 when 19 was 17 the 18 world 18 world 19 was 19 was 20 young but it wasn't so . 1 but 2 it 1 but 3 wasn't 2 it 3 wasn't 3 wasn't 4 so 3 wasn't 5 . " it was the same way with old [mr] [coon] [.] 1 " 3 was 1 " 5 same 2 it 3 was 4 the 5 same 5 same 6 way 6 way 7 with 7 with 8 old he was dishonest and stole from [old] [king] [bear] . 1 he 2 was 1 he 10 . 2 was 3 dishonest 3 dishonest 5 stole 4 and 5 stole 5 stole 6 from old [mother] [nature] [didn't] [say] [anything] , but watched him and smiled to herself . 1 old 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 watched 9 watched 10 him 9 watched 12 smiled 9 watched 15 . 11 and 12 smiled 12 smiled 14 herself 13 to 14 herself you see , she knew that [mr] [coon] was beginning a good habit , a very good habit indeed the habit of neatness . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 she 4 she 5 knew 5 knew 6 that 6 that 9 was 9 was 10 beginning 10 beginning 11 a 11 a 12 good 12 good 13 habit 13 habit 14 , 13 habit 18 habit 14 , 15 a 15 a 18 habit 16 very 17 good 17 good 18 habit 18 habit 19 indeed 19 indeed 21 habit 19 indeed 24 . 20 the 21 habit 21 habit 22 of 22 of 23 neatness " it was so with [mr] [coon] . 1 " 2 it 1 " 8 . 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 so 3 was 5 with he [found] [that] [his] [food] tasted [better] for being so clean , and he grew very fussy about what he ate . 1 he 6 tasted 6 tasted 8 for 8 for 9 being 9 being 10 so 10 so 21 ate 11 clean 17 fussy 12 , 13 and 13 and 15 grew 14 he 15 grew 15 grew 16 very 16 very 17 fussy 17 fussy 18 about 18 about 19 what 19 what 20 he 19 what 21 ate 21 ate 22 . they spoiled his supper . 1 they 2 spoiled 2 spoiled 4 supper 3 his 4 supper 4 supper 5 . yes , [sir] , they spoiled his supper . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 they 5 they 6 spoiled 6 spoiled 8 supper 7 his 8 supper 8 supper 9 . then he washed his face and brushed his coat . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 washed 3 washed 5 face 3 washed 7 brushed 4 his 5 face 6 and 7 brushed 7 brushed 8 his 8 his 9 coat 9 coat 10 . ' [now] [i] feel better , and [i] know my supper will taste better , ' said he . 1 ' 14 better 4 feel 5 better 5 better 6 , 5 better 14 better 6 , 7 and 7 and 11 supper 9 know 10 my 10 my 11 supper 12 will 13 taste 13 taste 14 better 14 better 15 , 14 better 16 ' 14 better 18 he 17 said 18 he 18 he 19 . " now at this [time] [mr] [coon] had a very plain tail . 1 " 2 now 1 " 13 . 3 at 4 this 3 at 13 . 4 this 12 tail 8 had 9 a 9 a 10 very 10 very 11 plain 11 plain 12 tail it was all of one color , a grayish white , not at all pretty . 1 it 2 was 2 was 9 grayish 3 all 9 grayish 4 of 5 one 5 one 6 color 6 color 9 grayish 7 , 8 a 7 , 9 grayish 8 a 9 grayish 9 grayish 10 white 10 white 11 , 11 , 12 not 12 not 13 at 13 at 14 all 13 at 15 pretty 13 at 16 . mr [coon] [used] [to] [think] a [great] [deal] [about] [that] [tail] and wish and wish that it was [handsome] . 1 mr 6 a 6 a 20 . 12 and 18 was 12 and 20 . 13 wish 14 and 13 wish 15 wish 15 wish 16 that 16 that 17 it 17 it 18 was sometimes he used to envy [mr] [fox] his beautiful red tail with its [black] and [white] tip . 1 sometimes 2 he 1 sometimes 3 used 3 used 4 to 3 used 5 envy 4 to 5 envy 5 envy 8 his 8 his 11 tail 8 his 18 . 9 beautiful 10 red 10 red 11 tail 11 tail 12 with 11 tail 17 tip 12 with 13 its 15 and 17 tip " ' [good] [morning] , [mr] [coon] , ' said she in her pleasantest voice . 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 14 pleasantest 5 , 8 , 8 , 9 ' 9 ' 10 said 10 said 11 she 11 she 12 in 11 she 13 her 13 her 14 pleasantest 14 pleasantest 15 voice 15 voice 16 . " [mr] [coon] [got] up and made a very low bow . 1 " 12 . 5 up 7 made 6 and 7 made 7 made 8 a 8 a 9 very 9 very 10 low 10 low 11 bow 11 bow 12 . ' [good] [morning] , [mother] [nature] , ' he replied in his politest manner , which was very polite indeed . 1 ' 10 replied 4 , 7 , 7 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 he 9 he 10 replied 10 replied 12 his 10 replied 14 manner 10 replied 21 . 11 in 12 his 12 his 13 politest 14 manner 16 which 15 , 16 which 16 which 17 was 17 was 18 very 18 very 19 polite 19 polite 20 indeed " ' [what] were you thinking about [so] [hard] ? ' asked [old] [mother] [nature] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 16 . 2 ' 4 were 2 ' 11 ' 5 you 6 thinking 6 thinking 7 about 7 about 10 ? 10 ? 11 ' 11 ' 12 asked " [mr] [coon] looked a little bit ashamed . 1 " 4 looked 1 " 9 . 4 looked 8 ashamed 5 a 6 little 6 little 7 bit 7 bit 8 ashamed then he sighed . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 sighed 3 sighed 4 . ' [i] was wishing that my tail was handsomer , ' said he . 1 ' 13 he 3 was 4 wishing 3 was 11 ' 5 that 6 my 6 my 7 tail 7 tail 8 was 8 was 9 handsomer 9 handsomer 10 , 10 , 11 ' 11 ' 12 said 12 said 13 he 13 he 14 . ' [but] it is a very good tail as it is , ' he added hastily . 1 ' 3 it 1 ' 11 is 3 it 4 is 4 is 5 a 5 a 6 very 6 very 8 tail 7 good 8 tail 9 as 10 it 10 it 11 is 11 is 12 , 12 , 14 he 13 ' 14 he 14 he 15 added 15 added 16 hastily 16 hastily 17 . " [old] [mother] [nature] 's eyes twinkled . 1 " 5 's 5 's 7 twinkled 6 eyes 7 twinkled 7 twinkled 8 . she [sat] [down] [beside] [mr] [coon] [and] asked him all about his affairs , just as if she didn't know all about them already . 1 she 8 asked 8 asked 9 him 9 him 10 all 10 all 11 about 11 about 12 his 12 his 13 affairs 13 affairs 14 , 14 , 15 just 15 just 16 as 16 as 17 if 17 if 18 she 17 if 19 didn't 19 didn't 20 know 20 know 21 all 21 all 22 about 22 about 23 them 23 them 24 already 24 already 25 . she told him how pleased she was to find him so neat and clean , and [mr] [coon] just tingled all over with pleasure . 1 she 2 told 2 told 3 him 2 told 4 how 4 how 5 pleased 5 pleased 6 she 5 pleased 25 . 6 she 7 was 7 was 8 to 8 to 9 find 9 find 16 and 10 him 11 so 11 so 13 and 12 neat 13 and 13 and 14 clean 14 clean 15 , 15 , 16 and 19 just 20 tingled 20 tingled 21 all 21 all 22 over 22 over 23 with 23 with 24 pleasure 24 pleasure 25 . at last she got up to go , and her eyes twinkled more than ever , as she said : 1 at 2 last 2 last 19 said 3 she 4 got 3 she 10 her 4 got 5 up 5 up 6 to 6 to 9 and 7 go 8 , 8 , 9 and 10 her 11 eyes 11 eyes 12 twinkled 12 twinkled 13 more 12 twinkled 14 than 13 more 14 than 14 than 15 ever 15 ever 16 , 16 , 17 as 17 as 18 she 18 she 19 said 19 said 20 : " ' [by] the way , [mr] [coon] , [i] am so pleased with [your] [neatness] that [i] am leaving you a reward . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 9 , 2 ' 4 the 4 the 5 way 5 way 6 , 9 , 24 . 11 am 12 so 12 so 13 pleased 13 pleased 14 with 14 with 23 reward 17 that 19 am 19 am 20 leaving 20 leaving 21 you 21 you 22 a 22 a 23 reward 23 reward 24 . i hope you will like it . ' 1 i 2 hope 1 i 3 you 3 you 4 will 4 will 5 like 5 like 6 it 6 it 7 . 7 . 8 ' " [mr] [coon] didn't [see] any reward , but he thanked her just the same , and [old] [mother] [nature] went on her way . 1 " 9 but 1 " 10 he 4 didn't 6 any 6 any 7 reward 7 reward 8 , 8 , 9 but 10 he 11 thanked 11 thanked 12 her 11 thanked 15 same 11 thanked 16 , 13 just 14 the 14 the 15 same 16 , 17 and 17 and 21 went 21 went 22 on 22 on 24 way 23 her 24 way 24 way 25 . mr [coon] [watched] [her] [out] [of] [sight] . 1 mr 8 . then he sat down on the old log again and scratched his head thoughtfully as he looked this way and that . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 sat 3 sat 4 down 3 sat 10 and 4 down 5 on 5 on 6 the 6 the 7 old 7 old 8 log 8 log 9 again 10 and 11 scratched 11 scratched 14 thoughtfully 11 scratched 15 as 12 his 13 head 13 head 14 thoughtfully 15 as 16 he 16 he 17 looked 17 looked 19 way 18 this 19 way 19 way 20 and 20 and 21 that 21 that 22 . " ' [i] [wonder] what she meant by reward . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 10 . 2 ' 5 what 5 what 7 meant 6 she 7 meant 8 by 9 reward 9 reward 10 . i don't see any anywhere , ' he said to himself . 1 i 2 don't 1 i 3 see 1 i 6 , 1 i 7 ' 4 any 5 anywhere 5 anywhere 6 , 7 ' 9 said 8 he 9 said 9 said 10 to 10 to 11 himself 11 himself 12 . " by and by he just happened to glance at his tail . 1 " 7 happened 2 by 4 by 3 and 4 by 4 by 7 happened 5 he 6 just 6 just 7 happened 7 happened 8 to 7 happened 9 glance 9 glance 10 at 10 at 11 his 11 his 12 tail 12 tail 13 . you see , [old] [mother] [nature] had [left] a beautiful , broad , [black] [ring] [around] his tail . 1 you 2 see 1 you 11 , 2 see 3 , 3 , 7 had 7 had 9 a 9 a 10 beautiful 11 , 12 broad 12 broad 13 , 13 , 18 tail 17 his 18 tail 18 tail 19 . " now about this time , hard times came to all the little people of the [green] [forest] and the [green] [meadows] . 1 " 2 now 1 " 9 came 3 about 4 this 3 about 6 , 4 this 5 time 6 , 9 came 7 hard 8 times 8 times 9 came 9 came 10 to 9 came 23 . 10 to 19 and 11 all 12 the 12 the 13 little 13 little 14 people 14 people 15 of 15 of 16 the 16 the 19 and 19 and 20 the every one began to grumble . 1 every 2 one 1 every 5 grumble 1 every 6 . 3 began 4 to 4 to 5 grumble mr [bear] grumbled . 1 mr 3 grumbled 3 grumbled 4 . mr [fox] grumbled . 1 mr 3 grumbled 3 grumbled 4 . mr [rabbit] grumbled . 1 mr 3 grumbled 3 grumbled 4 . mr [jay] grumbled . 1 mr 3 grumbled 3 grumbled 4 . mr [squirrel] grumbled . 1 mr 3 grumbled 3 grumbled 4 . even [mr] [chuck] [grumbled] . 1 even 5 . and one and [all] [they] began to blame [old] [mother] [nature] . 1 and 2 one 1 and 3 and 3 and 6 began 6 began 7 to 7 to 8 blame 8 blame 12 . then they began to quarrel among themselves and to steal from each other . 1 then 3 began 1 then 12 each 2 they 3 began 3 began 4 to 3 began 5 quarrel 3 began 9 to 5 quarrel 8 and 6 among 7 themselves 7 themselves 8 and 9 to 10 steal 10 steal 11 from 12 each 13 other 13 other 14 . " but [mr] [coon] didn't grumble , and he didn't go away . 1 " 2 but 2 but 8 and 5 didn't 6 grumble 6 grumble 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 he 9 he 10 didn't 10 didn't 11 go 11 go 12 away 12 away 13 . no , [sir] , [mr] [coon] [just] stuck to his home and did the best he could to find enough to eat . 1 no 2 , 2 , 23 . 4 , 8 stuck 4 , 12 and 8 stuck 9 to 9 to 10 his 10 his 11 home 12 and 13 did 12 and 23 . 13 did 15 best 14 the 15 best 15 best 18 to 16 he 17 could 17 could 18 to 18 to 19 find 19 find 20 enough 20 enough 22 eat 21 to 22 eat he kept himself as neat as ever and was always cheerful . 1 he 2 kept 2 kept 3 himself 2 kept 7 ever 2 kept 12 . 4 as 6 as 5 neat 6 as 6 as 7 ever 7 ever 9 was 8 and 9 was 9 was 10 always 9 was 11 cheerful 10 always 11 cheerful whenever he met one of his grumbling neighbors , he would say : 1 whenever 3 met 2 he 3 met 3 met 4 one 3 met 13 : 4 one 5 of 5 of 6 his 6 his 7 grumbling 8 neighbors 13 : 9 , 10 he 10 he 11 would 11 would 12 say 12 say 13 : " ' [better] [times] [coming] [!] 1 " 2 ' better times coming ! 1 better 2 times 2 times 3 coming 3 coming 4 ! old [mother] [nature] [is] [doing] [the] [best] [she] [can] . 1 old 10 . better times coming ! ' 1 better 2 times 2 times 3 coming 3 coming 4 ! 4 ! 5 ' " more rings , " cried [peter] [rabbit] . 1 " 5 " 2 more 3 rings 3 rings 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 cried 5 " 9 . " yes , " replied [grandfather] [frog] , " [mr] [coon] 's tail was ringed [way] to the tip . 1 " 2 yes 2 yes 3 , 2 yes 8 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 replied 8 , 9 " 9 " 20 . 12 's 13 tail 13 tail 14 was 14 was 15 ringed 15 ringed 17 to 17 to 18 the 18 the 19 tip 19 tip 20 . now you know , [peter] [rabbit] , [why] [bobby] [coon] wears rings on his tail , " concluded [grandfather] [frog] . 1 now 2 you 1 now 21 . 2 you 3 know 3 know 4 , 4 , 7 , 7 , 11 wears 11 wears 12 rings 12 rings 13 on 13 on 14 his 14 his 15 tail 15 tail 16 , 16 , 17 " 17 " 18 concluded peter gave a long sigh . 1 peter 2 gave 2 gave 3 a 3 a 6 . 4 long 5 sigh 5 sigh 6 . " [i] think it 's perfectly beautiful , " he said . 1 " 3 think 3 think 4 it 4 it 5 's 5 's 6 perfectly 6 perfectly 7 beautiful 7 beautiful 8 , 7 beautiful 10 he 9 " 10 he 10 he 11 said 11 said 12 . " [i] wish [i] had rings on my tail . " 1 " 3 wish 1 " 11 " 3 wish 5 had 6 rings 7 on 7 on 8 my 8 my 9 tail 9 tail 10 . 10 . 11 " and then he wondered why everybody laughed . 1 and 2 then 2 then 3 he 3 he 4 wondered 4 wondered 5 why 5 why 7 laughed 6 everybody 7 laughed 7 laughed 8 . [xii] [why] [there] [is] [a] [black] [head] [in] [the] [buzzard] [family] ol ' [mistah] [buzzard] had just told the story of why he has a bald head and is proud of it . 1 ol 2 ' 2 ' 22 . 5 had 6 just 5 had 7 told 7 told 8 the 7 told 9 story 9 story 10 of 10 of 11 why 11 why 12 he 11 why 13 has 13 has 16 head 13 has 18 is 14 a 15 bald 15 bald 16 head 17 and 18 is 18 is 19 proud 19 proud 20 of 20 of 21 it 21 it 22 . you know he hasn't a feather on it , and it is very , very red . 1 you 2 know 2 know 3 he 3 he 4 hasn't 3 he 6 feather 3 he 11 it 5 a 6 feather 6 feather 7 on 7 on 8 it 8 it 9 , 9 , 10 and 11 it 13 very 11 it 16 red 12 is 13 very 13 very 15 very 14 , 15 very 16 red 17 . " may [ah] ask yo ' a question , [brer] [buzzard] ? " said he . 1 " 6 ' 1 " 12 ? 2 may 4 ask 4 ask 5 yo 5 yo 6 ' 7 a 8 question 7 a 12 ? 8 question 9 , 12 ? 13 " 13 " 14 said 14 said 15 he 15 he 16 . " [cert'nly] , [brer] [possum] . 1 " 3 , 3 , 6 . cert'nly , " replied [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] . 1 cert'nly 2 , 1 cert'nly 6 ' 2 , 3 " 3 " 4 replied 6 ' 9 . " is [buzzard] [really] your [fam'ly] name ? " asked [unc] ' [billy] . 1 " 2 is 1 " 14 . 2 is 5 your 5 your 7 name 7 name 8 ? 8 ? 9 " 9 " 10 asked 12 ' 14 . " no , [brer] [possum] , it isn't , " replied [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] . 1 " 2 no 1 " 13 ' 2 no 3 , 2 no 11 replied 3 , 6 , 6 , 7 it 8 isn't 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 replied 13 ' 16 . everybody looked surprised . 1 everybody 2 looked 2 looked 3 surprised 2 looked 4 . you see , no one ever had heard him called anything but [buzzard] . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 7 had 4 no 5 one 5 one 6 ever 6 ever 7 had 7 had 8 heard 8 heard 9 him 9 him 10 called 10 called 11 anything 11 anything 12 but 11 anything 14 . but no one said anything , and after a minute or two [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] explained . 