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[[] [illustration] [:] ["] [as] [i] [live] [,] ["] [he] [muttered] [,] ["] [that] [is] [bowser] [the] [hound] [!] ["] page @number@ []] 1 page 2 @number@ [bowser] [the] [hound] [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] [with] [illustrations] [by] [harrison] [cady] [grosset] [&] [dunlap] [publishers] [new] [york] printed by arrangement with [little] , [brown] , and [company] 1 printed 2 by 2 by 3 arrangement 3 arrangement 4 with 4 with 6 , 6 , 9 and 8 , 9 and copyright , @number@ [by] [little] , [brown] , [and] [company] . 1 copyright 2 , 2 , 3 @number@ 2 , 6 , 6 , 8 , 8 , 11 . all rights reserved 1 all 2 rights 2 rights 3 reserved = [dedication] = 1 = 3 = [to] [the] [child's] [loving] [playmate] [,] [loyal] [protector] [and] [staunch] [ally] [the] [dog] [,] [this] [book] [is] [dedicated] [contents] [chapter] [page] [i] [old] [man] [coyote] [leads] [bowser] [away] [@number@] [ii] [old] [man] [coyote] [plays] [a] [trick] [@number@] [iii] [what] [happened] [to] [bowser] [@number@] [iv] [poor] [bowser] [@number@] v [bowser] [spends] [a] [bad] [night] @number@ 1 v 7 @number@ [vi] [the] [surprise] [of] [blacky] [the] [crow] [@number@] [vii] [blacky] [the] [crow] [takes] [pity] [on] [bowser] [@number@] [viii] [how] [blacky] [the] [crow] [helped] [bowser] [@number@] [ix] [old] [man] [coyote] [gives] [out] [dark] [hints] [@number@] x [how] [reddy] [fox] [investigated] @number@ 1 x 6 @number@ [xi] [a] [little] [unpleasantness] [@number@] [xii] [the] [cleverness] [of] [old] [man] [coyote] [@number@] [xiii] [the] [mischievous] [little] [night] [breeze] [@number@] [xiv] [the] [difference] [between] [being] [inside] [and] [outside] [@number@] [xv] [reddy's] [forlorn] [chance] [@number@] [xvi] [why] [reddy] [went] [without] [a] [chicken] [dinner] [@number@] [xvii] [farmer] [brown's] [boy] [drops] [a] [pan] [of] [corn] [@number@] [xviii] [mutual] [relief] [@number@] [xix] [where] [was] [bowser] [the] [hound] [?] [@number@] [xx] [where] [bowser] [was] [@number@] [xxi] [bowser] [becomes] [a] [prisoner] [@number@] [xxii] [farmer] [brown's] [boy] [looks] [in] [vain] [@number@] [xxiii] [bowser's] [great] [voice] [@number@] [xxiv] [blacky] [tries] [to] [get] [help] [@number@] [xxv] [blacky] [calls] [on] [reddy] [fox] [@number@] [xxvi] [red] [wits] [and] [black] [wits] [@number@] [xxvii] [the] [artfulness] [of] [blacky] [@number@] [xxviii] [reddy] [fox] [dreams] [of] [chickens] [@number@] [xxix] [reddy] [tries] [to] [arouse] [blacky's] [pity] [@number@] [xxx] [blacky] [the] [crow] [is] [all] [pity] [@number@] [xxxi] [blacky] [is] [much] [pleased] [with] [himself] [@number@] [xxxii] [blacky] [waits] [for] [reddy] [@number@] [xxxiii] [reddy] [watches] [the] [fat] [hens] [@number@] [xxxiv] [patience] [and] [impatience] [@number@] [xxxv] [things] [happen] [all] [at] [once] [@number@] [xxxvi] [reddy] [hides] [the] [fat] [hen] [@number@] [xxxvii] [farmer] [brown's] [boy] [has] [a] [glad] [surprise] [@number@] [xxxviii] [reddy] [goes] [back] [for] [his] [fat] [hen] [@number@] [xxxix] [a] [vanished] [dinner] [@number@] [xl] [where] [was] [reddy's] [dinner] [?] [@number@] [xli] [what] [blacky] [the] [crow] [saw] [@number@] [xlii] [all] [is] [well] [that] [ends] [well] [@number@] [list] [of] [illustrations] " as [i] live , " he muttered , " that is [bowser] the [hound] ! " 1 " 12 is 1 " 17 " 2 as 4 live 4 live 5 , 4 live 6 " 6 " 7 he 7 he 8 muttered 8 muttered 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 that 11 that 12 is 14 the 16 ! 16 ! 17 " [frontispiece] over at the gate of [farmer] [brown] 's henyard he could see a dark form [@number@] 1 over 2 at 2 at 15 form 3 the 4 gate 3 the 5 of 5 of 8 's 8 's 9 henyard 9 henyard 10 he 9 henyard 15 form 10 he 11 could 11 could 12 see 11 could 13 a 13 a 14 dark somewhere not very far ahead of him was a house @number@ 1 somewhere 2 not 1 somewhere 11 @number@ 3 very 4 far 4 far 5 ahead 5 ahead 6 of 6 of 7 him 7 him 8 was 8 was 9 a 9 a 11 @number@ 10 house 11 @number@ on broad wings it sailed over to that hollow stump @number@ 1 on 3 wings 1 on 11 @number@ 2 broad 3 wings 4 it 5 sailed 5 sailed 6 over 5 sailed 11 @number@ 6 over 7 to 7 to 8 that 9 hollow 10 stump 9 hollow 11 @number@ [chapter] [i] [old] [man] [coyote] [leads] [bowser] [away] though great or small the matter prove [be] faithful [in] whate'er you do . 1 though 11 whate'er 2 great 4 small 3 or 4 small 4 small 5 the 5 the 6 matter 5 the 7 prove 7 prove 11 whate'er 9 faithful 11 whate'er 11 whate'er 12 you 11 whate'er 13 do 13 do 14 . ' [tis] thus and only thus you may [to] [others] [and] [yourself] be true . 1 ' 3 thus 1 ' 15 . 4 and 5 only 4 and 15 . 5 only 6 thus 6 thus 7 you 7 you 8 may 8 may 13 be 13 be 14 true bowser the [hound] [.] 1 bowser 2 the old [man] [coyote] [is] [full] [of] tricks . 1 old 7 tricks 7 tricks 8 . people with such clever wits as his usually are full of tricks [.] 1 people 2 with 2 with 5 wits 3 such 4 clever 3 such 5 wits 5 wits 12 tricks 6 as 8 usually 7 his 8 usually 8 usually 12 tricks 9 are 10 full 10 full 11 of 10 full 12 tricks on the other hand [bowser] the [hound] [isn't] tricky [at] [all] . 1 on 2 the 1 on 9 tricky 2 the 3 other 3 other 4 hand 6 the 9 tricky 9 tricky 12 . he just goes straight ahead with the thing he has to do and does it in the most earnest way . 1 he 2 just 2 just 3 goes 2 just 14 does 4 straight 5 ahead 5 ahead 6 with 5 ahead 8 thing 7 the 8 thing 8 thing 9 he 8 thing 12 do 10 has 11 to 11 to 12 do 12 do 14 does 13 and 14 does 14 does 15 it 14 does 19 earnest 16 in 19 earnest 17 the 18 most 18 most 19 earnest 19 earnest 20 way 20 way 21 . not being tricky himself , he sometimes forgets to watch out for tricks in others . 1 not 2 being 2 being 3 tricky 3 tricky 4 himself 3 tricky 12 for 4 himself 5 , 4 himself 6 he 6 he 7 sometimes 8 forgets 9 to 9 to 10 watch 10 watch 11 out 11 out 12 for 12 for 13 tricks 13 tricks 14 in 13 tricks 15 others 15 others 16 . he always makes up his mind like that whenever he starts out to hunt . 1 he 2 always 2 always 3 makes 3 makes 4 up 4 up 6 mind 5 his 6 mind 6 mind 7 like 7 like 8 that 8 that 9 whenever 8 that 11 starts 10 he 11 starts 11 starts 12 out 11 starts 14 hunt 12 out 13 to 14 hunt 15 . any time he will go without eating for the pleasure of chasing [reddy] [or] [granny] [fox] , or [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 any 2 time 2 time 3 he 3 he 4 will 4 will 5 go 5 go 6 without 6 without 7 eating 7 eating 8 for 8 for 9 the 9 the 10 pleasure 10 pleasure 11 of 11 of 12 chasing 12 chasing 17 , 17 , 18 or 18 or 22 . now [old] [man] [coyote] was annoyed . 1 now 5 was 5 was 7 . 6 annoyed 7 . he was and he wasn't afraid of [bowser] the [hound] . 1 he 2 was 1 he 4 he 2 was 3 and 4 he 5 wasn't 5 wasn't 6 afraid 6 afraid 7 of 7 of 9 the 9 the 11 . if [bowser] had [appeared] [at] [almost] [any] [other] time [old] [man] [coyote] wouldn't have been so annoyed . 1 if 3 had 1 if 13 wouldn't 3 had 9 time 13 wouldn't 14 have 14 have 15 been 15 been 16 so 16 so 17 annoyed 17 annoyed 18 . but to have [bowser] [appear] [just] [then] made him angry clear [through] . 1 but 2 to 2 to 3 have 3 have 8 made 8 made 9 him 9 him 10 angry 10 angry 13 . 11 clear 13 . you see he had just started out to get his dinner . 1 you 2 see 2 see 4 had 3 he 4 had 4 had 5 just 4 had 6 started 6 started 7 out 6 started 9 get 6 started 10 his 7 out 8 to 8 to 9 get 10 his 11 dinner 11 dinner 12 . " what right has he to meddle in other folks ' business ? 1 " 4 has 2 what 3 right 3 right 4 has 4 has 5 he 4 has 6 to 6 to 7 meddle 7 meddle 8 in 8 in 9 other 9 other 10 folks 9 other 13 ? 10 folks 11 ' 11 ' 12 business i 'll just teach that fellow a lesson ; that 's what [i] ['ll] [do] ! 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 just 3 just 4 teach 4 teach 8 lesson 5 that 6 fellow 6 fellow 7 a 7 a 8 lesson 8 lesson 9 ; 9 ; 10 that 9 ; 16 ! 10 that 11 's 11 's 12 what i 'll teach him that he can't interfere with me not be sorry for it . " 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 teach 3 teach 4 him 3 teach 8 interfere 4 him 6 he 5 that 6 he 7 can't 8 interfere 8 interfere 9 with 9 with 10 me 10 me 17 " 11 not 12 be 12 be 13 sorry 13 sorry 14 for 14 for 15 it 15 it 16 . 16 . 17 " so [old] [man] [coyote] [ran] and ran and ran , and never once did he try to break his trail . 1 so 6 and 6 and 7 ran 7 ran 8 and 8 and 9 ran 9 ran 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 never 12 never 13 once 13 once 14 did 14 did 15 he 14 did 16 try 16 try 17 to 17 to 18 break 18 break 19 his 19 his 20 trail 20 trail 21 . in fact , he took pains to [leave] a trail that [bowser] [could] follow [easily] . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 took 5 took 6 pains 6 pains 7 to 7 to 9 a 9 a 10 trail 10 trail 11 that 11 that 14 follow 14 follow 16 . after him [bowser] [ran] and ran and ran , and all the time [his] [great] [voice] rang out joyously . 1 after 2 him 2 him 5 and 5 and 6 ran 6 ran 7 and 7 and 8 ran 8 ran 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 all 11 all 12 the 12 the 13 time 12 the 17 rang 17 rang 18 out 18 out 19 joyously 19 joyously 20 . this was the kind of a hunt he loved . 1 this 2 was 1 this 7 hunt 2 was 3 the 4 kind 7 hunt 5 of 6 a 6 a 7 hunt 7 hunt 9 loved 8 he 9 loved 9 loved 10 . out of the [green] [forest] [into] the [old] [pasture] , [old] [man] [coyote] [led] [bowser] the [hound] . 1 out 2 of 1 out 7 the 2 of 3 the 7 the 10 , 10 , 16 the 16 the 18 . across the [old] [pasture] and out on the other side [they] [raced] . 1 across 2 the 1 across 10 side 5 and 6 out 6 out 7 on 7 on 8 the 8 the 9 other 9 other 10 side 10 side 13 . farther and farther away from [home] [old] [man] [coyote] [led] [bowser] the [hound] . 1 farther 2 and 1 farther 3 farther 3 farther 4 away 4 away 5 from 5 from 12 the 12 the 14 . instead of circling back as usual , he [kept] on . 1 instead 2 of 1 instead 3 circling 3 circling 4 back 3 circling 10 on 4 back 6 usual 5 as 6 usual 6 usual 7 , 7 , 8 he 10 on 11 . bowser kept on after him . 1 bowser 2 kept 1 bowser 5 him 2 kept 3 on 4 after 5 him 5 him 6 . by and by he was in strange country , country he had never visited before . 1 by 2 and 2 and 3 by 2 and 4 he 4 he 5 was 4 he 11 he 5 was 6 in 6 in 7 strange 6 in 8 country 8 country 9 , 9 , 10 country 11 he 12 had 12 had 13 never 13 never 14 visited 13 never 15 before 15 before 16 . he didn't notice this . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 notice 3 notice 4 this 4 this 5 . he didn't notice anything but the splendid trail [old] [man] [coyote] was making . 1 he 2 didn't 1 he 14 . 2 didn't 4 anything 3 notice 4 anything 4 anything 5 but 4 anything 6 the 6 the 7 splendid 7 splendid 8 trail 12 was 13 making 13 making 14 . he didn't even realize that he was getting tired . 1 he 3 even 2 didn't 3 even 3 even 4 realize 4 realize 5 that 4 realize 8 getting 6 he 7 was 6 he 8 getting 7 was 8 getting 8 getting 9 tired 9 tired 10 . always in his nose was the tantalizing scent of [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 always 2 in 2 in 4 nose 2 in 5 was 2 in 7 tantalizing 3 his 4 nose 6 the 7 tantalizing 7 tantalizing 8 scent 8 scent 9 of 9 of 13 . bowser was sure that this time he would catch this fellow who had fooled him so often before . 1 bowser 2 was 2 was 3 sure 3 sure 4 that 3 sure 5 this 5 this 6 time 6 time 7 he 7 he 8 would 8 would 9 catch 9 catch 11 fellow 10 this 11 fellow 11 fellow 12 who 12 who 13 had 13 had 14 fooled 14 fooled 15 him 15 him 16 so 16 so 17 often 17 often 18 before 18 before 19 . [chapter] [ii] [old] [man] [coyote] [plays] [a] [trick] of people who play tricks beware , [lest] they may get you in a snare . 1 of 2 people 2 people 3 who 3 who 4 play 4 play 5 tricks 5 tricks 6 beware 6 beware 7 , 7 , 16 . 9 they 10 may 9 they 16 . 10 may 11 get 11 get 15 snare 12 you 13 in 12 you 15 snare 14 a 15 snare you cannot trust them , so watch out [whenever] [one] [may] [be] [about] . 1 you 2 cannot 2 cannot 3 trust 2 cannot 4 them 4 them 5 , 5 , 6 so 6 so 7 watch 7 watch 8 out 7 watch 14 . bowser the [hound] [.] 1 bowser 2 the there is such a thing as being too much interested in the thing you are doing . 1 there 2 is 2 is 3 such 3 such 4 a 3 such 5 thing 3 such 6 as 6 as 7 being 7 being 8 too 8 too 9 much 9 much 10 interested 10 interested 11 in 10 interested 13 thing 12 the 13 thing 13 thing 14 you 14 you 15 are 15 are 16 doing 16 doing 17 . that is the way accidents very often happen . 1 that 2 is 2 is 4 way 3 the 4 way 4 way 5 accidents 5 accidents 8 happen 6 very 7 often 7 often 8 happen 8 happen 9 . now just take the case of [bowser] the [hound] . 1 now 2 just 2 just 3 take 3 take 5 case 3 take 10 . 4 the 5 case 5 case 6 of 6 of 8 the bowser [ran] [with] [his] [nose] [in] [old] [man] [coyote] 's tracks and never looked either to left or right . 1 bowser 10 's 10 's 11 tracks 11 tracks 14 looked 11 tracks 17 left 12 and 13 never 13 never 14 looked 14 looked 15 either 16 to 17 left 17 left 18 or 18 or 20 . 19 right 20 . he would lift his head only to look straight ahead in the hope of seeing [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 he 2 would 2 would 3 lift 3 lift 5 head 3 lift 10 ahead 3 lift 19 . 4 his 5 head 5 head 6 only 6 only 7 to 7 to 8 look 8 look 9 straight 11 in 12 the 12 the 14 of 12 the 19 . 13 hope 14 of 14 of 15 seeing then down would go his nose again to follow that scent [.] 1 then 2 down 2 down 4 go 3 would 4 go 4 go 6 nose 5 his 6 nose 6 nose 11 scent 7 again 8 to 8 to 9 follow 9 follow 11 scent 10 that 11 scent so [bowser] [didn't] [notice] that [old] [man] [coyote] was leading him far , far away from home into country with which he was quite unacquainted . 1 so 5 that 5 that 9 was 9 was 10 leading 10 leading 11 him 10 leading 12 far 10 leading 26 . 12 far 13 , 12 far 14 far 14 far 15 away 15 away 16 from 16 from 17 home 17 home 18 into 18 into 19 country 19 country 20 with 20 with 21 which 21 which 22 he 22 he 23 was 23 was 24 quite 24 quite 25 unacquainted it can be heard a very long distance indeed . 1 it 2 can 1 it 10 . 2 can 3 be 3 be 4 heard 4 heard 8 distance 5 a 6 very 5 a 7 long 7 long 8 distance 9 indeed 10 . old [man] [coyote] is [himself] a tireless runner . 1 old 8 runner 4 is 6 a 6 a 7 tireless 7 tireless 8 runner 8 runner 9 . he is not so heavy [as] [is] [bowser] , so does not tire as easily . 1 he 2 is 2 is 3 not 3 not 4 so 4 so 5 heavy 5 heavy 9 , 9 , 10 so 10 so 13 tire 11 does 12 not 11 does 13 tire 13 tire 14 as 14 as 15 easily 14 as 16 . then , too , he had not wasted his breath [as] had [bowser] with his steady [baying] . 1 then 2 , 1 then 5 he 2 , 3 too 3 too 4 , 5 he 6 had 5 he 9 his 6 had 7 not 7 not 8 wasted 9 his 10 breath 10 breath 16 steady 12 had 14 with 14 with 15 his 15 his 16 steady 16 steady 18 . so at last [old] [man] [coyote] [decided] that the time had come to play a trick . 1 so 2 at 1 so 9 the 2 at 3 last 3 last 8 that 9 the 11 had 10 time 11 had 11 had 12 come 12 come 13 to 13 to 14 play 14 play 15 a 15 a 16 trick 16 trick 17 . by and by he came to a river . 1 by 2 and 2 and 3 by 3 by 4 he 4 he 5 came 5 came 6 to 6 to 7 a 7 a 8 river 8 river 9 . at that point there was a high , overhanging bank . 1 at 2 that 2 that 3 point 3 point 4 there 4 there 5 was 5 was 6 a 6 a 7 high 7 high 8 , 8 , 9 overhanging 9 overhanging 10 bank 10 bank 11 . on the very edge of this bank [old] [man] [coyote] made a long leap to one side . 1 on 2 the 2 the 3 very 3 very 6 this 4 edge 5 of 5 of 6 this 6 this 7 bank 6 this 17 side 11 made 15 to 12 a 13 long 12 a 15 to 13 long 14 leap 15 to 17 side 16 one 17 side 17 side 18 . then he made another long leap to the big trunk of a fallen tree . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 made 3 made 6 leap 4 another 6 leap 5 long 6 leap 6 leap 7 to 6 leap 10 trunk 7 to 8 the 8 the 9 big 10 trunk 11 of 11 of 12 a 12 a 14 tree 12 a 15 . 13 fallen 14 tree he ran along this and from the end of it made still another long leap , as long a leap as he could . 1 he 2 ran 2 ran 3 along 3 along 4 this 4 this 5 and 4 this 10 it 4 this 11 made 5 and 6 from 5 and 9 of 6 from 7 the 7 the 9 of 8 end 9 of 11 made 12 still 12 still 13 another 13 another 14 long 14 long 15 leap 14 long 16 , 16 , 17 as 17 as 18 long 17 as 21 as 18 long 19 a 18 long 20 leap 21 as 22 he 22 he 23 could 23 could 24 . then he hid in a little thicket to see what would happen . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 hid 3 hid 4 in 4 in 5 a 5 a 6 little 6 little 7 thicket 7 thicket 13 . 8 to 9 see 9 see 10 what 10 what 12 happen 11 would 12 happen 12 happen 13 . [chapter] [iii] [what] [happened] [to] [bowser] when a [coyote] [seems] [most] [honest] , watch him closest . 1 when 2 a 2 a 7 , 7 , 8 watch 8 watch 9 him 9 him 10 closest 10 closest 11 . bowser the [hound] [.] 1 bowser 2 the bowser was very , very tired . 1 bowser 2 was 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 , 4 , 5 very 5 very 6 tired 6 tired 7 . bowser is wonderfully persistent [.] 1 bowser 4 persistent 2 is 4 persistent 3 wonderfully 4 persistent bowser didn't look to see [where] [he] [was] [going] . 1 bowser 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 look 2 didn't 10 . 3 look 5 see 4 to 5 see he didn't care . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 care 3 care 4 . so , [still] [baying] with all his might and [making] the hills ring with the [sound] of his great voice , [bowser] [kept] [on] . 1 so 2 , 2 , 5 with 2 , 21 , 5 with 6 all 6 all 7 his 7 his 8 might 9 and 11 the 9 and 21 , 11 the 12 hills 12 hills 13 ring 13 ring 14 with 14 with 15 the 15 the 17 of 17 of 18 his 18 his 19 great 19 great 20 voice 21 , 25 . there was a wicked grin [on] [old] [man] [coyote] 's face , and in his yellow eyes a look of great eagerness . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 wicked 4 wicked 5 grin 5 grin 23 . 10 's 11 face 11 face 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 in 14 in 15 his 14 in 22 eagerness 15 his 17 eyes 16 yellow 17 eyes 18 a 19 look 18 a 20 of 18 a 22 eagerness 20 of 21 great 22 eagerness 23 . in a [few] minutes [bowser] came in sight , his nose in the trail [old] [man] [coyote] [had] [left] . 1 in 2 a 2 a 14 trail 4 minutes 6 came 6 came 7 in 7 in 8 sight 7 in 12 in 8 sight 9 , 9 , 11 nose 10 his 11 nose 12 in 13 the 13 the 14 trail 14 trail 20 . into [bowser] ['s] [voice] [crept] a [new] note of eagerness as his nose picked up the scent stronger than ever . 1 into 6 a 6 a 8 note 8 note 9 of 9 of 10 eagerness 10 eagerness 11 as 11 as 12 his 11 as 14 picked 12 his 13 nose 14 picked 15 up 15 up 16 the 16 the 17 scent 17 scent 18 stronger 18 stronger 19 than 19 than 20 ever 20 ever 21 . straight on he raced and it seemed as if he had gained new strength . 1 straight 14 strength 2 on 4 raced 3 he 4 raced 4 raced 5 and 4 raced 12 gained 5 and 6 it 6 it 7 seemed 7 seemed 8 as 9 if 10 he 10 he 11 had 11 had 12 gained 12 gained 14 strength 13 new 14 strength 14 strength 15 . his whole thought was on just one thing catching [old] [man] [coyote] , and [old] [man] [coyote] knew it . 1 his 2 whole 2 whole 3 thought 3 thought 4 was 4 was 5 on 5 on 8 thing 6 just 7 one 7 one 8 thing 8 thing 9 catching 9 catching 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 20 . 18 knew 19 it 19 it 20 . bowser didn't see that he was coming to a steep bank . 1 bowser 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 see 3 see 4 that 4 that 5 he 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 coming 7 coming 8 to 8 to 10 steep 9 a 10 steep 10 steep 11 bank 11 bank 12 . he didn't see it at all until he reached the edge of it , and then he was going so fast that he couldn't stop . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 see 3 see 4 it 4 it 6 all 4 it 11 edge 5 at 6 all 7 until 9 reached 8 he 9 reached 9 reached 10 the 10 the 11 edge 11 edge 12 of 12 of 13 it 13 it 14 , 14 , 15 and 14 , 26 . 15 and 16 then 16 then 17 he 17 he 18 was 18 was 19 going 20 so 21 fast 20 so 22 that 22 that 23 he 23 he 24 couldn't 24 couldn't 25 stop 25 stop 26 . over he went with a frightened yelp ! 1 over 2 he 1 over 8 ! 2 he 3 went 2 he 7 yelp 3 went 4 with 4 with 5 a 5 a 6 frightened down , down he fell , and landed with a thump on the ice below . 1 down 2 , 1 down 3 down 3 down 5 fell 3 down 6 , 4 he 5 fell 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 landed 8 landed 9 with 9 with 10 a 10 a 11 thump 11 thump 12 on 12 on 13 the 13 the 14 ice 14 ice 15 below 15 below 16 . he landed so hard that he broke the ice , and went through into the cold , black water . 1 he 2 landed 2 landed 3 so 3 so 4 hard 3 so 5 that 5 that 6 he 6 he 9 ice 7 broke 9 ice 8 the 9 ice 9 ice 10 , 9 ice 13 through 9 ice 16 cold 11 and 12 went 12 went 13 through 13 through 14 into 14 into 15 the 16 cold 18 black 17 , 18 black 18 black 19 water 19 water 20 . old [man] [coyote] [crept] [to] [the] edge of the bank and peeped over . 1 old 7 edge 7 edge 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 bank 10 bank 11 and 11 and 12 peeped 12 peeped 13 over 13 over 14 . poor [bowser] was having a terrible time . 1 poor 8 . 3 was 4 having 4 having 7 time 4 having 8 . 5 a 6 terrible 5 a 7 time 6 terrible 7 time you see , the cold water had taken what little breath his fall had not knocked out of him . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 the 4 the 5 cold 5 cold 6 water 6 water 13 fall 7 had 8 taken 8 taken 9 what 9 what 11 breath 10 little 11 breath 11 breath 12 his 11 breath 13 fall 13 fall 16 knocked 14 had 15 not 14 had 16 knocked 16 knocked 17 out 16 knocked 19 him 17 out 18 of 19 him 20 . he doesn't like to go in water anyway . 1 he 2 doesn't 2 doesn't 3 like 2 doesn't 7 water 4 to 5 go 5 go 7 water 6 in 7 water 7 water 8 anyway 8 anyway 9 . you know the hair of his coat is short and doesn't protect him as it would if it were long . 1 you 2 know 1 you 7 coat 3 the 4 hair 4 hair 7 coat 5 of 6 his 6 his 7 coat 7 coat 9 short 7 coat 19 were 7 coat 20 long 8 is 9 short 10 and 11 doesn't 11 doesn't 12 protect 11 doesn't 14 as 12 protect 13 him 14 as 16 would 15 it 16 would 16 would 19 were 17 if 18 it 17 if 19 were 20 long 21 . old [man] [coyote] [grinned] [wickedly] [as] [he] [watched] [bowser] struggling [feebly] [to] [climb] out on the ice . 1 old 10 struggling 10 struggling 14 out 14 out 15 on 15 on 16 the 16 the 17 ice 17 ice 18 . each time he tried he slipped back , and all the time he was whimpering . 1 each 2 time 2 time 5 he 3 he 4 tried 3 he 5 he 5 he 6 slipped 6 slipped 7 back 7 back 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 all 10 all 11 the 11 the 12 time 12 time 13 he 13 he 14 was 14 was 15 whimpering 15 whimpering 16 . old [man] [coyote] [grinned] [more] wickedly [than] [ever] [.] 1 old 6 wickedly i suspect that he hoped that [bowser] would not be able to get out . 1 i 2 suspect 2 suspect 3 that 3 that 4 he 4 he 5 hoped 5 hoped 6 that 6 that 8 would 8 would 9 not 9 not 10 be 10 be 11 able 11 able 12 to 12 to 13 get 13 get 14 out 14 out 15 . but after a little [bowser] [did] manage to crawl out , and stood on the ice , shivering shaking . 1 but 2 after 1 but 20 . 2 after 3 a 3 a 4 little 7 manage 8 to 7 manage 20 . 8 to 9 crawl 9 crawl 10 out 10 out 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 stood 13 stood 14 on 14 on 15 the 15 the 16 ice 16 ice 17 , 17 , 18 shivering 18 shivering 19 shaking once more [old] [man] [coyote] [grinned] , [then] , turning , he trotted back [towards] [farmer] [brown] 's . 1 once 2 more 2 more 7 , 7 , 9 , 9 , 10 turning 10 turning 11 , 11 , 12 he 12 he 13 trotted 12 he 19 . 13 trotted 14 back 18 's 19 . [chapter] [iv] [poor] [bowser] follow a crooked trail and you will find a scamp at the end . 1 follow 2 a 1 follow 4 trail 1 follow 5 and 1 follow 9 a 1 follow 10 scamp 2 a 3 crooked 5 and 6 you 5 and 7 will 7 will 8 find 10 scamp 11 at 11 at 12 the 12 the 13 end 13 end 14 . bowser the [hound] [.] 1 bowser 2 the poor [bowser] ! 1 poor 3 ! you see , [old] [man] [coyote] [knew] the way [back] . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 8 the 8 the 9 way 9 way 11 . he would take his time about getting there , for it really made no particular difference to him when he reached home . 1 he 2 would 2 would 3 take 2 would 6 about 4 his 5 time 5 time 6 about 6 about 7 getting 6 about 8 there 8 there 9 , 8 there 16 difference 9 , 10 for 10 for 11 it 11 it 16 difference 12 really 13 made 13 made 16 difference 14 no 15 particular 15 particular 16 difference 16 difference 17 to 16 difference 18 him 16 difference 19 when 19 when 20 he 20 he 21 reached 21 reached 22 home 22 home 23 . he felt sure he would be able to find something to eat on the way . 1 he 3 sure 2 felt 3 sure 3 sure 4 he 3 sure 5 would 3 sure 7 able 3 sure 12 eat 6 be 7 able 7 able 8 to 9 find 12 eat 10 something 11 to 10 something 12 eat 11 to 12 eat 12 eat 15 way 13 on 14 the 13 on 15 way 15 way 16 . but with [bowser] it was very different . 1 but 7 different 2 with 4 it 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 very 6 very 7 different 7 different 8 . poor [bowser] [didn't] [know] [where] [he] [was] . 1 poor 8 . he hadn't the least idea which way to turn . 1 he 2 hadn't 2 hadn't 4 least 3 the 4 least 4 least 5 idea 5 idea 6 which 6 which 7 way 7 way 8 to 8 to 9 turn 9 turn 10 . he couldn't climb up the bank to find his own trail and follow it back home if he wanted to . 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 climb 2 couldn't 6 bank 3 climb 4 up 5 the 6 bank 6 bank 11 trail 6 bank 14 it 7 to 8 find 8 find 10 own 8 find 11 trail 9 his 10 own 12 and 14 it 13 follow 14 it 14 it 16 home 15 back 16 home 16 home 19 wanted 16 home 21 . 17 if 19 wanted 18 he 19 wanted 19 wanted 20 to you see , that bank was very steep for some distance in each direction , and so it was impossible for [bowser] to climb it . 1 you 2 see 1 you 15 , 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 that 4 that 8 steep 5 bank 6 was 5 bank 8 steep 7 very 8 steep 8 steep 10 some 9 for 10 some 10 some 11 distance 11 distance 12 in 12 in 14 direction 13 each 14 direction 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 so 17 so 18 it 18 it 20 impossible 19 was 20 impossible 20 impossible 24 climb 21 for 23 to 23 to 24 climb 24 climb 25 it 25 it 26 . for a few minutes he stood shivering , shaking and whimpering , not knowing which way to turn . 1 for 3 few 1 for 6 stood 2 a 3 few 3 few 4 minutes 5 he 6 stood 6 stood 11 whimpering 7 shivering 11 whimpering 8 , 9 shaking 9 shaking 10 and 10 and 11 whimpering 11 whimpering 18 turn 11 whimpering 19 . 12 , 13 not 13 not 14 knowing 14 knowing 15 which 15 which 16 way 16 way 17 to 17 to 18 turn then he started down the river on the ice , for he knew he would freeze if he continued to stand still . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 started 3 started 6 river 4 down 5 the 5 the 6 river 6 river 9 ice 7 on 8 the 8 the 9 ice 9 ice 10 , 10 , 11 for 11 for 12 he 11 for 13 knew 12 he 13 knew 13 knew 17 if 14 he 15 would 15 would 17 if 16 freeze 17 if 17 if 19 continued 18 he 19 continued 19 continued 20 to 20 to 21 stand 21 stand 22 still 22 still 23 . he limped badly because one leg had been hurt in his fall . 1 he 2 limped 2 limped 3 badly 2 limped 9 hurt 2 limped 11 his 3 badly 4 because 4 because 6 leg 5 one 6 leg 6 leg 7 had 8 been 9 hurt 9 hurt 10 in 11 his 12 fall 11 his 13 . after a while he came to a place where he could get up on the bank . 1 after 2 a 2 a 3 while 3 while 4 he 4 he 5 came 5 came 6 to 6 to 7 a 7 a 8 place 8 place 9 where 9 where 10 he 10 he 11 could 11 could 12 get 12 get 13 up 13 up 16 bank 14 on 15 the 15 the 16 bank 16 bank 17 . it was in the midst of deep woods and a very , very lonely place . 1 it 2 was 1 it 3 in 3 in 4 the 4 the 5 midst 5 midst 6 of 6 of 7 deep 7 deep 8 woods 8 woods 9 and 9 and 10 a 10 a 11 very 11 very 12 , 12 , 13 very 12 , 14 lonely 14 lonely 15 place 15 place 16 . hard crusted snow covered the ground , but it was better than walking on the ice and for this [bowser] was thankful . 1 hard 2 crusted 2 crusted 3 snow 3 snow 4 covered 4 covered 6 ground 5 the 6 ground 6 ground 7 , 7 , 23 . 8 but 9 it 8 but 17 and 9 it 10 was 9 it 11 better 11 better 12 than 12 than 13 walking 13 walking 16 ice 14 on 15 the 15 the 16 ice 17 and 22 thankful 17 and 23 . 18 for 19 this 19 this 21 was 21 was 22 thankful which way should he turn ? 1 which 2 way 1 which 6 ? 2 way 5 turn 3 should 4 he 3 should 5 turn where should he go ? 1 where 4 go 1 where 5 ? 2 should 3 he 2 should 4 go night was coming on ; he was wet , cold and hungry , and as utterly lost as ever a dog was . 1 night 5 ; 2 was 3 coming 3 coming 4 on 4 on 5 ; 5 ; 6 he 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 wet 8 wet 9 , 9 , 11 and 9 , 12 hungry 10 cold 11 and 12 hungry 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 as 15 as 16 utterly 15 as 22 was 16 utterly 17 lost 18 as 19 ever 19 ever 20 a 20 a 21 dog 21 dog 22 was 22 was 23 . poor [bowser] ! 1 poor 3 ! for a minute or two he sat down and howled from sheer lonesomeness and discouragement . 1 for 3 minute 2 a 3 minute 3 minute 5 two 3 minute 6 he 4 or 5 two 6 he 13 lonesomeness 6 he 16 . 7 sat 8 down 8 down 9 and 9 and 10 howled 10 howled 11 from 11 from 12 sheer 12 sheer 13 lonesomeness 13 lonesomeness 15 discouragement 14 and 15 discouragement how [he] [did] wish he had left [old] [man] [coyote] alone ! 1 how 4 wish 1 how 12 ! 4 wish 5 he 5 he 6 had 6 had 7 left 11 alone 12 ! do you wonder that he howled ? 1 do 2 you 1 do 3 wonder 3 wonder 4 that 4 that 5 he 5 he 6 howled 6 howled 7 ? old [man] [coyote] , trotting along on his way home , [heard] [that] [howl] and understood it . 1 old 4 , 4 , 15 and 5 trotting 6 along 6 along 7 on 7 on 8 his 7 on 9 way 8 his 9 way 9 way 10 home 10 home 11 , 11 , 15 and 15 and 16 understood 16 understood 17 it 17 it 18 . again he grinned that wicked grin of his , and stopped to listen . 1 again 2 he 1 again 6 grin 3 grinned 4 that 4 that 5 wicked 5 wicked 6 grin 6 grin 8 his 7 of 8 his 8 his 9 , 8 his 14 . 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 stopped 11 stopped 12 to 12 to 13 listen " [i] don't think he 'll hunt me again in a hurry , " he muttered , [then] trotted on . 1 " 3 don't 1 " 14 " 3 don't 4 think 4 think 5 he 5 he 6 'll 7 hunt 8 me 8 me 9 again 9 again 10 in 10 in 12 hurry 11 a 12 hurry 12 hurry 13 , 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 he 15 he 16 muttered 16 muttered 17 , 17 , 19 trotted 19 trotted 20 on 20 on 21 . poor [bowser] ! 1 poor 3 ! hunting for anything but his home was farthest from his thoughts . 1 hunting 2 for 1 hunting 4 but 1 hunting 8 farthest 2 for 3 anything 4 but 7 was 5 his 6 home 5 his 7 was 8 farthest 9 from 8 farthest 11 thoughts 10 his 11 thoughts 11 thoughts 12 . [chapter] [v] [bowser] [spends] [a] [bad] [night] there 's nothing [like] [just] sticking to [the] [thing] [you] undertake to do . 1 there 2 's 1 there 3 nothing 3 nothing 13 do 6 sticking 7 to 7 to 11 undertake 11 undertake 12 to 12 to 13 do 13 do 14 . there 'll be no cause then , though you fail , [to] hang your head or drop your tail . 1 there 3 be 1 there 4 no 2 'll 3 be 4 no 5 cause 5 cause 6 then 5 cause 18 your 6 then 7 , 8 though 9 you 8 though 10 fail 10 fail 11 , 10 fail 16 or 13 hang 14 your 14 your 15 head 15 head 16 or 16 or 17 drop 16 or 18 your 18 your 19 tail 19 tail 20 . bowser the [hound] [.] 1 bowser 2 the bowser was lost , utterly [lost] . 1 bowser 2 was 2 was 3 lost 3 lost 4 , 4 , 5 utterly 5 utterly 7 . he hadn't the least idea in which direction [farmer] [brown] ['s] house was . 1 he 2 hadn't 2 hadn't 4 least 2 hadn't 5 idea 2 hadn't 8 direction 3 the 4 least 4 least 5 idea 6 in 8 direction 7 which 8 direction 8 direction 13 was 12 house 13 was 13 was 14 . in fact he hadn't the least idea which way to turn to find any house . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 he 3 he 4 hadn't 4 hadn't 6 least 5 the 6 least 6 least 7 idea 7 idea 8 which 8 which 9 way 9 way 10 to 10 to 11 turn 11 turn 14 any 12 to 13 find 13 find 14 any 14 any 15 house 15 house 16 . but [bowser] [couldn't] stand still for long . 1 but 4 stand 1 but 8 . 4 stand 5 still 6 for 7 long 7 long 8 . he must keep moving until he found a shelter . 1 he 2 must 2 must 3 keep 2 must 4 moving 4 moving 5 until 4 moving 9 shelter 6 he 7 found 7 found 8 a 8 a 9 shelter 9 shelter 10 . if he didn't he would freeze . 1 if 2 he 1 if 3 didn't 1 if 5 would 1 if 7 . 4 he 5 would 5 would 6 freeze so whimpering and whining , [bowser] limped along . 1 so 2 whimpering 2 whimpering 3 and 3 and 4 whining 4 whining 5 , 5 , 7 limped 7 limped 8 along 8 along 9 . bowser was not afraid to be out [at] [night] [as] [some] [folks] [are] . 1 bowser 2 was 1 bowser 4 afraid 2 was 3 not 4 afraid 5 to 5 to 6 be 6 be 7 out 7 out 14 . goodness , no ! 1 goodness 2 , 1 goodness 4 ! 3 no 4 ! in fact , on many a moonlight [night] [bowser] had hunted [reddy] [fox] [or] [granny] [fox] [all] [night] long . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 3 , 4 on 4 on 5 many 5 many 6 a 6 a 7 moonlight 7 moonlight 10 had 10 had 11 hunted 11 hunted 19 long 19 long 20 . never once had he felt lonesome then . 1 never 2 once 1 never 3 had 3 had 5 felt 4 he 5 felt 5 felt 6 lonesome 6 lonesome 7 then 7 then 8 . but now it was very , very different . 1 but 2 now 2 now 3 it 3 it 4 was 4 was 5 very 5 very 6 , 6 , 7 very 7 very 8 different 8 different 9 . you see , on those nights when he had hunted he always had known where he was . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 on 4 on 5 those 5 those 6 nights 6 nights 7 when 7 when 10 hunted 7 when 15 where 7 when 18 . 8 he 10 hunted 9 had 10 hunted 10 hunted 11 he 11 he 12 always 12 always 13 had 13 had 14 known 15 where 16 he 15 where 17 was 16 he 17 was he had known that at any time he could go straight home if he wanted to . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 known 3 known 4 that 4 that 5 at 5 at 6 any 6 any 7 time 6 any 9 could 8 he 9 could 9 could 10 go 10 go 11 straight 11 straight 12 home 11 straight 13 if 13 if 14 he 13 if 16 to 13 if 17 . 15 wanted 16 to that made all the difference in the world . 1 that 2 made 2 made 3 all 3 all 4 the 4 the 5 difference 5 difference 6 in 6 in 7 the 7 the 8 world 8 world 9 . it would have been bad enough , being lost this way , had he been feeling at his best . 1 it 2 would 1 it 4 been 3 have 4 been 4 been 6 enough 4 been 7 , 5 bad 6 enough 7 , 8 being 8 being 9 lost 9 lost 11 way 10 this 11 way 11 way 12 , 11 way 16 feeling 13 had 14 he 13 had 15 been 15 been 16 feeling 16 feeling 17 at 16 feeling 19 best 18 his 19 best 19 best 20 . being lost always makes one feel terribly lonesome . 1 being 2 lost 1 being 4 makes 3 always 4 makes 4 makes 6 feel 5 one 6 feel 6 feel 7 terribly 7 terribly 8 lonesome 8 lonesome 9 . lonesomeness is one of the worst parts of the feeling of being lost . 1 lonesomeness 2 is 2 is 3 one 3 one 4 of 4 of 5 the 5 the 6 worst 6 worst 7 parts 7 parts 8 of 8 of 9 the 8 of 14 . 9 the 11 of 10 feeling 11 of 11 of 12 being 12 being 13 lost but [added] [to] this was the fact that [bowser] was really not in fit condition to be [out] at all . 1 but 21 . 4 this 15 condition 4 this 21 . 5 was 6 the 5 was 15 condition 6 the 7 fact 7 fact 8 that 8 that 10 was 10 was 14 fit 11 really 12 not 12 not 13 in 13 in 14 fit 15 condition 16 to 16 to 17 be 17 be 19 at 19 at 20 all he was wet , tired , lame and hungry . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 wet 3 wet 4 , 4 , 5 tired 5 tired 6 , 6 , 7 lame 7 lame 8 and 8 and 9 hungry 9 hungry 10 . for a long time he kept on until it seemed to him he couldn't drag one foot after another . 1 for 4 time 2 a 3 long 3 long 4 time 4 time 14 couldn't 5 he 6 kept 6 kept 7 on 7 on 8 until 8 until 9 it 8 until 10 seemed 10 seemed 12 him 10 seemed 13 he 11 to 12 him 13 he 14 couldn't 14 couldn't 15 drag 14 couldn't 19 another 15 drag 17 foot 16 one 17 foot 17 foot 18 after 19 another 20 . then quite suddenly something big and dark loomed up in front of him . 1 then 3 suddenly 2 quite 3 suddenly 3 suddenly 4 something 3 suddenly 8 loomed 3 suddenly 13 him 4 something 6 and 5 big 6 and 6 and 7 dark 8 loomed 9 up 10 in 11 front 11 front 13 him 12 of 13 him 13 him 14 . it really wasn't as big as it seemed . 1 it 2 really 1 it 8 seemed 2 really 3 wasn't 3 wasn't 5 big 4 as 5 big 5 big 6 as 7 it 8 seemed 8 seemed 9 . it was a little house , a sugar camp , just such a one as [farmer] [brown] [has] [near] [his] [home] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 little 4 little 5 house 5 house 6 , 6 , 7 a 7 a 8 sugar 8 sugar 9 camp 9 camp 10 , 9 camp 22 . 