1 but 2 no 1 but 18 . 2 no 3 one 4 said 5 anything 5 anything 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 after 8 after 9 a 8 after 18 . 9 a 10 minute 10 minute 11 or 11 or 12 two 12 two 17 explained " [mah] fam'ly name is [vulture] , " said he . 1 " 3 fam'ly 1 " 8 " 3 fam'ly 5 is 4 name 5 is 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 10 he 10 he 11 . " [an] ' do [ah] understand that all of your fam'ly have red haids ? " inquired [unc] ' [billy] . 1 " 3 ' 1 " 21 . 3 ' 15 ? 4 do 6 understand 6 understand 7 that 6 understand 8 all 8 all 9 of 8 all 11 fam'ly 8 all 15 ? 9 of 10 your 11 fam'ly 13 red 12 have 13 red 13 red 14 haids 16 " 17 inquired 16 " 19 ' 19 ' 21 . ol ' [mistah] [buzzard] looked down at [unc] ['] [billy] , and he saw a twinkle in [unc] ' [billy] 's shrewd little eyes . 1 ol 2 ' 2 ' 25 . 5 looked 6 down 5 looked 7 at 7 at 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 he 12 and 25 . 13 he 14 saw 14 saw 15 a 15 a 16 twinkle 16 twinkle 17 in 17 in 24 eyes 19 ' 21 's 21 's 22 shrewd 22 shrewd 23 little 22 shrewd 24 eyes ol ['] [mistah] [buzzard] grinned . 1 ol 5 grinned 5 grinned 6 . " ah knows jes ' what yo ' done got in your mind , [brer] [possum] , " said he . 1 " 2 ah 2 ah 3 knows 3 knows 4 jes 4 jes 5 ' 4 jes 12 your 5 ' 6 what 6 what 7 yo 6 what 10 got 7 yo 8 ' 9 done 10 got 10 got 11 in 12 your 13 mind 13 mind 14 , 14 , 17 , 17 , 18 " 18 " 19 said 19 said 20 he 20 he 21 . " it 's that trifling , no ' count cousin of mine . 1 " 3 's 1 " 5 trifling 1 " 13 . 2 it 3 's 4 that 5 trifling 5 trifling 8 ' 6 , 7 no 6 , 8 ' 8 ' 9 count 8 ' 12 mine 10 cousin 11 of 11 of 12 mine he has a bald haid , jes ' like [ah] [have] , but his haid is black instead of red . 1 he 2 has 2 has 3 a 3 a 4 bald 4 bald 5 haid 5 haid 7 jes 6 , 7 jes 7 jes 8 ' 7 jes 9 like 9 like 12 , 12 , 13 but 13 but 14 his 13 but 16 is 13 but 21 . 14 his 15 haid 16 is 17 black 17 black 18 instead 17 black 20 red 18 instead 19 of that 's because his grandpap was trifling an ' po ' trash , jes ' like he is . " 1 that 2 's 2 's 5 grandpap 3 because 4 his 4 his 5 grandpap 5 grandpap 7 trifling 5 grandpap 10 po 6 was 7 trifling 7 trifling 8 an 8 an 9 ' 9 ' 10 po 10 po 11 ' 10 po 16 like 12 trash 13 , 13 , 14 jes 14 jes 15 ' 15 ' 16 like 16 like 18 is 17 he 18 is 18 is 19 . 19 . 20 " peter [rabbit] pricked up his ears . 1 peter 3 pricked 3 pricked 4 up 4 up 5 his 5 his 6 ears 6 ears 7 . this sounded like another story . 1 this 2 sounded 2 sounded 3 like 3 like 4 another 4 another 5 story 5 story 6 . he was curious about that black-headed cousin [of] [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] , very curious indeed . 1 he 2 was 1 he 6 black-headed 2 was 3 curious 3 curious 4 about 4 about 5 that 6 black-headed 7 cousin 7 cousin 13 , 13 , 14 very 14 very 15 curious 15 curious 16 indeed 16 indeed 17 . he wondered if [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] would have to be teased for a story , like [grandfather] [frog] . 1 he 2 wondered 2 wondered 3 if 3 if 8 would 8 would 9 have 9 have 10 to 9 have 20 . 10 to 11 be 11 be 12 teased 11 be 16 , 12 teased 13 for 13 for 14 a 14 a 15 story 16 , 17 like anyway , he would find out . 1 anyway 2 , 2 , 3 he 3 he 4 would 4 would 5 find 5 find 6 out 6 out 7 . there would be no harm in trying . 1 there 2 would 1 there 3 be 1 there 4 no 2 would 3 be 4 no 5 harm 5 harm 6 in 6 in 7 trying 7 trying 8 . " if you please , how does [your] [cousin] happen to have a [black] [head] ? " asked [peter] as politely as he knew how . 1 " 2 if 1 " 26 . 2 if 3 you 2 if 4 please 2 if 5 , 2 if 7 does 3 you 4 please 6 how 7 does 7 does 10 happen 10 happen 18 asked 11 to 12 have 12 have 13 a 13 a 16 ? 16 ? 18 asked 17 " 18 asked 20 as 21 politely 21 politely 22 as 22 as 23 he 23 he 24 knew 24 knew 25 how 25 how 26 . " because his grandpap asked too many questions , " [replied] [ol] ' [mistah] [buzzard] [,] slyly winking at the others . 1 " 2 because 1 " 10 " 2 because 3 his 3 his 5 asked 4 grandpap 5 asked 5 asked 8 questions 6 too 7 many 7 many 8 questions 8 questions 9 , 10 " 13 ' 13 ' 17 slyly 17 slyly 18 winking 18 winking 19 at 18 winking 21 others 20 the 21 others 21 others 22 . everybody [laughed] [,] [for] everybody knows that [no] one asks [more] questions [than] [peter] [rabbit] . 1 everybody 5 everybody 5 everybody 6 knows 6 knows 7 that 6 knows 16 . 7 that 9 one 7 that 12 questions 9 one 10 asks peter laughed with the rest , although he looked a wee bit foolish . 1 peter 2 laughed 2 laughed 3 with 2 laughed 13 foolish 3 with 5 rest 4 the 5 rest 5 rest 6 , 7 although 9 looked 8 he 9 looked 9 looked 11 wee 9 looked 13 foolish 10 a 11 wee 11 wee 12 bit 13 foolish 14 . but he didn't mean to give up just because he was laughed at . 1 but 2 he 1 but 9 because 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 mean 4 mean 5 to 5 to 6 give 6 give 7 up 8 just 9 because 9 because 10 he 10 he 11 was 11 was 12 laughed 12 laughed 13 at 13 at 14 . oh , my , no ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 4 , 2 , 3 my 4 , 5 no 5 no 6 ! " please , [mr] [buzzard] , please tell [us] the story , " he begged . 1 " 2 please 2 please 3 , 3 , 16 . 6 , 7 please 7 please 8 tell 8 tell 11 story 10 the 11 story 11 story 13 " 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 he 14 he 15 begged 15 begged 16 . besides , he rather enjoys telling stories . 1 besides 2 , 1 besides 3 he 3 he 4 rather 3 he 5 enjoys 5 enjoys 6 telling 6 telling 7 stories 7 stories 8 . wasn't anything going on that this trifling member of the [buzzard] fam'ly didn't find out about and meddle in . 1 wasn't 2 anything 1 wasn't 3 going 1 wasn't 13 didn't 3 going 4 on 4 on 6 this 4 on 12 fam'ly 5 that 6 this 6 this 7 trifling 6 this 8 member 8 member 9 of 9 of 10 the 13 didn't 14 find 13 didn't 17 and 14 find 15 out 16 about 17 and 17 and 18 meddle 18 meddle 19 in 19 in 20 . he could ask mo ' questions than [peter] [rabbit] [can] , an ' anybody that can do that has got to ask a lot . " 1 he 2 could 2 could 3 ask 3 ask 4 mo 4 mo 5 ' 4 mo 12 an 6 questions 7 than 7 than 11 , 11 , 12 an 12 an 13 ' 13 ' 14 anybody 13 ' 26 " 14 anybody 15 that 14 anybody 16 can 14 anybody 19 has 16 can 17 do 17 do 18 that 19 has 20 got 20 got 21 to 21 to 22 ask 22 ask 23 a 24 lot 25 . 25 . 26 " everybody looked at [peter] [and] [laughed] [.] 1 everybody 2 looked 2 looked 3 at peter made a funny face and laughed too . 1 peter 6 and 2 made 3 a 2 made 6 and 3 a 4 funny 4 funny 5 face 6 and 7 laughed 7 laughed 8 too 8 too 9 . " why , [i] thought it was warm down south ! " interrupted [peter] [rabbit] . 1 " 2 why 1 " 12 " 2 why 3 , 3 , 11 ! 5 thought 6 it 6 it 7 was 7 was 8 warm 8 warm 10 south 9 down 10 south 10 south 11 ! 12 " 13 interrupted 13 interrupted 16 . " so it is , [brer] [rabbit] ! 1 " 2 so 2 so 3 it 3 it 4 is 3 it 8 ! 4 is 5 , so it is ! " 1 so 2 it 2 it 3 is 3 is 4 ! 4 ! 5 " ol ' [mistah] [buzzard] hastened to say . 1 ol 2 ' 2 ' 5 hastened 5 hastened 6 to 6 to 7 say 7 say 8 . so we-uns sit on the chimney-tops whenever ol ['] [jack] [frost] gets to [straying] [down] [where] [he] have no business . 1 so 2 we-uns 2 we-uns 3 sit 2 we-uns 8 ol 3 sit 4 on 4 on 5 the 5 the 6 chimney-tops 6 chimney-tops 7 whenever 8 ol 21 . 12 gets 13 to 13 to 18 have 18 have 19 no 19 no 20 business 20 business 21 . yo ' see , if we-uns keep our toes warm , we-uns are warm all over . 1 yo 2 ' 1 yo 3 see 1 yo 6 we-uns 1 yo 14 warm 3 see 4 , 5 if 6 we-uns 6 we-uns 7 keep 6 we-uns 12 we-uns 7 keep 10 warm 8 our 9 toes 9 toes 10 warm 10 warm 11 , 13 are 14 warm 14 warm 15 all 15 all 16 over 16 over 17 . " one day this no ' count [,] trifling cousin of [grandpap] [buzzard] [get] cold in his [feet] . 1 " 19 . 2 one 3 day 2 one 16 in 3 day 4 this 4 this 5 no 5 no 7 count 6 ' 7 count 7 count 9 trifling 9 trifling 10 cousin 10 cousin 11 of 11 of 15 cold 16 in 17 his 16 in 19 . it was on a lil ol ' house , a lil ol ' tumble-down house [.] 1 it 2 was 1 it 14 tumble-down 2 was 3 on 4 a 5 lil 4 a 6 ol 6 ol 7 ' 6 ol 8 house 6 ol 12 ol 8 house 9 , 9 , 10 a 10 a 11 lil 12 ol 13 ' 13 ' 14 tumble-down 14 tumble-down 15 house mistah [buzzard] fly right over an ' sit on that chimney-top fo ' to warm his toes . 1 mistah 17 toes 3 fly 4 right 4 right 5 over 5 over 6 an 6 an 7 ' 7 ' 8 sit 8 sit 9 on 9 on 10 that 10 that 11 chimney-top 10 that 12 fo 12 fo 13 ' 12 fo 14 to 14 to 15 warm 14 to 16 his 16 his 17 toes 17 toes 18 . of course he right smart curious about that lil ol ' tumble-down house and who live there . 1 of 2 course 1 of 3 he 3 he 4 right 4 right 6 curious 5 smart 6 curious 6 curious 7 about 7 about 9 lil 8 that 9 lil 9 lil 10 ol 10 ol 11 ' 10 ol 12 tumble-down 12 tumble-down 13 house 13 house 14 and 14 and 15 who 15 who 16 live 15 who 18 . 16 live 17 there " he listen an ' listen . 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 listen 3 listen 4 an 3 listen 6 listen 3 listen 7 . 4 an 5 ' then he shift ' round to the other side of the chimney an ' listen . 1 then 4 ' 2 he 3 shift 3 shift 4 ' 4 ' 5 round 4 ' 13 an 5 round 6 to 5 round 9 side 7 the 8 other 8 other 9 side 9 side 10 of 10 of 11 the 11 the 12 chimney 13 an 14 ' 14 ' 15 listen 15 listen 16 . no matter where he sit , he can't hear what being said down inside that lil ol ' tumble-down house . 1 no 2 matter 2 matter 3 where 3 where 5 sit 4 he 5 sit 5 sit 6 , 5 sit 7 he 5 sit 8 can't 5 sit 16 lil 8 can't 9 hear 10 what 12 said 10 what 15 that 11 being 12 said 12 said 13 down 13 down 14 inside 15 that 16 lil 16 lil 17 ol 17 ol 18 ' 17 ol 19 tumble-down 17 ol 21 . 19 tumble-down 20 house then what do yo ' think [mistah] [buzzard] [do] [?] 1 then 2 what 1 then 6 think 2 what 3 do 3 do 4 yo 4 yo 5 ' why , he jes ' stretch his fool haid as far down that chimney as he can an ' listen an ' listen . 1 why 2 , 1 why 3 he 3 he 4 jes 4 jes 5 ' 4 jes 9 haid 6 stretch 9 haid 7 his 8 fool 7 his 9 haid 9 haid 10 as 10 as 11 far 10 as 15 as 11 far 12 down 12 down 13 that 13 that 14 chimney 15 as 16 he 15 as 17 can 17 can 18 an 18 an 19 ' 19 ' 20 listen 20 listen 21 an 20 listen 23 listen 21 an 22 ' 23 listen 24 . yes , [sah] , that is jes ' what [that] [no] ' [count] [buzzard] do . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 12 ' 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 that 5 that 6 is 6 is 7 jes 7 jes 8 ' 8 ' 9 what 12 ' 16 . 15 do 16 . but all he hear is jes ' a mumbling and a mumbling , an ' that make him more curious than ever . 1 but 2 all 2 all 3 he 2 all 5 is 2 all 9 mumbling 3 he 4 hear 5 is 6 jes 7 ' 8 a 8 a 9 mumbling 9 mumbling 12 mumbling 10 and 11 a 11 a 12 mumbling 12 mumbling 14 an 13 , 14 an 14 an 15 ' 14 an 17 make 14 an 23 . 15 ' 16 that 17 make 18 him 17 make 20 curious 19 more 20 curious 20 curious 21 than 21 than 22 ever " now when he stretch his haid an ' neck down the chimney that way , he get ' em all black with soot . 1 " 2 now 2 now 3 when 3 when 4 he 3 when 16 , 4 he 5 stretch 6 his 7 haid 7 haid 9 ' 7 haid 11 down 7 haid 12 the 8 an 9 ' 9 ' 10 neck 12 the 13 chimney 12 the 15 way 14 that 15 way 15 way 16 , 16 , 17 he 17 he 18 get 18 get 20 em 19 ' 20 em 20 em 21 all 21 all 23 with 22 black 23 with 23 with 24 soot 24 soot 25 . but he don't mind that . 1 but 2 he 1 but 6 . 2 he 3 don't 4 mind 5 that 5 that 6 . no , [sah] , [he] don ' mind that a bit . 1 no 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 6 don 6 don 7 ' 7 ' 8 mind 8 mind 9 that 8 mind 10 a 8 mind 12 . 10 a 11 bit fact is , he don ' notice it . 1 fact 2 is 2 is 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 don 5 don 6 ' 5 don 7 notice 7 notice 8 it 8 it 9 . he plumb fo'get all about this , an ' he holler down that chimney . 1 he 10 he 2 plumb 3 fo'get 2 plumb 8 an 4 all 5 about 5 about 6 this 6 this 7 , 7 , 8 an 8 an 9 ' 8 an 10 he 10 he 11 holler 10 he 14 chimney 12 down 14 chimney 13 that 14 chimney 14 chimney 15 . yes , [sah] , he holler right down that chimney ! 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 holler 6 holler 7 right 6 holler 11 ! 7 right 8 down 8 down 10 chimney 9 that 10 chimney 10 chimney 11 ! " ' [will] [yo'-alls] please [speak] a lil louder , ' he holler down the chimney , jes ' like that . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 22 . 2 ' 5 please 2 ' 11 ' 7 a 8 lil 7 a 9 louder 9 louder 10 , 10 , 11 ' 11 ' 12 he 11 ' 19 ' 13 holler 14 down 14 down 15 the 15 the 16 chimney 16 chimney 17 , 17 , 18 jes 18 jes 19 ' 20 like 21 that 21 that 22 . yes , [sah] , she [sho'ly] was plumb scared . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 she 5 she 7 was 7 was 8 plumb 8 plumb 9 scared 8 plumb 10 . she so scared she tip over a whole kettleful of soup right in the fire . 1 she 2 so 1 she 9 kettleful 2 so 3 scared 2 so 4 she 4 she 5 tip 6 over 9 kettleful 7 a 9 kettleful 8 whole 9 kettleful 9 kettleful 10 of 9 kettleful 11 soup 9 kettleful 12 right 9 kettleful 13 in 13 in 14 the 14 the 15 fire 15 fire 16 . of course that make a terrible mess an ' a powerful lot of smoke an ' hot ashes fly up the chimney . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 that 3 that 4 make 4 make 5 a 5 a 6 terrible 6 terrible 7 mess 6 terrible 8 an 8 an 9 ' 9 ' 10 a 10 a 11 powerful 11 powerful 17 hot 12 lot 13 of 13 of 14 smoke 14 smoke 15 an 15 an 16 ' 15 an 17 hot 17 hot 18 ashes 17 hot 19 fly 19 fly 20 up 20 up 21 the 21 the 22 chimney 22 chimney 23 . they [like] [to] choke [that] [no] ['] [count] [buzzard] to death . 1 they 4 choke 4 choke 10 to 10 to 11 death 11 death 12 . " [mistah] [buzzard] he give a mighty squawk an ' fly away . 1 " 7 mighty 4 he 5 give 5 give 7 mighty 6 a 7 mighty 7 mighty 8 squawk 7 mighty 9 an 9 an 10 ' 9 an 11 fly 11 fly 12 away 12 away 13 . his chillen jes ' like him , an ' his chillen's chillen the same way . 1 his 2 chillen 1 his 3 jes 3 jes 4 ' 3 jes 5 like 3 jes 10 his 5 like 6 him 6 him 7 , 8 an 9 ' 9 ' 10 his 10 his 11 chillen's 11 chillen's 15 way 12 chillen 14 same 13 the 14 same 14 same 15 way 15 way 16 . an ' that is the reason that mah cousin who lives down souf done have a [black] haid , " concluded [ol] ['] [mistah] [buzzard] . 1 an 2 ' 1 an 16 a 2 ' 3 that 3 that 4 is 4 is 5 the 5 the 6 reason 6 reason 7 that 7 that 13 souf 8 mah 9 cousin 9 cousin 10 who 10 who 11 lives 10 who 13 souf 12 down 13 souf 13 souf 14 done 13 souf 15 have 16 a 26 . 18 haid 19 , 19 , 20 " 19 , 26 . 20 " 21 concluded a little sigh of satisfaction went around the circle of listeners . 1 a 2 little 1 a 3 sigh 3 sigh 4 of 3 sigh 5 satisfaction 4 of 5 satisfaction 5 satisfaction 6 went 6 went 7 around 7 around 9 circle 8 the 9 circle 9 circle 10 of 9 circle 11 listeners 11 listeners 12 . as usual , [peter] [rabbit] was the first to speak . 1 as 2 usual 2 usual 3 , 3 , 6 was 6 was 7 the 7 the 8 first 8 first 9 to 9 to 10 speak 10 speak 11 . " that was a splendid story , [mr] [buzzard] , " said he , " and [i] 'm ever and ever so much obliged to you . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 was 3 was 4 a 4 a 5 splendid 5 splendid 6 story 6 story 7 , 7 , 16 and 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 said 12 said 13 he 13 he 14 , 13 he 15 " 15 " 16 and 16 and 27 . 18 'm 24 obliged 19 ever 20 and 20 and 21 ever 21 ever 22 so 22 so 23 much 23 much 24 obliged 24 obliged 25 to 25 to 26 you 25 to 27 . it was just as good as one of [grandfather] [frog] 's . " 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 just 3 just 4 as 4 as 5 good 4 as 6 as 6 as 7 one 7 one 8 of 8 of 11 's 11 's 12 . 12 . 13 " ol ['] [mistah] [buzzard] grinned and slowly winked one eye at [unc] ' [billy] [possum] [as] he replied : " thank yo ' , [brer] [rabbit] . 1 ol 5 grinned 1 ol 27 . 5 grinned 6 and 6 and 7 slowly 7 slowly 8 winked 8 winked 10 eye 8 winked 11 at 9 one 10 eye 13 ' 17 he 13 ' 22 yo 13 ' 23 ' 17 he 18 replied 18 replied 19 : 20 " 21 thank 21 thank 22 yo 23 ' 24 , 24 , 27 . that 's quite the nicest thing yo ' could say . " 1 that 2 's 1 that 4 the 2 's 3 quite 4 the 5 nicest 5 nicest 6 thing 6 thing 9 could 7 yo 8 ' 7 yo 9 could 9 could 10 say 10 say 11 . 11 . 12 " [xiii] [why] [buster] [bear] [appears] [to] [have] [no] [tail] peter [rabbit] had something new to bother his bump of curiosity . 1 peter 3 had 3 had 6 to 4 something 5 new 4 something 6 to 6 to 7 bother 6 to 9 bump 7 bother 8 his 9 bump 10 of 10 of 11 curiosity 11 curiosity 12 . and it did bother it a lot . 1 and 2 it 1 and 8 . 2 it 3 did 3 did 4 bother 5 it 6 a 6 a 7 lot 7 lot 8 . he had [just] seen [buster] [bear] for the first time , and what do you [think] had impressed him most ? 1 he 2 had 2 had 4 seen 4 seen 7 for 7 for 10 time 8 the 9 first 9 first 10 time 10 time 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 what 13 what 14 do 13 what 21 ? 15 you 17 had 15 you 21 ? 17 had 18 impressed 18 impressed 19 him 19 him 20 most well , it wasn't [buster] 's great size , or wonderful strength , or big claws , or deep , grumbly-rumbly voice . 1 well 4 wasn't 2 , 4 wasn't 3 it 4 wasn't 4 wasn't 10 or 6 's 7 great 7 great 8 size 8 size 9 , 9 , 10 or 10 or 11 wonderful 11 wonderful 12 strength 12 strength 13 , 13 , 14 or 14 or 15 big 15 big 16 claws 16 claws 17 , 17 , 18 or 18 or 19 deep 19 deep 21 grumbly-rumbly 20 , 21 grumbly-rumbly 21 grumbly-rumbly 22 voice 21 grumbly-rumbly 23 . no , [sir] , it [wasn't] one of [these] . 1 no 2 , 1 no 10 . 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 it 5 it 8 of 7 one 8 of it was the fact that [buster] [bear] [seemed] to have no tail [!] 1 it 2 was 1 it 9 to 2 was 3 the 3 the 4 fact 4 fact 5 that 9 to 10 have 10 have 11 no 11 no 12 tail peter couldn't get over that . 1 peter 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 get 3 get 4 over 4 over 5 that 5 that 6 . he almost pitied [buster] [bear] . 1 he 2 almost 2 almost 3 pitied 3 pitied 6 . you see , [peter] has a great admiration for [fine] tails . 1 you 2 see 1 you 3 , 3 , 12 . 5 has 8 admiration 6 a 7 great 7 great 8 admiration 8 admiration 9 for 9 for 11 tails 11 tails 12 . he has always been rather ashamed of the funny little one he has himself . 1 he 13 has 2 has 3 always 2 has 13 has 3 always 4 been 5 rather 6 ashamed 6 ashamed 7 of 7 of 8 the 8 the 9 funny 9 funny 10 little 9 funny 12 he 10 little 11 one 12 he 13 has 13 has 14 himself 14 himself 15 . still , it is a real tail , and he has often comforted himself with that thought . 1 still 2 , 2 , 3 it 3 it 4 is 3 it 7 tail 4 is 5 a 6 real 7 tail 7 tail 8 , 7 tail 9 and 7 tail 17 thought 10 he 14 himself 11 has 12 often 12 often 14 himself 13 comforted 14 himself 14 himself 15 with 15 with 16 that 15 with 17 thought 17 thought 18 . so the [first] [thing] [peter] did when he [saw] [buster] [bear] was to look to see what [kind] of a tail he had . 1 so 2 the 1 so 6 did 6 did 24 . 7 when 8 he 7 when 22 he 8 he 12 was 12 was 21 tail 13 to 14 look 13 to 20 a 14 look 15 to 14 look 19 of 15 to 16 see 16 see 17 what 20 a 21 tail 22 he 23 had 23 had 24 . just imagine how surprised he was when he couldn't make sure that [buster] had any tail at all . 1 just 2 imagine 1 just 19 . 2 imagine 3 how 2 imagine 7 when 3 how 4 surprised 4 surprised 5 he 6 was 7 when 7 when 8 he 7 when 9 couldn't 9 couldn't 10 make 10 make 11 sure 11 sure 12 that 12 that 18 all 14 had 15 any 14 had 16 tail 16 tail 17 at 17 at 18 all there was something that might , just might , be meant for a tail , and [peter] wasn't [even] sure of that . 1 there 3 something 2 was 3 something 3 something 5 might 4 that 5 might 5 might 6 , 6 , 7 just 7 just 8 might 7 just 9 , 9 , 10 be 10 be 11 meant 11 meant 12 for 12 for 13 a 13 a 14 tail 14 tail 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 18 wasn't 18 wasn't 20 sure 20 sure 22 that 21 of 22 that 22 that 23 . if it was , it was so ridiculously small that [peter] felt that he had no reason to be ashamed of his own tail . 1 if 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 , 4 , 5 it 5 it 6 was 6 was 7 so 6 was 25 . 7 so 8 ridiculously 8 ridiculously 9 small 10 that 24 tail 12 felt 13 that 13 that 14 he 14 he 15 had 15 had 16 no 16 no 17 reason 17 reason 18 to 18 to 19 be 19 be 20 ashamed 20 ashamed 21 of 20 ashamed 23 own 20 ashamed 24 tail 22 his 23 own 24 tail 25 . he was still thinking about this when he started for home . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 still 3 still 4 thinking 4 thinking 5 about 5 about 7 when 6 this 7 when 7 when 8 he 7 when 9 started 9 started 10 for 10 for 11 home 11 home 12 . off he started , lipperty-lipperty-lip . 1 off 2 he 2 he 3 started 3 started 5 lipperty-lipperty-lip 4 , 5 lipperty-lipperty-lip 5 lipperty-lipperty-lip 6 . grandfather [frog] regarded [peter] in silence for a minute or two . 1 grandfather 3 regarded 3 regarded 5 in 5 in 6 silence 6 silence 7 for 7 for 8 a 8 a 9 minute 9 minute 10 or 10 or 11 two 11 two 12 . then very slowly he asked : " what are your eyes for , [peter] [rabbit] ? 1 then 2 very 2 very 3 slowly 3 slowly 5 asked 4 he 5 asked 5 asked 6 : 5 asked 8 what 6 : 7 " 8 what 9 are 8 what 16 ? 9 are 11 eyes 10 your 11 eyes 11 eyes 12 for 13 , 16 ? couldn't you see whether or not he has a tail ? " 1 couldn't 2 you 2 you 4 whether 3 see 4 whether 4 whether 5 or 5 or 6 not 6 not 7 he 6 not 11 ? 7 he 8 has 8 has 9 a 9 a 10 tail 11 ? 12 " " no , [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 6 . i [really] couldn't [tell] whether he has a tail or not , " [replied] [peter] [quite] truthfully . 1 i 3 couldn't 1 i 18 . 5 whether 6 he 5 whether 10 or 6 he 7 has 7 has 8 a 8 a 9 tail 10 or 11 not 11 not 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 17 truthfully 17 truthfully 18 . " at first [i] thought [he] [hadn't] , and then [i] [thought] he might have . 1 " 2 at 2 at 3 first 2 at 8 , 3 first 5 thought 8 , 9 and 8 , 13 he 9 and 10 then 13 he 14 might 14 might 15 have 15 have 16 . if he has , it doesn't seem to me that it is enough to call a really truly tail . " 1 if 2 he 2 he 3 has 3 has 19 tail 4 , 5 it 5 it 9 me 6 doesn't 7 seem 7 seem 8 to 8 to 9 me 9 me 10 that 9 me 19 tail 10 that 11 it 11 it 12 is 12 is 13 enough 13 enough 19 tail 14 to 15 call 15 call 16 a 16 a 17 really 16 a 19 tail 17 really 18 truly 19 tail 20 . 20 . 21 " " a [reminder] ! " exclaimed [peter] , looking very much puzzled . 1 " 2 a 1 " 13 . 2 a 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 4 ! 6 exclaimed 6 exclaimed 8 , 8 , 12 puzzled 9 looking 10 very 10 very 11 much 11 much 12 puzzled " a reminder of what ? " 1 " 3 reminder 2 a 3 reminder 3 reminder 4 of 3 reminder 5 what 5 what 6 ? 6 ? 7 " grandfather [frog] cleared his throat two or three times . 1 grandfather 3 cleared 3 cleared 5 throat 4 his 5 throat 5 throat 6 two 6 two 7 or 6 two 8 three 8 three 9 times 9 times 10 . peter nodded and [grandfather] [frog] went on . 1 peter 2 nodded 2 nodded 3 and 2 nodded 8 . 3 and 6 went 6 went 7 on at first , before he was made [king] of the [green] [forest] , he didn't mind this at all . 1 at 2 first 1 at 3 , 3 , 4 before 4 before 5 he 4 before 13 , 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 made 7 made 9 of 9 of 10 the 13 , 14 he 14 he 15 didn't 15 didn't 16 mind 16 mind 17 this 16 mind 20 . 17 this 19 all 18 at 19 all in fact , he was rather pleased that he didn't have a tail . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 10 didn't 4 he 6 rather 5 was 6 rather 6 rather 7 pleased 6 rather 8 that 6 rather 9 he 6 rather 10 didn't 10 didn't 13 tail 11 have 13 tail 12 a 13 tail 13 tail 14 . " this was just [old] [mother] [nature] 's view of the [matter] . 1 " 3 was 1 " 13 . 2 this 3 was 3 was 4 just 8 's 9 view 9 view 10 of 10 of 11 the 11 the 13 . she had done her very best to give everybody everything that they really needed , and not to give them things which they didn't need . 1 she 4 her 1 she 12 they 2 had 3 done 3 done 4 her 4 her 5 very 5 very 6 best 7 to 8 give 8 give 10 everything 8 give 11 that 8 give 12 they 9 everybody 10 everything 12 they 13 really 12 they 23 they 13 really 14 needed 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 not 17 not 18 to 18 to 19 give 19 give 20 them 19 give 21 things 21 things 22 which 22 which 23 they 23 they 24 didn't 24 didn't 25 need 25 need 26 . she [couldn't] [see] [that] [mr] [bear] had the least need of a tail , and so she hadn't given him one . 1 she 7 had 7 had 10 need 8 the 9 least 9 least 10 need 10 need 11 of 10 need 12 a 12 a 13 tail 13 tail 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 so 16 so 17 she 17 she 20 him 18 hadn't 19 given 19 given 20 him 20 him 21 one 21 one 22 . " then he was made king over all the people of the [green] [forest] , and his word was law . 1 " 21 . 2 then 3 he 2 then 19 was 3 he 5 made 4 was 5 made 5 made 6 king 5 made 7 over 7 over 8 all 8 all 9 the 9 the 10 people 10 people 11 of 11 of 12 the 12 the 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 his 17 his 18 word 19 was 20 law 20 law 21 . it was a very great honor , and for a while he felt it so and did his best to rule wisely . 1 it 2 was 1 it 6 honor 3 a 4 very 4 very 5 great 5 great 6 honor 6 honor 15 so 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 for 8 and 15 so 9 for 10 a 10 a 11 while 12 he 13 felt 13 felt 15 so 14 it 15 so 15 so 22 wisely 15 so 23 . 16 and 17 did 16 and 22 wisely 17 did 19 best 18 his 19 best 19 best 20 to 20 to 21 rule he went about just as before , hunting for his living , and had no more time than before for foolish thoughts or vain wishes . 1 he 2 went 2 went 3 about 3 about 4 just 4 just 5 as 4 just 8 hunting 5 as 6 before 6 before 7 , 8 hunting 9 for 8 hunting 13 and 8 hunting 21 foolish 9 for 11 living 10 his 11 living 11 living 12 , 13 and 14 had 14 had 15 no 15 no 16 more 16 more 17 time 18 than 19 before 19 before 20 for 20 for 21 foolish 21 foolish 22 thoughts 21 foolish 23 or 23 or 25 wishes 24 vain 25 wishes 25 wishes 26 . he grew so fat that when he walked , he puffed and wheezed . 1 he 2 grew 2 grew 4 fat 3 so 4 fat 4 fat 5 that 5 that 6 when 6 when 7 he 6 when 8 walked 6 when 10 he 9 , 10 he 10 he 11 puffed 11 puffed 13 wheezed 12 and 13 wheezed 13 wheezed 14 . he grew so lazy that he wanted to be waited on all the time . 1 he 2 grew 2 grew 3 so 2 grew 15 . 3 so 4 lazy 3 so 5 that 5 that 9 be 6 he 7 wanted 7 wanted 9 be 8 to 9 be 9 be 12 all 10 waited 11 on 11 on 12 all 12 all 13 the 12 all 14 time 13 the 14 time " it happened about this time that he overheard [mr] [fox] [talking] [to] [mr] [wolf] when they both thought him asleep . 1 " 3 happened 2 it 3 happened 3 happened 4 about 3 happened 6 time 5 this 6 time 6 time 7 that 7 that 8 he 8 he 9 overheard 9 overheard 16 when 16 when 17 they 17 they 18 both 18 both 19 thought 19 thought 20 him 19 thought 22 . 20 him 21 asleep ' [a] [pretty] kind of a king , he is ! ' [sneered] [mr] [fox] . 1 ' 11 ! 1 ' 12 ' 4 kind 5 of 5 of 6 a 6 a 7 king 7 king 8 , 7 king 9 he 9 he 10 is 10 is 11 ! 12 ' 16 . ' [the] idea of a king without a tail ! ' 1 ' 3 idea 1 ' 11 ' 3 idea 4 of 4 of 5 a 5 a 6 king 7 without 8 a 8 a 9 tail 9 tail 10 ! 10 ! 11 ' " ' [that] 's so , ' assented [mr] . wolf . 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 7 ' 4 's 5 so 5 so 6 , 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 12 . 8 assented 10 . 10 . 11 wolf 11 wolf 12 . ' [why] , [even] that little upstart , [mr] [rabbit] , has got a [make-believe] tail . ' " 1 ' 7 upstart 3 , 5 that 5 that 6 little 6 little 7 upstart 7 upstart 8 , 8 , 19 " 11 , 18 ' 11 , 19 " 12 has 13 got 13 got 14 a 14 a 16 tail 16 tail 17 . 17 . 18 ' grandfather [frog] 's eyes twinkled as he said this , and [peter] looked very much embarrassed . 1 grandfather 5 twinkled 3 's 4 eyes 4 eyes 5 twinkled 5 twinkled 6 as 5 twinkled 16 embarrassed 6 as 7 he 7 he 8 said 8 said 9 this 8 said 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 13 looked 13 looked 14 very 14 very 15 much 16 embarrassed 17 . but he didn't say anything , so [grandfather] [frog] went on . 1 but 3 didn't 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 say 4 say 5 anything 5 anything 6 , 6 , 7 so 7 so 10 went 10 went 11 on 11 on 12 . " after that he couldn't think of anything but the fact that he hadn't any tail . 1 " 2 after 2 after 3 that 3 that 4 he 4 he 5 couldn't 5 couldn't 6 think 6 think 7 of 7 of 8 anything 8 anything 9 but 9 but 10 the 10 the 11 fact 11 fact 12 that 12 that 13 he 13 he 14 hadn't 14 hadn't 15 any 15 any 16 tail 16 tail 17 . he took particular notice of all who came to pay him tribute , and he saw that every one of them had a tail . 