10 , 11 just 11 just 12 such 12 such 13 a 12 such 15 as 13 a 14 one bowser crept to the door . 1 bowser 2 crept 2 crept 3 to 3 to 5 door 4 the 5 door 5 door 6 . it was closed . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 closed 3 closed 4 . bowser sniffed and sniffed and his heart sank , for there was no scent of human beings . 1 bowser 2 sniffed 2 sniffed 3 and 3 and 4 sniffed 4 sniffed 5 and 5 and 6 his 6 his 7 heart 7 heart 8 sank 8 sank 9 , 9 , 10 for 10 for 11 there 11 there 12 was 11 there 13 no 13 no 14 scent 14 scent 15 of 15 of 16 human 16 human 17 beings 17 beings 18 . then he knew that that little house was deserted and empty . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 knew 3 knew 4 that 3 knew 5 that 5 that 6 little 5 that 9 deserted 6 little 7 house 7 house 8 was 8 was 9 deserted 9 deserted 10 and 10 and 11 empty 11 empty 12 . still he whined and scratched at the door . 1 still 2 he 1 still 5 scratched 3 whined 5 scratched 4 and 5 scratched 5 scratched 8 door 6 at 7 the 6 at 8 door 7 the 8 door 8 door 9 . by and by the door opened ever so little , for it had not been locked . 1 by 2 and 2 and 3 by 3 by 4 the 4 the 5 door 5 door 6 opened 5 door 7 ever 7 ever 8 so 7 ever 9 little 9 little 10 , 10 , 11 for 11 for 12 it 12 it 13 had 13 had 14 not 14 not 15 been 15 been 16 locked 16 locked 17 . bowser crept in . 1 bowser 2 crept 2 crept 3 in 3 in 4 . in one corner he found some hay , and in this he curled up . 1 in 2 one 2 one 3 corner 2 one 4 he 2 one 7 hay 5 found 6 some 6 some 7 hay 7 hay 8 , 7 hay 10 in 7 hay 13 curled 9 and 10 in 10 in 11 this 11 this 12 he 13 curled 14 up 14 up 15 . it was cold , very cold , but not nearly as cold as outside that little house . 1 it 2 was 1 it 3 cold 3 cold 4 , 4 , 5 very 5 very 6 cold 5 very 8 but 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 not 9 not 10 nearly 9 not 11 as 9 not 15 that 11 as 13 as 12 cold 13 as 14 outside 15 that 15 that 16 little 16 little 17 house 17 house 18 . [chapter] [vi] [the] [surprise] [of] [blacky] [the] [crow] the harder it is to follow a trail [the] greater the reason you should not fail . 1 the 2 harder 2 harder 3 it 3 it 4 is 4 is 13 you 5 to 6 follow 5 to 11 the 6 follow 8 trail 7 a 8 trail 8 trail 10 greater 11 the 12 reason 12 reason 13 you 13 you 14 should 14 should 16 fail 15 not 16 fail 16 fail 17 . bowser the [hound] [.] 1 bowser 2 the at all seasons of the [year] [blacky] the [crow] [is] [something] of a traveler . 1 at 2 all 2 all 3 seasons 3 seasons 4 of 4 of 5 the 5 the 8 the 8 the 12 of 12 of 13 a 13 a 14 traveler 14 traveler 15 . but in winter he is much more of a traveler than in summer . 1 but 2 in 2 in 3 winter 2 in 4 he 4 he 10 traveler 5 is 10 traveler 6 much 7 more 7 more 10 traveler 8 of 10 traveler 9 a 10 traveler 10 traveler 11 than 11 than 12 in 12 in 13 summer 13 summer 14 . you see , in winter it is not nearly so easy to pick up a living . 1 you 2 see 1 you 3 , 3 , 4 in 4 in 5 winter 5 winter 6 it 6 it 7 is 7 is 9 nearly 8 not 9 nearly 9 nearly 10 so 10 so 11 easy 11 easy 12 to 12 to 13 pick 13 pick 14 up 14 up 15 a 15 a 16 living 16 living 17 . all of the feathered folks have to work and work hard to find food enough to keep them warm . 1 all 2 of 2 of 3 the 3 the 4 feathered 4 feathered 6 have 5 folks 6 have 6 have 7 to 7 to 8 work 8 work 9 and 9 and 10 work 10 work 11 hard 11 hard 12 to 12 to 13 find 13 find 14 food 14 food 15 enough 15 enough 16 to 16 to 17 keep 17 keep 19 warm 18 them 19 warm 19 warm 20 . you know it is food that makes heat in the body . 1 you 2 know 2 know 7 makes 3 it 4 is 3 it 5 food 5 food 6 that 6 that 7 makes 7 makes 8 heat 7 makes 9 in 9 in 10 the 10 the 11 body 11 body 12 . so in the winter [blacky] is in the habit of flying [long] [distances] in search of food . 1 so 2 in 1 so 18 . 2 in 3 the 2 in 9 habit 3 the 4 winter 6 is 7 in 7 in 8 the 8 the 9 habit 9 habit 10 of 10 of 11 flying 11 flying 14 in 14 in 15 search 15 search 16 of 16 of 17 food he often goes some miles from the thick hemlock-tree in the [green] [forest] where he spends his nights . 1 he 2 often 2 often 3 goes 2 often 4 some 4 some 5 miles 5 miles 6 from 5 miles 7 the 7 the 8 thick 8 thick 9 hemlock-tree 9 hemlock-tree 10 in 10 in 11 the 10 in 18 nights 14 where 15 he 15 he 16 spends 16 spends 17 his 17 his 18 nights 18 nights 19 . you may see him starting out early in the morning and returning late in the afternoon . 1 you 4 him 2 may 3 see 3 see 4 him 4 him 5 starting 5 starting 6 out 5 starting 7 early 7 early 8 in 7 early 11 and 9 the 10 morning 10 morning 11 and 11 and 12 returning 12 returning 13 late 13 late 14 in 14 in 15 the 15 the 16 afternoon 16 afternoon 17 . now [blacky] [knew] all about that river into which [bowser] the [hound] had fallen . 1 now 4 all 4 all 5 about 5 about 6 that 6 that 7 river 7 river 9 which 8 into 9 which 9 which 11 the 11 the 13 had 13 had 14 fallen 14 fallen 15 . there was a [certain] place on that river where [jack] [frost] never did succeed in [making] ice . 1 there 2 was 1 there 12 never 2 was 3 a 3 a 5 place 5 place 8 river 6 on 8 river 7 that 8 river 8 river 9 where 12 never 13 did 13 did 14 succeed 14 succeed 15 in 15 in 17 ice 17 ice 18 . sometimes things good to eat would be washed up along the edge of this open place . 1 sometimes 6 would 2 things 3 good 2 things 4 to 4 to 5 eat 5 eat 6 would 6 would 7 be 7 be 8 washed 8 washed 9 up 9 up 10 along 10 along 12 edge 11 the 12 edge 12 edge 13 of 12 edge 15 open 13 of 14 this 15 open 16 place 16 place 17 . blacky visited it regularly . 1 blacky 2 visited 2 visited 3 it 3 it 4 regularly 4 regularly 5 . he was on the way there now , flying low over the tree-tops . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 on 3 on 4 the 4 the 5 way 5 way 6 there 6 there 7 now 7 now 8 , 8 , 9 flying 9 flying 13 tree-tops 10 low 11 over 11 over 12 the 12 the 13 tree-tops 13 tree-tops 14 . presently he came to a little opening among the trees [.] 1 presently 2 he 1 presently 3 came 3 came 4 to 4 to 5 a 5 a 6 little 6 little 7 opening 7 opening 8 among 8 among 9 the 8 among 10 trees in the middle of it was a little house , a rough little house . 1 in 2 the 2 the 3 middle 3 middle 4 of 4 of 5 it 5 it 6 was 6 was 7 a 7 a 8 little 8 little 9 house 9 house 10 , 10 , 11 a 11 a 12 rough 12 rough 13 little 13 little 14 house 14 house 15 . blacky knew all about it . 1 blacky 2 knew 2 knew 3 all 3 all 4 about 4 about 5 it 5 it 6 . it was a sugar camp . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 sugar 4 sugar 5 camp 5 camp 6 . he knew that only in the spring of the year was he likely to find anybody about there . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 11 was 3 that 4 only 4 only 7 spring 5 in 6 the 5 in 7 spring 7 spring 10 year 8 of 10 year 9 the 10 year 11 was 12 he 11 was 13 likely 11 was 14 to 11 was 17 about 14 to 15 find 16 anybody 17 about 17 about 18 there 17 about 19 . all the rest of the year it was shut up . 1 all 2 the 1 all 3 rest 1 all 7 it 2 the 3 rest 3 rest 4 of 4 of 5 the 6 year 7 it 7 it 8 was 8 was 9 shut 9 shut 10 up 10 up 11 . every time he passed [that] [way] [blacky] [flew] over [it] [.] 1 every 2 time 2 time 3 he 3 he 4 passed 4 passed 9 over blacky 's eyes are very sharp indeed , as everybody knows . 1 blacky 2 's 2 's 3 eyes 3 eyes 4 are 4 are 5 very 5 very 6 sharp 5 very 8 , 6 sharp 7 indeed 8 , 9 as 9 as 10 everybody 10 everybody 11 knows 11 knows 12 . now , as he drew near , he noticed right away that the door was partly open . 1 now 2 , 1 now 3 as 1 now 9 noticed 3 as 4 he 4 he 5 drew 5 drew 6 near 7 , 8 he 8 he 9 noticed 9 noticed 10 right 9 noticed 12 that 10 right 11 away 12 that 15 was 13 the 14 door 13 the 15 was 15 was 16 partly 16 partly 17 open 17 open 18 . it hadn't been that way the last time he passed . 1 it 3 been 1 it 5 way 2 hadn't 3 been 4 that 5 way 5 way 10 passed 6 the 7 last 7 last 8 time 8 time 9 he 9 he 10 passed 10 passed 11 . " [ho] ! " exclaimed [blacky] . 1 " 3 ! 1 " 7 . 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 exclaimed " [i] wonder [if] the wind blew that open , or if there is some one inside . 1 " 3 wonder 3 wonder 14 is 5 the 7 blew 6 wind 7 blew 7 blew 8 that 7 blew 9 open 7 blew 14 is 10 , 11 or 11 or 12 if 12 if 13 there 13 there 14 is 14 is 16 one 15 some 16 one 16 one 17 inside 17 inside 18 . i think [i] 'll watch a while . " 1 i 2 think 2 think 4 'll 4 'll 5 watch 5 watch 7 while 6 a 7 while 7 while 8 . 8 . 9 " for a long time he sat there as silent as the trees themselves . 1 for 5 he 2 a 5 he 3 long 4 time 4 time 5 he 5 he 13 themselves 6 sat 7 there 6 sat 13 themselves 7 there 8 as 9 silent 10 as 10 as 11 the 11 the 12 trees 12 trees 13 themselves 13 themselves 14 . nothing happened [.] 1 nothing 2 happened he began to grow tired . 1 he 2 began 2 began 3 to 2 began 4 grow 4 grow 5 tired 5 tired 6 . rather , he began to grow so hungry that he became impatient . 1 rather 2 , 2 , 3 he 2 , 4 began 3 he 4 began 4 began 5 to 5 to 6 grow 6 grow 7 so 7 so 9 that 8 hungry 9 that 9 that 10 he 10 he 11 became 11 became 12 impatient 12 impatient 13 . " if there is anybody [in] [there] he must be [asleep] , " muttered [blacky] [to] [himself] . 1 " 2 if 1 " 8 he 2 if 3 there 3 there 4 is 4 is 5 anybody 8 he 9 must 9 must 10 be 10 be 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 muttered 14 muttered 18 . " [i] 'll see if [i] can wake him up . 1 " 9 him 3 'll 4 see 4 see 5 if 5 if 7 can 7 can 8 wake 8 wake 9 him 9 him 10 up 10 up 11 . caw , caw , ca-a-w , caw , caw ! " 1 caw 2 , 1 caw 3 caw 3 caw 11 " 4 , 5 ca-a-w 5 ca-a-w 6 , 6 , 7 caw 7 caw 8 , 8 , 9 caw 9 caw 10 ! 10 ! 11 " blacky waited a few minutes , then repeated his cry . 1 blacky 2 waited 1 blacky 6 , 2 waited 5 minutes 3 a 4 few 4 few 5 minutes 6 , 8 repeated 7 then 8 repeated 8 repeated 9 his 8 repeated 10 cry 10 cry 11 . blacky was so surprised that he nearly fell from his perch . 1 blacky 2 was 1 blacky 4 surprised 1 blacky 12 . 2 was 4 surprised 3 so 4 surprised 4 surprised 5 that 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 nearly 7 nearly 8 fell 8 fell 11 perch 9 from 11 perch 10 his 11 perch " as [i] live , " he muttered , " that is [bowser] the [hound] ! 1 " 2 as 1 " 16 ! 4 live 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 9 , 7 he 8 muttered 7 he 9 , 9 , 10 " 9 , 16 ! 10 " 11 that 11 that 12 is 12 is 14 the it certainly is . 1 it 2 certainly 2 certainly 3 is 3 is 4 . now what is he doing way over here ? 1 now 2 what 2 what 5 doing 3 is 4 he 4 he 5 doing 5 doing 6 way 6 way 7 over 7 over 8 here 8 here 9 ? i 've never known him to go so far from home before . " 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 never 3 never 4 known 4 known 5 him 5 him 6 to 6 to 7 go 7 go 9 far 8 so 9 far 9 far 10 from 10 from 11 home 11 home 12 before 12 before 13 . 13 . 14 " [chapter] [vii] [blacky] [the] [crow] [takes] [pity] [on] [bowser] beneath a coat of ebon hue [may] [beat] a heart that 's kind and true . 1 beneath 2 a 2 a 3 coat 3 coat 5 ebon 4 of 5 ebon 5 ebon 6 hue 5 ebon 12 's 5 ebon 16 . 6 hue 9 a 10 heart 11 that 11 that 12 's 12 's 14 and 13 kind 14 and 14 and 15 true the worst of scamps in time of need [will] often [do] a [kindly] deed . 1 the 2 worst 2 worst 3 of 2 worst 14 deed 3 of 4 scamps 4 scamps 5 in 5 in 6 time 6 time 7 of 8 need 10 often 10 often 12 a 12 a 14 deed 14 deed 15 . bowser the [hound] [.] 1 bowser 2 the " caw , ca-a-w ! " exclaimed [blacky] the [crow] . 1 " 2 caw 1 " 11 . 2 caw 4 ca-a-w 3 , 4 ca-a-w 4 ca-a-w 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 exclaimed 9 the 11 . you know [blacky] is [not] [used] to [friendly] looks . 1 you 2 know 1 you 7 to 2 know 4 is 7 to 9 looks 9 looks 10 . he is used to quite the other kind . 1 he 2 is 1 he 3 used 1 he 9 . 3 used 4 to 3 used 5 quite 3 used 8 kind 6 the 7 other 6 the 8 kind blacky didn't know what to make of it . 1 blacky 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 know 3 know 4 what 4 what 6 make 5 to 6 make 6 make 7 of 7 of 8 it 8 it 9 . he had never been more surprised in his life . 1 he 2 had 1 he 8 his 2 had 3 never 3 never 4 been 5 more 6 surprised 6 surprised 7 in 7 in 8 his 8 his 9 life 9 life 10 . he didn't know which surprised him [most] , [finding] [bowser] ' way over here where he had no business to be , or [bowser] ['s] friendliness . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 know 3 know 4 which 4 which 5 surprised 5 surprised 6 him 6 him 8 , 8 , 11 ' 11 ' 15 where 12 way 13 over 13 over 14 here 14 here 15 where 15 where 17 had 15 where 21 be 15 where 22 , 16 he 17 had 18 no 19 business 19 business 20 to 20 to 21 be 22 , 23 or 23 or 26 friendliness 26 friendliness 27 . never had he thought of [blacky] the [crow] [as] a friend . 1 never 2 had 1 never 3 he 3 he 4 thought 4 thought 5 of 5 of 7 the 7 the 10 a 10 a 12 . 11 friend 12 . in fact , he never thought [much] about [blacky] [at] [all] . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 never 5 never 6 thought 6 thought 8 about 8 about 12 . so he [whined] softly and wagged his tail feebly as he looked up at [blacky] sitting in the top of a tall tree . 1 so 2 he 2 he 7 his 4 softly 5 and 5 and 6 wagged 6 wagged 7 his 7 his 8 tail 8 tail 9 feebly 9 feebly 10 as 10 as 11 he 11 he 12 looked 12 looked 13 up 13 up 14 at 14 at 19 top 16 sitting 17 in 17 in 18 the 18 the 19 top 19 top 20 of 20 of 21 a 21 a 22 tall 22 tall 23 tree 23 tree 24 . presently [bowser] limped out to the middle of the little clearing and turned first this way and then that way . 1 presently 3 limped 3 limped 4 out 4 out 5 to 5 to 6 the 6 the 7 middle 7 middle 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 little 10 little 11 clearing 11 clearing 12 and 12 and 13 turned 13 turned 14 first 13 turned 15 this 15 this 16 way 16 way 17 and 16 way 20 way 17 and 18 then 19 that 20 way 20 way 21 . then he sat down and howled dismally . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 sat 3 sat 4 down 4 down 5 and 5 and 6 howled 6 howled 7 dismally 7 dismally 8 . in an instant [blacky] the [crow] [understood] [;] [bowser] was lost . 1 in 3 instant 1 in 10 was 2 an 3 instant 3 instant 5 the 10 was 11 lost 11 lost 12 . " [so] that 's the trouble , " muttered [blacky] to himself . 1 " 3 that 1 " 12 himself 3 that 4 's 4 's 5 the 5 the 6 trouble 6 trouble 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 muttered 11 to 12 himself 12 himself 13 . " that silly dog has got himself lost . 1 " 5 has 1 " 9 . 2 that 4 dog 3 silly 4 dog 4 dog 5 has 6 got 7 himself 7 himself 8 lost 8 lost 9 . i never will be able to understand how anybody can get lost . 1 i 2 never 1 i 9 anybody 2 never 3 will 3 will 4 be 4 be 5 able 5 able 6 to 7 understand 8 how 7 understand 9 anybody 9 anybody 12 lost 10 can 11 get 11 get 12 lost 12 lost 13 . i never in my life was lost , and never expect to be . 1 i 3 in 2 never 3 in 3 in 5 life 3 in 6 was 4 my 5 life 6 was 7 lost 7 lost 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 never 10 never 11 expect 11 expect 12 to 12 to 13 be 13 be 14 . but it is easy enough to see that [bowser] is lost and badly lost . 1 but 2 it 2 it 3 is 3 is 4 easy 4 easy 5 enough 5 enough 6 to 6 to 7 see 7 see 8 that 8 that 10 is 10 is 12 and 11 lost 12 and 12 and 13 badly 13 badly 14 lost 14 lost 15 . my goodness , how lame he is ! 1 my 2 goodness 2 goodness 5 lame 2 goodness 7 is 2 goodness 8 ! 3 , 4 how 4 how 5 lame 5 lame 6 he i wonder what 's happened to him . 1 i 2 wonder 2 wonder 3 what 3 what 5 happened 4 's 5 happened 5 happened 6 to 5 happened 7 him 7 him 8 . serves him right for hunting other people , but [i] 'm sorry for him just the same . 1 serves 2 him 1 serves 3 right 1 serves 4 for 1 serves 5 hunting 5 hunting 7 people 5 hunting 8 , 5 hunting 12 sorry 6 other 7 people 8 , 9 but 11 'm 12 sorry 12 sorry 13 for 13 for 14 him 14 him 15 just 15 just 17 same 16 the 17 same 17 same 18 . what a helpless creature a lost dog is , anyway . 1 what 8 is 1 what 9 , 2 a 3 helpless 2 a 7 dog 3 helpless 4 creature 3 helpless 5 a 6 lost 7 dog 7 dog 8 is 9 , 10 anyway 10 anyway 11 . i suppose if he doesn't find a house pretty soon he will starve to death . 1 i 2 suppose 2 suppose 3 if 3 if 5 doesn't 3 if 10 soon 4 he 5 doesn't 6 find 8 house 7 a 8 house 8 house 10 soon 9 pretty 10 soon 10 soon 11 he 10 soon 13 starve 12 will 13 starve 13 starve 15 death 14 to 15 death 15 death 16 . old [man] [coyote] [wouldn't] . 1 old 5 . reddy [fox] [wouldn't] . 1 reddy 4 . they would catch something to eat , no matter where they were . 1 they 3 catch 2 would 3 catch 3 catch 6 eat 3 catch 10 where 4 something 6 eat 5 to 6 eat 7 , 8 no 8 no 9 matter 9 matter 10 where 10 where 12 were 10 where 13 . 11 they 12 were [chapter] [viii] [how] [blacky] [the] [crow] [helped] [bowser] the blackest coat may cover the kindest heart . 1 the 2 blackest 2 blackest 8 heart 2 blackest 9 . 3 coat 5 cover 4 may 5 cover 5 cover 8 heart 6 the 7 kindest 7 kindest 8 heart bowser the [hound] [.] 1 bowser 2 the perhaps if there had [been] [very] much trouble in it , [blacky] would not have been quite so ready and willing . 1 perhaps 14 not 2 if 10 it 2 if 11 , 3 there 8 trouble 3 there 9 in 4 had 7 much 7 much 8 trouble 9 in 10 it 11 , 13 would 13 would 14 not 14 not 15 have 15 have 16 been 16 been 17 quite 17 quite 18 so 18 so 19 ready 19 ready 20 and 20 and 21 willing 21 willing 22 . then again , perhaps it isn't fair to [blacky] to think that he might not have been willing . 1 then 2 again 2 again 3 , 3 , 11 think 4 perhaps 5 it 5 it 7 fair 6 isn't 7 fair 7 fair 8 to 8 to 10 to 10 to 11 think 11 think 12 that 12 that 13 he 13 he 18 willing 14 might 15 not 15 not 16 have 16 have 17 been 17 been 18 willing 18 willing 19 . even the most selfish people are sometimes kindly and unselfish . 1 even 2 the 2 the 3 most 3 most 4 selfish 4 selfish 5 people 5 people 6 are 6 are 7 sometimes 7 sometimes 10 unselfish 8 kindly 10 unselfish 9 and 10 unselfish 10 unselfish 11 . blacky knew just where the nearest house was . 1 blacky 2 knew 2 knew 3 just 3 just 4 where 3 just 9 . 4 where 8 was 5 the 6 nearest 6 nearest 7 house 7 house 8 was blacky makes it his business to know these things . 1 blacky 2 makes 1 blacky 7 know 1 blacky 9 things 2 makes 4 his 3 it 4 his 4 his 5 business 6 to 7 know 8 these 9 things 9 things 10 . he could , if he would , tell you which houses have terrible guns in them and which have not . 1 he 2 could 2 could 3 , 3 , 4 if 4 if 7 , 5 he 6 would 6 would 7 , 7 , 8 tell 8 tell 10 which 9 you 10 which 10 which 11 houses 11 houses 12 have 11 houses 13 terrible 13 terrible 14 guns 14 guns 17 and 15 in 16 them 16 them 17 and 17 and 18 which 17 and 19 have 19 have 20 not 20 not 21 . it is by knowing [such] [things] that [blacky] manages to avoid danger . 1 it 2 is 1 it 9 manages 2 is 7 that 3 by 4 knowing 4 knowing 7 that 9 manages 10 to 10 to 11 avoid 11 avoid 12 danger 12 danger 13 . so [blacky] spread his black wings and disappeared over the tree-tops in the direction of the nearest farmhouse . 1 so 17 nearest 3 spread 7 and 4 his 5 black 5 black 6 wings 6 wings 7 and 7 and 8 disappeared 8 disappeared 9 over 9 over 10 the 10 the 11 tree-tops 11 tree-tops 12 in 12 in 13 the 13 the 15 of 14 direction 15 of 15 of 16 the 16 the 17 nearest 17 nearest 19 . 18 farmhouse 19 . bowser watched him disappear and whined sadly , for somehow it made him feel more lonesome than before . 1 bowser 2 watched 1 bowser 6 whined 2 watched 3 him 2 watched 4 disappear 4 disappear 5 and 6 whined 7 sadly 7 sadly 8 , 8 , 9 for 8 , 10 somehow 10 somehow 11 it 11 it 12 made 12 made 13 him 12 made 14 feel 14 feel 15 more 15 more 16 lonesome 15 more 17 than 15 more 19 . 17 than 18 before but for one thing he would have gone back to his bed of hay in the corner of that sugar camp . 1 but 2 for 2 for 5 he 3 one 4 thing 4 thing 5 he 5 he 6 would 5 he 11 his 6 would 7 have 7 have 8 gone 8 gone 9 back 9 back 10 to 11 his 12 bed 11 his 13 of 11 his 22 . 13 of 14 hay 14 hay 15 in 15 in 16 the 16 the 17 corner 17 corner 18 of 18 of 21 camp 19 that 20 sugar 20 sugar 21 camp that one thing was hunger . 1 that 4 was 1 that 5 hunger 2 one 3 thing 3 thing 4 was 5 hunger 6 . it seemed to [bowser] [that] his stomach was so empty that the very sides of it [had] fallen in . 1 it 2 seemed 1 it 3 to 3 to 6 his 6 his 7 stomach 7 stomach 8 was 8 was 9 so 9 so 10 empty 9 so 11 that 11 that 12 the 12 the 13 very 13 very 14 sides 14 sides 15 of 15 of 16 it 16 it 18 fallen 16 it 20 . 18 fallen 19 in he just must get something to eat . 1 he 2 just 2 just 3 must 3 must 4 get 3 must 5 something 5 something 7 eat 6 to 7 eat 7 eat 8 . then , too , he was very , very stiff from the cold and the wetting he had received the night before . 1 then 2 , 1 then 4 , 2 , 3 too 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 very 7 very 8 , 8 , 9 very 9 very 10 stiff 10 stiff 13 cold 11 from 12 the 12 the 13 cold 13 cold 14 and 13 cold 21 night 14 and 15 the 15 the 16 wetting 16 wetting 17 he 17 he 18 had 18 had 19 received 20 the 21 night 21 night 22 before 22 before 23 . so [poor] [bowser] [made] slow [work] of it , and [blacky] the [crow] [almost] lost patience waiting for him to appear . 1 so 5 slow 5 slow 7 of 7 of 8 it 8 it 9 , 9 , 10 and 9 , 22 . 10 and 12 the 12 the 15 lost 16 patience 21 appear 16 patience 22 . 17 waiting 18 for 18 for 19 him 19 him 20 to 20 to 21 appear you see , he knew that [bowser] would shortly come to a road . 1 you 2 see 1 you 3 , 3 , 14 . 4 he 5 knew 4 he 14 . 5 knew 6 that 5 knew 8 would 8 would 10 come 9 shortly 10 come 10 come 11 to 11 to 12 a 12 a 13 road " if he doesn't know enough to follow that road , he deserves to starve , " thought [blacky] . 1 " 2 if 2 if 3 he 2 if 11 , 3 he 4 doesn't 4 doesn't 5 know 5 know 6 enough 6 enough 7 to 6 enough 8 follow 8 follow 10 road 9 that 10 road 11 , 12 he 12 he 13 deserves 13 deserves 14 to 14 to 15 starve 15 starve 20 . 16 , 17 " 16 , 20 . 17 " 18 thought bowser did know enough to follow that road . 1 bowser 2 did 2 did 3 know 3 know 4 enough 4 enough 5 to 4 enough 6 follow 6 follow 8 road 7 that 8 road 8 road 9 . the instant he saw that road , he knew that if he kept on following it , it would lead him somewhere . 1 the 2 instant 2 instant 3 he 2 instant 4 saw 4 saw 6 road 5 that 6 road 6 road 8 he 6 road 16 it 7 , 8 he 8 he 9 knew 10 that 11 if 11 if 12 he 12 he 13 kept 13 kept 14 on 14 on 15 following 15 following 16 it 16 it 17 , 17 , 18 it 18 it 21 him 19 would 21 him 20 lead 21 him 21 him 22 somewhere 22 somewhere 23 . so with [new] hope in his heart [,] [bowser] [limped] [along] [.] 1 so 2 with 2 with 4 hope 4 hope 7 heart 5 in 6 his 6 his 7 heart [chapter] [ix] [old] [man] [coyote] [gives] [out] [dark] [hints] bowser the [hound] [.] 1 bowser 2 the he didn't have any trouble at all in finding his way back . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 4 any 3 have 4 any 4 any 5 trouble 5 trouble 6 at 6 at 7 all 7 all 8 in 8 in 9 finding 9 finding 10 his 10 his 11 way 11 way 12 back 12 back 13 . you can't lose [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 you 2 can't 2 can't 3 lose 3 lose 7 . no , [sir] , you can't lose [old] [man] [coyote] , and it is of no use to try . 1 no 2 , 1 no 4 , 4 , 5 you 5 you 6 can't 6 can't 7 lose 7 lose 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 . so , stopping two or three times to hunt a little by the way , [old] [man] [coyote] trotted [back] . 1 so 3 stopping 2 , 3 stopping 3 stopping 4 two 3 stopping 7 times 4 two 5 or 5 or 6 three 6 three 7 times 7 times 12 by 8 to 9 hunt 9 hunt 11 little 9 hunt 12 by 10 a 11 little 12 by 13 the 12 by 14 way 12 by 19 trotted 14 way 15 , 19 trotted 21 . he grinned as [only] [old] [man] [coyote] [can] grin . 1 he 2 grinned 2 grinned 3 as 3 as 9 grin 9 grin 10 . " if he had drowned in that river , [i] shouldn't have cried over it . 1 " 2 if 2 if 3 he 3 he 4 had 4 had 6 in 5 drowned 6 in 6 in 7 that 7 that 8 river 7 that 9 , 9 , 11 shouldn't 11 shouldn't 15 it 12 have 13 cried 13 cried 14 over 14 over 15 it 15 it 16 . but even as it is , [i] don't [think] he will get back here in a hurry . 1 but 2 even 2 even 3 as 3 as 4 it 4 it 5 is 4 it 10 he 5 is 6 , 8 don't 10 he 10 he 12 get 10 he 18 . 11 will 12 get 12 get 13 back 12 get 17 hurry 13 back 14 here 15 in 16 a 15 in 17 hurry 16 a 17 hurry i must pass the word along . " 1 i 2 must 2 must 3 pass 2 must 7 . 3 pass 5 word 4 the 5 word 5 word 6 along 7 . 8 " " why do you ask ? " said [sammy] sharply . 1 " 2 why 1 " 6 ? 2 why 3 do 4 you 5 ask 4 you 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 10 sharply 10 sharply 11 . old [man] [coyote] [grinned] slyly . 1 old 5 slyly 1 old 6 . " for no reason at all , [sammy] . 1 " 2 for 2 for 4 reason 3 no 4 reason 4 reason 9 . 5 at 6 all 6 all 7 , 7 , 9 . for no reason at all , " he replied . 1 for 2 no 2 no 3 reason 2 no 4 at 4 at 5 all 5 all 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 he 8 he 9 replied 9 replied 10 . " it just popped into my [head] that [i] [hadn't] [heard] [bowser] 's [voice] for two or three days . 1 " 2 it 1 " 8 that 2 it 3 just 2 it 4 popped 4 popped 5 into 5 into 6 my 8 that 13 's 8 that 15 for 15 for 19 days 16 two 17 or 17 or 18 three 18 three 19 days 19 days 20 . it set me to wondering if he is sick , or if anything has happened to him . " 1 it 3 me 2 set 3 me 3 me 17 him 3 me 19 " 4 to 5 wondering 5 wondering 6 if 6 if 7 he 7 he 8 is 7 he 17 him 8 is 9 sick 9 sick 10 , 10 , 11 or 11 or 12 if 12 if 13 anything 13 anything 15 happened 14 has 15 happened 15 happened 16 to 17 him 18 . that was enough to start [sammy] [jay] [straight] for [farmer] [brown] ['s] dooryard . 1 that 2 was 2 was 3 enough 3 enough 4 to 4 to 5 start 5 start 9 for 9 for 13 dooryard 13 dooryard 14 . of course [bowser] [wasn't] to be seen . 1 of 2 course 2 course 5 to 5 to 6 be 6 be 7 seen 7 seen 8 . sammy hung around [and] watched . 1 sammy 2 hung 1 sammy 5 watched 2 hung 3 around 5 watched 6 . twice he [saw] [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy [come] to the door with a [worried] look on his face and [heard] [him] whistle and [call] [for] [bowser] . 1 twice 2 he 1 twice 27 . 2 he 7 boy 7 boy 9 to 9 to 10 the 10 the 23 and 11 door 12 with 12 with 13 a 13 a 15 look 15 look 16 on 16 on 18 face 16 on 19 and 17 his 18 face 19 and 22 whistle 22 whistle 23 and then [there] [wasn't] the slightest doubt in [sammy] 's [mind] that something [had] happened to [bowser] . 1 then 4 the 1 then 14 happened 4 the 5 slightest 5 slightest 6 doubt 6 doubt 7 in 7 in 9 's 11 that 12 something 12 something 14 happened 14 happened 15 to 15 to 17 . " he can't fool me . 1 " 2 he 2 he 4 fool 3 can't 4 fool 4 fool 5 me 4 fool 6 . i almost know he did from the way he grinned . " 1 i 2 almost 2 almost 3 know 3 know 4 he 4 he 5 did 4 he 8 way 4 he 9 he 5 did 6 from 7 the 8 way 9 he 10 grinned 10 grinned 11 . 11 . 12 " [chapter] [x] [how] [reddy] [fox] [investigated] in-vest-i-gate if you would know [that] [something] is or isn't so . 1 in-vest-i-gate 2 if 1 in-vest-i-gate 4 would 1 in-vest-i-gate 9 or 1 in-vest-i-gate 11 so 1 in-vest-i-gate 12 . 2 if 3 you 3 you 4 would 4 would 5 know 8 is 9 or 9 or 10 isn't bowser the [hound] [.] 1 bowser 2 the to in-vest-i-gate something means to try to find out about it . 1 to 2 in-vest-i-gate 2 in-vest-i-gate 3 something 3 something 4 means 3 something 8 find 4 means 5 to 5 to 6 try 6 try 7 to 8 find 9 out 8 find 10 about 10 about 11 it 11 it 12 . if it were [true] , well , [reddy] had certain plans of his own in regard to [farmer] [brown] 's henhouse . 1 if 2 it 1 if 7 , 2 it 3 were 5 , 6 well 6 well 7 , 7 , 11 plans 9 had 10 certain 10 certain 11 plans 11 plans 12 of 12 of 13 his 13 his 14 own 14 own 15 in 15 in 16 regard 15 in 21 henhouse 16 regard 17 to 20 's 21 henhouse 21 henhouse 22 . reddy had begun [by] [doubting] [that] [story] [because] it seemed to have come first [from] [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 reddy 2 had 2 had 3 begun 3 begun 19 . 9 it 10 seemed 9 it 19 . 10 seemed 11 to 11 to 12 have 12 have 13 come 13 come 14 first reddy [would] [doubt] [anything] [with] [which] [old] [man] [coyote] was concerned . 1 reddy 10 was 10 was 11 concerned 11 concerned 12 . just as soon as the [black] [shadows] [came] creeping out from the [purple] [hills] , [reddy] started up [towards] [farmer] [brown] ['s] . 1 just 2 as 2 as 3 soon 2 as 15 , 3 soon 4 as 4 as 5 the 5 the 9 creeping 9 creeping 10 out 10 out 11 from 11 from 12 the 15 , 17 started 17 started 18 up 18 up 23 . although he was inclined to think it was true that [bowser] was not there , he was far too wise to take any [unnecessary] [risk] . 1 although 2 he 2 he 3 was 2 he 26 . 3 was 4 inclined 4 inclined 5 to 5 to 6 think 6 think 7 it 7 it 8 was 8 was 9 true 10 that 12 was 12 was 14 there 12 was 26 . 13 not 14 there 14 there 15 , 15 , 16 he 16 he 17 was 17 was 18 far 18 far 19 too 19 too 20 wise 20 wise 21 to 21 to 22 take 22 take 23 any he approached [farmer] [brown] 's dooryard just as carefully as if he knew [bowser] to be in his little house [as] usual . 1 he 2 approached 1 he 12 he 2 approached 5 's 6 dooryard 7 just 7 just 8 as 8 as 9 carefully 9 carefully 10 as 10 as 11 if 11 if 12 he 12 he 23 . 13 knew 15 to 15 to 16 be 16 be 17 in 16 be 22 usual 17 in 18 his 17 in 20 house 19 little 20 house 22 usual 23 . he [kept] in [the] [black] [shadows] . 1 he 3 in 3 in 7 . he crouched so low that he [seemed] [hardly] [more] [than] a [black] [shadow] [himself] . 1 he 2 crouched 1 he 6 he 2 crouched 4 low 3 so 4 low 5 that 6 he 6 he 11 a 11 a 15 . every two or three steps he stopped to look , listen , and test the air with his keen nose . 1 every 3 or 2 two 3 or 3 or 4 three 4 three 5 steps 5 steps 6 he 6 he 7 stopped 7 stopped 8 to 7 stopped 11 listen 8 to 9 look 10 , 11 listen 11 listen 12 , 11 listen 14 test 12 , 13 and 14 test 16 air 15 the 16 air 16 air 17 with 17 with 20 nose 18 his 19 keen 18 his 20 nose 20 nose 21 . as he drew near [bowser] ['s] [own] [little] [house] , [reddy] circled out [around] [it] [until] he could see the doorway . 1 as 2 he 1 as 10 , 1 as 17 he 2 he 3 drew 3 drew 4 near 10 , 12 circled 12 circled 13 out 17 he 18 could 18 could 19 see 19 see 20 the 20 the 21 doorway 21 doorway 22 . then he [sat] [down] [where] he could peek around from behind a tree and watch . 1 then 2 he 1 then 16 . 2 he 6 he 6 he 7 could 7 could 8 peek 8 peek 9 around 8 peek 15 watch 9 around 10 from 10 from 11 behind 11 behind 12 a 12 a 13 tree 14 and 15 watch he had been there only a few moments when the back door [of] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [house] opened and [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] stepped out . 1 he 3 been 2 had 3 been 3 been 4 there 3 been 5 only 5 only 6 a 6 a 7 few 7 few 8 moments 8 moments 9 when 9 when 18 opened 10 the 12 door 11 back 12 door 12 door 18 opened 18 opened 19 and 19 and 24 stepped 24 stepped 25 out 25 out 26 . reddy didn't run . 1 reddy 2 didn't 1 reddy 4 . 2 didn't 3 run he knew that [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] would never dream that he would dare come [so] near . 1 he 2 knew 1 he 18 . 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 8 would 8 would 9 never 9 never 10 dream 11 that 12 he 12 he 13 would 13 would 14 dare 14 dare 15 come 14 dare 18 . 15 come 17 near besides , it was very clear that [farmer] [brown] 's boy was thinking of no [one] [but] [bowser] [.] 1 besides 2 , 1 besides 11 boy 2 , 10 's 3 it 4 was 3 it 7 that 4 was 5 very 5 very 6 clear 7 that 10 's 11 boy 12 was 12 was 13 thinking 13 thinking 14 of 13 thinking 15 no he whistled and called just as he had done several times during the day . 1 he 2 whistled 2 whistled 3 and 3 and 4 called 4 called 5 just 5 just 6 as 5 just 10 several 5 just 12 during 6 as 7 he 7 he 8 had 8 had 9 done 10 several 11 times 12 during 13 the 12 during 14 day 14 day 15 . but no [bowser] [came] , [so] [after] [a] [while] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] went back into the house . 1 but 2 no 2 no 5 , 5 , 19 . 14 went 15 back 14 went 19 . 15 back 16 into 16 into 17 the 17 the 18 house there was a worried look on his face . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 worried 4 worried 5 look 5 look 8 face 6 on 7 his 7 his 8 face 8 face 9 . reddy barked softly . 1 reddy 2 barked 2 barked 3 softly 3 softly 4 . then he barked a little louder . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 barked 3 barked 4 a 4 a 5 little 5 little 6 louder 6 louder 7 . he knew that [if] [bowser] [were] [at] [home] , that bark would bring him out if nothing else did . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 3 that 9 , 9 , 10 that 10 that 11 bark 11 bark 13 bring 12 would 13 bring 13 bring 14 him 13 bring 15 out 15 out 16 if 16 if 19 did 17 nothing 18 else 18 else 19 did 19 did 20 . bowser didn't appear . 1 bowser 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 appear 3 appear 4 . reddy grinned [.] 1 reddy 2 grinned he was sure now that [bowser] was nowhere about . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 sure 3 sure 4 now 4 now 5 that 5 that 7 was 7 was 8 nowhere 8 nowhere 9 about 9 about 10 . chuckling to himself , he turned and trotted towards [farmer] [brown] 's henhouse . 1 chuckling 2 to 2 to 3 himself 3 himself 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 turned 6 turned 7 and 7 and 8 trotted 8 trotted 9 towards 8 trotted 13 henhouse 12 's 13 henhouse 13 henhouse 14 . [chapter] [xi] [a] [little] [unpleasantness] watch a [coyote] [most] [closely] when it appears that he least needs watching . 1 watch 2 a 2 a 8 appears 6 when 8 appears 7 it 8 appears 8 appears 10 he 9 that 10 he 10 he 11 least 11 least 12 needs 12 needs 13 watching 13 watching 14 . bowser the [hound] [.] 1 bowser 2 the never in his life had [reddy] [fox] visited [farmer] [brown] ['s] henhouse with quite such a comfortable feeling as he now had . 1 never 2 in 1 never 5 had 2 in 3 his 3 his 4 life 5 had 8 visited 8 visited 12 henhouse 12 henhouse 13 with 13 with 14 quite 14 quite 15 such 15 such 16 a 15 such 17 comfortable 15 such 19 as 17 comfortable 18 feeling 19 as 20 he 20 he 21 now 21 now 22 had 22 had 23 . he knew for a certainty that [bowser] the [hound] was not at home . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 4 a 2 knew 6 that 3 for 4 a 4 a 5 certainty 6 that 8 the 8 the 10 was 10 was 11 not 11 not 12 at 12 at 13 home 13 home 14 . he knew because he had finally crept up and peeped in the [door] of [bowser] 's [little] [house] . 1 he 2 knew 1 he 19 . 2 knew 3 because 3 because 4 he 3 because 6 finally 5 had 6 finally 6 finally 7 crept 8 up 9 and 9 and 10 peeped 10 peeped 11 in 11 in 12 the 12 the 14 of 14 of 16 's 16 's 19 . what had become of [bowser] he didn't know , and he didn't care . 1 what 3 become 1 what 13 care 2 had 3 become 3 become 4 of 6 he 7 didn't 7 didn't 8 know 8 know 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 he 11 he 12 didn't 12 didn't 13 care 13 care 14 . it was enough to know that he wasn't about . 1 it 2 was 1 it 10 . 2 was 3 enough 3 enough 4 to 4 to 5 know 5 know 9 about 6 that 8 wasn't 7 he 8 wasn't 8 wasn't 9 about once he stopped , and looking up at the lighted windows of the house , grinned . 1 once 2 he 2 he 3 stopped 2 he 11 windows 3 stopped 4 , 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 looking 7 up 8 at 8 at 9 the 8 at 11 windows 10 lighted 11 windows 11 windows 12 of 11 windows 13 the 11 windows 16 grinned 12 of 13 the 14 house 16 grinned 15 , 16 grinned 16 grinned 17 . you see , with [bowser] [gone] , [reddy] wasn't [the] [least] [bit] afraid . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 with 4 with 7 , 7 , 14 . 9 wasn't 13 afraid 13 afraid 14 . " if [i] can get into that henhouse , " [thought] [reddy] , " [i] [certainly] will have one good feast to-night . 1 " 2 if 1 " 7 that 2 if 4 can 4 can 5 get 5 get 6 into 7 that 8 henhouse 8 henhouse 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 23 . 13 , 14 " 13 , 22 to-night 14 " 17 will 17 will 18 have 18 have 21 feast 19 one 20 good 20 good 21 feast 22 to-night 23 . that is , [i] [will] if those stupid hens are not [roosting] so high that [i] [can't] [get] [them] [.] 1 that 2 is 1 that 15 that 2 is 3 , 3 , 6 if 6 if 11 not 7 those 8 stupid 8 stupid 9 hens 9 hens 10 are 10 are 11 not 13 so 14 high 13 so 15 that i 'll eat one right there . " 1 i 3 eat 2 'll 3 eat 3 eat 4 one 4 one 5 right 5 right 6 there 6 there 7 . 7 . 8 " reddy 's mouth watered at the very thought . 1 reddy 2 's 2 's 3 mouth 3 mouth 4 watered 4 watered 5 at 4 watered 8 thought 6 the 7 very 7 very 8 thought 8 thought 9 . " [then] [i] 'll take [one] home [to] [mrs] [reddy] . 1 " 11 . 