1 he 2 took 2 took 3 particular 2 took 4 notice 4 notice 5 of 5 of 7 who 6 all 7 who 7 who 8 came 7 who 12 tribute 8 came 9 to 9 to 10 pay 10 pay 11 him 12 tribute 24 tail 13 , 14 and 13 , 22 had 14 and 15 he 15 he 16 saw 16 saw 17 that 17 that 18 every 18 every 19 one 19 one 20 of 20 of 21 them 22 had 23 a 23 a 24 tail 24 tail 25 . the more he tried not to think of these tails , the more he did think of them . 1 the 2 more 2 more 4 tried 3 he 4 tried 4 tried 5 not 4 tried 6 to 6 to 7 think 7 think 8 of 8 of 9 these 9 these 10 tails 10 tails 11 , 11 , 12 the 12 the 13 more 13 more 14 he 14 he 15 did 15 did 16 think 16 think 17 of 17 of 18 them 18 them 19 . the more he thought of them , the more discontented he grew because he had none . 1 the 2 more 2 more 3 he 2 more 13 because 4 thought 5 of 5 of 6 them 6 them 7 , 7 , 8 the 8 the 9 more 9 more 13 because 10 discontented 13 because 11 he 12 grew 12 grew 13 because 13 because 14 he 14 he 15 had 15 had 16 none 16 none 17 . he didn't stop to think that probably all of them had use for their tails . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 stop 3 stop 4 to 4 to 5 think 5 think 6 that 6 that 7 probably 7 probably 8 all 7 probably 9 of 9 of 10 them 10 them 11 had 11 had 12 use 11 had 15 tails 11 had 16 . 12 use 13 for 14 their 15 tails no , [sir] , he didn't think of that . 1 no 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 didn't 6 didn't 7 think 7 think 8 of 8 of 9 that 9 that 10 . everybody else had a tail , and he hadn't . 1 everybody 2 else 2 else 3 had 3 had 4 a 4 a 5 tail 5 tail 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 he 8 he 9 hadn't 8 he 10 . he felt that it was a disgrace that he , the king , should have no tail . 1 he 2 felt 2 felt 3 that 3 that 5 was 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 a 6 a 7 disgrace 7 disgrace 8 that 8 that 9 he 9 he 10 , 10 , 13 , 10 , 14 should 11 the 12 king 12 king 13 , 14 should 15 have 15 have 16 no 16 no 17 tail 17 tail 18 . he brooded over it so much that he lost his appetite and grew cross and peevish . 1 he 4 it 2 brooded 3 over 3 over 4 it 4 it 6 much 4 it 16 peevish 5 so 6 much 6 much 7 that 8 he 13 grew 9 lost 10 his 9 lost 11 appetite 10 his 11 appetite 11 appetite 12 and 11 appetite 13 grew 13 grew 14 cross 13 grew 15 and 15 and 16 peevish 16 peevish 17 . " then [along] came [old] [mother] [nature] to see [how] [things] were [going] in the [green] [forest] . 1 " 9 see 1 " 18 . 2 then 4 came 4 came 8 to 8 to 9 see 12 were 14 in 14 in 15 the 15 the 18 . of course she saw right away that [something] was wrong with [old] [king] [bear] . 1 of 2 course 1 of 7 that 2 course 3 she 2 course 4 saw 4 saw 5 right 5 right 6 away 7 that 9 was 9 was 10 wrong 9 was 15 . 10 wrong 11 with when she asked him what the matter was , he was ashamed to tell her at first . 1 when 2 she 2 she 3 asked 3 asked 4 him 4 him 5 what 5 what 8 was 5 what 9 , 6 the 7 matter 7 matter 8 was 9 , 10 he 10 he 11 was 11 was 12 ashamed 12 ashamed 14 tell 13 to 14 tell 14 tell 15 her 14 tell 17 first 16 at 17 first 17 first 18 . but after a little he told her that he wanted a tail ; that he could never again be happy unless he had a tail . 1 but 2 after 2 after 3 a 3 a 4 little 4 little 5 he 5 he 6 told 6 told 7 her 6 told 8 that 6 told 10 wanted 9 he 10 wanted 10 wanted 11 a 11 a 12 tail 12 tail 13 ; 12 tail 25 tail 13 ; 14 that 15 he 16 could 15 he 17 never 17 never 18 again 17 never 21 unless 18 again 19 be 19 be 20 happy 21 unless 22 he 22 he 23 had 23 had 25 tail 24 a 25 tail 25 tail 26 . nothing that she could say made any difference he wanted a tail . 1 nothing 2 that 1 nothing 3 she 3 she 5 say 3 she 9 he 3 she 12 tail 3 she 13 . 4 could 5 say 6 made 8 difference 7 any 8 difference 8 difference 9 he 9 he 10 wanted 11 a 12 tail finally she gave him one . 1 finally 2 she 1 finally 5 one 3 gave 4 him 3 gave 5 one 5 one 6 . " for a few days [old] [king] [bear] [was] [perfectly] happy . 1 " 2 for 2 for 3 a 3 a 4 few 4 few 5 days 5 days 11 happy 11 happy 12 . he spent all his spare time admiring his new tail . 1 he 2 spent 1 he 8 his 2 spent 3 all 3 all 4 his 4 his 5 spare 5 spare 6 time 6 time 7 admiring 8 his 10 tail 9 new 10 tail 10 tail 11 . but it wasn't long before he found that his [new] tail was very much in the way . 1 but 2 it 2 it 3 wasn't 3 wasn't 4 long 4 long 5 before 5 before 6 he 6 he 7 found 7 found 8 that 8 that 9 his 9 his 11 tail 11 tail 12 was 12 was 13 very 13 very 14 much 14 much 15 in 15 in 17 way 16 the 17 way 17 way 18 . it bothered him when he walked . 1 it 2 bothered 2 bothered 3 him 2 bothered 4 when 2 bothered 5 he 2 bothered 6 walked 6 walked 7 . it was in the way when he sat down . 1 it 3 in 1 it 6 when 2 was 3 in 3 in 5 way 4 the 5 way 6 when 7 he 7 he 8 sat 8 sat 9 down 9 down 10 . it was a nuisance when he climbed a tree . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 nuisance 4 nuisance 5 when 5 when 6 he 6 he 7 climbed 7 climbed 9 tree 8 a 9 tree 9 tree 10 . he didn't have a single use for it , and yet he had to carry it with him wherever he went . 1 he 18 him 2 didn't 3 have 2 didn't 5 single 2 didn't 11 yet 2 didn't 15 carry 4 a 5 single 6 use 7 for 7 for 8 it 8 it 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 yet 11 yet 12 he 13 had 14 to 14 to 15 carry 15 carry 16 it 16 it 17 with 17 with 18 him 18 him 19 wherever 19 wherever 20 he 19 wherever 21 went 21 went 22 . worse still , he overheard [little] [mr] [squirrel] and [mr] [possum] making fun of it . 1 worse 2 still 2 still 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 overheard 5 overheard 9 and 9 and 15 it 12 making 13 fun 13 fun 14 of 14 of 15 it 15 it 16 . " and then [old] [king] [bear] wished that he hadn't a tail more than ever he wished that he did have a tail . 1 " 2 and 2 and 3 then 3 then 7 wished 7 wished 8 that 8 that 9 he 9 he 10 hadn't 10 hadn't 12 tail 11 a 12 tail 12 tail 13 more 12 tail 23 tail 12 tail 24 . 13 more 14 than 14 than 15 ever 16 he 17 wished 17 wished 18 that 18 that 19 he 19 he 20 did 20 did 21 have 21 have 22 a 22 a 23 tail again he lost his appetite and grew cross and peevish , so that no one dared come near him . 1 again 2 he 1 again 6 and 1 again 10 peevish 3 lost 4 his 4 his 5 appetite 5 appetite 6 and 6 and 7 grew 8 cross 10 peevish 9 and 10 peevish 10 peevish 12 so 11 , 12 so 12 so 13 that 13 that 14 no 14 no 15 one 14 no 16 dared 16 dared 17 come 17 come 18 near 18 near 19 him 19 him 20 . so matters went from bad to worse , until [once] [more] [old] [mother] [nature] visited the [green] [forest] [to] [see] [how] things were [.] 1 so 2 matters 1 so 15 visited 2 matters 5 bad 3 went 4 from 4 from 5 bad 5 bad 6 to 5 bad 7 worse 7 worse 8 , 8 , 9 until 15 visited 16 the 16 the 22 things 22 things 23 were very humbly [old] [king] [bear] [went] [down] [on] [his] [knees] and begged her to take away his tail . 1 very 2 humbly 2 humbly 11 and 11 and 12 begged 12 begged 13 her 13 her 14 to 14 to 15 take 15 take 16 away 16 away 17 his 17 his 18 tail 18 tail 19 . that she left as a reminder lest he should forget the lesson he had learned and should again grow envious . 1 that 2 she 1 that 4 as 3 left 4 as 4 as 6 reminder 5 a 6 reminder 6 reminder 7 lest 6 reminder 17 should 7 lest 8 he 7 lest 9 should 9 should 10 forget 10 forget 11 the 11 the 12 lesson 12 lesson 15 learned 13 he 14 had 14 had 15 learned 16 and 17 should 17 should 18 again 18 again 19 grow 18 again 21 . 19 grow 20 envious [[] [illustration] [:] ["] [then] [old] [king] [bear] [wished] [that] [he] [hadn't] [a] [tail] [.] ["] []] peter [rabbit] [scratched] [one] [long] [ear] [thoughtfully] [as] [he] [replied] : " thank you , [grandfather] [frog] . 1 peter 11 : 11 : 12 " 12 " 14 you 13 thank 14 you 14 you 18 . 15 , 18 . [xiv] [why] [flitter] [the] [bat] [flies] [at] [night] [[] [illustration] [:] ["] [it] [must] [be] [fine] [to] [fly] [,] ["] [thought] [peter] [.] " [i] wish [i] could fly . " []] 1 " 8 " 3 wish 5 could 5 could 6 fly 6 fly 7 . 7 . 8 " flitter [the] [bat] [made] [peter] [rabbit] ['s] [head] dizzy . 1 flitter 9 dizzy 9 dizzy 10 . peter couldn't help watching him [.] 1 peter 5 him 2 couldn't 3 help 3 help 4 watching 4 watching 5 him he just had to . 1 he 2 just 2 just 3 had 3 had 4 to 4 to 5 . it [seemed] so [wonderful] that [flitter] could [really] fly , that whenever he saw him , [peter] had to stop and watch . 1 it 3 so 3 so 5 that 5 that 7 could 7 could 9 fly 9 fly 10 , 10 , 11 that 11 that 12 whenever 12 whenever 13 he 12 whenever 16 , 13 he 14 saw 14 saw 15 him 16 , 18 had 18 had 19 to 19 to 20 stop 20 stop 21 and 21 and 22 watch 22 watch 23 . " it must be fine to fly , " thought [peter] . 1 " 2 it 1 " 3 must 3 must 4 be 4 be 6 to 5 fine 6 to 6 to 7 fly 7 fly 12 . 8 , 9 " 8 , 12 . 9 " 10 thought " [i] [wish] [i] [could] fly . 1 " 6 fly 6 fly 7 . if [i] [could] [,] [i] [wouldn't] [spend] all my [time] flying [around] the way [flitter] [does] . 1 if 8 all 8 all 9 my 9 my 11 flying 11 flying 17 . 13 the 14 way 13 the 17 . i 'd go on long journeys and see the [great] [world] . 1 i 2 'd 1 i 12 . 2 'd 3 go 3 go 4 on 4 on 5 long 4 on 7 and 5 long 6 journeys 7 and 8 see 8 see 9 the and [i] ['d] fly in the daytime , because there is more going on then . 1 and 4 fly 4 fly 7 daytime 5 in 6 the 5 in 7 daytime 6 the 7 daytime 7 daytime 9 because 7 daytime 14 on 8 , 9 because 10 there 11 is 10 there 12 more 12 more 13 going 13 going 14 on 14 on 15 then 15 then 16 . i never see him in the daytime , and [i] don't even know where he keeps himself . 1 i 2 never 2 never 16 keeps 3 see 4 him 3 see 5 in 5 in 6 the 6 the 7 daytime 7 daytime 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 12 even 11 don't 12 even 12 even 13 know 13 know 14 where 14 where 16 keeps 15 he 16 keeps 16 keeps 17 himself 17 himself 18 . i never thought of it before , but [i] wonder why it is that he flies [only] at night . 1 i 2 never 2 never 3 thought 3 thought 4 of 4 of 5 it 5 it 6 before 6 before 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 10 wonder 10 wonder 20 . 11 why 12 it 12 it 13 is 12 it 14 that 12 it 20 . 14 that 15 he 15 he 16 flies 16 flies 18 at 18 at 19 night i [believe] [i] 'll ask [grandfather] [frog] the very next time [i] [see] him . " 1 i 4 'll 1 i 14 him 4 'll 5 ask 5 ask 8 the 8 the 9 very 9 very 10 next 10 next 11 time 14 him 15 . 15 . 16 " now you know that [once] [peter] [rabbit] ['s] curiosity is aroused , it just has to be satisfied . 1 now 2 you 2 you 3 know 3 know 4 that 4 that 9 curiosity 9 curiosity 11 aroused 10 is 11 aroused 11 aroused 12 , 11 aroused 18 satisfied 12 , 13 it 13 it 14 just 14 just 15 has 16 to 17 be 17 be 18 satisfied 18 satisfied 19 . no [sooner] [did] [he] [begin] [to] wonder [about] [flitter] the [bat] [than] he could think of nothing else . 1 no 7 wonder 7 wonder 10 the 10 the 13 he 13 he 14 could 14 could 15 think 15 think 16 of 16 of 17 nothing 17 nothing 18 else 18 else 19 . so he watched [until] the way was clear , and then he started [for] the [smiling] [pool] as fast as he could go , lipperty-lipperty-lip . 1 so 2 he 1 so 13 started 2 he 3 watched 5 the 6 way 5 the 7 was 7 was 8 clear 8 clear 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 then 11 then 12 he 12 he 13 started 13 started 25 lipperty-lipperty-lip 15 the 18 as 18 as 19 fast 18 as 20 as 20 as 22 could 20 as 24 , 21 he 22 could 22 could 23 go 24 , 25 lipperty-lipperty-lip 25 lipperty-lipperty-lip 26 . he hoped he would find [grandfather] [frog] sitting as usual on his big green lily-pad , and that he would be good-natured . 1 he 2 hoped 1 he 3 he 3 he 4 would 3 he 23 . 4 would 5 find 8 sitting 11 on 9 as 10 usual 10 usual 11 on 11 on 12 his 12 his 13 big 12 his 15 lily-pad 12 his 23 . 14 green 15 lily-pad 15 lily-pad 22 good-natured 16 , 17 and 16 , 22 good-natured 17 and 18 that 18 that 19 he 19 he 20 would 20 would 21 be if he [wasn't] feeling good-natured , it would be of no use to ask him for a story . 1 if 2 he 1 if 6 , 2 he 5 good-natured 4 feeling 5 good-natured 6 , 7 it 7 it 8 would 8 would 9 be 9 be 10 of 10 of 11 no 11 no 12 use 12 use 13 to 13 to 14 ask 14 ask 15 him 15 him 16 for 16 for 17 a 17 a 18 story 18 story 19 . when [peter] reached the [smiling] [pool] he was disappointed , terribly disappointed . 1 when 3 reached 1 when 7 he 3 reached 4 the 7 he 8 was 8 was 9 disappointed 9 disappointed 10 , 10 , 11 terribly 11 terribly 12 disappointed 12 disappointed 13 . the big green lily-pad was there , but there was no one sitting on it . 1 the 2 big 2 big 4 lily-pad 3 green 4 lily-pad 4 lily-pad 5 was 4 lily-pad 6 there 4 lily-pad 8 but 4 lily-pad 16 . 6 there 7 , 8 but 9 there 9 there 10 was 10 was 11 no 11 no 12 one 12 one 13 sitting 13 sitting 14 on 14 on 15 it somehow the [smiling] [pool] didn't seem quite like itself without [grandfather] [frog] [sitting] [there] watching for foolish green flies . 1 somehow 2 the 1 somehow 20 . 5 didn't 6 seem 5 didn't 7 quite 5 didn't 9 itself 7 quite 8 like 9 itself 10 without 10 without 15 watching 15 watching 16 for 16 for 17 foolish 16 for 20 . 17 foolish 19 flies 18 green 19 flies peter 's face showed just how disappointed he felt . 1 peter 2 's 1 peter 5 just 1 peter 8 he 2 's 3 face 4 showed 5 just 5 just 6 how 6 how 7 disappointed 8 he 9 felt 9 felt 10 . he was just going to turn away when a great , deep voice said : 1 he 4 going 2 was 3 just 2 was 4 going 3 just 4 going 4 going 8 when 5 to 8 when 6 turn 8 when 7 away 8 when 8 when 9 a 8 when 14 said 10 great 12 deep 11 , 12 deep 12 deep 13 voice 13 voice 14 said 14 said 15 : " [chug-a-rum] ! 1 " 3 ! where are your manners , [peter] [rabbit] , that you forget to speak to your elders ? " 1 where 2 are 2 are 3 your 3 your 4 manners 4 manners 5 , 5 , 8 , 8 , 9 that 9 that 10 you 9 that 11 forget 11 forget 12 to 12 to 13 speak 13 speak 14 to 13 speak 15 your 15 your 16 elders 16 elders 17 ? 17 ? 18 " it was [grandfather] [frog] [himself] , having his morning swim . 1 it 2 was 1 it 6 , 6 , 7 having 7 having 10 swim 7 having 11 . 8 his 9 morning 8 his 10 swim the fact is , [i] [i] " 1 the 2 fact 2 fact 3 is 3 is 4 , 4 , 7 " " you [want] a story , " finished [grandfather] [frog] for him . 1 " 2 you 2 you 4 a 4 a 5 story 5 story 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 13 . 8 finished 11 for 11 for 12 him 12 him 13 . " you can't fool me , [peter] [rabbit] . 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 can't 3 can't 4 fool 4 fool 5 me 5 me 6 , 5 me 9 . you came over here just to ask me for a story . 1 you 7 ask 2 came 3 over 3 over 4 here 4 here 5 just 5 just 6 to 6 to 7 ask 7 ask 8 me 8 me 9 for 9 for 10 a 10 a 11 story 11 story 12 . i know you , [peter] ! 1 i 2 know 1 i 3 you 3 you 4 , 4 , 6 ! i know you ! 1 i 2 know 1 i 4 ! 2 know 3 you well , what is it this time ? " 1 well 2 , 2 , 3 what 3 what 4 is 4 is 5 it 5 it 7 time 6 this 7 time 7 time 8 ? 7 time 9 " 8 ? 9 " grandfather [frog] climbed out on his big green lily-pad and made himself comfortable . 1 grandfather 3 climbed 3 climbed 4 out 3 climbed 5 on 3 climbed 11 made 5 on 6 his 5 on 7 big 8 green 9 lily-pad 8 green 11 made 10 and 11 made 11 made 12 himself 11 made 13 comfortable 11 made 14 . peter sat still and tried not to show how impatient he felt [.] 1 peter 3 still 2 sat 3 still 3 still 5 tried 4 and 5 tried 5 tried 6 not 5 tried 7 to 7 to 8 show 8 show 9 how 9 how 10 impatient 10 impatient 11 he 10 impatient 12 felt 11 he 12 felt grandfather [frog] took his time . 1 grandfather 4 his 3 took 4 his 4 his 5 time 4 his 6 . it tickled him to see how hard impatient [peter] was trying to be patient , and his big , goggly eyes twinkled . 1 it 2 tickled 2 tickled 3 him 2 tickled 8 impatient 3 him 4 to 4 to 5 see 5 see 6 how 6 how 7 hard 8 impatient 23 . 10 was 11 trying 11 trying 12 to 12 to 13 be 13 be 14 patient 14 patient 15 , 15 , 16 and 15 , 23 . 16 and 17 his 16 and 22 twinkled 18 big 19 , 18 big 20 goggly 20 goggly 21 eyes 21 eyes 22 twinkled " [chug-a-rum] ! " said he at last , with a suddenness that made [peter] jump . 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 6 he 7 at 7 at 8 last 8 last 9 , 9 , 17 . 10 with 11 a 10 with 12 suddenness 12 suddenness 13 that 13 that 14 made 14 made 16 jump 16 jump 17 . " that 's very good , [peter] , very good indeed ! 1 " 2 that 1 " 6 , 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 very 4 very 5 good 6 , 12 ! 8 , 9 very 9 very 10 good 9 very 11 indeed 11 indeed 12 ! now [i] 'll tell you the story . " 1 now 3 'll 3 'll 7 story 4 tell 5 you 4 tell 7 story 6 the 7 story 7 story 9 " 8 . 9 " the latter cleared his throat two or three times , each time as if he intended to begin right then . 1 the 2 latter 2 latter 6 two 3 cleared 5 throat 3 cleared 6 two 4 his 5 throat 6 two 7 or 6 two 9 times 6 two 10 , 8 three 9 times 10 , 11 each 11 each 12 time 12 time 13 as 13 as 14 if 14 if 15 he 15 he 16 intended 16 intended 20 then 17 to 19 right 18 begin 19 right 19 right 20 then 20 then 21 . it was one of [grandfather] [frog] 's little jokes . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 one 3 one 4 of 4 of 7 's 4 of 10 . 7 's 9 jokes 8 little 9 jokes he did it just to [tease] [peter] . 1 he 2 did 2 did 3 it 3 it 4 just 4 just 5 to 5 to 8 . at last he really did begin , and the very first thing he did was to ask [peter] a question . 1 at 2 last 2 last 6 begin 3 he 4 really 4 really 5 did 5 did 6 begin 6 begin 7 , 6 begin 19 a 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 the 9 the 10 very 10 very 11 first 11 first 12 thing 12 thing 14 did 13 he 14 did 14 did 15 was 15 was 16 to 16 to 17 ask 19 a 20 question 20 question 21 . " what is the reason that you stay in the dear [old] [briar-patch] when [reddy] [fox] is [around] ? " 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 is 2 what 19 ? 3 is 4 the 4 the 5 reason 5 reason 6 that 6 that 7 you 7 you 8 stay 8 stay 9 in 9 in 10 the 10 the 11 dear 14 when 17 is 14 when 19 ? 19 ? 20 " " so that he won't catch me , of course , " replied [peter] . 1 " 2 so 1 " 15 . 2 so 3 that 3 that 4 he 4 he 6 catch 5 won't 6 catch 6 catch 7 me 7 me 8 , 8 , 10 course 9 of 10 course 10 course 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 replied " very good , " said [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 2 very 2 very 3 good 3 good 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 9 . " now , why do you go over to the sweet-clover patch every day ? " 1 " 2 now 2 now 3 , 2 now 4 why 4 why 5 do 4 why 7 go 4 why 11 sweet-clover 6 you 7 go 7 go 8 over 9 to 10 the 10 the 11 sweet-clover 11 sweet-clover 12 patch 11 sweet-clover 14 day 13 every 14 day 14 day 15 ? 15 ? 16 " " why , because there is plenty to eat there , " [replied] [peter] , [looking] very , very much puzzled . 1 " 2 why 1 " 12 " 2 why 3 , 3 , 4 because 4 because 5 there 5 there 6 is 5 there 7 plenty 7 plenty 9 eat 8 to 9 eat 10 there 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 18 , 15 , 17 very 17 very 18 , 18 , 19 very 18 , 21 puzzled 19 very 20 much 21 puzzled 22 . " well , now you 've answered your own question , " grunted [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 4 now 1 " 16 . 2 well 4 now 3 , 4 now 4 now 6 've 5 you 6 've 6 've 7 answered 6 've 8 your 6 've 13 grunted 8 your 9 own 8 your 10 question 10 question 11 , 11 , 12 " " [flitter] flies at night [because] he is safest then , and because he can find plenty to eat . " 1 " 8 is 1 " 20 . 3 flies 4 at 3 flies 7 he 4 at 5 night 7 he 8 is 9 safest 10 then 10 then 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 because 13 because 14 he 13 because 15 can 15 can 16 find 16 find 17 plenty 17 plenty 19 eat 17 plenty 20 . 18 to 19 eat 20 . 21 " " oh , " said [peter] , and his voice sounded dreadfully disappointed . 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 11 sounded 9 his 10 voice 10 voice 11 sounded 11 sounded 12 dreadfully 12 dreadfully 13 disappointed 13 disappointed 14 . he had found out what he had wanted to know , but he hadn't had a story . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 found 3 found 4 out 3 found 5 what 5 what 7 had 6 he 7 had 7 had 8 wanted 8 wanted 9 to 9 to 10 know 10 know 11 , 11 , 12 but 12 but 13 he 13 he 14 hadn't 14 hadn't 15 had 15 had 16 a 16 a 17 story 17 story 18 . finally [peter] [sighed] , and it was such a heavy sigh ! 1 finally 4 , 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 it 6 it 7 was 7 was 8 such 8 such 9 a 9 a 10 heavy 10 heavy 11 sigh 11 sigh 12 ! then [very] [slowly] he turned his back on the [smiling] [pool] and started to hop away . 1 then 4 he 4 he 5 turned 4 he 12 and 5 turned 6 his 5 turned 7 back 7 back 8 on 8 on 9 the 12 and 13 started 13 started 14 to 14 to 15 hop 15 hop 16 away 16 away 17 . " [chug-a-rum] ! " said [grandfather] [frog] in his deepest , story-telling voice . 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 8 in 8 in 9 his 9 his 10 deepest 10 deepest 11 , 11 , 12 story-telling 12 story-telling 13 voice 13 voice 14 . " a long time ago when the world was young , the great-great-ever-so-great grandfather of [flitter] the [bat] first learned to fly . " 1 " 5 ago 2 a 3 long 3 long 4 time 4 time 5 ago 5 ago 6 when 6 when 8 world 7 the 8 world 8 world 9 was 9 was 10 young 9 was 11 , 11 , 12 the 12 the 15 of 13 great-great-ever-so-great 14 grandfather 13 great-great-ever-so-great 15 of 15 of 17 the 17 the 24 " 19 first 20 learned 20 learned 21 to 21 to 22 fly 22 fly 23 . 23 . 24 " " [i] know ! " cried [peter] eagerly . 1 " 5 " 3 know 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 cried 6 cried 8 eagerly 8 eagerly 9 . " you told me about that , and it was a splendid story . " 1 " 2 you 1 " 6 that 2 you 3 told 3 told 4 me 4 me 5 about 6 that 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 it 9 it 10 was 10 was 11 a 11 a 12 splendid 12 splendid 13 story 13 story 14 . 14 . 15 " " old [mr] [bat] had wings ; something no other animal had , but he found that he could no longer run and jump . 1 " 2 old 1 " 7 ; 5 had 6 wings 6 wings 7 ; 7 ; 8 something 8 something 9 no 9 no 10 other 10 other 11 animal 11 animal 12 had 11 animal 24 jump 12 had 13 , 13 , 14 but 14 but 15 he 15 he 21 longer 16 found 17 that 17 that 18 he 18 he 19 could 19 could 20 no 20 no 21 longer 22 run 23 and 23 and 24 jump 24 jump 25 . he could just flop about on the ground , and was almost helpless . 1 he 2 could 2 could 4 flop 3 just 4 flop 4 flop 5 about 4 flop 10 and 4 flop 13 helpless 6 on 7 the 7 the 8 ground 8 ground 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 was 11 was 12 almost 12 almost 13 helpless 13 helpless 14 . of course that meant that he could very easily be caught , and so the ground was no longer a safe place for him . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 that 3 that 4 meant 4 meant 5 that 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 could 7 could 9 easily 7 could 10 be 8 very 9 easily 10 be 11 caught 11 caught 14 so 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 so 14 so 17 was 15 the 16 ground 16 ground 17 was 17 was 19 longer 18 no 19 longer 19 longer 21 safe 20 a 21 safe 21 safe 22 place 22 place 23 for 23 for 24 him 24 him 25 . but he soon found that he was not safe in the air in daytime . 1 but 2 he 1 but 3 soon 3 soon 4 found 4 found 5 that 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 not 8 not 9 safe 9 safe 10 in 10 in 11 the 11 the 12 air 12 air 13 in 13 in 14 daytime 14 daytime 15 . old [mr] [hawk] could fly even faster than he , and [mr] [hawk] was always watching for him . 1 old 11 and 4 could 5 fly 5 fly 7 faster 6 even 7 faster 7 faster 8 than 8 than 9 he 9 he 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 14 was 11 and 19 . 14 was 15 always 15 always 16 watching 16 watching 17 for 17 for 18 him at first , [mr] [bat] didn't know what to do . 1 at 2 first 1 at 3 , 3 , 7 know 3 , 11 . 6 didn't 7 know 8 what 10 do 8 what 11 . 9 to 10 do he didn't like to go to [old] [mother] [nature] and complain [that] his new wings were not all that he had thought [they] would be . 1 he 2 didn't 1 he 13 his 2 didn't 3 like 3 like 4 to 4 to 5 go 5 go 6 to 6 to 10 and 10 and 11 complain 13 his 15 wings 14 new 15 wings 15 wings 16 were 16 were 17 not 17 not 18 all 18 all 20 he 19 that 20 he 20 he 21 had 21 had 22 thought 22 thought 24 would 24 would 25 be 25 be 26 . that would look as if he were ungrateful for her kindness in giving him the wings . 1 that 2 would 2 would 3 look 3 look 4 as 4 as 5 if 5 if 6 he 6 he 7 were 7 were 8 ungrateful 8 ungrateful 9 for 9 for 10 her 10 her 11 kindness 11 kindness 12 in 12 in 13 giving 13 giving 14 him 14 him 15 the 15 the 16 wings 16 wings 17 . " ' [i] 've got to think of some way out of my troubles myself , ' [thought] old [mr] [bat] . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 22 . 2 ' 17 ' 4 've 5 got 5 got 9 some 6 to 7 think 7 think 8 of 8 of 9 some 9 some 10 way 10 way 11 out 11 out 12 of 11 out 14 troubles 12 of 13 my 13 my 14 troubles 14 troubles 15 myself 14 troubles 17 ' 16 , 17 ' 17 ' 19 old ' [when] [i] 'm sure that [i] [can't] , it will be time enough to go to [old] [mother] [nature] . ' 1 ' 4 'm 1 ' 22 ' 4 'm 5 sure 5 sure 6 that 9 , 10 it 10 it 11 will 11 will 12 be 12 be 13 time 13 time 14 enough 14 enough 15 to 15 to 16 go 16 go 17 to 17 to 21 . 21 . 22 ' " now of course it is very hard to think when you are twisting and dodging and turning in the air . " 1 " 23 " 2 now 3 of 2 now 5 it 2 now 14 twisting 3 of 4 course 5 it 6 is 6 is 7 very 7 very 8 hard 8 hard 9 to 9 to 10 think 11 when 14 twisting 12 you 13 are 13 are 14 twisting 14 twisting 15 and 15 and 16 dodging 16 dodging 17 and 17 and 18 turning 18 turning 19 in 19 in 20 the 20 the 21 air 21 air 22 . 22 . 23 " " of course ! " said [peter] [rabbit] , just as if he knew all about it . 1 " 2 of 2 of 3 course 3 course 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 9 , 9 , 10 just 10 just 11 as 11 as 12 if 12 if 18 . 13 he 14 knew 14 knew 15 all 15 all 16 about 16 about 17 it 17 it 18 . " he flew and he flew and had almost given up hope of finding any such place when he saw a cave . 1 " 3 flew 2 he 3 flew 3 flew 6 flew 4 and 5 he 5 he 6 flew 6 flew 7 and 7 and 8 had 8 had 9 almost 8 had 10 given 10 given 11 up 11 up 12 hope 12 hope 13 of 13 of 14 finding 14 finding 15 any 15 any 16 such 16 such 17 place 17 place 18 when 18 when 20 saw 19 he 20 saw 20 saw 21 a 20 saw 23 . 21 a 22 cave it looked very black inside , but it was big enough for [mr] [bat] to fly into , and in he went . 1 it 2 looked 1 it 5 inside 1 it 8 it 3 very 4 black 4 black 5 inside 5 inside 6 , 5 inside 7 but 8 it 11 enough 9 was 10 big 10 big 11 enough 11 enough 12 for 12 for 15 to 15 to 16 fly 16 fly 17 into 17 into 18 , 18 , 19 and 19 and 22 went 20 in 21 he 21 he 22 went 22 went 23 . it was just the place to rest and think . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 just 3 just 4 the 4 the 5 place 5 place 6 to 6 to 7 rest 7 rest 8 and 8 and 9 think 9 think 10 . so he rested , and while he rested , he thought and thought . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 rested 3 rested 4 , 4 , 5 and 5 and 12 and 6 while 10 he 7 he 8 rested 8 rested 9 , 9 , 10 he 10 he 11 thought 11 thought 12 and 12 and 13 thought 12 and 14 . " by and by he noticed that it was growing dark outside . 1 " 2 by 1 " 5 he 1 " 6 noticed 2 by 4 by 3 and 4 by 6 noticed 7 that 6 noticed 8 it 8 it 9 was 8 it 11 dark 9 was 10 growing 11 dark 12 outside 12 outside 13 . ' [my] goodness ! 1 ' 3 goodness 3 goodness 4 ! if [i] am going to get [anything] to [eat] [to-day] , [i] shall have to [hurry] , ' thought he . 1 if 4 going 3 am 4 going 4 going 5 to 5 to 6 get 6 get 8 to 8 to 11 , 11 , 21 . 13 shall 14 have 14 have 15 to 15 to 17 , 17 , 18 ' 18 ' 19 thought 19 thought 20 he 20 he 21 . when he got outside , he found that [mr] [sun] had gone to bed . 1 when 2 he 2 he 3 got 3 got 4 outside 4 outside 5 , 5 , 6 he 6 he 7 found 7 found 8 that 8 that 11 had 11 had 12 gone 12 gone 14 bed 13 to 14 bed 14 bed 15 . so had all the birds , except [mr] [owl] [and] [mr] [nighthawk] . 1 so 2 had 2 had 3 all 3 all 4 the 4 the 5 birds 5 birds 6 , 6 , 7 except 7 except 13 . now [mr] [nighthawk] [doesn't] belong to the [hawk] family [at] [all] , so there was nothing to fear from him . 1 now 5 belong 5 belong 6 to 6 to 7 the 7 the 9 family 9 family 12 , 12 , 13 so 13 so 14 there 14 there 15 was 15 was 16 nothing 16 nothing 17 to 17 to 18 fear 18 fear 19 from 19 from 20 him 20 him 21 . then [mr] [bat] had a very pleasant surprise . 