4 'll 5 take 5 take 7 home 7 home 11 . if there is time we both will come back for a couple more . " 1 if 2 there 2 there 3 is 2 there 4 time 4 time 5 we 5 we 6 both 6 both 7 will 7 will 8 come 8 come 9 back 9 back 10 for 10 for 12 couple 11 a 12 couple 12 couple 13 more 13 more 14 . 14 . 15 " so [reddy] made pleasant plans as he approached [farmer] [brown] 's henhouse . 1 so 3 made 3 made 4 pleasant 4 pleasant 5 plans 5 plans 6 as 6 as 7 he 7 he 8 approached 8 approached 11 's 11 's 12 henhouse 11 's 13 . when he reached it he paused to listen to certain sounds within , certain fretful little cluckings . 1 when 3 reached 2 he 3 reached 3 reached 4 it 3 reached 6 paused 5 he 6 paused 6 paused 11 sounds 7 to 8 listen 8 listen 9 to 9 to 10 certain 10 certain 11 sounds 11 sounds 12 within 11 sounds 18 . 12 within 13 , 12 within 17 cluckings 13 , 14 certain 14 certain 15 fretful 15 fretful 16 little reddy sat down for a minute with his tongue hanging out and the water actually dripping from it . 1 reddy 2 sat 1 reddy 15 actually 2 sat 3 down 4 for 6 minute 5 a 6 minute 6 minute 10 hanging 7 with 8 his 7 with 10 hanging 8 his 9 tongue 9 tongue 10 hanging 10 hanging 11 out 11 out 12 and 12 and 15 actually 13 the 14 water 14 water 15 actually 15 actually 16 dripping 16 dripping 17 from 17 from 18 it 18 it 19 . but [reddy] [sat] there [only] for a minute . 1 but 4 there 4 there 9 . 6 for 8 minute 6 for 9 . 7 a 8 minute he was too eager to find out if it would prove to be possible to get inside that henhouse . 1 he 8 if 2 was 8 if 3 too 4 eager 4 eager 5 to 4 eager 6 find 4 eager 8 if 6 find 7 out 8 if 9 it 9 it 10 would 10 would 11 prove 11 prove 12 to 12 to 13 be 13 be 14 possible 14 possible 15 to 15 to 16 get 16 get 17 inside 17 inside 19 henhouse 18 that 19 henhouse 19 henhouse 20 . his heart gave a leap of joy as he saw that the gate was not quite closed . 1 his 2 heart 2 heart 7 joy 3 gave 4 a 4 a 5 leap 5 leap 6 of 6 of 7 joy 7 joy 8 as 7 joy 14 was 8 as 9 he 9 he 10 saw 10 saw 11 that 12 the 13 gate 12 the 14 was 14 was 16 quite 14 was 18 . 15 not 16 quite 16 quite 17 closed all he would have to do would be to push it and enter . 1 all 6 do 1 all 7 would 2 he 3 would 3 would 4 have 4 have 5 to 5 to 6 do 7 would 8 be 7 would 9 to 9 to 10 push 10 push 11 it 10 push 13 enter 12 and 13 enter 13 enter 14 . reddy turned the corner quickly . 1 reddy 2 turned 1 reddy 4 corner 3 the 4 corner 4 corner 5 quickly 5 quickly 6 . his first thought was of [bowser] [.] 1 his 2 first 2 first 3 thought 2 first 4 was 4 was 5 of it must be that [bowser] had returned ! 1 it 2 must 2 must 3 be 2 must 8 ! 4 that 8 ! 6 had 7 returned 7 returned 8 ! believing in safety [first] , [reddy] did not stop to see who had growled , but [ran] [swiftly] a short distance . 1 believing 2 in 2 in 3 safety 3 safety 5 , 5 , 22 . 7 did 8 not 7 did 22 . 8 not 16 but 9 stop 10 to 9 stop 15 , 10 to 11 see 11 see 12 who 12 who 14 growled 13 had 14 growled 15 , 16 but 16 but 19 a 19 a 20 short 20 short 21 distance then he looked behind him . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 looked 3 looked 4 behind 4 behind 5 him 5 him 6 . over at the gate of [farmer] [brown] 's henyard he could see a dark form . 1 over 2 at 2 at 3 the 3 the 4 gate 4 gate 5 of 5 of 15 form 8 's 9 henyard 9 henyard 10 he 9 henyard 15 form 10 he 11 could 11 could 12 see 11 could 13 a 13 a 14 dark 15 form 16 . at once [reddy] [knew] that [it] [wasn't] [bowser] [the] [hound] , for it had a bushy tail , while [bowser] 's was smooth . 1 at 2 once 1 at 11 , 2 once 5 that 11 , 12 for 12 for 13 it 13 it 14 had 13 it 23 smooth 14 had 15 a 15 a 16 bushy 16 bushy 17 tail 18 , 19 while 19 while 22 was 21 's 22 was 22 was 23 smooth 23 smooth 24 . reddy knew who it was . 1 reddy 2 knew 2 knew 4 it 3 who 4 it 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 . it was [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 6 . [[] [illustration] [:] [over] [at] [the] [gate] [of] [farmer] [brown's] [henyard] [he] [could] [see] [a] [dark] [form] []] [chapter] [xii] [the] [cleverness] [of] [old] [man] [coyote] who thinks the quickest and the [best] [is] bound to win in every test . 1 who 2 thinks 2 thinks 4 quickest 3 the 4 quickest 4 quickest 5 and 5 and 6 the 6 the 9 bound 9 bound 10 to 10 to 11 win 11 win 15 . 12 in 13 every 12 in 14 test 14 test 15 . bowser the [hound] [.] 1 bowser 2 the the meeting of [reddy] [fox] and [old] [man] [coyote] just outside the gate [to] [farmer] [brown] ['s] henyard had been wholly unexpected to both . 1 the 2 meeting 1 the 18 henyard 2 meeting 3 of 2 meeting 13 gate 3 of 6 and 10 just 11 outside 11 outside 12 the 12 the 13 gate 18 henyard 19 had 19 had 20 been 20 been 21 wholly 20 been 22 unexpected 22 unexpected 23 to 23 to 24 both 24 both 25 . reddy had been so eager to get inside that gate that when he turned the corner at the henyard he hadn't looked beyond the gate . 1 reddy 2 had 2 had 3 been 3 been 4 so 4 so 5 eager 4 so 11 that 6 to 7 get 7 get 8 inside 8 inside 11 that 9 that 10 gate 10 gate 11 that 11 that 12 when 11 that 14 turned 11 that 22 looked 11 that 26 . 12 when 13 he 15 the 16 corner 16 corner 17 at 17 at 18 the 18 the 19 henyard 19 henyard 21 hadn't 20 he 21 hadn't 21 hadn't 22 looked 22 looked 23 beyond 22 looked 25 gate 23 beyond 24 the if he had looked beyond , he would have seen [old] [man] [coyote] just coming around the other corner . 1 if 2 he 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 looked 4 looked 5 beyond 5 beyond 6 , 5 beyond 19 corner 5 beyond 20 . 6 , 7 he 7 he 8 would 8 would 9 have 9 have 10 seen 14 just 15 coming 15 coming 16 around 16 around 19 corner 17 the 18 other 18 other 19 corner he was sorry the very instant he did it . 1 he 3 sorry 2 was 3 sorry 3 sorry 4 the 4 the 5 very 4 the 6 instant 6 instant 7 he 7 he 9 it 8 did 9 it 9 it 10 . " [i] [should] have kept out of [sight] [and] [let] [him] [open] [that] gate and go inside [first] . 1 " 4 have 1 " 19 . 5 kept 6 out 6 out 7 of 7 of 14 gate 7 of 19 . 14 gate 15 and 15 and 16 go 16 go 17 inside there may be traps in there , for all [i] know . 1 there 3 be 1 there 4 traps 1 there 6 there 2 may 3 be 4 traps 5 in 6 there 7 , 7 , 8 for 8 for 9 all 9 all 11 know 11 know 12 . when there 's likely to be danger , always let some one else find it out for you if you can . " 1 when 2 there 2 there 4 likely 2 there 7 danger 3 's 4 likely 5 to 6 be 6 be 7 danger 7 danger 8 , 7 danger 14 find 8 , 9 always 9 always 10 let 10 let 13 else 11 some 12 one 12 one 13 else 14 find 15 it 15 it 16 out 16 out 17 for 17 for 18 you 18 you 19 if 19 if 20 you 20 you 21 can 21 can 22 . 22 . 23 " old [man] [coyote] [grinned] as [he] [said] [this] [.] 1 old 5 as reddy [fox] sat down at [a] [safe] [distance] to [watch] [what] [old] [man] [coyote] [would] [do] [.] 1 reddy 3 sat 1 reddy 9 to 3 sat 4 down 4 down 5 at inside , [reddy] was fairly boiling with disappointment and anger . 1 inside 2 , 1 inside 8 disappointment 1 inside 11 . 4 was 6 boiling 5 fairly 6 boiling 6 boiling 7 with 6 boiling 8 disappointment 8 disappointment 9 and 8 disappointment 10 anger he felt that he hated [old] [man] [coyote] more than he [hated] anybody else he knew of . 1 he 2 felt 2 felt 3 that 3 that 4 he 4 he 5 hated 4 he 11 he 9 more 10 than 10 than 11 he 11 he 18 . 13 anybody 14 else 14 else 16 knew 15 he 16 knew 16 knew 17 of 17 of 18 . he hated him , yet there wasn't a thing he could do about it . 1 he 2 hated 1 he 3 him 3 him 4 , 4 , 15 . 5 yet 6 there 6 there 7 wasn't 7 wasn't 8 a 8 a 9 thing 9 thing 10 he 9 thing 12 do 10 he 11 could 11 could 12 do 12 do 13 about 13 about 14 it 14 it 15 . he didn't dare fight [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 he 2 didn't 1 he 8 . 2 didn't 3 dare 3 dare 4 fight all he could do was to sit there at a safe distance and watch . 1 all 2 he 2 he 3 could 3 could 4 do 4 do 5 was 5 was 7 sit 6 to 7 sit 7 sit 8 there 7 sit 9 at 9 at 12 distance 10 a 11 safe 10 a 12 distance 12 distance 13 and 13 and 14 watch 13 and 15 . the gate of the henyard was open [two] [or] [three] inches . 1 the 2 gate 1 the 11 inches 2 gate 5 henyard 3 of 4 the 3 of 5 henyard 4 the 5 henyard 5 henyard 7 open 6 was 7 open 11 inches 12 . for a [long] [time] [old] [man] [coyote] stood looking through that little opening [.] 1 for 2 a 2 a 13 opening 8 stood 9 looking 8 stood 10 through 8 stood 11 that 11 that 12 little 12 little 13 opening once or twice he thrust his nose out and sniffed cautiously around the gate , but he took the greatest care not to touch it . 1 once 2 or 2 or 3 twice 3 twice 4 he 4 he 11 cautiously 5 thrust 6 his 5 thrust 8 out 7 nose 8 out 8 out 9 and 9 and 10 sniffed 10 sniffed 11 cautiously 11 cautiously 12 around 11 cautiously 14 gate 11 cautiously 25 it 11 cautiously 26 . 13 the 14 gate 15 , 16 but 16 but 17 he 17 he 18 took 18 took 21 care 19 the 20 greatest 20 greatest 21 care 21 care 22 not 22 not 23 to 23 to 24 touch 24 touch 25 it finally he turned and trotted away towards the [green] [forest] . 1 finally 5 trotted 1 finally 11 . 2 he 3 turned 3 turned 4 and 4 and 5 trotted 5 trotted 6 away 5 trotted 7 towards 7 towards 8 the reddy sat right where he was , so surprised that he couldn't even think . 1 reddy 2 sat 1 reddy 3 right 1 reddy 13 even 4 where 5 he 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 , 7 , 8 so 8 so 9 surprised 9 surprised 10 that 10 that 11 he 11 he 12 couldn't 12 couldn't 13 even 13 even 14 think 13 even 15 . " [i] [do] [believe] that [fellow] didn't know enough to push that [gate] [open] , " muttered [reddy] to himself . 1 " 5 that 1 " 20 himself 5 that 17 muttered 7 didn't 8 know 8 know 9 enough 9 enough 10 to 10 to 11 push 11 push 12 that 12 that 15 , 15 , 17 muttered 16 " 17 muttered 19 to 20 himself 20 himself 21 . all this [time] [old] [man] [coyote] was not so far away as [reddy] thought . 1 all 2 this 2 this 7 was 7 was 8 not 8 not 9 so 9 so 10 far 10 far 11 away 11 away 12 as 12 as 14 thought 12 as 15 . he had [gone] [only] [fat] enough to make sure that [reddy] couldn't see him . 1 he 2 had 1 he 14 him 2 had 6 enough 6 enough 7 to 7 to 8 make 8 make 9 sure 9 sure 10 that 12 couldn't 13 see 13 see 14 him 14 him 15 . then , creeping along in the blackest of the [black] [shadows] , he had returned to a place where he could watch [reddy] . 1 then 2 , 1 then 12 , 2 , 3 creeping 3 creeping 4 along 4 along 5 in 5 in 6 the 6 the 8 of 7 blackest 8 of 8 of 9 the 12 , 13 he 13 he 14 had 14 had 15 returned 15 returned 16 to 16 to 17 a 17 a 18 place 18 place 19 where 19 where 20 he 20 he 21 could 21 could 22 watch 22 watch 24 . " [it's] queer that [gate] should have been [left] unlocked , " thought [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 " 3 queer 1 " 17 . 4 that 8 been 4 that 17 . 6 should 7 have 7 have 8 been 8 been 10 unlocked 10 unlocked 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 thought " it may have been an accident , and again it may have been done purposely . 1 " 2 it 1 " 16 purposely 2 it 5 been 3 may 4 have 4 have 5 been 6 an 7 accident 7 accident 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 again 10 again 16 purposely 11 it 12 may 11 it 14 been 13 have 14 been 14 been 15 done 15 done 16 purposely 16 purposely 17 . there may not be any danger inside ; then again there may . 1 there 2 may 2 may 12 may 3 not 4 be 3 not 5 any 5 any 6 danger 6 danger 7 inside 7 inside 8 ; 8 ; 10 again 9 then 10 again 10 again 11 there 11 there 12 may 12 may 13 . i 'm not going to push that gate open or step inside when there is some one to do it for me . 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 12 inside 3 not 10 or 4 going 9 open 5 to 6 push 6 push 7 that 7 that 8 gate 8 gate 9 open 9 open 10 or 10 or 12 inside 11 step 12 inside 12 inside 17 one 13 when 15 is 13 when 16 some 14 there 15 is 16 some 17 one 17 one 18 to 18 to 19 do 19 do 20 it 20 it 21 for 21 for 22 me 22 me 23 . i 'll just leave it for [reddy] [fox] to do . " 1 i 2 'll 1 i 9 to 2 'll 3 just 3 just 4 leave 4 leave 5 it 5 it 6 for 9 to 10 do 10 do 11 . 11 . 12 " [chapter] [xiii] [the] [mischievous] [little] [night] [breeze] a little act of mischief can [upset] the deepest , [best] laid plan . 1 a 2 little 1 a 14 . 3 act 4 of 3 act 9 deepest 4 of 5 mischief 6 can 8 the 8 the 9 deepest 9 deepest 10 , 10 , 12 laid 12 laid 13 plan 13 plan 14 . bowser the [hound] [.] 1 bowser 2 the reddy [fox] was very pleased with himself as he thought [how] [much] [smarter] [he] [was] [than] [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 reddy 20 . 3 was 4 very 4 very 5 pleased 5 pleased 6 with 5 pleased 8 as 6 with 7 himself 8 as 9 he 9 he 10 thought 10 thought 20 . he didn't waste any time in pushing open the henyard gate . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 waste 2 didn't 4 any 4 any 5 time 4 any 7 pushing 6 in 7 pushing 7 pushing 8 open 7 pushing 10 henyard 9 the 10 henyard 10 henyard 11 gate 11 gate 12 . it didn't enter his head that there might be a trap inside . 1 it 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 enter 2 didn't 6 that 3 enter 5 head 4 his 5 head 6 that 7 there 7 there 9 be 7 there 12 inside 8 might 9 be 10 a 11 trap 11 trap 12 inside 12 inside 13 . old [man] [coyote] , watching from his hiding place , [saw] [reddy] [push] the gate open and enter the henyard [.] 1 old 20 henyard 4 , 5 watching 4 , 10 , 5 watching 6 from 6 from 7 his 7 his 8 hiding 8 hiding 9 place 10 , 14 the 14 the 15 gate 15 gate 16 open 16 open 17 and 17 and 18 enter 18 enter 19 the 19 the 20 henyard " so far , so good , ["] muttered [old] [man] [coyote] to himself . 1 " 2 so 2 so 3 far 3 far 4 , 4 , 6 good 4 , 7 , 5 so 6 good 7 , 9 muttered 9 muttered 13 to 13 to 14 himself 14 himself 15 . " there isn't any trap just inside that gate , so it will be safe enough for me to follow [reddy] in there . 1 " 2 there 1 " 3 isn't 2 there 3 isn't 3 isn't 4 any 3 isn't 5 trap 5 trap 6 just 6 just 7 inside 7 inside 9 gate 8 that 9 gate 9 gate 10 , 9 gate 11 so 11 so 24 . 12 it 13 will 12 it 24 . 13 will 14 be 14 be 15 safe 15 safe 16 enough 16 enough 17 for 17 for 18 me 18 me 19 to 19 to 20 follow 20 follow 22 in 22 in 23 there i think [i] 'll wait a bit , however , and see what luck he has in getting into the henhouse . 1 i 2 think 2 think 4 'll 4 'll 5 wait 5 wait 7 bit 5 wait 21 henhouse 6 a 7 bit 8 , 9 however 9 however 10 , 9 however 21 henhouse 11 and 12 see 12 see 13 what 13 what 14 luck 14 luck 15 he 15 he 16 has 15 he 17 in 17 in 18 getting 17 in 21 henhouse 18 getting 19 into 19 into 20 the 21 henhouse 22 . if he catches a chicken he won't stop to eat it there . 1 if 3 catches 2 he 3 catches 3 catches 5 chicken 4 a 5 chicken 5 chicken 10 eat 6 he 7 won't 7 won't 8 stop 8 stop 9 to 8 stop 10 eat 10 eat 11 it 11 it 12 there 12 there 13 . he won't dare to . 1 he 2 won't 2 won't 3 dare 3 dare 4 to 4 to 5 . then [i] will have the chicken and will have run no risk . " 1 then 6 chicken 3 will 4 have 4 have 6 chicken 5 the 6 chicken 6 chicken 7 and 6 chicken 8 will 8 will 9 have 9 have 10 run 10 run 12 risk 11 no 12 risk 12 risk 13 . 13 . 14 " you see [old] [man] [coyote] [is] a very , very clever old sinner . 1 you 2 see 1 you 7 a 7 a 14 . 8 very 9 , 9 , 10 very 9 , 14 . 10 very 11 clever 11 clever 12 old 12 old 13 sinner it was closed , but it wasn't fastened , as [reddy] could [tell] [by] poking at it . 1 it 2 was 1 it 4 , 2 was 3 closed 4 , 18 . 5 but 6 it 5 but 15 poking 6 it 7 wasn't 7 wasn't 8 fastened 8 fastened 9 , 9 , 10 as 12 could 15 poking 15 poking 17 it 16 at 17 it 17 it 18 . " it is just a matter of time and patience , " muttered [reddy] to himself . 1 " 2 it 1 " 17 . 2 it 3 is 2 it 16 himself 3 is 4 just 4 just 5 a 5 a 6 matter 6 matter 7 of 7 of 8 time 7 of 9 and 9 and 10 patience 10 patience 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 muttered 15 to 16 himself " if [i] keep at it long enough , [i] can work it [open] . " 1 " 2 if 1 " 16 " 2 if 9 , 4 keep 5 at 5 at 6 it 6 it 8 enough 7 long 8 enough 8 enough 9 , 11 can 12 work 11 can 13 it 13 it 15 . 15 . 16 " you see [reddy] had done that very thing once before a great while ago . 1 you 2 see 1 you 4 had 4 had 5 done 5 done 8 thing 6 that 7 very 7 very 8 thing 8 thing 9 once 9 once 10 before 10 before 14 ago 11 a 12 great 11 a 13 while 12 great 13 while 13 while 14 ago 14 ago 15 . he guessed that [reddy] was [having] [some] trouble , but also he knew from [reddy] 's actions that [reddy] hoped to get inside that henhouse . 1 he 2 guessed 1 he 26 . 2 guessed 3 that 2 guessed 9 , 3 that 5 was 5 was 8 trouble 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 also 11 also 13 knew 12 he 13 knew 13 knew 14 from 16 's 17 actions 17 actions 18 that 18 that 20 hoped 20 hoped 21 to 21 to 22 get 22 get 23 inside 23 inside 25 henhouse 24 that 25 henhouse 25 henhouse 26 . now [reddy] [had] [left] the henyard gate ajar . 1 now 5 the 5 the 6 henyard 6 henyard 7 gate 6 henyard 9 . 7 gate 8 ajar if he had pushed it wide open things might have been different . 1 if 9 might 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 pushed 4 pushed 6 wide 5 it 6 wide 6 wide 7 open 6 wide 8 things 6 wide 9 might 9 might 10 have 9 might 13 . 10 have 11 been 11 been 12 different but he didn't push it wide open . 1 but 2 he 2 he 5 it 3 didn't 4 push 4 push 5 it 5 it 7 open 5 it 8 . 6 wide 7 open he left it only halfway open . 1 he 3 it 2 left 3 it 3 it 4 only 3 it 6 open 4 only 5 halfway 6 open 7 . by and by there happened along [a] [mischievous] [little] [night] [breeze] . 1 by 3 by 2 and 3 by 3 by 4 there 4 there 5 happened 5 happened 6 along 6 along 12 . there is nothing that a mischievous little [night] [breeze] enjoys more than [making] [things] [move] [.] 1 there 2 is 1 there 3 nothing 3 nothing 5 a 4 that 5 a 5 a 6 mischievous 5 a 10 enjoys 6 mischievous 7 little 10 enjoys 12 than 11 more 12 than reddy [fox] was [a] [prisoner] [!] 1 reddy 3 was [chapter] [xiv] [the] [difference] [between] [being] [inside] [and] [outside] you 'll find ' twill [often] [come] [about] [that] he who 's in fain would be [out] . 1 you 2 'll 1 you 18 . 2 'll 3 find 4 ' 5 twill 4 ' 18 . 5 twill 16 be 10 he 11 who 11 who 12 's 12 's 15 would 13 in 14 fain 14 fain 15 would 15 would 16 be bowser the [hound] [.] 1 bowser 2 the it certainly is queer what a difference there is between being inside and outside . 1 it 2 certainly 1 it 4 queer 2 certainly 3 is 4 queer 5 what 5 what 6 a 6 a 7 difference 7 difference 8 there 7 difference 10 between 8 there 9 is 10 between 11 being 11 being 12 inside 12 inside 13 and 12 inside 14 outside 14 outside 15 . sometimes happiness is inside and sometimes it is outside . 1 sometimes 2 happiness 1 sometimes 6 sometimes 2 happiness 3 is 2 happiness 4 inside 5 and 6 sometimes 6 sometimes 7 it 7 it 8 is 8 is 9 outside 9 outside 10 . just take the case of [reddy] [fox] . 1 just 5 of 2 take 4 case 3 the 4 case 4 case 5 of 5 of 8 . he had stolen inside of [farmer] [brown] ['s] henyard , leaving the gate halfway open . 1 he 3 stolen 1 he 9 henyard 2 had 3 stolen 3 stolen 4 inside 5 of 9 henyard 9 henyard 11 leaving 10 , 11 leaving 11 leaving 12 the 12 the 13 gate 13 gate 14 halfway 14 halfway 15 open 14 halfway 16 . as he worked he had been filled with great contentment and joy . 1 as 2 he 1 as 7 filled 3 worked 4 he 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 been 6 been 7 filled 7 filled 8 with 7 filled 12 joy 8 with 9 great 9 great 10 contentment 10 contentment 11 and 12 joy 13 . he knew that [bowser] [the] [hound] had disappeared . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 3 that 7 had 7 had 8 disappeared 8 disappeared 9 . he felt sure that there was nothing to fear , and he fully expected to dine that night on chicken . 1 he 2 felt 2 felt 3 sure 2 felt 4 that 2 felt 9 fear 5 there 6 was 6 was 7 nothing 7 nothing 8 to 7 nothing 9 fear 9 fear 10 , 9 fear 14 expected 10 , 11 and 12 he 13 fully 13 fully 14 expected 14 expected 16 dine 15 to 16 dine 16 dine 18 night 17 that 18 night 18 night 19 on 19 on 20 chicken 19 on 21 . then along came a mischievous little [night] [breeze] and swung that gate shut [.] 1 then 3 came 2 along 3 came 3 came 4 a 4 a 5 mischievous 5 mischievous 6 little 5 mischievous 9 and 9 and 10 swung 10 swung 11 that 11 that 12 gate 12 gate 13 shut at the click of the [latch] [reddy] [turned] his head , and in a flash he saw what had happened . 1 at 2 the 1 at 4 of 2 the 3 click 4 of 5 the 5 the 15 flash 9 his 10 head 10 head 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 in 13 in 14 a 14 a 15 flash 15 flash 16 he 16 he 17 saw 17 saw 18 what 18 what 19 had 19 had 20 happened 20 happened 21 . all in an instant everything had changed for [reddy] [fox] [.] 1 all 4 instant 1 all 6 had 2 in 4 instant 3 an 4 instant 5 everything 6 had 6 had 7 changed 7 changed 8 for fear and despair took the place of contentment and happy anticipations . 1 fear 2 and 2 and 3 despair 2 and 4 took 4 took 5 the 4 took 6 place 4 took 11 anticipations 6 place 7 of 8 contentment 11 anticipations 9 and 10 happy 10 happy 11 anticipations 11 anticipations 12 . he was a prisoner inside that henyard . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 prisoner 4 prisoner 5 inside 5 inside 6 that 6 that 7 henyard 6 that 8 . frantically [reddy] rushed over to the gate . 1 frantically 7 gate 3 rushed 4 over 4 over 5 to 5 to 6 the 6 the 7 gate 7 gate 8 . there wasn't even a crack through which he could thrust his sharp little nose . 1 there 3 even 1 there 7 which 2 wasn't 3 even 3 even 4 a 5 crack 6 through 6 through 7 which 7 which 8 he 8 he 9 could 9 could 10 thrust 10 thrust 11 his 11 his 12 sharp 12 sharp 13 little 13 little 14 nose 14 nose 15 . then , beside himself with fear , he raced around that henyard , seeking a hole through which he might escape . 1 then 2 , 2 , 3 beside 3 beside 4 himself 4 himself 5 with 5 with 6 fear 5 with 11 that 6 fear 7 , 7 , 11 that 8 he 11 that 9 raced 10 around 9 raced 11 that 11 that 12 henyard 11 that 14 seeking 11 that 19 he 11 that 21 escape 13 , 14 seeking 14 seeking 15 a 15 a 16 hole 16 hole 17 through 17 through 18 which 20 might 21 escape 21 escape 22 . there wasn't any hole . 1 there 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 any 3 any 4 hole 4 hole 5 . he couldn't dig down under it , because , you know , the ground was frozen hard and covered with snow and an icy crust . 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 dig 2 couldn't 8 because 2 couldn't 15 was 3 dig 4 down 5 under 6 it 6 it 7 , 7 , 8 because 8 because 9 , 9 , 10 you 10 you 11 know 12 , 13 the 13 the 14 ground 14 ground 15 was 15 was 16 frozen 16 frozen 17 hard 17 hard 25 crust 18 and 19 covered 19 covered 20 with 20 with 21 snow 21 snow 22 and 22 and 25 crust 23 an 24 icy 23 an 25 crust 25 crust 26 . he was caught , and that was all there was to it . 1 he 2 was 2 was 4 , 3 caught 4 , 4 , 5 and 4 , 8 all 6 that 7 was 6 that 8 all 8 all 10 was 9 there 10 was 10 was 11 to 11 to 12 it 12 it 13 . suddenly [reddy] [became] aware of some one just outside the [wire] fence , looking in and grinning wickedly . 1 suddenly 4 aware 4 aware 12 fence 5 of 6 some 6 some 7 one 7 one 8 just 8 just 9 outside 9 outside 10 the 10 the 12 fence 12 fence 13 , 13 , 14 looking 14 looking 15 in 14 looking 16 and 16 and 18 wickedly 17 grinning 18 wickedly 18 wickedly 19 . it was [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 6 . between them was nothing but that wire , but , oh , what a difference ! 1 between 2 them 1 between 7 wire 2 them 3 was 4 nothing 7 wire 5 but 6 that 6 that 7 wire 7 wire 8 , 7 wire 15 difference 8 , 9 but 10 , 11 oh 11 oh 12 , 12 , 13 what 13 what 14 a 14 a 15 difference 15 difference 16 ! reddy was inside and a prisoner . 1 reddy 6 prisoner 1 reddy 7 . 2 was 4 and 3 inside 4 and 4 and 6 prisoner 5 a 6 prisoner old [man] [coyote] [was] [outside] and free . 1 old 6 and 6 and 7 free 7 free 8 . " good evening , [reddy] , " said [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 " 2 good 2 good 3 evening 3 evening 4 , 4 , 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 12 . " [i] [hope] you 'll enjoy your chicken dinner . 1 " 4 you 4 you 5 'll 5 'll 8 chicken 6 enjoy 7 your 6 enjoy 8 chicken 8 chicken 9 dinner 9 dinner 10 . i would like a chicken dinner [myself] , but as it is , [i] think [i] will enjoy a [mouse] [or] [two] [better] . 1 i 3 like 1 i 19 a 2 would 3 like 3 like 4 a 4 a 5 chicken 4 a 8 , 5 chicken 6 dinner 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 as 10 as 11 it 11 it 12 is 12 is 13 , 13 , 15 think 17 will 18 enjoy 18 enjoy 19 a 19 a 24 . pay [my] [respects] to [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy when he comes in the morning . " 1 pay 4 to 4 to 16 " 8 boy 9 when 9 when 10 he 10 he 11 comes 11 comes 12 in 12 in 13 the 13 the 14 morning 14 morning 15 . 15 . 16 " with this , [old] [man] [coyote] [once] [more] [grinned] [that] [wicked] grin of his and trotted away [towards] the [green] [forest] . 1 with 2 this 1 with 22 . 2 this 3 , 3 , 16 trotted 12 grin 13 of 12 grin 15 and 13 of 14 his 15 and 16 trotted 16 trotted 17 away 17 away 19 the [chapter] [xv] [reddy's] [forlorn] [chance] this saying is both true and terse : there 's nothing bad but might be worse . 1 this 2 saying 2 saying 3 is 3 is 4 both 4 both 5 true 5 true 7 terse 6 and 7 terse 7 terse 8 : 7 terse 14 might 9 there 11 nothing 10 's 11 nothing 11 nothing 12 bad 11 nothing 13 but 13 but 14 might 14 might 15 be 14 might 16 worse 14 might 17 . bowser the [hound] [.] 1 bowser 2 the he wouldn't have believed a word of it . 1 he 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 3 have 3 have 4 believed 4 believed 5 a 5 a 6 word 6 word 8 it 7 of 8 it 8 it 9 . he would have said that he couldn't possibly have been worse off than he was . 1 he 2 would 2 would 3 have 3 have 4 said 4 said 5 that 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 couldn't 7 couldn't 8 possibly 8 possibly 9 have 9 have 10 been 10 been 11 worse 11 worse 12 off 11 worse 13 than 13 than 15 was 14 he 15 was 15 was 16 . he was a prisoner , and he couldn't possibly get out . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 prisoner 4 prisoner 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 8 couldn't 7 he 8 couldn't 8 couldn't 9 possibly 9 possibly 10 get 10 get 11 out 11 out 12 . he knew that in the morning [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] would [certainly] discover him [.] 1 he 2 knew 1 he 14 him 2 knew 3 that 3 that 4 in 4 in 5 the 5 the 6 morning 11 would 13 discover 13 discover 14 him it couldn't be otherwise . 1 it 3 be 1 it 4 otherwise 2 couldn't 3 be 4 otherwise 5 . that is , it couldn't be otherwise as long as he remained in that henyard . 1 that 2 is 1 that 3 , 3 , 5 couldn't 4 it 5 couldn't 5 couldn't 6 be 5 couldn't 15 henyard 7 otherwise 15 henyard 8 as 9 long 8 as 10 as 10 as 11 he 11 he 15 henyard 12 remained 13 in 13 in 14 that 14 that 15 henyard 15 henyard 16 . there wasn't a thing , not one solitary thing , under or behind which he could hide . 1 there 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 a 2 wasn't 4 thing 2 wasn't 12 or 4 thing 9 thing 5 , 6 not 6 not 7 one 7 one 8 solitary 8 solitary 9 thing 10 , 11 under 11 under 12 or 12 or 13 behind 13 behind 14 which 13 behind 17 hide 14 which 15 he 15 he 17 hide 16 could 17 hide 17 hide 18 . so , to [reddy] 's way of thinking , things couldn't possibly have been worse . 1 so 2 , 1 so 3 to 3 to 6 way 5 's 6 way 6 way 7 of 6 way 8 thinking 8 thinking 9 , 9 , 11 couldn't 10 things 11 couldn't 11 couldn't 12 possibly 12 possibly 13 have 13 have 14 been 14 been 15 worse 15 worse 16 . but after a while , [having] [nothing] else to [do] , [reddy] [began] to think . 1 but 2 after 2 after 3 a 3 a 4 while 4 while 5 , 5 , 8 else 8 else 9 to 9 to 11 , 11 , 14 to 14 to 15 think 15 think 16 . now it is surprising how thinking will change matters . 1 now 2 it 1 now 4 surprising 2 it 3 is 4 surprising 5 how 4 surprising 8 change 5 how 6 thinking 7 will 8 change 8 change 9 matters 8 change 10 . right [away] [reddy] [realized] [that] to have been so [caught] [would] have been much worse than being a prisoner [in] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [henyard] . 1 right 6 to 6 to 19 prisoner 7 have 8 been 7 have 12 have 8 been 9 so 12 have 13 been 13 been 14 much 14 much 15 worse 15 worse 16 than 16 than 17 being 17 being 18 a 18 a 19 prisoner 19 prisoner 25 . this made him feel just a wee , wee bit better , and he began to do some more thinking . 1 this 4 feel 2 made 4 feel 3 him 4 feel 4 feel 5 just 5 just 7 wee 6 a 7 wee 7 wee 9 wee 8 , 9 wee 9 wee 10 bit 10 bit 11 better 11 better 14 he 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 he 14 he 15 began 15 began 16 to 15 began 17 do 17 do 18 some 18 some 19 more 19 more 20 thinking 20 thinking 21 . for a long time his thinking didn't help him in the least . 1 for 5 his 2 a 3 long 3 long 4 time 4 time 5 his 5 his 7 didn't 6 thinking 7 didn't 7 didn't 8 help 7 didn't 12 least 8 help 9 him 10 in 11 the 11 the 12 least 12 least 13 . at last , however , he remembered the chicken dinner he had felt so sure he was going to enjoy . 1 at 2 last 2 last 3 , 3 , 4 however 4 however 5 , 5 , 6 he 6 he 7 remembered 6 he 16 he 7 remembered 9 chicken 8 the 9 chicken 9 chicken 10 dinner 9 chicken 11 he 11 he 12 had 12 had 13 felt 13 felt 14 so 13 felt 15 sure 16 he 17 was 17 was 18 going 17 was 19 to 19 to 20 enjoy 20 enjoy 21 . the thought of the chicken dinner reminded him that inside the henhouse it was dark . 1 the 2 thought 2 thought 3 of 2 thought 5 chicken 3 of 4 the 4 the 5 chicken 5 chicken 6 dinner 5 chicken 12 henhouse 7 reminded 8 him 7 reminded 9 that 9 that 10 inside 10 inside 12 henhouse 11 the 12 henhouse 12 henhouse 13 it 13 it 14 was 14 was 15 dark 15 dark 16 . he had been inside that henhouse before , and he knew that there were boxes in there . 1 he 4 inside 2 had 3 been 3 been 4 inside 4 inside 6 henhouse 4 inside 7 before 5 that 6 henhouse 7 before 8 , 7 before 9 and 9 and 10 he 10 he 11 knew 11 knew 12 that 12 that 13 there 13 there 14 were 13 there 15 boxes 14 were 15 boxes 15 boxes 16 in 15 boxes 17 there 17 there 18 . so [once] [more] [reddy] went to work at that little sliding door where the hens ran in and out during the day . 1 so 5 went 5 went 6 to 6 to 7 work 7 work 8 at 8 at 9 that 9 that 10 little 10 little 11 sliding 11 sliding 12 door 11 sliding 16 ran 13 where 15 hens 13 where 16 ran 14 the 15 hens 16 ran 18 and 16 ran 23 . 17 in 18 and 18 and 19 out 19 out 22 day 20 during 21 the 20 during 22 day he already had found out that it wasn't fastened , and he felt sure that with patience he could open it . 1 he 2 already 2 already 3 had 3 had 4 found 3 had 9 fastened 3 had 17 patience 4 found 5 out 5 out 6 that 7 it 8 wasn't 7 it 9 fastened 9 fastened 10 , 10 , 11 and 12 he 17 patience 13 felt 14 sure 14 sure 15 that 14 sure 17 patience 16 with 17 patience 17 patience 18 he 18 he 19 could 19 could 21 it 19 could 22 . 20 open 21 it so he worked away and worked away , until at last there was a little crack . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 worked 3 worked 6 worked 4 away 5 and 5 and 6 worked 6 worked 7 away 7 away 8 , 8 , 9 until 9 until 11 last 9 until 16 crack 10 at 11 last 12 there 13 was 13 was 16 crack 14 a 16 crack 15 little 16 crack 16 crack 17 . he got his claws in the little crack and pulled and pulled . 1 he 2 got 2 got 3 his 3 his 4 claws 4 claws 5 in 5 in 6 the 6 the 7 little 7 little 8 crack 8 crack 9 and 9 and 10 pulled 10 pulled 11 and 11 and 12 pulled 12 pulled 13 . the little crack became a little wider . 1 the 2 little 2 little 3 crack 3 crack 7 wider 4 became 5 a 5 a 6 little 6 little 7 wider 7 wider 8 . by and by it was wide enough for him to get his whole paw in . 1 by 2 and 2 and 3 by 2 and 4 it 4 it 5 was 5 was 14 paw 6 wide 7 enough 7 enough 8 for 8 for 9 him 9 him 10 to 10 to 11 get 11 get 14 paw 12 his 13 whole 13 whole 14 paw 14 paw 15 in 15 in 16 . then it became wide enough for him to get his head half in . 1 then 2 it 2 it 4 wide 2 it 7 him 3 became 4 wide 4 wide 5 enough 5 enough 6 for 6 for 7 him 7 him 10 his 8 to 9 get 9 get 10 his 10 his 11 head 11 head 12 half 12 half 13 in 13 in 14 . after this , all he had to do was to force himself through , for as he pushed and shoved , the little door opened . 1 after 3 , 2 this 3 , 3 , 4 all 4 all 5 he 4 all 6 had 5 he 6 had 6 had 7 to 7 to 8 do 8 do 9 was 9 was 10 to 10 to 12 himself 11 force 12 himself 12 himself 13 through 13 through 14 , 13 through 20 shoved 14 , 15 for 15 for 16 as 16 as 17 he 17 he 18 pushed 18 pushed 19 and 20 shoved 21 , 21 , 22 the 22 the 23 little 23 little 24 door 24 door 25 opened 25 opened 26 . he was inside at last ! 1 he 2 was 1 he 4 at 2 was 3 inside 4 at 5 last 5 last 6 ! [chapter] [xvi] [why] [reddy] [went] [without] [a] [chicken] [dinner] a [dinner] is far [better] [lost] [than] [eaten] [at] too [great] a [cost] . 1 a 14 . 3 is 4 far 4 far 10 too 10 too 12 a 12 a 14 . bowser the [hound] [.] 1 bowser 2 the can you imagine [reddy] [fox] [with] a chicken dinner right before him and not touching it ? 1 can 2 you 1 can 17 ? 2 you 3 imagine 3 imagine 7 a 7 a 8 chicken 8 chicken 9 dinner 9 dinner 10 right 10 right 11 before 11 before 12 him 12 him 13 and 13 and 16 it 14 not 15 touching 15 touching 16 it well , that is just what happened in [farmer] [brown] 's henhouse . 1 well 2 , 2 , 13 . 3 that 4 is 3 that 12 henhouse 4 is 5 just 5 just 6 what 6 what 7 happened 7 happened 8 in 11 's 12 henhouse 12 henhouse 13 . it [wasn't] [because] [reddy] [had] [no] appetite . 1 it 7 appetite 7 appetite 8 . he was hungry , very hungry . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 hungry 3 hungry 4 , 4 , 5 very 5 very 6 hungry 6 hungry 7 . he always is in winter . 1 he 2 always 2 always 3 is 3 is 4 in 4 in 5 winter 5 winter 6 . then it doesn't often happen that he gets enough to eat at one meal to really fill his stomach . 1 then 2 it 1 then 3 doesn't 3 doesn't 5 happen 3 doesn't 8 gets 4 often 5 happen 6 that 7 he 7 he 8 gets 8 gets 9 enough 9 enough 11 eat 10 to 11 eat 11 eat 14 meal 12 at 13 one 13 one 14 meal 14 meal 15 to 15 to 16 really 16 really 17 fill 16 really 20 . 17 fill 19 stomach 18 his 19 stomach yet here he was with a chicken dinner right before him , and he didn't touch it . 1 yet 2 here 2 here 3 he 3 he 4 was 4 was 13 and 5 with 6 a 6 a 7 chicken 7 chicken 8 dinner 8 dinner 9 right 9 right 10 before 10 before 11 him 11 him 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 he 14 he 15 didn't 15 didn't 16 touch 16 touch 17 it 17 it 18 . you see it was this way : reddy 's wits were working very fast there in [farmer] [brown] ['s] henhouse . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 it 2 see 6 way 4 was 5 this 5 this 6 way 6 way 7 : 7 : 9 's 7 : 20 henhouse 7 : 21 . 8 reddy 9 's 9 's 10 wits 10 wits 11 were 12 working 14 fast 13 very 14 fast 14 fast 15 there 15 there 16 in 16 in 20 henhouse he knew that he had only a forlorn chance of escaping [when] [farmer] [brown] 's [boy] should come to [open] the henhouse in the morning . 1 he 4 he 1 he 15 's 2 knew 3 that 3 that 4 he 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 only 5 had 7 a 7 a 8 forlorn 8 forlorn 9 chance 9 chance 10 of 10 of 11 escaping 15 's 22 henhouse 17 should 18 come 18 come 19 to 19 to 21 the 21 the 22 henhouse 22 henhouse 23 in 23 in 24 the 24 the 25 morning 25 morning 26 . he knew that he must make the most of that forlorn chance . 1 he 2 knew 1 he 13 . 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 6 make 4 he 5 must 5 must 6 make 6 make 8 most 6 make 12 chance 7 the 8 most 8 most 9 of 10 that 11 forlorn 11 forlorn 12 chance he knew that freedom is a thousand times better than a full stomach . 1 he 2 knew 1 he 14 . 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 4 freedom 4 freedom 5 is 4 freedom 13 stomach 6 a 7 thousand 7 thousand 8 times 7 thousand 13 stomach 8 times 9 better 9 better 10 than 11 a 12 full 12 full 13 stomach on one of the lower roosts sat a fat hen [.] 1 on 6 roosts 2 one 3 of 3 of 4 the 4 the 5 lower 5 lower 6 roosts 6 roosts 7 sat 6 roosts 10 hen 8 a 9 fat 9 fat 10 hen she was within easy jumping distance . 1 she 2 was 2 was 3 within 3 within 4 easy 3 within 6 distance 5 jumping 6 distance 6 distance 7 . reddy knew that with one quick spring she would be his . 1 reddy 2 knew 1 reddy 8 she 1 reddy 11 his 2 knew 3 that 4 with 6 quick 5 one 6 quick 6 quick 7 spring 7 spring 8 she 8 she 9 would 9 would 10 be 11 his 12 . if the henyard gate had been open , he would have wasted no time in making that one quick spring . 