1 then 4 had 4 had 5 a 5 a 6 very 6 very 7 pleasant 7 pleasant 8 surprise 8 surprise 9 . he found the air full of insects , ever so many more than in the daytime . 1 he 2 found 2 found 8 , 3 the 4 air 4 air 5 full 5 full 6 of 5 full 7 insects 5 full 8 , 8 , 10 so 9 ever 10 so 10 so 11 many 11 many 13 than 11 many 17 . 12 more 13 than 13 than 16 daytime 14 in 16 daytime 15 the 16 daytime by being very smart and quick he caught a few before it was too dark for him to see . 1 by 2 being 2 being 3 very 2 being 7 he 3 very 4 smart 4 smart 5 and 5 and 6 quick 7 he 8 caught 7 he 17 him 8 caught 10 few 9 a 10 few 10 few 11 before 11 before 12 it 12 it 13 was 13 was 14 too 14 too 15 dark 16 for 17 him 17 him 18 to 18 to 19 see 19 see 20 . they didn't fill his stomach , but they kept him from starving . 1 they 2 didn't 1 they 8 they 2 didn't 3 fill 2 didn't 7 but 4 his 5 stomach 5 stomach 6 , 6 , 7 but 8 they 10 him 9 kept 10 him 10 him 11 from 11 from 12 starving 11 from 13 . as he flew back to the cave , a great idea came to him , the idea for which he had been thinking so hard . 1 as 2 he 2 he 3 flew 3 flew 4 back 4 back 5 to 5 to 6 the 6 the 7 cave 7 cave 8 , 8 , 11 idea 9 a 10 great 9 a 11 idea 11 idea 17 idea 12 came 13 to 13 to 15 , 14 him 15 , 15 , 17 idea 16 the 17 idea 17 idea 18 for 17 idea 19 which 17 idea 23 thinking 20 he 21 had 21 had 22 been 22 been 23 thinking 23 thinking 25 hard 24 so 25 hard 25 hard 26 . then he would be safe and would not have to complain to [old] [mother] [nature] . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 would 3 would 4 be 4 be 5 safe 5 safe 6 and 6 and 16 . 7 would 8 not 7 would 9 have 9 have 10 to 9 have 16 . 10 to 11 complain 11 complain 12 to she had given him night-seeing eyes , and he no more had to go hungry . 1 she 2 had 2 had 3 given 3 given 4 him 4 him 8 and 5 night-seeing 6 eyes 6 eyes 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 he 8 and 16 . 9 he 12 had 10 no 11 more 10 no 12 had 13 to 14 go 13 to 16 . 14 go 15 hungry you ask [flitter] [if] it isn't so . " 1 you 2 ask 1 you 9 " 5 it 6 isn't 5 it 7 so 7 so 8 . 8 . 9 " peter grinned . 1 peter 2 grinned 2 grinned 3 . " he never stays in one place long enough for me to ask him anything , " said he . 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 never 2 he 14 him 3 never 4 stays 4 stays 5 in 5 in 6 one 5 in 7 place 8 long 9 enough 9 enough 10 for 10 for 11 me 11 me 12 to 12 to 13 ask 13 ask 14 him 14 him 15 anything 15 anything 16 , 16 , 20 . 17 " 18 said 18 said 19 he 19 he 20 . " [i] 'm ever so much obliged for the [story] , [grandfather] [frog] . 1 " 14 . 3 'm 4 ever 4 ever 5 so 5 so 6 much 6 much 7 obliged 7 obliged 8 for 8 for 9 the 9 the 11 , 11 , 14 . it pays to make the best of what we have , doesn't it ? " 1 it 2 pays 2 pays 3 to 3 to 4 make 4 make 5 the 5 the 6 best 6 best 7 of 7 of 8 what 8 what 9 we 8 what 10 have 8 what 11 , 11 , 14 ? 11 , 15 " 12 doesn't 13 it 12 doesn't 14 ? " it certainly does . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 certainly 3 certainly 4 does 4 does 5 . chug-a-rum ! 1 chug-a-rum 2 ! it certainly does [!] ["] [replied] [grandfather] [frog] . 1 it 2 certainly 2 certainly 3 does 3 does 9 . [xv] [why] [spotty] [the] [turtle] [carries] [his] [house] [with] [him] spotty [the] [turtle] sat on an old log on the bank of the [smiling] [pool] , taking a sun-bath . 1 spotty 4 sat 4 sat 5 on 5 on 8 log 6 an 7 old 7 old 8 log 8 log 11 bank 9 on 10 the 10 the 11 bank 11 bank 12 of 12 of 13 the 13 the 16 , 16 , 17 taking 17 taking 18 a 18 a 19 sun-bath 19 sun-bath 20 . he had sat that way for the longest time without once moving . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 sat 3 sat 4 that 3 sat 12 moving 4 that 5 way 6 for 7 the 7 the 8 longest 8 longest 9 time 8 longest 12 moving 10 without 11 once 10 without 12 moving 12 moving 13 . spotty was still [there] when [peter] [returned] a long time after , and he didn't look as if he had moved . 1 spotty 2 was 2 was 3 still 3 still 21 moved 5 when 8 a 8 a 9 long 9 long 10 time 10 time 11 after 11 after 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 he 13 and 21 moved 14 he 15 didn't 15 didn't 16 look 16 look 17 as 17 as 18 if 18 if 19 he 19 he 20 had 21 moved 22 . a sudden thought struck [peter] . 1 a 2 sudden 2 sudden 3 thought 2 sudden 4 struck 4 struck 6 . he couldn't remember that he ever had seen [spotty] ['s] [house] . 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 remember 3 remember 4 that 4 that 5 he 5 he 6 ever 6 ever 7 had 7 had 8 seen 8 seen 12 . " hi , [spotty] ! " he shouted . 1 " 2 hi 2 hi 3 , 3 , 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 he 7 he 8 shouted 8 shouted 9 . " where do you live ? " 1 " 2 where 2 where 5 live 3 do 5 live 4 you 5 live 5 live 6 ? 6 ? 7 " spotty [slowly] [turned] his head and looked up at [peter] . 1 spotty 4 his 4 his 5 head 5 head 6 and 6 and 7 looked 7 looked 8 up 8 up 9 at 9 at 11 . there was a twinkle in his eyes , [though] [peter] didn't see it . 1 there 2 was 1 there 4 twinkle 2 was 3 a 4 twinkle 5 in 4 twinkle 8 , 5 in 6 his 6 his 7 eyes 8 , 14 . 11 didn't 12 see 12 see 13 it 13 it 14 . " right here in the [smiling] [pool] . 1 " 2 right 2 right 3 here 3 here 4 in 4 in 5 the 5 the 8 . where else should [i] live ? " he replied . 1 where 2 else 1 where 5 live 1 where 6 ? 2 else 3 should 6 ? 7 " 7 " 8 he 8 he 9 replied 9 replied 10 . " [i] mean , where is your house ? " [returned] [peter] . 1 " 3 mean 1 " 13 . 4 , 5 where 5 where 6 is 5 where 9 ? 6 is 7 your 7 your 8 house 9 ? 10 " 9 ? 13 . " of course [i] know you live in the [smiling] [pool] , but where is your house ? 1 " 14 where 2 of 3 course 2 of 6 you 3 course 5 know 6 you 7 live 7 live 8 in 8 in 9 the 9 the 12 , 12 , 13 but 13 but 14 where 14 where 18 ? 15 is 16 your 15 is 18 ? 16 your 17 house is it in the bank or down under water ? " 1 is 2 it 1 is 3 in 1 is 10 ? 3 in 4 the 3 in 5 bank 5 bank 6 or 5 bank 9 water 6 or 7 down 8 under 9 water 10 ? 11 " " it is just wherever [i] [happen] to be . 1 " 2 it 1 " 5 wherever 2 it 3 is 3 is 4 just 5 wherever 8 to 8 to 9 be 9 be 10 . just now it is right here , " said [spotty] . 1 just 3 it 2 now 3 it 3 it 4 is 3 it 5 right 5 right 6 here 6 here 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 11 . " [i] [always] take it with me wherever [i] [go] [;] [i] [find] it [much] the handiest way . " 1 " 7 me 1 " 20 " 4 take 5 it 4 take 6 with 6 with 7 me 7 me 8 wherever 8 wherever 14 it 16 the 17 handiest 16 the 20 " 18 way 19 . 19 . 20 " [[] [illustration] [:] ["] [hi] [,] [spotty] [!] ["] [he] [shouted] [.] " where do you live ? " []] 1 " 2 where 2 where 5 live 3 do 4 you 3 do 5 live 4 you 5 live 5 live 6 ? 6 ? 7 " with that [spotty] [disappeared] . 1 with 2 that 2 that 5 . that is to say , his head and legs and tail disappeared . 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 to 3 to 4 say 4 say 5 , 5 , 6 his 5 , 9 legs 6 his 7 head 7 head 8 and 9 legs 10 and 10 and 11 tail 11 tail 12 disappeared 12 disappeared 13 . peter stared very hard . 1 peter 2 stared 2 stared 4 hard 2 stared 5 . 3 very 4 hard then he began to laugh , for it came to him that what [spotty] had said was true . 1 then 2 he 2 he 11 him 3 began 4 to 3 began 5 laugh 3 began 7 for 5 laugh 6 , 7 for 8 it 8 it 11 him 9 came 10 to 9 came 11 him 10 to 11 him 11 him 12 that 11 him 13 what 13 what 15 had 15 had 16 said 16 said 17 was 17 was 18 true 17 was 19 . his house was with him , and now he had simply retired inside . 1 his 2 house 2 house 3 was 3 was 4 with 4 with 5 him 5 him 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 now 8 now 9 he 9 he 10 had 10 had 11 simply 11 simply 12 retired 12 retired 13 inside 13 inside 14 . he didn't need any other house than just that hard , spotted shell , inside of which he was now so cosily tucked away . 1 he 7 than 2 didn't 4 any 3 need 4 any 4 any 5 other 5 other 6 house 6 house 7 than 7 than 8 just 7 than 10 hard 9 that 10 hard 10 hard 11 , 11 , 12 spotted 12 spotted 13 shell 12 spotted 22 cosily 13 shell 14 , 14 , 15 inside 15 inside 16 of 16 of 17 which 17 which 18 he 18 he 19 was 19 was 20 now 21 so 22 cosily 22 cosily 23 tucked 22 cosily 25 . 23 tucked 24 away " that 's a great idea ! 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 's 3 's 5 great 3 's 6 idea 4 a 5 great 6 idea 7 ! ho , ho , ho ! 1 ho 2 , 2 , 3 ho 3 ho 4 , 4 , 5 ho 5 ho 6 ! that 's a great idea ! " shouted [peter] . 1 that 2 's 2 's 4 great 2 's 5 idea 3 a 4 great 5 idea 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 shouted 8 shouted 10 . " [i] wonder how it happens that he does it , " thought he . 1 " 3 wonder 3 wonder 4 how 4 how 5 it 5 it 6 happens 6 happens 7 that 7 that 8 he 8 he 9 does 9 does 10 it 10 it 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 thought 13 thought 14 he 14 he 15 . " no wonder he is so slow . 1 " 2 no 1 " 5 is 2 no 3 wonder 3 wonder 4 he 5 is 6 so 6 so 7 slow 7 slow 8 . of course , it is very handy to have his house always with him . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 , 3 , 4 it 4 it 5 is 5 is 6 very 6 very 7 handy 7 handy 8 to 8 to 9 have 9 have 11 house 10 his 11 house 11 house 12 always 12 always 13 with 13 with 14 him 14 him 15 . as he says , he is always at home . 1 as 2 he 2 he 3 says 2 he 10 . 3 says 6 is 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 is 6 is 7 always 6 is 8 at 8 at 9 home i [i] why , how stupid of me ! 1 i 6 stupid 3 why 4 , 4 , 5 how 5 how 6 stupid 6 stupid 7 of 7 of 8 me 8 me 9 ! he doesn't have to run away at all ! 1 he 2 doesn't 2 doesn't 3 have 2 doesn't 4 to 2 doesn't 9 ! 4 to 5 run 5 run 6 away 7 at 8 all 8 all 9 ! all he has got to do is to go inside his house and stay there until the danger is past ! 1 all 2 he 2 he 3 has 3 has 4 got 4 got 5 to 5 to 6 do 6 do 7 is 7 is 8 to 8 to 9 go 9 go 10 inside 9 go 14 stay 10 inside 12 house 11 his 12 house 13 and 14 stay 14 stay 15 there 14 stay 16 until 16 until 17 the 16 until 19 is 16 until 21 ! 17 the 18 danger 19 is 20 past i never thought of that before . 1 i 2 never 2 never 3 thought 3 thought 4 of 4 of 5 that 5 that 6 before 6 before 7 . why , that is the handiest [thing] [i] ever heard of . " 1 why 2 , 1 why 12 . 2 , 3 that 3 that 4 is 4 is 5 the 5 the 6 handiest 9 ever 10 heard 10 heard 11 of 11 of 12 . 12 . 13 " now [peter] [knew] that [there] must be a good story about [spotty] and [his] [house] , and you know [peter] dearly loves a good story . 1 now 4 that 1 now 16 , 4 that 6 must 6 must 7 be 7 be 8 a 8 a 9 good 9 good 10 story 10 story 11 about 11 about 13 and 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 you 18 you 19 know 19 know 22 loves 21 dearly 22 loves 22 loves 25 story 23 a 24 good 23 a 25 story 25 story 26 . so at the very first opportunity the next day , he hurried over to the [smiling] [pool] to ask [grandfather] [frog] about it . 1 so 2 at 1 so 7 the 2 at 3 the 2 at 6 opportunity 3 the 4 very 4 very 5 first 7 the 8 next 8 next 9 day 9 day 10 , 10 , 11 he 11 he 12 hurried 12 hurried 14 to 12 hurried 18 to 13 over 14 to 14 to 15 the 18 to 19 ask 19 ask 23 it 19 ask 24 . 22 about 23 it as usual , [grandfather] [frog] was sitting on his big green lily-pad . 1 as 2 usual 2 usual 3 , 3 , 6 was 6 was 7 sitting 7 sitting 8 on 8 on 9 his 9 his 10 big 9 his 12 lily-pad 9 his 13 . 11 green 12 lily-pad no [sooner] [did] [peter] pop his head above the edge of the bank [of] [the] [smiling] [pool] [than] [grandfather] [frog] [exclaimed] [:] 1 no 13 bank 5 pop 6 his 5 pop 10 edge 6 his 7 head 8 above 9 the 9 the 10 edge 10 edge 11 of 11 of 12 the 12 the 13 bank " [chug-a-rum] ! 1 " 3 ! you 've kept me waiting a long time , [peter] [rabbit] . 1 you 2 've 1 you 12 . 2 've 3 kept 3 kept 4 me 3 kept 5 waiting 6 a 7 long 7 long 8 time 8 time 9 , 9 , 12 . i don't like to be kept waiting . 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 like 3 like 4 to 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 kept 6 kept 7 waiting 7 waiting 8 . if you wanted to know about [spotty] the [turtle] , why didn't you come earlier ? " 1 if 2 you 1 if 5 know 1 if 10 , 1 if 12 didn't 1 if 16 ? 3 wanted 4 to 3 wanted 5 know 5 know 6 about 6 about 8 the 11 why 12 didn't 12 didn't 13 you 13 you 14 come 14 come 15 earlier 16 ? 17 " all the time there was a twinkle in the big , goggly eyes of [grandfather] [frog] . 1 all 2 the 2 the 3 time 3 time 4 there 4 there 5 was 5 was 8 in 6 a 7 twinkle 7 twinkle 8 in 8 in 9 the 8 in 17 . 9 the 12 goggly 9 the 14 of 10 big 12 goggly 11 , 12 goggly 12 goggly 13 eyes peter was so surprised that he couldn't find his tongue . 1 peter 2 was 2 was 3 so 3 so 4 surprised 4 surprised 5 that 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 couldn't 7 couldn't 8 find 8 find 9 his 9 his 10 tongue 10 tongue 11 . he hadn't said a word to any one about [spotty] , so [how] [could] [grandfather] [frog] [know] [what] he had come for [?] 1 he 2 hadn't 1 he 19 he 2 hadn't 3 said 3 said 5 word 3 said 7 any 4 a 5 word 6 to 7 any 7 any 8 one 9 about 11 , 11 , 12 so 12 so 19 he 19 he 20 had 20 had 21 come 21 come 22 for you see , it seemed to [peter] as if [grandfather] [frog] [had] [read] his [very] thoughts . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 it 4 it 5 seemed 5 seemed 8 as 6 to 8 as 8 as 9 if 9 if 14 his 14 his 16 thoughts 16 thoughts 17 . " [i] [i] didn't know you were waiting . 1 " 4 didn't 4 didn't 5 know 5 know 8 waiting 5 know 9 . 6 you 7 were 7 were 8 waiting truly [i] [didn't] , " stammered [peter] . 1 truly 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 stammered 6 stammered 8 . " if [i] had , [i] would have been here long ago . 1 " 2 if 1 " 5 , 1 " 7 would 2 if 4 had 7 would 8 have 8 have 9 been 9 been 10 here 10 here 12 ago 11 long 12 ago 12 ago 13 . if you please , how did you know that [i] was coming and what [i] was coming for ? " 1 if 2 you 1 if 4 , 2 you 3 please 4 , 5 how 5 how 6 did 6 did 7 you 6 did 12 coming 8 know 9 that 8 know 12 coming 11 was 12 coming 12 coming 14 what 12 coming 17 coming 12 coming 20 " 13 and 14 what 16 was 17 coming 17 coming 18 for 19 ? 20 " " never mind how [i] [knew] . 1 " 2 never 1 " 7 . 2 never 3 mind 4 how 7 . i know a great deal [that] [i] [don't] [tell] , which is more than some folks can say , " [replied] [grandfather] [frog] [.] 