1 if 3 henyard 2 the 3 henyard 3 henyard 4 gate 3 henyard 7 open 3 henyard 17 that 3 henyard 19 quick 4 gate 5 had 5 had 6 been 6 been 7 open 7 open 9 he 7 open 12 wasted 8 , 9 he 10 would 11 have 11 have 12 wasted 12 wasted 13 no 12 wasted 14 time 15 in 16 making 16 making 17 that 18 one 19 quick 19 quick 20 spring 20 spring 21 . but the henyard gate , as you know , was closed fast . 1 but 2 the 2 the 3 henyard 3 henyard 4 gate 4 gate 5 , 5 , 6 as 6 as 7 you 6 as 9 , 7 you 8 know 9 , 10 was 10 was 11 closed 11 closed 12 fast 12 fast 13 . it won't do , [reddy] ; it won't do . 1 it 2 won't 1 it 10 . 2 won't 3 do 2 won't 8 won't 3 do 4 , 6 ; 8 won't 7 it 8 won't 8 won't 9 do you can't afford to have the least little thing seem wrong in this henhouse . 1 you 14 henhouse 2 can't 3 afford 3 afford 4 to 4 to 5 have 5 have 7 least 6 the 7 least 7 least 14 henhouse 8 little 9 thing 9 thing 11 wrong 10 seem 11 wrong 11 wrong 12 in 11 wrong 14 henhouse 12 in 13 this 13 this 14 henhouse 14 henhouse 15 . what you have got to do is to swallow your appetite and keep quiet in the darkest corner you can find , " 1 what 2 you 2 you 3 have 3 have 4 got 4 got 5 to 5 to 6 do 6 do 7 is 7 is 8 to 8 to 9 swallow 9 swallow 11 appetite 10 your 11 appetite 11 appetite 12 and 11 appetite 17 darkest 12 and 13 keep 13 keep 14 quiet 15 in 17 darkest 16 the 17 darkest 17 darkest 18 corner 17 darkest 22 , 19 you 20 can 20 can 21 find 21 find 22 , 22 , 23 " so [reddy] [fox] [spent] the rest of the night curled up in the darkest corner , partly behind a box . 1 so 6 rest 5 the 6 rest 6 rest 7 of 6 rest 9 night 7 of 8 the 8 the 9 night 9 night 10 curled 10 curled 11 up 10 curled 18 behind 11 up 12 in 12 in 13 the 13 the 14 darkest 14 darkest 15 corner 15 corner 16 , 17 partly 18 behind 18 behind 19 a 18 behind 20 box 20 box 21 . all the time his nose was filled with the smell of fat hens . 1 all 2 the 2 the 3 time 3 time 4 his 4 his 5 nose 5 nose 6 was 6 was 7 filled 7 filled 8 with 8 with 9 the 9 the 10 smell 10 smell 11 of 11 of 13 hens 12 fat 13 hens 13 hens 14 . every little while a hen who was being crowded too much on the roost would stir uneasily and protest in a sleepy voice . 1 every 3 while 2 little 3 while 3 while 4 a 4 a 5 hen 5 hen 6 who 6 who 7 was 7 was 8 being 8 being 9 crowded 9 crowded 10 too 10 too 11 much 11 much 12 on 12 on 13 the 12 on 14 roost 14 roost 15 would 15 would 16 stir 16 stir 17 uneasily 17 uneasily 18 and 18 and 19 protest 19 protest 20 in 20 in 21 a 21 a 22 sleepy 22 sleepy 23 voice 23 voice 24 . just think of what [reddy] [suffered] . 1 just 2 think 2 think 3 of 3 of 4 what 3 of 7 . some [foolish] folks [in] [reddy] ['s] [place] would have eaten that [dinner] and trusted to luck to get out of trouble later . 1 some 3 folks 3 folks 8 would 8 would 9 have 9 have 10 eaten 10 eaten 11 that 11 that 13 and 13 and 14 trusted 14 trusted 15 to 15 to 16 luck 16 luck 17 to 17 to 18 get 18 get 19 out 19 out 20 of 20 of 21 trouble 21 trouble 22 later 22 later 23 . but [reddy] was far too wise to do anything [of] that [kind] . 1 but 13 . 3 was 4 far 4 far 5 too 5 too 6 wise 6 wise 7 to 7 to 8 do 8 do 9 anything 9 anything 11 that 11 that 13 . doing [as] [reddy] [did] that [night] is [called] exercising self-restraint . 1 doing 5 that 5 that 7 is 7 is 10 self-restraint 7 is 11 . 9 exercising 10 self-restraint everybody should be able to do it . 1 everybody 4 able 1 everybody 5 to 1 everybody 7 it 1 everybody 8 . 2 should 3 be 3 be 4 able 6 do 7 it but it sometimes seems as if very many people cannot do it . 1 but 12 it 2 it 3 sometimes 3 sometimes 4 seems 3 sometimes 10 cannot 5 as 6 if 6 if 7 very 6 if 10 cannot 7 very 8 many 8 many 9 people 10 cannot 12 it 11 do 12 it 12 it 13 . anyway , they don't do it , and because they don't do it they are forever getting into trouble . 1 anyway 2 , 1 anyway 17 getting 3 they 4 don't 3 they 10 they 5 do 6 it 6 it 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 because 9 because 10 they 10 they 11 don't 10 they 14 they 11 don't 12 do 12 do 13 it 14 they 15 are 15 are 16 forever 16 forever 17 getting 17 getting 18 into 17 getting 20 . 18 into 19 trouble reddy knew when morning came , although the henhouse was still dark . 1 reddy 2 knew 1 reddy 9 henhouse 3 when 4 morning 3 when 5 came 5 came 6 , 6 , 7 although 7 although 9 henhouse 8 the 9 henhouse 9 henhouse 12 dark 10 was 11 still 10 was 12 dark 12 dark 13 . the big rooster on the topmost perch stretched his long neck , flapped his wings , and crowed at the top of his voice . 1 the 2 big 1 the 3 rooster 3 rooster 4 on 4 on 5 the 5 the 6 topmost 5 the 11 neck 6 topmost 7 perch 7 perch 9 his 8 stretched 9 his 9 his 10 long 11 neck 12 , 12 , 16 , 13 flapped 15 wings 14 his 15 wings 15 wings 16 , 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 crowed 18 crowed 19 at 19 at 20 the 20 the 21 top 21 top 22 of 22 of 23 his 23 his 24 voice 24 voice 25 . reddy shivered . 1 reddy 2 shivered 2 shivered 3 . " it won't be long now before [farmer] [brown] 's boy [comes] , " thought he . 1 " 2 it 1 " 14 " 2 it 5 long 3 won't 4 be 3 won't 5 long 5 long 6 now 5 long 7 before 10 's 11 boy 10 's 13 , 13 , 14 " 14 " 17 . 15 thought 16 he 16 he 17 . [chapter] [xvii] [farmer] [brown's] [boy] [drops] [a] [pan] [of] [corn] who when surprised keeps calm and cool [is] [one] most difficult to fool . 1 who 2 when 1 who 14 . 2 when 3 surprised 2 when 4 keeps 2 when 7 cool 5 calm 7 cool 6 and 7 cool 7 cool 10 most 10 most 11 difficult 11 difficult 12 to 11 difficult 13 fool bowser the [hound] [.] 1 bowser 2 the hiding [behind] a box in the darkest corner of the henhouse , he hardly dared to breathe . 1 hiding 3 a 3 a 4 box 4 box 5 in 5 in 6 the 6 the 7 darkest 7 darkest 8 corner 8 corner 9 of 9 of 10 the 10 the 11 henhouse 11 henhouse 12 , 12 , 13 he 13 he 14 hardly 14 hardly 15 dared 15 dared 16 to 16 to 17 breathe 17 breathe 18 . you see , he didn't want those hens to discover him . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 didn't 5 didn't 6 want 6 want 7 those 6 want 9 to 7 those 8 hens 9 to 10 discover 10 discover 11 him 11 him 12 . reddy had had experience with hens before . 1 reddy 2 had 1 reddy 6 hens 3 had 6 hens 4 experience 5 with 5 with 6 hens 6 hens 7 before 7 before 8 . this was the one thing that [reddy] did not want . 1 this 2 was 2 was 3 the 2 was 6 that 2 was 8 did 3 the 4 one 4 one 5 thing 8 did 9 not 9 not 10 want 10 want 11 . his one chance to escape would be to take [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy entirely by surprise . 1 his 2 one 1 his 3 chance 3 chance 5 escape 4 to 5 escape 5 escape 6 would 5 escape 16 surprise 6 would 7 be 7 be 8 to 9 take 14 entirely 13 boy 14 entirely 14 entirely 15 by 15 by 16 surprise 16 surprise 17 . never had time dragged more slowly . 1 never 2 had 1 never 4 dragged 2 had 3 time 4 dragged 6 slowly 5 more 6 slowly 6 slowly 7 . the hens were awake , and several of them flew down to the floor of the henhouse . 1 the 2 hens 1 the 15 of 2 hens 3 were 3 were 4 awake 4 awake 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 several 7 several 8 of 8 of 9 them 10 flew 11 down 11 down 12 to 11 down 13 the 13 the 14 floor 14 floor 15 of 15 of 16 the 16 the 17 henhouse 17 henhouse 18 . they [passed] [so] [close] [to] where [reddy] was hiding that merely [by] [reaching] out a black paw he could have touched them . 1 they 6 where 6 where 8 was 8 was 9 hiding 9 hiding 10 that 10 that 11 merely 11 merely 14 out 14 out 15 a 15 a 16 black 16 black 17 paw 17 paw 18 he 18 he 19 could 19 could 20 have 20 have 21 touched 21 touched 22 them 22 them 23 . because he took particular pains not to move , not even to twitch a black ear , they did not see him . 1 because 2 he 2 he 5 pains 2 he 18 they 3 took 5 pains 4 particular 5 pains 5 pains 6 not 6 not 7 to 7 to 8 move 8 move 9 , 8 move 11 even 8 move 13 twitch 9 , 10 not 10 not 11 even 12 to 13 twitch 13 twitch 15 black 13 twitch 17 , 14 a 15 black 15 black 16 ear 18 they 19 did 19 did 20 not 20 not 21 see 21 see 22 him 22 him 23 . anyway , if they did see him , they took no notice of him . 1 anyway 2 , 1 anyway 4 they 2 , 3 if 4 they 5 did 4 they 8 , 4 they 9 they 5 did 6 see 6 see 7 him 9 they 10 took 9 they 14 him 10 took 12 notice 11 no 12 notice 12 notice 13 of 14 him 15 . how the moments did drag ! 1 how 2 the 1 how 4 did 1 how 6 ! 2 the 3 moments 4 did 5 drag all the time he lay there listening , wishing that [farmer] [brown] 's boy would come , yet dreading to have him come . 1 all 2 the 1 all 3 time 1 all 5 lay 3 time 4 he 4 he 5 lay 5 lay 6 there 5 lay 9 wishing 6 there 7 listening 7 listening 8 , 9 wishing 10 that 9 wishing 18 yet 10 that 13 's 13 's 14 boy 15 would 16 come 16 come 17 , 17 , 18 yet 18 yet 19 dreading 19 dreading 20 to 20 to 21 have 21 have 23 come 22 him 23 come 23 come 24 . it seemed ages before he heard sounds which told him that people were awake in [farmer] [brown] 's house . 1 it 2 seemed 1 it 3 ages 3 ages 4 before 4 before 6 heard 5 he 6 heard 6 heard 7 sounds 7 sounds 8 which 8 which 9 told 9 told 10 him 9 told 11 that 11 that 13 were 12 people 13 were 13 were 14 awake 14 awake 15 in 15 in 19 house 18 's 19 house 19 house 20 . finally he heard a distant door slam . 1 finally 2 he 1 finally 8 . 2 he 3 heard 3 heard 7 slam 4 a 5 distant 5 distant 6 door 6 door 7 slam then he heard a whistle , a merry whistle . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 heard 3 heard 4 a 4 a 5 whistle 5 whistle 6 , 6 , 7 a 7 a 8 merry 8 merry 9 whistle 9 whistle 10 . it [drew] nearer and nearer [;] [farmer] [brown] 's boy was coming to feed the hens . 1 it 3 nearer 3 nearer 4 and 4 and 5 nearer 5 nearer 16 hens 9 's 10 boy 10 boy 11 was 11 was 12 coming 12 coming 13 to 13 to 14 feed 14 feed 15 the 15 the 16 hens 16 hens 17 . reddy tried to hold his breath . 1 reddy 2 tried 1 reddy 6 breath 2 tried 3 to 3 to 4 hold 4 hold 5 his 6 breath 7 . suddenly the henhouse door was thrown [open] and [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] stepped inside . 1 suddenly 2 the 1 suddenly 5 was 2 the 3 henhouse 3 henhouse 4 door 5 was 6 thrown 6 thrown 8 and 8 and 13 stepped 13 stepped 14 inside 14 inside 15 . in his hand he held a pan filled with the breakfast he had brought for the hens . 1 in 5 held 2 his 3 hand 3 hand 5 held 4 he 5 held 5 held 7 pan 6 a 7 pan 7 pan 8 filled 7 pan 18 . 8 filled 9 with 8 filled 17 hens 9 with 10 the 10 the 11 breakfast 11 breakfast 12 he 11 breakfast 17 hens 12 he 13 had 13 had 14 brought 15 for 16 the 15 for 17 hens suddenly a box in the darkest corner of the henhouse moved . 1 suddenly 2 a 2 a 3 box 3 box 4 in 4 in 5 the 5 the 6 darkest 6 darkest 7 corner 7 corner 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 henhouse 10 henhouse 11 moved 11 moved 12 . farmer [brown] 's boy turned to look , and as he did so a slim form dashed fairly between his legs . 1 farmer 5 turned 3 's 5 turned 4 boy 5 turned 5 turned 7 look 6 to 7 look 7 look 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 13 so 10 as 11 he 11 he 12 did 12 did 13 so 13 so 15 slim 13 so 17 dashed 13 so 22 . 14 a 15 slim 15 slim 16 form 17 dashed 18 fairly 17 dashed 19 between 19 between 21 legs 20 his 21 legs it startled him so that he dropped the pan and spilled the corn all over the henhouse floor . 1 it 2 startled 2 startled 3 him 2 startled 4 so 4 so 5 that 5 that 6 he 6 he 8 the 7 dropped 8 the 8 the 9 pan 9 pan 10 and 9 pan 11 spilled 11 spilled 12 the 12 the 13 corn 13 corn 14 all 14 all 15 over 15 over 16 the 16 the 17 henhouse 17 henhouse 18 floor 18 floor 19 . " [great] [scott] ! " he exclaimed . 1 " 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 he 6 he 7 exclaimed 7 exclaimed 8 . " what under the sun was that ? " and rushed to the door to see . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 under 3 under 5 sun 4 the 5 sun 5 sun 6 was 5 sun 14 door 6 was 7 that 7 that 8 ? 8 ? 9 " 9 " 10 and 10 and 11 rushed 12 to 14 door 13 the 14 door 14 door 16 see 15 to 16 see 16 see 17 . he was just in time to get a glimpse of a red coat and a bushy tail disappearing around a corner of the barn . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 just 3 just 4 in 4 in 5 time 5 time 6 to 6 to 7 get 7 get 9 glimpse 8 a 9 glimpse 9 glimpse 10 of 10 of 24 barn 11 a 12 red 12 red 13 coat 13 coat 14 and 14 and 15 a 15 a 16 bushy 16 bushy 17 tail 16 bushy 18 disappearing 18 disappearing 19 around 19 around 20 a 20 a 21 corner 21 corner 22 of 22 of 23 the 23 the 24 barn 24 barn 25 . [chapter] [xviii] [mutual] [relief] the wise [fox] [knows] that [with] [every] chicken he steals he puts an increased price on his own skin . 1 the 2 wise 1 the 8 chicken 2 wise 5 that 8 chicken 9 he 9 he 10 steals 10 steals 12 puts 11 he 12 puts 12 puts 13 an 13 an 14 increased 13 an 15 price 15 price 16 on 16 on 19 skin 17 his 18 own 18 own 19 skin 19 skin 20 . bowser the [hound] [.] 1 bowser 2 the at least , it seemed that way . 1 at 2 least 2 least 3 , 2 least 6 that 3 , 4 it 4 it 5 seemed 6 that 7 way 7 way 8 . would he find the henyard gate open ? 1 would 2 he 2 he 3 find 2 he 5 henyard 4 the 5 henyard 5 henyard 6 gate 6 gate 7 open 7 open 8 ? supposing [farmer] [brown] 's boy had closed it after [he] entered [!] 1 supposing 4 's 4 's 5 boy 5 boy 6 had 6 had 7 closed 7 closed 8 it 7 closed 11 entered 8 it 9 after reddy would then be a prisoner just as he had been all night , and all hope would end . 1 reddy 3 then 1 reddy 9 he 2 would 3 then 3 then 4 be 4 be 6 prisoner 5 a 6 prisoner 6 prisoner 7 just 7 just 8 as 9 he 11 been 9 he 19 end 10 had 11 been 12 all 13 night 13 night 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 17 hope 16 all 17 hope 17 hope 18 would 18 would 19 end 19 end 20 . just imagine with what terrible anxiety and eagerness [reddy] [looked] [towards] that [gate] as he dashed out of the open door . 1 just 2 imagine 2 imagine 3 with 3 with 4 what 3 with 5 terrible 5 terrible 6 anxiety 6 anxiety 7 and 7 and 8 eagerness 8 eagerness 12 that 12 that 16 dashed 14 as 15 he 15 he 16 dashed 16 dashed 17 out 17 out 18 of 18 of 21 door 19 the 21 door 20 open 21 door 21 door 22 . just imagine the relief that was his when he saw that the gate was open . 1 just 2 imagine 1 just 16 . 2 imagine 4 relief 2 imagine 8 when 3 the 4 relief 4 relief 5 that 5 that 6 was 7 his 8 when 8 when 10 saw 8 when 15 open 9 he 10 saw 10 saw 11 that 11 that 12 the 12 the 13 gate 13 gate 14 was in that very instant the snowy outside world became more beautiful and wonderful than ever it had been in all his life before . 1 in 4 instant 2 that 4 instant 3 very 4 instant 4 instant 5 the 4 instant 8 world 6 snowy 7 outside 6 snowy 8 world 8 world 9 became 9 became 10 more 10 more 11 beautiful 10 more 14 than 11 beautiful 12 and 11 beautiful 13 wonderful 14 than 15 ever 15 ever 16 it 16 it 18 been 17 had 18 been 18 been 19 in 19 in 20 all 20 all 21 his 21 his 22 life 22 life 23 before 23 before 24 . he was free ! free ! free ! 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 free 3 free 4 ! 4 ! 5 free 4 ! 6 ! 6 ! 8 ! 7 free 8 ! " [reddy] [fox] ! " he exclaimed . 1 " 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 he 6 he 7 exclaimed 7 exclaimed 8 . " now how under the sun did that rascal get in here ? " 1 " 2 now 2 now 3 how 2 now 9 rascal 2 now 13 ? 4 under 5 the 5 the 6 sun 6 sun 9 rascal 7 did 9 rascal 8 that 9 rascal 9 rascal 10 get 9 rascal 11 in 11 in 12 here 13 ? 14 " then , as he realized that [reddy] had actually been inside the henhouse , anxiety for the biddies swept over him . 1 then 2 , 2 , 3 as 3 as 13 henhouse 4 he 5 realized 5 realized 6 that 6 that 8 had 8 had 9 actually 9 actually 10 been 10 been 11 inside 11 inside 13 henhouse 12 the 13 henhouse 13 henhouse 14 , 13 henhouse 18 biddies 14 , 15 anxiety 16 for 18 biddies 17 the 18 biddies 18 biddies 19 swept 19 swept 20 over 19 swept 21 him 19 swept 22 . there were no feathers , and so far as he could see , all the hens were standing or walking about . 1 there 3 no 2 were 3 no 3 no 4 feathers 4 feathers 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 so 7 so 8 far 8 far 9 as 9 as 11 could 9 as 13 , 10 he 11 could 11 could 12 see 13 , 14 all 14 all 15 the 15 the 16 hens 16 hens 19 or 17 were 18 standing 18 standing 19 or 19 or 20 walking 19 or 22 . 20 walking 21 about at once [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] began to count them . 1 at 2 once 2 once 7 began 7 began 8 to 8 to 9 count 9 count 10 them 10 them 11 . of course , he knew exactly how many there should be . 1 of 2 course 2 course 6 exactly 3 , 4 he 4 he 6 exactly 5 knew 6 exactly 6 exactly 7 how 6 exactly 9 there 7 how 8 many 9 there 11 be 9 there 12 . 10 should 11 be when he got through counting , not one was missing . 1 when 2 he 2 he 3 got 3 got 4 through 4 through 5 counting 5 counting 6 , 6 , 7 not 7 not 8 one 8 one 10 missing 9 was 10 missing 10 missing 11 . farmer [brown] 's boy was puzzled . 1 farmer 4 boy 3 's 4 boy 4 boy 5 was 5 was 6 puzzled 6 puzzled 7 . he counted them again . 1 he 2 counted 2 counted 3 them 2 counted 4 again 4 again 5 . then he counted them a third time . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 counted 3 counted 4 them 4 them 6 third 5 a 6 third 6 third 7 time 7 time 8 . he began to think there must be something wrong with his counting . 1 he 2 began 1 he 12 counting 2 began 3 to 3 to 4 think 4 think 5 there 5 there 8 something 6 must 7 be 6 must 8 something 8 something 9 wrong 9 wrong 10 with 10 with 11 his 12 counting 13 . after the fourth count , however , he was forced to believe that not a single one was missing . 1 after 3 fourth 2 the 3 fourth 3 fourth 4 count 3 fourth 10 forced 4 count 5 , 6 however 7 , 7 , 8 he 8 he 10 forced 9 was 10 forced 10 forced 11 to 10 forced 12 believe 10 forced 19 missing 12 believe 13 that 13 that 14 not 14 not 16 single 15 a 16 single 17 one 19 missing 18 was 19 missing 19 missing 20 . when two people are relieved at the same time , it is called mutual relief . 1 when 2 two 1 when 10 , 1 when 11 it 2 two 3 people 3 people 5 relieved 4 are 5 relieved 5 relieved 6 at 6 at 8 same 7 the 8 same 8 same 9 time 11 it 12 is 11 it 13 called 13 called 14 mutual 14 mutual 15 relief 15 relief 16 . he went all around that henhouse , [trying] to find a way by which [reddy] [fox] [had] managed to get in . 1 he 2 went 2 went 3 all 3 all 4 around 4 around 6 henhouse 5 that 6 henhouse 6 henhouse 7 , 7 , 9 to 7 , 22 . 9 to 10 find 10 find 11 a 10 find 12 way 12 way 13 by 13 by 14 which 18 managed 19 to 18 managed 22 . 19 to 20 get 20 get 21 in of course , he discovered that the little [sliding] door where the biddies go in and out of the henhouse was open . 1 of 2 course 1 of 23 . 2 course 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 discovered 5 discovered 6 that 6 that 7 the 7 the 8 little 8 little 10 door 10 door 22 open 11 where 21 was 12 the 13 biddies 13 biddies 14 go 13 biddies 20 henhouse 15 in 16 and 16 and 17 out 17 out 18 of 18 of 20 henhouse 19 the 20 henhouse 20 henhouse 21 was 21 was 22 open he guessed that this was the way by which [reddy] had entered . 1 he 2 guessed 1 he 12 entered 2 guessed 3 that 3 that 4 this 4 this 5 was 4 this 6 the 6 the 7 way 7 way 8 by 8 by 9 which 11 had 12 entered 12 entered 13 . but this didn't explain matters at all . 1 but 5 matters 2 this 4 explain 3 didn't 4 explain 4 explain 5 matters 5 matters 6 at 6 at 7 all 6 at 8 . he knew that the gate had been latched when he entered the henyard that morning . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 3 that 4 the 4 the 5 gate 5 gate 6 had 6 had 7 been 7 been 8 latched 8 latched 9 when 8 latched 10 he 8 latched 11 entered 8 latched 13 henyard 11 entered 12 the 13 henyard 14 that 14 that 15 morning 15 morning 16 . how had [reddy] managed to get [into] that henyard [with] [that] gate closed ? 1 how 2 had 2 had 4 managed 4 managed 5 to 5 to 6 get 6 get 8 that 8 that 9 henyard 9 henyard 12 gate 12 gate 13 closed 13 closed 14 ? to this [day] [,] [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy is [still] wondering . 1 to 2 this 2 this 11 wondering 8 boy 9 is 9 is 11 wondering 11 wondering 12 . [chapter] [xix] [where] [was] [bowser] [the] [hound] [?] a good [hound] never barks on a cold trail . 1 a 2 good 2 good 5 barks 4 never 5 barks 5 barks 6 on 5 barks 8 cold 7 a 8 cold 8 cold 9 trail 9 trail 10 . bowser the [hound] [.] 1 bowser 2 the where was [bowser] the [hound] ? 1 where 2 was 1 where 4 the 1 where 6 ? that was the question which was puzzling all the little people who knew him . 1 that 2 was 2 was 3 the 3 the 4 question 4 question 5 which 4 question 7 puzzling 6 was 7 puzzling 7 puzzling 8 all 8 all 9 the 9 the 10 little 10 little 11 people 11 people 12 who 12 who 13 knew 13 knew 14 him 14 him 15 . also it was puzzling [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] and [farmer] [brown] and [mrs] [brown] . 1 also 2 it 2 it 3 was 2 it 4 puzzling 4 puzzling 9 and 9 and 12 and 12 and 15 . i have said that it was puzzling all the little people who knew him . 1 i 2 have 2 have 3 said 3 said 4 that 4 that 5 it 5 it 6 was 6 was 15 . 7 puzzling 8 all 8 all 9 the 9 the 10 little 10 little 11 people 11 people 12 who 12 who 13 knew 13 knew 14 him 14 him 15 . this is not quite true , because there were two who could at least guess what had become of [bowser] . 1 this 2 is 1 this 10 two 2 is 3 not 3 not 4 quite 4 quite 5 true 5 true 6 , 6 , 7 because 8 there 10 two 9 were 10 two 10 two 11 who 11 who 12 could 12 could 14 least 12 could 15 guess 13 at 14 least 15 guess 16 what 16 what 18 become 17 had 18 become 18 become 19 of 18 become 21 . one was [old] [man] [coyote] , who had , as you remember , led [bowser] [far] away and [got] him [lost] . 1 one 2 was 2 was 6 , 2 was 18 and 6 , 7 who 7 who 8 had 8 had 9 , 9 , 10 as 10 as 11 you 10 as 13 , 11 you 12 remember 13 , 14 led 14 led 17 away 18 and 20 him 20 him 22 . the other [was] [blacky] [the] [crow] , who had discovered [bowser] in his trouble and had helped him . 1 the 2 other 1 the 19 . 7 , 8 who 7 , 19 . 8 who 9 had 9 had 10 discovered 10 discovered 12 in 12 in 13 his 13 his 14 trouble 13 his 15 and 15 and 17 helped 16 had 17 helped 17 helped 18 him old [man] [coyote] [didn't] [know] [exactly] [where] [bowser] [was] , and he wasn't interested enough to think much about it . 1 old 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 he 11 and 21 . 13 wasn't 15 enough 14 interested 15 enough 15 enough 16 to 15 enough 17 think 17 think 18 much 18 much 19 about 19 about 20 it 20 it 21 . he hoped that [bowser] had been so badly lost that he never would return . 1 he 2 hoped 1 he 11 he 2 hoped 3 that 5 had 6 been 6 been 7 so 7 so 8 badly 7 so 10 that 8 badly 9 lost 10 that 11 he 11 he 12 never 12 never 13 would 13 would 14 return 14 return 15 . blacky [the] [crow] knew [exactly] where [bowser] was , but he kept [it] to himself . 1 blacky 4 knew 4 knew 6 where 6 where 8 was 6 where 16 . 8 was 9 , 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 he 11 he 12 kept 12 kept 14 to 14 to 15 himself it pleases [blacky] to have a secret which [other] [people] would [give] [much] [to] know . 1 it 2 pleases 1 it 16 . 2 pleases 4 to 4 to 5 have 5 have 6 a 6 a 7 secret 7 secret 8 which 11 would 15 know 11 would 16 . blacky is one of those people who can keep a secret . 1 blacky 2 is 1 blacky 11 secret 1 blacky 12 . 3 one 4 of 3 one 5 those 4 of 5 those 5 those 6 people 6 people 7 who 7 who 8 can 8 can 9 keep 9 keep 11 secret 10 a 11 secret he isn't at all like [peter] [rabbit] [.] 1 he 3 at 2 isn't 3 at 3 at 4 all 4 all 5 like reddy [fox] was one who was [very] [much] interested [in] [the] [fate] [of] [bowser] [the] [hound] [.] 1 reddy 9 interested 3 was 5 who 4 one 5 who 5 who 6 was 6 was 9 interested as day after day went by and [bowser] [did] not appear , [reddy] had a growing hope that he never would appear [.] 1 as 2 day 1 as 5 went 1 as 7 and 2 day 3 after 2 day 4 day 5 went 6 by 7 and 10 not 10 not 11 appear 11 appear 12 , 12 , 22 appear 14 had 15 a 15 a 16 growing 15 a 17 hope 17 hope 18 that 18 that 19 he 19 he 20 never 20 never 21 would 21 would 22 appear " [i] can't [imagine] what [old] [man] [coyote] could have done to [bowser] , " said [reddy] to himself . 1 " 3 can't 1 " 15 " 5 what 11 done 5 what 14 , 9 could 10 have 10 have 11 done 11 done 12 to 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 said 16 said 18 to 18 to 19 himself 19 himself 20 . but he certainly has caused [something] to happen to [bowser] . 1 but 4 has 2 he 3 certainly 3 certainly 4 has 4 has 5 caused 5 caused 7 to 7 to 8 happen 8 happen 9 to 9 to 11 . if that bothersome dog never returns , it certainly will make things a lot easier for [granny] [fox] and [myself] . " 1 if 6 returns 1 if 19 and 1 if 21 . 2 that 3 bothersome 3 bothersome 4 dog 4 dog 6 returns 5 never 6 returns 7 , 9 certainly 7 , 19 and 8 it 9 certainly 9 certainly 10 will 10 will 11 make 11 make 12 things 12 things 13 a 13 a 14 lot 14 lot 15 easier 15 easier 16 for 21 . 22 " as for [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy , he was as much puzzled as any of the little people and a whole lot more worried . 1 as 2 for 1 as 7 , 2 for 6 boy 7 , 8 he 7 , 25 . 8 he 9 was 9 was 10 as 10 as 11 much 10 as 13 as 11 much 12 puzzled 13 as 14 any 14 any 15 of 15 of 16 the 16 the 17 little 17 little 18 people 19 and 20 a 19 and 25 . 20 a 22 lot 21 whole 22 lot 22 lot 23 more 23 more 24 worried no one had seen him . 1 no 2 one 2 one 4 seen 3 had 4 seen 4 seen 5 him 5 him 6 . it was very mysterious . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 mysterious 4 mysterious 5 . it [made] [farmer] [brown] 's boy very sad indeed . 1 it 5 's 1 it 7 very 5 's 6 boy 7 very 8 sad 8 sad 10 . 9 indeed 10 . his cheery whistle was no longer heard , for he did not feel like whistling . 1 his 2 cheery 2 cheery 3 whistle 3 whistle 4 was 3 whistle 7 heard 3 whistle 15 whistling 5 no 6 longer 5 no 7 heard 7 heard 8 , 8 , 9 for 9 for 10 he 10 he 12 not 11 did 12 not 13 feel 14 like 14 like 15 whistling 15 whistling 16 . at last he quite gave up hope of ever again seeing [bowser] . 1 at 2 last 1 at 5 gave 3 he 4 quite 4 quite 5 gave 5 gave 6 up 5 gave 7 hope 7 hope 8 of 8 of 9 ever 9 ever 10 again 10 again 11 seeing 11 seeing 13 . [chapter] [xx] [where] [bowser] [was] bowser the [hound] [.] 1 bowser 2 the you remember that [blacky] the [crow] led [poor] [bowser] to an old road and there left him . 1 you 2 remember 2 remember 3 that 2 remember 7 led 3 that 5 the 7 led 10 to 10 to 11 an 11 an 12 old 11 an 13 road 11 an 18 . 13 road 15 there 14 and 15 there 15 there 16 left 16 left 17 him blacky [reasoned] [that] [if] [bowser] [had] [any] [sense] [at] [all] , [he] [would] [know] [that] [that] [road] [must] [lead] [somewhere] and would follow it . 1 blacky 11 , 11 , 21 and 21 and 22 would 22 would 23 follow 23 follow 24 it 24 it 25 . if he didn't have sense enough to do this , he deserved to [starve] [or] freeze , was the [way] [blacky] reasoned it out . 1 if 2 he 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 have 4 have 5 sense 5 sense 6 enough 6 enough 7 to 7 to 8 do 8 do 9 this 9 this 10 , 10 , 11 he 11 he 16 freeze 12 deserved 13 to 13 to 16 freeze 16 freeze 17 , 16 freeze 23 it 17 , 18 was 18 was 19 the 19 the 22 reasoned 23 it 24 out 24 out 25 . of [course] [blacky] knew exactly where the [road] [would] lead [.] 1 of 10 lead 4 knew 5 exactly 5 exactly 6 where 5 exactly 7 the 7 the 10 lead now [bowser] [did] [have] sense . 1 now 5 sense 5 sense 6 . of course he did . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 he 3 he 4 did 4 did 5 . the minute he found that road , a great load was taken from his mind . 1 the 2 minute 2 minute 3 he 2 minute 4 found 2 minute 6 road 5 that 6 road 6 road 7 , 6 road 10 load 8 a 9 great 9 great 10 load 10 load 12 taken 11 was 12 taken 12 taken 13 from 13 from 15 mind 14 his 15 mind 15 mind 16 . he no longer felt wholly lost . 1 he 3 longer 2 no 3 longer 3 longer 4 felt 4 felt 5 wholly 5 wholly 6 lost 5 wholly 7 . the thing that worried him most was whether or not he would have strength enough to keep going until he reached that house . 1 the 2 thing 2 thing 3 that 3 that 5 him 4 worried 5 him 5 him 6 most 6 most 7 was 7 was 8 whether 8 whether 9 or 8 whether 14 strength 9 or 10 not 11 he 12 would 12 would 13 have 13 have 14 strength 14 strength 15 enough 14 strength 17 keep 14 strength 23 house 15 enough 16 to 17 keep 18 going 19 until 21 reached 20 he 21 reached 21 reached 22 that 21 reached 23 house 23 house 24 . you remember that he was weak from lack of food , lame , and half frozen . 1 you 2 remember 2 remember 3 that 3 that 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 weak 6 weak 7 from 7 from 8 lack 8 lack 9 of 9 of 10 food 9 of 11 , 11 , 12 lame 12 lame 13 , 13 , 14 and 13 , 17 . 14 and 15 half 15 half 16 frozen poor old [bowser] ! 1 poor 2 old 1 poor 4 ! he certainly was the picture of misery as he limped along that road . 1 he 2 certainly 2 certainly 3 was 3 was 4 the 4 the 5 picture 5 picture 10 limped 6 of 7 misery 7 misery 8 as 8 as 9 he 9 he 10 limped 10 limped 11 along 10 limped 13 road 10 limped 14 . 12 that 13 road his tail hung down as if he hadn't strength enough to hold it up . 1 his 2 tail 2 tail 3 hung 2 tail 8 hadn't 4 down 5 as 5 as 6 if 6 if 8 hadn't 7 he 8 hadn't 8 hadn't 9 strength 9 strength 10 enough 10 enough 11 to 11 to 12 hold 12 hold 13 it 13 it 14 up 14 up 15 . his head also hung low . 1 his 2 head 2 head 4 hung 3 also 4 hung 4 hung 5 low 5 low 6 . he walked on three legs and limped with one of these . 1 he 2 walked 2 walked 3 on 2 walked 4 three 4 three 5 legs 5 legs 7 limped 6 and 7 limped 7 limped 8 with 7 limped 11 these 7 limped 12 . 9 one 10 of 9 one 11 these 10 of 11 these in his eyes was such a look of pain and suffering as would have touched the hardest heart . 1 in 2 his 2 his 3 eyes 3 eyes 4 was 4 was 5 such 5 such 6 a 5 such 12 as 6 a 7 look 7 look 8 of 8 of 9 pain 9 pain 10 and 10 and 11 suffering 12 as 13 would 13 would 14 have 14 have 15 touched 15 touched 16 the 15 touched 18 heart 16 the 17 hardest 18 heart 19 . he whined and whimpered as he limped along . 1 he 2 whined 2 whined 3 and 2 whined 7 limped 3 and 4 whimpered 4 whimpered 5 as 5 as 6 he 7 limped 8 along 8 along 9 . but this time it wasn't the smell of a track that tickled his nose ; it was something in the air . 1 but 3 time 1 but 5 wasn't 2 this 3 time 4 it 5 wasn't 5 wasn't 6 the 5 wasn't 7 smell 5 wasn't 10 track 7 smell 8 of 9 a 10 track 10 track 12 tickled 11 that 12 tickled 12 tickled 13 his 12 tickled 21 air 13 his 14 nose 14 nose 15 ; 15 ; 16 it 16 it 17 was 17 was 19 in 18 something 19 in 19 in 20 the 21 air 22 . bowser lifted his head and sniffed long and hard [.] 1 bowser 6 sniffed 2 lifted 3 his 3 his 4 head 4 head 5 and 5 and 6 sniffed 6 sniffed 7 long 7 long 8 and 8 and 9 hard what he smelled was smoke . 1 what 3 smelled 2 he 3 smelled 3 smelled 5 smoke 4 was 5 smoke 5 smoke 6 . he knew what that meant . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 what 2 knew 6 . 3 what 5 meant 4 that 5 meant somewhere not very far ahead of him was a house . 1 somewhere 5 ahead 2 not 3 very 3 very 4 far 4 far 5 ahead 5 ahead 6 of 6 of 7 him 7 him 8 was 8 was 9 a 9 a 10 house 10 house 11 . [[] [illustration] [:] [somewhere] [not] [very] [far] [ahead] [of] [him] [was] [a] [house] [.] page @number@ []] 1 page 2 @number@ with [new] [hope] and courage [bowser] [tried] to [hurry] [on] . 1 with 4 and 4 and 5 courage 5 courage 8 to 8 to 11 . presently around a turn of the road he saw a farmyard . 1 presently 2 around 1 presently 4 turn 2 around 3 a 4 turn 7 road 5 of 6 the 6 the 7 road 7 road 11 farmyard 8 he 9 saw 9 saw 11 farmyard 10 a 11 farmyard 11 farmyard 12 . into [bowser] 's whimper [there] [now] crept a little note of eagerness as he dragged [himself] [across] the farmyard [and] [up] to the back door [.] 1 into 19 farmyard 3 's 4 whimper 4 whimper 7 crept 7 crept 8 a 8 a 9 little 9 little 10 note 10 note 11 of 11 of 12 eagerness 12 eagerness 13 as 13 as 14 he 14 he 15 dragged 15 dragged 18 the 18 the 19 farmyard 19 farmyard 22 to 22 to 23 the 23 the 24 back 24 back 25 door there his strength quite left him . 1 there 2 his 2 his 3 strength 2 his 7 . 3 strength 4 quite 3 strength 5 left 3 strength 6 him he didn't have enough left to even bark . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 have 3 have 5 left 4 enough 5 left 5 left 8 bark 6 to 7 even 7 even 8 bark 8 bark 9 . all he could do was whine . 1 all 2 he 2 he 3 could 3 could 4 do 4 do 5 was 5 was 6 whine 6 whine 7 . after what seemed a long , long time the door opened , and a motherly woman stood looking down at him . 1 after 2 what 2 what 3 seemed 2 what 15 motherly 3 seemed 4 a 3 seemed 5 long 5 long 7 long 6 , 7 long 7 long 8 time 9 the 10 door 10 door 11 opened 10 door 15 motherly 12 , 13 and 12 , 15 motherly 14 a 15 motherly 15 motherly 16 woman 16 woman 18 looking 16 woman 22 . 17 stood 18 looking 18 looking 19 down 18 looking 20 at 20 at 21 him two minutes later [bowser] [lay] on a mat close by the kitchen stove . 1 two 2 minutes 2 minutes 3 later 3 later 6 on 6 on 7 a 7 a 13 stove 7 a 14 . 8 mat 9 close 9 close 10 by 10 by 11 the 11 the 12 kitchen 12 kitchen 13 stove [chapter] [xxi] [bowser] [becomes] [a] [prisoner] there is no one in all the [great] [world] more faithful than a faithful dog . 1 there 2 is 2 is 3 no 2 is 10 more 3 no 4 one 4 one 5 in 6 all 7 the 6 all 10 more 10 more 12 than 11 faithful 12 than 12 than 13 a 13 a 14 faithful 13 a 15 dog 13 a 16 . bowser the [hound] [.] 1 bowser 2 the bowser the [hound] was a prisoner . 1 bowser 6 prisoner 1 bowser 7 . 2 the 4 was 4 was 5 a 5 a 6 prisoner yes , [sir] , [bowser] was a sure-enough prisoner . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 6 was 6 was 7 a 7 a 8 sure-enough 8 sure-enough 9 prisoner 9 prisoner 10 . but there is a great difference in prisons . 1 but 2 there 2 there 3 is 3 is 4 a 4 a 5 great 5 great 6 difference 6 difference 7 in 7 in 8 prisons 8 prisons 9 . bowser was a prisoner of kindness . 1 bowser 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 prisoner 4 prisoner 5 of 5 of 6 kindness 6 kindness 7 . it seems funny that kindness should ever make any one a prisoner , but it is so sometimes . 1 it 2 seems 2 seems 3 funny 2 seems 12 prisoner 3 funny 4 that 4 that 6 should 5 kindness 6 should 6 should 7 ever 7 ever 9 any 8 make 9 any 9 any 10 one 11 a 12 prisoner 12 prisoner 16 is 13 , 14 but 14 but 15 it 14 but 16 is 16 is 17 so 17 so 18 sometimes 17 so 19 . right away the people in [that] farmhouse [knew] what had happened to [bowser] . 1 right 2 away 2 away 4 people 3 the 4 people 4 people 5 in 5 in 7 farmhouse 7 farmhouse 14 . 9 what 10 had 10 had 11 happened 10 had 14 . 11 happened 12 to that is , they knew part of what had happened to him . 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 , 2 is 4 they 4 they 5 knew 5 knew 9 had 5 knew 13 . 6 part 7 of 7 of 8 what 8 what 9 had 9 had 10 happened 10 happened 11 to 11 to 12 him they knew that he had been lost and had somehow hurt one leg . 1 they 10 somehow 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 10 somehow 4 he 10 somehow 5 had 6 been 6 been 7 lost 7 lost 8 and 8 and 9 had 9 had 10 somehow 10 somehow 13 leg 10 somehow 14 . 11 hurt 13 leg 12 one 13 leg they were very , very good to him . 1 they 2 were 1 they 4 , 2 were 3 very 4 , 6 good 4 , 9 . 5 very 6 good 6 good 7 to 7 to 8 him almost right away after eating [bowser] went to sleep and slept and slept and slept . 1 almost 2 right 2 right 3 away 2 right 15 slept 2 right 16 . 3 away 4 after 4 after 5 eating 7 went 8 to 7 went 10 and 8 to 9 sleep 10 and 11 slept 11 slept 12 and 12 and 13 slept 13 slept 14 and 14 and 15 slept it was the very best thing he could have done . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 the 3 the 4 very 3 the 5 best 3 the 6 thing 4 very 5 best 6 thing 7 he 7 he 8 could 8 could 9 have 9 have 10 done 10 done 11 . the next day he felt a whole lot better , but he was so stiff and lame that he could hardly move . 1 the 2 next 2 next 3 day 3 day 4 he 3 day 5 felt 5 felt 8 lot 6 a 7 whole 7 whole 8 lot 8 lot 9 better 9 better 11 but 9 better 15 stiff 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 he 11 but 13 was 12 he 13 was 14 so 15 stiff 15 stiff 16 and 15 stiff 17 lame 17 lame 18 that 17 lame 21 hardly 18 that 19 he 19 he 21 hardly 20 could 21 hardly 21 hardly 22 move 21 hardly 23 . he didn't try very much . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 5 much 2 didn't 6 . 3 try 5 much 4 very 5 much he was petted and cared for quite as tenderly as he would have been at his own home . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 petted 3 petted 4 and 4 and 5 cared 5 cared 6 for 6 for 7 quite 7 quite 8 as 8 as 9 tenderly 9 tenderly 10 as 10 as 11 he 11 he 12 would 12 would 13 have 13 have 14 been 14 been 15 at 15 at 18 home 16 his 17 own 17 own 18 home 18 home 19 . so several days passed , and [bowser] was beginning to feel more like himself . 1 so 6 and 2 several 3 days 3 days 4 passed 4 passed 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 8 was 8 was 9 beginning 9 beginning 11 feel 10 to 11 feel 11 feel 13 like 12 more 13 like 13 like 14 himself 14 himself 15 . the more he felt like himself , the more he wanted to go home . 1 the 2 more 1 the 7 , 2 more 3 he 2 more 4 felt 4 felt 5 like 5 like 6 himself 7 , 8 the 8 the 9 more 9 more 10 he 10 he 11 wanted 11 wanted 12 to 12 to 13 go 13 go 14 home 14 home 15 . so [bowser] began [to] be uneasy . 1 so 3 began 3 began 5 be 5 be 6 uneasy 6 uneasy 7 . " this dog doesn't belong anywhere around here , " said the man of the house . 1 " 2 this 2 this 3 dog 2 this 4 doesn't 4 doesn't 6 anywhere 5 belong 6 anywhere 6 anywhere 7 around 7 around 8 here 8 here 9 , 8 here 11 said 10 " 11 said 11 said 13 man 12 the 13 man 13 man 16 house 14 of 15 the 14 of 16 house 15 the 16 house 16 house 17 . " [i] [know] [every] [hound] for miles around , and [i] [never] have seen this one before . 1 " 10 and 1 " 13 have 6 for 7 miles 7 miles 8 around 8 around 9 , 9 , 10 and 13 have 14 seen 14 seen 17 before 15 this 16 one 16 one 17 before 17 before 18 . he has come a long distance . 1 he 2 has 2 has 3 come 2 has 7 . 3 come 6 distance 4 a 5 long 5 long 6 distance we must keep him in the house or chained up . 1 we 2 must 1 we 4 him 1 we 9 chained 2 must 3 keep 5 in 6 the 5 in 8 or 6 the 7 house 8 or 9 chained 9 chained 10 up 10 up 11 . perhaps some day we may be able to find his owner . 1 perhaps 2 some 2 some 3 day 3 day 4 we 4 we 5 may 4 we 9 find 4 we 10 his 5 may 6 be 6 be 7 able 7 able 8 to 10 his 11 owner 11 owner 12 . if not , we will keep him . 1 if 2 not 1 if 3 , 3 , 4 we 3 , 7 him 4 we 5 will 4 we 6 keep 7 him 8 . i am sure he will soon become contented here . " 1 i 2 am 2 am 3 sure 2 am 5 will 4 he 5 will 5 will 6 soon 6 soon 7 become 7 become 9 here 8 contented 9 here 9 here 10 . 10 . 11 " now that man knew dogs . 1 now 4 knew 2 that 4 knew 3 man 4 knew 4 knew 5 dogs 5 dogs 6 . had [bowser] had the chance , he would have done exactly what that man had said . 1 had 3 had 3 had 4 the 4 the 5 chance 5 chance 6 , 6 , 7 he 7 he 8 would 8 would 9 have 9 have 10 done 10 done 11 exactly 11 exactly 12 what 12 what 15 had 13 that 14 man 14 man 15 had 15 had 16 said 16 said 17 . he would have tried to find his way home , and he hadn't the least idea in the world in which direction home lay . 1 he 13 hadn't 2 would 3 have 2 would 11 and 3 have 4 tried 5 to 6 find 6 find 7 his 7 his 8 way 8 way 9 home 9 home 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 13 hadn't 12 he 13 hadn't 13 hadn't 15 least 13 hadn't 16 idea 13 hadn't 22 direction 14 the 15 least 16 idea 17 in 17 in 18 the 18 the 19 world 19 world 20 in 21 which 22 direction 22 direction 24 lay 23 home 24 lay 24 lay 25 . but he didn't get the chance to try . 1 but 3 didn't 1 but 8 try 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 get 4 get 5 the 5 the 6 chance 7 to 8 try 8 try 9 . when he was allowed to run out of doors it was always with some one to watch him . 1 when 2 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 allowed 4 allowed 5 to 5 to 6 run 6 run 7 out 7 out 8 of 8 of 9 doors 9 doors 10 it 10 it 11 was 11 was 13 with 12 always 13 with 13 with 14 some 13 with 19 . 14 some 15 one 15 one 16 to 16 to 17 watch 17 watch 18 him he was petted and babied and made a great deal of , but he knew all the time that he was a prisoner . 1 he 5 babied 2 was 3 petted 3 petted 4 and 3 petted 5 babied 5 babied 7 made 6 and 7 made 7 made 8 a 8 a 9 great 9 great 10 deal 10 deal 11 of 11 of 12 , 12 , 13 but 13 but 14 he 14 he 15 knew 15 knew 17 the 16 all 17 the 17 the 18 time 18 time 19 that 19 that 20 he 20 he 21 was 21 was 22 a 22 a 23 prisoner 23 prisoner 24 . he was grateful to these kindly people , but down in his heart was a great longing for [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy and home . 1 he 3 grateful 1 he 25 . 2 was 3 grateful 3 grateful 4 to 3 grateful 5 these 5 these 6 kindly 5 these 7 people 5 these 9 but 8 , 9 but 9 but 11 in 9 but 14 was 10 down 11 in 11 in 12 his 12 his 13 heart 14 was 15 a 15 a 16 great 16 great 17 longing 17 longing 18 for 18 for 22 boy 23 and 24 home 24 home 25 . he always felt this longing just a wee bit stronger when [blacky] [the] [crow] passed [over] and cawed . 1 he 2 always 2 always 3 felt 2 always 18 cawed 4 this 5 longing 5 longing 6 just 6 just 7 a 6 just 9 bit 6 just 18 cawed 8 wee 9 bit 10 stronger 11 when 11 when 18 cawed 15 passed 17 and 17 and 18 cawed 18 cawed 19 . [chapter] [xxii] [farmer] [brown's] [boy] [looks] [in] [vain] loyalty is [priceless] and [is] neither sold nor bought . 1 loyalty 2 is 2 is 10 . 4 and 6 neither 4 and 9 bought 6 neither 8 nor 7 sold 8 nor 9 bought 10 . alas , how few who seem to know [its] value [as] [they] ought . 1 alas 2 , 1 alas 3 how 3 how 4 few 4 few 5 who 5 who 14 . 6 seem 7 to 6 seem 13 ought 7 to 8 know 8 know 10 value 13 ought 14 . bowser the [hound] [.] 1 bowser 2 the for several days he tramped through [the] [green] [forest] and [up] through the [old] [pasture] , looking for signs of [bowser] . 1 for 3 days 1 for 4 he 2 several 3 days 4 he 5 tramped 5 tramped 22 . 6 through 10 and 10 and 12 through 10 and 22 . 12 through 13 the 13 the 20 of 16 , 17 looking 17 looking 18 for 18 for 19 signs 19 signs 20 of his heart was heavy , for [you] [know] [bowser] was quite one of the family . 1 his 2 heart 2 heart 3 was 3 was 4 heavy 4 heavy 5 , 5 , 6 for 6 for 10 was 10 was 11 quite 11 quite 15 family 12 one 13 of 13 of 14 the 14 the 15 family 15 family 16 . he visited every place he could think of where he and [bowser] had hunted together . 1 he 2 visited 2 visited 3 every 2 visited 4 place 4 place 9 where 5 he 6 could 6 could 7 think 7 think 8 of 7 think 9 where 9 where 10 he 10 he 11 and 11 and 13 had 13 had 14 hunted 14 hunted 15 together 15 together 16 . he had quite given up all hope of [ever] seeing [bowser] alive again . 1 he 2 had 1 he 14 . 2 had 4 given 3 quite 4 given 4 given 5 up 5 up 6 all 6 all 7 hope 6 all 13 again 7 hope 8 of 8 of 10 seeing 10 seeing 12 alive but he did want to know just what had happened to him , and so he kept searching and searching . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 did 3 did 4 want 4 want 5 to 5 to 6 know 6 know 7 just 7 just 8 what 8 what 10 happened 9 had 10 happened 10 happened 11 to 11 to 12 him 12 him 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 so 15 so 16 he 16 he 18 searching 17 kept 18 searching 18 searching 19 and 18 searching 20 searching 18 searching 21 . one day [farmer] [brown] 's boy [heard] [that] a [strange] dog had [been] found [over] in the next township . 1 one 2 day 2 day 5 's 2 day 6 boy 6 boy 20 . 9 a 11 dog 11 dog 12 had 12 had 14 found 14 found 16 in 16 in 17 the 17 the 18 next 18 next 19 township 19 township 20 . that afternoon he drove over there , his heart filled with great hope . 1 that 2 afternoon 2 afternoon 3 he 2 afternoon 12 great 3 he 4 drove 4 drove 5 over 5 over 6 there 6 there 7 , 7 , 8 his 8 his 9 heart 9 heart 10 filled 10 filled 11 with 12 great 13 hope 12 great 14 . but he had his long ride for nothing , [for] when he got there he found that the strange dog was not [bowser] at all . 1 but 2 he 1 but 9 , 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 his 4 his 5 long 4 his 7 for 5 long 6 ride 7 for 8 nothing 9 , 11 when 11 when 15 he 12 he 13 got 12 he 15 he 13 got 14 there 15 he 16 found 16 found 17 that 17 that 18 the 18 the 20 dog 18 the 21 was 19 strange 20 dog 21 was 22 not 22 not 24 at 24 at 25 all 25 all 26 . meanwhile [old] [man] [coyote] and [reddy] [fox] [and] [old] [granny] [fox] [had] become very bold . 1 meanwhile 5 and 5 and 13 become 13 become 15 bold 14 very 15 bold 15 bold 16 . they even came up around the henyard in broad daylight . 1 they 2 even 2 even 3 came 3 came 5 around 4 up 5 around 5 around 6 the 5 around 7 henyard 7 henyard 8 in 8 in 9 broad 9 broad 10 daylight 10 daylight 11 . " you certainly know that he isn't home , and [i] more than suspect that you know why he isn't home . 1 " 2 you 1 " 22 . 2 you 3 certainly 2 you 4 know 2 you 5 that 5 that 7 isn't 6 he 7 isn't 7 isn't 8 home 9 , 10 and 9 , 14 suspect 10 and 12 more 12 more 13 than 14 suspect 15 that 15 that 16 you 15 that 18 why 16 you 17 know 18 why 19 he 18 why 20 isn't 20 isn't 21 home 21 home 22 . i certainly shall have to get another dog to teach you not to be so bold . " 1 i 2 certainly 2 certainly 3 shall 3 shall 4 have 4 have 5 to 5 to 6 get 6 get 7 another 7 another 8 dog 8 dog 9 to 8 dog 16 bold 9 to 10 teach 10 teach 11 you 12 not 13 to 13 to 14 be 14 be 15 so 15 so 16 bold 16 bold 17 . 16 bold 18 " 17 . 18 " but [somehow] [farmer] [brown] 's [boy] couldn't bring himself quite to taking such a step [as] [getting] a [new] [dog] . 1 but 5 's 5 's 15 step 7 couldn't 8 bring 8 bring 10 quite 8 bring 12 taking 9 himself 10 quite 11 to 12 taking 12 taking 13 such 13 such 14 a 14 a 15 step 15 step 21 . 18 a 21 . whenever he went about away from home , he kept an eye out for dogs in the farmyards he passed . 1 whenever 2 he 1 whenever 3 went 1 whenever 8 , 1 whenever 9 he 3 went 4 about 4 about 5 away 5 away 6 from 6 from 7 home 9 he 10 kept 10 kept 12 eye 11 an 12 eye 12 eye 13 out 13 out 14 for 14 for 18 farmyards 15 dogs 18 farmyards 16 in 17 the 16 in 18 farmyards 18 farmyards 20 passed 19 he 20 passed 20 passed 21 . he did it without really thinking anything about it . 1 he 4 without 2 did 4 without 3 it 4 without 4 without 5 really 4 without 6 thinking 6 thinking 7 anything 7 anything 8 about 8 about 9 it 9 it 10 . he had given up hope of finding [bowser] , yet he was always looking for him . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 given 3 given 4 up 4 up 5 hope 5 hope 6 of 6 of 7 finding 7 finding 9 , 9 , 10 yet 10 yet 11 he 11 he 12 was 12 was 13 always 13 always 14 looking 14 looking 15 for 15 for 16 him 16 him 17 . [chapter] [xxiii] [bowser's] [great] [voice] to [long] [for] [home] [when] [far] [away] [will] rob of joy the brightest day . 1 to 9 rob 1 to 12 the 1 to 15 . 9 rob 11 joy 10 of 11 joy 12 the 13 brightest 13 brightest 14 day bowser the [hound] [.] 1 bowser 2 the there is as much difference in the voices of dogs as in the voices of human beings . 1 there 2 is 1 there 4 much 3 as 4 much 4 much 5 difference 5 difference 6 in 6 in 7 the 7 the 8 voices 8 voices 9 of 9 of 10 dogs 10 dogs 11 as 10 dogs 17 beings 10 dogs 18 . 11 as 12 in 12 in 13 the 13 the 14 voices 15 of 16 human 16 human 17 beings for that matter , this is true of many of the little people who wear fur . 1 for 2 that 2 that 3 matter 3 matter 4 , 3 matter 16 fur 5 this 6 is 6 is 7 true 7 true 8 of 8 of 10 of 9 many 10 of 10 of 11 the 11 the 12 little 12 little 13 people 13 people 14 who 14 who 15 wear 15 wear 16 fur 16 fur 17 . bowser [the] [hound] had a wonderful , deep , clear voice , a voice that could be heard a great distance . 1 bowser 4 had 4 had 5 a 5 a 6 wonderful 6 wonderful 13 a 7 , 13 a 8 deep 9 , 8 deep 13 a 10 clear 13 a 11 voice 13 a 12 , 13 a 13 a 14 voice 13 a 22 . 14 voice 15 that 15 that 16 could 16 could 17 be 17 be 18 heard 18 heard 21 distance 19 a 20 great 20 great 21 distance no one who knew it would ever mistake it for the [voice] of any other [hound] . 1 no 2 one 2 one 3 who 3 who 4 knew 4 knew 5 it 4 knew 6 would 6 would 7 ever 7 ever 8 mistake 8 mistake 9 it 9 it 10 for 10 for 11 the 11 the 13 of 13 of 14 any 14 any 15 other 15 other 17 . as a rule , [bowser] seldom [used] that [great] [voice] of his save [when] he was [hunting] some one . 1 as 3 rule 1 as 15 he 2 a 3 rule 3 rule 4 , 4 , 6 seldom 6 seldom 8 that 8 that 11 of 11 of 12 his 12 his 13 save 15 he 16 was 16 was 18 some 18 some 19 one 19 one 20 . then , when the scent was strong , he gave tongue so fast that you wondered how he had breath enough left to run . 1 then 2 , 2 , 3 when 3 when 4 the 4 the 5 scent 5 scent 11 tongue 6 was 7 strong 7 strong 11 tongue 8 , 9 he 9 he 10 gave 10 gave 11 tongue 11 tongue 12 so 12 so 13 fast 12 so 14 that 14 that 15 you 15 you 16 wondered 16 wondered 17 how 17 how 18 he 17 how 19 had 17 how 20 breath 17 how 21 enough 21 enough 22 left 21 enough 25 . 22 left 23 to 23 to 24 run you remember that [blacky] knew just where [bowser] was and often flew over that farmyard to make sure that [bowser] was [still] there . 1 you 2 remember 2 remember 3 that 3 that 24 . 5 knew 6 just 6 just 7 where 7 where 9 was 7 where 10 and 10 and 11 often 10 and 12 flew 12 flew 13 over 12 flew 16 to 13 over 14 that 14 that 15 farmyard 16 to 17 make 17 make 18 sure 18 sure 19 that 19 that 21 was 21 was 23 there 21 was 24 . so [more] [than] [once] [blacky] [heard] [bowser] 's great voice with its mournful note , and understood it . 1 so 19 . 8 's 9 great 9 great 10 voice 10 voice 11 with 11 with 12 its 11 with 16 and 13 mournful 14 note 14 note 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 understood 17 understood 18 it 18 it 19 . it troubled [blacky] . 1 it 2 troubled 2 troubled 4 . yes , [sir] , it actually troubled [blacky] . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 9 . 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 it 5 it 7 troubled 6 actually 7 troubled he knew just what was the matter with [bowser] , but for the life of him he couldn't think of any way of helping [bowser] . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 just 3 just 4 what 4 what 5 was 4 what 7 matter 6 the 7 matter 7 matter 8 with 8 with 10 , 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 for 12 for 13 the 12 for 14 life 14 life 16 him 15 of 16 him 16 him 17 he 16 him 21 any 18 couldn't 19 think 18 couldn't 21 any 19 think 20 of 21 any 22 way 22 way 23 of 23 of 24 helping 24 helping 26 . anyway , they don't give him a chance to try . 1 anyway 2 , 2 , 3 they 3 they 4 don't 3 they 5 give 3 they 8 chance 5 give 6 him 6 him 7 a 7 a 8 chance 8 chance 9 to 8 chance 10 try 10 try 11 . i can't lead [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [over] [here] because he doesn't understand my talk , and [i] don't understand his . 1 i 2 can't 2 can't 3 lead 3 lead 13 understand 10 because 11 he 11 he 12 doesn't 12 doesn't 13 understand 13 understand 14 my 13 understand 15 talk 13 understand 20 understand 16 , 17 and 17 and 19 don't 19 don't 20 understand 20 understand 21 his 21 his 22 . there isn't a thing [i] can do but keep watch . 1 there 2 isn't 2 isn't 3 a 2 isn't 10 watch 3 a 4 thing 4 thing 7 do 6 can 7 do 8 but 9 keep 9 keep 10 watch 10 watch 11 . i wish [bowser] would stop barking . 1 i 2 wish 1 i 7 . 4 would 5 stop 5 stop 6 barking 6 barking 7 . it makes me feel uncomfortable . 1 it 2 makes 2 makes 3 me 3 me 4 feel 4 feel 5 uncomfortable 5 uncomfortable 6 . yes , [sir] , it makes me feel uncomfortable . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 it 5 it 6 makes 6 makes 7 me 7 me 8 feel 8 feel 9 uncomfortable 9 uncomfortable 10 . it won't do any harm to try , anyway . " 1 it 2 won't 2 won't 3 do 2 won't 4 any 4 any 5 harm 5 harm 6 to 6 to 7 try 7 try 8 , 8 , 9 anyway 9 anyway 10 . 10 . 11 " [chapter] [xxiv] [blacky] [tries] [to] [get] [help] you 'll find that nothing more worth while can [be] [than] helping others [whose] [distress] [you] [see] . 1 you 2 'll 1 you 12 helping 2 'll 3 find 2 'll 4 that 4 that 5 nothing 4 that 7 worth 5 nothing 6 more 7 worth 8 while 7 worth 9 can 12 helping 13 others 13 others 18 . bowser the [hound] [.] 1 bowser 2 the on his way back to the [green] [forest] [near] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [home] , [blacky] [the] [crow] kept a sharp watch for [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 on 2 his 2 his 3 way 3 way 4 back 4 back 5 to 5 to 6 the 6 the 14 , 14 , 26 . 18 kept 21 watch 19 a 20 sharp 19 a 21 watch 21 watch 22 for 22 for 26 . blacky never is out after dark . 1 blacky 2 never 1 blacky 7 . 2 never 3 is 3 is 6 dark 4 out 6 dark 5 after 6 dark you might think that one with so black a coat would be fond of the [black] [shadows] , but it isn't so at all . 1 you 2 might 2 might 3 think 3 think 11 would 4 that 5 one 5 one 6 with 6 with 10 coat 6 with 11 would 7 so 8 black 7 so 9 a 9 a 10 coat 11 would 12 be 12 be 13 fond 13 fond 14 of 13 fond 15 the 13 fond 21 isn't 13 fond 25 . 18 , 19 but 19 but 20 it 19 but 21 isn't 20 it 21 isn't 21 isn't 22 so 21 isn't 24 all 23 at 24 all the fact is , bold and impudent [as] [blacky] the [crow] is in daylight , he is afraid of the dark . 1 the 2 fact 2 fact 3 is 3 is 4 , 4 , 5 bold 5 bold 22 . 6 and 7 impudent 6 and 12 is 7 impudent 10 the 12 is 13 in 13 in 14 daylight 14 daylight 15 , 15 , 16 he 15 , 22 . 16 he 17 is 17 is 18 afraid 18 afraid 19 of 19 of 20 the 20 the 21 dark he is quite as timid as [anybody] [i] know of in the dark . 1 he 2 is 1 he 14 . 2 is 3 quite 3 quite 4 as 4 as 5 timid 5 timid 6 as 9 know 10 of 10 of 13 dark 10 of 14 . 11 in 12 the 11 in 13 dark perhaps it isn't [quite] fair to [say] that [blacky] [is] [afraid] of the dark . 1 perhaps 2 it 1 perhaps 3 isn't 3 isn't 5 fair 5 fair 6 to 6 to 8 that 8 that 12 of 12 of 13 the 13 the 14 dark 14 dark 15 . it isn't the dark itself that [blacky] fears , but it is one who is abroad in the dark . 1 it 2 isn't 2 isn't 3 the 2 isn't 10 but 3 the 4 dark 5 itself 6 that 6 that 8 fears 8 fears 9 , 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 it 11 it 12 is 11 it 13 one 11 it 16 abroad 11 it 19 dark 11 it 20 . 13 one 14 who 14 who 15 is 16 abroad 17 in 17 in 18 the it is [hooty] the [owl] . 1 it 2 is 1 it 6 . 2 is 4 the hooty would just as soon dine on [blacky] [the] [crow] as he [would] on any one else , and [blacky] [knows] [it] [.] 1 hooty 2 would 2 would 5 soon 2 would 6 dine 3 just 4 as 4 as 5 soon 6 dine 7 on 7 on 11 as 11 as 12 he 12 he 19 and 14 on 15 any 15 any 16 one 16 one 17 else 17 else 18 , 18 , 19 and the next morning , [bright] and [early] [,] [blacky] flew over to the [old] [pasture] to the home of [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 the 2 next 2 next 3 morning 3 morning 4 , 4 , 6 and 6 and 10 flew 6 and 23 . 10 flew 11 over 10 flew 16 to 11 over 12 to 12 to 13 the 16 to 17 the 17 the 19 of 18 home 19 of just as he got there he saw [old] [man] [coyote] coming home from [an] all-night [hunt] . 1 just 2 as 2 as 6 he 2 as 17 . 3 he 4 got 3 he 6 he 4 got 5 there 6 he 7 saw 11 coming 12 home 12 home 13 from 13 from 15 all-night 15 all-night 17 . " [i] [hope] you have had good hunting , " said [blacky] politely . 1 " 4 you 1 " 10 " 4 you 5 have 5 have 6 had 7 good 8 hunting 7 good 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 13 politely 13 politely 14 . old [man] [coyote] [looked] up at [blacky] [sharply] . 1 old 5 up 5 up 6 at 6 at 9 . blacky is polite only when he wants to get something . 1 blacky 2 is 1 blacky 3 polite 1 blacky 6 he 1 blacky 7 wants 1 blacky 10 something 3 polite 4 only 4 only 5 when 7 wants 8 to 8 to 9 get 9 get 10 something 10 something 11 . " there was plenty of [hunting] , but little enough reward for it , " replied [old] [man] [coyote] [.] 1 " 2 there 1 " 15 " 2 there 4 plenty 3 was 4 plenty 4 plenty 5 of 5 of 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 little 9 little 10 enough 10 enough 11 reward 12 for 13 it 13 it 14 , 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 replied " what brings you over here so early ? 1 " 3 brings 2 what 3 brings 3 brings 4 you 3 brings 5 over 5 over 6 here 6 here 7 so 7 so 8 early 8 early 9 ? i should suppose you would be looking for a breakfast . " 1 i 2 should 2 should 3 suppose 2 should 5 would 4 you 5 would 5 would 6 be 5 would 7 looking 7 looking 10 breakfast 8 for 10 breakfast 9 a 10 breakfast 10 breakfast 11 . 11 . 12 " now [blacky] the [crow] [is] a [very] [wise] [fellow] [.] 1 now 3 the 1 now 6 a he knows when it is to be sly and crafty and when it is best to be frank and out-spoken . 1 he 2 knows 1 he 13 it 2 knows 5 is 3 when 4 it 4 it 5 is 5 is 6 to 6 to 7 be 7 be 8 sly 8 sly 9 and 9 and 10 crafty 10 crafty 11 and 12 when 13 it 13 it 14 is 13 it 20 out-spoken 14 is 15 best 15 best 16 to 16 to 17 be 18 frank 19 and 19 and 20 out-spoken 20 out-spoken 21 . this was a time [for] the latter . 1 this 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 time 4 time 6 the 6 the 7 latter 7 latter 8 . " [i] know where [bowser] [the] [hound] is , " said [blacky] . 1 " 10 " 3 know 4 where 4 where 8 is 8 is 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 13 . " [i] saw him yesterday . " 1 " 4 him 3 saw 4 him 4 him 5 yesterday 5 yesterday 6 . 6 . 7 " old [man] [coyote] [pricked] [up] [his] ears and [grinned] . 1 old 7 ears 7 ears 8 and 8 and 10 . " [i] thought he was dead , " said he . 1 " 3 thought 1 " 8 " 3 thought 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 dead 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 10 he 10 he 11 . " it 's a long time since we 've [heard] [from] [bowser] . 1 " 2 it 1 " 8 we 2 it 3 's 2 it 4 a 4 a 5 long 5 long 6 time 6 time 7 since 8 we 9 've 8 we 13 . is he well ? " 1 is 2 he 1 is 3 well 1 is 4 ? 4 ? 5 " " quite well , " replied [blacky] , " but unhappy . 1 " 5 " 2 quite 3 well 3 well 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 8 , 6 replied 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 but 10 but 11 unhappy 11 unhappy 12 . he is homesick . 1 he 3 homesick 1 he 4 . 2 is 3 homesick i suspect that the trouble with [bowser] is that he hasn't the least idea in [which] direction [home] [lies] . 1 i 2 suspect 1 i 11 hasn't 2 suspect 3 that 3 that 4 the 4 the 5 trouble 5 trouble 6 with 5 trouble 8 is 8 is 9 that 9 that 10 he 11 hasn't 12 the 12 the 13 least 13 least 17 direction 13 least 20 . 14 idea 15 in 15 in 17 direction you enjoy running , so why not go with me to pay [bowser] a visit and then lead him back home ? " 1 you 2 enjoy 2 enjoy 3 running 2 enjoy 4 , 4 , 5 so 5 so 6 why 6 why 7 not 6 why 22 ? 7 not 8 go 8 go 9 with 9 with 10 me 10 me 11 to 11 to 12 pay 12 pay 14 a 14 a 15 visit 15 visit 16 and 17 then 18 lead 18 lead 19 him 19 him 20 back 20 back 21 home 21 home 22 ? 22 ? 23 " [chapter] [xxv] [blacky] [calls] [on] [reddy] [fox] saying what [you] mean , and [meaning] [what] [you] [say] [are] [matters] quite as different as night is from the day . 1 saying 2 what 2 what 4 mean 4 mean 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 13 quite 13 quite 15 different 14 as 15 different 15 different 16 as 15 different 19 from 17 night 18 is 17 night 19 from 19 from 21 day 20 the 21 day 21 day 22 . bowser the [hound] [.] 1 bowser 2 the [blacky] [the] [crow] [wasted] [no] [time] [with] [old] [man] [coyote] [after] [he] [heard] [old] [man] [coyote] [laugh] [.] " you 're a hard-hearted old sinner , " declared [blacky] , as he prepared to fly in search of [reddy] [fox] . 1 " 2 you 1 " 8 , 1 " 23 . 2 you 3 're 3 're 6 old 4 a 5 hard-hearted 5 hard-hearted 6 old 6 old 7 sinner 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 declared 10 declared 12 , 12 , 13 as 13 as 14 he 14 he 15 prepared 15 prepared 16 to 16 to 17 fly 17 fly 18 in 18 in 19 search 19 search 20 of old [man] [coyote] [grinned] . 1 old 5 . " it is every one for himself , you know , " said he . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 is 3 is 5 one 4 every 5 one 5 one 6 for 6 for 7 himself 7 himself 8 , 8 , 14 he 9 you 10 know 10 know 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 said 13 said 14 he 14 he 15 . " [bowser] would [do] his best to catch me if he had the chance . 1 " 3 would 1 " 9 me 1 " 15 . 5 his 6 best 6 best 7 to 7 to 8 catch 8 catch 9 me 9 me 10 if 11 he 12 had 11 he 15 . 12 had 13 the 13 the 14 chance so if he is in trouble , he can stay there for all of me . " 1 so 2 if 2 if 3 he 3 he 4 is 4 is 5 in 4 is 9 can 5 in 6 trouble 6 trouble 7 , 8 he 9 can 9 can 10 stay 10 stay 11 there 11 there 12 for 11 there 16 . 11 there 17 " 12 for 15 me 13 all 14 of 14 of 15 me 16 . 17 " it didn't take [blacky] long to find [reddy] [fox] . 1 it 2 didn't 1 it 10 . 2 didn't 3 take 3 take 5 long 5 long 6 to 6 to 7 find you see , it was so early in the morning that [reddy] had not retired for his daily nap . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 it 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 so 5 was 20 . 6 so 7 early 7 early 8 in 7 early 10 morning 8 in 9 the 10 morning 11 that 13 had 15 retired 14 not 15 retired 15 retired 16 for 16 for 17 his 17 his 18 daily 18 daily 19 nap 19 nap 20 . like [old] [man] [coyote] , he was just returning from a night 's hunt [when] [blacky] arrived . 1 like 5 , 5 , 6 he 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 just 8 just 9 returning 9 returning 10 from 10 from 11 a 10 from 18 . 11 a 13 's 11 a 17 arrived 12 night 13 's 13 's 14 hunt " [hello] , [reddy] ! " exclaimed [blacky] . 1 " 3 , 1 " 9 . 3 , 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 exclaimed " you certainly are looking in mighty fine condition . 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 certainly 3 certainly 4 are 3 certainly 5 looking 5 looking 9 condition 6 in 7 mighty 6 in 9 condition 7 mighty 8 fine 9 condition 10 . that [red] coat of yours is the handsomest coat [i] ['ve] [ever] [seen] . 1 that 3 coat 3 coat 4 of 4 of 5 yours 5 yours 6 is 5 yours 9 coat 6 is 8 handsomest 7 the 8 handsomest 9 coat 14 . i 'm glad you 're not that way , [reddy] . 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 glad 3 glad 4 you 4 you 5 're 5 're 6 not 6 not 8 way 6 not 9 , 7 that 8 way 9 , 11 . one of the [things] [i] [like] [about] [you] [is] [the] fact that you never allow your [fine] coat to make you proud . 1 one 2 of 2 of 3 the 2 of 18 coat 3 the 11 fact 11 fact 12 that 12 that 13 you 13 you 14 never 14 never 15 allow 15 allow 16 your 18 coat 19 to 19 to 20 make 20 make 21 you 21 you 22 proud 22 proud 23 . that is more than [i] [can] [say] for some [folks] [i] know . " 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 more 2 is 14 " 3 more 4 than 4 than 8 for 8 for 9 some 12 know 13 . 13 . 14 " " now what has that black scamp got in his mind , " thought [reddy] . 1 " 3 what 2 now 3 what 3 what 4 has 3 what 5 that 3 what 8 got 3 what 12 , 6 black 7 scamp 7 scamp 8 got 8 got 9 in 9 in 10 his 10 his 11 mind 12 , 13 " 12 , 16 . 13 " 14 thought " he never pays compliments unless he wants something in return . 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 never 3 never 4 pays 4 pays 5 compliments 5 compliments 6 unless 6 unless 7 he 7 he 8 wants 8 wants 10 in 9 something 10 in 10 in 11 return 11 return 12 . that old [black] rascal [has] the smoothest tongue [in] [the] [green] [forest] . 1 that 2 old 1 that 4 rascal 4 rascal 6 the 6 the 7 smoothest 7 smoothest 8 tongue 8 tongue 13 . he hasn't come ' way over here just to tell me that [i] have a handsome coat . 1 he 2 hasn't 2 hasn't 3 come 3 come 4 ' 3 come 5 way 5 way 6 over 6 over 7 here 7 here 8 just 8 just 9 to 9 to 10 tell 10 tell 11 me 10 tell 12 that 12 that 14 have 14 have 15 a 15 a 16 handsome 16 handsome 17 coat 17 coat 18 . he wouldn't fly over a fence to tell anybody that unless it was for a purpose . " 1 he 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 3 fly 2 wouldn't 10 that 2 wouldn't 16 purpose 4 over 5 a 5 a 6 fence 6 fence 7 to 7 to 8 tell 8 tell 9 anybody 8 tell 10 that 10 that 11 unless 11 unless 12 it 12 it 13 was 14 for 15 a 14 for 16 purpose 15 a 16 purpose 16 purpose 17 . 16 purpose 18 " aloud he said , " good morning , [blacky] . 1 aloud 2 he 1 aloud 10 . 2 he 3 said 3 said 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 good 6 good 7 morning 7 morning 8 , i suppose [i] must admit [i] [have] a fine coat . 1 i 2 suppose 2 suppose 4 must 4 must 5 admit 5 admit 10 coat 8 a 9 fine 9 fine 10 coat 10 coat 11 . to be quite honest , [i] [am] [not] [feeling] [half] as fine as [i] look . 1 to 4 honest 2 be 3 quite 3 quite 4 honest 4 honest 5 , 4 honest 15 look 5 , 11 as 11 as 13 as 12 fine 13 as 15 look 16 . [chapter] [xxvi] [red] [wits] [and] [black] [wits] this fact you 'll find is always so [:] [he] ['s] quick of wit who fools a [crow] [.] 1 this 2 fact 1 this 4 'll 2 fact 3 you 4 'll 5 find 4 'll 6 is 6 is 7 always 7 always 8 so 8 so 12 quick 12 quick 13 of 13 of 14 wit 14 wit 17 a 15 who 16 fools 16 fools 17 a bowser the [hound] [.] 1 bowser 2 the there is no greater flatterer in the [green] [forest] [or] [on] [the] [green] [meadows] [than] [blacky] the [crow] when he hopes to gain [something] thereby . 1 there 2 is 1 there 3 no 1 there 6 in 2 is 3 no 3 no 4 greater 4 greater 5 flatterer 6 in 7 the 7 the 26 . 17 the 19 when 19 when 20 he 20 he 21 hopes 21 hopes 22 to 22 to 23 gain 23 gain 25 thereby 25 thereby 26 . his tongue is so smooth that it is a wonder it does not drip oil . 1 his 2 tongue 2 tongue 11 it 3 is 7 it 4 so 5 smooth 4 so 6 that 6 that 7 it 7 it 8 is 8 is 9 a 9 a 10 wonder 10 wonder 11 it 11 it 12 does 11 it 16 . 12 does 13 not 12 does 14 drip 14 drip 15 oil he is crafty , [is] [blacky] . 1 he 2 is 2 is 3 crafty 3 crafty 4 , 4 , 7 . but [these] [same] things are true [of] [reddy] [fox] [.] 1 but 4 things 4 things 5 are 5 are 6 true no one ever yet had a chance to accuse [reddy] [fox] of lacking in sharp wits . 1 no 2 one 1 no 3 ever 3 ever 4 yet 3 ever 5 had 5 had 6 a 6 a 7 chance 6 a 12 of 7 chance 8 to 8 to 9 accuse 12 of 13 lacking 13 lacking 14 in 14 in 15 sharp 15 sharp 16 wits 16 wits 17 . mistakes he makes , as everybody does , but [reddy] 's wits are always keen and active . 1 mistakes 2 he 2 he 3 makes 2 he 6 everybody 2 he 17 active 2 he 18 . 4 , 5 as 4 , 6 everybody 5 as 6 everybody 6 everybody 7 does 6 everybody 9 but 8 , 9 but 11 's 12 wits 12 wits 13 are 12 wits 15 keen 13 are 14 always 15 keen 16 and 16 and 17 active now [reddy] [knew] [perfectly] [well] that [blacky] [wanted] [something] of [him] , and this was why he was saying such pleasant things . 1 now 6 that 1 now 12 , 6 that 10 of 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 this 14 this 15 was 15 was 16 why 16 why 17 he 17 he 19 saying 18 was 19 saying 19 saying 22 things 19 saying 23 . 20 such 22 things 21 pleasant 22 things it was red wits against black wits . 1 it 2 was 1 it 4 wits 3 red 4 wits 4 wits 5 against 4 wits 6 black 4 wits 7 wits 7 wits 8 . reddy was trying to outguess [blacky] , and [blacky] was trying to outguess [reddy] , and both were enjoying it . 1 reddy 2 was 2 was 3 trying 3 trying 4 to 4 to 5 outguess 5 outguess 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 was 10 was 11 trying 11 trying 12 to 12 to 13 outguess 13 outguess 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 21 . 17 both 18 were 18 were 19 enjoying 19 enjoying 20 it 20 it 21 . people with sharp wits always enjoy matching their wits against other sharp wits . 1 people 2 with 2 with 3 sharp 3 sharp 4 wits 4 wits 5 always 5 always 6 enjoy 5 always 14 . 6 enjoy 7 matching 7 matching 8 their 7 matching 10 against 8 their 9 wits 10 against 11 other 11 other 12 sharp 12 sharp 13 wits " you surprise me , " said he . 1 " 2 you 1 " 5 , 2 you 3 surprise 3 surprise 4 me 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 8 he 8 he 9 . by the way , [i] [saw] [bowser] the other day . " 1 by 2 the 1 by 4 , 2 the 3 way 4 , 12 " 8 the 9 other 9 other 10 day 10 day 11 . 11 . 12 " at this , just for an instant [,] [reddy] 's eyes flew wide open . 1 at 2 this 2 this 7 instant 2 this 13 wide 3 , 4 just 4 just 5 for 5 for 7 instant 6 an 7 instant 10 's 11 eyes 11 eyes 12 flew 12 flew 13 wide 13 wide 14 open 14 open 15 . then they half closed again until they were just two [yellow] slits . 1 then 2 they 1 then 6 until 2 they 3 half 3 half 4 closed 4 closed 5 again 6 until 7 they 6 until 8 were 8 were 9 just 9 just 10 two 10 two 12 slits 12 slits 13 . but [quickly] [as] he closed them , [blacky] had seen that startled surprise . 1 but 4 he 1 but 7 , 4 he 5 closed 5 closed 6 them 7 , 9 had 9 had 10 seen 10 seen 11 that 11 that 13 surprise 12 startled 13 surprise 13 surprise 14 . " yes , " said [blacky] , " [i] [saw] [bowser] the other day , or at least some one who looked just like him . 1 " 2 yes 2 yes 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 12 the 12 the 13 other 13 other 14 day 14 day 15 , 15 , 16 or 16 or 17 at 17 at 18 least 18 least 19 some 19 some 20 one 20 one 21 who 21 who 22 looked 22 looked 24 like 23 just 24 like 24 like 25 him 24 like 26 . wouldn't you like to have him back here , [reddy] ? " 1 wouldn't 2 you 1 wouldn't 3 like 3 like 4 to 4 to 5 have 5 have 6 him 6 him 7 back 7 back 8 here 8 here 9 , 9 , 11 ? 11 ? 12 " " most decidedly no , " replied [reddy] with great promptness . 1 " 2 most 2 most 3 decidedly 2 most 11 promptness 3 decidedly 4 no 4 no 5 , 4 no 6 " 4 no 7 replied 9 with 10 great 10 great 11 promptness 11 promptness 12 . " a dog is a nuisance . 1 " 2 a 1 " 4 is 2 a 3 dog 4 is 5 a 5 a 6 nuisance 6 nuisance 7 . he isn't of any use in the wide , wide world . " 1 he 2 isn't 2 isn't 3 of 2 isn't 4 any 4 any 5 use 5 use 8 wide 6 in 7 the 6 in 8 wide 7 the 8 wide 8 wide 10 wide 9 , 10 wide 10 wide 11 world 10 wide 13 " 11 world 12 . reddy pretended not to hear this . 1 reddy 2 pretended 1 reddy 6 this 2 pretended 3 not 2 pretended 4 to 4 to 5 hear 6 this 7 . " [i] don't believe you [saw] [bowser] , " said he . 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 believe 4 believe 5 you 5 you 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 11 he 11 he 12 . " [i] don't believe anybody will [ever] see [bowser] [again] . 1 " 3 don't 1 " 11 . 3 don't 4 believe 4 believe 5 anybody 6 will 8 see 8 see 11 . i hope not , anyway . " 1 i 2 hope 2 hope 3 not 3 not 4 , 4 , 5 anyway 5 anyway 6 . 6 . 7 " and [blacky] knew by the [way] [reddy] [said] [this] that it would be [quite] useless to ask [reddy] to help get [bowser] home . 1 and 3 knew 3 knew 4 by 4 by 5 the 5 the 10 that 10 that 13 be 11 it 12 would 12 would 13 be 13 be 15 useless 15 useless 16 to 16 to 17 ask 17 ask 19 to 19 to 20 help 20 help 21 get 21 get 23 home 21 get 24 . [chapter] [xxvii] [the] [artfulness] [of] [blacky] who runs in circles never gets far . 1 who 2 runs 1 who 8 . 2 runs 4 circles 3 in 4 circles 4 circles 5 never 5 never 6 gets 6 gets 7 far bowser the [hound] [.] 1 bowser 2 the to be artful is to be very clever . 1 to 2 be 1 to 4 is 2 be 3 artful 4 is 5 to 5 to 6 be 6 be 7 very 7 very 8 clever 8 clever 9 . it is to do things in a way so clever that people will not see what you are really doing . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 to 3 to 4 do 4 do 5 things 5 things 6 in 6 in 8 way 7 a 8 way 8 way 9 so 9 so 10 clever 9 so 11 that 9 so 12 people 9 so 13 will 9 so 17 you 10 clever 11 that 14 not 15 see 15 see 16 what 16 what 17 you 17 you 18 are 18 are 19 really 19 really 20 doing 20 doing 21 . no one can be more artful [than] [blacky] the [crow] when he sets out to be . 1 no 2 one 1 no 3 can 3 can 4 be 4 be 5 more 4 be 6 artful 6 artful 17 . 9 the 11 when 11 when 12 he 12 he 13 sets 13 sets 14 out 14 out 15 to 15 to 16 be 16 be 17 . blacky was smart enough not to let [reddy] know that he was seeking [reddy] ['s] [help] for [bowser] . 1 blacky 2 was 2 was 3 smart 3 smart 4 enough 4 enough 5 not 5 not 6 to 6 to 7 let 7 let 9 know 9 know 10 that 10 that 11 he 11 he 12 was 12 was 13 seeking 13 seeking 17 for 17 for 19 . he changed the subject very abruptly . 1 he 2 changed 2 changed 4 subject 3 the 4 subject 4 subject 5 very 4 subject 6 abruptly 6 abruptly 7 . " how are the chickens at [farmer] [brown] 's ? " inquired he . 1 " 4 the 1 " 10 ? 2 how 3 are 2 how 4 the 4 the 5 chickens 4 the 6 at 6 at 9 's 10 ? 11 " 10 ? 12 inquired 11 " 12 inquired 12 inquired 13 he 13 he 14 . reddy looked up and grinned . 1 reddy 2 looked 2 looked 3 up 3 up 4 and 4 and 5 grinned 5 grinned 6 . " they seem to be in just as good health as ever , " said he , " so far as [i] can judge . 1 " 2 they 2 they 3 seem 3 seem 4 to 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 in 6 in 10 health 7 just 10 health 8 as 9 good 9 good 10 health 10 health 11 as 10 health 12 ever 10 health 13 , 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 said 14 " 25 . 15 said 16 he 16 he 17 , 17 , 18 " 18 " 19 so 19 so 21 as 20 far 21 as 23 can 24 judge 24 judge 25 . farmer [brown] 's boy seems to be [terribly] suspicious . 1 farmer 5 seems 3 's 5 seems 4 boy 5 seems 5 seems 7 be 6 to 7 be 7 be 9 suspicious 9 suspicious 10 . he locks them up at night so tight that not even [shadow] the [weasel] [could] [get] his nose inside that henhouse . " 1 he 3 them 2 locks 3 them 3 them 4 up 3 them 7 so 4 up 6 night 5 at 6 night 7 so 8 tight 7 so 9 that 9 that 10 not 10 not 11 even 11 even 13 the 13 the 21 henhouse 13 the 22 . 