1 i 2 know 1 i 20 " 2 know 5 deal 3 a 4 great 3 a 5 deal 4 great 5 deal 5 deal 10 , 10 , 11 which 11 which 12 is 11 which 13 more 13 more 14 than 14 than 15 some 15 some 16 folks 17 can 18 say 18 say 19 , 19 , 20 " peter wondered [if] he meant him , for you [know] [peter] is a great gossip . 1 peter 2 wondered 1 peter 4 he 4 he 5 meant 5 meant 6 him 6 him 7 , 7 , 8 for 8 for 9 you 9 you 16 . 12 is 13 a 13 a 14 great 14 great 15 gossip 15 gossip 16 . almost everything to-day is the result of things that happened in those long-ago days . 1 almost 2 everything 2 everything 3 to-day 3 to-day 4 is 3 to-day 13 long-ago 3 to-day 15 . 4 is 5 the 5 the 6 result 6 result 7 of 7 of 8 things 8 things 9 that 9 that 10 happened 11 in 12 those 12 those 13 long-ago 13 long-ago 14 days the great-great-ever-so-great grandfather of [spotty] the [turtle] [lived] [then] , and unlike [spotty] , whom you know , he had no house . 1 the 2 great-great-ever-so-great 1 the 4 of 2 great-great-ever-so-great 3 grandfather 4 of 6 the 6 the 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 unlike 12 unlike 14 , 14 , 17 know 15 whom 16 you 16 you 17 know 17 know 18 , 18 , 23 . 19 he 20 had 19 he 23 . 20 had 21 no 21 no 22 house if he had had , he would have been saved a great deal of trouble and worry . 1 if 2 he 1 if 5 , 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 had 5 , 6 he 6 he 7 would 7 would 8 have 8 have 9 been 8 have 18 . 9 been 10 saved 10 saved 17 worry 11 a 12 great 11 a 17 worry 12 great 13 deal 13 deal 14 of 14 of 15 trouble 15 trouble 16 and for a long time everybody lived at peace with everybody else . 1 for 2 a 2 a 3 long 3 long 4 time 4 time 5 everybody 5 everybody 6 lived 5 everybody 7 at 5 everybody 10 everybody 7 at 8 peace 9 with 10 everybody 10 everybody 11 else 11 else 12 . now [mr] [turtle] , living in the [smiling] [pool] , had plenty to eat . 1 now 11 had 4 , 7 the 4 , 10 , 5 living 6 in 6 in 7 the 10 , 11 had 11 had 12 plenty 12 plenty 14 eat 12 plenty 15 . 13 to 14 eat he had nothing to worry about on that score . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 nothing 3 nothing 4 to 4 to 5 worry 5 worry 6 about 6 about 7 on 6 about 9 score 8 that 9 score 9 score 10 . everybody who lives in the [smiling] [pool] knows that it is the best place in the world , anyway . " 1 everybody 2 who 2 who 3 lives 2 who 8 knows 3 lives 4 in 4 in 5 the 8 knows 9 that 9 that 10 it 10 it 11 is 11 is 12 the 12 the 13 best 13 best 14 place 14 place 15 in 15 in 16 the 16 the 17 world 17 world 21 " 18 , 19 anyway 19 anyway 20 . 20 . 21 " grandfather [frog] winked at [jerry] [muskrat] , who was listening , and [jerry] nodded his head . 1 grandfather 3 winked 1 grandfather 17 . 3 winked 4 at 7 , 8 who 7 , 17 . 8 who 9 was 9 was 10 listening 10 listening 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 14 nodded 14 nodded 15 his 15 his 16 head " he had two or three very narrow escapes , and these set him to thinking . 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 had 2 he 14 him 4 two 5 or 4 two 9 escapes 5 or 6 three 7 very 8 narrow 8 narrow 9 escapes 9 escapes 14 him 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 these 12 these 14 him 13 set 14 him 14 him 15 to 15 to 16 thinking 15 to 17 . he was too slow and awkward to run or to fight . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 too 3 too 4 slow 4 slow 5 and 5 and 6 awkward 6 awkward 11 fight 7 to 8 run 8 run 9 or 9 or 11 fight 10 to 11 fight 11 fight 12 . the only thing he could do was to keep out of sight as much as possible . 1 the 2 only 2 only 3 thing 3 thing 4 he 4 he 5 could 5 could 6 do 6 do 7 was 7 was 8 to 8 to 9 keep 9 keep 10 out 10 out 11 of 11 of 12 sight 12 sight 14 much 13 as 14 much 14 much 15 as 15 as 16 possible 16 possible 17 . so he learned to swim with only his head out of water , and sometimes with only the end of his nose out of water . 1 so 2 he 1 so 3 learned 3 learned 5 swim 3 learned 15 sometimes 4 to 5 swim 5 swim 6 with 6 with 7 only 7 only 8 his 8 his 9 head 10 out 11 of 11 of 12 water 12 water 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 sometimes 15 sometimes 16 with 16 with 17 only 16 with 19 end 17 only 18 the 19 end 20 of 19 end 25 water 20 of 22 nose 21 his 22 nose 22 nose 23 out 23 out 24 of 25 water 26 . at first he was annoyed and started to shake it off . 1 at 2 first 2 first 4 was 3 he 4 was 4 was 5 annoyed 5 annoyed 10 it 6 and 7 started 7 started 8 to 8 to 9 shake 9 shake 10 it 10 it 11 off 11 off 12 . before he succeeded , he heard someone coming , so he promptly drew in his head and legs and tail . 1 before 2 he 2 he 3 succeeded 2 he 7 someone 4 , 5 he 5 he 7 someone 6 heard 7 someone 7 someone 8 coming 8 coming 20 tail 9 , 10 so 10 so 18 legs 11 he 12 promptly 12 promptly 13 drew 13 drew 14 in 14 in 15 his 14 in 16 head 16 head 17 and 16 head 18 legs 18 legs 19 and 18 legs 20 tail 20 tail 21 . it was [mr] [fisher] , and he was very hungry and fierce . 1 it 2 was 1 it 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 he 6 and 8 was 8 was 9 very 9 very 10 hungry 10 hungry 11 and 10 hungry 12 fierce 12 fierce 13 . i believe he 'll make me a good dinner . ' 1 i 2 believe 2 believe 3 he 3 he 6 me 4 'll 6 me 5 make 6 me 6 me 7 a 7 a 8 good 8 good 9 dinner 9 dinner 10 . 10 . 11 ' for a long time he lay very still . 1 for 2 a 2 a 3 long 3 long 4 time 4 time 5 he 5 he 6 lay 6 lay 8 still 6 lay 9 . 7 very 8 still at last he reached the [smiling] [pool] and slipped into the water , leaving the piece of bark on the bank . 1 at 2 last 1 at 3 he 3 he 4 reached 4 reached 5 the 5 the 17 of 8 and 10 into 9 slipped 10 into 10 into 11 the 11 the 12 water 12 water 13 , 13 , 14 leaving 14 leaving 15 the 15 the 16 piece 16 piece 17 of 17 of 18 bark 18 bark 19 on 19 on 20 the 19 on 21 bank 20 the 21 bank 21 bank 22 . thereafter , when he wanted to go on land , he would first make sure that no one was watching . 1 thereafter 2 , 1 thereafter 3 when 3 when 13 first 4 he 5 wanted 5 wanted 6 to 6 to 7 go 7 go 8 on 8 on 9 land 9 land 10 , 10 , 11 he 11 he 12 would 12 would 13 first 13 first 14 make 13 first 17 no 13 first 21 . 14 make 15 sure 15 sure 16 that 17 no 18 one 18 one 19 was 19 was 20 watching then he would crawl under the piece of bark and get it on his back . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 would 3 would 4 crawl 4 crawl 5 under 4 crawl 9 bark 4 crawl 10 and 4 crawl 11 get 4 crawl 12 it 6 the 7 piece 7 piece 8 of 7 piece 9 bark 12 it 13 on 13 on 14 his 13 on 15 back 14 his 15 back 15 back 16 . wherever he went he carried the piece of bark so as to have it handy to hide under . 1 wherever 2 he 1 wherever 3 went 1 wherever 4 he 4 he 5 carried 5 carried 6 the 6 the 7 piece 7 piece 9 bark 8 of 9 bark 9 bark 10 so 10 so 11 as 11 as 12 to 12 to 13 have 12 to 14 it 14 it 15 handy 15 handy 16 to 16 to 17 hide 17 hide 18 under 18 under 19 . so she [began] to study how [she] [could] [help] [mr] [turtle] . 1 so 2 she 1 so 4 to 4 to 5 study 5 study 6 how 6 how 12 . one day she came up behind him just as he sat down to rest . 1 one 2 day 2 day 3 she 3 she 10 he 4 came 5 up 4 came 6 behind 6 behind 7 him 7 him 8 just 7 him 10 he 8 just 9 as 10 he 14 rest 11 sat 12 down 11 sat 14 rest 12 down 13 to 13 to 14 rest 14 rest 15 . then she touched the skin of his stomach and turned that into hard shell . 1 then 2 she 2 she 3 touched 3 touched 4 the 4 the 5 skin 5 skin 6 of 5 skin 8 stomach 6 of 7 his 8 stomach 10 turned 9 and 10 turned 10 turned 12 into 11 that 12 into 12 into 13 hard 12 into 14 shell 12 into 15 . ' [now] draw [in] your head and your legs and your tail , ' said she . 1 ' 14 ' 3 draw 7 and 3 draw 12 tail 5 your 7 and 6 head 7 and 7 and 10 and 8 your 9 legs 9 legs 10 and 11 your 12 tail 12 tail 13 , 13 , 14 ' 14 ' 15 said 15 said 16 she 16 she 17 . " ' [oh] , [mother] [nature] , how can [i] ever thank you ? ' he cried . 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 4 , 2 ' 15 ' 7 , 8 how 8 how 9 can 9 can 12 thank 11 ever 12 thank 12 thank 13 you 13 you 14 ? 14 ? 15 ' 15 ' 16 he 16 he 17 cried 17 cried 18 . " ' [by] [doing] as you always have done , attending wholly to your own affairs , ' replied [old] [mother] [nature] . 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 5 as 2 ' 18 ' 5 as 6 you 7 always 8 have 8 have 9 done 9 done 10 , 10 , 11 attending 11 attending 12 wholly 11 attending 13 to 11 attending 16 affairs 13 to 14 your 14 your 15 own 16 affairs 17 , 17 , 18 ' 18 ' 19 replied 18 ' 23 . " oh , thank you , [grandfather] [frog] , " exclaimed [peter] , drawing a long breath . 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 , 3 , 4 thank 4 thank 5 you 4 thank 13 , 5 you 6 , 6 , 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 exclaimed 13 , 14 drawing 14 drawing 15 a 15 a 16 long 16 long 17 breath 17 breath 18 . " that was a perfectly splendid thing for [old] [mother] [nature] to do . " 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 was 3 was 5 perfectly 4 a 5 perfectly 5 perfectly 6 splendid 5 perfectly 7 thing 7 thing 13 do 8 for 12 to 12 to 13 do 13 do 14 . 14 . 15 " you see , he didn't notice that [grandfather] [frog] was listening [when] he [asked] [spotty] about his [house] . 1 you 2 see 1 you 3 , 3 , 19 . 4 he 6 notice 4 he 19 . 5 didn't 6 notice 6 notice 7 that 6 notice 11 listening 7 that 10 was 11 listening 13 he 13 he 17 his 16 about 17 his [xvi] [why] [paddy] [the] [beaver] [has] [a] [broad] [tail] usually the thing that interests us most is something that we haven't got ourselves . 1 usually 2 the 2 the 3 thing 3 thing 4 that 4 that 5 interests 5 interests 6 us 6 us 7 most 6 us 11 we 7 most 8 is 8 is 9 something 9 something 10 that 11 we 12 haven't 12 haven't 13 got 13 got 14 ourselves 14 ourselves 15 . it is that way with [peter] [rabbit] . 1 it 2 is 1 it 3 that 3 that 4 way 4 way 5 with 4 way 8 . peter is not naturally envious . 1 peter 5 envious 1 peter 6 . 2 is 3 not 2 is 5 envious 3 not 4 naturally 4 naturally 5 envious oh , my , no ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 4 , 2 , 3 my 4 , 5 no 5 no 6 ! peter is pretty well satisfied with what he has , which is quite as it should be . 1 peter 7 what 2 is 3 pretty 3 pretty 4 well 4 well 5 satisfied 5 satisfied 6 with 6 with 7 what 7 what 9 has 7 what 10 , 8 he 9 has 10 , 11 which 11 which 12 is 11 which 14 as 13 quite 14 as 14 as 15 it 14 as 18 . 15 it 16 should 15 it 17 be 16 should 17 be can you guess what it is ? 1 can 3 guess 2 you 3 guess 3 guess 4 what 4 what 5 it 5 it 6 is 6 is 7 ? well , it is his tail . 1 well 2 , 2 , 3 it 3 it 4 is 4 is 5 his 5 his 6 tail 6 tail 7 . yes , [sir] , that is the one thing that [ever] really troubles [peter] . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 that 5 that 6 is 5 that 15 . 6 is 7 the 7 the 8 one 8 one 9 thing 9 thing 10 that 10 that 13 troubles 12 really 13 troubles you see , [peter] 's tail is , nothing but a funny little bunch of cotton , which doesn't look like a tail at all . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 6 tail 5 's 6 tail 6 tail 7 is 7 is 19 doesn't 8 , 9 nothing 9 nothing 10 but 9 nothing 18 which 11 a 12 funny 12 funny 13 little 12 funny 18 which 13 little 14 bunch 15 of 16 cotton 16 cotton 18 which 17 , 18 which 18 which 19 doesn't 19 doesn't 20 look 19 doesn't 25 all 20 look 21 like 21 like 22 a 23 tail 24 at 24 at 25 all 25 all 26 . why , even [little] [danny] [meadow] [mouse] has a real tail , short as it is . 1 why 2 , 1 why 11 tail 2 , 3 even 8 has 11 tail 9 a 10 real 9 a 11 tail 11 tail 13 short 12 , 13 short 13 short 14 as 14 as 15 it 15 it 16 is 16 is 17 . and [as] [for] [happy] [jack] [squirrel] and [reddy] [fox] and [bobby] [coon] and [jimmy] [skunk] , everybody knows what beautiful tails they have . 1 and 7 and 7 and 10 and 10 and 13 and 13 and 16 , 16 , 18 knows 17 everybody 18 knows 18 knows 19 what 19 what 20 beautiful 20 beautiful 21 tails 21 tails 22 they 22 they 23 have 23 have 24 . once [peter] [thought] [about] [it] [so] [much] that [grandfather] [frog] [noticed] [how] [sober] he was and asked [peter] what the trouble was . 1 once 8 that 8 that 14 he 14 he 15 was 14 he 23 . 15 was 16 and 17 asked 19 what 19 what 20 the 19 what 22 was 20 the 21 trouble 22 was 23 . " why , [peter] , " said he , " you look so sober , that [i] thought you [really] had something to worry about . 1 " 2 why 1 " 19 you 2 why 3 , 2 why 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 8 he 8 he 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 you 11 you 12 look 12 look 13 so 13 so 14 sober 14 sober 15 , 15 , 16 that 18 thought 19 you 19 you 21 had 21 had 22 something 22 something 23 to 23 to 24 worry 24 worry 25 about 25 about 26 . what would you do with a big tail , if you had one ? 1 what 3 you 2 would 3 you 3 you 11 you 4 do 5 with 5 with 8 tail 6 a 8 tail 7 big 8 tail 8 tail 10 if 8 tail 11 you 9 , 10 if 11 you 13 one 12 had 13 one 13 one 14 ? it would always be in your way . 1 it 2 would 1 it 8 . 2 would 4 be 2 would 6 your 3 always 4 be 5 in 6 your 6 your 7 way just think how many times [reddy] [fox] [or] [old] [granny] [fox] have [almost] [caught] you . 1 just 2 think 1 just 3 how 3 how 4 many 3 how 16 . 4 many 5 times 12 have 15 you 15 you 16 . they certainly would have before this , if you had had a long tail sticking out behind for them to get hold of . 1 they 2 certainly 2 certainly 3 would 3 would 4 have 4 have 5 before 5 before 6 this 5 before 7 , 7 , 8 if 8 if 9 you 9 you 10 had 10 had 11 had 11 had 14 tail 12 a 13 long 13 long 14 tail 14 tail 15 sticking 15 sticking 16 out 16 out 17 behind 17 behind 19 them 17 behind 20 to 18 for 19 them 20 to 21 get 21 get 22 hold 22 hold 23 of 23 of 24 . i had a long tail when [i] was young , and [i] was mighty glad to get rid of it . " 1 i 2 had 1 i 14 mighty 1 i 21 . 2 had 3 a 3 a 4 long 4 long 5 tail 6 when 8 was 6 when 9 young 9 young 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 13 was 11 and 14 mighty 15 glad 16 to 16 to 17 get 17 get 18 rid 18 rid 19 of 19 of 20 it 20 it 21 . 21 . 22 " after he [heard] [that] [,] [peter] felt better . 1 after 2 he 2 he 7 felt 7 felt 8 better 8 better 9 . he just stared and stared . 