17 his 18 nose 17 his 21 henhouse 18 nose 19 inside 19 inside 20 that 22 . 23 " blacky 's eyes twinkled , but he took care that [reddy] should not see them . 1 blacky 2 's 2 's 3 eyes 3 eyes 4 twinkled 4 twinkled 5 , 5 , 6 but 6 but 7 he 7 he 8 took 8 took 9 care 9 care 10 that 10 that 12 should 12 should 13 not 13 not 14 see 14 see 15 them 15 them 16 . " [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] is different from [some] [folks] [i] know , " said he . 1 " 6 is 1 " 14 " 6 is 7 different 7 different 8 from 12 know 13 , 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 said 15 said 16 he 16 he 17 . " how 's that ? " demanded [reddy] [fox] . 1 " 5 ? 2 how 3 's 2 how 5 ? 3 's 4 that 5 ? 6 " 6 " 7 demanded 7 demanded 10 . i see them every day when [i] am flying over . 1 i 3 them 2 see 3 them 3 them 4 every 4 every 5 day 5 day 6 when 5 day 9 flying 8 am 9 flying 9 flying 10 over 10 over 11 . they certainly are fine-looking hens . 1 they 2 certainly 2 certainly 3 are 2 certainly 5 hens 4 fine-looking 5 hens 5 hens 6 . i [don't] [think] [i] 've ever seen fatter ones . 1 i 5 've 1 i 10 . 5 've 7 seen 6 ever 7 seen 8 fatter 9 ones 9 ones 10 . some of them are so fat they can hardly run . " 1 some 2 of 2 of 3 them 3 them 7 they 4 are 5 so 5 so 6 fat 6 fat 7 they 7 they 8 can 8 can 9 hardly 9 hardly 10 run 10 run 12 " 11 . 12 " as [reddy] [fox] listened , a look of eagerness crept into his eyes , and his mouth began to water . 1 as 4 listened 4 listened 5 , 5 , 6 a 6 a 8 of 7 look 8 of 8 of 9 eagerness 9 eagerness 10 crept 10 crept 11 into 11 into 12 his 12 his 13 eyes 13 eyes 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 his 16 his 17 mouth 17 mouth 18 began 17 mouth 20 water 18 began 19 to 20 water 21 . 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 . " where did you say those hens are ? " he asked , trying to speak carelessly . 1 " 9 ? 2 where 3 did 2 where 9 ? 3 did 5 say 4 you 5 say 5 say 8 are 6 those 7 hens 7 hens 8 are 9 ? 10 " 10 " 11 he 11 he 12 asked 12 asked 17 carelessly 13 , 14 trying 14 trying 15 to 15 to 17 carelessly 16 speak 17 carelessly 17 carelessly 18 . " [i] didn't say , " replied [blacky] , turning his head aside to hide a grin . 1 " 6 " 3 didn't 4 say 4 say 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 18 . 7 replied 9 , 9 , 10 turning 10 turning 13 aside 11 his 12 head 12 head 13 aside 13 aside 14 to 14 to 15 hide 15 hide 16 a 16 a 17 grin 17 grin 18 . " it is a long way from here , [reddy] , so [i] don't believe you would really be interested . " 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 is 2 it 22 " 3 is 12 so 4 a 5 long 4 a 11 , 5 long 6 way 6 way 7 from 7 from 8 here 8 here 9 , 11 , 12 so 14 don't 15 believe 15 believe 16 you 16 you 20 interested 17 would 19 be 18 really 19 be 19 be 20 interested 20 interested 21 . 21 . 22 " " that all depends , " replied [reddy] . 1 " 2 that 1 " 9 . 3 all 4 depends 3 all 9 . 4 depends 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 replied " [i] [would] [go] a [long] way if it were worth while . 1 " 7 way 1 " 13 . 5 a 7 way 8 if 9 it 8 if 13 . 9 it 10 were 9 it 11 worth 11 worth 12 while i don't suppose you noticed if there were any dogs about where those hens are ? " 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 suppose 3 suppose 5 noticed 4 you 5 noticed 5 noticed 6 if 6 if 8 were 6 if 9 any 6 if 14 hens 6 if 16 ? 7 there 8 were 9 any 10 dogs 11 about 14 hens 12 where 13 those 12 where 14 hens 14 hens 15 are 16 ? 17 " blacky pretended not to hear this . 1 blacky 2 pretended 1 blacky 5 hear 1 blacky 6 this 2 pretended 3 not 2 pretended 4 to 6 this 7 . " [i] 've often thought , " said he , " of you and [mrs] [reddy] [as] [i] [have] looked down at those fat hens . 1 " 7 " 3 've 4 often 4 often 5 thought 4 often 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 7 " 26 . 8 said 9 he 9 he 14 and 10 , 11 " 10 , 14 and 11 " 13 you 12 of 13 you 14 and 20 looked 20 looked 21 down 21 down 22 at 23 those 24 fat 24 fat 25 hens 25 hens 26 . it is too bad that they are so far away . " 1 it 2 is 1 it 5 that 2 is 3 too 3 too 4 bad 5 that 6 they 6 they 7 are 7 are 8 so 8 so 9 far 9 far 10 away 10 away 11 . 11 . 12 " [chapter] [xxviii] [reddy] [fox] [dreams] [of] [chickens] it 's a poor watch-dog who sleeps with both eyes closed . 1 it 2 's 2 's 7 sleeps 3 a 4 poor 4 poor 5 watch-dog 5 watch-dog 7 sleeps 6 who 7 sleeps 7 sleeps 8 with 8 with 10 eyes 9 both 10 eyes 10 eyes 11 closed 11 closed 12 . bowser the [hound] [.] 1 bowser 2 the reddy [fox] [watched] [blacky] the [crow] grow smaller and smaller [until] he was [just] [a] [black] [speck] [in] [the] distance . 1 reddy 20 distance 5 the 7 grow 5 the 13 was 7 grow 9 and 8 smaller 9 and 9 and 10 smaller 10 smaller 12 he 13 was 20 distance 20 distance 21 . finally he disappeared . 1 finally 2 he 1 finally 3 disappeared 1 finally 4 . reddy looked very thoughtful . 1 reddy 4 thoughtful 1 reddy 5 . 2 looked 4 thoughtful 3 very 4 thoughtful he looked that way because he was thoughtful . 1 he 8 thoughtful 2 looked 4 way 2 looked 8 thoughtful 3 that 4 way 5 because 6 he 5 because 7 was 5 because 8 thoughtful 8 thoughtful 9 . in fact , [reddy] was [doing] a lot of hard thinking . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 3 , 5 was 5 was 7 a 7 a 8 lot 8 lot 9 of 9 of 10 hard 10 hard 11 thinking 11 thinking 12 . he was thinking about [those] chickens [blacky] [had] told him of . 1 he 2 was 1 he 12 . 2 was 3 thinking 3 thinking 4 about 4 about 6 chickens 9 told 10 him 9 told 11 of 11 of 12 . the more he thought of them , the hungrier he grew . 1 the 2 more 2 more 3 he 3 he 4 thought 4 thought 5 of 5 of 6 them 6 them 7 , 7 , 8 the 8 the 9 hungrier 9 hungrier 10 he 9 hungrier 11 grew 11 grew 12 . you see , [reddy] had been having rather a hard time to get enough to eat . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 5 had 5 had 6 been 6 been 7 having 7 having 8 rather 7 having 9 a 9 a 10 hard 9 a 11 time 11 time 12 to 12 to 13 get 13 get 14 enough 14 enough 16 eat 15 to 16 eat 16 eat 17 . i [wish] [i] [knew] [just] where [that] [farm] is that that black rascal talked about . 1 i 6 where 6 where 9 is 9 is 10 that 10 that 11 that 10 that 12 black 10 that 16 . 12 black 13 rascal 12 black 14 talked 14 talked 15 about i wonder if he has gone that way now . 1 i 2 wonder 2 wonder 3 if 3 if 6 gone 4 he 5 has 5 has 6 gone 6 gone 8 way 7 that 8 way 8 way 9 now 9 now 10 . if [i] were sure that he [has] [,] [i] would make a little journey in that direction myself . 1 if 3 were 3 were 4 sure 4 sure 5 that 5 that 6 he 6 he 10 would 10 would 11 make 11 make 14 journey 12 a 13 little 13 little 14 journey 14 journey 17 direction 15 in 16 that 15 in 17 direction 16 that 17 direction 17 direction 18 myself 18 myself 19 . but [i] 'm not sure . 1 but 5 sure 3 'm 4 not 3 'm 5 sure 5 sure 6 . that black rascal flies all over the country . 1 that 3 rascal 2 black 3 rascal 3 rascal 4 flies 3 rascal 8 country 5 all 6 over 6 over 7 the 7 the 8 country 8 country 9 . that farm may lie in the direction he has gone now , and it may be in quite the opposite direction . 1 that 2 farm 2 farm 3 may 2 farm 8 he 2 farm 11 now 2 farm 13 and 3 may 4 lie 5 in 6 the 6 the 7 direction 7 direction 8 he 9 has 10 gone 10 gone 11 now 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 it 14 it 16 be 15 may 16 be 16 be 17 in 17 in 20 opposite 18 quite 19 the 19 the 20 opposite 20 opposite 21 direction 21 direction 22 . somehow [i] ['ve] [got] to find out in just which direction it is . " 1 somehow 13 is 5 to 6 find 6 find 7 out 6 find 8 in 8 in 11 direction 9 just 10 which 10 which 11 direction 11 direction 12 it 12 it 13 is 13 is 14 . 14 . 15 " reddy yawned , for he had been out all night , and he was sleepy . 1 reddy 2 yawned 2 yawned 4 for 3 , 4 for 4 for 5 he 5 he 6 had 6 had 7 been 7 been 8 out 7 been 9 all 9 all 10 night 10 night 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 he 13 he 14 was 14 was 15 sleepy 15 sleepy 16 . he decided that the best thing he could do would be to get a good rest . 1 he 2 decided 2 decided 3 that 3 that 4 the 4 the 5 best 5 best 6 thing 6 thing 7 he 7 he 8 could 8 could 9 do 9 do 10 would 10 would 11 be 11 be 13 get 12 to 13 get 13 get 14 a 13 get 16 rest 14 a 15 good 16 rest 17 . one must always be fit if one is to get on in this life . 1 one 2 must 1 one 7 one 2 must 4 be 3 always 4 be 4 be 5 fit 6 if 7 one 7 one 8 is 8 is 9 to 9 to 10 get 10 get 11 on 11 on 14 life 12 in 13 this 13 this 14 life 14 life 15 . so [reddy] [curled] up to sleep . 1 so 4 up 4 up 5 to 5 to 6 sleep 6 sleep 7 . hardly had his eyes closed when he began to dream . 1 hardly 2 had 1 hardly 3 his 1 hardly 8 began 3 his 4 eyes 3 his 7 he 4 eyes 5 closed 5 closed 6 when 8 began 9 to 8 began 10 dream 10 dream 11 . it was a beautiful dream . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 beautiful 4 beautiful 5 dream 5 dream 6 . at least , it was a beautiful dream to [reddy] . 1 at 2 least 2 least 3 , 3 , 4 it 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 a 6 a 7 beautiful 7 beautiful 8 dream 8 dream 9 to 9 to 11 . fat hens were all about him . 1 fat 2 hens 2 hens 3 were 3 were 4 all 4 all 5 about 5 about 6 him 6 him 7 . they were so fat that they could hardly walk . 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 so 3 so 4 fat 4 fat 5 that 4 fat 8 hardly 6 they 8 hardly 7 could 8 hardly 8 hardly 9 walk 9 walk 10 . never in all his life had [reddy] [fox] known anything so wonderful as was that dream . 1 never 2 in 1 never 10 anything 2 in 3 all 3 all 4 his 4 his 5 life 5 life 6 had 9 known 10 anything 10 anything 11 so 10 anything 12 wonderful 12 wonderful 13 as 13 as 14 was 14 was 15 that 15 that 16 dream 16 dream 17 . there were no dogs to worry him . 1 there 2 were 2 were 3 no 2 were 4 dogs 3 no 4 dogs 4 dogs 7 him 5 to 6 worry 6 worry 7 him 7 him 8 . there were no hunters with dreadful guns [.] 1 there 3 no 2 were 3 no 3 no 4 hunters 4 hunters 7 guns 5 with 7 guns 6 dreadful 7 guns all he had to do was to reach out and help himself to as many fat hens as he wanted . 1 all 2 he 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 to 4 to 5 do 5 do 6 was 6 was 7 to 7 to 8 reach 8 reach 9 out 8 reach 20 wanted 9 out 10 and 11 help 12 himself 12 himself 13 to 13 to 14 as 14 as 15 many 14 as 18 as 15 many 17 hens 16 fat 17 hens 18 as 19 he 18 as 20 wanted 20 wanted 21 . when he started for home the fat hens that were left started along with him . 1 when 2 he 2 he 3 started 3 started 4 for 4 for 5 home 5 home 6 the 6 the 7 fat 7 fat 8 hens 8 hens 9 that 8 hens 10 were 10 were 11 left 10 were 12 started 10 were 16 . 12 started 13 along 13 along 14 with 14 with 15 him he led a procession of fat hens straight over to his home in the [old] [pasture] . 1 he 2 led 2 led 4 procession 2 led 8 straight 3 a 4 procession 4 procession 5 of 4 procession 7 hens 5 of 6 fat 8 straight 9 over 9 over 10 to 10 to 11 his 11 his 12 home 11 his 13 in 13 in 14 the 14 the 17 . [chapter] [xxix] [reddy] [tries] [to] [arouse] [blacky's] [pity] trust [a] [fox] only as far as you can see him , and lock the chickens up before you do that . 1 trust 22 . 4 only 5 as 5 as 6 far 5 as 7 as 7 as 8 you 7 as 12 , 8 you 10 see 9 can 10 see 10 see 11 him 12 , 13 and 12 , 22 . 13 and 14 lock 14 lock 15 the 15 the 16 chickens 16 chickens 17 up 17 up 18 before 18 before 19 you 19 you 20 do 20 do 21 that bowser the [hound] [.] 1 bowser 2 the early the next morning , just as on the morning before , [blacky] [stopped] [over] [by] [reddy] ['s] [house] . 1 early 2 the 2 the 3 next 3 next 4 morning 4 morning 5 , 5 , 6 just 6 just 7 as 7 as 8 on 8 on 10 morning 9 the 10 morning 10 morning 11 before 11 before 12 , 12 , 20 . this time [reddy] was [already] home . 1 this 2 time 2 time 4 was 4 was 6 home 6 home 7 . actually he was waiting [for] [blacky] , [though] he wouldn't have had [blacky] [know] it for the world . 1 actually 2 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 waiting 4 waiting 7 , 7 , 9 he 9 he 10 wouldn't 10 wouldn't 11 have 11 have 12 had 12 had 15 it 15 it 16 for 16 for 17 the 17 the 18 world 18 world 19 . as soon as he saw [blacky] coming , he lay down on his doorstep and pretended not to see [blacky] [at] all . 1 as 2 soon 2 soon 3 as 3 as 4 he 4 he 5 saw 5 saw 7 coming 7 coming 8 , 8 , 9 he 9 he 10 lay 10 lay 11 down 11 down 12 on 12 on 13 his 12 on 14 doorstep 13 his 14 doorstep 14 doorstep 15 and 15 and 16 pretended 15 and 23 . 16 pretended 17 not 17 not 18 to 18 to 19 see 19 see 22 all " good morning , [reddy] , " said [blacky] , as he alighted in the top of a little tree close by . 1 " 2 good 1 " 6 , 2 good 3 morning 3 morning 4 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 10 , 10 , 11 as 11 as 12 he 11 as 13 alighted 13 alighted 14 in 14 in 16 top 15 the 16 top 16 top 17 of 16 top 20 tree 17 of 18 a 18 a 19 little 20 tree 21 close 21 close 22 by 22 by 23 . reddy raised his head as [if] [it] [were] [all] he could do to lift it . 1 reddy 2 raised 2 raised 3 his 3 his 4 head 4 head 5 as 5 as 10 he 10 he 11 could 11 could 12 do 12 do 13 to 13 to 14 lift 14 lift 15 it 15 it 16 . " good morning , [blacky] , " said he in a feeble voice . 1 " 2 good 1 " 6 , 2 good 3 morning 3 morning 4 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 he 9 he 10 in 9 he 14 . 10 in 11 a 11 a 13 voice 12 feeble 13 voice blacky looked at him sharply . 1 blacky 5 sharply 1 blacky 6 . 2 looked 5 sharply 3 at 4 him 4 him 5 sharply " what 's the matter , [reddy] ? " he demanded . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 's 2 what 8 ? 3 's 4 the 4 the 5 matter 5 matter 6 , 8 ? 9 " 9 " 10 he 10 he 11 demanded 11 demanded 12 . " you seem to be feeling badly . " 1 " 3 seem 2 you 3 seem 3 seem 4 to 3 seem 8 . 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 feeling 6 feeling 7 badly 8 . 9 " reddy sighed [.] 1 reddy 2 sighed it was a long , doleful sigh . 1 it 2 was 1 it 5 , 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 long 5 , 6 doleful 6 doleful 7 sigh 7 sigh 8 . " [i] [am] [feeling] badly , [blacky] , " said he . 1 " 5 badly 5 badly 6 , 6 , 11 he 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 11 he 11 he 12 . " [i] [never] [felt] worse in my life . 1 " 5 worse 5 worse 6 in 6 in 8 life 7 my 8 life 8 life 9 . the truth is [i] [i] [i] ["] [reddy] [paused] [.] 1 the 2 truth 2 truth 3 is " you what ? " demanded [blacky] , looking at [reddy] [more] [sharply] [than] [ever] [.] 1 " 2 you 1 " 4 ? 2 you 3 what 4 ? 5 " 5 " 6 demanded 6 demanded 8 , 8 , 9 looking 9 looking 10 at " [i] [am] starving , " said [reddy] [very] feebly . 1 " 6 " 4 starving 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 10 feebly 10 feebly 11 . " [i] [certainly] shall starve to death unless [i] can find some way of getting at least one good meal soon . 1 " 4 shall 4 shall 5 starve 5 starve 7 death 5 starve 16 at 6 to 7 death 7 death 8 unless 10 can 11 find 11 find 12 some 12 some 13 way 13 way 14 of 14 of 15 getting 15 getting 16 at 16 at 17 least 17 least 18 one 18 one 20 meal 19 good 20 meal 20 meal 21 soon 21 soon 22 . you have no idea , [blacky] , how dreadful it is to be hungry all the time . " 1 you 2 have 1 you 5 , 2 have 3 no 3 no 4 idea 5 , 7 , 7 , 8 how 8 how 9 dreadful 9 dreadful 10 it 10 it 11 is 11 is 16 the 12 to 13 be 12 to 15 all 13 be 14 hungry 15 all 16 the 16 the 17 time 17 time 18 . 18 . 19 " again [reddy] sighed , and followed [this] with a second sigh and then a third sigh . 1 again 3 sighed 3 sighed 4 , 4 , 13 then 5 and 6 followed 5 and 12 and 6 followed 8 with 8 with 9 a 9 a 10 second 10 second 11 sigh 12 and 13 then 13 then 14 a 14 a 15 third 15 third 16 sigh 16 sigh 17 . blacky looked behind him so that [reddy] might not see the twinkle in his eyes [.] 1 blacky 3 behind 2 looked 3 behind 3 behind 4 him 3 behind 11 the 3 behind 12 twinkle 4 him 5 so 5 so 6 that 8 might 9 not 9 not 10 see 10 see 11 the 12 twinkle 13 in 12 twinkle 14 his 12 twinkle 15 eyes for [blacky] understood [perfectly] what [reddy] was trying to do . 1 for 11 . 3 understood 5 what 5 what 7 was 5 what 11 . 7 was 8 trying 8 trying 9 to 9 to 10 do reddy wasn't fooling him a bit . 1 reddy 3 fooling 2 wasn't 3 fooling 3 fooling 4 him 4 him 6 bit 5 a 6 bit 6 bit 7 . when he looked back at [reddy] he was very grave [.] 1 when 3 looked 2 he 3 looked 3 looked 4 back 3 looked 5 at 5 at 10 grave 7 he 10 grave 8 was 9 very 9 very 10 grave he was doing his best to look very sympathetic . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 doing 3 doing 5 best 4 his 5 best 5 best 6 to 6 to 7 look 7 look 8 very 8 very 9 sympathetic 9 sympathetic 10 . " [i] 'm right sorry to hear this , [reddy] , " said he . 1 " 12 " 3 'm 4 right 3 'm 5 sorry 5 sorry 7 hear 6 to 7 hear 7 hear 8 this 8 this 9 , 9 , 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 said 13 said 14 he 14 he 15 . " [i] certainly [am] . 1 " 3 certainly 3 certainly 5 . i 've been hungry myself more than once . 1 i 5 myself 2 've 3 been 3 been 4 hungry 4 hungry 5 myself 5 myself 6 more 5 myself 9 . 6 more 7 than 6 more 8 once if you were not so weak , [i] would be tempted to show you where they are . " 1 if 2 you 2 you 16 they 3 were 5 so 3 were 9 would 4 not 5 so 5 so 6 weak 6 weak 7 , 9 would 10 be 10 be 11 tempted 11 tempted 16 they 12 to 16 they 13 show 14 you 14 you 16 they 15 where 16 they 16 they 17 are 17 are 18 . 18 . 19 " [chapter] [xxx] [blacky] [the] [crow] [is] [all] [pity] people who think that they are fooling others very often discover that they have been fooling themselves . 1 people 2 who 1 people 3 think 3 think 4 that 3 think 11 discover 4 that 5 they 6 are 7 fooling 7 fooling 8 others 7 fooling 9 very 9 very 10 often 10 often 11 discover 11 discover 12 that 11 discover 13 they 11 discover 16 fooling 14 have 15 been 15 been 16 fooling 16 fooling 17 themselves 17 themselves 18 . bowser the [hound] [.] 1 bowser 2 the i just can't bear to see an old friend starve . 1 i 2 just 2 just 3 can't 3 can't 10 starve 4 bear 5 to 5 to 6 see 6 see 10 starve 7 an 8 old 8 old 9 friend 8 old 10 starve 10 starve 11 . it is too bad that those fat hens are so far away . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 too 2 is 5 that 2 is 10 so 2 is 13 . 3 too 4 bad 5 that 6 those 6 those 7 fat 8 hens 9 are 9 are 10 so 10 so 11 far 11 far 12 away i feel sure that one of them would make you quite yourself again . " 1 i 2 feel 2 feel 3 sure 3 sure 4 that 4 that 5 one 5 one 7 them 6 of 7 them 7 them 8 would 7 them 9 make 9 make 10 you 9 make 12 yourself 9 make 13 again 11 quite 12 yourself 13 again 14 . 14 . 15 " " don't don't talk about them , " said [reddy] feebly . 1 " 2 don't 2 don't 3 don't 3 don't 4 talk 4 talk 5 about 5 about 6 them 6 them 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 11 feebly 11 feebly 12 . " if [i] could have just one fat hen that is all [i] would ask . 1 " 2 if 1 " 8 fat 1 " 16 . 4 could 5 have 5 have 6 just 6 just 7 one 7 one 8 fat 8 fat 9 hen 9 hen 12 all 10 that 11 is 11 is 12 all 12 all 15 ask 14 would 15 ask are they so very far from here ? " 1 are 2 they 1 are 3 so 1 are 8 ? 3 so 4 very 3 so 7 here 4 very 5 far 5 far 6 from 8 ? 9 " blacky nodded his head vigorously . 1 blacky 2 nodded 1 blacky 5 vigorously 2 nodded 4 head 3 his 4 head 5 vigorously 6 . " yes , " said he , " they are a long way from here . 1 " 2 yes 2 yes 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 6 he 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 16 . 9 they 10 are 10 are 11 a 11 a 12 long 12 long 13 way 13 way 14 from 14 from 15 here 15 here 16 . they are such a long way that [i] 'm afraid you are too weak to make the journey . 1 they 2 are 1 they 11 you 1 they 14 weak 2 are 3 such 3 such 4 a 4 a 5 long 5 long 6 way 6 way 7 that 9 'm 10 afraid 10 afraid 11 you 11 you 12 are 12 are 13 too 14 weak 15 to 15 to 16 make 16 make 17 the 17 the 18 journey 18 journey 19 . " it wouldn't do any harm to try it , perhaps , " suggested [reddy] , in a hesitating way . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 wouldn't 3 wouldn't 5 any 4 do 5 any 5 any 6 harm 6 harm 7 to 7 to 8 try 8 try 9 it 9 it 10 , 10 , 11 perhaps 11 perhaps 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 suggested 14 suggested 16 , 16 , 17 in 17 in 18 a 18 a 19 hesitating 19 hesitating 20 way 20 way 21 . " it is no worse to starve to death in one place than another , and [i] never was one to give up without trying . 1 " 7 starve 2 it 3 is 3 is 4 no 4 no 5 worse 4 no 7 starve 5 worse 6 to 6 to 7 starve 7 starve 8 to 7 starve 9 death 7 starve 22 give 9 death 10 in 10 in 12 place 11 one 12 place 12 place 13 than 13 than 14 another 13 than 16 and 14 another 15 , 15 , 16 and 18 never 19 was 19 was 20 one 20 one 22 give 21 to 22 give 22 give 23 up 22 give 26 . 23 up 24 without 24 without 25 trying of course [i] [cannot] [keep] up with you . 1 of 2 course 1 of 6 up 6 up 7 with 7 with 8 you 8 you 9 . in fact , [i] [couldn't] if [i] were feeling well and strong . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 3 , 6 if 6 if 8 were 8 were 9 feeling 9 feeling 10 well 10 well 11 and 11 and 12 strong 12 strong 13 . perhaps you can tell me just how to find that place , and then [i] needn't bother you at all . " 1 perhaps 2 you 2 you 3 can 3 can 4 tell 4 tell 5 me 4 tell 7 how 6 just 7 how 7 how 10 that 8 to 9 find 9 find 10 that 10 that 11 place 11 place 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 then 14 then 16 needn't 16 needn't 22 " 17 bother 19 at 18 you 19 at 19 at 20 all 20 all 21 . 21 . 22 " blacky pretended [to] [be] [lost] [in] [thought] [while] [reddy] [watched] [him] [anxiously] . 1 blacky 2 pretended 1 blacky 13 . finally [blacky] spoke . 1 finally 3 spoke 1 finally 4 . " it [certainly] makes my heart ache to see you in such a condition , [brother] [reddy] , " said he . 1 " 2 it 1 " 19 " 2 it 4 makes 4 makes 5 my 4 makes 7 ache 6 heart 7 ache 8 to 9 see 9 see 10 you 10 you 11 in 11 in 14 condition 12 such 13 a 13 a 14 condition 14 condition 15 , 15 , 18 , 18 , 19 " 19 " 20 said 20 said 21 he 21 he 22 . " [i] tell you what [i] 'll do . 1 " 3 tell 3 tell 4 you 4 you 5 what 5 what 8 do 7 'll 8 do 8 do 9 . you [know] [crows] are famous for flying in a [straight] line [when] we want to get to any place in particular . 1 you 4 are 1 you 7 flying 4 are 5 famous 5 famous 6 for 7 flying 8 in 8 in 9 a 9 a 11 line 11 line 13 we 13 we 14 want 14 want 15 to 14 want 18 any 15 to 16 get 17 to 18 any 18 any 19 place 19 place 21 particular 20 in 21 particular 21 particular 22 . i will fly straight towards that farm where the fat hens are . 1 i 4 straight 1 i 11 hens 1 i 13 . 2 will 3 fly 3 fly 4 straight 4 straight 5 towards 6 that 7 farm 7 farm 8 where 7 farm 11 hens 8 where 9 the 10 fat 11 hens 11 hens 12 are you follow along as best you can . 1 you 2 follow 2 follow 3 along 3 along 4 as 4 as 5 best 5 best 7 can 5 best 8 . 6 you 7 can in your feeble condition it will take you a long time to get anywhere near there . 1 in 4 condition 2 your 3 feeble 3 feeble 4 condition 4 condition 5 it 4 condition 16 there 5 it 6 will 6 will 7 take 7 take 8 you 9 a 10 long 9 a 12 to 10 long 11 time 12 to 13 get 13 get 16 there 14 anywhere 15 near 14 anywhere 16 there 16 there 17 . this will give me [time] to [go] hunt for my own dinner , and then [i] will [come] [back] [until] [i] meet you . 1 this 2 will 2 will 3 give 2 will 24 . 3 give 4 me 6 to 8 hunt 6 to 13 , 8 hunt 9 for 9 for 12 dinner 10 my 11 own 10 my 12 dinner 13 , 14 and 13 , 24 . 14 and 15 then 15 then 17 will 17 will 22 meet 22 meet 23 you after that , [i] will show you the way . 1 after 2 that 2 that 3 , 3 , 5 will 5 will 6 show 6 show 7 you 6 show 8 the 8 the 9 way 9 way 10 . now [i] will start along and you follow . " 1 now 3 will 3 will 4 start 4 start 5 along 5 along 6 and 6 and 8 follow 6 and 9 . 7 you 8 follow 9 . 10 " reddy got to his feet as if it were hard work [.] 1 reddy 2 got 1 reddy 5 feet 1 reddy 11 work 3 to 5 feet 4 his 5 feet 6 as 7 if 7 if 8 it 8 it 9 were 8 it 10 hard 10 hard 11 work then [blacky] spread his wings and started off , cawing encouragement . 1 then 12 . 3 spread 4 his 4 his 5 wings 5 wings 6 and 6 and 7 started 7 started 8 off 8 off 9 , 9 , 10 cawing 10 cawing 11 encouragement 11 encouragement 12 . all the time inside he was laughing to think that [reddy] [fox] should think he had fooled him . 1 all 2 the 1 all 3 time 3 time 4 inside 4 inside 5 he 4 inside 7 laughing 5 he 6 was 7 laughing 9 think 8 to 9 think 9 think 10 that 10 that 13 should 13 should 14 think 14 think 15 he 15 he 16 had 16 had 17 fooled 17 fooled 18 him 18 him 19 . " he forgot to ask again if there is a dog there , ["] chuckled [blacky] to himself . 1 " 2 he 1 " 19 . 2 he 3 forgot 3 forgot 4 to 3 forgot 6 again 3 forgot 7 if 4 to 5 ask 5 ask 6 again 8 there 9 is 8 there 12 there 9 is 10 a 10 a 11 dog 12 there 13 , 13 , 15 chuckled 13 , 19 . 15 chuckled 17 to 17 to 18 himself as for [reddy] , [no] [sooner] was [blacky] [well] on his way [than] he started off at his swiftest pace . 1 as 2 for 2 for 4 , 4 , 7 was 7 was 10 on 7 was 21 . 10 on 11 his 11 his 12 way 14 he 15 started 14 he 18 his 15 started 16 off 16 off 17 at 18 his 19 swiftest 19 swiftest 20 pace 20 pace 21 . there was nothing weak or feeble in the way [reddy] [ran] then . 1 there 3 nothing 2 was 3 nothing 3 nothing 4 weak 4 weak 5 or 5 or 6 feeble 6 feeble 7 in 7 in 8 the 8 the 9 way 9 way 12 then 12 then 13 . he was in a hurry to get to those fat hens . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 in 3 in 4 a 3 in 11 hens 4 a 5 hurry 5 hurry 6 to 6 to 7 get 7 get 8 to 9 those 10 fat 10 fat 11 hens 11 hens 12 . [chapter] [xxxi] [blacky] [is] [much] [pleased] [with] [himself] you cannot tell from a single feather what a bird looks like , nor from a lone hair how big a dog is . 1 you 4 from 2 cannot 3 tell 3 tell 4 from 4 from 7 feather 5 a 6 single 6 single 7 feather 7 feather 8 what 8 what 9 a 8 what 12 like 8 what 13 , 10 bird 11 looks 11 looks 12 like 13 , 14 nor 14 nor 15 from 15 from 16 a 15 from 18 hair 17 lone 18 hair 18 hair 19 how 18 hair 24 . 19 how 20 big 19 how 21 a 19 how 23 is 21 a 22 dog bowser the [hound] [.] 1 bowser 2 the straight [away] towards the farm where [bowser] [the] [hound] was [flew] [blacky] [the] [crow] . 1 straight 3 towards 3 towards 4 the 4 the 5 farm 5 farm 6 where 6 where 10 was 10 was 15 . in [between] [times] [blacky] [would] chuckle to [himself] [.] 1 in 6 chuckle 6 chuckle 7 to he was mightily pleased with himself , was [blacky] . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 mightily 3 mightily 4 pleased 3 mightily 7 , 4 pleased 5 with 6 himself 7 , 7 , 8 was 8 was 10 . in the first place his plan was working beautifully . 1 in 2 the 1 in 4 place 3 first 4 place 4 place 5 his 5 his 6 plan 5 his 7 was 7 was 8 working 8 working 9 beautifully 9 beautifully 10 . you know what he was [after] was to get [reddy] [fox] [over] to that farm where [bowser] was . 1 you 2 know 1 you 8 to 2 know 3 what 3 what 7 was 4 he 5 was 5 was 7 was 8 to 9 get 9 get 13 to 13 to 14 that 14 that 15 farm 15 farm 16 where 16 where 18 was 18 was 19 . he hoped that [if] [reddy] should catch one of those fat hens , the farmer would put [bowser] [on] [reddy] 's trail . 1 he 2 hoped 2 hoped 3 that 3 that 6 should 6 should 7 catch 7 catch 8 one 8 one 9 of 9 of 10 those 10 those 11 fat 11 fat 12 hens 12 hens 13 , 13 , 14 the 13 , 23 . 14 the 15 farmer 15 farmer 16 would 15 farmer 17 put 21 's 22 trail 22 trail 23 . of course , it [all] depended [on] whether [reddy] would catch one of those fat hens and whether [bowser] would be allowed to [hunt] him . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 , 3 , 4 it 4 it 6 depended 6 depended 8 whether 6 depended 26 . 8 whether 18 whether 10 would 11 catch 11 catch 12 one 12 one 13 of 13 of 14 those 14 those 15 fat 15 fat 16 hens 16 hens 17 and 17 and 18 whether 20 would 21 be 21 be 22 allowed 22 allowed 23 to 23 to 25 him 25 him 26 . blacky had a plan for making sure that if [reddy] [did] [get] one of [those] hens the folks in the farmhouse would know it . 1 blacky 2 had 1 blacky 4 plan 3 a 4 plan 4 plan 5 for 5 for 6 making 6 making 7 sure 7 sure 8 that 8 that 9 if 9 if 22 would 13 one 14 of 14 of 16 hens 16 hens 17 the 17 the 18 folks 18 folks 19 in 19 in 21 farmhouse 20 the 21 farmhouse 21 farmhouse 22 would 22 would 23 know 23 know 24 it 24 it 25 . but what tickled [blacky] [most] the knowledge that [reddy] [fox] thought he was [fooling] [blacky] . 1 but 16 . 2 what 13 was 2 what 16 . 3 tickled 6 the 3 tickled 12 he 6 the 7 knowledge 7 knowledge 8 that 8 that 11 thought 12 he 13 was you remember that [reddy] had pretended to be very weak . 1 you 2 remember 2 remember 3 that 3 that 5 had 5 had 6 pretended 6 pretended 7 to 7 to 8 be 8 be 9 very 9 very 11 . 10 weak 11 . blacky knew [that] [reddy] [was] nothing of the kind . 1 blacky 2 knew 2 knew 6 nothing 6 nothing 7 of 7 of 9 kind 8 the 9 kind 9 kind 10 . at the very first opportunity [blacky] stopped in the top of a tall tree as if to rest . 1 at 2 the 1 at 10 top 2 the 3 very 2 the 5 opportunity 3 very 4 first 5 opportunity 7 stopped 8 in 9 the 9 the 10 top 10 top 14 tree 11 of 12 a 12 a 13 tall 13 tall 14 tree 14 tree 18 rest 15 as 16 if 16 if 17 to 17 to 18 rest 18 rest 19 . his real reason for stopping was to have a chance to look back . 1 his 3 reason 1 his 6 was 2 real 3 reason 3 reason 4 for 4 for 5 stopping 6 was 7 to 7 to 8 have 8 have 9 a 9 a 10 chance 10 chance 11 to 11 to 12 look 12 look 13 back 13 back 14 . you see , while he was flying he couldn't look behind him . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 while 4 while 7 flying 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 flying 7 flying 9 couldn't 7 flying 11 behind 8 he 9 couldn't 9 couldn't 10 look 11 behind 12 him 12 him 13 . there was nothing weak or feeble in the way that red speck was coming across the snow-covered fields . 1 there 2 was 1 there 3 nothing 2 was 3 nothing 3 nothing 4 weak 4 weak 5 or 5 or 6 feeble 6 feeble 7 in 7 in 8 the 8 the 9 way 9 way 10 that 10 that 11 red 11 red 12 speck 11 red 17 snow-covered 12 speck 13 was 13 was 14 coming 15 across 17 snow-covered 16 the 17 snow-covered 17 snow-covered 18 fields 18 fields 19 . blacky chuckled hoarsely . 1 blacky 2 chuckled 2 chuckled 3 hoarsely 3 hoarsely 4 . nearer and nearer came the [red] speck , and of course the nearer it came the larger it grew . 1 nearer 2 and 1 nearer 3 nearer 3 nearer 4 came 3 nearer 5 the 5 the 7 speck 7 speck 13 nearer 8 , 9 and 8 , 13 nearer 9 and 10 of 10 of 11 course 11 course 12 the 13 nearer 14 it 14 it 15 came 15 came 16 the 16 the 17 larger 17 larger 19 grew 18 it 19 grew 19 grew 20 . presently it stopped moving fast . 1 presently 2 it 1 presently 6 . 2 it 3 stopped 3 stopped 5 fast 4 moving 5 fast it began to move slowly and stop every once in a while , as if to rest . 1 it 2 began 2 began 3 to 3 to 4 move 4 move 5 slowly 5 slowly 6 and 5 slowly 7 stop 5 slowly 17 rest 7 stop 8 every 7 stop 10 in 9 once 10 in 10 in 11 a 11 a 12 while 13 , 14 as 14 as 15 if 15 if 16 to 16 to 17 rest 17 rest 18 . blacky laughed right out . 1 blacky 2 laughed 1 blacky 5 . 2 laughed 4 out 3 right 4 out he knew then that [reddy] [fox] had discovered him sitting in the top of that tall tree and was once more pretending . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 then 3 then 4 that 3 then 8 discovered 7 had 8 discovered 8 discovered 10 sitting 9 him 10 sitting 10 sitting 11 in 11 in 12 the 12 the 13 top 13 top 14 of 13 top 17 tree 14 of 15 that 15 that 16 tall 17 tree 18 and 18 and 19 was 19 was 21 more 19 was 22 pretending 19 was 23 . 20 once 21 more it was a sort of a game , a game that [blacky] [thoroughly] enjoyed . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 2 was 4 sort 4 sort 5 of 5 of 6 a 6 a 7 game 7 game 8 , 8 , 9 a 9 a 10 game 10 game 11 that 11 that 14 enjoyed 14 enjoyed 15 . as soon as he knew that [reddy] had discovered him , he [once] [more] spread his black wings and started on . 1 as 2 soon 2 soon 3 as 3 as 4 he 4 he 5 knew 5 knew 6 that 6 that 8 had 8 had 9 discovered 9 discovered 10 him 10 him 11 , 11 , 12 he 12 he 15 spread 12 he 19 and 15 spread 18 wings 16 his 18 wings 17 black 18 wings 19 and 20 started 20 started 21 on 21 on 22 . the same thing happened over again . 1 the 2 same 2 same 3 thing 2 same 4 happened 4 happened 5 over 5 over 6 again 5 over 7 . in [fact] , [blacky] did not fly far this time [before] [once] [more] [waiting] [.] 1 in 3 , 3 , 5 did 5 did 6 not 5 did 7 fly 7 fly 8 far 8 far 10 time 9 this 10 time it was great fun to see [reddy] [suddenly] [pretend] that he was [too] weak to run . 1 it 4 fun 2 was 4 fun 3 great 4 fun 4 fun 5 to 5 to 6 see 6 see 10 that 10 that 11 he 11 he 12 was 12 was 14 weak 14 weak 16 run 15 to 16 run 16 run 17 . it was [such] [fun] that [blacky] quite forgot that he had had no breakfast . 1 it 2 was 2 was 5 that 5 that 11 had 7 quite 8 forgot 8 forgot 9 that 9 that 10 he 10 he 11 had 11 had 12 had 12 had 13 no 13 no 14 breakfast 13 no 15 . yes , [blacky] the [crow] was very much pleased with himself . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 6 was 2 , 4 the 6 was 7 very 7 very 8 much 8 much 9 pleased 9 pleased 10 with 10 with 11 himself 11 himself 12 . it looked very much as if he would succeed in helping [bowser] the [hound] . 1 it 2 looked 2 looked 3 very 3 very 4 much 4 much 5 as 5 as 6 if 6 if 7 he 7 he 8 would 8 would 9 succeed 9 succeed 10 in 10 in 11 helping 11 helping 15 . 13 the 15 . this pleased him . 1 this 2 pleased 2 pleased 3 him 3 him 4 . [chapter] [xxxii] [blacky] [waits] [for] [reddy] be wise , my friends , and do not fail [to] trust a dog who wags his tail . 1 be 2 wise 2 wise 3 , 3 , 4 my 4 my 5 friends 5 friends 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 do 8 do 9 not 9 not 19 . 10 fail 18 tail 12 trust 14 dog 13 a 14 dog 14 dog 18 tail 15 who 16 wags 16 wags 17 his 16 wags 18 tail 18 tail 19 . bowser the [hound] [.] 1 bowser 2 the just before [reaching] the farm where the fat hens and [bowser] the [hound] were , [blacky] waited for [reddy] [fox] to catch up . 1 just 2 before 2 before 4 the 4 the 5 farm 5 farm 6 where 6 where 7 the 7 the 8 fat 8 fat 9 hens 9 hens 10 and 10 and 12 the 10 and 15 , 12 the 14 were 15 , 17 waited 17 waited 18 for 18 for 21 to 21 to 22 catch 22 catch 23 up 23 up 24 . it was some time before [reddy] appeared , for he [wasn't] [traveling] as fast now as when he [had] started out . 1 it 2 was 1 it 7 appeared 1 it 22 . 2 was 3 some 3 some 4 time 4 time 5 before 7 appeared 8 , 8 , 9 for 9 for 10 he 10 he 18 he 13 as 14 fast 13 as 16 as 15 now 16 as 16 as 17 when 17 when 18 he 18 he 20 started 20 started 21 out as soon as [blacky] saw him he hid in the thick branches of a tall pine-tree . 1 as 6 him 2 soon 3 as 3 as 6 him 5 saw 6 him 6 him 7 he 7 he 8 hid 8 hid 9 in 9 in 10 the 10 the 11 thick 11 thick 12 branches 12 branches 13 of 13 of 14 a 14 a 15 tall 15 tall 16 pine-tree 16 pine-tree 17 . reddy didn't see him . 1 reddy 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 see 3 see 4 him 4 him 5 . in fact , [blacky] had been so far ahead [that] [reddy] [had] [lost] sight of him some time before . 1 in 9 ahead 1 in 14 sight 2 fact 3 , 3 , 5 had 5 had 6 been 6 been 7 so 7 so 8 far 8 far 9 ahead 14 sight 15 of 15 of 16 him 16 him 17 some 17 some 18 time 18 time 19 before 19 before 20 . out of the bushes trotted [reddy] . 1 out 2 of 2 of 3 the 3 the 4 bushes 4 bushes 5 trotted 5 trotted 7 . his tongue was hanging out just a little , and he was panting . 1 his 2 tongue 2 tongue 3 was 3 was 4 hanging 4 hanging 5 out 4 hanging 6 just 6 just 8 little 7 a 8 little 8 little 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 he 11 he 12 was 12 was 13 panting 13 panting 14 . blacky was [just] [about] [to] [speak] [when] [reddy] [stopped] [.] 1 blacky 2 was he stood as still as if he had suddenly been frozen stiff . 1 he 2 stood 2 stood 4 still 2 stood 6 if 3 as 4 still 5 as 6 if 6 if 7 he 7 he 8 had 8 had 10 been 9 suddenly 10 been 10 been 11 frozen 11 frozen 12 stiff 11 frozen 13 . his sharp black ears were cocked forward , and his head was turned just a little to one side . 1 his 2 sharp 1 his 4 ears 2 sharp 3 black 4 ears 5 were 5 were 6 cocked 6 cocked 7 forward 6 cocked 14 just 7 forward 8 , 9 and 12 was 10 his 11 head 11 head 12 was 12 was 13 turned 12 was 14 just 14 just 15 a 14 just 19 side 14 just 20 . 15 a 16 little 16 little 17 to 18 one 19 side reddy was listening . 1 reddy 3 listening 2 was 3 listening 3 listening 4 . he was listening for the voice of [blacky] . 1 he 2 was 1 he 3 listening 3 listening 4 for 3 listening 9 . 4 for 5 the 5 the 6 voice 6 voice 7 of you see , he thought [blacky] was still far ahead of him . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 thought 5 thought 13 . 7 was 8 still 8 still 9 far 9 far 10 ahead 10 ahead 11 of 11 of 12 him 12 him 13 . for several minutes [reddy] [stood] listening [with] all [his] [might] , and [blacky] 's sharp eyes twinkled as he looked down , watching [reddy] . 1 for 3 minutes 1 for 11 , 2 several 3 minutes 3 minutes 6 listening 8 all 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 17 twinkled 12 and 25 . 14 's 15 sharp 15 sharp 16 eyes 16 eyes 17 twinkled 18 as 19 he 18 as 20 looked 20 looked 21 down 21 down 22 , 22 , 23 watching 23 watching 25 . [suddenly] [reddy] [sat] [down] [.] there was an expression on his sharp face [which] [blacky] [understood] [perfectly] . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 an 3 an 4 expression 4 expression 5 on 5 on 6 his 6 his 7 sharp 7 sharp 8 face 8 face 13 . it was quite plain that [reddy] was becoming suspicious . 1 it 2 was 1 it 5 that 2 was 3 quite 3 quite 4 plain 5 that 7 was 7 was 8 becoming 8 becoming 9 suspicious 9 suspicious 10 . he had begun to suspect that he had been tricked by [blacky] and led so far away from home for nothing . 1 he 2 had 1 he 13 and 2 had 3 begun 3 begun 4 to 4 to 5 suspect 5 suspect 6 that 6 that 7 he 7 he 8 had 8 had 9 been 9 been 10 tricked 10 tricked 11 by 13 and 14 led 14 led 20 for 15 so 16 far 16 far 17 away 17 away 18 from 18 from 19 home 19 home 20 for 20 for 21 nothing 20 for 22 . down inside [blacky] [chuckled] . 1 down 2 inside 1 down 5 . it was a [noiseless] chuckle , for [blacky] did not [intend] to give [himself] away until he had to . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 5 chuckle 5 chuckle 6 , 6 , 7 for 7 for 9 did 9 did 10 not 10 not 12 to 12 to 13 give 13 give 15 away 15 away 16 until 16 until 17 he 17 he 18 had 18 had 19 to 19 to 20 . but when at last he saw that [reddy] was beginning to get uneasy , [blacky] spoke . 1 but 2 when 2 when 4 last 2 when 14 , 3 at 4 last 4 last 5 he 5 he 6 saw 6 saw 7 that 9 was 10 beginning 10 beginning 14 , 11 to 12 get 12 get 13 uneasy 12 get 14 , 14 , 16 spoke 14 , 17 . " you seem to be feeling better , [brother] [reddy] , " said he . 1 " 2 you 1 " 11 , 2 you 3 seem 3 seem 4 to 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 feeling 6 feeling 7 better 7 better 8 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 said 13 said 14 he 14 he 15 . at the sound of [blacky] 's voice , [reddy] was so startled that he jumped quite as if he had sat down on a prickly briar . 1 at 2 the 1 at 3 sound 1 at 8 , 3 sound 4 of 3 sound 7 voice 6 's 7 voice 8 , 10 was 10 was 11 so 11 so 13 that 12 startled 13 that 13 that 15 jumped 14 he 15 jumped 15 jumped 16 quite 15 jumped 17 as 17 as 18 if 18 if 19 he 19 he 20 had 20 had 21 sat 21 sat 22 down 22 down 23 on 23 on 24 a 24 a 26 briar 25 prickly 26 briar 26 briar 27 . he was sharp enough to know that it was no longer of any use to pretend . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 sharp 3 sharp 4 enough 4 enough 5 to 5 to 6 know 6 know 7 that 7 that 8 it 8 it 11 longer 8 it 14 use 9 was 10 no 10 no 11 longer 12 of 13 any 13 any 14 use 14 use 15 to 15 to 16 pretend 16 pretend 17 . " [i] 'm feeling better , " said he . 1 " 7 " 3 'm 4 feeling 4 feeling 5 better 5 better 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 he 9 he 10 . " the thought of those fat hens has quite restored my strength . 1 " 7 hens 2 the 3 thought 2 the 4 of 4 of 5 those 5 those 7 hens 6 fat 7 hens 7 hens 8 has 8 has 9 quite 8 has 10 restored 10 restored 12 strength 11 my 12 strength 12 strength 13 . did you say that they are near here ? " 1 did 2 you 1 did 3 say 1 did 9 ? 1 did 10 " 3 say 4 that 3 say 5 they 5 they 6 are 5 they 7 near 7 near 8 here " [i] didn't say , but " [blacky] didn't finish . 1 " 6 but 1 " 7 " 3 didn't 4 say 4 say 5 , 5 , 6 but 7 " 11 . 9 didn't 10 finish 10 finish 11 . he didn't need to . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 need 3 need 4 to 4 to 5 . from the other side of a little swamp in front of them a rooster crowed . 1 from 2 the 2 the 3 other 3 other 4 side 4 side 5 of 4 side 10 front 5 of 6 a 6 a 7 little 7 little 8 swamp 9 in 10 front 10 front 11 of 11 of 12 them 12 them 13 a 13 a 14 rooster 14 rooster 15 crowed 15 crowed 16 . that was answer enough ! 1 that 2 was 2 was 4 enough 3 answer 4 enough 4 enough 5 ! reddy 's yellow eyes gleamed . 1 reddy 2 's 2 's 3 yellow 3 yellow 4 eyes 4 eyes 5 gleamed 5 gleamed 6 . in an instant he was on his feet , the picture of alertness . 1 in 2 an 1 in 9 , 2 an 3 instant 3 instant 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 on 6 on 7 his 7 his 8 feet 9 , 10 the 10 the 11 picture 11 picture 12 of 12 of 13 alertness 13 alertness 14 . " are you satisfied [that] [i] [told] the truth ? " asked [blacky] . 1 " 2 are 2 are 3 you 3 you 4 satisfied 4 satisfied 9 truth 8 the 9 truth 9 truth 10 ? 10 ? 12 asked 11 " 12 asked 12 asked 14 . reddy nodded . 1 reddy 2 nodded 2 nodded 3 . [chapter] [xxxiii] [reddy] [watches] [the] [fat] [hens] sooner or later the crookedest trail will straighten . 1 sooner 2 or 1 sooner 3 later 1 sooner 5 crookedest 4 the 5 crookedest 5 crookedest 6 trail 6 trail 7 will 7 will 8 straighten 8 straighten 9 . bowser the [hound] [.] 1 bowser 2 the at the [sound] of that rooster 's voice on the other side of the little swamp , [reddy] [became] a changed [fox] . 1 at 2 the 1 at 12 side 2 the 4 of 4 of 5 that 5 that 6 rooster 6 rooster 7 's 7 's 8 voice 9 on 10 the 10 the 11 other 11 other 12 side 12 side 13 of 13 of 14 the 14 the 15 little 15 little 16 swamp 16 swamp 17 , 17 , 23 . 20 a 21 changed 21 changed 23 . he did not even glance up at [blacky] . 1 he 2 did 2 did 3 not 2 did 9 . 3 not 4 even 4 even 5 glance 5 glance 6 up 5 glance 7 at he did not even say thank you [to] [blacky] for having shown him the way . 1 he 2 did 2 did 5 say 3 not 4 even 4 even 5 say 5 say 6 thank 6 thank 7 you 6 thank 16 . 7 you 15 way 10 for 11 having 11 having 12 shown 12 shown 13 him 12 shown 14 the 14 the 15 way he looked neither to the right nor to the left , but with eyes fixed eagerly ahead , began to steal forward swiftly . 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 3 neither 2 looked 4 to 2 looked 5 the 5 the 6 right 6 right 7 nor 6 right 8 to 8 to 9 the 9 the 10 left 9 the 15 fixed 10 left 11 , 11 , 12 but 13 with 14 eyes 14 eyes 15 fixed 15 fixed 16 eagerly 16 eagerly 17 ahead 17 ahead 18 , 18 , 19 began 19 began 20 to 20 to 21 steal 21 steal 22 forward 22 forward 23 swiftly 23 swiftly 24 . to this he crawled on his stomach and peeped around the end of it . 1 to 2 this 1 to 3 he 1 to 4 crawled 4 crawled 5 on 5 on 6 his 6 his 7 stomach 7 stomach 8 and 8 and 9 peeped 9 peeped 10 around 10 around 11 the 10 around 12 end 12 end 13 of 12 end 14 it 14 it 15 . everything was as [blacky] [the] [crow] had said . 1 everything 2 was 2 was 9 . 3 as 9 . 7 had 8 said 7 had 9 . they were not [shut] in by a wire fence [as] were [farmer] [brown] ['s] hens . 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 not 3 not 8 wire 5 in 6 by 6 by 7 a 7 a 8 wire 8 wire 9 fence 9 fence 15 hens 11 were 15 hens 15 hens 16 . some were taking a sun bath just in front of the barn door . 1 some 2 were 2 were 3 taking 3 taking 4 a 4 a 5 sun 4 a 6 bath 6 bath 7 just 7 just 8 in 8 in 9 front 9 front 10 of 10 of 11 the 11 the 12 barn 12 barn 13 door 13 door 14 . others were scattered about , picking up bits of food which had been thrown out for them . 1 others 2 were 2 were 5 , 3 scattered 4 about 4 about 5 , 5 , 6 picking 6 picking 7 up 6 picking 8 bits 8 bits 9 of 8 bits 10 food 10 food 11 which 10 food 17 them 12 had 13 been 13 been 14 thrown 14 thrown 15 out 14 thrown 16 for 16 for 17 them 17 them 18 . a few were scratching in some straw in the cowyard . 1 a 2 few 2 few 4 scratching 3 were 4 scratching 4 scratching 5 in 4 scratching 7 straw 6 some 7 straw 7 straw 10 cowyard 8 in 10 cowyard 9 the 10 cowyard 10 cowyard 11 . in the barn a horse stamped . 1 in 2 the 1 in 6 stamped 2 the 3 barn 4 a 5 horse 5 horse 6 stamped 6 stamped 7 . from the farmhouse sounded the voice of a woman singing . 1 from 2 the 2 the 3 farmhouse 3 farmhouse 4 sounded 4 sounded 6 voice 4 sounded 7 of 5 the 6 voice 7 of 8 a 8 a 9 woman 9 woman 10 singing 9 woman 11 . once the door of the farmhouse opened , and an appetizing odor floated out to tickle the nose of [reddy] . 1 once 3 door 2 the 3 door 3 door 6 farmhouse 4 of 5 the 4 of 6 farmhouse 5 the 6 farmhouse 6 farmhouse 7 opened 7 opened 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 an 10 an 11 appetizing 11 appetizing 12 odor 12 odor 13 floated 13 floated 14 out 14 out 15 to 15 to 16 tickle 16 tickle 17 the 17 the 18 nose 18 nose 19 of 19 of 21 . reddy looked sharply for signs of a dog . 1 reddy 3 sharply 2 looked 3 sharply 3 sharply 4 for 4 for 5 signs 5 signs 6 of 6 of 7 a 7 a 8 dog 8 dog 9 . not one could he see . 1 not 2 one 2 one 6 . 3 could 4 he 3 could 5 see 3 could 6 . if there was a dog , he must be either in the barn or in the house . 1 if 2 there 2 there 3 was 2 there 4 a 4 a 5 dog 5 dog 6 , 5 dog 10 either 5 dog 17 house 7 he 8 must 8 must 9 be 9 be 10 either 10 either 14 or 11 in 12 the 12 the 13 barn 13 barn 14 or 15 in 17 house 16 the 17 house 17 house 18 . it was quite clear [to] [reddy] that no [fox] had bothered this flock of fat hens . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 quite 2 was 17 . 3 quite 4 clear 3 quite 7 that 7 that 8 no 10 had 11 bothered 11 bothered 13 flock 12 this 13 flock 13 flock 14 of 13 flock 16 hens 13 flock 17 . 15 fat 16 hens he was sorely tempted to rush out and grab one of them at once , but he didn't . 1 he 4 tempted 2 was 3 sorely 3 sorely 4 tempted 4 tempted 9 grab 5 to 6 rush 5 to 7 out 6 rush 7 out 7 out 8 and 8 and 9 grab 9 grab 10 one 9 grab 14 once 11 of 12 them 12 them 13 at 13 at 14 once 14 once 18 didn't 14 once 19 . 15 , 16 but 16 but 18 didn't 17 he 18 didn't he was far too clever to do anything like that until he was absolutely sure that it would be safe . 1 he 11 until 2 was 3 far 3 far 4 too 3 far 11 until 5 clever 6 to 6 to 7 do 7 do 8 anything 8 anything 9 like 9 like 10 that 10 that 11 until 11 until 20 safe 11 until 21 . 12 he 13 was 12 he 14 absolutely 13 was 14 absolutely 14 absolutely 15 sure 14 absolutely 16 that 14 absolutely 20 safe 17 it 18 would 17 it 20 safe 18 would 19 be he was sure that he could get one of those fat hens , but he wanted more . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 sure 3 sure 4 that 4 that 5 he 5 he 6 could 6 could 7 get 7 get 8 one 8 one 9 of 8 one 10 those 10 those 11 fat 11 fat 12 hens 12 hens 13 , 13 , 14 but 14 but 16 wanted 15 he 16 wanted 16 wanted 17 more 17 more 18 . the thing to do was to be patient until he could catch one without alarming the others . 1 the 2 thing 1 the 15 alarming 2 thing 3 to 3 to 4 do 4 do 5 was 5 was 6 to 6 to 7 be 7 be 8 patient 9 until 10 he 10 he 11 could 11 could 12 catch 12 catch 13 one 13 one 15 alarming 14 without 15 alarming 15 alarming 17 others 16 the 17 others 17 others 18 . then perhaps he would be able to catch another . 1 then 2 perhaps 2 perhaps 3 he 3 he 4 would 3 he 6 able 4 would 5 be 6 able 7 to 7 to 8 catch 8 catch 9 another 9 another 10 . reddy decided to be patient and wait . 1 reddy 2 decided 2 decided 4 be 3 to 4 be 4 be 5 patient 5 patient 6 and 6 and 7 wait 7 wait 8 . [chapter] [xxxiv] [patience] [and] [impatience] patience is a virtue [in] [a] [cause] that 's right . 1 patience 2 is 2 is 3 a 3 a 4 virtue 4 virtue 8 that 8 that 9 's 9 's 10 right 10 right 11 . in a cause that isn't , [it] 's a cause for fright . 1 in 2 a 2 a 3 cause 3 cause 5 isn't 3 cause 10 cause 4 that 5 isn't 5 isn't 6 , 5 isn't 8 's 9 a 10 cause 10 cause 11 for 10 cause 12 fright 12 fright 13 . bowser the [hound] [.] 1 bowser 2 the one of the first things that the little people of the [green] [forest] and the [green] [meadows] [who] hunt [other] [little] [people] learn is patience . 1 one 2 of 2 of 4 first 2 of 6 that 3 the 4 first 5 things 6 that 6 that 9 people 6 that 10 of 7 the 8 little 8 little 9 people 10 of 11 the 11 the 14 and 14 and 15 the 15 the 19 hunt 19 hunt 23 learn 23 learn 25 patience 24 is 25 patience 25 patience 26 . sometimes it takes a long time to learn this , but it is a necessary lesson . 1 sometimes 3 takes 2 it 3 takes 3 takes 5 long 3 takes 7 to 3 takes 8 learn 4 a 5 long 5 long 6 time 8 learn 9 this 8 learn 16 lesson 9 this 10 , 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 it 12 it 13 is 13 is 14 a 14 a 15 necessary 16 lesson 17 . reddy [fox] had learned it . 1 reddy 3 had 3 had 4 learned 4 learned 5 it 5 it 6 . reddy knew that often even his cleverness would not succeed without patience . 1 reddy 2 knew 1 reddy 7 cleverness 2 knew 5 even 3 that 4 often 3 that 5 even 6 his 7 cleverness 7 cleverness 8 would 8 would 10 succeed 9 not 10 succeed 10 succeed 11 without 11 without 12 patience 11 without 13 . when he was young he had lost many a good meal through impatience . 1 when 2 he 1 when 5 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 young 5 he 6 had 6 had 8 many 7 lost 8 many 8 many 9 a 8 many 12 through 10 good 11 meal 11 meal 12 through 12 through 13 impatience 12 through 14 . reddy could not remember when he had been more hungry than he was now . 1 reddy 2 could 1 reddy 5 when 2 could 4 remember 3 not 4 remember 5 when 6 he 6 he 7 had 7 had 8 been 8 been 9 more 9 more 10 hungry 10 hungry 11 than 11 than 14 now 12 he 13 was 12 he 14 now 14 now 15 . if he were discovered , there would be small chance for him to get another fat hen . 1 if 2 he 1 if 3 were 2 he 3 were 3 were 4 discovered 4 discovered 10 chance 5 , 9 small 6 there 8 be 7 would 8 be 8 be 9 small 9 small 10 chance 10 chance 17 hen 10 chance 18 . 11 for 12 him 12 him 13 to 12 him 16 fat 14 get 15 another 15 another 16 fat 16 fat 17 hen reddy is keen enough to make the most of an opportunity . 1 reddy 3 keen 1 reddy 12 . 2 is 3 keen 3 keen 4 enough 4 enough 5 to 5 to 6 make 6 make 7 the 7 the 8 most 8 most 11 opportunity 9 of 10 an 10 an 11 opportunity he knew that if he could get one of these hens without frightening the others , he would have a chance to get another . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 3 that 4 if 4 if 5 he 5 he 6 could 6 could 7 get 7 get 11 hens 8 one 9 of 9 of 10 these 10 these 11 hens 11 hens 13 frightening 11 hens 25 . 12 without 13 frightening 13 frightening 15 others 14 the 15 others 15 others 16 , 15 others 24 another 17 he 24 another 18 would 19 have 19 have 21 chance 20 a 21 chance 21 chance 24 another 22 to 24 another 23 get 24 another he might have a chance to get several in this way . 1 he 2 might 2 might 3 have 3 have 4 a 4 a 5 chance 5 chance 6 to 5 chance 7 get 7 get 9 in 8 several 9 in 9 in 10 this 10 this 11 way 11 way 12 . so , though he was so eager and so hungry , he made himself keep perfectly still , while he studied out a plan . 1 so 2 , 2 , 3 though 3 though 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 so 6 so 7 eager 7 eager 10 hungry 8 and 9 so 9 so 10 hungry 10 hungry 11 , 10 hungry 13 made 11 , 12 he 12 he 13 made 13 made 14 himself 13 made 15 keep 15 keep 16 perfectly 15 keep 18 , 16 perfectly 17 still 18 , 19 while 19 while 20 he 20 he 21 studied 21 studied 22 out 22 out 23 a 23 a 24 plan 24 plan 25 . by and by he stole ever so carefully around back of the barn to the cowyard . 1 by 2 and 2 and 3 by 2 and 4 he 4 he 5 stole 4 he 12 the 5 stole 6 ever 6 ever 7 so 6 ever 8 carefully 8 carefully 9 around 9 around 10 back 9 around 11 of 12 the 13 barn 13 barn 14 to 14 to 15 the 15 the 16 cowyard 16 cowyard 17 . some of those fat hens were scratching in the straw of the cowyard . 1 some 2 of 2 of 3 those 3 those 4 fat 4 fat 5 hens 5 hens 6 were 6 were 7 scratching 7 scratching 8 in 8 in 9 the 9 the 10 straw 10 straw 11 of 11 of 12 the 12 the 13 cowyard 13 cowyard 14 . just outside the cowyard was a pile of old boards . 1 just 2 outside 2 outside 4 cowyard 3 the 4 cowyard 4 cowyard 5 was 4 cowyard 7 pile 4 cowyard 10 boards 6 a 7 pile 7 pile 8 of 8 of 9 old 10 boards 11 . reddy crawled behind this pile of old boards and then crouched and settled himself to be patient . 1 reddy 11 crouched 2 crawled 4 this 2 crawled 5 pile 3 behind 4 this 5 pile 6 of 6 of 7 old 7 old 8 boards 8 boards 9 and 9 and 10 then 10 then 11 crouched 11 crouched 12 and 12 and 13 settled 13 settled 14 himself 14 himself 15 to 15 to 16 be 16 be 17 patient 17 patient 18 . he knew that sooner or later one of those fat hens would be likely to come out of the cowyard . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 4 sooner 4 sooner 5 or 4 sooner 6 later 4 sooner 20 cowyard 6 later 7 one 7 one 8 of 8 of 9 those 9 those 10 fat 11 hens 20 cowyard 12 would 13 be 13 be 14 likely 14 likely 16 come 15 to 16 come 16 come 17 out 16 come 20 cowyard 18 of 19 the 19 the 20 cowyard 20 cowyard 21 . in this way he might be able to catch one without the others knowing a thing about it . 1 in 2 this 2 this 3 way 3 way 4 he 4 he 7 able 5 might 6 be 6 be 7 able 7 able 8 to 7 able 9 catch 8 to 9 catch 9 catch 10 one 10 one 11 without 10 one 19 . 11 without 14 knowing 12 the 13 others 13 others 14 knowing 14 knowing 16 thing 14 knowing 17 about 15 a 16 thing 17 about 18 it 18 it 19 . blacky [the] [crow] [sat] [in] [the] [top] [of] a [tall] [tree] [where] [he] [could] [see] [all] [that] [was] [going] [on] [.] 1 blacky 9 a blacky was [as] [impatient] [as] [reddy] [was] [patient] [.] 1 blacky 2 was " why doesn't the red rascal rush in and get one of those fat hens ? " muttered [blacky] . 1 " 2 why 1 " 17 " 2 why 3 doesn't 2 why 16 ? 3 doesn't 4 the 3 doesn't 6 rascal 5 red 6 rascal 6 rascal 10 get 7 rush 8 in 8 in 9 and 9 and 10 get 10 get 12 of 11 one 12 of 13 those 15 hens 14 fat 15 hens 15 hens 16 ? 17 " 18 muttered 18 muttered 20 . " what is the matter with him , anyway ? 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 is 3 is 5 matter 3 is 8 , 4 the 5 matter 5 matter 6 with 6 with 7 him 8 , 10 ? 9 anyway 10 ? i wonder if he is afraid . 1 i 2 wonder 2 wonder 3 if 3 if 4 he 4 he 5 is 5 is 6 afraid 6 afraid 7 . he could catch one of them without half trying , and there he lies as if he expected them to run right into his mouth . 1 he 2 could 2 could 3 catch 3 catch 4 one 4 one 6 them 5 of 6 them 6 them 7 without 6 them 19 them 7 without 8 half 8 half 9 trying 10 , 11 and 10 , 14 lies 11 and 12 there 12 there 13 he 14 lies 15 as 15 as 16 if 16 if 17 he 17 he 18 expected 18 expected 19 them 19 them 20 to 19 them 26 . 20 to 21 run 21 run 22 right 22 right 23 into 23 into 25 mouth 24 his 25 mouth i don't want to sit here all day . 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 want 3 want 4 to 4 to 5 sit 5 sit 6 here 6 here 8 day 7 all 8 day 8 day 9 . yet [i] [can't] [do] [a] [thing] [until] [he] [catches] [one] [of] [those] [hens] . " 1 yet 14 . 14 . 15 " [chapter] [xxxv] [things] [happen] [all] [at] [once] the cleverest [fox] is almost certain to visit the chicken yard [once] too [often] . 1 the 2 cleverest 1 the 11 yard 2 cleverest 10 chicken 4 is 5 almost 5 almost 6 certain 5 almost 7 to 7 to 8 visit 8 visit 9 the 9 the 10 chicken 11 yard 13 too 13 too 15 . bowser the [hound] [.] 1 bowser 2 the in the cowyard back of the barn of this particular farm stood several cows contentedly chewing their cuds as they took their daily airing . 1 in 2 the 2 the 3 cowyard 3 cowyard 11 farm 4 back 5 of 5 of 6 the 6 the 7 barn 7 barn 8 of 8 of 9 this 9 this 10 particular 10 particular 11 farm 11 farm 13 several 12 stood 13 several 13 several 14 cows 14 cows 15 contentedly 15 contentedly 16 chewing 16 chewing 18 cuds 17 their 18 cuds 18 cuds 19 as 19 as 20 they 20 they 21 took 21 took 22 their 22 their 23 daily 23 daily 24 airing 24 airing 25 . half a dozen fat hens were walking about among them and scratching in the straw . 1 half 3 dozen 2 a 3 dozen 3 dozen 10 them 4 fat 5 hens 5 hens 6 were 6 were 7 walking 7 walking 8 about 8 about 9 among 9 among 10 them 10 them 11 and 10 them 12 scratching 12 scratching 13 in 12 scratching 15 straw 12 scratching 16 . 13 in 14 the out in the farmyard in front of the barn were many more fat hens . 1 out 2 in 2 in 4 farmyard 2 in 10 were 3 the 4 farmyard 5 in 6 front 6 front 7 of 7 of 8 the 8 the 9 barn 9 barn 10 were 10 were 11 many 11 many 12 more 12 more 13 fat 13 fat 14 hens 14 hens 15 . behind a pile of old boards just outside the cowyard was a spot of red . 1 behind 2 a 2 a 3 pile 3 pile 10 cowyard 4 of 5 old 5 old 6 boards 6 boards 7 just 6 boards 10 cowyard 7 just 8 outside 9 the 10 cowyard 10 cowyard 11 was 11 was 16 . 12 a 13 spot 13 spot 14 of 13 spot 15 red 15 red 16 . in the top of a tall tree not far distant was a spot of black . 1 in 2 the 2 the 3 top 3 top 4 of 3 top 7 tree 4 of 5 a 6 tall 7 tree 7 tree 8 not 8 not 9 far 9 far 10 distant 10 distant 11 was 10 distant 16 . 11 was 12 a 12 a 14 of 13 spot 14 of 14 of 15 black the smoke from the chimney of the farmhouse floated skyward in a lazy way . 1 the 2 smoke 2 smoke 3 from 3 from 4 the 3 from 10 skyward 4 the 5 chimney 5 chimney 6 of 6 of 7 the 7 the 8 farmhouse 8 farmhouse 9 floated 10 skyward 11 in 11 in 12 a 12 a 13 lazy 13 lazy 14 way 14 way 15 . looking down on the [great] [world] [,] jolly , [round] , [bright] [mr] [sun] saw no more peaceful scene anywhere . 1 looking 2 down 2 down 3 on 3 on 4 the 4 the 8 jolly 8 jolly 9 , 9 , 11 , 11 , 15 saw 15 saw 16 no 16 no 17 more 16 no 20 anywhere 18 peaceful 19 scene 18 peaceful 20 anywhere 20 anywhere 21 . by and by a fat hen walked over to the bars of the cowyard and hopped up on the lower bar . 1 by 2 and 1 by 3 by 3 by 4 a 4 a 5 fat 5 fat 6 hen 6 hen 22 . 7 walked 8 over 8 over 9 to 9 to 10 the 10 the 11 bars 11 bars 12 of 12 of 13 the 13 the 14 cowyard 14 cowyard 15 and 15 and 16 hopped 16 hopped 17 up 17 up 18 on 18 on 19 the 19 the 20 lower 20 lower 21 bar 20 lower 22 . there she sat for some time . 1 there 3 sat 1 there 6 time 1 there 7 . 2 she 3 sat 4 for 5 some 4 for 6 time 5 some 6 time right then things happened all at once . 1 right 2 then 2 then 4 happened 3 things 4 happened 4 happened 5 all 5 all 7 once 6 at 7 once 7 once 8 . that red spot behind the pile of old boards suddenly came to life . 1 that 3 spot 2 red 3 spot 3 spot 9 boards 4 behind 5 the 5 the 6 pile 6 pile 7 of 6 pile 9 boards 7 of 8 old 8 old 9 boards 9 boards 10 suddenly 10 suddenly 11 came 11 came 12 to 12 to 13 life 13 life 14 . now [those] [who] [know] [blacky] [well] , know when he is screaming " [fox] ! 1 now 7 , 7 , 15 ! 8 know 9 when 9 when 10 he 9 when 12 screaming 10 he 11 is 12 screaming 13 " 13 " 15 ! fox ! 1 fox 2 ! fox ! " although it sounds as if he were saying " caw ! 1 fox 2 ! 2 ! 3 " 2 ! 4 although 2 ! 8 if 2 ! 14 ! 4 although 6 sounds 5 it 6 sounds 7 as 8 if 8 if 9 he 8 if 10 were 10 were 11 saying 11 saying 12 " 12 " 13 caw caw ! 1 caw 2 ! caw ! " 1 caw 2 ! 2 ! 3 " in a moment the door of the farmhouse flew open , and a man stepped out with a dog at his heels . 1 in 2 a 2 a 3 moment 3 moment 4 the 4 the 5 door 5 door 8 farmhouse 6 of 8 farmhouse 7 the 8 farmhouse 8 farmhouse 9 flew 8 farmhouse 13 a 8 farmhouse 19 dog 10 open 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 a 13 a 14 man 14 man 15 stepped 15 stepped 16 out 17 with 19 dog 18 a 19 dog 19 dog 22 heels 19 dog 23 . 20 at 22 heels 21 his 22 heels the man looked up at [blacky] , and he knew by [blacky] 's actions that something was going on back of the barn . 1 the 2 man 1 the 7 , 2 man 3 looked 3 looked 4 up 4 up 5 at 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 he 8 and 24 . 9 he 10 knew 10 knew 11 by 13 's 14 actions 14 actions 15 that 15 that 24 . 16 something 17 was 17 was 18 going 18 going 19 on 19 on 20 back 19 on 21 of 21 of 22 the 22 the 23 barn 23 barn 24 . just as [reddy] reached the edge of the swamp , he heard the roar of a great voice behind him . 1 just 2 as 2 as 4 reached 4 reached 5 the 4 reached 6 edge 5 the 6 edge 6 edge 7 of 7 of 8 the 8 the 9 swamp 9 swamp 10 , 10 , 11 he 11 he 12 heard 12 heard 14 roar 13 the 14 roar 14 roar 18 voice 14 roar 20 him 14 roar 21 . 15 of 16 a 16 a 18 voice 17 great 18 voice 19 behind 20 him he knew that voice . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 3 that 4 voice 4 voice 5 . it was the voice of [bowser] the [hound] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 voice 3 the 4 voice 4 voice 5 of 5 of 7 the 7 the 9 . it could be no one else but [bowser] who was behind him , for there was no other voice quite like his . 1 it 2 could 1 it 3 be 1 it 4 no 4 no 6 else 5 one 6 else 6 else 7 but 6 else 9 who 6 else 19 voice 9 who 10 was 11 behind 12 him 12 him 13 , 13 , 14 for 14 for 15 there 15 there 16 was 15 there 17 no 17 no 18 other 18 other 19 voice 19 voice 22 his 20 quite 21 like 21 like 22 his 22 his 23 . dismay awoke in [reddy] ['s] [heart] . 1 dismay 2 awoke 2 awoke 3 in 3 in 7 . to do it he would have to drop that fat hen he had come so far to get . 1 to 2 do 2 do 3 it 3 it 5 would 4 he 5 would 5 would 6 have 6 have 7 to 7 to 8 drop 8 drop 11 hen 9 that 10 fat 10 fat 11 hen 11 hen 18 get 12 he 13 had 13 had 14 come 14 come 16 far 15 so 16 far 16 far 17 to 17 to 18 get 18 get 19 . do you wonder that [reddy] was dismayed ? 1 do 2 you 2 you 3 wonder 2 you 8 ? 4 that 6 was 4 that 8 ? 6 was 7 dismayed [chapter] [xxxvi] [reddy] [hides] [the] [fat] [hen] dishonesty [will] [run] [away] [where] [honesty] will boldly stay . 1 dishonesty 8 boldly 7 will 8 boldly 8 boldly 9 stay 8 boldly 10 . bowser the [hound] [.] 1 bowser 2 the reddy [fox] was [in] [a] [fix] [!] 1 reddy 3 was he certainly was in a fix ! 1 he 2 certainly 1 he 6 fix 2 certainly 3 was 3 was 4 in 4 in 6 fix 5 a 6 fix 6 fix 7 ! reddy 's wits were working quite as [fast] as his legs . 1 reddy 2 's 1 reddy 11 legs 2 's 3 wits 3 wits 4 were 5 working 6 quite 6 quite 7 as 7 as 9 as 9 as 10 his 10 his 11 legs 11 legs 12 . " [i] can't carry this fat hen [far] , " [thought] [reddy] , " [for] [bowser] will surely catch me . 1 " 3 can't 1 " 10 " 4 carry 5 this 5 this 6 fat 6 fat 7 hen 7 hen 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 13 , 13 , 14 " 14 " 17 will 17 will 18 surely 18 surely 19 catch 19 catch 20 me 20 me 21 . goodness , what a noise he makes ! " 1 goodness 2 , 1 goodness 3 what 1 goodness 7 makes 1 goodness 9 " 3 what 4 a 5 noise 6 he 5 noise 7 makes 8 ! 9 " as he ran , [reddy] watched sharply this way and that [way] for a place to hide the fat hen . 1 as 2 he 1 as 4 , 2 he 3 ran 4 , 11 that 6 watched 7 sharply 7 sharply 8 this 8 this 9 way 9 way 10 and 10 and 11 that 11 that 13 for 13 for 14 a 14 a 15 place 15 place 17 hide 16 to 17 hide 17 hide 18 the 18 the 19 fat 19 fat 20 hen 20 hen 21 . he knew he must find a place soon , because already that fat hen was growing very heavy . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 5 find 3 he 4 must 3 he 5 find 5 find 7 place 6 a 7 place 7 place 8 soon 8 soon 9 , 9 , 10 because 10 because 11 already 10 because 13 fat 11 already 12 that 13 fat 14 hen 14 hen 16 growing 15 was 16 growing 16 growing 18 heavy 16 growing 19 . 17 very 18 heavy presently he [spied] the hollow stump of a tree . 1 presently 2 he 1 presently 4 the 4 the 5 hollow 5 hollow 6 stump 6 stump 7 of 7 of 8 a 8 a 9 tree 9 tree 10 . he didn't know it was hollow when he first saw it , but from its looks he thought it might be . 1 he 6 hollow 2 didn't 3 know 3 know 5 was 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 hollow 6 hollow 7 when 6 hollow 20 might 7 when 9 first 8 he 9 first 9 first 10 saw 11 it 12 , 11 it 15 its 12 , 13 but 14 from 15 its 15 its 16 looks 15 its 17 he 17 he 18 thought 18 thought 20 might 19 it 20 might 20 might 21 be 21 be 22 . the top of it was only about two feet above the ground . 1 the 9 feet 2 top 3 of 2 top 4 it 2 top 8 two 4 it 5 was 6 only 8 two 7 about 8 two 8 two 9 feet 9 feet 10 above 10 above 11 the 10 above 13 . 11 the 12 ground reddy stopped and stood up on his hind legs so as to see if the top of that stump was hollow . 1 reddy 2 stopped 2 stopped 3 and 2 stopped 4 stood 4 stood 6 on 4 stood 10 so 5 up 6 on 6 on 7 his 6 on 9 legs 8 hind 9 legs 10 so 11 as 11 as 12 to 12 to 13 see 13 see 14 if 14 if 15 the 15 the 16 top 16 top 17 of 17 of 18 that 18 that 19 stump 19 stump 20 was 20 was 21 hollow 21 hollow 22 . it was . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 . he had no intention of running any farther than he must . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 no 3 no 4 intention 4 intention 5 of 5 of 6 running 6 running 7 any 7 any 8 farther 8 farther 9 than 9 than 11 must 10 he 11 must 11 must 12 . in the first place he had traveled so far that he did not feel like running . 1 in 3 first 2 the 3 first 3 first 4 place 4 place 5 he 5 he 6 had 6 had 7 traveled 7 traveled 9 far 7 traveled 17 . 8 so 9 far 9 far 16 running 10 that 16 running 11 he 16 running 12 did 13 not 12 did 16 running 14 feel 15 like 15 like 16 running in the second place he wanted to get back to that hollow stump and the fat hen just as soon as possible . 1 in 2 the 2 the 4 place 3 second 4 place 4 place 6 wanted 5 he 6 wanted 6 wanted 7 to 6 wanted 8 get 8 get 9 back 9 back 10 to 10 to 11 that 10 to 12 hollow 12 hollow 13 stump 13 stump 14 and 14 and 15 the 15 the 16 fat 16 fat 17 hen 17 hen 18 just 18 just 19 as 19 as 20 soon 20 soon 21 as 21 as 22 possible 22 possible 23 . it wasn't long before [reddy] realized that it was not going to be so easy to fool [bowser] the [hound] . 1 it 2 wasn't 1 it 6 realized 2 wasn't 3 long 3 long 4 before 6 realized 7 that 7 that 21 . 8 it 9 was 9 was 10 not 9 was 21 . 10 not 11 going 11 going 12 to 12 to 13 be 13 be 14 so 14 so 15 easy 15 easy 16 to 16 to 17 fool 17 fool 19 the reddy didn't know that country about there at all , and little by little he began to realize how much this meant . 1 reddy 2 didn't 1 reddy 15 he 2 didn't 3 know 3 know 4 that 4 that 5 country 5 country 6 about 6 about 7 there 6 about 8 at 8 at 9 all 9 all 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 little 13 by 15 he 14 little 15 he 15 he 21 this 16 began 17 to 17 to 18 realize 18 realize 19 how 19 how 20 much 20 much 21 this 21 this 22 meant 21 this 23 . at home he knew every foot of the ground for a long distance in every direction . 1 at 2 home 2 home 4 knew 3 he 4 knew 4 knew 5 every 5 every 6 foot 6 foot 7 of 7 of 8 the 8 the 9 ground 9 ground 10 for 10 for 13 distance 11 a 12 long 12 long 13 distance 13 distance 15 every 13 distance 16 direction 14 in 15 every 16 direction 17 . this made all the difference in the world , because he knew just how to play all kinds of tricks . 1 this 2 made 2 made 3 all 2 made 5 difference 2 made 10 because 3 all 4 the 5 difference 6 in 6 in 7 the 7 the 8 world 9 , 10 because 10 because 11 he 10 because 14 how 10 because 20 tricks 12 knew 13 just 12 knew 14 how 15 to 16 play 16 play 20 tricks 17 all 18 kinds 18 kinds 19 of 18 kinds 20 tricks 20 tricks 21 . but here it was different . 1 but 2 here 1 but 5 different 2 here 4 was 3 it 4 was 5 different 6 . it seemed to him that all he could do was to run and run . 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 to 2 seemed 15 . 3 to 4 him 4 him 6 all 5 that 6 all 6 all 7 he 6 all 8 could 8 could 9 do 9 do 10 was 10 was 11 to 11 to 12 run 12 run 14 run 13 and 14 run [chapter] [xxxvii] [farmer] [brown's] [boy] [has] [a] [glad] [surprise] the sweetest sound in the world is the voice of one you love . 1 the 2 sweetest 2 sweetest 3 sound 2 sweetest 4 in 4 in 5 the 5 the 6 world 6 world 7 is 7 is 8 the 7 is 10 of 7 is 12 you 9 voice 10 of 11 one 12 you 12 you 13 love 13 love 14 . bowser the [hound] [.] 1 bowser 2 the farmer [brown] 's boy [had] an errand [which] [took] him [far] [from] [home] . 1 farmer 3 's 1 farmer 10 him 3 's 7 errand 4 boy 6 an 6 an 7 errand 10 him 14 . he harnessed the horse to a sleigh and started off right after dinner . 1 he 2 harnessed 2 harnessed 3 the 2 harnessed 4 horse 2 harnessed 13 dinner 5 to 6 a 6 a 7 sleigh 7 sleigh 8 and 7 sleigh 9 started 9 started 10 off 10 off 11 right 11 right 12 after 12 after 13 dinner 13 dinner 14 . farmer [brown] ['s] [boy] was not thinking of [bowser] . 1 farmer 5 was 5 was 7 thinking 6 not 7 thinking 7 thinking 8 of 8 of 10 . he had almost reached the place he had started for when ' way off across the fields to his right he heard a dog . 1 he 2 had 1 he 3 almost 3 almost 4 reached 4 reached 6 place 5 the 6 place 6 place 10 for 7 he 8 had 8 had 9 started 9 started 10 for 10 for 11 when 11 when 12 ' 11 when 23 a 12 ' 13 way 13 way 14 off 15 across 16 the 15 across 17 fields 17 fields 18 to 18 to 19 his 19 his 20 right 20 right 21 he 21 he 22 heard 22 heard 23 a 23 a 24 dog 24 dog 25 . now [farmer] [brown] 's boy enjoys listening to the sound of a [hound] [chasing] a [fox] . 1 now 17 . 4 's 5 boy 5 boy 6 enjoys 6 enjoys 15 a 6 enjoys 17 . 7 listening 8 to 7 listening 12 a 8 to 9 the 9 the 11 of 10 sound 11 of 12 a 15 a there is something about it which stirs the blood . 1 there 2 is 2 is 7 stirs 3 something 4 about 4 about 5 it 5 it 7 stirs 6 which 7 stirs 7 stirs 8 the 7 stirs 9 blood 9 blood 10 . he stopped whistling and stopped the horse in order that he might listen better . 1 he 2 stopped 1 he 3 whistling 2 stopped 3 whistling 3 whistling 5 stopped 4 and 5 stopped 5 stopped 6 the 6 the 7 horse 6 the 8 in 8 in 9 order 9 order 10 that 10 that 11 he 10 that 12 might 12 might 14 better 13 listen 14 better 14 better 15 . at first that sound was very , very faint , but as [farmer] [brown] 's boy listened , it [grew] louder and clearer . 1 at 2 first 1 at 18 , 2 first 3 that 3 that 4 sound 4 sound 5 was 5 was 7 , 6 very 7 , 7 , 8 very 8 very 9 faint 9 faint 10 , 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 as 12 as 17 listened 15 's 17 listened 16 boy 17 listened 18 , 19 it 19 it 21 louder 21 louder 22 and 22 and 23 clearer 23 clearer 24 . suddenly [farmer] [brown] 's boy leaped up excitedly . 1 suddenly 6 leaped 4 's 5 boy 5 boy 6 leaped 6 leaped 7 up 7 up 8 excitedly 8 excitedly 9 . " that 's [bowser] ! " he cried . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 's 3 's 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 he 7 he 8 cried 8 cried 9 . " as sure as [i] live that 's good old [bowser] ! 1 " 2 as 1 " 12 ! 2 as 3 sure 3 sure 4 as 6 live 7 that 6 live 12 ! 7 that 8 's 8 's 9 good 9 good 10 old i would know that voice among a million ! " 1 i 2 would 2 would 3 know 3 know 5 voice 4 that 5 voice 5 voice 6 among 6 among 8 million 6 among 9 ! 7 a 8 million 9 ! 10 " he leaped from the sleigh and tied the horse . 1 he 2 leaped 2 leaped 3 from 2 leaped 4 the 2 leaped 5 sleigh 5 sleigh 9 horse 6 and 7 tied 7 tied 9 horse 8 the 9 horse 9 horse 10 . then he climbed over the fence and began to run across the snow-covered fields . 1 then 2 he 1 then 13 snow-covered 3 climbed 4 over 4 over 5 the 5 the 6 fence 6 fence 7 and 6 fence 13 snow-covered 7 and 8 began 8 began 9 to 10 run 11 across 11 across 12 the 11 across 13 snow-covered 13 snow-covered 14 fields 14 fields 15 . he could tell from the sound in what [direction] [bowser] was [running] . 1 he 2 could 1 he 13 . 2 could 3 tell 3 tell 4 from 4 from 5 the 4 from 6 sound 7 in 8 what 8 what 11 was 11 was 13 . at last he reached an old road [.] 1 at 2 last 1 at 3 he 3 he 4 reached 4 reached 7 road 5 an 6 old 5 an 7 road he [felt] [certain] [that] [reddy] would follow that [road] . 1 he 6 would 6 would 7 follow 7 follow 8 that 8 that 10 . so he hid behind an old stone wall on the edge of it . 1 so 2 he 1 so 3 hid 3 hid 4 behind 4 behind 5 an 5 an 6 old 5 an 7 stone 7 stone 8 wall 8 wall 9 on 9 on 11 edge 10 the 11 edge 11 edge 12 of 12 of 13 it 13 it 14 . he did not have long to wait . 1 he 2 did 2 did 3 not 3 not 4 have 4 have 5 long 5 long 7 wait 6 to 7 wait 7 wait 8 . a red form appeared around a turn in the old road , running swiftly . 1 a 2 red 2 red 3 form 3 form 4 appeared 3 form 11 road 3 form 14 swiftly 5 around 6 a 6 a 7 turn 6 a 8 in 8 in 9 the 9 the 11 road 10 old 11 road 12 , 13 running 13 running 14 swiftly 14 swiftly 15 . then it stopped and stood perfectly still . 1 then 2 it 2 it 3 stopped 3 stopped 5 stood 4 and 5 stood 5 stood 7 still 5 stood 8 . 6 perfectly 7 still of course it was [reddy] [fox] . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 it 3 it 4 was 4 was 7 . he was listening to make sure just how [far] [behind] him [bowser] was . 1 he 2 was 1 he 11 him 1 he 14 . 