1 he 2 just 2 just 3 stared 3 stared 5 stared 4 and 5 stared 5 stared 6 . he hardly noticed the [wonderful] dam [or] the equally wonderful canals which [paddy] had made . 1 he 2 hardly 2 hardly 3 noticed 3 noticed 4 the 4 the 6 dam 6 dam 15 made 8 the 9 equally 8 the 12 which 9 equally 11 canals 10 wonderful 11 canals 12 which 14 had 14 had 15 made 15 made 16 . the very next morning he hurried over to the [smiling] [pool] to tell [grandfather] [frog] about it . 1 the 2 very 2 very 3 next 3 next 4 morning 4 morning 5 he 5 he 6 hurried 6 hurried 8 to 6 hurried 12 to 7 over 8 to 8 to 9 the 12 to 13 tell 13 tell 16 about 16 about 17 it 17 it 18 . grandfather [frog] 's big , goggly eyes twinkled . 1 grandfather 3 's 3 's 6 goggly 4 big 5 , 4 big 6 goggly 6 goggly 7 eyes 7 eyes 8 twinkled 8 twinkled 9 . " [chug-a-rum] ! " said he . 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 6 he 7 . " [paddy] the [beaver] has one of the most useful tails [i] know of . 1 " 3 the 1 " 11 tails 5 has 11 tails 6 one 7 of 7 of 8 the 8 the 9 most 9 most 10 useful 9 most 11 tails 11 tails 14 of 13 know 14 of 14 of 15 . would you like to know how he comes by such a queer tail ? " 1 would 2 you 1 would 3 like 1 would 6 how 1 would 14 ? 2 you 3 like 4 to 5 know 5 know 6 how 6 how 7 he 6 how 9 by 8 comes 9 by 9 by 10 such 9 by 13 tail 10 such 11 a 11 a 12 queer 14 ? 15 " [[] [illustration] [:] [the] [first] [thing] [peter] [looked] [to] [see] [was] [what] [kind] [of] [a] [tail] [paddy] [has] [.] []] " oh , if you please ! 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 , 3 , 4 if 4 if 5 you 5 you 6 please 6 please 7 ! if you please , [grandfather] [frog] ! 1 if 2 you 1 if 7 ! 2 you 3 please 3 please 4 , i didn't suppose there was such a queer tail in all the world , and [i] don't see what possible use it can be . 1 i 2 didn't 1 i 3 suppose 3 suppose 4 there 4 there 5 was 5 was 6 such 6 such 7 a 7 a 8 queer 8 queer 9 tail 9 tail 10 in 9 tail 15 and 10 in 13 world 11 all 12 the 12 the 13 world 13 world 14 , 15 and 25 . 17 don't 19 what 18 see 19 what 19 what 21 use 19 what 22 it 20 possible 21 use 22 it 24 be 22 it 25 . 23 can 24 be do tell me about it ! " cried [peter] . 1 do 2 tell 2 tell 3 me 2 tell 4 about 4 about 5 it 4 about 10 . 5 it 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 cried " [chug-a-rum] ! 1 " 3 ! " some people never do learn to use their eyes . " 1 " 2 some 2 some 3 people 3 people 6 learn 4 never 5 do 5 do 6 learn 6 learn 7 to 7 to 8 use 8 use 12 " 9 their 10 eyes 10 eyes 11 . 11 . 12 " peter looked a bit sheepish , but he said nothing and waited patiently . 1 peter 2 looked 1 peter 7 but 1 peter 8 he 1 peter 13 patiently 2 looked 5 sheepish 3 a 4 bit 4 bit 5 sheepish 6 , 7 but 9 said 10 nothing 10 nothing 11 and 11 and 12 waited 12 waited 13 patiently 13 patiently 14 . presently [grandfather] [frog] cleared his throat [two] [or] [three] [times] and [began] [to] [talk] . 1 presently 15 . 4 cleared 5 his 5 his 6 throat 6 throat 11 and 11 and 15 . " once upon a time , long , long ago , when the world was young " 1 " 2 once 2 once 3 upon 3 upon 5 time 4 a 5 time 5 time 6 , 6 , 10 ago 7 long 8 , 8 , 9 long 9 long 10 ago 10 ago 11 , 11 , 12 when 12 when 13 the 12 when 15 was 12 when 16 young 13 the 14 world 15 was 16 young 16 young 17 " " it seems to me that everything wonderful happened long ago when the world was young , " interrupted [peter] . 1 " 3 seems 1 " 18 " 1 " 19 interrupted 2 it 3 seems 3 seems 5 me 3 seems 7 everything 4 to 5 me 6 that 7 everything 7 everything 8 wonderful 7 everything 9 happened 9 happened 11 ago 10 long 11 ago 12 when 13 the 13 the 14 world 14 world 15 was 15 was 16 young 15 was 17 , 17 , 18 " 19 interrupted 21 . grandfather [frog] looked at [peter] severely , and [peter] hastened to beg his pardon . 1 grandfather 3 looked 3 looked 4 at 4 at 14 pardon 6 severely 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 hastened 10 hastened 11 to 11 to 12 beg 12 beg 13 his 13 his 14 pardon 14 pardon 15 . after a long time [grandfather] [frog] [began] [again] . 1 after 2 a 2 a 3 long 3 long 4 time 4 time 9 . " he was very thrifty , was [mr] [beaver] [;] not at all [like] [some] [people] [i] know . 1 " 2 he 1 " 5 thrifty 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 very 5 thrifty 6 , 6 , 7 was 7 was 11 not 11 not 12 at 12 at 13 all 13 all 18 know 18 know 19 . that is how he first came to think of making a dam and a pond . 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 how 3 how 4 he 4 he 5 first 4 he 10 making 5 first 6 came 6 came 7 to 7 to 8 think 8 think 9 of 10 making 11 a 11 a 12 dam 12 dam 13 and 13 and 14 a 14 a 15 pond 15 pond 16 . like his small cousin , [mr] [muskrat] , he was very fond of the water , and felt most at home and safest there . 1 like 4 cousin 2 his 3 small 2 his 4 cousin 4 cousin 5 , 5 , 8 , 8 , 9 he 9 he 10 was 10 was 11 very 11 very 12 fond 12 fond 13 of 13 of 14 the 14 the 15 water 15 water 18 felt 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 felt 18 felt 19 most 18 felt 20 at 20 at 21 home 21 home 22 and 22 and 23 safest 22 and 24 there 22 and 25 . 24 there 25 . that made him think harder than ever . 1 that 2 made 2 made 3 him 2 made 5 harder 4 think 5 harder 5 harder 6 than 5 harder 8 . 6 than 7 ever the more sticks he added , the bigger the pool grew . 1 the 2 more 2 more 3 sticks 2 more 4 he 4 he 5 added 5 added 6 , 5 added 11 grew 7 the 8 bigger 8 bigger 9 the 9 the 11 grew 10 pool 11 grew 11 grew 12 . mr [beaver] [had] [discovered] [what] a dam [is] for and how to build it . 1 mr 6 a 6 a 7 dam 7 dam 13 build 9 for 10 and 10 and 11 how 11 how 12 to 12 to 13 build 13 build 14 it 14 it 15 . " now cutting down trees is hard work . 1 " 2 now 2 now 6 is 3 cutting 4 down 3 cutting 5 trees 5 trees 6 is 6 is 7 hard 7 hard 8 work 8 work 9 . yes , [siree] , cutting down [trees] [is] the hardest kind of hard work . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 10 hardest 5 cutting 6 down 6 down 9 the 9 the 10 hardest 10 hardest 11 kind 10 hardest 15 . 11 kind 12 of 11 kind 14 work 13 hard 14 work mr [beaver] [had] [to] [sit] up on his hind legs to do it , and his legs [grew] [very] , very tired . 1 mr 6 up 6 up 23 . 7 on 8 his 8 his 9 hind 9 hind 10 legs 10 legs 12 do 11 to 12 do 12 do 13 it 13 it 14 , 14 , 15 and 14 , 23 . 15 and 16 his 16 his 17 legs 17 legs 20 , 20 , 21 very 21 very 22 tired in those days he had a tail very much like the tail of [jerry] [muskrat] . 1 in 2 those 1 in 3 days 2 those 3 days 3 days 4 he 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 a 6 a 7 tail 7 tail 12 tail 8 very 9 much 9 much 10 like 10 like 11 the 11 the 12 tail 12 tail 13 of 13 of 16 . it was very useful when he was swimming , but it was of no use at all at any other time . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 useful 4 useful 5 when 5 when 6 he 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 swimming 8 swimming 18 at 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 it 11 it 12 was 12 was 13 of 13 of 14 no 14 no 15 use 14 no 16 at 16 at 17 all 16 at 18 at 18 at 19 any 18 at 21 time 19 any 20 other 21 time 22 . sometimes he tried to brace himself with it when he was sitting up to cut trees , and found it of no help . 1 sometimes 2 he 1 sometimes 3 tried 1 sometimes 4 to 1 sometimes 5 brace 5 brace 6 himself 5 brace 7 with 5 brace 13 up 5 brace 19 found 8 it 9 when 9 when 10 he 10 he 11 was 11 was 12 sitting 12 sitting 13 up 13 up 14 to 14 to 15 cut 16 trees 17 , 16 trees 19 found 17 , 18 and 19 found 20 it 19 found 21 of 21 of 22 no 22 no 23 help 22 no 24 . " he was working just as usual one day when [old] [mother] [nature] came [along] to see how he was getting on . 1 " 7 usual 1 " 23 . 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 working 4 working 5 just 5 just 6 as 6 as 7 usual 7 usual 9 day 8 one 9 day 9 day 10 when 14 came 16 to 16 to 17 see 17 see 18 how 18 how 19 he 19 he 20 was 19 he 23 . 20 was 21 getting 21 getting 22 on she saw the new dam and the new pond , and [she] asked [mr] [beaver] who had made them . 1 she 2 saw 2 saw 3 the 3 the 5 dam 3 the 20 . 4 new 5 dam 6 and 7 the 6 and 10 , 7 the 8 new 8 new 9 pond 10 , 11 and 10 , 20 . 11 and 13 asked 13 asked 16 who 16 who 17 had 17 had 18 made 18 made 19 them he told her that he had and explained why . 1 he 2 told 1 he 5 he 2 told 3 her 4 that 5 he 5 he 6 had 6 had 7 and 7 and 8 explained 8 explained 9 why 9 why 10 . old [mother] [nature] [was] [greatly] pleased , but she didn't say so . 1 old 6 pleased 6 pleased 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 she 8 but 10 didn't 10 didn't 11 say 11 say 12 so 12 so 13 . she just passed the time of day with him and then sat down to watch him cut a tree . 1 she 2 just 2 just 3 passed 2 just 5 time 4 the 5 time 5 time 6 of 6 of 7 day 7 day 8 with 8 with 9 him 9 him 11 then 9 him 16 him 10 and 11 then 12 sat 13 down 12 sat 16 him 13 down 14 to 14 to 15 watch 15 watch 16 him 16 him 17 cut 16 him 20 . 17 cut 19 tree 18 a 19 tree she saw him try to brace himself with his useless tail , and she saw him stop to rest his tired legs . 1 she 2 saw 2 saw 3 him 2 saw 15 saw 3 him 4 try 4 try 5 to 4 try 6 brace 6 brace 7 himself 6 brace 8 with 6 brace 9 his 10 useless 11 tail 11 tail 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 she 14 she 15 saw 15 saw 16 him 15 saw 17 stop 17 stop 19 rest 18 to 19 rest 19 rest 20 his 20 his 21 tired 21 tired 22 legs 22 legs 23 . " ' [that] looks to me like pretty hard work , ' said [old] [mother] [nature] . 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 7 like 2 ' 12 ' 4 looks 5 to 5 to 6 me 6 me 7 like 7 like 8 pretty 8 pretty 9 hard 8 pretty 11 , 9 hard 10 work 12 ' 13 said 13 said 17 . " ['so] it is , ' replied [mr] [beaver] , stretching first one leg and then another . 1 " 6 ' 3 it 4 is 3 it 5 , 5 , 6 ' 6 ' 7 replied 7 replied 11 stretching 10 , 11 stretching 11 stretching 12 first 11 stretching 14 leg 11 stretching 15 and 12 first 13 one 15 and 16 then 16 then 17 another 17 another 18 . ' [but] things worth having are worth working for , ' and with that he began cutting again . 1 ' 16 began 3 things 6 are 4 worth 5 having 4 worth 6 are 6 are 7 worth 7 worth 8 working 8 working 9 for 9 for 12 and 10 , 11 ' 10 , 12 and 12 and 13 with 13 with 14 that 14 that 15 he 15 he 16 began 16 began 17 cutting 17 cutting 18 again 17 cutting 19 . " ' [you] ought to have something to sit on , ' said [old] [mother] [nature] , [her] [eyes] twinkling . 1 " 2 ' 1 " 13 said 2 ' 12 ' 4 ought 5 to 5 to 6 have 6 have 7 something 7 something 8 to 8 to 9 sit 9 sit 10 on 10 on 11 , 11 , 12 ' 13 said 20 twinkling 17 , 20 twinkling 20 twinkling 21 . " [mr] [beaver] grinned . 1 " 4 grinned 4 grinned 5 . " the next morning when he awoke , he had the greatest surprise of his life . 1 " 3 next 2 the 3 next 3 next 4 morning 4 morning 5 when 5 when 6 he 6 he 7 awoke 7 awoke 8 , 8 , 9 he 9 he 10 had 10 had 11 the 11 the 12 greatest 12 greatest 13 surprise 13 surprise 14 of 14 of 15 his 15 his 16 life 16 life 17 . he had a new tail ! 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 a 2 had 5 tail 3 a 4 new 4 new 5 tail 5 tail 6 ! it was broad and thick and flat . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 broad 3 broad 4 and 4 and 5 thick 5 thick 6 and 6 and 7 flat 7 flat 8 . it wasn't like any tail he had ever seen or heard of . 1 it 2 wasn't 1 it 5 tail 2 wasn't 4 any 3 like 4 any 5 tail 6 he 5 tail 9 seen 6 he 7 had 7 had 8 ever 9 seen 10 or 10 or 11 heard 11 heard 12 of 12 of 13 . it was almost like a stool to sit on , and he could work all day long without tiring his legs . 1 it 2 was 1 it 10 , 2 was 4 like 3 almost 4 like 4 like 5 a 5 a 6 stool 6 stool 7 to 7 to 8 sit 8 sit 9 on 10 , 11 and 10 , 21 legs 11 and 12 he 12 he 13 could 13 could 14 work 15 all 16 day 16 day 17 long 16 day 18 without 18 without 19 tiring 19 tiring 20 his 20 his 21 legs 21 legs 22 . then was [mr] [beaver] very happy , and to show how happy he was , he worked harder than ever . 1 then 2 was 2 was 5 very 5 very 6 happy 6 happy 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 to 9 to 10 show 10 show 11 how 11 how 12 happy 11 how 13 he 13 he 14 was 14 was 15 , 15 , 16 he 16 he 17 worked 17 worked 18 harder 18 harder 19 than 19 than 20 ever 20 ever 21 . " ' [why] , ' he cried , ' [i] believe it is the most useful tail in all the world ! ' 1 " 2 ' 2 ' 5 ' 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 7 cried 6 he 7 cried 7 cried 18 in 7 cried 22 ! 8 , 9 ' 8 , 12 it 11 believe 12 it 12 it 13 is 12 it 18 in 14 the 18 in 15 most 16 useful 16 useful 17 tail 17 tail 18 in 18 in 21 world 19 all 20 the 20 the 21 world 22 ! 23 ' " and then he wished with all his might that [old] [mother] [nature] would return so that he might thank her for it . 1 " 2 and 2 and 3 then 3 then 4 he 3 then 14 would 4 he 5 wished 5 wished 6 with 6 with 7 all 6 with 10 that 7 all 8 his 8 his 9 might 14 would 15 return 15 return 16 so 15 return 20 thank 15 return 24 . 17 that 19 might 18 he 19 might 19 might 20 thank 20 thank 21 her 20 thank 22 for 22 for 23 it and that , " concluded [grandfather] [frog] , " is how [mr] [beaver] came by his broad tail . 1 and 2 that 2 that 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 9 " 5 concluded 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 is 10 is 11 how 11 how 14 came 14 came 15 by 15 by 16 his 16 his 17 broad 17 broad 18 tail 18 tail 19 . you see , [old] [mother] [nature] [always] helps those who help themselves . 1 you 2 see 1 you 3 , 3 , 8 helps 8 helps 9 those 9 those 10 who 9 those 12 themselves 11 help 12 themselves 12 themselves 13 . and ever since that long-ago [day] , [all] [beavers] have had broad tails , and have been the greatest workers in the world . " 1 and 2 ever 2 ever 3 since 3 since 4 that 4 that 5 long-ago 5 long-ago 7 , 7 , 25 " 10 have 13 tails 11 had 13 tails 12 broad 13 tails 13 tails 14 , 14 , 15 and 14 , 24 . 15 and 16 have 16 have 17 been 17 been 18 the 18 the 19 greatest 19 greatest 20 workers 21 in 22 the 22 the 23 world 23 world 24 . 24 . 25 " end of the [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] [of] [mother] [west] [wind] ' [why] ' [stories] by [thornton] [w] [burgess] 1 end 2 of 2 of 3 the 3 the 11 ' 11 ' 13 ' 13 ' 15 by