2 was 3 listening 3 listening 4 to 4 to 5 make 5 make 6 sure 6 sure 7 just 7 just 8 how 13 was 14 . he listened for only a moment and then started on as swiftly as before . 1 he 2 listened 2 listened 3 for 2 listened 7 and 2 listened 9 started 3 for 4 only 4 only 5 a 5 a 6 moment 7 and 8 then 9 started 10 on 9 started 12 swiftly 11 as 12 swiftly 12 swiftly 13 as 13 as 14 before 14 before 15 . right down the road [past] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [reddy] [ran] , and never once suspected he was being watched . 1 right 2 down 2 down 4 road 3 the 4 road 4 road 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 never 13 and 21 . 14 never 15 once 15 once 16 suspected 16 suspected 18 was 16 suspected 19 being 17 he 18 was 19 being 20 watched a few minutes later another form appeared around the turn in the road . 1 a 2 few 2 few 3 minutes 3 minutes 4 later 3 minutes 8 around 4 later 5 another 5 another 7 appeared 6 form 7 appeared 8 around 9 the 9 the 10 turn 9 the 11 in 11 in 12 the 12 the 13 road 13 road 14 . it was [bowser] ! 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 ! yes , [sir] , it was [bowser] ! 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 it 5 it 6 was 6 was 8 ! with a glad [cry] [farmer] [brown] 's boy jumped over the stone wall and waited . 1 with 2 a 1 with 14 and 2 a 3 glad 7 's 12 stone 8 boy 9 jumped 9 jumped 10 over 10 over 11 the 11 the 12 stone 12 stone 13 wall 13 wall 14 and 14 and 15 waited 15 waited 16 . [chapter] [xxxviii] [reddy] [goes] [back] [for] [his] [fat] [hen] joy will make a puppy of an old dog . 1 joy 3 make 2 will 3 make 3 make 6 of 4 a 5 puppy 5 puppy 6 of 6 of 8 old 7 an 8 old 8 old 9 dog 9 dog 10 . bowser the [hound] [.] 1 bowser 2 the when [bowser] the [hound] [is] following the trail of [reddy] [fox] , it takes a great deal to make him leave that trail . 1 when 3 the 1 when 12 , 3 the 6 following 6 following 7 the 7 the 8 trail 8 trail 9 of 12 , 13 it 13 it 14 takes 14 takes 15 a 15 a 17 deal 16 great 17 deal 17 deal 21 leave 18 to 19 make 19 make 20 him 19 make 21 leave 21 leave 23 trail 21 leave 24 . 22 that 23 trail his love of the hunt is so great that , as a rule , nothing short of losing the trail will make him stop . 1 his 2 love 1 his 3 of 3 of 6 is 3 of 9 that 4 the 5 hunt 4 the 6 is 7 so 8 great 7 so 9 that 9 that 10 , 10 , 11 as 11 as 12 a 12 a 13 rule 13 rule 14 , 14 , 16 short 15 nothing 16 short 16 short 17 of 17 of 18 losing 18 losing 19 the 18 losing 21 will 19 the 20 trail 21 will 22 make 22 make 24 stop 23 him 24 stop 24 stop 25 . he will follow it until he cannot follow it any longer . 1 he 4 it 2 will 3 follow 3 follow 4 it 4 it 5 until 4 it 9 it 5 until 7 cannot 6 he 7 cannot 8 follow 9 it 9 it 11 longer 9 it 12 . 10 any 11 longer but [for] [once] [bowser] actually forgot that he was following [reddy] [fox] . 1 but 5 actually 5 actually 13 . 6 forgot 7 that 7 that 8 he 8 he 9 was 9 was 10 following 10 following 13 . yes , [sir] , he did . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 did 6 did 7 . he didn't see him until he almost ran into him . 1 he 4 him 1 he 11 . 2 didn't 3 see 3 see 4 him 4 him 5 until 5 until 7 almost 6 he 7 almost 7 almost 8 ran 8 ran 10 him 9 into 10 him for just a second [bowser] stared in [utter] surprise . 1 for 2 just 2 just 3 a 3 a 4 second 4 second 9 surprise 6 stared 7 in 7 in 9 surprise 9 surprise 10 . then with a little yelp of pure joy he leaped up and did his best to lick his master 's face . 1 then 2 with 2 with 3 a 2 with 5 yelp 3 a 4 little 5 yelp 21 face 6 of 7 pure 7 pure 8 joy 8 joy 9 he 8 joy 10 leaped 10 leaped 11 up 10 leaped 21 face 11 up 12 and 13 did 15 best 14 his 15 best 15 best 16 to 16 to 17 lick 17 lick 18 his 17 lick 21 face 18 his 19 master 19 master 20 's 21 face 22 . he yelped and whined and barked . 1 he 4 whined 2 yelped 4 whined 3 and 4 whined 4 whined 6 barked 5 and 6 barked 6 barked 7 . he [nearly] knocked [farmer] [brown] 's boy down by leaping up on him . 1 he 3 knocked 3 knocked 8 down 6 's 7 boy 7 boy 8 down 8 down 9 by 9 by 10 leaping 10 leaping 11 up 10 leaping 12 on 12 on 13 him 13 him 14 . he raced around in circles . 1 he 5 circles 1 he 6 . 2 raced 3 around 3 around 5 circles 4 in 5 circles when [at] [last] he was still long enough , [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] just threw his arms around him and hugged him . 1 when 4 he 4 he 5 was 4 he 16 his 5 was 6 still 6 still 8 enough 7 long 8 enough 8 enough 9 , 14 just 15 threw 15 threw 16 his 16 his 17 arms 17 arms 18 around 18 around 19 him 19 him 20 and 20 and 21 hugged 21 hugged 22 him 22 him 23 . he hugged him so hard [he] [made] [bowser] squeal . 1 he 2 hugged 2 hugged 3 him 2 hugged 9 squeal 3 him 4 so 4 so 5 hard 9 squeal 10 . then two of the happiest [folks] in [all] the [great] [world] [started] back across the snow-covered fields to the sleigh . 1 then 2 two 2 two 3 of 3 of 4 the 4 the 5 happiest 5 happiest 7 in 7 in 9 the 9 the 13 back 13 back 16 snow-covered 14 across 16 snow-covered 15 the 16 snow-covered 16 snow-covered 17 fields 16 snow-covered 21 . 17 fields 18 to 18 to 19 the 19 the 20 sleigh bowser and [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] were not the only ones who rejoiced . 1 bowser 2 and 2 and 7 were 7 were 8 not 8 not 9 the 9 the 10 only 10 only 11 ones 11 ones 12 who 12 who 13 rejoiced 13 rejoiced 14 . reddy [fox] had been badly worried . 1 reddy 3 had 3 had 4 been 4 been 5 badly 5 badly 6 worried 5 badly 7 . that would mean giving up the fat hen which he had hidden in the hollow stump . 1 that 2 would 2 would 3 mean 2 would 8 hen 3 mean 4 giving 4 giving 5 up 5 up 6 the 7 fat 8 hen 8 hen 9 which 9 which 10 he 10 he 11 had 11 had 12 hidden 12 hidden 13 in 13 in 14 the 14 the 15 hollow 15 hollow 16 stump 16 stump 17 . of course , [reddy] [knew] the instant that [bowser] [began] [to] [yelp] [and] bark that something had happened . 1 of 2 course 1 of 8 that 2 course 3 , 3 , 6 the 6 the 7 instant 8 that 14 bark 14 bark 15 that 15 that 16 something 16 something 18 happened 17 had 18 happened 18 happened 19 . what it was he couldn't imagine . 1 what 6 imagine 2 it 3 was 2 it 4 he 4 he 5 couldn't 5 couldn't 6 imagine 6 imagine 7 . he sat down to wait and listen . 1 he 2 sat 2 sat 3 down 3 down 4 to 4 to 5 wait 5 wait 6 and 6 and 7 listen 7 listen 8 . then he heard the voice of [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 1 then 2 he 1 then 11 . 2 he 3 heard 3 heard 4 the 3 heard 5 voice 5 voice 6 of 9 's 10 boy 10 boy 11 . reddy knew that voice and he grinned , for he felt sure that [bowser] would [give] [up] [the] [hunt] . 1 reddy 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 3 that 4 voice 4 voice 5 and 4 voice 6 he 4 voice 8 , 4 voice 11 felt 6 he 7 grinned 8 , 9 for 9 for 10 he 11 felt 12 sure 12 sure 13 that 13 that 15 would 15 would 20 . he grinned because now he would have a chance to go back for that fat hen . 1 he 3 because 2 grinned 3 because 3 because 4 now 3 because 6 would 4 now 5 he 6 would 7 have 7 have 9 chance 8 a 9 chance 9 chance 10 to 9 chance 11 go 11 go 12 back 11 go 13 for 13 for 16 hen 13 for 17 . 14 that 16 hen 15 fat 16 hen at the [same] [time] [that] grin was not wholly a happy grin , [because] [reddy] [knew] that [now] [bowser] would return to his home . 1 at 2 the 2 the 6 grin 6 grin 7 was 7 was 8 not 8 not 9 wholly 9 wholly 25 . 10 a 11 happy 10 a 12 grin 12 grin 13 , 13 , 17 that 13 , 25 . 17 that 20 would 20 would 21 return 21 return 22 to 22 to 23 his 23 his 24 home presently [reddy] [very] [carefully] crept back to a place where he could see what was going on . 1 presently 5 crept 5 crept 6 back 6 back 7 to 7 to 9 place 8 a 9 place 9 place 10 where 10 where 11 he 11 he 12 could 12 could 13 see 13 see 14 what 14 what 15 was 15 was 16 going 16 going 17 on 17 on 18 . reddy 's thoughts were very pleasant thoughts , for they were all of the fine dinner of which he now felt sure . 1 reddy 2 's 1 reddy 17 of 2 's 3 thoughts 4 were 5 very 5 very 6 pleasant 6 pleasant 7 thoughts 7 thoughts 8 , 8 , 9 for 9 for 10 they 10 they 11 were 11 were 12 all 11 were 17 of 13 of 17 of 14 the 16 dinner 14 the 17 of 15 fine 16 dinner 17 of 18 which 18 which 19 he 19 he 20 now 20 now 21 felt 21 felt 22 sure 22 sure 23 . [chapter] [xxxix] [a] [vanished] [dinner] bowser the [hound] [.] 1 bowser 2 the yes , [sir] , very pleasant were the thoughts of [reddy] [fox] [.] 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 5 very 5 very 6 pleasant 6 pleasant 10 of 7 were 8 the 8 the 9 thoughts 9 thoughts 10 of he felt sure that no dinner he had ever eaten had tasted anywhere near as good as would the dinner he was about to enjoy . 1 he 2 felt 1 he 7 he 2 felt 3 sure 3 sure 4 that 4 that 5 no 5 no 6 dinner 7 he 10 eaten 8 had 9 ever 9 ever 10 eaten 10 eaten 11 had 11 had 12 tasted 12 tasted 17 as 13 anywhere 14 near 14 near 17 as 15 as 16 good 15 as 17 as 17 as 19 the 18 would 19 the 19 the 20 dinner 20 dinner 25 enjoy 21 he 22 was 22 was 23 about 23 about 24 to 24 to 25 enjoy 25 enjoy 26 . in the first place his stomach had not been really filled for a long time [.] 1 in 4 place 2 the 3 first 3 first 4 place 4 place 6 stomach 5 his 6 stomach 6 stomach 11 filled 7 had 8 not 8 not 9 been 9 been 10 really 10 really 11 filled 11 filled 15 time 12 for 13 a 13 a 14 long 14 long 15 time there is nothing like a good appetite to make things taste good . 1 there 2 is 1 there 3 nothing 3 nothing 4 like 4 like 7 appetite 5 a 6 good 6 good 7 appetite 7 appetite 11 taste 8 to 9 make 9 make 10 things 9 make 11 taste 11 taste 12 good 12 good 13 . reddy [certainly] had the appetite to make that fat hen the finest [dinner] a [fox] [ever] ate . 1 reddy 3 had 3 had 5 appetite 4 the 5 appetite 5 appetite 6 to 5 appetite 9 fat 6 to 7 make 7 make 8 that 9 fat 10 hen 10 hen 12 finest 11 the 12 finest 12 finest 18 . 14 a 17 ate 14 a 18 . so , with pleasant thoughts of the feast to come , [reddy] trotted [along] swiftly . 1 so 2 , 2 , 3 with 3 with 4 pleasant 4 pleasant 5 thoughts 5 thoughts 6 of 6 of 7 the 7 the 8 feast 8 feast 9 to 9 to 10 come 10 come 11 , 11 , 16 . 13 trotted 15 swiftly 15 swiftly 16 . presently he reached the little swamp in which was the hollow stump . 1 presently 2 he 1 presently 3 reached 3 reached 6 swamp 4 the 6 swamp 5 little 6 swamp 6 swamp 7 in 7 in 8 which 8 which 9 was 9 was 10 the 10 the 11 hollow 11 hollow 12 stump 12 stump 13 . as he drew near it , he moved very carefully . 1 as 2 he 2 he 3 drew 3 drew 4 near 4 near 5 it 5 it 6 , 6 , 7 he 7 he 8 moved 8 moved 10 carefully 8 moved 11 . 9 very 10 carefully you see , he was not quite sure that all was safe . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 not 6 not 7 quite 7 quite 8 sure 8 sure 9 that 9 that 10 all 10 all 11 was 10 all 12 safe 12 safe 13 . so [reddy] used his eyes and his ears and his nose as only he can use them . 1 so 3 used 3 used 5 eyes 4 his 5 eyes 5 eyes 6 and 5 eyes 8 ears 5 eyes 16 use 7 his 8 ears 8 ears 9 and 10 his 11 nose 11 nose 13 only 12 as 13 only 13 only 14 he 14 he 15 can 15 can 16 use 16 use 17 them 16 use 18 . all seemed safe . 1 all 2 seemed 1 all 3 safe 3 safe 4 . it was as still in that little swamp as if no living creature had ever visited it . 1 it 2 was 1 it 3 as 3 as 4 still 4 still 5 in 5 in 8 swamp 6 that 7 little 7 little 8 swamp 8 swamp 11 no 9 as 10 if 9 as 11 no 11 no 12 living 11 no 16 visited 12 living 13 creature 14 had 16 visited 15 ever 16 visited 16 visited 17 it 16 visited 18 . stopping every few steps to look , listen , and sniff , [reddy] approached that hollow stump . 1 stopping 4 steps 1 stopping 5 to 2 every 4 steps 3 few 4 steps 5 to 6 look 5 to 7 , 7 , 8 listen 8 listen 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 sniff 11 sniff 12 , 12 , 17 stump 14 approached 15 that 15 that 16 hollow 16 hollow 17 stump 17 stump 18 . then he blinked his eyes very fast indeed . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 blinked 3 blinked 4 his 3 blinked 5 eyes 5 eyes 8 indeed 6 very 8 indeed 7 fast 8 indeed 8 indeed 9 . if [ever] there has been [a] surprised [fox] in all the [great] [world] that [one] was [reddy] [.] 1 if 16 was 3 there 4 has 4 has 5 been 5 been 7 surprised 7 surprised 9 in 9 in 10 all 10 all 11 the 11 the 14 that 14 that 16 was there was no fat hen in that hollow ! 1 there 2 was 1 there 4 fat 2 was 3 no 4 fat 5 hen 5 hen 6 in 6 in 7 that 7 that 9 ! 8 hollow 9 ! reddy couldn't believe it . 1 reddy 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 believe 3 believe 4 it 4 it 5 . he wouldn't believe it . 1 he 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 3 believe 3 believe 4 it 4 it 5 . that fat hen just had to be there . 1 that 2 fat 2 fat 3 hen 3 hen 4 just 4 just 5 had 4 just 7 be 4 just 8 there 6 to 7 be 8 there 9 . he blinked his eyes [some] [more] and looked again . 1 he 2 blinked 2 blinked 3 his 3 his 4 eyes 4 eyes 9 again 7 and 8 looked 8 looked 9 again 9 again 10 . all he saw in that hollow stump was a feather . 1 all 3 saw 1 all 4 in 2 he 3 saw 4 in 5 that 4 in 6 hollow 4 in 10 feather 7 stump 8 was 8 was 9 a 9 a 10 feather 10 feather 11 . the fat hen had vanished . 1 the 2 fat 2 fat 3 hen 3 hen 4 had 4 had 5 vanished 4 had 6 . all [reddy] ['s] [dreams] of a good dinner [vanished] too . 1 all 5 of 1 all 6 a 6 a 7 good 7 good 8 dinner 8 dinner 11 . 10 too 11 . a great rage took their place . 1 a 2 great 2 great 3 rage 3 rage 4 took 3 rage 7 . 4 took 5 their 4 took 6 place somebody had stolen his fat hen ! 1 somebody 2 had 2 had 3 stolen 3 stolen 4 his 4 his 5 fat 5 fat 6 hen 6 hen 7 ! reddy looked about him hurriedly and anxiously . 1 reddy 2 looked 1 reddy 7 anxiously 3 about 4 him 3 about 5 hurriedly 5 hurriedly 6 and 5 hurriedly 7 anxiously 7 anxiously 8 . there wasn't a sign of anybody about , or that anybody had been there [.] 1 there 14 there 2 wasn't 3 a 2 wasn't 6 anybody 3 a 4 sign 4 sign 5 of 6 anybody 7 about 6 anybody 8 , 6 anybody 11 anybody 8 , 9 or 9 or 10 that 11 anybody 12 had 12 had 13 been 13 been 14 there reddy 's anger began to give place to wonder and then to something very like fear . 1 reddy 2 's 2 's 3 anger 3 anger 4 began 4 began 5 to 5 to 6 give 6 give 7 place 7 place 8 to 8 to 9 wonder 9 wonder 10 and 10 and 11 then 11 then 12 to 12 to 13 something 13 something 14 very 14 very 15 like 15 like 16 fear 16 fear 17 . how could anybody have taken that fat hen and left no trace ? 1 how 2 could 2 could 3 anybody 3 anybody 13 ? 4 have 5 taken 5 taken 7 fat 6 that 7 fat 7 fat 8 hen 7 fat 9 and 9 and 10 left 9 and 13 ? 10 left 12 trace 11 no 12 trace and how could a fat hen with a broken neck disappear of its own accord ? 1 and 2 how 2 how 3 could 2 how 16 ? 3 could 4 a 4 a 6 hen 5 fat 6 hen 6 hen 11 disappear 7 with 8 a 8 a 9 broken 9 broken 10 neck 10 neck 11 disappear 11 disappear 15 accord 12 of 13 its 12 of 15 accord 13 its 15 accord 14 own 15 accord it gave [reddy] a creepy feeling . 1 it 2 gave 2 gave 4 a 4 a 5 creepy 5 creepy 6 feeling 6 feeling 7 . [chapter] [xl] [where] [was] [reddy's] [dinner] [?] often it is better to look for a new trail than to waste time hunting for an old one . 1 often 10 trail 2 it 3 is 2 it 4 better 4 better 6 look 5 to 6 look 6 look 7 for 6 look 10 trail 8 a 9 new 9 new 10 trail 10 trail 11 than 10 trail 15 hunting 10 trail 19 one 11 than 12 to 12 to 13 waste 13 waste 14 time 15 hunting 16 for 17 an 18 old 18 old 19 one 19 one 20 . bowser the [hound] [.] 1 bowser 2 the reddy [fox] is used to all sorts of queer happenings . 1 reddy 10 happenings 3 is 4 used 4 used 5 to 4 used 7 sorts 6 all 7 sorts 7 sorts 8 of 8 of 9 queer 9 queer 10 happenings 10 happenings 11 . yes , [sir] , he is [used] to all sorts of queer happenings , and as a rule [reddy] is seldom puzzled for long . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 8 to 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 is 8 to 9 all 9 all 10 sorts 10 sorts 11 of 10 sorts 17 a 11 of 12 queer 12 queer 13 happenings 13 happenings 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 as 17 a 18 rule 18 rule 20 is 20 is 21 seldom 21 seldom 22 puzzled 22 puzzled 23 for 23 for 24 long 24 long 25 . you see he is such a clever fellow himself that [any] [one] clever enough to fool him for long must be very clever indeed . 1 you 2 see 1 you 10 that 2 see 3 he 3 he 4 is 4 is 5 such 5 such 6 a 5 such 8 fellow 6 a 7 clever 7 clever 8 fellow 8 fellow 9 himself 10 that 13 clever 13 clever 14 enough 14 enough 15 to 15 to 16 fool 16 fool 17 him 17 him 19 long 18 for 19 long 19 long 20 must 20 must 21 be 20 must 22 very 20 must 25 . 22 very 23 clever 22 very 24 indeed this time , however , all the cleverness of his sharp wits did him no good . 1 this 4 however 2 time 3 , 3 , 4 however 4 however 5 , 4 however 6 all 4 however 10 his 4 however 11 sharp 6 all 7 the 7 the 8 cleverness 8 cleverness 9 of 11 sharp 12 wits 12 wits 13 did 13 did 16 good 13 did 17 . 14 him 15 no 15 no 16 good the fat hen he had hidden in a hollow stump had disappeared without leaving trace . 1 the 2 fat 1 the 3 hen 3 hen 4 he 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 hidden 6 hidden 7 in 7 in 8 a 8 a 9 hollow 9 hollow 10 stump 10 stump 16 . 11 had 12 disappeared 12 disappeared 13 without 13 without 14 leaving 14 leaving 15 trace 15 trace 16 . reddy 's first thought was that probably the farmer from whom he had stolen the fat hen had found it and taken it away . 1 reddy 2 's 2 's 3 first 2 's 5 was 3 first 4 thought 5 was 6 that 6 that 7 probably 7 probably 8 the 7 probably 18 had 8 the 9 farmer 8 the 10 from 10 from 11 whom 11 whom 12 he 12 he 13 had 13 had 14 stolen 14 stolen 15 the 14 stolen 18 had 15 the 16 fat 17 hen 18 had 18 had 19 found 18 had 21 and 18 had 22 taken 19 found 20 it 22 taken 24 away 23 it 24 away 24 away 25 . at once he began to use that wonderful nose of his searching for the scent of that farmer . 1 at 2 once 1 at 3 he 1 at 7 that 4 began 5 to 4 began 7 that 5 to 6 use 6 use 7 that 7 that 8 wonderful 7 that 10 of 8 wonderful 9 nose 10 of 11 his 11 his 13 for 12 searching 13 for 13 for 14 the 13 for 15 scent 15 scent 16 of 16 of 17 that 17 that 18 farmer 18 farmer 19 . very carefully he sniffed all about the top of that old stump and inside the hollow . 1 very 2 carefully 1 very 3 he 3 he 4 sniffed 4 sniffed 8 top 5 all 6 about 6 about 7 the 7 the 8 top 8 top 12 stump 9 of 10 that 10 that 12 stump 11 old 12 stump 12 stump 13 and 13 and 14 inside 14 inside 15 the 15 the 16 hollow 16 hollow 17 . there wasn't the faintest scent of anybody there . 1 there 2 wasn't 1 there 8 there 3 the 4 faintest 4 faintest 5 scent 4 faintest 8 there 6 of 7 anybody 7 anybody 8 there 8 there 9 . then he jumped down , and with his nose to the ground , ran all around the stump , sniffing , sniffing , sniffing . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 jumped 3 jumped 4 down 4 down 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 with 6 and 14 ran 7 with 8 his 8 his 9 nose 9 nose 10 to 10 to 11 the 11 the 12 ground 12 ground 13 , 14 ran 15 all 15 all 16 around 16 around 17 the 16 around 18 stump 16 around 19 , 19 , 20 sniffing 20 sniffing 21 , 21 , 22 sniffing 22 sniffing 23 , 23 , 24 sniffing 24 sniffing 25 . reddy began to feel afraid of that old stump . 1 reddy 4 feel 2 began 3 to 2 began 4 feel 4 feel 5 afraid 5 afraid 6 of 5 afraid 9 stump 5 afraid 10 . 6 of 7 that 7 that 8 old reddy sat down at a little distance and did a lot of hard thinking . 1 reddy 2 sat 1 reddy 7 distance 2 sat 3 down 4 at 7 distance 5 a 6 little 5 a 7 distance 6 little 7 distance 7 distance 9 did 8 and 9 did 9 did 11 lot 10 a 11 lot 11 lot 12 of 12 of 13 hard 13 hard 14 thinking 14 thinking 15 . he looked every which way even up in the tree tops , but all his looking was in vain . 1 he 13 but 2 looked 3 every 2 looked 11 tops 3 every 4 which 4 which 5 way 6 even 7 up 7 up 8 in 8 in 9 the 9 the 11 tops 10 tree 11 tops 11 tops 12 , 11 tops 13 but 13 but 17 was 13 but 19 vain 14 all 15 his 15 his 17 was 16 looking 17 was 18 in 19 vain 19 vain 20 . it was so mysterious that if he hadn't known positively that he was awake he would have thought it was all a dream . 1 it 2 was 1 it 11 that 2 was 3 so 3 so 4 mysterious 3 so 5 that 5 that 6 if 7 he 8 hadn't 8 hadn't 9 known 9 known 10 positively 10 positively 11 that 11 that 12 he 12 he 13 was 13 was 14 awake 13 was 15 he 13 was 16 would 16 would 17 have 17 have 18 thought 18 thought 19 it 19 it 20 was 20 was 21 all 21 all 22 a 22 a 23 dream 23 dream 24 . but [reddy] is [something] of a [philosopher] [.] 1 but 3 is 3 is 6 a 5 of 6 a that fat hen was gone , and there was no use in wasting time puzzling over it . 1 that 3 hen 1 that 13 wasting 2 fat 3 hen 3 hen 5 gone 4 was 5 gone 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 there 8 there 9 was 9 was 10 no 10 no 11 use 11 use 12 in 11 use 13 wasting 13 wasting 14 time 13 wasting 15 puzzling 15 puzzling 16 over 16 over 17 it 17 it 18 . there were other fat hens where that one came from , and he would just have to catch another . 1 there 2 were 1 there 3 other 1 there 5 hens 4 fat 5 hens 5 hens 6 where 5 hens 13 he 6 where 10 from 6 where 11 , 7 that 8 one 8 one 9 came 9 came 10 from 11 , 12 and 13 he 18 catch 14 would 15 just 15 just 16 have 15 just 18 catch 17 to 18 catch 18 catch 19 another 19 another 20 . so [reddy] trotted through the swamp till he came to the edge of it . 1 so 15 . 3 trotted 4 through 4 through 5 the 5 the 6 swamp 6 swamp 11 the 7 till 8 he 7 till 9 came 9 came 10 to 10 to 11 the 11 the 12 edge 12 edge 13 of 13 of 14 it 14 it 15 . there his keen nose found the scent of the farmer . 1 there 2 his 2 his 3 keen 2 his 5 found 3 keen 4 nose 5 found 7 scent 6 the 7 scent 7 scent 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 farmer 10 farmer 11 . eagerly [reddy] looked over to the farmyard for those fat hens . 1 eagerly 3 looked 3 looked 4 over 4 over 5 to 5 to 6 the 6 the 7 farmyard 7 farmyard 8 for 7 farmyard 9 those 9 those 11 hens 10 fat 11 hens 11 hens 12 . they , too , had disappeared . 1 they 2 , 2 , 3 too 3 too 4 , 4 , 7 . 5 had 6 disappeared 6 disappeared 7 . not one was to be seen . 1 not 2 one 2 one 6 seen 2 one 7 . 3 was 4 to 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 seen but there was no mystery about the disappearance of these other fat hens . 1 but 2 there 2 there 3 was 3 was 8 disappearance 4 no 5 mystery 5 mystery 6 about 5 mystery 8 disappearance 6 about 7 the 7 the 8 disappearance 8 disappearance 9 of 8 disappearance 13 hens 10 these 11 other 10 these 13 hens 12 fat 13 hens 13 hens 14 . he heard the muffled crow of the big rooster . 1 he 2 heard 2 heard 3 the 3 the 4 muffled 4 muffled 5 crow 5 crow 9 rooster 6 of 7 the 6 of 9 rooster 7 the 8 big 9 rooster 10 . it came from the henhouse . 1 it 2 came 2 came 3 from 3 from 4 the 4 the 5 henhouse 5 henhouse 6 . all those fat hens had been shut up . 1 all 4 hens 1 all 6 been 2 those 3 fat 3 fat 4 hens 5 had 6 been 6 been 7 shut 7 shut 8 up 8 up 9 . it was perfectly [plain] to [reddy] that the farmer suspected [reddy] [might] return , and he didn't intend to [lose] another fat hen . 1 it 2 was 2 was 15 and 3 perfectly 5 to 3 perfectly 13 return 5 to 7 that 7 that 8 the 8 the 9 farmer 9 farmer 10 suspected 13 return 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 he 16 he 17 didn't 17 didn't 18 intend 18 intend 19 to 18 intend 24 . 19 to 21 another 21 another 23 hen 22 fat 23 hen with a little yelp of disappointment , [reddy] turned his back on the farm and trotted [off] into the woods . 1 with 2 a 2 a 3 little 3 little 4 yelp 4 yelp 6 disappointment 5 of 6 disappointment 6 disappointment 7 , 7 , 16 trotted 9 turned 11 back 10 his 11 back 11 back 12 on 12 on 13 the 13 the 14 farm 14 farm 15 and 15 and 16 trotted 16 trotted 18 into 16 trotted 19 the 19 the 20 woods 20 woods 21 . [chapter] [xli] [what] [blacky] [the] [crow] [saw] the greatest puzzle is simple enough when you know the answer . 1 the 2 greatest 2 greatest 3 puzzle 3 puzzle 4 is 4 is 6 enough 5 simple 6 enough 6 enough 7 when 7 when 8 you 8 you 9 know 9 know 10 the 10 the 11 answer 11 answer 12 . bowser the [hound] [.] 1 bowser 2 the there were just two people to whom the disappearance of that fat hen [reddy] [fox] had hidden in the hollow stump was not a mystery . 1 there 2 were 1 there 8 the 2 were 6 to 3 just 4 two 4 two 5 people 5 people 6 to 6 to 7 whom 8 the 10 of 9 disappearance 10 of 10 of 11 that 11 that 12 fat 12 fat 13 hen 13 hen 16 had 16 had 17 hidden 17 hidden 18 in 18 in 19 the 19 the 20 hollow 20 hollow 21 stump 21 stump 22 was 22 was 23 not 23 not 24 a 24 a 25 mystery 25 mystery 26 . one of them was [blacky] the [crow] . 1 one 2 of 1 one 8 . 2 of 3 them 2 of 4 was 4 was 6 the everything [had] happened just as [blacky] had hoped [it] would . 1 everything 3 happened 3 happened 4 just 4 just 5 as 5 as 7 had 7 had 8 hoped 8 hoped 10 would 10 would 11 . blacky was doubly pleased with himself . 1 blacky 3 doubly 1 blacky 6 himself 2 was 3 doubly 4 pleased 5 with 4 pleased 6 himself 6 himself 7 . he didn't wish [reddy] any harm , and he felt sure that no harm would come to him . 1 he 2 didn't 1 he 9 he 2 didn't 3 wish 5 any 6 harm 6 harm 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 he 9 he 10 felt 10 felt 11 sure 11 sure 12 that 12 that 13 no 13 no 14 harm 14 harm 16 come 15 would 16 come 16 come 17 to 17 to 18 him 18 him 19 . " he can't [carry] that hen far and keep out of the way [of] [bowser] . 1 " 2 he 1 " 16 . 2 he 3 can't 5 that 13 way 5 that 16 . 6 hen 7 far 7 far 8 and 8 and 9 keep 9 keep 10 out 10 out 11 of 11 of 12 the 12 the 13 way i think [i] 'll follow and see what he does with it . " 1 i 2 think 2 think 5 follow 4 'll 5 follow 5 follow 8 what 6 and 7 see 7 see 8 what 8 what 11 with 8 what 12 it 9 he 10 does 10 does 11 with 12 it 13 . 12 it 14 " 13 . 14 " so [blacky] followed , and his eyes twinkled when he saw [reddy] hide the fat hen in the hollow stump . 1 so 3 followed 3 followed 8 twinkled 4 , 5 and 5 and 8 twinkled 6 his 7 eyes 7 eyes 8 twinkled 8 twinkled 9 when 9 when 10 he 10 he 11 saw 11 saw 13 hide 13 hide 20 stump 14 the 15 fat 14 the 20 stump 15 fat 16 hen 16 hen 17 in 17 in 18 the 18 the 19 hollow 20 stump 21 . reddy has earned that dinner . 1 reddy 5 dinner 1 reddy 6 . 2 has 3 earned 3 earned 4 that 4 that 5 dinner now [i] [think] [i] 'll go get something to eat myself . " 1 now 5 'll 5 'll 6 go 6 go 7 get 7 get 10 eat 8 something 9 to 8 something 10 eat 10 eat 11 myself 11 myself 12 . 12 . 13 " he plunged in among the branches and hid in the thickest part he could find . 1 he 2 plunged 2 plunged 3 in 3 in 4 among 4 among 5 the 5 the 6 branches 6 branches 7 and 7 and 8 hid 8 hid 9 in 9 in 12 part 10 the 11 thickest 11 thickest 12 part 12 part 15 find 13 he 14 could 14 could 15 find 15 find 16 . with little shivers of fear running all over him , he peeked out and watched that big gray form . 1 with 10 , 1 with 11 he 2 little 3 shivers 3 shivers 5 fear 4 of 5 fear 5 fear 6 running 6 running 7 all 7 all 8 over 8 over 9 him 9 him 10 , 11 he 12 peeked 12 peeked 13 out 12 peeked 15 watched 14 and 15 watched 15 watched 17 big 16 that 17 big 17 big 18 gray 17 big 20 . 18 gray 19 form on broad wings it sailed over to that hollow stump . 1 on 3 wings 1 on 4 it 2 broad 3 wings 4 it 5 sailed 4 it 9 hollow 4 it 11 . 5 sailed 6 over 6 over 7 to 7 to 8 that 9 hollow 10 stump two long legs with great curving claws reached down in , and a moment later that fat hen was disappearing over the tree tops . 1 two 3 legs 2 long 3 legs 3 legs 4 with 4 with 5 great 5 great 6 curving 6 curving 9 down 6 curving 16 that 7 claws 8 reached 8 reached 9 down 9 down 10 in 10 in 12 and 11 , 12 and 13 a 14 moment 14 moment 15 later 15 later 16 that 16 that 17 fat 17 fat 18 hen 18 hen 20 disappearing 18 hen 23 tree 19 was 20 disappearing 20 disappearing 21 over 22 the 23 tree 23 tree 24 tops 24 tops 25 . blacky sighed with relief . 1 blacky 2 sighed 2 sighed 3 with 3 with 4 relief 4 relief 5 . [[] [illustration] [:] [on] [broad] [wings] [it] [sailed] [over] [to] [that] [hollow] [stump] [.] page @number@ []] 1 page 2 @number@ " it 's a lucky thing for me that robber , [mr] [goshawk] , saw [reddy] hide that fat hen , " muttered [blacky] . 1 " 2 it 1 " 18 that 2 it 3 's 3 's 17 hide 4 a 5 lucky 4 a 17 hide 5 lucky 6 thing 6 thing 7 for 7 for 8 me 8 me 9 that 9 that 10 robber 10 robber 11 , 11 , 14 , 14 , 15 saw 18 that 19 fat 19 fat 20 hen 20 hen 21 , 21 , 22 " 22 " 23 muttered 23 muttered 25 . " if he hadn't , he might have caught me , for [i] didn't see him at all . " 1 " 2 if 1 " 10 me 2 if 4 hadn't 3 he 4 hadn't 4 hadn't 7 might 5 , 6 he 6 he 7 might 7 might 8 have 8 have 9 caught 10 me 11 , 11 , 12 for 12 for 14 didn't 14 didn't 15 see 14 didn't 18 all 16 him 17 at 17 at 18 all 18 all 19 . 19 . 20 " [chapter] [xlii] [all] [is] [well] [that] [ends] [well] when things go wrong , just [patient] be [until] [the] [end] [you] plainly [see] . 1 when 2 things 2 things 3 go 2 things 4 wrong 4 wrong 5 , 5 , 6 just 6 just 13 plainly 8 be 13 plainly 13 plainly 15 . for often things that seem [all] [bad] [will] [end] [by] [making] [all] [hands] [glad] [.] 1 for 2 often 1 for 3 things 3 things 4 that 3 things 5 seem bowser the [hound] [.] 1 bowser 2 the reddy [fox] , [trotting] homeward , had nothing but bitterness in his heart , and nothing at all in his stomach [.] 1 reddy 3 , 3 , 15 and 5 homeward 6 , 5 homeward 10 bitterness 6 , 9 but 7 had 8 nothing 8 nothing 9 but 10 bitterness 11 in 11 in 12 his 12 his 13 heart 13 heart 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 nothing 16 nothing 18 all 17 at 18 all 18 all 21 stomach 19 in 21 stomach 20 his 21 stomach he was tired and hungry and bitterly disappointed . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 tired 3 tired 4 and 4 and 5 hungry 5 hungry 6 and 6 and 7 bitterly 7 bitterly 8 disappointed 8 disappointed 9 . do what he would , he couldn't help thinking about that fat hen he had hidden and which had so mysteriously disappeared . 1 do 2 what 2 what 4 would 3 he 4 would 4 would 5 , 4 would 6 he 4 would 13 hen 6 he 7 couldn't 7 couldn't 8 help 8 help 9 thinking 9 thinking 10 about 11 that 12 fat 12 fat 13 hen 13 hen 18 which 14 he 15 had 15 had 16 hidden 16 hidden 18 which 17 and 18 which 18 which 19 had 19 had 20 so 20 so 21 mysteriously 20 so 23 . 21 mysteriously 22 disappeared the more he thought of it , the worse he felt . 1 the 2 more 2 more 3 he 3 he 4 thought 4 thought 5 of 5 of 6 it 6 it 7 , 7 , 8 the 8 the 9 worse 9 worse 11 felt 10 he 11 felt 11 felt 12 . to [reddy] , everything was [all] wrong . 1 to 3 , 3 , 4 everything 3 , 5 was 5 was 7 wrong 7 wrong 8 . now on his way home [ready] [had] to pass several farms . 1 now 2 on 2 on 3 his 3 his 4 way 4 way 5 home 5 home 8 to 8 to 9 pass 9 pass 11 farms 10 several 11 farms 11 farms 12 . he was picking these chickens in a shed attached to the barn . 1 he 2 was 1 he 6 in 2 was 3 picking 3 picking 4 these 4 these 5 chickens 6 in 7 a 7 a 8 shed 8 shed 9 attached 9 attached 10 to 10 to 11 the 11 the 12 barn 12 barn 13 . he had several all picked when he was called to the house on an errand . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 several 3 several 5 picked 3 several 9 called 4 all 5 picked 5 picked 6 when 6 when 7 he 8 was 9 called 9 called 10 to 10 to 11 the 11 the 12 house 12 house 13 on 13 on 15 errand 14 an 15 errand 15 errand 16 . it happened that just after he had disappeared [reddy] [fox] came stealing around from behind the barn , and at once he smelled [those] chickens . 1 it 2 happened 1 it 25 chickens 2 happened 3 that 2 happened 4 just 2 happened 5 after 6 he 7 had 6 he 18 , 8 disappeared 17 barn 8 disappeared 18 , 11 came 12 stealing 12 stealing 13 around 13 around 14 from 14 from 15 behind 15 behind 16 the 16 the 17 barn 18 , 22 he 18 , 23 smelled 19 and 20 at 19 and 22 he 20 at 21 once 23 smelled 25 chickens 25 chickens 26 . just imagine how [reddy] felt when he peeped in that shed and saw those fine chickens just waiting for him . 1 just 2 imagine 2 imagine 3 how 2 imagine 6 when 3 how 5 felt 6 when 7 he 6 when 8 peeped 8 peeped 9 in 8 peeped 17 just 9 in 10 that 10 that 11 shed 12 and 17 just 13 saw 14 those 13 saw 17 just 14 those 16 chickens 15 fine 16 chickens 17 just 18 waiting 17 just 21 . 18 waiting 19 for 19 for 20 him two minutes later [reddy] [was] [racing] [back] to the woods with one of them . 1 two 2 minutes 2 minutes 3 later 3 later 8 to 8 to 9 the 9 the 10 woods 9 the 15 . 10 woods 14 them 11 with 12 one 12 one 13 of 13 of 14 them this time there was no dog behind him . 1 this 2 time 2 time 3 there 3 there 4 was 3 there 5 no 5 no 7 behind 6 dog 7 behind 7 behind 8 him 8 him 9 . and in a little hollow [reddy] ate the finest dinner he ever had had . 1 and 5 hollow 1 and 15 . 2 in 3 a 2 in 5 hollow 3 a 4 little 4 little 5 hollow 5 hollow 7 ate 8 the 9 finest 9 finest 10 dinner 10 dinner 12 ever 11 he 12 ever 12 ever 13 had 12 ever 14 had 12 ever 15 . you see there were no feathers to bother him on that chicken , for it had been picked . 1 you 2 see 2 see 4 were 3 there 4 were 4 were 6 feathers 5 no 6 feathers 6 feathers 12 chicken 6 feathers 15 it 7 to 8 bother 8 bother 9 him 9 him 12 chicken 10 on 11 that 11 that 12 chicken 12 chicken 13 , 13 , 14 for 15 it 17 been 15 it 19 . 16 had 17 been 17 been 18 picked long before [reddy] got back to the [old] [pasture] [farmer] [brown] ['s] boy and [bowser] the [hound] [had] [reached] [home] . 1 long 2 before 2 before 4 got 4 got 5 back 5 back 6 to 6 to 7 the 7 the 13 boy 13 boy 14 and 14 and 16 the 16 the 21 . such a fuss as [everybody] did [make] [over] [bowser] . 1 such 2 a 1 such 4 as 2 a 3 fuss 4 as 6 did 6 did 10 . it seemed as if each one at [farmer] [brown] 's was trying to spoil [bowser] . 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 as 2 seemed 5 each 3 as 4 if 5 each 6 one 6 one 7 at 6 one 11 was 10 's 11 was 11 was 12 trying 12 trying 13 to 13 to 14 spoil 14 spoil 16 . as for [bowser] himself , he was the happiest dog in all the [great] [world] [.] 1 as 2 for 1 as 5 , 1 as 11 in 2 for 4 himself 5 , 6 he 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 the 8 the 9 happiest 9 happiest 10 dog 11 in 12 all 12 all 13 the blacky [the] [crow] [got] [back] [to] [the] [green] [forest] [near] [farmer] [brown] 's [just] [before] [jolly] [,] [round] [mr] [sun] [went] [to] [bed] [.] 1 blacky 13 's blacky had found plenty to eat and he had seen no more of fierce [mr] [goshawk] . 1 blacky 2 had 2 had 3 found 3 found 4 plenty 4 plenty 5 to 5 to 6 eat 6 eat 7 and 7 and 8 he 8 he 9 had 9 had 10 seen 10 seen 11 no 10 seen 13 of 11 no 12 more 13 of 14 fierce 14 fierce 17 . as [blacky] settled himself on his roost he heard from the direction of [farmer] [brown] ['s] [house] a [great] [voice] . 1 as 21 . 3 settled 4 himself 3 settled 5 on 5 on 7 roost 6 his 7 roost 7 roost 9 heard 8 he 9 heard 9 heard 10 from 10 from 12 direction 11 the 12 direction 12 direction 13 of 13 of 18 a 18 a 21 . it was the voice of [bowser] the [hound] trying to express his joy in [being] [home] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 10 to 2 was 4 voice 3 the 4 voice 4 voice 5 of 5 of 7 the 7 the 9 trying 10 to 11 express 11 express 12 his 12 his 13 joy 12 his 17 . 13 joy 14 in blacky chuckled contentedly . 1 blacky 2 chuckled 2 chuckled 3 contentedly 3 contentedly 4 . he , too , was happy , for it always makes one happy to have one 's plans succeed . 1 he 3 too 1 he 5 was 1 he 9 it 2 , 3 too 3 too 4 , 5 was 6 happy 6 happy 7 , 8 for 9 it 9 it 10 always 10 always 11 makes 11 makes 12 one 12 one 13 happy 12 one 14 to 14 to 15 have 15 have 16 one 16 one 17 's 17 's 18 plans 18 plans 19 succeed 19 succeed 20 . " all 's well that end 's well , " he chuckled , and closed his eyes sleepily . 1 " 5 that 1 " 10 " 2 all 4 well 3 's 4 well 4 well 5 that 5 that 6 end 7 's 8 well 8 well 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 he 11 he 12 chuckled 12 chuckled 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 closed 15 closed 16 his 16 his 18 sleepily 17 eyes 18 sleepily 18 sleepily 19 . blacky never could have fooled [old] [granny] [fox] [as] [he] [did] [reddy] . 1 blacky 2 never 2 never 3 could 3 could 4 have 4 have 5 fooled 5 fooled 13 . she is far too smart to be fooled even by so clever a scamp as [blacky] . 1 she 14 scamp 1 she 17 . 2 is 3 far 3 far 4 too 4 too 5 smart 5 smart 14 scamp 6 to 7 be 7 be 8 fooled 8 fooled 9 even 9 even 10 by 9 even 13 a 11 so 12 clever 11 so 13 a 13 a 14 scamp 14 scamp 15 as [the] [end] end of the [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] of [bowser] [the] [hound] , [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] 1 end 2 of 2 of 3 the 3 the 7 of 7 of 11 ,